The Sun.
London, England, 1830-02-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

SlR,—Having read in the Times paper of Tuesday last
an account of the inquest I took the preceding day on
Lord Gras es, I think it most proper to make the follow-
ing communication to you, which, perhaps, in justice to
all parties, you will consider it but right to make public.
On Sunday evening Mr. Renard (in whose house Lord
Graves resided) called upon me at my house in Dean-
street, to communicate the event, requesting that I would,
on his own account, at my earliest convenience, hold the
inquest. I told him, that in this case, as in all others, I
must proceed in the regular way, and that as soon as the
beadle of the parish should officially wait upon me for the
warrant to summon the Jury,•l would grant it ; and that,
indeed, it would be matter of convenience to me to take
the inquest the following morning early, in my way to
nay office at Westminster, as Monday was usually a busy
day. The beadle did accordingly apply to me for the
warrant, and the hour I named was a quarter before ten ;
and as a proof of the convenience this early hour was to
me, I can state that I had to take four other inquests, if
practicable, on that day. Finally, I beg most positively
to state that it was not at the request cr suggestion of any
person,whatever in any wise connected with the deceased
that I fixed the hour I did : for from the time of the
death of Lord Graves until the evening of yesterday, I
never had any communication whatever, in the remotest
way, directly or indirectly, with any part of the family, or
with any person connected with the family or otherwise,
when it was communicated to me from a Noble Marquis
nearly connected with the deceased, that, in consequence
of the many calumnious reports abroad, he much wished
that I could hold another inquest, in order that the closest
investigation might take place, when every friend and
relative of the deceased would be ready to attend and to
answer any questions whatever which might be judged
proper to put to them. In answer, I felt myself obliged
to explain, that it was not in my power to comply with
the wishes of the family to summon another Jury, as I
considered that the inquest had been duly taken, and when
it was so satisfactorily proved that the deceased did de-
stroy himself, not being at the moment of committing
the act of sound mind, and the Jury having expressed
themselves to me perfectly satisfied with the evidence given,
and not wishing or requiring to have any other witness
called, although it was offered.
1 am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
J. 11. GELL, Coroner.
Cloisters, Westminster Abbey, Feb. 10.
P.S. Perhaps it is of no material consequence, but
allow me to add, that the inquest was held in a public
room, open to all parties, and in fact several persons were
in the room besides the parties immediately concerned, and
the investigation occupied near two hours.

On Sunday morning se'nnight, about nine
o'clock, a man was discovered lying on his back in a tur-
nip-field close to Manningtree, frozen to death. He was
recognized as a person named SEALER, a carpenter, at
Lawford ; and it appears that about nine o'clock the pre-
vious evening he left the Cock inn, Alanningtree, where
he had been drinking, in a state of intoxication, for the
purpose of proceeding homeward; and it is supposed that
,he missed his path, and, being overpowered from the
;..i'effects of is liquor he had taken, fell and was unable to
fiet up again, and in that state had gone to sleep. His
hat and a basket he had with him were found at a short
distinca from hint. He was a person greatly addicted to
„.. rr drinking---Bostort Guzette.
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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1830.

Despatches were received at the Foreign
Office, this morning, from Mr. ASTON, the
British Minister at the Brazils, dated the 19th
December; from the British: Minister at Lis-
bon, dated the 31st of January ; and also from
Lord STUART DE ROTHSAY at Paris,:and Sir
CHARLES BAGOT at Brussels.

The French Papers of Monday revive the re-
port of an expedition to Algiers, which is said to
have been at length resolved upon in the Council
of Thursday evening. It is said that 25,000
men will compose the army, the chief command
of which General BOURMONT, the present Mi-
nister of War, has reserved to himself. Admiral
DUPERRE is spoken of as commander of the
fleet ; General LA HITTE, of the Artillery; and
General VALAZE, of the Engineers, is to direct
the operations of the siege.

The thaw seems to have set in at Paris about
the same time as in London—on Sunday.
On the Paris Exchange on Saturday the
Funds were on the rise. A vast deal was done
in the Rentes Espagnols, and at a decided ad-
vance. The rise extended to the old Cortes
Bonds, which were in demand at 15 ; and it is
hoped that they will obtain from the Spanish
Government the concession granted to the
Dutch Loan.

