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MEMOIR OF DON JUAN VAN HALEN, CON.II.4NDER- I 37-CHIEF AT BRUSSELS. How entirely the revolution at Brussels was brought about by the people, may be inferred from the fact, that it was so iittle countenanced by influential persons, however advisable they may rnw think it to ap pear and direct or influence it, that the leader is said to have been Don Juan Van Helen. a Spanish refugee, who now signs himself Commander. in-Chief of the Belgians. Under the extraordinary circumstance of his sudden elevation, anti his present rank and influence, we have thought a brief memoir of him might be interesting. Don Juan Van Haien was born at the Isle of Lien, near Cadiz, in 1750. His father was a naval officer, the son of a Fleming, who held military rank in the Spanish armies. The present Van Haden began his career in the navy, a nd s erv ed as mid s hipm a n in the battle of Tea. faigar. He was subsequently appointed a lieutenant, and was after wards employed in the civil department of the navy at Madrid. Upon the entry of the French into that city lie joined the army of Galicia, and was appointed an ensign of cavalry ; but, on the surremier of Ferrol, being taken prisoner by the French, he abandoned the cause of his rountry, and swore fealty to Joseph, with whom he became afterwards a great favourite. When Joseph was obliged to fly from Spain, Van Helen accompanied him to France, but was immediately dismissed in great anger, and with circumstances of insult ; the reason has never been known, and even Van Haden himself professes to be ignorant of it.Afterithis he presided a short time at Bordeaux, but upon the publication of the amnesty he de. termined to return to Spain ; his motives and his conduct at this time arc extremely questionable. According to his own account he joined Marshal Suchet at Barcelona, in his old character of faithful follower of-Joseph, but immediately opened a communication with the Spanish Government, the nature of which he has not made public.— It is: certain that he was kindly welcomed by the Marshal, re. ceived an appointment on his staffilwas, to a certain extent, admitted into his confidence, and by way of making himself welcome to the patriots, he fabricated orders from Suchet, directed to the Governors of Lerida, Me quinenza, and Mormon, and contrived to affix the Marshal's signet, di. resting them to abandon those places, and retreat immediately upon the main army. These orders (and we must here do him the justice to ac knowledge it was a service of some risk), he personally delivered, and being well known as an officer in the French service attached to the Mar. stud, they were immediately complied with, the troops abandoned the fortresses, were betrayed on their retreat into an ambush, and all taken prisoners. These important services secured to Van Haden a cordial welcome front the patriots, and he was immediately appointed a captain ; there was, however, nothing in them likely to win their confi dence, and they always entertained suspicions of him t and two years afterwards he was arrested by the Colonel of his regiment, and conducted to Melbas, where an order from the King was produced, directinshim to be shot forthwith. Fortunately, the Governor had some suspicions about its being genuine, and deferred the execution until he could com. municate with Madrid, and the communication proved it to be a for gery—this is another extraordinary circumstance not well explained. He was now appointed a Lieutenant-Colonel, and became a Free mason ; but in consequence of some imprudences, it became known to the Government, and be was imprisoned in the Inquisition of Murcia, and afterwards in that of Madrid. From thence, by the help of a servant-maid of the gaoler, he contrived to escape--a circum stance so rare, that it was soon tricked out with all possible romance, and excited immense interest in Spain. On his escape he came to England, and afterwards went to Russia, where he was admitted into the military service, and joined the army of the Caucasus; there he remained till 1820, when he was suddenly dismissed by the Emperor, and returned to Spain. He then married the sister of Quiroga, served under Mina in Catalonia, and with his pa triot countrymen, emigrated to England in 1824. From hence he went to New York, where he resided for three years, and on his return he published a narrative of his imprisonment in the Inquisition, and an account of his Russian campaigns. He has since resided in England, France, and Belgium, and been engaged in commercial speculations ; one especially, the introduction of an improved bit, for which a patent aas taken out both in France and England, but a want of sufficient t yrds has hitherto prevented the parties from manufacturing it on a great s: ale in this country, although it has been reported to us as a very sluable improvement. Van Helen, however, was not the inventor, but the partner or agent in the business.—.4thentsess. LAW REPORTS. PALACE COURT, FRIDAY, OCT. 8. CATHCART V. WYATT. 