Star. — London, England, 1831-03-16 00:00:00

1 Ott I ; . } .k 4 ;\ \ . ,. 5 . ',so ESTRACT Ap LORD HOWICR'S BILL TO FACILITATE EMIGRATION. Hfs Majesty Is-bnipowered to appoint three or more Commissioners for the purposes of the act, who ars to be attended by a secretary. The Commissioners are to receive for their guidance instructions from tine of the principal Secretaries of State, to whom they are to report their proceedings twice a year. and their reports are to be laid before Parliament. Any person assessed to the poor-rates may deliver a requisition to any c.verseer of his parish for convening a vestry meeting to deliberate on the propriety of applying to the commissioners to contract for the vo. luntary emigration of persons chargeable, or likely to become charge. able to the rates of siirh parish. And the overseer shall convene such meeting in the mocc 1 r,scribed by the act. At the meeting, the question piupose d i e t h e ni l ,' ••• • , `•- 11 rum in the affirmative, if two-thirds of the pasons present s ..!: ...it favour; or if any person or persons shall vote in favour .ii,rtiii may he assessed either singly or together, on account of the poor rates, in a sum ex ceeding one moiety of the whole of such assessment. A minute of i•ie proceedings of the vestry shall be sent to a justice of the peace for the district where the parish is situate. and such justice shall countersign the proceedings, and transmit them to the commissioners. The Commissioners may then contract with the overseer of the parish for the removal to his Majesty's possessions abroad of any persons in such parish willing to emigrate. The contract shall be signed by the Secretary to the Commission. some of the overseers, and such of the persons willing to be removed as are of the age of twelve, or upwards; which last are to sign in the presence of a Justice of the Peace, who is to satisfy himself that the contract is understood and voluntarily signed. The Commissioners have power to contract with private individuals for the removal of persons desirous to emigrate without parochial aid. The Commissioners of the Treasury may take necessary measures for executing , itch contracts; and in the first instance, the expenses may be defrayed out of the monies to be advanced by Parliament. His Majesty in Council may make all necessary, subordinate regula. toms. which must be laid before Parliament, and which are to be ob. served under a penalty of Hil. or one month's imprisonment. Rates are to he levied in parishes for the repayment. to the Commis sioners of the Treasury, the advances made by them, the annual levy of which rates shall not be less than a tenth of the sum advanced. All emigrants so removed are to lose settlements and claims to parochial re. lief ; and if any person refuses to perform the contract by not embark. ing in any ship provided for the purpose, he shall lose his settlement. Two Justices may determine, subject to appeal to Quarter Sessions, a hether the cause of refusal was reasonable or not; and whether the person has lost his settlement or become incapable of acquiring one. The powers of the Commissioners are to continue for bye years. FR ICTI 0 N .—The following exhibits the results recently obtained by J. Rennie, Esq. F.R.S. F.G.S. without ungu pots, the insistent weight being 361bs. and within the limits of abrasion of the softest substances : Part of the - whole weight. . 69,81 . 3 3, • 7.73 • 7,38 • 7,11 • 7,2 . 8,85 . 6,62 . 8,26 • 6,12 . 6, • 5,17 • 5,7 . 5,59 . 5,53 . 5,28 Steel on ice Ice on ice . . Hard wood on hard wood Brass on wrought iron Bras. on cut iron . Brass on steel Soft steel on soft steel . Cast iron on steel . . Wrought iron on wrought iron Cut iron on cast iron . . Hard brass on cut iron Cast iron on wrought iron . Brass on brass . . Tin on cast iron . . Tin on wrought iron . . Soft steel on wrought iron . Leather on iron Tin on tin . . . . . 3,78 Granite on granite . ' • • . 3,3 Yellow deal on yellow deal . . . . 2,88 Sand stone on sand stone . . , 2,75 Woollen cloth on woollen cloth . . . 2,3 ADHESION or SCREWS.—Mr. Bevan employed screws two inches in length 0.22 diameter, at the exterior of the threads, 0.15 diameter at the bottom, the depth of the thread being 0.035, and the threads 12 in an inch. They were passed through pieces of wood half an inch thick, and were drawn out by the following weights : Dry Beech - - - - 4601b5. Ditto - . . - - 790 Dry sound Ash . . • . - 790 Dry Oak • - . . - 760 Dry Mahogany - - - - - 770 Dry Elm - - . - - 655 Dry Sycamore - - - - - 830 BROMINE IN SEA-WATER.