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. %rout the Tyne Mercury. Friday, a number of members of the Literary and Philosophical Society of this town met in their lecture room, for a further examination of the mummy, an ac• count of the opening of which was published some time ago. Messrs. Greenhow and Baird atteneded, but it should be observed that a large proportion of the members present were professional gentlemen. Mr. Greenhow, before the head was opened, seemed to think that there was reason to believe the brain to have been taken out, at the nostrils, and that, from their appa rout er.krirement, the bituminous matter had been in . iettcd into the head by those orifices. He said it had been conjectured that probably the orbits of the eyes had been penetrated, but of this there was no appearance natever ; indeed, the membranes of the eyes were still iu tt,e sockets, but extremely compressed. Dr. Granville had supposed that some corrosive fluid was usually intro (bleed into the nostrils, for the purpose of destroying the u../ a muter. Mr. Greenhow and Mr. Baird speedily re moved a part of the skull which had covered the cerebrum. The bone was so completely saturated with matter used for embalming, that it might almost be called an entirely new substance. The sutures were lost sight of, and the small cavities which bones commonly contain quite filled op. The dura mater was found in a state of considerable petfection : it contained a quantity of matter, which was at first supposed to be entirely bituminous; but a consi derable difference in the smell of this substance and other parts of the mummy caused a more minute investigation, and a strong opinion finally prevailed that the brain had not been extracted at all. Some members compared the smell to rotten cheese; and Mr. W. Hutton having sub mitted a portion of it to the action of fire, observed that the odour then produced evidently resulted in a great de gree from animal matter. The septum which divides the brain was in a perfect state. That the brain had not been removed was corroborated by the medical gentlemen not being able to discover the channel by which it might have been taken out, and it was probable it had been forced into a small compass by means of hot liquid sent in through a syringe, by some very small passage. The ethmoid bone and the backs of the orbits appeared to be perfect. Mr. Greenhow conceived there was some car bonate of soda in the substance contained by the head. Mr. G. here took the cover from a glass jar containing some of the vicera which had been taken out on Monday. He had put them into oil of turpentine, which had mace tated them, and made them easily cognizable. Mr. G. chewed this by exhibiting an intestine, with the mesen. tery by which it had been attached to the interior of the abdomen. Mr. G. mentioned a chapter of. Genesis in which it was related that Joseph had embalmed his father Jacob, and that the process had occupied forty days. There was also an account of Joseph's body having been embalmed. Doctor Grenville had suc ceeded very well in imitating the process of embalming, as far as four years could be said to have tried it, in the case of an infant, and his method was by means of a slow fire, so as to keep the mixture in a liquid state. Mr. G. said, if the viscera were treated with oil of turpentine in the way that he had done with those taken from the body on Monday, he had no doubt but, the whole might be de tected. The bladder, the uterus, and the rectum, were produced ; the first in parts only, as it could not be re moved without injury. A quantity of matter was disco vered, which must have been the intestinal canal, but which had been compressed almost to nothing. The heart was taken out. The auricles seemed to be gone, but the ventricles were visible. The pericardium was discovered ; the lungs, quite collapsed: the liver ; the spleen ; a con siderable portion of the diaphragm, and of the stomach. 