The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-02 00:00:00

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iis the pleasure-gr,uuds
to the Castle this morning. On the return of her
Majesty and her Illustrious Consort, his Royal
Highness went shooting in the royal preserves, at-
tenrl,! i by Lord Charles Wellesley, Mr. Anson, and
1.1-uverie. The royal party returned to the
Castle early.
Th-ir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
the Pr:n,-ess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken
out for pony -and walking exercise this morning.
iii Royal highness Prince Alfred was also taken an
airing to-day.
Major-General Wemyss has relieved Lord Charles
Wellesley from his duties as Equerry in Waiting on
the Queen; and Colonel Bouverie has relieved Major-
General Sir Edward Bowater from his duties as
Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Lady Fanny Howard, the Rev. Lord Wriothesley
Russell, Dowager Lady and the Hon. Miss Lyttelton,
Mr. George Edward and the lion. Mrs. Anson.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private
band, under the direction of Mr. Anderson, assisted
by the choir of Windsor, and several eminent artists
from London, performed a grand selection of sacred
music by Hummel, Mendelssohn, &c.; also a Te Deem,
with full orchestral accompaniments, composed by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Miss Kirkham, niece of Mrs. Anderson, and pupil
of Signor Costa, had likewise the distinguished ho-
nour of singing several pieces, for the first time, be-
fore her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert.

La Marquise d'Harcourt and Captain F. Seymour
were prevented joining the royal dinner circle yester-
day evening.

Mr. Dicey, Deputy-Chairman, Mr. Thomas Ma-
caulay, Mr. Brodrick, Mr. C. C. Macaulay, Mr. Ord,
and Mr. Hall, a deputation from the Churnet Valley
Railway, transacted business yesterday at the office of
the Board of Trade.

Lord Wharncliffe, President of the Council, left
Hilton House, near Salisbury, yesterday, for Witley
Court, Worcestershire, on a visit to her Majesty the
Queen Dowager.
Dispatches for the Governor of the 'West India
Colonies, were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROYAL
BOUNTY AT WINDSOR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The distribution of her Ma-
irsty's and Pr'ne,‘ Alirrt's New-year's gifts to the poor
and ii. edy tai!;,-+ residing within the borough of New
Wipds. t, ';;,,k tin tr,i, lithug-
sehool, at the royal mews. The Queen and her illut:-
trious Consort were present. The number of families,
recipients of this seasonable bounty, amounted to five
hundred and ten. In the centre of the immense build-
'rig was a taille, upwards of fit feet in length, unon
were piled mountains of beef of tip- pr:;;;;-,r
scelghing a ton, and tastefully ;iecorat. d
with lam-el. 'lwo other tables, one to each end, were
appropriated to plum puddings; and quartern loaves.
Along the walls, at the north and south sides of the
riding-school, tables were also placed, upon which were
displayed the hlank•-ts for distrthution. The whole of
the recipl, who were admitted at tl;e western en-
trance, L. ti, k, ere ranged at the end of the build-
ing, •.‘, U,te th• y I—in:tined until the arrival of her Ma-
justy and the Prince, who entered the Queen's gallery
at hair'-pat-A nine o'clock. Amongst those members of
the r,.s l household whom we co'served in the body of
the huil,'ing, were the Countess of Charlemont, Lady
Caroline Cocks, the Earl of Warwick, Sir Frederick
Stovin, the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, Major-
General Sir Edward Bowater, Mr. G. E. and the lion.
Mrs. Anson. the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courteaay, Mr.
Glover, &c.
The distribution of the royal gifts commenced imme-
diately upon the arrival of the Queen and Prince Albert,
wrier the superintendence of the mayor and magistrates
of the borough, the Rev. Isaac Gossett (vicar), the Rev.
W. Canning (canon in residence), the Rev. Stephen
Hawtrey, the Rev. Messrs. Gould and Bentley, curates
of New Windsor ; and Mr. John Clode, jun., Mr. T.
Adams and Mr. Ingalston, churchwardens. No persons
were permitted to be present except those whose official
services were required.
The following is a list of the articles given away :
One hundred and eighty families each received an excel-
lent pair of 10-quarter blankets.
The provisions, as under, were divided amongst 330
families, including those who were supplied with blan-
kets :-1,819 pounds of meat, 1,395 pounds of bread, 944
pounds of pudding, 584 gallons of potatoes, 1,032 pints
of ale, 3,330 cwt. coals.
The quantity of meat given to each applicant was re-
gulated according to the number in the family, each male
adult receiving three pounds, each female adult two
pounds, and one pound t.) each child. The distribution
of the other gifts was similarly regulated.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness remained until
the proceedings, which lasted upwards of an hour, had
terminated, and proceeded on foot, across the Home
Park, to the Castle, attended by the royal suite.
Two splendid banners, one containing the royal arras
and the other the arms of the Prince Consort, were dis-
played from the Queen's closet, which was tastefully or-
namented with laurel and other evergreens.

