Star. — London, England, 1830-08-23 00:00:00

ALL IS NOT DARK MAW. Cold and ungrateful must the bosoms be Of those who look upon the sun-lit earth, And trace the finger of the Deity, Yet own no cheerfulness and feel no mirth. Who deem all dark the lot of man below, One changeless gloom, one all.pervading woe. H.. 1 Goo then made for nought each lovely thing That sheds its beauty o'er this world of ours; The feather'd warblers that so sweetly sing, The ever-waving wood, the scented flowers? cannot think of these, and yet believe That man was only form'd to mourn and grieve. But who can look upon the azure sky, And mark the glorious orbs revolving there, Or turn his glance towards earth's verdant dye, And deem, where all is form'd so bright and fair, That man was made to wander on in gloom, Then sink in sorrow to the silent tomb P 'Tie true earth's joys are ever mix'd with care, And men arc fated to one common curse? But should we therefore cherish dark despair, And make our too-imperfect being worse ? Tho'' weep with them that weep' is GOD'S own voice, He bids us. too, " with those who joy rejoice." COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—Saturday. At ten o'clock the Jury assembled pursuant to adjournment Satur fl.ty. Mr. Brand, the supposed lunatic, entered the room, attired pre cisely as on former occasions, and attended by a keeper. The unfortu ...ate gentleman looked more composed than heretofore, as also in better health ; he carried in his hand a lady's variegated silk work-bag, which appeared to be filled with papers, &c. Henry Harris was called in and sworn : previous to his being ex. .enined, however, Mr. Brand, with much apparent surprise and gra. :ity, informed the Court that he had since he last saw the jury, din o :ered that there was a mistake in the commission; as it was issued tpainat John Fitzbrand ; therefore all that had been done in that court -.est go for nothing. Ur. PHlLListoitz, after listening with great attention to Mr. Brand, set him right by reading the commission. The unfortunate gentleman nodded assent. Henry Harris examined.—Witness is the son of the proprietor of an '..otvl in Parliment-street, Westminster. The witness merely spoke to the fact of a disturbance which took place in his father's house about week's past, in which Mr. Brand 'was very violent, and subse quently. in consequence of said violence, was committed to Tothill-fields prison. Charles Orton called—Had been in attendance upon Mr. Brand as his keeper since July last ; recollected a Captain Rowley, about three weeks ago, being introduced by Mrs. Brand to her husband ; the latter was very much excited, and was constantly writing to the Duke of Wel lington. Mrs. Brand thought if she introduced a person to her hug. band as the Duke of Wellington, it would tend materially to pacify him. Witness, as keeper, objected to such proceeding; about two 'says after, Mrs. Brand came into the room, and said to her husband, in witness's presence, that a . person had just come into the house who was :cry like the Duke of M ellington ; she added, that she would intro duce the said person to Mr. Brand; she introduced him accordingly as the Duke of Wellington. Mr. Brand asked if the person so introduced was the Duke of Wellington ? and the party bowed assent. Mr. Brand wished to know if he could be released from the hotel in which he was n:cfined; the imaginary Duke of Wellington said no, he (Mr. Brand) had better remain where he was for a day or two, the town was in such , tate of confusion thut it would not be safe for Mr. Brand to go out. Mr. Brand after this said that witness and the other keeper were -. r The evidence is, for the most part, of such a character as to be wholly art: it for publication.] MOST EXTRAOODINARY CASE. saturday morning, at eleven, Mr. Stirling, the Coroner for Middlesex, and a Jury, assembled at the Gate House, public bowie, in the Hemp. stead-road, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Miss Catherine Cashell, a young lady highly connected in Ireland, who is stated to have died in consequence of treatment received by her from a person named Long, residing in Harley-street, Cavendish square, and who professes to be able to prevent the possibility of disease of al most any description, but particularly consumption, by a new mode of practice. A Solicitor attended to watch the inquiry, on behalf Mr. Long. Mrs. Mary Anne Roddis stated that she was the wife of Mr. Boddie, a - seine-merchant, residing at No. 32, Mornington-place, Hampstead.' road, and that the deceased young lady, her mother, and a younger sister, were lodgers in her house. They were persons of the highest' respectability, and kept their carriage. On Friday se'nnight witness was requested by Mrs. Cashell to accompany her and the deceased to Mr. Long's, in Harley-street, to state the fears which she (Mrs.' Cashel]) had respecting the wound in the back of the de ceased. They went together, and saw Mr. Long, who looked at the deceased's back, and said it was precisely as he wished it to be. On the following day (Saturday). at an early hour, vitnems was called up to the apartment of the deceased, and found her in the greatest agony, at.d witness then looked at her back, and saw it was in a state which it was impossible for her to describe. On the en ning of the same day Mr. Long came to see Miss Cashell and looked at her back, and