Star. — London, England, 1830-08-06 00:00:00

COLONIZ4TION. We are happt to give insertion to the following Letter from Mr. Owtx to the COMMITTEE of the NATIONAL COLONIZATION rwicturv, which that Gentleman ha• exclusively communicated N se : Glut TLEmzw—Having received the impression that your society was established to give the most effective relief to the surplus popu lation in Great Britain and Ireland, under the existing system of l society, in which labour is made an article of commerce; I am mated to have my name placed upon the Committee, in the expec tation that this subject would be accurately investigated, and the m oult made known to the public. Finding, by my attendance on the Committee, that you have already decided that emigration is the only practical remedy for the evil of poverty, so widely experienced among the British and Irish population, and having my time rani attention very fully occupied is preparing the public for other measures to effect this important ob ject, I must beg leave to decline remaining a member of your Cimmnittee. But as I am impressed with the conviction, that you have a real desire to relieve the distresses of the industrious part of the popula tion, 1 will take the liberty of giving you my view of the subject ; and, if the ideas which I have collected, from long experience among the working classes, and much attention to their condition, an, in any manner, aid you in your investigations, I shall feel pleasure from the performance of this task which I have imposed upon myself. I trust it will in some degree promote the public benefit. %ly obser vations shall be as brief as an explanation of such a subject will ad.r.it. Before any permanent remedy can be found fur an evil, the cause of it requires to be ascertained and removed. The cause, then, of the surplus manual labour in Great Britain and Ireland, is di:amount of scientific power derived from late im provements and discoveries which are now in direct competition with manual labour, and in which contest the latter, after every succes sive struggle, must yield and become more and more oppressed, until the extent of their sufferings, and the enormous evils which the re sent system will inflict on the majority of the population, will render an entire change in the application of this power unavoidable. The immediate cause, then, of the distress of the British and Irish population, is the competition of the inanimate, or dead, with the living powers of productions. And none of the expedients which have been propmed, either in or out of Parliament, are, in any d calculated to relieve the industrious classes from the d ful calamities which this unna tural competition, as long as it shall be permitted, will continue to overwhelm them. Emigration is not calculated to diminish the evil permanently; but, by drawing off the attention of the public from the real cause of the disease to a fallacious remedy, the general distress will increase, and the population of these islands will be in a more hopeless con dition than they are at present. Although emigration will not remove the evils arising from the unnatural competition between the dead and living productive powers, colonization, at home and abroad, may be made to turn that which is now a real curse to all the industrious classes, into the greatest general blessing that mankind bas ever yet received. But the colonization to which I refer, will constitute a scientific arrangement of society, in which, both the dead and living powers of production will be the most efficiently employed—in conjunction with a scienti fi c arrangement for distributing productions; for edn. eating all the members of each colony, and for governing them oa laws founded solely on the laws of our nature. In both cases the colonists will be selected, concentrated, and rendered adequate to in crease their numbers in the most effectual and beneficial manner for the colonies, and for general society. I propose to effect these objects by selecting such individuals for each colony, whether at home or abroad, as will be the most useful to it. By concentrating their operations in such a manner as to enable any given quantity of land to support the greatest numbers of individuals in the most comfort, with the least labour. And, by the annually accumulating surplus productions, to enable the colo nists to provide for their increase more rapidly than it will be possi ble for populgion to increase either at home or abroad, until the British Wan's. and their foreign possessions for colonies, shall be fully peopled ; and then, which will be some centuries hence, the most rational modes of limiting populations, will be, no doubt, re sorted to by our descendants, who will, in all probability, long be. tore that period shall arrive, ascertain, scientifically, philosophically, and rationally, the very best means of retaining population at its most beneficial point. At all events, white we shall know, on principles of fixed science, how with ease to produce more annually than the population, made rational, will desire to consume, until the whole earth shall be fully peopled, it is a waste of time and intellect to devote one hour more, to the consideration