The Sun. — London, England, 1839-10-21 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. CHARACTER OF M. GARNIER PAGES. terity, a measured correctness of ideas, a circum spection of language, a finesse in repartee, which cannot be overpraised—these it was that secured for many hours the attention of a Chamber which is naturally inattentive, and persons of the Centre were heard to say, on leaving the sitting, " This is a hopeful young orator 1 — the future Minister of Finance to a democracy." His judgment, which is at the same time quick and sound, is neither to be abused by false promises nor dazzled by the pomp of greatness. He comes to his point at once, and sees at once the bad mo tives which lie at the foundation of bad actions. In the discussion of the Bureaux he speaks on every subject, little, but well, opportunely, clearly, positively, without phrases, and without emphasis, without violence, and without abuse, and the Ministers have no adversary more prompt, in flexible, and embarrassing. MM. Gamier Pages and Guizot are the only two deputies who are now in a condition to unite, discipline, and conduct a party. M. Odillon Bar rot is too abstract, M. Mauguin too light, M. Thiers too carless, M. De Lamartine too vague, M. Dupin too unsteady, and the others neither wish for nor could take such a position. Ido not say that MM. Gamier Pages and Guizot are intriguers, but I say they are skilful. Both are active and stirring, both are strong with respect to the per sonal statistics of their troops ; both are consum mate tactitians ; both can keep up an intelligence in the enemy's camp ; both know how to say to every one the reason which should determine him ; both make use of sudden stratagems ; both, whe ther in the Chamber, the Bureaux, or, in short, wherever they may be, are fully impressed with the necessity of acting, laying down their questions, of compounding differences, of uniting wills, of orga nising business, and of conducting their own world. Both would be excellent leaders of the Opposition, if M. Gamier Pages borrowed a little of M. Gui zet's gravity, and if M. Guizot borrowed a little of the subtlety of M. Gamier Pages. From T i mo n's Etudes sur let Orateurs.) 1 The Democratic party, which sits on the benches ' of the Extreme Left, has its inconsistencies, as well as other parties ; and if I chose to make an 1 anatomical investigation, it would soon be seen under how many diseases its poor body labours. Some would be contented to change a King once more, to try if matters would then go on better ; other, would have a republic at once ; others also would have a republic, but at a later period. Some wish that the country should be consulted, which has indeed never been really consulted for 40 ' years, and that that which the majority of citizens decided should be done. The truth is, that there was not in the old, and is not in the new Chamber,* a single consistent deputy of any opinion whatever. Ask the Ministerialists, the folks of the Tiers Parti, and the Dynastiques, if they think they sincerely represent the country, and they will reply that they do most incontestably, since the country has never exclaimed against their charter or their laws, and that silence gives consent. I will reply, in my turn, that the Turks do not think of exclaiming against the firmans of his High ness Sultan Mahmoud, which, however, does not prove that the Turks are free, nor that they have the slightest taste for a Government of impaling and bastinacio. There is, in fact, a singular dilem ma, for if you do not oppose, it will be assumed that you consent, while if you do oppose, you will be clapped into the Conciergerie provisorily, from which you will be let out that you may be con ' ducted among common thieves to the prison of \ Clairvaux, where, lodged between four walls, you can, if you have any fancy that way, go on oppos i ing to your heart's content. - Truly the Governments and representatives of the i silence-gives-consent-system, are most honest Go ': vernments and most perfect representatives. I Ask the Legitimatists, who take the oath in the 1 religious sense, if they find it pleasant to clasp the 1 hands of Louis Philippe, while their hearts are at 1 Gorita, and they will answer boldly that they sit in 1 virtue of the sovereignty of the people. I reply, in my turn, that to appeal to the sove ‘ reignty of the people it is necessary that that sove reignty should be recognized; that it is impossible to serve two masters, worship two gods, call one's self the subje c t o f t wo ki ngs , an d to ma i nta i n at t h e 1 same time two contrary principles—legitimacy and usurpation. All the explanation in the world will fail to make good to this forced position what it lacks in logic and consistency. Finally, ask those of the Extreme Left if they do not feel the cath sit a little uneasy upon them, and they will reply that a political oath is a mere formality, which does not carry with it any obliaa ' tion to love or serve this person or that; and which p does not bind more strongly to the Prince, the Charter, and the laws, the Deputies who take it, than the citizens who take it not. If you ask them further why they, who are not nominated by the country, make laws which are binding on the country, they will tell you that the laws would I be still worse if they had no hand in them. 1 I reply, in my turn, that though this excuse softens the fact, it does not change it, and that the lorganic incompleteness of representation is not covered by the necessity of its consequences. ) The result of all this is what I stated above, that 1 there is not a singl e d e p uty , l et hi m h o ld w h at i, opinion he may, w h o i s not ill og i ca l . Thi s, per t halt, is the cause that the Chamber, which con tains so much, and such great individual talent, is so faded in its hue, so delicate in its nerves, so de crepit in its limbs, so weak and so exhausted, that, not having the power to produce, it has not even sufficient power to miscarry. All parties without exception act in opposition to the great principle of the sovereignty of the people, and consequently every party is inconsistent to its own principles. Such a position, I say, is the most false and foolish in the world. The Puritains make the most painful efforts, mist. their hands into ail sorts of pantomimic ges , tures, twine an d entw i ne t h em:elves into a thou sand turns of oratory, to make it understood, with is. half-voice, that another form would be good. Why these efforts of style, these synonymes, these Par ; Lamentary tnanceuvres ? Do) they hope to change the Deputies of the Centre? Their cars are lon g rind fiue, and they are up at the least word which l tickles th em . B es id es , t h e f orm o f government i s . not to be changed by a mere happy allusion. Three 1 lines from the press will always say more to the purpose than the finest speech in the world, which may last for an hour. To found any hopes on the new Chamber would be to delude oneself. It is, and will be what it is to be, Ministerial, filled to the brim with salaried functionaries, stationary, if not 1 retrograde, a sport of every f ear , power l ess as to wealth,- lavish with our money—in a word, the worthy daughter of electoral monopoly. It has done, and will do no thing in furtherance of social progression ; has not given, and will not give, reform ; has not repealed, and will not repeal, the laws of September. This Chamber will soon die of old age and impotence, as its predecessor died before it ; and such will always be the case, until the whole of the French are called to the electoral colleges. At present, however, the Parliamentary Radicals, ! who are at present so weak, and who will he in ifuture so strong, are still represented in the new Chamber by a young orator, M. Gamier Pages. 