The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-02 00:00:00

COB ONER'S IN QUESTS.

Yesterday an inquest was I eld before Mr. Higgs, at
the Pavilion, Vauxhall-road, on the body of Mrs. E.
Smith (formerly a singer at the Italian Opera House)
whose death was supposed to have been occasioned by
destitution and desertion. The Jury, however, returned
a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God."
At the Lord Nelson, Old Kent road, an inquest was
held on the body of Thomas Clay, aged .55, who was
found in the Surrey Canal. The evidence tended to
prove that the deceased had committed suicide, the in-
ducemotnt to which arose from distress. The verdict
was " Temporary insanity."
The City Coroner held an inquest on the body of
a female, aged 15, who was found drowned in the river
Thames. It appeared that the poor girl had for some
time been acquainted with a young man, who, having
slighted her, created a melancholy feeling, which it was
supposed led to her untimely death. The Jury returned
a verdict—" That the deceased was found drowned ;
but whether she went into the water through her own
act, or otherwise, there was no evidence."
SUICIDE OF A FEMALE DOMESTIC AT THE REST"
DENCE OF LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK.—Last night, at
a quarter past eight o'clock, an inquest was held at the
residence of Lord William Bentinck, Park-place, St-
James's-street, before Mr. Higgs and a highly respect-
able Jury, on view of the body of Mary Ann Smith,
aged thirty-nine, late upper housemaid in the establish-
ment of the above Nobleman, who committed suicide by
banging herself. Verdict—" Temporary derangement:,
SUPPOSED DEATH FROM POlSON.—Yesterday after-
noon an inquisition was taken before Mr. Wakley,
M.P., at the Cross Keys, Belton-street, St. Giles's, on
the body of John Betts, aged 31, a coach painter, who
died under the following circumstances :—lt appeared
from the evidence of deceased's brother, that on Mon-
day last deceased took tea with him, and appeared quite
well with the exception of a cough. He went to bed,
and on the Tuesday morning, about two o'clock, was
seized with a violent fit of coughing. Mr. Wells, a
surgeon, was sent for, who had not arrived more than
two minutes before deceased expired. The brother
thought he had taken poison in consequence of froth
issuing both from his nose and mouth, as well as a small
quantity of blood.
The CORONER remarked that such symptoms were
the r. suit of a rush of air through the windpipe, that
being at the time filled with a frothy mucus. He had
seen frequently a similar sort of thing issue from the
mouth and nostrils of a person who had died suddenly,
and spread in a bubble over the face as large as a full-
sized bason. There was no doubt but the deceased bad
died a natural death. Verdict, " Natural death."

THE MAR LETS.--(YESTERDAY)•

PRICE OF
The highest price of Bread in thi
Loaf. Good Bread may be had at 8
PRICE OF SEE]
Par Cwt.
New English Red Clover 70s. 112 s.
Old Ditto Ditto s. —a. —s.
New Foreign Ditt4 6ls. 90s. 995,
Old Ditto Ditto s. 40s. 60s.
New White Clover 6os. 803. 90s.
Old Ditto Ditto —s. 455. 60s.
Nee Trefoil gOs 255. 110 s.
Old Ditto —s. lbs. was.

BREAD.
le Metropolis is 100. for the 41In
3;vd,
:DS.—April 1.
Per Quarter.
St. Foin 404.445 413'•
Rye Gras• 285. 355. 405
P.4cey Grass —s. 403. 455,
Linseed, for feeding 465, as, o•
Ditto, for sewing 585. f'?
Ditto, for crushing —s. 435. 50'.
Canary —s. 905.95 i,
Hemp Ms. 425.

Trefolium 10s. Ils. 13s. - • Per Bushel.
English Carraway -s. 435. 465. White Mustard...lla. NI. 15s. Od
Foreign Ditto -8. 40s. 445. Brown Ditto 15s. Od. 225. 041
Coriander -s 13s. 2 ls. Tares 4s. 6d. bs. 03
Rapeseed, English tine per Last) 361.321 Foreign 342. 361.
PRICES OF POTATOES AT SPITALFIELDS.
York Reds (from vessel) 4l. 10s. to 51 Os. per ten.
Scotch Reds ditto 4l. ss. to 41. 15s ditto
Kidneys IL ICs. to 51. Us, ditto
Shaws 2'. 15s. to 34 ss. ditto
PRICES OF HOPS.-April I.
Farnham l'ocket. (per cwt.) G Os. 71. 15s. to W. 53.
East fi,ut Pockets... 4.: lUs. 51. 15s. to X! Is.
Ditto Bags. 4l. 4,. 51. 10+. to 71. 103.
Mid Kent Pockets 3l. 15s. 51. ss. to 8' 8
Ditto Bags 'l'. 10.. 41. 103 to 7.. 78,
Sussex
Yearlings 2l. 10s. Si. 3s. to 4/, 4..
Old Dlds
COAL MARKET.-April 1
s. d
Burdon Main l9 6
Carr's Hartley 2l 6
Garestield
Holywell Main 2O 3
Leaze's Main l7 6
Ord's Redliugh
Pontop Windsor 2O 0
Prudheo l9 0
South Hartley
Tantied Moor Butes 22 6
*Penfield M00r....... 2l 0
Townley l9 3
West Tan field 2l 9
Willington
Walls End Dunn's l7 I
Walls End Gosforili 22 0
Walls End Heaton .. ......
Walls End Hilda 2O 1
Walls End Hotspur
Ships arrived since

s. d.
Walls End Kiliingworth 20 0
Walls End Newmarch 2O ?. .
Walls End Todd's Bensham 18
Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 24 ;,
Walls send Hetton
Walls End Lambton 24 3
Walls End Stewart's
Walls End Hartlepool 24 3
Dixon's Butterknowl l7 9
Walls End Barrett
Walls End Oragwood 20
0
Walls End Gordon 20
Walls E.sd Preston 2O .
Walls End Seymour Tees 2O 6
Walls End Tees 22 S
Walls End West Tees
Llangennech Coal 27 On
Stave:y Main 2l .
Walls End Elgin SO 6
last market-day, N.

