The Sun. — London, England, 1824-02-12 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the MorninMorning Papers,. Feb. 12. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] ft seems to be a very general opinion, that the apprcnching recognition of the independence of South America will be of the utmost benefit to ()al- general relations with that country, and be sitles.give a degree of order and consistency to the Loans of the New Itepublics in which British capital is invested, which they have hitherto not possessed. Among the rest, the Colombian Loan will be materially improved, alai it is understood that the Executive of that country, who, for all pur,poses relating thereto, are fully empowered by the Congress, have seen the necessity of incorpo rating it with the new Loan required,' or with the proceeds, paying itself off - at the price at which it was originally contracted. These, at least, are the sentiments of an extremely intelli gent merchant writing from Carthagena, and in close correspondence with the capital, yet totally unconnected with any of the old opera tions of the Colombian Government. The latter'" are in want of a Loan, the Con gress have declared that one should be raised, and with this view an agent is now on his way to England, invested with full powers. For se veral years the resources of South America can not be developed, and in this inverval, aid and a 'figStering care are requisite to call them forth.— In a Country. where all is enterprise and experi ment, and the productions valuable and abun dant, the growth of a new state must be rapid a which the Government is actuated by a spirit of civilization and justice, more particularly as in the present case, when favoured by a combina tion of fortunate circumstances. Ali the sections of Smith America are now the arbiters of their own fate, and nothing can disturb the orbit in which they move. All the wished-for capabi lities are within themselves, and far removed from the dread of enemres, their strength will grow with their years, their resources will be unfolded, I and stability and extension of empire will be the result. [MORNING- POST.] It sr*ms to be the fashion in our days to aim the deadliest shafts at tl►e noblest characters, and to measure the virulence of the poison ac cordhor to the purity and honour of the intended victim. It may be necessary to inform our readers that a statement lately appeared in some of the Papers of a deficit of three hundred thou sand pounds having been discovered in an f - stablishment of which the Court of East India Directors were the responsible Governors, and that besides negativin the grant of five thousand a year to the :Marquis of Hastings on that ac count, that Court intended to make the alleged deficit a ground of i►npeachment against the Noble Lord. We treated the libellous assertion at the time with the contempt which it merited, coavi►►ced that the character of the Noble Marquis, for unspotted integrity and almost romantic honour, stood too high to be injured by the most daring and malignant calu►nnies. They were repeated, however, by envy or ingratitude with so much inveteracy and perseverance, that in the General Court of Proprietors held yester day at the India House, it became the duty of his friends to demand that his character should be cleared by a plain and distinct declaration from the Chair, that there was no truth in the reports circulated. The Chairman, with a perti nacious attachment to forms which ought to have given way to the wish and propriety of doing justice to an injured individual, refused to are. sorer, because he had received no instructions on the subject from the Court of Directors; but two of the Directors themselves, with a quicker sense of what was due to integrity, to honour, and to virtue, immediately came forward and gave time fullest and most unequivocal denial to every part of the foul aspersions. The first, Mr. Elphinstone, declared, and staked his character on the truth of what he said, that " no such proceeding as that alluded to had ever been thought of in the Court of Directors ;—the idea of . an impeachment had never been hinted at, much less entertained :—the Marquis of Hast ings had never been suspected of taking one shil ling from the Company improperly ;—it was a most unfounded assertion, a villanous untruth." The second, Mr. Paulson, confirmed this state ment in the most emphatic manner, and also de clared that the subjects to which it referred "had never been hinted at, glanced at,or even inuendoed at (for such an occasion deserved a new phrase . in the Court of Directors." The whole turns