Star. — London, England, 1828-08-29 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LANCASTER, Au.. 24. lesowu Cocar.—Before Mr. Justice BATLM The only case tried in this Court to-day, and which deserves notice, was the following Ralph Parr was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying William Lee, on the 12th of August last, at L tocaster. It appeared from the evidence., that the deceased met with his death by an accident, occasioned in the follow ing manner :—The prisoner was an ostler at a public house called the Prince Henry, in Lancaster; and, on the day mentioned in the indictment, was engaged in a pigeon match with the landlord of the public-house and several of the servants. The gun was only loaded with shot; but after the pigeon-shooting was over, the prisoner proposed, that as a small quantity of powder remained, it should be used in firing at a mark. The gun was then loaded with ball, and the prisoner fired it at a mark on a door, about 23 yards distant from the place where he stood. The ball missed the mark, and pitting through an opening at the top of the door, struck the deceased, who was accidentally passing on the other side. The deceased was wounded in the spine, and died in consequence in about a week after the accident oc curred. It appeared that the prisoner was deeply affected when he learned the misfortune of which he had been the occasion, and had scarcely tasted food since the oc currence happened. Several witnesses gave him a most excellent character, and spoke to the kindness of his disposition, and the mildness of his general conduct. The Learned JUDGE told the Jury that the prisoner bad been guilty of as illegal act in shooting in a place where the passengers were unavoidably exposed to danger. Verdict—Guilty. Mr. Justice BAYLEY pointed out to the prisoner the great carelessness and wickedness of which he had been guilty in following an amusement of such a nature in a public highway, where risk of life was necessarily in curred by every passer by. As, however, it did not appear that the prisoner had had any idea that the de ceased was passing, and as the good character which he had received made it probable that he would exercise more caution in future, the sentence of the Court would not be very severe. That sentence was, that the prisoner should pay a fine of 20s. and be discharged. The prisoner immediately paid the fine, and was set at liberty. CORONERS INQ UESTS. Yesterday afternoon, J.W. UNWIN, Esq. the Coroner, and a respectable Jury of the parishioners of White chapel, assembled in the Surgeons' Room of the Lon don Hospital, Mile-end-road, to investigate the circum stances attendant on the death of an intaa named Mary Moore, who died in that Institution on the previous day. The Jury, after being empanelled, proceeded to view the remains, which lay in the dead house, and on their examination an extensive scald, reaching from under the arm-pit to the hips, and Iron' thence over the ab domen and across• the loins, piesented itself. The evi dence explanatory of tie deceased's death was to the following purport: Mr. James Wild, a pupil of the Londoa Hospital— The deceased expired at one o'clock yesterday; he at tended her closely, and was of opinion that her death was occasioned by the injury she had sustained by scalding.—(At the close of this examination it was in timated to the Caroller that the Magistrates at Lambeth street had committed the party accused). Amy Anderson-1 am a widow, and live at No. 5, Crown -court, Brown's-lane ; at about f tar o'clock on Tuesday evening, the prisoner, Elenor Hartigan, was quarrelling at the bottom tithe stairs with a woman of the name of Catherine Tuomey ; I was standing in the court at the time, and hearing " murder" cried out, I ran up stairs; on going up, I found that the prisoner bad Tuomey's hair twisted round her arm ; I liberated her, and on doing so, she commenced beating the de ceased's mother (Catherine Crawley); at this time there were three children lying on a bed in the room, one of which was the prisoner's; she removed her own, and placed it under the window, and then went over to the fire-place, saying—" If I have not my revenge on the b—y woman, I will have it on the children." She then took the kettle, and flung the boiling water over the infants; I called out " Murder, murder!' and Mr. Miller came to my assistance; in the fright the child was put by its mother into a tub of cold water. This evidence was confirmed by Catherine Toomey. The mother of the deceased was in attendance, but it was deemed imprudent to examine her, as she was la bouring under great mental agitation; besides, it was thought unnecessary. After a brief charge from the Coroner, in which he ex pressed his opinion that a verdict of wilful murder ShGuld be returned, the Jury, having taken the subject for a short time into their consideration, returned a •erdict of " Wilful Murder, committed by Elenor Hartigan on Mary Moore." The several witnesses were bound over to prosecute, and the prisoner has been transmitted to Newgate. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the sign of the Portman Arms, Milton—t , vet, Dorset-square, Mary-la bonne, hetcre T. STIOLING, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Mr, William 80. n., aged 45, master-builder, If No. 2, Milton-street. .1 Ames M'Connell was io the habit of working with the deceased. On Tuesday afternoon last they were erecting a scaffolding Setif the top of a house in Miltor.-•trees, when the deceased ordered him to go down the ladder and fetch up a po'e. On his ar rival at the bottom he heard a crash. On looking to• ' wards the roof of the house, which was three stories high, he saw the deceased falling headforemost to the ground; he pitched with great violence on the pave ment of the aiea, and his head was dashed to piece.. Witness and several other persons picked him up ; he was quite dead. The accident was occasioned by one of the scaffold poles, which was rotten, breaking in halt. Vardict--a' Accidental llea th." In consequence of the exaggerated accounts of the injury done to the harvest by the late wet weather, bread has risen hi pike, and the public have become the victims of false reports, and of the efforts of those who have speculated on an advance in the price of grain. Within a mile of Penzance is a large rock, standing unconnected with Any other mass of stone, and which was formerly situated nearly in the centre of a com mon, but which by late agricultural improvements, has been converted into fertile meadows. On this ro , .k upwards of eighty years since the celebrated John We ley frequently took his stand, in order to address the multitudes that thronged to hear him from the surrounding country, when he was prevented from preaching in the town of Penzance. William Pen gilly, Esq. of Tranack, having lately returned to Cornwall, after an absence of several years, has, in order to commemorate bis respect for the memory of 'the venerable Founder of Methodism, caused a marble tablet to be let into the rock, with the following in scription— " On this rock the Rev. John Wesley and others preached the :Posprikuf pulat, trona the years 17t to 1760. " W. rinit.LY, 1525." .• as .4C • •t ?f POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. An ancient looking Greenwich Pensioner, whit a simple smiling gentle little creature by his side, addressed Sir Joint PERRINO yes. terday, as soon as he entered the Justice room, to complain of a breach of faith on the part of the Parish Officers of Cripplegate towards him. He said they bad promised to give him 21. and they had only given him half that sum. For what were they to give you 21 asked the Alderman?—The Pensioner pointed with his thumb at the female, and after a little hammering, and show of delicacy, he hinted it was to be his mar riage portion with the young woman, whom he had married on Monday last at Cripplegate Church, she having formerly been an incum►rance on the parish. The Magistrate inquired their respective ages. The husband said he was 56, and his wife about 30. _ _ And what ntetns of supporting her have you, continued the Alderman?—The husband'isid, his pension and his htbour would be sufficient for that, and proceeded to state that the Committee bad sent fur him to offer him terms, and he had repeatedly told them he would consent to marry the woman, only on condition' that he should not be at any expense for the ceremony; that a wed ding dinner, should be provided for them, and that he should have besides a sum of 21. With her. The Overseers wanted him to take the W. alone, but he told them over and over it would not suit him. On the way to the Church, it being agreed be should have what he eked, he solicited Thorn, the beadle, to give him the cash in band before he tied the knot; but Thorn put him off, with a pledge that be would perform the promise as soon as the ceremony was over. After it was conchlded, he would give him no more than a single pound. Thorn said this was not the truth. He bad not promised to give him 2/. but merely said he might rely upon receiving what• ever the ove►seers had stipulated, and he (Thorn) was informed ' this was 21 including all expenses, being the amount usually given in such cases. The woman was a pauper, receiving is. 6d. a week, and