The Sun. — London, England, 1829-09-09 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCIC. Consols, which left off yesterday at 89 to for the Account, opened this morning at 89i, and at present may be quoted 89f to J; for money, 88i 8 9, with no business doing as yet. There is some doubt in the city with regard to the Russians being in possession of Adrianople; but still it is looked on as probable. Is the Foieign Market there is not a feature worth Aervation. Prices are nominal. The following has been received at the North and South American Coffee-house : " CUBA.—To the Collectors of the Port of New York. --The Superintendant of this island has de clared the port of Santa Cruz, on the south side of the island, in the jurisdiction of the city of Puerto del Principe, to be open for foreign trade for the term of six months, as a trial : he will then deter mine whether it shall be continued or not. " JOHN OWEN, " United States Commercial Agent." Bombay Papers have been received to the 26th April• The following is an extract : (Prom the Bombay Courier, April 25.) • A report, received in the evening, announces off town the arrival of the steamer Enterprise, having 9n board the Right Han. the Governor-General, who limited under the usual salute. The said Papers contain a petition from the East Indians to the Commons of the United Kingdom -of Great Britain, to the following purport :—" The first grievances which your petitioners beg leave - to notice to your Honourable House is, that a very large, majority of the class to whieh they belong are entirely destitute of any rule of civil law to which they can refer as a standard that is to regulate their conduct in the various relations of society." A vessel has arrived at Cowes in a short passage from the Havannah, but the information she brings has not as yet transpired. The private letters, received by the Lisbon Mail this morning, and the Papers, make no allusion to the defeat of Don Miguel's troops at Terceira. Three per Cent. Consols, SS i; Ditto, for Account, 80 half ; Three p e r C en t. Reduced, SSi; Three and a per Cent. shut; Four per Cent., 1021 i; Ditto, 18 26, sh ut ; I nd i a Stock, 2211 21 ; Bank Stock, shut; India Bonds, 62 3 ; Exchequer Bills, 67 9. Fox imx.-13raailian, 591 60 ; Buenos Ayres, 21121; China; 16 17 ; Colombian, 151 164; Danish, 69 -8- -g; I? " 4 ch, Five per C en t. 1091 101 ; G ree k , 131 14;4 ; Mexican, 171 TS; Peruvian, 9 10 ; Po r t uguese , 45 6 ; Russian, 99 1 100; Spanish, 81 TW O'CLCK. Consols h ave remained during O the who le of the morning at 89rfor the Account, alternately buyers and sellers; and 88i 89 for Money, with no busi it" of consequence transacting. Th e F ore i gn Market is in the same dull itateas that of the British. The report of the taking of Adrianople has )10 t had the least effect on the Market. Private accounts from Constantinople state, that the levy of 40,000 men, ordered by the Sultan, °4IY produced 2,000 men. K. Consol s f or Account 89 THREE O' CL C A Charge d'Affaires to Lisbon is expected in Aext Friday's Gazette. It is now positively stated on 'Change that A iris nople is in possession of the Russians. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 884 ' Danish 69i Do. for Ac. 89* Greek, 1825 14 Brazilian Bonds 59# Mexican, 1826 17i Buenos Ayres 22 Peruvian Chilian Do. (Russian 994 Columbian, 1824, 16 j Spanish 8i COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of the - performers enga - ged at this theatre as well as of ita,creditors, .and the patrons of the Drama generally, was held this day at one o'clock, in the saloon of the theatre, for the purpose of considering the means of carrying on the performances in the approaching season. The meeting was announced in the advertisements as affording the last and only opportunity of averting the ruin Which threatens the numerous families connected with this Itreat establishment. A.! the appointed hour Mr. Ronnes took the Chair. he CHAIRALiN said he hoped no party feeling would Prevail in that meeting, as its only object was to prevent , t he th eatr e remaining shut, which would throw about six 44 n4reli people into great distress. Nothing could he "lie without money, but much was not wanting, the a 'aunt of the executions on the property net exceeding 2 ,8901. still - it would be requisite to have the properties l k) Secured, that no subsequent executions should be placed 'Von it. M. Kr3IBLE here intimated that he believed the cre ditors would be as lenient as could be expected. Mr. ROBliiki said he believed so too, for it was their in terest to be so. The parish authorities might by the sale get 1 ,500/., but how would they get the Christmas quar ter ? If the. sale proceeded, the creditors might get some of their money, but they would never get the remainder. -- (Cheere.) — Th e worthy Chairman then drew a parallel be tween the p resent state o f C ovent - gar d en t h eatre and that which was the Use with Drury-lane some nine or ten years ago, and said, that the money which the public had then subscribed to save Drury-lane theatre had been tillrepaid. ( Cheers. ) Mr. BARTLEY said that Mr. Robins had ably stated to d ern the o bj ect o f t h e meet i ng. Th at not hi ng could be one without the concurrence of the creditors, was evi dent, and they were necessarily included in the advertise- Int " but the friends of the drama were included, in rtbequence of several applications from the lovers of the ~f a tl, l l requesting an opportunity to come foward in aid telli ng establishment. He had now the gratification of telling them that Mr. C. Kemble, who had been detained t ' i t i t t he Continent by engagements entered into long before t d ifficulties of the theatre were contemplated, arrived in T v n on S un d ay n i ght, and was most anxious for the sake ° ` t he perform ers t o en d eavour t h at t h e t h eatre s h ou ld b e open ed t i at t h e usual period. He had been all day e on Mon ,"exerting himself with thet .view, and this day he had l et all the engaged performers of the theatre, who L t d promi se d hi m t h e i r most cordial co-operation. Indeed hail the pleasure to tell them, that the greatest possible b 4d nels of f ee li ng p reva il e d b etween Mr. Kemble and his 'Other actors . —(Cheers. )—They declared themselves pre red to to meet his difficulties; they said, we will adopt what Kembto ' psle roposes we will stand by one anoth n null succeed , by a' Yong lull, "a strong pull, r and a alt oil gether.