The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-06 00:00:00

TTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OF NORMANDY. Great sensation was exCited on Monday in Fulham, in consequence of a diabolical attempt on the previous night to murder Charles Louis de Bourbon, commonly known as the Duke of Normandy, who is at present residing at Mulgrave House, King's-road, Fulham. The " Duke" professes to be the son of Louis XVI. and Marie. Antoinette, and consequently the legitimate heir to the throne of Franee. His life has been twice previously attempted; once before leaving France, and on the 10th of November, 1838, in the garden of the house he then occupied on Camberwell-green. On that occasion two pistols were discharged at him, and three balls entered his person. The following authentic particulars have been col lected An order had been recently received for the manufac ture of some machbaery of a peculiar character, and the Duke of Normandy superintended the getting of it . up, and worked at it himself. During th e la s t f or t n e4h.„ be heal been wooking night and day in the shop i n , which, the engineer's lathes are fixed, and th Jug' s gener.ally attended by some of his i pupils, he ow e sionally alone, as was the case i n this ns' p, se , T's,e shop is at some distance from the house, arV, easily 'approachable at night from almost any pa r ' s o f the grounds without the persons engaged being Irmare of th e fact. It is chiefly constructed of wood, ar.d h as a sky light and a casement with two sashes. The panes of this window were whitoned to prefer', persons fr om t h e outside observing what, was going r:a in the sh o p, there fore a person from '.he garden could not distinguish the features of the pent's!, who might happen to be at work, although there we,uld be a re fl ect i on o f the individual ' s figure. Oppos it e to this work s h o p i s anot h er, in an un finished state- where there i s every convenience for a , on to ocroceal himself in event of a sudden surprise. The VW . P, between the buildings is narrow, and a man - presentr.ng a gun at the window of the workshop would, to okain a steady aim, have to fire from the roof of the unfinished building. It, appears that on Thursday evening, about half-p ! ist *e'en o'clock, the Duke was at work at the lathe, which faces the window, and was in the act of polishing a piece of brass, when he was suddenly alarmed at a loud explosion, and the place being momentarily in flamte% He at first thought that some of the students tad in cautiously left some combustible matter, which had exploded ; but a momentary sight of the 'oroken window convinced the Duke of the true nature of the explosion, and he instantly blew out the candle and stooped down beneath the lathe to avoid another shot. The report instantly brought Mr. Tucker, the manager, and some of 'the students, to the spot, where they found the Duke in the state described. From a hasty examination it wins ascertained that a bullet had been fired through the window, from either a blunderbuss or a large cavalry pistol, that it had passed within an inch or two of the Duke's head, and made its way through the boarding nt the back of the garden. From the size of the aperture in the boarding, and the violence of the report and coneus toion attendant upon it, two panes of glass were shat tered, besides the one through which the ball passed. It is evident that the bullet must have weighed nearly two ounces. The premises were instantly searched tho- Toughly, but the darkness of the night favoured the es cape of the assassin, and the only trae: that could be dis covered was the mark of a maxi's footsteps coming up and descending the banks of she river close to the ferry which separates Mulgeave douse grounds from Sir Fre. derick Roe's premi:ses. The embankment is here no; more than Parer, feet in height, and it is easy for an in dividual seareaching the place by means of a boat to obtain Paxcess to the grounds. Information was instantly sent to the station-house of the V division, in Milman's- T ors, Chelsea, an d I nspector S heppard, with Sergeant Aunt, No. 4 V, immediately proceeded to the premise.. which they also examined most minutely, but without success. The Duke informed the police that he believed that the attack was to be assigned to political motives ; that he had recently abjured the Roman Catholic creed, and consequently the Roman Catholics were inveterate itsrainst him. He had received a letter from a French priest three weeks previously, informing him that there Was a plot to take his life, and he had also received tw3 communications from the Barron de Berryer, informing Aim that two Frenchmen bad endeavoured to enlist him in a conspiracy to destroy him. Inspector Sheppard asked the Duke if it was not pos 'Bible that the attempt might have been made from mo tives of private revenge alone ? The Duke said there was no one that he knew of laving injured, or that had threatened him. He had dis charged a gardener named Eccles, on the previous week, because there was nothing for him to do, and the man said he would mark the Duke. The police have made inquiries after this man, and ascertained that he quitted his lodgings in Fulham on Monday night last. On Friday morning Mr. Bucknell, the superintendent of the V division, visited the Duke of Normandy, and made a strict inquiry into all the circumstances of the case, 'and also made a careful inspection of the premises. Police -constables Milne, 70 V, and Langton, 35 V, were employed during the whole day searching for the bullet, but the fact of its being expended in the kitchen-garden made their search a fruitless task. The general opinion is, that the offenc e was committed by an individual well acquainted not only with the premises, but with the Duke's habtts. fter TEE DIME'S OWN STATEMENT. A 'an interview with the Duke of Normandy the Plan ce gave the following account of the trans action. The Prince said :—" I was standing at th e trans lathe polishing a piece of brass, part of some ma ebinf iry which has been ordered by a friendly Par'..y (at which I h ave b een working night and day, ll?' . .netimes by myself, and occasionally attended by cne Omy officers), when I heard my dog, which was fa,- ' tened to the kennel outside the shop, barking furiously. I went out any,, released him, when he bounded down the garden, biking all the while. I returned to the lathe, and laticl not been at it five minutes when I heard an ex- Plosion, and saw my workshop all in flames. I thought IA first that one of my officers had left some combustible :4ri the sh op which had ignited ; but directly I saw the wiudore broken, I knew then that my political enemies had wait some one to shoot me. To save my life I put, out the light and stooped down behind the lathe. I kneov it is a plot of my political enemies ; they thought i to shoot me, and belie v i ng th e s h o p was f u ll o f my n ', entions, they thought it would be set fire to, and I should be utterly destroyed." The Duke of Normandy, in the course of the after noon, had a private interview with Mr. Clive, at Ham mersmith Po lice-court. THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT SALT-HILL. SLOCGLI, FRIDAY EVENING. - This extraordinary affair, wtich is wrapped in the greatest mystery, still continr.es to excite the most intense interest throughout this extensive neighbourhood. A great number of per sons, anxious to have a view of the interior of the house, and e speciadly the room in which the supposed murder took place, and now containing the body of the deceased (uP' in which an inquest was held yesterday), visited the ho' ales during to-day ; but the constable, with whom is di posited the key of the house, has received strict in - tranctions from the Coroner, before whom the adjourned 'proceedings will be resumed to-morrow morning, not to suffer any one to enter the premises, and these orders have been strictly attended to. The deceased had two children living with her at the time of her death—Frederick, the eldest, aged five years, and Sarah, an interesting little girl, one year younger. They had been put to bed by their mother about half an hour before the discovery of the murder of their unfortunate parent. Mrs. Ashlee, who gave evidence before the coroner and jury at the inquest yes terday afternoon, was the first person who entered the loute, after the prisoner, John Tawell, had left. Both the children, who were then asleep, were immediately tat:en by Mrs. Ashlee to her own house, which was ad jr,ining. The boy was - afterwards asked by Mrs. .Ashlee if the gentleman lad given his mother any money before he was put to bed. The child said he saw no money ; but he heard his mother say to the old gentleman, " You are a very naughty man, and ve y cruel," when the gentleman remarked that he should never come to see his mother again. It may be observed, as a somewhat remarkable circumstance, that the boy of tip .deceased bears a close resemblance to the prisoner, John Tawell. During the proceedings yesterday before the eioroner, the boy was taken into an adjoining room, - where the prisoner was in custody, and instantly recog -niaed him as the person who was with his mother on the preceding afternoon. As soon as the prisoner saw the child he turned his head away in apparently considerable agitation. The room in which the deceased met her death is not more than about ten feet square. Her head, when her body, was discovered by Mrs. Ashlee, was lying near the door, and her feet towards the fireplace. It was stated at the inquest yesterday that her clothes were in great diaorder,,laer cap off her head, and one of he r stockin g s uned •aown and torn. Her shoes were also off her feet, and lying in another part of the room. From the general appearance of the bo d•• and e the state of the clothes of th e d eceased, it was evident that she had bee's. engaged in a desperate struggle. s y tr ry ,ug le Her eyes were op i en when M rs . A s h lee entered her" a . artment, and she breathed her last w i t hi n about ten minutes afterwards. 