The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-11-27 00:00:00

COL'lti OF KING'S BENCH.—(Tuts Day.) --ow-- CRIMINAL. INFORMATION. THE KING V. GRAHAM. The SOLICITOR GENZIIAL, showed cuts. against the • rule which had been obtained by Mr, Liroughain, aalling on 'Lieut. Graham, of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, employed • on plie coast blockade service, to show cause why a criminal inforniation should not be filed against him for endeavour ing to provoke the Earl of liarhorough to tight a duel with him. The details of the application are given in our paper of the 14th inst. The SOLICITOR GENERA/. now read the affidavits of Pinner, the blockade man, who stopped his Lordship on the beach, on the night in question. of Smith, the thidship pan, and ot Lieut. Graham himself, denying the use of the grass language imputed to them in the affidavit of the noble Esrl. 'foe latter said, that lie had given orders to avoid all noliecasary interference with his Lordship; but that the Noble Earl did not manifest similar good will. That lie fi ted up his yatch so like a susngglio Ihhing vessel, in order to pick a quarrel with the blockade men, who, lie dd, were uo better than highway robbers. That he cal:ed them so, before a crowd that was collected, on the wharf, when the yatch was under search, saying that .hr ssould make him produce his commission, for the bene fit cf the fishermen and other poor persons aho were op ;pressed by the blockade service. That the crowd called out "go it, my Lord, serve them out," and seemed in 'clined to acts of violence against them. Lieutenant 'denied that he had any recollection or belief of having niseded satisfaction. Mr. Bstonoitaat said which was most likely—that the Noble Earl had invented the words, sworn to have been used by Pinner. " by the H-- 111 gut you down, ryou —," or that . Pinner bad falsely denied them. He (Mr. B.) disbelieved the di vial and he extended his disbelief to the rest of the affi davit. Smith told astory about the delivery .of the card bv Liut G., different to that of the Lieutenant. The lat tir had Omit s.sorn that be did not mean a challenge; but only that he had no recollection nor belief of it. What if itcould be shown that Lieuteuant G. bad told a person in the street . ; that lie did challenge the Noble Earl, sod that the lacer refused' to tight Lim? I cannot doubt," said Mr. 8., that these was a challenge. ' Whether there was sufficient provocation will be for the consideration of the Court: but will your L•irdships give any protection to an officer who mixes up the practice of duelling with the doti-s of a public and delicate trust? Cater JUIt.TICE Annorr.—The duty of the Court is con• lied to the law. The Rule must be di.•cilarge. Mr. Justice BATLEY said, Lori] H. must have misappre bende I much of what passed. Smith swore positively that the behaviouJ of Lieut. Graham was gentlemanly.— He probably gave his card that Lerd Harbuthugh might b%ow ilia *Med to complain to Abe admiralty of his sundae. • "Jcsrics BEST said the rule ought to be 'discharged with costs. The Court would give no protection to those Complainants who brought on themselves all they received ; although it does not say that any man has a rigist to give ge another a challenge to fight a duel. LAMBETH STREET.—(Tuts Dar.) Phillip Warren, a broker, residing in Charter Street IF,eleloae Square, was charged on suspicion of being con gat neil in aburglary end rubbery committed in the house Endre. Elizabeth Jarman, a respectable widow lady living, afNti. 4, LellUloo Row, Whitechapel. he prosecutrix stated, that near three weeks ago she hid employed the prisoner to oistrain for rent on owe of her lodgers; which he d:tl, and took away the goods; but its failed her afterwards to get any account of what had likleme of them. Ou the nighs of last Saturday week, *roan, who had been in possession, and the man's wife, iitme . to her, and told bee the broker was waiting at a house in Browne's Lane, Spitalfields, to pay her the rent tat of what the goods were sold for, and if cite went with them to the place, she would have It direct ly. She accordingly, suspecting nothing, went forth , with, accompanied by these two persons, towards the place appointed; having previously left her house, assist thought *cared; but no person in it. They had not proceeded far, Then the man lett them, observing, that he would hurry becure thew, and have tile broker in readiness to die. (Large the business without del4y. The men's wife, after ie had departed, seemed at a hiss to know where they deft going, which excited some suspicion in the proseens kit, that triis was all a plan to get her front home, I that her house might be robbed during her absence; ' rind upon her throwing out a' hint to that tiled, the woman gave her a violiskt posh, and leeway. She then returned home, and on arr i v i ng , discover ell Om during her absence, the house had been entered by wens of picklock keys, and robbed of property to a consider- able amount, consisting of silver plate, jewellery, a Brussel's eirpet, and numerous articles of wearing apparel, sod house-1 WI linen. The prisoner, it seems, could not he met with at how, or any where else in the neighbourhood, since the per petration of the robbery, and now gave such au unsatisfactory lad prevarieating account of himself, as to lease little douht,if ht was not actually concerned in the robbery, that he was, privy bait; and under these circumstances he was remanded. SHIP • tats INTELLiiihNcE. • DM, November QB.—Wind W. light airs.—Remain the *award bound RS before,—The Lloyds, (*tattoo, and Reward, km Dot yet put back. POITSMOUni, November 26.—Wind N.W.—flailed the brig twephalus, Smith, for London.