ALEXANDRIA.

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w,..11 40 passengers. Stye left Calcutta on the 18th Nov.,
arrived at Madras 22d Nov., Gallee 26th Nov., Aden
6th Dec., and Sun 14th Dec.
Mr. Bourne's Postal Convention with the Pacha has
been terminated as far as that gentleman is concerned,
and it is to be sent to England by the steamer Oriental
to be ratified. The conditions are not so satisfactory as
expected. Although the particulars of the agreement
have not been made public, it is believed that it is based
on the same principles as the one made with the French
Government for the Indian mails proceeding through
France, and that Mehemet Ali will receive an amount
of postage on the mails passing through Egypt to and
from India at the rate of 6s. per lb. on letters, and ls.
per lb. on newspapers. The term is for five years. The
mails will be conveyed through the country by the Vice-
roy at his own expense, and will be accompanied by an
English messenger.
Artin Bey, the Prime Minister, has returned to Alex-
andria, accompanied by Mr. Bourne.
The Egyptian Transit Company is still in a state of
discomfiture, the real Directors not being yet known.
In the mean time the Government continues to take
measures to make a monopoly of the transit through
Egypt. The British and several European consuls at
Cairo have received instructions from the Egyptian Go-
vernment to prohibit travellers from crossing the Desert
between Cairo and Suez by their own conveyances, as
the means of proceeding between those two places are to
be strictly confined to the Egyptian Transit Company.
Said Pacba, Mehemet Ali's son, has again applied to
purchase the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Delta, but without success.
Owing to very prevalent bad weather, the French
steamers have lately been very irregular in their arrivals;
and the French schooner Gazelle, which has recently
been placed on the line between Beyrout and Alex-
andria, arrived only on the 16th, whilst she should have
been here, under ordinary circumstances, on the 4th.
One of the Pacha's Nile steamers, of 50-horse power,
was lost a few days ago near Aboukir Bay, on her way
from Rosetta to Alexandria. The fault is entirely as-
cribable to the captain for not taking precautionary
measures. The engines of this steamboat were made at
Cairo, and her boilers, of copper, are valued at 4,0001.
sterling.
The mortality amongst the cattle still continues, and
although Mehemet Ali is making every effort, at an im-
mense cost, to replenish the stock in Egypt by constsnt
supplies from Asia Minor and Abyssinia, the number of
animals does not increase.

Lord Elphinstone arrived here on the 17th inst. by the
French steamer from Syra. His Lordship intends to
proceed by the Bentinck from Suez to Ceylon, to visit
some estates he owns in that island, and expects to be
back in March.

Very few travellers have passed through Alexandria
this year with the intention of visiting Upper Egypt.
The several crops of wheat, beans, barley, lentils, and
sessame seed are excessively short this year, owing, no
doubt, to the great scarcity of cattle. Beans have con-
thine I to advaro., daily in price until they have finally
r,a.!hed 21s. 4d. p,r quarter, free on board, and it is
impossible to say when the speculation in this article
will cease.

