The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-17 00:00:00

BRIGHTON RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
am one of your old readers, but I have not
observed in your paper, under railway matters, the
great change that has taken place in the Brighton
Railway management. Mr. Peter Clerk (our best
friend) has left the Midland Company, after having
raised our shares from 601. to 1301., and undertook
the superintendence of the Brighton Line, where no
doubt he will effect a very happy change in the ex-
penses of that Company, by his very able and judi-
cious management. In future the dividends will be
very satisfactory to the Proprietors of the Brighton
line. Yours, respectfully,
A MIDLAND HOLDER.
Leeds, Feb. 14.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,—lt has been known all along that ships and
vessels are found to resist the pressure of sails, and
still we go on building on the same plan, and all are
astonished they do not sail faster, which is impossible,
until we make use of more power than the sails to
increase speed on a wind.
Such has been suggested to the Admiralty years
ago, and pointed out that ships go faster astern when
taken aback, or miss stays, than they ever went
ahead ; and if they wanted them to go faster, they
must introduce into the hulls of all ships and vessels a
power that would continually act on a wind, inde-
pendent of masts, yards, and sails, which will in-
crease with the wind to any amount, concentrating
the force to one point or many, according to the sea
then going. But this, like many other suggestions,
are treated with contempt, because it does not ema-
nate from a ship-builder, whose opinion is consulted
in preference to those that have to sail them. I hope
you will expose the folly of such conduct, and so give
a trial to convince those that are sceptical.—Your
constant reader, A PRACTICAL OFFICER.
London, Feb 7, 1845.

SOUTH WILTS ELECTION.—The election for the
southern division of Wiltshire took place on Saturday
at Salisbury. Mr. W. Wyndham proposed, and Mr. J.
L. Jacob seconded the nomination of the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, as a fit and proper person to serve in
Parliament as a Knight of the Shire for the southern
division of the county of Wilts, and there being no
other candidate, the Right Hon. Gentleman was declared
duly elected. A dinner was subsequently given by the
High Sheriff, at which the Right Hon. Gentleman was
present.

CommissioN or LUNACY.—On Saturday a com-
mission de lunatic° inquirendo was opened at the Roe-
buck Tavern, Turaham-geen, before Francis Barlow,
Esq., and fifteen special jurors, to inquire as to the state
of mind of William Churchill, aged 28, of Ham-
mersmith, possessed cf about 13,0001. in funded property,
and des?tncled from a collateral branch of the family of
the first Duke of Marlborough. The o
intnission w .15
!ireapposed. The jury expressed tlicupsOves
~
and on his retirement from the room unanimously re-
urned a verdict, " That William oiyrchill was of un-
sound mind, awl twi been ea two** 14 Jiguary, 1841

