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London, England, 1847-04-07 00:00:00

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SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE ST. KATHARINE'S
DOCK.— Yesterday morning, between nine and ten
o'clock, an accident of a very serious nature occurred in
the St. Katharine's Dock to two labourers, named John
Hayes and John English, under the following circum-
stances :—lt appears that both the unfortunate men
were engaged, with several other labourers, on board the
Mary Barington, from Chins, lying off A warehouse, in
discharging her cargo, while a number of riggers were
employed aloft in lowering the yard-arm, when the
tackle gave way and the yard-arm fell on to the deck
and struck down the two men, who were rendered in-
sensible. They were immediately conveyed on litters to
the London Hospital, where they were placed under the
care of Mr. Joseph Nash, house surgeon of the institu-
tion. Upon examination it was found that English's
rizht foot was crushed in a most frightful manner. He
..:Z3',11/13 i.t tire in, very ,tatc.
iiuyrs aloe stwxined terioun injari?s, and his lea kg
was fractured, but he is likely to recover.
The execution of Catherine Foster, for poisoning
her husband, is fixed for Saturday, April 17.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner Eva/is.)
IN RE SIR J. A. DOUGLAS KNIGHT.
To-day was appointed for this insolvent to come up
for his final order, which had been adjourned, in order
that some inquiry might be made as to an alleged claim
of the bankrupt on her Majesty's Government for services
rendered during the Chinese war.
Mr. BEART, the insolvent's solicitor, now put in a
medical certificate of his inability to attend.
Mr. BAGLEY said that he must press for the dismissal
of the petition; the creditors ought not to be inconveni-
enced by these adjournments.
His HONOUR said that an affidavit must be filed. Cer-
tificates were of no avail.
Mr. BEART said that should be procured, and the case
was again adjourned.
IN RE FLOWERS.
This bankrupt, who is a district-surveyor for Surrey,
came up to apply for protection. His certificate had
been suspended for six months, with protection from
month to month, in order that he might make some offer
to his creditors, as he admitted his incwne was between
4001. and 5001. a year ; but ho would not make any pro-
position.
A creditor opposed the renewal of the protection, and
said that the refusal of the certificate was no punish-
ment, as the creditors could not touch the bankrupt's
salary.
The defendant still declined to make any offer, and
His Hotiourt refused to grant protection.

SECONDARIES.--(THIS DAY.)
There was only one undefended cause f.et down for
hearing, which was not of the slightest interest.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
TRIAL OF DR. CRONIN FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

Mr. Justice Coleridge took his scat on the bench at
ten o'clock.

Immediately after, 1)r. Cronin, of Leicester-square,
was placed in the dock, charged with having caused the
death of Sarah Ellen Collyer, aged 22, by baying ad-
ministered to her certain ingredients, whereby he had
been guilty of manslaughter.
The prisoner was indicted on the coroner's warrant.
_ _ _

The body of the court and the gallery were crowded
by ref.pcctably-dressed persons, A considerable number
of females were present, and the case seemed to excite
the utmost interest.

Mr. PAYNE then proceeded to open the case for the
prosecution. He said the prisoner was charged with
having caused the death of the deceased, by having pre-
scribed for her ingredients which caused her death.
The following was the prescription :
" Compound spirit of ammonia, two drachms ; tinc-
ture of opium, -16 drops ; prussic acid, of ,3cheele's
strength, 4 drops ; compound strychnia powder, 2
grains ; bitter almond water, 6 ounces ; of which make
a mixture, and take two spoonfuls three times a day.
Feb. 3. Miss Collyer.—D. C."
This prescription was sent to a chemist in the neigh-
bourhood of Miss Collyer's residence, in Camden Town,
on the 13th of February, by whom it was made up, and
the deceased, after taking it, became ill, and died in
twenty or twenty-five minutes after. The compound
strychnia was omitted by the chemist, as he was unable
to obtain it ; and it would be a question for their con-
sideration whether the omission of this ingredient was
or was not important. If it was not of any importance,
they would then inquire whether the death of Miss Col.
lyer was or was not caused by the gross and culpable
negligence of the prisoner, arid if so it would be their
duty to find him guilty of manslaughter. The Learned
Gentleman then referred to several eminent authorities
with respect to the meaning of the term manslaughter,
and after saying that it was proved by a .post mortem
examination that the death of the deceased was caused
by prussic acid, he proceeded to call the following wit-
nesses:—

