The Sun. — London, England, 1840-04-06 00:00:00

GREAT TEMPERANCE MOVE MENT IN DUBLIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slll,---I intended to have sent you an outline of the daily proceedings of the great apostle of temperance in Dublin, but could! not possibly do so yesterday or the precious day - and in order that you may, should you diem the sub , ect sufficiently interesting to the readers of The Sun, be enabled to have ample details, and to avoid the trouble which I intended to impose upon myself, if time permitted, I send you the Weekly Register and Herald, which contain full reports of the proceeding of the Rev. Mr. Mathew, up to the close of yesterday, when the numbers who had taken the pledge at his hands since Mon day amounted to 42,800. This day's proceedings of the Reverend Gentleman possess a very peculiar feature and interest beyond those of any previous day ; I therefore communicate those of taut fact, having witnessed it. Having been from the usual hour this morning adminis tering the pledge to unabated multitudes at the Custom house, the Rev. Gentleman, at half-past one o'clock, pro ceeded from thence to the Royal Exchange, where a vast multitude of the higher and middle orders of society had been admitted, on payment of 6d. each for the benefit of The Mendieity ; and after an eloquent and pathetic ap peal to the audience upon the necessity and salutary effects of good example, the greater number of them took the p'edge, which is a feature in this great movement for which the public was nut at all prepared—the general im pression being that it was entirely confined to the lower order. The greatest imaginable interest has been ex cited by, and importance attached to, this fact, of such num bers of the higher and middle orders having taken the pledge, This has closed the Rev. Gentleman's labours here for the present. It is calculated that the number of this day's postulants, added to the others, make an aggre gate of at least 50,000 during the week, and not a single instance of any person's violating the pledge among that vast number. In fact, consternation has taken such hold of the public mind that people can scarcely believe their senses regarding these astounding proceedings, whilst joy beams on the countenances of the postulants, deep dismay is visible among those whose properties are involved in the consequences of this extraordinary and sudden transition. It is impossible to conjecture the results. Sir, your very obedient servant, SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS (From the Morning Post.) The official tables of the receipt of revenue for the year and quarter which terminated yesterday. as compared with the receipt for the year and quarter which terminated on the .sth of April, 1639, appear in our paper of this day. The increase on the year is 243,9091 , while the quarter pre , ents a decrease of 15,243/. Under every head of or dinary revenue, withlthe exception of the Post-office, there is un increase during the quarter, when compared with the corresponding quarter of last year; while the loss of Post office revenue amounts to the very large sum of 272,0001. When we recollect that the revenue of last year was con siderably less than the expenditure, and that the expendi ture of the present year will be much larger than that of the last, we cannot regard the statement now before us as calculated in any degree to dissipate the gloom which the financial condition of the country had created in the minds of all reflecting men. (From the Morning Herald.) The quarterly accounts of the revenue have been pub lished. In some respects, these accounts are cheering. There is an increase both in the Customs and Excise, as well as in several subordinate departments. In the Post office department, however, there is a decline to the amount sf 272,0001. upon the quarter—a decline, at the rate, that is, of considerably more than a million a year. This, too, in the teeth of a war with China, and with indi cations of impending - war with half the world besides ! Had the million a year, which our Ministers have so pro fligately sacrificed, been applied to the uses of our navy, many millions desti,,cd, we fear, to be spent in war, might have been saved to the country. We have thus received a glimpse of the available in come at the disposal of Lord Nlelbourne's Cabinet. Where, however, are the sources, from which he may hope to ex tract the means of meeting the necessary increase in the expenditure of the country? What are to be his new taxes—the reform taxes—the retrenchment taxes? The bly'get will furnish a more curious theme than the quar teriy accounts of the revenue ! ( From the Times.) We publish elsewhere the revenue tables for the year and quarter ending yesterday, which present the clear evi dence of improving resources in the country, though ad vancing at a very moderate pace. This will more plainly appear from the annexed table, in which we have carried the comparison two year! further back than the offioial re turn, and it will be seen on inspection that the last has been the most productive October quarter of the whole in the items of Customs, Excise, and Stamps. It exhibits also the t Let of the recent changes in the Post-office, by which a loss has been incurred in the present quarter, compared with the April quarter of 1339, of 272,000/., which is equal to a rate of nearly 1,100,000/. per annum, which disadvan tage, however, is covered by the excess in the Customs and Excise, so that the total revenue for this quarter, as corn vired with 1339, differs only by a sum rather less than 2.0001., and exceeds the revenue both of 1837 and 1838. The following is the table referred to : I 18.37. \ 1838. \ 1839. I 1840. ..--- -I- _ C tntoms... ~ 4,436,503 14,061,670 I 4,411,569 4,572,623 Ex~-ise Stamps ... • , 1,618 462 1,648,194 1,1540,253 1,658,188 'FA XL'S 161,219 130,576 176,440 179,059 1- 1 4).-ollice ..., 337,000 369, 000 , 392,000 120,000 I-- - -- - --- --- i 8,437,629 7.915,2 1 3 8,46 1 ,7 73 8,459,863 There to be found, consequently, in the actual re v,•nue return no excuse for that increased taxation which Niinisters are about to impose. Their own improvidence and profligate waste of the public money, and not the de creasing. productive power of the country, are the true causes of 411 their difficulties. Considering how deadly tie polic:: is which they have uniformly pursued with res•dect to our foreign trade, and which has shut out Eng -I,t,d. from some of the best markets of the world, it is really wonderful what energy our commerce has displayed ; so much so, that there can be little doubt, had they pursued ii different course, of a sufficient revenue being obtained to meet even that profligate expenditure of theirs without any resource to nets taxes. The result of the experiment on the Post office revenue cannot, on the whole, be considered un s itisfactory. Some of the ca'eulationa were that the whole would be sacrifice by it, but this return shows a net pi ofit of about half a million annually, which must increase as the system comes to be more generally understood, and when the inconvenience of prepayment is got rid of by the introduction of stamps. These are the only deductions to be drawn from this document, which relates to income only, and not to expenditure, or to that part of our ex penditure which scarcely undergoes at any time material fluctuation. The increase of income for the year ending or. the sth inst is 243.909/. The item of deficiency bills required to meet the charges on the Consolidated Fund is lees by about 300,0001. than the corresponding quarter of 1 539, but this will not compensate for the increase in the pubiic debt, which is shown to have taken place by the returns lately moved for by Mr. Herries, and w hi c h we have already adverted to. (Front the Morning Advertiser.) We presrut to our readers elsewhere the statement of the quarter's revenue, ending on Saturday last, the 4th of April, instead of yesterday, the 3th, which makes a dif ference of one day in the quarter's receipts. The state ment is gratifying in every respect, both as regards the quarter and the year. Cpun the year there is an increase ot nearly half a million, whilst upon the quarter the de ercaae simply amounts to some odd 272 0001.—a deficiency produced by one of the greatest improvements of the age— thg reduction of the postage duties, which it is scarcely ne. eessary to mention. In the Customs there is an increase of nearly half a million, and upon the quarter now ended of a sum of 161,000/. We need scarcely allude to the Ex cise, although it is in some measure worthy of being noted, the increase being nearly 41.000/. upon the year, and up wards of 88,0001. upon the quarter. We shall not expa tiate upon this subject but to-morrow we may re turn to it. In the mean time we think that the facts are highly satisfactory. WA NDSWORTH FAIR—On Saturday at the Wandsworth Petty Sessions, held at the French Horn Tavern, before W. Nottidge, Esq., Chairman, T. Hawes, Esq., E. I'vnrhyn, Esq., and Captain Page, county Magistrates, it was mentioned that measures had been taken to prevent the above popular suburban carnival from being holden after the present year. Previous to the fair, placards, of which the following is a copy, had been very extensively circulated in Wimbledon and the surrounding parishes :—" Wimbledon Fair.—Notice is hereby given, that the annual fair hitherto holden in this village on the tirs.t Monday after Lady-day (having been holden with out lawful authority) an application has been made to the Honourable the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police to suppress the said fair. Ity order of the parish officers, J. Kelly, vestry clerk.—Wimbledon, March, 1540." LUDLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE.—The Committee again met on Saturday morning, when the exami nation of Mr. Anderson was resumed, and the evidence on the part of the petitioners, as to the alleged bribery, was brought to „l os e. Mr. Austen summed up the whole of the evidence in an address which occupied upwards of two hours, and con tended that, upon the evidence of George Tilley, and corrobo rated by the keepers of other publis houses, treating and bri bery had been so fully established as to unseat Mr. Alcock. Mr. Cockburn, contra, replies to-day. The room was unusually crowded during the day, not only by strangers, but Members of Parliament. A PRESENT OF Two SLAVES.