The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-14 00:00:00

• . , . COUNTY . Or . COXIVAllitteS; Aran. 4. • ATTACK ON lIK. RING'S NOVI& Panek Cbgii7a rr was placed at the bir,,_cliarged in se !rat indictments. under the Filenboroagit and .White -Loy Acts 7 with bring concerned in. the attack on Me. Ring's house. at Ballynsagooly, nett. Maltese, on the evening of the 17th of March. The moonless of this transaction, the extraordinary eircumetuneet diog i 4 with which the public are in some degree acquainted, inclisding the leollent resistance made by Mr. Ring and his also, and the heroic support they received from MISS Ring, all combined to give this trial in intense interest, which Wal preservedlo the very highest pitch Hiccoughs outthe entire investigation. • Edward Ring. sen. was first examined, and his depo sition was to ttsofollowing effect :—On the evening of the .l;th of March, he was sitting in the parlour of his house, io the village of Ballyrnagooly, with Mrs. Ring end his son ; they were - thereafter dinner, and prepariegto make owe punch, when they were alarmed by a stream from a little girl, a sernnt; (Snowed immediately by' a call from Miss Ring, who had been in the kitchen, is these wdrds:—" Father, father, here they are." Mr- Ring and his son had started up from their seats at the first alarm, and having seised two bayonets which were lying on the table, rushed into the hall, which was already filled with an armed . prty, and commenced a desperate and determined attack upon them with bayonets. Mr. Ring at the onset, baring literally bored one of them dew o,Uthich was returned by shots, fired so close, and in the midst of such a crowd as to leave it a matter of won der that no person was killed. One of the shots was tired from a blunderbuss, the other from a pistol, and a slug from the former wounded the elder Mr. Ring in the forehead. In this furious scuffle Mr. Ring was either knocked down, or tripped up by a stone,and while thus cir cumstanced his son protected: by standing over him, and _ .w^as fired at at the moment by ooe of the fellows, whom he iminedirely stabbed. Miss Ring, who continued all Phis time in the terrific scene, bad, with great presence of mind, gone to the street door, against which she placed herself in such a manner, that, though she could not close it entirely f:om the force that was opposed to her outsgan t ide, yet she prevented any admittance. Fresh men be hen to pour in at the back door, who dragged out their two comrades that had been wounded. I'o this place Mr. Ring now turned his attention, and having succeeded in driving them out there, and fasten ing the door, le seturne.d to the front door, where Miss Bing maintained her position, leaving little room for admission. One of the fellows outside had poked in a gun, with the intentir n of firing at. Mr. Ringouoior, who was with his sister • this lie seized, puttipg t h e muzzle et one aide, and endeavoured to draw him towards him, Odd' when he had done sufficiently close for his purpose, Le plunged the bayonet loco him, and he let go his hold. The whole party being now beat out, Mr. Ring sect his daughter up stairs for fire arms. The assailants in the mean time collected outside at the distance of about ten yards, from the house, soil several of the inhabitants of he village looking on. Young Mr. Ring aving joined . • his father, with arms, they fired two shots, upon which the party began to wrest, thdugh not to disperse, sod appeared as if they were dragging something with them. - • At a short distance further out of them dropped, and the party then began to disperse. They were pursued some way, and young. Mr. Ring was disposed to follow them • on ; bat, on reflection, it was deemed more prudent to go 1 11 6 k to the house, end on their return they found the body of one man, *hose name WJS Bush. On reaching the • house, a messenger was dispatched to Mallow fur the military, and on their arrival a search commenced through the village, in the course of which the prisoner wet taken in his own house. • This, substantially, was the account given by Mr. Ring of tl is desperate transaction. Being crosa-examin • •ed by Mr. Fnem in, Counsel for the prisoner, lie said be thought there could not have been less than forty men engaged in the attack. The affray in the house occupied from ten to fifteen minutes, but from the commencemett to the time they gave up the pursuit, might have been about anhour. Ile w as not alarmed ; as never more cool in his life; the scene was one which might have alarmed others, but did not alarm him, nor was his son cor his daughter alarmed ; his wife was a little ; he could not recognise the features of any