The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

GOOD, THE MURDERER.

The following are copies of the two letters, written at
the dictation of the prisoner, during his stay in the gaol:—
" Newgate, May 21, 1842."
" I, Daniel Good, wish to return thanks to the Lord
Mayor, and his kind lady, for visiting me ; and also
~turn thanks to all the Aldermen who have kindly
visited me, and also wish to return thanks to the Sheriff;
for their kindness, and also Mr. Cope, the Governor, re-
turning him thanks, and I found him very kind. Also re-
turn
thanks to the Rev. Mr. Carver, for his kind attention;
and also to the Rev. Mr. Taylor, who read prayers this
day, which drew my attention with tears ; and also re-
turn thanks to the Rev. Mr. Russell, who has been to
see me this day. My kind master, Nathaniel Dando,
Esq., which I have lived with him at Norwood, as coach-
man, he has been to see me. I never lived with kinder
'master and mistress than they were. My sincere thanks
to Mr. Dando and his kind lady, and I also wish to
roturtt thanks to my late master and mistress, Shiells.
My dear little boy came to see me on Thursday last, and
read a chapter, which made me shed tears—as I part
from him so young, not quite 11 years old, may the Lord
protect him as he is left without father or mother, which
I put my trust in Jas. Spencer and his wife Mrs. Spencer,
that they will have an eye after the boy. I was a few days
at Clerkenwell, and found great kindness from the Go-
vernor i!
of that prison, and he has been to see me here. I
also return thanks to the doctor, and also to the Rev.
Mr. Williams, who performs duty at that prison. I also
return thanks to William Nottidge, Esq., my former
ivaster, and his lady—they were very kind to me. Ido
achtowledge, as I am departing this world, that Susan
Butcher was the cause of that poor woman Jane Jones,
through jealousy, making away with herself ; and
Jane Jones told me that she would make away with
herself through hearing about Susan Butcher, which I
now say Jane Jones made away with herself. I don't
say but what I am the cause of her doing this, through
being told I kept company with Susan Butcher. What
I have stated is nothing lmt the truth respecting the
death of Jane Jones. I wish to say I never cut
her up. The matchman said he could not make away
with the body without taking the limbs oft I locked
him up in the stables, and I was cleaning my harness.
He promised to come on the 6th of April and to take
the remaining part away, but he never came. He told
me he lived in the neighbourhood of Brentford. I knew
this man as coming with matches about 14 or 15 months.
I gave him one sovereign to do away with the body. I
wish to return thanks to all the officers of this prison, as
.1 found them all very kind. The Lord be with all my
friends, and I wish to part this life good friends with all,
and the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul ! and I
don't say but I am a great sinner."
The following letter was addressed to Mr. James
Spencer, Lock's-fields, Walworth
My Dear Friend,—l write these few lines to you
and Mrs. Spencer, and I hope you are both well. My
blessing and the blessing of God be with you evermore '
My brother's son and his wife called on Monday even-
ing ; you was not at home, they told me. They came to
see me on Tuesday last. His name is John Good, and
he lives at No. 4, Arched-row, Deptford Creek. He
would be glad to see you at any time. My blessing and
the blessing of God be with him and his wife. This
comes from me with tears ; and also remember me to
my sister's son. My blessing
"DANIEL GOOD." with him. From your
unfortunate friend,

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THE LATE FIRE AT HAMBURGH.
The mail-packet Caledonia, Captain Cheesmaii,
arrived at Blackwall last evening, with the Hamburgi
i
Mail. The following letter from our correspondent
came by this conveyance :
"Haniburgh, Friday, May 20."
"No doubt, from the short intervals between the
arrivals of the packets from Hamburgh, and the suc-
cessive communications therefrom, the subject of the
fire at our city is almost exhausted with you ; but
whatever it may be on your side of the water there is
food enough for years of reflection on this, seeing
that, in comparatively a moment of time, the fruits of
ages of industry, and the successes of years of pros-
perity, have been entirely swept away.
" Since my last, we have received many large do •
nations from foreign countries. His 11Iajesty of
Russia has sent us 80,000 marks banco ; and it is said
the King of Saxony has subscribed 1,600 louis d'ors,
for the purchase of stone and timber for our new
buildings. The King of Wurtemburg has contri-
buted from his private purse 10,000 florins_; and of
moneys collected, I may mention, that at Stutgard
Is,ooo marks banco were obtained on the 15th inst.,
and At Frankfort 1,000 florins were subscribed by

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some of the banking establishments, in addition to
5,000 from Rothschild. Also, it is said, that at 1
Frankfort and other places the ladies are about to
establish bazaars, and transmit the proceeds for the
relief of the sufferers at this place.
" The ruins of St. Peter's Church were blown up
this morning : I hear some soldiers were slightly in-
jured in the operation. The rebuilding has already
commenced in various parts of the city • but tempo-
rary shops and stores are already occupied, and by the
advances of money made to the tenants by the com-
mittee of supplies, many are stocked and doing some
business.
"In the designs for the new public buildings.
streets, &c., the utmost precautions are to be taken to
prevent such another terrible catastrophe as this, and
it is sincerely hoped that our Senate will, at the
earliest opportunity, apply themselves to the task of
providing some more effective means than they have
hitherto possessed for the extinction of fire."

