The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-20 00:00:00

MEETING of the UNITED PARISHES OF ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK, AND ST. BENET, SHEREHOG. A crowded meting of the most influential rate-payers of the above parishes took place yesterday in the vestry room of St. Stephen's, to take into consideration a letter addressed to Messrs. Rock and Flight, the church wardens. The Rev. Dr. CROLY was called to the chair. Mr. ROCK said, that before proceeding to the proper business of the meeting, he would take the liberty of calling their attention to a most singular account of a meeting said to be held on Wednesday in that room. The account appeared in the Times of that morning. He was sure, that every one who had read it, would with him, express his surprise at the impudence of the person who could send such a report to the Times ; and he (Mr. Rock) was 'sure that every well-thinking man in that parish must disclaim any connection with it. He was utterly at a loss to conceive how any friend or enemy of Mr. Alderman Gibbs could have sent such a statement. He was sure that any gentleman there would shudder at making the charges against the late chur3hwarden that that report did, and he hoped that all in the meeting would repudiate in the strongest terms any participation in such a disgraceful transaction. He did it, for one ; and he thought that all ought to ex presi their disapprobation of such a procedure. Their cause was best served by truth and moderation, not by the injurious modes like that he had alluded to. Mr. How= could not help thinking that Mr. Rock was taking this matter much too seriously. It bore upon the face of it the character of a hoax, and he should be quite as ready to disclaim any of the articles which had appeared in Punch as that under consideration. They were of the same family—(A laugh)—and had, he thought, been richly deserved by the individual to whom they had immediate reference. Mr. ROCK—I trust you had nothing to do with it. Mr. HOWITT—NO, on my honour ; but yet I think the subject of it has richly merited it. Dr. CRoLY.—It is right to disclaim it at all events, and now I hope the Chairman will open the business. Mr. FLIGHT said that lie had received the letter he held in his hand from their Rector, Dr. Croly, and he immediately determined to call a meeting on the subject, as he considered that its weighty purport deserved the attention of the united parishes, and that its importance also required that attention immediately. He would now read the letter : " Gentlemen,—As in the course of this month two years of my income as afternoon lecturer of this parish will be due, will you haee the goodness to let me know when the arrears will be paid.—l am yours faithfully, " G. CROLY, LL.D." Now he said, that as regarded these two years of arrears their hands were completely tied as churchwardens. The question of law in which they were engaged was not yet settled, and would not probably be heard till Christ mas. Although Mr. Rock and himself were willing to advance any moneys, yet they were restricted from doing so by the very peculiar circumstances in which they were placed. Their self-elected churchwarden had received all the revenue, but shut his breeches pocket so fast that none was refunded ; and therefore it was that he (Mr. Flight) had written to Mr. Rock for his consent that that meeting should be held, to confer as to the best mode of acting in such an emergency. He had no doubt that any difficulty in which they were placed would be overcome by the united exertions of the meet ing. —(Hear, hear.) Mr. TIPPITTS, of St. Benets, was at a loss to under stand why the parish to which he belonged should be in terested in this matter. Dr. CROLY would at once explain the reason. They, the parish of St. Stephen's, were not allowed to go to a higher expense than 51. in the repairing of the church, with the consent of the other parish ; and on the pre sent occasion the reason why both parishes was sum moned was to take into consideration, among other matters, the dilapidated state of that edifice. There was nothing more painful to himself than to come for ward on any personal subject, but still they were aware that when a duty was done it should also be paid for.— (Hear.) He was not speaking merely for himself, he was also speaking for others. The arrears of the organist were now five quarters, for in that time he had not been once paid. The sextoness was six quarters in arrear—(Cries of " Shame.")—and he, therefore, spoke in their conjoint names. These were things that con nected themselves with the services of the church, and which he humbly conceived called for immediate attention. There were other duties also, but to those he would not then advert. Let them suppose, however, that those salaries would not be paid for five years to coma, he did not say that they should not be ; but supposing the organist unpaid fur that time, why the services of the organ;st would cease. The sc:,:ton.ess would also cease, and consequently the parish service would be seriously disarranged, and, therefore, it was he called upon them to make a rate in order to overcame the difficulty. lie hoped that his observations would that day be calm and temperate as they had always been. He hoped that in all his remarks he would maintain a dispassionate bear ing, and above all, he also trusted that the speakers would not in any way conneet the business of their meeting that day with any external mater in the City. —(Hear.) He disclaimed all possible connection of the affairs of that parish with things out of the parish. For a ::umber of years it was well known that no account had been given of the expenditure or receipts of the pa rish. He made no remark on that subject, but it so hap pened that the dilapidation of the church was observed, and in 1842 it was represented to the Archdeacon by the vestry of St. Stephen's. Last year the wretched con dition of the church was again brought under his notice, and a joint meeting of the parishes was called, and the consequence was, that a demand was made to know what had been done with the parish money, and to know ge nerally how the state of affairs stood. At that time th,e late churchwarden came forward, and requested that time should be given. He (Dr. Croly) was not at that meeting, but from his position in the parish he necessarily took the chair at the next meeting that was called. He then begged that the parish would give the time required by the churchwarden to bring forward his accounts, and time was accordingly given. He had said but few words himself, but he had sufficiently ex pressed his opinion that everything should be done with moderation—that the greatest possible consideration should be paid to that gentleman ; and that the incon venience to which he might be subjected by a demand for ready money, should be allowed for. At a subse quent day a deputation waited upon him with a request that he would give up his accounts to the period in question. They came away and said that they saw, in deed, not the accounts, but a portion of them, which they deemed quite unsatisfactory. Afterwards an application was made to the Lord Mayor to compel the production of the accounts, and after that again, the state of affairs hail become so gloomy that a bill was filed in Chancery by a gentleman well-known among them, and who had been Exceedingly useful in the parish.—(Hear, hear.) Ile (Dr. Croly) was one of the select vestry, bat all that he maw of the accounts could be very briefly recounted. Notice was given hint the day before the meeting of the vestry that if he called upon Alderman Gibbs at his residence, between the hours of eleven and one, the accounts should be shown to him. These were the accounts of nineteen years, and as he (Dr. Croly) was not infallible, as he could_not boast a mind of railway power—( A laugli)-- he declined to look over them. They were aware of the painful circumstances of that next day's meeting-- of the policeman placed at the door of the sacred edifice— of the system of espionage pursued—of the bolts and the bars that were undrawn before admittance could he gained to the vestry-room. They were aware that he (Dr. Croly) was in the chair at that meeting, and he could tell them that if a motion had been brought in to pass the accounts he should not have put it.—(clear.) As it was they were ordered to be printed. There were no vouchers for the transactions in those accounts, but four gentlemen appointed by the churchwarden himself were to audit them.—(Hear, hear.) He said that no accounts should be received from the parish unless they were compared with the proper vouchers. Well, from the published accounts, it appeared that when Alderman Gibbs took the office of churchwarden, some nineteen or twenty years ago, there was a balance in bis bands. From that account, also, it appeared that for twelve years lie had raised no rates to meet the difficulties of the parish, but at the end of that period he charged the parish with a debt of 1,8001. —(Hear, hear.) Ile now came to the cond;ti at of the church itself: Thrir church was eow in a ewe of dis graceful squalidness. IL• himself had seen the rain trickling through the roof, and if any one had curiosity enough to look behind the pulpit, they could trace the; course of the water there.—(Hear.) A portion of the window of the tower had fallen down, and it was on in.. to the merciful providence of God that it did not crush some of the persons in the street. One of the finest of the architectural structures in their country was thus in a miserable state of ruin, and they were standing there without a shilling.