The Sun. — London, England, 1835-10-14 00:00:00

• " f _ IUTTILEM HOSPITAL. tne last meeting of the sub-committeti of this institu tion Sir P. Laurie made the following statement lative to the ease o f t h e female lunatic which had been re brought under the notice of the House of Commons by General P a tier Prsi dent Pre-Faced hi s s t a t ement b y expressing. his notice his regret, that being at B ux t on w h en Genera l Palmer gaNe. (gate ' , notion, h e was prevented giv i ng that ins.tne exi,lanation whi c h i t was desirable should be afFartied t9lth.-I.le unac qua i nted with the circumstances a the case, Jout two tnorths afro Mr. Burgess, a governor, intrt3dueed tdkieneral Palme r and a Mr. Lucca to view the hospital, after examining the patients, Mr, Lueett tok advan ge of th e momentary absence of the nurse, w h o o withdrew to • ti 4 -...enu to another patient, to endeavour to hour tome i 1• from a bottl e , w hi c h he took e Am a d of from his po c ket, upon t. r 'll T l Ellen Mack, a p a ti en t w h o was t h en in a state great maniacal excitement ; the violence of the patient l'revented his doing. this, and the return of the nurse com pelled him to desist. He then Asked the surgeon whether he would allow him to try an experiment upon this is. irl, Ivhich he said would soon quiet and cure her. On the surgeon's reporting* this circuit , ' hue° to hint (Sir P. Lau rie), 1 e • • • • L , • gale strict injunctir, as that no experiment of any it'.:ari(nitsehrofeurled wbeithstt:ffheered, P aid that no one should be allowed P"..actice of the responsible physicians, " s• Monro and itiorrison, who stated that the patient trhlitaiiidtiftihnecree b ; tl s in a more composed state of mind, and every hope of her convalescence. Gene- , Aid e ' tirn er , the following week, applied to the Court of er r , n °° , girl having been sent by the city, for an th e i 0 deliver her up to Mr. Lueett. The mother of p re f'• Also attended, and stated, in answer to him (the iit,',4lerit) that she attended at the suggestion of the Ge -4( and Lucett. Gen era l P a l mer a d m i tted that he tI N nothing of the mother, and that his object was to try iexperiment. Sir Peter then gletailed to the Court enct had occurred at Bethlem, and after noticing the ha -1,.a0 le stat n e of th e mother, tyl - ,led, that i n hi s op i n i on t hi s 1 .41 "thig but an attempt to gain a r e p u t a ti on o f M r. "tt, whose wlvei:lisements they must all recollect t a r ri oi d eu t ild i a g° , by allow,ing him to take a convalescent patient, h._ then publish. a supposed cure ; that lie, as president, eib•;not, corrsent to such dangerous experiments being dap. " tut" patients, and warned the Court of the respon -03,4 would incur if, by authorizing Mr. Lueett to ti) , 11)113', death should be the result. After examining the thc ,t 'er, who said that she knew nothing about it, but , g e ntlema n h a d to ld h er t h at i f she would attend, " they .:t old treat her d aug ht er lik e a l a d y and cure her, " and refused e onsidering th e case , t h e app li cat i on was unanimously s THE GOVERNORS of PATHLEM HOSPITAL. stis _entlemen,—ln compliar,ce with the request of your tiarannittee to have a 'copy of the petition of which I th e g i ven notice in tie House of Commons, relative to fconduct of Sir ?eter Laurie, and others of the Court ens Ald ermen ar.d Governors of Bethlem, in the case of a o e ale lu natic confined there, I have done myself the ho gate o f , Ra t 0, quismitting ; and it being intended to investi thees '"° Matter, I beg with great respect to address you uhlicly, in s u b m itti ng to your consideration the fols V e a % st atement of the c ase .—Th e quest i on o f t hi s peti s:ll- Whether the l una ti c , t h e d aug h ter o f the petitioner, e ° tiurinn. four months has been under coercion and dose plain:leniCat, in consequence of the violence of . her cous in 1 ' is to remain in such state until discharged as i % a bl e , at the end of a twelvemonth; or if the mother f' s s ,:° 'le Permitted to place her in the hands of a pro llenai person who undertakes the immediate removal her excitement, to release her from personal restraint, w a s: to effect the speedy and perfect cure of her corn ferelnat, Provided she Isas no natural defect, nor has suf sent it, injury frana her treatment in Bethlem to pre (ler%s•l" 13 at , entlernen, lam sorry to state, that your t e dent ' Sir B. Laurie, as Chairman of the Court of Al 4ti at Citilldhall refused the application of the peti ,t'sesr',f,°': the sole and avowed purpose of prev enting . her tiett;"l4‘ being placed in the hands of this medical practi the r I and as the justification of this act rests solely upon tioestion of this individual's professional character, I 412 I- - st first tell you who and what he is. It was in the year that this gentleman, Mr. Lucett, under the patronage butkileir Royal Highnesses the late Duke of Kent and the o f , Q of Sussex, - and others of. the nobility and gentry, . first op e n an establishment for the cure of insanity without Z e - s " e ll i e nient, or the employme nt . of any of those means of Is t , .°I I and personal restraint resorted to by all other ISisatle est ablishintints, as the necessity of the case . dessiands ; the Locetts Means of preventing such necessity, being of th e of instantly allaying the most violent paroxysm perf ect e crimplaint, and preventing its return until the the di sure sure of th e pat i ent , by rersoving the cause o f coap .3e ase• Nor i s th e power o f Mr. Lucett ' s remedy ti ;ce to the ca se o f rav i ng i ssnacy, b eing equally effective hati e °PPosit e case, namety—metbid lunacy, wh e r e i n th e sm e t a i t i s are deprived e:the polvers of speeCh and sight, ea ses e of thei r •li m b s ; but wherein, as in all other loss et ' lnsanity not ar i s i ng f rom natura l d efect, nor the fas. : o rgans through i n j u ry or di sease , M r . L ucett 'ef\ -. ; tee ted (and be challenges the contradiction of t he l Sti 8 411a lediate relief and ultimate cure. Such, gent e 'rth M. Lucett's pretensions, and as it is necessary the case to prove his merit, allow me to state 11:;:tfiter.e.ed out of the numerous . Ctli:es performed . by Mr. those ,lo eases of the worst description —none, indeed, but a°andoned by all other practitioners having ever been to his hands. His first cure was performed in bsk s ; bol u s the memorable case of the sergeant of the late eli te e t I C.ent's band—and I say memorable, because the th e s io th;s and i n th e nex t i ns t ance were t h e cause of kJ:1 114i " inquiry that took place into the management the of , e ) "' H osp i ta l , an d the consequent dismissal of I , l ad ' l ,."° l ° of i ts me di ca l esta b l i shment. This man, who 1)y th e three y ears i n B et hl em, h av i ng b een cert i f i ed f .e Physici ans to b e an i ncurable and dangerous lunatic, l'ak ed ea nd by M r. L ucett, when he went to take him out, "N., - a nd chained to the ground. Having dismissed the ~ithinrer s , ' Lucett proceeded with his remedy, and Nit an h our t h e man's claains were removed, his cloth es 11.4°1(1), and th e pat i ent, thiss free from all personal restraint, h',.,from his cell into Ars Lucett's carriage, who took him I,4'louse at Stratord. On the following morning the ' h ° , 4 at Stratfork4, who is still in practice there (and has t ool tl te fact) tics credit to '• went to see the patient, and was so as s And him perfectly sound in mind, lie could tos e -r t `' s it '2tie fact of his previous state, and went on pur kietie '-fondon to make the inquiry ; but on his arrival at s erer he was informed that orders bad been given to an -4 ° ,euestions on th e su bj ect . Wi t hi n s i x weeks, t hi s de - elion. al curahle maniac perform ed again in full band at rig 4(1 ''' t °n Palace, f rom w hi c h time to the p resen t, h e ha s L e.l eturn of his complaint, has continued perfectly well nd l as t tth, has had a large family whom he has brought up, the though advanced in years, is at this moment in t he practice of his professional talents. Notwith otan It s l g this cure, for which Mr. Lucett was awarded the is °' 200 . guineas by the Board of Treasury, the Beth ffeet denied him the - merit, declaring it to be the I ttel 3 • chance, and demain.'silig further proof. Acccrd this second trial tools place, and the result was, that tnan declared ' ant incura ble, and considered the most in anale that hail sever. entered the walls of Bethl em , o cat' vi de t iit all h esir of Mr. Lucett's arrival to release him, tvai t , O I lia side in a post-chaise, free from chains, strait (l,.3, alts'(at rse any other species of restraint ! On the third th e t r . his arrival at Mr. Lucett's this man went upon t4ir,drmsos,4olB:l3}e'lael;:exnethange, and conversed rationally with several Itis 4 „ns who had seen him in Bethlehem ; within three °nehome to see . his . relations in Samersetshire, „ ss istoe afterwards, being in the Marines, was st . a 7 Osi ris "" 150t1a as a recruiting sergeant. The next trial I t .ase of m or bid lunacy) was made in 1828, th e pa oisse4v,.