The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

THREE PERSONS STARVED TO DEATH.

On Saturday afternoon Mr. William Baker, the coro-
ner, held three inquests on the bodies of persons who
died from starvation and exposure to the weather.
The first case was taken at the George and Dragon,
High-street, Shadwell, relative to the death of William
Driscoll, aged 14 months, who died at a wretched hovel,
situated at 113, New Gravel•lane, Shadwell. The de-
ceased's mother, father, and grandfather, and two chil-
dren, occupied a small room, tea feet square, with four
other persons, who some time since came from hop-pick-
ing, and although in a state of the greatest destitution,
they declined to remain in the workhouse, where they
had been placed by the parochial authorities.
The coroner having remarked on the painful nature of
the case, gave orders to the police of the K division to
have the family removed to the Whitechapel Union, as
the poor creatures were in a most wretched condition.
The jury returned a verdict that " the deceased died
from destitution."

A second inquiry was gone into at the Grave. Maurice
Tavern, Whitechapel-road, as to the death of Mary
Murphy, aged 50 years, who it was alleged had died
from destitution and cold. The deceased had been a
hawker of lucifer matches, and was in the habit of
sleeping nightly on the steps of doors. Mr. Paine, the
medical officer, said the deceased had died from disease
of the heart, aggravated by destitution and exposure to
the inclement weather. Verdict, " Natural death, ac-
celerated by cold and privation."
The third inquest was held at the same tavern respect-
ing the death of Catherine Connor, aged 60 years, who
perished from the want of food and proper attention.
The deceased was a widow, but lodged with her daughter,
a sempstress, living in a small room at No. 8, Goulston-
street, Whitechapel, who, with 4s. per week, kept her-
self and five children. Their food daily was dry bread
and weak coffee. Verdict, " Died from want and
privation."

SINGULAR AFFECTION _BETWEEN A MONKEY

AND A TERRIER.

