The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-11-25 00:00:00

THEATRICALS. More interest than the occasion would justify was at tached to the revival of King John last night at Covent Garden. As a drama it is one of the worst of SIIIIIMARR'S a nd although the poetry is occasionally not inferior to his jest efforts, the true vein is very scanty. There are other objections to the play. The mutat- biography before and a fter the birth, of .Falconbridge, is an insult to modern taste; and although Mr. KEssaLa plays the character better than any body else might do, we candidly tell him that we bad moth rather he played it so ill as not to be suffered to play at all, than that so many females should be unnecessarily put to the blush, by the bold blustering man ner of his reiteration of the frailties of his mother. The greater part of his earlier speeches are sheer Ruprudent outrages of every sense of delicacy. SUAKI!. 'runts was the original sinoer, it is true; and this may plead much for Mr. C. liemitbs; but nothing for the tole ration of the audience. lithe part of Falconbridge were In ether respects worth soy thing, these excresceoces,might be retrenched ; and Mr. 11811131.1 would doubtless subject them to the pruning hook; bat take away what is objec tionable and nothing worthy of an actor's notice is left.— The character of Kin,' John, himself, is not worth the representation. Cruel without courage, ambition without resolution—an arrant boaster at one period, and a coward supplicant another—now blusteriag against the Pope, and then kneeling at the feat of the Pope's legate, he never obtains any place in our esteem. Nor did Mr. YOUNG do any thing for the royal imbecile. His portrait of him was bard, and unequal. Little can be made of the part ; and what Prom Kintnur did for it, was ellected by playing himself, an I not the character either of the poet or historian.... AiR. MAC2EADY is the best representative of King John that is left; but we never wish to see him in the character _ _ again. Mrs. BARTLEY played Constance in a most boisterous manner. We cannot speak in censure of this Lady's acting, I withast great regret ; for we remember to have owed her I the greatest pleasure, whoa she was no tritling rival to the h-roine of the tragic muia, Mrs. SIDDOSS herself. But, without the' assistance of the bills, we should nut have sseognised Mrs. BAIL melt as the Miss SMITH of our earlier days. She seems to have lost all modulation of her voice.— Then Mrs. PEARCE was the Lady Faleonbridge. Per haps the m magement might not be able to find another is wLo 'could be subjected to the tenets of an ungracious son ; and therefore cecessity may plead the excise. There are many other matters which might be noticed in disparagement of this tiresome play;—and indeed there is little of which we can speak well, except the limbed of Mr. Liam ET r, which was played with" good emphasis and discretion;" bu• we are satisfied that as notating but respect Tor SHAIVIPEAR'S name could tolerate its representation, that respect will lee shown in so unprofitable an attendance, that sot eren the new habiliments with which Mr. nes eat has very meritoriously furnished the performers, will he able to att act sufficient audiences. The costume is certainly elegant, and appropriate; and although we are not of the class of those antiquarians who would not welcome CA%An, Ulm had a fold too many, or 'too few in his tunic, we allow there is great merit in being as exact in such affairs u possible. Timonr the Tartar followed, with ;neat eclat. There is sufficient plot in the story to enable its to sit ont the embellishments, without being tired of tlv.s. show. In this respect, it is superior to the Cataract of Me Ganges; but is magnificence the Cataract has certainly the advantage. The two last scenes of the respective pieces will bear no comparison with each other. Drury Lane has decidedly the advantage; although the horses at Covent Garden ex hibit More antics. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. bac _.t. November 25.--Wind S. to S.Q.W. inclinable to sida.—Came down from the River the John Shand, Rees, for Males, and remain with the rest of the outward hound, all Poittsmonru, November 44.—Wind S.E.—Arrived H. M. dap Hussar from Plymouth. and H. M. slip Itedpole, from Naples, and the Sir William Curtis, Whittinghant, from Naples. PLYMOLTII, November 23.—Wind S.S. W.--Arrived th Helldal, Orme, (ruin Boston, and Swift; Pearson, (ruin S.. ville. 14LISOUTTI. November 43.—Sailed the Alpha, Towns, for the Cape de Verds. 'Cowls, November 21.