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I can now merely refer to the duties of the Coroner: If Mr.
Arley fulflls his pledge of keeping open the poll to the last itlo.;
nicht, I shall have a good deal to say upon the subject. Every
day I shall dissect him—(Laughter)—every day he will be exhi.
bited a most interesting object of vivisection.—(Laughter.) Ile
may perhaps writhe and twist under the operation before it is
over; but it is his own fault; he should not have canvassed to
become a subject—(Laughter)—.but since he has chosen to do
so, he must take the consegences —(Great laughter.) In order
to prove to you the necessity there's that the office of Coroner should
be fillet by a medical loan, I will relate to you a case which oc-
curred in a neighbouring county. Two brothers lived in the same
house, by the side of the Thames. One of these brothers, who was a
maniac, suddenly disappeared. Suspicion attached to the other
brother that he was the murderer. As years elapsed, still the suspi-
cion adhered to Mtn, producing the utmost misery in the family. At
length repairs were made in the house, and at the foundation of it
a skeleton was discover, d. The suspicion was revived. An inquest
was held on the skeleton by an Attorney Coroner, and a jury, as well
acquainted with skeletons as he was. All these persons concerned in
snaking this medical inquiry understood nothing of the subject. The
Jury were equally ignorant with the Coroner ; that Coroner was an at-
, torney, who was necessarily incapable of eliciting truth from a medical
witness, except by mere chance. They hail made up their minds, and
were on the point of returning a verdict of Wilful Murder against the
brother, when, fortanatcly a surgeon happened to come in and ex.
claimed " stop, stop, you arc about to commit some horrible mis.
take," and he hail discovered that the skeleton on which the non-
medical coroner, and the non medical jury, were holding their in.
quest, were the bones, not of a male but of a female. But the ad-
vocates of the Attorney Coroner say, that the trial before the Co.
rener is only preliminary, that there is another court in which an
opportunity will be aftorded to the accused of calling professional
testimony—but, Gentlemen, when once the Coroners' Jury have
recorded their verdict, the skeleton is buried—it is no longer in
the Court, to speak silently but most eloquently to all those who un-
derstand anatomy. The skeleton is buried—the evidence is inhumed.
Now I say, with men of humane minds, men who love charity and
justice, one such fact as that, if there were not another, ought to
determine their choice. I believe it will be admitted that I know as
much of law as Mr. Arley, and if that be so, I think I know some-
thing more of physic than he does.—(Laughter and cheers.) If Mr.
Arley had been the Coroner on that occa ion, he would r of have
known whether they were the bones of a female or a rhinoceros.—
(Roars of laughter.) How should he know it when he never made
the subject his study as I have. I believe you all recollect the
occasion of the last election, when one gentleman told you that an
Attorney Coroner did not know a dead man from a living one. It
was well known that after the inquest had been held, the
dead man got up and laughed at the Coroner.—(Cheers
and laughter.) You all recollect the case of Catharine Moody
in the Lendon Hospital, upon whom no less than three inquests
had been held by a Coroner.—(A voice in the crowd, " That was
Mr. Unwin.") Yes, Mr. Unwin was the Coroner; Mr. Fuller, a
surgeon, in the London-road, was examined on that occasion.— (The
same voice—" I was the principal witness")—and I am told the prin.
cipal witness is here before me. In the Arst instance, a verdict of •
Accidental Death was brought in—(A laugh)—and in the second
it was a verdict of Natural Death ; and after they
had left the room they were requested to return, and found •

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Times of this morning has a leading article on the
subket of the conversation which took place last Thursday
in the House of Lords, respecting naval education, and
observes, " the question was, whether Lord illinto had
been right or wrong in his suppres,ion of the Naval Col-
loge, and of the School of Naval Architecture." To his
Lordship's suppression of the former institution, our Con-
temporary expresses himself favourable, remarking, " from
all we have heard, our inclination is to agree with the First
Lord of the Admiralty in his general preference of educa-
tion afloat, where the.iry and practice can be associated, to '
instruction administered on dry land. As regards the School of
Naval Architecture, the Times states " Lord Minto had no
defence to offer, as it would seem, for breaking up that
school, but that the system of instruction began at the wrong
end. Then what ought to have been done by the Board
of Admiralty, taking for granted that such was the only
objection? Why, unquestionably not abolish the Institu-
tion, but simply to meet the objection made to it, by taking
care that henceforth the system of instruction should begin
at the right end, instead of the wrong."
The Morning Chronicle discusses, what it justly calls,
" the difficult and delicate topic of National Education,"
and says that it was broached by Lord John Russell on
Tuesday night in the House of Commons, "in a manner

