The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-29 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS THE LATE ATTEMPT ON THE
LIFE OF HER MAJESTY.
While the fate of Francis is still in suspense, a reca-
pitulation of sore of the circumstances connected with
the recent attempt on the life of her Majesty may
not be unacceptable. There is no doubt but that
the decision atf:ectine•b the life of this convict AN ill be ma-
terially influenced by the view in which the attempt on
Sunday, the 29th ult., is regarded by the authorities,
ina'much as that attempt evinced not less strongly than
the act of firing at her Majesty, the • " foregone conclu-
sion" and purpose of his mind, despite of a construction
favourable to the prisoner, so ingeniously raised by his
counsel. In the same proportion, however, that the at-
tempt of Sunday weighs heavily against him, is, we con-
sider, the value of the information given the same even-
ing' at the Palace, and communicated to her Majesty
early on Monday ; for • had no intelligence been
given in. consequence of the attempt witnessed by
the youth Pearson, what a fearful event might
have been the result, and how .great the calamity
which the nation might have had to deplore. The import-
ance of the information so communicated, through the
medium of the elder brother of the youth and Mr.
Dousbery, of Brooke-street, to Sir Peter Laurie, and
through his instrumentality to the Royal Household and
to the Home-office, was fully recognised by the Attor-
ney-i-ieneral on the trial ; who, after referring strongly
to the.fact, that it was " not the first time" that the pri-
soner had attempted to commit the crime with which he
was charged, expressly stated that, owing to the infor-
mation previously given, " every precaution was taken to
guard her Majesty's life from danger the next day."
The evidence of Colonel Arbuthnot was yet more direct,
in allusion to the precautions taken, for be says pointedly,
that in consequence of the information he received, " I
rode as closely to the Queen's carriage as my horse
would allow me ;" and further, that " Colonel Wylde
also role as close to her Mejesty's carriage as roisible,
but on the opposite side." The royal carriage was like-
wise driven considerably faster than usual, and that
these were precautions well calculated to preserve her
Majesty from the threatened danger cannot be denied,
even by those who are inclined to attach some degree of
negligence to the authorities, after having had reason to
believe that an evil design was contemplated.
From these facts it would undoubtedly appear that the
preservation of a life so invaluable to the country is,
under Providence, to be ascribed, in the first instance
at least, to the prompt information given of the circum-
stances alluded to, which information, if kept back,
though but for a single day, would have been utterly
useless in averting the deplorable result which it is but
too probable might have occurred. Assuredly the safety
alter Majesty has been in no degree owing to the extra-
ordinary zeal exhibited by the policeman (Trounce) sta-
tioned in the Park on the Monday afternoon, who ac-
cording to his own statement, though his attention had
been directed particularly to Francis, and being, moreover
within a yard of him at the moment of the attack, could
not succeed in preventing his firing at her Majesty, but
-.nstead of watching the movements of the man, confesses

(From the rotes and Proceedings qf the House of Commons. )
TUESDAY, JUNE 28.
CUSTOMS BILL.

Claw (Drawback to be allowed on Coal exported for con-
sutnption on board British Steam Vessels) brought up, sod
read the first time :—Motion made, and Question put, " That
the said Clause be now read a second time :"—The House
divided

Aldam, William
Attwood,_lll,

NORITY— AYES, 42.
Howard. P. H. Stewart, P. M.
Hume. Joseph Strutt, Edward
Humphery, J. Stuart, Lord James
tlutt, W. 'fancred, H. W.
Lambton, HeJworth Thornely, Thomas
11,1arsland, H nand], H.
O'Connell, D. Vane, Lord Harry
O'Connell, M. J. Wakley, Thomas
Pechell, Captain Wallace, B.
Pendarves, E. W. Williams, W.
Rundle, J. Wood, B.
Russel!, Lout John Yorke, H. R.
Sanden, Lord - TELLERS.
sihthorp, Colonel Jervis, J.
Smith, B. - Napier, Sir Charles

. -
BArnard, E. G.I
Bowring, 1)r.
Br awn., Hon. W.
Carnegie, Captain
Chapman, B.
Crawfor6l, W S.
Duncan, George
Duncombe, T. S.
Ewart, W.

