Star. — London, England, 1822-11-14 00:00:00

THE AIMY. The 20th (or But Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant- General Sir W. Hourromr, K. C. B. Colonel, bearing on its Colour. and Appointments the undermentioned Honorary Dis tinctions, in commemoration of its services—" Minden,' " Eg enont-op-Zee." Kgypt," " Maida," " Pyrenees," " Orthes,' Peninsula;" embarked at Sr. Helena, on the 29th of April, for Bombay, where it arrived, and disembarked on the .ith and 15th of June last. The 65th (or sd North Riding) Regiment of Foot, General T. Gaoseeson Colonel, and M. P. has been relieved by the 40th Foot, at Bombay, and is shortly expected to arrive in England. The 17th (or *Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, General J. Csastracont, f'olonel, is also expected to arrive in a short time in Englaud, from India. 'l' 13th (or Ist Somerset) Regiment of Foot, General R. Minato:ow, Colonel, has been ordered to India, to replace the 27th Regiment of Infantry. The Ist Ratalion Rifle Brigade, quartered in the Limerick district, are to embark in the Spring for North America. The 52d are also under orders for the same destination. GKNEBA I. COURT MARTIAL At a Native General Court Martial, assembled on the Bth wf March, 1112•2, at Hussingabad, Benick Sirdar, a Bearer in the service of Brevet Major J. A. Noes, of the Royal Horse Ar einery Brigade, was arraigned on the undermentioned charges, namely Ist rivirgc.—Por having, on the evening of the 23d March, g 43, wantonly and malicibusly, without the slightest provoca con, thrown a quantity of water over Brevet Major .1. A. Biggs, belonging to the Royal Horse Artillery Brigade: also making a: the same time Ilse of highly improper language unto the Pro s.rcutor, Brevet Major J. A. Biggs, on his being remonstrated will, and reproved by him on account of its being dirty. tid Charge.—For having likewise, on the evening of the Ist of March, most violently assaulted, and wickedly struck with the fist on the face, Brevet Major J. A. Biggs, when being told ty him that he should be confined in the guard-room for his riotous behaviour ; all which conduct being highly improper and prejudicial to the service, and contrary to the rules and regula :ions of the Articles of War. Upon which Charges the Court came to the following deed- Sian, viz. 'llte Conn. after having duly weighed the whole of the evi dence adduced by the prosecutor, as well as what the prisoner urged in his defence, are of opinion that he, Benick Sirdar, is Guilty of both the charges preferred against him by Brevet Ma jor J. A. Biggs, of the Royal Horse Artillery Brigade; and therefore sentence hint to receive 500 lashes in the usual manner, at such time and place as his Excellency the Commander-in- Chief may think proper. On the foregoing sentence being ap proved of, and signed by the Commander-in-Chief, it was farther ordered, that the punishment awarded by the General Court liartial against Benick Sirdar, the prisoner, was to be in- Sided ;1: such proportion, and at such periods of time, as the Officer cxnmanding the Nerbuddah Field Force might think proper, inkier the advice of a Medical Gentleman. (Signed) W. G. PATRICKSON, oMciating Dep. Adjt.-Gen. of the. Army in India. NAVAL IA TELLIGENCE. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India 'louse, when Captain Hesitv Coss was sworn into the com mand of the ship Keut, consigned to Bengal and China. The undermentioned East India Company's ships arrived Lt Bombay, as follows, viz.—llacqueen, 4th, Buckingham ,;ire, 10th, and Castle Huntly, 11th of June. It is reported dr.t the Berwickshire had sailed for China ; and also that the and Duke of Ycrit were expected to follow about the !•5,21:41 the Buckidghamshire, Orwell, Macqueen, and Castle 11 ally, ..bout the 18th July. SAFETY OE TIM CASTLEREAGH INDIAMAN.—Further particulars. —From the length of time since the departure of the Castlereagh li:cliaman, bound from Bombay to London, from the former tort, very great apprehensions were entertained that she was The Castlereagh had sailed from Bombay early in March, Flue which period no tidings had been received of her. Ac co;:nts were, however, received at the East India House, by the F..ellow, free trader, from Bombay, by which it was learnt that the Castlereagh had put back to Bombay, to which port she returnA on the Bth June, having proceeded on her voyage as far as tite rape of Good Hope, where she encountered a moat violent gal, on the 27th April, when she made such deep water, that the utmost exertions of the crew were barely sufficient to keep her afloat, even though as a last resource, a very considerable part of her cargo, consisting of spice, was thrown overboard..