'These were all carefully put into oil of turpentine, and from their apparent state will doubtless in a few days corroborate Mr. Greenbow's remark, that they will be quite cognizable. He observed that he had not yet met with any account of a mummy where the viscera bad not beep more or less removed, sometimes by a lateral section of the abdomen, and sometimes by the anus, and the space filled with spices and bituminous matter, or with dry powders. It should be mentioned also that the an tiseptic process seemed to have been much more corn. plete than in any former instance. Mr. G. spoke of supposed mummies which had been unrolled, but the ciotbs contained no human body. In some instances there were found nothing but beetles, frogs, and other animals, and we understood Mr. G. to say, images or models of the Nilometer. In our last we should have re marked that there were several small beetles found in the mouth of this mummy. On Friday, a number of similar in sects in a perfect state, with others in the chrysalis, were discovered in various parts, and in such situations that no doubt was left but they had been placed there in the egg. The weavers' marks appeared on the cloth at the ends of several of the pieces, and these marks bore a remarkable resemblance to the marks of the weavers of the present day. The cloth has been weighed since our last, and with some pieces that were taken away, and some not removed from the mummy till Friday, the weight cannot be stated at less than 541bs. The left hand of the mummy was straight out, and the nails very long and square at the toads, probably indicative of high rank. The nails of the toes however were short, as well as those of the right band, the thumb of which was bent in •, as was the little finger, and the other fingers were bent round as if this hand had originally held something. We beg to recommend strongly that all the thick com presses which were about the limbs should be carefully' examined, lest any papyrus should have been thrown aside along with any of them in the hurry of unwrapping. There is some difference of opinion as to the age of the lady. Mr. Greenbow thought she had been of the middle age, but others think she must have been older. The general appearance certainly corroborates Mr. G.'s opinion. We must add that the mummy has been brushed over with oil of turpentine, and since strongly varnished, and is to be immediately put into a case (formed of her own coffin) with a glass before it. In clearing away some buildings on the south side of Tooley-street, nearly opposite St. Olave's Church, for the purpose of forming the approaches to the new Lim don Bridge, a curious vaulted chambei has been:laid Oven of lofty dimensions. It is chiefly constructed of Kentish rag-stone, and the architecture is strictly of the Saxon or Anglo-Norman period :. boldly-turned s4ali-cir oelar arches rest upon short columns, plaoed against the ao-eralls. Thesikcolumns bays capiitornamented, in the true Saxon style,' with four semi-tcalar comport inents. The building is supposed tg,g4,:juirt of du inn or town house ;of the Prior of Lewes, in Sussexi and must certainly have been constmeted' as early_ as the twelfth century. If we edit trust a currentitOciftion, contests between the vomit and the throne oc*. jrjid more than once in the face o t e el te congregation. w k. is said a yotitigireacher sn.Jamea'sinikteir some matter nighty offon.l s e r i jibe Monaride i ddit his podium, and.said aloud, WI thee, au, Mem, to *pm& same or came down.'' !b which reasonable request, as it might be thonght,' the preacher stoutly replied, And I tell thee, man, I will neither speak sense nor come down."—Sir W. Scott's History of Scotland. - • ..: :', '.*. 7.:.:. N - , - :;;;; ' itli9r . it, ', N. .. • v.?' 1:2. j Wet •`..7'..1 ' , ;,111. • ' • I k ‘•;..>* 1.14 1 1617NAT10N OF A MUMMY. 1 11 . 1 5 lad 0; - ' ' lb " — Frpm the Tyne Mercury. LAW INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—DoecuzsTsi, March 16. CUM COL-SLADE T. truer LL. Mr. CoLERI De z opened the pleadings. The decla ration charged the defendant with having had criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife, and for which the plaintiff sought pecuniary compensation. The damages were laid at 3,0001. Mr. Serjeant WILDS, in addressing the Jury on be half of the plaintiff, stated that he had the honour to ap pear before them that day as counsel for Mr. Robert Slade, a most respectable merchant, carrying on busi ness at Poole ; and that gentleman complained of an in jury of the most serious description that could possibly occupy the attention of a jury. Tho learned Serjeant then proceeded to detail the facts of the case as given in evidence. The Rev. W. P. Jollitt—l am perpetual curate of Poole. I know Mr. and Mrs. Slade. I married them on the 17th of March 1817. Cross-examined—l reside in the immediate neighbour hood of Poole. I have not spent a quarter of an hour with Mr. and Mrs. Slade. Mrs. Jollitt does not visit them. Jane Lockier—l lived with Mr. and Mrs. Slade three or four months before they separated. There are 5 chil dren. I was nursemaid. I walked out with Mrs. S. and the children. They did not visit much. Mr. Slade was a domestic man. I knew Mr. Furnell. I first saw him when I went out for a