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THE EASTERN DIVE
Abercromby, Rt.lin.J —Edinburgh
Adam, Rear-Adm. Sir C.—Clack-

mannan
Aglionby, H. A.—Cockermouth I
Alexander, Viscount—Tyrone
Anson, Colonel—Staffordshire
Anson Sir G.—Lichfield
Arbuthnot, Gen.—Kincardineehire
Attwood, Thos.—Birmingham
Bailey, J.—Sudbury
Bannerman, A.—Aberdeen
Barnes, Sir E.—Sudbury
raring, W. ii.—Staffordshire
Bell, Matthew—S. Northumberland
Mackett,C.—South Northumberland'
Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford
Bowes, John—South Durham
Brabazon, Lord—Dublin Co.
Bridgeman, Hewitt—Ennis
Biownrigg, J. S.—Boston
Buller, E.—North Staffbrdshire
Burr, D. H. D.—Hereford
Campbell, Sir H.—Berwickshiro
Campbell, Sir John—Edinburgh
Cantilupe, Viscount—Helston
Cavendish, Hon. C.—East Sussex.
Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie
Clive, Viscount—Ludlow
Clive, Edward B.—Hereford
Coote, Sir C.—Queen's County
Corry, Hon. H. L.—Tyrone Co.
Craig, W. G.—Edinburghshire
Crawford, W.—London
Darby, George—East Sussex
De Horsey, S. H.—. Newcastle-under,
Lyme
Dowdeswell, W.—Tewkesbury
Duff, James—Banffshire
Duke, Sir James—Boston
Eliot, Hon. J. C.—Roxburghshire
Ellice, Edward—St. Andrew's
Evans, G. -Dublin County
Feilden, W. J.—Blackburu
Ferguson, R.—Kirkaldy
Fitzpatrick, J. W.—Queen's Co.
Fectwood, P. H.—Preston
Forester, Hon. G.—Wenlock
Gaskelly Jas. M.—Wenlock
Goddard, Ambrsoe—Cricklade
Godson, R.—Kiddiirminster -
Gordon, Hon. W.—Aberdeenshire
Graham, Sia James—Pembroke
Grant, Hon. Colonel—Elginshire
Greece, Thomas—Lancaster
Grote, George—London
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Hardinge, Right Hon. Sir H.—Laun-
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Harvey, D. W.—Southwark
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Hinge, John Hodgion—Newcastle-
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Blackburne, I. J.—Warrington
Berkeley, Hon. C.—Cheltenham
Biackett, C.—S. Northumberland
Blair, J. Wigtoushire
Blake, W. J.—Newport
Blewitt, Reginald—Monmouth
Busfield, W.—Bradford
Campbell, W. F.—Argyleshire
Callao, Sir James R —Sandwich
Chandos, Marquis of—Bucks
Chetwynd, Major W.—Stafford
Chisholm, A. \V.—lnverness-shire
Cole, Hon Arthur H.—Enniskillen
Colquhoun, Sir J.—Dunbartonshire
Colquhoun, John C.—Renfrew
Conolly, Colonel E. M.—Donegal
Cowper, Hon. W. F.—Hertford
Crompton, S.—Thirsk
Dalmeny, Lord—Stirling
Denistoun, J.—Glasgow
Divett, Edward—Exeter
Duckworth, Samuel—Leicester
Dundas, Frederick—Orkney
Dunlop, John—Ayrshire
Easthopg, J.—Leicester
Eastnor, Viscount—Reigate
Egerton, Sir P.—Cheshire
Eliot, Lord—East Cornwall
Ellice, Capt. A.—Harwich
Evans„Sir G.DeLacy—Westminster
Farrand, Robert— Stafford
Fergusson, Right Hon. R. C.—Kirk-
cudbright
Finch, F.—Walsall
Follet, Sir W .W.—Exeter
Forbes, William —Stirlingshire
Gillon, Wrn,
Gordon, Robert—Windsor
Grattan, James—Wicklow Co.
Grattan, Henry—Meath
Grimston, Hon. E. H.—St. Alban's
False, J.—St. Ives
Harcourt, G. S.—Bucks
Hastie, Archibald—Paisley
Hawkes, Thomas—Dudley
Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, I. Wight
Hayes, Sir E.—Donegal
El eneage, Edward—Grimsby
Berries, Right Hon. J. C.—Harwich
Findley, Charles—Ashton
Houston, G. J.—Renfrewshire

IRELAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
O'CONNELL AND THE Comma:gr.—The Irish Journals, and
indeed the Irish people, regard O'Connell's late situation in
the House of Commons as a victory, and a victory too over
the very assembly that doomed a King to death. They hail
him as a conqueror even while be stood up to receive the
Speaker's gentle rebuke, and they regard the fearless reitera-
tion of his sentiments as the crowning wonder of his extraor-
dinary life. It is the conviction of Mr. O'Connell's friends
here that he used the strong language which he uttered at the
Crown and Anchor with the direct intention of producing the
scene which ensued, and thus directing public attention to the
matter.
Mr. SHEIL, M. P.—Mr. Sheil has arrived in town to-day,
and will sail this evening for Holyhead on his way back to at-
tend to his Parliamentary duties. It is to be regretted that
he was not in the House during the late debate, as Mr. O'Con-
nell lost a powerful and eloquent advocate.
ORATE! OP SIR A. B. KIND.—Sir Abraham Bradley King,
who has been a leader of the Dublin Corporation since the
days of George the Fourth's visit to Ireland, ou which occa-
sion he obtained his title, died on Tuesday at his residence, in
Stalorgan. He was for a considerable time the King's sta-
tioner in this country, and it is one of the proudest traits in
Mr. O'Connell's character when, upon his retiring from that
situation, that Learned Gentleman exerted himself success-
fully to obtain a pension for his ancient political enemy.
LONGFORD ASSIZES.-The Tories have been for some time
rejoicing in the fact that Peter Prunty, jun., son of the honest
voter of the surge name, to whom the General Association
voted a horse and saddle for his conduct at the Longford elec.
tien, was about to stand his trial for shooting at a man with
intent to kill. The case came on last Friday, and he was
acquitted. This is the more satisfactory, since the Juries in
that county arc celebrated for their Tory tendencies. Indeed,
all the Assizes are going on in a manner the most satisfactory
to the friends of peace.

One morning lately, Mark Collins, a woodman, re-
siding at Winterslow, rear Salisbury, proceeded to a well. iu
that place, 310 feet deep, to draw sonic water, accompanied
by his three children, when, as he was guiding the bucket
into the well the earth round the brink of the well foundered,
which cast him headlong down the frightful preeipiece ; and
on the children giving an alarm a roan descended the well in a
large tub with some grappling irons, and succeeded in fixing
them'to the unfortunate man's clothes, when, after repeated
attempts (owing to his clothes not being sufficiently strong to
support his body), he was brought up, but in the most pitiable
and frightful state. His head was literally dashed to pieces,
and his body presented a frightful spectacle. His widow and
children are totally unprovided for.

The medical man who was called in, went on Wednesday
morning to 84, Great Leonard-street, Shoreditch, where he
discovered the deceased who had evidently died by poison.
On the table he found two phials, which Lad contained
laudanum. He also found several letters addressed to and
from the deceased, as well as some from the prisoner himself.
These documents he had carefully sealed up.
On being called upon for his defence, the prisoner stated
that he and the deceased had been reduced to such a state of
distress and misery that they resolved to terminate their exist-
ence. Oa Monday and Tuesday they talked about it, an re-
solved to fix Wednesday night for the execution of their deadly
purpose. On that day he bought small portions of laudanum
from different chemists, until he had filled two bottles ; and at
ten o'clock at night they drank about three parts of a cupful
each, and laid down on the bed to die together. He soon be-
came very sick, and brought up a portion of it ; after which
he fell into a state of stupefaction, and, on partially reviving in
the morning, he heard the deceased breathing ; but he relapsed
into lethargy, on his recovery from which he found her cold
and dead. He got up and left the house, with the intention
of going to his mother's ; but lie went into a beer-shop in
Whitecross-street, where he fell asleep, and did not awake
until five o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. GROYI—Why did you not at once go for a doctor?
Prisoner—l was so confused I did not know l‘hat to do.