at once the most conciliatoq in spirit, and the most use-
ful in tendency." Alluding to the opposition of Toryism
to all liberal schemes of education, our Contemporary adds,
" a system of national education founded on a broad prin-
ciple, and breathing a generous spirit, is regarded with
perfect hatred—not because it would diminish bigotry and

promote good neighbourhood, but because, doing this, it
would weaken faction." In another leading article on the
subject of Canada, and the suggestions contained in Lord
Durham's Report respecting municipal institutions, the
Chronich observes—" without the aid of the population of
a country, no Government can do its duty, and municipal
institutions are the only means by which a Government
can come in 'contact with the population."
The Morning Herald contains some just and pertinent
remarks " on the treacherous, unmanly, and savage prac-
tice of stabbing with knives or daggers, upon sudden or
no provocation, a practice which foreigners have introduced
among us." These remarks are suggested by a recent
trial for stabbing with a dagger, which took pt.ace at the
Central Criminal Court.

The Morning Post is wroth to a degree bordering on
absolute phrenzy, with Lord John Russell, for his " edu-
cation speech of Tuesday evening," observing, that the
" leading point" of that speech " was a gross untruth."
Our excited Contemporary has a second leading article on
the subject of Lord Glenelg's recent resignation of office,
in which it abuses Ministers in the most vehement terms
" for their low-minded cunning and perfidy towards their
late colleague," and gives his Lordship a commiserating
pat on the back.

the woman sitting up, saying, " Good God, I wonder are they going
to bring me dies?. oysters." —(Laughter.) On another occasion a
man fell from his horse, returning from a fair, in the Mile-end-road.
An Attorney Coroner looked at him, and at once pronounced him
dead—mind he would get no fee if the man was not dead.—

(Laughter) He was put into a room, an inquest was held, and a
verdict of accidental death returned. Jo the middle of the night

The .3forning Advertiser, commenting on Lord Dur-
ham's Canadian Report, says—" We confidently hope that
if this Report receive a consideration from Parliament
commensurate with its intrinsic worth, and the importance
of the topics it discusses, it may lead to the establishment
of a perfectly new principle of Colonial Legislation. The
observations on ahe establishment of Municipal Institu•

the man being in his shroud, and not liking his quarters, turned
round, and fell upon the floor. He called loudly for assistance, and
one of the watchmen, under the old system, broke open the door,
and seeing the man in his shroud, cried out, "don't think to frighten
me with your d—d shroud. I knows you 'veil enough—you're one
of the rascally resurrectionists—Pm not to be done in that vay. I

shall take you off to the vatch.us "—(Great laughter.) And so
he did— (Laughter)— hut the poor fellow was liberated next morning.
but another misfortune had not been foreseen, for the undertaker
sued him for half-a-crown for the use of the shell.—(Much laughter.)
Gentlemen, I have now left a quarter of an hour to Mr. Adey to
address you, and I have not taken up much more of your time my-
self. I shall have the honour of addressing you again and again,
and I suppose so will my opponent, if he has not lost the use of his
tongue.—(Hear, and laughter.) Mr. Oliver—not Tom Oliver—(a
laugh)—l hope lie is as good a man; but Mr. Oliver tells you that
Mr. Arley will conscientiously discharge his duty when elected.—
(Great laughter.) He has not told you that he conscientiously be-
lieves he will be elected.— (Hear, and cheers.) Gentlemen, I say
that if Mr. A dey persists in keeping open the poll, and putting me to
expense in opposition to the wish of his Conservative friends, that he
will come forward on a future occasion with a ♦ery bad grace, and
with but a small chance of sitting in the Coroner's chair.—(Cheers.)
In conclusion, I intreat you to consider this cause your own—it is
one in which the best principles •f humanity are involved. If you
are not freeholders, you know those who are, and remember, that
one vote given today or to-morrow, is worth ten votes afterwards.

