The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-14 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCISE.

CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, AND BREWERS.
(From the Sunday Tunes.)
Mr. Henry Walker, chemist and druggist, in Skinner-
street, Somers'-town, and a commissioner of pavements
of St. Pancras parish, was charged with selling grains of
paradise, coculus Indite, liquorice, linseed, caraway seed,
and Cayenne pepper, to Mr. Frederick Blogg, a brewer.
The information was preferred under the 56th Geo.
111., chap. 58, sect. 3, which imposes a penalty on a
druggist of 5001. for disposing to a brewer either of the
above specified articles, or molasses, honey, vitriol, quas-
sia, or any extract or preparation of such " articles.
Mr. Golding Bird, the si.rveying general examiner of
Excise, said that, on the 26th January last, he and Mr.
Bullen were watching in the neighbourhood of Blogg's
brewery, and they saw a person leave his shop, and
proceed to the latter place, whither they followed,
and seized two parcels, containing grains of para..
dise, caraway seeds, linseed meal, and pepper. After a
conversation with Blogg, witness proceeded to the
defendant's, and asked him if he knew that indivi-
dual ; and on his saying that he had been acquainted
with him for several years, he inquired if he had served
him with any parcel that morning, and he admitting
that he had, witness exhibited to him the packets be
had found on the brewery, which Mr. Walker at once
identified as the same as he had sold, at the same time
inquiring if there was anything wrong. Witness told
him that he must be aware there was, and then asked
him what the parcels contained ; and he said a com-
pound, which it was usual for druggists to make up. In
reply to further questions, he acknowledged that for
three years Mr. Blogg had been dealing with him for
such articles ; that the week before he had 41b. of li-
quorice and some coculus
Mr. MAYOW, the Solicitor for the Crown (to Mr.
Bird)—Did you ask the defendant if he drank Blogg's
beer ? Mr. Bird—l did ; and he said he formerly par-
took of it, but since last Christmas twelvemonth he had
not tasted it. _ _ _

Mr. MAYOW—What did you s ►y to that ? Mr. Bin.--
I remarked that I did not wonder at his leaving it ott,
knowing the properties of the stuff he sold him to put
into it.

The Hon. BERKELEY PAGET--Why, coculus Indite is
a rank poison ? Mr. :iird—lt is. There is another ob-
servation made by the defendant which I had almost
forgot to mention. lie said that on one occasion he
intimated to Blogg, that he war, feurftd something wrong
would in the end attend their dealings.
Mr. Commissioner STEPHENSON—Then he knew we
that he was offending the law.

Captain PERCY (to defendant;—The pc mdties in atl,e
whole aniount to 2,000/.; have' you anything to urge in
mitigation ?---lle expressed his regret, and prayed the
Court to be lenient with him.
The lion. Mr. PAGET having consulted with his wor_
thy colleagues, informed the defendant that he hail been
guilty of a very serious offence, and he must pay 2001.,
and not a shilling less.
a brewer, in West-street, Skin-
Mr. Freda icfßlogg,
ner-street, Somer's- town, was next charged with having
in his possession the before-mentioned articles, with in-
tent to use them as a substitute for malt and hops.
Mr. G. Bird stated that the defendant was the person
he and Mr. Bullen followed from Mr. Walker's
shop. As soon as they were in the brewery; witness ad-
dressed the accused, observing " I will thank you for
what you have in your pocket," at the same instant
thrusting his hand into one of the pockets and taking cid
a parcel. Mr. Bullen was equally quick in easing the
other pocket of another parcel. When asked by witness
4how he became possessed of the parcels, 'he said he did

not know ; but upon being told that they could giv Cim
a little information on the subject; that they had seen
him leave Walker's shop with it, he said he was a ruined
man. The defendant denied that he had ever
purchased such drugs before, .and more particu-
larly that he had ever used coculus Indite. Wit-
ness, at this stage of the matter, went to Mr. Walker,
and after the conversation with him as previously detailed
returned to defendant, saying that he had ascertained he
was an old customer, and showing him a quantity of co-
culus Indite, which he had obtained as a sample from
Mr. Walker, said, " This you know is about one dose for
your brewing," to which he made no reply. The defen-
dant was then standing by his copper, which was filled
with wort, in a boiling state, witness intimating that
the drugs would have been in the boiler before then, had
they not have interfered. Blogg said he certainly did
put the quantity seized into a brewing of eight quarters
of malt, contending that it greatly improved the flavour
of the beer ; and again denied that coculus Indite, or any
other deleterious article, was ever on his premises. The
defendant having somewhat recovered his self-possession,
desired to know by what right witness and Mr. Bullen
had picked his pockets ; and on being told that the law
gave them that power, and that the defendant was not
the first brewer with whom they. had taken the supposed
liberty, Blogg said, " "Well, you Know that all brewers do
as I haVe dune, and why pick me out;" and witness tell-
ing him to point out one, and he would immediately pay
him a visit, he objected to do so, and turned the subject
to a plea for mercy.
Mr. Miaow—Did you taste the defendant's beer? Mr.
Bird— I did.

Mr. MA.Yow—ln what state was it ? Mr. Bird—My
experience told me that it was not the produce of malt
and hops alone.
Defendant—l only put things in to flavour it, and not
to injure any one.
The Hon. B. PAGET—I never heard of Cayenne in
beer before ? Defendant—That gives a hot flavour.
Mr. STEPIIENSON—NO doubt of it.

Defendant—Mr. Bird and the other gentleman came
on me so sudden that I knew not what I was about; they
laid hold of my arms, and
Mr. Bird—That I deny ; there was no force requisite.
If there had been, I should instantly have resorted to it.
Captain PERCY—It is to your credit that you were
quiet. What then can you complain of ? Defendant—
Mr. Bird was so plausible that he induced me to say
anything.
Mr. Mavow—Plausible ! Whatwould you have him
be ? If it were not for steadiness and forethought we
should constantly be defeated.
_ _

Mr. Bullen corroborated Mr. Bird in every particular.
Mr. MAyow called Mr. Walker, the defendant in the
last case, into the box, as a witness against Blogg, but
he found his memory so at fault that he could elicit but
very little from him. lie, however, said he had at times
sold to defendant coculus Indiw, and the other goods
en umerated.

Mr. Major, the officer who surveys the defendant,
proved that he (Blogg) brewed last year 4,000 barrels of
beer ; consequently, it could not be said that trade was
bad with him. Defenda,nt—l have had many losses, and
I assure you my trade has become so bad that I hive
been compelled to discharge my brewer, and do the work
myself.

The Hon. B. PAGET—Does that surprise you at all ?
Do you suppose that people, after they have tasted your
beer, will continue to deal with you? Sell a genuine
article—that is the way to increase your trade, and the
only way. You and the other defendant, it has been
satisfactorily proved to us, have been in partnership to
deceive and defraud the public, and we call upon you to
pay a penalty of 2001. Defendant—l hope you will be
more merciful.

