Star. — London, England, 1826-08-10 00:00:00

~.,,, • - 00 Ilk k . • )s .. \L • '• \\l 1 a • to fight for IL sett morning in an adjoining field. Pugh end Dw went there intending to be spectators, not prin. drib; but the old grudge was revived, and Pugh was goaded to a combat with the deceased, who refused to give its and was backed by his brother, to continue at tie rimer a as hard as a brick," until he received a bank down blow, which ruptured a vessel in the head, and killed him in a few hours. The prisoners received ma excellent character. Kr. Baron Cletratow remarked, that this was a case devoid of any thing like aggravation. The deceased unfortunately provoked his fate by his own violence. Luckily for the prisoners, this was a trial of strength between the parties, owing to momentary excitement. Were it one of those cases in which one set of ruffians who have money hire another, and perhaps a less va gabond set of the two, who have none, to beat each other for a purse, the law should undoubtedly take its full course against them. As it was, the case was by law manslaughter; but consideration would be had for in mitigated character. The Jury *opined the prisoners. Mims &apex, a youth of i t years of age, was convicted• of tattering two bad scremeigns, at the house of a victualler in the pa. fhb of Bibury, and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment and kull labour, and then to give his own surety in the suns of tot. for ids pod behaviour for two years. Fierier Meredith, a gipsy-leoking woman, was in dicted for feloniously stealing, in the parish of Westbury on-Severn, on the 17th of June last, Eliza Smith, an infant five years old, the daughter of a farmer, from the house of Susannah Hayle, at Little Dean's Hill, in this county. It appeared from the evidence, that the nurse, Su sannah Hayle, upon missing the child, bad gone in pus% snit on the road which she supposed the woman had taken • and Rosannah Montjoy, and Richard White, proved that they met the prisoner on the road across the forest of Dean, with this child, late on the day it was Missed' She appeared to have treated it well, it was snoring voluntarily with her, and she had provided a bottle of water for its drink as they travelled along. When asked by these people, who knew her, where she bad found the child, she told two or three stories, of its having been given to her to nurse by different people in the neighbourhood of the forest coal mines, and at times insisting it was her own. The prisoner was well known to these witnesses; she was a half-witted wan derer, who had been turned out by her parents when young, and obtained a livelihood GOD knew how, up and down the country, by any sort of common labour. bhe appeared quite fond of the child, and its clothes were common, and unlikely to have induced any idea of profiting by their sale. Mr. Baron GA R !lOW, under these circumstances, asked the Jury whether they thought this to be a case within the contemplation of the law, which, he agreed with the Learned Counsel bad been very tardily enacted in this country. Here was a wandering half-witted creature • rambling along the public road, where she was well known, with this child, that suddenly attracted her attention ; she took it away probably from a sort of doating fondness for children, which is constantly found with poor creatures of this imbecile mind, who even ex . end their affection to the canine race, when the human species are not within their teach. A real conviction under this law, he would at once visit with the severest puttiihment, but he could not think this would be deemed a case of that natute. The Jury were sulk* of opiblon with the Court, and the woman was actuitsrd. George Price and Susan Partridge were indicted; the former for burglariously breaking and entering an un inhabited house, and stealing therefrom a quantity of wearing apparel and some money, the property of , James and Charles Warner, and the latter as a receiver of part of this stolen property. She was a person who bad been married to. a man of some property, who al ittercd.her a handsome separate maintenance. The male primer, though quite a youth, cohabited with her; i and they had both been indicted, and had had a very narrow escape from a conviction, upon similar offences, at the last assizes. The case being dearly proved h evidence, Mr. Baron Goaaow ea* that he should recommend the capita: sentence of death which was recorded, to be commuted in the case of the male prisoner, for transportation for life, and he sentenced the woman to seven years' transportation. BRUMWRI. V. RA' PULLING. Mr. CHILTON briefly opened the pleadings, and stated, the declaration was, that defendant, being vio lently and ill-mindedly disposed towards the plaintiff, he committed upon him a most violent assault, by pul ling his nose.