tions arc particularly deserving attention." In another
article on Lord John Russell's education speccb, our Con-
temporary pronounces it to be " a wisely decided step,
taken at this critical period on the movement, or popular,
side ;" and adds, that "it shows the determination of
the Alinistry not to allow so vital an object as the educa-
tion of the people to be frittered away, or delayed, till it
is too late, by the exclusive pretensions of the high Church
party. If carried into effect, it may be considered tanta-
mount, quoad hoc, to a separation of Church and State."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY,TWELVE O'CLOCK.
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of Monday
and Tuesday's date, 11th and 12th Feb., since which we
have received that of yesterday the 13th Feb.
For several days past, a report prevailed that King Leo-
pold had signed the new treaty of the twenty-four articles,
but we are assured from a good quarter, that the Kin,'
has not signed the articles. The Treaty will be submitted
to the Chamber, and the Ministers this time will give their
conclusum. It is stated in a positive manner that ninety
thousand Prussians arc on their march to the Rhenish pro-
vinces of Prussia.

Come forward, then, and show Mr. Adey, if he has sauce to his
dinner on Sunday, that it will be the most unsavoury and sour he
could desire.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ADE v then came forward, and was received with cheers and
hisses. He said he was aware that many of those whom he had the
honour of addressing, although they deserved it, were not free-
holders. He had met his worthy opponent on the ground of
whether a legal or a medical Coroner was hest fitted to fill that im-

Accounts from Cyndhoven, of Feb. 10, state, although
the troops to have made a retrograde movement, that they
have erected fortifications in various places.
NEWS FROM TIIE FRONTfERS.—Tbey write from Oberne-
thalls, Feb. 10, that the Dutch corps, which will take up
a position on the frontier towards Compeigne, has made a
movement towards Limburg; few Dutch troops are on the
side of Compeigne ; the second division of our army, com-
manded by General Goethuls, has not made any movement
from its position at Areschat.
The Dutch have destroyed all the bridges leading to the
frontiers, and have made entrenchments on this side, as well
as on the side of Limburg. Dutch P.trices,
_Feb. 11.--
Two-and-a- Half per Cents., .541.
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, WEDNESDAY, FED. 13.

portant situation.—(Hear.) He trusted that he had not an enemy
. _

amongst them, or, if he had, be hoped before the contest had tenni_
noted, that he would save converted him into a friend. He had

been induced to offer himself at the solicitation of a number of intiu

ential friends—(Cries of " N.," and interruption)—who thought
that the office should be filled by a gentleman of the legal profession.
—(" Hear," and cries of " No, no.") He was aware that there
was a difference of opinion upon the subject, and he felt so diffident of

his own abilities that he had intended, if Mr. Burchell came forward, to
withdraw from the contest, in order that his friend might not be
prejudiced.—(Hear.) He had come forward on the present occasion
because no other gentleman of the legal profession had offered him-
self, and he begged to assure his worthy opponent that if he sup-
posed he had come forward to put him to expense, that such was not

the case. He hoped he would allow him to adopt the course that
had been recommended to him by his friends. There was no desire

—The demand for cotton to-day has been very limited;
the sales 3,000 bags, chiefly American ; no change in prices.
The Belgian Paper Politique states that it is assumed
ns positive, that John Cockerill, our celebrated manufac-
turer, has fallen under the weight of his commercial affairs.
Ile required of the King to obtain a suspension of pay-
ments, according to the regulation of 1814. His balance,
which was closed on the 30th June 1838, presented his
assets about 18 millions against his debts of 12 millions.
By the arrival of the New York packet ship Sheridan,
numerous files of Americin papers have been received to
the 27th January from Canada. There is no news of im-
portance, with the exception of the movements of troops,
and the hanging of several of the rebels. By the last dates
all appeared tranquil, and no further attempt to invade
Canada by the brigands was spoken of.
The intelligence from Mexico is a confirmation of the
news previously received. The Mexican declaration of
war to the French is officially announced by the French
Admiral to the different foreign Consuls.
A New York paper, received this morning, says that a
large meeting has been held at New Orleans of all those
American merchants whose property has been destroyed
by the Mexican people or Government. The meeting was
large, the resolutions were strong : they intend to memo-
rialize Congress. Poor Mexico I The claims of Eng-
land, France, and America will leave nothing for the
descendants of Old Castile.
Accounts from Brussels state that Cabinet Councils are
continually held; the English Ambassador has had several
conferences with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a
very long interview with the French Ambassador, which
has caused a continual movement of couriers.

