Star. — London, England, 1824-11-19 00:00:00

HIBERNIAN SCRIPPLIRAL 'SOCIETIES. Tuesday evening , , at seven o'clock, a Meeting of the above Society to.iplacein Mr. Rees's Chapel, Crown street. Soho : BUTTRftWORTH. Esq. M.P. in the Chair. Mr. Burrertwortru. on being called to the Chair, said, tut he was hut little acquainted with the pro ceedings of the S iciety over which he then had the honour to preside, but its objects were so self-evidently important, that he did not hesitate to render his assists since in promoting them. He had himself been in Ire land, and was acquainted with numerous individuals , from that country. He had extensive connections there, :red from everything he conlii collect, the inhabitants. were slink into the most degrade 3 state of barbarism, of ilrinrof.ce, and of superstition. Under this impression, he though:, that while we were expending large sums in spreading the benefit, of eincation through foreign climates, we should not be tinmin !ful of our own. deed Ireland seas a country that called peculiarly for our exertino, for the igl): ante of the great majority of the population was so distressing, that the claims of society bad no m-rol influence over their minds. lie would read to them part of a letter which he had received from a Gentleman in lieland, which was not intended for general pUhricatinn, hut which was so ap propriate to the business which they were then met upon, that he could not refrain from reading to them at least an extt act. It was melancholy to see a fine in tellectual people reduced to a situation so low and so degra.fed. He had lately penned a list of the atroci ties co•..mitte 1 in that country since January 1, 1823, and in truth it formed one of the most awful catalogues that civilize i society had ever witnessed; scarcely a night passed without leaving a record of some dreadful crime; mit. 'ers committed, houses burned, or some such appalling acts of barbarity. And yet those very people were capable of evincing a degree of generosity of heart and benevolence; in short, in all the congenial feelings, and noblest attributes of human nature, they surpassed, he had slmost said, the English people; he, perhaps, might say, uithout overstepping the bounds of trtt*l•, every nation in the world. When he said these very pt:ople, he meant such as had been blessed with the benefits of ed.'e mon, and on whose minds the lights cf the Christian nt2.l:gion had been duly impressed in their childhood. From this they might judge how de sirable was the object of the Association—that of re deeming such a race from ignorance and superstition. The lever br wMch he ailuticd, was from the county of Mayo, and was dated thc 26th of last September. The fionourable Gentleman then read the letter, which stated, that on a particular day in each year, a number of people were in the habit of repair lug to. a shrine de dicated to the VIRGIN MARY, in order to gain her favour by their devotions, and to outrage true religion by addressing such prayers to any other than the DEITY. In the centre of a burying ground a stone altar was erected, and not far frnm this was a round tower; and in order to increa e the difficulty of walking bare-kneed upon the wound, the .ground was uneven, and flat tomb-stonei ere so placed, that the penance of those who re,orte.l thither was rendered much more laboti ous. Hound this tower were the penitent compelled to wait 'troll their bate knees seven times, repeating seven paters, wven ayes, and a cree,ll and so exhausted were many of t'.e n by t!dis exertion, that many (particularly the women) imee tainted. Yet this was but a portion of their pcoance ; they had now to proceed still upon their knees to the altar, and there pay a halfpenny for kissing a crucifix. They had then to proceed from thence to . well, over a walk purposely strew n with gravel. ;he previous evening, still upon their knees, and there after again repeating seven paters, seven WIC", and a cr eel, they paid another halfpenny for a bottle of the w :arr. To she the inefficacy of such mummery upon the morals of hail mortals, it was only necessary to add, that, eeen while pet forming this severe penance, two devotees 11,,ve been often known to quarrel, and even fight. Mr. Pettterworth said it might also be added, that aftetqu. h a day as this, the poor misguided creatures spent the night indulging in almost every specks of wickedness, drunkenne,s, and debauchery. The SECRETARY nosy read the Report, stating the ob-t.tcles the Association