The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-28 00:00:00

SIR JAMES CLARK.

(From the Inverness Courier.)
We think the vindicatio❑ of Sir James is am' le
and complete ; and from what we know of he
private character of our countryman—his benevo:ent
attention to his friends and relatives—and the
suavity of his deportment, we should pronounce
him the most unlikely man living to wound the
feelings of a lady, already suffering the deepest dis-
tress. It has always been the bane of this country,
that no sooner is a man promoted and encouraged by
one party in the State, or placed in an exalted and con-
spicuous situation by his own exertions, than he becomes
a mark for envy and malice, and the heartless out-
pourings of party vituperation. A portion of the press
is always ready to join in this degrading warfare, in-
tent only on one object, blackening the character of
political opponents, regardless of the means by which it
may be accomplished. Such results are, perhaps, inse-
parable from the freedom of the press ; but in certain
cases they are fraught with the deepest injury and in-
justice, and merit the strongest condemnation. Even
the throne itself has scarcely been spared from these
malignant attacks ; but the object of the assailants has
been too apparent, and the innocence of the accused too
manifest to permit their efforts to be successful. They
will ultimately recoil on the parties by whom they were
directed, and be remembered only as among the most
ungenerous and disgraceful ebullitions of party malice
that were ever sought to be grafted on a private
calamity, unconnected with the course of government, or
the tendency of public events.

OPENING OF THE SOUTHAMP

TON CATTLE-MARKET.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.
After a long struggle with the illiberals, and sur-
mounting difficulties which at one period appeared abso-
lutely insuperable, the friends of the above undertaking
had, yesterday, the satisfaction to see their labours
crowned with success. The market the site of which is a
large space near Oakley's Southampton Cricket Ground,
at the bottom of Love-lane, was opened for business
yesterday ; and, considering it is as yet little known, and
that the weather was miserably bad, the rain scarcely
ceasing during the whole day, the show of cattle and
the attendance of sellers and buyers were of a most
promising description. There were upwards of 1,000
sheep, 11,5 head of cattle, and 183 pigs. The prices
generally were, for mutton, per stone, 4s. 6d. to ss. ;
beef, from 3s. 10d. to 4s. 6d. ditto. Some remarkably
fine stock was sent by the Earl of Cavan and A. B.
Drummond, Esq. ; the fat heifers of the pure Scotch
breed, sent by the latter gentleman, were greatly ad-
mired. The South Down sheep, sent by Mr. Atkins,
were classed amongst the finest specimens offered. Up-
wards of 2,000/. changed hands.
After the business of the day had been disposed of,
about forty of the gentlemen who had taken the most
active part in the proceedings, met at the Antelope,
which combines the best qualities of an inn, tavern,
and hotel, and is within a few yards of the market, on
the one hand, and the cricket ground on the other. A
truly splendid dinner was served up at two o'clock, and
Mr. Henry Cunliffe was called to the chair by acclama-
tion. After the removal of the cloth " The Queen,"
" the Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Fa-
mily," and "
.the Lord Lieutenant of the County," were
successively given; after which,
The CHAIRMAN said, in proposing his next toast,
the prosperity of the Cattle Market" which had
that day been established—that he had great pleasure
in occupying the chair on an occasion so important as
the present, inasmuch as he thought, from the great
good likely to result from the undertaking, looking at
it in all its various bearings, that the day of its com-
mencement would be one of proud recollection in the
history of Southampton.—(Cheers.) With respect to
their opponents at Botley and Ramsey, taking into
consideration the very excellent show of sheep and
cattle which they had seen that day—and taking also
into account that Southampton, with a population of
30,000 inhabitants, had superior claims—taking all this
into fair consideration, together with the fact that no
legal objection could be established, he did think that
they had no cause to fear any threat that might be held
out to them of stopping their market. And, as the
railroad, thanks to his friends in the north, was very
nearly completed, another source of advantage would be
opened to the grazier ; in the event of his failing here,
he had the means of speedy transit to the London
market.

