The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-13 00:00:00

SUICIDE OF ALDERMAN HEARN.

In reference to this lamentable occurrence, the Evening
Mail says:—" We learn from a correspondent that the de-
ceased had been implicated in a case of defalcation to the
extent of fourteen to sixteen thousand pounds, which has
just been brought to light within the last few days."
The Cork Reporter has the following on the same sub-
ject :—" A respectable gentleman, a resident of Clonmel,
received a letter in this city this morning, acquainting
him with the particulars of the double suicide of a gen-
tleman of that town and his nephew, yesterday. It ap-
pears that the bodies of both were discovered in a
vat in a porter brewery, where they had lain for
four hours, of course both dead, with two letters directed
to friends, and a portion of their dresses in the apart-
ment. In anticipation of the particulars of this melan-
choly circumstance, which will no doubt be furnished
by the local journals, we learn that there had been men-
tion made of the deceased haring been largely. and it is
presumed unsuccessfully, engaged in railway speculation,
which it was said there was little doubt was the direct
cause of the awful catastrophe. In the absence of further
confirmatory information, we withhold the names of the
parties, who are well known in commercial circles, but in
a later impression we expect to be able to give the details
circumstantially."
TUE MILITIA.—The Banner of Ulster, in reference
to the current statements about the calling out of the
militia, says, " We understand, from pretty good autho-
rity, that it has been the intention of Government, for
some time past, to raise a certain number of militia regi-
ments by ballot, on low establishments, say 250 privates
for an eight-company corps, for the purpose of supplying
the regular army with volunteers, and doing away with
the depots, even though the war which we are now
threatened with had never been mooted."

WRECK or A SCHOONER.—On Wednesday, by
means of the telegraphic signals between this and Holy-
head, we learned that on Monday night the schooner
Cheering, of Dover, was wrecked on West Hoyle Bank.
She was totally dismasted, and was lying on her beam-ends.
The Point of Ayr life-boat put off to her at twelve, noon,
yesterday, and the Hoylake life-boat at half-past twelve,
P.M. The crew had not been heard of.—Liverpool Courier.
RAILWAY FORGBRY.—Thursday information was
given, with a description of a person named Robert Thomp-
son, who, it is alleged, obtained by false pretence from Mr.
William Hitchins, of the Hall of Commerce, in Thread-
needle street, a banker's receipt for 1201., being the amount
of deposit on forty shares in the British and Irish United
Railway Company, and afterwards, by means of forging,
obtained scrip, sos. 19,441 to 19,480. He is stated to be
about forty-four years of age, of florid complexion, with
black curly hair; is a bootmaker by trade, and formerly
lived at Croydon.
SHIPWRIICK.—In a letter from Barra, dated Bth
ult., we have the following :—" A vessel, the crew of which
are all Spaniards, was lately stranded near Alasdale. She is
imbedded in sand, so that the amount of injury suffered hag
not yet been ascertained. The crew of the unfortunate vessel
were all saved by means of a rope cast from her towards the
shore. Part of the cargo, which consists of fish, has been
landed, but cannot be sold until the Comptroller of Customs
arrive from Stornoway."—Inverness Courier.

FRIDAY NIGHT S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, DEC. 11, 1845.
The following article is substituted for that which appeared
in the Gazette of last Tuesday, viz.
WHITEHALL, DEC. 9.
The Queen has been pleased to grant unto the Rev.
Charles Thynne, Clerk, M.A. (commonly called Lord Charles
Thynne), the place and dignity of a Canon of the metro-
political church of Canterbury, void by the death of George
Moore, late Canon thereof.
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 11.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon.
the Earl of Liverpool to be a Knight Grand Cross of the
Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 12.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Burge,
Esq., one of her Majesty's Counsel Learned in the Law, to be
one of the Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, to act
in the prosecution of Fiats in Bankruptcy in the country, in
the room of William Fuller Boteler, Esq., deceased.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Caithness-shire.
G. Traill, Esq , M.P., to be Vice Lieutenant, Nov. 9.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.
Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant
D. J. Dickinson, of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, to be Adjutant,
Dec. 5.