Star. — London, England, 1830-02-25 00:00:00

• : .I.LAs •.- ---. -- 'o,' k ; I 4 - •,:. ~4' .: ...-- rA: •" 7 : 7 44 -.. ‘1 lr . s 4 . !. I S• - • . kli * N ife f sl' 1. ' 4 : ,' .4,: *- , 4i • *. t A o' :4!'• AN IRISH LEGEND." - 7. 4 e THE CASTLE OF KATHLEEN ; Rontoixar..) There's a tongue in those moukrring walls,— In that sad yet mighty decay 1 In the wreck of towers, and gorgeous halls— In the dust of gallant and gay 1 A wilderness all ! yet her own native green, Still raves where the Castle of Kathleen hash been ! ft bloody and fierce was the strife, When the Saxon, with ruthless sword, Invaded the dwelling, and sought the life Of the fair Lady Kathleen's lord! "end, oh ! wretched their fate in that hapless:hour, Who hoped to find mercy in Saxon power.! Far hence was the chief of her love, Yet she quall'd not—nor tear she shed, But nobly 'gainat woman's softness she styove, As with heroine heart she said Away ! proud invader !--the banner of green, Shall float while the Castle of Kathleen is:seen 1" •Twos a fearful struggle that broke On the peace of that lonely glen! • 'Midst the cannons' roar and the clouds of smoke, Rose the shouts and the groans of men ! Assault ! and repulse !—and the onset renewed ! But vain !—lAdy Kathleen is still unsubdued Now a pause : when sudden eydl Issued forth from the Saxon bound And the savage and fiend-like echo fell Like a pestilence far around And Kathleen !—she shuddering shrunk ate their joy !—• He was theirs !— he was captive !--her fintsborn boy ! 0, horror ! 0, honor ! the sight ! For a mother's all-doatlng eye ! One look ! and she sprung from the rampart's height, In the burst of her agony And, oh, save him shrieked she, despairing and wild, We yield us—we yield us—oh, mercy !—my child ! She swoon'd as she sunk to the earth, Pale and death-like—yet life remain'd • p While loudly the Saxon al her in mi rth, As the castle's gates then he gain'd ! Night fell o'er it's turrets, rear'd proudly of yore ; But no lady—nor castle—saw morning more ! • • • • • • • There's a tongue in those mould - ring walla... In that sad, yet mighty decay ! In the wreck of towers and gorgeous halls— In the dust of pliant and gay ! A wilderness all !—yet her own native green Still waves where the Castle of Kathleen bath been ! M'M. • Founded upon an incident which occurred during the incursion of Cromwell's army into Ireland, and which is narrated in " Teellng's Personal Narrative of the Irish Rebellion," lately published. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING. NEWXAEZT, WEDNESDAY MORNING. This celebrated meeting commenced yesterday, and produced one very fair sport for the state of the weather—the day's runs Terminated as follow : TUESDAY, FEB. 23, CRIPPEWILAIII FIELD. Newmarket Great Sweepstakes. 1. Mr. Edward's blk. b. p. Zinguars beat Lord Stradbroke's a. d. Mahomet--lame at starting. 2. Mr. Wilkinson's r. b. Catharine best Duke of Gordon's r. b. Village-maid. 3. Mr. Kelly's b. p. Quiver beat Mr. Edward's f. b. Zaida. 4. Mr. Sidoey Sharp's brio. d. Nimo beat Mr. Gelding's blk. d. Xanthus. WATCHES. 5. Duke of Gordon's brim and w. b. Violet beat Mr. Wilkinson's r. b. Comedy. 6. Mr. Edward's blk. and w. d. p. Zigzag agst Mr. Kelly's r. and • w. d. p. Quarter.master—undecided. 7. Mr. Wilkinson's blk. and w .d. p. Clarbidou beat Mr. Kelly's, blk. d. p. Quantock. 8. Duke of Gordon's blk. d. Valiant beat Mr. Edwarda's brim d. Zoilus. 9. Duke of Gordon's bik. and w. d. Vahan, apt Mr. Kelly's f. d. Quay—off. 10. Duke of Gordon's r. b. Vioiante, apt Lord Stradbroke's brim. b. blartba—off Chippenham Sweepstakes. 11. Mr. Kelly's f. b. p. Quaker, beat Duke of Gordon's r. b. Vo. 'amnia. IL. Mr. Golding's r. b. Xotic best Lord Stradbroke's blk. b. p. Music. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Fan. 24. Him Honour the ittor CHANCELLOR this morning said, that I order to obviate a recurrence of the inconvenience that arose c :Honda through the absence of the Solicitor Genetal in the House of Lords, be would for the present take motions on Mondays, and none on Saturday, which would give greater facilities to gentlemen having to attend appeals in the House of Lords. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Fn. 24. LAIGHT V. DILLOW AND OTHERS. The ATTORWZY GENERAL (with whom was Mr. CHITTY) stated that this was an action to recover the value of forty gross of walking sticks, a number, ohoerved the learned gentleman, which he should have thought would have been enough to have supplied more than half of his Majesty's subjects. Such, however ' did not appear to be the use, as there were various other dealers in that commodity. The sticks in question belonged to the plaintiff, who it would seem was merely a dealer in the article, and had been sent by him to a named Haynes, residing in Duke -street, West minster to be made into a state for sale. This Mr. H. was what is termed a stick finisher, and unfortunately, not being able to pay up some arrears of rent, the goods he had in his possession were distrained by his landlord, Mr. M'Nabe, one of the defendants. The distress was levied by the other defendant, Millow ; and the sticks in question were, with the rest of the articles, sold by auction. When the defendant Millow came to make the levy, Haynes pointed out these forty gross of sticks, and told him they were not his property, but that they belonged to Mr. bight. Millow, however, persisted in levying on them, and they were ultimately sold by auction under a distress warrant. The plaintiff, it also appeared, had purchased twenty-eight gross at the sale. The value the sticks was 15/. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, IU 105. BREACH or PROMISE or NAIRIAOI. SINCLAIR W. ROTHERAX. - - - Mr. Gtriszv, with whom was Mr. ALDERSON, stated that this was an action- to recover compensation in damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff was a young lady between 19 ail 10 years doge. She was the daughter of a gentleman, who for a considerable time carried on business with success in the public line, but had now retired and lived on his property. The defendant he understood, was between twenty-eight and thirty years of age. He was a man of good address, lively in his disposition, and carried a a most extensive business as a linen-draper in Shoreditch. He was in all respects well calculated to win the affections of a female. The defendant first became acquainted with the plaintiffs family in the latter end of 1828. In February of last year he wrote her a letter which contained a most ardent declaration of love. In that letter he said he had been much attached to her for more than two years, In the most solicitons manner he sought her affections, and begged to be received as her lover. He hoped that his proposals would meet with the approbation of the plaintiff's father. Shortly after the receipt of that letter, the defendant himself asked the consent of the plaintiff' father to pay his addresses to Miss Sinclair. Mr. Sinclair said he should not be able to give his daughter any fortune, and perhaps he might expect money. The defendant re plied he did not want money; all he wanted was the young lady, for he was in a very prosperous business, in the first year of which he turned nearly:s9,oool. and it had been every year increasing, so that he was able to maintain a wife in the most respectable manner. Mr. Sinclair did not refuse his assent, and an intimacy ensued. The defendant used to write to the plaintiff, and visit her two of three times a week. He paid her very great attention until June last year, when he urgently requested that the marriage day might be appointed, and urged as a reason that his mother was then in town, and he particularly wished bee to be present at the wedding. Accordingly, the first week in August was named for that ce remony to be performed, and every preparation was made by the young lady for that happy event. But all on a sodden this ardent lover, he who professed such au utter disregard for money, becam e cool. When he visited he staid a shorter time, and those visits were legs frequent. Miss Sinclair na turally felt uneasy, and remonstrated with him on the change in his affections. He begged her to understand there was no shange whatever in his affection for her ; and if ahe attributed it to that cause, he could assure her she was quite mistaken. But the real cause was an alteration in the state of his affairs. What would eke Jury think when lie shortly afterwards told her that if her father would consent to settle two hundred a year on ber, he would fulfil his promise. This was the real cause why this disinterested lover 'PENILWITIPW WTTIWIr'r7m . , $ * . . broke off the acquaintance. He knew that it was a proposition dill Mr. Sinclair, in justice to his other children could not comply with, and• in consequence he dropped all furthei acquaintance.