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iipim to state if he was ready to enter upon his defence. Having stated that he wan nut prepared wi:h it, the Court said he would be af forded any lime ht required for it. Prisoner Paid he should be pre pined with it by Thursday morning, to which day. at ten o'clock, the no u n was•vonsequetitly adjourned. The Coe? -assembled at the appointed hour on Thursday morn . irar, linen tie prt.iiner (who from the first had received the assistance of ronnarli, 1604toNing apparently great shrewdness, and abilities of a Hutch higher order than are usually discoverable in a person in his si 'thitinn.) entered upon his defence, which was drawn up in well.choseis 'anglinge and with great discretion. It commenced by assuring the Court. that the prisoner was not insensible to the awful situation in which he stood; that he had nothing to offer in extenuation of the acts he nad committed, and which had hewn perpetrated when his senses we steeped in intoxicating liquors. That so much was he under the ir.fitience of liquor on the ilig'it in which the crimes for which he was arraigned were perpetra:tal, that on the transaction being communicated to him on the following morning, when the effects of intemperance had passed away, he could not give credit to it. He should be able to show, the: in a state of intoxication hie acts were those of a madman ; that he was unconscious of what he did ; but that when suber he could produce erAince of his being a correct and attentive soldier. He assured the Court that he entertained not thn slightest towards any indivi dual in his reginicitt, and that he had no complaint whatever against any of the officers ; and concluded by expressing the greatest sorrow, and throwing himself upon the inerciful consideration of the Court. He then proceeded to tall the following witnesses :— ltlichael Henlin sworn - (Questions by the prisoner)--What is your opinion of Inc when you have seen me in an unfortunate state of into:i sm:rm. by drinking spirituous liquors ? A. That you are out of your 1..: .11 ; I have seen you in that state frequently.—Q. Have you seen acts of my violence when in such a state? A. Yes. You have • truck me.---Q. Have you seen me injure myself when in a state of :n:r xication ? A. No ; I have not. The President here asked prisoner with whom he was drinking t he eepleed with Edward Gagel. Edward Gage' sworn—(By the prisoner)--Waa I drinking with you ea the night of the 4th of September ? A. Yes. Bj the PRESIDENT—Where ? A. In a public.house on the rotor—Q. Did you consider him to be drunk ? A. He was heated by sinking. Peter Bracket sworn—( By the prisoner.)—Were you drinking in my ompany on the night of t e 4th of September ?—Yes. Did you consider me drunk ?—I do not know, as I had been drinking myself. Do you know my character when drunk ?.--Very rash, violent, and obstinate. Colonel }Arington, commanding the 47th Regiment, here remarking ne was desirous of offering testimony as to what his impressions were re spectiag the prisoner when in a state of intoxication. Colonel Elrington was sworn—l have no, personal knowledge of the man's character of my own observations. From the reports of his con duct which were made to me when in India, the impression made upon my mind was, that when the prisoner was intoxicated be was a mad. ...an, but when sober a good soldier. Hann Canon sworn.—(By the prisoner.).--Did you ever prevent mite from jumping from a window in the barracks?—Yes, I saved your life. Did you ever, when I was in a state of intoxication prevent me from destroyiug myself?—Yes, I did. When in India, I prevented you from throwing yourself from the gallery of the barracks, when I caught you by the skirts of your coat, which if I had not done, you would have .lashed yourself to pieces. Wan l drunk ?—Yes. Adjutant Deverell (47th Regiment) sworn—When the prisoner is sober he is a good soldier, but when intoxicated, more or less violent. lie has been more violent since he has been in England. His drunken. nest' is not of often occurrence. The prisoner then handed to the President certificates from two der. gytnen in the parish of Cloglish, county of Longford, which testified, that before the prisoner joined as a recruit in the 47th Regiment, he was a good. honest, and exemplary character. The defence being closed, the PRESIDENT ordered the Court to be cleared The sentence has not of course transpired ; the minutes of evidence, with the sentence, was sent away last night, and the result, no doubt, wil. with as Hale delay as possible, be promulgated. Tine prisoner is 22 years of age, having entered the 47th Regiment six years since. MILITARY MOVEMENTS. From a Plymouth l'aper. Oct. 16. Orders have been received here for the immediate embarkation of the de:iots of the 18th Royal Irish and 43d Light Infantry, about 350 men, i'or Liverpool, from whence it is expected they will be marched into the rianufacturing districts. The Ariadne frigate sad Canon steam vessel bare been appointed to take them round, and the whole will be on board to-day. We also find by our private intelligence from Portsmouth to Thursday evening, that the blst, 69d, and 00th Regiments, have been ordered into Northamptonshire. The latter regiment had already left, and the 51st was to proceed yesterday by way of Southampton. These movements indicate the apprehension of troubles in that quarter. De tachments from most of the depots in this