The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-21 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Lord Mayor has issued cards for a grand dinner
at the Mansion-house for the 24th inst., to which many
of the leading nobility have been invited.
On Thursday next the Dcsei t, of Felicien David,
which has created an immense sensation at Paris, is to be
performed at the Opera House.
The Hoxne Union, in Suffolk, last week unanimously
decided to petition against the Settlement Bill ; and on
Tuesday the Desswade Union, in Norfolk, by a large
majority (above 30 against 5) came to the same decision.
These two unions join the Wangford Union; the Hoxne
also touches the Blything Union. The Braintree Union,
in Essex, and the Steyning Union, in Sussex, are to con-
sider the question this week.
The Judges' Chambers will be closed for this day
(Good Friday) only. Mr. Baron Rolfe, the vacation
Judge, will sit as usual to-morrow, and Monday and
Tuesday next, notwithstanding the whole of the Common
Law offices will be closed. Very great inconvenience
arises both to the public and the profession in conse-
quence of the closing of those offices at the present, the
busiest, period of the assize business.
On Thursday, Mr. Bedford, the new Deputy Coroner
for the City of Westminster, was sworn into office be-
fore the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, in the Jeru-
salem Chamber of the Abbey. Mr. Bedford held his
first inquest at the Red Lion, Princes-street, West-
minster, on the body of a child named Charles Hurd,
aged three years, who, while left alone for a few minutes,
set fire to his clothes, and died from the consequent in-
juries soon after its admission into Westminster Hos-
pital. Verdict---" Accidental death."
On Thursday afternoon, between the hours of one and
two, the inhabitants of Clapham-common were surprised
by the outbreak of a fire upon a portion of Clapham-
common known as Battersea Manor. It originated in
one of the plantations of furze, the property of Earl
Spencer, and before it could be extinguished nearly two
acres of furze, very thick, and some eight feet high, were
consumed. A number of workmen, with a strong
muster of police belonging to the V division, hastened to
the scene of conflagration, and set to work in cutting a
roadway, in which they succeeded, and thereby pre-
vented the flames from making greater havoc. It is
believed that the fire was the work of some evil-dis
posed person.

DREADFUL SUICIDE IN BATTERSEA-FIELDS.-011
Wednesday afternoon, about five o'clock, Thomas Edley,
of Lordship's-place, Chelsea, and another man, who
were out shooting in Battersea-fields, discovered the
body of a man, who from his dress appeared to be a
butcher, lying in a ditch inclosing the grounds-of Mr.
Popart, a market-gardener. The body lay on its right
side, and the head was almost severed from it. Close
to the side of the deceased lay an open razor, smeared
with blood. The police were made acquainted with the
circumstance, and removed the body upon a stretcher
to the Prince's Head, when it was immediately recog-
nised as that of Charles Martin, foreman to Miss Wood,
a butcher, in Battersea. Doctors Connor and Lyons
were callel in, but they declared that death had taken
place many hours previously, and were of Opinion that
the wound was self-inflicted. It appears from Miss
Wood's statement, that the deceased left the shop on
Tuesday night to return home to his dwelling in Ca-
mera-square, Chelsea, and from that time she had seen
nothing of him. He was a man of temperate habits,
and strictly honest. What motive could induce deceased
to commit the rash act will probably ever remain a
mystery ; he had no family to maintain, and enjoyed
the respect of every person, high and low, in Battersea.
SALMON FISHING.—The fishing in the northern
friths and rivers continues unsuccessful. Takes are few
and far between, and when they do occur they are
meagre in the extreme. The fishing on the Conan is
somewhat improving, but on the Beauly only two salmon
were caught during the whole of last week. At Aloes
beach stake-net two clean fish were lately caught,
weighing 911,. each. An English nobleman, who had
been angling for a week on the Garry (which' is allowed
to be one of the best rivers in the north), captured only
seven salmon during that time.—lnverness Courier,

At the Carmarthen assizes, before Mr. Justice Cress-
well, David William Joshua, toll-gate keeper, was
charged with having forged a certain receipt, called a
Post-office order, for 21. This case caused the greatest
excitement in the Court, as the prisoner has gained an
unenviable notoriety as a public informer during the
celebrated Rebecca disturbances.—He was committed.
Frederick Harrison, aged 23, convicted at York of
having, on the 6th inst., feloniously assaulted John Rigg
on the highway, and robbed him of ss. and his watch,
was sentenced by Mr. Justice Wightman to be transported
for twenty years.
At Exeter Isaac Taylor, as principal, and James
Jackson and John Sambo, as accessories, were indicted
for the manslaughter of Charles Derrick. Taylor and
the deceased bad engaged in a pugilistic contest, in
which, by an unlucky blow, the prisoner had killed his
opponent. They were found guilty, and sentenced each
to one month's imprisonment, without hard labour.
At Norwich, Mr. Baron Parke sentenced John
Skinner, a butcher, to ten years' transportation for
stealing a lamb.
There were no less than three cases tried yesterday
at the Surrey sessions in each of which the prisoners
escaped, in consequence of the clumsy manner in which
the indictments were drawn up.
A very genteel-looking young woman, between 20 and
35 years of age, named Ann Furnell, was brought up
at the Marylebone Police-court, charged with having
stolen bank notes to the amount of 501., and other pro-
perty of considerable value, from the residence of the
Hon. Colonel Finch, 6, Hyde Park gardens. The pri-
soner, who had lived as lady's maid in the establishment,
was remanded until Thursday, in order to give time to
trace the notes.
A man named Brick was brought up at Worship-
street, charged with having attempted to murder his
wife with a chopper. The poor woman, who received a
frightful wound on the head, is in the hospital. The
prisoner was remanded.
COURT—PASIIIONAME.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland will leave
Alnwick Castle for Northumberland House, Charing-
cross, at the close of the ensuing week, for the season.
The Earl of Malmesbury, Viscount Ossulston, M.P.,
Mr. and Lady Jane Lawrence Peel, Sir H. llume and
Lady Campbell, Colonel Fox, and:Mr. and Mrs. Rowland
Errington, are amongst the fashionables who intend to
pass the Easter recess at Paris.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton have arrived in Bel-
grave-square, from their seat, llatchford, near Cobham.
The Noble Lord and her Ladyship proceed to-day to
Trentham, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Suther-
land, who are about to entertain a family circle during
the Easter recess.
Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley will pass the Easter
recess with the Duke of Wellington, at Strathfieldsaye.
The Marchioness of Douro is staying with the Noble
Duke.
His Excellency Ali Effendi, the late Turkish Minister
at our Court, and suite, left the Embassy, in Bryanston-
square, yesterday, on his return to Constantinople.
Lord and Lady Dusany have arrived at their seat,
Dunsany Castle, county Meath.
Lord Ossulston leaves town this evening for Paris,
where his Lordship purposes remaining for about a fort-
night.
The Rev. Lord Decies has left town on a visit to
Viscount and Viscountess Beresford, at Bedgebury Park,
Kent, where a small family circle is assembled.