The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-14 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of October 14.)
SUGAR.—There has been more activity in the market
for West India Muscovadoes Sugar this week, and mer-
chants have been less desirous,to realise; for yellow de-
scriptions the demand has been good, and the market has
been nearly cleared of such at prices fully equal to those
of last Friday, indeed the supply has been barely ample
for the wants of the trade ; grey sorts have been in
steady request, and brown have secured a fair sale at the
former currency.
To-day there was an .increased demand for British
Plantation Sugar, and merchants dizplayed firmness.
Yellow descriptions were in brisk request, and the
supply at market being short, buyers vl ere compelled to
pay an advance on last Friday's rates of 6d per cwt. ;
brown and grey kinds met with a godd sale at full prices.
The total purchases for the week are 2,500 hhds and trs,
and the market closed with a healthy appearance.
This afternoon at public sale 87 hhds Barbadoes Sugar
went with much spirit at an advance on 'last sale's rates
of is to Is 6d per cwt—fine yellow fetched 68s 6d, good
66s to 68s, mid 64s to 65s 6d, and low mid 62s 6d to 633
per cwt.
REFINED.—The market for refined goods was in a dull
state in the early part of the week, and prices further
gave way 6cl to ls, but during the last few days buyers
have come forward more freely ; brown melting
Lumps 70s 6d a 71s Gd, brown patent 72s a
-735, standard Lumps 74s Gd a 755, `riders com-
mon 73s 6:1 to 74s 6d, mid 75s to 765, good 76s 6d, to
77s 6d, fine 78s to 82a ; Hamburgh loaves, common 74s
to 765, mid 76s 6d to 77s 6d, good 78s to 80S, and fine
81s to 85s per cwt. Bastards, low to mid at 47s 6d to
533, good 53s 6d to 55s 6d, and fine 56s to 59s Gd per
cwt. Pieces. good to fine at 66s to 73s 6d, mid 64s to
65s 6:1, and low 60s 6d to 63s per cwt. Treacle firm ;
common West India at 23s 6d to 24,:, patent ord 24s 9d to
25s 3ci, good to fine 25s 6d to 26s 6d, best old make 295;
Golden Syrup 28s to Els percwt. Crushed Sugar 25s Gd for
first sort, 31s to 31s Gd for 101bs, and 30s to 30s 6d for
141bs. Treacle at lOs 9d to 1 Is' Bastards 14s to 18s,
and Pieces at 18s to 255. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 23s
9d to 24s on board in Holland.

To-day refined goods met with a free sale, and prices
are firmer. Standard Lumps 75s to 75s 6d, and brown
grocery 73s to 74s per cwt. In other articles no varia-
tioll.:
MAURITIUS.—The demand has been excellent for
yellow descriptions, which have commanded full rates ;
brown sorts have been in good request—fine yellow at
655 to 65s 6d, good Gls Gd to 645, good mid 60s to 61s,
mid 56s to 59s Gd, low 54s 6d to 55s Gd, good to fine
brown 51s 6d to 545, mid 50s to 51s, low 49s to 49s 6d,
and black 40s per cwt. This afternoon there was no
public sale, but privately several inquiries existed, and
stiffer rates were paid for yellow sorts.
EAST INDlA.—'Phis afternoon the trade were free
buyers of Bengal, and 2,000 bags 100 boxes at auction
were sold at 6d per cwt advance ; low dingy white went
at 645, ]ow yellow 59s 6d, mid 62s to 62s 6d, low damp
57s to 63s 6.1, very dark brown in boxes 455, mid 48s
per cwt. _ . _