—Arrived the William and Boor y 4euttivrorth, from New Orleans, leaky, and must discharge ; lever, Cobb, from Bahia, and the Mary, Findlay', from Semeriffe, in distress. Livearoo", November 23.—Arrl ved the Transit, —, from Pernambuco; Waterloo, Critchell, from Marinham ; Lneills, Caodler, from Virginia ; Penelope, Roger, from Miramichi ; led Amity, Rowe, from [abrader. The. Rising Sun, —, from Pnkladelphia, has pnt i n to C or k distress. The Secretary of the Ship owners' Society had, on Satyr ityr an interview with Government, at the instance of several of the Merchants and Ship owr ers engaged in the trade with Spanish America, for the perpose of ascertain ing whether there was any r.al,foundatioa for the rumours which have been circulated in somejof theinewspapers, of its being the intention of the French Government to assist 1 Spain in attempting the conquest of her late Colonies. The most satisfactory and unqualified assurances were given by Government that there was net the slightest pretence foe impedng any such design to the French Government, that the French frigate "Jean Hart," which had sailed some time since from France to the West Indies, was do her return to France, and that no force was going Whom France to the West Indies, excepting 500 Ines be relieving the garrisons of Martinique and Guadalonpe. li Irmehated to Government, that fourteen ships were now hiding in London and Liverpool for the Spanish Amni on parG, and that, of coarse, if the rumour allud e d to hd teen w e ll fo un d e d, it would not be prudent for the Ilerchants to continue sending their property in that di rection. The answer given to this was, that tioternment ant no reason why the commercial intercourse which in dividuals might think proper to carry on with those coon- Qist , should be suspended.—(Courier.) Major General Darling, lately appointed Colonel of the Nth Reglotent of Foot, arrived oa Saturday last, at the Cs _labial Office, in Downing Street, with d es p atc h es f rom Zah lieulteaantUeneral Sir O. L. Cole, Governor o f th e Mau. bropshire) Regiment of Foot, wLich marched on the 14th instant, will arrive, to day, at 111tidon"*. ....„ rn g he y st b grtlandsbiee) Regiment of Infantry, which f ro , Veedon on the 13th inst a nt, w ill arr i ve, .. I l tat Bright.", 3d, and the 77th itesinients of Foot, have received to proceed from . Dublin to Cork, in order to embark respective destinations. AR their ae Satotdav • 044 soddenly ai b ons , f Cler k te about two o'clock in the years t t der o ti mai e sibituti7, Alderman Willia a rri t '.. s r lt will ecollected that Mr. tyn re. l _., every serio s e in e jury, having had three of his ribs "ksa frem tire incautious driving of the Edmonton efteh; as Mr. Payn e was cross i ng the way at Edmonton, lsbott time since; but he was so far recovered from tiot elms, thereof, as to b e ca p a bl e o f attending to his former fry. Having been suddenly taken ill on Saturday, he wPI. red before an y me di ca l assistance could be given.— "Mr. Payoe's death a vacancy orcurs in his stead, in Ike imment of the Court of Aldermen, the salary of _ Is had at 3001. per annum; and there are several ftltee on the alert to succeed Mr. Payne, whose loss is redly felt. ~_ se• - . TNE STATESMAN • IRELAND. (ORM WATERFOIIII CHRONICLR.) The following communication, while it states an outrage which must call forth the reprobation of the loyal and peaceable part of the Community, affords at the same time a gratifying proof of the good spirit and kindly feeling which prev4il in the neighbourhood where it occurred—a feeling which is alike honourable to those by whow it was manifested and to the respectable gentleman who was the object of it in this instance:— " CARRICK ON SUIR, November fil.--About midnight on Wednesday, the pretty little cottage in the garden of the Rev. S. ()limy, in which he usually sits in the morniiig, was disco. vered to be on fire. While we regret that the fire was evidency malicious, we have the satisfaction to know, that the conduct of his poor neighbours exceeds all praise; by their exertions, the fire was got under in about ten minutes after it was first observed. The lighted turf which was thrust into a corner of the thatch could not have been there many minutes before the alarm was given, and so little damage was done as to be perfectly repaired in three or four hours yesterday. The I object of the incendiary, as guessed at, was to consume the informations taken by the Rev. Gentleman as a Magistrate, which were supposed to be kept in the Cottage. When the danzer was over, those who had started from their beds to assist, obstinately refused all remuneration for their