—The ship Earl Durham, of Dundee, arrived at Swansea on the 17th current, from the coast of Chili, in 100 days. lia.. fir cir eisinavigated the globe, and brings from New Zealand 1 siars, of extraordinary size, for naval use ; from Copiapo, and Penablanca, 410 tons copper ore, ro 27 Valparaiso, Copiapo, tons al N aio, ic s a- r.gua wood, an d a cons iderable arrount in inon. restiag incident occurred while theship the bay Plenty (New Zealand). Captain Cabel had occasion to trade wish a c hi e f f rom Whi te I sland. A t the close of the transac tion, the latter made him a present of a slave, and sold him another for , a blanket. These two young men are now on board, and have done duty during the voyage in a highly satis factory manner ; increased (indeed by their grateful efforts to render wh a t th ey could to the author of their liberty, for that inestimable blessing. There are two New Holland dogs on board ; they very closely resemble the wolf, and do not bark. We regret to learn that Mr. R. Steuart has been r• rented, by a severe attack of illness, which confined him to his house, from attending his plaee in Parliament on the Corn law question—the first division on that question from which he has ev e: been absent. METROPOLITAN ANTI-CORN LAW ASSOCI. A TioN.- 7 Up to Friday, by the ins trumentality of this bod y, 407 petitions had been sent to Parliament containin g 87,00 0 signatures. It commenced in the b eg i nn i ng of March, and it has not had time to establish an e ffi cient organization. It had no funds, it found thn middle classes a p a th et i c, and many of the working classes hostile. It has made f r ie n d s o f t h e hostile, and has warmed the apathetic into vigorous exertion, and all in less than one month. With a perfect organization the Association will be most effective, and the Corn-laws must fall before public opinion. WESTMINSTER COURT OF REQUESTS. " THE FAULTY CAP." Mrs. Mary Beauchamp, an exceedingly pretty and lady-like woman, was summoned by Mrs. Daubigney for 2.‘25. the price of a lace cap supplied to her by the latter, hut to which she, Mrs. Beauchamp, had certain fatal objections. Mrs. Daubigney, upon being requested to xt:lte her case, simply observed that the cap had been ord red by Mrs. Beauchamp, who, when it was sent home, .refused to keep it, alleging that it did not become her. " I alleged what was quite true, Mrs. Dau'b' gney," said Mrs. Beauchamp, " for the cap was etv a very opposite to becoming." Mrs. Daubigney—l am sure I thought it at n azingly becoming. Mrs. Beauchamp (smiling)—You (latter me. It was amazingly wanting in taste. Mrs. Daubigney—Oh ! ma'am, I was never before considered to be wanting in a knowledge of my 1 easiness. Mrs. Beauchamp—l really must say I consider you to have not only evinced a sad want of taste, butt shown yourself most inattentive to what constitutes tb e chief excellence of your business. Mrs. Daubigney (pertly)—lndeed, ma'am. Pray, may I ask what that is, for I should much like to know, if its only by the way of instruction ? Mrs Beauchamp—Attention to your custo users' po sitive directions. " Dear me," said Mrs. Daubigney, somewhat alarmed, " if artistes did that literally and servilely, we should have no opportunity of displaying taste and knowledge in one's profession." Mrs. Beauchamp—l wanted a cap to suit: my taste, not yours. Mrs. Daubigney lifted up her hands and her eyes, and then stole a look at Mrs. Beauchamp as if the latter had spoken heresy. Mrs. Beauchamp (addressing herself to -the Com missioners)—l desired Mrs. Daubigney to I:t the bor ders of the cap to be narrow on the forth, !ad, with a small delicate flower immediately over the eye, right or left, as she pleased, and that the lace should gradually fall from the ear to the chin. But in the ( überance of her taste Mrs. Daubigney has sent me h cyme a cap with an enormous rose in the middle of the forehead, and two others equally enormous, one to a ccompany each eye, and the border she has made extr e mely full, 'till it comes down to the ears, whence it n. arrows off to the chin, where she has left scarcely any Is .ce at all. " And no milliner at the west-end," said Mrs. Dau bigney, who was getting out of temper, " 'could more tastefully suit a cap to your features and com,olexion." " Have you the cap here, Mrs. Beau amp ?" in quired one of the Commissioners. Mrs. Beauchamp—l have, sir. " And I hope," quickly observed Mrs.. Daubigney, " that the Court will require you to put it fon." " If you have no objection," said one of the Commis sioners,bowing with much politeness to Mrs.. Beauchamp. " None whatever," observed the lady, who immediately took off her bonnet for the purpose. Now Mrs. Beauchamp, as it has been observed, was an exceedingly pretty, not to say beau tiful, woman, with a fine pale Grecian countenance ; bait if she had been as beautiful as Hebe, Mrs. Dau.bigney's cap would have eclipsed all her loveliness. if one may be allowed the simile, the putting on the cap was like admitting the light of the sun through a hole in a blanket. Imagine the calm and beautiful countenance of a Grecian beauty, smothered in the fro Ith of a pot of vulgar porter, an electioneering bunch of glaring riband stuck on each side of her head, and a hug :e red cabbage on the top of it, and you will have in yoi ir mind's eye something like an idea of the picture th at the coun tenance of the pretty Mrs. Beauchamp pn ssented to an admiring Court. In fact the Court could not stand the exhibition ; it burst out into a titter, in. which Mrs. Beauchamp found it impossible to refrain fri nil indulging. " Really, Madam," said a Commission e..r, " I must admit that you have some reason to complain •of the cap." " Why, indeed, I think all you gentlemen," said Mrs. Beauchamp, " must perceive that it is not q uite so be coming as Mrs. Daubigney would have me belie re it." " Pray who made this cap?' asked a Cr m rmissioner, who appeared to be admiring the three huge r uses upon it. Mrs. Daubigney (quite losing her temp e - r) —l did. None of my people had anything to do with it. It was the first order that I had of the lady, and the: first orders I always make up myself. A COMMISSIONER—And you have satisfi, !.d only your self, for the lady might as well wear the hat of a Green wich pensioner as such a cap (reaching it from off the table, and dangling it at arm's length.) Mrs. Daubigney (passionately)—l don't. think, Sir, that you know anything about a cap. The COMMISSIONER (laughing)—Certaii:nly not, but we married men must be allowed to be am lost as good judges as the ladies themselves whether caps are becom ing or not. I'm afraid the Court will decide against you. Mrs. Daubigney—What! after I half e had the trouble of making it myself—a thing I halve not done for many a day. The COMMISSIONER-Then you have not - , I am sorry to say, had a new customer very lately. Mrs. Daubgney bit her lip. The °lnt rvation told against her popularity in the cap way, and :she felt it. Mrs. Beauchamp said she was willing to allow Mrs. Daubigney to make another cap for her, if she would make it as she (Mrs. Beauchamp ) unshed, " and not such a frightful thing as this," taking the cap from the table, where the Commissioner had th.ro wn it. " Neter," said Mrs. Daubigney, rendered quite rious at the exhibition of the cap in C , stut ; " never, you fantastic madam, and your insults arc more wel come than your custom." And with that. the " taste ful " Mrs. Daubigney caught up her cap : , and rushed out of Court, turning up her nose at (it was what By ron terms a sentimental one) and showinz her teeth to the Commissioners. EGGS SIXTEEN A SHILLING. There is reason in the roasting of egg-3," saith the proverb, but it would appear from the case below that there is very little reason or justice in th,e retailing of them by the " petty chapmen" of our metropolis. The us.ge of these gentlemen in the sale of eggs exemplifies the adage that " the best is the cheapest." In this case the plaintiff, Peter Riddell, sutninorbed Mary Par don for 7s. 3id. for sundry small wares.. The latter pleaded that she was indebted in the sum of 6s lld only, which she had tendered payment of in good and lawful coin of the re Alm. " The -11.," said she," I carn't think of paying, as it's a trying to keep up a cruel imposition upon we poor people." . A ComtisstosEit—Point out what item it is that you object to. Mrs. Pardon (the plaintiff's bill having been handed to her)—There's " 19th Febbewerry eggs 6d, 25th Febbewerry eggs again 3d, and then there's the fust of March, eggs -lid." Those eggs was 16 a shilling, and out of the 18 as I bought on them there occasions, thene was bad the fust time three, the second time one, and the third time two more, which makes six. That's 41d, and as Mr. Riddell wouldn't change 'ern, in course it would be a robbery upon a poor woman to make her pay for them. The COMMISSIONERS appeared to think so, and called upon the plaintiff to show cause why he should not al low the And here it becomes necessary to describe the plain tiff. Mr. Peter Riddell, who appeared to be about sixty years of age, was a little thin wisp of a fellow, with sunken yet twinkling eyes, which peered from under an overhanging shaggy eyebrow, with an indEscribable slyness. His chin was enveloped in a cravat that would have been prized by that devoted royalist Charette, or that indistinct unaccountable old diplomatist Talley ' rand. He was quiet and unassuming, slow of speech, and was as much in earnest as an infidel in a storm, while every person in Court was convulsed with laughter at his comical figure and gravity. " Why," asked a COMMISSIONER, " did you not allow the poor woman for the eggs ?" Peter—Because they warn't allowed to me. Ido as I'm done by, and that's equal justice. Eggs is eggs. CommissiosEa—No doubt they are, but we have nothing to do with your buying ; it is with your selling of eggs that we now have to do. Peter—We must sell on the principle that we buy. I warrant the 12 a shill in g ; them at 16 they must take as they come, good or bad. CommissioNErt—People don t buy food, my good man, that is not fit to be eaten. They must have money's worth for their money. Peter—But