The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-11 00:00:00

FRANCIS.

" The body was well praportioned, robust, and above the
mitldle stature. The calvarium being removed, the dura
mater and arachnoid were found translucent and healthy,
and no unusual quantity of serum in its cavity, but the
vessels of the pia mater were remarkably congested with
venous blood, the larger ones being quite prominent from
distension and their minutest ramifications filled. The brain
was also found very much congested, and sections of it being
made, bloody points in very unusual numbers were shown,
from extreme congestion of its small vessels. The ventricles
contained no unusual quantity of serum, but the plexus
choroides was much congested. No clot or extravasation
was found.
" On opening the chest the pericardium was found to con-
tain about four ounces of redish serum, the left ventricle of
the heart dilated and hypertrophied ; the right ventricle, semi-
lunar, mitral, and tricuspid valves and aorta quite healthy,
but the right ventricle, venx cave; ascendens and descendens,
brachio-cephalics, coronary, and other veins were much dis-
tended with blood; the left pleural cavity containing about
8 oz. redish serum (this, as well as the contents of the peri-
cardium, being probably the result of cadaveric exosmosis),
the membranes themselves being healthy. The right pleural
cavity was completely obliterated by old adhesions, the lung
being adherent throughout from apex to base, so that it was
impossible to remove it without laceration ; both lungs were
much congested, but otherwise healthy. The stomach con-
tained some undigested food, amongst which were found many
large masses of cheese, considerably larger than filberts, their
nature being evident when cut. into. The stomach was
healthy, except being, in common with all the organs of the
body, much congested ; which was also the case with the kid-
neys, being large, of a deep chocolate colour. The liver,
spleen, intestines, and peritoneum healthy.
" From this examination, it is evident that disease of the
heart was not .the immediate cause of death, it having been
produced by congestive apoplexy.

" C. TAYLOR.
" E. DOWNING."

The foregoing document will no doubt be read with great
interest by the profession as well as the public. One remark-
able fact is, that amongst the number of professional gentle-
men who viewed the body during the 35 days after death,
only one gentleman expressed an opinion as to the cause of
death, which has been borne out by the post mortem exami-
nation, and that was the gentleman who was mistaken for
Mr. Callaway by the family (on whose authority it was
stated Mr. Callaway and Mr. Bransby Cooper had seen the
body). The gentleman referred to pronounced that the de-
ceased had died from paralysis of the brain, and pointed out
the proper course which should have been pursued. Mr.
Taylor certainly bled the deceased half an hour after the first
surgeon had pronounced him dead, and the blood flowed
copiously from the arm. Messrs. Downing and Taylor have
not at present given any opinion as to the cause of the extra-
ordinary retention of natural appearances for so great a
length of time. Even on opening the body the effluvium
was very slight.
This case clearly shows the necessity of a more patient in-
quiry by Coroners'juries, as in this case the Coroner thought
it unnecessary to call the medical man, himself pronouncing
that deceased died from an enlargement of the heart, on which
the jury returned a verdict.

FIRE ON BOARD A SHIP.
MELANCHOLY LOSS OF LIFE.

