Star. — London, England, 1826-08-23 00:00:00

VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. • Hobart Town Papers to the Bth o f Ap r il, b r o ug ht by the Lang, Captain Lark, from Van Dieman's Land, sup ply fresh accounts of the continued disagreements be tween the Attorney General and the Governor of that Colony, which seem likely to be adjusted only by a re ference to the Authorities here. There are also details of the enormities committed by the Bush Hangers, con sisting of a gang of fourteen, or according to some 2C* counts of nineteen convicts, who escaped from gaol thir teen months before, and had evaded the constables-and the military .ever-since, traversing the island in every direction, burning houses, farms, and shooting . menand woo children in cold blood , Jost before the ship sailed, however, they had been overtaken several times, and had lost so many of their number, that it was not sup posed that more than three were still at liberty. The public were chiefly indebted t 3 two prisoners for life, for the seizure and destruction of the Chiefs of this des perate band, and the service to the whole Colony was considered so great, that an application was to be made to our Government at home to grant a free pardon to the two individuals who had performed the gallant act. Important discoveries had been made, and precautions were taken to render the recurrence of such a long course of crime and 'impunity Impossible. The Jane Shore had put into George Town on her way to Sidney, laden with flour and salted meat, procured at Batavia, and a similar cargo was on the passage; the depression of the times was severely felt at Launceston ; buildings which had been rapidly increasing, were standing still,' and mercantile pursuits declined. Upwards of two , hundred prisoners were in , Hobart Town gaol, which, . was consequently in a very crowded state. The Editor of the Colonial Tunes (Mr. Bent) had been brought up for judgment, and sentenced to a heavy fine and impri sonment, in consequence of an ex-officio prosecution. The Mangles had been chartered at Sydney, and was expected to sail in May. The John Dunn had arrived from Sydney, for Hobart Town, and would sail in about eighteen days after the Sun, for England. The arrange anent: for the new Bank at Sydney were nearly com pleted. Price of Wheat at the latter port:—Wheat 6s. 10d. Maize 4,6 d. and Batley 4s. 6d. per bushel.— General Darling, who is much liked, had issued a no-1 Lice prohibiting all persons holding situations 1 rom being • concerned directly or indirectly in any sort of traffic whatever. Five of the New South Wales Bush Rangers had been captui ed, tried, found guilty, and executed. General Darling compelled the Colonial Treasurer, the Naval Officer, and all the other public accountants, to send in balance sheets every week, and to certify that' the balance was in hand. The Almorah had been sent to be condemned at Calcutta; the ship and cargo brought very high prices. Sugar and tobacco arc now grown extensively in New South Wales. Captain Kellie of the', Cape packet, had been put on his trial for :hooting at Valentine Hobby, a seaman of that vessel, bqt was ac quitted by the Jury. A Government ordinance had been • issued, that on the Ist of April all contracts and pay menu were to be made in sterling money. It was toderstood that the seat of Goveri.ment would trot be removed from Hobart Town to N.w Norfolk, until advices had been received from England on that subject. HOBART TOWN. Muck 17. It is with the most poignant feelings of regret, we have to announce one of ti.e most melancho4 events which ever occurred in these Colonies. About a year ago, Captain Wilson, of the Bengal Army, arrived here for the benefit of his health, which had suffered severely from long service in India. A few months ago, he went to reside at Kenrn,le, the estate of Charles Robertson, Esq. a Scots Geritleman of the first respectability, who arrived here, as a settler, with his family, in 1822. Captain Wilson came to town, a few days ago, and was observed to be in a very melancholy and disordered cat* of mind. He returned to Kenmore, on Thursday evening. On Friday morning he rose early, and cover ing himself with a blanket, walked into the Derwent, which nearly surrounds Mr. Robertson's estate, forming a peninsula. He returned, however, and joined the family at breakfast. Shortly afterwards Mr. and Mrr. Robertson were in the grounds, near the house, when Mrs. Robertson requested her husband to go into the house to Captain Wilson, whose incoherent language and manner had very seriously alarmed her. He did so. a few minutes, two reports were heard, and upon the servants going into the dining