The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-21 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

At the Thames Police-court yesterday, John Rutherford,
second mate of the ship Ann Hall, on her voyage to London
from Charleston, and two of the crew, were committed to take
their trial for mutiny. Twelve of the sailors have already been
committed on the same charge. They all admit having taken
possession of the ship, and are prepared to prove that the Cap-
tain was insane. Among other strange orders given by the
Captain was to cast anchor in the Western Ocean, where there
were no soundings.
LITEM.A.R.Ir AND SCIENTIFIC.

The Harrow speeches this year will be delivered on Wed-
nesday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 29, in consequence of
the Cambridge installation.

bOUILT—FASHIONABLE.

Sir Robert and Lady Peel issued invitations yesterday for a
grand dinner on the 4th of next month.
The Countess of Zetland has an assembly on the 30th inst.

MISCELLANEOUS.

_
Matthew R. Poulton, Esq., the only son of the celebrated
Matthew Boulton, whose name stands conspicuous among the
men of mechanical genius in our country, died at Birmingham,
on Wednesday last, in his 72d year.
M. Pouche, a French gentleman, residing near Leicester-
square, has reached the patriarchal age of 107, and has a son
alive above 80. He was born at Rouen in 1737, and since his
twentieth year has resided in England.
The authorities of Hamburgh have requested Mr. Lindley,
the English engineer, whose exertions contributed materially to
save a great portion of the town, to furnish plans for the re-
building of the city. Mr. Lindley has sent over to this country
for a copy of the plan proposed by Sir Christopher Wren for
the rebuilding of London after the grea; fire, to aid him in
making out his designs.
A boat containing two gentlemen, one of them Mr. Robert
Henderson, of the mercantile firm of London and Glasgow, w as
run down by the Shannon steamer last Tuesday, in the Clyde,
and both drowned.

At the meeting fur the Counteraction of Infidelity, held
yesterday at the Hanover-square Rooms, Mr. Brindley, the
lecturer on the occasion, stated that during his three years'
crusade against Socialism, he had travelled more than 30,000
miles, had attended 500 public meetings, and had written and
published 100,000 books and tracts.

At a meeting of Reformers yesterday, held in John-street,
Adelphi, it was resolved to form a new Reform Society, to be
called " The Metropolitan Parliamentary Reform Association,"
Mr. Warburton to be Chairman.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
(CORK COUNTY).
The Committee met again this morning at the usual hour.

Some delay took place in consequence of certain documents
not baying bees produced, it was, however, arranged among
Counsel that they should be put in at a later stage in the pro.
ceedings.
No further evidence having been adduced,
Mr. SMITH addressed the Committee at length in support
of the case of the petitioners. The Learned Gentleman, after
quoting the statute which enacts " That elections shall be free,"
cited several instances in which the statute had been enforced.
and elections had been declared invalid on the ground that
they had been disturbed by riots. That course was taken in
the case of elections for Southwark, Westminster,
Pontefract, and other places. The Learned Gentleman then went
over the evidence adduced before the Committee, for the purpose
of showing that, at the Cork election, serious riots had taken
place—that the voters of Mr. Leader had been intimidated, and
that several of them had been ill-treated. On these grounds he
contended, that the election could not be considered a fair or
valid election.

LYME REGIS.
The Committee met at the usual hour.

Counsel were heard at length on the vote of Joseph Curtis,
which had been yesterday under the consideration of the Com-
mittee.

After some deliberation, the Committee decided that the
vote should be retained.

Mr. COCKBURN then announced, on the part of the peti-
tioner that he should not proceed any further after the deci_
sion to which the Committee had just come with that class of
votes; but he should pass to the class of votes objected to on
the ground of bribery and treating. The first vote he should
object to on that ground was the vote of Abraham Agland.
Mr. TALBOTT stated, that as he had been taken somewhat
by surprise by the announcement of his Learned Friend, he was
not at the moment prepared to defend the vote objected to.
It was arranged in consequence of this statement that the
inquiry into the vote should not then be proceeded with ; and
the Committee therefore adjourned till Monday, when the
inquiry will take place.

ANOTIIER SUPPOSED MURDER.—Throughout the
whole of yesterday (Friday) Croydon was in a state of excite-
ment, owing to finding the body of a young man which was
lying in a field near Croydon Common, with his head shattered
in the most frightful manner, his brains being scattered all
around him, and the body being covered with blood. At his
side was a small pistol, the contents of which had been dis-
charged, and from the situation in which it was lying it is be-
lieved that the young man could not have committed so rash an
act himself. On searching his pockets some gunpowder and
bullets were found, which evidently had been thrust into them
while the body had been lying on the ground, no doubt to
make it appear that the unfortunate man had committed sui-
cide. His body,which has not yet been identified, lies at the
Mail Coach Tavern, Croydon Common. The deceased appa-
rently was about twenty years of age, 5 feet 4 inches in height,
and wore a brown frock coat.

The Count de Brake, Marshal of Sweden, has been
named by the King of the French, Grand Cross of the Legi •
on
of Honour.