Mr. STEPHENSON—We have given judgment, and will
enforce it.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION HOUSE.
Captain Simmons was summoned befor'e Alderman
Wilson, for not having sold his whole cargo of smelts
within eight days after his arrival at the Nore, agreeably
to the terms of the Act of Parliament. The penalty
upon proof of the charge in cases of the kind is exces-
sively severe, being' the confiscation of the vessel and
cargo without abatement or modification.
Mr. Young, the solicitor to the Marine Society, appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. Hobler, jun., attended for
the defendant.
Mr. Goldham, the clerk of Billingsgate market, was
present for the purpose of making a statement relative to
the system pursued by the captains of Dutch steamers in
smuggling great quantities of smelts into the port to the
prejudice of the English fishermen, and also to supply
the Alderman with intelligence generally as to the viola-
tion of the Act upon which the solicitor to. the Marine
Society proceeded.
Mr. Young stated, that by the Act fcr the regulation
of the new fish-market many years ago established in
Westminster, it was determined that every fishing vessel
should report to the coast office upon her arrival, and pay
dues amounting to 25., Is. 6d. of which was to go to the
masters of the market, and 6d. to the clerk, for the
trouble of collecting. The 'market was subsequently pur-
chased by the Marine Society, and the due§ were depo-
sited as a fund for the service of the boys brought up by
the society, by which means a great public benefit was
rendered. It was also regulated that for the purpose of
preventing the mischief arising from the delay of the
sale of fish brought to the port of London, every cargo
should, under the very severe penalty of the confiscation
of the ship and cargo, be sold off within eight days after
the-arrival of the vessel at the Nore.
Mr. ,Hobler, jun., said that his client admitted his
error, but not his guilt, for he supposed that Sunday,
not being a working day, was not included in the eight
days specified by the Act of Parliament. Captain
Simmons was a native of Heligoland, and acted, as he
believed, upon the fair construction of the Act of
Parliament.
Alderman WILSON—Did he sell the cargo on the day
after the time limited by the Act of Parliament : Mr.
Hobler, jun.—Certainly he did. Mr. Goldham can
prove the fitct.
Mr. Goldham said it was true the defendant sold the
cargo on the day immediately after the expiration of the
allotted time. He believed, too, that the defendant
acted in ignorance, but it was the duty of his salesman
to have informed him of the exact state of the law.
The salesman declued that he supposed the captain
was within the law, and did not consider him to be
capable of infringing it.
Mr. Young said, that under such circumstances he
could not think of calling upon the Alderman for a con-
viction, particularly as the penalty was one of so awful
a description. He thought it necessary, however, upon
the part of the Marine Society, to state that in all future
cases of the violation of this Act, he should uniformly
enforce the penalty.
The Captain assured the Alderman that he should pay
most especial attention to the Act of Parliament.
Mr. Goldham then said (and several respectable Bil-
lingsgate salesmen confirmed the account) that it is now
the practice of several of the Dutch steamers to smuggle
into London large quantities of smelts. It was contrary
to law that foreigners should bring foreign fish into the
London markets. The privileges of the English fisher.
men were, however, most extensively invaded, notwith-
standing the vigilance of the revenue officers, who made
seizures wherever they could, and condemnation uni-
formly followed. Very lately he had heard of the arri-
val of contraband smelts, and he had sent to a reYenue
officer, who succeeded in seizing a great part of the
cargo. He trusted that decisive measures would be
adopted to check such a system of smuggling, by which
the poor fishermen, who had already suffered so much by
the horrible mixture of gas filth with the waters of the
Thames above bridge, and by the progress of the steam-
ers below bridge, were brought to actual starvation.
Alderman WILSON said he had no doubt that public
complaint would operate to the benefit of the fishermen,
and that he would most willingly represent to the Lord
Mayor the necessity of actively endeavouring to correct
an evil of such magnitude. He did not, he said, see why
Dutch ships laden with eels should be allowed to remain
in the river twenty-eight days, when such limits were
placed to the stay of English vessels laden with smelts.
Mr. Hobler, jun., said the reason was that eels were
considered as an article of merchandise.
The salesman assured the Alderman that the smuggling
of the Dutch smelts knocked down the price of the
English smelts altogether, although of a very inferior
quality.
The Captain then paid the expenses and was discharged.
B OIV-S TREE T.
In consequence of Mr. Twyford's absence in the country, Mr.
CLivx officiateal.
O'Nealy Sullivan and Ellen O'Keefe were charged with
an assault, and creating a disturbance at Charing-cross Hos-
pital, under the following circumstances.
Mr. Clarke, a porter at the Hospital, stated that there was to
have been an inquest on Friday evening, at seven, on the body
of an Irish labourer, and about half-past six a great number of
Irishmen and women came to the Hospital, and demanded to
be admitted ; this the witness cpuld not allow, but he told the
female prisoner, whose husband it was that had died, that if she
would remain quiet he would endeavour to obtain admission for
her ; on this she set up a hideous howl, and commenced tearing
her hair, and wound up by hitting witness a blow on the face.
This was the signal for a general onslaught—men and women
rushed at him, and he was forced to the ground, trodden on
and kicked.
During this witness's evidence the female prisoner, who
seemed lest to everything around her and wrapped up wholly
in herself, set up a low howling kindof moaning noise such as at
Irish wakes, is designated the ullagoue. We w ill endeavour to give
an illustration of the woman's moan. "Oh my darling, how long are
we to be parted ? Since 6 o'clock on Thursday morning, and
to hear of -it at nine, Och hone! Och hone! Come, come, cOrne,
how long my darling ? Oh ! Arthur, my Arthur, Arthur, I
come, 1 come to thee; yr' gone my darling, yr' gone my dar-
ling. Oh ! speak to me ! Not so much.as one word; come
tpeak to me. Oh ! come my darling ! Oh ! come ! Oh ! come
Oh ! come ! my darling ! Och hone !"
The woman was ordered to be removed, as it was impossible
to keep her quiet.
Another witness .corroborated the evidence of Clarke, and
added that it was invariably the case when an Irishman died,
that they came in large numbers to demand his body, and if
their request is not immediately complied with they endeavour
to take itawsy.
the woman
d is-
The male prisoner denied all knowledge of the affair, but
as he was positively sworn to by the witnesses, the worthy Ma-
gistratewh o.s rtinedrecalled
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dm tenhe shillings
said,. .lr
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mthuest be aware assault.
To he
that this
turbanee arose entirely from your conduct, but. considering the
'great distress you are in, from the loss of your husband, I shall
allow you to be discharged.
• . MARL BUR OUG H-S TREE T.
Jo/en Thompson, alias Dick-the Butcher, who has been
known to the police for the last twelve years as a daring pick-
pocket, and a young man named James Maclean, who is known
as an associate of thieves, '-ere sentenced to three month? im-
prisonment, each to hard labour, for stealing the pocket-book
of Mr. Houston, a gentleman residing in Clerkenwell.
Thomas Jameson, a stalwart, powerful young man, respect-
ablysHtro erestfodressed,Bd o,
non
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Bond-street,
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officers
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taken
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jdouhitn-
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ciety, with violently assaulting and kickin,, him, whereby he is
severely injured, and also with assaulting Police Constable, No.
126, of the C division.
Mr. HARDWICK, said he wished it to go forth to the whole
of • the begging fraternity with which our streets, particularly

ITHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1842

the West End, were pestered, that in similar cases to the pre-
sent, the law to the fullest extent would be put in force; he
should therefore, as an example, commit the prisoner for three
Months to hard labour.

The quite dismayed at his sentence, and he-
William Joseph Browne, a young man of very respect.
ganto cry
William seemed
able appearance, was charged with robbing his employers
of gold watches, and other property, to a very consider-
able extent. The prosecutors are engaged in a very ex-
tensive business, and in the habit of shipping large quali-
ties of goods to India. It was the duty of the prisoner to
superintend the packing of these goods; and he ab-
stracted the articles stolen from different parcels. Of
course the robbery could not be discovered until after the
arrival of the packages in India, when the parties wrote
to the prosecutors, informing them of the deficiencies in
the different packages they had received. An inquiry
was immediately instituted, when it was ascertained
that several of the missing articles had been pledged by
the prisoner's mother with different pawnbrokers. The
case could not be gone into fully yesterday, in conse-
quence of the absence of a material witness ; and conse-
quently the prisoner and his mother (who is charged with
feloniously receiving the stolen property) were both re-
manded for further examination.

Patton, the policeman who was with the policeman on
whom an inquest was held on Friday, when some
whiskey was given them by a Mr. Huntsman, a che-
mist in Holborn, was yesterday dismissed the police
force, by order of the Commissioners.
UNION-HALL.

Three men in a state of destitution were charged with at-
tempting to break into Bermondsey workhouse.
The Master„stated that the defendants, and about 40 other
men, came to the workhouse on the previous evening, and
wanted shelter for the night. The ward for the reception of
such persons being already full, they were told so, but instead
of going away they began knocking at the door, and ultimately
endeavoured to force it open, and would have succeeded had it
not been for the efforts of those within. They also abused the
Master of the workhouse for not taking them in, and altoge-
ther conducted themselves in such a manner that it was found
necessary to give them into custody,.
One of the defendants said that he was the son of a Lieute-
nant in the Navy who was dead, and that being reduced to dis-
tress he sought shelter at the workhouse, but being refused he
knocked at the door, and had no intention of breaking it.
The MAGISTRATE committed them for fourteen days each
to the House of Correction, and to be afterwards passed to
their parishes.
James Inman, a poor fellow, in a very emaciated condition,
was charged with breaking a gas lamp, for the purpose of being
sent to goal.
He was committed for five days, and ordered to be passed to
his parish, for which he expressed his gratitude.
Sarah .Head, a young woman, aged 19, in the ser-
vice of Mr. J. F. Wool, of No. 10, Bowhill-terrace,
Brixton-road, was charged with the wilful murder of
her male infant ; and Thomas Courtney, a lad of the
same age, and in the same service, was charged as an
accessory to the murder.
Policeman, 182 P, stated that at twelve o'clock on the
preceding night, while on duty in the Brixton-road, he
was called into Mr. Wool's house, and informed that
their female servant was suspected f having shortly be-
fore delivered herself, and destroyed her offspring. He
immediately proceeded to the water-closet, and, by
the light of his lantern, saw a child lying on its back,
with its legs underneath the soil, and the -whole of
the upper part of the body above the surface. With some
difficulty lie succeeded in getting the child up, and he then
saw that its throat was cut in a dreadful manner, and
that it was quite dead. Having conveyedthe body into the
house, he was informed by Mr. Wool that the girl sus-
pected of having committed the murder was in bed up
stairs, and was in such a precarious state at present,
that the removal would be attended with great danger.
•He was afterwards informed that the male prisoner was
supposed to be the father of the deceased, and upon ques-
tioning him upon the subject, and when asked if he
knew anything relating to the murder, his reply was,
that the child was in a bucket of water twenty minutes
before it was thrown down the privy. The witness added
that he refrained from putting any more questions to
Courtney, and then went and gave information of the
circumstances at the station-house. He produced the
body of the deceased in Court, which was that of a full-
grown child.

