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t,- I . I F 1 i I ,F .1 I •., , ,L , • o; .'. • 1 .; . • 1 41. • i ...„... ..1 •• MIL OWEN AND TEE YSTEM OPPONENTS OF THE NEW S. .—eargain— To TIM Miro* or MI OLasaoW CHRONICLE. i s full ti me t o set the world right respecting the notion that the Now System is opposed to Christianity. And I now call that upon ill Christians to.bend their minds to this 'abject ; to make themselves masters of it ; to stand forward and do their duty, and declare formally and openly, whether this system is opposed to reel Christianity, or whether it is not the most puwerful earthly ally that Christianity has ever yet obtained. The single base upon which the New System rests, is, that the character of every human being is formed for him. In other words, his character is derived from the peculiar circum stances of the country and society in which he lives, acting upon the natural organization given to him by his Creator, at birth ; and these circumstances and the particular organiza tion of each human being, which are equally and absolutely determined for him, ha-,e, by their reciprocal influence, pro duced all the variety of national and individual character, ever known in the world. The important question for all the nations of the earth to consider is, whether this be i truth or a falsehood ; and if they shall discover it to be a truth capable of the clearest demon stration, then the inquiry necessarily follows, how much of their religion is in accordance with it, and how much is re pugnant to it. For, as every single truth must be consistent with every other, that which is opposed to this truth. in any of the religions of the world, cannot be true, and must have 'proceeded from ignorant men ; while that which is in unison with it, can alone be true, and must have been derived from the origin of all truth. Here, then, we have a sure test, by which truth and false hood respecting religion, the nature of man and human so- Clety, may he for ever separated. Here is a principle, on which the well-being and happiness of society may be perma stoutly established, and which, as *eon as it shall be under stood by mankind, will op en a direct road to a state of human existence, that shall in all respects equal the promised Scrip tural Millenium. Of those who are interested in supporting real Christisnity, I ask, Is it contrary to Christianity to admit, that the infant at birth Is the sole work of his Creator 1 Is it contrary to Christianity to admit that the infant has no merit or demerit for the good or bad qualities which his Creator has given t 9 him at birth? If all infants partake of the general qualities of human nature, at birth, and vet no two are born with precise ly the same combination of these qualities. is it contrary to Christianity to admit that the difference of natural or original character between any two infants, cannot be attributed to themselves, but to their Creator I Is It contrary to Christianity to admit that the infant has no will or pewer to decide where he shall be born. or in what religion, habits and manners he shall be trained ? Is it con trary to Christianity to admit that the language, the habits,the sentiments, the religion and conduct of all human beings are essentially determined by the country and the general and par ticular circumstances In which they are horn and remain? Is it contrary to Christianity to admit that these circumstances, operating on the original character, or the peculiar combina tion of faculties and qualities given to each infant at birth by fits Creator, do form the continually changing character of every human being from birth to death ? If circumstances do very essentially tend to form the human naraeter and conduct, and these circumstances are under the contreul of society, is it contrary to Christianity to recommend to a.l nations mod all individuals, as the highest act of wisdom which they can perform, that they should immediately bestir themselves to remove those circumstances which experience has proved to be injurious to human nature, by introducing arrangements. combining such only as past times have de tnonstrated to be beneficial I Is it contrary to Christianity to maintain that the hitherto ;lever ending war of opinions, produced solely by the errone ous supposition that each individual is the author of his own sentiments, ought now to cease. and to be superseded by knowledge that will, of necessity, make charity, kindness, peace and good will, the easy and universal practice of all IniFtklnd . -Bet it is my to prove from the Scriptures themselves that teat Christianity rely admits each and all these facts, and lhat v titerefore there can be no opposition whatever between ).si Christianity and the New System. Fur, the latter is derived solely from these facts ; they constitate the whole of its ptiociples, and they will direct the whole of its prac tice. The following are a few of the innumerable passages in which the Scriptures distinctly teach the principles of this system : We are the clay, and the Lord ?fir potter ; and we are len the work of his hand."—lsaiah,64, S. " All things were made by him ; an I without him was not any thing made that was wade."—.lohn, 1.3. •6 Who malteds thee to differ from another? And what Last thou that thou didst not receive ? Now, if thou iliac receive it, why dolt thou glory. as if thou hadst not re ceived it."