had met with in propagating the Gospel, the difficulties they had overcome, and the progress they had made in spreading the advantages of education amongst the poorer classes of the Irish people. The Rev. Mr. tiVANSON, the Rev. Mr. SILLENY, and other Gentlemen, addressed the Meeting; a series of Resolutions were passed, and the Meeting adjourned. Tuesday se'nnight the new buildings erected at the entrance of London -street, Glasgow, went off with great briskness. Property exceeding 20,0001. iu value was sold, and upon the average of the buildings, at a price considerab; y beyond the upset price. The corner shops, &c. sezween London-street and Gallowgate exceeded the upset price 6001. (the sale price 69001.), and the cornet s!.ops itonting London and Saltmarket-streets, exceeded the upset !nice 12001. WANTON CRUELTY.—A few days since, during the pet formance ofSignor llizrz, at the Sun Tavern, Chat ham, the comotty wete much amused by the fami liaiity of a tame pigeon which A'as running amongst them ; shortly after the bird was found with its bead wrung off, which it appeared had been done by a sol dier, whose cruelty excited the utmost indignation of the audience. INQUEsT AT NEW MA vrott—Tuesday last, Eliz. Hob son, a pauper, aged about 28 years, who had laboured under a severe disorder for some weeks, during the lat ter part of which time " the world was all before her where to choose her resting place," was removed from Farlingtnn, in a wry distressed and dying state, to Sheriff Hutton, and thence, without any legAl process to New Mahon. O: her being conveyed to the Poor house she presented a most port sole spectacle, and not withstinding all that medical and other aid could ad minister, she expired early on Sunday evening. On the following day an Inquest was held on the body, at the Crown and Anchor Inn, in New Mahon, before Thos. HARRISON, Esq. the Coroner, when a long in vestigation took place, and the Jury ultimately returned a verdict, " That she died, labouring under a diarrhoea, accelerated by being removed from Sheriff Hutton to, New Mahon, in an inhuman manner." Monday night, the premises belonging to Mr. CAR TER (one of the Society of Friends), a carpenter and builder, situated in Irish-row, Whitechapel, had been entered by th;eves, and the pannel of a store-room door, ia which was deposited nearly 101. in halfpence, made up in cartridges of ss. gat, was cut through, and the money, with other articles, taken therefrom. On the remaining part of the door which they broke through was written in large characters, with chalk, MR. CARTER,ESQ, Dear Friend—We thank Tess fur this small favour, there are three of us in the gang, catch us it you can. PUBLIC SALES. MESSRS. DRIVER. Freeholds.—An Estate, situate at Harlington, near Cranford bridge, Middlesex, containing four cottagea and timber-built barn, let at rents amounting to £3l per annum—X.3Bo. An adjoining Dwelling-house and three Cottages, total annual rental 549 —645. An Orchard near the preceding, about one acre ; let at £lO per annum— £'3oo. Leasehold—.l detached Residence, situate at Clapham, contain ing thirteen rooms, domestic apartments, coach-house, stabling, garden, green-house, and melon ground, the whole held for eleven years, at £165 per annum, with reversionary interest of an adjoin ing piece of ground from Michaelmas, 1834, to the expiration of the said term, of the presumed yearly value of 250--XllO. NESSUS. WINSTANLEY. Leaseholds.—An Estate, comprising Nos. 67, and 68, Blackman man-street, and house in Revel's-row, Southwark, let at rents amounting to £l4O. 10s. per annum, held at £66. for fifteen years and a half—Sold for £570. A &ack of Warehouses, of three floors, each 36 feet by 16 feet, with loop-hole doors, yard and warehouse, held at a ground rent of £l5. for forty-four years—Es4o. No. 24, on the North side of Bloomsbury-square, containing tea rooms, kitchens, eellarage and vaults, held at £lOO. per annum for 12 years, land tax redeemed—.£49o. Improved pent.—From No. 6,1) £4B.per annum, for twenty-nine years and a hali—C6so. Blshopagate, ALLEGED INNOCENCE OF A CONVICT. Mr. Woodcroft, Solicitor, of Chapel -street, Bedford row, applied yesterday afternoon to Messrs. Griffiths and Rawlinson, Mary-la-bonne Office, fur the purpose of consulting them as to the propriety of the steps he was about to take in behalf of a young man of the name of Ferris, who had been committed from that Office for burglary, and convicted at the Old Bailey. Since the trial several circumstances had come to light which were highly favourable to the prisoner's innocence.