The female prisoner was at present too ill to be re-
moved, and the medical man attending her said that her
life was considered in danger. .
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said it was his duty to inform the
prisoner that the charge against him was 9ne of the
most serious nature, and whether he wished to say any-
thing in reply to the statement made by the inspector ;
the prisoner was not bound to say anything in the pre-
sent stage of the investigation, unless he liked, but what
he did say he was to rember that it would be taken down
in writing against him.
The prisoner said that at present he declined saying
anything on the subject of the charge, and he was re-
manded until the inqiiest is held, which will take place
this day.
The prisoner, who is quite a youth in appearance,
did not evince the least alarm at the,situation in which
he was placed when the examination was going on, but
when he was locked up he shed tears, exclaiming that he,
had nothing to do with the murder of the child.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 12.-,-The Larne, Captain Blake,
arrived at Madras on the 25th Dec., from China, and
sailed on 13th Jan. for Trincomalee and England.
The Formidable, 84, Captain Sir Charles Sullivan,
Bart., will sail for the Mediterranean on Tuesday next ;
and the Queen, 110, Captain Rich (with the flag of Vice-
Admiral Sir E. Owen), will follow on Wednesday.
The Driver, steam frigate, Commander Harmer, sailed
this afternoon for China, calling only at Madeira.
The Winchester, 50, was • commissioned in this har-
bour on Tuesday, by Captain C. Eden, as the flag ship
of the Hon. Rear-Admiral Percy, for the Cape of Good
Hope station.
The Vindictive, 50, Captain Nicolas, C. 8., with the
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, will proceed
to-morrow or Monday, to the East Indies.
The Resistance, 42, and Crocodile, 28, have this week
been commissioned at Plymouth, as troop ships.
The Illustrious, 72, left Bermuda for the West Indies,
on the 13th ult. The Pique, 36, and the Volage, 28,
left for the same destination, on the 23d ult. The acer,
16, was at Nassau on the 17th February. The Mexican
Government sent home, by the Thames mail-steamer,
40,0001.. to pay the interest of their bonds.
The Cambrian, 36, Captain Chads, for Calcutta, with
Lord Ellenborough, Governor-General of India, on
board, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 27th
December ; as did also the Tortoise store-ship, for New
Zealand. The Southampton, 50, and Fawn brigantine,
were lying there.
Her Majesty's ship Carysfort was prevented leaving
the Harbour on Thursday last, in consequence of altera-
tions being made in bar cabins, for the purpose of ac-
commodating the 4th Lieutenont and Naval Instructor,
allowed her by the late new establishment, and which
will not be completed before Monday next, when she
will proceed to Spithead.
The building of the Frolic, 16 guns, and of the Light-
ning steamer, are both proceeding rapidly, in order to
their being launched out of the way of the coffer-dam
about to be erected for the purpose of making three new
building slips and continuing the new sea wall.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Winchester, Carysfort, Ringdove, Nautilus,
Atholl (troop-ship), Adventurer (naval transport), Echo
(steamer), and Gipsy (tender).
At Spithead-LQueen, Formidable, Vindictive, Alfred,
and Gladiator (American packet).
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
(Consequent upon her Majesty's visit to Portsmouth.)
PROMOTIONS.—Commanders—J. B. P. Hay (of the
Queen), John B. Woodthorpe (of the Alfred), and J: A.
Blow (of the Black Eagle), to the rank of captain.
Lieutenants—Frederick Blair, and Flag Lieutenant
Chas. C. Grey (of the St. Vincent), Frederick W. P.
Bouverie (Flag Lieutenant of the Victory), Wm. Sidney
Thomas (of the Royal George yacht), Alexander J.
Grimm, and Flag Lieutenant Henry J. Wellington (of
the Queen), George J. Hirtzell (of the Alfred), Thomas
Saumarez Brock (of the Black Eagle), and James C.
Caffin, Gunnery Lieutenant of the Queen, to the rank of
commander.
Mates—Wm. D. Carroll (1838), and John P. Palmes
(1838), of the Royal George yacht, John Franklin
(1836), Wm. Mould
.(1834), and E. A. P. Lloyd (1841),
of the Queen, Robert D. Aldrich (1830), R. Willcox
(1839) of the Alfred, H. L. Griffith. A. Young, E. J.
L. Cooper, and W. Horton, of the St. Vincent, to the
rank of Lieutenant.
Assistant-Surgeons—Joseph Caldwell (1838) of the
St. Vincent., and J. D. Burns (1835), late of the Carys-
fort, to the rank of Surgeon.
Boatswains' Mates—Win. Hook, and John Webb, to
be Boatswains.
Gunner's Mate—Filward Young, to be Gunner.
Carpenter's Mate—J. G. Vince, to be Carpenter.
Coxswain—Edward Welsh, to be Boatswain.
APPOlNTilENTS.—Captain—Charles . Eden, to the
Winchester.
Commanders—Charles G. B. Patey, to the Resistance
troop ship ; C. 11. Lister, to the Agincourt ; G. H.
Seymour, to the Wanderer; Wrn. Kelly,
to the Win-
chester ; W. H. Kitchen, to the Queen, vice Hay,
promoted.
Secretary—Commander Crouch to be Secretary to
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Brace, K.C.8., vice T. Wood-
man, Esq., who, having completed twelve years' actual
servicediem.
as Secretary, is entitled to twelve shillings per
Lieutenant—J. F. B. Wainwright, W, C. Aldhann,
J. H. Cockburn, and J. M. N. Boyd, to the Winchester ;
W. E. A. Gordon, G. B. B. Collier, and R. D. Aldrich
(additional), to the same ship ; E. Malone (1809), to be
one of the Lieutenants of Plymouth Hospital, vice Jeans,
deceased ; John C. Snell (additional) for service in the
Mediterranean, to the Queen ; C. Leaver, to the Jaseur ;
D. P. Dumaresq, to the Isis ; John Compton, to the
Rose ; Fredetick Cannon, to the Camperdown ; H.
H. St: J. Georges, to the Resistance ; John F.
Paulson, to the Royal George yacht, for service in the Nautilus, •
vice Thomas, promoted ; G. G. Phillips (from the Queen),
and Henry Lloyd, to the Ringdove ; M. Conolly,. to the Cal-
cutta J. J. Robinson, to be Flag Lieutenant to Sir E. Owen,
vice Wellirgton, promoted C. B. Hamilton, to be Flag
-Uueeuetni•t: viceant Robinsonhear-Admiraltoand Henry
Percy
to the Woodman,
Queen,
to the
y
Q
;
vice Hamilton.; Oliver, to the Queen, vice Grime, promoted.
Master—Alr. Elson, of the Victory, to be Master and Com-
manding Officer of the Crocodile troop ship; James Brown, to
the Winchester.
Surgeons—Hugh Jameson, to the Winchester ; Dr. W. H.B.
Jones, Surgeon Superintendent to the Elphinstone convict ship.
Assistant-Surgeons—Gerald Yeo (Acting), to the Cale-.
donia; Maurice F. West, to the Winchester.
Chaplain—Rev. W. H. Steel, to the Winchester.
Purser—J. G. Lean, to the Winchester.
Mates—John J. O. F, Carmichael, to the Winches-
ter ; Geo. Durbin, to the Alfred.
Midshipmen—Messrs. Percy and Hornby, to the Win-
Chester.
Volunteers, Ist Class—J. F. Ormond, and John Wm.
Pike, to.the Jaseur..; J. B. Lethbridge, and Shewell, to
the Winchester ; Richard. Horner, to the Dia • •
poiemie ;

F. W.Haydon, to the Impregnable; J. Jerdon (in Queen)
to the Vindictire; G. G. Osborne, W. Burden, and E. B.
Pearce, to the Winchester.

