Star. — London, England, 1831-08-04 00:00:00

THETFORD WOOL FAIR. Friday week, this annual onening of the Woo! Ttade took place at the Bell Inn. The at was the largest known for a great many viaN. At three o'clock about 120 persons sat down to dinner, our respected veteran represent** 'l . . W. Coke, Esq. in the chair, supported by the young heir of Holkham, a very fine youth, and his tutor, the Rev. R. Collyer, on one side, and by E. R. Pratt, Esq. on the other. Among the wool crowers present were Messrs. Amt's . Godfrey, * Stedman. Pawsey, Bidwell, Muskett, Turner, Myth. Hudson, Becks, Abbotts, Overman, WrOdup, Davey, Crabb, Palmer, Flowerdew, W•iddelow, Roper, Tubbs, Walford, end many other principal tlockmasters of the two counties; and ac buyers Messrs. Baldrey (Halifax), Fisona, Gardiner, Hawkes. Head, Moyse, Salmon, Waller, &e. &c. The dinner was served in admirable style by M. Edwards. After the cloth was removed, Mr. Cox a gave our patriot Ring. William the Fourth," with three times three.—The Queen, the Duke of Sus rex, and the Royal Family—Proseerity to Thetford Wool Fair and a good price for Wool—Prosperity to 4riculture-- Prosperity to the Woollen Ma _ nufacturee." Mr. COKE then proposed the health of Mr. Pratt. observing that he had always regretted the :mall attendance of the gentlemen of this great flock county, but Mr. Pratt had never deserted thorn. Three times three. Mi. PRATT returned thanks: he was always happy to countenance the meetings of the county, and would do all in his power to promote such meetings as this. Mr. COKE then observed, that when this fair v. as first established (of which he believed he might take the merit), the county was divided by a sort of understanding into certain monopolies, which he , VnA determined to break through, and it was gratifying to see it prosper as it had more and ainre from year to year. But he must say that it was better attended by gentlemen from Suf folk than by those of Norfolk. He had esta blished it on the borders of the two counties, as there was then but one description of sheep kept in them— the Norfolk, which it was once contended were the best on the face of the earth, but he had differed in opinion, and had fought the battle against them, he hoped with some benefit, for the breed was now nearly annihilated, and this would not have been the case if they had been a meritorious description of sheep. He could not, however, com pliment the county of Norfolk on its present stock, tor he must say that there were not ten flocks north attention in the county, and it was a me lancholy reflection that a vast deal more might be made both of carcase and fleece. He was sure Fison and the gentlemen from Yorkshire would acknowledge, that they must select their pur chase, fleece by fleece, and might get some goats' hair at last. As he passed through the county he was positively unable to tell what the sheep ere. Unless there was some family likeness— some attention to the breed, sheep would never he of the value they ought to be to agriculture. He had been generally blamed in the first instance, but what he had undertaken had generally proved right at last. He was not alluding to polities, hich had nothing to do with this meeting, though men there be must say lie had proved right at last. But he was now referring to the Norfolk sheep, which for the first 30 years of his experience had been grown without profit, and were only looked cpon as dung carts; but by the advice of Mr. Ellmen and Mr. Young he had been induced to try the Southdowns and then a cross with the Leicester. He had since been advised by sales men and butchers, that as tallow was reduced in price he would make his sheep more valuable by a cross with the Hamshire Down, which would in crease the quantity of lean. As be never had any of those prejudices against improvement which r ere the bane of the farmer, he followed their ad vice.iMany reflections were made upon his putting the Hampshire rams to the best ewes of his flock, but he had reaped the benefit of it ; for Mr. Hance had this year paid him the compliment of say iug that his sheep contained the most meat of any he ever killed in his life, and Mr. Wood had this year told him that his was the best wool that came into the county of York. This was the consequence of doing away prejudice. At a former meeting in this room he believed it was the opinion of the company that he would injure his' fcck. He had but little acquaintance with the minty of Suffolk since he kept fox hounds there, when he met with great civilities; but he hoped that move attention was paid to the breed of sheep there, and he thought there was; for on returning home some time ago, he found that a grower near Bury bad selected the best rant he ever reared in his life, and had moreover had the good judgment to put him into a cart and take him away at once. He under stood that that gentleman bred good sheep, and he hoped the extension of the half Hampshire cross into Suffolk would be a benefit to the county. Mr. COKE subsequently said, that he wished to sell his wool to encourage the fair ; or be firmly believed that if he held it he might obtain a better price ; but speculation was not his object. He be lieved that Ewe wool bad advanced since last year ten shillings a ton, and that Hogget had rather declined. (Mr. Fison appeared to assent.) He believed that his wool was increased in length