1 A man of pure life, of simple and affectionate I manners, favouring a severe, but not an extravagac.t 'republi can i sm , cons i stent w i th h i s premises, con ra.geous, disi n t eres t e d, an d one of the purest n o -. tsbilites of the revolution of July—such is he in morals and politics. i As an orator, lie shines by the judicious and well-measured arrangement of his plan, the vigour of his reasoning, and the ing enious pr omp t ness o f hi s replies. If I am not deceived, the talents of AI. Gamier Pages are of a nature to make him a good Minister. Now, do not for a moment imagine that I want to manage his candidateship, or am impatient to paint him with a red portfolio under his arm, and gold embroidery on his collar. I merely say, that he has the talent to be a Minister, and not the am bition. Yes, indeed, M. Garnier Pages has the qualities fitted for a Minister—a rapid glance, which goes straight to the bottom of things ; a just mind, which does not suffer itself to be swayed by ima gination ; a quick, compact, and close logic ; in short, a mind eminently fitted for business ; fruitful in resources, prompt in expedients, vast in organiza tion, active and persevering in means. THE DRAMA IN EGYPT. We extract the following from a letter dated Alexandria in June last : " I cannot quit Alexandria without sketching the history of her two theatres, the one formed of French, the other of Italian amateurs. For tw• years tolerable peace reigned in the community, and, though neighbours, few serious quarrels arose. Necessity, indeed, prompted the harmony, and the dearth of performers produced almost a good under standing. The orchestra played at both, and some of the actors were good-natured enough to appear on either stage. Discord, however, arose one day, aria shook her snakes over the two houses. Some reasons of precedence stirred up the two companies, each chose its camp, and war began. The French rallied round their manager, and the Italians elected for their leader their bulkiest comrade, a faithful swain, better singer, a respectable man, and, more over, a knight of the gold spur. He was chosen not only for the substantial resistance he might op pose to the enemy, but also for the Greek and Latin he might fling at their head in the eve n t o f the warfare being but a Parliamentary one. " The first consequence of this discord was the dissolution of th , orchestra. In vain did some friends strive to mediate between the foes ; nothing could restore peace ; the prime donne themselves beat the charge, and an irrevocable rupture ensued. All eyes then turned upon the leaders, who resolved to triumph or perish in the struggle. One, whose company had no theatre, resolved to build one of colossal dimensions close to that of his rival. With the help of some subscriptions he succeeded in rai sing one, but unfortunately it still wants a roof. Fur fifteen months past the poor subscribers have been waiting for it, as well as for the first peform ance, which is punctually promised id the begin ning of every quarter. The treasury has long been quite empty. " The othe r manager, whose comfortable house admitted of the continuation of dramatic represen tations, explored the towns and fields in order to re-organise his company. Sundry pretty young premieres were made to learn French in a few days in order to ascend the stage ; an enliStment of con suls-general took place, one assuming the livery, another singing the romance. Musicians formed in a week had courage enough to take their seats in the orchestra. Even Arabs were incorporated ; and, with much willingness on one side and indul gence on the other, the manager got on just well enough to show the enemy what he had been able to accomplish. After six months of existence, and in spite of the unheard-of efforts of its indefatigable manager, the French company expired of exhaus tion, but victorious. " Let us now make acquaintance with the managers ; if ever their companies be reorganized they may be useful to us. "If you chance to meet in the street a short, thick, light-haired man, with a jolly face, and a broad-brimmed hat, this is one of my men : he is the manager of the French theatre ; he is music and the vaudeville incarnate. If you be a stranger, and fear no mistake, just hum an opera tune in the best way you can as you pass him. You will be forthwith seized and questioned by our director : Sir, you are a musician ?'—' Why, I sing now and then, but am no artist.' Sir, you are too unpretending ; I have recognised in your voi ce remarkably 'fresh tones, and a style that would delight our ladies. Do us the honour to accept a part in the opera we are about to mount.' I you refuse, whether you allege your imme diale departure, urge business, or family affairs, nothing will avail you ; you will not escape his grasp until you have promised to sing at one of his Wed nesday soirees. Though born amidst fogs, our rflanauer has retained of the habits of his country but the Iciye of beer, smoking, and Hollands. A good father, husband, and citizen, he zealou s ly ac quits himself of his diplomatic functions, of which he is very proud, for they enable him, two or three times a year, to put on an embroidered coat, and to play the militaire before his domestics. In an amateur theatre, where money does not get the parts accepted, it is only by dint of adulation and compliments that some good-natured persons can be enlisted. That is what our manager excels in. They who have been present at some of his nego tiations can bear witness to the profound sagacity with which he flatters your vanity. Nothing discourages him, neither antipathy, nor a refusal. He has a reply for everything, his aplomb baffles you, and almost always he is victorious. But his days of triumph are those of first per formances. Raised upon a high chair, armed with his rod, you see him stimulating the second violin and the clarinet, restraining the vehemence of the trombone, and pushing on the ophicleid, which, seeing its height, is often in the rear. Acquainted with all the parts, he himself prompts the replies when they come too slow, sings sotto voce the couplet of the Jeune Premier,' leaps every mo ment from the orchestra to the stage, encourages some, compliments others ; and, when the vaude ville is at length ended, you will see him, his eyes rparklin;-..r, and his forehead perspiring, moving foremost to the room where the customary supper awaits him, as well as reiterated toasts which will proclaim his triumph. " Music is his element, his life. He has always about him some new score. His house is a con servatoire, for you procure there a violin or a flute muck, quicker than a chair. All the seats are covered with operas and masses, and scarcely can you find standing room amidst the organs, P ianos, and vio loncellos. lass-born The 9 ne . of his sons bears the name of -l)or w n as el r i eh ild ea d r i sin ed g s a eve c n h m ris o t n m t a li s s ado, whilst his father muss 7 . Well, w ou ld you believe it, this man, so happy, so cheerful in v appearance,short, shorten hi s d devoured ays_ by h i a s domestic sorrow hich will ivife sings out of tune He wants, perhaps, a little of that oratorical vehemence which depends more than is supposed on the force of the lungs and the colouring of the face. But in a serious assembly, in a business- Government, the man of real eloquence is not he who has sound, passion, and, as it were, tears in his voice, but he who discusses the best. sI. Gar nier Pages is a man of discussion ; he is, in fact, reason itself seasoned with wit. The talents o f M. Garnier P ages are ent i re l y I Parliamentary. .He says nothing but what he Imeans to say, and, like a skilful pilot, steers his words and his ideas through the rocks which inter rupt his course without ever touching them, or being wrecked. The persons assembled, whether of the Chamber or the people, love that which dazzles them, moves them, strikes them, and carries them along. They do not set sufficient value on justness of thought, a proper selection of terms, and the linking together of a speech. M. Gamier Pages will not seduce the light, but he will please the grave, for his speeches are more solid than brilliant. He does not think so much of the movement of ideas as of the order of their succession, nor so much of the P om p of words as of the things which those words exp sub His substantial, discussion is well compacted and fro m He neatly deduces one p r oposition a nother, laying u ences down principles t o a rrive at united w i th conseq, and hi s arguments are close and out becornin confused. Ido not hesi tate to say, and I think gmeysseilsf.sooomeeowfhatthe l o u g d i g e e ia , n t s ha in t N th % i His familiar con GarnierPa hamb verseartio fi ne , and epigrammatic trai l ts 43 b f es a t abounds in pleasa.nt, I no t wound, and he sparkles W it w h hlc . h, however, do it and gaiety., tI M. Garnier Pages has felt thawtaalkparbty who re mains silent before parties who t betrays his t weakness, is lost in the distance, a n d • indeed lay s down his office. He has also perceived that th . soil of Radical politics is hedged in on all sid y t I the laws of September, the interrupting mur e m s b ' of the Centre, and the prohibitory calls for order !' Orators feel in the constraint of silenc e as i n a vice ; they cannot bear it, and must speak force. Sp ea ki ng i s a sat i s f act i on t h ey give the pm er selves, and further, it is a duty incident to the part they have taken. M. Garnier Pages has justly endeavoured to show that the impotence of a position is not the impotence of the man himself, and he has, with in defatigable