The Sun. — London, England, 1834-04-11 00:00:00

.` 1. _ • 1, N. GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, MARCH 29.—We learn that the negoti ations for the marriage of Prince Charles of Capua, brother to the - King of Naples, to the Princess Maria Christina, daughter of the King of the French, have been successful. At the beginning of this week, M. Von Mieg, Bavarian minister in the German Diet, had an audience of his Majesty the Emperor. _ . The day before yesterday - being Holy Thursday, the young Queen of Hungary performed, in the name of the Empress, the ceremony of washing the feet of 12 old men and 12 old women. Of the men, the eldest was 101 years of age, and the youngest 81 : the ages of the 12 together, 1,019 years. The eldest of the women was 97, the youngest 85, and the 12, together, 1,075 years. The conferences of the German ministers have been very active since the arrival of M. Ancillon. There are daily sittings, and it is believed that all will be decided by the end of April at the latest. BELGRADE, MARCH 23.—Letters from Bucharest, of the 15th instant, announce the arrival and solemn reception of the Turkish Ambassador, Achmet Pacha, on his return from St. Petersburgh. He intended to perform the whole journey by land, taking the road by Silistria and Adrianople. Achmet Pacha put up at the residence of the Bogar Alexghi kar, which, perhaps, is the only reason that every body looks on his appointment to the dignity of Hospodar as certain, though there may be other grounds con firming this conjecture which has been mentionedbefore. The appointment of Michael Stoardza to the post of Hospodar and Wallachia is in like manner considered to be certain. Accounts from Constantinople of the 11th, say that the armaments by sea and land are continued with great activity, especially for the equipment of the fleet. Some think that the Dardanelles, others that Samos, is the object of their armaments. The letters say that the Sultan intends to raise from 48 to 60 piastres, the poll-tax paid by the Rayas, but that to prevent the collisions hitherto caused by the harsh pro ceedings of the Turkish collectors of this tax, the col lection of it will be intrusted to the religious authori ties of the several christian communities, as also of the Jews. Unhappily there has been another fire at the Fanal, which, according to all the circumstances, seems to have been the work of an incendiary. ZURICH, MARCH 31.—0 n the 28th of this month M. Petit Pierre Count of Westdahlen, councillor of state of Neufchatel, unexpectedly arrived at Zurich, to deliver to the directing canton ( Vorort) a note of the following substance :—" That the Council of State of Neufchatel had received from his Majesty the King of Prussia full powers to negotiate with the confederation in order to withdraw from the confedera tion as a canton, and only to remain connected with it as a principality, in such relations as are well adopted to the line of neutrality of Neufchatel. The Vorort is consequently requested to invite all the cantons to give their deputies to the next ordinary Diet the ne cessary instructions for prosecuting the negotiations. The application of Neufchatel is founded, like all its previous wishes for a separation, on the proposals for merly made. Unrestricted passports have been re ceived from the Poles to pass through France to England, France paying the expense of their journey. The Vorort will now find itself bound immediately to send away from the territory of the confederation the Poles who took part in the expedition to Savoy, and Rome will likewise readily accede to the will of the confederation.—Allgemeine Zeitung, April 5. HOW TO PASS THE TIME IN PRISON. One day, when my straw had been changed, I observed, among what was newly brought, a piece of elder which had helped to tie it. This discovery caused an emotion I cannot describe. I conceived the idea of converting it into a flageolet, and the thought transported me. Hitherto I had heard no sounds within my dungeon but those of bolts and chains ; I could now vary them by a sweet and touching melody, and thus accelerate, in some de gree, the tardy step of time. What a fertile source of consolation ! But how could I construct the flageolet ? My hands were confined within two iron rings, fixed to a bar of the same metal ; I could only move them by a most painful exertion, and I had no instrument whatever to assist me. My gaolers would have refused me even a morsel of wood, al though I could have offered them treasures in ex change. I contrived to take off the buckle which confined the waistband of my small-clothes. I used the irons on my legs to prepare it, and to bend the fork into a kind of chisel ; but it proved so ineffective, that it was with the utmost difficulty I was able to cut the branch of elder, take out the pith, and shape it as I required. At last, after many attempts, and several months' labour, I had the happiness to succeed. I call it a happiness, for it truly was one : I enjoy it to this hour with increasing interest. Thirty-four years have elapsed since I constructed this little in strument, and during that time it has never been a single moment out of my possession. It formerly served to dissipate my cares,—it now enhances my enjoyments. I will give directions, after it has con soled the last moments of my existence, that it shall be placed in the hands of some true apostle of liberty, and fixed in one' of her temples, to record, with similar memorials, the attempts of despotism. I was very anxious to tame some spiders, but in this I was less skilful than the unfortunate Pelinon. The method I employed to take them was singular. tied a fly to a hair of my head, and suspended it thus over a hole where I knew there was a spider : the spider came out and seized it : I could then carry it where I pleased ; for the spider, not being able to climb along the hair, or detach himself from the fly, remained in my power. I then tied the hair to the grating of the loop-hole, and put a goblet pf water under it. The spider let down a thread by which he could descend ; as soon as he touched the water, he went back again to the fly, and in this manner I could keep him a long time ; but I tried in vain ; for I never was able to familiarize a single one. INCENDIARY FIRES IN SURREY.