Star. — London, England, 1828-08-12 00:00:00

WHAT IS WOMAN? Thine own beloved une is nigh. I read it in thy tell-tale eye; But what is woman—canst thou tell? Oh no!--yet thou halt lovl her well! Think net dui thou her heart hs•t known Till thou halt made it all thine own ; Till babes of thine upon her breast Are sinking to their nightly rest! And think not thou hest prov'd her power Until affliction's heavy hour; Till thy summer friends are flown. And she stands by tby side alone! When perils 'viron thee around, Then, then is faithful wonian'fnund ; When the bloom from thy cheek has fled, When the idols of life are dead ! And not till then i—for light and fair, She looks unform'd for ill and care; And timid, fugitive, and gay, She seems to sport her life away! But only seems—for feelings strong Within that fragile breast belong; An unseen heart is throbbing there, And hearts are form'd for ill and care ! Thine own beloved one is nigh, I read it in thy tell-tale eye, But what is woman—cane thou tell? Oh no!—yet thou bast lov'd her well! Brunswick-Terrace. E. W. D. N. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—MAIDSTONE, AuGurr 11. CROWN SIDE.—MURDER—MANSLAUGHTER. Edward oldield was charged, on the Coroner's In quisition, with the wilful murder of John Wallace, at Woolwich, on the 4th of April last. He was also in dieted for killing and slaying John Wallace (man slaughter). Mr. LAW stated the case for the prosecution, and then called the following witnesses: Philip Holloway—Was in the company of John Wa llace, at Woolwich, on the 4th of Aptil; they went into the Prince of Wales public house; witness soon came out again, and saw his mother and sister standing on' the opposite side of the street; three soldiers, of the corps of sappers and miners, came up, and one of them, without the least provocation, struck his mother on the breast, and said, " Take that, you —." Witness's brother then came out of the Prince of Wales public house, on hearing the cry of the woman when she was struck, along with two or three other persons, and de manded of the soldiers why they struck the woman ? The soldiers replied, "Curse you, what is that to you?" Several abusive words passed, and then one of the sol diers struck one of the other party, and a general affray commenced; it lasted only two minutes, at the end of which time the deceased (Wallace) ran into the public house, and said he was stabbed, and witness saw the bit od dropping from his back ; Campion, a constable, then came into the public house, and took witness to the barracks, where the men were turned out, but he could not at the time identify any of them; when he came back to the public house, Wallace was dead; the soldiers appeared to be intoxicated. Sophia Andrews, the mother of Holloway, the pre-1 ceding witness, stated, that she was struck by one •of the Sypers, as stated by her sun; an affray took place, but who utuck the first blow she could riot tell ; she saw a bayonet in the hands of one of the Sappers. Campion, a constable at Woolwich, went to the Prince of Wales public-house about nine o'cl.'ck of the evening of the 4th of April, and took Holloway to the barracks ot 'the Sappers and Miners; lie saw a bayonet hanging at the bed of one of the soldiers; drew it from the ss Abbard, and found it to be stained with blood, which appeared to be fresh ; the prisoner was in the bed, and was asked if that was his bayonet? and lie said that it was, and then witness gave him in charge to the cor poral of the guard. George Winter, the corporal of the guard, stated, that the prisoner Oldfield confessed that he was the man who did the deed, and that the reason why he did it was, that when he came up he was twice knocked down, and then he drew his bayonet in self-defence. Mr.Dakin, a surgeon, proved that the bayonet wound was the cause of Wallace's death. - - George Hilton, a Sergeant-major of the Sappers and Miners, and William Jackson, a gunner of the Royal Artillery, gave the prisoner an excellent character for humanity and general gond behaviour. Mr. Baron GARROW summed up the evidence, and observed, that the charge was presented in two shapes. A