The Sun. — London, England, 1840-10-02 00:00:00

mot!' trio, a EVEN' NG ED ITION. ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR,. Tne polling commenced yesterlay morning at nine, and continued with great activity throughout the day. The approaches to the hustings were kept clear by a large body of the City police, and the voters met with no other annoyance than the hissings, hootings, or cheers of the friends of the respective candidates who filled the body of the Hall. The Guildhall-yard also presented a very animated appearanee, being crowded with placard bearers, ballad singers, and the itinerant venders of wares of every description, while in one corner a disciple of the Temperance movement was distributing tracts, and addressing a large and good humoured audience in an impassioned strain in favour of the pure element. At three o'clock the poll-book; were closed, add at that hour the body of the Hall and hustings were densely crowded. In about a quarter of an hour the numbers at the close of the day's poll were posted up on the boards at the back of the hustings, as follows ; Alderman Pirie 1,904 Alderman Johnson Alderman Harmer 1,565 The two former were received with iningled cheers and hisses, while that of Mr. Alderman Harmer was received with loud and vociferous cheers. Mr. Alderman HARMER. then came forward and was greeted with bond and very general cheering. He said, Gentlemen, I have again to thank the Livery for the kind support they have afforded me. My op ponents have increased their majority, but there ie no reason to despair.—(Cries of " No, no,". and cheers.) Before the last contest for the Mayoralty a mush larger majority towards the close was against Sir John Key, but he pulled up arid succeeded.—Cries of " So will you," " No, no," " Yes," " It's no go," and much cheering.) If the contest were to end now I should consider myself as being in a most triumphant position. —(Oh. and cheers.) I consider that the Livery have behaved most handsomely, becauoe they were told. that if they came and voted for me they would be held up to odium ; and yet they have dared, netwithstandieg that threat, to come forward and enrol their manses in my behall.—(Hear, and cheers.) My opponents little thought that that threat would ba defied, and that I would have so respectable a numbest as that board exhibits.—(Cheers and laugister.) Gentle men, I again repeat what I told y*u yesterday, that I throw myself upon the Livery. I consider that I am fighting their battle, and, humble individual as I am, I am defending their rights and privileges.—(Tre mendous cheering.) Gentlemen, I aria somewhat ex hausted, and therefore I hope you will excuse my ad dressing you at any greater length to-day. Allow me to add, that I regretted, on coming to the Hall to-day, to see a yellow placard about the streets, and beg to say, unequivocally and distinctly—and no one who knows me will doubt my word—(Cheers)—that I did not sanction that placard, nor did I know that it was in ex istence. I declare, upon my honour, that I never au thorised it, nor did I know of its existence till I saw it this morning.—(Tremendous cheers.) I now take my leave of you, with many thanks for your kind sup port. Mr. MEEK then presented himself, and was received with a storm of hisses, hootings, yells, &c. After bear ing the brunt of the battle for several minutes, Mr. Meek retired, and Mr. Alderman flaitmEa again presented himself, when the cheering was again renewed. He said he understood that the Gentleman behind him (Mr. Meek) wished to address some words to the Livery in his (Alderman Harmer's) hearing, and he begged they would give him a patient hearing. Mr. MEEK then came forward, but the uproar was again renewed, and was continued without the slightest . intermission during the few minutes he continued to address the meeting. We understood from the reporter for the Herald, who stood upon the platform with his ear close to Mr. Meek's mouth, and who was the only person in the hall who could have heard a word of his address, that Mr. Meek entered into some explanations relative to Mr. Moore's signature. Mr. Alderman HARMER again presented himself and was most loudly cheered by a large majority in the Hall. He said, the Gentlemen who had just ad dressed them had said he wished to say a few words in his (the Alderman's) hearing, but what he had said was all between himself and the reporter, into whose ear he had unfolded what he had to say—not one word had reached the ears of any other person.— (Hear, hear.) Yesterday that Gentleman and an• other bad impeached his veracity, respecting a cir cumstance which he had mentioned, and they asked him to give names. He did so, and Mr. Marriot, upon whose authority he (the Alderman) had made the st ttement, was then present, and would tell the Livery the facts connected with it. Mr. MArtatorr said—Gentlemen of the Livery, having read to the Times of this morning, " that Mr. Alderman Harmer's veracity was impeached respecting a declaration mane by him upon my authority, I have left a sick room, in nrci,, to come here and substantiate the assertion then nt Oft. I was the author of the declaration made by Mr. AlLicrnixa Harmer, and I am now here to sub stantiate it.—(Loud cheers.) On Saturday, the 19th oF last month, a friend of mina was in a public office in Bridge-street, Blackfriard, when Mr. Baldwin, the pro prietor, and, as far as I know, the editor of the Sian 'ard newsp aper, came in with a largo sheet of p iper, printed on three sides, in his had, to which he requested the gentlemen present to attaeis their sigma twee. They did so—but one of them, a gentleman named Moore, immediately asked what the (lowliest was to which be had attached his name. He was told it was a declaration against Mr. Alderman Har mer. Mr. Moore, as every honest Klan would do wader such circumstances, said—" I have inadver tently avaelied my signature to a paper, of the purport of which I was not aware. Before I part with the pen, as I do not agree with the declaration, I will erase my nansie." Because these facts were denied I left a sick room in order to tell you, the Livery of London, that I have this day seen Mr. Moore. I asked " Was all you told me respecting the trans. action of the 19th of September true':" His answer was that ' The statement in the Times, as made by Mr. Alderman Harmer, is correct in every particular— (Loci cheers)—with one exception ; in the statement in the Times it is said my signature was obtained gni-. rqpritiously—l did not use, that word, but inadvertently." —(Cheers.) I have now had tile satisfaction of laying the whale of the facts of the case before you. Before 1 sit down, allow me, a Liverym in of forty years' standing. daring the greater part of which I have had the honour d pleasure of knowing Mr. Aldermao Harmer inti mately—if those who do not know him will take it from m. I v;i:1 assure them that a more honest and upright man des 2.0 t exist, and I trust there is virtue yet left among the onpall •cl Livery of London to do justice to a into who upon every occasion has proved himself the deter iniaed advocate of public principle, the people's rights, And everything dear to mankind. Hall was then adjourned till this day at nine o'clock. SUNDA\ FUNERALS.—The following is a i-recimen of the tyranny which the " Poor's Man's Chinch" in Sco;land now exercises over those who have the m isfortune to be under their dominion. It is from a Correspondent of the Scotsman, and certainly forms a me lancholy contrast to the state of society which prevailed in that country before tha bigots raised their heads over the modtrato party in the Kirk ;--" A labouring man, whose family reside in CausewaysidA, but is himself at present engaged in harvest work in the country, bid the misfor tune to lute one of his e:lildren last week, but in conse giviiec of the prohibition of Sabbath funerals in the VLst Church parish, the poor man was forced to abandon his work, that he might perform the last sad duty to his offloring on Saturday, The pecuniary loss, which, in his circumstances, was a a erious one, he would have submitted to without a murmur, but what rett the feelings of this humble but well-conducted family was, when the hour for removing the body arrived, and 1.4 tong after, nobody appeared to assist in the solem nity. The bereaved mother, in a fit of agony, rushed from the how, and implored some of the neighbours to give their preaenee, but all were from home, attending their several vocations. In her distraction, she applied to a most respectable family near at hand, who, immediately upon beafing her sad story, attired themselves in a suitable man ner, and accompanied the sorrowing father—in all, a com pany of three —to pay this, the last tribute due to our com mon nature. NO doubt, cases of this kind are of frequent occurrence ; but the astonishing thing is, that the people of this country should submit to it for a single day Why should the ministers of the West Church, or any church, have such dreadful powers of oppression lodged in their bands ? ANTWERP, SEPT. 27.—Yestarday evening a pa;.