The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-02 00:00:00

nEighbourhood, waited upon his Lordship for the. pur-
P°s°,of bearing testimony to the truth of the state-1
meats which had been made relative to the climate of
that region. He had, he said,
.communicated with his
I,ordsh
that ip previously on the subject., and he had since
conversation had an interview with one of the
Couhcil of the island, who completely agreed with him
!r' OPin ion as to the hazards to which emigrants would
be exposed at'such a season.
The LORD MAYOR said, he had not uttered a word
about ,the climate before he had ascertained the cor-
rectness of the reports which were always current as
to the intense rigour of the winter of that particular
ret. He was induced to interfere in consequence of
„representations which had been made to him by
verb*
poor men who were, in his opinion, running a
erYnwful hazard by emigrating, under all the cir-
etunstances which had come to his knowledge.
lids, the constable employed to assist in the in •
iltu`eY, handed to his Lordship a placard, sealed and
eenP, which Captain Pratt, the second commander
n, aged to take the Barbadoes in charge, put into his
Possession for security.
jhe. LORD MAYOR—What is in this parcel ?
11113--Ca taro Pratttold me that it was worth
P
in
so'vutx” and that it had been put into his care by
Itirt°f the members of the Association, who told him
(C same time the enormous value of it. He
n§) . did not like to have in his possession pro-
te:Tsaid to be of such great worth, and begged to
over to his Lordship.
to elontio MAYOR immediately gave directions as
e safe custody of the parcel.
t118,..11N_'5d,.d. occurrence, connected in some respect with
publication of the particular transactions of some
in the' whose names have been mixed up
fshit'affair took place on Monday. Towards the
in 7 Part (lithe day Childs, the constable, was obliged,
bite Performance of his duties, to apprehend Capt.
igazadi'Anie of the late captains of the Barbadoes, for
the - The captain, we believe, was on his way to
Lord Mayor in order to make some communica-
q,te his Lordship with reference to the voyage to
Ivo e Edward's Island when he was apprehended
tiffl the complaint of his first wife, Fanny Pratt.
113:1,8: Pratt stated upon this occasion that she was
at.'l7boevd to the prisoner on the Ist of December, 1836,
left.l_er Court, in the county of Essex, and that he
ft eiZr about two years and a half ago. They had
the i;Lit two years of age. She had learned that
dau goner had since married a Miss Jackson, the
in titer
of a person who kept a circulating library
thutbdeur-row, in the Cove of Cork.
sem defendant said it was a mistake originating in
C,ePtairlds.7 Mrs Pratt, and that there were several
tne rafts. He to all appearance made light of
aecusati
The en'
leet LORDthat the MAYOR remanded the prisoner, and di-
edat the second wife should be brought forward
give evidence.

BOULOGNE.
CURTOxt TT
...LOUSE AT BOULOGNE.—We give below
that extract from the Times, headed as above. Now
rticle has been, most likely read by one or two
4aoedeeB of English people, and the effect it has pro-
'tve knnnlaY be imagined. The statement there given
that to be correct to the letter, we also know
is only one out of a hundred similar cases, where
rLart_icles, as in this instance, had been worn. We
Poe
94e respectable 1-.• id of the Douane would impress
his gentlemen searchers that, when English
"ode travel, or come to reside abroad and spend
em in France, it is very bad policy to disgust
in at the threshold of the country by an attempt to
it out of their pockets a few francs, in the
tar of duty, because when they left home they
to the poor their old clothes and bought
nd comfortable clothing for themselves
teti:felr Journey. No man, no lady, can be pleased
et,:.7-ve their old garments turned over by the prying
.47244 douaniers ; pride alone, if no other feeling,
jni7l' substitute new for old. Why then should this
bfeeling of propriety be taxed and inconvenienced
4Y.jte'new articles being re-exported, or heavy duty
Inji7.llPon them ? We know the town has suffered,
..ur course the country, by this improper—we can-
lap.give it any other name—and vexatious proceed-
re;'i, We knew three ladies, sisters, who came to
here with their brother, each had a new flannel
pa"4eyrrat ; they would not admit them without the
ti%Jent of duty; the brother instantly ordered the
the7s to be re-packed, started for England and from
qveree ailed to Belgium, where he has been living
Saxe. We remember a gentleman, who sent
tlut„lens to school in Calais, handing us a receipt for
stActiltid at the Customs there for three new pair of
dsehl _ etgs and six shirts which were in his boys' trunk,
the it was the last time his sons should cross
Whtiter, to go to school in France! Who lost there?
apt noth the Customs and the town. People of
tart will not be imposed upon ; their representations
awk. rr friends travel a wide circle, and no person is
that ft when or where the injury will stop. Why is it
koastorn,..ekson and common sense cannot govern the
RentleQ't, or that discretion cannot be allowed to the
do itti'en whose duty it is to examine baggage ? We
ItAu-terLhose having the influence and power to use
4is 110 t Ter quarter, to remedy this evil. For
4te 14
71`10 t 1:
Mileh tia lugs alone, but in linen, sheeting,
• nallY felt.ve
tn ate been in use for years, that the evil
thigB; Belgium never charges duty on such
ate # gush he King of the Netherlands, to attract
"° be i —ere, allowed books, furniture, linen,
W hat
b theC 111 ported free of duty, well knowing that
Y the toms lost the kingdom in general gained
IlisexPenditure of the family in education, living,
r•
anee An. Was wise policy. Oh, that we could see
• the mated by similar wise •
en enriching
a
by her "clung herself a thousand fold more than
Ny wise and pound foolish system.
n The 0110 •
CYanee wlng well authenticated instance of an-
"la land'Practised upon an English traveller, upon
the hope thg at Boulogne,the has heen forwarded to us, in
authori its publication may, perhaps, shame
n for es into decency •—A gentleman who has
leg the 6°01:11,,..! considerable time e in the habit of visit-
:en eMinent''Lle_en!, as the buyer of French goods for
_.
guilt/. co._ 'gluon house, was a few days, on his
to he at urse the ti of business at Boulogne. He chanced
4 with hi_ me suffering from a severe cold, and
tefheviroellen 7, besides those actually in use, two pairs
enstom.howers• These articles were seized at
sosned, on the use, and duty demanded. It was re-
al use ground that they were intended for per-
.proved and not for merchandise, as was sufficiently
to "Y their
co Wear. having already been for some weeks
nOtryro__
_uouaniers were inexorable, and as our
wandrefused to comply with so extortionate a
bond" at Paltrsubjects of the dispute remain "in
way of Boulogne, The annoyances thrown in the
tri,itel Passengers
vexatious at our own Custom-house are infl-
Lne 3' e
Cthut we have never heard before that
lichee tea dut n ents of a gentleman's wardrobe were
d the he
°Toner such " custom" is abo-
gne Gazette.

