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REFLECTIONS 011 TIIR SUN SET FOR A PERIOD Of THREE lIIONTIIS.---..NOVEMBER, 1819. BY CAPTAIN PARRY. Behold yon glorious orb, whose feeble ray :Mocks the proud glare of Summer's livelier day ! Ms noontide beam, shot upward through the sky, . Scarce gilds the vault of lIEAVIN'S blue canopy — A fainter yet—ur.d yet a fainter light— And, lo ! he leaves us now to one long cheerless night! And is his glorious course for ever o'er ? And has he set indeed—to rise no more? To us no more shall Spring's enlivening beam Unlock the fountains of the fetter'd stream — No more the wild bird carol through the sky, And cheer yon mount sins with rude melody ? Once more shall Spring her energy resume, And chase the horrors of this wintry gloom— ( hap more shall Summer's animating ray Ealliven Nature with perpetual day; Yon radiant orb, with self-inherent light, Shall rise and dissipate the shacks of night, In peerless splendour repossess the sky, And shine in renovated majesty ! Tn yon departing orb methinks I see A counterpart of frail mortality; Emblem of man, when life's declining sun Proclaims this awful truth, " Thy race is run!" Ills sun once set, its bright effulgence gone, All, all is darkness, as it neer had shone ! Yet not.f)r ever Is man's glory fled, Ilia name for ever " number'd with the dead ;" Like yon bright orb, th' immortal part of man Shall end in glory as it first began; Like him, encircled ;a celestial light, Shall rise triumphant 'midst the shades of night, I ler native energies again resume, Pipet the dreary winter of the tomb, ltcd, bidding Death with all its terrors fly, Bloom in perpetual Spring through all Eternity ! SLAVE TRADE BY THE PoirrecuEse.—Bahia, 15th March. Arrived on the 6th instant, the Portuguese brig Buen Caniinho, from Quilemunez, with 254 slaves on board ; 116 dicd on the passage ; and the next day the Portuguese brig Dourado arrived from Mozambique with 313 slaves; 180 died on the voyage. The well-known and unfortunate STEPHEN DUCK, the poet, who flourished in the reign of GEORGE 11. was a thrasher at Charlton, in Wiltshire. Queen CAROLINE, on reading his beautiful poem, entitled " ihe Anchorite," and other simple melodies— " Took him under her fostering wing, " To cackle doggrels on Riclunoud green !" And allowed him a small pension, which he enjoyed but a few years. The late Lord PALM ERSTON pur chased a small piece of ground in the neighbourhood of Charlton, the rent of which his Lordship appro priated to be expended in a good dinner, for ever, to be enjoyed by the thrashers of that place on the birth day of the poet. It is now called the Duck Revel, and took place there a few days ago, according Co annual custom. NEGRO POETRY.--(From CoMurn's Literary Ga z well-known propensity of the slaves in the West Indies to make verses on all subjects, has been often noticed. The following couplet has amused us by its whimsical non sequitur..—Mr. Mar tin, a favourite with the black population, had lost £5OO on a horse race; the animals together not being worth, perhaps, one-fifth of that sum ; and upon this, the Attican bard wrote— 1 . Massa Martin ! Ma sx Martin! me sorry for your loss! But five hundred pounds would have bought a better horse :" ANECDOTE OF CORNELLYS THE ACTOR.—This ac tor purchased, without the knowledge of his wife, a shine in a lottery ticket, and being rated soundly by the prudent dame for what she termed an act of great folly, he returned to the lottery-office, and entreated the clerk to give him his money. This was refused, but a Gentleman who was present (the late Colonel O'DONNELL, brother of Sir NEALE O'DoNNEL) seeing his distress, purchased the share at the price he had paid for it, and much to poor lingo's mortification, the number was drawn a capital prize, and he lost by the prudence of his wife a sum of money which would have insured a decent competence for life. Or ERA- i iOUSE.—Last night II Don Giovanni was repeated. The cast is at present uncommonly strong, though the Piece has been witnessed under a great variety of chai.ges, all of which were considered per feet.—The whimsical and interesting Ballet of The Carnival at Venice followed. The House was crowded 'with company of the highest quality. There were scores of Peers and Commoners of distinction in the I'it. The Boxes were plenteously graced with fashion and beauty. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.—The performances of last night at this pleasant little Theatre were varied and amusing. In addition to a comic Ballet, in which the contrast between the French and English styles is effectually displayed, and a Melo-Drame of much interest, a Pantomime of considerable merit was produced. It is founded upon the Fairy Tale of The Two Fountains, a fiction to which Dr. JOHNSON, the leading moralist of this country, has given his sanction and authority. A youthful female, led on by the natural benevolence of her bosom, performs an act of kindness, for which she is repaid by the grate ful Fairy with three draughts from the fountain of Joy. She drinks, and becomes possessed of beauty, riches, and of the enjoyment of pleasures ; but of the last draught she drinks to excess, and she becomes enamoured of Folly. Evil and Discontent spring from the fruitful source, when the kindness of the Fairy leads the sorrowing fair one to the spring of Repen tance, w hen she is restored to peace and happiness. Miss I. SCOTT, as the benevolent girl, and afterwards as Columbine, performed with much ease and grace. The scenery was beautiful. The whole of the En tertainments are brought forward in a style that re fleets the highest credit on the taste of the Manager. The House was exceedingly well attended. Usiox ov maim—Japes lirifutot, a barber re tiding in Clerkenwell, was committed on the oath of several persons, being charged with throwing a wine glass from the gal lery of the Coburg Theatre, on Saturday night last, which fell into the orchestra, and cut the eye and face of Mr. David Wiliam, one of the musickans, in a most shocking manner. The Proprietors of the Theatre attended, and the Magistrates said it w..• a duty which they owed to the Public to prosecute the of lie was ordered to give 514 hours notice of bail. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. WATTS V. TUCKER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a school mistress at Brixton, to recover the amount of her bill: £l7 2s. 9d. was claimed for three months schooling of the defendant's two daughters ; 9d. was paid into Court, and the disputed E 2 2s. was the charge for entrance. This point, however, did not go at once to the Judge, but resolved itself into a question of fact, as to the agreement between the parties : the evidence was contradictory. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that cognizance of the plaintiff's terms having been proved upon the de-, fendant, the onus was upon him to shew, and by clear evidence, that the charge in question had been waved. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. OLD BAILEY. JUNE it. Robert Ilitchmough, aged 16, was indicted for uttering a forged El note. Thomas Warner, a tailor, in Grub -street, deposed, that un a Tuesday in April last a person came to his shop and purchased a waistcoat, in payment for which he gave a £1 note; and, on being asked for his address, he wrote upon the note " Robert Brown, No. 8, Balstock-street: He could not say that the' prisoner was the person. On the following day the prisoner called and purchased a coat, for which he paid a £1 note, and wrote the same address that was given by the person the former day. The same day witness discovered that both the notes were forged, and the next morning he went with an Officer in pursuit of the prisoner. He met him and said, " you' are the lad I want for uttering a forged note ; to which he replied, " I know I am ; but, for GOD'S sake don't hurt me;" and at the same moment put a £1 note into his hand, saying " put this away." This note also turned out to be a forged one. In his defence the prisoner said, lie had taken the two notes last spoken of from a man named Brown, to whom he had sold a watch the day before; that Drown said he lived at No. 8, Balstock-street, and , that his (prisoner's) father being about to remove from his lodgings, he thought it best to give the address of Brown. Mr. Woodcock, of the Vernon's Arms public-house, Pentonville, and ancther person, gave the prisoner a very good character. The Jury retired for half an hour, and returned a verdictof—Guilty—Death ; but begged leave strongly to recommend him to mercy, on account of his