The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-28 00:00:00

E VIA] N I NG', 14,1DIT1()N.
PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.
(From the Pv!ef oPI fircieeedings of oe House of Cummv,,,)
TUESDAY, APRIL 27. .
WEST INDIA MAILS.
, Motion inide, and Question put, " That a Seleflt Committee .- .
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be appointed on the port of departure and arrival of the. West
India Mails, to whom shall be referred the Iteports of the. COM' 44;4
ratites appointed by the Lord; of th,l Admiralty to inquire into ,- y
the comparative advantages afforded, by different ports in the. .011,
Chantiel, fur the West India Mail service ;"—(Mr. Freshfield), f,itl'
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-.The House divided ;,r-
IVIA.IOIIITI%-AYES, £4.
Anti-otitis, hdiiiiina+-Atrey i
nncher , J. H.-York
h 1 Milts; •
Archbold, Robert-111144 Philip W. Skyer-Bristol ,
Bailey, J. D.-Sudbury otrisi 1).-Xarmartheri
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Basset, John -Helstone ,Mutitg, G. p.--ittrinltighatn
Berkeley, Hon. F. 11.--Bristol • ' Norreys, Sir Denhaiti:-MalitlYl ,lei;"
Berkeley, Hon. G.-Gloucestersh. O'Corin..l. Daniel' Dublin '
f.d!it
Bowes, 'l'-Plymouth . ;Palmer, Charles fYshc-Reading.. ' ' ' ,s i
Blackburne,lr eland-Warrington Pendarves,
Bolling, W.-Bolton ' Praed W. T.---t. Ives 1 , .(2,l:rcideiternwall -‘ . :::4
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Bridgeman. Hewitt-Ennis ,Protheree, Edward-HalifaX •- 4 i',
Eroadley, Henry-East Yorkshire Pryme, Geo.E.rgeW-
Brooke, Sir A. 8.-Fermanagh '-Rolleston, Col.-S. Nottingham ',•
33uller, Charles -Liskeard Rundle, John-Tavistock 4,0,,,
Collier, John-Pl)mouth . Salwey, Lieut.-Col.-Ludlow
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Craig, W. G.-Edinburghshire ' Spry, Sir S. P. ,- Bodmin „111:
Dalrymple Sir A.-Brighton iStaunton, Sir George Thomas °;;0!
Duncan, Viscount-Southampton !Stuart, Lord J.-Ayr
Eliot, Lord-East Cornwall . Trotter, Jobn - ' :siii°
Greig, Danid-Pe, th Turner, Edmund-Truro :I°,
Grimsditch, T.-Macclesfield Vivian, Major tharles.---Bodmin , • " ~,,I
Hardinge, Right Hon. Sir IL- Vivian, John Henry-Swansea '" ~
Launceston Vivian, John En tils-‘,Tturo . I
° Hawkins, J. IL-Newport, Isle of Vivian, Sir R. H.-Eaet Certn wall . IV„/
Wight Wilmot, Sir J. E.-Warwielliphlff iiiiii
Heneage, G W.-Devizes Workhouse, Edmond-E Noffeht S4O
Hodgson. Rd.-Berwick-tn.-Tweed Weed, Benjamin-!.:outhwark '; ,I 1
Hutchins, E. J.-Penryn Iv
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Ingestre, Viscount-Staffordshire TELLERS. ~ I',!
Irving, John-Antrim Co. Fre Held, James Win.-Penryn ' ; :
Litton, Edward-Coleraine
1.4m0n, Eir Chas.-W. Cornwall

MINORITY.
Acland, Sir T. D.—.N Devonshire,
Adam, Rear-Adm. Sir C.—Clack-

NOES, N.

