Star. — London, England, 1826-09-21 00:00:00

PARISH CHURCH OF NEILSTON, NEAR. GLASGOW. For a number of years a set ioos misunderstanding has existed between the Rev. Mr. Fleming of Neilston, and a m of the heritots of his parish. This disagree went has recently occasioned consequences that ate at once novel and highly interesting, not only to the inha- Fta - nts of that parish, but to the nation at huge, as they intimately involve the character and privileges of the Chu.o of Scotland. Complaints without number were snide of the want of - Church accommodation for the ra pidly incte. sing population; but nothing was done to l enlarie the accommodation. The pat ish contains about 7000 inhabitants ; there is room in the Church for only 816 individuals, eighteen inches to each. A number of the news ate appropfiated to the heritors, and exclu sive of.them there are about 400 seats that are annually let by public roup to the parishioners. As was to be expected, the scarcity of seats always caused a keen competition, which was at times attended with disagree able altercations among the hearers. Pews were some times let, as high as 20s. for each individual they would accommodate, and the average of the whole generally ran about 10;. for every sitter. This burden was com paratively little Irk in prosperous: times, when trade was good and money abundant; but when dullness and dis tress pervaded the commercial world, and numbers of the poor and pi .us workmen, thrown destitute of em ployment, owed their miserable existence to the bene volence of their wealthy neighbours, they found it im possible to raise the money requisite to pay for seats in the Church. They held a meeting on the evening of Saturday, May 6, to consider what was best to be done in such a distressing riilemma. The rights of the hearers to the seats they had taken expired on the 28th of May, add at this meeting it was unanimously resolved, that, " they would not. take seats for the ensuing year, and that they would go to the Church as formerly and take possession of any empty seats that were formerly rouped. And farther, that they would subscribe a little money to be kept by a treasurer, for :he purpose of defending any person that might be prosecuted for going to the empty seats in the Church, and if not required, to be given to the fund for Church accommodation." Ano ther meeting was appointed to be held on the 13th. It appears that the heritors had been aware of what would be the result of this meeting, or had proceeded with unusu ,c dispatch in taking legal measures to defeat the above resolution ; for though the meeting did not break up till after nine o'clock, early on Sunday morn ing an interdict from the Sheriff-Depute of Renfrew shire was posted on the church door, whereby " all perso s were prohibited and discharged, who had not authority from the private petitioners, from entering to or taking possession of the private petitioners' seats in the Church of Neilston—and farther prohibited all per sons who had not authority from the heritors of the parish of Neilston, from entering or taking possession of the seats of the said Church pertaining to said heri tors." The unexpected appearance of this imperative legal instrument caused an indescribable sensation through the parish. On tile Tuesday following Mr. Fleming fell sick, and was confined to bed for seven weeks. During his illness a petition was prepared and signed by upwards of nine hundred petitioners, praying that Di-s ne Service be performed in the Church-yard, as on sacramental occasions, until said interdict either be removed, or the Church made sufficiently large, so that all classes may meet together to worship, without controul or intimidation. This petition to the moderator and session of the Church of Neilston was dated the Stith of May, and, as already mentioned, had upwards of nine hundred signatures attached. In compliance with the wishes of so respectable a body of his parish ioners, Mr. Fleming has since performed Divine Ser vice in the open air. On entering the Church-yard, a casual visitor is deeply impressed with the scene before him : he sees the church doors open at the usual hOurs of public worship, but on entering finds it empty.