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London, England, 1842-01-08

THE SUN , LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1842.

ner—what were the names of the medical men—
and the names of the Coroner's Jury ? The de-
ceased was burnt to death, or, which is the same
thing, death, after the lapse of a week, from the
original injury, was caused by the burning. By
the statement of the Packet it is sought to be in-
sinuated that it was an accidental burning. But
the verdict of the Jury is simply "accidental
death."

We demand the Coroner's notes taken at the
inquest—the testimony of the witnesses ex-
amined—the Coroner's charge to the Jury—the
exact finding, and the names of the Jurors.
For their honour and their character, the me-
dical men must come forward. They are mixed
up in the transaction ; for it is left to be in-
ferred that it is partly on their testimony the
Jury came to the finding of accidental death.
These gentlemen, of course, were called- in to
define the mode in which the burning produced
death. They can say whether or not the clothes
of the deceased were smeared with oil of turpen-
pine. The brother and sister of the idiot should
also be brought fbrward, to testify to the cir-
cumstwice..

But, above all, Mr. Magan—in whose house,
or houses, as the Packet has it, the homicide
took place—should be called upon to relate every
thing within his cognizance relative to the death
of the idiot. He owes this relation to society
and to himself.

,
The Packet may have done with the subject;
for hush, it seems, is the word., But, we repeat
it, it is too late to play this game. The Lord
Lieutenant must not be allowed to wrap himself
up in dignified silence. As the chief executive
officer in the country, as well as the administra-
tor of our affairs, he will be called upon, when
Parliament assembles—if it be not done before—
for such official explanations as his Government
may. have received upon the subject.. Lord De
Grey cannot but know this, little else as he may
know, that if the alleged murder—attended with
the atrocities which even the Packet_does not dare
to deny—had been perpetrated. by a gang of
scurvy Irishmen—by the canaille, as the elegant
and gentleman-like Packet would call his fellow-
creatures—the miscreants would be hunted (and
they deserve it), we will not say to the death,
but to condign punishment. There would he no
hushing up the affair—that the Lord Lieutenant,
if he has the power of thinking at all, must know
full well. It was the Tory Chancellor, Lord
Redesdale's aphorism—and it was perfectly true,
until the Whigs came into power—that there
was one law in Ireland for the rich, and another
for the poor. People. will speedily begin to
think that the old system, denounced by the old
Tory Chancellor, may come into full force once
more, if some effective steps be not taken in the
premises.
London, England, 1842-01-08

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LONDON:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1842.

"'he official accounts which we this day publish
tr 'the capture of Amoy and the success of the
Ittitish arms in China, fully bear out all
tb.e statements from private sources of informa-
-6 in which appeared in The Sun of yester-
driy. HENRY POTTINGER appears to
he a Plenipotentiary of the right stamp,
amyl in Admiral PARKER and Sir HUGH
QG UGH, his Excellency has found kindred spirits
, decision and in gallantry. Amoy was taken
iR four hours, but it is quite clear, from the
oft( tial reports, that had the state of the fortress
1), tea known to the Conmiander-in•Chief it would
/11:.sre fallen in two hours, or even less. It is by
St, wining the Chinese works that our brave fellows
h 1 Ly expect to carry them ; and in the next
" ragement that takes place there will be less
eat L'ionading, and a speedier appeal to the
bay Inet. The capture of Amoy is of very
gretti t importance to us. The anchorage
to t :ie bay is excellent, the harbour is
large , deep, and welbsheltered, and the sur-
l'ouncliti g country very healthy. By occupying
the.islan al of Koo-Lang-soo, the British may, at any
illorne.at; take possession of Amoy, without the
woakenin.g the force on board the ships,
I'Y vv ithdrarming the number of troops necessary
10 trrison .10 extensive a city. The Chinese
I.° 1
ug ,t well--oome of them with the energy of
despt ir; but thity were lid match for the disci-
Pline(.l troops under the co:nmand of Sir H.
Qotjo U.
But though' beaten, the Chinese',
re-
Port to 11:c EMPEROR, a translation of wilic.ll we
have . - their q
aoteLi, from the Canton Register, claim' a
'l3°ornml)_l(!te victory' over the outside barbarians. A
tCorresTondent doubts the authenticity of
1I e. Chinese report, but to us
,there appears no-
thingeo at all doubtol about it. Had the writer
the torture,
to defeat he must have died under
th.orture, and he preferred a lie which might
gratify the imperial -Vanity, to the loss of his
Own life. The truth, however, cannot be long
concealed from
the squadro tl v
AMPEROR, so that before
the Peilto n will have reached the mouth of
River, his
Celestial MAJESTY will be
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CHARD UNION.—Our workhouse is full : not
another bed can be made up, and the guardians are about
to give up their board• room for a sleeping apartment,
300 persons are in the house.—Sherburne Journal.
London, England, 1842-01-08

SERIOUS FIRE-GREAT NEGLECT

OF THE FIREMEN.