A fine East Indian monkey, the property of Mr. Wm,
Hardwick, maltster, Lark-hill, died a few days since.
"Jerry," as he was called, formed during his life an ex-
tensive range of acquaintance, and was, three or four
years ago, occasionally on rather, too familiar terms
with several respectable tradesmen on the north side of
Fishergate, whose patience he sometimes severely taxed
by his tricks and destructive propensities. More than one
fowling-piece has been levelled at him while sporting
on the roofs of the houses, and amusing himself by the
distribution of the tiles into the street or areas below ;
but the lucky rascal always contrived to escape without
serious injury. There is something rather interesting
in his history. About eight or nine years ago Mr. Hard-
wick received from a waggish relative, in return for some
kindness, a " young monkey," as a friendly acknowledg-
ment. Although the compliment appeared rather a doubt-
ful one, yet Mr. H. determined, if possible, to rear the
animal ; and after some labour, and sundry snarlings,
snappings, and "battles royal," he prevailed upon a fine
white thorough-bred and rough-haired English terrier
bitch, named "Fan," to " fraternise " with " Jerry,"
and perform the duties of step-mother ! They were for
several years chained to the same kennel in the yard
of the Grey Horse Inn, Fishergate ; and, notwithstand-
ing the notorious worrying propensities of the terrier,
they lived together in as perfect harmony as most
other couples, varied occasionally by a little harm-
less domestic squabbling in imitation of their
"betters." " Jerry " was evidently the master-
spirit in point of intelligence, though he prudently
succumbed to the physical prowess of his companion.
Many singular anecdotes are told of him, which would
seem to indicate a greater amount of calculating purpose
and sound judgment than can well be understood to pro-
ceed from simple and unassisted instinct. His kennel
was formed in the recess beneath a flight of atone steps,
the only practical entrance to which for him, was over
the top of a door about five feet in height. " Jerry" was
often teazed till he wisely beat a retreat, to escape further
annoyance ; but some parties, more mischievous than
usual, fixed several nails in this door, so that when
"Jerry "bounded from the top into the interior, the links
of his chain becoming entangled, he was suddenly checked
in descent and suspended in mid-air. But this trick
only succeeded once. Mr. " Jerry" quickly re-appeared
on the top of the door, and after carefully investigating
the cause of his detention, proceeded to remedy it in the
coolest and most businesslike manner. He descended,
amidst the pelting and hooting of his tormentors, to the
spot where the chain was accidentally fastened, unhooked
the link, and quickly re-mounted. He then commenced
hauling up the pain like a practised seaman, carefully
keeping it from contact with the nails, " payed" it off into
the interior, and uttering a peculiar crackling chatter of
triumphant defiance descended in safety. On one occa-
sion a gentleman, being amused with some of the mon-
key's tricks, determined to "stand a glass of rum" for
him. "Jerry" immediately converted his right paw into
a substitute for a spoon, and in a short time succeeded in
transferring the liquor to his throat. Two other glasses
speedily "followed suit," when "Jerry" became "glori-
ous," and staggered and reeled, and moped like any
"drunken Christian," as the servant girl expressed it.
"Jerry" afterwards exhibited a little practical wisdom,
worthy of imitation by many human fuddlers, notwith-
standing their orthodoxy. He neither forgot the head-
ache of the following day, nor the evident laughter which
he had created by his imbecility. Though he did not
sign the "pledge," or profess the sligthest regard for
Father Mathew or his doctrines, he continued a total
abstainer for the rest of his days, no threat or coaxing
being able to induce him to imbibe the slightest quantity,
of spirituous liquors afterwards, notwithstanding the evi-
dent relish with which he had imbibed the " tipple"
in the first instance. He was equally cautious in other
matters, and seldom forgot a lesson he had once learned.
Perceiving " Jerry's" partiality for lettuces, a mis-
chievous fellow sprinkled a large leaf with cayenne
pepper, and gave it to him. " Jerry" found the sea-
soning a vast deal too hot for his palate, and grinned
grotesquely his sense of dissatisfaction. He never after-
wards eat a lettuce leaf without first examining it
on both sides, and wiping away everything that bore the
slightest resemblance to the fiery condiment. He was
rather selfish at dinner-time, though, and out-generalled.
"Fan" by cramming his maw with dainty bits, the com-
plete mastication of which he reserved till the con-
tents of the dining pot were consumed. He has
been known to remember and resent an injury many
weeks after its committal yet, on the whole, he
was very affectionate and confiding, when well
used. Four or five rough fellows once attacked an
individual to whom both dog and monkey were much
attached. Being in the neighbourhood of the kennel,
" Fan" sprang forward to the rescue, and pinned one of
the assailants by the calf of the leg ; while " Jerry"
mounting to the top of his door seized another by the
ear. So effective a reinforcement altered the aspect of
affairs. The whole five assailants were speedily routed
by the combined action of man, dog, and monkey.
"Jerry" sometimes broke his chain, and made an irrup-
tion into the bed-rooms of his neighbours, on which oc-
casions combs, brushes, eau-de-Cologne bottles, and even
looking-glasses, were summarily ejected through the
windows into the street. He was not very particular
as to the manner in which he effected an entrance.
If the door and windows were secured, he would
tear up the slates or descend by the chimney, to the
terror of the maid-servants, some of whom fancied him
a near relative of the gentleman who rules a certain
disreputable locality situated in the nether portion of
the universe. As "Fan" became aged, she occasion.
ally exhibited symptoms of partial insanity, if such an
expression can be applied to a brute animal ; the lads
said she was "daft." On these occasions she would
" worry" cats or poultry, or anything else that came
within her reach, save and except her friend " Jerry,"
whose judgment and caution she had learned to
respect and turn to her own advantage ; for, although
" Jerry " would not destroy the fowls himself, he
very often rendered valuable assistance in their capture.
A few mornings ago, Mr. Hardwick found "Fan" in a
dying state, with "Jerry" moaning over her, and fruit-
lessly endeavouring to arouse her from the lethargy into
which she had fallen. After the death of the terrier, the
monkey remained in a state of moping abstraction,
and gradually pined away. He set up a dismal howl
as he saw her buried between two small cherry trees
in the garden ; and, notwithstanding every rational
effort was resorted to with the view of saving his life, he
obstinately refused to associate with any other animal,
or to partake of his usual food. Four days afterwards
he died, and was interred in the same grave as his foster-
mother and faithful companion.—Preston Chronicle.