—lst Corinthiams,4. 7. " Without me ye can do nothing."—John, 15. 5, 4 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to think any thing, as of ouraelvee, but our sufficiency is of tiod."--2d 'Corinthians, 3. 5. " For it is tiod that ss orketh in you, both to will an I to do of his good pleasure "—Phillipians. 2. 13. " lie bath wrought all our works in us."—isaiab, 26 12. Man's goings are of the Lord. How can a man then understand his own way ?"—Proverbs, 20.24. " Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the Leopard his :pots ? Then may ye also do good that are accustomed to du evil."—Jiremiah, 13. 23. Not only did Christ, knowing the true source of all our actions, forbid others from blaming the individual, in a case where be condemned the action itself as improper, bnt he added : " neither do I condemn thee."—John, 8. 11. On another occasion he speak. in the same go;rit : " Judge not, that ye be not judged."—Matthew, 7. 1. " Ye judge after the flesh ; l judge no 111411. " —Jobo 8. 15. " And If any man hear my words and believe not,l judge not."—John, 12.47. The parable of the sower is a striking illustration of the force of external cireutitstaoces; and the compsrison of 1 uman nature with the different species of soil.edcli acted upon differently, and producing fruit just in prop°, tioa to the extent of this action upon its original qualities. is most appropriate, and perfectly explains the principle of forma tion of character.—See Mark. In conformity with the same idea, Christ desired his disciples to pray that they might not be " led into temptation."—Matthew ti. 13. And when the Jews. under the influence of religious into lerance, proceeded to take away his life, be blamed no one ; Le said" Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."—Luke 23.34. Solomon knew the certainty with which, under proper circumstances, a good character might be given to every child : " Train ttp a child in the way be should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."—Proverbs, 22. 6. lie knew, too, whence our thoughts and our words and our actions proceed—" The preparation in the heart in DM, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord."— And, again —" A man's held deviseth his way," but " the Lord directetb his steps."—Proverbs, 16. 1. 9. Jeremiah saw the impropriety of imputing these to any other cause, when he said—" I know that the way of man is not in himself ; it is not in man that walketh to direct steps."—Jeremiah, 10. 23. As if Isaiah bad been aware of the inclination of man to suppose that be himself created part of himself, be puts the question to him most forcibly—" Shall the work say of him that made it. he made me not ?"—lssiab, 26. 16. In short, the Scriptures mod distinctly and unequivo cally tell us, that the individual forms no part of himself nor of his character, which is in every instance the direct work of his Creator. The first principles of the New System, then, are Chris' tian principles, and ought, as such, to be received and ac knowledged by all Christians. But i t is not by its princi • plea alone that genui ne Christianity is to be distinguished, Jesas Christ himself 'has given us a test by which we tiny at once discover whether alist schwa assumes the title be ge nuine or not—'• By tbil 'hail all men know that ye ate rnpw•aie THE STATESMAN my disciples, if ye love one soother."—John, 13. 35. To this test shall the New System be brought, and by this test it claims to be judged. Those to whom the Creating Power of the Universe has given minds capable of comprehending and bearing the facts which the experience of all past times presents to the human race, will discover that the knowledge and practice of this System are necessary to regenerate the world, and prepare mankind for that new dispensation, under which all the promises of happiness upon earth shall be fulfilled. Its principles apply, not to one district, or to a small por tion of the species, bat to all countries and to all people, whatever may be their colour, language. er opinions ; and under their influence, all mankind will become in reality men and brethren of one family, having but one interest, and that interest obvious to each of its members. Nor will any doubt much longer remain on these important subjects. Much speaking will not, henceforward, avail those who have no knowledge, but of mere words. This very year *lll the practice be commenced, which will has ten the period •' when swords shall be turned into plough shares, and spears into pruning hooks," when every man will be placed under those new circumstances in which be may" sit under his own vine and his own fig tree, and none to make him afraid ;" and when, in reality, " there shall be but one language and one people." Whose interest can be opposed to this change? No man's.