— Shortly after this the brother of the plaintiff, called upon the defendant for an explanation, when the latter said he had broken off the connexion by command of a rich uncle. But he (Mr. (Jolley) thought the real reason was that he bad formed an attachment elsewhere, for a abort time afterwards he was found courting another young lady. This was the conduct of a man who for several months had kept the closest intimacy with the young lady who, he understood, was a very repossessing person, and worn railage. hed. It would, therefore, f beor die - Jury to say what she ought to receive for so serious an injury. In such cases there was no tilling what an ill-natured world might say, but he was happy that in this case not a word could be advanced against her propriety of conduct. He would ask the Jury to feel for her situation in the same manner as if a similar injury had been inflicted on a sister or daughter. He would conclude by calling on them to render justice to his unfortunate client. John Sinclair—l am brother to the plaintiff; she is in her 20th year, and lives with her father at Lambeth. At the time the de fendant was paying his addresses to the plaintiff, she lived in the New North-rnad ; my father is a retired publican. It has been about four years since defendant first became acquainted with my sister; he is a linen-draper, in a very large business, and employed between thirty and forty young men. He had told witness that he turned 80,0001. a year, and got a profit of 16 per cent. In the year 1829, he said his business had considerably increased. The de fendant used to visit my sister three or four times a week ; he made a proposal of marriage to her, and asked for my father's approbation ; my father raid, " Perhaps you will expect money with her, and I have none to give." He replied, "I do not want money; all I want is your daughter." This conversation took place in February, 1899. My sister encouraged his addresses; she used frequently to walk out with him, and they always went to - church together on • Sunday; this intimacy existed until July; and the first week in August was appointed for the marriage. My sister and other parts of the family had provided part of the wedding-clothes. The latter end of July the defendant's visits became less frequent, and witness called upon hint few an explanation, when he said his uncle, who was rich, had found out that he was courting the plaintK and had told him that if married her, he (the uncle). would "clip his wings." He also said his sisters, who were very fond of his uncle, had been the principal cause. He afterwards refused to marry my sister, or any one else that had not got money. The defendant is about 28 years of age. The breaking off this connection much affected my sister's health and spirits. Cross-examined by the ATionwier-Gswitam..--My father kept a wine-vaults ; my sister used to live with him. He kept the Baker and Basket public-house, in Worship-street, for 19 years. The plaintiff used to assist in the business, but my father never would allow her to go into the tap-room There was no gin-shop. My father has now taken the II indmill, in the New Cut. My sister does not now assist him. The intimacy of the parties first commenced at the Baker and Basket—(A laugh.) The defendant first gave witness an account of the profits of his business before he " discovered" himself to the plaintiff: Witness did not attend a meeting at the Mansion House, on Monday, relating to the distress of the country. The AtToarfitir-thenzitat—ls your sister very much affected now, Sir? Witness—Time will wear every thing off.—(A laugh.) A letter from the defendant, dated Feb. 14, 1829, was here put in and read. It was written in a very passionate strain, and declared the most sincere love. About twenty other letters in a similar strain were also put in and read. All of them began with "My dear Polly." Miss Wrightson examined—l know defendant; he is at the pre sent time paying his addresses to my sister. Cross-examined—l cannot exactly say when 'the intimacy com menced ; I think it was in December. This witness, a young lady fashionably attired, and of very pre ' possessing appearance, immediately after leaving the box, went off solent hysterics. Her screams were droadffil, and might have been heard at a considerable distance. She was wiled out of court in the arms of the officers in attendance. This was the plaintiff's cue. The ATTORNEY Eizatica.u., for the defendant, submitted that this action could not be sustained, as there was no evidence to prove that Mr. Rotherham wu paying his ad4resses to any other lady at the time it commenced. LOHITENTIRDEN overruled the objection. The ATTORNEY GENERAL (with whom was Mr. BROUGHAM) then argued at great length, for the defendant, in mitigation of damages, in the tnurse of which he commented on the evidence adduced for the plaintiff, pirticularly ou the letter which defendant had written to the plaintiff s daughter, declining the marriage. Lord TENTERDIN then charged the Jury, who, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 4001. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEL 24. SAIRCR V. JILACERURN. This was an action for the recovery of damages against the de fendant for injury rustalned by the pWntiff. Tbeplaintiff. in July last, was passing by the defendant's residence, in Whitechapel, at twelve o'clock in the day, when a large dog ran out of his yard and bit the plaintiff very severely in the lsg, so that he was obliged to go to the workhouse, where he was confined for a length of time from the effects of the accident, and has only now just recovered from the effects of the bite. This action was, therefore, brought fur maven. motion, which, it:was alleged, the plaintiff was entitled to from the very grievous injury he sustained, and also the great loss of time be suffered from the great length of time it was thought necessary to confine him, in order to effect a perfect cure. The evidence adduced on the trial went to show that the de fendant was guilty of great negligence and incaution in not having his dog better secured, for want of which such accidents as these might be of very frequent occurrence. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 701. COURT OF EXCHEQUER—FEB. 24. LIWIS V. MORGAN. %.• Mr. LOWNDIS movedthat the• , ll;;;;liings under the decretal order in this case might be suspen ded until after the appeal, now pending in the House of Lords, is decided, except that part of it which ordered the receiver to pass his accounts. The parts of the order :which they wished suspended were—first, that part of it which directed the Master to inquire when the debt from Sir War. kin Lewis to Morgan was paid ; and secondly, the computation of interest at the rate of four per cent., upon the balance due from Morgan to the estate of Sir W. Lewis, and to execute a reconvey anee of the mertpgad notate. The grounds on which he (the Learned Counsel) applied to have the proceedings suspended was, that in the event of one or two of the points of the ease being de cided by the House of Lords in favour of the Defendant, instead of there being any balance due from Morgan to the estate of Sir Welkin Lewis, there would be a sum of about 12,000/. due to him, therefore the computation of the lowest and the reconveyance would be perfectly useless. Mr. FONILANOUN appeared to oppose this application. Its object was only delay, as there could be no doubt that the House of Lords would confirm the elaborate decree which had been pro nounced in this Court. He therefore trusted the Court would not grant this application. The Loan Cuter BARON said he ough t to have an affidavit of the pacts of those !mi of the Decree whic h the Defendant expected to have altered, and in what respect the orders will be varied. Until that was done, he could make no order in the use. CAUTION TO COFFEZ-DRINKERS..—A few days ago, a carter in Kinghorn was desired by his wife to buy half at ounce of coffee; but the grocer from whom he is in the habit of making his little purchases, being occa sionally subject to absence of mind, inadvertently weighed and delivered, instead of coffee, half an ounce of brown snuff, a strong decoction of which the carter's wife un suspectingly prepared for afternoon refreshment. As it looked tolerably well when poured into the cup, she applied it to her mouth, and swallowed a copious draught, upon which she instantly exclaimed " Gude forgie ye, Jamie—you've pushioned your sin wife !" and threw the coffee-pot into the street. The nauseous dos*, however, proved to be , " a rare carthartic As ever Doctor Patina gart lick, To cure his ails -" but which, in the absence of eve r y bo dily complaint was, doubtless, a sorry succedaneum for the real Mocha.— Fife Herald. Wednesday last, Mr. John Barnet, one of the clerks to the collector of his Majesty's customs at Newcastle, who has hitherto been considered a respectable young man, was committed by the magist r at es o f G ates h ea d to Durham gaol, to take his trial at the approaching assizes, on a charge of having forged a codicil to the will of the late John Marley, Esq. of Dunston, by moans of which he came into possession of an estate there. The neighbourhood of Battle-bridge, at the bottom of Gray's-inn-lane, is undergoing the greatest change. It has been, for many years, a filthy and dangerous vi cinity, and at one side of it the contents of the dust-carts of the town used to be emptied. Mr. Peel gave direc tions for erecting a rendezvous for the new police at the point of junction of the six roads. This is to be called the " St. George's Cross." .fc-- , 470524 Wr 9 7 1 'rt 1 7 . P,/ 117 ' POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ~~:, MANSION-HOUSE. DEPUTATION FROM BIRMIXONAM.