said he thought it was in a very good state, and "that he would give 100 guineas if lie could produce a similar wound upon the persons of some of his patients." Witness pointed out one particular spot upon the deceased's back, and asked what could cause such an ap pearance ; and he said it was in consequence of inhaling, which was a part of his system ; and unless those appearances were produced he could expect no beneficial result. Witness then begged that he would give her a composing draught, to which lie replied, that a tumbler of mulled port wine was a better composing draught than all the doctors in the world could prescribe. The symptoms which alarmed witness continued. The doctor said these were what he wished to see, and de. nicd that the patient was in danger. At length Mr. Brodie, the sur geon, was sent for, and he ordered a poultice to be applied to the wound in the back, and some saline draughts. The sickness under which the deceased laboured was timid by Mr. Brodie's remedies, and she seemed more composed. On the following morning witness left her in the care of the nurse, put while witness was at breakfast, a bell rung violently, and on reaching deceased's room she found her in the agonies of death. Witness tried to administer some brandy, but her jaws were quite set, and she immediately breathed her last. In answer to questions from the Coroner, the Jury, and the solicitor for Mr. Long, the witness stated that she understood the system of Mr. Long to be professedly that he could prevent any disease with which a person was likely to be affected from coming on by making a wound in the back, and treating the patient according to his plan. The deceased was in perfect health when she first applied to Mr. Long, and she ap plied to him only in consequence of understanding that it had gone abroad that he could prevent any disorder with which a person was likely to be afflicted. Mr. Benjamin Collins Brodie, of No. 16, Saville-row, surgeon, sworn—He was sent for to 31orningtomplace, between five and six on Monday last, and saw the deceased in bed. He looked at her back, and found a slough as large as the palm of his hand. The skin was dis coloured to a considerable extent, as if it had been inflamed, and was then threatening to become a slough also. Her stomach was much die. Curbed, and witness was informed that she brought up whatever was swallowed almost immediately. He prescribed what were, in his opt. pion, suitable remedies, and said he would call tile next day, believing at that time that, although the patient was very ill, she was not in im mediate danger. On the following day witness called again and found that the young lady was dead ; and on examining her back , he found that the sloughing (a term synonymous with mortification), had very considerably extended, and witness concluded had been the cause of her death. Mr. Brodie underwent a long exmination by the solicitor for Mr. Lnng, but lie elicited nothing material, except the expression of that able surgeoc's opinion that death was produced by the wound in the back, and cot by any inflammation of the stomach. Mr. Brodie knew nothing of Mr. Long's mode of practice, but he had been informed by numerous patients of his own that he professed to be able to prevent diseases, especially consumption, by the means already described. A juror—Do you think such a mode of treatment as has been de scribed likely to effect that object? Mr. Brodie--1 would rather say nothing about that. Certainly, how. ever, producing a slough in the back is not a matter likely to pre- vent disease. At this period a conversation arose as to the propriety of opening the body, and finally it was determined to adjourn the inquest until Mon. day, in order that the body might be opened. Mr. Sweetmati, an Irish gentleman brother-in-law to the deceased, was present, and said that every facility should be given to procure the fullest investigation into this extraordinary affair. This gentleman stated that Miss Ellen Cashel, the sister of the young lady whose un. happy death was the subject of the present inquiry, had died that day (Saturday) morning, and that she also was a patient of Mr. Long'. An extraordinary sensation was produced amongst the Jury by this as nouncement, and Mr. Sweettuan shed tears when he mentioned the fact.—The inquest was then adjourned until this day. A corresrondent says—" Madame de Polastron was the name of the lady to whom Charles X. was attached when he lived in exile. She died at Edinburgh of a lingering decline. On her death bed she made Charles swear that he would be faithful to her memory. She had a son, who went to a dancing academy, on whom Charles doated.l CORONRWS INQUEST. On Saturday morning, an inquest was held at the Fox public-house, on the body of Mrs. Whinnett, before Mr. CAZTAIL Thomas Witham was the first witness—l live in Prince's4treet. I am a barge-builder. I lodged in the same house with the deceased, and have done nearly 18 years. Her son-in-law, and daughter, and her youngest son, lodged in the house. George Norris is the name of her son-in-law. Samuel Whinnet Is the name of the youngest son. He is nearly 90 years of age. The deceased was about 58 years of age She kept a shop • was a dealer in marine-stores. This happened on Thurs day. When I came from work at four o'clock I had my tea. At half past four I left the deceased washing in the kitchen. I went to my work, at Mr. Nash's, as usual ; I continued there till seven o'clock. There was no one in the house but herself at half past four, when I went out after tea to my work. She was washing in the back room be. hind the shop, where the body now lies. She told me at tea-time, that her daughter and son-in-law, Jane and George, had gone to the fair— that they had gone about ten minutes. " Jane and George" meant Nor ris and his wife. I came home direct from the yard in the evening, about seven o'clock. 