THE SECRETARYSHIP OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL.—
The Government have adopted the suggestions thrown
out so frequently, and from so many quarter, during the
discussion of the India Bill last session, to convert the
place of one of the Joint Secretaries of the Board of
Control into a permanent office. Hitherto the two joint
secretaryships of the board were parliamentary offices,
and the several secretaries went in and out of office with
each successive administration. But the necessity of
having a permanent officer of that rank has long been
felt, and it has now been determined to assimilate the
chief office for the Government of India to the offices of
the Secretaries of State in that particular. It is known
that of the two Under-Secretaries in each department of
home, foreign, and colonial affairs, one is attached per-
manently to the office, without a seat in Parliament,
and attends mainly to the legal and departmental busi-
ness ; whilst the other is in Parliament, attends chiefly
to the Legislative business, and goes in and out of office
with the Ministry. Sir Thomas Redington, is
appointed to the permanent secretaryship under the new
arraugeriento.-Obaerver.

On Monday last there was assembled in Newry one
of the most imposing and influential meetings- ever wit-
nessed in the Court-house of that town. It was presided j
over by the Marquis of Downshire. The object of the
meeting was to adopt measures for the removal of Car-
lingford Bar, in order to have Carlingford Lough made
a harbour of refuge.
The Marquis of DOWNSEEIRE said the undertaking was
not only a local one, but one which the whole Irish na- I
tion was concerned. He had formerly taken the oppor-
tunity of impressing on the Government of the day the
importance of the measure, but had been refused, in
consequence, as stated, of the funds at the disposal of
the Government being at too low an ebb. He only
hoped that it might be more successful with the Govern-
ment of the present day. The merchants on the other
side of the water constituting the shipping interests of
London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Chester, and he believed,
also, Bristol, so highly approved of the plan that they
were willing to tax themselves a farthing a ton on vessels
passing up the coast. This must show the advantage of
the present project over that of the harbour of Ardglass,
and coming as it did from practical men, it ought, he
conceived, to have great weight with the community.
(Hear, hear.) A scheme had been set afloat in favour
of the harbour of Ardglass. With regard to that,
he would only say that Ardglass never could be
more than a harbour light. (Hear, hear.) He defied
any seaman, whether belonging to the Royal Navy
'or the mercantile marine, to gainsay that. Taking
it also in juxtaposition with that most dangerous
reef which ran out from St. John's Point, Ardglass was
not the place in which the public money ought to be ex-
pended. (Hear, hear.)
Wm. KIRK, Esq., M.P., said that, from the first
moment he cast his eyes on the magnificent lough, he
was astonished that any impediment should exist to the
making of it a harbour of refuge, surrounded as it was
by lofty mountains, which formed a shelter not inferior
to any other in the empire, and possessing an anchorage
ground at the first entrance, within the lighthouse, of
about three hundred acres, for vessels of any draught ;
another farther up, of about one hundred acres, for ves-
sels of a lesser tonnage. (Hear, hear.) It did seem
strange that, from causes, whether political or otherwise,
the Government of the country had not been induced,
long before this, to form it into a harbour of refuge,
especially as its situation was just where a harbour of re-
fuge was most needed, as mid-way between Dublin and
Befast. After detailing his negotiations with the Go-
vernment on the subject, he said when the Merchants'
Shipping Bill was brought before the House of Commons,
it occurred to him that the sth clause could be advan-
tageously amended, so as to include the removal of Car-
lingford Bar. This bill united and consolidated the three
authorities—the Commissioners of English, Scotch, and
Irish Lighthouses—and, accordingly, when those three
authorities were about to be made the same, it be-
came necessary that inquiry should be made as to the
actual state of the means of those respective bodies, on
foot of the collection of lighthouse dues. Mr. Fox,
of Longford, moved for returns, and they were
laid on the table in manuscript. From these he found
that the English board had about 30,000/., that the
Scotch board had about 2,0001., and that they owed
14,000/., therefore that they were 12,0001. in debt ; and
that the Irish board had no less a sum than 95,0001. in
Government stocks of a surplus, and between 2,0001.
and 3,000/. more. Now, as here was Irish money, col-
lected from Irish ports, he thought it ought to be ap-
plied to Irish purposes, and he therefore pressed it upon
the Parliament and the Board of Trade that it should be
so applied. The house rejected this strongly ; however,
he was incessant in his application, and he put a notice
on the paper to move an amendment to the house.
After three weeks' anxious watching, the Merchants'
Shipping Bill at last came on. He moved his amend-
ment ; it was seconded ; there was a debate on the sub-
ject, and this was the result—Mr. Cardwell, President
of the Board of Trade, and the whole power of the
Government, rejected it. It was almost the only act of
his public life that he regretted, as he believed he ought
to have pressed the matter to a division. Afterwards,
to his great surprise, when the supplemental estimates
for the year 1853-4 were laid on the table at a late period
of the session, he found in them the sum of 20,0001. to
be laid out on the harbour at Ardglass. For this amount
it was advocated that Ardglass was to be made a good
harbour of refuge on the eastern coast of Ireland. He
immediately enlisted all those friends with whom he had
been in the habit of acting, to oppose the grant ; be-
cause he knew if the Government commenced to make a
harbour of Ardglass, and to expend money on, it, it would
require an endless expenditure to keep it in repair ; and
also, they must give up ali hopes of any improvement being
made on the harbour of Carlingford. He had no idea of
preventing the Government spending money on any Irish
harbour for a proper purpose, but he did say that it would
have been culpable in him to have suffered that grant to
pass without a strenuous opposition. Mr. Kirk then
went on to speak of the opposition which was instituted
against the grant, and the valuable assistance rendered
by Sir R. Ferguson, and Mr. Macartney, the hon. mem-
ber for the county of Antrim. and also by Mr. Cairns,
one of the representatives of Belfast, and several others,
who were all convinced of the great advantages of Car-
lingford as compared with Ardglass. That opposition
was successful, Sir Jas. Graham being most reluctantly
and unwillingly obliged to withdraw the grant. He had
little doubt, if gone to in a proper spirit, the Govern-
ment would support them in a movement they were now
making. (Hear.) Mr. Kirk concluded by moving a
resolution, which set forth the necessity of removing the
bar, and the advantages that would attend the pro-
ceedings.

