The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-19 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING

Arrivals.—The Seppings, Rawlins, from Van Diemen's
Land, in the Downs, sailed May 25, and New Zealand June
19 ; Honduras, Weller, from Van Diemen's Land, in the
Downs, sailed from Launceston June 19 ; Emma, King, from
the Cape of Good Hope, in the Downs, sailed from Table
Bay August 11, and St. Helena Aug. 28; Jane Sheriffs,
Manson, from the Mauritius, in the Downs, sailed June 13,
Cape of Good Hope July 18, and St. Helena, Aug. 8.
Calcutta, July 18.—The Malcolm, Eyles, bound to Lon-
don, while weighing anchor a day or two back, in prosecution
of her voyage, or from having run foul of her own hawsers, re-
ceived so much injury in her head and forepart, that she is now
lying at Cooley Bazaal, discharging her cargo, to ascertain
the nature and extent of damage, and would sail about the
30th of July fur London. The Herefordshire, Isaacson, was
in dock, having been on the Futtah Sand, on the 25th of June,
but sustained very slight damage. The Bolton, Young, had
returned to Calcutta, having met with damage in proceeding
down the river, but was to sail on the 22d of July, for Singa-
pore and China. The Gaspar, Pool, from Calcutta to Bos-
ton, has been totally wrecked near Hoogley Point. The
Ruby, Randle, from China to Bombay, was lost to the north-
ward of the Chagos Archipelago, on the 224 of June, with
specie on board—crew saved in the long and jolly-boats.

THE ENGLISH AND IRISH LABOURERS.—
The disturbances among the English and Irish labourers em-
ployed on the Northern terminus of the Lancaster and Pres-
ton Railway have ceased. The demands of the rioters for the
dismissal of the Irish having been acceded to by the con-
tractor, they have quietly returned to their work, and ope-
rations have been resumed.—Lancaster Guardian.
The SCHOOLMASTER `V ANTED.—In a case which
came before the Insolvent Debtors' Court on Monday, an
auctioneer residing near Hampton.bridge, Hampshire, for-
warded to the insolvent a valuation of his wife's wearinr, ap-
parel and other property, PS required by the Court. Amongc'
the items were the following :—S;x schemes (chemises), six
nice schemes, five pettycots, two gownds, &e.
A curious scene was witnessed on Sunday week (the
day of the wake), at the little village of Allensmore, in Here-
fordshire. As the congregation was leaving church in tn.:
evening, a gentleman of fortune residing in the neighbourhood,
who, as he expresses hirfiself, is friendly to the innocent amuse-
ments of the humbler classes, stood with a basket in his hand,
and distributed cakes and fruit to those leaving the porch, the
scramble for the articles causing much amusement to the
lookers-on. The worthy clergyman, .vho expresses himself
friendly to the manly sports of the labourer on week days,
has preached against Sunday wakes and revels.— Worcester
Journal. _ _

Not many mornings since a staff officer, attached
to the army of Africa, proceeded in full uniform, barefooted,
and holding a lighted wax taper in his hand, to the chapel of
Notre Dame de la Garde, outside the walls of Marseilles.
The pilgrimage is said to have been undertaken in fulfilment
of a vow made by the officer after a fall from his horse.
In the forenoon of Saturday last a heavy fall of snow
took place at Gateshead, which continued three or four hours.
Thus we have winter beginning in earnest before the close of
the harvest in the north of England.
On Monday last two infants, one two years and a
half, and the other only 15 months old, the children of James
Nash, of Norley, being left under the care of a little girl of
four years of age, were allowed to wander to the bottom of
the garden, where they fell off a plank into a shallow ditch,
and were drowned--Chester Chronicle.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL.—The decision
given by the Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors' Court,
on Friday, has led to the liberation of a number of persons
who were in custody on mesne process. The whole number
that have gone out on filing common bail from Whitecross-
street Prison is sixty-five up to Tuesday night, leaving about
306 in custody, including twenty on Court of Request execu-
tions. Before the Ist of October the number was 430. Not
so many have got out under the New Act from the other pri-
sons, including the Queen's Bench, Fleet, and Horsemonger-
lane. It is calculated that upwards of 200 in the several
counties have been discharged on filing common bail since the
Ist October. They owe their liberation to the House of
Lords altering the operation of the measure from the Ist De-
cember to the Ist October. After the 21st instant the de-
taining creditors will be in a situation to apply to the Court
for a vesting order, under what is termed the compulsory clause.