Fielden, J.
Forster, Matthew
Heathcoat, J.
Henley, J. Warner

MAJORITY—NOES,
John Peter I Gr.:hain, Sir James '
Arbuthnot, Hon. H I rheenall, Peter
Archdall, General Greene, 'l'.
Raithe, Colonel H. Grimsditch, Thomas
Baring, W. B, Hamilton, W. J.
Bentinck,,Lord G. Hardinge, Sir H.
Borthwick, Peter Hawkes, T.
13...Atie1.!, Bermll Hervey, Lord A.
ltrotherton, J. Hodgson, Richard
Bruce, Lord E. Hope, Hon. C.
Campbell, A. Hughes, W. B.
Berk, Sir George Hussey, Thomas
Clive, Robert Inglis, Sir R. H.
, arry, Right Hon. 11. Jermyn, Lord
Cripps, W. Kemble, Henry

Northland, Lord
Patten, Wilson
Peel, Hon. Sir It
Peel, Colonel .5.
Plumptre, J. P.
Polhill, Frederick
Pollock, Sir F.
Pringle, A.
Rose, Sir George
Round, C. G.
itushbrook, Colenql
Smyth, Sir H.
Smythe, Hoa. G.
Stanley. Lord
Stewart, John
Stuart, H.
Sturt, H. C.
Sutton, Hon. h. M
Trench, Sir ".
Trotter J.
Vere, Sir C B.
Vesey, Hon .'l'.
Wood, Colonel
Wood, Sir Matthew

Daxner, Hon. G.
Dankon E B

Knatchl;ull, Si; L.
Lef,oy; Anhony

Dieniusun, F. H.
cuglas, Sir C.
E";erton, W.T.
Esco,t, Eickham
Flower, r it James
Forbes, Wili!ant
Fuller. A. E.
Gaskell, James Milne,
Gladstone, W. E.
than tone, T.
Gomburn, Henry

Litton, Ec ward
Lockhart, William
Lowth. r, I olonel
Mackenzie, I'.
MacKenzie, \V. F.
ri,lainwarinir, T.
Marsham, Viscount
Martin, C. W.
Mitchell, T. A. I TELLERS.
Newport, Viscount Fremantle, Sir F.
I Nicholl, J. flaring, H. 11.

Amendment proposed, in pr. 53, 1. 25, after the word
" Onion," to leave out the words " from and after the sth
day of July, 1z 43 :" Question put—" That the words pro-
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill:"—The House di-
vided

MAJORITY—AYES,
Ffolliott, Joha
Flower, Lir James
Fuller, A. E.
Gaskell, J. M.
Gladstone, W. E.
Gore, Montague
Ciraliam, Sir J.
Greenal, Peter
Greene, T. G.
Grlmsditch, T.
Hamilton, W. J.
Hampden, Rena
Henley, J. W.
Hervey, Lord A.
Hodgson, F.
Hodgson, It.
Hogg, J. W.
Hope, Charles
Howard, P. H.
Hughes, W. B.
Hussey, Thomas
Inglis, Sir It. It
Jernayn, Earl
Jones, T.
Kemble, Henry
Knight, Henry Gall}
Lincoln, Earl of
Lindsay. H.
Mackenzie, Thomas
Mackenzie, W. F.
Meehan, Donsld
Mahon, Lord
MI

A'Court, Captain
Allix, John Peter '
Antrobus, Edmund
Arbuthnot, Han. H.
Baillie, Colonel
aring, W. B.
Barrington, Lord
Blakemore, H.
(lotfield, Ecriah
,rarnston, W.
Browley, Henry
Broadwocd, H.
Bruce, Lord E.
Buck, Lewis W.
Burrell, Sir C. M.
Burroughes, N. N.
Campbell, A.
Cardwell, Edward
Cartwright, W. R.
Chetwode, Sir John
Clayton, It. It.
Clerk, Sir G.
C.ive, R. H.
Colville, C. It.
Cre:swell, Baker
Cripps, J.
Dawnay, Hon. W.
Denison, E. Be&tett
Dickinson, F. H.
Douglas, Sir C. E.
Eliot, Lora
Escott, Bichkam

93.
Mainwaring, T
Manners, Lord C.
Marsham, Viscount
Martin, C. W.
Masterman, John
Mundy, E. M.
Nichol!, J
Peel, Sir Robert
Peel, Jon..than
Not, Sir R.
Plumptre J. P. •
Polhill, F.
Praed, William T.
Prngle, Alexander
Rcpton, George J.
Round, C. G.
Rushbrooke, Colonel
Russell, J. D. W.
Shaw, F.
Smith, Abel
Smyth, Sir G. H
Stanley, Lord
stewart, John
Sutton, Hon. H. M.
Trench, Sir Frederick
Trotter, John
Walsh, Sir J.
Wilbraham, R. B.
Young, John
TELLERS.
Fremantle, Sir T.
Baring, 1-1. B.