'and just as Mr. Champnes, the surgeon arrived. The deceased, who was about 40 years . of age, was considered by her friends and nei g hb ours to be a very quiet and respectable person. A pest mortem examination of the body of the deceased took place yesterday in the presence of Mr. Champnes and Mr. Norblad, surgeons or Slou g h, and likewise s surgeon from town. The whol e of the contents of beingtheontentsefofa stomach were taken away for the purpose full analysed, there being strong r easons for suppocsainrea: in t h e absence of any external mark s o f violence, that the deceased's death was occasioned from the effects of some potent poison. The contents of the stomach were taken to London this morning by Mr. Norbald, followed by Mr. Champnes. A phial, partly filled with some light-coloured liquid, was found this morning thrown over the rails of Mr. Botham's garden, at Salt-hill, ad joining the high road, along which the prisoner passed on Wednesday evening after leaving Bath-place to pro ceed to the Slough station. The contents of this phial, and also the remainder of the porter found in the tumbler and bottle on the table at the time the deceased was dis covered in the agonies of death, have likewise been taken to London to be analysed. It will be remembered that when Mrs. Ashlee entered the room, the deceased was lying on the floor on her back, foaming at the mouth.We have since been informed that a quantity of froth, the same in appearance to that I which issued from the mouth, was on that part of the table near which the unfortunate woman generally sat. At the adjourned inquest, which will commence to morrow morning at ten o'clock, some important evidence is expected to be brought forward. The prisoner, John Tawell, who is in the custody o f Mr. Perkins, the superintendent o f the Eton police, is extremely taciturn, maintaining a sullen silence on the CIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1845. the valve , to be placed, as usual, in a chest, and the piston in a cylinder, either above or below the conical valve. Claim—" What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, as an improvement on the well known conical balance valve, is, connecting the valve with the balance piston, by means of a hollow stem, as described." COUPLING BARS, FOR COUPLING RAILROAD CARS, LOCOMOTIVES, &c.—Wm. D. Chesnut, Wilmington.— The patentee says, "My coupling bar has a jaw at each end, which is kept closed by a spring, so as to embrace the coupling bolt, and said jaws are so arranged as that they may play freely to the distance required by the curvature of the road, but that they shall open and free the coupling bar front the bolt, should one of the con nected vehicles run off the track, or be from any cause made to deviate a greater distance from a right line than is due to the curvature of the road ; whenever such a deviation takes place, a pin, or some analogous device, is brought up against a check-piece under the platform of the car, or, where a platform is not used, by a check piece otherwise situated, near the coupling bolt, and, the jaws being thereby opened, the coupling bar will be liberated." The pin, which is above described as striking against the check-piece, to liberate the coupling is attached to the bar, and independent of the spring, so as to separate the bar from the spring, and thus open the coupling ; or it may be attached to a lever joined to the bar, so that when 'brought against the cheok-piece the lever may turn and force open the spring jae Claire— " What I claim as new and my invention is, the so ar ranging of the bar, the spring, the pin, and the check piece, as that the jaw shall be opened when one of the cars deviate from the track—the respective parts being connected with each other, and operating substantially in the manner set forth." r ROTARY INCLINED PROPELLER.—R. F. Loper, Phila delphia.—This propeller has four wings, or paddles, forming a cross, and their places are at or near an angle of 45 degrees, and, instead of having them project from a cylindrical hub, as heretofore, they are all connected together, or made in the solid, and then put on to a shaft, and the propelling surfaces extend entirely down, form ing an angle at the junction of the several paddles, by which means the inventor claims that he can obtain a greater amount of propelling surface, within a given diameter, than can be obtained by having the paddles attached to and projecting from a cylindrical hub. Claim—" What I claim as my invention is, the before mentioned manner of constructing the propellers, by ex tending their inclined planes or propelling surfaces into the hub or centre portion of the propeller, as set forth." A PARROT ADMITTED AS A WIT NESS IN A COURT OF JUSTICE. The following extraordinary case was decided at the College-green Police-office, Dublin, last week:— Mr. Jones H. Davis, Anglesea-street, summoned Mr. Moore, of the Quay, for detaining a p arro t, hi s p roperty . Mr. E. Fullam appeared for the defendant. The complainant, on being sworn, stated that he wanted to recover a stolen parrot (and here he pulled out a bundle of papers). If his worship permitted him, he would read a statement of the case. He was about to commence reading from the aforesaid papers, when Mr. Hitchcock interrupted him, and said—Without reference to that paper, did you lose a parrot, and when? Complainant—Yes, your worship, I lost a parrot, and a very good one toe. Mr. Fullam—The parrot is here, or at least outside the court. Complainant—Then, bring in the bird, and I'll engage I'll soon prove my case by his evidence.—(Laughter.) Mr. Hitchcock—lf the bird is to be examined as a witness, he ought not to be in court; he must be subject to the rule of other witnesses.—(Laughter.) Complainant—Never fear, your worship ; he will not say a word except the truth.—(Renewed laughter.) Mr. Hitchcock—Well, go on, and let us hear your evidence at any rate. Mr. .Davis said, on Sunday evening, the 28th of April last, ho loer the bird, and did not see it after that until Friday evening last. [Here an immense cage, covered with black or blue cloth, was carr i e d i nto the board room amid a shout of laughter. The cage was placed in the dock.] Mr. Hitchcock—l said before, if he is to be examined, he ought not to be in court.—(Laughter.) Is there any objection made to his appearance? Mr. Fullam—l don't object. Tell me, Mr. Davis, when do you say you lost your parrot ? Witness—l will give up the whole matter if the parrot will not prove my case. He is my principle witness.—(Roars of laughter.) . . Mr. Fullam—And do you swear, Sir, that Mr. Moore stole him ? Witness—No, certainly not, for I don't think be did ; but it may have been stolen by some.per son, and sold to Mr. Moore ; I lost it, at all events; and it was either stolen or taken away, which comes to the same thing in the end, so far as I am concerned. Mr. Hitchcock—All I can collect about the affair is the fact that you had a parrot, and that you lost it. Witness-3 - ust so, your worship ; bat if you let me read this paper it will explain all. Mr. Hitchcock—You can tell your story without reed in the paper, but you may refresh your memory by looking at it. Witness—Very well, your worship. The bird is now in Court, and let me take him on my finger, and ask him two or three questions, and if he don't answer to my satisfaction and that of all present, I will give up the case, because he is my principal witness, as I said be fore.—(Laughter.) Mr. Fullam—Do you intend to have him sworn ? If you do I'd like to know en what book, as it is very likely he is a Heathen or a lurk.-'--(Laughter.) A Voice behind—Get him a Koran then.—(Laughter; in the middle of which the parrot commenced whistling, " Take your time, Miss Lucy," amid a scene of the most boisterous mirth we ever witnessed.) Mr. Fullam—L...t him be examined by you, and then I have a right to cross-examine him.—(Laughter.) What words did you teach him ? Here the cage was uncovered, and the parrot stared about the board-room for some time until Mr. Davis stepped over to him and said, " Come, old fellow, give me a kiss." The bird, which is certainly a very pretty one, thrust its neck out of the twisted gyres, and kissed Mr. Davis with great apparent fondness, whilst the by standers were almost convulsed with laughter. A fat young fellow here came forward and said that the bird would do the same to any one in the room, and, there fore, it was no proof that he belonged to Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis said that the parrot would not kiss any one but himself, and cautioned the lad not to try the experi ment ; but the advice was unheeded, and the boy, step ping over to the cage, asked for a buts also. The bird looked at him for a moment, bristled up its feathers, stretched out its neck, and seized the boy by the lip, out of which it nearly took a mou:hful before it could be loosened, and the shouts of the lad mingled with the laughter had a very excellent effect, indeed. Mr. Davis requested any other gentleman that pleased to ask the parrot for a kiss. but the invitation was politely declined by the whole of the company. He again begged the favour of a salute from the bird, which was granted, as in the first instance, with aff , ction, and then he ap pealed to the bench and the audience if the kind bird was not his property. Mr. Hitchcock sa,d the evidence was very strong in his favour certainly ; but Mr. Fullam said his client was by no means satisfied with the proof adduced on thatpoint. Mr. Davis —Very well (taking the bird out of the cage on the fore-finger of his right hand), I will ask him a few questions now, and I think I will settle the matter, " Tell me, old fellow, what does the dog say ?"