—From the sovereigns on their thrones to the most degraded of their subjects,all will experience its incalculable benefits. The interests, opinions and feelings of class against class, and sect against sect, will gradually die away, aed poverty, ignorance and rebellion will be banish ed from among all nations. How certain ! how beautiful ! and yet how simple ! are the means by which the Great Author of all Things will effect this mighty change. All human resistance is rec.. dered absolutely powerless. He gives to mankind the knowledge that the character and conduct of the individual' can never be formed by himself, but that it never must be formed for him by the circumstances which others place around him. Thus does he withdraw the germ and foun dation of anger, and remove all cause of ill will from man towards man. For who, possessing this knowledge, can be angry with his fellows and be rational ? By the same means he will create the will in all men, to bestir them selves in good earnest, to remove whatever circumstances tend to produce evil in human society. And thus will the universal prayer of man be answered, " Lead us not into temptation." To those who so far understand the principles of the New System, as to anticipate the extraordinary benefits which it is calculated to confer upon mankind, it will be gratifying to be informed, that some of the leading prac tical and most efficient benevolent men in the kingdom, are desirous that its introduction should be no longer delay ed,; and that they have contributed most liberally to enable me to form one of the proposed establishments, which will be immediately commenced in the neighbourhood of Hamilton. The establishment of one of these communities does not, however, sretn to satisfy that portion of society who have given themselves the trouble to understand the new arrangements. They are desirous that one should be es tablished in the neighbourhood of London, and that one or more should be commenced in !relent They say : since the practical arrangements are so obvious, by which all human beings may be well educated and employed, and the products of their industry advantageously distributed ; and since capital, to give the first impetus to this employ ment, exists in se great abundance in the country, and could not flow into a safer or more advantageous channel —why is there any delay in placing our fellow subjects in circumstances, under which such benefits may be obtained for them, and secured to their children? 1 trust that the time is not far distant when the subject will be thoroughly investigated by the Chureh,the Cheerio ment sad the monied interest. The Church will discover that by this system it will be enabled with ease to f9en3 good character among all the people; awl that sloe the purpose for which Churches were established, will be ful filled. To the Uovernment it will present the certain means of improving the condition of the working classes, of speedily relieving them from ignorance and poverty,snd the vices and misery which these must ever generate, end thus increasing the strength and prosperity of the whole empire. And, lastly, to the monied men it will afford the means of investing their funds in a new property of land and houses, rendered annually of increased value by the increased industry, knowledge and virtue of those by whom they are occupied. RouT. OwaN. New Lanark, 17th Jan. 182-1. MANSION-HOUSZ.—Jane Moore, housemaid in the family of Mr. Kirwan, merchant, in Hiches'•court, was brought up lot final examination, charged o ith having stolen upwards of 2501. worth of plate, the property of her master. From the evidence it appeared, that while Mr. Kirwan and his wife here at the theatre, the prisoner, who is sup posed to have had communication with some men in the Court (a suspicious looking fellow having been seen lurk ing about the neighbourhood) went up to her master's room, and stripped his plate-chest of every article it con tained. She was seen ransacking the chest by a fellow servant, who watched her from the leads of the house, and detected her while on the point of going to the door with a bundle of the plate. She appeared rather terrified, and endeavoured to hide the bundle. Afterwards she ran up stairs, and oat upon the leads, and it was supposed that she intended to throw herself from the top of the house upon the pavement, but she was prevailed upon to return, and she then in tears declared that the distress of her husband had compelled her to he dishonest. Mr. Kirwan appeared extremely une Wing to prosecute. and some of the circum stances in the first instance withheld. The LORD Mayor', however, having determined that so flagrant a case of robbery shocld not go unpunished, all the particulars were entered into upon this occasion. It was stated, that after the first bundle of plate was found behind the prisoner who stood in aposition calculated to hide it, another bundle, containing a still greater quantity, bad been let down by a cord, and was banging within reach of any passer by. This bundle she pointed to herself, and loosed from the cord ; it consisted of silver mugs, sugar stands. salt stands, fish knives, d•r..; and just before the robbery was discovered, a fellow had been seen walking or rather sneaking up and down the Court. Mr. Kirwan was still ranch disinclined to prosecute. and his witnesses seemed to enter into his feelings; for every one of them laid great stress upon the apparent contrition of the prisoner; but the fiord Mayor peremptorily or dered that she should be committed for trial, expressing his surprise at the disposition to forgive so flagrant a rob bery, and his opinion, that a man wbo could think of af fording another opportunity of plundering to so wholesale a speculator, would deserve so protection from the law. The parties were bound over, and the prisoner was sent to Newgate for trial. QUREN-EQUARL—Yesterday the driver of the hackney coach No. 96, was fined in the penalty