—Messrs. Brand and Corbet waited upon the Lord Mayor, as part of a deputation from the operative button makers of Birmingham, to present to his Lord ship a very elegy t specimen of their gilt buttons, in the expectation that his Lordship would patronhe the trade. They stated that thousands would be benefitted by the extension of the trade, which the existing fashion rendered very slack, and they expressed a hope that his Lordship would wear the buttons himself, and thus give en. couragement to the multitudes whom they tell. Under such auspices, they looked forward to a revival =Olt button trade in the City. His Majesty, the Duke of Clarence, and several Metn hers of both Houses of Parliament, bad been waited upon by the deputation, and presented with specimens; and promises had been given of patronage by several of the most exalted ranks in society. The Loan Maros accepted of the present with great sadder.- tion. He could not promise to wear the - buttons during his Mayor. alty, as his costume was fixed to the close of his office; but whew he should have concludA his labours as Chief Magistrate, be should certainly do as the deputation had requested. Alderman Vewasurs, who was t during this canvass doni said he remembered having h Mr. Huskisson, in speaking' of trades, say, that it was impossible to walk without treading upon the toes of some persons. He suspected that the moment the metal buttons were patronised, there would be a cry out amongst those who made silk buttons. The deputation said that all that was required was a participa tion. It war not sought to have the silk buttons completely sub stituted by the gilt ones. They wished that there should be a di. vision of benefits. They then returned thanks to the Lord Mayor for having so courteously received them. William Horne was charged with having been concerned with a gang in breaking into and robbing a warehouse in Cree.church : lane of a large quantity of tea. Plaistow, one of the ward officers, stated, that in consequence of information which he had received he went in pursuit of the pri. senor, and found him in the neighbourhood of the London Tavern, in Bishopsgate-street, with a cast, which contained seven large bag:. Witness took him into custody, believing that he was cones:mei in the robbery of a warehouse in Cris-church-lane, which had beat broken open on Monday meaning last. Abraham Moses, a person who resides in Cree.churelkhoe, tested that soon after six o'clock on Monday morning he observed a horse and cart near an archway leading to Mr. Handeock's premises. Two men brought bags from the archway, and two others loaded the cart. The prisoner was one of those who loaded, and he drove off in the cart. Witness could not recognise the other persons. He afterwards saw the former witness's son, and communicated the cir. cumstance to him, and a pursuit was commenced. Mr. Chas. Handcock stated, that he resided in Leadenhall.street, but owned warehouses in Cree•church-lane, where he had a quantity of teas. The premises had been left secure on Saturday night, and were found broken open on Monday morning. The quantity of tea stolen was about 700 or 800 pounds weight. We understood Mr. Handcock to say, that if the thieves had been active, they might have got 3,000 pounds weight of the article. Mr. W. C. Humphreys, for the prisoner, stated, that he was in the habit of being hind by a number of persons as a carman, and that he bad not exceeded what he supposed to be his duty on this occasion. Committed fur trial. • This was one of the cases to which the attention of the police has been often called. The watch had no sooner left their beats than the thieves entered the premises. Had the City police been substi tuted, as ought to have been the case, the robbery could not have taken place. Id A RLBOROUGH.STRRHT. EXTENSIVE ROHNER? AT THE LATE ARGYLL Roosts.