Mr. John Ponds, of Camden Town, deposed that the
deceased was his cousin, and that she first received ad-
vice from Dr. Cronin on the 3d of February, on which
occasion he wrote a prescription. When she took the
medicine, on the 15th of the same month,
she immediately after exclaimed, " Dear me, how queer
I feel." She then went to the back door. She had
taken a table-spoonful and a little over. He followed
her into the garden, where she fell. Two medical men,
Mr. Withers nnd Mr. Reynolds, were called in to see her.
She died on the 15th of February--on the day she fell
down in the garden—and in abaut twenty or twenty-five
minutes after taking the medicine. The witcess identi-
fied the prescription as the one received from Dr. Cronin.
The deceased paid the doctor a guinea for two visits.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—The deceased had
only taken one bottle of the medicine up to the 15th of
February. On the 4th, 1)r. Cronin told the deceased
that she might have the prescription made up at her own
chemist's. Never heard the deceased say that she was
better.

Mr. J. A. Johnson, of 16, St. Martin's-lane, said he
knew the deceased. On -the evening of the 15th of
February, lie took Dr. Cronin's prescription to Mr.
Corfield, who made it up, and gave it to him in a bottle.
The deceased took a table. spoonful and a half of it. The
deceased handed the bottle to him ; it smelt strongly of
bitter almonds.

Thomas Simpson, a policeman, proved that the signa-
ture to the inquisition was Mr. Wakley's.
Mr. D. Cortield, chemist, carrying on business at Cam-
den- town, said he received a prescription from Miss
Collyer, about seven o'clock in the evening of the 15th
of February. The prescription produced was the one
brought to him. He found he had not the bitter almond
water or the compound strychnia powder. He sent a
boy for the almond water, and he brought back a bottle
full of it. He did not bring back any: strychnia
powder, although directed to do so. He mixed up the
ingredients, and put them in a bottle and gave them to
the witness Johnstone. Ile never knew bitter almond
water and compound strychnia powder used as medi-
eine before.

Cross-examined—Was not acquainted with the pro-
perties of bitter almond water, or of compound
strychnia powder, nor were they recognised.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE (to the witness.)—l must ray
that this is the most monstrous thing I ever heard—to
make up a prescription without putting in all the ingre-
dients ; nor does your ignorance better the matter. Do
not misunderstand my meaning (proceeded the Learned
Judge with much emphasis), to make up a prescription
without including all the ingredients, is a fraud upon the
person who brings it to you. You are not to give simply
what you happen to have in your shop, and you ought
to have said in this case; " I have not the ingredient."
You set up your judgment against that of a physician
whose prescription it was, and you had no right to
interpose your judgment. _

The witness w- as—then asked some questions with re-
spect to the introduction of new medicines.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.—I don't see the use of these
questions. New medicines are introduced every day. It
is not long since arsenic was used as a medicine.

