Star. — London, England, 1830-10-02 00:00:00

!JPLENDID FETE O'• BOARD THE CALEDONIA. This magnificent shin of war presented on Tuesday evening a most interesting and enlivening spectacle. perhaps never equalled on ship board certainly never excelled. A ball anti Souls were given by the Ward-mini officers to upwards of 300 fashionable', embracing most of the first families, and drawing very largely on the beauty of the aeighbourhood. The quarter.deek was fitted for the baU in the marque style. covered with the flags of all nations ; a brilliant crown of varie gated lamps surmounted by a fine transparent " W." shone conspicu ously opposite to the Kihg's Arms, which were adorned with laurels and ee •:rgyeens. In the centre was displayed a chandelier of artificial lowers. studded with a guard of fixed bayonets acting as rejectors to the protected lights. Around were wreathed festoons of laureh inters. persed with variegated lamps. When the dancing commenced the ball.room presented a joyous scene —every countenance beaming with delight at the liberality and taste displayed by the liberal.miraert sons of Neptune, to afibed gratification to their guests. Quadrilles, waltzes, do. were kept up with great spirit shreughout the evening, and at intervals relieved by fine pieces of musk, performed in good style by the band of the ship stationed on the poop. The dancing was accompanied by an excellent quadrille bead. At twelve o'clock the Soupy: was announced—a table 06 feet long wear. laid for 160 persons, covered with a profusion of every delicacy, vich wines, viands, do. the whole got up on board in a style that would , do credit to a first.rate Parisian Restaurateur. The view from the ends of :he table wag particularly interesting, from the immense length and dive rAity of dishes, heightened by the full dress of the naval and mill tab officers. and the chaste and elegant attire of the ladies—it was a feast even to behold the scene. At the conclusion, Commissioner Ross t..t'. with a hearty comment and characteristic good humour, "A maltii to the officers of the Caledonia," which was applauded to the very • • eztio that did applaud again." The dancing was again resumed, and kept up to an early hour yesterday morning. Every accommodation was afforded to the company by boats being in attendance. We rejoice at the propitious change in the weather, as we should have regretted indeed that the ardour of the gallant hosts should have received the least damp in tittle anxious desire to afford every pos sible gratification to their numerous guests. The whole entertainment was in unison with that high.minded feeling which is engendered in the naval character to a very eminent degree, and their hospitality will not easily be forgotten. It afforded great delight to see our respec ted Com mander.in.Chief and his Lady happily mixed up in the gay and festive scene" in good health and spirits. In addition to the immense table already mentioned, Capt. Curry's cabin was also appropriated to hospitality's cause. The gallant Captain appeared highly delighted to see his ship in good trim and his crew in good keeping. In truth every officer of the Caledonia appeared to vie with each other in keeping up the spirit of the evening, and to regret its short duration. Looking around on the decorations, we were forcibly reminded of Bloom's bean. tiful lines : Time, like a pitiless muter, Cries 'onward I' and spurs the gay hours.— And never does Time travel faster. Then when his way lies among flowers." Among the company we noticed Sir Manley and Lady ro Dixon; Com tssioner and Miss Ross ; Colonel and Mrs. Abernethie; Captain and Mrs. Carey; the Misses and Mr. Carey; Captain Dixon ' of his Ma jesty's ship Pallas; Captain and Mrs. Blight ; Major and Mrs. Hervey Smith; Sir Alexander Gordon; Captain Margat, of his Majesty's ship Ariadne ; Captain Fanshawe; Captain and Mn. Hope Johnson; Cap tain and Mrs. Thornborough ; Captain and Mrs. Pilfold ; Captain Bre mer ; Captain Dent; Captain and Mrs. Cuppage ; Major Ilainsell ; Major and Mrs. Symons; Major Inglis.; Captain Foote, and the Misses Foote; R. H. Gamy., Esq.; the Misses Genny. ; Mrs. and Miss Manton : Mrs. and Misses Downes ; Airs. and the Misses Foot; ' Lieutenant Newell; Mrs. Wilson; the Misses Mends; Lieut. and Mrs. Twysdcn; Mrs. Admiral Bedford; Dr. Ri.h ; Mrs. and the 11i+ses Wood; Lieut. and Mrs. Somerville; Mr. Williams; Brigs; Mr. and Mrs. Woodman; the Misses Haldane; Captain Rennie; Mrs. and the Misses Lake; Mr. James Husband ; the Of. ricers of his Majesty's ships in port; the Military Officers in Garrison, A letter from Ostend, dated Wednesday, states that the English steamer Earl of Liverpool had gone to flushing, with officers, soldiers, and their families, to avoid further bloodshed. The troops forming the garrison had assembled in the Great Place, and every al had thrown down his arms. Their number was 2,000. _ _ THE LATI LORD BLANTYRE.—This gallant and la mented Nobleman was born in 1775; and was consequently about 58 years of age when he so unfortunately met with his death at Brussels. his Lordship served in Holland, in 17!10; in Egypt, as Aide-Cant to General Stuart, 1801;1n the expedition to Pomerania and Zealand, 1807 ; and with the Duke of Wellington, in Spain and Portugal, 1800. Ills Lordship held the rank of Major-General in the army, and that of a Companion of the Bath. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Renfrew. shire. His Lordship married, 25th February, 1813, Frances, second daughter of the Hon. John Rodney, Chief Secretary to the Govern ment at Ceylon, and grand-daughter of the celebrated Admiral Lard Rodney, by whom he has lefts surviving family of eiOt children—the youngest only a few months old ! The present Peer, who has succeeded to his title under such unfortunate circumstances, is only twelve years cf age. It is a curious fact, that the Ramona steam-packet, which brought the news of the appointment of Colonel Van Helen as Military Governor of Brussels, was named after the virtuous and intrepid female by whose assistance Col Van Helen escaped from the prison of the Inquisition at Madrid. 'l'iix TRIBES OF GALWAY.—The peculiar ecclesiastic privileges of Roman Catholics belonging to certain families in Galway, are, we understand, to be immediately investigated, with a view to dm arrangement of certain difetences which have prevailed between the tribes, who elect the Clergy, the Vicars, and their Warden, for some tame. The Right Rev. Dr. Kelly, R. C. Bishop of Dr omore, has been appointed by the Court of Rome to conduct the examination..=. Dublin Paper. . . A singular circumstance occurred on board the Ramona steam-packet, on her voyage to Ostend last Saturday. A passenger named Rowe, of Lille, about 36 years of age, after passing Gravesend asked the Captain if he could put him on shore at Ramsgate or Mar gate ? it was blowing a gale of wind at the time, and he was informed it was impossible. On arriving in Sea-reach he went into the cabin, and gave his pocket-book to a young lady who came on board with him, and, taking off his cloak, came on deck, and jumped overboard from the stern of the vessel. The vessel was instantly stopped, and the boat lowered, but, after every exertion. he could not be found ; this was at 7 o'clock in the morning, the vessel having left London at 3. The young lady denied having received any papers from the unfortunate man, but another lady in the cabin having seen him give her something, the Captain, on arriving at Ostend, sent for a police-officer, and the young lady then, with much reluctance, surrendered his pocket-book, which was found to contain money and papers. We hear that a serious disturbance took place at Stam ford on Wednesday last. The Marquis of Exeter having entered the High-street on horseback, solely accompanied by his groom, a mob of between 200 and 300 persons, a great part of whom were boys, assailed his Lordship with cries of " True Blues for ever !" " True Blues foe ever !" At length the mob so increased in numbers, and their violence became so great, that his Lordship was obliged to seek refuge in a hotel. The alarm became geners4 and a number of special constables were immediately sworn in, under the direction of Mr. Acock. The populace showed every indication of the most violent intentions. Sao field, one of the Marlborough-street officers, happened to be stopping foe a few moments at an inn in Iligh•street, on his way to Hommel*, on private business, and, seeing the imminent danger in which the Marquis of Exeter was personally placed, be, in company with Mr. Acock and other special constables of the district, escorted his Lord. ship a considerable distance out of town, until, front the speed of his Lordship's horse, no danger from the violence of the mob could be be expected. A very turbulent spirit prevails in the town. Two new newspapers are about to start, one to be called the "Bee," the other the Wasp," from whence it may be safely concluded that they are of diametrically opposite political principles. POSTMASTER-GENERAL OF IRELAND.—TO our great surprise, we hear that the Earl O'Neill is no longer at the head of the Pest-office, The circumstances which have led to his lordship's re tirement have not transpired, though report ascribes them to a personal difference between the Noble Premier and his Lordship. The resi duary interest in the Post-office patent, we hear, devolves on the Earl of Rosso : indeed, it could not be otherwise; for, even if inclined, which we do not think possible, the Duke of Wellington would scarcely com mit such an act of injustice as to deprive of an appointment a Noble-1 man who, for so many years past.has contributed his gratuitous services as joint Postmaster.Genual, without any reward bat the mere patron- 1 age of the department ; and the more so, as this last surviving branch of official distinction in Ireland is to be soon extinguished under that system of retrenchment recommended by the Parliamentary Commis sioners, and which the Governmeat of that Britain have determined to adopt as soon as the assembling of Parliament can permit. We also hear that, even during the short interval that is to take place before the total abolition of the office, the little patronage which is left does not continue with the Noble Ea rl.—Morning Register. MILITARY DI9CIPLINE.