Star. — London, England, 1830-08-09 00:00:00

" CHARLES X.-ALGIERS. is no longer any doubt that Charles X. must leave France t. , niltied man : the question is, whither will he turn his steps ? SOITIC say to England, some say to America ; we cannot believe Ora he will dream of either. If he be the true descendant of Saint Lruis,.if he have a single drop of the blood of Henry IV. in his v.-ins. he will go to Algiers. The white flag yet floats over its towers ; he has there an army and a fleet devoted to his service (for is now perfectly evident that it was the friends and not the foes of Royalty who were sent.upon this expedition); he will be followed from France by 15.000 or 20,0000 f the finest soldiers that ever fought; fis will be followed, too, by a crowd of the bravest, the noblest, and the :rest true.hearted gentlemen in Europe. We cannot believe that he %,-,11 think for a moment of turning his eyes elsewhere; England wr,d America arc the only other spots of earth that could afford him an asylum ; his position in either would be very painful ; in Anse- Tice be would be confounded with the dethroned relations of Napo leon ; he would encounter mortification and insult at every instant In England too, his position would be distressing (not that we mean ,a the remotest degree to suggest that he would be subject to the humiliations he must expect amongst the Yankees;) for shame ! tuul shame ! to the Briton who dare exult over fallen greatness : but •se could not receive him as a Monarch—his just pride would be in Jared. In Algiers, however, though one world has been lost, another would be open to him. He might still die a King—he might still leave a succession to his grandson. We have no doubt the Power. of Europe would concede to him the full sovereignty of this con quest. It would be an advantage to the great cause of civilisation and the spread of knowledge throughout the world. He might then exercise a power (and from what we know of the man, we have no doubt it would be exercised kindly), which would fully extend to his wildest notions of the divine right of Rings; his followers would be satisfied ; no other system of government would be prac ticable, and they would revive amongst them that delightful society which existed in France before the Revolution. The Court of Algiers would soon be the most polished in the world ; and there is little doubt that Africa would resume something of its ar,rient importance under the auspices of its enlightened colonists• The climate is better than that of the South of France; it is, at least, equal to that of Naples ; every thing that sense can requires all that heart can wish, might be there provided for the industrious. The greatest benefits, too, might be conferred upon the inhabitants of the soil ; they are now in a state of barbarism ; they might be brought within the pale of civilization, and, perhaps, of that of Christianity, if the priests and prelates were not neglectful of their mission. In a word, for his own sake, and for the sake of humanity, we hope that Chatles X. will forthwith proceed to Algiers. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF CHANCERY, Auo. 7. A petition was heard in the matter of the Rev. Mr. Frank, a hnatie, praying that the allowance to the lunatic's eldest son might be increased from 4001. to rom. a year; and that 5001. might be allowed to furnish &house ; and also that the petitioner might be allowed the use of one of his father's services of plate. The peti tioner, it appeared, is remainder-man in fee to his father's estates of 3.0401. a year, and has a wife and three children. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the petition reasonable, and referred it to the Master to report. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT, LEICESTER, Atm. 7. (Before the Cnizr Mawr.) Josrph Donef,ani was indicted for having, on the 3d of Ma re Iva, feloniously stolen and carried away from the dwelling-house of Lord Southampton, at Quorndam, in this county, various diamonds, necklaces, bracelets, and other articles of jewellery, of the value of 3,0001. and upwards, the property of his Lordship. The evidence did not bring home the charge to the prisoner, and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. DERBY, AUG. 7. Thomas Wilson, aged 15, and Williams Wilson, his father, were indicted, the former for stealing bank-notes ands bill of ex change, amounting together to 1581. 