—( Much laughter.) Mr. LtaiLow stated the case, and said, though it was one of laughter to those in Court, it was none to the poor plaintiff, being done in the most painful manner, without a shadow of provocation. Several witnesses were examined; who proved the assault. Mr. PHILLIPS, in mitigation of damages, admitted the use which a nose was described so pathetically by his Learned Friend to a man's face; he acknowledged it was at once an article of both use and ornament ; of use.in this instance, becauseit was partly made a handle for correction, and he considered .that the conduct of the plaintiff, on the.showing of his own witnesses, to be such as to warrant the use that-was made of his nose;, he complained that the assault originated ins pot-house, was brought here to occupy the more valuable time of the Jury, instead of being sent to the S.ssions. Mr. Loistow—No, no. . .Mr. Phillips—Yes, yes. As the whole of the case , was simply this; one called the other a rascal, and he got a tweak on the nose for it; he thought he ought to get damages and he felt convinced the Jury were of the same opinion, retollicting, as they must, what their own feelings would be upon such conduct—the case was similar to one tried by a Learned Judge, who made an observation upon it, which for their benefit he would relate, upon a similar pot•house quarrel: the Learned Judge, when he heard the Counsel for the defendant say, .4t admit the assault, and I hope you will give a verdict for the plaintiff , but hope that verdict will be Ice a farthin g ; " said, " Yes, he has a right to the far thing certainly, that he may immediately go into the next oil shop and buy some soap to heal the injury which his nose had sustained." (Laughter). Such should be the conduct of this Jury t give him the farthing, and with this advice, that the next time he would be disposed to insult any person, he would first provide himself with the farthing's worth of soap, and soap his nose well with it—(Much Laughter). Mea Awl cow*" a few Insmoste, and returned their verdict. Damages, Ose Mr. Lomow bored Ids Lordship would certify for costs. Mr. Justice Sesaveast..-Catataly sou • been • 11,4 Liiiipubtic-house, when aS) es metld and Dee challenged Pugh to iced, although mach insnlted and taunted by the former. The parties, however, ion-, tinged their bickering outside, and some of them were THE . • 'G STAR. LONDON.° , THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1826. - STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE. O'CLOCK. The many reports which prevailed yesterday have entkelf vs. alshed. The (;enrol market remains bean, sad opened at Vi g, muck the same price k left at at yesterday ; singe which CaPosok have been done at 711 i for money, and 71111 for the &coast. The business doing has net been to any =teat) In the Foreign Market South American &unities are heavy, and have Men. Current prices: Old Spanish 101 t, Mexican Sle. Colombian 15e N. Russian SO 114, Greek 191 13nodian abates 11 IS pm. PRICE Of STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 202% 202% S per Cent. Red. 79 1 h VS 3 per Cent. Coniols 78% % %4 Si per Cent. Red. 863 % New 4. ter Cent. 94% % 4 per (nt. 1826. 95% Long Ann. 19 3 16 A India Bonds 29 30 New South Sea Stock 8.5 n Old Annuities 79 New Annuities 78% 11,0.10 Eicher!. Bills 19 17 18 £5OO ditto 19 17 18 CIO.) and E2OO ditto 19 17 18 Cons. for Account 78% 31 Sts Lys 1 ,4 FORRION FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bds 5 p Ct Mex. Acct. 511 11 t 1} } 501 Colombian Bonds, 311 Slt 50 Si Ditto Acct. 311 Perim. IMs. Sp C. 244 6 Do. Bonds. 1884,34 j b Russ. Eds. 1822, Sp C. 831 Do. Aec.34 3} 3 Ditto Acct. 831 Danish Donds.s pet. 57t Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 10} 11 10/ Ditto Acct. 571 } Span./ p. C. 1823.61 71 7 Greek 800d5,11125.5p C. Er. Reines. 5 p C.loof 75c Ditto for Acc. 113 Exchange, 15100 e Mex &Is 1825,6 p. Ct. St 11 } I French 'lento. S p C. 66f 50e 501 51 Exchange, 251 60e gitlTlSll AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MA ILL rata Anglo Mexican Spas. 100' 60 15 Brazilian 100 15 38 34 35 Castello & Espirito Santo 100 5 4i S General Mining Asso. 100 $ 51 United Mexican 40 ni sse Australian too 6 II 10 91 FRENCH FUNDS, Pmts. Amon 7. Free per Cents. . . . 