--,enger was arrested on board the Belgian ship National, b oun d to Rio Janeiro , Valparaiso, and ima. The reasons for his arrest are not known. The Courrzcr de Bordeaux relates the following ca tastrophe :—" A lady of this city, who had been for a long time persecuted by the addresses of M . B . de Fa man for whom sh e fait no attachment, repeatedly rejected them, and at last made,p2,,hp? mind to escap e f rom hi s i mportun ities by leilvflig•tl4.o l / 2 v 1 14 , Y.rl7 on Saturday mor , iine , M B. de F. suddenly made his ipPea r riineoneihe foot of her be a; and in answer to her demand of ivirpisir, wanted w ith her, presented a pair of pistols. The lady, with a mother's instinct, sprung towards a bed where her children were lying, to protect them. M. B. de F. imme diately fired one of the pistols at her, end believing from her screams that she was mortally wounded, put the muzzle of the other pistol to his right eye and discharged its con tents into his own head. Ho lived to be carried home, but died in the course of the day." _ The Rev. Dr. Solomon Hersche l, the Chief Priest or Rabbi of the Jews„:plet,..yr4 ~...Atr.erre, accident one d a y last week it , stepping out of 'an OnTh'ittli l W 4 itia = routtry. Bein had time to was the act of slighting, when before Ins dilotor, tt, is s pu t t r iris feet to the ground, the omnibus con . right," and tha Jo de usually the practice, celled out " All si Tor was thrown with great force into the road. It has hipbone out of joi ,. lt been ascertained that ha has put his . ! and the medical gentleman who attends him is of opm io - his right leg aBsla. 121 , : that bo will never be able to use fair) Herschel had paid the conductor of the vehicle his curnstance may be beforezttributrl he got out, and to that rir rP:t. police succeeded, we . the unfortunate occurrence. number. believe, in taking the conduc tor's _ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, .R4O. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF 'YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) When half of our towns shall have been razed—Dis sent, to its very name, done with—and " the gambling speculation of our manufactures" annihilated—the Lords of the soil, who will then have become wholly our lords and masters, are to colonise their estates with our obse quious millions. It is the least they can do. We will now toll our readers why we think they will not do it. Why ,don't they do it (we may ask by the way) at this present time ? Their parasites talk of the starving thou sandslof Birmingham and Manchester. If land-coloni sation is the remedy for this town-starvation—if land. lords have only to say " Occupy !"—and millions of waste acres will be occupied—why don't they say the word now, and " drain off the sun plus population from our towns into the country"—the happy country, protected by police and Corn-laws! Aye, why not ? Because they peopled the towns with their " starving thousands." Because to dispeople the towns, and to new-people the country, would destroy the profits which they have reaped from the contrary operation. Because their Corn-laws, which pinch the townspeople, would re-act upon their rents, if they undertook, as the Quarterly Review would have them, to feed the surplus popula tion of the towns for bringing wastes under culture! Certainly, as we have said, it is the least they can do, if not doing justice to those who suffer by the Corn laws entered into their reckoning. But precisely that suffering, and the source . of it, are the reasons why they will not do this j ustice. For, what has hitherto been the course of improvements in agriculture ? To economise the number of hands employed on the soil. What has been the intention and (at recurring periods) the effect of the Corn-laws ? To raise the price of the first necessary of life. Proceeding, then, on the princi ple which has actuated the landlords in retrenching the hands employed, and seeking to raise the prices of the produce reaped by them, there can be no diffi culty in concluding that they will not bring on their own hands, and render themselves responsible for feeding at Corn-law prices, the " surplus population" whom they themselves have driven to the towns from the coun try. It is not " the avarice of the masters" of factory labour—it is not " the gambling speculation of our ma nufactures"—that is to blame for the fact of the enor mous proportion borne by the people of towns to those employed in the country. No—it is " the gambling speculation of our agriculture." It is that speculation on employing the least labour, and getting the highest price possible, which has turned small farms into large, and protected fanded capitalists by Corn-laws. (From the Standard.) It is stated in the Dublin Journals of all parties and , of all religious denominations, that on Sunday last Lord Morpeth, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State in Ireland, attended High Mass at one of the Ro man Catholic chapels of the Irish metropolis. As the statement is thus universallymade, and as no contradiction has been offered to it, there seems to be no ground to ques- tion its truth. The fact thus established, in our opinion merits more attention than has been given to it, and we therefore take leave to present it once more for public notice. If any Roman Catholic, holding the high and responsible office held by Lord Morpeth, had attended as ostentatiously as the Irish Secretary appears to have done, the services of his Church, we might regret the sanction given to what we believe to be a fatally erroneous creed, but we could have no just reason to complain of the individual. The law has given to Roman Catholics the opportunity of giving the countenance of rank and station to error— and the law must bear the blame. Lord Morpcth is, however, a professing Protestant, and, as Protestants, we must regard his conduct in the particular case as a prostitution of the high rank and office which he occupies, to the injury of the Protestant religion. As a Protestant, Lord Morpcth believes, at least he has sworn upon the Gospels that he believes, the sacri fice of the Mass to be an act of idolatry offensive to the Almighty. Why, then, has he assisted at that cere mony ? He cannot, like Naaman, plead compulsion— he was not bound by any official duty, and he was bound by his obligation as a Christian Protestant to be at the time in another place, engaged in a very different manner of worship. Either the Noble Lord was sincere in his participation of the ritual ceremonies of the Mass, or he was not. If he was sincere he was a Roman Catho lic ; if he was not, his attendance was an affront to the sincere Roman Catholics present, and a grievous insult to the Being to whom he rendered a mock worship. (From the Courier.) A passage was quoted the other day from the letter of a person styling himself the " Count de Solis," in which he ascribes the " absenteeism" that most assuredly does not benefit the Irish population, as the result of " a loathsome, useless corporation called the Church of England established in Ireland ;" and this establishment, he says, is the " root of all the evils and misery that have existed in wretched Ireland, the real cause of poverty, disturbance, and consequently absenteeism." Let us pause here, and inquire what is the real fact, visible to every person with unsealed eyelids in every country in Europe. Whoeo o. P.p.aey religion, or, adopting other words, wherever the priests can ride rough-shod over the people, there the lat ter are sunk into an abyss of ignorance, misery, and crime. Look to Spain, Portugal, and Italy—each almost infinitely behind its Protestant neighbours. Lu this consideration it may be very useful to the in quirer atter truth to compare the state of the provinces is Ireland which are generally termed " Catholic" and Protestaut." In the latter, which consists chiefly of uortlusca divisions, we find cleanliness, industry, and as attention to domestic comfort, as it is understood among the batter classes of daily labourers in England. In these portions of the island there are no denunciations from the altars consecrated to public worship ; no mur derous assaults, no assassinations the effect of priestly violence, are the painful subjects of public conversation. Murders arc occasionally committed in England and other countries, but wherever a liberal and enlightened priest hood exists, there is consequently less bigotry, and less deadly abhorrnce of the heretics enumerated in the bull, " In Ccena Domini," which is annually read every Holy Thursday, nothing of the kind that we aro har rowed with hearing of in Ireland ever occurs. Com pare Holland with any of the Roman Catholic states, and we shall immediately find the diff,rence between a population adopting the advice and following the in structions of its pastors, and a population submis• sively attending to the dictates of its 'theses, them selves for the most part as ignorant as their flocks. Mr. Peter Fanc, the lofty " Count de Sal's " of the Dublin agitators for repeal, asserts that the Church of England is the cause of absenteeism. He does not seem to know, or he reserves, after Jesuit fashion, an obvious fact—the insecurity of not only property, but that which is of infinitely greater %Tine, life itself. POLICI,' INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Yesterday Ann irani: o, a young female, who had boon summarily convicted at least fifty times previously, was brought before Sir Peter Laurie, charged with wantonly breaking a square of plate glass, of the value of V.l/. Mr. Butt, mercer and linen-draper, of 48, Ludgate -1111, stated that, whilst his shopman was putting up the shutters last night, the prisoner walked up to him and said, " I think I shall smash one of those squares of glass ; it will be a spree at