3lr. WALLisrc sit stated the plaintiff's case. This was an action brought by_ Mr. James How Cathcart, an attor ney, to recover from Sir. Philip William Wyatt, an eminent architect,' the sum of 1151.165. Bd. being the balance of a bill of costs for profes. s'onal business done. Main; the years 1821, 1822, and 1823, the de. tendert had employed the plaintiff as his attorney, and in 1824 the plain tiff sent in his bill of costs, amountinF to 3461. Os. 10d. Three months afterwards, viz. in Nov. 1824, the defendant obtained an order to have the bill tartml, which referred all matters and things between the parties to the Master of the Court of King's Bench, and, as was usual, the defendant signed an undertaking to pay whatever the Master should find to be due ; accordingly, both parties attended before the Master, who deduct. ed from the bill 251. odd, as taxed off, and cash received by the plain tiff for account of the defendant 2051. leaving the present balance accord ing to the Master's allocatur, 1151. 16s. Bd. From the date of the alio astir, Dec. 18"4, until 1826, the defendant could not be found, but in the latter year he was discovered, and sued for the balance, but instead of paying it, he applied to the Court of King's Bench for an order to the Abutter to review his taxation in respect of two sums of 801. and 261.25. alleged to have been paid to the plaintiff, and unaccounted for; the Court, however, referred only the latter sum to the Master, and that offi cer disallowed it, leaving the plaintiff's demand as before. That was in the spring of 1821, anti the defendant refusing, up to the present tame to pay the money, this action was brought to recover it. M. Chill, clerk to .Ir. Justice Holroyd in 1824, produced the order of that learned Judge to tax the plaintiff's costs. Mr. Richard Goodrich, assistant master of the Court of King's Bench, proved having taxed the bill, and found 1151. 16s. fid. to be the balance. Mr. Ross, for the defendant, at considerable length expatiated on the improbability of allowing this demand to lie over for so long a period if it was a just one. The law business which the plaintiff had transacted for the defendant had proved most unfortunate in its result, and it was a great pity that the defendant had not been better advised than to have sanctioned proceedings that had put him to the large ex pense of 3461 one item of which was, 1001. for a writ of error upon a bill of 531. which would only have the effect of giving him a month's longer time. He (Mr. Ross) sincerely hoped the period would soon arrive when a person would be able, at a little expense, and in a very short time, to obtain his just rights without the risk of being ruined by a long bill of costs. Mr. Rosa having commented upon the plaintiff's evidence, said he was now P evidence with to prove by several witnesses the payment to the re t= d tiff of the two sums of 801. and 261. 2s. which sums had not been allowed by the master on taxation and re. ference. Mr. W.11.14)1021 submitted that Mr. Ross could not now go into such evidence, for on reference to the order to refer all matters and things to the Master, it would be seen that the defendant was then to rove all sums of money paid to the plaintiff; he did appear; and the Master's allocatur, which was in the nature of an award, was binding and con clusive. The learned counsel cited cases from Phillips on Evidence and Abbott ; the latter's book contained a rule of the Court of King's Bench, where it was ordered that in all such cases as this the Master's allocatur was conclusive. Mr. Ross submitted, that as the sums of 801. and 261.25. were not allowed by the master, he was now entitled to prove their payment in the nature of a set-off. It was at all events highly important that such a bill of costs as this for which the action was brought should go to the Jury, leaving the point, if the Judge should see fit, to be discussed hereafter. The JUDGE (W. Brent Brent, Esq.) was of opinion that the de fendant could not now enter into proof of that which which was left for the decision of the master —a decision by which he signed an under. taking to abide, and therefore the Jury were bound to end a verdict for the plaintiff Verdict for the plaintiff for 1151. Iffs. Bd. Thursday commenced the laying down of the improved carriage way pavement intended to be generally used in future for the streets of the metropolis. The spot selected for the beginning is St. James's -street, the lower part of which, nearest the Palace, has been cleared of the old paving materials, and the new laid down for the space of tiO yards. It consists of oblong granite stones of equal sizes, and hewn to such a nicety that when •W together they form a very level surface. The intervals are grouted in with a strong cement, which when dry becomes as hard and as durable as the stone itself, and the whole pavement then forms one solid and compact body, without the liability of wearing into ruts or unevenness—the inconvenience of which has hi v therm been so justly complained of. The stones shoulder one under the edge of the other, and are so pitched that any weightepassing over the surface is sustained by the whole body, without the stress being on one part, as there is a corresponding support from the crown or centre of the road to the extremity of the sides. Any portion of it can be easily removed fur the purpose of mending the sewers, waterpipes, &c. ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON TIIE BANK.