—The answer was a bow, wow, wow, so lord and musical that one would imagine the " Kildare hounds" had run a fox into the board-room. When the laughter which followed had ceased, Mr. Davis again asked, *- Well, what does the cat say ?" The parrot gave a sly glance round the room, and then commenced purring a little, after which he set up mew ing, which forcibly reminded every person present of a congregated meeting of all the tom cats in the city. Mr. Davis asked was there any more proof necessary? and Mr. Hitchcock- said the evidence was quite conclusive, and he would order the bird to be returned to its original owner, Mr.• Davis. Mr. Fullam said Mr. Moore was a most respectable person, and he could bring proof that he bought the par? rot in July last for 11. 13s. Mr. Hitchcock said that might be true, but it was quite clear the bird belonged to Mr. Davis, and he must, therefore, make an order for its restoration. Mr. Moore—And I am to be done out of my progeny in this manner ? Mr. Danis—You admit that you bought the bird after the police notice was served on you: Here it is (showing a printed notice). Mr. Hitchcock—You bought the bird after you read the notice, and I will not allow you anything for its sup port ; on the contrary, if Mr. Davis claims costs in this case, I will give him a reasonable sum, which you must pay him. Mr. Davis said he did not require costs. All he wanted was his bird. - Mr. Hitohcock—You have him now, and keep him. The parties then left the office, the parrot whistling " There's nae luck about the house , ' amid loud and continued laughter.--Freeman. A MAN AND HORSE KILLED BY GALLOPING INTO A LIME-KILN. On Tuesday evening an inquest was held at the Infir mary, Sheffield, on view of the body of Thomas Wilkin son, a boat-hauler, residing at Masborough. The un fortunate man had been drinking on Saturday evening, at the Lincolnshire Potatoe Inn, with his brother and others, having on the same afternoon purchased a horse for the sum of it. 12s. 6d. About six o'clock, or half past, he set off to return home, being at the time mounted upon his new purchase. His brother was also mounted, and had a little boy, son of the deceased, behind him. They proceeded along Blast-lane, the deceased being behind ; and on getting near the toll-gate, the keeper of the gate, named Dodds, heard a crash, but from the dark ness and fog of the night was afraid to venture towards' the lime-kilns. On the following morning, about nine o'clock, he (the toll-keeper) proceeded towards the spot where he fancied he had heard the noise on the previous night, and there, at the bottom of a lime-kiln, some 20 feet deep, found the horse dead and the man in a state of insensibility, having lain fifteen hours at the bottom of the kiln. He nas conveyed to the infirmary and died directly. Several witnesses were examined, amongst whom was John Dodds, who said—l live in Blast-lane, and keep the toll-bar near the works. I was coining from Shef field on Saturday night, and two men rode past me. One had a boy behind him. Something dropped, but I could not see what it was. It was near the Mowbray Tavern. They called to a woman to bring them a candle, and a ma n pi c k e d ti p a cap which had been dropped. They passed me on the other side those houses before getting to the Mowbray Tavern. I thought I heard a noise as of a horse falling ; when I got further on, nearer home, I stood to listen if I could bear any further noise, but heard nothing, and went forward home. I said to my wife, " There are two men on horseback, and I thought I heard the noise of a horse falling, but thought that I must be wrong, because the other man did not turn again, and pacified myself, thinking they must have gone through the gate, as it was open '•-' and she said some body went th roug h, b ut she could not tell who, as she did not go out. I thought if anything had happened, the other man would have turned again. I did not tell the constable that I thought I heard the crash and fall of a horse. On the next morning after break fast. I took a walk out,. and looked into one of tile kilns, and at the bottom I saw a man's leg and a horSe. I told D. Turnbull, who works for Mr. Travis, what I had se en . W e procured it ladder and got out theman; he was just alive, but could not speak. There was a great deal of blood about him, and also on the side of the kiln where he lay: his.hat was oft, but we -did notlook fur it. We saw the mark by the side of Whir kiln . where th e h orse had .grazed it. The k i ln was ab-ir. four or five yards from. the centre of the road; it is a private road to the work, and considered a very. dan gerous one---so much so that I was afraid of falling into one of the kil ns myself. I had nut thought the next morning of fi n di ng a man killed. The roa d oug h t to be fenced off ; it is a dangerous road from Mr. Booth's to the junction of the Attercliffe-road, and not fit for any body to go along after dark. The CORONER said he thought Dodds was not altoge ther without blame for . riOt looking after the deceased when he heard the crash. The jury thought the pits ought to be fenced off, and that opinion should accompany the verdict of " Acci dental death" —namely, " That the road from the kiln to the janction with the Attercliffe-road should be strongly fenced off."--lioncaster Gazette. Da. WoLri.—Our readers will be gratified to learn that authentic intelligence has reached Bombay from :Persia respecting the adventurous Doctor. The tyrant of Bokhara had permitted him to leave, and he was, when the Elphinstone left the Persian Gulf, safe in Persia. We are heartily glad that he has escaped the clutches of the barbarian ruler of Bukhara, but there are some well-informed people , who do not think that Dr. Wolff was ever in any danger at all, and might easily, at any time, have retraced his steps without molestation from the Khan.—Calcutta Englishman. A correspondent ("Anti-Rubric") compares Bishop Phillpotts' attempt to revive practices which have fallen into desuetud e , t o t h e case of a judge, attempting to re %.1%. Jl.) , elete statu te;, with,,tu ~e.t;c:3uo hts bre thren of the bench. Ile considers the Bishop, in what he has done, has acted in open (Maws of his eoclesim. tioal superiou— Waterx raw LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 4. IN THE MATTER OF JOHNSON, JOHNSON, AND MANN. THE ROAIFORD BANK.—This day was appointed for the allowance of the certificate to Mr. Mann, one of the partners in the Romford hank. An application was made to the Court on Saturday last, and it was then stated that Mr. Mann's private debts were only 301. in the shape of ,ekly bills, and that the re mainder of a sum of 12,0001. would be carried over to the joint estate, which would pay about 2s. 6d. in the pound. On the present occasion Mr. Mann was in attendance. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE asked if any creditor attended to oppose the certificate ? No creditor attended, and the Registrar informed the Learned Commissioner that all Mr. Mann's pri vate creditors would be paid in full, and a day had been appointed (the 22d instant) for that purpose. The Learned Commissioner signed the certificate, and it was, therefore, duly allowed. When the case was mentioned the other day, Mr. Commissioner Goulburn remarked that the small amount of debts owing by Mr. Mann was very credit able to him. subject of the melancholy event which has caused his ap prehension. _ It may be observed, that had it not been for the effi cient aid of the electric telegraph, both at Slough and Paddington, the greatest difficulty as well as delay would have occurred in the apprekension of the party now in custody. CORONERS' INQUESTS. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH BY POISON.—On Friday Mr. G. J. Mills, D e p uty C oroner for the western district of Middlesex, held an inquest, at the Kenilworth Castle, King-street, New North-road, Islington, on the body of Joseph Haggett, aged 21, late a workman in Messrs. Le Paige and Co.'s composite candle manufactory, Great Suffolk-street, Borough. Edmund Phillips, of 5, King-street, deposed that de ceaerAl was his lodger. Oa last Christmas-day he re- P;rned home wad complained of his h an d b e i ng po i soned ay the arsenic used in the manufacture of composite candles, .n the manufactory of Messrs. Le Paige, where he wc,rked. Deceased was unable to attend to his work, 14nd became so ill on Saturday that witness called in a surgeon, and he died on the following Monday morning, about seven o'clock. He had been three months in that employ, was frequently sick during that period, and showed how his hands were contracted by the arsenic. He attributed his ailments to standing over the steam of the ingredients used in making the candles, which he said affected his health. Joseph Lee, gardener—l lodged with deceased, who was ill during the three months that he was engaged at Messrs. Le Paige's, and could not eat. When he came home at night, he showed how his hands were contracted by the poison contained in the matter of which the candles were made. On Christmas morning his hand got inflamed, f rom , as he said, the poison having entered under the broken skin. His hands were stripped fre quently by the poison. Mr. Edward Roe, surgeon—Attended deceased on Saturday morning,. He found him with the left hand and fore arm swollen. The glands under the arms were also swelled. There was likewise an abrasion of the skin on the back of the hand. The angry appearance of the limb satisfied him that it had been poisoned, and he toad deceased so, who with some reluctance said " Yes," and that he