—On Tuesday evening, two ricks standing on the ground ,of the Rev. Mr. Buckle, at Banstead, were set on fire by some incendiary, and destroyed. It is considered most extraordinary that the property of this gentleman was selected for destruction, as he is remarked for the extreme kindness which he has always displayed for those who required assistance. He was very active in procuring allotments of land for the labourers, and was a liberal contributor to the Labours' Friend Society. A reward of 100 guineas has been offered l'or the apprehension of the incendiary, viz., 20 guineas by Mr. Buckle ; 30 guineas by the Association at Banstead, and 50 guineas by the gentry of the neigh bourhood. " THE FINEST PISANTRY" AGAIN. — On Easter Monday a most disgraceful riot took place in Ahascragh, at the fair. Hundreds of Lord French's tenantry were literally in a state of warfare with the people of the town. Skulls were laid bare, and bones broken ; some lives are despaired of. ''Sticks, spades, forks, and every species of weapon that could be had were in requisition. There were but four police in the town, owing to the Assizes. They succeeded in arresting three of the ringleaders, and the day after six men were lodged in the Bridewell of Ballinasloe.—Galway Advertiser.—On Monday night a large party of men, some armed, attacked the house of a very old man, named M'Cabe , residing near Ardee ; after firing in some shots they broke open the door, and knocked down the old man ; they then dragged him and his two daughters out, and locked them up in the barn of a farmer residing convenient to them, after which they com menced breaking the poor people's furniture, and demolishing the house, a stick or stone of which they did not leave standing. It appears they came amply provided for the performance of such a job, with sledges, spades, &c. One of M'Cabe's daughters had a struggle with one of the ruffians, to save her infant child from being burned, as some of the party cried out to roast it, which would have been carried into execution but for the humanity of one, of the party, who would not permit such a demoniac crime to be perpetrated. In the struggle the infant was knocked out of the mother's arms, and severely hurt against an iron pot. The police ha v i ng h ear d o f the outrage early next morning, Sergeant Har r i son , o f that force, and some of his party, in conjunction with Sergeants Williamson and Reynolds, of the peace pre servation establishment, and a party of men under their command, promptly repaired to the scene, and by their exertions succeeded in capturing nine men and s woman, who have been fully identified by the Cabes,..Droyheda. Aurnal, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1834. The French papers of Wednesday, and some dated yesterday, have arrived. Some disturbances had broken out in Lyons, but they had been put down without any serious consequences. The discussion on the associa tion law had been brought to a close in the Chamber of Peers. Three of the articles were voted, and little doubt existed that the whole would be agreed to on Thursday. The rumoured' journey of the King and Queen of NAPLES to Paris was denied at Naples. The marriage of a French Princess to the Viceroy of Sicily had not, it was said, been positively agreed on. The Spanish people have become clamorous for the convocation of the Cortes—a measure of obvious and pressing necessity, and which ought not, perhaps, to have been so long de layed. An article has appeared in the Madrid Gazette of April 1, to allay the public impa tience. The intelligence from Germany is declara tory of the war resolved on by the Northern Powers and their associates against those who promulgate liberal opinions. Some conspira cies, or at least alleged conspiracies, had been detected at Berlin. Several foreigners had been ordered to leave Prussia. It is said, on the same authority as the foregoing, that the Prus sian army in the Rhenish provinces was to be immediately reinforced. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, APRIL 8, Five per Cents. 104 f. 40c 45c. 30e. Four per Cents., 93f. 40c. Three per Cents. 78f. 15c. 10c. National Loan, 104 f. 3 c. Bank Actions, 1,7 sf. Rente de Naples, 94f. 50c. 65c. Roman Five per Cents., 95% 96 93%. Bente d'Espagne, Five per Cents , 26% 27. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 41 1 4 40% 41. Roya! Spanish Loan, 82 814 s. Rente Perpet. d'Espactie. Five per Cents , 66% 66 66U Belgian Loan, 1831. Five per Cent., 9734%. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, -f. -c.; money, 25f. 25c. Three months, paper, -1. -c. ; money, 2if. Itc. -Coors Authentique FRENCH FUNDS.-Patts, APhIL Five per Cents., 104 f. 40c. 30c. Three per Cents., 78f. 10c. Bank Actions, 1,795 f. Rente de Naples, 941. 60c. Roman Five per Cents., 95%. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 26%. Bente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 40%. Royal Spanish Loan, 81% P. en te I pet. d'Epagne, Five per Cents., 65%. Belgian Loan, 163., Five per Cents , 98. Haytian Loan, 272 f 50c. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. line month, paper, -1. -c. ; money, 251. 25c. Three months, paper, --1. -c.; money, 2.5 f. 15c. --Coors /Jut/tent/vie. The Spanish Minister to this country, Count FLORIDA BLANCA, is the representative of the celebrated President of that name. He comes here charged with an important mission. Don CARLOS is still harboured by Don MI GUEL in Portugal, greatly to the annoyance of the Queen Regent of SPAIN. There seems no way of compelling him to retire, but by send ing a Spanish army into Portugal. To effect this, it is necessary to obtain the permission of the Portuguese Government, and the sane tion of Great Britain. This will not, we pre sume, be denied ; and as a Spanish army will therefore very speedily enter Portugal, some important results may be expected. Don PE DRO should offer security to the Nobles who still take part with MIGUEL, that their pro perty, lives, and liberties, will be safe in the event of their abandonment of the cause of the Usurper, as there is some reason to believe that they only want such a guarantee to induce them to withdraw their support from Don MIGUEL. It is the fear of confiscation, in case N , 'i. \ of Don PEDRO'S success, which leads then to cling to the Usurper. If proof was wanting, which indeed it is not (on the contrary, it is most abundant), of the advantage to the peace and improvement of the world, of a close alliance between England and France, it would be furnished by the in dignation which the subsistence of it provokes in those whose ambitious projects would be furthered by war, and whose despotic power depends for its existence on the perpetual de gradation, and ignorance, and disunion of mankind. The Muscovite politicians are known to be frantic at the ' continuance of the good understanding between the new MilOry of France and this country. The renewal of such assurances which the English Ambassador has received—the marked attention which is paid to him by Louis PHILIP—and, still worse, the obvious sincerity with, which they are made, and the entire concurrence of the public, and the Court, in their wisdom and ne. cessity, wounds the satellites of tyranny to the quick. They labour incessantly to sow dissen sions and to excite jealousies, but it is all in vain ; they reap nothing but discomfiture and discredit. The Duc de BROGLIE will, pro bably, be prevailed on to return to his post whenever such a step shall be requisite. Mean time, precisely the same line of policy will be pursued, and with respect to commercial rela tions benefits of no inconsiderable extent will arise from the change, such as it is. So may all mischievous plots and intrigues in France, and every where else, end in the failure and mor tification of the intriguers The Morning Chronicle contains the follow- Lng extract from a letter from Madrid " On Saturday night last several arrests took place here, in consequence of the discovery of a Carlist conspiracy of some extent. Two Canonegos, Briga dier-General Soto—a Councillor of State and Ex- Secretary of the Lotteries, and a M. Estefani, with six others, were taken up, and I have heard it said that one of the Infantes, Don Sebastian, was implicated in it. The Pretender (Don Carlos), it appears, is kept well informed of what is going on here, for he knew so early the intention of the Court to send troops into Portugal, that we already have heard here of his hav ing quitted the point on which the troops were to march into Portugal in order to capture him." If the measure of which notice has been given by the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER relative to the Poor Laws, shall be approved by Parliament, it will be more ne cessary that there should be inspectors of the houses in which the poor will be maintained, employed, and, we hope, educated, than there was of such officers under the Factory Bill. Now it appears to us, that the inspector may also be keeper of parochial accounts, and the Government registrar of births, marriages, and deaths, and for the performance of the first duties he may be paid a salary by the respective parishes who will reap the benefit of his labours. A small fee for the latter will be quite sufficient to make the office one of consideration, and it will be eagerly sought after by persons of ability and respectable character. The parishes might have the selection, subject to the approbation of the magistrates of the district, and the com missioners or the Government the power of re moval in case of incompetency or neglect. As the great difficulty with respect to registration is the expense, it will be well to unite as many engagements as as are not incompatible, so that on the one hand the expense may be small ; and on the other, the office of registrar, inspector, and accountant, may be sufficiently remunerative to make it an object of consideration to well educated and altogether competent persons. Copies of the registry, as well as of the inspec tors' reports, may be sent weekly to an office in London, and, peihaps, quarterly to the county town, for reference at the sessions and assizes, through the Post-office, postage free. The advantage to the Government of having an able and industrious person in every con siderable parish, through whom information may at all times be obtained, on which perfect reliance can be placed, will be incalculable. ----•~- We have just seen an able pamphlet entitled " The Case of the Poles at Portsmouth." The writer takes up the cause of these