The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUM`,IARY.

The Morning Poet of this day, in a leading article
!:uggcstcd by Mr. Frost's conviction for high treason at
Newport, says, " We trust that no fastidiousness will
prevent the representatives of the independent British
public in Parliament from calling Ministers to a strict
account, end laying the blame of the late horrors in
Monmouthshire where that biame ought, in strict jus-
tice, chiefly to be laid."—The MOrning herald oh, •
serves, in allusion to Frost's conviction, " The im-
portant point of law which the Judges have re-
served, may be decided in Frost's favour.—The
probability, therefore, that his life may be . spared,
is very strong. No man ever had a fairer trial. The '
enerable_Judges who presided, have, by their deport-
ment, reflected new lustre on the judicial bench." The
Times contains a'leading article nn the sutiject of Whig
and Tory Magisterial appointments, in the course of
which our Contemporary remarks as follows :—" Cre-
ditable was the general impartiality Which governed the
Tories in their nomination of Magistrates and Justices
of the Peace- How differently and infamously have
the Whigs acted under similar circumstances ! From
the moment when Lord Melbourne's Ministry en-
tered upon , its devious course; the system of
contaminating the British Magistracy by investing
it with an exclusive party character, seems to have
dated its commencement:'—The Morning Chronicle,
speaking of the
.Penny. Postage scheme, tihich.comes
into operation this day, observes :—" This noble boon
to the country is stigmatized as robbery, simply because
Ministers have named no tax by which, if necessary, to
replace the deficiency of revenue. • There will be time
enough for that, when the deficiency shall become ca-
pable of being calculated: Pre-payment of a tax is no
necessary concomitant of the pre-payment of postage.
Of any permanent deficiency there can be no reasonable
apprehension."

TALLOW.

(From the Commercial Gazette.)
PARTICULARS OF TALLOW IN LONDON, JAN. 6.

1837. 11838. I

1839. 11840.

Stock this day Casks 33,634121,932 20,898 29,490
Delivery last week
Ditto from Ist June
Arrived last week ...... - 1,884 196
Ditto from Ist June

Price of Y.C. per cwt.-1837, 44s 3d to Os Os ;
1838, 47s Gd to Os Od' ; 1839, .58s Od to Os Od ; .1840,
48s 9d to Os Od; ditto of Town-1837, 49s 6d. ; 1838,
50s Od ; 1839, 62s Od ; 1840, ,53s Od.

Yellow Soap, 50s to 54s ; Mottled ditto, 58s to 62s ;
Melting Stuff, 405 per cwt. Rough Fat average, 2s lld
per Slb,

RUSSIAN TALLOW MONPOLY.

We revert to this scandalous monopoly, which con,
tinues to press so heavily an , the middle and poorer
classes, and we again repeat the advice, that if the
public (who bare the power in their own hands to apply
the remedy) will buy no more of the necessary articles
(soap and candles) than they absolutely require for im-
trieditc consumption, they will most assuredly, ere long,
be able to purchase both, at a price 25 per cent. below
the present.

The following shows an excess of • 57,792 casks, as
compared with last year, viz; :

Casks. Casks,
Stock as above, 6th Jan., 1839
Ditto

8,592
Extra shipped•to the outports
Extra• Weight Casks, larger than last year 3,600
At Cronstadt, to come when the navigation opens 9,600
At Moscow ditto • ditto ditto 6,000
To arrive from Ports in tke Black Sea, Kertch,
Galatz, Odessa, &c

16,000

Total Excess.... Casks 37,792
The price at present is nominally 483:9d. for first scut
Y..C. Tallow-; but less would readily be accepted, if
sales of large parcels could only be effected.
Opposed, as we most decidedly are, to all Monopolies
(but this in particular), we would recommend -the
public to set their faces altogether against Soap and
CandleS rnat:e from Russian grease, till the Bears relax
their gripe and are content with a fair and reasonable
profit, until such time as the Autocrat consents to
or •
admit British manufactures in exchange.