— Tin ning an angle of the building, he observes the con gregation met among the graves of their forefathers, paying the most implicit attention to the truths of the sacred volume, and to all appearance utterly regardless of the pelting of the " pitiless storm." The assembly I•as naturally an unique appearance: some are seated on forms, chairs, stools, and tombstones ; others leaning against the wall that surrounds the premises, or sup ported by their umbrellas. The church-yard lies in a fine valley. On the north the view is bounded by the village of Neilston ; in the other directions at a short distance are high hills, whose bleak summits are covered with heather, and the whole most forcibly recals the mind to a most important period in Scottish history. It reminds the spectator of the martyrs, those dauntless men who assembled in glens and sequestered places, to worship Gnu according to the dictates of their con sciences. How long matters may rent tin in their pre sent disagreeable state in Neilston it is impossible to say. On Sunday fortnight a heavy shower came on during sermon, and Mr. Fleming having directed his hearers how to arrange themselves so as best to shelter each other, said that they must not be dismayed by the in clemency of the weather. They must "prepare their minds not only for the approaching winter, but for a dozen or a score of them, for never would he enter the doors of the Church, not only till the interdict was re moved, but till the poor were permitted to hear the glad tidings of salvation without money and without putcha,e." An American Paper has a long account of a Female Preacher, who has drawn admiring audiences near Little York, Ilaltimote. She is from Massachusetts, is named Miller, and eighteen years of age. Her entri is thus described She approached, with a firm step, the stage which had been elected for her convenience. After removing the bhnnet, which reft her head com pletely uncovered, except by a beautiful suit of black Lair, modestly braided, she stood forth to her auditors. Her countenance was serene, her mind to all appearance perfectly tranquil, and her manner unusually attractive. She commet.ced by reading horn the Bible. Sue read the 11) mn, wb'ch followed, beautifully correct. The last line of the fluid vet se—' Behold, behold the Lamb,' was inimitable. Her prayer was admirable, the lan guage chaste and classical, seemed to come ft urn her very soul, whil e he r whole appearance induced the be lief that she felt herself in the presence of GOD, utterly unconsckus of human observation. The sermon we tl,re not descant upon, we are iticaphl , , not to say un v. of such an undertaking. Suffice is to say, from the fi!st word uttered, even unto the last, stie had the 'tendon of her audience rivctted upon her.' 'fife Duke de CiintsEur., Minister to Louis XVI. u,ed to say, speaking of the covetous dibposition of the citizens of Genevaa—" If you see a Genevan throw himself out of a window, you may threw yourself out after hint ; you wW be sure of gaining Si least five per cent. by it." FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. s The Duke of Rutland has arrived at his house in Arlington street, from Mr. and Lady Elisabeth Drummond's seat, Cadland►, flints. The Earl of Darlington has arrived at his seat, Raby Castle, Durham, from Doncaster. _ _ Lord Charles Manners has left Belook Castle, on a tour. Lord Selsey has left town for his seat, West Dean, Suite:. Sir George Pocock, Bart. ha% arrived at his teat, Twickenham House, trnm a tour.• Sir John and Lady Elizabeth Lowther, have arrived at their seat, Sveillington Ferrybtidge, Yorkshire, from Wilton Castle, near Guisborough. General Orde has left Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle•street, for his seat in Hants. Major Miiman Icft town yesterday for Cheltenham. Jr. Nnyce and his bride have left Warren's hotel, Regent-. street, for the Continent. Thomas Yard, Esq. and family, have arrived at Ellis's Hotel, St. James's -street, from Bs ighton. Count St. Priest has left ditto UP a tour. Birs. and the Misses Benyon have arrived at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, front Bath. H. Andrews, Esq. has left ditto for his seat, Clifton Park, Devonshire. • Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook -street—Mr. Dick enson and Lady Broughton, from the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Fordyce and family, from the Isk of Wight ; and Captain Byring, R.N. from a tour, Captain Cotton and Captain Hill have left ditto for Brighton. Arrivals at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street Mrs. General Marriott, from Brighton; and Mrs. Thomas Clifton from ditto. Lord and Lady Cranky and family pave left ditto for their seat, Clandon, Surrey. Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street—Sir Lawrence Palk, Bart. M.P. and sons, from Kenne House, Devonshire; Co lonel and Miss Aubrey, from Cheltenham; and Mr. and Mrs. Frankland and family, from their seat in Surrey. OLDHAM, Szprzmaza 18. --....