Mr. Mo—rson, of Southampton-street, deposed that he
replied to the boy who came for the ingredients that he
bad no compound of strychnia. Had never known
bitter almond water used as a medicine internally.
Jacob Bell, of Oxford-st!-eet, chemist and druggist,
supplied the boy who came from Mr. Coorfield's with
almond water, but as he had not the other be did not
send it; but he sent him a prescription from a beck for
making it. Never knew bitter almond water used as a
medicine. It was in about twenty-two different forms
and different strengths. Any kind of bitter almond
water would have been right ac3ording to the order he
received. Tho absence of strychnia powder would not
have affected the other ingredients.
Cross-examined—Had the prescription been sent to him,
he should not have made it up without consulting a physi-
sician. He could not tell what the object of the prescription
was; whether to be used internally or externally,or whether
merely for a mercantile purpose. In sendirg the ingre-
dients to a chemist, he should not have written " Poison"
upon the bottle. He was the editor of the Pharma-
ceutical Journal. The bitter almond water used was not
strong enough to kill a horse, but it was enough to kill a
human being. The Pharmacopoeia of the College of
Surgeons was published in 1836. No new one had been
published containing the improvements which bad been
made, but a chemist was generally told at whose strength
he was to make up certain ingredients.
Mr. John E. Spratt sworn, said that ho was a dis-
pensirg chemist in Tichborne-street, Haymarket. He
kept two or three preparations of almond water. He
was in the habit of making up many prescriptions. lie
had made up prescriptions containing as one of the ele-
ments bitter almond water. Where bitter almond water
was used as the vehicle for combining the other medi-
cines, ho would take Gray's preparation, or the weakest.
If the stronger preparation were to be used, he should
exrect to find the abbreviation con. for concentrated in
the prescription.
An intimation was here made that the case need not
proceed further.

Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said that the witnesses, with
perhaps one exception, seemed agreed that if the pre-
scription had been properly made out, the medicine
would have been harmless. It was inferred by them
that where the stronger form was intended the word con.
or concentrated would be added.
Mr. CLeaxsort said there was a case of precisely a
similar kind as this on record, and the jury had returned
an acquittal. There was not a shadow of doubt that
Mr. Wakley ought not to have committed Dr. Cronin
for trial, if indeed he should have had the case at all
before him. His feelings must have been bitterly con-
centrated when he decided upon sending the case before
a jury.
Mr. PAYNE—You can weaken him then if you like.
The jury not appearing to come at once to a decision,
M'. Justice COLERIDGE said that if they bad any
doubt in the case they should let the trial go on, or allow
him to MID up the evidence already given, and then con-
sider their verdict.
The case was allowed to go on, and the next witness
called was
Mr. Robert Venables, 8.111., University of Oxford,
and member of the College of Physicians, had attended
the analysis of the medicines on the prescription, and
found that there was enough prussic acid to occasion
death. He had never prescribed bitter almond water as a
vehicle for conveying medicines, and he was not often in
the habit of seeing other prescriptions. Looking at Dr.
Cronin's prescription, he saw only one mode of preparing
it, and that was by Grey's, which would render:the bitter
almond water perfectly harmless.
The jury here expressed themselves perfectly satis-
fied, and without calling further testimony returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
Mr. CLA nitsom Ettd, he had been fully Fri-pared to
prove the ceLztz.i.lt :ISO tl. i
y, blob) iii the lo::tr. th:,::+l in C 1 t ,110••
but the decision to which the jury had arrived would not
entail upon him the necessity of bringing his witnesses
forward.

Mr. Justice COLERIL`GE (to the prisontr) —You sre
discharged.
As Dr. Cronin was reti ring some cheering was heard,
which was at once, hove' 'or, suppressA.

