The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-20 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, IN OVEIVIBER 20, 1841.

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THE MURDERS ,AND SUICIDE
AT BURNLEY BA R 2 ACIDS.

INQUEST ON THE .
re into
Tuesday a Coroner's jury assembled to _lv
the death of Lieutenant William Sharman O'Gra,.... '
private Robert Marris, both of the 60th Rifles, and
b2lla Hadden, alias Terrett.
The first witness called was Mary Hargraves, the
landlady of the Garrison Hotel, which is close to the
barrack gate. She deposed that on the night of the
murder the deceased woman came to her house, about
eight o'clock. She ran into the kitchen and appeared
very much agitated. She threw herself into a chair and
was much frightened. When she recovered she said
Marris, the Mess-waiter, had been ruining her, and had
threatened to kill her.- Witness told her she had no
cause to be alarmed, for Marris would not hurt her ; but
deceased still seemed very much agitated, and observed
that Marris intended something serious. She got up
from the chair and asked a yoting girl, named Lord, to
go home, and they both went off together.
Ann Lord stated that she went with her to the bar-
rack-gate, and then bade her good night, and in a very
short time after she heard a shriek, as if some person
was being beaten, and on witness reaching the lobby
in the officers' quarters, she saw Marris fall dead upon
the floor.

By a Juror—Had Marris any weapon in his hand when
you saw him fall? Witness—l did not see any.
Mrs. Ann Appleton Hadden, the mother of the de-
ceased woman, was next caled. She deposed that
her husband's name was Richard ; that he had served
as lance-sergeant in the 7th Dragoon Guards. Isa-
bella was her daughter, and was married about three
years ago to a sergeant of the 97th Foot. His name
is Patrick Terrett, and he is now with his regiment,
which is out of this country. Isabella was twenty
years of age on the 27th of April last, and she is the
mother of one child, which is about two years of age.
The first time, on Sunday night, that witness suspected
there was something wrong, was about seven o'clock.
After the mess was over Marris came into the kitchen,
and he looked very wild. This was about eight o'clock ;
Isabella was also in at the time. Witness asked what
was the matter with him, and he complained of some-
thing that Mr. O'Grady had said to him during mess.
She also asked her daughter what was the matter, and
deceased's answer was, That it was not fit that she
and Marris should be in the same place together." De-
ceased then put on her cloak and bonnet and went out.
Marris followed her apparently in a great rage, and
witness went after them and prevailed on her to return,
which she did, but almost immediately ran off again,
followed by Marris. Where they went witness did not
know. Witness then went into the mess-pantry, where
she found Marris and two other soldiers. He ordered
the two men out, and told them if they would come
in the morning he would treat them with some ale.
They went away, and he threw himself on a bed
in a state of great excitement. *Witness remon-
strated with him, and asked him if he was mad.
He got up off the bed, and looking into a looking-
glass said, "Do I look like a madman ? " He said he
had 275. in his pocket, which belonged to a wino
account, and that he would throw it over the wall in
the morning. He then asked witness to come in and
close the door, but she refused. At this moment Mr.
Hadden came up, and Marris said, " Let him come
here, and I will smash his face for him for what he said
to me this morning." Witness told him if he was dis-
turbed about Isabella, it was very foolish of him, for she
was married, and he could therefore never have her, to
which he replied he was very fond of her, and if she
would not have him she must never have anybody else.
Witness then went into the kitchen, but returned almost
immediately, and found the deceased Mr. O'Grady in
the pantry remonstrating with him, and he had taken
his gun from him, and was requesting him to deliver
up all his arms. Marris said, " What is the meaning
of all this ?" to which Mr. O'Grady replied, " I will
let you know that in the morning." Witness did not see
what Marris had in his hand, but he made a push at Mr.
O'Grady with something which seemed to miss him,
and he made another stab at him with the instrument.
Witness heard Mr_ O'Grady cry out " Treachery !" and
saw him put his hand on his side and stumble into the
officers' mess-room. 'Witness called out " Murder !"
and went back to the kitchen, and immediately returned,
and saw Marris lying dead in the lobby ; she ran duwn
the passage, and when she got to Mr. O'Grady's room
she saw her daughter standing on the floor bleeding.
Witness asked what was the matter, to which deceased
answered, " I don't know," and then began to vomit.
Witness asked who had done it, or was it Marris, and she
replied " No." Deceased remained sensible till her
death, which occurred about twelve o'clock, but never
gave any account of how the wounds were inflicted.
Marris seemed very fond of her, and often said if she
would not have him he would kill both her and himself.