—(Hear.) Yes, there they stood, with a dilapidated church—with no revenues— and in arrear to the sertants of the parish.—(Hear.) Some defence had been attempted for the late church warden ; he (Dr. Croly) had examined that defence with a calm and temperate mind, and he could only come to the conclusion that it was mere declama tion, and did pet 4isprove a single fact.—(Hear. he r.) The qu , stion now e.as, what was to bv dine ? That he would leave with themselves, , ind he hoped they would be enabled to provide the parish self a speedy' remed.— the country, an (Hear, i'lear. Mr. Cusaaeen wis y hed to know what cliffi st;ed in the way of their making a rate there ? (Mr. Ro: k was going to answer.) He (Mr. Cunliffe) : Vs stry-clerk to answer his qt/C•bti,,r). Mr. JoNEs,Vest.r.,.--elerk of St. Ber - q's, said th a t th e i r 1 pariah walk! au wiling. to bent- their shlre of the • t - if the cflurehward,us of ps could e,et St. St e ' " - e ; own portion of it raised. guard against the di ffi culty at the time the decree which , was some time ago made, was established, by a special agreement being entered into between Mr. Alderman Gibbs's counsel and his own counsel, that during the liti gation the rents of the parish should be applied to the purposes of the parish. About a month or two ago Mr. Alderman Gibbs's solicitor wrote to his (Mr. Rock's) solicitor, expressing the intenton of Mr. Alderman Gibbs so to apply the money. It, however, appeared by the subsequent answer of Mr. Alderman Gibbs in the Court of Chancery, that since that time there had been an accumulation in his hands of 2471, which was quite enough, as far as he was aware of, to quit any claim that was outstanding against the parish. It was quite enough to pay the lecturer, the sexton, the organist, and all current expenses of the parish. Mr. CUNLIATE—Not the poor. Mr. ROCK continued. He therefore thought that by making a rate as suggested by Mr. Cunliffe, they would only be seeking litigation with every individual in the parish; and they would thereby plunge their unhappy district into fresh troubles. He disclaimed anything like a wish to make this a municipal question. No longer ago than yesterday he told Mr. Alderman Gibbs's solicitor, that if Mr. Gibbs would show a fair and honest account, he (Mr. Rock) would make every allowance for theklifficulty of producing the accounts. He would do more if Mr. Gibbs would show an honest account ; he (Mr. Rock) would do all in his power to support the Alderman's claim to the civic chair, rather than endea vour to keep him from it.—(Hear, hear.) He merely wanted him to produce a clear account to the parish. If he would do this, they (the churchwardens) would sit from clay to clay until they had gone through it. Would not the simple verdict of that vestry, that the accounts were correct, do more for Alderman Gibbs than he could ever do or say for kimself.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Rock) therefore implor e d hi m t o take this course. In the meantime it remained for them to consider what they were to do in this matter. It seemed to him that there was one of two courses open for their adoption, to call upon Mr. Alderman Gibbs to do that which he bud promised, namely, to pay over the 2471. which he had in hand, or else for them to open a subscription, which he (Mr. Rock) would be very happy, as far as his humble means went, to support. Dr. CROLY—I object to a subscription. Mr. Rocx said he meant a subscription to defray the salaries of the subordinate officers of the church. Mr. HOWETT said, whatever was their disposition to wards Alderman Gibbs, that nothing but censure could issue from that room against a man who had paid so little attention to the affairs of their parish. Why should they try to assist a man who obstinately refused to assist himself. Several voices—He has had enough of censure already. Mr. TIBBETTS suggested that Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Whittaker, and Mr. Rock and Mr. Flight, should jointly call a vestry, and levy a rate, irrespecti% e to the question at issue with respect to the church wardenship. Mr. HOWETT said that had been proposed before, but it was considered a degradation on the part of the parish to hold any communication with Alderman Gibbs. Mr. JONES thought they ought not to let the church fall down because they were involved in litigation. That would be a degradation. Let them make a rate and re pair the church, and then they could afterwards decide as to the claims to the churchwardenship. Mr. TIBBETTS s uid he had no doubt that Mr. Alder man Gibbs would concur in the arrangement which he (Mr. Tibbetts) had suggested. Mr. JONES said that the parish of St. Benet Sherehog would willingly pay their quota. Mr. TIBBETTS thought a vestry of St. Stephen should be called for eleven o'clock on some day, and a vestry of St. Benet at twelve, and they then could decide upon the rate that should be levied. Mr. FLIGHT said that unquestionably there were ample funds for the support of that church, and for the carrying out of their religious worship in a respectable manner. He had looked over the very voluminous accounts which had been submitted, for he was perfectly ignorant of the duties of churchwarden when then they did him the honour to elect him, and he was anxious to ascertain what were the ordinary expenses of the parish ; and to his astonishment he found that an enormous amount of expenses were put down, for a period of nineteen years, for the maintenance of the religious worship in the church. He went to other churches, in order to make a comparison. He went to several City parishes, and he crossed over into Lambeth, to the populous parishes of that district, and he found that in no one parish were the expenses two-thirds:of those in St. Stephen's Walbrook, and the majority of them were not one-half. He meant the expenses of maintaining the worship in the church. In many of the churches, which were larger than St. Ste phen's, the expenses were less than one-half what they were in Walbrook. He had documents in his pocket to show this. He had got his friends to make inquiries, and they discovered that in no parish were the expenses more than two-thirds of what they were in Walbrook ; at least, as they appeared in the accounts.—(Crics of " Oh, oh !" and laughter.) He would remind the v( stry, too, that the property of the parish, if properly ma naged, would produce one-third more than it did at pre sent.—(Hear, hear.) Now if they reduced their ex penses one-third, and augmented their income one-third, there would be ample income to support the church, without calling on any gentleman for a single item of rate. Mr. Roca( thought it was desirable that Mr. Flight and himself should endeavour to induce Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Whittaker, jointly, to call a vestry meeting, in order to raise a rate, without prejudice to the conflicting claims of the two parties to the ehurchwardenship. This, he thought, was the sense of the meeting. Mr. HOWETT thoughtithat Mr. Alderman Gibbs ought to be called upon to pay over the money which he had received since the litigation, towards the payment of the claims which now existed, that money to be applied to the purposes of the parish. Mr. Rocs said this, of course, would be done. The rate would be made in order that the parish of St. Benet Shereheg should bear its quota. A resolution was then come to, that Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Whittaker should be requested to call a select vestry, jointly with Mr. Flight and Mr. Rock. Mr.LFLIGHT, in very complimentary terms, , proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Croly, for his able and impartial conduct in the chair. Mr. HowETT seconded the motion. Dr. CROLY returned thanks, and in doing so, said that he had been actuated solely by a desire to see justice (lone to all parties in the course he had taken. He did not feel the slightest ill-will to any person whatever. The vestry then adjourned. THE PARISH OF WALBROOK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—We beg to inform you that the statement re lative to the parish of Walbrook, which has been impu dently imposed on the Times of this morning, is a forgery, no meeting whatever having been held in the church yesterday. We remain, Sir, your most obedient servants, THOS. FLIGHT, WM. F. HOCK, Churchwardens l of St. Stephen's. Walbrook, Sept. 19, 84. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. We regret to state that some serious accidents oc curred at a soldier's funeral in this town (Liverpool) on Monday last, which, but for the timely assistance rendered by the military and police, might have been attended with fatal con sequences . About three o'clock on that afternoon the funeral was passing along St. Anne-street, from the barracks in Soho-street, to wards St. James's Cemetery. It was preceded by Jolliffe's band and a party of soldiers, with their fire locks reversed, and it was followed by the chief mourners, another large party of soldiers, the officers in command of the detachment, and a considerable crowd of the lower classes of the town. The novelty of the scene in Liverpool, together with the music in the "Dead March in Saul," induced immense numbers of spectators to stand upon the steps of most of the hall-doors in St. Anne-street, with the view of obtaining a more distinct view of what was passing; and it was while the funeral pro cession was moving in the order described, and the street was in this state, that the accident happened. It seems that a horse and whitechapel, belonging to Mr. Alcock, tallow-chandler, of Islington, were either standing or going along the middle of the way, when the sound of the music frightened the animal, and caused him to plunge and rear in such a manner as to cause the utmost apprehension for the lives of the bystanders. lie foamed at the mouth --threw up his forelegs—became altogether unmanageable, and, at last, rushed upon the footpath and up the steps of a hall-door, crowded with spectators at the time, and which is situate close to a house occupied by the Licensed Victuallers' Society, not far distant from the judge's lodgings. The women and children, who were upon the steps, screamed terrifically, and for a while the utmost con sternation prevailed. At this period the band ceased to play, the procession halted, and the soldiers broke from their ranks and ran with many others to seize the infuriated animal. They failed, however, in ac complishing this laudable object until after he had knocked down and injured several of the persons on the steps. Amongst others, one of the wheels passed over the body of a lad 14 years of age, named John Couch. lle was immediately attended by Dr. Burgess, of Queen Anne-street, who stated that he was internally injured, but not, we believe, fatally. One of the wheels also passed over the body of an elderly woman, named Bridget Steekes, who was re moved to the Northern Hospital, and received the promptest medical assistance. She complained of her side; and it was believed that one of her ribs had been broken. The others received bruises and contusions, not, however, of any serious consequence; and a few were bleeding from wounds received in various parts of the body. Most of them were conveyed at once to their respective homes. When the horse had been secured and led off, and the necessary assistance had been rendered to the wounded, the procession was re-formed, the band re commenced the march, and the funeral moved unin terruptedly towards the place of interment.—Liver pool paper. THE SAFETY BEACON ON THE GOODWIN SANDS. The following extract from a private letter, dated Deal, Sept. 17, written by a gentleman who was an eye-witness to the late operations on the Goodwins, and who has taken a deep interest in the success of the safety beacon, may be interesting to our readers : —" Captain Bullock has just completed the replace ment of his safety beacon on the Goodwin Sands, which was run down by a careless Dutchman some weeks ago. It now stands erect on those dangerous sands, the record of a simple design, which has led to attempts of a similar humane and praiseworthy cha racter, but of a more elaborate and costly description. It is affixed upon the same principle as at first, with an improvement in its base. This is now composed of iron instead of wood ; and it consequently pene trates further into the sand than the former. From the stability of the materials of which it is composed there is no doubt, barring accidents' of a sirnilyr na ture to the last, it will last for years. A proof thus far has been obtained that beacons of refuge may now be placed upon any sand. The honour of having led the way to these useful undertakings (even after this simple contrivance shall have been eclipsed, by the substitution of beacons of a more durable de scription) is due to Captain Bullock. There is no doubt that the first beacon of refuge has been the happy means of saving both life and property, answer ing the double purpose of a warning and a refuge. It has cautioned the unwary of the proximity to danger, and has been a guide even to those who were aware of its erection in the constant communication between Dover and Ostend. During my visit to the Good wins, while the beacon was in the course of re-erec tion, my attention was particularly drawn to the fact, that the foundation of the former beacon remained unmoved and unabsorbed. Day after day I walked upon the mass of chalk deposited by Captain Bullock, now four years ago. In consequence of this circum stance I perceive that Captain Bullock has resorted to his former plan by throwing upon the same founda tion between 50 and 60 tons of concrete blocks, chalk, and shingle, all of which have stood un changed during the continuance of the late calm weather. The tide, so strong as it passes the shall ow , has had no visible effect upon the mass, around which the sand had accumulated nearly two feet in height, and it now remains as the result of a most interesting and successful experiment. The present gale (while I am writing) from Vie southward will prove whether it will eventually stand against the boiling surf,' by which it will be surrounded and assailed. I have myself very little fear for the heavy concrete blocks which constitute the base of the cone ; but I think it very likely that the upper portions of the undefended and loose shingle may be disarranged, and the cone somewhat flattened down. It is, however, but an experiment, and the problem will probably be demon strated that human skill and ingenuity cannot over come the formidable Goodwins with small means, and that man cannot successfully wage 'a little war' with such a foe. However, I must say, from all I have heard, that the Lords of the Admiralty have behaved in the most kind and handsome manner to Captain Bullock, in enabling him to possess thus far every facility, for carrying out his humane and highly praiseworthy undertaking." CAPTURE OF FIVE HUNDRED WHALES..-- OD Thursday an immeßse shoal of whales, amounting to up. wards of 500, came in off the mouth of Sandvoe, in the immediate vicinity of Sandsting-manse, Zetland. Thy attention of the inhabitants was immediately roused b) the sudden visit of these monsters of the deep. The herd was surrounded, and with some difficulty nearly all of them were captured. The carcasses were sold at an average of 21. ss. each, which will prove a seasonable relief to many.— Scotch paper. DEATH FROM DRUNKENNESS.—Wednesday Mr. T. Wakley held an inquest at the sign of the Black Lion, Church-street, King's-road, Chelsea, on the body of Mr. Benjamin Davis, the brother of the landlord of the above public-house. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased had, until very recently, been in partnership with his brother. During the last two years he bad habituated himself to excessive drinking, and was, in fact, but seldom sober. On the night of Thursday last the deceased was suddenly taken very ill, and Mr. Gar dener, surgeon, of Cheyne-road, being called in about half-past twelve o'clock on Friday morning, found him vomiting bilious matter, with great tremor and a rapid pulse. He again saw him the next morning and again in the evening, when he was sent for and found him up in his room and dressed. Deceased he was told had been out and was evidently labouring under delusions. After wards he became so violent that assistance was procured, and the deceased placed in a strait waistcoat. The next morning the deceased died in the same violent state. Mr. Gardener stated that he supposed the cause of death to have been delirium tremens, the effects of intoxicat ing liquors. The deceased never slept from the time of his being seized_ with the attack. The jury re t urne d a verdict of " Died from delirium tremens," caused by the effects of intoxicating liquors. THE LATE EXTENSIVE SEIZURE AT MESSRS. SMITH'S DISTILLERY, WHITECHAPEL.—Monday after noon the Excise-yard, in Old Broad -street, presented a bustling appearance, by the arrival of four waggons be longing to Messrs. Smith and Co., the eminent distillers, of Whitechapel, and the attention of the passers through that crowded thoroughfare was arrested by numerous in quiries made into the circumstance. It may be in the recollection of the public that some months since the officers of Excise made an extensive seizure of between two and three thousand gallons of pure spirit, and which was deposited in the Excise stores in twenty-one casks. The offence alleged against this respectable firm was that it was " permitted" out to the rectifiers at a strength =hove that represented in the written permits. Since the seizure a correspondence has been carried on between the Boat d of Excise and Messrs. Simi It, which has resulted that firm having returned to them, in com pliance with an order of her Majesty's Revenue Commis sioners, fifteen casks, with their contents, nearly two thousand gallons, and the same were removed to the Messrs. Smith's distillery last evening. The remaining six casks are still in the custody of the Excise, awaiting the adjudication of the Commissioners at their nex sittings. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.— Owing to the absence from town of several members of the council, the monthly meetings have been discon tinued until the 6th of November next, when the re gular session will commence. In the meantime prepara ticns are going on for the next annual country meeting of the society, which has been appointed to take place at Shrewsbury, and which it is predicted will be highly at tractive, from the great interest which the leading agri culturists and breeders of stock in that part of the coun try take in the exhibition. PORTSOKEN WARD.—THE ALDERMANIC GOWN.-- The precept for the election of an alderman to represent the ward Portsoken in the Court of Aldermen, has been issued by the Lord Mayor, who has appointed Wednes day, the 25th inst., as the day of nomination, when, in case of a contest, of which there is no doubt, the two fol lowing days will be occupied .in taking the votes of the electors of the ward. THE MILITARY KNIGIITS OF WINDSOR.