The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-12-06 00:00:00

GENEKAL MINA. ' ........eis&- = cooled Mins sleyket the Royal Hotel. Plymouth, on Sun day eight, bet left it on Monday, and went to private lodgings j ft 81° ne h ouse . where, we understand, he intends to reside for aotswH in e. On Monday evening he went to the Theatre at pipsoath. The house was crowded in almost every part. The verfermanees were for the benefit of Mr. Harvey, the Stage io n iser, and were by desire and under the patronage of the C mler-ln-Chief, Sir John Cameron, K.C.8., who arrived at as early hour, and was greeted with most enthusiastic bursts eapplause from all pills cf the house. Oa General Mina's w o e s, w iieb was' considerable time after, the audience warecitheir hats, and gave three cheers. As soon as the noise gsres sdol li nes o k k celled out—'• Englishmen, in chewing your Taiiket f or foreigners, do not forget your King—let us have / God save the King.' " The Orchestra immediately com m.(' the national air, and performed it in grand style. Three Men asafty.Foglish rounds of epplanse fo!lowed. Before the an. gictore had time to seat theasseltes, some person in the boxes ea Oa for "See the Conquering H ero Comes." which the Or *Ultra instantly played. Clapping of hands followed, and the osformance, which had been su-pended 'ail the time, was then tasamed, and proceeded Without further interruption to the see elanion, when " Rule Britknia" was called for and played, t w audience standing uncovered, and joining in it. the same as di Pllo4 we the King." Mina seemed to take consith.entile Wisest in the reeformenees throughout, which were Virgini as, and the flighlanditeei=both were admirably performed.— He was dressed in a-plain salt of coloured clothes.— II A i. re ;vet 0 :.tout darboomatexiosedelderly looking man.—('-'orentry . . • . Tag rt . t . A . Ls. • .. . • . . ':Ad attempt at/neater [theatrical novelty than we have Lear) of, since ,J. limanbe advertised Falstaff by him'clf, Was lest night to Covent Garden Theatre, notwitbstand• ing meets pseciose business was neglected by oar attend. artce: This novelty was nothing less titan an endeavour to eatinp the spirit of a character some time since departed from ibe slave,;, and the exorcist On the occasion was that Wised popular performer, Mr. YOUNG. The list an agnocement of this exploit startled us. We knew that it was t apsy to " call spirits from thd vasty deep ;" hut we also %oat was' not atevery call, that they would come: and by ikp l ip esi red postponement of the period of incantation, we ;f aa aNw she Magician himself was not quite so certain of *power., as to attempt the trial. Last night, however, ha bad "screwed his courage to the sticking place;"— rislf, AIM .seally • essay to revive the dead — to call mighty master , from his tomb, to hid the of the world breathe, live, and moreagain. r c ..y e mbled for the result of the essay ; and were arer4 sati.fied that the original spirit heeded not the: voice of t h e mo dern enchanter. The 'Man of the World' still i 'leer in the grave of GEOROE FREDERICK COOKE; nor till 1 , . te last trituipet shall sound, does it appear at all pro-1 laits that he will be awakened. It is said that good plays I ilhatild not sleep because the best actors are not always to he procured to till them. This is true in part. There are plays, which of themselves, are so intrinsically effective, abet we may enjoy the representation of them with very I isoderste ability on the part of the performers. Such, for I instance, is the ' School for Scandal.' Hut the ' Man of the World,' though not the worst play that was ever written, is of a peculiar structure, and the whole success dependeupon t.,e excellence of time character of Sir Per tinast. The other characters, though naturally drawn, are too trifling,to interest us. EocaToslis a man too wise to be seriously affected by his own differences with his father, and too incirpendeot to fear his anger. We care, therefore, but ' little for him. Sidney is a tenons tritUr. Lady Rodolph a merry one. Constantiu is a evuher. Lady Lembercourt Is of the acme value. Betty Flint, the Counsellors, and lord Lumbercourl, are like the empty boxer in the starved 4ipotbecary's shop, thrown in to make on the show, as .