By .a Juror—Did any struggle take place between
Marius and Mr. O'Grady? Witness—Not at that time.
By another Juror—Had Mr. O'Grady any weapon in
his hand at, that time? Witness—No, Sir, he had not.
A Mrs. Holmes was next examined, but her evidence
was not material.

Sergeant Rooney was next called, and deposed to the
finding of a large carving knife in the lobby, near the
spot where Marris fell. It was very much bent, and
stained with blood. In other respects his evidence was
not material.

Lieut. Charles William Hamilton Sotheby, of the
same corps, was sworn, and after corroborating some of
the previous evidence, stated that he was in the mess..
room with Major Cockburn and the assistant, when Mr.
O'Grady came in with his hand upon his left side, and
exclaimed, " Oh, Major, Marris has murdered me."
Private Reuben Laking, of the 60th Rifles, was called
in and examined. He deposed to the general facts above
stated, and said that he had attended the deceased
woman several hours, during which. time her father,
Richard Haddon, came into the room sevei'al times, and
on one occasion he exclaimed, " Oh God, oh God ! what
have I done, what have I done !" Witness asked her if
Marris had done it, and she said no. He asked her who
had done it, and she shook her head. Witness also
asked what it was all about, and she answered, ." All
through jealousy."
Several other witnesses were examined, but nothing
material was elicited.

Major Wemyss Thomas Cockburn was called, and
stated that he was in the room with the deceased woman
when her father was present ; and the exclamation he
used was, " Oh; God ! what have I done to deserve such
oppression ?"
Mr. Thos. Cowan, Assistant-Surgeon to the regiment,
was sworn, and deposed to having examined the wound
in Mr. O'Grady's left side, which he described as fatal.
The intesines protruded from the wound, but were
pressed in and the gash stitched up again.
Mr. White, a surgeon of the village, spoke to the na-
ture of the wounds on the whole of the unhappy beings,
but not having opened the bodies could not enter into de-
tail. He had no doubt, however, that in each case the
wounds were the cause of death.

The Reverend Thomas George James, chaplain to the
barracks, was also called, and stated thafat eight o'clock
on Monday morning, he was called in to attend Mr.
O'Grady. Deceased said, " Oh, James, I am dying."
Witness asked him if he was afraid to die, and he said,
" Oh, no ; I die in a glorious cause. I lose my life in
endeavouring to save the life of another," meaning the
deceased woman.

This being the last witness the Coroner gavo some
directions to the jury as to the nature of their verdict,
and, after a short consultation, they returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder" against the deceased Robert Minis,
for taking away the lives of Lieutenant William Sharman
O'Grady and Isabella Hadden, and a verdict of fclo de se
as regarded himself.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS •F THIS BAY.
. - • -