on their part to entail any unnecessary expense. Let the electors
decide fairly between them as to whether a legal or a medical Coro.
ner ought to be appointed.—(Hear, hear.) That decision could be

come to without any great expense, and with that view he had come
forward to have the opinions of the constituency fairly recorded. He

readily admitted the talents of Mr. V% akley. He would not deny, if a

medical Coroner was deemed advisable, that he would not discharge
the duty faithfully and honestly towards all—(but he certainly did

doubt whether Mr. Wakley was in a position at the present moment
to discharge that duty efficiently.—(Cheers.) Let them bear in

mind that he had undertaken the arduous duties of representative

for the borough in which they then stood. H• was the'representa.

tive of a large and influential body, whose interests he was bound to
watch over in Parliament; and he asked them, how could Mr.
Wakley conscienciously discharge both those duties. It was said
that it would be necessary to have a third Coroner for Middlesex—

:Cries of" No," and uproar)—because the duties were so onerous that

they could not be discharged by one individual, and he begged to

give the freeholders a clear pledge, that should he be returned, and

find the duties too arduous for him, he would petition that another

Coroner be appointed. He would again repeat that a medical
Coroner ought not to be appointed. He thought they should not

have a Coroner giving his opinion against the sworn testimony of

medical men, %hose assistance could now be called in on such occa-

sions. He hoped the contest would be carried on with good feeling
on both sides, and that if he was defeated he would not retire from
it disgraced; and he would conclude by assuring them that he would
give the electors every opportunity of recording their votes —(Hear,
and cheers.)

The polling then commenced with great activity on both aides.
STATE OF THE POLL.
Wakley. Adey.
Eleven o'clock

Half-past Eleven

Twelve o'clock

Accounts from Tampico of the ith of January state,
that a British squadron had arrived off Vera Cruz, under
the command of Commander Douglas, with Mr. Paken-
ham on board. The prevailing opinion is, that he will en-
deavour to settle the differences between the Mexican Go-
vernment and the French.

Half-past Twelve 476
One o'clock
Half-past One
_ _ . __ . _...

Two 'o'clock

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-THIS DAY.

We have received Belgian Papers of yesterday's date.
They do not communicate any important news either from
the Dutch or Belgian armies.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 92i both for
Time and Money, opened at the same prices, and at pre-
sent there appears to be a steady Market, but little busi-
ness doing as yet. Exchequer Bills, 63 65 ; India Bonds,
61 63 ; Bank Stock, 2041 2051 ; India Stock, 2542
2551.

DLit, FEB. 13.—Wind W.S. W., fine weather.—Sailed, the
Westminster, Ealing, Grove, Victoria, John Denniston, Stock, and
the Rose, Richard, for St. Michael's. Arrived and remains the
Midlothian for Leith.

PORTSMOUTH.—Wind S. W., fine--A rrived the Gladiator, Breton,
from New York. Sailed on the 21st the Eclipse (steamer), Russell,
Dartmouth ; La Jeune, Arristide, Barfleur. Passed by, Augus-
tus, Carr, London ; Abville, Osmond, Havre ; Eclipse, London.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrived, the Fly, Gibb, from
Bordeaux ; Bon I'cre, Marseilles ; Carolina, Bull, St. Michael's,
with loss of anchor and boats stove, &c ; Sirius (steamer), Cork,
and proceeded for London.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 19i 191 ; Por-
tuguese, 361 37 ; Three per Cents., 2,24- 23 ; Belgian,
981 991; Colombian, 281 291 ; Dutch l'wo- and-a-half
per Cents., 54a z ; Five per Cents., 1021 1.
PRICES OF &COCKS THIS DAY AT DNE

COWES, Fes. 13.—Sailed the Falcon, for Liverpool ; Nile,
Gardner, ditto.

Bank Stock 105%
3 per Cent. lted. 9:3234
3 per Cent. Cons. 92%34 YX
3,,? per Cent -
Ditto Red. IOW* ,', ',;",
New 3;4 per Cent HAI% luo ,A,
-
New 5 per Cent.
. . ... .