pre vious good character, and the probability, from his extreme youth, and being out of employment, that he had been made the dupe of other persons. In this recommendation the prosecutor joined. Mr. Justice BATLEY—I will take especial care that, the recommendation shall be forwarded. Thomas Clare, aged 22, was indicted for uttering a forged El note. The prisoner, on the 30th of March last, went to the shop of Mr. Cox, in the neighbourhood of Poplar, and purchased some articles, for which he paid a El note, and gave his address, "Thomas Johnson, High street, Poplar." On the following day he went to another tradesman's shop, in the same neighbourhood, and tendered another note, and, when asked for his address ; he said his name was Johnson ; but that the note was his employer's, Captain Adams, of the ship John. The note being suspected, an Officer was sent for, and the prisoner was taken into custody. On his way to the watch-house, he said he was clerk to a merchant in the city. - Mr. Christmas, the Bank Inspector, proved the two notes sere fogged. The prisoner, in his defence, said he had been at sea the greater part of his life, and in March last he went to the Royal Exchange in the hope of getting a ship. He was accosted there by a person who said his name was Adams, and that he was Captain of the ship John, lying in the River, and he had engaged him to go as his steward. They went to Poplar togit tiler, and the Captain gave him the note, and desired him to purchase some paper, &c. at Mr. Cox's. The following day he gave him another note, to purchase some things for - himself, and these were the two notes which he had passed.—No witnesses were called in behalf of the prisoner. The Jury found him Guilty—Death. Mr. Cox begged to recommend him to mercy, on account of the great temptation to persons to utter forged notes, and also his youth and inexperience. Charlotte Thorn was next indicted for the same offence.—The prisoner had uttered two forged El notes to two different tradesmen, and at each place gave a false address. She was apprehended where she uttered the first note, but was discharged with a caution. In a day or two after, however, she was found in the same pursuit, and committed. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Death. Elizabeth Webster was also put to the bar, charged with uttering a forged note for £l, on the 24th of February last, at Bromley. There were several other instances of uttering sworn to by the witnesses against the prisoner, who had not only made her escape from the watch-house, but had been got away by score confederates from a gentleman named Boulter, to whom she had also tendered a forged note. The prisoner was subsequently taken into custody in the City-road, and her person being recognized, commit ted to prison.—Guilty—Death. The husband of the last prisoner was convicted in the morning of a similar offence. Robert. Bolding, aged 21, and Charles Wade, aged 18, stood indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Benjamin Croydon, of Blackmoor street, Drury-lane, on the 26th of May last, and steal ing upwards of ninety pairs of shoes and boots:— There was another indictment against them for a burglary in the house of Thomas Gregory, of Soho, and stealing £35, and other property ; and, on search ing the lodgings of the prisoners, in consequence of the latter robbery, two pair of shoes were found in a chair, and a quantity of picklock keys and a crow bar up the chimney. Several persons were called in behalf of the pri soners, one of whom, a publican, swore positively to seeing them buy shoes if a person at his house.— The other witnesses gave Holding a good character for honesty, &c. The Jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. The prisoners were remanded to be tried on the other indictment. JUNE 12.