Star. — London, England, 1830-01-07 00:00:00

z 11 4 ,-••• THE STREET SWEEPERS. BY JOHN MAYN?. in Summer's beat, in Winter's squalls, And rain that freezes as it falls, Among the hapless sons of we, Who claim our pity here and then, Behold that man, with shoeless feet, Who sweeps the crossings of the street! 'I hat man has once seen better days, But fell by Trade's precarious ways ; And ends, along with other ails, That friends fall off when Fortuna fails. See, neat in Poverty to him, Yon Sailor with the wooden limb, Who, at the Fight of Trafalgar, Fought in great Nmaon's ship of war ! Behold yon broken Soldier, too, Who lost an arm at Waterloo, Where, as the French came vaunting on, He juin'd the ranks of Vinumrrou! O ! never, in misfortunes, then, Refuse a trifle to such men : Constrain'd in early life to roam, They have no refuge, and no home ; And, having lost an arm or kg, Are forc'd to sweep the streets or beg ; Like her, yon Matron, sorely prest, Who sweeps and weeps, and does her best ; Unfit, in any other way, To earn a morsel for the day ! Reverse of Fortune, old and poor, Has brought her to the Workhouse-doo But, rather far than enter there, She sweeps the streets in mute despair, Imploring, with a piteous eye, Some pittance from the passers by ! How happy they to whom is given A competence from gracious Heaven ! But happier far if they dispense The gifts, aright, of Paommica! For mortals. as the Text declares. May banquet Angels unawares! SAINT PANCRAS SELECT VESTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. SI u,—The King in Council having determined that the Parliament should meet for dispatch of business in the ensuing month of February, I have thought it both just 4nd necessary to lay before the public a statement of part' of the grievances which oppress the parish of St. Pancras, through the conduct of self-elected and irresponsible Church Trustees. In the year 1816 the Select Vestry obtained an Act for -• Building a new Parish Church and Parochial Chapel." The applicants nominated the Trustees, many if not most of whom were members of their own body. The Trustees vtere empowered to expend only 42,0001. for building both a new Church and Parochial Chapel. In perfect contempt of Parliamentary authority, they contracted td expend 45,0001. solely for the building of a new Parish Church. The contractor proceeded—at the time the Church presented merely the body, without the portico, the steeple, or the side wings, the Trustees had ex pended 66,0001. Instead of calling upon the contractor and his sureties to finish the Church, the Trustees themselves break through the contract, by ordering a stone staircase, in stead of oak ; and they further agree to pay for all work done according to measure and value. Thus in the be ginning was the parish damnified by the folly, or by the forbearance of self-elected and irresponsible Trustees. W hat was the next step ? In the year 1821, the same parties procured another Act to alter and enlarge the former one, and power was then given them to expend the parish church rates without limit, for the building a new Parish Church and Camden Chapel, while the first Act restricted the expenditure to 42,0001. At last, the splendid monuments of art and folly are completed ; and the trustees in their own printed statements acknowledge the cost of Building and furnishing the new Pariah Church Ditto for Camden Chapel Making together 5e102,257 When a job is in progress, why should not the lawyer have a share ? Accordingly the Church Trustees give their Clerk (who is their Attorney, and also Vestry Clerk) 3001. a year salary, which, for thirteen years, amounts to 3,9001. The Accounts also exhibit Charges for law espences since the year 1816 . . 