on [THE TI M Es.] We present our readers with the account of the very singular proceedings at the India House yes terday, to which we suspect no parallel can be found in the annals of the Court. The Proprie tors had been convened to consider of the changes necessary in the Academic Institution at Hailey bury ; but before the business of the day com menced, a question was put to the Chairman— whether it was true, as had been stated in some public prints, that the Marquis of Hastings had robbed the Company of above a quarter of million of money ? To this question, and other questions of a similar import,—which, we should think, were obviously of such a nature that they ought to be put, and ought to be answered at any time, when the fact was known, yes or no—the Chairman refused to answer. Even when urged and called upon by various proprietors, he still refused to answer. Though other Directors replied firmly and loudly in the negative, the Chairman still re fused to reply ! The consequence was, that a scene of great tumult took place, and the business of the day was adjourned. Now, upon these proceed ings it is first obvious to remark, that if the object of an adherence to form be to procure the dispatch of the business proposed, such an ad herence as prevents that dispatch, and occasions the postponement of the business to a future pe riod, is extravagant and absurd; it frustrates the intention of the rule. We are inclined, therefore, to think thatthe Chairman must have had some other motive for his silence than that assigned. After all, the scene was extremely ridiculous. Sir Jn. Doyle demanded—Mr. Douglas Kinnaird remonstrated Lowndes raged ; brit —Mr. Hume reasoned the Chairman was silent. The Vice-Chairman apologized—Co-Directors interposed, and gave the answer required ; but the Chairman himself was silent. He's a sturdy one, we should say, if his . mind were at the time in a state capable of receiving the ordinary impressions. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman were evidently at variance; for the latter described the inquiry as new and unexpected, whereas the former evidently in. terrupted Sir John Doyle because he knew whit' was coming. [NEW TIMES] We cannot but compliment our cotemporary of The Chronicle on the liberality which he skews in speaking of Ministers. With refe. rence to the South American question, he says, " we feel perfectly confident, that Mi nisters have acted a wise and liberal part in this affair ;" and lie praises the " meritorious conduct " of Mr. Peel, as " a vigilant and con scientious Superintendant of the Magistracy and Police of the Country." Now certainly the praise.. in both instance is perfectly well deserved only we are somewhat surprised to meet with it in the productions of a writer so long blind to the merits which lie at last is able to descry. Upon the general topics discussed by our cotemporary in.the articles above referred to, we can by ne means agree with him ; but this does not de rogate from the justice and candour shewn [MORNING H ERA LD.] i n hi s p ra i s e of Mi n ist ers . A s t o the Police, It seems that it is in contemplation to form a although a certain number of stipendiary Ma- Society in Glasgow for the purpose of paying gistrates may be \ very proper, we should deeply the expences of th o se who may be prosecuted for lament to see the country deprived of the what is termed libel. This, apparently, is to b e services of the unpaid Magistracy —as valuable, a Society in opposition to the " Constitutional efficient, and constitutional a body of men as any Association." The following respecting it is from in the kingdom. That Mr. Canning, has caused a Glasgow Paper : overtures to be made to the Kin.- of Spain for the "A very important proceeding is now in progress in Gifts- recognition of South American Independence we ply—viz. :the formation of a Society on a large scale, for the Can readily believe ; but that the affairs of greater advancement of liberalprinciples in the city, and for the more efficient support of all political m easures w hi c h requ i re South America are f as t approac hi ng to a settle the aid of the. public voice. Already a C omm i tts o f a b ove 20 ment,,, is, we fear, a delusion. Our cotemporary gentlemen has been appointed to inquire into the best means of Probably speaks from the inforrnatioa of Mexican, securing these objects.