The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-06 00:00:00

HAVANNA ti

The following intelligence has reached us via Liverpool:--
'• HAVANNA 11, 7.—The correspondence by the Dee
(mail of 15th January) has not yet reached us ; it was, by mis-
take, sent from Turk's Island to Jamaica, and from the ylatter
island, arrived here three days ago, in a war steamer, but, on
aeconat of some dispute between our authorities and Mr.
Turnbull, the British Consul, a'tout the progress of delivery,
the letters remain on board, and as neither one or the other
care a straw about the interests of commerce, there is no know-
ing when they may think proper to settle their broils and give
up the letters."

The mails by the Medway, Ist Feb., steamer have not yet
arrived, and are a week over dua

PETITIONS AGAINST PEEL'S INCOME TAX.—We
have learned that several petitions against Feel's income tax,
are being got up for presentation to Parliament, in the East
Ward of Westmoreland. We wonder who Alderman Thomp-
son represented, when he declared himself in fa:our of this
abominably unjust and odious measure ?—Kendal Mercury.
At an Easter parish meeting the other day, a fe-
male having been 'laminated to serve the office of overseer for
the ensuing year, it was objected to by some of the parish-
ioners, upon which she indignantly exclaimed, that as they
had a woman for a king, she did not see why they should not
have a woman for overseer. She persisted in the appointment,
which was afterwards duly confirmed.—Esser Herald.

SINGULAR CASE OF IMPOSITION.-011 Thursday
last Mary Freeman, an abandoned woman, was charged at the
Wandsworth Police Court with robbing a man named William
Ginn, in the High-street, Wandsworth, of 16s. 6d., and while'
Mr. Fletcher, the Chief Clerk, was taking down the deposi-
tions the prisoner suddenly tell to the bottom of the dock in an
apparently I.feless state. She was removed into the open air,
but neither this nor a plentiful stsimly of water tended to re-
vive her in the least, and she remained with her eyes closed,
and limbs perfectly motionle-s. Two surgeons were called in
who declared the prisoner an impostor, and the Magistrate
ordered her to be placrd in a private room, and to
be constantly watched by the police until she those
to again become sensib!e, when she could be removed
to the station-house. She was watched the whole
of that afternoon, evening, and night, and she never gave any
signs of animation, save once or twice moving her lips and
head. Various remedies were applied in vain. In the morn-
ing she was again taken before the Magistrate, having to be
carried into Court. She would not answer one question put
to her from the Bench, and steadfastly kept her eyes closed.
She was again ordered back to her old quarters, and singular to
re!ate, preserved the same motionless state of existence until
Saturday morning, when she opened her eyes, sat up in the
bed, and called lustily for some gin. The prisoner, who was
committed for trial, had been altogether fifty-one hours without
sustenance of any kind.
COUNTY MEETING.—The agriculturists of the
county ale about to make a general move against the legisla-
tive measures which so seriously affect their interests. We have
just learned that Lord Rayleigh and Lord Western-have, at
the instance of several of the leading farmers of the neigh -
bourhood, signed a requisition requesting the High Sheriff to
convene a county meeting at an early day, to take into consi-.
deration the alterations proposed in the Corn.laws and in the
tariff.—Essex Herald.

SUICIDE AT CHATHAM.—A melancholy case of
self-destruction occurred on Thursday evening in Ordnance-
place, Chatham. The Rev. J. Porter, head master of the
Proprietary School, after attending to his scholastic duties as
usual, having retired to bed, with a penknife opened an artery
in the thigh, and is supposed to have died in the short space of
two or three minutes. The Rev. Gentleman was highly
esteemed. No cause has been assigned for the melancholy
catastrophe.—Esser Herald.

The cause of the flood at Derby still remains a
mystery. Some suppose it was produced by a water spout,
which burst on the neighbouring hills. The damage to pro.
perty amounts to some thousand pounds.
On Tuesday forenoon last, the fishing boat, Lord
Melbourne, belonging to Cellardyke, Captain Reid. while
coming in from the fishing, about ten miles to the south and
eastward of the Isle of Man, filled with water, in the act of
la) ing about, during a Leavy gale, and instantly went down, by
which six persons unfortunately perished.
The Dublin Evening iTlail admits that the tariff
has excited the greatest alarm among all classes, connected with
agriculture and grazing in Ireland.