41.671 Charge for procuring the first Act Ditto for second ditto 1 661 Z 4,780 So that the Law Officer has received of the Church Trustees 8,6801. which makes no small addition to the cost of this most wise and prudent bargain. NVell then might be said, that our mutilated copy of a Greek artist is a Temple dedicated to Law as well as to Gospel. In the Church accounts are some curious items, such as cost for ground to build the Church upon, 6,6951. for Clock and Bells, 9731. for an organ, 1,0871. for Communion Plate, 6981. for Furniture and Upholstery, 1,6111. in which sum is included a charge of 1601. for two Communion Chairs, and upwards of 1,0001. for Printing and Stationery. Yet these are minor evils. The Trustees, instead of waiting until they had got a fund of 20,0001. or 30,0001. began to build without funds, supporting the expenditure by loans; so that by the year 1828, they had received upwards of 210,0001. which was raised by rents, rates, fees and loans, as is shewn by the subjoined abstract of their own printed ac counts, which moneys have been all expended, and still the parish have upwards of 50,0001. to pay for outstand ing Bonds ! The interest paid upon moneys borrowed to March last is upwards of 31,0001. and before the debt is liquidated, the interest alone will far exceed the amount first sought for to complete the whole ! Here then we have 260,0001. exacted from the pockets of a compa ratively poor parish, for the building of a new Church and a Parochial Chapel, when the Church Trustees, by the original Act of Parliament, were only per mitted by the Government to lay out 42,0001. How useful is the moral to be drawn from the facts now stated ! The parish of St. Pancras, denominated a village, ranks in population second only to Dublin and Edinburgh— the inhabitants exceed in number 100,000. They are go verned by a Parochial Parliament, self-elected for life, who tax their fellow parishioners at their pleasure, and spend the taxes so raised without any public controul. self-named body, the Church Trustees, is part and parCel of the Select Vestry, and shares all the vices of an Institution which claims Legislative and Executive Power without Representation. A Government which adopts these principles, in my mind, ceases to he a Government. Instead of the many governing the few, it ii the few who govern the many ; whilst, under the pretence of promo ting order and peace, is sanctioned every pet of etEitice • extravagance, and injustice. Against Such prettice, and against such principles, the voice of my fellow-pa rishioners has been liaised by a Petition to the House of Commons for relief, signed by 5,500 householders. Backed by so numerous a body, we shall not apply in vain. But even when numbers fail, there is another voice, 10101,e power is without limit, before whom corruption must ever quail—the voice of Reason. “ By her approe'd, my mum I'll .till paralle— l( Reason's for mo, Goss la for me too.” VINDEX. N.B. The new Church at Chelsea ea5t.....t..11117,000. And Mr. Irvleleskottla Mirth under 10,000. The effset of sound contracts and no jobblig. SAINT PANCRAS PARISH. INCOME OF THE CHURCH TRUSTEES SINCE 3116. Teen. f Rents. I Rates. I Fees. Int. I Loans. I Total. Tears. Rents. I Rates. Fees. Int. I Loans. Total. 1816 2,177 ..... 1,200 5.577 1817 973 1,689 1,955 1818 347 2,023 2.370 1819 481 5,693 ..... 18,000 21.104 1820 536 4.590 143 ..... 15,000 20,069 1821 616 7,808 546 SU 48,800 58.558 1822 1,061 6,524 • 630 644 • 11,059 1823 2,058 10,024 882 111 5,000 18,057 1824 2,25.5 10,298 804 lid 1825 2,067 10,570 490 1826 2,595 10,403 765 13,763 1827 2.858 11,958 854 15,649 1898 4,541 12,812 618 1110 17 - 1,66 d 197 - ,907 17 - .012 1,690 185 , 006--210,30-4 MAIL COACH " REVOLUTION." A new plan of economy in the conveyance of letters and newspapers to and from all parts of the United Kingdom ,is shortly to be submitted to the Postmaster-General. It is a pro posal to propel the mall coaches at the rate of ten miles an hour without the assistance of either steam or horseflesh. A tread wheel Is to be constructed in the rear of the carriage, In connection with which numerous cogs and multiplying powers will give to the machine the required velocity. The wheel Is to be worked by convicts, who at present eat the bread of the country without as dating to relieve its burdens. The ingenious projector calculates that a relay of ten able-bodied offenders, if kept going at the rate of about two miles an hour, could perform a stage of ten miles, back and forward, per diem, with great satisfaction to themselves, whilst the improved state of their health, produced by the pleasant air of the country, In comparison with the dank vapours of Ilialbank, must be gratifying to every lover of humanity. The Magistrates, throughout the country in general, are of opinion that the system cannot fall for want of plenty of materials to work . witb—so long