The Sun. — 1846-11-19 (London, England)

GILES'S BURIAL-GROUND.—On Tuesday, at a meeting of the directors and guardians of the poor of St. Pancras, a long discussion took place on the subject of the alleged recent desecration of the dead in the burialground of St. Giles's-in-the-fields, immediately adjoining St. Pancras Workhouse. It was stated, on the one hand, that the bodies were but partially decomposed, and the shrouds not decayed; on the other hand, it was alleged that they had been eighty or 100 years buried; the parish of St. Pancras had sold the ground to St. Giles's. It being urged that substances of an offensive and dangerous nature were thus being brought into the parish, a committee, with Mr. Cooper, the medical officer, proceeded to the spot, and, on their return, reported that the pit had been opened at their request, and the lid of one of the boxes it contained lifted up; the pit was about ten feet deep, and more than half full; the box contained ossified remains of human beings; there was no exhalation or unpleasant smell when the box was opened. The boxes were of the shape of egg-boxes, and had been brought to the ground in hearses. After some further conversation the board appeared to be satisfied, and was  Captain Hogg having united his force to that of Captain Seagram, returned to Shiloh—the whole of these operations having been successfully and well executed in the space of five days from the departure of the force under the former officer from Fort Cox. Although not mentioned in Captain Hogg's dispatch, I learn from a private letter, that Mapoma, the acter in the murder of Mr. Aldum, is now a prisoner at the Tarka. Captain Hogg, having selected from four to five hundred oxen for the use of the troops, and brought them to Eiland's River Post, where they remain to be distributed where most required, the remainder of the cattle captured being mostly cows, have been divided amongst the Boers and the Kafirs oeliama and Hermanus. Many of the oxen are recognised as those captured at Burn's Hill. Captain Hogg reports Sir Andreas Stockenstrom's waggons as being at the foot of the Windvogleberg, which renders it probable that Sir Andreas intends returning that way. Captain Hogg has sent Field Captain ityliff co the  adjourned. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17.—The Royal West India mail-packet Severn, Captain Vincent, went out of port this day at 2 30 r.sr., with the West India and other mails, a good general cargo, and a complement of 100 passengers. The Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain Bingham, left the docks en route fa- Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails; with several passengers and a very full cargo of bale 'goods, &c. The Queen, Captain Weeks, came into dock last evening, and landed the Peninsular and other mails, which were forwarded to London by the 1 A.M. train this day. Her dates are—Gibraltar, November 6th; Cadiz, 7th; Lisbon, 10th; Vigo, 12th; and Corunna, 13th. The Queen had fourteen passengers and a full cargo of fruit. The Pottinger, Captain Cooper, will take out the India mails to Alexandria on the 20th inst.  Another serious slip of earth, on the Bishopstoke and Salisbury branch of the South-Western Railway, took place on Thursday, to a greater extent than the one which occurred about three weeks ago. It was fortunate no men were at work near the place at the time. There is not the least probability of the opening taking place on the Ist of December next, as 43 been reported.  •. - taci. •c,,, . Arlik • MO •