and strength of staple, and if the general value of ewe v 00l was 30s. and that of beget 365. consider. ing that he had ten or fifteen tods more of hogget than of ewe wool, and the attention he had paid to his flock, which he would undertake to say was more level that: any fleck in the county, Ile thought his wool was worth two or three shillings a tod above those prices. Ile therefore offered his whole clip, ewe and wether, to Mr. Waller at 36a. Mr. WALLER said, Mr. Coke's wool consisted of abcut 140 tods of hog wool and 120 of ewe, and he never saw it in a better s:ate : lie thought it much improved by the Hampshire cross, and he defied any one who kept the pure Devons to pro duce what Mr. Coke bud done. There was scarcely a demand for fine yarns in the market, but where the wool was long enough to comb there might he a demand bye and bye. He had esti mated Mr. Coke's noel at 325. and 395. which was rather less than he had asked, but the differ ence was E 0 SIDRA that he would take it at 365. He had not hitherto given more than 375. for Downs hoggett, but he was prepared to hive several shillings more fur the Hampshire cross. Mr. MVSKETT said he thought the worthy Pre koient had been more favehrable to the buyers than to the growers in the price at which he had sold his wool. He could not offer the Duke of Norfolk's wool at the same price. There were 800 ewe, 300 fat sheep, and 600 bogget fleeces, which he now offered to Mr. Futon, the ewe and the fat sheep's wool at 355. and the bogget at 40s. Mr. Fisow said he had too much respect for the Chairman to take it at that price, but he would look at it, and treat with Mr. Mtuskett if he could. Mr. MUSKETT then offered it to Mr. Head, who declined it. The only other wool sold that we heard of was that of Mr. Palmer, of Herringswell, one• fifth hog get, crossed with Leicester, at 325. There ap peared to be more anxiety amongst the buyers than amongst the growers, who evidently kept aloof in expectation of higher prices for hogget wool, which is not just now in demand, but will probably be worth more in a short time. The prevailing opi nion at the fair was, that wheat, peas, and turnips were generally good , though there were partial in. stances of mildew on the first. Of barley the opi nions differed, and it is probable that the crop varies very much. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The STRI has for several months exhibited such a pic ture of the Domestic Events of the Empire, as never before was attempted. It gratifies unspeakably the natives of districts who reside in London and distant counties, and is • LETTER TROY HOME to every provincial in foreign countries, or in the colonic!. It raises also into general importance the exertions of local talents In every public cause, Then as this is a duty performed alone by the STA ■ those local patriots would ill deserve their name, If the STAR and its interests were not reciprocally promoted by them in every district. We know it has been so in many places, and the STA' in principles, and in all the best qualities of a paper, has justified preference; but we reasonably expect the same attentions evezir wsztz, as the means of at once recompensing our diligence, and adding to the utility of our valuable and exclusive information. We call also on the Provincial Proprietors of Papery, whose local laboun we thus illustrate, and invite with earnestness their powerful attentions in promoting those Interests of the Paper which they best understand. We notoriously excel all London Papers in priority of Foreign News, and our display of the transactions of the country is equally exclusive and pre. eminent. BATH JOURNAL, Aug. 1. ARRIVALS.— Lady C. Bankes, Sir C. Saxton, Le Compte Kotsehonhey, General and Mrs. Mundy and family, Colonel and Mrs. Itl•Donald, Colonel Jenkins, Colonel Bullock, Colonel Page, Major Ritchie, Major Matthews • Captains Baywell, Harrison, Howard, Macdermont, Rem:, Walker, Lieutenant Paulton ; Rev. Mears. Rills, Layard, Lattice ley, T. bleyler.—Clifton Hotwells, July 30.—Hon. Mr. Bloomfield, Hon. Mr. O'Callaghan, Ham Mn Noel, Sir C. and lady Mary Call and daughter, Admiral Sir E. Foote and family, Gm. and Mrs. Mundy and sons, Col. and Mrs. Jones and sons, Col. Kingscott, Major Harris, Major Pratt, Capt. and Mrs. Seton, Capt. and Mrs. Mikes and son, Capt. Shyer, Capt. Fitsgera/d, Capt. Mayne, Capt. Jmner, th e Dean of Waterford, Rev. Mr. Chester, Dr. and Mrs. Sydek ker and family. We are well pleased to remark that Gen. Palmer, the gallant member for Bath, is constantly at his post, standing firm by the bill as approved by the people, and giving his unflinching support to ministers. Let every constituency through the country give vigilant attention to their several representatives and act accordingly. This is no time for paltering or indifference. The people have every thing to gain ; the cotruptionists have every thing to lose ; and it is clear that they mean to struggle for the right to plunder honest, but confiding John Bull, to the last gasp. POPULATION HEEVEYI FOE THE raiiihuEs llf LYD ♦DJOINING THE CITT OF PATH. Showing the increase.or decrease Outing the last ten years. PariMes. Houscs. Males. Females. Total. Waleo, Bathwlek 693 1,496 2,537 4,033 Lyncombe and 13cx 3,962 4,752 8,704 Wideombe St Paul w Peter and St. 398 1,201 1,465 a 2,666 St. Michael's ... 447 1,583 1,913 3,526 St. Junes' 5.... 617 2,676 3;272 T0ta1..... 