of ten shillings with costs, for being absent from his coach while in attendance at the King's Theatre for a party, on the night of the 24th ult. In delivering this decision, Mr. White, the presiding Magistrate, recited a clause of the Hackney-coach Act be fore little known, we believe, to the public, for the regula tion of those vehicles while attending at places of public amusement. This clause directs, that if any hackeey-coach or chariot, so attending, whether hired or not, shall he found without the driver, such carriage may be driven away to the nearest green-yard or place of deposit, and that a fine not exceeding five pounds shall be imposed on the owner, for defraying which, if not paid, the said carriage and horses shall be made liable. Mr. White fined the de fendant in this case ten shillings only, because he was wil. ling at first to try by lenient means to remove an evil equally great to the parties retaining the coach and to the public in general ; but If that was found inadequate, he must have recourse to the full penalty. MARLDJROUGII-STREET.—Yesterday a young man, of fashionable appearance, was brought to this office, charged with intermarrying with a young lady of respectal.le con nections, his first wife being still living. The prisoner was said to be the relative of a Gallant General, and the case excited great interest; but the young lady with whom, as it was alleged, be had intermarried, was not present. Her brother, however, attended, and, being sworn, stated that, some months ago, the prisoner, by unknown means, became acquainted with his sister, who was only seventeen years of age, and canoed her to elope with him. She was .safsslag a eonsiderable time, *Winne% every means went adopted for her discovery to no effect, until the other day, when she returned to her home in a deplorable plight, and informed him that she bad been married to the prisoner, who had urged her to enter into the union, under the re presentation that he was a single man; but after her mar riage she ascertained that he had a wife living. Magistrate.—Where is your sister? Her evidence is necessary to prove the second marriage. Witoess.-1 requested her attend ; but I find she has not arrived. He added, that the wife o f the prisoner was outside the door. She was called in and questioned. She was of very in teresting appearance, and was very much convulsed with grief. She stated that, a short time ago, the prisoner,who had quarreled with her, threatened to leave her and marry some one else ; and he shortly afterwards put his threats into execution, and quitted the place with the whole of her propertv, and she bad not seen him until she re ceived the intelligence of his second marriage. She had never given him the least cause for such conduct. The prisoner, in his defence, said he had certainly left his wife from private reasons ; but he denied baring inter married with any other person. The brother denied this, and pledged himself to bring forward his sister to prove the charge. The prisoner was accordingly remanded for further COURT OF KING'S BENCH—TaussDAT. There was no motion of public interest this day, the Court baying been chiefly engaged on motions for new trials. which stood over from last term. Mr. Hunt was in attendance to re ceive judgment ; but after waiting several hours, The LORD Cuter JUSTICE intimated to him, through Mr. Dealtry, that be would not be called up to day. HATTON Gaines —Two young men, apprentices to Mr. Rope, master butcher, Ray-street, Clerkenwell, were brought up in custody of Limbrick, the officer, charged with being connected with the resurrection men in stealing two dead bodies out of the burying-ground of St. James's Clerkeowell. • Mr. Scott, the Church Warden, appeared for the prose cution. It appeared from the evidence of Clayton, the sexton, that the only passage to the burying-ground was through Mr. Rope's slaughter-house, and that the keys of the gates opening into the street and into the burying ground were kept by the sexton, but as Mr. Rope's dwelling coassonni noted with the slaughter-house, he hitherto kept a padlock ..affixed.to the inner side of the outer gate. for the protedinn of bis property, but which bus been missing for the last &Might, daring which time the gate was only secured on the inside by an iron book. On Tuesday evening last, after leaving the burying-fround at halt-past five, and in consequence of some suspicions communicated to him by Davies, the constable, be proceeded to examine the ground, previously to the watchman being fixed, when he found that be could not put his key into the outer door, some impediment being fixed in the lock. On applying at Mr. Rope's dwelling-house, the prisoner Matthews was de capitated to open the gate, who made considerable delay, sod then removed the obstacle to the key entering the lock. On examining the ground, two bodies, a male and female, were found to have been taken; and a shovel was seen near eke grave, which Mr. Rope's son, who accompanied Clayton, Identified as his. On their searching Mr. hope's premises, in a stable adjoining the slaughter-house, the bodies were found. There did not sprar to be sufficiently strong evidence against Nicola, but Matthews was ordered to find bail. Jean Strait, a painter and glazier, was brought up in the custody of the parish of fi cers of St. Andrew's, Hatboro, charged with having deserted his wife and three children, under the basest circumstances. Mr. Carr, (the Overseer) stated, that three 3 ears ago the prisoner, thew in comfortable circumstantial, absconded without any asslgeeble melee, and, though they bare since used every exertion for his apprehension, be eluded ' their vigilance, until Mr. Carr a few• days ago noticed so advertisement which furnished a clue that led to his apprehen• sios. On deserting his family his wife was obliged to go to sacsice, and the children became chargeable to the parish. • The expenses incurred had been very considerable ; two of the children were apprenticed out, and the third was stilt ulth Tile LATE TRAGICAL EVRIST,—JOSEPII NORMAN.