Naval Instructor—john H. Bond, to the Winchester.
Clerks—Alfred Hawkins Mitchell, to the Vindictive
C. Barnes, to the Queen ; James Roberts, to the Win-
chester.; Edward A. Smith, Secretary's Clerk, to Rear-
Admiral Percy,

ROYAL N26'AL COLLEGE.—Messrs. G. S. Dunbar and
John Master qualified for Commissions in the Royal
Marines on Tuesday last. Mr. G. Burstal, mate, passed
examination for Lieutenant the same day.
Captain J. J. F. Newall and Captain George Elliot
have joined the Naval College, to availthemselves of the
course of study at that establishment.
Lieutenant Otter, R.N., Assistant-Surveyor to Com-
mander Sherringham, is appointed to succeed the bite
Commander Slater, who recently met an untimely end
by falling over a precipice, whilst surveying in Scotland.
Mr. Atkinson, Clerk of the gun wharf at Devonport,
is appointed Storekeeper of Ordnance, at Haulbowline,
with a salary of 400/. per nnum.
NEW REGULATIONS FOR PURSERS NOW CALLED PAY-
MASTERS.—First 50 to have 6d. a-clay retirement—
this 50 to be reduced to 30, and, as vacancies occur in
the 30, to be filled up frm seniors—to be called Naval
Paymasters, all to have an increase of Is. a day half-pay.
From Ist rates to 4th rates, inclusive, to be allowed to
draw on account of their anticipated balance bill, at the
rate of ss. a-year—below 4th rates Bs. a-year per man.
To have charge of all stores ; to have a cabin or lower
or middle deck, with daylight ; to have a clerk, called
paymaster's clerk ; Purser's steward to be a second
class petty officer, and to have a boy to help him ; to be
allowed coals from Dockyard at contract price ; weights
and measures, and fighting lanterns issued gratis ; to
have an iron chest to keep the public money safe ; the
same lOths as at present allowed, but the money drawn
on account to be deducted from the savings on passing
accounts. Thus, if a balance bill should be 1,0001., the
imprest money drawn, 2501, there will be 7501. still due
to the Purser.

SALE OF NAVAL COMMISSIONS.—The following is the
plan for the purchase of Naval Commissions, as pro-
pounded by the Hon. Captain &sus, in his speech on
the Naval Estimates, on Tuesday last. We must ask
the Gallant Captain why Commanders should pay the
same sum for a Post Commission when they have been
three years at sea, as if they had only completed one
year's sea service .? and what security he gives to
widows, that they should receive their pensions on the
death of an improvident husband ? The plan, although
it may contain the nucleus of a future arrangement, is
faulty as regards the valuable hard-working officer, who
has no money, inasmuch as he must almost invariably
serve twenty -six years before he can command a
rated ship—namely, six years as a midshipman, four as
mate, eight as lieutenant, and eight as commander—he
is then tbrty years of are ; and where, we would ask
Captain bolls, are his young admirals to come from ?
Still, however, he has started an idea which may be im-
proved on, and then work well, but we are sure he is too
much a lady's man to forget the widows.
The Government to apply a sum of money annually,
as a fund for purchasing out officers, to which will be
added the proceeds from the following sources :
Every Commander promoted before he has served
three years in sea-going ships as Commander,
If under 4 years standing on the list, to pay .£1,200
••• 5
550
••• 350
••• 8

Above 8 years to pay nothing.
Every Lieutenant promoted before he has served three
years in a sea-going ship as a Lieutenant.
If under 5 years standing in that rank to pay £BOO
... 6 ... ... ••• 450
... 7 ... ••• ... 250
... 8 ...... ... 150

Above 8 years to pay nothing.
Every Mate promoted before he has completed one
year in a sea-going ship as Mate to pay ... £6OO
Under 2 years ... 400
150
100

Above 4 years to pay nothing.
These regulations not to affect officers promoted for
distinguished services.

Officers having been promoted by purchase, not to
claim any ulterior benefit,
Officers who have sold out to retain their rank.
Captains, Commanders, and Lieutenants who have
served more than eighteen years in any one rank, or
whose total length of service exceeds ferry years, to be
allowed to retire on a certain allowance, to be fixed by
Government.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 10.—The Tyrian packet, Lieut.
Griffin, came into harbour last Thursday, and will be
paid oft' in the early part of next week. On Saturday,
the Seagull packet, Lieut. John Parsons, arrived from
Falmouth, and is to be paid off at this port. The Vol-
cano steamer, Lieut. C. J. Featherstone, arrived from
Portsmouth, with volunteers for the Agincourt, and
sailed again for Liverpool, the following Tuesday, for
volunteers. The Woolverine, 16, Commander J. W. W.
Johnson, sailed for China. The Resistance, 42, was
commissioned for a troop-ship, on Sunday, by Comman-
der Charles G. E. Patey. The crew of the Minden have
been paid two months' advance, and she only waits a
lair wind to proceed for China. The General Palmer
transport sailed for Deptford, with stores, on Tuesday.
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Agincourt, Re-
sistance, Fly, Scylla, Seagull, Tyrian, Bramble.
In the Sound—Minden,

INQUEST ON A SWORD CUTLER.
L On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the
Cock and Magpie Drury-lane, on the body of Mr. Sa-
' muel Harrison, aged 40, a sword cutler, resident•at 52,
Stanhope-street, Clare-market, who destroyed himself
• by taking prussic. acid at No. 87, Drury-lane.
Police-constable 93, F division, stated that on the pre-
vious afternoon about a quarter to five o'clock, he was
told that a person had poisoned himself at the house of
Mrs. Ferguson, who keeps a print and pamphlet shop,
No. 87, next door to that public-house. On going there,
he found the deceased lying on his back on a sofa in
the parlour behind the shop, quite dead, although the
body was still warm. Two medical gentlemen were in
the room, one of whom gave him the small phial pro-
duced, which was empty. On the phial was a label with
the address of Mr. Walker; chemist, &c.. 108, Drury-
lane, and in the centre were written the words, " Pras-
acid—poison." Both surgeons said it had contained that
deleterious liquid. Two females were also in the room.
Searched the clothes of the deceased and found a silver
watch and ss. 6d. in his pockets. The' wife of the de-
ceased was one of the females that was in the room.
Mrs. Mary Harrison deposed that that the deceased
was her husband, and was 40 years of age. The de-
ceased was a sword cutler, but his business had not gone
on well lately, his mind having become irritated and
much discomposed. Deceased was generally of sober
habits. About half-past two o'clock on the previous af-
ternoon she went to the house of Mrs. Ferguson to see
after the deceased, whom she found there. He was quite
sober. Soon afterwards he left witness and Mrs. Fergu-
son together in the parlour and quitted the house, but
returned about half-past three o clock, nd, on entering
the room asked Mrs. Ferguson if she and witness had
settled matters. Witness said they had not, upon which
deceased said, " Well, I'll settle it then," and he then
sat himself down on the sofa, and put his hand upon his
mouth, and on withdaawing it threw something from it
on the floor. He almost immediately fell back, nerd
never spoke or struggled afterwards. Several surgeons
were sent for, and three came immediately, and used the
stomach-pump, but their exertions were of no avail.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dismore, attendant at Mrs. Ferguson's
shop, saw deceased there on the previous afternoon. He
was quite sober. His wife carne after him, but heard no
quarrel between her and Mrs. Ferguson. Had never
known any quarrels between them.
Mrs. Ferguson, a stout, good-looking female, sqemingly
about 40 years of age, deposed that she had known the
deceased two or three months ; had been a friend to him,
and had lent him 2/., 31., and SL, at different times, for
which she had his handwriting.
Mr. Thomas Jeffreys, engraver, of 250, High Holborn,
deposed that he was a friend of the deceased, whom he had
known for a number of years, and dUring that time, up
to his forming the connection he had, the deceased' and
his wife had lived on the most amiable and affectionate
terms. Deceased had a good business, and had been very
successful in it. There was plenty of property in his
house to prevent any embarrassment, and friends who
would have supported him had he acted right. He, how-
ever, left his business five and six days together, and on
the last occasion, having been absent from Monday to
Friday, hiswife went to look after him to get him home,
an order for swords having come in from Mr. Hart, of
Pall-mall. He had not attended to his business but two
days for the last three months. Said that if he were to
give up going to Mrs. Ferguson's he should make away
with himself.
Mr George Ellis Griffiths stated that he was staying on
a visit at Mr. Walker's, chemist, 108, Drury lane, and
was present in the shop when the decased purchased the
poison on the previous afternoon. Deceased appeared
perfectly sober and quite collected at the time. The
shopman refused at first to let the deceased have the
poison, who said he wanted it for the purpose of trying
an experiment with it .on steel, which he had already
tried with aquafortis and nitric acid. The shopman still
refusing to supply him unless he produced some person
who knew him, the decased threw down his card, saying,
"Do you think I'm going to bilk the earthquake ? " and
added, that he could get it directly at Apothecaries
Hall, upon which he was served with thirty drops.
Verdict—Temporary Insanity.

