Star. — London, England, 1830-03-06 00:00:00

Dit..l.rr r "." . ..t u.f l t • 4°. 4 ., - :- COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Irererday a Court of Common Cannel was holden, for the dis posal of various motions. ' /The Town Clerk repo.. led, that the Committee of Aldermen, who superintend the police, had suspended Brand, the Marshalman and 111. Aldo man Mood. after noticing that flrano's offence related to his manner of signing the book, which all the city police sign to s►ew ti.e hour they commence their duties, moved that the coin jilsiat should he investigated by the General Purposes Committee. Air. Oldham moved an an amendment, that the Aldermen should deal with the ease as they see fi., which was carried, after some conversa tion. in which Mr. Alderman Wood said he believed his brother baspistrates would readily exchange the power of appointing the beadles of the Court of Requests for that of selecting the mar sbaimen. • Mr. Mats presented a petition from certain tavern-keepers and others, against the removal of the vegetable market from Newgste market, because it would occasion not only a loss of time to them, but an increase in the charge of porterage. ths the motion of Alderman WOOD, this petition was referred to the City Lands Committee, which is entrusted with the manage ment of all the markets. Mr. HARMER moved for the second reading of the bill for the regulation of the office of Secondary. The committee, by whom the bill was prepared, wished to add to the clause which provided for the annual election of this officer, that he should be removable at any time. Mr. OLDu.sat begged to ask the Recorder for his opinion whether this Court could legally make such an act. _ _ The Rzcounzoretlled, that he and some other of the city law officers bad been consulted on this subject, and were of opinion that the Court had not power to alter the duration of the office. Lord Coke held that ancient oft* must be granted with all the powers that belonged to them. Mr. Woon said, the records of the corporation showed the Se. condary's was not an ancient office in the sense of Lord Coke. The case on which the Recorder's opinion had been obtained was not fairly stated. Mr. HARMER inquired whether /he Recorder had read the Secon. dery Committee's Report and Appendix, showing that this Court bad repeatedly regulated the office. The RECORDER said be had not. The office was stated to him to hare been held uniformly in the same way. Mr. PRARSON first censured the Recorder for not having made himself acquainted with a document bearing so materially on the question, but afterwards threw the blame on the city solicitor, who should have placed it before him. The election of the other officers vested in the corporation in 1749 had gradually been made annual, and why should not that of the Secondary? The bill was read a second time, but it was also carried that the opinion of the law officers should be taken whether the court could legally pass this bill. Mr. Boner's Lir moved, that all elections should be by poll, inoead of by ballot. He urged that the character and Independence et' the Court required this alteration, and referred to the paragraphs respecting the election of the Coroner, wherein It wits alleged several of the candidates obtained premises from the majority of the mem. ben of the Court. Sir PETER LAuLIE seconded the motion. He was an enemy to all secret proceedings. No man ought to do that which he would not do openly, and which he would net justify. The magist►ates of Middlesex decided questions by ballot ; but still ne man could de. ceive, for the clerk ultimately read aloud the name of every voter, and the party he voted for. Mr. Tirontrutt.t. said, electing by poll would give a manly chit. ratter to their proceedings. They were delegates and their consti. tuents had a tight to know how they executed their trust. The motion, however, was negatived, after some obaserations from Mr. Alderman Wistcnissna, Mr. Hansarts, Mr. R. L. JON p 5, and others, who thought the motion amounted to a censure ea the past conduct of the Common Conseil. Mr. WOOD moved an inquiry into the delay in hearing parish appeals at the Sessions, but expressed himself satisfied with the ex. planation of the Recorder that the delay was caused by his illness, sad the arrear of cues had been disposed of in two hours. Mr. OLDUASI made a motion, which was carried, for an inquiry whether the society winch manages the Irish estates can legally con. gist of venous not members of the twelve chief companies. The object was avowed to be to get at the society's accounts, which Mr. PELLATT said the twelve companies themselves were not able to elstain.