Star. — London, England, 1831-03-15 00:00:00

7' , :F ItErOLUTION IN ITALY. Fnin the Sheila!! Courant, ROME, FED. lA. Kerry soul of ur. for some time past, have been looking forward, veldt most laudable eagerness and anxiety, to the fun and frolic, and pleasures of a revoltttion. viz. titre. rapine. robbery, murder, bloodshed --r: hoe WRVS o,nne. But we have hitherto been disappointed. I f::: there is nu chance of a lilt of confusion and upsetting ese it ;rvs •rthi..4 place in Rome. within the period of my sojourn t• t.:n.. The tide of injured anti indignant feeling is fast sub. loth to its accustemed larcl. and all seems quiet again. But stop• i.eui cotste—it will come. The Tyber, of which you gave read in Iflonote, ee no doubt—the river that runneth through ~,.r ettv—i* row smooth and •7. -• -4 ^PT Dad be; but he can Ist-ext.,. rapid anti violent, and °vete, i`i.. I k with precious little seeeimg. So is is it, some respect with the tralittis of the people ; therefore la Pope and Cardinals, and priestly enthority look tit it. En r s ince the late Revolution in France. the Ceotrn in Italy have been in a sad " funk," and site people anticipating sons itesel—sense relief—something of which. It seems to me. thee have not gist a very clear anti accurately defined idea; nor are .1,, aitogether up to the means by which it is to be obtained.— But let them try again. Last week was the Ca-nival ; and accord ing to some shapeless reports. Saturday night was the night ap. rotated for the busy and choke spirits of the time to assemble and try their strength upon the existing order of things. Well—Satur day.nston there came out three proclamations :—one calling upon all seta:gees. subjects of the Pope and sojourning in Rome. to give an account of themselves. and of the reasons and motives which had brought them to the capital. Another, authorizing the enrolment of one hundred men, as a sort of constabulary force, our of each region of the city—for we are divided into regions, as in the time of Augustus: there are fourteen regions in all. The third, puttine a stop to the festivities of the carnival to horse.racing, masking and the atrical exhibitions. It was amusing to witness the effect of this latter proclamation. About one o'clock, I took a turn through the torso ; the inhabitants thereof were henging out their drapery, adorn. ing their windows and balconies. and making sundry other arrangements in expectation that the usual fun and frolic Hurd dissipation were to take place ; when lo ! the proclamation made its appearance. It operated like magic. The people read it and looked at each other in silence. The spirit of activity and alertness died away within them. Men appeared moody and undetermined, and prowled about without any definite object in view. At length, when they seemed to have fully comprehended Its import, they went plied, to work to remove the preparations they bad made, and in a short time the Corso assumed its ordinary appearance. As evening approached bodice of troops were stationed in different parts of tint city ; yet, I think, with so little soldierly skill, that, if the people had been eraitithous and decided, they might have attacked them and cut them off in detail before they could have communicated with, or come to the relief of each other. Ilowever it would seem these prompt and and een measures somewhat deranged the plans of the revolutionists ; and they had no opportattity of concerting others before the time came at which it hail been determined to pat them into execution. Between seven and eight o'clock at night, in the Piazza Colonna-- sa called from the column of Antoninus which standeth therein—a shut was tired by one of the mob at she soldiers. A volley was in stantly discharged by the military, and the vagabonds scampered off in all directions. (lnc of the courageous revolutionary supporters was shot in the breech while attempting to make his escape through a door. Another it is said is mortally wounded. This is about the sum of the mischief done. A door perforated in two places has become quite a lion ; and a bullet, or rather the mark thereof, in the column, stick. in.: in between the letters E and L in the word Aurelius,—is just a curiosity. This, you will say, is not putting the character of the Romans in a very favourable point of view ; but it is the true one.— They ate not a courageous people. They are a people of passion and under the excitement of passion will do strange things ;—but they have not the courage,—the fortitude—which, like charity, endtireth all things. Singular and novel as the opinion may seem, I am in clined to think that this has always been the case with them. Much as we have heard about the elevation of' the ancient Roman character, it is my conviction that, even in the brightest epochs of their history, they were a lose people ; in the mass I mean. There were numbers rf brilliant exceptions to this rule ; and it is solely to these excep tions, and to the influence which, in consequence of the nature of their early institutions, they were permitted to acquire over the people whom they wielded as instruments. that the wetness and glory which they achieved are to he nialtily attributed. This position I can prove—at least give good reasons for—out of many passages in their own writers ; passages in which facts and allusions, and remarks bear. ins on this point are thrown out incidentally, and therefore the more weighty because undesigned. They were, and always have been, and still are, a base