By the new law assignments are done away with ; the convey-
ance of property is made by an order ef the Court. Under
the new rules the fees on the insolvents filing their proceedings
are much increased to those formerly charged.
THE STUD-HOUSE, HAMPTON•couRT.—The
Earl and Countess of Albemarle gave a grand dinner yesterday
to the Duke of Norfolk, Sir James Reynett, Colonel Wemyss,
and a select party. The Hon. Major and Mrs- Keppell have left
for St. Leonard's. His Lordship will not go to Quiddenham
Hall, his seat in Norfolk, until Christmas.
The Worcester Journal complains that its letters,
which came by the Birmingham Railroad last Thursday,
reached their destination two hours later than they would
have done by the turnpike mail.
FORGERY AND EMEEZZLEMENT.—TVVO confi-
dential clerks in the banking-house of Miles, 11arfordand Co.,
of Bristol (named Salter and Northcote) are in custody,
charged with forgery and embezzlement to the extent, it is
said of 10,0001.—Commercial Gazette.
On Saturday afternoon, about five o'clock, the fol-
lowing distressing occurrence took place at the new Polmadie
colliery, belonging to Mr. Dixon of Covan-hill. Five men
employed in the coal-pit, when leaving off work, entered a
bucket at the bottom of the shank, for the purpose of being
towed to the top. When the bucket began to ascend, it was
discovered that one end of the cross bar to which it was at-
tached had loosened from the chain, and that the bar was thus
drawn up only by one side—en the discovery of which, two
of the men leaped out, before they had risen far from the
bottom. The other three, however, kept their places, and were
towed up to within a few feet of the surface. Here the only
remaining rivet which kept the bar fastened to the chain, was
driven out, as is supposed by the action of the former on the
sides of the pit, when the bar, and the bucket containing the
three men, were of course precipitated to the bottom, a depth
of about 100 fathoms. It is needless to say that the unfor-
tunate men were frightfully mangled, and deprived instan-
taneously of lite. The names of the sufferers are Daniel
Donald, John Morgan, and John M'llwear, the first a collier,
and the two latter drainers. Donald has been upwards of
twenty years employed in the works, and was, we understand,
much respected by his employer, being a steady well-behaved
workman. He has left a wife and seven children, three of
whom are employed in the colliery. On entering the bucket
for the purpose of ascending he asked two of his sons to ac-
company him, but most providentially they proposed waiting
till another opportunity. The other two sufferers were un-
married, and comparatively strangers in the place. Morgan
resided in Bridgegate, and M'llwear, who lived in the vici-
nity, came not long ago from Bellshill. All three were na-
tives of Ireland. At the time of the accident other three
buckets were ascending, one containing workmen, and the other
two filled with coals ; but as they were held by distinct fasten-
ings, they reached the top without any mishap. We may
mention that there is a passage to the surface by means of a
stair, which, it is directed, the workmen should always avail
themselves of on coming up ; but as it is a dilatory and cir-
cuitous route, they generally adopt the more rapid ascent by
" the tow.''—Glasgow Argus.
TITHE PRINTING.—It iS stated that the Tithe
Act printing will cost 4,000/. Rather more than that sum
was paid for the Tithe printing, under the Million Act of
1833 ; but the printing under the present Act was given by
the Treasury to the Stationary Office Contractor, whose
charges are exactly two-thirds less than those formerly paid.
And so economically bad the business been done, that al..
though many more Tithe Memorials have been already issued
than were returned by the claimants in 1833, the whole cost
does not yet amount to 2001. This is somewhat interesting
news to the Clergy, as the expense of carrying through the
Act comes out of the Million Fund.—Dublin Evening Post.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday afternoon,
between two and three o'clock, as a French sailor, named Mar-
chand, belonging to the brig Sophie, at present lying in the
Pool, was at work on the deck, part of the rigging gave way,
and fell on his head. The sufferer was instantly taken on
shore, covered with blood, and conveyed to St. Thomas's
Hospital, where his skull was found to be dreadfully frac-
tured, and a severe wound on his left shoulder. He lies in a
very precarious state.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERlES.—lnformation of the
following robberies has been received by the police :—Ab-
sconded, on Tuesday last, John Varley, town traveller to
Mr. Leas, silversmith, 8, Finsbury-street, Finsbury-square,
stealing and carrying off plate value 1501., with which he was
entrusted by his employer to deliver to various customers.