garrison are ordered to be in readiness to embark to join the several service companies in the Medi terranean. From a Portsmouth Paper. Orders were received here unexpectedly on Thursday ; for tke removal of the depot companies M the 51st and 52d regiments from this garrison yr Weedon, to which point both marched yesterday morning. These depots were inspected—the 51st on Monday, and 52d on Wednesday— on Sanitises Common, when the manner in which they went through their evolutions called fur the highest approval of the Lieutenant-Go verror, who. upon the departure of these corps, issued the following order Upon the departure of these reserve companies from this gar riso., and district, the Major.Oenetal cannot withhold the expression of Lis satisfaction ,i;tl appmlution of the remlarity, good conduct, and high state of discipii.te which base been invariably maintained by them since they have been stationed here, and requests that Major Ross (51st) and Captain (iawler (32d) will accept and convey to their officers, non commissioned officers, and soldiers, his best thanks and good wishes for their welfare wherever they may go, and the gratification it has afforded the Major-Oeneral in having had such distinguished and exemplary corps so long under his command. The 15th Regiment of . Infantry is ordered from Guernsey to Tynemouth, to which place they will be eon. vcyed by the Amphitrite transport. The oldest subaltern but one on full pay in the British army, and the oldest who has never been on the half-pay list, is now doing duty with his regiment in this garrison. This veteran is a lieutenant of 1808, now nearly 23 years standing, and who got his first commission early, 1806, from which time up to the present period lie has served uninter ruptedly with his regiment, 17 years of which he spent with it in India, and we are gratified at seeing this highly respected officer passing by our window at the head of his guard, apparent)) in the enjoyment of excellent health, to "while away" another day in his guard-room; and although old Time, aided by an Indian sun, appears to have bleached Ms hair, atiM his locks remain unthitined, and the colour they have ac quired rather gives an interest to, than detracts from his soldier-like ap pearance. - Saturday morning, after the second battalion of the First or Greta. dier Regiment of Foot Guards had been relieved at St. James's Palace, the battalion marched into the Armoury-yard, in the Bird-cage-walk, for the purpose of witnessing the ceremony of drumming a soldier out of the regiment, a most incorrigible character, named Robert Key, a native of Yorkshire, who belonged to the second company. The cul prit being brought into the Barrack-yard, front Brixton nouse of Cor- reetion, where he had been confined for some months past on a charge of robbing his comrades, after the proceedings of the Court-martial had I been read by the Adjutant, detailing the nature of his crime and the' sentence of the Court, the lace and buttons were stripped from his uniform coat and foraging cap ; after which he proceeded up and down the lines, while the drummers and fifers of the battalion played the " Rogues March." The gates were then thrown open , and he was marched and guarded by a scrjeant and corporal and two 1 private soldiers, as far as the entrance into James.street, witete the set , - 1 jeant handed to him his discharge, which, on receiving, he called out with A great deal of nonchalance, " To the right about !" and threw off his jacket and proceeded to a public-house in the neighbourhood, fol. lowed by a multitude of persons shouting as he went along. Key had been in the regiment between seven and eight years, about five of which he had been in confinement at different times. Every attempt was had recourse to for the purpose of reclaiming him, but without success. It is said that he has been flogged three times. An immense number of persons were present to witness the ceremony, as it is a punishment that has not occurred for some years. ARMY OF AFRICA. A letter from Algiers, dated September 25,1830, states that the Com. mender-in-Chief at that period had not been able to restore complete order. The beat understanding between the military and civil Chiefs was necessary for the purpose of defending themselves against the dark inanceuvres executed around them. They reckon In Algiers from 4,000 to 5,000 Jews, among whom were very few honest men. To this band of intriguers they are indebted for all the pillage and robberies which have excited so much indignation in France. They were the cause of relaxation in the discipline since established by the new Governor, and they promote the hostility still existing among the Blahometan popu lation of the interior of the country. The most salutary institution in troduccd by our new Governor Is that of a mixed tribunal, so called, be-' cause, with a icy French Magistrates, Moorish and Jewish judges cam tareute justice. Such a tribunal was much wanted; society was without protection. The Cadis tried civil causes, but the application of punishment was re. served for the Dey. When an affair of theft had been settled by the Magistrates, and the parties went away satisfied, a despot had the richt of punishing the guilty. Cutting off the hand, and death by banging were common punishments. The Generals in Chief who have governed since the conquest, have shown no desire to cut off hands and heads, consequently theft has been