The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-11-26 00:00:00

A WORD OR TWO TO THE RADICALS. TO NIL CANNING AND TO TUE HOROUGHMONLIEItS BY SIR C. WOLSELEY. To THE RAOICALS,—You mat he Somewhat amazed at thewdden tueeknees and amiability of the " great men" of this wonderfully happy land: you would hardly have thought they would have been so eery contented with the kicks anal cuffs of the Bourbon race: and the insults and scorn, with which they are treated by the Holy Allies ! Can you not penetrate this myetety ? They are afraid of T oe. They dare not wag their fingers a t rainst any foreign e nemy, lest yoo should take advantage of their movetneots abroad. They dare not put one foot forward, for fear you should trip up the other, and leave them sprawling under Oleic " hi s blessing." the piecions rieSt. They fear you more tha n they fear asy thing, but the loss of their places; and they . hate you worse than they hate anything upon earth. They know you are still _the same body, which sca red thew in 1 8 17 and 1149. keep a sharp look out a head, as the sailors say, or you wall see the Britania towed into the French port by your precious m as t ers; under the pretence of keeping the " mighty mass" snag and safe. They would rather sink the ship, than let you overhaul the purser's arconnts ! Be on the alert, there will bestrange work presently. Use your eyes carefully at present; and keep your ether ferulties ready for use when wanted.—" A word to the wise!" To Mr. CANNING.—A word in your ear, good Master s ecre t a ry! Where are " your gibes, your jeers, and your merriment" now? You were accustomed to set St. Stephen's in a roar. with your quirks and your quiddities against reform ! What, not a jest left to throw at it? Not ao arrow left in the quiver, which it was boasted was inexhaustible ? Has the French Cabinet beaten every spark of wit out of your composition ? Duped and mocked, and paltered with by the Holy Alliance ; having given Spain to • Planer, es your mod predecessor dial Naples to Austria:— Af er having been laughed at as a make•game in every court on the continent—you are beginning to court "Me reed," to induce them to help you out of the mire. For shame! go to the respectable part of society ; go to V i e weight of ptoperty," anal ask that to carry you through your difficulties. You will meet with no mobs in England to cheer you, for suff-ring the Inquisition and a despotic power to he re-established in Spain ! The mob of England will neither cry, " long live an ah'olute kinz," or such a minister as you ; we are not the bigots here to roar, " death to the na•ion," and down with commerce ! Cries which preceded Ferdinand to the murder of the brave, the good Itiego ! Are you quite innocent of his blood ? Have you not been for weeks cer. tain that his murder was intended ; and did you soaks one • attempt to prevent the perpetration of so foul a crime ? If you have, I will endeavour to esteem you, in spite of the • many reasons which forbid me. I will pardon you • many follies if you are free from this reproach !—How feel the Cabinet, your right honourable self, and your • right honourable colleagues, at the " POLITICAL NULLI. Ts !" as the French call it, to which you have reduced • England ! Queen Mary. was so affected at the loss of Calais, that she said, " the name of that place would be found engraren on her heart, when she died." You stand a fair chance of losing DOVER Red probably if it were seized upon by the Bourbons, you would console us with • the reflection, that it was not more dishonourable to u., than our possession of Calais was to the French. You are an excellent sophist, but even your stock ofsophistry will hardly suffice for the demands which will be made upon it. Yon have in spite of the covatd's policy—neu • trallty—got un to the verge of a 514 of troubles, on whien you must embark : and with Asir for your pilot, • and self interest for your compase-1 wish you a pleasant voyage; but no more speaking. I pray ye. The Bourbon . • 'mini will hear you, sod one laconic inquiry, whether pa were biting your thumbs at them, might scare " the lamina" into hysterics. To TOIL BOROUGH Mowczas " most reverend, grave and potent Saionots," how is it with you ? Your champion is chop-fallen —not a word to throw away in your favour. How do you keep lip your spirits? Will the Constitution, "as by Isw established," last put your time? Are you content with " things as they are?" Hang le, do not put the fool's-cap on your own beads, and bleat so much like bell-wethers! You have .delivered Europe once ! It only wants delivering again!! And