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I I warehouse." Walowed', 29.10, 30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. MISNOMERS OR 11161)ERN ELEOANCIES. Sta—l belicre that few pfronle will arty that England within ti.cse few year+ has TiSCO to a ilvgve of perfection ahnoat unrivalled. In cull and relit( littera and ,ciencee—in•tinSiona—nianufac amea--ia fact, in whatever c.,n.!itutes a fret :Ind ti.ightentil state, she is become prc-entintt , :. . - But among all Oa . ...nom:orients there are Done in which the refine. meats of tiviliz Mon Ale nom k ohspiennoly developed than in the lan guage, and for this she i% principally indebted to the state of the Press, which ha. bcrta•:e so enricheil of late that there is now (thanks to the schoolmaster) the MOM itlimnatic turn of speech for the most common affairs of life. Thus, on entering a new year, it is annour.ced in the phraseology of the day, that the old has " merged into the gulph of time ;" and when opting hos arrived, it is said that the " extended blue arch of heaven' had thtown :aide its thickened veil, while the thin clouds hanging from the sprittrrn (tiling, frettlitms the glorious scene." In the time of our plainspoken ancestors, lad:es who lost their hus bands were called widows. but now they are " fair renew." We used also to hear of beaqm of the field being sometimes killed by lightning, but they are now struck by the electric fluid." (hoe think ot• drunken women at a Police Office becoming " interest. log females" and if abandoned courtesans, they are " devotees of the Cyprian goddess," and happily for the cause of temperance and so. bnety, men are not now found drunk or intoxicated as formerly—they are only seen " disguised in liquor," or, " under the surveillance of Bacchus." Those who were in times past called swindlers and pick pockets. are now termed " professor* of the fine arty," and then again criminals used to be hanged, hut now they are "launched into eternity." —Formerly, if all were found in the streets, or elsewhere, in a state of insensibility, a doctor used to be sent for, but now " medical aid is said to be in immediate attendance ;" should death ensue before the our geons' arrival " the vital spark has fled." People were sometimes drowned in old times, but no occurrences of the kind happen now ; they nay indeed be " immersed is the liquid element till the fire of life is extinguished." In ancient times, if one met with a well.eut cost, it n;eil to be who's the maker, but now it is " who's the builder r or " who suffers ?" Again, in old-fashioned days, folks used to be married: with shame be it said that there is no such thing as matrimony now. Brides are only " led to the hymeneal altar," and then the wedding guests danced; but no such a thing now, they only " trip it on the light fantastic toe." A ship used also now and then to be launched, but there is no t Ling of the sort ; she now (mark reader, the Lord Melville or the Air William) " glides majestically into ber native element," an element by the bye in which she never was before. But, Sir, this is only a day's march In the career of improvement. It has been observed, that England affords a greater variety of chit racier' than the rest of the world : this is ascribed to the liberty pre vailing amongst us, which gives wery one the privilege of being wise or foolish his own way ; and so it is we find a tailor, in the lusurianee of fancy, embellishes his door plate with vestiarium." The paper-hanger thinks nothing so much the characteristic of genius, as to make known his common calling, in an uncommon man. ncr, so designates his shop " the Temple of Fancy." The corn.cuttcr is also on tip-toe for distinction, and so styles him self " chiropodist." . _ The milkman quits the beaten track only because it is known, and takes a new path, and so dubs his cow-house " the metropolitan dairy^ or " lactarium." The Chandler, to secure only learned customers, writes up " Italian The Auctioneer, in describing an estate for sale, says—" The scene is one of picturesque and entangled wildness ; the hard and milk.whlte rocks are worn into a whimsical variety of shapes, the hanging foliage above and below, droops its ornamental fringe over the rugged work manship of nature, while the torrent, foaming between its rough and deepened confines, reminds the beholders of the spot from whence the ancient Cambrian Bard addressed the invading Edward in the imaginary language of the poet, Grey— Ruin seise thee, ruthless King.' " Nowhere will be found such a continuation of beautiful wildness, sucb fearful and almost unapproachable heights, cataracts so loud and deep, glens terrific, and mountains seeming to rival the clouds in their stupendous heights." The Writing .Master. not content to be understood, seeks to stultify by putting on his card, " Professor of Calligraphy." _ . The Dentist announces his " Succedaneum for decayed Teeth." and the barber his " ambrosial soaps and depilatory for removing super. Miami hair." Schools are now " Establishments" or " Seminaries," and their play grounds " Gymnasiums." The ladies no lo , )ger patronize the stay shop, tut visit the '• Shape Emporium." A slop-seller is now a•• Fashionable Repositarisn of Wearables." The wheelwright keeps