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The only parcel offered at auction this afternoon was
30 casks Jamaica, which sold at very full rates ; good
mid colory fetched 121 s to 1235, mid 102 s to 109 s, low
mid 955, and good and fine ord 60s to 85s per cwt.
FOREIGN.-The market for Foreign Sugar wears a
firm appearance ; for Brazil prices have advanced 6d to
Is per cwt : Bahia, good white at 24s to 25s 6d, good
middling 23s to 23s 6d, middling 22s to 22s 6d, low 20s
to 21s 6d, damaged I7s to 20s 6d, fine brown sound 17s
to 17s 6d, middling 16s 6d to 17s, low 15s to 16s,
damaged 15s to 16s 6d, wet 10s, middling dry yellow
18s to 18s 6d, good middling 18s 6d to 19s, good
grey 225, and low grey 17s to 17s 6d per cwt. Pernams
at 15s for brown, and 20s for white. Yellow Havannah
at 16s to 17s for low, and at 17s 6d to 18s Gd for mid
quality rather soft ; white at 26s to 305 for common to
mid, and at 3ls 6d to 34s for good to fine. Foreign Mus-
covado : good and fine yellow at 19s to 20s Gd, and mid
17s 6d to 18s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.-Previous rates have been sustained for
West India. St. Vincent's and St. Kitt's have been sold
at 26s for fair, and fine Antigua at 30s.
COFFEE.-Importers of West India have displayed
more firmness this week. and having supplied the market
sparingly, have prevented any further decline in prices.
This afternoon the demand was brisk for Ceylon Coffee,
aad prices further advanced : sales of good ord made at
64s to 64s 6d, all the parcels offering of this sort have
been cleared off the market, and it is now difficult to buy
at the latter rate.
COCOA,-This afternoon the demand is steady for
West India, and GO bags 24 brls at auction were sold ut
32s to 34s for low and mid red Trinidad.
TEA.-In the Tea market much heaviness has pry.
railed since our last report ; importers are still desirous
to realise, and having again brought forward large
parcels, and much greater than the demand, has pro-
duced a further decline in the value of nearly every de-
scription. The public sales which commenced yesterday
were but thinly attended, the quantity offered was large,
amounting to 44,368 pkgs.
To-day merchants submitting to a further reduction
at the public sales of id per lb. for Congou, and 24 for
Pouctong tempted the trade to operate more freely, and
the proportion sold was larger than yesterday, but the
biddings were languid, and the market has still a dull
appearance ; in the value of green Tea there was no fur-
theracfhtearnagoeo.n, only 10,000
packages passed the sale to
this 10,000 packages have been actually
sold.
SPICES.-This afternoon the public sales consisted of
1481 bags Tellichery Pepper, 402 bags white, 14 chests
Cloves, 6 chests Mace, 18 chests Nutmegs, and 90 bags
Pimento ; Pepper sold at full rates-Tellichery good half
heavy clean brown at 3d to 31d, white fine 9d to
ls, good middling to good 6i-d Ls Bd, middling 5-?2,-d to
54cl ; Cloves sold at 2s to 2s 2d for fine bold Penang ;
Mace went at 5s 6d for good bright Penang, 4s lld for
mid, and 2s 6d to 2s 7d for wormy. Nutmegs were
sold-mid Penang at 4s 6d to 4s 7d, common 3s 9d, low
Bombay 2s 10d to 2s lid, and wormy is to 2s per lb.
Pimento sold at 2-ad for good ord.
RICE.-Importers of Bengal have displayed more firm-
ness. this week ; Ils to Ils 6d for mid, and 12s to 13s
for good to fine white ; Carolina at 26s to 30s,_ and
Patna at 15s Gd to 215.. Madras at 103 to lOs 6d for
good white, and fine yellow at 95 Gd per cwt. Java at
lOs 6d to 13s for low to good white, being very full rates.
RUM BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-'fhe market for
West India Ruin has presented a more lively appearance
this week. For Jamaica the demand eas been extensive,
and the very large quantity of 1,100 puns has been sold
at full rates, viz., 30 to 33 per cent over-proof at
3s to 3s 3d, 34 to 36 over 3s 4d to 3s 6d, finer
quality 3s 9d to 4s 6d, and very fine 5s 3d per gallon.
Leewards are firmer ; the sales have been 250 puns, at
the rate of is 9d proof strength. Demerara has met with
more attention, and 180 puns have been sold at 2s 9d to
3s for 30s to 36 per cent over-proof, and 37 and upwards
3s 2d. Berbice at is 9d proof. Calcutta at-the high duty
at is 3d to is 34d, and at the low duty at is 4d to is Bd.
Brandy has been in brisk request, Cognac of the best
brands of the vintage of 1839 has been selling, hhds at
4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; 1840, hhds 4s ld, puns 3s 11d ;
1841, hhds 3s lid, puns 3s 9d per gallon. The stock of
the latter is small. Geneva sells steadily at is 10d to
Is 1 Id. English Corn Spirits at 9s 8d cash.
INDIGO.-To-day 750 cheits passed the sale ; during
the progress 629 chests were withdrawn. Biddings were
brisk, and both exporters and home consumers bought
freely at the rates previously established viz. 6d to 9d
per 1b on good and fine qualities, and 8d to Is
on middling and ordinary, as compared with the
July Sale prices. Up to this day 6,586 chests have
passed the hammer, of which 3,029 have been with-
drawn, and 1,000 bought in, leaving 2,557 actually sold,
This afternoon 317 serons Spanish were offered at auc-
tion, which went with much spirit, at an advance on last
public sale's rates of 4d to Gd per lb.
TALLow.-The market for Russian wears a firm ap-
pearance, on the spot ; new I'. Y. Canille has been sell-
ing at 48s 6d to 48s 9d, and old at 48s to 48s 3d per
cwt. For delivery at 48s 3d to 48s 6d per cwt. Saudi
American at 428 to 48s far common to fine quality.
Town Tallow at 51s to 51s 6LI nett cash.