--"" Since the cousnasssiou of the hot rid deed io this town, the particulars of which were amply detailed in our lsq Num ber, several facts have come to our knowledge re•pecting the suicide—fully warranting the ground of suspicion en tertained as to his dishonesty, and *hick leaves no douist that he committed the act in a pnrosyisin of insanity, oc,.a sioned by remorse of conscience arid fear of detection. We are happy to state, that after an interval of painfol sm prose to her relatives and friends, Mrs. Warren is nor/ pronounced out of danger, and that the servant, Frorrs Towniog, is also in a fair way of recovery.—(faunion Courier.) A fellow who calls himself Adam Moore, has been il•sin; business with much success, for the last few months. in sums of the towns of the South, where he set up as a wee:maker. He lately opened shop at Rathdou . e , in the county of kenuy, and having got ten or twelve watches (among wino was one gold one) to repair, be set them going in the middid of Ilse night, sod went himself along with them, no doubt to see if they want right. He speaks with an Englisli accnt, but elated intathdowncy that be came from Cork. Ile tos deers mped from different towns in the night in a similar moat. After basing get several watches to repslr. He was lately seen passing through Ahylaix, towards Moryborough. supposed that he is now In this City.—(Disblio Post.) flied, on Sunday evening, soddenly, at Barrow parson age, in the 21 4 . th year of his age, the Rev. Mr. Ravvottbi officiating Minister of that parish. He had delivered nu excellent discourse from the pulpit that afternoon , from his appearance was supposed to he ill before he cot• eluded, and he found it necessary to stop at the 'owe et! the Rector, the Rev. A. .Mainwarint, where lie notwithstanding that every practicable as,istance was giieti him. MA RRJE. On the 3d inst. at St. Alphage. Greenwkh D , A. M., W. C. Taylor, Surer, son of Lieat, Taylor, R. N., Greenwich Hospital, to Elizabeth second (loop ier o Ken s ington, i gsq-Deptford. _,. •Ase to At J. HurnaU, Esq. of Emmanuel College. Csee"• - • ' Mary, only daughter of C. Dadham. D.D. E.R.S. DIED. seed 69 gr. On Fs Way, the 30th ult. in Klng•street, Covent Darden , ....- - ' Iv James Anderson, nephew and copartner 0 the late Mr. Dickson, lin: " brittd **two. al Teesday, the 3d Inst., W. Dolby, Esq. of Park-place, Filldley-000300 1 Ilmlbeitd year of his age. 1 01 iIIop• 4 U i Instant, at Qilt•11 . 8 row, Pimlico, Robert Dunstone, Eel. ge l 71 sot Juner7 23. Sir Hugh Smyth, Dart. of Rockier house, Wins, )M/M% evert, Somerset. A. Ou n tl . ie 2tst . _ al:, 7, years, the Rev. E. R. Keynes, A. M. late Aft ---- DI "'we'. itee et Ripe, Vicar of West Firle cum Deddinsham, le. Prebendary of Selma. in the county of Sussex. Jan. IS. at Ramsgate, aged 74 veers, Captain Bowles Mit t chell, R.N. Was the 114 surviving *Meer of these %ono accompanied Capain Cook his.socond voyage reundthe world. Loudon :Printed and Published at the Office, No. 497, Strand by R. WARDELL, LL.D. Proprietor. There was no motion of public interest this day, the Court ''''"••••" "•••• `"•""--•-- a - • on having been chiefly engaged on motions for new trials, which of her p ro p erty, and she bad not seen him until aloe r e- ' '"•• The remains of the decease . d were on Wednesday inter stood over from last term. Mr. Hunt was in attendant. e to re. ceived the intelligeuce of h is second marriage. She had red in his family vault, at urottol. Ms cote(' judgment ; but after waiting several hours, never given him the least cause for such conduct. r to The Lon n COMP J u strict intimated to him, through Mr. The prisoner, in hi% defence, said he had certainly left Tile LA T Eiftce.—JoSEPti NoRMAst Dealtry, that he world not be called up to day. his wife from private reasons ; but he denied having inter- Since the TE TRAGIC the hot rid decd is this town , t he .---- ntr married with any other person. comission of 10 LONDON ADJOURNP.D SESSIONS.—THURSDAT. The brother denied this, and pledged himself to bring particulars of which were amply detailed in our laq Num- ler, forward his sister to ac tor the charge. h er, several facts have come to our knowledge re•penting --resse.