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LINES ON THE DEATH OF J. W. FULTON, ESQ. OF UPPER HARLEY STREET. • .4Thr following verses, tie ieageriT — ublication of which has been xreivented by circumstances, are offered as a feeble tribute to the 'memory elr a man *hose sterling excellence and goodness of heart • ' .11 1014 be !membered, throughout the extensive and respectable • :ode in which he moved. Though not ranking in the list of those trio, ore tinphaticaUy denominated public stew, Mt. FULTON VU, •,( ver:hele•g, one of those invaluable characters who, without:noise ostentation, effect great public good. At home and abroad he was the zealous promoter of every thing enlightened and liberal. Protesting a difkrent religion, he was among the warmest advocates of the claims of the Roman Catholics, and had the happiness of t..ing to rejoice in the ultimate success of the cause of emancipation. An irisnman, he was devotedly attached to his country. Enthusi :...icitly food of the national music, be was, from an early period of lift, one of the most liberal supporters of the Belfast Irish Harp ucicty--a society/ with which his name and memory will long , coniin associated.] . - Though pompous wail, as whcn the mighty die, Fills not the air—and though around his bier, No trophies of vain glory meet the eye, Nor servile praise is sounded in our ear: Though these be wanting—hollow mockeries all— Luring through life to decorate a pall, 1k quits not earth unhonoured nor unknown-- The still small voice of deep domestic grief Mourns o'er the dead— for desolate and lone The home is that is fatherless t—relief, And healing, come with time, and after years Will dry the source of sugaring and of tests. And kindred friendship pours its sorrows forth, And many a stranger tongue, in distant land, Shall number o'er his virtues and his worth, For such are proud mementos, and shall stand Of monuments the most enduring art hay rear its statues...his are in the heart. His country's harp his requiem shall sing He lov'd it living—it shall mourn him dead : His was the hand sustain'd it—and the string To joy attun'd, when all but hope had fled ; Breathed o'er it tones of gladness—sod once more Woke In the minstrel's soul the dreams of yore. For truly in his heart the holy flame Of patriotism burn'd—nor change of scene Could wean his heart from home—his country's name Was still in memory—the Island-green Was still his idol—o'er the grave he sleeps, The mourning spirit of that country weeps. 11131. PEERAGE. CONMITTiFerPTIVILEGES. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAT 7. THE ANNANDALZ PZI/AGL. Evidence in support of the claim of Mr. H. Johnstone to this dignity was given before a committee of privileges in 1826, when (the case of the petitioner being closed) the committee came to the following resolution : " That the consideration of this petition be adjourned, and that the petitioner be required to lay before the house information whether there is any person capable of claiming as heir-male of James Johnstone, created Lord Johnstone of Lockwood in 1633, and Earl of Hartfell in 1643 ; and whether James, his son, created Earl of An nandale and Hartfell in 1662, had any daughters, and whether such daughter or daughters, if any, had any issue male, and whether there is any issue male of the body of Henrietta, daughter of the first Marquis of An nandale, who married Charles Earl of Hopetoun, and was great grandmother of the claimant ; and if there are any such persons, that notice be given of this claim to such persons respectively, and that they be respec tively at liberty to attend this house on the claim of the petitioner." The question having stood over since May, 1820, when their lordships passed the resolution above stated, until this day, Mr. ADAM, on behalf of the r titioner, observed, that in consequence of their lordships order, the claimant took every step in his power to give publicity to the resolu tion, and to find out if there were any persons in existence who had a preferable claim to the dignity in question. He had published the whole of the order in 50 different newspapers several times, calling on any person who had a claim to state the nature of it to the petitioner's soli citor, and no person preferred a claim. The Earl of ELDox asked in what part of the king dom were these advertisements published ? Mr. ADAM—In every part of England, Ireland, and Scotland. The Earl of Er.non observed that he had received a letter, about ten days ago, from a person residing in Carnaby-market, stating that the writer was entitled to the dignity of Annandale, and requesting (what perhaps was excusable) that he (Lord Eldon) would examine his cue, and give him his opinion respecting it.