" The Graziers who bad attended the market that
day," was next given, by Mr. Alfred Oakley. Mr.
'fervor, in acknowledging the toast, said that he ex-
pected a larger attendance, but that the undertaking
should have his support.
Mr. Alfred Oakley then gave " The Butchers of
Southampton and the neighbouring towns," to which Mr.
Nea!e responded.
The Chairman's health, as the lessee of the Antelope,
the Cricket-ground, and the whole of the property an-
nexed, and several other complimentary toasts, were then
given, and replied to ; and
Mr. EDWIN OAKLEY, after expatiating upon the ma-
jority of sixteen to one in favour o!.the establishment of
a Cattle Market, gave " The Mayor and Town Council
of Southampton."
Mr. TUCKER, in acknowledging the toast, said, their
great kindness, coupled with his native modesty, had
in this cese imposed on him a task of no difficulty, in-
asmuch as it was always more agreeable to his feel-
ings to return thanks for the Town Council as a body
than for any section of'it. He was sure he only ex-
pressed the sentiments of every member of the Cor-
poration when he said it was most gratifying to his
feelings to hear the health of the principal authorities
of the town drunk with so much applause, in so
respectable an assembly as that by which he was sur-
rounded. For the honour they had done the Corpo-
ration he thanked them—he cordially thanked them ;
he must not, however, content himself with simply
thanking them, because he knew something more
would be expected from him on an occasion like the
present. One expression of the gentleman who pro-
posed the health of the Corporation certainly did not
meet his (Mr. Tucker's) approbation, and that was, he
hoped the new members of the Town Council would
tread in the steps of their predecessors. He had no
objection to their treading in the same steps, provided
they would walk a little faster. Ever since February
ith, 1837, this Cattle Market had been from time to
time before the notice of the Council. He (Mr. Tucker)
thought it was not too much to say it might have
been just as well disposed of two years ago, but so
many objections had been thrown in the way. One
gentlemen thought the town did not want it ; fanother
said cattle markets were productive of great nui-
sances ; but he (Mr. T.) was disposed to think that if
either of those gentlemen had been present with them
that day, they would not have considered the splendid
piece of roast beef which graced the head of the table
a nuisance. With regard to its being a nuisance, he
would just observe that, while in London last Friday
he visited Smithfield. Of course, if a cattle market
could be considered a nuisance any where it must be
in the centre of a great and populous city ; but what
are the facts ? Why, closely abutting on Smithfield
Market stands Bartholomew Hospital, a receptacle for
the sick and maimed ; but this is not all, the market
is surrounded by as respectable a class of mercantile
houses as any in Southampton. He inquired of the
occupiers of some of those houses, and he found that
the market contributed greatly to the support of their
establishments ; and it was a fact that could not be
disputed, that although several thousands had been
spent to establish a market at Islington for the pur-
pose of removing the nuisance out of Smithfield, it had
entirely failed. But there was another subject he (Mr:
T.) thought was a duty incumbent on the Corporation
to take under their notice. He believed there was
nothing which contributed more to the welfare of a
city or town than the health of its inhabitants ; he would
therefore recommend that the Corporation should ap-
propriate a small portion of the mudland at the back of
the town for a public bathing place, as he (Mr. T.)
considered nothing contributed more to the health of
the rising generation than sea-bathing. He would also
like to see a court for the recovery of small debts
under 51. established, whereby justice could be admi-
nistered speedily and cheaply. Such courts had been
attended with good effects at Bath, Newport, Plymouth,
and other places?; and if the Corporation would set
about it in good earnest, there was no doubt but a
sufficient sum of money would be subscribed to meet
the expenses of an Act of Parliament. After ex-
pressing his conviction that the day would come when
the Southampton Cattle Market would be surrounded
with buildings similar to those at Smithfield, and thank-
ing the company for their kind attention, he concluded
by proposing the health of Mr. John White and the
other visitors. _ _ .

Nlr. WHITE returned thanks ; many other toasts
were acknowledged, and the company separated at a
late hour.