one of those who came into the house, but be knew four of those outside, and three of them are in custody. The present prisoner was in the bridenell of Mallolfour ten days, oithout any committal. When his daughter saw the prisoner first s ehe said she thought it *as him, but would not be in slued to talcs i book in 'her band to swear; but after • wards obi swore positively in her informations before Hodder. The prisoner was hailed by the Mallow I Magistrates. but he is not surprised at that, as some of thins were in the habit of doing such things. Mr. Freeman—You have no right to sly that, Sir; you are there to answer questions, nut to cast Imputation , . Miss Ring was next examined. Her account of the • • transaction inside the house, correspond in every initi aler with that given by her father, and a detail of that part of her evidence would be only repetition. She , stated, however, that while endeavouring to shut the 'doorothe received two slight bayonet wounds. The part of ber evidence which became important, and on which, in.fact, the fat ,of the prisoner depended, related to his jdentification by her. She 'stated distinctly and posi tively,_ that she was enabled, by the light from the kitchen, which shone in on the hall, to see the persons who came in. and that the prisoner Coglilan owl one of them. She bad know n him before, as 'he lived sithin NO yards of the house. She could not say whether Cohlan knew the time that she recognised bins ; but sit ge observed hint stoop and go towards t he n t at the back door. Site had isms then, now, nor at any time since. any doubt of his identity, but she Was reluctant -to lodge intormations, as she did not wish to bring it 40 a prosecution. • This 'witness underwent. • lost cross-examinstion by Mrs Freeman, but one of the most intireatlng to which we ever listened. It was conducted by the Counsel with singular ability, and so observed upon by the [.earned Judge in his. •charge to the Aury ; the young lady also evinced a consider able share of intelligence. It wouidese quite impossible to give to any Newspaper a minute report of this examination. which in some degree became metuphysical. in inquiring in to the causes and effects of fear, and the i• Silence of certain tnotlres on the human mind. The witness stated that the t•cene in the house was nut it all alarming to her, notwith- mandieg the shots and stabs ; she had no terror of death, She Saii, for she did not deserve it, at the some time she. !iew those who canto there intended to inflict it. She Is very much attached to her fathefand brother, anti was alarm ed their safety, but not at ail for herown. She eicknow ledg'ed that it is ditAcult to identify one person in a crowd, • bat its this case she coold not be mistaken, as she hell known the prisoner before. She was asked if she ever knew or beard of a person vilio had prosecuted another to conviction, and who afterwards discovered that ha was in error She said She diet not, bet admitted, iu answer to another ques tion, that she thought it possible that a person who was con tinually dwelling on and thinking of a matter, may allow it to he so impressed on the mind. as eventually to satis fy the person flint it was a reality, when in fact that nutter may have formed no part of the original trensac ttion ; but she did not admit the applcation of this posi tion to her identification of the prisoner. bemuse she • -knew hart froutabe commencement. She woe asked if she did rot consider it wrong to speak falsely? She said she • did, and would not willingly do so. This question was in ., trodactory to an inquiry as to the answers which she gave • to teen Niagistrates in alalloworhen examined by them as to her knowledge of the prisoner. She denied that she said' • upon that occasion that she did not know the prisoner, but • . she could not now recollect the 'melon answers she gave. • Whatever those sawn,' • wmak r ,llml did apt arise from any • *doubt of his idrWily. Che std tied thatlhh bAJc*etPil Co lodge Inforutations against Mot frit, and for several days ; STATESMAN. • bat, vises it - wasexplaiied tricher,lhatlttarOaldite ' , injustice, ad to.the beeedt.a.bee badly, alto She repeated that she knew - Goghhm fro* the WPM meta an one of the setae tha heed*, and'aildeti, tot= the attack wareover also told it tabor brother, and ie "MAO coasequenta of her telling him so, thas-ba was apprehend** on that night. She had beard of a reward being offered for the wenviodou of the *Seam; of a repressettilan being made to Gotarment in War of.her Wally by the.Graid Jury, and tof her brother being appotated Chief. Constable of Pollee ; but none of these circumstantiate, she said, had any eonnection with her evidence, widish melba so way governed or affseted by them. Mr. Edward Ring was next exasnieed.