worthless set ; and a great radical change must be ef fectuated in their political and 'religious institutions before they can be come anything else. But we have not yet done with proclamations; every day sends forth a new one. Among these I must mention the Invite) Sagro, tor the singular and extraordinary nature of its contents. Consider. ing that it is put forth as one of the means of arresting the progress of the revolutionary spirit, it speaks volumes as to the mental de. gradation of the people. It will scarcely be credited in England.... Well this Invito Sagro— a copy of which is now before me, and which I shall certainly keep as a curiosity, as a record of the super.' stition and folly of mankind—begins by stating that in these sorrow. ful times there is great need of prayer. Who doubts It? It then refer, to the particular regard which the Great Mother of God is well known to have for the eternal city, and to the numberless times the said city has experienced the protection of St. Peter and Paul And in order to obtain an especial manifestation of both in the present awful circumstances, it is ordered tint diem be exposed to public ve beration two most sacred and choice images of the Virgin—and they are never produced except on great emergencies—and the thanmatur gic—which is. being interpreted, mirnele-working—chains of St. Peter! This bears the motion which, I see by the papers, was made a short time again the House of Combines for a general feet. These thaumaturgic chains were the chains wish which Peter and Paul were bound when confined in the Mamertine dungeon - the state prison of the old Romans. The legend sets forth that when these chains were knocked off, in order to the captives being led away .o execution, they spontaneously came together and united into one. I have been to the churches where these most holy things are exhibieed. and it is quite edifying to witness the numbers that flock tiddler to venerate them. I am inclined to think that the Romans will, of themselves—of their own unaided resources—find it no easy task to bring about a revolution. The reasons which lead me to this conclusion are chiefly the following :—lst The numbers who hold little offices and enjoy little pensions from government—these of course are 'l'or the pre. sent order of things. 2dly. The superstitious awe, the religious dread, with which the lower orders regard the Pope; looking upon hint as one possessed of power to dispose of their destinies both here and hereafter—these would consider it sacrilege to oppose him.— ally. The extensive system of espionage which prevails, from which no rank or class is exempt. In private parties. in public places of amusement, nay even in his own house, and in the bosom of his own family, a man is scarcely safe—the very scamps who eat his bread, and who move at his bidding. may be spies upon his words and actions. Hence the difficulty—the danger—which the people find of talking over their grievances. and of concerting means for their redress. Bologna has achieved a bloodless revolution ; Perugia and other places are tread ing in its steps : and if Rome is to follow their example, it must be by the support and assistance which they can render her. 21st. The pope has diminished taxation to e considerable amount e .- has been borrowing money on mortgage,—and having, as he supposes, laid the restless spirits in Rome,and put the city under the protection of the civic force just enrolled, has collected and marched off the whole of his military strength, amounting to some Six thousand men, to put down rebellion in the north. Whatever may be the reptile of this wove. ment, it will certainly bring things to a wine ; the whole papal domi nions flutist either return to their allegiance. ter the whole be revolution ized. if the insurgents get the better, they will, of course, make an immediate docent uoon Rome. 'Would you believe it, the newspapers have not put torch a single remark—not even a line, by way of news or iiitormatinr. on the events and transactions which have just taken place. This may serve to give you some little idea of the spirit in which the peas is eneducted. It is likely we shall return to England very soon ; e e hold outwit-es in readiness to start at once. a A POETICAL LOA' ER.—William Hamilton, of Bangor, as a tiosperate lover—in verse. A Scotch lady.wboui he annoyed with is addresses, applied to Home, the author of Douglas, for advice how 1.1 get rid of them. He advised her to affect to favour his assiduities. She did so, and—th..•y were immediately withdrawn. Shenstone was n inamorato of the same species; he might have had his Phyllis, ,Itt never he chose to ask for her. The List India Company's ships Duchess of Atholl and Thomas Coiitts arrived off Portsmouth on the 13th instant. They sailfil from China on the 18th of November, and St. Helena on the 2d of February. They left at St.. Helena the Dunira and William Faulk., which were to sail on the follott ing dad•. The Abercrombie Robinson was expected to leave China on the 25th of November, and to touch at the Cape. Ail the regular ships had arrived in China when the Duchess of Atholl and Thomas Coutts left. Tier. MURDER AT BETHNAL GREEN.—At the ad- Inquest yestoray some more witnesses were exa mined ; and although the proceedi.l 6 z lasted till near one o'clock this morning, nothing materially occurred in addi tion to what transpired at the first examination.