eggs is all a chance when they are six teen a-shilling. Them as buy 'em take 'em as they do the weather, rain or shine. C OMMISSIONER—But people don't pay for bad wea ther, ray good man. P_ eter—B ut t h ey must put up w i t h it. CO MMISSIONER —You certainly urge one of the drollest reason s I ever heard in justification of selling bad eggs. Peter—l sell the 16 a-shilling as people marry—for bet c t e o r m o N r n w s s o i r o s e. ER (almost convulsed with laughter)— But persons marryi ng prom i se to be good. Peter—romAndatnhyetyh'rinego.fteNn o b b a o d d . y a o n m e x u p c e h e the t th a w t o e r g s g e s . a l t d l o 6 n' a t shilling should be as goo d as eggs don't. at 12 a s hill ing . little be sure tlestalisl: we but if a poor person is expect 'em m P a t r o d obne—a T We always t e o x have 4 or 5 bad 'uns, she'd much better have the 12 a shilling. Peter (turning his head in his cr ava t, so as to bring the ``heel of his eye" upon the defend an t)r , bed—and — never — sleep . This awful anathema from the old fellow put the whole Court out of countenance for several minutes. After the laughter had somewhat subsided, Peter, with the gravity of a Rhadamanthus, while his eves appeared to be laughing outright, took a deliberate sur vey of the Court, and observed, " As people make their bed, so they must lie in it. They must take eggs as they get 'cm." COMMISSIONER—So it appears, for the defendant had quite one-third of her's bad. Peter—There's no special ground of complaint, no particular reason to urge in the case. I serve ail my customers alike. All people as sells eggs do the same. COMMISSIONER—Then you rob them all, for while you sell I'2 superior eggs for a shilling, any one of which, if bad, you exchange for others that are good, you palm off upon the poor, as in this case, I•_' inferior eggs for 14d. Peter—ThQre's 18 for 14d. The COMMISSIONER—Yes ; but six out of this poor woman's 18 were bad. Peter—l buy them in the box, stale or fresb. The COMMISSION ER—At what rate per 100 ? Peter (evading the question)—Sometimes there's six or eight bad out of 16. The COMMISSIONER—Which loss, of course, falls upon your customer? Peter—Of course. Mrs. Pardon—l've had as many as nine bad 'uns out of 16. The COMMISSIONER—We shall strike off the 4id. Peter—Then I'm afraid I shall be obliged to decline selling any more cheap eggs. The defendant having proved that she tendered the vaintiff 6s. 11d., the latter had to pay costs. On leaving the Court Peter slowly turned round at the doorway, and, looking at the Commissioners from under his hat, which he clapped on immediately the ver dict was given against him, he drawled out, to the no small amusement of all present, " Go—to—bcd—and— never—sleep." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORT/MOUTH, APRIL 4.—The report of the Naval and Military Commission which has been so long sitting, was, last night, laid on the table of the House of Commons by Mr. Fox Manic. It is already printed, but will not be issued to the Members until Monday next. The follow ing are some of its recommendations :--Captains of Ma rines serving on shore to be placed on the same footing, in regard to pay and allowances, as their brother officers in the army. Officers removed from the loyal Marine corps, on becoming general officers, to receive full pay of last regi mental commission, or 4001. a year, if the said pay does not amount to that sum. The number of Lieutenant- Colonels of Royal Marines allowed to retire on full pay, to be increased from four to six. Board of Admiralty to be authorised to permit the permanent retirement, an nually of two Lieutenant-Colonels to half-pay. Marine officers to share prize money with field officers of corre sponding rank in the line. Pensions for good services to be regulated in accordance with the principle of orders in Council, where Generals of Marines are classed with flag officers. Mates' pay to be three shillings and seven pence per diem, or 51. per lunar month, and after two years' actual service, and not able to obtain employment, then to be entitled to half-a-crown daily half-pay. Admiralty to have the power of giving retirement to Mates of twenty years' service, ten of which he must have served as Mate, at the rate of half-a-crown per day. First Lieutenants of sea-going rated ships of seven years' standing, to have eleven shillings per diem, or 151. Bs. per lunar month, as also all Lieutenants in command of vessels, except packets and surveying vessels. The sixpence a day for Lieuten ants in nag-ships to be discontinued. Full pay of all other Lieutenants to be fixed at ten shillings a day, or 141. per lunar month. Four additional Commanders to be placed on Greenwich establishment. Fifty Senior Commanders to be allowed to retire on the rank of captain (all the world calls them captains already) at ten and sixpence a day—a splendid additional sixpence ; and the next 150 on the list to receive ten shillings. This, in reality, is giving fifty of the oldest Officers upon this list an additional eighteen-pence a day, and is all that, at this moment, we can hear is to be done for either flags, Captains, Commanders, or Lieutenants. The following regulation we pronounce decidedly bad—a liberal and just increase of full pay would have been far preferable; it is, in fact, a positive tax on an already miserably deficient al. lowance, viz.:—that Captains and Commanders of ships are to be supplied with furniture, plate, and cooking uten sils, &c., and to pay 10 per cent. per annum, on a valua tion, for wear and tear, and to be responsible for any ar ticle missing. No addition to sea pay. We express our thanks to the friend who furnished us with the above in formation. The Rodney, 92, Commodore Parker, sailed from Leg. horn, for England, on the 14th March. The Andromache, 28, Captain Baines, C. 8., sailed on Tuesday, for the Cape of Good Hope. The Pearl, 20, Commander Frankland, arrived on Thursday, from Chatham, and will proceed in a day or two, to South America. The Cambridge, 78, Captain Barnard, is to leave Sheer ness, on Wednesday next, for Spithead. The Cyclops, steam frigate, Captain Austin, sailed on Monday for Lisbon and the Mediterranean, calling at Ply mouth, where she arrived on Tuesday. The Sp irrowhawk, 18, was spoken with in the Pacific, on the sth of August, on her way to Pitcairn's Island, where she was sent to distribute presents of clothing, and presents to the chiefs of the Friendly Islands. The Fly, 18, was to leave Valparaiso for England in December ; she would, of course, bring home such treasure as was ready to be sent away. The Waterwitch and Termagant were in the Bights early in January, cruizing, both in good health. The Curlew, 16, left Table Bay on the 25th January. The Sulphur, surveying vessel, is expected in England in December next, coming home by way of the East Indies. The Rattlesnake, 28, sailed from Symon'a Bay on the 22d January, for Ceylon. The Vanguard, 78, Captain Sir T. Fellowes, was paid off on Wednesday, and re-commissioned on Thursday by Commander Hutton. She was brought into dock to-day. The Jupiter troop-ship, Mr. Fulton, master, was paid oil in this harbour, on Thursday ; and immediately recom missioned by Mr. Fulton. She had been remasted, arid is fitting out. The Queen, 110, was taken out of dock yesterday, and the Tweed to-day. The Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Tryon, sailed on Wednesday, on a cruise. The Bittern, 16, will be launched in this dock-yard, on the 16i, inst. A new 90-gun ship is ordered to be laid down in one of the docks at this yard, the slips being under repair. Captain the Ron. Frederick Grey will very shortly commission the Madagascar frigate. C,ipta in Lord Edward Russell is confidently spoken of as being intended to commission the Queen, 110 guns, in a short time, for the Mediterranean flag. The Lumps are preparing in this yard for the service of Colonel Paslrv, who will resume his operations on the wreck of the Royal George in a short time. It is pre sumed that immense masses of the wreck could be raised by hooks and chains, by the mere effort of lumps heaving such hooks and chains taut at low water, without even the shock of additional explosions. On the commencement of Mr, Cunard's steam contract for the conveyance of the mails to Halifax, five of the packet brigs now running from Falmouth will be paid off. At Spithead—Pearl, Raven cutter. In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal George, Magicienne, Vanguard, Jupiter, Victor, Mev senger steamer, Gipsy tender. NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. APPOINTMENTS—Captain Sir David Dunn, K. C. H., to the Vanguard. Commander—Frederick Hutton, to the Vanguard. Lieutenants—Henry Lyster, James Cannon, Seymour J. Brown, and B. J. Paget, to the Vanguard ; George G. Otway, to the Excellent. Surgeon—John Wilson, the Vanguard. Assistant-Surgeons—J. G. Risk and James G. Bu chanan, to the Vanguard ; Mr. J. T. Moxey (additional), to Britannia. Master—S S. Flinn, to the Vanguard. Second Masters—E. H. Rowe, late of Jupiter, to the Andromache ; T. Fogden, to be Second Master, and to command the Ceres; John Fiddes, Second Master and Pilot, to Vanguard. Gunner—Robert Harris, re-appointed to Vanguard. Chaplain—Rev. J. Richards, to the Vanguard. Nlates—E. H. Blake, to the Excellent ; E. W. Van. sittart, the Niagara; Mr. Montague B. Dunn, to Victor. Midshipman—R. 0. Sargeant, to the Pearl. Clerk—Francis Graves, to the Vanguard. Naval Instructor—Robert Scott. to the Vanguard. COAST GUARD. —Lieutenants—W. Crispin, continued in command of the Vulcan for the further period of two years ; R. T. Edevain, to Active, vice Prowse; Josh. Ray, to the Eagle, vice Drew; Robert Butcher, to the Tartar, vice Davis ; Prowse, Drew, and Davies, have been re appointed to the Coast Guard. ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain Wiltiam Ford, First Lieu tenants Thomas Fraser and H. P. Lewin, to the Vanguard.. MORTALIT Y IN THE METRO. POLIS. The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality for the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes Registered in the Week ending Saturday, the 28th of March, 1840." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar- General : CAUSES OF DEATH. Weekly Total. Average, 1838. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 107 265 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Sens es ... 146 156 Disea=ses of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion ... 67 57 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ......... 6 5 Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c ... 14 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 8 8 Diseases of the Skin, &c. Diseases of Uncertain Seat Old Age, or Natural Deca y Deaths by Violence , Privation, or Intemper ance 24 26 Causes not specified 5 13 Deaths from all Causes A ve rage Weekly Deaths ... ... 1,013 Deaths in the Average Weekly Week. Deaths, 1338. ... West Districts ............... ... 151 156 North Districts ... ............ 173 ••• 172 C.ntral Districts.. ........ ... 180 •• • 208 East Districts ... 169 ••• 239 South Districts Total It is stated that under the term metropolis are comprised the 32 districts h ere i n mentioned, which include the city of London within and without the walls, the city and liberties of W.est minster, the out parishes within the bills of mortality—anti the parishes of St. Marylebone ; St. Pancras ; Kensington ; Ful ham; Hammersmith (Cha elry) • St. Luke, Chelsea; Pad dington ; St. Mary, Stoke Newington ; St. Leonard, Bron - !- Icy ; St. Mary-le-Bow ; Camberwell; ° Greenwich ; St. Ni cholas and St. Paul, Deptrord ; and Woolwich. The popula tion as en umerate d i n 1831 was 1,594,8 90 . Th e weekly aver tasa4eto year by 52. I n compar i ng it for 1838 was obtai ne d by di v idi ng the deaths registered in with the 'weekly deaths in it must be borne in mind that the metropolis increases been h i nearly two per cent. annually ; an d th a t, if th e population had e same n 1838 as in 1840, the deaths would have been one 27th part more numerous. General Register Office, April 2, 1840. THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF HANOVER. STATEMENT OF THE MOTIVES OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION PRESENTED TO THE STATES OF lIANOVER BY THE MINIS TERS OF ERNEST AUGUSTUS, BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF lIANOVER, &C. &C. The General Assembly of the States having urged us on the 15th of June of last year to order the resumption of the negotiations respecting the drawing up of a Constitu tion for the kingdom, we have acceded to that demand ; and as those preliminary labours are terminated, we sub mit to the free deliberation of the faithful States of our kingdom the project of a Constitution. On the other hand, we trust that the States, faithful to the assurance which they have given us, will submit to a calm and se rious examination the provisions therein contained, where by the conciliation so much desired will be effected with out delay. In our examination of the principles of the Constitu tion of our kingdom we have attended to the wishes mani fested by our subjects, as much at least as they have ap peared to us consistent with the real welfare of the country. The relations of the kingdom, considered as an integral part of the Germanic Confederacy, have also been con- , sidered in the project under every point of view in which , they have presented themselves. We have, in the first place, deemed that it would b• expedient to refer to the tribunals all the affairs which the Constitution, denominated I Gcehrder, of the 19th October, 1719, had subjected to their jurisdiction, such as affairs of leases, farms, and the treasury. Nevertheless, we have been requested to leave matters in that respect in their present state; and al though those wishes have determined us to submit that ob ject to another conscientious deliberation, we have not hesi tated to denominate, in paragraph 36 of the project, as mat ters devolving to the tribunals, the farm affairs and the suits arising out of the servitudes and dues of landed property. The provisions of paragraph 38 of the project, which con sider as a constitutional right of the lawful possessors and of the parties obliged, the redemption of the landed and seigneurial rights, and the compensation to be paid in that respect according to the laws in force, are intended to ap pease the anxiety which may have existed on that point. Chapter sth of the project concedes to the provincial States a suitable field of activity with regard to that of the States- General of the kingdom, with a view to fixing in a more precise manner the rights of the provincial States, by entering with them into the necessary negotiations. The house of Stolberg figures, indeed, among the Members of the First Chamber of the States-General. Nevertheless, the objection raised by that House with regard to prece dence has not been removed by us : on the contrary, we have preferred leaving that question in suspense during the minority of the Hereditary Marshal of the country, Count Munster. It will be seen by No. 11 of paragraph 81 of the project, together with the following paragraph, that the principles laid down by the patent of the 7th of Dec. 1819, relative to the concession of the hereditary right of voting in the First Chamber to Lords having majo rities, have been preserved in their essential part. This de parture from the principles of the projected Constitution, presented in 1838, is mainly owing to our having taken into consideration the views expressed on the subject by a Com mittee of our faithful States. As regards the provisions of the projected Constitution respecting the finances, we shall confine ourselves to setting forth the following brief con siderations :—ln the division of the expenses between our Treasury and that of the State, such as is provided by the Constitutional Act, we have allotted to the Treasury of the State such expenses as from their nature must cease in due time. The administration of the public debt will be the more easy as it will be entrusted to one authority only. It is for that reason that we have allotted to the Treasury of the State the necessary expenses for the pay ment of the interest upon and redemption of all the debts which now bear upon the two combined coffers, as was proposed last year ; and we in consequence permit, sup posing the arrangement proposed by us should take place, that the debts borne by our Treasury, or the interests of which are guaranteed by a mortgage, experienced no change in that respect. The administration of the State Treasury shall belong to a college, the rights and duties of which are determined by paragraphs 147 and 154 of the Constitution. No difficulty opposes the final establishment of the Treasury College, but it cannot enter upon its functions before the separation of the two coffers shall have taken place. As regards the transaction of business in the Treasury College, it shall be regulated by an ordinance which shall be issued hereafter. Besides this activity conferred upon the Treasury College, the members of that college, ap pointed for life, shall enter, in pursuance of paragraph 81, No. 1 of the Constitution, the First or Second Chamber of the States, according to their eligibility, and the para graph 169 grants moreover to those members the right of taking the necessary steps, if need be, towards preventing the principles of the present project of Constitution from being in the slightest degree impaired. As respects the organization of the Treasury College, the attribution of its members and their election to the States, we deem it advis able to make at the present moment the following overtures to our faithful States:—We declared to the States, as early as the 15th of February last year, that, according to our opinion, it would not be proper to wrest from the pro vincial States, without their assent, the right conferred upon them of appointing the Treasury College. Acting upon this principle, we shall propose to the States to dimi nish the number of the members of the Treasury College now forming part of the Assembly of the States. The Trea sury College shall consist, in addition to the members we shall directle appoint, and of the Secretaries-General of the Assembly of the States, of seven members, who shall be presented t s e u d ch a in intent t t o t cs p lz the Provincial al Deputations Deputations. sl be recommended to name three candidates who shall on eligible to one of the Chambers of the States, and four who shall be eligible to the other. The drawing of lots shall decide, in the first elections, the question of the Chamber to which four Treasury Counsellors shall be appointed, and what deputation shall appoint them. In the event of a vacancy it shall be filled up. So long as the Supe rior College of the Taxes end the general direction of the indirect Taxes shall have a distinct existence from tl e Treasury College, our pleasure is that, after the choice we shall make. one of the members of the Treasury Col lege chosen by the provincial deputation shall enter the Superior College of the Taxes, and another the general direction of the indirect taxes. New regulations far the General Assembly of the States shall be shortly commu nicated to it. We again give our faithful States the as surance of our Royal favour. ERNEST AUGUSTUS Hanover, March 19, 1840. G. Baron de SCHELE. TIIE NEW Poort-LAw.—On the day app ointed for the annual election of Guardians for the Eton Union, not less than eleven parishes out of the nineteen of which the Union is composed, declined to send in their nominations for Guar dians for the ensuing year. The Clerk of the Union subse quently held another Court at the Board-room " to receive no minations in the presence of ratepayers," but only two of the parishes out of the recusant eleven then came forward. After wards, however, nominations from four other places were re ceived ; but the following parishes in Buckinghamshire, and some are of considerable extent, will not be represented in the Board of Guardians during th e ensu i ng twelve months : Dorney, Hedgerley, Hitcham, Hedgerley Dean, and Boveney. MOST IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL OF LIEUT. MAcTEES, H. P., LATE OF 111 E ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND VETERAN COMPANIES : (Cerificate.) St. John's, Newfoundland, 12th March, 1838. Conformably to a Garrison Order, dated 9th March. 