Star. — London, England, 1830-09-10 00:00:00

1 PS4l#tt Plt 0 NCIA L INTELLIGENCE. 4:49,e1 Adrertiser states that one of the Clergymen • : I a Vesitation in that town on Thursday has been a Curate - al" q seien ran !! ! What a commentary upon the system of "' ' errnent Ifornino Register. . }.arl of Kenmore presided at a meeting on Thursday, . • Kalernta fir the purpose of considering the practicability of opening coileitimicatiou with the sea, from that town to the bay of Castle. ' mane.. ere sit„ . .etestcd by the Knight of Kerry. A committee of inquiry wax app‘iinted. I . ll€•re appear yet in the neighbourhood of Corofin, county Clare. i.otne of those scenes which disgraced that part of the county last winter. A few nights ago a man of the name of Collins, a tenant of Mr. Nt'hite'e at Caherblonig, was attacked, his house broken in, him. self desperately beaten, and a quantity of clothes, some money, and some have). taken from him On the same night, an attack was made on the house of a widow 31-Grath, at Knockme, but her son defended himself so manfully with a szythektie had prepared for the purpose, that be did. not allow the ruffians to commit any plunder.—Clare Paper. Oa the night of Tuesday, the house of Mr. James Ty moos. of Knecknarecha, in the Barony of Inchiquin, was attacked and entered by an armed party, who beat Mr. Tymons severely, and missed tire twice or three times at him ; they smashed all the furniture in his house. and then went off' firing shots. The cause assigned by these midnight ruffians for this attack was, that Tymons dared to keep a ~avant in his employment against their will, and whom he found to be mit hell to him.—Ennis Chronicle. A moat barbarous murder was committed at one o'clock in the noon-day of Tuesday last, on a man named William Dwyer, at a cross road on the lands of Crossnyle, near the village of Cappawhite, half a mile from the residence of William Purefoy, Esq, and within a few yards of several dwelling houses. The unfortunate man had beim placed as a keeper on the said property on the lands of Crossoyle, and on Saturday last he got some abuse, and was threatened by a man named John Dwyer, residing there. Int the day of the murder be obtained a summons for this John Dwyer to appear before a bench of magistrates, and on his delivery of the summons he was knocked down, and immediately afterwards his beaks dashed out by repeated blows from stones I A verdict of wilful murder, against several men who arc well known, and who have fled, was returned. —Liguria Chronicle. A combination to an alarming extent exists in Nam against all persons who shall work at the harvest unless at a stated rate. —Drogheda Janina CLYDESDALE ORCHARDS.—The large fruit, consisting of apples, pears, and 'plums, contained in the orchards on the Clyde, have been sold this season for Mt fps. REMARKABLE HERRING.-011 the 21st inst. a herring of most extraordinary size was caught at Porteny. Its weight was fif teen pounds three ounces, and our informant says, that this uncommon fish was no less remarkable for its size, than for its richness of quality and deli of of flavour .— Edinburgh Paper. THE WEATHER.—The sky is still gloomy, the tempera ture low, and the weather as broken and uncertain as ever. The farmers every where improve every favourable moment, but their operations, upon the whole, are greatly retarded by the heavy rains that occur at every little interval. Of the wheats and barleys a portion has been cut in all favourable situations; but though stooks are common, we have seen few stacks beyond the precincts of the parish of Tinwald. In a wide circuit around Dumfries every second field seems seedy for the sickle, and should the weather "take up," and continue favourable, much will be done during the present week. On Saturday last shearers were engaged at Is. 6d. per day, with an allowance of milk where the distance was considerable. The rain which fell yesterday morning thinned the hiring market to a great extent, and of those who attended, the majority returned to their own homes. Had it been other. wise we doubt not the demand for reapers would have led to some ad vance of wages.—Dumfries Courier. Mr. Hume, in journeying through Scotland, is received every where with open arms. At Caper Fife he was dubbed a burgess by the senior Millie, while the Provost was very differently employed; at Arbroath thousands went forth to meet the unflinching advocate of economy and retrenchment, entertained him to a splendid civic feast, and even illuminated the town in honour of his arrival Similar ho. (lours await him In Glasgow, where he is to be entertained publicly on the lath current. The list of stewards is highly respectable, and in cludes men of all parties. ADVANTAGE OF ALLOTTING LAND TO POOR PAMI- LtEs.