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• RELIEF OF TAM POOR. Gener,il Mieuer., Member for Belfast, has very handsomely, uosolicitt ti, remitted the sum of .leloo, to be applied to whieli ever ‘Ol the public charities acre that the Marchioness of Diikatoti. may direct. Last week, the Rev. Mr. Wat.tisvori, of Wroth•im, Rave to the poor of tit,it parish, 7001bs. of excelltlll l beef. _ . Christmas.day, twelve persons of the parish of East Fatleigh, each above 70 years of age, accompanied by 100 children of the Charity School, partook of an excellent dinner, hentvolently ordered flr them, at the Parsonage-house, by tile Rev. Mr, RUM. Vicar of East Farleigh. Grand Select Lodge of Druids, held at Mr. Besxm's the Globe Tavern, Great Titcl field street, St. Mary-la-bootie, have, with a very laudable fveiing, given to the subscription for the relief of the industrious poor of that parish, the sum of £30.75. On the 23d of November last, the Provost and Ma. gistrates of Paisley adopted the resolution of assessing the inhabitants of the town, fir the impose of afford ing immediate relief to nutnerous families and indi viduals labouring under the accumulatedpressure of poverty and distress; and from the fund thus col lected, and judiciously distributed in forty-two dis tricts, not less than 896 persons, whose families amounted to 2504, have been aided andrelieved.— On the first Sunday of the year, liberal collections at . all the churches were, as formerly, obtained ; and, by request of the Magistrates, a respectable meeting of the more talent part of the community was held on Friday se'nnight, when very handsome strh%crip tions were given for the further relief of the prevailing distress. POLICE. THAMES POLICE OFFICE.—THE MURDER OF Lieu TENANT was on Saturday brough up. The trial of Halton upon the charge of felony luting been expected at the Old Bliley, that priso ner and Giddy:: were not at the office. Mr. Price papduced a very important witness in favour of the prisoner. This was the Mrs. Potter of whom Raines had spoken, as one who could prove that Giddons' wrist was in its present condition twelve years ago. The M igistrate desired her to reflect upon the testi mony she was about to give with peculiar care. Mrs. Potter said, that her evidence could do no body harm, and invoked the spirit of her husbuld, who was drowned two days after the murder, to witness the truth of her allegation. The dreadful fate of her husband, she said, gave additional force to her memory ; she never heard of any who were suspected of the crime until she learned from the newspapers that an accomplice had turned King's , evidence, and declared Raines and Hatton princi pals in the murder. She was surprised at the charge. Mr. KINNAIRD—" Do you know any thing of Giddons's wrist r' Mrs. Potter—" I heard him say, in the year 1807, that his wrist would be a pro-' section to him." Mr. Kinnaird — " What do you mean by protection ?" Mrs. Potter—" I don't know any more than I say. It was in going to work where there was danger of a press that I heard him say so." Mr. Kinnaird—" You peremptorily say, that Gid dons spoke in this manner of his wrist r Mrs. Pot. ter.-" I would not tell a falsehood on this subject for my precious grandfather." Mr. Kinnaird " Yau need not go so high in your generation." Mrs.' Potter here stated that st.e remembered the circum- ' stance which she mentioned as having.occurted its 1807, in consequence of the civility of Giddons and Hatton to het' in the absence of her husband, during the billowing year. She knew Raines by sight a long time, but no further. Raines—" When Giddons worked with me eleven • years ago, his wrist was as it is now, We worked on board an East Indiaman, lying down the river, and he was brought to this office for stealing tea. I re member I was very near mischief. for telling the people who brought him here that he was a poor man with a wife and•children. He went then by the name of Gardiner. The officers threatened me for taking his part. •Tte scoundrel got away, and told me that be got off with a fine of 2us. One of the clerks examined the books of 1806, 7, and 8, but found no record of the charge alluded to by Raines. Jacob -Kohler, a German, with whom Raines lodged at the time of the murder, said be did not re. collect the absence of Raines upon any one night from the beginning of January t) June, 1809; that Raines always appeared a fair dealing man, and re gular in his habits. Raines—" The only night I ever slept out of your house, while I was your lodger, was the Saturday night before Palm Sunday. Your Worship will remem ber the scoundrel said I was with him several days." Mr. KINNAIRD••"." I will most willingly listen to any thing calculated to shew your innocence. Some circumstances which have come out this day unques tionably ate favourable to you."