The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-21 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH.

At a highly respectable and influential meeting of the
parishioners of the parish of Charles, held in the parish
church, Mr. Richard Martin, churchwarden. in the chair;
Resolved,—lst. That this. meeting views with deep
re:;ret and painful manifestation the changes directed by
the Bishop in the services of the Church, and moat miser'
getically proclaims to his Lordship the earnest desire or
the parishioners that he will not, in order to obtain con-
formity, compel the clergy and laity to ,return to prac-
tices which have generally become obsolete. - In urging
this upon the attention of the Bishop, this meeting would
remind him, that if a departure from the law of cere-
monies and observances has arisen, his Lordship and his
predecessors have sanctioned these departures, not only
y their tacit consent, but doubtless by their actual pre-
sence upon many occasions.
2d. This meeting most emphatically declares that,
should the Bishop persevere and succeed in his object,
the most ready means by which the parishioners cue
testify their dislike and determination to resist, will be
to retire from any church in which the innovations may
be attempted, and seek to carry on the Church service
in unconsecrated buildings until the Bishop shall remove
the mandate and restore peace.
3d. That this meeting reserves its high seise of the
charity and Christian conduct of the ministers of this
parish, and imploring the Almighty to vouchsafe to them
a right understanding, earnestly desires they will exert
their beat efforts to preserve the services of the Church
in their accustomed form—this meeting presents to the
Rev. Chancellor Marti-. I), ctor Bell, and the other
mi-
niW.c.rs of the Chapter who supported their views, sin-
cere and grotefid hanh, Stir having stood forth in the
present crisis, ts.erehy affording high and excellent ex-
amples to those of Ow clergy who resist the present in-
novation.
4th. `That this meting proposes a systematic arrange-
ment throtig‘iout the land, to ensure the mcvt powerful
opposition to the preposed innovations, as well As to cir-
culate the knowlz.ftge of authentic information Pf the
proceedings of th-.)so of the clergy who, having rack-
lessly followed the views and practices of the Tractariaz
school, despite of the objectiors of the laity have ac-
quired suppert by tie Bishop's letter, and have, in con-
sequence, introduced other and more Romish prac-
tices, the object of disseminating such information being
to exhibit the design of the party who have commenced
this movement ; and with this view the meeting urges
upon the parishioners of every parish the expediency of
forming pernrinent committees. This meeting also sug-
gests that a central committee should be formed in
every deanery, to which the parish committees should
comtnut tt( . that in Exeter one or two persons
should be dephted from each parish to form general
committee o corresponden for the country.

THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
Yesterday an adjourned inquest was held by Mr.
Wakley, M.P., at the House of Correction, on the body
of-a late prisoner, named James Hodges.
It appeared, the evidence of the various warders of
the prison under whose charge the deceased bad been
having been read, that another prisoner who had been
in the same yard with him was examined in the absence
of the officers of the prison, and in the course of his
statement he said that the cell in which the deceased bad
slept at night was an extremely cold one ; that he had
himself slept in it, and consequently was in a condition
to state the fact ; that the prison diet did not allow a
sufficient quantity of sustenance for the maintenance of
health and warmth in the body during the winter months..
He also stated that if a prisoner made a complaint to the
surgeon of the gaol that he was ill, and the latter
thought he was not so, that he was punished by being
deprived of half his meal; and that if it happened to be
on one of the meat days, then that meat would be taken
from him, and he would be put upon gruel. The effect
of this system was to deter prisoners, when they were
ill, frequently from making the complaint of their being
unwell, and especially if that visitation should chance to
be on a " meat day." The witness also made further
statements, which were of so serious a character, WI
affecting the general treatment of the prisoners, tfrAt
The CORONER at length said, it was most painful to
hear such statements without possessing the power or
means of applying a remedy for them. If these acensa-•
tions were justly made they demanded a remedy, and as
from the length of the inquiry it would be impossible to
conclude the investigation upon that occasion, he wotild
endeavour to procure the attendance of the visiting jus-
tices, to hear them on the next occasion—on the day to
which an adjournment of the case might eventually be
agreed upon.
Mr. MILLS, the deputy-coroner, accordingly waited
upon the visiting justices, who happened to be sitting ire
another room in the gaol, and who, upon being informed
of the nature of the statement which had been made by
the prisoner, at once arranged with him to be 'Present
upon the renewal of the inquiry on the following Friday
(yesterday). The proceedings on the return of Mr.
Mills to the coroner's court were adjourned accordingly.
Yesterday, therefore, the jury re-assembled at the prison,
when a number (if inactßd they were not the whole of
that body) of the visiting justices were present.
Amongst them were Mr. Wilks, Jr. Tulk, Mr. Rotch,
Mr. Hoare, Mr. Bluck, Captain Bague, lAlr. Rose, Mr.
France, Mr. Crake, and Mr. Kemshead.
The father, step-mother, and widow of the Oeceased
were also in attendance.
The inquiry occupied upwards of four hours, and was
again adjourned. The prisoner, who had been examined
on the first day, again underwent a protracted examina-
tion, but failed to confirm many of the heaviest charges
he had set up on the first occasion. 'We, therefore, think
it to be fairer to all parties to abstain from publisking
any report until the whole proceeding has been brought
to a conclusion.