DENNIS MAGUIRE, Esq., briefly seconded the re-
solution.

The CHAIRMAN then put to the meeting the motion,
which was carried unanimously.
GEORGE MACARTNEY, Esq., M.P., moved the next
resolution. It might appear strange, he said, that, as
the representative of another county, in which there was
one of the most enterprising towns in the kingdom of
Ireland, both as to internal and national resources, he
should be present, on that occasion, the advocate of Car-
lingford Bar. lie had, however, taken the matter up in
Parliament, believing that Carlingford was better fitted
for a harbour of refuge than Ardglass. Under no other
circumstances would he have appeared amongst them.
He had been in the habit of yachting for many years
along the Irish coast, and he could, therefore, speak
from experience of the great dangers of Ardglass. In
order to decide the merits of the two harbours it would
be necessary for him to call the attention of the meeting
to the evidence that had been laid before the Tidal Com-
missioners in the year 1846. He would read to them
one simple paragraph out of the testimony of Major
Beauclerc, and he would rest his case upon it. (Hear.)
He said, "If the Government can get a better place than
Ardglass, let them take it." Now, Ardglass only con-
tained thirty-seven acres, and was very badly sheltered ;
and how could it be compared to Carlingford ? (Cheers.)
Captain Beechy had declared that Ardglass harbour
would not be worth the money it would cost to mend
the pier ; it was too confined, and the water at its mouth
was too deep • and the meaning of Mr. Nimmo's and
Captain Vignolles' evidence was plainly that it would
not be wise to lay out money on it. (Hear, hear.) The
loss of property in that bay had been enormous, The
Government themselves were then making five or six
safety harbours under the provisions of the act that
passed after the taking of the evidence to which he had
referred ; and it was a well-known fact that upon Dover
and other English ports no less a sum than 2,553,000/.
had been expended, or would be expended, in the con-
struction of these works. When they, looked upon the
expenditure that had been made upon the coast of Eng-
land, and when they remembered what had been done in
a similar manner for Ireland, had they not a right to
demand a share I (Hear, hear, and cheers.) One
harbour was a total failure, that of Howth ; and the
other harbour at Kingstown was falsely called a safety
harbour, for during some winds a vessel could not enter
it with safety, and he had himself seen a vessel go down
in it at her moorings. Of course they might point to
Cork and Belfast, but those were not harbours made by
men—they were naturally formed, and any improve-
ments that had been made in them were made at the
expense of the merchants and traders. The hon. mem-
ber concluded by moving the following resolution :
"That the Bay of Carlingford, which is midway between
Belfast and Dublin, appears superior to any other place
for a harbour of refuge, as it requires only the removal
of the bar.
Colonel CLoss seconded the motion,