—(Much cheering.)—He would no w con evtd", by lea v i ng M r . K em bl e to state w h at t h e d i ff i cult i es A r t Which he h a d to conten d with. • —KEMBLE then rose and the moment he pre 44ted ' • Am nmsrlf to tbe meeting he was received with loud le, "h.,' continued cheering. As soon as it had in some ileaintre subsided, he proceeded to address the meeting,— 0 4 : 4 !d that they had been informed by Mr. Bartley of his t o , 1( •'s) Desire to meet the difficulties which assailed the t o Il e ! r n, and lie was then there to show that he was tr ue t profession.—(Cheers.)—He had never entertained t t) 4nlallest doubt of the buoyancy of the property of be ve T' L garden theatre, if the creditors would only it * H dulgent, and wait with some patience until th at e " l , l d get through its difficulties. He trusted ao "e would not be supposed to he actuated by di t t 41 fiSb feeling in what he was about to state, for t °u gh his interests were closely connected with the cis4l,4ttihllihrnent, yet neit . her he nor any member o . f his family e d to derive one farthing of profit until every just At upon it was discharged. He wish e d to im tv:- Upon the minds of the meeting, that it op° Uo t the propr i etary t h ey were t h en ca l le d t o to but it was. to provide means l( t e s ( ° :' ti noe, by the opening of the theatre, the very t 'tr`' of existence to many hundred persons who V is "'Pendent upon 'it for every thing. It was with this 11,:v t hat h e venture d to as k th em t o re li e v e hi nt fr om t o 7. di fneulties, i n w hi c h h e at present stood alone, except 4 tt, t -t as the aid he had been promised by his brother would swear to them, on the honour of 'N r e ' r , e t)at whatever f u nds m i g ht he subscribed should '94,,,,, u1 Y employed for the purposes for which they were :Pr : (1 ---(Cheers.) He had little more to say than to t :ll, ° Pn the rneetng, that their assistance was not n. 1 1 ,6 fur the teeprietors, but for the many hundred V 11 1 4 Who would i be thrown out of employment 4441411444 e was not opened. .The monies you may said Mr. Kemble, I pledge myself to return as soon .as it shall be in my power, and it will then give me great pleasure to return you at the same time the grateful acknowledgment of those families, who, but for the opening of this establishment, must have to en counter all the evils of poverty.—( Great cheering.) Mr. ROBINS now rose and said, that he wished the meeting to remember that the monies were to be in the shape of a loan, and not a gift. He was happy to inform the meeting that some of the creditors had set a noble cx emple. Several of the principal of them bad met at the house of Mr. White, who was a large creditor of the esta blishment, but who also had strenuously exerted himself to enable the theatre to open. They had signed a paper, which other creditors had since been solicited to sign, and as yet all that had been asked had agreed. The paper was to the following effect:— " At a meeting of some of the principal creditors of Covent-garden Theatre, held at the house of Mr. White, on the 7th of September, 1829, it was agreed, that on taking into consideration the difficulties under which the theatre labouri, they trusted that the proprietors would see the ne cessity, both for their own interest and the interest of the creditors, of terminating the disputes, and that they (the creditors) would take no steps to obstruct the perform ances during the ensuing season. They recommended that the other creditors also should sign this paper, and that the shareholders should be invited to do the same." Mr. ROBINS then proceeded to say that the creditors were disposed to act with kindness, and he never knew creditors otherwise, unless they had been ill-treated. They had thus got rid of the difficulty as regarded the creditors, and the next difficulty was the 5001. shareholders. At Drury-lace, when it was placed in similar difficulties, the shareholders were called together, and told that they could not be paid, but that if they had three or four years' patience to let the concern get out of debt that they should be paid. What was the result ? The proposition was agreed to, and at the expiration of the three years their property became as secure as if it was in the Bank of England, and the divi dends of Drury-lane theatre were now in the hands of the bankers for months before they were required. The name of Drury-lane theatre was now ready money, and it would be the - same with 'Covent-gtri-ilen in twelve months, if the same system were adopted. The bondholders also gave up their interest. Drury-lane had then a debt of 50,0001., and Mr. Calcraft, who was a ge nuine supporter of the drama, together with himself and some others, lent assistance, and the creditors agreed to take a composition of 10s. in the pound, which was paid to them. They had in this instance of Covent-garden no-. thing now to fear from the creditors, and he had no doubt but the new renters also would agree to wait. The only ob ject, therefore, was to get rid of the gentlemen in possession. Mr. Kemble hail taken the advice of Counsel, as to whe ther the property would be liable to future executions,, if the present ones were paid off in the manner prol7Zied ; and the opinion was, that it would not be liable—there fore he (Mr. Robins) would take care that nobody should touch it.—(Hear, hear.)—When Drury-lane was in diffi culties, his Majesty was applitral to 'for a loan of one bun ' dred pounds; and he had the pleasure of informing the Meeting that they found his hand and his heart alike open. He very kindly on that occasion seat them 1,0001. Every one was eventually paid prin cipal and interest, but when the 1,0001. was offered back to his Majesty, he generously said he intended it as a gift, and should not receive it again. —(Much cheering. )—Prince Leopold also had lent 2001. , which he also refused to receive back. When the King had thus kindly aided Drury-lane, what reason was there for supposing that he would not as sist Covent-garden ; and if his Majesty did lend his aid, it would give sad] a stimulus to the loan, that be (Mr. R.) could not tell what they were to do with the surplus.