—A very decided proof is afforded in the borough of Malmsbury, of the system of allotting lands to poor families. That borough eon. tam!), one parish, and part of two others; that of St. Paul being the most extensive, having five tithing, or hamlets without the borough. There is in the vicinity - about seven hundred acres of corporation land, • five hundred acres of *filch was, until within these ten years, heath, or open common land. About eight or eh)e years since, Joseph Pitt, Esq. M.P. for Crickladc, and the then high steward for 3lalmsbury, kindly interested himself for, the inhabitants, and procured an act of incloaure. The five hundred acres were consequently inclosed, and al. lofted to two hundred and eighty families, being free burgesses of the corporation, with the escepuon of fifty acres, which have been let for the purpose of raising funds to make good roads, and keep them in re pair. Many of these free burgesses are poor men with large families, having about an acre and a quarter, or an acre and a half of land each, the produce of which 'enables the greater part of them to live without parochial relief. Out of the seven hundred acres, at least six hundred were dug by the spade. The consequence has been, that the expend'. tare of the parish, which in April 1, 1819, amounted to 2,0741. has been gradually reduced, and for the year ending April 1, 1830, it amounted to Demote than 1,4241. being a decrease in eleven years of neatly thirty per cent. although the population has greatly increased at the same time.—Counly Chronicle. EXTRAORDINARY RISE OF RENT.—It is With great pleasure we notice the large accession which the town's funds received on Saturday last, in the re-letting of the salmon fishing in the Bay of Nigg, belonging to the Treasurer of Aberdeen. This fishing was made out about 12 years ago; and, being a sort of ex ent, was first let at the low rent of 71. a year; afterwards in to 141. The lease, at this latter rent, expires with the present year; and the fishing having been offered by public coup, on anew lease for seven years from Anders. mac next, was taken by the present =lumen, at the annual rent of 0601.--dberdeen Joe real. ALTERATION IN THE TIMES. — LIBERALITY OF THE GOVERNORS OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.-1111 , the church-yard of the little village of Ford, about three miles from Arundel, is seen a tomb, erected to the memory of William Garvey, FAq who died in the year 1701. Mr. Garway, who resided at Ford, was the representative of this borough in Parliament ; and it appears by an old record, that for his services in that capacity he received from his constituents the sum of 6s. Bd. a day during the sitting of Parliament. It is calculated, that in obtaining their seats, the present members for the town have been put to an expense of at least 3,0001. each. Mr Garway was owner of a considerable estate In the neighbourhood, which he left to his three sons ; and in the event of their dying without issue, he devised it to Christ's Hospital, to which it ultimately reverted. We understand that the parish clerk of Ford formerly kept the ground surrounding the tomb of Mr. Garway free from high grass and weeds ; and for his attention in this particular, he was remunerated with the sum of five shillings per annum by the Governors; but they having thought proper for some time to discontinue this drain on the funds of the Hospital, the grave of their benefactor bears the appearance of neglect. This act of penu riousness on the part of the Governors, would, under any circumstance', be discreditable enough ; but when It is stated that the property for which they are indebted to the benevolence of Mellarway yields them an income of between 0001. and 3,0001. per annum, such conduct cannot, we think, but be denounced as an excess of grossness, almost amounting to indecency.—Susses Paper. THE THIEVES AT BRIGHTON. The clam of London thieves — erho in slang language are desig. rated the " swell mob," have followed in the wake of royalty, and have mustered in considerable number. at Brighton, where they pursue their vocation with their wonted dexterity and with a success almost unprecedented in the annals of thieving. These fellows parade through the town in groups of fouror five, dressed in the first style of fashion, and, assuming the assn of men of consequence, mingle with out notice or suspicion in all the amusements of the place, and contrive upon each occasion to lighten the pockets of those wbo are deceived by their appearance, and who never dream of being robbed in such genteel s , IC! Ay, until the loss of their watches or purses causes them for the first tit:st to suspect their company. The subscription rooms and libraries aff-7d ready access to these accomplished thieves, and their depreda tion• at those places have been carried on to a considerable extent. The arrival of a coach from London is sure to collect a crowd of idlers, and of this circumstance the swell mob never fail to take advantage by hustling the passengers and possessing themselves of watches, purses, and pockets, in the confusion which ensues. The appearance of his Majesty on the parade attracts, of course, a considerable concourse of persons, and none are more eager in pressing forward to catch a glimpse of his person, or more loud In the expression of their loyalty, than his grateful subjects, the swell mob of London, many of whow have been seen to salute his Majesty with the greatest possible effrontery, and to receive in return a gracious bow. But where. it will he asked, are the p. lice of Brighton, that have lately been modelled on the plan of the new pol:ce in the metropolis, and of whore efficiency so much has been said ? Sauntering up and down the town with their hands behind them, these : watchful guardians of the public scarcely ever enter a crowd, and thus the swell thieves are left undisturbed to draw the pockets of toe King's lieges. It is. heworer, bug fair to add, that the Brighton police are wholly unacquainted with the persons of the swell mob of London, and without some peva, knowledge, few of them would be hardy enougn to aimed= the Imputability of such well.dreesed dash. ing ttllows as Mama headiegast amdasecoigne, who, in imitation of many of the Brigham lesegres, appear to the parade la the mornings de naiad dheesingiewsis sad yaw slippers. During the late re' Illikbenn In hewn, eir his Mis)wies visit, the swell mob were mese than temally masks, arl.the lout pt matches, purees, mil every desaripties of portable ply. nes in great proportion. On I ••••').