The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, i

the Nobles of the land, that Judges and Members of
both Houses of Parliament had written to him, most
zealously offering their assistance to destroy so disgrace-
ful a monopoly.—(Cheers.) On the evening on which
her Majesty's Ministers dined in the Mansion House
the coals burned in the rooms were'the subject of con-
versation, and were most highly approved of. A Noble-
man, high in her Majesty's councils, expressed his desire
to try them, but said his butler had so completely set
his face against them, that he knew it would be quite
useless to order any, for out of 225. no per tentage eJuld
be given either to butler or steward.—(Laughter, and
cries of " Hear.") Lord Londonderry next attacked
him upon the subject of what was called slack coal, and
said in observing upon his statement, " This is a most
scandalous aspersion, and I defy your proof." How
could he (the Lord Mayor) have the opportunity of
proving it ? He would produce a coal merchant who
did as much business perhaps as any merchant, in
London, and who had in his wharf at this
moment, a mountain of slack coal, which he had been
obliged to screen from the best coals that he was send-
ing to his customers at 32 shillings, and that slack he
would be glad to sell for 12 shillings a ton, although he
had paid best price for it, as large eoal.—(Hear, hear.)
It was notorious, that when they sold by measure, the
largest coal was obtained, in order that as few as possi-
ble, might be got into the bushel, while now that they
were sold by weight, they were screened as badly as pos-
sible, in order that the worthless trash of slack might be
poured in upon the unfortunate consumer.—(Laughter
and cheers.) If Lord Londonderry chose to make
these statements, which few persons would believe, he
must submit to the inconvenience of being exposed.
What credit could be attached to his Lordship's Coal
Committee evidence, when he boldly asserts on the 25th
of March, 1839, " I shall take leave to state, no such
monopoly has existed or can exist." The Lord Mayor
alluded to and answered several other parts of
the letter of Lord Londonderry, and concluded a speech
full of spirit and point, of which the above is an imperfect
sketch, by stating to the deputation that his advice
was to establish Companies. It was of no manner of
use to go to Parliament—they would in all probability
not obtain an Act, and if they did it would be evaded.
The only plan that promised success was the establish-
ment of new Companies, the opening of new coal fields,
which could be worked at half the price which the
ancient and almost unfathomable pits of Lord London-
derry were worked. If they could bring the coals
from free pits, not of the combination, he would find
them buyers.—(Loud cheers.) He had not the least
doubt that within three years there would be as great a
revolution in the coal trade as was now taking place in
turnpike-roads and railroads. Of the success of the
Companies he recommended he was perfectly con-
vinced. One Company had been established some
years, and their present orders extended to as much as
they could raise for two years to come. Nothing could
give him greater gratification than the testimony which
was that day borne to the intentions with which he had
commenced the fight against the odious monopoly which
was now fast expiring, and which the public were, he
was convinced, determined upon crushing for ever.—
(Loud cheers.)
The Deputation then retired.

CORONER'S INQUEST IN THE

HOUSE OF CORRECTION.

Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, an inquiry was
instituted before Mr. Wakley and a respectable Jury,
in the House of Correction, Cold Bath-fields, relative to
the death of John Boileau, aged 55, a prisoner, who is
supposed to have died of a broken heart.
George Hare, chief turnkey, said that the decease 3
was brought into tbe gaol on the 15th of February.
He was sentenced to a twelve months' imprisonment,
having been convicted of a misdeamour at the Central
Criminal Court. His arm was in a sling, and he was at
once admitted into the infirmary. He died about five
o'clock on the 4th instant.

The CORONER observed that the collar-bone of the
deceased had been broken, and that it was not united.
Mr. Chesterton, the Governor, said that the de-
ceased was immediately attended to by Mr. Wakefield,
the surgeon to the prison, when he was brought in.
Hare, in answer to the Coroner, said that he under-
stood the collar-bone of the deceased was accidentally
broken at Newgate previous to his trial, in consequence
of his boot having caught in something.
CORONER—When a prisoner is sent under circum-
stances of having received some injury, is any record
made of it in the sentence ?

Mr. Chesterton replied that it was left entirely to
them. A prisoner is examined by the surgeon, and it
is at his discretion that he is put to the labour he can
perform. In this case the deceased was put to some
light work, and that merely to keep his arm in motion.
Stephen Allen, iufirmary turnkey, said that the de-
ceased was admitted into the infirmary on the 15th of
February. He appeared to have a fractured collar,
and which had the bandage to it in the figure of 8.
Mr. Wakefield put the bandage right four times while
he was there. He went out on the 6th of March. On
the 18th he was admitted into the convalescent ward,
and on the 30th again into the infirmary. He was then
suffering from cold and fever. From that time he gra-
dually got worse, and died on the 4th.

