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London, England, 1845-01-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING,' JANUARY 14, 1845.

T FIE ARMY.
(From the Limerick Chronicle, Jan. II.)
Advices to the 6th of December from Barbadoes state
that Lieutenant-Colonel Torrens, 23d, had returned to
St. Lucia, after a week's absence, the court-martial on
which he proceeded to Barbadoes having been aban-
doned on condition that Captain Campbell, 23d, would
send in his papers, and sell out of the army. Captain
Marinden, of The Royal, arrived at Barbadoes from
Grenada. A company of the 23d Regiment has left
Barbadoes for Grenada ; a company of the 71st from
Grenada for Dominica, and a company of the 46th from
Dominica for Barbadocs.
The detachments of the 15th Regiment at Newcastle,
Rathkeale, Killaloe, and Tipperary, will be called into
head-quarters the ensuing month, and relieved by the
30th Regiment, after which the former corps will move
into the Cork district.
Captain W. Calder, staff officer of the Limerick dis-
trict, this evening concluded his payment of the quar-
terly pension bills of the veterans in Limerick, Bruff,
Kilmallock, Charleville, Rathkeale, Newcastle, Adare,
Cappamore, Newport, and Killaloc, mustering upwards
of 700 men.
Lieut. Fleury, 36th, has taken the command of the
company at Charlemont,: Brevet Major De Lacy having
retired from the regiment upon fall pay of major.
Captain Alan Chambre, barrack-master of Gort and
Clare Castle, has received one month's leave of absence
to proceed to London. Captain Meynell, commanding
a troop of the 2d Dragoons at Gort Barracks, will offi-
ciate during his absence.
The 66th Regiment, Royal Barracks, Dublin, will
march for Athlone.
A general Court-martial has assembled at Belfast, for
the trial of a private of the sth Fusileers, named Cotton,
for having in his barrack-room loaded two muskets with
ball cartridge, for the purpose of shooting some person
or p‘rsons not specified.
A pauper admitted to the Tipperary workhouse, this
week, formerly held the commission of Lieutenant in
militia of that county.
The following officers of Royal Artillery in Ireland
are on leave :—Lieut.-Colonels Walcott and Scott, Cap-
tains D'Aerley, Lake, Williams, Wilmot, Hamilton, and
Rowan ; Ist Lieutenants Morritt, Adyo, Adair, Young-
husband, Longden, and Price ; 2d Lieut. Chandler.
The company 34th, ordered to march from Athlone
head-quarters for Sligo, is countermanded.
The company 38th at Sligo, under Captain Smith, or-
dered to march to join head-quarters at Boyle, will re-
main, being countermanded.
Effective strength 73d Regiment, Dublin, under Major
Eyre-40 sergeants, 16 drummers, and 750 rank and
file. Recruiting-5 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 11 pri-
vates.
Effective strength 67th Regiment, Richmond barracks,
Dublin, under Colonel Bunbury, K.H.-45 sergeants,
17 drummers, and 780 rank and file.
A recruiting party of the 69th, from Templemore, has
arrived at Omagh.
The company 35th, at Portumna, under Lieutenant
Parker, is under orders to move to Dunkerrin, there to
be stationed.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH SI:IEER-
Considerable excitement exists at Sheerness at pre-
sent in consequence of the sudden death of a young and
handsome Jewess, a daughter of Samuel Russell, a gene-
ral dealer of Mile-town, under circumstances of a very
suspicious nature. An inquest was held on Thursday
before Mr.'Hinde, coroner for East Kent.
Mrs. Russell examined—l am the mother of the de-
ceased, Esther Russell. She was in her 23d year. She
gave birth to a child on the morning of Tuesday, the 7th
' instant. One of two younger sisters, respectively five
and six years of age, who have slept with her for the last
nine months, first announced her illness to me. On going
to see Iwas shocked to find she had given birth to a
child ;- she held it up to me and said, " See, mother." It
was dead. She complained of being faint. I gave her
some tea, and afterwards some gin-and-water. She be-
came more and more faint, and died on the arrival of the
surgeon. I did not know that she was pregnant, nor did
I know that my neighbours suspected her being so. No
one ever hinted such a thing in my presence.
A juryman—Mrs. Russell, don't you remember your
being present one day when I taxed Esther in your own
house with being in such a state ?
Mrs. Russell—l do not. I have no reason to suspect
that she took anything to do away with herself.
Samuel Russell examined—l am the father of the
deceased Esther Russell. I generally go to bed about
ten o'clock. About four o'clock I was roused to see
Esther. I was shocked on perceiving the nature of her
illness, and asked why I was not previously informed of
this. She replied, "0, father, you have had enough to
trouble you without this. 0, the villain that deceived
me !" On her becoming very ill I ran for the nearest
doctor, but before he arrived she was dead. I never knew
she was pregnant till the morning of the day previous to
her death.
Dr. James Potter examined—l am a surgeon in gene •
ral practice at Sheerness. Oa Tuesday morning, about
seven o'clock, I was called in great haste by Mr. Russell,
and accompanied him to his house. On the way he
observed he was afraid she would be dead before we
arrived. I did not know whether it was his wife or his
daughter he alluded to. On my arrival I found the
young woman dead, and a new-born infant dead by her
side. I did not make any examination beyond ascer-
taining whether she was in life or not. The child was
cold and stiff, and must have been dead for several
hours. The navel string was cut ; it was not torn ; it
was not tied. There was no appearance of parturition
having so lately occurred. Her dress was clean and
duly arranged. lam opinion that she must have been
dead for an hour at least before my arrival. The child
must have been dead four hours at least. Without a
post mortem examination, I am not prepared to assert the
cause of death.
Here the proceedings terminated. Adjourned till
this day.