TRANSMISSION OF LETTERS.
MONTHLY STATEMENT OF LETTERS DELIVEItED IN

THE UNITED KINGDOM :----=
Week ending Feb. 20, 1842* .
Week ending Feb: 21, 1841* . . 4,090,164
Week ending Nov. 24, 1839 . . 1,585,973
Increase since 1841, on the week's
letters . 358,329
Increase since 183 Q, on the week's
letters .
* Including St. Valentine's Day.

Mr. PParglis O'Connor has been attempting to
make h;m, elf of wonderful importance at Manchester by sating
in the police court that tome parties had entered into a conspi-
racy '.o.assasinate him. lie brought no proofs to satisty the
m Agistrate of the correctness of his accusation. Between the
pal ty of the Hon. Gentleman and some other persons of Man-
chester there was a row on Tuesday, when Mr. O'Connor was
lecturing, and from that row resulted some proceedings in the
police court, and this charge of assassination.
The tilt-hammer works at the su i-hcry in Ports-
mouth yard are stopped, in consequence of the dangerous state
of the chimney, which, from the great heat, is split on one
side very considerably for a length of fifty feet. It is supposed
that it will be necessary to take it down and have it re-built.
We understand that should it fall during the working hours,
scores of live would be sacrificed, as from its great height and
weight, it must of necessity carry the whole of the smithery,
and perhaps the metal mills with it.,llampshire Independent.

PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSGR-
ANCE COMPANY SHA RES, &c. &e. &c.