any rate," and immediately seizing hold of an iron bolt, struck the glass a violent blow. She then said she did not care a—, she could only get three months' imprisonment, and when she came out again she would have another " shy" at the window. He said he never saw her before in his life. T i e prisoner, who was exceedingly violent in her conduct, and applied the most scurrilous epithets to S:r Peter, was ordered to be brought up again to•morro:v, and in the mean time to try whether a bread and water diet might not have some effect in cooling her temper. A poorly clad man, named James Bireliin, of a very gentlemanly address, was charged, by Constable 109, with brooking one of the street limps in Wood-street. In reply to Sir P. LAURIE, the prisoner said his mo tive for doing so was to save himself from actual star vation, by being committed to prison. He had been twice before committed for the same act, under similar circumstances, Same years ago he kept a bookseller's shop in Hanvrell-street, Oxford -street, and dealt largely in old paintings, but some unsuccessful speculations in the latter brought on embarrassments, and a fiat of bankruptcy was issued against him. He then got a situation, which he was compelled to leave in conse quence of sickness, and fell from one degree of misery to another, until he was obliged to seek admission to the Marylebone workhouse. This was refused, but the re lieving officer gave him a ticket which caused him to be employed in breaking stones. The rule observed in this ease is--the pauper commences work on the Monday morning, when he receives a small quantity of bread, but is not paid until Saturday night. The pri soner then proceeded to state that he worked for two days, bat havinr , no means of subsistence while doing so he was oblige% to leave off, and for this time he was still unpaid. Sir P. LAURIE—Why did you come into the city to bo a burden in our BrideaVell instead of getting yours colt committed in Marylebone ? Prisoner—l came into the city to look for work, and was two days without tasting food. Sir_ P. LAuntE said he should decline committing the prisoner. Let him apply to Mr. Rawlinson, the sitting Magistrate, in Marylebone, for a peremptory order of admission to the workhouse. The prisoner was accordintzly disCb . srged. .... 77 , 2 -........„-- -- , • 77 To TEETO74LLEtts.--There has been in all Gdvernments a i:'!'eat deal of absurd canting about the con. s mitption of spirits. We :::'?!eve the best - pith Is to let people drink what they like and wear wha:: !" like; to make no sumptuary laws either for the belly or , the back. In the first place laws against rum-artd-wate r are m;de IV men who can change a wet coat for a dry one whenever they choose, and who do not often work up to their knees in mud and water; and in the next place, if this stimulus did all the mischief it is thought to do by the wise men of curet, its cheapness and pl ent y w ould rather lessen than i nc rease the avidity with which it it is at present sou g h t f or. Sydney Smith. AFFRAY IN CORSICA. (From the Gazette des Tribialaux.) A discussion, which soon assumed an alarming cha racter, had taken place bcto.cen the brothers Dari de Taglio and the brothers Marchetti d'lsolaccio. The bone of contention was a cow, seized by the latter, and which the Darts claimed as their property. After ban dying a few words they took to arms ; shots were ex changed on either side, and an unfortunate woman, no party to the quarrel, was wounded. This increased the irr:tation : it was apprehended that a general onslaught would ensue between the villages of Taglio and Iso laccio. Already the marine horn had sounded the tocsin of the Corsican mountaineers. Each party had apprised their friends and kindred of the neighbour hood to join the terrible conflict in which they were about to engage. Meanwhile each party, on their guard, watchfully observed the motions of their oppo nents ; individuals were seen taking up their positions, and lying in ambush, in the environs of Taglio and around Iselaccio. A number of the inhabitants of Porri, de voted to the family of Marchetti, had hastened, complete ly armed, to lend him their support. All threatened the approach of a bloody conflict. It was in this state of matters that certain individuals of a pacific character interposed their endeavours in order to avert the afflicting disaster which threatened their district. Phi lippe Muzi, vicar of Taglio, and Alexander Mari, of the same place, offered their services as mediators. The brothers Dari accepted this generous and friendly offer. It was next necessary to know the minds of the brothers Marchetti and of their numerous adherents. In order to appease these, they must repair to Isolaccio, their head quarters, confer with a numerous assembly under arms, calm their irritation by clearly showing them the danger and at the same time the absurdity of this ex traordinary tumult, this warlike attitude, assumed by a number of villages on a question the utmost extent of which was to determine which of the families, Dari or talarchetti, should be admitted rightful owners of a cow. The vicar, therefore, together with Alexander Mari, took speedy departure for Isolaccio, bear ing the pacific olive branch, and determined to leave no method or persuasion unemployed in order to insure success to their mission. On their arrival they found the Marchettis and their partisans, to the number of more than 150, drawn out, as it were, in order of battle, carabine in hand, pistol and stiletto in their belts—in a word, armed to the teeth. The two messengers advanced quietly to wards this multitude, seemingly awaiting but the signal to rush down upon the hut of Taglio. They first ad dressed those who were apparently the least exaspe rated, and, telling them how they incurred general ridi cule by taking up the affair so seriously, so tragically, (to all they used the language of peace and moderation) they clearly showed how the sole cause of this great tumult belonged, in right, to the Dari, urged the justice of restoring it, and finally succeeded in bringing the majority to their opinion. But here a sudden difficulty arose—the Marchetti faction urged a claim ; they were willing to overlook the past, to sacrifice their preten sions at tha altar of peace and concord, but with one condition—namely, that the inhabitants of Porri, who had embraced their cause, should, on their return, be allowed to pass, in arms, through the village of Taglio, without molestation. This ultimatum was made known to the brothers Dari, who wil lingly accepted it, remarking, however, that as the night was already advanced, the Perrinchi would do wisely to defer their return until day ; otherwise, a noc turnal encounter might ensue between them and the peasants of the neighbouring districts, who were hourly expected to join Taglio, and who, ignorant of the peace able arrangements concluded between them, might give themselves up to acts of hostility. These remarks Muzi and Mari transferred to the Marchetti, and were fortunate enough to elicit a promise from them to the effect that the inhabitants of Porri should not depart during the night. These two worthy men, after seeing all their efforts crowned with complete success, were returning on loot to Taglio, on the 20th of April, at about nine in the evening, unarmed and with joyful hearts, when, on approaching the fountain of Taglio, in a dark place where the moon's rays could not penetrate, they resolved on a halt, that they might confer more at their ease ; their conversation was carried on in a low tone and face to face, when suddenly a double detona tion resounded in the air. Alexander Mari clasped with both hands the neck of the vicar, who cried out loudly, " Beware, we are friends." On this Mari fell to the ground and expired without pronouncing a single word ; struck on the right shoulder-blade, the ball had passed through his lungs. Philippe Muzi was slightly wounded in the belly. At the noise of the discharge and the cries of the Vicar Muzi, the inhabitants of Taglio hastily left their houses and betook themselves towards the victims. Antonio Mario, Clavaldini, and Giovanni Cesari were sewn hastening away from the spot whence the discharge seemed to have been made. At first they were at a loss how to account for this sad catastrophe. It was, how ever, remarked that Clavaldini and Cesari had been ab sent from the village since the evening, suspicion hovered .‘“ , -i- their heads : but at the same time there was a. diffi culty in believing that these two young men should have attempted the life or two unofiending individuals, against whom they had no cause of complaint, and who had just acquitted themselves of a mission of peace and devoted ness. People were inclined to believe that, not recog nising. Altai and Alexander Mari, they had taken them Ifor inhabitants of Porri who h a d come with h os til e in tentions_ It was attempted in the indictment to inculpate Jean Vito Dari, a near relation of the prisoners, and ho was represented as having been the instigator of the crime. Extreme was the exaperation of Alexander Mari's kindred against him ; their fury was carried such a point as to induce them, under the very eyes of the magistrates, to fire twice on witnesses who were favour able to Jean Vito. But the innocence of the latter shone clearly forth from every deposition ; Cesari and Clavaldini alone were committed to take their trial at the assizes. During their trial they unceasingly protested their innocence of the charge which was brought against them, and constantly denied the facts of which they were accused. M. Sorbrei, first Advocate• General, supported the accusation. Messieurs Caraffa and Figarelli defended the prisoners. —Declared guilty of murder and attempt to murder, in consequence of a violent provocation. They were condemned to five years' imprisonment. FRONTIERS OF TURKEY. SEPT. N.