of the evils that may arise, many centuries hence, from an excess of population over the means of subsistence. This consideration belongs to future generations, and sot in the slightest degree to the present, whose calamities have been brought upon them by an excess of productions, and a de ficiency of political wisdom to discern how to distribute ho nestly, justly, and beneficially, for the whole population. For this beneficial arrangement, the new and superior state of society which we are preparing to advocate, will amply provide. Emigration, when the emigrant has to depend upon his own un aided resources, is but a miserable alternative to starving in his own country. There are some adventurous spirits who can meet and over come the difficulties of transplanting themselves into another soil and climate, among a sew and strange people ; but a majority of those who make the attempt, after a few years, perhaps, as in many cases, a few months of toil, sink, unknown and unpitled, to their graves. But colonization, in proper numbers, with due selection, under a scientific concentration, including arrangements for producing, dia. tributing, educating, and governing, in the best manner ; with a judicious application of their surplus powers and productions to toms and aid new colonies both at home and abroad, would renovate Great Britain and her possessions, and elevate both to the highest point of sound and permanent prosperity. It will be my duty, in future proceedings , to prepare the public to understand how these domestic and foreign colonies are to be firmed without any real injury to any individual, but with great permanent benefit to all. I am, Gentlemen, very respectfully. Your friend and servant, O. Bedford-square, 17th July, 1830. ROBT. OWEN. tenting a similu distribution of that fund. In January, 1828, the Master reported that there was another clear sum of 2261. appli cable to the sane. The balance due to the legatees did not amount in that, but so much of it was applied as to discharge the balance, whatever it was. Now, the result of these operations has been this, that as soon as the Court ascertained there was a surplus which might, with perfect security to all parties, be applied, it was directed to be applied in liquidation of the principal and interest due to the respective legatees ; those payments have been made from time to time until the whole of the legatees have been paid off. Ay the last report, the Master made a clear fund to appear of 343,1;701. be longing to the estate of the testator. The residuary legatees claim this fund on the one hand ; on the other, the particular legatees make a claim either to the whole or to a part of it, according to the result of the calculation they say ought to be made..- No order was made on the petition in 1814, and the subse quent appropriations were directed without prejudice to this estate. The terms of the order in that respect are, however, not very precise ; but still there is a reference in the orders to statements that the payments shall be considered as made, without prejudice to the questions in the cause. The particu lar legatees therefore, now say, they are entitled to agitate the same question they undertook to agitate by their petition of 1814, and that it ought to be considered that the apportion. meets have been made and the money paid to their separate ac counts, according to the prayer of that petition ; that a calcula tion should be made of the accumulations—the aggregate sum should thus be estimated on the footing that the estate should have credit for the sums that have been paid, and that the par ticular legatees should be paid the balance. The question is whether they were so entitled ? In the tint place, according to the ordinary rule of this Court, in administering the estate of a testator, the Court, in the first instants, waits until all the claims are settled, and the aggregate sum is ascertained ; when that is done, then the particular legatees do fund their prin cipal and interest at four per cent. if they are entitled to interest up to that time. In this particular instance, on account of the fund being so large, with reference to the claims upon it, the Court anticipated the payment to the legatees ; it allowed them to receive from time to time their interest, whenever it could be paid with security to others, and so much also of the principal, as the sums to be so appropriated would justify ; and the question is, whether in this casethe Court will depart from that ordinary rule, for the purpose of granting them that which they pray ? My Lord Eldon refused to make any order on the petition of 1814, be continued in office twelve years afterwards, and no attempt was made to renew the application before him. It appears to me, that the consequence of acceding to this application would be, that the Court would establish a new principle, and that new principle which the Court would establish, would, unties it were laid down as a universal rule, be productive of this 'noon. venience and this injustice—it would be to give an election to par ticular legatees; the particular legatee, if the funds were very low, would apply to the Court to have an appropriation, for in