7172 21,035 29,765 50,800 Being an increase in the last ten years of 4,100. The period of the year at which the present Census has been taken for Bath, is most unfavourable for a mummies' dis- Oar. iVe have seen a Paper, in general circulation through this city, pointing out the unequal, oppressive, and vexa tious operation of the Receipt Stamp Tax, and stating that a public meeting will shortly be called to consider this grievance, and the propriety of petitioning Parliament for its remo val. It appears that the Reform Bill will increase the fran chise of this city to 1,443 individuals, instead of the pre. sent number 30, which statement is according to the census of 1821. Bottoco or lIIINEFITAD, SOMERSET.- 4 corres pondent of the Sherborne Journal, at Taunton, says, that •• the discussion in the Committee in the House of Com- . mons upon the disfranchisement of Minehead, has ex cited as much merriment in our neighbourhood as it ap. pears to have done in the Honourable House. It is truly laughable that any man is his senses should con tend that Pal:whead is not a close borough. It is a fact that, at the general election of 1400, the voters erected a triumphal arch in honour of their representatives, whose names they were desirous of crowning with laurels, and inscribing upon this frail monument of corruption. But an obstacle presented itself.—They did not know the names, and they actually painted the placard thus : " Luttrell and esq. for ever." It is notorious that of late years Minehead has gone to decay. No new houses were per mitted to be built, and when any one fell, are was taken that it should not be re-erected; and it is mote than pro bable that the borough of Minehead would, in the course of time, have rivalled Old Sarum. DOUSES ASSIZES.—The commission was opened by Mr. Justice Taunton, at the County Hall, Dorchester, on Wed nesday. On the following morning the business of the Assize commenced—Mr. Justice Taunton presiding in the Nisi Prior, and Mr. Justice Alderson in the Crown Court. There were very few prisoners for trial. The only case of any interest at the Crown Bar was the following: Job Nobbs was indicted, charged with having attempted to administer a quantity of opium to his infant child. glary Legge examined. I know the prisoner at the bar, and was related to his late wife ; they lived at Cattistock. His wife was ill in April last, and I was sent for to assist in the house. I went there on Easter Sunday. and Mrs. Nobba died a few days afterwards.. I had care of the infant, and remember preparing food for it on the rf:atlltday. When I fed the child again, I found the cup on the dresser—this was between seven and eight—Nobbs was there. I sect to the cupboard and took out a biscuit to make pap for the baby. Nobbs sou then taking his tea; he spoke on several subjects—l do not exactly ternember what they were, but he mentioned the pap, and said there was some already made on the dresser, and wished me to give the child that in preference to what I was then snaking. I fed the child with the biscuit pap, and took the child up stairs. (The rest of this witness's evidence is embodied in that given by Mrs. Whiteman.) Mrs. Whiteman lives near the prisoner's house in Cattistock, and remembers the day on which his wife was confined, it was on the 11th of April. During her illness I often went to see her, and recollect going there on the Saturday evening in question. I saw the child, it cried a good deal, and I took it down stairs. The food was on the dresser. and I observed that it smelt sttong--it had a spirit sort of smell. I took the child away to my house with the pap, and chewed it to my husband, and he ob served the same as I had; I thought what was in the cup was not proper. I left the child and took it back. Nobbe was there they.—he asked if the young eon of a laitclqmean his child) was not dead yet—he thought he would have been dead long before. He was drink,. The pap smelt as if it centained laudanum. I have known his wire use Jou danuni. I have heard him ■peak of his wife's dyiag—he mid he was afraid that his wife would die, and that the child would live—(tho prisoner added with Madame aPLmandY) —would live to him. I have beard say t was not his ehOd. and that he Mould mot own h.— Mr. Davis, a druggist, and Mr. Willis, a surgeon, were' then ermined as to the nature of the ingredients form. Part they comideved It contained MINIM& bid= or laudanum, w hich was sufficient to destroy the lib of such a child. The child was prematurely born—was weak and (emaciated, and died of debility. For the defence it was attempted to be proved by his apprentice that the loner did not eater the haute at the date stated by the Ant Minim: It was else Walled by worths: Mums, that the pri soner was fond el Ms thud—oseb a glees of a child as it was. • A point was ale soblibilly whether. , as he had not 'virtually attempted'4i ai■l-' - -p, it eidte within the meaning of she stasut fps 11l iarided in the aMr made*. Verdict, guilty. The istip pawed emstence of death on the yreisoner, who, thineogbent hit lordebiee ad dress, and indeed thr oughout the MK Inedlesled 'the most stoical indifference. The circumstance of Col. Webb, M.P. for Gloucester, haring voted against Ministers on Ilse Downhill ques. don, seems to have given great Alma to some of his con. aliments, who testified their disepprobstlen of his conduct upon this