Star. — London, England, 1823-09-02 00:00:00

OXFORD SIGNS OF LOVE. EY AN-Li/IN-CONSOLABLE LONER. She is light as the Gogiesusd and fair as the Angel; Her looks than the Mitre more sanctified are; But she dies like the Bask* and leaves me to strange ill, Still looking to her as my true polar Star. Nets lon-ventions I try, with new art to adore, But my fate is, alas! to be voted a Roar; My Coals I forsook to contemplate her charms, And must own she is fit for our noble King's Anne ! Now Creu'd and now Jeekey'd, now sad, now elate, The Chefuers appear but a map of my fate ; I blush'd like a Bfue.-cstr• to seed her a Pheasant, But she called me a Turk and rejected my present. So I roop'd by the Barley Maw, griev'd in my mind That the 4rl from the flood ever rescu'd mankind ! In my dreams Lions roar and the Green Dragon grins, And fiends rise in shape of the Seven Deadly Sins — When I ogle the Bells, should I see her approach, 0 ! I skip like the Nag and I rush like the Coach. She is crimson and white like the Shcadder sf Mow" Not the red of The Or was so bright when first put en; Like the Holly Buss prickles she scratches my liver, While I ;dog and I die like the Swan by the River ! • • Supposed to be" Blucher," in the Butcher-row. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Ernissrtz Rosavar sr Ssavasers.--Yesterday Daniel 111"Car thy and Willies's Darby were brought up, the former charged with stealing a large quantity of plate, the property of Lady Anne Dashwood, and the latter vri* feloniously receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. Lady Dashwood apptared to give evidence against the priso ners, and was attended by General Maitland, who, with her Ladyship, took a seat on the bench. • lady Dashwood being sworn, stated, -that the prisoner_ M'Cltrthy was her butler fur a very considerable time, and that be left her service abruptly on the 9th of July last. Since his departure she had discovered that upwards of 100 pieces of plate were missing. They must have been stolen either from her own-house, No. 1, Montague-place, or front the Cloisters, at Windsor-Castle, where she resided occasionally. Mr. Sampson, a pawnbroker, produced a large quantity of plate, which had been pledged at various times at his shop by the prisoner Darby. None of the plate had a crest or arms open it, but simply the initials "F. U." Witness, when the prisoner first came to his house with plate, questioned hi& very minutely, and he said that the articles belonged to his mistress, a Mrs. Dashwood, who lived in Montague-street. She was, he added, in a small way of business, and had occasion fur money to pay her men. He came many times after this, and whenever he was questioned, always told the same story, sometimes adding, that the witness need be under nu apprehension that be was not deal ing with an honest man. He called himself John M'Carthy, and et. duplicates were uniformly made out in this farm :—" Juhn M'Carthy for Mrs. Dashwood." He first began to pledge at the snap in June, 121, and continued until December last, and some things had been pledged subsequently. The articles pledged be fore August la year were out and had been sold. Sir It. Brame asked the pawnbroker if it did rot occur to him as rather an extraordinary circumstance, that a person of respect ability should suffer articles of plate to run out, where they might have been preserved by paying the interest? The witness said it did ran appear singular to him. _ . • • Several other pawnbrokers produced plate, but could not po sitively identify either of the prisoners. Some of the plate was pledged in the name of Drake. John Taylor, a Bow-street patrol, about a fortnight ago, hap pened to be in a public-house where% I\l‘Carthy was drinking, and talking very loudly about Lady I)asliwood, with whom he said he had lived, but had left her becausi he could not get his wages. Taylor subsequentl7 heard that Lady Dashwood had been robbed to a very considerable amount, by a servant who I?ft her; and he ininredi..tely commenced an active search for )I‘Carthy, in the neizhbourhood of Lisson-green, Paddington, where he had first seen him, hut could Lot catch him until Sun day morning, about two o'clock, when, passing through a mews in Limon-street. he heard a loud snoring in a hackney coach. The officer opened the door, and there found the prisoner Al‘Carthy, half-naked, and fast asleep. He took him to the watch-house, where he searched bins, and between the upper and under soles of his shoes, lie found a great number of duplicates far plate. The prisoner seemed reduced to extreme poverty and despair; for he had no shirt, his clothes were tattered and dirty, and he said he