-- The vessel continued in a most dangerous situation during a period of seven days, and the crew were in momentary expecta tion of her foundering, the water in her hold having attained the height of from three to four feet, and the crew being so fatigued a' to he unable to do their duty at the pumps. On the afternoon of the sth May, the gale having ceased, and the weather having heroine comparatively fine, the men resumed their labour at the pumps, and after the most astonishing exertion, succeeded is reacbhig Bombay. - - - The Abbey, llone, from Drogheda for Liverpool, upset yes terday off the Floating Light: the Master and a female passen-i ger were drowned. The Seringapatam, Joy, arrived in the Downs, has brought dispatches from Van Dienian's Land. The Ca 3IELEON gun-brig is appointed to the Brighton station, and is to continue off the town, during his Maar.srY's stay at the PaviFor.. JOHN KEITH, the mate of the Mermaids of Montrose, was drowned at lbga, on the last voyage the vessel made to that port. The master of the Mermaid, on his passage home, ob served a grea t qu a n t ity of tallow floating in the neighbour hood of a vesAl wrecked and nearly covered with water. The vessel's maim is not known. Faimocru, Nov. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Hope, e ats, from London for the South Seas; Oscar, Sraustras, for Ichago ; Probity, COOPER, for Lisbon; Eliza, Waal), for Ma dr.-3 and Bengal; Ealing Grove, FALCONER, for Dominica; Punozcomer, for Pint-au-Prince; and Manly, BAN -517; for Berhice. Pi.rmcQrm, Nov. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Hibberts, L'n.trr, and Ruth, Mueao, for Jamaica ; Caledonia, 131toww, fur Grenada; Symmetry, Nlooar, for Leghorn • and Betsey and Ann, for the river Gambia and Sierra Leone-Lail of them are nind-bound. Lirri.Ettastrrott, Nov. 12.—The Michelgrove got on the bar in coming into harbour, and is drifted to the west of the pier. She must lighten to get in. NEWHAVEN, Nov. 11.—The Frisk, from Dieppe, arrived here this morning, has been seized 'and delivered into the custody of the Collector and Comptroller here. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 13.—Wind W.—No arrivals or sailing& DEAL, Nov. 15.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Nimble, BRIGTON, from Seville; Loyalist, PARKIN, and Albany, Comationam, from Quebec ; Seringapatam, Joy, S.A:th Seas; Mary Ann, Lumpur, Miramichi, the two latter remain. ame down from the River, and sailed, the Lively, llmicitELL, for New Providence; Milford, TAY boa, Gibraltar; Louisa, NC A Lela, Grenada ; Rebecca, Tom, St. Lucia ; Besse, Ilin.nrit, Demerara ; Liberty, BROWN, St. Thomas's; Liver rool, Lew/ St. Übe's • Thisbe, Rennie, Jamaica; Nesbit, Cner, ditto; 'Dennison, Itir.an, hrmuda; Martgrove say, Bruton, Buenos Ayres. PROTECTION OF THE TRADE TO COLOMBIA. COPY OF ('OR RESPONDENCE BETWEEN SON MERCHANTS TRADING TO COLOMBIA AND THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY. Freeman's-court, Nov. 9, 1822. 'Sts-1n pursuance of the conversation we had the honour to ::rid yesterday with Sir George Cockburn and yourself, we beg 'leav e to lay before you, for the information of their Lordships, the grounds on which it appears to us that the trade with the .prts of La Guayra and Maracaybo, in Colombia, require for the }resent a regular and systematic protection, and respectfully to azizgest the manner in which that protection may be afforded. Of the outrages to which aU commerce in those seas is at pre sent exposed by piracy, their Lord,hips are doubtless fully aware. In addition to this evil, the Spanish Commander at Puerto Ca- Dello, General Morales, ors latterly given notice of his intenon to capture and condemn every vessel, of whatever flag or &a r..cter, which he finds trading with the Colombian ports. Be dais„ the right of doing so op two grounds : first, that be has declared the whole extent of coast front the Orinoco 60 the lath. nut of Darien under blockade, though with no visible means of enforcitiz it ; and twcoutlly, that the vessels trading with the Co. ilrohiao ports are guilty of a breach of Spanish Colonial laws. liacouraged by tiato declAratiou of the Spanish Cununander, • there were II the last aecounts five Spanish prliatterslitthqt out at Porto Rico, and one or more had actually sailed. Two Bet. tish vessele have already. been captured, both condemned, and one of them sold, of which particulars are given in the margin.