E COURT.
(Before the CommoN Sn. RGEANT mid Mr. Alelemon
Bps.)
ASSAULT WITH INTENT.—James Ada/Its, 47, a t`'llet:
mason, was found Guilty u nlawfully ivsauliiqg
Wood, with intent, and sentei Iced to twelve months' inr
prisonment in Bridewell.
Frederick Simpkins, a stEibleman, was indicted nitli
stealing three bu,hels of oats„ value 175., the property 0f
John Nelson, his master.
The jury Acquitted the prisoner.
Mary Shagnell was convicted of unlawfully obtaining,
by false pretences from Elizab s•th Bassie Os., with Wen"
to cheat her thereof, and sentenced to nine months' joy
prisonment and hard labour.
William Wild, alias Joseph Stez':art, 15, pleaded Guilt!
to an indictment charging him with stealing a :pocket'
hanlederchief, value 35., the properq- of Andrew Voce,
from his person, and was sentenced to four months' lir
prisonwent and hard labour.
John Machin, a labourer, plea :led guilty to an
went charging him with stewing two shillings and Wee
sixpences, the moneys of Thomas Cheer, from the peo(!ti
of Isabella Cheer, and sentenced W four months' in3Pry
sonment and hard labour.
Mary Beardmore, aged 44, plea•ied guilty to three
indLtruents, charging her with stet ling at Woolwich An
iron pot, value 2s. 6d., the property of William pencil;
one tub and pail, value 45., the property of Williantl
Berry; and one tub, value 25., the eroperty of JosePA
Burton, and sentenced to six months'' imprisonment Is.
hard labour.

Henry Stanley pleaded guilty to an ilidictment chuf
ing him with stealing six quarts of milk, value ls. 6'l''A
the property of Thomas Nukes, his master, and sentence"
to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.
William Brittain, aged 19, a labourer, pleaded guilt!
to an indictment charging him with sl;ealing a baske;
containing 100 oranges and one quart of walnuts, Yalu
Bs., the property of Patrick Flynn, and sentenced t°
three mouths' imprisonment and hard labour.
Joseph Humphreys, a labourer, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with stealing a purse containil
11. 45., from the person of Elizabeth Cheeswright, 512
sentenced to one year's imprisonment and hard labour.of
Peter Murray pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity
brass and copper, the property of Mr. Sawyer, and Wa...
sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labotu
John Dawson pleaded guilty to stealing three lealls
of bread, the property of John Elphinstone. and was sell'
tented to three months' imprisonment and hard labour'
Adophe Charles Prevost, a watchmaker, pleaded WI
to several indictments, charging him with stealing eig';
watches, three clocks, and one musical-box, value 8°`!:
the pa:pony of Ignatz li!aftenberger, and others,
masters, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment
hard lahJur.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Margaret Weeks was indicted for stealing a lovereigt4
the property cf Charles Smith.
The prosecutor was a linen-draper, and on the e'r,ett.
ing of the 31st of March the prisoner entered his s,"°n
:
to make some small purChase, when the prosecutortalf,
ing left a sovereign upon the counter, the prisoner sy'"'
observed first to cover it with a penny piece, and then;
when his back was turned, to take it up and put it 1D her
pocket.
When called upon for her defence, she said s.he siwered
,
so much hardship, cold, and hunger, during tile sever")e
of the last winter, that she could not resist tie tent2l64
tion of taking the money when it was so exposed.
.e
She was found Guilty, and sentenced to four lianrh—
imprisonment.
Jane Colter was indicted for stealing a, sheet, °lfl
property of Elizabeth Ashton.
The prisoner adopted that trick so general 114)::
amongst her class, of knocking at the door of some 11013:,,
in a re-tired locality, and inquiring for un imagias'lf
Mrs. Smith, when she availed herself of the absence c's
the servant to take whatever she could from the room
en the ground floor.
She was found Guilty, and sentenced to six months
imprisonment.
George Anderson, a young man dressed in the flog
fashionable style, was indicted for stealing two cell"
value 41., the property of George Marshall, Esq.
ee t
The prosecutor resided at No. 27, Welbeck-str;
Cavendish square, and on this day week the pristine.°
called and delivered a letter to the servant, directed
Mr. Marshall, saying he was desired to wait for
answer. She went up stairs to deliver the letter, and then
Prisoner, return, found the hall-door open, and that t_a
Frisoner, as well as two coats which hung in the hall, }T e.
disappeared. He was taken into custody in BuistriGu
street.
A verdict of Guilty was returned, and the Assisi.- et.
Jump said a letter had been found upon the prise be
addressed to one of his companions, stating that, as an
was a gentlemanly young fellow, he wished him to c
upon the witnesses in the present prosecution, and le 0
them, if they kept out of the way, or gave such evil
as would cause his acquittal, he would give them 51. g
He was then sentenced to six months' impriioualc"
and hard labour.