This afternoon fist .P. Y. Candle holders were firm,
and obtained former rates. South American at 43s 3d-
to 47s Gd for low to fine quality, and 150 casks P.Y.
Candle at 47s fur second quality.
Wm.—Holders of common Fish Oils evince firmness,
and supply the markets sparingly. Cod Oil at 34/10s
to 381—pale Seal at 431 to 431 10s, yellow and straw 371
to 41/ 10s, brown 36/ to 361 15s, and Southern at
37/ to 431 lOs for ceinrnon to fine pale quality.
Sperm, fise British at 81/ to 82/ per tun ; fir Linseed
Oil prices are rather lower ; 33s 9d to 34s accepted for
parcels on the spot, and 33s to 33s Gd for delivery. Rape
Oil has declined to 44s to 44s 3d for pale, and 43s to 43s
3d for brown. Olive has been in fair request :—Galli-
poli at 56/ lOs to 574
Spanish 52/ to 54/, and Barbary
501 to 51110 s per tun, Palm fine at 308 to 30s 3d, other
sorts at 27s Gd to 29s 6d per cwt. Prices arc firm for
Cocoa Nut Oil. Ceylon at 38s 6d to 405 for good and fine
quality. This afternoon Palm Oil at 28s to 30s 3d per cwt.

Among the many
I EVIL.
EFFECTS OF THE SUGAR MONOPOLY.—
con-
tinuance of the Tory-maintained sugar monopoly,
there is one affecting the poorer classes at this mo-
ment,is peculiarly evil effects flowing from the
which injurious to the inte-
. rests of these classes. For years we have not
had a season in which—thanks to the beneficence
of Providence !—fruit has been so cheap, so
abundant, and of such :-u erior quality. Much
of this gift of heaven the'working
' p
classes, particularly
.cottagers in country districts, behold actually perish_
ing before their eves, from their inability to purchase
sugar for its preservation. Bad. the Whig measure
4:th respect to the duty on sugar not been obstructed
7iy the. Tories, the present gift of fruit, by being
chiefly preserved, might be saved from perishing, and
a luxury provided for the poor during the winter and
spring months.
Mns. ALFRED SHAW.-This lady's friends having
in the Times contradicted—though in somewhat
ambiguous terms—the paragraph . which appeared in
our Review last week, respecting her origin and pro-
gress,
we have reerred to the , correspondent: who
furnished us with the information, and from him we
I.larn, that the statement in question appeared in the
iliusical Mild of the 22d. August, 1839, as extracted
from a letter of the European ;correspondent of the
have elapsed since publicity ,w,a ,given to this para-
graph
Everung Star ; and,,although. upwards Of three years
in the English and American journals, we have

never heard, until now, that any denial of its accuracy
has been attempted. We did precisely what the
daily papers have done with us—copied a paragraph
from another journal; cheerfully seizing that oppor-
tunity of passing a just eulogium upon the talents
and accomplishments of the subject of it. We have
not been furnished by Mrs. Shaw with the means of
refuting the paragraph which has attained so much
publicity by its simple transfer to our columns; nor
has any letter yet appeared in the daily journals from
her or from any of her friends (except anonymous
ones) denying the 'statement. We can, however,
assure Mrs. Shaw that, in reprinting the paragraph
which has created so much unnecessary indignation
amongst her friends, we had no desire to wound her
feelings, as the complimentary remarks with which
we prefaced the statement will sufficiently testify.
Mazzinghi, the celebrated composer, used to boast of
his having, when a boy, swept out and lighted the
orchestra of the Italian Opera House; and the names
of Eldon and of Sugden, of Lawrence and of Blizzard,
with a host of others, may be cited as honourable in-
stances of lowly origin attaining to high eminence in
this country. With regard to Mrs. Shaw's con-
nexions, we know them personally to be of the highest
respectability, and that part of our statement of last
week concerning them cannot be impeached. The
father of Mrs. Shaw was for many years mess-master
at the palace, and by him she was, in 1838, placed it
the Royal Academy, which she quitted three yea t
afterwards to visit Italy.—Draniatic and Musical
Re';iew.