—Adjourned. KENT COUNTY MEETING. A Meeting of the county of Kent takes plate on Friday next, on Yeoenden Heath. The requisition was headed by Earl Winchelsea. The following obsu►ations, u to what may be expected at the Meeting, are from The Seal Herald:— " The question to be discussed at the Meeting, as far as relates to the existence of general distress, is one on which little di►ersity ef °pintas can psr►ail. That there is great and increasing distress among 41 the producti►e classes, in every department of industry, Pressing down all who subsist not on the produce of Taxes and Tithes, (*undeniable. It matters not whether the precise degree which the national impo►erishment has reached is, as some apo logists for the continuance of mis.go►ernment assert, exaggerated— there is, indisputably, enough to warrant the most vigorous efforts of the sufferers to obtain a ,mitigation of it at present, and, if no in demnity for the past, at least a guarantee again►t Its recurrence for the future. Here will there be some discrepancy in the arguments and pro. positions of various parties. The Tories, it is well known, have ever acted on the principle that the many are made for the few, that the people are a heritage for the Crown and Aristocracy, that all " improvements are dangerous innovations, that any change in exist ing institutions is not only inexpedient but mischievous. Their avowed object has ever been to keep the people in subjection, and at just such a point of prosperity as should enable the privileged orders to draw from those below them the means of supporting a splendid supremacy. These gendemen--well arc they known in Kent—never object to the imposition of any tax, however grind ing—never opposed any grant, however profligate, while the tlovernment was administered exclusively by them or their pitons. Their present hostility to n.inistcrs is founded principally on the measure in favour of Religious Liberty passed last Session—aided by a dislike to the small infringe. pent made on the system of monopolies by some approaches to a less restricted commerce, and the substitution of a sound for a delu. Five circulating medium. As adherence to these wise principles of policy has converted Ministers into Liberals in the eyes of these In. veterate haters of every thing liberal. • The Tories, in short, it is perfectly well understood, are only anxious to eject the present men in substitute others of their own faction who will rescind every Ring advance that has been made towards improvement, and bring hock the old system of Castlereagh and Pitt--ef monopolies, re. elections, high prices, perpetual taxation and tithing, and the esta. blishment over the people of their favourite doctriues of " passive obedience sad non.seeistaisee." Knowing all this, the freeholders will be cautious of what play be proposed by this party. Tiny wish for nothing that will go to the root of the evil. The Reheating Patty, we hope we may clash in this every grade of Whip, Radicals, and lAberals, must be prepared with Remolu times and a Petition that *bad explicitly, boldly Net forth the wants _ . _ and wishes of the inhabitants of Kent—of England. These are not thews fot mummy and deference. Words strong. Mamie. of Aettled detereninatioa, however unpleasant to can polite, inset be used. The people .of Lilt expect that tigorows re. trenchment will be danumdod--from the Crown downwards to the lowest eineeurio and pkeemart. They expect that it shall he eqs led to diminish greatly. if no to aboliab the Anti. Constitutional Standing Army ; that the coupon sball be &11. eared Bart the bereassing and swinges Imposition of tithes ; they require that it be pointed out bow just, how necessary, is the appropriat;on to the public narks of the enormous Church Revenues—the manifest obstacle to real piety In the lucre. seeing profewon of the Established Iteligion--they must have con veyed to the pen of their Rideri that an immediate abolition of the Malt and Beer Duties, or of the Bread Tax or of the Tea Tax, must be. granted, that dte necessaries of life may be within the reach of the reduced means of all consumers. They will expect that their most strentious.Protest shall be