- Yesterday morn ing an attempt was made to defraud the Bank of England by means of a forged East India document. It appears that yesterday was the day on which the East India Company pays a portion of their men, and a warrant is issued on the Friday morning, payable at the Bank of Eng land for such purpose. At a much earlier hour than usual a man pre sented a warrant at the Bank of England for 6141. Whether front the fact that the order had come in earlier, or that the clerks of the Bank saw any thing extraordinary in the manner of the indivklual, some sus picion was attached to the document. The man was ordered to stop a shwa time, and in the mean while information was dispatched to the East India House, and it was soon afterwards found, by the presents- Uwe/ the genuine document, that a forgery had been Medea. The individual was immediately taken brio custody, for the purpose of un. dergoing an examination before the Lied Olayor. EAST LONDON WATER-WORKS. A General Meeting of the Proprieton of Shares in this establishment was held yesterday in the Company's house, St. Helen's-place, Bishops gateatreet. Colonel GRANT in the Chair. The SZCIZTAILY read the reports of the Directors, Auditors, dm It appeared from these that the recei pt s of the Company, derived from the water-rates, Etc. in the last half-year, amounted to 22,9161. The expenditure in the same period had been 3,9301. leaving a ba lance of 18,9001. for the purpose of declaring a dividend and forming a reserve fund. The report stated that 10,8301. was the amount awarded to the late Proprietor of the Lea-Bridge Mills and Water• works, and that that property, as will as twelve acres of ground, mi. tuated in West Ham, had been added to the Company's property. The ground has been taken on lease for 99 years, to form an extensive reser voir, to be supplied with water from the Lea River, in order to afford more pure water to the inhabitants of the East London. Some discussion arose on the report, after which a dividend of 21 per cent. for the half year was declared, and the Meeting adjourned. PROJECTED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY. The danger and inconvenience to business, arising from the crowding of the omnibuses in Bartholomew.lane, Lothbury, Coleman-street, &e. are likely to hurry on the improvements intended in that ailittent 'and busy neighbourhood. The following notice has been, within the . last few days, stuck upon the churches ; " Notice is hereby given that application is intended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session, for an Act for making, constructing, and maintaining, an arcade or covered way for foot passengers, with all suitable and commodious erections, works, and conveniences attached thereto, or connected therewith ; which arcade is intended to commence at the south side of London-wall, in the perish of St. Stephen, Coleman. street, in the city of London, and extending to, or passing over, through, and into, the said parish, and also the several parishes of St. Margaret, Loebbury, and St. Bartholomew by the Batnge, Bt. Peter.le-Poes, and Allhallows on London-wall; to terminate at or near a place called the Bank Chambers, in Lotbbury, at the north end of Bartholomew. lane ; and that it is also intended to obtain power by the said Act for authorising the taking and purchasing of lands, tenements, buildings, and other property within the said parishes, dtc." POLICE REPORTS. GUILDHALL—SeraIt Bawd was yesterday charged with committing a dangerous assault upon he husband. Sharp, the constable of the night, stated that the complainant was lying in St. Bartholomew's Hospital in a very dangerous state, from having had his collar-bone broken in two places by the prisoner, at two o'clock that morning, in his lodging, deorge.yard, Ashetree-court, Whitefriars. Mr. Alderman ATKINS asked the wife if she was disposed to say how this matter happened ? She replied that she had borne her husband 14 children, and had been married to him 31 years, but they had lived span for the last nine years. On Friday morning he received his pension for serving his Majesty; they were reconciled to each other; both got a little intoxi cated, and at night he took her home to his lodgings, but here, unfortu nately, they quarrelled, he charging her falsely with being intimate with another man, and, being irritated, she struck him. He had kicked ber legs, and severely bruised them. The Alderman directed that she should be remanded, and ordered the constable to obtain a certificate upon the state of her husband. It was understood that she had indicted the blows with the flap of an old table. A lad, named Frederick Saunders, was charged with having sedated his brother, and two other lads, in defrauding various persons, by deli. vering sham parcels and letters.—He was remanded. WORSHIP.STREET.