as the Game Laws and the laws of Reciprocity remain unrepealed. And, at all events, arrangements can be easily made, In case of a general gaol delivery, to supply vacancies on any of the roads with climbing boys from Ireland. The only objection to the plan seems to be the risk of a rescue. For, should the inhabitants of a dis turbed region think proper to stop the coach, and turn the cattle loose upon the world, his Majesty's mail might be left in an awkward situation. Should such occurrences, however, take place too ire quietly, the gaol-birds could be left in their stables, and their place supplied by paupers. Most assuredly the plan is as feasible as some others with greater pretensions, of which we have heard much—and the projector may inscribe upon his first travelling tread-wheel, without danger of being foood faithless, the famous motto of the French cut purses—" Cb ire." TRIBUNAL OF VALENCIENNES. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. Miss Rose B— is young, beautiful, virtuous, and without a lover. Mr. N—, enterprising by character, and cooper by pro fession, tired of turning only round his cask, and of burning only useless chips, determined one mine morning to aUow a legitimate lame to be kindled in his bosom, and In consequence proceeded to dance round Miss Rose, and to declare to her the fuss bwhich he was consumed. They feU in love with each other In Juoe, they made themselves a town's talk in S e pt e mb e r, an d t h ey were to have been married In December, had not fate other wise decided. Some days before that app ointed for their mar rbge, Was Rose declares that she has changed her mind. Her lover, rendered furious by her misconduct, consults only his despair—and his lawyer. The lawyer advises him to bring *nudes to recover compensation in damages for the injury inittell on his reputation, and for the expense which he had incurred ha hiring and furnishing a house for his intended bride. and in pur chasing a suit of clothes for his own proper person. The cease came on for trial en the 1341 of last month, and the cooper coo eluded his plaint by demanding that the lady, who had rendered all this expense superfluous, should be ordered to restore him his mousy, along with his liberty, in order that be might not be exposed to double grief. To this the lady replied, that the cooper ought not to have proceeded to furnish a cage until he had got a bird to sing within it; and that he might wear the ' clothes which be bad purchased to carry off one bride foe the pur pose of wooing and winning another. " Besides (continued the Lady.) can I make myself a cloak out of your coat? or can I wear , with decency, the breeches of a man who is n ot my h us b an d ? L et the plaintiff, therefore, keep them for his own use, and preserve them for some more fortunate occasion." She concluded by de elating that she was not liable, because she had not given the plain tiff a promise in writing. The plaintiff, after denying the Lady's law in his replication, proceeded to contend that she ought to indemnify him for the expense of a shawl which be had given her, and which she received, as a pledge of their mutual love. To this she rejoined, that she bad a set off for the cost of a watch which she had per chased for him, and for an umbrella which she lent him on his last visit, and which he had Dever returned. The Court, having taken into consideration the evidence adduced on both sides, sentenced bliss Rose to pay her former lover 2CO francs in addition to all the costs of prosecuting his suit both at love and at law. The French Journalist adds, This is not much for Miss Rose, U eke gets rid of a bad husband at Ibis price ; and not enough for Mr. N. if he loses the possession of a pretty woman." The American Congress was to meet on the 7th of last month, and the President's speech may therefore be very shortly expected. TIIi SIRLOIN.—There is now at Friday-hill House. in the parish of Chingford, in Essex, the oak-table upon which )(tilt) CHARLES knighted the loin of bed. The house is now the property of -- HI•THCOTI Esq. It is a large building, co n t a i n i ng more than 30 rooms and is in a dilapidated state, but is now under going considerable repair. Report has it that it was originally a hunting-seat of Qv Ere Euxsaar U. Tile table is thick, and has a clumsy appearance, is mai I( English oak, which, from the effects of time, is s hilie decayed. Some of the knots of the wood itaue lately taken out, and pieces of oak of the seam let into it, and the top newly polished,.