—lt is intended that eaeh Member shall be called upon to subscribe annually, or contribute at entrance, Colombian, or Chilian Bondholders, who' think to for: a funth to be appropriated to the advancement of the the new States are on the eve of a happy great TAU se - of.'lteform—to defending the Liberal Press when and permanent establishment, because th e i r arbitrarily prosecuted—or to be employed in a ny ot h er way that the Members May deem conducive to the cause." wish is parent to the thought." Let us We Sortie time - since said, that' if - a 'private asso- be thoroughly persuaded that his Majesty's ciation for the proSecutiOn of people we.re encou- Ministers will d o a ll i n th e i r power to pro raged;lts bottleful effect would be seen by several mote the real welfare of these countries, but institutions starting tip on an opposite principle. do not let us delude ourselves with the idea that therefore to have been, as we kne►v it must be, a most atrocious libel on one of the most virtuous, honourable and talented individuals in the whole kingdom —o ne who has rendered the greatest services to his country in every part of the world--to whom (whilst he generously re fused to accept any part of the pecuniary advan tages which were due to his successful enter prizes) the East India Company owe the present prosperity of their vast empire —whose c h aracter sheds lustre on the title of Briton and the name of man—and whose never ,dying honour has long been the I►ra;seful theme of all good men and the glory of his country. Our predictions are likely to be realized. The best thing the rich supporters of the Constitu tioAal Association could do, would be to with hold their subscriptions ; this obnoxious institu tion would •then die a natural death, and the other, in opposition, would probably not be in stituted. We should think that the King's Law Officers cannot be very fond of the institution now in existence, which arrogates to itself their business, and takes the profits of such business from them. Nor can the King's Ministers like such an institution, inasmuch, as in the way of opposition, they cannot tell to what extent other institutions may be carried, nor how dangerous they may eventually become. It gives us great pleasure to observe the reluctance of the Court of King's Bench to pass judgment on Mr. Hunt for publishing a cheap edition of Lord 13yron's satire on Mr. Southey's poem, which, in our opinion, improperly held up the late King for idolatrous worship ; and it would give us still greater pleasure if there were no judgment passed at all. Of the matter prose cuted being a gross libel, there can be no doubt; but it had died—it was forgot ; it had been ,marked with contempt o❑ the part of readers in general. The prosecution of it only brought it again to light, and made. many acquainted with it, who never heard of it before, and made them think there was something clever in it, though judgment to the contrary bad been passed. Had Lord Byron been in the country, and had he been prosecuted, the question would have been different ; there would have. been manliness in proceeding against him—the great would have come in contact with the great; but for the great to proceed against the weak is never politic. The rich supporters of this species of inquisition may rely on it that the sooner they leave it to its fate the better. It is of little use attempting to make themselves popular by abating so much per cen turn from their rents, or their tithes, or giving grand halls and dinners to their tenants, their wives, and their daughters, while at the same time they combine to enable a few individuals, for the sake of their own particular emolument, to pounce on arty unfortunate man who may he maintaining his family by printing the scribblingr of a libeller. the new Governments can, for a long time to come, attain a irm and settled organisation. We doubt, indeed, whether Republican systems tan ever be made so suitable to the Southern part of that Hemisphere as havta been found to a large portion of the Northern. At all events much time must elapse beforii the factions now arrayed against each other in sanguinary hostility can be brought under bonds of common interest and affection. [BRITISH PRESS.] The Meeting in the City yesterday, to peti tion for the repeal of the heavy duties on coals imported into London, will be found reported at length in our columns. Sir Charles Price was in the Chair, and opened the discussion most sen sibly. The thinness of the attendance was markedly commented on by Mr. Hunt, who was present; but account for, in some degree, by Alderman Wood, who stated that Meetings had already taken place in the differentWardmotes,and petitions for the repeal of this heavy and distress ing impost had been agreed to, and this, and notany ' public indifference to the tax, was probably