The property consisted of massive silver tea-pots, coffee-pots,
muffineers, cups, salt-cellars, &c., together with a valuable gold
watch. The greater portion of the plate was engraved with
the initials " J. L ," and the whole of it bore the Hall mark.
' On the same night two firkins of butter, value 41. 10s., were
stolen from a cart in the Whitechapel-road. The felony was
effected during the temporary absence of the carter, who had
gone into an adjacent street to put a letter into the post. A
man named Edward Turwill, a native of Birmingham, has
' been apprehended with a large quantity of plate and jewel-
lery, as also nearly 30/. in cash in his possession. The whole
of the above is supposed to be stolen, as a number of skeleton
keys were found in his pockets. James Dood, a private in the
53d Foot, stationed at Dublin, has absconded from the regi-
ment, having plundered the desk of Isis master, Captain
Dyott, of 251. in notes, and four sovereigns. A servant of
Mr. Goddard, 13, Macclesfield-street, City-road, has robbed
his master of 10/. On Monday night, a quantity of wearing
apparel, &c. was stolen from the house of Mr. Ruthven,
Upper Russell-street ; and within the last few days the pre-
mises of Mr. J. Atkins, 2, Providence- place, Brook- green,
Hammersmith, have been plundered of a gold French repeater,
a silver hunting--watch, and a gold crystal seal and key. Sus-
picion is attached to a man named Smith, who was a lodger in
the house.
Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at West-
minster Bridewell on the body of Mary Ann Whatley, aged
33, a prisoner, who committed suicide by hanging herself. It
was given in evidence that deceased was brought to the prison
about six o'clock on Tuesday evening, having been committed
by Mr. White, of Queen square police-office, for re-examina-
tion, on suspicion of stealing a gold watch and appendages
from a gentleman. After undergoing the usual ordeal of being
searched, she was conveyed to a cell. About half-past six on
thy'following morl,i4; Ao wrY (li-ico,•:ryt: !ringing by her
E•tocl.iug, to ti • wsting of z- Ye;l. .._.r,,' w-Y, quit-, (i.:,olai,d
cold. The deceased was very much addicted to drinking, and,
when she could not obtain liquor, she was very desponding.
Verdict-.-" Temporary Mental Derangement."

PARI*H OF ST. GEORGE, BOUT
WARK.—REFUSAL OF CHURCH-RATES.
Yesterday being that upon which the poll, in reference
to a Church-rate, was to close, the Vestry was ccoweted
long before four o'clock, the hour at which the state (
,f the
poll was to be announced. There was also, as our rer.. tars'
are aware, another poll taken upon the question rrheth, ir
house should be built for the Rector, or whether the c, )a-
sideration of it should be postponed until Easter Tiles( bY
next. Shortly before four o'clock the Rev. Mr. Hor Act
took the chair. When the clock struck the hour when tbe
poll was to to close, the Rev. Rector, attended by t
Churchwardens and other parties, retired into the Chuff 'eh
to make up the poll. During their absence,
Mr. ANDERSON assured the Vestry that they ha! I a
large majority for thet;three-halfpenny rate, and, had t ime
been given for the ratepayers to pay the rates, there Iv add
have been a majority of at least 500, such was the ho stile
feeling in that parish to any extravagant outlay
purposes of the Church. Hear. the
ry
The Rev. Rector, attended as before, returned', to
Vest, and took his seat as Chairman. for the
The VESTRY CLERK then announced the state of the
poll upon the two questions at issue to be as follows :
The numbers that polled yesterday were :
For the Two-penny rate
For the three-halfpenny rate ............ 224
Majority ..................

—(Loud cheers.)
For adopting the Report recommending the
Building of a House for the Rector .....•
For postponing the consideration of ......... 31
30
Majority against adoption of Report...•
GROSS POLL ON THE THREE DAYS.
355
For the Two-penny rate
For the Three-halfpenny rate
—.37
Majority -

—(Loud cheering.)
For adopting the Building report.. 4288
For post poning its consideration until Eas•ter 357
Majority against the report 69
The vestry was then dissolved.

COURT OF COMMON couNcIL•
yesterday a Court was held for the disputcb of public
business.