THE FROST.—FOUR LIVES LOST.—Yes.
terday, in St. James's Park, an accident of a most me-
lancholy nature, in which four lives ,have been lost, oc-
curred
a loud outcry was heard proceeding from
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stantly proceeded, and on their reaching it found that
two youths had, by a breakage in the ice, become im-
mersed, and that two other souths, seeing their perilous
situation, had rushed in to their assistance, and that the
whole had sunk, There is no doubt that if not the who.lc,
some of the unfortunate sufferers might have been saveels
had the gate of the bridge leading to the island not beet,.
locked ;.but some minutes elapsed before Whitlock,
the iceman nearest the spot, could gat the key, and the
attempt to run the iceboat to the spot was found to be
fruitless, the ice being too fragile in mane 'parts to
bear its weight. In the interim Bishop, No. ,17
of the Society's men, plunged through. the ice, having:
his life-preserver on, as did also Harris, No. 4. both of
wham, assisted by the other icemen, police, &c., sue-
' needed in a few minutes in getting up two of the
bodies, which were instantly conveyed to a marquee
belonging to the Royal Humane Society, which,.
has been fixed nearly opposite the Stable-yard gate.
were they were received byDeputy-Superintendent Win-•
nett,-and placed in blankets, until the arrival of sur-
geons, for whom messengers had been despatched. Thri
first that arrived came from Lower Grosvenor-Erlace,
who used the . stomach-pump, and adopted the oi'ller
usual means of resuscitation, but unhappily without
effect. In the meantime Bishop succeeded in getth
up another of the bodies, and the fourth was about V te
same time got out by the police of the A division, o tr
duty in the park, who rendered most efficient I.
The former was conveyed to the marenee, and th e
latter to the Westminster Hospital. Both were deadl•
On the body of one of the youths, who so courageousl y
rushed in to the rescue of the two lads under whom tist.'
ice broke, was found u letter, dated from No. 45,
James's-place, and signed " Crawford Patterson," t°'
which address a messenger was sent (3
, who shortly retui 03
with Mr. Patterson, who, on seeing the bodysrecognis Ptd
it as that of his son, aged about 16 years. -The body of
the other lad, who also jumped into the rescue, bas
been identified as the son of respectable persons, residh 1g
near St. Martin's-lane, whose names have not transpire d.
The third body has been identified by Mrs. Knatt, of
No. 61, Marsh:ern-street, Westminster, as that of her o c-
pllcw, named Braithwaite, and the body at the We tt-
minster Hospital she identified as that of her ,611.
About eight o'clock the three bodies were removed f of a
the marquee in shells to St. Martin's Workhouse, w.her°
they await a Coroner's inquest. •
IN NO OTHER PAPER le—The Champion and
Weekly Herald of Sunday next, January 12, will con-
tain the whole trial of Mr. John Frost in a double slit ft
suppleMent, presented gratis, together with three illus-
trative engravings :--1.. The Gaol of Monmouth', from
an origintel design.. 2. The Westgate Ilotel, Newport,
sketched during the riot. 8. Interior of the court-
House, Monmouth, taken during the trial. Full cost)"
pendium of the week's news. Eighty folio 'columns,
price only five pence. The Champion will be kept on
gale the whole of next week. Office, 137, Strand, *ithia
two doors of 'Wellington-street, Waterloo-bridge.
A new comic -opera, the music by the French
composer Boildicu, is to be among the earliest novelties
at Drury-lane. •It is to be brought out under the su-
perinteudenCe of Mt. Rophino Lacy, and to be entitled,
illy Lord ; or, No Loiyl,
PROHIBITION OF :SKATING IN THE PARKS.
—This morring, at An early hour, in consequence of
the lamentable and fatal accidents that occurred- yes-
terday, a number of police Constables belonging to idea
A division, and extra men from the Royal Humane So-
ciety, were sent into St. Ja nes's and Hyde Parks. to
prevent persons venturing on the ice at the Serpentine
River, and waters in St. James's Pa: k.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—DREADFUL DEAT:t
bCeliaorreen clue
r.p 181balki c.rh,.9ouns ct,h
elAbreosd:
—An inquest was held this morning as the Duke of
age, named Thomas Telbin. Thomas
.de-
posedirent ot
fh a;;Lt.,,liser deceaseds.body of
London Docks,
c arthis
builders.son, and
oi in the en md
Monday
)bye-
LfianseTheidlb,inlB,svenca.,ll°'
was driving a waggon laden with rubbish, and walking
close by the herse's bead, when by some accident which
witness could not describe, he slipped and fell to ail°
ground ; and although the witness, who was a little be-
hindi
the cart, ran forward to stop the horse, before t
could be effected the wheels had passed across the peer
fellow's loins. He never spoke and scarcely moved. af-
terwards. Verdict--" Accidental Death."
We are authorised to state that there is no foureda-
tion for the report that Sir F. Roe, late Chief Bingis-
trate of Bow-street Police Court, will continne to en-
joy his full salary. Sir -Frederick has no retiring al"
lowance.

in' Ireland is now reduced to three
regiments romfcavalry, viz.,-the Scots Greys, Inniskillea
Dragoons, and 17th Lancers ; seven Regiments of In;
Pantry, viz.: 22d, 38th, 42d, 84th, 88th, 97th, and
99th ; and 29 depots, viz., sth, 7th, 23d, 27th, 30th,
32d, 36th, 37th, 43d, 47th, 48th, 52d, 56th, .59tb, 60th
(Ist and 2d), 61st, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th.
70th, 74th, 76th, 83d, 87th, and 92d.-Limerick
Chronicle.
It having. been represented to the late King that
a family in Windsor were in distressed circumstances'
his Majesty was graciously pleased to order that they
should receive donations from the privy purse, which;
donations averaged annually 401. The Queen continuedthese donations, and having heard of the death of the bead
of the family, her Majesty was graciously pleased to
command the Master of the Household to send the
widow 101,, fearing she might be in immediate want.