the cause of the absence of many parties interested from that Meeting. Mr. Smith gave a short but striking detail of the unequal assessment and its pressure on the inhabitants of this city. lie stated that the Port of London alone paid, in 1818, a duty of 500,0001.; that. about four millions of individuals are assessed for poor rates the monstrous sum of 2,461,0001., and pay, as coal duty, 1,049,0001. ; while between four and five millions more pay for poor-rates 1,701,000/., and no coal duty at all. In 1710 the duty of three shillings a chaldron on coals was imposed by Act of Parliament for build ing fifty churches, eleven only of which, out of , the enormous produce of this tax, had since been built. The appropriation, therefore, originally intended, cannot have been fairly made. The , coal duty is, as Sir Chas. Price stated, a tax on in dustry, and precludes the poorer classes from the enjoyment of necessary comforts.We agree with the worthy Alderman perfectly in his idea,that natural wealth and comfort would be increased by taking off this tax ; and the very revenue, in place of being diminished, be increased. While so heavy a duty is paid in this city, and 700 sail of ship ping calculated to be employed in the trade, a drawback on coals is given by Act of Parliament to the people of Cornwall and Devon ; but the former county returns forty members from its different boroughs to Parliament, and the pretext for making this concession is the working o f its mines. The man u f acturers o f Lo n d on , h owever, meet no considerati on o f t h e sor t,and h ave st i ll to pay this monstr ous d uty unre li e v e d. W e sin cerely hope that in th e re d uc tions cont emp l ate d by the Ch a ncellor o f t h e E xc h equ er, this distress ing tax will be inducted; it presses on every part of the community, but most afflictingly on the poorer classes. Several petitions against its conti nuance have already been laid before the Lower House; and Ministers, who now seem really dis posed t o consu l t t h e f ee li n gs an d i n t erests of the country, will, we hope, attend to the genera l call made upon them for the discontinuance of this Tax, and take a distressing burthen off the shoulders of the people of London, who are now so heavily assessed for an article of the first ne cessity. FOR TUE SUN. POYAIS BONDS. Mr. EDITOR-4 beg leave, through th e me dium o f your respectabl e an d i mpart i a l Paper, your to info rm those of Readers who are inte rested in the Poyais S peculation, that, notwith standing the extreme prej u di ce w hi c h h as b eet , excited against this undertaking, the determina tion to form a settlement on that extensive and very valuable coast is !wither abandoned nor consi dered as impracticable. On th e contrary, measures are now taking for the more effectually carrying . into effect the original intention, with some trifling alterations, and two ships are now taking in their stores, and will sail in the course of a fortnight, with every necessary on board to ensure the suc cess of the expedition. A Public Meeting of the Holders of Poyais Securities is to take place the 21st instant, when a full, fair, and correct account of all the mo nies received and expended on account of this scheme will be laid before them, and a Commit tee of - Management appointed to conduct future operations. The object of the present letter is, therefore, to put the Public on their guard ; for it will be in their recollection that a certain party have, on three occasions, caused a depression in the prices of these Bonds equal to what exists at present, and as often have they carried thew up to 20 and 25, when it suited their interests so to do. It is therefore high timo to put an end to this system of juggling, and I should hope that the public will not again allow themselves to be so easily duped, but hold to their Bonds, and wait the result of the mee ti ng , when th e y may rest assured that every explanation will be given to enable them to ascertain what is the real value of these securities, and I shall be very much sur prised if it does not turn out that the balance of the assets now in hand, and which will be handed over to the Committee of Management, is more than sufficient to redeem the whole debt at a rate exceeding that at which the party I allude to has been making extensive purchases during the latter days of the past week. Many individuals made purchases of Poyais Bonds at very high prices ; to such, this informa- tion may operate as a caution, and prevent their sacrificing their property without knowing what is the real state of the case. Feb. 9, 1824. A