The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-29 00:00:00

CiIURCH-RATESIMARGATE.

(From a Correspondent of the Morning Ckroniele.)
M ARGATE, FRIDAY MORNING.---The excitement to-
day in this town by far surpasses anything e ver before
witnessed in Margate ; everything in the shape of busi-
ness is at a complete stand still. The advocates for the
rate are exerting themselves with their whole might ;
every Cobbite is doing all that money and infruenee can
accomplish. The various workmen of the 'Trading men
of this party are sent into the church to vote in dozens ;
many of them forget their instructions, and upon ar-
riving at the poll table can give no . other answer than
that they vote for Mr. Cobb, Mr. Ramme ii, or Mr.
Somebody else, upon that side ; after being turned from
the table for being too stupid to give an answer, they
receive a fresh lesson, return and vote. At the closo
of the day's poll the numbers were:—
For the rate
.............
Against it
Majority ............................... -45
SATURDAY MORNING.—Up tO twoO'ClOCk P• 111":
the advocates for the rate gained upon the mon roters,
at this hour, however, the inhabitants became conscious,
for the first time of defeat, and vexed beyond treasu re at
the overb •aring behaviour of the Cobbites, rose: en adatse'
and proceeded to the church in such numbevs, drat St
four o'clock the Rev. Vicar declared that the
against the rate was
.50. During the e vening the;
greatest joy was manifested throughout the town
binds of music played, guns were fired, and aallsfy'e;
tion was visible in the countenances of nine-tenths' co
the inhabitants.majority

ALLEGED DEATH FROM STARYATION.'"".
On Monday an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of a woman name-
Davis, aged 39, who it was alleged had died frolio want.
Mary Anne Thomas stated that she lived at ',No. 75'
King street, Borough. Deceased lodged in her house'
and obtained her living by selling
matches in the street.
She seemed to fare badly, having but little to e at, and
frequently complained of pains in her inside. On FridaY
night last witness and deceased went out, and were:return-
ing home about twelve o'clock, when deceased con;
plained of illness and leant against some shutters,
putting her scan was
her head tell down. A policeivl
coming up, she was coaveyed to the station-house, aus`
f,om thence to that hospital. Deceased bad always' re:
fused to apply for parochial relief, although witness l'saa
repeatedly urged ner to do so. Mr. Springall, ho' age
surgeon, said that when deceased was brought there r ;be
nas dead. Witness was of opinion, from her appearar tee
d what had been stated, that death was occasion ed
through starvation. The jury were of opinion that 1 se-
giect was not attributable to any one, and returned - a
verdict of" Natural death."
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 25.—Su say
continue exceedingly flat, and a tendency to deeli' tie la
becoming very apparent. The offices are full of sae /pies,
but the buyers take only what is absolutely necessoy
for immediate consumption.—Bristol Alercury-
NARROW ESCAPE.--The town and ne.lol-
- of Wantage were thrown into great exote-
ment on Wednesday morning last, by a report tha t a_
chalk-pit at Letcombe Downs had faller; in and bin ied
two men, and that upwards of 20 individuals were t inn•
p;oyed to rescue them. The report proved correct, I tint
in digging the men had formed an arch, under ;vb. tch
_
they sprang on seeing the earth give way. Althov gh
rimy were buried from three to tour hours, they N rere
dug out alive and comparatively unhurt, to the 11 ;rest
joy of their families and the neighbourhood generall
Oxford Herald.
WARWICK CASTLE, SA TURDAY.--11
—ar 4
and Countess of Warwick, accompanied b , Lor„cia
Brooke and Lady caroh:ae Neeld, retu med,
Sunday, from their tour in Wales. The
Dowager will 07;tve on Friday next, atter4ded by tile'
E.lrl P„,,we, Earl and Countess of Den}-;igh, ti le Hon.
Mi.t,s Mitchell, &c.