punished with imprisonment. Agaiast this mixed tribunal the worst intrigues are going on. They feel, how. ever, that resistance must come from the able officer who supports his own work. In his hands Algiers assumes a new upset. The principal communications are enlarged, the streets lighted and named, and the houses numbered. The plague Is provided for by the establishment of an hospital. Negociations are going on for pacification of the interior. —Covulihrticamei. THE EX-KINO OF FRANCE. We are enabled, says the lc:Wards Observer, to announce from from authority, that Charles of Bourbon, the Ex-King of France is about to r,p, a to Edinburgh, and to • become once more our fellow citizen, though probably only for a limited space, and he will again in. habit the apartments which he long ago occupied in Holyrood House. This temporary arrangement, it is said, has been made In compliance with his own request, with which our benevolent Monarch immedi ately complied, willing to consult, in every respect possible, the feelings of a Prince under the pressure of misfortunes. The attend. ants of the late Sovereign will be reduced to the least possible number, and consist chiefly of ladies and children, and his style of life will be strictly retired. In these circumstances it would be un worthy of us as Scotsmen, or as men, if this most unfortunate family should meet a word Or look from the meanest individual, tending to aggravate feelings which must be at present so acute as to receive in jury from insults, which in other times could be passed with perfect disregard. His late opponents, in his kingdom, have gained the applause of Europe for the generosity with which they have used their victory, and the respect whit% they have paid to themselves in mode ration towards an enemy. It would be a gross contrast to that part of their conduct, which has been most generally applauded, were we, who are strangers to the strife, to affect a deeper resentment than th ose it concerned closely. Those who can recollect the former residence of this unhappy Prince in our northern capital, cannot but remember the unobtrusive and quiet manner in which his little court was then conducted; and now, still further restricted and diminished, he may naturally expect to be re ceived with civility and respect, by a nation whose good-will he has done nothing to forfeit. Whatever may have been his errors towards his own subjects, we cannot but remember that be did not, in his pros perity, forget that Edinburgh had extended her hospitality towards him in his adversity : for at the period when the fires consumed so much of the city, he sent a princely benefaction to the sufferers, with a letter, which made it more valuable, by stating the feelings towards the city, of the then Royal donor. We also state, without hazard of contradiction, that his attention to individuals connected with this city was uniformly and handsomely rendered, to those entitled to claim them. But he never did or could display a more flattering confidence, than when he shows that the recollections of his tom er asylum here have inclined him a second time to return to the place where he formerly found refuge. If there can be any who retain angry or invidious recollections of late events in France, they ought to remark that the ex-Monarch has, by his abdication, renounced the conflict into which, perhaps, he was en gaged by bad advisers ; that he can no longer be the object of resent ment to the brave ; but remains to all the most striking emblem of the mutability of human affairs which our mutable times have afforded. He may say with our own deposed Richard— With my own hands I give away my crown, With my own tears I wash away my balm, With my own tongue I do deny my state. He brings among us his "grey discrowned bead;" and in "a nation of gentlemen," as we we were emphatically termed by the very highest authority, it is impossible, I trust, to find a man mean enough to in sult the slightest hair of it. It is impossible to omit stating, that if angry recollections, or keen party feelings, should make any persons consider the exiled and deposed monarch as a subject of resentment, no token of such feelings could be exhibited without the greater part of the pain being felt by the hapless females, of whom the Duchess of Angou. lame, in particular, has been so long distinguished by her courage and her misfortunes. The person who writes these few lines is leaving his native city, never to return as a permanent resident. He has some reason to be proud of distinctions received frem his fellow-citizens, and he has not the slightest doubt the taste and good feeling of those whom he will still term so, will dictate to them the quiet, civil, and tespectful tone of feeling which will do honour both to their heads and their hearts, which have seldom been appealed to in vain. The Frenchman, Alo linet, in mentioning the refuge afforded by Edinburgh to Henry VI. in his distress, records it as the most hospitable town in Europe. It is a testimony to be proud of, and sincerely do I hope there is little danger of our forfeiting it upon the present occasion. Keter.