Officers entered for study this month at the senior
department of the Royal Military College :—Lieut.
Campbell, Queen's Bays ; Captains Douglas, 60th ;
Biscoe, 66th ; Barlow, 68th ; and Lieut. Nicholso❑ 96th.
The Governor's staff at St. Helena is broken up.
Depot Adjutants appointed:--Ensign Tisdall, 35th ;
Lieut. Gaisford, 79th ; Lieut. Sorell, 81st ; Lieut. Par-
rett, 85th.

Lieut. J. B. Hamilton has succeeded Lieut. T. Bur-
ridge as Adjutant to the Bristol recruiting district.
Major-Generals Alex. Thomson and W. A. Gordon are
appointed to the staff of officers in receipt ofcompensation
at 255. a day for distinguished service.
Officers appointed to the Recruiting Service.—Lieut.
Garrett, 78th, to Kendal, vice Lieut. Rawson, 28th ;
Lieut. Wallace, 16th, to Shrewsbury, vice Lieut. Bayly,
94th ; Lieut. Lister, 9 th, to Gloucester, vice Lieut.
Denys, 77th.

Depot Adjutants recently appointed.—Lieut. Topper,
7th; Ensign Curving, 35th ; Lieut. Fordyce, 74th ; Lieut.
Raikes, 81st ; Lieut. Halliday, 82d ; .Lieut. Paterson,
85th ; Lieut. Stewart, 89th.

Lieut. Hillier, 14th Light Dragoons, is added to the
staff of Lieut.-General Sir H. Hardinge, Governor-
General of India.

Colonel Sir Thomas Wiltshire, commandant of Chat.
ham, received orders to hold in readiness for embarka.

tion, on Wednesday last, by the freight ship Anne, for
New South Wales, the following detachments :-51st
Regiment, 22 men. 58th—Lieut.-Colonel Wynyard,
Captain Leigh, Lieut. Petly, Ensign Wynyard, Assistant
Surgeon Philson, and 196 men. 86th—Assistant Surgeon
M'Andrew and 18 men. 99th-45 men. Total-6
officers and 281 men.

The death of the lamented Major Gallwey is a source
of deep affliction to his many relatives and friends in
and about Killarney. Several leases terminable with
his life fall in, and no inconsiderable share of property
in that neighbourhood will be seriously affected by the
event. Captain J. Cramer Roberts, provincial inspector,
is reported to succeed the late Major Gallwey, as deputy
inspector-general of constabulary. Major Priestley,
K.H., of Nenagh. is also reported for the office. Chris-
topher Gernon, Esq., sub-inspector of constabulary, has
been promoted frona Loughrea to Sligo.

IRELAND.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS COMMISSION.