—We lately noticed the award of one of the Royal Society? Royal Medals to M. Balard for the discovery of this new simple substance. That gentleman found that 100Ibs. of the sea-water at Trieste yielded 31 grains of Bromine. We learn from Paris that a single copy of the STA tt was for 24 hours the only London paper which contained the heads of the Reform bill, a subject which as deeply agitates the French as ourselves. Even the Quarterly Review's silly manifesto against Reform has been republished by some partizans there, and by them it is ascribed to Lord Dudley. It merits notice that the sentence ascribed to LA FITTE, by a Paris Correspondent of a Morning Paper, has never been quoted by a Paris Journal; and it would be unworthy of further notice, ;f it had not given rise to such notable' paraphrases by some of our Evening Contemporaries, to whose " Ambassador's Cabinets," and " Official Despatches," we on this occasion had fortunately no access. One of them has, it seems, a Wellingtonian correspondent at Frankfort, for it could not get rid at once of all its correspondents when it changed its own Protean character for the seventh time. It is high time that the public discriminated between old and steady friends, and wolves in sheep's clothing. In all the discussions about the state of trade, and the want of capital to foster enterprizes—it is surprising that none of our senators have the sense to perceive that trade must be starved while there are Exchequer Bills to absorb spare capital. Such accommodation may be necessary, and even harmless in time of war, when the government expen diture keeps up circulation ; but Exchequer Bills in time of peace are a nuisance of the most ruinous character. Why not at once fund the whole, and force capital into channels of industry and commercial credit ? This alone would do more for trade and agriculture than all the schemes that could be devised. It is said that the very ingenious hair-splitter has given tip his Callington friends, and yields to the call of his coun try in favour of the Reform Bill. The friends of reform must be true, as needle to the pole, in supporting all and every provision in it. The 101. franchise, the resident voters, the 60 boroughs, the 47 halved ones, and the copyholders and leaseholders, render it symmetrical. Destroy or modify any one of them, and the Bill will be worthless. If the people are firm, success ; certain. We calculate on a division of 5 to 2 in the 'mullions, and of 3to '2 in the Lords. The King--GOD Ides.; him—is with his people ! It appears by their published accounts that the Brighton Commissioners last year borrowed no less that £56,000. We have no doubt they will expend it well, but out of this fact grows a question—what are the amounts of all sums thus borrowed through the kiugdom by commissioners, corporations, trusts, companies, &c. If any member would move for a return we suspect it would amount to a sum little short of the national debt itself; and for all this interest is to Le paid iu some form or shape! We seem, therefore, to be doubly bankrupt—mortgaged over head and ears—and to have every resource anticipated till—the day of judgment! It is no unconnuou thing to find a little town 120,000 or £30,000 in debt, with an income of £1,200 or 11,500 per annum, and still borrowing to pay the interest ! If the Livery succeed in getting Mr. Ward to resign, and Sir Thomas Doman is elected in his stead, a vacancy for Nottingham will enable its late candidate, Mr. Bailey, to start with a ceridinty of success. This, io every respect, vould be a legislative acquisition. The inquest at Bethnal-green on the murdered Mrs. Mar kham, has been again adjourned. Circumstances multiply against her son Dexter, but for the honour of human na ture, we Lope they will not confirm one another. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. FALMOUTH PACKET, MARCH 12. We have brought our report of the debates on the all-important question of reform in Parliament down to Wednesday evening, when Mr. S. Perceval was left uttering a wild tirade against the proposed measure, The argument appears to be all in favour of the proposed plan —against it we have only the /ears and the denunciations of the timid and the interested, who seem to conceal from themselves the different condition in which society is now placed by the universal diffusion of knowledge, to what it was in the trao , t halcyon period to which they re fer as the most perfect state, both for the governors and the governed Rzroax.—The necessity of a prompt and decided expressiun of the public feeling in favour of the project brought forward by govern ment is universally felt, and measures for a county meeting have already been taken. The following requisitiun to the High Sheriff is in course of signature. and will be lire:tented emir in the ensuing week : We, the undersignedlreciwitiers and inhabitants of Cornwall, hav ing learned with Litwin:Jed satisfaction the proposition of his Majesty's government for a reform in the representation of the people, request you to convene a meeting of the county, for the purpose as well of testifying our :eratitode to Ws Majesty and our confidence in his ministers, as or petitlonia. , the two houses of Parlitnnent that the said measure may pass into a CIW." MEET INC AT PSNZANCE TO SUPPOILT HIS MAJESTY'S MI. JISTEAS.