The Sun. — London, England, 1824-02-06 00:00:00

fliE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers,.Feb. 6. [BRITISH PRESS. Tuesday's French papers, and the Etoik of Wednesday, reached us last night. They do not contain a single article of the slightest inte rest. The state of Spain continues still the same; wretched, oppressed, and destitute, tyranny and misery are felt everywhere. The Restaurador of the c22(1 'as a letter from Villacayo (in Old Castile), stating that the royalist commandant in that little town had succeeded in organiz ing there, as well as in the other communes around him, three thousand volunteers, armed and equipped to support the throne and the altar —that is, the foulest tyranny and the grossest 'superstition ; for in Spain these designations are synonimous. Where. Ferdinand and his Minis ters will find funds to pay these bands is another 'question. The Viscomte Marcellus had been sent from Paris to press a financial arrangement with the Spanish Cabinet ; but though the Con stitutional loans were recognized to-morrow, would any capitalists in Europe contract with such a Cabinet, and lend largely on such se curity ? If France is looking for the immense sum of forty millions of francs,—its expenditure 'Within the Pyrenees in the last campaign,— where can the Spanish despot, or his followers, 'find such a sum, with a treasury that does not contain a piastre. The emancipated Colonies will probably be looked to, after all, as the only means of supply, and the highest bargain made for the acknowledgment of their independence, if they will mike the sacrifice. [THE TIMES.] ' The snbjects of most peculiar interest in the late debate, or discussion on moving the Address, were certainly those which had reference to Spain, the occupation of that country by the ) French, and the condition of the trans-Atlantic Provinces. When Mr. Canning was asked by Mr. Hobhouse about the period at which the French Army might probably evacuate the Pe ninsula, the Right Hon. Gentleman replied, that " as a friend to humanity, he should not wish for an immediate evacuation." We think there may be more of mawkish sentimentality than of sound policy in this answer. The suppression of inter nal discord in a country is always the pretext of its ambitious neighbours for invading and over running that country : and here we have the same flimsy pretext assigned, for retaining hide terminate possession of a country invaded and overrun. But we should 'beg to know, whe ther the long continuance of the French in Spain must not necessarily increase the evil which it professes to cure— whether it must not imbitter the hatred of the contend ing factions ; unless, indeed, the invaders are to remain there till the whole of the Consti tutional party becomes extinct, either through ere_ or misery. First, the invasion was to cure all evils; yet it has so acgravated them, that the French army, which, according to Mr. Canning's Opinion, might have kept away, and aught to have kept a way, in the first instance, cannot now safely be withdrawn. Will not, in the same manner, she effect of every vear's stay. be but to render the , neces , ity of staying still longer more abso lute ? Bow a brief invasion. should produce mis chief, and a protracted one fail of producing yet mote mischief, we cannot conceive, nor can any man explain, except upon the principle above suggested—that the invasion shall be either long enough, or severe enough, to see the end of one of. the parties. In fact, the pretext that the contending factions will break out into mutual i n j ur i e s, and destroy each other, if the foreign troops be withdrawn, can never be wanting, at whatever future period it may be required that those. for - should retire. • Itappears therefore, that as we cannot measure the conti nuance of the invading army in the Peninsula by . . time, we should at last apply same rule for the regulation of their conduct whilst there. It must surely be expected, therefore, that. be the' abode of the French long, or be it short, in the Peninsula, they shall not invade the Spanish trans-Atlantic states from thence, either by their own troops, or by those of Spain, now at their disposal. An attack upon the free states of America by Spain, nominally, whilst the French I4Ve-possession of Spain, is an attack by France, which we trust will either be prevented by our remonstrances, or defeated by our arms. • [MORNING eosT.l The notices of motions which have been al ready given by Mr. Hobhouse and Mr. Calcraft for the repeal of the Window Light and Leather Duties, are at least ungracious, if not premature. Hi 4 Majesty's Speech has held forth hopes that arrangements-- will be made in some part of our calculat e d t o a ff or d Financial system, a further reduction of taxation during the present,Session. Tlie Chancellor of the Exchequer has also men tioned that a statement of his plans for the cur rent year will shortly be laid before Parlia ment, and has thereby given an indication that the part of the Royal Speech alluding to his.depart ment will speedily come under the consideration ofParliament. Now we simply ask, is the House in-a condition to enter on the discussion of mo tions for the .repeal of certain laws until informed of the views of Ministers upon that subject, and . of the actual situation of the finances of the coun try, of the amount of our necessary exp?nditure, and of the resources available to meet it by the Treasury ? No man can conscientiously answer in the affirmative.