high-minded patriots in a noble spirit of enthusiasm, such as needs only to be read to be admired. The Poles have indeed claims upon the freemen of every country and denomination. The cause of which they are become the martyrs, is the same which Europe has most deeply at heart—the cause of general liberty and civilization, and those who bleed in this glorious cause, who sacrifice their all to further its progress, should not be forgotten in the -hour of their distress. At some more leisure moment we may revert to this subject. A Parliamentary return to an order (moved for by Mr. BRISCOE) for a list of all Coroner's Inquests held in the Metropolitan prisons since May 1, 1832, is before us. The first page re lates to the King's Bench prison, and contains the names of 31 prisoners on whom inquests have been held, together with the verdicts. Our attention has been particularly drawn to two. WM. PICKEN SMITH, Sept. 3; verdict, " Natural Death, accelerated by imprisonment." ROBERT HEWETT, Feb. 7, verdict, 4 4 Natu ral Death, accelerated by the prospect of a six months' imprisonment, by order of the Insolvent Court, and the detaining creditor not having replied to the applications made by the . surgeon for his discharge." How many persons have shared the same fate in this boasted land of ci vilization and piety from the same cause it would be difficult to say. Why is the cruelly abused power given to creditors of taking first the pro perty, next the means of self-support, and last, in such cases as the above, the lives of those whose crime is often no more than that of not being sufficiently worldly and selfish ? How long will a British Parliament perpetuate it ? Sir JoHN CAMPBELL has been prevented from carrying his bill for the abolition of imprison ment for debt, by the loss of his seat for Dud ley, a circumstance which we always deemed a misfortune, and most discreditable to those who occasioned his defeat. Some silly dissenters took the discredit which did not, we believe, in fact, belong to them or their party—justified Sir JOHN'S rejection—and held up the example to other boroughs, as a means of resenting a fancied slight shown by Lord GREY to some of their body. The most respectable Dissenters have honburably avowed their entire disapprobation of conduct so unpatriotic, unprincipled, and un worthy as this would have been, had it been adopted. 'We hope, however, that so intelli gent and active a friend to freedom as Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, will not be long without a seat in the House of Commons, and that his first act there will the introduction of a bill for the abolition of imprisonment for debt. There is a very excellent institution in the metropolis, with branches all over the country, called the London Missionary Society. A meeting of one of the associations was held a few days since at Sheffield, at which Mr. R A WSO N presided. Our attention has been drawn to his introductory speech, in which he states that he could not refrain from noticing two circumstances which had occurred .of great paramount interest, since the last anniversary, and which he might say never could occur again. He a luded to the abolition of negro slavery and the alteration in the charter of the East India Company. With regard to slavery, when he considered its history—the crime and misery which it had produced, lie must confess that the circumstance of its abolition had occasioned considerable sensation in his mind. GRAN VILLE SHARP first introduced the question, nearly three-quarters of a century ago, and when he considered the obloquy which the friends of abolition had met with, and the final triumph of their principles, he could scarcely believe the circumstances true. The second event of importance was the altera tion in the charter of the East . India Company. He did not allude so much to the system, but to the opening which had been made for mis sionary labours, and the consequences which would result. About eighteen or twenty years ago, missionary labour had as it were to be done by stealth ; and in 1812 the missionaries were actually ordered home ; and it was a remarkable circumstance, that at the very time this was taking place in India, the consideration of a new charter was before Parliament, in which a clause was introduced in favour of missionaries. The other alteration was last year, and he opined that a great change would take place in the aspect of our affairs in our Indian posses sions. In concluding, he remarked, that at a first meeting since these events took place in the east and western hemispheres, it was right to mention them, as it was very remarkable that both circumstances should happen in the same year. Mr. RAWSON is a very intelligent and in fluential Dissenter, and he will allow us to ask him, and his brother Dissenters, whether the abolition of the slave trade, the emancipation of the slaves in our West India colonies, and the bill by which favour is shown to the missionaries in the East Indies, were not one and. all effected by the same party ? whether their opponents did not strenuously resist these measures when in power? and whether a satisfactory settle ment of them could have been hoped for in our time, without that Reform Bill which the pre sent Ministers introduced and carried ? If the answers be the right ones, and they can be no other, then we may ask, what reason there can be for calling in question either the will or the power of the same parties to redress all the real grievances of which Mr. RAWSON and his dis senting brethren complain ? If there is no reason, is it right then to talk of having no con fidence