— (Great laughter )—The Duke of Bedford, who is fond of theatricals, had also lent 1,0001. to Drury-lane, and it should be remembered that Covent-garden theatre belonged to his family, so that it was by no means likely that he would withhold his assistance. All they had to do that day was to set a good example; and lie was happy to say that he saw a friend of his then present, Mr. Shakespear Read, who held four five hundred pound shares of the theatre, on which he had four years' arrears due to him. That - gentleman said that he should feel happy to allow them to stand over until a more convenient opportunity—(cheers)—but he had done more, for he had offered in addition a loan of 2001. —(Great cheering.)—That gentleman would be the first whose name would be placed upon the list. He was sorry , that there were not a long list of illustrious names at' the head of it, but the reason was, that the meet ing had been hastily called, and the Nobility knew nothing of it as yet. As soon, however, as the Public Journals would reach them he had no doubt that names would be sent in so rapidly with subscriptions at tached to them, that in a week they would be under the necessity of going to Mr. Rothschild to know how the money" could be best - invested. ( Laugh ter. )_-The performers were not good men of business, and he bad no secretary.—(A gentleman here tendered his services. ) Get a sheet of paper (said Mr. Robins)—a large sheet, and it shall be handed round to the Company, and in the mean time it will be necessary that a Committee be appointed. We were pleased to see the interest which this meeting excited. The stage was full, as were also the side-boxes; the pit too had a great number of auditors, indeed, it was nearly full. Such an audience every night a%:r the season commences would be no bad thing. In the course of his speech Mr. Robins said that he was a disinterested person otherwise than, as a lover of the Drama, for lie had no share in Covent-garden Theatre, while he held a great many in Drury-lane. Ile did not, however, think the dosing of one theatre as being at all serviceable to its rival. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. BOW-STREET. Michael Burley, a strapping young Irish libourer of two-and-twenty, was remanded till Friday, on a charge of bigamy.—The prisoner married his first wife at seventeen, lived with her a year or two, and then married another with whom he live‘l till she gave birth to, and buried, a child, he then returned to his " first love," and was de nounced by his second, who to-day gave him some furious looks, to which, however, he seemed perfectly proof. On Monday, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, the footman of - COSTE, Esq. of Streatham, was found hanging in the cow-house belong ing to his master, and quite dead. Notmore than five or six weeks ago he received the sum of 6001., bequeathed to him by a deceased relation. Ile was paying his addresses to a respectable young woman, to whom he was 'shortly to have been married, whilst his conduct during the 14 or 15 Months he had been in Mr. Coszx's service ,had been quite correct and proper. Thus no motive for suicide arose out of his private affairs, but for three or four days previous to the fatal" act' le - had been observed to be at times flighty, thougls.litillTorrect in his conduct as a ser vant. On Monday,,,about the time mentioned, he was wanted, and being missed in the house, a search was made, when at length the gardener finding the door• of the cow house fastened withinside, hurst'it open : the melancholy spectacle then presented. itself of the poor footman bang • ing. The gardener immediately cut him . down, and a surgeon being sent for, arrieed'almost immediately, but every effort to restore animation proved fruitless. In his hoz was found a sort of will which the deceased had very recently made, bequeathing 2001. to his intended wife, and the rest of his . property to Lis sister. "He was very re spectably connected, and, its already stated, apparently very comfortable; but the manner in which he had cut the rope in the laundry, and then tied it in a knot in order effectually to hang himself, shewed the most determined and deliberate purpose of suicide. My mother beiivg sick to death of a fever, three months after I was born, her friends and servants thought to all outward appearance she was dead, and so she lay almost two -days and a night; hut Dr. WINSTON comiog to comfort my father, went into my mother's room, and looking earnestly in her face, said, " She is so handsome, and now looks so lovely, I cannot think she is dead ;" and suddenly took a lancet out of his pocket, and with it cut the sole of her foot, which bled. Upon this he immediately caused her to be laid upon the bed again, and to be rubbed, and by such means she came to life, and opening her eyes saw two of her kinswomen stand by her, my Lady Koot.tv and my Lady RUSSELL, both with great.wide sleeves, as the fashion then was, and said, "Did you not promise me 15 years, and are you come again ?" which they not understanding, persuaded her to keep her spirits quiet in that great weakness wherein she then was ; but some hours after she desired my father and Dr. Howls. WORTH might be left alone with her, to whom she said, " I will acquaint you, that during the time of my trance I was in great quiet, but in a place I could neither distin guish nor describe; but the sense of leaving my girl, who is dearer to me than all my children, remained a trouble on my spirits. Suddenly I saw two by me, clothed in long white garments, and methought I fell down with my face in the dust ; and they asked why I was troubled in so great happiness. I replied, " 0 let me have the same grant given to HEzitsran—that I may live 15 years to see my daughter a woman." To which they answered, "It is done;" and then at that instant I awoke out of my trance. And Dr. HoWLswonxi t did there affirm that that day she died made just 15 years from that time.— Memoirs'ofLady Fanshate. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. --(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, SEPT. B.