• furniture for the business of SirPertinapj who)* . ill la all of ewe drama. Thiti part - , either over done, or Nam tartly off," spoils all the rest. It is like the beef raw, •or burnt to a cinder, and nothing but the vegetables left to the appetites of the guests. Mr. Yount; took care not to overdo the part ; bat be certainly raisin limping tardily after the ex , ellence of Mr. Comm We beard some persons say. you must not think of Mr. Cootie ; hut how could he help It, when we missed him at every sentence ? We may, however, go further and 6.y, that those who had never seen Mr. COOKE were not satitdied with the ,performance. of Mr. YOUNG. It never took any bold upon the audience. There were pas sages 'delivered very excellently, as isolated portions of the character; but the whole was hard anti ineffective. Mr, Lieu() seemed aware that his accent would not bear too Sloss a scrutiny; and contrary to his general practice, which is to he very distinct, he ran over a variety of bee with the rapidity of a race•horse. Others he .., tied a little; and it was quite evident that be never got that he was an Englishman, and Mr. Yourso. The part had evidently been much studied ; but we are rather Wined to think it hea been a study of ambition, and not of Nye. Once of twice his heart seemed rising against ' the prostitution of principle of the old courtier, who • *booed, and isooe I, and honed, fur thirty years," let wbo:woold be the miuister ; and it was only in his occa. tiosal sarcasms that we recoznized the native force, twist and humour, of this excellent performer. In the Nboodisag" scene, there was a touch of the master, When he reaches the climax of the description Ohio success with the widow that had the " oilier." In Ms last energetic scene with Egerton, lie also slid justice in the execution to a very powerful conception of his charac tee; aad with Sidney, when he endeavours to make him a header and a convience, he was eminently successful. The last Was probably his best scene. But it is the fault of asee study, that it can never keep up the feeling which it mites. Milton has been well compared to a furnace, kept Ilp to as intensity of heat, by constantly blowing. But he bad the art of keeping up the intensity of heat throughout. La students fail in this ; and there were passages in Mr. YOUNG'S acting last night, which Mr. BENGOUGH Might have given quite as well. 'f leafiest scene with Lady llothiphr, foe instance ; and the list scene of all; in 'which hsaager at the disappointment of all his world) , hopes too maly amalgamated with his recollection that he had sn ake, son; and be left the stage, with an anger in his Werth towards Egerton and his lady, st Melt seemed to be measly lip deep. Mr. Younn can do nothing ill. As a lashing or the part, it would have merited the approbation WI the critic, bad the accent been more pure; but as a per istalses, without much improvement, it would not merit tierapetition for which it is announced. His great want late comic humour, is constitutional; and though he ass worked up many characters from mediocrity to excel ling., by repeated performance, we fear this is not one Oat be will add to the list. Mr. C. KRIIIIII.B used to play *crier, Mr. Coorca was not an equivalent forlhiin. Mrs. %arrant played Lady Rodolplea very indifferently—why Will this lady dress in so tawdy a manner? Mrs. Pluses was the Lady Lunalsercourt. We suppose we shall have balm Lady Macbeth is a week or two. Mrs. thane was 11 $ euellent as she always is ; and we had very l o ot said, she was the only performer in ti m e Certainly she was by far the best. A most /Weal. ous scene took place at the end of the play a lotion of the audience - would have Mr. Y,PUN o . to . a . o rs the repetition ; and we were sornewhrt surprised to bill come forward. To make the matter more whimsi I lk he forgot to mounce the' play for the following night, tie Mr. Coosa returned to discharge that duty. These are idle ;a m v. • +- 11 APOLITAN Loan,—The half yearly dividend on the above falling due on Thursday. the Ist of January next, will / 111 LI by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, on such bonds as have been aegeviated by his. The dividend warrants, with a list thereof aviserimil order, seal be left one dip previous for exudes 't MT AVOW& SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. .....,mein...... DEAL, December 5.--Wind nearly calm.—The An eus Raker ; Julius, Jackson ; and .Active, Moore ; are gone to Ramsgate.—The Somersetshire, Palmyra, London, and Sorry, are not In th• Downs, supposed to have been blown jute the North Ses.—The Venilia, and Wm. Bryan, were sit well at noon, and remain with the rest of the outward hound. PORTSMOUTH, December b.—Wind B..sterly.—No aril* vale or saltines. FALMOUTH. December 4.—Wind variable.