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London, England, 1847-05-27 00:00:00

so short a time. He saw these items amongst the ac-
counts:— William Baker, coroner for the eastern dis-
t! ict of Middlesex, for inquests holden from the 3d of
April to 14,h of May (a period of little more than five
week.), 3931. 7s. 9d. To Thomas Wakley, for inquests
hed in the western district from the 22d of March to
the 11th of May, 4731. 19s. 2d. He thought it was only
necessary to direct the attention of the Court to the fact
of, in round numbers, 922/. being expended in so short
time for coroners' inquests.
Mr. HILL said if vouchers for each of the inquests
holden, the number of miles travelled by the coroners,
and the incidental expenses had not been laid before
the committee, the accounts would not have been re-
ceived.
Mr. VirmsoN said this was a subject calling loudly for
investigation, and he hoped some steps would be taken
by the Court to prevent a system which was growing
into a crying evil.
Mr. ROTCII denounced the system, and thought that
in many cases inquests were holden without any ne-
cessity. A very short time ago a justice of their own
body, whose death had been long anticipated through
lingering illness, had died surrounded by the mew ere
of his own family, in his own bed, and in his own house,
and under circumstances which to the mind of any rea-
scnable man must aear natural. Now, when they
pp
found that some one had the power to distress and dis-
turb his family in the hour of their sorrow and bereave-
m.-nt, without the shadow of a shade of necessity---
(Hear, hear)—by insisting upon holding an inq
and that they were then called upon to Pay
pay for this vio-
lation of common feeling, it was high time that some of
their body should bring the matter before the House of
Commons.
The matter then dropped, after which the COUrt
proceeded with the usual routine business.

THE LATE DANIEL O'CONNELL'
(From the Dublin Evening Freeman's journal of Tuesday.)
THE REV. DR. DIILEY'S LETTER TO DIR. MORGAN
O'CONNELL.
16, 1847.
Genoa, Sunday, May
My dear, dear Sir,—May the God of Mercy sustain
and comfort you. The worst has befallen us—the
_
Liberator, your illustrious father--the father of 12?
country—the glory and the wonder of Christendom'
dead. Dead! No, I should say rather, O'Connell is 11!
Heaven. His death was happy; he received in the n3or
fervent sentiments the last rites; and up to the last sir;
was surrounded by every consolation provided by oar
holy religion. Oh, would to Heaven that I could poi:-
ttmhh
yies
Itmr
tho..bfarcreotanik:i consolation ti
bursting,,tn n intolignanntedhee;
poorwb onut
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Dad
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Daniel
which hni
wsl opencer
tit crushed
with with grief. Nothing that strangers could do to canted
us has been wanting, but the stroke is so tremendous! 015
the side of religion every thing cheers us, and it is there W°
have sought for refuge. You are already aware from nix
last letter, and that which was written by Daniel et •
later hour, how matters stood up to six o'clock
(Saturday) evening. Fr om that our up to eiht on lasi:
he continued to sink gradually,h bat withoutg
I knew long before this hour that ho wat dying, and we
had recited the prayers from seven to eight o'clock' in
which he joined most fervently, and with all the
distinctness his fast failing powers permitted. think
his agony began at eight o'clock, or a little after, but lo
that there was any painful struggle..
using this word you are not to understand me t'sl/ •
cially for the last two days, was there anything like.,Ptith,
At this time the Vicar. General, who is a relate,
clergy, were round his bed; his bresAthtinngobsec-eltahagin3freshaniriall:
dually more weak; as the prayers were recited, his unto,
were firmly clasped upon his noble breast, his Tic, $ll
hethat
responded
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nance perfectly serene; and as I suggested to
pynnsaded by
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fectly and fervently the glowing sentiments of his h
Daniel and me, and his faithful Duggan,
to the last. Our supplications, in the sublime an.d.,enonur
soling language of the Church, were mingled wit; his
tears, as we knelt around his bed. When a
mighty voice was hushed, his countenance—his ban
responded to the prayers. priest of
At 37 minutes past nine, the hand of the it
God, privileged " to bind and loose on earth, even as be recoginsege___.
is done in heaven," was extended over him. There
no struggle—no change visible upon the features, exeizi
that as we gazed it was plain that a dread mysteri2lo4
cast its shadow over him. The spirit which bad
mo
the world cook its flight so peacefully, that all who were
there, except the angels who were in waiting for
sinek7
in doubt if it had departed. lie died as an infen!,..d
upon its mother's breast to sleep. It was by the soft
beautiful transition of the prayers that we were_a:
that we had before us only the noble body
as if listening, hushed in attention, for the summons
glorious immortality. with nothing
We are thrown upon our own counsels,
his conversations
to guide us but what we inherit from
his we have
and casually expressed wishes. Acting on t a
determined to have the heart embalmed, placea
silver urn, and transported to Rome, as of old the.b
sTs.
of 01.;,onn,oelt
of' Robert Bruce was carried to Jerusalem, when it wins
not permitted him by Providence to perform, in his o
person, that pilgrimage to the holy sepulchre which n_
had vowed, as O'Connell had vowed his pilgrimage to
the tombs of the Apostles. His body, also, is to be em-
balmed, and deposited in a chapel of the church of our
Blessed Lady, Della Vigne, where it is to repose until,
on our return from leaving the heart in Rome, we con-
vey it to Ireland.
We have thought it right that his obsequies, though
to be renewed no doubt by the Irish nation, should be
princely here. It is likely we shall proceed with our.
sacred charge to Rome on Thursday or Friday next; lajr
way of Civita Vecchia, where the carriage and nearly all •
our luggage have been for some days.
We shall hold it a sacred duty to guard every objectk,:,
no matter how otherwise insignificant, that belonged to
his pilgrimage, as well as all the documents and memo-
rials appertaining to it, which we have collected.
I should add that we are satisfied with the physicians.
We are certain that there was no mistake about the dis-
ease, and but for the science and skill of the continental
physicians it must have had much sooner a fatal termi-
nation or one still more afflicting. I will write to Mr•
Fitzpatrick a few lines, but you will oblige me by letting
him see this letter, as I am not able to write to him et
length. We have had a cast taken of his head, which
has filled with wonder the physicians who have seen it.
Farewell. May Heaven comfort you all. My beloved
and revered friend, John—l could not write to him. In
writing to you I write to him and to all the family. Ohl
ever Blessed Mother! comfortress of the afflicted, pray
for us!—Ever yours, J. MILEY.
To Morgan O'Connell, Esq.
The following is Dr. Miley's letter to Mr. Fitzpa-
trick
Genoa, May 17, 1847.
Oh, friend of_my heart—of my heart crushed and
steeped in sorrow—how shall I address you : He is
dead ! The stroke has fallen upon us close upon hopes
with which we had cheated ourselves, that we should see
him once again almost himself returning to cheer find
console his country. I must nut again attempt to re-
hearse the details of his last hours ; I thought my heart
would not have held out to the end while I wrote theta
yesterday to Morgan. Go to him, he will be hardly
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hour
a ta.cfi
agony till the removal for emb solemnly
took place. This
morning the solemmnovroritinvvethmasas was celebrated by the
whole chapter, to-
grand mass a:musica with catafalque aalZue at
tn
tWheedgnraesndda
and the chapels lighted
church hung in black, and
dith wax lights, the whole
masses at the four-and-
twenty altars—then the abody embalmed is to be de-
posited temporarily in
from Leaving a separate chapel till we return
the heart at the
tombs of the Apostles:"
Ever yours, Wednesday
• J. MILEY.

