The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-02-12 00:00:00

ids ,• ) 1 "'• .„ • . • i• • . EAST INDIA HOUSE. -.....-- .11! t 1 4. .) fru f I 1!) ! • : t I A Special General Court of Proprietor% of the East !edit Stock was thenyestedy held at the Company's House. in Leaden hall Street. for purpose of calling on tha Court of Direr • tors to petition Parliament for the Repeal of that clause of the 53d of Geo. 3 d.. which provides that no person shall he sent • out to India as a Civil Servant to the Company. who shall nat . have completed four terms in the Company's College at Hai . leybury. a LIBEL ON THE MARQUESS OF HASTINGS. Sir JOHN DOVLE rose to ask a question of the Hononrahle Cha:rman prior to their proceeding with the business of the 4 1 iv. The CHAIRMAN, (W. Wigram, Egg.) observed Ant the evert was specially summoned to consider a particdlar cubs ject, and it was, therefore, irregular to eater on any other business. Mr. D. Knew/anti defended the right of any Proprietor to put such questions to the Chairman as apneared to him to he tiecesary. It was impossihle for the Chairman to know until be heard the question, whether it might not be intimately con . nacted with the proceedings of the day. Mr. Howe believed the statement of the Chairman was strictly correct as the Law of that Court. But they all knew that it was the constant practice to put questions under similar • circumstances. The Court would always pay arention to the interests of their servants, especially If they had been ho noured with their thanks and approbation. And if it was in • their power to rescue a servant from a most malicious and in• famous insinuation which had gone abroad, they were hound to do so. He would ask whether, as had been insinuated ie a Public Paper, the Marquess of Hastings was about to be im peached by the Court Directors? or whether, through his merles, a deficit ofthree or four hundredlooo pounds had taken . place in an Establishment, of which the Court of Directors were the responsible Governors?—(Hear.) lie appealed to the Ct.:Armen, not in his official capacity, but as a n.ati of ho . nom-, to answer this qnestion.—There was no other means under Heaven, by which the character of the Marquess of Hastines could be cleared. • Sir JOHN nowt then proceeded to put his questions It had tern pul'licly insinuated that an embezzlement of three hundred thousand pounds by the late Governor Ge neral of India bad been discovered by the Court of Di ; r e ctors. He therefore demanded of the Chairm an whether , any embezzlement or deficit had been so discovered ? Se condly. he asked, whether on that account the Court of Di . rectors had already negatived the grant of five thousand , pounds a year which had been proposed to that Noble Lord ? ArA thin!, whether in consequence of that disco • very, the Court have not had it in view to obtain or endea . y o ur to oleain the impeachment of that Noble Lord ? Tl.is was the subject matter of the libel whirls had been levelled at tire. Marquess of Hastings; and he called in the face of the Court, and in the name of their common country, for a plain and distinct answer on these points. The VIIAIRMAN said he had received no instrnetions from the Court of Directors, and consequently could give no answer to the interrogatories of the lion. Baronet. Mr. P. KINNAIHD said it would be a disgrace to them, as Englishmen, if they proceeded to the regular business of the day without taking further consideration this atro cious libel on the Martinis of Harting& The Chairman was not asked to give any opinion, be was only called upon to answer a plaits question. The Chairmen bad , heard it tilted that a calumny, of a most malicious descrip tion, had been circulated against the late Governor-Geheral f India, and Ire ought not to allow a whisper. much leis a statement of that kind, to pass uncontradicted. Mr. Er.entssrorte (the Dirertnr) said be would stake • his character on the truth of what be said, when he devise . IA *that no stub ; roceeding as that alluded to by the lion. i trenet, had evrr been thonght of in the Court of Direc tors. The idea of an impeachment bad never been hinted at, much less c:ltertained. The :Harmless of Hastings hail never het n swept etell of taking one shining front the Com , parry improperly. It was a moat nnfountied assertion, a s il ai coos untruth.