zeal, studied and worked at the subjects of financ e and economy. He passed days and nights in investigating the dry and extended question of the annuities. His speeches have made an epoch, and it may be truly said that he has exhausted his sub ject. A perfect clearness of exposition, a suresnes S of judgment, a profound knowl e d ge o fd eta il s, a cleric ar and forcibl e li ne of argume--- E , a well-sustained dex- But I have just seen his rival go by. Behold von sombre harsh-looking man, with the huge mus tachios of a gendarme end the attitude of a Na poleon, at one moment with his hand lu his waist- * Timon's book was publiahed at the end of 1835 coat, at another with his arms crossed behind him. i The other day some strangers took him—the harm less manager of a theatre—for a refugee conspi rator. French with some, Italian with others, he has the advantage of being on no side. As his opponent, he has a secret sorrow, that of hoping for no epitaph upon his tomb, for he is neither a father, husband, nor citizen ; and what epitaph could he have ? Always alone, and melancholy, he sees but seldom any of his comrades. More over, he plays not, and sings not, and one would fancy that he has been named manager but to sign tickets of invitation and guard the entrance to the theatre. If ever I know why he is a manager, it shall be the subject of a separate letter, for the reason must be a curious one. Just now I must be off to Cairo." forth there shall be five in one house divided—three against two, and two against three. St. Luke, chap. xiv. 11th verse.—For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Acts, chap. xviii. 27th verse.—And when he was dis posed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhort ing the disciples to receive him, who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through ANOTHER SUICIDE AT THE MONUMENT. grace. The Chaplain of St. Anne's Society Schools, who, with the secretary, the master, and the house steward, were in attendance, then handed to the Coroner one of their books of the proceedings of the Society, from which Mr. Payne read an entry as follows :—" Robert Donaldson Hawes—father a coachman of good charac ter—mother a widow, father having died insane." The ColtoNEß (to Mrs. Hawes)—ls this correct, that the father of the deceased died insane ? Witness (in a low tone)—His father destroyed himself. A Juror—Have you any reason to suppose that the deceased was in any degree harshly treated by his master ? Witness—l never heard him make any such complaint. Mr. M'Donald, surgeon, of No. 23, Princes-street, Cavendish-square, was next examined : He said, the de ceased has lived in my service since June last,and left it on Friday morning, having received warning to do so a fortnight or three weeks previously. My reason for discharging him was that he had no desire to do any thing. I have spoken to him very often on the subject, not wishing to discharge him, but without avail. In my presence he always appeared a quiet modest boy, and I would not have parted with him could I have kept him. My other servants, however, complained that when down stairs with them he did more mischief than can be conceived, and at times was very violent in his con duct, on one occasion threatening to murder the house maid. This however, I did not know until after he had destroyed himself. On the occasion of which I have spoken, he jumped down the area and attacked the housemaid, who resisted him ; when he became calm on her promising him not to tell witness or his mistress. He would also, while cleaning the windows, stand reck lessly on one leg, and on Friday morning, just before he left, I was informed he had attempted to throw himself out of the window. In consequence of that I called him to me, and having spoken to him seriously told him I must get rid of him immediately, and I sent him off. On my going into the parlour to Mrs. M'Donald she said to me, " suppose the poor boy was to go and destroy himself;" when such an idea struck my mind for the first time, and I instantly seized my hat and hastened off in the direction of Hyde Park Corner, thinking I might see him in his way to Chelsea ; but, after waiting there for upwards of two hours, I returned home without meeting with him. By a Juror—l am decidedly of opinion. that he was of unsound mind. If I told him to do two things, be was sure to forget one of them. Juror—Then you think he was of weak mind ? Witness—No, I do not say so. I think he was of unsound mind, and not of weak intellect. He could answer rationally, and wrote a very good hand. Afte:. Miss Moyes had precipated herself from the monument he frequently spoke of the occurrence to the servants. He was much given to reading, particularly on subjects relating to murders. My servant is in attendance. The deceased has never complained to me of being in any way unkindly treated. I always considered him as re ligiously inclined. Seeing him rather melancholy, I have frequently asked him if he had anything pressing on his mind, to which he invariably replied in the nega tive. On Friday morning, when he left, I spoke to hint very kindly, and instead of his saying " Good morning," I he hung down his head when he passed out. ISarah Stretcher, servant to the last witness, exa mined. The conduct of the deceased out of his ma:, ter's sight has been very bad lately. He has behaved very unruly. He threatened on one occasion to murder me. That was one day last week, and it was because I spoke to him about his work. We, however, after wards got very good friends, he promising to attend to his work, and I that I would not tell his master. On Friday morning I was in one of the upper bed-rooms, as was the deceased, when he threw up the window, and attempted to throw himself out of it. I seized him by the collar and presented him, on which he burst out into tears. I did not ask him why he made the attempt. He then went down stairs. On Thurday he said to me, " Sarah, I suppose you consider I owe you a spite ;" to which I replied, " Oh, no, Robert." The CORONER—Did he ever make any remark to you res pectir"r the monument, or the facility it pre sented for self-destruction ? Witness—Oh, yes ;he ha; said it would be it very good way to destroy oneself, as one would not feel it. The CORONER.---Was that before the deceased had received warning ? Witness—He has said so both bc- 1 fore and after that event. The CORONER—Gan you tell us what sort of:books' tie was in the habit of reading 27—Wit1atsst;--I< - etct net know the names of them. One was about a man making away with himself. He used to go to church every Sunday evening. We parted very good friends. Cowtan here said two or three books had been found in the pocket of the deceased, which he had sent for. Mr. Charles H. Croft, surgeon, of Fish-street-hill, examined—l examined the body of the deceased alter its removal, and I found a compound fracture of the scull, from which there had been an escape of brain. There were also fractures of each thigh, also of the hip, the pelvis, and the spine, either of which would have caused death. The books found in the pockets of the deceased were here produced, one of whioh was the " Life of Jack Sheppard." There was also a half-crown and sonic halfpence. Mr. John Bright, the house steward of the St. Anne's Schools, examined—The deceased left the So ciety's charge in August, 183.1, when he took a situa tion with Mr. Hodgson, bttok-eller, of Wimpole street, where he remained eight., or nine months, leaving with a very good character, a fter which he lived with Mr. M'Donald. He was ali ways of a peculiarly me lancholy turn of character, a nd he hardly seemed to mix with other boys. I have recently heard from the matron that he was subject t o fits, and the boys with whom he has slept have since told me that he would frequently for nights together 1 its awake the whole time. That being the whole of the evidence, The CORONER inquired win aher there was any mem ber of the Corporation in attei (dance, for the purpose of laying any communication bet 'ore the Jury relative to the case. Mr. Deputy Pewtress replied I that, although present, he had no communication to na eke. The CORONER then inquired whether anything had been done by the Corporation since the case of Miss Moyes, when a memorial had I seen signed by the Jury to the Court of Common Counci I,.praying that some al teration should be made with ret pert to the rails of the gallery of the monument. Mr. Deputy Pewtress replied that nothing had been done. The monument was now, however, closed for the present. Mr. Bleadon observed that a meeting of the City Lands' Committee had that of ternoon been held, ut which it had been determined t o close the monument for the present, with a view to si mnething being done. The CORONER then address, ad the Jury, and said they had the facts before them. This was not the first case of the kind, and he had hop ad from what took place at the inquest on Miss Moyes tha t something would have been done by this time to prever it other persons getting over the gallery. The only que iti on the Jury had to con ztider was the state of mi IA of the deceased at the time. It did not apper ir that the deceased had fallen accidentally, because th ,e evidence of the servant proved that he, was of a m elancholy disposition, and that he had contemplated th is act, from saying that it occasioned 1 .c3ss pain. With regard to the state of his Wind he thou,lclit there was sufficient before them to justify them in r'e'turning a , 7erdiCt of insanity, but if they thought his wind was in a sane state, and that he determined to ,take away his own life while in that state, then it would fee fgt.