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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We confess that the state of the questions affect ing the practical grievances and political rights of the dissenters, is extremely unsatisfactory. We much lament that Ministers did not open the Par liament with a bold and direct recognition of the claims of the dissenters, and a bona fide promise of the earliest practicable legislative redress. The public proceedings of the dissenters previous to the session were marked by moderation and good sense ; and they rested their case on its simple merits, without resort to any meretricious mode of agita tion. All the various sects of religionists appeared to be united in one great common cause. The new distribution of electoral power derived from the re form of the representation—the liberal character of the administration—the illumination of public opi nion, entitled them to assume a firm and bold posi tion. The House of Lords might over-awe the ministers, but the dissenters relied on a reformed House of Commons and on their own active and invincible organization. The unfortunate Marriage Bill fell like a thunderbolt on their sanguine hopes ; and the non-appearance of any ministerial measures for the relief of their other grievous political wrongs, naturally reduced their confidence in the Govern ment. Still the leaders and the most sensible mem bers of the dissenting body ascribed their disappoint ment rather to the lack of power than the want of will in ministers. They forthwith demonstrated to the legislature and their political enemies the Tories, a determination to pursue and attain their rights. Ministers in Parliament, and at various interviews with metropolitan and provincial deputations, promptly acknowledged the reasonableness of their complaints. Confidence in the earliest practical redress appeared to succeed the recent dissatisfac tion and misgivings. A ministerial measure of church rate relief was promised, but its appearance again raised the storm. The dissenters and a con siderable body of church laymen had long denounced the unjust principle and the pecuniary burden of church rates. They now contend that, although the ministerial measure may reduce the fiscal ex- tortion ten shillings in the pound, yet that the transfer of the moiety of expenditure to the land tax (part of the state income of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland) is the proposition of a prin ciple more obnoxious than the existing mode of ecclesiastical taxation. They justly argue that it sanc tions by a modern law the very principle of an an cient statute which they seek to terminate, and that it adds 250,000/. a-year to the permanent revenues of an overgrown church establish ment. The dissenters urge that the mea sure, instead of any relief, is viewed in all its re lations as an aggravation of the grievance, and an extension of it from England and Wales to Scotland and Ireland, inasmuch as the 250,000/. in lieu of the compulsory tribute is abstracted from the common treasury. Such is the unsatisfactory state of these • questions, and in the meantime it is impossible that at this late period of the session any perfect mea sure of parochial registration can be prepared, con nected as that question is with other important pending legislation. And will the Tory peers ad mit the dissenters to the universities ? Now, under these circumstances we hope that the government will not perplex themselves and press forward crude or unpopular measures, but give an honourable pro mise of satisfaction in the next session. And, in the mean time, we trust that the dissenters will not push matters to extremes, but make some allow ance for the difficulties of the government. The dissenters, disappointed in their reasonable demands, have been " rising in price" and calling out for se paration of church and state. Will they gain by this extreme and premature course, and may they riot play the game of the common enemy, the To ries ? Will it not lead to a schism among the dis senters ? We shall hereafter discuss this new and critical position. In the mean time, we trust the dissenters will weigh well the consequences of any steps they may take, before they commit themselves too far to recede.—Morning Chronicle. Great interest is attached to Mr. W. Harvey's motion, which comes on this evening, for an address to his Majesty, praying a revisal of the particular, items of the Pension List. A still more pressing (if not so general) importance belongs to this ex pected discussion, from a belief, which, strange as it may appear, is extensively prevalent, that Minis ters feel themselves bound by considerations of delicacy towards the Crown, or some equivalent motive, to resist the course proposed by Mr. W. Harvey, and in case of being left in a minority on that question, forthwith to tender their resignations. It is merely because of the existence and currency of such a rumour that we deem it worth observing on,—the extreme want of judgment which it ascribes to his Majesty's Ministers, or to whichsoever of them might be involved in the imputation, render ing it altogether preposterous and incredible in the eyes of rational men. The opposition to the medi tated address is manifestly a different topic from the subsequent conduct of his Ma jesty's Ministers, whether in retaining office or resigning it. To the argument on which that opposition is said to be founded we can not subscribe. It pleads the maintenance of good faith with his Majesty, as an insurmountable obsta cle to any tampering with the pension list as settled by act of parliament. If Mr. Harvey's or any other motion should meditate a reduction of the gross amount of the pension list, already granted to King William, even by 20s. per annum, we should be the first to exclaim against such an infraction of a concluded bargain, or, at all events, such a vio lation of a clear and acknowledged understanding. as utterly unfair and dishonest. But is this the case ? Mr. Harvey's motion, if we have understood the notice of it correctly, recommends an examina tion by Parliament of the public grounds on which each separate pension (above, we presume, a certain amount), has been granted, and an exercise of the right of addressing the Crown, or re duce or prospectively revoke, such grant, ac cording to the merits of the case, or the condition of the parties. Now, as there is not a syllable here implied about any intention to cut down the sum total of the pension list, or to break through the letter of the contract entered into with the King, 'let us ask, on the other hand, would such a pr;- Reeding on the part of the House of Commons be at variance with the spirit