Mr. Thomas Moore, after passing nearly a week
with his old friend Mr. Corry, returned to his own cottage
in Wiltshire, on Wednesday. During his stay in Chel-
tenham he appeared to be, considering his years, in good
health, and was in tolerable spirits. On two or three
mornings he was early on the Montpellier walk, and
seemed always sensitively alive to the influence of music;
and while listening to some of his own sweet airs, played
by our excellent band, was obviously much
Chfltenham Looker-on.
DREA.Drut. FIEE.—EVESITAM, TUESDAY EVENING}
—A most destructive fire burst out about noon to-day
in a cottage situated at Throckmorton, a villaage be-
longing to Sir It. Throckmorton, about five miles from
this borough. The fire originated in an outbuilding ad-
joining the cottage, and arose from some children who
were playing with matches, which ignited some loose
straw in the building. The fire immediately spread to
the thatch of the cottage, and in less than ten minutes,
so rapid was the progress of the devouring element, the
whole of the building was in a mass of flames. The next
cottage adjoining it also took fire immediately, as did
also two others at a short distance, and in the space of
half an hour, before twenty people had collected on the
spot (the population, which is entirely agricultural,
being all at work in the fields), the four houses were en-
veloped in a sheet of flame, rearing and crackling in an
awful manner. The engines were immediately sent for
on the outbreak of the fire, but before they could Po
duce s"
sibly arrive, the whole of the four houses were req
to a heap of ashes. Only a portion of the cottagers
furniture was saved, neither buildings nor their contents
were insured, it not being the habit of the owner to in-
sure any portion of his property except that occupied
by himself. Everything was done by the neighbours to
stop the progress of the flAmes which the limited moans
at hand would admit of, but to little purpose, in con-
sequence of the whole of the houses being thatched. In
one of the burning houses was a loaded gun, which ex"
ploded when heated, but without injuring any person-
The o wner, who was assisting in the effort to quench
the flames, had his powder-flask in his pocket !
CITY OP LONDON NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—The 11131lim
versary festival of these schools was held yesterday at
the London Tavern, and was attended by about 70 or SO
guests. The Lord Mayor presided, and explained the
object of the schools, which is to educate the children of
the poor in the princiules of the Established Church.
fie stated that 1,2001. were required for carrying Out
the plans proposed for the more effective operation of
-hese schools, and he urged on the meeting to subscribe
liberally towards so useful a charity. The subscription
announced during the evening amounted only to 3504
hut Alderman Johnson offered to make one of 24 gentle-
men who would be ready to supply the sum still required.
The dinner and wines were excellent, and under the di•
ection of Mr. Higgs, as toastmaster, the evening passed
very agreeably.
It may be mentioned as a fact of some importance
connected with the movement of the grain market that
the flatness of business in Mark-lane yesterday rendered
rice nearly unkalet4l?le. . -