—The In quest was further adjourned to this day. BROACH, THE UPHOLSTERER. — SeveraI more charges of a similar description to those Weedy mentioned were yes terday preferred against 'the prisoner. He was remanded for further examination. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. LEEDS PATRIOT. Sir I. V. B. Johnstone has been severely tasked for having asserted in the House of Commons that all the workmen in the manufacturing districts were fully employed, unless where it was their own fault, and at no former period whatever did the wages which they received pur chase a greater quantity of the necessaries of life. Mr. Beaumont, of Almondbury, has published that this speech is a libellous insult upon the labourers of this district, inasmuch as a great number of them are not half employed, and a great number more have been fora long time, and are at prevent totally unemployed; and so far are the wages which they receive from purchasing as great a quantity of the necessaries of life as at any other period, that, when these men are fully employed, at fifteen hon.. per day, they even then find it difficult to get as much of the coarsest of food as will keep body and soul to gether. If Sir John had'been sincere in his enquiry, If he had been really desirous of ascertaining the true state of this part df the country, instead of visiting the stately mansions of the wealthy he would have visited the wretched cottages of the labourer. Mr. Dickenson, of the same place, publishes that the speech has excited surprise and indignation, as destitute of feeling, a speech of falsehood and insult. It is truly a bitter aggravation of the wrongs and privations the labouring classes have endured that tells the poor distressed labourers they have nothing to expect from the over-gorged aristocracy, it is calculated to goad the starving people (for such the labouring classes are) into acts of outrage and vio lence, I would ask the honourable gentleman, how many of the neces saries of life the miseuble pittance of 2id. per day will purchase? For could take the hon. gent. to numbers who have no more than that sum to live on per day • and these must be told by a sprig of nobility who is fattening upon their labour that they are in comfortable circumstances. And Mr. John Wood, chairman of a meeting at Kirkheaton, in a letter to the Baronet, says—" We cannot omit saying that there never was a statement more incorrect, as far as this district is concerned ; and we have yet to learn that our neighbours are much better off than our. selves. The labouring poor in this parish have been in general distress for the last five years, with the exception of those employed is the fac tories ; and so far from its being their own fault,' many, with font lies, are employed on the highways at 10d. and Is. per day, who used to be employed in manufactures at more than treble that amount." In reply to all this, Sir J. Johnson states that " It is quite true I made the speech attributed to me in the papers to which you allude, but which was not quite correctly reported. It was made on the spur of the moment, in answer to a sweeping assertion, as I conceived it, on the part of Mr. Hunt, relative to the distressed state of the manufac. Luring operatives in the North ; and all that I meant to corvey in my answer was, that the workmen, generally, in the West Riding, were better employed than has been the case for several years, and that owing to the cheapness of most of the articles of life (clothing especially), their wages would exchange for more comforts than formerly." On which the Leeds Patriot sharply observes—" If we wanted to " sbew up" Sir J. V. B. Johnstone, Bart. one of Mr. Baines's P's for Yorkshire, we should desire nothing better to work with than this letter. The writer evidently shews that he does not possess an atom a information, but what he has derived from the Leeds Mowry. The hon. Baronet's ideas area strange compound of bFCulloclt and Mer cury—Free Trade and Fancy Weaving—utterly beneath notice, were he not M. P. for Yorkshire." At a meeting of the committee of the Leeds Anti-Slavery Society, Mr. Robert Jowitt in the chair, it was resolved unanimously—That this committee retain unabated their desire for the extinction of negro slavery, continuing to regard the system as utterly inconsistent with the principles of religion and humanity ; and as this object has never been espoused by them from party feelings, so no changes amongst the Ministers of the Crown or the Members of Parliament, can lessen their anxiety for its accomplishment, or their deter minating' to persevere, with renewed efforts, for its attainment.— That this Committee, remembering the avowal of attachment to this great cause by all the Members for this county, confidently exi.ect that each of them will be found in his place in Parliament on the discussion of this Question on the 29th of March, in order that the united and strenuous support of the Representation of the County of York may be given to the cause of Religion, Justice, Humanity, and sound Policy. The Leeds petition against the Registry Bill has been sent off for presentation. It was signed by 1,547 owners of real property in the Borough, amongst whom are nine Aldermen, six Clergymen, two bar risters, three Physicians, nine Bankers, and almost all the principal merchants and manufacturers in the place. Meetings in opposition to the obnoxious measure, have been held in all the chief towns of the county of York. Yesterday, an inquest was held at the house of Mr. Matthew Ma-1 son, the Horn and Trumpet, in Briggate, on the body of Richard