Star. — London, England, 1826-08-04 00:00:00

STATE OF THE COUNTRY. We visited last week, says the Editor of the Duntfiies reed Gatiotetry Gautier, Manchester and Salford, and learned from individuals resident on the spot (one of whom is most minutely acquainted with the statistics of Lancashire), that the poor operatives are in a wont situation than we had any idea of. In walking tlifonib the streets, a stringer might be deceived by external appearances; the shops are well filled with goods. if nor-with customers, and there are so many individuals passing-to and fro, that every thing seems to be moving in its accustomed channel; but on repairing to the su barbs, youi encounter groups of men and children, whose locks are even more beseeching than their words, and e ha, since the policehave discontinued dogging their footsteps, have become, it is said, exceedingly impor tunate. Whole bands of impostors mingle with these, and make so bad a use of what they receive, that they have steeled the hearts of the most humane persons, and prevented, in a great variety of cases, the housewife's mite, whether in the shape of money or victuals, from Ending its way to many a hungry mouth and empty pock-t. The number of persons totally out of work bears no proportion to those who are only partially ena. played ; and the evil habits engendered by even occa sional idleness is one of the worst consequenees of the der eis;on of the times. To hanket after excitement of settle sort or other, appears to be an inherent principle of our nature ;.and we ourselves observed, while crossing a field—thickly covered whit huge mounds of bricks, for which there appeared to be no sale—more than one circle of un ached operatives, busy playing with packs of the dirtiest.looking :ards we ever recollect to have cast our eyes on. The stakes, if any, were not visible, but judging from the oaths uttered, and the looks ex changed, the parties seemed to be influenced by the hope of gain, though perhaps, like gamblers of a higher degree, they were recklessly hazarding what they could neither pay nor afford to lose. In many other places, weavers and cotton spinners are found lounging by the road side, comparing their situation with that of the -hinds or other classes of the passers-by; and perhaps . exclaiming, as they lean over the gate of some sweetly rural residence— " Oh! that for me some home like this would smile, qome hamlet shade, to yield my skisly form, Meth in the breeze, sad shelter in the storm. Here should my hand no stinted boon assign, For wretched hearts with sorrows such u mine!" Fathers of families, reduced to such grievous straits, ate of course the vet y materials upon which incendiaries would wish to work; and it says not a little for the good sense of the people, that these characters have hitherto met with such slender success. This circum stance of itself constitutes the strongest possible claim on compassion ; but alas! alas! private charity is well nigh exhausted, and it is now, we perceive, utter drivelling to talk of the danger of Government interfering. A national calamity requires the application of national remedies..and it is plain and obvious, that nothing short of this will stifle discontent, and avert starvation. Again and again, debt has been contracted for less itnpor taut purposes ; and if the matter cannot be managed without the sanction of Parliament, Parliament should be immediately summoned to meet. To call honour able Gentlemen away from tile grouse and patridge shooting, may be a very unusual and inconvenient pro ceeding; but duty is one thing and pleasure another; and the man who could stand aloof during the present crisis would as little deserve the name of senator as a certain captain deserved the name of naval hero, who in the day of battle ensconced himself in the cock-pit, in place of pacing the quarter-deck, encouragipg his men, and, when matters came to the worst, ordering his boatswain to nail the colours to the mast-bead. In the westariding of Yorkshire, there are some symptoms of a reviving trade; bOt the re-action is so far from being general, that the master-manufacturers in the south and the wet are involved in deeper gloom than ever. The money subscribed in England and Scotland will only lag two weeks more, and the Gentlemen of Renfrewshire are so well aware of this fact, that they have addressed a most ener getic letter to the King, which, from the gracious and charitable character of his Majesty, will doubtless meet with the most prompt consideration. In Manchester, too, a public meeting of the inhabitants bas been called, and though different individuals object to such a mea sure, and think all communications sh , uld be made through the Magistrates, the opinion of the majority is likely to prevail. November and December are rapidly