-011 Wednesday morning, at nine o'clock, John Hartgrave Edmondson, a private in the 3d bat talion of the Ise regiment of Foot Guards, commanded by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, was brought out from his place of confinement into the Amioury-yard, St. James's-park, in order to undergo the pa. nirlunent awarded to him by a court-martial. The unfortunate man, it appears, about three months ago, was on duty at the Tower, and was standing sentry at a place called the One-gun Battery, and was detected asleep on his post He was placed in confinement, and a court-martial was held. It was not until Wednesday last that he was brought out to hear the sentence of the court.rusnial, which was read over to the regi ment, and he was to receive 600 lashes. He was immediately tied up, and, after taking 166 lashes, he fainted away. The blood spirted from the wretched man's back on to the drummer's face, and it was found necessary to stop the pantaloon, and he was taken immediately to the Military Hospital in Bordsmtes•row, Westminster, where his back was dressed. DANGEROUS STATE OF BLACKER:ARS-BRIDGE. Mr. Hunt waited yesterday upon the Lord Mayor, for th e p ur p ose of representing to his Lordship the disgraceful state of Blaekfriars bridge. He ha travelled a great deal bray, through highways and byeways, in Somenetshire, and Devonshire, and Wiltshire, but he had never seen any place in so dangerous a condition as that bridge. Two carriages had broken down within the last two days, in the hopeful spot within his LordoMp's district. The gentlemen who eurchod authority there were, it was true, constantly mending it, but they contrived to patch it with soft gravel, and the heavy waggons snub d ee p an d ma d e ruts, which were full of mud in wet weather, 'ado/ filthy dam in thy. Some idea might be formed from this description, although not an ado. Tutu one, of the danger, as well as of the nuisance, which the Bridge presented. The Loan MATOZ Sad, be perfe ctly greed with Mr. Runt in the opinion that the state of the was a disgrace to the authorities Who superintended it. He believed that the General Purpose Corn. mittee were the responsible parties, and the members of that Committee should certainly be apprised of the complaint, to the jusdee of which the public could bear testimony. Mr. Hunt stated, that the old pavement of Fleet meet and New. gate.oreet, substituted by the new, would have answered the purpose of paving Blackfriars.bridge io an admirable manner. That pavement was of granite stone. The LORD MAYOR said, be could not but believe that them ware cit. cumstances connected with the matter over which neither be nor Mr. Hunt could exercise any controL Some years ago, when a contract was entered into to keep the bridge in repair there was no ground of complaint, but of late the bridge was in a most disgraceful state. Why the Committees woo now so sluggish he could not at all guess. Mr. Hutt T said it was a common current opinion that the befdge would be thrown down as soon as it should be thonOt fit to open London. bridge. He wished to be informed whom he should summon before his Lordship on a subject of so much importunes to the public—whether he should summon the General Purpose Cosomhts, or Mr. Wafts*, the Clerk of the Works. To have it remedied he was determined, to prevent necks from being broken, and other breparable injuries from big indicted. Lest year he bad complained of the some terrible nai -1 sense, and the newspapers had noticed the complaint. The coo. swam was, that the authorities bad done something in shovelling ty .... 6LtLew days, but they fell back soon into their castamaty The necessity was now daily and hourly 'naming, aad be t hat some decisive conduct would be at once adopted. The LORD Maio* said, be thou Montague, Mn Hunt, if he monmened say body, ought to summon Mr. and his Lordship po. sidvely &tiara that he should do all in his power on the part of the public. POLICE REPORTS. IlAisrow-Houn.—Several watamen were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged by the Water-bailiff with having assaulted some of his men in the execution of their duty, and with baying threatened to murder them. Ruff (one of Mr. Saunders's men), stated that he and an assistant went up the river to Barnes, and observed, between 10 and 11 o'clock, the defendants in a boat throwing out a net. As there was reason to believe that some unfair work wu intended, witness towed over to the boat in the name of the Water-bailiff, and endeavoured to board it. The most violent opposition, however, was given to them by the watunten, wbo proposed to put it out of their power, by one desperate au, to in terfere any more with fish or fi sheries. A blow was aimed at the wit ness, who with difficulty evaded it, and was convinced that, had it not been for one of the party, who interposed, murder would have been coin. witted. The witness, after some remonstrance, succeeded, however, in getting away, and after • considerable lapse of time, the watermen were taken into custody. i The Water-bailiff stated, that if conduct of this desperate kind were endured, the River would be left' without protection, and his men would be constantly in danger of losing their lives. The eldest of the watermen denied that be, or his brethren, had either done or threatened any violence to the prosecutor. They were just rowing about a bit, when Ruff wanted to run them down, and threatened to " bore a hole through them r'' and they got out of his way, as they didn't like to be slaughtered. The LORD MAYOR—What could you have wanted at 11 o'clock about the River? Waterman—l wanted my living. and they came to prevent me. If they had boarded us, they would have a right to take us, but they