of that engagement ? The law of 1831, which determined the amount of the civil list under its respective heads, allotted a c ,..7tainsum of money per annum to be granted by h i s m:i . i esty in pensions ; but, like every other ap plication 01 the Ro yal prerogative known to the cons titution of this country, the grant of pensions was never to be made, but subject to certain well understood conditions, and on the responsibility of the sworn ministers of the Crown. If, therefore, there should appear on the face of the pension list to be grants made to part ies not compre hended within these conditions 1f pensions, large or otherwise, have in fact been bestowed upon men and women (or on their famil ies) to whom the slightest service, or capability of service, in . letters, science, civil affairs; or warfare, at any pe rio d of their existence, cannot by any human skill or inge nuity be traced—if there by persons, not of condi tion, n o r fallen into indig,enca by inevitable and therefore blare; Bless causes, placed i 4 the enjoyment of pensions amounting collectively to many thou sand pounds, and therefore being no other than interlopers and d e p re d a t o rs upon a fund especially destined by the legislature as a support for merito rious claimants on Royal (th a t is, on national) gra titude or c ompassion, let us calmly ingairo p rea sonable minds whether such be not cases of gross abuse, and fit subjects for a resort on behalf of the people of England to that boasted shield of the pub lic interests, Ministerial responsibility It is true, that at the time such unconstitutional gra n t s wer e made and first submitted in the annual accounts to Parliament, the House of Commons—the unre formed House of Commons—did nothing towards rectifying each instance of abuse as it arose; nothing to impeach the misapplication of the public money, or to bring to his reckoning that corrupt minister through whose interference, or by whose connivance an unfit claimant had been so provided for. But is it a reason why the law should never be en forced against delinquents, that it had not been appealed to at the earliest momentiby a House of Commons which was itself a sharer in the crimes of the Ministry, and in the public plunder which they distributed among their adherents ? Is it a reason because, when the people had no efficient represen tatives, and could obtain no practical remedy for the evils inflicted on them by the most gross mis government, that now, when they have chosen pro tectors of their interests, and now, when the same wrnmrs continue to press upon them, they should make no examples of the still unclkastised offenders, nor put on record any warning for the future? On these grounds we feel no small surprise at the hos tility which is said to be entertained by a reformed administration to an inquiry into misdeeds, in which they, at least, are not conscious of having partici pated. As for any motives imputed to the mem ber for Colchester other than his avowed motives for bringing forward this question, we have nothing to do with them ; the only consideration for Parliament ought to be, " whether a sufficient foundation for an inquiry has been publicly laid?" It is not, we must add, the pensioners them selves against whom, as a body, the indigna tion of the people ought to be directed, but against those unfaithful stewards of the state who have lavished its resources upon them. But, leav ing at this stage the question, whether an opposi tion to the intended motion can be justified on the part of his Majesty's reform Ministry, let us turn to another branch of this subject, and on the hypo thesis of a majority dividing against them, ask what ought then to be their conduct ? The answer is suggested at once by the nature of the change which they have themselves effected in the compo sition of Parliament, in the relations between the people and the House of Commons, and by their own consequent position as administrators of a mo narchy now for the first time, strictly speaking, con stitutional. They ought to submit with deference to the voice of Parliament, concur with a good grace in the proposed inquiry, and act like men who understood the real drift of their own professed principles, and their own already executed measures, by taking the will of the nation expressed through its representatives for their guide on this important question. Resign in defence of a Tory pension list ! Suffer martyrdom at last for that public enemy whom it has ever been their pride to wage war against, and latterly their boast to overthrow ! Sacrifice themselves, and whatever fame they had earned, on that very altar of corruption whose idols they had already demolished, and whose priests, with the help of the people of England, they had expelled! There is nothing in the history of political weakness and cowardice to be set against an act of suicide like this. If Lord Grey's Cabinet be tired of office, or scared by the risks of manifold failure in which they have in volved themselves, and by their apparently slender chance of extrication, can they devise no pretext for dissolving their government less odious than this wretched one of an unsuccessful apostacy to the malflactices of Toryism in its very sanctuary — the back-stairs and purlieus of the court? There are at this moment paths enough (and we grieve to say so) to an honourable, or at least a not disgrace ful retreat, for Lord Grey and his ill-assorted col leagues. There are causes for resignation com pleted, or in progress, which would secure to the present ministers the warm sympathies and cordial gratitude of the people ? A section of the court, and a considerable section of the old oligarchy in the House of Lords, would rejoice at such an open ing for their own revived dominion. Shortsighted and foolish beings 1 For what period would they speculate on holding the reins of government in the teeth of that House of Commons which has often outvoted Lord Grey? If the Duke of Wel lington, for example's sake, or one high& in rank than the Duke of Wellington, had, while we are writing, the Whigs out of Downing-street, what would be their first question ? Would it not be an inquiry into the sum-total of Tory strength in the House of Commons, as compared with the whole of the combined liberal interest ? And what would be the next question of the Duke of Wel lington ? " Will your Majesty permit me to re sign, seeing that there is a majority of 3 to 1 against me ?" What then would be the unavoidable re sult of this apprehended folly of the Whigs ? They would,—going out upon a worthy and national ground—have parliament and people with them, and be recalled to power in a week. They would, on the contrary, resigining for