It. S. MOORE, Esq., M.P., said, if they referred to
the report of the Harbour Commissioners, who had been
sent forth to inquire into the subject by the Government,
it would be found that those gentlemen had decided that
a harbour of refuge upon that portion of the coast would
be an incalculable boon to all mariners trading in the
Irish Channel. Surely such an announcement as that,
coming from a commission appointed by themselves,
ought to have been sufficient to satisfy any Government.
(Cheers.) But he held in his hand a document which
he considered was even of greater importance than that.
It was a list of all the vessels that had been wrecked
or stranded from St. John's Point to Conroy Point,
between the years 1833 and 1852. It appeared from
that document that forty-six vessels had been driven
on shore, and the cargoes of many of them lost. He
regretted to be able to add to it a list of four other
vessels that had been totally wrecked within the same
district in the months of November and December last,
making altogether an aggregate of fifty vessels that
had been lost within a period of twenty years. (Hear,
hear.) During the seven years previous to 1831, forty
six vessels were wrecked in the bay of Dundrum, and
the aggregate value of these vessels was 196,000.
Was it possible then, he might ask, for any man, undo r
these circumstances, and with these documents before
him, to deny the necessity of having a harbour of refuge
constructed in that neighbourhood ? (Hear, hear.)
It had been well put by all the previous speakers that
it was not merely a local question. It was not a ques-
tion that affected the interests of Newry alone, for it
was of great national importance and of imperial utility.
But while he perfectly concurred in thinking that that
was the proper and broad grounds upon which the mea-
sure should be rested, still the exports and imports of
that port were not to be underrated. He considered that
if the harbour was made, as it was probable it soon
would be made, it would tend to improve the trade of
every town in the north of Ireland. He did not believe
that it would in any way interfere with the people of
Belfast. They were too high-minded, he was certain,
even to be jealous of the project, if it did not interfere
with them. It was, in fact, a question which every Irish
member was interested in supporting. If they succeeded
in obtaining what they asked for, they would, he firmly
believed, be enabled to build a harbour of refuge which
would save many a valuable life, and rescue many a gal-
lant ship and costly cargo from the perils of the deep.
The hon. member condoned by moving the resolution,

which contained a list of-gentlemen selected as a com-
mittee to carry out the objects of the meeting.
THOMAS KIDD, Esq., seconded the resolution, which
was put from the chair, and unanimously adopted.
TRISTRAIS KENNEDY, Esq., said it was his opinion
that there was no public work in Ireland more important
to have effected than the establishment of a safety har-
bour at Carlingford Bay by the removal of the bar,
Under those circumstances he had great pleasure in
moving the resolution which had been placed in his
hands :—" That a memorial, accompanied by plans,
sketches, and estimates, be prepared, to be laid before
the Lords of the Admiralty, praying that an engineer be
directed to examine and report upon the merits of the
proposed project.
The motion was seconded by HUGH DALZELL, Esq.,
and °allied. unanimously.