—His testimony wu similar in its import.to his fitter's, and was given impressively and iivielligently, without . any *tempt at gasconade. He also maimed las.•sister's statement, that it was in consequence of her having told Is won the night of the attack that she recognised Coghlas, that he apprehended hits. This witness was also cross-examined by Mr. Free man, as to the features of lets atster's character—the alarm which the scene wis calculated to excie la a fa male, and the opportunities ;he hail of observity on the* eight, so as to enable her to identify a man afte. Lpo the first point he said, his sister was silent andreacrved, but he thought a resolute character ; to the seem!, that timidity , to a certain degree, was a eharaeteriste in all females; but that some were less affected byit Hien others; and to the third be said, be thought be may have been able to distinguish a man, so as to beable to identify him after. Patna Fahy was the next witness. This man was ser vant to Mr. Ring, and his testimony, eonsidesingthat . be ,was produced by the Crown, was somewhat remarkable. Heatated that on the evening of the attack on his waster's boUse, he was absent at 'the time, having gore to tee house of a person of the name of Muleany, whi h is in the village, to return a coat he had burrowed, and white there Cogklan came in, when the cuaversatioa turned. aAout a man who had broken his arm souse time bdore.— ; While they were speaking, shots were bred, oo which (lighten observed and the other people present aid the isms, that it must , be the picquet guard return i ng o Nl:a -llow. On going to the doer, boss ever, the witnes heard Mrs. Ring screeching at the hall-door, upon witch he went home, where two strange hats were round tat bad been left behind. Ile was questioned minutely as to Coghlan's appearance when be went into Mulany's— whether be was hurried, or; in any way agitated; but the witness could not say whether he was or not- he did not observe him. 'ibis witness was not cars-exa mined. The case for the prosecution having closed Mr. Jnstice Burton desired that Miss Ring Arad he again produced. She was accordingly led up, then his Lordship asked her whether, when she slid he saw Coghlan in the hall, he had his hat on? She reps' that he - bad ; and, in answer to another question, list the opportunity she had of seeing him continued Ir about a moment. Mr. Newman stated that be was present who Miss Ring was desired to look at some prisoners ausoug whom was Coghlan ; she Said he Was very like he man, but she.was not entirely certain, and would no like, to swear on a man's life. These observations, Mr.:moan said, were addressed by her to him " amicabl." She appeared to be very much alarmed at the tilue,"lhich he remarked on as strange, that a person who had 'talked so much courage under circumstances that wee calcu lated to excite terror, should be agitated un sub an oc- . casion. Ilis Lordship then resumed his ehiargo to ae Jury, which was distinguished even beyond any of Is former addresses, far clearness, perspicuity, and every klieg that was calculated to enable the Jury to come to*a oachrdon that would satiny themselves and the public. le praised the heroism which had been displayed by the rather and the son, and the exalted character of use demister, spun whose veracity, no matter what may be the verist of the Jury, not the slightest imputation could rest, ad after a luminous review of the whole circumstances othe case, be left it with the Jery. It was within live creates of eight when his Lordship concluded, and the Jtry hav ing retired, remained enclosed for nearly an bor, when they came into Court , a nd requested his*Lordshi to read over his notes of Mr. Newman's evidence, with •liielt he complied, when they again retir7d, and after bin out nearly another hour, returned to acquaint his Airtiship that there was no chantse of their agreeing a to the identity of the prisoner, in consequence of alis Ring's declarations before the Magistrates. His Lodship as sented that the whole case turned on the identiy of the prisoner, and he again brought under their cousleratien the evidence of Miss Ring, and there was no othe, on that point. Having stated in its different hearings as well what supported as threw embarrassment upon it lie told them if they had a reasonable doubt„ to give thearisoner the benefit of it; and they may entertain sari doubt without distrusting - the purity ut her evidence; lit, they were also bound nut to be actuated by any mist-a:en feel,' ings of humanity, if they did not entertain such dcebt, and to