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THE TREASURES (*THE DEEP.. BY MR& BEIVANS. TKOM THE NEW StONTHLY MAGAZINE TOE AVOCET• Whit hid'st thou in thy treasure-caves and cells? Thou hollow-sounding and mysterious main! • rale glistening pearls, and rainbow-intoned shells, • Bright things which gleam unreck'd of, and in vain, Keep, keep thy riches, melancholy sea, We ask not such from thee ! Yet more, till depths have more!—what wealth untold Far down, and shining through their stillness, lies ! Thou bast the starry gems, the bursting gold, Wuxi from ten thousand royal Argosies. Sweep o'er thy spoils ) thou wild and wrathful main ; Earth claims not these again! Yet more, the Depths have more !---thy waves have roU'd Above the cities of a world gone by ! Sand bath fill'd up the palace; of old, Sea-weed o'ergrown the halls of revelry ! Dash o'er them, Ocean ! in thy scornful play, Nan yields them to decay ! Yet more, the Billows and the Depths have more! Iligh hearts and brave are gather'd to thy breast I They hear not now the booming waters roar, The battle-thunders will not break their rest. Keep thy red gold and gems, thou stormy grave—. Give back the true and brave! Give back the low and lovely !—those for whom The place was kept at board and hearth so long ; The prayer went up through midnight's breathless gloom, And the vain yearning woke 'midst festal song ! Hold fast thy buried Isles, thy towers o'erthrown; But all is not thine qivn! To thee the love of woman hath gone down, Dark flow thy tides o'er manhood's noble head— O'er Youth's bright locks and Beauty's flowery crown ; Yet must thou hear a voice—Restore the dead ! Earth shall reclaim her precious things from thee, Restore the Dead, thou Sea ! LITERATUBE. NATOLI DISTLAYND, in 111111 MODE of .TEACHING TANGO:ION to MAN: -being a New and Infallible Method of acquiring Lan guages with unparalleled rapidity, deduced from the Analysis of the Human Mind. Adapted to the French. By N. G. Dufief Fifth Editiod. Considerably improved and enlarged, 2 vols. Bvo. pp. 1284. London, 1822. If the patronage of his Majesty, George the Fourth —if the extensive adoption of a system throughout the Whole of the United Empire—if its application in France—if four successive Editions have been sold in. as many years, and a fifth has been called for—if these circumstances can be evidence in favour of a sys tem', Mr. Dufief possesses it in favour of " Nature Dis played, in her Mode of Teaching Language to Man." But it is not to one quarter of the globe, even, that Mr. Dithers system has been confined. In the United States of America, where the French language is as generally studied as in England, Mr. Dufiers work has been found the best for facilitating its acqui sition. A wot k that has excited so much interest in the parent State, could scarcely fail of communicating some portion of it to our Colonies ; and hence we find, that the School Society of Calcutta, in one of their reports state, that " adverting to the uncommon • merit of the work, and considering its dissemination as calculated to produce just ideas on the subject of school books, and as furnishing an admirable model for the preparation of many, they have encouraged a proposed republication in Calcutta." The chief object in Mr. Dufiers work, is to enable persons to acquire not merely a mechanical know ledge of the French language, but all its peculiari ties, with as much facility as they would do in the best schools in France, where the French language alone was spoken. In order to do this, he has dis carded the " bookish theory of the schools," and re turned to nature's rules. It .would far exceed our limits to enter into an analysis of Mr.Dufiers system, which, if it does not possess the perfection which its enthusiastic author claims for it, is admirably calcu lated to aid, to the most unlimited extent,the diffusion of education. We ought to add, that Mr. Dufief's work is not a mere vocabulary or grammar, but em braces a whole course of French education, adapted to a system which the author has devoted twenty years of his life to mature. Mr. Dufief applies, in a very extraordinary manner, his acquaintance with the phi losophy of the human mind to the purposes of edu cation, and this is the great chat m of his system. rop.ussa Taus and ROSIANCSA of the NORTNERN NATIONS. In 5 vuls. 850. If the Germans be not actually, as the editor of these volumes supposes, the " authorised historians of Satan in all his varieties of name and attribute," they must at least be allowed to exceed all other terrestrial beings in their intimate acquaintance with the life and adventures of the sooty King.