-- None of the mills which turned out are now work ing at this place. On Friday morning, the hands be longing to Collerige , and Lancashire's turned in to work, which circumstance caused great alarm amongst the spinners, the result of which was an agreement by the hands still employed, to give one penny per dozen per week, according to the number of spindles in their respective frames towards the support of those who are out." On Saturday morning also there was a strong muster opposite Collerige and Lancashire's Mill. The spinners there paraded before the factory, stopped all the work-people as they came up,—telling them what had been agreed upon the preceding night, and in some cases, warning them to be aware of the mischiefs that might happen. In consequence of these proceedings, the mill is again out of work. Monday, a curious spectacle was exhibited on Picca• dilly, Manchester. The military on parade were attended by Mr. LAVINDIUL and two police-dicers, to see that they did not obstruct the street. Saturday, Mr. Jackson, Master of the collier brig Phallus, of Sunderland, was sommoned before the Ma gistrates at Newport, for refusing to take on board Mr. White, a Branch Pilot, to navigate his vessel into Cowes harbour, having a man on board at the time not hold ing a Branch, to perform the same. He was, for so doing, fined 161. 19s. Q. but wishing to appeal to the Quarter Sessions, entered into recognizances of two bondsmen, of 401. each, so to do. An interesting female, calling herself Emily le Hayes, in rather shabby attire, but apparently of good breeding, arrived at Mr. John Percival's, the Queen's Head Inn, Appleby, about three weeks ago. The youth and beauty of the Lady, who is under 20, attracted the notice of Mr. Thomas Percival, the landlord's son, who felt for her seemingly distressed situation; she having previously intimated that she was a person of rank, and obliged to flee in her present disguise, and at the risk of her life, from the persecuting rage of an inhuman stepmother: in consequence of which, he very. generously gave her a valuable gold ring, and procured for her some addi• tional finery. She then inquired of him for a person in Bolton, a village four miles distant; but no such person living there, she was recommended to a Mr. Swainson, as a lodger, she having intimated that a Gentleman of rank (her lover) would meet her there shortly, in his tandem. She accordingly entered upon her lodgings at Bolton, and so far insinuated herself into the good opinion of Mr. Swainson and family, that they not only furnished her with board and lodging, but actually with cash, till her lover, in his tandem, should appear. A boy, whom her Ladyship took a fancy to, was hired and put into livery, and a pony purchased (but not paid for), that she might reap the benefit of the air on horse back, and also see her friends at Appleby; when lo! the fine Lady suddenly disappeared, leaving her pony, page, and kind host at Bolton, without bidding adieu, or waiting for her lover in his tandem ; leaving Mr. Thomas Percival to weep for so much worth and beauty, and mourn for the loss of his ring and other valuables. Horse-stealing is still prevalent in various parts of Essex. A short time since Mr. Spinks, of Rayleigh, lost a valuable horse, and from several circumstances that came to light, judging it to have been stolen, he e ffered a reward of 1001. for the discovery of the depre- 1 dators ; but with no success. Since then, Mr. Smith, of Rettenden, a neighbouring village, lost a valuable horse, which, notwithstanding every effort, has not been heard of since. Last week, a horse, the property of a riding officer in the Customs, being turned into a meadow with several others, was taken away between the hours of nine and eleven at night. In this latter case a clue was left, which it is hoped will lead tothe apprehension of the offender. In the meadow was found a blue bag, which was ascertained to belong to a man who left town on the day of the robbery, by the Despatch, Southend coach. In this bag were stowed the bridle and saddle, which were used in carrying off the prize. Harriet Cornier, condemned to hard labour for life, for the murder of Fanny Bellen, a girl, aged 19 years, was transferred on Monday morning, at six o'clock, from the Saitpetriere to the Conciergera. The report that she was to be pilloried* having speedily spread abroad an immense crowd, in consequence, was assembled in the Place of Justice.. She was conveyed thither along with two other women, also condemned to undergo this humiliating punishment, tied to the back of the execu tion cart. Cornier was unable to mount the scaffold without the assistance of the executioner and two cf his men. During her public exposure she was affected with the same convul,ive shudderings that were re marked during her te ial br fore the Assize Ceurt. Pre cisely at twelve o'clock four executioners mounted the scaffold -to apply the branding iron ; on its application she uttered a piercing shriek. After this had been done, she was taken back to St. Lazarus. A number of placards, placed round the scaffold, announced the ex posure, by effigy, of versons cundenthed in absence. Among the names was remarked that of the ex-notary Bauchau, condemned to hard labour for life, for frauds committed in the exercise of his profession ; he sought shelter, as is well-known, in London. is The careen of the Freneh is a chain by which the neck of the criminal is made fast to an uptight post. A similar instrument of punishment is described by the Scottish writers, as common in that country about forty years ago: It was called Jutio—gallice, pug a yokel • .