— On Tuesday, Michael Quin/on a young man, about twenty-one years of age, was brought up for re-examination before Mr. Co- WANT, charg ed with stealing a large quantity of musing' instruments and plates, t e property of Mr. T. Welch, the proprietor of the Argyll-rooms. Mr. Welch deposed that the prisoner was in his employ about elOteen months up to the bth inst. when, in consequence of having mW,a a flute, he charged the prisoner with having stolen it, and also some musical plates, but which he denied. He sent for Clements, who took the prisoner into custody. He then confessed having stolen the fluter and plates, and of to go home and bring back the duplicates. fie refused to let him go by himself, and the prisoner was accompanied to his lodgings by the officer. Clematis deposed that he was sent for on the bth inst. to the Argyll-rooms to take the prisoner into custody, when he confessed having stolen the flute and music plates. At the request of Mr. Welch he accompanied the prisoner to his lodging, Bear-sweet, Lei cester-square. On going into the prisoner's room he opened a prese.bedstead, and took fr om it a pa ir of trowsers. He then cut a pocket from them, and gave It him. On opening it he found it to contain a quantity ot ri ttii pp tes relating to property belonging to On the prisoner back to Mr. Welch. Mr. Welch, he stated that he had been y since be had robbed Mr. Welch, and he was very glad the robbery had been dhcovered. Peter Turnbull Tate, shopman to a pawnbroker, deposed that be had taken in pledge four flutes from a person whom he believed to be the prisoner, and which were pledged In the name of Join Quin ton, one for a pound,another for one pound five, the third foe the same sum, and the urth for eighteen shillings. • John Wilcox, shopenan to Mesas. Page and Bmallboarea, de posed, - that he took in a violin, on which be lent 18a on the 16th of January, and which he believed was pledged by the prisoner. Several other pawnbrokers produced flutes, guitars, and a variety of other musical instruments, several of w ei lli r c i ll a n Mr. Welch 's name stamped on them at full length, and which they offered to give up if Mr. Welch would advance half of the money which had been lent on them. Mr. Welch replied that he should do no such thing. He had al ready suffered severely, without purchasing back his property that had been stolen. Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk, inquired how they could put such a question, for they well knew that after the trial they would be compelled to give up every article which they had taken in pledge from the prisoner. The pawnbrokers then offered to give up the property, the whole of which Mr. Welch identified, and stated the value to be upwards of 1001. This being the whole of the evidence, Mr. CONANT asked the prisoner if be wished to say snaking to the charge ? He replied that he was guilty, and it would of no use to deny it. He was then fully committed, and the pasties bound over to pro. secute. WORSHIP-STREET. Demo ButoLear.--Tuesday John Gneeltig, a native of Germany, was charged with the following daring burglary in the dwelling-house of Peter Newgert, landlord of the Catherine Wheel, in Essex -street, Whitechapcl. Hannah Molony, servant to the prosecutor, stated that on Thurs. ' day night last, she went into her master's bed-room to make this bed, when she heard some glass smash. She drew aside the win. dow curtains, and saw the prisoner banging by a bed quilt outside the window. The quilt was fastened to a window above. She west down stairs and Informed her master, first locking the room door outside. Her master went up stairs and found the prisoner in the bed-room and the window open. The prisoner was given into custody. From other evidence it appeared that the prisoner, who lodged in In the house, had frequently entered the prosecutor's bed-room in the same daring manner, and robbed him to a considerable extent. — Duplicates of some of t he property which he had pledged were found upon hispersoo. Upon examining the bed-room a box was found to be broken open, and Its. in halfpence extracted therefrom, which were found tied up in a handkerchief belonging to the prisoner near the spot where he was standing in the bed-room when aken. It was evident when the servant went Into the room that the prisoner was then escaping with the money in his pocket ; but being disturbed, be thought the safest retreat would be through the first floor bed room, but, finding the door locked outside, he could not escape, therefore put the money on the floor and surrendered. He was fully committed to Newgate for trial on the capital charge, also for two charges fur larceny. UNION HALL. Mary Garrett and Charlottes Greenwood, the first just turned 14, and the other wanting a few weeks of being 12 years old, were brought up by Inspector E. T. Sniith, of the L division, for having created a disturbance on the preceding night in the New-cut, Lam beth. Inspector Smith stated that the prisoners were nightly to be seen walking along the Waterloo-road and