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THE FEMALE CONVICT TO HER INFANT. Oh, sleep not my babe! for the morn of to-morrow Shall soothe me to slumber more tranquil than thine ; The dark grave shall shield me from shame std from sorrow' Tho' the duds and the doom of the guilty ate mine. Not long shall the arm of Affection enfold thee, Not long shalt thy& hang on thy Mother's fond breast; And who with the eye of delight shall behold thee, • And watch thee, and guard thee, when lam at rest? • And yet it cloth grisrve me to wake thee, my dearest, The pang: of thy desolate mother to see ; Thou wilt w eepwher. the clank of my cold chain thou heareit, And none but the guilty shall mourn over me. And yet• I must wake thee—for while thou art weeping, To calm thee I stifle my tears for a while; But thou smirstin thy dreams, while thus placidly sleeping, And oh ! how it wounds me to gaze on thy smiles! Alas! my sweetbabe, with what pride had I prest thee To the bosom that now throbs with terror and shame, If the pure tie of virtuous affection had blest thee, And hail'd thee the heir of thy father's high name ? But now—with remorse that avails not—l mourn thee, Forsaken and friendless, as soon thou wilt be, In a world, if it cannot betray, that will scorn thee, • Avenging the guilt of thy mother on thee! And when the dark thought of my fate shall awaken The deep blush of shame on thy innocent cheek, • When by all, but the Goa of the orphan, forsaken, A home and a fathet in vain thou shalt seek ; I know that the base world will seek to deceive thee, With falsehood like that which thy mother beguill ; Deserted and helpless—to whom can I leave thee? Oh'. Gon of thefatherless! pity my child! LADIES' PETS! Beauties and Goddesses, as I can prove, have had their pretty pets for many a day ; Jests her Peacock, VsNus has her Dove, PALL As her Owl, her Bull-Ihg• CASTLIERZACH! • This animal goes with Lady C. wherever she goes• Thursday evening last, the Rev. W. HOLE, of Kers cott, near Barnstaple, a very aged and much re• spected Gentleman, was found lifeless on the road, near his residence, having fallen from his horse, it is believed, in an apoplectic fit. He had left his work men, only a very few minutes before, apparently in perfect health. A respectable young man and his wife were last week suffocated in their beds, in a house near Temple gate, Bristol, by the effluvia arising from a pan of charcoal, which they had placed in the room for the purpose of ailing it. Last week an Inquest was held at Littlebourn, in Kent, on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Wear, of Adis ham. The unfortunate woman left her home three days preceding to go to Bridge, in order to buy some meat, with which she was returning; but as the even ing became dark and tempestuous, it is supposed she lost her way, and wandered about the fields all night, as she was not found till next morning about nine o'clock, by a boy who was driving rooks from a field belonging to Mr. Deane, of Upper Garrington. A surgeon was sent for, who endeavoured to restore animation, but the vital spark had fled before he arrived. Notes, to the amount of 45 guineas, with about 10s. in silver, were found in her pockets.— Verdict—Died in consequence of extreme fatigue, and being exposed to the weather throughout a tem pestuous night. A few days ago, at the house of a Gentleman ia Brooke-street, St. Pancras, two Irish labourers were employed to put a weathercock on the chimney-pot, and were both on a ladder which was raised against the parapet. The ladder slipped, and one of them fell, and his head was beat to pieces. .His more fortu nate companion caught at the parapet, and hung by his hands till he was assisted u p on the. ladder. AR Inquest was held on the deceased, whose name was Cozall, and the Jury returned a verdict—Acciden tally killed. Yesterday, an Inquest was held at St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, on the body of S. Porter. The de ceased, and several other workmen, were employed in lowering a scaffold in the Gas-yard, Dorset-street, when the shoring boards gave way, and the scaffold fell upon the men. The right leg of the deceased was broken; he was conveyed to the Hospital, and a mortification ensuing, he died. Verdict—Acci dental death. An Inquisition was held yesterday, at the King's Arms Tavern, Chelsea, on the body of Mrs. Mary Varuell, the wife of Mr. Yarnell, of Riley-street, Chelsea. The deceased went front home in good health on Monday, and called upon a person in Grosvenor -street. Mr. Richard Price, who resided next door to Mr. Yarnell, stated, that on Monday slight a coach drove up to Mr. Varnell's door, in which was the deceased ; her husband. went to the coach, and the door being opened, his wife was dis covered to be dead, her body reclining against the side; the husband was greatly alarmed and distressed at the awful circumstance ; she was conveyed into the house, and a surgeon was sent for, but could render no assistance to the cleeased, she having expired some t ime before she was taken alit of the coach.