_.,,..
LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 11.
Nolcieer Disidesti Prier
of per CANALS. Per
barer. Annum. Pale. Snare.
1,766 7 per cent-Ashton & Oldunm...As crag re/71.110,8h. 02
1,482 41. Ashliyale.le.Zotich ..... Aezrage 1151,811. 78
1,260 Basingstoke 1001. e h . 5
1,065 M. Brecknock and Abergavenny l5O/.sh. 92
0,000 1.,16th. 101. Birmingham, (.10th share ...311. & 711. 104
3,000 ......... Ditto & Liverpool.lunet. MI. eh . 100 pi SI
6011 21. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool. eh. allpi --
100 5/. Chelmer and Blackwater lool.Bh. ICI
SOO 321. Coventry 1001.5 h. 300
Croydon.. Average 31/.25, 10d. sh. -
2,060 51. Os, Dudley 1001. sh. 92.
600 131. Derby lool.sh . 120
2.0,000 4 per cent. Danube and Marne 411,135. 4 a .pd 30
3.575 g 4' Ellestriereand Cheater Average 103;.e5 . 61
231 621 Erewasn .. ,..„.11101.en. 735
6,485 Aft. Forth and Clyde .. ..... 190/. so. 100/. pd. ISA
11,455 74. Grand J unction 1001. s n 105
2,849( 255. Grand Onion lool.sh 27
',500 ......... Grand Surrey.
1,0001 11. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan 11:01.
.196 .. Grand Western
600 13., 121. ed. Glamorgan, hire, Aver. cost 1721. 13s. 43. '2lO
749 ' 121, Granthavi l5ll/.sh, 220
6238 2., Os. Huddersfield Average sa. 6s. 6d. sh 30
100 .
25.125 1.1.10 s Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.185.10,1. eh 106
11,699 f I/. 10s. Lancaster Average 47/. 6s. Sd '27
11,897 a 301. Leeds and Liverpool lool.sh ''oo
545 f l• 1. 10s. Leicester (40/.11 1511
,81/7 51.85. Leicester 81 Nortlsampton Aver e31.10: 7154
2,409 101, Monmouthshire lool.sl' 200
250 10!. Melton Alowbray • 100/. eh . 200
500 05/. Mersey and Irwell lOOl eh. 510
3,000 11. 10e. Macclesfield lOOl. sh. all pd 15%
247 171, Neath 1001.e6. 31'5
'2,400 U. Peak Forest A vetoge about 7!(l.sh. C 4
1,418 61. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.165.H. sh. 104
5,669 61. Rochdale Average ,45/..h. 62
500 8/. Shropshire
800 111. 10s. Somerset Coal I 50/. sh. 170
3,600/. 6 percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. las. sh. 1114
700 361. Stafford and Worcester 1401.8h. 680
500 15/ Shrewsbury
300 91. 3taurbridge ......-.. ssa 145/.Bh. 396
3,647 21. 00. Stratford.on.Avoi, Acct....791.14.14(1.8h. 33
539 141 Swansea lO4l/.sh. 065
3,762 21. IN. Severn and Wye &Railway A v.26/.95. sh. 45
.604 sh. 391. 10e. Trent and Mersey, f share lOO/. sh. 475
8.149 .... ..... Thames ami Medway A v.lO/. fie. Ad. eh. 2
1
1.000.5h.] IV. Warwick and Birmingham i 001. sn 202
00041
960 101. Warwick and 'Naps,n' 100/. eh. 117
7.000 41 Worcester & Birmingham Av.7B/.Bs. sh. 55
5,000 36r. Wilts and Berke Average 67/. 108 Bd. eh. 2934
eon 6. Wylie, and Essington 115/. sh 74
.26
905 I/ Wey and Arun. llOl en t'l3
DOCKS.
2'514
1,065i5b.1 3p. c. Comm erc a 1..,, .e........ 1001.8 h. 61
5 per rent. East and West India
3,238,31011. 3f 1. p.c t. London Stock 77
Ditto Bonds
2,009 3/. 6s. sd. Bristol Average 14-/. 93. sh. 71
18.324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts IRS
222,750 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 9734
500 con 41 per cent. Ditto Ponds
200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Rondo for 10 years
...., ... ...... Deptford Pier .. "01. sh. 20/. pd 10
BRIDGES.
I,ello I/. Hammersmiti• 50/.4. 216
1,231 Southwark, Old ' Av 03/, 28 Fl. oh. 31-..
1,700 I!. 1514. Ditto, New, of 7f per cent., 50/.sh. 1534
~000 Waterloo lON. sh. 3
5,000 00s. Rd. Ditto, ()Id Annuities of 8' 6O/. p 4 21
5.000 lOs. Sil, Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 186
'0,000! 5/. per rent. Ditto Bonds
5,848 27s Vauxhall .........Average 70!, 10s. 3d. oh 26
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000' 3110 s Albion
50.000 113 ner rent
• -•1 Allianceßritish &Foreignlolll.o.ll/. pd 144
and 15s.
.0,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOO/. oh. 5!. pd 5
24.000 11. per oh. Atlas 501. sh. 5!. pd 1 t
1,2001011. Si. Birmingham Fire ' "50/. sh. :55/. pd 107%
to,roe 4/.percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 511/. pd 40
12,000 61 percent. rritish Commercial 5O/.0. 5/. pd 6
5,000 51. per rent. Clerical & Medical Life, 100/.4.2/10s pd 631
4,0'0
1.
pe2r6/c5.0,..5n0
Eagle.
100/.lh. 10/. pd I'
9,000 5Ol. eh. 5/. pd 4ii
10001.8 h. 250/. pd •400
eos ?,,,,d 301 bs. s Economic Lite
2,271 225. percent. European LI, ' 00/, sh. all pd 22
50,000 01. Ditto, New 20/. eh. 2/. pd 136
Noon!. ct. per ct Globe Stock Ills
00,1100 51. Guardian
30,000 4s. Ott Hope 5O/.0. 5/. pd 56
2,400 51. 12s. A
''' - Imperial Fire 500/ sh. 501. pd 136
7,500 10e rd. Imperial Lite lOOl. sh. 10!. pd 11
3,451 5/. per cent Indemnity Marine lOO/. oh. A/. pd 31
2,020 31 100 Kent Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 9l
V, Ditto Life .. 50/ pd Co
10,000 25s Law Life .. ,100/. th. 10/. pA 13034
s,otin Ills. London, Fire 25/ al:, 12!. 10s. pd 17
3,900 Ioe. London, Ship 25!. eh. 14. Ms. 'xi r
'Ammo!. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh.
21,000 s'. per cent. National I.oan Fund... 201. sh 2/. 10s, pd 24,
30,000 U. per cent. Palladium Lite 50/. sh. '2l. pd '2l tis
50,0)0 51. per cent. Protector I fa
20/. sh. 2/. pd 17b 6,1
10,0110 4 per cent. Protestant Disrenters .... mot. oh. Si. pd 534
2.500 I/. Prof/Went Lite ~. . lOO/. sh. 101. pd 20
/00,660 41s Od. Rock Life
89,220/ 5/. per coat. Royal Exchange Stock BO
6,008 5 per cent. University Life lON. sh. 5!. ?A ST;,
10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life. 1001. sh. 51. pd 734
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
25,000 A gric. and Com. of I reland2sl. sh. 101. lid
15,000 8 per cent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. pd 53
10,000 10 per cent. Bank of Bit HI ingharn 50/. sh. 10/. pd la
(0,000 Inner cent. Birmingham Bank 50!, oh. 10/. p 4 134(
31,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 100/ sh. 901. pd 22t‘
50,000 51. London Joint Stock RBI, sh. 10!. NI 106
3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sh. 40!, pd SO
25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 100/ oh. 111/. pd 19
50,000 71 percent. Manchester and Liver } 50/.4. 151 pd 191
pool Diseonnt
20,000 7 Per eta t. Manchester lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 'i
20,000 8 per cent. Provincial Bank nr Ireland lOW. sh. 251. pd 4114
10,000 13 l'er cent" National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 1711. pd 16
10,000 6 per cent National Pros, ~,cial Eng.loo/, sh. 35/. pd 0554
10,008 Ditto New 101, eh, 10!. pd 10
11,000 Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pd 32
0,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 5Ol. eh. 5/. pd 9
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
2,500 his Od Bath 20/. sh. (111. pd 'l2
5,0(10 British 4O/. sh. 16/, pd 19
0.„,", Dapercent.l Did to Provincial 2O/. sh. IS/. pit 23
'' / and Bs. 01.
stes 51 Ills Birmingham 501. sh. 013
1,250 210 s Bristol 001. sh. 2.5
2,250 31 10, Brighton 2O/. sh. 1:334
750 3/ lOs Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 16/. pd 9
1,471 41 ner rent Brighton General "W. 00 allpd 934
4,000 71.1(1s. Continental Consolidated ....75/. 622/. pd 110
1,000 101. City of London.. ....... .-.(00/. sh. all pd 195
1,000 6.1. Ditto. New lOOl. oh. 75/. -aci 150
4.000 3/.oe. Equitable '5Ol. pd 11)3,2
'O,OOO 31. per cent. Imperial 591. oh. On 6
800 51. per cmit. Isle nt Thauet 25/. al, 201. pd I, k
1,550 0/, per cant. Independent 101. A. all r, 56
3,000 51. per cent. Phcrinix 5O/. sh. 39/.0 306
1,000 41. per cent. Ratcliff lOO/. sh. 80/. pd (11
4,1100 sentli atatropolitan W. sh.- 2354 /. pd 17
9,000 5/. per cent. United General 50/. ob. 471. pd S 8
240 N. per cent. Warwick sol. sh. 50
400 5!. per cent Waite std 25/. sh. 22
9,000 3/. Westminster Chartered ..... 5O/.311. 255(
4,000 Hs. Ditto New
780 :3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol sh. 19/. pd
IV .A TER worms
two 245. Birmingham 2:', oh. 25!. pd 21
1,433 71. Fast London lON. sh. irs
5,500 21155. Grand Junction Average 41/ 13s. 4,1. sh. 266
tom '2l. Kent 1004 sh. 5154
372 10/. Liverpool Bootle 2201. oh. 325
1,500 2 /10a New River London Bridge Water Ann„.. 60
6,486 2110 s Manchester and Salford, 1001. sh. 54
1,010 5 per cont. South London lOO/. sh. 08
4,294 4el. West Middlesex Average 631;125. 9d. sh. 90
1,3e0 it 14. York Building faa. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35
IRON RAILWAYS.
5,300 2/. Os. Birmingham and Derby ..... 100! pd 55
9,500 :3 pea cent. Birmingham and Gloncester VOL pd 57
'5,100 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 70 pd 394
7,510 ...... ... Cheltenham &G. Western leash. 725e1. 173 k
3,000 Clarence WO/. eh. 100/ pd 20
8.000 Dublin and Drogheda 100/. sh. 5/. pd
rivar Eastern Counties 251. eh. 234 pd 96
10,000 5 per cent. Great North of EnglandlOOLsh. 10(1/. pd 8656
10,918 12 per cent. Grand Junction lOO/. sh. all pd 183
25; OC 4 per cent. Great Western 1001. sh. 651. pd F 8
25,000 3 per cent. Ditto New 50/. sh. LO/. pd 61%
6,000 5 per cent Gosport Junction 50/. sh. 50!. pd :,61;,
2,000 8 per cent. Hartlepool 1001. eh. 100/. pd 145
8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 50/. pd 39
2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Selby lllO sh. 0)534
5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 10( Leh. 100/.14 189
7,018 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 5ll/. pd 00
11;495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Sharer 25/. pd 45
36,00,
...
...... London and Brightou 50!. oh. 50/ IA 33
moon
......... London and Blackwall 25!. sh. 251. pd 1 !Ti,
30,000 :1 per cent. I (union and Greenwich ent. su. 12(11. pd es,
274000 91 per eh. London & Birmingham tom. sh. 90/ pd 1741 e
25,0)0 2/. 7s rd. Ditto Quarter Shares -.054 sh. W. pd 3 i
31,„250 pi. :05. 4.1. Dit o Ncw Shares
e s
dont ein AA 3v2. lit?, '
,13,7251. 321.
n111:11, •
15'A2.11
3°,00(1 3 Per s!'.
Londoni.dn aannidl C.S.r\n‘yr
33,000 .........
Ditto New Scrip.... j •`''''' '"" .'B. "".
I t 4
......... /es
(3.000 4 . per sh Manchester and Leeds...loo/. oh '7O/. pd . 77
10,900 •. •••••• Ditto half Shares 5O!. :De pd 3e e,
111000 ........
.... . Manchester and Firm iisgliam 701.01.40!. 281 i
, Ditto Extension
.....'7l pd '2"
10,000 41.10 e, Midland Counticg OO4 sh. lIW/ pd 7.1%
15,000 3/. Os. North 51 idland
1/.105. Ditto New 4Ol pd 3154
10.350 11.100, Northern and Eastern.... 50/. Oh 401. pd r. 554
'i.,6eo Preston and lA'yre 5O/. sh. 31'!. pd 36
.F,OOO 4 per cent, South Eastern and Dover dl)/. pd 20
1,0001 10t. per eeut. Stockton and Darlingtois ...... - 100/. sh. 265
9,000 ......... Thames Haven 5O/. sh 5/. Fri
6,000 10/, per cent. York and NiNE rth Midland 50 . sh. 50/. pd PI
MI S.
8,100 .. . ...... Albion Copper 5/.1 ' . eft psi 12
4,000 11. ss. Alton l5!. sh 19/. li spd 10
(0,000 .... .. Anglo xican,iss. 5/, pm.loo/. oh. a 1 t d 16 ... 51eDitto Subscription 25/ pu 16
2,000 •
Bolanos , 1504 eh all pd 4
10,000 1/, lOs Braribanlmp. iss. 5/. pm 35/. sh. 91/. psi 5.1,14
6,000
...
...... Mscaubaa & tocaes United 25/5h.25/. pd Ili
11,000 Ditto St. John Dal Rey 2Ol. sh. 11/ pd 134
lf 000 Bolivar Copper Company. 20/.sh. 20/. pd I
10.000
Ditto Scrip 10!. sh. 10/. pd 2
.........
50,000 British Iron lOO/. sh. 70! pd 8
.
'OOO ........ . British Copper 51. sh. W. psi 144
Cat's Branca 9l. pd tlyr,
...... ...
Candonga 7ll. pd 5

„, :.
10 000 11 Copiapo
0,500 ... Columblan, iss. ss. pm 55/. oh. 55/. pd pi;
2.850 v. English
:0,000 ......... General Mining Association2o/ sh.lB/. pd 1%
R, 155 ...... ... Mexican Company 100/. sh. Gil pd
3,000 Polherou Con9olt .. lO4 sh. R. pd 4
11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ol4
Ditto Loan Note. l5O/. pd 160
30,000 ......... United Mexican, its. 2 pm. 401. sh. all pd 1%
DWG Scrip l%
Ditto New Scrip 4/ pd 3
West Cork .......... ........... 50/. sh 50/. pd 38
LITER A It Y 1 NSTITUTIoNS.
1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs.sh. 13
1,500
700
MDR. College lOO/. 19%
MISCELLANEOUS.
10,709 Its. Australian Aericultural.loo/. sh 28/ pd 37
6,)C0 1. per cent. British American Land Company 3511. pd 9
10,011 C 01. per cent. Canada Company 1001. sh. 3241. pd 28
10,0 CC 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan
City Bonds, 4 par rent l;9
,?0,000 IL es. aeneralSteam Navigation 15/. sh. 14/. pd 24A
101. per esprit. Hutiloll's Bay Stock
I!. London Cottt. Sale Rooms ....Av. 75/. sh 19%
...... ~. Caoutchouc Company 124/. pd 12,%
New Brunswick Lard Company .501 pd 1:,
5,'87 4/. per cent Reversinnary Int. 50c.,.1001. sly 1001. pd 9:33
.),I,;in 51, per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 1001. pd 101
4,00,1 Thames Tunnel 5Ol. sh. all psi 10
0,000 es. Van Dic.neb's 1.7.nd....160/. sb. 1841 pd '7%

LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
MARCH 5. 1842
BANKS.
i,ll 0,008 64 p. ct. flank of Scot/and...83/. na. Bd. +h. all pd 155
2,000,001 FL p. ct. Itr yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 149%
500.000/. 8/, p. ct. British Linen Company 1001.0. f.ii pd r„„
600,0001. 71. o. ct. Commercial 5OOl. tit. 100/, pd 'Jai
51/o,notb. 6n. it. National lOO/, eh. 10/. pd 14
500,0081. 81. p. et. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 501. pd 140
CuEn,Cm0.11..1:1:.2.T550.1.5h.
11.
4000,:s001. Bp. ct. Western of Scotland WO!. sh 90/. pd (8
pd 2f2s 01
50.0005 b. fli p. ct. INSURANCE
7,500 lap. et. Hercule* .. 100/. sh, 104 pd 13
#0,1(10 1O p. et. Insurance Ce. of Scotland .10/.0. all pd 041
no,tioo to p. ct. North tiritish 200/. sh. 10/, pd" 1711
1,000 16 p. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/, sh, lnl. pd 20
5,080 10 p. ct. Edinburgh 'Ate 100/. sh. 10/. pet )5
100,0110 Sj p. it. 'West of Scotland
MISCELLANEOUS. 10/. pd

4,818 .... Edin. wnd Ghat. Un. Canalsol. sh. all pd 11
Ditto Allocated 901. alt. all pd 45
122500, ri per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.V.s/. sh all pd 3.
10000., 2i per cent. Shotts Imo kournicrv.. .... 50/ ah 48/ pd 40
kw :i per rent. Edinburgh k Leith Glars.2o/.sh. la/. pd 3%
4.500 to per cent. Edinburgh Coal flat 25/. sh. all pd 50
%On 10 pet egrst G 'at pow Gas 251. ch. all pd 52
750 71 per cent• Leith Coal Gas ..... 2Ol. ch. all pd 25
1.154 ......... t.dinhiirk h and Dalkelth darmay 50/. ah 30

•
The France publishes the following letter, ad-
dressed to it by General Cabrera, Count de Morella, dated
Lyons, 25th ult. :—" I have read in your journal an article
giving an account of the causes which might have induced me
to take a journey to Paris, and the reasons I had for not doing
so. Infamous calumnies have for some time been spread as to
my political conduct. Much has been said, much has been
written, and many falsehoods have been told; but you, Sir,
have said the truth, and I thank you for having, doce me jus-
tice. It is true that, but for the injunction I received from an
authority I shall always respect, I should, perhaps, have gone
to Paris, whither I was callrd by I,ersonal affairs, and not by any
political matters, in which I neither do nor will take any
journal, part
You may make a declaration to this effect in your oureel, with
confidunce ttiat you ear not deceived."

The suppl
Darhoy and
per stone, ai
Wheat, Ito

Wheat,

Barley,

Truro
Helstone
St. Austell....
odmin
:,Iskeard
Launceston
Camelford

Penzance...

On the 9th 01
John Elaxiand,
of a son.
On the 7th it
H. W. 13eadon,

Whey t.

u. d. to I. d. S.
—O7 5
7 8
6 (1 I
8 8

o
o

=n7 6 -
-- 0 7 5
667 e 3
78 8 4

narlcY.

RAILWAY RETURNS.
We extract from the Railway Ofi:gazine ti:e sums re-
ceived on the principal Railways of Great Britain.
(or the week ending on the clay of the month prefixea
to each. The return includes the money received for
passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer-
Chandize :
Week
Name of Railway. Miles
ended Total.
Mar. 5 Birmingham & Derby Junct.Op4eBld. 1,f5.1 15
5
dri
4 Birmingham and Gloucester 55 1,433 12
Feb. 26 Brandling Junction 25 874 4 9
Mar. 6 Chester and Birkenhead ..
6 Dundee and Arbroath ..
164 200 14 lit
6 Eastern Counties • l7i . 703 4 2
. Edinburgh and Glasgow ~ 46 No returns
5 Glasgow and Ayr ..
5 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 22i 651 18 8
6
5 Grand Junct , Chester &Crewe 113 7,288 10
5 Great North of England 45 1,111 12 0
6 Great Western
81 : 1
30:
681
795)
7851 :2048 114:1
5 Hull and Selby
5 Lancaster & Preston Junction 0 4( 1
4 Liverpool and Manchester
5 London and Birmingham ll2i
10 London and Blackvvall : .„ 34 1:6._4:7516:1.48
113484 1451
5 London and Brighton
5 Ditto Shoreham Branch
8 London and Croydon
10 L.'ndon and Greenwich
6 London and South Western
3i 7opo 18 3
b 55 11 i°l
3 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 10
7 Manchester & Birmingham - --,,,, a 1
5 Allnchester and Leeds
00 2 4i
5 IVAidland Counties ...
51
2'3
turns
... Newcastle and Carlisle 6oi Dl° re •
3 Newcastle and North Shields • 7 312 a
mho 10 1
6 Northern and Eastern - ii
5 North Midland
4 North Union
•
5 Preston and Wyre
7 Sheffield and Manchester.—
24 7 212 1.) 2
4
: 6 Ulster
5 York and North Midland 23 1,657 8

LLO YD'S 2HLt-PIN G.
LoNnoN, MARCH 12.—Wind this day at noon S.Vl'.
DEAL,. MARCH 11.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. caul,
Palmer, transport, westward. Sid. Islander, BarbacioeS•
op
Mary Ann, Stoddart, of North Shields, foundered off
yesterday, after be ng struck by a sea ; crew saved ul
Traveller, of Aberdeen. Arrd. here, the Fort WOW,
Bombay, VA been supplied with an anchor and chaim atta, .
OFF MARGATE, MARCH 11.—Brock, W'l
son,
mainmast sprung; Cuba, Kissick, Sydney, New South
'The Emma, Smith, from London to Portsmouth, has bee3,.,,t
in here with loss of foremast. &c., and only one boy on .t of
having been in contact with a brig off Dungeness ; the reii
the crew got aboard the brig. Arrd. off, Fanny Mn" --gr
requez ; Chapman, Berbice. got'
RAMSGATE, MARCH 11.—Arrd. Diligenta, Homerna.., „,
terdam, for Batavia, with loss of sails; Anna, Robertson,
don, for Madras, with damage; William Thompson,
pool, for Algiers, with mainmast cut away. 'fhe
Johnson, from Alexandria, has been assisted in here withtb
feet water in her hold, masts cut away, &c. fro°
WHITSTABLE, MA RC II 11.—The St. Lawrence, Hodge'
London to Malta, has proceeded for the River in tow of ~„0

_
tug, making much water.
OFF DUNGENESS, 111.aacn 9.—Rhoon en Pandrechtt 14
tavia, for Rotterdam. irons

DOVER, MARCH 11.—The Mary Coxon, Coson,
Shields to Cork, was abandoned in a sinking staters e'e ptis
morning, having been dismasted during a gale, on tlierdaps' •
inst.; crew saved. The Goede Rome, Hock, from AO"
to Constantinople, has put in here leaky, and with I°°'
sails, &c.
LivkitrooL,, MARCH 1L —Wind S.W. to " yler
fresh.—Arrd. Gleneira, Newby, Calcutta ; Duchess raVgler
Livingston, Bombay; Duncan, Calcutta; Laurel, kryila
Savannah. Sld., Herculaneum, Calcutta ; Greenock, ni°64.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH Il.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd• tor
diator, London, for New York; Mary Isabella, Sunderland,'
Smyrna, with loss of bowsprit, sails, &c.
SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 11.—Arrd. Albion, Tubbs, Gue