—We have received, says the Chronicle, the fol lowing communication from a gentleman of high character in Kent, on the subject of the outrages in that county, which have lately excited so much attention. We can place the utmost reliance on our Correspon dent, and we have no doubt that we, in common with most of our con. temporaries, have been led greatly to exaggerate the extent of the out. rages. We can understand how the labourers organised themselves with so much ease, and acted by signals, when we know that they are all oc. casionally engaged u smugglers " Oct. 16, 1830. " The information which occasioned the paragraph in Wednesday's Chronicle respecting the disturbances is erroneous, and has led you into , an exaggerated account. I will state the ease truly for your future statements. The mischief is almost entirely confined to East Kent, where the population is more redundant, and wages are lower. The destruction of threshing machines is the principal object, and the fires that have taken place have been principally the consequence of ill-timed threats, harsh observations, or wages lower than those generally paid. These machines were erec ted during the war, wheu wages were much higher than at present, and are only adapted for wheat, as they injure barley for malting, and oats could always be threshed cheaper by the flail. Since the labourers have become more redundant, they have there. fore been chiefly laid aside, except when the necessities of the far mer oblige him to raise a sum of money quickly, or brisk prices tempt him to hurry his crop to market : the destruction of them is, therefore, scarcely regarded as an evil. I have used one for many years, but before these disturbances occurred, I determined to use the flail, seeing nothing in the present prospects to induce me to get my corn quickly to the market. If it were of great importance to the farmer to prevent this destruction, I have no doubt it might be readily accomplished : but at present the thing goes on as a matter of course. In those disturbed districts almost every agricultural labourer is occasionally employed by the smugglers to land • cargo— hence the facility of combination by means of signal!: but in the other part of the county such an organization is impracticable. In short, you may be assured it is not by an agricultural population that any re- volutionary movement is to be originated; doubtless much mischief may be effected by midnight incendiaries, but this can only be accom plished by a few individuals. These signs are, however, not to be dis regarded, and I inculcate upon a ll th at I can , t h e n ecessity of con. ciliation. If, however, all the peasantry of the country were in the training of smugglers, then woe would soon betide us." An agent from Belgium has been in London for the pur pose of inviting the Prince of Coburg to accept the new crown of that country, but he quitted without seeing the Prince, on receiving an as surance that the invitation would not be accepted. The party from which it emanated Is said to be very Bathed—Court Journal. The Austrian Count Bombelles, the rumoured Envoy to Lisbon. is son-in-law of the well-known authoress, Frederica Brunn, of Copenhagen. Prince Metternich once said of him, " He was neither bow nor be I." The new Bishop of St. Asaph having occupied three See.; within the short period of ten months, occasioned a wag to observe---. , That the Sahel Union was now part of the establish ment." The Zoological Gardens, in the Regent's Park, during the month of September only, received nearly 30,000 visitors. The re ceipt for admission to the gardens during 12 months to Sept. 1829, was 7,0551. ; and for 12 months to September 1830, B,32BL—Covet Journal. It is said to be highly probable that the House of Com mons will postpone the consideration of election petitions until after Christmas. This course was adopted upon the last occasion of a similar nature that occurred, and it is therefore inferred that, for the convenience of the House, it will also be pursued in the present instance. A correspondent informs us that on the dismissal of a' police-constable, by order of the Commissioners of Police, the Inspec tors of each division are furnished with the a hole of the particulars con.' nested with the cause of his dismissal from the service, which they read to the whole of the police in their respective divisions. The London Dick Company are now forming a new en- trance for shipping to their extensive docks. It commences at the south.' cast side of the Docks, and passing across New Gravel-lane, and se. veral small streets, enters the Thames at what was Bell-Wharf, Shad. well. Until the completion of this work a temporary but substantial wooden bridge, to connect Wapping Wall and Lower Shadwell, has been erected for the accommodation of foot passengers. The /Etna surveying ship, Commander Belcher, went out of harbour this afternoon, and will proceed to her destination on Tuesday or Wednesday next. She is intended to survey the coast of Western Africa, from lat. 10, to lat. JO N. on one portion of which ' coast the shoals extend many miles off the land, the currents over which are not at all understood.—Harapshire Telegraph. UPSET OP A SHlP.—Saturday afternoon, the brig Queen Adelaide, Captain Bell master, lying off King-stairs, Botherhithe, op. posite the Thames Police-office, went down, and turned bottom up-1 wards. The vessel had discharged her cargo of coals, and was lying in the tier for ballast, which she was about to receive, when ber head. lashings broke ; she ben swung round with the tide and turned over, keel upwards. The crew escaped by clinging to the side of the no el, and were picked up by the Thames Police officers. The brig as launched at Sunderland three months sines, and had only made one voyage. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF KING'S BE Oct. 18. Lord TExTzurtax this day resumed his sittings in Loudon, and tried Common Jury causes. HORGAN AND •NOTHER T. READ. This was an action brought to recover salvage from the owners of the ship Providence, which run aground upon the Chaplin Sands while coming up the river, heavily laden with East India produce. In getting her off the plaintiffs, who are Gravesend pilots, were mainly instru mental. It appeared, in evidence for the plaintiffs, that the Providence ran upon the above sands at three o'clock in the day, from which time un til one o'clock the next morning, the plaintiffs exerted themselves so successfully that they, with other assistance, were enabled with the re turn of the tide, to get her off without any material damage. It also appeared in evidence, that had not the Providence been got off at the time she was, she must have gone to pieces, for it came on to blow a very strong gale with the return of the next tide. and at high water the tide did not rise within throe' feet of what it was when the vessel was got off the Sands. On the part of the defendant, it was contended that in point of law the action could not be maintained, for to sustain an action of salvage, it must be shown that there was peril of life attending upon the services performed, and here there was no pretence that there was any kind of peril en. countered by the plaintiffs. It was also contended that the vessel was never for one moment in the slightest danger ; but it was ad mitted that assistance was necessary to get her off the Sands, and that the plaintiffs and others exerted themselves in a very skilful manlier to effect the desired object, for which services the owners of the Providence offered the entire of the persons concerned 131. as for the work and labour done. In the course of the evidence for the de fendant, it was also attempted to be shown that an agreement had been entered into between the captain and those employed to get the vessel off the Sands. The evidence in this respect did not, however, appear to be very distinct. For the plaintiffs it was given in evidence, that from 301. to 501. amen was usually paid for salvage; while, for the defendant, it was proved, that 131. was quite sufficient for the services performed. Lord TENTERDEN left it to the Jury to say, whether or not an agreement had been entered into between the parties? If they did be lieve that such was the fact, the action must fall to the ground ; for then all the persons engaged should have joined in the action. If, how ever, they believed the contrary, they were to consider what was the fair amount which should be paid to the plaintiffs for salvage. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintifib--Damages, 101. thereby giving each 61. In a second action, brought by five others for the same service, the Jury gave 251. CZELEY V. MILNE. This action was brought by the assignee of a bankrupt, named Blason, to recover a balance due upon a settlement of accounts to the bankrupt's estate. It appeared that Mason was the owner of a ship called the City of Edinburgh, and the defendant was his Captain. The ship, in her home ward bound voyage from Madras, stopped at the Cape, and the Captain incurred expenses which were placed to account, and a balance of 281. struck in favour of Mason. The assignees consequently claimed the said balance. It was contended on the part of the defendant, that a chronometer had been bought fur the use of the ship, and that the price paid for the same more than covered the balance. Lord TZNTEIDEN said, it was unusual after a captain had rendered an account to his owners to demand more than the amount. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 281. IVAN! V. WILLIAMS. The plaintiff, a carpet-manufacturer, in Holborn, brought this action against a wine -merchant, to recover 151. for goods sold and :delivered. It appeared that the defendant having occasion to furnish his house, at delivery of to the plaintiff, in Nay, 1829, and received carpets and other The of the goods was admitted, and the only question was, whether they were sold on a credit of 12 months ? After the witnesses had been heard in support of the assertion, that the defendant was to have credit for 12 months, it was proved that the goods were sold in Nay last, and the action brought in February this year, consequently the alleged credit had not expired. Lord TENTERDEN left the Jury to say whether there had been a distinct bargain for 19 months' credit? If they should be of opinion such a bargain had been made, they would find for the defendant; if not, for the plaintiff. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 851. POLICS REPURIW. MANSION-Houtz..—SZIRURZ Or STRAYING PROPZRTIN.-.A case came on upon the subject of the right of the keeper of the City Green-yard to charge an ad Mews price for liberating ozen and sheep, which had been seised in the streets upon various pee. tencea. It has long been matter of complaint that the penalty at tached to the Green-yard seizure is enormous, and in no instance proportioned to the offence. The keeper of the Green-yard and a catcher of straying cattle, were summoned by Mr. Scales, the Common Councilman, who has ahewn a determination to try the validity of the claim for poundage. The complainant stated, that as one of his drovers was driving a flock of sheep, to the number of 107, through the streets, one of the sheep ran away, and the drover ran after it, leaving another: person with the dock in his care. Up, however, came an officer or catcher of sheep, and off he drove them to the Green-yard, where the extruordinary penalty of 41. 