-my, and they must return a verdict accordingly. Ole recolles2ted . that in the last case the Jury made a &presentation to the Court of Common Council. He, was not in the 1 Court when it was brought forward, bat lie had heard it bad been said, "We can't prevent suicides." He could only expect to have heard such an observation from the mouth of the person who had uttered it. He however ~ felt that if something was not done to prevent it, suet t occurre nces would fre quently take place, and he c onsidered the memorial of the Jury ought to have met with a far different recep tion. If, therefore, any resp( ,risibility could be attached to any party, o r any party be considered as culpable in the affair, it could not attar h either to himself or the former Jury, wh o had done their duty, but with those who had done nothing to prevent such cases. He trusted something would be done to prevent the public mind being so outraged, ant I the occurrence of scenes so dim t . „ s Ing,—(Loud cri , 3s of " Hear, , hear " and sheers ) The CORONE R then said he had received a card from a Mr. Phillips, a surgeot 1, r esiding at Chelsea , on which h e h a d written that he could suggest a plan to prevent such occurrences in future. He did not know whether Mr. Phillips intended to make his plan public `,hen or to state it in *vat Mr. Philli ps id private , ,' . THE INQUEST. It being known that the inquest would be held on Saturday afternoon on the body of the deceased, long before the hour appointed the room at the Swan Ta vern, Fish-street-hill, in which the inquiry took place, was most densely and inconveniently crowded, and scarcely any accommodation was afforded the gentlemen of the press in attendance to report the proceedings, some of them being refused even a chair by the ward beadle, who had the management of the arrangements. At four o'clock, Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, entered the room, when nineteen of the principal inhabitants of the ward having been empannelled and sworn, the Co roner and jury proceeded to the dead-house to take a view of the remains of the unfortunate deceased, and on their return the following evidence was adduced : Thomas Jenkins was the first witness examined. He deposed as follows—l am keeper of the monument. On the afternoon of Friday last, about ten minutes after five o'clock, the deceased came in at the monument at the same time as a respectably-dressed man and woman, whom he accompanied up to the top. A few minutes afterwards two young females, apparently from the country, came iu and went up, and almost directly after them two other females, who also went up. The two latter soon came down, and when the man and woman did so I asked them how many persons were still up stairs, wishing to ascertain, it being near locking up time. They answered there were only two females and a young lad. About ten minutes afterwards I heard a noise as of something falling, and on going out I saw it was the deceased, who had fallen from the top. At that moment the two femalei came down, and without my asking said, " We have left only a lad up stairs ;" to which I replied, " Poor fellow, he is already down." The body was subsequently removed in a shell to the dead house, where the Jury have this day viewed it. The CORONER—Have any steps been taken by the authorities relative to the better security of the railings with a view to the prevention of such cases, since the last melancholy occasion ? Witness—No, there has not been anything done as yet. The CORONER—Is that iron bar at the base of the monument on which Miss Moyes fell, and which was bent by the force of her fall, stilt in the same state as when the last inquest was held ? Witness—Yes, it is. The CORONER—And it has not yet been straightened? Witness—No, it has not. The CORONER—And is it not now shown as the iron on which that unfortunate female fell, for the purpose o' . exciting curiosity ? Witness—No, Sir, decidedly lee by me. The CORONER—I think something ought to have been done before this by the proper authorities, to pre vent the recurrence of such cases as the present. Ha,' the iron bar been immediately straightened, it would ii my opinion have tended considerably to have allayes. the curiosity which prevails on the subject. Elizabeth Hutchinson, of No. 10, Raven -street. Mile-end, examined—l am one of the persons who was visiting the monument at the time the deceased was there. When I, with another female, went up, a lade and gentleman were in the gallery, as well as the de cePsed. The lady and gentleman soon left, and they: two other females came up, one of whom asked the buy (deceased) which was the part of the gallery from whence Miss Moyes precipitated herself. He took them to tai• spot, I and my companion following. One of the males asked bun if the rope was not still there, to whim:. he replied in the negative, and said that it was eae enough to get over. He then asked us if we had see; the bar which had been bent by the descent of Mis; Moyes, to which we replied in the negative. He had e book, apparently a Bible, under his arm. The two fe males did not stop long, and when my companion and went down, we told the man at the bottom that we line left the boy up stairs, when he said, "Oh no, he i. down there," pointing to the outside. By the CORONER—The boy, while showing the spot from whence Miss Moyes threw herself, said it %yes easy enough to get over, and to show us he put hi foot on the rail, and then on the cross rail, raising him self above the top of the railings. By a Juror—Deceased appeared very low and much distressed in mind. Mr. Philip William Brading, of No. 1, Love-lane, Eastcheap, examined—About seventeen minutes pest five o'clock on Friday afternoon, I was walking up Fish-street-hill, when I heard a noise as of somethire falling in Monument-yard. I went round immediately, ; and found the deceased lying on his back. His cep was on his head. Several persons instantly congrega ted round, and the police soon came up and search, - the body, on which they found only, I believe, a few halfpence, and the address of the mother of the de ceased. A few minutes after three o'clock I saw a youth very much resembling the deceased walking back wards and forwards in Monument-yard. Mr. Harvey, of Kirby-street, Hatton-garden, ex,i -mined—l was walking down Fish-street-hill, in the di rection of the monument, about twenty-five minutes pest five o'clock on Friday afternoon, when I observed a person in the gallery of the monument, who suddenly ap peared endeavouring to get over the railings. Wishire to observe what he was doing, I crossed over to the other side of the street, and I then saw that he had got over the railings on the side furthest from me. I then again crossed over, and as I was doing so I saw him tnrn himself round, and I instantly lost sight of him. I then ran round Monument-yard, during which I heard a rustling, and I found he had fallen to the ground. The CORONER—Did you notic3 in what manner he got over the rails? Witness—Yes, he got over with his left leg first ; he then appeared to hesitate for two or three seconds, after which he apparently took couraee and got the other leg over. The CORONER—Did you observe whether he he' , l fast by the railings while he got over? Witness—O:?, yes, he appeared to hold quite fast by the railings. By a Juror—l observed no one else in the gallery of the monument at the time. I had reached witlen ten or twelve yards of the spot where he fell when tee body touched the ground. The CORONER—Where is the Bible that has been spoken of? Mr. Cowtan (the ward beadle)—lt is here, Sir. M . Bleadon has it. The CORONER—Where is the rope by means of which Miss Moyes precipitated herself from the gH lery ? Mr. Cowtan—l do not know. The CORONER—In my opinion, it ought to have