• Two Dutch vessels have also been captured by a squadron in which the Spanish General Morales himself is stated to have been. ft is not pretended in any of these cases that the property was Colombian, or belonging to any of the enemies of Spain. Although the Spanish Commander claims the exercise of these extraordinary rights, the Crown of Spain possesses throughout the whole of the Colombian Republic (extending on the Atlan tic shore from the Orinoco to Darien, and on the Pacific from Guayaquil to Panama) but one single fortress—that of Punta Cabello, with no territory beyond its walls. Under these circumstances, the necessity of affording protec tion to this trade, as far as British subjects are concerned, we doubt not will be apparent to their Lordships. The most convenient mode of granting this protection, we submit, will be to direct the Commanding Officer at Barbados. to dispatch a convoy regularly on the first of every month far La Guayra and Maracaybo, with such vessel or vessels for those ports as may have arrived at Barbadoesi to direct the Com mander of the convoy to inquire at La Guayra if there are any vessel or vessels for England nearly ready to sail, and in that case to return from Maracaybo to La Guaira, take them under, his protection, and see them safe through the Mona Passage.—. All this could be accomp:ished in less than a month, so that one vessel of war would be equal to the whole duty. The home-. ward trade from La Guayra could not go down to Dlaracaybo without considerable delay and inconvenience, as from the latter port it could not make the Mona Passage. Respecting the protection of the Maracaybo trade homewards, we would suggest, that as there is a regular communication be tween that place and Santa Martha, and between Santa Martha and Jamaica, the Commander of any convoy proceeding down from Jamaica to Santa Martha should be directed, on receiving an intimation that any British ship was ready to proceed for Europe, to go to Maracaybo and give her protection through the Windward Passage. By these means the trade to both ports, outwards and home- i wards, would receive protection, without compelling the La Guayra homeward trade to Incur the inconvenience of being brought down to Maracaybo. There being at present no British Consul at the Colombian ports, it will be convenient, if their Lordships see no objection, to direct the Commanding Officers of convoys to receive commu nicatiorts for the present from the merchants at the respective ports, in relation to the protection of the trade. Since the month of May last, five ships have sailed from the River Thames, laden with British merchandise, for La Guayra and Maracaybo, and one is now loading here, and another at Liverpool, for the same ports. We have the honour to be, Sir, your moat obedient servants, (Signed) HURRY and POW LE.S. London. - - FA LK N ER and M A WDS LEY, Liverpool. WILLIAM ACK ERS, Liverpool. John Wilson Croker, Esq. /cc. Admiralty. Admiralty-Office, Nov. 11. Getivizarsat —Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the letter of the 9th instant, signed by you and by Messrs. Falkner and Mawdsley, and Mr. Ackers, of Liver pool, representing the interruptions to which the trade of this country with the ports of Colombia is exposed, and requesting that protection may be afforded to this trade agreeably to the arrangement therein detailed ; I am commanded by their Lord ships to acquaint you, that they have directed the Officers com manding his Majesty's naval force in the West Indies to carry into effect the arrangement which you have proposed in regard to convoys; and that their Lordships have also transmitted a copy of your letter to his Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. I am, Gentlemen, your very obedient servant, (Signed) J. W. CROKER. Messrs. Hurry and Powles, Freeman's-court. • The Phoebe, Mackie, from La Guayra to Hamburgh; and the Zelia, Oliver, from Cadiz to Vera Cruz. BOXERS.