—The Porte has received from Bosnia almost on the same day the news of the insurrection and of its suppression. But with the messengers of the Governor there came also despatches from the rebels, as they were called, who affirmed that the Bosniaks were far from rebelling against the Porte, but that, as faithful subjects, they had been obliged to resist the tyranny of the Governor ; they only ask to enjoy a ll the benefits of the Hatti Scheriff, and will not oppose any of tha measures of reform. This declaratio n o f that part of the Turkish population, which has hith erto been considered the most fanatical, is very remarkable, and embarrasses the Porte, which does not know whe ther it should be glad or sorry that the Governor has got the better. However, it has sent a Commissioner with full powers to Serajewo, whose report is expected ; it may, porhaps, cost the Governor his place. Th e former Governor of Serajewo is removed to Gradacaez, aad the Governor of the latter to Serajewo.—Dic Allgemeine Zeitung, Sept. L. THE LATE SUICIDE OF MR. GEORGE ELLIS INMAN. —This gentleman, who suddenly put a p,riod to his existence on Saturday night last, in St. James's Pa , k, had b2en for some time a contributor to various periodicals, be_ sides being the author of several popular ballads. For the last year he had been occasionally subject to fits of mental suffering and excitement, induced by over study and physical stimulant, the latter only to a very moderate extent. lie repeatedly declared to his friends that he did not know what was the matter with him, but that for some months he had found he possessed no control over his actions, and that he thought he should destroy him self. For six weeks previous to this fatal act he had begin in the habit of taking opium, and fur four days before Saturday had been wandering about the streets of Lon don and the suburbs of Gravesend, Greenwich, &c , and absenting himself from his place of busistess, without any ostensible object or motive. Almost the last money in his possession was spent in the purchase of the pis tol, &c., with which he destroyed himself. His friends had intended to send him fora few weeks into the country, fresh air and quietness being really all that was needed to restore his health. To this unfortunate young man, in 1837, a medal was awarded by the Melodists' Club for the words of a song entitled " The dais of yore," which were set to music by John Parry„ jun., and gained the prize of the value of ten guineas in 1838. Mr. Inman was also the writer of the National song, " St. George's flag of England," composed by Mr. Blcwett, to whom the same club awarded its prize of fifteen guineas on the 25th of June last. Mr. Inman also wrote the song, " Sweet Mary mine" (composed by J. Parry, jun ), which Madame' Stockhausen and Miss Birch rendered so popular last sea son, by their singing of it at numerous concerts. MORTALITY AT BIRMINGHAM AND MAN CHESTER. —The Superintendent-General of Birmingham, in a recent report, states, that from a comparison of the ages of persons who died in that town and Manchester, one-fourth of the whole number of deaths take place in Birmingham within the first year, whilst in Manchester upwards of a third die within the same period. In Bir rriinghaat three.aevenths, and in Manchester four-sevenths, of the whole number of deaths take place within the fifth year. In Birrninghara . one-half the population attain their sixteenth year, while in Manchester one half the popula tion die within the first three years. In Birmingham twice fie many peotalo survive the age of 7CI as in an equal popu. lation in Manchester. The deaths from consumption are h of the whole numbers population of the two towns, , e a g n u d a l o 0 1 m n o p r r i o s p e o n r e t l a o r n i y o t O n e:f h o e u r pt Mr, John tarnett, the popular composer, in con junction with W, Morris Barnett, the Come dia n , h as t a ken „„ , • in,...ham'a). Ca. the Prince's I net. tre the express produc. Liar} qt . orii . 7 i, d i English operas. Arrangements are being ma . tle.,to _open the theatre early in November next. M E HAGUE, SEPT. 20.—,Tkie Siaa4 at : rant of this date promulgate* the Royal resolution, de 7 Glaring that the Fundamental Law of the kingdom of the Netherlands is in force in the Duchy of Limburg, as well as in the other parts of the kingdom. CORRECTIONAL POLICE. A LONGING MATRON.—A very little and very vixenish-looking woman, named Barnage, was charged with stealing a sausage. When the President riten tinned to bar the action with which she was reproached, wid - ow Barnage stood up and sat down again ten times in succession, manifesting as much impatience (to use a vulgar image) as a hen on a hot griddle, and uttered such reproachful ejaculations as—" Oh ! Ah ! Par exemple ! Oh ! Mais! Eh ! Fi donc !" President—Don't make such a noise. You were caught in the fact ; so you cannot deny it. Prisoner—How ? I can't deny it ! can't I ? Must I proclaim myself a criminal, to please your worship ? President—But the sausage had already passed from the counter into your basket. Prisoner—A la bonne heure ! But don't let them say, for all that, that I wanted to steal it. President—What did you want with it, then ? Prisoner—l wanted to eat it ; I felt a great longing on that particular day for a nice little bit of sausage. I would have paid for it—that I would, when I came into the receipt of some wages due to me. Honour bright ! it was a loan and no robbery. President—When people are honestly inclined, they can always resist an impulse to theft. Prisoner (in an under . tone)—Aft er th a t, you may say what you please. Je Ems peut-etre enceinte ! This observation drew forth roars of laughter. The widow Barnage, who pleaded her " interesting state," confessed to sixty years, and appeared to be ten years older. President—You have already been condemned for a theft of the same description. Prisoner—Ah, yes, I know it well. My longing could not be resisted—(Laughter) —a n d I only got a little month for it, through the paternal feelings of my judge. The tribunal did not own " the soft impeachment," but condemned Widow Barnage to three months' im prisonment. AMERICAN PAPERS. (FURTHER EXTRACTS.) (From the Philadelphia Gazelle.) HORRID MURDER ON THE DELAWARE.—The par ticulars of the following dreadful occurrence were made known at the Mayor's office this morning by Captain Benjamin Reynolds, master of the schooner Oread, of Eastport, Maine. The schooner was bound to Bristol, Bucks county, for a load of coal. About eight o'clock last evening, when abreast of Frankford, a strong ebb tide compelled them to drop anchor. After doing so, and making all secure, the captain and mate turned in, leaving one man and a boy, besides the cook, on deck, and requesting to be called when the tide turned. Some time in the night the cook, whose name is James Morris, fell upon the man that was left on the deck, killed him, and, as the body is not to be found, the presumption is that he was thrown overboard ; then struck the boy on the side of the head with an axe, wounding him severely, and depriving him of his senses. After some time he recovered, and the cook came up to him, and told him he would kill him if he spoke or made the least noise. Soon after, it is supposed, he left the vessel, as the boy, fearful that all on board had been killed, remained in the forecastle until relieved by the captain and mate. The watches of the captain and mate were both sto len, as also the clothes of the hands. The boat in which the cook made his escape was left ashore. The name of the boy is Edward Prime, a resident of Eastport. He was taken early this morning to the hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and all at tention will be paid to him. The villain who perpetrated this deed of blood was shipped in this city only yesterday. Mayor Swift immediately despatched some of his officers in pursuit of the murderer. as also a posse to search for the body of the murdered man. P.S. Since writing the foregoing, we have conversed with Captain Reynolds, who states that there can be no manner of doubt as to the unhappy fate of the man above referred to. The forward part of the deck was covered with blood, as also the night-head and side of the vessel towards the bow. The name of the unfortunate man is Aaron Cross. The boy, it appears, was not upon deck, but asleep in the forecastle. Hearing a noise on deck, he put his head up through the scuttle, when he received a blow with an axe ; another blow was aimed at him, which missing him, broke away a portion of the companion. After lying some time the cook came and felt him, to see if he was dead. After ascertaining that he was not, threatened his life if he spoke. The cook after wards went into the cabin, where the captain and mate were asleep, and took therefrom two watches. A hatchet was found, with which, if they had awaked, it was, no doubt, his intention to despatch them. 