The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-15 00:00:00

CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE.

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9256 d,

Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall-gar-
dens yesterday, from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle.
Lord Jocelyn had an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet.
Sir R. Peel left town in the afternoon for his seat. Drayton
Manor, Staffordshire.

A WOMAN WOUNDED BY A Hoßss-suou.—Last
evening, between five and six o'clock, the following very
singular accident occurred to a young woman, named Jane
Whitehead, residing in New-street, Gough-square. She was
going along Fetter-lane, and while passing the shop of Mr.
- Wade, the baker, something struck her across the arm,
and passed through the window, which was discovered to be
4tfl the shoe of an omnibus horse, which was going at a rapid
_%2 • rate towards Holborn. The female was very seriously
injured on the left arm, and was taken to the nearest sur-
geon, who dressed the wound, which was several inches in
length. The omnibus was stopped, and the number taken
by the police.
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FIRE IN Wurrrcturnr.—Yesterday morning,
shortly before one o'clock, a tire broke out in the extensive
saw-mills belonging to Mr. William Adamson, in John-street,
Whitechapel. The discovery was made by some of the
neighbours, who perceived smoke issuing from the upper
floor of the premises. With all promptitude the engines ar-
_
_ rived, and there being a good supply of water, the firemen,
- by dint of great perseverance, succeeded in confining the
- flames to the upper floors and workshop, but they were not
entirely subdued until considerable damage had been done to
the building and the stock in trade. The origin of the fire is.
_ not precisely known, but it is supposed to have originated
. from the overheat of the furnace flue.
ErreicsivE THEFT.—A young man, salesman in a
respectable wholesale and retail warehouse in town, is at pre-
sent in custody, charged with the theft, within the last ten
or eleven months, of an enormous quantity of soft goods, the
property of his employers It appears that, in consequence
of a parcel of goods having left the premises without being
accounted for, and from other circumstances, suspicion was
created against the individual referred to, and after some
questioning he was led to admit, to a certain extent, his guilt.
The police afterwards searched his house, which is situated
on the south side of the river, where they discovered a large
and costly collectian of imods, embracing more or less of al-
most every ankle usually found in a draper's or h aberdasheris
stock, consist'ive' of ix eadeleths, gown pieces of every variety,
from satieette downwards, waistcoat pieces, linens. cot-
tons, napery, ribbon, blankets, stockings, &c. &c. From
letters fund in the house, it was, at the same time,
ascertained that lie has been in the habit of sending con-
siderable quantities of goods to the country, particularly
to Peterhead, for which, it appears, a large package was de-
spatched only a day or so before. He has alai been lavish of
presents among his friends; and, altogether, there must have
been passing through his hands goods to an extraordinary ex-
tent, though the amount of his employer's loss cannot as yet
be ascertained. It is apprehended that at least a portion of
the goods sent to Peterhead may yet be recovered; and for.
this purpose a police-officer has been dispatched to that
town. Thursday, the prisoner was examined for the first
time, an re-committed.—Glasgow Argus.
FORTiFyING THE COAST--We are informed that a
detachment of sappers and miners arrived at Ifayle last week,
and proceeded to the parish of Zennor, where they have been
engaged in repairing a battery, and report states that glans
of heavy calibre are shortly to be mounted there. We have
been informed that other places along the coast are to be vi-
sited by this party of sappers and miners, and that Castle
Dennis is to be a signal station.—Penzance Gazette.

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ST. AUSTELL.—On Wednesday last,. Ist instant,
considerable excitement prevailed here in consequence of the
" strike" of the men employed in the neighbouring clay
works, about 300 of whom came to town for. the purpose of
petitioning the proprietors for higher we ea. They con-
- ducted themselves with much decorum, and having been pro•
mised that their petition should be considered, returned
2ii peaceably to their work. Thcsa men get only nine shillings
' per week.—Penzance Gazette.
SANITARY CONDITION OF MANCIIESTEIL—The fol-
lowing is a summary of the properties inspected, under the
directions of the Sanitary Regulations Committee of the Town
- Council:-6,258 houses, and 857 cellars; together, 7,115
- dwellings, with only 538 privies. Estimating five inhabi-
t tants to one house on an average, that would give 37,575 as
the total inhabitants in the dwellings visited. This gives an
average of 12 1-9 houses and Goi inhabitants to one privy,
before alterations; after the alterations the proportion would
be 3 1-3 houses and 16 inhabitants to one privy. Of the
above inhabitants 11,850 are well supplied with water,
11,859. are partiAly supplied, and 11,858 are entirely without
water, except what they beg or obtain from other parties.—
Manchester Guardian.
On Saturicy, at noon, there was not a single pri-
soner within the Ivalls of the Gorbals Police-office; but this
state of matters did not long continue. Before the evening
there was no lock of tenants. The Sarre circumstance has
ooiy occurred once in the Glasgow Police.office since its esta-
blishment. ,This happened about a year ago, when the cells
were all empty for a period of exactly five minutes.— Glasgow
drgus,

A meeting of the Proprietors of the Charing cross bridge.
who disapprove of the late proceedings at the general meeting
of the Proprietors of the undertaking, some time since, took
place last night at the London Coffee-house, fur the purpose
of considering and determining what measures they would
take to forward the views of the Committee of the London
Central Railway Terminus Company.
Mr. Chadwick took the chair, and the following resolutions
were unanimously agreed to :
"That the meeting cannot too forcibly express their disap-
probation of the conduct of the Directors of the Hungerford-
market Company, who, for an apparently trifling grin, have
sacrificed the welfare of the Charing-cross-bridge proprietary,
have embarrassed the arrangements entered into by their
Directors, and prevented the sale of their property to a Com-
pany which, as it represented the interests of all existing
southern railways, must eventually meet with success. The
meeting was also of opinion that no other course was left fur
the Central Terminus Company .than that which they had
adopted.

"That as the London Cential Terminus Company had in-
timated their readiness to give the same preference in the
allotm9nt of sharsl to the Charing-cross-bridge proprietors
who had supported the agreementmadoi with the Company
as they would have had if the same had not been repudiated,
such shareholders are therefore strongly recommended still to
endeavour to obtain an interest in that Company."

COURT CIRC:IF,AR.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—His Excellency the Chevalier
Bunsen arrived at the Castle, last evening, on a visit to her
-- Majesty.
The Judge-Advocate-General had an andic.nce of the
Queen yesterday.
The Queen walked out fir some time this morning, and
6N joined the Royal Family in their early airingA. In the after-
-514 noon her Majesty rode out in a pony carriage and four,
attended by the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe. The Maids
of Honour followed in another pony landau. Prince Albert
and Prince George were on horseback, attended by the Hon.
Col. Grey and Colonel Bouverie.
Prince Albert left the Castle, accompanied by-Prince George,
the Earl of Morton, and Colonel Bouverie, on a shooting
excursion this morning. Their Royal Highnness returned
about two o'clock.
The Princess Czernechiff, and the Princess, her daughter,
- the Earl of Liverpool (Lord Steward), and the Right lion.
Sir Robert Peel, took their departure from the Castle this
morning.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
- and the Princess Alice, were taken their accustomed pony
exercise this morning. In the afternoon all the Royal Family
- were taken a carriage airing.
The royal dinner party will include her Royal Highness
- the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson. the Baro-
ness de Speth, Colonel Sir George Cooper, Mr. George
Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and the Hon. and Rev. C.
- Leslie Courtenay.
The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guardswas in attend-
" ance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards
attended, and performed the remainder of the evening.
Colonel Bowles is expected to return this evening to the
- Castle.