entered against the continuance of every unjust monopoly—and, above all, they will demand that their Declaration shall be recorded t f an entire belief in the im pure state of the Representation being the source of all their misfortunes. The great objects of this Meeting, then, will be to propose, in the most emphatic terms, an immense and immediate reduction of taxes, and a thorough reform of the representation of the House of Com. moos. The County will never consent to be called together fur any purpose short of this. In any cave this must and will be done. We hope, then, it will come in a way that will preserve unanimity among the Reformers. Rent• has the example of Essex before her eyes. She will not be found inferior in spirit and intelligence to her neighbour. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HERTFORD, Maim; 5. James Frankliss. of Bishop Stottford, was put on his trial for the murder of his wife. The case excited very considerable interest, and the Court was excessively crowded. Mr. LAW, in stating tke case for the prosecution, mentioned that the prisoner had been married to the deceased upwards of twenty years, and was the father of eight children, whom be bad brought up with .uch credit as justly to entitle him to the respect and esteem of all his fellow townsmen. The prisoner kept a public.house in Bishop Stortford, and on the evening in which the unfortunate event took place, his wife being the worse for liquor, he endeavoured so prevent her going into the taproom. A scuffle, in consequence, took place be. tween them in the passage, and the deceased fell ; when, according to two of the witnesses for the prosecution, he trampled on her ; but according to the evidence of two of his children, who were in the passage at the time, he trod on her by accident. It was proved by three surgeons that the injury she sustained by being trodden on was the cause of her death, which took place the same night. Several respectable witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent cha. racter.—The Jury, once a short deliberation, returned a verdict of —Not Guilty. The announcement of the verdict was received with loud cheers by a large concourse of people assembled outside the Court. When the prisoner's two daughters were under examination, Mr. Justice Bayley and the prisoner wept bitterly, and there was sc a r ce ly a dry eye in t o Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL Yesterday, George Edwards, about twenty years old, was charged with stealing a carpet-bag, containing several articles of wearing ap parel, also a pair or sugar-tongs and an umbrella, from the chambers of Mr. Moody, King's Bench Walk, Temple. Charles Strahan, clerk to Mr. Moody, stated, that a little before four o'clock in the afternoon, he went from Moody's chambers, hav ing carefully secured the door after him. He returned in about a quarter of an hour, and on approaching the door, was surprised to find a key in it. He met the prisoner coming down against him, carrying a carpet-bag and umbrella in his hand. The witness asked him what his business was, and to whom the bag and umbrella be longed ; to which the prisoner replied, that he was looking foe Mr. Abut, and that the property belonged to him. Straiten recognis. ing the property as belonging to his muter, Mr. Moody, gave the prisoner in charge to an officer. When the prisoner was searched, a bundle of latch keys, of dif. ferent sizes, among which was a skeleton key, was found upon him. Several law students, who have suffered lately by having their cham bers entered, were in attendance, one of whore stated that within the last few weeks several chambers have been robbed, and among others his own, on which occasion he lost about 251. All the rob beries appeared to have been committed about four o'clock In the afternoon, when the chambers are generally left unprotected. On applying the keys found upon the prisoner, it was found that each of the doors of those chambers which were robbed can be opened by one or the other of them. The primmer was fully committed. Bt AV-STREET. George Mason, alias Gardiner, alias South, Ike. was charged at this office, before Sir Richard Birnie, by Mr. Forrester, draper, of Fish.street.hill, with robbing him of a valuable watch, Ike. on Thursday night last. The prisoner Is about 30 years of age, and is considered by his professional brethren as the most expert 66 PHeh" upon the town. He has been