room, Mr. Robertson was found seated on the sofa, weltering in his blood, tavirg been shot dead by Captain Wilson, who had discharged one of the barrels of his double gun at Mr. Robertson's throat; the contents of which had passed armee the carotid artery, and, of course, produced instant death. Captain Wilson had discharged the other at himself, having, it appears, placed the muzzle close 'ender his chin, the shot blowing away part of his lower and upper jaw, his tongue, his teeth, displacing his left eye, and passing out at his forehead. Captain Wilson, however, survives! and excepting upon all subjects connected with this most dreadful event, writes upon paper with much clearness and composure. A Coroner's Inquest sat on the lamented remains of Mr. Robertson, and strange to say, returned the follow ins most extraordinary verdict:—" Shot by Captain V, ikon, who is insane." How the Coroner could receive a verdict such as this, is astonishing. His duties were Lot to inquire into the state of mind of Captain Wilson, but simply to ascertain how Mr. Robertson met his un• happy fate. The state of mind of that unfortunate Gentleman, Captain Wilson, must of course become the subject of investigation elsewhere. On Monday, Dr. Scott, the Colonial Surgeon, visited him at New Norfolk, and is of opinion, that he is decidedly in a state of the most perfect mental derangement, but he considers his recovery probable; in which case, we need not state, what a dreadful spectacle he must exhibit, when the nature of the wounds he has inflicted upon himself are considered; Mr. Car tw right, Mr. Robertson's Solic tor, proceeded to Kenmore, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Conolly, to afford that afflicted Lady all possible conso lation and assistance, which, in her lamentable situation, she stands so much in need of. A Lawyer at Colmar lately bequeathed 74,000 francs to the Bedlam of that place, stating as a rerson, that as he gained his money by madmen bib legacy was but areal/14am WONIURIMUL EXAM—A most eattaordinaty acci dent occurred in Somerset House yesterday. A labour ing man was precipitated from the highest part of the Royal Academy to the bottom of the area, by the break ing of the ropes hoisting a wooden frame, in which he was suspended, with some materials for the repairs going forward ; and, strange to say, he was not in any degree hurt. The man got up, shook himself, and joined with surprise in the laugh of penons who saw the accident. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. movE x Janis. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived yesterday at her house in Arlington street, from the Earl of Seftun's seat, Stoke Farm, Berkshire. - The Earl and Countess of Roseberty byre arrived at their seat, 9almeny Park, Edinburgh. from Northumberland. Sir Henry Codrington, Bart. has left town on a tour. Lord Melbouro left town yesterday, for 'Earl Cowper's seat, ', Hens. Rowley, Bart. has arrival at his seat, Tendring Haki, from Bucks. Pausenger, Sir Vt General and Mrs Fitzroy b;ve left town on a tour. J. B. Travannion, Esq. and Culling, Esq. have left Jor. sn's Hotel, St. James's street, for Brighton. Arrivals .at Fenton's New Hotel; S:. James's street—The Hon. Captain Beresford, from Windsor; and the Rev. Mr Browne, from a wer. Miss Blellish left yesterday her house in Stanhope street, for . Brighton. Arrivals at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn street—Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas and Lady M'Mahon and family, from India, C. Blake, Esq. from Btighion. Arrivals at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn street—Lady and Miss Molesworth, from their seat. Cobham, Surrey ; the Rey. WM. Molest/larch, from his seat in Cornwall. Count and Countess Lieven and family left town yesterday, for Brighton. John Litdeton, Esq. left yesterday St. Thomas's Hotel, Berke. ley square, for his seat in Staffordshire. Count St. Priest has arrived at Ellis's Hotel, St. James's street, from Paris. Lieut.-General Viscount de Fezensac, family and suite, have left ditto for Paris. Robert Nlolleux, Esq. has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel (late Blake's) Jermyn street; Griffushes, Esq. has left ditto, on a tour. ;~`_ F' REVENUES OF THE ESTABLISHF:D CLERGY OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND. Two Archbishops . . . ae42,000 Twenty-four Bishops . 182,400 Seven hundred Dignitaries . 585,000 10,000 Parochial Clergy . . 4,900,000 -4,509,400 The Primacy . . . . 140,000 Derry . . . . . 120,000 Kilmore . . . . . 100.000 Waterford 70,000 Clogher . . . . . 