The Melbourne Aigus, of June 22nd, says : — "Some misapprehension seems to have ciepfc into the public mind as to the destination of the frigates 'Cnracoa'aud 'Esk,' which at the date of the departure of the last mail fiom En gland weie about to be commissioned for seivice m Austialian waters. The first-named fiigate is a vessel of twenty six guns, and comes out to take the place of the ■wrecked ' Orpheus' ; aud the ' Esk ' i* to kike the place of the ' Miranda,' which is ordered home, hav ing been found to be considerably affected by the diy rot. Neither the ' Curacoa' nor the ' Esk, 1 therefore, will be stationed m Ilobsou's Bay." Inquest. — Ou Friday afternoon last an inquest was held at the house of Mr. Palmer, the Royal Hotel, Official Bay, before T. M. Plnlson, Esq , M.D., Coroner, and a respectable juiy, touching the death of Mary Burke, aged 50 year-., who hid been found dead the preceding morning in the gai den of the house in which she had been lodging. Four w ltnesses were examined, and their evidence went to prove that deceased had lodged at the house of William Hoopei, in Jermyn-street, Official Bay — the rent of the room she occupied having been paid by the Rev. Mr. Lloyd. She had no employment, and chew rations fiom the Government She occasionally returned home dmuk ; but sometimes stayed out all night. On Thursday night, when she leturned home, she appeared paiticularly excited, and made a great noise in her loom. In the middle of the night she was heard to open her door and pass out of the house, and at half-past six the same morning was found dead in the garden. She was dressed as usnil, but had no shoes on. Dining the last four months the deceased had called at the Exchange Tap from four to six: times a day, for glasses of mm, She seldom omitted a day except Sunday, and always paid foi the liquor in money. On Thursday &he had had five glasses of rum, and took two otheis away with her. Dr. Dalliston, having made a post-mortem examina tion of the body, gave it as his opinion that death had lesulted from serous apoplexy. 