-L We may say of the collection before us what it might be impertinent to say s.f any Other work,that it is devilishly amusing. The Tales make no pretension to be picteres of - human nature or human manners ; but relate entirely to beings of unearthly mould, sprites, fairies, vampires, hobgoblins, &c. The selec tion has been made with great judgment and taste, from the works of the most celebrated German wri ters of fiction ; and the translations, which we pre sume are by different hands, are executed in a very popular style. We were particularly pleased with .The Spectre Barber, by Nlusaus ; it is quite a feast to the imagination ; but indeed there is scarcely a Tale or Romance in the collection which is not so. We recommend them warmly to all lovers of light and romantic reading. LORD BYRON.—(Extract of a letter dated Genoa, June 21, 1823):—" It is currently reported here, that Lord BYRON, with his friend Captain HAY, the Gentleman who was wounded at the Pisa-gate about twelve months ago, Captains WRIGHT, ROBRRTS, and TRELAWNEY, with the three Counts GANBA I are about to embark for Greece. His Lordship's yacht, the Belliva, has already sailed with ammunition and medicines, and a brig, now lying hercis chartered to carry him and suit."—Freesnates Dublin Journal. ' The Original death-warrant of King CHARLES I. With all .cue signatuies of the Regicides in d perkct state, is at this time in the possession of the Rev. D. TunNER, of Norton-le-Moors, in Staffordshire. ' INQUEST ON EL VA ANTHONY. This Inquest was resumed on Saturday, wheu the following evidence was adduced i Mary Johnson was swot n.—Slie stated that she is a widow, and lives as Servant with Mr. Boyce Cumbe, in New Bosweitcourt, Carey-street; the deceased was her daughter by her first husband, and lived in Sherrard-sweet;Golden-square, with a Man named William Briton Dyson. They cohabieed . together as man and wife, but were nqt marria Deceased had lived as bar-maid at Mr. Wood's, the Union Tavern, in Air-street, Piccadilly, where Dyson was waiter, but had left her place between three and four months, since whiCh she had lived with Dyson up to Saturday last. She was twenty years of age, having completed her twentieth year on the £sth March last. Before she quitted her service, Dyson asked witness's consent is marry the deceased, which she refused, as they bad no prospect of being able to support a fa mily. About two months afterwards, Dyson sent a note to witness, desiring her to call at the Plough Inn, Carey-street . , whither she went accordiagly, and there saw Dyson and the deceased together. This note was put in and read. The following is a copy: " Dear Madame-.-As I consider myself the cause of the un pleasantness that subsists between you and your daughter, under that impression should be happy could I gain your pardon for so unintensionly offending you. Should it be your pleasure to see Eliza, she would bee 'very happy. We wait at the Plough, Karr street, and join in respectful love to you. W. and P.ttss Woos." Mr. Jefreys, of 23, Clarges-street, Piccadilly, sur-. geon, said, he was one of the persons who opened the body of the deceased, and requested that he might be examined now, as it was inconvenient to him to be kept in waiting. The Coroner asked how he came to open the body without proper authority for so doing, and before it had been seen by the Jury? Mr. Jeffreys said, he was desired by Mr. Weod to attend for that purpose, and it was at the desire of the mother of the deceased ; and, as he understood at the time, by the consent of the Coroner. Mrs. Johnson was again called in, and in answer to questions from Mr. Jeffreys, stated, that she did tell him she wished the body to be opened, in order to ascertain whether the deceased was pregnant or not, and that the Coroner had authorised it to be done. She thought the mote which she had received from Mr. Wood was an authority for that purpose. The note alluded to .was produced by Mrs. John son, and read as follows: " J. Wood wishes to inform Mrs. Johnson that Mr. Jeffreys and Mr. Harding will be at Chelsea at half-past ten o'clock this morning, to open the body, when you are requested to be there to give them authority. Of course you have informed Mr. Combs that the Coroner's Jury will set on the body at one o'clock.