FATAL EFFECTS Of DRUNKENNESS.--On
Friday an inquest was held at the
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that the deceased woman was the wife of a labourer
occasionally employed in the docks, and had been for some
time much addicted to drinking, and when under the
influence of liquor was in the habit of giving way to the
most violent passions. On Tuesday she got very much
intoxicated, and while in that state she let some trifling
circumstance irritate her until she became absolutely
mad with passion, and at length fell down from exhaus-
tion and expired. No medical man was called upon
before she died. Mr. Hammersley, surgeon, of Wap-
ping-wall, said he had made a post modem examination
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ment, combined with habits of intoxication might lead
to this. 'fho jury without deliberation returned a ver-
diet of " Natural Death." The deceased has left four
children, the youngest of whom is only six months old.

FORSYTH'S PERCUSSION LOCK.

The following account of this invention, now univer-
sally appreciated, we copy from the Aberdeen Herald.
The treatment which Mr. Forsyth received from the
Government of the day, and the less he has sustained
by spending large sums of money to defend his patent,
are by no means rare instances of public ingratitude.
Though the aristocracy and gentry avail themselves of
this beautiful invention or every moor in Great Britain,
and it will, i❑ ail probability, be adopted generally in
the Army and Navy, the inventor has received only
empty honour in return. Mr. Forsyth is full cousin of
Lord Brougham, and has been parish minister of Bel-
helvie in Aberdeenshire, for fifty years. He, of course,
is a very old man, but his faculties remain unimpaired.
" In spring 1806, he brought the invention to a tolera-
ble degree of perfection, and had a London fowling
piece constructed with the percussion lock." After
being seen by some friends and acquaintances (we quote
from the Aberdeen paper), among whom was Lord
Brougham, it was shown to Sir Joseph Banks and
Lord Moira, then Master-General of the Ordnance,
both of whom were highly pleased with it. Lord
Moira sent for Mr. Forsyth, and urged him to conduct
some experiments at the Tower. At first, he was
rather unwilling ; but Lord Moira obviated his objec-
tion, by writing personally to the Aberdeen Presbytery
for leave of absence, and ordering the overseer of the
Tower to furnish workmen, prohibiting all persons what-
ever from interfering with what was going on.
Mr. Forsyth commenced his experiments, and, after
several attempts, succeeded at last in constructing a
gun-lock and compounding a priming powder which an-
swered still better than the fulminating mercury, and
satisfied Lord Moira of the applicability of the principle
to muskets. He was next instructed to ascertain whe-
ther percussion could be applied to guns, and a three-
pounder was sent him to experiment on. Previous to
this, there had been nothing said on the subject of remu-
neration further than that all expenses should be paid;
but as there seemed to be a probability of a considerable
detention, it became necessary to have some arrange-
ment. Lord Moira's proposal was that Mr. Forsyth
should, of course, get his expenses ; and, when he had
completed his experiments, a suitable reward. He
also promised that, besides paying the gentleman who
officiated for Mr. Forsyth, at Belhelvie, a reasonable
salary, be should be favourably considered, if he were
a proper person, in the dispensation of the Crown
patronage. This part of the stipulation shared the
same fate as that relating to the " suitable reward"
—neither was fulfilled.

Mr. Forsyth soon constructed a lock for large
guns, and the invention was considered complete.
The " suitable reward" remained to be settled, and
Mr. Forsyth professed himself willing to accept
the price of the gunpowder that would be saved
to the Government, in two years only, by the adop-
tion of his plan. This was acceded to, and the as-
certained sum, which was considered perfectly 'satisfac-
tory, was about to be paid, when, a change of Ministry
put an abrupt end to the negotiation. With some diffi-
culty, Mr. Forsyth obtained payment of his expenses ;
and returned home, chagrined, no doubt, at his disap-
pointment, but we are satisfied still more so at the pre-
judice and folly of the Government, in continuing, dur-
ing the war, to use clumsy firelocks that wasted fully a
seventh of the powder, and were not nearly so effective
nor so constantly available as his would have been.
If the Government are introducing percussion locks
for any portion of the army, they ought to consider
well whether Mr. Forsyth's perfected lock will not best
answer the object they have in view.- Their decision
on this point may be of importance to the public
service, although it cannot now affect Mr. Forsyth's
interests. His patent, which was rendered useless to
him, expired long ago, and the only way he can now
be rewarded, is by the Government doing what they
intended to do before, and by the sporting public taking
up the matter with proper spirit. We trust our
brethren of the press will aid in obtaining this piece of
justice for a quiet, unobtrusive, respectable clergyman,
who is not more admired for his ingenuity than he is
esteemed for his amiable private qualities by all who
have the pleasure of knowing him.

