The Sun. — 1829-07-22 (London, England)

COBBETT.  On Monday evening a respectably dressed man passed through the gate at Waterloo-bridge, accompanied by a female, with whom he was quarrelling. When he reached the centre of the bridge he charged the woman with infidelity, and immediately leaped over the battlement, but luckily alighted on his feet upon the outer ledge. A gentleman passing seized him by the collar, and with assistance rescued him from his perilous situation. When he found that he was safe, he fell down in a fit, from which it was some time before he recovered.  The investigation of the Magistrates and Coroner into the fatal catastrophe at Borisokeen has implicated JAMES Ilonatss, a policeman, as having shot Tnos. SMYTH through the head, and ROBERT SELLENGER, policeman, as having shot DANIEL WHELAN on the fair day. JOHN fIonAN, JOHN FARRELL, and DENIS MEALY, the other victims, were killed by gun-shots fired from the house of JOHN LIEcEa, an inhabitant of the town.  A dreadful murder was committed at Borisokeen on the 17th inst. A man named JOHN BRYAN, said in the morning, that he could prove the innocence of HODGINS ; and at half-past ten o'clock he was attacked and murdered.  Mr. Wm. RUTHERFORD, the tragedian, of New York, and latterly of the West London Theatre, was found dead yesterday morning in his bed, at the Sun and Appl,i Tree, an obscure public house in Drury-lane. He had been drinking there till a late hour on Monday night, in company with several persons, and he afterwards went out and obtained a quantity of laudanum, which he took in the presence of several persons who were acquainted with him, but who did not remark it, as he was in the habit of taking this drug as a stimulant. He then retired to his room, and in the morning was discovered quite dead. An inquest was held upon the body yesterday, and a verdict was returned---" That the deceased took a quantity of laudanum, being at the time in an unsound state of mind."  In the Journal du Conzmerce of last Saturday, we find a comparative statement of the produce of indirect imposts during the six first months of the present year and that of the corresponding half-year of 1827. The increase of the present year on the revenue of 1827 has amounted to 6,345,000 francs. As compared with the half year of 1828, the revenue presents a deficiency of 9,526,000 francs. In comparing these results to those manifested by the official returns of April, the increase appears to have been at that period 4,469,000 francs, for the first quarter of 1829, above the corresponding period of 1827. To maintain the same proportion in the revenue, the increase ought to have amounted, on the Ist of July, to 9,000.000. This, however, has not been the case, various branches not having even retained their usual proportion. The duties on excisable liquors, for instance, presented an increase of 306,000 francs; they have now dimini,hed by I,l2l,ooo,—difference, 1,426,000 francs. The fall in the various indirect taxes—such as public coaches, &c., was only 7,000 francs ; it is now equal to 614,000. But the produce of the lottery, which only presented an increase of 430,000, has been augmented to 1,542,000, for the six months. In comparing closely the statements given by the Journal du Commerce, other variations will be found in abundance relit Live to the several branches of the revenue. The most important are. in the stamp and enstom-dudes, the forme of which have been nearly doubled, whereas the latter present an increase of only 596,000 francs. The Postoffice revenue seems to be the only branch which bas steadily maintained its increase, having been nearly dotibled.