— The coachman said she was unwell when the coach was hired, and called at a friend's house and took a glass of water. Verdict—Died by the Visitation cf Gon. Two apprentice boys, who were sent last week by their master (Me. Wills, of Lemonford, in the parish of Ashburton, Devonshire), to look for some cattle on Dartmoor, were unfortunately lost in the snow. One of them was found the same day, and was brought into a house, but died almost immediately ; the other was not found until the following day, and was quite dead. The master, who went to look for tl.em, was also brought in insensible, and lay in that slate for five or six hours, but at last recovered by );;slant rubbing. An Inquest was held on them o i Saturday ; the Coroner of Ashburton, was very -nearly lost in going to the house where the boys lay, in the parish of IViddecomb ; he was obliged to leave his horse (of which, at one time, the only part appearing was his head) at a farm-house, on the out skirts of the Moor, and to walk four or five miles through deep snow, to get to the house. Indeed, the farmers in the neighboarhood of Dartmoor, say the snow is deeper on the Moor than it was in the se vere winter, six ) ears ago. reikt MANsrov HOUSE.—Ye ay, a very interes.. girl, 13 years of age, was brought before the Loan Mayon, at the request of a Gentleman, %Aso found her in one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in the Metropolis, without a protector, or a halfpenny. The Gentleman stated, that he observed her near Dover-street, in St. George's-fields, looking . about as if she was wholly ignorant of the place. Isle was asking whether any waggon bound for Manchester was to set off from that spot ? and seemed so deso;• late, that he could not resist the inclination to inquire whether she was alone in such a place as London ? Her answer was, that she had not now a friend in London, and that her object was to get some imme diate mode of conveyance to Manchester, where her father resided. Her father had, she said, given her up to the care of one of those travelling performers, gentlemen who cut such figures at fairs, for the purpose of having her educated in the riding-school, and taught to dance upon wire, a species of exhibi tion for which her figure was well calculated. Upon being brought to London by her master, she found that the indulgencies and encouragements she re-' ceived, while near her father, were the prelude to' very rough performances, and her mistress soon be-1 s an to treat her with great harshness, at the same] time that her master neglected his promise to super intend her education with care. In fact, the only talent called into action was her power of enduring insults and blows, which was put to the test upon many occasions. At last her master determined to part with her, and made a bargain with another per son, in the same line of business, who was a great man at Bartholomew Fair, where she was to be brought out. This transfer was not very advan tageous to the poor girl, for the new master, after a very short time, and no experiment of any other qua lity than that of which she had already shewn she was possessed, turned her off without giving her a farthing. Being deserted by every body in the Me tropolis, she thought her best way to act was to en deavour to obtain a conveyance to her father, at Manchester, where she was sure of an asylum.