SIR WILLIAM GEARY.
It is
the ltraidstone Journal of yesterday.)
is with feelings of no common kind, that we
cop.._
ii,:vey to our numerous readers the satisfactory intel-
avebence contained in the bulletin below. It may con-
t' !utile idea of the anxiety which the medical men
~., in this important case, when we state, on the
vuthority of Sir William Geary's family, that from
bnoeulnorning after the operation up to the present
~,_ 1:, he has not been left one moment without the
40,elllance of one or other of his medical attendants.
BULLETIN.
F,. , .
" Oxon Hoath, Monday.
ligat'ir NI• illiam Geary is going on favourably. The
it 4 s'4 has come away from the carotid artery, and
thb,7,4ration has been unattemded up to the presentisal-
°lt 11Y,, ii-7 untoward symptoms : the wound •
retLaima.N. The paralysis of the left arm and leg
the same.

"GEORGE TAYLOR, M.D.
"RT. J. STARLING."

Tir
Is- thd., "I'lt'4*--uCTION OF THE THREE-AND-A-HALF
4nor the rumoured intention of the Chan-
t°ch be tne Exchequer to reduce the interest of this
Inccarried into effect in conjunction with the
qtcljline-tax, the Government will deprive the holders
be at Stock of 17 per cent. of their income. If this
tbelic't confiscation what is ? The stockholders are
I,n creditors of the State and their powerful debtor,
N°Nving they cannot help themselves, takes away.
4,:ith of their property. The stockholders in ge
atir'4l are great admirers of Goulburn and Peel, be-
holdersc.s(' they prate about public credit, but if the. clbe
tot henceforth continue to admire them it will
itatiltnuch the same reason as the spaniel loves his
f)r the sheep the shearer.
t'er-t-zs
forof Jersey' Master of the Horse, has given
Hampton Court Park to be thrown
the'l r a few days' coursing, on the 22d inst. During
liorP,eri the Earl of Albemarle was aster of the
gh.e-"%alld " M
resided in the Stud House, permission was
thronughout 'Or coursing in the Home Park every Thursday
the season.
An in
quest was held yesterday, by Mr Carter, the
toioner for the eastern division of Surrey, at the
Itobr Workhouse, at Croydon, -en the body of Aniali
wb, tl,Son, aged 19, a newly-married young woman,
chohc, by her death under the following melan-
dee,' c'ircumstances. It appeared, in evidence, that the
a„se(', 'N'ho had only been married two months,
to tic:gaiged at the washing establishment belonging
Place - tshell°°l at the old palace at Croydon. At tins
level 'ere are very large coppers, which are on a
with the floor,
which planks are placed,
Lo enable and over
thltt, HP'rSIIIS to walk across them, and it appear_ec!
is Bth inst., the unfortunate &ceased w.!.
across one of the coppers, the liquid in it
evident, at the time in a boiling state,
• flt, her Time
andfill up to her middle
io 1,11 slipped, shewhen, by some
e Beer". Her screams speedily brought ass t_
tionand , was taken out in a most dreadful con_dt-
gere'dl" removed to the workhouse, where she lin.
' the utmost agony, for inore than a fortnight,
death termated her sufferings. The Jury re-
urned a verdict f accidental death.