The schooner Emmetje arrived here yesterday from
Beyrout, which place she left on the 11th. Very severe
lots prevailed on the toast of Syria since the
r :.t' No‘cleber, and a great number of country
hav, been lust on Ot, coast. Fresh supplies of
troops were ci.nstantly pouring into Syria from Turkey,
and Ali Paella had arrived at Jerusalem to replace the
former Pacha, on account of his inactive conduct during
the late disturbances, caused by Sheikh Aboo Ghosh, in
the neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The new system of
petty Christian Governors, under the Druse Emir in the
Lebanon, is being carried into operation, but it is not ex-
pect( d that much good will be derived from it. The old
Turkish coinage lately called in by the Government is
again perfectly current in every town in Syria.

MURDER AT ULVERSTON.
The c,ieeles;on of the inquest on this horrible affair
'''• :t lAst, 2'l ii! b't(re W,
Bleudall, Esq., when a verdict of " Wilful Murder" was
returned against the prisoner, Thomas Donahoo, for
murdering his
,wife on Friday, the 20th, by striking her
with an iron bar. The inquest occupied three days.
The following is the most important evidence which
came before the jury connected with this tragic affair.
Mr. Barton, surgeon, stated that there were three
wounds on the deceased's head, any of which were fatal;
but that the immediate cause of death was a severe wound
on the back part of the head, which might have been
done by some obtuse instrument. He found about a
spoonful of extravasated blood pressing on the brain.
He also stated that the whole body, especially her legs,
thighs, and arms, were severely bruised ; and on being
shown a piece of square iron, round at the end, like a
pistol, said the marks and bruises corresponded with
this iron, and that he had measured them with it. That
he had no doubt whatever but the deceased's death was
cau.ed by the wounds in her head, and that they
could have been produced by such an instrument. He
also distinctly stated that the deceased could not possibly
have received such wounds by falling down stairs, as
stated by the prisoner. That he had particularly exa-
mined the iron, and was confident that there was a spot
of blood on the end, and that it had the appearance of
being recently washed.
Police -constable Sandwell examined—He had met the
deceased between twelve and one o'clock on Friday
morning, and talked with her. She was drunk, and had
then no bruises upon her. Soon after he saw her hus-
band, who inquired for her, and he told him she had
gone home ; when he said he wanted money, and would
go home and give her a " d—d good kicking." That
afterwards he went to the prisoner's house, and saw
Donahoo and his son, a bay about 12 years of ago, sit-
ting by the fire. Donahoo was talking to the boy about
his mother, and saying, the " d—d b—h" came in
and sat down on his stool, and be knocked her off ; and
said she had been " spreeing ;" and then he took a can,
apparently having water in it, and a cloth, and began
washing about the foot and on the stairs, and took a
stone after he had washed and scrubbed the flag. Soon
after they went up stairs, and he went away, concluding
all was peaceable.
James Walker stated that he lived next door to
Donahoo, and he was awoke by a violent falling against
the wall which separated his room from theirs ; that it
was a thin lath and plaster wall, and he could hear any
ordinary conversation going on. When he awoke, he
found that Donahoo and his wife were engaged, as he
thought, in a quarrel, which was quite common with
them, and he heard the deceased cry out, " Don't murder
me, don't kill me," and immediately he heard a violent
blow or kick given, which was quickly followed by two
unnatural groans. Soon after be heard a dragging along
the floor, and something falling down stairs like a dead
weight, when he heard the boy exclaim, " Oh, you have
killed, or will kill my mother," and then the prisoner
gave a violent stamp with his foot, and said something
which he did not catch.
The jury were about to adjourn, it being half-past
eight, but on being informed that the boy had expressed
a desire to give a statement of the affair, he was sent for,
and gave an account that his father had kicked and
struck his mother both up and down stairs, and dragged
her by the hair of the head, and in various other ways
abused her.
The prisoner is a travelling razor-grinder and tinker.
He is a fresh-coloured, strong muscular man, and stands
about six feet high, possessing a most brutal and savage
temper. The prisoner and his wife have had six chil-
dren, all of whom are de:od, with the exception of a boy
of about twelve years of age, and a little girl about three.

