The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-14 00:00:00

MARTINGALE.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, SEPT. 13.—WinfLW..td S. W., fresh breeze,
and cloudy.
CowEs, SEPT. 12.—Arrd. Urgent, Brown, Bahia.
OFF PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 12.—Carlton, Ogers, Nassau.
OFF SALCOMBE, SEPT. 11.—William Tyack, Cape of
Good Hope.
DEAL, SEPT. 12.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., light.—
Arrd. Oriental, Wandell, China ; Winifred, Calcutta.
Sailed Zenobia, Ichabos; Bristol, Cape Coast Castle.
DOTER, SEPT. 12.—The Pretty Lass, from London to
Pentowau, hasput in here with bows stove, loss of fore-
mast, sails, &c., having been in contact last night with
the Lady Howden, from Manilla to London.
FALMOUTH. SEPT. 12.—Wind N. W., light.—Off, Des-
landes, Le Croix, Ahgnay, sailed July 7.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 12.—Acrd. Governor Douglas, Hyde,
St. John's, New Brunswick.
OFF THE WlGHT.—Vixen, Heppenstall, Mauritius.
SUNDERLAND, SEPT. 11.—Sld. William Nicholson,
Cuba.

- ELANWADOCK, SEPT. 11.—Th© schooner Margaret,
of Bristol, sailed from this port this morning, in tow of a
steamer.

KIRKWALL, SEPT. 7.—The Gilmour, from Hull to
Quebec, which went ashore on the island of Shonsay,
has been got off with damage, and will proceed south to
repair.
WHITBY, SEPT. 12.—The brig Active, of Shields,
struck in coming out of Seaham, and became very leaky,
but preceeded with extra hands.
LlvEnrooE, SEPT.l2.—Wind N.W., moderate.—Arrd.
Isabella, Gray, Singapore ; Margaret, Trinidad ; Wil-
liam and Elizabeth, and Milo, Chick, New Orleans ;
New York, Cropper, New York, sld. Aug. 17 ; Concor-
dia, Boston ; Pandora, Brown, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick ; Mariner, Miramichi ; Susan, Jordan, Montreal.
Sld. Female, Singapore ; Ethiope steamer, Africa ; Cur-
lew, Havannah ; Alice Jane, Vera Cruz ; Pursuit. Mira-
michi. Off, Watkins, Calcutta.
ST. HELENA.-Arrd. Wave and Fortitude, Ichaboe.
CORK, SErr. 10.—Arrd. Bache M'Evers, St. An-
drews ; Sarah, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Suc-
cess and Boddington, Calcutta ; Thomas Hanford,
Ichaboe.

CLTDE.—Arrd. Sesostris, M'Kenzie, Pictou, John
Kerr, Tait, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Superb, Bay
Chaleur ; Hector, Montreal.
OFF DUNGENESS.—Mercator, Batavia, for Rotterdam;
James Boornam, Stockholm, for Bombay.

LIGHTS ON FALSTERBO.
The following has.been received at Lloyd's:—
" Swedish and Norwegian Consulate-General,
"London, Sept. 10, 1844.
" Sir,—l have the honour to communicate to you the
following translation of an ordinance issued by the
Royal Naval Board at Stockholm, on the 13th August
last:—The Royal Navy Board hereby makes known,
for the information of mariners, that in conformity with
an ordinance of the 7th July last year, a light ship will
be placed off Falsterbo Reef, at the end of this or the
beginning of next month. The vessel has two masts,
with the sides painted red, with two large white letters,
F S, on each side, and carries a red flag on the foremast.
.During the night the vessel will show two lights, so
placed that the one cannot easily exclude the other from
sight, but they will appear side by side when seen from
either side of the light vessel, or when seen fore and aft
one light will be close above the other, the highest in
the foretop. These lights will burn from the middle of
September to the Ist of December at such hours as are
fixed by the regulations for the other lights of the
kingdom, and after the last-mentioned date the vessel
will be removed. The light vessel will be moored in 8}
fathoms water, and a full minute from the extreme
point of Falsterbo Point (see Admiral Klint's chart),
having Falsterbo Lighthouse N.E. on the compasses,
and Stevenklint's Light on Sjalland appearing W.N.W.
W. on the compass. There will be a large bell on
board, which will be tolled during misty and hazy
weather, to give notice tolhariners.
"These lights appear about fifty feet above the level
Of the sea, and ought, thefefore, to be visible, in clear
weather, at a distance oV,iwo German miles or more.
Commanders of vessels wishing to take pilots through
the Fluitchannel, to or passing Malmo, or to Drog-
den, and the places where Danish pilots take
charge of vessels, are informed that there are
five pilots stationed on board; ready to attend, day
and night, when signal is given for this purpose.
The light vessel is moored in such a way that the largest
ship can sail round her without risk in order to obtain
pilot. If the pilot signal is flying at the top, pilots are
always to be had, but the signal will be hauled down
when they are all employed..
" Should there be no other advises, and noprevent,
it is. intended -to replace the vessel on thee lsth of
March, near to the same spot.
(Signed)
• CHARLES TOTTIE.
" To W. Dobson , Esq., Secretary."