trouble --at last they were prevailed on to take it; but to Mr. O'Grady's surprise, he was no sooner down stairs yesterday morning, than they came in a body to return it—declaring that they only took it the night before, that his Reverence might go to bed, as be seemed inclined to stay all night srgning the point with them! Who, after this, will say that the 1 'aver orders of Irish are incapable of attschment or disinterestedness !" LIMILIUCK, Nov 19—On Wednesday evening last, between six and seven o'clock, two men, named Robert Vallence and Laurence Lyons, who were placed as keepers on some corn distrained for rent, on the lands of Tully, three miles beyond the town of Kilfinan, in this County, were b srha rood), murdered—one on the lands, and the other on his return frotu the fair of Alichelstown, within the hounds of th e cooi,ty of Cork. The following day Coroners In wrests were held at Alitchelstown and Kilfinan, and ver dicts of wilful murder against some persons -unknown returned. Two brothers, nursed Welsh, of Tally. over whom the deceased men had been keepers. have been ap. preheaded, and are now in custody; and, from the exer tions made by the AI tgistrates and Police of that neigh boorhood, assisted by Charles Deane Oliver, Esq. Coroner, there is every hope that the murderers will be brought to justice. A few nights ago. a party of insurgents attacked the house of Thomas Fitegerald, of Banabanouge, near Croat'', in this coun , y. They first broke several articles in his house, and then beat, in a most dreadful manner, five nenaf fending poor Kerry labourers who were employed by Pitz ger.tld ; and after having thus abused them, they dragged each of the Unfortunate men through a pool of stagnant water. They were then obliged to set off for their homes, though scarcely able to travel from the treatment which they received, A threatening notice, signed Captain Rock. was lately served by night, on a man nansed,Costelloe, a mason, resid. ing on the lands of Cragard, near Shanagolden, can. Craning him to quilt his house and land, or else prepare his coffin. We are happy to say, that the Rev. Sir William Reade is Nearly recovered frsen the effects of his wounds. Yesterday, six persons were committed to the Connty Gaol, by Sir Josiah Coghill Coghill, Bart., charge.l with manufacturing and issuing forgeries on the Bank of Ire land, lie has been watching the manoeuvres of this gang for a considerable time, and finally detected them on Wed nesday last. Four of the prisoners are from Waterford, one from the county of Wexford, and the other is a tenant of Sir Josiah's at Ballyduffe. It is said that they have been pretty successful in throwing imitations of the 34)5. note into circulation; and, as some of the gang are still at large, the public ought to be on their guard against fur• geries.—(Leinater Journal.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DUBLIN. ................. LAWRENCII V. DEMPSTBR. This case came on to be argued for the third time on Thursday, before a full Court ; it has excited intense intrrest in the County Tipperary, and especially at Neusgh where the parties reside. The plaintiff was recently an Officer in the Wicklow Militia; the defendant is a Magistrate of the County Tippe rary. The plaintiff brought an action against him for damage., which were granted by the Jury who tried the case, at the last Assizes for Clonmel. The action had been for false imprisonment. Some points were saved at that trial both for the plaintiff and defendant. Plaintiff's Counsel observed, it lied appeared in evidence that Mr. Dempster had admitted to a gentleman, be had not caused Mr. Lawrence to be confined under the Insurrection Act, but on account of his personal insolence. He bad liberated hint after the a . The points saved for the plaintiff were," whether there was legal and soiliciant evidence so as; to let in the defen• dant under the general issue of the Insurrection Act." The points saved for the defendant were, imprimis, " whether the action was brought against the defendant, as a Magistrate. was the same as that described in the notice which bad been given;" and secondly, "whether it onght to have been an action on the ' case,' instead of an action of trespass' vi et armis. Mr. Dogberry, K. C., contended at length for the plain tiff. and against the first point saved by the defendant.