imbibed the arsenic from the composition of which wax stearine candles were made. Saline draughts, fomentation', and poultices, were instantly administered. He rallied a little on Sunday, but in the evening got worse, and died on Monday morning. Purple patches gradually covered his arm and side, showing the putres cent state of his blood. By the CORONER—The poison was more tardy in its effects in consequence of its having been absorbed in the skin, than it would have been had he swallowed it, and it acted more insidiously as it was a mineral poison. There was no doubt of his death having ensued from the influence of the poison used in his trade. M. Le Paige having requested to be examined upon oath, was, after due caution by the Coroner, sworn. He stated that he was a native of Belgium, and that for the last twelve months he manufactured wax, sperm, stearine, and composite candles in Great Suffolk-street, Borough. He had twelve men in his employ, and deceased was engaged by him as candle-maker about three months ago in the manufacture of stearine and wax composite candles. Eight ounces of arsenic were generally mixed with the melted stuff in all manufactories, but in his oaly two ounces, as he was desirous to do away with arsenic as much as possible. The arsenic made the candles have more the appearance of wax, and gave a brighter and more transparent light. By the CORONER—Candles made without arsenic were less dangerous and more pleasant to burn, while those impregnated with that poison sent forth a dis agreeable smell like garlick. In France and Belgium they were not allowed to use arsenic in the composition of candles under a severe penalty. Deceased never touched the arsenic, which was put in the melted stuff by the superintendent. The duty of deceased was to take that stuff in ladles from the boilers, and pour into 'nonlds. Deceased, who was a sober steady man, never complained of illness until after Christmas-day, and then he merely said that he had injured his hand. Witness never heaard of any other man in his employ being similarly affected. The superintendent, a Frenchman, stated th a t h e inva riably mixed the arsenic with the melted stuff as a pre caution against danger, but he admitted that the stearine acid was of a poisonous character, and required to be used with great caution, as it was likely to cause morti fication if it entered the skin. Mr. Roe re-examined—He was convinced that the death of the deceased had ensued from the admission of the poison into the wound, and from its having pervaded his whole system during his work. Verdict—" That the deceased died from the mortal effects of his exposure to the poison of arsenic while at work in a candle manufactory." The . CoaostEa (addressing M. Le Paige) said that he left the Court without the slightest censure ; but at the same time he (the Coroner) hoped that in future, should any of his men complain of illnesa, he would instantly obtain for them medical relief. M. Le Paige promised he would do so. CHILD FOUND IN THE REGENT'S PARIL—On Friday afternoon, at three o'clock, an inquest was held by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Elephant and Castle, Camden town, on the body of a new-born female child found in the Regent's Park. Alfred Stevens, the son of a greengrocer, residing at 41, Albany-street, said that on Wednesday morning last, about a quarter past ten o'clock, he, together with some other boys, was playing in the Regent's Park, and on passing the garden facing Chester-terrace, a boy, named Combe, said there was a parcel lying on the pathway . Witness and another boy got over the palings, and they found that the parcel contained the body of a child. They instantly informed a policeman, who brought the body to the workhouse. Samuel Combes, another boy, corroborated this state ment. Mr. T. H. Cooper, surgeon to St. Pancras workhouse, deposed to having examined the body, which was that of a newly-born femal's child. On subjecting the heart ..nd lungs to the hydraalic test, they floated, and were full of air, denoting, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the deceased had been born alive. He could not state the precise cause of death, but it might have been from bleeding. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." CHOLERA PRODUCED BY DISEASED PORK.—On Fri (lay afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Leigh Hoy, Church-street, Mile-end New -town, on the body of Mr. Charles Marshall, horse hair manufacturer, aged twenty-seven, who died, on Tuesday afternoon, of the English cholera. Mr. Thomas Llewellyn, surgeon, Mount-place, White chapel, said that, on being called in, he found deceased suffering from a severe attack of the English cholera. his face was sunk, and he was suffering from violent cramps of the stomach and legs. His screams were so loud, that they could be heard at some distance. Wit ness was told that the deceased had pork on Sunday, and that he was soon after taken ill. It was nearly the same as the Asiatic cholera, without its blueness. By a juror—l believe the pork was the proximate cause of the attack. Mr. Mills said that the deceased's wife and a young woman partook of the pork, and that almost mune- diately after they were attacked with spasms, but they had recovered. The CORONER observed that he never heard of a stronger case of the English cholera. Verdict—" Natu ral death." SUICIDE AND DESTITUTION . —On Friday afternoon an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Queen's Head, Fleet -street, Spitalfields, on the body of Richard Wil liams, aged nineteen, a horse-hair spinner. Deceased was living with his mother, a hawker of fish, at No. 4, _ _ Little George-street. He was of reserved habits, and had twice attempted self-destruction. Oa Wednesday last, in the afternoon, he was discovered suspended by a piece of cord, and life was extinct. Sergeant Barker, H 11, was then called in, who found the family in a state of wretchedness and destitution. The following morning he, after having given the deceased's mother a latd the case before Mr. Bingham, of the Wor ship-street Police -court, who instantly gave her ss. from the poor-box, and from the same source ordered a supply of bread and coals, which were thankfully re ceived. The sergeant also raised a subscription in the neighbourhood for her present wants. Verdict—" Tem- porary insanity." RECENT AMERICAN PATENTS. (From the Journal of the Franklin Institute.) BREAKING COAL.—J. Battle , Philadelphia.--We make the following extract from the specification of this patent—viz., improvement in the manner of combining and arranging the toothed rollers used in the machine for breaking coal, which rollers, as combined • and ar ranged by me, are described, as follows, in the specifica tion attached fo letters patent fur a machine for the effecting simultaneously the breaking and screening of coal, granted to me under date of the 6th day of Octo ber, 1843. The breaking part of my machine consists of two rollers of cast-iron, the peripheries of which are provided with teeth, so placed as that in the revolution of the rollers the teeth of each of them shall stand oppo site to the spaces formed by two contiguous teeth on the opposite roller. These rollers are geared together, in order to cause them to preserve the same relati ve posi tions. In the abovenamed letters patent, this manner of arranging and combining the toothed rollers was not ma& the subject of j, claim, the said patent baying been obtained for the conibining of a roller breaking machine with a screen, for separat in g the coal into different sizes required; but as the breaking rollers, so formed, arranged, and combined, are applicable to the ordinary cylinder breaking machine, when not husedavefound, in b combina tion with a screen—and , as I continued experiment, that such rollers consti tute a real improvement in any breaking ma chine, I have determined to secure to myself the benefit of such improvement in a distinct and separate patent. Rollers for the breaking of stone, of ores, of coal, of c irn, and of other substances, have been fre quently constructed, and are well known ; some of these have been fluted, and others have been furnished with projecting teeth in their surfaces, but they have never, as I very b e li eve, b een made to operate in the manner in which my improved rollers operate. Claim—" What I claim as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is, gang `the so forming and of such ro ll ers as th a t the teeth of one of the m shall alway between the teeth in the othe w rwsi be l opposite to a s pace enever they are oper ating upon the articl e t o be broken, effected substantially in the manner set forth . " CONICAL being CONICAL BALANCE VALV ES FOR STEAM EN , rsEe M'Donough, Middletown.—The f o ll ow i ng is thedeserip.n.—T lion of this improvement, given in th e specification n. the nature of my invention consists in connecting the conical valve with the well-known balance piston, by means of a hollow stem, so that the s t eam can ,pas through the hollow stem to act below the balance piston, and thus always have an equal pressure on th e upper s i de ' of the valve and lower side of the piston, and on the lower side of the 'ralve and upper side of the pisto n ; SURREY SESSIONS, Monday George Hazel Fraser, a young man of highly respectable appearance and connexions, surrendered to take his trial, charged with feloniously stealing from the person of Ann Thorpe, wife of Richard Thorpe, one half-crown and a latch ley, the property of her husband. The trial created more than ordinary interest, in con sequence of the extraordinary nature of the alleged robbery, and from the circumstance of the prisoner being possessed of an independent fortune, of which he had recently come into possession. The case lasted nearly the whole of the day, until a late hour in the evening. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Charnock. Ann Thorpe stated that she went into a public-house in the Borough, on the evening of the 4th of December last, to call for a glass of gin, and while standing at the bar she felt some person's hand in her pocket, and on turning round saw the prisoner take his hand away, when she immediately accused him of the robbery, at the same time saying that if he would return the money she would forgive him and let him go. He denied the robbery in the most positiie manner, and, a policeman coming up at the tire,., addressed him, sayire:, "The woman accuses me of robbing her." The p licernan asked her of what she had been robbed, when .he stated two half-crowns and a latch-key. One of the half crowns the prosecutrix gave a description of, stating that it was a George IV. one, and black at the edges. • The prisoner was taken to the station-house, where he pulled his handkerchief out of his coat pocket. The policeman, hearing something rattle, asked the pri soner what he had got there ; to which he replied, " Nothing." The key was, however, found in the hand kerchief, at which the prisoner seemed thunderstruck, and said he could riot account for its possession. He was then searched, and two half-crowns were found in his pockets, one of which the prosecutrix identified as be longing to her, and swore it was the same that she had lost. Mr. CHARNOCIC severely cross-examined the prosecu trix. She stated that she lived with her husband before she. was married ; was from home the whole of the day in question, until seven in the evening. The robbery took place about half-past six o'clock. Never saw the prisoner before. " I will most solemnly swear that I was never in a house of ill-fame on that evening with the prisoner. I was not drunk. I am, not in the habit of drinking. I again most solemnly swear that I did not iuvite the prisoner to go with me to a house of ill-fame in Fishmonger's-alley. I do not know where it is. I had only been in one public-house before this. I paid 2d. for something to drink, but whether it was gin or rum Ido not know. I never had any conversation with my husband about losing money. He did not say to me, I see by the pagers you have lost two half crowns.' " _ The Learned COUNSEL then, on behalf of the prisoner, made a most powerful address.. Re said it was one of the most unholy prdsecutions ever brought into a court of justice, and he would unfold such evidence on the part of the defence as would at once show that t h e woman was one of the most wicked and abandoned of her sex. The Learned COUNSEL then called several witnesses, who proved that on the evening of the robbery the pro secutrix was turned out of the Naked Boy public-house, for being drunk and disorderly. Her dress was in the greatest state of confusion, and the skirt of the gewn she wore came away from the body, and the prisoner sent for some pins to pin it together. Elisabeth Sheen, a servant at a house of ill-fame in Kent-street, stated that on the evening of the robbery the prisoner came to the house in company with the pro secutrix. Witness herself lighted the woman up stairs. They were the only parties who came in that evening at such an early hour. The prisoner was brought the next day to the house in custody of a policeman, and she in stantly identified him. On going to Union-hall, witness there saw the prosecutrix, who was the same woman who accompanied the prisoser to Kent-street the preceding evening. Witness could not be mistaken as to the identity. The landlord of the Naked Boy proved that the prose cutrix was at the bar on the day of the rubbery—she had some rum to drink—she was drunk and creating a dis turbance, and witness turned her out himself. Other witnesses were called, who proved that the pro secutrix was in the habit of getting so much intoxicated that she was brought home in a state of insensibility on a shutter. She was subject to " drunken fits." The husband was unexpectedly called,' and examined by the Learned Chairman at some length, and he ad mitted that he had bad a conversation with his wife rela ive to her being robbed. The CHAIRMAN summed up at gretit length. snd said that the present was me of those distressing csses which we were sometimes compelled to witness in a court of justice. That there had been most wicked, wilful, and corrupt perjury on one side or the other was beyond a doubt, and it would be for the jury to decide on which. There was one startling fact in the case which he could not get over, and this was the circumstance of the key being found in the possession of the prisoner. Then again the prosecutrix identified the half-crown even be fore the policeman had seen it or examined it. The case was a very difficult one, and the jury would weigh well the evidence, and give it their most careful consideration, so as to enable them to return a righteous, upright, and just judgment, fearless of all consequences. The pri soner had received a most undeniable character for ho nest ; but, in considering their verdict , they would be guided by the evidence alone. The Learned Counsel had made some severe observations relative to the 'Con duct of the Bench, stating that they bad a prejudice against the prisoner. Such was not the ease. The court had. only instituted a most searching eross-exami nation into the witnesses' evidence for 'the defence, in order to test their . truth. The Court would commit the case entirely to 'the hands of the jury, confident that they would return a just and righteous verdict, without fear, favour, or affection, in accordance with the terms of their solemn aid sacred oath. The jury immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. On hearing the verdict the prisoner burst into tears, and was immediately surrounded by a host of friends. There was an attempt at applause on hearing the ver- dict, but it was immediately checked by order of the Court. _ Before Mr. PIICKLE, Chairman, and 'a full Bench of Magistrates.) TUE BETHLEM HOSPITAL V. THE OVERSEERS AND CHURCH WARDENS OP THE PARISH OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR. • This important case came on for hearing on Satur day, on a motion for spocial costs, the parisk having given the appellants notice that it was not their intention. to contest the rate, and that consequently the names of all the appellants would be struck out ,of the, rate-book. Mr. Watson, Q. C., Mr. Wallinger, and Mr. Locke api.eared for the appellants ; and Mr. Montagu Cham• heti, with Mr. Knapp, for the respondents. • Mr. WATSON contended that the overseers could not legally amend the rate by striking out the names of the appellants ; and the parish officers, having thought proper to abandon the rate as not legally made, they were compelled to pay the costs of the application. Mr. CHAMBERS, on the part of the respondents, spoke at great length. The BENCH said that they would retire before they gave their decision. - The. CHAIRMAN, on the return of the magistrates into Court, announced that the Bench were unanimous in their opinion, which was, that th e application for costs must be referred, unless the appellants had made out a special case, which they had failed to do. The Court considered that Vac parish were justified in refusing to defend their appeal if they so thought, and that they evidently possessed the power to amend the rate by striking out the names.—Application refused. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) GUILDHALL. John Lucas Grierson, residing at 210, Strand., and who stated himself to be a phrenologist of some cele brity, was placed at the bar, before Sir James Duk e , charged with haying defrauded Mr. Charit,s, the tailor, of Fleet-street, of a suit of clothes, value V. ss. Nr. 'Ward, a solicitor, of Essex-street, appeared for the prisoner. According to the evidence of the prosecutor's son, it appeared that on last Wedhesday evening the prisoner entered his father's shop, and ordered a suit of clothes to be made for himself, and which he desired might be executed by the following evening, and sent to his residence at the above address. The clothes were accordingly sent home by the time, witness taking them, when he was informed that the prisoner was not in the way, but that if he called in the course of two hours, he, no doubt, might find him in the way. 'Witness th en l e f t , an d on calling in the course of two hours, found that he had returned home. Prisoner immediately came down to the door, and expressed his regret that he had, been disappointed in having some cash, and which would prevent his paying the amount of the • suit, cash on delivery being the agreement ; but that if witness would call with the clothes on the follow ' ing evening (Thurrday) he would be sure to have sufficient cash to settle the bill. On the \Thursday evening witness again called at the prisoner's resi dence, when he was ushered into the sitting room. The prisoner then expr ssed his desire to try the clothes on, and they were handed over to him for that purpose. He instantly proceeded into a kind of nuti-room, as witness supposed, to put them on. a few minutes afterwards a lad came up into the sitting-room with a pair of boots, app a . ready. 120 W from the hootmakees, and inquired for the prisoner, but wbo was not forthcoming. A gen tleman next came up and made the same inquiries, but met with the same unsatisfactory results. The landlady, Mrs. Butterworth, at last entered the apartment and informed them that the prisoner had left the house about ten minutes previously. Wit ness, on passing a bootmaker's shop at the corner of Essex-street, in the course of Friday afternoon, saw the prisoner come out, and he immediately caused him to be taken into custody. Wardle, the City police-officer, stated that he re ceived the clothes from the mother of the prisoner, who lived at the boot-shop alluded to. They had, apparently, been in pawn, for they were very much creased, and had only been brought into the house a short time before he seized him. Sir J. DUKE wished to know whether Mr. Charles, sen., could identify the prisoner as being the same party who ordered the clothes of him on the Wednes day erening ?