had for some time been importuning the parish officers for a marriage portion, stating that she had been living for a twelve month with the old man, but that she was much ashamed of her disgraceful situation, and as he was willing to marry her if she could gait something to make them comfortable in the beginning, she hoped the overseer* would meet their wishes. She was told to send the old man. and lie came repeatedly to his house, and was introduced to the Committee, where be was explicitly told the ex penses of the ceremony would be reckoned in the 2/. Those ex penses were—fifteen shillings for the Church fees, and seven shil lings the wedding ring. Sir JOHN, who seemed surprised at the amount of the Church fees, asked the man if they had been living together for a year?— On and off about that time, replied the pensioner. Were you living together at the time you were married? said the Alderman.—Yes. certainly, replied the husband. The wife explained, that they were obliged to find their own dinner out of the IL given them on leaving the Church ; and the Alderman, after hearing the parties patiently some time longer, said the impression on his mind was, that the old man had been misled, or had mi►understosd the Committee; and that he might not suffer a disappointment at such a time, he would recommend the Gentlemen of Cripplegate to give him the other sovereign.— He could do no more than recommend it ; it was a matter in which he bad no authority to interfere. Thorn told the old man to appear at the Board on Friday. James French was committed for uttering two counterfeit crown pieces. A man, who said his name was John William Sackett, was charged with attempting to break open the premises of Nit.. George Ward. carpenter, in Greystoke-place, Fetter-lane, between tw lye and one o'clock yesterday morning. Susannah Moone, daughter of J. Moone, who lives opposite Mr. Ward's gate, said she heard some one pass up and down the court several times at a late hour, on which she put out the light and watched at the window, and saw a man take the padlock off and go away. She called the watchman and de scribed the man's dress. The latter put out his light and concealed himself, on which the prisoner came towards the spot, and the watchman took him into custody. On searching him, a small chis eel, or jemmy, was found upon him, which exactly fitted the marks made un the door by the person who had attempted to force it open, but was prevented by an inner lock and bolt. The prisoner was the man who took off the padlock, although she did not see his face. The prisoner protested his innocence; but Sir Jetts Pea. Rugs said he was sorry that he could not believe him innocent of the charge. 'I be tacit were too ►trong against him, and he mu,t rebut them at the Old Bailey.—The prisoner was fully committed, aid the witnesses bound over to appear at the next Sessions. BOW-STREET. A number of Gentlemen applied yesterday morning at the office, to know if ifificosark Liarsi had been liberated, and being informed that he was confined in Clerkenwell Prison, they expressed great anxiety to be allowed to see him, that they might be enabled to identify his person, as they suspected him, from the description given of him, of obtaining money and valise throughout the city.— He very frequently used his real name, by which he very easily Imposed on respectable tradesmen, from the respectability of his friends. Many of the persons who have come forward to prefer charges against him express great sympathy for his situation, and from respect for his family they appear to be reluctant to prosecute. A Gentleman applied for advice under the following circum stances t—Some time since a gentlemanly-looking man, who said he was agent to Mrs. Susanna Sutton, whom he represented as the wife of an American merchant, called and took a house for her from complainant, situated at the South Parade, Chelsea, which be let bins have atter being referred to some Gentlemen In the City. She occupied the house for some time, but disappeared a few day since, after having contrived to obtain goods Irons a number of tradesmen. Sir R. Brarria—You must give us a description of their persons, and we will apprehend them if possible. Complainant.—The Lady is very remarkable, being a person of colour. Sir itiCHAILIA woman of colour! Stout in appearance and very musical? Complainant-0 yes. Sir. She had ■ little girl about five years old. Sir Iticiraan—l know she has; I have seen her before. We will do all we can to assist you. if A RY-LA-BONNE. J. W. Ca todiote was charged with defrauding the foreman to Mr. Cubit, of Gray's Inn-lane, who received directions from Mr. Cubit to give the prisoner employment, and provide him with tools, until he could get some of his own. lie did so, and also supplied him with food, clothing, and money. On the following Friday the pri soner raid his uncle, a banker in the City, was dead ; and that in consequence he was entitled to receive £1,200. When Sunday morning came, he asked Mr. 