a " Carriage Repository " Every apothecary is a " Surgeon." Government clerks " Civil Officers. Every lawyer's ditto a " Solicitor." Every hair-cutter a " Frizeur" or " Peruquier." • Butchers are" Meat Purveyors," and bricklayers " Architects." The huxter's shop is dignified into a " Warehouse," and the broker's a " Repository for Miscellaneous Property." Publicans are" Wine Merchants," and their tap-rooms " Disans." A fiddler calls himself a" Professor of Diacousties." Coffee stalls are " Hotels," eating houses " Coffee Rooms," mantua makers and cooks are " Artists," match sellers " Timber Merchants," thieves " Conveyancers," and the gallows a " New Drop." Indeed, almost every thing has a new name, which few can compre hend or pronounce without blundering. Turn which way you will, you will meet with something about the " Dioroma," •' Cosmorama," " Udoronta," " Octortuna," `• Physiorama,":" Poecilorama," or the " Peristrephic, or Moving Polygenic Panorama." Then there is the " Ridouranion," the " Diastrodoeon," " Hanna Mean," " Panharroonicoo," and " Apollonicon." Next comes the elegancles in shop names, for nothing will do under " Nararino House," "Grafton House," " Waterloo House," or " Compton Howse." Then we have " Rose Cottage," " Vine Lodge," "Myrtle Hall," " The Vineyard," " Mon Reps," and a host of pretty named " Retreats," with which the outskirts of this overgrown metropolis abound. But the career of improvement does not halt yet. In the Christian names of our servants also, instead of the plain, un.ophistlcated mesa Betty, Sam, Dick, Sally, Ned, and Jinny, we have " Rosabella. Al }lfonso, Juliana, Theophilus, Lucretia, Horatio, and AtabAla." The foregoing is but a page in the hiatory of the march of " Grandl lorptence ;" but enough, whether this taste for the excrescences of the language be really superior to the examples which our predecessors have left for Imitation, or whether it proceeds from any hatred of the legiti. mate forms of speech, posterity will best determine ; but that it is cal. misted to mistify people of plain understanding cannot be denied. Yours, respectfully, G. W. Several rooms are now fitting up near the Chapel at the Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse, fur the reception of the sick com missioned officers of the Royal Navy and Marines. Officers belonging to these services are admitted to this excelkot Establishment, on pay ment of 10d. per diem. RF:KARICA SLR DEArLt OF A MURDERESS.—An in yseet has been held, node: the superintendence of two magistrates (there being no Coroner in this county) in the gaol, upon the body of Cathe rine Smith. This woman, who had been condemned to death at the last Spring Assizes foe th;nsurdet of her husband, had, on the substan tiated pies of pregnancy. bee execution put off to the 4th of neat De cember. She had been delivered of an infant in last September; it was put out to nurse, and she herself having subsequently lingered under the operation of puerperal tem, was beginning gradually to recover, when a few days ago, havirg enquired of her nurse what poet of the new gaol was one which she pointed to has her walk in the gallery, and finding it was the UM place of execution. she sopima away under the strong tenors of her awful fate; since this sbe-a she declined ra pidly, end laphithay sight expired. The Jury returned' verdict, after the examination et lb. Heed. that she died under the elects of child-hed fever.—Con'oto leper. TRIAL OP 110. SI. JOHN LONG. OLD BAILEY—SaroaDAT. The unparalleled interest which the investigation of this cam before the Coroner excited, was not, apparently, carried to the trial, for at nine o'clock there were but few persons in the Court. A number of eminent medical men were In attendance, and in the grand jury box se veral clegantly-dressed females were accommodated. At nine o'clock Mr. Justice Parke and Mr. Baron °arrow, accompanied by a number of noblemen, took their seats upon the ben ch. Mr. Long was then placed at the bar, while the indictment was Ind over, which stated that on the body of Catherine Cashin he did hied may use a certain liquid, to wash and sponge the back of the said Ca theme Cashin, well knowing the same to be of an infirammusp and dangerous nature ; whereby a certain wound was produced oo the back from whence death ensued. The prisoner is a IMO of passel appesr ance tall, and apparently about 33 years of age. To the indictment he pleaded Not Guilty in a firm voice. Mr. ALLEY opened the case, and begged to direct the most serious attention of the Jury to what he considered one of the most important cases which had ever come before a Jury. The question was, whether the prisoner had used a certain wash from whence death ensued, where by he had incurred the charge of felony and manslaughter ? The un fortunate young lady was of highly respectable family, who lived on their property, and having a sister unwell they came to London, in or der to consult the prisoner, for medical assistance. Miss atherine Cashin went with her sister to these consultations of Mr. St. John Long. She was then of peculiarly fine form, and without the slightest appear ance of any incipient disorder. Mr. Bt. John Long, however, corn ' municated to the mother his belief that Miss Cashin would