—Yesterday Henry Sirsemonds, alias Leicester, was finally examined on a charge of embezzling a quantity of leather, the property of Messrs. Peterson and Co. He had applied for work in the name of Leicester, and sometimes sent another man for his work. The work was always delivered for the prisoner, and the greater part of it, including some which had been sold, to the prisoner personally. The prisoner admitted having sold some of the leather; but, fi nding himself in danger of punishment, he procured leather from other sources; but the prosecutors seeing that it was not their own, refused to receive it from the prisoner's wife. The prisoner was sent to the tread-mill for one month. A well-dressed young man was brought by Inspector Rogers from the station-house, Bunhill-row, on suspicion of having committed the following robbery : Mr. William Stanley, an elderly gentleman, who appeared to labour under great excitement of feeling, stated that on the previous evening, when he returned to his lodgings in the City-road, on entering his apartments he found great part of his property strewed in disorder on the floor of' the drawing-room, and a tin box, containing plate and money to a considerable amount, broken open, and plate, consisting of an old family silver tankard, a silver tes-pot, jewellery, and other articles, amounting to 801. and upwards, had been taken away, in dependent of a quantity of sovereigns, guineas, and a valuable mourn ing ring. The money had been deposited there ever since the death of his wife, 14 years ago. The complainant added that the prisoner was his landlord, and the only man besides himself living In the house. Mr. BENNETT—Did you give the prisoner in charge yourself? Complainant—No ; the Inspector took him into custody upon his own responsibility. The moment I returned home the prisoner sp. prised me of what had occurred, and informed me that he had sent for the Inspector himself to investigate the mystery. He is by trade a carpenter. Mr. BKNNETT—Have you any evidence against the prisoner? Complainant —No. Mr. BENNETT told the complainant, that as the cue stood he must discharge the prisoner ; but in order to discover the person or persons who committed the robbery, every assistance should be rendered him by the officers. The prisoner, who said not a word during the investigation, was then di s Zn ar ettly man, by trade a brickmaker, was brought before the Ma. glatraie, charged with having committed an indecent assault upon a child eight years of age. Mr. BENNETT, after hearing the evidence of the prosecutrix, an interesting little girl, who stated her charge with evident reluctance, and in tun, ordered the prisoner to find good bail to answer his conduct at the Sessions. In default of bail he was committed. _ _ _ Uxiox.HAE.L.—Yesterday, John Wilson, one of those fellows who hawk lead pencils about town, was charged with stealing a massive silver castor-stand, the property of Mr. Nutting, of Peckham Rye. While Mr. Nutting's servants were occupied up.stairs, they observed from the window of the front attic the prisoner letting himself out of the front garden gate Into the road. The servants suspecting that he had been within the garden foe an improper purpose, called out and asked him what he wanted, upon which he immediately held up a bundle of black lead pencils, saying, at the same time, I only called to know if you wanted any of these ; the moment, however, he got onside the gate, be took to his heels, and began to run acmes the fields in the direction of town. One of the servants hastened down, and having missed the silver castor went in pursuit of the prisoner, a n d being a smart active young lass , soon outstripped him in the race, and after a chase of about a mile and a half, she, with the assistance of a blacksmith, secured the offender. In the course of the pursuit, be had disencumbered him. self of the silver castor, which was found in the route ha had taken across the hedges and ditches. In his possession wan found the bundle of pencils, by hawking of which description of article, be said that he obtained a livelihood. The prisoner was committed. QUEEN...QUAIL—Yesterday, Simeon Carter,' a baker, Robert street, Chelsea, was char ged , before Messrs. Hansoms and WHITT, with moulting Wm. In gle, a lad in the employ of Mr. Levi, the well. known contractor for turnpike tolls around the metropolis. The complainant stated, that on Friday last. about two o'clock in the afternoon, the defendant passed through Queen's.elma turnpike in a one horse cart, without paying or producing a ticket. Witness ran to the aide of the cart to ask him for the money, when the defendant cut him across the back with his whip. Witness took up a stone and threw it at him, when he _jumped out of the cart and beat him with the but.end of his whip, and knocked him down r when he got up, he again struck him with his whip and lashed him with the double thong, hit his head against the wall, and knocked him down. His master came up, and asked him for the toll, when he made use of a vulgar expression. Mr. Levi, jun. of No. 39, Brompton.square, confirmed the statement of the complainant. The defendant in reply said, that he had paid the toll in the course of the day. The complainant called out to him, and being conscious of having paid the toll. he did not atop, when the lad threw a stone at him and hit him on the back. He certainly then got out and hit hint slightly with the whip. Mr. WRITIC asked the defendant if he struck him before he threw the stone ? _ _ _ _ _ _ The defendant replied that he did not, for he never came near monk to the cart to be struck by him. Charles Lister, in the employ of the defendant, who was in the cart at the time, was called as a witness on behalf of his muter, and, ost being questioned by Mr. White, said, that the complainant came near enough to the cart to stop the horse if he pleased, but he would sot exactly take his oath whether his master struck him with his whip or not before the stone was thtown. Mr. Levi said that lie knew the