Coroner's Jury having found the crime to be murder, and a Grand Jury having found it to be manslaughter. It was for the Jury now to say of which of them crimes the prisoner was guilty, or whether he was guilty of either of them? It was cleat that the prisoner, under the circumstances, was not justitiei in using his bayonet. Guilty of Manslaugiter. Sentence—Twelve months imprisonment and bard labour, and to eater into a re cognizance in TOL to keep the peace. HOUSER R BAK ING. Richard Mepsted, John Mepsted, and Jesse Hodges, were indicted for having, on the 27th February last, broken and entered the house of ttatcliff Collard, at Alkam. near D)ver, and stolen therefrom vas loos articles, b:s property. Ranch Collard stated, that about eight o'clock in the evening of the day mentioned, tour persons opened the door and came into the house; one of them gave him a blow on the head with a bludgeon, and demanded his money ; he gave them three one-pound notes and some gold and silver, and said that this was all the money he had ; one of them said, " that will not do ;" and then two of them stood over him with bludgeons, while :he other two ransacked the house, and took away a watch and various other articles, and then left the house; he could not enumerate all the articles, but they were worth more than 201. The three prisoners at the bar were among the four that robbed the house ; the fourth—a person of the name of Beck—bad not yet been taken. Richard Lay, a nephew of the prosecutor, was in the house at the time of the tobbery, and identified the men. and corioaorated his uncle's evidence in every par ticular. Sarah Collard, the prosecutor's housekeeper, gave evidence to the cane effect. John L iwther Kemp saw two of the prisoners enter a wood near Ospringe,ssith two horses, and having some su.piciun that all was not right, he procured assistance, and went into the wo,,d, where he found Vie horses tied to • tree, and one of the prisoners in the act of cleaning one of them. The prisoners made their escape, and then the witness found three coats lying near the horses. The prisoners were afterwards,appreltended.. The coats were; produced, and identified by Collard, the prosecutor, as his property. The Jury, without hesitation, found the three prisson cfs j • • Mr. Wiwi Gmtsair o atter a solemn address ts the prisoners, intinsated that he coulJ hold out no hn6es t them that their lives would be spaced, end then pro nounced the sentence of Death. --- POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ANSION—HOUSE. APeRVIRDDIED flues..--A hair dresser, who resides in the neigh. bourhood of Somerset-street, was charged by his wife under the following extraordinary circumstances: The complainant, upon her return home to her lodgings in the evening, after transacting some business, was told that her husband had gone up stairs with a large duelling or holm pistol, and the ingredients for doing something desperate. Presently she beard the report of fire arms above, and she alarmed the neighbourhciod. An officer immediately entered and proceeded to the defendant's room, in the expectation of finding bim a corpse—but, to his astonishment, he found the hairdresser very coolly charging his pistol, in order to fire at a piece of paper, which was fixed against the wall. There was already a bullet mark in the wall, but at sue), a distance from the target as proved that the marksman was not a very skilful hand. The officer took the pistol from him, and asked him what, hi the name of GOD, he meant by firing the pistol in the house. To this question he made no reply. lie did not appear disposed to act violently, and consented to go to the watch house at once. His wife's alarm for him, as well at fur hers'elf, induced her to charge him, and leave him under the protection of the venerable constable of the watch; and all she now wanted was, to have bim home as soon as possible, as several Gentlemen wanted to be shaved. Mr. Nobler (to the wife). Pray, Ma'am, what colour was the powder ?