- the following morning, the town crier, with a face of more than usual importance, came forth with his bell, and a long list of missing pro. petty, and beginning with "Oh yes," and ending with " GOD as,. the King," he enumerated the various articles which had changed owners on the preceding night, amongst were several watches, sundry bills of exchange, and divers bank notes, not to menden an abundance of loose cosh and a variety of private tats esenisme of no use but to the own. ere. On several neeenUp sines this amend the crier has been simi larly employed, and in the crowd whit his bell attracts together my be seen a swell mob, apparently in high glee at the suttees of their spe. culation, and mocking the labour of tbe crier, who, however, pockets a fee for every article that be aim, and who, therefore, to his loyal finale of " 001) mare the King," ma add, "and the swell mob." A few days ago a very elegantly dressed female was standing near the pavilion, accompanied by some friends, when it was announced that His Majesty was approaching. A general movement was of coarse the consequence; and the lady, in ber anxiety to see His /lia*ty, was for a moment separated from her friends. In this dilemma &Alen ably dressed man offered his services, and proceeded very pole y: point the attention of the lady to the King, who was just ad The eyes of the lady were for a moment livened upon His Majeley, and as soon as be passed she turned to thank the gentlemen Io whose pentanes she had been indebted, but found that he was and upon joining he friends, she discovered that a valuable watch which she had worn appended to her side had vanished It is scarcely necessary to mention that the polite gentleman was one of the " swell mob." in short, the thieves of London, and more particularly those who are at the bead of the fraternity, have reaped a most plentiful harvest since the accession of his Majesty ; and so Igiful do they feel for the many opportunities afforded them by his Ma 's frequent appearance in public, that they seem determined to follow im wherever his royal pleasure may chance to lead him. It is a fact that some of the swell thieves, at present in London, are at this moment busily engaged in paekingup primate" to a tour of specu lation to Portsmouth, where his Majesty, we believe, bas signified his intention of proceeding shortly. We understand that It has been nod. fied to some of the official s about the King, that a portion of his Majesty's light-fin subjects are in the habit of pressing rather too close to the royal person, and it is hoped that some experienced office, to whom the persons of the swell mob are known, will in future be appointed to prevent such depredations upon the public as are now carrying on at Brighton. The presence of one or two experienced offi cers would rid the town of their presence in a very short time. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. SIPS. 9. These sessions commencedtorning before Francis Coast, Esq. Chairman, and a full bench of magistrates. The calendar presents an unusually heavy appearance as regards the number of offenders, though the offences are generally of a trivial nature. FLU:YD.—Thomas Bagnell, a person who once bad lived in silk. ends, but who lately had, by unforeseen misfortunes, been reduced to the lowest ebb, was this morning indicted for having, on the 24th of April last, and several successive days, fraudulently obtained at vari. ous periods several sums of money. amounting to upwards of 801. from Mr. Thomas Saunders Perry, a pawnbroker, with whom he had pledged a quantity of valueless metal purporting to be silver, and upon which the abovementioned sum had been advanced. The prisoner, under the direction of his Counsel, Mr. C. Phillips, pleaded Guilty. The Chairman, after animadverting upon the roguery practised by the defendant, which, however, he was glad to see had not been general, but confined entirely to the prosecutor, deferred giving judgment until to-morrow morning. Robert Rollo*, an occasional waiter at one of the Club-houses, wu found guilty of violently assaulting a dentist, named Hamilton, on the 18th of June last, and sentenced to pay a fine of 61. POLICE REPORTS. GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday. John Periled/to was charged with ob taining, and attempting to obtain, under false pretences, a quantity of books. Mr. Jackson, from Mr. Fisher's. the bookseller, in Newgate-street, stated, that about three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a boy came in with a note, purporting to be from Mr. Jennings, a bookseller, in Cheapside, and requiring to know the price of Shakspeare's Works, and of Goldsmith's History of England. An answer was given, but Mr. Fisher having occasion to go that way, called upon Mr. Jennings, and by alluding