THE GUILDHALL MEDAL COMMEMORATION OF THE
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VISIT.
Mr. WOODTHORPE (the Town Clerk) read a letter front
the Secretary to the British Museum, aclr.no tvledging the,
receipt of the present of copies in silver a nd fo bro)ae
,s
the medal by Wyon in commemoration of her MajestY
visit to the City on the 9th of November, 1837, end re;
turning the best thanks of the Trustees for so. desirable a
addition to the collection of the institution.—CHear.) .
e°
„
Mr. LOTT considered himself bound to mo ye that copies
be sent to the Royal Society, the Society of Antiquarian°,
and the Society of Arts. be with.;
CO
Mr. HOARD hoped that the p/nposition would
drawn, that it might not appear as if any objections vler„..
made to it upon the part of the Corporation. He Was
vinced that there was no disposition to refuse.(Hear.l the
Mr. LOTT should, in accordance with the practice 0 o
Court, give notice of a motion to
three institutions he had named.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
prese.nt modals t°
1., jobs-
Mr. Sheriff WOOD presented a petition frohm the
ray•n g
bitants of Watling-street and its neighbourhoo.'l, p
that that street might be improved and widened.
that the
Sir PETER LAURIE was decidedly of opinion '—ld be
first grand improvement that ought to be made shon ,ch
to relieve Cheapside, the best way of accomplishing' I°"' tg
was by widening Lad-lane and the line of narrow treeo r
to the north of Cheapside.—(Loud cries of " No, 11 '
and " Yes, yes.")
Mr. R. TAYLOR supported the plan of first improving
the streets north of Cheapside.
After some further discussion the petition was reef
Al r••
to the Commissioners of Sewers upon the motion of
WIRE, who supported its prayer.
APPOINTMENT OF UNDER.SHERIFIS•
1- • d rho
Mr. GADSDEN, after some observations, suonntte
_r
following motion to the Court :—" That this Court are n.'s
opinion that an attempt on the part of any of its inerneaeilly
to secure the election of gentlemen as Sheriffs LIP", of
understanding having reference to the appointmeebd to
Under-Sheriffs is highly improper, as i.:Ping calc°lsberid,
iteerig,
degrade not only the high and responsible otr;ee of after
but also the City of London."—The motion °vas'
some discussion, carried, and the Court adjourned.
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THE WILL OF THE LATE SIR JOHN Nic, II
KNT.-The will of the late Right Honourable Sir John Nit:4)V
Knt., has just been proved in the Prerogative Court of 7.,°
Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctors' Commons, by his s°'"
John Nicholl, Esq., M.P., his executor and residuary legatee"
The amount of personal property is sworn under 140,0001. t
ANOTHER CASPAR FIAUSER.—A case sornevvha"
resembling that of Caspar Hauser has recently been that
vered in one of the most densely-populated quarte of
French capital, only that while in the one case there is sup-.
posed to have been EOM strong reason for concealing the ex-
istence of the unhappy man ; in the other appears to be onlY
savage cruelty. At a house in the Enclos de la Trinite, inha:
bited chiefly by honest and laborious people, dwelt a
me'
young:
named L—, a straw-hatmaker. With him lived a
woman, who was notoriously his mistress. There was sorqe
thing strange in the manners of this man : he lived in
_Ter
most retired habits, and never had any one at his house ;Bauut
his neighbours perceived that there was a mystery ,u," s
him. On certain occasions the neighbours had beheittift
wretched, meagre creature in his house, crawling about rct
naked. But the strange appearance had never been witntric:o
many seconds by any of them ; for he was always c' '
id be.
back to some obscure place of which nothing COll,o it
seen or heard. The place is so thickly inhabited, tulent,
was not likely such a circumstance should rem the
tbe
and a discovery of the matter was at length made Pet 00
escape of the wretched creature from his cell (whintravv-
witnessed by a neighbour) who it appears is the son of e.ato or
hat maker himself. The child was in a dreadful s'
eA that;
weakness, and almost naked, and had been so st.o.