• POLICE INTELLIGENCE. M ANSION-HOUSE. RAO Di LA PLATA Assoctaytost.—Mr. Cotterell preferred a com plaint against three of the Trustees of the above Association, on the ground of an alleged breach of contract He stated that in 182.5 he had embarked for their settlements at Entre Rios as an independent settler ' and paid for his own and his son's passage; that on arriving at Ensenada all provisions and ac commodations were denied to them ; that he had never seen an inch of land belonging to the Company, and did not believe that they possessed any; and that the 400 or 500 unfortunate persons who had gone there as settlers, had been obliged to sell themselves as slaves to Buenos Ayres proprietors, to procure the means of sub sistence. He had paid 175/. to the Agent in England for 200 acres of that promised land, and together with his passage money, and that for his sun and brother, property to the amount of 5001. or 6001. had disappeared, and no satisfaction had been made. Mr. Peaks', Agent for the Association in this country, positively denied Mr. Cotterell's assertions. When that Gentleman arrived in the river Plate the blockade had commenced, and it was impos sible to convey him or the other settlers come at the same time to the Settlements of the Association, without danger of being taken by the Brazilian squadron. Hence until they could be passed up, the poorer settlers hired themselves for employment to Buenos Ayres Proprietors, and Mr. Cotterell having come as an independent settler, was left to himself to act as he thought proper, and had pre ferred returning home and receiving 451. as part of his deposit on his share in the Association, to staying in South America and claim ing the advantages offered n the settlements of the Association, which Mr. Peake declared to consist of thousands of acres. The Lotto blavoa said, that there was no proof of bad intention on the part of the Trustees, and dismissed the complaint. Two young men, the one named Lathan, who was in the em ployment of Mr. Warner, of Rood lane, the other a clerk in a pub 1k office, were brought before the Loan Maros, the first charged with having embezzled the sum of 7.501. and the ether for aiding and abetting him.—The prisoners were remanded. BOW-STREET. lisausrans Swonania.—Puce Darks, the man who on Tues day last, was charged at this office with obtaining Li Ss. from a poor widow, named Smith, by a fraudulent pretence, was again brought up. Upon the first charge of Mrs. Smith's, a Mrs. Morgan, first cousin to the husband of the prosecutrix, was called to prove that she knew the brother of Smith well, whom the prisoner attempted to personate, and who left this country twenty-one years ago. The prisoner was not that Mr. Smith, nor at all like him. This evidence was deemed sufficient in support of this charge, and the witnesses were all bound over to prosecute. Mr. Haus then asked if these was any other person present who had a charge to prefer, and was immediately answered by about 50 voices " Yes, yes ; I have, I have ;" and there was a general rush towards the Bench from the body of the Court. The first complainant was a Gentleman named Justice, residing in Lincoln's Inn, who stated, that about three years ago the pri soner called upon him at his house, and asked him if he had not a relation in the Army, who was then, or had been lately, stationed at Gibraltar ? The complainant rep lied in the affirmative, and the prisoner then said, that be himself had been a Paymaster in a Regi ment at Gibraltar; but that in consequence of an error in his ac counts, he had be en suspended, and was at that time in great dis tress—his wife being on her death-bed, and two lovely female chil dren pining at home from absolute want. He went ou to say, that his object in waiting on complainant was to obtain the address of his relation at Gibraltar, with whom he (prisoner) bad been on the most intimate terms, in order that he might write and obtain some assistance from him. He then requested a temporary hem, and complainant gave him a trifling sum. He would have given him more, but that he was a total stranger, and complainant thought it possible that be might be an impostor, although he felt strongly in clined to give credence to him, from his manner of relating the story of his misfortunes. He told him he might call again, but he never did. Miu Rachael Sadler, a decent.looking young woman, was the nest complainant, and the relation of her case excited the strongest feelings of sympathy add.indignation. She