— Counsel maintained that the existence of the Insurrection Act, as the law, had not on the trial been sufficiently proved to have been in operation in the district of Nenagh at the time Mr. Dempster arrested, or caused the arrest of Mr. Lawrence under the Insurrection Act; and it would be recollected that Mr. Dempster had pleaded the existenceof that Insurrection Act as his authority and justification for the a t and imprisonment of the plaintiff. Mr. Shell, with much zeal, cited several cases,they were precedents, he observed, of great weight, and showed that in this instance the prescribed preliminaries, previous to the en forcement of the Insurrection Aet at Nenagh, had not been complied with as required by the law itself, for notice bad been given only in a Country paper. Mr. R. Moore and Mr. Geraghty, on behalf of the defendant, urged the necessity of Mr. Dempster's activity as a Magis trate, and quoted some irritating expressions said to have been used by the plsintiff to the defendant ; they maintained Ott sufficient preliminary notice had been gives; that the operation of the Insurrection Act was generally known at the time, and the District,sufficiently proclaimed. Mr. Sergeant Lloyd argued on the same side. He said the proceeding was altogether novel, and afforded fresh subject matter for Counsel. Several actions were brought against Magistrates at the last Assizes for Tipperary ; but the authority of Magistrates must be p r ot ec t e d by law ; it was indispensably necessary for the tranquillity of the Kingdom they should be supported when exercising their duties according to the best of their abilities, and within the limits of the Act of Parlismeat. As to the objection, that the preliminaries of the Act had not been complied with, he considered it futile; that the exietence of the law and the powers of the Act were defined and known, had been distinctly made out ; the Magistrate, therefore, was beyond all doubt justified in exercising his discre tionary power on the occasion in question.--Judgment deferred. The East India. Company's outward bound ship, Mar quess of Wellington, put into Siuson's Bay on the 3d, and sailed again on the 17th August. HAMMERSMITH AND SMALBERRY GREEN TURNPIKES. (From Me Mornsng Post.) A very numerous Meeting of the Trustees took place at the Park Horse and Talbot, on Turnham Green, on Satnr day last; they were convened for the impose of Letting the Tolls on the High Western Road, from Hammersmith to Smalberry Green, and in consequence of the late decision of the Magistrates against the present lessee, Mr. Lava:. arising net of the recent controversy between the Israelite and Mr. Conserr, an unusually full meeting of the Trustees was the natural consequence. These Tolls were let three years ago at a rental of 3,5951. As a dinsi nation in the profits hasjheen sustained by the late derision, amounting at least to 5001. a year, it was expected the rent would /be thus much reduced. At two o'clock precisely the aurtiun commenced to a very full auditory. Tile Trustees put up thellates at 9,0001. LETT, the spirited opposer of ConnErT and his principles, bid 51. At this moment it was clearly perceivable that a severe contest would take place. 'l'lle billings proceeded rapidly to 9,5001., when Lem addressing himself to the Ctiairinan, said, it had been intimated to him that the Trustees did not continue to hold him in their good opinion. If this were the case—that it, if he had suffered by means of eLPISTIZTT'e persecution, he would willingly retire from the tlesseeship. The Chairman, however, assured him, that the Trustees placed the greatest confidence in him, and would lament to see his place filled by any one else ; upon which Shylork, in a tone of self congratulation, said. since ray character has not suffered by Comma -4 1 will give you another 1001.: and after a severe competition he was at length declared the Lessee, at a rent of 99101. The Trust then complimented him upon his general good con duct, and LSVY retired evidently pleased no less with his bargain than the good opinion entertained of him. It had been ru:noured that Connirrat was to he a competitor, but he did not appear. This is probably the largest rent that is produced from any one Trnst in tngland : the increased rent sees attributed. by !the T rustees, to the circumstance of his MAJESTY having determined to spend so much of his time at Windsor; the influx of people there will no doubt be prodigious. The expenses requisite to keep the roads in their raiment improved state is so enormoto, that even the high rental will nit suf f ice. Last year the expense exceeded ten thoniaMl pounds. It will he in the recollection of many of our readers, that the case of Samuel Woke, who was capitally convicted at the last assizes fur Somerset, for maliciously shooting at Lord Glastonbury's gamekeeper, was reserved for the opinion of the twelve Judges. They have met accordingly, and are unanimonely of opinion that the conviction is right —the unhappy culprit was on IVedneaday made ectp.ainted with their decision, by Mr. Hardy, the keeper of the prison, and the execution of the unfortunate young man will therefore take place on Wednesday next, the 26th instant. We are happy to hear that for some time past business has been brisker at the Broomielaw, both iu the exports and imports, than it has been for many years. Since Friday last, fifteen vessels have arrived from Ireland, loaded with oats butter and bacon. besides those that have come in with potatoes and herrings from various Scottish ports.