SUICIDE AT DERBY.

(From a Correspendent of the Morning Chronicle.)

A young man, whose name was Dixon, and who
formerly resided in the family a clergyman of a
neighbouring county, has committed selt-destruction,
after attempting the life of a girl, named Caroline
Allen, to whom his affections were confided.

The deceased was about twenty-one years of age,
and about five years ago absconded from service, in
company with the clergyman's daughter. After
making one or two unsuccessful efforts to get united,
they at length succeeded, and were married at the
parish church of St. Peter's, Derby. The father of
the young lady was naturally indignant, and subse-
quently obtained a divorce. It appears that, some
time pending this, the deceased formed an acquaint-
ance with Caroline Allen (whose father formerly re-
sided at Leicester, hut is now a copperplate printer
et Derby). Caroline, however, at first refused his
proposals, on account of his former marriage ; but
about a year ago her scruples gave way, and she con-
sented to become his.

Caroline seems to have been a frequenter of "sa-
loons" in Derby and Nottingham, and the deceased
procured her an engagement at the latter town as a
vocalist. The deceased's attendance upon her seems
to have been constant, and she complained of his
neglecting his work, stating that she could not main-
tain him unless he assisted by his own industry. He
said if she would consent to marry him, he would attend
to his work, and she gave her consent, and furnished
him with money to get the banns put in, and to pur-
chase certain necessaries for the wedding festivities ;
on one occasion she gave him two sovereigns for this
purpose. The banns ran out, and the deceased (ac-
cording to Caroline's statement) then wished for a
little time, until his friends were more favourable to
the match. In consequence of the delays which took
place, the affair became so much talked of amongst
their circle of acquaintance in Nottingham, that the
girl determined on breaking the engagement. This
was accordingly done about six weeks ago, but a
friendly correspondence seems to have been kept up
between the parties.
On Christmas-day the deceased came over to
Derby, and had an interview with Caroline at the
Talbot public-house. He requested to know whe-
ther she was still of the same mind. She replied that
she was, and reasoned with him on the propriety of
discontinuing the connexion. He did not seem much
concerned, though he was evidently. dissatisfied with
the result of the interview, and exclaimed, " If it must
4e so, it must." On the next day the deceased spent
five or six hours at the house of the girl's father, and
conducted himself in a proper and becoming manner.
At night he saw Caroline at a saloon; no words of
an angry nature ensued, and they parted in apparent
kindness and friendship. On Friday morning he
called upon her at her father's house in South-street,
and sent a younger sister for a pint of ale. Caroline
was not then down stairs, but she complied with the
deceased's request to " get up," and on de-
scending to the house-place he made very kind
inquiries as to the state of her health, and then pre-
gented her with a glass of ale, saying, " Caroline, this
is to be our parting glass." Not suspecting any
wrong, she drank part of the contents, and immedi-
ately became very ill, being violently purged and
sick. He then told her that he " could not bear to
see the pledge of his affections in the arms of another ;"
and stated that, as his former wife was about to be
married to her cousin, and as she (Caroline Allen)
refused to have him, he could not, and would not,
bear it. Caroline was assisted to her bed by her
sisters, and the deceased left the house for a few
minutes. On his return he walked into the bed-room
in an agitated state, with a glass of ale in his
hand, and, before he could be prevented, drank
the contents. He then rushed to the bedside,
expressed a hope that she would be saved, and
that she would remember him, and then sunk upon
the floor, exclaiming, " Let me die in your arms and
I shall e happy ! " His mouth foamed, his legs and
arms stretched out, and he immediately expired. On
his person were found several letters, showing pre-
meditation, and avowing that if she (Caroline) would
not be his, no one else should have her, and request-
ing that both their bodies might be buried in the same
coffin (if possible), but at any rate in the same grave.
A small phial, containing prussic acid, and also a
razor, were found in his pocket; and an empty phial,
which had contained prussic acid, was found in the
house.