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AND
VutOtt ®pinion.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
The Spanish mail, of the 7th inst., has not arrived, °whir t.
the great fall of snow on the Pyrenees, and in the South of Feaneel'
At Paris the cold continued very severe. ardirenheit's therms/ •
meter, at six o'clock on Wednesday, marked 11, being 21, 101°4
freezing. At Brussels the cold was still more intense, the 001'
mometer having fallen to 7.
The Count de Ratti.Menton, Consul at Canton, is about to. he
oppointed Consul-Genera/ for France at Manilla, in the room of ',llf•
Bezrot.
The following appears in the Afrique :—" We learn that tit ella
members of the Chambers of Peers and Deputies have formed a I 're'
ject for founding agriculturalestablishments in Algeria. It KV'
tr
also from our correspondent at Philippeville, that M. Ferdintis
1
Barrot has acquired within the immediate territories of that tor !
from 1,000 to 1,200 hectares (2,500 to 3,000 acres) of land, whit 0
he intends to divide into about 40 farms, and to settle families ispetoo
them. It is added, that the Minister of War has shown himself
be very favourable to the realisation of this great undertaking.'
It appears from an official return of the commerce of 01,1°1;
loupe during the second quarter of 1844, that the imports amounts'
to 6,937,504 C, of which 4,805,521 f. was for French merchat.
dice from France, 669,915 f. for French merchandise front the
French colonies and fisheries, and 4,465,068 f. for foreign WO*
chandise.
A letter from Algesiras of the 29th ult. states that the Spanllll
war.steamor Gironda, in passing under the batteries of elibeal‘a.Cl
had been fired upon. The circumstance was motioned in
Spanish Chamber of Deputies, when the Minister of Divine awl";
the Gironda at the time had in tow a coast-guard vessel which hr
been disabled by :the weather, and the officer of one of the hate°.
IM
ries, imagining that the vessel in tow was one that had bee°
tured by the steamer within the waters of Gibraltar, and thereft;e:
in violation of the laws of neutrality, had fired upon the Giren_.,l
This assurance had been given by the Governor of Gibraltar, a'r;
he had not only dismissed the officer in command from the fill
that lie held, but had also given orders that in future 110 SPe be
vessel passing by Gibraltar should, under any circumstance.,
Bred upon. , tense
A Berlin letter of the 7th inst., gives the following so— 4ia
—" The day before yesterday an old chorus-singer of the ur-,;11.,
Opera, named Bredersck, went to one of the magistrates, and_„'Pra,
taneously confessed that he was the sole incendiary of the vriiat
house, burnt down in the night of the 18th of August, 184.-1
soder
he did it in revenge for a severe reproof given him by the tbis
of the chorus, and effected it by scattering lighted tinder 4 to
wardrobe and other parts of the theatre. Ho was contrait g
prison, but the stateof extreme destitution which he was t'—ied
first to a belief that he had accused himself merely to gain 17,110,
lodgings. The minute details, however, which he has sincea.
corroborated by other information obtained by the polices
to indicate that he has told the truth."

0
The case of Mr. C. J. Mathews, the comedian, came on 100..
Court of Bankruptcy. It appeared that under the agrealotti tM
tered into some time since, 6b oi. had been paid into Court „
insolvent, and was now in the hands of the assignees. towilli°L,
payment of a dividend. The insolvent underwent a long ge103.,
nation, but nothing of any importance was elicited, And 5,„„ to
ally Mr. Commissioner Shepherd adjourned the Mandl:Wl--
Wednesday.
eati4
Anne Wilson was committed from Marylebone, ahem
to drown her own child.