be in less than two months afflicted with a consumption. Her mother and herself felt naturally alarmed. and on the 3d of August she took the fatal determination of submitting to the defendant's novel remedy. On the 13th of August, after having been rubbed with some stuff taken from a bottle, a ulcer formed on bet body, and her back soon be came in a state of great inflammation. When Mr. Long was in formed of this, he said, "Oh d it is all right, it should be so, for it is part of my system." The young lady having got worse, her friends th ought fit to send for Dr. Brodie to give his opinion on the case. He came, and expressed his surprise, and prescribed something for her. The defendant came the next day, and was told that Dr. Brodie Bad been sent for. He replied, " There was no necessity, the wound was going on right." They begged him to send her some medi cine to give her relief. He said, "Oh, no, I detest medicine above all things; but give her a tumbler of port wine." A glass of wine was given her, but her stomach instantly rejected it. Dlr. St. John Long applied a poultice, at the same time placing Miss Cashin on the be d, and uncovering her person. When asked why he exposed her in that manner, he said he wanted to allow the fresh air to have access to the wound. He was approaching the bed, in order to do something, l when Miss Cashin said, " Mr. Long. you shall not touch me again. You have injured me greatly. I was in perfect health when you tried your prescription on mc." On the day before her de-1 cease additional spots were pointed out to Mr. Long. He went away, and never Aar saw the unfortunate young lady. The next morning the lady in whose house Miss Cashin lived hearing the bell ring violently, went up stairs, and found the young lady struggling in the agonies of death. The learned Counsel then recapitulated the subsequent coroner's inquest and the finding of the jury, that Mr. Long was guilty of " Manslaugh ter." The brother of the young lady before her death called on Mr. I Long. and asked how he could have reduced her to such deplorable debility? Mr. Long said, " Oh, the young lady came with her sister, and I thought she appearedunwell, and recommended her to place her. self under my care. This was a most important point, because it showed that the operation was not performed by her desire, but by Mr. Long's request. The medical men who examined the body after death found a dreadful wound on the back, in a state of mortification. This injury undoubtedly caused her death. In order to satisfy further doubts which existed, the body was exhumated and inspected by eminent me dical men, and after a minute examination they came to the opinion that death had ensued from the outward application. This was a brief outline, and he hoped that the jury would, as men of honour, divest themselves of every previous prejudice, and come to a decision on the case from the evidence alone—The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call the witnesses t Mrs. Roddes, Mornington-place, Hampstead-road : Mrs. and the two Miss Cashing lodged in her house ; they became lodgers on the 26th June lot. Miss Catherine Cashin at that time appeared to be in perfect heal h ; she continued so until within four or five days of the time when witness accompanied her to Mr. Long. It was on the 13th August witness went to Mr. Long, 43, Harley-street ; had a message from Mrs. Cashin, expressing her fears respecting the wound on her daughter's back. Mr. Long said Miss Cashin must go and inhale, after which he would look at her back. The process of inhaling was this ; in the room appeared two cabinet pianos, each lady took a pipe,l about a yard and a half long, and put it to an orifice in the machine op. posits to which she seated herself, and inhaled. There were about eight or ten ladies inhaling when Miss Cashin went in ; they inhaled from half an hour to three quarters. Mr. Long expressed a wish to witness, that' Miss Cashin would not omit going every day to his house for he purpose of inhaling. With respect to the wound, he said that she would be quite well in few days. On the evening of the next day Mr. Long came to examine the wound on Miss Cashin's back. He said it was in a beautiful state, and that he would give 100 guineas if he could produce a similar wound on the person of some of his patients. Witness pointed out a dark inflamed puncture. He said it was in consequence of in. baling, and unless those appearances presented themselves he could not expect any beneficial result. He added, that the symptoms con. bitted with the wound were a proof that his system was taking due effect. Witness wished him to give her a composing draught. He said a tumbler of mulled port wine was a better composing draught than all the doctors in the world could give, for he hated the very name of physic. On the staircase Mr. Long requested that witness would expose the wound to the air. Witness remarked that the ex. posure ef such a wound would most likely produce madness or death. Mr. Long then said, on reconsideration, he thought there could not be a better application than the poultice witness had made; and that he should rely on witness's judgment for an account of the wound the following morning. Witness did apply the