- if the country were oppressed by the contributions it had to discharge, we might imagine a plausible excuse for plunging in such hot haste into discussions of this sort, and particu larly if no intimation had been officially given that the question would be brought befo'.; Parliament by Government. But at the present tine there is Tlo oppression, there is no suffering experienced from any cause by any class of the people, while a pledge is recorded .that the further re duction of taxation will soon be submitted to the Legislature. And yet so indomitable is the itch o f some Gentlemen to have their names bruited abOut as the aAvOcates• of popular measures, that a week's delay, perchance, beyond the moment which it struck their humour to name as the pro per time for propdunding their motions, would seem too monstrous a concession to Ministers, although that interval should remove the igno rance they themselves, as well as all other pri vate individuals, now necessarily labour under, on every point indispensable to the right un derstanding of the subjects in question. What reasonable pretences there can be for this precipitation we really find it impossible to imagine. That it might gratify the envy of i disappointed partizans to provoke a partial and premature disclosure of the plans of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and by that means to shear his general statement of our financial prosperity of some of its lustre, is, perhaps, a consideration fit to occupy a few Members of the Opposition; but we cannot believe so paltry a device would meet with the general assent of any set of politicians iu this country. We know, indeed, it is extremely flattering to men's vanity, even where it is not conducive to their ambition or their interest with large masses of Constituents, to be thought the parents, or at least the foster fathers of the repeal of taxes affecting the com fort and convenienceof the public. Seould motives of this amiable nature prevail in some quarters at present, however pardonable they may be, when due allowance is made for the frailty of poor hu manity, we must say that no such considerations ought to be suffered to drag Parliament out of the natural order of its proceedings for no assignable public end whatever ? We trust it will not be so —we would fain persuade ourselves that even the Hon. Gentlemen who have announced the motions we alluded to, will on reflection see the propriety of reining in their zeal until the expo sition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer has cleared the ground over which they intend to travel. This is an old proverb which they may do well to recollect, " the more haste the worse speed ;" and sure we are, if they do recollect and act on it, the public will lose nothing by that discreet resolve. [MORNING HERALD.] The Jesuits, like some vegetable productions, appear to be ineradicable from any soil in which they have once taken root. It was suposed that after more than half a century of suppression and silence, and almost of oblivion, the vital principle as well as the malignant spirit of this Order were extinct. This, however, is far from the fact. The Jesuits have again raised their heads in most of the Catholic States of Europe— and are in a fair way of obtaining once more the two trusts which they so signally and disastrously abused—the education of youth and the ear of Kings. In Austria they have obtained posses sion of the whole system of public instruc tion—the more easily that it is in all its branches, under the controul of the Govern ment. In Spain there is scarcely any system of education existing, and the spirit of Loyol a has applied itself to higher objects—to the go vernment of the State and of the Sovereign.