--The schooner Venus. White, put into this Port yesterday from Penzance, bound to Leghorn, after bt log as far as Cape Fit.isterre in a squall from %Vest, last night parted both cables and drove on Trefusis Point, where she lost her rudde , , but afterwards got off, and drifted on the rocks, near St. Maws, where she now lies ; her cargo is discharging. Dom - nests, December 4.—Wind W.N.W. blowing a hard gale.—The brig Lord Middleton, Thomson, from St. Andrew's New Brunswick, to Liverpool, drove on shore to leeward of this harbour last night. is bilged, and not likely to be got off. As soon - as day light brought to view the unfortunate vessel, and the perilous situation of all on board, (no life boat in the place) 4 boats put out with the view of saving the lives of the crew, hut the sea ran so high alongside that only one boat, being a six oared boat, kindly sent by the officers of the Cus toms, got alongside, and brought on shore the whole crew, 14 in number. The ]ttergn►es of Huntly. TiIOASOTI. from St. John's, !cow Brunswick, was driven on shore on the Mouse Sand, on 3d instant. The Union. Peon, was lost oil Wedneadayaight oe the Nor* Bank near Liverpool, she was from Miramiebi. The John. Reid. from Liverpool to Havanna, and Eliza. Plummer, from Liverpool to Jamaica, are lost in Bootle Bev. The Ellison. Yule, front !Hiram!chi, Is 'oat near Crosby. NORTH SHIELDS, December 4.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Redwing. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—(Tins DAT). William Ben&ow was put upon his trial on an indictment charring him with hating published, in a paitiphlct, a wicked and malicious libel on William Carmichael Smith, Esq. of Shane Street. Mr. ADOLPNUA conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Coorca thedefence. • Mr. ti DOLPH us after addressing the Jury at treat length, read the libel, commenting on the evil it had done his cliental he proceeded. The libel was headed " This Crimes and Horrors of Kelly-house Lunatic Asylum." The Learned Counsel having gone through the pamphlet, observed, that the ground of this libel was, that Mr. Smith had occasion to cause his wife to he confined in a private madhouse. If he had done so unlawfully, Mrs. Smith had her remedy by law, but his client was not to be se questered front society,and held up toils ridicule by anypaltry wretch who chose to vilify him by his malicious writings, which are published inicheap pamphlets, and placarded at every small bookseller's shop in the metropolis. The li• hence, he would venture to siy, would not dare to avow himself in Court the writer: and the only remedy his client had, was to proceed against the publisher, who bad taken his character away by his publication, and he there fore had no other redress than the verdict of the Jury.— The learned coonsel then called his witnesses. Mr George Fry, clerk to Mr. Murray, Solicitor to Mr. Smith deposed that on a day mentioned he purchased at the defendant's shop in Castle Street, Leicester Square, a pamphlet called the • Crimes and Horrors of Kelly House." The defendant served himself, he took the Pamphlet from a pile, at the time there wet* posting bias stock up in the defendant's shop.. He bad also seen some placards stuck op in the shop, since this indictment had been preferred. . (Here the Pamphlet and Bills were pot is tired read.) The CeAllatAN gaol Mr. Allelphum )00110,1114 6 .prodbctifs situ WI elide*/ • Mr. Anot.rutts said that he did it with 11 view to skew the methods that bad been taken to censtub his client's character. _ _ CM &IRMA N.—Witness, how did you procure this bill? Witness-1 obtained it from 51r. hlurray's office. CHAIRMAN.—How can you put this In evidence Mr. Adolphus? Mr. ADOLPHUS—The one now produced he had from Mr. Murray, and was compared with one stack ap to Benbow's shop, and found to be a literal copy. • CHAIRMAN.—That will do. Cross-examined by Ma. COOPER for the defendant:—[s clerk to Mr. Murray, who is the man employed as solicitor to the Constitutional Association. • I belies he received the printed bill from Mr. Smith himself. Mr. Smith was his master's client, and not the Doctor's who keeps the madhouse. Mr. P.OWARD POLLARD proved that Mr. Smith was one of the Paymasters of the Exchequer bills. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. COMM addressed the Jury on the part of the defend ant. He observed that his friend, Mr. Adolphus, had laboured this case in a most extraordinary manner, yet he had abstained from attempting to disprove any of the state meets contained in the alleged libel. He dared not do it. If be had attempted, he would have compelled him to have stated that which would have proved to the utter discomfiture of both his Learned Friend and his client. Every sentence in the pamphlet is true, as true as Holy Writ, If his client bad published the libel (allowing it to be so) without any malicious intent, it is not a • libel. Whether it was malici ously published, the Jury would feel, before they returned their verdict. if in their own minds they did not feel that he published it with a malicious intent, his client would be ent►tled to their acquittal. He was not allowed to call in witnesses in this ease; would to God he could! He could ask who isthe prosecutor. Mr.Sinith's wife? No. Wbo is the informer?—There are not two Mr. Merr•v's in the world. Is the prosecution carried on by any of the Crown Others'? No.—Thepamphlet was headed "Toe Crimes and Horrors of Kelly House." Mr. Smith was not the subject of the charge In the pampblet,he was only one of the accidence in it.Havlog occupied so much of the time of the Court, the Learned Conn 'eel said hp would not say more, but leave his clients in the hands of the Jury. The Clumsy+ summed op the evidence, and the Jury ac quitted the defendant immediately. Fr His Majesty's free pardon came down to Newgate on Thursday for William Basalt Dyson, who was tried for the murder of Elise Anthony, in September Sessions. CONTRABAND TRADB•••-•OD Monday, a fine smack called the Lively, .1. Burrough,s master, came into Dover harbour with a cargo of oysters, when, as ill luck would have it, some of the Revenue Officers, whose nose in these matters is paetty good, went on board for the purpose of fishing for pearls, but before they left the smack contrived to find 8 bales, consisting of 284 pieces of klandana hand kerchiefs, concealed under the oyeaters, of which, and the vessel, they made seizure.—(feeneish Chron.) On Saturday evening last, a French sinuegling lugger worked a part of her cargo shout 6tl ~tubs of contraband spirits>at this country, when six men, who assisted in the working, wrre captured. On Sunday morning, during the tempestuous gale, she attempted to clear Deadly Head, when two of ber crew (Frenchmen) were washed over hoard, and the boat driven into Cucleasere.—(Brighton Herald.) On Sunday night, a boat with 158 tubs of spirits, 60 (14 es of silk, aid 49 dozen of cambric handkerchiefs, we.; captured by the Revenue Officers at Felpham, and the .ods deposited in the Custom House stores, at Aru The pest r part,bowever, of the cargo of tba boat had been previously landed and got off. Seven of the smugglers were 'skin., five of whom were committed by t►e Bench of Magistrates at Amadei to Horsham Gaol.—(laid) DILEAUFUL GALE& The acerhasts received at Lloyd's yesterday state, tbit.the gales experieseled along the coast from the 30th ult. to the 3d inst. base been truly tremendous, and it is feared the damage dose to the shipping has been considerable. At Sheerness. the Matchless, of London, broke from het anchors sad sunk, one of her crew drowsed. The Industry,, from l o ggidoss, broke and lost her anchors and cables. The Nora Wirt vessel broke from her mooring, and lost her wirllaas; a brig was seen on shore on the Knock, and another vessel, name unknown, was distrusted and driven on the Mouse. At 'Portsmouth, during the gales of the 3J, several vessels lost anchors and cables, and one was driven on shore oar Kettlebottum Sand. At Whitstable, a ship and a brig were driven on shore on the North Sand, and at Lardiff. during the whole of the night of the 2d, lit blew a tremen.loits hurricane. accompanied by thunder and lightning. The shipping here, however, rode out the gale, without material damage. At Limerick, during the 3041 ult. and the Ist inst. it blew dreadful hurricanes, which, while they lasted, were tremendous, and the whole of the vessels Wend for Liverpool, London, &c. which had sailed these?, were compelled to put hack at Cowes; the Mary, from Jamaica, and the Helms, from George Town, ran foal of each other during the hurricane, and the former sustained considerable damage. The Albion, from Waterford, pat isto Milford with loss of her boom, and 'shipped so mach water, that it was feared her cargo was' sousidvrahlg_daraaged. t At. Harwich Gm gale was verr weer*, . s Thiltlllinebeett, from Tobago ' had been carried io there with less of anchors and cables; another vessel haul also lost her masts; and a ship was seen on the One Sand. The Clarkston, from Quebec, was carried into Whitstable with loss of anchors and cables, and atother ship was of .adrore. The Phoebe, from Quebec, was on shore near Slutheotl, Ind it was feared would not be got off. . . . . A most awful storm of thunder and lightning visited Bristol on Wednesday last ; one clap .of thunder About four o'clock was tremendous; torrents of rain and hail fell at interval.. NOTTINGHAM, DEC. s.