that he had to " turn round" on hearing the report of
the pistol! He seized him, indeed, after the act, and when
all the mist.hief in his power to commit had been
effected ; but it must be admitted that to whomsoever,
and in whatever degree, praise may be dte, in estimating
the probable causes of her Majesty's safety, the previous
efforts of those more immediately concerned in the appre-
hension of the prisoner, had sufficiently little to do
with it.
With reference to the trial, it may be remarked that,
considering the absence of decided proof as to the load-
ing' of the pistol, of which such able use was made by
the counsel for the prisoner, the evidence of the witness
Pearson the lad above-mentioned, cannot be over-
estimated in importance, as it served most strongly to
negative the pretence set up, on behalf of Francis, of the
absence. of malignant intention against the life of the
Queen. • With the strange verdict in the case of Oxford
before us, it is very possible, and even probable, that the
Jury, not having any proof of the pistol being loaded
with ball, might, but fur the evidence of this witness,
have not unwillingly availed themselves of an oppor-
tunity of exonerating the prisoner from the weightier part
of the charge, and left him to -suffer the punishment in-
curred by simply firing at the -royal carriage, loaded
with powder only, and without any murderous intent.
After what was sworn to, however, as to the equally
atrocious attempt on the Sunday,' no rational doubt was
left on the minds of the Jury as to his real object, and
consequent liability to the punishment and doom which,
as a traitor, he has justly merited, and from which only
the mercy of his Sovereign, whose life he has so wickedly
attempted, can relieve him.

Aldan, William
kttwood, M.
Bannerman, A.
Barclay, David
baring, F. 'l'.
Varnard, E. G.
Bowring, Dr.
Brotherton, J.
Browne, W.
Chapman, Benjamin
Childers, J. W.
Clive, E. B.
olebtooke, Sir T. E
Craig, W. Gibson
raivlord, W. S.
Duncan, George
Evans, William
kielden, J.
Forster, Matthew
Gibson, T. M. .
Gill, Thomas
arey, Si► U. •

.NORITY-NOES.
Heathcoat, John
Hill, Lord Mamas
Hobhouse Sir J. C.
rww,cit.. Lord
flume, Joseph
Hutt, W.
Jervis, J.
Labouchere, H.
Lambton, H.
Layard, Captain
Marsland. H.
Mitcnell, T. A.
Morris, David
Napier, Sir Charles
O'Connell, D.
O'Connell, J.
O'Connell, M. J.
Pechell, Captain
Pendarves, E W.
Plumridge, Captain
Power, James
Pulsford, it. bert

63.
Rosizell, J.ord John
Scholefield, J.
Smith, J. A.
Smith, Vernon

Someiville, Sir W.
Stansfield, W. IL
Stewart, 2. 111

Stock, br.
Strutt, Edward
Tancred, H. W.
Thornely, Thomas
Villiers, Charles P.
.Wakley, Thomas
Wall, B.
Wallace, R.

Wawn, John T,
Williams, Wm.
Wood, Benjamin
Yorke, H. riedhead

TELLERS.
Humphery, J.
Duncombe, T. S.

THE MARKETS.-(T HIS DAY).
CORN EXCHANGE.
The fresh supply of most kinds of Grain was inconsiderable.
The few fine parcels of English Wheat that were for sale ob-
tained Monday's :terms. Oats of good quality were rather
dearer; other kinds firmly maintained their former terms.
COLONIAL MARKET.
There was little business done, but in prices little variation
took place. The imports were fair. Raw Sugar was dull of
sale, at declining prices. Brown West India 583. 6d. to 61s.
6d., and Yellow 623. 6d. per cwt. Coffee sold slowly, but
prices did ant give way. 755. to 765. for good ordinary Cey-
lon. Rum dull of sale.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 10 per mine,
which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10hd. per ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 44, and the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25 50, it follows
that gold is 0.38 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4301 per
mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 1014 d. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 74, and the
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 9i, it
follows that gold is 0.81 per cent. dearer in London than in
Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London is 1074
per cent., and the par of exchange between England anti
America being 109 23-40 per cent: it follows that the ex-
change is 1.82 per cent: against England. But the quoted
exchange at New York, being fur bills at 60 days' sight, the
interest must be deducted from the above difference.