—(licui cheers.) ' Sir Jonx Dom: thanked the Honourable Director for , Iris caurliriao , l manly statement, hut why the organ of the Court of Directors could net rive a plain answer to a plain • question, be could not conceive. He regretted the silence • of the lion. Chairman, for hi; own rake. Mr. PATTISON begged leave to say that It e was no party to the lion. Chairman's silence on this o‘Tasion. • The Deoury CHAIRMAN (IV. Astell, Esq.) defended the course adopted by his Hon. Colleague. The confusion which now reigned in the Court, in consequence of the • irregularity of the whole proceeding. praved that his Hon. Colleague was right in adhering to the o nary rules by which the Court was governed. Mr. l'Avrtsott considered the question wbich bad been • pill to the Him. Chairman, just as if be bad been asked, " Does the sun shiner It was qnite as easily answered. It was only oaring " Yes," or " No." The Hon. Director then recited the three questions which had been put by Sir John Doyle, to each of which he gave the most direct and emphatic negative. The subjects to which the lion. Baro. . ret referred bad never been hinted at, glanced at, or even . inreadoed at (for such an occasion deserved a new phrase) • in the Court of Directors. - - Mr. TRAY 7• defended the Hon. Chairman nnder all the I cirenmstancts of the ease, for having refused to answer the questions propounded. Mr. 1). KINNATILD censured in very strong language the conduct of the Hon. Chairman, for wrapping himself up in the dignity of technical form, and refusing %%lien a great pnhlic character had been maligned to clear him from the aspersion. In his opinion, the Proprietors ought to take the cast of the Marquess of Hastinel in►o their own hand•, since it was quiteclear that it csmid not he safely entrusted to the Court of Directors. He denied that the questions , came unawares on the Hon. Chairman, because on the 30th , of January a letter miswritten by Sir J. Dovleto the Court of Directors, setting forth the libel, and calling on them to .contradict or affirm it. The answer to that letter was, , that they thouieht it most proper not to iaterfere in a matter • which regarded as anonymous libeller. • Mr:llawa pot it to the Court, whether, after what had passed. and the strong feeling that had been excited, it was • possible for them to proceed to the regular business which they had been assembled to consider, with that coolness which the importance of the subject required? He would therefore move, that the consideration of the question of Haileybury College be adjourned to this day fortnight. After a desultory conversation the motion was agreed to, and the Court adjourned. A shocking accident beppentd. on Monday night to a voting lady of the name of Smith, at her residence in Hal f "Mo,n-qtreet. She had returned with a party frcm the Et:zil,th Opera-house, and on retiriog to her dressing-room the t andle communicated to her muslin dress. Her shrieks brought other young persons from the drawing-room to her assistance, but not till her garments were almost re duced to tinder. The unfortunate young lady, who was in her twentieth year, and of very handsome prison, is now totally disfigured forlife, her face and neck being dread fully scorched. She is the daughter of a gentleman of fortune io the West Indies, and, with a sister and brother resided at the house of an uncle. Had ale followed the method described in our paper a week ago, she might have • saved herself nincii pain and disfiguration ; but Icsing her presence of mind, she ran from one end of 'the apartment to the other, thereby Living itevery opportunity of burning. EXTRAORDINARY BIRTNA.