The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-30 00:00:00

copONERS' TNQUF,STS.

Thursday an inquest was held at the Union Arms, Union
road, Clapham, on view of the body of John Wm. Curling,
aged 4 years. The deceased was the child of respectable
persons, residing in Union-road. On Monday last the
little fellow was playing with some other children, rib°
had marbles for their amusement. The deceased put one
into his mouth, and whilst in the act of running, it escaped,
into the gullet. The poor child instantly fell to the g rol('
from extreme suffering, and became convulsed and blwack
in the face. Mr. Dodd, a surgeon, extracted the marble,
a few moments after which the deceased breathed his
last. Mr. Dodd said that the child's death was occasioned
by suffoeatian. Verdict—" Accidental death."
Thursday an inquest was held at the Cooper's Arms,
Golden-lane, St. Luke's, on the body of Thomas Walker.
aged 22, who committed suicide by blowing his brains out ,
with a pistol. Lucy Little, a young woman of prepossessing_
'appearance, was in the service of Mr. Temple, proprietor ?!
the Pitt's Head and Luke's Head, wine and spirit depotsin
Old-street. Witness was employed at the latter establish
ment, where the deceased had been barman for the last
five months. An intimacy of an affectionate kind had sub-
sisted between witness and the deceased during the
ab
period, and arrangoments had taken place for their union
they quitted the service of Mr. Temple, which was to
happen in a few days. Mr. T. having disposed of his business
at the Luke's Head, was on Tuesday last removing from the
said premises to the Pitt's Head ; in consequence of whiel'
witness and the deceased here engaged at the latter estab-
lishment in arranging matters. About eleven o'clock wit-
ness ove
was in one of the bedrooms when the deceased came
to her in a state of great agitation, and accused her of flirt-
ing with a young man who served in the bar. As the ac-
cusation was unfounded witness laughed it off, but the de-
ceased appeared to treat the matter very seriously, 80"
said, " TLen you laugh at me, but you shall repent it, by
I will blow my head off my shoulders ;" and irnAnii;
diately drawing a pistol from his coat pocket, he place'
to his head and discharged the contents. (She was here
overcome by her feelings, and was unable to proceed.) .
Mr. Greaves, a surgeon, of Goswell-street, was called in,
and found the deceased's head blown to atoms. Mr. Greaves
stated to the Jury that, as a proof of the deceased's in"
sanity, some time back he had mutilated himself in the most
unnatural and frightful manner. Verdict—Insanity.

WHEAT AND FLOUR IN FRANCE COMPARED

WITH LONDON.
WnEAr.—The highest price of the best wheat in Paris,g
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27 francs per 11 hectolitre, which is equal to 41s. 13d. per.
English imperial quarter. The highest price of the beg"
Essex, and Kent wheat in London, is 70s. per quarter, show"
ing fine wheat to be 28s. 9d. per quarter dearer ill London
than in Paris, or upwards of 70 per cent. ; and that the sant'
money which will in London buy but eight bushels of wilt" '
will, in Paris, purchase 131 bushels of the finest quality. ,
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FLoua.—The highest price of flour of the " first mark, :
Paris, is 51 francs per 150 kilogrammes, which is equal -t
325. 6d. per English sack of 280 pounds. The highest Price
of the best " town made" flour in London, being Os' pet
sack, shows fine flour to be 225. 9d. per sack dearer in Loncing
than in Paris, or nearly 70 per cent. ; and that the same M°lll
which in London buys but 280 pounds of fine flour, will 1
Paris purchase 4701 pounds of the very best quality.