The following are the prices of the Funds on
Monday :

Fitexcis FuNos, PARIS, Fitz. B.—Five per Cents.
109 f. 60e. 35c. 60c. 55c. 60e. 70c. :65c. ; Four and
Half per Cents. 107 f. 50e. ; Three per Cents. 84f. 50c.
45c. 40c. 45e. 50c. 55c. 60c. ; Bank Stock, 1,909 f.
1,905 f. 1,900 f. ; Naples Stock, 92f. 55e. 60c. 70c. 65c.;
Cortes Bonds, 14., 141., 15, 14i; Royal Spanish Loan,
-f. ; Spanish Rentes Perpetuelles, 69/ 41 ;
Haytian Loan, 440 f. Exchange en London, one month,
25f. Iss. ; three months, 25f. 44c. Cours Authentique.

The following are extracts from Lisbon
Gazette: to the 31st January, received this

morning :

LISBON, JAN. 24.
Yesterday, at evening, arrived in this port the
Portuguese brigantines Vencedor and Fier do Afar,
the first after eighty-two days, and the other seventy-
three days' voyage. The Captains of both con-
tradict the statement of the Brazilian brigantine
Imperalriz Amelia, which arrived in this port on the
14th, to the effect that four frigates were fitting out
at Rio de Janeiro, and that the Don Pedro I. was
quite ready for sea. On the contrary, the Captains
of the Vencedor and Flor do Mar state that the
ship of the line was at anchor in the Posco, but only
for the dignity of the port; and that they believe
that it is not in a state to make a voyage. The
frigates which had conveyed the Empress and
the Princess of Grand Para were laid up, and there
was no reason to suppose that they would soon be
fitted out for sea.

JAN. 27.—The Gazette gives an account of a
great fire which had on the 3d January, destroyed
the building with six windows in front, towards the
Terreiro de Paco, in the palace of the late Baron
de Sobral; twelve towards the street Ourives da
Prata, and ten towards the street of the Capellistai.
Two persons perished in the flames, and a fireman
was killed by a fall ; twenty-one were wounded, but
are now doing well.

We have news from Brazil to the 20th of
December. The Imperial Family were over-
turned in their carriage, but escaped serious
danger ! What would not Don MIGUEL have given
if the young Queen had left him without a rival.
A change of Ministry took place, the names of
which are announced in the following extracts.
There is nothing said about the Loan, or' the
expedition against Portugal :

(From the Diario Fluminense.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, DEC. 3.

Yesterday his Majesty gave an audience to the
Baron de Palenca, Envoy Extraordinary and Mini-
ster Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of Russia to
this Court, who had the honour to deliver his cre-
dentials.

DEC. 7.—A letter from the Marquis de Aracaty,
dated sth December, to the officers of his depart-
ment, announces that by a decree of that day his
Majesty had removed him from the Department of
Foreign Affairs, and he expresses his satisfaction
with the zeal which they have manifested during
the time he held the office.

This is followed by a letter from these officers,
expressing their gratitude.
DEc. 9.—His Majesty, by a decree of the 4th
instant, has been pleased to appoint—
The Marquis de Caravellos to be Minister of the
Interior.

The Marquis Barbacena, of Finance.
The Conde de Rio Pardo, of War.
The Marquis de Puranagus, of Marine ; and
Miguel Calmon du Pin de Almeida, of Foreign
Affairs.

On the 7th their Imperial Majesties, and the
Queen Donna Maria and the Duke of Leuchten-
berg, being on their return to Boa Vista, the pole
of the carriage broke, and the horses becoming un-

manageable the carriage Ivas overturned. This
unfortunate circumstance might have had fatal con-
sequences, but it is hoped that it wili be attended
with no other effects than those of an ordinary acci-
dent. Their Majesties and his Royal Highness
being conveyed to the house of the Marquis de
Cantagallo were immediately attended by the sur-
geon• of tho household and others, and after a care-
ful investigation it appeared that the Emperor f►ll-
ing on his right side was senseless for fire minutes,
when he recovered, and was placed in an easy posi-
tion. It was found that he. had fractured the sth
and ith ribs, and had a slight contusion on the fore-
head.