to the note, discovered that it was a forgery. About half past five o'clock. the prisoner came in with another note, signed Jen nings and Chaplin. It was an order for tea copies of Shakapeare, end five of Goldsmith. The prisoner was detained till inquiry was made, and the order proving to be, as was anticipated, altogether a forgery, he was seat to the Compeer. Mr. Robert Jennings said, the order produced was not written by him, nee any person belonging to the house. Mr. Dowding produced two orders for books, in which his name bad been assumed ; in the first case the pasty obtained the books, which were worth 2L 6s. He called Mr. Robinson, a bookseller in the Poultry, who said be delivered the books four months ago, on the order referred to, but be could not recognise the prisoner. John Pascoe, a porter at Mr. Bagster's, the bookseller, In Paternoster. row, said that, on Moody evening, the prisoner brought a written or der, in the name of Mr. Dowding, for a copy of the Comprehensive Bible. Mr. Bagster, who was in the shop, asked if witness knew the men, and, finding he did not, he sent the work over to Mr. Dowding's by witnees. He found that the order was a forgery, and before be re. turned, the prisoner had walked away. Mr. Dowding said the order produced. was not written by him, nor by any person in his service. The prisoner was remanded. Maxszow-House..—A young man named Prat! was charged by Michaud Paul, a baker, who is called Curios Rsioloreun, fur an assault committed all over his body. The complainant, whose eyes, nose, and mouth, bore evidences of an angry enemy, stated, that the defendant had lately amused himself by beating an old lady, and using towards her every offensive mime he could lay his tongue to. This aged lady happened to be his (coat. Lima's) mother, and as he did not like to see the poor old creature knocked about, he told the defendant that a man what beats a women was no man, and couldn't stand before a man. The defendant then, quite unexPeetedly, and for nothing at all, made no more to do but pre him a punch on the bridge of the nose, that lit up his eyes in a game, and laid his bead upon the Boor 1 (laughter.) The LORD MAYOR said it was very well, at that rate, that the blow didn't set fire to the houses (a laugh.) It was pretty evident the complainant's opinion of the defendant's ability to stand before a man was a mistaken one, at all events. The LORD blasoa ordered the defendant to find bail for his good behaviour towards the complainant. BOWAT ET.—A well-dressed young man, named C. Brown, was on Wednesday charged before Mr. Halls with having been found, in a court in Drury-lane, with another miscreant, in a most unequivocal situation. _ _ The prisoner's companion succeeded in effecting his escape, and the prisoner, who stated that he was in liquor, declared that he had no re. collection whatever of what had occurred. He, in answer to a question from the Magistrate, said that he raided in thtfind.etreet. Mr. HALLS hesitated fbr some time as to whether be ought not to send the prisoner for trial for the capital offence, but ultimately committed him for the misdemeanour only. Richard Bolls, a short stout fellow, between 30 and 60 years of age, was charged with having endeavoured to abuse three little girls, whose ages varied from nine to thirteen years, in the vaults underneath the Adelphi. The children stated that they were induced to go with the prisoner in consequence of his promising to give them money, and then proceeded to describe all that had occurred. . _ - The father of the children, whose name is Rolls. said that be was from home at the time, but, with great warmth, added, that if he had come across the prisoner at the time, be should have flogged him heartily. Sir It. Brum expressed the greatest indignation against the pri. son, and regretted that he had not gone far though to bring him within the reach of the law. If, however, said the Magistrate, I were the father of the children, and had a h orsewhip in my hands, I know how and on whose back it should be liberally applied. The prisoner was then discharged, but he had no sooner reached the street, than he was set upon by the mob, who repeatedly knocked him down and dragged him through the kennels. William Randall, the man who stood charged with having committed a rape upon Mary Anne Robinson, a child only eight years of age, was brought forward for a re-examination. In consequence of the father of the child having absconded from his lodgings, to prevent his giving evidence against the prisoner, a warrant hheadd been issued foe his apprehension, and placed in the hands o f M r . Thomas, the superintendent of police , who discovered t h at t h e ma , had removed with his family to Leeds, and as there was DO fund to pay the expense of pursuing him to that place, and no means of compelling him to give evidence if he were brought forward , it was deemed a d v i s able to forego the prosecution, and Sir Richard Bieck was reluctantly mm. pelled to discharge the p risoner. Sir R. Blintz received a letter from a governor of the Royal Ex. change, humanely offering to we his interest to obtain the admission to an orphan p•chool of the infant brother of the unfortunate young woman, whose case WAS reported in the STA* of Wednesday, and who, It appeased, h a d su pp o r te d t he child from the wages of her _prostitution. The magistrate, upon