1 Langcyc; Hcn . C.—Knaresbo.

mannan
Baldwin, Charles Barry—TotneSs
Baring, F. T.—Portsmouth
Barnard, E.G.—Greenwich
Blake, Win. J.—Newort, Isle of
Wight
Brocklehurst, J.—Macclesfield
Brodie, W. B.—Salisbury
Buck, L. W.—North Devonshire
Buller, Sir J. Yarde—Devonshire
Butner, Sir E. L—Lincoln
Bustield, W.—Bradford
Datmeny, Lord—Stirling
Divett, Edward—Exeter
Ellis, Wynn—Leicester
c:wart, William—Wigan
Gordon, Robert—Windsor
Greene, T. G.—Lancashire
Harcourt, G. G. V —Oxfordshire
rieathcoat, J.—Tiverton
Hobtiouse T. Benj.—Rochester
Hodges, '1". L.—West Kent
Howard, P. H.—Carlisle
Hume, Joselh—Kilkenny
i inn ph erv, John—Southwark
Hutton, Hobert—Dunn.
Labouchere, Right lion. Henry—
l'aunton

rough
Lister, E. Canlifre—Bradford
Marsland, Henry—Stockport
Muskat, George A.—St. A lban'i
Pease, Joseph—South Durban%
Philips, Mark—Manchester :14
Pigot, David ltichard—Clonmell ip
Power, James—Wexford Co. tAil
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Russell, Lord John—Stron.
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Seale, Colonel—Dartmouth
Seymour, Lord—Totneas
Stanley, E. John—North Cheshire
Strickland, Sir G.—W, Yorkalule -;00)1.
Strutt, Edward Derby ,
Style, SirCharles—ScarborouV,
Thornely,Thos.—Wolverhampton
Warburton, H.—Bridport
White, Andrew—Sunderland et
Wilde, Mr. Serjeant—Newark r.
Williams, William—Coventry /1' lzE'l
Wood, Sir Matthew—London r epie 4
Wood, G. W.—Kendal
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Wyse, Thomas— Waterfora ;
Yates, J. Ashton -Carlow ,
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TELLERS. r d 9410,,
Parker, John—Sheffield " „) /Po
O'Ferrall, R. M.—Kil _are Co '"'"*
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stu,--In your paper of this evening I perceive my name
the list of Members absent from last night's division. I re-`.,
quest your immediate correction of this extraordinary„
blunder—most extraordinary, indeed, when, in the same paper,
I find my name recorded, as it ought to be, among the ayes.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
M. J. O'CONNELL.

Reform Club, Tuesday Night, April 27, 1841.
[The mistake arose from Mr. O'Connell's name being In-
serted in the list of absentees sant to us. Even the votes are
sometimes in error, and we were left in doubt.—En. Sun.]

THE WEATHER.—NooN, APRIL 28.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Barometer
Thermometer... 6S I Highest 75 I Lowest .........
Wind S. E. —Freezing Point 32 Deg.

COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.—GREAT MEET'
Irto AT WILLIS'S RoOars.—Yesterday a meeting for the
purpose of originating a fund for the foundation of colonial
bishoprics, convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, was
„,
held at Willis's Rooms. Long before two o'clock, the hour
named for the meeting, the great room was crowded to excess. • ,-'
and numbers were wholly unable to obtain admittance. The
majority of the assembly consisted of clergymen, and there was
also a considerable number of ladies. After several speeches
had been made, and resolutions passed, in furtherance of the
proposal for establishing a fund, the meeting broke up.
ALLEGED UNNECESSARY INQUEST.—Yee'
terday an inquest was taken before Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the
Camden Head, Camden-town, on Mr. John Horner, aged 46, *
master baker, of No. 110, High-street, Camden-town. The
deceased had for some time past complained of violent pains in
his head, and on Wednesday evening last he became so bad
that he was compelled to leave busintss and take to his bed.
About seven o'clock on the following evenirg he became
worse, and leeches were applied. He shortly after became
sensible, and died at half-past nine on Friday morning. Mr'
Williams, surgeon, gave it as his opinion that the cause o
death was acute inflammation of the brain. Mr. William
Gittens, a friend of the deceased's family, complained bitted);
that the feelings of the deceased's widow and family should
have been wounded by an inquisition. The Coroner said, in'.
quests were frequently held through the injudicious conduct o:
the friends of a deceased person themselves. A short tint
since he was compelled to hold an inquest on a gentleman, Tr:
consequence of his friends having two or three times shut the,e
doer in the summoning officer's face when, in the performs 7,_
of his duty, he sought for information. This created a tet,V,ite
cion in the neighbourhood, and the officer had no, alternas'
but to scud to the Coroner. Verdict, " Natural Death.”
C rNA .-The following is an,extract.of a•lefr
ter received here (Greenock), dated ,Macao, January 22 :--
" You will have heard that the Tokoktow and Chuenpee
forts at the Bogue were taken on the 7th inst., that in the ace 00;
lions there were 700 Chinese killed, that the hinese after the .00
action humbugged Elliot as usual, by only agreeing to part of s 4
the terms, that Hongkong was yielded to us, and that forts
are to be built to protect it as a British settlement. On the
20th instant an edict was sent round Macao in the form of &
circular for the information of the merchants here, by Captain
Elliot, containing the preliminary arrangements between the
Commissioner and Keshen. (The terms of these arrangements
are already well kuown.) Trade is to open ten days after the
Chinese new year (which is the 23d of January), and the mer-
chants at that time are to proceed up to Whampoa. Elliot
continues as unpopular as ever among the people of
Macao, on account of his temporising so much. Many
here think that the Chinese are • only procrastinat ng for the
purpose of making preparations for defending their country in-
ternally. It is stated, however, that Keshen said that he
knew well enough we could take any place we wanted, but that
he would not s•gn any paper ceding any place. This I caw
readily believe, it appears so accordant with all I have seen of
them. Ido not believe they will pay the money. Like the
Quakers with the Edinburgh Annuity Tax, however, they will
not resist our taking it. Several vessels are loaded with tea
for Britain, got out of the Kosciusko, one of the two ships
which have been lying up at %Vhampoa
,during the whore
blockade. She belongs to Jardine, Matheson, and Co. Her
being allowed to pass has been the subject of sad discussion by'
the other merchants, who think it unfair to favor." one party
and not all. The Kosciusko was so crammed that she has
loaded the Lloyd's, the John o'Gaunt, and the Charles Kerr,
all full and packed. The,c vessels went alongside of her at ..ato,
Tongkoo, and will sail immediately.— Greenock Advertise'.
THE CARRION Cnow,—About noon yester-
day the attention of the visitors in the ornamental gardens a '
St. James's Park was called to a large carrion crow hovering
over the lake, apparently with the intention of attacking some
of the birds. After contemplating the dimensions of am
Egyptian goose for some time, he soared to a great height,
from whence he descended with great velocity, pouncing upon
a duck which was at the time seeking insects in the grass,
surrounded by a numerous brood of young ones. The large,
yellow bill of the carrion crow penetrated the neck of tnerSigia,-
duck but (lid not kill it ; the crow then soared aloft again, 0001
and came down rapidly, striking his prey again in the neck,olflois
which extinguished life. The ferocious bird immediately,,ike
seized the duck in its mouth, and flew off in the direction of ,is c;1
Cat hon Gardens. He, however, subsequently wheeled rouncl
and retired to a more secluded spot, the rookery at Spring
Gardens, to enjoy his meal.
SINGULAR DELUSION.—Tuesday afternoon a
Coroner's inquest was held in the Vestry-hall of the parish of
St. John's, ,Horslydown, before Mr. Payne, on the bode of
James Balser Welford, aged 35, butler to Richard Watt, Esq..
a gentleman of large fortune, residing in Fitzroy•square. The
deceased had lived in the family of Mr. Watt, as butler, be-
tween nine and ten years, and was highly respected by every
member of the family. During the lost ten weeks:previous t
Easter Sunday, he appeared to oe labouring under extreme de-
pression of spirits, although he assigned no cause to any of hi*
fellow-servants. On the evening of Easter Sunday, as was his•
custom, he sat in the kitchen and read several chapters from the
Bible to his wife and fellow-servants. While thus engaged, he,
left off two or three times, saying there were 300 or 400 flies fly-
ing about his face, although t here was riot one to be seen. He
likewise said there were a parcel of cats running about tile ~,q
floor, although this was a delusion ; but so strongly was tlir
impression fixed upon his mind, that he asked Wm. Coulson, 1.
-
the foot-boy,-to assist him to eateh the cats. Between ten' ,
and eleven o'clock, one of the footmen went to calla cab for s'ifio
a gentleman, wbo was on a visit to Mr. Watt, and uppri,,thel
bell ringing deceased went up to the door without his hatrand,49.l,;4l
in the course of half an hour he was missed. Nothing, however,
was beard of him until about half-past six o'clack on Sunday
evening, • when acting Inspector Adams, of the Thames Police„,
observed a body floating down the river, which he caused to bear{ (o',
lashed to his boat, and rowed it ashore, and upon searching A.! ; 11,,Et
he found a letter which led to his identification. The Jury' •
"F, nd Drowned."