CONSTANT READER. The Court of Assizes at Paris on Saturday ac quitted a Madame Chauvet, accused of being an accomplice in a plot against the Government, in carrying letters from a party of refugees in Lon don to their friends in Paris. The only thing cu rious in the trial was the examination of General Lafayette as a witness 7 who protested a ga i ns t being called Marquis —a title which he had de posited on the bureau of the Constituent As sembly. LITERARY NOTICE A SUPPLEMENT to the APPENDIX to Capt. PARRY'S VOYAGE for the DISCOVERY of a NORTH-WEST PASSAGE, in the Years 1819-20. Containing an Ac count of the Subjects of Natural History. Plates. (Continued from yesterday's SUN.) A Polar Bear was met with on the return of the ships through Barrow's Straits, swimming in the water .mid-way between the shores, which were above forty miles apart; it became alarmed and dived, but rose again speedily. Of the Woolverence no living specimen was obtained; and of the Ermine several were seen about Pos session Bay. The Arctic Fox and Polar Hare were found in all parts, and the latter proved extremely use ful, as provisions to the ships' companies. The Hudson's Bay Lemming was also abundant on the west side of Davis's Strait. The Musk Ox inhabits the North Georgian Islands in the sum mer months, and was more difficult to approach, and less numerous than the Rein Deer, only three were killed, the weight of each exceeding 7001bs. yielding about 4001bs. of meat; the head and skin weighed 1301b5.; and they stood 101 feet at the withers. The flesh was in gene• ral liked, although tasting strongly of musk. The Rein-deer also afforded an agreeable sup ply of fresh provisions, and twenty-four of them were killed. A young male Walrus, not full grown, was killed in Davis's Strait, being in length from the nose to the extremity of the hind flipper, two feet three inches, and weighed 1,384 lbs. A Narwhal was killed in Prince Regent's inlet, which concludes the description of the article. Of Birds there are the descrip tions of 32. Of the Snow Bunting attempts were made to keep them on board the ships in cages through the winter, and they soon apparently were reconciled to the confinement, but did not long survive the loss of liberty. Rock Grous and Ptarmigau were also met with. The latter is the Ptarmigan of Scotl an d. Wild S wans, B unt Geese, King, Eider, and long tailed Ducks, were also met with. Of Fish only eight different species are enumerated,all of which are minutely described. The land invertebrate animals, or insects, as might be expected, are but few, and a short space is allotted to their description. The Marine in. vertebrate animals and shells, all of which are mi. nuteiy described, conclude the zoological part of the work. The Rock Specimens are fully de scribed, but want of room prevents our making any extract, ex cept the following one, which shows that at one period those high northern lati cc The two sp ec i mens of sand-stone, tudes enjoy e d a different climat e to what they now poss e ss. " containing the above mention e d secondary fos cc ails, are pretty similar in their appearance to " those others brought from Melville Island, ` c which abound in vegetable remai ns , characte " istic of the coal sand-stone. These are, most 44 of them, merely imp ress i ons an d fi lmy carbo " naceous remnants of leaves (or ponds with ovate " lanceolate leaflets), and stems, which, by their cc placed ova l marks, i n di cate, that the pes belong e d to t h e ar b orescent forms cc which regularly roytt o we observe in such great abundance in " the coal sand -stone of more southern latitudes; " a proof that the inhospitable hyperborean re " eion where they occur, at one time displayed •'the noble scen e o r a l uxuriant and stately vege " tation. Th ere i s also among the specimens of " sand-stone f rom t h e same place, one bearing " the irepression of a thin longitudinally-striated " stem, not unlike that of some reed." The Botanical part, with four well engraved plates, finishes the Work ; which certainly now I completes the whole of the account of the first vo y a ge, and displays the zeal which all the offi cers and men employ e d upon that hazardous un dertaking evinced in the cause of science. LEEDS. COMMUTATION OF THE VICARIAL TITHES OF THE PARISH OF LEEDS. One thousand pounds are still required before this very beneficial plan can be carried into effect; and we do therefore most earnestly hope that those gentlemen who have hitherto withheld their subscriptions, will view the case in all its bearings, before they finally decide upon re fusing it their countenance and