—Mr. Charles said he could not posi tively swear to him. The prisoner was something like the party, but. tnere wa,s a dill-rence. ‘Vardle, the officer, thought he could assist Mr. Charles in clearing up the doubt. When he appre hended the prisoner, he found him wearing a wig; that was since doffed, and he thought that if it was put on the prosecutor might then have an opportunity of identifying the accused. Sir J. Duan immediately ordered the wig on, and on it being effected. Mr. Charles said he hart then no doubt but what the prisoner -s-as the same porAcm who ordered the clothes of him on the Wednesday evenif.g. The prisoner was remanded. CLERKEA WELL. An old seaman, named Church, was charged with being drunk and incapable. The poor fellow had received his pension, 31. 45., yes terday, and having been watched by some heartless. art • ful fellow, was induced to go,and drink with him, and hav ing been drugged with liquor, was robbed of every penny he had: The old mac was eng-vtd in almost all the brilliant naval encounters from 1800 to 1816. and re ceived a ball in the chest at the battle of Trafalgar. Mr. COMM humanely discharged him. He lives with his daughter, a poor dressmaker, in Cleveland -street, Fitzroy-square, and said he feared that after the loss of the money she would not receive him. LAMBETH. On Saturday a respectable-looking middle-aged female; dreSied in " widow's weeds," applied to Mr. Norton for his humane assistance. The applicant stated that, through the sudden and Unexpected death of her husband, herself and her six children were at present reduced to a state of perfect want, and she knew not what to do to provide them with absolute necessaries. In reply to the questions of Air. Norton, she said that her late husband, Mr. John Moore, was an artist of considerable eminence, and rapidly rising in his profession, when in the midst of health he was seized with violent illness, and died in a few hours afterwards. Though he had re ceived a good deal of money from several distin guished personages for portraits, and other paintings, yet from having to provide for a young family in a manner which he thought befitting his position, her husband had not been enabled to make the slightest provision for herself or his children, and the consee, quence was, that the melancholy deprivation placed her and her family in a state of dependence, and, she might say, poverty. By the assistance of some kind friends she took a house in West-square, in the hope of being able to make a living for herself and family, by boi.rd and lodging ; but this turned out a perfect failure. Her furniture had been seizei on and sold up for rent, and she was now left, as she had : before stated, without the means of subsistence for herself and children. The applicant further said that her oldest child, a girl of seventeen, was out at a boarding schOol, giving her services for her board and lodging; and the other six (and one of them in infant in arms) were upon her hands. The applicant here handed to Mr. Norton some flatterine: testimonials o,f the talents of her late husband. Amongst il:rn was one from Sir William Follett, in which that distinguished lawyer addresses him in the most familiar manner, 'and speaks in the highest term s of hi s pot , trait of Sir Edward Sugden, the present Lord Chan cellor of Ireland. .A.nother, from the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker, in which that laconic writer, addressing the late artist, says—" Dear Mr. Moore, you will be glad to hear the picture came dowti safe, and is pronounced here equal . to Sir Thona l ' s ,"_ A third, from Mr. Barrow, of the Treasury,•in which the writer speaks . in the highest terms of admiration of the portrait of his mother, Lady Barrow, painted by Mr. Moore; and several others, and from distin. guished persons, equally laudatory of the talents and . genius of Mr. Moore. Mr. Noirrosi remarked that the funds in the poor box were intended to relieve those eases of distress which came incidentally before the magistrates more than in cases of applications for' relief, such as the made by the applicant ; besides, the funds in the poor-box were,.he was sorry to say, not very great. He then directed one of the summoning officers to make the necessary inquiries, and he having repre sented the circumstances precisely as they had been described by Mrs. Moore, Mr. Norton ordered the chief clerk to give the applicant a sovereign. Mrs. Moore, on receiving the money, expressed her gratitude to . the worthy magistrate for his kindness. SOUTHWARK. On Saturday morning the vicinity of Long-lane, Bermondsey, was thrown into considerable excite ment, owing to a report being extensively circulated that a man had inhumanly murdered his wife in the neighbourhood of Smith's-buildings, Long-lane. In formation of the above being given at the station house soon after the occurrence, Sergeant Newberry, of the M division was dispatched to the spot to ascer tain the truth of the report. He found the woman was not dead, but in a hopeless condition. The name of the man is Thomas Hines, residing with his family, which consists of his wife and four children, at N 0.5, Cottage-place, Smith's-buildings. He is a fellowship porter, and in the habit of earning from 15s. to 20s. a day, but the woman and children are in the most deplorable state. Saturday morning, about eight o'clock, he entered his house, and began to abuse his wife, threatening to murder her. She ran out of the room and attempted to ascend the stairs to get out of his way, when he turned round and kicked her brutally in the lower part of the abdomen. The poor woman immediately fell down insensible, and her assailant absconded. The eldest of the poor chil dren, a girl about nine years of age, finding her mother speechless and deluged in blood, called in the wife of the postman, living next door, who imme diately obtained the assistance of some of her neighbours, and conveyed her up stairs. Mr Neill, the surgeon, of 160, Bermondsey-street, was instantly in attendance. He found the poor woman bleeding profusely from internal hemorrhage, caused -by a violent kick. She had miscarried only a fortnight ago through her hus band's violent conduct towards her, and it was Mr Neill's opinion the present iniury coupled with th e former, would cause h er d ea th. ' Late in the after noon the accused, Tho Mas Hines, was brought before the magistrate, who, after hearing evidence to the above effect, addressed the prisoner, and informed him that the charge at- present was merely a violent assault on his wife, but he was sorry to say that it was almost certain his wife's life would fall a sacri fice to his violence. He advised him to he silent in the present stage of the inquiy, as it was his intention to remand him until Wednesday. The prisoner, who seemed much agitated, was then remanded. HAMMERSMITH. 'TIE ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIOAT OF TIIE DUKE OF NORMANDY.—Late on Friday afternoon, the Duke of Normandy, who was accompanied by three of the officers of his household, entered the court and requested to have an interview with Mr. Clive, the sitting Magistrate, on the subject of the late alleged attempt to assassinate the Duke, at his residence, Mulgrave House, Fulham, on the evening of Thurs day last. Inspector Shepherd, V division, then made some private communication to Mr. Clive, who, accom panied by Mr. Nichols, the clerk, proceeded into the Magistrate's private room, followed by the Duke and Inspector Shepherd, where they remained in consulta tion for upwards of an hour, after which the Duke, &c., left the court by the private door, without the result of the application being made known. On Mr. Clive re-entering the court he appointed Inspector Shepherd to meet him at the 'Wandsworth Police -court, at half-past twelve o'clock on the fol lowing day, when he said he would accompany him to Mulgrave-house for the purpose of making an exa mination of the premises. On Saturday, between one and two o'clock, Mr. Clive, accompanied by Superintendent Bicknell, V division, Mr. Nichols, Inspector Shepherd, and In spector Haynes (Detective Force), made an examina tion of the premises, which lasted nearly an hour, during which they inspected the apartments in which the Duke was at the time, and through which the ball passed, and also the _flattened bullet which had been found in the garden. Mr. CLIVE, on leaving, directed the police to use their utmost endeavours to get all the evidence they could in the case, and to bring the witnesses on as early a day as .possible in the ensuing week to this court, when a searching inquiry will be made into the circumstances connected with the mysterious affair. STRANGE STORY.