cared nut what became of himself. He said also that the prisoner Darby had more duplicates, and de -scribed him as living in a court near St. Giles's. Taylor went there, and found Darby's mother, with whom he left a message, that " Wearthy had got into the watch-house for a bit of a row, and wanted to see him." Yesterday morning Darby called, and was detained by Sellers, the. keeper of the watch-house, who found many duplicates for plate upon him. Wearthy after wards said lie had destroyed some duplicates, and expressed a strong desire to see Mr. Williams, who lived in Lady Dashwood's family, as-he had something of importance to communicate. Sir R. litasetz—" Lady Dashwood, I must, as a mere matter of form, ask you this question :—Did you ever authorize this man (Wearthy) to pomp plate belonging to you ?" Lady Dashwood—" I did once." Her Ladyship, however, explained, that she had once desired M'Carthy to pawn a dozen of table spoons, but they were redeemed in a very short time. This w a s more than twelve months ago. Wearthy, when called upon, said he had-nothing to offer in his defence. He seemed overwhelmed with despair, and during some part of the examination appeared scarcely able to support himself. The prisoners were remanded for further examination onThurs day next. Mu MCarilly was next put to the bar by Taunton, one of the principal ()Seers, ch.rged with stealhig £l6O in Bank notes the property of his master, Herschel, Esq. (son of the late Sir W. Herschel), of Slough. He was remanded on this charge till Thursday. LA NI BETH-STR E ET. Yesterday Mu Sk/fington, alias the Cunt Doctor, was put to the bar, before Sir Lamm. Vlru.ciams, and MATTHRW WYATT, Esq. the Sitting Magistrates, charged with being an accomplice in the perpetration of a highway robbery. George Manning, a boy seven years of age, afro being ques tioned is to the nature of an oath, was sworn :-11e resided with his parents at No. it, Turner -street, Commercial-road; he was at play With some more buys, on Sunday afternoon, in Stepney fields, and saw the prisoner and three or four of his companions there; witness was sitting in the field, when some person came behind him, and snatched his cap off his head, and on turning round tie saw the prisoner running off with it. The prisoner, who is only eleven years of age, made so able a defence, as to surprise all who beard him. Sir 1). Wicussis said the unfortunate boy's mental abilities were moot extraordinary, and that, if he was taken into proper hands. even now he might be rendered an ornament to society. His present situation might be the means of rescuing him from destruction. He was fully committed far trial. MANSION-110USE. Yesterday. Shermari, who calls himself the porter of the Auc tion Mart a and who was charged a few days ago with having stolen three valuable rings, was again brought before the Loan NAYoR, charged with hgviug stolen a telescope, and fully com mitted for trial. • I. Pearson Was fully committed, for breaking into the count ing house of Mr. Forrest, at the Lime Wharf, in Barl-street, with intent to steal The King of PORTIMAL has, by a Royal Decree, deprived Sir RozzaT Witsox of the rank of Com mander of the Order of the Tower and Sword (which he had conferred upon him), for "having by the me dium of printed letters and proclamations, some of then addressed to the Portuguese, endeavoured to give the greatest publicity to his zeal' in the defence of the'cause of the Revolutionists of all countries, placing himself, by such notegious facts, in the class of the disturbers of public tranquillity." • • 1 111 L CORONERS INQUEST, The neighbourhood of Brown-streei, Edgew2ve road, has, within the last few days, been thrown into the greatest consternation, in consequence of a report going about that a young woman had been poisoned, under very peculiar circumstances, at No.B, Brown street. The story gaining ground, Mead, a constable, residing on the spot, repaired to the before-named house. He went into the kitchen, as directed, and there found an unfortunate female, far advanced in pregnancy, in a sitting posture in one of the chairs ; he made inquiries as to the cause of her death, and was informed she had supped Jrith the inhabitants of the kitchen on Thursday night last,--had drank some liquor with them, and in two hours after she was a corpse. Mead was particularly requested to remove the body ; but considering that he had heard suffi cient to convince him the deceased had died by indi rect means, he ordered that the body should not be removed until an Inquest was held. A notice was accordingly sent to the Coroner, and at 11 o'clock, on Saturday morning, the Jury met at the Seymour Arms, in Brown -street, when an inquiry into the cause of her death was commenced before Mr. STIR LING. The deceased's name is Eliza French, and she is about 28 years of age. Mr. John North, a surgeon, stated he was called on Thursday night, 'but he found the deceased quite dead ; he understood she had been in convulsions two hours previous, and from the symptoms mentioned to him that she had displayed, he was of opinion she had died suddenly from the liver complaint. William Ryder stated the deceased supped with him and his wife on Thursday evening hat ; the wit ness and his wife had some porter, and deceased some liquor, which he brought for her in a tea-cup shortly after chinking it she complained of the liver complaint, and then relapsed into strong convulsions; - just previous to this, the witness and his wife had a few words, and she went up stairs; he followed her, and at ledgth prevailed on her to come down stairs : finding deceased getting worse, he went for Doctor North, but before he came she was dead. . Sophia Wetherall was next called : she stated ;he resided at No. 1.5, Queen-stieet, Edgeware-road, and was the wife of John Wetherall; she had known de ' ceased for some time ; on Thursday last, about 11 o'clock, they went out, and continued out during the day, in which time they drank some liquor ; but she could not account for her death. The CORONER asked her if the deceased had re ceived any ill-treatment from any person ? 'The wit ness burst into tears, but returned no answer. The question wag again put, when she stated the deceased had informed her she was knocked down in the street by Ryder, which had much bruised her arm and grazed her hand. Tile CORONER and Jury inquired who the unfortu nate woman was? A person named Morgan, who was in the room the whole time, said he had lived with her as her husband for four or five mouths ; and, with some warmth, said site had received a violent blow on the back of her neck from Ryder, which occasioned her death. The witness, IVetherall, at this moment appeased in great agitation ; her sobs drew the attention of the Jury, and she was repeatedly pressed to reveal what .she seemingly had a wish to conceal ; she, how ever, declined. The CORONER suggested that the body should be opened. It was impossible to say %hat she might have taken in the cup with the liquor. The Jury were of the same opinion. Ryder was about to reply to Morgan's assertion, when his wife said she would explain about the blow. 'She then stated, that on Tuesday the deceased dined with her and Ryder ; while dining, she (witness) fan cied hes husband looked at deceased ; the spark of jealousy at the time being up, she left the table, and went out with the deceased ; they remained out till evening, and deceased well-knowing Ryder's temper, said she would go up to him, and prevail on him not to strike witness. On going up to him she acciden tally trod upon his heel, when he said, " Go along, my good woman," and pushed her aside, which threw her down ; that, she said, was the blow mentioned. Ryder gave the same account, Morgan, however, said the quarrel began one night, when Ryder sent his wife to the watch-house, and then Ryder was found in the kitchen with deceased. Ryder's wife said she came home at the time, and hearing of the before-mentioned occurrence, she made a noise, when Ryder sent her to the watch-house. The CORONER remarked, that the conduct of the parties was most indecent. During this time the witness, Wetherall, was in the room crying, and apparently much agitated ; she was earnestly pressed to relate what seemed to weigh upon her mind, but she again refused. The CORONER suggested that they should view the body, and in the meantime she could compose l•er self. On viewing the body, the marks on the arm and hand were quite visible ; and, from the appear ance of the features, it was conjectured dial she had died in great agony. On the return of the Jury, Wetherall was again asked what she had further to say ? She replied, she had nothing more to say ; nor W,ould she say any thing further. She , they retired in tears. - The CORONER said, it was a very strange story al together : she supped with these two persons, and during supper she drank some liquor out of a cup; the others drank beer. Alter taking it,, she remains In convulsions from eight till eleven o'clock, and the Doctor is not sent for until she is dead. They quar relled at supper, and the two remained up stairs for a purpose the Jury were not aware of. The blows, he considered, might be put out of the question; and the only thing was, the contents of the cup. It was impossible at present to say what was in the liquor, and that could only be ascertained by opening the body. The Jury were of the same opinion ; and sub sequently Mr. North was sent for. The question was put to, him, and he said, had poison been admini stered, it wouldhavebeen observable in the di stort i on of the face ; that, however, was not the case. The Jury expressed themselves satisfied with this opinion, and returned a verdict of—" Died by the visitation of Gov." We learn from Frankfort, that the house of Messrs. ROTHSCHILD has given to its different clerks a sum of 15,000 francs, in consequence of the late loan. It is thought this house has already gained a sum of 4,000,000 francs by this operation.