heel destroyed. A Juror (to Mr. Cowtan)—l thought it was in year possession 9 Mr. Cowtan—Oh, no, I never had it. The Juror—You ought to have had it. The CORONER—Is there anything particular respect ing the Bible ? Mr. Cowtan—lt has on the cover the name of the deceased, " Robert Donaldson Hawes," and also an inscription denoting that it had been pre sented to him by the Managers of the St. Anne's So ciety's Schools at Brixton, to which he formerly be longed, and the ends of several pages are turned down to various passages of Scripture. awKwffahi e N nsAocg l tnc r :s . ana-dier:l o.eiinad ndgadinsHawes, Bleadon Cseaahsni eddhl examined—steeher axe e l.a handed mmtrheiTonestiehdhpdeeea.rs s t aoa h tsf ge She Ne hes b oeoa deceased. inopukpn appeared aoorr question,ett h du ne very Coroner, yo youth, mo o u n u t e , h 15 w , a s P Park-terrace, k y - t s c o r n s c en hy h ei a na v l r e sf seenfive g e his o body, weeks n t the and eprevious6 t ho idn f August ggh surgeon,utii ss f identified committing itrofmo last.un four months te n e was hgadt h ne d fi t r t t se e ea en m sis o u n n t g h s i n in tlieact . of He e r. had D b o e n e a n i d living n serviced f u l Prin ces-street, Cavendish-square, from whose service I have since learned he was discharged on Friday morning, tie day on which he destroyed himself. He was educated at the St. Anne's Society's Schools. I have never heard him express a wish or a threat of destroying himself. He was naturally of melancholy disposition, even while at school. The last time I saw him alive he said lis master (Mr. M‘Donald) had been blaming him for breaking some things, and he appeared very distressed at it. By the CORONER—The Bible now on the table eas given the deceased at school. He had not it with Lai at Mr. M'Donald's until about a fortnight ago, when he sent for it. He had not brought his clothes away from his situation. By the Jury—Deceassid had not quarrelled with any member of his family, so ar' to form any dislike agait.,t them. I did not know he was coming home. The CORONER then said that the pages turned down in the Bible left by the deceased the gallery poin:cci to the following passages : Proverbs, chap. xxix., Ist verse.-- .ll e, that be;ng • often reproved, hardeneth his neck, shun suddenly ba destroyed, and that without remedy. St. Mark, chap. xviii., 14th verse.- - But when ye shall sec the abomination of desolation, spo ken of by Daniel the prophet, stnnding where it ought vot (let him that readeth understand) then let them that be in Judah flee to the mountains. after the inquest. said that in imediately on Miss M — o Yes, he went t CI the office of the Secretary of the City Lands' Commit /era with the intention of placing the plan in their 11., , He was however, in formed that it could not 3 e .attended to, as they bad made up their minds to di ,no thing in the matter. Some person present s; kia there was no Secretary to the Committee; he must t nean the Surveyor. Mr. Phillips replied, i it was put up " Secretary's Office." The CORONER inquired . what Mr. Phillips' plan was? Mr. Phillips suggested 1 hat something I.ke_ a birdcage : . ~,_, - - .. - • , ..[Li,, , St. Luke, chap. x., 13th verse.—W oe to t h ee, Ch o - i with trellis work att ac h e d L , s h uu ld be erected round the razin! Woe unto thee, Betiisaida ; fo r if t h e mipity ;top of the monument w hic h would prevent persons works had been done in Tyre and Sido n , w hi c h h o 70 being able to g e t over th e gallery, and yet would rot been done in you, they had a great while ago repentcj,, . prevent persons being ado, itted to it. It might also lt , sitting in sackcloth and ashes , rendered ornamental. St. Luke, chap. xii. 32d verse.—For from Ilene:, i A Juror thought, if the' rno.de any representation oa THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1839. the subject, it ought to be to the Common Council of their own ward, and not to the Court of Common Council. The CORONER said he saw a gentleman then present who was there on the other occasion, and who perhaps could give them some advice. Mr. Mathews (the gentleman alluded to) said the me morial, when presented to the Court of Common Council, had been treated most improperly, the greatest levity on the subject having been displayed by some of the members, and by a large majority it was directed to lie on the table. He thought such conduct ought to be most strongly reprobated. Mr. Lawrence observed, that as an inhabitant house holder of the neighbourhood, he could state that persons were frequently in the habit of getting over the railings of the gallery. It was only a few days since that he saw a man standing with one leg over, who twisted him self about, and waved his hat, to the great excitement and alarm of the inhabitants and their families. Mr. Pewtress defended the members generally of the Common Council as to their conduct at the presenta tion of the memorial of the former Jury. He was sure that the City Lands' Committee would now do some thing effectually to prevent the recurrence of such cases. Until that was accomplished the monument would be closed. The Jury then returned a verdict of—" Temporary nsanity," Mr. - Pewtress pledging himself to speak to the Com mittee. CORONER'S INQUEST. Saturday morning, at eleven, an inquest was held before Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, at the Hero of Waterloo, in the:Waterloo-road, upon the body of a young gentleman, name unknown, who destroyed himself under the following circumstances : Mr. John Molesworth, a gentleman residing in Up per Baker-street, deposed that on Thursday evening, about half past six o'clock, he was at the National Baths, Marsh-gate, Lambeth, bathing in company with a friend of the name of Holland, when he heard some gentlemen shooting in a gallery adjoining. He and his friend dressed themselves, and went into the shooting-gallery, where they saw the deceased with a rifle-pistol in his hand. He held the pistol very carefully with the muzzle pointed upwards. When be was going to fire, witness observing that he held the pistol very awkwardly, took it out of his hands, and fired it himself, to show him how to hold it. Deceased ordered the man in attendance to load the pistol the next time with more than the usual quantity of powder, as he was going to take a long shot. Deceased then crossed to the opposite side of the gallery, and stood as before, beside one of the pillars which support the roof. Winess was at the time talking to his friend, and did not for a minute or two observe the de cased ; but on hearing the shot he called out to the de ceased, " Sir, have you hit the bull's eye?" Not receiving anyanswer he went to the end of the gallery, and saw the deceased lying on his back. On going near he heard him breathing. The attendant immediately ran for a doctor, but before he returned the man was dead. After some further evidence the inquest was ad journed. WESTMINSTER COURT OF RE- QUESTS. A BALL-ROOM DISASTER.-A yard and a half of bandy-legged humanity, who responded to the name of " Jemmy Simpson," took his place in the plaintiff's box, to make good his plea of 9s. in an action he had brought against Alfred Rosamond, a smart little personage, who contrived, after shop hours, to personate the " swell" upon a salary of 501. per annum. While the plaintiff was stating his case, the defendant arranged his collar, gave his "tip" the regular touch, and set a large quantity of mouse-coloured hair to his com plete satisfaction. " This here gentlem.m," said the tai lor, "brought a hit of cloth and engaged me to make him a pair of pantaloons for a bail as be vas a going to the next night. I undertook the job, and me and my vife set up all night and got em done. He vas to pay me ready money, but he gammons me to leave 'em, and the werry next day he sends me sitch a note, that my vife said she'd spend her last farden but vot she'd punish an hindiwidual wot could write sitch a willanous letter to a respectable tradesman." The tailor handed in this letter to the Court. " You d—d rascal—l return my tights with wrath inexpressible. Look at the seat of all my present sor rows, and then when next you catch sight of me—cab bage your Sell from my company, for bodkin nor shears shall protect you. I'm spifflicated by a shred of hu manity. Yes, in place of taking the shine out of the Paddington swells—the very first Taglioni twist caused a good handbreadth of your rotten stitches to give way. Giddy, giddy, gout,' bah ! 