tind the prisoner Guilty. The Jury once snore withdrew, and after bins out about a quarter of an hour, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The Court then adjourned, at tea u'cluk. WARWICK ASSIZES, Aram 11. (Before Mr. Justice Ps az.) SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER, AND BIaIWAY ROBBERY. Charles 'Thomas Seymour, a young man, elemntly at tired in black, YS years of age, who is the son of the late Colonel Seymour, and is connected with a famil) of dis tinction, was placed at the bar, charged on an inlietment with having, on the night of the tOth of .lugusr last, stopped one John Davis, on the King's highway, in the palish of Aston, near Birmingham, with feloniously shooting hint with a pistol, intending to murder him, and said stealing i from his person eighteen shillings and sixpence, &:. The trial of this yoking -gentleman excited th.s,and Use neighbouring counties, the greatest interest, attibtle Court was crowded at an early hour. Mr. Common Sergeant DENMAN stated, that he vas Coun sel for the prisoner and he believed that he was limane and incapable of pleading to the Indic:Awe:it. Mr. Clark, the Clerk of the Arraigns, read owe the In dictment, and called upon the accused to plead. 'he Judge . also called upon him to plead, but he remained irate. - A Jury was bewailed to decide if he was tenable of pleading, or if be was -mute through the visitationof Goo. Dr. !Award sworn.—l have visited the prisoner almost, daily since January 13th; I have been with him inbour to-1 Bother. and I have had a full opportunity of toning a cor-,j rect opinion upon the state of his mind. I arnelecidedlyl convinced that he is insane; his language is incuberent and' he cannot understand what is said to him. lam c onv inced that be 14' unable to know the nature of the indcteteuf, or to plead to it. There 'is something very perdu:Oar about Ms eyes. they are dilated, and it is likely that he has water on the brain. Ilia pulse has been as high na 131, Ido not believe he will over recover franshis present ineauenoly si tuation. Apr: Justice PARK asked if they were satisfied or if other medical men should be c..lied. The Jury inwardly pronoanced him mute by tte visitation of Goo. The Learned Judge committed hint under the btatate, to sane custody dialog his Majesty's pleasure. . , ---- --- Comc-GRisuros AT TazArg-,MtLis —The followinv no tice has been advertised this week by order of the visiting Magistrates of the Bury Gaul, SeffMk g- - Wiest will be ground and dressed at the gaol mill, at Is. per comob ; tier key, Beans. , &c. et •is. per coomb ;. soul Melt. aim:. Saturday meriting 174 Convicts were remoted from the liolksot Portsmouth to the ship Ocean. at Spilbead, baund to New Smith Wales.—Lieut. Woodpile, 54th Reg t. and 30 jai, .61 tfiel3Bill" Regt. Were embarked trots A 4any "Depot, • to guard them. I . • - tiPLD'MAIOIY.-A.SaTtusav, NMI'. 12. M. ifoslihmit was indicted wader Lord Enrol/Wrattglea Act, foe sialitibesly °incise and stabbing a mint stained Lacy. - The-Preseastar mid, the Privateer was his mcitber4 bretbeil mad ifter he had given his testimony. the po tx fell** till on his knees, and with 'tears in his eyes imploded mercy for the prisoner, saying he hoped no man's life would he taken on his account. The prisoner put in a long written defence, in which he accuse& the prosecutor ofseducing his wife, and said it was a conspiracy to take away Malik, and that be was at another place until ri o'clock in the night in clues.. tion. kwoman was called. who said the prisoner p a st at her houe, keeping up St. Patrick's Day till half-a 10 or 11, but she could not particularly state the dote.— Yerdict—tleilty. F. J. Irilliam Horton, aged 24, for burglary, was capitally connoted. J. Weir C. Colledge, and W.- Christie , were in dicted for jawing feloniously murdered Sarah Wlldbore, they having, near Old-street turnpike, driven a horse and mitt against her with such violence, and did otherwise .strut use her, that she died from the effect s . The R6OOIIDICR instruc ed the Jury to acquit Colledge , and Christie as there was no evidence against them.. l . l Weir, in , a written defence, attributed the misfortune to a vicious horse, and deplored most deeply the dreadful re. salt. He stated that he had done all he coati to remedy it afterwards, and that the boric was out going so fast as described. Weir was found 6uilte, bnt- tecommeoded to mercy. Christie sod Colledge Not Weir, in consequence of a good ebaracfer and the re comineudetion of the Jury, na§ only sentenced to one tuoutit's imprisonment in Newgete. ammaasmstlicerommr Fill•LE COUR•Oli.—LiAlilliTll-4TBRZT.