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived the North America, Barton, from Alexandria; Richard Reynolds, Roberts, from Jamaica; and Hymen, —, from Bombay, sailed about the 10th April. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. B.—Arrived the Alexander, —, from the Mauritius. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 7.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Magnet packet, Porteous, from Lisbon, sailed the 30th ult. BRISTOL, SEPT. B.—Arrived the Antigua packet, Cherry, from Antigua, sailed the Ist tilt., and on the 23d, in lat. 37. long. 32,experienced a heavy gale. The Halford, Waters, of and for Swansea, from Truro, was wrecked the 28th ult. in Baggy Point, and all on board drowned. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Industry, Boardman, from Carthagena ; Thomas Burrows, Dawson, from St. Thomas and Tortola; and Age noria, Drysdale, from St. Vineents. CowEs, SEPT, B.—Arrived the Majestic, Hodg• son, from Havannah. RAMSGATE, SEPT. 8.--Off Port, the Alexander, Alexander, from Jamaica. DOVER, SEPT. B.—Arrived the Alexander, Rabe, from the Mauritius. DUBLIN, SEPT. 7.- Arrived the Killon, Craw ford, from Trinidad; and Melo, Bowser, and Mary Clark, from Quebec. BELFAST, SEPT. 6.—The Lord Ebrington, Day, from Ayr to Dublin, was yesterday taken off the rocks at Ballyferris, and brought in upon the beach; should the weather continue moderate, she will re ceive temporary. repair, and be brought in here. MARANIIAM, JULY 17.—The Conceiai d'Oliviria, has been condemned, and broken up. The Margaret, from St. Lucia to London, has put into Antigua with much damage, and would be obliged to discharge, having been on shore at Bar buda the 27th of July. The Courier, from Matanzas, has arrived off the Wight. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The report of arrivals of all kinds of Grain and Flour this week is only moderate. The greater proportion of the New Wheat still continuing to come damp, such parcels are quite unsaleable, while the few dry samples that ap pear sell on full as good terms as on Monday. Barley, Beans, and Pease, without alteration. There is a mode rate demand for Oats, at the prices last quoted. The Flour trade continues very heavy. ARRIVALS. Barley. I Oats. I Flour. 250 qrs. 3,200 qrs. 1 I,7ojsacks. 4,220 4,0.50 Wheat. English Irish — Foreign - brLi. COURT-MARTIAL UPON CAPT. DICKEN• SON, R.N.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY —TWELFTH DAY. This morning the Court met at ten o'clock, as a matter of course. On entering we found the JUDGE ADVOCATE presenting a large bundle of letters, said to be those which Sir Edward Codrington complained of not being received by the Court, as containing some very important matter. On the Judge Advocate presenting them, Sir ROBERT STOPFORD inquired if they were the letters offered by Sir Edward Codrington, and which the Court refused to read, as not being evidence? The JUDGE ADVOCATE replied that they were, and that they were all there except two, which Sir Edward Codring. ton complained of not getting a receipt for ; the rest of the correspondence was upon the subject showing the position of Sir Edward as a witness, and not as a prosecutor. Sir ROBERT STOEFORD said that he thought the Court were bound to have the entire read. They had read a part, and therefore, as • the Court were the first to broach the subject, they were bound to read the whole, but by no means should they be used in evidence. Sir H. BLACKWOOD observed, that he considered that they should be clearly open to all parties; and, should Captain Dickenson wish to resort to them, he WAS of opinion that the Court should give his application their consideration. The JUDGE ADVOCATE said that Captain Dickenson was at liberty to . re sort to them whenever he pleased. Sir ROBERT STOPEORD said that if Captain Dickenson could make any rational objection to their being read, that it would be entertained. Sir ROBERT STOPFORD concurred with the Judge Ad vocate, that as part of the correspondence was in the pos. session of Sir Edward, they should not be read until his arrival ; and suggested to the Court the propriety of hav ing them first read on Thursday, before the defence was gone into. Captain DICKENSON...It is my wish to have immediate access to them. Sir ROBERT STorromn said, that the understanding with the Court was,—it was agreed that they should be read on Thursday, when Sir Edward would be present. Mr. MINCHIN, solicitor to Capt. Dickenson, hoped that they would prolong the time allowed to Capt. Dickenson for making his defence, as there might arise something out of the correspondence which would make it necessary for them to allude to it in his defence. The JUDGE ADVOCATE said, the proper time for making the application was at the time they were going to make the defence. As to the contents of the letters, they were all about the orders. Sir H. BLACKWOOD was anxious to know if all the letters alluded to were in the hands of the Judge Advo cate? JUDGE ADVOCATE—AII that came to my bands are here. Sir IL 131.AcKwoon—Sir Edward Codrington com plained of the absence of a particular letter. We under stood the Judge Advocate to say that he had got the original, and the whole, except the translation from the French into English of a document which the Admiralty had not granted receipts for; and only these were not sent down, and which were not at all necessary to elucidate the present investigation, and were merely French de spatches translated into English. Mr. MiNcnix said, that after reading the papers alluded to, he would be able to know if a further time was neces sary for the defence. Sir ROBERT STOPFORD—The letters will be read on Thursday, but not received in evidence.