— The robbery for which he was tried took place on the Bth of September, in the house of H. Holland, E•q Cornwall-terrace,Regent's Park, when a (plant ity of Bank bills, and about 20 sovereigns, were car: ied off. Fei tis was convicted entirely on circumstantial evide:ice, and the principal facts against him were, that part of a but ..ton was found next morning in the area, which cone sponded with another piece on his coat, and that be ha been seen in that neighbourhood on the evening tl.e robbery. The Come' for the prisoner refrained from putting certain questions to the witnesses, which mi d h: have been favourable to him, and Mr. Justice Pat k, be fore whom he was tried, on summing up the evidence. after remarking on the possibility of establishing an alibi, said, " It was competent for the prisoner's Couiisel to have asked the witness Brown, whether the prisoner was at her house on the night of the robbery till eight, as I sec she so stated before the Magistrate ; and lie might also have called a servant, or some person from Hanover -street, to speak to the fact of his being there for the purpose of returning an umbrella. These facts would go near to time, and doubts might justly be en tertaiiied as to the prisoner's guilt and identity" The witnesses against the prisoner had all stated that, to the best of their belief, the robbery must have been com mitted about half-past eight. There was no evidence, to prove that Ferris was at Mr. Sheppard's, 17, Ha nover-street, at that time. Fanny Wass, servant to Mr. Sheppard, could have' stated that fact, but the question . was not put to her at the trial. Mr. Wonder oft now brought her forward for the purpose of MA king affidavit to that effect, as this ciacionstante, connected with others which he would mention, might have great in fluence in the proper quarter, either in producing a commutation of the punishment, or in annulling it alto gether. The Magistrates had no objection to take the, affidavit. Mr. Rawlinson, at the saute time, said, that great prudence and caution were necessary on the part of the prisoner's Counsel in managing the business, as if the facts weie not fully corroborated, they might do harm in place of good. Mr. Woodcroft seerne.i fully aware of this, but the circumstances in layout of the prisoner were so strong that he felt himself called upon to take these steps. Ferris was quite a young man, and of a most respectable family, who reside at Wootton Bassett, Wilts. He came t to An in January last, and brought with him an unexceptionable cha racter of six years. He haa kr -quently been intrusted with poverty to a considerable amount, and had al ways conducted himself honoui ably. He had all along persisted in asserting his innocence; tne Jury took full an hour and a qua, ter in considering on the verdict. and after returning ir, earnestly recommended him to mercy. Since the trial, Mr. Holland's house bad been again robbed, exactly in a similar way. The windows had been left open as on the former occasion, and the robbers had entered by it, and carried off a quantity of plate. The plate in the other instance was left un touched, though Ferris, who had been servant with Mr. Holland for several months, knew per fectly well where it was kept. Mr. Rawlinson said that some of the cif cnmstances were certainly much in the prisoner's fa vour. The young woman then made affidavit that Ferris was at her master's house at half-past eight on the night of the robbery, and returned an umbrella which he had borrowed. A duel took place on Satituday morning last, between Jean Dumas and John Rainy, two coloured lads not exceeding sixteen years of age. The former was shot dead nu the spot, the hall passing through his body. A Coroner's Inquest being held, their verdict was Wilful Murder against the survivor and seconds; and the father of the latter and the mother of the deceased were also charged by the Coroner and the Jdry as accessariet before the fact.