1 heard the damning words and bolted. Bolt thou, for Pelion or Ossa shall not conceal you from the vengeance of " ROSAMOND." Theie," said the tailor, ," - t.d'it werry good roind-to get a peace vorrant aOll him, but my vile said ve'd serve him out•iri'another way. CHAIRMAN—We have nothing to do with threats here, but I am of opinion you have not much to fear from the anger of your customer. " I vow," said the defendant, " pon honour I would'nt site my person with his touch. He's beneath the notice of such gentlemen as me." CHAIRMAN—You agreed to pay him Bs. for the trousers. Now is he to have his money. _ _ Defendant—Cash is scarce. Can't raise the needful without sacrificing some of my necessaries. Say 6d. a week. Tailor—Sixpence a veek ! Vy, gentlemen, this here werry person can smoke his Hawanna, and take his lady every Sunday a haquatic excursion by vorter to Greenvich, vile I can't afford more an a pipe of common bakker a vonce or so in a season, or give my vile a treat to Vite Condick Gardens. CHAIRMAN—The Court decides that you pay ls. a week. Defendant—Well, 4s. a month I'll fork out ; but harkee, Mister tailor, I'm dem'd if you have any more of my custom. COCKERMOUTH SESSIONS. CHARTIST CONSPIRACY.—Thomas Bell (aged 50), and Thomas Wallas (22) were indicted—Bell for having fabricated sundry pikes and other weapons, and Wallas with having assisted in the fabrication of such weapons. There were various counts in the indictment charging the prisoners with conspiring with Julian Har ney and other persons for subverting the government and law of the country. Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Ramshay conducted the pro secution ; and the prisoners were defended by Mr. Bell. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. Fawcett said, before entering upon the me he wished to make a suggestion, which he thought would be to the advantage of the prisoners. IF they withdrew their plea and pleaded guilty, he, on the part of the Crown, wonld feel it his duty to recommend to the Magistrates to pass upon them as lenient a punishment as they could with justice to the country. If the case was gone into, and they were found guilty, they must, of course, receive such pu n i s h ment as the law required, and probably that might be heavy. Mr. Bell consulted with the prisoners for a short time, and they consented to plead guilty. Mr. Fawcett said he was glad the prioners bad adopted the suggestion which he had thrown out. He was anxi ous to show that there was no vindictive feeling in this prosecution ; and that the sole object was to protect the peace of the country. The Bench was aware that a short time ago a strong political feeling agitated the country at large : that feeling had extended to Cockermouth, where there was an affiliated society of which the pri soners were members. For carrying out the objects of that society pikes and other dangerous weapons were manufactured. The prison er B e ll was a blacksmith, and by his own confession had made upwards of one hundred pikes ; and in the town, it was known, there were upwards of three hundred pikes of the most formidable description, which had been made for the purpose of breaking the peace and disturbing the order and quiet of the country. Had it not been for the spirited conduct of the Magistrates, and the ac tivity of the police-officers who were brought down--it was his firm belief that there would have been bloodshed. He was glad that the prisoners had, by pleading guilty, shown they were sensible of the error into which they had been led. The Crown was actuated by no vindic tive feeling against these men, but the Magistrates were deteimined to do their duty in upholding the laws, and protecting the lives and properties of the peaceable and well-disposed. He believed the prisoners were now sorry for what they had done. They had been misled by wiser and wickeder heads than their own, by men who travelled about the country, inculcating sedition. Under the circumstances, he would beg of the Magis trates to pass upon the prisoners as lenient a judgment as they could with due regard to the peace of the country. He thought that it was right also to state that Bell had already been in custody for six weeks, and Wallas for seven days. Sentence—Bell to be imprisoned for six months, and to enter into recognisances to keep the peace for twelve months, himself in 201., and two sureties in 101. each. Wallas to be discharged on giving security for keeping the peace for twelve months, himself in 501., and two sureties of 251. each.—Carlisle Journal. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ; t om MANSION -ROUSE. Mr. Bradfield waited on the Lord Alayor to state to his Lordship that the regulatiols regarding the collier ships were not, after an experiment of some duration, found to be productive of such good effect as was expected, as the facilities of supplying the market with coals were not at all increased by them. The LORD MAYOR asked by what authority it was assumed that the regulations did not work well ? Mr. Bradfield stated that the high price of coals was sufficient proof. The Loan MAYOR—The high price of coal does not result from the regulations, but from the combina tion, which the existing regulations are certainly not strong enough to conquer. The permission given by the bye-laws to the colliers to remain in the river 15 days before they discharge is very injurious. Mr. Bradfield—lt is the very thing which estnblishes the power of the monopolists. Mr. Pease and Mr. Lambton, and the other persons interostcd ill keeping up t i;e price of coals, knew the value of time as con oeet,d with the discharge, and managed to settle with the Corporation on that point. Thus the bye-law, grant ing them the fifteen days established the monopoly. The LORD MAYOR-4f is admitted that the price of sea-borne coals has been kept down five or six shillings per ton in consequence of the very regulations of which you complain. I trust in the next session of Parliament the time for limiting the discharge to eight days will be settled. Mr. Bradfield stated that thirteen pence per ton Cor poration dues interfered most seriously with the sale of inland coals in the metropolis. The North Staffordshire coals would, if those dues were given up, be brought into London in such quantities as would give the corn bination a great blow. The LORD MAYOR denied that the removal of the City dues from inland coals would be productive of such an effect as had been represented. He should, he said, be soon out of office, and he must, at the conclusion of his Mayoralty declare, that whatever might be said of Mr. Bradfield by those whose interests were affected by the exposures which had taken place, not one charge that he had brought, or statement that he had made with regard to the existing monopoly and abuses, had been proved to be incorrect. Mr. Bradfield thanked his Lordship, and stated that be apprehended much could not be expected from the Corporation of London in making any reform in the coal trade, except the Lord Mayor urged them on to it. The patriots in the Coal Committee had completely prevented the establishment of collier docks, in the pro priety of forming which Lord Salisbury agreed with him, He hoped the Lord Mayor would continue his beneficial exertions, and urge his successor to follow up the admir able plan. Inland coals were now daily coming to the metropolis, and the public were purchasing at a compa ratively cheap rate a very good article, but he could not see why coals should be on the average 10s. a ton higher than they were six years ago. That was the work of the abominable monopolists. The LORD MAYOR—In various parts of the town ex cellent coals are now to be had at 225. and 245. per ton. The poor, above all, derive immense benefit from what has taken place, and will through the winter be enabled to keep warm without the aid of the gin bottle. I have no doubt as to the exertions of my successor, and I trust that you will render all the assistance in your power to conquer the system which I have endeavoured to overturn. BOW-STREET. Mr. Owen .111‘11/lanus, assistant, but no relation, to Mr. M'Manus, surgeon, High Holborn, was charged by Eliza Newton, a widow, with an attempt to violate her person. __ _ Mrs. Newton stated that she entered the service of Mr. M'Manus, the employer of the defendant, on Monday last, as a servant of-all-work. On the fol lowing day the family went out to dinner, leaving her at home, Mr. M'Manus, the defendant, being the only other person in the house. In the evening a friend of the defendant joined him at tea, and they afterwards drank some ale belonging to Mr. M'Manus, the em ployer. When the friend had gone the defendant came into the kitchen and begged the witt,ess to say nothing about the ale to his " father and mother," meaning his master and mistress, but she answered, that if she were a,ked, as an honest wotnan, she must say what she knew. The defendant then advanced towards