— But it appears to be in France the Jesuits are making the most steady and systematic attempts I to recover their former powers. Already they have become a considerable proportion of the instructors of youth, either by th emse l ves or by their creatures, and have become, as in the days of the old monarchy, confessors to the devotees and kept-mistresses of the Court. The most im portant blow struck in their favour is a recent one, the consequences of which are as yet doubt ful. The College called of Louis le Grand belonged to the Jesuits before the Revolu tion. It is the richest and most important school in France, and was, moreover, of rather a royal ist cast. The first circumstanc e was a reason for their wishing to recover it, and the second ren dered this seemingly practicable. Accordingly the attempt was made, and th e pl an of ousting the actual professors, commenced by removing the principal one and appointing a Jesuit in his P• lace The students, f or suc h th e y are , f r om their age in general—this College being a branch, or part, of what is called the University—mur mured at this measure, and under pretence of a plot having been formed, 40 were expelled with out trial or hearing—without even cause assigned, by the Poviseur, or head of the College. It hap pened that the celebration of a College festival occurred at the same time, at which, as a mark of honour, seventy-five of the most distinguished students were invited to assist. The usual toasts were proposed—the King—the Bourbons—th e Grand Master of the University—but the stu dents gave no response, and drank their wine in sullen silence. For this offence, again without trial, the 75 were, like their 40 comrades, ex pelled. Thus the pursuits in life of 115 young men were sacrificed to the placing a Jesuit Pro fessor. These circumstances are stated in the Paris Papers, and are treated with just and in dignant censure. A measure affecting the inte rests and feelings of so many families of a respect able class in life has produced, as it should do, general indignation. But the Jesuits 'go on—the Jesuit Professor keeps his place; and will no doubt be soon joined by more of his brethren, until at length the whole establishment shall have fallen into their hands. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] Some of the French Journalists; borrowing a military phrase, say that the Government of Eng land is in a false position,—that the inclinations of the Court are in favour of the European sys tem, that is the system of the preponderating powers, While the interests of the nation are op posed to it, and the Ministers, like the ass between the two buitdles of hay, are drawn both ways, but unable to decide for either. However this may be, it was at all events honest in Mr. Canning to admit that we could only now move in our own orbit, that the predominant Powers of the Continent had an orbit of their own into which we could no longer enter, and that our business was not to scrutinize their movements too nicely, or to carp at their aggrandizement, but to mind our own affairs, thankful that they let us alone. This, we say, was both an honest and a politic admission, because the retention of the old cant about the balanes of power, now that the scale opposed to the predominant Powers contains the spurious Republics of Switzerland and the' Kingdom of the Netherlands, would only have left an unfavourable impression of Mr. Can ning's penetration. But a curious question suggests itself here—Can two opposite sys tems exist loan together in Europe ? The invention of steam boats precludes the idea of the possibility of maritime defence. At a compara tively small expence troops in any number can be conveyed from the Continent to this island. A powerful navy could formerly have prevented this, but the invention in question has quite changed the aspect of things.—Now, we do not say, that it is not in the power of this great and industrious country to maintain such a force as might render invasion a very hazardous ex periment.. But it is obvious, that if the predo minant Powers chose to invade us, their object could only be defeated by a large standing army. Now, a large standing army might be, a powerful temptation to some future Sove reign of the House of Hanover (we 'lope we may make free with future Kings, if we dare only praise the past), to try to become himself a mem- . tier of the great European family, by monopo lizing power as the Stuarts wished to do, instead of sharing it With the Aristocracy. King s sre very fond of having Counts, Barons, audMar guesses at their Levees, with stars at their breasts, and ribbons and garters, and so forth, but they are not fond of Grandees who have the power of lecturing them occasionally, and putting them in mind of their having a share in the Sovereignty. These, however, are merely hints. We hope the predominant Powers will not take it into their heads to quarrel with us, remaining satisfied with the aid which they can derive from Sir John Sewell and Mr. Murray in putting down the Liberty of the Press. By the bye, in their next Address they ought to tell the British pub lic that our very existence depends on their labours, that it will depend on their success in chaining the Press, whether or not the predominant Powers will allow us to continue to enjoy our independence.