The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-14 00:00:00

THE 8:11N, LONDON, MONDAY

1 agst Idas. 22 to 1 agst Weatherbit, and 1,000 to 20 agst
Fuzbos for the Derby, and offers to take 15 to 1 about
Cobweb colt. Semiseria is first favourite for the Chester Cup,
but no bet laid.
ENTRIES FOR TO-MORROW.
Handicap. D. M.
All-round-my-Hat, 4 yrs, Bst 91b—c by Ratcatcher, out of
Turquoise, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Mocha, 4 yrs, 7st—filly by Slane,
out of Seakale, 3 yrs, Est 61b—filly- by Velocipede, out of
Amaryllis, 3 yrs, Est 41b—and filly by Jerry, out of Pastille,
3 yrs, sst 101 b. Three others declared forfeit.

Handicap. T.Y.C.
Rhorassan, 5 yrs, Bst 101b—The Brewer, 5 vrs, Bst 31b—
Hartshorn, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Dr. Hill, 4 yrs, fst 11b. The
Brewer scratched.
The Craven Stakes did not fill.

Wildboy and the Minikin colt are scratched for their en,
gagements to-morrow.

21sew Match for to-morrow—Discord agst Oakley, Bst 101 b
each, 300, h ft, from A.F. to end of Ab.M.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR-I am truly thankful you exposed that con-
temptible production in Trafalgar-square—the " toylike
fountains." I am so thoroughly ashamed of them,
that I blush whenever I see a foreigt.er (more particu-
larly a Frenchman) near the spot.
One would have hoped for something more in unison
with the age in which we live—something less likely to
belie the character, feelings, and wealth of the first
city in the world. But there they now stand—a national
disgrace, and a byeword to our neighbours, who might
justly ridicule this attempt of the " sublime and beau-
tiful. I should suppose the Commissioners of Woods
and Forests considered them a necessary appendage to
our National Gallery—a tout ensemble to that other
laughing-stock.
Sure enough, when an Englishman visits Paris, and
takes his walks in the Champ Elysees, he will feel his
cheek flush with shame at the bare recollection of Tra-
falgar-square ; and yet the former presents no local
advantages out of the reach of the latter.

Sincei:ely do I hope, that what has bean so badly done,
may speedily he undone, and that, instead of this
childish display of dirty water, we may be refreshed by the
sight of a clear and copious flow from morning to night.
I am, Sir, AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
April 9th, 1844.

SHOCKING DISCOVERY.—Friday morning, in con-
sequence of a very unpleasant effluvium being perceived to
arise from a hamper among some goods in the warehouse at
Fresh .wharf, London-bridge, it was opened, when the con-
tents were found to consist of a male infant, which was
wrapped up in a piece of linen. It was in a state of decom-
position. On Saturday Mr. William Payne held an inquest
at the vestry-hall of St. Magnus's Church, Thames-street, on
the body. From the evidence it appeared that on Good
Friday a small wicker basket, containing the deceased, was
sent from Yarmouth by the Ramona steam-packet, and re-
ceived at the London-bridge-wharf. Round the package was
a piece of paper, upon which was written the following:—
" Mr. Worsten, No. 2, Qeane-squeare—Steme paket. To be
left till corled for." The constable of the wharf had been to
No. 2, Queen-square, Finsbury, and there found a gentleman
named Watson, who was in attendance. The surgeon who
had examined the body was of opinion that the mother had
not received professional attendance at the birth, and that
the child had died from loss of blood. Mr. Watson said he
did not know who had sent the child : he was quite certain it
was not intended for him. The Corner—Then you did not
expect such an Easter gift? Witness—Certainly not. A
juror—Can you tell the handwriting on the paper? Witness,
after looking very attentively, replied that he could not. The
Coroner, at the suggestion of the jury, adjourned the in-
quiry, to afford the police time to find out the mother.
ASSAULT ON A CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICER.— 011
Friday a case was brought before the Borough magistrates
at Rochester, in which Mr. George Batten, of her Majesty's
Customs at Sheerness charged George Clayton, captain of
the Joseph Collins, of Goole, with assaulting him in the exe-
cution of his duty. It appeared that Mr. Batten went off
in a boat to defendant's vessel, then lying off the dockyard at
Sheerness, and on coming alongside applied for anchorage
dues, and requested to see defendant's coast and clearance
papers, when he placed himself in a position to prevent Mr.
Batten boarding the vessel, and threatened to knock him
overboard. One of the boatmen coming to Mr. Batten's as-
sistance, the latter succeeded on getting on board, when the
defendant not only refused to produce his papers, but also
threatened to knock him down if he attempted to enter the
cabin. Mr. Batten then said he should apply to the Coast-
guard for assistance, and ultimately got sight of the papers,
and also found on board foreign goods not enumerated there-
in. The captain, in his defence, said he did not think Mr.
Batten was an officer of Customs, as he came off in an old
whale boat and wore no distinctive button. The law in this
case awards a punishment by imprisonment for a term not
exceeding nine nor less than six months, and the defendant
being found guilty of the offence, he was adjudged to be im-
prisoned for six months.