—Dominica Chronicle, Sept. 16. Wednesday se'nnight, JOHN NAIRN, Esq. writer, Ayr, a respectable old Gentleman, went a few miles into the country, to settle some business with one of his clients, whose house, it appears, he had left a little after six in the evening, and having missed his way before getting into the public road, he had either fallen or lain doww, and pethhed through cold. Notwithstanding a perse. vering search from the morning of Thursday, the body was net found till next day. Tuesday, Captain KissocK, of the Royal Navy, left Ayr, in good health, on his way to I.9ndon, and took the coach on coming to the road from Glasgow to Dumfries. When he reached Cumnock he became un well; but, anxious to be forward, he proceeded on his journey notwithstanding, becoming gradually worse till he reached Drumlanrig toll-bar, where he was so ill that he was obliged to leave the coach, and he died there next day. Captain Kissoce was a holey strong , young man, only 36 years of age, 26 of which he spent i in the service of his country. A bullfinch's nest, containing three young ones, of singular plumage, was found some time ago in the garden of Mr. Bell, at Newark. The plumage of one of the birds was entirely black, another crimson, and that of the third closely resembles a magpie. The latter is said to be a bird of 6. rare acquirements." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSF. B. Lovend, and Caroline his wife, were charged with attempting to obtain money by letters, purporting to he front Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, the bankers. On Tuesday afternoon, the fe male, who is very young, went to the house of Mr. Cotton, in Ha singliall-street, and presented the document In question, which is drawn up on parchment in a regular law hand. Mr. Cotton ques tioned her as to the authenticity of the signature, and the account she gave was so unsatisfactory, that he detained b. , th her and her husband, who was waiting about twenty yards from the house ; and on sending to Smith s Payne, and Smith, it was pronounced a forgery. The account the male prisoner gave waa, that they had recently arrived from the Continent, for the purpose of setting up in business in the singing line, when he should have procured a gui tar to accompany her. The female said, that on the morning in question, she went with a Gentleman to a house, but she did not know where ; that they remained there several hours, and that he gave her the letter as a compensation.—Peter Maui stated, that he had been servant to them about 16 days; that they met with each other quite accidentally, near London-bridge, and although they were perfect strangers, he was immediately engaged to shew . them London. The circumstances appearing so improbable, the Loan Moyne remanded them till Monday. BOW-STREET. Two lads, named Car and Carroll, the latter a mere boy, were charged with stealing a gold watch chain. Carroll, it appeared, went into Mr. Wheatley's, a watch-maker, in Hanunersmith, on Wednesday, and desired to be shewn some gold seals; he after wards desired to see some chains, when Mts. Wheatley called her husband, and the prisoner left the shop, saying he would in a few. minutes return with the money ; immediately after his departure, she missed the chain, and Mr. Wheatley went into the road, and there saw Carroll and Cox in a chaise-cart, driving at a rapid rate towards London ; he overtook them at Kensington, but the chain was not found on them, when Carroll offered to leave his watch, great coat, and 10s. in silver as a security for the chain's appearance on the following morning. The prisoners denied aay acquaintance with each other, or any knowledge of the chain.—They were fully committed for trial. STakti-Itoinsany.—.Watitmith,a woman of colour, well known for abandoned habits, wai , brought up for re-examination, charged with knocking down and robbing a person at present I t i l koowi t . The ctrcumst.•nces were these:—Last Monday evening Mary Smith was obszrve,i holding a person of gentlemanly appearance, down upon the pavenient in St. Martin's-lane, and apparently struggling to get something our of one of his pockets. The Gentle in in appeared t' intworated ; and, when asked what was the u.. - ,:ter? he said had knocked Inns down and robbed hint of a .over ign. Thi he denied, declared she had no money about her, except hailer •••.- ; hat after what had been seen of her conduct, nobody lisliovest ;ter, and she was rakam to the watch.honse, where she was searched, and a hali-crown aad a sovereign were found in the r •ot of her stocking.