19s. the effects of Mr. Thos. Lee, out of a letter put into the post•office at Crich, and the latter for receiving the same notes and bill, knowing them to have been stolen. There was another indictment against the prisoners, charging that the letter containing the notes was stolen out of the post-office, which would be a capital felony A second count in each indict ment charged the notes to be the property of Mr. 11. Williams, of Manchester, to whom the letter was directed. The Counsel proceeded on the indictment for the larceny.. The prosecution was carried on by the posj.office. Both prisoners were found Guilty. The younger, in consideration of the character for honesty given to him and the father, and of the recommendation of the Jury, was sentenced to seven years' transportation ; and the Judge gave him hopes that he would be sent to the establishment at Sheerness, instead of being transported. The father was sentenced to transportation for fourteen years. The Counsel for the prosecution did not proceed on the second indictment. The Learned Judge told the younger prisoner that, if he had been tried and found guilty of stealing the letter out of the Post. office, which, probably, was the fact, the sentence of Death would have been recorded against him, though it would not, perhaps, hare been carried into execution. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Nonwicu, FRIDAY. This morning Mr. Justice PAR KE passed sentence upon the se veral prisoners for the county. Judgment of Death was recorded against Rymer, for robbing the three friendly societies at Blofield, The Learned Judge then adjourned, attended by the High She. riff, to the Guildhall. Owing to some mistake, either of the She riff's carriage driving to the wrong door, or the City Sheriffs not being In attendance, the Learned Judge declined to alight, and drove to his lodgings. In a short time afterwards his Lordship took his seat on the Bench, and the Grand Jury came into Court with several bills. Mary .'add was charged with wilful and corrupt perjury—she c hi room that a certain child, of which she was delivered, was the child of one Corporal Emerson, whereas it was the child of some other person. Witnesses, relations of Emerson, who has since died abroad, proved that at the time she became enceinte, for some time previous to that period, and subsequently, Emerson was either in a state of extreme debility, or far away from Norwich. A parish officer, named Billham swore to her confession to him that She had sworn the child to the wrong person ; but that, Emer son being dead, she thought there would be no piece of work about it. He said she called him out of a certain room to tell him this. The prisoner, an interesting-looking woman, about 30, said, " You know, Mr. Biliham, it watt you called me out, and pee. . corded me to say what 1 did." The witness would not swear whether he called her, or she called him out ; and here was another instance of the necessity for watch. ing confessions, which there is no doubt are very often, indeed, very improperly obtained, although the mode of obtaining them is gene rally kept out of view. he prisoner has a husband alive; and, although the belief was that he was abroad, not one of the witnesses could say where he was et the time, non constat, but that he might have been within access, and even in Norwich, at the time. The indictment stated that the child was born out of lawful wedlock. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. recommending her to Mercy. Bliham said the prosecutors (it was a parish prosecution) had de. ir:d him to do the same thing. The prisoner burst into tears, and the Learned Judge deferred the sentence. 0. Pratt was put to the bar, capitally charged with having, on th- 4th of Oct. last, unlawfully, &c. known and abused Emily Gee, of the parish of St. Martin-at-Oak; in this cite, she being under the age of 10 years. The prisoner was a miserable.looking creature, and seemed to feel himself in a very precarious situation when he was placed in the dock. Alt. Pa arrow appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Slant for the defence. Emily Gee was called, but, before she was examined, Mr. Smith said he had been informed that the prisoner was tried at the Sessions, ,upon an accusation made against him by the same parties, and sm quitted. fie had not the proceedings before him, and, for anew he knew, it might have been for the same offence. Mr. Justice Panex—No. it was not. • The girl was then examined as great length by Mr. Patrrott. and gave her'evldenee with considerable confidence. Upon her cross-examination. which alio occupied much time, alba swore to a period of four minutes, and to another period or two mi.' antes, admitting at the same time that, from the. first enticement o( her by the prisoner into his house to look at his birds, to his throw. ing her down. she was in extreme terror, so as not to know what abe. was about. Upon being asked- &twilit hour she rose from her bed, ,she answered, " It's so long ago 1 . forget." Her father was . a weaver, sod *he filled in for him when he was it'work. She Id so neat day, andwdid not tell either her father or mother for a week; The prisoner bad told her notaor if she did they would bomber. • ~_ ::n The learned Juocit followed the am-examination with several close questions, and it became clear that the capital charge upon such evidence could not be sustained. The father and mother were called, and deposed to the girl having told them, upon being questioned, what the prisoner had done ; to the father thereupon going to the prisoner, and bringing him into the presence of the girl and her mother ; and to his saying he was very sorry for what he had done. He would not do so again, and would pay for any expenses caused by the injury done to the child. Mr. Troughton, a surgeon, was called, whose evidence was so conclusive against the prosecution, that the kerne.