—The moon changed at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, ana at night, for an hour or two, it blew a very smart gale.—All appeared calm and still, and.satore wore a smiling aspect on Wednesday, bat at night, the wind increased, and about two o'clock yester day worniug, it blew a complete hurricane; shaking the bowies, and the elements put on so alarming an aspect, thee many families rose from their beds. The storm continued with hale abatement till the dawn of day, an I considering the violence of the tempest, we are rather astonished that we have mat heard of more damage being sustained. One 4( she new Wilt summer houses a' the Park side, has been prostrated, and so has a large portion ors new built well at Vorest How, in the parish of Radford. The roofs of the bonses and chimneys have suffered in many places; and we fear, that we shall hear of disastrous consequences to the chipping. • Letters from Dover state, that so heavy and long con tinued a gale of wind has not been experienced for some time, and it is feared that lamentable accounts will he re* rived of its devastations along the south-west coast. Several out-horses and buildings in the County of lieat have been been totally unroofed. Baionrow, Dec 5 .—Wednesday night was very boiste rous. it being at the top of the spring, we experienced a high tide. The sea fell in heaviest at the east part of the town ; it beat vehemently against the n-w swimming baths, at the bottom of East Street, hat without injuring them. The foot of the gap adjoining was, however, washed away, and the capstans in the lishmarket were nearly covered by the quantity of beach thrown up. The wheels of tome bathing machines, which-- owe stantlieg es-4* beach at the bottom of the Steen', were broken, and the, vehicles otherwise damaged. A boat lashed to the outer) part of the chain pier wars washed away, and dashed to pieces. Some of the boards of the first bridge of the pier were removed, to give the water a free passage. A con. siJerable quantity of beach was thrown on the bridge and esplanade. The pier itself sustained no injury. In the gale of Wednesday night a French brig, named the Eliza, Capt. J. E. Helot, from Marseilles to Caen, laden with soap and fruit, was stranded off Brackelshatn, in this county. No lives were lost; and the cargo is ex pected to be saved. Sal HwRICK.—The brigantine. Betsy, Hunter, master, 360 tons burthen, came on shore tiff Seaford Beach, on Sunday morning, last, about four o'clock. She struck at some considerable distance 'from the shore, at low water, and for more than two hours the crew, consisting of thir teen, (one of whom was a woman, the Captain's wife) remained on board in the most appalling state of danger. The accident was speedily known in the town, the inha. bitants of which flocked immediately to the shore. but stood for a long time inactive spectators of the distressing scene, being utterly incapable of affording any effectual assistance. A mortar was tired with Captain Manby's ap paratus, but owing to the extreme darkness and confusion. tha rope thrown could not be distinguished by the poor fellows from their owe cordage. By this attempt, however, and by the blue lights which were shown from the shore, their spirits were cheered with the hope of assistance and subsequent safety. About six o'clock the vessel parted, and the crew were compelled to trust themselves to the merry of the waves; and by their own exertions, and the prompt assistance which was afforded them by many of the spectators, who rushed into the sea for the benevolent purpose, twelve of the crew were happily preserved, and without their receiving any doosiderable injury. The second mate, Thomas Barris, who, with two others, attempted to reach the shore on the mast, was the only one who perished. The captain's wife a pieasing and respectable young woman, was saved by the exertions and the presence ot mind of her husband, who, before they leaped from the ship. bed fastened a rope round her body. with which, hav ing gained the shore himself, hecaused her to be dragged from the devouring element. The poor woman was immediately conveyed to bed In a state of great exhaustion, from which it was some hours before she recovered. It is but justice to state, that the poor newer. received instant attention from the hu manity of Mr. Charles Verral, surgeon, Mr. Wilson, and other inhabitants of Seaford, by gifts and loans of cloth nit, and other assistance. The body of the mate, in a very mutilated state, was picked up the following morninc. The 1 , and the greatest pert of the crew, belong to South Shields She was laden with timber, and was bound to Heil, from Richibucto, in the Province of New Brunswick. The Captain, it appears, mistook the lights at Newhaven Harbour, for those of Dunge ness. Iu less than an hour after the crew had left tier, the vessel was literally dashed to pieces, so that not two planks remained together. How TO MAGNIFY •Y INCIDECNT.