approaching, and unless trade revive much more spee dily than most persons anticipate, winter 1826.7, will be cm e of the most calamitous that ever pa sal over our heads. In fine weather the poor man's family may dis pense with fuel altogether, particularly when they have almost nothing to cook. Food is still more indispensable than bedding, and the warmth of the weather during the summer literally bad the effect of constraining many of the working classes to sell or pawn their whole stock of blankets and sheets. But unless these articles be cepleced or redeemed, their situation will be greatly altered tor the worse, whin the hills are white, and the Streams frozen ; cold o ill then come as the ally of hun ger and SliAt'ASt, and death rapidly ensue as the natural coosequenee. It is good, therefore, to be prepared for the'worst ; to avert evils which are yet in abeyance, and meet what is admitted to be a national di:ease with some thing like a national remedy. In Manchester and Salford there are thirty thousand individuals who receive relief from the subscription fund, in addition to those who ale partly supported out of the poor's rates. These rates, including 10,0001. paid by the County, amount to 50,0001. per annum, and fall at . present as a tax on rental to the extent of 3-. in the pound. On some occasions they have been much higher, and this fact has been adduced to prove that the times are not so bad as is generally supposed. But before a man can get on ire palish hocks the overseers and ' others mutt be per fectly satisfied that he was either born in the place, or at one time occupied a house rented at 101. per annum ; and when we reflect on the ge nzral circumstances and fluctuating character of the populati e. of eelaecliester, we must see at once that comparatively few workmen can ever obtain a regular settlement. If the poor rates be good for anything, such a law is essentially absurd, and' erely provides a partial maintenance for persons who have retrograded in their circumstances, and seen what is called better days. At this very moment there are 20,000 men, women, and children, living within a very narrow cir cle, who never had and never will acquire a regular settlement or residence ; and we were altogether asto ribbed to hear that it had inert seriously proposed to set the emits mass adrift, by refusing them assistance in every finer and shape. Such a proceeding would be the height a injustice, ingratitude and cruelty; lot in providing for the poor, the question is not so much where were they horn? as - where did they live froni they - - feeble youth to premature old age? as where did ._ _ work the strength out of their sinews, and the marrow out of their bones? And to these questions what would be the true and proper reply ? Amidst the noxious at mosphere of a manufacturing district—amidst factories too hot, and weaving shops too damp, for the proper play of the human lungs. These are the receptacles that thake.paupers, as it were, by wholesaler, and yet, when the evil day or Fives, it is seriously rnposed . to turn the most unfortunate of there paupers away. " Some of them have been with us all their lives—that is, since they were good for anything ;—some of them, too, have families of children, who, by working in the factories, and regularly carrying home their earnipgs, contrive to support their parents when they are aged, sick, or out of employment; but, barring all this, let us get quit of every undomiciled stranger, Irish, or Scotch, and then our population will be paired down, and thin lied to the proper level." Such, if openly expressed and avowed, would be the language of the advocates for wholesale deportation; but a scheme so iniquitous will never be sanctioned by the right thinking and sight feeling part of the English nation. The adult slave who is separated from his children, has the satisfaction of knowing that they will be clothed and fed—that their owners are bound to perform this duty; but the Irish mechanic, were he driven from one home, anal corni,elled to seek another in the wilds of Cunamua, might torment himself with the idea that his child was sick and no one to care for him ; and altogether a greater wring could not be done, or a piece of greater cruelty wantonly inflicted on the human race. _ _ From all we can learn. (here ate .25,000 Irish resident in Manchester, and only about 4,500 Scotch; Of the former, 10,000 have app ied for and obtained relief, and an equal number of EnOsh, who have srttlements at a distance, have been receiving tickets entitling them to 18d. per week from the subscription fund, which we have already spoken of as well nigh exhausted. Of our 'own countrymen, only $6O have received charity—a fact which, to nor mind, speaks volumes. There is no thing philosophical in a national spirit, and