DITSCETsLANZOTIS. eonstnittell
Two women, named Chandler and Puddy, have been - ~. oar '
by the Coroner for Somersetshire, to take their trials for o'o bad
der of the child of the prisoner Chandler. Both the prone. thelf
been inmates of the Axbridge Union Workhouse, and on
leaving the union they poisoned the child with laudanunx he Off
At the Guildhall, Plymouth, on Wednesday, a won't"' tilde!!
of a seaman named Johnson, who was charged with 014-jurin*
girl and robbing her of her purse, hung herself in her cell read
the night. The policeman on opening her cell the next '-b.lOl
thought she was standing against the wall underneath theether
window of the cell. Finding she did not stir, he ItlVrf.: ii:
off IS
and thee discovered that s I'e was hanging from the u'" s 4 air
ground. Life had been extinct some time before she w
covered,
mAI
HAMBURGH AND DUTCH -- goo!
,
BERLIN, FEB. 3.—A report, which has been I?LiopeolDS
time in circulation, that the King had comma 7;1. ths,
several statesmen to draw up a constitution I rue'
Prussian monarchy, seems to gain credit; this inggolok
subject being seriously discussed in the higher aped' '
and not contradicted by men in very elevated Py-re
great joy is felt here on this account. If the
eiots
should prove true, a brilliant prospect will be trbiliWr.,
Prussia, and for all Germany, and the name osl ia Pw
jesty will be distinguished among the gres' $
annals of Germany.
HANOVER, FEB. 7.—We learn that our G°f;wesi.--.1.,
has granted several considerable advantages 1°„,2 on w-
and Norwegian ships in the Elbe, placing u'el-000 .
same footing as those of great Britain and Thr,.1,.1. 21"1
FRONTIERS OF BOHEMIA AND SAXONY, "-- On
Commissioners have been appointed at Presdetet.01
Vienna for the definitive regulation of the fr°- - ,
...,-
Austria and Saxony. , tsjr,
FRANKFORT, FEB. 4.—Some steps have Vlpirlifisl
in our city towards the formation of a Christian r . ,
lie Catholic community. The notion is rnech,3ipar,
by the middle class of the Roman Catholic inu.t, to ''
The highet classes manifest but little incliesily.m..
and the lower are withheld by worldly considerftlw-0411.
BERLIN, FEB. 6.—We learn that the negotiate are
lb. Danish Government respecting the bound ere Or •
4hisiceu off for the Erieent, and our Cominissioneregil
"alemed:from Cc,ipen, n a few days 'ago. weed,
thieS tfieepdeavoima o our Government have ft' peel''
As neaseam to 1111 4111 say one point with Elie
GoVentßlMEtt. being
HAIIDII/1101- , Xl*. 10.—The trarnhargh sh
macbe has arrived at Cuxhaven from China, ~niee
first of our ships that has visited one of the newly
- •
.•
ports of that empire. .a 0
POLIES FRONTIERS, FEB. 2.—Accounts fir! ibe
„A• ;
have-been received from St. Petersburgb, that' °5
peror is suffering from the jaundice, but is able Wis or .
to business as usual. . The health of the EinPress
to have become worse. Nan .eV.-.1
THE HAGUE, FEB. 12.—Our journals eon—..., 0 41
notices of the return of the frost, which is Pre.
_..„en/ iii"
the mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer being
deg., or eleven below freezing point. .164%5 •
THE HAGUE, FEB. 13.—The Dutch Governiki, it, '. )
ing discovered at the beginning of the Year I lOW—
' of -
there was an extensive manufactory of Dint eto
copper coin at Birmingham, took measures toed by '
to the evil, in which it was zealously second
English Government. 111:01
The exertions-of the police at Birminghsel.
a stop to this coining ; and the Custom-1101w`iv of?f,
at Liverpool have seized a considerable quantliZoopot "" '
base coin, which was already on board a vessel
Sinuapore. X .-
Instructions have been sent to the Goeerileirrlooo
to direct all the colonial authorities to do
such
boa ‘Diril„
to prevent the circulation and sale of ann rev of
In consequence, the Government has alrealfrioce
an official notice issued by the Government
of 42°
Wales's Island, Sincapore, and Malacca. tions wet
The Government has answered the observe be prvisi,
section of the Second Chamber, respecting t does°
of law for the execution of Art. 6 of the Funtio.
Law treating of the right of voting, and of Glee
The Chambers not sitting.
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HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Fx IL Oone-
Hill& 113