4s. was demanded ; half of which was to go to the keeper, and the other half to the catcher, by way of emzttragement. Now, it was but fair to require by what authority the keeper detained the sheep until that sum was paid. Mr. Scales then produced the receipt for the 41.45. which he said his son had inconsiderately paid while he was in the coun try. The catcher's reward was, he said, calculated to establish a very strict look out for cattle of all descriptions, and to encourage the practice of falqe swearing in an alarming degree. The LORD MAYOI asked the City Solicitor whether the keeper was not sanctioned in the charges by the Court of Aldermen ? The City Solicitor answered in the affirmative. Mr. SmWi• said he did not blame the defendants for taking as large a sum as they could get. it was the City authorities he blamed, for set ting up a catch for the people's property ; and they had done so in the teeth of the Act of Parliament, which directed that fourpenee should be the sum for the whole of the seizure. The inducement to catch at pro perty of the kind was so stroog, in consequence of the improper and un reasonable sanction of the City authorities, that the practice had become a dreadful nuisance. Mr. Mohler said that a list of fees had been regularly made out by the Court of Aldermen, and that the keeper of the Green-yard was bound to observe the regulations therein stated. The Court, it was known, had privileges quite independent of the Act. The City Solicitor said, the eat and second of %Pillion and Mary, to which the complainant had referred, contained nothing that could be pro perly construed as relating to the we. That act merely referred to the impounding of cattle, &c. upon a distress warrant. Mr, Sales stated, that it comprehended his cue. He did not see why the City authorities should at all, under such circumstances, seize upon his property, sod then sanction an exaction ; they had no right to make him pay the enormous sum of four guineas, because his drover followed a runaway sheep under unavoidable circumstances. If he (complainant) had been in town when this act of injustice was done, he should have scouted the demand, and let the authorities detain his pro perty at their peril. The City Solicitor declared that Mr. Scales was most decidedly in error. As to the assertion that the Court of Aldermen had no right to make a scale of prices for the green-yard, that was nothing but Mr. Scales's dictum, and would be found to have no efficacy. The complainant said he should apply to a Court of Justice for re dress. The complainant called upon his Lordship to act according to the Act of Parliament. Alf. Roble: said that a ease similar to•that of Mr. Scala was now be. fore a committee is Guildhall, and that it would be advisable to wait for the decision of that committee. ...- - The complainant was evidently dissatisfied at this suggestion, and re. tired declaring that he considered the city authorities exceedingly cul. pable in sanctioning so scandalous a system. BUWAIT REET...SEAMk:TUL ROIIIIESIEL—Yesterday three women, named Donovan, Andrews, and Green, were brought before Mr. Hawes, charged by the Overseers of St. Martin's parish with robbing the sick paupers of that workhouse of caps, tea, sugar, and money, be longing to them. It appeared, from the statement of Mr. Do Ville, the overseer of the parish, and of Mr. Smith, the governor of the workhouse, that the pri soners were paupers in the establishment, but, from their central good character and conduct, they were appointed nurses to the Sick Ward._ The patients were ordered, according to the regulations of the house, certain portions of wine, and tea and sugar and other comforts; but use prisoners vatted these and substituted slops of their own mix ing up. At length the practice became so barefaced that the patients themselves complained of it, and the prisoners Donovan and Andrews were watched, and detected in purloining wine and two caps, which had been ordered by the overseen tor a poor sick pauper natned Ellen Jen kins. The trunks of the two were searched, and 47 paupets caps, be sides a great quantity of tea and sugar, soap, and other articles were found. Ellen Jetakine, the sick pauper, was aupponed into the office, and placed on a seat to give evidence. She stated, that she had seen the prisoners Donovan and Andrews take the tea, sugar, soap, and other things ordered by the Overseers, as well as the comforts brought by the friends of the sick paupers, and place them in their own bores. 'This had been done in many instances, and, very recently, Andrews, when a poor old woman was just yielding up her last breath, gave her some warmed-up slops, instead of tea, that had been ordered for her by the surgeon; and, as soon as the breath was out of her body, she (Andrews) picked her pocket of all the money it contained, amounting to some shillings. Mr. Gosling, the pariah surgeon, corroborated this statement. Mr. HALLO, after some suitable observations, committed Donovan sad Andrews for two months to the House of Correction, there to b.' kept to hard labour. There being no direct evidence against Green, she was discharged. SCINTILLaIt Oglender, in his " Memoirs of the Isle of Wight," written in 1700, gives us the following record of a blessing formerly enjoyed by that favoured spot. " I have heard," says our author, a .