The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-12 00:00:00

T. Lane, A. Pering, and F. Lane, attorneyi, Lawrence-Pount-
ney-placs.
J. Fisher and J. Hunt, drapers, Taunton, Somersetshire.
Elizabeth G. Gard, Emma Gard, and M. C. Snell, milliners and
dress-makers, Exeter.

W. Fairburn, A. Murray, J. Elliot, and R. Smith, millwrights,
Millwall, Poplar.

T. Lane, A. Pering. and F. Lane, attorneys, Lawrence
Pountney-place.
J. Cram and W. Barker, coal-merchants, Whitefriars New-
wharf.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, OCT. 10.—.
About 3,000 bags of Cotton have been sold to-day, at
steady prices, viz.-2.50 Maranhams, at 12d. to 12td. ;
250 Cearas, at 120. to 121 d. ; 200 Surats, at sid. to 70. ;
remainder American, at Bild. to 11id.

CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER AGAINST TWO
PERSONS.—Last night, at seven o'clock, a highly respect-
able Jury was impanelled before Mr. Payne, the City Co-
roner, in the Board-room of the Workhouse of Bishops-
gate Without, Dunning's-alley, Bishopsg,ate-street, to in-
quire relative to the death of a female infant child, not
named, the reputed father of which, Robert Hall, was
alleged to have been accessory to its death, on which charge
he was taken that day before the Lord Mayor for exami-
nation, and was remanded for the result of the present in-
quiry. After a long investigation, the Jury retured a ver-
dict of Wilful Murder" against Robert Hall and Frances
Douglas, and the witnesses were bound over to prosecute.
On Monday evening an inquest was held before Mr.
Higgs, the Coroner for Westminster, at the White Ferry-
house, Chelsea, upon the body of James Williams, an aged
man, formerly a serjeant in the Grenadier Guards, in which
regiment he had greatly distinguished himself at Waterloo,
who was found drowned in the Thames on Sunday even-
ing. Thomas Jackson, a Chelsea pensioner, during the
last three weeks, observed great incoherency in the man-
ners of the deceased, but could not account for the imme-
diate cause of his death. One of the Jurymen had been
with the deceased during the whole Peninsular campaign,
and subsequently at Waterloo. Ho always bore the cha-
racter of an excellent soldier, and a strictly honourable man,
and was personally known to the Duke of Wellington. Tlio
Jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned."

MISAPPLYING COUNTY RATES. -- It appears
in the evidence of Colonel George Williams, M.P. and a
Magistrate for the county of Lancaster, before the Com-
mittee, that there was so much heedlessness and irregularity
in the expenditure of the county rates of that county, that
he was induced, at an individual expense of 180/. to appeal
at three separate times to the Court of King's Bench to
prevent the Justices from misapplying the county rates ;
the result in each instance was the unanimous opinion of
the Judges, four of them sitting together at each time,
that the Justices were wrong, and that he was right. Being
so frequently in the minority, and finding all his efforts in-
effectual, he left off attending the Sessions, Some years
ago (continues the Colonel) the Treasutto wanted an hi-
crease of income, and in conversation with him he stated
that ail he wanted was some person to assist him in keeping
the accounts, and that M. a-year would be sufficient.
However, when the matter was brought before the Court,
one of the Justices proposed an additional allowance of
200/. a-year, which was objected to upon the above state-
ment of the Treasurer ; however the 200/. a-year was
ordered. Another instance of flagrant expenditure from
want of control may be mentioned : some years ago the
county rate was equalized, and the Clerk of the Peuce
bad some trouble in going round to the differeat petty
sessions to effect this operation, and he atarged five
guineas a-day for his trouble. One of the Justices thought
he had been too moderate in his etarge, and proposed
seven guineas a-day, which wag acceded to.—Mullins on
the Magistracy.
An itinerant bibliopolist a few days since sent home
to his einployer an order for " Raynors Suppliment to the
Farmers Cuppee." After considerable puzzling it was as-
certained that the work he wanted was, " Rennie's Supple-
ment to the Pharmacopceias."
There is now to be seen at Mr. Howell's, St. Swi-
thin's-street, a root of wheat from one grain, containing 68
stems of corn, averaging about 50 grains to each stem, and
producing 3,400 grains. And also a root of oats from one
grain, containing 48 stems, and averagino. 1
each stem, giving a gross of caw oats. 'lle roots were
both grown in.the gartlea of Mr. Parsons, glover, Meal.
cheapenitreetr.-,lforcester Herald.

AITRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANy.—
yesterday a meeting of the proprietors of shares in this un-
dertaking was held at the Company's offices, in King's
Arms-yard, Coleman-street, for the purpose of declaring a
dividend on the capital stock of the Company, and on other
affairs. The Governor, John Smith, Esq., M.P., in tl,O
o accounts.lwools,
hides, From,r
received
chair. The Governor having stated the object of tlte meet-
ing, called attention to the statement made With relation to
t remLto te
lands in Australia Walk akeut Appeared
Company'stha t tl
e
16,0001, and that the ex-
perWittirtl/4 kAP, to tin, ond of 1835, had been about 7,2211.,
producet the Company's
of
f w
leavi%; a b4l.a4.ee 41/pheahle to a dividend of 11,848/. The
Directors recommended a dividend of 13s, per share on the
capital paid up, whioh, with the appropriation of a per cept-
age Sox. ttre res,ezva hand, would amount to 8,2.50/., leaving
an undivided surplus of about 3,600/. The Governor said
the Directors recommended that a dividend of 158, 144
share should be declared. After some onvatlou, the
dividend was agreed to, and thirJA been voted to
the Court of Directors, the weet,nig separated..
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