poultice. Mr. Long was sent for the next day. When he came into the room, be took off his coat lustily, and requested some soft dry linen to be procured. He very uncour. teously stripped off Miss Cashin's night-dress. By uneourteously, she meant rudely. Witness begged that Mr. L. would step aside until she had removed the poultice. Miss Cashin said, " Indeed. Mr. Long, you shall not touch my back again; it is horrible...you very well know when I became your patient I was in Whatever health—but now you are killing me." Mr. Long replied, " Whatever inconvenience you are now suffering it will be of short duration, for in two or three days you will be in better health than you ever were, in your life," and again spoke most confidently that the result of his system would be to prolong her life. He then put on his coat, and said if she had not undergone his prescription she would have been seised with consemp tion. All the subsequent symptoms witness described as seeming to give him satisfaction. in witness expressing her fears, Mr. Long said they were perfectly groundless, and proceeded from ignorance of his system, saying that Miss Cashin would be perfectly well in two or three days. Mr. Long visited Miss Cuhin twice on the day before her death. Mr. P. Sweetman examined by Mr. Alley : He lives in Dublin, and married the sister of Miss Cashin. He received a letter, in consequence of which he came to England on the Saturday previous to her death. He asked Mr. Long what he thought of Miss Cashin. Mr. Long re. plied, that she was doing very well, and just in the state that he wished her to be. Be breakfasted with Mr. Long on Sunday morning: in conversation, Mr. Long told him that many of his patients would be glad to have such a wound, and that he had told Miss Cashin, when he first saw her, that if she did not put herself under his care she would die of consumption in a month or two ; in consequence of which, Mrs. Cashin, on being told what Mr. Long had said, put Mise Casbin under his treatment, hoping to save her from consumption. Mr. Long then described his mode of treatment, by rubbing the chest, the back. and sometimes the eyes. Mr. Long presented a book and wished him to sign it, and not to divulge what the mixture was composed of.-o. o ss. examined by Mr. Gurney : Mrs. C. brought her daughters to England to put the youngest under Mr. Long for a consumption. Her son had died of a similar complaint at Lyons. Mr. Brodie examined by Mr. C. Pa:Lutes. Witness went on the 16th August to see Miss Cashin, she was confined to her bed ; he found the inflamed part of her back about the size of a plate; in the centre there was a black dead spot about the sire of the palm of his hand ; she was also suffering from excessive sickness, and nothing would remain on her stomach ; he ordered her some medicine to allay her sickness, and a poultice was to be applied to her back ; he did not at that time think her to be in so dangerous a state as she afterwards proved to have been; ne called on the following afternoon and found she had died in the morn. ing • he thought it was quite absurd to administer port wine. Dr. Alexander Thomson acquiesced in every thing Mr. Brodie had stated. Mr. Thomas King, Dr. James Johnson, Dr. John Hogg, and Dr. Goodeve, spoke to the appearance of the corpse, and unfavourably of the treatment of the case. Alice Dyke stated that the prisoner at the bar was her master ; she was in his sarice on the Scl of August ; on that day she rubbed a liquid on the back of Miss Cashin by Mr. Long's orders ; she rubbed ha only once ; she did not know what the liquid was composed of. Cross-examilied by Mr. Gummi—Mr. Long had a great many patients ; some of them of rank; the tubbing wa, to produce a sore or discharge ; she came day by day afterwards to be dressed ; Mis a C as id u was washed and rubbed with the same lotion as used upon others. Here the cam for the prosecution) dosed. THE DEFENCE. The ease for the prosecution being closed, it was submitted by the counsel teethe defendant, that the defendant must be acquitted, as there was DO MO tO go to the Jury. Mr. Justice PARER appeared to coin. dde with this view of the question, but Mt. Baron Oaattow gays an adverse opinion. The Cas t Observed the learned Judge, was dsomuch importance, that society would not be duly protected unless the opinion of the collected wisdom of the bench—the Twelve Judges —was Ern re. aortal to. Supposing the jury to be of the opinion that the p r i soner hod not exercised sound caution and proper care, whereby death bad i ., w IMINWEIE 'indeed, he should recommend, before proceeding to judgment, that the ens be termed to the judges. There was no analogy between the pre sses woo end that of Martin Van Butchell In the latter ease, the hod ground for refusing to let the ease proceed. Be made es betwixt the most eminent practitioner of the Royal Col. Iffsldans or Surgeons, and any person who practised medicine ors He should view a case in precisely the same light, .g wilful negligence bad caused a fatal termination, whether the posy was the Pmlaent of the Ito al College of Surgeons, or the cam. i.e. Bone-setter of the villa. The case of a surgeon who cut off a seer's leg when he was drun k, and of an aceoucheur who attended a uasle, and by