—She was reminded for further examina ti tin Monday next. HATTON-OA ROHN. Yesterday was the day appointed Ca the 7.l:.sirtrates giving their ludgment in the important decision of the Tithe Question, in the Parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn, and at an early hour the Office was crowded to recess. Mr. Griffith, the vestry clerk, on the part of the Rector, vend Mr. I farmer, for the parish; appeared. Serjeant SILLON, in a speech of considerable length and ability, took a review of the argumeets advanced on both sides of the question, and give his objections to the claim set up, upon three distinct grounds:— . I. That by the 2d and 3d of Edward VI. personal tithe must he considered as abolished, for previous to the passing of that •Act, it was recovered by forcing the party :o fwear to the profits of his trade, which having led t.) much perjury, the oath was done away with, and, of course, the remedy for the recovery. 2d. The same Act also conlines all claims for Tithes of any kind to be such as can he traced hack forty years previous to its passing —nam-ly. 1508, which cmnot be d. ze in the present case, as the records produ.etl only go As t a r bac,. as 1643. • Sd. The records themselves bore internal evidence they were meant as describing the" Easter Gifts." After dv.•elling on these ?obits. and illustrating them with extracts from numerous authori ties, be gave it as %is decided opinion, that the Parish were entitled to resist the claim. Mr. Rotmas fully conetirrel with the Learned SLrjeant. Mr. LAING, bowevee, exv-elstct his stisseur ; hut as the majo rity of the Itench was in favour of the l'atish, this lung agitated question is now at rest. IkI.III.LBOPOUGH-STREET. , An Hibernian, named Clouser, was charged with having stolen a quandry of lead from Apsley House, the residence of his Grace the Duke of Weil.vgioli. During the last week his Grace's establishment has been under going repair, and Mr.'Whitebeail, the stone-mason, who is in the employ of his Grace, had taken);in some extra bands to alter an area at the back part of the house, amongst whom was the prisoner. On Wednesday last, he was observed leaving the place with a quan tity of sheet lead, which he said had been given to him by one of the masons to take home, but on the individual being qutstioned, he positively denied ever having given him such instructions, but had inertly told him to carry it up stairs to the workmen. lie was taken into custody, when 111 r. Whitehead, the Clerk of the Works, and other persons, attended to give evidence, but none of them could swear positively to the lead being that which was taken from Apsley House. Sir GEORGE FAIIRANT, in the absence of evidence to identify the lead, could not coonnit the prisuri,:r to take his trial, but had it in his power to convict Lim under an Act of Parliament for having lead in his possession, supposed to be stolen, for which he could not satisfactorily account. The prist,nezdenied having had the ii.tention ofrtealing the lead, but said the mason had given it to him. _ _ _ The mason swore positively that this was not the fact. He merely requested Lain to carry it up stairs for the workmen. Sir 0. FARRANT asked him if he had 405 to pay ? The prisoner replied that he had not. Sir G. 1:A1 A:sr— Well, then, you must go to prison for 40 days. --The Magistrate informed the pri'.ener that he had mitigated the penalty from .51. to V. and he was empowered, in default of pay ment, to commit him fur three months; but, on considering his case, he would only commit bim for one month, Yesterday, Jens Burn, the pugilist, was charged with an assault do a Mr. Manning, of Chesterfield-street, Mary-la-bonne, and or dered to find bail. UNION-lIALL. Dewhirst, a middle-aged man, whose friends are persons of respectability, was yesterday brought up from the watch-house, at Newington, charged on suspicion of having killed his own child, a girl about two years of age. Before the examination commenced, the prisoner was bathed in tears. His manner indicated a degree of wildness, which led to a supposition that his intellect might be !n some measure affected. His wife, who was in attendance, was deeply distressed. John 11' Laren stated, that he was a private watchman stationed in Bronti-place, Walworth. A little after eleven o'clock, on Wednesday night, Mrs. Dewhirst came to him, saying, that she was frightened, and dare not stay, for her husband had threatened to cut her throat. Witness persuaded her to go to some neigh bour's house, and sheiouk his advice. She wished witness to ac-' company her home, winch he did ; and after hallooing and ringing tbe bell, the children (four in number)'came to one of the windows in great alarm. They said they were much frightened at their father. Witness then went to get a light front a watchman, and when he returned with one, he found that the gate had been fas tened. Ile climbed over some railing, and