100,000 510.000 6,019,400 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday, John Fiagerald was committed for stealing a suit of clothe:, belonging to a young man named Halliday. The prisoner, who is a tall Irishman, went to lodge at a cheap lodging house in Checquer yard. In the morning he disappeared, and a suit of clothes belonging to the prosecutor were missed at the same time. The prisoner was pursued and overtaken in Rosemary lane, with the clothes under his arm. When accused of stealing them, he saki, " I steal 'em! Devil burn me if ever I thought of such a thing. They're a Gate cut, and I only took 'em to skew to my tailor as a pattern." Turnpriusy, the Police Officer, appeared before the Loan Mayo'', to answer a charge of misconduct, preferred against him by Mr. R. Taylor,the Printer and Common Councilman, of Shoe-lane. The evidence in support attic charge was, that of a poor Irish woman, who stated, that Turnpency had seized her basket of fruit, which was the only stock she had in the world, and bad taken it to the workhouse. She was at that time selling her fruit at a place quite out of the way of passengers, where she .had been permitted by the Parish Officers to sell it. Mr. Taylor said, that he brought this case forward with the view of getting the power of the Police Officers, Beadles, and others, in such cases, defined or limited. He had to complain that these men were often guilty of must brutal violence in their mode of proceed ing against these poor women. They seized, capriciously, the goods of particular women, they took them to the workhouse, where they were confiscated anddivided without further process bli the Master and Mistress of the workhouse. He thought it well to have the gifts of Pomona displayed throughout our streets ; for, whilst the passengers were invited to partake of grateful and wholesome fruit, which otherwise would not be so easily obtained at a cheap rate, hundreds, he might say thousands, of poor women were maintained by its sale, and thereby kept from being borthensome to their pa rishes. This was the case with the poor woman now before his Lordship. She had been set up by the Pariah Officers at a few shillings' expence, and had since that time ceased to be a burthep. Mr. Roberts, of Fleet-market, a Common Councilman of the same Ward, attended with several of the inhabitants, and some other officers of the same parish, to support the defendant. Mr. Roberts said the officers were in this tale placed in a cross fire. Himself and a number of the inhabitants were eternally at them for not doing their duty by clearing the footpaths of these women, whilst Mr. Taylor. and one or two others, from motives of huma nity, were always at them foe meddling with them. In Fleet-market they thronged the footways so as to render them almost impassible. The language of these women, and of those who associated with them, was often such as to render the first floors uninhabitable by respectable females. When any one of the offenders was pursued, she took refuge amongst the butchers in the market, who were sure to take part with her against the officers. For his part, and those of his fellow inhabitants, he was of opinion, that they might to be entirely removed. The Loam MAYOR said, that these fruit women were certainly in sonic instances so numerous as to become nuisances. On refer ence to the Act, it would be seen that it was illegal to stand in any part of the streets. In some instances, poor women were kept from their parishes, in others the wives of journeymen were taken away from the care of their children, by the hopes of getting a few shit. hogs more, which did not, in his opinion, compensate for the mis chief done to their families by their absence. They might, in some cases, be tolerated, where they did rot stand over the foot-path, or in any way impede .the public thoroughfare. The course he had pursued was to check the evil by ordering that no new comers should, in any instance, under any pretence, be allowed, and that no one should be allowed to have baskets standing on trestles. He suggested to Mr. Roberts that he should select those who used bad langyage, and have theta unsaved. Mr. Taylor begged to recal his Lordship's attention to the great point on which he came forward—namely, whether these poor wo men should be placed under a sort of martial law, and the officers be allowed to seise their fruit, and confiscate it without the cogni zance of a Magistrate The Loao Malcom—Certainly not; the of f icers are bound to bring the parties regularly helot e the Magistrates. Mr. nobler said, that was a more severe course, as the Magis trates could not convict them in a less penalty than 40s. which was worse than the mere seizure of the fruit. Mr. Taylor said, t4e Lad no doubt that the proceedings before the Magistrates would be, under all circumstances, far the most desirable. The case was then dismissed, Mr. Taylor being sati , iled with the declaration obis Lordship.