engaged in almost all the " out-and-out" ramps which have been committed during the last ten years in the Metropolis; and, in truth, he may be pronounced the Captain of the swell mob." He was most fashionably attired; and besides the fawney (ring) upon the little linger of the dexter hand, and the mock diamond in his shirt bosom, he had a gold watch in his pocket, with a huge bunch of imitation gold seals and chain. lie took his station at the bar, which is on an elevated spot, without being shown the way to it, from his previous knowledge of its locality. This was about the sixth time he had made his appearance on this stew, but be is as well known at every other police-office, though he has lien so fortunate as to " gammon the Jury" (to use his own phrase) every instance except upon the occasions stated below. Mr. Forrester, being sworn, stated that on Thursday night he went to Covent-garden Theatre; and as he was passing along the *avenue, he was surrounded by a gang of thieves, who against him, and at the same moment he felt a hand at pressed picket. The prisoner was close behind him, and thrust his right arm round his (witness's) body, and drew the watch from his pocket. He (witness) turned round and seized the prisoner ; but such was his dexterity that be handed the watch to a companion instantly, and used great violence to effect his escape. A police officer was called tor, and the prisoner was given into custody. Sir R. Suture : We have seen this man at the bar before ? Officer : Yes, be is a noted character. The Magistrate was informed that the prisoner had been con victed of committing a robbery at Doncaster races, and also in Westminster, and was imprisoned twelve months for one offence, and three months for the other. The officer who took the prisoner into custody, said that in his pocket be found a gold watch and its appendages. Sir R. Blame Where did you get this watch ? Prisoner : I bought it at a salc.rooni. Mr. Burnaby, the Clerk, asked the prisoner what name was upon the watch ? Prisoner : I do not know ; but I know it is a Liverpool watch. Mr. Burnaby—That is not true ; it Is a Norwich watch. Sir R. DIRWIE—the officer must keep possession of the watch, and perhaps we may find an owner. Prisoner—l)o you think that I am such a fool as to carry stolen property about me ? Sir R. Drams—That you have had stolen property about you, 1 am quite certain ; and I should like to know what answer you have to make to this gentleman's charge. Ptiron,r—l was gang to the theatre, and was pressed against by the crowd as much a% the prosecutor was. If 1 %had taken his watch, he would have found It upon me. - Sir K. Bs awes—There is generally a receiver at band; and you being an adept at this sort of thing, would not keep the peopetty *bout your penoa if you could hand it to a confederate.—The pri soner was rem me& MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PRIVATE THEATRICALS. —Yesterday Mr. bailey, the landlord of the Angel and Crown, He&lon-street, Regent-et:get, appeared before Mr. Cortairr and 3lr. Rog. to answer to an information preferred by the officers of this establishment for keeping a disor derly house. Ballard deposed that, in consequence of orders which he had re ceived front the chief officer, be and Goddard proceeded to the house of the defendant on last Friday night between the hours of nine and ten o'clock. They proceeded up stairs, and observed from 90 to 30 persons in a room which was hung round wish a large green curtain. Previous to reaching the door a person protruded his band through a trap-door and demanded &L each for admission. He and Goddard accordingly paid the money, and in return they received a tin ticket, which was demanded from them at the door. They then entered the room, and received from the waiter a bill of the performances, headed, " Extraordinary novelty, for one night 0r.1y." Upon reading this, he found that Measly. Beck and Baker would entertain the company with a variety of performances. and tl , at they would receive the assistance of Mr. Barnes, and • gentleman whose theatrical engagement prevented the poasi. bility of his name being inserted. The commix, went of the novelty would open with a variety of songs, followed by a scene from " The Spectre of the Castle. Ifttssan, Mr. Beck ; Seib, Mr. Baker." This was followed by two songs and a glee, and which was succeeded with the representation of a scene from the tragedy of " Venice Preserved," in character. Pierre, Mr. Beck ; shifter. Mt. Baker. The performance had reached this stage of t vpresentation when he and Goddard catered the room. The , parties were dr, toed in theatrical costume. The performance ended by Mr. Barnett singing " Nothing." A tonne from " The Muelered Chieftain" watt to follow, aa well as a grand sobelietic exhibition. is which Mr. Beck undertook to give wings to things immituate, and to things apparently immovable he would give action. Amongst other , novelty wan a deception to be called " night, or a Conveyance as the rate of Fifty Milo a Minute." Amongst the transformations, a SHOCKING OCCURRENCE AT HAMMER- SMITH. On Thursday eveniniconsiderable excitation Was occa stoned at Hammersmith, in consequence of a dire calamity occurring in the family of 3lr. Thomas Hunt, the proprietor of a seminary f ur young gentlemen, and which has plunged them into the deepest affliction imaginable. Between seven and eight that evening Al r. Hunt's only Alp, a youth thirteen years of age, was missing from the usual evening exercises, and the servants having in vain sought him gireugh the play.groundp, Mr. Hunt went pp to his sleeping. mom, the door of which was fastened inside. Having called re peatedly without receiving any reply, he burst open the door, and a scene of the most dreadful description was presented to the sight of the unhappy parent—the corpse of his son lying upon the bed, the clothes of which were saturated with blood proceeding from • wound on the left side, and a recently dischar ged pistol was found on the floor, at the opposite end of the mom. Mr. Bowling, a medical gentleman, was instantly sent for, but he found on his arrival, that the unfortunate lad had been dead some time. In. formation of the lamentable occurrence was forwarded to Mr. Stir. ling, the coroner, and an inquest was holden yesterday afternoon, before the coroner and a respectable Jury, at the of the father of the deceased, when evidence to the fopowing effect was adduced : Maria Martin, servant so Mr. Hunt, deposed that she saw the deceased for the last time between five and six o'clock on Thursday evening, when he came into the kitchen and cut a slice of bread and butter foe himself. He had been in the ground playing with the other lads, and he then appeared In his usual health and spirits. Upon the discovery of his lifeless body, witness ran up stairs to the room door and saw the deceased in the arms of his father, dead and covered with blood. "My porn master," said the witness, "looked wild with despair and anguish. I could not bear the sane, and ran down stairs, and the footman went for Mr. Bowling, the surgeon." By the jury. —Witness had not seen a pistol in the deceased's possession before his death. Her waste: would not allow any of the scholars to use them. The deceased was of a good temper and disposition, and very high-spirited. When he came Into the kitchen at *he time stated she did not observe any thing in his manner different from usual. ge had not quarrelled with any one, nor had he, to her knowledge, been scolded or chastised by her master. No conversation passed between bim and witness in the kitchen. She had never heard him talk of self-destruction. He was a youth greatly beloved by his parents and every person in the house. Fanny Matthews, another servant, stated that she was with her master when he burst open the door of the deceased's room, and she described the situation in which the unfortunate lad was found, as already stated. On her aoss.muunination by the Jury, she stated that on Thurs. day the deceased was in his usual high spirits, and nothing occurred during the day to disturb his mind. lie had evidently been sitting on the side of the bed when he received the fatal wound, and fell backwards. His trunk, containing books and other articles, was open; there was no light in the room, nor had been that evening. Mr. Hunt was stated to be in a state of mind most agonizing, and the Jury, unwilling to add to his already lacerated feelings, dis pensed with his testimony. The beadle informed the jury, in answer to their enquiries, that the deceased had purchased the phuol for 11. of Mr. Owen, in the town, on the morning of his death. A large-sized pocket pistol was here produced, and some of the shot of the size which had composed the charge. These were of the sire No. 4, generally used in the destruction of game. It was remarked by the