'lle axe was found o❑ deck, smeared with blood. Morris is a black, about five feet seven inches in height, stout built, and somewhat pitted with the small pox. He was seen in the city about four o'clock this o'clock line for New York. He has a small trunk with him. FIRE AT HADDINGTON.—We are informed by a gen tleman from the vicinity of Haddington, about four miles from the permanent bridge, that a serious coal tgration occurred in that village last night about eleven o'clock, at the country residence of Mr. Potts, of this village. The dwelling was totally consumed, the inmates barely es c apin g i n th e i r n i g h t clothes. A portion of the furniture was saved with great exertions. SUDDEN BEREAYEMENT.—MOUrRiIIg has been sud denly carried into the bosoms of four families at Port land, by the deaths of five young ladies, who were drowned in the harbour. A party had been made up to visit the ships of war, then lying in Portland har bour ; it consisted of nine persons, three lads and six young women. They embarked in a sail-boat, or yacht. called the Banner, and after going on board the men-of war, and cruising among the islands, were returning, when the boat was struck by a flaw and immediately fell over on her side and filled. Five of the young women had just gone into the cabin, on account of the heat ; the other and the three lads were on deck. A small boat was attached to the Winner, which one of the lads cast off tr.id rescued th e other two and the maiden, but the five in the cabin perished. Their bo dies were recovered by some gentlemen who were in an other boat, at some distance, and hastened to the relief of the Winner; but half an hour elapsed before tile sunken boatcould be sufficiently raised to extricate them, and Theel l neafttss o t f o t r b e e s tfoi five cc lif e %l io " p 'e e r r e is i' h 'a e i d rh are, Frances E. Ingraham, Julia Piumer, Adeline Thuston, and Eliza beth and Caroline Ilsley, the latter two aged 11 and 13. Mr. John Gill, for many years a citizen of Baltimore, was instantly killed on Saturday morning, at 8 o'clock, near his residence in Baltimore County, by being thrown fro)) his cart and the horse falling on his body and head, breaking all his ribs, and entirely shattering hisskull.—Baltimore Patriot. LOSS OF THE STEAM -BOAT PoCAHONTAS —The St. Louis Gazette of August 22d, says :—We learn by the Leavanworth, which arrived this morning from the Missouri, that the steamboat Pocahontas, on her down ward trip from Couicil Buffs, was snagged ten miles below Big Platte, and will be a total lot s , ANOTHER VESSEL BURNED.—The Mobile Register of .August 0 6 states that the schooner Black Hawk, C. A. M'Near, master, left New York on the 6th of July, with little. On the 19th of August, at 12 o'clock, Pan., 175 miles to the northward end westward of Tortugas, smoke was discovered issuing through the bulkhead into the cabin. The Captain secured a few arti cles 01 clothing, half a barrel of bread, and a few pound s of beef, when the smoke drove them on deck ; the cabin windows and doors were secured and fastened down in fifteen minutes after the fire was first disco vered ; the next morning the fire had burned through the deck in three places ; planks were nailed over the holes, and on the • ) 2(1 she made Mobile Point, came over the bar, and proceeded immediately to town. She was stripped and moored on the shore opposite the city, and sc u t t l e d . On opening the hatches the tire burst o u t fore and a f t, and was still burning at the time the ac count was w r i tten. The vesse l an d cargo i t was pre sumed w ou ld b e a total loss. Tile cargo consisted of 684 casks lime, 506 kegs and 10 cases paints, and 43 pieces granite. ‘‘ Lord M orpeth, -- "MASS nousEs."—The following paragraph is copied f rom the _Dublin Mail of last evening : (Sunday) i n t h e Roman Catholic Chape l i n Niarborough street, sudd en l y took his d epartur e for England in the Lordship, wer e t) b e found so me m e mbers of the Vi afternoon. H Lordship His was not after h av i ng heard High Mass yetcrday singular in his attend ance at the Maks-hous t A m ongst the othe r distin g uished performers w h o graced the hi h altar i n com p an y w i t h hi s regal hous e h o ld —the Right Hon. T. F. K enne dy, the Scotch Repeal er ; a son of the Bishop o f Kild are , a n d a n ce ex-apothecary."—lt is a lie that Mr. Kennedy is, or ever was a repealer. I t i s true that Lord M or p c th wa s pre sent at the Cath o li c Cathedral, and the other personages mentioned, incl u di ng a son of the Bishop o f Kild are . B u t, did his Lordship sta i n his dignity, or put his Protestantism into question, by li stening to the cele b rat i on o f th a t wor ship which his ancestors attended for a thousand years. Not his dignity certainly, for Kings and Emperors still bow down before a Catholic Altar—but his Protestantism? Lord Morpeth needs no defence—be asks for none; he went to the Catholic Cathedral to hear Father Mathew, the Apostle of Temperance, deliver a sermon, and he was, we are assured by those who were present, abundantly re paid by the simple and eloquent earnestness of the Rev, preacher. —Dublin Evening Post. ANOTHER FACTORY GIRL SEVERELY IN „HIRED BY AN U PRIGHT SHAFT BEING LEFT EXPOSED.—J H your paper of th e 22d of Au u st last (Mr. Hayworth writes), you ga ve a full report of the action at t he Liver pool Assizes, by Lord Ashley, on behalf of a g irl name d Cottarell, against M essrs. Stocks an d Son, for grievous injuries suiitaned by th e g i r l i n t h e i r mill, by their having g neglected to box an upright shaft, when the defendants slid to pay l 0.0,!. to the girl, together with all tbePOnses or' as between tittospey and - client.- Another case o f tho genie sort would have b een b roug ht to d trial Lhad Ashle d not t s he party submitted to the t erm dictate V y solicitor, Mr. Law, a f ew d a y s before. —.llianciiester I s Guardian. THE REGISTRATIONS. MIDDLESEX. The Revising Barristers met yesterday at the Vestry Room, Church-lane, Limehouse. (Before Mr. COVENTRY.) The lists revised by Mr. Coventry were those of the parishes of All Saints Poplar, Ratcliffe, St. Paul Shad well, and St. Mary Stratford Bow. TORY FREEHOLERS AND TORY FRAUDS. Thomas Ward Blagg was objected to by the Refor mers, on the list of St. Paul Shadwell ; his place of abode was stated to be Brighton, and the qualification " A moiety of a frethold house, situate in Green Dra• gon-alley." Mr. Coppock said be should have to trouble the Court with a few observations upon this case, for there was rather a curious division of property in Green Dragon-alley. Mr. Blagg was described as of Brigh ton. Now he (Mr. Coppock) went to Brighton on the 25th of August last, and made every inquiry, but was told by persons, best calculated to give information, that no individual of that name had ever resided in Brighton. He then served a notice at the Post-office, which was the best service he could make in Brighton, on Thomas Ward Blagg, but that letter had been re turned to him (Mr. Coppock) with these endorsements upon it—" Not known"—" Try again." He happened to know a Mr, Thomas Blagg, a very respectable man, the town clerk of St. Alban's ; believing him to be the person whose name was mentioned in the list he had caused service to be made on that gentleman. Mr. Adey (the Tory agent) here produced a letter from Mr. Blagg, of St. Alban's, acknowleding the re.. ceipt of the ,notice of objection, but stating that he had no property in Middlesex. Mr. COVENTRY was inclined to think that Brighton was an insufficient description. Mr. Adey lied no objection to take that as the deci sion of the Court, but hitherto the Court had decided that no name could be touched until service of the no tice of objection had been proved. Mr. COVENTRY—There is no house mentioned. Brighton is a large place, and it appears that there has been a good deal of inquiry made for Thomas Ward Blagg, of Brighton. AdeyLllf you strike off Mr. Blagg you will have to strike off 500 others. For instance, there are many parties who have merely stated their residence " Lam beth," whom we object to. _ Mr. COVENTRY—WeII, in these cases you must prove that you have searched all Lambeth and cannot find ;hem. Mr. Coppock admitted it must be shown that due di ligence had beers used to find the party, and he had done so in this case. Mr. COVENTRY said that if inquiry had been made of the tenants as to who was their landlord, he should not have felt so much difficulty on the point ; but as the question had never been positively brought before him he would consider it. In the same list were also the following curious claims, with the same vague description of the places of abode, Henry Lamb, Swansea, Glamorganshire. Qualifica tion,freehold house in Green Dragon-alley ! Joshua Lomax, Chilkwick, Bury St. Alban's. Qua lification, a moiety of afreehold house in Green Dragon alley ! ! Joseph Poole, Windsor. Qualification, moiety of a freehold house in Green Dragon-alley !!! John G. Teed, Plymouth, Qualification, freehold house, Green Dragon-alley!! !!: Percival Walsh, St. Giles's, Oxford. Qualification, ' freehold house, Green Dragon alley !!!!! Julian Payne, Camberwell. Qualification, freehold house, Green Dragon-alley!!!!!! Mr. Coppock observed that the above were a com plete batch of fudge votes. Mr. COVENTRY—It is certainly most singular. Mr. Coppock—The fact is, the parties who concocted them depended upon the forbearance of others. Mr. C. then stated that he was not prepared to prove ser vice of notice on Mr. Lamb or