MURDER. AND RAPE.—On Monday afternoon last,
a lengthy investigation took place at Charlesworth,
Derbyshire, before Thomas Manders, Esq., Coroner
for the Glossop division, touching the death of Samuel
Shaw, a shoemaker, aged 42, residing at Charles-
worth. The evidence of various witnesses went to
prove the following facts :—Late on Saturday night,
the Ist inst., the deceased and his wife were drinking
together at a public-house at Mothram, where they
fell in company with a man named James Ford, who
resided in the same neighbourhood, and he proposed
to accompany them home, to which they agreed.
When near Hurst Clough toll-bar, about half a mile
from deceased's residence, Ford began to take improper
liberties with deceased's wife ; and on deceased remon-
strating with him, he took up a large stone and knocked
the deceased down, and afterwards struck him on the
head and face with it till he became insensible.
He then attacked the wife in a similar manner ; and
having also rendered her insensible, dragged her into
a field and violated her person. During this transac-
tion, the deceased somewhat recovered, and walked
home, he not being aware but that his wife had gone
on before him. The villain having accomplished his
purpose, left her; and her screams of murder having
brought some persons to her assistance, they conveyed
her home. Deceased was so ill from the injuries, that
he was totally unable to leave his bed after that night,
and ultimately died on Saturday last, in consequence
of those injuries. Ford is about 24 years of age, and
is a native of Lismore, in the County of Waterford,
Ireland, where his parents reside. He has a wife re-
siding in Manchester, but no children. He was em-
ployed at the viaduct of the Manchester and Sheffield
Railway, at Broadbottom. The Jury returned a ver-
dict-of " Wilful Murder" against him, and he was
committed for trial.

The correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette in
Servia writes on the 27th ult. that an opposition
against the new order of things in that province had
been already organised, although the Government had
established a system of terror, in order to stifle any
resistance. Every day arrests are made amongst the
most distinguished families. Amongst others the two
sons of the senator Mileta, who possesses considerable
influence, had been imprisoned. The Opposition is
composed of friends of the family of Obrenowitsch.
The most perfect union now exists amongst the mem-
bers of that numerous family who were heretofore di-
vided amongst themselves. It is said that Mitschitsch
is determined to wait until the Ottoman Porte and
Russia have pronounced an opinion on the late events.
Should their reply be favourable to Prince Michael,
he will attempt a counter-revolution. The new Go-
vernment proposes to diminish the taxes in order to
render itself popular.

AFFGHANISTAN DEER.—Two of these very rare
and beautiful animals are at present to be seen on
board the barque Peruvian, of Glasgow, lying on the
south side of the river, near the Broomielaw-bridge.
They were imported, we learn, direct from Calcutta,
by Captain James Black, of the Peruvian, and, we
believe, they have arrived in finer condition than any
importation of a similar kind ever made into this
country. The animals are male and female, and al-
though young, are nearly as large as the deer to be
met with in various parts of Scotland. They are
quite domesticated, walk about the deck of the ship
without evincing any alarm, and feed out of the hand
of even a stranger. The prevailing colour of both the
male and the female is brown, regularly and beauti-
fully spotted with white, but the hues are a little more
lively on the coat of the former than on that of the
latter. Both have have a dark stripe down the back.
The male has lately cast its antlers, consequently, it
is seen to less advantage than if graced with a " noble
head of horns ;" but, independent of this, it evidently
belongs to a race of fine. looking creatures, and one
which, we think, would be well worth introducing
into this country. Such an animal, we are convinced,
would form an interesting variety in a Nobleman's
deer-park, and a few of them sporting about would
add beauty to any demesne in the country.—Glasgow
Chronicle.