1 knocked at the door and received no answer. I was not much surprised, for it was by no means unusual for her to go out and fasten the door. The woman melding opposite (Mrs. Poyne) told me that there was no use in knocking ; that they had all gone out. I then went to Mr. Higgins's, the Merry Boys, a public-house. I had a pint of beer ' and a pipe. I stopped there about 20 minutes. lOn being mare minutely questioned, he stated that he remained in the Three Merry Boys till about a quarter or half past nine. When I came back to the house, I found Samuel sitting at the door. I said, " Sam, is your mother come home ?" He said, "No ' • they are all gone to the fair—Camberwell fair." I complained th at she did not leave the key. She never left the key. I said, " something must be the matter with her; it was very strange his mother had not come home." I observed " There most be something amiss, either abroad or at home." 1 then knocked at Mr. Hunt's, next door to Mrs. Whin nett's house. The little boy came to the door, and I obtained leave to go through their house, and get over the palings to open the door. Sam stopped outside while I get over the paling. I entered the house though the window. The back door was bolted inside, and the front fastened with a spring lock; it might have been fastened by being pulled to; I immediately opened the front door and let in Samuel ; there was a fire in the back rooms; I found the deceased lying in her blood on the floor in the back room, and then I ran in to Mr. Hunt's : there was a great quantity of blood • it had run from the back door to the ; Sam, I think, remained in the passage ; ludo. Hunt and several others came in ; Mr. Hunt said she was quite cold ; the window bar was afterwards found standing in the usual place very bloody ; her head was cut in several places ; I can't say when the bar was found ; after Mr. Hunt came in, I ran out for the police ; the deceased and I were married at St. Anne's church, Soho ; no one gave her away that I know of—the clerk might; we were married by bum; she brought me up and gave me a trade, and therefore I looked upon her as my mother. George Norris was called in, a nd de as follows t—l had, for a long time, a suspicion that the d was married to Witham ; he has told me so since her death; I am a hoop-shaper; I am married to a daughter of the deceased ; I have lodged with my mother-in-law about six years; my brother-in-law lodged in the house; Thomas Witham also lodged there ; I have suspected for some time past that my mother. in-law and Witham were married • I have thought so these two years; we never put a question to the decease d on the subject; I never head anything positively on the subject till yesterday ; Witham told me so ; I put the question to him downright, and he said it was so ; they have lived upon very friendly terms ; there was no quarrelling between him and his wife. Thursday morning my wife and I resolved to go to the fair ; Witham was not with us at the time ; I went to my work as usual; my wife might have told Witham of our intention, but I don't know ; I told my wife I should be home about half-past three ; and it was then agreed that we should go ; when we went to the fair we left mother alone in the house ; it was then between three and four in the afternoon. I always wear a leather apron ; I left that and a fustian frock in doors when I was going to the fair • my wife and I were at the Skinners' Anne, in Camberwell New-ro ad. About half past ten o'clock, coming down stairs, Mr. Reeves came to me, and told me my mother was no more—that she was murdered; my wife and I came home immediately. I do not recollect that there was any dispute about the money ; my mo ther made a will, leaving all she had to Jane and Samuel ; I believe Witham intends to dispute the will ; my mother-in-law expressed an earnest wish that we should come and live with her six years ago, for she was then very c l o te • I cannot say whcte the bar was found ; my mother generally and futened the shutters. Jane Norris, the wife of the preceding witness, gave similar evidence. A man named Reeves proved that Norris had gone to Camberwell. fair; that the witness saw him there; that witness,who lives in Prince's. street, returned before Norris, and learned the particulars of the death of Mrs. Whinnett, or rather Witham ; immediately went back towards the fair to communicate them to Norris, whom he found as already stated at the Skinner's Arms, where he made the distressing communication. Just at this time it was understood that a man named Gough had been taken into custody on suspicion, and a considerable mob assembled outside the house in which the Inquest was sitting, which did not die. petse till six o'clock. Mr. O'Brien and another surgeon, said there was no doubt that the wounds were sufficient to cause the death of the deceased. Mrs. Crutchfield was the