although there is no knowing how fre quently it may he pregnant with evil to you, yoa cannot refuse to father your own progeny. Pluck up a heart then. Down you most go! • 'There is no helping that; but it may not happen for souse few uronths yet. In the • interim, ^ eat, drink, and be merry," bat keep a sharp look eat after the Poachers, or they will get all your "Phew : sots and your Hares." "Tie very hard, that having a berm with the Bourbons so long, they will not bear a • bole with you in return; but they are strong. you are t weak. Their system is new, yours is old. You are the earthern vessel, they the iron one. You are Boating down • the same stream, and cannot avoid bring brought in con tact—then you must infallibly be dashed to Pieces. I pity • you, sihrerely ; not fur what you are, or will be ; because your blindness, and audacious persistence in error, deserve all that can befal you—but becalm you have not had geese enough to perceive bow little, and how transitory is • your power ; compared with the greatness and durability of the State, which an able honesty on hour part might bare confirmed. Nov. :Id, re 23. C. WOLSEL EY. The Requisition fur a Meeting to consider the propriety ef establishing a Mechanics' Library, has been signed by Dearly ail the Ministers of the various Christian denonii &diens in Sheffield, and we expect will be presented im mediately to the Master Cut:esr, that he may appoint a time and place for the Meeting —(Sheffield Independent.) HORRID OCCURRISCE.—Yesterday afternoon, an afflict iog circuntstauce occurred at the brewery of Messrs. Had. . son and Gibson, Crosby Row, King Street, Southwarlc. Gibson, one of the partners, who has nnhappily leen for some time suffering under severe nervous irrita. lion, was missing for about an hour ; hut his absence • excited no particular alum, until one of the men, per -1 citing some fluid streaming through the floor of a loft above him, discovered it to be warm blood. An immediate elimination took place, and the unhappy gentleman was Trued weltering on the floor with his throat cut, and the instrument of destruction, a razor, lying near him. Sur ' gical aid was promptly obtained for him ; but it was deemed moat adviseable to have him directly conveyed to Gay's Respite!, where he continues without hope of recovery. Harvest being now finished in this quarter, we have been 'at tome pains to ascertain the real state of the crops, and . to procure our information from a source that can be relied brit Wheat, from the want of sunshine, a cause which Moo operated in 1816, will turn out as then of a similar quality, and average;—the general weight is from Kr to s tlbs. per firlot, nor does this yield a fair proportion of amw. It has been remarked that it takes Iron, live to i 'vett stooks to produce a boll of grain, a return far short of what is required to remunerate the farmer. Barley is *forest an average crop, although the quality is very varions.—A considerable portion will fell to be eighteen stones Dutch, consequently fit for malting; much however will fall short of this. Oats are every where a bulky stop, but the returns from the barn and mill are short of that of the last two years. On a well-managed farm, the pee number of sheaves that produced twenty-eine bolls Not year, produced only twenty-five this year. Beans, **Withstanding their extraordinary bulk, will be con- Alterably under an average. On sandy toils there is a there is return of p o t a to es . O n c l ose retent i ve bottoms """ ie very poor return, and of bad quality.—(Stirling Journal.) d.i . 1 . ~_~... i t THE STATES MAN THE LATE LORD ERSKINE. ORIGINAL ANECDOTE& It was an amiable weakness in the late Lord Erskine, that the evictor of bis friendships sometimes exposed him to poignant diseopointinent, where he was prepared to expect reciprocal attachment, and grateful return. Of his experience of this kind he was known to speak with feeling i o more instances than one. When the affairs of a certain illustrious personage required to be liquidated, Mr. Erskine, who was then At torney General to the P---.of W—, was joined with the late Lords Thurlow a nd L oug hb oroug h, in attempting the desired adjustment. Before the arrangement could be completed, the anxiety which had long urged the last mentioned Nobleman to obtain possessiou of the tieals, had induced his Lordship to cultivate the confidence of his It— H--, to the exclusion of his colleagues. Mr. Erskine, unaware of the design, had gone one day to C--- H--, where being informed that the P— was occupied, he waited in an ante room till his H-- was at leisure to receive him. He had there remained a considerable time, when at length he was surprised by the appearance of Lord Loughborough, on his passage from the P—. After paying the usual compliments to his Lordship, Mr. Erskine was introduced to his It ll—, and being chagrined at having so long been detained, while he had other appointments to keep, he took occasion to express his surprise that he was not ad• witted to the It -- presence, at the time Lord Lough. borough was there ; as he supposed his Lordship cottral have no other business than th tt on which Lord Thnelow, l and he were engaged, and were agreed.