occasion, by burning the efigy of the Hon. Member, at the Berton-stmt turnpike. New potatoes were sold In Chard market on Monday last at 2s. pm bag, being at the rate of for a penny Should the weather continue to be favourable, it is said that there will be an unusually large crop; they were never seen in a more promising state than they are at present. likaxsuras Weer. ram—Wednesday the second meet. lag of the Berkshire Wool Society was held at East Thley. There was a numerous attendance of wool growers aid staplers, and the quantity pitched amounted to about 5,500 teds. From an impression that the disturbed state doom parts of the continent would impede the importation of Foreign Wool, the grower in the morning stood out for high prices, and very little business was in eousequence transacted, but in the afternoon they lowered their demands and full three parts of the stock were &Missed of at the fol. lowing prices :—Tog Wool Nato 56s end one very tope rior lot 341 ; Ewe and Wether 50e to Ste per ton. At 2 o'clock a cold dinn e r was served up in Mt o n e. barn to 300 persona. MARRIED.—At Bristol, the Rev. James Weller, of Bridgwater, to Fanny, eldest daughter of F. Pools, Req. of Bristol.—At Clifton, the Rev. George G. Gardiner, A.M. to Catharine, eldest daughter of John M'Clintock, esq. of Drumcar, late M. P. for the county of Louth.—The Rev. F. Gardiner, rector of Coombhay. Somerset, to GOOrtianto daughter of the late Rev. Charles Burton Phillipson, of Peterboro.—.At Cheltenham, Edward Blommene Jun. Esq. eldest son of Edward Bloxsome, Esq. of D u rsle;, to Sophia, youngest daughter of the late Richard Hardy, D.D. rector of Loughboros.—Mr. Stone, of Dorchester, solicitor, to Lucia Catherine, daughter of Edward Boswell, Esq. of the same place—John Manning, Eaq. of North Brixton, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late William Weston, Esq. of Weymouth.—C. W. Digby, eldest son of the Rev. C. Dishy, to Elisabeth, oely daughter of the late Rev. William Royer, of Stafford, Dorset.—The Rev. H. Benwell, of En sham, Dorset, to Mary, eldest daughter of Thomas Jones, Esq. of Dawlish.—Edward Mitchell, Esq. of Chippenham, Wilts, to Ann, widow of the late Themes Edridge, Esq. of Mosltton House. DIED.—At Ashburton, Sarah, wife of Mr. Abraham, solicitor.—At Teignmouth, Lieut.-Col. James Rotten— At Hungerfoed, Mist Tanner, mister to E. Tanner, Esq. of Wexcomb.--At Trowbridge, the Rev. W. Lntwisle, Wes leyan minister, 32.—At Marlborough, 90, J. Wentworth, Esq. the father of that borough--At Newton Park, Edw. Heylar, Esq.—At Fairfield House, near Taunton, Frances Margaret, third daughter of the late Lieut.-Oen. Chapman. —At Shirley Cottage, Beechen Cliff, J. Newport, Esq late of Welle, SS—At Huish House, near Langport, 0. Curt* Esq. 80.—At .Paradise Cottage, Capt. Howell, 67.—At Waicot, Mrs. Frances Elsworthy, 70.—Cottrill Corbett, Esq. of Honeyborne....alr. Philip Watkins, printer and bookseller, of Cirencester, 62. BRISTOL LIBERAL, Jul, 30. Mats' HOUSE—We have received a letter from a me respondent, who signs his name, and whose object is merely the public good.—lst, he asks why the inmates of the Alms' House receive each only 4s. weekly, in opposition to the old established Rules of the house, which state be. to be the' weekly allowance. What then has become of the shillings detained from a number of persons for several years? The inmates are said to receive, in lieu of the money, half a ton of coals, and 3i yards of calico at Christmas. Again, what becomes of the money that would otherwise be paid to those who die two or three months after the house is filled? What becomes of the surplus Income on the whole estate yearly ? foe on looking into the account, (observes our cones. pendent,) I find it stand thus t In the year Dal, the total income arising from the whole of the real and personal pro perty was 7891. 15s. 2d. The average annual expenditure 1401.105. 7d. Thus, for the last ten years, a balance is left of 1406 L ss. 10d. FoUrie or Dram—The oodeNres are again secured, and the damage has been leis than was at first apprehended ; the inhibitions are perfectly quiet, and now convinced of their arm, and we hope the government will deal leniently with the rioters who remain to be tried, at least with those who have not been ringleaders in the work of destruction. neve are still, however, two points on which all are not sa. *Sod; and these are as to the quantity of land enclosed, lid the time during which the enclosures were to remain shut ,In. As to the first, we are informed that the quantity en. Wised is exactly the 11,000 acres authorised by the Act of ash Oeo. 111. cap. 72. It has been asked, how this can be, if the Forest altogether is 22,000 acres ; but the fact is, make up that quantity, several freeholds within its boundaries and Abbott's woods, the property of Sir T. Qtawhey, were included ; and by a survey, taken under .Ibe direction of Commissioners in 1789, the whole rpantity of Forest land was only 19,689 acres : new, *lmo it is considered that there are between 2 and 3000 suss et eacreachments, and the space occupied by roads, mitres, emsi tweets of all descriptions, the apparent disproportiestes tween the open and enclosed parts will be accounted for. The idea that the enclosures were Only to remain enclosed for 20 or 21 years, is altogether a mistake. The Act provides, that when the Commissioners of the Treasury shall declare the timber in any of the enclosures to be out of danger from the browsing of cattle, &c. and shall think fit to throw open i mpart of the same, they may enclose an equal quantity. lie the waste in lieu of that thrown oven. It is quite - dear any one conversant with oak plantations, that these NS let safe from danger ; and if the enclosures were now thrown epic, the Forest would, in stew years, becomes barren, un productive waste, instead of producing (as there is now every =rthat it will) a large supply of the best timber, for ot the navy, and a very considerable revenue to the poblic. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Bernath delivered a very l iotesesting and instructive lecture on metals, to several umnabers and visitors at the Mechanics' Institute. Alr. l , 11:11 manner is unaffected, his language free and perspicuous, and his illustrations very successful. The subjoined are extracts The point at which fusibility occurs is very diver. idled, some metals requiring a beat of 170 Wedgwood, as Pladna, Iridium, &e. requiting the strongest best that we can peseibly obtain, the ordlnaiy furnace not being equal to their require the use of instrument,. which It e v t an introdtitid here, th e Oas Blowpipe, to Act the same, while some are readily reduced at ray law temperature. Mercury is fluid at thirty.nine below • T. (This part was also illustrated by a chart exhibiting the &sing points of the metals.) The next point, their power of conducting heat, also varied considerably, some metals conveying it more readily than others. In order to estimate the relative powers, it was only necessary to take cylinders of equal ekes and dip them into wax ; then by beating one end , we trace the greater or less rapidity with which caloric passes through the substance, and the different lengths through which It passes in the same time will mark the metals different conducting powers. One principal effect of heat on metals is expansion--an effect which should be attended to in the arts, as from the want of attention in this particular, great injuries may be sustained.—Thus, in one of the plans suggested for the bridge across the Avon, It was proposed to form it by means of an arch and chain corn. Ward ; but here the designer did not know or bad forgotten this principle of the metal, for during a warm day extensive oupaosion would take place, throwing the weight of the bridge on the centre of the arch ; while, on a Cad one, the contraction would be equal to the previous expansion, and dm weight of the arch would fail on the chain. The Mk. New of nowt and winter would produce according to his inisalstion a difference of at least one foot in the extent of *a bridge, by which means alone the mod lying between would be constantly susfaining injury. Another instance which the Won bf the errpandon of metals should b noticed is that of the pendulanor Of clocks, these being lengthened or shortened according to the tempo sture of the atmosphere, vary in their *oil ' thus, in the sum mer the pendulum being lengthrhed its vibrations are slower, seat eomelsately the click itises time, while the reverse is produced by the contraction maids, from the cold d whiter. After UMW other remarks, Mr. H. ob served, at das resent time when lawns* is so provelent, and Cholera bierbas dreaded, it would be well for all per ' bens to to their habitations, which may be readily by the following proems :—Take equal parts of common salt and black Guide of nunpneee, wiz an z d i te then Ina saucer, add. sulphuric add to. than ; gas will be liberated, which will speedily be dif ' olo! OW louse, and operate as a dislnfeetory agent. T MAW are the imports of la! stork into the Peet et Debited alb, frame a farobbiag country:— Prom Wszroan—ln the Provldeace : To man, 90 cows,l9ples.lo eheep-1n the Pearce t To order, 960 sheep. Prom CiaLwair—ln the Venom : R. Bruce and . Boa, 19 tone *beat. the Itlburney To airs, 3 lambs, 1 bone ; 8 Waring 10 bras. 75 MU dulness and Co.'s porter; Parsons, Mirka, and Co. 5 boxes, 1 bale linen; Smith, Son, and Co. 2 boxes, 1 bale linen-1n the St. Pa trick To order, 1 punch. whisky, 1 box linen, S horses, 8 cows, 20 pigs ; J. and W. Hassell and Co. 54 band. salted skins, 1 cask velves ; 8. W 10 hds. 15 brie. 80 half brls. dulness and Co's. porter ; , Brown and Co. 1 box linen. _ _ _ From WATIMPOST-411 the City of Waterford : To order, 7 seeks wool, 20 bales bacon, 11 packs salmon, 251 p4r, 00 sheep, 84 lambs, 21 cows, 1 carriage ; J.Rkhards, 10 brls 50 hld. Greer and Murphy's porter ; Ridgway and Allis, 50 sacks flour; T. Sheppard, 28 sacks Sour, 20 sacks oatmeal—ln the Nora Crimes: To order, 4 frke. but ter, 10 brie. pork, 10 packs wool, 1 cask 'elves, 2 bales bacon, 179 pigs, 308 sheep 100 cows; Ridgway and Allis, 120 irks. bunter, 50 sacks Liu. hIIALIVER ASSIZES. HOME CIRCUIT. IMPORTANT TO INNKIMMILIIM This was an action to recover the value of certain notes and sovereigns, alleged to have been lost at the defendant's house, the Old Ship, at Brighton. Mr. GURNEY stated the plaintiff's case. In Novellshee last Mr. and Mrs. Kent, and a young lady, came to the ON Ship. Mrs. Kent, before she left London, took a consider able sum in her bag. They travelled in a close carriage, and when arrived Mrs. IL paid the post-boy oat of her bag, in the presence of the porter or the house. In the afternoon, while in the idjoining room, she heard a