—(Laugh ter.)—He (Lord Eldon) wrote to him, saying that be would give his advice to no person, but that if the writer intended to establish his claim, he should lose no time, as the case was about to come before the house. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, with whom was the Lord Advocate, on the part of the crown, observed, on looking over the pedigree, he did not see that the claimant bad snide out that the person through whom he claimed the title, as heir female, had not brothers or sisters--some evidence to that effect should be produced. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that there was a person at the bar to prove the affirmative. Mr. DALEELL appeared as counsel for John Henry Godinge Johnstone, another claimant, who derived his title to that dignity from his maternal uncle, who was the last male heir of the Annandale family ; as this last claimant bad not petitioned the Crown to establish his claim, or delivered in a printed cue, stating the nature of his claim to the house, some discussion arose as to the mode in which he should be dealt with. He was not prepared to produce evidence in support of his claim. Counsel asked for six weeks to prepare his case. The LOAD CHANCELLOR thought a month sufficient. The Duke of GORDON considered ten days sufficient, Aube case had been so long before the house, it was seller hard on the original claimant to have the case put et. The other party should have come prepared. Mr. DALZELL said, that they should be obliged to go to the coast of Africa fur part of the evidence. The Earl of ELDON observed, that there was some alavery always attending Scotch cases. —(Laughter.) On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, three weeks were allowed to the new claimant to prepare his cue. The committee then adjourned. s - - - On Thursday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the excellent band belonging to the 2d Regiment of Ide Guards, under the command of the Earl of Cathcart, now 'tattooed in the barracks in Hyde-park, marched into Kensington Gardens for the first time this season, where they performed a great variety of martial airs a nd con certed pieces, to the infinite amusement of the fashiona ble promenaders, who were enjoying the pleasures which this delightful spot afford. The band returned to their barracks between six and seven e'vlirk 1 EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MONOPOLY. A meeting was held on Saturday afternoon at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to consider the propriety of petition ing Parliament not to renew the East India Company's charter. The chair was to have been taken by Sir Francis Burdett, but the hon. baronet was prevented from attending by indisposition, and Mr. Hobhouse was called to it. After a few preliminary observations from the Chair man, Mr. BUCKINGHAM rose, and was received with con siderable applause. When it had subsided, he entered into a lengthened detail in order to prove that the East India Company were guilty of great mismanagement in the affairs of India, and contended that the abolition of the charter would produce the mast beneficial effects. Mr. Buckingham remarked, that there were persons who objected to inquiry on the ground that it would prejudice their minds and that the Duke of Newcastle was a man of this description, for he had u much as said, on some occasions, " I am the best man tc judge of the matter, for I am quite unprejudiced, having heard neither one side nor the other."—(A laugh.) There were 134 mil lions of inhabitants in India (continued Mr. Buckingham,) and the country was most fertile, and possessed so many advantages that it ought to be moat flourishing and prosperous. Under the management of the company, however, the contrary was the case, for their debts were in creasing, though they had the tardihood, as it would seem, to found their claims for an extension of their pri vilege, upon this ground ; at least, no really tenable one was put forth. Mr. Buckingham then referred to the late work of Sir Thomas Munro, which, he said, con tained a most striking denunciation of the East India Company's system, though he himself had formed a part of it. Mr. OTW A Y CAVE, after some observations, proposed a resolution to