—.EN:= l It is said the Commissioners of Dose Radom Mae dbetthargato with the Hos. Bordef amirie he do, of the Ordnance premises, mon22 l 43l 4t worket r alw, y North Battery, and standings* to the harbour, for the sum of it,ooo. The Is en emit e, to give plate to a number of large lodes/48mm Way will he erected forthwith in a line with the bluing Parade. It is furthet said, tbat the ancient and extensive premises, the Mahon Dieu, an the entrance of the town, which were some time slate lotted sir for public sale, and whkh arrangerneat, sleet the late Id* of the Duk e of Weummoron, has been foregone, wilt be take Gm the us of the Ordnance.— l ast and Roo /loony. The Solicitor General Sir E. B. Soo DEN, is most in. defatigably and pralsewortbily employed in procuring infornsoi tion from all quarters, so as to enable him to reader the Intended reforms In the Court of Chancery as perfect as moil*. The col* duals for contempt (which have been so leaf aenglinod of) or to be done sway altogether, noun in cases of grow or design. The Learned Gentleman is in active cot several individuals in the Fleet Prison, where he * personally Inquired into the cases of pri-onets, Whir affi# prisonol for contempt. A BIJI will be introduced to Ohs , lature WOO after the opening of the ensuing Session of and we understand theft will be provision mole .many of deiced in Chancery practice, which has Ant Cum, phased of, both by suitors and these who art professitinally eat plkertin the Chancery Caere-- .• WAITS* Cr' we to our —lt is liar through pragmaJulfy So valuation of 0 . . pgainam us, Wo uy WWI WWI an. TOON woo are prefeadMially em- _rate than IRIS INalmcoads al= I)* thin I. algond• • , PRIONSOF GOLD AND SI LVBIL played in tlit Chancery Ce11ft...41k1.1116 Paper. They wee mcordingly lec Op. ; Foreign Gold in Sea ... ... AS IT 0 0 4 11 U LIMN II CAN A L...1t is with pleasure we eseasurii- Harromoiatbs*. !- • Sneer, to Ban, statalltr.d • *** Me to our judo?. the welcome hatialllovnee Om alit. wooloket ibin ?Woodsy Ora Ryon, Dr. %Man mid Iln Wlikelero, •- • • rest oedema! undertaking are now 'beet being Obiliets.alr..loollo► to aaheididoilt stlepeetlag tall canted a the ittperintendante of Mr. 110114 y, the ttspefleticeg . • Sil .otoonee atter 1 englider. Mk mamas la at potent Oesiged hi ' ag/4.1 ,se _s•Goz zs g t oe hot Normpbrr ilmaloea, gad sentenced . ildgmewse . line through the counties of Fermanagh, Monaghan, and AmmiN rie wit% fot all inditoot "Null" "RV •••••• •WS drild'bp Jens MS - 400 aOw Ow 0010 * WWII 5e5..4,16•0.. pip eng, (4 0 2 0 11 ,4 insam ' Hulr ataise a *14'71111 4 ak LONGO* . 11 1t4041 It. TO MOM NOM. preparadry Its the bidding of inquisitions in these coundes for the' Sydes. alldaelts were made by direction of Mr 4 ' per, to - Umbel: PAM lid NON valuation of the lands which this splendid work will occupy. be laid before Mr. Peel , the Secretary of State. The three midi- Orrice N. 1. Pickett plac:,T t ert7p:Sar a . nif I MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCE. *edgy afternoon, a son was takes into Guy's supported by two ethics, who repeessoted that be had re ia ctt i. a very awkward accident from a poke with an umbrella. From the very riotous and outman, maser in which the injured person conducted himself, k wis eopposed by the Medial geode men that be was istoskated, sod bad heft Idusesif with falling down on the pavement ; bet e iipentmeMblelhOl. It was discovered that the orbit of the eye hod been plowed them* by some pointed instrument, which bad burst the ball, and totally destroyed the sight. It was now evident that the frantic gestures of the unfor tunate man arose At** Ikeen theanost et= pain and agonising torture. He was imenediMely taken to e : h an d l the wards sod pat to bell, is wee that mon bomlble old might be rendered to him le W dipiotalito donation ; bet Ns andloitis very soon hi' creased to *eh an exams, that be became perfectly dairies% raving about, and milking furiously at every perms who appeotelowl him, until it was found necessary to put an a strals-walbteset, mod to pinion his arms to the bed, which was area