we wish to eschew everything in the shape of vain-boasting, but the poor Scotch are so often accused of a disposition tp climb to the top of the tree, of lining their nests at the expense of their employers, and we know not how many other faults, that it is but fair to defend them when an opportunity offers. When a poor country becomes united to a rich one, it is easy to tell in what channel emigration will flow ; but in the commercial world, no man can possibly benefit himself without benefitting others-in a still greater degree; and those who taunt ns on the money-getting qualities of the Scotch must either. prove that " they break through and steal," or confess that they are paying them the greatest of all compli ments, by stating, as plain as language can speak, that they are so much more active and intelligent than their neighbours, that they generally get before them in the race of competition. Borneo( the first cotton spinners in Manchester are natives of Dumfries-shire and Galloway, l such as Mr. Murray—a.hlessts. M'Connel and Kennedy,,! and Mr. James Kennedy. The above Gentlemen em- ploy among them 5,000 persons, and it says not a little for their public spirit and private humanity, that they have for months past been accumulating stock at a great risk, if not at a direct and &skive loss, rather than dis charge a single workman. COLLISON, THE CONVICT. The real name of the unfortseate moo who was exe• cated Wednesday for sheep-stealing, under the name of Butcher, it appears, was CAnies Collin". He had mitten a long letter to a Maseu, a butcher, of Bedford, with whom the convict had formerly lived three years, requesting his master to get it read from the pulpit of a chapel where Mr. Isett's family attended, as a warn. ing to young men, and which-request was complied with. Mr. Isett also came to town, and attended the unhappy man in his last moments. Collison had for• wetly borne an excellent animater. His mother keeps a respectable inn at or near Stony Stratford, to whom he was indebted for religious education and instruction. Sunday, Mr. Sheriff Kelly presented him with a book of prayers, used by members of the Established Church, in which be inscribed his name. This book the pri soner presented, just before his execution, to Mr. lieu, with the following inscription : " The Gift et Mai" KeUy to Charks Collisen, butcher, July I 30, 111114,wh0 was barn at Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, Octo ber 19, 1793, and was executed at the front of Newiste. Anson a, 11126. " This is a Gift frogt Charles Column to John lieu, of 'Salford, as a token of respect. August 2, 1096. " Tell me. ye knowing and discerning few. . - - Where I may find a friend bothAros end true, Who dare stand by me when in deep distress. And then his lout and friendship most agrees." The following is the letter written by the prisoner, and addressed to Mr. Isitt Cells of Newgate, Saturday, July 29. D 4411. Fantwe---1 ant sorry, issued very sorry, organ to you my unfortunate situation, but hope that Go tha. ordered it for the ben,' and no doubt for the wisest purpose, for Goo above is a better judge than I ate for myeelf. I put my whole tram In Mtn. as I well know that I am a vile sinner, but I hope for forgiveness of ail the sins that I have committed. lam ordered for eiteestion on Wed nesday morning neat, and I am well assured that you will pray ter me, and I particularly wish your friends mid congregation at the Chapel will offer your prayers to Gon to assist me in my trouble. I "ebb it to be publicly made known as a caution to all yeoni people, and particularly as some, no doubt, know and remember me. If I bad &alms the advUe you apd. your late puor dear wife gave me. I should not have brought myself and my friends into so mach dis grace; hut I see my error now it is toe late. lam not unaware that you acted toward me as a father and deat Mend , as well as a master, and directed me in th e path into which I . &mild have went ; but, alas! I was blind, totally blind. If I bad now the op. portunity of kneeling down with you in that comfortable limit which you provided for me, I would give the world for the privi lege, were it possible. If you have any yowl man living with you in the situation I once enjoyed (filled), let him read this, and reed it seriously, and then I trust to Goo that be will feel that be has a home, such a home as I bate never had since I left you, and sty dying prayers will be that Goa will make you amends. This un. fortunate news (alluding to the Recorder's report) came on Thurs. day evening, and I should bate written before, but have been other wise employed, as we have three religious persons attend us (refer. ring to Fordham, his fellow convict). I could fill a quire of piper; but I hope you will cecina my writing more in expressing