stated that she resided with her mother, an aged widow, in Mack's-place, Fetter-lane. Her mother had been deaf and infirm for many years, and it was with difficulty that with complainant's best exertions ey could support tbem,elves. On Friday last, while she and her mother were sitting together, a knock came at the door, which she opened, and found the prisoner there ; she bad not time to ask him his business before he pushed by her to the parlour, and seated himself with the ease and confidence of an old acquaintance. The prisoner then asked her mother how long her husband had been dead, and if she remembered to have heard him speak of a brother of his,who left his friends when very young to go abroad ? Her mother said she had, sod she remem bered him—his name was" Tom Sadler." " You are right (said the prisoner), and I am that same Tons Sadler," The poor old woman said she was glad to see him, but she really should not have known him, for (said she) it is forty years since I have seen him. The pri soner went on to say that he bad been serving for many years Inlndia, ' and that he bad lately returned with a pension of twelve shillings per day. He said it had taken hint a long time to find her out, and inquired into the state of her circumstances. He was informed that they were indifferent ; upon which be said he was most happy it was in his power to assist her and her daughter, and that they should always be supported in credit and respecta bility so long as he lived. Complainant and her mother regarded him as " an Angel, dropped down front Heaven," and warmly expressed their gratitude. He next said, that be bad a wife and two lovely daughters," sweet excellent girls," whom he should be happy to introduce to,thent. His wife, he added, vitb unhappily very ill, and he was then going to Apothecaries' Hall to lorocure her some medicine. His pension, he said, was coming due on the following day, and be would then bring them £lO, and repeat the gift occasionally. Then came the real object of his visit. He said be was short of money, and that the medicine would come to 18s. and asked them if they could oblige him with ten or twelve shil lings to make up sufficient ? They said that they had not then a shilling in the house, and he asked if they could not raise the sum he wanted by some means? and complainant, with the consent of her mother, nffered to pledge two silver spoons (the only articles of plate they had left) to procure the money. He offered to accom pany her, and they walked down to Fleet-market together, where she pledged the spoons at a pawnbroker's for ten shillings, and gave him the money outside the door. lie then shook her cordially by the hand, " and," continued the complainant, bursting into tears, " the base creature had the impudence to kiss me, and call me his dear niece." At this part of the narrative there was a general burst of indig nation throughout the Mice. The feeling seemed perfectly uncon troulable, and vented itself in exclamations, " Olt, the scoundrel— what a bue fellow !" and there was also a general hiss. The pri soner was the only person who appeared unmoved. He stood smiling amidst the storm. Several other persons preferred similar charges against the pri soner, who was fully committed for trial upon six of the cases. CNA SOI or BIGAMY AND ASSAULT.- young man of fashionable appearance, named Lawtou lingsion, son of Colonel Kingston, and himself holding a commission in the Army, was brought up charged by his wife, • beautiful young creature, with a series of assaults, and other acts of ill treatment. There was also a second charge s of a more serious nature, that of bigamy. It appeared, from the joint statements of the young Lady and her mother, who accompanied her, that she is the daughter of Edward O'Brien, Esq. an Irish Gentleman of fortune, residing in his native country. Some months ago Mrs. O'Brien bad occasion to come to this country, and brought her daughter with her. The defendant having seen Miss O'Brien at a public place, succeeded In obtaining an introduction to her and her mother, and soon professed a warns and sincere attachment to the former. His connexions were found to be of the first respectability, his manners were extremely fascinating, his attentions of the most delicate and assiduous kind. He completely succeeded in ingratiating himself with the mother, and obtained the affections of the daughter. ?Jr. O'Brien was written to, his consent obtained, and the young couple were married, just three months ago. In three weeks after mar riage the demeanour of the defendant underwent a total change.