— The Americans seem to think that they would not be at all benefited by the neighbourhood of another system, that Holy Allies, State secrets, Congresses, Plans of Partition, &c., are all very well in Eu rope, but not calculated to do much good to Federal and Democratic States. They wi s h to have the American system of popular controul universal in th e Western Hemisphere. Ind ee d we should thi n k a King would feel hi mse lf very uncomfortable in America, living by him self, and cut off from the sweet intercourse with neighbouring Court, which constitutes the great delight of Royalty in Europe. Before even a royal marriage could be negociated, the fit might be worn off, and many a timorous Princess might prefer leading a life of single blessed ne ss to crossing the Atlantic for a husband. T o pre vent Don Pedro and his family from experi enc i ng these privations, it might be as well to return them at once to the hemisphere of Legitimacy. [ No v. TIMES.] Our readers will peruse with interest th e ad ditional Articles to the Convention between Eng land and Portugal for the suppression of the Slave Trade (see THE SUN of,yesterda.O• The Conven tion had provided that ships should not be de tained for Slave-trading, unless they were found with Slaves actually nu board ; but the accounts from to a publish, which we have frequently had occasion learly p ro ve that this stipula- Sierra L e one, stipula tion had in a great measure frustrated the principal object of the Convention. Many vessels, notori otuurselyillegal traffic, evaded cap putting the slaves momentarily ashore, by ymployed in the and hovering on the coast till a fit opportunity occurred for their re. e , nuar&atioo. Strong re by our Ministers to the mpoorntsotgrauteicsees Govern were ment le ent against this frudulent practice, avail, until the 15th of last March, the articles abo ve men ti one d were at vl butnm without length agreed to; by which i t i s sett l e d , t h at if t h ere shall he clear proof that a single slave has been put on board any vessel for the purpose of Werral e l end the y vessel, traffic, essel if it ca s p b t a u l time during that voyage. the condemnation of the To some persons it may seem that this provision is one of such obvious justice that its establish ment is scarcely deserving of notice. But we beg all such persons to reflect how slowly and by what minute degrees the cause of huma nity works its way."l'he first Bill ever car ried through t h e English Parliament, to " regu late " the Slave Trade, and that only " for a li mited time," wa s in the year 1788 (Statute 28 Geo. 111. cap. 5 4 ) ; from that time there were continual advances in Legislative enactment against the trade, until its Abolition by Great Britain in 1807 (Statute 47 Geo. 111. Sess. 1. cap. 36.) : and it has ever since been the ear nest endeavour of our Diplomacy to induce fo reign Nations to join with us in the effectual and entire suppression of the trade, Let us remember, too, that the mistaken view which the Colonists took of their own interests rendered them as violentand determined in their support of the Slave Trade as they now are in sup port of the perpetual prolongation of the state of slavery. The first Bill which passed the House of Commons fora direct A bolition of the Slave Trade, hut was thrown out in the Inrds, was the Bill of 1804: and this gave occasion to most alarming pre dictions on the part of the House of Assembly at Jamaica. Their agent, in a petition to Parlia ment, "deprecated the agitation of the question ; set forth the rights of the Colonists to enjoy their estates and property, acquired under the sanction of law ; and stated the injury and ruin likely to be brought upon the inhabitants of that island by depriving them of a supply of African la bOurers." This course of argument the House of Assembly fully adopted; and added, that the se curity of the Colonies would be " endangered by the experiments of fanatics and the visionary theo ries of speculative men," and that their " rights and property would be sacrificed at the shrine of pretended humanity and justice:"and they claimed "complete compensation for the losses sustained," "as a right founded on the.clearest principles of jusice." Nearly twenty years have since elaps ed, and it is now confessed that all these fears were vain. It is admitted' that the Slave Trade is not necessary to the existence of our West India Islands : nay, the most enlightened of our Colonial Planters and Merchants now agree with the Sovereigns of almost every European State in reprobating the traffic as repugnant to justice and humanity. May we not hope that in the course of the next twenty years the principles of British freedom will work a sure though gradual improvement in the sentiments of those who still resist the melioration of the Negro's lot ? May we not hope that while Spain and Portugal abandon the Slave Trade, Britons in all parts of the world may cordially concur in preparing the Slaves for emancipation, and promoting the ultimate extinction of Sla very ? ADVANCE OF PORTER.