DUBLIN, JAN. 12.—The second meeting of Charitable
Bequests' Commissioners, held at their office in Lower
Gardiner-street, en Thursday last, was attended by the
following members :—The Archbishop of Dublin ; the
Most Rev. Dr. Crolly, Roman Catholic Primate ; Most
Rev. Dr. Murray, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dub-
lin ; Right lion. F. Blackburne, Master of the Rolls; the
Lord Chief Baron ; the Earl of Don3ughmore ; Dr.
Keatinge, Judge of the Prerogative Court; Right Hon.
A. R. Blake ; Dr. Packenham, Dean of St. Patrick's;
the Rev. Shouldham Henry.
There were only three of the Commissioners absent,
namely, the Primate, Lord John G. Beresford ; Right
Rev. Dr. Denvir, Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and
Connor ; and Sir Patrick Bellew, Bart.
The Master of the Rolls presided at the meeting.
The principal business transacted related to the clauses
of the Act for the regulation of bequests to the various
religious denominations, and rules were adopted for the
future guidance of the Board on this important sub-
ject. It was arranged, with the unanimous con-
currence of the members present, that all questions
respecting Roman Catholic bequests should be referred
to the Roman Catholic Commissioners, whose certificate
is to be conclusive as to the clergyman of any parish en-
titled to any trust or donation. The same rule has been
adopted in regard to bequests to clergy of the Esta-
blished Church ; and in reference to bequests to the
Presbyterian clergy, the certificate of the Rev. Dr.
Henry is to be acted on in the like manner.
A very important regulation has been adopted in re-
ference to Roman Catholic bequests, with a view to pos-
sible objections affecting the discipline and usages of that
Church. It is to this effect:—ln all cases where refer-
ence may be made to the Roman Catholic Commissioners,
in order to ascertain who is the person entitled to the
benefit of any donation or bequest which may bo made,
to or in trust for the Roman Catholic clergyman of any
parish or congregation, it is to be understood that their
duty is to be merely ministerial, and that it will be in-
cumbent on them to act on the certificate of the Roman
Catholic archbishop, bishop, or vicar acting for the time
being, instead of the Roman Catholic archbishop or
bishop of the place, as to the person entitled thereto,
and to certify accordingly.
The object of this regulation is to obviate any objec-
tion as to interference with the control and authority of
each bishop in his own diocese.
ARCHBISHOP CROLLY'S LETTER.

The Roman Catholic Church of Westland-row, one of
the mensal parishes of Archbishhop Murray, was
crowded to-day. The Reverend Gregory Lynch (who
has published several letters in favour of the Charitable
Bequests' Act) read the letter of Archbishop Crolly and
the accompanying letter from the Propaganda. The
Rev. Gentleman went onto remark that the Holy See in
that document had strictly admonished all clergymen
from interfering in political questions, and that his
Holiness, as the successor of St. Peter, to whom were
given the keA of heaven, was the paramount authority in
the guidance of the clergy.
Dean Mayler, and soveral others of the clergy, were
in the church during the discourse of the Reverend Mr.
Lynch.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
There is a manifest improvement in the state of Tip-
perary and the other districts which have been so much
disturbed. There are comparatively few reports of crime
in the provincial journals, although there are some ac-
counts of the seizure of fire-arms by marauding parties.
The town-lands meetings, organised by the Roman Ca-
tholic clergy in North Tipperary, amongst the farmers
and labouring peasantry, have already produced a visible
change for the better.
The Limerick Chronicle of yesterday contains the fol-
lowing :—" Thursday evening last, twenty men of the
constabulary reserve force arrived here by the canal,
under Head-constable Lavelle, from the Phoenix Park,
to reinforce different stations in the Rathkeale district ;
this augmentation having been granted in consequence
of a memorial from the meeting of Magistrates at Rath-
keale Quarter Sessions."

TUB CROWN JEWELL—The Lord Chancellor, the
Master of the Rolls (Lord Langdale), and Lord Chief
Justice Tindal, the Commissioners appointed to inves-
tigate the claim of the King of Hanover to a portion of
the Crown jewels, met yesterday morning, at eleven
o'clock, in the Lord Chancellor's private room, adjoin-
ing the Court of Chancery, Westminster-hall. The pro-
ceedings were conducted with closed doors ; no one be-
sides counsel and an attorney on each side (except a
short-hand writer) was allowed to be present. Sir
Charles Wetherell addressed their Lordships in support
of the claim of the King of Hanover. The argu-
ments of the Learned Counsel will be answered by the
Solicitor-General and Sir Thomas Wilde, counsel for the
Crown. We understand the result of the inquiry will
not be made public until after the opinions of the Com-
missioners have been submitted to her Majesty.
WINDSOR GRAND MILITARY AND ANNUAL
STEEPLE CHAEES.—This annual sporting event, which
has been announced to come off on Easter Tuesday, has
been postponed by the stewards (Captain Mountjoy
Martin and Lieutenant Tollemache, of the 2d Lite
Guards, and Major Lawrenson, of the 17th Lancers),
until 'Wednesday, the 2d of April, in order that it should
net interfere with the Northampton three days' meeting
for flat racing and steeple chasing, which commences on
the Tuesday in Easter week. There are eight entries
for the military chaee, which closed on the Ist inst.
The second race is for a sweepstakes of five sovereigns
each, with 30 added ; the winner to be sold for 150/.
The third, which will be a hack race, of two sovereigns
each, with ten sovereigns added, will be for horses that
never won a steeple chime, and to carry eleven stone.
The winner to be sold for 60/. The entries for the two
last-named races to close on the 31st of March, and un-
less four horses start the public money will not be given.

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