That the Empress had received no injury beyond
the alarm and terror natural osi such an occasion.

That her most faithful Majesty had received a
very severe contusion on the right side of the face
and head.

That the Duke of Leuchtenberg bad dislocated
the right elbow.
The Emperor, who shows on all occasions the
greatest courage, did not fail on this occasion, and
desired to confess, which he did, not that it
was necessary, but because he will have acts of reli-
gion precede all other duties.
Their Majesties arid his Royal Highness are in
such a state that their recovery may be hoped in the
time necessary under such circumstances.
Their Majesties remained iR the house of the
Marquis de Cantagallo; and the Duke, after the
dislocation was reduced, was removed to his resi-
dence.

The bulletin is signed.by 17 surgeons and phy-
sicians.

By the two bulletins it seems that the Duke of
Leuchtenberg had, besides dislocating the elbow,
broken the upper part of xhe radius of the right urm.

DEC. 14.--The Diario of this date gives the
ninth bulletin of the iiellth of their Majesties and
the Duke; and the patients being now considered
in as favourable a state as can be expected the phy-
sician has declared it unnecessary to issue any more
bulletins : it may be expected that his Majesty will
be perfectly recovered in a fortnight.
On the 19th December a tenth bulletin was issued,
nothing having occurred since the 9th except that it
had been necessary on the 17th to open a tumour on
the right side, caused by the fall. His Majesty passed
the 17th very well, but has had some fever on the
18th; he has had a good night, however, and is
better to-day (the 19th).

fhe appointment of the Parliamentary Com-
mittees for inquiry into the affairs of the East
India Company is the necessary prelude to the
changes that may hereafter take place with re-
gard to that body. There is no machinery so
well calculated to collect the requisite facts for
forming a correct judgment on any political
question as a Select Committee of the House
of Commons, provided the Members of it are
chosen with tolerable fairness, as in the present
instance. The addition of the gentlemen sug-
gested by Mr. HusxissoN and Mr. Humn
would be desirable, and it would then be not
very material whether a Director or two were
included, though it appears somewhat anomalous
that Directors should have the charge of ex-
amining into matters which are carried on under
their own immediate management.
The whole tone of Mr. PEEL'S speech is
fair and considerate, and it is satisfactory to find
that Government profess to enter upon the in-
quiry without any previous bias in favour of the
existing system. So far from saying off hand,
like his colleague at the Board of Controul, that
the Charter may probably be renewed next year,
Mr. PEEL has stated expressly " that he did
" not propose this Committee with a view
" to sanctioning any previous engagement with
" the Government. No such thing was in
" existence, and in any future proceeding they
" must be guided according to the result of the
" inquiry." This is as it should be, and it
therefore remains to be seen whether the Com-
pany or its opponents will adduce the more for.
cible evidence in support of their respective alle-
gations. The high importance of the question,
and the moral duties it involves, are admitted
on both sides, and we are glad to hear Mr.
PEEL recognising, moreover, the obligation the
British Government is under to make compen.
sation to the Indian people for the situation in
zchich circumstances have placed them ; or, in
plain terms, for the outrageous injuries they
have suffered under the British rule. Such com-
pensation will, in our judgment, be best made
by providing for the natives a full and free admi-
nistration of justice, which, as Mr. WHITMORE
observed, is one of the most important objects
to which the Committee can turn its attention.
Not only are the delays in the procedure of the
native Courts, and the interminableness of the
appeals from thence, serious evils ; but the
great distance of the several Courts from each
other, and the insufficient supply of Judges to
each, are defects in the legal system which
all persons acquainted with India are unani-
mous in reprobating. These must be forth-
with remedied by introducing native Judges, and
whether Indian or British, the dignity and in-
dependence of the Judge must be secured against
such violations as that which occurred in the case
of Mr. COURTENAY SMITII. The native
Courts and the King's Courts must be con-
sidered equally sacred from those molestations
on the part of the Executive, which Lord
ELLENBOROUGH and Mr. G. BANKES SO
hopelessly attempt still to justify. It must no
longer be instilled into the Bench, that " errors
" in matter of law are nothing in comparison with
" those the Bombay Judges have committed in
" delivering their speeches from the Bench," but
it must be proclaimed that Governors, troops,
and Revenue Officers, are only means for at-
taining a given end, and that such end is the
maintenance of the Judges upon their seats,
pronouncingof' which the enunciation
has
been the
committedlw,a to them, without fear or
favour, or respect of persons in authority or
out of authority.