Ws are sorry to announce that a very serious fire oc-
curred last evening on the premises, No. 26, Stangate-
street, Westminster-road, occupied by Mr. Fatche, a
straw-bonnet maker. The spot seems to be ill-fated,
as it was a few months back the scene of another and
more serious fire. We allude to the destruction of
Astley's Theatre, which event must be fresh in the recol-
lection of our readers. The fire, from inquiry made
on the spot, was discovered about ten o'clock, and was
caused by the gas, which had been left burning in the
shop, igniting a portion of straw plait hanging over it.
The fire was first discovered by a neighbour, who imme-
diately burst in the door, and in a few minutes the shop
was one mass of flames. The family was immediately
alarmed, and the children, seven in number, were prordptly
rescued. A scene of great confusion then ensued, caused
by the neighbours removing their furniture into the
street, by which the street was completely blocked up.
The fire had now ruched the higher stories, but no
water was obtained, nor had any engine arrived, and the
opposite houses were in danger of falling a prey to the
destructive element. It was upwards of an hour and a
half after the fire was discovered before any engine alai
rived, although we believe there is a station within a
few streets distance of the place. The house was com-
pletely gutted long before the engines began to play, but
we are happy to say the fire was confined to the one
house, though the inhabitants an mud must have sustained
a seri, us 1 )ss by the removal of their furniture. We were
unable to ascertain whether the house was insured or not. ,
London, England, 1842-01-08

BIR7HS

On the 4th inst., at Upper Holloway, the lady of J. J. Hal
lett, Esq., M. I)., of a son.
On the 4th inst., at Crdbbelt, Sussex, the lady of Francis
Seawen Blunt, Esq., of a daughter.
On the sth inst., Mrs. Robert Eagar, of Tollington-part'
-- —nsey, of a daughter.
hz-,,n tt..- 6th inst., at Hans-place, the wife of David Ingle'.
Esq., of a sorts
On the 6th inst., a.. ..
Rutland-gate, Mrs J. Hodson, of a e°11;
On the 6th inst., in the ,Sanctuary, Westminster, the lady eA
L. C. Humfrey, Esq., of a daughter. the
On the 6th inst., in Bedford-staet, Bedford-square,
wife of Arthur Phillott, Esq., of a daughter.
_.......--
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MARRIED.
On the 4th inst., at Epsom, by the Rev. B. B. Bockett,
t°
Button, Esq., of Queen Ann-sireet, Cavendish-square,
Jessie, youngest daughter of the late J. T. Baker, R.N., of
Ipswich.
On the sth inst., at the parish Church, Robert John, eldl4
est
son of John Ellershaw, Esq., of Roundbay, to Maria,
daughter of William singleton, Esq., of Leeds.
HiOcknintbhoethtiathmintsot.,Aamt
eSlita..Ayloauryn'gse,s\tVadltaluiainghtsetorwo,f Stlhre.
late
William Stockley, of Walthattistew.
daughtero of
llOinr.thSep6e ofnt hciilirr7toli.laAaytsu,Ssottfe. riliteaalnrdeg,Church, Yorkshire, t o George,
Sarah,
do
eusnt ;091

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DIED.
On the 17th of Oetobnr, near Cabul, (in action) Licuteatot:
Charles H. Jenkins, 35th Regiment. 8.N.1., the son of
Jenkins, Woburn-place, Russell-square.
On the 3d inst., at Red Lion-passage, Mr. Joseph APPle-
yard, newsvender.
On the sth inst., at Winchester-street, Pentonville,
Kent, relict of the late Mr. J. Kent, Southamp vi
ton-row. .
On the fith inst., at Kennington, Johannah Frederica, ",e
of George C. Strobel, Esq., aged 71.
On the Gth inst., at Beaconsfield, Bucks, John Cundee, Escl'
On Russell-square, the 6th inst., at Bernard-street. Charles
Bayley, Esq., aged 71.
On the 7th inst., at Camberwell, Surrey, the Hon. Leas
Wynn Werninck, relict of the late Rev. J. Werninck, D.

London: Printed and Published by 111URDO YOUNG, °
No. 112. Stran '. at The Sun Office, No. 112, YOUNG, if)
tire (3uurir tf YithiEws) Pelle* JalgualY a, 1642'
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THE NEW NOVEL.

NE W s K I PRIORS.
By Miss WADDINGTON.
In 3 vols. post Bvo.,
IS NOW READY.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.
• • To be had at all the Libraries.

This Day, New and Cheaper Edition. In Two Volumes,
post Bvo., with Portrait, and Twelve Characteristic Illus-
trations by GEORGE CRUICKSHANK, price Fifteen Shillings.
MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI,
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HAMILTON V. HAMILTON-AtSENCE OF COUNSEL.

Upon this Appeal being called on, the Agent for the Ap-
pellant stated that Sir William Follett, his leadinfr Counsel,
was absent ; that the junior Counsel(.Jr. Gori'on) had not
been instructed, and he had therefore to request of their Lord-
ships to postpone the hearing of the case to another day.
Lord BROUGHAM (with some warmth) obsersed, that an
intimation had been given to their Lordships yesterday, at
three o'clock, that such a request would be made, and the
parties then were peremptorily told that the House would not
accede to any such application. It was the bounden dntv
of the parties, therefore, to be ready to proceed to-day with
the appeal. He considered the course that had been pursued
highly disrespectful to the House, and he for one would not
be a party to so great a waste of the public time. The case
must, therefore, either proceed, or the appeal must be dismissed
with costs.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, having taken his seat on the
Woolsack, put the question that the appeal should be dismissed
~Nith costs, when