my sin cere thanks to you. Pray remember me to all your family : I dare say Elizabeth, - und perhaps James, may remember me. I wish to hear front you by return of post, Lod beg you to state my real tha. racter during the time I was in your service, as the letter (your answer) will be read by the persons who attend me. I hope you will comply with my request to-mortow morning ; and hope that the Chapel may be ailed with young people, as it may be a warning to them not to run in the way of destruction, and thereby bring themselves aid families into disgrace, as I have done. Please to write, so that I may have the letter on Monday. Yours and unfortunate. CHARLES COLLIBOI9. P. S. Direct to Charles Butclser.condentoed Cells, lkitugate. l'o Ur. lain, butcher, Bedford. 1 4 Livraroon, Tuna b itvisniro.—There has been less animation in our Lottou-market to day than yester day. Prices, however, are steady, and the sates may be estimated at 1,000 bags.. i POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. 'One Mrs. Ass Puffer, a very discreet.looking matron, was brought before Mr. Alderman Amer, yesterday morning, charged With very min tron-like conduct towards one of the City watchmen. It appeared by the evidence of the watchman, that between Metre and one o'clock In the morning, just as the citizens had pretty Well settled theMselves down to sleep, and he was standing at the end of Maidenheadeourt, in Aldersgate-street, " quietly vratting•ibr the half hour," this Mrs. Fuller came straggling up to him, and said, 0 Watchman—where are my lodgings?" The watchman thought this was a mighty queer kind of a question, fot Mrs. Fuller was an entire stranger to him. " I don't know where your lodgings are, my good woman," he replied. " It's a lie! my l good min," rejoined Mrs. Fuller, and so saying site straggled away from him again ; whilst be congratulated himself upon having got rid of her so easily. Presently, however, she came to him with a say, watchman, pray what have you done with my child?' " I know nothing about your child, my good woman," he replied. To which Mrs. Fuller rejoined as before, " aHe ! my good mon." The watchman, upon this, began to grow ' angry; and desired Mrs. Fuller to go along about her business, and not be bothering him with such nonsense ;—whereupon Mrs. Fuller attempted to box his ears, and then he thought it was high time to provide her with a lodging in the watch-house; and so he did. This was the substance of hie evidence, and he added, that when he I returned from abutting Mrs. Fuller in the watch-house, he found I a trunk in the passage to a court on his beat, which trunk Mrs. Fuller bad since claimed as her property. Mrs. Fuller in her defence, admitted the facts charged—at least she did not deny them, She said she bad been on a visit to a friend at Pentenville ' • and, having stopped rather later than she ought to do, she nut only forgot to bring her child away with her, but also forgot where her lodgings were; and these forgetting. led to her misconduct towards the watchman ; for all which she was very sorry, and attributed it to ben having "taken a leak too much after l supper, in consequence of the recent death of her husband !" The Alderman admonished her to conduct herself more deco rously in future: upon her promising so to do, she was discharged. BOP-STREET. Yesterdiy afternoon, as Mr. Dlntstrutz, the Sitting Magistrate, • was about leaving the Bench, a young Scotchman, who stated his name to be Robert Fraser, and that be was a police officer of the City of Edinburgh, entered the office out of breath, and begged leave to inform his Worship that he had just been robbed of his watch in a verrextraordinary manner. He said that he came to London a day or two since, on business connected with his office, and shat morning i be was standing at the corner of Castle -court, Strand, when a smartly dressed fellow came up to bins and asked him if he wanted to buy at watch, at the same time taking one almost as big as a turnip from his fob, and handing it to him for inspection. The complainant wild Ise was hs no want of a watch, for be bad a good one of his own, and had ; no desire to bargain for another. “ Well," said the stranger," should like to deal with you, and since you won't buy my watch, I will, if you like,purchase yours." The applicant declined any dealing,but the stranger having requested very civilly to look at his watch, be, as matter of courtesy, and not suspectiog a trick in the middle of the day, was drawing it from his fob, when the stranger snatched it from him, and ran o ff . The applicant followed him , and saw him go into the shop of Mr. Harris, a pawnbroker, in the &rand, whi. ther he followed him, and saw him put his own and applicant's watch down upon the counter, and ask the loan of ES& upon the two. The