The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-13 00:00:00

HAVRE COMMERCIAL NEWS.

HAVRE, DEC. 10.—CorToxs.—The universal ex-
citement produced on the other side of the Channel,
by the accounts of the favourable termination of the
war with China, having begun to subside, although
they have since been fully confirmed, and the sudden
impulse imparted by the expectation of a speedy re-
turn to prosperity in business generally, having in
some degree died away, all traces of the animation
that was created in our market, which had partaken
of the improved feeling, have entirely disappeared,
and the transactions during the past week having
fallen far short of those which had previously taken
place. The buying, throughout, has been on a very
restricted scale, with not the slightest symptom of
speculative spirit apparent, and holders who had
before maintained a firm attitude, and rather
evinced a disposition to raise their pretensions,
are now willing sellers, at current rates. This
decrease in the demand, almost as unlooked for,
as the revival that had so unexpectedly sprung
up, has caused a slight alteration in prices which
are hut feebly supported, and the aspect of things
upon the whole cannot be considered as very encou-
raging. Our latest advices from the United States
state that the weather had been propitious to the new
crop, and the anticipations held out of an abundant
production, tend to check operations to any large ex-
tent, but this being as yet partly conjectural, is not
likely materially to affect our market, which is more
immediately influenced by the fluctuations in Liver-
pool and Manchester. The very ordinary and low
United States descriptions have fallen two centimes,
the ordinary one centime. The new Georgia sell with
difficulty, although an abatement was offered to in-
duce sales. The Louisiana appear to hold a better
position. Altogether the good ordinary and all better
qualities are but feebly demanded. The aarivals dur-
ing the week amount to 4,324 bales. The sales to
6,876 bales. The stock in all hands to 124,000 bales.
We know of 22 vessels laden with cotton from the
south, three packets from New York, which, together,
will add 35,000 bales to our stock during the present
month.

COFFEE.— Our market has been very flat through-
out the week, the sales have been on a very restricted
scale, and prices exhibit a downward tendency-962
bags St. Domingo were run off at 384 to 39 per half
kilogramme in bond, and fair quality has since been
offered at 384 c. ; 610 bags damaged were brought to
the (hammer, and knocked down at 81c. to 89c. per
half kilogramme, duty paid ; and 167 bags low were
taken at 32c. to 38c. in bond. Other descriptions
have been entirely neglected. No arrivals have come
in. Stock : 25,100 bags St. Domingo, 4,500 bags
Brazil, 3,100 bags Havannah, Porto Cabello, and
Laguayra, 850 bags East India, 1,100 bales Bourbon,
200 bales Mocha, and 188 casks from our West India
plantations.

SuGAß.s.—This article has begun to escape from
the depressed condition in which it has been held for
some time. The refiners, pressed by their wants,
have been obliged to seek provisions, which has
caused activity in the market. This had been fore-
seen, and has been met with firmness by the holders,
and a considerable amelioration has been produced,
and which appears likely to hold. The transactions
of the week are estimated at 1,200 barrels of raw
West India. At the commencement the " bonne
4me." was obtainable at 56E, but a little later .56f.
50c. was paid, as well for those in magazine as those
on board the vessels in port ; and there is a tendency
towards 57f., from the readiness with which all those
lots at 56f. 50c. have been received. The market may
he considered firm at 56f. 50c., at which price there
are more buyers than sellers.
INDicos.—The confirmation of the accounts of an
unusually short crop in Bengal, not amounting to
80,000 maunds, has given greater confidence to the
holders, who are now high and firm in their pre-
tensions. The consumers still hesitate to sanction the
rise in the market; but they will be forced sooner or
later to supply themselves. Twenty-six cases Bengal
are quoted this week at 10f. 10c., and eight chests are
said to have been sold at the same price. We have
received 16 cases from India.

