The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-02 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

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(From the Manchester Guardian of Wednesday.)
The market was in a healthy state yesterday, with a good
business doing. There was a fair demand both for yarns and
goods, which the spinner; and manufacturers are at present
scarcely able to supply. Yarns commanded prices a shade
higher than last week, and goods are also scarce and in fair
demand, with prices gradually hardening. 7-Bths printing
cloth has, in some instances, obtained a slight advance on
last week's prices.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JULY 29.
There has been an excellent demand for flannels to-day, es-
pecially for the coarser qualities, which have been rather
difficult to meet with. The manufacturer is getting some
small advance in price, but not equal to the advance in the
raw material. Wool continues in good demand, at firm prices.

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The harvest has commenced very generally in the
south of England, and even the spring crops, such as oats
and barley, have turned out better than was expected. Some
winter-sown oats have proved very productive, and the crop
has been already housed in some places in excellent condi-
tion. Where the harvest is not yet commenced, the late
splendid weather has advanced the crops so rapidly, that the
utmost exertions of the husbandman and the employment of
all the hands he can command, will be required to gather it

speedily in.
DEATII DY FIRE.—On Wednesday Mr. Payne
held an inquest at Guy's Hospital, on the body of Mary
Leonard, aged 40, whose death occurred under the following
dreadful circumstances :—Mary Cooke, of No. 20, Charlotte-
row,Totherhithe, stated that deceased lived in a small cot-
tage at the back of witness's garden. She was a married
woman, and bad several children. About eleven o'clock on
Monday morning last, witness smelt a strong scent, like that
of something burning near the house. She went out to ascer-
tain the cause, and at last discovered smoke coming from
under the tiles at the back of the cottage in which deceased
lived. Witness went up to the cottage, and looked in at the
door, which was partly open, on doing which she saw de-
ceased lying on the rug before the fire, with her clothes nearly
all consumed. She was lying with her hands before her face,
as if to keep the flames from her eyes. She was moaning
and rolling about from side to side in great agony. An alarm
was instantly given, when the neighbours came to deceased's
assistance, and extinguished the flames by throwing water
over her. She was subject to fits, and it is believed that at
the time the accident happened, she was seated on a block
before the fire. Deceased was conveyed with all speed to
Guy's Hospital, where she died on the following morning.
Verfliot--‘ A.ocideital death."

times. With many other children of genius, however, his was
a wayward fortune. At that period of life when successful,
though less gifted men, think of retiring from the stir-
ring scenes and strife of a money-getting world, poor
Hudson found himself beginning anew. Buoyed up by
the promises of friends, and backed by his own well-known
excellent character and popularity, he embarked in a busi-
ness of all others one which demands unwinking energy, a
robust constitution, and experience ;—he became " mine
host " of the Kean's Head, in lussell-court. Here he lost
nearly all he had; a van load of his best furniture and a
five-pound note, to use his own expression, being the whole
that was left to him. Other distresses might also be men-
tioned. The concert on Wednesday was a proud testimony to
his worth, and it no doubt will gratify the feelings of the near
and dear relatives he has left behind him as much as it will
be beneficial to them in a pecuniary sense. Nearly all the
available talent at present in the metropolis came forward
on the occasion ; among the vocalists were many of Mr.
Hudson'sold friends; the hst comprised the names of Miss
Lucombe, Miss Dolby, Miss Lanza, Miss Williams' Mrs. W.
H. Seguin, Miss Thalia Andras, Miss Cubit Mr. Robinson,
Mr. Blagrove (violin), Mr. W. H. Seguin, M. Leopold de
Meyer, M. Moscheles, and Mr. Holmes (pianoforte), to-
gether with Mr. C. Horn, Mr. Fitzwilliam, Mr. Chatterton
(harp), Mr. Richardson (lute), Mr. Sedgwick, and Mr. Re-
gondi (concertina), Mr. Ransford, Mr. Sporle, Mr. Edney,
Mr. Louis A. Emanuel, &c. The pieces were well selected
with a pleasing alternation of grave and gay, vocal and in-
strumental. Mr. John Parry in the course of the evening
was also at his post with a new song, " The Polka explained"
written by Albert Smith. Such a laudable entertainment is
beyond the pale of criticism, suffke it, therefore, to say, that
the Committee of Management—all of them friends of the
deceased—had every reason to be satisfied with the result of
their exertions.