support. A munificent in dividual, who has long observed with pain the heart-burn ings and dissensions created between the Vicar and his poorer parishioners, in consequence of the necessary enforce ment of his just claims to those mixed and personal tythes, which, of course, constitute an important part of his yearly in come—volunteers, in a spirit of princely generosity, his assistance to free the inhabitants of this town from the burthen which they appear to have considered so exceedingly grievous and oppressive. As a noble proof of his sincerity, he comes forward with an unsolicited benefaction of seven thousand pounds, to enable the parishioners to effect a commutation which will exonerate them and their posterity from the further payment of the obnoxious tithes in question. But the sum in dispensable for this purpose is about as much again as the amount of Mr. Fountayne Wilson's spl en did g ift ; an d t h e project therefore languishes for the present, because a popula don of 80,000 persons are unable, or rather unwilling, to raise a fund for their own benefit, equivalent to that already vested for their advantage by ONE disinterested individual ! Many of the inhabitants of Leeds have subscribed, and some of them very handsomely ; but a few of the principal proprietors in the parish, and among them some of the Nobility, do not as yet appear to have directed their attention to the subject— This must have arisen, in most instances, from inadvert ence ; as common justice to his tenantry or fellow -towns men, as well as that sense of pride which is snore or less im planted in every breast, would, we should think, snake a gen tleman ashamed of standing indebted to his poorer dependents for the redemption of tithes which he is so much better able to commute himself. This system is reversing the order of things with a witness to it ! It would be an indelible disgrace to the town of Leeds if we were finally compelled to reject Mr. Fountayne Wilson's magnificent offer, for want of a little liber ality on the part of the landed proprietors in the neighbour hood. Yet this appears to he the only alternative ; unless these persons whose especial duty, as well as interest, it is to assist in this 'labour of love,' will come forward as they ought to dc.' —( Leeds listelligencer. ) THE BAYONET.—The use of the bayonet at the end of the musket was instituted by Louis XIV. ; before his time it was used occasionally, and some companies only had this weapon ; there was no uniform usage nor exercise with it ; all was left to the General's discretion : the pike was looked upon as the most formidable weapon. The first regiment which had bayonets, and was trained to this exercise, was that of the Fusileers, established' in the year 1671. The main pipes have been laying down for several days past for lighting all the open spaces in Somerset House with gas, with about 40 large lamps. The works for lighting the towns of Margate and Ramsgate with gas arc commencing. ORIGIN OF MACHINE PRINTING. The cylindrical mode of printing, in order to distinguish it from the old process, is called Machine Printing. It was first invented by Mr; Nicholson, so well known in the scientific and literary world. Ile took out a patent for it is 1799, but never appears to have carried it into practice. Mr. Konig, a Saxon printer, seems next to have conceived it possible to print by a steam engine ; but at first he expected only to increase the speed of the common press. After, having attempted in vain to interest the Conti nental printers, and get them to put his schemes into execution, he Game to England about 1804, and was for some time equally unsuccessful ill his application to several af the London printers ; but being at length introduced to the elder Mr. Beesley, they made an arrangement together. After a short course of experiments on the making of a press having accelerated motion, and at the same time rendering the work of the matt who inks the types unnecessary, Mr. Konig and Mr. Bensley, senior, were joined by Mr.G.lVood-' fall and Mr. It. Taylor, hut Mr. Wood fall soon red tired from the partnership. The remaining three ind dividuals persevered in their design, in spite of the tediousness and expence unavoidable in the, progr e ss o f any i mprovement in machinery, ant' which were the greater in this case from thc; parties being deficient in the practical knowledge, of mechanics. It was at length found, that the., intended improvements could not be brought tc bear in the common press; and that a radical change in the mode of printing must he adopted.