NOTHING so CEIITAIN.— [From our Paris Cor-
respondent.]--We are informed by a remarkably fine
officer in the National Guards—(the gentleman, .by-the-
by, is also a remarkably small dealer in coke and char-
coal)—that, in the event of a war, it is intended to pla-
card the Paris fortifications with " lists of 'impositions
upon English visitors," under the conviction that, if they
could not keep the British out of Paris, nothing else
would,--Punch.

GREENWICH STEAM-BOATS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE Sun.
Sin,—l have always considered your paper to be the
adTocat4) for the removal of imposition or frauds of every
character. This induces me to call your attention to
the oft-repeated complaints against steam-boat pro.
prietors, for which the public appear to have little or no
means of redress.

Much has been said relative to the imposition, and
abuse in many instances, of cabmen and omnibus pro.
prietors, but however glaring they may act, the public
have some protection, by obtaining the name and
number, and afterwards summoning, the parties ; but is
does not appear that the public have such a mode of
redress against steam-boat proprietors.
I beg respectfully for your information to state, that
myself and four of my family; returned from Green-
wich last Sunday evening. Previous to this, we went
to the Waterman's Pier, at about eight o'clock, and in-
quired if they would land us at Westminster, from
whence we started, the answer being, "We cannot under-
take to say we shall reach further than Hungerford ;"
this I considered candid, but it being exceedingly wet at
the time, I was induced to inquire at the Grand Pier,
when the, answer was, " Oh, all our boats, sir, land at
Westminster-bridge." Consequently, I was induced to
go by the Sylph boat, and when we arrived at Hunger.
ford they refused to take us further : consequently,
myself and family were compelled to drag through the
heavy rain, with no means of redress. I therefore hope,
Mr. Editor, you will expose this affair, for I find from
inquiry, that many others have been similarly treated.
—Tour notice will greatly oblige,
W. J. GILBERT.I

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RIGHT OF OCCUPIERS OF COMPOUND HOUSES
TO HAVE THEIR NAMES INSERTED IN THE
POOR-RATE BOOK.
The correspondence will probably. go far to
settle this question, which has only of late -excited as
much attention as it. deserves. It arose from the refusal
of the parish officers of Hackney to include the names
of compound tenants in the rate-book, after their atten-
tion had been especially drawn to the subject. • They
did " not deem it necessary"—such was their official
reply—" to alter the present mode of making out the
rate-books" in their parish. In consequence the follow-
ing letter was addressed: to the Poor-law Commissioners,
their answer to which is given below :
" Hackney, Aug. 7, 1844.
" Gentlemen,—May I respectfully solicit the favour
of you to inform me whether, in a parish like this, where
we have a large number of houses compounded for to the
poor-rate, it is obligatory on the overseers to insert the
names of the tenants, as well as the landlords, of such
houses in the rate-book ?
Whether, if not obligatory, overseers hare a discre-
tionary power in the matter ?
"If obligatory (as the Parochial Assessments Act
would seem to suggest) then by what means they can be
compelled to discharge the duty.—l am, &c.,

"C. GREEN."
" To the Poor-law Commissioners."
" Poor-law Commission-office, Somerset House,
" Sept. 7, 1844.
"Sir,--I am directed by the Poor-law Commissioners
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th
ult., and in answer thereto to state that the Commis-
sioners consider that it is the duty of overseers, where
they are charged with the duty of making the poor-rate,
to insert in the rate-book the names of the several occu-
piers of houses in the parish (so far as they know or
may be able to ascertain them), notwithstanding that,
under the provisions of the general law, or any local Act,
such overseers may be authorised in charging the owners
of such houses with the rates instead of the occupiers.
The Parochial Assessments Act, 6 and 7 Vs m. IV., c.
96, extends to all parishes without distinction, and re-
quires (sec. 2) that every rate shall contain an account
of every particular set forth at the bead of the respective
columns in the form given in the schedule annexed to the
Act. One of the particulars required by the form to be
set forth is the name of the occupier.
" The Commissioners are not, however, prepared to
advise what legal consequences would -result to the over-
seers from the neglect of the duty. The statute does not
itself impose any penalty for any omission or neglect.
" I am, &c.
" W. G. LUMLEY, Assistant Secretary.
" Mr. C. Green, Hackney."
If, after this explicit declaration of opinion by the
Poor-law Commissioners, parish-officers shall still " not
deem it necessary" to discharge properly their duty, ways
and means, it is presumed, will not be wanting to com-
pel them—at some inconvenience, probably, to them-
selves. In the parish of Hackney alone,-there are from
2,000 to 3,000 persons occupying compound houses, a
large proportion of whom have as good a right to be on
'the list of voters for the borough of the Tower Hamlets
as any other class whose names are found there. Yet,
for this year, they will almost every one be disfranchised
through the ignorance or want of principle of the parish
officers. And hundreds of parishes throughout the
kingdom are in the like predicament.