the adjoining streets. On Tuesday night, between twelve and one o'clock, as the inspector was going his round, be was attracted by seeing a concourse of people assembled In the New-cut, and on going up to them, he ob served the delinquents In the centre quarrelling, and using the most opprobrious epithets towards each other about the division of the wages of their sin at which the mob seemed highly delighted. Bo t h the prisonersseenimed to be indilliwant to their situations ; there Wen hardihood and 4beermey is theht mowers. They both received mil able admonitimai Rein the iliOteetes. A policeman was sent h with each to thole sespestfe r amoie. POLICE. Yesterday Mr. John 7'oeldps lisonsed coal-undertaker, appeared Man information laid by Beajorailn Dingell, for not paying , of several coal:whippets* due time, as r eq uired by Aft of liar . The ease was pelwed by William Godfrey sad WO. Liam Love, and the Magistrati aonceiving the cue a hard one, mt. tigated ths penalty front 2•1. to 101. Tuesday Jews Naha's, a Amnon to a wine merchant, and irm. ham Talbot,. angstait, were charged with illegally attempt take tut of the Landon.docks a sample bottle of port wine, log a pint end a MAE The evidence was ekar that the prisoners had the wine in their possession as charged, bat on the other hand it was said they bad i.1.7",kn• ~, v. 77 received some sort of permission to take it out of the dock, and that the order had been made out. The documents, however, had not been properly signed or delivered, and this appeared to be princ.. pally the fattlt of some of the fozemen-offieen. The officers with much earnestness declared they never allowed any fraud to be committed with their knowledge, and that clay vigilance was employed. ' A long discussion then ensued upon the papers from the owner and others, by which it appeared the prisoners were authorised to take samples according to the documents of the agents who had em plojed the prisoners. Mr. BALLANTINE, the magistrate, after perusing several docu ments and receiving further evidence , he could not convict the prisoners or punish them by imprisonment upon the evidence before him. He had his own opinions on the merits of the case, which he need not explain. Tnc worthy Magistrate said he was aware (and adduced several instances) of the negligence of the dock-officers, which proved how the boasted regulations of the London-dock Company were violated. DIVORCE BILLS. Lord Ellenborough's Divorce Bill has already been in troduced into the House of Lords, and was read a first time on Monday, and it is to be read a second time on the 9th March next. It sets forth that Lady Ellenborough was absent from this country, and living in a state of adultery with Prince Swartzenburg ; also the verdict for the separation from bed and board pronounced on Sa turday last by the Ecclesiastical Court against her Lady ship ; and it contains a clause prohibiting her Ladyship from intermarrying with the offending party." It is requisite that this clause should be introduced, to make it palatable to the Standing Orders of the House of Lords. The like clause is introduced into all Divorce Bills. It will be struck out in the House of Commons, and in its amended form returned to the House of Lords. who take no further notice of the matter; at least, such is the way that the clause has been got rid of in former Bills. In the Commons a clause will be introduced, if not previously inserted, making a provision for her Lady ship ; and as the Commons require such Bill to proceed on the verdict of a Jury—a condition not required by the Lords—a clause will there be proposed, setting forth the absence from the country of the guilty parties, which pre vented Lord EUenborough from appealing to a Court of Law for the customary remedy. The adultery abroad, however, will be proved at the Bar. The second Divorce Bill now before their Lordships is that of William Me dews Hamerton, Esq. who obtained 2,0001. damages (after a second trial) against Hudson Gurney, Esq. a branch of the Norwich Quaker family. It is to be read a second time on the 10th March. The third Bill before their Lordship's is entitled Shakerley's Divorce Bill.— Morning Herald of Yesterday._ BOW-STREET.