The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-28 00:00:00

mother, added to the shame and remorse, produced
frenzy, during which she perpetrated the murder of
her infant, and afterwards destroyed herself."
During the course of the proceedings, Gibbons, the
summoning officer, informed the Coroner that the father
of the infant was in attendance.
The jury said it was unnecessary to ask the father
any questions, as he knew nothing of the dreadful tran-
The Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a
verdict —" That the mother, Eliza Daniels, destroyed her-
self and infant in a fit of insanity."

CRICKETING CHRONOLOGY, 1844.
The following is a list of the great matches played
during the year, and in what manner they ter-
minated:—
May 6.—Marylebor.e and St. John's Wood, at
Lord's ; Marylebone 81 and 22, total 103 ; St. John's
Wood 215—not finished.
13. Two Elevens of Marylebone Club, A to K and
L to Z, at Lord's ; A. to K 79 and 64, total 143 ; I.

to Z 73—not finished.
16. Marylebone Club and University of Cam-
bridge, at Cambridge; won by Marylebone, 303 ;
Cambridge 135 and 151, total 286—won by one

innings and 17 runs•
27. Two Twelves of the Marylebone Club, at
Lord's; R. Kynaston, E.l.'s side 87 ; W. Mills, Esq.'s
side 73—not finished.
30. Marylebone and University of Oxford, at Cowley
Marsh ; won by Oxford, 67 and 63, total 130—Mary-
lebone 43 and 82, total 125.
June 3.—Marylebone Club and Ground and Clap-
ton, at Lord's ; Marylebone 128 and 92, total 220 ;
Chipton 31—not finished.
10. Marylebone Club and Ground and County of
Surrey (with F. Pilch), at Lord's : won by Surrey,
58 and 76, total 134 ; Marylebone 80 and 52, total 132

—won by three wickets.
Nine Gentlemen and Two Players of Sussex,
and Nine Gentlemen and Two Players of Hants, at
Brighton ; won by Sussex, 141 and 41, total 182 ;
Hants 100 and 81, total 181—won by 10 wickets.
17. Gentlemen of Kent and Gentlemen of England,
at Lord's ; won by England, 63 and 138, total 201 ;
Kent 116 and 82, total 198 —won by five wickets.
24. Marylebone Club and Ground and West of
England (with four Players of England), at Lord's ;
won by Marylebone, 81 and 69, total 150; West of
England 97 and 52, total 149—won by two wickets.
27. Marylebone and University of Oxford Return
Match, at Lord's; won by Oxford, 77 and 82, total
159 ; Marylebone 32 and 51, total 83.
Kent and Sussex, at Canterbury ; won by
Sussex, 46 and 153, total 199; Kent 90 and 107,
total 197—won by one wicket.
July I.—Kent and England, at Lord's ; won by
Kent 117 and 55, total 172; England 59 and 97,
total 156.
8. Marylebone Club and Ground and Hampshire
(with Fuller Pilch and Good), at Lord's ; won by
Marylebone 118 and 175, total 293 ; Hants 90 and 57,

total 147.
11. Kent and Sussex Return Match at Brighton ;
won by Kent 147 and 176, total 323; Sussex 215 and
99, total 314.
15. Marylebone Club and Ground (with Fuller
Pilch) and Northern Counties (with A. Mynn), at
Lord's; won by Marylebone 97 and 76, total 173 ;
Northern Counties 105 and 55, total 160.
18. Marylebone Club (with Lillywiiite and Hillyer)
and Audley End (with Fenner, Ri, gwood, and Dean),
at Audley End; won by Marylebone 74 and 143,
total 217; Audley End 56 and 156, total 212.
22. Marylebone Club and Ground (with Wenman)
and the County of Sussex, at Lord's; won by Sussex
154 ; Marylebone 50 and 92, total 142—won by one
innings and 12 runs.
25. Marylehone Club and Ground and County of
Norfolk (with F. Pilch), at Lord's ; won by Norfolk
69 and 111, total 170 ; Marylebone 79 and 71,
total 150.
29. Gentlemen and Players, at Lord's ; won by
Players 130 and 141, total 271 ; Gentlemen 128 and
105, total 233.
Nottingham and Sheffield. at Sheffield; won by
Notting-haln 70 and 103, total 173 ; Sheffield 77 and
95, total 172.
August s.—Marylebone Club and Ground and
West of England (with four Players of England)
Return Match, at Lansdowne ; won by West of
England 71 and 110, total 182 ; Marylebone 61 and
40, total 101.
Gentlemen of Sussex and South Hants, at
Southampton ; won by Sussex 140; South Hants 46
and 57, total 103—won by one innings and 37 runs.
8. Marylebone Club and Ground and County of
Herts, at Redbourn ; won by Marylebone 82 and 51,
total 133 ; Herts 85 and 47, total 132—won by six
wickets.
13. Kent and England Return Match, at Canter-
bury ; won by England 96 and 87, total 183 ; Kent
94 and 37, total 131.
16. Gentlemen of Kent and Gentlemen of England
Return Match, at Canterbury ; Kent 107 and 64,
total 171 ; England 119 and 25, total 144, with four
wickets to go down—drawn by mutual consent.
19. Marylebone Club and Ground and Sussex Re-
turn Match, at Brighton ; won by Sussex 171 and
287, total 458 ; Marylebone 153 and 219, total 372.
22. Marylebone Club and Ground and Petworth
Club and Ground, at Petworth; won by Petworth 77
and 87, total 164 ; Marylebone 47 and 116, total 163
—won by four wickets.
26. Marylebone Club and Ground and Northern
Counties Return Match, at Leicester ; won by
Northern Counties 126 ; Marylebone 71 and 52, total
123—won by one innings and three runs.
27. Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells, at Tunbridge;
won by Tunbridge 151 ; Tunbridge Wells, 53 and 66,
total 119—won by one innings and 32 runs.
29. Marylebone Club and Ground and South Hants
Club and Ground Return Match, at Southampton;
won by South Hants 107 and 85, total 192 ; Mary-
lebone 143 and 45, total 188—won by five wickets.
September s.—Marylebone Club and Ground and
County of Norfolk (with F. Pilch) Return Match, at
Swaffham ; won by Norfolk 45 and 8, total 53.
7. Oxonians and Brighton, at Brighton ; won by
Oxonians 120 and 61, total 181 ; Brighton 53 and 51,
total 104.
9. Six Gentlemen of Nottingham and Five Players
of England, and Eleven Players of Nottingham, at
Nottingham ; won by Gentlemen, &c., 170 and 55,
total 225 ; Players 123 and 90, total 213.
12. Married and Single of England, for the benefit
of the Plarfrs, at Tunbridge Wells; won by Married
134 and 101, total 235 ; Single 82 and 144, total 226.
18. E onians and Brighton, at Brighton ; won by
the Etonians 216 ; Brighton 75 and 46, total 121—
won by one innines and 95 runs.