We felt it our duty to notice the extreme dissatis-
faction felt by many of the City Reformers, at the
uncalled-for manner in which the Lord Mayor, at his
inaugural dinner, proclaimed himself to be a follower
of the Tory Premier. We mentioned at the time the
surmises of some of his Lordship's guests as to his
motives for thus flinging among them the firebrand of
politics, upon an occasion usually held sacred from the
intrusion of party allusions. We have since received
a letter from a member of the Reform Club, inform-
ing us that Mr. Alderman Humphery had been twice
proposed as a candidate for admission into that Club,
and had been twice black-balled. It is not for us to say
how far the Lord Mayor, smarting under these repeated
rejections from an association of Reformers, may not
have made up his mind to propitiate the influence of
Sir Robert Peel, towards obtaining his entry into the
Carlton.—Sunday Paper.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-Mr. Payne held an inquest
last evening at the Grapes, Bermondsey-street,
Bermondsey, upon the body of William Gillam, aged
53. The deceased, who lived at Wapping, called
on Sunday. to see a married daughter, residing at
4, Alfred-place, Vinegar-yard, Bermondsey. He
was somewhat intoxicated, and requested something
to eat. The remains of a meat-pie were placed be-
fore him, but he had scarcely taken a mouthful ere he
fell back in great agony, the food he had taken having
stuck in the passage. Mr. Copely, of Bermondsey-
street, was called in, and after using the probang,
passed the meat into the stomach, but the deceased
was exhausted, and died immediately afterwards.
Verdict—" Accidental Death."
LORD MORPETII.-It has been stated in a para-
graph, which originated (we believe) with the Shef-
field Iris, that Lord Morpeth was preparing a work
on the subject of the United States. We may say
with confidence that there is no ground for the state-
ment.--Leeds Mercury.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.
Yesterday a commission of lunacy was opened
before Edward Winslow, Esq., and 16 freeholders of
the county, amongst whom were the following Ma-
gistrates :—Henry Pownan, Esq. (foreman), Captain
Bague, R. Carpenter, Esq., James Whiskin, Esq.,
James Dixon, Esq., and Digby T. Carpenter, Ea+
at the residence of Mrs. Broome, Norwood-green/
near Southall, to inquire into the state of mind of
John Broome, Esq., described as residing at the same
place, bachelor.
Mr. BLUNT appeared as Counsel in support of the
commission, and saidsnotice of the inquiry had been
served upon Mr. Broome, but he had declined the 0-
sistance of any professional gentleman.
Commissioner WiNsLow having charged the Jury,
Mr. BLUNT give an outline of the case. Mr. Broome,
he said, was a gentleman about 35 years of age, and
is possessed of very considerable property, and had
received a good education. He was brought up
at the
Charterhouse, and from there went to Trinity. ollege,
Cambridge. After leaving the latter place in 1831,
he went to travel upon the Continent, and on his re:
turn, about July, 1834, it was observed for the firs;
time that an alteration had taken place in his mina.
About this period they would have it in evidence from
members of the family that Mr. Broome begun t°
labour under singular delusions. He imagined that
were
there were conspiracies against him, that persons
in the habit of constantly watching him, and that his
food was impregnated with poison. In the year
1835 it was found necessary to place him under re-
straint, and he was accordingly placed under the
t
care of Sir Charles Aldous and remained with th 3
gentleman and his brother, 'Dr. Aldous, up to I'E°'
vember, 1835. It was then found necessary to bar
a consultation of physicians, and Dr. Sutherland, Sir
Henry Halford, and Drs. Roots and M‘Wright were
called in, as it was found that Mr. Broome 's life was
becoming endangered from his determination not.
take food. It was afterwards thought that it would.ova
better Mr. Broome should be left in the care oln,
keeper, and kept as quiet as possible, and he WAS sit:
to Hampstead, asmeetedadto, abnedmreumehaimneodretpasherseiveup,
moved to his mother's in Upper Seyni be They
would find, however, when he got there that hed::s
hibited acts of violence—such as breaking
scjibooks.
valuabl
and looking-glasses and destroying and her
In 1838 his mother removed to Twickenham,
son went to reside in the same house, and
he-
and then
himself
shut be r,
came of the most secluded habits, and
up in his room and laid in bed form onths together'
our7strleeB3t6..l
to see any member of his family. He
and would not allow it to be made,
From 1831 to
1842 they would find he was attended by Eliza his
lor, who would state that he refused to liar! his
has e•glit.
room cleaned out, and sometimes would
breakfast and tea together at a late hour at tight.
In 1842 Mrs. Broome removed to Norwood-gtant.
and in April last Rhoda Foster became his attedndthat
Since her attendance upon bim they would fin id not
his conduct was most extraordinary. He Iva his
also refused 9
allow her to enter his room, and made her leavefeel.
meals at the door. He showed no sympathy t the
ing towards any of his family, or anybody ab°ll,,erty,
house. Mr. Broome had very considerable pro,- his
his father having left him residuary legatee under
,noli
will of some extensive produce in the West In
were the
which Messrs. Daniell and Co., of Bristol,
consignees, and who had above 20,000/• in haPd ;200
the unfortunate object of this inquiry, had takeo_,..
means to obtain any portion of such property for s..-111-e
years past, with the exception of drawing two or
wouldthree
cheques for trifling amounts. He (Mr. Blunt)
_ed
lay before them evidence that Mr. Broome laboni...d
under the impression that he had no property
therefore it was that, on this occasion, he should Prd
duce evidence of his property. They
he fancied himself Earl of Monmouth. After sore
further observations the Learned Gentleman called
several witnesses in support of his statement. de,
The Learned Commissioner, the Foreman, 1113_ a elf
putation of the Jury then proceeded to Mr. Bvi„
room to examine him ; and, after an absence of onjeg
few minutes, the Jury unanimously returned a 170,
would also 0.1:.
dating his unsoundness of mind from the Ist °`
vember, 1834.