—Paris Paper. 7/MRS. STEPHEN AND JAMES ROCHE. Mr. DIANE GRADY, for the plaintiffs, stated their case. This was an issue directed by the Court of Chancery, under which the action was brought by the plaintiffs against the defendants, for the recovery' of the amount of certain bills,of exchange. It was well known to the Jury and to the Public, that in consequence of the failure of the Messrs. Roche, the Statute was issued against them, and that, after hav ing gone through the ordeal, they honourably ob tamed their certificate; and though this action was nominally against them, its real object was to come at a dividend of their effects. The plaintiffs -- were driven to try their right to do so in this way, their endeavours to try on the estate before the Commis sioners of Bankrupt in Cork having been encountered by so many difficulties and obstacles, as to oblige them to make an application to the Lord Chancellor to allow them to come in and prove their debt. The motion having been argued beforehis Lordship, the result was an order that the plaintiffs should 'bring an action against the present defendants, who, it was directed by the order, should not set tip their bankruptcy in defence. It was a part of the same order that the assignees of the Messrs. Roche should be at liberty to examine the bankrupts; so that in fact it was they who instituted this resistance to the plaintiffs; for he (Mr. Grady) was persuaded that the Messrs. Roche, if acting for themselves, would not be in Court that day to object to the just clAim of the plaintiffs, or to set up the kind of defence which he understood would be resorted to; lot, strange as it may appear, one of the grounds was, that some of the bills were drawn on illegal stamps, respecting which he should have something to say hereafter. They all knew that the plaintiffs had dealt largely in bills of exchange, and carried on business successfully for a long time. Among others, they had many dealings' with the defendants, who, it would appear, iniving had occasion for English bills, early in the year 1320, applied to the plaintiffs, who sold them those which were the subject or the present action, drawn on a house in London, with whom they had been in the habit of doing business, and with whom they had cre dit. As payment for these bills, the plaintiffs received from the defendants bills also drawn on London, which amounted to 1:2,012. Bs. 3d. British, which made a difference, to some 4mall amount, between those they gave and those they got. The, bills thus given to the defendants by the plaintiffs weie all paid, one of them, after some short delay, having gotten into the hands of Mr. John Roche, of Dublin; while the bills which the defendants gave to the plaintiffs were not paid, and remained so to this day. When these were drawn, it was subsequently discovered, that instead of calculating the stamp as if the trans action were of English money, they were as of Irish, and inasmach as some of them were so drawn, it was now, it seemed, to be contended that it was impossi ble to recover. That, he admitted, was a legal ob jection ; but in consequence of what took place before the Lord Chancellor, it was one which would not avail, which ought not to be relied on, and which he hoped the learned Counsel at the other side would not embarrass the case with. It would, in truth, be use• less to do so; for if the plaintiffs got a verdict upon any of the bills to which the objection, on account of a wrong stamp, did not apply, the Lord Chancellor would not allow the objection to those which were on wrong stamps to prevail. When he mentioned the names of the Roches, he could not avoid doing them • the justice to say, that it was consistent with the pu rity of conduct which they had always evinced, that they would not set up such ,a defence as this to which he had alluded. The only witness produced in support of this state ment was Mr. Keefe O'Keefe ; when Mr. O'Contszu. spoke for the defendants. He re marked that Mr. Grady had admitted in his state ment, they were not trying an