°).4 been se l ecte d by Robert Go r d on , E sq ., of' the ) Ott he Q‘ re Co mmons, and th e p romoter o f t h e asylum about dat H anwe ll . T h i s man was an idiot, with '.'ralte'° Power of speec h or the use of his limbs, and in Air, 6 , s from the pressure of the optic nerve. To satisfy then th er d,o l' n, M r . Lucca took him, an d w ithi n seven wee k s o 11 4 recover e d hi s reason, s i ght, speech, and the sh ts limbs, sufficiently t o b e ena bl e d to ma k e a pa i r s rti e es, with which he waited with M r . L uce tt on M r . .iott, to th an k him for the benefit lie had received ; from 11 ( I ' l 3 . s i s t i 4 ) : lt e lie had not the least return of insanity to the no ' } r art. ' . irne afterwards, from a disease of r ela ‘ tl t n having-, I hoped, prepared ° I:neuid, O e t i l l ier e w ' i e se ' be afraid to state, I mu st ~ i cr Isis 'acts o f a case that. has just occurred in Beth ;tt„-,' trust svill remove all doubt of M r . Lucett's Beth ,t fs o those who cannot believe it may now see and r th emselves. It was On a public visiting day at 1)4 ' 1 J us t six weeks back, that after visitine• the hos tvri,4vtttho tb.e house surgeon, on returning to the hall we fe at , °f a patient, the landlord of a public-house, iss - . ; l. s'' months' residence in Bethlem was allowed l a ssi sssenee, to be under his wife's care at home, with _ an attendant ; but after five months' trial /),C l ' , she f Was • now co me in great distress to ask ad assistss • 1- 1 :: .Y° 14 :2 " etlese:t;:lenit:esic' dangerouspati en t t ' o h ei keepng i n h iarns longertateo f e i n x c i thete lsitA hati l e n nes jugeonb replied, he cou ld d o nothing and fo r her, that eing nearly expir ed, his case incur rj?lssits_, not be taken back; an d, on my a sking why lie ' 'p i c e a bt- s he told me lie hadbecome para l yt ic from drink: r forelr. L se l l e 'tfe , being thus dismissed, I made . . her t he sae „..ers,e4Lol,,,,,,euvert,t i‘siars.sistance, which she gladly accepted. , Be- Lucca arrived, I had seen and con- Nt et 'ith the patient , whom I found in a state of great 311 th, l l'"t and delusion' of mind ; but, on seeing him agalll It;?tuflll°,l.ving. Mr. Lu . cetf . s application , of his- treat- . h oo del ss ; "an perfectly in his sores, the excitemen t "Y h e ' n °f Mind being entirely removed ; but for his al th, ne was in a very weak and nervous state, A~.J and so continued (for I sag' itto every day) while he re mained at home attending to his ciittothers, and keeping late 'vein 1 but -since his discharge from Bethlem, just three weeks since, he has Made the rapid progress of bo dily health whieli the recovery at once of appetite and sleep s after the loss of both for .nearly two years, may be supposed to effect. ; for his Wife declares that for more thar 12 months before . he tht taken to Bethlemi he had, been deprived of 0.60 arid appetite, eatinA liisnoiutely nothing, lii Only nottriSlriVebt (fat; ibust have been so) being the beer or y 4 h*6 must have taken, which accounted for hi: feeblZ state of body, and the opinion pf the eergeon respect. in; it. In confirmation of sisi.s .aSe, I refer you to the wife's statement to the 6Thmittee of Mr. Lucctt's treatment of the patieettaMely, that he gave him a powder - which in a little time caused him to drop on the Being- carried tc bed, a violent and te.‘iitinued sickness followed, Mr. Lucett in the ureel ',line bathing and rubbing hi head with ato tion, stomach being at last reli . i.VM, tick') patient fel. into a sound sleep, from ,ehteh he awoke the next morning perfectly in Kifiee, and made a hearty breakfast, not liavitsi. Wallowed an ounce of breed fer 'ninths before. This was the substance of het eVidence, and in answer to the caution given he Of the consequences, she declared that from what else had seen of the effect of Mr, hikcett's medi cine in at flee restoring her hush seth sensesi appetite, and sleet, she had no doubt of hie complete recovery, if left in the same hands, Upon this evidence and deeletation of the wife, and - with the assistance of a toble lord present, wlu kindly interested himself in her behalf, the patient was dis charged by the committee, the president being in the chair ; who having einee published his statement In the `'J mes, to pre judice the case of the petitioner, I now proceed to relate the circumstances as shortly as justice to the parties lie has in sulted and celurenlated by such statement will permit. It was on my first visit to Bethlem I saw Elizabeth Mick, the Patient being in a frightful state of excitement, and to repeat the words of Lord Dudley Stuart, who saw her with me afterwards, I shall never forget her scream. On the next weekly visiting day I went again, and finding her in the same dreadful state, I resolved to bring Mr. Lucett to see her, and accordingly we were admitted the next day, through the kindness of Mr. Burgess, who met us at Bethlem 'for the purpose. On arriving at the place of the patient's confinement, Mr. Lucett went in to see her, I then told Mr. Burgess my reason for bringing him, and having the remedy to allay her excitement in his pocket, I begged him, to send for the so peon to ask his consent to try it. In the mean time, Mr. Lucett being alone with the patient, and 'flaying managed to calm her sufficiently ; .was Proceedeing to apply hit r e m e d y , w h en t h e re t urn o f t h e keepe'. renewed her excitement and prevented it—this act Mr. Luectt b e i ng th e i mpu l se of his feeling to relieve the patient, but imprudent and unfortunate for both, as the event proved. On the arrival of the' surgeon, I asked his consent, which he declined in the absence of the physi cian, and I soon found it would be in vain to ask it. On consulting Mr, Burgess, he advised me to apply to the Committee, and especially to the Noble Lord I have before mentioned, who had great influence with them ; accordingly I waited on his Lordship, who re ceived me most kindly, and readily premised his assistance, if he foetid on inquiry he could give it ; but after making it he told me he had beta given so bad a character of Mr Lucca, he was Compelled to oppose my wish t his Lord ship's informant being the matron of the hospital, as I after wards found from herself, Thus defeated in my attempt, the only way left was to obtain the patient's discharge. In the mean time the third visiting-day arrived ; when I found, to my surprise, the matron with the lunatic, who was sitting up. in bed in high spirits and good humour (being without her strait-waiscoat), and amused with the company and conversation of the nurse, and the apples she gave her ; but on my next visit I found her 'again in solitude, and her strait-waistcoat, and as violent as ever—this being the day Lord Dudley Stuart saw her, or rather heard her scream, for his Lordship could not bear the sight. What, then, was my astonishment on the following 'morning, when I went to Guildhall with the petitioner for the patient's discharge, to find the matron in Court opposing it ; who declared the lunatic was much better and would soon be well ; upon which assertion on her side, against the remon strance and entreaty of the mother, the Cmirt, consisting of Sir Peter and another Alderman, refused the application unanimously, this being Old only truth in his statement, which I