TIMES.—The funds were Fui:therdeiress:edtO---day—
not, however, from the scarcity of money, which was
much more plentiful than yesterday, and could be had
at the reduced rate of sto 5 per cent., but from the
es, which at all times produces heaviness in the
over buy,_
_ -kness of business, and the preponderance of sellers
sue..
• ellt be reasonably expected to do so now,
markets, and nub - ct of mono affairs in general.
from the unsettled as
An unusual degree of anxe.. v exists in the money mar-
ket as to the measures likely to tie
. - adopted by the Bank
at the period, now very near at hand, hen
the custom to afford some relief during the se.. 'has been
tang: for
the dividends. This feeling arises principally out e_ ;the
Exchequer bill affair, and the apprehension that the Dm*,
participating in the distrust of the public at large, may re-
fuse to make temporary advances on deposits of Exche-
quer bills. The more common opinion is, that the Di-
rectors will refuse them, and that India bonds will alike
ba objected to, thus confining the accommodation solely
to deposits of bills of exchange. Undoubtedly the lat-
ter may be regarded as the more legitimate banking se-
curity ; but setting that question aside for the present,
that Exchequer bills have been re-
ceivedand
for
years
past as unexceptionable security for
such advances, the Director:, should weigh the conse-
quences very carefully before they place them under
their intefdict in the manner that is anticipated,
since that step on their part would materially add
to the distrust out of doors, and might paralyze the
circulation of the security, which is the, most im-
portant reliance of the Government on its occasional
" ways and means." The present Administration, if
they have adopted, as is believied, the views expressed
by Lord Liverpool and Mr. lihskisson in 1826, cannot
have a very friendly feeling towards the continuance of
" exclusive privileges," which were then declared to be
" out of fashion ;" and yet the time is close at hand
when that very important question of the continuance of
the charters of the Banks of England and Ireland must
be forced upon the attention of Parliament. For these
reasons, their immediate policy with regard to the " tem-
porary advances" can hardly be otherwise than concilia-
tory towards the existing heads of the Treasury depart-
ment. Hence we incline to disbelieve the current re-
ports on this subject, though they are circulated with
very great confidence.
Respecting the pressure for money wlliph has existed
for some days past, and which is one source of the
anxiety above described, it appears to have been in some
measure aggravated by a new regulation of the pay-
ments into the Bank by the collectors of the revenue,
who have been heretofore allowed 28 days' grace . for
doing so, which is now reduced to a period of seven
days only for the country circuit, while immediate pay-
ment is required of the home circuit. Hence very large
sums, which were upon the market for general employ-
ment, are locked up in the Bank on occasions like the
present when they are much wanted. It may be sup-
posed that, as the Bank employ at all times their avail-
able balances indiscounts, this ought to make no material
difference to the merchant or banker who may be in want
of accommodation ; but, not to mention that higher
terms are always demanded for it at the Bank, there •
is always more or less of reluctance to making known
to the Board of Directors the fact that certain par-
ties are in want of accommodation, and there are very
many houses of undoubted credit who entertain this feel-
ing so strongly that they will submit to great inconve-
nience rather than ask for assistance in that quarter. It
is not meant, of course, to offer an:opion on the propriety
of the measure by which the credits of the collectors of
the revenue are curtailed, but merely to describe one of
the causes which is now producing some tightness in the
Money Market. But if there is no question of safety to
interfere with it, business of this as of every other kind
is better done by the private money dealer and discount
broker than by a corporation, respecting which no reli-
ance can exist as to the discretion and secresy which is
the essence of all such transactions.

Our private letters from Paris mention the receipt of
intelligence in that metropolis of the conclusion at Madrid
of a treaty of commerce and navigation between this
country and Spain. If the intelligence be true, we shall
of course very shortly hear further particulars.
POST.—It was reported that a leading banking-house
in the West-end of the town, finding itself encumbered
with a largo amount of forged Exchequer bills, had com-
menced proceedings in Chancery against a Noble Viscount
by whom an individual who obtained advances upon them
was introduced. The express gonad of proceeding
has not been openly stated, but may, perhaps, if there
be truth in the rumour, be easily enough inferred. We
refrain in the present posture of affairs from giving names.
Bonnet, the agent de change of the Paris Bourse, who
was found drowned the other day in the Seine, is dis-
covered to have drawn bills a few mouths since on
Rapallo. •It is possible he may not have had a guilty
knowledge of his Exchequer bill transactions. It is
imnined, indeed, that he took alarm at the bare idea
of being in any way identified with a person in his
situation.