neglecting a very necessary precaution, caused her death, was, I. his opinion, properly visited with the penalties of the law. The same responsibility attached to a surgeon as to a driver of a d e coach, who, got drunk, and ran over any body, was properly in dictable for laughter. He repeated it, that proper caution was what he insisted kaoth eases. Be could not for a moment divest himself of id*, or consider that nothing reprehensible attaches to a pencil who might have the lives of millions to experi meat upon, who dealt out medicines without judgment or care, and merely took the chance of the benefit they might produce. It was not the question with him of much or little skill, but it was the question of proper precaution, and it proved that an operation was performed so carelessly that the fatal result wax induced from that want of care, no jury could say that such a man was not liable to the law. Under all circumstances, he thought it better to have the opinion of the judges upon this very important case. Mr. Justice PARR then called on the prisoner foe his defence ' who handed in a written paper,which was read by the Clerk of the Arraigns. The paper commenced by stating that the Aliases Cashio called upon him in August, one of whom laboured under a pulmonary complaint. He prescribed for her, and also her sister, whom he considered likely speedily to suffer ucdcr the same disorder. He applied the same means for her recovery which lie had used with perfect success for the last 4 years, during which time he had restored to perfect health many of the nobility and gentry. That the remedy failed in this instance was the dispensation of PROVIDIKCE, over which no human agency could exercise control. But he utterly denied that he had any other object in view than the young lady's restoration. In fact his professional reputation and his interest forbad any other conclusion. Before he ended, lie ged to make one observation upon the statements which had appear in the public print'. They had created an unfair prejudice towards him, and he entreated them not to judge his case from thou statements. He hoped they would dismiss from their minds all they had heard on this dia. tressing subject, and in that expectation he left his ease in their hands. It was for them to decide whether a medical practitioner should be an swerable to the laws for one fai!ure. He appealed cheerfully to the laws of England and to their consciences for a just decision of his case. A vast number of witnesses were called, all of them of the most re spectable class. Among them were examined, Mr. Samuel Houghton, of Manchester, in examination by Mr. Gurney, stated, he had been under Mr. Long's care for eight months ; was perfectly satisfied with his skill and treatment.—Mr. Samuel Wildey, of Shropshire, had re sorted to Mr. Long for medical advice with great benefit ; had been for 11 months under his care.—Miss Page had been for three weeks under his care, and was perfectly satisfied with his treatment.—The Mar. chioness of Ormond had three of her daughters, the Ladies Butler, under the care of Mr. Long from 6 to 6 months; was perfectly satisfied with Mr. Long's care skill, and tenderness. Mr. Long had been at tending her fi rst child two or three months before she placed the second under his care.—Mrs. Aughtie had been under the prisoner's care since June last, and was perfectly satisfied with his treatment and skill.—Miss P. Smith, a very charming young lady, had a favourable opinion of Mr. Long's skill and humanity, as she had been a patient since last April.--Mrs. and Miss Webb had both the highest opinion of Mr. Long's care and skill.—Lord Viscount Ingestrie had been under Mr. Long's care for three weeks, and was entirely satisfied with his skill.- - The Marquis of Sligo gave the same favourable testimony of Mr. Long's skill. Colonel Campbell, Miss Melville, Mrs. Swill. don, and General Sharpe, had all been under Mr. Long's care, and had formed the highest opinion of his skill and treatment. — General Ashworth had five of his family, and also himself, under Mr. Long's care. They were all impressed with the highest opi. Mon of his talent and care. Miss Catherine Webb and Miss Smith bad both satisfactorily experienced Mr. Long's skill. Other witnesses, to the number of twenty.nine, all spoke in the highest terms both as to the skill, care, and tenderness of Mr. Long. Mr. Justice PARKI then addressed the Jury, and proceeded to read over the evidence, which he commented upon very minutely. He then said, before he entered upon the evidence, he would enforce upon the consideration of the Jury the necessity of dismissing from their minds any bias which they might have received from raiding the pub lic prints. He had always been of opinion that the publication of such matter was injurious and dangerous to any one who was shortly to be tried by the laws of his country. There was one observation he was bound to notice, which had fallen from the learned Counsel (Mr. Alley) whom, at all times, he found to act in the most impartial manner—that he had stated to the Jury that the Coroner and the Grand Jury had both found Mr. Long guilty of manslaughter. He was bound to inform them that this announced to nothing at all, and did not, in the remotest