oonsmpithsd with out very considerable resistance. The patient Ina% himself thus secured, became sullenly quiet; an operation was don pie formed, and proper remedies used to alleviate Japan, whirl use the desired effect. The sufferer then became at Mein* snivel, and frequently mentioned the Christian name of a female, toproodo hlp her for her conduct to blot, and then saying he did oat emu anything about her, the postman was welcome to her. Holier thesechcomatances, the steward, Mr. Browell, conceived that the poor fellow had not been fairly treated, sod upon inquiring into the affair from the persons by whom he was brought Into the hospital, be obtained the following account : One of them, who stated himself to be a friend of the patient, said his name was Thomas Cuss, and that be resided at Herne- Mil, Dear CamberwelL About three months ago, a twopenny postman, whose name has not yet been ascertained, ran away with his wife, and bad been living with her ever since. Coss vowed vengeance against her paramour, and swore be would thrash him wherever be met him. On Monday afternoon be raw the postman in High-street, in the Borough, and immediately went up to him., and accused the man of lettere with baying eloped with his wife; very angry words took place, which ended in a light. After a few rounds the postman ran into a neighbour ing public-house, followed by his antagonist: the former had got into a small room, and had closed the door, but upon Its being opened by the miter, be took up an umbrella that was standing to a corner, and made a push at Cuss with it, when unfortunately the brass point entered hi, right eye a very considerable Hospital, One of the men who had assisted to carry Coss to the witnessed this barbarous transaction. The poor fellow staggered back from the severity of the wound, and fell upon the ground; he was immediately taken up and conveyed to Guy's Hospital, as already described ; bat the postman was allowed to go at liberty. Besides the wound in the eye, Cos was much bruised about the bead and temples, from t he blows he bad re ceived in the rencontre. After two or three dressings, his medical attendants were in hopes that he would have recovered, but on Tuesday afternoon he expired gnat four o'clock. From neither of the persons who took the &erased to the Hoe pita! having since called there, (although one of them, who repos seated himself as bis friend, said be would bring Not a clean shirt on the following morning,) the man who perpetrated air atrocious piece of barbarity remains still unknown. An Inquest will be held en the body. In the meanwhile. Weave the beadle, brother to Weare, who fell by the hands of Thurtell, le making every inquiry for information, to produce as evidence on the occasion. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL Yesterday Mr. Samuel Pratt, an extensive merchant, was charged, before Mr. Alderman FalltillSOTiliae with stealing 9 cwt. of bristles, value £l9O. the property of Messrs. Plaw and Co. of Mr. Flowers, the prisoner's solicitor, pressed earnestly f ar a pri vate gemination, which, however. was refused by the Magistrate. Mr. Shush, principal clerk of the prosecutors, deposed, that on Saturday last the prisoner came to their counting-house, and bought four casks of bristles for cash, to be slowed Si per coot. foe prompt payment. Witness gave him an order to the ware house-keeper at Butolph Wharf to have the goods weighed, and on the following Monday. an invoice was sent to the prisoner by one of the clerks, but be did not pay the newel ; be. however. came soots after to the coustleg-tease, sod said he would pay directly, and asked for the delivery order, which was given to him.