Mr. Teed, the places of abode given for these gentlemen being at such an inconvenient distance ; but notice had been served on the others, and they would be struck off. Service of notices having been proved, Mr. Adey read a letter from Mr. Julian Payne, who is the Secretary to the Middlesex Cnnservative Asso ciation, stating that he was possessed of a qualification, and that he had been in possession of it long enough to receive a half year's rent. At the foot of the letter were the words; " I will not appear!" Mr. Coppock--Mr. Payne himself told me that he had only been in possession of the qualification three months, and you Mr. Adey know it. Mr. Adey—l only know what he states in his letter. Mr. COVENTRY—This is very strange. Mr. Coppock—Oh, Sir, it is the most disgraceful thing that ever appeared before you. Mr. COVENTRY — I shall expunge Mr. Payne's name. The claims of those parties having been called for by Mr. Coppock and produced, Mr. Coppock examined them P and handing the claim of L.om.a cv MT. tide said, that IS your hand-writing Mr. Adey. Mr. Adey (after some hesitation)—lt is. Mr. Coppock—And you know that he has not the property for which you sent in that claim. Mr. Adey—l admit he has not that property ! (This admission appeared to astound every one present.) Mr. Coppock (with some warmth)—ls not this a case of gross fraud ? And did you not say last night, Mr. Adey, that it I attempted to prove service on Lomax you would indict my witness for perjury ? Mr. Adey--I did not. Mr. Burnard—You did, Sir. Mr. Coppock—lu my presence you threatened Mr. Burnard with an indictment for perjury if he attempted to prove service on Lomax, and yet you now admit that the claim is in your hand-writing, notwithstanding you know the mln had no qualification 1 Such conduct is most disgraceful. Mr. Adey—l could explain it. Mr. COVENTRY—WeII, I think you ought. Mr. Coppock—l beg the overseer of this parish will take care of this batch of claims in order that an indict ment for a conspiracy may be preferred. Overseer—l will, Sir. Mr. COVENTRY—It appears that Mr. Perceval Walsh has never sent in a claim. Mr. Coppock—Mr. Perceval Walsh is a most re• spectable solicitor residing at Oxford. The names of solicitors residing in all parts of England are inserted in the Lists for this year,who have no more right to pro perty in Middlesex than they have to Windsor Castle. But I am aware that this system has been carried on for years. It was formerly carried on with the names of clergymen, and now they are trying what they can do with solicitors. I never before objected to those votes, but finding the register becoming filled with the names of people residing in the country, I determined to look into the matter, and I shall continue to do so. The names of Lomax, Poole, Walsh, and Payne were then struck off. Mr. Adey subsequently attempted to justify his con duct by saying that at the time he sent in the claim Lomax tvas negotiating through him for the property, but that no arrangement was come to between the parties. ( Before Mr. SHADWELL.) Mr. Shaw Lefevre, the Speaker of the House of Commons, was objected to by the Tories on the ground of change of residence. Mr. James stated that the Right Hon. Gentleman had been written to on the subject, but as the answer returned was that so long as he continued to hold the office of Speaker he should not vote at elections, and as the Right Hon. Gentleman had changed his residence he (Mr. James) would allow the name to be expunged, which was accordingly done. The following is the result of yesterday's proceed . lugs : PARISHES. Ove Before Mr. Coventry. ir made All Saint's, Poplar ! 10 Ratcliffe seers. I Refor. !mist. j made ! 10 ' 7 j I 1 2 1 ers. sust. 2 • St. Paul,. 5hadwe11......1 3 ' 3 9 6 St. Nlary,Stratford,Bow 0 0 1 1 Before Mr. Shadwell. St. Anne, Limehouse.. Bromley, St. Leonard..l Total The Court will be held to-morrow (this day) at the King's Head, Enfield. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.-The Lords of the Treasury met and discussed, and approved of the plan of the Royal Exchange, submitted to them by the Joint Gresham Committee, on the 29th of September; and on the following day signified their approbation to the Corn. mince. Mr. Tite was then officially appointed architect, and empowered to apply to parties to make proposals for concreting and making the foundation of the building. The tenders for concreting and making fnundations will be received on the 16th of October; so that all doubts arising from the whisperings of parties interested in op. posing the approved plan are at an end, and there will be no occasion to send for Irish labourers to mow down the grass which it was expected by some would have embel lished the site of the Royal Exchange. The foundation will be completely laid in the ensuing winter, and the superstructure will be in progress in the spring. Mr. Tite will afterwards receive tenders for the building, and the public have in the high character of Lambert Jones, the Chairman of the London Bridge Committee, who is also the Chairman of the Joint Committee for rebuilding the Royal Exchange, security for active and zealous pro secution of the great work. S B. Bosanquet and C. F. C. Wordsworth, Esqs., the barristers appointed to revise the lists of elec tors for the Eastern Division of the county, met at the Town Hall, Brighton, on Tuesday, for the purpose of re vising the lists for the parishes in the Brighton polling district; when, owing to the absence of some of the over seers, they adjourned their court till yesterday. There were no objections, except therm made by the Overseer s , %11,i0 lame phiefly op the ground of change of residence, (14th, or sale of the qualification. With few exceptions, the names objected to were expunged, and the business was got through in about three hours. The number of electors on the revised list for the parish of Brighton is 860,—.Bri9hton Gazette. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beauclerk, in Chester-square, from Bishops Hall ; Lord Hotham, in Hill-street, from the Moors ; Lady Burrard Neale, Count and Countess de Castries, at Crawley's Hotel, from St. Leonard's ; Lcrd and Lady Chelsea, in Wilton-cresccet, from Ramsgate ; Sir John Walsh, in Berkeley square ; Lord Seaford, in Audley-square, from Kent ; the Hon. Captain Robert Gore, at the Hon. Charles Gore's, in Wilton-crescent ; Alexander Grant, Esq., in Arlington-street, from Scotland. DEPARTURES. The Hon. Captain Poulett, from Limmer's Hotel ; Lord and Lady Charles Thynne, for the Deanery, Can terbury ; Messrs. William and Frederick Cavendish, for Harewood- hall, Yorkshire ; the Hon. Miss Montagu, from Montagu House, on a visiting tour; Mr. Alexander Hope, for Bedgbury-park, Kent ; W. J. Banks, b:21., for Soughton hall, Flintshire ; Lord and Lady Braybrook, for Billingbear-house, Berks ; Lord Edwin Hill, for East Hampsted-park, Berks ; the Lord Chief Baron Brady and Mrs. Brady, from St. James's Royal Hotel, for Chel tenham ; the Dowager Lady Sykes, for Merevale hall, near Leamington Spa ; General and Lady Carclirie Mor. rison, on a tour ; the Countess of Carysfort, and the Ladies Proby, for Elton-hall, Huntingdon. 12 9 7 0 0, 8 123 i es. suss CHANGES. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bute, at Walmer, from Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire; Major-General Ellice, at Go vernment House, Plymouth, from Torquay ; the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, at Chenies Rectory, Bucks, from the Cloisters, Windsor Castle ; Lord and Lady Wallscourt, from the Baths of Wiibad, for Stutgardt ; the Rev. Lord John Thynne, at Glastonbury Rectory, from Wells ; the Hon. Hanbury Tracy, from Bath, on a tour ; the Hon. Captain Forester, at Dublin, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Howth, at Howth Castle ; the Mar quis and Marchioness of Ely, and Lady A Loftus, at Ely Lodge, from the Giant's Causeway ; the Earl of Port arlington, at Kingstown, fram Emo Park. LLOYD'S. A General Half-yearly Meeting of the Subscribers to Lloyd's was held of Wednesday last, G. R. Robin son, Esq., in the Chair. After disposing of the imme= (hate business of the meeting the following vstes from the funds were proposed by the Chairman and unani mously approved, viz.:- 101. to four fishermen for saving the crew of the Wil liam the Fourth from Tralee to Liverpool, wrecked near Buncrana, Jan. 7, 1840. 101. 10s. to seven fishermen for saving the crew of the Dart, Callan, from Wexford to Glasgow, wrecked near Campbeltown, 12th Februry last. 201. to thirteen men for saving the crew of the Ceres, Bibben, from Newcastle to London, wrecked near Al deburgh, 17th ult. A Medal in Bronze to Mr. F. A. Fokkes, Com mander of the Hamburgh pilot galliot Johan Chris tian, and— 311.105. to sixteen Pilots, for saving the crews of the Albion, of Sunderland, and Red Rover, of Hull, wrecked on the Vogel Sand during a severe gale on the 15th of August. ASSASSINATION OF A YOUNG. FEMALE IN PARIS. On the night of Thursday last a horrible assassina tion took place in the Rue des Boucheries, St. Ger maine. A joiner named Derode, occupying a small lodging in the house No. 55, was arrested in the course of the morning, charged with illegal combination, and locked up at the Prefecture of Police. Before leaving the house he gave the key of his room to a young girl named Victorine Salle. Victorinc, who occupied an apartment in common with another girl named Adele Delay, and who, being certain Derode could not re turn for some days, gave the key to her companion, and it was agreed between them that Adele should oc cupy Derode's chamber during his absence. Upon the first evening of her occupying the chamber Adele Delay had the imprudence to bring a working mason, with whom she had formed a liaison some days before, to Derode's chamber with her. Towards the middle of the night a tailor, named Dacosta, who occupied the contiguous chamber, separated by a very slight par tition from that of Derode, was awoke by a noise in the adjoining room, in the midst of which he presently heard a female voice crying out, " Help !"