'Marshfield to lend him a suit of clothes to weal at the funeral, because the mourning which he had ordered was not ready ; said borrowed his watch, seals, and money, to pay his expenses; and with all this be absconded. This was In March last. Mr. Marshfield found his watch is a few days at a pawn broker's, and discovered the prisoner on Monday last, as be was making bay in a field at Kilburn ; and as soon as the prisoner saw bun, he threw down his rake, said he was guilty, and hoped to be transported, for be bad been miserable some time. Richard Canadine, a brother of the prisoner, stated that the pri soner married a neice, who is dead, of a banker in the City.—He was committed for trial. Henry Ansel', driver of a hackney coach, was brought up under the following circumstances: On Sunday night, about eight o'clock, he galloped furiously across the New-road, when Jane Howlett, a poor woman, was crossing the road with a child in her arms; and Ale. Henry Quinton, who war on the spot, saw her in danger, and . . . . . - ran to assis t her ; btu the horses knocked tian all down, one Wheel went over the woman, and broke four of her ribs, and another grazed the shoulder of Mr. Quintal and injured both his hands, but the child most fortunately escaped with only some bruises.— The coachman took no notice, but galloped to Williams's Mews, and when the persons who followed him came to the yard, they found him taking off his plates to avoid prosecution. The poor woman was taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where she remains in great danger. The prisoner said his reins were broken, and he had lost the command of his hours. The Magistrates told him it would be well if the woman reco• vexed, otherwise his life would be in danger.—He was committed WORSHIP-STREET. William and Henry Ledge (brothers), and James Lae, a cartnan, were under examination the greater part of yesterday, charged with an extensive robbery, committed in January last, upon the premises of Mr. Peter Callender, of Bermondsey, a wholesale leather-seller and dresser, to whom the prisoner, Henry Ledge, was apprenticed. the warehouses were broken into at a very early hour of the morning, and great part of the stolen property, 124 skins of leather, found in the course of the same day in a loft over a stable, near Tabernacle-walk, Fitilbury, in possession of the family of the Ledges and the prisoner Lee. The evidence, which was extremely voluminous, having been taken, Mr. Twvroms determined on committing the prisoners, but remanded them fur the present, to consider whether they should be tried in Middlesex, where the property was discovered, or in Surrey, where the robbery was committed. THAMES POLICE W. Cass was charged with plundering the house of Mr. Cloak. pork-butcher, in Icing David's-Lane, where be lodged, of a so vereign and a half, and X 6 in silver. Mr. Cloak went out on Sunday evening, after an assurance from the prisoner that he should stay at hunie, but on his return, the prisoner was absent, the place, in confusion, and the above property gone. On a table was written .` we took all the money we could and, and the meat, because we were hungry."—This was proved . to be it the piiiiimer immi writini, and he was fully committed. . . UNION-HALL, Thaws .ToAmon, a waterman, was charged with assaulting a brother-waterman. A few days ago the parties met at one of the ' Stairs on this side the River, when a dispute ensued between them respecting the laws of the Watermen's Company. The man who was assaulted. it appeared, was not regularly entered on the Cont. pany.—Mr. SWA SKY asked the defendant why he struck the other? " Please your Virship," replied Johnson. " because as how he has no business to ply ; but I deny. with Loth my hands, having hurt him."—" You must pay 25. 6d. to the poor-box, and promise not to assault him again," said Mr. Swasev.—" That I will do," an swered Johnson; and having paid the money, he was discharged. DUELS. In the twelfth century, duels in France had become so frequent as to require particular enactments kr their crevention ; as, for example, when the debt about which the dispute occurred did not amount to fivepence.