Jure, that the pistol being charged with such shot tended to prove that the lad bad not intended self-destrue. tion, but was examining his newly-purchased pistol, when it went off and killed him. Mr. Bowling, the surgeon, described the nature of the wound. The charge had entered the left side of the chest, and lacerated the heart and lungs. Some of the ribs were fractured and driven into the chest. Death must have been instantaneous. Mr. Bowling added, that he had seen the person of whom the deceased purchased the pistol, who stated to him that he then appeared collected as usual, and in extremely buoyant spirits. A quantity of powder and shot, the latter of the description produced, was found in the de ceased's trunk. The Jury made some comments on what they considered the iin. propriety of selling a dangerous weapon to so young a boy, and ate: some consultation they returned a verdict—" That the dc. ceased was killed by the accidental discharge of a leaded pistol." BIRTH. In Upper Harley-street, the Lady of R. W. Hall Due, Esq. of a too. MARRIED. At ham Church, Sussex,.leTiil'hitwell Tone, of Snydall Hall, In the county of York, to Jane Helena, eldest daughter of Major-General Batson, of Henley, in the county of Susses. At Woolwich, Captain Charles Hamilton Ballingall, of the Royal - Marines, •fints the effect of severe wounds received in his Majesty's service. On Monday, the lat inst. at Clandon, in her 37th year, Ma r y, Countess of Onalow. William Robert, •only son of the late Claud Russell, Esq. of the Bengal Civil Service, aged 13 years. After a short Mina, at Reading, Berke, Miss Austwiek, daugh ter of the law Lastamlot Austwiek, Esq. NEWGATE mut LRADBNHALL MARICBT3,Mar;h S. Beef ... ..... 31 04 to Bs id I Veal ... ... 44 0%1 to S. Od Hutton ..... is id to M O4 1 Pork ... ... 3s Ild to 4. 4d PRICES or HAY AVM STRAW YESTERDAY. or.aamn's. WHITICHA FEL Hay 41 00s 0.1 to 51 00s Od Hay 21 104 to 41 15. Od Clover 3110 a Od to 51 Ss 041 Clover 111 14a to SI 104 01 Straw 21 4. Od to 21 Ss Od Straw 21 $. to 21 14, Od PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, 421. 10s. refined, 441. ins. Linseed Oil, nil. Oa. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand, 1 11. Rape Cake, per ton, Si.o4. to 01. Oa. PRICK or TA ,LOW, SOAP &c. Town Tallow ... ... 30. Od 1 Yellow Soap ... ... 72a 04 Yellow Ruud. ... ... 350 6d I Mottled .. . ... 711. Od I Wbitr ditto .. ... 37. tkl -Curd .. . ... ... U. eta Soap ditto ... ... 345 s Od Graves ... ... ... lb lid Melting Stuff ...... .. 26. 04 Good Dregs .. ... 3. Oil Tallow Imported from St. Prtersburgb, Cask.. PRICE OF HOPS. knees were found in the house, one directed to her aunt, in site stated that she was the cause of bee death, by refusing cede to the marriage ; the second was to her stepmother, to w she left It few things ; and the third vras to iser sestet. and s. pointed out her aunt u the cause of her death. The jury found verdict of Josiah . ft was stated in the course of the forest, r' the father Oche easebeld a human siinstken to Coale, but hod looiJie oldlid Ilt-bedasidA nano a, ao that his Antietam aim admapoire wits, s mow • procure • livelihood. NSW MULCTS. NEM SAO% 1474 to 200 s I Kent IVOs to 1344 Susses 102 , to lees 140 s to 1471 Estes Old Doty. at a:UM& PRICE OF SHEDS. March 5. Out market continues steady since our last quotation. There is same dewed far Clover, smote &Wisp dearer. 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I I .... momimmommeMlNNEE paek of cards was to be changed into a number of living animals ; half-erown piece into a living animal, Ac. But just before the com mencement of those performances he and Goddard were recognised, and a polite request was made to them not to take any notice of what was going forward. He replied, that they had been sent by the ma gistrates to look after the plea. This information appeared to be a feat which Mr. Beck could not overcome; for, after Mr. Barnes's song of " Nothing," the company found themselves unable to go on with any thing else. Amongst the females who were assembled together on the occasion the greater number were prostitutes, and the young men mostly of a disreputable character, as one of them he knew to have been at the office on a charge of felony. and the others were hangers-on belonging to the females. Goddard corroborated Ballard's evidence. Mr. COWAN T You are charged with two offences; one for not keeping good order in your house, and