defendant, alto frequently passed through the gate; but it was a black horse be paid for in the morn ing, and a gray hone was in the cart when the payment was de manded. WHITZ said that he did not approve of the toll.collectors stop. ping persona when they knew their addnvt, if there was a dispute about the payment of a toll, as they might easily have a remedy wi tho ut acre. ing a disturbance in the road, at the same time the complainant was doing no more than his duty in seeing that the toll sou paid, or that the defendant had a ticket for his exemption, and it was the duty of every wmiger to satisfy the toll.collector that be bad paid. When the de. tendon had got through the gate, he ought to have stopped and sodded the collector, and not have cut him with hie whip: and as an example to the public, he should fine the defendant in the full penalty of 111. The defendant wished to appeal. Mr. GRZOORIE told him there was no appeal, and the money was paid. LAIIIIILTH-STIMIT.—A gentleman, named Harvey, residing Osbomphce, Whitechapel, appeared before Mr. WTATT, to W cause why he refusal to pay the,sum of M. 91. N. being the amount of a rate made upon him for the maintains= of the poor of the above parish. The collector stated that he had called upon Mr. Haney for the above sum of money, and he refused to pay it because he (the collector) would not write down and give a separatcreceipt for that portion of it which went towards the new police. This it was quite impossible for him to do, as the police-rate and the poor-rate were incorporated to. gether, and he could not separate them, and say the precise aunt which went to one, and which to the other. Mr. Harvey told the magietrate, that, being very much surprised at the amount of the rate, he asked the collector the reason for it, and he was then for the first time informed that it was to go to pay the police. rate, as well as the poor-rate, which two bad been incorporated and the collector refused to give any account of what portion wa l :rt e h r t; police, and what for the poor. He, consequently, refused to pay until be was satisfied upon that point. The magistrate referred to the act of Parliament, and said, that it was quite correct that the maintenance of the poor and the polies were paid out of the poor's rate ; but the act at the same time directed that the overseers of every parish should give notice to that elect to their parithioOWS. Mr. Harvey said be had had no notice whatever. The magistrate said he should dismiss the summons, sod the oven seer intimated his intention of procuring others, and getting the vestry clerk and overseers to attend to support them. Thames Poutz--Yesterdsi, David S'inith, in the employ of Mr. Hart, slopseller, was charged with robbing his employer, of cloth and other property. Mr. Hart found in his bag $ quanty of broad cloth. The prisoner went on his knees, confessed the robbery, and prayed for giveness on account of his family. He was given into custody, and it was disco►ered that he had been canying on a system of robbery. He was coalmind for trial. Towx HALL.—Catherine Lamp** was charged with robbing her ready furnished lodging. The prhoow had been only one month in the apartment. before she stripped it of the sheets and sundry other &rd. des, produced by the leas, as pledged by her. She was fully committed. For this week put, from 50 to SO Irish paupers have applied for passes to their own country. Those who bad age or infirmity to plead, were granted them ; but those wbo came on fools' errands, and only for a short time, were told they must return in the same way they brought themselves hither, u the parishes could not be burthened with such con. tinned expense. CORONER'S INQUEST. t At three o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. Stirling, the Coroner, and a Jury, met at the Coachmaken' Arms, in Benti.street, Manchester. square, to inquire respecting the death of Richard Taylor. The deceased was a groom in the service of Mr. Minshull, one of the Bow.street Magistrates. We have before given the principal facts of the cue, as they were represented by Mr. Minshull, at Mary.le•Bone Office; and in behalf of Charles Ellison, the Greenwich coachman, who was charged with misconduct, it was stated before the Coroner that the deceased had drunk freely, and that the horse was jaded, and inclined to lean towards the wrong side of the road. Before the Jury retired to consider their verdict, Mr. Minshull, In justice to the accused party, described his horse to be aged, and, in a general way, steady; but, when tired, it would bear either to the right or the left, and was very obstinate. The investigation lasted nearly seven hours ; the evidence in many parts was contradictory, and the Jury, in the first instance, delivered their opinion, " That Charles Ellison, the coachman, had grossly mis. conducted himself in driving, and thereby bad occasioned the accident.* Then, said the Coroner, you find him guilty of manslaughter ? They replied, He has acted very improperly, but we do not wish to send him to Newgate. Cosoxza—lf the death of this poor man was occasioned by wilful misconduct on the part of the coachman, he is guilty of manslaughter; and if you think so, you must send him before another tribunal. The Jury again retired, and then charged him with Manslaughter, and be was committed for trial. We rejoice to learn that intelligence has been received, stating, :that although Lord Blantyre had been severely wounded at Brussels, his Lordship still survives--(Glasyom Courier.) We fear that the accounts from Brussels have been too unanimous upon this lamentable subject to admit of hope that the above intelligence is well founded. PARLIAMENTARY Bow MOT.