am compelled to' declare a misrepresentation of the fact throughout, I therefore trust, gentlemen; in jus tice to all rehies, you will call the petitioner before you ; who can neither read nor write, but has Come from her home in Ireland solely to protect her child t and if you will listen to her story of what passed its Guildhall and also in Bethlem, relative to the matron and her daughter, you can judge for yourselves who is least worthy of belief, and wine the most inrbeete—the President or Mary Mack. Such, gentlemen, are the facts of the case : and I will only add, in justice to the character of the lunatic, whom the sur geon stated to be a prostitute, committed to Giltspur-street for her misconduct (the prison being the foundation of the story he was led to believe); I find, from all who know her, that since she came to England, until the ,mornent of being taken up m a d i n t h e streets , h er conduct has not only been irreproachable, but in every respect most exem plary ; and under all thu trials she has gone through, to be only ascribed to her religions feeling, as exemplified in a scene that took place in Bethlem between the matron, her mother, and herself, which would interest all Christians in practice, whatever their creed, to hear: And now, gentle men, allow me, on public grounds, for a few moments longer, to call your attention, as the Governors of Bethlem, to the system of moral and medical treatment for insanity esta blished in it. As to the first, I believe you know the fact that medicine is in no case administered, as the cure of the disease ; and as to moral treatment, the system is equally inefficient. For example, in this case, look to the change produced in the lunatic by the transition from coercion and confinement, to the company and kindness of the matron when it suited her purpose to bestow it ; and then, by the return to solitude and the strait-waistcoat, when the purpose was effected. But as to the general treatment, how is it possible in a hospital of nearly 300 patients, with scarcely a dozen keepers, to do justice to them ? and what must be the wear and tear of the keep ers' minds and bodies in having to contend with all those lunatics alternately confined and set at liberty as the fits of excitement come on and leave them ? If then, gen tlemen, the remedy could he found to prevent excite ment, and, consequently, the necessity for confinement ; and if, further, the treatment can be found for the cure of the disease ; will not the publication of such discovery to the world be one of the greatest benefits to mankind ? It is therefore in the firm belief that Mr. Lucett is in the•possession of this invaluable remedy, I leave the pe titioner's cause in your hands, in the hope of its afford ing the opportunity of a public trial of Mr. Lucett's merit in the case of the lunatic in question. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient, hum ble. servant, Charges-street, Oct. 9. CHARLES PALMER. COURT CIRCUL AR. The - King gave audiences yesterday, at St. James's, to the Earl of Minto, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and the Right Hon. Cutler Ferguson. The Queen accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Wei mar and Prince Ernest of Philipsthal, and attended by Earls Howe and Denbigh, viewed Sutherland House yesterday morning. The Landgravine of Hesse Ilotnburg, the Princess Sophia, and the Princess Sophia Matilda, lunched with their Majesties. Their Majesties, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, left town at half-past three o'clock yesterday after noon in a .carriage and four, with an escort. of Hussars, for Windsor Castle. The Landgravine of Ilesse Homburg dined with Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence last evening at his residence in St. James's Palace. • Prince Ernest of Philipsthal dined with Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, last evening at his residence in Sea more-place. _ Count d'Ag,lie, the Sardinian Minister, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign Office. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Last night a new operatic drama, called Cavaliers and Roundheads, was produced at this theatre. To those who have read the novels of Scott the story of this piece is suf ficiently indicated when they know that Baljbur of Burley, Clarcrhouse, Henry Morton, Sergeant Bothwell, Lord Evandale, the Bellendens (brother Lind sister, and Edith, their niece), Niel Blanc, and Cuddle Headrig, arc the leading characters. Many of the principal incidents of the novel are to be found in the drama, and they are combined with suGicient judgment and coherency to sustain what, no doubt, was the principal object—the display of various picturesque, and, in some instances, almost sublime, sce nery. The Clam-house of last night was Mr. Diddear, and he sustained it with judgment. We doubt whether Mr. Vandenhoff's Ba/ibur would not have pleased Sir Walter him Self. His conception of the character was cor rect, and he conveyed very forcibly the idea of the uncom promising covenanter, with whom even murder was a merit when the blood of a religious antagonist was to be shed. , Harley was very laughable in Cuddy Headrig, and Warde, as Sergeant Bothwell, was every inch a cavalier—profligate, loyal, and intrepid. The music is a selection from popular Scotch airs, and from the Puritani of Bellini. The part of it which seemed to have given most pleasure was the overture (which was encored), a Scotch air by Mrs: Fitz william (which was sung with great sweetness), and a song. in the second act, by Miss Fanny Healy, which is not un likely to become. popular. That part of the music which the drama is indebted to Bellini did not, in the e':c cution of it, seem to_ have given very general satisfaction.. .~r on of the al familiar !s of iN.re. there Was ery sweet certainly „ c blank [y as 011 C i g or, per' improved invariably ;tits to the nished by r extended ear or 111'0 in on th e ~,ntitled to of the daY' c., 2 o f (Men' be disar \Tr. fiqg' inquisitive . Is que, o ' 4 descriptive is env►r°►'y comes to ,d account pcans. As luent EtYle Ilers more lor nam ed h Carolina ations held celebrate(' plume Wi ll Niebuhr s prig ivahtY' how a (leer ich is P re ; bought a n closely re; historian ni ,-; D O.) Craig took ul, Coveu fr order to Tr attendance' , )f each P er ord dit to lot" voter s L Act), c° 11 : ar ' • an d th,', !s, being' 5 . 1 a ppeared u al &cation.. lists of tbS__ tion or Or_ name of oou lists. , e wed to 11 3 ), icne re mark all qualifies e pr i n ted .- f the e of intercs APEILS• LC Lib" C King .e r arg, !utionnel del to .'s n cp.'' E - ar visit to Pe le y ou do not le of the deat h 0 , dea of reg ers o h. Dine y „og t he sue ° , now to 1) ere meotil, suddenly :of xoressiou- of COU I : t t he Listry 01 to plan, ivy his sal ° • the re atter o f t marriage A tenburg• equ ally n c e ,f the Pof ;he Duk e ,to un fortuo%t e he caecdltiu)."o r ,suec F his r t h e Inte l t h e Bth. ' Litnher, CO ates and t•lf w ith the ( 1 ,, title, l c a, l e i cl ( ,ntrp , foi Islieu K•Og g of the of the 7015 010 01,Fr-no le Con' Cr .nd the his gal c o lal Higl;11 ndon.--1`49 0 , tn rot bv ra ring 3aid that Ili:, i n the At o i ttalien 6 in to carried of adienti° ° :for .1v rI eb.sep ' h a ve cic , % ,c 4 rash er Pe r into rrho ,terdaY• rho sailed a .herc a d/ _ is Lor 6 l 1 0 iraten" atO dc9S,; k w • 0 to On o f troop h e ro jurlia o . o oo of P el vi - glg ttto• 0 0 - • 004 00% 1 ' 'VS • 00-. „natle _ ve ry id we b - „,.gb, peters for l id' I as hur gb retori" — ,o• Franc o Oat bir rte ele flill‘ m the 4itt . 