TEETOTALLERS.-These well-meaning theo-
rists are multiplying everywhere, all over the country.
They seem to swarm like bees, and are no less active
than Watts's busy bee, that improved every shining
hour 1 With such evidence before us as the numerous
reports in the provincial papers of their meetings af-
fords—their denunciations of drunkenness, and their
resolutions in favour of a purity pledge—a sort of
anti-Highgate oath to drink no fermented liquor—this
anti-drunkenness demonstration, in alliance with the
well-known " total abstinence" principle, would lead us
to conclude that drinking was confined exclusively to
London, that wen of wickedness. Unfortunately, how-
ever, from time to time a delinquent teetotaller is found
in his cups, and, as if to dispel the pleasant vision of
" total abstinence," some simulating disciple is every
now and then discavered to have a well-filled wine-
cellar. But, notwithstanding these unfortunate occur-
rences, we really do believe in the march of tempe-
rance, especially in the country.
THE ALLEGED DEATH OP A MEDICAL
PRACTITIONER FROM WANT.—On Friday night an in-
quest was held at the Red Lion, Bath-street, Commercial-
road, East, on the body of Mr. Cooney, a medical
practitioner, whose death was alleged to have been oc-
casioned through exhaustion from want of the necessaries
of life. Mr. Tripe, a surgeon, deposed that he had
known the deceased for many years as a medical prac-
titioner, and some short time ago he was sent for to see
him. He then found him in a very exhausted state, and
his exhaustion, he believed, had been brought on by his
not having taken sufficient nourishment to sustain him ;
in fact, his not taking the common necessaries of life,
and in st. great measure starving himself. He subse-
quently brought a physician, Dr. Fox, to see the de-
ceased, and the opinion of that gentieman agreed in
every respect with that of his own, and that was, that
the deceased died from want of the common neces-
saries of life. Coroner—You don't mean to say that
he intentionally starved himself ? Mr. Tripe—No, I
don't mean to say that, but I mean to say that his cir-
cumstances did not permit or enable him to procure the
proper eecessaries of life. Coroner—l understand that
upwards of 91. in money was found in the house after
his death, and with this sum at his disposal, together
with the property in his house, it was impossible to
suppose that a man could deprive himself of common
necessaries. Mr. Tripe said that the money had been
obtained in the manner which he had described to Mr.
Norton on the preceding day by the deceased to pay his
rent, for which there was an execution in his house.
After some further remarks from Mr. Tripe, the jury
returned a verdict of " Natural Death."