—Sir Henry Cavendish, a member of the Irish House of Commons, was so expert at sbort-hand, that he was corset even to a word, and frequently, during impor- tant debates, sent the most remarkable speeches to the Castle, gratify the solicitude of the impatient Viceroy. His Excellency, a warm debates, (during which Sir Henry seceded from the Devonshire party), asked Sir Hercules Langrishe if Sir Henry bad taken notes that night ? The Baronet, affecting not to understand the tenor of his Ez allmcy's question, pleasantly replied, that he believed Sir Remy had taken either notes or ready looney, but be could not needy inform hie Excellency which. Sir Henry went into Ace immediately after. A large portion of the western district of this county (Li merick) was thrown into great confusion on Monday night, by an armed party, who entered several houses to execute Exchequer war rants, at the suit of a Gentleman in the neighbourhood of the old Abbey, for the non-payment of tithes--A tea, Kilcolentan, and New Bridge, were the principal points of attack. A respec table farmer, of the name of Hurley, had his house fired into, his doors and windows broken, and his family put in imminent peril of their lives. A brass blunderbuss krst in the hands of one of the assailants, which wounded himself, scattering bul lets and slugs on all sides, and all this for refusing to open his door. On Friday a Petty Sessions wu held in Shona-golden ; it was composed of two Magistrates, unconnected with the district, who met for the purpose of issuing warrants against the farmers for this year's' tithe. Where will all this end ? Do these tithe farmers, or lay pro prietors, or grinders, or name them u we may, want to have the scenes of Paris sad Brussels brought home to their doors? Every man in terested in the peace of the country ought to look seriously to this state of things, and petitions should be got up against the system altogether for the approaching Session of Parliament—Limerick Paper. Yesterday morning, about 4 o'clock, a number of male convicts were sent off from Newgate in a caravan to the hulks at Wool. wich. Charles Phillips, the convict under sentence of transportation, who effected his escape from Newgate last Thursday week, has not yet been re-apprehended. Friday last were brought into the County Lunatic Asylum at Bodmin, two brothers, the oldest 22 years of age, and the youngest 20, sons of Mr. Saunders, a respectable farmer of the perish of War kggan. A few nights previous to their confinement, the one awoke his bedfellow, and greatly alarmed him, by saying that he had plucked out his right eye, and cast it from him, and that he was now prepared for Heaven ! The man with whom he slept immediately called the father, and light having been procured, it was ascertained that such was the fact—the eye was completely forced out of its socket, and was found on the bed ! The next morning the other brother was discovered with a hatchet, and was about to cut of his right arm, stating that his left should not know what his right did ! The father accounts for their insanity by their close connexim of late with that class of Dissenters called Brissette* and Ranters!—Western Luminary. Poacniwo.—Poaching is carried on to a great extent in the neighbourhood of Fordbam. A men, named Claydoo, was appre. heeded there a few days since for poaching on the estate of the Duke of Rutland; he was committed, and as a plea of safety, was lodged in the cage, the constable having the precaution to place a watch over it. About 12 o'clock at night, however, a gang of poachers beset the cage, with a determination to release Claydon; some mounted the roof, and tore off the load and tiles, while others attacked the brickwork, at the same time threatening the guard, who thought it not prudent to con tend with so formidable a host, but went for the constable, who came and secured the prisoner. The cage was literally torn to pieces. A man named Bishop is bound over to the Sessions; he is supposed to be one of the principals of the gang.—Cambridge Paper. A GAMEKEEPER SHOT IT POACHERS.--011 Friday night, a party of poachers, four persons, entered the woods at Oatacre, and commenced operations by shooting at pheasants. Information having been received at the Hall, the two keepers, with several of the servants and others. proceeded to the place from whence the report of a gun had been heard to issue, and approaching the poachers one of them discharged his piece (an air.gun loaded with ball) at Oakley, the keeper, and wounded him in the cheek. The poachers were instantly pursued, and one of them, who proved to be Wm. Bennet, formerly a gamekeeper, at (lateen, was taken with an air.gun in his possession, and shot and balls were bound upon him. The wood was then surrounded by the remain. ing keeper and his associates, and towards morning two other of the poachers, Robert Edwards and James Whalley, were also taken. On an examination before the Magistrates at Bridgnerth on Saturday, Bennett, Edwards. and Whalley. were committed to Salop Jail for trial. The other poacher, James Morris, was taken in this town (Wolverhampton) on Saturday night, be Joseph Sparrow, one of the police acne, and he also has been committed to prison. With the exception of the aitsgun, the poachers seemed to have been armed only with sticks. It appears that Whalley was &resident at Bilston. and that the three other prisoners lived in this town. The ball which Oakley received in his cheek passed along the jaw-bone to ite back of his neck. It was extracted on Sunday morning, when it was tound to be cleft open by the force with which it struck against the bone. There is, we are f ad to state, a prospect that Oakley will recover.