—Mr. Roberts went away, de claring that he would abate the nuisance in his neighbourhood. BOW STREET. An exquidte of the first order, dressed in a full naval uniform, giving his name Gila Straggles, was yesterday brought before Sir It. Warne, the sitting Magistrate, charged with assaulting a respect able young woman, named Jane Stockwell. It appeared that on the preceding night, about half-past nine o'clock, the complainant, in company with a female friend, was Proceeding along Newcastle -street, when they were accosted by the defendant, who came up to them, and desired them to o heave to." They immediately stopped, when the defendant, without any pro vocation, struck her a severe blow in the face, tore her cap, broke her Leghorn bonnet, and otherwise much damaged her dress. Her companion ran off and procured a constable, into whose charge she gave this son of Neptune. tier companion confirmed her statement. The constable then stepped forward, and stated that he had ascer tained that the defendant s real name was George Owen, and not Giles Scroggins, as he bad desired him to enter it on the charge. book. He also added, that while he was taking the Midshipman to ithistiat, his conduct was most uproarious," and not at all like that of a Gentleman. The defendant, while in the watch-house, threa tened that if Sir It. Birnie took cognizance of the charge, he would represent that Magistrate's conduct to the Lord Mayor. Poor empty threat ! paltry trash ! exclaimed Sir RJCIIMID, and requested ldr. Scroggins, alias Owen, to state what defence he had to offer to the charge of assaulting a female, which conduct was un becoming in any man, but more especially in one whose duty It was to protect all his Majesty's lieges. r The defendant, who treated the whale of the proceeding witiP the greaten sangfroid, declared that he knew mulling of the assault complained of, or the threat, which be was said by-the complainant to have made use of against his Worship ; and bad be not been what Is termed" sprung," he certainly would not have acted as he had done. He conceived that the ladies, seeing that he was non compus osnitht,preferred this charge against him solely for the purpose of extorting money. After a severe reprimand from the Magistrate for his unmanly coodstet and illiberal suppositions, he was ordered to flod ball. which not befog at hand, Ford. the gaoler, was desired to lock hint up till i: should be forthcoming. Charles raster, Jain Chchdais and Wet. Coalele, the first a boy about ten Oars old, and the other two from three to four years his senior, were charged under the new Act with stealing apples from the garden of Mrs. Jones, of Walham.green.—The boys blubbered loudly, and theit mothers, who were both in the ofice, came for ward, their eyes red with crying, and implored Sir RICHARO to be merciful. Sir Ascitaito BIRNIN, after some consideration, said that the case seemed to be somewhat involved in doubt, and as it appeared to be the first offence of which the prisoners had been guilty, be would not send them to prison; but he cautioned them, if ever they were detected stealing fruit, either in the garden of Mrs. Jones or else where, he should send them to hard labour at the treadmill, and neither their youth nor the tears of their mothers should abate one jot of their punishment. The boys were then discharged, and they each joined their mothers in thanking Sir Iticumia for his merciful decision. MARLBOROUGH•STREET. Yesterday, Lord Maryborough stated to the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. CONANT, that he had an application to make on behalf of a poor old woman of the name of Ellen Goodall, who had been committed from the office on Thursday last. • The worthy Magistrate replied, that he was ready to bear what ever statement b 6 Lordship wished to make. Lord Maryborough then stated, that he bad been given to under stand, that on Thursday last, a poor old blind woman, whom be had known for these last twenty years, had been charge d an act of vagrancy, and committed for that offence. Now be was ready to I say suck was not the case; that he would defy any person to say that they had ever seen her beg; the fact was, she was in the habit of earning to Saville-row, that she might be near his house, and from which she received broken victuals, and alio clothes; and to enable her to procure a little additional assistance, his family had given her a basket, in which were plisced cakes, &c. foe sale, and at times she received alms from the humane; but a better behaved woman did not