CHELMSFORD FAIR.—At our fair, on Monday
last, the supply of beasts was not so large as our Corre-
spondent has witnessed for several years past, there
being a considerable deficiency in the supply of Welch
beasts. There was a good attendance of buyers, but at
the early part of the day few purchases were made,
owing to the very high prices demanded, and the gra-
ziers being of opinion that the dealers would give way
in the afternoon ; in this, however, they were disap-
pointed, as the latter remained firm ; there being-, there;
fore, so abundant a supply of feed, and the graziers' old
stock being nearly cleared off, they were in a great mea-
sure compelled to purchase, although at such prices that
there is little chance of their being recompensed for
their outlay
,and trouble, when the beasts are fit for
slaughter. A great many sales were, in conse-
quence, effected ; in fact, more beasts were sold
than for many years past ; good Scotch Hunts
fetched from 13/. to 16/. per head ; and one lot
of Short-Horns realized 18/. per head ; the smallir
beasts sold at equally proportionate prices. It
is computed that two-thirds of the beasts ex-
hibited changed hands. The supply of sheep was
quite as good as on former years, the number exhibited
being about 8,000. The trade was brisk at the latter
part of the day, when prime wethers were sold at
from 395. to 455., and lambs from 18s. to '29s. per head.
There were a few pens of Somersetshire ewes, of very
good quality, which realized good prices. There was
a far better supply of cart colts, than for many years
past, and most of them of very good symmetry and
condition. One pair, two years old, were sold at 72
guineas, and nearly all the rest were disposed of at
prices quite satisfactory to the dealers. Good cart
horses were very scarce. The supply of nags was
large ; they were of inferior quality, but considerable
business was done by exchange or otherwise among the
London dealers. A very fine pair of carriage horses,
five years old, well matched, were, it is said, sold at
185 guineas. The pony trade was brisk, considering.
the unfavourable season of the year, and a great num-
ber were disposed of. Altogether, the fair passed off
very well ; and taking it in the aggregate, more busi-
ness was transacted than for the last six years. We
heard of no accident or robbery.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
LORD BROUCHAM.—The premature announce-_
ment of the death of Lord Brougham created a con
siderable sensation in Paris. Among other testimo
nials to his talents is the following from the Courier
Francais :—" England and the whole world has sus
tained an immense loss. We learn that Lord Brougham
is dead, in consequence of a fall from his carriage, but
we are yet without the particulars of the cause of this
fatal event. During more than 30 years he was the
most distinguished member of the bar, and the most
talented member of the Parliament and the Press
which the Liberal Opposition in England has ever
known. His indefatigable activity has been of immense
service in progressing in all directions. Personal feel-
ings and disappointed ambition may occasionally have
misled him since he has been out of place, but
those passing mistakes aro a thousand times more
than redeemed by his devotion and the immense service
he has rendered to public liberty, in the course of the
most laborious existence of any statesman. Lord
Brougham has always evinced a great regard for France
and therefore it would be ungrateful in us not to offer our
regrets, and to add them to those of the English people on
the loss of so eminent a man." Though we rejoice that
this sympathy is uncalled for at the present moment,
we still feel gratified by this testimony to our distin-
guished countryman.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1839.

GREAT FLOOD IN THE WEST OF

ENGLAND.

(From the Sberborne Journal of Thursday.)
SAGACITY AND ,GREAT VALUE OF A NEWFOUND-
LAND DOG.—On Friday last a man named Bartlett was
coming in a cart on the road from Thornford to Brad-
ford, where the road was flooded with water to a consi-
derable depth, and running with such violence that the
cart was completely overturned, and Bartlett under it ;
the dog, which had been swimming directly at the head
of the horse, missed the man and the cart, and, turning
back, dived and seized Bartlett by the collar of his coat,
drew him from under the cart, and swam with him to
the bank, when he got over into a field ; as soon as the
dog saw the man safe, he immediately plunged into the
water again, swam after, and seized the horse by the ear,
kept his head above water, and brought him to the bank.
Bartlett, who had by this time come a little to himself,
ran down the field to where the dog was still keeping up
the horse, which he endeavourod to extricate from the
shafts by cutting the harness, but could not unfasten the
belly-band ; he then ran a little distance and procured a
large flint stone, and returning, the dog still holding the
horse, beat out the staple and liberated the horse, which
immediately sunk, but shortly after appeared again on
the surface of the water, and after a time,the dog, which
had never let go his hold, brought the horse to a place
where he was got out of the water, and thus saved the
life of both the man and his horse.

