The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-07 00:00:00

CO RONF.RN INQUEST.--Yesterday an adjourned

Inquest was held on the body of John Simpkins, aged 73. It ,
appeared from the testimony of several witnesses, that the de-
ceased cohabited with a woman of the name of Ann Sit mks.
They lived in White Lion-court, Rosemary-lane, and on .tion-
day evening she went down the lane, when she watt attacked by a
woman named Harris, who knocked her down,kicked and jurn p-
ed upon her, and exclaimed, that if she bad the old man down
she wouldmurder,;'
rd e r,,Lt
wmepn
th i
out,s gu tasnodu tfi. n
d'irnlgt e
sd
he caenaks
se d ea
on triilne grtahveecnri re
not f.
asked who had struck his wife ? upon which Hams flew at
him, struck him in the stomach, and he fell to the groUnd.
She then dragged him some distance by the legs, kicked him;
and jumped upon him, but ha was at length taken away. The
unfortunate man was carried home, where he died on Wednes-
day last. The Conner observed, that if there had been malice
aforethought, there would he a capital charge, but here thee,
apppeared to be no such thing ; the Jury, therefore, returned a
verdict of" Manslaughter" against Harris.
The new pier erecting on the south side of
the river Wear is in a state of great forwardness. When fir LI,
ed, it will be one of the pleasantest marine promenades in tto
North, and front the solid appearance of the work, may seem
to defy the angry surge of Neptune.
West Pier now erected at Whitehaven.
The wife of Thomas Edwards, a poor man,
length of tilsrfiaV week,slerenfet,asag eel,
i,dai orthe
among the sPtolntersaantrtthi ienamy
New
family of fi children residing at No. 311,. Ulmer Rath-
w:th a ve 1 of throe chit I
bone-place, was last Saturday deliveret _ ren, two
boys and a girl, all living, and at present doing well.
An interesting trial took place at Louth, in
nat,yonugialgirisntlaan R (o) fm
tahne tut tnrihmo loi
tohrempsrbot;e, caul,iorouteosfial
ins to a young lady of highly
twohoniitairrt prosecutor had induced pri..
yhe
respectable pee els Ytelt able connections. It was proved on nie
examination of the newly-married man, that ha
was a very unwilling witness, but had been pre-
lisefsee;s:onfpda
eti
pre-
vailed Ott to give evidence, ocnwotillittstelidellexii:rbibe.
ti tut
her,
Roman Catholic Priest, marrying.-
oa;fahporoir,bi
Protestant
tttianeni
estpitiiiiitlelgiattorieet,cialo:neopicjtoi luisitsaireotsirtsosleilis
ieenh inflictso r
bei
()nap
Y.
Wh
The Chief Baron read that part of the Act of
of 5001. on any
nclip
to Pay the sum, to be confined in gaol. The Jury
brought in, after a Consultation of .about an hour,
a verdict of Guilty, 'The Priest is not able to
I pay five pounds. • •

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extraets fivin the Morning Pripet's) Aug. 7.