in the Government, of compelling them to adopt this measure or that by an assem bly of delegates, and other means of agi tation ? Such discourses and such mea sures are really unworthy of such a body of men as the Protestant Dissenters of England. They will most advance their legitimate objects, by applying their minds to the consideration of the best methods of strengthening the hands of their friends, thereby enabling them the more effectually and the more speedily to overcome the opposition which is, and will be, made to them from parties without whose acquiescence no important legislative change can be effected so long as the constitution of this country re mains what it is. We have been induced to make the last remarks by an article in the Patriot of last night, which we quote :- 1 " From the information conveyed to us from all quarters, we are prepared advisedly to state, that a mere public meeting of the dissenters of the metropolis is not likely to supersede, and could not answer the purpose of a general assembly—we do not say of com missioners, for no legislation is contemplated—but, of representatives of. the dissenting body from different parts of the kingdom. We are well aware that our friends in the country have long been ready to answer to the signal ; and we are assured that they will ap preciate the motives which have induced us to defer giving it, till the general feeling appeared to be ripe for the movement. Such a meeting appears to us to be now indispensable, in order to ascertain and to demonstrate to the public, that unity of sentiment which we are persuaded pervades the great mass of the dissenters, and to• defeat the base attempts that are made to divide them, or, if that cannot be done, to make them seem divided. We feel assured that our friends in the metropolis would feel greatly relieved and strengthened by the opportunity of concert with their country brethren ; and the early part of the month of May has been looked forward to as a con venient season for inviting them to such a conference. Before that period, it will probably be found imprac ticable to make the necessary arrangements ; but the present position of affairs so deeply affecting the dis senters, renders it imperative that not a day should be lost. Should the call be made, we earnestly hope that the response will be unanimous." Now, as the dissenters are already represented in Parliament ; as they have expressed their wishes to the Government by memorials and petitions innumerable, and as they have, doubtless, made known to their representatives during the recess their grievances and the methods they have to suggest for their relief, it is difficult to perceive the necessity for such an assembly of delegates as that which it is thus sought to convene The recommendation, connected as it is with previous remarks from the same quarter, not only indicates want of confidence in the Government, but also an unworthy mistrust of the House of Commons, which is at present most willing to relieve the dissenters. Why should attempts be made to deprive them of the satisfaction of doing that freely which they may be less eager to do when they learn the fact, that their dissenting constituents, fearing they will not do their duty, have sent up persons to watch and goad them to the performance of that which they will do cheerfully, if confidence is reposed in their regard for their constituents and their own honour. And is not the course sug gested likely to produce a reaction? Will it not give a handle to the enemies of the Dissen ters to represent that they have designs inimical to good government—that, uneasy, suspicious, and unconfiding, they betray conscious weak ness ? May it not lead to a similar effort on the part of the clergy and their friends ? If the Dissenters thus attempt to act on their re presentatives, may not the clergy adopt a si milar method with respect to the Lords, and thus render it impossible for the Go vernment to relieve the Dissenters. The Government, the Parliament, and the most influential portion of the Press are at present with the Dissenters ; let neither be alienated from their cause by unworthy suspicions and unwise precipitancy. A similar conduct to that now recommended by some excessively ar dent persons was pursued by the Dissenters with regard to the Test Acti, a little before the French Revolution. 'What was the conse quence ? A continuance of the horrid profa nation of the Sacramental Test for nearly forty years. Some Dissenters seem to look only at one side, and not to calculate on the- strength of their opponents if once aroused to combined exertion. But it is urged that it is necessary to show that the Dissenters are united. Is it then intended to form a delegation from all the de nominations in every town ? If not, how will a meeting of delegates from one or even two of them prove that the Dissenters are united ? They are certainly of one mind so far as the redress of practical grievances is concerned, but the major and more respectable portion of them are adverse to any measures which shall indicate a want of confidence in their old and long-tried friends in the Government. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges and King's Counsel at his house, in Great Stanhope street, on Tuesday next, being the first day of Easter Term. Sir Richard Keats is to have a public fune ral, all the naval officers belonging . to the Royal house hold having received orders to attend. Sir Richard Keats was one of the earliest friends of his present Ma jesty, with whose confidence he was honoured to the last, and he was also the friend and companion of Nelson. Mrs. S. Chapman was severely injured a few evenings since, while playing the part of Aladdin at the Front-street theatre, Baltimore. As the pro cession was passing a platform, at the back of the stage, part of the scaffolding gave way. The bearers of the palanquin, in which Mrs. Chapman was car ried, escaped, but she was thrown to the stage, a dis tance of sixteen feet. Three of her ribs were broken by the fall, and her spine was so much injured as to induce temporary paralysis.—Philadelphia Chronicle. Westall and Martin's eight original paint ings, made for the first part of the " Illustrations of the Bible," published by Messrs. Bull and Churton, 26,ha hav e just lloiie s b - e s t e r n ac e e p t l ,c ed on Cavendish-square, view endis h a -s gu t a r their pub ein order r c t lr o ibttry con tradict a rumour which has been circulated that they could not have gone to the expense of having paintings by such eminent masters made expressly for their pub lication which they are issuing to the public so wonder fully cheap, that the price of eight engravings, accom panied with descriptions, is but one shilling. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon a lad, aged 17 years, named James Church, was driving a water cart in Church -street, Stoke-Newington when, the horse suddenly became restive, and ran away. The lad attempted to get from the cart, when his foot slipped, and he fell under it. The wheel passed over his head, and death was instantaneous. The body was conveyed to the Falcon public-house, in Church-street, to await the Coroner's inquest. The horse afterwards came in contact with another cart, which it upset, and broke, when it was secured with out doing further damage. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—The young bines are springing luxuriantly—some in Bearsted parish are a foot out of the ground. Many of the tenderest old bines which had been cut late are much infested by the flea. This is to be traced to the cold night and hot days. In the strong hills, however, the plants seem to be fast shaking off these enemies, and are growing rapidly.—Maidstone Gazette. STEAM NAVIGATION IN RUSSIA.—It seems that this colossal power is extending itself over the whole world.; The St. Petersburgh paper of the 25th of March contains an official tabular account of the days on which the steam-boats will respectively sail from Riga and Lubeck, from the 23d of April to the sth of November, with the proviso that passengers should offer so late in the year. The trips are to be about twice per month, and the passage money 30 sil ver roubles in the second cabin, and 45 silver roubles in the best cabin. The cabins are represented as very commodious, and the freights of carriages and dogs are specified. The distance is about 600 miles by sea, and between 800 and 900 by land. _ _ The following awful instance of the uncer tainty of human life occurred on Tuesday last at the house of Mr. France, the sign of William the Fourth, Exeter-street, Portman-market. It appears that about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon of the above day a labouring man, named William Bowen, residing at No. 15, Little Exeter-street, went to the above-mentioned house, and on entering it, was at tacked by a slight cough, upon which the landlord jocularly remarked, " Why, IVilliam; how loud you cough ; I don't think you will cough so loud next May Day." " I don't care a farthing about that (replied the man) ; I wish it was all over with me now ;" on saying which he retired to the premises at the back of the house, and entered the water-closet, from which he came shortly afterwards, coughing violently, and a large quantity of blood gushed from his mouth, and he immediately fell to the ground. Two medical gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood were sent for, and were quick in attendance, but human aid was of no avail, as the vital spark had fled. A Co roner's inquest will be held this afternoon at five o'clock, on the body of the unfortUnate man. REVOLTING MURDER.—Our town was thrown into unusual consternation on the morning of Saturday, by a rumour which was afloat respecting the murder, by some country people on the preceding even ing, of a party of police, who were escorting to the bride well of Cahir, an old and notorious offender, whom the former, after the perpetration of the wicked deed, easily rescued. On minute inquiry we learned that three policemen, a sergeant and two privates, were pro ceeding from Newcastle to Cahir, when about half way between these places, and at so early an hour as half-past 4, P. M., were waylaid by seven or eight persons, who are said to be young and apparently active men, and after some resistance on part of the police, one of them was horribly murdered, and the two others were left on the road in pools of blood. One of the latter, we have heard, has since died, and the existence of th - e'other is perfectly hopeless. A gen tleman who shortly afterwards passed by this theatre of tra g ic carnage, describes the scene as most frightful. The men who survived, almost in the. pangs of death, senseless, yet giving signs of life, by their moanings and groans. He has intimated that their heads were literally cleft asunder—their faces mutilated to a shocking degree, so that their acquaintances could scarcely recognize them. The military of Cahir Bar racks scoured the country during the night, but to no effect. It is to be hoped, however, that the arm of justice will quickly overtake those °fenders, and punish them summarily for a crime the cause of whose com mission we have vainly endeavoured to ascertain.