TEA MARKET.
The market was firm, and a good business was transacted,
indeed the quantity of Tea in the market was not sufficient fur
the wants of our dealers. Company's Congou, cash, is. 9d.
TALLOW MARKET.
There were few buyers, but holders were firm, and got
48s. 3d. per cwt. for small parcels of yellow Candle on the
spot, and 495. 3d. for delivery in last three months of the year.
WOOL MARKET.
The market was firm for both English and Foreign, and a
fair business was transacted both at full rates.
PEPPER MARKET.
This article was held with firmness,.and a good business was
dune. Common Sumatra at 2id. per lb. .

The English Stock Market was heavy all day, and prices
underwent a decline of * per cent., which is fully accounted for
by the ordinance relative to the import of British linens and
other thread yarn manufactures into France.
Contrary to general expectation the Blackwell Railway meet-
ing, held to-day at the London Tavern, went off with perfect
unanimity, and the discussion which ensued relative to the
steam-boat speculation was such as to fill the minds of the
Shareholders with every confidence in the Directors, who stated
in the most direct and unqualified manner that some of the ca-
pital of the railway had or soon would be applied to the use of
that undertaking. It had been undertaken by themselves and
their friends with the view to increase the traffic of the railway,
which it had already done in a must enormous degree, and
while proving a source of great convenience to the public,
would, it was hoped, enhance the value of the Blackwell line
of road. A resolution, especially to thank the Directors in
this affair, was passed by acclamation, and the very satisfactory
manner in which all the questions put were answered elicted
the general approbation of the meeting. The purpose of call-
ing together the shareholders, which was to empower the Com-
pany to raise their remaining portion of capital, 66,0001., was
not for a moment opposed, and resolutions to that effect were
at once passed.
SUN.-1 he Funds at the end of yestet day again became de-
pressed, and Consols, having been held at 91 for the opening
ex div., left off at the quotations (nominally) of 91 to 914.
Three per Cent. Reduced, 91i 91%; Bank Stock, 166 i 1671;
India Bonds, 23 25 ; and Exchequer Bills, Old, 41 43 ; New,
45 46 prem.
The Foreign Securities have felt the effect of the decline in
our Stocks, and scarcely any business has been entered into.
The prices are stated to be—Belgian, 102 103 ; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 52 52% • the Five per Cents., 100/
101/; Danish, 81 82; and Brazilian, 64 66.
Mexican also was quoted lower, the last rate being 36i 3611.
The Share Market was flat. London and Birmingham, 175
177 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 49 51 ' • Great Western,
87 88 ; the Half Shares, 61* 611 ; South Western, 60 61 ;
North Midland, 61 63.; the Nevr Shares, 30 31; South
Eastern and Dover, 23fr 24i ; the Scrip, 4/ 5 ; Eastern Coun-
ties, 8 9*; Northern and Eastern, 3940; Blackwell, 9i 10;
anti Brighton, 35* 355.
The Exchanges generally were heavy, and iu most instances
rather lower, particularly in Hamburgh and France. The quo-
tations were—Amsterdam, 12 s*; Rotterdam, 12 514 12 5%;
Antwerp, 12 41 ; Hamburgh, 13 11i 13 111; Frankfort,
1113- 151 i ; Paris, 25f. 72c. 25f. 77ic. ; Marseilles, 25if. 75c.
25f. 77ic. ; Genoa, 25 77i ; Vienna, 954 9 55 ; Naples,
40i ; Palermo, 120* 1201; Messina, 1201 1201; Madrid,
36i 37 ; Cadiz the same ; Lisbon, Oporto, 521; Leghorn, 30.
Theopinion generally expressed in the City with regard to the
French ordinance, for increasing the duty on our linens, ap-
pears to be in perfect accordance with the statements in The
Sun of this afternoon. The injury which will be thereby in-
flicted on the trade Fill, it is considered, be slight, compared
with that which their commerce will suffer. And while the
impolicy of the measure on the part of the French is fully ad-
mitted, the proceedings of our own Government have not es-
caped censure. Without trenching upon the question of how
far our collieries can bear the imposition of an export duty on
coal, it is thought that it shows some fear of their continental
manufacturers, and that it is about to be levied, as much to dis-
tress them, as for the sake of revenue. it is to be regretted
that our competitors should have been furnished with so excel-
lent an answer to any complaint which may be made against
their new regulation.
coHRSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.I
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Gibraltar .
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...... ...2 U l2 Si Genoa 25 90
Antwerp l2 8 'Milan
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... -25 65-
'Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 90 Lisbon
Marseilles ...... 25 90 Oporto 521,
Bourdeaux 25 95 RIP Janeiro 26i
FrSnkfort on Maine... 152 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres
Berlin... 7 New York 21days sight 4t4

IRELAND.