the effect, that it was highly expedient to inquire into the affairs of India. The resolution was seconded by Mr. PRNDARVES. Mr. FORTUNE advocated the opening of the trade, and hoped that the meeting would adopt a resolution for pressing upon Parliament the necessity of allowing the importation of teas from the continent, by which the article could be purchased at half price, and upwards of 2,800,0001. saved to the public. Mr. THOMAS contended that the monopoly of the East India Company was not injurious to the trade of this country ; and that, if the monopoly were abolished, other monopolies, more destructive, would break out. He con tended that the East India Company was a liberal body. He was prepared to prove, that if liberty were extended to India, that immense territory would be lost to this country. (Laughter.) It was now only kept under by the troops. After many other observations in favour of the monopoly, he concluded by moving a resolution, as an amendment, that any endeavour to interfere with the East India trade would be highly injurious to the interests of this country. Mr. ENEAS MACDONALD, at Some length, defended the East India Company against the charges made upon them. The whole of the other resolutions were read to suit the convenience of the Meeting. They complained of the monopoly of the Company, and stated the anxious desire of the Chinese to open a more free trade with Great Bri tain. That an association be formed in Westminster, to watch over the interests of British born subjects, as re garded the trade. That a petition be presented to Par liament, which was an echo of the resolution. Mr. O'CoNN ELL addressed the Meeting, and said he was most surprised that any man could be found to defend the monopoly of the East India Company. No one com plained of the East India Company as a trading body, but what was complained of, was, that they shut out the trade from British-born subjects, and which all the other na tions of the earth enjoyed. He went over some of the evidence given before the East India Committee, to prove that the Chinese were most anxious to trade with the British; and why he asked, should one pitiful company stand in the way of a traffic between Great Britain and 300 millions of people. The territory of the East India Company had been gained by fraud and bloodshed. Now was the time for the British people to express an opinion on the subject of the monopoly. The hon. gentleman, at some length, addressed the meeting, and supported the resolutions. Mr. HUNT and others subsequently addressed the Meeting, after which the resolutions were adopted.— Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting adjourned. The Mariner, Lawson, has just sailed to Jamaica, hav ing on board 86,061 yards of plain, and 3,978 yards of striped linen. There were also no fewer than 737,697 yards plain, 161,014 yards checked, 78,365 yards printed, and 112,026 yards coloured cotton.—Glasgow Chronicle. We have great satisfaction in saying, that in conse quence of the revival of the glove trade, and other causes, the working classes in this city are much better employ ed than they have been; the applications at the house of industry for relief are less, by 50 per week, than they were last spring. Though the importation of foreign gloves has inflicted great injury upon the home manufac turer, we may hope that the latter will not in future sus tain so much lose from that cause, as the price of skins has risen so much in France, that the manufacturers of that country cannot now compete so successfully with English glovers.» Worcester Journal. We lament to hear that in some instances the severe and long-continued frosts of the by-gone winter have materially injured the growth of the young wheats ; in deed in some instances the land has been ploughed up and sown with barley. There seems, however, no rea son to apprehend the want of a fair' average crop.— Oxford Herald. [This may be the case in Oxfordshire; we believe it is not so in any other county.] This town was visited yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, by a violent storm of lightning, thunder, bail, and rain. The concussion of the elements was dreadful. Happily the storm was of short duration.— Nottingham Journal. AFFLICTING OCC It sExes.