—A correspondent infarms us that on Wednesday of last week, Mr. Wm. Mtrarroan, the Solicitor, attended before Mr. HALL., accompanied by a lady of very respectable appearance, lately residing at Putney Common, in consequence of an application having been made by Mr. ALLEY, the Barrister, on be half of a wine-merchant of Chapel-street, May Fair, for a warrant against the lady, for obtaining money from him under false pretences. Mr. MUMFORD stated that the object of the application, on behalf of his client, was to show that nothing like fraud bad been committed, or even contemplated, by the lady ; and, therefore, she courted rather than otherwise an investigation of the case. In the year 1828, the wine-merchant applied for board and lodging of the lady, who then kept a re spectable boarding-house on Putney Common ; and, soon after he became an inmate, offered pecuniary as sistance to the lady, well knowing she then was—and for some years had been—a married woman. The lady, having accepted the offer of a loan of money. agreed to assign over the lease of her house and premises ; and also the household furniture, plate, linen, and effects of every description—worth at least 7001.—as a security for the money to be advanced, which was considerably under 300/. The lady executed a deed to that effect, purporting to be—as she was informed by the wine mer chant's solicitor who was concerned for both parties—a deed of mortgage, redeemable in one year. After the deed had been executed, the wine merchant stated his ina bility to pay all the money, and sent the lady 1001. worth of wine ; advanced her some cash; and drew bills on her to the amount of 6701. all of which are at present in circulation ! Previous, however, to the expiration of the year, the wine merchant contrived to have the lady arrested, and thrown into prison; when he immediately took possession of the house, furniture, dec. and upon the lady's solicitor demanding an inspec tion of the instrument under which be acted, the deed executed by the lady then turned out to be—not a deed of MORTGAGE—but an absolute and bows fidi sale of the lease, and the whole of her effects—the greater part of which are to this day in the possession of the wine merchant ! The wine merchant, in addition to the secu rities obtained from the lady, prevailed on her to allow his bill for board and lodging to amount to upwards of 180/. to recover which she has been obliged to arrest him, in the name of her husband ; and the action is now pending. Mr. MUM FORD pledged himself that, on a communica tion being made to him, he would immediately bring for ward his client, in order to meet the charge, and prove the above facts. BIRTHS. The lady of Captain E. M. Daniell, of the Hon. East India Company's service, of a daughter. The lady of Frederick Madden, Esq. of the British Museum, of a son. The wife of Richard Amos, journeyman bricklayer, residing at Earl's court, Brompton, of three daughters, all of whom, with the mother, are doing well. 4t Oodortb. Sousa, *a lady of Liset.-Col. Brown, K. C. H. of Bronirylfa, Flinuthire, of a arm MARRIED. Friday, at Colchester, Charles Turner, Esq. solicitor, and Sous tory to the Bishop, to Cecilia Drummond, only daughter of R. D. Mackintosh, M. D. of Colchester. At Coggeshall, Robert, locoed son of Charles 'Barclay, Fag. M. P. to Rachel, third daughter of Banbury, J•:: q. of lloltield Orange. DI F.D. On the 18th inst. at White;;;lTlVove, near Belimiter-piastre, in the 20th year of her age, Mary, the wife of Itobert Bell, I,sq. and on the 221 d inst. George Nl!Bent, their infant son. At her house, 22, Downiag-strect, on Sunday morning last, in her (PJth year, Mrs. Mary Sparrow, widow of Mr. George Sparrow, who was cruelly murdered some years ago (in the 48. h year of his age) at Cefalu in Sicily, while gallantly de fending despatches en trusted to him by the Britiab Government. An a&ctionate mother, and a warm-hearted friend; Mrs. Spapow has descended to the tomb deplored by her disconsolate family, and regretted by all who knew her. Lately, Rear Admiral Sir Charles Brisbane, governor of St. Yin. tent'*. At Hampstead, in her 834 year, Martha, widow of the late J. Atkin, M. D. At Aberdeen, in his 59th year, Major Alexander Dunbar, late of the..2lst Regiment. At Chester.le.sucet, Mr. Thompson, son of the Rev. Mr. Thom son, vicar of Allhallow, Cumberland. At Dumbreck, Robert Henderson, Beq. of Bo'ness, at the age of 85 years. At Inverness, in the 05th year of her age, Mtn. Juno Vevey. yeti Iles of_tlis Lea Rae. Lodlr. Morison, minister of Hints% At sea, on board the Hon. Emit Lail* Company's ship Lady Melville, on her papsage from Calcutta io Penang, aged 21, Mr. Robert 4ladstone, of Calcutta. At Dammam, Alexander/ Briggs, mcsabant, Bridessown, Bar. A Aberdeen, Maw Alexander Dunbar, aged 59 years Samuel Baldwin Harrison, IPA+ of his Majesty's Custom.. lamas Printed and Publisbed by Jose Mtn's, at die Onus No. t, Pkkett•pisee,Tanpte Bar. 1 MI r a ~~