The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-09 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

AMSTERDAM, Sxrs. 3.—The number of travellers on the
Dutch iron railway in the month of August, was 73,!391, and
the receipts were 71,314 florins, which, added to the preceding
amount for the first seven months of the year, make 439,438
travellers, and the receipts 4.19,867 florins.
THE HAGUE, SEYT.4.—His Royal Highness the Prince of
Orange has arrived to-day from Luxemburgh.

BRIGIITON, SEPT. 6.—Lady Frances Gore and
family, Lady Duff Gordon and family, and Lady Kavanagh and
family, left here for Dieppe on Thursday, by the General
Steam Navigation Company's packet Fame, en route for Paris.
Lord Canterbury returned in the Fame yesterday from Dieppe.
ROCHDALE MONTHLY CATTLE FAIR, MONDAY,
SEPT. I.—There 'was a larger number of horned cattle in
the fair to-day than at any previous fair during the year.
Middle sorts of calving cows, drapes, and Irish beasts, went at
from 5 to 8, and best qualities at from 4to 5 per cent. lower
than at our last fair. There was a numerous attendance of
country farmers, graziers, and butchers, and more than an
average number of all sorts of cattle were disposed of. Good
hay was about a penny per stone lower than it was a month
ago, and straw about the same.—Preston Guardian.
SCARCITY or COTTAGES IN PRESTON.—Such iS

the scarcity of cottages, that a person who is building nine
houses in North-road says he has at least 60 applications for
them. Tenants are actually going into some new cottages
before windows are put in.—Preston Guardian.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILwAY.—On Wed-
nesday last, the sixth and last arch of the monster bridge that
spans the river Low ther, near the village of Clifton, West-
moreland, on this line, was keyed on that day, in the presence
of a large concourse of people and workmen. Mr. Larmer, the
principal engineer for the Company, went through the formali-

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wards the workmen were regaled with a few barrels of ale;
and, upon the whole, the occasion was one of the most interest-
ing character. The works generally on this line are making
rapid progress.
SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY.-It is now
clearly understood that this lice of railway will be proceeded
with at each end, vis., from Syston to Melton, and
from Oakham to Peterborough, as soon as the requisite
notices have been delivered to the landowners and oc•
cupiers. The Company are prevented from taking a great
portion of the intermediate space for twelve months by a
clause in their Act, unless by the consent of the Earl of
Harborough ; but it is confidently hoped that long before the
meeting of Parliament the Noble Earl will let it be seen that
he is not opposed to a measure likely to prove so beneficial
to the community, and that an amicable arrangement will be
effected. It is thought that by running the line on the bed of
the Oakham canal, past the park. his Lordship's principal ob-
jection .would be obviated.-Cambridge Chronicle.
PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS.-By a revised warrant
of her Majesty, recently issued, regulating the issues of staff
and garrison pay, the following are the prescribed rates of
daily pay allowed for staff-officers at home and abroad, who
hold other military commissions or appointments :-General
commanding in chief, if a field-marshal, 16'. 83. 9d. ; i f below
that rank, 91. 9s. ; general, 51. 13s. 9d. ; lieuteoant-
general, 3/. 15s. 10d. ; major-general, 11. 17s. 11d. ;
brigadier-general, IL Bs. 6d. ; colonel, 11. 2s. 9d. ; adjutant_
general, if serving at head-quarters, beaides allowance of
5001. a year, 3/. 153. 101 , if serving elsewhere, It 17. I Id.;
deputy adjutant-general, if serving at head-quarters,
1/. 175.. lid., if serving elsewhere, 193. ; assistant-adjutant-
general, if at head-quarters, half-pay regimental rank, 19s. ;
head-quarters, full-pay, ditto, 14s. 3d., if serving elsewhere,
14s. 3.1. ; deputy-assistant, ditto, head quarters, 14s. 3d., if
serving elsewhere, 9a. 6d. ; quarter- master.genei al, head-
quarters, besides allowance of 5001. a year, 31. 15s. 10d., if
serving elsewhere, 1/. 17s. I Id. ; deputy quarter-master-
general, head-quarters, 1/. 17s. 11d , elsewhere, 19s. ; assis-
tant quarter-master-g neral, sums varying from P. 73. 6d.
down to 14s. 3d. ; deputy, ditto, 14s. 3d. down to 9s. 6d.;
military secretary abroad, 19s. ; assistant, ditto, 9s. 6d. ;
aide-de-camp to Sovereign, 10s. sd. ; to general officers. 9s. 6d.;
major of brigade, 9s. 6d. Daily rates of pay for staff or gar-
rison officers holding only one military c.)mmission or ap-
pointment :-Inspector-general of hospitals, under 20 years'
service, full pay, IL I6s ; under 25, I!. les. ; above 25, 21.
Deputy inspector-general, under 20 years' strvice, 1/. 4s. ;
above '2O and under 25, 11. es. ; above 25, 11. 10s. Staff sur-
geon, first class, under 20 years' service, 19s ; under 25,
1/. 2s. ; above 25, 11. 4s. ; staff surgeon, second class, under
10 year's service, 13e. ; under 20, 153. ; under 25, 19s. ;
above 25, 1/. 2s. Assistant-surgeon, under ten years' service,
7s. 6d. ; above 10, 10s. Medical clerk, under 15 years'
service, Os. ; abroad, 7s. ; under 29, 7s. ; abroad, Bs. ; under
25, Bs. ; abroad, 9s. ; above 20 years, of which 15 have been
abroad, 9s. ; above 25, of which less than 15 abroad, 9s. In
addition to pay of ranks, officers at head of medical depart-
ment on foreign stations to receive allowances as under when
serving under the following circumstances :-if with army in
the field of 19,000 men or upwards, 203. per day; if with
5,000, 15s. per day ; if less number, 10s. per day ; and if in
colony whose forces consist of 1,500 men, ss. per day.
Chaplaiu to forces, under 15 years' service, full pay, 16s. ;
under 20 years's service, 11. ; above 20, IL 2s. 6d. Deputy
judge-advocate, 19s. ; provost-marshal, 9s. 6a ; deputy pro-
vost-marshal, 4s. 9d.