—A gentleman at Sea ford relating to his family the circumstance of the late wreck of the Betsy, stated that the Captain's wife was put to bed as soon as she got on shore. A maiden lady, on the wrong side of fifty, who happened to be present, mis conceiving the meaning of the expression " put to bed," immediately spread the intelligenee, with some little ad ditions of her own, such as two children, and one broken leg, so that the landlady of the Inn was shortly inundated with enquiries after the poor woman in the straw, and the unfortunate little voyagers. And to the ...redit of the re spectable ladies of the town be it spoken, that numerous presents of child bed linen were immediately forwarded for their use.—(Bri t ; floe Herald) On Thursday the Officers of the Consistorial Court of the Diocese of St. Assph (of w .ich Court the venerable Dean of St. Asap!' is Chancellor), celehret•d the fiftieth anniversary of their respected Chancellor's judicial admini stration, by dining together at the White Lion Inn, St. Asaph. The Deco was invited, but circumstances connec ted with his health oblige.) him to be absent: the mark of respect was, however, most feelingly cod politely cc ,l/4tiowledged. MI, • OLD BAILEY-Tim DAT. -••••••111... • UTTERING FORGED Norte. IVilliam Flay. a printer, 26 years of age, was capitally in dicted for uttering a forged Sl. note, purporting to be of the Bank of England, he well knowing the same to be forged and * counterfeit. • Mr. Sergeant 130aANQUET and Mr. BOLLAND were for the prosecution. .• . •• Samuel Minton, a woollen draper, had known the prienner As years. Prisoner owed him 31. ISs. on account of family dealings. Prisoner came to his shop on the 27th . Oct. and ten• dered aY. note. Prisoner owed him the debt nearly 6 flirt. Witness did not press him for the money, knowing that be *as greatly distressed. Witness suspected it was a bad one. end went out to show it to a neighbour, Who concurred in his opi• nion respecting IL Witness returned to his shop. Mr. John son followed in about ten minutes. They put several qu-stisos to the P•isoner concerning the note, and he gave his address, N 0.3, Middle street, Cloth Fair. Witness soon after bad hies taken into'custody. William Johnson a Quaker, confirmed the testimony of the preceding witness, and said he recogu'red the ooze produced as the same he had before seen; it was marked by . him at the time. • Roberts, a City Officer, took the prisoner into custody Prisoner told•him that be W 45 the natural son of a man of fortune In Devonshire. Witness searched him, but found nothing suspicions on him. Sarah Plonk deposed. that she occupied the house, No 3, Middle Street, Ciotti: Fsie., • Prisoner lodged with her I..st June, but she had not gem him since. Sarah Mills, daughter of the proprietor of the Red Cow, Long Lane. stated that the prisoner owed her father 4s, 6.1 ; came on October last to pay his debt and tendered a LI. note; and received the change. lie wrote on the note the address of his father at 'fiverton in Devonshire. Wm. Bennett deposed, that he is a publican living in Charter House Lane. The prisoner, in-October last, owed him 2/. 18s. 6d. ; he called several times in that month. The first time he called and paid I/.; this was about the 18th or 19th. He put down a 51. note, and witness gave hint 3 sovereigns, and one pound in silver, in chsuge. lie witness, then locked up the note in his cash box, where t remained until be paid Mr. Sainsbury, the tax gatherer. Had no other note in his possession. The note produced is the same that passed through his bands. The tollowivg week he came to pay 10s. more of his bill, and tendered another 51. note, which witness sent out to get it change t. Prisoner said he received the note (ruin his father, isbn resided at Tiverton, and be wanted to buy some clothes to go into the country. John Sainsbury, a watch-miker, residing in Cow Cross Street, is Collector of Taxes for the parish of St. Sepulchre Without. The note put into his hands was paid to him by last witness. Sarah, the daughter of Wm. Bennett,knows the prisoner; remembered his coming to pay her father 10s. in the month of October. She went out to get change of a 5/. note of a Mrs. Paine, a neighbour. This was confirmed by Mrs. Paine, who paid it to a man named Browning. • John Browning is in the employ of Mr. Whiting of No. 7; Moor Lane.