— • fhe details o the ministers' plan of reform was received in the town of Pins:nee It its unmixed satisfaction, and a requisition to the Mario., requestin, , , him to call a , for the purpose of ena bling die inhabitants to give expression to their feelings, soon received the signatures of a great 'mother of respectable housekeepers. On Tuesday, pursuant to the notice of his Warship. a meeting was had in the Town-hall. when, on the motion of Dr, Moue, in a very able speech, supported by E. C. tiisldy, Esq. and several other gentle men, petitions to both houses of parliament, expressive of the approba tion at the meeting of the proposed measure of reform, and praying that it may pass into a law was unanimously to. A feeling of enthusiasm pervaded the w h ole assembly, and Wi r er it was proposed to give three cheers to Lord John Russell, the Duke of Norfolk, and sonic others, foe their patriotic emiduct, instead of three, three times three cheers were given, with every possible demonstration of complete satisfaction. On Saturday a petition to Parliament was numerously and respectably signed by the inhabitant householders of Liskeard, stating that, in their opinion, the plan of reform under consideration is " a mutt saris. factory, straight forward, and manly measure," and that they hope, " the ministers of our gracious king will be supported by the honour. able house in carrying it into effect ;" and on the same evening it was forwarded by mail for presentation. Petitions in favour of the plan of reform proposed by ministers are in course of preparation in different towns and parishes in the county. On the day following the arrival of the information of Lord John Russell's plan of Reform, a public meeting was held at Dartmouth, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, signed by about 400, were, , in the space of eight hours, sent off for presentation in support of it: BODZIIN, MARCH 10.—Yesterday morning, about half past two o'clock, a messenger arrived a-. this place with an order from H. Wil liams, Esq. to the Copt. of the detachment stationed here, for a part of his company to march immediately to Newquay. as a number of miners had been to that place for the purpose of stopping the shipment of corn, and it was expected some more intended coining on that day. The Capt. and 26 rank and file, marched away about six o'clock, and on their arrival at Newquay the miners had must of them departed, and the yew! that had been taking in the corn, sailed about one o'clock. The soldiers returned to this place about six o'clock this evening. We have received Rio Janeiro papers to the 6th January, which state that the Emperor and Empress had proceeded on a tour to the mines, in which it was probable they would be engaged for some weeks. A fire broke out on the 3d in an apothecary's shop, in the Bua da Quintada, which destroyed that and four or five other house,. Great assistance was rendered by the sailors and marina from the English and French men-of-war, especially those of his Majesty's ship Druid. Three Englishmen fell with the roof, and escaped with trifling contusions. A Frenchman was much hurt. No lives were lust. _ _ The pupils of the Exeter Deaf and Dumb Institution have this year printed the annual report of the charity—a gratifying and postisLctory proof of the facility with which children ►hus afflicted may nevertheless learn trades. _ The receipts of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, for 1830, amounted to £50,017 IBs. BRISTOL LEATHER FAIL—The supply of leather at Bristol Fair, which was held on Tuesday last and the three following days, was fa: from large, but fully equal to the demand. The best saddlers' hides, and indeed dressing hides generally, were from Id to Id per lb. higher, as were also the best pattern skins ; other dressing goods remain much as they have been for the last two or three months. The supply of sole leather was abundant, particularly of a heavy description, and the de. mend being limited, prices may be quoted Id per lb. lower. Crop hides, 14d to 19d; foreign middlings, 13:1 to 17d; ditto butts, 17d to 20d; best saddlers's hides, 17d to lad ; shoe hides. 15d to 16d ; Welsh ditto. 15d to 16d ; bull ditto, 13d to 14d ; shaved ditto 17d to 21d ; best pattern calf - skins, 22d to 2441; second ditto, 20d to 22d; heavy ditto, 16d to 18d ; Welsh skins, 17d to 2ld ; Irish ditto light. 14d to 15d ; ditto realm, 17d to 19d ; kips, 15d to 20d ; small seals, 21d to 22d. ALIBRI Carntroe, Mr. Stephen Lean, son of Captain John Lean, to Mrs. Ann Vincent.—At Malkin, Flintahire, Mr. W. Davey, to alien Francis, daughter of Captain Francis.-11/r. F. Keddel, of London, solicitor, to Elisabeth Calder, daughter of J. Jackson, Esq. of Davonport dock yard.—At Plymouth, the Rev. Sepdmus Courtney, to bliss Wiltshire.—At Stoke, Mr. John Ends, of Stonehouse, to Ann, youngest daughter of J. Parkyn, Esq. of Bodutin. DIP:D.-1n August last, on his passag e from Valdive to Valparaiso, William. second WI , of 31r. W. G era, of Falmouth.—ln the parish of Advent, Airs. Penhallow, aged one hundred and one years.—At St. Ives, Captain Thomas Rowe, see. 66.—Annette, youngest daughter of the late Hon. Robert hlolesworth, 24.—George Moravia, Esq. of the Island of Jamaica, 31.—At. Tiverton, Captain Richard Tucker, it. M. 52.—At Kingsbridge, Captain Andrew Lockhart, R.N. 86.—At Bele Bridge cottage. Stratton, Lieut. William King, It.N.—ln Union-street, Stonehouse, Lieut C. Napier, R.N.—At Torpoint, the lady of Lieut. Jones, lt.N.