—" A l'assassin 1"—" Wretch, you have given me my death-blow !" The terror which these words produced in the tailor's mind was such, ac cording to his own description, that be could not muster strength enough to rise from his bed and give the alarm. No further sounds were heard during the night. On the following morning the commissary of police for the quarter of the Luxembourg, being informed by the tailor of what he had heard, proceeded to open the door of Derode's chamber, when a frightful spectacle presented itself. The unfortunate Adele lay across the bed with her head almost completely severed from the trunk, her neck having been literally sawed across with a bad razor. The wretched woman lay in a sea of blood, and the numerous contusions with which her body was covered bore witness to the energetic struggle which she had maintained with her assassin. A pair of shoes and an old hat, both bearing the marks of blood, and still exhi• biting the traces of lime and mortar (the unfortunate young woman's paramour, and in all probability her murderer, having been, as already stated, a mason by trade), were lying on the floor. The most active searches have been instituted for the purpose of discov ering the murderer, but hitherto without success, and the cause which could have led to the assassination is still in mystery. The murder altogether bears a consi derable resemblance to that of Eliza Grimwood. EVENTING EDITIOX'-- -10 MARSHAL MACDONALD. (From the Journal des Debate.) One of the greatest and most illustrious of the mili tary men of France, Marshal Macdonald, Duke of Ta rento, has just died at his chateau of Courcelles, near Gion (Loiret), at the age of seventy-five years. Etienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald was born at Sancerre, in the department of Cher, in the year 1765, of a distinguished Irish family which came over to France in the suite of the Stuarts. While still very young, he entered as a lieutenant into Dillon's re giment of Irish infantry, and served in 1784 under M. de Maillebois, in the legion which went to the assistance of the patriots of Holland. Having adopted the principles of the revolution, he continued to serve, and distinguished himself at the battle of Gomapes, where he gained the rank of Colo nel. He was afterwards employed in the capacity of Brigadier-General of the Army of the North. Com manding the advanced guard, he pursued the English army, and beat the Duke of York more than once. It was he that opened, in 1795, the famous cam paign against Holland, by passing the Aruba' on the ice, and seizing the enemy's ships at the head of his in fantry. This action, unexampled in history, obtained for him the rank of a General of division. Up to 1798, the French army, under the command of Berthier, occupied the Roman States. Macdonald, havin4 the government of Rome, was obliged to re strain the violence of the insurgents who assembled in force at several points. The King of Naples having sent a body of 24,000 men to the relief of Rome, these troops, united to those of Mack, formed an army of 40,000 combatants, whom Macdonald with only 6,000 held in check. He subsequently vanquished the Neapo litans near Etricoli, took possession of that town, and made the enemy suffer considerable loss. In consequence of a ;i isunderstanding which arose between him and Championnet, Macdonald gave in his resignation ; but the Directory took his part, deprived Championnet of his commission, and gave to Maeponald the general command of the army. He had subjected Calabria to the French dominion, when the defeats of Scherer forced him to evacuate the kingdom of Naples. After executing a most skil fully-conducted retreat, he found himself on the right bank of th e Tr e bl e , w i t h S uwarrow i n f ront of him, at the head of an army of 50,000 Austrians and Rus sians. With 33,000 men he maiatained an entire day's struggle with this -army, and continued, with the same success, to hold his position on the following day, until a council of war which he callel together de cided, contrary to his opinion, upon the necessity of retreating. During the period of tl,e Hundred Days he was named Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army, but presently lost his command through the turn of events. He accompanied Louis XVIII. as far as Menin, and returned with him to France. He refused to serve under the Imperial Government, and performed the duties of a simple grenadier in the National Guards. He commanded at Versailles on the celebrated 18th Brumaire. After the battle of Marengo, and the campaign of the Grisons, Mac- donald was sent to Denmark as Minister Pleni potentiary until 1803. On his return he received the title of Grand-Officer of the Legion of Honour. He fell into disgrace in consequence of opposing Moreau's trial, and it was not until 1809 that he resumed the command of a division in Italy. At Wagram he was made a Mar. shal, after having broken the centre of the opposite army, which was protected by 200 pieces of artillery. Upon his return to Paris in 1810, he was created Duke of Tarento, and went to take the command of the corps dc arnzee in Spain. In 1812 he commanded the 10th corps of Russia. In 1813 he took a brilliant part in the affairs of Lutzen, Bautzen, and Leipsic. He swam across the Elster, where Poniatow3ki perished. During the campaiga of 1814 he commanded the left wing of the army ; and at Fontainbleau assisted at the abdication of Napoleon. On the 4th of June, 1814, the Duke of Tarento was named a me m b er o f t h e C ham b er of P eers, an d in 1816. Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Legion of Ho nour, a dignity which he retained up to 18a1. The Marshal Duke of Tarento leaves a son 15 years old. His remains will be deposited in the Hotel des by/elides. Promenade concerts, on a scale larger than any yet attempted, are in contemplation. The spot at pre. sent selected is Leicester-square, and the builder is under promise to use .11 dispatch to get the building ready in about a month. It is to be finished in a style not inferior to any salon in the metropolis. The orchestra is to consist of 160 yerforwersq COMPRESSED AIR AS A POWER. Several distinguished enifineers and other scieatific o f c% perii men attended on Saturday to witness a s eries me nts on compressed air, at the late establishment • - M. Perrier and Co., at Chaillot. The inventor of th e various new and ingenious modes of applying M. Andraud, a gentleman well known in the scientific and literary world, began by exhibiting a sma ll ear ; riage, which was set in motion by compressed air on small railway laid down for the purpose. This ,carriag, was moved up and down several times at the rate 0 1 about 25 miles an hour. The air, compressed only te' about 25 atmospheres, which is little more than on!: third of the power to which it can be compressed witbr lout danger of explosion, is contained in a proof cylinde or reservoir, which sur,plies the pistons in the same w 4t i e, this pow.er, as for a steam locomotive. M. Andraud states Os' two of these cylinders arc sufficient for the supPlY el i s locomotive for several miles on a railway ; and as a t r i ea.] be compressed, almost without exp ense, where". there is a stream or even a windmill to work the ° a t ' chinery, fresh charged cylinders can be kept rea d l a h e ; stations and applied to the locomotive , this being tm . work of only one minute. The improvement i n . 7 a ei Andraud's air locomotive; on all others Which been been invented, is in the application of a regulator toYa• which the air is supplied with unfailing regularity o.e. certainty, and which is under the full control of the; engineer, and in the mode of dilating the air by lle as to cause great economy. In dilating air it iso nary, for the purposes of locomotion, that it shoal be one very rapidly, for otherwise the spee d can net d kept up. It cannot be dilated in the cylinderf tho' sLrvoir without great danger of explosion ; and air, ordinary process only the exernal surfac e of the d i,, immediately exposed to the action of heat i s raPiall lated, the internal molecules, air being a b ad c°- it ductor, requiring great 'time for dilation. Dil• Aatirau b' gets rid of all this difficulty by a very long spiral tube immersed p i a n ss b i tTli t n i ; •'fhis way the whole is dilated in the twelfth P arb ! a second, and a reservoir of air thus dilated Er-e; five.c quantitye x thousand pe roifm air experiments tt undulated a e s s woift with : e on s ao piston, rdye2a whereas 2nooon lea A li rd t na b l i a ts r : i r : lfi r ol f f . , thrown from it which, at a di s t anc e of 250 Pr" brake the roof of a building, and l o dged with g reat f°r s l- in a wall, although the air w a s compressed.to . °_t i i !, io atmospheres. Mr. Andraud p ro p o ses that balm Air fortified towns shall be worked by compressediswaltetilr, stead of powder, the expense, where ' there power or wind to compress the air, being, according o d if, M. Poucelit, only one 75th of that of powd er, compressed by a steam engine about one 5"k•0110' Andraud imagines that field artillery may be wo „ to , the same manner, as the horses, in drawing the ell"-1 her l the field, would, by the motion of the wheels , asirs necessary for a long battle. The ne/t raising'esPe reser% riment was on the power of compressed air i n 'og' water i either for the supply of towns or for the droll s , o marshes, mines, &c. ; by a very small aPPerratut'oo column of water waa thrown to a height of 79 le e • Paris correspondent of an Evening Paper. THE MARKETS• COUNTRY MARKETS. re se_ . . i Wheat. • Barley. 