DEVONPORT, MARCH 9.—This morning about one o'clock
an alarm of fire was heard at Mutton Cove, and shortly after
flames were observed issuing from the companion and cabin
window of the. brig Theresa, of about 150 tons, Captain
Nichols, belonging to Devonport, and recently arrived from
Newport with a cargo of coals, which she was discharging at
the wharf near her Majesty's arsenal. The two town enginei
were speedily on the spot, but owing to a defect in the hose,
some time elapsed before they were brought into play. Lieut.;
Williams, the superintendent of the dockyard police, with one
engine, and Colonel Clarke with part of the 76th Regiment
and another engine, were scion there. Captain Milne, son of
the Port Admiral, Sir David Milne, and Lieut. Elliott, with it
company of Artiller7, were also present. About ten minutes
after the engines arrived a boy was observed to make two inef-
fectual attempts to leap from the cabin and catch hold of the
skylight combings : the third time a man on the quarter-deck
pulled him out, but, harrowing to relate, the flesh on the poor
boy's arm peeled off in the act ; the shirt was burnt off his back,
and the hair of his head destroyed. He was immediate) Doti:
veyed to the workhouse. The cargo very soon ignited, -and,
although low tide, the vessel was most injudiciously scuttled,
when of course the water ran out as soon as it was poured in.
The fire was, however, eventually subdued, but the brig is
so much injured as to be past. repair. The charred remains
of John Davis, of Devonport, aged 18, were found in the
steerage berth. He, with John Phillips, aged 13, the lad
who was rescued through the cabin-window, were the only
persons on board. The unfortunate youth was relieved from
his sufferings in the course of the forenoon. Before dying,
he stated that he went on board about 9 o'clock on the Fri-
day evening, carefully put out his light and retired to bed,
in the state-room, having received permission to do so from
the master. The lad, who is the son of a gentleman now re-
sident at Newport, but formerly a collector of customs at a
Cornish port, was determined to go to sea, in opposition to
the wishes of his relatives, and was considered on board the
brig more as a passenger than a sailor. The fire originated
in the steerage, where Phillips slept in the mate's berth. It
is supposed that he came on board very late, and that through
his negligence the accident occurred; he must have been
smothered in his bed-place. The clothes belonging to the
crew are destroyed, as they slept aft and messed with the
captain, to whom no blame can be attributed in this melan-
choly accident.

ElyS
MONEY AND COMMERCIAL N
CITY, QUARTER TO TilliPribe
This is the first day appointed in the resolutions of
House of Commons to receive notice of dissent from° the
holders of the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Annuities, t
scheme of conversion propounded by the Chancellor of 1173
Exchequer oh Friday last, but up to the hour vrifichli,oesk
this article not, one inscription has been. made in the '—
provided for that purpose in the chief cashier's office- ,
A considerable amount of business has been transacted ,_
the Consol Market this morning, and all in favour de r;
in prices. This indicates a feeling that the Govetnrneper
proposition will tend to enhance the value of the Three
of
Cents. For Money, as well as for the Account, the price,,,bc
Consols has been 98e to 984. The Commissioners bt.lltd,
21,3001. Consols at 984. The New Three-and-a-limi„Nis
Cents. have been done at 1021 and 104 Exchequer le
at 71s. to 725. premium, and Reduced Allllllllties, with
dividend, at 99. mic of
Pursuant to promise, the agents for the Relm%,-001
Mexico have advertised the half-year's dividend that rat' ost
unpaid on 11th October,lB43, they having now in hand M,b,
ample means to do so. By the last West India steamer,
ciA,,
actual amount received for the dividend fund was 130,5°.
,n'of
lars. There are assurances held out of the punctual par'. ir
the interest upon Mexican Stock for the future, and tfitieeTto
sequence is, that the prices of the' Bonds have contin
advance. The Old Five per Cents. have improved n:
Saturday from 354 to 36*, and the Deferred 'from' 14itcisn'd
For Spanish Stock the price receded from 25} to 261,,,,s
the Three per Cents. from 353 to 35i. Dutch Stock .1%_;;;1
up, and Belgian have been sold at 1041. Chilian
are at 50 ; Brazilian at 81; Peruvian at 30; and Colony
ex A
vast amount of business has been done agaialruk
3. aid
Railway Share Market, but prices are scarcely so firm
were on Saturday.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIL
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... .....
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 1:820
New 3' !I Cent. Annuities, -