. Mr. GORDON, the junior Counsel for the appellant, said,
that although he had not even looked into the papers, he was
willing to save the time of then: Lordships and would, therefore,
open the appeal as well as he could.
Lord CAMPBELL said it was a case of great importance, and
one also of hardship to some of the parties interested ; he
thought. therefore, that the motion for the dismissal of the
appeal should be carries! into effect.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that as Mr. Gordon
had expressed his willingness to proceed with the appeal, their
Lordships would adjourn the consideration of it till two o'clock.
in order to give him time to look into the papers, without which
it was impossible that the Learned Counsel could state the case
in a manner their Lordships were entitled to expect.
Lord liaoun riA sr said, that counsel, agents, and parties,
might depend upon it that the course that had been adopted by
their Lordships that day would in future be peremptorily car-
ried into effect, as their Lordships were determined that the
time of the pubic and of their Lordships should not be wasted,
in consequence either of the non-attendance of counsel, or the
neglect of agents.
The appeal was then ordered to stand over till two o'clock,
and in the interim their Lordships proceeded to hear the argu-
ments in the case of
London, England, 1842-03-05

Now ready at all the'Libraries, in 3 vols.,
ADVENTURES OF SIR lIENRY MORGAN,
THE BUCCANEER.

By EDWARD HOWARD, Esq.,
Author of "Hattlin the Reefer," "Jack Ashore," &c.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1842-03-05

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY,

TIMES.—The suspension of the old firm of \Vigney and
Co., of Brighton, was made known to-day in the City, and is
supposed to have been in some measure occasioned by the
failures that have recently taken place in that part of the
country. The respectability and long-standing of the firm,
one of the members of which is now in Parliament, have
caused the circumstance to be regretted, but otherwise it is
not looked upon as a matter of importance beyond the imme-
diate locality. The announcement received this morning
seems to have been quite unexpected, and up to last night
everything was paid by their London agents.
itBhUiNoi
aTblhee bills
pfat
illtiondgo ectoo-o ds
oalys wfeorre
immemt
eudpioant
et he
transferwhole
brought 891 i to b9a, and for the account 891/2 to 895' Ex-
chequer
bills were firm at the rise to 275. and 295. premiumß.
and East India Bonds were stniported at 9s. to I Is. premium:
New '1 hrce per Cents. were 981 to 99.
The Foreign Stocks attracted more attention, and prices
were looking up generally. Spanish Active Bonds realised
24i to 2.14, Mexican touched 3814 4, and Colombian were
24i to 21?,. Portuguese New Five per Cents. were at an im-
provement from 328 to 33k, and the Three per Cents. realised
19% to 20. Brazil Bonds were worth 661, for cacount.
Dutch Twoand-a-Half per Cents. ranged from 51; to 52k.
Except the Birmingham Railway Shares, which fell from 90
to 85 prem., the quotations for shares were generallygood, and
with a fair business doing. Great Western realized 25, and
South Western 19/1 premium. Brighton were 14, and Croy-
don 14 discount.
Bills on the Continental Cities were again to-day scarcely at
such high rates. Qn Paris, paper dated three months was
regotiated at 25f. 80c. toBsc. ; on Hamburgh, 13 114; on I
Antwerp, at 12 4% to %; on Frankfort, at 1504 ; Ams-
texlara, at 12 4,1 to 5 ; and Trieste, at 10 3to 3.
London, England, 1842-03-05

Cm _,lnit.

LONDON
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1842.

Sir ROBERT PEEL last night announced, very much,
we believe, to the satisfaction of the country, for, as the
Right Hon. Gentleman said, he had received a number
of letters, urging him to bring the matter speedily for-
ward, that he would, on Friday next, make his financial
statement, and explain his whole plans as to taxes and
trade. His announcement was loudly cheered, as if the
information were desired by the House and the country.
Lord II ow lc x suggested, and with some propriety, that the
second reading of the Corn-law Bill should be postponed
till after the financial statement had been made; but no
notice was taken of his suggestion.
The second reading of that Bill was definitively fixed
for Wednesday next, and the Whigs, as Lord JOHN
RUSSELL stated, will take a debate and a division on that
stage, because the Bill is not an adequate settlement of
the question. Although the Whigs still wrangle for a
fixed duty, we are glad to find them protesting against
the re-enactment of an unjust law, and their votes against
it will honourably shake off from them the infamy of
assenting to a law designed to keep up the price and
stint the food of the people. They arc not to be taken
in by the title cunningly and designedly written, the
Corn Importation Bill. It is not a corn bringing-in, but
a corn keeping-out Bill, which corn, but for the Bill,
would be poured in abundantly, the country gentlemen say ;
and it ought to be called a Bill annually to starve a
certain number of the people, from the unfounded expec-
tation of thereby keeping up the landlords' rent. But
the nature and effects of this Bill no longer need discus-
sion; it is unworthy of us, and of the public, to discuss
the details of an enactment so monstrous in principle;
and the only question of public importance concerning it
is, how we can get rid of it, either before or after
the landlords have given it the form of law.
We are not sorry to be supplied with an opportunity
of explaining in what sense sundry opprobrious epithets
have been publicly applied to the landowners. Lord JOHN
RUSSELL deprecated in strong and emphatic terms the
abuse which Mr. FERRAND had heaped on the manufac-
turers, and then, turning round, he equally deprecated
the language applied by the League to the landowners,
as if they had, for their own selfish purposes, and not from
the purest integrity, passed corn, and such similar laws.
Now, between the manufacturers and the landowners
there is a great distinction. The former are not the
land, they are paid for their serrices. They
Legislative body of the empire, the latter are. By the pos-
session of the
London, England, 1842-03-05

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6T. AIT S'l'LE' MARKET.