1838, for the assembly of a Medical Board to take into consideration the state of health of Lieutenant Masters, R. V. C., and to report accordingly, We, the undersigned, Staff Officer and Civil Practitioner, forming the Board authorized by that order, after a strict examination of the case of Lieutenant Masters, consider him as entirely unfit for military duty. Lieut. Masters his for several years been afflicted with rheumatic gout which has produced serious functionary derangements of his stomach, liver, and other viscera, and finally given rise to infirmity, weakness and enlargement of the articulations, especially of the ancle joints; his general health and constitution is much impaired, and, therefore, in our opinion, he is incapable of fur.. ther service. (Signed) ANDW. FERGUSON, M.D. Staff Asst.-Surg. EDWARD KIELLY, Surgeon. Letter of Lieut. Masters to Mr. Prout, 229, Strand, London. Hawley, near Bagshot, 13th Jan. 1840. St R —Considering that the public would be greatly benefited by the publication of the extraordinary benefit which I have derived by taking Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, I here with send the particulars of my case, and the Medical Certifi cate, by which I was invalided. 1 was first attacked with rheumatic gout in 1326, from which period to 1833 I was 1 under the treatment of the late Dri. Rod, Horner, and Jacobs, as well as by the present Dr. Davis, all of Hampstead. From 1833 to 1533 I was at St. John's, Newfoundland, doing duty as a Subaltern in the Royal Veteran Companies, where I suffered most severely, and was under the care of Sur geon Hewson, R. V. C., Staff Assistant-Surgeon Fer guson, and Mr. Shea, private practitioner there, without being able to prevent the mast violent fits of the gout three or four times annually, which becoming so bad caused the Garrison Order for the Medical Board, as before named.— About the middle of last February and the whole of March my sufferiags were dreadful ; in fact, I was unable to move with out being carried; when Major Birch, an o d f sCeerionngdarlee, in n nea so r Farnham, a Magistrate of this county, kindly commisserating dmayvisti,tuthaatitonfmciaglhletdreocneivmeemfyorhatihf_epplurpose of taking my affi saeftveerr several miserable a state, advised me to try Blair's Gout and Rheu matic Pills, saying although not gouty himself, he knew been advised by a then neighbour, Mr. Fedgent, of Aldershot, to try them,but I declined until the Major recommended them. I commenced by taking them according to the directions; and takingh h si a x d derived benefit from them. I had previously e t the sincer ftohrempei pills. s o . n m y mainder of the bpoilals'effeucntudaallycessestattlie7 °thfaatllfitp.aini had several attacks, but as soon as I feel the least sensation of the disease I take the pills, which have at once removed all St. John's, , YmPtums.—l may also mention that the chalk which had my fingers is decreasing. I have ceased to have those very weakening perspirations to wh;eh I was subject before trying ears has disappeared, and where it €cumed in n and where there are so many afflicted with Rheumatic Gout, Newfoundland,e r e you to print where e case, m y andsufferings were earneAge known,nt i yon would vastly increase the sale of this valuable medicine.— ' am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN MASTERS, Lieut. H.P. Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies. On Sunday evening last an accident of a very frightful character took place at the Zoological Gardens, in Higher Broughton. A man named John Bowser, a joiner, who has been employed in the gardens since their establishment, went about five o'clock in the evening into the lion-house, accompanied by a girl, the daughter of one of the keepers, and being a little in liquor, he mos t inconsideratel y put hi s l et t arm between the bars of the cage in which the large tiger is confined, and attempted to stroke his face. The animal, whose temper was always very uncertain, sud denly seized his hand with its teeth, and drawing the arm further in, seized it again at a higher point, repeating this until he got held of the elbow, the bones of which he crushed with his teeth, and dreadfully mangled the muscles of the arm. On the first seizure of the hand, the girl ran out to alarm the keepers, two or three 3f whom were fortu nately near at hand, and they lost no time in endeavouring to release the poor fellow from the terrific situation in which he was placed. After some delay, they contrived to force the jaws of the animal asunder, and to extricate his arm. He was immediately conveyed to the infirmary, where it was found necessary to amputate his arm above the elbow; but we are glad to learn that he is now going on very favourably.—Man chester Guardian. A petition praying for the interference of Parlia- , ment for the Suppression of the opium traffic with China has been signed at Calne. TORRES' STRAITS. INTERESTING DISCOVERY AND RELEASE OF AN ENG LISHMAN AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS' SLAVERY AMONGST SAVAGES. The Essington schooner, Captain Watson, which arrived on Thursday night, brings with her a young man named Joseph Forbes, picked up by Captain NV Watson at Louran, Timor Laut, in Torres' Straits, on the Ist of April last. Forbes, it appears, is the only survivor of the crew of the schooner Stateseonib of London, which was forcibly taken possession of and ultimately de stroyed, and the crew massacred by the savages at Timor Laut, i n 1822. Th e l a d s t ates that he sailed as cabin boy from London in the Statescomb, Captain Barnes, in 1821, bound on a trading voyage among the islands i n T o r r e s ' Straits. At Melville Island Captain Barnes resigned the charge of the vessel into the hands of the chief officer. The schooner reached Timor Laut at night, and the next morning the Cap tain and the boat's crew went on shore to trade, leaving Forbes, the steward, and another boy named John Ed wards, on board. About noon Forbes took the glass to see whether the Captain was returning to dinner, and to his horror saw the savages attacking and murdering the Cap tain and boat's crew. Apprehensive that when the tra gedy going on on shore was completed, the savages would put off to take possession of the vessel and subject those on board to the same fate as their companions ashore, the boys slipped the cable, intending to get un der weigh, to avoid the impending danger, but before they could accomplish their purpose the savages came off in their canoes and took possesson of the vessel, letting go the small anchor to bring her up again. The boys took refuge in the rigging, but the steward was immediately surrounded by the savages, one of whom dashed his brains out with a piece of a handspike, and threw the body overboard. The boys remained at the mast head till the evening. The savages, in the meantime, made several efforts to go aloft, but desisted, from fear. Several ar rows were shot at the boys, but fortunately none of them took effect. Fearful, however, that they could not much longer escape, they at last resolved to come down ; the savages immediately stripped them, put them into the canoes, and took them ashore. On their arrival the boys found that the savages had arranged the head less bodies of their murdered companions in a line on the beach, over which they were compelled to walk, Forbes recognising the remains of his brother, one of the crew, in the third body on which he had to tread. On the following day the bodies were thrown into the bay. The heads were tied together and hung upon a tree in the centre of the village, round which the savages danced for three successive days and nights. Subsequently when decomposition had advanced to such a degree as to become offensive, the heads were taken down and placed alongside a stone near the beach, where they re mained until buried by the boy Forbes, without the knowledge of the savages, about six years afterwards, On the day succeeding that on which the massacre took place the savages ransacked the vessel, and after taking everything out of her to which they took a fancy, they hauled her on the beach and set fire to her. The boy Edwards (survived his captivity about seven years, when he died through the effects of exposure to the sun, and the ill-treatment of the savages. After his death his remains were placed in a basket and hung up on a tree on the beach, where they remained until the bones fell piece by piece through the basket, which had become decayed, and were picked up and buried around the root of the tree by his surviving companion in mis fortune. During the day the boys were employed in planting cocoa-nuts, yams, melons, tobacco, &c. and dur ing a portion of the night in fishing. Their food generally consisted of yams and fish. At first before Forbes became acquainted with the language, they used to knock him down and otherwise maltreat him if he did not imme diately do what they told him, whether he understood them or not. Subsequently when he became better ac quainted with the language he was treated much more humanely, but during the whole seventeen years he remained on the Island he was treated as a slave. The savages cut his ears and suspended from them large earrings, nearly half a pound each in weight. His teeth were filed to; the gums, his arms burnt, and the back of his right-hand tatooed. Whenever a vessel hove in sight he was bound hand and foot, and carried into the interior until the vessel had gone. About four years ago, two vessels let go their anchors at Olillet, a village adjoining Louran, and offered gown pieces and other articles of traffic as a ransom, but the natives refused to give him up, even if they should offer the vessels themselves. In March last a Dutch man of-war anchored at Olillet ; the natives went on hoard and informed the commander that there was an Englishman on the island, whom they would give up for some mus kets and ammunition, (the boy was at this time unable to walk from disease in his feet), but the offer was re fused. The Dutchman fell in with the Essington about a week afterwards, and Captain Watson having learned what had occurred, much to his credit, resolved to proceed to Timor Laut, and rescue the captive if possible. On the 31st March the Essington reached Olillet. Several natives, among whom was one of the principal chiefs, came on board. This personage Captain Watson took immediate measures to