footstep in the paisage, and subsequently disc overed that the bag was missing. For this loss Mr. Shuckard was in law responsible, and his client therefore claimed compensation at the hands of a Jury. Miss Stratford examined by Mr. PLATT.AffiTHI at Brighton the Ist of December in Mr. Kent's carriage with post horses. Saw Mrs. Kent put money t tuurse which was put in the reticule. The amount at my atten. tion. There were bank notes and sovereigns. Can't say what the value of the notes were. There were 17 or 18 sovereigns. None spent on the journey. Arrived at Brighton at 10 p. m. Went to the Old Ship. When we left the bed room the bag was on the bed. I went back with Mrs. Kent, and the bag was not on the bed. Mrs. K. looked for it ; she went out and left me to search for it In her absence. They went out and were gone about twenty minutes. When she came back I said I had not found the bag. Mr. Shuckard was sent for. Mrs. Kent informed him her bag had been stolen off the bed. He said it was totally impossible ; such a thing could not have occurred in his house, he knew his servants to he perfectly honest, having had them from boys. Mrs. Kent said she was quite certain it was stolen off the bed. Mr. Kent said the bag contained sixty pounds. Mr. K. came in while Mrs. Kent and Mr. Shuckard were talking. Mr. Shuckard inquired where we had been. One of the waiters was present when inquiry was made. Mrs. Kent said she had not been any where except at Mr. Brew's, the chemist. Mr. Bhuckard said he would have the loss cried. Mrs. Kent said It was no use if be did ; she was quite sure it was lost in his house. Mr. Shuckard requested Mrs. Kent to Write to the person who had changed her a 471. check in London on the previous Monday; she was to inquire the number of the notes. She wrote and received an answer. I don't think Mr. Shuckard asked where we had been walking. Thursday morning I saw the bag again. Mr. Shuckard brought it up stairs about half.past eight in the morning. He said, "Ladies, you see you are mistaken, for your bag has been found out of doom" Mrs. Kent in. gaited where It bad been found, and be said, "Over the new railing near the chain-pier." She said she was quite Pertain she bad never walked there. When Mr. Shuekard produced the )4g the purse was empty, and the kw was there that Mts. - Kent had read. 111,r. Serpent Awnixwe addremsed the Jury, and felt the Importance to Innkeepers in general. The innkeeper is bond to replace any loss, by negligence, of what trawsilera =firequire, but he is not liable where panne lowa nd andessly lay money about. The konied &r -ime commented on the improbability that the porters, busied la: moving the luggage at ten at night, should have plotted the rubbery. If Ain. Kent wee so positive of having lost the purse, why go out 1 and why net Imme diately give Mr. Shuckard notice ? and pointed out the roper conduct of Mr. Shuckard, and his confidence in the honesty of Ms servant& He commented on the negligence of Mrs. Kent's leaving her purse on the bed. instead of se curing it In either of the boxes of Mr. Kent. Mr. Justice GALILEE summed up, observing that no personal blame tested on Mr. Shuckard, to whose character be spoke, although the law renders the innkeeper respon sible. The main question was, was the money lost in the house ? and then a question of law alien, whether thenegli. gene. of Mrs. Kent had not released the Defendant front ids legal responsibility ? His Lordship here commented on the inconvenience of Ladies wearing reticules instead of pockets, which excited much merriment in the Court.—Verdict for Plaintiff—Damages WI. iubjcct to the point of law. a POLICE REPORTS. BON.STRRET.—SECRETS WORTH ICHOWISOr-111 John Borthwiek, a half pay officer of the army, who cite he was well-known in Lord Lauderdale, and other pima of rank, was charged with breaking a lamp at the riaddt awe. lion shop of a Jew in the Strand, on Tuesday The defendant did not deny the charge, but that be had great provocation. He said that he had in the army a great many years, but the pressure of misfortunes and a large family, induced him to act as a puffer at Joseph's shop at a certain &sten, but one condition of the en gagement was, that he should lodge an acceptance of his own for forty pounds, at three months date, in the hands of the Jew, as a enmity that he (defendant) should not disclose any of the secrets of the system under which the trade was nrried on. He had been but a short time in the shop, however, when he became so disgusted that be de termined to 'quit it, even if he starved, and he demanded Ws bill for 401. back, but his employer laughed at him, and said he had negociated it. He went again on Tuesday night to demand it. but he was treated in the same manner, and in a passion he broke the lamp. The shopman, who appeared for.his master, said he would forgive the defe n dant the price of the lamp dim never came there again, and Mr. Porthwick wastlischarged. He then asked Mr. kftwarium. if he could tell him how he could get the bill back; but the worthy magistrate de. dined to give him any advice, obierting that he must apply to an attorney to bring an action. menemenemme ACCIDENT ON TNE TIIAJIES. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Court-Martial was held on board the Roy al yacht William and Mary, at Wool. wtch, to try Lieut. Buchanan, Commander of his Majesty's steam.vessel Pluto ; Mr. Henry Davis, the second master; and Mr. Richard Powell, the pilot, for running down a barge off Gillingwee.point, near Erith.reseh, on Monday, the 25th of July, when all on board, consisting of four per. eons, perished. following °Ewen were sworn in :—Vice Admiral Sir J. P. &ram& N.C.B. President; Captain; Warren, But. see, Tobin, and Plumridge. Mr. CAITTAII, jun. addressed the Court, and said that he wasdesired by his father, one of the Coroners for the county of Kent, to attend and state that an inquest had been held upon one of the unfortunate individuals who were drowned, and the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Richard Powell, the pilot. Another person stated to the Court that. an inquest had been held on the previous evening, at the Black Horse, at Poplar, before Mr. Baker, the Coroner for Middlesex, on one of the bodies. which did not conclude until three o'clock. in the morning, when a verdict of manslaughter was retusped against Richard Powell, who had been committed to New, gate on the Wooer's warrant. The PH:IIDMr ordered the Court to be cleared, and, after a ion consultation, the witnesses were ordered to be called in ly. ' i f natmes, Lieut. A ' Kennedy, Commander of his Majesty's, steam-vessel ' iWorn—l Was on board the Pluto on the bat Grisly, when she ran down a barge. . _About. 40 minutes pant aiet.m. I was shealng as the sta rboar d Ode, of the furecemle,. in company with fOmais t .wlsen be sad ' 'olietrued to Ins " Do dor asti thit bawl ahead ?" We bid lutusediately turned rose s; and I calk& out tb•Lteut. Buchanan, who was alandlniton the starboard paddle-bas, and asked him if be saw the = a tm replied, " Wens her, the helm is bard a I, posing that dm sem bed, by mistake, put th e h e i tnt p: wrong way, isard on one pt of the Tale," whm 1 hand that the him was bald • starb oar d v ac ' , sported ; sad, theggh - the waelasq was instantly IlloppZ the Ms see as wry ohsersend the= where nal; knits& the vessel MM. swift the sad we fa t ; d that wok* mold pommel es =against the b ora , filth her mmingiehmity. I I ran aft. w it lateatim of pin overboard Noma* any person I toi A , Ms in the wags ; , but, to nay menime regret, I found sl a t both the barge and crew bad sene. The stem-bon h ad shoved off to assist, but there was aeridag to be sem. By the Counv Mr. Davis was standing on the gar. board paddle-box with Lieut. Bothiman. The Moto on going between nine and ten luaus se boor at the t i me. .1% - e barges were about the distance el throe times the leng t h of the Pinto when I first saw thaw One of the barges ,rat about 30 fathoms, and the other 70. from the shore. Ike barges could be seen from the paddle-bor. The it wee standing on the quarter-deck at the time the accident 1 4 . pened. He could see the barges, bat Ido not think satt. dently to judge their diatom* properly. I most certainty considered the Pluto in pilseage water. If I had bad il k ', command of the Pluto, I Medd haw considered h er lade the charge of the pilot. TM pilot gave directions to the helmsman No person had any idea Mat the pilot was sa w g inside the barges. The tide came se sharp round the pain that it took the Pluto on the Mtwara side, aid row helped to throw her on the barge. Almost instantly atn e the machinery was stopped, and the helm was bard a spa. board, the whisker on the starboard art-head aught 6, barge by the main rigging, and not only brake t a g mat down but hauled the barge on its side vadat fi e paddle -wheels, and it Instantly sunk. The Mute o n not at all injured. The barge was heavily laden wid sand. The rigging of the barge appeared to be Try rotten. Had it been properly laden, Ido not think tin t the accident would have occurred. She was so deep tin t It was possible the swell of the water might bete sunk b e e, even if the whisker had not taught the rigging. The shock was very slight. At any rate, If she hod not been , 0 deeply laden, the lives of the persons on board mig ht ice, been saved. Lieut. Buchanan instantly tottered t..i e bo at off to assist the crew, and was preparing to jump overboard himself If he had seen any person in the water. No order was given to back the engine, for this reason, that the bo dks must have been cut to pieces, and there would n o . have been the slightest chance of saving any perscn. I certainly should have ordered the pilot to stand on the pad dle.boa as the proper place to see, but he is a very infirm man; and, there being no railing, I suppose he stood on the quarter deck. Lieut. Badman told me that he bad ordered him to do so, but he said he could see very wel: where he was. By Lieutenant Buchanan—lt wu perfectly right to put the helm hard a starboard. Every endeavour was asedb% you and Mr. Davis to save the lives of the crew. Mr. Brown, the master-attendant at Woolwich, stated. that he was at London at the time the accident happened, b% direction of Sir Byam Martin. If he had been at Woolwich, Powell, the pilot, should not have taken charge of the Pluto. The last time he took him down the river he was forced tr take the charge of the vessel out of his hands. Powell we< a nervous frightened creature, and he did not think he he been on board a steam.vessel above two or three times it his life. He was superannuated, and received a patio from Government. Admiral Beresford here read a statement which had bee sent to him by Powell, in which he stated that Mr. *err