On the motion of Lord ELIOT, the St. Austle's Mar-
ket Bill was read a second time.
PUBLIC PETITIONS.

Sir ROBERT INGLIS brought up th© Second Report
of the Committee on Public Petitions.

STOCKTON RAILWAY.

Mr. HUTT presented a petition against the Stockton
and Hartlepool Railway Bill, which was referred to the
select committee.

CORN-LAWS.
Mr. MARSLAND presented five petitions from Man-
chester and its neighbourhood, praying for a total repeal
of the Corn-laws.
Mr. BUSFIELI) presented five petitions from Man-
chester, pre) ing for a total and immediate repeal of the
Corn-laws.
Lord DUNCAN presented a petitions from Christ-
church, Marylebone, Hemel Ilempsted, and several
other places, all praying for a total repeal of the
Corn-laws.
Mr. HENRY BERKELEY presented four petitions
from Chorlton-on-Medlock, and three other places, pray-
inb for a total repeal of the Cons-laws.
71Ir. CRAVEN BERKELEY presented five petitions
from Manchester and its neighbourhood, praying for a
total repeal of the Corn-laws.

Mr. G. DUNCAN presented five petitions for a total
repeal of the Corn-laws.

^Mr. DENNISTOUN presented six petitions from
Edinburgh and its neighbourhood, praying for a total
repeal of the Corn-laws.
_ _

'Mr. TRIPP presented a petition from the millers of
Gloucestershire, praying that in any alteration of the
Corn-laws, flour might be equally protected with wheat-
NON-INTRUSION.
Colonel CONOLLY presented a petition from the
e!ders of Little Kay, praying for a repeal of the Act of
Anne, commonly called the Patronage Act.
PRESBYTERIAN 11Lt1u
The HON. and GALLANT MEDinna also presented a.
petition from Donegal, praying for a prospective law
authorising Presbyterian mixed marriages.
Mr. YOUNG presented a petition from Monagh2n,
praying for a law legalising Presbyterian Mixed Mar-
riages.
London, England, 1842-03-05

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PINE ARTS.

The sale of the tine specTrnei; of works in Nielli, a kind of en-
graving on silver plates brought to perfection by the Florentine
artists of the 15th and 16th centuries, takes place at Messrs. Fos-
ter's, in Pall.mall, on Monday. They form part of the collection
of the late Count Cicognara, Director of the Academy of Fine
Arts in Venice.
London, England, 1842-03-05

Z'LLCI'XONEMILIIVG.

Lord Newport, a Conservative, was elected for South
Shropshire, on Thursday last, without opposition.
LAW AND POLXCL.

The salary of the office of Town-Clerk, as enjoyed by Mr.
Woodthorpe, was 2,000/. per annum. The Corporation, it is
said, will reduce his successor's emoluments to somewhere
about 1,500/. a-year.
Robert Matthew"Annesley, formerly a solicitor, and who had
been since engaged in sub-editing Tomlyn's Digest, and con-
tributing various articles to Lardner's Cyclopedia, appeared
yesterday at Marlborough-street, and stated tkat he was in a
state of starvation, and had not tasted food for 24 hours. He
had lost his sight, and had a wife and four children. Mr.
Hardwick ordered him a sovereign out of the poor-box.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.
The Pitt Scholarship, every holder of which, it is remark-
able, has been educated at Shrewsbury School, and which is
considered the highest classical honour of the University of
Cambridge, has recently been adjudged to Mr. E. H. Gifford,
of St. John's, after a contest with fifty other candidates.
From the report of M. Niccolini, and other Neapolitan geo-
logists, it appears that the level of the sea, from 1823 to 1838,
has fallen gradually between four and five inches English.
THEATRICAL.
The fantastic vaudeville of Le Denton de la Nuit was 'per-
formed at the St. James's Theatre last night. M. Perlet
appeared in M. Pique Assiette, the clever gourmand, and in
L'Artiste, in which he performed a variety of characters with
god effect, to a full and fashionable audience.
A vacancy has occurred in the number of the General Com-
mittee of Drury-lane Theatre, by the death of the Marquis of
Hertford, who was a large proprietor of the building. The
vacancy will not be filled up until the next general assembly
of the proprietors after the date of the present season.
London, England, 1842-03-05

DISTRESS IN PAISLEY.

PAISLEY, AlAnon 3.—(From x COl:rtiSkia,ent.). Ur&
with send a starqrfek o exilehditlire or the Relief toftiatittFr:
tr. r the triWil of Paisley, for the week ending 26th February,
1842 ; as also, a return of the numbers of the destitute who
received relief during the same period, adopted and ordered to
be printed by the General Relief Board, at the meeting held
in the County Hall, Paisley, on Mondityf thi.llBth Fitbrilary,
1842. It thus appears that during the week the total expen-
diture was 8701. ; the number of persons relieved in Paisley
14,747, and in other parts of Rentrewshire 2,482=-total 17,229.
I may also inform you that a very large county meeting it
now assembled (two o'clock)) P, Dl, Stewart, Esq., M. P, fot
Renlrewshire, in the Chair. They have agreed unanimously
to commence a subscription for our distressed operatives, on
the motion of Sir William M. Napier, Bart., seconded by Lord
Blantyre.