Norton, paymaster-serjeant's clerk, in the 10th Hussars, lately quar tered at our barracks. It appeared from the evidence that thedeceased was a native of Devizes. The verdict was—" That the deceased, R. Norton, hanged himself during a temporary fit of insanity. At the same time they wished to express in the strongest terms possible, the disgraceful and culpable negligence displayed on this melancholy occa sion, by Mr. M. Mason, the landlord, in suffering the deceased to re. main suspended an hour after be was first discovered, and they hoped that the reporters present would give it the utmost publicity in the newspapers." Mr. Hunt said in his place in Parliament, on Saturday, that the young men in Lancashire, are fast enterinkt into an engagement, that in the event of their being ballotted to serve in the militia, they will rather rot in gaol than serve, unless they have a voice in the election of mem bers of Parliament. A meeting of the inhabitants of Manningham, near Bradford, has been held, " to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning pa r. liament for a full and fair representation of the people in the Brit ish House of Commons." Mr. Joseph Town was unanimously called to the chair. Mr. Johnston, of Preston, Is giving a course of lectures In Leeds, on the necessity for radical reform. On Wednesday, John Wardl.le, otherwise Wardle, a well-known "smasher," or wholesale dealer in counterfeit coin, was examined before Thomas Binds, Esq. at the Court House, charged with having sold a dozen base half-crowns. In his house was found a bag containing about 375 sovereigns and a quantity of silver plate. WAKETINLD Coax-MaaKET.—We have this week but a moderate ituantity of wheat fresh up, and of other grain the surly is less than for some time. Although for wheat the holders generally are firm, the market has been dull, and except for the best quality, even rather lower I prices have been submitted to. There is very little good Malting Bar ley here—such sells upon much the same terms as last week, but for the interior sorts there is hardly any demand. Beans meet slow sale ar rather less money. There has been more doing in Mealing cats and Shelling at rather better prices than last week. Wheat, per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel a 11. S. Nortolk and Suffolk ... lied 66 to 72 Fine 76 Boston and Wiabeach ... do. 64 70 73 Riga and Petersburg .. 60 63 66 Archangel 64 111.4RR1ED.—Mr. Wm. Marshall to Mrs. Deborah Croft.—Mr. R. N. Lister. of Bromley, to Miss Eleanor Bateson, of Farnley.—Mr. Joseph Todd, to Miss Hannah Denton, both of Fernley. DIED.—Mr. Francis Roper, of Bedford place.—At Bracewell, Eli zabeth, daughter of the late T. Cockshott, Esq.—The Rev. T. Laird. 40 years minister of the Independent Chapel, Pudsey.—.lllr. Thomas Greenwood, organ builder, 61.-46, Mr. Thomas Craddock, stuff menu. facturer.—Mary, wife of Mr. John Crampton, of Pudsey.— Mrs. Elie. Stink, formerly of Otley.: WESTERN TIMES. At the Devon County Sessions, the only case that excited more than usual interest was an iodictineut against John Rodd , apparently a very respectable young man, fur stealing four pence. The prosecutor was a Mr. Pearse, who stated that be was a draper, of Chundeigh, that be had received a premium with the prisoner whom he was to re tain for two years, but fitaling that he had taken the sum in question from his till, he had dismissed him at the end of time months. Mr. Tyrrell appeared for the prisoner, and in the course of a long cross exa mination succeeded in extiacting from Pearse a great deal mute than be seemed willing to disclose. He was not a preacher —but he had frequently preached. He had not gone to Exeter In his gig with the prisoner—for is was a hired one, and he had only gone most of the way. He had no. brought a child back in the gig front Exeter for he had taken the child up outride the city. Whetter ke was the father of that child be was not bound to answer—nor whether he wished to conceal it from a young lady to whom he was paying his addresses—but all these things were known to the prisoner, and to the prisoner's mother, who had been imprudent enough to talk about them. It appeared that Pearse had continued to employ Dodd for seventeen days after the supposed theft, and had taken no steps until he heard that Rodd and his mother bad gone to Barnstaple, to employ so at torney to prosecute him. The Jury without the least hesitation acquitted the prisoner. After which his counsel exhibited to the court a certificate, giving him a most excellent character, and signed by above two hundred of his fellow-townsmen. The candle manufacturers of Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonebouse, have petitioned the House of Commons respecting the repeal of candle duty. By the repeal they say, "The trade will be relieved from a troublesome and vexatious tax, and the necessitous consumer acquire a real benefit." Orders have been received by the commandant of this division of Royal Marines for the Marine Artillery to embark for Portsmouth. The present number of the Marine Artillery amounts to about 800 men, and it is supposed that the concentration is for the purpose of se lecting 400 of the best men, the remainder to be reduced. Illaazays.—Prime bullocks, 8s Gd to ils; Calves, 111 to lls 4d ; Tether Sheep, 9s to Us 2d ; Pigs, 7s to 7s Gd. Cosa 31•1111EZT.—Whett, 7s to 9s Gd ; Barley, 4s 6d to ba ; Oats, 2a 10d to 33 4d. Alaaum.--Berf, rxi to 6d; Mutton, 4d to tid ; Lamb, 641 to jd ; Pcrk. 4d to Gd; Vaal, 64 to 7d. Panne& Masitse.