— The regulation of the mode in which this barbarous custom might be maintained had engaged the atten tion of several of the French Kings. In the year 1205, Philip Augustus had rest icted the length of the club, with which single combat was then pursued, to tint e feet; and in 1260, Stint L , uis abolished the practice of deciding civil matters by duelling. With the revival of literature and of the arts, national manners became am linrated, and duels necessarily declined. It was still, however, not unusual for the French to promote or to behold those single combats over which the pages of romance have thrown a delusive charm, and whicli were, in early times, hallowed, in the opinion of the vulgar, by their accompanying superstitious cere monies. When any quarrel had been referred to this mode of decision, the parties met on the appointed day, and frequently in an open space, overshadowed by the walls of a convent, which thus lent its sanction to the bloody scene. From day-break the people were gene rally employed in erecting scaffolds and stages, and in placing themselves upon the towers and ramparts of the adjacent buildings. About noon the cavalcadewas usually seen to arri se at thedoor of the lists. Then the herald cried, " Let the appellant appear ;" and his summons was an swered by the entrance of the challengerermed cap a-pie, the escutcheon supended from his neck, his visor lower ed, and an image of some national saint in his hand. Ile was allowed to pass within the lists, and conducted to his tent. The accused person likewise appeared, and was led in the same manner to his tent. Then the herald, in his robe embroidered with fleur-de-lis, ad vanced to the centre of the lists, and exclaimed, "Oyez, oyez ! lords, knights, squires, people of all condition, our Sovereign Lord, by the Grace of God, King of France, forbids you, on pain cf death or confiscation of goods, either to cry our, to speak, to cough, to spit, orl to make signs." During a profound silence, in which nothing but the murmurs of the unconscious stream let, or the chirping of birds might be heard, the combatants quitted their tents, to take individually the, two first oaths. When the th►rd oath was to be admi.. , nistered, it was customary for them to meet, and for e , the Marshal to take the right hand of each, and to, place it on the cross. Then the funct;ons of the Priest began, and the usual address, endeavouring to con ciliate the angry passions of the champions, and to re mind them of their common dependence on the Su- PREME BEING, may have tended to benefit the bystanders, although it generally jailed of its effect with the combatants. If the parties persisted, the last oath was administered. The comb items were obliged to swear solemnly that they had neither about them nor their , horses, stone, nor herb, nor charm, nor invocation ; and that they would fight only with their bodily strength, their weapons, and their horses. The crucifix and bre viary were then presented them to kiss, the parties re tired into their tents, the heralds uttering their last ad- li to exertion and courage, and the challengers rushed forth from their tents, which were immediately dragged from within the lists. Then the Marshal of the field having cried out, "Let them pass, let them pass," the seconds retired. The combatants instantly mounted their horses, and the contest commenccd.— Foreign Review. A most respectable deputation from the American Chamber of Commerce waited on the Honourable James Barbour, Ambassador from the United States of America, on Saturday last, at the Adelphi Hotel, to congratulate him on his arrival in this country, and to solicit the honour of his company to dinner whilst in Liverpool. We understand Mr. Barbour expressed himself gratified by the compliment which had been paid to him, and regretted that his early departure for London prevented him from accepting their polite invi tation. He also assured the merchants of Liverpool of the earnest desire of his Government to promote that amity and intercourse which were so essential to the welfare of both countiies.