ryletrousir
seeing a table laid, he fell upon its contents, and so .- fasting,
devoured them that his stomach, weakened by lei* Tbe
refused the food and caused the most acute sufferings; issary,
police having been informed of the matter, the Con_ house,
accompanied by several of his men, proceeded to
wereteemaboat
where everything was apparently right, and they bey
to leave the house without making en) discoverY,.wohteon vvitlor
found an opening near the chimney which coramuniet d ifselL
a workshop. There a horrible spectacle proienkeness 01
to their view—there, seated on the ground, in au!, contu-
sadness, naked, pale, and haggard, and covered svit'A a half
sions, they beheld a poor child, about three years rook.
old. It appeared excessively timid, and could e°;,,;,alicll
The exterior of the body attested the cruel treatment 12)031 to
the poor creature had been exposed. The child was ken iate
the Infants' Hospital, and the man and woman were ta
custody.—Journal des Debats. market
An inquest was held last evening in e-
Clar.ormerii a
on the body of a man named Parsons, aged 38, form in lie
waiter. Deceased had been very ill for some time and..niied t°
cesaitous circumstances. On Tuesday morning be sPnr, coin'
Mr. Kirby, relieving officer of St. Clement Danei
acotber
parry with his son, a boy of eleven years of age, an ~l',`, girbY
air. 0
Irian. According to the statement of the man, . him red
refused to admit deceased into the workhouse, had offerer
apply next day ; but Mr. Kirby swore that he
.h °wove.:
deceased and the boy immediate admission, -Iwo ,„"stil,
deceased had refused on the ground that he b,11.,, eleee- col
ness to settle before going into the workhouse. ,
to, fetr,
it appeared, got home with much difficulty, Lo'l_4lloo%l
dead in his bed next morning. Deceased's son ee7„ Nat
Kirby-'s statement. The jury returned a verdict Te,. hot
,13...
Death," with an expression of regret that de
ea
; „plirie"
been kept in the workhouse at the time of
b's interest.'
The inquiry lasted some time and excited greator
13-01's
GREAT ADVANTAGE TO LARGE CONS
go..
TEA. ofintiliest 1 of
TEAS at WHOLESALE PRICES, inclit
itii the
less than one pound, in tin cases of 61bs. net, Or 0
this ad"ri;
121bs. and upwards. _ ~.,,......01 . fee .
To afford every facility to large consumers, to vu.'-'
" f tbs
tisement is addressed, not less than one pound O•fi :et 04°4 0
made at this establishment, as the small profits yvil
~,,,
usual division of quantities made by retail houses.
.SALE 'IP
G. T. MANSELL and CO., WHOL
DEALERS, 2, Bueklersbury, Cheapside. 0 yi S,
_ ------ IV AT G ifered
HORIZONTAL F LAT " td, ars ° rice
with accurately finished jewelled movements, warranted,
cesilwel,
in Silver cases, price Five Guineas each ; or in ~,,,aker, fro
Nine Guineas each, at T. COX SAVORY'S, watch Doors
Doors
ler, and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London (Se°
Graeechurch-street). • exchange.
N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in
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BIRTHS- „.,.noro ,
• colns-
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At Dingwall, North Britain, the lady of Provost 1-''..- ,
0"
_, _. George
On the 17th inst., the lady of T. P. L. Hallett, °I. Lin
inn, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 17th inst. in Mecklenhurgh-street, Air'
mend Shuttleworth, oil a Eon. CO"
MARRIED• a, garve,' Fa
At St. Mary's, Marylebone, by the Rev. Thorn stoma
tree,
den Rectory, Sussex, the Rev. Thomas Higgin'.,., Bale
d
sonage, Worcestershire, to Maria Browne, of 40,
rsea • stl''
youngest daughter of the late Joseph Browne,
gEsi• 'leather,
On the 16th inst., at Stoke, Mr. Dennet
William
whitey
Worthing, to Mary Ann, third daughter of i trib-
-0 a t;
of Ditton, Bucks. ha, se on cdoaans-
On the 17th inst., at her father's house,
street,Martha, Good Go
States
ter of Michael Oppenheim, Esq., of Mansell:-a
United
fields, London, to Joseph Jonas, Esq., of Cicinn t
Griffith,
of America. , lin Delsneughter of
second Ala
On the 17th inst., at Hemel Hempsted,
Esq., of Lambeth, to Georgiana Elizabeth,
William Smith, Esq., of Hemel Hempsted.
DIED.
On the 16th in,i., at Charlton, n,,,,r,
near „.....-4
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On the 17th inst., at Tottenham, John Holt, sEaercia:h, ere wife °f
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