FARM LABOURERS IN NORFOLK
AND SUFFOLK.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—For years past I have given you facts relative to the
progressing condition of the farm labourers, farmers, land-
lords, and parsons of this district. I know you have some-
times thought the picture a little overwrought, and you have
occasionally remarked, with great propriety, that if such
scenes of oppression were of common occurrence, the working
people would have assuredly broken out into some open acts
of hostility, as the result of such suffering.
The forbearance of the farm labourers has been most exem-
plary, for if you were correctly informed of but a hundreth
part of the ills inflicted upon them, through the game-laws,
the poor-law, both the old one and the new, the stringent
covenants laid upon the farmers, the increased tithe under
the commutation system, all finding their way to the poor
in the shape_of increased privation—instead of wondering at
the present state of the Suffolk calendar, on which you have
remarked in an excellent leader of Saturday, you would be
surprised that it had not long since been double what it now is.
But my purpose to-day is only to notice, with one or two
practical expressions, the following sentence of the article in
question.
You remark that " out of thirty prisoners charged with arson
at Ipswich, fifteen cannot read or write, and, with great pro-
priety, ask what the parochial and district clergy have been
about ?" and " where in this statement there is any evi-
dence of those incessant, all-important, and spontaneously-
administered efforts, enlightening and instructing, informing
and guiding, the minds of their flocks?"
You may well ask these questions ; but the present state
of the district may be as clearly traced to the times which
have begotten such events, as the fact fiat night succeeds
to day.
In the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk there are 1,370
parishes, to each of which there is apportioned a
voting parson, and yet the Education Commis-
sioner, Mr. Freemenhan, reported Norfolk to be the
most ignorant of English counties ; while you
may rely upon', it Suffolk is not a whit behind her neigh-
bour in similar ignorance ; but how should it be otherwise ?
The clergy of these counties have their time occupied as
country gentlemen, in attending to the business of magis-
trates, poor-law guardians, game-breeders, and sportsmen,
and particularly to keeping the registration lists in good con-
dition. There must of necessity be a few honourable excep-
tions to this kind of State-paid priesthood, but as a rule, they
are the class under whose discipline the present race of rick-
burners have been bred. Couple this with the conduct pur-
sued against Dissenters by the clergy, within the Arch-
deaconries of the Venerables, Bathurst, Glover, Oldenshaw,
and others, and you will not be surprised, that with the
greatest number of such teachers, there happens to be, in
these counties, the greatest amount of this most awful kind of
crime—the result of gross ignorance, accompanied by savage
disappointment, degradation, and hunger.
A system of covenants, game-laws, and tithes, which drives
the farmer to pay, and the single man to accept for the same
labour half the sum which his married younger brother, with
a family, receives, kindles in the breast of every member of
that family. a flame, which on the first opportunity commu••
nicates with the farmer's stack-yard; and under the super-
vision of a priesthood that leaves one half of the population
in total ignorance, and the remainder with the least possible
instruction, what result ought you to look for, other than
that you have Such people do not fear punishment; and
in proof of this, I am credibly, informed, by an eye-witness,
that there were two fires within sight of Ipswich, while the
judges were there trying the unhappy people who had been
charged with the crime. You have by this time seen the
result of the Ipswich Assizes, and the opinion offered, in the
presentment of the grand jury, that low wages have had
nothing to do with the crime of arson,—while the opinion of
the great mass of the people is, that until equal wages are
paid for the same work, there will be no hope, or reason to
expect the fires will cease. I am, &c.,
July 29,1844. A FRIEND OF EDUCATION.

THE IDENTIFICATION OF BODIES FOUND IN THE'
RIVER.-At an inquest, held before Mr. Carter, the Coroner
for Surrey on the body of a young man, who had not been
owned, but was supposed to be one of the unfortunate persons
drowned at the recent accident on the river, the jury wished
to know if the coroner had not the power of ordering a descrip-
tion of the person, the clothes, and such things as he might
have in his possession, and likely to lead to the discovery of
his friends, to be advertised in the morning papers. Mr.
Carter said he had no funds for such a purpose, and it was
seldom the parish would go to the expense ; but he was
strongly of opinion that there ought to be some general re-
gistering office for the description of the persons and clothes
of all persons missing or found ; and he thought no better
place could be had than the police-station in Scotland-yard,
where one officer would be sufficient for the duty. The ex-
pense would be but trifling, and, is most cases, the relations
would pay any moderate charge. In Paris there was an
establishment to which all persons found dead were taken
(La Morgue) • but he thought a registry, giving the descrip-
tion of the Codies and clothes, would effect all that was
desired, and every one could go and ascertain if a lost friend
had been discovered ; or, if not, state the description, when
information could be sent to them of the finding of the body.
The jury fully concurred in the suggestion thrown out by the
Coroner, and observed, that as the police were paid by the
public, the trifling expense of one man for such a purpose
ought not to weigh for a moment when such a vast good
would be effected. _ _

