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country, and- to those Gentlemen, and to the constit
encies at large, these public acknowledgments are due.
All that I hope is that they will not repose upon their
victory, and that it will only animate them to continued
anh increased exertions. I said before, Gentlemen, and
I believe it has been proved to be true, that the battle of
the constitution must be fought in the Registration
Courts.—(Hear.) And I am sure the victory which
has been achieved must be secured in the Registration
Courts also. I do hope the Conservative party in
,this. country will continue to secure for themselves,
by all fair and all legitimate means, and by no other
whatever, the possession of that power and influence in
the State which their wealth, their intelligence, their re-
spectability, and their character fully entitle them to
exercise.—(Hear, hear.) I hope they will carefully con-
sider every franchise to which the law entitles them, and
secure .for themselves the exercise of it, whether in
municipal elections, in county elections, or in borough
elections. Gentlemen,. this being merely a convivial
meeting, I fear I have treipassed.longer than I ought to
have done upon your attention. Gentlemen, with the
toast I shall conclude my address • and I beg you to fill
your highest bumpers to the "Prosperity of the town
and neighbourhood of Tainworth."

A vitriety of other excellent Conservative speeches
were delivered, but the late hour at which Sir Robert
Peel concluded his address necessarily precludes their in-
sertion on the present occasion.
The dinner, which was served up by Mr. Rhodes, of
the King's Arms, Tamworth, was of a very superior
description, and the utmost harmony and festivity pre-
vailed throughout the evening.

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic Returns for the Week ending July 26, 1841 :
Passengers Z1,003 15 8
Merchandise 421 12 6

Darlington, July 21, 1841.

£1,425 8 2

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ROYAL ARTILLERY.
WOOLWICH, JULY 23.—Lord Bloomfield has obtained
leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates
in Irelind, to which 1).1 will proceed this evening.
Lord Sondes and a foreign nobleman arrived at Wool- •
wich Marshes at a quarter past
.twelve o'clock to-day,
where they were shortly afterwards joined by Lieut.-
Col. Lord Charles Wellesley, of the 15th regiment. 0.
The field-batteries, under the command of Major :s
Sweeting, immvdiatelv
and aftei-Wafds ivitlriffieiier`ghot.
A stationary battery of 32 and 68-pounder guns, was
then manned, and some excellent practice was made
against the imitation fort on the north-west side of the
marshes. A section of the rocket troop also exhibited
the effects of the rocket used in their branch of the
service.

Gen. Millar's 96-pounder gun, adapted for three miles
range, was fired twice on this occasion, being the first
time this season.

After luncheon the party proceeded to the mortar and
howitzer batteries, where Captains Bloomfield, 111‘Bean,
and Bingham - Lieutenants Buchanan, Irving, Crofton,
and Scott, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Walker,
were ready to receive them. Several rounds were fired
from the howitzer and mortar batteries, which appeared
very good.
At three o'clock the Horse Artillery assembled on the
Upper Common, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
Cator, and marched past at slow and quick time, and then
at full gallop. They afterwards went through all the
evolutions of a field-day in the usual manner.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in
the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes
Registered in the week ending July 24, 1841." The Table is
issued from the Office of the Registrar-General :

CAUSES OF DEATH.

Weekly
Total. Average
I 838-9-40.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 124 204
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 133 151
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Hea-t and Bloodvessels
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other
Organs of Digestion 7O 60
Diseases of the Kidw)s, &c.
Chilcibed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c
Diseases of Uncertain Seat • 93 103
Old Age, or Natural Decay 56 71
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 13 25
Causes not specified
Deaths from all causes 756 -
Average Weekly Deaths .. 926
Deaths in the Average Weekly
Week. Deaths, 1838-9-40.
Western Districts ... 127 ...... 139
North Districts
Central Districts 156 ..... 190
East Districts l5B ...... 211
South Districts ... ......

Total 756 926
It is stated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the
32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon-
don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of
Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality-- •
and the parishes of St. Marylehone, St. Pancras, Kensington,
Fulham, Ilammersmith(Chapelry), St. Luke (Chelsea )2Pad-
dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard ( Brom-
ley), St. Mary-le-bow, Camber •.ell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas
and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population. as
enumerated in 1831, was 1,594,890. The weekly average for
1838, 1839, and 1810, was obtained by dividing the deaths in
the three years by 156.
TEMPERATURE IN THE WEEKS ENDING
July 17. July 24.
75 740
50 51
60 60
,1841.