walk between July and August of last year. We were walking round Fitlock, a field near Poole. I had never seen him before with Mrs. Slade. He had not visited the house. He walked with Mrs. S. two hours. I saw him the next day. He walked with her then, and the children and I walked behind. They fre quently met in this way four or five times a week. The familiarity increased after this. I saw Mr. Furnell kiss Mrs. Slade. He had been with her two hours and a half that day. I told my mistress what I had seen. Mr. Furnell came to my mistress after that, and spoke other, and she then directed me to go and buy cakes for the children. The children went with me. Mr. Furnell came to the house on the Sunday following. My master usually went to church about half-past ten. Mr. Furnell came about a quarter past eleven. I heard him speak in the parlour, and heard my mistress's voice there also. My fellow servant was at home also. The door was shut. There is a window at the back of the parlour, looking into the yard. After I had heard the voice, I told the other servant, and then went up stairs to the nursery. I could then look through the window into the parlour. I looked in, and saw my mistress sitting on Mr. Furnell's knee, with his arm round her waist. I saw her five or six minutes. I was an hour in the nursery before I went down. Mr. Furnell was still in the parlour. He went away about half-past twelve. Mr. Slade usually came from church at a quarter to one. I saw them again the next day in the field. One day when they were walking together, my mistress told me to take the children to their grand mamma's, and wait till she came. I waited an hour ;at the expiration of which she came, and we went home.— On another Sunday, when Mr. Slade was at church, Mr. Furnell came to the house about half an hour after he had been gone. He did not knock, but the door was left ajar. After Mr. Furnell's visits my mistress used to dress herself at an earlier hour on Sundays ; Mr. Slade used to treat his wife very kindly. Cross-examined.—July was the last time I saw Mr. Furnell at the house. I never saw him but in that month. Mr. and Mrs. Slade slept in the front room in the same bed until after my mistress took up with Mr. Furnell. I never saw her in a state of intoxication before this, but I did about a week after she took up with Mr. Furnell. I have frequently walked by the defendant's counting house with my mistress. I have seen her just turn her bead to look in as she passed. After it was found out my master asked me questions about it, but not till after my mistress had left. I never told him of it before. I don't know Mrs. Clement Barnes. Re-examined—The walking between the parties con tinued about five weeks. Racbael Silcock—l am a married woman. I lived with Mr. Slade about five months, and left about August or September last; I know Mr. Furnell ; I saw him at my master's house about the latter end of July four or fin times a week ; the first time was on a week day, when my master was out; I have seen him at the house five or six Sundays when Mr. Slade was at church; I have seen the defendant and my mistress go into the best bed-mom and lock the door ; I went and tried it ; Sun day was the first they went into the bed-room; the defendant had been a quarter of an hour in the house before they went there ; they remained in the bed room twenty minutes; they were there afterwards ; I have gone into that room after they came out, and the bed appeared as if some one had been lying ,upon it; they have been nine or ton times in the bed-room ; I remember the day after the Corporation dinner ; I did not see Mr. Furnell at our house, but I thought he was there, for I heard some one talking with my mistress in the parlour, a room she did not usually go into ; this was about 'seven o'clock in the evening. Mr. Slade was not at home then ; he was at the dinner, and was never at home when the defendant called. Mr. Slade behaved very kindly to my mistress, and she showed the same feeling towards him, until her acquaintance with the defendant. The youngest child is four years, and the eldest 12 years old. Cross-examined—After I left the plaintiff's, I went to lire with Mr. Flemming ; he is no relation of his ; I never went back to stay at the house ; very few persons visited at the house ; I never saw any violence used be tween the plaintiff and his wife, or any quarrel ; I saw them go into the bed-room, and heard the door fastened. I never mentioned it to the plaintiff until it was found out. Mr. West—l am a medical man at Poole, and have known the plaintiff and his wife fiftee n }o rs ; I have on