BRANDLING JUNCTION P A ILWAY.—Third-class car-
riages have this week been run on the Brandling Junction
Railway, and will be continued with every train in future. The
fare from Sunderland to Newcastle i.; 9d., and to Shields 4d.,
so that the working classes can travel between these places at a
most reasonable cost. This further accommodation to the
public was promptly arranged by George Hudson,
the moment he knew that it would be considered an ad.
vantage to the district. The subject was brought under
Mr. Hudson's noice last week by Mr. Johnassolm, of
Sunderland. Arrangements have also been made by which
the inhabitants of Sunderland, Shields, &c., will have the lull
benefit of the express train for the south, which leaves in the
morning at a quarter to nine, so as to book for all parts of the
south. These will be great advantages to the Sunderland
people, for which they are entirely indebted to Mr. Hudson,
their active and highly influential Parliamentary represents-
tive.--.Durham ildvertiser.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.

M. Hall, of the firm of W. J. Hall and Co., of the
Custom House Quay, waited upon the Lord Mayor for
the purpose of making a communic Ilion to his Lordship
relative to the suicide of a gentleman on his passage from
Hull to London, in a steam-vessel.
It appeared from a statement made by Mr. Hall, that
on Saturday afternoon, the 6th of September, when the
William Darley steam-vessel was on her passage from
Hull to the port of London, a gentleman, best cabin
passenger, jumped overboard near the Lower Middle
Buoy abreast the Shears, and was drowned. The moment
Captain Turner saw the unfortunate man in the water he
ordered the engine to be stopped and reversed, and the
boat to be lowered and manned. The order was instantly
obeyed, but all the efforts of the crew were ineffectual.
The deceased sunk, and was seen no more. No appeararce
of insanity was attached to him as far as those on board
had opportunities of ascertaining during the voyage, but
he was observed to be exceedingly low-spirited and rest-
less. On Friday night he partook of tea with the rest
of the passengers, and he sat in the cabin all night.
On Saturday morning he took breakfast alone. At
about two o'clock in the afternoon he h..(1 a small bottle
of porter and a biscuit, and after the other passengers
had dined he (lined by himself on d(ck, and soon after
he had finished his meal he committed himself to the
waves. He was about five feet eight inches tall, had a
round face, appesred to be thirty or thirty-one years
of age, and was dressed in a Taglioni coat, light
drab trousers, light waistcoat, light neckerchief, and
Wellington boots. According to the best of the recol-
lection of Mr. Barrow, the clerk of the William Darby,
the deceased had a watch in his pocket at the time he
jumped overboard.
The following certificate was handed to the Lord
Mayor :
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"We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we were pas-
seng?rs on board the William Darby steamer, Captain William
Turner, which left Hull for London on the sth day of Septem-
ber, 1845, and on the 6th, when at sea, near the Lower Middle
Buoy, a gentleman, best cabin passenger, jumped overboard
and was drowned, and we, to the best of our j sclgrnent, do be-
lieve that Captain Turner used every exertion to save him, by
lowering and manning a boat, and reversing the engines, bu
it was all in vain.
(Signed)
" E. Pickering,
J. Dobson,
D. Milner,
W. R. Grove,
Geo. W. Codd,
S. Wride,
A pcssenger was booked as Mr. N. Coll, Norwich
who was supposed to be the gentleman who drowned him.
self, as a box with that name upon it was left on board
and had not been claimed. There was also a light
leather portmanteau, a coat, and fishing tackle, un•
claimed. It was stated that the articl s specified as
having been on board without being claimed may be
seen for the purpose of identification by application to
Messrs. Hall.