-4NEATE AND SPRING. No event has for many years caused so much disappointment in the sporting world as this match, which would decide the Championship . of England, being suddenly off by Spring's backer forfeiting his .aeposit of 200 sovereigns, when only another hun dred remained to be made good. The stake was to be perfected, over a dinner at Belcher's, on Tuesday night, for the 26th inst. To the astonishment of every one there assembled, Mr. Elliot, Spring's backer, did not make his appearance, and the deposit money was forfeited to Neate. It will cause much confusion on the double bets, embracing the winners of the battles between Randall and Martin, Josh. Hudson and Shelton. Spring too, has much reason to complain, as he is in mast excellent coadi. Lion, was the favourite with some of the best judges of pugi lism, and thought of nothing but winning. We shall resume the subject to-morrew, when the cause of the forfeit will be bet- Iter known, rather than prematurely state the reports now in cir culation. This is the second forfeit between these men, Neate having broke his um in training, when they were last matched. Mr. Elliot has put down all the money for Martin against Ran dall, no less a sum than five hundred sovereigns, for the battle on the 3d of December. He also is the backer of Shelton against Josh. Hudson, for a minor sun, next Tuesday. The men should not be backed for such heavy stakes. • RANDALL AND MARTIN. The present will be the third battle between these light weight heroes of the fiat. Martin, who has been twice defeated by the Nonpareil, having become heavier and better, is upon the best terms with himself. He has been training with Spring at Rei gate, and is in fine condition. Randall is all prime for the scratch, and clearing his wind upon the Hampstead Hills. Bet ting is 5 to 4 on Randall, and 5 to 4 on Shelton. HUNTING. Monday morning, at ten o'closk, the Kuro's Stag Hounds, with a numerous field of sportsmen, met near Maidenhead Thicket, when a large deer was turned out for the day's diver sion, who took through the inclosures by the Reading road, making a double to the left by Pyness Green, from thence to the right through the woods and down the hill towards Cookam and the Thames. Many of the sportsmen thinking he would cross the Shames went over Marlow Bridge, but he turned and passed through the inclosures towards Bessom, where he was taken after a Chace of two hours. The Brighton barriers produced some excellent diversion on the Downs on Tuesday morning. . The dogs threw off at Pats ham, to a field of nearly one hundred sportsmen, including many of titled rank. Some of the horses were knocked up with the fatigue. A brace of hares paid forfeit with their lives. The lateW. Liens, Esq. of Carden, Cheshire, kept a pack of fox-hounds many seasons,witich he hunted himself. In the latter ten years of his life be always returned home to dinner,whether the sport was concluded or not, leaving the pack to the care of his whipper-in,who frequently made so many calls on his road, after a good ruu, that he was incapable of informing his master of the sports of the day. Being one evening later than usual, Mr.Lxen sent for him, and finding him very drunk, told him he might go about his business, and be would get another whipper - in. "Very well, Sir," said S am, " and if you were to get a new huntsman at the same time, it would be quite as well for the hounds." Mr. Lucite, a man of infinite humour, was so pleased with the sar casm of the reply, that Sam continued in his place. PEDESTRIANISM. On the 4th instant, bi‘Mallan, the young pedestrian, .started at noon, to walk 102 miles in 24 successive hour s, on the walls of Berw ick, and accomplished his task nearly 12 minutes within the time. THE DOG BILLY, AND THE RATS! Yesterdaj evening, at seven o'clock; the dog Billy, of rat killing notoriety, was again matched to do the wonderful feat of killing 100 rats in 12 minutes. At an early hour of the evening Duck-lane and its vicinity were crowded. The amphitheatre was filled in an instant. About ten minutes after seven, Billy was introduced by his proprietor, Charley Dew, who wore a star on his breast, given to him by the members of the Fancy Club. Billy was also deco rated with a silver collar, and likewise a number of riband bows. The rats were soon after let into the plc, by Minshelt, the rat catcher ; they appeared to be all large, full-grown, and in prime condition. The pit was extremely well lighted, and the place where the dog exhibited his prowess was, as usual, chalked