Star. — London, England, 1818-10-23 00:00:00

'MENT. As happy I eat by my own &beide, evreet busocence play e d at my foot ; My daughter het infant resemblance enjoy'd. RellOcted so eke: in my boat ! the smll'd at her mother—retured to the shade, Her face beam'd with infantine bliss ; And then In the airy reliecdon essay'd The beautiful Image to kiss ! The kiss of affection the shadow defied— • Disappointment gave birth to a tear. Agafit to embrace it the Innocent tried, Again did the shade disappear'. Thought I what a picture of life centres here, Reflocted In TuaNza's bright glass ; Ilow like the vain shadows that daily appear, Deceiving weak mortals that pass ! Would man but attend to his monitor's call, By shadows he'd ne'er be betmy'd ; Of sad disappointment he'd weer taste the gall, Like the Infant that wept for the shade ! RICHARD TURNER, 114, London-Road. CHANTEY, the sculptor, has been at Edinburgh for some time, superintending the erection of his fine sta tues of the late Lord President BLAIR, and the Lord Mar.vg.t.e. The former occupies a place behind that Chair which he filled with so much ability and ho nour to•himself and his country. The Noble Peer has been placed in the outer Parliament House, where the Lords Ordinary, as they are called, sit, and where his Lordship began that career of fortune, by which he at length attained more power and patronage than fell to the lot of any who, ever filled the throne of Scotland! Our Readers may recollect that a Gendarme, on being asked by Madame Manson what the world said of her, answered this celebrated female in a true bar rack-yard-dank implying, that they were far from thinking her a vestal. A Toulouse Journal gates, that a Magistrate being lately at an evening party, a lady took the liberty of asking him, what he thought of Madame Manson, to which the former replied, 44 ith i Madame, you oust put that question Yo a Gendarme. * (Paris Paper.) A private letter from Paris, dated October 17, says, 44 The Anniversary of the execution of her Majesty Marie Antoinette, was yesterday solemnly observed in all the churches and chapels throughout France The ceremony at Notre Dame and the cathedral at St. Denis, was grand and imposing: at the latter place (the Royal cemetery), the mortal remains of her Majesty are preserved: and it was there that the Royal family went to perform a solemn mass to her Memory. The church was magnificently hung with - black and the arms of the Queen. The number of tickets was limited, so that all could see and hear well. About half-past ten the Duke of Orleans en tered. aad was speedily followed by the Duke of An gonlelne and the Count d'Artois, each attended by heir respective suites: next came the Duchess and Mademoiselle d'Orleans and their suites ; the last and most interesting of the Royal personages was the Du chess d'Angouleme, attended by her Ladies, and the Ladies of Honour to her Royal Parent. As the Royal Family entered they bowed to the altar and to each part of the auditory : being seated the Service began, which was awfully grand and imposing, but ei parts were not equally executed. The Bishop appointed to read her Majesty's letter to her sister, instead of a sermon, waded tt rough it in so bad a style, that had Queen Elizabeth heard him, she would have ex claimed, By ru unfrock you, if yuu read it —in that manner.' He came down and returned to his place bowing and scraping, and the ceremony of the elevation of the Host was commenced, when the whole was interrupted by the loud bawling of an Of fear at the door, with a detachment on parade ; and 4 Attention !—Shoulder arms,' &c. and the drums beating, drowned, for a period, the sacred service: on the Princes retiring the same ceremonies took place. —.The choir was filled with persons of the first dis tinction : amongst the ladies the Duchess de Guiche, by her exquisite beauty and graceful manners, bore away the bell. and completely eclipsed all the rest.— Amongst the Gentlemen we observed several Foreign Ambassadors : amongst the rest the Turkish, who, though a Mahometan, did not scruple to conform to the ceremonies of the Catholic Church in a Catholic Cathedral." Extract of a letter from a passenger in the brig William Howland, for America, to his friend in Hull, dated New York, Sept. 11 :—" I have been here a fortnight to-morrow: our passage was fifty-seven days. A ship from Liverpool, with passengers (the Magnet), from port to port (New York), was only 23 days!' The influx of strangers from all parts is incredible; in five,days before our arrival, there were 2,500 landed here; and since that period, scarce a day elapses without arrivals ; this hour a brig from Sunderland is come in. This vast multitude causes liouses and lodgings to be scarce and dear: there are now 1,975 houses building, and ground laid out for thousands more ; the main street of New York is laid out at thirteen miles' length : the island is little more than fifteen miles long. The business doing here is amazing; Hull is an infant to it ; this port, in m o pinion, will soon eclipse any in England. The tidey of emigration sets strongly to the west of the Alle fealty's. 'This place is dear compered to many others; I b oug h t t h e ben ribs of beef at sd. mutton is less ; fish is cheap and very good; I was offered a lobster, weighing eiglillae o n o sounds, forhalf, a dollar. There g are three very markets, the vegetables are not cheap ; fruit very reasonable, a large melon may be had for 34.; here are the best apples I ever ate ; the grapes are wild, and, in my opinion, net excellent ; spirits are very cheap, wine moderate. It will give you some idea of the place, when I tell you there are 1,500 grocery stores, all of which sell spirits, wine, &c. The entrance to New York, after passing Sandy Hook, is very picturesque; , the batteries up the river are formidable; anew one, at the entrance, is for red hot shot, and even with - the water's edge. Governor's Island, commanding the city, is pretty, and strongly f a nli k e& The 74' tying here (the Washington) es a e ery line vessel. The steam-frigate .., of frightful construction. Opposite to where lamis a village on Long Island, called Brooklyn, from which to the city, across the Eait river, are two boats, one steam, the othererorked by horses, constantly plying; the river, about a mile wide, is passed in fivu minutes, they stop ten, and then pass across again—this is continued all the day.' WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. Yesterday the Quarter Sessions for Westminster commenced at the Guildhall, before ROBERT RAEId, Esq. and a numerous body of other Magistrates.— The Grand Jury being sworn in, the Chairman ad dressed them at considerable length. He was ex tremely sorry to inform them that the jail was at this 'time more crowded than usual, a circumstance, no doubt, owing to the long vacation, in consequence of Easter happening this year a great deal sooner than usual, and to the late Election of Members of Parlia ment for the City. It is well known that at that time a large concourse of people were assembled in Covent Garden, and the pickpockets had unques tionably availed themselves of that, and had been more than usually busy, Yet it would give them -pleasure to know that none of the crimes were mar ked by any peculiar atrocity, and presented no cir cumstance• on which there was any necessity for him to make any remarks. There was only one thing necessary for him to observe to them, viz. the state of the prison of Tothilfields. The Police Committee had, in their Report, declared this prison totally out of repair, and quite unfit for the reception of priso ners. It was proper then that something should be done for the better security of prisoners, and he could assure them that the subject had not been overlooked by the Magistracy, as the attention of the Grand Jury had, in April last, been called to it by their late worthy and respected Chairman, Mr. Watson ; and public intimation had been given that the subject would be seriously considered at the present Sestinas. He hoped that by next year a new structure would be erected, more suitable and commodious ; but whilst the present one stood, it might be satisfactory to the public to be assured, that the internal manage ment was perfectly well conducted. It had been vi sited only a few days ago by the Magistrates, and out of 177 prisoners, only one was found in the Infir mary ; but that person was ill of a disease he had contracted previous to his coming to prison. This statement was a decisive proof of the attention and proper conduct of Mr. Nodder, the Governor, and of the Surgeon. With these remarks he would now per mit them to retire to the Grand Jury Room, expres- sing only his earnest hopes that they would come as soon as possible to such a conclusion on the Bills be fore them as would enable the Court to proceed with the business, the number of prisoners being the greatest ever known to be in Westminster prison. Thomas Brown a.id &rowel Jones were indicted for an assult, but it appearing that the prosecutrix had received five poun.is in compensation, the case Was dismissed. John Hoffman was indicted for a misdemeanor, in unlawfully entering the coach-house of the Marquis of Douglas, with intent to steal his carriage.—The fact was clearly proved.—The prisoner in his defence said, that he was intoxicated at the time, and that he attempted to sell the carriage " out of a bit of fro lic."—The Jury found him Guilty, and he was sen tenced to six months imprisonment. George Edwards, a respectable looking young man, was indicted for a libel on Hannah Greaves, the wife , of Nathaniel Greaves, owner of the Brown Bear pub lic house, Bow-street. The facts of this case, as disclosed in the evidence of the prosecutor and his brother, were as fallow : The prosecutor had married a woman something younger than himself ; the defendant, and a young man called Wilkinson (who had been tried last Ses sions for the 'same offence, convicted, and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment), were in the habit of frequenting his house ; the former composed a pa. per, imputing incontinence, in the most gross terms, to Mrs. Greaves, which Wilkinson brought to the tap-room at different times, handed it round to thoSe who could read, arid read fot those .who could not. The prosecutor's brother found Wilkinson so engaged, and got the paper from him, which he gave to his brother. Mr. Greaves saw the defendant passing his house the next night, called him in, brought him to a room up stairs, and asked him if he was the author of the paper, and what he. meant by it ? He allowed he was, and said he did it " for a bit of fun !" Mr. Greaves, who is a powerful man, fell, on him, and gave him a severe beating ; he tan.out, Greaves fol lowed, and brought him to the watch-house, where he gave him in charge. He remained in piison three weeks, till bail was Justified. He should have been tried last sessions, but did not appear. The libel was not read, but handed to the Jury and' Bench for their inspection. It appeared that several attempts towards a compromise had been made by the father and grand-father of the prisoner, and a letter was put in and read from him to Mr. Greaves, wherein, after acknowledging that he had composed the lines, he professed his sincere repentance and his contrition. The Jury, after an address from Mr. ARMIN, for the defendant, wherein he dwelt on the punishment he had already received , in the imprisonment and beating, his apology .to Mr. Greaves, and certain offers of pecuniary compensation made by his friends, in a few minutes found the defendant Guilty.—Sen tence, one year's imprisonment. Thomas Norwich was indicted and found Guilty of stealing a box-coat and waistcoat belonging tp J. White, the coachman to Mrs. Garrick.—The prosecu tor, who is a very old man, being asked by a Gen tleman from the Bench how old Mrs. Garrick was ? answered that she was 106 years in August last. James Turtle was indicted for stealing a memo randum-book, &c. from the person of Lieutenant- General CROSBY in Bond-street, at one o'clock in the day, on the 15th instant.—John \fare saw the Gene ral followed by three persons whom hi knew to be pickpockets, and the prisoner was seen with his hand 1 in the pocket of the General. The book was picked up close behind the prisoner. The three, he said, were well known as pickpockets in Bond-street, 'John Wheelie: saw the prisoner taken into custody, and saw him drop the memorandum-book -and small card-case.—He was found Guilty, and ordered to be transported. A girl of the name of AJWI Mi&wine, residing in' Girvan, has been imprisoned in Ayr jail, charged with concealment of pregnancy and child-murder. Saturday, a man of the name of Witham Kennedy, a basket-Maker from Lochmaben, was apprehended at Cninnock, and committed to jail, on a charge of murdering, in a scuille, a man of the 'name of Win. Irvine, in a house near Selkirk, some time ago. ; I i Ii I I Ilt . t ; , . ) I i I I . . , ' 1, , . 0 ( . • , i, 4 , - , . ! i 4 ' •;. ...-. f . 1 r , , f... f i i• • 1 i .: . , 4 , . . i I IL P ( i, ) • :s 4 i - 1 , POLICE► Boer-smear.—Yesterday Humphries, the Officer, brought up a well-dressed &male, under the title of Lady B ruce, upon a charge of committing a felony. —lt appeared by the evidence of two young men of the House of Harding and Co. late Dyde and Scribe, in Pall-mall, that last Friday a muff and some fur trimming,were ordered to be sent to Lady Bruce at her house, Upper George -street, Mary-la-Bonne, a muff of the value of 81. and fur-trimming of the value of 71. were sent accordingly in one box, which, on its arrival at the house, a servant took up stairs. 'ln a short time afterwards the servant returned with the box with the muff in it, saying her lady ship did not like the muff, but would keep the trim ming and desired that a fur tippet might be sent the next day. The maa who was sent with the box was desired not to leave the goods without the money ; the message, however, being a plausible one he went away. The next day he tippet was sent, with an in junction that the possession of it was not to be parted with without the money, which not being forthcom ing, nor the Lady being visible, the tippet was not parted with, and the money for the trimming or the trimming itself was demanded, but neither could be obtained. A young man of the house of Hardings went again, and desired to see her Ladyship • he was informed s h e ' was out ; he insisted upon it that she was not out, and he would wait in the house till he did see her; after some time the prisoner presented herself as Lady Bruce, and he repeated his demand for the money for the trimming, when the prisonev informed him that it was impossible he could have the trimming again, as it was cut up, and put or a pelisse, and it was not in her power to pay then, but she would pay in a few days. This was not agreed to by the young man, who proposed taking the trim ming again, although it was cut up and on a pelisse, but her ladyship refused to let him have it. The ground of a felonious charge upon which Mes.rs. Hardings brought her to the office was, her taking the trimming out of the box without their consent. She had said she was recommended by the Arundel family, who upon inquiry denied that they knew any such person. Messrs. Hardings also denied that the prisoner was the person she represented herself to be.—A Gentleman who attended to defend the pri soner insisted that the prisoner was the person she represented herself to be, and that her name was Lady Stewart Bruce. He also contended that the transaction was a simple debt, and that her Ladyship would pay it in ten days.—The young men from Messrs. Hardings' still persisted that the prisoner teas not Lady BruCe.—The Magistrase asked if her Ladyship had been charged with stealing the trim ming when the muff was returned ? and being an swered in the negative, be dismissed the charge, it being only a debt. Stephen Morris, Joseph Braid, James Dennis, and Emma Owen, underwent their first public examination, charged with being concerned in robbing the house of William Clulow, Esq. of No. 4, Camden -street, Camden -town, and stealing plate and other property to a considerable amount. Joseph Braid was a foot man in the family ; Emma Owen the cook ; James Dennis, uncle to Joseph Braid ; and Stephen Morris was a watchman, employed by Mr. Clulow, and twelve others in the neighbourhood, to protect their houses and property; he was also much respected by them, and frequently great trust reposed in him. He was likewise employed at the Pottery.at Battle-bridge. We stated the particulars of this robbery in our Paper of Monday. The prisoners were all remanded for another examination, when it is hoped Mrs. Clulow will be sufficiently recovered from her indisposition to attend. Michael Levi, who is in custody on a charge of receiving the plate, knowing it to have been stolen, was placed at the Bar, but no evidence being. gone. ant?. l he was again remanded. liotprox-GARDEN--J. a hoy, wac fined 20s. for letting off squibs in the street, and in default of payment, ordered to prison for a month. UNION-HALL.—Ye%terday G.Peakes, a baker, near the Asylum in the Westminster-road, was fined 1.6 for having alum in his possession, with which to adul terate bread. SuanwEtr...—:Yesterday W. Atkins and W. Foss? were remanded, on suspicion of robbing the house of Mr. Smith, in Grosvenor-square, of a large quantity of notes, gold and silver coin, plate, Ace. Atkins had been employed as a carpenter in the repair of the house, but was discharged by his master. lie came, however, the nest day, as usual, and it not being known he had been discharged, he was suffered to go up stairs. He did not imp long, but went away in a hurry ; and soon after the drawers in the dining room were found robbed. He was discovered on board a ship in the River, just about 145 sail to Ame rica, and in his chest and boxes a considerable quan tity of money and plate were found. Fossey, the landlord of the house in which Atkins had lodged, was also taken, because a quantity of money was found on him. Robert Dean, the wretched lunatic, who on Tues -day last was committed to the gaol in Horsemonger lane for the murder of the child Mary Halbert, has been ever since his commitment entirely absorbed irr meditation. He requested that a Bible and Prayer book, which were found at his lodgings, and had been taken possession of by May, the Officer, might be given to him; the books were delivered, and he has incessantly employed himself in the perusal of them. He weeps very much, and speaks in terms of great af f ection of the child which was sacrificed by his hand. The following circumstance relative to [this unfortunate man has not yet been made known to the public :.--When he had committed the atroci ous crime for which he stands committed, he walked about until ten o'clock at night, and then crossed the water and entered a public-house in Weaminster.— On the following day he enlisted in the 50th regiment, passed the surgeon the same day, and was to.have been sworn in on the morning that he surrendered. It was noticed by the soldier with whom he enlisted, that he appeared at times greatly confused, and would start suddenly, as if labou?ing under, some nervous disorder, but he could not elicit from him the cause of his melancholy. On Sunday Dean wrote a letter , at the public-house to Mr. Halbert, .the father of tae' deceased, acknowledging that he was the Murderer, and also his sorrow for what he liad.done. The let-1 ter was received on Monday by Mr. Ilaltiert, aad is now in his possession. • • i arr R usnEss. Yesterday the Long MAYOR held a Cszt mon Council at Guildhall, which wa l attended. Immediately upon forming the Coert. M , moved that the Sheras,.although not 'nerd : Court, be permitted to sit on the Bench with dermen, which was unanimously agreed to, 3 were introduce.l, and toot their seats acc,.%'s A Petition relative to Cotton's Wharf, /A; a Report presented July last, rec.Aar./ Lease thereof to be granted at an aw.u.il £2,300, might be conhrmed, and the tr.ati• ingly carried into effect, was prep nted further Report from the Comm:ttee, rc the 11 hart to he Let by Public Auction; upo a very long discussion ensued, and the Couitt, by a ver) great majority, to cot the Re ß r e t Lord Mayor's Chaplain was reluestail his Sermon preached at St. Lawrence Jr Ilichaelmas-day last, and send a copy the m Member of the Court. The LOAD MAvoa laid before the Cow from Mr. Alderman ATKINS, signifyisg his take upon himself the Office of Lord Maye r , , 'he has been elected; 'and the same being : T v ordered to be entered on the Journals It was referred to the Committee of City " cthisider of the best mode of filling up the Clerk of the Papers of the I onitry Compto. The Committee in respect of the (Ace Dearer was directed to consider and reps: means of disposing of the said Office. On a motion of Mr. Alderman WAITS:u referred to the Committee of Impmventelt der cif the practicabili•y- of making a:, r i Holborn-bridge to the great North Road,. ; ,, their opinion. Mr. BECKWITH was appointed a Gomm Christ's Hospital, in the room of nom! ►any, Esq, now an Alderman. The Court considered the Report of the Tr mit tee relative to the bar at the end of Lover' street, and the LORD MATOR was requeced directions for the removal thereof, as kin' croachment on the laxities of the Citr The LORD CHANCELLOR intends to tact of his splendid mansion in Piccadilly, al. t. undergoing the process of paintir.g previc ing occupied. It is to be opened , on the cirri Michaelmas Term, with a deune a la ICE the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of the ito:i other Judges, with the Attorney and So ral, &e. from whence they are to proceed i sion to Westminster Hall, to open the Cc; the usual solemnities, As the name of Henry Smith, Esq. is men the evidence respecting Charities, it may r!ct to give the following anecdote respecting was formerly a silversmith in London, an ' acquired a comiderable fortune, formed thy resolution of spending the remaindercf kis 'common beggar with a dog. He mined , to the county of Surrey : w nere he was cstwi apellation of Dog Soini, but I:•avir.ggiTanc an inhabitant of Mitr.har. , , he was, by a Jt the Peace, ordered to be publicly whipped. resented so much, that he left at his afaatl:so2, or 1,000/. in money, to every market tour county, Mitcham excepted. Ittox BRIDGE.—T!:cre Hc been lately ere Woodburn, near Dalkeith.. a bridge cf 711.4. ' over the Edc, which is strong and elega , l. an arch, with two rib!. cenn,:ctcd w ttt br , The largest is 51 feet snan, and rises fc: inches high, firm the spring of the arch; rnents are .tised at the ends two feet I which forms an easy road-way, paved with plank, with a handsome hand-rail on each whole of malleable iron, except the ILor, from vibration. • It is a gratifying cinrumstance to view crops of grass, however late in the season. expected supply will greatly assist the fi cut* and thereby prevent the c3nsumpt; short crops of hay. A second crop is now Mr. Wells's farm, at Mill-hill ; Mr. Nichol' don; and many others through the grass near London; particularly at Mr. Mite. liornsey, who is making stacks ea a new This scientific gentleman's practice caanot much spread. The mwen when cut, is tu made as ch y as thc nature of the season Ni the bottom of the suck is a lacer of stray layer of rowen, and so on alternately. T out, and made into chaff, 1.. r the purp , :,-e tows more particularly. •It ha; succeeb expectation, as• the fine appearance of his dently proves. - BlliTtl. At Chatham county, North Carolina, on t!. rth B. Horton, of that county, was delivered of are (hadn't. They have been named (3 Naze WasE - .z . 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