live, for not a couple of words was she in the habit of speaking in a week. Although so harmless and inoffensive, yet she had been taken into custody two or three times before, but in those cases Lady Maryborough had interested herself in her behalf,and had procured her discharge. Mr. Cowan? observed, that he was not aware of the committal, as he was pot at the Office on the day in question ; but he would send for the vagrant book, and ascertain for what offence she bad been committed. On inspecting the book the Magistrate said, she is committed for being idle and disorderly. " Idle and disorderly ! (exclaimed his Lordship); they had better have brought me here, and made that charge against me." At this instant, Fagan and Jackson, two of the officers belonging to the Mendicity Society, and Buckland, one of the Beadles of St. James's parish, entered the Office, when Jackson stated, that on the day she was apprehended, she was begging, by holding out her hand, at the same t i me she had a basket with her. _ _ Lord 114iwyborough—Do you call that begging, by holding out her hand? That is the first time to my knowledge that she had ever been guilty of such an offence; but, as I have previously stated, she has no immediate cause for doing so. Air. ConanT—By the recent alterations in the Vagrant Act, a person placing him or herself In a patticular position for the pur pose of eliciting alms, is an offence. Lord blaryborough—That I will admit. Buckland stated that he had apprehended the female several times, once or twice on a Sunday, when she held a small kind of cap, but had no basket. Besides he had been directed by Sir George Farrant to bring her and the man with whom she lived to the Office; and he had been informed by Mr. Dawson, the So licitor, that if he did not remove her, he would make a complaint at the Vestry. Fagan—She would have been provided for by the Parish of Mary-la-botine, if she would have entered the House; but this she would not do, for she would much rather live and support the man with whom she has cohabited these twenty-two years by prosti tution, than be taken care of. Lord Maryborough—Nonsense; talking about an old woman, nearly seventy years of age, living by prostitution, and that to support a man of eighty; and because she will not enter into a workhouse, to lose by that act all her little comforts, she is to be persecuted! Fagan—The reason is, because she knows she shall be separated from the man she is living with. Lord Marybotough—And she is in the right; supposing they are living together, what is that to any person? where is the im morality of such, then? These and similar observations occasioned a long discussion, in which his Lordship frequently delivered himself with considerable warmth. In the end, the Magistrate said that he would state his Lordship's application to Mr. Roe, who committed the old woman fur fifteen days, and he had no doubt it would be attended to. — His Lordship, in reply, said, that as be had begun it, be would not care what trouble and expence he might be put to, in behalf of the poor woman, and if his application was n o t attend e d t o by the Magistrates, would apply to another quarter. His Lordship then left the office. Ennis, who stood charged with forging bills of exchange, by al tering the dates, was discharged. Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor for the prisoner, said he had looked over all the authorities fora case in point, making it forgery to alter a date, when it was net to accelerate the payment, and could find none. In this case the alteration was to delay the payment. He left the onus to the Attorney for the prosecution. The Attorney for Finch, who casiu d one of the bills, admitted he bad not a relevant ease, and should give pp the charge of for gery, but indict the prisoner for obtaining the bills under a fraudu lent pretence. UNION HALL. James Barnett, the owner and driver of a horse and cart, ap peared to answer an information charging him with conveying con traband silks, to a large amount, in his cart. Samuel Money, the Custom-house Officer who made the seizure, stated that he stopped the defendant a few days ago driving a cart along the Borough, in which was a case similar to those in which eggs are usually packed. lie asked what it contained, and the de fendant said" liggs, to be sure," and added that he was taking them into the city for a Frenchman, who bad just come over from Dieppe with a cargo, whom he was to meet at the foot of London Bridge: The informant not crediting the s story, jumped into the cart, de siring to see the owner of the eggs. Having waked a considerable time at the appointed place, and no foreigner making his appearance to claim