Highest
Lowest
Daily Mean .
General Register Office, July

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

Ou Monday evening a youth, named Arnold James
Fades, in the service of Mr. Chapman, surgeon, in
Lower Tooting, committed suicide, by hanging himself
to a beam in a hay loft on the premises of his
►master. lie was found by Mr. Chapman's son,
who took all the steps usually adopted to restore
suspended animation, but without effect. It appears that
the boy was led to commit the rash act upon a discovery
made by his mistress that he had embezzled numerous
sums of money given to him by her to pay the trades-
men in the neighbourhood. Mrs. Chapman threatened
to tell deceased's master, and sent for his father, but be-
fore the arrival of the latter the boy was found as be-
fore described.

INQUEST ON THE BODY.
Wednesday afternoon an inquest was held by Mr. Car-
ter, Coroner for Surrey, at the Castle Tavern, Tooting, on
the body of the deceased youth. One of the witnesses
was Mrs. Chapman, and, her evidence having been taken,
the following extraordinary scene occurred;—
CORONER (having read over to the witness the state-
ment she had made)—l have not yet sworn you, Madam ;
have the goodness to take the book, and attend to the
words of the oath.

Mrs. Chapman (greatly agitatod)-oh, no, Sir ; I
will not take au,oatli.

The COttONER courteously insisted upon the witness
swearing to the evidence she had given, otherwise he
must strike his pen through the whole of it, observing,
also, that no person could reasonably hesitate to swear
to that which they knew to be plain matter of fact.
To the great astonishment of all present the witness
still persisted in her refusal. She said that all she had
stated was, to the best of her recollection, perfectly true,
but that she was almost in a state of distraction when
the occurrences she had detailed took place.
The Coroner still insisting, the witness rose from
her seat in great mental agony, and, bursting into
tears, implored that she might be excused from taking
the required oath.
Mr. Chapman (witness's husband)—Really I see no
reason why you should not swear to your statement. You
know it to be true, and as a Christian you can safely
verify it by the oath which the law requires.
Witness (weeping bitterly)-oh, spare me ! I cannot
take an oath.

The depositions were again read over to the witness,
whod_ec) !tared that every word was correct, but still re-
fusedCOßO CORONER—Then, —r
rh
sworn.
e , Madam, it wall be my painful duty
to commit you.
Mr. Chapman—l consider, Mr. Coroner, you are car-
rying this matter too far. I cannot allow my wife to
stay here any longer. If she does, she will be laid on a
bed of sickness.
ConoxEn—You must allow me, Sir, to know my duty.
I am bound by law to take all evidence upon oath.
Chapman—With deference to you, you ought to
have administered the oath to Mrs: Chapman before you
heard her evidence•
t.i.he never had the least idea that
she would be required to make the statement upon oath.
The CORONER expressed his astonishment at this sug-
gestion, and told Mr. Chapman he must be perfectly well
aware that the oath must be taken. He then stated that
he should be obliged to adjourn the inquest and commit
Mrs. Chapman, upon which Mr. Chapman earnestly in-
terfered to induce his wife to take the oath, which she at
either
last did, but fainted away at the same moment, and was
carried o
re-
turnedco'llid l a
The
bju
e verdict " that deceased destroyed himself while
attachedurty o
bfttilnreg fully
satisfies
to Ar. or hat
i‘
labouring under temporary insanity.

DOVER, JULY 28.—Yesterday morning, at one
o'clock, Prince Esterhazy and suite arrived at the York
Hotel in two carriages and four. They embarked at six
o'clock on board one of the mail steam-packets for Ca-
lais, under a salute of ten guns from the Castle. The
theatre was opened last evening, and was attended by the
fashionables sojourning at this port. The entertainments
consisted of a grand vocal and instrumental soiree musi-
cale, given by the Alpine singers, Herr Frederick Strauss,
Herr -Helling, and Herr Augustine, who appeared in their
national costume.

THE EYES.—Optical improvements to enable
persons at an advanced age to read with ease and discriminate ob-
jects with perfect distinctness.—Messrs. S. and B. Salome:ls, 314
Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, and 76,
King Wißiam.street, City; their long extensive practice has ens.
bled them to invent Spectacle Lenses upon a new construction, of the
greatest transparent refractive power,
which have gained universal
approbation. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vision
every object becomes clear and distinct. so that the most aged imper-
fect sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youth-
ful, natural, and original state. The valuable advantages derived
from this invention is, that these lenses arc constructed on a prinei.
ple that persons can sec with them of a much less magnifying power
than those now in common use; nor will they require the frequent
changes that other spectacles generally do ; they are also adapted to
imperfect vision to the greatest nicety; they are found to preserve
and strengthen the most weak and defective sight. Their invisible
operative Voice Conductor for deaf persons is not the least percepti
ble, nor more uncomfortable than having a piece of wool in its place;
they give immediate relief to old standing extreme cases of deaf.
ness. Those valuable inventions have also gained the patronage of
the Royal Family and the unqualified approbation of above 400 of
the principal members of the medical profession.—No comer:ion
with persons of the same name.