ACCIDENT TO THE MARCHIONESS OF WATER-

FORD.

DUBLIN, JUNE 27.—A very painful sensation was produced
in town this morning by an account, said to have ben brought
by some passengers in the Waterford mail, that the young and
beautiful Marchioness of Waterford had met with an accident
of so seri us a nature as to endanger her life. I have been
unat le to learn the particulars of this deplorable occurrence
further than that the Marquis and Marchioness were taking a
drive in a phaeton on Saturday afternoon, through the de-
mesne of Curraghmere, when the horses, a pair of spirited
thoroughbreds, became unmanageable and ran away. The
Marchioness, under the influence of sudden fright, threw her-
self from the phaeton, and received very severe injuries about
the head. It is statel that an express has arrived in Dublin
for medical assistance, and that messengers have been sent off
to- England to summon over some members of the family of
Lord Stuart de liothesay.
I have detailed these particulars as they reached me ; but
there appears to be nothing like an- authentic account in
tow n. Under such circumstances, I may be permitted to
express a hope that the report of the accident is much ex-
aggerated.
The Waterford papers received this morning, are silent upon
the subject.
:Hail-past Four o'Clock.

The report of the melancholy accident to the Marchioness
of Waterford is, I regret to say, but too well founded. The
IVarquis, as well as his lovely bride, was thrown out of the
phaetcn, and both have been very severely injured. The acci-
dent tool place in the demesne, as I have stated, in conse-
quence of the running away of the horses, and the upsetting
of the vehicle. The Marquis and Marchioness were observed
lying upon the ground in a state of insensibility, by some dray-
nimn in the service of Messrs. I'slalcomson, the proprieti.rs of
the cotton-mills at Portlaw, adjacent t'r Curraghmore, who
ci.nveyed them to the Castle. Some medical gentlemen, who
were immediately called in, considered the case one of so set i-
ons a nature, that they deemed it necessary to send for assist-
ance to Dublin, and at once an express was dispatched for the
Surgeon-General, Sir Philip Crampton. When the messen-
ger arrived, Sir Philip was out of town, and his nephew, Sur-
geon Smyly, immediately Proceeded to Curraghmore.
THE MAGISTRACY.

Mr. Mansergh St. George, whose restoration to the Com-
mission of the Peace has lately been a subject cf discussion in
both Houses of Parliament, was sworn in a Magistrate of the
county of Galway, at the head Police-office, on Saturday.
The Earl of Shannon has sent in his resignation as a De-
',ley-Lieutenant of the county of Cork.
A PROTESTANT CLERGYMAN REFUSING TO PAY TITHES!
—We have been informed that a Protestant clergyman was
processed at the Ballymote Quarter Sessions, at the suit of the
Attorney-General. for an arrear of tithe composition, and that
his Reverence took defence, and was so fortunate as to defeat
the first Law Officer of the Crown. Thus, it seems that even
the ministers of the Church, by law established, are net en-
anicured of tithes, if they should be required to pay them out of
their con pockets.—Sligo Champion.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

I send you a letter, addressed to Sir Robert Peel, by Dr.
M•Flale, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, on the deplor-
able condition of the peasantry in the west of Ireland. " Num-
bers (he says) in this very neighbourhood, go to bed without
tasting a morsel of food during the entire day, and some pass
the second; doomed to the same experiment."

GERMAN OPERA.—The grand opera of the Hugue-
nots will be performed this night at Covent-garden theatre
(for the last time on the English stage), for the benefit of
Miss Lutzer.