went to the door, after letting in another watchman. When the party was below stairs, Mrs. Dewhirst wished witness to go softly up stairs, to the right hand room, and see it her husband was asleep. He did so, but no one was there. On entering another room at the back, he saw him lying. He also saw the deceased, Caroline (a child not two years of age) lying in one corner of the room. She had something thrown over her, which on taking off, witness saw she had no night dress on. The child was very much covered with blood. The prisoner said to the witness, " What is the matter with the child? I have done all I can for It." The prisoner then wiped the blood from its face with a piece of handkerchief or cloth. Witness having fiend the child in so dreadful a state, desired the watchman to step with him. The prischier said, on being asked what was amiss wish the infant ? that it was very well, and he had done his duty towards it. _ _ _ as String, another watchman, stated, that on asking the prisoner how those bruises came on the child's face? the prisoner replied, that it had fallen down stairs, which fall had caused them. Witneu inquired bow long it was since this accident happened? and was answered by the prisoner, about a week. _ _ The clothes which belonged to the deceased were here produced. They had been scattered about the room in which the child was lying when first discovered, and had been picked up by the wit. nootes. On the clothing being examined, there was a general ex. damation of horror from the witnesses and spectators of the Office. rine p sonar only seemed tote unmoved, and wildly fixed his eyes upop the ceiling daring the scene. The child's garments were torn I.n shreds, and some of then were melted In the Mood. Th e , dso produced a leather strop nearly one f ourth of an inch intY ness, and about two feet in length. O n i t were visible a few .s.pc.: of blood . 'Ms was likewise found in th e room near the child. - Mr. John Swift, surgeon, residing at No. 90, East-street, W worth, being SWIM% said—About th ree o'clock this morn i ng (Thu :. day), Mrs. Hewhirst called me up, saying that her husband hid on the child in bed and suffocated it, and she thought it was de I went to the house, and was going up stairs ; I saw the pri so ,, 4 % standing in the middle of the room between two watchmili, 11; was using strong language, desiring them to quit his house. H. next addressed me, asking rue what business I b a d t h ere, 4nd (1. . siring me to leave the room. He did not know me, I nev, r tended his family profesidonally. Seeing the child lying in oi.e of the room, I went up to it, and told him he had b;:tter the apartment whilst I examined the child. He refused to ch, I then gave him into the custody of the two watchmen who w. /. by. I then proceeded to examine the child. It was lying und,..r piece of flannel, or some loose covering, which was rernioved : 1; bleeding at the mouth and nose; its body was quite naked ; ::„ were marks of violence on its bead, neck, spine, legs, Its extremities were quite cold, and It was not sensible. • tion was going on In a flagging mariner. I ordered a warm :. for it, which was immediately prepared. I then went down st. 4• to the prisoner, and asked him what had been done to the ch:l.l He replied that nothing had been done to it; but he afterward, said the child had fallen down stairs some days ago, which had pre, duced those marks on the face. I asked bim how it woe to hrs. , so many bruises upon it? hlataisraays--lltd the bruises which you saw upon the child p. pear to have been recently inflicted? Witness—They certainly were caused by blows recently given. MaoisTitave— Were those marks of external violence such as, in your judgment, would occasion death. Witness—Certainly, Sir. NAVISTILATg—Prisoner, have you anything to offer? You a re not hound to -,ay anything in your defence. The prisoner rensained silent, looking stedfastly towards the Beuch. After a few momet.ts, the prisoner, in an agitated tone ui voice, replied—" I have nothing to say." MAGISTRATEPriIitgIer, do you wish to hear what has been taken down read ? Prig .!wr—lco, Sir, I do not want to hear It. Snow, the constable, said he was reqoested by the prisoner's wife to say that she wished to see the pri,uuer before Ile was removed from the Office. This intimation having been conveyed to him, he declined seeing her. The prisoner was dres►^d LI a full suit of mourning. in al. pearance he is genteel, and of ratlf-r a plea&ing countenance. A i soon as the ex..mination was concluded, he was removed in a hick. ney-coach to ilorsemonger-lane prison. Hall and another ollt,Aor .v4.re in the cmch. The prisoner, we understand, kept a shop in lilacktriars-roan, for the sale of carpeting, &c. and that he WAS u!