HAMBURGIT. MAY 20.—The money market has been
easier to-day than it has yet been since the fire, discount
without difficulty at four per cent. Regular business has also
been, for the first time, tranvacted in colonial produce to a
limited extent, chiefly in coffee and sugar. While lam happy
to be able to add that a more quieting impression has prevailed
to-day on Exchange, through the fact that up to this day, not
only no commercial failures have not taken place, but there is no
instance known of any merchant having failed to meet punctu-
ally his engagements. Such a fact, after such a disaster, tells most
favourably of the commercial prudence and stability which be-
longs to the dealings of the Hamburgh merchants, and must, as
it deserves, have a very favourable effect on the London Ex-
change.
I have the more satisfaction in the stating of these circum-
stances from what I can announce to you of the intentions of
the Senate. Frum the first I informed you they would make a
loan, and this I can now add will be done preferably in the
London market, as soon as, all the arrangements of the Go-
vernment having been made, they shall have summoned the
Burghershaft to sanction their resolves, and pass the requisite
Bill to legalise their being carried into execution. Already
have the Senate been led to raise a loan in this their own town,
and the sister ones of Bremen and Lubeck, the amount of
which they have limited to 50,000,000 of mares, and towards
which there has been the most ready subscription. This mea-
sure was originally a secret one, it being unconstitutional, and
done by the governing body on their own responsibility.
The Senate are labouring under many apprehensions, past,
present, and to come. They dread to meet the Burghershaft,
expecting to be called to task for the inefficiency and timidity
of their first measures. . .

On meeting the Burghershaft, the Senate have also the dread,
of their demanding what they consider too much. It is sup-
posed that the general feeling will incline strongly to the town
bearing the whole of the losses, but the Senate, with what they
have before them, are anything but satisfied that such a large
loan as this would require could be undertaken consistently
with the general prosperity. In the first place they will have
to purchase the ground of the whole consumed part of the
town, and on this to erect not only the requsite public buildings,
but private dwellings and warehouses. By the plan submitted
to the Senate by Mr. Lindley, scarce a single street will be re-
stored, the whole ruins must be swept away, and a fitting town
on a new plan, suitable to the interests and convenience of the
times, be raised in its stead. Independent of the immensity of
the charge and responsibility on the governing body, should
they propose this plan and the Burghershaft concur in it, they
labour under the dread of overbuilding—that is their houses
standing, from the cost price or rent, unsold. There is the
remedy of portioning out the whole town, the building of part
by the Senate, and allowing the rest to be constructed by in-
dividual enterprise.
I have mentioned these fluctuations and difficulties as they
exist in high quarters, as evincing to the English mercantile
world that there is far more likely to be an underborrowing
from present irresolution or timidity to attempt all that is re-
quisite, than there is a likelihood of an embarrassment to the
state by an over demand of the needful funds by way of loan.
Since my last, great facilities have been given to discounts,
a fund having been established for that purpose. The house
of Heine has engaged itself in the most liberal manner for
300,000 mares banco. The Royal Prussian See-Handlung
(or Marine Society), a pet establishment of the present King, '
has likewise contributed to the general facilities by an advance
of 25,000 rix dollars. While since the previous English mail,
and specially this day, money having, from the remittances
brought, become more plentiful, a greater ease is felt.
I mist continue to invite subscriptions from England. The
poorer classes are well attended to, and the greatest interest
throughout all Germany is evinced more and more by the in-
telligence each courier brings of sympathy, and what is better,
of subscriptions mooted and raised. So plentiful a stock of
provisions has been sent here on all sides—cheese, bacon, hams,
&c.—that the great hemp store-house on the Elbe is overbur-
dened with it, and as these, if kept, must become uneatable, to-
morrow a public sale takes place of the greater part, the pro-
ceeds to be earried to the fund.
The subscription of her Majesty, announced here to-day, is
unfortunate ; it has not equalled expectation, notwithstanding
the distresses of her own people, but of this I may be able to
say more in my next. I say the Queen of England's subscrip-
tion is an unfortunate one, not simply in its amount of 2001.
but as reaching this the same day as that of the Emperor of
Russia, to which it is ne fair contrast ; the Autocrat has sent
50,000 silver roubles, which, if I mistake not, is some-
where about 9,0001.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LOAD Cztarircnia.ou took his seat on the Woo'
sack shortly before Five o'clock.
THE TARIFF.

The Duke of RICHMOND said, that having been
absent from the House for the last seven weeks, he
had been precluded from presenting a petition, which
had been entrusted to him, against certain parts of the
tariff, more particularly against the proposed low rate
of duty upon imported meat and cattle. The Noble
Duke supported the petition, which was from a place
in Aberdeenshire.

After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR
and Lord BROUGHAM, the petition was laid on the
table.

A message from the Commons brought up the Bill
for amending the law relating to Fine and Recovery
in Chester and Wales, the Pentonville Prison Bill, the
Irish Spirit Duties Drawback Bill, and a number of
other Bills, which were severally read a first time.
CHURCH PATRONAGE (SCOTLAND).
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The Duke of ARGYLE presented several petitions
against the present system of Church Patronage in
Scotland.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
Board of Guardians of the Poor-law Union of Dur
ham, against the bastardy clause in the New Poor-
law Bill. Also a petition from the London Me-
chanics' Institution, praying for an exemption for
such institutions from all rates and taxes. Also a
petition from the Mechanics' Institution of Poplar to
the same effect. Also a petition from Bath, complain-
ing of Catholic grievances in the army and navy.
Also a petition from the Merchants and Traders of
the City of London, in public meeting assembled, at
the King's Arms, Philip-lane, praying for the total
abolition of slavery.
LOCKING THE DOORS OF RAILWAY CAR-