the second for suffering per sons of bad fame to assemble together. You have also been guilty of another act of a far more seriatim nature, namely, in suffering theatrical representations to take place in your house. contrary to an act of Geo. 11. cap. &t, and for which you are liable to a penalty of &H. This, however. we do not intend to proceed on ; and therefore you will only have to confine yourself to the first offence. Mr. Fancy. in reply, said he would tell the whole truth. The two young men whose names were to the bill had called on him, and said that they should wish to engage his room for a concert. KNOW- Iog then), and not wanting the MOM on that erming. he agreed to let them have the use of it. With respect to the theatrical repreeenta tion he was totally ignorant of it until after the officers came in. Mr. CO WANT—There have been repeated complaints about your house, and it watt in consequence of a manage from the Teeter of the parish respecting similar exhibitions that occasioned the magistrates to interfere. Under all the circumstances you are fined sf. and costs. Mr. Fancy—Really, sir, think the penalty is. too heavy, for I did not wish to act in an improper manner, and was not aware of having committed any offence. Mr. !tort—lt is a very bad case, and you, therefore, have nothing to complain about. The magistrates have been extremely lenient to you, for instead of fining you 501. to which you are liable, they have only fined you Ifl. for keeping a disorderly house. The defendant accordingly paid the fine of Si. and flit. &L coats. LA M BET II -STREET. Yesterday Frances and Awls Mathews, sisters, were re-examined on the following charge. Mr. Williams, a highly respectable gen tleman, stated, that on the 16th ult. he met the prisoners, who re. presented themselves as servants out of place, and almost dying from want. He purchased for them bread, pork, and other ne cessaries, and after they had partaken thereof, and as be was leaving the house, Frances Mathews gave him a blow on the face with her fist, which knocked him down, and while en the ground the rifled his pocket of five £lO notes. She then called out, I have got them, and they both effected their escape.—The necessary wit. nesses being absent, the prisoners were again remanded. Two men employed in Bromley-mills was charged with plunder ing their masters, Messrs. Westrop, of property to a considerable amount, and were remanded. The Marquis of Downshire and the Earl of Limerick, it is said, are destined to receive the honour of the Irish Riband. Ix IT SOLOMON 9.—A messenger arrived by the Lady of the Lake, with a warrant from the Secretary of State for the ap. prehension of the notorious Ikey Solotnons, who had done us the honour of making choice of this island for his residence. The war. rant was put in force the next day, when Ikey was lodged in gaol, where, we uuderstand, he is carefully watched, until he embarks for England, there to abide the course of law.—Floloare-lown popes-, Nov. 6. FIRE-PROOF DRESSES.—The Chevalier Aldini, the ingenious inventor of the fire proof dress, has been somewhat disap pointed, we understand, in his expectations of encouragement in this country. He speaks with gratification of the reception he has met with from scientific and practical persons interested in his invention, and of the politeness and attention shown to him in all quarters but it would seem, that the danger to which life is subjected by fire, is not considered sufficiently great to require the use of a fire-proof dress. As a matter of peeunhuy speculation, perhaps this may be the case ; but so many afflicting cases of loss of life by fi re have occurred within the last few years in the metropolis, that we cannot but think the dress ought to be adopted, to enable ban= to pene trate into places in which fire rages, and in which persons are even supposed to be exposed to the fames. A small band of men ewer. died to the use of this armour, attached to the police, and so sta tioned as always to be within all en an emergency, would be an arrangement not unwotthy of the care of the magistrature.-4141.