—Sooday morning, at Seven o'clock, the'wife Of ainurneyman baker, who resides at No. lis , Bean-sheet, Wier-street, Black friars-road, was Wifely delivered of 'three fine children—two boys and a girl; since which nut eoirespondent informs as that one of ft b's is 'deed. Thai are now eight children liiing, lidoogiog to the Mae 'presto. TILE STATESMAN COURT OF KINGS UENCIL—WEDNatioAt. THE KING V. JOHN MIRE,. The defendant pleaded guilty to an information filed against hint in the Court of King's Bench, for a libel pub lished in a letter, of and concerning Lord George Sey mour, one of the Chief Commissioners of Excise. Some malt had been seined on the premiges of the defendant, and it appeared that in a moment of irritation he wrote a letter to Lord George Seymour, charging him with having gone out of his way to direct this seizure, and further charging him with being in the habit of borrowing money from a common officer of Excise, who obtained it by committing frauds on the revenue, and that Lord G. Seymour knew of those frauds. • The Noble Lord in his affidavits distinctly denied the tenth of these charges, or that there was any shadow of ground for them. The defendant now put in an affidavit, stating that he wrote the letter in a moment of irritation, and under the belief that what he stated was true, as he had been informed of the circumstances by ano ther person whom he named ; that when he found he had been deceived by his informant, he addressed a letter to Lord George Seymour offering to retract the charge in such terms as his Lordship should suggest; that be was truly sorry for his offence, and had a large family to support. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that though he felt it to be his duty to the public to pray the jadgment of the Court upon the defendant, and to demand that some punishment should be inflicted upon him, yet upon the part of Lord G. Seymour he had to say, that thlt Neb!e Lord did not press for punishment of a severe c h aracter. Under these circumstances, the sentence of the Court was, that the defendant be committed to the custody of the Marshal of the Marslialsea for one month, and that he en ter into recognizances for his goad behaviour fur three years, himself in 441/. and iwo sureties in 20/. each. The Ktsio V. SoUTHGATE AND ANOTHER.-171 this C3SE there had been cross motions, one for a t riminal informa tion against the defendants for a riot. in endeavouring to force Southgate into the of ice of a lleprity•Seneschal of the Borough of Gravesend, and the other for a Mandamus to the Mayor of Gravesend to admit Southgate to Ow oilier of D puty-Seneschal, to wlolh he had been appointed by his Principal, Both motion's now came on together; and Mr. GA.-FLEE and Mr. Cerra's . being heard fur the defend ants, and Mr. ATTORNEY - GENERAL fur the Crown, The Covicr thought that the motion fur a .Ilandamus was utterly untenalle, the principal Seneschal haviiia no authority to appoint a Deputy; and it being agreed that the criminal information should be abandon. d, both rules , were discharged. THE KING V. RICHARD STAFFORD comer, AND OTHERS. This was a rule, obtained on a former day by alr. CAAIPHELI., calling on Sir George Jerningham, It Ir.. to Am r amie why a suggestion should not he entered an the roll, that the ad., nilants could not have a Mr and impartial trial in the County of Stafford upon this, which was an indictment against them for a conspiracy to disturb the prosecutor in the possession of his estates, and to extort moan+ from bis tenants, under the pretence that It. S. Cooke was entitled to the same estates as Baron Stafford. The ground of the motion was, that there had been an undue excitement caused in the County of Stafford, by the publication of libels against Mr. Cooke and the other defendants, and consegnently that they could not have a fair and impartial trial in that County. ScaeLarr and Mr. Ta Leon o now chewed cause, and contended that there was not the slightest pretence ter changing the venue on the ground suggested. It was not sworn that Sir George Jerningham was at all privy to the supposed libels; whilst on the other hand the state ments published try the plaintiffs, were