degree, establish the guilt of the prisoner. His learned brother, Garrow, had stated truly that it made no difference whether a person was licensel or unlicensed to practice physic. If be was unlicensed he only incurred the pecuniary penalty established by the Charter of the Physicians, in certain acts of Parliament. The opinion of Chief Justice Hale he begged to press on their notice. — lie expressly says—" GOD forbid that because a medical man has had a failure, he shovid be iheld guilty of manslaughter." It was unfortunate that the learned Counsel for the defendant had addressed the Court for the acquittal of the prisoner, as his address seemed to infer that a difikrence en the question existed be tween his learned brother and himself. This was not the case, for in fact they both drew the sane Way, though by different means. He agreed that in proved cases of wilful neglect it was improper that a per son should escape, but he contended that a failure in skill carried no penalty with it. To find the prisoner guilty, it wu necessary clearly to establish that he had betrayed gross ignorance and criminal indiitaeece. He would leave it to the judgment of the Jury, after the high and unimpeachable testimony of so many respectable witnesses, whether they could charge want of skill, or cri minal negligence on the defendant. He relied principally on Lord Chief Justice Hale, who says, " If a potion is given, with the hope of having a beneficial effect, and the man dies, this is not homicide, and I hold other opinions erroneous, and that if this occurs to an unlicensed person, this is not felony."—Tbe Learned Judge then proceeded to read over the evidence, and from the comments on the witnesses, it ap. peered to favour the opinion that the Learned Judge did not consider the offence with which Mr. Long stood charged, borne out. The Jury retired to deliberate at five o'clock. Having remained for three hours, and some Intimation having been given to the Judges that a difficulty had arisen, they were sent for into Court at eight o'clock, when Mr. Justice PARKE, 00 proceeding to address them, was stopped by the Foreman, who stated that his brother Jurors concurred in a ver dict of Guilty. When this was announced, a slight symptom of approbation was ma. nifested. The prisoner turned pale, and gave an electric start. This verdict was evidently unexpected by the prt•oner and by the bench. Mr. Sergeant Atenucws then prayed the Court to admit the prisoner to bail till judgment was pronounced. The JuDoe said he could make no distinction between this case and the care of a poor man, and was obliged to refuse the application. It was then agreed by the Learned Judges, that they should defer sentence until they had held solemn consultation. The prisoner was then removed from the bsr. evidently greatly affected. SURREY SESIONS. Saturday, Rkherd Tear de aged 30, and Matthew Gibson, aged 31. were indicted, the former for stalling 1161bs. weight of gum, value 221. 60 gallant of vandal', value 601. a large quantity of dry colours. and a hammer and scoop, the property o: Ms employers, Blears. Reynolds and Co. colour and varnish manufacturers, Snow-fields, Ber mondsey, and'the liner prisoner for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing the article, to have been s:olen. The jury found Teasdell guilty, and acquitted Gibte-. The Chairman sentenced him to 14 yea's' transput POLICE REPORTS. BOW-STILEIT.—ADVERTISING MONEY LENDLIts.--Saturds . H. Palmer, alias Smirk, was charged with having feloniou►ly obtained possession of cettain bills of exchange, with intent to •dtfraud Richard N. Holton, Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 84th Regiment of Foot.—. Witness described acceptances to have bon obtained front him on terms which had not been fulfilled, and un one of them he had been arrested. Mr. HALLS thought the offence did not amount to felony, but directed summonses to be issued to the other parties to appear. The prisoner was remanded for a week. Solicitors were present ready to prefer other charges against him. LAKOILTII.STILEZT.—John Apple, Esq. residing at White-house, Hackney. was charged by a policeman of K. divihion with haring assaulted him. The policeman stated that the defendant struck and aboard him while on duty, without the slightest provosation. Mr. Apple said he merely asked his way to a particular street. when the compLinant gave him a wrong direction, and being irritated st his conduct, he certainly did strike him. The Magistrates fined him Ss. for the assault, which he immediately paid. Mattaciaovon-stair? —On Saturday an information. under the new Beer Act, was laid by a man named Foster, again.t Mrs. Jane Crick, of 40, High-street, St. Giles's, for not having the Christian and surname, together with the words "Licertied to sell Beer by Retail," outside the house in conspicuous characters, according to the first of William IV. Mr. Dyer, however, dismissed the information with costs, as the intermit did not prove whether the !souse was licensed or not, which was the very substance of the information. • • F• ~+`~ ~; ,tEaMs SCINTILLA. A MEMORIAL FOR THE TOWN AND COLLEGE OF GLASGOW. (From es old M.S. no data, but about 1641.) Desire 1. That the town may have a new warrant, under the Kit g ' s hand, for the election of their 81 Ramon I.