—Your's respectfully, " J. WOOD. " Friday, half-past seven o'clock." Mr. Wood was then called, and, on being ques tioned as to this matter, said, that on hearing of the bedy being found, he applied to Mr. White, the Ma gistrate of -Queen-square, to know what was to be done ; and was by him informed that he ought to apply to Mr. Stirling, the Coroner for the district in which the body was found. He then went to Clerk enwell, for the purpose of seeing Mr. Stirling, and being shewn into an office, which he presumed to be Mr. Stirling's, he spoke to a clerk whens he saw there, who told him that Mr. Stirling lived at Battersea, and that the beadle of Chelsea would give the proper notice at Mr. Stirling's house. He then told the clerk that it was the wish of the mother that the body should be opened, and as the clerk neither made any objection, nor intimated in any manner that it would be improper, he procured the attendance of Messrs. Jeffreys and Harding for that purpose, and hoped he had not done wrong in pursuing that course, to which he had been prompted solely by motives of kindnesi towards the mother.of the deceased. The Coroner and Jury expressed themselves per fectly satisfied with the explanation that had been given, from w4ich it was evident that the parties had acted through mistake, and from no improper motives. Mr. Jeffreys was then sworn, and deposed that he opened the body of the decea sed with the assistance of Mr. Harding. The face and head were much swollen, black, and disfigured. He was of opinion that the blackness and swelling of the face and head was the consequence of external violence committed previous to the death of the deceased. There were no other marks of violence on the body that be could discover. He had doubt on his Mind that she died of suffocation. There were no wounds on the head that he observed; nor any other marks of violence but the contusions on.the face. Had often seen bo dies of drowned persons. Mr. John Harding examined.--I am a surgeon, living in King -street, Golden-square. I opened the body of the deceased. I found it exactly as described by the last witness. I considered that the marks on the face were caused by contusion previous to death. The deceased was pregnant, between the fifth and sixth month. The cause of death; in my opinion, was suffocation by drowning. Mr. Gaskell.-1 re-opened the body this morning. I found appearances similar to - what has been de scribed s the body in a high state of pdtrefaction ge nerally. I feel no doubt she died from suffocation. I saw no reason for believing that external violence had been applied. I examined the head very parti cularly where there was the appearance of bruises, but I found no indication of eatravasation of blood. I consider the blackness of the face wassuch as would be found under any circumstances of drowning, after having been so long in the water. I have been often examined on these occasions. The appearance was similar to what I have always remarked. Samuel Wilson, of N 0.7, King's Head-yard, Lam beth, examined—l am a waterman. On Saturday afternoon I was plying at Westminster-bridge. A woman (Mrs. Bell) came and said she wanted a waterman. This was about two o'clock. She was asked if she wasted a boat? She said " No, she came to ask whether any person had seen anything of a young woman.that was drowned ?" I asked her if she was certain she was drowned ? She said" Yes, she knew that by the person that was with her." I asked her how it , happened? She said that the young man walked into the water to drown himself, and that the young woman ran down the steps and went into the water after him, and he stood in the water and saw her float away. He called for assistance, but could not obtain any. I told her it was a strange way ofshewing his attachment, for the man to stand in the water and see her float away. - I asked her where the girl's mother was? She told me and I sent to the mother, and she came down in the even ing. The mother told me where Dyson lived, and Ile was apprehended the sane night. Mrs. Bell rc• A quettel, when the body was found, that it might be conveyed to a private room, 2nd she would pay all expenses. There were five watchmen onWestrninster btWge, who must have heard any one call out. George Salloway, another waterman, deposed, that he, plied at Vauxhall-bridge. Left his boat at West