% Judge immedi ately stopped the ease, and directed an acquittal. At the Sessions this miscreant had been tried for the minor of fence but the evidence appearing at that time to the Learned Re. corder, , Mr. ALDERSON, to be in proof of the capital charge, he had held that the misdemeanour merged in the felony, and directed an acquittal, which the Jury very reluctantly pronounced, and the prisoner was ordered to be detained, in order that another bill might be preferred against him at the Assizes. STAFFORD ASSIZES. (Before Mr. Justice Bosmtnurr.) Joseph Balkier and Fred. Shorthotsse, two very respectable. looking young men, were charged with the wilful murder of Mr. T. Gelber, on the 13th March, 18Y.8, near Burton.upon-Trent. The deceased, who was a farmer, had been found dead on the road, and his horse fastened to a gate near him; he had a fracture in his, scull; but although some suspicious circumstances seemed to indi cate that he died a violent death, there was no evidence to directly inculpate the Owners, or to positively rebut the presumption that the unfortunate man was killed by a fall from his horse. Under these circumstances, Mr. Justice BOSATIQUET said that this was a very lit case to be investigated, but that the inference from the evidence reasonably was, that the deceased came by his death by a fall. Ilia Lordship then directed an acquittal. Verdict, Not Guilty. YORK ASSIZES, Auo. 5. RODIERY AT THE RETTINO.ROOM, DONCASTER. Thomas Farra 4, aged 64, was charged with having received a 1001. bank post b, which had been stolen from the Donauiter Betting-room, well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Starkie and Mr. Dodd appear foe the prosecution, and Mr. Cottingham and Mr. —.--.. Dodd for the defence. It will be in the recollection of our readers, that at the last anises, ' , two persons, named Smart and Jenkins, wets tried for the robbery and acquitt ed—and that it was then proved that a pawn tia Madden had slept with Jenkins at Doncaster, and had suddenly Id Doncaster on the day the robbery was committed. The lima Counsel said he could prove that the week before Doncaster Races, Madden, Smart, and Jenkins were together at the Coach and Horses public-house, at Birmingham; that Madden instead of going to York, where he said he was going when he left Doncaster, ed to Sheffield, where a female servant saw him at the George nn, with an immense number of hills and sovereigns in his pos. session, which, on seeing he was observed, he hastily put into a bag, a nd set off in a chaise to Chesterfield. On the road he in.. gutted of the driver to which house at Chesterfield they generally went from the George at Sheffield, and was told the Angel; then, said he. you must go to the Commercial. Before he got to Ches. terfield, however, he stopped the chaise and got out, took his bag, and gave the post-boy 2s. 6d. and sent him back again. From Chesterfield he should trace him to Birmingham, again at the Coach and Horses, where he was told that he was wanted, which caused him to be off. All traces after that time were lost, an. ail very recently, when he was apprehended. lie should further prove, that prior to his visit to Yorkshire he was short of money.... The evidence against the prisoner was this. He resided at a place called Scdgley, nine miles from Birmingham. Up to the last as sizes no note was traced to any one.— Shortly after that period, the prisoner went to the bank at Stourbridgc, and tendered a 1001. bank. post bill, which Mr. Onodred, one of the proprietors of the Betting Rooms, could identify as part of the property stolen on the 17th of Sept. last. He wished particularly to have the whole amount in sove reigns, which the bankers refused to do : and he ultimately received 40 toys. and 601. in 51. bank notes. lie then gave his real name and ad. dress, "T. Farrady, farmer, on this side Wolverhampton." On its being discovered that the note was a stolen one, and stopped at the Bank of England, the prisoner was asked of whom he received it? when he said that he sold a horse in Stourbridge market, to a person named Lignum, for 351. and that he got it of him. He was then asked why he was so anxious to receive nothing but sovereigns for it—" Because," said he, "Lignum desired me—and I gave him 30 sovereigns and a 51. note." If he had sold the horse for 351. Lignum would not hare wanted that sum, but 651. out of the 1001. note. His house was then searched, and letters were found signed " G. M." being the initials of Madden's name. He, however, did not refer to this robbery, nor did it appear that Madden could write. Several witnesses were then examined to prove the above facts. Mr. Ooodred identified the note, and two clerks from the Stour. bridge hank proved that Far rady paid a 1001. bank bill at their I I bankin -house, but they could not identify the note produced as the note dby Farrady. There was another clerk present when he paid t, and that clerk put a mark upon it, but he was not present here to give evidence. In the absence of his testimony it was im possible to trace the note to the prisoner, who was consequently ac quitted. The Learned Judge said he did not understand why the receiver should he indicted first; the prisoner, Madden, ought most certainly to have hen tried before Farrady.