—(Glaegotrehron) Yesterday morning (Thursday, 20th inst ) when the Court of Session met. John Clerk, of Elden, Esq. Advo cate, attended in the First Division, and presented to the Lord President his Majesty's letter, appointing him one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, in room of Lord Bannatyne, resigned. The letter was read by Sir Waiter Scott, in presence of their Lordships, and a great number of Leading Counsels and Agents. The Court Room was crowded to excess, and all seemed very highl► gratified by the ;armour conferred on Mr. Clerk, who has for many years held a distinguished rank at the Bar. Mr. Clerk then retired with Lord Pitwilly, and sat as Lord Proba tioner, and afterwards reported a case to the First Divi sion. This day, we understand, be takes his seat as one of the Lords Ordinary, under the title of Lord Elden.— (Edinti rt rgis Sian) On Thursday evening, three of the workmen employed at the East Foundry, while in a state of intoxication, hroke into a house at the East Port, inhabited by two females—a decrepid old woman and her daughter. After destroying, the greater part of the furniture, they then assaulted the daughter in a most brutal and shocking manner. Next day a complaint was lodged with Mr Johann. J. P. and early on Saturday morning that gentle ' man, together with se►eral effacers, apprehended two ref the offenders, upon the charge of having assaulted and committed a rape upon the person of the young woman— they are lodged in gaol. List night, another fellow made an assault on the same house; and was secured and taken to gaol.—(Dsradee Courier.) Aw►ut. Vistrartost.—A few days ago, a woman in the Church Oate, Longhboro', whose name we understand was Gothard, went to Mr. Webb, to purchase a bedstead, which he sold to her for thirteen shillings; she gave him a one pound note in payment, when be gave her six shillings and sixpence in silver, and sixpence in copper, for her change ; some little time after, she went back to his house, protesting he had given her eighteen pence short in change ; Mr. Webb declared he had given her fall change, stating, that he had given her two half crowns, one shilling, one sixpence in halfpence ; the woman again asserted he had given her eighteen pence short, and we understand she said she wished she might die in his house if he bad not. She was immediately taken ill, and conveyed to her daughter's lodgings, where she shortly after ;lied ! and we are informed, she never spoke after she was removed from Mr. Webb's, and the change, as described, was limed afterwards in her pocket. On Teesday morning, at the House of Industry, Bar row upon Soar, a man of the name of Hull, who bad been wounded at Waterloo, an I which wound bad recently discharged considerably, felt himself sinking rapidly by the failing of his appetite, begged of the nurse to give him a little water to drink instead of tea ; Ire drank it, and directly after, said to all who were in the room,— " God bless you all, I am going to leave you," and immediately expired. On Wednesday morning, an occurrence of rather an alarming nature took place in Kingfield Row, Calton.—A chimney awe •p ascended the roof of a thatched house for the purpose of cleaning a vent : he had finished his work, but bad caught hold of the cop stones of the chimney top while in the act of descending, when the whole mass of bricks, stones, and mortar suddenly gave way, and falling on the unfortunate sweep, hurled him down the roof.— Along with the unmanageable load, hi was precipitated on the roof of an adjoining weaver's shop, where he lay enveloped in rubbish, but the cop stones with their weight broke eighteen tiles, penetrated through the roof, and tell on a loom. The weaver had providentially retred a minute before, or he would in all probability have been killed. The shop was tilled with dust, and the weavers were in the utmost coosternatian, imagining the whole fabric was tumbling down ; but their fears were at length dispelled by the poor sweep crying for help, and infJrrn ing them of his disaster. He was helped off the roof very much bruised.