applicant immediately informed the shopman, who took up the watches, that one of them was his, and had been stolen from him, but the shopman, who seemed to be on very familiar terms with the stranger, only laughed at him, and took the watches to alt room, Whe re Mr. Harris, his master, was sitting, and the latter, having examined them, gave him the amount required. This the shopman handed to the stranger, who Immediately left the box in width be Was standing, and applicant was about to follow him, when be was galled by the &oilman, who said, if one of the watches was his; be had better take a duplicate for it. He waited for the ticket, thinking that he had better have something to show (or his watch, but in the mean time the stranger had gone entirely sway. He remonstrated with the &spoon and his master, Mr. Harris, but they both treated him with ridicule, and said they had nothing to do with the matter, and that he must get his watch as other people did, by redeeming it; and if the stranger had done Ma wrong, be must seek his remedy against him. Mr. Mansatust. asked the applicant why he did not prevent the stranger from pledging his watch when in the shop? Fraser said the stranger got into a box, where he could not well get at bins ; and be told the shopman that the watch was his, and warned him not to take it in, which be thought was all he cost Id do, Mr. Mursamm. immediately dispatched Conyers, a constable, to desire the attendance of Mr. Harris and his shopman, who ar peared in a few minutes. Fraser repeated kis statement ; and Mr. MiashuU having en. pressed an opinion that the case, as it stood unexplained, was a very extraordinary one, asked Mr. Harris and his shopman what they had to say ? Mr. Harris, who evinced great confidence of manner, treated the matter very lightly, and said the fact was, be was in his parlour when his man came, showed him the watches, and mentioned the amount demanded upon them, which he (Mr. Harris) gave him as a matter of course. The shopman, whose name is Richard Wingham, said he advan ced the money as a matter of course ; and be did not know but that the watches belonged to the person who offered them, having only the assertion of the oempiainant, who was an utter stranger to him, to the contrary. The shopman befog sharply questioned by the Magistrate, adds- ted that he was oat acquainted with the person who pledged the watches; and being hard pressed, said be thought he might be able to Ind him. Mr. Mosotot s. said the transaction was a very shameful one; and the shopman would do well to find the fellow who pledged the watches as speedUy as possible. There was strong ground for be lievlng that he was leagued with the stranger ; and even lithe latter should be caught, be (Mr. MinsbuU) doubted if it would not be his duty to commit him (V/Ingham) as an accessary. There was net sulkiest at present, perhaps, to detain him, but he should require, security for his future appearance. Mr. Harris said he would be answerable foe his shopman'a ap pearance; and Mr. Minoan!' accepted his ball; at the same dots ordering Conyers to exert himself to apprehend the fellow who pledged the watches. MARLBOROUGH4TREET. Dodd llsliewes, Jain Tlissispaesi, and leksi Price, three auto/icons burglars, were brought up by Daniel Riordan, patrol of St. Giles's, on suspicion of breaking into the house of a woollen•draper, In Southampton.row, Russell-square, and stealing woollen cloth to the value of 9001. Riordan stated, that be saw the prisoners on Wednesday night in Southanapton•row,near a house that had been broken open on Sunday morning. flaying had all three convicted before,he thought it his duty to take them Into custody; one he seized, and asked a Gentleman to hold him while he went after the others, but bad scarcely left him when the thief knocked down the Gentleman, and tried to get away. With some assistance he secured the ethers, and took them to the watelt-house. On the spot where the Srst was taken, he picked up a crow-bar, phosphorus-box, matches, and taper. The woollen-draper said his premises were broken open on Son. day morning, and woollens packed up in two bundles, to the assiotant 0f.204-11. stolen, with which the thieves had got out of the premises, and over five garden walls ; but having to pass a sky-light, they pped, and tumbled the bundles through the glass, the crash of sli which awakening the Lsdy of the house, she gave the alarm, and the robbers escaped, abandoning their booty. As he saw nothing of the robbery, he could not speak to the identity of the prisoners. The three fellows were examined separately, and contradicted each other materially. Williams said he did not live any where he slept in George. street, St. Giles's, last ; he had been with his brother since he came out of the House of Correction; he bad been in