—livelpool Advertiser. Yesterday morning between five aad six o'clock, as the ship Minion was unloading at the Customhouir quay, Lower Thames street, the men on board were engaged in shifting an immense wooden stage or plat form, weighing upwards of two tons, used in landing the ships' cargoes. While it was suspended in the air. a seaman on board, named Dyke, unfortunately got under it. At that instant the chain which supported it snapped in two, and the ponderous machine fell upon the head of the poor man and dashed his brains out, at the same time smashing the sky-light, and otherwise damaging the vessel. Full five minutes elapse.' before the body could he extricated from under the platform. The fine Brazilian frigate Isabel, in Falmouth har bour, is manned by a crew composed of natives of A mon every maritime state in the old and new world. She has on board about 60 English seamen, must of whom, it is said, were impressed from on beard Brazi lian merchant ships, at Rio. Since her arrival at Fal mouth she has been constantly visited by pat ties, desirous of viewing her, and they have been received with great politeness by the Officers, who have shown them through the vessel. Vk'hilst several of these parties were on board about one o'clock on Tuesday, and their boats being alongside, an alarm was given that five of the English sailors had got through one of the ports and had seized on a boat which bad con veyed a patty of the visitants, in which they were seen pulling with their utmost force for the shore.— Immediately all was bustle, but before one of the ship's boats could be launched and manned, the ad venturous tars were nearly half a mile from the vessel. A smart chase immediately commenced. In the Brazilian boat were 16 seamen and a party of ma. tines, and they so far gained on the fugitives as to be within 200 yards of them, when jumping into the wa. ter, which reached about the middle, they ran from the beach up the hill at the foot of which Falmouth is built, and made off across the country. This being observed on board the frigate, the Officer in command thought it best to hail the pursuers and direct them to return, as a chase through the country might be at tended with serious consequences to the foreigners:— We'tibderstacd that this is the second party of English sailors that have escaped since the Isabel has been in the harbour, and that in consequence, the admission of , visitors to the ship was prohibited.— Plymouth Jour. THE CASE OF MR. AUSTIN. It is impossible to describe the interest which thecae of this unfortunate Gentleman excites in the town of Greenwich, and the deepest commise• ation is manifested by ail persons who have had any transactions with hire s for his situation and its ulterior consequences. He is described at a man of great humanity, and of a most obliging disposition, and numeri us persons have at ea: rious periods been delivered from th.• most pressi ng embarrassments by his a•sistance. An in. tance of this occurred only a short time before he absconded...A Gentleman named ll—, residing in Greenwico, rowed 201. of him, and promised to return it nu th- next day. Mr. It. accordingly kept his word, and went to the Hospital and handed over the money. saying it had been of the greatest service to torn.—Nli. Austin replied ; 44 that he was glad to hear of it—that I.e was proud whenever he served a friend. but he (Mr. IL) had done that which many others had not."—Alt. R. asked hiln explain, upon which Mr. Austin rejoined, " Why, Sin I gave advanced money to many persons, but they never did as you have done—return it." The prevailing opinion is, that Mr. Austin cannot legally be prosecuted by the Directors of the Hospital ; inasmuch as he was only a servant to Sir J. Thompso n; the late Treasurer, who upon being appointed was obliged to produce secitritier to the amount of 20,000 g, consequently the Hospital must proceed against his executors, who atone can bring the chargeot embezzle.; tent against Austin. Upon the examination at Bow -street, on Wednesday night, the bulk of acceptances found in his trunk were produced before the Magistrate, and inspected by Mr. Payne, the Deputy to the present Timmer, Sit Wrlliam Johnston Hope. They are to an immense amount_ some are not yet payable, and others have been over. due two or three years, but most of them appear not to have been out of his hands, as they do not bear his en dorsement. The other documents also were produced, and examined by Mr. Payne and Mr. Bicknell. Since the apprehension of Mr. Austin, hi . wife and family have removed from the house on Sydenhans Common, and have gone to reside in Lleorge-Aten, Greene. ich. Orders have been given by the Magistrates to Mr. Vickery, the Governor of the House of Coirec tion, to permit any of Mr. A.'s friends to visit him at any time—and yesterday several of his blends. residez„sef Greenwich, called to see him at the prison, amongst whom was a near relation, who keeps ()Le of the princi . pal inns in the town. __ The following extraordinary circumstance twit place on the morning that Mr. Austin fled from Sp!enham, and is the subject cf conversation throughout tl.e tc.wn. A journeyman bricklayer, residing in Greenwich, named Robert Parkinson, was proceeding to his labour at Lete: isham, on the Sydenham•road, when, in passing on rte foot-path, his