calculated to excite an improper feeling towards the prosecutor. Mr.C.AltraeLLurgoil that the trial shopl,l take place Pa the county of Middlesex, in order to the impartial attain ment of justice. The Cue rue said, that there was not tfie trUtlitest pretence for changing thu venue t o Middlesex, thWdry subjecting the yeosecutor to the expense of bringing his witnesses a distance of 130 miles. They, however. say no mown for objecting to a change of venue from Sof:Y.)49lllre to Shrop shire, which would remove a:1 doubt upolutite subject of a fair trial. Mr. CAMPBELL acceded to this snggestion, and the case was ordered to be tried at Shrewebury. Rule absolute. TILE VISION OF JUDGNIENI'. THE ICING V. HUNT. Mr. Algn.pors prayed the judgment of the Court against this gentleman. Th e t o wn , s aid, it was too late in the ihiy to take the case. and stsegested, that the motion for judgment ought to standover till next term. 111 r. s cAßL irr said. that he had intended to move, that the judgment should be postponed, on account of the 'feral being so far advanced. Mr. ADOLPHUS sale, lie had no'desire to press the ease on. Hs had been seven days in attendance, hoping for an opportunity of bringing the case before the Court ; but I if it were postponed, he trusted, that the defendant would be required to enter into his personal recognizance, not to publish any observations in his Sunday newspaper, upon the subject of this prosecution, reflecting upon the motives of those by whom it was instituted. Mr. SCARLETT 56194, he certainly should strongly advise his client to forbear any remarks upon the case in toe in tercel. The Cuter JUSTICE said lie bad no doubt Mr. Hunt would willingly enter his personal recognizances to abstAin from any of the observations of the kind alluded to. Mr. bunt was not in Court. Mr. SCARLET!' said he had sent his client sway at four o'clock, but he would be in Court to-merrow, when the Court might make what order they thought proper. The case was therefore ordered to stand over until to morrow, and Mr. Hunt to attend. MR. CORBETT AND KENSINGTON TURNPIKE. Mr. BROUGHAM, on fresh allidavits,reneered the motion. which he made yesterday, for a criminal infirmation Mr. Sketctileyo Chairman of the Trustees for the Ken sington Turnpike Roads. The CHIRP Justice.—Does your aftliadts now impnte to the person against whom you move, that he has for : borne from corrupt motives to put up a scale of tolls upon the turnpikes? Mr. ItnoccuNst : Distinctly. It also imputes a corrupt and improper motive with respect to the omission to have his accounts audited. The CutEr JUSTICE—Then take a rule to shew cause. ' Rule Nisi. DIR. CHEEICEND AND SIR CHARLES WOLSELCY. Mr. W. O. Russabi moved for a rule to chew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against Sir Charles Wolseley, Bart., fer an alleged libel on 6eorge Chetwyod, Esq., M. P., Chairman of the Staffordshire Quarter Sessions, containing in substance the like libel lous matter as that contained in the publication which appeared in the British Press and British Traveller, respectively, imputing to Mr. Chetwynd corrupt and s inaproper conduct in the punishment of hard labour, *warded against Mr. Flint, the Attorney's cleric. frn this As therein% the-additional aggravation, that Sit' Charles Aka mitsed the libellous matter to be published in thr Litchfield Mercury, which was circulated in Mr. Chet savid's native county. and amongst his own tenants and wghbours. The a ffi davits completely brought home the ed libel to the Baronet. The - Comm upon this statement, immediately granted a Sale Nisi. littialliNT 01 MMUS. • Mr. lit.acnnum,x mpved for a rule to sbew cause Irby )IVhdoel inforakatlon &mid not be filed splint an Overseer of t he Poor In a parish In•Llncolisblre, for cruel' treatment of female pauper and her chllelrgit vibe bail been 01141 i by e Justice's order of removal to the pedals of Skellingthorpe, in that county. The order of removal was made in May last, Ind it was &Urged that the oMeer cnsed the unhappy woman and her children to be exposed for ten days in a common beast shed. without any covering or protevion from the incl-meney of the weather, In consequence of which she was SO much af freed in her health that her reeogery was despaired of. The Comt said, that owing to the lateness of the applicn• tion, after so long a lapse of tine, they c0%1 , 1 nal interpose in this summary manner. The allege(l effend-r 'yes li , shie to pro secution by indictment. The length of time only which had elapsed was, however, the sole groom' for their refusing the motion.