— As he did not bring the money, witness west to the wharf, where be found the prisoner taking the goods, to which witness objected, till they should be paid fur ; and the prisoner replied, he would not have them at all. The windings, then said he had hams the =age to receive goods there several times in the regular way of , and wltnessin consequence allowed hits to take them on the condition that they should be paid for when delivered on his premises. Witness then sent a clerk to the prisooer's premises, to receive the money, but the prisoner did out bring the goods there. Oe blade's-examination, by tie prisoner's tiondtor. the witness admitted that by " prompt mount" was in general meant pay ment at the end of footmen days. The prisoner, it f appeared, had been taken into custody while offering the bristles or sale to Mr. Kew, bruslvmaker Paleoo. I I square, at a price somewhat lower than be had purchased them. Air. Kent being acquainted with the promoters. and having heard of the prisms/es transaction with them, gave them informa tion, on which be was taken in charge. He mentioned to Mr. Kent's clerk that he bad taken the bristles In payment of a debt. Mr. Pratt, who appeared to feel his painful situation most poig nantly, Wag called on for Ms defame, said the truth was be had a bill to pre sid e for at the time, and being &iciest la funds, he pre ferred raking a small sum of money for a few days, by submitting to a small loss in the purchase and ask of an article, to making ap plication to his friends. lie had not agreed to pay for the goods instantly, bet would certainly have paid for them in a very few days ; mesh wooer than the usual time allowed for prompt pay ment; as, If his own funds should not come round, his mother and My friends were,ready to assist him. He was then ready to pay for the goods. Mr. Flowers, his solicitor, submitted that the whole transac tion was a matter of account ; his client was then prepared to pay for the goods. Mr. Alderman EL1121110211111 thought it was a Can that must be sent to a Jury. If he were wrong he should exceedingly regret it; but be felt it to be Ms duty to commit the prisoner for trial. Mr. Prau appeared to be quite astonished at the Alderman's detertukation. Mr. Flowers submitted that the defendant might be ballad. Mr. Alderman Foarsaorsea said, application might be made to the Judges for that purpose, but he did not feel himself at liberty to take bail. The parties were then bound over to prosecute. DOW-ST IMII r. yogis ihaik, formerly a eulutitete.constable of St. Paul's, Co vent-lards% and the driver of a hackney-coach, were yesterday brought Want Sir It. Bum, by Inspector Preece ' who charged the tamp with a brutal speak upon a sew policeonoetablo,oanaad William Sim: mods, and the latter with &Wag nod abetting is the outrage. Impeder Preece deposed, that Sinithonds than lay in a very state, from the Jejune* be had received from the , aod was, in consequence, enable to anted. RP lend was most dioatifully lacerated la sacra places, add tifti or his ribs were broken. From the statement made by Sims to lo wltnen, It sp slirmeade Lat a ir ed on th d a lt t gy ab i o d ut one o'clock % N in to • 10 aunt Woo home. Ile reaching the doer of the house to the defendant lined, Instead of rapping for admlnioni he s tamed roofed. and struck &mmonds a tremendous blow .oe leek which leveled hist me the pavement. He then eased set dm Wag toedUnan to assist him in serving oat the mar pact. gm, mad a number of them having flown from their coaches MINA them, the defendant Wangle proceeded to jump on his per il., Mid by that means broke the unfortunate man's sibs *Us SW odor dslsadmt Yoked him hi different parts of the b0dy..... Aimee as he blame Amossible. the deftadaet Naugle sad the adier parties left Wagontellia was In 1101111_ 1114le . time afterwards m•,t21,-ii witire.nztitnrbh,4„villvstixePtir:PrrisZsars:: homisi hat* asditaisiprocated. His lit. was un derstood so be lb Sir Stmaas Wefts mid, a mom brutal misstate had never hard of. A samild, Awe treated a person who had dais-him the kift• *.iloth did the defendant, Wangle ; k *sk l i o di san i ntat a lert. , said, th at the assault comnisneed with! the pillemoso, • any-coachman declared that h. took no pap vtilmemit la the motel impaction. Inspector Proem obsereed, that the reason of Wangle's conduct ' was vary obvious, but that he Amid be taught better this tim e . Sir laiell•Sh 1111111 MU depaimed a hope that thedstendams b. bubetal. bud he should hold Men, to ball s but ' , awed t rate them mail Shemoorie should be able to attend. They wove accordingly locked hp. A' cal gentlemen are unanimous be tit* opinion, founded on *Lang. nation, that the crime for which Mania had bun found guilty was not by him committed, nor by any one else; and Dr. Smkb stated that he was convinced that no attempt whatever bed ben made by any person to violate the girl. Mr. Roane dgned the Ads. vita, sod they will be forthwith laid before Mr. Peel. QUEEN.SQUA RP.. Yesterday, Bldleed &Eft was charged with attempting to rob some et the mak peemagers in the Southampton stege-ceacb...