attention was attracted to a piece of paper that was lying on some roacktuff that had been heaped upon the edge of the pathway : it appeared as if it had been recently placed or dropped there. Two persons were proceeding at some distance, and must have passed the spot. Parkinson took up the paper. and ro his titer astonishment, it turned out to be a 1,0001. Bank of Eng. land note, nearly new, and without any indorsem nt or other mark upon it. He went to work with the treasure ;a his pocket, and on his return hone in the evening, he very properly named his lucky adventure to sever al re. spectable persons of the town, who advised him to take it immediately to the Bank, which he accordingly did on the next day, and explained the extraordinary mantut in which it carne into his possession. He was desired to leave the note with the Cashier, in order that the necessary steps should he taken to find its owner, if possible: with a distinct understanding that, should it be identified, he would be entitled to a salvage of one eighth of the amount, and provided it was not claimed at the expiration of twelve months, he would have it returned to him. With this promise the fortuteate brick. layer returned home, quite elated with the result fit his mission, as, at all events,he will be entitled to 1251. Up to the pre,ent period, and although every exertion has bees used, no claimant has come forward. This extraorsli• nary circumstance has produced various rumours, bat we refrain from giving them publicity. Parkinson it now employed at Crowley's Wharf, Greenwich. Monday afternoon a horse ran away at Crabhle Hilt with a four wheeled carriage, in which were Mr. STARR. the Barrister, and his four sisters. It dashed with great velocity don n the road through Buckland until it reached the Charlton turnpike•gate, with which the carriage came in contact and was upset. The whole party were thrown out, some of whom it is feared are seriously in. jured. Both shafts were broker, and the horse continued his speed until his career was itni.e2ed, by a horse and cart which were thrown down, and a broken part of the shaft driven into the latter horse's flank.—Kevatisk Wednesday morning Wiriam Eagles, a servant, left a mare standing at the house-door of Mr. Cooper, a coach. maker, North-row, Grvsvenor-square, while he went into the shop ; on his return, in about five minutes, to his great surprise, he found that some persons had stolen the mare. The thief had pulled the cloth off, which was on the mare, and placed it 'Ton a post. Sir THOMAS BARING, in his ertAttre before a Ctro mittee ot the House of Commons, enumerated among the causes Gf crime the uncertainty of punishment. It appears that of 1,20 u persons condemned to death in 1826, only 57 were executed ; and a the puritbirer.ts of the remaining 1,143 no account appears. The Cori , - mittee observe on this fact- 44 Thus t:.e sentence giir= by the Judge is riot executed in a vast number of case , It is suggested to the coosideration el tiie Wuse , vouch of the effett ot punishment as an example Is creby lost; that the bystander goes away with t!:e impression that the hardiest of criminals will otrain an alleviation of the punishment pronounced u: - .00 him ht the lat. , . Without any alteration of the laws which loft ct . the punishment of death for horse stealing , sheep steal ing, and other crimes, on which subject the Commit.ee do not wish to give any opinion, it surely might he w" 1 good effect permitted to the Judge, instead of recording the sentence of death, to prononnce the purtishme! 4 which in his opinion ought to be inflicted, and which Is the end the prisoner is made to undergo." MED. Monday, Mr. Grindall, who was for many years a distiller, Ad accumulated in that business a p.operty of ninre than sev.oo,o oo . At Manse of Mochrum, on the 17th instant, the Ito. Jcba Steven, Minister of the parish of blochrum, aged 77, and to the forty-first year of his Ministry. At Rio tic Janiero, ou the .2.5 d December last, Mr. Peter Sandie: formerly of the pat ish of Whithorn, IVigtownshire, in the pinny and vigour of life, by an accidental shot of the gun of his iiinauSe acquaintance, a Air. Forster, on a sporting excursion during the holidays. The deceased expired immediately. Tuesday, at his residence iu Plymouth, Mr. Henry Lange r4 Jeweller. The I r,th nit. on bis passage from the West Indies, John Colhosia Mills, Esq. late President of the Island of Nevis. HIGH-WATER st LONDON-MILILIG R TO MOISHOW. Morning 47 nonute. atter 5 Afternoon . II minutes after 4 ____—. Lovnari: Printed and Pub[ Una by Juane NlArite, the nips at the sTais Of MB. No. I, rickettigate, Temple So.