—The trial tsted the whole day. George Madden, aged 35, charged with having received a number of sovereigns and bank-notes, knowing them to have been feloniously stolen. Theevidence adduced on this trial (which occupied the Court the whole of the day,) was • repetition of that in Farrsdy's case yesterday, and the result was, that Madden was acquitted. AUGUST 7. Both of the Judges sat at Nisi Prius yesterday. Mr. Justice BAYLEY having early on the preceding day disposed of all the eases in the calendar. The civil causes which came before them were of the most uninteresting description. Mr. Justice BAYLEY set out to open the commission this day at Durham. The Counsel have been pleading before Chief Justice TINDAL without their wigs and gowns. POLICE REPORTS. OIIILDISALL.—SINGULAR DICLUSIOIC—Saturday, An thong Cunningham', a young man, was brought before Sir Peas Laurie, under the following circumstances s—An officer on duty at Black. frian'-bridge, stated that between two and three on Friday afternoon, the misuser sprang upon the balustrade at the centre of thebridge, and precipitated himself into the water. He was curled rapidly under the bridge, and a boat was instantly put off to his assistance. When the primmer perceived that the intention of those in it was to save his life, he made violent efforts to prevent his being taken in, and was very near upsetting the boat.—ln answer to seve ral questions put by Sir Peter, the prisoner stated that he was a us. rive of Town ' avA the only profession he was brought up to woe playing upon the Union pipes. He came to London last Christ. mace, but finding the cockneys had no taste for his music, he was obliged to pledge them. He spent the sum lent on them, sud on Friday considered he was followed by three or four perms who, he supposed, had an intention of Butting him. After hurrying through several streets, without being able to escape his pursuers, when he fancied himself just within their grasp on Blackfriam. bridge, he preferred drowning himself to falling in their hands. The officer said, that when bringing him from the Compter to the Arm, he threw himself down on the flags, exclaiming they inroad ep Burke him, and refused to preened. Sir Peter ordered the maa to be sent to the Compter until Moaday, and remained to malaweaurae get him passed home. An old tar, the very beau ideal of a true British sailor, vim gave his name Will Robinson, his dark visage surmounted wish a quantity of black hair, twisted and matted like so many repo ends, was charged with being drunk and assaulting a patrol ef Aldersgate Ward. Bunee, the complainant, stated, that between three mil four o'clock the preceding evening, he found the tar stretched keel uppermost upon the foot-way in Aldersgate-street, ex= not altogether decently, to the gaze of a crowd of idle boys. roused him and advised hint to move on, but, instead of obeying him, Will ordered him to." sheer off, or he'd pour a broadside into him ;^ and suiting the action to the word, he commenced pummel. ling the ,complainant most furiously. Bunce would have had no chance spinet the heavy metal of Will Robinson, but Hawkins the maishalman came up, and with his aid, the tar was secured in the Compeer. While they were on the way, the. tar contrived to get his pecket.knife open in his hand, but Hawkins perceived it, and took it from him. You hear what the officer says, observed the Alderman (Ansley) addressing the prisoner. Yes, but it's a d—d lie ! roared out Will Robinson, enforcing his assertion by a loud thump of his clenched fist upon the bar. He says you drew a knife upon him, said the Alderman. Your Honour knows I cant spin a long yarn like this here chap, replied the old ter; but I never hurted matt, woman, or child, in my life, barring a frog.eaten—brat I was a lad then. and it was in the cause of Old England. And dam: e, I don't think I'd hurt him neither, after a glass d grog or two. Aurae sew—How long have you beat in England? Only two hours ashore, your honour, replied Will. I'd just come from China, and got taking a glass with one meumate and a glass with another. Alderman A iter.sy—The sure way to get drunk. You should ' have taken a glees but with one messmate. Your honour's an excellent preacher, and it's all very true; but if an old saillie.after a long voyage, when all hands are piped ashore refused to drink with every mate who asked him, bed b e c aw a scaly fellow-rend you know I should not like that. Bastin-1 did not mind the assault, but I thought it was Went* pin the poisoner in a place of safety for hie own alio. Daneure, you're an Menet fellow, after all, exclaimed the tar, seising the officer's hand, and squeezing it till the tears started into Bunce's eyes. Come, and