the receipt of this letter, sent for ,fir, Sergeant Bl• Sweeney, of F division, who had disclosed -the affecting particulars w nen the young woman was charged at this office, and expressed a strong desire that she should be made acquainted with the benevolent ' intentions of the writer of the letter. In the course attic day the young woman, accompanied by her little brother, a fine boy only eight yeas old, were brought before Sir R. ' Starr is, by enjoins IPl3weeney, who bad used the most praiseworthy exertions to discover their retreat, sad the magistrates having reed th e letter, the prong woman appeared overjoyed at the tem it =stained, and expressed her casein' nikaowledyneate to the writer. ati t M'Sweensy laid that tha primp woman bad at hat taM Idea thatt u rname was Saab Johnson, but hem inquiries be had slaw nude, be discovered that her real name was Alexander, eking that her story was true in every partied's', and that she had not only paid for her brother's maintenance, butt bad been the mole support of het mother during her last Slaw. Her father had been for some time In the em ployment of a mercantile house In the city as traveller, and bee mother had lived as osoildential servant with a Mr. Pellatt, who resided new St. Paul's Church-yard. Sir R. Brain inve Bedews 111'Sweesey a letter to the benevolent gentleman► wheel anninanden he bad rewired, with directions to pro. and immediately se kb Win at .Cennill,:with the gbl and her little brother. The klegielawe WEI at he scarcely ever misted in a cha ritable action that gave him awes anbiheike. A gentleman came to compfek of lb kinks been robbed at Brighton of his pocket-book, coondribe a pusudiiiry note to a large amount, and he wished to be informed "Whir he seal& be made to pay the sum for whldi it was drawn if it were Ismandiel et hiss ? _ Mr. Mixes said, that union the Miler weld prove that he came beastly by the note,' the gladsome wadi dearly be justified in with holding payment. From what be (31m. Mb) had, however, learned at the state et ffisightes, it was awe rhea probable that the note bad falba into the bawls of some of the anmereos thieves who bad pee theses. spesdetion, sad in that case them was very little chance ef its being presented he payment, as the Mews were too good judges to risk Maiden by adoring that course. The gladness then withdrew. Horrox-Oaansw.—Yesterday an interesting female, of most pre. =manners, was brought up by Sergeant Beaded, No. 18, woke the following distressing circumstances : The yams woman, on the pace? en evening, had come to the sec. tion.house, Orevifie- street , Hatton .gard en , and told him that she had been to Knightsbridge to spend the ay with some Mends, from whence she had come by a coach, and as she lodged at the Old Kent-mad, she thought it too late in the night to proceed thither, and she bad been recommended to solicitshelter In the section-house till morn. ing. Bamford was much struck with her appearaace and the meek ness of her manners, and from her conversation be was convinced her mind was affected. Instead of locking bee up among the prisoners he sent her to his own house and put her under the care of Ms wife, with whom she slept for the night. She gave a very incoherent account of baselE When questioned by Beasford and his wife, she said her name was Lea. On being undreesed Mrs. Beres. ford discovered in the female's stays a table knife ; under her stays were three half sovereigns concealed, and attached to the stays were two begs, one:containing a collection of scraps of cloth and silk, some pieces of coarse stones, and soap; sad in the other were two phials, one contain. ing oil mixed with a white powder, and soother phial won li quid of sugar of lead. Mrs. Baesford paid her attention the night, and accompanied her to the office. In a whisk the carried, were also found some articles marked Posses, 'bleb led to a supposition that she had come from Portsmouth. Duringthe night she raved considerably. When questioned by the Magistrate the female stated, that her name was - Amelia Rebecca Shief t that she was twenty years of age, that her father resided at Portsmouth, from whence she bad walked nearly all the way, and come to London to a friend of ha father's, named Taylor, a bootmaker, who resided in the Old Kent-road. bhe wished to obtain a situation in London. Mr. Taylor not being able to afford bee lodg ings in his own house, had found her a mom in a person's house near, of the name of Howell, a painter and gluier. When asked whelp's of the Kent-road it was that she lodged, she said. "it was pew Bet. mondsey river." From her manner in the office, it was doubted who the. or not her statement could be depended upon ; but she was calm, and It was very apparent that she had been accustomed to polite society. The Magistrates consigned ha again so the care of Sergeant Bass. ford to accompany her home, and , to make proper inquiries before be left her. She was handsomely dressed in a black silk bonnet and veil, and wore a brown pelisse. Wousir-137azwr.