minster-bridge at 11 o'clock on Friday night. When he came at a quarter before seven next morning, he missed his boat, and on looking round he found she was fast to another boat about 150 yards from where he had left her, higher up the river. In the bolt he saw a bonnet, with pink ribbons. The boat was in a very dirty condition, as if two persons had been struggling in it. The paint was scratched very much. The bonnet had not been wetted. There was nn mark of blood. The bonnet was put in carefully, and not by accident. It seemed as if it had been concealed. [ hlr.Wood, the master of the deceased, said the bon net was the same she wore when she lived with him.] At one o'clock it was impossible for any person going out of witness's boat to have been drowned, unless they shoved her into deep water. JAn Ray, watchman to the Speaker of tlie House of Commons, stated that on the morning of Satur day, between one and two o'clock, he heard " Mur- 1 der" cried out two or three different tines. The voice seemed to proceed from near the bridge. Could dis cern a person among the boats. Sonic boats were afloat, and some not. The yoke proceeded from the boats. When he looked he could see a person in a boat; this person was paddling about in the water with a scull or an oar; could not see which. After witness heard the cry of " Murder" three or fr times, the same voice, to the best of his belief, et out " Eliza, Eliza, my dear r It was a man's voice. Witness was about three hundred yards off. After that there was a cry of " Help, help !" several times; the same voice. It was from the boat the voice came. Witness was locked in, and could not go to the per son. He did not like to make an alarm to disturb the Speaker. Frances Hopkins.—Lodged with Mrs. Bell, at No. 137, Jermyn-street. Witness did not know Dyson, but bad seen him ; first saw him on Friday night week, after twelve o'clock. Witness and Mrs. Bell went to - bed about twelve o'clock, and they had been asleep, when they were awakened by the ringing of the bell; they were sleeping in the attic. Mrs. Bell slipped on her gown, and went down to the door and let Dyson in. He stayed but a few minutes. He was quite dry at that time. About two o'clock the bell rang again, and Mrs. Bell went down, and came up to the room again with Dyson, who seemed very un happy. When witness got up, she saw that Dyson's clothes were wet. He kept saying " Poor Eliza! my poor Eliza!" and when Mrs. Bell asked him to change his clothes, he said it did not matter whether he changed them or not. William Williams sworn.—The deceased lodged at No. 12, in Sherrard-street, which belongs to wit ness. Mr. Dyson took the lodgings on the 17th of May, and introduced deceased there as his wife: they were both extremely orderly and well-behaved peo ple, and he believes very honest. On Saturday even ing, about half-past eight, Dyson called, and said Eliza was drowned at Westminster-bridge. He gave a very confused account, saying he could not get her out, for there were no oars in the boat, but only some bits di" stick, with which he paddled, and called out " Help," and " Murder!" Eliza appeared not at all depressed in spirits when she went away. Mr. J. Wood, of the Union Tavern, Air-street, Piccadilly, sworn.—Deceased lived with witness as bar-maid about five years, and left his service about the middle of April last. The latter part of the time Dyson was in witness's employ as waiter; he came on the 19th of last December. Deceased went away in April, and - Dyson about three weeks after her. Witness lost sight of both of them after they left his service. On the day of Dyson's quitting witness's service, Mrs. Bell, the deceased, and Dyson met to gether in Mary-la-bonne-street, and the deceased ran to witness's house; Mrs. Bell followed her, and, in a great rage, called her all manner of bad names, and said Dyson was her lawful husband, and that the deceased was keeping him away from her. Mrs. Bell used much bad language, with violent gestures and threats. A great concourse gathered about the house, and witness went out and endeavoured to get Mrs. Bell to go away about her business. He did not see Mrs. Bell strike the deceased. Dyson took his hat, and they all three went away together. Elizabeth Bell sworn.