—(Glargote Citron.) The following seizire was made near Wassail& by Serjeant Wallace of the 2J dragoons, stationed at Horn sea, on the morning of the 6th inst. viz. three carts and four horses with their contents. The latter included 55 half ankers of Iteneva, and spirits of Geneva, fooy half ankers of brandy, 13 small ca'ks, 2 boxes te', and one box of cards. They were deposited in his Mejesty's warehouse at the port of Bridliag!on. November fair, at Loughborough, was as large as bas been known for many years, yet the abundant mer chandise exh;bl!ed for save, found fewer customers than the tenders desired. ~-~ _ --= ~►~ .~. a '~'~' SPORTING INTELLIGEIVCE. BETTING AT AT TATTERSALL'S—Nov. 24. Rteniesworrrm.-11 to 4 agst Reformer—ll to 2 agst Ors dence-6 to I agst Don Carlos-6 to 1 apt 14 roessa-6 to 1 agst Quadrille—l 2 to 1 agst Reserve. Dganr.—l I to 4 agst Swiss-15 to 2 agst Refornser-11 to 1 agst Agnes-11 to I agst Ridicule-14 to I agst Cre.sida -20 to 1 agst Bess-22 to 1 agst Cydnua-45 to 1 agst Burly. All the above odds were taken. GREAT TROTTING lIATcII FOR 200 110VRNRIGNS. The Match between Capt. Cranmone's violet mare, and 'qr. Brydges' Loneasidre roan, tool• place yesterday over four I/111 , 1 of ground on the Bromley road, fur the above, each carryioar the Derby weight, Bst. 21b. Much money was pending on th. event, at even, but the horse fur choice. The match was to trot against each other sixteen miles, and to start at different ends. It was dor.e as follows : THE MARE. THE HORSE'. min. are. min. sec. First two miles .... 7 24 Second ditto. 7 27 Third ditto. 7 48 Fourth ditto. . • 7 311 Fifth ditto ...... .... 7 32 Sixth ditto. Seventh ditt0....... 7 29 Eighth ditto 7 37 60 22 60 34 It was as fine a race as ever was seen, and nicely won. It will be seen, by reference to the figures, that the horse had ra ther best speed, but his pact was uncertain—each broke on . e only into a gallop. PEDESTRIANISM.—ConsiderabIe interest was excited here last week by an undertaking, which, et its first announcement, staggered the faith of not a few of our judicious townsmen.— A young man, named Hugh Russell. a uative of Ireland. en gaged to walk 152 miles En 48 auccessire hours, upon the Dort:, where a quarter of a mile was duly measured, and marks placed at each end, Me•eea which he commenced marching and countermarching, completing half a mile every niund. lie started at two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, utd finished on Saturday, at 29 minutes before one—an hour and twenty mi nutes within the time specified.—(Dumfrics Courier.) • On the night of Thursday last, the grounds of Morals E.q., at Paine's:hill„ were visited by a Kane of poachers, supposed to be ten in number. Their sport, how- ever, was soon interrupted by the gamekeeper and his at tendants, between whom and the poachers a desperate reneontre took place, and which probably would have code I fatally, had not a party of the Bow Street patrol arrived, by whom the poachers were routed, and five made prisoners; the remainder escaped, but as their persons are well known, it is expected they cannot lone elude detection. The !came -1 keeper continues extremely ill from the effects of the bloas be received in the conflict. 31gLaNctioLe Accinawr.—Tuesday last, a tremendous explosion of coal ;lamp took place at the iMarqness of Choi mondeley'e Colliery, near Pontyberem, Carinarthenshire, whieh burned four of the colliers in a most dreadful manner. One was so severely scorched across the abdomen, that ho hopes are entertained of his recovery; the other three are also ins precarious state; and what adds to the distressing event, the former is a married man with a family of small children eeprn lant on him fur support. The others, we understand, were unutarried.—(Bristol Mercury.) Thersilay evening the clouds above the city presented a remarkable appearance. In drifting to the east, they din played a deep purple, casting the shade of that colour on surrounding objects. One cloud in the west resembled a huge mass of burning gold.