RATHER OAHNOUS. A shark was caught in
Charleston (S.C.) harbour. It was eight feet in
lenglh. There were found in his stomach a part of a
man's shirt, and the skin of a man's head.—American
paper.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SHERIFFS' COURT ; Oct. 13.
HAYWARD V. LIGHTBODY.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff for the
sum of 171. is., which, as he alleged, the defendant
had agreed to give him for the goodwill and fixtures
of a poulterer's shop in South-street, Manchester-
square. Both the plaintiff and defendant are poul-
terers, the former having carried on his business at
the premises in question, and the latter in Lambeth.
Mr. Griffin appeared as counsel for the plaintiff,
Mr. Wilde conducted the case of the defendant.
From the statements of the Learned Counsel, and
the evidence on the part of the plaintiff; it appeared
that he had carried on the business of a poulterer in
South-street, Manchester-square, for upwards of
twelve months, but finding the receipts of the business
insufficient to maintain himself and family, he became
anxious to dispose of it. The defendant having a
second son whom he wished to set up in the business,
agreed to purchase the goodwill and fixtures for the
sum of 17/. 10s., paying down the sum of is. as an
earnest of his intention to complete the bargain.
Upon this being done, on the Saturday following,
the 2d of July, the defendant's son came
to the shop, and brought a quantity of poultry
with him, a great portion of which he sold.
He remained there on the Saturday and part
of Monday, when his father came and refused
to complete the contract, alleging that a list of his
customers, which the plaintiff had made out, was not
a correct one. The plaintiff said he should bring an
action against him to which the defendant replied he
might do as he liked, and the present proceedings
were then instituted.
Mr. WILDE, on the part of the defendant, con-
tended, in the first place, that there had been no
contract entered into, and that even if there had
it was invalid, on account of the false representa-
tions of the plaintiff, and the want of consideration,
the is. in question having been paid not in considera-
,tion of the contract, but as part of the profits of the
Saturday night's trading when the defendant's son
was there.
The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up, and
The Jury, after retiring for nearly half an hour, re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount
claimed.—Verdict for the plaintiff, 171. is.; costs, 40s.
There were three other cases in the paper, but they
were all struck out, in consequence of no parties
appearing.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
GUILDHALL.

ADMISSION TO ST. PAUL'S.—Shortly after Alder-
man Wilson had taken his seat to-day a respectable
young man applied to him for a summons against one
of the door-keepers of St. Paul's under the following
circumstances :—He stated that seeing an account in
the newspapers that the public were admitted free
from 10 to 12, he went there that morning at half.
past eleven o'clock, and upon entering he was stopped,
end the sum of twopence demanded. He explained to
the. man that he thought it was free for any one to go
in at that time. The door-keeper, however, behaved
in an insolent manner, called him a pick-pocket, and
ultimately forcibly ejected him from the sacred edifice.
MAGISTRATE—Did he assault you ?
Complainant—Yes, Sir; he laid hold of me by my
coat, and pushed me violently out.
MAGISTRATE—YOU may have a summons : the
public are not to be thus treated with impunity.
LAMBE 771- S 7 REET.
Yesterday William Sheen, the infanticide, was
brought betbre the Hon. G. C. Norton, on the follow-
ing extraordinary charge :—Mr. Gonnore Bulugh,
landlord of the City of Norwich public-house, in
Wentworth-street, Whitechapel, stated that, as exe-
cutor to the mother of the prisoner, he followed her
remains from the house of her son, in Wentworth-
street, to the place of their interment, in a private
burial-ground in Church-lane, Whitechapel. The
Moment the coffin was taken out of his house, the
prisoner began to conduct himself more like a mad-
man than anything else, and his manner in the burial
ground was so excessively violent that he (witness)
took off the mourning dress, and got away from the
place as quick as he could. On the prisoner and