MARTOCK.—This town has not experienced such a
deluge as happened here on Friday last within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant. It rained inces-
santly from eleven o'clock on the previous night till
about five o'clock in the evening. The water rose fast
all the morning, but not so fast as to excite any par-
ticular alarm, even amongst the inhabitants of those
houses which are liable, at the least overflow of the
river, to inundation. But about twelve at noon, the
waters rushed down from the hills in the vicinity,
threatening to bear down all that opposed its progress.
The ground floors and cellars of the lower part of the
town were soon flooded, and then commenced a scene
of bustle and confusion amongst the families inhabiting
those houses, and it might well be said (quoting the
popular song at present in vogue) there was "such a
getting up stairs I never did see." There were several
pigs and bullocks swimming about the town, but we
have not heard that any were lost, which may in some
measure be attributed to the great exertions of some
of the inhabitants, and, amongst others, we noticed
the worthy Vicar, Mr. Oakman. A young fellow of
very gentlemanly appearance, but no doubt envious of
his swinish brethren, which were swimming in all direc..
tions, and perhaps wishing to show his predilection for
mire, plunged into the water and swam about the streets
for a considerable time, to the ridicule and no small
amusement of the spectators, who never before witnessed
such a scene in their streets. A great portion of the
land contiguous to the river Parret, in this neighbour-
hood, still remains under water. A great number of
apples have been carried away by the flood. No other
material damage, or any accident worthy of notice, we
are happy to say, has taken place.
ILCHESTER.—The 18th of October will long be re-
membered in this town and neighbourhood for, per-
haps, the most tremendous flood that has ever been
witnessed by the oldest inhabitant. The very heavy
rains which had fallen for days before, with little inter-
mission, had filled the ditches to overflow, and swamped
the grounds in every direction ; the evening of Thurs-
day gave presage of a coming storm ; the dawn of
Friday opened with a torrent of rain, continuing, with-
out the slightest intermission, through the whole day,
while a roar of waters met the ear in every direction.
Ilchester is divided from the parish of Northover
on the London road) by a noble bridge of seven
arches over the river Ivel, and navigable at times
for barges to Langport. For a time the river
sustained its natural course in the upper channel,
but at length its barriers gave way, and the rushing flood
spread wide its sea of angry waters with a fury no human
a;(1 could stay. Confusion and dismay spread through
the neighbourhood. Providentially help being at band,
cattle of every description were safely driven away, save
a valuable old but blind cart horse belonging to Mr.
Harris, of the King's Ham, which could not be reached
from the rapidity of the flood ; wonderful, however, to
every person was the escape of the horse by instinct, or
some property undefined ; he bad broken, in a safe di-
rection, over hedges and ditches to high grounds in Ly-
mingtcn parish. Northover corn mill, adjoining the
bridge, was an object of great fury to the waters, which,
with the dwelling house adjoining, was inundated to a
considerable height, with great damage to flour and
corn, hay, &c. At the usual time (six o'clock) the
Telegraph coach from London arrived at the Darlington
Hotel, to change horses ; the water in the street being
then high, and rapidly increasing, the passengers could
not alight, and, for safety, were driven over the bridge
to the Castle Inn, in Ilchester, the change of horses
following; here the passengers took alarm, and many
refused to go forward, the whole town being encom-
passed by a sea of water, nor was the coachman without
his fears for himself and horses ; we are happy to add,
however, they forded the water in safety.

PARIS PRESS MONSTROSITIES.

" Pour qui soot ces serpens qui sifflent sur nos tetes."
French Author.

We have frequently remarked that when the times
are very flat, especially during Parliamentary vacations,
a certain portion of the grand press is reduced to fill its
columns with all sorts of trash. When the journals
have no longer Peers or Deputies to feed upon, they
generally get hold of some wonderful animal.
Thus we have read accounts successively of calves
with a handsome average of heads, tails, or legs ; we
have had showers of frogs, learned pigs, &e. ; but before
all these animal phenomena rises the famous sea-
snake, that aquatic reptile, who is certain to make his
appearance on the ocean—of the press—whenever that
ocean is dry.
Now, Parliamentary polemics have been at fault for
some time, and yet we have had no sea-snake. This is
the first time that such an omission has occurred since
the invention of the sea serpent. The subscribers all
felt that something was wanting—that something is the
sea serpent, which has now become a sort of period of
necessity. At length this superb reptile has been vouch-
safed to them ; and if he made them wait a little this
time, it is because he was obliged to pass by America on
his way to the great press.
We extract the following from the Boston Mercan-
tile Journal:—

" Lieut. Bubier, of the United States Navy, whilst
off Nahant, perceived an extraordinary fish within a
short distance of his ship. The head of this fish rose
above the waves, and at the distance of fifteen or twenty
feet several other protuberances emerged from the sea—
this was probably the serpent's tail. Lieut. Bubier
considers it to have been about 120 or 130 feet in
length. Its head was about the size of a barrel. It
was of a white colour, and the rapidity with which this
reptile swam was quite inconceivable."
We fear that our Parliamentary budgets will be
found to beat the serpent in the length of their tales.—
Charivari.