--gaturday. W. Two, who had been bionght up to this Office on the 21st of March, for an attempt to murder Mrs. Char lotte Kooks,•hosise keeper to Mr. Home, of Poplar, was this day brought tsp again, Mrs. Rooks being sufficiently recovered to attend. The prisoner being.plseed at the bar, the depositions sworn by Mrs. Rookie's the-evening of the day the at tempt was made, when her life was considered in dan ger, were read over to her as follows :—•• 1 am a widow, and housekeeper to Mr llorwe, Veitry Clerk of All Saints, Poplar, and residing in High-street, Poplar. On Friday the ilea March, a little after two o'clozk in the afternoon, 1 heard a noise at the street door, and on open• ing it 1 saw the prisoner, who asked me if Mr. Horne was at home? 1 said no. lie then asked if Mr. Horne's brother was at house, 1 replied he was not. He then asked for pen and ink, upon which 1 went into the par lour and lie followed me, shutting the street door after hina, 1 turned my back in order to go to a book-case to get pen and ink, and immediately received two blows on the back of my head, which stunned me.l turned round, and tke prisoner gave use another blow, and tripping 1 p my heels threw me down, and then beat me with some- I dling 'unified in a handkerchief. I screamed as violently at I could, and called for Phitler, a female who was then io the house. I struggled with the prisoner, and gut bold of bit neckcloth. lie thruSt his ' 'Mud into my 'month, and 1 bit his tinge's, and still kept hold of him lie then dragged me out of the parlour into the passage, and there threw me down again, and kept heating me. — He then spoke, and said " let go." At that moment 1 beard a violent knorkinrat Ike street door—still boktiug him by his neck cloth, I opened the street door, and said to the persons assembled outside, " Come in, for I am murdered." Several persons then rams in, and secured the pristmei. 1 considered at the sans? time that the pri soner was in fact Mr, Montague's servant, whom .1 had seen. . When 1 opened the door to him, I observed that he bad something wrappedhanderchief, which he put ander his arm, while he appeared to be searching for the note from Mr. Montague. The hatchet produced was a very small one, and the old silk lean :kerchief in which it was was wrapped at the time the wounds were indicted, was stained with blood. — The two cords found 'on the prisoner had each a noose on one end. Mrs. Rooks, whose appearance at the Office excited a lively interest in all present, was congratulated by the Magistrates in the warmest terms, on her fortunate escape, and highly complimented on the heroism she had evinced. She is an extremely well-looking woman, in the prime of life, and of very respectable appearance. The prisoner appeared to be wholly overpowered with the sense of his situation; he leaned his head on his hand, with which he endeavoured to cover his face, and never once looked up during the examination. On hieing asked whether he would say any thing in his de fence, ha auswcred " nothing," in a voice scarcely arti culate. BOW-STRlET.—Saturday,a woman, who said her name MIS Smith, and that she eas the wife of one of the mes sengers to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's inn, ap plied to Mr. Minshull, the Sitting Magistrate, for his sa ble:mice to recover her daughter, a girl of 16, who she said bad been seduced, and Was then living with a geutlu -111411 at No. 11, Craven Buildings, Drury-lane. Mrs.Seriith!•aid she kept the porter's lodge at theLincoltes Inn Chatnbers, in Portugal•street, and, among the occu piers of those Cl.a.ubers, was a gentleman named F--, about 62 years of age, who formerly practised as an at torney, but was now living upon his fortune. A few evenings ago Ale returned home from transacting some business about 10 o'clock, and in about ad hour after- 1 Leeward; her daughter went, as she supposed, up stairs to bed, but she discuvered in a few minutes that she had left the house. She subsequently ascertained that she was living at No. 11, Craven Buildings, with Mr.F., who had hired apartmonts there for her about a fortni g ht before. She went there, and having with difficulty procured an. interview with her daughter, she prevailed upon her to return home, but the next day she absconded again, and was then living in Craven Buildings. The applicallt added, that her daughter bad been supplied with fini dresses by Mr. F., and rode out with bins occasionally in his carriage, and she had rto , re than once had the morti fication of niee•ing her in that disgraceful situation. It *as the more distressing to her, because Mr. F. was a married man and a grandfather. His family resided a few miles frOm London. Mr. Blixsuum. sent immediately to Craven