—The letters from Florence men tion, a n occurrence which is scarcely credible. Th e ' Countess Z-, of St. Petersburgh, who is known for the many male enmities she has kindled, and seems to delight in, had just entered her carriage in order to go to the promenade ; the horses were about to start, when perceiving that she had forgotten something at home, she descended and re-entered her residence ; but she had scarcely passed the door, when a tremendous ex plosion blew the carriage to pieces, and killed the coach man. An infernal machine had been introduced into the body of the carriage. This horrible attempt is imputed young iLato had Lo ox) , picucii-dv revenged on the celebrated Countess. The corpse of the poor Coachmen was removed to the Brothers of Mercy ! --Revue de Perris. THE TEA TRADE. The commercial intelligence brought by the overland mail is not of a very cheering character. It is true that hopes are expressed of an improvement in trade; but at present prices are recorded as being very low, and busi ness as being very limited. All seems to indicate that caution should be exercised in exporting goods to India and China. With respect to the latter country, the parties concerned in the tea trade here are drawing at :ention to the small consumption of manufactured ar ticles as an argument for the reduction of the duty on tea. The following extracts from two trade circulars illustrate the controversy that is now going on with re spect to this subject. Both of them are in favour of a reduction of the duty. The first is from the circular of Messrs. Carlisle, Capel, and Co.:— " If we are to reap the advantages of an extended in tercourse with that vast empire which is now open to the commercial enterprise of the world, it is evident that we must open to that country a market which will re ceive a corresponding return for our increased exports. That no such market can be looked for under the pre sent fiscal arrangements, the history of the . tea market for the past few years affords ample testimony, for the depression has been such as to subject our merchants and manufacturers in many instances to losses which have rendered the trade altogether unprofitable ; thus, we find from the intelligent circular of Messrs. Gibson, Ord, and Co., that notwithstanding the very profitable rates quoted by the last overland mail for the article for shirtings, the transactions entered into in Manchester were limited in extent, which can only be accounted for by the constant apprehension parties are under as to re turns.' It is true a gradual increase has taken place in the consumption of tea, but that increase bears no pro portion to the increase of population, or to the reduction in the bonded price, and only serves to indicate to what extent the consumption would reach were the present enormous rate of duty sufficiently reduced to admit of a material diminution of the retail prices." The second is from the circular of Messrs. Lloyd, Matheson, and Co.:— " The injurious effects of the present duty, alluded to in our circulars of January 1843-1844, as being so espe cially oppressive in the lower kinds of congon as almost to exclude them from consumption, is illustrated by the fact, that at the present time, with an incrfase in the stock of the United Kingdom over that of last year, there is a great scarcity in all markets of the medium and finer kinds, the inquiries for which have advanced them 2d. to 3d. per pound, wile the lowest qualities remain almost stationary, notwithstanding that there have been very extensive speculative purchases. When, therefore, we look forward to another year's importation, which from the extended shipments of our manufactures is likely still further to exceed our present consumption, we can see nothing in prospect buts further accumulation of this class, unless by a great and immediate reduction of the duty a much larger consumption is created, en couragement to hope for„ which is afforded by the very general opinion now prevailing of the necessity, if not the probability, of its taking place. "—Times: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. SOUTIIAMPTON, JAW. 3.-Z--The Oriental Company's steam-ship the Braganca, Captain Lewis, left the docks at 3 P.IL this day for Constantinople, Athens, &c. She has taken out the East India and China mails, which, with her passengers, about sixty in number, she will transfer over to the Iberia at Malta, by which vessel they will be conveyed to Alexandria. The Braganca has a full cargo of Manchester and other goods consigned to her final destination. The same Company's steam• ship the Queen, Captain Russell, came into port at 1.15 sad. this day from Gib raltar, and landed the Peninsular and other mails, which were forwarded to London by the two A.M. mail train. Her dates are Gibraltar, Dec. 22, Cadiz, 23d, Lisbon, 28th, and Vigo, 29th. She had no communication with Oporto. The Queen had ten passengers, and a small cargo of fruit. The Montrose steam-packet sailed out of dock yester day at 3 P.M., with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails, also twenty passengers. among whom were Lady Granville Somerset and daughter. The Royal West India mail-packet the Clyde, Capt. Symmonds, left the river at 3 P.M. yesterday, for the West Indies, taking out the South America and West India mails, about forty passengers, 800 bottles of quick silver, and 8,0001. in specie. DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Early on Sunday morning last, the clothing factory, with fulling mill, belonging to Messrs. W. and S. Rossiter, clothiers, of Frome, was discovered to be on fire, and with the whole of the va luable machinery, clothing materials, wool, and cloths, was in a short time destroyed. The factory being in a lonely situation, near Corsley, and the hour of the fire breaking out being soon after midnight, it was some time before any one came to the assistance of the mill men, who resides in a house adjoining the mill, and whose daughter, who was lying ill, was the first who made an alarm. Great praise is due to this man for his exertions ; he first took his daughter, who is quite help less, and laid her in the field that she might not be burned, and then employed himself in removing what property he could for kis employers, and succeeded in getting out 1 4 pieces of cloth, besides some other articles; working the whole time by himself, with only his shirt on, not having stopped to put on any other article of clothing. The amount of damage is supposed to be 5,0001. or 6,000/. ; and the property is only insured to about one-half the amount. The most melancholy cir cumstance connected with the fire will be the throwing a considerable number of workpeople out of employ.— Wiltshire Independent. THE flousE or COMMONS.—A great many work men are employed in constructing the temporary build ings intended as Committee-rooms for the approaching session of Parliament. They are being built in what is' termed the Speaker's court of the old Houses,. and are about ten in number. These rooms have become ne•.:es sail- from the alterations made in the lobby of the anise of aommons, which has been redneed at lea s t o ne -h a lf, and the preparations are being made in the Speaker's drawing-room and adjoining rooms, which were used as Committee-rooms last year ; those apartments, as well as the fine old dining-room, having to be prepared for the extension of the building of the new Houses of Parliament. The new Committee-rooms are so placed as to afford every facility of communication, especially to Members of the House, by a passage through West minster Hall and the cloisters leading from the lobby. Some months hack we stated that Bellamy's refreshment-- rooms were required to be removed to make the neees• nary alterations. They now occupy nearly the same site as before the fire which destroyed the Houses of Parliament. In the cloisters presses are being formed for the papers of the journal-office, as a temporary de pository. The two large rooms in New Palace-yard are intended as courts for the Vice-Chancellors. The ancient apartment known as the Speaker's dining-room is to be restored to its original architectural elegance ; but the connecting buildings are being cleared away for the building of St. Stephen's-hall. The beautiful Gothic cloisters are also to be renovated, and are to form a por tion of the new Houses. " THE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS."—The parish of St. Pancras is doubly blest in this foggy weather, for it has its street lamps burning both night and day. We counted last Friday, in the Hampstead-road, no less than ten napthas flaring up (hilly one after the other. Now could not this superfluity of light daring the middle of the day, when its burning must be an insult to the public eye, and a rank offence in the nostrils of every political economist, be put by for the Kensington-roads, and lent to them every night ? Naptha, it is true, is not the moat brilliant light the metropolis or the age can boast of ; but still Kensington will see, we are sure, with half an eye, that naptha, dim as it is, •is better than ne light at all.—Punch. The following curious note, bearing no date and giving no c l ue to ampler information, was written on the fly leaf of some old records that fell into our hands by chance. "On the grand deputation's return to Buda, the Diet held a very stormy meeting, in consequenee of which the following anonymous epigram was placarded in the hall where they sat • Corruznpit omnia pus ; rodit omnia mus. Destruit omnia fanatisrnus ; rapit omnia, nepotismus. Infecit omnia egoismus ; trahit omnia magnetismus. Depravat omnia magnatismus; stulta petit calvinismus. Paria facit Lutheranismus ; sed stultior est Papismus. Hie, midi crede, est Dietatis catechigmus." A minute s earc h i n t o th e hi stor y of the times might per haps throw some light on the origin of this singular PhiliPPic.—The Pan MARKET NE WS.-(SA T URDA Y.) COVIENT-GAADZIff. The mildness of the weather having produced a !nor* plentiful supply of vegetables than of late, prices bad, io almost every instance, a downward tendency. In fruity a moderate business was doing at previous quota tions. Potatoes from 3s 6d to 5s per cwt; Turnip, 2s to 3s ; Carrots, 5s 6d to 6s 6d ; Coleworte, Greens, 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; and Leeks, 8d to is 6d per desalt bunches ; Apples and Pears, 2s to 4s ; Spinach, is 9d;to 2s ; and Onions, is 9d to 2s 6d per half sieve ; Apples, 8s to lOs ; Foreign Grapes, 8d to Is ; an s Filberts and C o bb Nuts, 10d to is 3d per lb ; Savor! , Is to 2s per dozen ; Horse Radish, 3s to be ; BroeOlio 2s 3d to 3s 6d; and Celery, is to 2s 6d per bun* Oranges and Lemons, 8s to lOs per 100. srivis"CIAILTSIAtiD Licii.III.IIIWEIALX.. The supplies of both English and Foreign Game and Poultry were more than adequate to meet the wants et the trade ; hence, the trade was heavy, at droopiag currencies.