prison three months. Only came out last Friday. They were all remanded for a week. Two men who carry the banners of the Panstereornachia, is Regent street, were brought to the office by Alexander, inspector of nuisances to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, under the new Street Act, for obstructing the foot path, by standing on the pavement with their banners, in Regent street. They were each fined 401. and ordered to be imprisoned 14 days in default of payment. The banners were detained in the Office, and Alexander desired to give the proprietor notice that they would be sold within five days, to pay the espences, unless redeemed within the time. MARY-LA-BONNE. Another of the Paddington coachmen, (against whom complaints of violence and abuse are so constantly being made) of the name of Wadies, was brought to this office by Mr. Forbes, a merchant of respectability, and charged with grossly insulting bias on Wed. nesdsy last. Mr. Forbes, it appeared, got on the defendant's visas A the corner of Tottenhann.cuurt road, for the purpose of returning to his borne, at Islington. ' Hs remained patiently on the roof fur a very considerable time, without perceiving the coachman to shrW the Wait intention of starting, and seeing soothes stage on theltad, Printed amid liubliahed by J. W. MALI Nat iha &AI eltb fat HS. 1, PickeU-Ptact, 20701,414.9. 'ln its way to talington, he got down, With the it of procerSi..g by that conveyance. Warboys owing he was likely to knit a pa. wager, collared him in a violent manner, and with abusive guage said, be skink! hot gn until he bad first paid hint his fee.— The complainant finding it in vain co contend with a man of such boisterous manners, consented to ride by his coach bat detruniued on taking other .reps to punish hint for his insolence. Mr. Rawunton—What was the abusive language bested? Warboys—l deny that I vied any foul •words but Mr..lPurbtp called me a ilaclisaidAnd thicf, and befiere.thela 110. . very civilto kim. • • Mr. Forbes--The language he used wa, All cannot say that it wasp laritellad at ass. _ • Mr. kawunson—l this Gentleman had beswireimieed.lty gout conduct to use unbecoming language, so one *mild wonder at is, for you know, (speaking to the defendant) that there is sewed? any kind of depredation or insult that stung of year class •ate see guilty of. Mr. Porbes-4 certainly slid not use the words he speaks of..— Nor have I any vindictive feelings against the man I came hate on the principle that the publii ought to beproteeted against sac% characters. Air. R.►waunm—And I will restrain their 'tiniest belaatieur, far as lays hr My power. Msny of these men me public vittictotes.; and I will punish them for their misconduct whenever they are brought before me. He was Wen ordered to pay a bora( '491. fur ill conduct to his fire. inetutfly pia the money, and *as disebatted. WO RS H I PSTRRET. Janes Harris, anian at least forty years of age, and a oalhoolmar , tor, was yesterday charged before Mr. Twirroats, with a Wries of Indecent assaults upon Elizabeth Odes, a child of 11 years,kis pupil. The complainant, a modest-looking little girl, deposed, that she bad been the defendant's scholar about three months. About a month ago, when she was aloe with him in the school room, he laid her upon a table, and proceeded to take liberties with her pi son. (The child here described the indecent assault). List Alotiday week, be repeated his gross conduct, and last Monday, Whilst she was in the school room, he observed that the sun was shiniug in at the window, and abe had better go into the back room. else asked himlor a pen, which be brought to her, saying, " there is one that will suit you," tad be then took indecent liberties with her per son. She had been in the habit of going to the evening school, but she eid not go on Monday. Tuesday, or Wednesday hveningt, this week; and when her mother questioned her as to her reluctance to go,'ehe related the defendant's indecent conduct, bet she had net before mentioned to any person. Mrs. Giles said, that on ‘Vetinciday the queetioried bey daughter on the subject of her unwillingness to go to sehtioL The girl, its reply, said her master's conduct towards het Was very indecent, rid being further questioned, described his conduct as she bad now re lated it to the Magistrate. The defendant denied the charge, and said, be could not conjec ture why the accusation was brought against him.