—(Laughter.) The defendant's wife said that it was black, of course, like all gunpowder. Mr. Hobler—What business has he with gunpowder? Let him stick to the powder whose qualities he understands best—white powder or good flour—(Laughter). The Loao MAYOR—My good fellow, what did you mean by going on in that strange way ; did you mean to kill anybody? Defendant —I meant no harm, my Lord : but I was insulted, and I was pre paring to defend myself. The LORD Mavoe—But why did you practise in a roam? It was enough to frighten your poor wife. out of her life. Defendant —lt could do no harm, for the wall was double, and the bullet couldn't go through to the next house, aaJ there was nobody but myself In the room, so that nobody worth while could he injured. One of the crowd said that the hairdresser was meaning to challenge another Gentleman to fight a duel—(Loud laughter). Mr. House—To fight a duel! aye, with a couple of puffs. NO, no, my friend, don't fight; or, if you do, fight white: shoot your antagonist until you make him as pale in the face as a sheet—(Loud laughter.) The LORD Mayo*. —What offence has been given• you, my friend? If you have been struck we'll grant you a• summons, or if you are afraid of violence, we'll protect you...—Defendant. Afraid ! no, no, my Lord ; but I have been grossly, insulted ! The Loan Mayoa—But if you go on this way, with such desperate weapons, nobody will like to put himself under your hands, as the principal weapon of your trade is a dangerous one. Mr. Holder asked the defendant , wife whether she was afraid of him ?—She replied that she had not the slightest dread of him in any respect. The Loan Mayna—Then you may .take hint honte with you, but be must leave hi, fire.arins here. The defendant said he never wished to see the pistol again, but declared that he merely in tended to use it upon being attacked. GUILDHALL. Thomas Hayden underwent a second examination before Mr. Alderman Amaze, on the charge of stealing nine sheep, at Grey's Thurroek, the property of Mr. Hutchins. They were missed on Sunday week, and the next day the prisoner brought them to Smith field, and left them with Mr. Hill, a salesman, to be disposed of by him. The prisoner said he bought the sheep of one Allen, but such a person could not be found. There were several other charges of the same nature against the prisoner, and he was theretore remanded till Friday next. L BOW-STREET. Yesterday David Emits, a respectable•looking man, 37 years of age, was charged with robbing his father of 1201. in cheques and cash. The prisoner's father is a respectable cheesemonger in Cloth Fair, and on Saturday, during his absence from home, the prisoner broke open his desk, and stole 1001. in cheques, and about 201. in sovereigns. On Sunday afternoon he went Into the Plough public house, in Beaufort-building!, Strand, and requested the landlord to ' get him a trusty messenger. •He did so, and the prisoner inclosed the cheques to his father, and sent them. . Mr. Evans. learning from the messenger where the prisoner was, went to the Plough, and caused him to be taken into custody. The twenty sovereigns woe found upon him. Hati.s said it was lamentable indeed to see a father appear as the prosecutor of bis own son. Mr. Evans said it was pitiful to him, but he was compelled bo to du, for his son had already nearly ruined him. Still, however, he was unwilling to press the charge of felony, if his son could be properly secured, for be was subject to fits of mental aberration, having been twice in a Lunatic Asylum. Mr. HALLS said, that in that case he had better be prosecuted, and be would then be secured in some way or other. The prisoner, who made no defence, was then fully committed for trial. Colin Spilling, a labouring man, apparently between 50 and 60 years of age, was charged with an attempt to commit a rape upon bis step-daughter, Alaty Connor, a child only 12 years old. Wm. Sidney Smith, one of the Bow-street patrol, stationed at Hamp stead. stated, that between 11 and 12 o'clock on Sunday night his comrade and hiniseif were attracted by cries of distress, which appeared to proceed from a field •ear Hampstead-lane, in the di rection of Lord Mansfield's Park. They went to the spot, and found the prisoner and a little girl in a field. The child was lying