—Robert Holding and Charles !fade (who were tried and acquitted upon another charge of burglary yesterday) were changed with burglary in the house of Thomas Brown, and stealing therein! £3OO in Bank-notes and monies. On the morning of the 30th ult. about five o'clock, I one of Mr. Brown's servants discovered that the front door was standing open. He immediately called his master, who found that the door of his counting. house had been forced, and a number of papers strewed upon the floor; the iron chest, in which he kept his money, Was wrenched, and the whole of the money deposited there on the previous night was gone. In a canvas bag were five £lO, nine 1.5, and five £1 notes; and in a tin box 18 sovereigns, and a large quantity of silver ; and in other parts of the chest a number of .ss. parcels of copper coin. There was also a French demi-franc of the date of 1808. Mr. Brown had some suspicion of Holding, whose father lived in the same srreet, from having seen him ' repeatedly standing about his house as if surveying the premises. He gave information at Bow-street, and Ellis and Furzthan accompanied him with a search-warrant to the house of Holding's father, but there they found nothing. They then went in search of the prisoners, and saw them standing together in Crown-street. The officers asked them where they lodged, and Holding at first said he had no lodging, but afterwards said he lived at No. 71, in that street. The officers then went there with the prisoners, and , in an apartment up stairs, of which Holding had the I key, they found a parcel 91 Bant-notes, correspond-1 ing in value with those which Mr. Brown had lost ; together with a tea-caddy filled with siker, several papers of copper coin, and a number of sovereigns. Upon Wade two parcels of copper were found, in one of which was an old halfpenny exactly like one packed in one of Mr. Brown's parcels; and among the silver was a demi-franc of the year 1808. Mr. Brown also identified a £1 note found upon Hold ing's person. Furman, in the course of his search, looked up the chimney, and found in an aperture a larr crow-bar, several pick-lock and other keys, and a phosphorus box. The crow-bar fitted the marks in the counting-house door, and in the iron chest. The amount of the money found by the offi cers was about £2OO. The prisoners said nothing in their defence, but called Richard Bowers, who swore that be was in company with them on the night of the 29th of May, at the Black Lion, in Vinegar-yard, from eight till half-past twelve o'clock, at which time he lett them so drunk that they could scarcely stand, and he was sure they were quite incapable of doing anything like the robbery at Mr. Brown's. Cross-examined.—Witness is a licensed hawker ; had never been in this Court before, except as a spec ' tator ; but he had been under charges at Bow -street, he believed, four or five times. _ _ Some witnesses gave Holding A good character. Mr.:Justice BAYLEY summed up the evidence ; and the Jury, with little hesitation, pronounced both the prisoners Guilty—Death. Aged 21 and 18. Wade, when the verdict was returned, said, that one of the officers bad taken his watch and seals from him at his apprehension, and he wished to have them back again. Mr. Justice BATLEY—Any property that you might have bad, has become forfeited to the King, and I can make no order about it. I would suggest to you, prisoners, that you have been convicted of a very serious offence indeed, and you will do well to prepare yourselves for what way eventually happen to you. John Bidwell, William Cook, and John Brett, were I indicted for a burglary in the house of William Bi shop, and stealing therein two silver candlesticks, the property of Elizabeth Holt. Mr, Bishop resides in Bunhill-row, and the can dlesticks, which were the property of his mother, ' Mrs. Holt, were placed on a sideboard, near the par lour window, on the evening of the burglary. About a quarter past eight, Mr. Bishop had occasion to leave the parlour, and on his return, he found that' the window had been opened, and the candlesticks taken away. Shortly after, the prisoners, with an ther man, were seen by a Police Officer to go into a coffee-shop, near Mr. Bishop's house ; and, suspect ing they had done something wrong, he followed, and saw them go into a back-room, where they washed themselves, and exchanged coats and waist coats with each other. While they were doing this, the Officer went in, and, in searching the room, found the stolen candlesticks concealed in a corner. Cook, on being asked how he could commit such a crime, said, he was sorry they got no more than the candle sticks. Verdict—Not Guilty. John Gottkb Menke was indicted for violating the person of Anne Field. The prosecutrix stated, that she was twenty-one years of age, and was an orphan, and had