couldn't. Mr. Hobler told the defendants that they subjected themselves to pe. nalty by making of. The Water.bailif had at all times a right to board than, and examine their nets. The watennan said he had acted, and would still act, se if be was a smuggler. When he could escape • King's boat he would, and except he was caught, the alters had nothing to do with him. It was just so with his present case; the water-WM' had not been able to board him, and there could be so charge against him. The LORD MAYOR said he quite plainly perceived the spirit by which the defendants were actuated. He had no doubt !lone of them had not opposed the general tendency to an act of desperate violence, murder would have been committed. He should therefore make ex. ample@ of all, except the person to whose humanity the water.ballire men were indebted most probably foe their lives. Put declared that he was convinced that he should never have lived to complain, If there had not been one merciful person in the group. The Loan MAYOR then sentenced each of the defendants, with the above mentioned exception, to pay the fine of 101. The excepted We. terman was discharged. Those who were fined swore that they were not worth ten and they were sent to prison, after having been informed that tect thi t i n would be immediately entered up against them. Outurmix.r..— William Woodman, of Little Collingwood.aseet, near the Jews' Hospital, was brought before Sir PICTEII Lavi n. yes. terday, charged with defrauding Messrs. Jones and Co. stationer,, In St. Paul's Church-yard. Mr. Brown, one of the firm, stated that, in the latter end of August, they received a letter, purporting to be signed by a customer named Butcher, at Tring, Henfadahlre, requiring a quantity of goods to be sent to Hadley, to a relative who was about to open in business thae The goods, of the value of about M. were sent, addressed as req= be left at the coach.ollice till called for. A few days since Mr. called upon them, to warn them against executing any orders which might be forwarded in his name, having discovered that the prisoner had succeeded in defrauding several tradesmen by means of forged orders.— The order which had been executed was produced, and proved to be a forgery also. On Thursday, a note arrived by the twopenny.post, signed Charles Woodman, ordering eight reams of paper and six damn copy-books, to be sent, addressed as before, N to be left at Mr. Salmon's coach-dace, Barnet, till called for." Means were immediately adopted to apprehend the prisoner, and it was rightly conjectured that before he travelled to Bernet to ask for the parcel, he would satisfy himself that it had been actually sent, and accordingly he was found lurking about the coach.ollice in town, at the Cross Heys, St. John -street, yesterday morning. The prisoner observed he had no wish to give trouble. He would confess that he had obtained the goods from Messrs. Jones's, and from others. The prisoner was remanded till Tuesday. Laxarres-sTarkir.—Yesterday, George Th owspsors, was charged with having burglariously entered the Prince Regent public.bonse, in Itatelifithighway, and stolen about 2s. in copper. Mr. Wiseman, the landlord, stated that, about seven o'clock on that morning, on coining down stairs to open his house for business, he found the prisoner walking about without his shoes. The prisoner, who seemed somewhat stultified with liquor, said he had merely come for the pur pose of treating his shipmates, who he thought were there, with some gin. Believing what he had told him. he opened the door and turned him into the street. In a few minutes, however, he discovered that his tin had been foxed open, and about 2s. in copper removed therefrom. He pursued, and gawe him in charge. Christian, a sespant belonging to H. division searched the prisoner, and found in his pocket 2s. in copper, among which was the penny. piece he now produced, which was cut nearly in halves. The penny in question was handed to the prosecutor, and he swore that he himself planed it In his till on the previous night. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. Ttaaxes POLlCL—drchibald C=64 a seaman of the brig Pa. mon, was charged with mutinousconduct on the high seas. A fat. night since, the prisoner was ordered to go aloft and scrape the top gal. lant mast, whish he refused to do, and another man performed the duty. Captain Whitwell, the Muter, told the prisoner to consider himself a prisoner, and go below, when Campbell seised an axe, and swore he would cut down the lust man who attempted to seise him, and aimed a blow at the Captain, which missed him. A violent struggle took place, and at length the axe was taken away. The prisoner then attacked the two mates, and beat them severely with his fist. In the end he was overpowered, placed in irons, and brought home a prisoner. Captain Richbell ordered him to find bail to take his trial at the nest Admiralty Sessions. In default he was committed to Clerkenweil prison. ✓acres Tanis, a noted River pirate. who has been frequendy coo. vieted and once committed for trial, was charged with stealing coals. The prisoner was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and his best .as ordered to be burnt, being the fourth which has been destroyed. PIC IL POC trs.