secure, and, having succeeded, the others were driven off and informed that the chief , should be held captive until the white man was delivered safe on board. Several stratagems were resorted to in order to get the chief off, and an attempt was even made to capture the vessel, which fortunately failed. Capt. Watson, finding that moderate measures were useless, then gave the chief to understand that if the white man was not given up immediately he should execute sum mary justice on him. The chief beginning to get alarmed, thought it the best policy to comply with the Captain's demand, and the lad was accordingly given up. The chief was then presented with three old muskets, some handkerchiefs and fish-hooks, and dismissed. Be fore the boy was taken on board the savages told him that they were determined never to hurt another Eng lishman. The chief next in authority to the captive, cut the arm of another chief sufficiently deep to draw the blood, and with his finger crossed the sword with blood from the wound ; the chief then tasted the blood and told the boy to do the same, which he did, this be ing their mode of imposing the obligation of an oath. When the lad was brought on board his hair was of im mense length, hanging down nearly to his knees ; his ears were extended to an unnatural length from the weight of the ornaments he was compelled to wear ; his feet were so much diseased from the effects of the burn ing- heat of the sun on the sand, that he was not able to walk. He had completely forgotten his native language, retaining only a sufficient recollection of it to be able to pronounce his own name ; he was not able even to un derstand what countrymen had rescued him. In the course of a short time, however, he recovered his recollection of the language, and now speaks Eng lish as fluently as ever he did. The crew of the Statescomb consisted of the master, six men, and two boys, all of whom were massacred, with the excep tion of Forbes and Edwards. Forbes states that about three years ago the savages took possession of a Dutch vessel at a place called Larrat, some distance from Olillet, massacred the crew, and set fire to the vessel. The Dutch Government at Copang sent a man_ of-war to punish the murderers, as soon as intelli gence was received. The village was entirely destroy ed by the Dutch, the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and the plantations destroyed. The inhabitants, who on the first alarm had taken to the bush, escaped ; but some elderly persons who were unable to leave their huts, perished in the flames. We trust Captain Wat son's humane exertions in the matter will be rewarded by some suitable mark of public approbation.—Syd ney Gazette, July 20. PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE.—AIthoup,h the have no Father Matthew in England working miracles and attracting thousands to his temperance pledge—the people here are, nevertheless, becoming less intemperate. In the countre particularly we hear everywhere of teetotalism, of temperancv halls, and of total abstinence pledges. In the Liverpool " col lection," 973,000 bushels of malt were used by brewers in 1837, and 798,000 in 1839; by licensed victuallers, 97,000 bushels in 1837, and 47,560 in 1839. In the Halifax " collection," the consumption of the licensed victuallers has fallen from 240,000 bushels in 1837, to 194,000 in 1839 ; in the Sheffield " col lection," from 294,000 to 205,000 bushels ; but in each of these two cases an increase has taken place in the quan tity consumed by brewers, but not to any great extent ; the increase in the Sheffield " collection" being only from 247,000 to '266,000 bushels, being about 19,000 bushels, while the consumption of licensed victuallers has decreased to the extent of 90,000 bushels. In the Sheffield " collection," there has been a decline in the consumption of other exciseable articles also, the excise revenue having produced 137,000/. in 1837, and 129,000/. in 1839. In the Leeds " collection," the amount from the same source was 352,000/. in 1837, and 314,0001. in 1839. In the York " collection," a decrease of 10,0001. has been experienced, the excise revenue of 1837 having yielded 105,000/. and in 1839 only 95,0001. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Friday after noon an inquest was held before Mr. Higgs, at the Coach and Horses, Chester-mews, on the body of John Edwards, aged 32, potman at the said house. It appeared from the evidence of a fellow -servant that the deceased latterly frequently said he was not right in his mind, and that his heart was broken in conse quence of the extravagance of his mother, whose main support he was. She had, deceased told witness, lately contracted new debts, although he had but just paid her rent and liquidated her former debts ; and she had pledged his linen, which was in her possession for the purpose of being washed. Oil Wednes day morning deceased called on an old comrade, and on taking his leave said, " Good by, Bill, I am going to heaven in a coach and four." In about an hour afterwards he was found hanging by means of a rope from a rafter. The mother was called into the inquest room, and, not being able to palliate her conduct, th e C oroner an d Jury most severely censured her, telling her that she was not worthy of the name of mother, and that she might consider herself the moral murderer of too good a son. Verdict—" Temporary Insanity." THE NIGHT-SCENTED STOCK.—A specimen of a very extraordinary flower, known in this part of the coun try by the above name, has been shown to us. It grows in the open air is. Cornwall, and flowers in the summer time ; but the stock presented t us was forced in the hothouse at Mr. John son's, Somersall, whose gardener is Mr. Boston. During the day this flower, which is small and delicate, has no smell, but in the dusk of the evening, and during the night, it gives forth a strong and delicious perfume. We are not aware that the at tention of the florist has hitherto been directed to it ; but it certainly appears to he one of the most beautiful and extraor. dinary ornaments of the flower garden.—Derbyshire Courier. About eight o'clock on Wednesday evening last, an impudent fellow went up to the shop-window of Mr. Eames, pawnbroker, Goose-gate, dashed his fist through a pane of glass, and snatching a card with twenty or thirty gold rings upon i t , he took to his heels. A peiwernitri t.%.ts soon afterwards on the j lert, but the villain escaped.—Nottinghani Reviex. CORNER'S INQUESTS. DEATH FROXI MORISON'.: PILLS.—On Saturday an in quest was taken before Mr. Gell, at the Rising Sun, Castle -street, Long-acre, on view of the body of James Mallard, aged 27, cook and confectioner, who died from having taken Morison's pills. Mr. Thomas Mallard, No. 4, Charles-street, baker. de posed that he was the deceased's father. His son is not married. He has been at intervals in ill health, for the last fifteen years, of the rheumatic gout. Since the 25th of March he was attended by Messrs. Coates and Hodg son, till Tuesday ; when Mr. Leonard, the parish doctor, was sent to see his son that day. Deceased died the fol lowing day. Witness's sot; previous to being attended by Mr. Coates, was in the habit of taking a quantity of Mori son's pills. He used to take from 15 to 22 at a time, morning and evening. CORONER—Do you know what effect the pills had on him? Witness—He was always greatly purged. They acted twelve times in seven hours. Witness attended him from the 22d of March, and found these purgings on him from that time till the day of his death. They were not so violently on him at the last. Juror--Did he continue to take the pills after Mr. Coates saw him? Witness—No. The doctor would not allow him, and observed that they would kill him. By the Jury—Witness's son has taken the pills occa sionally for the last three years. He only took them when he felt ill. Witness's son died at No. 9, Charles-street, Seven-dials. Mr. Edward Mallard, pawnbroker, No. 26, Blackfriars• road, said, that for the last sixteen years deceased, who was his brother, has been in a declining state of health ; he had undergone medical treatment, but found no relief. About three weeks ago, deceased told witness that he had been to Mr. Salmon, in Farringdon-street, a vendor of Nlorison's pills, and he stated to witness that he (Salmon) did not appear so conversant with his complaint es he used to be. COhONER—Did ho ever say anything about Morison's pills? Witness—lle always said that he found a benefit from them. Witness attributes his death to fatigue and over exertion. By the Jury—He has stated that he always derived a benefit from the pills. Last Thursday week he walked about twenty miles, and drank a quantity of spirits without having eaten anything, and that had exhausted him. By the CORONER—He said, about a fortnight ago, in reference to Morison's pills, that he bad gone far enough with them. Mr. James Leonard, No. 18, Craven -street, surgeon, deposed that when he saw the deceased he was in a debi litated state. Finding that he had taken some vielent purgative, he asked him if he had been taking any open ing medicine, when he said that he had swallowed some of Nlorison's pills. Witness made a post mortem examination that morning, assisted by Mr. Bainbridge, the other sur geon to the Union, when they found old adhesions of the pleura to the chest, and the pericardium adhered through out to the surface of the heart. There were particles of inflammation in the intestines, and other parts, which wit ness believes to be the effect of purging, produced by some acrid matter. Morison's pills would produce the symptoms. By the CORONER—The cause of death was the exe,es, sive purging. Verdict —" That the deceased died from the effects of taking Alorison's pills, and they strongly animadverted upon the impropriety of their sale." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Queen of Britain, from Smyrna to London, 27th ult., lat. 40, lon. 14, by the Celerity, Pentreath, arrived at Ilfracombe ; Louisa Hener, Bremen to Philadelphia, 28th ult., lat. 49, lat. 11, by the Monarch, Wil son, arrived off Salcombe ; Europe, bound to New York, 19th ult. ; Champlain, Philadelphia to Liverpool, 29th, lat. 49, lon. 27 ; Vesta, New Orleans to Havre same day. An Eng lish brig, with flag (blue and ohite horizontal), 'under ensign, same day, by the Great Western steamer, arrived at Bristol ; Ann, London to Bombay, 28th ult. in 1.t., 49, lon 13, by the Victoria, Voight, arrived at Plymouth; Mary Bell, Newcastle to Alexandria, 10th ult., thirty miles E. of Gibralta, ; Union, Newcastle to Malta, 13th, off Cape St. Vincent ; lona. of Gl.