We learn from Dresden that casts from the cele-
brated Elgin marbles have been presented to that city by
the British Museum, in exchange for other works of art
sent to the Museum from Saxony.
DEAL.—Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Harvey took
leave of his friends on Friday, and proceeded to ports-
to
mouth, to join the Cleopatra, and assume his command
chief on the West India station. It is currently reported
that a squadron will shortly assemble in the Downs, and
proceed to sea on an experimental cruise during the sum-
m. r, —Kent Herald.
FALL OF A HOUSE.--On Tuesday, an old
two story house situated in a close in Gallowgate, suddenly
fell with a crash so tremendous as to alarmthe neighbour-
hood, and even to startle people at a great distance from
the spot. Fortunately the house was not inhabited; but
two boys, who were amusing theniselves inside, were very
vrtously injured, one of them being overwhelmed in the
ruins, and so much hurt that it was thought advisable tosend
him immediately to the Ros al Infirmary, where he now lies,
in a condition so perilous that little hope is entertained of
his recovery. The injuries sustained by the other boy Are
of a less dangerous nature. A rumour got abroad that
some boys were buried in the ruins, and twelve or fourteen
men were employed in removing the rubbish for several
hours, hut happily the rumour turned out to be groundless.
We understand that this tenement has been for some tires
condemned as in a dangerous state, and a day or two before
its fall workmen had begun to dismantle it.—Glasgetu
Argus.

CHEAP AND SPEEDY JUSTICE.—A reference
to the proceedings at the last Sessions for this county, Gl!s-
covers an intention on the part of some of the Tory Magi!:
trates to oppose some Bills for giving to the people cheat'
The
and speedy justice, brought in by the Government.
pretended objection of these Tory Magistrates is the ex-
pense attendant or, Local Courts; the real objection is,
that it will take some power out of their hands, and plBcef
a lawyer in the Chair, at the Quarter Sessions, instead 0
men who have not made law a study. When we inform
the tradesmen, farmers, and inhabitants of the county, thal
the object of the measures thus opposed by Mr. Miles :!)Ifi
his friends is the establishment of Loud Courts, in schic
debts under 101. and actions of the same amount are 10 I/
tried at a very trifling cost to the suitor, and where criminal
offences are to be tried in a month, instead of keePl
men in prison for three months to wait their trials, We si,,
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enough to induce them to counteract the efforts of the
Magistracy, by couhter petitions, praying for the
adoption of these measures ;—that is to say, if the peOF
are sincere in their long.expressed desire for cheap and
speedy justice, brought home to every man's door, 813
placed within the reach of the poor—to whom Englisb
justice is now only a cruel mockery.—Somerset Gazelle'
FIRES IN LONDON IN 1838.—According t,"
the official reports of the last year, the total number of Ale:
was 568, which exceeded by 72 the average of the last five
Dears. Of these 11 were fatal fires, in which 21 lives Ord
lost. The alarms from chimneys on fire were 107, all
there were 80 false alarms, many of which were caused a,f
the splendid aurora borealis and brilliant appearance.
the periodic shooting stars. The cases where peelil50
were totally destroyed were 33, where they were seriousy
damagedls2, and but 'slightly damaged 383. The o°o
hers that were insured on the building and contentOle4
161, on the building only 59, on the contents only 128;a0"
the cases where no insurance at all was effected were 22;
The greatest number, or 63, was in January, and the lea
or 34, in July. The distribution on the days of the Wds),
were—Wednesday 91, Tuesday 87, Friday 84, M° The
and Thursday 81, Sunday 77, and Saturday 67. co
greatest number, distinguishing the hours when they w or
discovered, was 46 at six o'clock, p.m., and the leas!' 0.
7, at six o'clock, a.m. Of the causes, 45 were undisc,o3
vered, and 6 were proved wilful ; 34 were unavoidable, to
various accidents from candles, 61 from their setting fire a,
bed curtains, and 33 to window curtains; 17 were
ble instances of carelessness, 12 produced by sparks irbeat
fire, and 15 from fires kindled on hearths. From fire..,ero
applied to various purposes of trade and manufacture Vent,
39: flues stopped up, defective, and ignited, 58; acel yees
from escape of gas 35 ; lueifer.rnateh making, 9 ; °ore
over-heated and d. fective 11 ; stoves and stove-pipes and
heated, &c., 26; spontaneous ignition of lime, l'ar,slvate
tan, &c., 9. Of the total amount, 179 occurred in I)%sed
dwellings, 38 in sale shops and offices, 23 with lice,k at
victuallers, 21 at carpenters, 37 in lodging houses,
drapers, &c.