the other children of the deceased returning home,
the will of their mother was produced and read,
and on the prisoner finding that the whole
of the property had been left to his two younger
brothers, he snatched up a table-knife, and brandish-
ing the weapon about, after using the most bitter
oaths, said he would send it into the bowels of. some
one present. Taylor, the street-keeper, who hap-
pened to be present at the time, fortunately secured
him, and prevented his doing mischief; and witness
dreading that something serious would occur, gave
the prisoner into custody. The witness added, that
when the person who read the will had concluded
doing so, the prisoner made a desperate effort to get
hold of the document, but only succeeded in securing
a part of it, which he instantly destroyed, and
then it was that he grasped the knife. In his
cross-examination by Mr. Hall, who attended
on behalf of the prisoner, the witness said that
the will of the prisoner's mother was mada by Mr.
Turner, a solicitor in Mount-place, Whitechapel-
road, some day last week, while she was very ill, and
in the absence cf her eldest son (the prisoner). The
prisoner, while the funeral was going on, exclaimed
that he was Bill Sheen, wet murdered his child.
Mr. NORTON—Do you apprehend, from the con-
duct of the prisoner, and the threats he has made use
of, that he will do you any personal injury ? Wit-
ness—l do, Sir, particularly as he is adesperate fellow.
Samuel Taylor, the street-keeper of High-street,
Whitechapel, spoke in affirmation of the prisoner's
wild and incoherent manner at the funeral. Witness
fearing some mischief, accompanied him home, and
was present at the reading of the will. Saw the pri-
soner endeavour to snatch away the document from the
hands of the reader, and also saw him take up the
knife. On doing so he said he would put it into his,
Taylor's, guts, but he instantly seized him, and one of
the prisoner's brothers took the knife out of his hand.
Police constable H 58, said that in consequence of
the great crowd collected to witness the funeral of
the deceased, he was desired by his superior officers to
be in attendance and accompany it. The prisoner's
manner at the funeral was most violent and unbearable.
He was subsequently given into his custody, and
on his way to the station-house he kept exclaiming,
" I'm Bill Sheen, the murderer."
Mr. NORTON here observed that after what had been
stated he could not do less than hold the prisoner to bail.
Mr. HILL said the prisoner was unfortunately a
persecuted man, and when under the influence of drink,
and taunted with his former conduct, was very violent.
The prisoner himself admitted that his conduct, of
which he had no recollection, was, he had no doubt,
most disgraceful, and he much regretted he had not,
when he stood in danger of it, suffered the severest
penalty of the law for the crime he had been guilty of,
as his life since had been a burthen to him. He so-
lemnly assured Mr. Norton he would dispose of his
property, and go away into the country in 14 days ;
upon which Mr. Norton gave him the chance of doing
so, and merely bound him in his own recognizance.

THE LATE MURDER AT BER-
MONDSEY.
INQUEST ON THE MURDERER.

Yesterday evening an inquest was held before Mr.
Payne, City Coroner, at Guy's Hospital, on the body
of William Jessup, aged 42, late of 4, Goulston's-
buildings, Bermondsey New-road, who, after having
murdered his wife on Monday morning last, cut his
own throat, from the effects of which he died early on
Wednesday morning.
Henry Brampton, of No. 5., Goulston's-buildings,
was examined. He stated that about five minutes
before six, on Monday morning, . while in bed, he
heard the cry of " murder," and on getting up he as-
certained that it was a boy standing at the door of
No. 14, nearly opposite, who said his father was mur-
dering himself. Witness went in and found the man
in the act of cutting his throat, while his murdered
wife was lying by his side. He (witness) seized the
hand which held the razor, and which he took away.
As soon as that was done witness asked him how he
came to do such a thing, when he replied that the
Lord had done it."

Thomas Jessup, the son of the deceased by a former
wife, was then sworn—The witness stated that some
time ago his father was much troubled on account of
the bad conduct of witness's brother-in-law, who is
now in Bermondsey workhouse. On Saturday
evening he had told his wife that he had no longer
any work, but did not appear to be distressed in mind
on that account.

William Legg, brother-in-law of deceased, stated
that on Saturday Joseph called on him, when he ap-
peared very much intoxicated and excited. He fre-
quently got drunk, and. when in that state, or when
much vexed, he was subject to fits of a violent de-
scription, and frequently took two or three persons to
hold him. He was particularly violent towards those
near hini, and would bite, or use anything he could
get hold of to attack them with.
The foreman to Mr. NI ayetson, leather dresser, of
Weston-street, stated that deceased was discharged
on Friday last from want of business. He was a par-
ticularly sober and steady man. If he had been alive
' he might have been at work at the present time.
He was not in want, for he • had usually earned 30s.
per week while in Mr. Mayetson's employ for six
years past.
Mr. Holman, house-surgeon, stated that deceased
had divided the trachea, and the wounds were de
cidedly the cause of death. Mr. Aston Key asked
deceased whether he had drank before he did it, when
he nodded his head in the affirmative. On Tuesday
he made sips for pencil and pape-, which was handed
to him, when he wrote the words—" A knife to scrape
it." It was supposed he meant the pencil. From
the time of his admission till four o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon he was perfectly sensible, answering by
signs every question that was put to him, and taking
nourishment without hesitation.