THE TIPPERARY MUltDr%ef' •
On Sunday last, the 4th inst , the Y egA our
Father Mathew visited Ballina, for the three'°•
pose of administering the temperance pledgeeslatica
ing a sermon in aid of the funds for the c0,...10P - of
of the chapel of Ballina, and exhorting the rTain*
to habits of peace. The reverend and slog r'
tleman in the course of his sermon dwelt at
,r,ent a
able length upon that noble spirit, sop r°llll3arity
feature in the character of Irishmen---namelY:_f.nigo
—and descanted in glowing and beautiful
, ismj-oir
upon it ; for without this virtue, said me,
deeds and actions are as nothing.
After the sermon the reverend r
ceeded to administer the pledge, revious gent chic a
addressed the assembled crowdsP
in a feeling of
thisforc forcible manner upon the present disturbeu 5:1.-eival
incounty. " Since (said Father Mathew) rnY; and
b this locality I have been informed of a savil'edays•
for
murder, committed within these last few, t-fist
. it was only yesterday, as I am informea,_
f this
walls 0
his mangled corpse was carried by the oue
sacred edifice to their final resting- gentlemen he
place. Oh I 00.
dear frieads►
tinned the gifted apostle) trust not, my
in the arm of the flesh, for be that.trusteth in thet Ir.
of the flesh shall perish ; and also remember, that ilb:
who sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his b resent
shed; for, be assured, if y willontinue your II- that
ae
lvlilycoaurre elra,btotarts Pwriollv ibdoe Provident
ne li not
gafov
man
tYtoAvo.e rtof
moment, the blood of that murdered man is erY7tbe,
Heaven for vengeance ! In the name, Gam' and is
the name of the salvation
Most High—in the name of the livinF G,lll soalst
moor, oh
of your
desist, and turn from your wicked w2r.,;teresti
if you only knew how much I had your 14.001
at heart, I am certain, I tun positive, YO.ll, of
follow my advice; for be assured, though 010; you
intervene between us, my heart is still ,?,01 peer/
—for, be 'it known to you, I am myself
e-
a ; Where
man. I have often been in large assemblieentioned
thename of a Tipperary man was only r? you the
with reproach and scorn, and I need not tel ]rearing
ntr—e°
sensation of regret and pity which I felt 00
and niJ y,-,,
, co.-
the name of both my county 0 After b.
mentioned in such unfavourable terms• their
seething the vast assemblage to cease fl'ulfe rce
blood-stained deeds and turn to the war 0 d•
and good order, the rev. gentleman commendoocici
ministrating the pledge until the hour of f°ur thollstl
up to which period upwards of three to four. p.--
individuals enrolled themselves beneath ins
banner. A viss IP'
In the evening a select number of frien-5 roe
vited to meet the indefatigable apostle of ter‘Pferne!
at the hospitable residence of the Rev. 311."
Nenagh Guardian.
_ 4.1,17 .....