we'll make it right over a glass of grog, old boy. Ald. Awstr.Y—l doubt whether yes hare any money left. Will felt in his pockets, and could not find a copper. All gone, all gone ! exclaimed the tar mournfully. It's all right—l've got his money safe, said Bunco, drawing forth an ample handful of silver and sovereigns. Huns, hum ! Old England for ever, vociferated the delighted tar, when he saw the money, and seising Dunce by the collar, be cried, Come along—come along, old boy. I'm as dry as a dolphin. Fiance refused till he counted the money, shilling by shilling, in the presence of the Alderman ; but whe n he began to do so Will found the operation too slow for the current of his feelings, and catching up the officer by the waist, he curled him off in triumph, exclaiming, keep it my boy—keep it—we'll drink every penny of it, and maybe his Honour there (turning to the Alderman) would take a dropof summit. The Alderman could not maintain his gravity, but he declined the offer, and Will set off with the officer still firmly held in his giant grasp. ManYt.zsoNE.—Saturday, a fashitmable.looking young man, who gave his name James Long, was charged before hlr. Hoskins, with having assaulted two females of the name of Mallen. The coin plaintuits, who were mother and daughter, stated, that about eigh teen months since the prisoner became acquainted with one of her daughters, and after some time induced her to leave her home ; for a length of time nothing was heard of her, but when at length they saw her, she refused to return. The prisoner, not satisfied with having obtained one daughter, succeeded la st Tuesday in taking away another, who was only fifteen years of age. No ti. dings could be obtained of her, but on Friday evening the pri. toner was met in the New-road by the mother and one of her daugh. ters. They asked what he had done with the youngest child ? Instead of giving an answer he pushed the mother away, and fil trated the daughter. Mr. Hoserms—Do you know how he gets his living? The mother observed, that she had no doubt but that he belonged to a gang of thieves, for on her going to her daughter's seven months ago, she then opened a box, and showed her a set of housebreaking implements, which had been a present from Butler, who was exe cuted at Newgate. The prisoner, in reply, denied the truth of the statement. He was then ordered to find bail, and remanded on suspicion of being a dishonest person. John Dwyer, a young man, was charged with having committed a burglary at the chapel of the French Ambassador, Little George. street, Marylebone, in connection with two persons, who were in the chapel, but who had escaped.—The prisoner denied having any knowledge of the persons who were in the chapel. He was then • LAMBETH-BTU:BT.—TAE NANCRZYTER ROBBERY —On Saturday, George Weston, Was. Price, Was. Smith, and John Schooling, who stand committed for having in their possession a 5001. bank note, stolen from a gentleman at Manchester, on the sth of last month, were again brought before Mr. WALBER. The evidence was found sufficiently strong to commit Schooling, as well as the others, for trial, and they were all accordingly transmitted to Neweate. WORSHIT-STREET.—CRARGE OT Aasox.--Miss Bak, who keeps a baker's shop in Shoreditch, was re-examined, with her ser vant, Mary Ball, on Saturdaphon a charge of arson. By the el. dence of the officer, who discoiered the , lire on the preceding Stir. day night, at half-past 12, it appeared that the prisoners returned home at one o'clock in the morning, when Miss Bate said she had been to market ; but, on searching her at the station-house, much valuable property was found on her person, and subsequently a po licy of insurance was discovered in a drawer for 7501. whereas the whole property was not worth mere than 501. After some farther evidence had been given, Mr. Baottorrox called the servant Ball forward, and told her that if she told the whole truth she would be discharged and admitted as a witness for the Crown. The girl said she wished to tell all that she knew about it ; she was then sworn, but giving a very imperfect statement, in which she was contradicted by several witnesses, Mr. BIOCOHTOII said It was clear to him that she was perjured. He should leave it to a jury to decide, but remanded the prisoners to have the evidence. completed. The money was given up on the application of the Counsel. THAMES Poracz.