--ile wai com mitted in default of bail. TOWN HALL. C SikpAersl, aged 9, was charged with stealing a fur eap from the shup.doer of Mr. Jones, hatter, High street, Borough. It appeared the cap was needlessly earned With hats outside the shop door, and baying no hat open his head, he took k down and tau away with U. • Mr. AiderntanJ. J. Sa&rrn censured the temptations ttvis held tuft to the necessitous; and, after admonishing the bny in a manner adulate to his capacity, ordered him to he "sounded, but kept apart front the other primmer*, aiU his puents shossid be tent for. UNION-HALL. Yesterday, a fen iale who gave-her name joise Stet& of Amazo nian strength and Mature, was plated at the bar. charged with riotoes and disorderly conduct. The defendant made each a pew erful resistance, that it took the utmost exertions of todr essnatabko to bring her along to the office. The complaint aglinat her was, that she had entered I wine vaults in High-street. the landlord of which having refused to serve hes with spirits, she threatened destruction to everything in the liar, and when a constable was called in to take her away, she im mediately attacked him, and would have eventually sueteeded in overpowering and beating hint severely, had not three other Dien come to his assistance, and released hint from her clutches. The defendant hea rd the charge against her with-the most pep. feet composure, and at itt conclusion, said that she Was the cele brated Lady arryinore, and claimed the privilege of ha;ring a seat next to his Worship ou the bench. A Bow-street patrol, who happened to be present, said that the defendant only assumed the name of Lady Barrymore, the fitter personage net possessiug half her strength. The patrol added, that the defendant was brought up to Bow.street sonar time age. and, on entering the ofilee, she took possession of Sir Richard Birnie:ll chair, which she refused to quit until six of the stoutest constables were obliged to eject her by force. The defbisdant was sentenced to one month in the House 4 Correction. On hearing the sentence, she exclaimed that no power should take her out of the office, then grasping the iron railings, she held fast, until four or five men managed to carry her out by main force. Handcuffs were Obliged to be resorted to, before this masculine lady could be put into the vehicle that conveys the pri soners front this pace to Britton. The proprietor and driver of No. gig, hackney-chariot, named Rickard Gower, was summoned for demanding more than his legal fare front Major Reynolds, under these circumstances: The complainant stated that a few evenings ago, he hired the Se te:Wanes coach on one of the stands in Ruhopsgate.street, to take him to Washed Gardens. When they reached the admittance gate on Inquiring what the fare was, the defendant demanded five shillings. This, the Major was inclined to believe, was an exorbi tant charge; and, foe a few moments, declined giving it, bat at length was induced to hand him five shillings, saying, at the come time, that he would have the affair investigat ed, believing the de mand more than the regular fare. On the Magistrate referring to the book of fares, It was found time the charge ought only to have been 35. id. he thereupon fined haftney-coachman Stos. and costs. ' The share of the fine belonging to Major Reynolds wax given to the distressed weavers. t The body of Mr. Kirkpatrick, Solicitor, of S lathes's ton. drowned last Saturday se'nuight, in SJutharonion Water, was picked up on Tuesday morning, in thelasia rautine Ground, at the Motheibank, by the Officers of that Deicattment, and landed at Ryde. A gooseberry, of the sort named Wellington's Glory. has been pulled in a g2iden near Aberdeen, which mea sured an inch and a half in length, three 5-8 inches in circumference, and weighed 282 grains. Au iron steam vessel, for navigating the Savannah, is at this timeconstructing at New York, the whole cost of which will not exceed 6001. Spade h usbandry has been recommended to be adopted ir, some of the counties, for the purpose of givinipcnr ploynteut to some of the personi out of work. The windows of the church of St. Augustine in co are formed of single slabs of very bard and trmispa rent alabaster, which admits that S' dim religious likiN" so well calculated to aid the purposes of devotion. . BIRTHS. Monday, at Teddiniton, ladythe of Llent.-Colonel Misnames Coombs, of a son. The 9th of dune, on her passage from Spain, the Lady of Charles Chamberlain, Esq. his Majesty's Consul at Carthage's, of a son. DIED. Wednesday, at his house in Swat-street, the Earl of Winehelma, H.G. in his 74th year. At Liverpool, on the 14th ult. James Davis Hill, formerly Student at the University of Glasgow. At Bombay, on the lit February last, after • very severe inserts, &Sward Baker, Esq. Lieut.. Colonel in No Ws. Company's Sus and Commissary-General of the Army. 11 A I LS A RC DU 11. Dublin 1 u atersurd l 0 Jauerasey and Jersey 0 0 Lisnuo 0 1 33 DAY Mlll. peel !rest e ' 1 a Hammack Flanders Brazil 0 1 Gottenburgb flalta HoHaul o 0 o o 1 0 Jansaiea 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 0 America 0 1. 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