her and put his hand into her bosom in a very indecent manner, elidc;avouring to make her promise not to disclose the matter. She resented his insolence, and pushed him away. He afterwards renewed his improper ad vances, but was again repulsed. On making a third attempt complainant seized the candlestick, and threat ened to split his head if he did not desist. She then took her bonnet and things and left the house. The defendant then declared that the present was a mere attempt to extort money ; he admitted having gone into the kitchen and having offered some few com plimentary remarks upon the beauty of the complainant, in order to induce her to say nothing about the ale, but he denied that he had offered her the slightest insult. The employer of the defendant believed he had spo ken the truth. Complainant had stated to him, when she returned to his house on Tuesday morning, " that it was a .5/. job," and that she had done wrong in taking nut a warrant. She added that it was the defendant's fault it had gone so far, for that he might have stopped it. Mr. Sweeney, another surgeon, deposed to the same effect, and added that he heard complainant say she would not have minded but for fear of the probable con sequences. • The MAGISTRATE said he thought the justice of the case would_be fully answered by the defendant entering into his own recognizances,in the sum of 201., to answer any charge which might be preferred against him at the Sessions. The recognizances being entered into, the defendant was liberated. MARYLEBONE. Five young women named Parker, Lennox, Harris, Shepherd, and Simmons, were charged with causing an obstruction in Judd -street, and with accosting gentlemen passing in the street. The policeman, S, 114, stated that the prisoners were continually soliciting gentlemen as they were walking along, and the Magistrates sen tenced them, under the New Police Act, to seven days' imprisonment and hard labour. - - John George Fitzgerald, a well-dressed young man, was charged with uttering various forged checks. Jane White deposed that the prisoner proposed to her that she should get cash for some checks in the neighbourhood of Dorset-square. She consented to his proposition, upon which he made an appointment with her for the following day, on which occasion he gave her a check for between eight and nine pounds, telling her to take it to a baker's shop in Cambridge street, and after giving an order, present it to them, and get the change. She went into the shop, the prisoner remaining outside, and, giving a preconcerted gave him into the custody of the police, The prisoner was remanded, that the prosecutors, in a charge of forging a check for 50/., might come for ward. LAMBETH.STREET. George Curtis, a young man who had been shopman to Mr. Tomlinson. a pawnbroker at Barking, Essex, was, with Sarah Evering and Elizabeth Yearsley, charged with robbing his master by means of dummies, or sham parcels, on which he pretended to have advanced money, and the two females were charged with assisting in the robbery. The particulars have already appeared. In one of the parcels were some deeds, on which three guineas had been advanced as for a suit of clothes. Mrs. Yearsley now claimed to have them delivered up to her, on paying the money advanced ; she stated that she was heiress to the property to which they referred. The Magistrates refused the request, but discharged the women, and remanded the prisoner until Wednesday. Mr. Morris Myers, said to be *a man of large pro perty, was charged with threatening to shoot a mes senger of the Bankruptcy Court. The prosecutor stated that the defendant had been connected with a bankrupt, and was said to have had some of his pro perty in his possession. The complainant went to Mr. Myers' house, and was about to take away the bank rupt's effects, when the defendant threatened to shoot him. In answer to the charge, the defendant said that he had a lien upon the property for rent. The Magistrate said the conduct of the defendant was indefensible,. and ordered him to find bail in 2001. UNION- HALL. Win. Garland was charged with stealing a Bill of Ex change, entrusted to him for the purpose of getting it discounted. Mr. George Elnor, the prosecutor, stated, that he' gave the bill to the prisoner for the purpose of getting it dis counted, and he had converted it to his own use. The prisoner said he had given it to a person named Stuart, who got it cashed by Mr. John Felton, but he never received the money from Stuart. John Felton stated he had cashed the bill. The Magistrate said that although the evidence was not sufficient to induce him to commit the prisoner for trial, yet he would hold him and the witness to bail to answer any charge brought against him on Monday. THAMES POLICE. John MCannick was charged with returning from transportation. The Mate of the Swan, from Launceston, in New South Wales, stated that three weeks after she had sailed, the prisoner was found amongst the cargo in the hold. He was set to work by the Captain, and on coming into the Thames, he gave him into the custody of the police. The prisoner said that he had never been a convict ; he was an emigrant four years since, and being anxious to return home, but, having no money, he hit upon the manner above described of returning to his country. The MAGISTRATE remanded the prisoner until Mr. Capper could be applied to, to ascertain if he had been a convict. WORSHIP-STREET. Henry Jervis, a cabman, was charged with the unlaw ful possession of a gold watch, chain and seal. The prisoner had attempted to pawn the watch, but the pawnbroker suspecting he had not come honestly by it, sent for a policeman, who took him into custody. The prisoner said that he found the .watch in his cab that morning, and intended to take it to Somerset-house. The watch is a valuable one, has a massivo gold chain, and a seal, on which is engraved an it Etide displayed.' The Magistrate remanded tin prisoner until Wednesday THECENTENAR Y OF METHODISM.--Great preparations are.making in most of the large towns and populous districts in the empire to celebrate the Cente nary of Methodism on Friday next, tl,e 25th inst. EVENING EDITION• THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WEEK. Pease. s. to s 8 Per Quarter. Hexham--I 7,lorpeth Pcmrith --.1 Sheflielel., Winchester 1 "wheat. I Barley. S. to L 6 25 46 54 64 32 36 71 Oats. S. 0 S, 29 - 23 36 :21 '257 - Beans, S. 8 41 - 64 82 37 42 123 27 s. to s. _ - 40 42 40 42 Per tushel. I s.d. s.d. 6. d. s. d. Is. d. s.d , Cardiff—. 0U 90 00 40 , 00 44 Carmarthen— 0 0 8 7 (I 0 46 1 0 0 291 Cowbridge-- 10 0 II 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 40' Swansea --..... 33 10 4 54 60i 38 4 0 Per 8011. 1 Harnardeastle 16 0 22 0 8 0 931 7 0 8 8 9 0 1 2 OI Durham --...114 0 16 0 7 0 801 7 0 8310 0 11 01 Richmond ...,...,16 0 23 0 7 0 901 5 0 8 0 913 11 0, Stockton ---. 1 1 . 3 6 17 6 9 0 99' 7 6 8 0 7 6 BCI NEWCASTLE CORN EXCH ANGE.—Oct. 10. Red. White Wheat, Northumberland 44s. 688. 66s. 72 A -- Norfolk and Suffolk... ......... 62s. 67, Berwick and Scotch c6s. tiOs --s 64x. -- Foreign CO, 66, .... 645. 725. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign 32s. 33i ..... .. —s. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk— ass. 46; —..- Grinding and Feeding 32s 365. Malt, Norfolk and SulTolk 64; 71s —s• —s. Beans, Small 36s. 40; ..... .. —s. — 3 . - Tick 42s. 45; —s - --6 . Pease, White 42s. 435. , ... —s. — 6 . -- Gray —s —s —s —l4 Oats, Northumberland, Putatoe ..... .... 30s. 31s — 3 . —s -08,. 29; —s 42 45 00 00 56 00 50 53 56 60 3,5 3'3 s. d. s. d. 00 00 00 p 0 00 00 00 00 76 00 86 99 90 00 00 00 ---Foreign _ 30s. ' , ls -s. -s. .I Flour (per sack) 50s. 515....... -s. -- 5 . WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET-Oct. IS. Wimat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk ...... -s. 58s. to tiSs. fine 704. Lin. and Cam. -s. 635. to 645. fine fitis. --- Yorkshire -5. !As. to 60s. fine 62 , _- White ...--- Foreign, Red -s. 625. to 68a. fine 70 White -8. -5. to 725. nne 735. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk -s. to 455. fine 47k. --- Lincolnshire Yorkshire %Vold Foreign Beans, New Old Oats, Potato -s. to 325. fine 3(' ---. Poland _s. -s. to ;its. fine f 61, - vriezland and Smell --- I , .::aling Shelling • 375. to 39s Od. per Lee Malt ..... .......... -a. 465. fine ss. per Load. Rapeseed • , -1. Os. 23/.os. 251. Os, per Last. TCH MARKET Wheat. Barley. Oatd. Beans. Oatmeal, kberdeen 76 to 80 - 28 to 32 24 to 29 —to 46 to 48 Berwick 4O 52 20 26 18 23 33 35 42 45 Coldstream - Cupar (Fife) 48 65 26 31 18 22 22 26 Dunbar 4B 68 26 49 23 27 40 42 40 '`" Elgin Inverness Kelso . , 42 53 23 26 19 23 32 31 Kirkaldy Perth Tha size of the measure varies throughout the country. HADDINGFON CORN MARK ET.