—The public brewers of the metropolis, at their monthly meeting of consultation, all have unanimously resolved that the people shall pay 6s. a barrel more for porter, and a proportionate rise has already taken place in the retail trade. This resolution is founded on the advance which has taken place in the value of hops and barley. Many ask. whether it be legal for a trade to enter into a resolution only to sell their property at a certain price, as the English distillers and London brewers are in the regular habit of doing ? No doubt every man has a right to hold his property at whatever price he pleases to place on it : but it may be doubted whether the law, which is so frequently applied to the Newcastle colliers, journeymen, and generally to all the operative classes, when they meet to compel an advance in wages, might not, with great proprity, be extended to com binations, which, being of a higher description, are of greater detriment to the interests of the nation. The Empire is now reaping much be nefit from the freedom of trade enjoyed with America and some parts of Asia, and it is an anomaly to find two or three of the greatest arti cles of internal consumption monoploized by certain descriptions of people. Bread, beer, coals, and British spirits are, under the present system, perfect monopolies, and stand much in the way of general improvement. The Corn Bill should be repealed ; the coal trade should be inquired into and improved ; beer And British spirits must also come under very different laws, else great injustice will be done to agriculture and commerce.—(York Courant.) We noticed lately a misunderstanding be tween a Dramatic Author and the Managers of one of the Winter Theatres. The following ac countus : we give it that it may b e speedily part in the di spu t e , b ut sin cweirtehloyu without tak i ng ks t i l ii t ii e ingg a a ff n a y i r has reached ter minated to the satisfaction of both parties, and the gratification of the public :—" The dis- NV inter Theatres and a d r a ma ti c wr it er , agreement e xisting between the m anagemen t o f one of the originated in the cast of the Gentleman's Tra gedy. There is a character in the Drama of a termed a hit from its effect an d var i e t y . part Mr. A. has appropriated t o hi mse lf, alleg i ng from the qualities of the ch arac t er , i t i s par ticularly suited to his line and style of acting. ' very high order and great power, ca l cu l a t e d f or what is H e however requires the co-operation of Mr. B. that gentleman, after expressing the highest opi nion on the merits of the play, and commending its interest, passion, and poetry, made an offer of personating the same character. The author is satisfied with either gentleman, so the play be produced. But Mr. A. still requires co operation, thinking that no Tragedy can be successful withont the injunction of his ge nius with Mr. B.'s. If so, why not play the part he would assign Mr. B. But if this no tion be unfounded in theory, and contradicted by practice and experience, let Mr. B. play singly, as he does in general, or let him play him self s i ng ly. All the strength of the Theatre cou ld be produced with this exception. Mr. A. likes the pa'it srbik , h ieth s from its it. If n o t, he lov es am bi t i on, but its responsibility. In the mean time the author is deprived of the fruit s o f hi s time, thought, and trouble."—(Morni n w Paper.) On Thursday last, at the annual dinner of the Society for the benefit of the Sons of the Clergy, Lord MEAnovrnANK, in proposing from the chair the health of the KING, at the same time commu nicated to the Society that he had received au thority from Mr. Secretary PEEL to declare his MAJESTY'S royal intention to give 1001. in aid of the funds of that most excellent institution. — (Edinburgh Pqper.) A thumb pottle of green grapes, for making tarts, were yesterday exposed for sale in Covent garden, for Bs. Strawberries, in large potties, were also at market. ROBBERY AT HAMMERSMITH.—The house of Mr. Harrison ' the Magistrate residing at Hammersmith, was burglariously broken open on Monday night, and M. in cash stolen from a desk in the parlour. ACCIDENT.—Tuesday morning . about twelve o'clock, a carriage, with two ladies and a child, was overturned at arthe end of Parliament-street, near Bridge -street. The ladies escaped with some slight contusions, but the child's leg was dreadfunybroken, the bone actually protruding through the akin The leaves are appearing on the gooseberry bushes, and the polyanthus, and some other spring flowers, are in bloom. The buds are appearing on the hedge rows, and a number of the trees.. The lark, the thrush, and the blackbird have resumed their songs, and yoUng hares have been seen in the fields. On Tuesday, while Mr. Kessen, vintner in. Pollok shaws, was visiting Some cattle he keeps in the country, he dis covered a bird's nest, in which there were four eggs.