—She is a single woman, living at N 0.137, Jermyn-street. She knows William Briton Dyson; has known him four years. They had cohabited together, but not for some time past. They lived very comfortably together, till he went to Mr. Wood's, where he met with the deceased, and she believes that to have been the cause of their dis agreement and separation. Witness was much dis tressed about his intimacy with the deceased, and tried to prevent it as much as the could, but she could not. She recollects meeting the deceased in the street, and following her to Mr. Wood's house. Before that time the deceased had called on witness; she believes 'it was by the desire of Dyson that she should call and sit with witness, and she did so. Dyson explained to witness the nature of his connexion with deceased, and begged that if she came, witness would - nor say anything to hurt her feelings. She therefore allowed her to sit with her, and although they were not very friendly together, they did not quarrel on that occa sion.. Meeting the deceased in the street, she' guar relied with her, but never threatened her. Witness afterwards went to see them, and they complained of being greatly distressed, and having nothing to sub sist on but what ;hey could raise by pawning their clothes. Witness then gave them half a crown, and continued to visit them, seldom missing a day. He spoke in a very confused manner respecting the ca tastrophe on Friday night. He said they were stand ing in a boat, and he found himself suddenly in.the water: he could not tell how: it was deep water, and he rose and looked round for. Eliza, and he thought he saw her in the boat, and made towards it; when lie got there, she was gone, and he got into the boat, and presently afterwards saw het in the stream. He said he tried to row after her, but he could not ; and he called opt " Murder!" and" Help !" two or three times. His clothes were wet, and he had been over head in water. William Briton Dyson, the man with whom the deceasedcohabited, and who has been all the week in custotly, on. suspicion of having murdered the un fortutrate girl, was then brought in. He stared wildly . ' round the room as he entered, ; an d 'o n seat i n g hinsselt • in the witness' chair,'tnrned hi; eyes gradually o n . each of the persons sitting round him. The Coroner saictto him—e The Gentlemen are in. dined to give you an opportunity of saying anythi ng you may think fit ; but at the same time it is my duty to advise you, that yon arc not oblieed to say anything unless yoti think proper, nor to answer any questions you may tliiiik fit to decline, or which T oe may suppose have a tendency to criminate yours.rlf." The prisoner said, " Gentlemen, I am perfectly at your pleasure to answer any questions you think pro. per to put. Knewing trwelf innocent, and relying oh my re.vn conscience, I leave myself entirely to the mercy of Gon and my country." Ife then proceeded to state to the Coroner as follows:—I did lodge at Mr. Williams's, 11, Sherrard-street; Golden-square, and am a waiter. The deceased and myself cohabited' together as man and wife, thotegh we were n t mar. tied. I have also cohabited with Mrs. Bell, het she is not my wife. We were all three together, in the" course of the day, on 'Friday week, the 25th July.- The deceased and I were to quit our lodgings on due day. I left the lonise' with Eliza thrZt evening ; f' think about nine o'clock. We left the h ouse together, and proceeded by her desire to the Haymarke t Theatre. We remained there till the performanc e was over,. and then we both went to Je rm y n - street together. The young Woman walked further on,. while I stopped and, rang the bell at Mrs. Bell's lodg. ing, 'as she had made me promise that I would see her again that night. She asked me where the unfo c , tnnate young woman that is drowned was, as shehad appointed to sleep there that night? I had requested Eliza to do so, ,but could not per/ail on her. I then left Jermyn-street with Eliza, and we walked down the Haymarket to Westminster-bridge. We we nt down the left hand side of the bridge, and stood there a short time talking, and then walked under the arch to the other side. She then got into a boat, and I followed her. We were some time in the boat, talk. ing to each other; I then was standing on one side of the boat, she, I believe, was leaning on me, to the best of my recollection. I suddenly found myself in the water; I struggled to try to see whether she wa s i n the water, but I could not see her. I was not able to swim. I never could swim in my life. By struggling towards what I supposed to be