We have been informed, and we hope it is true,
that the Adinir.tty have it in conte,nphition to improve
the :dress of the midshipmen of the Navy, by giving
them gold aiguilltttes when in full d, C-s, hilalliar to those
worn by aspirants in the French and other Navies; for
nothing can be more unmeaning than the wkite patch on
the collar. The mates, too, we have heard, are to wear
gold frogs in full dress, without the bullion, which will be
a great improvement. The uniform of the higher grades
also requires amendment, as it is impossible at present
to distinguish the different ranks of officers.—Naval and
Military Gazette.
LASCAR SEAMEN.—It has no doubt been generally
noticed that there has been, and particularly at certain
periods of the year, a great number of poor Lascars
about the streets, wandering without food or clothing, in
a state ef great destitution and wretchedness, very fre-
quently to all appearance half perished wi!li cold and
hunger. The condition of these poor fellows has been
much deplored, being unused to the cold and vicissitudes
of our climate. The cause of their being thrown desti
tote upon our streets was, that very frequently, in the
case of English vessels voyaging to India, the crew have
been taken ill on the passage, or at the place of destina
thin, and have died in great numbers, so that the captain
had no alternative but to engage a number of these
Lascar seamen to work, or assist in working, the vessel
home, which being accomplished, they are turned adrift
to make room for able and more experienced sailors. This
evil will no doubt be greatly remedied by a clause inserted
in the new Merchant Seamen's Act in their regard.
The 64th section of the Act exacts, that if any person
being a Malay, Lascar, or native of the territories under
the Government of the East India Company, or Asiatic,
or African seamen, having been brought to the United
Kingdom on board any slip, shall be found here in dis-
tress for want of food, clothing, and other necessaries, it
shall be lawful for the Admiralty, at their discretion, to
supply necessary and seasonable relief to him, and to
maintain him until he be sent on board some ship to be
conveyed to or near the port whence he was shipped,
and also to advance the money to defray the expense of
the passage—all this advanced money and expense being
considered a debt due to her Majesty, and recoverable as
such, with full costs of suits, in any of the courts of
law in her Majesty's dominions, or the territories of the
East India Company, from the owner and master, or
either of them, of the ship on board which such person
or seaman shall have been brought in the capacity of
eaman to this country.
THE COSTS OF SUMMARY CoNvlcrioN.----At the
Aylesbury Petty Sessions, Emanuel Priest was convicted
of having set a snare in a hare's run on the preserve of
Sir J. D. King, Bart., at Halton. He was committed to
prison for seven days, iu default of the payment ef one
shilling fine and nineteen shillings costs. At the same
sessions, William Jeffkins was committed to prison for
ten days, in default of the payment of two and sixpence
fine and twenty shillings costs, for having trespassed in
pursuit of game on the preserve of the above gentleman.
At the Ashendon Petty Sessions, Stacey Scott was con-
victed of having been in search of game on land at
\Vaddesdon, which is preserved by the Duke of Buck-
ingham, and sentenced to pay a fine of ten shillings, and
twenty-eight and sixpence costs. Out of these last costs
it appeared the magistrate's clerk claimed 11 2s. 6d.
COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT CwM AVON.—On Friday
last an explosion took place at Cwm Avon, by which
seven men were ightly burnt, but are expected to re-
sume their work in a few days. Die explosion was
caused by the carelessness of a fresh hand, in not pro-
perly trying the "stall" with the safety lamp before in-
troducing a candle. A very exaggerated report of this
accident has been spread through the country, but we
can vouch to the accuracy of our statement, which was
obtained by personal inquiries from the manager :and
• workmen on the spot.—Swansea Journal.