India Stock
Ditto Bonds (B 61
South Sea Stock
Old Annuities
New Ditto
3 per Cent. Annuities, 17a1
Exch. Bills, £1,0(111 63 65 pm.

DOVER, FEB. la—Sailed the Normanton, Greig, for Trieste.
ItssisekrE, Fs:a. 13.—Arrived the Joven Nicholas, from Lon-
don. Off port—the Bruce, Turnbull, from London, with loss of
rudder.

CREEK, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Lotus, Hammond, from Odessa ;
Swan, Kertch ; Donegal, Elson, Messina.

Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 ... 63 65 inn.
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Small
Oct. 1.1, 1859 14 12-16 Ditto Commercial — —pm
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ...2. 4} 5
April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account ... 255
Jan. 5, 1870 — Consols for Account 9s %),, %
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds , Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds -
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds c 0 79% Ditto New Bonds,. 36 6 %1,,i
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
D tto Account
Colombian Bonds —' Ditto Account —
Ditto Account —! Ditto Metallic —
Columbian Bonds, 1824 ..... 29 ' Spanish Bonds .
Ditto Account .............. , Mao Account —
Danish Bonds
.... !()Nl'i
__.

SALCOMBE, Fen. 12.—Arrived the Ace of Trumps, Lidstone,
from Guernsey.

BRISTOL, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Flora, from Leghorn.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WHITE, FED. 13.—Sailed the Rambler,
(all, for Gibraltar.

GLOSTER, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Charlotte, from St. Michael's
Emily, Turner, Leghorn.
HOLYHEAD, FEB. I2.—Arrived the Orion, Itobr.rts. Liverpool.
HARTING*, FEB. 13.—Arrived off; the Amwell, Hesse, from the
Mauritius, sailed 29th Oct., Cape sth Dec. ; Parkficld, Jacob, Can.
ton, sailed Bth Sept., St. Helena 28th Dec.
LIVERPOOL, FEB 13.—The Tremendra, Taylor, frrm London-
derry to this port, is wrecked near the former place—three of the crew
drowned. The Ranger, from London, which was on shore at Hoy.
lake, has been got off without apparent damage. The Heart of
Oak, M'Donala, arrived at this port, from Mauritius, experienced
very heavy weather ow the Cape, from sth to Bth December,

Ditto Account
Greek Bonds

Ditto Account. I'7l/4V,•;%%
French, 5 per cent...—. —f. —c.

CORK, Fax. 11.—The Victoria, May, arrived at this port, from
Honduras, sailed 21st December. The 111.1nroy, for Cork, was
to sail the following day; the Shannon had sailed four days previous
for this port; and the Prince Regent was loading in Loo River,
short of hands.

.
Ditto Bonds, 1/325 -, -- --- - ------
4 per cent.
Ditto Account
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Ceir. Exchange.
Ditto Account Dutch, '.l-4 per cent. tk)kl.i
Ditto, 6 per Cent 23S Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — l Ditto Account —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Shlie
Great Western Railway Company....... ..... ..... 65 791,ii 111 i
Brighton Railway
Loudon and Southampton Railway Company 3SI 17s. Pd. 4:i
London and Croydon Railway Company l6/. Ss. 1214 i%
Ditto New Scrip
4 6,A
N rtn Midland Railway Company 55 55
Bitumen, Bastenne and Gaujac
British North American Bank
Colonial Bank
London and Westminster Bank 2O .2 4 1.4
Worthing Tontine, ...A/. Is. 2/. 6s.
HALF-PAST ON.&.
The Brussels Paper, Beige, states, we are assured that
when the Chamber meets, which will be in a few days, they
will be put to the alternative either to consent to the par-
tition of Limburg and Luxemburg, or to accept the ab-
dication of the King. After a Council of Ministers was
held by the King, his Majesty received, in a particular au-
dience, General Skrzynecki. _

MILFORD, FEB. 12.—The Montcalm, Stockmar, which sailed
hence on the lot inst. for Marseilles, has put back leaky.
HoisuaAu, FEB___l2.—A head-board with " Edwin " upon it
has been picked up at the back of the Head.