1 Oats. I Be a "' ......."";• _..-....----• 5 to Per Quarter. ,s.toS. 1 S. S. S. tO S. s. tO 5 ' Blandtord ..--.' 6064 72 3 63g 3 36 !(* 38 'ti - . 5,0 1.6 -; : Oath ' , 0 Bridport -- - 68 1 - - - - ''''" Al 48 4 0 SO 34 49 zi y 7 Gloucester 6B 72 :32 0 46 26 34 5 2 " ' •-_ iii Exe• er Guildford Newbury ~ 5O '75 41 41 55 33 5 0 " k i 42 Reading....,.,,,,, '4B 80 32 42 21 35 153 7) --• . Salisbury ....- 1 52 66 30 36 24 32 42. • - ..- 6.1 5 Slit rborne 66 72 30 34 26 30 44 ,„ 44 Shepton Mallet 48 72 30 40 24 04 40 0 ` - ...- Uxbridge 1 -•- 37 43 23 32 - . -- 4 --. - 5 ,,, ' Warminster )44 70 29 33 32 35 50 -„„ .... ~. Winchester - 1 -I - - treovil 56 68 36 40. 20 36 1 34 58 LEEDS CORN Al ARKET.-Sept. 0 / n 2, to 72 5 • g Wheat, Norfolk and Suflblk, 601 b. .................... E - 0,.. to 714 ' ~_•," -- York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ... .......... Grinding ......... 4 7„,. to Beans 63lb. ........................... fr ,, t ,4 0 Oats, l'otatoe ............................ - .............. 2. .. _., go _ —Mealing, For. -d. to-0 . Abelling . ................. E . n.g .. .. 13 % s ' 5 s t .° to 4 26 i l . '' l ,oll°° 4. DEVIZES CORN MARKET. 4. t 0 Per Sack. 3 L I d i to 3 5 5 . d o Oats P e.r.. ? u .. a .. r . t . e .. r . ..... 0 :: 0 0 to e l 9 0 e first Wheat Second 3l 0 33 0 Beans (per sack)... 'a 0 IS • :bird darley 3O 0 43 0 Broad (per ga11.)... I r „L ir e FATAL RELIGIOUS MELANCO” held th .: Manchester, on Thursday, an inquest was b e fore put as of Mr. Lynn, a surgeon, who the day i t opal .° end to his life by swallowing Prussic acid. ` Un der the unfortunate gentleman had been labour ip lbout f°lll. depression of spirits for sense time past. , eo years ago, he was subject to what is generally 10ed00 " religious melancholy," being at the time an 81 on the service performed at the parish church. 'he joined the Methodist connection • afterwards the aE vinists ; and last, was a hearer of the Rev. Mr. Trinity Church. This religious melancholy eontiee‘f hang about and depress him more or less to the his death, and to all appearance was augmented Pi death of his wife in February last. g THE HISTORY O F A F LIRT , RELATED A HERSELF." A new work, u n d er t hi s prom i s i ng tit'?' ea just made its appearance, a perusal of which we ha ve to t hesitation in saying will abundantly yield both arau serP i le' and instruction. It is distinguished for close and cleve r dga lineations of charact er , an d displays a proforma knew', of of the human hea r t, th e secre t recesses and work i lbets which it probes a n d l a y s b are w i t h a master -h a nd. . cb in prolific theme the hi s t or y o f a fli rt supp li es ; bowrlests° materials for the indulgence of pu ngent and w h o ' o solr, satire and how universally applicable is that satire t , F o r t lish society throughout all its ramifications. T h en e r , roo k is, we fear, to be found fluttering among us in e io and condition, but the species abounds most in hif: o. sod which the scenes of this entertaining novel are ' dra wl to from which most of its prominent characters are the life."— Courier. w ittersr From Henry Cowper, Esq., of Teweni tree t r Herts, to Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, 39, Albero ar :olon d ` Piccadilly, and 76, King William-street, Bar.k of 7 viefi —Gentlemen, having been deaf for many Yente Te t t induced from recommendation to try your Inv' s— ou. Li" Conductors, and I have greatpleasure in telling I 120 of they enable me to hear persons in p company and st a P eat s t worship most distinctly ; and in consequence of thl r a OD, 1 5 vantage which I have derived, I have reconitnenu r e persons to you, and I am happy to state that their similar - similar to mine, most favourable. The Spectacles a a ' u it Int and I Or glass which you have sent me are very excellent, . 1 . ba ve e b sight precisely, and surpass anything of the kind ' t e pilog ( tried ; the transparency of which is so brilliant, tha t the y en - I have passed my Bth year, the 22d of May last, n ates t able n- e to read, &c., by candle- light with the g r a suY 10el f and comfort to myself.—Gentlemen, I return I° ff - Oa e thanks, and remain your most obedient servant, I, stat e COWI'Ea.-22d of June, 1839.—The Messrs. S ol° - in e ° 1 - 7 0tri' that there are numerous persons in London and in t he oho as well as in Ireland, assuming the name of SoloVin o iee have endeavoured to imitate their Invisible Oriatith'e Conductor and newly. invented Spectacle Lenae't serials being a secret to themselves, and the •eartous ' 001' n to but ode o their application to the eye and ear not bei - ,, know 0 their spurious imitations have therefore oeen found "' roil s ° A less. The M essrs . S . h ave no coridect i on with Pe.,osoe° the same n ame : th e i r va l ua bl e i nvent i ons a re solely the to their E s tabli s h ments. 39, Albemarle street , OPP °) York Hotel), an d 76 , King William-street, Bank. r---- -- --- ------90 , -- - h i Di A l t; FLAT GOLD WATCHES, Go.- ciol - Guineas each. Highly-finished HORIZONTAL —dialir WATCHES, with engraved or engine-turned Go ld e o , or tiler jewelled in four holes , ard either engine-turned graved cases are offered , ' price Ten Guineas each. Theieetlir' gant little Watches will be found to perform very go y the% and a printed warranty is given with fixed terms, on vin'' will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY, 10 Watchmaker, Jeweller, &c., 4 7, Cornhill (Seven D oers Gracechurch-street), London TABLE CANDLESTICKS, superior to 1, 6 ' for durability, equal in appearance. Table candlestic lip • inches high, is. per pair; 9 irches high, 9s. ; 10 incheh'', per pair; ditto, with rich shell mountings, 9 inches h i g c ell% per pair , snuffer trays, with shell mountings and chase and II!' tru, 4s. each. The particular met a l of which tin e d 0 0) great variety of other articles are ma d e , can only . to t ` silver by reference to the stamp. Catalogues gratts. t . RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford-st BLRTHS. Est On the 30th ult., a t B r i g ht on, the ife of John EP" „ ' of Essex-street, Strand, of a son. On the 25th of Au.crus 3 r, l: l l . 27 K li . Temple, to Margaret, eldest daughter g fJ. R. , In ner MARRIED. .don, Esq., of t he f gg'' of Doctors'-commons, London. o i On the 28th ult., at St. Marylebone Rosa Church, -cll ri li the late oatef \ T V . es ß t ii llr ir ! g ilf s o , ri E l, s n i ea , r o N f o ri tt a i r n i th o a o m d. , i t A o ac S e, op p h i :;;;;o o Mi lellesex. gore''' . On the 30th u lt., a t A s hf or d, the Rev. Robert , j o bre- Rector of Se v i ng t on , K en t, to Ann, eldest daughter 4' Furley, Esq., of CanterburT. / Crir 1111 ;: On the 30th ult., at Christchurch, Mr. A.:' ; „,-gr°: ' second son of the late J. Cridla n d, Esq., of °Pr—,'dseg'# House, Milderton, Somersetshire, to Cornelia, young"' ter of Mr. ft. Young, of London. ta i" syd • n ey o then co ipoy l s s t p i n ae st . .. e , s a . t R S . St. .P , Pancras New of the lateyChurch,i Cadpra irt arosir,, e e-li Richard Dacres G. C. H., to E mma , d aug hter of P hn bert, Esq., of Tavistock.squa re . On the Ist inst., at St. Pa ncras Church, Fr ederickHA J :sr i'''' Richardson, Esq., son of Major Richardson, of Cresswel'el'opt' Blackheath, to Catherine, dau g ht er o f the late L ieu ` General Boye. of Exmouth, D evon . __.------------'.. ' DIED. loge' A O On the 28th ult., at his residence, Blandford-plaee, ,__, o d• park, after a few days illness, deeply and deservedly , f":, i o e ry, Lieutenant-Colonel John Nixon, late of the Madras A ' ' in the 83d year of his age. On the 26th ult., at Audroleci, near Ardrea., in F . ranee' moo me, the wife of Robert Q - 4 , 40t, Esq.,, - of Taristoek-plat 4 . a 00 ,e, On the 284 1 o f t., J ohn D Esqi., of Rev idef ot Devite ed 5. On the aged 28th , t 8 dt„ at Westfield Cottage, tfungerf er ‘ 1 ' Jobs Blackwell, Esq., civil engineer, aced f,5 iiir Ilia° 0' On the 30th ult., at Ryde, in tie Isle of Wight, Cooper, o; P a i n 's-hill, Cobham, Esq.,, age d /55. OP rail ist On the 30th u lt., at G reat C hapel-street , West Sarah, the wife of George Alarriott. • On the 30th ult., l‘t(i.. ams, Biggs, St F-. ratfcrrd E rore, e„„,,, / ' s trw- --46 On the 30th tat ~ Mr, W,. WooD' '- o f Wigni" Cavendish- so pa-re, aged 57,.. fluu tor, On the 30th ult., at Mortir:,,or , ~ Penelope 31aria the wife of Si r Cl au di us Hun',,er, Tj a ' r t , aged 65' aged 4 da l' On the Ist i ns t., at Lucl.g;le„ciii, R. T. Harvey' ...........—. )(`:` 44 London • • ' Pri n t e d a‘.,(l Publi! - hed by strasih n No. 112, Stran'',, at The Su ,, o f fi ce , No. 11 -' 0 the county oc Fll ay, O c t o ber 2, le 4 Tori made I 65