—Remanded till Saturday next. Bow-sramr.--Saturday two brothers, named Joselik and Wil li am Follett, the former apparently about eighteen, the latter thirteen years of age, underwent an examination before Mr. Haas, the Magistrate, upon five several charges brought against them of uttering counterfeit Bank of England notes, knowing them to be forged. They were committed for trial. AN ISINOSTOR.—A man of genteel appearance was brought to the Office, charged with representing him self to be the Hun. Arthur St. Leger, for the pur. pose of defrauding Colonel Thomas Aldcock, of Chel - sea. The Colonel stated, that the prisoner called on him at his house in a familiar, manner, as a brother Officer in the East India service, and a Colonel in the Madras Establishment, and that his name was St. Leger but fraying no recollection of him, sod suspecting him to be au impostor, he made several inquiries, to ascertain whether be was the man he re presented himself to be, which be could not answer. Colonel Aldoock bad now no doubt of his being the man who had lately defrauded his friend Major-Ge sseral Garston,• of Manchester-square, of a sum of money, by representing himself to be General St. Leger, and boldly charged him with it. The prim). nee ac knowledged his guilt, and begged for mercy; the Colonel, howeyer, had him secured and brought to the office, whet, he gave the name of Thomas &a. gee. After - undergoing an examination beforwthe Ma. gistsatc, he was committed for further investigation. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY is. Their Lordships were occupied during the whole day by the discussion of one new nial. The name of the cause was Royson v. Thomas Coles, the facts of which hive been twice mentioned by us, once or. the trial before a Special Jury at Guildhall, and again on the motion by Mr. Toetuxo for a Rule Nisi for a new trial. The ATIOnNEY GENtRAL and Mr. Gott en this day, at great lentr!), su;ported the verdict, and they were followed by Mr. Toreisc, Mr. Malt- RYAT, aad Mr. COWLEY, on the opposite side. Th. question was merely, whether the itlaintiff had for feited his title to a large quantity of gum-Senega: placed by him in the hands of Coles, Brothers, and Co. for sale, and fur which the latter held out to the plaintiff that they had procured a purcha.er, when the fact was otherwise. Every minute circumstance attending the transaction was pressed on both sides, to support the affirmative or the negative ; but the Court .decided against the new trial on this short ground : that as to a complete sale a vendor and vendee were necessary, and as it did not appear in this case that Coles, Brothers, and Cu. had procured a vendee for the gum-Senegal, the title of the plaintiff remained unaltered. The whole contusion of the case arose out of the practice by Coles, Brothers, and Co. to act as metchants as well as brokers. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. . Saturday, If is. Burton and Thomft Norris were capi tally indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of Samuel Sheppard, and stealing therein four use, his property. The prosecutor lived in the parish of Edmonton, and the geese were safe in the yard on the evening of the 23d. The next mornieg they were missing, and a horse patrcle belonging to 11.,w-street stopped the prisoners on the road to town, and found the geese ' in the cart in which they were riding. Norris stated, that he was going to town to get a situation, and that he knew nothing of the geese; that he had asked Burton to give him a ride to town the night previous. Burton, in his defence, said he had purchased the geese of a woman at Mill-hill, at the rate of 4s. each. Several respectable persons gave him a good