the Pension List, draw upon their own heads the mass of exe crations hitherto concentrated against the To ries. They would raise the Duke's party to comparative popularity ; the nation would accept with eagerness that party for its epheme ral ruler, as less hateful, and a thousand times less despicable than the recreant and irreclaimable Whigs ; and the principles of rational reform after a time, would degenerate into those of radical extra vagance and fury, the Destructives rising to their bad eminence, on the downfall of Whigs, Tories, church, King, and constitution. Let us hope that so mad a scheme as this of making common cause d with the pension list will even yet be abandoned by the existing government. There is more at stake than any single administration. Endless confusion must follow such a mistake. We have heard that some well-wishers of the Ministry mean to propose an amendment,—by way of back-door for getting out of the dilemma. It is to extend the field of in quiry to compensations, &c. ; and to institute a committee instead of an address. But one thing is certain. If the remedy after inquiry —viz., a power to revoke—be withheld by the amendment, while the original motion embraces it, that amendment will fail both within doors and without. It will be looked upon as a paltry subterfuge, and will recoil upon the ministers for whose accommodation it is intend ed. This is to us, and will we fear to our readers, have proved a very painful subject.—Tinges. STONY COVERING OF THE SKIN.—I have at present under my care a man, who is nearly en crusted with a stone like skin, very closely resembling the barnacles of the native oyster, or what is called " rough casting," so frequently seen on the outside of lath or plaster houses. He cannot sleep for any length of time, because the recumbent position causes in him the sensation of lying upon a board thickly studded with nails, or as he expresses it, " lying on a bag of sticks." The first appearance of this covering occurred about six months ago, since which time it has been rapidly increasing, and little doubt exists but that in a short time the man will become as thoroughly encased in a hard coat as the armhdillo or the rhino ceros.—Mr. Kitching, Surgeon of Aldersgate-street, in " The Lancet." A decent-looking woman, named Bridget Gale, was on Thursday night brought before Mr. Halls at Bow-street, charged with having been found in Craven-street, Strand, in a state of nudity, with the exception of her chemise, the remainder of her dress being scattered on the pavement. She had been, she said, for the last week most grievously tormented by the evil one, and on that morning, while sitting at work, the Saviour came and told her to go to the end of Craven-street, and then begin to throw off her clothes, and to continue to do so until she should ar rive at the house No. 4. She was then to take off her left shoe and stocking, which, together with her apron, she was to cast from her. The remainder of her clothes, with the exception of her chemise, was then to be removed, and having completed her stripping, she was to knock at No. 4, and the gentleman who appeared was to save her soul from damnation. The defendant, who told her story in a collected and ra tional manner, said, in answer to the magistrate, that she was the wife of a private in the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards. She did not, she said, consider her conduct either indecent or immoral. She added, that she was shortly to be married, as she was tired of her husband. Mr. Halls having directed that the defend ant should be taken care of in the station for the night, yesterday morning, when she was again brought for ward, she repeated her strange story. The magistrate directed that the poor woman should be handed over to the care of her husband, who came to the office, on learning where she was, for the purpose of conveying her home. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 3. IN RE CORPORATION OF COLCHESTER. Sir J. SCARLETT applied for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be granted at the suit of the Mayor and Corporation against Mr. Thomas Jefferson Hogg. Mr. Hogg was one of the commissioners appointed to conduct the corporation inquiry. By a letter dated from Ipswich on the sth of March, 1834, and directed to the mayor of Col chester, Mr. Hogg informed that gentleman that he should be at Colchester in a short time, and that there was certain information with which he wished the mayor to furnish him. There were nineteen heads of information ; one as to the extent of the local juris diction • next, as to the charter; thirdly, as to the title of ? the corporation, and as to copies of their papers ; fourthly, as to the names and salaries and duties and appointment of the officers, and so on with respect to a variety of other matters. He did not quarrel with these heads of inquiry, although some of them seemed to be beyond the jurisdiction of the authority vested in Mr. Hogg. It never was the in tention of the government to insult the corporations of the country, or to get a rabble together merely for the purpose of insulting them ; yet Mr. Hogg had seemed toimagine that this was the object of the commission, and his conduct seemed to be founded on that opinion. His conduct was, to say the least of it, very indeco rous. It proclaimed a degree of hostility and rancour towards the corporation which no person in the com missioner's situation ought to have shown. The cor poration felt themselves insulted ; and desired the pro tection of that Court, and hoped it would be afforded them by the Court granting them the rule for which he applied. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE asked what offence the learned counsel could say had been committed by the commissioner, and how could it be described in the information ? Sir J. SCARLETT answered that it was an intention to degrade and vilify the members of the corporation of the borough of Colchester, and surely the charge that the Mayor had put his hands into the corporation pocket was one which might be made the subject of a rule for a criminal information. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE said that was only an ex pression, which could not be the subject of a civil action. Sir J. SCARLETT admitted this, and said it would not have been noticed if it had been said in a private room ; but that having been uttered in a public room, before a noisy rabble assembled for four days together, it surely was a proper subject for an information. The Court refused the rule. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 3. ROGERS V. BROWNE. Mr. Sergeant ACHERLEY in this case applied to the Court to change the venue from Middlesex to Wales. The plaintiff, a surgeon residing at Bangor, brought his action against the defendant, a proprietor of a newspaper, for a libel contained in the publication of a report at a coroner's inquest, and which report was highly prejudicial to the character of the plaintiff, who laid the venue in Middlesex. The defendant now sought to have it changed upon the ground that there were a great number of witnesses for the defence, who resided two hundred and fifty miles from London, the expense of whose removal would be very great ; and if the trial took place in Wales, all the witnesses being upon the spot, it would not only greatly facili tate the administration of justice but save great ex pense. Moreover, should the defendant succeed, the plaintiff would not be able to pay him his costs, which would be very great if the trial took place in Middlesex. Mr. Justice - PARK said, for his - part, he would not consent to the removal of the venue. The plaintiff showed an anxiety for impartiality in having the affair investigated in London. Though the opinions of his learned brethren were against him he certainly would not give his consent to change the venue. Mr. Justice VAUGHAN did not much approve of that kind of impartiality which tried a case in a place where the party was not known. The Court, with much reluctance, granted a rule to show cause. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Suturday a well-dressed man, who said that his name was Henry Smith, was brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged with having defrauded two young men of eight shillings. The apprehension of the pri soner led to the development of a regular system of swindling. The prisoner, it appeared, addressed the young men on Tower-hill, and asked them whether they wanted a ship ? They said they did ; and he said that he would introduce them to the steward of the Britomart, which was about to sail for Van Diemen's Land. He accord ingly introduced them to a person who called himself the steward, and who promised to engage them, the one as butcher, the other as cuddy servant, upon being paid the sum of ten shillings. They had only eight shillings between them, and he accepted that sum, and after making another appointment with them, walked off with the prisoner. Upon inquiry at the Britomart they soon learned that they were " done," and that such fellows as the prisoner and his companion would not be allowed to set foot in the ship. Upon the person of the prisoner was found a bundle of papers, drawn up in a mercantile form, evidently for the purpose of imposition. Some of them appeared to be memoranda of bills of large amount on high houses in the city about to become due, others bills of parcels for all sorts of merchandise, and in a pocket-book was found a paper containing a long list of ladies who were described as about to sail for Van Diemen's Land. Even the persons of the fair ones were described. The wife of a tailor in Fleet-Street was set down as fat and sandy-haired, with a false brown front. A fish monger's daughter was set down as very narrow waisted and small mouthed, and a young lady from Bath as Dutch built. Upon being asked the meaning of all these mor sels, the prisoner replied that he had found them in the street, and knew nothing about them. As for the person who got the money from the lads, be really took the person for the steward of the Britomart. • The LORD MAYOR suspected the prisoner to be one of a gang of swindlers who infested the town, and or dered inquiry to be made by John and Daniel For rester, the officers.—The prisoner was remanded. A pauper who had been sent to Sydenham house of occupation to work for his living complained to the Lord Mayor of the conduct of the house, in telling him and several others in the house that they might all go and be cursed, and turning them out. Mr. Waddington, the proprietor of the house of occupgtion, said that the complainant and about a dozen other paupers, who hated work, had taken the hint from the dissatisfied workmen of the metropolis, and determined to strike. In order to accomplish the strike effectually they armed themselves with spades and pickaxes, and went into the fields to the poor men who were at work, and threatened to smash them if they continued to operate. Many were terrified into compliance, and he (Mr. Waddington) having per ceived what mischief such an example was likely to occasion, turned away the most refractory, and Was determined - never to let one of them inside his doors again. The complainant said that the paupers had to com plain of bad coffee and measley bacon, and over-work. A young pauper said that some of the union paupers had run at him while he was digging, and made him understand that if he did not desist he should have the ground turned over himself. He declared that the food was good, and that Mr. Waddington always ate of it himself. The LORD MAYOR dismissed the complaint, and advised the overseers of the parish not to give the unionist a farthing to relieve him. BO W-STREET. A young woman of decent appearance, aged about 30, named Elizabeth Clarke, last night attended to ask the advice of the magistrate. The applicant had been a servant, and in the course of about fifteen years, by constant prudence, she had contrived to amass a sum of money amounting to nearly I 701., the whole of which was in gold. Abmit eight months since she became acquainted with a young man, who stated his name to be James Webster, and who addressed her while casu ally passing-along the streets. After an acquaintance of six months Webster proposed marriage . on the most honourable terms, at the same time stating himself to be a musical professor and short-hand writer, and that he was of respectable connections. He then inquired of her whether she possessed any money ; and on her answering in the affirmative, and ac quainting him with the amount, he said that he himself was the owner of 6001., which was in the bank. In conse quence of these representations she was induced to pro mise him her hand, and after another month she left her situation, and proceeded to lodgings which were taken for her at 4, York-street. The bans were pub lished in the usual way, and the marriage day was fixed for Friday last. On that morning she dressed herself ready for the approaching wedding, and her intended husband arrived at the appointed time. Webster then asked her whether she had any objection to hand over her money to him, to be put out at interest with his own six hundred pounds, stating that his intention was, on an eligible opportunity, to enter into business. Con sidering his intentions honourable, she declared no objection existed, and immediately