—" You are mis taken, Brskire," the P--- is understood to have replied, " the view which Loughborough has taken of my affairs, is different from that of Thoi low and you. The times, be says,are so democratical," [the pea iod it will be recollected, was about 1792]" that it would not be good policy for me to relinquish, the appearance of state ; but that I should, on the contrary, gild double, if necessary." Mr. Erskine, in relating this anecdote, said he replied, that he was no longer surprised he had not been admitted then with. Lord L iughhorougla ; as the opinion which his Lordship held was that in which he could not concur.—Mr. Erskine added that, soon after this occur rence, Lord Loughborough, under the sanction of the P— —, commenced a negotiation with the Duke of Port land, which eventually led his Lordship to the Woolsack: and that, ere many months elapsed, his IL-- j withdrew his countenatice from hinsselt, and his opposition j from the measures of Pitt. SHIPPING INTELLIGSNCE. -...ivii...-- DEAL, November 23.--Wind %V.N.W.--Aerlved and sailed for the River the Good Intent, Black, front Alexandria. in 81 days.—Sailed this morning with the greatest part of the outward hound, H. M. ship Antelope, Lieut. Lytle, for liar muds, and the Netherlands, man of war cruiser, for the Medi terranean.—Four p. m. the following vessels hare put back, viz.—Ann, George Molten, flornhay Merchant, Caroline, Amato's Crew, Venitia, London and Glatton ; and the fol lowing continued to the Westward.—Lloyds, for Ifonduras ; Reward. for Jamaica; H. M. ship Antelope, Lord Wellington, for Plymouth; }lobe, for Llsoon ; and Margaret, for Gib raltar. FALMOUTH, November 24.---Wind E.B.E.—Arrived the Ebenezer, Sangrave. from Gibraltar, in 12 days ; sed Prowl. dente, --, from Denis.—Sailed the Thomas, Nichols, for London. PORTSVOVTH, November 25.—Wind N.—Arrived the Jane, Gray, from Oporto. LIVRRPOOL, November 24.—Arrlvcd the ilfarhatten, from New York ; Perfect, Prince, and Corsair, Petre, from Charleston; Alexander, Urquhart. from New Orleans; and Electra. Harrison, from Philadelphia. The Penrose, from Westport to Liverpool, was driven on shore near Cambletown, during a gale 234 inst. and It is feared will be totally wrecked. _ _ The Ferdinand, Turk. from London to 8 einesmuode, was driven on shore near Eisinor, 13th inst. The Diamond, of Peterhead, has been run down off the Co' quest, by the Triumph, of Aberdeen. A boat marked "Charles Finlay, Kincardine," was packed up 24tb inst. off the Needles. We understand that the Clio, of 18 guns, commanded by Captain Strangways, returned to Fort George, on Wednesday, the 29th ult. with Mr. Adele, Rector of the Inverness Academy, on board, after a cruise of fifteen days among the O.kneya.and in the Moray Firth, between Caithness and Kinnaird's Head, for the purpose of trying the performance of his eye tube to the telescope of a sextant, for taking altitudes when the horizon is invisible. The altitudes taken by this eye tube are not affected by ail ,lip or depression of he heriron. When Mr. Adam ob served, standing on one of the guns, so as to see the horizon over the bulwarks, a screen wns placed before the horizon glass of his sextant ; and when he observed standing on deck, or on large gimbols, placed in the main hatchway, to obviate the effect of the ship's motion, the bulwarks intercepted his view of the horizon. Under these circumstances, after reject ing a few observations, the mean difference of one hundred and ninety nine altitudes ofthe sun, moon, and stars, taken by the eye tube, from those taken at the same time, in the ordinary way, by the officers of the Clio, and corrected for dip, amount ed to only one minute and ten seconds. We understand that considerable care and practice are necessary before the eye tube can be handled successfully at sea, but that when observ ers have learned to use it, the latitude, the tiniest the ship, and consequently the longitude, may all be determined by it, when the horizon is invisible; and that, by means of it, either the large t r the pocket sextant may be successfully employed on shore, as a substitute for the theodolite, upon making the ne cessary allowance for the parallax of the instrument, in name of index error, which, on becoming sensible, must vary in versely with the distances •f the reflected terrestrial objects.