—Rtee refused. PREROGAiIiiZOURT.—WEDEnDev. ROBSON, FORSIZELE PATTIE, AND WAKEFIELD V. SOCKE AND OTIIIIRS. The evidence in this ram has already occupied th Court nearly two days, and having been conclnded, i-lr, PIIIILIMORE argued on heha'f of the residuary legat,, s , Mr. Thomas Charles Pattie bad been for a period of 2i years in the civil service of the East In li a Com?any. e,.. dent principally in China. In the year 1503 he ohlaive t leave of absence, and came to England, where he said with his wife 'and d;argliter nntil 1805; before be left England again he ma-le his will according to his then cir cumstances, his property amounting to between 10 and 20,0001, and appointed foer persons executors. The whole Of that property was left to his wife and elidd. In 1803 he returned to China and remained e:-.ere till his death, on the 25th of Novetnher, 1813, never s:eing his wife an I child after the year 1805. In the hennaing of 1815 his 1 1 .- a uth began gradually to decline, twine' frequently attacked by asthma; and on the 19th of October, after a very severe fit, he asked Mr. Lis inaston, 1 is trynlical adviser, res;-eet ing his clanger. Mr. Livingston told him that anoOter fit of that description would carry him off. Mr. Pattie then sent for Mr. James Craft, an attorney, who ha I art iv ed a few weeks before at China, on account of his w if e ' s health, and had letter of introdoction to Mr. Pattie, an d told him he wished to make his will. Mr. Croft took his instructions, and on the f01i0.% ing clay the will was com pleted. After the death of Mr. Pattie, the will was produced by the two executors then residin r in China, before the proper English Anthoritics at Canton, and it rec,iircel that authenticity which they were able to give it. The document was then forwarded to tie execnt ire in Engirt+ f, and read in the presence of Mrs Pettis, and her da's!hter. The will was not then disputed by those ladies—an lon the 12th of.lttly, 1816, the will w.ts proved icy the two executors in London, Mr. Templar and Mr. Middleton, and the property sworn to he under the sum of !10,0001. The ;notate remained in their possession nntil 1819, and doting the whole of those three years Mrs. Pad dle and her tl tughter bad acted according to the contents of this Litter document, even instituting a suit in the Court of Chat.cery, compelling the executors to pay the legacies to the minuet of 70,0001. On the Ist of Oct., 1819, Mis. rattle called in the will, alleging that this will of 1815 was not a valid document, and prayed that the will of 1803 might hr admitted. The prayer of the defrn !ants (the Rev. Richard Rocks and Mr. Charles Augustus Recke) was, that the , till of 1815 might be admitted es valid. The authenticity of the Last will of 1815, said the Learned Counsel, nas the only yeestion ; be hail produced the evidence of permits very high in rank, who had depos. ed to their belief of the • documert being the deceased' s hand-writing ; attionz them were the lion. Mr. Elphin stone, the Chief Resident and Conductor of the Company's affairs, and 51r. Iles., who was at that time employed in making a survey of the Indian Feet. The Learned Coun sel commented on the various points in the volmninsus axe of evidence proilecell on both sides, and will he fol ty by other Connsel.—lt is not expected that j ud g ment ill be given to-day. , Counsel for Mr. Hobson—Drs. Monis and Stoddart ; for Mr. Witketirli—ths. Swatter and Lnelsington ; Un- Mr. Itocke and others-- Ors. Phillimore and Dobson. POLICS. flow-sTnveT.