CORN-LADEN SliiPS.
A Return of the Number of Foreign Ships laden with Corti
entered Inwards at the Ports of London, Hull, Newcastle,
and Leith, from any part of the Continent of Europe, Froitt
the Ist day of August to the Ist day of September, 1841.
A similar Return of British ships during the same period.
FOREIGN VESSELS. BRITISH VESSELS.
London 4Bl ••• 306
Hull
Newcastle lO3 25
Leith
JOHN COVEY, Registrar-General of Shipping.
Custom-liou:e, Feb. 10, 1842.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—A fire broke out this morn-
ing at six o'clock, on the extensive premises of Mr. Weir,
tailor, Newington Causeway, which in a short time gained a
fearful ascendency. The engines from the Southwai k-bridge-
road and Waterloo-road, followed by the West of England, &c.
were soon on the spot, but notwithstanding there was a good
supply of water, the premises, with the con!ents, were com-
pletely destroyed, while the property in the adjoining houses
is much damaged by water. The damage altogether will
amount to near 5,0001.
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW AIEWA Y.—T.ll,llle
friqn
d. ; parcel,, ;31:tiz. 6d. ; total, 1,0'11)4 " 76'
No goods trains.
London, England, 1842-03-05

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

It is considered matter of surprise that her Majesty, on the occa.
sion of her visit to the ships at Portsmouth, should not have visited
the renowned flag-ship the Victory, having on its deck the identical
spot on which Nelson fell.

Dr. Lushington gave judgment, in the case of the vessel Wilhel-
mine, at the Admiralty Court on Thursday ; the claim of the salvors
failed.

The collision between the Canadian and the William and Mary,
in the river, by which the latter was materially damaged, was de.
cided to have been occasioned by the default of the pilot. The owners
were therefore dismissed and with costs.
1..A.374T AND POLICE,

A meeting was held on Thursday at the Guildhall Coffee.house, by
the friends of Mr. Laurie, who is a candidate for the vacant City
pleadership. The Lord Mayor was in the Chair, and promised his
vote in favour of Mr. Laurie.

At the Longford Assizes, Michael Casey, cn Friday, and Michael
HattOn, on the day following, were separately arraigned under the
statute of the 2d and 3d of Victoria, for having in their possession
certain secret passwords connected with the Ribbon Socieiy ; but
the case of the informer broke down, and they were acquitted.

The case of the collision of the Durham and the Aurora in the
Humber, on the 14th of October last, which was alleged by the
latter to have been caused by the two precipitate dropping of the
Durham's anchor, was decided on Thursday. The Durham was pre.
nounced free from blame, and the amount for damage incurred by
them awarded, by the Court.

The salvage case of the Pilot, an East Indiaman, which got on
the mud off the coast of Sumatra, in May last, and assisted by
another East Indiaman, who saw flags of distress flying, and the
danger of her crew exposed to the Malay pirates, was also adjudged.
The action was only for salvage for part of the property, 3951.
having already been raid in compensation. A tender of 100/. had
been made for this, which the Court finally considered enough, and
for which it pronounctd, condemning the salvors in costs.
The Orange murder at Ballyroney, by which William Matthews
as principal, and three others as abettors, were charged with the
murder of Hugh 11PArdle, by shooting him, came on for trial at
the Down Assizes on Monday, and ended in The acquittal of all four.
London, England, 1842-03-05

DUBLIN UNIVEIOITY MAGAZIIV.E*

By a notice prefixed to the present Numbe: we,
learn that the " Dublin University Mogul :1)e wilt
henceforth be brought out under the auspices of MF:
Lever—author of Harry Lorrequer—whose editorial
labours will commence next month. As this gentle-
man is a practised and popular writer, and understands
the public taste, we may reasonably presume that the
Magazine will be greatly benefited by his superin-
tendence. His " Jack Hinton, the Guardsman''—of
which we have here the five first chapters—exhibits
much of that easy vigour of language and ready hu-
mour which were so attractive in the adventures of
" Harry Lorrequer ;" if it be carried on with equal
spirit, we cannot doubt that it will obtain equal popu-
larity. "Nuts and Nutcrackers" is a series of ram-
blin•) miscellaneous reflections on matters of every-
day occurrence. The " Portrait Gallery" contains a
full-length likeness, accompanied by a memoir, of
Viscount Sort.
London, England, 1842-03-05

THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING ttt FIVE O'CLOCK) in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS
Find a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing 'PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour.
ADVritnSEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning' No"' and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN .and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE.
London, England, 1842-03-05

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, MARCH 5,

Will be acted Lord Byron's Tragedy of %VERNER ; or, the IN.
HERITANCE.—Werner, Mr. H. Hughes; Josephine, Mrs. Vining.
After which, the Ballet of VOL AU VENT, supported by the
Sons of Syria.
Added to which, :he New Romantic Drama, by E. Fitzball, Esq.,
with extraordinary effects, entitled OMBRA; or, the SPIRIT of the
ROCKING STONE.
To conclude with TEDDY TI-1E TlLER.—Teddy (with Songs),
Mr. Collins, the Vocalist and Irish Comedian.
London, England, 1842-03-05

MONTHLY M4GAZINE.