---LieUte . mint Richard Nantes, on half-pay of the 55th Regiment of Foot, has just been appointed one of the Military Knights of Windsor, in the room of the late Major Anderson, who died in the early part of last month. Lieutenant Nantes, who was engaged during the Penin sular war, entered the army in 1809, serving in the 7th Royal Fusiliers, and has been on half-pay since 1814. The, number of applications to Sir James Graham, the Home Secretary, in whom the appointment is vested, subject to the approval of her Majesty, for the situation, was upwards of two hundred. Yesterday morning, at the conclusion of Divine worship at St George's Chapel, Windsor, the statutes of Queen Elizabeth, for the go vernance of the Military Knights, were read over in the Chapter-room by Mr. Thomas Batcheldor, the newly appointed Chapter Cl er k, i n t h e presence of the Hon. and Rev, the Dean, and the whole of the Knights in residence. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have .just determined that no public sale by auction shall be suffered to take place, for the future, at the resi dences of the Military Knights, upon- the decease of a i - oe:nscr of that b ,dy. Thi.!, new regulation has just been conirnanicated to the executors of the late Major Ander ; the reason ass'gned being the alleged injury which would be done to the house, by the numbers of persons who generally ato nd public auctions within the pre einel sof the Ca tle. According to the existing regula tions, the residence of a Military Knight must be vacated sitola 0 , 02 month afier his deet,ase. TOULON, SEPT. 13.—The brig of war L'Aigle, Capt. recently arrived from Cherbourg, sails to-mor row for Cadiz with dispatches, and from thence to Mo gzeiore, to join the blockade squadron. The following is the ceremony to be observed on the arrival of the gal -1 nt Prince de Joinville :—Tne instant the vessel com manded ny the Prince anchors in the roads, all the men of war are to hoist their colours, and fire three salutes ; the crew are to man the yards, and shout seven times " Vise Ic Roi." On leaving the vessel, he will be es corted on his right by the maritime prefect in his boat with the Royal standard, and on his left by the major gene ral and his staff. The boats of the commissary-general the directorof naval constructions, the harbourmaster, are to follow. The Prince will land at the arsenal, and proceed from thence to the hotel of the prefecture. A guard of honour, of 100 men, commanded by a field officer, is to be given to him. The road on either side is to be lined by the military from the arsenal to the prefecture. The garrison is to be under arms. Berwick Castle is to be levelled with the ground, in order to allow space for the terminus of the railway forming between that town and Edinburgh. A CRIMINAL LUNATIC. ---it will be remembered that at Monkwearmouth, during the election of 1841, Lord Howick was fired at by a man named Edward Lid dell. This individual has been admitted to the asylum of Mr. Kent, Sheriff Hill, his state of mind having been lately such as to render it improper for him to be ,at liberty.—Tyne Mercury. Mr. CUNLIFFE thought that was getting over the (TY culty, but he should have wished that their own Vestr . 3 : - clerk had answered his queition. The VESTRY-CLERK of St. Stephen' s said ;t twat from no want of respect to M r . c u a n s litfe that he did not at first answe r . The question out of which the present difficulty arose was simply this, who were de jure the churchwardens a t that time? The matter was depending in the higher Courts, and if a rate were attempted to be levied before the settlement of that question Messrs. Hock and Flight might find themselves in a situation of considerable M. CHARLES KENBLE.—A circumstance in refer ence to this gentleman has come to our knowledge, which we have much pleasure in recording, and which reflects highly on his liberality. On being presented last Saturday evening, by the Directors of the Athe naeum, with a cheque fur the amount of his readings, Mr. Kemble very liberally returned the sum of 101., which- he desired might be applied for the benefit of the Institution, in such a manner as to the Directors might best seem fit. We understand that it is the intention of the Directors to avail themselves of this spontaneous act of liberality by purchasing a valuable standard work for the library, which, apart from its intrinsic merits, will here after possess a double value, as having been the gift of one of the Kemble family.—Manchester Guardian CRICKET.—KINGSTON V. DITTON.—The return match between two elevens selected from the eastern district of Surrey, wns played at Kingston, on Tuesday, and was decided in favour of Ditton, who won by six wickets. difficulty. The attempt to enforce a rate then would only lead to useless litigation, and therefore it was that he thought it best avoided. Mr. CUNLIFFE said, that if they went on in that way, they would he in the same situation seven years hence 1.. s they were then. Mr. Rock said there were many disadvantages to con tend against in making a rate. It appeared that their revenue was enough to pay their expences, and more than enough, and it would seem a most unjudicious thing for the persons whose right to the churoh.wardenship was questioned, to attempt for the first time in twelve years to call or, the parish for a rate which those persons might have no right to impose. .Ele.ihad endeavoured to An immense quantity of the new coin, half itthings, has been issued from the Mint. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1844. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE AUGUSTA. —SLAVE TRADE. Thomas Jennings, a captain in the merchant service, surrendered to his bail, and was placed at the bar charged with a felony on the high seas, within the juris diction of the Admiralty of England. Our readers will recollect that at a recent session of this Court Mr. Zulueta, an eminent merchant of the City of London, was put upon his trial at the instigation of Sir George Stephen, an influential member of the Anti-Slavery So ciety, charged with being part owner of a vessel whose fittings out proved her to be intended for the conveyance and capture of slaves from the coast of Africa, Cuba, and Brazil. Upon that charge, after much investigation, he was fully acquitted. The presentdefendant, Captain Jennings, was now indicted for being the captain of that vessel, the Augusta, so fitted up for traffic "in negroes. To this indictment the defendant pleaded au trefois acquit, inasmuch as, forthis very offence, hehad been al ready tried before a mixed Commission at Sierra Leone, and acquitted. To this plea the Crown demurred, on the ground that the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England was not to be interfered with by the decision of any foreign Court. That demurrer now came on for argu ment. Th.. Payne and Mr. Lush appeared on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. Prendergast, and Mr. Williams defended the prisoner. The facts of the case were not at all gone into ; the mere dry point of law, as to whether the trial at Sierra Leone, and acquittal of the .defendant, prevented any further proceedings, being the only question before the Court. Mr. PAYNE and Mr. LUSH addressed the Court at some 'length, on behalf of the Crown, contending that the judgment of the Court in Sierra Leone was not binding on the Courts in England, and that the offence for which the prisoner was tried there was not the same as that for which he was now about to be tried. Mr. HILL, Mr. PRENDEGAST, and Mr. WILLIAMS, en behalf of the defendant, contended that the indictment was bad on the ground of the multiplicity of the counts that it contained, and their indefinite character. Mr. PAYNE replied, and The Court took time to consider of their judgment till to morrow morning (to-day.) William Robinson, 23, sailor, was indicted for cutting and wounding John Gay Walters, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Mr. Crouch conducted the prosecution, and Mr. norry defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutor is an omnibus. driver at Woolwich, and on the night of Sunday, the Ist of Steptember, there was a fight and squabble at that place, and upla the prosecutor interfering and endeavouring to take away his friend who was en gaged in the disturbance, the prisoner stabbed him in two or three places. There did not appear to be any malicious feeling entertained by the prisoner towards the prosecutor, but the affair was evidently the result of a drunken disturbance. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault, and he was sentenced to be kept to hard labour for four calendar months. William Henry New was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding his wife, Sarah New, with intent to do her gri evo us bodily harm. Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Payne defended the prisoner. The circumstances under which the charge was made against the prisoner have appeared within the last few days. The prisoner and his wife, it will be remembered, resided at Richmond, and on the 22d of August they had a dispute which led to the prisoner striking the prosecutrix on the shoulder with a knife. The injury inflicted was not of a very serious cha racter, and according to the admission of the prose cutrix, she had thrown a cup full of hot tea in his face before he acted towards her in the way described. The jury returned ft verdict of Not Guilty. John Mitchell, 24, was indicted fur feloniously beat ing and wounding Mary Anne Murray, with intent to murder her. Mr. Doane prosecuted. It appeared that the prosecutrix kept a brothel in East Smithfield, and the prisoner cohabited with her. On the 4th September the prisoner came home while she was having her tea, and he asked her if she had done her tea. She made him no answer, and he im mediately overset the table and the tea-things, and commenced a most brutal attack upon her, knocking her down and kicking her in different parts of the body while she was upon the ground, inflicting very serious injuries upon her, from which it appeared she has not, and is not likely for a considerable time, to recover. The surgeo n who was c a ll e d i n said he found the prosecutrix in a most miserable condition. She was one mass of bruises all over her body, apparently as though she had been kicked and jumped upon. She was perfectly insensible, and could not answer any questions until she had been copiously bled ; and the surgeon expressed his opinion that the injuries the prosecutor had received were such as might be dangerous to life. It seems that after the prisoner had acted in the manner described, he we:it out and returned soon afterwards, and was heard whistling and apparently quite indifferent as to the effect of his brutality. The prisoner, in his defence, said be was intoxi cated at the time, and he was very sorry for what he had done. soner shouted in a most vociferous manner, and when he was remonstrated with by the persons round him, he abused them, and used most violent language towards them. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was very much amused at the piece that was being performed, and he laughed heartily at it, and because he did so the people in the pit cried " Turn him out," and this exasperated him. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL, having summed up, the ,ury found the prisoner Guilty of wounding the prose cutor with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. The Learned JUDGE told the prisoner that the jury had taken a very merciful view of his case, and he added that, in his experience in the criminal courts, he did not recollect a more brutal, savage, and un manly attack upon a woman, than that of which he had been convicted. He then sentenced the prisoner to be transported for fifteen years. Just before the Learned Judges left the bench, at five o'clock, the grand jury came into Court, bring ing with them a number of bills, and they informed the Court that there were no more cases for them to take into consideration. Mr. Ilam, said this was the first time that he had ever heard of an objection being raised to a person laughing in a theatre. If such objections were to be raised, only tragedies ought to be performed, and that certainly was not the order of the present day.—(A laugh.) The officer said the prisoner was very riotous in his behaviour. Mr. HALL said these scenes in theatres were becoming of too frequent occurrence, and therefore he should mark this case with a severe fine. The prisoner must be fined 205., or be imprisoned ten dass. The fine was paid. Yesterday William Hawthorn, aged eighteen years, Frederick Cornwall, seventeen, and Henry Baldwin, sixteen, having the appearance of country labourers, were brought up in the custody of the officers of the detective force, and placed at the bar handcuffed, charged with having made their escape from the gaol of St: Alban's, where they had been committed for trial at the next assizes for felonies. The escape of the prisoners was published in the Police Gazette, giving a minute description of them, and a reward of fifteen guineas offered for their apprehension by Mr. Deayton, the governor of the prison. Sergeant Wicher, a detective officer, stated that about half-past seven o'clock in the morning he met the prisoners in the Strand, and suspecting that they answered the description given of the persons who had made their escape from St. Alban's, he followed them until he obtained the assistance of Parker and Thornton to apprehend them. On questioning them, they immediately admitted having made their escape on the 13th inst., and it was their intention to have enlisted, in order to be sent out of the country. The prisoner Hawthorn also said he had been committed for a burglary, and his companion for stealing a watch and 55., and that the turnkey had employed them in cleaning windows, and they made their escape with the ladder he had supplied them with for that purpose. The prisoners did not deny they were the persons described in the placard produced by the officer. Mr. JARDINE ordered them to be conveyed to Watford, where conveyances are easily obtained to St. Alban's. The prisoners were then removed to the cells for a short time, where they exhibited such noisy conduct that they were threatened to be confined separately in an underground apartment unless they desisted. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday Mrs. S. Silvera, of No. 18, Whitehead's grove, Chelsea, appeared to a summons, charging her with refusing to pay the legal fare for the hire of a cab. T. Roberts, the driver of the cab, 1,391, stated that between eight and nine on the evening of the Bth in stant, he took the lady up in Ebury-street, Pitnlico, and drove her to Whitehead's-grove, where he de manded sixteenpen ce , which she refused to pay. The lady inquir e d how he made the fare amount to sixteenpence. The driver replied that there was eightpence for the mile of ground from Ebury-street to Whitehead's grove, and there was eightpence back carriage. The lady said she had offered the driver a shilling, which he had refused to take. She was not aware that there was any back carriage ; there was a cab rank within two minutes' walk up where the driver had set her down. Mr. BURRELL observed that the lady had behaved very liberally in offering the shilling, as she supposed the fare was but eightpence.. The public were not aware of the fact, that a mile back carriage, at least where the party were set down above three miles from the General Post-office after eight o'clock in the evening, was legally claimed by the driver without reference to his being near a cab rank or not. The body of magistrates at the police-courts had consi dered the conveyance of the person and the back car riage as two distinct fares, and had acted upon it. He must adjudge the lady to pay the amount claimed, with the costs. Tl - e Lady—How much then, Sir, have I to pay ? Tl:e Clerk—Six and fourpence, Madam. The Lady—Pray, what is that for ? The Clerk— The amount of the fare claimed with the man's loss of time, and the summons. " Well, really," said the lady, with apparent vex ation, " if ever a cabman insults me or overcharges me, I'll summon him directly. Don't be surprised, Sir, if you see me making an exhibition of myself here." Mr. ButateLL—But, Madam, it would be hardly fair to revenge yourself— The Lady (with much warmth)—l assure you I shall summon the first person that offends. Mr. Burrell again attempted to address an observa tion to the lady, but on being again interrupted by her a'surance that she would make an example of the first driver who overcharged her, he relinquished the idea of reasoning with her, and proceeded to other business. The lady then paid the amount and withdrew. MAI2YI,EBONE. Fungous DRIVING.-.R.chard Sercumb, who was stated to be a painter, carrying on business in Bedford bury, was charged with driving a cart along Oxford street at a furious rate, and dt iving over two females, one of whom was stated to be in imminent danger. Ms. Francis Burr said he was passing along Oxford street, from Hyde-park-corner. At the corner of Duke= street he heard a scream, and on turning round he saw the defendant's cart, which was going at a rapid pace, pass over one of the females. They were both knocked down. He added that he immediately stopped the cart, and had great difficulty in obtaining the assistance of the police. Hunter, 179 C, said the women appeared to be dread fully injured—one had her nose completely cut through. They were removed to their residence, No. 26, Grafton street, at their request. The defendant said he did all in his power to stop the horse, and he could produce three witnesses to prove that he was blameless. Mr. ILewrattsoze 'aid ;t was a serious charge, and in the absence of a surgeon's certificate he should remand him till Tuesday. Mr. Justice WIGIITMA congratulated them upon the conclusion of their labours, and said the country was indebted to them for their services, and they were now discharged. The foreman said the grand jury could not sepa rate without expressing their high opinion of the zeal and intelligence displayed by the members of the me tropolitan police who had been examined as witnesses before them in the course of the sessions. Mr. Justice WmuTmaN said it was very satisfac tory to hear such an observation from the grand jury, and he quite concurred in it. The grand jury then retired. LAMBETH -STREET. Yesterday Martin Clerk, a Swede, was placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton, on a charge of stabling Mary Anne Judith, a prostitute. The complainant stated that the prisoner, on his re turn from a former voyage, had stopped with her fbr one night, and from that time he had frequently threatened to stab her. On the night before she was in the Swedish Flag public-house, in the neighbour hood of Ratcliffe-highway, and seeing the prisoner kick a young woman with great violence, she told him he must be a great brute for doing. so, upon which he grasped hold of his knife, and, opening it hastily, made