that case be would receive more than the four per cent. interest which the Court otherwise allows him ; if the three per cents. were for instance at 60, instead of receiving four per cent. they would receive about six per cent. and they would take their chance it the funds rising. If, on the other hand, the Three per Gets. were at from 90 to 100, they would not make the application for the appropriation, because it would be better to take the Four per Cents. which the Court allowed. This, therefore, would le to give to the particular legatees a benefit at the expense of the residuary legatee's. The question in the end resolves itself, con. sequently, into this---Ought we to establish this as a general rule—is it a better rule than the Court has acted on hitherto! I think not. I think it better to go on the rule the Court has fixed and ap plied in all past cases, and that, therefore, this fund must be con. sidered as belonging to the residuary lert The Boum oa-Gx lkd e t a his order might bo made on the petition of the residuary to which the Coast as sented. crown piece. Prisoner that asked if he had taken up any other per son? He replied, be believed Sheather was taken. Prisoner d e . paid he did not break into the house , but found the property at the blacksmith's shop, next door. John Avery saw Sheather next day. He said he did not think it was Leigh who had committed the robbery, and was afraid they mish4 e arge him. Leigh, saddler, at Tenterden, had some conversation with the prisoner Leigh in prison about the robbery. He told him he had not been on Mr. Judge's premises, but the robbery was planned some time before between him and Sheather. He took the goods from the blacksmith's shop. William Clark, formerly a prisoner in Maidstone gaol, said he had a conversation with S heather in the gaol. On telling the pri soner Sheather that it was hard of him to rob his muter, be replied his master was apt to snore in his sleep, and when he was in bed, and fast asleep, he took the small clothes, with 22 sovereigns. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Mumers—Had been con victed of stealing twopenny-worth of wood, and sentenced to 14 days imprisonment. Had been in the King's Bench, but never was in prison for any offence before. Wan a tailor by trade. It was customary to try the prisoners in gaol, and be (the witness) had been asked to sit as Judge and try them. Witness admitted be might have said to Mr. Dann, of the Fortune of War, among other things, " if he did not go to Maidstone, he would forf eit 1001." No further evidence could be elicited from this witness, and he was ordered to withdraw. Mr. Dann was then called in, and stated that Clark told him he was subpoenaed on a trial at Maidstone, but he knew nothing at all about it. Several witnesses were called, who gave Sheather an excellent character. The other prisoner also received a good character. The Jury acquitted Sheather, and returned a verdict of guilty of stealing against Leigh. The JUDGE said that amounted to an acquittal, and ordered the prisoner to be detained, in order to be prosecuted for receiving the stolen property. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF CHANCERY, Ann. 5. JUDGMENT UPON THE LATE DUKE OF QUEENS. BERRY'S WILL. THOMAS Y. MONTOOMZIIIr. The Loan CRANCIELLOR, on takinghis seat this morning, dia. I posed of the question in this cause, whi ch involved an immense sum of money. In this case of Thom as v. Montgomery (said his Lotd. 'hip), the question was with respect to the appropriation of the funds arising under the will of the late Duke of Queensberry. The termite, died in themonth of December, 1810. The English debts ameanted to a very inconsiderable sum—to between 8,0001. and 9,oool.—the legacies amounted to between 800,0001. and 700,0001. —and the personal property, as far as is necessary on the present occasion to consider it, amounted to upwards of 1,300,0001. three per cents. If this had been the whole question, _of ammo the stain of die estate might have been immediately weasel up, but there are certain claims arising out of leases granted by the Duke of Queensberry, claims preferred by the Duke of Buceleugh, the Earl of Weeny.% and the tenants of these noblemen—the leases having been supposed to have been granted in contravention of the Duke of Queensberry. Until those ()aims were settled it was of course uncertain what would be the amount of the payments that would be applicable to the particular legatee. In the month of June, 1814, a petition was presented to Lor4 Eldon, as Chancellor, on e part of the particular legatees, which prayed for an estimate to be taken of the sums that were due (principal and interest) to the petitioners, and that the sum esti mated to belong to them might be carried over to their respective accounts, subject always to the eventual claims arising out of the roceedinp in Scotland. When that petition came on to be heard, my Lord Eldon refused, or rather declined, to make any order un it. It came on in the year 1814, and the application never was renewed during the time Lord Eldon afterwards remained in office; it was however stated at the bar and in the papers, that 'Lora Eldon had said that he considered the claims to be inst.