—Tarlseys, 4s 6d to 106 ; Geese, Is to t% ; Ducks, 2s to 2s 9d Fowls, Is 2d to 2s;• Eggs, per dozen, 7d ; Potatoes, per peck, 6d to 9d ; Butter. per lb. Ild to ls ; Cheese, per lb. ad to 10d. MARRIED.—The Rev. Henry Woolcombe, rectcr of Pillaton, to Sarah Baker. the youngest daughter of the late Rey. George Rhodes.— E. Tinkwood, Esq. to Miss Close, of Steps, near Bodmin. DlED.—Augusta Louisa, eldest daughter of John Henry 'Filson, Esq. of Watlington.park. PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT JOURNAL, MARCH 10. The hthabitanta of this town are displeased, and we think justly so that a place of so much Importance should not have the right twnferreti on theta of sending two members to Parliament. Sorely Lord John Russell cannot be ignorant of the commerce, wealth, and extensive population of Devonport.—We also take the liberty of publishing a letter from the Honourable George Forteseue: House of Commons, March 7, 1831. Sir,--There is little doubt, but ,he omission of Devonport in Lord John Russell's bill, arose from the cause to which the printed paper you have alluded attributes it--its recent change of name, and the pro bable supposition in the mind of the framer of the bill, that under its old name it formed a part of Plymouth. I concur with you in lament ing the error, but I feel convinced that when the bill gets into the Committee there will be no difficulty in correcting it. lam sure that all who are acquainted with the size—the wealth—the importance of Devonport—and above all with the intelligence of the population, will agree with me in the propriety of its sending members to a Reformed Parliament. G. W. FORTESCCE. To T. Husband, jun. Esq. Devonport. A Common Hall of the Mayor and commonalty of Plymouth was convened on Saturday week, w determine on the propriety of imme diately admitting burgesses or freemen of the borough. Toe following resolutions were agreed to : let.—That it is expedient for the public good of the borough to extend the franchise of the freedom of the borough, by electing bur gesses of the same borough, pursuant to the act of incorporation of the eighteenth year of his Majesty King Henry the Sixth. 2. That every freeman of the borough be, and he is hereby em powered to nominate two persons to be elected burgesses of the said borough, provided that such nominees are, and have been, inhabitant householders, occupying an entire dwelling house. rated to the Inha bited House Duty at 201. per annum, for the space of three years pre ceding Lady-Day next; or that one of them be such inhabitant house ' holder, and the other either the father, son, or brother of the freeman making such nondeation, but such relative not to be required to be an inhabitant of the said borough. 3.1. That every person to be admitted under the foregoing resolution (except the lather, Son, or Brother of a Freeman aforesaid) be required to pay an Admission lee of not less than 201. to be deposited in the Naval Bank, in the names of three of the inhabitants and three of the freemen, to be applied to the erection of a new Guildhall, with suitable 4ppendages for accommodation of the Burgesses or Freemen, the dis posal of various prisoners, and the benefit of the town. COAL DUTIES.—The collector of the customs at this port, has re ceived instructions that the duties on coals are to be continued until the Ist of June. Why Government refuses to allow the usual rebate of the duty to the dealers on the stock in hand, can easily be perceived; but why, we would ask, is London to be exempt from the duty ? We have been favoured with a view of a series of plans for a public cemetery, which it is contemplated to build for the three towns. The arrangement of die grounds, and the elevations and ground-plans of the edifices connected with the establishment, do much credit to the archi tect, Mr Allan', of London. The steam-vessel Meteor. Lieut. W. H. Symons, arrived on Friday last, from the Aletliterrarean, bringing home Alajor-Gen. Sir J. Mal colm, Governor of Bombay, and suite, who reached England, from India, by way of the Red Sea and Egypt, and in two calendar months and nineteen days, including a five days' stay at Comair, in the Red Sea, six at Cairo, and tour at Alexandria. If the communication by the Red Sea be established, passengers and intelligence may reach Eng land, from Bombay, in seven weeks. A numerous meeting of the merchants, ship-owners, and others inter ested in the timber trade with British North America, was held at the Ex change yesterday, John Collier, Esq. in the Chair. It was resolved-- That this mt.Aing views with considerable alarm the Notice recently given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of his intention to submit to the consideration of Parliament an alteration in the existing duties payable upon foreign timber. '1 he Druid arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from Rio Janeiro, with about 20,000 dollars on board, and the officers and crew of the Thetis. She brings accounts of preparations which were being made when she left Rio, for obtaining, by means of a diving bell, the dollars which were lost by the wreck of the Thetis. PLYMOUTH CORN RETUIMI, DIAL 9.—A rerage Wheat, 73s lid ; Barley. 34s 3d ; Oats, 25s 7d. Currency—Wheat, 805 to 77 ; Barley, 28s to 30s; Oats, 23s to 28s. MARRIED.—The Rev. Septimus Courtney, Minister of Charles Chapel, to Miss Wiltshire. DIED.— At Liskeard, Mr. J. Grigg, many years High Constable of the Hundred or West.