—About half-past 12 o'clock yesterday, as elderly lady bad Inv pocket picked of her purse, containing twenty sovereigns, in Fleet-street. A stoppage of carriages had occurred at the end of Chancery-lane, and she, among others, waited to ma. As soon as the road became somewhat clear, there was a rush. A stout, gentle. manly.looking man took bold Ober inn, raying, " it is very dangerous, Ma'am—shall I help you moos r 81te dec li ned his assistance ;in a moment after she mimed her mosey, and the fellow bad disappeared. CHILD MURDER. SIiaTTIIILD, Sr??. 30. Some excitement has been occasioned in Sheffield and the neighbour. hood for the last two days, in consequence of the discorea7 of a child murder, by a young woman, 23/r e lf it agest a a=re called Heck& geld, on the road to Leeds fr om person is Ember Dyson, a deaf and dumb girl, working at a tlwesd.mill at that place, a girl of exceeding good appearance, and remarkably shrewd and cunning. TN! INQUEST. On Thursday a respectable body of men assembled at the house of Mr. Ashton, the Black Bull Inn, in F.P.10061e1, near Sheffield, before Mr. B. BADOZ, Coroner for that district of Yorkshire, oo view of the body of the child, when the following evidence was adduced:— Ellen Chaves, the wife of Thomas &saves, of llodasSeld, in the county of York, illacutter, deposed—l know Eating Dyson, of Ds elesfield, single woman, who Is about 23 years of BPI she is deaf and dumb; Hive neat door to her, and she lives with kr Weer who is leor wkb also deaf and dumb. Three or four months ago I *lmp& being in the family way, but she denied it ; she has soffislsnikarendge, in my opinion, to know what is right or wrong, and lest make bar on. derstand what I assn. About a month ago I spin challenged her with being with child, and she seemed angry with me, and is said me by signs that It was some stuff that she had applied inwardly and oestwaidly to her throat, which caused her body to swell. I mods Op. M to be g in and make some clothes for her child, at the same dos am. log her my infant, but she seemed to blow it away, showing me that ohs was not with child • I was in the L a tta= Rather Dyson daily. On Friday last, t he 24th alt. I saw het ahem twelve o'clock, at her own bowse-door, and she apposed tail* big in the family way; I did not see her again till shout aka enema Saturday morning, when she was washing the Imewlissr, and she a seemed pale, languid, and weak. CM Saturday waft lent, shoat nine o'clock, I motioned to her to know how she wan; ie then had a flannel tied round ha neck. She motioned to me that she had thrown up a larp substance, and it had settled her body. About 3 o'clock on Sunday 1, the 26th Inst. I went to her bans, and her brother coo. timed to me that his sister was in bed very sick, but I did not go up stairs. About 4 o'clock on the rune day she appeared poorly and weak, and I desired her brother to maks Nee some tea, and I sopped till she took It. I left about 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. From me tered appearance I have no doubt she had been delivered of a Mush Butcher corroborated the above evidence, and said, that San bet observation, as a married woman, she believed the prisoner had been delivered of a child ea the Friday. William Graham ermined.—l am a blacksmith. Knows the tuner, and I think bee intelligent. On Saturday night last, the 16th invent, about 8 o'clock, I was returning home to Eccleslield from Wortley, and I met the prisoner in Lee-lane, in Eceledield township, with something wrapped up before her apron. She was on a footpath leading ftom Bevusfuld to Wotdey, and about 600 yards from the Cotton.mill Dam, where the body of a female child has been found. She having passed, I met Henry Woodhouse, and be asked me W it was not the dumb girl whom I had met? and I said yes, it was. Fanny Guest, a gentleman's servant, who had been in conversation with Woodhouse, deposed to her having also seen the dumb girl pass ha, with something under her apron. James Henderson, overlooks of the thread-mill belonging to Mr. Bar low, knows the prisoner and her brother, who is also deaf and dumb. They have worked in the mill 11 years. Is satisfied that the dumb girl is capable of distinguishing right from wrong. On Sunday last wit ness went to W. Dyson, the dumb man's hous e , a nd h e willinglyEi me his keys to examine the !boxes belonging to him I saw 130 suspicious in his room; I then examined th e prisoner's room , and found blood on the chamber floor, and blood partially wiped of the Soot; the wall was also sprinkled with blood ; I withdrew the curtain of be chamber window, and observed marks of blood on the window bottom ; I opened a b and box, and found two aprons and a skirt, on which appeared as if a substance had been laid upon them, the blood having run through the skirt; the prisoner came up stairs, and, by signs, desired me to come away, and not search ; being convinced that something wrong had been'dooe, I sent for the vestry clerk, and in his presence searched the prisoner's box, and found several articles, from which it was evident that they belonged to a person who had been de livered of a child. On Monday last, about an hour after the child had been found in the dam, it was brought to the Bcclesfield workhouse, and laid down by her ; I asked her in her brother's presence why she blamed him ? She then satisfied me that he had nothing to do with it, but that she had done it