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Ever since the day on which the Queen
will arrive
here has been positively known, the enthusiasm of the in'
habitants has been rapidly augmenting, and if it only g43e.st
on increasing during the next seven days at the samerate
1
has hitherto done, we know not to what
pitch it may rise by
four o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday next. Subscrir
e
tions have been collected in all parts of the town ; the
frame-work for illuminations and transparencies is stic,7
ing to every wall, and the triumphal arch and aaP"'"
theatre at the bottom of Church-street have already begun-
to rear their towering heads. This magnificent work was
commenced at daylight on Monday morning, and all the
building—which will be entirely of wood—is to be corn'
pleted by Saturday night, so that it may be surrendered ot,i,
the following Monday to the " Decorative Committee,
which consists entirely of florists, who have undertaken
to embellish it lAith wreaths, flowers, and evergreens.
The amphitheatre will contain covered scats for nearly
1,000 persons ; and we advise all who may be anxious to
secure places to make early application to the honorary
secretary. Numbers have already 4. booked," anticipating
with much discernment that this will be one of the to;
spots for seeing the Queen, and viewing the parade and
hearty welcome with which her Majesty
will be received.
In our next, as all the arrangements will then be completed,
we shall be enabled to give to such of our readers as, frog'
residing at a distance or some other unfortunate accidensi
will not have the pleasure of judging for 'themselves, a if
description of the appearance which the neighbourhood 0
the Palace will on that day present. We hear that guineat
are freely offered for the best seats, which we further bear
are getting very scarce.—Brighton Guardian.
DRONTHEIM, SEPT. 6.—The Avis of this ,errr
contains an account from Tosen of the end of August, "—A
it says was communicated to the editor by a very enlighteile"
and upright man, so that it merits attention, as tending t°
remove the doubts respecting the existence of the sea serpent..
The account says, that since the beginning of the dog-dale
the sea serpent had been seen at various points of the coast
of that district ; one of them seems to have remained eon-
stantly during this summer near Storfosen and the Kregvang
Islands. Several fishermen have been dreadfully alarmed at
the sudden appearance of the serpent so near to their boa"
that they did not know in what direction to escape ; the ser-
pent did not attack, but followed the boats for some dlstance;
and the men in their haste so over-excited themselves th a
two are confined to their beds. Very credible persons tar!!
that the length of the sea serpent may be taken at 600 or SO!.
ells, or perhaps much more, for when the people were nee
its head they could not clearly discern the tail of th.
monster. Its greatest thickness is close behind the bolal.
as it seems about the size of a large horse. Its black °r
dark eyes are of the size of a common plate, neither br:lorrlk
nor ver moveable. Its skin is smooth, and of ree
colour ;yon the snout are hairs, as in a seal, two or to .v_
quarters in length, and on the neck there
as
moveable, which looks like a horse's mane ; the jaws' n,
far as the correspondent knows, have not been clearly Beet
and it is quite uncertain whether it is a beast of prey or e
The sea serpent is seldom seen except in a calm. Its shape'
is scanoth'
and motions are those of a serpent. These observattlber
were made very clearly within these few days, among °son°,
persons, by a credible, sensible man, who, with his two eat
was in an island where they landed, and where the sere
after following their boat swain slowly by.—Dutcla paper'
At the general meeting of the Horticultural Soo;ehtio
at Falkirk, held there upon Friday sennight,
Johnston., bootmaker, the well-known amateur and
svia,,
cessful cultivator, produced rather a rare production, „Air,
a specimen of early cabbage of the unprecedented weer* o,
of 341b5.! which now forms an object of interest inMd f
Drummond's Museum at Stirling. Likewise a head
late cabbage, the heart being four feet in circumference
_d,
and his prize cow-cabbage was upwards of 18 felt round'
—Scotsman.
A poor son of Erin, complaining to one of his
Is k"
ployers that he had been slandered as fond of wh •
added, " There's nauthen I'd punish worse nor deformati°reli.
He as steals my money (that's Shakspeare) steals __bs
thrumpree ; but him as gets hold of my character
me of what's no use to him at all, and what would "
viddout it?"

LADIES' GOLD WATCHS.-;
A variety of excellent and carefully finisheil Ladies' Second-hen
Gold Watches, many of them in accordance with the latest taste,
with Gold Dials, Jewelled, Scc are offered for selection, price frail
six to Eight Guineas each, *al T. COX SAVORY'S, Watch-
maker, Gold and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London.
N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange

BIRTHS.
At Cheltenham, on the 27th September, the lady of Norwich
Duff, Esq., Captain in the Royal Navy, of a son.
On the 17th inst., at Vienna, the lady of J. Poingdestre, Egq"
of Grainville House, Jersey, of a daughter. are,
On the 24th inst., Mrs. Emanuel Roselli, of Trinity-Squ
Tower-hill, of a son. r Loud"
On the 28th inst., at the lady of James Hayward, Esq., of
water, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 2Sth inst , at St. George's, Hanover-square, Thos.
oo,j3ii;
Esq., of Coventry, to Mary Greenaway, youngest daughter
late, F. F. Goldney, Esq., of Willow Brook, Eton. 0 ►
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On the 13th inst., Francis Ralph Andrew, Es of Liverpo
Caroline, youngest daughter of the late T. AneTs'on, E,q•
On the-26th inst., at Uppingham, Rutlandehire, Jeremiah
of
Esq., of London, solicitor, to Mary, the youngest daughter
Harbutt, of Up pingham.
On the 26th inst., at Barbican Chael Dr. Waller, of Barthcll
mew-close, to Susanna, the daughter of Mr. J. Beaureont,
Cloak- lane.
On the 26th inst., at Whittinghame House, Henry ArthoAraugh-
bert, Esq., of Mackross Abbey, Killarney, to Mary, oldest"
ter of J. Balfour, Esq., of Whittinghame. Grow
On the 28th inst., at Strensham, Worcestershire, Henry 80.
ing, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, to Anne, eldest daughter of O.
J. W. Grove, D. D., Rector of Strensham.

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DIED. rwood,
On the 28th inst., at his residence, The Woodman, -o°
Mr. Noah Nicholls, regretted by a numerous acquaintance.
On the 27th inst. aged 83, in Bolton-row, Mrs. O'Beile;
hitt)
dow of the late Lord 'Bishop of Meath, and only daughter of t
lion. Colonel Stuart. Mr. vi Bar'
On the 27th inst., in the Colonnade, Pall mall,
genson, aged 67.
On the 26th inst., at Kensington Gravel-its, Emily Stuart, tbs
youngest daughter of Mr. W. C. Calcott, aged 18 months.
On the 23d inst., aged 84, Ursula, widow of James Goohl, Dt.'t
formerly of
7th inst.the Spanish service. a naria'
On the :2, at North-end Cottage, Fulham, Ann rof
wife of R.:K. Dawson, Esq., Royal Engineers, and dannLe
the
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of Middlesex.—Saturday, September 30, 1837.