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BRIGHTON, JULY 31.—The vessel destroyed by
Capt. Warner, off the coast, was washed ashore last night
during a stiff south-we elgale, in the presence of several hun-
dred spectators. She was bserved to float about three
o'clock in the afternoon, and as soon as all her ballast was
washed out of her, she separated into several pieces, and
fragments of the wreck drifted down channel past the chain-
pier. The wreck was an object of great curiosity to thou-
sands; and numbers of persons, who had witnessed the de-
struction of the vessel, collected small fragments to preserve
as relics. The sea beach was strewed with her timbers, and
a hundred persons at least were in the water at one time en-
deavouring to secure portions of the vessel which they fan-
cied they might take away at pleasure. Since the vessel
was sunk, a small boat had been placed over the wreck, with
a flag flying, to warn vessels of the danger of approach ; and
we believe, notwithstanding the apprehensions of Captain
Pechell, that not the slightest accident has happened by any
contact with the hull of the John o'Gaunt. The fishermen
were informed that they might possess themselves of any
portions of the wreck they could procure, but whilst they
were in the act of carrying away a portion of the timbers, the
Coast Guard stopped them. Two of them, bolder than the
rest, refused to comply with the orders of the Preventive
men, and suffered themselves to be taken before the magis-
trates, who, on their promising not to repeat the offence,
discharged them. The wreck of the John o'Gaunt was com-
plete, and must have convinced the most sceptical, bad they
seen the shattered vessel scattered about in all directions on
the ocean, of the extraordinary power of Capt. Warner's in-
vention. Even Sinbad's ship, of which we read that every
staple and. nail was drawn by the magnetic power of the rock,
could not have fallen to pieces more easily than the John
o'Gaunt under the operation of Captain Warner's explosive
power.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—A musical promenade
took place on Wednesday at the gardens of the Horticultural
Society, at Chiswick, to compensate, it was said, the mem-
bers and visitors for the loss of the last fete by a day e
cessive rain. A great number of the arisdtocayraci;e,
vanedd
persons of fashion, were present. The more t hxe r-
wd. which
favourable than we could have anticipated, and the sunshine,
the flowers, and the elegant—nay
afforded
Devonshire
beautiful coup d'ail. His Grace the Dukethrown
filled the walks and parterres of the gardens, ffort?ded4amost
open the
had, with his accustomed liberality, againhicha added materially to
grounds of his magnificent villa, whit
the attractions of the place. The 'erstablishment of the rival
like all c_om. petition, will bring
Society in the Regent's-park,
many advantages to the public. Es idently both este..
blishments art inclined to do their utmost for the grati-
fication of their members and the public generally, who will,
we trust, next year derive additional delight from a more
frequent opening of these cheerful and rational places of
recreation.
DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FOR INDIA.--OnMonday
eslendd for Bengal,
idnewnhip Monarch, Captain Walker,
it being her first voyage,
saaiftleerdnoforonmthGeraslp.en
having only been launched at Blackwell on the Ist of June
last. Thellonarch carries out 115 privates, being a draught
from the 39th Regiment. Most of them are recruits under
22 years of age. The whole are under the command of
Lieutenant Archer, of the 29th Regiment. The Monarch
arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday for the embarkation of
several passengers.
A RELIC !—The Cathedral of Treves is in posses-
sion of a vestment without seam, said to have been worn by
Christ. This precious garment is exposed to the faithful
once in every century, except when the Pope grants an ex-
press permission. This permission has been accorded by his
Holiness for this year, and the relic will be exhibited from
August 18 to September 30. The last regular exhibition
WAS is 1609.

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GENTLEMEN.
T. A. Anson, Esq., leg b w
Campbell, Esq., b Hillyer
J. Spencer, En, b Lillywhite 5 hit wicket..... 7
C. G. Taylor, Esq., c Bushby
A. Mynn, Esq., b Hillyer l3 leg b w ........ 0
W. Mynn, En, c Guy 0 b Lillywhite.... 8
F. Frederick, Esq., run out
E. H. Pickering, Esq., b Lillywhite... 19 not out . . 20
R. Kynaston, Esq., b Hillyer
Capt. Latour, b Lillywhite
Dolignon, Esq., not out
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