The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-25 00:00:00

HORSHAM ELECTION.

HORSHAM, APRIL 24.—Everything with regard to
this election is at present in a state of the utmost un-
certainty. The friends of Mr. Hurst say that there will
be no opposition, and that his return, thereft,re, is cer-
tain, but other well-informed parties arc of opinion that
there is some good reason for the delay in issuing the
writ, and that a Conservative candidate will come for-
ward, and some even go so far as to say that Mr.
Thesiger is to be the man. The fact, that there is no
other vacancy than this borough, and, consequently, no
means for the Solicitor-General to get into Parliament,
unless some Honourable Member should vacate his seat
on his behalf, to some extent strengthens this opinion,
but nothing positive is yet known upon the subject.

DUTCH PAPERS.
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 20.—This morning the Royal
Family made their proposed excursion to Utrecht by the
iron railway. They left the Palace with their suite at
eleven o'clock, ar.d returned about three. We are as-
sured that his Majesty expressed his entire satisfaction
with the handsome manner in which the carriages are
fitted up, and with all the arrangements.
ZRODLE. APRIL 19.—The steam-boats between this
town and Amsterdam will begin to ply on Tuesday, the
23d, and arrangements will be made to correspond
with the arrivals of the trains, as well from Rotterdam
and the Hague to Amsterdam, as from Amsterdam to
the Hague and Rotterdam. The facilities which these
new arrangements will afford to travellers, who will be
able to come in one day from Rotterdam, the Hague,
Leyden, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and other places in
North and South Holland, to Zrodle and Tevente, in one
day, and, by means of diligences, to go with all speed
to Dronthe, Friesland, and Groningen, we may hope
that trade and industry will derive great advantages
from the increased intercourse between the several places.
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 22.—We learn that their Majes-
ties will leave this capital to-morrow morning, at half-
past nine o'clock, to return to the Hague.
TURKEY.—The Constantinople mail of the 3d of
April brings accounts of a violent pressing of soldiers
which the Porte had executed in the Turkish capital, in
which the wives of the men pressed made a riot, at.
tacked Mohamed Ali and Rua Pacha, and tore the
clothes off their backs.

HORRIBLE MURDER and SUICIDE.
Between one and two in the afternoon of Monday last,
the inhabitants of Belper, Derbyshire, were thrown into a
state of great excitement by the announcement that a me-
chanic named Yeomans, for some time past employed at
Messrs. Shutt's mills, had murdered his wife and afterwards
cut his own throat. Yeomans was a married man, somewhere
turned fifty, and had a family, the eldest son being married.
It appears that for some time past he and his wife have not
lived happily together, the cause being a suspicion by the
husband of his wife's infidelity.
On Monday morning, however, Yeomans was observed tc
pace about the street in a distracted mood. He went into
the Red Lica tap and asked for some gin, declaring that he
would murder his wife.

In the course of the morning he called at a joiner's
shop, and requested permission to sharpen a pocket-knife
and a common table-knife, and, having done so, went away.
About half-past one o'clock the next-door neighbour heard
a knocking against the wall, and a terrific scream, and ors
proceeding to the door found that it was locked. An alarm
was given, and a blacksmith opened the door, when a most
revolting spectacle rresented itself. In one part of the lower
room, her head resting upon a chair, lay the body of Mrs.
Yeomans, apparently. lifeless. About a yard from her lay her
husband, weltering in blood, his throat dreadfully cut. On
further investigation, it was found that neither party was
dead, and two surgeons were immediately called in ; but
Yeomans gasped his last immediately afterwards. The skull
of the unfortunate woman was shockingly beaten with the
poker, and she died the following day, having remained sense-
less during the interval. .

On the —floor near to where the body of Yeomans lay, a
pocket-knife and a common table-knife, both covered with
blood, were found. The supposition is, that after, as ho
thought, killing his wife, he cut his throat with the pen-knife
blade, but not succeeding, he then used the table-knife.
The members of the family were all absent at the time the
deed was committed. A poor crippled boy had been sent out
of the way by the frenzied father.
During the afternoon and evening thousands of people con.
gregatel about the house, and the greatest excitement still
prevails in the town.

FAMILY OF THE LATE KING OF SWEDEN.--The
Jomrnal de la Somme publishes the following particulars
relative to tbe family of Bernadotte :—" Marie Anne
Justine Bernadotte, granddaughter of one of the brothers
of the late King of Sweden, who left 60,000,000 of per-
sonal property, married Jean Joseph Freng. From this
marriage sprung four children. This family has inha-
bited Abbeville for the last two yetirs. The cousin of
the King of Norway and Sweden exercises the most
humble profession ; he mends crockery-ware, and gains
his daily bread by travelling round the neighbouring
villages. His poor family is in a most miserable condi-
tion : it inhabits for its palace a cabin excavated in the
ground. The sole fortune of the grand-nephews of the
King of Sweden consists in the produce of their labour
or of public charity. A little girl of diminutive stature
may be seen wandering through the streets, where she
sings, in order to attract the attention of the passengers.
Speak to her of the King, her cousin, and she will relate
his history. Ask her if she would wish to be at the Court
of the King, she replies. 'Five sous I five sous I Vanity
of Vanities !' "

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Linstalling the Grand Master took place in Freemasons' Hap,
in the presence of many hundred Masters, Past -masters,.
and Wardens, among whom were observed an unusual num..
ber of provincial Grand Masters, and other Grand Officera..
Brother John Ramsbottom, M.P., and the Rev. W. Fallafield
conducted the ceremonial. The scene was altogether most
striking and effective. The Grand Master, kneeling at the
altar, received the addresses, and took the obligation, amid
the prayers of the brethren, who, at the conclusion, paid hi=
the high honour of masonry. The Grand Master then
ap—
ppointed the following Grand Officers :—Right lion. Earl
Howe, Deputy-Grand Master; lion. Ridley Colborne, M.P..
and Thomas Smith, Esq., as Grand Wardens ; Brothers Peter
Thompson and C. Baumer, Grand Deacons ; J. B. Webb.
Grand Sword-bearer ; and T. Cooke, Grand Organist. The
other Grand Officers were not changed. The appointments
gave evident satisfaction, more especially that of Earl Howe,
which may be adduced in proof of the value and importances
of Freemasonry, in thus enabling gentlemen of opposite
tics to meet together on the broad basis of social principles.
The grand festival was unusually well attended, and reflected
great credit on the Grand Stewards for their liberality. The
merits of the new Grand Organist, Brother Tom Cooke, and
his vocal friends must not pass in silence; the concert was
delightful.
HORRIBLE CRUELTY.--(From a Correspondent),"
On passing through Leadenha I-market a night or. two am
my n
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a poin going close, and
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y horror
finding it was a fowl completely plucked of its feathers, and
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shop. drawn
apparently half dead, but still struggling hard. Two brutes
were still engaged in plucking others, which they could
scarcely hold, not giving them time to die. I endeavoured
to dissuade them from such inhuman conduct, but only got
the vilest abuse.
The Hon. Chas. Manners Sutton, eldest son clt
Lord Canterbury, who has been suffering from a severe attack
of gout at Paris, was better at the date of the last advioea.