— Wolverhampton SCINTILLA. How TO PUNISH AN ALDERMAN.—III Strype'S vel. IL p. 238 is the following extract from the City Records s--" Ni. c holas Wyiford, an Alderman, having to line his cloak, which be ought to use in the re..th_m it is ad ju4ed by the co urt that the Lord Mayor and Aldermen Avila breal c sst with him. This penalty Is awarded on him as a punishment for his covetousness." A WORD ON POPULATION.—It is curious to observe the different proportion of inhabitants distributed to the different quer. ten of the world. It is undoubtedly a general rule, that the mild and temperate climates, bordering on the tropics, have a mon compact then the of the world ; but the amass why countrie s M i t iin net reesgsrated only by a mountain, or a river, or an imegius l y lino of Work diMx so much in their comparative are suss evaseseset, and must be sought in eiretunatanees wa d a a str a sti ap ple, niihNpoiNuat. Few minds are apple of detecting and demon strating limos aura; but, any one who will take the trouble to ohm. late, may see that the following statement is correct, although almost every one will be astonished at the disproportion between the spar e p c ,. 'Wake of Iceland, and the multitudes which throng the little island of Mob& Upon an equal space where one man subsists in Iceland, three m en subsist in Norway ; fourteen in Sweden, thirty-six in Turkey, fifly-two l in Poland, sixty-three in Spain, uinety-nine in Ireland, one hundred and fourteen in Switzerland, one hundred and twenty-seven in Germa ny, one hundred and Sfty-two in England, one hundred and ilfty-diree in France, one hundred and seventy-two in Italy, one hundred anct ninetLt u w s : n i t li Naples, two hundred and twenty-four in H o ll an d, and One t one hundred and three in Malta. DRYDEN'S Vinott..—ln the ninth pastoral we meet with the following couplet : " Here, where the lab'rer's hands have fortn'd a bower Of wreathing trees, in singing waste an hour."—ldne Why Dryden represented Lycidas esitreadng Mods to " waste" an hour in singing, it is difficult to conceive. Virgirsi Lycidas was not guilty of this incivility. " Me, Mani, essainrs," can never mean, " in singing wade an hour; and I should hardly have expected this censure upon music from the author of " Alexander's Feast." " Here rest thy weary limbs." This is doubtless to help out the line, foe there is nothing answering to it in Virgil. See Eel. ix. L 60. The whole of this passage is far more accurately tandexed by Ring: " Here let us nit, and tune our vocal strains, Whore leaves are scattered by the lab'ring swains. Here rest awhile, and lay thy kkllings down, We've day before us yet, to reach the town." "We Day before us yet." This Is not Virgil, but Dryden. " Qui Nomentum urbem, qui roses rum Velini." Alm b. 7. 1. 712. Dryden at first gave " rosy fields." A prosodist perhaps corrected him, by showing that the first syllable is long, and roses means dewy. It is often printed as a proper name—Roses rura Velini. Dryden no doubt deserved that encomium which Pope bestowed on him, of producing—the most noble and spirited translation be knew in any language. It was, however, a hurried performance; and, like everything of Dryden's, it indicates a writer impatient of l a b our . H a d he pred In the work wi t ; o h ro miter deliberation, his version might have been more equal, but ly not more brilliant ; less deficient in harmony, but more un iformly interesting. Though versification since the time of Dryden has become more correct, yet he has scarcely been surpassed as a poet. For all his faults he affords a recompense. When he does not please the ear, he delights the imagination, and captivates the mind. A TRW WORDS ON STORKS.—The inhabitants of Fer believe storks to be men from some distant islands, who at arum seasons of the year assume the shape of these birds, that they may visit Barbary, and return at a certain time to their own country, where they resume their human form. In consequence of this belief, there is a hospital at Fes, possessing large funds bequeathed for the eaptes4 purpose of assisting and nursing sick storks, and of burying them wh en dead. See the Travels of All Bm, 2 vols. Nos. 1816. These birds are ve=t favourites with the Mahotnetans, in consequence of their de. the locusts, which they do in _great quantities. They visit Ftajannually in vast numbers, about the middle of March, and always in the night. Early in October they take their departure in the same manner, so that no one can tell from whence they come, or whither they go. See vol. i. p. 126, Maegill's Travel s in T ur k e y ; r64' sawn% Ammon of Morocco ; pogo 411, quarto