attended Mrs. Slade five times when ; I never ,law any want of harmony between the plaintiff and her; they lived a retired life ; Mr. Slade is about 35, and Mrs. Slade about 32 ; Mr. Purnell is about 30 years of age; he is a timber merchant at Poole, and a partner in a re spectable house ; Mr. Slade and Mr. Purnell are members of the Corporation. Cross-examined—l never visited at the plaintiff's except upon professional business; some of Mrs. Slade's female relations reside at Poole; the defendant is a married man,, and has three children. Mr. Thomas Arnold—l am an attorney at Poole; I married a cousin of the plaintiff; I visited him and hie wife; I never observed any thing but the greatest kindness, ' between them. Cross-examined--I have been there four or five tines since my marriage ; my wife called mica or twice ; I think I have seen one of Mrs. Slade's female relatives there. Miss Wade—l am not related to the parties ; I hat* been in the habit of , sometimes visiting the plaintiff ant his wife ; their conduct with respect to kin's wab nothing but what was proper. Creta-axastiaed—Mr. Sbda Ira. pima, oat ; tome times ha was at home ; he always dined at home ; I oftvli saw Miss Sellers there. George Hancock—l am a member of the Corporation of Poole ; I was at the dinner in September last ; the plaintiff and defendant dined there ; the defendant went away very early. Mr. Furnell sits in the same pew with me at church ; he was at church some Sundays in July and August last. Mr. Lander—l am collector at the Custom-house at Poole ; I have frequently seen Mr. Furnell write his name ; the signature to the letter produced is his ; but I do not know his writing. Cross-examined—The body of the letter is Mr. Parr's writing ; that gentleman is solicitor to the plaintiff. The letter above alluded to was read; it was dated the 2d of October, 1829 :—" The defendant therein stated that he understood his name had been brought in question relative to Mrs. Slade; he would state to Mr. Slade the only interviews which he had with his lady amounted to seven in number, and which were accidental meetings, when she happened to be out taking a walk, or some times standing at her door. The defendant, in con clusion, protested upon his honour that nothing improper ever took place between him and Mrs. Slade, and lie would take care that nothing should occur in future to cause any uneasiness to the plaintiff on that subject." Mr. Erskine (with whom was Mr. Earl) addressed the jury for the defendant. The learned counsel having com mented at considerable length upon the evidence and ar guments relied on in support of the plaintiff's case, said he would call witnesses to prove that the wife of the plaintiff was a most abandoned and profligate woman, and that the defendant had conferred a blessing upon her children by causing her being removed from them. Charlotte Sellers, examined—l am the first cousin of the plaintiff's wife ; Mr. Slade has two residences, one at Poole, and another at Parkstone ; I have made visits to Mrs. Slade, and at one time for ten months, about five years ago; I have walked about with her; I once walked on a road from Winborne to Ringwood ; It was about five years ago ; we met two officers—they passed by us ; I afterwards saw them again; we both looked back; they had just passed; she said they were looking at us, and we had better walk on; they were officers; I saw one of them kiss Mrs. Slade ; she did not make any re sistance : I told her that if her husband knew it, he would be offended ; she said he would not know it ; she said one of them was a handsome man, and that she should like to meet him in the evening, and asked me to walk with her ; I did not do so ; I was at the plaintiff's house with her that evening; the plaintiff was watering his flowers when the officers passed the house, I saw one of them kiss his hand to Mrs. Slade ; she said she would like to have seen them if Mr. Slade had not been at home ; I have heard her name a Mr. Humphrey ; she once made a proposal to me to walk to meet him ; we were to walk on the road to Sturt ; Mrs. Slade said he was very rich, and perhaps he would give her 131. and if I would go with her I should have 51. out of the money ; she said he bad met a female on the road, and had given her 101. Mr. Slade was sheriff of Poole during that time ; he was out one evening, Mrs. Slade was at home ; Miss Slade and myself were at home also; during that evening I heard Mr. Cooper pass; Mrs. S. talked to a person at the door outside the pali sades, about three yards from the door ; it was past ten in the evening ; she asked him to go