The Sun. — 1857-01-24 (London, England)

OFFICIAL CHANGES.—The office of Deputy-Secretary, like that of Secretary at War, is to be abolished. Sir who bas most efficiently discharged Btheenj'd"uitniesliaovvs of eth' e office for nearly six years, Mil become permalent Under-Secretary of State, . Peel retaining the Parliamentary Under-Secretaryship, and Col. Mundy obtaining a military command. The office of Secretary to the Ordnance will also be abolished, as the ordnance branch is now amalgamated with the army generally. We understand that Mr. Godley, now Director General of Stores, will be Assistant Undersecretary to the department under the new orgagisa ti on. AMERICAN SHIPS AND THE TREATMENT OF THEIR CREWs.—The chief officer (first mate) of the American ship, Albert Gallatin, was summoned yesterday, at Liverpool, for assaulting three foreieners, one a Frenchman, named Millard, and the other two Germans, named Zimmerman and Zill, under circumstances of great cruelty. The 'pinch fined the defendant 40s. and costs in the first case, and Si. and costs in the second, and 40s. and costs in the third, accompanying his decision with some pertinent remarks upon recent affairs in connection with American ships at that port. DEaTRUOTIVE FIRE IN LWERPoOL.—Between eight and nine o'clock on Friday night the premises of Messrs. J. and J. Huntington, of Park-road, were discovered . a to be on fire. Situate as the mill is, in the centre of densely populated neighbourhood, the inhabitants were esaid to greatly alarmed. The mill and warehouse w storeys in height, and has only beenraootbs. Floor after be filled with wheat and flour, and i awtehree paabs bout isaenv eonf the present owners for about thsrhee and by 12 o'clock the floor give way with terrific ,nreit.—Yesterday aftershectlilontrithFeobt juNilDdi held before Mr. Baker, at the . noon an inquest , wase White Sortie street, Ratcliff, on Dn buildings Ati alone A rizec amr aTaci a;Thite HoofrsaeTa g the ba:zly newlyerb female child, which was found 13 of Thursday last, in Collingwooth dead on thell3 -,,, iff Itched up in a fish basket. The medical street, .I...atca evidence proveivdvetrhaatsestvhieieroaclbeivlmdidaehrnakedse btooef esnvh recentlyviolence entiacea toi born, tn obriant i and that there and the jury returned an open verdict ueairreyCwwlialalf jury ST. FlNCRAS.—Yesterday held before Mr. Brent, at they bee::oofamr:,:,.,anD:Eubunudto.dtpeh:id in a fish basket." b...°,7 alive' evening an . l Pratt-street, Camden-town, respecting Bell and Cirn,rown, e infant found murdered in Han. the death of a fema. ared from the evidence that on rington-square. It appt: -maid, who was walkMonday afternoon last a n:'reerY ing with some children in the ..square, observed a black bundle lying on the footpath, whi:eh upon untying she found to contain the deceased's bos:IY. • nfA rope was fastened tightly round the throat of the 2 an. cal evidence having been adduced in pro:fttl.l,daMtbetedheine child had been born alive, and that its death h.. ,of caused by strangulation, the jury returned a verdie. . i ----" Wilful murder against some person or persons UR. ' known." of Mr, vaeot at Devonport by the superannuation In England, personal distinction is the onlypasss: 1 0 More sn er.