The King of the French is understood to have directed
a diligent search to be made in order to ascertain if
the Parisians are implicated in the fraud, and to what
ex tent.

CHRONICLE.—The Unfunded Debt is quoted. Is.
higher, Exchequer bills leaving off at Bs. to 10s. prem.
A circumstance has transpired to-day connected with
these securities which has attracted no small degree of
interest, and which certainly does not by any means
tend to impress the public with any higher idea of the
manner of transacting business at the Exchequer-office.
A gentleman went up with an Exchequer bill lately for
1001., dated so far back as the year 1845, signed by Lord
Grenville, as Auditor-General, and asked money for it,
when payment, we understand, was refused, on the
grounds that the counterfoils had been destroyed ! This
is not the way to restore public confidence in that class of
Government securities. Tile loss of sixteen years' inte-
rest, besides premium, would of itself be a severe sacrifice
to the holder; but the refusal of payment of the principal
on the shallow and most improper plea that the servants
of the Crown had destroyed the only test which they
could rely upon to distinguish the authenticity of the
document is so thoroughly injurious to the public credit,
that we are most unwilling to believe that the facts of the
case are correctly known. We could easily suppose that
the chief officers of the Exchequer bill department might
evince caution at the first appearance of a bill so long
past due as the one in question ; and that they would
express some degree of surprise at its appearance, saying
that they could not pay the amount without some inquiry.
Lawyers will be able to tell whether the Statute of Limi-
tation would preclude the holder from payment. We do
not pretend to give any opinion on that point, although
we have reason to believe that in no case can an indivi-
dual set up that plea successfully against the Crown.
HERALD.--There can be no wonder that an opinion
should have been gaining ground for some considerable
time past, which' is now greatly strengthened by recent
events, that either the Stock Exchange must be reformed
and thrown open, or that another institution, under better
guarantees for probity and morality, should be esta-
blished under the direct authority of Government and
the Bank. The real origin of Stock Exchange frauds,
or frauds arising out of stock speculations, may be traced
and fairly ascribed to the close corporation system by
which the public at large are excluded from the view of
the transaction of their own business. From hence grow
the prejudices universally entertained, with scarcely a
dissentient voice in any class of the community, that the
Stock Exchange is really no better than an intolerable
nuisance.