The Number before us opens with a short prose
sketch by the late Haynes Bayly, which is in his
tersest and archest manner. " Exclusive Report of a
new Grand English Opera" is a smart quiz on the
fustian and maudlin sentiment with which modern
operas are often filled to overflowing. "Anecdotes of
Ibrahim Pacha" exhibits that active and energetic
despot in a very interesting light. We quote a pass-
able impromptu on " A Sailor confined in the Fleet
Prison for contempt of Court :"
~ Britannia rules the waves;' they said
When in the fleet my course wa4 free ;
But now that in the " Fleet" I'm stayed,
Britannia waves the " Rules" for me.

COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE
MAGAZINE.

An emulous spirit pervades the article on "
Magnetism," and we fully enter into the san-
guine hopes of the writer, as to the great disclosures
which promise to be developed under the methodical
exploration now pursued in investigating this hitherto
occult branch of science. Under the title of " Naval
Articles of War," Mr. Elton's case is brought under
review, and the tact of apparently a juris consult
adduces a variety of cases in point. According
to the letter of a Queen's officer, Tharawaddy,
the present King of Burmah, who may one day
probably work us some annoy, usurped the
throne in 1837, after the execution of his nephew,
the heir-apparent ; he is characterized as a talented,
bold, and ambitious man, unscrupulous in his deal-
ings, and has publicly declared his aim to be, "to
wrest from the English the provinces ceded to them
by his predecessor." A series of papers, in which
fancy or fact more or less predominate, contribute to
form a pleasing monthly.
London, England, 1842-03-05

POLYTECHNIC JOURNAL.

The singular phenomena of the Daguerreotype,
which the scientific theorisers of the present day
ascribe to chemical action, are here endeavoured to
be made referable to electricity, and the propositions
set down seem to favour this new hypothesis, and
give hopes that they will stand the test of
experiment. A code of signals, by means of
lamps illuminated in various fashions, promises
to become of general adoption on railways.
The electrical eel, caught in a stream of the river
Amazon, has not, we observe, after three and a half
years existence at the Adelaide Gallery, lost any of
its power in setting fire to gold leaf, or magnetising
steel needles. The notice of the scientific Am-
pere, the friend of Davy, amusingly shows that
he drank hig eau sucree according to the laws of
gravitation, and the contents of his tumbler at an
ascertained angle. A remarkable new treadmill,
designed by Mr. Fyfe, the engineer, appears with an
illustration. It consists of what the inventor calls
"An Endless Platform," formed by a revolving
framework, and is so constructed, that the judge
can exactly apportion out the hard labour according
to the strength or culpeAlitY cf the criminal, a
discretion which at present is not, unfrequently under
the control or caprice of the gaoler.
London, England, 1842-03-05

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, KING'S-STREET.
MISS ALICIA NUNN'S CONCERT.
Under the immediate PATRONAGE of their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and DUCHESS of CAMBRIDGE, and
other Noble Families.
FIFTY DISTINGUISHED ARTISTES will appear at
Miss Alicia Nunn's First Concert since her return from Italy,
at this Theatre, on THURSDAY EVENING, March 10th. Mr.
H. Russell, from America, will sing several of his popular songs.
Private Boxes and Tickets to be had at Cramer and Co.'s,
011ivier's, Mitchell's, the Box-office, of Miss Nunn, 3, Upper
John-street, Golden-square. and of the principal Music-sellers.
See Programme for particulars.
Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s.
London, England, 1842-03-05

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Lord J. RUSSELL wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet
at what time he would be prepared to snake his financial state-
ment.

—git R. PEEL, in answer to the question which the Noble
Lord had put, stated that the motive that existed for bringing
forward the second reading of the Bill for the Importation of
Corn, was solely with reference to public interest. He (Sir
R. Peel) would then state the course which he should be de-
sirous of pursuing, but that must depend entirely upon the
will and pleasure of the House; he received daily communica-
tion urging the great necessity of a speedy adjustment of that
question, but he wished to take the earliest opportunity to
explain the views of her Majesty's Government with respect to
the financial and commercial policy of the country ; he felt the
necessity of that most forcibly—( Hear, hear.) To night he
proposed to introduce the estimates of the Army and Navy in
Committee. The House would be fully occupied with those
several questions until Wednesday the 23d March. Good
Friday would be the 25th Alarch, when of course the House
would adjourn according to usual custom for some period.
Consequently on Thursday the 24th, there would be an inter-
ruption for some time, however short, to the progress of business.
Suppose the estimates of the Army and Navy should have made
such progress in Committee as would justify him in explain-
ing to the House the views and opinions of her Majesty's
Government with respect to the financial polio, he should
not he disposed to postpone it beyond this day week, and there-
fore, with reference not only to personal convenience, but to
public interest, he would be anxious that there should be as
London, England, 1842-03-05

11IONEY-TTLATJE-CONIMERCE.