on the ground in a state of intoxication, and from the appearance of the prisoner, coupled with the cries of distress which they bad heard, the witnesses said it was evident that the prisoner had at tempted to violate the child. The little girkwas closely questioned by Mr. Haws She said her name was Mary Connor, and that she had lived at the house of a Mrs. Downey, at Laytonstone, in Essay, until Sunday morn ing, when her uncle (meaning the prisoner) called and took her away, to bring her, as he said, into the hay country to her mother. They went across the marshes to Hackney. from thence to Stoke Newington ; towards nightnall they arrived at Hampstead, where the prisoner give het some porter and gin, which took such an ef. feci on her that sbe remained for some time insensible. The child, however, remembered sufficiently what followed to corroborate the suspicions of the officers to the fullest extent. the prisoner denied the charge, and said he had merely laid the girl down to rest her.---lie was remanded. MARLBOILOUGH-STRERE Mathew Dunn. a diminutive Irishman, was charged with a rob bery, and an extraordinary attempt at murder. The prosecutor, Maurice Fitzgerald, another Irishman, stated, that they were both taken to St. Giks's watchhouse, for being disorderly in the street on Saturday night, and locked up in the same room. The prosecutor fell mite's, and early on Sunday morning be was awoke by a feeling of pain in his throat. The prisoner was standing close to him with an open razor in his hand, and he found that his neckcloth bad been completely cut through, and a slight wound inflicted on his throat.' He immediately alarmed the watchhouse. keeper, and the primmer was secured. Thirty shillings bad been taken out of the prosecutor's pocket, while he was asleep, and a similar sant was found on the prisoner. The Magistrate here asked the prisoner whether he had any thing to say in his defence? He replied, " I know I took his money, but I didn't cut his throat." The prisoner was committed for the robbery. itskrt Lambert, a printer, was charged with cutting and maiming Patrick Hare. It appeared from the evidence that the parties lived in the same house, and their wives were constantly quarrelling.— On Sunday morning, while the prisoner was out, the Wives bad a quarrel. Hare took his wile's part, and threatened to tiro* a quantity of water on Lambert's wife. When Lambert returned home, his wife informed him of what had happened, and he went into Hare's room armed with a large knife. wick which he made a thrust at his body. Hare, In protecting himself, received several stabs in the arm. The prisoner was committed on the capital charge. MARY-LA-BONNE. _ _ - . Yesterday an elderly Lady brought a very fine young woman before Mr. Itimussoo for his advice. Two months ago the young woman, who is nineteen years of age, accidentally niet with a young man, a carver and gilder, living in Oxford:street, and after 'a month, with a mutual and riding that she should remain with her friends until be could provide a suitable home, she consented to marry him. She is entitled to snoae property, and on their return from church, he, findirig it ant so much as be expected, left her histintly, and has never been near her since, but is entire , vowing to get possession of her property. Mr. RANI- MON advised them to consult with some Solicitor, and to make the circumstances kitown at the Bank, where be thought care would be taken td retain the stock and the dividends, until the merits of the case were akertained. - QUERN-SQUARE. William Sage, Joh* Wink, 2'hanaas Insight, and Sarah Hawkins, 'were charged with robbing the house of George doodere of several Silver spoons. It appeared that the prosetutor hSil left a lad at work while be went out, when the three male priinnets, who • were Acquainted with the boy, contrived to la the house of the spoons. The prisoner Knight took them to a pawnbroker at Chelsea, but the sloopman refnsed to take them in, without he brought somebody to satisfy bins they werebonesdy*c6rite by. Theprisoner went away and brought the female prisoner, who said she was ins timber,. ind 1 r he then lent Ss. upon them. The female 'prisoner said, she cou'ri not recollect what she did in the. pawnbroker's shop, as she hat' taken a drop too muth.