- -
DUBLIN, FEB. U.—The Argentine, Fordo, from Liverpool to
Rochelle, was off Ireland's Eye on the 9th inst. Foretop sail
yard sprung. She proceeded on the same day, after repairing
the damage.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 12.—Wind W. to W.S. W., strong breezes. Ar.
rived the Jeune France, Laporte, from Cherbourg, with loss of jib_
boom ; Atalanta, Dartmouth ; Speedy, Wall, Cork ; Two Brothers,
Adams, Jamaica. Off port the Leda, Lyel, Dundee, and Rainbow,
London. Sailed the Pesto, Orfeur, and Atalanta, Banks, London.
LIVERPOOL, FED 13.—Wind W., fine. Arrived the Heart of
Oak, M'Donald, from Mauritius, sailed 7th Nov., and St. Helena
26th Dec. ; Georgian, Jamaica; Dorothea, Berbice; Rob Roy, Mo-
bile; Sheridan, New York, sailed 27th ult.; Druid, New York;
Countess Durham, St. John's, and Mars, St. Andrew's, New Bruns-
wick ; William Rathbone, ; Bonery, St. Lucia; Grant, St.
Lucia; Nereid, Jarvis, St. Michael; Ayrshire Lass, Meal, Trieste;
Orange Branch, Lisbon. Off port the Dampier.
DUBLIN, FEB, U.—Arrived the City of Limerick (steamer),
from London.

This is settling day in the Foreign Funds, up to the pre-
sent hour we do not hear of any failures.

WATERFORD, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Royal Oak, Marshall, Cadiz,
KINGSTOWN, FF.B. I '2.— Arrived the Racer, NVarren, Liverpool.
CORR, FEB. 11.—Arrived the Blandford, Hutchings, Newfound-
land, with bulwarks stove, and loss of boats, &c., having experienced
a heavy gale on the Sth instant; Samuel, Beyn, St. John's, New
Brunswick ; Victoria, May, Honduras ; Theodosia, Thomson,
Liverpool. _

The Exchange comes from New York for a sovereign,
4 dollars 85 cents., to 4 dollars 87 cents. United States
Bank Shares, 1201 cx. dividend.
Consols for the Account, 92g- ; ironey, 921 ; Exche-
quer Bills, 63 65 ; Bank Stock 2051; India Bonds, 63 61 ;
India Stock, 255.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 19i ; Portu-
guese, 361 ; Three per Cents., 224 I; Belgian, 99f ;
Brazilian, 791; Colombian, 29 ; Mexican, 23k.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 921.

HULL, FEB. la.—Wind W.—Arrived the Eighteen, Sodskende,
from Stubbekeobing.
STOCKTON, FEB. 11.—Arrived the Vigilant, Walls, from Amster-
dam ; Courier, Gravelines.
HARwicu, FEB. 13.—Sailed the Mercury, for Gloucester.

The Theodosia, Thompson, from Liverpool to Jamaica, has put
in here, in consequence of strong head-winds and heavy sea.
She was in company with the Volunteer, and six or seven other
vessels yesterday. On the Bth inst., twenty miles off Cork,
passed a steamer outward bound, supposed to be the Liverpool.

FALL OF THE ROOF OF A THEATRE. --
About ten o)clock on Monday morning, the roof of the theatre on
Charlotte's quay gave way with a tremendous crash, bringing with
it all the timbers,
&c. Fortunately no person was in the buildirg at
the time, and therefore we are glad to have it in our power to say
Viet no accident occurred. It is not a little remarkable that It did
not come down the night of the storm, when buildings of a much
more recent date gave way; but there can be little doubt now that
it got such a shake upon that occasion as made it not long survive
—Limerick Paper.

There is a standing order of the House of Peers,
by which every Peer that attends his duty, and is too late for
divine service, shall forfeit Is. to the poor's box, for the parish of
St. Margaret; and if he does not attend at all, or show special cause
for such neglect, be is to forfeit the sum of 55., to be applied to the
same purposes. This order should be enforced.

The Tory papers say that a requisition is " get-
ting up" in the borough of Greenwich, calling on Sir George Cock.
bun) to come forward in the event of a vacancy there,

THE SUN, LONDON, TIIURSDAY,-EVENING EDITION,-FEBRUARY 14, 18