—At Ivy Bridge, Miss Frances Powell. LANCASTER GAZETTE, MARCU 12. The assizes for this county commenced on Saturday last, before Sir J. Litthalale and Sir James Parke, Knights. The High Sheriff, Pe rev..rine Edward Townley, Esq. of Townley, near flunky, arrived in this ton n in the afternoon, accompanied by a numerous party of gentry in their carriages. Charles Fell, aged 35, was indicted for killing Richard Pemberton, at Liverpool.-1. appeared that on the 17th of October, the deceased and two or three Milers were drinking at a private house until three o'clock in the morning; that on their way home they met the prisoner ; and a quarrel ensued, and the deceased Pemberton took off his coat and offered to tight Fell. Two of the witnesses attempted to stop the fight, notwithstanding which two or three blows were exchanged, and l'eni berton was knocked down, and afterwards carried home and found to be dead. A surgeon who attended the deceased, stated the cause of death to be an extraraaation of blood upmi the brain.—The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy. His Lordship sentenced him to pay a fine of Is. and to be discharged. Peter Wright, 22, was indicted on the coroner's inquisition for the manslaughter of John Clarke, at Hulmc, near Manchester; and John Johnson, 23, Thos. Twitty, 22, and Henry Itothwee, 25, were charged with aiding and abetting him in the commission of the offence. The parties met on the afternoon of the 2211 February, at the Globe Tavern, in Hulme, at a match of pigeon shooting. A dispute arose at the con. elusion of the match between Johnson and Wright, who agreed to fight each other. Johnson, however, being no adept in the fistic art, ap pointed the deceased a. hi. cha mpion. A subscription for a purse of 1314 a side was immediately raised, and a rina being formed in the ad joining field, the parties went to work. In the seventh round, Clarke received a blow beneath the ear, which tenttinaeti his existence in a few minutes. The tight was in all respects a fair one; but the prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Samuel What:Won, 25, was charged with killing hie wife, Sarah Whecldon. at Manchester. The accented had been drinking on a Ss. tutday night, and came home in a saute or intoxication at a very late hour. A quarrel ensued between her and her husband. The brother of the Liter, hearing the noise, got ow of bed and interfered, but the deceased gave him a blow on the - head, and told him to wind his own business. Ile accordingly west to bed, and soon after heard the de ceased shriek :nuttier, nrtl to call for n doctor. The husband went out to find one, and returned with a woolen, who lived next door. The de- , ceased told her she was in labour, and about half an hour afterwards , an exec-vice dist harge of blond proceeded from her body, and she died almost limn:ill:itchy after% ants. On the evidence of the surgeon, it appeared, that if the rupture of Lt.'s artery had been caused by die viol kiwi• of the husband, the discharge of blood would have taken place immediately ; ;me his lordship, under these circumstances, directed the jury to acqu ; the prisoner. Samuel Basket, 24, was eLarged with killing Robert Wlllin, all Great Bolton. Tin Owner had gone Wm a weaver's shop, when die deceased and other boys began to muck him, and call him names. The prisoner bore this treatment with considerahile patience, and went out to avoid them; but on again entering. they renewed their insults. At length, being much piotokcd, he seized the deceased, knocked hint down and kicketl him repeatedly on the head with his clogs. He died in consequence. He was ;bond guiliy, and in consideration of the put. vocation be received, his Lordship sentenced him only to three mouths imprisonment. The following prisoners have also been tried .—Edward Paden, age d 23, charged with the manslaughter of Samuel Leach, ai Chortou.row. Guilty—imprisoned two months. John AVanten, 13, with killing Sa rah Anti Robinson, at Prestwich-cunt-Oldham. Acquitted.—lsaac Holland, 32, with uttering a forged bill of exchange, for 20L at &druid, to John l'aync ; also another for 161. to Peter Leigh. Guilty.--lienj- Schofield, 27, with the manslaughter of John Thomas, at Manchester, and Peter Ashton, 54, with aiding and assisting. Schofield guilty and Ashton acquitted.—Stephen Brooks, 45, with killing Mary Brooks, at Wigan. Acquitted.—Michael Carron, 54, with maliciously stabbing Henry Newell, at Warrington. Acquitted. BENNETT V. WlLED.—'Phis was an action to recover damages for an illegal distraint for arrears of rent. The husband of the plaintiff, in May last, took a small house in Preston, from the defendant, at a rent of 151. per annum, payable half yearly. The first half year's rent, which became due in November last, was not paid. In January the husband died, and his effects became the property of his widow. Immediately afterwards the defendant distrathed for arrears; but not satisfied with levying for 71. 