- Printing with cylinders was then thought of, and: after two or three years spent in experiments, a. small press was made, in which, instead of tho printing being produced by the impression of a. flat form on the paper, the sheet of paper was ' parted between a large roller and the usual flat form ; and the types were inked, not by round. dabbing balls, but by means of skins stretch- , ed over smaller rollers, under which the form. of types passed in its way to the roller. Such a promise of success attended this mode of printing, that it was deemed practicable to construct a larger press on the same principle. The press being exhibited fo Mr. Walters, the- Proprietor of " The Times" Newspaper, two sie miler presses, with such improvements as the de ficiences in the old one suggested, were construct ed, and " The Tinzes" of Monday, the 28th of this manner, the rollers and forms being moved. obs b N fae y tlo o ,,et a v lr . lat s a, l l t r e g a l m 4, was engine. These presses are indeed cumbrous, but they are strong, and so convenient that they are still in use, notwithstanding the se.. veral alterations which have been since made in machine printing. A machine was then made for Messrs. Bensley, in which the sheet of paper was placed in the feeder, and delivered from the ma chine printed on both sides, notwithstanding the many difficulties that always exist in keeping re gister, or, in other words, in causing the pages on t ec t tt Q .: : ' fir one side to fall precisely on the hack of those on. the other side. 'There were also other improve ments, and, in particular, the first attempt to types intopritl individualstri compositionon l e p rs re co v eredassteou:m, bpgutl attempted change the strained skins used for inking the degweititlialitletrt generally treacle, sfta P rii their projected improvements. Messrs. Apple- , girth and Cowper constructed an excellent press,. which was executed by Mr. Dryden, a very clever engineer, who managed the concerns of Mr. Lloyd. These gentlemen were desired to apply their inking apparatus to Messrs. Bensley's • machine, which simplified it so much, that no less than 40 wheels were discarded at once. This press was pertly destroyed by fire in 1819;7: since which the press described and figured im our third Number, r . 33, has been erected by them. Many other machine presses have since been erected by different individuals, those which print on one side only, delivering 1,500 or 1,600 by the hour, and the double or perfecting ma chine 800 to 1,000 in the same time. It will be seen by this sketch of the history of machine printing, that it is but incomplete ; and we shall be happy to receive further information on a sub ject so interesting to mankind as printing.--e (Mechanics Weekly Journal.) DREADFUL ACClDENT. —(Brighton, Feb. 11.) —A very melancholy accident occurred here yesterday, in the afternoon. As five labourers were employed in digging for flints, at the base of the Cliff, between the Royal Crescent and Blackrock, the over-hanging earth and stone suddenly fell in, and crushed and buried the whole of them. A sixth man, on the margin of the steep, was precipitated to the beach by the fall, but descending on the summit of the immense weight of rubbish, he escaped without broken bones, or any very essential injury. No time was lost in digging out the others, but the whole of them were dead. The following are the names of the sufferers, viz. :—William Smith, aged 40; John Ratey, 35 ; John Maslings, 38 ; .John Jail, 25 ; and William Gorringe, aged 19. Smith has, left 2. widow and one child—the others were. single men. COAL-MARKET, FEB. n. Ships at Market. Ships sold 31f Newcastle - - lg 8 Sunderland - - 7 Prlco, -32 s Od to 4 , 1', . - 345 Od to 44, 0 BinTHS. On Tuesday last, in Stratton-street, the Lady of George Carr Glyn, Esq., cf a son. On the 9th inst., in St. Thomas's-street, Southwark, Mrs. Allen Williams, uf a daughter, still-horn. DIED. On Tuesday, the 10th, ()Fan apoplectic attack, while attend ing the West India Meeting at the City of London Tavern, Edward Bullock, Esq., of - Upper Bedford-place, in the 52(t year of his age. Oh Friday, the 6th inst., in Collier.street, Pentonville, in the 53d year of his age, Mr. Thomas Elgar, for 26 years one of the clerks of the Bank of England, universally respected. On Monday, the fith inst., William Comyns, Esq., of Pratt. place, Camden-town, and late of King-street, Westminster. On the 10th inst., at his house in Piccadilly, in his'Both' year, Sir William Paxton, of Middleton-hall, Carmarthen-. shire. Printed and Published for the PROPRTETORS, at the SUN. OrrlcE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS.