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EAST INDIA DIRECTORSHIP. •••=•••1111P.....• A numerous and most respectable' Meeting of Pro- r i e tors of East India Stock was held yesterday, at the, L o ndon Tavern, for tie purpose of taking into their' consideration such measures as may insure the election of Sir R. TowNsuutun FARQUHAR to the next vacancy that ma; occur amongst thepirectors of the Company. A. W. RODARTS, Esq. was unanimously called to the Ch a i r . Upon this Gentleman's taking the Chair, he said he f e lt particular satisfaction in seeing himself surrounded by such a numerous and respectable portion of the Pro prietors of East India Stock. He would not use many words; he would merely state, that it was the view of the Meeting to take such measures as would insure the election of his respected friend, Sir R. T. Farquhar; and, for his part, he thought, under the piesent circum. *stances, they were much indebted to Sir Robert for coming forward as a candidate ; and, from the 'honourable, upright, and independent manner in which he had performed various important duties; he thought the interests of the Meeting would be best confulted by • being entrusted to his vigilant super intendance. It would be presumptuous in him to enter into anything like a detail of the qualitications of his friend ; his want of ihility would only serie to detract from their value; but the testimony of his various faith ful and important services, registered in the books of the East India Company, and repeatedly acknowledged by his Majesty's Government, gave him a greater conse quence of character than he could receive from the en comium of any individual whatever—(Hear.) He was aware that the time of the Meeting was most valuable, particularly at that hour of the day. He would there fore trespass upon it no longer. I-le would read the Re solution, in which he trusted they would unanimously concur, and he anticipated the cordial cb-operation of all in the attainment of the object which they had in view. The resolutions were then read and passed. The CHAIRMAN then observed, that it any gentleman srished to make any suggestion which might be useful to the proposed measure, he would feel particular plea cure in heating him, and his suggestion would he thank received. One of the Proprietors moved, that in that resolution which stated that Sir It. Farquhar was eminently quali fied to fill the station to which he aspired, the word eminently" should be omitted, and the word " pre eminently" substituted. Sir R. T. FARQUHAR addressed the Meeting,. amidst loud proofs of the most unqualified approbation.. He said he would not intrude upon their valuable time. He felt bound to return them his kindest and test thanks for the manner in which they tame forward in his sup port. He knew he was not entitled to thosepraises con fated upon him by his too partial friends ; ,but this he would say, that if success attended him, he would apply Liaise:l most earnestly to the superintendance of the I,,st India interests, which, when rightly understood, were the interests of the nation at large. Flattered by the high and respectable support with which he.had been honoured, lie deemed it his duty to state, that he would Iss eve; y proprietor, and would most assuredly go to tile ballot when a vacancy occurred. The unanimous thanks of the meeting were given to the Chairman, who returned thanks. The Meeting then broke up. ANNIVERSARY OF THE CABINET-MAKER; - SOCIETY. Monday the sixth Anniversary Of the above Society wts held at the Mitre Tavern, Aldgate, when a very numerous _Meeting of its Members assembled, and par t ok of a suniptuous dinner, provided for the occa ion. Upwat ds of 120 Members were present, being an Afnitioit of 31 since the last year. The professed object :if the founders of this Society is, to give employment , t , :•,Alustrions and ingenious mechanics who have, for the 7nost part, large families to support. ;tier the cloth wat withdrawn, the CHAIRMAN pro posed the healths of the King, the Duke of York, and the Riival Family, which were drank with great ap , pl.tuse. The Chairman then gave the healths of se veral LiSies and Gentlemen, who have honoured this 8 1:itl the citelYwmith os t t he e inrtrusiic applause;tro As n t age, a llofwewhich p a a v i r t e icula drank noticed, that upon the health of Sir George and Lady Barclay being proposed, great approbation was !toil fied, upon which, Mr. THURNIELL rose, and in a neat, appropriate, and imiJessive speech, returned thanks on behalf of Sir George and his Lady.: M. . J. SMITH then rose, and spoke to the following erect Gentlemen, it cannot fail to be highly gra tifying to my feelings, to address you upon-the present occasion, when we are met for' the purpose of cele brating our sixth Anniversary. Since I had the plea sure of meeting you Ipst year, I learn, with much heartfelt satisfaction, that during that interval the Members of this Society have added to their number thirty-four ; and I trust that, unlimited as this Society is, with every opening prospect before us, and with a full and unequivocal share of public patronage and confidence, every new year will but add to the number of its Members. Much, however; as I may regret to in form you, that owing to a few unprincipled men, whose names I shall forbear to mention, this Society has par tially suffered, the surplus not being (from this dram stance,together with the increase of its Members) so great this year, as the preceding, nevertheless, it affords - me mattet of consolation to find so large and respectable a portion of the community (all having some, and the greater part large families) enabled through the public favour to obtain full employment. I shall now briefly advert to the returns of last year, which amounted to '6,100/. deduhing therefrom for materials and labour 4,8001. House rent, taxes, Printing, salaries, and other incidental expenses, 1,1901. leaving a surplus of 110/. Of tins surplus no division can -at present take place, arising from the loss sustained by the society of 981. there remaining only a small actual surplus of about 12/. cannot conclude without assuring yetu of the pleasure ! feci at this moment of our meeting; nor without the hope that our next may he more prosperous, and equally convivial, with a progressive increase of our members. Upon " The health of Mr. Smith" being given, he returned thanks in an appropriate speech. Singin g then commenced, and the evening was spent ith the utmost hilarity and good humour. Wednesday se'nnight a meeting took place at Emlyfad, near Ballymote, between Jona Ttiomrsom, Esq. and 'utast Stientoca, El. of Mount Irwin. It was 4 :iteed that th e p art i es should fi re by signal t however, " 1 •• Stoint.ocz's pistol burned, priming, and we ha,ve Lt..trd that th e g ent l eman ' s s id e was graze d by his ad "Tsary's ball. The friends of both parties interfered, ItArpily terminated the business... Cork Mercury. • - - AfEkTIAV OF rim SURREY MAGISMATES. THE TIMAD.HILL. A most numerous Meeting of the Magistrates for the' County of Surrey took place matte Setstons Haase, at Newington, yesterday. The Members for the County, and upwards of forty Magistrates, were present; Tam HARRISON, Esq. in the Chair. Tile Reports of the Guildford and Brixton Houses of Correction were brought up and read by the Clerk of the Court. By the Reports, which were nearly similar, it appeared that the Visiting Magistrates had strictly attended to the operations of the tread-mill upon the health of the prisoners, moral and physical, and that they were convinced, that with respect to the physical condition of the prisoners, the greatest improvement had been derived from the application of the mill as as. punishment. They were also satisfied that the habits of those in confinement had been materially benefited, a fact which was apparent from the difference in the be haviour of the prisoners on the first day of their proba tion and on the last. The report added; that in every other respect the prisons were unproved by the Intro duction of this mode of punishment. • Mr. BRISCOE, one of the Magistrates, then gave in a Report which he had himself drawn up relative to the injurious effects of the tread-mill. It stated that the tread•mill was calculated to do essential mischief to the constitution's of those who were sentenced to work at it, and particularly, deprecated the practice of compelling females to labour at so dreadful an engine. After both Reports had been read, . Mr. Batscoe stated his sentiments to the Court. He contended that the punishment of the tread-mill ope rated to the permanent injury of the 'prisoners. He had himself worked at-this engine of torture, and had learned that the complaints of the individuals whose cases had been read in Court were established upon the firmest grounds. In the course of the painful investigation, he had seen several unfortunate persons temoved from the toil of the tread-mill into the Infirmary. With respect to the cases of the women Hail and Lhden, which had ma: peered in the public prints, although he had seen them while they were undergoing the punishment of the tread. mill, he had not alluded to them. The motion of the wheel, which compelled the person at work to exercise the whole weight of the . body upon the upper part of the feet, proved that the work was of a nature which should not be assigned even to those whose strength defied nrdinary labour. In his own person he had proved that the tread-mill was the most overpowering engine that ever had been worked. The Crank or Capstan 'Mill would, in his opinion, be the most desirable substitute. He had seen two of those milli lately in operation id Winchester jail, and was sure that the exercise, instead of inflicting diseases, was beneficial to the prisoners, and fOrmed the best mode of prison discipline. Mr. Briscoe then handed copies of the statements made to him by various prisoners in both Houses of Correction to his brother Magistrates. They states that the prisoners complained that they had entered the prison in good health, and were ruined by the tread-mill. He then moved—" That a Committee of Magistrates be ap pointed to inquire into the nature and effects of the tread-mill as an instrument of prison labour and pu. nishment, in as far as it affects the strength and health of the prisoners." Mr. RANDLI JACKSON opposed the motion, - ma moved an , rnendment—" That, in the opinion of this Court, the tread-milLhas in an eminent degree answered the purposes of it s institution, both moral and judicial; and that the reports this day made by the visittntMa gistrates of the respective Houses of Correction, are highly satisfactory, as well as the reports of the 4ur geons attached to those establishments, in whose opi nions no effects injurious to the health of the prisoners have yet occurred.' Mr. Hocste Soma= said, that in consequence of the direction of the Secretary of State, be had caused an inquiry to be instituted into the cases of the two women alluded to, and had received .a communication, expres sing that the health of neither was in the slightest de gree affected. The good operation of the punishment upon the morals of the prisonets, as well as upon their health, had been ascertained beyond all doubt. Mr. DANISON spoke in favour of the tread-mill. Mr. ALLEN (the Magistrate of Union-Hall) and se • veral other Magistrates, also spoke in favour of the tread mill.—Mir. Briscoe's motion had but his own support, and Mr. Jackson's amendment was carried with the ap probatiOn of all the Magistrates, excepting the mover ' of the original resolution. The Surgeon of one of the prisons was asked by the CHAIRMAN, whether any of the statements made by the prisoners to Mr. Briscoe was correct?—The Surgeon re plied, that all the prisoners alluded to had been bine= fited in health by the tread-mill, instead of being injured by it. The tread-mill has thus received the complete sanction of the Surrey Magistrates. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JAN. 14. • Joseph Scaks was indicted for assaulting John Atkin Blake.—Mr. Blake, who is a gun-maker in Wapping, stated, that on the 11th of November, he was walking with two friends in the Commercial-road, and happen ing to swing an umbrella he had in his hand, he acci dentally struck a small dog, when the defendant in stantly struck• him a violent blow on the face, which caused the blood to gush out; the defendant was a butcher, and struck him as he would strike an or. Mr. Freeman was with the prosecutor when the as sault was committed, and corroborated his statement. Mr. ALLAY, for the defendant, stated that the dog struck by the prosecutor, was a small poodle dog ; and when the defendant saw his dog struck, he asked the pro secutor why he did it ? who being deaf, did not hear the question, and made no answer ; the defendant considered his silence contemptuous, and struck him. Henry Burke saw the dog, a very small one, knocked off the curb by a blow of the prosecutor's umbrella. Mr. Swan, who was present, gave evidence to the same effect ; the blow giv en to the dog did not appear to be accidental ; it cried out piteously when struck., The defendant was found Guilty, and fined 20s. William Mutt was indicted for assaulting Maria Waters...—The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner lodged in_her house, and having waited up for him till after 12 o'clock on Saturday night, in the expectation of getting rent that was due by him, on his return home. she followed him up staies to demand it, when he threw her down a pair of stairs, by which she was severely wounded in the head. Two witnesses who lodged in the house corroborited the prosecutrix's statement. The defendant was found Guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of 51. ..~ _ re pd be or S i i i 1 % . ri 4 . . , 'MD a4ltty , --r — tfits I,4i'. • lifitaL A ny. AIMS 'Partin 4ed 22, was put to the bar, on an indictment charging, him with burglatiously breaking' and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Richard Till, of Globe -street, Bethnal-green, on the 6th of January last, and stealing therein a quantity of silver spoons and other property. There was another fellow in comparry at the time of the robbery, bat he contrived to escape.. On the prisoner there were found it phosphor us box, a quantity of picklock keys, matches, and other imple ments of housebreaking.—A number of witnesses were called to bring the charge home to the prisoner ) and . the Jury instantly found him Guilty—Death. Yesterday, James Kerr was indicted for burglariausly breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Robert Austin, and stealing a watch, seals, &c. value 40s. his property; and Thomas Kerr for receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. • The prosecutor's wife stated, tiiat on Saturday three weeks, the prisoner, James Kerr, came to her lodgings in Westminster, in the evening, and asked her to go and have something to think. She replied that she could not, as she expected her husband in shortly. He, how ever, pressed her to go, and she complied. While going along, she told him she mast not stay for any time, as she had left the key in the door, and her hos band's watch hanging over the chimney-piece, and it would be a bad job if any one were to take it away .. while she was. absent. They then went to a room where Thomas was. James ordered a glass of rum and water, and saying he had to go after a man, went out. After an interval of seven or eight minutes, he returned in a violent perspiration. Witness went home, found, her door unlocked, and the watch gone. She returned to the wine-vaults, and finding James 'there, she told him no one could ha;e taken the watch but he, as he was the only person who knew the key was in the-door, and the watch there. He said he had not taken it; it must have been her husband who had come home and taken it. She asked him where his brother was? He replied that he was gone out, on which witness told him !it was a planned thing between him and his brother to, make away with the watch. He said he could not have gone up to her room without leaving the marks of his shoes; but sett answered that he might have pulled them off. She again Went home, and having learned that her husband had nit taken the watch, she returned to the Kerr,, who told her that if she came there bothering them, the would iciolt her out. On her cross-examination, by Mr. Pitman, the de nied most positively haring ever slept in the same room with Kerr, or, having ever lived .with any man but her present husband ; nor had she ever gone by the name of Pusey, or by any other namethan Austin or her maiden ' name Yates. • A pawnbroker produced the watch, which he swore had been pledged by the prisoner James. An officer of Queen-square, who took the prisoners into custody, found a seal and a duplicate of a watch on Thomas's .person. Robert Austin, the prosecutor, who is a private in the Guards, identified the seal and the watch produced to be his property. Several witnesses were called for the prisoners, who gave them a good character. Mr. Baron - HuLnoce here asked the Jury if they were satisfied ? They replied that they were perfectly satis fied, and instantly found a verdict of Acguittal. Mary Strikes, Sarah Cons, and FJiza 11.PManus, were indicted, the former for stealing in the dwelling house of Henry Sahsom, Esq. the banker, a variety of articles of jewellery and plate, of the value of fire pounds and upwards: and the two latter for feloniously re ceiving the same. The prisoner Strikes was left in care of the prosecu tor's house in Wimpole-street, during the absence of the 'family in the country, during which period'she took the pl-operty mentioned in the . indictment, which she de posited in a box in the house of a person at Mortlake, Where they were discovered by an officer. The prose-. cution against the receivers was abandoned. The Jury found Strikes guilty of stealing under the value of forty' shillings, being at the time a servant to Mr. Sansom.— Collis and M'Manus were found Not Guilty', but the Judge directed their detention in' jail till the Grand Jury were. discharged. ' Edward Cooney, a lad thirteen years of age, was ca ' pitally indicted for committing a _burglary in the house of 'John %Vales, and stealing therein nine pair of stock ings, gloves, &c. It appeared that the prisoner went into the prosecu tor's shop about eight o'clock on the night of the 30th Of December, under the pretence of purchasing stock ' ings; he left without making any purchase, and was observed to lark about the front of the shop for some time, and to statid close to the window.. 'Mrs. Wales came to her door, and on'lboking at the 'primer, he impudently said, "you will know me if you ye me again," and then walked away. As soon as he was gone, she observed that a pane of glass had been Liken out of her window, and the property in question tarried off. On the same evening Mrs. Wales went in search of the prisoner, and on finding him she seized him, and he instantly exclaimed, " I know nothing of your stockings." Edward Parton, a little boy, the son of a tradesman living in the same street, stated, that he saw the pri. sorter at the window of the prosecutor on the night in question, and afterwards be went to a dead wall and pat something into his pockets. • -Mr. Baron . Hunnocx summed up, and expressed his regret that so young a boy (he was so .small as not to' appear more than ten years of age) should be standing at the bar charged with an offence affecting his life.— He left it to the Jury to say if they could doubt that his was the hand that abstracted the property from the window, particularly, after his exclamation, " I know nothing of your stockings," 'which was made to the wife of the prosecutor before - she had told him what sort of , property she had lost. Verdict--Not Edward Burton, aged 15 years,was capitally indicted for stealing a bank-note for 1:20, the property of Charles Young, Esq. barrister-at-law. The prisoner is the bro ther of Mr: Young's clerk, who being indisposed, the prisoner attended at the prosecutor's chambers in Gray's. Inn, to s takecare of them in his absence. In the library' drawer the prosecutor left the note in -question is'n'the . Sth of January inst. which was found to have been stolen on the following day. The prisoner was suspected, and, on' being searched, in his hat was found a purse con; taining fifteen sovereigns, and in his pocket 10s. A' sovereign was found in the prisoner's bed, and he also admitted that he had given a sovereign to a play-fellow ;. -he eventually confessed that he had opened the drawer in Which the note was - deposfted, with the key of a cup: board (which-was subsequently'. found to . •fit the lock), and that he got it changed, antspesti oft (tale 'money. .u:~. l ~ The prosecutor said the pr;sooei. yei7 good boy while in his service. A witness gave him t good character. Verdict, Guilty; butAcototnebded ttimercY on account of - his youth, in whie.li:teacimniendition the prosecutor.most earnestly joined: PRoBI RT.. • • • • • We umieritand that the Police are Ili active pursuit 6 of the miscreant a rouvrt. We hear, on authority that we deem respectable, that there are several serious charges against. him. If this be . true, there can be.little doubt than justice must speedily overtake him, for he has no means nt escape. He has neither money nor friends to assist him in his Right. Varioui rumours are of cotirse afloat about the active pursuit of the petico after this criminal. One is, that he is stispected•of tnc murder of the Rev. Mr. Colton; another, that he call give some account of ,the mysterioes diAppeayenee of Mr. White the ironmonger, late of Itegertt•street, which lace that Gentleman left about two years hack, - sittee which period no tidings have been heard of Motu What degree of credit may be dire to both, or either of the, rumours, we do not know ; bu the quarter &din whence we received the information is so respectable, eta we have every reason to believe the. officers of instate are tnakiag diligent inquiries after bim,...Brilish Press. CA MBEIDGE SESSIONS. At these these Sessions, on Monday, James Stich, a Student of the University, between 18 and 19 years of age, was indicted, for that he, " not minding to get his living by truth, but being evil-disposed, and devising how he might obtain possession of, the-goods of others,. for his nnthrifty living,' did send a letter, or cause a letter to be sent, in the nettle of William Henry Ord, which letter was false and fabricated, to William Newby, of Cam bridge, for four volumes of Ilepne's Virgil. To this indictment the defendant pleaded Net Guilty. There was another indictment, charging the prisoner, in the same form, with having sent a false and fabricated letter, in the name of Thonias Lord Haigh, to William Warreker, of Cambridge, for a dozen pair of black silk stockings, a cfnantity of shirts, silk gloves, &c. • To this indictment he also pleaded Not Guilty. The defendant was permitted ;o sit at the table ) net tto his Counsel and Solicitor. After several witnesses had been examined in support of the indictment, Mr. Warr, the Counsel, took some legal objections, which were overruled. The prisoner then addressed the Court at considerable length, pro testing his innocence, and declaring that a Mr. Hales, with whom he had becOme acquainted, at Newmarket, had got him to order the books for which he, Mr. Hales, said he was commissioned by the parties. Se. veral witnesses gave the prisoner a good character. The Jury returned a verdict .of—Guilty; and the sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned for the petiod of two years. At a Court of Burghmote, holden for Canterbury oil Tuesday last, a Petition for the repeal of the Duty on Coal carried coastways was agreed upon, and the Mem bers of Parliament for that City are to be requested to present the same, on the meeting of Parliament. M. GALIANO, Deputy to the late Spanish Cortes, hat published a letter contradicting a statement in a Spa nish Journal, that he and I.oext BANos had been pub lish* insulted at Gibraltar by the Officers of the garri son. " Were the fact true," says the Ex-Deputy, -s 1 it would be a disgrace to those who offered, rather than to those who received the insult ; but the contrary was the case, for the British' Officers of that garrison, feeling as men and ail Britons for the suffering Spanish Patriots, did whatever was in their power to ieliete them in their miserable situation. To tee -they were so particularly kind, that the Officers of the 45d invited me to an ele gant dinner, and those of the 64th, besides different acts expressive of their civility and sympathy, went so far as to ask of Lord CnaTimst (when I was, together with some of my fellow-Countrymen and fellow Deputies, sent out of the garrison), a pranission to spend a day with them ; which favouri I,am sorry to say, his Lord- . ship refused. Nor 'Were these the only proofs of the feeling expressed in • our favour by the garrison of Gi braltar. Following the example of the other inhabit ants, they .contributed to the subscription intended to facilitate the passage of many of us to England; and, were it not for their benevolence, we isevershould have reached this land of freedom and hospitality." The French Papers of Monday detail the facts of a case of attempted assassination, which was to be heard before the Assize Court of Paris on that day. The accused is a woman of the town called Rose Vivier-.her intended victim is one Rene Lamorlette, a discharged soldier ; and-the motive for the attempted crime was jealousy. The manner in which this feeling was first evinced be. trays the existence of a strange delusion ) and the force of strong attachment. Hearing that her lover was de termined to leave her, and to contract a marriage with a more successful rival, she administered to him love potions, which failed to produce the desired effect. This philtre was composed of a quantity of blood from ber own veins, mixed with wine, which she prepared for Lamorlette. Finding the love-potion useless, she re solved to try a different experimeia and on 'the 11th of August bought a table-knife, which she ordered to be sharpened on both sides. This was done, as she has since declared, that she might not fail in her attempt on her lover, nor afterwards on hem self. During the time that the knife was sharpening ( she appealed distracted, and wept bitterly. Some time afterwards, she enticed Lamorlette into a private room iir a public-house, de claring it was the last time she would demand an in tervia.v with him. When they entered, Rose Vivier 'asked her lover if he still persisted in hi, design to de sert her, and marry another? " Ye , ,," replied he. " You could rather see me die, then," said she. The same answer was returned. 4. Believe, then, said she, taking him by the hand, that I have told you thutrulh, and that this is the last day: You know I hive alwayi told you .hat I could not live without you: you therefore prefer death?" " Yes," replied Lamorlette. Imme , diately the accused lifted her hand and struck Lamor lette with all her force in the breast, saying,'" Since wd must die, then, let us die." She immediately with. drew the knife and attempted her own life.. Lamorlette has recovered. The accused confesses , the crime, and spews no signs of repentance. FOOTE.—A person' talking to FOOTE of an acquaint ance ofhis,-wbo was so avaricious that he lamented the prospect of his funeral expenses, and who yet had cen sured one of his relations for his parsimL ny—" Now is it riot strange, continued he, " that this man would not take the beam' out of his own eye, before'he atte mpted the mote in other people's?"—" 49 I dare say he would'," cried Foote, " if he was auto of belling the timber 1" • . I .A.A•dbadlal 9 • • r~: ..1. • d. a ;, ~"'..