returned a verdict of !oun-
HOPS.—The appearance of the bine where::l,l'.o
hops were grown last year is that of health and vigour, and "11 04
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there are at present very few fleas to weaken them. Is , io.
•the gardens, however, where the blight prevailed last see-: '‘
son the bine looks sickly and much weaker. In the wet . •
lands, as fatas can be judged at present, the state of the blocs
IN unpromising. The bines in Town Mailing
-A look health),
and gttnwg., Jo Mee roefsvto,,ratth -i
nthsfec:i.n csare
General generallyreu
well, and.tbere are vervifew fleas, the
E SPORTSIVAN.—As
moist weather being
very favourably
the ineressthe appearance of the bines.—Maid'
favourably iif
alane Gazette.
wdaaysostaogivedo, aby
tively stealing sway. from
staggeringd ark aalley,
euyridienr tth'haee
some police officers, who imme- . Ho
diately inspected his burden. TO .their horror and astonish,- „,'t ge,
meat they found it -to . consist of the bodies of about twenty., is "15
aoa,d. ems. On being closely interrogated, Germain Galet, •-;
5'
fißleleaAdu Beauvais,
. rie:
thig Wholesale murderer,. confessed that
answer before the
serves of thehis only occupation
was huntiog eats, for the skins of which he found a ready mar
weight
egn
hsto tltfalJossiepoa;;li rine:::
ket, tOd disposed of many of the carca,es to traiteurs, to be
game thus killed with,:
served up to their guests as rabbits. This poacher in the pre" - ,'.,,,,i,.
HOW TO
-..sod oldladies ~f the city will have, it is said, t'',.--7'0,1
tribunal fur no few.r than sixty head 01 •.,,;,,,,,,
ut a license.—Paris Paper. ci, f
told me several anecdotes ; , • tP'
sEE Ys
of
‘VAY.--Mr. NlackenzlP 11:,,f(
on: of Lady Yarmouth. She was 4',1
large dinner, seated at no gre...
at a t distance from a rich clerg;v,..-
ni-n, and senile bishopric having junt :11" in he carelessly ex„
pressed a wish that he were so lucky a: s°N"e Padne'eed, I do
"Do you expect it?" said she to him. " 0',"1,, l‘That
not," he replied; " I fear I am not Si) foam.," '''' , thousand
say you to a bet ?" said she. " I'll het you h. „ man ;
•
pounds that you will get it."—" Done,'. said the cle. gl.ri of:
and soon after he had the vacant see:—Swinburne's (cr.... ' •
Europe. - - - - -..,
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STATISTICS OF DUELLING UNDER ugoni"-- .
e"."' an. —S uch was- the . frequent occurrence of
• fougV'
Tilt ".• . "at one hundred and seventy-two were
this long reign,,... ' and • forty-four -persons avers cow
(in which three hundt .
were killed; in three a qicle
cerued); sixty-nine individuals .: d, nii,ety.six ecer,
fatal cases neither of the combatantsl survive
tcl - and forty-eight ot.
wounded, forty,eight of them exseraud y
-s'eventy-one escaped -,
them slightly ; shile one hundred.
unhurt. From this statement It., v‘,.t.)
than one-fifth of the cumlatants .
otie-half received the bullets_ oft
4._
sa:ce,,
ill be seen thatrather more
their li,eq - duels to
, and that ricarl}"
;heir antagonists, It also ap, ;.,
that fix Of die a.l- - -
' • ,Ir.ais that only eighteen trials t 9 k
seven
folovt,giiii4 inar,2,
Tingled individuals were acquitted,.
•ftnri PilYht inwrisoued.for different pertocls.
`slaughtei:, and three of murtier.,-two
.o.f w.ll-00 weo:el'elt-6-is . A