— He became excessively violent in his conduct, and did not scruple to apply the coarsest epithets to her; and on more than one occa sion, assaulted her. This was of course dreadfully distressing to both Ladies; but they dreaded the exposure which an appeal to the law must necessarily produce, and they endured the treatment until it was no longer possible to do so, with any regard to their own safety. On Monday night last he came home to the hotel where they have been residing, the Golden Cross, Charing-cross, hi a state of beastly intoxication; and, after alarming the whole house by his noise, dragged his youthful wife from her bed, and kicked her. lier cries and remonstrances were met by laughter from the defendant, and he went to the door, and attempted to bring in a common prostitute to his wife's b edchamber—an act which was only prevented by the interference of the people at the Hotel. It had lately been ascertained that he had another wife living, who had passed in the name of Mary Anne Clayton, and that she was at Norwich. This discovery was made by the complainant finding a letter in one of his trunks, in his hand-writing, beginning " My dear wile," and acknowledging a loan of money. It was only in last Tuesday's Gazelle that the defendant's name appeared i n t h e list of promotions by purchase, Mr. O'Brien having trans witted a suns of money to Lireeenwoosi and Cox fur that purpose.—J The defendant had also spent a great cleat dr Miss O'Brien% money, but this was but a secondary eonsideration. Miss O'Brien ouly sought protection from his violence. The defendant denied the charge of bigamy, and said that his violence was excited by the charge of being a bigamist being con stantly thrown in his teeth. Mr. Haiss,after some strong remarks on the unmanly conduct of the defendant, ordered hint In find bail, himself in 1001. and tw o sureties in r,ot. each for the assault, but told him h e should fur the present detain him in custody until an officer could go to Norwich to make proper inquiry as to the case of bigamy. H.lrrox.oAn DEN. CONFLICT AT TUC NCHANICS' INS TITC TIOIL•••=r011F journeymen mechanics, named Jeremiah Stangrove, senior, J se av e ;ro p ec j un . Samuel Harding, and 2'honias Smith, appeated before the 31agis.' Crates, in order to charge each other with assaults, &c. It appeared that, on Monday last, the room, attached to the Mechat:ics' Insti. • totion, in Southampton-buildings, was hired for a Nleerisig of the Ladies' Shoemakers' Society, of which Harding and Smith are' Members. The Stangrover are also Ladies' Shoemakers; but they had given great offence by working " under price;" and wire: , consequently, denominated " Scabs," and excluded the Socley.--: - The Stangroves lived next door to the house in which the lug iu: tion is held. Some children had collected on Mhilday evening, on the steps of the house, amongst whotri *as a child of Stangrove's, and the doorkeeper for the night, a man named Hart, drove them away. From this circutiastance, the quarrel originated. Tre younger Stangrote went into the house, and came out again in a• few minutes, brandishing a red hot poker, with which he attempted to strike. Harding (who had come out foe the purpose of ascertain. Mg the cause of the dis:urbance), but he, fortunately, caught it with his hand, which it burnt severely. Another man came out of Stangrove's house, armed with a large knife, exclaiming "that he would rip up anybody." Several persons now came out of the Li. stitution, and succeeded in quelling the disturbance. Mr. Serjeant Sm.r.ox, after hearing their conflicting statements, ordered them to go aside, and settle the affair, with the exception of the younger Stangrove, who was ordered to find bail, fur his vio lent conduct in brandishing the poker. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Alamtder Watt and Jana Drummaul were brought up at the instance of the Mendicity Society, charged with hvgging in the streets.—lt was proved that both the priioners were in the habit of soliciting public alms. Watt was formerly in the army, from which he had deserted, and of late years was constantly annoying the Governor of Chelsea Hospital, by his application for a pension, to which he was by no means entitled. He wrote a threatening letter to the Governor sr the above establishment, and stated in it, that he would never go to his grave till he had revenge on the person who prevented him from obtaining a pension !