The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-29 00:00:00

WRON

LAND.

On Wednesday forenoon, a public meeting was held 'llt
Nottingham, in the Town-hall, in compliance with a requip;
tion, in which Lord Rancliff's name appears, for the purpOs
of taking into consideration the present condition of Irelan4;
The subjoined resolutions were unanimously adopted. ,
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I. That this meeting deplores the long course of inky' "1...
policy which has characterized the administrationb of t
mer Governments in the affairs of Ireland, by which that padr,
of the United Kingdom has been treated as a conquole
country, rather than an integral portion of the British erfOre'g
and thus given ground for the suspicion, that the union lc!'
one existing only on the pages of the-statute-book.
the equal participation of the benefits of British law !in
British justice. bis
2. That while this meeting is desirous of supporting 1.
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Majesty's present Government, in their measures regardintbe
the Irish Church, it is yet fully assured, that full and comp! _
and nof Ida
justice cannot be done to the people of that country, until tur
exaction of tithe shall entirely cease, or its proceeds be ar
plied to purposes of national and general utility.•
3. That this meeting is most anxious to witness the ad°lji
tion by the legislature, of a measure for placing the Municipal
Corporations of Ireland under the influence of popular sly
troul, to an extent not less than that which has been,,wa
given to the people of England and Scotland • and also that
system of legal provision for the poor of Ireland, may spee
be passed into a law. r lob
4. That this meeting has witnessed with feelings 0' Ai'
commendation, the conduct of the Noble Lord at the bea-cca
his Majesty's Goyernment in Ireland, by which he has eviuith-
a determination to adminster equal justice to all classes, a
out regard to religious belief, and has thus obtained, ine a
greater degree, the confidence of the people, than 110 b e
ever yielded to any previous
oneGovrnment. eet
5. That a petition, founded the resolutions of this n''
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ing, be presented to the House of Commons, by the rileinb,tecla
of the town, and- that Daniel O'Connell, Esq., be reque; lie
to support the same, and that the petition be prepared, an"cho
for signatures, under the management of the Committee, s
have
The planned the business of thiS meetin.. s of
IMayor took a distinguished pa rt'in the proceeding
this large and important public meeting.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.
, AT
AFFLICTING SUICIDE OF A FOREIGN GENTLENr—
THE ROYAL LITERARY INSTITUTION, ALBEMARLESTBE-ea
PICCADILLY.On Saturday evening a very lens
inquiry took place in the Board-room of St. George' 1 y
pital, Hyde Park-corner, before Mr. limos, and
respectable Jury, on view of the body of Monsieur D3n,
Boileau, aged 72, a French gentleman, of high literal'

acquirements. 0- ctita-
Thomas Webster, porter at the Royal Literary a
tion, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, deposed that the des the
gentleman was a memter of the Institution, and ri.t in
habit of visiting it. Witness saw him on Monday
the reading-room. About half-past eleven o'clock at n'is,vas
witness put out the different lights in the building, „afgr the
his custom. On entering the water-closet to turn
gas, witness discovered the deceased on his knees, lot
head reclining over the pan. On further examination Tiaa
ness ascertained that the unfortunate gentletuo hieb
wounded himself severely in the throat with a razor, w the
was lying on the floor. The blood was flowing frau? bad
wound over the seat into the pan. The deceasenwit.
divested himself of his coat, waistcoat, and cravat.
other
ness gave an immediate alarm, and on the arrival of otlio
persons the deceased was removed into an apartment'iadi•
was nearl) insensible and incapable of speech. Tv°,l-0.4
cal gentlemen promptly attended, and the vunn" and
dressed,
subsequent to which the sufferer came to,
with difficulty expressed his wish not to be removed t°, if
own residence, but to this hospital, which was aceorcune
done
By ththee same
COURT night. the
During the deceased'slate visit at „
institution I have observed that he appeared
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appearedvery dejec'
in spirits. d in
By the Jury—The deceased was generally eugagiere
the study whilst at the institution. He was a married

tleman, and resided at Charlotte-street, Pimlico: for
A Gentleman present stated that the deceased homip
some time before the rash attempt upon his life boe°,,jary
very low, depressed state of mind, arising from Pecu.:ioeo
embarrassments. He (deceased) was a man of great so
jot?
and literary attainments, and of very high honour and'
nections. easea
Eventually a verdict was returned " That the Lice,- the
died of disease of the heart and brain, conjointly Wit,ll, tecl
wound on the throat, which wound the deceased joie
himself." See
An inquest was held on John Littell, a prisoner in bile
gate. The deceased was admitted into the infirmary wa to
suffering from a cold, but erysipelas ensuing, it sprej diet
the brain and caused death. The Jury returned a ve,cpir.
of " Natural Death." Mr. Cope, the Governor of 'T.,sg
gate, said the prisoner had been committed for obtr'''::as
goods under false pretences, but bad not been tried.
not the first time he had visited the prison for similar
and
maonstexetxein)etrtbeL,oinnd4iceortrit;d';', and
wasw
lived in dashing style.

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The " Quarterly Journal of Agriculture, It e
nen _ur
has now arrived at the character of the standard w°rk,°;,llll
culture in the kingdom, and which richly deserves the °'"
,cony
tinction among its contemporaries, can be at all times
.re-asioe-
mended as a sound adviser of judicious practice, and on (rent'
ally, as in the present Number, as a vehicle of topicsct
ral interest in connexion with agriculture. A retrosrecfail to
the rustic labours of the late Sir John Sinclair, cane cad of
exhibit this patriot in a favourable light ; nor can the —al so-
praise be withheld from the Highland and Agricultorco the
ciety, for their judicious efforts to collect into. one f°
geological knowledge of Scotland, which has hitherto
scattered in obscurity. We
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, FE8•,,,,27;
have had a moderate demand for Cotton to-day. ,rl"e,i;;
estimated at 3,000 bales. No change in prices. inclitibt espa
cipally for American, at 10d. to lOid. Character 0,
ket much as yesterday.