10s. his tight to which was not disputed, he distrained for another quarter's rent, which did not become due for two or three weeks afterwards, took all the property which was worth coma (tenthly more that, the sum he claimed, raid also removed a fixed article (a boiler) which he had :to legal rigor: to take. and sold the property seized before the live Jays allowed by law had elapsed. The defence was, that the diAttaint was made ar the request of the plaintiff herself ; that 31. as. ant was due ; that the rent was pay able quarterly, and .hat -no excessive distraint or improier chartes had been made, and that it had not been shown that the plaintiff had any right of possession in the pvtoperty faired. The latter point was principally relied on, and produced a lonA legal argu. meat beta ten Messrs. Pollock and Archibald, who appeareti for the dcfettdant, and Mr. Attorney.Oeneral ((:lose) and Mr. Eitarkie, who appeared for the plaintiff. The latter contended that the notice for distraint n o d inventory tlestrilsai die goods as those of Ann, ttere a sufficient admission on the part of the defendant, that the goods be. longed to her, and to show that he recognized her as his tenant. The de fendant's Counsel contended that this was nut sufficient to show, .hat the plaintiff had any legal title to the goods. Mr. Jus tice Parke, in summing up the evidence said, the principal points for the consideration of the jury were, whether the goods were the property of the plaintiff or not, and he observed, that she could have no legal title to them unless she had taken out letters of administration to the effects of her deceased husband. If she was not the aehninistra trix, she could not recover damages, as the defendant might afterwards be sued again by the real administrator, if there had been any illegal and excessive distraint. The jury found for the defendant, and Mr. Pollock then offered to give up the costs, and all tent subsequently due, if the plaintiff would give up the possession, and agree to make no fur ther demands on the debt. This was agreed to by the plaintiff. A statement of the number of prisoners in custody in the castle of Lancaster, on the 4th March : Male prisoners for trial 0.3 1 Female do. Male do. on bail Transports On various terms of imprisonment Debtors ..... Total -.534 There were 96 causes for trial at our Assizes, of which 37 were from West Daby hundred ; 19 from Lonniele Amoundernesa, Blackburn, and Leyland hundreds ; and 40 from Salf ord hundred. P. E. Towneley, Esq. our new high sheriff; has obtained permission from Dr. Penswick, the 11. C. Bishop of the Northern district, for the Rev. Mr. Brown, of Lancaster, to say an early mass on the Sundays during the assizes, to accommodate him (Mr. Towneley), is order that, having fulfilled the obligation, he could attend the church in his civil capacity as protector of the judges. Mecum/Ica AND APPRENTICES' LIBRARY...-The members oil this excelleht institution will rejoice to hear, that the fund has been considerably augmented, by the kind donadons given by die Duchess' of Hamilton, and the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale, viz, five gui neas each ; besides which, die marquis has desired that his name should appear upon the list of annual subscribers. If the great scheme of Reform, in all its bearings, shall ulti mately pass the legislature, and the intended disfranchisement of boroughs take place, the country will be called upon by no common obligation to support the sound influence of property, to keep together the different orders of society, and to discourage by every effort that dismemberment, which is now but too artfully promoted, and which would array the poor against the rich, and teach the former to bold lightly the rights of property, and viol ate with indifference the laws by which. they are secured. THE STORY or THE 400 REFORMED FRENCH PRIESTS.— Sir, —Accounts have: been pnblished in diffkrent papers of " a large body of reformed priests—of 2,500 priests of their body affiliated with them throughout France :" That the story of 400 priests in France having conformed to the Protestant religion gained confirmation by ac counts received dailv,from respectable quarters, itc." 1 have been wait tins to see the proof of the correctness of those accounts which are now circulated throughout France and England, but 1 have not as yet seen it. If the cot respondent who sent the accounts either in a letter from Paris, or received them from respectable quarters, would give his mime and directions, all dates, places, and every thing requisite to establish a milk: proof, he would deliver the public from suspense. As those reports at., circulated throughout England, and are known even by children, it is but natural to suppose that they are known throughout France, especially among the French clergy. 1 have this day, Feb. 13. 