At the annual meeting of the Society of Friends of Foreigners in
Distress, held on Thursday at the London Tavern, it appeared from the
report that during the past year 2,287 persons had received the be-
nefit of the Society, and since the foundation of the institution
59,214 persons had been relieved. The balance in hand was shown
to be 503/. 3s. 9d., and out of the foreigners assisted, 74 were from
Africa, 311 from the Netherlands, 201 from Prussia, 100 frum Nor-
way, and 873 from Germany, Austria, and Bavaria.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

Mr. Walker has presented a petition to the House of Commons
complaining of the dangerous condition of the burial places of the
United Kingdom, and showing that this gives rise to the most fatal
malaria.
London, England, 1842-03-05

SPORTING,

On Wednesday, the Queen's staghounds had a fine day's sport,
with tne Earl of Rosslynn and Prince George of Cambridge.
From Staines, they t truck across Harrow, and four or five crossed the
formidable barrier of the Birmingham Railway. The heavy state of
the grass lands rendered this one of the most trying runs of the season.

THEATRZCA.Z.
Miss Adelaide Kemble is studying the part of Susannah, in the
Opera of the Marriage of Figaro.
The German Opera cannot commence until the third week in
May, at which period Madame Vestris will have completed her
season.
Her Majesty's Theatt e, owing to the non.arrival of some of the
artistes, and other causes, will not be opened until the 12th of
March.
London, England, 1842-03-05

VA 'c GOODS TO C1402t 7ENHAM & GLOUCESTER,
Tll E GREA WESTERN B A 11.,W..._11
COMPANY I;ive Notice that they have established
DAILY VANS, from their Station at it-V..clicester, to and
from the towns of GLOUCESTER Ott I CHELTENHAM,
in order to secure a direct mut pturctual conveyance of Goods
to all parts es; tilontestershire and South \Vales. Theic prices,
ir.cludirta All dierges for oollecting and delivering in London
and tbtA ,st.iresaid Towns, are from It. for small parcels, up
to P.o. 'for packages of 2ewt., and for aggregate quantities 405.,
445., 485., 525., and 60s. pe,- ton, according to the descrip-
tion of Goods, of which full particulars may be obtained.
Receiving Hotres—Londort Princes-street, Bank ; Rull
end Mouth, St. Martin's-le-Grettl, and Regent-circus ; and
the Paddin:ton Station, Gloucester: King's Head Van-office.
Cheltenham : Plough Hotel Van-office.
March 1, 1842.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY
FOR GRANTING
LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c,
N., 241, CORNHILL.
Capital £500,000.
Emrowered by Special Act of Parlitment.
DIRECTORS.
T. LA MIE MURRAV,.nyti., Chairman.

Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. Sohn Ranson, Esq.
John Griffith Frith, Esq. 1 John Riddle Stodart, Esq.
Flouter Gordon, Esq. I Clement Tabor, Esq.
George Ltingiey, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.
London, England, 1842-03-05

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON.
Another week of splendid attractions, comprising "Mary White."
" Susan flopley " at half-price, and revival of " Tom and Jerry."

naif.price,
THIS EVENING, MARCH 5.
Will he performed MARY WHITE; or, the MURDER at the
OLD TARA RD —Mary .White, Miss Vincent, the acknowledged
Heroine of Dcmestic Tragedy.
After which, SUSAN HOPLEY.—Susan Hopley, Miss Vincent.
To cone!ude with TOM AND JERRY.
London, England, 1842-03-05

STATISTICS.

Mental alienation, according to the best authorities, appears to
occur more frequently in Great Britain than in any other country
except Norway, the proportion in England being one insane person
to every 783 inhabitants, and in Scotland one in 573, whilst in
Norway the ratio is one maniac in 551 of the population. Mania
seems to increase as man recedes from the wa, m or southern coun-
tries bordering the Mediterraneun, and approaches the colder
regions of the north. In Italy the scale descends so low as to give
not more than one insane person to every 3,785 inhabitants.
London, England, 1842-03-05

THE NEW ROMANCE RY THE AUTHOR OF "THE
PATHFINDER," " THE DEERSLAYER," &c.
H E TWO ADMIRAL S.
A TALE OF THE SEA.
By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq.
In 3 vols. post 890.
.IS NOW READY.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.
I's' To be had at all the Libraries.

MARCH EDITION of the POST-OFFICE
.1-7-1- LONDON DIRECTORY.—Now Published, price
245. ; and containing " Parliamentary Directory," giving the
post recent Parliamentary intelligence, and the present town
address of each -Peer and Member. Official Directory. Street
Directory, the only one published of the Metropolis, to include
Nobility and Gentry, as well as Merchants and raders. Com-
Percial Directory. Trades Directory. Law Directory, and
complete list of Stamps. Court Directory, including thousands
of names not to be found in any other work. City Directory.
Postage Directory. Conveyance Directory. Banking Direc-
tory, &c. &c.—For Reviews of the Post-office London Di
rec-
toryr for 1842, vide T.rnes, December 3, 1841 ;
D..cember 21 ; Post, December 29; Herald, November 30;
Slipping Gazette, December 22 ; Sun, November 25 ; Dis-
patch, November 28 ; Sunday Times, December 5 ; Railway
Magazine, December 4; Globe, December 1 ; Britannia,
11,overnber 27 ; Bull, November 27 ; Spectat or, Dec. 4,84 c. &c.
W. Kelly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell-court ; and all
Booksellers.