H. Edwards
F. Edwards,
J. Rastram,
Richard J. Pears,
Wm. Mears Newton

The deceased was said to have destroyed himself just
as the other passengers had all moved to the opposite
side of the vessel to look at the Gazelle steamer which
was rapidly passing along.
The LORD MAYOR approved of the course pursued
by the captain of the William Darley, in causing the
statement to be made public as soon as possible, and in
order that the friends of the unfortunate gentleman
might be made acquainted with the facts. It was also
satisfactory to be assured that every thing that could
have beep done by the captain to save the life of the de-
ceased had been done, as was evident from the wording
of the certificate.

Mr. Edward Morbleau, an old gentleman of rather
eccentric appearance and manners, was charged with
drunkenness.

A policeman said, that as he was passing upon his
beat, the defendant, who had all the evidences of a hard
night's booze upon him, staggered along, and at last
made a full stop, and turning round like a dog three or
four times, to make himself comfortable, was about to
Hump down in the kennel to sleep, when he was taken
hold of and shaken. He had his watch in his hand to
ascertain, as it was supposed, the exact time he was re-
tiring to his repose. Upon being brought round to some
knowledge of the exposed condition of his bed-room, he,
instead of expressing any feeling of gratitude for the
care that was taken of him, swore that he had been
robbed of 51.

The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Sir, what have you to say
now that you are sober? The defendant—why, upon
my word, my Lord, I did very wrong, I protest, in
drinking beyond my power of carrying it in a steady
and respectable way.
The policeman added that the gentleman should have
been discharged, but the complaint of the loss of the 51.
cast an imputation upon the force, and it was therefore
considerel necessary to introduce him to his Lordship.
The defendant—l am a man, my Lord, advanced in
years, and, therefore, I ought not to get turned over
head and heels in liquor as I was. It was a scandalous
act upon my part, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—I am most decidedly of your opi-
nion, if you are sincere. It is disgraceful to an old man
to drink until he fancies himself no better than a dog.—
(A laugh.) As you so candidly acknowledge your error,
and as you have been confined in the station-house, 1
shall only fine you 55., but take care how you are
brought here again.
The defendant bowed to the very ground, paid the
penalty, and departed.
A young man, named W. Friend, who was stated to
be an apprentice in Bishopsgate, was charged. with
having gone into a public-house, owned by a Mr.
Bromley, used most grossly offensive language, en-
deavoured to strike the landlord, and with having
actually struck two of the policemen. The landlord
declared that although the defendant was a mere lad, he
never beheld such an outrage as he had committed.
The policemen said that be had kicked at and struck
them most violently, and that half-a-dozen were obliged
to get hold of him before he could be mastered, as they
were determined not to use their staves upon him. He
boasted that his friends had plenty of money to pay any
penalty the Lord Mayor should think proper to inflict.
The LORD MAYOR—..I do not intend to inflict any
penalty whatever in a pecuniary way. But I shall cer-
tainly see what a month's imprisonment will do toetards
his correction.—Committed to prison for one month.