herself; she told her brother in my presence that she did not throw the child into the dam; she merely laid it in. I conceive the prisoner to be a shrewd, clever woman. Ann Briggs examined—l am the wife of Thome Briggs, cutler, of Eeelesdeld. The piece of green cloth produced by William Shaw, the constable, and in which the child was found, is a part of a sofa cover belonging to William Dyson, prisoner's brother I I took the body of the chi out of the cloth, and thin to the workhouse t I also, at the sense time, took the head of the child also found in the dam, out of a separate piece of green cloth, which also belonged to the sofa alluded to. I have practised as a midwife for upwards of 20 years, and it Is my opinion that the had of the child has been cut °E by some dull ins. meat. Mr. Thomas Yeardley, who has a dumb child of his own, gave as, some books, which are published for the purpose of instructing deaf and dumb &Sim s he upwards of 12 months I instructed the tesln midis *nand honing her the dumb alphabet, and she er r teined that hishuMen that I am convinced she can understand* she is et very quick sprabades. On Monday last I went to the pri soner, and asked hoe to explain the manner to me bow she was delivered oilier WM. 1 said to her, " The child's bead is cut od" I have seen her several times since, and she still insists that the head came of. On reproving her with throwing it into the dam, she showed me thusly bad net thrown it in, but had laid it in pretty and nice. Jamas Medlin deposed that, in consequence of inhumation given to hint • Semi ni t, he went to the prisoner's house, and found it in throttaedaasef the other witnesses. I, assisted by W. Show, the sowadis et earthed the dam, and pulled out des halm body of s line telLgrown infant—a female. This witness went on to corroborate the teethwany of Henderson and Oreaves, se to the appear. anoss in the primeness bsd.room. Sarah I timpessi—l am the governess of the liceksfield work. house. I went to tie hues of Dyson, and received from Henderson certain articles v =4 in a bundle they were all saturated with blood. The articles ate the some, and have been in my care ever since. I amine* boom of the prisoner, and found a deal of milk in them. She Isid me the erne story, as to the manner in which the head wee okte the did the Wm witnesses. I produced a knife to her, and slowei slims that she bad tut the head off. But she threw herself 41111 mod almond the idea. Wawa Slow, the constable of Ecclesfield, confirmed the testimony of MiabliS Mr. 1111liem Jackson, Lecturer on Anatomy, stated that on the 28th day of ileplember last, he examined Esther Dyson, the priaoncr, and she had every appearance of having recently been delivered. He was decidedly of opinion, from the examination that the head of the child had not been torn or screwed off by the mo ther. He also had no doubt, how the particular examination made of the body of the deceased. and from the appearance which it exhibited on that examination, that the child was born alive. Mr. Joseph Campbell, summ, haring also examined both the we. man and the child, fully corr ob orated Mr. Jackson's testimony. The Coroner having summed up, The Jury retired, and in a few minutes returned with a verdict of— Wilful Murder against Esther Dyson. The Coroner then issued a warrant for the unfortunate woman's com. mittal to York Castle, to take her trial at the ensuing Lent Assizes. Mr. Dunleary, a gentleman formerly connected with the Post-oaks, and who has been for some time in France, returned yeller. day morning, and was travelling with his family from Kingstown. when he was taken suddenly ill, and died instantaneously ! The females of his family were in the Gooch with him, and the body of the lamented gentleman was carried in the coach to his house in town.—Delgrn m orn ing Rosser of Wednesday. Flan AT BARON ROTHlCHlLa's.—Yesterday evening, about five o'clock, the greatest confusion imaginable took place in the ostabilinunt of Baron Rothschild, in New -court, St. Swithen's.lane, Letabsed.sereat, in consequence of a fire breaking out in the cellaring underneath the bullion once, occupied by Mr. T. Mage, the Wine. mac u la , res idi ng e t No. a, in the same court. The fire was first die. covered by some of the clerks, who perceived a great body of smoke issuing from the cellar. They made an immediate alarm, and mes,en. gas wore sent in all directions for the engines. Mr. Rothschild, shortly after the fire broke out, came up ins great hurry, with some other gm. denten, and engag ed themselves in preserving the books and valuable documents. The dames were arrested at about six o'clock, and all further danger ceased. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF A CONVICT TROY NEWOATZ.