- gow, 23d, lat. 46, lon. 11, by the Ann Elizabeth, arrived at Falmouth. The following has been posted at Lloyd's:— NOTIFICATION. In compliance with the general wish, that the light•vessel stationed off Bchulan since last Autumn, should remain for some time longer, notice is hereby given that an arrangement ha, been made, by which the light-sh 4) shall continue at her station near Schtilan, till the end of April, and that she will hoist the lanthorn during the night as before. Hamburgh, March 27, 1840. Navigation Department. The following letter has been received by Mr. G. R. Robin son, and other gentlemen interested in the mail communica tion with the Peninsula and Mediterranean, from Mr. Gordon, dated— Treasury Chambers, April 1, 1840. GENTLEMEN,—I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury your memorial praying their Lord ships to effect such a change in the present Post-office arrange ments as may accelerate the mails running to and from the Peninsula. I am instructed to acquaint you, that my Lords propose to take measures for an impartial and full consideration of the subject, I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, (Signed) R. GORDON. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of April 3.) SUG A it.—The West India Sugar Market was in a very dull state in the early part of the week, and rather lower rates were accepted for the trifling parcels disposed of, but yesterday gro cers as well as refiners evinced more desire to purchase, and prices were rather firmer, but they bought only sufficient to supply their immediate wants. The sales amounted to only 500 hhds and tierces for the three days, and prices left off nearly the same as on that day week, 61s 6d being paid for low middling yellow Demerara ; middling and good middling Ja maica 65s to 6tis. This afternoon for good strong brown Jamaica for the pan 63s a 63s Gd was paid. REFINED.—To-day the Grocers bought more freely of Re fined Goods, and prices are rather firmer. Sales in standard Lumps made at 80s 6(1 a Bls per cwt. Bastards and Pieces sell more freely at our quotations. Bonded Crushed Sugar is in active request, 34s 6d freely paid to wait a few weeks. illAuarrius.---This afternoon there was more inclination evinced to purchase, and some parcels were disposed of by pri vate contract at rather higher rates ; at auction 1,047 bags sold briskly, establishing an advance on the rates of yesterday of 6d ; fine yellow fetched 68s Gd a 695, good mid and good 65s 6d a 675, mid 63s 6d a 645, low mid 62s 6d a 635, mid to fine brown 57s a 61s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—Good white sold at 69s to 69s 6d, mid 683 to 68s 6d, low mid 66s 6d to 67s 6d, fine bright yellow 67s 6d to 68s, mid and good 64s to 65s 6d, damps 61s to 70s. Java, good and fine strong brown at 22s to 235, low and mid yellow 23s Gd to 258 6d, mid white 28s to 28s 6d, very flee grey 28s, good 263 to 275, mid 25s to 25s 6d, washed 26s to 275. Cochin China taken in at good Yellow 245, low damp white 22s 6d to 245, washed 22s 6d. Manilla taken in at 26s Gd to 27s for very fine FORFIGN.—White Ilavannah rather above former rates, good strong quality at 35s to 365, middling to good middling 32s to 345, low 30s to 3ls 6d, soft 29s to 29s 6d, low to good dry greyish white 30s to 355, a few lots of damaged were how ever disposed of at 27s 6d to 31s 6d, and in vary bad condition at 23s 6d. Yellow has been in fair request, and the rates pre viously established have been fully supported. tirlite kinds of Brazil are held for late rates. Brown sorts, the new crop at 9 3s 3d for strong brown and yellow quality. Rio rather above previous rates. Mot% ssEs.—West India rather under last week's rates ; fine quality 36s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—The market for British Plantation continues in a very dull state, and prices must be regarded as quite uncer taM, especially for the low descriptions ; a large quantity could only be disposed of, but at a considerable reduction on the latest transactions, but in the present st tte of the market, holders are not much inclined to force sales : none has been offered at auction, and only 36 casks Jamaica are declared. This afternoon 1,183 bags Ceylon were offered at auction, and all sold, but at a reduction on former rates of 2s, good ord sold at 90s a 92s 6d, the pi incipul part was at the former figure. By private contract there was more disposition shown to purchase at the late fallen prices, and the home mat ket has somewhat recovered from the late extreme dulness which has prevailed. TEA.—There has been a better demand for free trade this week, and in each parcels a good business has been transacted ; the late fall in prices has also attracted the attention of capi talists, they have taken some large parcels out of the market, and the prices paid are 2d to 20 above those of this day week; common Congou, which has been the most in request, has been disposed of at 2s 00 a2s Id. In low Twankay sales have been at 2s lid per pound, at these rates few parcels are to be met with. For prompts there has not been much passing, still there has been an inclination shown te do business, and prices are rather firmer ; sales in ordinary Congou made at 2s Id to 2s lid, and Twankay 2s 24 to 2s 20, and at these rates many parties are not disposed to sell ; the market has ile,:idedly as sumed a more healthy appearance. In Company's Congou there has been a considerable business done for money, and prices have rallied to 2s 21d, which prices are 4d to 4id higher than they were at the close of last week : for prompts still few buyers. The overland mail is expected on the 10th, and is looked for with intense anxiety by all parties connected with the Tea trade. The John Horton has arrived at the Cape from Hong Kong, with 3,000 packages, the chief part Caper, and Frederick Huth about 3,000 packages. A meeting of brokers and merchants will be held on Monday next, to take into consideration the propriety of extending the coming prompt. None of the catalogues for the next sale have been issued. To-day there was increased demand for free-trade Congou, large purchases were made for cash and short prompts, specula tors as well as the trade buying freely, and prices are again ra ther higher—for common quality 2s lid to 2s 2d has boen currently paid, and at these rates some difficulty is experienced in purchasing ; the lowest price for clean quality, for cash, is 23 2d per In Twankay sales to a fair extent were made for money, and brightish leaf kinds are now with difficulty to be had under 2s 2d per lb. A parcel of nearly 1,200 chests of ordinary Hyson, has been disposed of at 2s 2d for cash. Other kinds of Tea are more sought after, and prices are improving. For Company's Congou the demand is active for money parcels, and it is difficult to buy now at 2s 2id per lb. This afternoon the trade was very anxious to purchase free trade Ten ; and a good many parcels were disposed of for cash at a further advance • prices left off at 2s 3d to 2 s 3id f or f a i r Twankay, an d 2 s 3d for common clean Congou. For prompts the demand is increasing. Company's Congou finds a ready sale for cash at 2s 4d to 2s 4id per lb, and sales w ere ma d e f or prompts at 2 s 5d t o 2 s 6d. The market closed with more buyers than sellers, at these rates. bus.—Southern Oil at 231 lOs to 2515 s for low to good quality. Cod at 29/. Pale Seal 27/ for first quality. Sperm 1081 to 1091 for fine quality. Linseed Oil on the spot at 24s to 24s 3d, and for delivery for the r.ext three months 255. Pale Rape at 37s 6d, and brown 36s to 36s 6d. For East India Cocoa Nut prices remain firm. Palm 36/ per ton. TA LLow .—There has been a steady demand from the chand lers for P. Y. Candle on the spot since we last wrote, and prices are firm at 52s to 52s 6d for first quality. For delivery in the last three months putchases cannot be made under 42s 9d per cwt. This afternoon there was little passing in Russian Tallow for delivery in the last three months, but there are yet no sellers under 49s 6d: on the spot a fair business was transacted at the rates quoted above RlCE.—This afternoon Bengal was in fair demand by private treaty, and former rates were fully supported. RUM ticANuy, A NP HULL, N DS.--Jamaica Rum, 27. to 2f) per cent over-proof sold at 5s 8d to 5s .10d, 30 to 36 over 6s a 6s 3d, stronger and favourite marks 6s 4d a6s 6d, and ve: y fine 65 7d. Leewards, proofs at 3s 861 a 3s Bd, 3 per cenr. over-proof 3s 9d a 35 9 1 ,4 d, 4 to 12 over 30 103 a 4s 2d, 15 to 18 over 4s 53 a 4s Bd, 20 to 25 over 4s 10d a 50, 26 to 30 over Ss Id a 5s 4d, 31 to 36 over 5s 5(1 a 5s 73, 37 to 40 over bs 8d ass 9d. East India 10 per cent over-proof is not to be bought under 3s 93. Brandy at stiffer prices : sales in Cognacs of first brands of the vintage o f 1836 have been made at Ss 6d in hhds, and in puns at 55 4d ; do in 1837 5s 4d in hlids, 5$ 2d in puns ; do ir. 1838 5s 23 in hhds, .5s a 5s 13 in l'"" s ; do in 1839 in hhds S. puns 4s 10,1, Gene - v. , s.,ld steadily' for Export at Is lid to 2s, and for fine quality the home trade have paid 2s hd to 2s 6,1. British Corn Spirits have been in good request, but the distillers are still unwilling to advance the price. Srices.—Black Pepper rather above former prices, !iz• good clean light greyish Sumatra at 3 'Ad to 4d, good light rather dusty at 3%d ; a few piles were disposed of, good brorsn ish but very dusty and stalky at 3 t ici to 3V, sea damaged 2 3 d to 3d, since, a good many of the bought-in lots have been sold at 3d to 43. White is in better request; good ordr rary brown much mixed fetched 8d to 9d, middling rather bald lid to 103. For East India Ginger prices continu e to improve : Malabar fetched 22s for good fair bold, Jamaica. at SOs to 120 s for low to middling quality. COUNTRY CORN ALIRKE Wheat. Barley. Oats. iteatay. i Pease. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. 13. to s. s. to S. s. Abingdon, —.. 