cha racter. Norris also had the advantage of a good character. Mr. Justice PAruc, in summing up o!re evidence, observed, that there was no colour or foundation for the charge of burglary, as the first witness had prov ed that it was quite daylight when he missed the geese, consequently the robbery might have been committed while it was day-light, and• not in the night time, which was necessary to constitute a bur glary. The Jury found both the prisoners Not Guilty. John Stafford was indicted for a burglary in the house of John Field, and stealing , therein a feather bed, a looking glass, and other articles, his property. John Field said, he lived in Moon-alley, Norton 'I Falgate. On the 27th of December witness went out at four o'clock in the afternoon, having fastened the door and windows of his apartment. He returned about seven o'clock, and discovered that the door had been opened, and -he heard a footstep in his room ; he said, " who is there r and no one an swered; but a man, who turned out to be the pri soner, rushed by him, saying, " don't make any noise —don't call any assistance, or it might be worse for you ; my name is John Stafford, you know me very well." Witness secured him, and gave him into the custody of an officer. Part of the wainscot was broken down, a looking glass taken clear away, and a feather bed taken off the bedstead, and removed as far as the door; a box was also removed, with the evident intention of being conveyed away. The looking glass was afterwards found at a broker's by a constable. Johnson, a broker, stated, that he purchased the glass produced of the prisoner, about six o'clock, on the 27th of December. Prisoner told witness he pur chased it of an Italian. for 143. Wm. Flint, a beadle, produced the glass, which he, found at tt: house of the last witness, and which was idertified and sworn to by the prosecutor. The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he stated, that he was troubled with a disease in the head, which sometimes drove him to derangement. and he had several times attempted his own life.—ln this assertion, however, he was not borne out by any evidence. Mr. Justice BWLROUGH summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death.— , Aged 25. Abraham Allan w as indicted capitally for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Wm. Meadows, and stealing therein twelve pair of shoes, his property, on the 3d 01 January it slant. The prosecutor is a shoemaker. residing in Cow cross, and about half-past seven o'clock on the morn ing of the 3d, he was disturbed by a watchman, who told him his shop was open; and, on going down, he found that two shutters had been taken down, and a pane of glass was forced close to where a quantity of shoes had been. Prosecutor examined his shop, and found from one to three dozen shoes were missing. A constable stated, that on the morning of the 3d instant, about ten o'clock, he saw the prisoner and another man coming towards him with a bundle, which he suspected they had dishonestly possesses] ; he consequently pursued them, and the other said— " There is a peep," and ran away. Witness secured the prisoner, and found upon his person four pair of shoes, which, however, the prosecutor could not swear to ;—and Mr. Justice PARK observed, that under these circumstances be could not put the pri soner upon his deleoce. The Jury, tinder the direction of the Learned Judge,'acquitted the prisoner. Daniel Leary and Jereeniah,Sravan were indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of' Joseph Oates, and stealing therein some glass cruets, the goods of ifrnry Pierrepoint. The prosecutor is aglass•cutter, living in Drury lane, and on the day mentioned in the indictment he went out, shutting his door atter him ; when he re turned, he saw two persons standing next his door; On prosecutor's approach to it, however, they drew away, but being suspected, they were pursued, and Leary was taken about 40 yards from the house ; a set of cruets was secreted under his coat. Sullivan got away, but was apprehended on the following day, and the prosecutor idengfied him to be the' person who was in the company of Leary on the day preceding. Mr. Justice Bunnouuu bri•fiy recapitulated the facts of the case, accompanying them with suitable retnAt