— ( Wink u eyk Observer.) LAW PROMITIONR.—ItUiIIoUffI Nithout end on this sub jert have been circulated from day to day. We st sted that we understood that the Solicitor General was to be Chief Baron. The rumour of yesterday was that both the Attorney and Solicitor Generals have refused the offered promotions. They are both young at the bar, and it seeing are unwilling so soon to give np the profitable reniunera , lion which professional practice, in their grades, so' abundantly pours out. Besides, there is nothing in the political horizon which denotes a change. Indeed, never was the premium of insurance against political casualties so low in the market. Those high judicial appointments, therefore, which were formerly the object of professional ambition, as well as a security against the precariousness of Court favour, are now not only not grasped at, but actually refused. Moreover, from the character of the Tory talent at the Bar,Ministers are actually at a loss to find La4.yers ade quate to the duties of the House of Commons. Take Mr. Copley from the House of Commons, soy they, and where can we find a successor amongst our supporters? The Term is now nearly at a close, and the actual judicial vacancies are not filled up. Perhaps, as the meeting of Parliament draws nearer, some reminis.inces in a certain quarter of the exertions of Messrs. Brougham and Williams will operate as a flapper.—(Morning paper) CANTgRRURT. Nov. 25.4111C111WAY R08131111T..-•About one o'clock in the morning of Sunday last, a robbery took place in the Military Road of this City, opposite the in fantry barracks. The object of attack was a Welch drover, who had attended our market with a drove of oxen; and it appears, bad disposed of a part, and had driven the remainder into a held, near the barracks, to graze; on his return, he stopped at the Two Bells public house, to refresh himself. Here, it would seem, he staid, until the potency of the beverage bewildered his recollection, and lie forgot the way back to his lodgings; two kind friends, however, who were, we hear, in company, proffered their services to direct him home, and, instead of leading him to his proper destination, led him the way above mentioned knocked him down. and took from his person property to the mount of 1031.—(Ktatiels Chrum.) COUltr OF KINO'S 11F.NC11.—(ruin DAT.) The Comstol SERGEANT prayed the judgment of the Court on a person named Wood, who had pleaded guilty to an information for having sent a challenge to a professional Gentleman named Paine. The learned Gentleman wild that the parties concerned in this case bed Dot beau able to come to any amicable arrangement. Justice Hamer addressed the defendant, and coin merited upon the enarmity of his offence in endeavouring to provoke the plaintiff to fight a duel, which might have caused the loss of life to one or both the parties. The sentence of the Conn was, that he pay a fine of 1001., be imprisoned for three months Ist the King's Bauch prison, and find securities fur his good hehavuo'►r for three years, himself in 5001. and two securities in 2501. each. STAFFORD DIRONY. ?Hi KIND AT Tilt PROSISCUTItIN OP SIR °SOROS JRIt- KIRKHAM V. RICHARD STAFFORD COOK, AND OTHERS. Mr. COMMA. moved fur a rule to sh .w cause why the venue, in this cause, should not be ellen:red to some other county, on the ground that the defendant could not have a fair trial in the Coun , y of Stafford, a large proportion of the property in dispute being in the hands of the Grand Jury of 04 county, and a number of scandalous para. graphs, against the defendants, having been Circulated all over it. Mr. Justice BEST said, there bad been many scandalous statements on hod' sides. Mr. Justice BAYLEY—That there have. I have a number now lying on my table. Ido not say goat they really do come from the claimant, but they purport so ta come. Mr. CAMPBELL said that these circumstances made it unfit that a Jury should be taken out of the county of Stafford. Chief Justice Aaaorr.