—One of the convicts, named Phillips, under sentence of transportation t effected his escape under circumstances at present most mysterious. It la usual for the prisoners at this jail to assemble in the chapel every morning. Thursday, as usual, they were mustered, and the convict was then with them. Shortly after the return of the pri. afters to their wards, one of the wardsmen called a turnkey, and in. formed him that Phillips was missing. An immediate search was cam. mewed, but without effect. The only idea that can be formed as to how he escaped is, that on the return of the prisoners from chapel, he had concealed himself for the instant, when an opportunity must have been afforded him to escape. To effect this, he had to pass =ltwo l o n g passages, in which some of the turnkeys are always , % by the bed.tooor, in which one or other of the jailors is in cern rant attendance, before he could reach the lobby, in which two of the turnkeys are placid. The former haunts and companions of Phillips are well known, and $ most active search was made round that part of the town where he used to resort. He is ar old offender, though young in years, and was convicted at the Westminster Sessions, there be re. ceivcd sentence of transportation, and was removed to the above jail. preparatory to his being sent on board the Hulks. SCINTILLA?. SERENADE. I love the sweetness of thy look, The brightness of thins eye, And, murmuring like the crystal brook, Thy yoke's melody. I love thy chastened innocence, Thy kind and guileless heart, Thy sympathy in grief intense, Tby words so void of art. I love to list the witching strain Of music on thy tongue, And o'er thy harp, with reeling brain, In rapture have I hung. I 1010 thee in the twilight hour Together when we stray, By shay brooks, oe ostk tower, Or surge.resounding bay. I love thee for thyself alone, Thy innocence and truth ; The beandes of thy mind, deer one— The gisdoses of thy youth. I lon thee, but can ne'er express The pleasing pain I feel: A throbbing bosom's joyfulness 'Twere folly to conceal. The following account of the taking of Dumbarton Castle h a i m f e = Crawford, of Jerdanhill, is given from an old MS. It is different hens the other aimmuns, and possesses an additional value, as k is written by Crawford himself:— Cope% Thomas Crawfutd of Jordanian letter, containing ant account of the mow of his taking the castle of Dumbarton ; and the Ir. venter of the Musition that was found there. 1571. bases HOSOUILUILK 8111,—Afier my hearty commendations, the laird of Braid shetweth me that ye are desirous to know the manner of taking of Dalai:Man, and what we found into it. The manner was this, wv4 knowledge of the manner how they watched, and where and having ace yeoman, ems that had been one of the watchmen before, who knew all the Craig, where it wan best to climb, and where fewest ladders would serve. Without any farther intelligence, I took in hand to 00 one essay, and to doe that thing which was possible; upon which we depend to Casio* an boar before son.setting, I having provided of helms the ladders. and cords, sod croak of iron to c st be d twixt craigs to put cods to; and before we struck our drum in ow, sent o u t our basso% to keep all the that none shoe toe before, and see we past fordward while we come to the hill of Dumbed, within a mile of the said castle ; and there, about one after midnight, we lay down oar ladders and our cords, and sorted all our business, as it were long to write : but every man had his hectple.butt bound about his back, and every ladder had divan cords pat to it, and one cord from the fanner and weighing, but one man behind another to the higher end, so that every man had the some cord in his hand, and the foremost to guide aIL So that no um who held a yip of the cord could go by the way, because It was in the night ; now we had many fowsses to pass. and a deep water, bridged with a single tree, before we come to the castle; and the foremost of us bore the ladders, and so we passed ford. weed r and because they suspected not the highest part of the craft, there was not a watch on that part of the wall above, within six score foot of the pan where we entered. We thought it beet to essay it at the same part, and so we did, which is the east part called the beik and when we had knit the ladders of sixty steps, we were yet twenty steps from a tree, which was above us, to which tree the guide and my self wan to without ladders with great difilculty, taking cords with us, and fastened the said cords at the tree and so letting the cords hang down to the ladders, wherewith men might draw themselves up to the VW; and when we were at the tree, we had five score fathoms to the root of the wall, to the which we bare cords in like manner. Be this was done daylight was COOK, because it was long of doing ; and there we took one of the ladders and brought it to the wall, wherewith we en tered every man, and at the entry of the first man upon the top of the wall, the watch that sate beside saw him, and immediately he med. and wakened the plea; and a cloud of mist fell about us, which was little lighter than the night. and there came out of sundry houses of the place men running naked, so that there was incontinent three slain, and sundry hurt, and so the rest gave back; and incontinent we warn their artillery, and their powder, and their bullets, and turned them to themself, who yet kesped Wallace Tower, the White Tower, with the Wiody.hall, the Chamber between the Quilts, and the Nether dal% And as soon as they saw their own ar tillery turned to domed!, every men took him to his shift, and because the mist was so thick some leaped the walls and escaped, and other sonic we got, as ye have beard. And what munition end other things we pot within the bow, ye shall receive the invents: of it, as just as I can give It you. And farther I cannot say, except one thing I will assure you of,--as I live, we have no manner of intelligence within the house nor without the house, nor I have spoken of before. So commits you to the keeping of the eternal Gon.