—Thu conduct of the night coachmen in t Charles-street, Covent-Garden, has frequently peen the subject of complaint. Yesterday morning two of them,! named Wm. Lardy and Wm. Dartnett, were brought np, eltnrfred with having neglected their coat hes. and also with gambling at three o'clock in the morning. The watchman described Lardy as an old offender, and lie was lined Itts. Dartwell begged bard to be let off on account of his family, and appearing sorry for his conduct, M-14.•:I1iNstivi.i. re mitted the tine. A TEDIOUS THIEF.—.r Parrett Was brought before Mr. lit on Tuesday night. charged with having stolen a coat. Julio Powell is an ex-hackney conc'iwan—out of place for want of character, and fur some time before his present adventure, hanging about a stable yard in Somers Town, as a deputy helper's•supernumerary•assistent. On Monday last he went Into s public h-us- in lloston square, and hiking a seat in the tan room, he asked aloud—" is there any young man here v. hat wants a place ?" " Yes." said Dick Handisyde. a yonng utnn the-e present. " I .I.l—what place is it ?" ".1 groom's" re' plied .1. Powell—'• b t Y ou're too long in the leg. and your clothes ar'n't good enough," "Well," rejoined Dick Ilandisyde, " I knows a young c'inp, named tlarscott, what's shorter sor me, and cool clothe. to his hark; and I'll sand him to von when lie comes in." "Do so," John Powell;; and baying left his address. and buttunicd his heavy, lie went away. When young Harscott came into the public house, his friend sent him to John Powell. as per agree ment. " Aye, you're a likely chap enough," said John Powell, looking at him from top to toe; " but you're come too soon—this is not a prorr time to wait upon the gen tleman. Come agaio when Ps altnost dnek ; and we shall catch him in his !'tat humour—chuck full of a good din ner!" Young Ila-seott did as he sand desired gain a little before dusk in the evening; lie and John Powell sallied forth together qnest of the gentleman. They wandered up one street, an I down another, and through squares, lanes, courts, aml alley., of which tisrscott Ittit-tv nothing ; for be. pocr youth, saw London for the first time in his lire only thre e days be fore. At length. after having strolled about is this manner fur nearly two hours, they reachetlMl:- coin's-inn-go:ire, and John Powell—honest John, as 54100 of his enemy , :, have nicknam-el him—led his protege into n large house, the door of which stood open. " This is the house," said John Powell—" come in." I t was one of those houses, on the western side of the square. w Web have re cently been li•ted up as chambers for genth men of the law anti John Powell boldly ascended the first stair- ase, followed by his young companion. "So far, so good," sad honest John ;—" but your coat isn't of the right groom cut,—give it me, and I'll go down in the servants' hall, and get you another; for the gentleman is desperate particular about first appearames." The simple youth took off his coat, and honest John went down stairs with it; but he never returned; and the poor lad, full of faith, hope, and patienc•, stood shivering there in his shirt sleeves until the unpleasant truth burst upon him by an explanation with some of the inmates of the house. Honest Jobs, having taken all this trouble to steal a cost, vacated his deputy-helper's supernumerary-assistattiship. and changed his quarters ; but, unluckily for him, Dick Handyside met bins the very next day in Store-street.— " I saw him"—sa'd Dick—" he was do:en upon me too. and . shid; so I thought best to watch him ; and after touting' him a little ways down the street, he bolted; but I could run as fast as he could, and at last 1 catclicd him by the tail of his benjamin—and here be is r The dicers. Os searching bins, fOund a number of amid piece) of paper, neatly *ascribed with . the addressii of different gentlemen, by which it would appear tbit he bee bean doing some business as a walking Register' of§ce.. • ' The Msgistrate asked hint what be had to oat , for II: qv I've nothing at all to say, your Worst' honest John ; and he was committed to Newgate with. :tlanv-ba-BoNxc.