—The choly event took place in the village of Chorlton, near this city, on Friday last :—as Ann Hindley, • young female, the wife of a labouring man, residing at Chorlton, was standing with her two children, one of them a boy three years old, and the other an infant in her arm., near • fish-pond not far from her own door, the boy approach ed so near to the pond that he fell into the water. The distracted mother, on seeing her boy iu this perilous situ ation, put the infant in her arms on the ground, and rushed into the water with the intention of saving her child, when, shocking to relate, she went beyond her depth, sunk, and was drowned. The boy was rescued from the very jaws of death by some men who were at tracted to the spot by the cries of the aMicted mother, and who took the child out of the water, when all ap pearances of animation were suspended ; but he after wards recovered. The unfortunate mother was got out of the pond in a few minutes afterwards, but it was too :we. the vital spark had led.—Chester Chronic/4r. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES (CONTINUID}-,MST 6. Handicap Stakes of 30 soy. each, 10 R. for five, ids, and aged horses. Two miles._ Mr. Houldsvrorth's b. h. Terror, 5 yrs. fist. (Darling) Mr. Clifton's b. h. Poorfellow, 5 yrs. het. Sib. 8k W. Wynn's b. h. Courtier, 5 yrs. Set Mr. Yates's b h. Frederick, 5 yrs. 7st. 91b; and Mr. Turner's br. h. Olympus, yrs. 7st. 121 b. also started, but were not pieced. The St. Ledger Stakes of 25 tor. each, for three yn old colts, list. 61h; fillies, Set. Mb. Once round and a distance. Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Laurie Todd (Templeann) 1 Sir W. Wynn's b c. Penrhos Sweepstakes of 23 soy. each, for two yrs old colts, est. 31b ; fillies, fist. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. A. Bower's br. c. Sir John, by Tramp (Jones) Mr. Orden's br. f. Sarah, by Tromp Sir W. Wynn's br. f. Wedlock, by Figaro, dam by Smolensko; Sir T. Moatyn's ch. f. by Terriers' dam, Mereandotti ; and Mr. O. Ogres b. e. The Judge, by the Duke, dam Patience, also started, but were not placed. A Cup, value 701. the gift of Karl Grosvenor. Beats, duet times round the course. 111 r. O. Gore's b. h. Hesperus,age - d, - 9 - st.ilb.. .. Sir W. Wynn's b. b. Courtier, 6 yrs, list. Illib .......... ..... 31r. Clifton's br. b. Poorfellow, 5 yrs, list. 12Ib PEDESTRIANISM. Saturday morning a young man named Elliott, $ composite, be longing to Mr. Hansard's printing-OMo, in Whetstone-park, Hol born, undertook for a wager of two son. to run three times round Lincoln's Inn-fields in the space of twelve minutes. The first time round the square was completed in three minutes and a quarter, and the whole Unmet, was run in 10 minutes and 16 s eco nds, one mi nute and three-quarters within the given time. The distance is about one mile and three uarters_:_ami LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, MAT & JUDOMENT.-EX-PARTE TALIRLIE IN RE CHRISTIE. The LORD CHANCELLOR in this case dismissed the appeal. The question, his Lordship said, was as to the con struction of a covenant contained in a conveyance deed affording a security to the petitioners. Christie and Co. it appeared, were indebted to Fairlie and Co. in a consi derable sum of money, and further accommodation was required by Messrs. Christie and Co. which the peti tioner agreed to advance upon sufficient security being given. A deed was accordingly prepared, by which a certain portion of Messrs. Christie's property was pledged for securing the new debt as well as the then existing debt. The bankrupts, in that deed, covenanted that they and each of them, their heirs and assignees, would severally pay all such sums of money as should be ad vanced by the petitioners. It was contended at the bar, that although no demand would have been necessary as to the joint debt, before any action could be brought, it was requisite before the joint and several demand was recoverable. The covenant provided that the security made by the deed was not to become available but in re gard to some accruing liability. Upon the whole, he thought the appeal ought to be dismissed. SECONDARIES' OFFICE. LIBELCLENENTS ♦. FLANAGAN, ESQ. This was a writ of inquiry to assess damages in a case of libel, the defendant basing allowed judgment to go by default. Mr. BROUGHAM, for the plaintiff, stated that his client was the keeper of a respectable academy at Stoke New ington. The defendant was a gentleman of eminence at the bar, against whom these proceedings bad been adopted by the plaintiff, in order to save himself from utter ruin. The latter had under his care the two sons of a Mr. Ho man, and a dispute having arisen between him and that gentleman, the lads were taken from the school, Mr. Homan not thinking proper to give the usual notice.