Mr. GRovx—And so you went into a gin-shop, and began
drinking liquor. Why did you lock your room door? Priso-
ner-1 did not know what 1 was doing.
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Ma. Gaovz—Should remand hirn-until the Coroner's in-
quest had been held on the unfortunate woman.
The prisoner was afterwards committed to the New Prison,
on a charge of having stolen some of the bed furniture from
the room he and the deceased had occupied.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.

Since the period of the above examination circumstances in-
volving serious consequences to persons not before implicated
have transpired which tend to give the affair the most mys-
terious as well as the most tragic and romantic air. It will be
remembered that about the 14th of January last, a few days
after the destruction of the Royal Exchange, a fire was most
providentially discovered in the Stock Exchange. By the re-
sult of the inquiry then institeted the occurrence was regarded
as purely accidental. It would appear, however, by some
very strange particulars which came out in evidence before the
Coroner ( Mr. Baker), at the inquest held on Saturday at the
Griffin Tavern, Leonard-street, Shoreditch (within a few
doors of the house wherein the tragical event occurred), that
a great deal more importance should have attached to the
embryo conflagration, and that the occurrence was not so en-
tirely accidental as it had been imagined. Upon the day on
which the body of the deceased was found Meadows, the
parish beadle, having been called in, took possession of
certain letters, which he found lying upon the table,
and which lie afterwards transferred to the custody of the
Coroner. Mr. Baker, on a perusal of those documents, the
contents of which are hereafter detailed, felt himself justified
in calling upon the Lord Mayor, with whom he communi-
cated upon the subject. The first of those letters was ad-
dressed to John Hammond, Esq., manager of the Stock Ex-
change, and was signed " Emma Alison, late Emma Cripps."
It was written in a large scholastic hand, and ran as follows :
" Feb. 28, 1838.
" Dear Sir,—l hope you will excuse the liberty I have
taken in presuming to address you, and by the time you re-
ceive this we shall be no•more. I most solently declare that
it was my father who set fire to the Stock Exchange. I have
not time to write more, as my hours are numbered; but my
fathe: once before tried to burn me and my sister, but provi-
dentially the candle burnt cut, and being midnight the fire was
out, or he certainly would have burnt us both, and set the
Stock on fire.—l remain, dear Sir, yours respectfully,
(Signed) EMMA ALISON, late EMMA CRIPPS.
" P. S. A kinder and better husband no woman could have.
I am about to leave the world, but I cannot leave it with a lie
in my mouth. Once more I caution you, the Stock Exchange
is not safe—believe the words of a dying woman."
As may be naturally expected, this document gave rise to
the utmost consternation and surprise amongst the members of
the Stock Exchange, and the consequence was that two gen-
tlemen, Mr. Wakefield and another, belonging to that body,
were deputed to attend the inquest in company with a solicitor.
The first witness was Mary Crips, who, being sworn, de-
posed that she was sister to George Crips, the father of the
deceased. That George Crips was senior porter to the Stock
Exchange, and had been so for the last thirty years. On
being shown the letter addressed to Mr. Hammond, of which
the above is a copy, she said she had no doubt whatever that
it was in the handwriting of the deceased. The witness
being only in the habit of residing occasionally with the
family, when out of place (she being a servant), she was not
able to throw much light on the manner in which the affairs of
the family were conducted. The second letter was addressed
" To Mrs. Allison, 8, Capel-court, Bartholomew-lane," and
was signed " Ben. Allison." This, at a subsequent stage of
the inquiry, was proved to be in the handwriting of the un-
fortunate man now in custody, and written to his mother. It
began, " My dear Mother," but the word dear was afterwards
erased. The letter ran thus :