--William Rowley, a labourer, was charged with stealing 17511 n. weight of lead , the property of he Hon. So cl•ty of the Middle Temple. - The lead, which was part of a water cistern, had been taken down from the Temple Hall about three weeks since, and deposited in the engine -house, Barden-court. The engine-house was broken into and the lead stolen. Creber, a Thames police-officer, observed the prisoner, with the lead on hiashoulder, coming out of the Temple. The prisoner was committed for trial. Mary Ann Griffith., an abandoned woman, and James alf.Doa mil, were charged with attacking Thomas Russell, a sailor, be. Veg to the Grenville East lndiaman, and robbing him of 10s. ler, a policeman, found the poor fellow lying senseless on the ground, and on being informed of his loss, went to the house of the woman, in Bluegate-fields. He was denied admittance and broke open the door, and on entering the premises, found the prisoners concealed in a cupboard, and took them into custody. , The sailor treated the matter very lightly, and said he should go to sea and get some more blunt. He could not stop to prosecute. Mr. BIODZIIIV disposed of the case in a summary manner, and sentenced the woman to three months exercise at the t r e ad mill. MYSTERIOUS DRAT! OF MR. WARNER, Or THE HOUSE OF HODGSON AND CO. THILTOT.LANE. Saturday great anxiety prevailed at Greenwich, in consequence of the death of Mr. E. Baxter Warner, belonging to the house of Messrs. Hodgson and Davies, the extensive tea.dralers in Philpot. lane. Many reports are In circulation. Our informant, with much difficulty, has been enabled to collect the following facts: — On the morning of Friday sennight, Mr. Warner, who was not quite twenty-one, left the warehouse of Mesas. Hodgson and Davies, to pay a visit to Ids father at Bishops Stortford, Basel. Ho took with him a sum of money, the amount of which has not been ascertained, together with his watch and other trinkets, which be usually wore about his person. He went away in good health and spirits, and said he should be home on the following Wednesday (last Wednesday.) He remained at Bishops Stanford from the Friday till the following Tuesday, when he took leave of his friends and proceeded by the coach to London, whets he arrived in the evening, but but did not return to Philpot. lane, although he had important business to transact next morning. ills absence did not excite any alarm, and no particular notice was taken of It. On Friday morning, about six o'clock, the morning after the King and Queen had been to Greenwich, a waterman, named Portman, was putting off in his boat from the Sbip stairs, when he observed something floating in the river, opposite Green. with Hospital. He pushed towards it, and found it to be a dead body. The corpse was taken up and placed upon a bench, and the pockets searched, when sacral letters were found, besides a bunch of keys, and 2d. in copper. One of the lams was directed to " Mr. M. Warner, at Messrs. Rover's, tea.desievs, Cannon.street. City." The body was removed to the bone.house of the church, and a po. Beeman, it. No. 52, went of immediately to Cannon-street, and, having returned with Mr. Warner, that gentleman, upon seeing the body, instantly recognised it to be that of his brother , Mr. E dw a rd B. Warner, and who, upon being shown the contents of his pocket, declined it to be his firm opinion that his brother must have been robbed, as his watch, breast.pin, ring. and money, were not to be found. It was ascertained that, on the preceding day, at the time the King and Queen were at the College, the deceased was walking In Romney.reed, near the naval asylum, with two females and two ' young men, and that at night they were seen to enter a boat, and up the river. The two females were said to be living at C li Zend, but the young men were strangers, and have not been seen since. By what means the deceased came into the water remains yet to be known. Hear DISCOVERED IN THE MOON'S RATS. - AD American paper communicates the following as an experiment made by Dr. Howard of Baltimore. It is very similar to one of which an account was some time ago given in this country. Dr. !toward says--" Having blacked the upper ball of my difterential therm°. meter, I placed it in the focus of a 13-inch reflecting mirror, which was opposed to the light of a bright full moon. The liquid began • immediately to sink, and in half a minute was depressed eight de grees, where it became stationary. On placing 'a ocreen between the minor and the moon, it rose again to the same level, and was again &premed on removing the obstacle. The experiment was repeated several times, and always with the same mull. The following simple way of preventing flies from sitting on pictures, or any other furniture, is well experienced, and will, if generally used, remit trouble and damage :—Let a large bunch of leeks soak for five or air days in • pailful of water, and wash the picture, or any other piece of furniture, with its the lies will meet come sear any thing so washed. eft On Saturday afternoon the inhabitants of Somers town and its vicinity were again thrown into the utmoet state of ex citement. IS consequence of the appearance •eis large sis t aimers dog, in a rabid state, running through Bresretahisst, and towards c am d e n.sauti, bums and snipping at every animate and inani mate object that obstructed ha progreas--when a little girl, named Ann filmdom, whme paresis reside in Naetbamptpn-street, Basle bridge, was siverely bitten in the calf of the leg. The .child was instantly conveyed to a eirrgion'e, and the wounded yarkinia.prompt. ly cauterised. Several dogs bitten, and the WO animal was .eirentuelly destroy* is met, Camden-teem, by_ wo Irish lahourem,,with thick binds/ma. The pore of the child are preheasivs of the horrible malitly of hydrophobia. SCINTILLA THE THREE BROTHERS.