The Sun. — 1841-02-15 (London, England)

PEERS.—Bentham observes— mExßoh.it: the night uf th " That when a Peer commits a crime, more mischief is done by his trial than by his crime. The time of the Legislature, that time which is the property of the nation, and which ought to be employed on great plans of na• tional reform, of which there is such abundant need—that time of which there never can be found enough, even for the routine of unavoiddolc affairs—is wasted upon this and a thousand other petty businesses, which could be a thousand times better transacted elsewhere. To the nation, the life of en idle Peer is worth as much as that of an idle porter, but not so much as that of an industrious one, To the Peers, their right of being tried by their own body body in capital cases was of use when c Crown, ners awnderejuiries state of perpetual hostility "I' athLt,urthen to the nation, were at its devotion. and of we to nobody, and to make a rarce-show."--Juche lEstaldiehvient, page 321. e 28th TUhGeH•d—eceAasendinsrdnearrn,l,la.s unlltesissitEtn9 theig, Lord Chamberlain, -cars of agc, who reiid( d i Is n a takierii Ann Scorch, a widow, 0.-' ) the Don-Pottery. persons were heard to say they would unie,nlaaure place Rat A1;1'17 bor.o.iug old woman, and they then began som.oththe have a spree with house her doors and windowq b •., leaking to throw stories at of glass. The deceased went out with an several panes of January old gun, thinking to frighten them away. The gun, wa„wa , was without a lock, was taken from her by the two ~e, whose names are Wm. Hepworth and George Eastwood, the latter a resident of llexborougb, and who then, hating forced their way into her house, heat her with the.gun rv'cr the head and body so severely, that she lingered fronfthat time until Tuesday last, when she died from the effects of the wounds. A Coroner's returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Wm. Hepworth and Geo. Eastwood," They are committed toYork to take their trial at the • ensuing assizes.—Doncaster Gazette. The relative statures of her 1 IP • ce Albert are stated to be 4 feet 8, and 5 feet 11 inches. The infant Princess Royal promises to be a remarkably fine child, her complexion being fair, like her Royal parents, with intelligent, clear, blue eyes.— Court Journal Letters of a very cheering nature have been put into our hands from Chusan, and from quarters which should be in possession of accurate information ; they go to the extent of saying that the " disputes between this country and China will most certainly be settled imrnediately, and most satisfactorily;" we learn also, that K shin, the Ambassador appointed to meet Admiral and Captain Eliiot, at Canton, is the third man in the empire, and that .old,and the heir apparent very as the Emperor is very Keshin will be Regent on the young, it is presumed this Emperor's death;and youngclever, and very friendly he is to the English. We find also that in one of the Etaperor's chops he said he did not wish for war, as it was contrary to the interest and religion of the empire, and that his people did not s understand the art of war, and that be consi • dered the Queen of England next to him in power in the world. —Hampshire Telegraph. BiIIsTOL