ordinary issue of bills of exchange. This was, in fact, an issue to satisfy the Chancellor whether the plaintiffs were entitled to recover a dividend on these bills out of the effects of the bankrupts. The Chancellor sent this question to be tried in form of an action, but the form was material. He would prove, by evidence not to be con troverted, that there was not a single bonaftele trans action, but a mere interchange of paper between in solvent houses—that although their dealings previous to March 1820, amounted to 150,0001. there was not an act of regular business, the entire being calculated and contrived by the O'Keeffes to keep up a fictitious credit. The result of these dealings was, that in March, 1820, a gum of 6,0001. according to Mr. Keeffe O'Keeffe's representation, but amounting to' 9,0001. in reality, as would be pripred by Mr. Roche, was due to the bank. Mr. James Roche, one of the late firm, was exa mined by the Raconusa.—He proved that 1,0001. was accepted by the Messrs. Roche, as a compensation for 9,0001. and the sum paid, part in gold, part in notes, and part by a bill on London. The greater part of the debt due from the house of O'Keeffe to the Bank appeared in his (Mr. Roche's) private book, a sum of 1,1001. only appearing to be due on the books of the house; and in order to save appearances, he gave Mr. Arthur O'Keeffe a sum of 1,1001. in his private office, with which he went down to the pub lic office, and paid off the balance which appeared to be due. In May, 1810, there was a temporary demur on the part of Roberts and Co. to accept the bills drawn by his house, and this fact was known to the O'Keeffes. In 1816, Mrs. O'Keeffe passed bills .to him to the amount of 5,0001. which were not paid; he spoke to her about them, and she said if the Bank would enable her to take some money in London, the would get them settled or arranged. Upon this as surance, he gave her 1,000 guineas on her I 0 U, and discounted for her to the amount of 2,0001. but the bills were never paid. Being asked how he accounted for doing business with her after this transaction, he said it was with a view to keep up her credit, and thereby enable her to pay gradually. The debt of 9,0001. due in March, 1820, he was obliged to com promise from necessity. Mr. Justice BURTON summed up the evidence.; After alluding to the acceptance of the compromise above stated, he said the former loss would account for Mr. Itoche's calling on the O'Keeffes for bills, of which the four hi dispute were some, which were re gularly paid, neves having come back to him ; but • ;IRISH ASSIZES. CORK. AUGUST is. IMPORTANT MERCANTILE TRIAL. MART AND ARTHUR O . IIIIFIC V. ?HR LAT! FIRM OF 'what was decisive in the ease . cvas, ihdt i tt o r • came out of the plaintiffs' hands, sheering that'th • 'had paid them in some way or other, which wavevi. dente of so much money had and received from tl* plaintiffs to the use of the defendants. If the arr saw the case in this light, they ought to find a yr:, dict for the plaintiffs to the amount of thelout He stated that it was probable this trial would not decide the matter between the O'Keeffts and:the al. signees or creditors of the Roches, but as between il* present parties, whom only they could 'know, vm s . quite conclusive. The Jury then retired, and inn few-minutes ye. turned a verdict for the plaintiffs for %Mi. 2s. 2d. HERALD'S COLLEGE.—The Royal Commission ars' pointed to examine into the state of the public records of the kingdom, has pointed nut the insecto e condi' tion of the Herald's College or College of Arm;. Majesty's-Commis - sinners, in their. Report 61'1819, de. dared, that the office requited to be removed tOxt,.. dily into some public building, or that the preseir . one. should be rendered more secure from fire: tious proceedings have take! 4Aate, .in eta:Tv-on:1. ence, memorials, &c. between the Officers of the raid's College, Government, &c. but nothing was des tided upon. The case is now under carn4ideration. The difficulty.has been to select a good -situation tot the site of a building for the Herald's College; anit it is in discussion between the Treasury and the Crow*. Lands Reicenue Department, to allot apiece of ground in the King's Mews for such a College, the new builds ing to be in a line with, and to accord with, the great improvements in Cockspui-street, Pall-mall, &c. A plan and elevation have been submitted for approval. Trres.lay evening, at Eaton, near Winchester, Mrs. Moutu, an aged and respectable inhabitant that village, having locked her garden gate, about! nine o'clock, as was he, custom previoas , to retiring, for the night, it is supposed she was seized with a fir; as about