a lunge at her left breast. She threw up her hand to ward off the blow, and received a wound from the point of the knife. The young woman whom the prisoner had kicked was next examined, and deposed that she was merely standing by where the prisoner was settling with' a cabman, when the prisoner, without the slightest pro vocation, gave her a desperate kick. Sa brutal was the kick that she was for some time unable to speak or draw her breath, and throughout the night she re mained in great torture. This witness fully corrobo rated the prosecutrix in her statement. Other witnesses proved that the conduct of the pri soner, particularly when he took the least liquor, was of the most ruffianly description. For sometime be fore he had committed the offence with which he was charged he marched up and down the long room of the public-house, drinking the liquors of some and upsetting the grog of the customers there, and when remonstrated with he threatened instant destruction to any person opposing him, declaring that while he he had his knife about him he cared for no one, as it was his particular friend. On making these threats the prisoner grasped his knife which was sl ung b y hi s side from a thick cord round his neck, and brandished it about, so that all present were struck with terror at his appearance and manner. The prisoner, in reply, said that he was so drunk as to forget all that happened. Mr. NORTON observed that he seldom heard of such dastardly and outrageous conduct, and commit ted the prisoner on the capital charge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) CL ERA' EIV WELL, A powerful young man, six feet hi g h, was c h arge d with endeavouring to enter the Clerkenwell Police station, and also with a violent assault on police constable 146 G. The prisoner, who affected to be deaf and dumb, refused to give any nime or address. The constable, the upper part of whose dress was much torn, deposed that on the previous night the prisoner came to the door of the Police-station and endeavoured to force his way in. Witness told him to go, away, but he placed himself directly in the door way, so that nobody could pass. Witness remon - strated with him, but he said, in plain English, that he would not leave. Witness then took him into custody. He was lying there for two hours. Mr. COMAE—Then he is not deaf and dumb? Two or three constables came forward and deposed that they had heard the prisoner speak fluently on a former occasion, when he was convicted of an offence. The prisoner was all this while making all sorts of gestures and grimaces, conveying by signs that he could not hear a word. The complainant added that the prisoner refused to leave the cell on that morning. Witness was about to collar him, when the prisoner darted upon him, and knocked him down in a moment. A violent struggle took place between them on the floor of the cell ; the prisoner, after tearing open the breast of his coat thrust his hand up between his leathern collar and his throat; fearing •he would be strangled, he shouted for assistance, and 41 G came, who dragged the prisoner away. The prisoner, however, again at tacked him, striking him severely on the lower part of the abdomen, so as to cause him great pain. He was at length secured by the combined exertions of several constables. Mr. COM M (to the prisoner) —What have you to say ?—The prisoner, by signs, indicated that he was deaf an dumb. Mr. COlllllE—Lay aside your nonsense, for I don't believe a word of it. The prisoner was still silent. Mr. Comnx—You must go to the House of Correc tion for fourteen days, without fine. The pri soner showed he heard that, for he shcok his head threateningly at the magistrate, and walked off to the cell. James Shannon was charged pith stealing a silver watch and a gold ring from a poor Lascar, named John Cotes. The complainant had not been long in this country, and speaks English badly. It was gleaned from his statement, however, that he bas been paying his addresses to a Miss Mary Watson, and that at length his suit was had accumulated olaOtend for Sat manyurda months,sp entylasthein the purchase all the money o he f wedding ornaments. On that evening, after surveying with admiring eyes their glittering treasure, they un fortunately quarrelled about the day on which they were to be married, he fixing Monday next, and she the follow ing Monday. Words rose high, and the prisoner, who was in the street, hearing the noise ran into the room, and when he left, the jewellery disappeared likewise. Mary, a pretty-looking black-eyed damsel, who was inconsolable, from the loss of the ring, said it was all her own fault that they quarrelled. The prisoner was bound over in his own recognisanees to answer the charge at a future period. BOW-STI?EET. A young man, named John Bird, was brought up be fore Mr. Hall, charged with creating a disturbance in the pit of the Strand Theatre last night, by shouting and using bad language. It appeared ;hitt iia every scene of the play the pri . THAMES POLICE. A Customs locker, named John Howes, in the em ploy of the Crown, who was formerly a police -con• stable, was convicted by Mr. Broderip, on Monday, under the Police Act, for having in his possession a pint of rum, supposed to be stolen, or unlawfully procured, and the sentence passed on him, was seven weeks imprisonment and hard labour, in addition to the week he had been in custody from the time of his apprehension. The evidence against him was in substance this, that he was seen to enter one of the warehouses in the West India Dock and drink out of a glass bottle containing rum, which he left between some hogsheads of sugar, where it was allowed to remain for three days, that he took the bottle away and deposited it in his desk in the box belonging to the Customs lockers, and that he afterwards returned to the same warehouse, and threw away a tin case when he saw he was observed, and it was found to contain a pint of rum. To-day Mr. Williams, a solicitor, who was employed jointly with Mr. Pelham for the defence, served a notice of appeal against the decision of Mr. Broderip, and tendered the names of two respectable housekeepers as sureties. Mr. Leadley, the junior clerk, on making known the solicitor's business, and placing an order before the Magistrate for his signature to have the prisoner brought up and to put in bail, said that Ilowts in tended to appeal to the Middlesex sessions. Mr. BRODERIP, who looked surprised, asked Mr. Williams if it really was his intention to appeal ? Mr. Williams replied—Certainly. I am so instructed by the prisoner and his friends. Mr. BRODERIP said it was a very bad ease, for the prisoner was an officer employed under the Crown, and he (the Magistrate) ought to have superadded bard labour to the imprisonment. Mr. Williams said the sentence on the commitment was hard labour. Mr. BROBERIP-I did not include hard labour in the sentence; I never mentioned the words. Mr. Leadley assured the magistrate that he in cluded hard labour in his sentence of imprisonment. Mr. BRODiRIP-It is no such thing; my sentence was seven weeks' imprisonment, without hard labour. Mr. 'Williams said he was present when sentence was passed, and said nothing was said about hard labour. He was never more surprised in his life than when he saw the words " to be kept to hard labour" on the commitment at the prison, and he understood his client was set to work on the treadmill. The sen tence of the Court was simply imprisonment for seven weeks in the House of Correction. Mr. BaonEau-----Then the commitment is wrong. Mr. Leadley said he inserted on the minutes the sentence actually pronounced by the magistrate, and the form of conviction was drawn up by himself and Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, according to the decision. Mr. BRODERIP—My sentence was without hard labour. Mr. Williams—lt was, Sir; I heard you pro nounee it. Mr. Leadley was positive the sentence included hard labour, and after some conversation with Mr. Broderip in an under tone, retired with him to the magistrate's private room, and no more was said on the subject except by Mr. Williams, who positively asserted the form of conviction was wrong. In the afternoon the prisoner was brought up before the magistrate, and having perfected the requisite sureties was set at liberty. lIMONJIALL. A respectable-looking elderly female, named Caro line Powell, was placed at the bar, charged with attempting to cut her husband's throat with a table knife. Complainant, a diminutive sort of a personage, informed the magistrate he was living on a private income, at 14, Bowling-green-lane, Kennington. The prisoner had been married to him fourteen years, and within these last four months had been in the habit of coming home at various hours of the night in a state of intoxicate n, and not only breaking everything she could lay her Wnds on, but thr ea t en i ng hi s an d the children's lives. On the previous night she came home in a state of intoxication, and began to abuse him. She also said she was determined to have his life that night ; at the same time she pulled a table knife from under her shawl, and made an attempt to cut his throat. In warding off the knife he received a cut across his right hand. He then succeeded in reaching the door, when he called police; fortunately a constable was passing at the time, or she would have murdered him. Police-constable 82 L stated that he found the pri soner very much excited. She was flourishing a knife, and exclaimed that she would cut her husband's throat and murder his children. He took the knife from her and conveyed her to th e s t a ti on -h ouse . In answer to the charge the prisoner said that her husband received upwards of 1,0001. from her when they were married, which he said he intended to em bark in his own business, that of a watchmaker; in stead of which h e h a d d one not hi ng b ut spend her money in keeping his children in affluence. His family turned her out about two years ago, because she would not give them any more money. She had been so cruelly treated by them that she certainly did threaten to murder them. Mr. COTTINGIIAM asked the husband whether it was true that he had received that money from her ? —He replied that he had, but she might live comrort able at home if she pleased. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that very likely some portion of her story was true ; he should, therefore, order her to find bail for her future good conduct for twelve months. Julia Murphy, a cook in the service of . a lady named Bonner, in Canterbury-place, Lambeth, was charged with robbing her mistress of a gold chain, satin dress, and several other articles. From the complainant's statement it appeared that the prisoner had been in her service for some time, and that on Monday she left without giving any notice of her intention. The same afternoon it was discovered that a chest of drawers had been forced open, out of which a gold neck-chain, a satin dress, and other arti cles were stolen. Suspicion having been excited against the prisoner, she was traced to a lodging house in the New-cut, , and had just entered the house from the theatre, dressed out in splendid style, and on being questioned as to the cause of her leaving her situation so abruptly, she gave an evasive answer. None of the stolen property was found, which is supposed to be pawned; and with a view of discovery, she was remanded CORONERS' INQUESTS. MATRIMONIAL DISAPPOINTMENT.—On Tuesday evening, Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Bar tholomew's Hospital on the body of Diana Hunt, aged 21, a domestic servant. Mrs. Harriet Holiday, of 28, King-street, Cheapside, boarding-housekeeper, said deceased hal been her servant for about a fort night. About half-past five o'clock on Saturday even ing, deceased brought in the tea-things, and in five minutes after she took away the tea-pot to fill it. Not bringing it back, witness rang for her, but she did not answer the summons. After some delay, witness went in search of her, and at length found her up stairs lying on her bed apparently asleep. A mug, containing a white sediment, excited witness's suspicions, and Mr. Edwards, a surgeon, was called in, who used the stomach-pump, after which deceased was removed to that hospital. Three sealed letters were found, announcing her determination to destroy herself. The following is the most important of them, addressed to Charles Morse, 24, Park-street, Baker street, New-road :—" Dear Charles,—l send these few lines to you, hoping they will find you in good health, as this leaves me very unhappy. You know you have deceived me ; and I have borne it as long as I could, but I ca nno t b ear it an y l onger . I wish you all the joy this wicked world can afford you. I have not thought thee false ; indeed, I have no doubt of thee. My only hope of future joy ! where is thy constancy ? Farewell, dear Charles, for ever ! I pray to God to forgive my guilty soul. One last farewell before I depart from this wicked world.—Your's, truly, Diana Hunt." A sister of the deceased said the bans of marriage had been published about Christmas last, between her and Morse, a cab man, but the marriage did not take place, chiefly on account of his poverty. It was deferred from time to time from the same reason, and, in conse quence, the deceased's mind was very much affected. She did not think that Morse had taken any advan tage of the deceased. Mr. Hurlock, resident medical officer of the hospital, said the deceased was brought in in a dying state on Saturday evening, and died in• four hours after admission. Had examined. the stomach, and found appearances to warrant him saving that life was destroyed by arsenic. Verdict—" Tem porary insanity," the j ur y say i ng th at t h e ev i dence did not justify any censure of the conduct of the young man Morse. SINGULAR CASE.—On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. T. Wakley, M.P.,- Coroner, held an inquest at the sign of the Duke of Wellington, South-street, Sloane square, Chelsea, on the body of George Bailey, aged thirty-four years, whose death, it was alleged, had been caused by his having eaten a biscuit supposed to be poisoned, which he had picked up in the street. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased re sided at No. 17, Seymour-street, Sloane-square, and was employed at a gas-work. On Monday last de ' ceased came home about the mi Idle of the day, and complained of being very poorly, and said he had been taken so immediately after eating a biscuit he had picked up in the street. He was shortly after wards seized with great pain in the chest, which he described like a dart running through him, and afterwards like tearing the flesh away from his chest, and notwithstanding medical assistance was pro cured, he continued in great agony until about five o'clock on Tuesday morning, s hen he died. Mr. Ward deposed that he was surgeon to the Chelsea, Brompton, and Belgrave .Dispensary. On Monday afternoon he attended the deceased, whom he had pre viously known, and was told that the cause of his ill ness was his having eaten a biscuit he had found in the street. Saw him a second time about ten o'clock that night, when he complained of suffering agony in his chest, and he died about five o'clock the next morning. Witness had since made a post mort em exa mination of the body, and found a quantity of serus fluid in the cavity of the pericardium. Found other appearances sufficient to account for death. had examined the stomach, and could find no trace what ever of poison. Verdict—" Died from natural causes." Deceased has left a widow very near her confinement, with five small children, and one has just been buried. On Wednesday' Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Hog-in 7 .the-Pound, Oxford-street, on the body of Maria Levey, aged twenty-three, and on that of her newly-born female infant. Mr. P. Clarke, surgeon, of No. 9, Marylebone-lane, said that at eight o'clock on Monday morning last, he was suddenly called to Mr. Manicom's residence, No. 46, South Molton street. On the half-landing between the first and second floors lie found the dead body of the deceased woman lying, and she had evidently just delivered herself of the child that lay dead close by her. The woman, no doubt, had been making an effort to get higher up stairs, when she fell and died instantly. She had been dead about a quarter of an hour before he saw her. There was a large quantity of blood on the stairs, but not sufficient to account for death. On removing the body, and examining the infant, he found the string of an apron twisted twice tightly around its neck, and which was evidently the cause of death. The apron was attached, and the string was entangled or held in the woman's hand. He had opened both bodies since death, and found all the viscera of the mother healthy, no traces of poison in the stomach, but found the vessels on the surface of the brain distended with black, venous blood, and the ventricles filled with .% ater, which had caused serous apoplexy, to which he believed deceased had a ten dency. The child was unquestionably born alive, for the lungs were filled with atmospheric air, and floated buoyantly 41 water. The child died from , i ? it! strangulation by the mother, who died wh, 115 The heinous d ee d. M r . M an i com, baker, V', JO South Molt on - s t ree t, sa id d ecease d h a d bc r e ee ts him for about five months, was a very P girl, and he never suspected her to be encet" hour before she was found with her childlo position d escr ib e d b y M r. Clarke, she had ser_Td with breakfast, and ihen he noticed no thinglo s i;ii in her manner . Sh e s l ept i n the parlour ; but 1004 a closet ab ove s t a i rs i n w hi ch she kept her c ii d and she was ev id ent l y go i ng to i t w h en the '°lo occurred. He knew nothing more of the affoi r a i li k ness then pro v ed th a t no baby-linen was ceased's box, and no letters referring to her the family-way or t o h er d eat h were disc fore she ca me t o li ve w i t h M r. M an i com , s he bs u or for a short time with Mr. Simpson, in t : t e i s oo 4 ware-road. Verdi c t—" Th at t h e c hild was t,dilteii by its mother, who died of apoplexy i ffini . afterwards." MARKET NE WS .-(YEST-OP- HAY TrIARIEETS. 0 4 141 1 ; SMITTIFIELD.—Coarse Me a d ow H a y, 31125 4105. Useful ditto, 416 s t o 4/ 16s ; fi ne U plan d ditto, or 515 s ; Clover Hay, 41 105 to 61 6s ; Oat Still° , 0# 11 8s ; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/ 10s per load' moderately good and trade rather dull. t CUMBERLAND.- - Coarse Meadow Hay, 3 11 : 9 : !, -° 5 1 '1, Useful ditto, 41 5 s t o 4/ IBs ; fi ne U p l an d u", 1. 4 8,0,,! 51 8s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/; Oat Straw, los ; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 11 12s per loau• average supply, and a sluggish demand. P rices ' stationary. 41 1° WRITECITAPEL.—Coarse M ea d ow H a y, 3/1 2S t° .51° J Useful ditto, 41 12s to 4118 s ; fine Upland tli a tt : rs ' j. ' 51 5s ; Clover H a y, 41 lO s to 61 1 0 3 ; Oat `'., l lo o ' 6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 Ws roe Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at the ab° tations. MEAT MAILZETI3. d HAILSHAM, SEPT. 18.