100 L 50e. Three per Cents. • . . SOL 15c. Bank Stock . . 10101. Brutes de Naples' . . . 72f. 7k. Reines d'Espagne . . . Bto 10% Royal Spanish Loan . . 45)L Haytian Loan • .. . 6701. There are many people in this world in much the same frame of mind as the renowned Knight of La Mancha—rational, intelligent, and acute, on most topics of conversation, but on some one particular point utterly incapable of reasoning at all. Thus it is with our well-informed cotemporary who writes in The Times. Touch but the key-note of the unlucky Dead Weight affair, and presently all sober reflection and fair discussion forsakes him. He cannot even state the facts of the case in such a manner as to 'convey a faithful representation of the matter at issue. Several months ago, we thought it our duty to touch on this question at considerable length, and having then put our Readers in complete possession of its his tory, origin, and progress, we are now only induced to revive their recollection of so Much of the subject as may be necessary to correct the misrepresentations con tained in a singular article which appeared in The Times of yesterday. As if the financial and commercial affairs of th,e country were not already sufficiently depressed in reality, our cotemporary thinks it expedient to increase the gloom by dark visions in distant perspective, con jured up from his own imagination. Hence he asserts that the pensions existing in 1822 are, after a lapse of four year., increased, instead of lessened in amount. —" Instead of mortality being permitted to act on the annuitants in the regular way, extraordinary practices must have been employed to swell the amount. Sales of half-pay by old lives have been authorised and en couraged, and young lives substituted for there—num bers of Officers have been thrown upon half-pay to render the army more cfficient—Cis this a misfortune?, — large additions have been made to the civil annuities,' as may be seen by the TAbles, and the result is that melancholy one which we now behold—that the dead weight, at the end of the year 1825. exceeded its amount as promised by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, to no less an ext. nt than full half a million per annum." Finally, " In the beginning of 1828, the Bank of England ceases to lend us any m ire money on account of dead weight,' and there will then be, at a single junip, a rise in the Budget of Expenditure from 2,800,0001. to consi derably more than five millions." This is really very alarming ; but in our minds the most appalling of any view of the subject that can be taken, originates in the consideration that Ministers have, by some means or other, so managed, as that " mortality is not permitted to act on the annuitants in the regular *ay." In 1822 it was ascertained that there were on the list of annuitants considerably more than 100,000 veterans, out-pensioners of Chelsea and Green wich Hospitals— of whom, it appeared by Par liamentary documents, that, at least 75,090 had come on the list between that date and the peace of 1815, by disbanding the Army and paying off the Fleet.— I Most certainly there was more than thirty thou , sand Naval and Military Officers on half pay from the same cause, besides many scores of hun dreds of old Clerks, superannuated Civilians, and broken-winded Excisemen. Why, then, in the course of the last four years, has not mortality been permitted to act on that vast body of people in the regular way ? We say this is a very fit case for Parliamentary inquiry, and if Ministers shall be proved to have bees galley of arresting the ordinary and regular course of. mortality, let them be impeached. We must, however, in the meantime, set at rest the fears of our intelligent cotemporary on some points, by * more aceorobetraetement of one or to o facts, in which h, appears to bernisirtsi; Ist, When the CHANceLLoft of the &Meta/1k is leak gave in the estimate quoted in The Times, which assertid that of the five raillioni which then constituted the magnitude of the aggregate exist ing pension,tbere would remain in 1825 only 4467.5591. the rest becoming extinct by the deaths of the then actual annuitants, his estimate, as appears on the face of it, must have been founded on the failure of the lives of those very persons, and it had no reference to pensions not then in being, but which, in (he course of succeed ing years may have since grown up. These last are not the same pensions, but they are annuities belonging to quite another set of people, and