--The three lads were committed fur stealing, and the female for refeiving. • WORSFI 11-5.1.1110'x. Henry letup, aged 15 or 16 in appearance, was fully committed,' lon a charge of stealing a ham Iron' the shop of Air. Isaiah Cox, of Shoreditch. The theft being discovered, he was inwordiately put.- ' surd Ly the shopman and others, and taken with the ham. the of the shopmen, provoked by the impudent nature of the theft, I struck the prisoner, who exclaimed, " Now I don't care fur you, tor you have taken the law into your own hands." Thomas Allen and Jaen Taylor were re•examined, charged with burglary and rubber/fin OW Wove of John Itsq. at• New Haggerston. They Men again remanded till Friday next. SPOR'fiNG TATTERSALL'*. The effect 'of 'the Yorieunning is observable in the subjoined statement of the odds yesterday-i-Baltad Shigier'hatitig sprung• from 30 to 1, to 7 to 1; she has plenty of friends, and• being a fine mare, and in a very honest stable, must continue a good favourite; Velocipede was in great request, and sto 1 bad plenty of takers ; Bessy Bedlam and the Colonel preserving the relative places held by them last week. Aniong the outsiders few are backed, e.:cept Jour de Noces and Master Burke, %hit have improved. The odds closed thus -11 to 4 agst Velocipede (taken 25 to 1 agat Murphy at 3 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Ultimatum 9 tot agst Bessy Bedlam (5 to 25 to 1 age Economist I taken) 25 to 1 apt Master Burke 11 to 2 agat The Colonel (6 to 30 to 1 art Nlerchant 1 taken) 40 to 1 apt Coulon 7to 1 agst Ballad Singer (8 to 50 to 1 agst Stapleton 1 taken) 1000 to 15 apt Delphine 22 to 1 apt Jour de Noces 1000 to 10 agst Ernms4ina • POTTERY RACES, Moths 7. Pottery Stakes of 5 sovs.'eacholnd 10'schle.l. Heats, twice round, and a distance. Sir W. Wynn's b f Effie, 4 yrs, Bst .. 3 1 1 Mt. Yates's bin Bo Peep, 5 yrs, ssi 81b ... 2 3 2 Mr. Pickernell's ti m Susan, 6 yrs, est Inlb ... ... 1 4 8 Mr. 13eardsworth's b g Loraine, 4 yrs, Bst ... .. 4 2 4 Sweepstakes of 10 sot's. each, and 30 added for three yr olds. One. round add a distance. Lord Grosvenor's Pellets, Bst 31b Mr. Yates's g f Minnie Grey, sit Three paid. ... 1 ... 2 Hunters Stakes of S sows. each, and 25 added. Heats as first race. Mr. Benson's bf by Worthy, 4 yrs, lost 71b ... ... 1 1 Sir R. Brookes's b g Gamecock, aged, 12n Mb ... .. 2dr Mr. Davenport's ch mby Grand Duke, 2 yrs, llst bib ... Sdr Five paid; !FRIDAY. The Workmen's Plate of SO 14;;;:;;Id . id to a Sweepstakes of 3 sot's. Mr. Turner's b c Clinton,3 yrs, Sit Mr. Haywood's b g Second, 5 yrs. ust 611, Mr. Dunn's b f Brenda, 4 yrs, Bst The Maiden Plate of 50 sous. added to a Sweepstakes. Sir T. Stanley's b f by Tramp, 3 yrs, Sit litlb Mr. Yates's Minnie Grey, 3 yrs, 6st 1410 Mr. Hulland's b g by Godolphin, 3 yrs, 6st 12Ib .. 1 1 ... 3 2 ... 2 3 ... 1 1 ... 2 C. ... a dr SALISBURY RACES, Aucuirr 8. A Gold Cup, value 100 sows. three yrs. Bst 91b; four, Bst ilb; eve, Bst 1811) ; six, 9st Sib; aged, 9st 81b. The Cup Course. To start at the Blue Post. Mr. Dilly's Luzborough, aged, list Sib ... 'naiad over The County Members' Plate, 50 son. three yrs, 7st; four, eat 51b; five, 9st; six, 9st 81b; aged, Rat 91b. The , Ciq Coon& To start at t►e Blue Post. Mr. Dilly's b c Blelskoi, 5 yrs ... ... ... 1 1 I Mr. King's br h Dots Juan, 4 yrs ... I 4 2 Mr. H. loites's b f sister to Tenien, 5 yrs .. ... fell Sister to Terriers, when 'Sinning easy, fell before she ran Into the Distance, and was distanced. Paris; who rode her, waited with little injury. The Steward's Plate, a Cup, Valli! 40 guineas, fot horses the pt► perty of Non-comMlssioosed 06cers and Privates of the Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry. 12st each. The best of heats, the Round Course. To be rode by Mentberrof the Regiment. Mr. Gillingham's be no Governess Sit others' Started. ... 1 1 The Cocked Hat Sweepstakes of 3 soya eadb, with a Cup added, for horses belonging to Yeomen, Fainters, and Trades/heti of Wilts, i Ist each. Gentlemen Riders. Two mike. Mr. br m Goveineas Mr. Cwu b k Little Britain Mr. Judd's g m Jepsey .