- It was sated by obe pod that a Lady was robbed on Thursday by the prissart, who cast through her cloak, gown, and pockets, and stole a dog e a pin -cabin, and a brooch. Oa Saturday, b e agate attempted the same trick, but was secured. The Nigh. trates ordered him to find ball for the misdemeanour. UNION-HALL. Yesterday, a yams man, named 4fileck. better known by the name of Ake Drummond, was chagged with having attempted to cut a trunk from behind a ca , on Monday night last. Mr. Smith, the contractor for convicts to different =stated that, on Moodily night, as he was driving along riar's-road, he felt something tugging at the back pan of the chaise ; he palled up, and saw a man In the set of cutting away a wank. The robber immediately made off, bat on passing a lamp. post, the light was reflected upon him so strongly, that the prose cutor was enable now to identify him. Mr. Smith had apa with but in consequence of it being behind a gentleman who was with him in the gig, he could Dot get .it up, otherwise be should have fired at the prisoner when be ran • tr. Information having been given at the watch-hove, Berwick the constable apprehended him on Teasley night, whilst drinking in the Bricklayer's Arms. The prisoner, in his defense, said that the presenter was mistaken ; that he was accidentally passing by at the time, but was quite ignorant of the circumstance. In conse quence of some of the dicers having ascertained that the prisoner is the person who some little time ago cook a box containing some valuable property out of an errand -cart, near the Elephant and Castle, he was remanded until Saturday, in order that the parties robbed might have time to appear against him. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday, a question came before the Magistrates on the con struction of an Act of Padiament. in which the foreman of a gang of coal-whippers &hued pay fot " baulk" day. They had been employed to clear out a collier in the Surrey Canal. but were im peded in their work by the ice, which would not allow any craft to come near the collier. The Act allows them pay if they are on beard, ready to work. The Captain of the collier (Robertson.) contended that they could only claim one day's pay, as on the se. oond day the inn would not allow them, which was an act of Goo. The Magistrates, however, could not allow the defence, and as the men had become eodtied to the " baulk" days, they adjudged Capt. R. to pay them. which was accordingly complied with. Jake &fart, an apprentice= board a collier. was sentenced to imprisonment for 14 days, to be fed on bread and water, for a violent musk on the cook of the vessel. A baker's barrow, drawn by a fine black dog, having been left a short time by the side of the pavement. on Tuesday. near the Rev. Rowland Hill's chapel, some thief wheeled it off with the dog attached to it. Tan COLD.—For the last forty years there has not been so severe sad early a winter in &anis as the present. Ever since the 15th of November the snow was front five to siz feet deep in the vicinity of Helmets& At Drammen the thermometer was down to 14 degrees eines the end of October. Six hundred carts and 4,000 individuals are employed to remove the ice and snow in Pads; and this amber has not sufficed to clear the city as yet; however, if the thaw takes place without a fresh faU of snow, it is to be hoped that the communica tions of the capital will not he wholly Interrupted.-44=h Peper fps. An order came from the Police Commissioners on Monday to the Pollee Station in Red Lion-square, E. division, to suspend a serjeent and officer, who were on duty the evening pre vious, when a daring and emend= robbery was committed on the premises of Mr. Gwynn, Carollos-street, Bedford-square. The robbers made their entry from se adjobing buses, whisk is unin habited, and succeeded in getting into the up-stairs-rooms, where they took a jewel-cam, and a quantity of silver plate. Mr. Gwynn* was below at the time, and beard a slight noise over head, but having no suspicion as to the woe, he did not go up stairs. The robbers got deer of with their valuable booty. MURDER OP A WIFE HY HER HUSBAND.