next witness-1 saw no one leave the house at four o'clock in the afternoon. Elisabeth Singleton, living exactly opposite the deceased's house, gave similar testimony. Mary Anne Whinnett—l went to the house of the deceased about six o'clock on Thursday evening; I found the door shut and fastened ; it was not usual to find it shut and fastened in that manner, at that hour in the evening : I ksockedsevetal times and no one answering, I looked in at the window, and saw either the staircase or cellar door open, which prevented my seeing into the kitchen% there were two dogs in the house; I was in the habit of coming to ate house of the deceased once or twice a-day ; Witham and she lived very comfortably together: I have never hoard that he kept company with any other soman ; never heard he was paying his addresses to any one else; I was not aware that Wl tham was otherwise than a single man lodging with my mother-in-law ; we were all on good terms with Witham, who appeared always very kind to the deceased. -- May I saw, at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, a woman stand. ing at Mrs. U'hinnett's door; she wore rather a light-coloured gown : I am confident the door was open ; the hour might be about 20 minutes to six, and I am sure it was very near that time. The Coroner observed that he thought the present witness must have seen the last witness when she had been unsuccessfully endeavouring to get in. Jane Norris recalled —Gough, who is now in custody, called at my mother's house on Tuesday, when she said to him in a jocular way, " I thought you were hanged long ago ; " they parted, however, very good friends ; nothing hostile passed between them. Gough was then brought in. He is a middle-sized man, apparently belonging to the very lowest class, with something very remarkable in his exterior. He admitted that he had seen and spoken to the deceased on the Tuesday, but on the day of her death (the Thursday), he was at home, as the womau who lived with him could depose, from half-past o'clock till 8. Mary Anne Griffith,.—! have been living with John Gough about two months ; 1 can swear positively that he was at home from half-past 3 till 8 at night on Thursday. Mr. Tavey said, there was a witness to prove that Gough was seen within a hundred yards of the spot at five o'clock on the Thursday, and other facts might be discovered t he therefore earnestly desired an adjournment. This was, after some conversation as to the moat convenient day, agreed to. The inquest, then, stands adjourned to Wednesday. It adjourned at 20 minutes to 6. To the particulars above given, it may be added, that strong ex pectations are entertained that the murderer will speedily be discovered. The most patient attention was given by the coroner and the jury during the investigation, and nothing could be more zealous anti active than were the police and the officers of Union-hall in prosecuting their search. _ Witltem, in giving his testimony, spoke in a subdued tone, was much affected, and burst into tears when forced to admit that he was the husband of the deceased. He is a thin, undersized man, about 30, and pale visaged. A reward of 501. has been offered by the Lambeth Association for the discovery of the ctiminal. The deceased appeared to have been in delicate health —at least not robust. She was a woman of small stature., slender make, and, we understand, looked fully as old as has been stated. The silence of the tuo dogs during the perpetration of the offence has not been accounted for, and is, under all the circumstances, very remark a bl e s they are exceedingly ferocious, and it is thought that they would never have allowed a stranger to enter the dwelling without a furious attack. The excitement which this event had created is by no means abating, and the anxiety for the discovery of the murderer is universal. The inhabitants of the district belong to the very lowest class. Prince's-street is less than half-a-mile from Vauxhall.ganlens, lying between it and High-street, Lambeth, which leads to the Palace, the street running parallel and near to the river. ONE or MAIIONET'd Assaree Shereef at ilfusepak or Cuddapak, was erected in the year 1135, A. H. by command of libdson Nubbee. It is a large square building, open at the top, with a beautiful gateway and minarets; it was built to contain a hair from the beard of Mahomet, which was preserved in a gold box with crystal top; small holes were contrived to admit water so as to fiord the hair once a year, on a particular festival, when pilgrims came from distant lands to see and to adore. On this occasion the gateway was illu minated by 2.138 liihts. It was the custom of the Prophet, when in familiar conversation, to pass his fi ngers through his beard, w h en a hair would sometimes det ach itself; the disciples humbly prostrate, would beg the precious relic, and keep it with care. When, in course of time. Hydet marched as conqueror into Cuddapak, he dispatched this hair un der an escort to Seringapatatn, where it remained the most precious gem of the royal treasury, ut til the final overthrow of Tip rh o by the Hri doh troops, after which no trace remains of the hair, which is supposed to have been stolen, and to have passed into the hands of the Nabob of Curried, who has a curious collection of relics of the Prophet and his family../siefic Journal. POLICE REPORTS. GUILDHALL.