The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-03 00:00:00

THAMES OFFICE.

Yesterday Mr. Leach, the Vestry Clerk of the hamlet of
Ratcliff, applied to Mr. BRODERIP. the sitting Magistrate,
for a warrant to apprehend a tradesman named Rogers, on
whom an order of affiliation had been made by the Magis-
trate of this office in June last, to support an illegitimate
child of' which he was proved to be the father.
Mr. Leach said the circumstances under which he applied
for a warrant were somewhat peculiar. The child was born
in December last. An order for affiliation for the support
of the child was made in June last by-the Magistrates. The
father, however, had refused to comply with it, and since
the passing of the new Poor Law Bill had set the parish
officers at defiance. He applied a few days since to Mr.
Ballantine for a warrant to enforce the order and compel
the father to support his offspring, but the Magistrates re-
fused, and said his opinion was that the power of compelling
the father to support the child had been wrested from him
by the new bill. With all respect to the opinions of the
worthy Magistrate, he must say he was wrong in this in-
stance, and that he ought to have granted the warrant.
Mr. BRODERIP inquired what sum was ordered
Mr. Leach—Three and sixpence per week, and the man
is well able to pay it.

Mr. BaonEiiir;—Perhaps the case was not put clearly be-
fore my colleague. He might have understood the child
was born after the passing of the Act.
Mr. Leach.--I put the case in the same manner that I
have now, and I submit you have power to enforce the
claim, although Mr. Ballantine, on a former occasion, said
his powers had ceased, and refused to do it.
Mr. BRODERIP.—As far as I understand the New Poor
Law Bill, there is nothing to prevent that order being car-
ried into effect.

Mr. Leach said the Magistrate had laid down the law
properly, and he was only surprised Mr. Ballantine had re-
fused the warrant.

Mr. BRODERIP.—A great deal depends on the way of
putting a case. My colleague must have laboured under
some misconception respecting the merits of this one.
Mr. Leach.—No, Sir. Mr. Symonds, the chief clerk, did
a great deal to put Mr. Ballantine right, but he would act
on his own opinion.
Mr. I3RODERIP.--I shall certainly do it. I don't feel the
least hesiLatiou in granting the warrant. The order of afli_
liation must be enforced, for it was made before the passing
of the new Bill.

The warrant for the apprehension of Rogers was then
made out.

ARUNDEL MARKET—Sept. 30.
Beef 38.2d. to 4s. Od. f Veal 4s. 2d. to 4s. Fd
-
Mutton 3 6 4 4 j Pork 3lO 4 2

Lamb - 4s 4d. to ss. ed.
Supply rather limited, and trace exceedingly dull.

CHICHESTER MARKET—Oct. 1.
Beef
I Mutton 3 6 4 2 Pork 3lO 4 2
Lamb
Supply of both fat and lean stock good about with the former rather
dull, with the latter somewhat brisk, at stationary prices.

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, OCT. I.—We
have had about 4,000 bales of Cotton sold to-day, with a firm
market, about 1,000 of which have been on speculation. The
sales consist of 150 Pernams, 121 d. to 13d, ; 30 Bahias, 12d. ;
30 Maranhams, 121 d. ; 160 Egyptians, 15d. to 16d. Remain-
der American, from 7d. to 9id.
A Ghent Journal states, that a boatman of Brus-
sels, named Joseph Goewaert, had received permission from
the Dutch authorities to make a voyage into Holland, but on
arrival at Dordrecht, he was inhumanly murdered. The de-
tails of the massacre, it adds, are horrible.

A great oversight has been committed in the last
Newspaper Act in not providing for the transmission as before
to foreign countries of various unstamped publications of a
commercial nature, which cannot now be sent at all through
the Post-office, except as letters, involving a charge altogether
out of the question. It is hoped some power will be found in
the Postmaster-General to remedy this, or the inconvenience
will be very great. The following is an official communica-
tion just made on this subject :—:-.
" Treasury Chambers, Oct. 1.
Sir,—Having laid before the Lords Commissioners of his
Majesty's Treasury your application on behalf of yourself
and others, proprietors of certain unstamped commercial pub-
lications, praying that the same may be forwarded abroad and
to the colonies on the same footing as stamped newspapers, I
am commanded by their Lordships to inform you, for their in-
formation, that the clause of the 44th cap. of the 4th and sth
William IV., is expressly confined to places within the United
Kingdom,
and was never intended to apply to unstamped pub-
lications forwarded to places abroad. The Post-master-Ge-
neral has therefore no power to comply with the prayer of your
application. lam further to acquaint you that there is no law
to prevent you from sending such unstamped publications to
parts beyond sea by any conveyance you may think proper,
without passing through the Post-office.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" Leslie Finlayson, Esq., Mincing-lane."

"J. STEWART.

DEATH BY SUFFOCATION.—Yesterday morning,
between five and six o'clock, a young lad, of respectable ap-
pearance, about 16 years old, was discovered suffocated on a
brick-kiln, near Old Ford. The poor little fellow, who is not
known to any of the workmen, must, it appears, have sat
against the kiln, and accidentally fallen asleep.
Another person has nearly fallen a victim to the cul-
pable precipitation of our mode of burial. An inhabitant of
the department of the Allier, attacked with brain fever, was
considered dead by the persnns ho attended him. He was
swathed, his funeral bell was rung, the grave was made ready ;
they placed him on the bier to carry him to his last abode, and
proceeded to nail down the coffin, when, 10, the defunct gave
unequivocal signs of life, and instead of a priest, a medical man
became necessary.—French Paper.