—An atrocious and him= murder was committed about ten dap since, near Persse Lodge, is the County of Galway, on a strange female ; her bead was literally broken to pieces by the perpetrator of the crime, who tern* out to be tbe husband of the deceased. The nooses, isby erode. pedlar, sad a native of Limerick. He is fully comsat= to the (busty Gaol to abide his trial. Tuesday last, a person, named Matthew Sullivan, was charged *I& the to Male of rutting out the tongues of the two Doyle*, was =minks= be Leda/ Dons" so tbe gaol al ales, The dead body of a man was found under a hav-stack last week at Great Holland, in this county, with his . legs tied. As no bruises Wee observsble, it is conjectured that the pen= was one of a parry *to Ind beat =scented fa ladditit contraband Spirits; this MUNK add compulsions had &wok to messes, sod, fairies that their trued might get into she river during hie state of drunkenness, time who left him tied his legs in a manner, that, when be recovered his senses he might release himself.-- , Emes Herald. ACCIDEI T.-.-sfttarday, about mid day. a boy, who was amusing himself on Locbenda Edinburgh, baying ventured rashest near a part of it where the Ice bad been broken for carting away, unfortunately feU in. A number of per sons hastened to the spot; and anion the rest, a young man, a corkecuttet, belaying to Leith, who threw we aid of hie ha nd. kerchief se she hey, when the ice nave way under him, and he Was also precipitated into the water. When he rose &ON to the sur face, the bystanders used every means in their power to save him, but in vain, as be soon sunk, and was drowned. In the mean time, the boy *as got out, after being in the water for a consider- Pie time. Hie young man who has been thus beret' of life, in his generous endeavour to save a fellow-creature. was unmarried, but has left behind Mtn a mother and Aster, who were almost en tirely dependent upon him for their support. The body was not found until Sunday morning, about nine o'eltick.-..Chi. Aferrery. Yamartisy morning, H. GELL, Esq. the Coroner fur the sky of Westminster, received information of the following dreadful and fatal circumstance, which took place at the Royal Hotel, in St. James's -street, Piccadilly, and was called upon ni Pensions an inquest :—Wm. Whelan, a young man who had been employedfor mine time past so potter at the above hotel, was re quested by a gentianna. sone of the MINIIIIII of the establi.luntne, to skin for hint a pair el pietas. far which ;turps* he went to an apartment at the back part of the premises. While he was em ployed in cleaning one of them, not haring tried ft, and being un conscious of their heingleadal with powder sad shot, k snapped. and the spasm entered Weskits and right arms (Prying away the elbow-cap. The report of the pistol brought several persons, who toned the young man in great agony, and wekering is ids blood. He was taken to tit. George's Hospital. where he was put to bed. and received every attention and endemic.. The surgeons advised amputation as the mom maid, w erfettnetremedy to prevent the ,199 1 1 of Jiff; lisit the young nun resisted the proposal ; the su tonic ee,_of w hich war, that mortification ensued. and be died of the awry t he great.* agony. BIRTHS. At Stamboul*, the LaJy of Lltvt.-C..l.lutstldpe. of a len. IA Adstadieguyatifkiarebease, tie Lady of Capt. M•liessia. & the 'Hi Ibrilei•Veteramo, of a ass. hl A R At Tr y, HlMlslouth, the HMI. P. ilifleke, to *knees -0011. &hefts, of the lam De m of Sollebrepi• M Hydnrobad, Rost Indies, Capsule Geroge. KW. commandisill the•Sd Regiment Ricardo Cavalry. to Nlargarst, eldest daughter of C. Macintosh, Rag. of Dahnigavie. At Weyer/tab, Major-General Cole, of the Royal Slittne., to Anne Speke Payne. daughter of the late RNA Samuel Payne, Ree tarot Wyk* atait Portland. D 1 RD. At CraWrested', M s. Cart;lehsel, relict of the Late Wiliam Carmichael, Esq• emerchant, Gleason , . At the blame of Monkton, the Rev. John S. Gughtrrson, mi nister of that WWI. At Barnstaple, Mr& Mary Glidden, for thirty year• housekeeper to the lase Sir James Handyn Witham., But. of Clowelly Court. aged 66. At ligkriey. aged 90, the Rev. Major Diersoi, B. D int* Biqa loaraury, Otaagaw. Al. Pia** lie DIAS, meeker lapages. Oa ako4alb lash as Ills bows, at Booth, -elixir a then Warm, Sir