—Adjourned. CORONER'S INQUE iT. SUICIDE OS A PRISONER IN BRISTOL CITY BRIDEIVELL. On Monday last an Inquisition was held at the Bank Tavern, before - LANGLEY, Esq. Coroner for the City of Bristol, on the body of a young man named Wil liam Woodfield, who the Saturday previous put an end to his existence by hanging himself. Mr. Evans, Keeper of the City Blidewel!, stated that the decease was in his custody on a charge of felony. He had formerly been a gentleman's servant, and a short time since, being at Cheltenham, he was invited by the servants of General Molineaux, (father-in-law to Lord George Somerset), to take tea with them. The following morn ing it was discovered the deceased had taken advantage of their hospitality, and carried off with him some valuable plate belonging to the General. A few days subsequently he attempted to pawn the plate at the shop of Mr. All man, a pawnbroker in. Thomas-street, when he was ap prehended. Wm. Perry, one of the officers, was directed by the last witness to take the deceased for the purpose of being present at the examination of his boxes. On the road he attempted to escape, and witness was obliged to use great exertions in securing him. About an hour after the deceased had been locked up, witness had occasion to go to his cell, when he was surprised at not being able to open the door. Ile got assistance, and they forced the door open, when it was discovered the deceased had hung himself with a hankerchief to the irons over the door, and the reason he could not open it was that the whole weight of his body lay against it. Witness immediately cut him down, but he was quite dead. The deceased was a very fine young man about 24 years of age. Thomas Poiaton, another officer of the prison, and John Smith, a prisoner, corroborated the evidence of the list witness. A Mr. Acland said he had several witnesses to prove that the deceased had been ill used by Perry, one of the turnkeys. The CORONER desired they might be called, when two or three females presented themselvts, and, in answer to questions put by Adam!, gave a rambling account of the deceased being struck by Perry on the head at the time he attempted to escape. They all of them, different account of th e a ff a i r, and the Jury, considering their evidence not entitled t o much credit, returne4l a verdict—That the deceased hu ng hi mself whilst la b ouring under a fit of temporary insanity, however, gave a COMMON COUNCIL--(THIS. DAY.) This morning a Special Court was convened, in con sequence of a requisition to the Lord Mayor to take into consideration the Report of the Special Committee in re lation to the Office of Secondary, and the Memorial of Mr. Secretary Crowther. COMBINATION OF COAL OWNERS. Mr. TicKNER rose to call the attention of the Court to a subject which was of the utmost importance to the in habitants of this community. He understood that the combination which had formerly existed among the coal proprietors had been re-established, and in consequence the price of coals hail risen, and he understood that ere long this necessary article would be full S. per chaldron above their fair value. He (Mr. Tickner) would at the proper time call the attention of the Court, with the view of petitioning the Legislature to provide some remedy for this evil, and to prevent the effects likely to result from such combination. The subject was of the greatest inte rest to the inhabitants of the metropolis, and therefore e died for attention from Parliament. The course pursued by the coal-owners showed how little reliance was to be plac e d on their assertions of a desire to benefit the public, f .1. no sooner had they obtained their Bill in the last Session fOr a reduction of the coal dues, for the good of the public, as they stated, than they went back to Newcastle and Durham, and took measures to revive the monopoly, which would raise the price of coals very considerably.. He should early draw the attention of the Court to the subject.—(Hear, hear.) OFFICE OF CORONER. Dr. G. SMITIf (a Professor of Medical Jurisprudence of the London University,) presented a memorial, praying that a person possessing a knowledge of medical science should be appointed coroner, as on inquests questions fre quently arise on which a medical man could alone hold an opinion. Mr. STEVENS bore testimony to the necessity of having a medical coroner, and alluded to the importance_; that coroners should be resident in the districts to which they have been appointed. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METROPOLIS. Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN rose on a petition to advo cate the necessity of improving the street by St. Dunstan's Church, when that edifice is pulled down, and was left speaking. OLD BAILEY. 'I II E ENSUING SESSIONS. In consequence of the long interval since the last Ses sion, the Calendar, as, iadeed, is usual in September and April, is numerically heavy. We wish we could stop without further observation; but with regret we mention, that out of the aggregate there are upwards of 60 who are charged with offences which put their lives in jeo pardy ; and, among the accused, there are members of the families intimately connected with respectable commercial houses and country gentlemen. It is much to be regretted that the crime of murder stains the Calendar in two of its pages, and some of the cases of alleged forgery, it is said, assume a serious aspect. It is repulsive to our feelings to notice, that, with all our bcasted police regulations, there are 56 persons charged with something like street-robbery. A SUMMARY STATEMENT, DESCRIPTIVE OF THE VARIOUS OFFENCES WITH WHICH THE PRISONERS SEVERALLY STAND CHARGED. Murder 2 Fraud 4 Burglary 4 Selling Counterfeit Coin .... I Rape 2I Uttering Forgery Bigamy 2 Housebreaking lO Stealing from the person ... 55 Highway robbery Perjury ... .. Receiving stolen goods lui Horse stealing Manslaughter 4 Cattle stealing Total 339 Of the above number, 63 are charged with crimes committed in the City, and 276 in the County. STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEIVGATE, MADE UP TO YESTERDAY. Prisoners under sentence of death Prisoners under sentence of transportation for life 2O 14 years 7 years Imprisoned for felony and misdemeanours for certain periods 4 For trial at the ensuing Sessions 340 Remanded from last Sessions 3 Whose judgments are respited 4 Committed under the Bankrupt Laws I Acquitted en the ground of insanity, and remain 3 Acquitted and detained 3 Committed by the Court fur Perjury 2 Committed for trial for Conspiracy I Males 321 I Females 159 !Total 473, SWIMMING MATCH AT LIVERPOOL. A very interesting trial of skill and strength in swimming was exhibited on Monday- evening last from the floating-bath at Liverpool, for a handsome silver cup, which was to be contended for only by the subscribers and regular attendants of the bath. The plan and arrangement of the race were as follows : The competitors were all placed on a platform on the western side of the bath, in situations determined by lots previously drawn ; and, at a given signal, were to jump into the river and swim round a revenue cutter, which was then moored to the westward of the bath, at the dis tance of about 20 fathoms ; thence to return and swim round the eastern side of the bath and back again to the cutter—a distance altogether of about a quarter of a mile ; the swimmer who should first touch a boat moored alongside of it, to be entitled to the prize. Whilst the swimmers for the Subscribers' Cup were resting from the fatigues of their first attempt, a second Cup, which was open to all competitors, was the next object contended for. No fewer than 16 persons, at a given signal, plunged into the river, where they had to experience a portion of the difficulties of the former party ; for although half an hour had elapsed, the tide was still so strong as to induce the greater part of the swimmers to return to the bath. This reduc tion of numbers influenced the rest of the party to imitate them, and the contest was given up by all, except Mr. Vipond, who power fully overcame every difficulty, and finally reached the goal. After this race was determin ed, eight of the first party were conveyed in a boat near a buoy moored to the south cnd of the bath, at a distance of about ninety fathoms ; the place of operations being changed, the par ties had merely to swim from the boat to the bath. A fine display of muscular exertion 'and capital swimming was exhibited on the occa• sion ; a powerful interest was excited amongst the crowd of spectators, who were on board the bath, and thousands that were on the different piers ashore. As the competitors approached the bath, two of the party got a-head of the rest, and were so close together, and so nearly equal in strength and skill, as to render it very doubtfu which would be the victor. Mr. Scallon (the champion) was loudly cheered as he touched the bath, which he reached scarcely a second before his less successful rival. The cups were after wards presented to the winners amid the cheers and applause of all on board. It is to be re gretted that the swimming did not take place at the hour appointed ; but no man living would have reached the revenue cutter at six o'clock.— On the first start, when all the swimmers were obliged to return, a very powerful young man, a mulatto, was decidedly the foremost, and it is to be regretted that all his efforts to reach the cutter were fruitless. The swimmers, having had a sample of his powers, objected to his being ad mitted as a competitor, on the ground that he was nut eligible, according to the conditions stated in the commencement of this paragraph. He wished to swim for the smaller cup, but was objected to, as not having entered in time. We regret this circumstance, as it would have been a fine struggle between him and Mr. Vipond.— Liverpool Mercury. THE CURRENCY.—Ministers are at this mo ment seriously engaged in considering bow they are to alter, we shall not use the word repeal (although vir tattlly the thing would he an annulment,) the Bill of 1826 will remember came into f u ll operation in April last.-- rt,gardincr6 the Small Notes—which Bill our read e rs Dubibi . M ercantile ' Advertiser. F4ATAL ACCIDENT. An inquest was held on Wednesday, at Bidde , -, tone, before W. Aovr,, en the body of John r;ibtts, n'ie of the gamekeiliers or Paul Methuen, L' , ( l Corshato 'louse. It appeared that Mr. nceoroparth , il by his son (a your Gentle man about 17 or lb years 'a age), and two of his gamekeepers, had, on the preceding day, been shooting in the parish of Biddestone; and that Mr. Methuen, and one of the keepers, were a short dis tance before his son and the deceased, when they heard the report of a gun.. Mr. Methuen turned round and saw the deceased'fall backwards a corpse. Mr. Methuen, jun., it appeared, had given him his gun (having previously taken the precaution to un cock it), for the purpose of assisting - him (Mr. M. jun.) over a hedge. The deceased, it appeared, had then got upon the hedge, and gave the butt-end of the gun to his young master, holding the other end himself. In a moment, a branch in the hedge, by some means, forced back the cot.k, the gun went off, the contents passed into the heart of the keeper, and, without uttering a word, he was a corpse. Upon hearing the facts, the Jury returned a verdict of " Acciiental Death ;" expressing their unani mous opinion that every possible precaution was used, and that not the slightest blame was attribut able to any one. None can more deeply regret the sad accident than both Mr. Methuen and his son ; and Mr. M. it is understood, has generously express ed his intention of providing for the wife and fa mily of the deceased.—Salisbury Journal. A LADY POISONED IN THE ADMINIS TRATION OF MEDICINE. On Friday last Mrs. Charlotte Phillips, -a respec table lady residing at Finchley, died very suddenly. From the fact of the lady being of a good consti tution, and from the symptoms produced by a me dicine prescribed for her, Mr. Phillips had great doubts as to her having died from natural causes. Information was accordingly forwarded to Mr. STIR LING, the Coroner, for the holding of an inquest, which was fixed for four o'clock on Monday after noon, at the Torrington Arms, on Finchley common. Mr. Henry Phillips, the husband of the deceased, was first sworn—l am a surveyor, and reside at Finchley. I had been married to the deceased only five months. On Sunday last she complained of slight indisposition, and proposed sending for Mr. Snow, surgeon, at Highgate. In my absence from home in the course of the day she sent a young female, who was in the housemakingdresses for her, for Mr. Snow to attend. That gentleman being in Hertfordshire a Dr. Twedie attended for him, and called to see my wife; the result of his visit was, that two pills, a draught, and a box of ointment, were sent to her. The accompanying direction was " The pills to be taken at bed-time, and the draught in the morning." The orders were strictly ad hered to. On Wednesday a mixture was sent, di recting that three table spoonfuls were to be taken three times a day. On Thursday Dr. Twedie called again,and in the evening another mixture