- . --(Glasgow Chronicle.) The take of herrings in the Frith of Forth con tinues to be good; they are of excellent quality, meet a ready sale, and the fishermen are in high spirits. The prices vary according to the quantity taken in the morning ; but the most general rates are 2s. and 2s. 6d. a hundred. A- supply amount.: ing sometimes to ten cartsful, each cart with 40 or 50 hun dreds, is regfilarly sent to Glasgow from -Queensferry.—(Edin aurgh Courant.) A MuituEit, of a most atrocious nature, has been committed in the parish of ,holden, near Deal, upon the body of an unfortunate insane widow, of the age of 84, which is supposed to have taken place on Sunday se'imight (18th ult.) and not discovered till Wednesday last (28th ult.), when, horrid to relate, she was found in a mos t mutilated state, with an arm and her fingers broken, and otherwise dreadfully beat about the head. We are happy to learn that some clue has been discovered to bring to j usti ce the persons who have been committing s omany depr e d a ti ons in the neighbourhood of Deal, the particulars of which it will not be prudent at present to lay before the publie.,—(Kentish Gazette.) MR. PIERCE. On Monday morning last the water was lee out of the harbour, and between eleven and twelve o'clock a body was seen floating upon the. surface, which, upon examination, when brought on shore, was discovered, by the watch ) money, and papers, to be Mr. PIERCE, and no marksi of violence about his person. We subjoin the evi• deuce given upon the Coroner's Inquest, taken' on Monday last, which leaves no doubt that Mr. PIERCE met his death by accident, arising from the foggy state of the night of the 3d of January, when he fell into the Float. The Coroner, JOSEPIL BAKER GRINEMDT, Esq., held an Inquest at the Rownham Tavern. Upon the Jury being sworn, they took a view of the body ; and, op their return to the Inquest-room, declared that no evernal mark of violenc e appeared thereon. George Protheroe, Esq. sworn.—Mr. Pierce dined with me on Saturday, the 3d of January, at five o'clock, and left me about seven ; he returned shortly after nine; he was sober when he left me at seven o'clock, and quite so on his return he left my house about half-past twelve, and was then also' perfectly sober ; he was in his usual spirits, which were inva-. riably good. It was a fine night, but rather foggy ; I w e nt to• the door with him, and wished him good night; I have not seen him since alive. Ann Bailey, servant to Mr. George Protheroe.-_I waited at table when Mr. Pierce dined with my master, on Saturday, the 3d of January ; I did not observe any thing strange or unusual: in his conduct; I met him on the stairs about half -past twelve, when he appeared perfectly sober. Thomas Charles proved that he this day saw a dead body on the water in the floating harbour, which was picked up, and: that he had since assisted in stripping the body, which the Jury had viewed. That there was no hat on the deceased. John Powell and John Thomas proved that they picked up' the body. Richard Washer proved the bringing the body on shore. Joseph Pope proved that the following articles were found ors the deceased i—A diamond breast-pin; gold watch and chain; two seals and key ; a silk handkerchief; several business papa and letters • a snuff' box ; gold pencil- case ; pen-knife ; fives a nd ; latch ' key ; eight shillings and two sixpences; threcr One-pound and two ten-pound Bristol bankers' cash notes ; a. promissory note for 301. ; comb, and pocket-book. The letter* Were addressed Charles Pierce, Esq., and others Messrs. Palmer and Pierce. All these articles were produced to the Jury.--' His linen was marked C. P. William Protheroe, Esq., proved that he dined on Saturday,' the 3d'of January, at his brother's with Mr. Perce, who left about seven o'clock ; shelved witness the letter now produced , and found the person of the deceased. This witness also• identified the gold pencil-case, chain, and seals, to be Mre• Pierce's. Dr. Wallis knew Mr. Pierce during his life-time, who had fA cut on the left hand bet ween t h e thumb and fore-finger, which was now also visible, and from that circumstance he h a d no doubt of the deceased being Mr. Charles Pierce—there was nv external appearance of violence. Richard Edgell and John Shorland, Esqrs., surgeons, proves that they had so examined the body, and could not perceiVe any external marks of injury. Arthur Palmer, Esq.