—This pow er ; s common to all royal burghs, such as their old charters make then:. 2. The Rin g , in his late signature, has expressed particulary that :4. your. 8. Their services deserve it, as well as any burgh in Scotland, my Lord Marquis (Hamilton) can well instruct. 4. If it shcald to denied, it would cast that city on the dependence of some noble family or statesman which might bean occasion, as of old, of great trouble ie the country side. Desire 2. That the Ring would be pleased to give assurance to mile, min out of the Bishopriek a minister in the High Kirk. Reason I. The Bishops did ever, by themselves or chaplains, take upon them it supply that place. Their fall ought not to prejudge the church of or, preacher at least in their room. The town would be overburdered t , provide that place, being overcharged with the stipends of so ma ll . both ministers, readers, hospitals, and such public works as exhaagt their rents. Desire & That the fair and famous Eligh Church of Glasgow n. 2; not be permitted to decay ; it is neither equity nor possibility for ti town to keep it up. Five or six chalders of beer, if It be presently b e . stowed by the King, will uphold it, but if long delayed, all the B tick will not repair the ruins of that building, which is Scotland' is on!)hop. St. Paul's. Desire 4. It is all the reason in the world that the Bishop's Hospital should have a part of the Bishoprlck, as if it wtrt but some few chalices of victual for the present ; the full rent of it, in my opinion, Is within fifteen pounds sterling. Desire 3. That whatever his Majesty be pleased to bestow on preacher, on the fsbrick of the High Church, on the Bishop's Hospital. it would be put in the signature fur the town, to be defrayed out of the Bishop's mins, lying within and near the town. XEMORANDI7* FOR TUB UNITZRSITY. The King being willing to help all the Universities out of the Bishoprick, ;your Lordship bath reason to see Glasgow provided with the first. It was founded by the house of Hamilton : you are one of its plants. The most of your friends have their breeding there. It is very poor for the maintenance of a Principal, a Professor of Divinity, a Professor of Physick, five Regents, fourteen or fifteen Bursars, a Col. lector, a Steward, a Beddel, a Porter, some Cooks—l think about 28 founded persons. They have not for table and stipend 4001. of rent. It were a pity but at least 4001. out of the Bishoprick, and 1001. out of the Subdeanery, might be got for augmentation of stipends already founded, for the maintenance of three new Professors, one for the con troversies of Divinity, one for Mathematics, and one for the Oriental Tongues; for at least six Bursars of Divinity, for acme yearly rent to the Bibliotheck ; also, for maintaining and enlarging the fabrick of the house. Whatever is gotten, GOD, and the King, and your Lordship shall have the thanks. BEGGARS IN SCOTLAND IN 1638. From an Overture to tke Getserat Arnewebiy al Glasgow. " The evil of beggars is regretted by all, and the remeid oft =ayes:, but hitherto without all fruit. What pity it is that there should be of our nation, of our flesh and bones, above 40 or 50,000 sculls daily vagabonds, neglected both in soul and body, members of no congrega. tion ; not catechised, not married, not admitted to the holy couununion: living among us in adultery, incest, drunkenness, open blasphemy, theft, fightings, baptising, marrying, communicating one another. Shall Goa be pleased with us, when such abominations are so long suffered ? Th. truly poor are robbed by entertaining such numbers of their vagabonds. Remeld.-11 every Presbytery will encourage and urge the gentlemen e the Shires who sit with than to execute the laws in all provinces once. if every parish may be moved to keep in their own, their may yet be hope ; let houses of correction be ordained ; let there be employmert for the willing in works, and contributions for the weak and sick." Although this account was written by one of the most intelligent of the Scottish clergy, it is not to be taken as altogether accurate with respec• to the number of beggars at that time. Bells which are generally felt ate commonly exaggerated, and in 1698, Fletcher, another intelligent miter, makes the beggars and vagabonds in Scotland to amount to the incredible number of two hundred thousand. He thinks that the number had been nearly doubled by the famine and distress which had prevailed in Scotland for some years. Of this famine, so dreadful in Its effects, no account is to be found In our principal historians, but its ravages have been described by De Foe in the following words :—" The Scots had supplied themselves with corn from England for two years before, and, indeed, that had almost exhausted Scotland of all their ready money England got two hundred thousand pounds sterling by the Scots for corn in about 18 months. It is true, that this supply did keep the price of can in Scotland something moderate, and the Scots m ad e shift to live. But in the middle of this, we prohibited the exportation of con in general, and this struck the Scot, into the greatest &Scully ima ginable. The poor were perfectly distressed ; and the next year's crop failing also, a dreadful