The Coroner then addressed the Jury at consider-
able length, pointing out the main features in the
evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Tem-
porary nsanity."

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The following has been posted at Lloyd's :
" Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, Oct. 7, 1842.
" LIGHT-HOUSE ON THE MORANT POINT,
IN THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA.
" Jamaica, Aug. 24, 1842.
"On the Ist Nov. next a bright light, revolving
once every minute, will be exhibited from the above
light-house. The tower is painted white, and is 103
feet above the level of the sea ; the centre of the light
96 feet, and can be seen in clear weather 21 miles.
Yallahs Hill bears from the Light-house W. a S.;
N.E. Point, N.W. N.; and the Morant Keys S.S.E.
E., 33 miles distant; lat. 17 56 N., lon. 76 11 W."
The captain of the Cheldyra, arrived at Bombay,
reports having, on the 31st July, on his voyage from
Macao, seen and landed on a reef to the southward of
the West London Reef, (supposed) not laid down in
the charts.

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Bark Caroline, of London,
3d ult. ; Othello, New York to St. John's, 8, lat. 45,
lon. 54 ; Emanuel, of .Shields, for Quebec, 9, lat. 45,
lon 51; Countess Durham, for Quebec, same day, by
the George, arrived at Kinsale. Great Liverpool,
steamer, 7th inst., off Cape St. Vincent, by the
Oriental steamer, arrived at Falmouth. Eglinton,
bound to Lisbon, 23d ult., lat. 40, lon. 11; Eliza
Lowry, Liverpool to Corfu, 26, lat. 44, lon. 10, by
the Kate, arrived at Plymouth. Duncan Ace, 17,
lat. 12 S., lon. 25 W., by the Charles Jones, arrived
at Liverpool. Achilles, Memel to Monte Video,
July 24, lat. 32 S., lon. 43 W.; Ravenhampt, Genoa
to Batavia, Aug. 7, lat. 20 S., lon. 25 W.; Atkinson,
Rio to Cowes, 23, lat. 9 N., lon. 25 ; Prince George,
Singapore to London, 25, lat. 48, lon. 9, by the
Neptune, arrived at Liverpool.

Great is the change already effected by the railway
in the appearance and condition of "3righton. With
the exception of the coaches running to the provincial
towns, and two or three which are still kept on the
road to London, for the purpose.of accommodating
those places, such as Horsham and East Grinstead,
which lie wide of the railway, coaching is all up; the
only vehicles to be met with in the streets are, as in
London, cabs, flys, and omnibuses ; and a thriving
trade they seem to carry on. These omnibuses are
found, both by inhabitants and visitors, extremely con-
venient and economical vehicles. Throughout the day
they are to be met with in every part of the town ;
and although their principal object is to convey pas-
sengers to and from the terminus, other parties also
find their use highly advantageous. Nor is this the
only aspect in which the town has assumed more of
a London dress wince the opening of the railway.
The crowded and bustling appearance of the streets
during the past summer must have struck every one
by the contrast which it has afforded to that season
in. former years. Of the extent to which Brighton
has been benefited by the railway no very accurate
estimate can perhaps be formed ; but the traffic re-
turns, showing that between 4,0001. and 5,0001. is
spent weekly in travelling to. and from the town, in-
dicate that the money expended here by railway pas-
sengers must, indeed, be immense. Mr. Faithful' re-
marked, at a meeting of the Commissioners held a few
weeks ago, that there never was a time in Brighton
when the demand for property was so great as at
present. What will it be next year when the Paris
and Rouen line is opened?—Brighton Gazette.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT BY TIIEEXPLOSION OF FOUL
AIR AND COMMON GAS.—Between two and three
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon an astounding ex-
plosion took place at the lower part of Hay-hill,
Berkeley-square. It appears that two labourers
working there descended into the sewer with a lighted
candle, when a quantity of foul air, mixed with gas
that
escaped from the street pipes ignited, and
exploded with a report equal to the discharge of
had w
several heavy pieces of artillery. One of them was
rendered quite insensible, and both of them were in a
dreadfully injured state. The names of the sufiereri
are William Knowlton and Charles Wrottesley.