been for some time in the service of Mr. and Mrs. —, near the Shepherd and Shepherdess-fields, Islington. On the 12th of May, the prisoner, who lodged in the house, came to her mistress's )ed-room, where she was at work, there being no other person in the house, and before she could get out of the room, the prisoner seized her round the waist, and throwing her on the bed, effected his purpose. She told what had happened to a Mrs. Bentley, as soon as she could get out of the house. Her evidence, however, as to the completion of the offence, was not satisfactory, and the JUDGE directed an acquittal; but he was de tained to be tried for the assault. Thomas Canto', aged thirty-eight, was capitally indicted for maliciously shooting at John Beeson, with intent to murder him. , Mr. J. Beeson deposed, that he resided at No. IS, Cross-street, Hatton-garden ; that on the day stated in the indictment the prisoner called at his house; witness, on seeing him, had a child in his arms, which the prisoner desired he would give to the ser vant; and, on his complying with the request, the prisoner asked him to walk into the garden, and wit ness had just got outside the back-dour when a pistol went off, and he felt himself struck on the shoulder by the shot. None of them entered the flesh,.nor did they break the skin, but merely caused a black mark. Witness immediately asked the prisoner why he had fired? and he answered, s , You have injured me— you are a great rogue." The prisoner had been in the employ of witness about nine months, and left his service by his own choice. Witness owed the pri soner at the time near £3. He never appeared insane. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.—Witness had forgiven the prisoner, and they were good friends. He was obliged to prosecute by the Magistrates. James Jones, a lodger in Beeson's house, heard the report of a pistol, and or coming down stairs went for an Officer. This witness stated, that since the occurrence, he had seen the prosecutor and the pi, soner shake hands. Read, junior, an Officer of Ilatton-garden, stat e ?, that he took the prisoner into custody, when he $1 6 4 he had fired at Beeson because he was a rogue, 44 deserved it. _ _ The prisoner made no defence ; but several nesses were called, who gave him a mr st excellem character for humanity, &c. Mr. Justice BAYLEY summed up the 'evidence; ad the Jury returned a verdict of—Act The Learned JUDGE here cautioned the , one against flung pistols at any future pefind. I%IIDI7I.L'SEX SESSIONS. nizabeth Roberts was .indicted for oiltaininz ca false pretences. The prisoner is a pauper, and was proretinca t ie the Parish of St. George, Hanover-square, f or obtained relief from that pariah as a widow ; w hi: s h e was ac t ua lly living with her husbaad i n t h e Workhouse df•St. Ciemenes parish. The offence was clearly proved, and the Jai l without hesitation, found her Guilty. The CHAIRMAN., in pronouncing the juklgrncra di the Court, said she offence, which wai one agai cu l t , manity, was become so common, that it Iva 4 nece , sary to make an example, and but for the pris one r, age she should be transported ; that considera:lc e induced the Court to sentence her to a month s for tary confinement, during which she was to be fed 02 bread and water. _ . John Brown, an ill-looking man, about Efts' Trt. of age, was prosecuted on - five indictments, by ti m Governors of the Islington Ch trity School, to 4. posing himself to the female children of the sclied He was found guilty on all the indictments, on t:t. testimony of the children, which was given in it in i m• ner that excited the adniir.ttion of the Court, aril , at the Learned Chairman observeJ, reflected honour on those who had the care of their edue4tion. The CHAIRMAN, in pronouncing tile j*thelit the Court, declared they felt quite at a los , ,“ 1: ;; o w what punishment to inflict on a wretch who ai ,p- are d so entirely abandoned as to leave scarcely ,41:y room to hope for his reformation. The judgment of the Court was, that he Canuld be imps ironed twelve months, and that the first and fortnight should be solitary. INTERESIMG C.V3E. DUBLIN, Mr. Justice BURTON sat again at Nizi Fetus yes. terday, in the Court of King's Bench. A case which excited a considerable degree of public interest wu tried before his