gave him the mo ney, which he counted over, and put into his pocket. He then took a watch, which was lying on the man tel piece, belonging to her, and placed it in his fob, of which she took no notice. He then proceeded down stairs, leaving his hat in the room, but she had since seen nothing of him. She ascertained, however, that he had left the house immediately on his quitting her. She had thus become dispossessed of the whole of her little property, and must return to drudgery and servi tude. She was without the slightest clue as to the residence of her deceiver. Mr. MINSHULL commiserated the situation of the applicant, and declared his readiness to assist her. He, however, informed her that her only remedy to recover the money was by proceedings at law. The applicant, who was accompanied by her land lord, then withdrew, evidently much distressed. QUEEN-SQUARE. A middle aged man, named Thomas Bonner, was re-examined on a charge of fraudulently obtaining money, by delivering parcels containing waste paper, at gentlemen's residences. Mr. Smalley, the warden of St. Paul's Chapel, Vauxhall, stated that the prisoner came to his house with a paper parcel, directed to the Rev. Mr. Mit chell, who was to preach at the chapel on Sunday, and demanded 2s. 4d. postage. Suspecting that an imposition was attempted, he opened the parcel, and found it to contain nothing but paper. As soon as the prisoner ascertained that he was detected he ran off, but the cry of " Stop thief," caused him to be taken into custody by a policeman, who, on searching him, found another parcel on him, directed to Sir Charles Blicke, which contained an old newspaper. A bad half-crown, a sham sovereign, one good shiling, and a number of unsigned country notes, were also found upon him. A female, named Charlton, stated that the prisoner delivered a parcel at Mr. Emeley's, 6, Walcot-ter race, Lambeth, for which he demanded 2s. 4d. She gave him half-a-crown, when he said he had no change, but he would procure it, and bring back the twopence, but he forgot to return. ( A laugh.) • Mrs. Ann Hosack, residing at Doctor's Commons, identified the prisoner as the man to whom she paid 2s. Bd. for one of his sham parcels. Mr. Miller, solicitor, 19, Earl-street, Blackfriars, also proved paying 2s. 2d. for a similar package. In some of the parcels was found a piece of paper with the following lines written on it : " You see as how, my covey, You've got not nothing for your money ; You'd liked to have seed more than paper in it, But, my master, don't you wish you may get it?" The prisoner made no defence, and he was com mitted for trial. LAMBETHSrREET. Ann Ransom, a good-looking young woman, was charged with having attempted to destroy herself by jumping into the Regent's Canal, whence she was rescued with great difficulty by a policeman of the K division. The young woman, who seemed much affected, stated that some time since her friends, who are re spectable Quakers, procured her a situation in the family of Dr. Foster, at Hackney. A journeyman painter there became acquainted with her, and under a solemn promise of marriage, induced her to leave her place, and effected her seduction. She sup ported him several weeks by pawning her clothes, but when he obtained work he treated her with great cruelty, and used every means to get rid of her. At last he left her, and her mind was so affected that she rashly resolved upon suicide. A warrant was granted against her seducer for ill usage, and some respectable individuals promised to take care of her. UNION-HALL. J. Dogherty, Henry Tennans, Thomas Clifton, and George Mitchell, four boys, the eldest under fourteen years of age, paupers chargeable to St. Clement Danes, but at present the inmates of a farm workhouse in Lombard-street, Mint, Southwark, were charged with having "struck" for wages, and refused to work. Mr. Fry, the master of the workhouse, stated that ever since the day on which the tailors of the metro polis struck the defendants had manifested a spirit of insubordination, and refused to work at gum-sorting unless their wages were raised. Dogherty—We are obliged to do double the work now for the money, and I sees no fun in that ; if we have the misfortune to be in the workus that's no rea son why we should not be paid a fair price for what we does. Let the master put on the other penny in the six pound, and we will go to work with all the pleasure in the world. The other defendants—So we shall. Mr. TRAILL said they must:be content with what the parochial authorities thought fit to give them ; if not they would be punished. He cautioned them not to persist in their obstinacy. TOWN-HALL Catherine Lynch, a woman about 23 years of age, two boys and four girls, not one of whom was above 12 years of age, were charged under the following circumstances :—The elder prisoner keeps a miserable room in Queen-street for lodging young thieves and girls of loose character, whose nightly revels and in decent behaviour have for some time past annoyed the neighbours. On Friday night the police entered the the room, where they found the prisoners. The room was destitute of furniture, and the beds were composed of shavings, and old saucepans for pillows. It appeared that Lynch paid Is. a week rent for the room, and the lodgers a penny a night. When the unfortunate little creatures made a good day's work they generally hired a fiddler, and had a merry dance. The prisoners were admonished not to continue their annoyance, and were discharged. CORONERS' INQUESTS. A Coroner's inquest was held on Saturday at the sign of the Red Cow, Long-lane, Barbican, on the body of Richard Tyson, aged 45, a pauper belonging to Cripplegate parish, who was found between six and seven o'clock on Friday morning last lying on the flag stones of Middlesex-passage, Bartholomew-close, with his throat cut in a dreadful manner, and quite dead. Elizabeth Tyson, a poor half-starved looking wo man, stated that the deceased was her husband. They resided in Maidenhead-court, Moor-lane. The de ceased had for some time past been afflicted with an asthma, and was unable to get work. He had, until the last fortnight, received an allowance of 2s. a week from the parish, but the committee then reduced it to Is. On Thursday evening last, after applying to the committee to afford him further relief, but without success, he returned home in a state of madness. A little after five o'clock the following morning he jumped suddenly out of bed, dressed himself and went out, banging the street door with great violence. Witness asked him, previously to his leaving the room, where he was going ; but he made her no reply. By the Jury—The deceased was suffering from starvation. He had nothing whatever