[ADVERTISEMENT.]-1.0 DIE OR NOT TO
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slung at 'Wootton, near Bedford, was so 11:—.c,
cuuraaella
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three large holes in his leg. In this state big° day
manm informed him he would be a corpse in theO sth
id r, Robinson by a solemn declaration, made joed
ay ofDecemb'er, 1842, declares that he then dismissed
day
his doctor, and that he saved his own life °II • ine3t
pletely cured himself by those wonderful gedis.
Holloway's Pills and Ointment, which are s°vliciiiseja
nearly every Medicine Vendor throughout the
,N,vvcaV.E:tiatie,ntlneanyt, be had
sgitild's. at Professore Xl°ll°-
_ _ _
.B TS. ,he East indt
On the 10th of October, at Cawnpore, in •inent 130N—
t_hae lady of Captain Edward Darnall, 57th Belli
N tire Infantry, of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., in Hertford-street, 3111-fair, Lady
of a son.
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je•eu 9111 t.ol:t
hEi nssigtn..
to.
,af at lvhs'eoont,
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daughter. to Ile Islll.
On the 10th inst., in Granville-,quare, Pen-
William George Roberts, of a son :till-born., Westsw
On the 10th inst., at Streatham' , the Wile of -•
Esq., of a son, still-born. Nielsou
On the 1 it,hi,iii,fsitna.s,dt.ian,u
gaGht Streatham,tueiri.ford
th lady of IT •
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Arthur Willis, jun., Esq., of a daughter. Y
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MARRIED. oil°
On the Ist of June, at Australind, Western Australis, —e t
Eliot, Esq., Government Resident at Bunbury, to Louisa, eldeir9
daughter of M. Waller Clifton, Esq., F.R. S., Chief Co
sioner of the Western Australian Company. ee-
eh 111
On the 11th inst., at Darwhar, India, George S. P
Esq., 47th Madras Native Infantry, eldest son of the lteCaPt;
rain S. G. Peehell, R.N., of Bexeley House, Hampsbir,'tb•
Mary Robertson, eldest daughter of .Major Bremmer,
same regiment.

DIED.
On the 10th inst., at Three-mile-cross, near Reading, (i."
Mitford, Esq., aged 82.
On the 21st of October, at Bombay, R. C. Cbanabra,
eldest son of R. J. Chambers, Esq., of Brook-street, Grosvenor'
square.
On the 21st of October, at Vingorla, Captain 0. Phibbh
her Majesty's th Regiment.
On the 21st 86
of October, at Ahmedabad, Ensign Auge Jg'io'°
Robert Boyce, of the 11th Regiment of Bombay Nati
fan try , aed 21. Mgt-
On the 28t h ult., Mrs. Mary Stephenson, wife of Mr.
thew Forster of Boer-lane, Tower-street. • cIA
On the 6th' inst., at The Views, Huntingdonshir, Vlce'
miral Sir Richard Hussey Hussey, K.C.8., G.C.M.G. ,
On the 9th inst., at Chelsea, Penelope, relict of Mr., Chin°
Tabor, of Princes-square.
On the 9th inst., at Woodside, near Lymington, MA. riss-
kerley, aged 76.

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