5 t that o l ( c- i rra'`3, ol bor ill sboo:;,16, Les I°2 'Of I 93% 109 74 RE SUN, LONDON, WED The grand melee and combat of horse and foot on Bothwcl Bridge was a stirring affair, and it is impossible that represen• Cation could affect the imagination more powerfully with the horrors of war than it w the contest at the farm. house• where the Royalists finally triumph. The shout of onset, the confusion of retreat, the din of arms, the mortal volley which brings men and horses to the earth, the ofiilng at dViriefaticltt nr nt courage; COnfiagration, uproar, and death, appeare:l in appalling combination, am . drew down shouts of applaus,e. The house was crowded. THEATItt ItOTA b, DLIDLIN. Tl,e Thc4trc :Royal opened on Saturday evening for the ,Tinter MI; with the c;nrc..ily of the Bell s Stratagem. And the farce of The Fon,. Slisters. The house, - as we an. icipated, was fathidnithly and thtitiertiusly attended. Thu " star of :11Pt" Wag eat' ii'arbler, M rs . Waylett, who played Letiliz Halt in the We were happy to - observe that her vocal capabilities have suf fered no detefiol'alion sitter: We last bad the pleasure of bear . - ing her, and that tirrie, Which rfiddifie§ itidst Stiblanary things. has caused no piniinuticin of thaSe ji6rSdri[d atfra6tions which she possesses in such an eminent degree. Iler voice has rained much in roundness of tone since her, last visit to Dublin, an impreVernent 141lieli rye thi nit id as strikingly apparent In her singing of the airs of Away to the moan. Cain's brow, Bells upon the Wind ; Kate Kearney, Bte. all of which she . WaS taptrirduSly encored. Her acting in the hoyden seeno in the comedy rtiM eAcelleta i and eli cited much laughter . I n d ee d, th roug hout the flight s h e exerted all her potters de pleating ; and with the utmost success. We Were sorry to pmicolve that she occa sionally l a bou re d under d. litlarSeng - I in the early part of the evening, which ho;vdvce, timely disappeared towards the close of the entertainment, and she . Wai enabled to do complete justice to one of her most favourite airs, Kale Kearney. In the farce of The Four Sisters she had an ample field for the display of her 'varied talents, and bustled through its comic- scenes with a spirit and arch ness which delighted her audience. In favour of the stock company, with which Mr. Calcraft has commenced for the operations of his winter campaign, we cannot say much. We recognised with pleasure some old favourites—Browne, Barry, Cooke, 40.—hut the new acciuisitions we fear will not tend either to exalt the character of the company, or in crease the revenues of the theatre. We missed 11,er...s sadly on Saturday night in both play and farce, and it must be admitted that there is no substitute for him in the present. company. Mr. William Keene, who is engaged in his place, will not certainly make us forget him.—Freeptan's Journal. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Rev. Charles Bazely, Mrs. Bazely, and family, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; Mrs. Drake and Mr. T. Drake, at Hawkins's Hotel, Upper Belgrave-street, Bel grave-square, from Brighton. DEPARTURES. Admiral Munday, from Hawkins's Hotel, Upper Belgrave street, Belgravc-square, for Derbyshire; Earl and Countess Cadogan and family, for Lauriesten House, Dover ; the Hon. Mrs. Dudley North, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover -street, on a tour; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tollemache, from Craw ley's Hotel, for Ham House, Petersham Lady Turner and Miss Vansittart, from' the Pulteney Hotel, Albettarle-street, on a tour ; Lord and Lady Eliot and family, from Ramsgate, on a visit to- Lord and Lady Braybrooke, at Audley End, Saffron Walden; Major-Gen. Sir Loftus, Lady and Miss Otway, on a tour; Sir Charles Saxton, from the Brunswick Hotel, for his seat in Berks ; Capt. Charles Bulkeley, for Chicksands Priory, Beds. THE TIMES AND STAMP-OFFICE RETURNS. " HONESTY IS •THE BEST POLICY." To the EDITOR 'of the MORNING CHRONICLE. Slit—When the Times openly abandoned all its old opinions, and went over, without shame or reservation, to the Tories, I gave it up : I supposed thousands of inde pendent and honest men would do the same, and was, there fore, not a little startled to hear that they ventured to refer ail persons to the Stamp-office for proof that their sale had increased instead of decreased. To be sure the public could not refer to the Stamp-office ; but thanks to Mr. Buller, we have now the means of testing their bold assertions . ; and will it be believed, Sir, that according to the same Stamp office Retur ns , th e sale of the Times In 1831 was In 1834, the first of the ratting, it-,sank to According to the returns for the six . .iribuths from January to June, 1835, it will sink down to 2,813,994 A Fall of 1,524,031 ! I !—Yourg, CONSISTENCY. [We have received several communications upon this sub but as they all, though differing in words, agree in their objects and conclusions, we think the above specimen, which sets the matter in a strong and clear light, will be sufficient for our readers. ]--Editor Morning Chronicle. RAMSGATE, TUESDAY. Wind W. to S.W.—This morning the Honourable Cor poration of Trinity's steam yacht, the Vesta, arrived here from a survey of the coast of Ireland. Having had a sup ply of coals, she proceeded for the river ; four of the elder brethren were on board. The whole of the vessels at anaor off the pier have got under weigh ; also several of those who had taken shelter during the last gales. A Dutch koof has been brought into the harbour by one of the boats, with loss of sails, and anchor broken. A Russian brig, named the Odin qf Abe, laden with salt from Cadiz to Abo, has been on shore on the Goodwin sands last night ; the mate and eleven hands left her in the long boat ;' she was brought into Ramsgate by one of his Majesty's cruisers leaky, and will discharge her cargo. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex is on a visit to Mr. Thistlewayte, at that gentleman's seat in Hampshire. The Royal Duke enjoys excellent health, and intends to make a tour of the county before his return to Kensington Palace. The Order of the Garter, conferred recently by his Majesty on his nephew Prince George of Cambridge, was worn for the first time since his investiture by his Royal Highness in her Majesty's box in Drury-lane, on Monday evening. The young Prince, as a Member of the Royal family, is an honorary or extra Knight of the Order. The Duke of Wellington arrived at Ansley House on Monday evening from Walmer Castle, on his way to the University of Oxford, to mike arrangements, we believe, connected with the 'approaching visit of her Majesty, on Monday next, to that ancient seat of learning. THE ROYAL VISIT TO CHELSEA HOSPITAL.— Thirty covers w ere l a id f or t he party. The gallant veteran, Sir Samuel Hulse, addressed the King—" May it please your Majesty, I have stood before two kings, since I have been Governor here, and should have been happy to have stood before a third." (Sir Samuel was wheeled into the room.) " Enough, enough," exclaimed his Majesty, and took the old soldier by the hand. He is in his 90th year. Lord Kenmare has been entertaining at his beauti ful scat near the Lake of Killarney a party of distin guished visitors, who have been to view the grand and magnificent scenery of that delightfid place. Sir William Knighton, so many years Privy Purse and Physician to his late Majesty George the Fourth, has been on a visit to their Majesties, at Windsor, for several days. We understand that Lord Glcnelg • has appointed Mr. George "Gow, schoolmaster, Fort William, to the im portant office of Secretary to the Governor of Sierra Leone. We are glad to find that the Noble Lord, in filling up his Colonial appointments, has looked for merit in the North, independently of rank or station. Mr. Gow, who is thus raised to an office said to be worth 1,0001. per annum, is a young man of high talents and acquirements.—lnverness Courier. George Baker, Esq., of Elcniorc Hall, attained his 82d year on Monday last, on which day the Lambton Fox Hounds met at Elernere, to cub hunt. 'Notwithstanding the day was wet' and unpleasant, Mr. Baker continued to enjoy the sports of the field throughout. It is a circum stance not unworthy of remark, that the'united ages of Mr. Baker and his mare are 111 years. The General Stearn Navigation Company's packet the John Bull, from Hamburg, arrived off the Custom House yesterday morning. The great Btairordshire Estate is to be sold to-mor. row by Mr. George Robins. • • THE REGIsTRATIoNs.