1831, seen a French ecclesiastic, who has travelled in ain't:rent parts of Francs. during this year ; has left it only five days ago, and It lust or rived in England. His name is Palmon Hely, de Notre Dame, de la Trappe, du Oar, Diocese d'Amicus, who left France on Thursday, Feb. 10th, 1331, and arrived in England on the same day. After having examined his credentials, which are correct, and having put many questions to hint respecting the 400 reformed priests, &c. he lots declared to me before three respectable witnesses, that he has neither seen nor heard any thing at all about the matter. He is still in Staf fordshire, and may be consulted and examined by any one who wishes to ascertain the truth of this statement. From this the public may judge how far the account of the 400 reformed priests is accurate. I remain, sir, with every mood wish, yours truly, Lewis GERARD. —Cob:Wee, Staffordshire Potteries, Feb. 15, 1831. • GENERAL REGISTER BILLrA very respectable meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held on Wednesday last, at the Town hall, Janes Atkinson, Esq. Mayor in the chair ; whet. a number of re solutions (for which see u preceding column) with petitions from both houses of parliament, were unanimously agreed to, against the bill lately introduced into the Canino's, fur the general registry of _tide deeds. On Sunday afternoon, a party of gentlemen , having been on an excursion into Cheshire, on their return to Liverpool. about four o'clock in the afternoon. the gig in which they were in, when opposite the Prince's Dock parade. upset, and two of the party were drowned. One of them has left a willow an di five children. Mr. J. A. Hodgson having, immediately after the decision of the Committee of the House of Commons in favour of his bd. g the sitting member, resigned his seat for Wigan, by accepting the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, a new election took place on Wednesday seek, and Mr. J. Hodgson Keanky was unanimously chosen. LANCASTER bianxrra.—Averag e price of Wheat, per load (4j Winchester bushels) 41s ; 68s. 1 . per qr ; Re. 7jil. p.r bl. ; Oats, per load, 265. Od ; 211 s. Sd. per qr. 3s. per hi.: Barky, i,e.m.,ge per windle, 14s. Sd ; Beans, per laa.t. 23*. 3d.; Oatmeal, pa Lattl, 3 . 05. to 40s; Butter, per lb. 131 ; Eggs, eighteen for Is ; Potatoes, 12 lb. for 4d. lIRIED.—Mr. M. Shaw, surgeon, to Jane. third daughter of the late Mr. J. Mercer, all of Blackburn—At Eveshant, Mr. J. B. Brown, to Sophia, eldest daughter of W. hlading,:Esq.—At Downes', Mr. W. Martin, of Clam:legate, near A inbleside, to Miss Jackson, of Rayrigg—Mr. M. Hobson, architect, to Miss Smith, eldest daughter of 6lr. C. Smith, Tuxteth.park. DIED.—Of the smallpox, Mr Edward Woods, grocer —On Thursday last, the Rev. John Oathorne, M.A. of Kirkby Lonsdale, formerly Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, and laic Vicar of Tarvin, Cheshire. He was just stepping into his car, at Leck House, when he was seised:with an apoplectic fit, which instantly terminated his life, on his fifty.fint birth.elay.--At Everton, Mrs. Bickerstalt, relict of Henry Bickersteth, Esq. surgeon, Kirkby Lonsdale .— At Kendal, aged BS, Sarah, relict of J. Maude, r.q. banker.—Mr. T. Slater, of Blackburn. '—At Rothay Cottage, near Ambleside, Lilly, the el dest daughter of John Law Beetholme. Esq.—Mrs. Ponsonby. a maiden lady, and sister of the late Miles Ponsonby, Esq. of Haile Hall.—At Workington, Miss Mary Clwistian, sister to the late J. C. Curwen, Esq. of Workington- Hall, and M.P. for Cumberland—At Southport, the Rev. Thomas Ramsden Ashworth, M.A. of Grasmere, and late of Jesus College, I Cambridge.—At Douglas-bank, near Wigan, Ellen, the wife of Alex ander Haliburton, Esq. WORCESTER HERALD. Thomas Slaughter, aged 10, a simple looking farming youth, of di minutive stature, was placed at the bar, to answer the capital charge of having wilfully and malicious/7 set fire too wheat rick of the valne of one hundred pounds, the property of his mistress, Mrs. Rebecca Tom. Boson, of Elntley Lovett. The circumstances under which the prisoner was committed upon this serious accusatiutt, were shortly mentioned hi out last. When arraigned the prisoner pleaded guilty, but, at the earnest recommit elation of the court, he withdrew such plea, and put himself on Iris trial. The Jury having found him Guilty, the Judge told him his life stood forfeited by the guilty deed, and h was his painful duty to puss upon him the awful sentence of death. The learned Judge then so lemnly admonished the ptisixtur to employ the short time tic had to live in preparing himself for another world, and concluded by old, ing the execution of the prisoner in the customary f arm . The m i sera bl e delinquent appeared throughout his trial to be greatly dejected, and fully sensible of the perilous sitttatiou in which lie stood ; but he tbs. played no increase of fear or emotion on hearing his awful doom inti. pounced hy the Judge, and left the har a ith a thin and unfalteting step. The City of Worcester Lent Assizes were gone through Lefore 31r. Justice Patteson, this morning, and occupied but little more than ten minutes. The alendar contained two prisoners only. One, Thomas Darby, aged 10, !tailor, indicted for taking from a hedge a pair of breeches. The Grand Jury threw out the bill against tine. Darby pleaded guilty, and,persisting in such plea, it was recorded against him, and having before been in the city gaol for theft, he was transported for seven years. A meeting of the Turnpike Commissioners was held last week, to consider upon the expediency of an alteration in the road, at the en. trance of Great Malvern from this city, by which the distance would be somewhat lessened, and the long and heavy ascent of the Link Hilt avoided. The preposition, we believe, was to form a