'We have been much amused at hearing that a
quantity of tea, purchased on the continent, has
arrived at 'Westminster., to be tasted by such

Noble Lords and Honourable Gentlemen as are
connoisseurs in this beverage, with a view to
compare it with that which the Company is
obliging enough to supply us with. Now, there
is, we believe, a London Milk Company, be-
sides the great Tea Company, and we therefore
suggest, whether it would not be as well that an
instruction should be given to the Committee to
taste some of this milk, while they arc about it,
and see whether it surpasses that of the private
traders in milk, since if its superiority should be
ascertained, it would be equally expedient to
establish by Charter a milk monopoly, as a tea
monopoly. There should be some general prin-
ciple of legislation in these matters, and there-
fore, if it ke the recognized duty of Parliament
to interfere with the meat and drink the people
choose to use, and to take measures to prevent
them from sipping dusty tea, and sky-blue milk,
if they please, it is all very well ; but as we are
not yet aware of any such principle, we protest
against embarrassing the question of the justice
and policy of opening the China trade, by
enquiring whether the London Bohea, or the
Hamburg Bohea, is the best article. It is
a most proper enquiry to ascertain, for some
time back, the invoice prices at Canton,
and by comparing them with the London
sale prices in bond, to determine whether the
Company's profits be not enhanced, to the cost
of the public, by the monopoly. This it is the
bounden duty of Parliament to ascertain, be-
cause the existence of such a monopoly would
be equivalent to a tax upon the country ; but to
perpetuate a monopoly for the avowed purpose
of enabling the public to drink good tea, is just
as unjustifiable as if its object were bad tea ; for
we hold it our indubitable right to drink tea of
any quality we like best, and even to go the
length, if we choose, of drinking no tea at all.

The examinations before the Committee will
be, we apprehend, most multifarious, it being
deemed expedient to divide the different branches
of the subject among several Committees. The
evidence may be retrospective, referring back to
any period of the Company's Government which
it shall be desirable to bring into notice. The
Ministers promise full and unreserved informa-
tion ; and we trust the result will be the esta-
lishment of our relations with India and China
on the footing which the circumstances of our
industrious classes, and the best interests of both
Great Britain and her Eastern dominions, appear
imperatively to require.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK.

A Lisbon mail has arrived, brought by the Sandwich,
sailed Jan. 31 ; a Brasil mail by the Eclipse, sailed 20th
Dec., and a Jamaica mail by the Frolic, sailed on the sth
January.
From the Jamaica Papers to the sth January.—The
Frolic packet brings accounts from Carthagena of the ex-
pulsion from Bogota of several individuals for political
offences, amongst them are, it is said, Mr. Ifeuderson,
the British Cousul-General ; Mr. Harrison, the American
Minister, and Colonel Torrens, the Mexican Chargé d'Af-
fairs ; all was tranquil at Carthagena when the packet
left. General Bolivar had retired to Bogota, where tran-
quillity prevailed.
From St. Jago, Dec. 16, it is stated, that about five
minutes before two o'clock two smart shocks of an earth-
quake were felt.
(From the Jamaica Royal Gazette of the 26th Dec.)
This day, in the House of Assembly, the Bill for provid-
ing salaries for the Custom-house officers to the 31st De-
cember, 1836, passed the House, to be in force till the
double duties are withdrawn. The Slave Bill, which re-
ceived his Excellency's assent this day, i■ to be in force
from the first of August next, until the 31st Dec. 1833.