—The LORD MAYOR declared, that her father deserved se vere punishment, for having cast his poor child into such a N: ay of life, and ordered that the two masters should be summoned, to account, in the Justice room, for their conduct. The first master obeyed the summons, and, after having heard the complaint, stated, that he no longer considered the girl as his servant, as he had fixed her, with all the necessary forms, upon a brother Manager, who was struck with [ her appearance, and thought her fit for a horse or a rope; and was very much in the habit of training young persons in that ere sort of a style for public exhibition. He added, that his objections to the girl were insurmountable, her tongue being the most slanderous that ever uttered a word, and that she had not failed to indulge in her favourite propensity in places where they stopped, on their way to London, to entertain the Public. On such occasions, it was her practice to whisper about that his wife had pri vate entertainments, to which as many Gentlemen as pleased might be admitted, but no Ladies, with the exception of herself. The great Bartholomew Fair Manager had received her character, before he agreed to take her under his superintendance ; but although it had been most faithfully represented, he thought the vices of her tongue could be easily made', amends for by her agility, under his discipline. however, found himself mistaken, and determined to part with her—a thing which he ventured to do without the ceremony of passing her into any other hands than those of PROVIDENCg ! This disciplina rian had refused to appear before the LORD MAYOR, or to interfere in any way for the girl's advantage. The LORD MAYOR was extremely indignant at this brutal manner of getting rid of a poor child, and ob served, that the two fellows, who had bandied her about from one to the other, deserved well that punishment he wished it was in his power to inflict upon them. Had not a humane person discovered her in her desolate condition, the very worst conse quences might have been apprehended ; for she had, by accident, got into a neighbourhood where there were women like devils, and she was 'without the means of procuring a meal or a lodging. The con duct of these two worthy Managers, who reflected such credit upon the professiondrad, perhaps, very nearly added one to the heavy catalogue of those who lived by the wretched trade of prostitution. The first master was rather disturbed at thii way of placing his conduct before himself and the Public, and said he should willingly pay half her fuel° Manchester, if the great Bartholomew man would pay the other half. The LORD MAYOR declared, that if the two thea trical gentlemen did not immediately make an ar rangement for the protection and support of the girl. decisive measures should be taken against them, and every publicity should be given to the scandalous transaction. .The'positive one in which his Lordship addressed the Manager produced what a case of misery, how ever extreme, would have failed io effect, if not re commended as this was by heavy - menaces; and a pledge was given that the girl should be safely placed under her natural protector. Bow-sreezr.—Yesterday, James Hicks, a pauper in Laleharn Workhouse, and Richard Hicks, his son, also a pauper, underwent a re-examination on a charge ' of stealing three heifers, the property of Mr. Charles Thomas IVlaton, a farmer, of Laleham, on the night tot' the sth of December last, or early in the morning of the 6th. The robbery has been discovered by the confession of Richard Clements, a son-in-law, ad -1 mimed an evidence, and who stated that the prisoner James Hicks was his wife's father, and the prisoner Richard Hicks, his wife's brother. His confession was amply confirmed by other testimony The pri soners were fully committed for trial. HATTONAIARDIN.—A young man, the son of a repectable tradesman in Leather-lane, was charged with uttering a forged £5 note to Mr. Walker, the landlord of the White Hart, Leather-lane.—Mr. Walker stated, that on Tuesday night, about nine o'clock, the prisoner came into his house, and said his father would be obliged to him if he would give him change for a five pound note; his wife took the note, and wrote " Coates" upon it in his presence, and he gave the prisoner five one pound notes in ex change. About two hours afterwards, the prisoner's father came to his house, and said, " has my son changed a pound note here ?" Witness said, 4 ' he changed a 1. 