--Me. Parkins was summoiml t.. ty e sum of 4.. for the maintenance of a hit.' which i l , t it been swore to him. The gentleman said lie it to sio n!,. jection to pay the mlney, provided he coral I aseer ai.i ,t the child was actually living ; and on being oatislizil u, , ap this point he instantly paid the monk. iIIUEDER AT SHc►LDFN, NEAR DEAL, The intittest on the body of Mt: Marsh, after -et... r ,1 days' e...tentiance, liAs elos^tl it: proceedititts. tt. h oe Airen the particular , of liroli et; the body alre td : ,-. the , t , te Of the house, &c. 'l' he folloxing are some further poc ket' . lars, and the result of the illiqrst :—lt Appeared t:utu the evidence of several of the witnesses, that twa persons, answering the description of James Clover and .1.,,,,,1, Sbelvy, were near How-will House, at II o'clock to t the night of the murder, and which it ._ is necessity to ! ,• 7111* is situate on the high road between the holme of st ep h ei Shelvy and the cottage of Ott deceased, and win,, 1, oh he. fore and after the emir ler, had been erne • 11 , 11 in ti,:. 1,,,,,,,, of S. Shelry for ten successive nights, althoi .11 11,...1, s . Shelvy and his wife distinctly swore that ne ttl e " „ i t• cal had seen „I teeitb Steely' since the 2341 fh e. let, att ,l .1. Clover for five yeirs. Notwitlismoding which, t ot t h e i r apprehension by Langley, the principal ;1114 j r , g ! r f,,,i ;: t hi e consti6le of 1)Pal, accompenied by S:eith, a p .1i..,. o.ieer, a prayer-Look was found (Which was aft,..tv. 1 4:i. 4 NW :rti t t ,Iby a yonoz girl, a t-t 1 13, who attended nc...01. , 1,a11y n : i,,,, 'Mrs. Marsh,) andfive Itnttons, elute:ly curn... t . oto li t , , ,„, c , the bn:t.tri +t high had been ingenions'y st wed on the . (which form-:I the lurk lan ern before ;..1110. 4 1 to) t „ f t,, ,, ,, . ti the door. r.n.l two pieces of saek formed to sidle the jl t . pages of sandals, and which it seems had been utou by o , e of the persons concerned in the notelet. The Joey, Att e a short t' clib"reti on, returned the fullawi It!: ver.ii. t -A. Wil. fill mord. r against James ('lover, Jo :eflt S'nelvv, a n d S ephen Shelvy, and aeainst Ilestct Shelvy, as ma arees. son? before the fart," and who were iii coneti 'Hire cont. `milted to Maidstone Gaol on Thursday-, the . - t'h ins:int. 'rite body was faund stretched upon the be.l ni• h nothinr: if)aul rags h i ' c i l r t e l: : :IT r n i : f t! . t.: l th n t d beenwith 1, 3 114 11 . e l t el l . I ' ll : oft. :.lot y;:e ° it s :L(l l :7 ers. Tile room Was festooned with eottivt. , lis of immense in izn it n i e , situ bat little blood was dLcovered, mein.; tt 1 I tbe age of the victim, .. PARIS, FEU. S.--The eoachusen wad scullion of tl., ... the street (.'lie by perished on the sth inst., in the eillowin ( melanelintv meaner :—Wishing to warns their bed, they carried ion the chamber a great quantity of charcoa , which not having extingnished, it cautioned burning id n i g ht, and th e y were fantod dead in the ini,ri l ing. 111eLaNctiots Oectritaexca.—We revel to strte, that in the, heavy gale of the 6th instant. -the Minerva. Captaia Kerney. which bad cone down to Dante:try for . the puraote of assisting the sloop Providence, Captain Er ins, Which bad suek, and the sloop Union which was likewise en. deavonring to assist the Providence—both di ified on the pier. where the Minerva shortly became a total meek, a small part of her rigging, together with her anchors, liv ing the only articles paved. The captain finding every effort enavailing, thought it most pntderit to breve the yes. sel off *ii her anchors, when the sloop(Union, that 4slili - wise endravenrinc to raise the Providence; unit was eh making sail to get elf in a heavy squ..ll, she drove ea board the Minerva and parted bee from 'her ground tack. • limn; they drifted azainst tbe pie r and Funk. It was an appalling sight to behold two vessels sinkinc ' elose to tie pier, and one of them, the Union, enveloped in dames. .. We recret this melancholy occurrence the more, as it arose from good natnr, on the part of Cape. Rarlley. 