—whether or not such an expression fell from the Noble Lyra, I have no means of ascertaining with accuracy. In 1817, 1 think, in consequence of a reference to the Blaster, it was as. ceetained that the account of the Scotch claims would not exceed the sum of 86114731 it was quite obvious, therefore, that there would be a eery large surplus. In consequence of that state of the funds a special application was made to my Lord Eldon, the result of Ipitich was, that be thought he might, with safety to all parties, and without endangering Scotch claims, direct that a fourth bribe account of the legatees should be paid, calculating interest on the legacies up to that time, and an order was made to that effect. In 023 a repot was made to the Master, that after satisfying those boatel+ claims, if they should be eventually established, there would be ether fund amounting to between 400,0001. and 500.0001. &plan ' cable to the claims of the legatees, in consequence of which an order wee, made for the division of that sum among the legatees. The dial. eion was trade, being carried in the first instance to the satisfaction of the interest and surplus appropriated to the discharge of so much of the principal as it would satisfy: that the interest should be calculated on the remainder of the principal, and then the sum subsequently to be applied should go towards the dis charge 0f that remaining principal and interest. In the same man. ln the mouth of April, 1827, the Master again reported that there was a clear funtif 380 t. applicable to the payment of the le.; genes, and a similar order was made by the Vice-Chanualoc, di. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Svavronn, Jodi. Hickiss, aged 19, was indicted for the manslaughter of Benjamin Adie. Mr. BUSIT stated the case for the prosecution. The Learned Counsel said, the circumstances which gave rise to the mans in. quiry arose out of a pugilistic contest at Wolverhampton, in which one of the combatants lost his life. Alfred Edmonds examined—l knew the deceased ;he was a locksmith. I also know the prisoner. On the 13th of July he was sitting with a young woman in the tap-room of the Druid's Head public-house, at Wolverhampton. About a quarter before eight, Adie, the deceased, came into the room ; he had a brown stick in his hand; he was swearing very much; he bit several persons on the head with the stick; he then went up to the young woman that was playing at cards with the prisoner, and put his fist into her face. She said, " Don't do that again, or some one will make you pay for it." T he deceased replied, You have go t ~ a fighter by your side, and I would u leave fight him as any one. The d •••• sed then se. veral times challenged the prisoner to fight. Prisoner said, Why I am not able to fight you ; you are two stone heavier than me ; besides Ido not wish to fight. After some time, however, both of them went into the street, where nine rounds were fought. Some of the by.standers then interfered, and the battle was adjourned to a neighbouring field, where a ring was famed. and seconds appointed. In the second round the deceased fell backwards with his arms open ; he appeared quite senseless, and when lifted up by his se conds was unable to stand. He was then taken to his father's house. The deceased's father, who is more than seventy years of age, was present during the whole fight, and took an active part in what was going cm. The deceased died in a few hours after be was taken from the field. The fight lasted about an hour and a quarter. Cross-examined by Mr. Lat.—The prisoner had not given the least provocation to the deceased before he challenged him to fight; he was challenged a great many times before he went out. I head the father of the deceased insist upon his eon fighting. William Cox gave similar evidence. The deceased left the field about nine o'clock, and died before twelve o'clock. Mr. William Gill examined.—l am a surgeon at Wolvethamp. ton ; I knelt, the deceased ; I opened his body, and examined it mi. nutely ; on the membranes of the brain was a quantity of coagulated blood, and the brain itself was exposed. Oath has ensued from the rupture of one or more blood-vessels on the brain. The de. ceased wu a healthy subject; I should think the blows and falls I have heard deposed to sulfides' to cause the appearances I have de. scribed, and produce death. Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent character for kind. ness and humanity. Mr. Justice BOSAIMIJET in summing told the Jury that the indictment did Dot cha rge the prisoner with malice, but with an unlawful act ; and no one could doubt but all persons present at pugilistic encounters were acting unlawfully, and, if death ensued, were liable to be convicted of manslaughter. And it was the bounden duty of all those charged with the preservation of the peace to bring all such cases before a Jury. In the present case it sp. peered the prisoner was unwilling to fight, and that be received great provocation, but it was not proved that he fought in self-defence; he therefore had anted in a manner not justified by the laws. The punishment rested with the Court. The Jury consulted for some time, and the Foreman then said-- " We cannot, my Lord, under such circumstances. convict the psi. saner." A verdict of Not Guilty was returned, and the prisoner was immediately discharged. Jaws Wright, aged 31, was capitally indicted for assaulting, and violently beating with an unlawful weapon, Sophia Wright, his wife, and petting her In fur of her life, and with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. The Jury having head the evidence, returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Justice Bosurensi addressed the prisonee.