to the church-yard ; the boy said it was very damp ; the grass was wet ; he then asked her to go elsewhere; she said with all her heart ; she pretended to go, and Miss S. caught her by the arm, and she came back ; I never saw her drink ; the plaintiff has accused her of doing so. I have seen a difference in ber ; her head has been affected to a considerable extent ; she had gone to bed • she has been assisted to bed; it has taken place more than once ; the first time was seven ago ; I have had a subpotna from Mr. Slade ; I years etold him a part ; he said he was very sorry ; he could not have thought it : he said if that was the case, Mrs. Slade must have made the first advances to Mr. Pur nell, and he told me the reports he had beard—that Mr. Furnell was frequently at his house when Mr. Slade was at church. He said he hoped Mr. Furnell would not hear anything of the reports I had told him about Mrs. Slade. Cross-examined—l knew Mrs. Slade before her mar riage; the officers did not kiss me; Mrs. Slade bad a very considerable property settled upon her ; Mr. Slade's conduct to his wife was very kind ; I did not mention to the plaintiff's attorney anything about the officers, or the boy and the church-yard ; I told Mr. Furnell of it a fort night or more after I had told it to Mr. Slade ; Mr. and Mrs. Slade were very fond of their children; my opinion of Mrs. Slade was, that she was not a fit companion for a young female. By the Judge—The reason why I visited after the con duct I have described, was, that Mr. Slade wished me to go there. Anna Maria Sellers—l am a sister of the last witness ; I used to visit at Mrs. Slade's, and to walk out with her ; Mrs. Slade used to kiss hands to gentlemen we met; Mrs. Slade kissed her hand, and more than once, to the same persons • we met a Mr. Spurrier once on horseback ; be looked hard at her, and, when he passed, she said she bad a great mind to write to him to meet her on the Upton road, and she dared say he would give her . 101. and she said she would give her (witness) 51. to buy her a silk pelisse: thought IVlrs. Slade appeared intoxicated at times ; she used to stagger, and witness sometimes assisted her when in that state ; recollected Mrs. Slade being absent from the house one night until twelve o'clock ; went to look for her ; found bar in the church yard ; met Mr. Slade as he was conducting her home ; Mrs. Slade said she wished she had her bag with her in order to hays some money, as she wished to give some to a particular person ; recoll ected Mrs. Slade sending to the druggist for something; I thought she called it love powder—(laughter)—and that it was to make (gentle men) admire her, and she was to put it into something they were to dri nk. Cross-examined—Mrs. Slade got lots of love powder ; it was red ; witness was to walk itt the lane (for the 51.) until Mrs. Slade caste to her : witness and her sister used not to talk often about these matters—(the kissing the officers the boy in the church-yard, &c.) Hannah Miller—l lived twelve months with Mr. and Mrs. Slade, two years ago; I have fetched beet, tad a very little spirits ; I have nib my mistress the worse for liquor a great =any time.. Cross-examined—They were sometimes kind to each other. It was her drinking that caused him to act un kindly to her. They were very fond of their children. Sarah Smith—l live with my father at Parkstone, and I know the plaintiff's wife. I know Peter Proud, who worked for the plaintiff as a gardener. I have seen Mrs. Slade take off his hat and run away with it. I have seen her pull his clothes, and have seen her take off his neckcloth, and run away with it. I have seen him kiss her, and run after her. He used to take her in his, arm*, and I heard her cry, " 0 GOD ! Peter, don't, stpseese tee so" (laughter); and he used then to let het o, and they 'would have a chase up the garden. I have seen her jump on his back. I have seen this frequently. Ur. &doh& 'Nuns having replied, and after ilte. Lettned Judge stormed up, the Jury found for the pteltnif—Delefegee 400 i. This trial commenced in the afternoon, and was not over until half past twelve at night. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILiIA Williams Nettleton, whowsaio;;;;;time muter of St. Bride's charity school, for boys, with a salary of M. a year, was finals; examined. charged with embertling 15/. which the late Mr. Bla de,, of Ludgate-hill, who was treasuref of the school, had authorised him to receive from the Ironmongers' Company, in July last. The circumstances proved in evidence were, that the prisoner paid with a cheque on Messrs. Hankeys, by the porter of the Iron. mongers' Company, and that lie had paid one 51. note which he re. ceived in payment for the cheque, to Mr. Renden, of Dorset-street, Salisbury-square, who was his tailor, and a second 51. to Mr. Richard Wood, the landlord of the ull, in the Dover-road, who had endorsed the note as being tal•en from a " little gentleman early in the morning ;" but who now positively identified the prisoner's poison. The third 5/. note bad been circulated at Brighton. Mr. Devey, one of the trustees of the school, deposed that, oh questioning the prisoner about this payment after Mr. Blades's death, he said he had changed the cheque, and after keeping the money in his possession fora day or two, put the notes in an en. velop, addressed John Blades, Req. and delivered it to Mr. Crook and Mr. Jones, at Mr. Blades's counting-house. Subsequently, upon receiving further information, he caused the prisoner to be ap. prehended, when he asked if the matter could not be settled ? Wit. . . ;less told him it could not, and that he had better not say any thing to commit himself. The prisoner declined to say anything in his defence. Mr. Alderman SCHOLEY committed him for trial. UNION-HALL. Yesterday morning Mr. Weale, the assistant overseer of the pa. rush of Lambeth, appeared to complain of a pauper, named John Harrison, who had on the day previous used extremely violent and threatening language to him, until the complainant was appre hensive that the fel lo w had some serious intentions spinet his life. The prisoner said that he bad been at the marriage of a pauper, and had_Fot more to drink than he ought to have done. The MAGISTRATE ordered him to be sent to Brixton for one month, and as be was a stout athletic man, desired that at the ex piration of his punishment, he should not be again admitted into the house. A copy of the charge and punishment was given to NIL Wade, in order that it might be placed in sonic conspicuous part of the home, as a warning to the other inmates, several of whom her. ing lately shewn a turbulent disposition. A venerable looking old man, apparently about 70 years of age. with a remarkably fine cast of features, and a long flowing bean), white with the winter of many years, presented himself. Mr. CHAMBERS : Pray are you. a Jew ?—Applicant (hastily) : No, l am a Christian. Mr. CHAMBERS I did not wish to hurt your feelings; I thought so in consequence of your wearing your beard unshorn. Applicant—Heaven regards not these outward appearances ; they arise merely from the fanciful dispositions of men. The proud Asiatic, whose religion tells him never to smooth his chin, and the enlightened European, who deems it necessary not to allow his beard to grow, will alike find seats in the mansions of bliss, it righteous in their actions and holy in their faith.; Mr. Caresses—l again repeat I did not mean to offend you. 7 Applicant—l believe you, Sir. lam a Christian—a believer in the truth of Johanna Soutbcott. Having said (thus much I will thank you to direct me in the following case :—My son, a tine young man about 25 years of age, now lies dead, and I am debarred from having possession of his body by hie widow, her father, and some of her oer relations. My poor boy had been ill for some time before his death, and 1 was the only person who waited upon him and nursed him from morning till nigM. I gave him his medicines, and watched the of his malignant fever until the vital spark had fled. en he was no more, his widow, with whom he had lived far from happily, came into the room sobbing, and began to lament over and to kiss the inanimate clay. " Away with your hypocrisy," I exclaimed to her; " he who had so little of your en. desrments in his life time wants them not now when he Is dead. The ties which bound you together are now separated, and the body of my son reverts back to my possession and control, as his father." (Here the old man became so agitated that he could not proceed ; by.and-bye be said)—" Pardon me, gentlemen, I weep not because my son is no more; I know he is happy; but the ordinary course of nature had been turned aside, and I have closed the eyes of a kind and affectionate boy, who, I have often fondly hoped, would have done that office for me ; but, ere a few short months are past, I must follow him, and our spirits will mingle together in peace, never, never more to part. When she who was his wife had left the room, I had closed the chamber door, and, having locked it, put the key into my pocket—upon which her father and Vasa' sent for the police, by whom I was taken off to the watch.bouse, and obliged to deliver up the key ; and I