— an, The prisoner was accordingly remanded for farther exa_ the suicide—fully warranting the ground of suspicion en- Elizabeth Summers, a pauper. was ordered by the Court titillation. tertained as to his dishonesty, and *hick leaves no dou'ut to be comiiiitted till she could lind securities to h ose the that he committed the act in a paroxyisin of insanity, CICi IL. peace towards Mr. Althorp, a parish overseer, whose life Harrow Gall/CC—Two young men, apprentices to Mr. • i b a she had threatened, for slot allowing her the support she Rope, master . butcher, Ray-street, ClerkenWell, were stoned by remorse of conscience arid fear of detection. lt r e . are happy to state, that after an interval of painfol su- thought proper to demand. brought up in custody of Linibrick, the o ffi cer, charged lge A Mr. Nathan was ordered to pay, forthwith, the sum of with being connected with the resurrection men in stealing prose to her relatives and frien•ls, Mrs. Warren kno pronounced out of danger, and that the servant, Frores two dead bodies out of the burying-ground of St. James's • 2401., his recognizance, and which he had forfeited by not cierkease n . Towniog, is also in a fair way of recovery.—(Tountso the appearing at the last Old Bailey Sessions, there to answer 1 id Scott , the Church ov ' Coareier.) of the charge of an assault, committed by him upon his see- r. arden, appeared for the prose- cution. onlbs, iii some A fellow who calls himself Adam Moore, has been il.iiii; business with much success, for the last few m !red vast, the prosecutriz• i to lost It appeared from the evidence of Clayton, the sexton Mr. M.Litt . motet], on the part of the defendant; that if that the only passage to the burying-ground was through - He lately opened shop at Rathdow e , in the count}" of hil• I of the towns of the South, where he set up as a wa tenuaar. the Court thought lit they might discharge the forfeiture Mr. Rope's slaughter-house, and that the keys of the gates keenly, end having got teu or twelve watc h es (among wlidie.i nu' of the recognitanees, on the defendant's paying all the sue opening into the street and into the burying ground were was one l o ft. sad ) to repair, be set twin yoing in the mod d the penses that the prosecutrix was at in attending, as also the* kept by the sexton, but as Mr. Rope's dwelling committal- of Ifse night. he lisr gem . ~, y the defendant could not find out the residence of the pt.- cased with the slaughter-house, he hitherto kept a padlock see if they went right. Het peaks with an Hug e . sod went himself along with them, no doubt , t t o IS, secutrix in sufficient time to serve notice. • nto- ••: ..affixed•to the loner side of the outer gate. for the protetekin dee, mped from di ff erent towns in the nicht in a similar manna. but *fated Mitathdowncy that he came from tort. tat cos Alderman Lucas said, be had heard this case at elin of his property, but which bus been missing for the last after basing get several moieties to repair. He wet lardy sae ; Mansion - !rouse and had followed it up. He found that the 6'l4'lol'lst, daring which time the gate was only secured on chat defendant had attempted to carry the case into the King's the inside by an Iron book. On Tuesday evening last, Post.) seen passing through Ahylaix, towards Maryborough. Il ls supposed that he Is now in ttlis City—(Dubli n Mem v. Bench, thinking that the prosecutrix could not, for want roper after leaving the burying-ground at halt-past five, and in tried, on Sunday evening, suddenly, at Barrow Patio of funds, appear in that Court, bat which the Lord Chief b in the °th• r of his age, the Rev. Mr. Rawortli, rery consequence of some suspicions commontcated to him i age. -I+ year an d Justice would not allow, saying, that he considered it a livered ita Davies, the constable, be proceeded to examine the grou p , o ffi ciating Minister of that parish. He had de . 22, can that the Magistrates could properly decide upon.— P y into the reviousl to the watchman bei n g fixed, when he found and The defendant knew well where be might have found the that be could not put his key into outer . door, some dare he cor• from his appearance was supposed to be ill b ,e 0 , excellent discourse from the pulpit that afternoon, hut rt i n prosecutrix, and it was entirely neglect upon his part, impediment being fixed in the lock. On applying at Mr. •••_._ The COURT, after considering the ease, said, they could P e Ito 's dwelling-house, the prisoner Matthews was de- lie ord. the Rector, the Rev. A. .Mainwaring, where exi t h e not deviate from the usual course; the amount of the re. -V ida " • dto open the gate, who made considerable delay , eluded, and be found it necessary to step at the hou . i notwithstanding that every practicable as•istance was gi• . e li cognizance should be paid forthwith. . sod then removed the obstacle to the key entering the lo ck. hi ii_2:______________ _______----• The COURT then ordered all other cases of indictment On examining the ground, two bodies, a male and female, MARRIED. any and appeals to stand over till the next Old Bailey Sessions were found to have been taken; and a shovel was seen near On the 3d inst. at St . Alpbage. tireenwish, A. lit., W. C. Taylor. Surged,!,, man Elizabeth second clau.s. lirect and the Court was, at twelve o'clock, adjourned till the ' tbe grave, which Mr. Rope's son, who accompanied Claron, son of Limit Taylor, R. bi., Greenwich Hospital, to Identified as his. On their searching Mr. rope's premises . Ur of T. kinsekelhatils. Esq-Deptford. _,, •,, e , 0 16th of this month. At Kensington, J. HurnaU, Esq. of Emmanuel College. Ea...r•-• in a stable adjoining the slaughter-house, the bodies were marl. only slaughter of C. Bedlam nn. e.R.S. an to The proceeding of Mr. Alderman Ainaley. in carrying found. DIED. ....1 69. gr. puts on the business of the Court without the assistants of a There did not appear to be sufficiently strong evidence On Pi iday, the 30th ult. In Klngsereet, Covent Garden. sso- _. .