An investigation of all the circumstances took place
before Mr. Balguy, Coroner, on Monday last, and a
verdict of felo de se was returned by the jury.

SUICIDE OF AN INSANE LADY.—Last evening, Mn
Higgs held an inquest at the Salisbury Arms, Durham:
street, Strand, on the body of Mrs. Fanny Renton, aged
45, the lady of Dr. A. H. Renton, who committed sui-
cide. Mrs. Fanny Enoch, of the Island of Madeira, said
she had known the deceased nine years. She was the
wife of Dr. Alexander Home Renton, also of Madeira.
On Christmas-day they arrived in London from Madeira,
and took apartments at Osborne's Hotel. The deceased
had been in an ill state of health, and was decidedly in-
sane. Before they left Madeira the deceased several
times attempted to strangle herself, and was put under
restraint. She also attempted to destroy herself on many
occasions during the voyage, but was prevented. Since
their arrival in England she had appeared much better,
and had more liberty. About half-past twelve o'clock
last night (Tuesday), witness was with her, and wished
her to go to bed ; when she stud. " Wait a little while,
as I have to go into this closet." She went in, and wit-
ness followed her in a minute, and found the door fas-
tened. On looking through a hole in the door, she saw
her on her knees, and heard blood running into the
basin. She called for assistance, and the door was broken
open. A razor was in her hand, but how she got it
witness did not know. The razor belonged to the doctor.
She died in half an hour after. By the jury—The first
symptoms of insanity were apparent in October last,
whilst she was travelling with the doctor. Every pre-
caution was taken to prevent her doing mischief. The
reason of coming to England was in hopes that the air
of her native land would improve her health, and also to
have the best medical aid. Sir James Clark and other
medical men saw her. The deceased said she could not
account for her anxiety to destroy herself, but a cloud
came over her all at once. She was a most amiable lady,
and had been married to Dr. Renton nine years. Dr.
Renton had been a resident in the Island of Madeira 28
years.—Verdict, " Insanity."
A remarkably fine baron of beef, intended to be
dressed at Stowe on the occasion of the visit of her
Mijesty and Prince Albert to his Grace the Duke of
Buckingham, on the 13th inst., has been on show at Mr.
Comfort's, of Islington-green. It has been cut from the
Hereford ox (aged 3 years and 9 months), fed by Mr. W.
If. Bailey, of Sheuley House, Bucks, and which obtained
the prize of ten guineas and a silver medal at the late
cattle-show.

"IrCIE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1845

MAGA ZINES—(CONTINUED.)
HOOD'S MAGAZINE.
rtaeli ;„ se ias-e
hour—it has a born genius for non-punctuality—that
we are compelled, perforce, to be brief in our notice
of it. The Number, on the whole, is a good ave-
rage one, and the most entertaining articles are those
which proceed from the pen of the editor, who, in ad-
dition, contributes several whimsical illustrations.
The present chapters of " Our Family" contain several
lively touches of character, not unworthy of Sterne.
The subjoined " Anacreontic, by a Footman," will,
no doubt, cause our readers a hearty laugh :
It's wery well to talk in praise
Of Tea and Water-drinking ways,
In proper time and place ;
Of sober draughts, so clear and cool,
Dipp'd out of a transparent pool
Reflecting heaven's face.
Of babbling brooks, and purling rills,
And streams as gushes from the
It's wery Well to talk—
But what becomes of all sich schemes,
With ponds of ice, and running streams,
As doesn't even walk ?
When winter comes with piercing cold,
And all the rivers, new or old,
Is frozen far and wide ;
And limpid springs is solid stuff,
And chrystal pools is hard enough
To skate upon, and slide ;
What then are thirsty men to do,
But drink of ale, and porter too,
Champagne as makes a fizz ;
Port, sherry, or the Rhenish sort,
And p'rhaps a drop of summut short—
The water-pipes is friz
•