— The plaintiff then brought his action in the Palace Court, and recovered damages to the amount of his demand ; and on the part of Mr. Homan, an attempt was made to shew matter to get rid of his demand. The defendant was employed for the defence, and a few days after the trials report appeared in The Times journal, from which it appeared that he had made a speech deeply affecting the character of the plaintiff. Mr. William Harrison deposed that he belonged to the Times newspaper. He called on Mr. Flanagan to ask him to admit that he sent the report to the Times with a request that it might be inserted ; and he (Mr. P.) ad mitted it. Witness said the copy of the Times produced contained the report which had been copied from that manuscript. The COMMON SERGEANT addressed the Juty for the defendant. He ascribed to his client that warmth of temper, which, although calculated to do infinite service to these he advocated, was liable to be worked upon to the prejudice of the possessor. In conclusion, the Learned Counsel said, that Mr. Flanagan had erred from feeling, and that the Jury would consequently give to his conduct the construction which alone it deserved, and none other, by awarding only moderate damages. The UNDER SECONDARY, on summing up the evi dence, observed, that the defendant had, by the course which he had adopted, admitted the libels, and that it therefore only remained for the Jury to decide as to the amount of damages to which the plaintiff was entitled.... Damages Fifty Pounds. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL Tax REV. Ma. SHITH AND THE CITY AUTHORITIEL-- Daniel Oliver. a yams aspirant to the gifts of the spirit, a mint sanctified-looked reathogs, his white neckcloth folded without acme or wrinkle round his neck, and tied behind, his hair combed smoothly down his theeiread, and a most celestial up-looking of the visionary organs, totally estranged from view of the gross things of this wicked orb, was charged with assaulting Henry Davis, a con stable of that privileged civic spot, St. Bartholomew the Great. Davis stated, that a little after eight o'clock on Friday esening, the quiet population of the parish were roused vy a aow4 collecting in Bertboromew-close. The whole posse ososikasss tuned em— end, when Davis reached the spot, be found the Rev. Mr. Smith endrckd by upwards of a thousand persons, many of wises were such characters as fully justified the reverend in asurtiog that be arose not to an the just, but the to sysnethes.— Davis requested AIL Smith to 'hangs the seen of lie *ling la bours, but without ter; lir. Smith refired to Nuesnio," and the authorities of St. Sr itheloinew the Great dewed the best me. died of inducing the porober to remove his pulpit would be to de prive him of his ematriatith, and seemingly endeseetwed to dis. perse the crowd. Whlt a Ming otatteithent fiß*baud advice, not to be exposes& ism the general dreams r of the esel e ttey re. mir fused to emit the mesa was eiewinded ; and the Pm to tom asiosess, Davis wee knocked down, mid seriously 1,7;11. The r e T i : , , panieulady active I. nearing the preacher spirit and musk the officer. Mr. Dawldas, Vestry entethil Mr. Smith's as esositWng of a set of thieves sad pickpecicets ; and MTa rt ttrt was with Mahe trouble they succeeded in dislodging him at last. p " Pray. midi Sir P. Levitz to ,the prisoner, " are yo u the arson's rig ° a ?" " No," replied the prisoner ; " I was only one of the congre. gation." Sir PILSEN—There are plenty et churches to go to if people feel religicusthtelined—they ars not to create a mob in a public di rt officers of the parish," observed Alderman Fan snowman, “ the next time the Rev. Gentleman attempts to held forth eel die, ought to introduce Punch and Judy, and it would be sure to divide the cengregadon with " It would have the desired effect." rejoined Sir Pirria—" I have no doubt the late fire which took place in that =hoed, induced the gentleman to select it as the scene et his The prisoner declared, that when the riot essomemed mem the mob, be expected every moment to be trampled to dsmk, and was wholly unconscious of what be did, whin he sin* dm He was discharged with a esurlow to avoid exhibitions( the some kind is future. - BOW-BT=IM Tau 111 owns • Jou sum. Nivirsrarsa.