—At the, registration of electors at Cardiff, the Reformers succeeded in sustaining four out of six objections taken by them ; one of the voters struck out at their instance was a tenant of Lord Bute. The Reformers, before the registration, bad given noticff, of claim for eight County voters at Cardiff, and five at. Llandaff, all of whom were duly registered without opposi fon. By this registration the Liberals, by their objections and claims, have made seventeen County votes. The registration of voters for Merthyr Tydvil has been highly favourable to the Liberal interest. PROJECTED IMPROVEMENTS AND EMBELLISH MENTS IN PARIS. —We have already spoken of several embellishments which are in contemplation at Paris, and now find that they are on a much more extensive scale than was at first intended. A great many works arc under taken by the Government, and among them are Artesian *ells, new buildings on the Quai d'Orsay and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, the College of France, the Pantheon, the Deaf and Dumb Institution, the Garden of Plants, the Place de la Bastille, the 'Madeleine, and the Arc do rEtoile. By the Municipal Council the following works have been undertake❑ :—lmmense sewers between the Rue ;t 7 penis and the Place Vendome, embankments of the Al ESDAY, OCTOBER 1 , 1, 1835. Seine, the restoration of the AI . ueduct of Arclwil, draining of marshes to the east of Paris, the construction of two Irisons in the Rue de la Roquette, the repair of the facade -of the Hotel de Ville, and also the improvement and embel lishment of several Churches and bridges, and the forma tion of a wharf on the Quai de Gr6ve. The Mus6e de la Marine at the Louvre ls fo be enlarged at the charge of the Civil List, and the pedestals to the statues in the g arden of the Tuileries arc also to be cased from the same fund. EARLDOM OF CRAWFORD AND LINDSAY. — The contest respecting' this Fetrage, and the extensive 4 ,- !;hed to it is drawing to A claw. Mr: Wood, states A.dvocntel is t prasam,. sitting in Castletlawiin, under a , s Commission front aid F4fitrit Court.; examining witnesses m the part of John Lindsay' Croffecl, the clai nant. The Earl of -Glasgow, who is in posses4on 0:! . •!e estates, is Mi. Crawford's opponent. KINGS COL Lgcig.—The winter session com menced yesterday With a leeittiga s by Professor Moseley, m mechanics applied td the arty, A. discovery has lieeti fec'eutly made near Bordeaux )f ancient tombs, which probably (ye from the . time of Marcus Aurelius, or that of Clovis. In these tombs .vere seeds in perfect preservation, some of which, being town, have produced flowers and fruit. Joseph Armitage, Esq., of Huddersfield, the magis trate who a few weeks since attacked a chill named Mac anna, while bathing, and after beating him with a stick threw clothes into the water, has paid 10/. as a compensation for the offence.—Leeds Mcreui:y. In five regiments no death vacancies linve occurred vithin the last nine years, and in twenty regiments there has been only one daing whole course of that period. ST. BARTHOLOMEW* 1 - IOSPiTAL.--A conside rable extension is about to be given to the benafits of this charity bythe erection of a range of wards right and left of the principal entrance from Smithfield. Marty of the house's, the leases of which have recently expired, are al ready pulled down, and of those permitted to remain for the present two of the largest have been fitted up as tem porary wards, where upwards of sixty patients are now lodged. The freehold of most of the property around the Hospital is vested in the Governors. A new open carriage, called a Drotschka (so termed from their being in use in Russia), has been built for his Majesty, and sent to Windsor Castle. It is chiefly to be used.by the King, when ho drives to inspect his Norfolk and Flemish farms; GREENOCK.—.OO Saturday morning a circu l i2r piece of iron, weighing, about half a ton, and which con nected the funnel of the Earl &Peg Ftcamer with the boiler, was taken out of the river by and of the trawlers. The place where it was found was distatit about 180 feet from where the Earl Grey was lying when the liecident Oc curred.---Glasgow Courier. The Churchwardens of Blackburn have withdrawn a motion for a church-rate in that town, in deference to the opinion of the inhabitants ; and the expenseS of the church are to be defrayed by voluntary contributions, as in-several other towns in Yorkshire and Lancashire.—Leeds Mercury. SURPRISING CROF.--A field in the possession of Mrs . Slit. of the White Hart Inn, in this town, of three " acres and a half and some odd perches, has yielded the ex traordinary quantity Offifty-two loads—or something more than 14 loads to the acre: The wheat is an uncommonly fine sample, and the straw, we Are told, has been sold for above 171.—Keidat Mercury. A URORA BOREALISiThe Philosophical Maga zine states, that Sir John Ross (tit the mecting of' the British Association for the Advancement of g6elenee, lately held in Dublin) read a paper to the effect, that having observed in his first Arctic expedition, that the aurora sometimes appeared between the two ships, and also be tween the ships and the icebergs, and found in his subse quent experience, both in Scotland and during the second Arctic voyage, proofs satisfactory to his own mind, that the aurora takes place within the cloudy regions of the earth's atmosphere, Sir John Ross announced the following hypothesis on the subject—viz., "The aurora is entirely occasioned by the action of the sun's rays upon the vast body of icy and snowy plains and mountains which surround the poles?' CHARLEs LAMB.- - He was coming to town in the Enfield stage, to see the rehearsal of Mr. Ktrwles's new play of The Wife —it might be that he was mentally com posing the epilogue, as he sat snug and silent in a corner of th evehicle. He was at all events studious ; but he un luckily had an exceedingly talkative old gentleman for his fellow-passenger. Lamb was questioned and cross-ques tioned upon a hundred points—especially relating to the weather, the agricultural interests, and the crops. At last, that do you think of the turnips, Sir?" inquired his per secutor. Lamb turned upon him an eye " full of smothered glee." " Why, Sir, that depends a good deal—on the -I—legs of mutton ! " The old gentleman put no further questions.—court Journal. ROBBERY OF TIIE DUKE AND DUCHESS CRILLION.—During the journey of these distinguished fo reigners from Dower to Tunbridge Wells on Friday night, the travellir , trunk was cut from behind the carriage, and the wardrobe carried off belonging to the Duke ; fortu nately there was no jewellery. The next day the trunk was found, by some boys nutting in a neighbouring- wood, empty. • , „DARING PLATE ROBBERY.—Yesterday evening information was received at the different station-houses of the following daring robbery, committed at the residence of Lady Mary Hussey, No. 7, Chesham-place, Belgrave square :—About three o'clock in the aftercoon, on one of the female servants going into the passage , she saw a , young man, wearing a white flannel apron and having the appear ance of a fishmonger, just stepping into the area, but on hearing her he turned round and asked her if " there were any orders." She told him to wait while she fetched the butler, and left him for that purpose, but, on returning with the latter, the stranger had flown, when, suspecting that all was not right, the butler immediately proceeded to the pantry, and found that eight silver table spoons,,four dessert ditto, and two sauce ladles, all bearing her Lady ship's crest, a stag under an oak, had been stolen therefrom. It is to be hoped that servants will take caution, and keep the area-gates locked, as this is the tenth robbery, com mitted under similar circumstances, at different gentlemen's houses within the last fortnight. . TIT E OMNIBUS NUIS A - NUgs•-•--A most disgraceful scene occurred yesterday afternoon between five and ,six o'clock, occasioned by the conduct of an omnibus driver. The thoroughfare of Fleet-street is at present, in come.. quence of Holborn being under repair, much obstructed, and no less than twelve of the city pollee are found ne cessary to be on duty from Temple-bar to St. 