—(l6id.) After a remarkably fine day on Satorlay last, the even ing was ushered in with a fog so extremely close and dark, that at seven o'cluck it was difficult to walk abroad with. out coining in contact with some unseen object. —This dense mist was thotight to be toe harbi nger of a hard fro -t, but it ham happened otherwise; for contrary to expectat . on it was nor succeeded by frost, the weather continuing mild, and uncommonly pleasant for the season, until last Wed• neaday, when we bad several smart showers, accompanied by a strong breeze from the north west, which on Thurvd . ay increased to almost a storm, but with little °rata rain ; yesterday the wind had greatly subsided, the wAtner was dry and moderate, and when this paper went to press appearances promised a continuance. The favourable sta'e of the weather during the last fortnight has surprisine forwarded the operations of husbandry ; nearly the whole 4:f the potato crop having been got rp without injury, and most of the wheat intended for the ground from which they were raised has been sown id safety.—(Carlisle Journal, Nur, 22.) ALARMING FIRE.—On Monday morning last, about ..itc o'clock, Mr. Shrtfield's cotton mill, at Dalstoo, was acci dentally set on lire, by a girl falling upon a quantity of loose cotton with a lighted lamp, which she was in the act of reaching into iti proper place. The flames spread with such rapidity over about HVOlbs. of cotton then lying on the spot, as to prevent the workmen from saving an lA% opened bag, which they were obliged to relinquish in Order to p . e themselves from the fire. The alarm having been given to the neighbours, Messrs. Cowen stopped their mill, which afforded such an accession of strength in the active exer:ion of their workmen, that the progress of the. flames was arrested. A number of wooden spouts, bucket*, &c. were obtained at a neighbouring dye-house, which proved of great utility; and Mr. Sheffield having, with great intrepidity, entered one of the windows nearest to the lire, an abundant supply of water was rapidly handed to . hint, and in little more than au hour the fire wascompletely extinguished. We understand that the property is insured to an amount which will nearly cover the loss.—(Carlitie Journal ) SuspiciON OF MURDER.—Tuesday the 4th instant, an inqui sition was taken at Eaton Socon, !lefore Thomas Timei, Rent.. , coroner for the county of Bedford, on view of the body of George Palmer. It appeared that the deceased, about half past five o'clock on the preceding Friday evening was sera driving his waggon on the road leading from the Southoe to!l, gate to Eaton Socon : a man named Charles Travell was with him. Upon the arrival of the waggon at the White Horse Inn, at Eaton, deceased was missing. Travel' being asked what was become of Palmer, answered, that he was gone down the tit. Neot's road. This answer being quite unsatisfactory—as it was difficult to conjecture what motive Palmer could have fur leaviog his waggon; and particularly as the St. Neot's riad was at that time almost impassable by reason of the Hood, a suspicion was generated that Travell had murdered him. He was, therefore, taken before Lawrence Reynolds, Esq., a ma gistrate, who investigated the affair with great diligence; ant the suspicions not being cleared up, he was committed to th• Itedferd county gaol to await a further examination. The body of the deceased having been found on the 8 inday even ing in a field by the side of (heroic!, a jury was summoned on Tuesday to enquire into his death, and I witnesses were examined by the Coroner, hut no evidence of a direct nature was adduced to afftct Travel!, nor did any marks of violence appear on the body of the deceased. However, the jury ex pressed a wish that the inquest should be adjourned till that roilowing Monday, in order that time might be allowed to c .1- lea further evidence, and also to examine the prisoner Travel. Tae jury accorThigly met again on Monday last, and a vari.ty of other witirsses were examined in the presence of the pri ,ner : but after a moat niir.n.e investigation the jury were sz iisfied *hat no ev deuce had beet brought before them wit::h tended to establish the heavy accusation which suspicion hail . raised against the prisoner. They, tnererore, returned an u!-:- • nimous vvrJict of • fonnd drowned,'—with which tile meg: - trate, Mr. Reynolds, we-1 perfectly satisfied; and discharged his warrant of cum.nitinent, and Travel was liberated.—lt a but just to observe, that it appeared in evislence that the de ceased was rather inebriated, and was seen standing on the shafts of his waggon leaning against the tilt—the road at the same time being iuundated with water. It is by no means i.e. probable, therefore, that by some accident lie slipped from las waggon, and was carried by the flood latg the ad;oining bet were the body was afterwards found. -.~:. 1 1 1 I . I i i i hat the this ice. role is • _ OI lied Lid ken. Pr 0% 1 'WI. witif 416 this ;t• si roe ow reW us!' MI sass Mrit? t ire' isoll bets' .ns Of r•ted *ea Lb +I I SO