—It is a remarkable cir cumstance in the history of France that the line of Capet became extinct in the person of Charles IV. the last of three brothers who sat successively on the throne. The lace of Valois succeeded ; and in the progress of a few centuries died out in the same manner after the successive reigns of the brothers, Vrands 11. Charles IX. and Henry 111. To this dynasty the house of Bourbon was the next in order; and after the death of Louis XVI. and Louis XVIII. and the abdication of the third brother, Charles XZit seems extremely ' probable that the period of their royal ty _ is arrived. C ON CERT OF MODERN MUSIC.—M• BOAT per formed several original airs, in a scientific manner, on his chin, the new Musical WONDER executed a concerto on the piano wit!: her nose; the Polish vocalist played all the other instruments by imitation with his voice, except the Jetr's-harp, at which Alr . ELENSTEIN presided with the excellence ascribed to him. COALS FOR NEWCASTLE.-.-It was a subject for plea wintry in the naval service during the American war, that water casks were sent from London for our ships in the fresh water lakes, and that boat-hooks and small spars were sent from England to the country where the latter grew. Our readers will smile when they are told that in a late supply of commissariat stores from Ports. mouth for Quebec, 500 dozen of brooms and a large quantity of mop handles were included. BA LOON SLIEVES.-411 tide-waiter at Glasgow, cu rious to carry to his wife a pattern of the fashionable sleeve, took the liberty to inspect one that adorned the right arm of a very die• gent lady, and released thence ten gallons of Highland whiskey . We had no idea of utility of these sleeves till this discovery. They are new called at Glasgow sleeves a la sneuglsro. KILLING WITH KIN DNESS.—A benevolent gentle man of Kilkenny humanely gave some sheep to be killed for the use of the starving poor : they were incautiously boiled in copper vessels, which had not been used for a considerable time before, and were, in consequence, rusted with inaustations of verdigris. Se veral of the poor had portions of the soup served out to them, and the result was, that five died, and twenty-five are in a state which leaves no hope of their recovery ! ELECTRICITY.—A very beautiful electrical experi ment may be thus performed. Take a glass tube of the height of the machine, and attach it to a stand. Coat about three fourths of the upper part of the inside of it with metal, and fix a brass cap on the top. Then varnish one half of the outside from the top to the I bottom, and when nearly dry apply a coat of bronze. On placing the instrument thus constructed near the conductor, a most brilliant ramified spark will pass the whole length of the tube. THE RULING P.tsstON.—A puncheon of whiskey fell of a car in Roche's-street, Edinburgh, and was nearly staved asunder. Great part of the spirits poured along the ground in rapid torrents', and a crowd pursued its route with the utmost avidity— jugs and porringers vainly strove to catch a sample of the potent liquor ; but one fellow, an ardent votary of the jolly god, absolutely flung himself on hands and knees, to drink out of the very channel where the whiskey had mingled with the filthy pool. The wretch, in his disgraceful orgies, devoted himself to the infernal gods, and died the victim of his ruling passion. CAPTAIN ROCK IN CHINA.--His Excellency the Go vernor and local magistrates of Canton have of late issued various proclamations, asserting the existence of incendiaries who set fire to houses for the purpose of plundering. At this dry season of the year the materials of Chins houses are particularly susceptible of corn bustion. At a village called Pen.poo, in the neighbourhood of Canton, where plays were being performed a few days ago in honour of some god or go ddess, the stands and stage took fire, and upwards of 200 persons of all ages, and both sexes, are said to have lost their lives. The tires and robberies which abound in the region round Canton, are attributed by some natives to the recent stoppage of trade. CITRIC ACID FROM GOOSEIIERRIESO..-111 the present season the materials for manufacturing this acid may be procured at a very cheap rate. They should first be crushed and fermented, and when this is over, the mass distilled to obtain the spirit which it con. tains. The liquor is then to be separated from the sediment and saturated with chalk. Citrate of lime being thus formed, it should be washed, and then pressed, after which it should be decomposed by the aid of heat with sulphuric acid. The acid liquor which results from this treatment is a mixture of citric and sulphuric acids, and on afterwards treating it with a new portion of the same materials, the citric acid is evaporated to the crystalline state. It may be pro per to add, that as an article of commerce the crystals should be decolorized by animal charcoal CLEMENCY OF NAPOLEON.