Lordship and a Special Jury. The circumstances were these : Richatd Davis, a ) (tun; Gentleman of most respectable connections in din • cotattry, enlisted as a common soldier si,nio years ago, in consequence of diptites with his f.:nnly. He married, and whilst he was doing duty in lanidonas a private in the Guards, his wife was del . ver...d of a daughter who was christened Theresa Davis. Some time after the birth of this child, the fettle: W4S at the battle of Waterloo, and in consequence of the decease of some relations, the little Theic though born under such adverse circumstances, became heir at law to an estate of ltto thousand prowls clean Her claim, however, was impeached by tl:c husbands ( and K )of her two aunts (the sisters of her father), who al eged that she was a supposititious child; and it was upon this issue that the trial iont place yesterday. Several witnesses, who cam,: over from England, were examined on behalf of the child, and their testimony established her legitimacy in so full and satisfactory a manner, that the Counsel oa both sides agreed it was unnecessary to prolong the investigation ; and the Jury returned a ver.nct— • That Theresa Davis is the legitimate eaugl:ter of Richard and Bridget Davis." Thursday se'nnight, while a pi rinn of the name of Robert Willieson, I elonging to Hav ick, a: em ployed in taking down an of l stable at Cratling by some accident the gable tell down upon him, and so dreadfully injured him that he died , non after. Monday morning a thief got into a house repairing in Cum berland -street, and made his way along the gutter to the anie adjoining, where he broke open the box of a servant, and stole six pounds in cash, and some wearing apparel : being observed, be was pursued very closely, hut made his escape, Icavittg his own coat and waistcoat behind, having taken care to clothe himself well with the stolen property. As great numbers of Persona are rendered very unhappy by Spasms, Wind in the Stomach, Obstructions in the Bowels, want of regular Perspiration, Vomitings, and Bilious Complaints, Head Aches, Heart Burn, Costiveness, Nervous ()ism. ers, Cholic, Gout, &c. we are authorised to say, that Si eedim us 's Pills are in most eases an excellent remedy for these Comp:aints, and especially recommended during the time of Sea liatt.iug, and drinking the Sea and Mineral Waters; also for those visiting warm climates. Prepared by TITCIXAS jun. Druggist, Tottenham High Cross, Middlesex, by virtue Si an assignment from H. and J. Beswick, sole Proprietors of ;he Receipt, by the Will of M. Speediman; and are sold by Shaw and Edwards ' No. 66, St. Paul ' s Church-yard ; and Bacon and Co. No. 160, Oxford -street, in Boxes at 9.5. 4s. CI I Os. 6d. and One Guinea; and may be had of the principal Veraiets of Me diae's In Town and Cduntry. SI RTH Thursday, at Brandon, Suffolk, the Lady of the Rev. Alger non Peytna, of a daughter. Monday, the Lady of Lient..Coionel Fulford, of a daughter. At Sidmouth, the Lady of Lieut.-Colonel Stebsor, of a sue. At Exeter, the Lady of Major Wren, of a son. May 25, at Bo*, Mrs. Colonel Farquharson, of a daughter. At Balbegno, on the 12th ult. the Lady of Captain lichee Ramsay, of a (laughter. Thur.day, at Cheltenhint, the Lady of Captain Join IL cock, C.B. 'loyal Navy, of a daughter. DIED. Saturday, in 011 Rivet, Durham. aged 84, the Right Rest rr. William Gibson, Roman Catholic Bishop of Acanthm,ar.d V.ez Apostolic for the Northern District of England. Saturday, in Northampton-vinare, Mr. Joshua lleale7 -. some, of his Majesty's 12th Regiment of Light Dt4goont. At Lisnagregan, near Randalstown, on the 15th ult. in the 119th year of her age, Prudence Hare. She retained the use d her faculties to the la st. In London, after a short Mness, Captain William Heddea, elf the 6th (or luniskillln) Regiment of Dr.trons . At Montrose, in the 78th year of his age, Captain IW Graham, late of the Exeile. MAILS THIS 1) /Y.-A•R. MM. Dublin 1 0 Waterford 1 0 Guernsey and Jersey 1 0 Holland 0 0 Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 0 arc. firg• 0 0 Llobow France 0 0 Hamburgh 2 0 Gottenburgh 0 0 ° lietward Islam o 0 0 New York - - cri 4; A 1' lilt at LONDON BID D(3i tU-.4DRItel Me rime; - 49 frame:4 4 after 1.1 Atte moon . 16 1 L 0 X DON Printed 4nd puhli.hed by I Xer.l NW. rgui" Place, Templyßar.