_ • Watt, in answer to the Magistrate, said that h e WAS obliged to beg, as be had no pension. With respect to the charge of desertinr, that could not be true, as he was " in the same King's service all The time." He merely quitted the Army for the Navy, and wcnt uu board the Indefatigable. _ _ _ The other prisoner Drummond, who has a pension of 6d. a day, admitted having received charity in the streets, but he said it was very difficult for him to live on the above allowance, as " he was obliged to pay is. Bd. a year out of it for the wooden legs of the Duke of York's school." Both the prisoners were committed to the House of Correction fur one month. MARY-LA-BONNE. Mtn Joseph was charged with endeavouring to cheat a coachman of his fare. He took him up with two Ladies, in Piccadilly, at le. o'clock on Sunday night, and when they got out, in Che.terlield street, May Fair, neither of the party could, or would, pay the fare. in reply to questions from the Magistrate, he adinittEd he was a married man, kept a house, and knew not who the Ladies were. . . Mr. RAWLINSOM threatened to commit him if he did not forth with satisfy the coachman, which he effected by giving up several duplicates. &mud Darby, a hackney-coachman, was committed to the Tread mill for a month. for defrauding his master of his earnings, and damaging the coach, by driving it over the posts, in Trinity square. TOWN-HALL. Chaska O'Callaghan was charged with throwing S. Lloyd, a lighterman, into the river.—The prosecutor, in order to obtain room to pass, with his master's barge into St. Saviour's Dock, went on board the barge the prisoner was employed in for the purpose of shoveing off a sailing vessel that obstructed the entrance. A squab ble ensued between him and the foreman, and they were about to fight, when the prisoner interfered, and after knocking him down, threw hint into the river, and his life was with difficulty saved. He was held in bail. THAMES POLICE. EILTIMISIVE RoulfT. —Wnl. Taylor,77tomas ribbutt, Julia Douglas, Was. Alen, Asses Fruits, Edward Callanats, and Jolt* Roberts, were put to the bar, charged with rubbing the granaries of Mes4rn. lirgby and Fatran, of Bermondsey, their employers, of a large quAitity of wheat and oats, and Mr. J. .I..ejtsvick, a highly respectable biscuit. baker, was also placed at the bar, charged with receiving the wheat and oats, knowing them to be stolen. . . . This case excited the greatest possible Interest, from the respect ability of the parties. The Office was crowded to excess. The parties have been for some time in custody. Mr. Harmer attended for Mr. Leftwich and Allen, and Mr. Humphreys for Roberts. An examination of Taylor and Douglas took place about a week ago, when, by the evidence of several of the officers, it appeared that they were taken in the act of removing the corn; Taylor, by the assistance of a windlass, lowering it to Douglas, into a barge, from the loft of the granary of slecsr:.Begby and Ferran. The case was now gone into as far as regarded Win. Taylor and Thomas Tibbutt ; and it appeared that they bad been in the habit of getting corn ground and selling the flour. They had also sold considerable quantities of wheat to Air. J. Leftwich, but it was done in the open day, without anything like conc. alnieut. Mr. liatiatavux, under all the circumstances, said he should remand all the prisoners for a week. There were upwards of fifty witnesses In attendance. Bail to the amount of £5,000 was offered for Mr. J. Leftwich, but refused. NAPOLEON'S celebrated surgeon, the Baron LARREYb arrived In Edinburgh a few days ago. The price of linens and yarns continues to advance gradually but steadily in our market. The spinning mills are now in full employment, with a prospe,t of permanency in the demand for yarns.—Dundee,Sept.lS. We rather suspect that several London foplinbs who leave word at their apartments that they ale gone into the country on a spoiling excursion, have no great fancy for woodcocks, or any of the race of long bills. At the Cotta of Requests, Ramsgate, held on Tu s day last, Colonel Guitanis summoned the proprietors of the Union Coach, running between M.rgate and Dover, to pay the hire of a post chaise. It appears the Colonel had booked and paid his fire for,a plice in the above coach, at the office at Dover; but when it arrived at the usual time from Di-rgate, it had the feflt complement of passengers, consequently; he was necessi tated to take a post-chaise, for which the proprietors of the coach had to pay. 131 Ril. Sept. 19, the wife of Mr. F. C. Westley, Strand, of a son. MARRIED. Sept. 12, at Falinburgh, Captain Cha►les Hope, R. N. second sou of the Lord President of the Court of Session, to Anne, eldest daughter of Captain Webky Parry, R. N. and C. B. DIED. The 26th ult. at Campbelltuwn, parish of Ardersier, William Gordon, aged 106. At Oldham, aged Is, Mr. George Wright, who for the last fifty—. six years has been in the capacity of Oldham huntsman. lle wa• borne to the grave by nine brother huntsmen, attired in scarlet, anti more than 600 people attended the funeral. MAILS-THIS DAL Dublin Wwerturd AIM DUX. 1 0 Irt list I 1 0 Hambliqh 1 - ♦lt R. our,. I 0 L) O. G..rreisey and Jersey 1 11 limitless Lisbon 0 0 I Ikasil Donsgbadee 0 0 Sweden 011alta 0 0 I Gottesiburgh Holland 0 0 1 Aill erica 1 O. 0 0 0 1 0 0 U 0 HIGH-WATEIt at LONDON MUDGE TO MOtillOW. Morning WI musings S Aftertiuun SS minutes S LONDON ; P►'inted And Pith!ialiell by J. F. K co.r, at 14: SiA a ornm .Vo. I, Pachea-limx, 7: I