I What heavy joinery work ! Surely, it was shaped by
an arize. and put together by some bungler, ignorant of
What a reel- of stark vulgarity !
" flow very handsome the chair of ceremony ! How
soft to the touch—how pleasant to the eye ! All damask,
carving, and gilding. Well, we have stript away the
covering ; we have scratched a little of the gilding off,
and what is there beneath 7—why oak, mere oak ; a
younger branch of the tree—a piece of kindred wood to
the three-legged stool. The same material makes stool
I and chair—but then the magical delusion worked by
damask, gold, and dainty carving !
" In this way it is our hope to show St. Giles and St.
James—to prove their brotherhood—their identity of
material. We may, here and there, scratch a little of the
gilding off one, but only to display the kindred nature of
both. Thus, St. James may sometimes appear to be only
St. Giles better stuffed, and with a brighter covering."

ILLUMINATED MAGAZIIVE.
Our usual magazine notices have unawares ex-
tended to such a length and encroached so much on
our space, that we are compelled to be brief in our
account of this periodical. The Number, on the
whole, is a good one, but its chief recommendations
are to be found in its illustrations, some of which are
as highly finished as the most fastidious amateur of
the Fine Arts could desire. " Our Christmas Dream"
is particularly clever, to say nothing of its seasonable-
' ness, and represents a jolly, good-natured fellow fast
asleep in his arm-chair, while punch-bowls, prize
oxen, mince pies, sirloins of beef, plum puddings, and
a host of similar Christmas emblems are dancing on the
trays in glorious confusion before him. This plate is
very much in Cruickshank's manner, and is every way
worthy of that master of the grotesque and the ftyniliar.
Among the cleverest literary articles is an essay on
"The Influence of Education on the Wear and
Tear of Life." As a specimen of the poetry of the
Illuminated Magazine, we subjoin Mr. Wade's
" Hymn to the New Year," chiefly, however, on
account of the seasonableness of the subject, for it is
by no means remarkably brilliant either in thought or
expression :
" Another course the horses of the sun
Along the viewless zodiac have run,
And all but to commence
Their varied journey o'er again:—
Their hope of resting may be vain,
For many a cycle hence!
" Their task began with young creation's dawn,—
The chariot of their ruler they have drawn
Up to this passing hour—
And through the long eternity,
Just like a river to its sea,
Shall be their onward power—
" A power that scorns the whirlwind's noisy wrath,
And e'en o'ertakes the lightning in its path,
Slow creeper though it be—
' Time is a tortoise that will find
His way and leave far—far behind
All other rivalry!
" O'er aged cities hath he swept his wings—
Entombed in dust the purple pride of kings,
And chronicled a few.
But on he goes, all careless still—
Much less inclined to cure than kill,
Or give desert its due!
" Yes! time's a canker, a most slow disease,
Whose cravings not an antidote can please;—
There is•no cautery
To sear and heal the wounds he makes—
He has no thought for others' sakes—
A selfish thing is he!
" Another year! how many hearts unborn,
And hope&unblossomed yet or on the thorn
Of sharp anxiety,
Will in thy course sprir.g up or fade—
How many a cheek shall be decayed,
And ling'ring—ling'ring die!
4, But let us trust that, coming year! thoul't bring
The promise of ripe Summer on thy wing,
And. like the almond trees,
Give us good token of thy fruit
By blossoms, that ere leaves can shoot,
Will scent the wandering breeze!"