am now refused to be allowed to bury my boy, or to have access to the corpse. I have, therefore, come here to obtain a warrant of autho rity to enable me to take away the body, for I have purchased a coffin, and have engraved the inscription to be placed upon it with my own hand. Never shall his widow have the disposal of it, fur I do not think she would hesitate to sell it to the dissectors of the HospitaL" Mr. Swansv—l do not think we can interfere. The widow has certainly a right to bury bee own husband. Applicant—He Is no longer her husband—the contract between them is dissolved. If he were her husband she could not marry again, foe then she would have two husbands; but she could be married, and is allowed to do 10 by the law of the land, if she thought proper, to-morrow. Mr. Swaastr—These ate subtleties which we are not in the habit of having brought before us. Applicant: Probably not; but even the marriage ceremony itself declares that the contract is dissolved at the decease of either the husband or wife, for it sets forth that they shall be true and faithful to each other " until death do them part," distinctly proving that the claims of either then are no longer available ; and come what may I will have the body of my poor boy. I will water it with my tears, and this hand shall consign it to a peaceful grave !—.(There was so much feeling and pathos in the old man's manner that it was irresistible. There were many magis trates on the bench, who all warmly sympathised with the feelings of the applicant.) lan Manning then kindly undertook to proceed to the widow, toendeavour to make some estrangement with her as to the funeral, satisfactory to the sentiments of the poor father, who thanked the Magistrates for their kindness towards him with much urbanity and dignity, and then took his leave. TOWN.HALL. Yesterday, Michael Cailaghan. an Irish corn porter, was charged with committing a most violent sasanYt upon a female. The pri soner was in the Ship-in-Dianna, Oainsford-street, Horslydowr, on Friday night last, with 100 other corn porters, fur the purpope of receiving their sniffs. The foreman, hlr. Blackstone, having placed 304 on the table, the planer and others on a preconcerted signal, forced their way into the room. The foreman snatched up the money, and effected his escape. The prisoner struck Mee. Rider, the landlady, a violent blow, on her attempting to quell the disturbance. The prisoner was held to bail, and to give 24 hour,' Dodge. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday Samna Hill, a bargeman, was charged on suspicicn of having committed an extensive robbery on the nvet. ;keel, a police constable, deposed, that on Tuesday night, about 10 o'clock, he found a boat of the Lower Water-gate, Deptford, with the oars in the rullocks and overboard. In the boat were three sacks, containing black pepper, bat the boatmen bad escaped. On searching nabore, he found at a short distance in the mud another bag of pepper, making In the whole 2e cwt. all of the same descrip tion. Bray, another taw, stated that he went on board a lug, lying of Deptford, about three o'clock yesterday morning, having a cargo of pepper, and witness found bulk had been broken, and about a bag of popper, some few pownb short of the quantity seised by the caner Beach, was missing. The prisoner in a few minutes ap peared from the bold of s sugsrlug, and in answer to questions said be was not aerate that any »they had been committed, and that he had been ashore the preceding evening for about two hours, at • public house at Deptford. The prisoner was remanded. BIRTHS At !mold, the lady of Capt. //salami& R. E. of a daughter. At Rathbun'', the lad, a Major Hugh /Minot, of a sou. MARRIED. R. Dennistoun, Esq. whet to the signet, at Edinburgh, to Hannah, onl daughter of the late John hlelklasn, Esq, of Caro tene, Ire. DIED. art* daughter of the lk;.ararge Coition, of Hackney, is as 24th Oar of her age. In Broughton Place, Edinburgh, Jahn Balfeer, aged 74. At Stapietatopseit, th e Hen . Catherine Anne Pere. Marls, daughter of Dv. F. Hones da Silva, aged 28. At Edinburgh, Colonel Udny Yule, C. B. Hon. East India ern- Ishltal w erite. 7, Laths, the fltuedi daughter Of Thos. Bill, Ego. 0 1. Kteshigiest Csounin. 4611 AtrfeV house Chops Walk, (Selma, in his 1/th yet, Hoptie But , third and ystuipet son of the Rev. Breeden Butler, At Bettlugne-sur.mer, Catherine Arbothnott, infant daughter of Sir Alagotriber essay of Babe rat. -s Ibott to molded*. - — I iinioce•siut 9 11 mower e Seer . 9 • . Lames : Primed mil Pablabad by Jam Max's. at slae bras- Onus bhp. t, Placa ylamt.Tappla Su.