11 3 note for you the father repli ed, " then you are doge r' Witness suspected Then that he had taken a forged note, and took it .to a neigh bour, who declared that it was a forged one. Wit ness and his neighbour went to the \t bite tear pub liatouse, corner of Eyre-street, and there found the prisoner. Limbrick, the officer, had him in custody. Limbrick stated, that Mr. Barrat, the landlord of the White Bear, sent for him, having received from the.' prisoner two one pound notes, five shillings in half: pence, and a silver watch, to take care of for him, and he suspected that he had not come honestly by the property, as he was in company with four sus. picious characters. Mr. Walker, upon examining I the two one pound notes, which the prisoner gave to I Mr. Barrat, identified one of them which had been written upon by his wife, to be one of the notes which he gave the prisoner in change -for the forged L 5 note. The prisoner, in his defence, said he found the note in Leather-lane. A Bank Inspector proved it to be a forged one, and the prisoner was committed. Wonsirre-sTaem—William Penny, Daniel Judg son, and John Williams, were brought up before ROBERT BEVIL'. Esq. the presiding Magistrate, charged with having feloniously stolen a table clock and a boy's great coat, the property of Mr. Evans, of Walthamstow. It appeared that the three pi i soners, one of whom, John Williams, is a little boy, were seen by Mr. Price and his servant lciteling about Mr. Evans's house, on Wednesday last, and between two and three o'clock it was found by ,the servants that some person had entered the house and taken away a spring table clock, in a mahogany case with brass handles, and also a boy's great coat. Soon afterwards a very young boy, named David Hughes. residing at Walthamstow, passing along the Marsh, saw the three prisoners on the road leading to Upper Clapton—they seemed to be hesitating what road to take. They beckoned him to go to them, and when he came up, they asked him the way to London. He told them the way, and went with them as far as Upper Clapton. On the road_ he observed one of the prisoners, Daniel Judgson, have something wrap ped up in a silk handkerchief on his shoulder, and soon afterwards he saw, under t he handkerchief, the face of a clock. Ile was afraid to look particularly at it, for he suspected they were thieves. When he got back into Walthamstow he heard of the robbery, and communicated what he had seen on the road. —James Penn, a Constable at Walthamstow, imme diately went in pursuit of the 'prisoners, accompanied by the young boy, David Hughes. The next day they proceeded into Hackney parish, and at the cor ner of Dalston-street they saw the prisoners, whom the boy immediately recognized as the same persons he saw on *the Marsh. Penn took them into custody. At first the two men denied any knowledge of John Williams, but afterwards Judgson admitted they had all dined together at Walthamstow the day before. The boy after wards declared, if either of the men ac knowledged dining with him at Walthamstow, he would split, and tell the whole of the robbery. He appeared at the Office, however, co mpletely hardened, and is one amongst the many h undreds of young bays who are just now training up from infancy to be come thieves, and are guilty of all sorts of depreda tion.—The prisoners were remanded till Saturday.. - TOWN-HALL, SOUTIIWARK.—An old woman, aged above 100 years, who recollected the latter part of George the First's reign, and the ascension to the Throne of George the Second, charged her second son, an old man about 70, with the following offence: —lt appeared that the old Lady was possessed of a little property, and, on the whole, in comfortable cir cumstapces ; her son was so exceedingly lazy, that instead of supporting himself by his labour, he vies continually annoying her for money and food. The Parish Officers had sometimes relieved him, and of feted him an asylum in the Workhouse, which he would not accept. On the day in question, he cairn to her lodging, and, in a menacing tone, insisted on having some money ; and when she said she had none, he lifted his fist to her head, and.compelled her to give him fourpence. All she wanted 'of him, was to keep the peace towards her and to support himself. —The Magistrate not having arrived, the youthful prisoner asked his mama's pardon, promising never to offend again; on _Which his mother (whom he had voluntarily attended to the Office) withdrew her • I charge, and he tottered away to the Workhouse. In the Insolvent Debtors Court, on Tuesday, a person, of the name of MUIR, was opposed by Miss BYRNE, of Drury-Lane Theatre, on the ground of an acceptance of that Lady, for £5O, for which he had given no consideration ; but he 'was discharged. THE SERPENTINE Riven.