—Your assured at power, THOMAS CRAWFORD OF JORDANHILL. The !Invent& of the munition within the Guile of Dumbertan at the time of the entry of the Laird of Dmmquhassell, as Captain thereto. Item, in the first sae roes cohering MOMted for the walls and not for the fields, with 24 ballets for her. Item, two Douses, mounted for the walls and not for the Soli, with sunniest osnier of bullets for the.. Item, two name, sea MINDMSi it the walls and not for the asides the Ober unmenated either for walls et ills, with wildest moist Oboists for don two. bum, two lisneaylo Wass. sesurtted for the walla and not fa the ills, with sadlshot number of beim for than. as ommisdi it the walls mad est foe the ilk with maitalbellati labs. bon, these hatgnehats of head whole, and sr buds& boa. ass is Bose Iron. Item, ape isle Bots- u ±aidezinmst hoods of asnrossi i mder. Item, sight bunk of NMI Pstrist• Ti.., caner, ; Odom at my lo7dl7 — eommemd, !no erm to Hary odderburn, arse ether to George Dundee; em dwelt 10. Item, of Speen, headed and unheeded, 00. hem, of Culvedng powder, three barrels. Item, of victuals aft in the place, at our entry thereto after my lord's depart ing. Impfatie, nag, 10 tuns ; meal, 12 chalders; of wheat, 10 boll.. Item, of malt, 11 bolls; of bisket bread, 11 whole hogsheads. Item, of bacon, 4 whole punsheons. smommenemmisma PiottgaN ISQUISZS.—AIas ! for the once honoured ap pellation of Esquire. It has now fallen so low, that per ons of conse quence in society are beginning to abandon It when ad dress ing letters to each other, and adopting the good old fashion—which should never have been abandoned— of using plain " Mr." in its stead. If an spothe carf's titre indite, an epistle to another, be dubs him an E s q u i re To y Bolus. Esq." Ike. In like manner a writer's clerk honour's another writer's clerk, and we have straightway • letter ac. dressed toe " Joseph Quibble, Esq." by the young limb of the law.. Boys of thirteen Esquire each other ; and the thing is descending so ion that chimney sweeps and scavengers will be making us e of th e t i t l e br and-bye. When the term Esquire was wont to be used in its proper and legitimate sense, it was regarded as complimentary ; b u t w h en we see druggists' and riters' apprentices, and counting-house clerks, ap propriating It to themselves, it becomes too much for the gravity of s quaker ; yet there are respectable people who are offended if their letters are not addressed to them with this now prostituted title. WICK art WIN D.—The Limerick Chronicle of Saturday, in describing the state of the weather for the last week, say, " The weather has been veryfurimes this week." Cusions Dlscov ERY.--As Mr. Medhurat was pursuing his researches on lancing Downs, about three weeks ago, not 300 yards from a Roman Pavement, he discovered • grave, supposed to be that of an ancient Briton, containing the skeleton of a human being, completely bent or curled around three vases, the largest containing burnt bones, and the smaller one supposed to contain the ashes or the heart, dc. — Such discoveries are not unfrequent here. SIR THOMAS LAW REN C E..—BUI Lawrence (the father of the late President) at this time owed all his notoriety to his son " Tom," a boy of about nine veer of age, who exhibited a wonderful prmoritY of talent in taking Ifitenesses. His father, however had taught him to reed '• Shakespeare and Milton" with considerable effect, and considered his ability in this respect (since it proceeded from himself) of a higher order than the former, which was natural. Nevertheless, the distinction between the two was, that as a reader " little Tom" was but little Tom —.a • clever child, nine years of age, and, as a sketch e r of likenesses., be the rudiments of the future powers of the President. There was something about little Lawrence, however, which excited the sue , prise of the most casual observer. He was a perfect man in miniature ; his confidence and self.possession smacked of one.anti-twenty.—Rer. nerds Retro:petioles of Ms Siege. - - MARRIED. _ The bet inst. at St. James, Westminster, G. Baroncelli, Erg. of Fie - . mace, to Catherine Jane, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. Pentold, Steynlng, Sussex ; and on the same day the ceremony was pertorn:cd according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church—Thursday lam ; at St. Olive's, Hart -street, D. T. Almon, Esq. to Rlita, daughter I: T. P. Cooper, Esq. of Hishoprgate-without—The Est inst. at Tot:minty Church, Mr. W. Mactarlane, of Minto- treet. Edinburgh, to Elisabeth. the alder daughter of S. L. Kent, Esq. of Tottenhantireen.—On the 30th ult. by licence, at Christ Church. Newgate.street, Captain J. Ro bins. to Miss Hanson, only daughter of the late Captain Hanson, of Weymouth. The 29th ult. T. Bryan, Esq.of Zdogan.place, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, and Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Middle. sex—The 29th ult. at Hyde, Isle of Wight, aged eb, Mr. W. Irish. of Clark's-mace, Cannon.street-road„ St. George's Ent—The 30th alt. at Awbridge-bouse, Hants, Henry Lane, the infant son of T. Serpeent.SO4. Lowisoir: hinted and Published by Joan MaTlll, at the STss• OPricz, No. I, Piekott-pines, Temple liar.