— Tipperary Free Press. \ \\ PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 214 13'4 New 5 per Cent. 3 per Cent. Red.... 89% 90 8944 India Stock 2259 3 per Cent. Cons. ..... ....90Z4 /1 Ditto Bonds 30 32 pm 34, per Cent'.......... ...... 7754 South Sea Stock 102% Ditto Red 97% 11 . Old Annuities New 354 per Cent. OS ~ Si % New Ditto -- 3 per cent. Ann. 1726 .... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 4 per Cent. 1826 'O2 Si Ex Bills, £l,OOO 53 54 pm• Bank Long Ann. to expire Ditto `.OO 52 54 pm Jan. 5, 1860 17 1-16 17 Ditto Small Oct 10, 1859 l7 Ditto Commercial pm. Jan. 5, 18(10 17 3-16 Si Ditto Advertised Jan, 5, 1880 — Bank for Account — Aprils. 1880 —'lndia for Account '/.5954 6 0 Jan. 5, 1870 —'Cons, for Account (11 1 4 1 PRICES OP FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds ..... ... lO2 Peruvian Ponds on% B laian Bonds 991 Ditto Ditto Account 21444 Ditto Account 9 , 31,4 Portuguese Bonds 67344 Brazilian Bonds 71 1 4 Ditto Account 6754 Ditto Account 7114 Ditto New Bonds 67', 1: ,, n0s Ayres Bonds 25% Ditto Acconnt 671041,4 Ditto Account 6 Prussian Bonds 10 3 1,i 3 Chilian Bonds 25 1 %4 Ditto Bonds, 1822 1(13 Ditto Account 26 4 Russian Bonds, 1822 ... 104% 14 Columbian Boots Ditto Account 23 Ditto 111 Ditto Bonds, 1824 2414 i Spanish Bonds, :821 31 4 I Ditto Account 25 1 41 ; Di.to Ace. Danish Bon 3 . "4 i Ditto Bonds IRA 27%4 Ditto Account 73% Ditto Account 27 1 ,4 Greek Bonds ' French Routes, sp. c. —1 - c Ditto Bonds, 4.325 - Exchange —f —c Ditto Account — —3 per cart....... —f —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 31 )4 ' Exchange . ...f ... Ditto Account Dutch, 21 p. c. 50% 50 14% limo, 6 per cent 39 , Ditto Account 50'4 Ditto Account 39% ' Ditto, 5 p c. 95344 14 14 Neapolitan Ditto Account 95% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Alten Mining Company £9 Anglo inex. Min. 4.:0. Liss. az 51. pm I£loo Bolanos Mining Company Brazilian Mining Company i Brazilian Imp. MM. Co. (ir. at V. pre,) E7:6 Ditto Macanbas St. Joho Dcl Rey Cott Br?nca Mimng Corrocmy tlje lion SPo ii Cmna,-nv Columbiz.n Minins C , . ('sc.r‘V.pm.) 52% English Inming Ccr 4eneral !Wiping Assoeilol Hibernian Mining Co. £lo Mexican Mining Co £49 Real dcl inciaie Mining Co....(unreg.) 1 rated Nor:. Min. Co. (Si. at 2/. rm.) 40 Dino New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Inst - ante Comn 0 Pro;Rem: I nsin., nee Como. Australian Co. Canada Company IS General Steam Naviwition Co National Provincial Bank o' England Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 Per Share 11% 9t4 125 15 594 184 5U /4 5% 31 4 104 25 30%'33 8 XI 7 n 31% 49% 15% 13% 2% 42% PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 8. B .nk Stock . 217%1'5' l'r.,,rk 1 rhur.(pui Share 'onsols, 3 rcr (en . ...... 90lilRoyal l,sh Ditto Gw. Sicc!:, 3' 7 ; Oct cent.. 91%; t4.tdor:l Di'sto — o , i Lc, New I p2.r Con . — i kiibet nian Bank 2374 t;(3,. Deb. 314 percent.... 8934 iPiovincial Ditto ....... Royal Canal Sock .... — Royal high Mine — Grand Canal Stock — . I trim ial Nine — Y:itv Deb. 4 per cem. 79q Mining Co. of Deland dallast Office Deb. 4n. C. P.ommercial Buddings. rrived n i ved. n America 0 0 Brazil 0 Hamburg 0 0 Holland O Bnenos Ayres OI gr Jamaica 0 Cart liagena 0 El' Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 i 0 Lisbon 0 O Flanders 0 ! 0 Malta ...—.. ......... .. 0 1 France ........... O Guernsey «Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO MORROW. Morning .. 56 minutes after 3. t Evening ..11 minutes after 4. THE NEW NOVEL. d.ty was published, in 3 VON., post Syn., Irl e _. 4 UST ACE CONWAY d or, THE BROTHER and SISTER. Richard Bentley, 8, Now Burlington-street. (Successor to Henry Colburn.) Agent f,r Scotland, Me s srs. Bell and Bradlute, Edin burgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. ••• Orders should be forwarded immediately to insure the delivery n!' early copies. Etr k,Nktt j 4 ./ .t*. *AM. r Oita ‘k\ ) *.e. COURT OF CHANCERY.---(THIS DAY.) IN RE HAMPTON. Mr. BrOwn, the Warden of the Fleet Prison, ap plied to his Lordship in consequence of a. petition in the above matter having been presente d to the Co urt yesterday, and which had gone forth to the public. He stated that the petition contained gross mis-statements as regarded the petitioner's detention. The cause of the prisoner's detention was the non-performance of a de: cree, directing him to give up possession of a cottage and. with tT t h h h e teh Court . o of u na r ep t ; garden, situate in the neighbourhood of Newcastielii under-Lyne, and if he were to liberate him, he w°u render himself liable to an action without the direction the registrar, which Mr. Brown did, and left the court. facts statstated CHANCELLOR by directed iur. Brow t n h , e returnto be ianded indors e d, The court proceeded to hear appeals. ------ VICE-CHANCERY COURT.--(THIS DAY') GR AMMAR IN THE MATTER OF THE WAKEFIELD FREE SCHOOL. The petition in this case was presented for the pose of having the declaration of the Court that 11 , 0 1 Sisson, a scholar of the Wakefield Grammar Se 1, had not been duly elected to an exhibition at ca ll . bridge. A gent l eman name d S torey , by will, ga‘toe three exhibiti ons at t h e U n i vers i ty of Cambr id g e three scholars o f th e W a k e fi e ld Free Grammar Sc oho, :: providin g th ose sc h o l ars were sons o f i n h a bitants f o ti!