Buildings, to desire the attendance of •' landlady of the house, and Mrs. Newman shortly made her appearance in that elm racier. She said Mr. F. hired apartments in her house for a month, and afterwards introduced the applicant's daughter, saying at first Iltatabe was his wife, but be ad ; miredt to I her F. warning to quit her betide, for she thought him little better than a to prevail upon a girl of 13, whom she had _kept for four ,ears , to leave her and go into his servise, i s , u a b re se n q ts t . i . en s tly he tli h alst a i l e so we a s iv tio n t. Mr. Mr. Mtosnum. said he was afraid Mrs. Newman was is very bad woman, and had lent her aid in the seduction of this poor woman's daughter. Mrs. Newman declared she bad not. On the contrary she had done all in her power to . persuade her to retina madman. He had, since he bad been in her house, en deavouredand would have succeeded had she (Mrs. N.) not disco vered itin time. • Mrs. Smith said she believed this, for Mr. F. had two other. young girls " in his service," as he called it, at distant parts of the town. Mr. MINSUULL then scut for time daughter, whom he attempted to persuade to retacit home, but an vain: ha then said she must follow her own abandoned inclination, hit he4a ad no power to prevent her. Theparties were diismspsdeAtto.siOvetapills t qg r3l, ten.mithangs. • " . „ Stosufwhile fair ems held the work : before last. The abow of 6..entettiristk fell far .hurt 'bet ge.werall!, exlAa O lleitflitlfreat toast, 'neither did there • appear a verar nrcent letiand for those 'of a superior qttality ; Imintiesi in eunfegttenee Itpakrdalroaping, and as regards inininds, brit little appeared to be donee. - There were beers for'eolri, having fashion.etbl action, at 'gam', prices. lu the cattle fair on Saturday, store cattle were abundant beyond the deinanal— . -e dull sale fess the cnnsequent se ; fat beasts. n ere nut plentiful, but amply sufficient forth. partintsers. In the few sal/pi fleeted in either dcscriptlimprites varied but little from those .eves atthelerreottfing talre.- At Lautterhiliiit,Slorlt fair, on Monday last. a large fintqber ef cattle 'w,crc 41iiltitetifor sale, which went • off slOwty at redaterßiii " • At l i ewesitoht es. ou Taewlay, prices mere re nertillv on the decline. . . At Past HeaflalY sheep fair, the same day. a ptetty considerable nuiplpr. ;4.841) were panned fur 'eh; but few of which foetid purthatterft,' at reincedpriees, Loves Conte 211,insta7. Sa,TVIMAT; APRIL 6.—Bar- Icy, lt las.; Oats, It. 03.6.1 —Tuesday, AprH . S.—White stray, V. Se. to 21. 145.; raised whea t . 21. 103.; red wheat, 2/. 4s. to 2/. les. ; barley, 11. 10a 611. I:IIICHESTIER Coat MA itkET.—A considerable brisk ness has prevailed is the eons trade during the past week, which, however, Lai averaged at a small redaction in pin% The returns of the I nsoector being—Wheat (1,141 qrs.) at 50s. 31d.; barley, 2/s. 11d:; . oats, 205.; and beans, 36i. per quarter. Noßnicii, Al,ll. 12.—The market on Saturday was well kupprsed with cattle of different description?. The buyers being pretty onmeniu., pod Scuts maintained their prices as last week. The sheep peps were fuller than usual ; many went off unsold. Pigs plentiful, but rather a slow sale. The Horse market thin, and but lit tle doing. YARSIoIITit, Aram le.—On r totpi,ly of Gra: non Satur day was but moderate. Wheat was a dull sale, bus nut cleaver. Barley but little enquired aPer, aud may be noted Is. to 2. per quarter lower. In other graiu no alteration from I.lst week. LYNN, APRIL 10.—We had a vortr rtir *ripply of wheat at market on Tuesday, whirl, sold numb time saute as last week. Barley is eery plentiful, ant without al t er ation. Oats and Grey Peas in brisk demand for seed t of tbor latter we have but few at market. I.l.faits as last noted, and flour remains the same. Carrots or roue ITonv-reerakaes.—Betweee one and two o'clock yesterday morning, friar desperate reeerrectiun rnen were deteeted in the htirial pieee of the poor; belong lag to St. Andrew, Holhern, at tee back of tie work-home in Shoe-laue. It appears that in this green I there is only one depository for the remaiim of the decease" poer,which large hole capable of holding upwards of lOU esittlus, suit the parish, in order to guard the bodirt, had a larze piece of iron, weighing between six ant' seven hundred weigy, toestructed so is to lay on the lop; of the coffins, and which was lifted up and down by rootr.s of a pulky. A short time since. however, the plate teas removed. and roar bodies stolen. The hole or quilt is inchsel by wooden lisps across, which is a noissive iron liar secured with a ' patent padlock. On Friday night the resurreettoe men