1% pet -.......... .......... -..
India 80nd5,1,000.. ........................ ......••••••••
Ditto under 1,000
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
261
India Stock
Exchequer'Bills, llid.
•• 134 d.
Apoot.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O•CLOCP•
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 104%
61/4
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
_-
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto Deferred ........... . 5
15''`t ,
'a4
Columbian Bonds. es
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent.
Mexican Bonds, .837, 5 per Cent. ....... ..... .....,
3636 /
Ditto for the Account.
1 i
Ditto Deferred 5t0ck..................
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. -.,
30
Ditto for the Account.
Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent 1840
Ditto for the Account ... ...... .. ........
Ditto Passive Bonds
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Three per Cent. ..............»....«....«••... --}i
55
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 4O u 5
Dutch 2% per Cents. ....... ........ .......
• 56
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 5 per Cents lOl
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
ItAILWAVI. PAID. Pint SOAP.% ....,
Birmingham and Derby........... 190
. .... to , 4
Ditto Eighths
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .....».. 84/163 ". to --
Ditto New
~ , , to - '
Bristol and Exeter 7O ..... .... 70/44 g" to
Chester and Holyhead 5 ..... .... 64% ••• to ...
Eastern Counties
Ditto New 25 13%0 to ..., a
Ditto Extension l3s. 4d % ........ .0 63 '-
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 61% ...... to 99
Great North of England lOO ..... .... 96311 ••••••• to ~
Great Western
t 0.....
Ditto % Shares
Ditto Fifths... .............. .......... 12
to •" ,
Gflnd Junction 100
,
II arrowgate and Kr aresboro' ... 3
Hull and Selby ao
Ditto % Shares
London and Brighton 5O 44%%"' to ••",,
Ditto Loan Notes
London and Birmingham.... Stock
Divot,' Shares
..:, , tO , $6.
Ditto New Thirds
London and South Western 41% ...... 134 6.74". to
Ditto Eighths -
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 631
u 56. . .71. . ...
... ... tlOl7 - ;
AU
Lancaster and Carlisle 5 .... ..... 674 • .... to ,4,,b,
Manchester and Birmingham
Midland Counties
Ditto; U Shares
Norwich and Brandon .... ....... . 2
Paris and Orleans -.0 .... ..... 341134a 4 0,-,
Paris and Rouen 2O 344 ••••••' to Or
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 50 -
Ditto Scrip 25 ......... 36lei " to .' ...;
Yarmouth and Norwich
~,,
York and North Midland ~,,.....50 126 •••••••• . to •••
Ditto New Shares '
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 2% ...... 21 ........ . AA,
W 1110°P1I0
itrANCRESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 9. - e ..0-4 .0
very buoyant market to-day, and a considerable buNi• Ili ii,
been done at the quotations :—Eastern CountieS'Gisee ,
9-16ths ;Ditto Perpetual, 11. 9s. 10d. ; Edinburgh And. 0 JI:
Quarters, 15-i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 441 I 69 IF;
Paris and Orleans, 34i• ; Sheffield and Mancheste r
AO
South Western One -Eighth Shares, 4-1; Manchester
ance, 101.
-•- . .
310,1°'
THE SHAP CORN-LAW ..-- .
P OLISTS.
The monopolist meeting held yesterday aftenlo°ll. ar.Ot °SP'
has proved, as we anticipated, that the independentr
statesmen, and " other persons," of Westmoreland,ll:o 01
little sympathy with those who seek to persuade w_7.001
high rents and heavy, poor-rates are matters of 111°70 life:,
to mere practical agriculturists ; but that those bard 0 PI;
in reality, borne by the generous landlords, for Ichtheaf. vii
tection" the Legislature has contrived to institute
.....00,A
dependently of the lay and clerical squirearchy--e 7 9>
land and tithes—and a few Tory hangers-on from cif
and the neighbourhood, we saw none present but reiol if
Shap and Orton, from Askharn, and Lowther, ont„ 0t0t,,0
from Rigmaden and Kirby Lonsdale--the same whel oe"if
at the Kendal election in November last, with 00%, 071
walking sticks, which most people called bludgeons; 104946
hands, and even they seemed chap-fallen and out 0',4 g10',,,
at the use made of their serf-like services. There/4- ohr-.(
no dm
within, and gloom without the place ofassemblage-- the d
ing, no enthusiasm, no expressions of devotion to 104,4
loaf, and no zeal, expressed or apparent, for the ei(e,l ''."lo
imported corn from the wilds of Westinorelall° 9n
,
whole affair looked like the rehearsal of ipor.r.re
farce—all the humour and jest of which had 0,,tije.1.1
through repetition. The flatness of the thing hi.' ii D)
the speakers, who might have been expected to kreeobillier
interest front cooling, by remembrance of the stake. 'ir Oro
they were to play • but they evidently regarded Wei 0 iO.O,
tions as " work without hope"—the efforts of coullseoice,‘
a felon caught in the fact, and pre-convicted by hot open
fession. The marriage-settlement and endowirken.,a 'two
tion of Sir Edward Knatchbull, the " common-sense
-oo go
ments of Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Grehata bY_A• 0
lukewarm co-operation afforded to the protectionl
top?,
Gladstone, seemed to hang like a dead weight el:?neveriAlff
of the speech makers, and to clog and clip theirtai 0(
tence. It was, in sooth, a pitiful exhibition Of meldess,ono
bolstered, as well as might be, by daring and r"—tore`Jet,"
tion. We have only time and space now, howevepthe "O•Pk
the attention of our readers to the statements 0
coot"
moreland monopolists themselves—argumentswt 010, to
them, because their confutation is part of thepaddar; i 0
stance ; and to bear in mind the pretended filets 0 a cllO
prove a necessity for maintaining the corn-laws ter aP°
the tenant and labourer, as we shall next week ell oat
discussion of these points more fully.—Ketidal Or 000
_ ? tOlocaPt
-.4t