—Yesterday two urchins, Fronde Cranford, about seven years of age, and Rfisabah Crawford, aged about eleven brother and sister, were charged with steeling a shift f rom a p aw nb ro : kits shop door in Whitecrose.street, St. Luke's. It appeared ftom the evidence of Mr. Matthews, the pawnbroker, that on Tuesday evening last the primmer. went into the shop to pawn a gown, and while they were standing there waiting to be sav ed he missed the shift produced, which was hanging up in the shop; be at the same time perceived the prisoners very close together atteminu y o conceal something, and accused them of robbing him, which stoutly denied ; the boy was then searched, and the shift found con ceal 4 under his smock frock. t The girl said she never saw the boy before. They were committed to Newgate for triad. The worthy Magist rate (Mr. BENNICTIr) said he wished the pro. manor, in case prisoners were convicted, to recommend to the Judge that they should be sent to the Refuge for the Destitute. The prisoner Francis, although so cog young, by been before charged with felony. Laxiskir-ssaszT.—Yesterday, D. 111:2rrty and H. Le were charged with stealing a bale of silk, of the se 3001. from a Col. cluster waggon. O. Weston, one of the Boweet hone panel, on Tuesday minim observed the prisoners end another man drive aloog the Romford.road in a chaise cart down a lane from Ilford towards Epping Forest. They came up with the chaise near Wansteed house, and stupppiing it, asked the prisoners what they had got in it ? They replied nothing bat their own property. kiTarthy jumped eat of the chaise. and tried to escape, but after a desperate struggle he and his companioo were se. cured, and on searching the chaise two large hap of silk were found. The officer also found on WCarthy a peculiar kind of crow.bar, some boiled liver, which is used by bur gers for the pupae it giving dogs to quiet them while burglaries are committing, sad on As ground where he jumped out, two latch-keys, such as are used in opening the bind boots of stage-coaches, were picked up. A gentleman from the house of Giaaa.o and Co. merchants, Copthsl I court, stated that on the 4th inst. two bales of silk had been sent by the Sem to the India Arms Inn, Lime-street, to be forwarded to fir. Brown, a silk-throwster, at Colchester. The silk was packpacked up in bags, similar to those produced, and four of which formed a bale. The silk itself was also of the same quality as that in the bap; it was in the same state as It was imported from Italy, and was worth one guinea per pound. The prisoners were remanded for a week. Maras PoLime.—Geo. Dabs, who carries en the business of a tier in Tothill.atreet, Westminster, was charged with having f as his porsession 3,126 lbs. weight of lead, which bad been unlawfully procured. The lead was seised at the prisoner's house by Mitchell and Fogg, surveyors, and Creber and Judge, officers of Thames Police, and brought to the office in a cart. The defendant said that the chief part of the lead he bad taken in ez. change for glass. He produced two persons on his behalf. One of them, named Stephens, an apprentice to Mr. Davis, of Cart wright-street, Westminster, stated that he had sold some pieces of lead on behalf of his muter, and pointed them eat. John Fourth, a plumber, of F 's.rents, Westminster, idendlled the Name pieces which he said had been sold to him by the defendant. He knew the lead by the manner in which it had been rolled. • Mr. Bat.i.urrixE fined the defendant 30s. for the possession. The value of the property is about 701. which was declared forfeited. Tows•HaLL.—Mogeref Malloy, an unhappy outcast, was charged with staling from the pence of John Plummer, a mariner, 141.45. on the same evening. The sailor said he was induced by the penance to accompany her up a court : on her quitting him he missed his property, a 101. note, four sovereigns, and 2s he gave an alarm, and saw the prisoner entering another court, at the end of which she was taken ; near her lay the whole of the money, wrapped in his ship's papers. Alderman ANSLEY sent her foe DEATH Its FlRE.—Wednesday afternoon, at four o'clock, Mr. Stirling and • Jury held an inquest at the White Bear, In the Eingsland-road, on view of the body of Eliza Norris, aged four years, a fine-looking child, who came by her death in conseqoanca of her clothes haying caught fire. Vadia—Accidental death. The body of a fine female infant was found by Mr. Mori. son, of the Regalia Tavern, Augustus-street, Regent's Park, yesterday morning on the bank of the Regent's Canal, with a large stone fastened to it. It appears from the situation in which it was discovered, that it was intended to have been thrown into the Canal ; but from some cause, as jet undiscovered, the object of the inhuman wretch was frustrated. SMITH, TILE ALLEGED MURDERER OF LONG. TILE POLICZNAWO.-A great dad of mystery attaches to Smith, the man now in Clerkenwell Prison, charged with murdering the policeman, Long. Ever since he has been remanded be has preserved the utmost sullenness and caution with respect to • disclosure of his usual resi. dens or connections. No perrm whatever has applied for admission to see him as an acquaintance; and any question upon the subject of his companions is warded off, or answered with the utmost reserve. The officers from the various police offices in the metropolis have been to see him, for the purpose of recognition, but not one appears to have the least taolleciion of him. HORRID MURDER •ND SUICIDR.