—Mr. Pierce was my partner. He had transacted business with me the whole of Saturday morning the 3d of January—he was in perfect sound mind, and hist usual cheeful spirits—his cash and business transactions were quite correct. On that day Mr. Pierce had received a check for 1561. odd, on account of our partnership, and brought it to me as usual, as lam the cashier. I have not the slightest reason to think he was embarrassed, or the least affected in his' mind ; I have not found any defalcation in the partnership accounts, nor have I the slightest reason to suspect any ; I be" lieve him to have been a man possessed of an honourable mind, and utterly incapable of committing any act to my pre' judice. Francis Jarman.-1 saw Mr. Pierce at half-past four o'clock pointed to meet me the followin g day, at the Commercial' ; he was in good spirits, and aP,' rooms, about one o'clock. e ; h s e a e w . ye k Ai n e ii n P ; e ie h t r o e c a v 3 5 6 : on Saturday, ugdo t h fou udn e itsn 3 : d e,ci r. lO state tPhoiefe Saturdayrme the e j h o o i s ffi h n u c s r u about nine ? clock O n the Saturday evening , he w a in his usua °1 him the papers now produced from the pocket of the deceased; which I did, and he said, " I will look them through, and call on Philip and George Protheroe with them on my way int° town on Monday morning ; he was, to all appearance, per' fectly sober; he was always most punctual in business. The Coroner recaptulated the evidence, after which the Jury' retired, and in a few minutes brought in a verdict—." Fount' drowned." The sorrowing relatives and friends of Mr. Pierce, And elso. the public mind, will now be relieved from a painful state of suspense and agitation, as upon the Coroner's Inquest it is clearly ascertained that he has not been murdered, and the dr' curnstances show that this unfortunate and lamented gentleman must have accidentally fallen into the Float. The remains of the deceased were on 'Wednesday interred la his family vault at Bristol. Irj°e:traesknl aoutneoadkr DREADFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday forenoon 11 - fine little girl, seven years of age, the only child of a poor widow named Summers, was burnt to , ' death by her clothes catching fire. She had beau left at home by herself during the absence of her mother, and standing on a chair to look for a needle on the mantle-piece, her clothes caught fire, and she was instantly enveloped in flames, in which state she ran down stairs and into the street : her screams brought the neighbours ttY her assistance, some of whom threw wattr o ver her, but too late to render her any service, as all her clothes were reduced to tinder, and she 1915 burnt from head to foot. She was carried to St. Bartholomew's Hospital in the most excruciating agony, where death put an end to her suffering in less than two hours after. B] RTHS. At Ickwell Bury, near Biggleswade; on the Ist inst., La cif Johnstone, of a son. On the 4th inst., Mrs. d'Emden, Southgate, of a son. MARRIED. At Kensington, John Hurnall, E-9., of Emmanuel College: Cambridge, to Mary, only daughter of Charles Badham, M.D., F. R. S. On the 3d inst., at St. Alphage, Greenwich, Wm. CreeS Taylor, surgeon, son of Lieut. Taylor, R.N., Greenwich Hos pital, to Elizabeth, second daughter of Thomas Brockelbankr Esq., Deptford. _ _ _ Al Aberdeen, on the 22d ult., Major Henry Janies Phelps+ of the 80th regiment, to Mary, youngest daughter of R. G ra nt, Esq. of Drunniiiner. DIED. On Tuesday, the 3d inst., at Lymington, James Greive . Livett, Esq., aged 49. On Wednesday, the 4th inst., at MOntreal, near Stvenoaks. Kent, in the 7th year of her age, Sarah, eldest daughter C. John Charles Berries, Esq. On Tuesday, the 3d inst, Wm. Dalby, Esq.,. of park place, FinChley-common; in the 72d year of his age. On the 4th inst., at Queen's-row, Pimlico, Robert Bun' stone, Esq., aged 71. On Sunday evening, at Barrow parsonage, Suffolk, in the 23th year of his age, the Rev. C. F. Rauworth B.A. of Sidnq College, and officiating Minister of the above parish—He ha delivered on excellent discourse from the pulpit th a t afternoon , but from his appearance was supposed to be ill before he con' eluded, and he found it necessary to stop at the house of the rector; the Rev. A. Mainwaring, where he expired, notwitha standing that every practicable assistance was given him. Lately, at Low Greaves, near Ulverston, Mr. Wm. ShaiPq aged 48. fps den,th was awfully sudden, being in the act al holding a pig by a cord, for the butcher's stroke, which waS 1 1 ° sooner inflicted,, than he fell down dead, exactly at the time with the 'nig At Leith, on the 26th ult., the Rev. Robert Dickson, MD' . who.for 38 years discharged the ministerial duties in the parish of South Leitl . • • Lately, at Crockhaven", Cork, Mrs. Catherine Donovallf relict of the late Mr....TeremialfDonovan, of Keelerohaae, %tor county, at the.advanced age of 105. 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