ks ant! the Jury found both the prisoners Guilty of Larceny only. Aged 14 and 17. MIDDI,FSEX SESSIONS. Saturd iy "Inn Mullins was indicted for uttering, on three several occasions, pieces of false and counterfeit coin, in the similitude of a sixpence of the lawful cnr i rimy of the kingdom, well knowing them to be false and countcrteit. She was found Guilty, and semen ced to bt imprisoned in the House of Correction for twelve tarna:is ; at the end of that time to find securi ties for her good behaviour for two years longer. Susannah Oldham was indicted for obtaining seven yards and a half of printed cotton, five yards and a half of Irish linen. one yard of calico, and four yards of ribbon, from Mrs. Elizabeth Hobson, linen-draper, under the false pretence that she was sent for it by Mrs. Potter, who was a customer to Mrs. Hobson. It appeared from the eviience of George Hobson. that the p:isouer came to his mother's shop. and re presenting herself to be servant to Mrs. Potter, of Aiherri..: le-s:reet, asked for and obtained the goods specified in the indictment. Mrs. l'otter denied that she had ever given any au thority to the prisoner to obtain the goods described. The prisoner lived in her service about nine months back, but she had discharged her in consequence s t her misconduct. She had, after her departure, disco• vered, that she had obtained goods and money in the same way from several other tradesmen. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to I be .transported for seven years. SURREY SESSION& EARLY DEPRAVITY.SHIIIday Alas Phil/tot, a child of eleven years of age, was indicted for stealing a loaf ot bread, value fivepence, and a piece of meat, from she shop of the prosecutor, a baker, residing'at Lambeth, on Monday last. The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner came into his shop under pretence of purchasing some bread, and whilst he was engaged in serving another custo mer, she watched the opportunity to take the loaf and a piece of meat off the counter and quit the shop. The CHAIRMAN asked the prosecutor whether he saw the prisoner take the bread and meat ? He ac knowledged he did not ; but he was informed by a gentleman, who was passing at the time, of what had occurred ; and also, that the prisoner had just taken a plum cake from a pastry cook's shop in the neigh bourhood. _ The constable proved that he stopped the prisoner, in the street, in consequence of information given him by the gentleman in question, and at the time she had a cake and loaf of bread in her apron. This was all the evidence produced, which the Court observed• did riot amount to any proof, and, therefore, directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner, which tire) , accordingly did. The girl's mother, a decent looking woman, then addressed the Court, and stated, that the prisoner was the eldest of six children, and was so obstinately dis. honest, that all attempts to reclaim her had been found ineffectual. She had been only a few days discharged from confinement when she was appre hended "Jr the present charge. The CHALBNAN observed, the Court could not as sist her ;—she must be careful to keep her child at home. _ _ _ _ _ - The unhappy mintier said she had in vain endea voured to du this ; she had been confined, tied up,' and even chained, but had always found means to li berate herself, and on one occasion she contrived to escape out of a chamber window ; she had, ti um the moment she could walk, been a source of unceasing trouble and grief to her parents. The CHAIKitAN observed,, the Court would detain her till the conclusion of the Cessions, and in the mean time consider what could be done with her. An orchard, full of young apple trees, has slipped from a side hill, at Signor, in Sussex. across one field, over a rivulet, into another icdd, where the trees are principally standing as erect as if they had been planted many years ; and here and there. a tree is left standing upright in the course which the slip took from the hill. _ A turnip was lately pulled in a field near Rotting. dean, Sussex, belonging to J. INottam, Esq. which weighed' '25 pounds, furnishing food sufficient for a sheep a week or more. Last week, at Brabourne Lees, a child between two and tluee years old, the daughter of a shopkeeper of the name of Burt, during the absence of its pa rents, drank a quantity of oil of vitriol out of a bottle which it took from the shop.window, from whence some Godfiey's cordial had previously been given to it, and expired in great agony in about twentyoue hours afterwards. Wednesday, a young girl, grand-daughter of Mr. Redman, of Gravesend, in the absence of its mother, was burnt to death by its clothes taking fire.