'Paul's Churchyard to preserve order. At the time stated seve ral coaches and carts were proceeding towards St. Paul's, when the omnibus driver endeavoured to pass art empty cart in the line, but the carman, knowing he waS in his right place, refused to give way. The omnibus driver itri , mediately began whipping his horses, - to the great danger of persons on the pavement,drove out of the line, descended into the cart, and struck the unoffendiag carman several blows. The disturbance, however, lasted only a few se conds, for the City policemen took the offender into cue. tody, and locked him up in the watchhouse, Black Horse court, Fleet-street.. The cattle fair at Ballinasloc has been a better one than the sheep Et z. ; the demand good. The prices of last year generally, though not in every instance, realised. The highest price for heifers was obtained by Mr. Irwin, of Rathmill, 141. 10s. A great number of horses changed owners. The supply of sheep and cattle much less than last • year. The farming society did not meet here. The Connaught Club, as usual, dined at Gill's, the utmost good fellowship and hilarity prevailing. This is the necessary. consequence of the admirable principle upon which this society is founded ;- every succeeding year it increases in number, and progresses in the attainment of its objects— " the promotion of social intercourse and universal benevo leJec." TIIE TEA TRADE.—At the COITMICreid. Rooms yesterday the sales of Private Trade teas commenced, atid there was a very full attendance of the trade. The amount advertised for sale was 80,000 packages, but in consequence of the holders requiring high quotations a small quantity only was disposed of', and it. is expected that, unless lower prices are asked during the continuance of the sales, the Teas will not be taken freely. There is an en larged consumption of teas in the country. There have been declared fin- sale by the East India Company, for De cember next, 4,000,000 lbs., consisting of the lAowing de- Scriptions :—.Bohea (Fokein), 800,000 lbs. ; Congou and Pekoe, 2,500,000 lbs. ; Twankay and Hyson Skin, 600,000 lbs. ;• Hyson, 100,000 lbs. • The amount declared for December next is exactly the same as that offered last month. On comparing the present declaration with that in September there appears to be 400,000 lbs. more of Bohea, and :175,000 lbs. less of CongouS and' Pekoe. The amount of Twank ay and Ilyson Skin is the same as the last de claration ; and in Hyson there is a diminution of 25,0001b5. CHELTENHAM " ONION FAIR" AND " MOP !" We fancy we hear some " thousand and one" of our fair and fashionable friends exclaiming, as they read the words at the head of this .paragraph, " what can any civilized persons possibly mean by an Onion fair,' and Mop,' in our own sweet, and pleasant town of Cheltenham ?" Truly, well may the question be put—though difficult may be the answer thereto. Only fancy the principal street and tho roughfare of the most fashionable, and certainly the most picturesque, town in - England, if not in Europe, —on the promenades of which, members of the most exalted and distinguished families of the empire, and personages of rank, fashion, and fortune, are daily and almost hourly to be seen —crowded on such " Fair days" and " Mop-days," with " bacon-fed knaves," serving men seeking places, labourers, plout:hboys, carters, waggoners, stable-boys ; maids of all work, and women of none ; till the footways are impassable, .L,'"7") the very air becomes heated by the "gregarious gathering' . of Onions, Mop-Maidens, and Mop-Men for " the Mop." A more disgraceful nuisance never yet was suffered to ex ist in any other town, with the slightest pretensions to fa shionable distinction, or even to civilization. Such ri mode of entering upon servitude is but few deo-reeS removed from the established usage of the Pave Waded, in countries which we, in our fancied superior . ty, deem "semi-barbarous.'' —Cheltenham (Tory) Journal. NEW CHURCH.—The Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday at one o'clock, laid the foundation stone of a Chapel of Ease at Bexley Heath. After which he went to West Lodge, where Mr. Greensill entertained at breakfast the Right Reverend Prelate and a.large party, amongst whom were Lord and Lady Sidney, Lord Bexley, and many • of the neighbouring Nobility, Gentry, and Clergy. T im CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IN m ANcl ig i myt,......-The Chancellor of the Exchequer left m „;:ing last, accompanied by -his London on Saturday proceeded on a visit to eldest son and eldest daughter, ati.:. l Sir George Phillips, Bart., at Weston souse, Warwick shire. From thence the party went on Moral:iv to Bir mingham. Oa Wednesday evening they arrived at Rtigle ton Lodge, the residence of George William Wood, ESq., where the Chancellor of the Exchequer had the pleasure of unexpectedly falling in with his friend and colleague, Henry Labouchere, Esq., M.P. for Taunton, and Vice President of the Board of Trade. On Thursday morning Mr. Rice, with his son and (laughter, and Mr. Labouchere, went through the extensive spinning and weaving mills of Messrs. Birley, and the water-proof manufactory of Messrs. Mac kintosh and Co. ; the silk-mill of Messrs. Boyle and Cromp ton ; the mechanical works of Messrs. Sharp, Roberts, and Co. ; the silk warehouse and manufactory of Messrs. H. and Edward Tootal; and the warehouses of Messrs. Leese, Kershaw, and Callender. From thence the party went, about a quarter past one o'clock, to the Exchange, where they were introduced to the borough-reeve and several other gentlemen ; and having perambulated the room, re paired to the Royal Hotel, in order that the Chancelloi• of the Exchequer might have an opportunity of meeting a de putation from the Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, who were desirous of waiting upon him, Mr. Harter, one of the deputation, on behalf of himself and his colleagues, shortly addressed Mr. Rice, expressing the pleasure the Directors felt in paying their respects to him, &c. ; to which the Right Hon. Gentleman made a very appropriate and satisfactory reply, speaking in high terms of the gratification his short visit to Manchester had afforded him ; of the in clination and duty of Ministers to visit the chief seats of our commerce and manufactures, and make themselves in some degree familiar with their condition and concerns ; of the determination of Government, by the preservation of peace, tnd in every other practicable mode, to promote the interests atO extend the commercial relations of the coun try ; and of tlie s atisfaction it had afforded to them that the electors of the boron ° . •- , 11 of Manchester had selected the chief commercial Ministers their representative, &c. ." From thence, after a very short delay; he went on to Strange ways, where, with the rest of his party;e inspected the extensive print-works Of Mr. Thomas Coates t;.7. 1 . 4 CO.• At a quarter before three he arrived at the Railway Staiictif in Water-street, the Directors of which concern, in addition to the providing a special train for his accommodation, had sent over a deputation of their own body to accompany the Right Hon. Gentleman on his journey.—Manchester Guardian. A DEsTRucTIVF..—In the middle of the day, on Wednesday last, the neighbourhood of Truman-street, Li verpool, was in a state of extraordinary excitement, in con sequence of an occurrence rather mysterious. The alarm was first occasioned by the breaking of a few squares of glass in Mr. Helsby's parlour window. A crowd quickly collected, and while they idly gazed, smack went a pane in the first floor window, and anon a brace of similar glasses cracked and gingled in the attic. Up went the eyes of the wandering crowd, and, while bent thitherward in ;starch of the cause, haws went a company of squares in the par:our casement. Mr. Helsby was quickly in the street, but he could not satisfy the hundreds who, in one breath, inquired the cause of such extensive destruction, and immediately all the sapient old women declared that there was a ghost in the house. " There !" they exclaimed, and smack went another pane, and the mob involuntarily drew back. " Non sense," cried a bystander, " said for a constable." In a few minutes Ainsworth was on the spot, and at once his eyes and ears were satisfied, by the smash of another pane. He looked wide, until the gingle of a whole column of squares startled him, and he went into the house, ' about the house, concealed himself in the neighbouring houses, in the oppo site houses; and on the roofs of the houses, but still the re maining panes went crack ! crack ! in irregular succession. Ainsworth expressed his inability to fathom the mystery, but suspected that some evil disposed person was at work with an air-gun. "'Tis no such thing," said Bacheldor, who happened to be passing by. " Don't you see that the mischief is done in the inside. There !" and he rushed in, and pointed out the mark of a blow on the window blind. Sub acquent examination confirmed the view of this case, and suspicion quickly fell on Eliza Oates, a little girl, about 15 years of age, who had been last one hour inducted into Mr. Helsby's family, as a servant. On Saturday she was placed at the bar. Mr. Helsby stated that t e number of panes. of glass destroyed was 47 ; the value of wlich lie estimated at 50s. The business was shortly after settled ifatween Mr. Oates and Mr. Helsby, and the girl' was discharged- - Liverpool Albion. . COLONEL FAIRMAN.