—Tho Count of Hats• feld was strongly accused of a secret correspondence with the Minis ters of the King of Prussia, which, if true, must inevitably have brought him to the scaffold. The letter which proved his guilt fell into the hands of Napoleon. Furious at the discavery of the Count's treachery, he gave orders to constitute a military commis sion, in order to carry the sentence of death into execution. In the mean time the Chamberlain announced the Countess of Matz feld. This unfortunate lady, all in tears, and, to increase her dis tress, far advanced in pregnancy, threw herself at the feet of the conqueror of Jena. " Look, Madam," said the Emperor, pre senting to her the fatal letter, " judge for yourself !" The Coun tess, placed near the chimney, eagerly read it over, and, with eyes drowned in tears, tremblingly awaited her fate. " Well—throw it into the fire—you will annihilate the proceedings." The Coun tess obeyed with transport, but, overpowered by her feelings. fainted. Napoleon himself assisted in recovering her. RESPIRATION.—It is a curious circumstance that most of our distinguished physiologists differ in the amount of ab sorption that occurs during the phenomena of respiration—we mean dr actual diminution of volume that takes place in the air which we respire. Goodwin supposes it to be reduced one sixtieth in its bulk, while Sir H. Davy considers it to be about one part in the hundred. Dr. Thomson, the distinguished chemist, considers that no change of volume occurs; and Abernethy actually asserts that there is a positive increase. Now, we think it probable that all these experimentalists may be to a certain extent right, and that the discrepancy has arisen from the mode of experimenting. It is most probable that the amount of absorption differs at different periods of life ; that it is greater in old age than in youth ; and that the tem perament of the individual will materially affect the result of the observation. Thus we have found, by actual experiment, that a person in a heated and excited state will absorb less than the sante individual in a cool day and in a calmer mood. The apparent in. crease, alluded to by Abernethy, could only have arisen from the great increase of bulk from the absorption of humidity, which he does not appear to have taken into account. THE ?RITA I.OZZ lAN ST STEM.—The system may be briefly divided into five exercises :-1. Repetitioti.-2. Fixing the attention.-3. Imitation.--4. Traduction.-5. Improvisation.— The whole peculiarity consists in the insisting upon the constant repetition of each particular task, until it is in all its parts and cow. binations indelibly imprinted upon the memory, and—as far as the nature of such a lesson can impress it—impressed upon the under. standing. One book, Telemachus, for instance, is taken as a groundwork. Word by word, and sentence by sentence, this book is studied and committed to memory. This is done by the two first exercises, which, in fact, mean the same thing ; the pupil is next required to imitate given passages by the composition of others. Thus he promotes the final end of Axing his know. ledge, and gradually learns the use of synonymes. One thinks that this exercise enlarges the judgment ; another thinks it Is of no other advantage than to enlarge the potters of expression. The next exercise is that of traduction. ex plained to be " a sort of generalising imitation ;" or otherwise a very loose paraphrase adapted according to the fancy of the pupiL Subjoined to these two exercises are the minor ones of justification. which consists of a conversation between the tewher and the pupil, in which the latter is made to justify the language he has used. and its application. Improvisation is not to be understood according to our ordinary interpretation of the term—that of extemporaneous versification ; but as the exercise of writing themes, and pronouncing oral discourses, off-hand, on any given subject. These comprise the outlines of a system that bas occupied the attention of many learned men, and given occasion to a vast deal of useless controversy. The part which 11. Jacotot seems most sensibly proud of, is the con fining the pupil to one book, by a constant repetition of It, up and down, and in all possible subdivisions. Mr. Cornelius indulges in a defence of this limitation of study. MARRIED. At St. John's, Hackney, Q. S. Walters, Esq. of South-street, Finsbury.squsre, to Johanna, second daughter of F. Huth, Esq. of the same place, and of Clapton, Sliddleses.—At Leigh Church, In Kent, Mr. John Long, of Bisham.park, Becks, to Matilda, only daughter of Mr. H oare, Lee-place, Kent.— A t Friends' Meeting. h ott.e , Hardahmr, Vit. Helen's, J. P. Coventry, to Mary P. Thompson, both of Li At St. Andrew's Church, Holborn E. Wall, E s q. of Hemel-Heropstead, to Mary Mann, eldest daughter of J. grephees, Esq. of rteradown.eottage, Hertfordshire. DIED. 01 the 9th of February, at Meerut, George Mayne. of H. C.'s Rorie Artillery,Mcond son of the Rev. R. Mayne, of bimpogeld. Surrey.—At his house, Nottingham-place, blarylebone, lilted 7 8 . r. 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