—With the excePt i°l3 ac tife primcst Downs selling freely the trade was , iri f i i tta s l l barely late rates. Beef, from 2s 10c1 to 45 ; to 4s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s fid to per Blbs. to""' ARUNDEL, SEPT. 17.,—The supplies on offe" were tolerably good, y e t th e t ra d e w as cowl * gE steady on the following terms :—Beef, froul 2s to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s ; Veal, 3 5 4a and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per 81bs. „ 5 10 1 ‘4 CHICHESTER, SEPT. 18.—We had & Verj non wand here to-day, and prices we r e barely s tI PV, A Beef, from 2 s 64 t o 3 s 10d ; M utton, 2s 6d to 45 „' s 6i' 3s 8d to 4s 8d; V ea l, 3 s 4d t o 4 s 2d ; an d Porkl,, to rtf, 3s 8d per Sibs. Su c kli ng C a l ves , 18 s t o 295; L6 t iobl i old Store Pigs, 16s to 203; and Mulch Cows, Small Calf, 161 to 181 lOs each. me d SOUT - S. )f p..— xaLL, DEPT. 12.—For each kind 0 . pG we had a steady demand, at fully last week's ri fo ol but otherwise th e d eman d ru l e d h eav y. Bee,' go r 4d to 35 10d ; Mutt on , 2 s 8d t o 4 s ; Law"; w 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 6d t o 4 s 4d ; an d P or k, 2s 80 A if per 81bs. Supply : —B eas t s , 40; Sh ee p gin' , d , 2,090; Calves, 60 ; Pigs, 54. of 1103IFORD, SEPT. 18.—Prime Beasts and Sh a 0 0 1 1 to their scarcity, sold steadily, at full prices• ni go 0 kinds of stock very littl e was d o i ng . Beef, fr o 6d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Lamb , 6 s po l i 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 25 rte 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 325 ; w Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Milch Cows, small Calf, 161 to 1 91 each. CORN AVERAGES. MO i „ d 0 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRI TISH 0 CA sr:Jr For the Week ended Sept. 14, 1844, made up from t "ger . the Inspectors in the different Cities and Tawnsi n "" . 0 5 li Wales, per Imperial Quarter . Wheat 4ss. 11d. f I Oats ..... .... 20s. Id.l ne3H1.....°!0* Barley, 3ss. Ild. Rye .. ...... 355. 9d 1 Pease."'"" d i. AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEE 0• 00 1!;,/ 1 Weeks ending jWHEAT. RAELEII OATS. EYE. 1 15 / Se f ----....... —....... —....—.----... t ... 0 1 Aug. i 0 59 034620135 9 35 10 1 0 d 17 24 31 5O 4 3t 11 20 7: 34 2 I I 3S 5 Sept. 7 ..... a 3 g 14 45 11 35 11 1.0 1[ 35 .- .0 Af t . r . , IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THS .........16 - p Wheat 48. II d. I Oats Parley 3li 10.1. I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN GOAN* 4' 0 Wheat 2os. Od, I Oats Barley ......... 44. Od. I Rye lEYGEIAN STATISTICS' 00._,0e Truth in medicine must be established 1 ; 1 tbr cumulation of Facts !—Facts !—Facts! IV . I- 0 1 re. view, nearly half a million cases of cure ar e i de corded by the British College of Health, 1,1. , i., dently of those which have b never been P ti , i ," er e°'; They consist of every kind of disorder, and 'flit:; become highly important in a statistical pointeof The same system of recording the cases iS PO' at the Exeter Hygeian Dispensary, by Ri ch : a t tecil l u r bill, Esq. With this strong, and it is suhinp o tty, answerable, case made out by Hygeists ag a . i se rto medical professi on , are we not justified in lo e , that all diseases sh ou ld b e t rea t e d with sueht u Edic, tire medicine as the Vegetable Universa l ' - to,,P r of the British College of ilealth ? AceurQui e it , present state of things, it is quite clea ve h 3 o lli the Hygeists or Doctors must be in the on g ; f eri not, therefore, we ask, at once, and l iriVe l p this important question, by an impartm tion of facts ? Let the Exeter Hygeian DisP 2 e ., w , l # where the cases of poor people -- e 0' . ;,1 can be go the arena fur deciding the question. Will tbe, I ,cil , cal profession accept this challenge ? If they (° r l e f ar. ever, ar the worst construction should be put upon thelsued culative and contradictory theories, for sureli a a , g eil prima facie case has been made out by Ziotir d against them. Another important fact, in "" or Hygeists, in a statistical point of view, is theL 0 of stamps used by Messrs. Morison and 3 1 " e licr their medicines s i nce 1830 ; w hi c h a mount to tbe mous sum of 108,625/. ..-,,,c tor / I Now, what are th e M e di ca l St a tistics of v bee ° Why they have none. Ever since Medicin ofsek# made a trade of, th ousan d s upon th o usands t . o u r ett and injurious m e di c i nes h ave b ee n b ro ught b e te - le' world, in order to mystify the otherwise sitnPi 1: 1 4 of curing all diseases; and the consequen ce i 5 1;',,,j Doctors, at this day, are all practising differe n ;jic, A , do not know the real effects of any of the In a i pty,' which they prescribe—it is impossible till," or How different from Hygeists, who have oni,y , e use of the Vegetable Universal Medicines, l e d" therefore, capable of forming a correct an d judment as to their effect s . • t ph a h a l t Issued by Morison a n d M oa t, o f the 1 3 I ' l - bey lege .of Health, New-road, London, for a nd un of the body of llygeists.—Sept 19, 1844. • - - -,--=-- - - [ADYERTISEME NT ] c is f THE TURN OF LIFE !—CURE iXT.11. 401)1 44‘ ,n 0. ' I I: HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—A respectable wornaot f i f er - we named Graham, residing in Scotland-road , f o r was in the most criti c al an d dangerous 01 0 %10: 4 , months, being someti mes a lth os t coked weds, t ° 7, with shortness of breath. palpitation of the 11 , e „ t y 01, 4 1 ) ther with a general derangement and deb l ,7tlsyb, whole system. Her life was in the great e l n " a s l'',o when she commenced the use of these miract l. lo ". which restored her to the highest state of hell?. rid. ° weeks. They are the finest medicine in the n ;:sal t e' S females of all ages. Sold (also Holloway's 2:; 0 i ll ro l at Professor Holloway's Establi s h m ent, ',.b n "" ottii (where advice may be had gratis), an d by ' — c ifiv respectable medicine vendors throughout the world. _.,,a0.!-,/ - ---,---- Pr BIRTHS'. rdishi On the 12th inst., at Wimbledon, the wife of A, nell, Esq., of a son, still-born. f A „e l On the 14th inst., Mrs. Frederick W. Rogers , ° „el On the 16th inst., at Carshalton, the wife of Sa o ' • of man, Esq., of a daughter. W Y On the 16th inst., at Landport-terrace, Southse* , g o. of J. C. Giles, Esq., Nof a daughter. Tr . i rsei' On the 16th inst., at Woolley-green, near JA° itio Charles Simeon, of a daughter. ,ifs a l On the 15th inst., at Bury St. Edmond's, the li w ild Rey. J. . Doalson, of a daughter. th e re, On the W 16th i n nst d ., at Store-street, Bedford - sql ls of James J. G. Wilkinson, of a son MARRIED. 03 0, t 0 On the 16th inst., Mr. Thomas Brocklebank , c°of .114' traveller, Liverpool, to Eleanor, second daught er Kendal, Esq., Gleastou near lilve st ne „e On the 17th inst., at St. r° Sepulchre's, Ski a l nner-street, re: eldest son of W. H Browning, Esq., of Nowing e o f $lll Middlesex, to Frances Anne, second daughte r A slr Houghton, Esq., of Charterhouse- square. Arige l edi On the 17th inst., at St. Marles,K -li°enn ington, Je„.'" be rt o Cory, Esq., of Durham, youngest son of the late , i ght e ' Esq., of Great Yarmouth, to Emily Ann, fourth ds Joseph Hall, Esq., South Lambeth. ----- DIED. On the 24th of July, at Caracas, Louisa, the s ", if '.teif of ? t' Wilson, Esq., 'her Britannic Majesty's Charge d '' ..p9 pry SO r Venezuela. On the 11th inst, at Pontesford, near Shrewab u 'd ,,,P$ „,.. 0 ..- Brockett Brockett, jun., barrister. On the 15th inst., at Hampton-place, ~il,l Atkins, Esq., aged 67. r tc' On the 15th inst., at Tonbridge-wells. the inia° , rg Arthur W. Ward, Esq. (IP " On the 16th inst., at Augusta-place, Claphani . " 4 o' l Fayette, Esq., aged 69 ~ re -iais' On the 16th inst., at St. John's wood, Ernily ' l ''' 01 rel ict wife of Mr. Thomas Ditchburn. the late Joseph Gourdez, On the 16th inst., at Petersham, Maria Theresa, _, r , On the 17th inst , at Greenwich, Jane, relict of th Esq., of Turnham-gree"' e late 3; John Clause, of the same place. An il ' On the 16th inst., Captain Robert Macleod. (0 , Brighton. A ° ot relict On ofth e w r . i , tp h( i , t n is i t p . s , o a n t , l i La q w , l( ( ? t i- K te e r t r i a ti 7 l . l ,_C o a jo ni n d . erl ' t° : s e , On the 17th inst., in Ormond street, Qtieen-squ3csate;ol relict of F. Dale, M.D ,of Devonshire-str, et, W i g y t " , On the 17th inst.,. at West Ham, Ess,..,x, • , - -r- ' ou , r ft daughter of the late Joseph Cies - wle, E ,( l- ;f I -1' On the 17th inst., in London, i Eliza, the W.- e ° iti iv Price, Esq., 4Paris. John On the 14th inst., at Amelia-place, Bromptoar 06 the child of the R e v. Henry Jolty Owen. widow °f f On the 15th inst., at I s li ng t o n, Hannah, the I ,l ' s e late Rev Professor Parish, otG ,Jhridgc, aged 77 : pal I3° On the 150 inst., at Grosve. or-place, John IVII of„ a den, Esq., aged 46. ~ late 011 the 15th inst., George Vernon Cotton, -Ps -, of; Frederick's-place, Old •lewrv. ilton-place, Frances:lsfl. OA the 16th inst., at Wilton-place, terO.tit' Catherine, daughter of Adam 13romilow, Esq., bars- 1.1 1 , 00 11P i London: !Tinted and niblished 111`Ni $O. No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sus ,sccao Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , ill iiiiddleta t Friday, September g 0,1844. q ri A 1114 7 hi tak,„ tet tat,' Ll• li litvi n 'errc t n,l Of Tg at ti t att 4 1 4v thte ec ofi c lu c k 411„ pu me o u rta u IN, 1.14