After some further evidence of little importance the
Jury returned a verdict of " Natural death."

ST. MARY'S, ISLINGTON.—The Elections in
this parish have all terminated in favour of the Oldershaw
faction. strong proofs of continual negect and fraud
were not sufficient to rouse the parishioners to interfere
and change the present system. The parish is, we be-
lieve' peopled with pious Tories, a race, which time out of
mind, have loved and fostered corruption and abuse.
In Islington they remain true to their character.
THE WEATHER.—Ever since Friday last it

has continued to blow, with scarcely as intermission, a se•
vere gale from the eastward, varying occasionally to south-
east. It is bitter and biting in the extreme, and has checked
all progress of vegetation, which, towards the latter part of
the week, was apparent.—Dublin Mail.

The Journal dc Rouen says, that it has been
proved by recent surveys that the coasts of Upper Nor-
mandy lose on an average a foot every year by the action
of the sea on their entire development, and that it is under
the truth to estimate at 400,000 cubic metres the soil
washed annually by the sea into the little roadstead of
Havre, at tha entrance to the port, and on the banks of the
Seine, close to that town.

LORD BROUGHAM AND THE CHURSH 07

SCOTLAND.—We have received a different, and we believe
a true version of the anecdote which we lately published
under this title. The fact, we believe, was this—During
Sir Frederick Pollock's address in favour of the Church,
the Attorney-General was observed to smile at some re-
mark which the Learned Counsel was making : who, on this,
replied that it ill became the Attorney-General to sneer at
the Church of Scotland, as he and his father were members
of it ; and as he owed all that he had risen to to the edu-
cation which he received under that system ; on which Lord
Brougham said—" Oh, Sir Frederick, don't go so fast. I
see it stated in your case, that you say the Church of Scot-
land is founded on a rock, and that the gates of hell cannot
prevail against her. If that be so, you need not be afraid
of the sneers of att Attorney- General."—Edinburgh Even-
ing Courant.
Cheshire Assizes commence this day (Thursday)
before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and Mr. Justice Williams.
Tho calendar is truly appalling, whether as to the number
of prisoners, or the character of crime. It contains sixty

prisoners; amongst whom aro two for murder; five for
rape; nine for manslaughter; six for stabbing; one fur
sheep stealing; two for highway robbery ; one fcr bigamy;
one for forgery; five for housebre:diing ; eight for stealing
from the person ; ten for poaching ; three for uttering base
coin, &c., &c. Their Lordships attended divine service at
the Cathedral yesterday afternoon.—Stockport Advertiser.
The following are the results of some meteorolo-
gical observations made at Algiers during the last year as
compared with 1837. In 1837, the mean temperature
of the whole year was 172-12ths above zero of Reaumur,
or rather above 70i of Fahrenheit • in 1838 it was
18 1-12th R., or 721 F. The number of days of rain
during each of the two years does not present any very
sensible difference, but the season at which the rains li
fall produces an important effect on the vegetation of
the country. In March and April, 1837, there were
twenty days of rain, and in that year the fertility was
remarkable. In March and April, 1838, there were only
12 days of rain, and the crops were considerably below the
average. Observations made by the celebrated traveller
Dr. Shaw, rather more than a century ago, in 1731 and
1733, gave precisely similar results. In, March and April,
1731, he noted only seven days of rain, while theorleemw
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15 such days in the same months of 1733: and it was at
that time reckoned that if the rains of the after-season fell
towards the middle of April, as they generally did, the
crops might then be counted on for a certainty....... French
Paper.
CORONICR'S INQUEST.—Yesterday evening, at
seven o'clock, an investigation, which lasted until a late
hour, took place at the White Swan Tavern, c
street, City, before Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, and a
highly respectable jury, on view of the body of Ellen
Berrick, aged 24, whose death was alleged to have been
caused by the unnatural and brutal treatmerrt of James
Eubecon Berrick, her own brother, and Martha, his wife,
under circumstances of a very dreadful nature. After the
examination of several witnesses, the Jury returned a
verdict—That the deceased came by her death by the twist-
ing of the intestine and inflammation, produced by a series
of ill usage of James Eubecon Berrick, and Martha, his
wife ; but the evidence was not sufficient to satisfy their
minds that such ill usage accelerated her death. The Co-
roner committed Berrick and his wife to the Compter, in
order to be examined this day ( Saturday) at Guildhall.
CONVICTION FORWRITING IN NEWSPAPERS.