`, town of Wak e fi e ld. S ome t i me s i nce two of th o exhibitions became vacant, and three g entlemok , ° whom Mr. Si sson was one, were cand id ates f o r the soi ° f larships. M r . Si sson, t h e son o f the h ea d m aster ed the school, was elected, and the petition was present prayin that that e l ec ti on m i g h t b e d ec l ar ed void . Sir EDWARD SUGDEN, who appeared for the tioners, stated that at the time the petition , w' es , brought before the Court, it was considered that improper course had been adopted in order to Mr. Sisson's election. The Court at that time gave S. an opportunity of making an affidavit, that atau j aN i o had been made, and he ( Sir E. Sugden) was I' o4 , admit it had answered the case put forward by the 1 3- 1 tition. The only question now for the considers at of the Court was, whether the mode of election thee had been adopted was the correct one. All the th7i, candidates, after examination, had been declared V s ,. fled for the scholarships ; only two, however, 14, proposed before the Governors of the school. Atkinson, the son of one of the petitioners, altogether overlooked, the consequence w as tha t other two were elected. Now it was apparent/ ," ve had Mr. Atkinson been proposed he wou ld h er had an equal chance with Mr. Sisson and the otPe, successful candidate o f b e i ng elected ; it was/ ther fore, an extremely h ar d case f o r him. The lea rne ue counsel considered the proper course of election i° to have proposed all the three candidates together•the Mr. KNIGHT and Mr. ROE appeared again st petition. His HONOUR considered this petition as g roari cii ) e i s r 4 : it being clear that, if the governo rs had wished hay e Atkinson to be elected to the vacancy, they me -- t i,e put him in nomination, as it was apparent, fr°,,lll fact of his being examined, that they mus t have dismissed, nO The b Ua u T t , r t e h s e e r r v e e f o d r e t h , e o r q d u e e r s e t d i n t h o e f he was a candidate. 12 0 to petition 1 We have a complete THE FUNDS.—(THIS DAY.).4 --0.—_.1. ing, with the exception of the French mail - THE FUNDS. • ory All description of Funds are rather hea v y this the ing. Consols, which left off yesterday at 911 a f ni or ClTY, mplete T blan W k E f L or V a E rris O ais a th O is C r s account, opened at 91i to 1. state nish and Portuguese Stocks are also heavy , caul ivi, Owing to the agitated sta of the Continent Spa the great apathy which prevailed in the Spanish Co , ii , oils, and there being no alterations of her armies. in n ro g m ly The heaviness of Portuguese Stock is being no arrival, by which it is supp o; consequence has been done ; otherwise • had a steamer ere this. a d rr ul i l va in ls t , h i e n oint)s,,eciaun HALF -PA The prevaili ng nort h- eas terly winds , on the funds. Consols may be quoted at p resent 90- and 91k for the Account, 27 th M a y , wi Portuguese and Spanish Stocks are Spanish 31-4-; Portuguese 67ili. ednlevell i o e f il vv a h ls i o ch h: We have neither reports nor politic; is pay day for the settling of the Congo; we do not hear of any failures to the pre; THREE Consols for the Account, 91k. The Garde National of Man that on Easter Day the choristers of th Aix, notwithstanding the injunctions of left their seats immediately after the Gi to avoid chaunting the Domine fac 84 The same scandalous conduct occurred mas festivals. CALVES' HEADS IN THE- Calves' head roll is a roll in the two Tel every Bencher is taxed yearly at 25., at ls. 6d., and every Gentleman under the cook, and other officers of the Ilk deration of a dinner of calves'-heads , Easter Term. —Mirror. Rus IN URBE.—In the enci James's-park a flock of Southdown she , grazing as tranquilly as on their natir the gardens of Chesterfield-house is a only unequivocal, rookery in London. Beware, says a modern writer, are homeless by choice. Show me a no more for one place than another, an , you in that same person one who lor himself. BLESSINGS OF TITHES.-111 of the exorbitant demand for tithe ci principal tithe-payers of Bromley, Kel notice to the executors of the late Bishoi to take their tithes in kind for the future' GENTEEL DINING-ROOMS - •-- - house in the neighbourhood of Shoe- , been converted into a cat's-meat shot flesh, &c., are exhibited for sale. 1 3 y tence, the new proprietor has forgotten original painted inscriptions over the " Genteel Dining-rooms up-stairs." `' The King of the island Toobo a Christian. This personage came onl the captain a visit. While on board, b' conveyed a severe practical reproof to in the following manner : —He sat down table to partake of some refreshment, was helped, paused ere he began to being asked why he did not begin, he pi was waiting to say grace (for this had ue" the present occasion, as it too frequen t ever, the captain and the rest immediel( what ashamed at being thus reproved they doubtless considered as infinitelY, intellectual qualities. Upon which t' and gave thanks, previously to corniue l 7, —Extract from a letter dated Tong a Islands, May 27, 1833. MAKING COFFEE.—In ma care is requisite to extract the whole fs your of the berry ; and moreover, it . 44 and most expensive to sweeten i t sugar. Many persons imagine that tends more to sweeten ; but if exper ie l . will be found that half the quantity, n fined sugar, will add more sweetness, of the coffee will be much more Pur e Holland, where coffee is the universal lower classes, the sugar cannot be w e boatmen on the canals may be seen beautiful white refined sugar with the: on such, their custom and taste, theY highly. It requires but little thougthtv; this departure from our custom, an ! 0 % 0 1 blended with such judgmen t, it is call the attention of those wli)se meawn.n3l them to seek for facts com bining what is best. —Mirror. iorsed , Lded to !ft the )A Y.) kr.IMA R le put , a M r. 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