[THE TIMEIIa
The recent and passing agitations of the
Preuch funds, with other causes of a nature less
obvious to general observation, induce our fo-
reign correspondents to conjecture that the inac-
tive condition of public afa►rs is likely to under-
go some speedy change—whether for good or
evil. Our accounts from Paris of the $d and 4th
instant, narrate circumstances concerning the
King personally, which must be looked at with
considerable interest, although not, perhaps, as
affording grounds for such decided prognostics in
relation to his Majesty's life as if ho had not
been already subject to crises like that now de-
scribed to us. On Sunday last, at ten in the
evening, there was some confusion at St. Cloud.
The King had been alone in his Cabinet, and
fast asleep in an arm-chair. After waiting for
half an hour, and hearing no sort of noise, the at-
tendants in the next room thought it right to en-
ier the King's apartment, where they found
Louis in a violent fit, and with a countenance quite
distorted. A general alarm followed. Thu phy-
sicians were sent for, and the Princes apprised
of the King's danger. But in the mean time
Louis recovered a little and on hearing that
the family had been raised, became so excessive-
ly irritated, that on the Princes hurrying to
the chamber-door, he exclaimed, with all his
might, " Do they think me dead already ? "--
Their Highnesses, it appears, on this hint, ran otT
without seeing his Majesty. The next day Louis
wail a little better ; but he is kept alive by con-
stant medicine, and the most assiduous care on
the part of those about hint. if he had reason
to suspect how much, they say his anger would
UP ungovernable. Speculations were pretty com-
mon on Tuesday, that the Session then about to
Le closed would re-open in the course of No-
vember, for another experiment with the projel
for reducing the ltentes. M. Villele, says re-
port, has pledged himself to this measure, on
condition that the contractors shell keep up the
price of stocks, and that a new batch of Peers
will be created to guard against another dis-
uppointment. The extreme complaisance of
this Minister towards Lord liarrowby, on
Sunday last, at St. Cloud, is thought by
the French Court-calculators, an inauspicious
omen for the solidity of his power. The session
was closed on Tuesday, and a suspicion prevail-
ed that the censorship of the Journals would be
forthwith announced by proclamation. The pre-
text for so monstrous an overthrow of the in-
estimable right of discussion was to be, say
our correspondents, 44 the gravity of circum-
stances." But what offensive and odious policy
this most odious of all encroachments would
he destined to assist, we are not yet informed.
regard to some of its consequences, in►-
mediate and remote, there is less difficulty in

, .
judging. In the first histanceithe Journals are,
to every gaud end, extinguished. The censors
are to be unknown--a masked exeoutioner
will stifle, unseen, the most powerful and most
useful offspring Of the national ititelit4t ; the peo-
ple will believe nothing that they read, and sus-
pect fur .worse of public affairs than what the
jealousy of this secret tribunal conceals from
them ; distrust and exasperation will grow up
and ripen in the
midst of the compubiory dark-
isess ; the Government will tremble at the awful
silence which they have themselves enforced ;
the impossibility of maintaining suet) a system in
the actual state of France, will be once more,
after this third or fourth unsuccessful trial, made
manifest ; and the censorship will become, us it
hug already, a burnt-offering to the safety of its
own selfish advocates and advisers.

[Milli:UV} PORT.]
New York Papers to the 4th, and Philadel-
phia to the 6th ult. reached us yesterday. They
contain no confirmation of Bolivar's reported vic-
tors'. A vessel, arrived at New York on the 7th,
from Carthagena, having ou board Mr. W. D.
Robinson, with dispatches from the American
Minister at Bogota, for Ins Government ; and
also from the ColUMbiair Government, for its
Minister at Washington. The accounts from La-
guyra were to the 22d June. The General Sant-
ander, Captain Chase, had carried in there three
Spanish armed brigs, the Trienta de Mayo, Es-
frella, and San Pedro, With three merchantmen,
whose cargoes were valued at 250,000 dollars.—
They formed part of a convoy from the !lave :nail
for Cadiz, which 'was attacked by Captain Chase,
in Om night time, One of the armed brigs bad
on hoard 8,000 dollars. They are French built,
anti two of them Carry 16 guni each. The ex-
traordinary gallantry and activity displayed by
Captain Chase had induced the Government to
relax in his favour the recent Decree for laying a
duty of 45 per cent. on all prize goods.

r
Lan ITISII PH MI
We have received New-York Papers to the
7th of July. The topic of primary interest still
4,43 might. be expected, the election Of the Pre-
sident for the next period. The friends of Mr.
Crauford do not seem to be quite so confident as
they were formerly, and they are bitter in propor-
tiPlingainSt: their opponents. The following let-
ter, as indicating a coalition of interests in favour
di. General Jackson, has called forth the wrath of
the opposite party. The anniversary of the inde-
pelidence has been kept throughout the Union
tivitlt the spirit and enthusiasm with which such
an event deserves to be celebrated. Besides
""' nhove, there seems to be no intelligence
of any moment, except that the people of Ame-
rico are proceeding steadily in the improvement
of 'their inland navigation, by cutting canals in
every dlrection, for the purpose of connecting
their great rivers and takes, This is the best and
limit profitable mode of etraploying capital In a
centitry like Anterlete„, %enter. the establishing a
rapid and "wdli 'ot! catiummication
no'ry part .of 044 Ulthiti will more efiec-
timily benefli the COutkry it larger than ail
the irtrifts tb eitcoo/60 the grow ti of•
tilauu-
ciitares in art tincosikeniiii sell ;tiott
'for -WWI
framed. The spirit with which thvie overt-

