The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-22 00:00:00

.112ISCEIMANMOUS.

The river steamers this day were gaily decorated with
flags in honour of her Majesty's visit to Blackwall, to see the
Great Britain steam-ship. The day has been most favour-
able for the royal visit.

The debts of the Duke of Sussex have all been paid with
but two exceptions—the first is a bond given to Mademoiselle
d'Este for 10,0001., and the second is the account of his Royal
Highness's legal executor, which amounts to a considerable
sum, owing to the great expense incurred in the adjustment
and settlement of all claims upon the estate of the Duke.
Mr. Bowes, Member fur South Durham, in reply to an
application from some of his Wesleyan constituents to vote
against the Maynooth grant, says he had always supported
the grant, and must be consistent. He concludes his letter in
these words:—" If I am to forfeit the confidence of those I
have now tor some years had the honour of representing, I
could not wish to do so on any fairer ground than that of my
remaining the consistent advocate of religious toleration."
On Monday evening a meeting of the subscribers to the De
Beauvoir National Schools was held in the school -room, "to
take into. consideration certain allegations lately made in a
court of Justice in Mr. Monckton's case, which seriously affect
the character both of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, the master and
mistress of the above schools." Mr. Alexander Rayson in
the chair. On the motion of Mr. Lake, solicitor to R. 13enyon
De Beauvoir, Esq., it was resolved to appoint a Committee to
investigate the matter.
Yesterday a meeting of the Royal Naval Benevolent So-
ciety was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-
street, to distribute grants to distressed applicants. Amongst
the members present w ere Admiral Sir E. Codrington, Ad-
miral Dundas, Admiral Hawker, Admiral Lord Radstock,
Commanders Houghton, Gra.), T.rte, Marshall, and many
other gallant officers. Captain Dickenson was in the chair.
From the financial statement it appeared that, including the
balance remaining front the last audit, the receipts since the
previous quarterly meeting amounted to 1,5801. The sum of
503/. had been distributed in relief, and deducting other dis-
bursements,
.sements, a balance of 9711. was left in the hands of the
treasurer. A further sum of 500/. in the whole was now
awarded to other applicants. Thanks were then given to the
chairman, and the meeting separated.
Sir John Edward Swinburne, Bart., and the gentlemen
forming the Committee of the Artists' Benevolent Fund, have
presented their late secretary, Mr. Martin, librarian to his
Grace the Duke of Bedford, with a valuable silver it:kstand,
in testimony of their sense of his services to that Institu-
tion. The subscription to defray the cost was confined to
the members of the Committee.
Mr. Galliot, the gentleman who, with Mr. Bevan, the so-
licitor of the Old Jewry, conducted Tawell's defence, had
several interviews with Mrs. Tawell, at Berkhampstead,
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during the- past week, for the purpose, it -s -stated, of makipg-
representations to the Home Secretary not to interfere with
the possession, by the Rey. Mr. Cox, of Tawell's confession.
It seems now pretty clear that the contents of the document
will not m‘et-the public eye, till the books and mauuscripts
of Mr. COX may hereafter be transferred to other hands.
Yesterday forenoon information was received from Bow-
street at the several police stations throughout the metropolis,
that between Sunday week and Thursday some person or
persons feloniously broke and entered, and also endeavoyed
to set on fire the parish church of West Wycombe, in Buck-
inghamshire, from which was stolen a gilt chain attached to
the pulpit. A reward of 50/. has been offered by the parish
authorities to any person g'ving such information as may lead
to the apprehension and conviction of the offender, and a
further reward of a similar amount has been offered by the
Home Secretary for such evidence as may lead to the dis-
covery and conviction of the parties. 'The Government has
also offered to pardon any accomplice (except the person or
persons who actually attempted to set fire to the said church),
who shall come forward and give such evidence as shall lead
to the same result.

We are happy to find that a church for the sailors of the
port of London is about to be established, and that this mea-
sure has received the sanction and support of the highest au-
thorities in Church and State. The First Lord of the Admi.
ralty is to fill the chair at the meeting to be held in the City,
and the Bishop of London will propose the first resolution.
The church is to be built near the London and St. Katherine
Docks, where there is, throughout the year, a daily average
of five hundred sail of vessels ; and though their crews do not
live on board, yet hundreds of them board and lodge in the
immediate locality. The sittings in the church will be en-
tirely- free, and we trust this great undertakirg will receive a
large share of public support: it is intended for a class of
nun who have great claims on the nation, and whose reli-
gious interests have been hitherto grossly neglected.
It is rumoured, and it is said on good authority, that a dis-
covery has been made by one of the Customs' officers, of a
captain of a vessel which has recently arrived in. the port,
having possessed the keeper of a public-house or tavern, in
the neighbourhood of the (lodes, of about 101bs. of cigars,
which were the surplus or unexpended stores of the ship, and
which the said captain bad obtained on condition that the
cigars in question were foe his own private use, and not for
sale or merchandise, he having made a declaration to that
effect previously to having obtained their delivery. It is
supposed that the officer must have acted upon information
in the matter. If the rumour be correct, the captain has,
of course, made a false declaration, and thereby obtained
the cigars surreptitiously, and it will be a question whether
he will not be liable to proceedings flu• a fraud on the re-
venue, in addition to the actual seizure of the goods which
has taken place.
Yesterday evening, at half-past six o'clock, an explosion
of gas occurred on the premises of 11Iessrs. Avery and Moore,
silktnercers and haberdashers, No. 171, Tottenham-court-
road. It appears that one of the shopmen was engaged
lighting one of the gas buntings in the shop-window, when
on applying the light, the gas momentarily exploded with
great violence, the flame communicating to a quantity of
valuable goods in the window. Every exertion was used to
extinguish the flames, but without effect, the fire making
rapid progress. The fire-engines and briAsulemen were sent
for from Crown-street, \fells•street, Oxford-street, and their
exertions happily succeeded in extinguishing the flames.
The stock and premises are insured in the Sun Fire-otliee.

SUDDEN DEATH OP MISS DING'S COACHMAN.—
Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Red Lion, Clarges.
street, Piccadilly. on the body of Aaron Carman, aged 54 years.
Sarah Carman, widow of deceased, said he h:Ad been coachman to
Miss Byng, of Charles-street, Berkeley-square, upwards of twenty
years. • On Thursday morning last he felt himself unwell, but in
consequence of witness being away from home, he did not speak
of it to any one until witness's return in the evening. Deceased
then went to bed and partook of some braney.and-water. In
,about an hour he said he was very ill, and requested medical aid
to•be sent for. Mr. Davie, of Curzon.etreet, promptly attended,
who administered stimulating medicines to deceased, but he died in
about An hour. Mr. ,Davis attributed death to rupture of some
blood-vessels in the region of the beet, .4 disvos thatarSan•
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