• ow James Anderson, nephew and copartner ot the law Mr. Dicklion, tcs lay of law officer, is not, we find, without some precedents. An against Nicola, but Matthews was ordered to find bail. brated botanist. Oe Tuesday, the 3d Inst., W. Daley Instance of this occurred once at the Old Bailey, In the Mu Strait, a painter and glazier was brought up in the , In Visits' year of his age. Eunstone. EM inivo- mayoralty of Mr. Alderman Townsend. By some accident custody of the parish officers of and d' Hatboro, charge° U. the 4 th Instant, at Qmea's row. Pimlico, Robert mself the Judges were delayed, and his Lordship having w o e with haring deserted his wife three children, under the 71, Wits oild ' f iirect the chair, after observing that the Court were not Istwode basest circumstances. Mr. Carr, (the Overseer) stated, that Jam:int-1.23, Sir Hugh Smyth, Dart. of Rockier house, i , to wait till the Judges could make it convenient to aenssitt three 3 ears ago the prisoner, then in comfortable cireumstanom, Ashton resift, Somerset. Ou the 2U tilt. ape 71 A AL Mr " IP , the Rey. If. R. Rare° , /3 "., 61 ,,,,p,5cf .. absconded without any assignable motive, and, though they Awls+. ordered a prisoner to be put to the bar, proceeded with totdeacon sit Lewes. Reiter ot Ripe. Velar Of we" Fill° cu w have since used every exertion for his apprehension, be eluded Prrbenclary or seisea in use county of Sussex. bell R.N. p „ sad ac- trial himself, and was in the act of summing op the etti • their vigilance, until Mr. Carr a few• days ago noticed an Jan. lb..at nannigaie, aged 74 rears, Captain Bowles i lte a i . 4, cook 0 , Irina- deuce to the Jury when the Learned Judge entered the advertisement which furnished a clue that led to his apprehen• r i m the 114 surrivhig akar of *those wno a ces:milieu e C pkt . Esq. of Park-place, Filldley-00031102 second voyage reund.the world. i s h e 4, court, Their appearance, however, did not prevent sloe. On deserting his family his wife was obliged to go to 1 g —. , e may his proceeding.. and he concluded : the case, and took the sarace, and the children became chargeable to the parish. Loudon • be ge- verdict of the jury, Mr. %I tikes. u hen Lord Mayor, fre- The expenses incurred had been very considerable ; two of : Printed and Published at the Mice, No. 497, Strand Fe ag e fluently exercised the privilege of trying prisoners. , the children were apprenticed out, and the third was stilt u ith • by R. WARDELL, LL.D. Proprietor. . ...._ , . ..... • . - i .71 ' ll4lllllllllllll 11111111 i 1 I li I al Itigig Ili fill rial t . ----- . ' , - - i . •.• „ 6.., ~ ~.. r.” ( _, ~ ,WAN6' ' ' . - .. - LONDON ADJOURNgD SESSlONS.—Tutrastut. Elizabeth Summers, a pauper, was ordered by the Court to be committed till she could lind securities to keep the peace towards Mr. Althorp, a parish overseer, whose life she had threatened, for not allowing her the support she thought proper to demand. A Mr. Nathan was ordered to pay, forthwith, the sum of Mt, his recognizance, and which he had forfeited by not appearing at the last Old Bailey Sessions, there to answer the charge of an assault, committed by him upon his ser vant, the prosecuttiz. Mr. ALLaY moved, on the pert of the defendant; that if the Court thought lit they might discharge the forfeiture of the recogninnees, on the defendant's paying all the Olg penses that the prosecutrix was at in attending, as also thiOS the defendant could not find out the residence of the pew secutrix in sufficient time to serve notice. Alderman Lucas said, be had heard this case at*. Mansion-house and had followed it up. Ile found that the defendant had attempted to carry the case into the King's Bench, thinking that the prosecutrix could not, for want of funds, appear in that Court, bat which the Lord Chief Justice would not allow, saying, that he considered it a ease that the Magistrates could properly decide upon.— The defendant knew well where be might have found the prosecutrix, and it was entirely neglect upon his part. The COURT, after considering the ease, said, they could not deviate from the usual course; the amount of the re cognizance should be paid forthwith. • The COURT then ordered all other cases of indictment and appeals to stand over till the next Old Bailey Sessions, and the Court was, at twelve o'clock, adjourned till the 16th of this month. The proceeding of Mr. Alderman Alasley. in carrying on the business of the Court without the assistance of a law officer, is not, we find, without some precedents. An Instance of this occurred once at the Old Bailey, is the mayoralty of Mr. Alderman Townsend. By some accident the Judges were delayed, and his Lordship having Wren the chair, after observing that the Court we not bcprod. to wait till the Judges could make it convenient to eampatt ordered a prisoner to be put to the bar, proceeded with the trial himself, and was in the act of summing up the eci• deuce to the Jury when the Learned Judge entered the Court, Their appearance. however, did not prevent his proceeding. and he concluded the case, and took the verdict of the jury. Mr. Wilkes. when Lord Mayor, fre quently exercised the privilege of trying prisoners. • -~+- POLICE. the parish (three little children, line litrla girls, were prod:lced at the office). It appeared, that during this period of hi s desertion, he was in good clrcilmstancess, and that withi n t h e last six montfts he received a leviey of nearly 3001., whieh h e has been spending in the most dissolute manner, not appropti. ating one shilling of it to the use of his family. The prisoder heard the statement, and viewed his children twith the m os • callous indifference; and made no oblerveilon, but tnat of refusing to give any remuneration to the parish.