—As sops as tbs O d a, Magistrate, Saturday DieuHALLO, wind at dm 011 es, bed, stasopsslises, la die ms sides Nonskephmitsti newspaper proprietors, who bad been for some time waiting for that purpose, presented themselves before him, and applied for sum mouses against their employers for wages due to the m . One of them stated th a t his companions and himself had been employed on the paper a considerable time, but that since the lat e prosecution el lir. Alexander, and the other proprietors, the concern had been a loving one, and they had been unable to get their wages Mr. HALL. inquired what was due to them ? The spokesman said altogether about 2001. and he then proceeded to explain the manner in which the printing department of news. Par was r s . HALM:Zhu, to prevent unnecessary litigation, he would grant summonses to two only of the applicants, leaving them at liberty to select such two whose eases they thought best capabl e of proof—The applicants thanked the Magistrate, and withdrew. itonnzaw.—Chariss Smith and Sarah Tomlinson were charged with stealing a great quantity of plate, linen, wearing app are l, and other property , of Mr. Dymocke, • ba rrister, Igincoln's.mn.6elds. Several pawnbrokers produced plate, table-linen, sheets, and wearing apparel pledged by the female prisoner, which Mr. Dr mocke identified as his property that bad been stolen. Bo t h t h, prisoners were in his service. The female prisoner said that Smith gave her the plate to pawn. and she pawned it and gave him the money she obtained u p on i t. He told her that when he got the money that was due to him for wages, he should be able to redeem it. g e ' prisoner Smith said he gave Tomlinson the articles to pawn, to keep her out of difficulties, as she was afraid of being sent to prison for debt. The plate was marked with the initials of the prosecutor, and two of the waistcoats bad his name written on the back et length. Mr. HALLS, the pawnbrokers, said it was a l ament*. his thing that th ey still persist in taking in property lik e that (alluding to t h e plate) whkh had marks upon it, from person s whose very appearance must convince them it could not be their own. Such conduct ought to be severely punished ; and he iris quite sure that such conduct, when the ease come before the Court, would not pass unnoticed by the Judge who presided at the trial. He understood that some amendment was about to be made in the criminal laws of the country, and he trusted they would be so al. tared as to meet eases of this description. Pawnbrokers who acted in such;* manner were no better, he would say rather worse, than the thieves. Bslmoo, the °sem said that a groat deal more property wab pawned at other shops, and, to enable him to make further inqui. ries, the prisoners were remanded. On Saturday eveniz 7 tla e e d Reversed Boatswain was brought be. fore Sir R. Maxis, with having been found packing in the open air, at the a Mews, Charing-cross, to nearly 200 persona Sir H. Brame asked him for his licence. Mr. Smith said be really ludic not about him. He had preached for 13 years in Covent-garden, and had never met with an interrup. don before. Sir R. Butxtz.—Then it is my duty to tell you now that you have no right, with or without a licence , to preach in the open air—and as long as I continue Magistrate in this district, I will prevent it. Having given you this warning you may depart. Mr. Smith.—The scriptures tell me to ge torth and preach the wad of °on, and as long as I have strength I will do so. You are a Magistrate, Sir Richard Blrnk, and u such I respect you; but the scriptures teach me this— Sir R. Btawni—My good Sir, I respect your feelings: they are no doubt very good and rows but I cannot suffer you to preach in such a place as~ ~ aelag.aoss, which is within a very short distance of St. Giles's, wham a population of at least 10,000 pawns, ready foe any sees of Wm:ldd, whether to break heads or pick pockets, might boOsestiatl at a moment's warning. Mr. Smith, after an ballataal attempt to persuade the Chief Magistrate that no mischief mkt possibly arise from the exercise of Isis holy calling, was apie told that he might depart, and he left the (Ace, declaring his determination to preach the word of Goo when and where he could. When be reached the street his followers in waiting gate three sheets, impassive of the satisfaction which they felt at seeing him at ib erty. LAMBETH-STREET. Janes Banker, ditionSCsehraise ,fhOf;saa Stephens, and Na. Mon Cohen, were brought up fur re-examination, charged with the commission of a daring highway robbery. Benjamin Curtis, a sailor, stated that between seven and eight o'clock on Thursday