—" I will eon. side." said his Lordship,what can bedew t but if your life is saved you will be sent out of the country fa life." Sentence of Death was then recorded. MAIDSTONE, Arlo. 4. Hairy Leigh, saddler, and Thomas Meagher, tailor, two ea spectable-looking young men, were charged with entering the dwel ling-house of Steoen Judge, at Tenterden, and stealing therefrom 17 sovereigns, and other property, to the amount of 401. Stephen Judge, a tailor at Tenterden. stated that on the 10th Apr il, on awaking about five in the morning, be observed the chamber-door open. Sheenier was his journeyman, and in his employment at the time. Sheather, and an apprentice of the name at Polhill, slept in the same room with him. Wilms bad in his =oilcloth's the preceding evening 22 sovereigns and one pound in silver. On going down aides he found the yard deer open, and in the kitten found the smanclothes, with the money taken out. He aloe missed about thirty yards of cloth. A pane of glass had been taken eat of the kitchen window. hat It was not possible for a pen= muside to open it by inserting his hand thr ugh the hole. Witness had mentioned to the prisoner, Sheather, that he was going to London next mornining for the purpose of paying some bills, and had the money with him. On cross-examination, witness said the prisoner, Sheathe?, had been with hint for four years, and hod always conducted himself honestly. Should he be acquitted witness would have no objection to sake him again into his employment. hleyham, constable, apprehended the prisoner Leigh on the 10th of April, on a Hastings coach, going for London. He had with him a trunk and a basket. Prisoner said at first he had no luggage, when witmesdemended of the coachman tbeluggage. The guard then gave witness the trunk and basket. as bele to the prima. When maide the bus& the risme pve•wimess the key, a nd sa id Mr. i lli k eligeo -sloth was All there. Oa opening the mink be found the clothosolts4 loam and *pair of pumps, which had healing wet. sOniettlebbig his pease. be fated a pewee con taining 17 sovereigns, four hglf eoeuvigns t sow silver,- mid h bad POLICE REPORTS. GUILDHALL.—SLITOIII CHARGE AGAINST • COOSTAILE. —Yesterday, Weary Colburn, street-keeper, of Cripplegate With out, appeared before Mr. Alderman Ansley, to answer the complaint of Rosanna Skelly, who had miscarried in consequence of the vio lence used towards her by the defendant. The complainant was supported into the office by her husband and another person, and being unable to stand, a chair was ordered for her by the Alderman, who condemned the imprudence of her friends, in removing her in so weak and exhausted a state as she was then in. After some time elapsed, she stated that she and her hus band lodged in the second floor of the defendant's house, 48, Lower Whiteouts-street, and on last Sunday evening, about ten o'clock, when her husband returned home, she used some intemperate lan guage to him, as she felt irritated in consequence of his having gone out in the evening without asking her to accompany him. To avoid altercation, her husband went down stain until she might go to bed, but while he stood at the door, Colbum seized and dragged him to the warch.house. When she was informed of the circumstance she followed thither, and, after some parleying, her husband wu set at liberty. They returned home and, after Inking her seem, she undressed herself She bad gotten only her cbsieles mai lir, petticoats on, when, saying she was surprised that Colby= mai be to vindictive for her saying, about three months ago, that be was a drunken character, at that instant the door was broken spin, and Colburn rushed in. He struck her a violent blow on the nese, from which the blood streamed forth, when she seised aOw to defend haself. He then sent for another officer, and she (band that chair intention was to take her, in the state of nudity els wee *en In, away from het children to the watch.house, she nisi • desperate attempt to jump out of the window. For - bin** she other officer caught her by the arms, end pulled has bed', Ceiburn et the same moment striking and knock. leg her dew. He then seized bee and dragged her out of the seem A rep vas extended along the banister, which she laid bell of to puma herself being forced down, but be knocked her heed against the banister; the violence of the blow obliged her to tot go, and she was then dragged down stairs, and taken to the watch-house undressed as she was. She was detained in the watch bone until two in the morning, when becoming very ill she was allowed to go home, end had been since confined to bee bed. At the time of the assault she was about six weeks sat, end the Asian treatment she met with on Sunday night ten a ma. amine. She added that Colburn was in the of getting drunk, and she believed wee so on the night in question. Alderman Anexew.