It is quite possible that on the trials of Rapallo and
his confederates, with the examinations and cross-exa-
minations of Beaumont Smith, such details will tran-
spire respecting the concoction and organisation of
the Boulogne attempt at revolution in France, with
more full particulars of the parties implicated and
by whom got up, as may lead eventually to other
proceedings againa those concerned on the part
of the French Government, either in the Courts
here, or, which it might be feared is not possible,
by extradition of the guilty parties for trial be-
fore the tribunals of Paris. There appears little
question now that the whole was a stock specula-
tion conspiracy, the principal means for which were
raised by fraudulent issues of Exchequer bills, and the
flagitious profits of which were coolly as atrociously cal-
culated upon the excitement of civil war in France and
s acknowledged, are, it
the sanguinary sacrifice of thousands and tens of thou-
sands of lives. Guilty or not of Boxrci3heoquukeig•nbeililmfrrauutedds :
a
persons capable and proved guilty of such nefarious con-
Ns abill hcyai ersd
oneal
yn. and
eftheenparties
i combinationsed,
deserving
art a l thisea t
of
much
severer sentence
than any to which by the laws they are now amenable.
The failure of a large establishment in Liverpool en-
gaged in the manufacture of soap is reported to-day. The
liabilities of the house are reported at 170,0001.
SUN.—The English Stocks to-day have not presented
any better appearance than yesterday, and the loose, but
somewhat alarming statements in circulation. of the
discovery of forged and fictitious bills of exchange and
accommodation paper, have had a bad effect upon the
Market. Consols for immediate transfer were to-day
quoted 88} to 88a and 88:1, and at 88a to i• for Ac-
count, the Market closing a shade better this afternoon
than it was in the morning. Exchequer Bills were de-
pressed still at es. to les. premium, and India Bonds
were dull at Is. premium. Bank Stock was at 164 to
1631 ; and India Stock at a decline from 247 to 2461
and 0451. The Reduced .Three-and-a-lialf per Cents.
realised 97-1- to I, and the Three per Cent. Annuities,
87i- to 87.
Rio notice was receivedfrom the Exchequer Bill-office
to-day, but one is expected to-morrow.
Bills of exchange were again rather plentiful this af-
ternoon, and the rates were in some instances a shade
.
better, viz., on Paris 25f. 2-Ic. to 75e. ; on Trieste,
9 51 to 53 ; on Hamburgh, 13 101 to 101. ; on Amster-
dam, 12 44 to 5 ; on Antwerp, 12 33
;and on Frank-
fort, 150.
The Foreign Bonds have ruled heavy to-day, but the
rise on the Madrid Bolsa has caused Spanish Actives to
advance a little. They have been quoted at 21);.. Three
per Cent. Portuguese Bonds have been at 181-; Colom
bian, of 1824, at a decline to 18i ; Mexican, at the
slightly improved rates of 24-4 and 25 ; Belgian at 1004`,
rather better ; Russian at 112-1 ; and Dutch Two-and-
a-llalf per Cents., at 51-,-} to 511.
The Share Market has been rather depressed to-day,
and the quotations, except for the Southampton line, are
not quite so good. Great Western Railway Shares have
been done at 131 ; London and Birmingham at 65 ;
a York and North Midland at 36 ; South Western at

1.3 k ; and Grand Junction at 90 premium. Brighton
have been 131 to 13 ; Birmingham and Derby, 52i ;
and Greenwich, 13i discount. Provincial Bank of Ire-
land Shares were quoted 16, and Union of Australia
41 premium. Union of London were ft discount.

