The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-06 00:00:00

LLOYDS' SHIPPING.

LONDON, APRIL 5. —Wind this day at neon N. E.
RASISGATE, APRIL 4.—The Thompson, King, bound to
Algiers, in putting to sea this morning, struck the pier head,
damaged her bows, and has put back to repair.
Orr Boyne, Arm 4.—Amstel, Berguild, Havannah, for
Amsterdam.

DIAL, APRIL 4—Wind N. E. strong breezes.—Arrd. from
the River and sailed, Adrastus, Trinidad; John Romilly, New..
toundland.

The Sir Charles Napier, from Liverpool to New South
Wales, was spoken in December, in lat. I N., lon. 24 W., forty
of the passengers ill of typhus fever.
Or'HASTINGS, Aram 4. A: rd. Northumberland,Calcutta.
PORTSMOUTH, Aram 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Superb,
Stewart, Calcutta. Sid. her Majesty's ship Ringdove, Bermuda.
LiveurooL, Aram 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Mary Queen
of Scots Macao, sailed Feb. 20, Pernambuco, 23; Grecian,
Rowell, Cephalonia. Sid. Cuthbert, Young, Calcutta ; Cos-
awa, Edonre, Bahia; Ann, Dingwall, Ceylon ; Antigua,
Planter, Trinidad ; Sir G. Campbell, New Orleans - Craton,
ditto; Swatava, Philadelphia; Holtingeur, Hope, and George
Washington, New York ; Cleofrid, and Hero, Africa : Cata-
riquo, Quebec ; Mary Caroline, St. John's, N. B.
BRISTOL, Arun. 4.—Sld. Tom, Codd, Africa.
SALCOMBE, APRIL 2.—Sid. Era, Rio.

DARTMOUTH, APRIL 3.—The Earth, Walsh, from Dublin
to Ostend, has put in here, having been run into by a steamer
last night, and carried away bulwarks, bowsprit, &c., and did
other considerable damage.
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FALMOUTH, Aram 3.—Wind N.E. to N., strong brveses
and squally.—Ard. Peter, Reed, Ancona; Mountainer, South-
ampton, for New York ; Lady Mary Wood steamer, for Vigo,
Ice. ,with trifling damage, having been in contact with a schooner
last night ; her Majesty's ships Fly and Brambe, Plymouth.
Sid. Isis steamer, West Indies; Orient, New Yoik ; Alchy-
mist, Quebec.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—SUICIDE INDUCED BY HABI-
TUAL INToxlcanorr.--Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, an
inquest was held in the Board-room of Middlesex Hospital,
before Thomes Wakley, Esq., M.P., the Coroner, on view of the
body of Robert Holkan, aged 62 years, who committed suicide
under the following circumstances. The deceased resided at
No. 5, Greece-street, Tottenham Court-road, and formerly
carried on a very extensive business as a music engraver ; but
about five years' ago, in consequence of his wife eloping with
another man, he abandoned himself to habitual intemperance,
" comiletely muddling himself," as one of the wit-
nesses described it, with cold gin and f water, from
the time he got up to the time he went to bed.
Embarrassment of his affairs followed, and eventually his mind
became affected, and ultimately he was considered byithose
who knew him as actually insane. About 6 o'clock en Thursday
morning last he was found lying in his bed with his throat cut
with .a razor. He was immediately brought to this hospital,
and survived until Saturday morning, when he expired. Ver-
dict—" Tempor ry mental derangement." The Coroner, in
reference to the fact of the deceased's wife having left him, re-
marked that any wife was justified in running away from a
drunkard.

A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.-It will be seen that after
all the praisings and boastings of the Liberal party—
both Radicals and Whigs—the income tax has passed
the House of Commons without a division against the
resolutions which impose it. But in justice to those
steadfast friends of the people who have been night by
night at their post to prevent the passing c,f this inqui-
sitorial Act, it is our duty to state explicitly that the
passing of those resolutions without a division, arose
entirely from'accident ; for on all sides it was admitted
that the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr. Greene,
was not to blame in this matter, further than, by reading
in the low and very indistinct manner in which
he always conducts the important business •of his
office, the Members who were watching the proceed-
ings were not aware of what was passing. The
Chair was taken, as usual, by Mr. Greene, on the
Speaker leaving his, and he proceeded, without saying a
word of caution to the House, to read the first resolu-
tion. Mr. Rice, the Member for Dover, rose while this
was going on, and not being called upon by the Chair
man, sat down again. The low and monotonous tone
in which the resolution was read throughout did not at-
tract the notice of the Members at a distance from the
Chair, nor did any of these, including Mr. Rice, we
believe, hear the question put by the Chairman. Mr.
Wallace had risen at first when Mr. Rice did, while
Mr. Blewitt's amendnient was under discussion ; but
Mr. Rico, having been called on at that time, and
having risen while Mr. Greens was proceeding
it appears that all the Members who in-
tended to speak were trusting to his stopping
the Chairman in time; this, however, was not done, for
it was understood that this extraordiny omission arose
from Mr. Greene being somewhat short-sighted, and Mr.
Rice being rather dull of hearing. The surprise on both
sides of the House at there being no interruption to the
qikestion evidently was great. It will be seen that it was
impossible, under the forms of the House, to remedy this
blunder, and thus it is that these all-important resolutions
have slipped through the Committee without a division
being taken by those very men who were pledged to op-
pose at every stage the passing of these most odious pro-
posals. These men, however, must not be blamed. The
blame must rest with Mr. Greene and Mr. Rice, if blame
is to be attributed anywhere. '
The Handelsblad of Amsterdam relates the follow-
ing lamentable occurrence on board the steamer Beurs van
Amsterdam, during her last passage back from Hamburgh.
Among; the passengers was a lady, a native of Coblentz, with a
s m about ten years old, and a much younger child. Her hus-
band, a German, had emigrated to America, and two years ago
invited her to join him. She went, but was so ill-treated by
him, that she returned to • Hamburg,h,.and was on her way
back to her country on the Rhine. Her misfortunes created a
depression of mind which was apparent to all who saw her.
This affliction. degenerated into lunacy, and while in this state
she threw her younger child from the vessel into the sea, and
was in the act of springing alter it, when she was caught and
secured. The poor infant perished, and the distressed mother
has ever since remained completely deranged. Every care was
taken of her and her boy until the arrival of the steamer at Am-
sterdam, whence they will be sent to their family. •