An address has just been received from the
Ayuntamiente of Malaga, to be presented to the Earl
of Clarendon, expressive of the gratitude of that Cor-
poration for the admirable speech made by his Lordship
in the House of Lords on the 23kof July last. The
gentleman by whom the address was received has trans-
mitted it to his Lordship in Italy.

FIRES.—On Thursday morning, as Mrs. Eliza-
beth Willis, a married woman, living in Salisbury-street,
Hoxton New Town, was preparing breakfast, her clothes
caught fire, and before they could be extinguished she
was burnt so dreadfully that her life is despaired of.
She was removed to the London Hospital.—A bout half-
past three o'clock on Thursday police constable Taplin,
234 K, observed a dense smoke issuing from the cellar of
No. 203, High-street, Shadwell, occupied by Mr.
Brooks, a baker. The constable immediately gave an
alarm, and Sergeants Harris, Graves, and Nicholas
speedily came to his assistance. Not being able to
make any of the inmates hear, they broke open the
front door, from which the smoke issued in such an
overpowering manner that they were obliged to retreat
immediately. They then effected an entrance in the
rear of the premises, and discovered that a fire was
raging in a cellar adjoining the bakehouse, in which
coals and shavings were deposited. After considerable
difficulty Mr. Brooks and his family were roused, and
got out of the house in safety. The flames raged with
great fury, and threatened the total destruction of the
premises, when. the engines arrived, and the fire was
got under before a great deal of damage was done.
The occupiers of the adjoining houses have sustained
very considerabl e loss, owing to the hasty removal of
their furniture. The fire is supposed to have originated
through a person going into the cellar where the shav-
ings were deposa.ted with a lighted candle.
ANTI-CORM-LAW ASSOCIATION.—The the-
atre being in the hands of the Committee of the Asso-
ciation, it was made available on Thursday night for
the purposes of a meeting, which was well attended, not
merely by the )members, but by many of the public who
have not given their names. It was also decided that a
subscription in aid of the funds of the League should be
opened at the office of this paper in Dudley-street, and
we have the gratification of announcing that several
names have already been entered for large amounts.—
Stafordshire Examiner.
STATE OF TRADE IN THE POTTERIES.—We
are sorry to hear that the American houses in the Pot-
teries are employing the workpeople but two or three
days in the wei.3k, in consequence of the unsettled state
of the Americat Banks. Orders are, however, numer-
ous.—Stafibi•dshire Gazette.
A correspondent describes to us an "enormous"
pea, which he states to be now growing in the garden
of Mr. Jos( iph James, of Castlemorton. The stem, he
says, grows singly to the height of 18 inches, it then
throws out branches to the height of 10 feet, and there
are upon it at the present time 182 pods and 118 bins-
soms.—W orcester Herald.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

PALACE COURT, Ocr. 25.
WILD V. DALLMAN.

THEATRICAL MATTER.—In this action, which was
brought by Mr. Wild, comedian, and late proprietor of
the Queen's Theatre, in Tottenham-street, against a
Mr. Dailman, the sum sought to be recovered was 31.,
for the use and occupation of the saloon and the box-
office of the establishment.

It appeared that Mr. Wild took the theatre in March
last, for which he agreed to pay 12/. a week. It was
closed in August, and Mr. Lisle, the landlord, levied a
distress, out of which several actions had arisen. The
defendant had resided in the house at the back of the
theatre, and he took the saloon and box-office of Mr.
Wild, for which he undertook to pay 3/. a week. A
balance of 3/. was now claimed, and the defendant
pleaded payment and a set-off. He gave as evidence
that Mr. Lisle had levied a distress, and articles belong-
ing to Dallman had been seized. He had paid 31. to
redeem them, and claimed that sum as a set-off, being
compelled by law to pay the money. It was alleged on
the part of the plaintiff that the money should have been
paid to him, as he had let the saloon, &c. to Dallman.
One of the witnesses, who had been acting manager, said
his things also had been seized.
The Learned JUDGE left it to the Jury to decide
whether the defendant had paid the 3/. by the compul-
sion of law, or whether the plaintiff had a claim to the
money. If he had paid the money to redeem his pro-
perty, he was entitled to a verdict, if the Jury was satis-
fied no connivance had taken place.
The Jury, after a consultation, found for the defendant.