Star. — London, England, 1822-04-15 00:00:00

( N 'f said, " Everyeatortion is an actual trespass, and an action of trespass will lie against a man for frighten ing another out of his money. If a man will make use of process of law to terrify another out of his money, it is such a trespass as an indictment will lie for ; and there was judgment for the Crown, though the indictment did not aver the innocence of the party threatened. In an anonymous case, reported in 12 Modern Reports, 602, the same illustrious Judge fined' a party who had .compromised a public indictment, and took expressly the distinction between public and private wrongs. In the case of Collins r. Blantern, 2 Wilson, 347, the same doctrine was sup ported. The next instance he should rely on was that of a man named Wardell, from whom 571. had been taken as the costs of two indictments preferred against him by the Association--a sum far beyond any costs that could be awarded on taxation. We now • began to see daylight thrown on the real intentions of the pro jectors—of this bankrupt Commissioner and Attor: ney in no large practice—who thus extorted not only concessions and oaths, but money. How . many be sides these had thus purchased theist repose, it was impossible to ascertain. .Nor was this all: severities such as the public functionaries would disdain to em-, ploy were used against defendants—to soften them, no doubt, into compliance by those potent instru ments imprisonment and prison-fare. Mr. Thelwall, for example, learned by accident that he was in dicted : his Solicitor, on the Friday, sent a letter to Mr. Murray, couched in the most gentlemanly terms, stating that his client was ready with sufficient bail, and requesting that he might not be harassed unne cessarily by an arrest. To this Mr: Murray, wrapped up in his own self-importance, did not vouchsafe an answer. On Saturday evening, Mr. Hayward, the Solicitor for Mr. Thelwall, learned that a warrant was issued, and informed the officer that he was provided with bail to whom no exception could be made—Sir Richard Phillips and Mr. Adams, of Dean-street, Soho—one of whom could have given security for a hundred times the sum required. On Monday for mal notice of these bail for Wednesday was given to Mr. Murray ; yet this man, resolving not to wave a drop of blood or an ounce of flesh, sent a bailiff that very night to Brixton, where Mr. Thelwall resided, and arrested him in the midst of his family and pu pils: he remained that night in custody : the next day he attended before Mr. Justice Holroyd with his bail, but Murray was not there, and the Learned Judge, with great kindness, appointed a meeting for five in the afternoon at his house, when the bail was taken. Mr. Dolby was nearly accepting the Society's terms. They required him, among other concessions, to stipulate not to publish any work that they should deem improper. To this.most extraordinary stipu lation Dolby objected, and asked how he could know what he might sell—for example, Cobbett's Register? Here Mr. Murray wisely drew back ; for it was im possible to predict on which side Mr. Cobbett might write six months from any period, or from week to week. At length, however, Mr. Dolby was ready to sub mit, and all appeared to be settled ; when some one put his head into the room where they were, and called Murray out, who, on his return, said that the negotiations could go no further. Of a man named Turner it would be shewn, that 1.:24 was. demanded for costs, and that the prosecution was carried on upon his refusal to pay. Was not this a proof of a conspiracy to use legitimate process for unjust and corrupt purposes? Who were the parties claiming these new prerogatives? Sharpe had avowed himself the libeller of a distinguished person in the City : and though the maxim " Set a thief to catch a thief" might be very just in the lower departments of the law, it could hardly he applied to its higher officers. He should neither select this man nor Murray to fill the station of Attorney or Solicitor-General, or to perform the delicate task of guarding the person and character of the Sovereign. If they were suffered thus to proceed, they would soon become the virtual licensers of the press. Supposing other men, sit u acted by their impunity, should associate to put other classes of laws in action—one Society protecting the Customs, another the Excise, a third prosecuting all offences against one favoured class of society—we should be reduced to a state of distraction and wretchedness such as no country ever yet groaned under ! Had they subscribed in aid of the Consti tuted Authorities, to bear the burden of prosecutions instituted by the Attorney-General, and relieved their impevirished country from the burden of legal ex penses, or even to procure information and lay it be fore the proper officer, they would have incurred no censure. But when they usurped the great functions of the Crown—when they libelled Government by their conduct as no Government ever was libelled be fore—when they strove to displace that leniency which was a Government's truest safeguard—:when they strove to awaken animosities by prosecuting all that the wisdom of Ministers had passed over, and which their prurient imaginations deemed seditious; they were attempting to destroy the most sacred bond between the Government and the people. He would now add no more : some of the charges which he should substantiate must compel the defendants to call witnesses, who would give him an opportunity of replying. The signature of Mr. Sharpe to a printed copy of the circular letter, addressed on behalf of the Asso ciation to Magistrates, and to the affidavit made to procure the warrant for the apprehension of Atkinson, were proved, and the documents read in evidence. James Atkinson was then called, and on his exa mination by Mr. DENMAN, gave the following evi dence :—I am a bookseller, and live in London-road, St. George's-fields. On the 23d March last year, I was arrested, as about five o'clock in the afternoon, and taken first to Serjeant's Inn Coffee-house, and afterwards to kemp's Lock-up-house, in Serle's-place, where I passed the night. The next day 1 was brought before the Lord Chief Justice at his chambers. I was then accompanied by my bail, Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Fussey, and found Mr. Murray, and Mr.Gilibons, the officer who had taken me into custody Gibbons said that he knew me and my bail, and the Lord Chief Justice observed that he saw no objection to their being immediately taken. Mr. Murray said that ' he must have 48 hours notice of bail. His Lordship said that he thought no notice was necessary; and that, if any were required, 24 hours' notice would suffice. Mr. Murray replied that the prosecutor must have 48 hours' notice ; and on this I was committed to Hcrrsenrenger-lane Jail. I went to prison with - Mr. Gibbons in a hackney-coach t the fare of which I paid myself. I remained Pre days WOO 34 tat the et•tahahle dank kr Max -" Mat.* IFIMIS awful" sn there-I ag g o ii• ghtest evidence to affect Mm. it appearing that the Yore, see emitter of esseriti,lbet die tura ware to be rid. 114 . p_i_ration of which, on a Monday t=a, gok l an wr to tom wa Site two dem www4got witness sarottoosd a person taken for him was Mr. Pate, a Gentleman at and au, hat aft. m o ney seed a p re po sers aini e s s , b o a rt .y e need i the liar.. _ As to the Association, he was hound to Union-Hall, what . I entered int. - Idler paying 1 4 *. as s fin. On the his havinrk copied vas. The smug was paid Wilma any bill ' say, that an Association for the proseantion of libel. was set at liberty evening of the Thursday, after 'earibeetstion, I seas heil soltsd Cr°assnin te i ; ont—mr. warden in net in town. He lioos 'kind seditious works was not iq itself an unlawful when Mr. Murnl St die ante for his aeon% am witness Mad sorry i shamed Association; but if, that being their professed object, Y , at a stationer's in Wood - s• Mr. Murray they made their 'Association a means of extorting reason to Mow that Mr. Wardell did net emerge Mr.. Murray and a person whom I have heard was Mr. Clarke, but whom I do not know to be SO named, cisme in, and with any estardon in Ms charges. bale lucre , or for other illegal purposes, whatever a t 'said that they had been at m y butte lifter me. I went • Thomas Dothr• a bookseller in the Strand, went, on the ma ' proferled object might be, such an Association would with them in a hackneykostch to my home. Murray jceoermpania solicitor,prob7eutioniatit institut ed ut Mr. Nettle fold, b!tothl‘eir. NIT" ac with be illegal ; and if the. motives of the present defend. aisid that I must give up all the political books I had, office, where seine conversation passed. Mr. Murray said he ache sficeld appear to be a desire to extort from info and sign an agreement to sell no move in future. I was desirous of getting at the author of the publication, the sub- viduals that money and their goods, instead of a pro. said that I had none; they said.l had, and-they would jeer of prneectstion. After some copretsation, Mr. Murray a?: secution for libel, they had been guilty of an unless.. drive the touch to the door of the house where they I:ll l L li ne tn to mit re t !,:rain thedzirsri:tion,nanwdasas appointed, W et ful act. - His Lordship then read the evidence which would be found. They checked the coach at the door of which witness and M ; r. Ne t :dead again tttended. lie a related to the difennit cases, and observed, that is a man named Baker; I said they were not there, but at said he could not give up the actual writer of the article in clues. each Cafe tile only individual actively concerned was Mr. Fussey's, to whom I had given them as wastepaper. twit, but he was ready to give up the editor and proprietor of Mr. Murray. The conduct of Mr. Murray, as I*: We went to Mr. Fussey's, and brought the papers th wo er d b no lic t at an ion sw in r w i l h dch it had appeared. 11 1 r. 24 1 1; e . t i t il e u f r o zy c sai i.e d d thatth garded Mr. Thelwall, was not so courteous as it might from thence to my house. There was among them case of Wright and e Co u b it het uri t t , in ose Which the:Chief Justice had hch e l have been, and as his Lords& p could have fsvidt i t one copy, and only one, of Carlile's "New Yea r s Ad- that the editor and proprietor might be prosecuted, althouth tie to have been ; still he had only done what the lave dress to the Reformers," on 'which the prosecution actual writer was not known. This seemed to satisfy 'Ur. allowed. His Lordship concluded with leaving it se: - • - and Murray. A meeting was appointed, and took place that even- the Jury to say, whether the charges in the iudktz • in - _ _ te r Tray. ing. A paper of terms was drawn up, and was In the hands of Mr. Nettlefold, and witness believed, afterwards returned to Mr. lli:urray. (Mr. Murray here produced suck a paper as that al luded to, but witness said it was not the lame). The terms were not carried into effect. Mr. Nettlefold said, Mr. Murray read the terms from a paper in his own hand, and kept it. Thomas Dolby recalled.—The terms were, that witness should give up the entire stock of the offensive publication, and express contrition fur having sold it, and enter. into engagements not to sell any publication which the Society might deem offensive.— Upon this last condition witness said he considered it extremely oppressive, and as requiring some little time for consideration ; he did not know what they might deem offensive; and be parti cularly mentioned Cobbetes Register. Mr. Murray replied, he could not take on himself to say what witness might sell, but he must take care not to sell any t hi ng wtuse which was seditious. An other condition was, that should pay all expenses, and toter into recognizance for two years. To this last condition also witness objected, and Mr. Murray observed he could under take to say that, if the Society were satisfied with witness's con duct, the recognizance would be put an end to in id: months.— At this period a Gentleman came into the room and called Mr. Murray out. After an absence of ten minutes he returned, and said be was sorry the negotiations had gone on so far, as a cir cumstance had occurred which prevented its going on. Cress-examined by Mr. 'frxust..—Did not recollect the /Wield Dictionary being mentioned In the course of the discus sions had not bound himself not to publish certain works, but she wegociation implied that in future he would use more caution. Qa Meese a party to the negotiations if they did not originate with hr. lie believed one number of the Political Dictionary l iras published pending the negnciation ; it consisted of three numbers; he could not recollect if all the three were published during that period; he should decline giving any answer to the question whether he was, or was not, the publisher of the 'Weikel Dictionary. Mr. Nettlefold corroborated the testimony of the last witness as to the negotiation carried on by him with Mr. Murray; the application originated with the witness at the desire of Mr: Dolby. The agreement was, that Dolby should plead guilty, and enter into recognizance not to publish any seditious publi cation for two years, pay the costs, sign a declaration of contri tion for having published the paper in question, and the Society to use this acknowledgment as they thought fit. Witness con sidered the negotiations as completed, when unfortunately Mr. Jones put his head in at the door. Mr.. Murray went out for a few moments, and on his return paced the room two or three times, and then said the prosecution must go on, and• in a few days after