the case, 51orrey proceeded to open it, and instead of eggs discovered that it contained 1,828 ells of foreign silk, 48 silk gauze shawls, and several pieces of Bandana handkerchiefs, the value of the whole amounting to upwards of 5001. The seizing Officer con veyed the silks to the Custom-house, and deposited them in the King's warehouse. The horse and cart were subsequently taken to the green-yard, . . . The defendant baying persisted in the same story as to his igno• rance of the description of property tbe case contained, before it was opened by the Officers, the Magistrates condemned the horse and cart, and ordered them to be sold. _ _ _ A drover, named Block, was charged by a patrol with cruelty to a lamb that he was driving along the street. The complainant stated, that on the preceding day h. observed the defendant beating a lamb is a most unmerciful manner, and when he was expostulated with for his barbarity, he became ex tremely insolent, and ultimately assaulted the patrol. The defendant was fined 20s. and held to ball for the assault. LAMBETH-STREET. T. linger, charged with forging a check in the name of W. Cotton, Esq. of Layton, iu the service of whose brother, Mr. B, Cotton, be bad formerly lived, was re-examined and fully committed.—The testimony being to the same effect as was produced on his former examination, and which we then detailed, renders it unnecessary to recapitulate it. Previous to his leaving the bar, kis Solicitor re quested that a portion of the money, ST sovereigns, which bad been found upon him, should be restored to him, to defray the eapences of his defence, and the Magistrate was about giving an order that so much as exceeded the amount of Mr. Linsell's check should be given him, when Mr. Gates interposed, and observed that there was another charge against him for obtaining 941. on a forged check from the bank of Sir Wm. Curtis and Co. 'This, however, stands over, abiding the result of the trial. THAMES POLICE A pretty young woman, who gave her name as Mary Ss3#, was put to the bar, charged with having in her possession seven quarts of spirits, over proof. James Gallon, an Excise Onicer, stated, that on Monday forenoon, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, he stopped the prisoner Ir. Neptulic-street, carrying a basket; he asked hcr what it con• tained 7 She replied, If he would aemillppOy her over the w ay r i e would tell !Ain ; he did so, and she then desired him to examine t! e basket, which, on doing, he found in it two skirts or bladders (which be now produced) containing seven quarts of spirits, ever proof. He asked her bow she came by it? She said, she got them from a man in the City road, who was to call at her house in the evening ; sh e said, she would not know the man if she were even to see him again. lie then gave her into custody. Mr. BILODsam asked the prisoner, what she had to say for herself? The prisoner repeated the same story she had told the oecer. Mr. Baonears.—Stnee you cannot give a satisfactory account how you came by the spirits, I shall convict you in a penalty of forty shillings for the misdemeanour. The bladders or skins seemed to be peculiarly adapted for smug. sling, as they would fit a very small basket. Jasses Warty, an Irishman, by profession a coal beaver was put to the bar, charged witb ob st r uct i ng t h e King's Excise Officers in their duty. Mr. Mayo, the Excise Solicitor, attended for the prosecution. Meredith, an Excise Officer, stat e d, t h at on Monday John morning, be, with some brother officers, effected a seizure of a pri-- vats still at full work, in Spring-street, Shadwell, and in the evening they were conveying away all the utensils in a cart. There was the still, which was about 13 cwt. three casks of waste, besides a great number of empty tubs. It was about eleven o'clock at night, and the prisoner went up to the cart, and unloosed the warning or belly-band, whereby the cart was thrown backwards, and upwards of 30 or 40 gallons of wash was spilt ; the prisoner on doing so in. mediately ran away; he followed him, and overtook him in his house, and gave him into custody. There was a great crowd about ' the cart, and the mob evinced every disposition to rescue the cask, and several persons threatened him. The prisoner said he was a little drunk, and only did it out of fir. Mr. kinorirmr said, he should feel it his duty to commit the pn. soner until the other offenders were apprehended, unless he should find bail, which was done, and he was disebargcd. Frederick, the eldest son of Mr. Beaness, of King's road, Chelsea,was unfortunately drowned s hilst bathing yesterday, just below Battersea-bridge. The young Gentleman was an artist of great promise, and every endeavour was used to save him by Dink, a Waterman, and two of his companions. Wednesday, as two lads, sons of Mr. Major, of Thor low, were playing upon a stack, one accidentally pushed the other off, who fell upon a fork, wl.ich was set prongs upward, and it entered his side. After saying. "Oh my side !" he almost immediately expired. BERMUDA.