—l hope he was, as it may be some excuse la his treatment of you ; but, if you felt annoyed some months back by his habits, you had the remedy in your own power by quitting the lodgings. Colburn.—lnsted if doing so, I was obliged to give them a month's warning, which will expire next Tuesday. Mr. Alderman AWSLZT to the Complainant.—Was your bus. band intoxicated on Sunday night ? Complainant.—He wee not. I have been married to him 14 years, during which time I never saw him in liquor but once. Colburn, in his defence, alleged that be was sitting in his own parlour when Mr. Skelly came home on Sunday evening. In a few minutes he beard blows and cries of " Murder I" hinting from the complainant's room, amidst which be could distinguish Mts. Skelly calling upon him to save her, and exclaiming, that she would bold him responsible for any ill consequences that might ensue. He went into the room, but the husband made bb escape down stairs, and concealed himself in • cellar, from which Colburn conveyed him to the watch-house. A messenger was oat for Mrs. Skelly, to knew if she would prefer any charge spinet hint, but she entreated that be should be set at liberty, es the being locked up all night might pause him to lose his situation. He was then discharged; but the piety had no soma returned home than the same uproar was re winds and similar cries betel. Colburn went up seemed time, bat was met at the door byMrs. Skelly,who had a poker in her hand, and struck him with it violently across the arm, the mark of which he was ready to exhibit. Seeing her in a state of intoxication, and I I considering there was little prospect of peace foe the night, be et. twos her to the watclubouse, but such was the violence rriesiet, that he was under the necessity of sending for eau Om dime. As a proof of the state she was in, be need only inu tile the fact she had her elf stated, viz. that he rude at mums seism, out of a twopair of stein window. When be got has down stairs, he took her into his own parlour, where his wife used levery remonstrance in her power to prevail upon her to allow her gurn to be put en, but in vain ; and he considered any injuries rte hay sustained were mused entirely by her own violence. Mr. Aldermen Ansley thought that nothing could justify the treatment she received, according to her own statement; but es he would not dispose of the met, he recommended the parties to go so the sessions. Colburn was en dicer and a housekeeper, therelem not likely to run away, end the Alderman did not consider it mom eery to bold him to bail. Colburn declared his weediness to meet the charge anywhere, end the parties retired, with an understanding that the defendant be in. dieted at the sessions. BOW-rraltie.-I.4LUOIIAbLe Cus.—Ynterelay Jaws 80. torso, better known as Big Josh, a genuine unsophisticaled neater. monger of Tothill.street, Westminster, was brought before Sir Rieman) Beams, was charged by four of the new police with assaulting them he the execution of their duty. The defendant is a most powerfully built fellow, about six feet three inches in height, and in disposition possesses all the cheroot:iodic of a regular John Bull—es gentle es a child when kindly treated; but if roused a perfect Boa. The palleenson stated their cheeses seriatim, ell d which amounted to this—that they had taken a man into custody for re. furies' to pay an itinerant female dealer in sheep's trotters fee one of those delicious morsels, with which die lieges of the lower l aden are in the habit of relishing their evening's beer, (vis—one el the aforesaid trotters) and that Josh. said it was a d—d Urd case kr a min to be spoked to a watebouse for that'ere trills, where. r i V isso esebed Josh. into custody also, but he refuel es go to aid in conveying him thither the peas Aare re. asked snaky bud cuffs frem Josh.% shoulder of mutate Isla ear lteMiann..-Well Josh, you and 1 are old acquahMenem that have you to say to this ? Jese.—, Sir Biassed, I ha kis 'ere to say, aa bow I haft M treat ed in the meet shaneekliest maim by these here nesa. Sir RICHARD—As how ? Josh -Vy, Sir, I us sitting In a peffilbebsesse. 'so Yams a vonsan vat sells shee?'s trona., and a twos buys Ten ea. kor I but the moment he puts his teeth into it, " Minus," lays he," this here trotter stinks, sod I shan't have it." The woman says, says sbe," you have bought my butiele, sad I expects es bow you'll pay me for it t o' but the non mob's, and then she cabin them 'ere chaps with, the. blue coots, end stiff ostlers, mad gives him in charge. I only luta* I thole as bow 'twee a d—d shone, to take a seen to the roundnkin (watch-house) for only that 'ere, and then the pdissene• gets nand me, and said as bow I must come too, for bimodal's' with them be their duty. They poked me about with their soda, end kit me tees. and se 1 Mowed 1 hadn't done nothing, I floored thins or fear on 'em, end at last it took sixteen on 'on to carry are to the watches. Here Josh stripped Whim jacket, and *hewed a desperate bruise on one of his anus, which he said was inflicted by the staff of one if the pollee. . Sir Recuaszs.