evening, the 29th of April, upon going along Jubilee-place, Commercial-road, when be was partially intoxicated, having been drinking freely at the Mercers' Anna, he was sur. rounded by six or seven persona, two of whom held his arms, while the others ransacked his pockets, and pulled out from one of them a pocket-book containing three M. Bank of England notes, struck him, and were about to escape, when, observing several persons coming up, they repeated their blows more severely over the breast, threw down the pocket-book, and at length escaped. Be was positive that Stephens and Banks. were present. Mary Cooper was passing through Jubilee-place, at the tune of the robbery, said, that she believed that Cochrane was one of the party, but would tot speak positively as to Cohen. She picked up the pocket-book, and delivered it with its contents to the prosecutor. The prosecutor and his witness, underwent a strict examination from Messrs. Clarkson and Harmer, who attended foe the prisoners. Cohen was discharged, the other prisoners were fully committed for trial. UNION-HALL. A tall powerful man, named Williams, who described himself seaman belonging to the Briton sloop of war, was charged with at. tempting to murder Mr. Bellamy, a tradesmit of Camberwell. The prisoner attempted to get into Mr. Bellamy's bed-room window. by cutting the wood work with a hatchet. The noise he made alarmed Mr. Bellamy, but the fellow got into the room, and at tempted to cleave down Mr. Bellamy with the hatchet. The latter, however, succeeded in getting his assailant on the Boor, and he was secured. The prisoner said be merely wished to obtain a night's lodging, and did not intend to use tbeltatthet, unless he was oppose.] in getting into the house—He was remanded. THAMES-POLICE. HIGHWAY Rouuuav AND CAVICLTYO—AIOOI itCarthf, an Irish hawker of cutlery, was charged with assaulting John Wel. ford, and William Wiggam on the King's highway, and rob• bing them of two jackets, a hat, and a few shillings in silver. It appeared that the parties, who were previously unknown to each other, were drinking together at the White Swan public. house, in Raddiffmhighway, a few nights since. The two sailors left about eleven o'clock, and were followed by the prisoner and two of his co ontrymay who importuned them to purchase some knives of id arthy, which they refused to do. The three ruffians then attacked the sailors in Old (travel-lane, and cruelly beat them with bludgeons until they were rendered senseless ; and in addition to other injuries, Wilford had his arm broken ; they then stripped tbe sallon of their jackets, but only one of them contained money, and also stole the hat from Wiggam as he laid on the ground, act then made off. _ . Witoeseess; ere called in support of the above use, Ind the pri soner being being called on for his defence declared his inneamer, and appealed to the Virgin Nary and the Holy Saints. He said bow was it poseibk be could commit math an atrocious crime with $ charm of holy water about him, which an heretic had Dow ett• tabled Wheeler, the Serjaust, produced the charm alluded to : it con. aimed of a small bottle of holy water, and a consecrated wafer, art* fully wrapped up in a piece of writing paper, on which was written, in a very superior and neat style, in the prisoner's own hand.wridng the following woods "In the name of Almighty Goo, the blessed SAVIOUR, the blessed Virgin Mary, the holy Angels, Archangels, Cherubins,3 ll ti lieraphlma, and all the Saints and Angels of Goo. I, James MiCarthy, keep this wafer (the host), and this holy water of the sth December, 1829, with the holy water of the 25th, being the don and Nativity, with the bol water of Ist Jaou.try, 1830, gs c l i l n o c t e rTng, to • ovation against dishonesty, nod all irregular desl es. $e help me God. Oh, my blessed Judge, help me I 0, may our holy Father, the Pope, enlist me. James Mtiarthy." The prisoner was remanded, in order that another witness 'night be brought forward. 11 EBDO SI ADA R Y. Tams DAY—Battle of Lodi, 1796. TO.KORROW—Saturn sets 34 minutes past 1 morning. This is the 18th day Jyar with the Jews, when they celebrate the school feast traditiona lly believed to have lam indrawn, because on this day a great mortality which raged among the scholars ceased. — Earl of Chatham died, 1778. Wrziarrsoor—Conjunction of the MOM and Jupiter at 8 evening. but Jupiter does not rise till midnight. Mr. Spencer Perms! assassinated, 1813. 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