—You may take a rule to show cause. CEARGE OF RIMMING ♦ STOLEN HIREC. Mr. Asr DRRWS having a day or two ago moved for a writ of Habeas Corpus to bring up a horse dealer„vho is now in prison on the above charge, in order that he might be a Imit ted to hail, now produced the affidavit of James Warren, with whom he exchanged the horse, who swore he believed the prisoner had given the full value for it. As this was the affidavit that was deficient o■ the former application, the writ was now granted. DITNNTION OP AN A L LEGE D SMUGGLER AND DINERTER. Mr. Beouniisst rue to make exceptions to the return which had been mule to a writ of Habeas Corpus, command ing to bring before the Court the body of Thomas olio: Jo!in Itogers, who was detained on board his Majesty's ship Queen Charlotte. The return WWI double. First that he wag detained under a conviction, on a charge of smuggling. and secondly, that he haul deserted from hisMajestys ship the Beaver at %tonte Vied.). Mr. BROUGHAM, in a very able argument, contended that the detention was unlawful on both grounds, but the Court thought that it was enough if one of the returns was good, namely the second, and that it could not try the question whether the man was liable to the charge of desertion or whether he was, as had been alleged, serving on board the Itevear, against his will. He sw•a s therefore ordered to he remanded, in order to be tried by a Court Martial, for desertion ; this Court being of opinion that, Hite should be acquitted on this charge, he would be set at liberty. Mr. PRATT. who was with Mr. Brougham, then moved that the conviction for smuggling should he brought, by certiorari, into this Court. The motion was refused for want of the service of proper notice. COURT OF NINO'S BENCH—DUBLIN, Nov. 22. la the ease of Baron liolfinsn, Counsel was hoard on Saturday, to set aside the prohibitory order obtained to slay the proceedings.—Judgment postponed. TILE KING V. PATRICK SMITII. His Majesty's Attorney tieneral came into Court and applied for a po.ver of Habeas Corpus, for the removal of the body of Patrick Smith, now in Newgate gaol, who bad been convi,ted capitally under Lord Ellenhorough's Act, at the late Monaghan Assizes, hut had escaped from prison, and was subsequently arrested in Liverpool, and brought to this country.—Order granted. ESCAPE OF LEMON. MARGATE, Nor. 24.—Our police has lately directed its attention to the party of Lemon, a party connected with some of those who are charged with the murder of Air. ‘Yeare, hot unfortunately the vigilance of the body wa• not awakened until the object had escaped. It appears that the whole gang, inclu4ing the unfortunate deceased, were well known here ; and at the latter part of the season had made a lodgment at the Queen's Arms Inn, in this town, for the purpose of pursuing their nefarious practices. The respevable landlord of that ion found their proceedings inronsistent with the well known comfort of Its establish• meet, and speedily dislodged the party, who then diSpersed into private lodgings. A considerable quantity of furniture is now in the town belonging to these cormorants on society, and there is little doubt hut the ensuing season at this place would have witnessed some of their deep laid schemes. The widow of a Clergyman of Canterbury ha. by some means become a party to these transactions, and it was at her lodgings that the officers of the peace were well directed to the apprehension of Lemon, who had but just left the premises when the officers entered. A constable followed the delinquent to hover, and learned that he had taken his departure for the Continent. It appears, however, that Lemon was at Margate during the perpetration of the murder, and can, therefore only be wanted to supply some link in the chain of evidence against those who are at present detained on suspicion of the murder.— Kentish Chronicle.) IRELAND. -.....-- DUBLIN. Nov. 24.—DARt:40 ATTEMPT AT IifORWAT Roniixar.—Between the hours of six and seven o'clock on Friday evening, as Colonel Bowles, of Dublin Castle, was proceeding along and on fuot, to the Vice Itegal Lodge, in the Phoenix Park, he observed that lie had been followed by a man from the Barrack gate to the pond in the park. (in arriving at the turn leading to the Vice Regal Lodge, he was met by two other men, who were joinel by this fellow, one of whoin struck at him with a heavy slick, which he held %sill' both hands in making the blow.