to eat during the whole of Thursday. Drake, the assistant overseer of Cripplegate, said he was at the committee on Thursday last, when the deceased applied for further relief, but was refused on the ground that he was able to work. The Jury returned the following verdict:—" That the deceased came by his death by his own hand, while in a state of temporary insanity, and that he was in a state of extreme distress, and his mind was considera bly excited, in consequence of his having been refused relief by the parish officers of St. Giles's, Cripple gate, without inquiry being made into his case." Mr. Denny, the chairman of the committee, said this occurrence would be a warning to him, and, he trusted, to parish officers generally, not to refuse re lief without due investigation. An inquest was held on Saturday, beforeW. BAKER, E s q., Coroner, at the Town of Ramsgate public house, Wapping Old Stairs, on the body of John Qollett, an old fisherman, who had lived with his two daughters for the last twelve years in a small hatch boat on the Thames and Medway. Thomas Briton Creed, a boy, the son of a lighter man, had known the deceased for the last nine months, who had been in the habit of fishing about Yantlet. He always lived on board the hatchboat with his two daughters, and never went ashore. His boat had been lying in the mud near the London Dock entrance for the last six months, and he lived a half-starved and miserable life. I have often heard him complain of starvation, and he said if he got well he would go to Yantlet and get a living. I found him lying dead on the cabin floor, with nothing on his person but an old waistcoat. His daughter was with him. Sarah and Mary Collett, the daughters of the old man, who appeared in a state of utter destitution, be lieved their father died for want of proper food and nourishment. They applied to the parish for relief about three weeks ago, and the overseers of Wapping gave them, on two separate occasions, a bag of oat meal and two quartern loaves. On the last occasion, the committee told them not to come any more, unless they could produce some books and papers to show that they had some claim on the parish ; therefore, not being able to do so, they did not apply again. The Jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death ; and that it was accelerated for want of food and clothing." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ( From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—Letters from Malta, dated April 10, state that the line-of-battle ships of the squadron continued there, waiting for orders, viz., the Caledonia (flag-ship), Britannia, Talavera, Thun derer, Malabar, and Edinburgh. The St. Vincent sailed on the 2d for England. The Edinburgh and Jasseur arrived on the Bth ; and the Jupiter, with part of the 73d Regiment, on the 9th, from England. The Endymion had sailed for Smyrna; Scout, for Alexandria and Constantinople. The Actaeon was in the Dardanelles ; Madagascar at Romania ; Volage at Corfu ; Champion and Favourite on the coast of Spain ; Beacon and .Mastiff had resumed their surveys on the coast of Asia Minor : Raleigh at Gibraltar. When the Pallas, 42, Captain Walpole, left Ja maica (her arrival at Plymouth was stated last week), on the 15th of March, the Pearl, 20, Commander R. Gordon, was the only ship lying at Port Royal, the squadron being all actively employed. The - Sapphire and Vestal were daily expected there from the Lee ward Islands, the former being under orders for Eng land. The Fly, 18, Commander P. M'Quare, was taking the Lord Bishop of Jamaica to the visitation of his diocese. The Pallas is to be paid off at Plymouth. The Viper schooner, Lieutenant L. A. Robinson, arrived this afternoon from Woolwich, an her passage to Falmouth and Lisbon, to join Admiral Parker. The St. Vincent (on her arrival) and Talbot are to be paid off at Plymouth ; the Orestes at this port. The Barham, 50 guns, was paid off at Sheerness on Thursday last. IN THE HARBOUR—Victory, Royal George, Ex cellent, Revenge, President, Tyne, North Star, Pantaloon, Emerald tender, Sylvia and Hope trans ports. On Thursday the Ajmere, Captain Scott, sailed for Madras ; the Asia, from Calcutta, landed her passen gers here on that day; the Canada, for New York, embarked passengers, and sailed this evening. His Majesty's yacht the Royal George has been taken into dock and cleaned, and is now fitting with every despatch. Her Captain,:Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, inspected her on Monday, and expedited her fitment. It is expected that her gracious Majesty Queen Adelaide will embark in the yacht at Woolwich, about the sth of July, for Rotterdam, on her way to visit her royal mother. The Castor, Captain Lord John Hay, will escort the Royal George, and two government steamers will be in attendance. On Thursday the Diligence naval transport and Tortoise lighter brought from Plymouth the convicts from that port, who were put on board the York in this harbour. The Captivity hulk, which has been used as their prison, will be towed to the Thames to be sold. J. Loudon, Esq., is appointed Secretary to Admiral Sir W. Hargood, G. C. 8., Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, vice J. Jessop, Esq., appointed Steward of Greenwich Hospital, vice J. A. Lethbridge, Esq., appointed Secretary of that institution. (From the Devonport Telegraph.) DEVONPORT, MAY 3.—His Majesty's ship Talbot, 28, Captain Dickenson, C. 8., arrived on Monday from the Cape of Good Hope, which she left a few days after the Wolf, which arrived here last week. The Talbot brought home Captain Harding, R.N., and his lady, and Lieutenant Allan, R.N., who is returned from exploring the Niger. She has been in commission nearly four years. The Eclipse packet, which arrived at Falmouth, from Halifax, was detained some days at the latter place to await the arrival of the vessel which had been despatched to Sable Island for the purpose of ascertaining, if possible, the fate of his Majesty's 10-gun brig Thais, Lieutenant C. Church, which sailed from Falmouth on the 10th of Deeembe; last with the American mails, but no intelligence was received on the return of the vessel respecting her, and she is in consequence now believed without doubt to have foundered on her passage, with all her crew, 35 in number. _ _ The Talbot came into harbour yesterday to be paid off. The Columbia steamer, Lieutenant Caplin, ar rived on Sunday from the Medit erranean, last 'from Falmouth. The Columbia left Corfu on the Bth of April ; there was lying there the Volage, 28, Captain G. B. Martin, C. B. At Malta, the Caledonia, 120, Cap tain T. Brown, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir J. Rowley, together with the Britannia, 120, Captain P. Rainier, C.B. ; Talavera, 74, Captain E. Che tham, C.B. ; Thunderer, 81, Captain Wise, C.B. ; Malabar, 74, Captain H. S. Marsham ; and the Jas sr, a l p B t , a i C n o m J. R a . n D d e a r c r J e . g , H w a a c s k e i n t t . sight The t E h d e l n e b e u w r g a r h d , of Malta. The Jupiter troop-ship arrived at Malta from Gibraltar, with Tart of the 73d Regiment, from Corfu, on the 12th of March. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain G. F. Senhouse, K. C. H., sailed from Malta for England on the Ist of April, and is hourly ex pected. The Scout, 18, Commander H. Grey, sailed from Malta for Alexandria and Constantinople on the 7th of April. The Champion, 18, Commander Hon. A. .Duncombe, was cruising off Barcelona. The Raleigh, 18, Commander A. M. Hawkins, was at Gibraltar. The Carron steamer, Lieutenant Duffil, left Gibraltar on the 3d of April. The Hind, tender to the flag-ship at Malta, arrived there from Constantinople on the 21st March. The Endy mion sailed for Smyrna on the Ist of April. The Fa vourite, 18, Commander G. R. Munday, was cruising on the coast of Spain. The Flamer steamer arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th April. The Actaeon, 26, Captain Hon. F. W. Grey, and the Madagascar, 46, Captain E. Lyons, were up the Archipelago. The Columbia brought passengers—H. H. Parib, Esq., Secretary of Legation, from Greece ; Lord Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. Moore, Captain and Mrs. Bowles, Hon. C. Best, Major Wilkins, and Captain Houston. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Glenalvon, from the Mauritius, off Margate, sailed Jan. 10, Cape, Feb. 6, St. Helena, 21; the Gilbert, Munro, from the Mauritius, off Dover, sailed Jan. 18, St. Helena, Feb. 20 ; the Vliranda from the Mauritius, off Dover, sailed Jan. 19, St. Helena, Feb. 20 ; the Minerva, from the Mauritius, at Bristol, sailed Dec. 29, St. Helena, Feb. 8; the Gloucester, from the Mauritius, in the Downs, sailed Jan. 1, S t . d C the Sanderson, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sat e a - the Sydney,Eliza, July 7, cutta, Nov. 9, Saugor, 15, St. Helena, Jan. 30; the lKenina'salFeebs.ai7ledNHeowbarStoTuothwnWllSaolecst,. 3off-. Eclips, Nov.,fom 23 ,e st. So H ut e h len S a e , as F , eb. in It 3 ; the DthoewAa, ns si sa fron sailed Timor l Bengal, off Portsmouth, sailed Calcutta, Dec. 12, Saugor, 17, Vizagapatam, 18, Cape, Feb. 15, St. Helena, March 1 ; the Ferguson, from Bengal, off Portsmouth, sailed Saugor, Dec. 19, St. Helena, Feb. 18; the Grecian, from Ceylon, off Portsmouth, sailed Dec. 4, Mauritius, 26, Cape, Jan. 28; the Undaunted, from Bombay, off the Isle of Wight, sailed Jan. 4, St. Helena, Feb. 27 ; the Ceres, from Bom bay, at Cowes, sailed Dec. 25 ; the Kyle, from Ben gal, at Liverpool, sa il e d D ec . 15 ; St. Helena, Feb. 24 • the Miranda, from the Mauritius, at Liverpool, sailed Jan. 15, t. Helena, Feb. 15 ; the Stadt An twerp, from Batavia, off Scilly ; the George Hibbert, from Singapore, off Portland, sailed Dec. 5, St. He lena, Feb. 22 ; the Sir T. Monro, from Singapore, off Dartmouth, sailed Dec. 15, St. Helena, Feb. 25 ; the Arab, from Singapore, off Margate, sailed Dec. 5, St. Helena, Feb. 14 ; the Hanover, from Singapore, off Poole, sailed Nov. 28, St. Helena, Feb. 13; the Iris, from Ceylon, at Cowes, sailed Nov. 26, Cape, Jan. 1 ; the A. U. Haale, from Batavia, off Dart mouth. _ Arrivals at New South Wales—The Nereus, from New Zealand, Oct. 31 ; the Prince Regent, Nov. 3 ; and Hind, 4, from Launceston ; the Eliza Ann, 7; the Sydney Packet, 11 ; and Admiral Gifford, 12, from New Zealand ; the Ann, Jamieson, from London, 15. Departures from New South Wales—The Austra lian, for Swan River, Nov. 10 ; his Majesty's ship Buffalo for New Zealand, 10 ; the Blackbird, 12. Arrival at China—The David Clark, from B,engal, Dec. 16. Departures from China—The Lady Hayes, Dec, 7, and Macclesfield, 8, for New South Wales ; the Uni, verse, for Manilla, 8 ; the Haidee, for the Straits, 14. Arrivals at the Mauritius—The Guiana, Jan. 3, and Conch, 5, from Algoa Bay ; the Drummore, from New South Wales, 15. Departures from the Mauritius—The Emerald, Jan. 7 ; the Nelson, Wood, and Fame, 11, for Liverpool ; the George and Mary, for Bengal, 11. Arrival at Madras--The Lady Macnaghten, from Quilon, Jan. 20. Arrival at Ceylon—The Capernicus, from Point de Galle and London, Nov. 26. Arrivals at Hobart Town—The Lochiel, from Leith, Sept. 17 ; the Leslie Ogill, from New South Wales, and Isabella, from . New Zealand, 24; the Funchal, from New South Wales, 27 ; the Ann, from London, and Mary Catherine, from whaling, 24 ; the Lady Leith, from New South Wales, Oct. 1. Departures from Hobart Town—The Comet, for New South Wales, Sept. 12 ; the Atlas, for the Mau ritius, 17; the Emperor Alexander, for Batavia, 18 ; the Curler, for New South Wales, 23 ; the Stakesby, for Batavia, 23. Arrivals at Batavia—The Emperor Alexander, from theandHobartD ec.Singapore, s t h e Fee' he jee and Earl of Liverpool, from Liverpool, d 6 D ot Mary Ann and Pyramus, from Singapore an zic, from London, 9. Departures from Batavia—The Tickler, for Sin pore, Nov. 28 ; the Camden, for Sourabaya, 2 9 ; Georgiana, for China,the Hope, Hercules for the Ne: therlands, 7 ; the George Findlay, 7, and , VP for China; the Stakesby, 12, for Singapore. ~„. Arrivals at Bombay—The Eliz a b e th, for Cal cutta, Nov. 29; the Clive, from Singapore, 30; the Baldwin from the Mauritius, Dec. 1 ; the Caledo nia ' from China, 5. Departures from Bombay—The Ann Bald win, Dec. 16, an d Willi am , 17, for the Mauritius; t he Agnes, for Calcutta, 18. Arrival at Singapore—The Mary Ann, from Liver pool and Batavia, Nov. 15. Departures from Singapore—The Germania , f ° , l : Hamburg, D ec . 6 ; t h e P eru, 8, and E l eanor , 12, le` Penang. Departures from the Cape—Broughty Castle , for the Mauritius, Jan. 11 • Nestor, for India, 1 2 . Ships spoken with—His Majesty's ship Elphinstone, from the Clyde to Bombay, Feb. 21, l at . 15 s., long. 31 W. ; the Fox, London to St. Helena, 23, lat. 2 N" 21 W. ; Prince George, London to Bombay, March 5, lat. 1.31 N., lon. 21.44 W. ; Lord William Bentinck? London to Manilla, 7, lat. 4N. ; Sesostris, Londo to Madras, 16, lat. 1.20 S., long. 21 W. ; Domi ‘ir nie a ' Mauritius to London, 25, lat. 36 N., long. 37 "i 4 ,; Spartan, Liverpool to Singapore, 28, lat. 3. 15 long. 23.20 W. ; the Emma, from the South Seas! April 11, lat. 40, long. 27 W. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST Wheat. 13, rl ey. fiats. 0. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to S. s. 50 24 lo 40 40 52 22 27 1•b 18 Morpeth 36 49 25 27 15 18 " 68 Penrith 49 I 26 20 '"'" 40 Sheffield 49 ' 90 20 44 Winchester 48 54 26 29 18 22 ' 1 s.d• Per Bushel. BA. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. sA",-1 0 (,), Carmarthen...—. 50 56 24 26 14 19 '" A - 6 ,t; Cowbridge—.. 6 6 7 0 2 9 a 0 2 4 26 0 5 " Newcastle (Staff.) 8 0 89 4 6 50 3 0 3 4 5 li 0 . 1 Northallerton 46 7 0 9 3 3 6 4 6 3 3 4 0 0 t, 8 0 8 6 4 0 4 8 3 0 3 4 n u n 0 Swansea 69 72 28 29 28 30, 5 6 " 6 0 Warwick 90 96, 3 0 4 6 2 0 3 er 8011. Barna P rdcastle..... 12 0 14 0 8 0 8 6 5 0 6 0 .4 1 „ Durham 90 12 0 7 0 80 49 5 Z e . 6 8 . g Richmond 11 0 16 8 90 50 - rt Stockton 10 0 12 0 86 90 40 pt 0 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET. —Stag Il fine 50 3 - Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suflblk —.B. 445. to 48 ,'• fi n e 495. Lin. and Cam. —s. 425. to 4,,,4" fo e . Yorkshire —e. 42 *s s. to • r re White 47s. to J 2: s. e Foreign, Red —s. 3Ss. to 4 75 . " White Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk Lincolnshire Yorkshire Wold Foreign ?leans, Old New Oats, Potato Poland Friezland and Small Stealing Shelling Malt Rapeseed os3 . 231 -5- 3 • t . 35:9• 6 gs fi 7 :26l .(3t e s ltttt: . (c;:: ! 4 4 / 7 1 : 3 457:3: 0 11 0 : 892. e finf annun r l ece• :• t ; 14;• 9 3":1 ; 11l e s. Barley, Old Beans, BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, • May I. , Wheat, 62 lb. ss. Bd. to 76. Pu. imperial quarter ........... .30 0 --„ 0 fi Do. Grinding, 49 lb. .................................... 3 3 Oats 391 b New ditto ••••• •• 14 6 15 0 New White 1;,;; e .6 '22 0 22 6 Ditto Grey ditto .......... ....... . . .......... is 6 20 66 1 4 lb ................. 15 6 17 0 Best P l e x r ,i Sack. icat.. .... , i --------iticET may 1. DEVIZES CORN MA ,- 26 0 to 32 0 e le r y Quarter. s. d. a. d. 0 Second . ........... 23 0 24 6 Oats l9 0 '25 d. to O s. d 6 Ba P r ~ Thirds . . .... .... . . 20 6 22 0 Beans (per sack) 15 0 -- 0 1026 Sacks of Wheat soldi Mll Flour (per bag) 3S 0 4 0 0 at the average of B read (p er g all). 1 2 SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley Aberdeen ....... 40 46 Berwick--. 33 36 Coldstream 35 4:2 Cupar ........... 48 56 Dundee .....—..... 50 60 Elgin —.....—... 40 50 Inverness..... 38 42 Kelso 37 34 Kirkaldy...... 48 61 Perth ............. 50 56 L - 1,:- The size of the me 21 23 16 18 18 19 26 31 30 33 24 26 25 26 16 19 23 29 23 26 Isure va , 2 00111 1 111 8 385626 2o22lthrow' 18 9 1 20 . V 22 26 30 31 23 36 5'.3 23 45 4S 29 25 Jiout the, EDINBURGH COR, We had a small supply of a 13e3 11 L the sales were rather heavy. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. l' ea' A 31 , -- i., First s9s Od 33s Od 22s 4d ,V 3 0,1 al s ,-,;i Second s4s Od 31s Od 20s Od 0.,' Od 29 3 Third St3s Od 27s Od ISs &l 914 '— PRICES OF PROVISIONS, B,o * to 'L ed. i ß si e u e t f t , o p n e 5.......... r lb. .... 0 0 s. 3d. to 0 05. 7 7d. saFrietshDßitutotte.„.er,lb.llB9(ol" - O 9,2, Veal —....—..--.. 0 3 0 9 Ditto, per cvk t. 7 0 0 6 0 ( 4 P0rk.............. 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per dos. 8 0 , 6 Lamb, per qr. 4 0 6 0 OatStraw(W' ) g 0 8 Tallow, cwt.... 32 0 35 0 Wheat Ditto.. _ ~ guar tern Lost 0 0 0 7 13arley Ditto ... !. t ',l 0 9 Potatoes, 1711 b . 0 6 0 0 Hay, per 5 t....,.... l) EDINBURGH MEAL J MARK Ali kinds c .......• - 04 21 ;,3 2.5 ... .... _ .. - - ..• ~... _ ..." .... 0 ... _ s .... 4; 41 ..... ••• ountrP -- -- April E71%- - • to ,f Oral° r , and KET.---April ;.29. .. e. t ) a tmeal at th i s day's !nap. MAR eek's priccs. Per Stone of 141 b. IMP. 1 First Oatmeal .......... X 0 Secon d ditto ............ 0 1 u, 0 1 0 1 2 Barleyeal ............... .ereteris......3o.l6,oCili ~.... . is.. .... m _-------------- There was a small supply of and the sales were dull, at last Per Sack of 2801 b. lmp. First Oatmeal ..... £1 10 0 Second ditto 1 6 0 Barleymeal 1 6 0 Peasomeal 1 5 0 Pot Barley—No. I, per cwt.l2 ...,_......_ lady of Major Wyndham, Roya l 7 c BIRTH- S. o I Staffordshire, the On the 24 inst., at Shenstone 3ots Greys, of a daughter . On the 30h ult., in E aton -P ac , 0 : D ll r l . rs A . Lubbock, ... _ l of $ son and heir. of Woburn-square, of a daußhter. Reading, the lady of On the Ist inst., at the Ferbury, the Rev. F. Valpy, of her sixth son. • the la cl Y . of On the Ist inst., at Faringdou, Hatupshire , On the 2d inst., the lady of Richard Stevenson, fsq' John Halkett, Esq., of a son. r t .. , ri 00 50 ' On the 26th ult., the lady Hinde-street, Manchester-square, of a daugh_te• On the Ist inst ,_. MAR RIED. atPitch of his Majest daughter of the Re v. 6 Re d v. rd It Jervis, idot Esq'' On the 31st March, at St. Andrew's Church , l l° oh Rceg:imcoerfinte,kto Rector E mil pace t. Spencer John Pere al ev , son of the Right Hon. . Gardne r * to Anna Gardner, daughter of the late 'I h ° ' n , Esq., of Islington. ,se , it Mr. '''' On the Ist inst., at St. George's, Camherriet, youngest S. Cotterell, of the Old Kent-road, to Oa r ^ daughter of Mr. Ridley, of the same P_ On the Ist inst., at Hackney , • (econd daughter Broughton, near Manchester, to Sarah , of Mr. David Gibbs, of Homertoo• S rot, Esq" On the 30th ult., at Bishop Burton, J a m es t att, sci , of Spott, to Mary, fourth daughter of li cha : r o'Bl ° On the 2d inst., at Trinity Church: William t woe, Hoare, Esq., son of Sir Joseph and Lail Ila r , vl° ]gsq. , °f to Caroline, daughter of the late John tier" bs ' Portland-place, and of the Hook, Hants, J o hn D in % 't On the 30th ult., at Chatton, the Re v - th, e * e5 (l M.A., of Queen's College, ferd, to Elizah, gill a° daughter of the late John Pratt, Esq., °f nel Chas. Adderstone, Northumberland. , •Atoo , 1 o f On the Ist inst., at Hove Church, near Pr'r Lem: '! Leach, Esq., youngest son of the late TimottlY,ohn 104,r, Pr o im n a t t h t e K 2o n d a Clapham, Surrey, to Mary, eldest daughter 0 1 J Fullerton Elphinsto "e, Esq., of Brunswick square, Hove. EjiVibtce)t)l;o'itoe'. oh the I v '' i i u i lt u . n at Elm -g rove' . kl v E sq. ' if WO' On the 2d inst., at Broughton, Buitcl!akes,eag°lfili(lll34s'- , Esci" °f On the 3d lus t ., at E ast 1 b c i g E fie ld ' the —an. •, _, e , n t he in his 94th Year. , mary, " pecknara, • for' second daughter of the late Thomas Hoe e i' ip merly of Kingsland, aged 14. GO' his 78th year. of Sir On the Ist inst., Georgians, eldest daughter and Lady Wombwell. a oe, rGo v o w' On the 18th ult„ at Hastings, Henry Gillbe, Sti. ' On the 15th February last, at the Cape o' to '''' it on board the Duke of Buccleuch, on his returli.th Lin I land, Cornet C. J. Stock, of his Majesty's 1° live' D ra goons, in his 25th year. (laughter of Peter Free, Esq. On the Ist inst., in Hyde Park-pl ace West , Car° London : Printed and Published by ID Yu at the Sun Office, No. 112,- Strand. __..~.