•••=TIMISday morning there was • most horrid and dreadful murder and suicide committed in the town of Suttoo-in-Ashiletd, near Mansfield. Mr. George Shooter, a respectable bag hosier, resided there with his wife, and his son (en only child) was an apprentice with Mr. LOTIA, surgeon, of Belper, in Derbyshire. Between two and three o'clock in the morning the son came over to button, called his parents up, and rook refreshment, and, after a few minute,' conversation, his parents wished to retire to rest again. The mother went to warm the son's bed, and during he:tempo rary absence, the father fell • victim by the hinds of his unfortunate son, by his cutting the jugular vein It is then believed that the son went up stairs for the purpose of putting an sad to Meows lids, and meeting his mother upon the stair-awe, he cut of an t of hit qg to the chamber in which be was in the bolds of sleeping when geaTo " . home, there destroyed himself by wetting his own throat.— The theadlal deeds woe dew oeigiod hiestusteot. The body of the saistioneso Wier is Row bie. la the hoteolbtee. a d that of the ti, lien in the bed-room, to await the Corms:ll *quo., The &eand dem ow be most es* coottetwod then demented. ...Doody Mem* SCINTILLAt- SONNET TO FRANCE. A whisper nee. At dist, a favoured band, Few,, if nseasurol, as their souls expend, Mae wag then owlet* caught the mnenssrod sound ; It mu* a ldiom lig sk bowie, sod kindred echo knot The I diom ) with lapin, mild ea high, Monde@ seabed it, von its hued the ay, And Mims bow woe prodigy was nigh ! Words bosses Wags 0.-the ay snownori a gale; And round the spot mooniest helm ties; The heart avows some th g =ptamos near, And notes with awe the e dodge dear; And who is she that Mends widths the ring ? RicizyzaATloalle 00 Treelm's wing... Beneath her feet a despot—in Ise hoed a king. Times. LIBRA. eseweeeswennmsmeweimm As OLD PZEDICTION.--We hope that the late tumults In thfeed will not verify the ancient prophecy t-- " Chronica si paws, cum pagnent Oxonians**, " Post aliquot menus mist ha pa Angllgenensm" Which may be thus &gashed : " As ette ehronielse write, " Whoa the Weidman fight, " All Eagisod's in arms ens a few months take flight." JOHN BowTAx.—Coming once out of all pulp i t, SOD* of his friends went to shake hinds, and tell him what a tweet sermon be bad delivered. " Aye," said he," you need not remind me of that_ the devil told me of it before I was out of the pulpit."--Southey's Lifc Benireia• Gagne:Jere Messenger states that Mr. Swan, the Ameri can citizen, who has been confined In the prison of St. Pelagic since the year 1807, will now obtain his release, as the inexorable creditor, who, under the infamous French law, which enables a creditor to keep a foreign debtor in prison for life, had confined Mr. Swan for twenty. three years in one of the worst prisons of the world, is dead I FLOODS ON ETNA.—It appears that two streaMB of lava flowed, on the 2d of Match, 1765, from the highest aster : they were immediately precipitated upon an enormous mass of mow, which then covered the whole mountain, and was extremely deep near the summit. Tbe sudden melting of this frozen mass by a fiery torrent, three inks in length, produced a frightful inundation, which devastated the sides of the mountain for eight miles in length, and afterwards covered the lower flanks of Ems, where they were less steep, together with the plains near the sea, with great deposits of sand, scoria , and blocks of lava..— Lyell`e Geology. EFFECTS OF ALUM ON THE STSTEM. —During the last year, M. Orilla was requested by the Parisian Court of Justice, to de. teimine in what quantity alum might be taken without injury. M. Orfila accordingly made a series of experiments, which led him to the following result s—lst. Very large doses of alum, even two ounces of it, may be given to dogs without producing any effect but vomiting and purging : after a few hours the animals appear to be perfectly well.- 2nd. If a ligature is applied to the :esophagus subsequent to the admi nistradon of it, so that the alum cannot be rejected, death ensues within • few bouts.-3rd. The external application of an mace of alum be tween the skin and the muscles produces a deep gangrenous ulcer, with profuse suppuration, and death within fifteen or twenty days.--46. It is more than probable that an adult may take a very large quantity of alum, amounting perhaps to some ounces, without any decidedly inju rims effeet.--The Lonost. EXQUISITZ DELICACY.—An individual died lately at a house in She Meld Park, whose history exhibits one of those stapler abbenations of resolution, which occasionally characterise our race. About three years ago, a smart.looking young fellow solicited and re. ceived employment Mr. Heywood, who th e; msnaged a farm in the park, la the occupation of the poor-house. With this employer he remained two years, receiving for the former ten, and the latter twelve rem, and subsequently went to live with Mr. Ashmore, likewise in A =lamong coma duties, having to take charge of sever a l h orses . ime ago, being taken ill, the individual was removed to the workhouse, and placed under the care of Mr. Needham, the surgeon, who was surprised to find that his patient was a female. Upon further inquiry, it was found that the name of the sick person was Martha Royston. Several years ago, having suffered the disgrace of giving birth to an illegitimate she determined to abandon her garb, and assume that of a man. This design was promptly put in exe. cution, and for a number of years, eight or ten, it is the sturdy disavow: of her sex took her place with the with% the harrow, or the teem, without fearing a tom for in the field or on the road. It has been stated that the d at one period carried on a courtship with a young man in the park; that report, however, h believed to have been without foundation, and equally so the assertion that her disguise had been effected with so much secrecy and success, that her sister, still liv. lag in the town,. not having ; seen her for some years, believed her dead. The unfortunate woman died of typhus fever, aged 80 yeara— SAiffield Iris. MISSIONARY SOCIZTIRs.