E. G. HALLEWELL, Esq., moved the next resolution,
which was to the effect that the secretaries should be
directed to furnish copies of the resolutions to the Irish
members, and to solicit their support in the movement.
D. C. BRADY, Esq., seconded the motion, which was
agreed to nem. con.
F. FILGATE, Esq., moved a resolution to the
effect that a committee be appointed to carry
out the resolutions, and that a subscription
list be opened to defray the necessary expenses.
Great stress was laid on the circumstance that, by the
refusal of the grant the expenditure of 20,0001. was pre-
vented in the neighbourhood of Ardglass ; but he thought
he might say for the county members that it would be
their duty as well as their inclination and interest, to
promote any work that might be beneficial to the county;
but if the grant of 20,000/. now should be used here-
after as a reason why no further expenditure should take
place in making a safe harbour, and if it should appear,
upon inquiry, that some other place would be inure
suitable for the purpose, then Ike thought their constitu-
ency might fairly complain tha in a matter of national
importance they had too hastily formed an opinion, and
pledged themselves to a course of action that might
prove injurious to the interests of all.
The motion was seconded by T. G. HENRY, Esq.,
and unanimously agreed to.
The thanks of the meeting were then accorded to the
noble chairman, for his admirable conduct in the chair,
and the proceedings terminated.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM HOUSE, DEC. 18.

ENTERED INWARDS.—The Margaret, from St. Michael's;
Marie, Gravelines ; Mercantel, Moss ; Jessie Banfula,
Oporto ; Electre, Cadiz ; Margretta, Kjooge ; Flora,
Stathelle • Foltzefson, Loderhanin ; Topluia, Seville ;
Ospig, Messina ; Wilberforce, Gelekstad ; Peter Bang,
Oronstodd ; Magdaline Sophie, Aalborg ; Rose, Cronstadt ;
Anna, Riga; Adelheid, Rnstrugerseil ; Zabina, Dende-
monde ; Artagnan, Gefle ; Marchioness of Bute, Cadiz ;
Olaf, Aalborg; Susannah, Worborg ; Hoppet, Golhen-
burg ; Newbottle, Berdeanskin ; Pearl, Quebec ; Maria
Christiania, Corunna ; Joshua Bates, New York ; Hero,
W. I. D. ; Flora, Lisbon ; Concord, Dantzic ; Equivalent,
Leghorn ; Salmandern, Gothenburg ; Gateshead, Galle
and Colombo ; Naomi, Callao ; Highlander, Rotterdam ;
Wilhelm, Cronstadt ; Tamus, Memel; Findhorn, Sands-
crona ; Elien Etzen, Aazlians ; Anes Minde, Fauborg ;
Hercules, Horsens ; Harriet Stewart, Stettin ; Norden,
Brevig ; Solide, Gottenberg ; No. 1, Quebec ; Gem,
Girgenti ; Granite City; Canton Nox, Monte Video ;
Calio, Demerara ; Clydesdale, diuritius ; City of Man-
chester, Cailao ; Steen Mlle, Helsingborg ; Vietoria, Syd-
ney, Port Philip, Adelaide, King George's Sound, and
Cape of Good. Hope ; Herman, Gothenberg ; Rufina, Bar-
celona and Tarragona ; Rajah Sarawak, Singapore ; Pro-
metheas, Taganrog; Parlffield, Callao; Osprey, Smyrna;
Hygta, Loon ; Concordia, Cronstadt ; Balmoral, Quebec ;
Mary, Copenhagen ; Nerika, Gefle ; Emilie, Gothenberg ;
Loronda, Gefle.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Visitor, for
Dunkirk ; Victoria, Dunkirk ; Prince Rupert, Jamaica ;
Pearl, Quebec and Montreal ; Marchioness of Bute, Gib-
raltar and Cadiz • Mary Ann, Ostend ; Clio' Demerara :
Valens, Dunkirk; Gem, Genoa ; Superb, Dunkirk ;
Maria Christina Vigo, Corunna, Santandar ; Camillas,
Demerara ; Curt, Rio Janeiro ; Sutcliffe, Antwerp ; Wm.
Septimo de Septimo, Ostend ; Factor, Havre; Panther,
Sydney ; Morris Stella, Havre.

CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Cartus, for
Gothenberg ; Magrica, Lisbon; Halifax, Trinidad ; Libe-
rator, Corfu and Patras ; Persena, Port Philip ; Susan
Crisp, Algoa Bay ; Phcenix, Lisbon; David Lyon, Jamaica;
Undine, Launceston.