—Same' day, a child about four years old, the son of John Comes, hostler at the Ship Inn, Ash, lost its lift by a similar calamity. The Correctional Tribunal of Paris has con demned to three months' imprisonment, to sixteen francs of fine, and to three years of sot veillance, under a security of 200 francs, .1: B. Bnt, found guilty of having on the 29th December last, used seditious language in a baker's shop. The Prefect of the Department of Seine, in pur suance of orders from the Secretary of Sta,e for Department of the Interior, has issued an ',Wet icr a new enumeration of inhabitants of Paris. The collection of small medals of silver, bronze, and copper,itOrming the chronological history of at. Kings ter France, is complated. Toe date of the bit th, accession, Hod death of thl King whose likeness:and the most memorable events of whose reign, they re present, are engraved on the reverse of each medal: They are. enclosed in two boles made of box-wood, upon which is pasted a printed catalogue of the names of the Kings whose images they bear, and which serves as a guide in placing these medals in chronological order when they are pin up ; and necessarily teaches children, whilst amusing them, the most interesting epochs of French history. This collection is ctwcr and bronze, compost(' of 70 medals, costs 53 cranes, including the boxes, and in silver 283 francs. The copper medals are varnished like philosophical ma chine, to prevent all danger and bed smell. CLERICAL lA7RLLICLAsCR. ECCLEqASTICAL PROMOTEM. Rev. 'AL 'tart, to the Beirut of Avliby.cutn-Partner, Rev. T. W. Hervey Beauchamp, B. A. to the privet ual of I.angl..y. Rev. F. G. Arland has been elezted Le.rurtr uf the Zhitlel Parishes of St. Mild' ed in the Poultry, and St. Miry Culechtra s Lond: n. Rev. John Morse, B.A. to the rectory of Huntley, Glut - este, Rev. Edward Ravenshaw has been collnel, by the Hot p d Salisbury, to the Rectory of West Kei•roo. Rev. Fisher Watsoe has twlLot elected, by the Corporatists d Yarmouth, Minister of St. George's Chapel, Yarmouth. NORWICH, JANUARY 17. Saturday, the Rev. Win. Chester, Mt k, A.M. was inst:wted to the Rectory of Langford, with lckburgh annexed, Nort4b. Monday, the Rev. Thos. Win. Henry Beauchamp, Clerk, Al was Instituted to the Rectory of Chedgrave, Norfolk. Thursday the Rev. George Carter, Clerk, A.V. *a.; to the Vicarage of `lSow,e, Norulir, with Lakenham a.duNed. OXFORD, JANUARY IX. Lord Viscount Bulkeley ha. preented t!a: Nev. Ric!lao! sth, 1). 1). formerly of J. etiv Cull-;;e, to the keetury of Xur, otherwise Llanaber, in Carttarvonshite, on the c,-sion Rev. Hugh Davies, B. A. formerly of Jesus ; :;. a .1. Rectory of Llatideefas, with Beaumatis annexed, Robert Williams, L.A. formerly of Jesus College, on of Richard Griffith, D.D. Tuesday, the First day of Lent Term, the following Cee;:aren were admitted to I)egterN: !WASTE ItS ur Aare-11.fv.Wm.Watman, of c2u..e;'s Rev. Wm. (Wilk, ofOriel College; and Rev. Amin 11eit4v) ; St. Edmund Hall CAMBRIDGE, JANUARY IT. The subjects of the Prizes given by the Representative.io (lament for this wiiveisity fur the present year 2re, for the Senior Bachelors—" Uirum Sibyl Una Chacola e satrii rum Libels compilata fuerim." Middle bachelors—" Utrum mete judic:merit Cicero, Romanos our per Se sapientius, sum Grata., aceepta ab illis, feeisse msbura ?" The subjecs fur sir Wm. Brownies three geld niedis ' present year, are—For the Greek Ode : Gen. I. Si " Ansi GUD saw every thing that he bad made, and was very good." For the Latin Ode: " lul dehellata." ' For the Epigrams: As aeurefai S4:o7Efat. Tug ARM—Thursday night, HENRY FUSCLI, delivered his second Lecture on the Art of Pais at the Royal Academy. The Learned Professor's discourse on this sion was chiefly confined to the explanation of principle of Dart, as applicable to the Art Painting. He justly characterised