—The whole country is thrown into exduneut to support missions. The rich are taxed, and the poor burdened. We do not say that they are burdened without object; for Christianity Is so infinite a blessing, that we consent to any honest me. thods of sending It abroad. But what is the amount of good effected ? A few missionaries, we know not the precise number, are supported, of whom most have hitherto brought little to pass. We fear that the error is spreading of exalting societies of human device above our no. turd relations. We have heard :that those delicate kindnesses, which once Bowed from the more psaspwnas to the lees prosperous members of a large family, and wkilil bend society together by that love which is worth all lends, are dhAelsitsd since the late excitement in favour of the heathen. And this we ism wonder at. In truth, we rather won. des that anything le done for dm Impend comfort of friends, where the doctrine en obi* maim Medan eibly rest is believed. We refer w the dumb% that the whale beadles wield are on the brink of a hot. tomkes and endless hell; that down& every day, and millions every year, are sinhig into this abyss denture and woe ; and that nothing can sore beat bat send them our wee. We see not how they who so believe amt give dmir families athisade a single comfort, much leis an ornament dills. They mum ha strongly tempted. one would WWI. to stint themeless and their dependents to necessaries, and to met their whole rewrielni substance into the treasury of missionary societies."— Dr. CAffrosio.. A singular case of street-robbery occurred yesterday evening, about Ave o'clock, in Fenchurch.atreet, City, upon the Bev. Mr. Brett, who was walking slowly along the street, when he was ac costed by a lad, with an apron on, who politely inquired the hour. The gentleman pulled out his watch, and told the boy it was about Ave. At this moment a person came up, and, taking the gentleman aside, told him that the boy was a bad character; and, as he appeared to be a stranger in London, he would lead him out of the meet, which he very replith:lay occasion did, and for wited me theDiv . ine wh a en go b o: el i ent ed A that .h o rs tin:ea ftar pocket book, containing bank notes to the amount of 401. had been extracted from his side pocket. Information was immediately given to an ofi‘ err, who went in pursuit. The reverend gentleman had just arrived Aroma Guildford. Some doubts having arisen whether persons licensed pur suant to the new Beer Bill would, after the 10th of October next, be required to take out a brewer's licence hi addition to their licence to re. tail beer, Ite. on reference to the 6th Oro. IV. c. 81, it will be found that every brewer of beer for sale is required to take out an excise licence. And by the Ist William IV. c. 61, (the act for repealing the duties on beer and cider,) it is enacted that after the 10th of October next, the duty payable by keens on such licences shall be charged In proportion to the quantity of malt which they shall use in brewing, and that nothing in that act, or in the lst William IV. c. 64 (the New Beer Bill) should in any manner interfere with the licences required by law to be taken out and renewed by brewers of, and dealers in beer, keeping inns, alehouses, Ste. BIRTHS. The It inst. Mrs. R. F. Newton. of Ifighbory-terraer, of a diughter--Tbe 9th inst. Mrs. W. Helder. of Doughty...treat, of II 800. The In inst. at St. Giles's, Northampton, Mr. R. Barrow, surgeon, of Wellingborough, in the same county, the son of Major Geo. Barrow. late of his Majesty's 15th Regiment of Foot, now Barrack Master at the Mauritius, to Julia, youngest daughter of L. Ooodyer Esq. of Northampton—Tuesday, at Sherborne.Dorset, O.M. Butt, Eq et the Inner Temple, barristenut-law, to Frances Jane, eldest daughter of T. Fooks Rag. of Sherbotne—Teesday, the 7th Inst. at High Wy combe, Bucks, T. LydaU, Esq. of Loodon,to Charlotte, only surviving child of L. Charlesmo, of High Wycombe aforesaid—The 7th loss. at St. Bartholussew-tbe-Lses, T. D. Woolbert, raj. of L ower Ed. amnion, to Mies Mary Owing . • of Rectory-Imi,, B,; w _Th, 7th tho. at Greenwich. H. O. Buskin, El. of Hayden-square. to ltilsibetb, fourth daughter of the late T. Lester, Esq. of Croton's-hill, Greenwich —The 48th ult. at Trinity Church. Newington.butts, J. Nearbeneay. of Walsworth. to Nike Cornelia Fry. of the same place. DIED. The Oth Ins. at Edinburgh, the Right Flom Lady Isabella Doggies, aster to :the late, and am to the present Earl a Selkirk—The 7th lam. at gemmed, In the list year el ids age, J. C. Leplastrier, third sae 44 hlr..J. Laplander. of 13lackfriars—The OM ism Ides. Jarman. at her milldam in Chatterbousmsspare—The SI bet. a t bar bow, ha Ewa-street. Strand, Mrs. Aroottoedet strilOtts Req. aged $4. Lora: Pasted and Publhbol by Jonm% et the &tar Orrics, N. 1, Pishettpleee, Ts* in