1-1.4 Olt SALE, by PUBLIC AU UTlth.s;, at the
Hambro' Coffrc-house, Water-lane, Tower-street, on
THURSDAY, March 10, 1842, at One o'clock precisely,
30 butts 47 hhds. Sherry ; 28 pipes 7 hhds. Port ; 8 pipes
hhds. and 1 qr. cask Madeira, Red Marsala, and Mountain ;
2 puns. and 14 hhds. superior Pale Cognac; 244 cases Hock,
Champagne, Claret, Sparkling Hock and Mesel!e, Burgune,y,
ermaage, Scc. Sm., including tt.e residue of the stock of :dr.
W. Barnfield, jun., a bankrupt ; and also the entire and
choice stock of Messrs. Paul Axmann and J. G. Christ, of
D. ark-lane, bankrupts, and sold by direction of the assignees,
•sr;thont reserve. •
Raticulars and Catalogues of JAMES G. WINN; Wine
su.d Spirit Broker, 59, Mark-lane.

THE IV EATII.E.II.—NooN, MAItcH .5.
tyv AL 'GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
T,.ermometer... 46 j-Highest 4B Lowest ' 33
I;aiyieeter 30.21.—Wind W.—Freezing•Point Deg.l

HIGH W 4 TER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
34-rning 33 minutes after 7 I Evening ll minutes after S.
London, England, 1842-03-05

CORN LAWS.

Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice, that in the Com-
mittee on the Bill for the Importation of Foreign Corn,
he should move that all duties payable on the importa-
tion of corn or wheat flour, after the passing of the Act,
should be levied and paid at the period of the importa-
tion of such corn, instead of at the time of its being
taken out of bond.
LETTERS OF MARQUE.

Mr. STAUNTON moved for certain returns relating
to the issuing of letters of marque against China (as we
understood) which were ordered.

SHANNON COMMISSION.

Mr. F. FRENCH, in moving for certain returns re-
lating to the sums levied, on the different counties for
the improvement of the River Shannon, gave notice that
on an early day he should move that the Commision for
the improvement of the river Shannon be abolished. The
Honourable Member also moved for certain returns,
relating to vaccination in Ireland, which were ordered.
London, England, 1842-03-05

C OURT—rAs H o NAnim E.

The Marquis of Hertford is expected to
.arrive at Dorchester
House this day from Paris.
The Earl of Poe it lett Berkley.squ are yesterday, for Powis Castle
Mr. and Lady Jane Lawrence Peel have left Farrance's Hotel
for Brighton. . _

The Earl of Morley was married on the first of March, to Har.
riet Sophia, relict of the late Wm. Coryton, Esq.
A grand carousal was given at Wiesbaden on the 25th ult., in
honour of the Duchess of Nassau's birthday. The fete took
place in the riding-house of the new Palace, and the Grand Duke
headed a party of twelve horsemen, dressed as Hungarian magnates
of the 13th century, and as Bedouins. . .

The ceremony of the betrothment of the Princess Freierica,
daughter of the King of Prussia's uncle, to the Prince Royal of
Bavaria, took place on the 23rd ult. at the place of Berlin.

IMISCELLAWE6US.

A small enclosure behind the stranger's gallery has been erected,
"under the rose," for the accommodation of political ladies in the
House of Commons desirous of hearing the debates. There is room
for not more than 12 or 13, who peep unobserved through a space
of about a hand's.breadth, and they are admitted by orders signed
by Sir William Gosset, the Sergeant at-Arms.
London, England, 1842-03-05

PUBLICATIONS.

This day is published,
BRITISH AND FOREIGN REVIEW,
NO. XXV.

I. Hegel's /Eithetik.—The Philosophy of Art.
2. Viola, the Affianced.
3. The Poniatowski Gems.
4. Switzerland.—Her Political Crisis.
5. State of the Nation.—Handloom-weavers' Report.
6. La Chronique de Rains.
7. Foreign Commercial Policy.—The Zollverein and the Anti-
Corn-law League.
8. France in the 17th Century.—Tallemant des Reaux.
9. Passavant's Life of Raffaelle.
London : R. and J. E. Taylor, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street.
London, England, 1842-10-11

YORK-TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK—FIRST-RATE
INVESTMENTS HELD DIRECT from the CROWN

for SEVENTY-NINE YEARS, and PRODUCING
THREE HUNDRED GUINEAS A-YEAR.
MR. GEORGE ROBINS is directed to SELL
by AUCTION, at the Mart, on THURSDAY NEXT,
October 13, at Twelve, in Three Lots,
Three most eligible and secure INVESTMENTS for
Capital, held direct from the Crown, at trifling Ground-rents,
and on Lease to excellent and responsible Tenants, viz. :—•
No. 14, YORK-TERRACE, REGENT'S-PARK,
A Residence of a superior description, situate in the centre of
the Terrace, commanding the Ornamental Grounds of the
Park, and calculated for a family of opulence, with coach-
house and stabling in the Mews adjoming, and let upon Lease
to Ralph Carr, Esq., at 1821. a-year. Also,
Nos. 60, and 61, YORK-TERRACE,
situate nearly opposite, excellent Residences upon a smaller
osecacluep,ioend Lease to
_to Arthur Duff
and William Madox, Esqs., the uff and Isaac Darby, Esqs., but
former being let at 601. a-year, and the latter for the whole
term at one. half the annual value ; it therefore presents to a
purchaser
AN IMPROVED GROUND-RENT OF 30/. PER YEAR.
The Residences may be viewed with permission of the
Tenants, and Particulars had of Charles Berkeley, Esq., Soli-
citor, 52, Lincoln's Inn-fields ;at the Auction lart ; and at
Mr. George Robins's Offices, Covent-garden.