--Theaspeet of a Sibe rian Winter presented itself yesterday.. Every object in nature was covered by " mighty frost.' Hyde Park, particularly its walks to the Serpentine River, were filled with the gay and fashionable. From. three till five o'clock the river was covered with mul titudes. The banks, on the North, East, and South, were lined with well-dressed spectators.' Although there were no female skaters, there were many sliders. Mr. LONGLANDS, Sir THOMAS JONES, Mr. ATKIN:' son, and Mr. 13Lickr, were decidedly the best per formers. The South bank was lined with booths, extending nearly to the walls of Kensington Gardens. Not less than '2OOO persons were on the ice at the same time. The notice " Dangerous," was affixed by the men belonging to the Humane Society, on many spots where the springs are strong,. and those places were encircled by ropes ; but hodstrong young men would venture, and one narrowly escaped with his life. If the weather continues the same this day, a Dutch fair is expected to'be held, with wheels and turnabouts. SKAITING MATCII/.--AbOUt ten o'clock on Mon day morning, two Gentlemen, named MARRIOT 'and MARLIN, residing in the Curtain-road, Shoreditch, met to decide a bet of one guinea and a bottle of wine, which had been made tire preceding Saturday evening at a public-house in the neighbourhood, viz. which could skait three miles in the shortest space of time. The spot selected for the occasion was a large pond, about a quarter of a mile squarc,situate about three hundred yards frOM the Cat and Shoul, der of Mutton Tea-gardens, in Hackney-fields. The ground was measured, and at the given signal (the, dropping of a handkerchief) both started; for the first mile (a quarter in and out)' betting was equal ; hut for the other two miles MARMOT kept consi derably a head, and finally won the match.' The first mile 'was done in eight minutes, and the other two in about twenty. iRELAND, • CATII . ()LTC AFFAIRS. The following Correspondence has taken .pttee be... tween Anthony O'Brien, Esq. Chairman of theCat.ho lk Meeting lately held in the New Chapel, 11.larlbo rough•street, and the Right Hen- Henry tiraaan : " Upper Gardiner-street, Ike. 24. IEI9. " Sta---As Chairman of a numerous and respectable lecting of the Roman Cathotie Inhabitants of the Parishes of St. Mary, St. Thomas, and St. George, held on the 7th of this month, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed Resolutionsi request. ing your pres:lnt...t:on of their Petition (as enclosed) for the re moval of the tlisahi:itits stilt :-.ffec•ing their Body, to the Ho nourable the House of Commons, as expressed in theafuress'A Resolutions. " A singular concurrence of circurnstanefl, which, though we partially.lament, we cannot hut duly est:nlate its bearings‘ bus raised a str,ng hope of this Session's -.viva virg the accorm plishment of your cwr to be remembered labours :— . l hat it swift so anxiously to be looked for, should be added to the ill lostrious se:ies of your public serv ices, and tale• place under the . immediate inhience of your persot ^I direction, would, in cut particular respect, impart to it an interest which none but 04:71; selves can fully appreciate. " Feeble would be my attempt to express the nature of my feelings, at being made the organ, on this occasion, of the ser:tt.: ments of a most respectable portion of my fellmv-eitizcnw will barely add, they are such as the circumstances cannot but command. I baste -the honour to be, Sir, with the highest con.: sidaation, your must obedient, and most huMble Servant, " ANTHONY O'BRIEN. " Te the Right Hon. Henry Grattan, &c. &c."- R. GR ATTAN'S REPLY. " Sipt—l inclose my answer the Resoitticns, and carrat so without expressing the high sense I havP -f the tentitnentscf your letter, and the estimation in which I hold year favourable opirion.—l remain, Sir, your very !•.umble servant, " Tinehinch, Dcc. 27. " HENRY GRATTAN." " Sm—l had the honour to re:eive the Resolutions and Pe tition of the Roman Cf:kolic Inhabitants of the Parishes of 3t. • Slaty, St. Thomas, and St. Geor-e. I shall most cheerfully present their Petition; and I shall do it with a conlidence, arising, not only from the mcris of their qw:stion, but feom a recollection .of their cwii good conduct, awl the steady tran quillity roauifesi•ed upon the precut tr: in occasion, by the Roman Catholics, who have repudiated with Icons the over tures of mischief, of folly, and of infatuation. " 1 have the honour to be, your humble terrors, " Tinehinch, Dec. 27. " NliN EY GRAVFAti. " Anthony O'lizien, Esq. tipper Gardiner-street." • AT II LON E, DLC. 31.