famine followed, insomuch that the young men of 20 and 25 years of age would look like old men of 60; and hunger had so disfigied the people, that the most intimate acquaint ance could not know oneanother but by their voices. Multitudes, fa mished for want of bread, dropt down dead in the fields and streets. And if I may take the modestest accounts there, from men of probity and judgment, above 18,000 people perished in Scotland foe mere want of bread. The distress may a little be gathered by this, that the next year after, which was 1688, when the corn began to ripen in the fields, the poor hungry people, not able to stay till it was ripen'd and gotten In, would run into the fields and snatch it In the ear, and eat it green, in such a manner as both spoil'd the corn, and railed the poor people. throwing them into duxes cord distempers, by which many thousands dy'd the year after. " It would be a story too moving to tell you the distress of Scotland.. and what miserable things the people fed on ; bow several pimple wen found deed in the fields, with weeds, and roots, and grass, and some times worse things even, in their hands, and with the vilest of things even in their mouths." CORONER'S INQUEST. DISTINSSINIS AECSDENT. Sabin!Sy afternoon an inquisition was taken in the Board-roan of the City Bridewell, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, before W. PAirwt, Esq. toughing the death of a fine youth. named Joseph Harris, aged fourteen, who was drowned. It appeared in evidence that the deceased and two lads of the namesof Goodfellow and Young, took it into their heads to have au aquatic excursion on Monday evening, but being destitute of the means of gmtifring their wishes by any other method, they proceeded to Clown Wharf, Eisex.street, Strand, where they found an old wherry belorg- Mg to a waterman, named Simpson, which they got into and towed away up the river, without leave of the owner. On arriving in the centre of the Thames, near Blackfriars- Bridge. they were several tintes in imminent danger of perishing from their want of skill in managing the boat, which was so leaky, that in order to keep her afloat they were compelled to bale the water out with a 'pint pot. They endea. voured to land at Blackfrian.stairs in doing which they e a: . t h e b oat between two piles, where she stuck fast. This so exasperatvd the de. ceased, that he began swearing in a dreadful manner, when. taking ail oar, he tried to push her off, but in the attempt he lost his balance, fell into the water, and after struggling a then time, he sunk. His companions being alarmed, demairtd, leaving him to I.is fate. The body was not found till Friday morning, when it was diseovertd under a barge shockingly mutilated. The deceased was the son of a privat: watchman, to Messrs. Twinings' the eminent tca.dealers.-- Verdict, Accidentally Groaned." HIIIIDOMADARY. Tom Dir, Nov. 1 The Feast of All Saints—a grand day at thr Catholic planes of worship, in honour of the Saints who have net had a particular day in the year set apart for them. Jeroboam proclaimed a feast in honour of the calves erected in Bethel. Holiday at the Bark. To-proasow.—Feast of All Souls. TOY ESDAY.—Ps ince** Sophia born, 1777. Noah entered the ark. ThvasDay.—King William landed, 1888. Holiday at the Bank. Fatha.Y.—Powder Plot, 1805. ;Holiday at the Bank. A solemn mass at Aloostelds Catholic Chapel for the repose of the soul* of those whose remains are buried thew. SAT U ILDAT.—st. Leonard. He was a Nobleman of the Court of Clovis 1. whose piety and goodness raised him to the Bishopric of Uhlman. Ile died about 569. Michaelmas Term begins. Sur. sets 40 minutes after 4. Princess Charlotte died, 1817. BIRTHS. The 29th ult. at Homsey, the lady of.l.Campbell, Esq. of a daug'.ter —The 30th ult. at Brighton, Mn. D. Barba, of a daughter, still•t•ur: —The 27M ult. the lady of Mr. J. T. Han, of adaughter. 11AltRIED. Sattirday, at Ewell, 31r. Chadwick. of Southwark, to Ann, -eldest daughter of Mr. J.Waghorn, of Ewell—Thenth ult. T. Plummer. cf Curtaimroad, Shorctliti h. to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Fisher. of Upper Thames.street--The 28th ult. at Clitheroe, the Res. E. H. Orityr, B.A. of St. Mary Hall, Oxford, eldest soo of E. Orme. EN. Fusroy.square, to Mary, eldest daughter of J. Garnett, Esq. Hoe Field, Lancashire—The 26th ult. at Belford Church, Northumberland, W• L. Thomas, M.D. and M.R.C.S. of Hatfield, Hertfordshire. to Jane G. only daughter of William Hazard, Esq. of the former place. DIED. At Kingston-on-Thames. on the 29th ult. G. Roots, Esq. in the 88th year of his age.—At Edenbridge, Kent. in hi s bb t h y ear , t h e Rev. T. ayton.—The 29th ult. in the 74th year of ilia age, the Rev. W. Eve leigh, LL. B. vicar of Aylestord and Lamberhurst, in the county of Kent —The 211th ult. Miss ()dell, of River-street, Pentonville —The 28th oh. J Stettin, Esq. late of Springhill. near Birtninghtm.—'l%* 12th ult. at Brighton. aged 66, J. Thotnix.rtow, Esq. late chief clerk in Ws Majesty's office of Woods and Forests.—The 29th ult. at Camden tov n, Miss Ann Dodd. only daughter of the late J. Dodd, Bp- C" r.dlineaueet, Bedford-square. Lowoox : Panted and rubhabed by Jos■ 11ATrt, at the Stal l/17114Hr, Nu. 1, Ptekaullacat, Temple Bar.