ed. . Shaw's Travels ; and page 32 of Huselquist's Travels, fee some curious particulars concerning storks. This bird has long been remarkable for its love to its whom it never forsakes, but tenderly 'feeds and cherishes when have become old, and unable to provide far themselves. Boehart ( zeros, book ii. eh. sir. p. 82, v. 3) has collected a veriety of passages from the ancients in confirms. tion of this curious and pleasing zoological fact. Ira very name in lit. brew signifies mercy or piety. " The stork's an emblem of true piety ; Because, when age has seised and made his dam Unfit for flight, the grateful young one takes His mother on his back, provides her food ; Repaying thus her tender care of him, Ere he was fit to fly." BIR&UNOW T. PLUTARCH (p. 637, Holland's Translation), in enumerating the benefits conferred on man by the stork, mentions, among other things, that of its killing toads and serpents. Linnaeus, however, expressly states, that though they eat frogs, they avoid toads. The same remark is made by that eminent naturalist, Sir John Hill. See No. 171 of the " Inspector." At a meeting of the rate-payers of St. Clement Danes in Vestry assembled, on Thunday evening, the Rev. W. Gurney, the Rector, in the Chair, many heavy complaints were made against the Zaand inefficiency of the new police; and a motion was made ca l ;riad, amidst loud acclamations, that a Special Vestry Meeting should be held at seven o'clock on Thursday evening next, for the pur pose of considering what would be the best means of erecting tit abolition of that force. PooLc—Considerable excitement still prevails amongst the commonalty of this town, concerning the recovery of the elective franchisee. A spirited address to the inhabitants was circulated last week, In which those parts of the Charter distinctly conferring the pri vilege of voting for Representatives in Parliament to the Commonalty, as well as the Corporate Body, were conspieuousl introduced. A meet ing is about to be held by several respectable to n and others, not burgesses, for the the purpose of investigating their tights, and adopting the most effectual measures to secure them.— Western Mirror. LOUTH ELECTION.—We understand that a petition against the return of Mr. M'Clintock will be instituted by the friends et Mr. Shell, on the grounds of the former gentleman being incapacitated by his office as Set jeant at Arms to the Irish House of Commons. By the Act of Union, the Irish Parliament was not annihilated, but united to and incorporated with the Imperial Legislature. Mr. 3l•Clintock is still ltonaftde the officer of the House, and disqualified from being one of its members. In case of his return being set aside, there would be a new election. When a return is vitiated by a defect on the part of the electors, the candidate who stood next on the poll is declared the sitting Member; but in this case the defect is entirely on the part of the candi date, sad the freeholders who supported him are entitled to a new election. PEMBROKE Docx, OCT. 6.—On Saturday evening last, at six o'clock, his Majesty's ship Stag was launched at this dock-yard, and went off the stocks in fine style. She is a remarkably tine frigate of 46 guns, and has a handsome round stern, on an improved plan. As soon as she is rigged and coppered she wiU proceed round to Plymouth, under the charge of Mr. Walker, the Master Attendant. Sir Byam Martin, Comptroller of the Navy, during his late visit here, gave orders for a 'plan or the dock-yard to be drawn up and forwarded, to be laid before the King, by his express commands. His Majesty, it appears, has taken great Interest in the establishment here, since his visit in 1827, as Lord High Admiral: and there is now every probability of this fine haven, hitherto so much neglected, grow ing into importance. It is also understood that his Majesty has signi lied his totendon of being present at the launch of the Royal William. of 120 guns, which will take place at this dock-yard next year. ILFRACOXBE.—The herring fishery has commenced here 'under very favourable prospects, some of the boats taking ten thousard a night.—North Devon Journal. BIRTHS. Thursday last, In the Regent's-park, the lady of P. Ripley, Esq of a daughter.—The 7th ins t . at Dartford, the lady of J. Hayward, Es+ of a son—The 7th inst. at Clarence-terrace, Regenes.park, the lady 0 1 C. Marryat, Req. of a son. MARRIED. The 7th inst. at Islington, F. S. Smith. Esq. of Oundle, Northamp tonshire, to Mary Whinnell, eldest daughter of J. W. Scott, Esq. ot Barnabury.peek.—The 6th inst. Mr. E. H. Martin, to Harriet, wond daughter of Mr. R. H. Weston, of Shadwell. DI k D. The Bth hiss. at blaiverne-hall, the Rev. Charism Meysey MOW Wigley.—The Bth inst. in the 71st year of his age, T. Om, Est sf Hertford -street, May-Wt.—The Bth inst. at Churchyard-row. Nome ton-butts, klisabeth, relict of the late Mr. T. King. in the 82d year of her sge.—lu Sept. lest, at Hurlford, near Kilmarnock. in Ayrshire. Agnes, widow of the late J. Ayton (the first inhabitant of the abore named village,) la the 90th year of her age ; haring lost the use of her right side and speech 40 years prior to her decease. through a paralytic affection ; she bad been entirely confined to her bed for several yeas Past LONDON : Painted sod rabliebed by Joust Manta, as the Sawa arm', Na 1, Pickett-place, Temple Bar.