„ • partly know it to be true, that not only heretofore wax there no Iswv,, nor attorney in the Wight, but in Sir George Cary's time, 1580; an attorney coming to settle there was, by his command, and with a po un d of candles banging at his breech, lighted, with bells about his leg,. hunted out of the island." COUNTERFEIT GOLD.—A German, Dr. Hermstad, h t, discovered a mixture of metals, which is not only of the colour of re a l gold, but also its hardness, all its ductility, and the same ape. cific weight. he inventor, however, does not assert that it is as un. changeable as gold ; and there can be no doubt that if he had UM with that quality in it, he would not have failed to mention it ; for in tl..st case he would have found the secret which has been so long and so vainly sought by the akhrnist. This material is thus composed :—Out ut 24 parts, equal in weight, there are 16 of plating, 7 of pure copper, a n d 1 of pure sine; this is to be covered with powdered charcoal, and pb c ,, t in a crucible, on a strong tire, until the fusion has reduced the th4c into tone mass, which will be the said counterfeit gold.—Journal de. Commaissereetes GOING IT AT THE COAL-HOLE.—The lovers of hat - mony had a great treat treat at the annual dinner of Mr. W. S. Rhodes which took place at the Coal-hole Tavern, Strand. The chair was take!, by Mr. T. Cooke, cf the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, who was mos' ably supported by Mr. Bedford, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Morley, Mr Foster, Mr. Morgan, (the celebrated Irish vocalist,) Mr. Yunold, 31, Mears, and several other distinguished professional gentlemen. Aber, 120 gentlemen having concluded their dinner, Non Nobis was admira bly sung by the above gentlemen ; and after several appropriate toasts, the National Anthems were finely given. The company enjoyed them. selves until a late hour, and the greatest good humour and hilarity pre railed throughout the evening—the Chairman, the life of the company, full of gig and gag, good fellowship and harmony. Mr. Rhodes, senior, a most vicious punster, proposes to give Tom a public breakfast, be. cause, says the joking old Salamander, be's already a T Cooke, and a dinner Cook, and also a super Cooke (in pubning Rhodes does not al ways mind his P's and Q'a), and, therefore, if we can make him a breakfast Cooke, be witl be a perfect character. Some very whimsical specimens of poverty have lately appeared in the print-shops. The representative of pure loyalty giving from the ladle of a pump, " Here's a health to the King, GOD bliss him !" and a " Gentleman who has seen better days," have made us laugh; but a richer specimen is now put forth in the man of " True Generosity." This is a deplorable looking wretch, " a thing of shreds," with his apologies for hands gracefully placed under the flaps of his would-be coat, and whose physiognomy is misery burlesqued, he tells us that " when he sees any worse off than himself, he pities them." The idea of such an object undertaking to pity provokes intro. buttery mirth, and proves the artist is one (win, whom much entertain. mint may be expected. SLEEP.—The stalure of the body is greater when wo awake in the morning than when we lie down at night. Mr. Weise, Rector of Aynho, in Northamptonshire, having measured a great many sedentary people and labourers of all ages and shapes, found the dit. ference in this respect to be nearly an inch. This circumstance is owing to the state of the interverbral cartilages, which yield in some measure to the weight of the body in the erect posture and recover their elasticity during the period of repose, when this pressure is taken off them. Seamen and soldiers on duty an, from habit, sleep when they will, and wake when they will. The Emperor Napoleon was a striking instance of this fact. Captain Barclay, when performing his extraordinary feat of walking 1,000 miles in as many successive hours, obtained at last such a mas tery over himself, that he fell asleep the instant he lay down. Some persons cannot sleep on a hard, others on a soft bed. A low pillow pre vents sleep in some, a high one in others. The faculty of remainin,; asleep for a great length of time, is possessed by some individuals.— Such was the case with Quin, the celebrated player, who could alum. bet for twenty-four hours successively—with Elizabeth Orvin, who spent three-fourths of her life in sleep—with Elizabeth Perkins, who slept for a week or a fortnight at a time—with Mary Lyall, who did the same for six successive weeks—and with many others, more or less remarkable.