A BRUTE OF A HusnANn.—On Thursday forenoon,
Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the University
College Hospital, Gower-street, on the body of Frances
Fillis, aged thirty. four, alleged to have been
ill-treated unto death ,by her husband, a shoe-
maker, residing in Brook-street, New-road. It ap-
peared from the evidence of a great many witnesses of
respectability, particularly that of Mr. Henderson, of 7,
Hertford-street, Fitzroy-square, that deceased had been
subjected, since her marriage, about seve'.., years ago, to
most. harsh, if not brutal, conduct on the part of her
husband. About five years ago he pushed her down
stairs, severely injuring her externally, for which he was
held to bail. After her confinement, four years since, he
struck her on the small of the back with a boot last, and
to:this, as well as to a leprous diseaselie infeCted her
with soon after marriage, she attributor her illness. No
witness saw him strike her lately, though many beard
him threaten to do so, and he was in the habit of locking
her in her room whenever she did not do as he liked,
though his demands were ever so unreasonable. Mrs.
Henderson said, about three months since, seeing the
deceased altered from what she had. been, a neat, comely
woman, and become a squalid, emaciated, diseased one,
suffering from want of food and medical assistance, she
supplied her with the former, and went to the husband
to beg of him to procure- the latter. He promised
he would, but, instead of doing icy he entered
his wife's bed-room, in which severe illness
had confined her, abused her grossly, and said, if she
listened to the counsels of a pack of women, he should
lock her-in her room. He moreover wished her dead,
and when she said she should wish she were, had it not
been for her children's sake, he told her she need not
trouble herself about them, as her place, in anticipation
of her dying, was already supplied by a woman who
would keep them like a tradesman's offspring. After •
great deal of evidence of a similar character,
Quain, the house physician, said deceased died on Tues-
day last, of cancerous disease of the chief intestine, un-
connected with violence. The Coroner said the physi-
cian's evidence completed the inquiry, and that the 4ury
must return a verdict in accordance with it. The jury
assented, but wished to embody with their 'verdict a cen-
sure on the conduct of deceased's husband. The Coro-
ner told them they could not do so ; they might append
it to their verdict, but the verdict must be one based on
fact. Verdict, " Natural death." The Coroner, at the
request of the jury, reprehended the husband of deceased,
telling him that his treatment of his wife had been most
disgraceful and disgusting, and that if he had any con-
science left he would hereafter feel painful remorse for
his conduct. The husband defended himself by unmanly
allegations against the character of his deceased wife be-
fore marriage, of whose guilt then he himself was the
active cause.

DEAL PIER COMPANT.—Thursday, a special meet.
ing of this Company was held at the London Tavern, for
the purpose of raising further capital for the completion
of the pier. The chair was taken by John Wheelton.
Esq., who; stated the difficulties which the Directors bad
found in getting the subscribers to pay rateably for the
object in view, which had induced the Directors to think
that it would be better to raise the 7,0001. required for
the completion of the pier and the paying off the existing
debts, by a mortgage of the Company's property, the
in-
terest on the bonds to be paid from the tolls of the pier.
and the surplus to go to the general benefit of the Pro.
prietors. The plans of Mr. Higgins were submitted, who
had agreed to complete the works within a reasonable
period. After a short discussion, a resolution for raising
the money required was passed unanimously.
STORM AT DERDT.—Loss OF LIFE FROM LIGHT-
NING.—An appalling instance of the effects of lightning
occurred on Friday evening last, during the storm, by
which one poor fellow was instantly killed and another
had a most miraculous escape from death. • It appears
that as a number of men employed by Mr. Etches were
at work in a field on the London road, Derby, a heavy
thunder shower came on, and two.of themeeinectotrioke
fluid.ter under a tree, where they had been only a few
minutes when they were both struck by the
One of them named Sanders, was killed on the spot, and
the other, Mr. Etches s servant
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first on the top of the head—it pierced his hat by a per-
foration in the crown nut larger than a small shot hole.
and rent the hat lining into shreds. The hair on the
crown and left side of the head was burned, and the
skin on the left side and back of the neck scorched.
Then the lightning came in contact with his silver
watch-guard, which it passed along, completely fusing
the links. The watch glass was broken, and three joints
of the outer case of the watch were also fused. Ii
thence passed down the right thigh and leg,. which it
scorched very much in its course, to his boot heel, which.
was nearly wrenched off. The watch, which was found
to be gaining very much, has since been sent to the
watchmaker, and the works being to all appearance not
at all injured, he was much puzzled to find out why it
should gallop on et such a rate, and he at length disco..
vered that all the steel parts were rendered magnetic.
Pegg- has no recollection of anything happening to hies
at the time of the accident —Derby Mercury.
'FOOT RACE.--Thursday the 12.0 yards' foot race,
between Fred. Smith (better known under the cognomen
of the Clapham Phenomenon), and George Wells (the
Running Waiter), came off on she Union-road, Clapham.
in the presence of upwards of three thousand spectators.
Smith was about to make his first debut in ..public.
The ground was measured, and Smith ran a sprint, and
immediately became the favourite in betting ; at the
start they went away at locomotive speed, Wells in the
rear. Smith maintained the lead, and came in the win-
ner, beating his opponent by two yards. Smith's triumph
was hailed with great cheering, and he bids fair of be.
coming an insurmountable aspirant in the pedestrian
arena. ,
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