—We had a very steady demand for pritne Beef, and Mutton at full prices. In all other kind. ' 0 ! meat, comp Jratively little was doing. ileef, from 2s Sa 3s 6d; Mutton, 2t, 8d to 3s 8d ; Ve i. 3s 4d to 4s 4sit 4s;1:1 2s 8:1 to 3s iod per 81bs by th.- carcase. E POUT. V. )it:.b! was Ling, rnrl prices were decidedly !Owe. 11-7,f froro 2s 8d to 3s Sd ; Mutton. 2s 10d to 3s 10d Vt-d, :is Sd to 4s 6d; and Pork, 1001 to 4. per 8114. lIIINGEMMORD. Although the "4p plies of int,st articles on sale were by ructuis large vho genert: demand was heavy, as prkes h 4 (i 0 g'll Iv ;,.rti tendetWy. BIL',..XPIGSSZATZ. There •,t,q•e•rily moderate supplies (+;* fish offering. On the whole the trade was firm at previous quotations. WIIITECILAPEL, With the exception of the primest Mutton and Nrss i beilfg in str-asly inquiry, at full prices, the trade woo in active. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d_i Mutton, 2a 10d .0 38 ; Veal. 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 30 _, per 81hs. SALAD. The prices of wheaten Bread in the Metropolis sr. ;min 7d to ;id ; of household ditto, 4 . d to bid per 4th loaf. BIDE IVIAXXET. Raw hides at per stony of 14Ibs.—Best steers and heifer s 53 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; in terior hides, 4s 2d to 4s 6d. Sheep and calf skins, ist per skin—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s 6d ; long woolly ( ' sheep, 3s to 4s ; short ditto, 2s 6d to 3s 3d. RAT MARKETS. SYLITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 106 to 4/ 15 1 ; Useful ditto, 4! 16s to 51 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 5s ;o 5/ 103 ; Clover Hay, 41 10a to 81; Oat straw, 1 11 11 1/ 16s ; Wheat Straw, 11 163 to 11 18s per load. A"— avergge supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12 4 t o 4/ 18 6 ; Useful ditto, 51 Os to 51 5s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 61 tt 51 12s ; Clover Hay, 41 los to 6/ Os ; Ot. t Straw, 11 IP to 1/ 18s; Wheat Straw, 1118 s to 21 per load. Sue tolerably good, and trade somewhat brisk. WILITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 4115); Useful ditto, 41 16s to 51 44 ; fine Upland ditto, 51‘1 to 5/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 41 104 to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 14*. the l 16s ; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to 11 18s per load. Th fl e best Meadow Hay commanded a steady sale, •t,l prices, but otherwise the trade ruled dull. 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THE fIEPAMS OF ALL SOULS' CHURCIL Mr, W ATTS, who acted as Clerk on Saturday, in tllB VaPenCP of Mr: Flood, called the attention of the Vestry td h., report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the i - •et.sity - of.certuin repairs of All Souls' Church. On a former occasion, whfii the Committee pressed their epinitei that the repairs were necesstirn Mr. Gt lITIM proposed that their report be recommitte u to them, in order that they might state whether '82, 0 1' further rep e airs were ncessary,i, and if any, what. 3ll. ' G,imm's motion having been carried, the Cominit o have since made a new report, which was submitted the Vestry this morning, and in which they state, not only the repairs, concerning which they first I:, ported, bet also a curtain in the organ loft, which wi" . not included in that report, were necessary. Mr. Gomm inneired whether "any further re p&,. not connected with curtains were still wanted ? A Mr. RIDGWAY observed that he was not present a the time when the report was re-committed, or he shot:" then hive made some remarks upon the incessant apF cations to the Vestry far money to defray the expen!;t - of repairs in All Souls' Church. Persons connected 0 1 .4 "; this church were continually applying for little repsf, of. 51. and tot, with now an d th en repair of :4 isrr", amount. If all these repairs were necessary, why Wei; no contributions raised upon those portions of the col gregation who complained of draughts and other inco t vernences ? A nobleman who complained of a dratighili his back would always be willing to give a draft ‘ ,11 4 . ; banker to get rid of it. There were some gentleo,' having an interest in All Souls' Church who never Oil' to the Vestry but when the subject of repairs was bey mooted. Why did not these gentlemen attend to th e y other duties as vestrymen ? Mr. Joss:Prr did not think that Mr. Ridgway had Arlf right to question any vestryman as to the frequenef his attendance at the vestry. The question before fr a vestry was, whether these repairs were necesssary, 31 1, Mr. Gomtn inquiring as ,to whether anything else l'/"'" wanted, had nothing at all to do with the matter. Mr. RIDGW AY again rose, and was about to addiS the vestry, but was interruped by loud cries of " O ~' chair," which rendered him utterly inaudible. `:;j . The CHAIRMAN, who agreed with Mr. Joseph, yised Mr. Ridgway to give way and sit down, but .Psh' Ridgway proceeded, still being, however, inaudible. : Ridgway having at length sat down, Mr. WiLsort. said that he was very sorry that wb the Chairman recommended Mr. Ridgway to give OP he (Mr. Ridgway) did not do so. He (Mr.- thought that • the report ought to be accepted by 4: 4 ' vestry, and that it would be better to cause the rep to be executed than to lose pew -renters, perhaps to, yearly amount of four times the cost of the rePtili He (Mr. Wilson) w4uld, therefore move that the ref' of the committee be accepted. Mr. Wilson's motion was seconded, and carr i° ‘ unanimously. A SAD REvEttsf.:.--F.)ur individuals, who were t'ew years since occupiers of as many farms of calf ° derable extent in the parish, are now working on tr,;', roads for the means of existenee, at Boarstall, Btio,; A sad reverse this from master to man, from land to the road, to he obliged to labour on the hie; ways for the parish surveyors, at the small :+urn them for their work, we believe tight sbillinw, is t'i high e At down to six hhillings par week. Wi t n two a g them it is the more severely felt from their having !ti l t f:.milies to support. .0.10 BIRTHS', On the 29th ult.. at Guernsey, the lady of Captain O ils 'Fre pat!. late of the Bth Regiment, of a son. On the 2,1 inst., the lady of David Scott Smith Devonshire-strett, Portland-place, of a son. On the 2 , 1 lost , at 'Favistock , place, Mrs. Lacy, ot . a On the 2d inst., at the Park-place-villas, Maearther, of a son. On the 2d inst.. at 13eomond. Chertsey. the wits of , -- 116111 Malden, Esq., of a son On the 2d inst., Porchester-terrace, Bayswater Vie llo of J. G. H. Bonnie, Esq., of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Upper BedtOrd-place. Rusaell-0(1 0.. the l On ady of Henry Horn, Esq., of ce a son. • o f the 3d inst. at Dorset.pla, Dorset-square. the 11 0 of William Plunkett, Esq., of a son, On the 3d inst., at Spring-gardens, the lady of 1 stsP- - Beardmore, of a daughter. Fareham, Hants, Mrs. Wetherell, of Seville, c : a4_ M.4RRIED On the 30th ult., at the church of St. Therius, WEL. II ,I I ; Lieutenant %V. K. Shoveller, of her Majesty's Royal fil l ' ie ts Forces, to Georgina Lucinda, youngest daughter )(til l Henry De Rinzy, FA., of Wexford. On the Ist inst., q atSt. Pancras Church, Joseph j jeri Foot, Esq., to Rose Parker, second daughter et Harris, Esq., of Guildford-street, Russell-square. 1J Jo* On the Ist inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, James —or Esq., of Millman -street, Bedford-row, to Miss Sarah Anil rett, of Denmark-terrace ' Camberwell. On the 2d inst., at St.Giles's, Camberwell, Viralterlic 4 7;o. only son of Walter B. May, Esq., of Hadlow C a stle, ,11 " to Eliza, second daughter of the late John Jack.son , Elm House, East Dulwich. 11 0/es On the 2d inst., at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, t 4,0 Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, to Sarah Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Lord Henry Gordon. Qj, 1311 On the Ist inst., at Radborne, John, only son ( 'fete' Buller Yarde Buller, Bart., of Lupton, Devon, to C . Lui h ' or ecl second daughter of E. S. Chandog Pole, Esq., of ° JAL ' Hall, Derbyshire. DIED. 6,P rt i; On the 3d inst., aged 28, at his brother's house, Is land-place, Wandsworth-road, Robert Paterson, Esq.' the firm of Coe and Paterson, solicitors, Size-lane, Citi'w,,e , On the 19th ult., at Ventno r , I s l e o f Wight, Captail l ' Williamson, late of the 93d Highlanders. t robv ill On the 25th ult., in G rea t R usse ll-street. 8 10-- f James Liddell, Esq. ''') On the 29th ult., at South Wraxall, John Al/cll. -F:64 Notton House, Wilts, aged 79. P a ' On the 30th ult., at W or thi ng , S u i sex , Henri Gore' late of the East India House, aged 80. . f astel l° On the 30th ult., M r . J o h n A s h com b e , of Soy. -- Essex, aged 68. .01 .fistl e• On the 2d inst., H anna h, w if e o f M r . B roo k, lato c . street, Holborn, aged 72. i i . On the 31st ult., at Islington, Mr. Thomas Garda l- ' seller, aged 84. , e ct 7 l' On the 31st ult., at Great Malvern, Mr. S. Roe, se - voic e ' On the 31st ult., at Paddington-green, Willem Esq., aged 83. On the Ist inst., at C ro yd on , A. H a r m an, Esq. 144v-....-' - of Lou:t;al Printoci clad Publibiml by 311;iLIA: 11 1 ' Na. 112, &rand, p r i n t art a The Rim Oiticel 9 ( StTAud, in the Precinct of the . Sigyoy. in th e lliddlemalliodAydway 6 Nei t ~.