Sat L+r
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—A new ballet, ill
and four tableaux, was produced at this theatre eesil ofP'fri)
night. The scene is under, on, and near the La, k, 3i,Cdcalo
ney ; the music (which is composed and aaaptea4,,lso optc
is well selected ; and the dances (which are arrangeuft4t Pt),
Vedv) are national and characteristic. Thci oust ate
of Naiad groups is really striking. A Naiau ight,s4e.
earth to win a mortal lover to the Lakes on Mar.ll_,. toPmst
peril, in caSe of failure, of incurring everlastiobbeealig
Leola, Miss Ballin,.accepts the office, andiba
deprived by-Rhona. Miss Charlton, the Naiad Q in itnei
talisman of immortality, proceeds toperforaintii are ii!s•
character of a gipsy girl. All objects on e,frhe Ors"
to Leola—the bird, the rose, the butterfly , pa:
from her; the thorn of the second, when she Plusf'tislieo,,
her; the third by its death, when incautiously c. logeflof
rifles her. She succeeds, however, in securingbe'ro,
son of an Irish farmer, Phelim (Mr. Gi,!avalit gel
brother, Ryan (Mr. Harris), becomes his inf';',Foltes .51111;
When Rhona demands the victim, Leola auus; tileoge
for Phelim, and receives again in reward from tll
Queen her chaplet of immortality. Then follosrld tai_Ldiffe
into the lake, and, giving up immortality
between love and duty. In the end she throws ballet'
to her mortal lover. A beautiful tableau conchio;hoe
The dancing is in parts rather tedious, and the tbs 101
for 10;_7tbe P_.e,edo
abridgment ; but, doubtless, when properly flung f, %re'
will prove very attractive. Bouquets were • Wit"
Baffin, and the ballet was given out for repetition
1, roof,
applause.
t,25110....,' LOA,
VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS PALI4I'- 11.00 PC,
TIES.—On Saturday the Duke of. Devonshire, Clans
Nonnanby, Marquis and Marchioness of pdfd 111;
Viscount and Viscountess Severn, Dowager,
an
land, Lord and Lady Ashley, Lord Foley.,_roartfL, gr.%)
Stanley, Mr. F. Byng, and a distinguisir„Stito'_
entertained at dinner by Viscount and v''errac°! Sre,
merston, at their residence in Carlton House-.,,ben
Ladyship had an assembly after dinner,ced berfisq,(s
250 personages of rank and distinction gralesdingd v
ship's salons by their presence. Among the.i.ary an.,a044
were the Marquis of Headfort and Ladies °l,„e, I‘tiin01;•(
Taylor, Marchioness of Sligo and Ladies 13r,°t"-or andYieJles:j.
Lansdowne, his Excellency the Russian Min's bis
Brunnow, his Excellency Count Reventlow., . tea' pi _A
Mans to+s sr""
Count Pollen, his Excellency the Belgian on 00
Van de Weyer, M. and Mad. Hummelauer, "0-f soebi?