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THE COTTAGE ALLOTMENT SYSTEM IMPROVED.—
Two or three years ago Sir Arthur de Capell Brooke, Bart.,
caused to be cleared an extensive tract of forest land in the
neighbourhood of Cottiugham, near Rockingham, Northamp-
tonshire. The land was let in small parcels of an acre, or more
or less, to cottagers and labourers in the neighbouring villages.
The first year the lemur of clearing the land was considered an
equivalent for rent ; afterwards, we believe, 21. per acre was
to be paid for it. Within the past few months a Temperance
Society, en the teetotal principle, has been established in
the v.llage of Cottingham, under the patronage of Sir
Arthur. The society embraces upwards of one hundred mem-
bers, several of whom were habitual drunkards. So deeply
interested is the above philanthropic Baronet in the promotion
of the moral and social welfare of the people, that he has caused
it to be notified that every holder of an acre of land, or
under, shall have the land rent free for one year, on condition
of his signing the teetotal pledge, and adhering to it for the
time stated.
'
HER MAJESI Y'S TH —Rubini s second
EATRE. )er-
fcr,nance as Arturo, in the Puritani, and Persiant's second
sumption of Elvira, drew together the largest audience which
has rerha:-:s been assembled this season within the walls of her
1 ajest y's Trivatie. The chief gem of the evening was the
magnificent duo between Geoigio and Ricardo, sung by La-
bia he and Roneoni, who put forth al the powers they pus-
sessed, and secured an encore. Her Majesty, Prince Albert,
the King and Queen of the Belgians, and a number of other il-
lustrious persons were present.
SIG NOR RON ZI'S CONCERT.—This concert took
place yesterday at Willis's Rooms, and was attended by a nu-
merous end fashionable audience. The great feature of the
in truing was Thalhei g's magnificent display of execution and
expresion in the fantasia from Lucrezia Borgia J. the effect.
pt oduced upon the audience by this fine performance, caused
them to rise eu masse to do him honour, as he walked through
the room. Mr. and Madame Balfe were also much applauded.
A recent return states that the ribbon manufacture
at St. Etienne employs more than 40,000 persons either in the
town itself or the adjoining departments. The annual produce
amounts to from 40 to 45 milliors of francs a year, and not
fewer than 23,000 looms are at wort. The ribbon trade at St.
Etienne etrop besides from 10,000 to 12,000 individuals of
various denominations, such as folders, stitchers, rollers, shop-
women, clerks, designers, and dyers.
The. Prince Royal of Denmark arr,l'ica ai "130i1.i.
on the 19th inst. .

Vienna, enc. 11. 3M. 9 N 'Philadelphia - 46
Trieste, ditto 9 59 PRICES OF MULLION, PER OZ.
Madrid

Cadiz
36 36i I PortuDgal-G old C0in...3 17 5
r

Bilbao ... New Doubloons 0 0 0
Barcelona

Seville ... 36 'Silver in Bars... ..... 0 5 0

CORN AVERAGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—As your paper of Thursday the 16th and 23d inst., did
not, as usual, contain the account of the Grain Averages,
many of your readers, particularly the farmers who come to
market, were greatly disappointed. The averages were in the
Friday's papers, but for many months past they have regularly
appeared in the Thursday's papers. By paying attention to
this, you will oblige A CONSTANT SUBSCRIBER.
Plymouth, June 27, 1842.

SCARCITY OF SILVER.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Silt,—As a constant reader of your paper, and highly ap-
proving o its principles, 1 regret to inform you of the state of
'Norwich. The unwise policy of the Government has ren-
dered change so scarce, that the Governors and the Guardians
have issued a hand-bill this morning, soliciting the tradesmen
to take tickets, to be paid by being taken to the Guardians.
I am, Sir, respectfully yours,
THOMAS RUST.
Upper Calvert-street, Norwich, June 29, 1842.

ATE LANCHOLY AND FATAL AOCIDENT.—LaSt night
a middle-aged man, of the name of David Richfield, lost his
life under the following distressing circumstances:—lt appears
that the unfortunate individual was engaged unloading a barge
containing timber, which was lying in the Export Commercial
Docks, liotherhithe. While he was descending from the hold
with a heavy plank upon his back, his foot slipped, and he was
precipitated to the hottona pf the companion-ladder, a distance
of per twenty feet. An his fall he received a severe contusion
of the scull and fracture of Vino thigh; and on being carried to
quy'4 he lingered in the most excruciating agony fox
%bout an hour, when he expired.
A quack doctor, in one of his said, he coul 1
bring living witnesses to prove. the efficacy of his nostrum,
" which is more," says he, a than others in my line can do."

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