- sauce Weekly Review. The following is a copy of a challenge sent last week by a knight of the steel (alias a butcher), living in the ueighbour. hood of Oundte, to a brother chip residing in that town, who, it seems, had been making too free a use of his clapper:—" To Mr. I feel myself aiggrived at the illegi4 reports you have said about my ba—l therefore challenge you in combat at 4 o'clock this afternoon, at sword, pistols, or 11.1. e. Remain ing, your's, &c. J 11—." Tuesday night a second attack was made by a strong band of Rocklin on the house of Mr. Finnegan, near Marlboro, white the Police defeated them about a week before. Shots and missiles of every sort were discharged at the house, wbca Mom gen and two policemen fired out on the ariallants, and with fatal effect to three or four of them. Exasperated by this serious loss, the fellows rushed with desperation into the house in spite of every obstacle, and In a few minutes left Finnoeegg and the two Police. men mangled eeepses.—Liwierick CA . The American packet ship Camillus, sailed on Monday front Greenock, for New York, with 138 passengers, the full com. pliment authorised by law, for a vessel of her tonnage. The pas. angers consist chiefly of the wives and children of mechanics, who have already emigrated to America, and who are comfortably OIL tuated in that country. The principal part of passages were en. gaged in America. A fire broke out about half-past one o'clock, is tam house of 111r.Pbeeney, 29, Lamb.street, Spitalfields, but wad, Itsv. l ins been obtained quickly the flames were subdued. The shop, however, was very much damaged. The property war insured la the Phenix.—A second fire broke out about three o'clock, in the Riding-school of Mr. Jon s, of Blackfriars-road, but it say for. tunately discovered in time, and by great exertion got under with. out doing any considerable damage. On Thursday lust, an elderly lady, named Letablere, who resided in Ely-place, Dublin, was sitting at the fire side, when her clothes caught fire. A woman that usually attended her came into the room, and thought to extinguish the flames by clasping her' hands round the body of the lady, when her own clothes caught flu. A third person came into the room, and threw the lady sod her maid on the floor, rolling them in a carpet, until further assioa.l ante was obtained, and the &Dies totally put out. The ladyy lived only for a few hours afterwards, and little hopes are etertaioed d the servant's recovery. We understand the lady was upwards if 80 years of age, had never been married, and possessed a large pro. petty.—Fire eserus's Journal. Miss Magaritta Graddon, the actress, came 1)441119 the Insolvent Debtors' Court, on Monday , on her etition to be." charged. The lady was not opposed, but it appeared that eta been arrested on a bill dam:hangs for 2.M. which she had for bee father. Her debts were stated in the schedule to 1,3001. but it was explained to the Court that many of *al hod been tie* entered, andethat the majority of her MID due upon bills which she had accepted for her father. Price the Win of Diary bane Theatre, was inserted as tutor for five hundred pounds as to her liability to meet her epagement ; her own debts, she stated, were very small ; and .._ added, that she had, teem her professional avocations, supported her father and mother, with whom she lived. Mr. Commis. limier Harris, perceiving from the schedule that Mr. Dutton Campbell had lodged a detainer, but had not been served wl notice, required some explanation. Mr. Cooke, who appeawd Miss Graddon, said it was a friendly detainer, as it was feared person who had arrested her would send her a discharge. 1 Co uunissioner Harris said he 'supposed she wee arrested to get . of her debts. Bbe was then ordered to be discharged, Mr. Coo/ prayed that the lady might be allowed to retain scene old stage. dresses, which were of little value. The Court granted the aroli. cation, but observed she could not demand them. Miss Grade* has resided within the rules of the King's Bench during the 1 three weeks, having obtained a dispensation from the Court account of ill health. A handsome young woman, named Elizabeth . Wolfe, terminated her existence by aewnic, at Dublin a few ago. She was a niece to Loed Kii/warden, the nohlem ani who so inbtanmly murdered in Dublin, during the rebellion in I* and it appealed from the evidence adduced on the inquert, that hat been induced to commit the act by a dhappointmem in ' She had been acquainted with a young man, to whom she mach attached. and the day bad bca appointed for marriage, w. bee aum found out that her lam was a Oneltaldo, and ..fused wu to the match. The unfortunate gid took the fatal 'lnn time afterward., and was found dead In ter room. &MCI Howl