DR. WOLFF.—This noble-minded gentleman ar.
rived here yesterday morning in the Duke of Cornwall
steamer, from Constantinople, on his return from Bokhara.
He was most enthusiastically cheered on his landing, and
was met on the quay by his wife and son and Capt. Grover.
The Doctor looked very well, considering the fatigue and
privations as well as anxiety of mind, he has endured since
leaving this place. He has brought with him several valuable
presents, consisting of a Persian dress and shawls given to him
by the King of Bokhara, which, we are informed, were di-
rected by the Lords of Treasury to be passed by the
Customs' authorities here without duty. He had also, we
understand, some of the effects of the imprisoned officers
whose release he went to Bokhara to endeavour to obtain,
but whom he found on his arrival there had been killed.—
Hampshire Independent.
CONTEMPLATED ROYAL BAL COSTUME.— Con
sidering the depressed state of the west end trade it is with
great pleasure that we hear of the increasing rumour in the
higher circles of another grand Bal Costume at Court. It is
there generally asserted that the Queen, taking into con-
sideration the losses experienced during the two successive
seasons by trade in London, through the happy domestic
events in her Majesty's home circle, has determined to give
numerous fetes, and amongst others, one similar to that which
produced so much sensation, and did so much good to me-
tropolitan industry, four years ago.—Post.
INNOVATIONS IN THE CHURCH.—We are happy to
hear that the Rev. A. NV. Taylor, rector of St. Mary's,
Stoke Newington, has consented, in consequence of a friendly
communication from the Bishop of Llandaff, the ordinary of
the parish, to remove the objectionable innovations lately
made in the church service.
THE RATTLER AND ALECTO.—These experimental
steam sloops, the former of 888 tons, and propelled by Mr. F.
P. Smith's screw, Commander Smith (b), and the latter of
800 tons burden, propelled by paddle-wheels, and commanded
by Lieutenant Hoseason, both of 200- horse power, arrived off
Granton Pier, Frith of Forth, on Friday, April 4, at eight,
A. from the North Seas, where the very interesting trials,
most of which we have already recorded, took place, and re-
sulted in favour of the Rattler. On starting from Leith Roads,
on the 7th of April, at 21 min. past five P.M., with very little
power on the screw, and after up to full speed, the Rattler
performed a circle, during a fresh breeze from the N.E., in
five minutes ten seconds time, taken by Captain J. D. Bas-
wall, R.N.

STATE BALL.—On Saturday last cards were issued
from the Lord Chamberlain's office for a grand ball, at Buck-
ingham Palace, on the 25th instant. It is said that her Ma-
jesty intends to enliven the Court by three State balls this
season.

MARRIAGE OF THE MARQUIS OF BUTE.—The nup-
tials of the Marquis of Bute with the Lady Sophia Frede-
rica Christina Hastings, eldest surviving daughter of Francis
first Marquis-of Hastings, were celebrated on Thursday last at
Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire. The ceremony took place in the
library of the Castle, at half-past one o'clock, in the presence
of a select circle of the friends of both noble families, among
whom were—Lord and Lady James Stuart, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Villiers Stuart, Mr. Hamilton Fitzgerald, Sir John
and Lady Cunningham Fairlie, the Lord Justice-General, &c.
After the ceremony a sumptuous ddeuner was served in the
dining-hall of the castle to a numerous circle. At four
o'clock the happy pair left Loudoun for Dumfries House, in a
splendid new carriage, drawn by four bay horses, and escorted
by a troop of the Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry, who turned
out in honour of the event.

SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON-GARDENS.—On Saturday
afternoon the following determined act of suicide was com-
mitted in Kensington-gardens :—About four o'clock, as a
lad was walking round the gravel walk at the south-west
corner of the gardens, which is at that part only separated
from the high (Kensington) road by a wall extending to the
palace entrance, he observed a person standing amongst the
cluster of trees on the north of the path, and going towards
him he discovered that he was hanging by a piece of cord to a
short projecting bough of the tree. He immediately called to
one of the labourers in the gardens, who hastened to the spot
and cut the cord with his shovel. Symptoms of life being still
apparent, the gardenman ran off instantly to the residence of
Mr. Merriman, surgeon, of Kensington-square, one of whose
assistants accompanied him back to the spot, and having
poured some ammonia into the unfortunate man's mouth,
opened a vein in the right arm, from which some blood
flowed, but life was then quite extinct. When first dis-
covered the deceased's feet touched the ground, and so
determinedly had he pressed his neck on the cord that
in front it had nearly cut the flesh. The deceased appears
to be between sixty and seventy years of age, about
five feet eight or nine inches high, rather large fea.
tures, fair, white hair, rather bald at the top of the head, and
was dressed in a dark brown great-coat, a black frock-coat,
black cloth waistcoat, dark ribbed cloth trousers, Wellington
boots, nearly new, and altogether of gentlemanly and mili-
tary appearance. His shirt collar (a detached one) was
marked " T. W. C.," and round his neck was a black silk
stock with long ends. His shirt was marked "H. J., 3," and
over it was a clean flannel waistcoat. In his pockets were
found four small keys on a brass ring, a latch key, a drab
silk purse empty, a pair of old tortoiseshell spectacles, a
yellow silk pocket handkerchief, and threepence halfpenny
in copper, and in his: left hand, trousers pocket was found a
dark handled razor. One of the gardenmen states that he
had noticed the deceased walking about the gardens all the
afternoon ; but that cannot be the fact, as the afternoon was
very wet, while
deceased's boots are scarcely soiled. Informa-
tion of the circumstance was immediately sent to the police-
station at Kensington, when two constables were sent with
a stretcher, on which the body was removed to the work-
house in Gloucester-road, Kensington, where it awaits a
coroner's inquest.
The election of a successor to Mr. Wallace, for
the representation of Greenock, is fixed to take place on Tues-
day. Although every effort has been made for the purpose, by
a few of the ultras, no opposition candidate has ventured
to come forward, we are glad to state, in opposition to Mr.
Baine. Mr. Bruce, of Kennett, Sir Henry Pottinger, and
the Marquis of. Lorne, were all spoken of, and, we believe, in
some shape or other applied to and urged to present them-
selves, but, to the credit of the people of Greenock,
when the state of public opinion was sounded,
not one of those gentlemen could find such an
opening as gave them the slightest likelihood of success had
they presented themselves. With every confidence, therefore,
that Mr. Baine will act a part which will give satisfaction'
both to his constituents and his countrymen, we are happy to
announce that he is thus likely to be returned without oppo-
sition.—Gasgow Saturday Post.

The Prussian Universal Gazette states that the
bridge of Thorn has been carried away by the drifting ice.
The mail steamer between Gramdenz and Gruppe was sunk
by the ice on the Ist instant. Five lives and the letter-bag
were lost.
PRAGUE, MARciii 13.—A terrible inundation com-
menced here yesterday. The Danube, after rising consider..
ably, broke through its prison of ice, and penetrated into the
city. The Jewish quarter and other parts where the poor
population reside were immediately inundated. Some lives
have been lost. In many places persons escaped from the
first floors into boats, but the majority of the streets were
blocked up by the large masses of ice which had floated in.
—Augsburgh Gazette.
; and on the day
SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—The freedom of the city
will be presented to this distinguished man on Tuesday next
h'celowckillinbetheneteCrotuainnceidl
aCtha ambersumptuous dinner by all
the leading parties of the city.—Scotch Reformers ( Glasgow)
Gazette.
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