five o'clock on the following morning, she• ' was found lifeless at the gate, with the key grasped' in her hand. Between five and six o'clock on the morning of Sunday sennight, a house belonging to a man named Henry Northey, in the Parish of Kenwyn, near Truro, was struck by lightning. Northey, hit wife, and nine children, were in bed at the time; a ball es( lire de scended the chimney, and immediately ex•ploYed with a tremendous noise, forcing out all the windows of the house, and detaching a grate and iron oven from the chimney, carrying them into the middle of the. ,room; all the earthenware in the kitchen was broken, and an aperture made through the floor into a cham ber in which two young men, sons of the owner of ;the house, lay. The head of the bed was shivered to pieces, but happily without injuring either of the ,young men, though the head of the eldest was not more than six inches from a post that:was splintered. The lightning finally made itrway through the end. wall of the house, which is , Wt of earth, and which it pierced through in several placeS, making apertures; resembling rat-holes. The -house' was filled witk smoke, which being strongly impregnated with sul phur, nearly suffocated the . alarmed family, on their rushing down stairs. Parts of the glass c the demo lished windows were found upwards of fihy iarcrt ' from the house. Providentially, the whole of the !a- milt' escaped unhurt. The Knaresborough Weaves-it' still continue to stand out for their wages, and meat every evening is the Castle-yard, when the Committee address a num ber of the inhabitants, perhaps 150 to 200 (among whom generally ate many women), and state any thing that has come to their knowledge during the day, respecting . their work, wages, &c. impressing. upon the operatives the necessity of still holding out.. The Committee collect subscriptions and propor tions of wages of those weavers who are employed in and out of the town, and every week make a , certaitu allowance to such weavers' families as have gone out of the town to seek work, at the rate of 104. a head per week. The number of weavers who have left for Barnsley, Darlington, &c. is very considerable. BIRTHS. At Connaught-place, Lady Wigram, of a son. In Londonderry, the Lady of Major Young, of a daughter. At Midgham, Bert., the Lady of the Rev. G. Porchet, of August 27, at Whitehouse, Burntsfield, the Right Ron. Ladr Eleanor Balfour, of a son. a son. MARRIED. Thursday, at Manchester, the Rev. George Rogers, of Up !firmer, to Sarah, second daughter of Mr. Barge, calico-printer, at Broughton, near Manchester. Satirday sennight, at Soham, Cambridgeshire, Capt. Swab, .Royal Marine Artillery, to Louisa, only daughter of the late Jas. Gregg, Esq. of Purbronk. A few days ago, at Birstall, the Rev. Wm. Wisdom Erin, Moravian Milliliter, to Misr Martha Sandford, of Little Cromer sail, Yorkshire. Thursday se'nnight, tyt Ingleby, P. D. P. Duncombe, Esq. of Buckhill Manor, Bucks, to Sophia Frances, youngest daughtes of the late Sir W. Fouls, of Ingleby. Lately, at Neston, near Park-gate, Cheshire, the Rev. James Deakin, to Miss Ellen Carr, of Masbro'. DIED. At Heriot, on the 11th of July, aged 61, Mr. William Carter, schoolmaster there. August 12, at Jedburgb, the Rev. James Scott, Iliuistsr the Relief Congregation. Wednesday morning, H. Tolcher, Esq. formerly Collector el. the Customs, at Plymouth . He is ;aid to hare died worth toe. hundred thousand pounds. August 4, at Gilling, near Richmond, Yorkshire, the Rev. Richard Moseley Atkinson, hi. A. one of his Majesty's Jonas of the Peace for the North Riding of that county, and Vicar of Whatton-cum-Aslockton, Nottinghamshire. Mr. Atkins= Ws excessively corpulent, being more than 30 stone. At his seat, Prospect, county of _Galway, Peter O'Jialleft Esq. a Magistrate of the county of Mayo. At St. Servan, near St. Malo, in France, of a cold melt from throwing of his coat for ten minutes whilst in a perspira tion, Jephtha Khios, Esq. late Commissary on the half-pot ow ' the Irish Field Department of the Ordnance. August QB , at Mount Mellick, Queen's County, Rufus Greew Taylor Esq. late of Halifax, North America. Of fever, at his Glebe-house, Killough, the Rev. Wallins t ' Milligan, in his 54th year. And on the 16th, of fever aho.bir eldest daughter, And, aged 15. MAILS-' •al6 sea t France 1 0 Hamburg 1 Flanders 0 0 • Malta . 0 0 Gonenburgh • 0 1 Jamaica 0 0 , N-81l I DGE TO-MORR9W. 'HIS DAY. •RR. DUE. Dublin 1 0 Waterford 1 0 Guernsey indignity 0 1 Lisboa 0 0 Holland 0 0 Mediterranean 0 0 I HIGH-WATER at LONDO Morning - Aftcrnuutt - 01 minutes attar 1 - 2 minutes after --- LONDON : Vrinted and publisk4 by Liam. Kan, rklutto Mce, A rT 11 .