—The 23dult., at-Petty Sessions in Portaferry, Mr.
John M‘Kee was convicted under the Ist Queen Victoria,
cap. 36, for sending two newspapers intended for Ame-
rica, with private communications in the covers. The
Surveyor of the Post-office attended to have the case
brought forward. Miss Gowan, Post- Mistress of Porta-
ferry, proved that the two papers produced were banded
to her by 'he son of Mr. M'Kae, and that the writing now
on the covers was on them at the time she received them :
she also stated the sum marked on them of IL 155. BJ.
was the postage to which they were liable, as containing
any such writing. A gentleman was examined as to bis
knowledge of the defendant's writing, and having stated
that he bad seen him write, and believed the notes on the
covers were written by Mr. M'Kee, the sum demanded
was paid with costs into Court. —Dow n Recorder.

ANTI-POOR-LAW ASSOCIATION

List evening a meeting of Parochial Deieirat,s from
the Metropolitan districts was held at the Gvorge and
Blue Boar, Holborn, to adopt measures and make ar-
rangements for the formation of an Association with
the object of obtaining a repeal of the Poor-law
Amendment Act.

The meeting was called for three o'clock, but the i
number of persons present were so few at that
hour that it was thought advisable to postpone it,
however, about half-past four o'clock, some twenty
delegates being in the room.
Upon the motion of Mr. %%TALKER,
Mr. HOPWOOD was appointed to take the chair. He
apologised for his incompetency to fill the situation which
their kindness had imposed on him. He felt that their
indulgence—together with the interest he took in the
question for which they had assembled, would enable
him to discharge the duties which he had undertaken
he hoped to their satisfaction. He then explained the
objects of the meeting, and made some observations on
the thinness of the attendance (which was, he said, to
be attributed to a great many causes, among which,
was the want of due notice being given to the
different Vestries—to the weather, and to the absence
of many gentlemen who had promised to attend, but who
were compelled to remain in their own parishes, from
many Vestries not having yet finished the business of
the week.

Mr. WALKER, from St. Paul's Covent Garden, pro-
posed the first resolution, which was to the effect, That
the Meeting adopted the ten resolutions which had been
passed at the Meeting of the Inhabitants of St. George
and St. Andrew's, before alluded to, which resolutions
went to bind that Meeting to " use every constitutional
means, in order to effect a repeal of the new Poor-
law act."
Mr. DANILL seconded the resolution.

It passed unanimously.
Mr. WILSON, of St. Martin's, proposed the next re-
solution, which purported to be a call on all the metro-
politan parishes for their co-operation to form the in-
tended Association, and for which purpose they were
solicited to bold meetings to elect delegates to assemble
in general Committee.
Mr. CARROLL seconded the resolution, which passed
without a dissentient.

RAINFORTH proposed the next resolution, which
pledged those assembled to use every exertion to get
up meetings to agitate against the New Poor-law.
This resolution, together with another proposed by
Mr. HUMPHREYS, of St. Andrew, Holborn, to the
effect that a general meeting of all the delegates should
be held on the 26th instant, was passed unanimously.
A “3.te of thanks was given to the Chairman, upon
which the meeting broke up.

ISLE OF WIGHT.

CHARTIST MEETING.

NEWPORT, APRIL 4.—Large bills have been circu-
lated through the Island announcing that the Chartists
of the Isle of Wight would hold a grand meeting at the
Green Dragon Hotel, on Wednesday evening, and that
James Bronterre O'Brien, Delegate and Missionary
from the Convention, would be present to explain the
objects of the Charter, and to detail the progress of the
present national movement, &c., which meeting v as post-
poned till this evening, in consequence of the Delegate's
being engaged at a similar meeting at Southampton.
On Wednesday a large attendance is expected, though
we fear he will find money rather a scarce article in
Newport.

The Committee appointed to inquire into the practi-
cability and probable expense of converting Newport into
a seaport and yacht station, are to make their final
report to-morrow. The promoters of this wild scheme,
who have no money, are very angry with those of their
opponents who have any, that they will not agree to
sink it in the bed of the Medina.

Married at West Cowes Church, on Wednesday, the
3d instant, by the Rev. J. B. Atkinson, Mr. W. H.
Barnby to Miss Jane Oak Nutkins, second daughter of
Captain Daniel Nutkins, of this port ; and on the 4th,
Captain H. E. Bochner, of the American ship Leda,
to Miss Louisa H. Moir, second daughter of Mr. Moir,
jeweller, of this town.