the essential tributes of design as being correctness and and a departure frotp them as being and manner. The one depended on an eye , trically just and a hand implicitly obedieat; the other upon a loose and careless manner, out either talent or study. Towards the latter, Learned Professor held out no hopes, and , that it may as well be attempted to rear ; fabric upon quick-sands, as to make them, in art, according to the real character which to their elevated pursuit. He also forcibl e that a union of genius and application war to create an artist. The learned and elf fessor took a review of the elementary part. and referred to the permanent principles the great models beige which the studcal study, and from which he should draw hi tion. Our ideas were, he said, the offsp) senses, and from the sturdy and contempt; wise, true character cosild alone be drawl The Leartied Pri.lc,st , r then took a rz , practical parts of arc, atid recommended the antique, and the e..crtruination of wh. At lite, to the student, who sought full upon his art. There was a happy media: mined by the study ol• :..oth, which cortecl and practice could witlia*:: ditticuity cot& Th 2 Professor then tiok an a! - ile and review of the different epoc4s or .trt, from stages to that period when the Greeks ward, to use the poetical and expressive i the Professor, " from existence to po“ils: the course of this review, he repeated his lysis of the merits of the Greek School, ani the respective sneritsot some of its princi the Apollo, Laoc u iv, Vow ; &c. In allude mode of educating students in the prestnr combated the opinion that they ought hastily admitted to the life Acadmy. of progr,ssion was well arranged ; it mill, calar instances, be ill emiAr)yed ; but it presumed, that when the student obtained into the Life, as it was termed, he was well acquainted with plastic forms. From-style, the Professor proceeded which he described in threefold terms, v who never cons..fted Nature; those who one description of her powers, and places. situation where ,he could not be; and those chanically copied her appearance,. He ag: the happy combination which could be fur a close attention to all those characteristic , The Learned Professor, in conclusiw, . quent review of the subject of design, and forcing the treceAty of culture and study, for the ascendancy of genius. The art was formed for the luxuries, not the Leers: and required the stimulus of powerful (.11*- k effective. It, according to the exec:Dem , HORACE, 111 his Art of Poetry, rejected me. and those who had no other claims than me-t try to the study of such an art, would do aeil to sitter how much better for themselves and they would be employed in some of the rbtc:;E:. walks of The Learned Professor delivered h:s disc : 7 ' great ani:nation. Tire room was Lot nuttier. .!* tended, but several of the most prominent the Royal Academy were present, and the In repeatedly applaud:d Mr. Fusiat in the course Lecture. MARRIED. At Canteibury, tar Rcv, s 'Annuity, to Are , co, '; ter Li Ur. Jonathan Cuodoek, a that .•:r• v.). Gore, to Maria, Isagi.tt t ut tt;c latt of I.:v.:rot!. • f Rev. Jon a s, of Wre.thm o, to Alics Watut. DIED. Sonday aeonight, at Maidstone, iu the 8.4,1 year Bishop, Kt. senior Jurat and sensor Ju4ii.:::t! the : 4 for that town. At Pinner, in the 44th year of his age, the Rev. W. WY I.cv. Henry Maxwell, t..ctor of itromorc, county Dastlf of Maryborough, Quean's county, aged 37. At Ardwick, Manchester, the Rev. R. Alayow, setto!' l . the late J. Mayow, f.aq. of St. James's-square, 13:a!a.aftu NIGH WAIEIL TU AIURROW AT LONIioN !:•••• 4 J Mousing - ^4 :sus. atoll Ak.crnoon - •OWDON: Primed I'y I.t ezL h -fl, l'ickat-Pu••• Publuleal there, and At tGt. Lca: U3icy fentric-lag• T. ineF, Lincoln. reef ual zei.ot 44 the VlLilel r Colecimrck s y, Glul^r,l4 pet : :orporati J o truth. Was inst:rtell p, Clerk, Al Ik. Aat anr. a.::kte.l. 1 Rielaro, Cr:f. :wry of Xther, •riun;.: • d, on il:t c.ttcoo ing C.1:4:031111 rte;'s wua Ires:4Ll, ntitiVe.ilEs!. , for the sacsit .1 Cicero, Grit.c4., ntel:is for I :, and beftclit t. FUSCLI, Es :of Paintia, n this or tation s:f t the Art essential at is and styk iocorect• t eye flee bedieat; an tanner, wi he latter, t.. 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