—The Niactis. trate observed to Mr. Carr, that if he cmmtiitted him to prison under the Vagrant Act, at the expiration of three months he would be relieved from all °bile atiuits, whereas, by co:nm:t. ting him to the Sessions (should he still refuse to came t , terms), the period of his imprisonment uiteht be proloi , ged— Mr. Carr thanked the Magistrate fur his advice, and the pet sonar was accordingly committed to the Sessions. MR. PIERCE, OF BRISTOL. CORONER'S INQUEST. Joseph Baker G &Won, Esq. held an Inithat at the Rawl:, ham Tavern. . . George Protheroe—Mr. Pierce dined with me on Saturday, 3dJanuary, at five o'clock, and left me shout seven ; lie re: turned shortly after nine ; he was sober when he left me at seven o'clock, and quite so on his return ; he left my house about half past twelve, and was then also perfectly sober ; h e was then in his usual spirits, which were invariably p a d . _ It was a tine night, but rather foggy ; I went to the door with him, and wisied him good night : I have not seen law since alive. Ann Bailey, servant to Mr. George Protheroe—l waited at table when Mr. Pierce dined with my master, on Saturday, 34 January; I did not observe any thing strange or unusual in his conduct; I met him on the stairs about half pest twelve, when he appeared perfectly sober. Thomas Charles proved that he this day saw a dead body on the water, In the floating harbour, which was picked up, and that be had since assisted in stripping the body, which the Jury .bad viewed ; that there was no hat on the deceased. 'John Powell and John Thomas proved that they picked up to bldy. Rich. Washer proved the bringing the body on shore. Jcseph Popetproved that the following articles were fount on the deceased :—a diamond breast pin, gold watch and chats, two seals and a key, a silk handkerchief, several bu s in ess lat. tern and papers, a snuff box, gold pencil case, pen knife, five keys, latch key, eight shillings, and two sixpences. three owe pound, and two ten pound Bristol bankers' cash notes, a pro. missory note for 301., comb, and pocket book. The letters were addressed " Charles Pierce, Esq." and others " Messrs. Palmer and Pierce." All these articles %ere produced to the Jury. His linen was marked C. P. William Protheroe, EN. proved that he dined on Saturday, the Sd of of January, at his brother's, with Mr. Pierce, who left about seven o'clock. Showed witness the letter now pro duced, and found on the person of the deceased. Tale witness also identified the gold pencil case, chain, and seals, to be Mr. Pierce's. Dr. Wallis knew Mr. Pierce during his life time, who had a eat on the left hand between the thumb and forefinger, which was now also visible, and from that circumstance he had no doubt of the deceased being Mr. Charles Pierce; there wasuo external appearance of violence. • Richard Edgell and Johu Shuriend, Esqrs., surgeons, proved that they had also examined the body, and could nut perceive any external marks of injury. Arthur Palmer, Esq.-11r. Pi-rce was my partner. He had transacted business with use tl:e a hole of Saturday morning, the 3d of January. He was in perfect sonni mind and his usual cheerful spirits. His cash and bun. I ness transActiens were quite correct. On that day Mr. Pierce had received a cheque for 1561. odd, on account of our partnership, and brought it to me as usual, as I am the cashier. I have not the slightest reason to think be was embarrassed, or the least affected in his mind; I have not found any defalcation in the partnership accounts, nor bare 1 the slightest reason to anapect any. I believe him to have been a man possessed of an honourable mind, and utterly incapable of cosuluiling any act to my prejudice. Francis Jarman.—l saw Mr. Pierce at half-past four o'clock on Saturday, the 3 t of January ; he was in goo I spirits, and appointed to meet me the following day at 1W Commercial Rooms, about one 0% lock. John Proudfoot (clerk to Mr. Pierce).--IAW Mr. Pierce at the office about nine o'clock on the Saturday evening ; he was in Isis usual good spirits and state of mind ; lie asked me to give him the papers now produced from the pocket of the deceased, which I did. and he said will look them through, and will call on Phillip and Geo. Protheroe with them on my way to town on Monday taunt ing. He was to all appearance perfectly sober. He was always most punctual in business. The Coroner recapitulated the evidence, after witch the Jury retired. and in a few minutes brought in a vt edict— " Found Drowned." • The relatives and friends of Mr. Pierce will now he re lieved from a painfnl state of suspense ; as upon true Coro ner's Inquest it is clearly ascertained that lie has not Bern murdered, and the circumstances allow that this nut s urtu nate gentleman must have accidentally fallen into the Float. The remains of the deceased were on Wednesday inter red in his family vault, at Bristol. /1 / tS 11 13 , n. ci u. o. TM 1: r I 1: :1 , 0 4 ~i~