Dolby was again taken into custody. Mr. Murray assigned no reason for breaking off the negotiation. John Lindsay Turner is a printer; had a prosecutioh pre ferred against him by the Association, and went to Mr. Murray by the advice of the Treasurer of the Association, the late Al derman RothwelL Mr. Murray 'said, if witness wished the prosecution to be quashed, he must pay the expenses, and give up such publications as might be deemed of a seditious nature, enter into recognizances to perform these stipulations. Witness asked what the expenses would be.? and he said £25 or £26. Witness said he must consider, an d would call the next day ; he called the next day, and remonstrated with Mr. Murray on the hardship of his case, be bring only the seller, and not the pub lisher; and not ma k ing any impression on Mr. Murray, he left him, and was soon after taken into custody by the tipstaff, kept one night, and on the following day,taken to the Court of King's Bench, and admitted to baiL In September witness was again arrested: that was after the present indictment was found. - Cross-examined by Mr. Aootruus.—Kept a bookseller's shop in Aldersgate-street. Richard William Heyward was attorney to Mr. Thelwall in Ad), 1821, anti on the 27th of April he wrote a letter to Mr. Murray,u informing him, that as he understood an indictment bad been preferred against Mr. Thelwall, he wished to state that he was prepared with ball ; and to prevent unnecessary vexation to Mr. Thelwall, he would request an answer on the subject.— lie received no answer to this letter, but Gibbons, the tipstaff, called on witness in the evening. This was on Saturday, and on Monday witness gave notice of bail. On the Tuesday, about five o'clock, witness saw Mr. Murray at Mr. Justice Hoiroyd's chambers. Several persons were present, and amongst them Sir Richard Phillic he a i n v d , Mr. Adams, who tendered themselves as ball for Mr. aIL Mr. Murray objected that there had not yet been 48 hours notice. Witness stated, that the names of these persons had been given to Gibbons, the tipstaff, on the Saturday evening, 'and also mentioned to the Learned Judge the letter which he had written, and to which he had received no answer. Mr. Justice Holroyd said, he thought no objection should be made to time. Mr. Murray then objected to the suf ficiency of the bail, but they were afterwards accepted. Mr. Thelwall.—Lives at North Brixton. First learnt that an indictment had been preferred against him from a paragraph in a newspaper. He communicated this to his Solicitor, Mr. Hey ward, who advised him to rest quiet, and ascertain the fact. This was done on Friday, the 27th of April, and Mr. Heyward wrote on that day to Mr. Murray. On the Monday following. whilst at dinner with his wife, daughter, and pupils, he was ar rested. The officer behaved in the most respectful manner, per mitting the witness to go to his own office in the Strand; here he remained till evening, when he was taken to a lock-up-house in Serle's-place, and remained in custody till he was the following day admitted to bail by Mr. Justice Holroyd. The indictments against the several parties were then put in. Mr. James Harmer Attorney, has had considerable practice in Criminal Courts. On looking at these particular cases, and at the costs charged in each, he considered the charges as much too high.—This closed the case for the proiecution. Mr. GURNEY then addressed the Jury on the part of the four defendants, who were charged with usurping the authority of the King, and with con spiring to wring from unfortunate individuals not only their money but their goods, and that by means of a perversion of the law. Ile should not occupy the Court or Jury . an hour in discussing the right of individuals to institute public prosecutions, since such was the law, and if these Gentlemen had, in their judgment, felt it right to institute these prosecutions, they certainly had a right to do it.— He then proceeded to contend that these associations had existed from the Revolution down to the present time, and instanced that of the reign of William and Mary for the support of religion and morality, in which the greater part of the nobility of the kingdom were members. The Society for the Suppression of Vice, in our day, had been productive of the greatest good to society at large. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to• comment on the several cases now brought forward,. and the evidence by which they were supported. The charge cif conspiracy, he con tended, had not been made out to have the slightest foundation as regarded any one of the defendants; and observed, 1w sat down fully confident of having a verdict in favour of all the parties. • The CMS! JUSTICE proceeded to sum up the evi dence, and to comment on the case, and observed in the outset, that .as to Mr. Clark, there was•not•the was founded. They- were taken into my Parlour an. unpacked, when the parties said that they were all violently seditious, and some very nearly approach ing to high treason. Murray and the other Gentle man said that Kingston Assizes were at hand ; they would go there and prefer a Bill, on which I should most probably be convicted and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a heavy fine. In conse quence of whet they said, I gave up all the papers, which they packed up and took in a coach, accom panied by Bradshaw. The next morning, about seven o'clock, before I was up, a person came on horseback to my house and delivered a message. In consequence of this message, I went with Bradshaw to the Lord Chief Justice's chambers in Serjeant's Inn, where we met Mr. Murray. He shewed me the list of the books taken from me, and asked if they were all I had? I said yes; he said I must make an affidavit of it, which I accordingly did. As we were coming along Fleet-street towards my house, we met the person who had called at my house in the morning, and I observed to Mr. Murray , that the sum of E 18.165. Scl. which he had demanded, was a very exorbitant charge. Mr. Murray said " he could not help it; that was the sum of the ex penses incurred, and that must be paid." I told him that I could not afford to pay it ; he said he would take off the odd shillings, which I replied would be of no use. He then offered to take £l5, on which we parted. Nothing before this had been said to me about the expenses. I then went with Bradshaw to the office of the Association in Bridge-street, where the Committee was sitting. We went up stairs, and were introduced into the Commitee-room, where there were a number of Gentlemen whom I did not personally know, except Mr. Sharpe; but I heard one addressed as Sir John Sewell, and another as Mr. Clarke.— I explained the business on which we came, and Mr. Sharpe said they could say nothing till Mr. Murray came, and asked us to walk into another room and wait. After waiting in the next room more than an hour, Mr. Sharpe came out and told us Mr. Murray ' was arrived, and we might go in to the Committee. We returned, and found Mr. Murray there with the others, and Sir John Sewell in the Chair. After some observations from the Chairman and Mr. Murray, they said they had looked over the books and carica tures, and returned a dozen caricatures, as they did not come within the scope of their proposals. Sir John Sewell said, that the Committee, taking into consideration my imprisonment, my giving up the books, and my loss of time, had agreed to take five pounds towards the expenses. I consented to pay this sum, but no particular day was appointed for its payment. I then went away with Bradshaw. On the same day I received a note from Mr. Murray, which I have not with me. In consequence of tins note, I went, on the same day or the following day , to r. Murray's chambers, where it was agreed that the money should be paid on the Monday following. The next day, which was Friday, I received a mes sage from Mr. Murray, and went to his chambers in Shorter's-court. I said, that as the money was to be paid on Monday, I wondered he should insist on it then. He said that was of no consequence; the money must be paid then, or he should proceed as at first. I promised, in consequence, to pay it in the evening, and he appointed six o'clook for that purpose, when I attended and paid it. He gave me a receipt. The receipt was then put in and read. It was entitled, " In the King's Bench the King on the prosecution of the Consti tutional Association against James Atkinson," and acknowledged the receipt of £5 as part of the costs of a prosecution stayed at the request of the defendant. Cross examined by Mr. Guaxae,—Bradshaw had eammual cations with Mr. Sharpe whilst witness was In Horsensooger lane. lie went first without witness's knowledge, but after- Wards he went at witness's request, who said he should be glad to have the matter settled. Did not recollect expressing sorrow for having sold seditious and.blasphemous publications, but would not swear he had not done so. When witness saw Mr. Murray, he solicited him to stop the prosecutions, av i d said he had made away with all his seditious publications. end offered to make oath of that fact ; but on being afterwards told by Mr. Murray that he had been informed they were only removed to the house of a friend, they went to Fussey's house, and there found them. The Gentleman who was with Mr. Murray, and who witness sup posed was Mr. Clarke, was Mr. Pt ice, as he new understood from a Gentleman then in Court. There were some Black "hoed's, some Medusas,the Mock Trial of Chrlite,several numbers of the Republican and the Tar-gatherer, Nero Vindicated, &e. amongst the numbers taken away by the Society. Witness be lieved in the New Testament ; did not know, but could nut say that he ever said the contrary. Re-examined by Mr. Der:max.