white, so that every spectator had a full view of the rats. Billy wgi le d ' to the scene of action by his master, and the work . . of death began. It was really astonishing to see with what 'velocity the dog moved ; a single gripe sufficed for the annihilation of one of his adv. rwries, which at times assailed him in whole bodies. Six minutes and 25 seconds had elapsed. when every rat lay stretched on the gory plain, without the least symptom of life appearing. Billy was led off atuidstths applause% of the persons assembled, who expressed their apptobation of a performance th at *muds unosii.dieil in die annals of the sporting world ! SHOCKING ACCIDENT. . Tuesday afternoon, the neighbourhood of Mary.la- Bonne was thrown into the greatest state of alarm, in consequence of an explosion taking place at the house of Mr. Hall, a gunsmith, in Upper Manla-Bonne street. It appeared; that Mr. Hall is a maker of the priming for percussion guns, and carried on such 1 business in the upper part of his house in the above street, and two youths, of the age of ten and twelve, were engaged in preparing such composition. Mr. Hall being from horns, had left the two youths and hit son at work in making the priming, which is composed of potash, charcoal, and sulphur. Mr. Hall, jun. went down stairs from the workshop, and was in the act of returning when the explosion took place. On his return into the room, he found the before mentioned boys lying on the floor, in a mass of blood ; every pane of gla ss , and part of Ise sashes, had been blown out ; the explosion, at this time, had extended itself round the room, tearing down the stone fire place, and actually taking the doors off the hinges; the force of it was so great, that the whole of the ceiling of the room underneath fell, and part of the windows on th estaircase was blown out. On examin ing the boys, one was found to be dead, and the other injured in so dreadful a manner, that in the e'vening he also died. There had been about five ounces of the priming in the room, and it is supposed that one of the boys was showing the other the quantity he bad made that day, when, the spark of the candle acci dentally falling on it, instantly caused it to blow up, there being at the time two ounces in another part I of the room. A Coroner's Inquest sat on the bodies yesterday evening, in the Surgery of Middlesex Hospital, before Mr. Sriataazo.—The first witness was Mr. Hall, who stated that the two boys; who were brothers, were in his employ : that he was absent the whole of Tuesday, and on his return at six in the evening, found a crowd around his door, and was informed on going in of the awful catastrophe. The boys had been employed in the composition of percussion powder into cakes.— This kind of gunpowder is equally as inflammable as common gunpowder with a spark. They had been two years in this branch of the business. The powder is intended to go off by a blow, or a spark. The room where they worked was not at any time locked against the boys or the workmen, but the boys were not generally allowed to be in the room only when the men were there the boys always left off work at dusk ; the day's work was given out.in the morning, and then taken. He employs two girls, one his daughter, and they are only aged 15 and 16. He believes it a common practice in the trade to employ children at such work. He is, however, of opinion that less caution had been used than generally is. Collinson HaU, jun. stated, he resided with his fa ther in Upper Mary-la-bonne-street ; was in the work room about 20 minutes before the accident. There was about eight ounces of inflammable matter in the room. Finding a candle, he had a right to suppose one or both of them must have taken it there. The candle was on a table, and appeared not at all affected by the explosion. The deceased boys were lying only a short distance from the table ; they were nearly together, and he is of opinion that they were both looking at it when it went off : he cannot say how it became ignited ; they had informed him that the work was finished, and it was put away: he told them to put it in a drawer. One of the deceased boys was out on an errand, the other boy was at his tea in the kitchen. He might have taken a candle without the witness's knowledge. They all went down to tea at a quarter past five o'clock : heard the explosion about 20 minutes after he left the room ; but