--JouphJunifians Parker were re-examined on suspicion of being concerned in stripping the Red Cross public. house, in Newgate.market, of 2001. worth of property, while the land lord, his family, and servants, were absent on Su nd ay afternoon, the 16th inst. The only new fact that came out was, that the suspicions of the po lice-man had fallen on a young man named Parker ' who formerly visited the house in the character of a sweetheart, and is known to have been transported, and to have been tried again at the Old Bailey only dues or four months ago. Parker, who is a locksmith by trade, has disap peared.—The prisoners were again remanded. BOW-STREET.—SamueI Shirley was charged with the following rob R bery : obert Hombaff stated that he kept a public house in Uprisen ; the prisoner was a private in the First Regiment of Grenadier Guards, and for the last few weeks had been billeted at his house. On Saturday morning, about five o'clock, he heard footsteeps of some person going down stairs • he listened sad heard the bar door opened. He went im mediately down stairs, and saw the prisoner inside the bar; he had just opened the till and taken out a small box, in which witness kept gold. Witness saw him taking something out of the box. He went up to him, and said, "Oh, I've caught you at last." Prisoner begged his pardon, and said he hoped he would forgive him. He said he had ' taken but 1. 10s. and would return it if witness would let him go. Witness refused, and sent for a policeman, to whom he gave him in charge. Police officer F. No. 96, stated that he apprehended the prisoner; he searched him, but did not find any money about him. The prisoner in reply to the charge, stated that he came down stairs to wash himself, and seeing the bar-door left open, he could not resist the temptation to go in, and help him elf to a glass of grog gratis. He denied having taken any money. One of the serjeants of the regiment stated, that the prisoner had been in the service upwards of fifteen years, and during the whole of that time had borne a very good character. Mr. HALLS observed, that the publicans being liable to have soldiers quartered upon them, they ought at least to be honest In return for the accommodation afforded them. —The prisoner was remanded. THAMES POLICE. ATTEMPT TO MURDER ANOTHER Po- LICE Coxterant.t. Maurice Etas WI% an Irish coal-whipper, was brought up on the very serious charge of assaulting and attempting to stab .Henry Lee, a police constable of the K. division, No. 268, with intent to murder him. Lee deposed, that he was on duty the previous night in New Gravel-lane, Shadwell, when he observed the prisoner much intoxi cated, making a disturbance, and insulting every person that pass ed. Witness requested him to go home, and, after very much per suasion, the prisoner left the spot, evidently for that purpose. In about two minutes afterwards the prisoner returned, accompanied by his wife, witlf a large clasp knife in his hand, and advancing in front of witness, he made a thrust at him with the weapon direct at his stomach, calling out "take that, you b—y policeman." He instantly retreated backwards, or the weapon would, no doubt, have killed him. He pulled out his truncheon, and exclaimed " drop your knife, " but the prisoner again made another thrust with the knife at his belly, but in conse quence of his quickly stepping backwards it again missed him, but the point of the blade touched his clothes. The next moment a brother officer came up and secured the prisoner. Joseph Randall, Police Constable, 286, R. was on the opposite side of the way, when he heard Lee say " drop the knife," and observed the prisoner attempt to stab him. He immediately crossed over and col lared the prisoner, who made a most determined resistance. The pri soner's wife, who was present, seized the knife out of her husband's hand, and gave it to witness. Mr. BRODERIP said the charge was most serious, and he expected the witness would not answer the question without due deliberation. " Did the prisoner thrust the knife at you in a malicious way, of merely out of bravado ?" Lee—l am positive his intention was to stab me, and that he aimed the knife at me with a malicious intent. In answer to further questions, the witness said the prisoner had no knife in his hand the first time he saw him, but, on his return the second time, he pulled the knife from under the sleeve of his coat, and immediately attempted to stab him. The knife was here produced ; it was a very large clasp one, such as is generally used by labourers to cut their food. The prisoner in defence, declared that he was using the knife to cut some bread and cheese which he was eating at the time, and had no inten tion to hurt any one. He hoped his wife would be called on to prove his statement. Mr. Broderip said the prisoner should have the benefit of her testi mony, and she was called in. The answer to the first question put to her was, that her husband was not eating bread and cheese, nor had he any knife in his hand whatever. 111 r. BRODERICK indignantly ordered the woman out of the Office, and said it was evident she had committed the grossest perjury, as her husband admitted having a knife in his hand, and that his wife took it from him. _ _ _ ..