-,P engaged as a clerk in a plate-glass manutactory, in Long-acre; owing to sonic pecuniary difficulties, a few months ago, he was tads the necessity of disposing of his stock, and that he then took 'house in which his family at present reside. Great supplies of timber have been received at Ply mouth, and indeed at all the yards, in the course of the last summer. Africa, Dalmatia, Ametica, &c. have furnished their several supplies, and thus the consump tion of British timber isronsiderably and wisely lesserieJ. It has been generally allowed, that English pick pockets are gifted with more dexterity and address in perlbrming the duties of their calling, than persons of the same profession in ether countries The tolio•A ing manmuvre would not, however, have disgraced Bar rington or Bill Sesames: A merchant t,eing in the pit of a foreign Opera-house, felt a movement about ,riis sides, which led him to suspect that his gold snuff hoz was in some jeuparJy, and immediately taking measures for ascertaining whether it was safe, he focal it WAS gone. Seeing an ill-looking fellow very mar him, he slid not hesitate to fix upon him as the thief : ' immediately seizing loin by the arm, he uhisvered is his eat —tior. wishing to occasion any tumult and dis turb the performance—" You have taten my sniZbox, restore it this moment, or I will give you over to the police-offizers." 4. Sir," replied the thief, "pray do not give an alarm, or I am undone; it is nue I have yoar box, but I am an unfortunate man in great distress, and humbly intreat of you to take your plc:petty out of my pocket, and the persons around us will know nothing of what has occurred . .." The merchant kindly acceded. to this proposai—when the fellow vociferated " Pick pocket !" calling on those near him to obset ve that the hand of the merchant, which he hell fast, was in his pocket.. The guard came to the spot, and apprehended the accused party, who of course protested his inno cence, and ultimately explained the nature of the trick wlt.cli had been practised upon him; but while he was eiii;•!ged in doing this, the thief glided through the crowd, carrying the gold snuff-box with him. A woman in the county of Flint, about eighty years back, hiving been convicted of a capital crime, was ordered for execution dnd was actually hanged. Having 'remained suspended during the usual time, she was re moved from the scaffold, and carried into the church; it was soon discovered that the vital spark was not totally extinct, and means were immediately adopted by her friends for the purpose of fully Restating anima tion. The executioner having been informed of what was going on; and apprehending that he should incur censure for the incomplete pet formance of his san guinary duty, repaired to the church with an intention w dispatch the woman. The females, however, who were around the body, became furious when acquainted with the hangman's design, and immediately attacking him with the most violent rage, he was obliged to fly for safety up the steps which led to the belfry : thither his pursuers followed him, and seizing him by the bee's, they dragged him down the stairs, and so much injured him that his death was the consequence. In the mean timethe body of the woman was carried away, and the measures for restating life ultimately proved successful. But perhaps the most astonishing portion of this narra tion yet remains to be told: this woman, who might be said to have. experienced a resurrection front the graves not long afterwards actually committed another crime, of which she was convicted at the nest Assizes, and for which she suffered death. The Sheriff, in this humus !determined that the intention of the law should not again be frustrated, caused a grave to be dug close to the gallows, in which the corpse was immediately buried 'after the execution was carried into effect. 'BIRTHS. --- November 8, at Edinburgh, the Ho■. Mrs. Sinclair, of Vlbiter, of a son. Tuesday, at Pennington House, near Lymington, Hants, the Lady of the Rev. Chas. Heath, of a daughter. Monday, in Albemarle -street, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Weldon, of twins. DIED. Nov. 17, at her house, Norgsampton-squareM n. 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