cannot state how it occurred, only by conjecture. He went up immediately, but could not enter the room for the smoke. He brought one of them down stalls. They were both alive ; the youngest deceased was a very lively boy, and from the dreadful inju ries, kc. his body displayed, the witness believes he got out the powder. The servant girl proved that the youngest boy came up stairs without his candle, and she left a candle she had with him. She then quitted the room, and im mediately after she heard the explosion. They work at that part of the business which is not dangerous by candle-light. The CORONER then, adclressiag the Jury, remarked that the melancholy death of the boys was caused by accident, and none could have the slightest hesitation in saying that a great•cleal of incaution was displayed in admitting such children to perform such work. He considered such conduct as highly culpable. Mr. Thomas Wood, house-surgeon of Middlesex Hospital, was then called. He stated they were brought into the Hospital a little before six ; they were dreadfully burnt ; their deaths were caused by the accident. Alexander lived one hour, and John about two hours. No questions were asked them. They were ordered to be kept quiet. But faint hopes were entertained of their recovery : at first it was thought the youngest would live. The Jury then retired to view the bodies, which presented a most shocking spectacle. On the return of the Jury, The CORONER again addressed the Jury, and said, he earnestly hoped that from this awful circumstance I no parents would ever employ children for the future in so dangerous a business. The Foreman observed that he wished to retire with the Jury for ten minutes. The Jury accordingly re tired, and, on returning, the Foreman said that they had decided on their verdict, which was, " That the deceaseds' deaths were caused by the explosion of ful minating gunpowder."—Deodand 51. The CORONER immediately observed that they, he was afraid, could not levy any deodand—there was nothing to levy on : the gunpowder was all exploded, and, by law, they could not levy on anything but that which caused the death of the party. The Foreman said they only wished it ass caution; but, on the law being clearly laid down, they gave their verdict, leaving out the deodand. There was, on Monday, a large sale of saltpetre, consisting of 1,000 tons of the Hon. East India Com pany's, and 600 tons belonging to the private trade. —The extraordinary accounts from Verona has an effect on the value of this article, not inferior to that which it had on the Spanish Bonds, for it went off extremely brisk, and the prices advanced from 225. to 265, per cwt. being an improvement of full six teen per cent. .1 COURT OP ZENO'S RENCK—THIS DAV. - THIEVING .0 SUSANNAH WRIGHT. On the first sittleig of the Court this morning, Susan• nak Wright appeared opon the floor of the Court, and Mr. GURNEY moved the judgment upon her, for Publishing a blasphemous libel. It will be remembered that this defendant was tried at the Sittings before Term, held at Guildhall, and found guilty of publishing some of Carlile•s pamphlets. The CHIEF JUSTICE read his note, of the trial. The defendant, on being called on. proceeded to read from a large bundle of papers, the substance of which was certainly a kind of defence of blasphemy and sedition. She was repeatedly interrupted by the Court; but still proceeded to read language, every sentence of which grew stronger in blasphemy and sedition. Mr. Justice BAYLEY, interrupting her, desired her to confine her defence to the charge. The defendant persevered. The CHIEF JUSTICE again called on her to desist. She replied, "I must read my defence !" The CHIEF JUSTICE, after a moment's consulta. tion, committed her to Newgate, 'for contempt or Court, until the fourth day of nest Term, when he ordered her to be brought up for judgment ; ob serving, he hoped she would then be better advised. Is will be remembered, that she was one of Car lile's shopwomen, and published the - Republican. Mrs. Wright was accompanied by a little boy, about three years old. When she was stepping into a coach, accompanied by a tipstaff, she turned round to the crowd that was collected, and said, " Oh ! what a cause this is to go to Newgate for!" THE KING AGAINST SAMUEL WADDINGTON. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the judgment of the Court upon this defendant, for publishing a bias. phemous libel, called Palmer's Principles of Nature. - Waddington wished to read an affidavit. The CHIEF JUSTICE said he might, after he had read his notes of the trial. Waddington was satisfied, and The CHIEF JUSTICE proceeded to read the evi dence on the case. Waddington then han,!ed in an affidavit, the pur port of which was, for granting him a new trial, on the grouuds that the Jury ought not to have been Special, but a Petit Jury, and also that one of the witnesses was unworthy of belief. He also main tained that a new trial ought to have been granted him on the ground that he had nothing to do with the spout through which the publications were sold. His affidavit was put aside, and his objections were overruled. He was then asked whether he had any thing to offer in mitigation ? Waddington said he had not; but he had some thing to say why he should not be punished at all.— He then quoted several passages of Scripture on the subject of future punishments. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied, and addressed the Court in aggravation. The JUDGES then consulted for a few minutes, and Mr. Justice BAYLEY pronounced the judgment of the Court, which was, that the defendant should be imprisoned for twelve• months in the House of Cos. rection, Coldbath-fields ; and that, at the expiration of that time, he should find security for his good beha viour for five years—himself in £lOO, and tw•o sure ties to £5O each. IMPROVEMENT ON ADDISON'sCATo.—Every one is acquainted with that passage of ADDISON in his tra gedy of Cato--“ A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty is worth a whole eternity of bondage!" Liberty ap peared too cheaply estimated at this rate to a book seller in Sunderland, who, on the day of Mr. HUNT'S liberation, displayed a flag, on which was inscribed, 66 An hour's liberty is worth more than an eternity of bondage!" - - - - Between seven and eight o'clock, on Tuesday even ing, the house of Mr. l'owell, the sign of the Free mason's Arms, Suffolk-street, St. Pancras, was robbed of about two hundred and fifty sovereigns, and a quantity of halfpence. Last week the High Sheriff of Hants, R. SHEDDON, jun. Esq. on approaching London, was robbed of property to the amount of nearly 1001. from the boot behind his carriage, by some villains who are expert at this soh of robbery; and what makes it the more remarkable, the carriage was an open barouche, con taining four gentlemen, and travelling at a great rate. Clover may now be seen in full bloom in various fields in the neighbourhood of Nottingham. Bow4lllllL—Mr. YAM. of Covent-Garden Theatre, en tered the Office yesterday morning, hugging a large black and white poodle in his arms, and followed by a labouring man. After putting the dog down, and brushing of some of the hairs and dirt from his clothes, occasioned by the carrying of it, the case was laid before the Bench: that the labouring man had claimed the dog as his uncle's. Upon being questioned, although Mr. Yates declared he had much altered his appearance by fan- ' elfully clipping his coat, the man was ready to swear to it. Mr. Yates was then asked bow he came by the dog, when be replied ►y giving a guinea for him in Bond-street ; but it seems the seller was a man in the street, whom he could not now find. The Magistrates said they feared Mr. Y. had bought a guinea's worth of experience, through his indiscretion. As, howeter, it ii known that persons go about selling dogs, which, if purchased. are claimed as stolen by some confederate, the complainant was asked if he war a dog seller, but he denied it. Some of the officers, however, thought they recognized him as one of that class. Finally, the Magistrates declined ordering the dug to be given up till the uncle came forward. • Hazzon Gaanzw.—Yesterday I. Francis. the driver of a Pad dington stage, was davd 40s. for abusive language to Jahn Winter, Esq. of Fitzroy-square, in consequence of his refusing to pay more than 6d. for his conveyance fro the Bluecoat Boy, at Islington. ' Urnon HALL—Yesterday Was. Walaws , brought to the Office, under strong suspicion in the robbery and attempt to murder Mr., ' while travelling Prom Bradley to Leominster. Wee remanded till Mr. GUI could attend • ~~ 14 ° S. ' quence of his refusing rant Fitsroy-square to h and John Pickle Wore ion of being concerned r. Gin, on Fticiay last, ! Inger. The prisonefs • to identify Own.