—We understand that this gentleman, who successfully eluded the pursuit of the Sergeant-at-Arms, has been during the last week on a poli tical mission in this town. In ordr to show his sympathy for those who have suffered " persecution," he paid his re spects, on Tuesday last, to one of the gentlemen who had the mishap to get into Newgate, and the latter individual has subsequently announced, with an air of evident self satisfaction, that he is now an. " Orangeman." It is said also, and we have it on good authority, that the Gallant Colonel was to dine with the late Bailiffs at the White Horse last evening ; and that the avowed object of Colonel Fairman's visit in this quarter is to establish not an Orange lodge, but. an anti-O'Connell association. It is to be hoped that the Government will have a watchful eye to the pro ceedings of the Gallant Colonel.—lpswich Journal. The Comet has been visible here for the three last nights, but with no brilliancy, having merely the appear ance of a dim misty star somewhat enlarged. Its nearest approach to the earth was on Monday lastond it is calcu lated that it will now pass rapidly to the South, so that no apprehension need be entertained of any danger to our planet from this wandering visitor. The only thing re markable about it is the extreme accuracy of the calcula tions respecting the time of its approach, and the path of its course. When we first observed it on Saturday night, at nine o'clock, it was immediately above the pointers of the Great Bear, or, which will be' as instructive to most of our readers, above " the stilts of the Plough ;" and last night before eight o'clock it rose immediately above the two :tars farther South, which, with the pointers, form a sort of square. It is approaching the next star in that Constellation, Ali6th, eeminonly called the first star in the tail of the Great Beals—LS -114 'Pu' Herald -111 Ass ENSUING SESSlONi.7. iddlesz.,x Adjourned Session is fixed for this day ( Wejnessi. Westminster-Y).; General Session to-morrow (Thursday) amt . two following days ; Surrey Sessions next Tuesday ; and the Central Criminal Court on Monday, 25th inst. FIsHING Even/amp INAitY.—On Saturday last, as the editor of this paper was fishing with the rod from the rocks at the south end of Cullereoats Sands, he per ceived a large fish apparently entangled amongst some weeds. After some efforts it was forced into a hole amongst the rocks, and the fish was secured by means of a spear. It proved to be a fine specimen of the Lophius Piscalorius, which, by the singular management of its fins in puddling the water, and the elevation of the, slender horns, as Pliny calls them, which are near its eyes, manages to catch fish by a mode much resembling angling, and which has procured it the name of " The Angler." It weighed forty-four pounds, and was about a yard long and • half a yard broad. Its enormous jaw would have admitted the largest human head, and its tremendous show of teeth, and tihs. force with which it employed them, rendered it a formidable anta-Pnist. It seemed several times to use force enough tot,have Lan in two the iron spear.—Tyne Mercury. T RICK .---A fees ~y since, someas MALICIOUS evil disposed person placed a bottle, close:;' corked, in a garden in Rutland-street, Cheltenham, belongssiy, to a poor woman named Pope, whose son, on finding it, attenipted to • draw the cork, when the bottle, which contained quiAr lime, burst, and severely burnt the poor boy's face, and did considerable injury to his eyes, the sight of one of which it is feared lie may lose. AWFUL AND MELANCHOLY INSTANCE OF SUD DEN DEATH.--On Sunday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, the following awful and melancholy instance of the uncertainty 'isT human life occurred at St. John's Wood Chapel, Portland-town, Regent's Park, to Mr. John Read, a highly respectable coal merchant, residing at No. 45, High-street, Portland-town, St. Marylebone. It ap pears that Mr. Read proceeded to chapel, enjoying perfect health, accompanied by his wife and four children. The unfortunate gentleman bad not been long in the chapel when, in the act of speaking to a friend of his, he suddenly fell down in a fit, and momentarily expired. Mr. Jones, a surgeon, residing in Pertland-terrace, was immediately sent for, who used the usual remedies to restore animation, but all endeavours proved ineffectual, as the vital spark bad • lied. The deceased gentleman was in the 36th year of his age, and has left a widow (far A dvanced in pregnancy) and five infant children, to deplore their irreparable loss. It is much more easy to imagine than possibly describe the ' dreadful situation of the unhappy vsidew and f*ibr at this fatal and melancholy catastrophe. - , / _./ RAILWAY COMPANIES-IRELAND. A deputation, consisting of the following Noblemen and Gentlemen, his Grace the Duke of Leinster, Earl of Wick low, Lord Cloncurry, Baron de ltobcck, the Provost of Trinity Colle7e, Robert La Touche, Esq., Harristown ; the Knight of Kerry, Charles Hamilton, Esq., the Surgeon- General, James Ferrier, Esq., Chairman of the,Duhl n and • Kingston Railway.; John Barton, Deputy Chairman, ditto ; j mnes Pim, Treasurer, ditto ; Edward Alexander, Esq., P. Mahony, Esq., waited upon Lord Morpeth, at the Chief Secretary's' apartments, Dublin Castle. The object of the impress upon his Lordship their view of deputation was . 4:0 the manner in whici; any new railway undertakings in Ire. l an d should be dealt with by the Government. Hie Grace the .Dukt: of Leinster read 0 . 16 following document, which had appended to it the signatures or all the members of the deputation : " The question of forming a packet si,,:tion on the western coast of Ireland, for intercourse with America, and the formation of a rail;vay to such station, has not only excited great national interest, - but has attracted the attention of England and of foreign countries, especially of the United States, from whence an intelligent agent was sent in the last year to examine the re:iative suitableness of our several western harbours. t lf, an application from a committee, ree..?mmendin7 a western hadiour, has been conditionally enterfa.ned by the Admiralty, and az the Government will be perp:exed by conflicting recornme,2dationS from other quarters, will, doubtless, for its own relief, and from a sense of duty, devolve this important inquiry on some competent and independent department altoget:)er exempt from political or local interest in the decision ; for such cases we deem that the Board of Works was specifically constituted. " What we at present solicit from the Government is, the directing an inquiry, as prompt as may be consistent with accuracy, into the main considerations which shall de termine the selection of a packet station, and a grand trunk railway communication thereto from the capital—and an examination of rival applications when the applicants shall previously deposit the funds sufficient for a professional in vesacration. I n askin g for,an early, but careful inquiry, we do riot consider th' Government, by its compliance, as pledged to any preference of a station or line, or to any specific propor tion of pecuniary aid. But whether such works be under taken by public aid, or by private enterprise, or conjointly by both, it is des;.