Austrian 5 per Cents
............ Bank Shares ........... . 1650 iisii
•,.4

-Hl lelotupss: iraai
ennsdLcooa.n3 Inscription.........
.a.n .d
Ditto,A4Dl tgtol
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 1057. 1p5993<
4t b• •.
series.. ' ..
1.
... : : i 1 35
,9,
Ditto, in Certificate
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • ..
,gl4 r ,
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Ditto Stieglitz
ActualP o r t ug ue
Debt,se L o2asn ,
p2e
Spanish New 5 per Cent • • • ........ • • •
DAngutct.
Ditto 3 per Cent ..
•
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.• • • .7% -,.0
1141' Cpeenrt.en..t•••• 86-731 •-.ii;
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •• • • - '-
National Bank Shares
Exchange on London. ~7 13-15
Petersburgh, Three months ••• • • • "•6 13 .
Bremen, Two months.. • • • • • ....
—Thigglargla Borsenhalle, Feb. 11. Fyn, 14. SIIII•DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTZIDAX.. --- al
Money 6.
63i‘ 7S,
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent • ..... ••• • • • 77.,4 99
Ditto, 3 per Cent ..................34 100
Ditto, 4 per Cent...
994., 100,1
Ditto, 3 per Cent..... ••••••• • " • • • • 994 927.
Amort Syndic, 434 per Cent•• •••• " • • 914 i IS
Ditto 3 Company,. ••••••• • • • • • ' • 1473 ---
Commercial 434 per Cent • • ~...
East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • • • •• • • ••
.... lb
Exchange on London, one month 2 90
Two m0nth5...............12 30
At sight.. ••• • • • ..... ••' • '• 35 al
On Hamburgh •••••• • • • • " 2g ....-
Two months.• •••••• • • • " •. ". ..-
On Paris .... ....... .•• • •
.....
Two months. • • • • • • • • • • • • ' •
—DUtch Papers, Feb. 15.
ra• Fo' 7 ' 04
!AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viss • , 1
5 per Cent. Metalliques• • • • .• • • ....... ::. 102
4 per Cent. ditt0........................ ••••••••••" • • • • • • ". • • "
3 per Cent. ditto• • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • ' • " .... •
Loan, 1834 ••.•••• • • • • • ..... • ...... .. ,--A9 •
Ditto, 1839 ... ...... .•••••• • • • ' • ' :: .--
• • • • • '' 56
Bank Shares ..... . ..
Esterhazy•A Loan •• • • • • • • •• • •• .• '.
•
RAILWAYS. , 18714,
. ..... 1364
The Northern, or Ferdinand •• •
...... 534
Ologgnitz • . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • •
... .
.... • • 12
—Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 10. FSO. ll' lkolg
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-13W•—• Bills. rw
100
6 -.-
2'7' ~L
01
----''''""."------"..--.Veral beau
er 1341.
ENAMELLING.—We have receive ~
so coPL(180
specimens of this art, executed in goy' ~ontoor ...test
se In
letter paper, by J. Windsor. Tho ~ froo;the.M ii
cidedly superior, and have a fine toffee' 0 the .lirrielf
tinges of colour exhibited according and te_reijoest
thrown upon them. Windsor Castle
syouMble 61)1413g.
Houses of Parliament are very f e
and the colon
ornipgi
both for the correctness of the outlin s
ridttY In. so°
O u *tutit'n' big
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. his Insp. . _.,9, P •
a sermon in aid of the funds of.,,_iii.,.gar_no!or,c: ,
preached at St. Matthews' Chan;e7iFr'orGarth Y
the Rev. James Proctor, A. M., v , sd. ~, ot
1. 96. sso-
The sum collected amounted to 21 .
,r, pi 1(.04
HOSPITAL Fort CONSUMPTION
01,i'llichniOnu_ kiptillo
THE CHEST.—His Grace the Duke
sltution, 1017;
.• hz
&c., and President of the above 1 I
le
P. Cross, E feqs4--$l,
intimated to the Secretary (Osborn
nniVerSarl ..44ied. ..
consent to preside at the ensuir!g
~_ dub, Advil= r„,foro4
e I,' or
The day for which it is fixed will ve ..„ _-.T :„,
ItAILivA ' refilw-r gr
SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLN
scrape by u,a uo. _
of Lincoln has got himself intor,..
aation iron t!"•_'; pa
ellY" the
neglecting to answer some aPP l,c_fficiei cap
prole to r
agents
addressed to him in his u
hue Vir
_,,, Or, .
ny In " uid P 5. re de
agents of the Railway ComPa . hue wo we
_.
Mayor twice, 'stating that as their
•Ticeis, thelesuedr e$ •
lands belonging to the freemen_e
said freemenavi 034,113,,.
throws of having a meetin of behalfthe '
a the C°lstP, the b'' b"
that some gentlemen on iaatiovej,on 1°,1,11
attend and give the necessary er,t"
_i.,,iiect 1,1”" int 0;'
.4
His Vti,r,..ip ha, 1,c,v.-T m ,de t 3 . 1".:-. e' d the rev' r 0: ,
freetio 11, hoc has he ever uck,.owhog
$' PP
letters.—Lincolnshire Advertiser. . ....ki 0.
We bare received from differential-sj
unto of the WWI 4v4t to illi _CM DI W

St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ••• • • "1:: -
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Celli,
Exchange on London, 3 months• • • • • • •
—Prussian State Gazette. Feb. 12.