they could not be a matter of calculation in 1822, be cause they had no existence in 1822. The Dead Weight' Annuity of 2,808 1 0001. continuing for forty-five years was not created r's an equivalent for them, but exclu sively for the oh/ debt of five millions a year, which ex isted in 1822 -in the form of Life Annuities. The new pensionsAvere to be provided for, from time to time, as they should arise, by other Funds. By what means those new Life Annuities are to be prevented from increasing, while Acts of Parliament exist for granting pensions, half pay ;Ind civil superannuation, will perhaps be pointed out by our learned cotempo rary. • Me soldiers, sailors, officers, and clerks, who, since 1822, hare•bscome incapable of serving the State, to be now turned adrift to beg, pr are they to be pro vided with means of subsistence in the same manner as persons in the like situations who retired from service before 1822? 21 It is true that the advances of the Bank of Eng land cease in 1828, but not therefore true, that " there will then be at a single jump a rise in the Budget of expenditure from 2,800,000/. to considerably more than five millions." Of this Lsng Annuity of 2,800.0001. Government have, as yet, only parted with 578,0001. and consequently posterity is only buidened to this last extent, as an equivalent for the thirteen millions ad- winced, and yet to be paid by the Bank. There rem sins 2,222,0001. of the Long Annuity still unsold, and with which posterity need not be burthened at all, but which may at once be cancelled, if Parlia ment is inclined, in 1828, to furnish money every year to pay such part of the original Life Annuity of five millions as may remain unexpired in 1828, and after wards by the prolonged existence of the old annuitants of 1822. But if Parliament is not inclined to do this, then Government have only to sell in the open market a further parcel of the Long Annuity still at their disposal, which will very speedily produce the sum that may be wanted, just as they have already sold the former parcel to the Bank ; and in this case there will be no increase of the Budget by the cessation of the Bank payments.—' The matter, therefore, in two words, comes to this- 1 burthen yourselves and posterity with the Long Annuity for forty-five years, anethere will be no increase of the Budget on account of pensions existing prior to 1822 ; or increase your Budget, and pay those remain ing pensions from year to year until they gradually expire, and then you yourselves will bear the burthen, and posterity will be no further incumbered. The only article worth extracting from the German Papers received this morning is the following BERLIN. JVLT ft. The fair at Frankfort (on the Oder, probably), accord. ing to the accounts that we have received. has turned out better, in every respect, than was at first expected. The small stock of Prussian woollens and calicoes was so cleared off that several manufacturers were induced to send home for fresh supplies. The prices were, in deed, low, and some manufacturers were even obliged to sell at a loss; yet, under present circumstances, the sale of a considerable quantity of goods was a real blessing, because the manufacturers are enabled by this, I and the decline in the price of the raw materials, to set their men to work again. A great part of the ad vantage has, it is true, fallen to the English, whose manufactures were in good demand. We have received the Parts Papers of Monday. and their contents, not without some interest, are in part given in another place. The denunciation of the Jesuits by Count MONTLOSIER seems to occupy more of the attention of the French Court at this moment than the affairs of Portugal, or even those of Spain. It appears, from private intelligence, that the sensation• excited in the public mind by this spirited attack on this justly unpopular Order is on the increase; and that the Court is greatly annoyed by the general feeling that has been manifested on the subject. There is nothing new from Greece, and no information respecting Lord Coen /tams: movements, in these Papers. Since his Lord ship touched at Messina, no accounts have been received of him, either directly or indirectly. Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Corunna, dated on the 19th July Two Colombian privateers, a brig, and a schooner, which cruise from Cape Finisterre to Cape Ortegal, make daily captures, and we have here the crews of several Spanish vessels robbed by them. A Sardinian schooner, which sailed last week for Gibraltar, was met in the waters of Ca marinas by the Colombian schooner, and without re specting her Big, searched her all over, robbed the property of a Spanish passenger, whom they stripped of everything, and took 3.000 dollars from the Master. An English schooner and a French brig last Monday were obliged to submit to their being despotically and forcibly searched and visited. Near Vigo and Ravadeo many vessels have been also visited and stripped of their cargoes." The letters from Manchester, dated late on Tuesday eight, are favourable; they awe that the country dealers had come fa to the market. and a pod deal of business was done. Despatches were received at the Foreign Office yes terday from the Right Honourable Sir WILLIAX VCOVIVI, oLr Mildew at Lisboa. to Mr. Secretary Carrico. C LAsGOvt, Apinist.s. We ire sorry to learn that something like the old coinklea;.lon system appeared in the night betwixt Saturday arie Sunday when a shameful attatk was made on the preen/snot Mr. kliFbail. cotton spinnet, Oterbead; No person was hurt, and it is probable that intimidation was Intended mote than Injury. We have seen a letter from a highly respectable silk howl in London to a silk merchart in this dty, who had written to k Loadon foe Ftenek silks, in which the rimer states, " diM derY bop eke goods sent will meet with approbation ; they are our Ottras make, and the only difference between them and French is tilt Min ate from 12a to per cent. cheaper. We have had slier Freidarroe de Naples, and still have a few colours unsold, but they are so much dearer than British manufactured geod that we shall buy as wee 1 . 4 ROBBERY AT THE DUKE OF YORK'S. rid a i t eg B i r t z ta m h pt t o ok n, ett wiser! ib bere tu i Between the hours of one and two o' c l o ck y es terd a y thmeorDuk morning, Mr. 0 York is Greenw°°d's villa, at present and a small quantity of plate was stolen. Hi:lb . :lel Highness was sleeping on the ground floor, within a very few yards from where the chest containing the plate stood. It is supposed that the thieves heard same slight noise in the Royal Duke's chamber, as e tt t i .took the precaution to turn the key, which harp ' the on the outside of the door, and made a ptisome ilf the Royal Guest ; and to render confinement the' am, secure, they placed a heavy chair against the &Nit:ln formation of this robbery was sent off b 7 etptdes`tti Mr. Townshend, the chief Officer of Bow•street, wbo having communicated the same to Sir Richard'ilirniei pro ceeded, accompanied by that Magistrate Ind'lttr, , &if ford, to the scene of the robbery, svhniq ittalitillffs4o vered that one of the windows at the Wltliiiiitieir•- mises, which opened level with the groat' hial'Wen burst open, and one of the hinges brokei'Oit - Ori the path leading to this window the unpressim of aAse'rsop's toes are very distinct. It is conjectured that the libbers must have been disturbed in theh operatiOns, as a num ber of the implements used by burglars were fottisd on the lawn, where it is supposed that they broke open the • plate chest, and made off with its contents. His Royal Highness appears to have been extremely unfortunate at his residence at Brompten. During the violent thunder storm on Thursday night, the rain forced an entrance into his sleeping apartment, and obliged the Ro y al Duke to abandon his bed. WINDSOR, AUGUST 9.—His AJILSTY and Suite have visited Virginia Water both yesterday and Monday afternoon, pm. eeeding from the Royal- Lodge through Chapel Wood and the ad jacent plantations, and returning by the Obelisk and Cumberland Lodge. Monday the heat was so excessive as to confine the Royal Party during the afternoon to the weli.shaded drives that eurrousd the Lake; but on Tuesday kis lissom partook of the diversion of anglifor a considerable times Sir HENRYH HAMMED, after attending the consulta tion of the Duke of Yoac's Physicians, on Teesday, left town on a visit to the Kato, at his Royal Lodge, Windsor Park. Sir Hexer left the Royal Lodge about ten o'clock yesterday morning. on his return to town, and, together with Mr. P. hlliazooa, visited the Doke of You shortly before one o'clock ; soon alter which his Royal Highness rode out in his cabriolet to Kensington and its neighbourhood, for upwards of an boor. BRIGHTON Aug. B.—The Right Hon. Mr. Secretary Camino and L ady returned to the house of the late Mrs. ,Lase, in Pavilion Parade, last night. Mrs. Cameo mewed her visit! is the German Spa this morning, and drank of the mineral waters.