-... ....... The Magistrates then disposed of the case under the Summary As sault Act, and convicted the prisoner in the highest penalty of 51; and, in default of payment, he was sentenced to two months imprisonment. EXECUTION OF DOBIE AND THOMSON, THE GIL. MERTON CARTERS. On Wednesday morning those two atrocious criminals (the (lilmerton carriers) paid the forfeit of their crimes at Edinburgh. Since their co-- viction they have been equally visited by the Rev. Dr. Lee, Mr. Pos. tens, chaplain of the gaol, Mr. Melville, and several other pious indivi. duals. They were brought from the prison to the lock-up house on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after midnight Mr. Melville proposed that they should be left to themselves. The official persons retired, but remained within hearing. Dobie suggested that they should go to se parate corners of the cell, confess their sins, and implore the pardon of an offended Deity. They remained separate nearly half an hour. When they met, after a short conversation, they both knelt. Dobie prayed for some time; his associate attended, and when he had concluded, Thomson prayed in his turn. They went to bed at two o'clock, but slept none. They spent two hours in conversation, which was fee. quently broken by heavy sighs from Dobie. Dobie was much more acute, inquisitive, and communicative, than his fellow prisoner. He spoke more, and was unceasing in his inquiries of his spiritual advisers on matters connected with his welfare. Thomson said little, but listened with deep attention to all that was going forward, and seemed to feel more than he had language to express. At 7 o'clock they drank' each a cup of tea, and ate some bread, previous to which a fervent prayer was offered up by Mr. Porteous, and this was followed up by singing the beautiful hymn, " The bout of my departure's come," in which they both joined, singing with loud and distinct voices. At a quarter past seven they were pinioned, and brought into the little parlour of the Lock-up.house. On entering, Dobie exclaimed, " Thank GOD for the mercies he has bestowed upon us. The LORD is working miracles, and has given me strength." He was presented with a glass of beer, which he drank off. The same was also offered to Thompson, but he declined it. Part of the 51st psalm, beginning at the oth verse, with the words, " All mine iniquities blot out," was then sung b the prisoners, and prayers offered up once snore for their salvation. They both then knelt down, and Dobie, in a voice of almost wild enthusiasm, supplicated the mercy of (OD upon himself and his fellow in crime. About eight o'clock they declared themselves ready, and Bailin Morton and Anderson hay. ing been some time in attendance, the procession left the Lock-up-house, the culprits leaning on Dr. Lee and Mr. Porteous. Doble appeared Very faint, and when going up Liberton's Wynd, the police sur. geon gave him a little hartshom and water, which he afterwards was obliged to repeat on the scaffold. The appearance of the criminals there called forth something like a shout from the assembled multitude ; but it was immediately checked, and all afterwards was order and decorum. Thomson seemed perfectly resigned to his fate, and exhibited the same pale, soft, and unmeaning countenance which he did on his trial. Dale, on the contrary, who still retained his florid complexion, appeared to be much agitated ; and the efforts of Dr. Lee to sooth and compose him, seemed to have little effect. He was as restless as his partner in guilt was quiescent, and seemed dreadfully loth to abide the terrible consummation. Both, however, joir.ed audibly and heartily in a part of the 48th Psalm, which had been previously read by Dr. Lee, their voices being frequently heard above that of the precentor. After a fervent prayer by Dr. Lee, the executioner prepared to do his duty, and it was here that Dobie again required the aid of hartshorn and water. The rope was first put round the neck of Thompson, but the handkerchief was placed in the hands of Dobie. After the caps were drawn ores their faces they prayed fervently and loud for a few seconds, when Dobie asked Thomson if he was ready ? The latter either did not hear or was engaged in prayer; and Dobie repeated the question in a tone of seeming impatience, when receiving an affirmative answer, Both shook hands, and prepared them. selves for their awful exit front this world. Doble made a motion as if to let the signal drop, but almost instantly gathered the handkerchief up in his hand, and threw it from him to some distance. The bolt was then drawn by the executioner, and Dobie seemed to die instantly, while some slight throes terminated the life of his associate in crime. Dobie was 28 years of age, and Thomson 22. The nature of the crime for which they have sojustly forfeited their lives, was such as almost to pre clude all feelings of pity towards them. H RI lADARY. THIS DAY.—The granting indulgcners is suspended in the Boman Catholic Church from this day till the 26th proximo. William Wallace beheaded 1305. Nooa in apogee. To-Mottuow.—St. Bartholomew. Be was one of the first disciples who came to Christ, and he preached the Gospel in India with great success. This is a holiday at the Bank. WEDNESDAY.—Dedicated by the Catholics to St. Louis, King and Confessor. Jupiter sets 15 minutes past 19 at night. TxuilBDAY.—bloon enters first quarter 5 minutes past 2 afternoon. Saturn rises 2 minutes past 4 morning. Battle of Cressy, 1652. FRIDAY.