EXTRAORDINARYOCCURRENCE.—On Sunday morn-
ing, between two and three o'clock, as S-rgeant Morris, City
Police bob, was going his rounds, his attention was drawn to
loud screams front the neighbourhooi of Fish-street-hill.
On going thither he observed a woman almost in a state of
nudity, upon the iron spikes of St. Bennett's Churchyard,
and a large pool of blood on the ground beneath. Near her
lay another woman, upon one of the graves of the churchyard.
Both the females were screaming in the most dreadful man-
ner. Morris sprang his rattle for assistance, and police
constables 568, 584, and 525 were promptly on the spot,
and with great difficulty the unfortunate woman was removed
from the iron spikes, her right thigh being lacerated in a
most frightful manner, the iron spike penetrating completely
through, and she, with the other woman, was conveyed to the
house of Mr. Croft, surgeons, who rendered them every
assistance. As soon as they were capable of giving some
account of themselves, it appeared that they were domestic
servants in the family of Mr. Isaac Worley, of the Monument
Hotel, 48, Fish-street-hill, and that their names were Mary
Cray, 24 years of age, and Ann Hallett, 22 years ; that about
two o'clock in the morning Mary Cray was awakened by a
noise which appeared to her as if occasioned by some persons
attempting to break into the house. In her fright she awoke
Ann Hallett, who slept with her, and, the noise continuing,
they both became so terrified that they flew to the windows,
and, throwing them open, both of them jumped out. Ann
Hallett unfortunately leaped out of the window nearest the
street, and fell upon the iron spikes. Mary Cray fell upon the
ground, and escaped with some internal bruises. Ann Ilallett
was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where she remains in
a very gdangerous state. Her fellow-servant remains at her
master's house. Mr. Worley's family were immediately aroused
by the police, and a search was made through the premises, but
he fears of the women appeared to be utterly groundless.
SUICIDE or THE HIGH SHERIFF OF _NEW SOUTH
WaLEs.—Letters and papers from Sydney to the 16th Octo-
ber announce the death of Mr. Sheriff Macquoid by his own
hand. In consequence of having got into difficulties through
unsuccessful speculations, by which his character was compro-
mised, he sought the horrible means of evading public censure.
He blew out his brains in his dressing-room, in the hearing of
his family. The monetary affairs of the colony still remain in
a distressing state, and apprehensions are entertained of the
solvency of the most respectable firms.
A meeting of Agriculturists was held at the Foun-
tain
Inn, Canterbury, on Saturday, which was attended by Sir
Edward Knatchbull, and Mr. Plumptre, the Members for the
Eastern Division of Kent. Loud complaints were made against
the proposed plans of Sir Robert Peel, and some of the speakers
at the conclusion, addressing Sir Edward, said the meeting had
broken up dissatified.
The execution of the monument of the Emperor
Napoleon in the church of the Hotel des Invalides has Leen en-
trusted to M. Visconti. Ten gold medals of the value of
I,ooof. each are being struck at the mint for the 10 architects
whose plans were most favourably noticed by the committee
appointed to 'sport on the subject. Isl. Marochetti, as our
readers will recollet, is charged with the execution of the eques-
trian statue in the Cour d'Honneur of the Invalides.

M. Cozette de Itubempre, a native and inhabitant
of Amiens, died lately at the age of 73, leaving the following
noble bequests to the town. First, a sum of 260,000 f. for the
foundation of an asylum and House of Industry for persons of
both sexes reduced to mendicity; and, secondly, his library,
which is said to have cost Lim upwards of 80,000 f.

As the Sirius steamer, No. '2, a few days ago, on
her voyage on the Rhone, about a mile above the town of Pont
St. Esprit, a barge laden with stone persisted in eroFsing her,
and was run down, with seven men on board. One only, how-
ever, was drowned.

MONTROSE Bunclis.--Mr. Hume has, we believe, been
invited to offer himself for Montrose in the room of Mr.
Chalmers. The lion. Gentleman, we moreover believe,
has accepted the invitation, and will leave London this
evening to present himself to the constituency.
The German papers contain intelligence from St.
Petersburgh of the 16th ult. Prince Paskewitch had pre-
sented to the Emperor the accounts of his administration
of the kingdom of Poland from 1835 to 1839. The popu-
lation of the kingdom amounted, in this last year, to
4,428,546 souls, of whom 469,930 were Jews, having in-
creased by 325,350 souls since 1834. Warsaw contained
then 139,295 inhabitants, including 36,531 Jews. 97
persons had reached the age of from 100 to 120.
The concierge of a house in the rue de Gt enelle,
Faubourg St. Germain, having perceived the day before
yesterday a strange pigeon perched and immovable at
the edge of the roof, as if exhausted by fatigue, went up
and attempted to catch it. He had nearly laid his hand
upon it, when the bird flew away, and the poor man, in
making an effort to grasp it, slipped and fell headlong to
the pavement. lie wai immediately taken up and carried
to the hospital of La Charite, where in a few minutes he
expired. _ _

The illoniteur publishes the account of the oPera-
tions of the Bank of France during the first three months
of 1842. On the 25th of' March there were 211,909,148 f.
in specie deposited in its vaults. The commercial bills
discounted amounted to 152,259,492 f. ; the advances on
ingots and money, to 3,023,6001. ; the advances on public
securities, to 10,662,071 f. ; the current accounts, debtors,
to 16,146,1881. ; the capital of the branch banks, to
20,000,0001'. ; the reserve, to 10,000,0001.; the lodgments
in public securities, to 50,187,0181.; the hotel and furni-
ture of the bank, to 4,000,0001; and various debts and other
objects, to 362,620 f., making the assets of the bank amount
in all to 478,550,140 f. The bank-notes in circulation at the
same period, exclusive of those issued by the branch
banks, represented a sum of 228,180,5001.; and the bills
to order, 1,102,9691. The discounts, advances, and loans,
on commercial bills during the three months amounted
to 229,120,0001. ; on ingots and money, tu'7,3'05,6c0f. ;
en public securities, to 10,006,900 f. ; on Mint Londs, to
863,700f.—ia all, to 247,326,600 f.