paid another visit to the ground ; they broke el the patent pad? lock from the hook, and placed one of their own inits plaint, so as to have easy access to the vault on t teir nest This stratagem was disoorered by Nit . . Hicks, the sexton. on Saturday morning, who in cousegnettce determined on watching the ground that night. nod to hare assistance at ' band. The watchmen took their stations, aceompsaied by Mr. Hicks, armed with a hlunderbnitis, hi a secluded port of the burial-ground, and at about hal:'-pa t one o'clock iu the morning four men, with sacks. shovels. &e. were seen get ting over the wail from Pluadree-oourt into the ground; they cautiously made to the hole, and having unlock ed tttr trap-door, two of them got ttowtt, 1-.911'111z tie Ilan open, and the other two returned to the will to keep a look out. ltr. Hicks immediately sallied forth, and first closed the two men In the holm by shutting down the lisps and putting the bar across. Wilting secured them;he and the watchmen pursued the others Into a house in t h e court consign us to the ground, where they had taken lodgings irtely, is order to make themselves acquainted with the Hines of bur3inr the dead, and they were there taken. lathe room was foun the padlock that had been taken oil the depository, anal o n searching one of the men, a phosphorus-box and matches were found in hitt pocket. They were taken to the watrt house, and the other two were kept in the hole for nearly half an hour, till their cries for mercy induced Mr. Hicks 5' release them, and they were lodged In the same receptsvie with their worthy colleagues. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE, AT TIOLT NORPOLE.- 011 Thursday se'nnight a po or woman, of the name of Lonv.w observed by a neighbour (who was employed ie his garden. accidentally looking throng!' her window,) in tee act of cutting her throat. lie immediately called fr assistancer , and succeeded in breaking eptn the doer. when he disc Pee od the poor creature sitting on her 'yid. with a razor in her hand. She had inflicted two wouttiis—one in a direction from ear to ear, and the other in a straight line from the calln. Medical assistance wens rrooptly obtained. and a - though the wounds were of sncit a nature that they could not he immediately closed, still hopes are entertained of her le covery. The woman was evidently ha state of derang,- menl. WEEKLY REGISTER OP WEATIIER.—The week began under gloomy auspices, and Monday looming and Lire noon were wet. Several limes that day there was au common darkness, which did net extend beyond the me tropolis, arid was evidently occasioned more by Books than fog. Whenever this appearance takes place, we consider it produced by a greater degree of cold pre vailing in the higher that: the lower strata.of the Atmosphere, and expect, as we have often i n:imated, son* sharper weather will be soon eNnerienved below. Ad:- cording to our expectation, the change took place next day • and on Wednesday, at ChAsea, we learn, there wss a litlie snow. Ever since, the weather has continued' keen and bright, and very seasonable for iirOng the l ind. and preparing what had been backward for the reception 'of the Spring seeds. - The traotity .of rain fallen helt.re this week is 25 Itundredthssof all iouls.--Stautd, Aprii tltia week is 35 bundredtkrota+ttoens• — •ni Timm mevETUR. 1 Il . isramomnAmit. etiock. o'clock. to night. April Tr4e 71 2MT41134;4; 6, :m . 1 43 " 4 0 ,73 R 414 7. M. 11, T.. •.. 41 47 4 0 ,S 5 Emir 9. 89 47 40 ,85 Fan mamt6:l447lay.at Cleiii:-.tis:l4lrrUl'l'Cilia;teili.r.rEA: • - -- 111 ARRI ED. . --On Saturday,at St. Cli cheap. Mr. R. 11. Chapman. to .lane. I Mr. William fine, of St. Clement's- I st Oa the 12th Inst., at St. Lillie's, Sat Barnstaple , to Ann Elizabeth, Ought Esq.. olltadge-row. On Saturday, the Ho us e th Inst.. at Streathem church. Ja" Buil. Ezti., of of Conroon4, to Eizsboth. wad (laughter of the late William clialleick, Cs+, of l o bt.r . unstet-Lisa, Lancashire. 4alert's *Mk Kei t lip only da r utter of I, ,, rabs ter of George eli ' innirir if teil: ttlED.—On the Bth inst., hit. Jonathan Morrig, aged ft a good. faithful. and confidential set . % sat, for upeartb P half a century.in the h ouse of Messrs. Thos. Wyatt s:4C!, of Holborn-btidze „ On the *Pith ult., in France. Mrs. King, daughter of di Wellston de Kutzliben, Ilessian Minister to his ihionlie Majesty. On Thursday. the 10th inst.. at H ac kne y, Esther, wift 4)( Mame Arthur Wilkinson, Esq. London: Ratted. Printod, . and PutiliAted It, a t 011. he % " U Tait S to wltom.oltTlTl /MAN. " No. 297, Strand, t,y .%V fttt A: •Cont onun i ost i ou s, Ordent, &C. • 1 0 .1 `cttlec%od tope addressed. L P' Q