had sent for him, and his clerk had given him orders to on board the Pluto. Mr. Brown said that a few days ago Powell showed loin & letter, which he said he had received from the Navy Boani. informing him that he (Mr. Brown) would occasionally em • ploy him, and that his pension should not be stopped on that account. He told him at the time that he had no objeetict, but not to go down the river, as be knew he was not equal t it. He sent for him on Tuesday to take the Snap up to the Tower, as he could trust him up the river. He is not capabt, of taking a vessel down the river, from his age and want t: ability. By the Cottar—The paper that Powell showed me, put. porting to come fiorn the Navy Board, he read to me himself. Ido not know who signed it. l am positive my clerk never gave him any order to go on board the Pluto. When I sent to Loudon, my clerk had no direction to order Powell on board any vessel. Captain Wastes's—lf you should be absent. and I wanted a pilot immediately, to whom should I apply % The witness said that, now AM assistant attendant hid been discharged, lie did not know of any perms to app ly to By the Conar—Since my assistant has been ed. my clerk has never given any orders to the pilots. By Lieut. Buchanan—Powell is a branch pilot. A con. mending officer would incur a great remonsibility by re fusing a branch pilot. instead of a pilot without a branch. John Buxton, clerk to the Master-Attendant, stated that he did not send Powell to take charge of the Pluto. He net Powell by the water-side, who asked hint if any pilot hal been appointed to the Pluto. Witness told hint that he be lieved not. He then turned round, and said that he would go on board the Pluto, and see, or words to that effect. Witness replied that he might do as be liked about that. Witness believed that he got on board by his cunning, sod producing the note he had received from. Mr. Brown, to come to Woolwich Dock-yard. It now being near seven o'clock, Admiral Bemford ad journed the Court until to-morrow (this day.) ~ ~. SCINTILLIE. In the course of a trial which occurred at Exeter Assizes, Mr. Cockburn asked a whams under examination, what direction the priseser (who had left the road In ruler to escape pursuit) took ? " North-west, Sir," sits the re. ply. The learned gentleman said that was not whet he meant—did the prisoner go from the road at a right angle '! 14 NO, Sir, was the happy answer of the deponent- - Fe went at a 14,11 angle—'. was the left-hand side he went off at SONGS IN THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.—It is not generally known that the first song, " The modes of die Court," was written by Lord Chesterfield,—" Virgins me like the fair flower in its lustre," by Sir Charles Rather/ Williams,—" When you censure the age." by Swift,-- Gamesters and lawyers are jugglers alike by Mr. Fir rescue, Master of the Rolls.— Ga'l'a Lioss of the Papers. QUITE A DILEMMA.mmA, DAR the other die, speaking of the backwardness of the spring, mid, " We shall never have warm weather m bog as the snow continues on the mountains—and I'm certain the snow wW news get off the mountains until it is warm weather."—lfasitirigko Telegraph. Victor Hugo is arranging his popular romance of Noire Dame de Paris in a dramatic form. It is to be a grand opera, to be pertinned at the Academic Royal de 14Iusique. Rossini is to compose the music. Preparation , on the most liberal scale are making far the production of a work which, it is expected, will be the rage. Tsglionia to play the part of Esnsertalda, the heroine of the piece. A Tory dictionary and a Whig one are at pre sent going through the press. The Tory dictionary explai ns thus— , Radical, having the properties of a 'broom; or be som—a sweeping ropensity. .11 Radical, a political scs venget—a leveller of established institutions—a serf, of mean person, who pays taxes, and applies sweeping ICMC• dies to every abuse ennobled by time. Radicalseas, a ten• deny to sedition, or incurable love for practical reform--in patbolm, radicalism' is a non-epidemical disease, sal. garly called Huntinn. The Whig dictimary gives lu definitions thus—' Radical, the preservative principle of animal and vegetable substances. A Radical—a patriot, a man of sound understanding, a lover epistle*, and hater of iniquity. Radicalina, the essence of truth and purity,-- the love of reforming abuses in church and masa. Fridayy, two officers went out to Elderslie , and apprehending a man foe a debt of dl. 10s. On metitiog Pah*, to show there was no bad feeling la the am, they west Into a tavern to have a casalketablesbus issasbar. B et glass Mewed glass la nth merry sad sapdysiaNnioN that the tletihnos of the °Mangan. way—shslabs pod warm' sunk Inti oblivion. Two strangers tads( a dram at the same table, saw bow matters Wood, and, Warn. the poor debtor fee s his seeable, lighted theirglpes with the Tor rent. Whee mkt she Akan do widows *Aroma? convenient Huh illetadmuse Mame& the Wad* yen/ a mum to the The true state of the ease To , seen dimmed, it she sureldas specs of *ideal, when diasessit ishe kid slaw of she sionsist, sod she two strin gers who lighted their Opa with kora. MY bond for t he debt., DI The Mb ult. Mn. Sarah Donnelly, aged 1, wife of t" L.Donnelly, a Richmond, Surrey. WIDOW I hinted abd rublishod by Jots, MOO E. at tee STA% Orrice, Na I, Pickett-plate, Twee 80. lia AM W IIL Ai fle as as we RI B DI 1