—The forty days of supplication having commenced on the 21st, the news rise early every morning. and pray theis aloe may be pardoned. SATURDAY.-St. Augustine. He was a very successful rhetorical Teacher at Home, and after bearing St. Ambrose's sermons, was or. darted a priest in 338 : he died in 430. Hugo thalami died 1048. 31oon sets L. night. SCINTILLA. TAKING A WIFIC. " Come, come," (said Tom's father) " at your time of life There's no longer excuse for thus playing the rake, It is time you should think, boy, of taking a wife." " Why so it is, father, whose wife shall I take ?" EPIGRAM. When the hairs on "the Duke's" head presumed to inquire " What he thought ?" he replied with a frown, "You damn'd HEIRS raosuWPTIVE! don't kindle my Ire. Or I'LL SHAVE YOU ALL 01 , 1* FROM THE CROWN !" THE WHIG s.—At a late election not one of the barbers in the place would vote for the Whig party. Youwo THISTLEWOOD.—It is a singular fact that a son of the well-known Arthur Thistlewood, who was executed in this country some years ago for high treason, was actively engaged in the late revo. lotion in France. He led on the people against the Swiss Body °Ulla of the ex-Hing. No BAD RULE.—" I never come late to a friend's dinner," says Boileau, for I have observed, that when a company is waiting foe a man, they make use of that time to load him with abuse." MARRIAGE LAW.—By a late law of New York, mal es of 17, and females of 14 years of age, are capable of legally contracting marriages. LEISURE FOR ALL.—The steam-engine, "properly ap plied, will, at some future time, plough and sow 1,030 acres in a week and reap the crop in a day." , "A NoD's AS GOOD AS A WINK," &c.—The Times, alluding to the appointment of Sebastiani to the Ministry of Marine, says, that "Foreign Courts have no more right to quarrel with the ap. pointment than the French would have to remonstrate with our Cabilet because Lord Ellenborough is at the head of the Board of Control" REASON FOR NOT SHOOTING.--Old Liston, the father of our comic actor, once quarrelled with a man who wanted to tight with pistols; but Liston replied, " No; I once shot London bridge, and you shall never catch me shooting any more." THE UGLY SEASON.—At Cheltenham so remarkable is the company this year for plainness of features, that there are only two or throe females in the place who possess any pretensions to beauty. Indeed it is so much the subject of conversation, that the present is called " the ugly season." Notwithstanding the " Age of Ugliness" is at its height," black legs, sharpers, and bullies," congregate there as usual. REWARD OF ROO E ItY.—Some knaves are rewarded for apostaey, others foe roguery. The following is of the latter descrip. Lion s—The fellow who deals the cards for French hazard in one of the hells in the neighbourhood of St. Jamees.street, has a salary of six gui. near a week, besides what he can pick up from the dupes and dupers who attend his performances ! NATIONAL-SCHOOL a LA RNING."—The following is a literal copy of a bill ported in a neighbouring village :—" Lod gings to Let Gest Down the Line thews A puler and A kitchen and 3 Bed rooms all redy furneht, and a Mae Green Lawn in (runt." RETORT COURTEOUS.—A divine in Essex, seldom in church, but a rigid justice of the peace, having a fellow brought before him, said, " I shall teach you Law, I warrant you."—" Sir," an. swet 7 ed the fellow, " it would be more becoming if you would teach me GosiwL" AN A POLOG Y.—The words " paltry insect" having been complained of by Mr. Stapylton to Mr. Brougham, as " not allowa. able in controversies between gentlemen," Mr. Brougham disclaimed all personal hostility to that gentleman ; and Mr. Stapylum, on re. ceiving this, wrote to the learned gentleman to return thanks fur his obliging explanation. WATERLOO TR EE.—The tree on the plains of Waterloo, known by the name of the Waterloo, or Wellington tree, was lately cut down, and employed by the purchaser for the following purposes:— One chair, with a medallion of the Duke of Wellington, presented to the late King. Two others (failures) tor the King, the proprietor re. tains. Various portions he has given to his friends; and the, perhaps, most curious part, the heart of the tree, about six feet above the ground. mark, in which is an iron groove and chain embedded, he has presented to the British Museum. SPANISH IDEA OF TILE ARTS.-. letter from Madrid says, " Our Government patronises the arts with a dignity worthy of it. It has just established at Seville a school of tauromachy, under the pro. tection of the Intendant. Thit school has two professors, with salaries of 12,000 and 8,000 real. ; and, henceforth. every town and village in. dined to have hull-fights, must contribute 100 reals towards the expense of the school." LIZARDS. — It is a common custom with children in It aly, to put a grain or two of snuff upon the nose of these harmless reptiles, and the effect is so powerful, that they generally die on the spot —Atheneum A TASTE OF 13uss.