carriage.ree, from the bottom of the Link, to the left, over the common. At the sale of stock at Cotton Hall, in this county, last week, yi breeding ewes averaged Sgs each ; one pen of 5 ewes fetched 41.13, iv? head ; one cow and calf fetched 291.55. and II horses and col ts 2821.1 A deputation Pram the journeymen carpet wearers of Kidderminster wailed on Mr. Godson. the Barrister, in this city, on Tuesday, en d: in the name of 'heir body, presented chat gentleman with a hearth rug, of exquisite workmanship, and the finest materials. The following live stock was imported into Bristol lest week, tres s , Ireland, in the ' City of Waterford,' steam packet : 780 pi gs , ;,3 head of cattle, 57 sheep, 2 horses. The same vessel also contained 181t.s e k, of flour, 65 firkins of butter, and 59 bales of bacon. The public mtis• be convinced that there is something essentially wrong in the govern. ment of a coniary that exports so largely the necessaries of life, while tens of thousands of her population are in a starving condition. B y means of the new canals which traverse Ireland, cattle are now put ce: beard a boat iu the very centre of that Island—at Ballinasloe, for in• stance; and, without setting hoof to ground, or losing an ounce in weight, they are landed at Blanchester in three or four days, and at t less cost than that of driving them 50 miles by land. LIED.-02, Sarah, wife of Mr. W. Bedford, hop merchant. -80 . Mrs. Bickerton, Salop Road, Oswestry.-55, Mr. Benjamin Buckley, builder--Fladbury, Mr. Oldaker, 84.—Richard Duppa, Esq. Hi.) Sheriff of the County of Radror.47, the Rev. Joseph Heath, 31asi,: of Luctou School, and Vicar of Wigmore. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD. Maui, 10. This day the following gentlemen were admitted to Degrees : Bachelor in Divinity—Grand Compounder, Rev. Edward I, lk, Christ Church. Master of Art—Rev. William John Chesshyre, Boliol. Bachelors of Mt—William Edward Biome, Christ Church, Grand Compounder; Thomas J. Longworth, Jesus. Wednesday, it was voted in Convocation gratefully to accept the amount of a liberal contribution for the endowment of three 3latheina. tical Scholarships, of 50L a.year each. The candidates shall be num bers of the University of Oxford, who are Bachelors of Art, or hare the public examination ; the first of these Scholarships to he lied up in Act Term next CAMBRIDGE, Mason 11. A dinner was given on Wednesday, in the hall of Christ's College, by the Master and Fellows of that society, to the Lord Bishop of Lin. coin, on the occasion of presenting his lordship with a piece of plate. as a testimony of their regard, upon his recent resignation of the Ala:. tersbip of the College. A great number of the moat distinguished members of the University were present. The plate was presented with an appropriate address from the present Master, Dr. Graham, on the part of himself and the Fellows, expressive of their high and affection. ate esteem of his Lordship's talents and vinues. The bishop rebind his acknowledgments in a speech of great eloquence and feeling, ex. pressing the regret he felt upon quitting a society with which he had been so long and happily connected. In the course of his speech, Ei lordship took occasion to testify the gratification he had received from address presented to him oo his resignation of the Mastership by the Undergraduates of the College, as a testimony of their attachment and respect. The Chancellor's gold medals for the two best proficient. in classial learning among the Commenting Bachelors of Arts, were yesterday ad. judged 'to Joseph Williams Blakesley. of Trinity College; sad William Henry Hoare, of St. John's College. At a congregation on Wednesday last, the following decrees were conferred : -- ------ - Docroa IN Divrxist.—The Rev. Thomas Burnet, Christ College. Docros IN CIVIL Law.—The Rev. J. H. Humphrey*, Trinity Hall. HONORARY MASTER OF Awrs.—The HOD. Francis Arthur Gordon. Trinity College, ton of the F.arl of Aboyne. blasTEa of Aars.--Robert Sutton, St. John's College, (en. pounder.) BACHRLOS IN CIVIL LAW.—Rev. Edwin Proctor Dennise, Trinity Hall (compounder). EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF PLUNDER. Within the last few weeks, John Broach, an upholsterer, of Sty. anstone-street, Portman-square, has been several times examined at Queen-square police-office, charged with extensive robberies at the house of persons of distinction where he was employed. The discovery of his depredations nrose out of mere accident. Some time last year, Captain Pattison, of the East India Company's Service, lea the prisoner in care of his house during his absence in the countri, and on his return to town found that jewellery, ac. had been stolen to the amount of betwen one and two hundred pounds. It hap pened that Mr. Pointing, a bookseller, accidentally went into the shop of Mr. Ta lor, another bookseller, In Oxford-street, where be saw three ely bound volumes of Gibbon's Row, which he recognised as books which he had sold a few yeses ago to Capt. Patti. son, and Mr. Taylor informed him that they had been brought to him by Broach to sell. On inquiry, it turned out that these books were par: of the property