—The public interest has been excited here by the trial and condemnation of the wretched man who murdered the unfortunate Mr. Folger ; it was thought that no Jury in Bermuda would have found him guilty, but the evidence was so strong that it was found impossible to acquit him: he was accordingly sentenced to be hanged. The Archdeacon, and the Rev. Messrs. Lough and Posts, attended him after his condemnation with great zeal, and endeavoured earnestly to bring him to a proper frame of mind, but their efforts were net so successful as could be wished. It is so many years since an execution has taken place in there islands, that the office of Jack Ketch is unknown, and it was supposed that there would have been great difficulty in finding a pet son who would perform the office of that respectable character. Bit such had been the behaviour of the wretched criminal to his servents, and those over whom he had ever had any power, that when it came to the point, a great many people came forward, who were ready to hang him with the greatest pleasure; and the man who did hang him was an old apprentice, with whom he had parted in anger some years since. It was thought necessary to disguise the executioner, but just as he was tying the fatal knot, his mask fell off, and the ill fated man immediately recog nised him ! Upwards of three thousand people were assembled to witness the awful scene, upon most of whom it appeared to produce a very powerful effect. The greatest order prevailed, and the multitude retired peaceably to their own homes. An Inquest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the 'Jody of T. Loadon, who died in consequence of a fall from a ladder by which he was d.scending from the roof of the Middle Temple Hall, which he had been assisting to repair. Verdict—Accidental Death. A Gentleman of Buckingham has at this time a number of young tame hawks, called kestrels, stone. galls, stannels, or wind hovers, the Falco Tinaunculas, of Linnaeus, La Cresserelle, of Buffon, which hover over his head, then take a cruize into the fields for many hours, return thence into his garden, sit upon his fit and feed, and then go to roost ; cruise again the next morn. ing, &c. and yet will suffer no one to approach them with impunity, but himself. He calls them his sailors. They ate erroneously castled sparrow hawks: A novel mode of robbery has lately been adopted with considerable success at the West end of the town. A fellow, in the dress of a butcher, waits at the corner of a street till he sees a real butcher's servant go down an area with his load ; soon after he is gone, the thief runs down and begs the cook to return him the beef, mutton, or veal, as it may happen to be, for that his master has made a mistake in the weight. NV he makes off; and there are receiving houses even for such plunder as this. ith this Wisen Sir Roam. CALMER was upon his trial, some evil-disposed person told Lady C. that he a•as found guilty and condemned to die. She lost her senses, and never after recovered them ; and this event hastened the end el Sir ROBERT. Fifty-three years ago, Mr. WAS. Mossor, of Board Hall, near IVestmoreland, placed a small fell-beck trout in a well in the orchard belonging to his family, where it has ever since remained until last wpek, when it died for want of 'mgr.—. " Ned," for so Mr. M. named this finny hermit, would receive from Mr. M.'s hands, snails, worms, and bread, and always seemed pleased at the presence of Its feeder, frequently moving its tail and fins with the greatest rapidity, and approaching the surface of the water. At several times trouts were put into the well, which were instantly devoured by the solitary inmate ' who had increased in size, and weighed about two pounds. Time had certainly changed poor " Ned's" appearance, once bring a fat, well-proportioned trout, but lately resembling a small cod fish. His lips and gills were per fectly white—his head was formerly black, and of a large size. This remarkable fish has been visited and considered as a curiosity by the neighbouring country for many years. The moors above Chesterfield have been on fire for some days; they abound with grouse, which are preserved. The light at night is seen at seven or eight miles distant, and appears very grand. DIED. Rev. .1. W. M. 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