STATE OF TRADE.
The imports of the week have been very insignifi-
cant, and a very large fleet of vessels, which must be
in the immediate neighbourhood, have been pvwented
getting in, owing to the still continuing easterly vginds.
Holders of produce on the spot are reaping collat.,
derable advantage from this circumstance, and per..
haps, on the whole, adverse winds were never less
seriously felt; for, so late in the year, we seldout led
the market for goods brisk, and importers have
always abstained from pressing sales until after
the first week in January. The stock of cotton
is, from the same cause, getting into smaller
compass, and the excess over last year is now only
about 100,000 bales. There has been a quiet
market this week, without apparent change in prices;
but buyers have the best of the bargain. Strenuous
efforts are making to obtain the abolition of the duty
on this article, the work being committed to the hands
of influertial parties. In Liverpool, generally speak-
ing, there seems a strong feeling that no particular
claim exists to entitle cotton alone to be exempted
from duty. The soap trade are making an effort Ail
a remission of their duty, and, as it seems to us, with
a more general ground for the application; they
complain bitterly of the system of collection, ea
it now exists ; and whilst, perhaps, a 11404'
ficatiun of that system would satisfy mail, yet
they go for a total repeal. This is a branch din-
nufacturing industry which is in a great measure
confined to this immediate neighbourhood, and mighi
be, as we hear, very considerably increased, even
the trade were freed from the annoying survey t
which they are now subject, whilst, at the same time
it is thought the revenue would be very much assisted
It is evident from what is passing in all quarters
that there will be again an anxious session, and th
door will be opened to all sorts of speculative invest
ments, in the hope of a favourable change of duty t(
assist the articles purchased.—Liverpool Mercury o
Friday.

DRAYTON MANOR.—The Right Honourable Si
Robert Peel, Bart., gave an entertainment at the manor
on Monday last, to a party of above forty of his princi
pal tenants, mostly in the occupation of large farms o
his estate. Dr. Buckland, Dr. Playfair, and Mr. Smitt
of Deanston, the well-known Scotch agriculturist, wt
were on a visit to the Right Honourable Baronet, afte
dinner addressed the company. Dr. Playfair delivere
an eloquent discourse on the different descriptions
manure, and the most approved systems of manttrir
land, to which the assembled farmers seemed to dero
the greatest attention. It was after eleven when tl
circle broke up, the tenants retiring with expressions
their high sense of their esteemed landlord's hosjayalit
SEASONABLE BENEVOLENCE.—Mrs. John Master
man, jun., after having attended prayers at St. Dioni
back Church, Fenchurch-street, yesterday morning, wi
the other ladies of the Committee of the Infant School
that neighbourhood, distributed blankets, flannels,. al
other useful winter clothing to upwards of 60 mothers
the infants under their care, the benevolent contributit
of that lady.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN A PUBLIC DINING-ROO
—Mr. Payne held an inquest on Thursday at St. Be
tholomew's Hospital, on the body of Walter Stet
aged forty, a paper ornament maker. Joseph Coop
eating-house-keeper, of No. 26, Newgate-street, so
that on Wednesday afternoon the deems
whom he had never seen before, entered t
shop end called for some roast beef for 1
dinner. Deceased sat down in one of the boxes,
appeared as if nothing was the matter with him, bat
soon as he had mkt n one mouthful of meat he
seized with a great desire to vomit. Witness led la
out to the street, and by that time deceased was so we
as to require support. Ho took him to a chemist's
Newgate-street, where a cordial was administered, t
without success, and from thence he was taken to t
above hospital. He never spoke after the first moms
of the attack. Some friends of the deceased said tl
he left home in the morning in a good state of heal
having reco+ered from the effects of a dose of arse]
taken three weeks ago. Mr. Philip Hurlock, residt
medical officer of the hospital, said that the decea:
was dead upon his admission. A post mortem examb
Lion was made that day, but there was some difficulty
arriving at the precise cause of death. Considers
inflammation of the stomach was found, such as we
be produced by some corrosive poison, arsenic or OXi
acid for instance. Those appearances might, howei
have arisen from natural causes. Verdict—" Died fr
inflammation of the stomach, but how caused there it
evidence to show."
ACCIDENT TO THE CHAIRMAN OP THE GLOIX
TERSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS.—A rather serious a
dent befel Mr. Purnell, the chairman of the Glouces
shire Quarter Sessions, this week. He was skati
along with some other gentlemen, on a pond near
residence at Stinchcomb Park, near Dursley, and,
consequence of a fall, his thigh bone was broken.
Purnell is an accomplished skater, and fond of the et
cise, and one report is that he was skating backwa
and came in contact with another gentleman, who
doing the same, but coming in an opposite direction,
that the accident was occasioned by the collision.