64 tßfl 32 48 28 38 10 e 2 44 54 And0ver..,.,.., 68 74 36 46 28 :32 -- Banbury 37 44 23 34 Basingstoke— 56 78 32 37 24 29 42 46 40 .- 2irencester 53 64 38 40 40 42 Coven ry--.. 78 42 9.5 38 46 40 'laventry--- 68 72 38 44 23 34 30 44 30 Derby.~__ 63 761 :32 43 26 35 44 56 wden 72 24 40 42 Hungerford— 56 84 32 42 25 30 36 43 37 40 Malton -- 68 76 35 38 9.2 38 Maidenhead,.. 6') 85 35 4,1 9.5 32 37 42 Nottingham 56 78 29 43 25 36 39 52 40 65 Vantage tS 80 30 45 22 9.8 36 46 Warwick ,36 46 32 37 ‘Vor ;ester 72 —2)) 43 -- 40 York --..-- 40 80 32 46 22 30 Per Bushel. s.d. s. d. s. d. s d. s.d. s. [I. s, d, s, d, s, d, s, d. Birmingham 90 100 46 66 40 56 !50 70 60 7 0 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET. Wneat, Bed, Norfolk and Sutthlk s, 675. to 71i. fine 743. Lin. and Cam. -- Yorkshire —s. 435. to 58s. fine 63 , - - 'White s. d. s. d. s. d. sd.ls. d. s. s, d, s, d, 90 10 0, 4 6 6 6 4 0 56 5 0 70 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET. I, Norfolk and Suffhlk —s, 675. to 714. fine 743. I.in. and Cam. Yorkshire —s. 488. to 38s. fine f - - 'White Foreign, lied —B. 648. to 688. fine 75 • White —s. —s. to 745. nne 80s. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk --8 to 381. fine 46'. Lincolnshire -- Yorkshire Wold Foreign Beans, New - Old Oats, Potato --- Poland Friezland and Small Shelli- ng Malt Rapeseed —. 3 47 2 1 43 : 4 ! 0 -4 : 3 6tfi . 1 2 et 6 sttt olo.00 l 484 . °43:6d 0 d1283: : : . P. pp.: per eeefitififirrrnnnnSL °leeee L at:sll NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE. Red. - Wheat, Northumlaerland 49s 73s White. 71s. Norfolk and Suffolk 075. 72. Berwick and Scotch. ......... 61s. 65s Foreign 653. 71s. —.... Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign 3'2s. 33i Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... 3Ss. 44s Grinding and Feeding tk2s 345. Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk— ........... 63s 73s —s. —s. Beans, Small 368. 405....... —s. —s. Tick 42s. 445. —s. —s. Pease, White 42s. 438. —s. ---6. - Gray Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe 3os. 31s —s. —S. 73i. 76, —s 68s. 693. —S. Feed , Foreign Flour ;per sack) I 3. 531...... SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Oatmeal' kberdeen 70 to SO 28 to 31 20 to 25 —to 7 ------7-.) %t0 4 Berwick 5O 48 20 28 16 19 2.i 28 40 43 Coldstream Cupar (Fife) 48 65 I 9.6 31 18 22 ±2 26 Dunbar 4B 68 26 49 23 27 40 42 40 " Elgin - Inverness Kelso , 30 50 23 26 19 2:i 32 34 Kirkaldy Pei tls Tim s lzc of the measure varies throughout the country• EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—ApriI I. NV neat. Barley. Oats. Pease. llea n t :i First SOs. (Id. 45s 62. 32s Od. 465. Od. 46s Second 6rs 0 3S 0 27 0 43 0 43 Third Average price of Wheat. ........... 31. Si 42. PRICES OF PROVISIONS &C. R.ef, per lb. Os. sd. to 08.7 d. Freshßutter, Hs. 15.0.1. to Is, 31:it ton 11 6 0 8 Salt 010 1 Veal 0 8 1 0 Ditto, per cw t. 0 100 I . o ' 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per doz.,. 8 7 , 0 Lamo, per qr. _ 6 0 10 0 OatStrawikpl.),..l9 Fallow, cwt......-43 0 45 0 Wheat Ditto.-- 8 6 ) 2nartern Loaf —., 0 0 10 Barley Ditto 7 6 4 Potatoes, :41b. 0 31 00 I Hay, per 1 2 EDINtURGiI MEAL MARKET.—March 3L. .._ .. ....... Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp Per Stone of 14Ib. IMP 4 0 .2 First Oatmeal 9 - Second ditto •„ Barleymeat I 12 ti Barleye4eal 0 I b Peascimial 1 11 0 Peasemeal . Pot Barley from 325. to 555. per sack. HADDINOfON CORN MARKET. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. First 7ss Od 42s ISti 33s Od 41; Od Second l,7s Pd 40s Od 283 fd 42s Od Third EOs Od 36s Od _29s Od . 38 .0d B e ans. 455 Od 44 - Ud 404 nri Airerage DALKEITH CORN MARKET. Hei'. Wheat ' Barley. Oats. Pease. ,„ 0 Fir5t.......... 75- 6d 465 94 32s Od 49 , Od .:5; Od Second 6B; Od 42s Od 265 44 42s Od 4,,' Od Third 503 6d 288 Ed 21s Oct 36 0:1 3" GLASGOW CORN MI 7,KET.—April 1. d. O '' d. Wheat, per :240,5. s. d. s. rt. Oats, per 2041 b. ~ 0 23 § British, old 3rOto4o 0 Ir , 2 h G 246 new 24 0 37 0 British Canada, free 0 0 Beans, per 2601 b. Irish Barley, par 3201 b. Scottish English 29 0 33 0 Pease, Scottish ...... Scottish 24 0 :310 Oatmeal, per 1401 b.... Irish „ 0 v ' co 0 15 0 c 4 0 00 •- c ,”, .20 50 0 61° ;ORNWALL AihRKETS. Llculated at 24 gallons to the bushel, Wheat. Barley. Truro.., 8. d. to r. d. —0 7 V 10 0 —0 9 4 —0 8 6 86 9 0 —0 8 7 80 0 74 8 0 HeMoue St. Austell , Bochum %iskeard Launceston Cam I lord Penzance..,, s. d. to s. d. -- 0 4 0 -- 0 4 4 -- 0 4 6 -- 0 5 0 39 4 C •0 5 3 - ( 5 t. -- 0 5 4 Oats. Z. d. to s. '• —0 3 2 —0 0 ° - 0 3 ' 2 —0 3 6 0 3 n - 0 ° 2 8 3 0 21„ 3 A man named John Smith, who was formerly`' in the employ of a horse slaughterer, of King's-cross, rece ntly expired in St. Bartholomew's Hospital in a frightful stats' About six months ago he was in the act of skinning a I ' l ' l r' which had died from the glanders, and in doing so he slightl pricked his finger. In a short time afterwards his arm began to swell, and he went into St. George's Hospital, but so? came out, as he imagined, perfectly recovered. He afterwarocst became twice an inmate of the first-named institutiowhich about six weeks before his death the disease came on , t terminated fatally. What adds to the melancholy case is , that the woman who attended upon him in the capacity of nurse % now in a dying state, she having caught the disease. LUNATIC INQUIRY.—A jury has been sitt in g f in Dublin for several days past, to inquire into the state 9, mind of the Hon. Mrs. Spr ea d, relict of the late Major Spr ean of Merricn-square. The j ur y retu rne d their verdict last Thur 3 , i day, finding that the Hon. Mrs. Spr e ad was of unsound mi n since the year W 37. By this verdict property of a very con siderable amount, left under a will made since 1837, ,; re verts back to the Wingfield family. A few years since Hon. Miss Wingfield, Mrs. Spread's sister, was declared . 4 lunatic. The ladies, we believe, are grand-aunts to the present Lord Powerscourt. , EXPENSIVE DINNE RS .—At the conclusion -of a ease at the York Assizes, three of the Jurymen, named The mes Harrison, John Calverly, and John Baines, left the ho'' unobserved, " to get their dinners " anst having " departed the Court without leave," they were fined Si. each. T E WADEBRIDGE AIURDERERS.—AM° I Y, the very numerous on dit s w hi c h a re i n c i rcu l a ti o n, is one, ,f the the truth of which we cann o t v ou ch, , but, from the character 9 the men, it seems to be not at a ll impossible. Before their trial the prisoners were kept separ a t e . On Monday, they they placed in the same cell, and it is s aid th a t th e moment theY entered, they began to fight, and continued to do so till they were separated by the gaolers.— IFest Briton. IRISH TYPE FOUNDRY.—Another of the ., many signs of the growing prosperity of Irela n d i s to be fou nd in the fact, that the increase of literature, periodical and other wise, has been so great within th e l as t few years, t h a t the wants of the printer have been so u rgen t, th a t h e can not we u t ' as heretofore, for the supplies of typ e f rom L on d on or Edinburg"' DARING BURGLARIES IN YORKSHIRE'":, On Friday morning George Atkinson, Thomas Atkinson, n' s brother, a returned transport, J o h n S an d erson , and Geo r g e Sanderson, his brother, a private in the third battalion of Gre; nadier Guards, all young men of athletic make, were brougn up to Queen-square in custody ; the first three prisonerre' charged with committing four daring burglaries in York shi .: each attended with great personal violence, and the last :raing . tioned prisoner with having received part of the produce said robberies, well knowing it to have been stolen, Thep .ria soners declined making any defence, and were remanded for week. The prisoners (that is, those charged with the btlreget ladies) have lone' been known, both in the North and NV Hidings of Yorkshire,' as daring thieves, and are said to ha' r committed several !‘ crack" robberies in London. The prit e , Thomas Atkinson has but recently returned from Botany ' l '.. to which place he was transported for seven years for a robbv'i obtainedoin t his Yorkshireset,e__nebernyl commutation o n D. e t o h fG e trh o eey ffi rh c „ e am r v . ai committed in Oxford- street, and for which he was apprehenne remaining interceded e o t wrncloeydyeeda served for r s. rne aantS , GOLD WATCHES, £B. B s . each. 14 "I .frhir ; finished Horizontal Gold Watches, jewelled in four hole' . enamel dial, hand to mark the seconds, &c. Eight Guinea. each. These elegant little W a t c h es w ill b e found excellent time-keepers, and a printed warranty is given with fixed ter on which they will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, Jewell er , an d Sil versm ith, 47, Cornhill Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street), London. N.B. —Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. BIRTHS. On the Ist inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, the lady of Cap tain George Tupan, of ()n the 2d m inst., Mrs. n Henry Bateman, King-street, nu" bury-square, of a son. On the 3d inst., in Hyde-park-gardens, Mrs. Patrick Crulk' shank, of a slaughter. al- On the 3d inst., the wife of Mr. William Payne, of Frogn place, Hampstead, of a son ED. On the 17th ult., at M ARRI old Camberwell Church,. Mr. J'ib n Howard, Quebec House, Westerham, Kent, to Rosiiia, daug htor of 1. T. Elyas, Esq., Bromley-common , K ent. h On the 2d inst., at St. George's Church , Southwark, Jon William Medley, Esq., to Catherine Hannah, second daughter of Lady and the late Captain S ir Geor g e INlouat Keith, Bart., R. N. DIED. On the Ist inst., at the King's Arms Inn, Great Berkharn stead, Herts, Mr. John Page, aged 92. On the 2d inst. , of White Wain-park, Enfield, Abraham Wilkinson. M.D.. aged 81. On the 2d inst., in Burton-ci escent, Anne, eldest daughter of the late Daniel Mellan, Esq. ( 0 ) : t ohe the t Th ir om om as p , youngest Andre 0 E C o hn, sq., f Guen. 21 sey, a aged 3 33 t a3iar son o f Mary Ant the wifef Mr. Burke, of New Inn, Middlesex, and late of Blackheath•par", Kent, solicitor. of I,utickn : Printed and Published by AI Mt DO t „ No. 1 i Strand, at The Sun Office, No. eourity of A lithilesex.—illonday, April 6, - KVEN ING EDITION. , THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1840. EVENING E G