•• 1 •.• 2 .•• 3 QURENHITHE REGATTA. The annual contest between the free writermen of the stairs for: the Wherry and Prizes given by the inhabitants of the Ward of 4,ldeenhithe, took place yesterday afternoon, and the excessive wet ness of the evening perhaps pr-.vented a vast deal of its interest: The match was contested in three heats, the distance of each being the same, as follows— The first ba t started from the buoys moored above the stairs, and round a boat moored off Ale-srs. Calvin', brewhouse, up the north shore, through Matti - fiats Bridge, Juwn through the centre arch, round the above.nanted boat, and up to the prize wherry moored tiff the stairs. The third heat was to be contested by the first and second men of the first two heats. At four o'clock the various pr.- immaries being disposed of, the following young watermen start.d fur the first heat. Edward Bourne ... ... ... White. Charles I lathway ... ... ... Red. James Cokomb ... ... ... Blue. Which was cleverly won by Blue, that boat being by a considerable distance a.head of his competitors. Red came in second, and con sequently White *as last. In some time after the following rowed the second heat— James Hunt ... ... .. Green. Benjamin Bird ... ... Yello►. John Davis ... ... ... Pink. And after an excellent contest the winners of the heat were declared to be Yellow and Green. At seven o'clock the grand heat between Red, Blue, Yellow s and Greets, took place, and terminated in half an hour. Blue took the lead at starting, and kept it At a great distance during the re mainder of the contest. The rain spoiled entirely the amusements of the contest. Sundry prizes were distributed amongst the com petitors, iu addition to the prize when y. WHITEHALL ROWING MATCH. The annual contest for a Priae Wherry, given by Gent%Amen amateurs and -the inhabitants of Whitehall, tank place yesterday, and, awing to the fineness of the weather, the sports Were *ell at. tended. At three o'clock the fallowing celebrated oaraanen were placed to start fur the first heat, the terms ban: oil pair of oars— three heats— Thomas Evans and Samuel Pines ... Scarlet. Robert Evans and William Davis ... Purple. Charles Westwood and James Stuart ... Light Blue. John Perran and George Holroyd ... Pink. George Calf and James Staples ... Green. Edward Farlow and John Hambkton `fellow. The distance was, to start from Westminger Bridge, round a boat moored off Somersethouw, up the Middlesex shire. round a boat moored off Westminster Horde-ferry, and 'finish at Whitehall. The boats came in thus the first beat—Yellow first, Light Blue second. The two winners in the first beat then lay by, and, according to the terms of the match, the other four started for the second heat, and the boats came in thus—. Purple first, and Green second. At half-past seven the two first boats of the first beat, and the two first boats of the second heat, started for the third turd grand heat. Yellow took the lead, closely followed by Green, Light Blue being third ; but, in passing through Waterloo Bridge, Light Blue ran with great force upon the quarter of Green, and 'turned them completely round, and before they regained a place near shore, the whole of the boats were some yards ahead. After a Inc struggle the boats came in thus—Farlow and Hambleton first, Charles Westwood and Janie Smart second, Evans and Davis third, Calf and Staples fourth. on br nearly one hundred yards. r - -----r-n~-~ ARCHERY. Wednesday last the Bolton Archers held their second Prise shooting for the season. An elegant Gold Seal, presented by Miss Taylor, one of the Lady patronesses, was contended for, when, after some most excellent shooting, it *is Won by Stephen Blair, 841. borougbreeve of Little Bolton. The Silver Bogle waswon by Mr. Willoughby fisher. The attendance of ladies and Gentlemen was very considerable. The Bolton old band Oalleened the Kane, and several quadrilles were danced upon the ground. CHESS. _ MATCH 111TWItelf THt LOXDON AND 11101111111411 CLUBS. This extraordinary snatch, Which comnsenced on the 24th of April. 