—Believed Mr. Murray said Mr. Price was a barrister • and Mr. Price said, unless witness agreed to the terms propos ed. they would go down to Kingston next day and prefer their bill. The name of Clarke was men tioned in the Committee-room, but not applied to Mr. Price. William Bradshaw.—Offered himself as bail for Atkinson at the chambers • witness was then, and is now, a man of sub stance. Gib bon, the officer, was present, and said he believed the bail to be go od ; but Mr. Murrayy insisted on having 48 hours notice. While Adduce was in confinement,witness called leve -1 ral times on Sharpe at the office in Bridge-street, and was ulti mately introduced to the Committee. Mr. Sharp e, Mr. Murray, Sir J. Sewell, and Mr. Price, were present, as well as several other persons whom he did not know. He afterwards applied to Mr. Murray on the subject of costs, and represented the poverty of Atkinson. Mr. Murray said he could do no more than take off the shillings. Witness went inunediately to the Com mittee, and it was at length settled that 51. should be paid. James Barstow, Esq. a student of Gray's Inn, knows Mr. Robert Wardell. Recollects going, about Banter of last year, with Mr. Wardell, to Mr. Murray's once. Witness had pre ilously been at Mr. Murray's respecting bail, and requested Mr. Murray would not proceed to arrest Mr. Wardell. Mr. Murray said he was aware Mr. Wardell was a Gentleman, and he certainly would not arrest him. Bail was af t erwards put in, and a negociation was entered into, by which it was agreed that Mr. Wardell should suffer judgment to go by de fault, and enter into recognizance fur two years, and that Mr. Wardell, should pay the costs. Witnesa had always considered the costs were to be paid, and had told Mr. Warden se before costs were ever mentioned by Murray. Witness considered that Mr. Wardell was asking a favour, and that it was a dc ment were at all made out by the evidence. The Jury, at half-past fire, retired, and, after be , ing out twenty minutes, returned with a verdict of Not Guilty in favour of all the defendants. The Foreman observed he wished to state, that it was the unanimous opinion of the Jury that Mr. hlurray's conduct had been unnecessarily harsh and severe, as reg arded Mr. Thelwall. The cae occu pied the whole of the day. UNIVERSITY lAI ELLIGCNCE. OXFORD, APRIL 13. Yesterday, John B. Oiky, 11. A. of Oriel College, and John . Henry Newman, B.A. of Trinity College, were elected Fel lows of the former Society. The Rev. Dr. Morris, of F.gglesfield House, near Brentford, late Mitchel Fellow of Queen's College, has been instituted by the Bishop of London, to the Rectory of Flstree, Herta, on the presentation of the Lord Chancellor. The Rev. George Ernest Ilowman M. A. late of Balliol Col lege, has been collated by the Very Rev. the Dean of Salisbury, to the Vicarage of Sinning, Bettis. . ECCLESIASTICAL PRONIOTIONS. The King has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. the Earl of Morton, K.T. to be his Mqesty s High Com missioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The Rev. Thomas Hooper, M.A. to the Rectory of Yatton Keynell. Die Bishop of Bristol has licensed the Rev. Wm. Gorton to the Curacy of Radipolc, on the nomination of the Rey. Dr. Wyndham. The Bishop of Chester has lieens . ed the Rev. Thomas Sel kirk to the Perpetual Curacy of St. John, in Bury, on the pre sentation of the Rev. Geoffrey Hotnby, ;lector of Bury. REBDOM A DA BY. Ifasday, Aprikt S.