—At Antony, Alias Elizabeth Ellis, many years mistress of a school at that place.—ln Union-street, Storehouse, Lieut. C. Napier. R.N.—At Torpoint, Frances Jones, wife of Lieut. Jones, It.N.—At Stoke Parsonage, Harriet Children.—At Ivy Bridge, Miss Frances Powell.—At Yealuipton, Mrs. Catharine Sbillabeer.—M is* Elizabeth Eveleigh, post-mistress of Plympton.—ln Union-street, Stonehouse, Mr. F. Knight, Purser, R.N.—At Tiverton, Captain Tucker, R.N. WORCESTER HERALD, MARCH 11. Should the Ministerial measure of Reform be carried, this County will return two additional Members, and several Gentlemen have al ready been named as likely to announce themselves as candidates im mediately the Bill becomes law. For the honour of representing the town of Dudley, which is to return one member, a highly respectable individual in the vicinity of the town will, it is stated, come forward; and Mr. Godson, the barrister, has already avowed himself a candidate for Kidderminster. The " Worcester Political Union, " on Monday, agreed upon an ad dress to the King, and a petition to the House of Commons, the former praying his Majesty to persevere in supporting his Ministers in their Llan of Reform, and the latter intreating the House to pass the The address was on Wednesday forwarded to Viscount Melbourne, and the petition to the Marquis of Blindfold and Mr. Hunt. A meeting in favour of the Reform Bill is to be held at Evotham to morrow. The counties of Hereford and Worcester will meet for the same pur pose on the 19th instant. An address of thanks and gratitude to his Majesty's Ministers for their plan of reform • and also expressing a pledge of support to them, is about to be sent f rom the borough of Ludlow. The Lent assizes commenced on Monday. Mr. Justice Bonsanquet took his seat in the Crown Court, where a large body ut tile io.iAistracy and gentry had already assembled, including the Earl of Pit ntoo.h, the Hon. and Rev. Lord Astor, % iicount Deerhurst, Lion. Wm. James Coventry, Sir T. E. Winnington, Bait. Sir C. S. Smith, Bart. Sir Edward Blount, Bart. Bc. 'The following were impanelled to form the Grand Jury : Lord Vicount Deerhurst, Foreman. lion. Wm. J. Coventry. R. Hudson, Esq. Sir T. E. Winnington. IT. Pargerer, Sir Edward Blount. W. C. Russell, Esq. Sur C.C. Smith. T. Marriott, Esq. Si, A. Lccbmere. I T. B. Cooper, &q. M.D. Lechmere, Esq. W. Wall, Esq. E. H. J. J. Martin, - Esq. T. Hawkes, Esq. J. Brown, E sq. J. Williams, Esq. C. E. Hanford, Esq. J. Patrick, Esq. T. H. Bond. Esq. J. H. Hellen, Esq. A. Skey, F.sq. R. E. E. Slynors, Esq. With respect to the more serious acmes contained in the calendar, it will be noticed that a conviction took place in the case of Thomas illaughter, a lad charged with the crime of arson at Eltnley Lover, in Ibis county. and he now lies under sentence of death, with, we under stand, 110 hopes of remission. George Webb, indicted for a murderous assault upon a fellow workman at Sutton, near Tenbury, and fouud guilty, is to be transported fur life. In the cases of William White and Thomas Crockett, indicted for the wilful murder of the wife of the former, by administering a poisonous drug, ' for the alleged purpose of producing miscarriage, the grand jury threw out the bill against White, and Crockett was acquitted; As Grand Jury were under the necessity, from circumstances which were formully represented by their foreman, to dismiss the bill preferred /be a rape at Dudley, involving five prisoners. There were three eon. vletions likewise in charges arising out of the riots at Kidderminster, in August last. In the whole, jt,dgment of death was recorded against no less :hen thirty-five prisoners, of which number seven were tor norm. Waling, and six for sheep-stealing. In the Nisi Prins Court, twenty. three muses were entered for ttial, viz. seventeen for the county, and six fir the city. It was put twelve o'clock on Wednesday night befote the whole were got through, but, excepting to the parties at issue in them, they possessed little interest. Frederick Garnett, 19, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having broken open the stable of Mr. John Smith, of F bury, and stolen t hereout a black cart ally, a mullin and a halter.— Whin taken before the magistrates at Droitwich. he ;nade a voluntary omission, which was produced in court as evidence against hint. In this confession the prisoner stated, that Martin Smith, a son of the pro. mentor's. residing in Worcester (and who was indicted for counselling Unmet to commit the felony, but against whom the bill was *owed), had induced hint to assist in fetching the mare from his father's on the night in question, which he said was his property, and that he would give prisoner something if he would sell her for him. The prisoner, in his defence made the same statement to the court. and added that Martin Smith informed the magistrates that be had told pri soner the mare belonged to hint. " Yet, said the prisoner, " Smith is let out of gaol—mat roguish thing I should be tried for his crime." Thu jury, after a short consultation, delivered In a verdict of Guilty, what the prisoner, with great effrontery, exclaimed, "You say wrong; I'm as innocent as any of you are ; any that say that, ought to be tried for their life." His lordship then directed judgment of death to be re. corded. Upon leaving the dock, the prisoner again exclaimed, ‘, if I L I , is law, I don't know what law is—damn such laws." Francis Crockett, a man wearing a carter's frock, was charged wits : , the wilful murder of Jane White. of Upton.upon.Severo, h e ministering rock mercury to her, mixed with water. Mr. Godson. for the prosecution, said that the &ceased svo., t h e ~t of William White, and it would appear that the prisoner dealt a in the science of physic, occasionally giving his advice, and oh.