—A phenomenon of an opposite character is also some. times observed, for there are individuals who can subsist upon a sur. prising small portion of sleep. The celebrated General Elliott was an instance of this kind : he never slept more than four hours out of the twenty-four. In all other respects he was strikingly abstinent; his food consisting wholly of bread, water, and vegetables. In a letter communicated to Sir John Sinclair, by John Gordon, Esq. of Swiney, Caithness, mention is made of a person, named James Mackay, of Skez ray, who died in Strathnaver, in the year 1797, aged nines -one; be only slept, on an average, four hours in the twenty-four, and was a re• warkably robust and healthy man. Frederick the Great, of Prus sia, and the illustrious surgeon, John Hunter, only slept five hours during the same period ; and the sleep of the active.mindcd is always much less than that of the listless and indolent. The celebrated French General Pichegrn informed Sir Gilbert Blanc. that during a whole year's campaign he had not above one hour's sleep in the twenty-four. " A girl was seized with a dangerous fever, and in the delirious paroxysm accompanying it, was observed to speak in a strange language, which for some time no one could understand. At heat, it was ascertained to be Welsh—a tongue of which she was wholly ignorant at the time she was taken ill, and of which she could not speak a single syllable after her recovery. For some time the circumstance was unaccountable, till, on inquiry, it was found that sh e was a nat i ve of Wales, and had been familiar with the language of that country in her childhood, but bad wholly forgotten it afterwards. During the de- Ihium of fever, the obliterated impressions of infancy were brought to her mind, and continued to operate there so long as she remained under the mental excitation occasioned by the disease, but no longer.—Philo sophy of Sleep, by ileenielt. I *II ALWAYS H•PPY..—An Italian Bishop struggled through great difficulties without repining, and met with much opposi tion in discharge of his episcopal functions without betraying the least impatience. One of his intimate friends, who highly admired those virtues which he thought it impossible to Imitate, one day asked ds. prelate if he could communicate the secret of being always easy 1— ",Yes," replied the old man • "I can teach:yon my secret, and with grea: facility :it consists of making a right use of my eyes." His trisnd begged of him to explain himself. 6‘ Most willingly," returned the Bishop. "In whatever state I am, I drat of all look up to Heaven, and remember that my principle business here is to get there; I then look down upon the earth, and all to mind how small a space I shill occupy in it when I come to be interred; I then look abroad into the world, and observe what multitudes there are who are in all respects more unhappy than myself. Thus, I learn where true happiness is placed—when: all our cares must end, and what little reason I have to repine or to complain." AY LESEU ay, OCT. 15.—0 n Tuesday, Prince TaLeyranti (the French Ambassador) parsed through Aylesbury, on his way so the seat of the Earl of Jersey. On Wednesday, the Duke of IVellir.gton also took this town on his route to the same place. We stated some time since that Mr. W. Et. art, of Liverpool, had offered himself as a candidate for the represen tation of that town. Another candidate has now appeared in the person of Mr. Denison, who is, we believe, related to the Duke of Portland. On Thursday last, Mr. Denison aldreuted the mer chants on 'Change, which is one of the usual modes of canvassing in LiverpooL lie stated himself to have been the friend and admirer of Canning and Hu►kissor., and pledged himself to •• watch over the rights and liberties of the third estate," and to advocate the freedom of com me►ce. His speech was received with considerable approbation. On Friday Mr. Ewart also spoke publicly on 'Change. He declared his sentiments more explicitly than Mr. Denison. He avowed himself to be a reformer, an enemy of monopolies, particularly of that of the trade to India, and an advocate for the alteration of the corn and game Laws. Ile was loudly cheered, both on his appearance and during his speech, and may be said to be the popular candidate. We understand it is currently reported in the best in formed political circles in London, that his Majesty's Ministers will, in the ensuing Session of Parliament, bring in, or give their unction to, a bill for enlarging the elective franchise of Scotland. This measure will embrace the Parliamentary representation both in the counties and boroughs ; and, while no ore will be deprived of the rights they pre. sently enjoy, the number of voters will be greatly increased. It will render the influence of use incorporations in boroughs of little effect in the choice of Members to the House of Commons. The right of voting In towns will be regulated by the amount of rents or local taxes paid by individuals. It is also said, that two Members will be given to Edinburgh, instead of one; two to Glasgow; one to Aber. deen, and one to Dundee. We learn that no interference will, in the mean time, take place in regard to the municipal governments of the different boroughs.—Dundee Courier. MARRIED. At Leith, IL Lorimer, 111. D. Haddington. to Eliza, only daughter of the late T. Westwood. Esq. merchant, (441 z. DIED. At MountAnnan, on the6th last. Lieut.-Gen. Dlrom.—At Piteairn's Island, John Adams, the last of the mutineers of the Benoty.—Last week, In Stanhope•street, J. Woodham, Req. late house-surgeon to the Royal Infirmary for Children, Waterloo-road, aged 68.—At Aberdeen, W. Davidson, Esq. merchant, aged 67.—At Rothesay, Margaret Campbell, Lady of Major J. Campb e ll, A ue h enroac h , l ate o f hi s 1115- jesty's 16th infurtry.—At Strathaven, on the lath ult. Mr. F. Muir, in his 13th year, and what is very singular, his wile, Ann Torrance, aged 54, died upon the ad, as the relatives were returning from the funeral of her husband. Lotraon : Ptinted and Published by Jose: MATIZ, Malls Pest. Ovrics, No. 1, Pickett-plsee, Temple Bar. .1