came, with the same direction. On Friday I left home early, having business to transact at Barnet. At that time my wife appeared quite well. On my return about eleven o'clock at night I was informed by my sister and brother-in-law, who were in the house, that Mrs. Philips had been very unwell, and had retired. I understood at this time that Mr. Hammond, a sur geon, residing at Whetstone, had been sent for; but, being from home, his assistant came, who, on seeing Mrs. Phillips, said, " That the drowsiness was pro duced by the mixture she had taken, and that she would be better in the morning." I went to bed, and at that time my wife appeared in a sound sleep, and I did not disturb her. On awakening in the morning I laid hold of her hand, and said, " Char lotte, how do you feel yourself ?" No reply was made. On looking in her face I was shocked at dis covering her a corpse. I instantly got up, and de spatched messengers to Dr. Twedie and Mr. Ham mond. This was about eight o'clock. Mr. Ham mond arrived before nine. Mr. Bisset, another sur geon, also came promptly. Mr. Hammond examined the last mixture that came, a n d sa id, " That it was chiefly composed of laudanum, and that no doubt Mrs. Phillips's death was caused by her taking an over dose of the mixture." By the Jury—l am convinced my wife had no in tention of laying violent hands upon herself. She was particularly careful of her health. Alexander Twedie, M.D., of No. 40, Ely place, Holborn--I wrote a prescription for Mrs. Phillips, which I believe was made 'up by Mr. Hill, the as sistant. I saw Mrs. Phillips on the Thursday, and from such was induced to make out a second pre scription. (The mixture sent on the Thursday was produced and examined by Dr. Tweedie, who said that it contained a large proportion of laudanum, and was not prepared from his last prescription.— There was no laudanum in the composition of either of his prescriptions.) I have opened the body of the deceased. I am of opinion that the deceased's death was occasioned by her having taken an over dose of laudanum. Three table spoonfuls of the mixture now produced taken three times a day would account for the deceased's dissolution. Mr. Swan Hill, assistant to Mr. Snow—l pre. pared Dr. Twedie's two prescriptions for Mrs. Phil. lips. There was no laudanum in either of them. entered them in the day-book. I enclosed a label with the bottle, which was wrapped in paper.— Proper directions were annexed with the medicine, The first medicine I sent by the postman. The last bottle of mixture was fetched by Mrs. Phillips's ser vant boy. By Mr. Phillips—The ingredients composing the medicines made from Dr. Twedie's prescriptions for Mrs. Phillips consisted of leaves. There are no bottles of laudanum on the shelves in .the shop. I did not make up any other prescription on the Thurs day besides Dr. Twedie's. Mr. Phillips here observed that the medicines that were sent on the Tuesday were all in separate packages. The postman did not deliver them. They were brought by some women. Both the CORONER and Jury observed, that it was evident the medicines were sent in a careless, slovenly manner. The CORONER observed, that it was a most mys terious affair. How such a deadly mixture as that contained in the last bottle sent to Mrs. Phillips could have left the shop of Mr. Snow he was at a loss to know. There was one thing beyond all doubt, that was, that the unrottunate lady had been deprived of existence by taking the contents of the bottle which was sent from the shop of Mr. Snow on the Thursday. The Jury consulted a short time, and then re- turned a verdict--" That the deceased's death was occasioned by an over-dose of laudanum taken me dicinally." The deceased was a very accomplished woman, was thirty-one years of age, and had only been mar ried five months. On Sunday night an aviary belonging to Mr. LANGTON, Dulwich, was plundered of two cock pheasants, (a gold and silver one) and 2 I canary birds, • • The rapidity with which thieves acquire in ' formation, and the facilities they possess for accomplishing their schemes,- Are evidenced by the following circum stance, which occurred early yesterday morning :—Thr former occupant of a house in Isabella-row, Broadwall, Lambeth, removed on Monday, and as the now tenant could not occupy the house the same day, the landlord ad vised him to secure his house, as thieves were in the neigh bourhood, and might attempt carrying away the fixtures. To prevent this the tenant employed a man to sit up during the night, which passed away without any appeak , ance of t!deves ; but just after dawn of day, whilst the man was enjoying his pipe, lie heard a key thtost into the lock of the street-door, and imagif.ing it Was the tenant, he voci ferated rather loudly, I'll open the door," and instantly did so, lut to his surprise he found no one there. runningo n looking down the r away, ay, at) and turning r , to however, tdoo ll o door ot b s s e e r r y v t e , : i l a a man key, which, on removing, proved to he a E. ke;eton one, which had every appearance of having just been laboriously file down to gt the dot h. \~ 6"?iltlT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. , If the improvement s i n tne social state of the sister kingdom have not kept pace with the san guine anticipation of a well-intentioned but un reflecting class of politicians, we are at least assured that at no period in our annals was- the attention of the Members of the Administration directed to a greater variety of' topics connected with that important object. We shall enume rate some of those actually in progress, as well as those which we have good authority for hr. lieving to be in contemplation ; the misce!