1824, has just terntinated in favour if the FAlinborgh players —the filth game, on the result of which the match latterly depended, having been resigned by the London Club on the Slat of- July. 'There doer nht appear to Be any decided error iu ibis game. The other gashes resulted as follows .—The lifts Was drawn at the 36th move; the *wood was won by the Is'afinldargh Club at the 35d move; the third, which lasted upwards of three jests, and is per. hips the finest game of the match, was drawn at the 99th htove and the fourth was won by the Loudon players on the &sth move, '7lr - r We understand theltreitent cordiallty hat preVailei bets the Clain; during the match.,-Cokriunion Mercury. Extitatincit MARV .LEAP.--Toe NEW' York ',wand o r Commerce gives en account of • curious freak of some wwwsid fellow, who undertook to leap from the Passaic Falls, to gratify le idle whim. It appears that he hsd done It twice before the e mit time he did it privately by way of experintent—he then giv e that be would do it publicly, to+ the gratifkation of any wig pleased to attend. It does not appear that be. receives et expects any compensation for performing this daring feat. The posiri" from which he leaped Is a few rods below the bridge on the side towards the village, and, If the falls are 70 feet (as commonly esti . nuked\ about 85 or 90 above the water. The giddy precipic e , around the charm were covered with a promiscuous multitude of both sexes, whose curiosity had brought them togetber.to see di e moguls' . feat of temerity. The universal anxiety of the multitude was manifeit in their countenances, and still more perfectly in die silence that prevailed. When be bad divested himself of his cut, vest, and shoes, and laid them carefully by, as if debating the.l tion whether he shoidd want them again, be then stepped forward to the edge of the rock, end looked down; and the spectators es that side, supposing that ht. was going off, came forward, as th e ir curiosity or their fears moved thent r and seemed, to those opposi te , as if all about to take the fatal leap ; indeed them was great danger of a whole line of those in front tieing . crowded off. After he lead looked down a moment, he stepped back a few feet, ran forward, and leaped into the abyss. He went down wish his feet forcing:set: though somewhat drawn up. For this reason, or some etheir past comprehension, be did but just go ender the water, for be we, immediately seen swimming of u quietly as if he had done nothing, and nothing had befallen bins. • The ftIIMOIC (for what ebe taa be be called?) was greeted with a abort from the spectators when they saw that he was still safe ; and when be had reached the shore, he marched round to his clothea.with a look of composure and sa. tisfaction, and they to their bodies, some admiring his courage, bet =ire phying his temerity. A'constant frequenter of City feasts having grows enormously fat, it was proposed to write on his back, I 'Widened at the expense of the Corporation of London.' Kcountry Gentleman, at the fare Exhibition, asked a spectator what was the meaning of 4 , R. A." affixed to some of the painters' names. " Why, judging frea k many'of "their labours," was the reply, "it must meat —rather awkward." The gold medal of the Galashiels Clothier Club wag *warded to Messrs. J. and W. Cochrane, at their come. petition on the Ist inst. In the case of Taylor and Stickler, who were tried at the Wilts Assizes last week, for a burglary, part of the instrtretion to COunsel was, " Pull them well out of it, swill will give you an - extra• pound." • The Inspector of the Mint, Mr. Powell, in a ease that came before the Lord Mayor, the cv her day,.stated that it was now a very common practice to attempt to pass off siipences washed With gold, as half-sovereigns. ' short time since, some of the Eton boys took away from a Lady's Seminary, a hoard, on which was writ ten 4, Boarding School for Young Ladies," and placed it.over the door of the• College. • MIT, NOT ROCOVZRABLIG—A cause was entered at Guildford last week, respecting a disputed becheld by Belcher, and on the case being called, Lord Tenterdea ordered' it immediately to be struck off the list. The new Customs Act came into operation yesterday, with the excel tion of foreign lead ore, which, after the Ist of December next; is to pay 255. per - to,p. Horsehair, which formerly paid twenty per cent. r r about 10s. to 14s. per cwt. was reduced in one of the schedules to 2s. 6d. but by a mistake of the printer 2s. were omitted in another edition, and the consequence is, that instrad of reducing the duty on horsehair to one-fifth, or 21.6 d. 