—The complainant in a police case who charged a baker, named Bliss, with knocking him down, for which the man of dough was lined a sovereign, on retiring, remarked that, though punsters call a baker a master of the rolls, it was too much that a customer, who complained of a loss of meal, should receive a roll in the street fora recompence.This, he remarked, was not wet, and it was but a slight penalty to impose on a man who, depriving him of .20 de licious mouthfuls of beef and pie, had made it up to him by such an undesired taste of Bliss. MR. SEIU EA N T PELL AND MOTHER CHURCH. There was a great deal of point in the remark made by Mr. Serjesnt Pell, on nominating Mr. Adeane fur Cambridge. " I (said the learned gentleman) am a member of the Church of England, and a dutiful son of that most venerable mother, but old ladies as well as young ones now and then require a little looking after, and I must say that my excellent parent is not a little capricious in the distribution of her family favours. Some of her sons, such as those of Winchester, Durham, London, York, Canterbury, and Ely, walk forth like sleek and stall-fed oxen—the very pictures of ecclesiastical plethora, while some of the lower branches of her house stand starving at the palace gates." Immense cheers followed these remarks. NEW ROUTE TO INDIA.—A Bombay paper mentions that Mr. Waghom, the gentleman who came to England in October, 1828, to take the necessary measures for establishing a regular comm. nication between Great Britain and India, has performed a most expe ditious and unprecedented journey from London to Juddah. Mr. Wag horn left London, October 28, 1829, and proceeded via Dover, Bou logne, Paris, Milan, Trieste, Alexandria, Rosetta, Cairo, Sue; and Camel; to Juddah, where he arrived on Dec. 23; thus having scam pushed a distance of 3,622 miles in the short space of 41 days, of which 14 were spent in unavoidable delay. ENGLAND FOR EVER !—Fourteen years ago the people of England had fur all their long.continued privations—their uaex tunpled expenditure of blood and money, the pageant of a day : the assemblage of crowned heads in their capital ! They were amused with the exhibition of an Alexander, a Blucher, and the barbarous Cossacks, and they now want bread ! while (to the disiJace of the age be it said) that want is mocked by the Minister, who denies the exist ence of their distress. AcHILLEs.—On the day of the review in Hyde-park, the mobility put a pipe in the mouth of the statue of Achilles, an oak branch in his hand, and lted him with stones. What a compliment to the great Dicraroa !the Hero of Waterloo ! it proved, however, one thing—that they molted him, and were determined to give him a rid pro quo.—Pats! Pry. Goo's CURSE.—It was rather a curious circumstance that one of the first persons who met Charles the Tenth, on his ap proaching our shores, was a gallant officer, who, formerly, from his being in the habit of swearing occasionally, was ludicrously called " 11—'4 Curse." The following lines were written on the occasion:— Heaven's wrath compelled from France to fly, But something worse poor Charles may fear; For now he sees, with startled eye, God's Curse was waiting for him here." BIRTHS. be it said) that want is mocked by the Minister, who denies the exist- ence of their distress. AcHILLEs.—On the day of the review in Hyde-park, the mobility put a pipe in the mouth of the statue of Achilles, an oak 4 branch in his band, and pelted him with stones. What a compliment to the great DICTATOR! the Hero of Waterloo ! It proved, however, 7 one thing—that they smoked him, and were determined to give him a quid pro quo.—Pauf Pry. Goo's CURSE.—It was rather a curious circumstance that one of the first persona who met Charles the Tenth, on his ap- proaching our shores, was a gallant officer, who, formerly, from his being in the habit of swearing occasionally, was ludicrously called " o—'s Curse." The following lines were written on the occasion:— " Heaven's wrath compelled from France to fly, But something worse poor Charles may fear; For now he sees, with startled eye, God's Curse was waiting for him here." • BIRTHS. Tuesday, the 17th inst. at Down-house, Rcdmanley, the lady of Geo. Dawdeswell, Fag. of a son.—On the 20th inst. the lady of Capt. Fletcher, Grenadier Guards, of a daughter. MARRIED. The 19th inst. at St. Mary's, Bryanstone-square, the Earl of Ros- common, to Charlotte, second daughter of the late John Talbot, Esq. niece to the late, and sister to the present Earl of Shrewsbury—The 21st Mat. Mr. W. H. Reynefl, to Caroline, second daughter of IV. White, esq. of Ditton.lodge, near Windsor—At Kensington the :Iceinst. Lieut. C. Forbes, 17th Lancers, second son of Sir C. Forbes, Barr. M.P. to Caroline, second daughter of G. Bettye, Esq. of Camden-hill- - The 21st inst. at St. George's Church, Hanover.square, T. H. S- Bucknall Eatcourt, Esq M.P. eldest son of T. G. Bucknall Esti:exerts • Esq. hI.P. of Estcourt, in the county of Gloucester, and of New Peas in the county of Wilts, to Lucy Sarah, slaughter of F. Sotheron, St. Admiral of the Blue, of KirLingten, Nottingmshire, and Melanin Parliament for that county. DIED. The 20th inst. at her house in Charles -street, Berkeley-square- in thn ;,. 70th year of her age, Harriet Mary, Countess of Maimesbury, w idow ' l ' the late, and mother of the present, Earl of Malmesbury,7The 201 b inst. in the 78th year of his ;age, R. Griffin, Esq. of Sonth-croce nt • Bedford-square.—The 16th inst. Horatio Henry, the infant son of H. Leman, Esq. of Albany.street, Regene's-park.—The 21at inst. Kate, daughter of Mr. F. Jenkins, of Catherine-court. Trinity-square.—Tb c 20th inst. at Brampton, in his 73d year, R. P. Willett, Esq. • 'LONDON : Printed and Published by JO/111 DLYxs, at the STAN' OFFICE, No. 1, Pickett-Ethic', Temple Bar-