" My Mother—By the time you receive this I shall be no
more. You have said all you could against my poor wife, but
a kinder or more affectionate wife no man need ever wish for ;
no wife ever loved her husband as Emma loved me, but she is
a victim to Sarah's lies. It is her dying wish that Lucy should
have her box. So no more from your dying son,
" BENJAMIN ALLISON.
" P. S.—Let Lucy have my box and contents,
" EMMA ALLISON."
The evidence was then taken.

Some other papers, containing pencillings in the handwrit-
ing of the deceased and her unhappy paramour, were found by
Dr. Finer on the table in the apartment, and were put in and
read, but were merely illustrative of their agitated state of mind
and were wholly unimportant.
It being now thought advisable to have the prisoner Benja-
min Allison present, the inspector of the G division, who was,
in attendance during the inquiry, was despatched to the p').
lice office for that purpcse, at the commencement of the pro-
ceedings; but Mr. Groves, the committing magistrate 'de-
clined interfering in the matter; and the prisoner was, of, course
not forthcoming.
Several witnesses, relations of the deceased, a..id the pro-
prietor of the house and his wife where the un'imppy couple
resided, were examined; but at seven o'clock so little had
been elucidated, that the Jury expressed themselves entirely
dissatisfied with the paucity of evidence adduced, and re-
quested that the Coroner would adjourn the inquest until an
opportunity could be bad of insisting upon the attendance of
the prisoner, and of also having George Crips, the deceased's
father, who is inculpated by his daughter's letter, brought for-
ward. After much consideration this course was ultimately
acceded to, and the inquest was accordingly adjourned to.
Wednesday, a warrant being issued for the intin-ment of th 4
body in the meantime.

DOVER, MARCH 3.—Arrived from Ostend her
Majesty's packct Widgeon, Captain S/.,irlock, with his Excel-
lency S. de Van de Veyer, the Belgian Minister, who conti-
nued his route to London almrst immediately, under the usual
salute from the Western Heights.
LIFE OF GRINIAL.DI, THE CLOWN, EDITED
av CHARLES DICKENS. ESQ. (' 80Z.').--" Mr. Dickens's
narrative, though founded on data preserved by Grimaldi
himself, is imbued with all his own comic humour, and fine
natural feeling and pathos. Not only are the stories and anec-
dotes entertaining in themselves, but they are doubly pointed
by the talent of the narrator ; and though there are also grave
matters in these volumes, such as the singular dis Appearance
of Grimaldi's brother, the light and entertain;.ng, as they
should in such a work, are the predominating features. Of
George Cruikshank's designs, we shall only say, that they are
most humourous and delishtful—great even for him. An
excellent portrait of Joe' is also a value:ole adjunct to this at
once amusing and interesting publication."—Literary Gazette.
DEATH IN THE SNOW.—A young man, named
Samuel Nichol, a shepherd in the employment of Mr. Pater-
son, Borlum, perished in the snow, about a mile from his own
house, on Sunday the `.lst ult. The residence of the unfor-
tunato man was Mussel, near the mountain Ben Hope,
Sutherlandshire. It would appear that he was occasional)
subject to cramp.
On Monday morning a woman, who was not in her
r,t; t senses, rushed ont of the Packet Tavern in Far New--
land, where she was taking some refreshment with her hus—
band, after a cold journey from Gainsburgh, and before she
could be stopped the poor creature ran into the river near thee
gas works. With great difficulty she was rescued against he'r
will by her unfortunate husband, who, with assistance, had )%er
removed to the asylum.—Linceln Gazette.
Last week a cow. the property of Mr Moffat, of
Doddington, brought forth three calves—two brills, and a
quey—all of which are alive, and with the mother doing well.