-able that the result be remunerative. We therefore venture to submit that the inquiry should comprehend, as far as posLiible, a reference to the interests of the several departments o! the Government—of our co lonies in their civil, military, and :tolitical connections with the mother country, to the reduction of establishments, and the augthentation of revenue, as far as they may be effected by the selection of a packet station. " Nor should those considerations be excluded, by which such a great national work may be adapted to tile policy and interests of those great foreign States with wh:eh our most important and growing commercial relations are cs tablished. " From the disposition generally prevailing. in Europe and America, to make Ireland a medium of intercourse be , 7. iveen the two continents, for the purpose of shortening, as far A. l possible, a transit of the ocean, the realization of such vast an..' incalculable advantages will depend on the impar tial ': of such line as shall command foreign as well as d eleecsittioc con :idence and support." s om " Lord MonrEn: expressed his regret that Mr. Spring Rice was not present, ; but he begged to assure the mem bers of the deputation, th,At . the Irish branch of the Govern ment were fully alive to the i mportance of these suggestions, and that they should have the strongest recommendation to those whose co-operation was necessary to afford assistance. The best security for an attentive consideration of the sub ject was its magnitude and im p ortance ; and if anything could add weight to it, it would be the deputation, the names composing which were appended to the document just read by the Duke of Leinster. The Provost was deputed by the Board of Trinity "Col legp to attend upon this occasion. The Board has muni ficently contributed fifty pounds towards the expense of -the survey. A public meeting will he held at the Town-hall on Wednesday afternoon next, tt: consider the propriety of memorialising Lord Melbourne on the subject of the pre sent state of the negro population in the West Indies.— Birmingham Journal. HOLBORN HILL IMPROVEMEFTS.—A new car riage pavement is being laid along this difficult ascent, upon an entirely novel principle, by which it is hoped the dreadful labour of the cattle will be materially lessened. The stones, instead of being placed perpendicularly in their beds, are laid with an inclination of about 4.5 degrees on the descend ing side of the hill, so as to cause the upper sides of the stones to form projecting ridges, which, till worn down, must act as wedges to keep the wheels from slipping down hill, and at the same time give surer footing to the horse's feet. The plan seems likely, however advantageous in ascending, to increase the jolting of vehicles descending the _ _ On Tuesday night the yawl Increase left the beach at Yarmouth, for the purpose of shipping a pilot on board a vessel in the offing. On returning, they took a sick man from the Newurp ; soon after leaving which the boat was upset, (luring a violent thunder squall, and, melancholy to say, all, except one of the crew, perished. Brock, the ?nen saved, clung to an oar, and partly by swimming , made hi s 7vay through the sea until he was picked up by a vessel, which ,auctd him at Corton, in a pitiable state of exhaus tion. We rcg:et to say that the poor fellows lost. (eight in number) have, m ot of them left wives and large families. We are glad, however, to find that that useful and enter prising man, Layton (Master of the Young Company) was hot on board at the time.—Essex Herald. THE HoP TRADE, OCT. 12.--During the whole of last week the hop-market was languid, with the ex ception of the demand for bill hops and the other choice growths of Middle' Kent, which continues unabated, not withstanding higher prices have been demanded, and of course submitted to. Worcester-market on Saturday, however, having again gone off briskly at advanced prices fir their own county hops, we have to-day a a better sale for Sussex and Weald of Kent packets a shade more money. At Canterbury, on Saturday, a large extent of business was done, the demand of the ale-brewers for their choice samples having been found so general, that the mer chants could no longer with safety hold off, and the East Kent growers have consequently nealy obtained the high Prices originally demanded, where the quality of their samples presented superior colour, combined with equal superiority of flavour. Not less than 2,500, to 3,000 bags and pockets were taken out of the planters' hands at prices fluctuating between 51. 3s. to 61. Gs., and 61. 10s., delivered at Canterbury, to which freight and other charges are to be ad led. Present currency of New Middle Kent pockets, 955. to 115 s. to 120 s. ; New East Kent ditto 955. to 1 0 6 s. to 1355. ; Weald of Kent ditto, 755. to 80s. to 88s.; Sus sex pockets 70s. to 78s. to 845.; Yearlings, 655. to 80s. Duty still estimated about 250,0001. SUICIDE.—OiI Monday afternoon an inquisition was held before Mr. Higgs, at the Rising Sun, Charles streA, Grosvenor-square, on the body of a man, name un known, who drowned himself in the Serpentine-river, Hyde park. appeared that on Friday morning, about eleven o ' c l oc k, t eceased was twice seen to clamber over the uarapet of the serpentine-bridge, and the last time to deli berately jump into the middle of the stream, where he sunk in about eight feet :veer. Two lads who witnessed the act, ..ttgane Society's receiving -house, and instantly ran to the 1; informed Bastin of the ci ``amity. Bastin instantly put off . his boat, and after dragzingCur about seven minutes the body was found, but life was tca'allY extinct. The deceased had on a black coat, striped waista oat , and drab tro u se rs ;: his bat was nearly new, and had the maker's name, " derdown," in it, but. on inquiring there the constable could - found only lean that the person who purchase:l the hat was a stranger, who paid for it, and took it away , ith him. His linen was unmarked. In the pockets of his dresl were three keys, one a latch one , and an ivory lable, with the words, in reversed letters, " John Bell" cut in it. No evi dence whatever as to who he was could be obtained. Un der these circumstances, the Jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide, by throwing himself from the Serpentine-bridge, but what his state of mind was at the time, they had no evidence to show. fire broke out at the hour of eleven 0;c.,- - kek on Sunday night last, in the rick-yard of Mr. Turner, at N ;Ninstone, in the parish of Wingham, about utcrbury. The estate belongs to J. P. x miles from C.' Plumptrc, Esq., for the Eastern Division of the pposCt that the incendiary carried his diabolical project into effect by firing the barn, the testi county, It is su mony of individuals agreeing as the precise spot of the Pil;_ie wind blew a complete firo when it was first disco vered. hurricane at the• time from the north- west, which gave so much activity to the flames , t h a t in a sho: t time the whole including t h e v crious buildings of Mr. Turner's property , in the yard, and the implements of trade, we "e one sheet of flame. At this time several persons had eo.nregated, but such was the fury of the element, that all Llieir en deavours proved fruitless, as in a few minutes the sta:!ks of Mr. Palmer, a farmer in an adjoining yard, also took fire, and together with the o ut-buildings, burnt furiously totif they were entirely reduced to ashes. Two valuable draft horses, two 'flitch cows, and twenty hogs and pigs, the joint property of the above individuals, fell a prey to the devouring element. Mr. Turner is amply secured, but to 'Mr. Palmer the loss must prove ruinous, as he Lad -not iulopted the precaution of insuring his stock and build ings. The magistrates in the neighbourhood of Wingham have been active in endeavouring to trace out the author of' the mischief, but up to the present. moment: no satisfactory clue has been ascertained. 1111111 war