CHAIR OF MUSIC.
TO THE EDI 7 OR OF THE SON.
SIR,—I trust you will permit me to avail myself of the
' channel afforded by your public-spirited and widely cir-
culated journal, to offer a few remarks on a suhject of
great interest and importance to all Scotsmen—the elec-
tion of a ts.ofessor of Music in the University of Edin-
burgh. The day of election cannot now be very dis-
tant ; and the result is looked forward to with intense
anxiety, not only by all lovers of music, but by all who
wi2l to maintain and extend the reputation of the metro-
polis of Scotland and its University,
I am far f'som doubting that the learned and honour-
able persons in whom is vested the responsibity of mak-
ing this choice, will give a discriminating and impartial
consideration to the claims of the ditYerent competitors,
and that, looking to merit only, they w. 0.1 prefer the can-
didate whose qualifications are highest an degree, and
most satisfactorily attested ; but, since the respective
claims of more than one candidate have to lready been
pointed out by the press, I hope to be excust d for mak-
ing some observations, which I trust may not ,be unwor-
thy of the attention of the Patrons, and to wh;eli I am
prompted by an earnest desire to promote the ends con-
templated by the generous founder of the Professorship,
and that the honour of the University may be sustained
on this occasion.
In instituting this chair, it is obvious, from the will
of General Reid, that his object was to revive the lcve,
to improve the taste, and to raise the standard of music
in Scotlaxd—an object interesting in itself, and, in its
results on social happiness, subservient to still higher
pOrposes, but of which the attainment must mainly de-
pend on the qualifications of the gentlemen selected from
time to time as Professors. In order to ensure success,
and fully to carry into effect the design of its thunder,
the Professorship ought to be filled by one whose name
will give it distinction, whose taste and feeling will make
it popular, whose profound acquirements will gain for it
respect, and whose spirit and energy will keep pace with
the progress of musical science.
The occupant of such a chair ought to possess, at the
same time, the genius which nature gives, and the know-
ledge which industry collects ; he should be at once a
proficient and an enthusiast, thoroughly familiar with the
practice, intensely alive to the sentiment, and deeply
versed in the theory of music • he should be wedded to
no prejudices, tied to no school, fresh from the study of
the science in its profoundest depths, and at its purest
fountains.
I have perused the testimonials, and calmly and dis-
passionately weighed the respective qualifications, as
there set forth, of the distinguished candidates who have
come forward; and, feeling much interest in the result,
I have endeavoured to arrive at a just and unprejudiced
conclusion. It is fortunate for the public that the patrons
have so rich a field to choose from, and though the task
imposed on them may be difficult, I humbly think there
are materials for guiding them in their selection. On
reading the testimonials, I was led to the conclusion, in
which I am now confirmed on more deliberate reflection,
and in which I hope to obtain the concurrence of the
learned patrons, that, whether we consider their authority,
their terms, or the nature of the qualifications attested,
the highest in every point of view are those produced by
Mr. Robert Muller.
This gentleman, who is by birth, by education, and by
feeling, a Scotsman, was well known in Edinburgh
years ago as a distinguished and successful teacher of
music ; but, prompted by the ambition to excel, which
never fails to characterise true genius, he left a sphere
within which mere pecuniary considerations would
have detained him, and has spent the last twelve
years on the Continent, devoting himself to the study
of his profession, both practically and scientifically;
with what remarkable success, the brilliant testimo-
nials which he has submitted to the patrons soffis
ciently attest. Ho has drunk deep at springs whicls
our countrymen have rarely paused to do more than
taste. He has studied for years under the most pro-
found theorists of music in the world—he has ripened
his taste and genius in the lands where music is best
appreciated and most successfully cultivated—he has won
for himself a European reputation such as I am sure no
Scotsman has ever hitherto acquired, and he returns in
the very spring-time and vigour of his life, to offer to
the University of Edinburgh the unbroken energies of
his mind, and the distinction of a name known in every
capital of Europe. When the requirements of the deed
of foundation, which must be embodied in the commis-
sion of the Professor, are considered, it is plain that the '
standard of qualification is very high, and the difficulty
of procuring a gentleman in all respects eligible, is pro-
portionately ()Teat. The course of instruction is stated in
the deed of foundation to comprehend " the phenomena
and philosophy. of sound, in so far as connected with
musical intonation; the laws of harmonies, with their ap-
plication to the theory of music ; the explanation,
not only of the ordinary rules of thorough bass,
but also a dor exposition of methodical composi-
tion in double, triple, and quadruple counter-
point; and the pr.:ctical application of all the
principles and doctrines appertaining to the science.
Further, that joined with tht.:se discussioes, the Profes-
sor shall exhibit the history of ti..l,e science, with a criti-
cal analysis of the works of all the classical masters