° dru to his ;toot neighbours. It might be that he knew the effect of drugs he administered, but the great probability was, that he waf sufficiently acluainted with them. It would be proved that the c t „ ceased Mrs. V. bite died on Friday, the lith of August; and it wo L ,;,) be shown that she had on the Wednesday before been attended b t . ;, surgeon, and that on the Sunday morning previous to that, ehe tine, have taken something which deranged her constitution. Mr. Twinberrow said—l have analyzed the contents of a honk The contents were oxymuriate of mercury, which is more commonly called corrosive sublimate. I had a box sent to me that contained three parcels, in two of which were corrosive sublimate, and in the thin , parcel was calomel. They contain about a drachm and a half each. It a person came to me for corrosive sublimate, I should not sell it te him : but it I did, 1 should sell a drachm of it for a penny. Four po ne . worth would be about half an ounce, but I think that from five to ter grains would be fatal. The bottle and the box were identified by M r . Goodman. Mr. Day was called, but not entninml. Mr. Justice Bosanquet. Really it would be much too dangerous fot me to call on this prisoner for his defence. The question is not of wha t this person died, but who it was that gave her that which caused het death P These is no proof that the prisoner saw her before site was and there is no proof that he had given her anything. It might he that she died from the administering of corrosive sublimate, but still, though the prisoner bought some of that article, it was an article used in tiled:. clue, and whether he administered it, or whether it was administered by the husband, there was no evidence, as the statements made by the de. ceased were made under such circumstances as to render them not ad mistlable. Gentlemen of the Jury you must acquit the prisoner. V et . diet, Not Guilty. Mr. Justice Bosanquet—Prisoner. I hope you will be very cootie:is how you administer medicines, for if you administer these dangerous medicines without sufficient caution, and the person dies, you will to guilty of manslaughter, and if you administer them to procure abortion. yeu will be guilty of a felony. The prisoner—My Lord, I did not do this. Mr. Justice Bosanquet-1 say this as a caution to you and other pea le. THE KIDDERMINSTRIL RlOTS.—James Pickford, aged 17, Inn. Maiele, aged 17, and George Dorrell, aged 25, carpet wcavers. Against these prisoners various indictments were preferred, upon charges arising out of the serious riots which occurred in the town of Kidderminster, is August last. Vm. Maiele was placed at the bar, charged with having been a ringleader, and one of the most active amongst the rioters during the tumults before referred to. It was shown by the evidence of a person named Wm. Jones, and John Hughes, a constable, that about nine is the evening, the mob had assembled to the number of 2,1100, opposite the house of Mr. Cole, of the Black Horse inn, in Mill.street, at the windows of which stones were being thrown, when some one cried out, " Dout the lamps, or there will be no good done." Upon which, the prisoner, taking up the cry, said, " Now, boys, the lamps, the lamps," and being lifted up, he put out one near him with his hat. He the:. exclaimed, " Now, hop, come on.' He then led the snob through tla Bull Ring into the High.street, where, and during their progress thither, he extinguished several other lamps. Not being able to reach the burner of one, he broke the pipe off ; and at one of the inns the mob compelled the ostler to bring him a ladder in order that he might get up to the lamp by it. A Mr. Branford appeared for the prisoner, who spoke to his ge. neral quiet and correct conduct; and Mr. Godson made an inge.tious defence to the jury in his behalf, but called no witnesses. Thesen once was, that he be further imprisoned and kept to bard labour for the space of six calendar months. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LANCASTER, MARCH 12. livapita.—Moses Pelmet, was Convicted of the wilful murder to John Helton Horrobin, his stepchild, aged four years and ten months. It was proved by a woman who took care of the prisoner's house in the absence of his wife, then working in a weaver's shop in Salford, that on the morning laid in the indictment, the prisoner went into the room in which the child was sleeping, and that on his return he said to the woman, "Mary Anne, little Johnny, is ray ill." The child at the same moment was heard to moan, and say, " Father, my throat t sore." In about half an hour afterwards the prisoner brought the de. ceased out of the room. It WM. then foaming at the mouth, and had all the appearance of having taken sulphuric acid. After its death, which occurred in a very short time, the stomach afforded abundant eri. dens: of its having swallowed that acid. Evidence was given of the prisoner's having boasted in the New Bailey prison at Manchester, that he had murdered the child, but that no one could prove the fact against I him. The prisoner was ordered for execution on Monday. Thomas Falvey was indicted for the wilful murder of Charles Burn, and John Falvey was charged with being an accomplice in the second degree, in aiding and abetting Thomas Falvey to commit the said murder. It will be recollected that the deceased was a merchant at Liverpool, whose place of residence was two or three miles out of town, and that Its was murdered whilst returning home on the night of the 9th of October lett. The evidence of the approver was in many instances, but not very strongly, confirmed by other witnesses.