sey, wi.h toss of boats, bulwarks, &c. ftef
WEYMOUTH, MARCH 11. —The Rover, Walling'
Teignmouth to Newfoundland, has been towed in here, °
doned, and with loss of bowsprit, &c., having been in 0°,1,1,g;
with the Lagan, Thomson, arrived here, bound to Be'
crew saved ; Workington, London, for Rio.
bounds'DARTMOUTH, MARCH 9.—The Oak, Simpkins, .0-n°
London, has been brought up in the Range, with loss of b°
which being replaced, proceeded. •
tri‘
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 10.—Wind N.N.W. to „,e
Magnet, Shields, for Grenada, with decks swept and o
shifted. Sid. Ganges, Sydney, New South Wales. ftir
m 0
PADSTOW, MARCH 10.—The Fame, Greenfell, froth
to Llannelly, has put in here with loss of sails, cargo 6,.by.0•
and making water. The Richard Hill, from Neath to 'l' °
mouth, has put in here.
SWANSEA, MARCH 10.—Arrived, Cubana,
Si
Cuba, Charles Ferdinand ; Kirchens, Valparaiso. illtebrsite7ll
heavy gale yesterday from 5 p.m. to 11. DP°
CORK, MARCH 9.—Arrd. Tagus, M'Fulano,
Video; Milton, Rylands, Aux Cayes. Arta'
FALMOUTH, FEB. 10.—Wind S.S.W. to 0(0
Thames (steamer), Hast, Havannah, &c., freight' I#lo, •
dollars, and 130 serons of cochineal. She has not ur-che°
the Jamaica Mail, the Branch Steamer not having „1-11.9
Nassau in time. It blew a furious gale last night from Off
suddenly veered to N. W., and continued with unabated Dir
till four o'clock this morning, when it moderated. 't Pei be
mond, Dempster, from Cape Haytien, drove foul %esti,
Gulielmo, from Trieste, last night, and carried awaken,'
bowsprit, bulwarks, bows, &c., lost her own quarter stanch
bulwarks, &e., and her stern received damage.

THE MARKETS.—(SA.TURD,
WHITECHAPEL. t 110
r sa -
The market was well supplied with Hay and CloYel„,tios,
demand not so good as on Thursday last. Pricyvieetifo•
without alteration. Of Straw the supply was itoreinPier, 614
and the present quotations were fully supported rwail;
cut, 2/. 10s. to .51. Bs. ; Hay, first, 21. to 41. es. ; raid:l/. 16s. to 2/. In the Meat market the trade was on 'd Veie
dling, with a moderate supply of country killed meat. „oily
was a little lower, and small pigs sold better, large ones " '
to be turned into money at any price. A great deal of mid!.
and Alutton remained on hand. Beef, 2s. to 3s. 6d. gd.
on, 2s. 4d. to 3s. 10:1. ; Veal, 2s. 4d. to 5.. 4d ; Pork, Is'
to ss. ; Lamb, 6s. 4d. to is.
TEA MARKET. ,1000
The amount of business done in the Market wasifrat:l;
small scale only, but holders were firm, and obtained &fetch
for both Black and Green sorts. Company's Coog" . •
Is. 111/4d. per lb.
TALLOW MARKET.
coo
Prices were steady for Russian Tallow, and a fair 4;0
existed at 4es. to 4-Bs. 3d. on the spot, and 495. for delitke., f
the last three months of the year. The stock of Talley
SPIRIT MARKET.
'" ber
Rum was in fair request, and prices were firm. Pr
wards 21. 2d. per gallon. In Brandy a fair business scl°
at firm rates. Cern Spirits dull sale.
WOOL MARKET.
The demand for wool was steady, and prices were fir° 040
arrivals came in slowly, and the stocks in the wands° •
hands are light.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. .
re:.;•,,
Wheat. Barley. Oats. I beans. 1....
.." h
— --• s. 44
Per Quarter. s. to s. a. to s. S. to a. a. to A. zig
Abingdon ... 57 72 25 36 116 31 33 44
..... ...
Andover 5B 66 1.6 30 26 28
..... 44
tianbnry 56 68 32 40 21 33 36 4n 0 /
Basi. gstoke 54 6K 32 37 24 iiB 42 46 3„-.. ,
Cirencester 5l 70 25 35 22 31 43 44
49 de
f;oventry — 61 24 • 32 tel 29 33
Oaventry
Derby CO 67 24 29 20 25 29 41 il d
Howden
1-lungerford 46 73 211 37 23 30 40 45 '-'.... •if
Malton
Mar, enhead 52 75 32 35 25 31 36 44 _ .°..
nlottitrgham 58 I'B 24 :30 19 24 ;37 40 7. '",
Wanrage 6l. 78 36 31 30 32 36 46 '-
..... 4,
Warwick
Winchester 76 36 29 _ 43
....
lock 2B 64 30 06 17 22 30 46 i
A d. 60
Per Bushel s. d. a. d. s. d. S. (1. a. d. E. d. a. d. 4.1. 6 Q
Birmingham 70 86 36 46 3r3 40 50 70
—6 _._

a. d. 8. d, s. d. a.. 1. s. d. s. d. s. d. th .11
70 5 6 3 6 46 36 40 50 70 I '
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKYT. loicer;
y was moderate. Wheat dull, and is. to 20,,„•v. tee
leans sold slowly at the same reduction. .
Id Shelling Is. per load lower. et94' •
. no
d, Essex and Kent...... ....... —a. Mep
POs. to 00..
.0..,,
--Norfolk and Suffolk .... -•••b. X% to Ma' ,ew' '
-- Lin. and Cam. —a. 52, to bli• 5n1„1,14-
Yorkshire s o4s to ,6'' of
4'
6ls• 6° tO'r
VI? bite
56f- II" 01'
Foreign, hod —s .—s to
_s. W'
—.--....--- White —s. --I. 10 .• Bout,
Barley, Norfolk ant! Suffolk :6:. to S' "• fine
.---. Lincolnshire
--- Yorkshire Wold .
Foreign
Beans, New
-- Old .
Oats, Potato —a. to 204. ;in, rf...
----- Poland ......8 —a. to eo• 6„e gf,
'Friesland and Small .... , --s. —a. to 18"1* 1 $074
-- kealing
u"',.,d• Pea I.ld
Shslling
Malt
Rapesved - "."
HULL CORN MARKET. OP
:, White (per Quarter) *6Ol. 62'. 60i.
Red
Foreign
Maltiog. aos WO
'-'-' GriEding lBs 04*
Oats, British
Foreign (in bond) las 2°l; 40‘'
3,25 3h OP'
:148. • 417...
3,9 sjits
365.. osi.

Beans ••.
Pease, Grey
Blue and White

...
~-
Linseed...
Flour per sack
•••
liapesecd (per 10 quarters)
ZDINBUIOH COHN MARKET* I
Wneat. Barley. (rats. • e„""6.
First oB,od :Ai. 01 34c. 84. 4'l4' Ad.
Second 6O 0 3J. 0 25 0 35 „-
third to 0 2; 0 18 8 3i " i.
Average price of Wheat
Beef, per so. ........,PURSI.Cma.3 t
.00% .
771.?FvrIeszlio,
BN, 3,. is, 0
.„ le::
PROVISIONS
l'11)04 '6llO 'l2'
Mutton ................... 0 5 0 7 Salt Ditto ---.."8(1.), 0 1";
Vca1......................... 0 7 010 Ditto, per co t• " ~. Q 10 0
1.0rK....................... 0 5 0 7 FM, per dos..- 7 c i 0
1
Lamn, per qr. ....13 11 15 0 OatStrawtkpl.),' 0 0
fallow, cwt........ 39 0 42 0 Wheat Ditto.... 6 6 j
Quarter,' L0af,,... ogi 010 Barley Ditto ..... „10
Potatoes,l4lb. ..... 0 0 0 5 Hay, per5t........ ' .
,
•
EDINrURaII MEAL AIABKbT 410' Iror•
011
Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. Per Stone 011
....
_
First Oatmeal
'Second ditto •~,
''r1ernea1.......
Pr:teem/al . 1 8 0 Peasimeal. ..... ....
Pot Barley from PO5. to 4Ss. Per"" ,

Wl/
40' f
3 5

CORNWALL MARKETE
calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel

.77-Iqo
_o y v
1(,), g
191
0 3 2
t
; 4
2 6 a
0

t. s• 71'
0 :3 *.
..._ 0 3 3'
a 311
O 4
O 3 6
O 3 "
0 3
O 4

BIRTHS. wife o aptsio
January, at Dharwar, the wifeTnrotry.
,f the 47th Regiment Madras Native

ist., at Latton Vicarage, the wife of the
of a daughter

MA R R IWD. ennior
On the sth inst., at Netherseal, Leicestershire,fl it
artn`'.;' thira
ham llidham,
late Esq Rev. J. Roby,., of Ryde, Isle of
Rectot to
daughter of the of Congerston.
.1?
On the 3d inst., Edward,2 } uUgest son of the late Fee.
Charles Marshall, Rector of Lawhitton, Cornwall.
r

London; Printed and Published by MURIA) YOVNO
"2, Sirark;. at The So. ()Rice. N. 112 Straud.lo
o
14, 1842.
the County of Aluidlesex, Monday, March