— Several Messengers, for Mr. Crimes, arrived this morniag, all of whom, one ezcepted, have since returned to town. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the undermentioned Ships were thus tinted, via. the Coldstream, and Cambrian, for Bengal direct; to be afloat on the 10th inst. and sail from Gravesend at the expiration at thirty days from that date. We are happy to learn that the Countess of ELMS was better yesterday. The Duke of NORTOLK with his accustomed con siders** for his native place, bee given 10kt for Ow Mkt of the distressed poor of Sheffield. The Duchess of GLOUCtrellt left her teat at Bogdan Park en Malay morning. en a visit to her Royal Sister, the Prin cess Atmore, et her residence at Frogmen, for some ms s. Miss COATES succeeds the late Miss Due RS Lady in Waking to the Princess Swam Mam.nn. Portsmouth Regatta took place Tuesday and Wed -1 nesday. The wherries Snow-drop. Jane, Packet, and Alert, con. 1 tended skilfully for the first. second, and third prism.-but the climax of interest was exerted in an excellently etelleontested nee between tier dial and pilot boats, Marquis of Angleton,' et Ports mouth, and the Jane, of Cowes; vessels of about ID aisseemb; fear time, did they go round the course and old time they passed the starting vessel nearly spbreut ; an d the palm at lest was babe sway by the Marquis of Anglesea, winning by about four lenitki. REPRESINTATION Of SURRRTo—The fetUfll ot-Mr. PALAXIS was celebrated by the Freeholders in Chantey and its neighbourhood, es Monday, the Slst ult. The cornpaaystioieleft the dinner table, and the merry national montry.danee was almost immediately set es toot at the furthest end of the meadow. Several dances were led elf by Mrs. Faunas and Mrs. Barnum, in whisk nearly all present joined. • mere joyous scene It would have been impossible to witness; and the festivkies were kept up to a km hour. Yesterday, his Excellency Count Lunar.; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary a his Majesty the King of Naples to his Britannic Majesty, jointly with Mr. N. N. Rornsonto, and accompanied by Mr. Camas Gann, Notary Public Cancelled and Deposited in the Bank of Ragland the amount of 213,400 in Special Beads of the Neapolitan Loam, being the Second Half of the Sum Seed for the Kampala' Is 1 lato, viz.—One per Cent. per Annum on the amount ashy Lem, and also the seeing of the Interest on the £115,100 deposited to the I lse of Feb last inehuive. Gal N Mr. made a successful ascent in his balloon at Louth Friday. Four boys, immediately after the balloorvieft the earth, agreed to follow on foot in the directi•o it took; but from exessive fatigue the party was at length reduced to one, a lad, only :sateen years old, named Keightly, who, after traversing nearly thirty miles in various directions, wills the balloon constantly in view, succeeded in arriving at the place of descent just after it reached the earth 1 The Society for establishing steam boats between Russia and Prussia seems not to meet with much en couragement at Berlin, probably because the Society formed eight years ago for establishing such a coma's nication with Ilamburgh was obliged to dissolve itself within a year, with considerable loss. M. Hustineuz, a Catholic priest at Teckheian , having been condemned for swindling by the Tribunal arMaes tricht to five years' imprisonment, a fine of 3,000 francs, and a less of civil rights, appealed from this sentence, under die pretext of curing sick. persons, who he pre tended were bewitched. Hustincx exorcised them; for which he took a considerable remuneration. The counsel of M. Hustincx pleaded that his client had from his childhood been imbued with notions of witchcraft, and that in the Ritual the formula m be used in exor cising were still retained. He concluded by saying that his client, far from seeking for dupes, bad yielded only to urgent solicitations in visiting a woman said to be possessed. Notwithstanding the arguments of the counsel, the sentence pronounced against M. Hustincs has just been confirmed by the Superior Court at L ie e. M. Hustincz has been already twice confined for similar acts, and suspended from his ecclesiastical functions. The father of the celebrated Rembrandt was a miller, and the young artist's first performances were executed in the mill, in which the light being admitted only from above imparted to his pencil that peculiar depth ofligbt And shade frusta which he never afterwards deviated. Great improvements are carrying into effect at Bernd: .he streets are being paved, and the city is to be lighted ovith gas. ■