— Another of them called out to him, " if you do not give your money we will shoot you." Colonel Bowles resisted the ruffians, and called out for assistance, on which they made ott', taking the direction of Castlekoock. In the scuffie, Colonel Bowles lost his hat. A fellownamed William Kelly has subsequently been taken into custody on suspi. cion of being concerned in the above attempt at highway robbery. A Coroner's Inquest Wilif held on Friday, by Alderman Tyndall, at Air. PMl's brewery. on the body of Sarah Hughes. Eke Jury returned the following verdict:— " We find that the deceased came by her death, by incan is misty going into a tun or vat, for the purpose of cleaning it. which immediately caused suffocation." The four Bank of Ireland notes of one hundred pounds each, which were feloniously taken from Mrs. Desmond by the two Browne's, and for which the elder Browne was convicted, and sentenced to transportation, have been recovered. In conses queues of a letter wnich came from young Browne, Peace Other Hinds, of Marlborough /Brant Pollee Olflce, proceeded on Saturday to the house, No. 66, Dame Street, where the Browne. lodged, and having ripped the bed in Browne's apartment, found the notes concealed under the ticken. .. . "'_",.ai~~. ~..) J EXECUTION. Thii morning, John Smith, for pagsing forged note/. John Criv, fur harilary, anti Janet Scott and El:oar I llogan. for cutting and maiming, were rxecated, pnesnAnt to their sentence, at the usual place of execotiop to the (WI _ Long before the fatal hour of eielit had arrived, the Old Bailey. from Ludgate Hill to St. Sepulchre . * Churn', pre sented one immense and almost impenetrabie mass of sp taturs. So great teas the desire to witness the appathng spectacle, that the toes of the houses, and every wind,' e commanding a view of the platform, were also crowded to excess. Yesterday the unhappy men took their last farewell of their friends, and expressed thentaelves perfeethe resigned to their fate. The greater part of the night ems soent in prayer, in which they were assisted by the Rev. Ordinary, the Rev. Yilr.Smith, of Penzance, the Rev. Mr. Keeling, and Mr. Baker. Hogan who was a Catholic, was attended by Mr. Devereox. the Catholic Ordinary of the gaol. The conduct of the unfortunate men this morning, when brought into the press room, was becoming their lamentable siteation, and they appeared to listen with devout attention to the Reverend Gentlemen who attendel them. After partaking of the communion, they seemed to feel relieved ; and the scene was then one of the mo.t impressive ever witnessed in the -gaol. Kocitt sal 1 he felt greatly comforted, and aho•alI quilt chi., world with a full reliance on the divine mercy for' his plat transgressions. fie said he looked back at his past Ma with sincere contrition, and considered this as the happiest moment he bad ever experienced; his mind dwelt upon toe promises of his Saviour, anti he should hope that this indeed was " the appointed time" and this .` the day of Salvation." Smith apppeared to pray with great earnea'• near, and said be hoped to find that mercy from an offended God, which the laws of his country could not extend to him here. Crisp, although apparently very penitent did nt , t possess that composure watch was evinced by his fellow culprits ; and when the officer was about to pinion his hands, his whole frame was violently agi tated, his bosom heaved in agony, and his eyes , turned involuntarily upon the surrounding objects. Hogan was an Irishman, of most forbidding aspect. The sighs and prayers of his unfortunate companions appeared to make no impression on hint, nor rouse Ilion from an in sensibility which appeared to be halittualt He scarcely attended to the Reverend tientlematt . s exhortations: and preserved a sullen taciturnity to the last. After the meta preparations had been completed, the mournful proeess:on proceeded to the scaffold. Hogan went np firet, with a firm step, anti turned his eyes towards the immenn body of spectators with a look of indifference. hlco:t followed,and was supported to the platform by the officers. He appeared much agitated and prayed with tenth Weeny.. during the time the Executioner was a ijeusting the Im re, Crisp was attended by Mr. Riker, while the net easery pre parations were being carried into effect upon the others ; and alien asked if he was ready, he replied, " 1 sin, Christ have mercy upon me." Ile shook hands all ctionately with Mr. Maker, and thanked him for his unremitting attention whim : then turned his eyes towards every person present—and ascended the fatal drop with a steady step.