—Witness received a 51. note from last witness, and paid it to a Mrs. Sanderson. Sarah Sanderson took the note from last witness, sad wrote " Paine"on it immediately. Letitia Becket is the wife of B. Becket, who keeps a public house. Had known the prisoner four or five inon , hs. At the end of October he owed ber money. He hiked at' her house when he worked at Mr. Carpenter's, of Aldgste, who is an engraver. Prisoner engraved some cards far Mr. B. which reduced his debt to about 241. In October last he called to discharge It, observing he had gut soars money foe her, and produced U. note. The prisoner putln a written defence, in tehiels he dr;• scribed himself to have, from want of employ, been driven to the greatest distress; having been under the necessity of walking the streets, and sleeping in the open air. T og: be bad been for days without food, and on the occasion he returned to the shambles in Fleet Market to sleep, where lie found the notes in question ; and having suffered so much he readily fell into the error, and appropriated them to his own u s e. It is a curious fact, that the prisoner chir:gf passed the notes to persons n ith whom he w a s on terms of intimacy ; and even called his very prosecutors to speak to his character, all of whom gave him a very good one, np to the time of his falling into distress. Mr. Justice HAYLBY summed up the evidence to tlieJory who found the prisoner Guilty—Death. WEEKLY REGISTER OF WEATHER. This week has been different from any that have recently preceded. Storms and showers have succeeded to the calm, fair weather we enjoyed ; and the atmosphere, except when rain was incumbent, has been cleared of the obscurity which lately prevailed. The temperature too has undergone a consi derable change; yesterday morning the night thermometer way below the freezing point, and the waggons from the country appeared clothed with hoar frost. The most violent gale in the week was on Wednesday night; and the brightest days have been those that have followed it. The hoar frost proved, as usual, the harbinger of rain, which began at an •arty hour last night, and continued with little I itermission, till this fore noon. The quantity fallen, since this day week, amounts to an inch and one tenth. Strand, Dec. O. THZIMOYETER. 6 o'clock i ii o'clock. at night. BAROMETER. N0v.31,8 I Dee. I, M. 3, T. •••• 3, VV..... 4, TA...... 6, F. ••••• at 47 Se I 5 ! 19,5° 64 4 69 be 49 • ; ill • 47 ' 40 4i. ,72 9 66 966 ,47 Rain Fair Showery Showery Fair Fair , Rain' Greatest degree oteold early is WI morning, u ascertained by the alight thermometer ' Sand. IM. I T. I V. I I F. "t. 47. 48. . 43 33. 40. 30. 30. Lately was shot, thy Mr. T. C. Weeks, in a field near Weybill, a beautiful red-leg Barbary Partridge, havi ig red legs, a red beak, a blue breast, the back bruit n, ro the neck a beautiful viriegsted ring ; under the wings the colour is a tortoiseshell. An industrious female, from the county of Limerick, in the course of the preceding week, brought to this market a parcel of flax in the rough, the produce of two acres of bog, reclaimed in the early part of the spring, she sold it to Mr. Connor, merchant's quay, fur DU. leaving at home some part of the crop for domestic purposes ; this is, indeed, a strong proof of the benefits deriveable Corn flax cultivation. We are happy to learn that Mr. Connor has already this season purchased flax to a considerable amount, as it shows an increased interest in the culture. —Cork Chronicle.) A serious accident •caurred on Saturday, at Cinde►-hill House, the seat of Samuel Hall, Esq. A hate having approach ed near the house, in one of the poantations, the gamekeeper, James Mellor, took his gun, and made s small Circuit round 'he plantation, in order to shoot her ; at the same time, William Smith, the footman, went and stood upeut an elevated spot to see Wm; when Alehor fired and shot the hare, Smith, who- stood in a parallel line, received several of the shot in lois face. and unfortunately hit him in the eyc. They have not as yet been extracted : he bas lost one eye, and fears were voter tamed that it would have afftcted his brain; but we are happy to state, that he is in a fair way of recovery.—(Nuttieskans &view.) odi• the by r for rib- WK of 11. ;7 Nick awes dill' PS tio Ia.!! It Is Ply o f la. 1 0 : ly, so r d ibe ilie l Hs!: 1 00 -- 411 ego rr of 116 r - ~! ~~ I