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London, England, 1826-10-03 00:00:00

having a part of the luggage to tarry, which was strernnnsly npnent4
by the deceased. On the first boa being handed ant, the deceased wil-
ed it, and the prisoner attempted to take it from him, upon whiets
the deceased struck him. The prisoner returned the bin we, and
they commenced fighting. They fought three nr four rounds. The
prisoner frequently knocked the deceased down, and he fell each
time against the gunwale of the best. The pass.m;ers at length
decided that the deceased should have the lot% •ge c7.rrr, but the
*ceased was unable ; he walked up skyey to the icng's Arms
public house, and complained of a pain in his stomach ;- he went into
the water-closet, and immediately the people of the house were
alarmed by his moans; the landlord went into the closTt,atid brought
him out; he seemed to be dying; they then had him placed upott,a
table, where, in about ten minutes, he expired. Immediately after-
wards an ()lister was sent for, and be instantly apprehended the
prisoner.
Captajn RJCIFIML remanded the prisoner for further examination.
The deceased has left a large infant family to deplure his prema-
ture death.

• ISLAND 01P Aarmrsiors.—On Wednesday the Wi
Harris transport, Lieut,..J. H. Steevins, ar rived at Ports-
mouth from the Island of Ascension, whither she hal
conveyed several Officers to form the establishment ne
that Island, and various descriptions of building -mete,
rials. The William Harris left Ascension on the 99th
of July, at which period Colonel Nicolls, R.M. the Com-
mandant, and the inhabitants, consisting of 150 persons,
were healthy. Through the indefatigable exerti)ns of
Colonel Nicolls, this little Colony is fast improving in
comforts derived from its own resources. The vege-
table productions are not yet numerous .in species, but
those that are produced are plentiful. The principal
vegetables produced are sweet potatoes, green peas, and
kidney beans; and the sea in the neighboni hood abo inls
with fish. Wild goats and the Guinea fowl are abun-
dant, and easily procured by shooting. There is con-
stantly secured, in a good reservoir, water sufficient to
supply the necessities of the inhabitants for four or five
months, besides affording a daily supply from springs,
to any merchant vessel that may touch there. The
anchorage of Ascension is at the north west part of the
Island, and is consequently a patty geoil roadstead,
being protected from the south east trading winds. The
passengers by the William Harris are—L'eut. Jones,
ILM.A. Lieut. B:nnett, R.M. Mt. Davis, surgeon,
Mr. eower, Assistant Surgeon, R.N. Sixteen turtles,
of from 400 to 500 weight each, for the King, Duke of
Ycrk, Mr. Canning, &c. arrived in the ship.
The small-pox is raging at Wells with extraordinary
violence. There are supposed to be not less titan from
200 to SOO children in that city now suffering from this
dreadful disease.
NUJESER OF CORONERS' INQUESTS IN LANCASHIRE
In the course of twelve months—namely, from June
1825, to June in the present year—there were held no
'less than 1,738 Coroners' Inquests, of which 975 were
in the town and neighbourhood of Winchester.

BULLOCK Huttritio.—About twelve o'clock yester..
day information was brought to Worship•stteet Office,
that a large mob had taken possession of a bullock, and
were then driving it through the neighbourhood of 0:d-
-street. The Magistrate instantly dispatched the officers
in pursuit, and on their appearance the mob dispersed,
leaving the animal, nearly wild, in their possession.
It is generally known that cold countries have fewer
species of plants than warm ones. A learned botanist
shews that this difference follows pre•ty constantly the
progression of the temperature; according to him, there
are in Spitsbergen only 30 species of plants; in Lapland,
531; in Iceland, 553 ; in Sweden, 1,500; in granden-
burg, 2,000; in Piedmont, 3.,800; in Jamaica, 4,000;
and in Madagascar, 5,000.
FINANCIAL Hora Err y.—Mon ,ieur —, a wealthy
Parisian financier, being convicted of filling his ou n
coffers at the expense of the Royal Treasury, was de-
prived of his office. He sheered no confusion whatever
at his disgrace, and was merely heard to say, 14 They
have done very wrong to dismiss me ; I lave provided
sufficiently for myself, and was just going to provide
for the King."