— Smith continued in silent prayer till the last. Hr appeared very weak, and was obliged to be supported u? the steps by the officers ; when after a short time spent in imploring the forgiveness of their.Creatoro the fatal signal was given, the drop fell and consigned the unfortunate men to eternity. Smith appeared for a few minutes convulsed, the others died almost without a sung> gle. Great email ion, we believe, was felt by the usnititude for Smith and Scott ; for the first of whom it was expected that a respite would have been obi tined ; but we find that previous to the o ff ence f or w hi c h h e su ff ered, his character was bad. He was by trade a jeweller, tboagtt of late he had not worked at his business. Some time ago he entered the service of a gentleman at lalington, where be had remained but a short time, before be abstracted a quantity of plate and decamped. lie was shortly after taken into custody, but his master, from motives of humanity declined to prosecute. lie then became connected with some bad characters in his master's neighbourlieoi, and took up his abode with them in Picke Egg Alley, where he committed some offence which sent him for some time to the Peniten'iary. On his liberation from Prison he commenced his traffic in forged notes, and was very successful in circulating them among his moster's connexions. Fearing, however, that this wdold not last bug here, he quitted England and resided for some time on the produce of his villainy in France. His hinds being exhausted he returned to this Country. and again commenced the dangerous traffic which eventually led him to the scaffold. RETAIL lithawisa.—Saturday last, the Albion Retail Brewery•, in Alfred Street, Beading, was opened and ds-4 with grtat encouragement, upwards of 12 barrels of strong beer having been retailed to the public on that day at 41. per quart ; being a reduction of one penny in the price before charge., in that town for strong beer. • tarts.—This ruorn;ng atfiee o'clock afire brokeoat iti ts.e work shop of Mr. Rumble. cabinet m tker,St. John's Street Road, nearly oyposite Northamroo Squtre, which *as entirely consumed, together with much valuable furniture ; but by the prompt attendance of the ermines, and the exertions of the firemen, time dames were prevented epreai• inc. The cause of the accident is not ascertained. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, an instance of veil sodden death ;occurred in Calton. While Mr. Jof t Falconer, hair dresser, Kirk Street, was in the act of shav ing a man, he at .ggered, and was just falling, wLen be was placed on a chair, and expired In five minutes. At will long be remembered by hundreds who were his customer's, his shop was the arena of all local discussion : 4 was. i?, fact denominated theCaltoo coffee room, and was fhe mew" of all the borough politicians. Ills father and be have been in the trade for upwards of belle century. Hie fait.. r was the first who reduced the price of shaving to a lialfpen • ny ; and when his brethren in the toter. wished Irina aga: 3 to rise it, old Strap replied , " Charge a penny ! Jock an - t me are just considering about lowering it to a farthing."— He would never take more than a bslfpenny, though it was offered him, and being very skilful at his bulicess i and of a frank jocular turn, lie bad a large bliare u: public favour, and nes enabled even at this hit' rata to gather money and build houses. About 16 years ago lie died, and his son carried an the busieesti ; but l:e often said others wrought fur need, but be did it for pleasure or recreation, and never was so happy as when he was im proving the countenances of the lieges, He was generally allowed to be at the top of his profession ; and there are loin cold men whom lie & taste:ler have shaved for 50 years, and whose boast it wes a that they never were touched by another—one very old cast.nner regulsr/y eeme for nisay a year to his shop every Saturday eight from the western ex tremity of the town. 11i: shop was furnished with two dozen of antique chairs, as many pictures, and a musical clock, and for a loug time be had a good library of books, bat they at length nearly disappeared, and he took up to his house the few thet remained agbis own share. At two different times, when trade wit dull, be (gave his tena , ts a jubilee on the ter m d a y, an d presented Cirri; discharges withodt receiving a fertbine. He has left behind him property worth between 2,01101. and 3.1;0411—' —( l Thrsgoto chronicle.) Jess lbw, a well known character et Perth, died on Monday morning after a few hours illness, supposed in consequence of having used too mach freedom with the cheap whiskey.—A woman of Dankeld died on Monday morning, in consequence of dunking cheap whiskey to excess. ~~.-~~ !!.,1 'live tkl a 4. I al Po . Dents eotal routil of out 'lint ' a. Si airily, will body; of of :'bey earsi there I lune L'Ale meld idea 'oath in at 1 04 iffier mi es irked rind have spes. I as -This II ill a) nK 00 (Mk' Imes it I Lan teed gest. eras. I, aid lama ice). Soo , ssiors e ceivel •rink i ndef. o orket verf go r adilJ full! .:.w.~-. I