The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-03 00:00:00

SEAMEN.

A Return "of the Number of Seamen who, in the autumn
of 1840, received a proportion of the wages due to them,
with fourteen days' leave of absence, and directions to re-
turn on board their respective ships at the end of that time ;
together with the number of those who, after receiving
such proportion of their wages, neglected to return."
Total Number Total Number
whowho
SIIIPS,
received a proportion neglected to return
after receiving
of their wages.
such proportion.
Donegal
North Star 9B 1
Fair Rosamond lO
Snake 5l 5
Serpent
Hermes
spitfire
Sparrowhawk
Rhadamanthus
Boxer 444 •• •• 9

Total
J. T. BRIGGS,
Accountant• General Navy.
Admiralty-office, June 21, 1845.

Tuesday the Duchess of Northumberland gave
an elegant fete champetre at Sion House, the ducal residence at
lsleworth, where a limited but brilliant circle of the aristocracy as.
semblcd. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and Prince George of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck
and Lady Augusta Cadogan, arrived at a quarter past four o'clock,
and left shortly after six.

AMERICAN 10E.—For some time past this novel
importation has been in pretty general use in Glasgow. It is per.
fectly clear and transparent, being carefully cut from large ponds
;impaled for the purpose, and kept free from all impurities. It is
certainly a very striking instance of the spirit of enterprise, that
a regularly organised company should be established for the pur.
pose of dealing in such a commodity ; and it is rather singular to
think that an epicure in Great Britain may have his wine in the
shape of " sherry cobblers" with ice produced upon the lakes of
the American continent, and which has been brought through the
heat of summer across the Atlantic, for his express use and grati-
fication.—Edinburgh Witness.
AIYBoRE COFFEE.---A parcel of coffee, imported
from Madras, the produce of the Mysore district, has within these
few days been admitted at the low duty of fourpence per lb. The
Lords of the Treasury, by an order dated 13th June, 1844, on an
application from the East India and China Association, respecting
the admission of sugar and other articles from Mysore, directed
that Mysore produce, being legally admissible as such, should be
admitted as the produce of Madras ; and since that period goods
imported direct from Madras, and certified by a number of re-
spectable merchants or brokers, judges of the articles, as being the
produce of the Mysore district, have been delivered as theproduce
of the former place.
The trial of William Harper and Edward Wil-
liams, who were arrested on the charge of passing off several bank-
notes stolen from the bank at Manchester, which charge, as the
robbery was committed in England, and the prisoners were Eng-
lishmen, the criminal tribunals of France could not entertain, but
who were detained as guilty of the offence of obtaining and using
in France a passport taken at Boulogne in a false name, was
brought on before the Correctional Tribunal on Saturday. Harper,
on being interrogated, stated that he was a butcher in Newgate-
market, at London ; that he came to France on the invitation of
Williams, I. ho said he had business in which he Harper, might be
useful to him, and promised to pay all axpenses. Williams, he
said, had a passport from England, but he, Harper, was with-
out one. The passport in the name of John Parker, with
which he came to Paris, was obtained at Boulogne, by Wil-
liams, without Parker's appearance or interference. He stated
that he had beets acquainted with Williams between two and three
years. He admitted changing English bank notes to the amount
of 4601. ; but declared that they were given to him by Williams,
and that he did not know how he came by them. Williams, on
being examined, contradicted Harper in most points, and insisted
that he had never seen him more than twice in his life, having
met him for the first time in the packet which brought him over
to Boulogne. On being asked what business he had in Paris, be
declined giving any answer until he had consulted his counsel.
Upon this M. Forcade, the advocate, came forward, and stated to
the court that he had been chosen to plead for Williams, but had
hasl no communication with him, because he had at first engaged M.
Charles Ledru, who was prevented from attending the court, and
therefore he requested time to receive due information and in-
structions from his client. Upon this the court put off the further
hearing until Thursday next.

The following painful occurrence happened three
days ago in the Rue Folie Mericourt. A young wife, itt the last
stage of pregnancy, having occasion to warm some water, lighted
a brazier of charcoal in a room which had no fireplace. In a few
minutes afterwards, she was taken in labour; being unable to
move from the room, and no person being within hearing of her
cries, she could have no one to assist her. She succeeded, how-
ever, in delivering herself, and she and her baby might have done
well, had not the vapour of the charcoal overcome her and corn.
pelted her to lie down on her bed, where she remained senseless
for several hours. At the end of this time some of her family went
in; by throwing open the door and window, and using the proper
means of resuscitation, the poor mother was recovered, but her
child had been long dead.—Galignani.
BARBAROUS MURDER OF AN INFANT.—On Mon-
day last a countryman, who was going to the fair of Dungarvan,
when passing through the townland of Kilgobinet, heard some
faint cries ; on looking round him he could see no object, and
after standing in amazement for some minutes, he put his ear to a
heap of stones, when he felt convinced that some living creature
was concealed underneath within a few feet of him. He proceeded
to remove the stones, when, to his surprise, he found a female
child, about eight or ten days old. The poor man had the child
taken to the parish priest, who baptised it, but in the course of the
evening it died from the injuries it received. On Wednesday,
Thomas Dennehy, Esq., county coroner, held an inquest ; the
jury returned the following verdict:—" That the said female child
was buried alive by some person or persons unknown, and which
alone was the cause of its death."—Waterford Mail.

TEE RAILWAY.— 1 he last prevailing rumour rela-
tive to the opening of the railway from London to Cambridge was,
that it would take place on Wednesday the 9th instant. rhis is
correct however only so far as regards the line front Cambridge to
Ely, which we believe will be opened on that day. Yesterday an
experimental train was made in a single carriage down that part of
the line, and everything proved very satisfactory. Within the last
week or two, the station has rapidly advanced.—Cambridge
Advertiser.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—We heard just as we
were going to press that the floor of the Petty Sessions House at
Mullinahone gave way yesterday (Friday), with about 500 persons.
The fall was so sudden, that many were seriously injured, several
arms, legs, and thighs being broken. The bench, on which were
the magistrates, John Millet, H. T. Redmond, Purefoy Poe,
Esqs., and the Rev. W. Bryan, remained undisturbed. Dr. Goring
promptly attended, and administered medical relief to the sufferers.
—Tipperary Free Press.
On Sunday rwirning, shortly before two o'clock,
a fire broke out at No. 30, Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square,
in the joint occupation of Mr. C. Goodall, card-manufacturer, and
Messrs. Parsons, Welling, and Lotner. The fire was first ob-
servod .n the second floor by a policeman, who gave an alarm, and
enabled the inmates to escape. The flames were not extinguished
until the upper floors were destroyed.
A PuILOSOPHER IN TROUBLE. A gentloman
named Goddard, who resides in London, was brought before the
borough
magistrates on Monday, and charged with trespassing on
the grounds of C. P. rrOerton, E,q , and refusing to give an ac-
count of himself. Mr. Bradley appeared for the defendant, and
stated that he had been requested by Professor Phillips to say that
the defendant was a gentleman of respectability, well known to him
Voe principal members of the British Asiociation. The ex-
plapatipll opti of the affair was, that the defendant had taken an
oy er_tiose 'of stet her,
Which had affected him so much as to render
higl perfectfy unconscious of what he was doing, so that he fancied
himself in smile of the collefe grotiadrh—carnbriclie Ckrunicfr.