—The prisoners were acquitted of the murder, but remain in custody on the charge of highway robbery. LINCOLN, MARCH 10. M URDEa.—Michael Lundy was convicted of the wilful murder of Thomas Sewards. The prisoner and the deceased, to whose daughter he was married, were natives of the county of Sligo, and had, on the morntng of the 29th of July last, hired themselves to a farmer, named Wilson, living in the hamlet of Grimsthorpe, in Lincolnshire. After their day's work they retired to sleep in a barn, and in less than two hours, it would appear trout the evidence, that Lundy murdered the deceased with a carpenter's axe. About sesen o'clock on that night the prisoner came to Mr. Wilson's dwelling-house, and alarmed the inmates by cries of Murder." He said that he had been attacked in the barn by an Englishman, and had fled to avoid being murdered by him. When asked as to the deceased, the prisoner said that he left hint asleep in the barn. Several persona instantly proceeded to the barth and found the deceased lying dead, with a carpenter's axe buried in his face. near the mouth, and a wound in the head as if from the back of the axe. The prisoner was ordered for execution on Monday. Richard Cross was convicted of the manslaughter of James Tomlin son. It appeared that the prisoner struck the deccasol with a clasp knife in the side, whilst they were quarrelling near the Angel inn, Spalding. The prisoner was sentenced to transportation for life. POLICE BOW.STEIET.—Tea GOOD EFFECT OF PHILLANTHIOTT.—Ar plication was made by Mr. James Lading, the landlord of the Black !'rince in Chandos-street, Covent-garden, in behalf of a poor half starved boy whom he had some time since taken into his house, and afforded him sustenance and clothing, The substance of Mr. Easlintee statement at the time was that the boy was an orphan. and had been supplied by the parish officers, to whom he bad applied for relief, with a broom. and told to sweep a crossing ; that he did so for some tints. until his strength failed him ; and after being several nights wi.hou: s bed, he found his way to Mr. Easling's door in a shivering condition and hall dead one morning just as the house opened. Mr. E. kindly took him in, gave hint refreshment, and caused him to be put to bed. Mrs. Ruling, equally humane with her husband, contributed all 1,;.l could to the comfort of the poor boy. but he was seized with a malig nant fever. and Mr. Luling, having several children of his own, was fearful of contagion, and applied to the magistrates for an order upon the parish officers to have the boy removed. The order, upon the cer tificate of Mr. Beaman, the parish surgeon, was granted, and the hoc removed to the workhouse. At the time of the application Sir Richard Birnie and Mr. Illinsholl complimented Mr. Rattling upon his huma nity, and expressed a wish that if the boy recovered they might beagaio applied to, in order to render any assistance in their power towards ob. taining a permanent provision for him. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Raiding waited upon Sir Richard Binge. bringing with him the boy, who, under the excellent care bestowed upon him at the workhouse. had perfrnily recovered trout the fever. Mr. Raiding stated that in consequence of the report in the newspaPm of his former applications several persona of high respectability had called at his house, and volunteered to make sonic provision for the boy in cue of his recovery. The Reverend Dr. Wordsworth. seven' ladies, and a cicgyman at Southampton, were amongst those who had made applications and tenders of service to the boy, and they offered to leave sums of money, which, however, he (Mr. Ealing) declined to re ceive. Mr. Ealing added. that he should keep the boy for a time, on"' he had entirely recovered his strength, and he should feel grateful if Sir Richard would render him assistance, in case it should be nettled. to procure a reception for him in one of the public asylums. sir R. Braartg—l think, Mr. falling, you told me the boy " orphan ? Mr. Ruling-1 es, Sir Richard. His mother, after the death cilia husband, brought the boy to London , and she died soon after. . The boy (an intelligent looking lad), who was attired in a suit of clothes which Mr. Ealing had provided him with, looked healthy comfortable, and thanked Sir Richard for his kindness. Sir R. Bistro:—Don't thank me, my boy ; your benefactor is aloe ' side of you. Mr. Ruling, you will always have the satisfsction o f knowing that you have preserved this poor boy from desuuction• hope he will be as grateful as you deserve. If you require any obia ance apply to me, and it shall be cheerfully rendered. Mr. Rasping thanked Sir Richard, and left the office with 1::. charge. DIED. Friday at his seat, Easton-hill, Lincolnshire, in the 58tb year of his age, Sir Montagu Cholmoodeley, Bart—The 10th inst. at Vralmer, in his 76th year, G. J. P. Leith, Esq. Captain of Widmer Castie.s Jo`" tine of the Peace for Kent, and the Cinque Ports. - - Low now : hinted and rubltel►cd by Joni! MAYNE, &I :IA :414 Orricr, No. I, Pickett.place, Temple Bar. R ■ ! ~~ ~'! t~ . C., I .6 4