- laneous nature of the catalogue will probably surprise many of our readers. The reforms in the Law Courts, and in the nature and amount of fees, founded on the suggestions contained in the Reports of the Commissioners, have been in many instances carried into practice, and arc in progress in others ; a similar observation ap. plies to the two great leading branches of the ' public Revenue ; the Post-office system has un dergone revision, and very many important al terations are (if we may be allowed the expres sion) in a course of experimental probation ; an accurate and scientific survey of every county in the kingdom has made considerable advances under the auspices of the Board of Ordnance, and in that portion of it which is completed it has already served to correct innumerable errors in the antiquated Down Survey, which has hi therto been the standard authority on the sub ject of the territorial divisions of the kingdom— an inquiry, entitled at least to the appellation of semi-official, into the state and amount of Church Property, is quietly progressing (as our Trans-Atlantic brethren would express it) ; and, not unnecessarily to extend the catalogue, we shall observe generally, that a system of consolidation with, or assimilation to the English practice, has almost universally been resorted to, in all possible cases. When, in addition to these extensive innovations, made with a view to practical amelioration, well-informed addiv individuals that t h w a t e t ze are sy as s tem of Grand Jury Presentments, and County Burthens of all descriptions, is to be submitted to the consideration of Parliament early in the next Session, by a gentleman of high official sta tion, who has been for some time in Ireland col lecting information on these important subjects, that a still more essential improvement, the in troduction of a modified system of Poor Laws, will be ably urged, and strenuously supported in quarters and by persons entitled on all accounts to respectful attention-- s -that the Irish Banking system is at this moment undergoing a minute and critical examination by the President of the Board of Trade ; we think we have established our assertion as to the variety and importance of the measures either in active execution or in a course of preparatory experiment. We have, for sufficient reasons, excluded from our cata logue the alterations in progress for the improve ment of the administration of local justice, and the purification of the Magistracy. They are as yet too partial in their applicaion and of , too re cent enactment to form a fair criterion ; but if' we have not dwelt upon them, it is not from a want of a due sense of their paramount import ance. We shall reserve them for another oppor tunity.—Morning Chronicle. We have copied from the Dublin Evening Post of Saturday last ati article on the state of the South of Ireland, in which an outline is given of the speech delivered by the Rev. Mr. Spain, on the Sunday preceding, at the altar, on his return from the Tipperary Assizes. Our Dublin contemporary, in the course of the article, observes, " We believe, and we have endeavoured to show, that the course taken by the Crown Prosecutor at the late Assizes in Clonmel, though manifestly dictated by the best motives, was not calculated to bring about that desirable consummation (the peace of the country). Yet we hope, that in spite of' the - grievous mistakes which were made, the peace of Tipperary will be preserved ; and if it be; we shall have no hesitas tion whatever in attributing the blessing-not to the Solicitor-General —n o t to the Protestant Jury who tried the Borris-o'kane cases—not to the influence of the Grand Jury—and by no means to the collective wisdom of the Magis trates, who are to assemble, it seems, on Monday next, to take the state of the country into their con sideration, with a view, we understand, of calling for the re-enactment of the Insurrection Act---in which they will certainly be disappointed ; wet shall not, we say, attribute the continuance of the tranquillity in Tipperary to such causes as these, but to the energetic, persevering, and judicious conduct of the Catholic Clergy—to the conduct of such men as the Rev. Mr. Spain, and to the diffusion of such sentiments as that gentleman delivered to his flock on his return from the Assizes at Clonmel." We are far from wishing to undervalue the services of judicious Clergy, men ; but we should rejoice, notwithstand ing, to hear the peace of the South of ire land rested on a more secure foundation than the good-will of Clergymen, whether Catholic. or Protestant. They who have power to influ ence the people one way have power to influence them another. What we wish to see in Ireland is a people interested, and believing themselves interested in the preservation of peace ; and till this state of things is brought about we shall never consider the country safe. Thar the very gr ne think eat r a e s i t n t i y ; p i6B pe ts ar is to no b t e, u l e i r c e e m of ad t e hP to P a r evident, from tile continued existence up to this day of the factions of Black Hens and MaoieS, against which we must presume the Priests have constantly exerted themselves, The peace of a country in which a Man must in se/f-des fence belong to one or other of the factiens, and in which, when he is met by a body of the opposing faction stronger than that in which he life, s i es l a aw p i e e a s e s e ha i b m it t - s m wo u r s t t h bo m s t e tc r l i i ou a sl t y t g il r e ap h p e le s d t. happens t o b e , h e i s i n i mm i nent danger of ' his with. Who, that could live elsewhere, wotsk think of' living in a district- where he is stsls'iees to all the capri ce s o f a reckless pew' t • ry They • must be t aug ht, b y sev e r i ty sary, that th e y are not to indqigs i n th e savago neces freaks of which such revQlking accounts are given in the Courts of Justice. They 'ought to have been taught this ere now ; gut the disputes about religion were in ihe way. • However, begin we must, if we-slO not wish that the time hperoliiiciej;usttiocesitiostasia: the great for the attempt should pass away. The same ! " The great fault of the Crown Prosecutors, Paper, on Thursday last, observed— sstem of their. admi fault of the Government, is the disp,olshitiisonisonaalflaouoci: which inars, and arty general destroys their making the people dissatiall..eti wi : e i p vt a e hi s l e ii i i c o t l yh a n , p s e s rn tf tne . t s e ri k : o 4 r ii e u nt e g tgt n:lt ti h hi r e a e em t . ent h i a re tef n i to the them, to comfort, to aid and protect them, nistration, We contend that h u t e h is ( this the - re is no course. A Poli eema , t 4 is not such a ?era aril that his place, if he be dismissed or punished, or eve hanged, may not be n 1 . 1 . • readily or e tuen , ly snppliea, A k l otisan4---tgri thousand Police constables. mmt. 1 I 1 •[