tions are carrying on is truly wonderful, and
the promptitude of their execution must insure
a speedy return for capital invested. In America,
in great works of this kind, the Government pur-
sues a plan, which, if not' required in this coun-
try, where capital is abundant, could not fail to
be beneficial in Ireland, where money is scarce.
After a certain moiety has been subscribed by
individuals, the State becomes a partner in the
speculation to the amount of one-third, or one-
half; thus at once assisting the private capitalist,
benefiting the nation, and insuring economy in
the conduct of the operations, by encouraging
payate wealth and individual industry, to carry
into effect measures of great public utility.

[NEW TIMES.]
We learn from the Dublin Morning Post of
Monday, that the new Legislative Assembly
established in that city under the style and title
of " The Catholic Association," has finished its
Session. Without entering into any discussiontof
the merits of the Association, or considering how
far the .country may be enlightened by the
speeches of its Members, or the peasantry en-
riched by contributing their pence to its Rent,
we shall briefly notice its proceedings en Satur-
day. On that day Mr. O'Connel announced
that a Newspaper was about to be established at
Manchester on 44 Catholic principles," and that en
application had been made for an advance of some
pecuniary aid towards the object from the funds
of the Association. A. motion for that pur-
pose could not be made without notice, and thus
the matter dropped. Mr. O'ConnelV in the,
course of his speech, took occasion to defend
the reputation of Cobbett, who, he said, had
been charged with having received money front
the Association. His advocacy was " genuine
and unbought—he knew Mr. Cobbett personally,
and was proud of it. The oppressors of man-
kind were ready enough to bribe the Press ; the
Catholic Association ought to do one thing for
Mr. Cobbett ; they ought to take his Register
into the Rooms of the Association. There should
also be a list of Mr. Cobbett's useful works posted
in the rood's.", Another speaker said that the
Papers which had advocated the Catholic cause
had done so. merely 44 on Whig principles," and
that 64 the most powerful advocate the Catholic
cause ever had was Mr. Cobbett." Mr. O'Con-
nell, who is the principium et funs of all the good
things which flow from the meeting in Capel-
street, Own moved a resolution, which for com-
prehensiveness has been rarely surpassed even in
Ireland. _lt was to the following effect :
That an Aggregate Meeting of the Catholics of Ireland
should be held in November, and that Petitions to Parliament
should be prepared in the interim on the following topics :-
Ist. Religious Liberty for ourselves and for Protestant Dii.
2d. Education on liberal and just= principles.
3d. Abolition of Church Rates. •
4th. Diminution of Ti h s, and to facilitate the delivery in
kind.
btb. Abolition of Corporation abuses, monopolies, anti powers
of levying money.
nth. On the administration of Justice.
7th. To enable Ecclesiastical Persons to make leases of three
lives or forty.one years.
Bth. For redress of local grievances, and, in particular for the
abolition of the Paving Board.
tub. For the introduction of Poor Rates.
A genthinan who followed hint attributed the
discussions on the State of Ireland during the
last Session to the influence of the Association.
The resolution was then agreed • to, and the
Meeting adjourned.—As faithful recorders of the
passing events of the day, we could not pass over
in silence so momentous an occurrence as the pro-
rogation of the mighty Assembly, which Mr.
O'Connell regulates with equal moderation of
language and liberality of feeling. The good
sense and' propriety which have marked its pro-
ceedings must
.be no less gratifying to the respect-
able body of the Roman Catholics than they must
'r)rove beneficial to the cause of emancipation.