SOUTHWARK—(THIS DAY-)
,ner•
George Patrick Bowl!, town traveller to a 50":„.ife
in Paternoster row, was charged with' deserting
and two children. nt's
-Brooks, the beadle of Newington, said the defends iv()
wife applied for and received relief for herself and t
children, describing that her husband had deserted het
and was living with another woman. He therefore too
the defendant into custody.
The complainant, a very respectable looking werall;
said that the defendant left her in 1839, sirce wbso,cb
period she had only received from him about 31-,9atir:'of
he, as town traveller to a stationer, was in the rece'p"
excellent wages. She added, that she
children were kept from starvation by her master, 1N.110.°
received a pension from Government, but that diell'a
lately she (complainant) was reduced to beggar.Y. A that
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that it was really too ba'-•
a man filling a lucrative situation like the defent.—to
should be permitted to suffer his wife and childrenco
starve. He thought this was a case in which a Pubhl
and her two

example ought to be made of the defendant. big
The defendant said the facts were exaggerated bY
al-
wife, and that ho was willing to grant her a weekly,
lowance. If he was sent to gaol, he would be deprive
of his situation.
rea
The wife interceded for him, although she had A. of
so much at his hands, and the magistrate, instes"),,
sending the defendant to gaol, adjudged him to grant,
complainant a weekly allowance.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY!:
William Purvis, David Purvis, and Bridget furvblig
mother of the two former persons, were brought up"so,
day for the purpose of tendering their bail, to answeriet
assault committed by them upon the person of Ewell
Jones, an officer attached to the Court of Bankruptcy' k.
Mr. Jones—l am an officer belonging to the 13,a1300.
ruptcy Court. At a few minutes before eight o'clocN.
the morning of the 3d instant, by virtue of a warren:on
held, I went to the house, No. 5, Old Ivy-street, flea";s,
Old Town, accompanied by my assistant, named Lee e,
I knocked at the door, which was opened by a fera2iid
who told me that Mr. Purvis (the father of the male a,
husband of the female defendants, and who is propel;
man at the City of London Theatre), Was nibs
yet up. I then went into a bed-room on "
ground floor, and found the two male defends;;
in bed. They said, "What do you want here
I replied, " I want your father." They said " gin g
not here." I then rushed into the room, and Pl3",lie
the curtains of a bed aside, in which were lying ''
female defendant and her husband, who was the per
son I was in quest of. I then told the latter that 1.
wanted him in consequence of a forty days warrant
held, which had been issued against him by the Court
of Bankruptcy. He get out of bed, and said " g°
with you." The female, however, ordered me out of the
room. Upon that the two male defendants jumped 01
of bed, and said, " He shall not go along with you."
then told my assirtant, Lewis, to go for a police•eo,a;
stable, and whilst he was away, the two sons, aided by
the mother, took hold of rne,cand threw me out of doors
,j
into the street. On my return to the house, acompsni"-
by the constable, the father was gone.
tbe
William Purvis, one of the defendants, said whPad ;
complainant came into the room, he was lying in li-the
and perceiving that the complainant was removing
clothes from the bed on which his mother lay, he 0d
hold of his collar and turned him out of the room, ea
no one else touched him, nor did he know who the coo"
plainant was.
David Purvis said be had nothing to add to 11111
brother's statement.
Mrs. Purvis, the mother of the former defendants, said
she did not lay a hand upon the complainant. ri
Bail for the defendants was accepted in the sum of
for their appearance to answer the charge at the Mid-
dlesex County Sessions.

MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Monday afternoon ad
inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, at the Rose I° f
Crown, Queen-street, Upper East Smithfield, on view
the body of Christopher M'Geary-, aged forty-six Years:
who died on Friday morning last under very melanebo'l
circumstances. It appeared in evidence that the decease
was formerly in very affluent circumstances, and carried
on a very extensive business in Jersey as a woollea
draper. He became very much reduced in his alail7l
and about three months since he left Jersey with bit; wifeand two children. Ile arrived in London and obtaine".;;
lodging in Queen-street for 2s. Gd. per week. Ile was is
great distress, and could scarcely procure any food fe
his family. lie subsequently obtained a scanty subsisf:
tence by selling rags to several Irish brokers. Fie 50 h
fered from great privations, and his health was In"
impaired during the last few days. On Friday mornieg
last he appeared very ill, and after eating some dry bread
for his breakfast he laid himself down upon a miserable
bed, the only article of furniture in the room, where he
shortly afterwards expired. Mr. Brown, a surgeon'
made a post modem examination of the body, and attrii.
bated ()Lath to a diseased heart. Verdict " Natural
death."

SUICIDE THROUGH DlSTRESS.—Yesterday a man
named Christopher Siddons, a boot and shoemaker;
lodging at No. 8, Broadway, Westminster, terminate
°
his existence by suicide. The deceased had for a length
of time suffered great privations for the want of erapPY' '
but had never been heard to threaten self•destructlerl'
Yesterday afternoon, on his wife's return home, after
short absence she found deceased lying totally insensible
on the floor, with a paper which had contained about
It ,r ounc.,:- of oxalic wk.!, as 10..0 ao p7nrty cup,
"'/Ale!, swan poraer.t of the • (Litt-*
lie was conveyed to tne Westminster Hospital, where
the stomach-pump was applied, but in a few moments he
ceased to exist.

16-

THE UNITED STATES.

FIVE DAYS LATER.
LIVERPOOL, TUESPAT EVEXING.
The New York packet-ship Waterloo, Captain
Allen, arrived here about six o'c'ock this evening, at
least her papers, which come down to the 15th ult.,
were landed at that time. By this arrival we have
received papers from New York, New Orleans,
Washington, Philadelphia, and Boston, to the latest
date. The news which they contain is not very im-
portant, but there are several interesting items from
the American army in Mexico.
The commercial intelligence is satisfactory.
Freights had a downward tendency, and the flour
and grain markets were looking dull, with a pros,
pect of falling prices. On the subject of freights,
One of the New York papers of March 15 says—
" Shippers are holding off in hopes of obtaining a
reduction in freights, and on paying more for corn
ea future delivery than they now are for parcels
here. Flour is taken to Liverpool at 7s. Cotton
J.& and corn 25d. to 28d. Corn to Ireland 26d. ;
to
Glasgow 23d. to 24d. Contracts have been entered
Into for vessels to load in July at 55. for flour, and
18d. for grain.
Our market report states that cotton was dull of
sale at New York on the 15th ult., but prices firm.
Spinners were the principal operators. Genesee
lour was quoted at 7 dollars, and the range of
Western Canal was from 6 dolls. 8710. to 7 dolls.
Southern was dull at 6 dolls. 50c. to 6 dulls. 62ic.,
including Richmond and Baltimore. Sales of Indian
Meal were made at 5 dolls., and for delivery in April
at 4 dolls. 625 c. Rye 5 dolls. Corn was down a
little, owing to the want of vessels, and an expected
decline in freights ; sales had been made at 85 to 93
cents, and Jersey 'Wheat at 140 c. A fair business
Was doing in Rice at 3 dolls. 75c. to 5 dolls. The
market for provisions had been rather dull, but was
getting firmer. Prime Ohio Pork sold at 12 dolls.
25c., and prime Mess 14 dolls. 50c. Ohio Lard
101 to 10k.
We have already observed that the political news
is not important. The most important item ap-
pears to he the resignation of Major-General Benton,
who had been appointed to the supreme command of
the army. He alleges as the cause of his resignation
that he was not clothed with sufficient authority to
bring about the settlement of the dispute between
his own country and the citizens of Mexico. Some
of the papers comment rather severely upon this move
of Mr. Benton. He wished to supersede Generals
Scott and Taylor, and dictate terms of peace aided by
the Provisions Bill, just as he pleased. We have pe-
rused the correspondence which has taken place be-
tween Mr. Benton, the President, and the Adjutant-
General on the subject. The rumour that prevailed
of a fight between Santa Anna and General Taylor
was of course a hoax. Events in the South had,
however, a threatening aspect, and it was thought
that the month of March would probably be the
most exciting of the campaign. It was reported
that General Worth would be nominated in the room of
Benton—refused. Other name were talked of, but
nothing certain was known. This arrival furnishes
US with accounts from Havannah to the 28th of
February. The distresses of the American army
were still a prominent topic in the Mexican papers.
The Minister of War had sent Santa Anna 25,000
dolls. at the close of January. The latter adds that
he is about to meet the enemy. The capture of the
American troops had caused some enthusiasm. Ac-
tive preparations were making for the defence of Vera
Cruz as late as the 7th. The national bridge and
point Chiquihuite were receiving formidable additions
to their strength. The blockade at Vera Cruz was
reported to be violated daily. News of the British
Mail West India steamer had reached Havannah.
The Church in Mexico has effectually resisted the
seizure of its property. Santa Anna had yielded to
the demands of the hierarchy, and the clergy proposes
a loan of 450,000 dolls. per month.
The benevolent exertions in favour of the suffering
people of Ireland are still going on in the most praise-
worthy and active manner. Subscriptions to a large
amount had been taken up in New York.