and Honourable Misses Dillon, Countess/ f,rd 13:0010
Lady Louisa Fitzroy, Earl of Arran, .L'i:et pea
Countess of Charlemont and Lady garetrif 1,1(0
Lord Crewe, Viscount and Viscountess Jl3c3,o3essr. 01'6,
and Viscountess Howick, Baron and ole
_AP s.l,f'
Rothschild, Lady Caroline Wood, Hon°"catfoy"'of
csa,
Sir Augustus and Lady Clifford and ni.L'''couate")^o.oo
Staunton, his Excellency Chevalier Bunsetocurite!ison.ini
bery and Ladies Primrose, Viscount and v eagle, an P;ail
Lady Hislop and Miss Hislop, Lord Montfion. t
10:1
Foley, Mrs. M. Martyn, Viscount Emlyn, 18,4 of fi'o"
Catherine Cavendish and Miss Cavendi3ll,4„fftort, doe. ';10
and Hon. Miss Eden, Sir Thomas Win'a the roletlffs,
Lady. Robert Grosvenor, Lady Methuen fw Dorao p,
'• Methuen Mrs. Morier and Misses Morier, sr. ntgto:l;
:lady Pe'hel, Sir John aad Lady Easti;°Pea'ad
Vernon Smith, Lord James Stuart, I‘' r,iency tiled vide
'Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Rose, his Exceui
stint an dy fvesd
Minister and Baroness de Cetto, Sir A 5.
.nd
_ford,.,,,
Forster, Mr. E. Landseer, Hon. Lady itzry.s
Misses Hardy, Sir George and Lady Y
Charteris, his Excellency Baron ligfenli
Ilene)" t— e. 1;e
moue, Lord Ernest Bruce, his Exce and
.01,4 v,
bassador, Countess Reventlow, Mr. G. •r-'
castelei Lady
Hon. C. Murray, his Excellency Prinl.ord and so 1,10
de Thine, Sir William Middleton,u.,.__an,
00,011,
vian, Lady Dacre and Miss S Inv
orgioanfte., sOLlrcti;l
Blanche. Balfour, Mr. and Lady
- izeabeth 10-
Excellency Mr. Everett, Lady Ei and ,p 0
Gore, Lord Marcus Hill, Mr. and 3._lr;•
lee
Bjornstjerna, Baron Koller, Baron 1,,,,n07131 eley, Disir ColitTeo,
Count Kielmansegge, Mr. and Mrs.
__A 0,10 fprP
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Craig, Mr. insu,;“renfell, -I)_louse, 'P
Leman, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. and uob.t4,oe,
ham and Hon. Misses Pepys, Sir John Cain Cow" tot?
Miss Ridley
and Lady Colborne and Hon. 01#
Tufnell, &c. nett_b
distig.oll,ol
Mr. Francis Nicholson, the of ni
oandtirwdt
who has just died at the patriarchal age itas 110
the father of the water-colour schyos; u:„S ein.l;ed ford
be
country. He was a man of true gen.ieu
his position as an artist, he was n° optl lithoesebtO
practical knowledge of mechanics'_ „ni to , itto
for the advancement of which art .t-,ngtihm
mistry. He also devoted much ot_ins,:„' dis InucP Oa
..ret sool(3
to him. reiven for tog
M be
CHARLES WOOD, ESQ., - ' has 11031
that the Honourable Member for his rat
time prevented by illness from attending
dairies,—Leeda Mercury.

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