-0c t. 13. There was a good supply of Wheat sales heavy, and prices have risen slightly. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Bean n t First ls Od 43 i 62. 32; (4 45, 64 493 v. Second r6s 02 33s Od 25s Od .—s Oil 48s Od Third (2, Od 33s Od 21 s 02 0 2 I Od Avera.ie 31. ss 101. 11_l2ths. DALKEITH CORN MARKET.—Oct. 17. I Wheat. Barley. O ats. P ease . Belol 9, First B4s Od 40s d 28 s Od 48s 01 48 ' Od second l6s 01 34s (ki 25s 4d 45s Od , Od Third . I 46s 0 , 1 24s 6d 20s Od —' 0! - EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—Oct. 16. The supply of Wheat to-day was large, that of other sorts of Grain less than last Wednesday. Sales heavy for all kinds. 3 F. '.'neat. Barley. Oat s . p ea se. I — , e3 , n 0,1, First Sis. 02. 4ls Od. 29 5 . 4.1. 50 s . at. , Secon2 76 0 40 0 25 0 48 0 4 5 0 rhird Average price of Wheat I/. 13s. 01 PRICES OF PROVISIONS , t C. t Is. 11 deer, per 10. —.-- O s fid, toOs. Bd. Preshßutter, lb. Is °0 II 0 5 o 8 Salt Ditto—.... 0 10 0 0 9 1 4 Ditto, per mit....84 90 0 3 5 0 7 per des. 0 0 11 0 per qr. —... l 6 3 6 DatStraw(kio!.).... 8 0 0 0 42 0 Wheat Ditto.,...' (' I. 6 tr tern Loaf -- 94 010 Barley Ditto -- 0 13 ~n tatces, 141 b. --. 0 4 0 0 Hay, per 1 := EDINBURGH MEAI MARKET.—Oct. 1 5 . We had a smalls upply of all sorts of Meal, Flour, and Sales 0 avv. Pet Barley ?et: Sack of 2S011). Imp. First OattneJ ...... 4 0 Second ditto I'.iastoßtsal. , 1 10 0 Pot Barley from 3 GLAStiOW CORN Wheat, s. 0. s. 0 32.0 to 40 0 ..... new ,„, — 0 0 C, Irish Per Stone of 141 b. First Oatmeal ....... : ...... 4 Second (Lao 11 , E Barley meal Pea , ..tneal . 0 1 6 2s. to s's. per sack. MARKET.—Oct. 16. Oats, per .2ti4lb. 8. d. lrish 22 to British .22 Beans, per 2601 b. English Scottish Pease, Scottish o:itmeal, per 14011) 2l 0 Flour, per 2,101 h ariey, ; ,, 4".32 , 11L) En:Oish 32 U 33 9 Sottish ' , S 0 326 Ins!) 21 0 24 0 25 24 0 sOO POSTING AND RAILwAYs.—The falling off of the posting and stage business was never more visible than during the Doncaster race week, the greater portion of the company having travelled by railway while one of the oldest stages that was always taken up before the time, came down with a single passen ger on the prineip:tl day. 0,1 the roads leading from the railway eery vehicle was full, and at one of the leading inns on the road five pair of horses were sufficient for which 25 were formerly needed. A much greater fall ing off may be expected on the opening of the North Midland Railway.—Doncaster Gazelle. There never was any credit attached to the re port which the Times originated that Sir George Parker was likely to be appointed to the com mand at Portsmouth. The only person named for the post was the Gallant Admiral to whom it has been given, Sir Edward Codrington,' to whom not even the must virulent, and least scrupulous of the Tory or gans can make the slightest objection on any ground what ever. On Friday afternoon, a few minutes before four o'clock, the lad who acts as " Jack-in-the-water," at the stairs on the north-east side of London-brige, mobile shoving out a boat, which had just landed a fare, saw the body of a man in the water, and was about to lay hold of it, when another boat coming in forced it upon the lower step of the bridge. It proved to be the body of a drummer belonging to the Coldsrream Guards, now in the Tower, who had been missing for several days• The deceased was in his uniform, and there were no marks of violence on his person. An immense number of persons soon assembled to see the body, and the city police had some difficulty in preserving order. After the body had remained on the steps of the bridge exposed to the gaze of the multitude for more► than half an hour, a shell was procured, in which it was conveyed to the dead-house behind St. Magnus church. The railroad from Naples to Castellamare was opened on the 4th inst. with great rejoicings. Some very absurd speculations have been afloat, and have been published in several journals, as to the probability of an early assembling of Parliament. We are able to state most positively, that as there exists no reason for such a course, so there is no intention of adopting it. Parliament will be prorogued, as is usual, in a few days ; and will not assemble until the usual time in the coming year.—Government Pape _ ____ --- PATENT LEVER WA TCHE With silver deulsle-bottom cases £6 6 With silver hunting cases This celebrated construction (the most accurate en which a watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest improve ments i. e. the detached escapement, jewelled in four Wei-, capped, hand to mark this seconds, hard enamel dial, and mai/ - taining power to continue going while winding up, at the Rho re price, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, Silver and Goldsmith, 47, Cernhill, London/ (Seven doors from Gracnhurch-street). N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchnngs._ SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLER S A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmith s 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and °RNA" :kIENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish te direct attention The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), 81 - Ws " the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. tie. the pair; the Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the Dresden Cooler, 191. tjae pair, &c., all of whic.. are strongly mounted with Sil ver, v.na have Silver Shields for Eng rav i ng the Crest or Coat of Arms . A pamphlet is published, w i t h d raw i ngs Of the above a nd other articles of plate generally, which may be had on applica tion, free of cost. BIRTHS. On the sth ult., at St. Jago Park, Spanish Town, the WY, of W. C. Macdougall, Esq., Advocate-General of Jamaica' °` a son. On the 16th inst., Mrs. Robert Romanis, High-stre et, Southwark, of a son. Eliot, On the 16th inst., in Dovor-steet, the Lady Jemima of a son. On the 17th inst., at Highbury-grove, the lady of Ge. r g e ' Weston, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, of a son. On the 17th inst., the wife of Rob er t P arro tt, Esti' , St. Martin's-plaee, Charing-cross, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., in Portland-place, the lady of Ja nes Wigram, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., in Grafton-street, the lady of John Mar tin, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., in Westbourne-place, Eaton-squar e, tbe lady of R. Buchanan D un l op, Esq., of a daughter. R I ED M. On Wedne s d ay , the 16th AR inst , Albert Davis, Esq., °f J. Davis, Esq., of Artillery-place; Finsbury-square, to Phoebe , youngest daughter of C. J. Le Dray, Esq., of 60, Newma°' street, Oxford-street. On the 16th inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, George Blogl r P Esq., of B uc kl ers b ury, to F rances Cather i ne, secon d daugh te of the late Major Ebhart, Commandant of York Hospital. f At Keston Ch urc h, K ent, E . J . R yan , Esq., sur g e°73 l Farmingham, to M ar y, on l y d aug h ter o f the late Mr. Jo ,1 Phillips, of Eynsford, Kent. A., On the 12th inst., at Brighton, the Rev. G. Maddis on, Fellow of C a th er i ne H a ll, and Vicar of All Saints, Cambridge , to Jane, youngest daughter of the late R. Phi l p ott, E 9 q'' of Chichester. On the 17th inst., at St. Leonard's, Henry Taylor, Esq:.' s r.. 1 the Hon. Theod os i a Alice, youngest daughter of Lo rd and 'AI Monteagle. Yard,Oni i t n li c e um l7 b t e h nt in o st f ., R a e t d- T hi r l i l n , Trinity Church, seconthd soeßnevo.fTThilioonitovss_, Yard, Esq., of Bucklands, Isle of Wight , to Mar y JoI ,ns 0 youngest daughter of the late Charles Be van, Es q ., of. Dorti° shire-place. DM: D. On the 12th inst., at Rott erdam, Alexander Loudon, Esq°' late of Java, aged 50. On the 13th- inst., at Prospect-hill, Reading, Henry Owen, late of the Hon. East India Company's service, aged 51. On the 10th inst. , in London, Sir. Edward Saul FerralT late of Sydney, New South Wales, and son of the late ReV• JJ Ferraby, of Welford, Northamptonshire. On the 1 4 th in st., 51r. James Milbourne, of the St rand, aged 64. On the 16th inst., in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, Ellen Hunter, the only child of her widowed mother, age d IS ' On the 16th inst., at Great Baddow, Essex, 51ajor Genera/ Sir Nicholas Trant, aged 70. On the 18 th inst., at the Circus, Greenwich, Ca p tain Silvester Maule, of the Royal Artillery, aged 46 LondonP. Printed and Published by MURDO YOLINGtLI No: 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No 112, strand , in ` 44- coun ty of Middlesex.—Monday. Octob er 21, 1839. George. ~.r.sy/ ~,,' . ---~~ .