stain an-
cient and modern, and such impro,,,h.ents as the pro-
gress of the science may from time to suggest."
This is a wide field, and a serious undertalith,'o.--one in
which ordinary or even unusual talents will not sts a,
man, but for which he must be prepared by yeah.. of
study in the best schools, and under the most favour-
able auspices. It is not easy to combine the profound
theoretical knowledge which must form the basis of
" a clear exposition of methodical composition in double,
triple, and quadruple counter-point," with that familiar
proficiency which can alone enable a Professor to ex-
plain " the practical application of the principles and
doctrines of the science." Yet this combination, rare
though it be, is essential to the completion of General
Reid's design, and is necessary to render the Chair
worthy of, and calculated to extend, the reputation of
the University.
Now, I say confidently, that Mr. Muller's testimonials
attest his possessing this rare combination of qualifi-
cations. Every page of them testifies the high estima-
tion in which he is held by the most competent judges,
as a profound scientific musician, and that he is known
throughout the Continent as acomposer of most refined
taste and classical accuracy. His proficiency as a pianist
is at the same time proved by evidence altogether irre-
sistible. The diplomas which Mr. Muller has produced,
I believe, he is the first Scotsman who has succeeded in
obtaining ! These documents are surely infinitely
more valuable and authoritative than any ordinary cer-
tificates. They have obviously not been got up for the
occasion, but have naturally flowed in upon him in the
course of his professional pursuits ; being freely and
voluntarily granted by the distinguished institutions
which issued them, and of whose united attestation in his
favour, Mr. Muller has, indeed, great reason to be proud.
Cuuld the University of Edinburgh make a more ho-
nourable selection for this chair, than by appointing a
Scottish gentleman, who, in the highest walks, and in
the chosen land of Music, has been thought worthy of
receiving the distinctions, which the celebrated musical
academies of the Continent bestow only on the most ex-
alted excellence ? Mr. Muller has produced diplomas
from the Philharmonic Society of Bologna ; therSocieta
del Casino at Bologna ; the Harmonic Society at Stock-
holm ; the Roman Philharmonic Academy, and the St.
Cecilia Academy at Rome. Then, the certificates which
he has procured for the occasion are of the very highest
authority : suffice it to mention, that, amid a host of
other distinguished names, Mr. Muller's qualifications
for our Musical Chair are attested by Donizetti, Bene-
dict, Moscheles, Cramer, Thalberg, Kalkbrenner, Costa,
Czerny, Liszt, Chopin, &c.; while the criticisms, or
rather the eulogies of the Continental press, on his com-
positions, no less than on his performances, during a
series of years, demonstrate that his musical science and
the excellence of his compositions, have been no less
highly appreciated than
.the taste and brilliancy of his
performance as a pianist was admired ! I shall only
add, that Mr. Muller does not seek this appointment as a
chair of • repose, but as a field of honourable activity.
His perfect knowledge of the languages in which the
best musical works are written, must give him great fa-
cility in conveying to pupils the information found in
those works. He is just at the time of life when, full
of spirit and vigour, the greatest benefit may be ex-
pected from his exertions. In conclusion, I must ob-
serve, that the Learned and Hon. Patrons have ample
I assurance that Mr. Muller possesses the high personal
recommendation of being, in the best meaning of the
term, a gentleman, fitted by disposition, character, and
accomplishment, to adorn the society in which, if elected
to this Chair, he will be destined to move. I have to
apologise for addressing you at such length. For the
sake of musical science, for the honour of our Univer-
sity, and the4redit of our city, I hope, and doubt not,
that this election will be conducted on the principle
detur digniori ; in which case, I confidently anticipate
the success of Mr. Muller.—l am, &c.,
1 Edinburgh, Nov. 12, 1841. PHILHARMONIST.

EFFECT OF THE TIMBER DUTIES,--In
the Port of London, at this moment, the ship-
wrights are without employment, and may ob-
served standing about in dozens. Take the ships on the
stocks, and the same condition is manifest. Our re-
porter informs us that there are but three ships building
on the south-side, and on the north four, two of which are
steamers, one of the others is the property of the buil-
der, and the fourth, an expensive and beautiful vessel, is
fit only for the East India trade ; whilst the three on the
south side are intended to replace three to be withdrawn
from the West India trade. The season is advanced, it
may b• 2 urged ; if, however, the number of ships launched
in the port were stated, similar evidence would be ob-
tained as to the business of the year. In some of the
yards, held by builders of reputation too, there has not
been a keel laid down for three or four years ; they have
been solely employed in making repairs.—Shipping Gaz.
In consequence of competition in the article of
coals at Dover, they are selling of good quality at 18s.
per ton, which is remarkable, as about this time of year
an advance usually takes place as the weather gets
colder rather than a diminution in prices ,• a great bene-
fit in the present instance to those unable to lay in a
stock earlier in the season.—Kent Herald.'