The Sun. — 1857-03-14 (London, England)

THE CHURCH ESTATES COMMISSIONERS.—The report of the Church Estates Commissioners (the sixth general one) was published yesterday. During the past year they have approved the terms agreed on in 255 cases, 232 being cases of sales of reversions, and 23 of purchase of leasehold interest, while the value in fee of the estates so agreed to be dealt with exceeds 900,000/. The aggro. gate number of cases enumerated in the yearly reports as approved is therefore 1,082, and the value of the property dealt with 4,200,0001. and upwards. The commissioners have still reason to believe that the terms required for enfranchisement have proved generally satisfactory. EXPENSES OP THE METROPOLITAN PoLIOE.—The total sum paid for the Metropolitan Police in the year 1856 amounts 434,0811., and the balance remaining at the ecd of the year to 45,6351. The total amount received on account of the metropolitan police included 281,0361. from parishes, and 102,377/. from her Majesty's Treasury* voted by the House of Commons in Committee of Suppl7,-. These, in addition to a balance of 58,105/. and miscellaneous receipts, raised the sum total of receipts to 479,7171. The following are the items of expenditure,_ viz., 10,7571, for office expenses, 335/. for legal charges, 363,4781. for the pay, clothing, and equipment of the police force, 2,9751. for medical and funeral expenses, 9,6391. for-horses and vans, 21,904/. for police stations and section houses, 15,5351. for light and fuel, 6,8161. fo.l miscellaneous charges, and 4,6911. for retired allowances, Ac. The receipts on account of the Superannuation Fund amounted to 61,5851. and the payments to :_yiteatre,rriwbitihe affairftf 36,7751. The expenditure for the service of police carriages in London amounted to 11,698/, ei: hTsil ih The total do tri .nione.... sum paid for the expenses of the police courts (chiefly out of the Consolidated Fund) amounted to 67,0081. One magistrate receives a salary of 1,5001, and 22 magistrates 1,2001. each. The rent of the courts costs tt2,0031., and the exeadpnietnoasrrems( yloofootlfe,sPa,Bro4ecice3,lnsGf7:l7. ehrneedeesalary swt ioittfuhtiet sssa salaries of 440/ . down to, 2560-63011 C. fienrelgt42eaabnlietnzspects, with soaf range a lic te9sior. of tm200076183./..0t; 081a4/n9. 811.18s.and 5'056 ;0 salariesND SUICIDE AT PRAM:: whose with ij salariesi iie A and clothing. oceurred last week atr Prague, regiment of hussars, stationedsom widow thirty years of age. his re i aphbaasclyenahtneerdinathiviiigjits;lawfnitdfh a -11. e miloeusnfgroomffitcehart ocfit;l,. he found vith her some officers t *thout leave, to. the garrison. The whole party supped together, and at ao rf fir. wealthy ies, i r In ns ggtohafjmetaeeenhv cave i eren:nfshawi ' nno:gtu rasyoemf r ae: tgjh i Prague,eKm4eatnth he a late hour the officers departed, leaving the young hussar alone with Mine. Katz. After awhile the lattert sent her gervat.t to purchase some beer; and the servant on her return found, to her surprise, the outer d door fastened, and received no reply At last, after waitirg who happened to pass, and effected into the stained 'with blood was an inner room the fully mutilated, 1 breast and arms .were so be recognised; her bracelets, . some time, she summoned a patrol, widow's spart . a forcible entrance was to her !snacks and calls. ment EThe officer's sword picked up in the . rutty ; and in widow ass found lying dead, fright'l3 a pot' of blood ; her head, neck, hacked that they could scarcely her silk gown was cut to pieces, and broken into fragments, were scattered about the floold;ol,noyonbeeheaondtosrhoe fhreolmd atoqeuoaffintcietyr.sofh ehair,z,d which had tvi and in the other the knot of his sword, which bad been violently dragged off. In another room the officer himself was found lying dead, with his throat cut. What took place between the two before this horrible r murder and suicide were perpetrated is not known. From the officer's sword having been found in the entry, it is. supposed that he had conceived the design of taking to' flight, and of cutting down anybody who might attempt to resist bin ; but that, finding the patrol at the door, he felt the uselessness c f resistance, and, throwing aside his weapon, or t his throe.