stolen, and Broach was apprehended. On searching his house, a quantity of valuable property was found, with about fifty pawnbrokers' duplicates. Inquiries were made, and the Countess Morel di Chamemont came forward, and proved that the prisoner was employed at her house in 1824, when three valuable gold watches, and various other articles of jewellery, were stolen. Part of this property was pro. dueed by pawnbrokers, and proved to have been pawned by the prisoner. Woodbury, the officer, prosecuted his inquiries, and discovered that Lord Arnhem had been robbed statue years ago of a large quantity of plate, &c. It appared, that in February, 1823, when his lordship was about to proceed to India, a quantity of plate was packed up in a chest, and placed in the lumber room, and a valuaule ring was deposited in a box, ins braes cabinet, in the house. On the return of Lord Am. bent to England in 1828, it was discovered that a Wee quantity of plate had been stolen from the chest, and the ring taken from the box in the cabinet. Mr. Byewater was, in 1823, his lordship's upholsterer, and Broach was at that time in Mr. Byewater's service, and had free access to the house and lumber room. It was proved that the pri. soner pawned the plate and ring in 1829. A fourth charge wu made against him by Sir William Oomme, who had employed him for several years. About seven months ago the prisoner was employed at Sir William's house, and various articles of property were misted. A book which had been pawned by the prisoner was produced and idea. titled by Sir William Giomme as one of the stolen articles. The officer said that there was a great quantity of plate and jewellery in pledge at different pawnbrokers, whie.h he had no doubt, would be owned. The magistrate therefore directed that the prisoner should be brought up again in a few days. ATROCIOUS CASE OF CRUELTY.—The Irene, of Liver. pool, Thomas Hewitt master, from Buenos Ayres, bound to Liverpool, was released from quarantine on Saturday, which she had been placed under in consequence of the death of three of the crew, and other cir. emitted:cc" of illness in the other part thereof. The master was Immo diately taken into custody by the water bailiff, and brought before B R. Robertson, Rsq. one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of Pembroke, for examination. The remaining part of the Crew of this vessel, consisting of four, some of whom bore seve r e mar k s o f flagellation by the " cat emine.tails," were brought fors and and ex amined. Their evidence went to show that Robert Hewitt, late one of the crew of the mid vessel, had received three dolmen lashes en his back, in one day, the next day three dozen more, the Friday after five dozen, besides other beatings and kickings, inflicted by the said master, and he died on the 9th of February, nd was then thrown overboa rd; that Samuel Littlefield, another of the crew, received four dozen, afterwards two dozen, and died on the 11th of Feb.delirious, land was thrown overboard ; that William Lord, another of the crew, had been confined in irons for five weeks, bad received six or seven dozen lashes, chained with an iron chain (a part of a main.topsall sheet) round the neck, and fastened down with a padlock: he died with the chains or, and five hours after was thrown overboard. On the foregoing evidence the said Thomas Hewitt was committed on the same day to the gaol at Haverfordwest, for " cruelly beating and causing the death at I the three poor men, a part of his crew." As the Assize is now open by the arrival of Mr. Baron Holland at that place, his fate may soon be known, as the witnesses are retained; but whether to be tried there, or at the High Court of Admiralty, remains for the decision of the Learned Judge. We do not recollect any piece of cruelty equal to the above, except that of Capt. Stewart (a year or two ago,) who murdered so many of his crew, against whom a verdict of insanity was brougham How a number of men (seven) could suffer themselves to be so ill-treated without resistance is really astonishing.—Ateansea Condition. BIRTH. In the Island of Barbadoes, the lady of Capt. Stirling, 19th Rcg • went, of a son and heir. AIARRIED. At Fuseerabad, ludia, 6th Sept. last, Lieut. J. Mackenzie, Adjutal: Bth Bengal Light Cavalry, to Napier Louisa, youngest daughter of Col. Franca J. T. Johnston. commanding same regimeur.—At Nhow. East Indies, 2d Nov. last, Capt. G. Thompson, 40th regiment Bengt! Native li.fantry, to Elinor Crawford, daughter of Alex. Graham, Esc. Milton Place, Glasgow. DLED. Toe sth inst. at his seat In Scotland, Bricadier.Gencral Alesandcr Walker, lute Governor of St. Hclens.--At the Manse of Kern'''ua. 21st ult. the Rev. P. Wright, in the 88th year of his ate and ,9th of his ministry—At Grenada, 12th Dec. A. Houston. jun. Esq. in the 57th year of his age.—At Grenada, 21st Dec. the Hon. A. Houston , late President of his Majesty's Council for that island, in the 51st peat of his age. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW . Morning Sm. 51s. Afternoon Lc%now s Panted and Published by Joint 31sYwn. at the =TAP. OTFICL, No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple P.m