'it now stands at only 6d. per cwt. East India rice, it hesk, is only to pay Id. per quarter, and may be husked in bond. East India clean rice is reduced from 4s. to Is. per cwt. Foreign flour, etc. sent from a bonded warehouse in England to a British colony in Amerisa, may be there imported duty free. Any cotton wool, of any growth, imported from any British possession, will now pay 4d. per cwt. and this also applies to coStoa now in bond. . A few days ago a singular incident occurred in the shop of Mr. Ramsden, flout-dealer, New-street, dersfseld. Mrs. R. had several times unaccountably ' rais , esi notes Irons the till, but on Monday se'nnight, having pi iced three there, shortly afterwards find nG them gone, she commenced a search, and was mad surprised io find in a drawer, in another pArt of tie shop, the identical notes, Icanied inter a moose's nest, is which were 6 young mice, evidently just brought faith. Saturday night, as the Devonport Mail was proceed ing on its jourrey through Hart-street, Blo , imsbuly (High Holborn being at present under r the horses became unmanagable, and seemed determined upon going down Bloomsbniy-steps. In attempting to check their progress, the reins broke, and the horses set off at full gallop as far as Bury• place, where they came in contact with a lamp pnt, at the corner, with so much violence as to cause instant death to one of them; though, fortunately, this was the means tf stepping them in their career, yet not without so much injLirr being done to the cotch as to prevent the possibility of its proceeding on the journey. Information was ironia diately tern to the i to where the coach belonged, and another mail and horse were immediately procured. The coachman was thrown from his box, and is mad injured. MARRIED. Rev. W. Raines, Rector of Ripe, Sussex, to Harriet, souniri daughter of the late Dr. Hutchinson, Vicar of Beetling and NL hngton, same county. Rev. Thomas Frederick P. Hankins, of Dymock, Gloocestr• shire, to Mary Anne, daughter of the Rev. W. R. Hay, Record Ackworrh. DIED. At the Deanery, in his 113 d year, the Rev. Jos. Turner, Di De of Norwich, blaster of Pembroke College, Cambridgt, , Rector of Sudboree and Orford, Suffolk. The Rev. Dr. Turner, Dean of Norwich, and Master of Few broke College, Cambridge. At the Parsonage, tile Rev. Lowrance Heapy, M.A. I( 5 ‘ Edmund Hall, Oaford, and for twenty-tight years Prime Cow of Macciesbeld. NRWii E Ago LEADENHALL MARKETS, Asall• 2s 6d to 3s Sd I Veal ...... 3s to 4 1 Nluttoit 3s Od to 4s Od 1 Pork ......... Ss lid to So 44 Limb 31 id to 5, Od PRICES or HAY a;ao STRAW YESTERDAY. sr. JAMB'S. WHITICMAtIL. , Hay 41 03 Od to 51 as Od Hay 51 101 to 41 HIP Clover 41 Os Od to SI 10s Od Oover 41 4s to 51 lts ei Straw 1113 s Od to 21 Os Od Straw II 121 tO 1116"4 PRICE OF HOPS, PER CWT. Meese 11. um roams. SW PAW. Kent GM to ?Ss I Kent sus to 0 . Sussex Essex 60s to 701 Essex 50$ to °'‘ Farnham fine 100. to 120—Seconds. 900 to 1051 Old Duty hid at aSioLI, PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides Common Ditto Crop Hides, 55 to 401bs for cutting Ditto 45 to 501b5.......... Calf Skins, 56 , 40Ibs . to , Ditto 50 to 701bs Ditto 70 to 801bs ..... .......... 99d to 95d Small Seals, Greenland) Tanned Horse Hides Spanish Horse Hides .... .......... COAL MARKET, Auuusx 11. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price. 23 Newcastle t zte 3ls 9sl to 5 7 s Si. Sunderland Dy 29s Od s+o dl ti h-AfATII.II at LUNDON-111111.1(ili TO AvitPt"" Morning 54 inututra .nor 3 Afternom 10 minutes itte • y. letotit • Printed and Publrhed• by JOlll4 OttAvas, iU Jive it dm StAlt 0171C14 Nu. I, Pickett-place, Tempi/ bar. . , ! • 14 To 1 i . i. 101 ' 1 •ft