—. Sun rises at five minutes aftet fire, and sets at five initiates before seven. Clicks neatly with the Sun. Tuesday—Jupiter, an Evening Star, sets at in minutes after 9. Wednesday-90rd and. Cambridge Tit ins b,gin. Thstacia . yilie length of the day, including :he ntorning and evening twilights, isiiiiteee hours and twenty-four minutes Conjunction of the §:lcies and Venn=; in :laces, at twenty miouter iffier dour iii the afteintiOn. •Friday- 7 —Alpltege. Vca lint, a Norp4pg. Star, rises . at twenty five minutes before four. Saturday—The,Stpi enters Taurus at thirty-three minutes afer four in the afternoon. Conjunction of the Sun and Saturn, in Aries, at half part eleven in the morning. LTHS. Saturday sennight, at the Rectory, Bishopsbourn, the llon. Mrs. Hugh Percy, of a son, sail:-born. Tuesday se'nnigitt,•at Honiton Rgctory, the Lady of the Rev. 11. A. Hughes, of a son. DIATtRIP.D. - ------ - -7-- Wednesday, at St. George's, lianover-square, the Rev. Henry Moore, of Tachbrnok, Warwick, - to Rebecca Harriet, youngest daughter of the late L. Huntington, Esq. Deputy Receiver- General of Stamp Duties. The Rev. John Warburton, to Henrietta Anne, youngest daughter of Sandford Palmer, Esq. Thursday, at Mary-la-Bonne New Church, Captain John Sykes, R.N. to Charlotte Sophia, youngest daughter of the late Josiah Pike, Rsq. of Nassau-street, Cavendish-square. Monday, at Oundle, Ir. Weed, to the widow Clus iage, tress of a tripe and cake-shop. A numerous crowd ar,embled to witness this curious union. Tire bridegroom is a deformi..l and diminutive man, (but possessed of a hancliome annuity !) and the bride weighs 16 stone, with a rare red face of herown happy pair retired to spend the day ut Stilton. DIED. The 21st ult. at the Abbey of Luce, in the 80th year of !:is age, the Rev. William Learmont, 46 years Minister t:le Gos pel at Old Luce. At the Vicarage ITouse, Mere, aged 33, the Rec. It. W. Howell, M.A. and Minister of that Parish for the Itst sic years. The Rev. George Boldero, of Martin Rainham, NJrfulk, aged 62. Friday se'nnigbt, at his house in Seething-lane, Tower -street, the Rev. W. V. Ireson, A. 31. aged .69, Lecturer of St. Cle— ments, Bastcheap, and upwardf of 40 years .M.isttr of the Brewers' Grammar School. A few days since, at his Parsonage-house, the Rev. Williams Wilson, B.D. Rector of Moreton, in Essex, and formerly I&. low of St. Jubn's College, Cambridge. The Rectory is in the patronage of the Master and Fellows of that Society. Thursday, at his house in Wortham, Suffolk, aged 70, the. Rev. George Betts, LLB. Prebendary of Litchfield, Rector ar the Parishes of West Winch and Overstrand, in Norfolk, ate! many years an acting Magistrate for the counties of Nortulk anil Suffolk. April 8, at Gillingham Vicarage, aged 84, the Rev. Hoes• tonne Radcliffe, D.D. Archdeacon and Prebendary of Canteab• bury, Rector of lckham, and Vicar of Gillingham; he waa; also Sub-Dean of Wells. March 29, at Glasgow, the Rev. James Couper, Rector ni the united parishes of Landough, Leckwith, and Cogan, arlt Vicar of 'Loath, in the county of Glamorgan, second son of tin • Rev. Dr. Cuuper, Professor of Astronomy in the University al: Glasgow. March 27, at Buckden, after a short illness, John Hodgson, Favq. M.A.. Commissary of the Archdeaconry of fluntingdott. aged 82.—lie had filled the office of Secretary to the Bishop oit Lincoln (from which he retired in 1320) for more than 50 years during the prelacy of Dr. Green, Dr. Thu:low, and lastly ut Dr. Tomline, now Bisho p of Winchester. . Monday morning, In a fit of apoplexy, at his house in Lewes, Mr. Dicker, banker, aged 68. _ __ - _ April 10, at Canterbury, aged 44, Mr. Willi am Ha ir y m e !, schoolmaster, leaving a wife and six children. His death acs occasioned by a fall from a horse, in returning front Barham Downs, on the preceding day. Monday evening, in a tit of apoplrmy, in Week -street, Maio!'. stone, Mr. T. Richardson, of Roxlry, formerly of Reid Cox:r. Sunday, at Ipswich, Isabella'Catherine, relict of Wm, Th om . son, Esq. late of the Hon. Kist India Company's service. The 13th ult. John Morris, F.sq. of Niddfraid, near New town, Montgomeryshire. This Gentleman was of ex:mon:Mary dimensions, aad weighed 13 cwt. in the c ; ffio. The tw.:y was lowered into the grave with a windlass prepared for the purFose. Wednesday, George, the infant inn of Air. fieergc Howard, of the Post Office, Clidinsford. The premature death of this infant is attributed to the conduct of the nurse girl, who ve.s absent four hour. ; and the long exposure of the child to the cold produced convulsions, which, although previously in goal health, it survived only seven days. - --17 - MATI.S THIS DA If fit- Mt& Dublin • ILL MIN. France 1 I lanibtargh 0 • Fluiders • 0 Jamaica 0 0 liottcsiburth 0 0 Waterford 0 1 Gum ngey and J erny 0 0 lashon 0 1 1 0 LONDON: Printed and pubbebed by Levis Kees, Picic*. place, Temple-Oa. . . a a U ? • t, 1. • 'J r , 01 A l i i ' , ui . 1 • ~ . ~ ~, ~ti~ f~ t il 1 1