—Why that seems a bed bruise, indeed. A policeman said they wire obliged to use theirtneneheens, as, the defendant was deperate, and struck them amend times. Josb.—.l denies it. Shaw your marks if you can, for 1 ewer hits nobody but vet I leaves my mark, I'll warrant it. The policemett said, they did not think he bed marked them. Josh.— Then I'm bawd if ever 1 hit you.—(A laugh.) Sir Because:b.—But sou .should get have interfered with the offices. Josh.-1 !diagram t I rid ao side • things bet the truth on It vet as this here. Tito aster roman vu a countrywoman of one of these here men all the ray from Cork—(laughter)—one of the policemen was a Hibernian, and so they tooled her part through thick and thin. Sir RICHARD..-4 am afraid I must fine you for the assaults. Josh.—Must you, though, Sir Richard. Then if you does 1 can't pay, and that's all about it. Sir RICHARD—Then I must and you to prison, and I am sure it will be much against my will. Josh—Veil, I tell you vat, Muster Sir Richard.—(A laugh.).... You may give me sixteen year ont if you like, only let me have ms vay first. Sir RICHARD—And bow would you have your way ? Josh—Vy as this here—let me have a turn up vith eight of them 'ere chaps in your back yard, and if I don't lick 'em, send me to good for as long as you like—(Laughter.) Sir RICHARD—But it is my duty to keep the peace, and I can't de that. Josh—Now, pray do, Sir Richard, only let me have a slap at 'em, and you shall see fair—(Loud laughter.) Sir RICHARD—That would be rather an odd affair for me to en gage in. Josh—Vy, I knows it's rather out of your line, Sir Richard, but good lack to you let me have a tackle at about eight on 'an, and I'll be satisfied, and you shall see fair play. Sir RICHARD—I could not lee over you. Josh.—Oh, I can manage that 'ere. You can stand up in a cheer (chair.)—(Roars of laughter.) Do, Sir Richard, let toe have ago at them 'ere things. I'll fight eight on 'em for ten guineas, one down and t'other come on ; if I don't, b...t me. (laughter.) Sir RICHARD, however, declined the proffered honour; and poor Josh, after declaring repeatedly that be would under. take to thresh the whole division in a week, was locked up for bail. In the course of the afternoon, however, he was let out on promising to keep his temper better another time. Josh had no sooner gained his liberty than, with his wonted good nature, he or. tiered sundry pots of beer and bread and cheese to be sent from the Grapes, in Bow.strect, to some unfortunates who were locked up with him. This simple, but brave fellow, some time ago, rushed Into a house in Sheppard's.court, Westminster, which was in flames from top to bottom, and, at the imminent hazard of his own life, brought out two little children, and saved their lives. He had scarcely gained the street when the whole fabric fell in—one second later, and he and his little charges would have been buried in the ruins. MARLIOIOI3OII-11TRZET.--Wifihno Stamps, a journeyman tailor, was yesterday placed at the bar, charged with having stolen 31. 9s. 6d. the property of Catherine Finney, under the following novel circumstances. It appeared that the complainant had, for the last five years, lived in service in Pickett-street, Strand, and she be. came acquainted, about three months since, with the prisoner, who " told his soft tale of love and was a thriving wooer," at least so it appeared, for after repeatedly jogging his memory, which was treacherous in affairs "of the heart,' he at length consented to have the banns put up. The parties were out-eared last Sunday week, and on Monday last, they set off for St. Martin's Church, when one of the party remembered that amongst all the prepara tions the wedding-ring bad been forgot, and they determined to buy that as they walked on. The window of a pawnbroker in the Strand was highly attractive ; the party walked in, and the bride that was to be pulled out her purse, containing four sovereigns, and having selected a zing, paid for it with a sovereign, and was about returning the change, 9s. 6d. into it, when the prisoner snatched the purse containing all the money, and having run up New Church-coutt into White Hart-yard, was suddenly lost to the pursuers. The prosecutri: went sorrowfully home to ruminate upon the double loss of money and husband at the same time. The brother of the young woman accidentally met the gay Lotions yesterday morning, and gave him into the custody of Kent, a police constable. Mr. Roe inquired what the prisoner had to say, at the same time informing him that he was not bound to say any thing which might criminate himself. The prisoner acknowledged that be was rather abyss regarded the match; but concluded by observing, " Does your Majesty's Ho. war think that I'd do such a thing, when the mother was standing by the side of me ?" The two witnesses corroborated the prosecutrix's statement, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. QUIIIN.SQUAItY.