THE BRAZIL MAILS.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 6.—The Seagull packet, Lieut.
Parsons, arrived last night with the Brazil mails;
sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 14th of February.
Freight, eleven bars of gold on account of the Brazi-
lian Government. Passengers—Messrs. Braun, Har-
rison, and Konitz ; and steerage passenger, John
Bastin. Left at Rio de Janeiro her Majesty's ship
Crescent. Her Majesty's ship Curacoa sailed on a
cruise on the 13th of February. The Griffon, branch
p?cket, arrived on th. 10th of February ; left Monte
Video on the 31st of January. On the 22d February
spoke her Majesty's ship Thetis steering S.W.
Exchange—Moderate amounts were almost daily
passed upon London at 281 to 1, until the Bth, the
eve of the departure of the steamer for the north,
when business was done at 29. When the Seagull
was announced to sail on the 14th, the market
opened at 28, and large sums were negotiated at
281 and at 28k, the latter the nearer quotation at the
close of business; and on the 12th the last quotation
was 281. Altogether, about 130,0001. had passed on
London, 340,000 francs on Paris at 330, and 50,000
francs of indirect bills at 320 to 328. Moderate
amounts on Hamburgh at 610.
Discounts continue to rule at 71, at which rate the
demand had been brisk.
Stock, which opened at 84, had declined to 83 and
83i ; the sales had been extensive, and the market
closed fiat.
In specie a moderate business was done. Spanish
Doubloons, dolls. 29 500 to dolls. 30 000 ;. Patriot,
dolls. 29 200 to dolls. 29 400; Spanish dolls., 1 950
to dolls. 2 000.
Exports of coffee since Ist of Feb. :—Africa, 10
bags ; Antwerp, 8,748; Boston, 3,257 ; Cape of
Good Hope, 1,440; Copenhagen, 7,123 ; Genoa,
1,197: Hamburgh, 4,579 ; New Orleans, 4,200;
New York, 7,288 ; Stockholm, 3,205. Washed
coffee was quoted at 395. 51. per cwt. on hoard;
superior, 31s. ; first good, 295. 3d. ; ordinary, 275. Id.
Freights to the Channel, 525. 6d. to 555.
The Seagull brings nothing new from the River
Plate.