'rho ' has uuiforetly bore the most unblemished eharactee, for in ! tecrity and propriety of conduct, deri;.c the twenty years hr has been treding et this port,—lM/din Mostabrg nee.) Direamect. Ace' DINT, KIWI BitTUOTON.---firtgliton, Feb. 11.—A very loelancholy accideet oecurred bere yet terday, in the afternoon. As five labourers were employe( in alibiing for flints, st the base of the Cliff, between the Royal Crescent andlllackrach, the over-hanging earth and stone suddenly fell hi, 'and crashed and buried the whole Of them. A sixth man, on the margin of the steep, was precipitated to the beach by "the fall, but descending . 0 1 : the summit of the immense *Eight of rubbish, he escaped without broken bones, or any very essertial injury. No time was lost in digging out the others, but the whole of them were dead. The following are the names of the sufferers, viz.—Wiliam Smith, weed 40; John Ratey, 31; John Maslings, 3S; John Jail, 25; and Willie's tiorringe, aced 19.—Smith has left a widow end one child—the others were single men. On Friday, Sophia Campbell,* girl employed at the oil mill, in Mill-street, Perth bad allowed tier (hair to come in contact with some part of " the machin-ry while in motion: and in consequence of which it was partly torn from her head, one of her ears dashed oil, sad the eye on the same side forced from its socket. She was oterwise so much injured, that it is feared, if she survives, she will never be capable of earning a subsistence. Yesterday, about one o'c'ock in the afternoon, a brick layer, wire. was at work on the top of 4 house 1(1 St. John; street, Smithfield, missed his footior.„ and was rrecipiiatial into the street, and was instantly killed. lie has left a ttitr and large family to lament his untimely end. • REMOVAL OF TIP,: INSISONEILS.—TiOs , lay the pr:s , nerr who stand committed on charges of frlony. yr ill he niniocci! from the several go: Is in the City of lee.doe soil Covitv of Middlesex to Newzate, preparatory to their taking . their trials at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey, which trill com mence on Wednesday next. Finc.-.-A fire wee discovered breaking out on Saturday. at twelve o'clock at noon, in the extensive wine vaults of Mr. Edwards, wine merchant, adjoining tie Hem las India Company's warehouse, Crumbed Friars. Pro m p t assistance was soon given by three of the Company's en gines repairing to the spot, wiiirli extinguished the flue but not till after mirth damage had been done. COIL MARKET, FEB. 11. ins at Market. Ships sold. Price. 4 : Newcastle I (le. to 9.! 31'. Su,derland. _ 7 MARRIED. On Saturday last, at Newington church , Surrey. Ala W. 1161. of tile • lintia House, to Charlotte Elizabeth, only daughter m the late Eycrand Va., Stuck, Esq. of Oporto. DI ED. On Friday, the nth inst.. in Collier street, Pestonyille. M the 53d year his age, Mr. Thoa,as Elgar, fur 26 yews ono or the clerks of the Bank England, On Atomise, the 9th lest.. W. Comyns, Esq. of Pratt. Plate Camde n tow: aryl late of Itikg. Alert, WeWiiiiiister. . On the 1141. blatant, Eliza' Alma bidden, wire of Mr. R. Edden, of 0. ch 'web passage, INewgate-street, aged W. On • Sunday, the 6th hug., L. F. Catty, Esq. ul the Royal 31ii.tary demy at Woolwich. in the 65th rear of his age. At Camberwell. on the Ist MM., Mrs. Sarah Bailey , l ate of Spec zhaoll"" 1 Newbary, Ber ks, aged 7. On Sunday, the Sth We 6 t, at her lionae, Stamford hill, Mrs.Raffes, n"" th , r of Sliß. Lient.-troYerrior of Beneonien P .O u n to rti n, e. of j M a dd t Oa the 10th inatant. at his house in Piceadilly, in bit 90th year, Sir Wl' India Meeting at the City of Landon Taver n, ' a n t% t h l l i a , l o . f e a a n t a t:P r o t :l7J attack, Bedford-place, in the 521 year of kla E. wEhuilisioaeit,t.endEsqin.gotlr MAILS. srs •RR. gug. ARR. 1....D0b110 0 0.... Wsterford, 0 0....“ J0w1)... 0 * • -() •,1 tgQttenbgtOk fi •1. • 43°*". : . 11 IFI 1: 71 I Deb: ire:. Londop : Printe d at the bi6ee of •` liwprow . ANA No. 107, Strati& I ( I L vl v 1 i • St th th