—J. Hughes, livery-stable-keeper, of Horn .s_ey.lane„ Highgate , was brought before the sitting Magistrates. Messrs. MAMMY! T and ORzetoant, charged by a gentleman named 8 of MaJdoxatreet, Hanover.square, with the fol. lowing aaei and wanton assault. The complainant stated, that en the previous evening he was driving his gig over Westenin sterheidge, and an opening which afforded sufficient room among the line of s carriiges, he crossed the head of a horse which the defendant was &iris', as he conceived he bad a eight to do, if be thought proper; this however appeared to give offence, for as he was pm& mosivied three severe Guts from the defendant's whip acmes - his head and face, the marks of which were still visible. Mr. Marriott said that his abduct deserved exemplary punishment ; he therefore ordered him w pay a fine of 61. to the King, the full under Sir Robert Peel's Act; default d which. to penalty imprisoned for two months. In the course of the day the fine was paid. Town.HALL.—Ellett Skapg, the wife of a musician, was sum moned for assaulting Martha Heath. The complainant was lately a lodger with the defendant and her husband, and being rather a pretty woman, the spirit of discord in the shape of jealousy soon beaming an inmate of the wife's breast, the complainant deemed it prudent to quit the house. A few days alter, the wife found her in the company of her husband and others at the King's Arms Inn, Borough, and instantly threw a candlestick at her hea d, a nd after. wards dragged her into the street, where she was sadly beaten by the wife's friends. She was held to bail. A Flemish journal states that the following madrigal is posted up every where in Paris : En Midi stye la Cour A (lectern la France. Et la France I son tour A deelari la Cour En kat &Mame. Among other election tricks, it is said that some voters of a certain port, after receiving ten guineas a man to vote one way. were paid IA guineas each by the opposite party not to vote at all 1 ERROI,.--TUE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER Du• ca?...,-Thismamtric mbar was a blacksmith, as his father was be fore him. As a tradesman, be DIM was sickened fine, yet there was nothing which he would not undertake and accomplish in a rough substantial manner. His only forte wee shoeing homes and working at mills. He seldom could begin a job before he made the tools to work with, which were again taken. for the first purpose they would answer with the least trouble,, and were so ill in order. that, for every chap the hot iron got, the anvil got two with the handle of his hammer to fasten it as the bead ; yet no one could him to ppuut tbam in repair.. He made a good deal of mosey ge s v u ert e t s) by buying old iron, brass and copper kettles, which he wrought up, repaired, and sold to good advantage, parti. elderly to smugglers. He lent out money on security, foe the big interest, and was often chimed out of it. To his belly he was DO debtor, but his back was a i envy account against him. He has net Ibeen ten shillings for clothes these thirty years. His hat was worn as long m it would hang together, rarely had a bit of a rim, and wee often mended with pieces of cloth oe corduroy, sad was lately displaced by one of his wife's caps. His coat was latterly meta uscupbesed into his wife's shoet-gown ; wahacest he had Done ; petticoat mewed him for breeches of late yams I his arse was ge nerally a pima of an old seek, or his wife's. if be could get held of it; his stockings and shoes exceed description. He rarely slept but * the church, where be seemed to enjoy a comfortable nap. He was in perpetual vexation about his moor,; yet, amidst all these seeming disadvantages he lived to seedy four-score, and died last ' week of grief, because some copper kettles Wet stolen from his pre ' mina—Dwain Adverttacr. BIRTHS. On the ith blot. in Borten-ereacent, the wife of Mr. Hamar. of a ten—On the sth inst. the lady of the Rev. 0. Prawn, Under Neater of Westminster School, of a daughter—On the 4th inst. in Beeldngbaus-sueet, Adelphi, the wife of John Goff, Raq of a son. which survived only a few hours— On Wednesday, the 4th inst. the lady of T. J. Platt, of Tavistock-square, b:sq. of a son. MARRIED. At Otter* Church, on &today, the Ist rest. R. Ellison, Esq. eldest son et the late C. WWI. to Cbotlettet Wend dau_g hter of Sir G. Cbetwynd, of Drendonthall, in the county of Witold'. Bert,—On the bth inst. at St. Mary's, hdlngien, H. V. Tebbo.: Esq. al Doessn'-counnons, and Okbe.hoose, Chebea, to Emma,. fourth daughter sf L. Baslope, Esq. of Highbury.ledge,bildttlesez: —On Tuesday, the :Id inst. at Worthhtg, Lieut. T. R. Frampton, LPL of AM's, Oloucestershire, to Caroline, aecund daughter of J. Weed. Esq. el' Worthing.—On Thursday, the bth inst. at St George* Martover..segare, T. Burgess, Veg. of Otosvettor.plarr. to Moh o gagdaughter el the low J. Atilt, Fmk of gingwood, Hants. DIED. i At Wiacheater-house, New.eoad, on the Ist init. in her IBA 7 ( +. after oohed. i Inewy Sumgaim, widow of the late Augustus Sala, EN. —At hie bags', Orosvenor t atreet, Pimlico, on the 3d inst. Mr. W. (*kg% lame( New ,street, heeltaeller, aged 70. -MA ed nes day, ,he 4h Ms& E. •34. PAWN, wMe of Mr. Daniel COMBS, of Cu:Atm./avert, Chancery Jane, tearing a anniersue faMiA,Y, is the lath yea; of Ism qp. Lamm : Woad 4•011 Fllbilabei try A NN M A XIM, $t tip Owe O‘Fif; ricksulepcyarmpig Au.