-1 he Rev. Arinszrong Kelly, a Magistrate c . ,f the county of Ro_comaton, went last Sunday to the Chapel or Ballivary, attended by a party of the Mount Talbot detachment of Police, and, as soon as Mass was over, apprehended four, men, charged with administeting illegal oaths, and committed them to Roscomn.on jail. CAVAN, llk.c. 31.—We are extremely lorry to learn; from uiique.-.ti3nable authority, that a serious and premeditated riot occurted a few da.s since, at Carrigallen, in the county of Leitrim, and was en tirely of a religious party description ; we are not sufficiently acquainted with the nature noi this un pleasant transaction, to enter fully into the particu lars of it, but its consequences have been of a very serious nature, several persons having been severely and some of them dangerously wounded. Several of the Protestant party sought refuge in some houies in the town. %%licit were surrounded by the Roman Catholics, for the :purpose of forcing an entrance, and in the exchange of shots which took place, se veral of those outside suffered severely. Both parties were armed with fire-arms, .pikes, scythes, and other . murderous weapons, and were knot for the timely and spirited interference of Archibald O'Brien, Esq. a Magistrate of that County, who succeeded in quel ling the disturbance, and dispersing the rioters, the consequences would have been much more serious. SPORTING PARTY AT Corn wt.--Tuesday week, his Royal Highness Prince LFopoLn, accompanied by his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, arrived at Cobham Flail, on a visit to Earl DARNLEY. On Wednesday, Prince LEOPOLD, the Duke of WELLING TON, Earl DARNLEY, Lord CLIFTON, and other No blemen and Gentlemen, went out on a shootiag party, and were very successful ; the country round Cob ham Hall, and the welbsto.cked preserves of Lord DARNLEY, affording abundance of sport. Prince LEOPOLD brought down upwards of GO head of game. The pleasure of the party was considerably damped . bmwyae tsnwdeodaseparationapprehendedunfortunateb y othf et accidentsthe apj majority., i h tty i y c i; h tbi o c lue : r u ars r c r . ! Id ol 1 clanger'dn u e rj a a g . the day. As the party was numerous, and the game likely to rise fast, the Duke of WELLINGTON recorn , tion was over-ruled. An unlucky evidence of the propriety of his Grace's recommendation, however, won occurred ; for, as his Grace was shooting at a pheasant, Lord DARNLEY being near him, but unseen, a few of the shot penetrated the•front of his Lord ship's hat, and wounded him slightly in the forehead; and a more serious accident happened to the Honour able Mr. VEalloN, who had that day arrived at Cob tam, and joined the party, and had taken 1;4 stand behind a tree, which effectually concealed him from the view of his companions ; while in this situation a hare passed the tree, and -Lord CLIFTON shot at it, at the moment when N.... VERNON bent ore of his 1 knees so forward that it ca me within the line of fire, 1 and received a large portion of the charge. The wound proved to be so severe, that Mr. VERNON was obliged to be conveyed immediately to the Hall, where surgical assistance was procured, and the shct extracted : he still continues, confined to -the house, but is in a state of.couvalescence. FATAL PUGILISM.,--A severe battle was fought on Monday at Semlesworth, near Woodford, .between George Clones, a farrier, and Stephen. Grist, a paviour, originating out of a dispute at a , public-house' about Christmas boxing. l3oth men started off to fight in a state of inebriation, and ti:e confiict was mai:fully, although awkwardl7, maintained for three quarters of an hour, when Clow: es fell insensible and never spoke again. It appears that death wai occasioned by the rupture of a blood vessel. On Tuesda7, et St. Gecrge's, Illootushairy, by the Rev. Dr% Mant, Robert Bill, Esq. ll...rrister at Law; eldrst son of JoLiA Bill, Esq. of Farley Hail, in the county of &afford, to Lostisa,, eldest daughter of the late Phiiip 1)1.11:1). At 'Madras, on the 3d of August, William Fallowfield, limb of the 31adras Medical Esrdislitholent. Sunday, Charlotte Maria Nlyddelton i third daughter of the late Rev. litihert Myddeltoh, D.D, of evrayuysoy,Desbighskite, • COAL 114 Ali litßt,lssuswr .5. 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