the young eoman in the water, I found it was the boat, and got hold of the side, and got in. Looking round, and not finding the young woman there, I then supposed she had fell in ; I called for help several times ' Help ! help!' and ' Murder, murder!' several times, ..nd ' Help!' again. I then listened, but did not hear anything in the water; but I presently saw something above the water that I supposed to be the young woman. I then cried, ' Eliza,.my dear!' (Here the prisoner became greatly agitated, and 'his utterance for some seconds was completely choaked ; a convulsive sob relieved him, and he then proceeded)--I tried to per the boat to get towards her with one of the things they use to row the boat with, but my strength from agitat;on was not sufficient; I could not get the boatel I wished it to go. She had disappeared again below the water, and then I saw her again a second time. I could not get near her with the boat, and she appeared to sink under the water directly.' I dropped down the piece of wood I had in my hand, and prayed to GOD to save her life. Here the agitation of the prisonerbo came extreme. He rose.from his seat, and stretching out his hands, stared wildly round, gasping for breath. Some water having been given to him, he resumed: I was then some time in that manner, and could MI I get the boat to the side of the water to get out of it. When I got out of the boat; I came tip the stairs as far as the end of the bridge. I saw a man, appal rend y intoxicated, and a dirty-looking woman orgid. I looked at him, and seeing he appeared in liquor, I did not inform him what had happened, but went straight away to the house where Mrs. Bell lodged, and rang at her bell. I was some short time . wanitig for her to answer the bell, during which time a per son, who lodged in the house, .same with a key and unlocked the door. I walked in. The watchman case. from the other side of the street, and the person wise opened the doe& appeared not to know me. ; looked round, and told them my name was These. I then went up stairs, and met Mrs. Bell on chestnut, coming down to answer the door. I told her par' Eliza was no more, and begged her to go to bet mother. On second recollection I thought she coull not get to her mother at that time of the morning. Later in the morning• she went to Eliza's mother, and I remained in the room till she came back. Soot little time after she came back ; it was time for the young person who slept with Mts. Bell to get IP; and I went outside the room door for the young ps• son to dress herself. When I came in, Mrs. Bell N. quested me to take off my wet clothes, and puts . some dry. I asked her, if she supposed, after what had happened, that dry clothes could be of sr, comfort to me ? By her still persuading me,l pa off my wet clothes, and put on a dry shirt, and Fet into bed. I there remained some time in bed, dal which Mrs. Bell went oat. I then got up and Moo myself, and went to Mr. Williams's, where st 10 lodged, and then went back,_ and about nine kW the mother, with this gentleman (Weal the A* came and took me into custody.—ln answerere . question from a Juryman, which he was =Dr! not to answer unless he chose, he said, that they PI both resolved to make away with themselves " wanted to deter her from it, but was deteraussi • 0 do it myself, as I was out of employ, and had trotior i money nor means to procure any to support es. ' I . wrote on a piece of paper, to put into my pockets"' I intended to drown myself, and left it, by amid.. ...t . on the table. She got it and read it: and by ! means she found I was determined to ma:easily% myself, and she took the same respution, aeito not be turned from it." elosai if The room was cleared, and after being _,..,.. about an hour and a half, the Jury returnesis gsm';', of " Wilful Murder against William Briton 0 . 7 411 Theverdict was instantly announced to tbe 0 1111 ± who replied in a firmer tone than he had !lithe:meo w in, " Now I am quite content." The CORONER issued his warrant of comoisli al and the prisoner was take n back to T . , prison, where he will remain for removal's , to be tried. The prisoner has been sunk is thr7., state of despondency the whole time he ht,siow custody, and has been-kept constantly . to present self-destruction , which he fr . tunes attempted. , 1. LONDON: 'rintelt3nd pteklistrivlby.L flue, Tearytr-liar. N -4.1 r . 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