—Arrived the !lope, Randall, haw Seville.--Passed by the Hudson, Chadwick, from New York. PLTNOUTTI, November 25.--Wind W.--Arrived off the Pert the Nile, Davidson, from Smyrna, In AS days; Hero. Day he Smyrna; Peggy, Nicoll, from Labrador, in 32 days, and Olive &such, from Newfoundland, in 25 days. Psusours, November 24.—Wind W.--Sailed the Azores hetet. sl•Dousl, for St. Michael's.—Arrived the Britanila from Jersey. —It is reported that the Sandwich Packet from Lliallica, and the Duke of York Picket from the Leeward +MAI L are both in the offing becalmed. CAPTAIrI PARRY'S Plto.l EC I ED VOYAGE. par* in.' Tess hay* de- h of 1(20 —new— items have been in circulation for some time of another "Igeto be undertaken by that intrepid navigator, who has NM. peeved three winters'froxen up at the North Pole.--At go these reports have assumed a more authentic shape, and Mare able to inform our readers, that Captain Parry is cer ltialy to proceed on another voyage, and to point out the etsrse he is to pursue. It wit probably he recollected, that CA pais Parry, in his first voyage. discovered, after entering !anteater Sound, but did not explore, en opening, which he Ithed Prince Regent's Inlet—leaving that, which seemed to ern hitt+, South West, on his left hand, he proceeded, beset htk ice and dangers, straight forward, as it were, in a North esterly direction. This inlet promised well at the time, bat the hodyof Laucaster Sound •as n u t then explored,and hews fire the inlet was necessarily passed by. We understand, that Ike Admiralty have resolved that this inlet shall also be elm maw in order that no opening which promises success, may "Wetted. Captain P ar ry i s th ere f ore to proceed the sm iling seamier, in his old and good ship the Hecht to Priam A nienrilnTet. F rom t h e s i tuat i on where Hearts 'discovered 11411 1, acid the apparent direction of this inlet, we should be 'svourable result. Of course the voyage is 'min Parry's approbation, and we use pectis to succeed, if any where, ied for discovery should not be made 10 enterprising an officer cannot be idding more even than he has hitherto ' regions, which, before modern Is to master the elements, were lege of temperate climates. From his hope much, and look forward with 'd and last voyage accomplishing for ewer its utter impossibility.— )1 •• ine apparent di " 1 4. ttl to anticipate a f avoura bi ems WI plumed without Capt a i n tal t r s eti cti t r o ec o n n o d n ers understand c t t h e he w r i : s co t : lone et hisdtrection, at least 40 mine oyed there without eddi iced' ftto oar knowledge of re e, to resents had taught us to biltb ble to th e i nha bi tants c nice, tanner, however, we t •• qua coafidenee to this thin a tillet, or demonstrating troios parer.) • ces tie 'P' Rae. her INAS 3 dm d id meet arks , St. Bess s of .t his "rfIE STATESMAN' DARING ATTACK ON THE DUBLIN COACH FOR CORK, via CASHEL. A NUMMI' (inc HON. MR. BROWNE) MISSING. t (PROM TIIE coax SOUTHERN REPORTRR OP SATURDAY.) The Dublin coach for this City, via Cashel, due at 8, A.M. of this day, not having arrived at that hour, some ap• prehension was excited as to the cause of.the delay, which continued to encrease up to eleven o'clock, without any account being received. In a few minutes after, however. it arrived, and it was then ascertained that the delay had been occasioned hy a daring attack which was made upon it last night, at about half past nine o'clock, midway between Littleton and Cashel, near a public house called •• The Horse and Jockey." The coach was travelling at its ac customed rate, and had reached within about five miles of the latter town, when the coachman observed that the road was partly blockaded with cars and stones for a c.'n•iderable way. Almost at the same moment that theme obstacles were first seen, two shots were tired from inside the hedge at one aide of the road ; but the miscreants could not be seen, though the guard, whose name is Lloyd, made every preparation Eto assail them. The coachniam, in the u►eamtime, continued to get the coach gradually on, and succeeded in sornehneasure, during which he and the guard were exposed to great danger, as shots continued to be fired from inside the hedges at both sides of the road, two of which• struck the coach, and from the directi,in of the balls, which we have ascertained by seeing the marks they made, a good, though happily unettccessful; aim appears to have been taken. Nothing daunted. however, by the danger that sur rounded them, the coachman and guard seemed( to have done their duty well and bravely ; the coach was got on, bat in the attempt to steer clear of the stones on the road, it was thrown against one of the side ditches, and its pro gress thus t(d. The murderous gang who made the attack do not seem to have taken the advantage of this misfortune, for neither then, nor during any stage of the outrage, did they appear. In this predicament, it is grati fying to be able to state, that the country people residing about the place; being called upon for assistance, readily afforded it, and the coach was regulated, and proceeded on its journey. These pariculars we hare obtained from written accounts on the coach way bill, and Post lltber time hill, as none tolf the passengers who were in the roach at the time of the attack came ou to this city, and the coachman and Board who behaved so spiritedly, stopped at Cashel. What Is thus stated, however, is substantially, perhaps minutely, correct ; and ate should have to close our account of fhe transaction with an expression of indignation at the baseness and cowardice of an attack thus made upon unoffending individuals, employed in the pursuit of their several avocations, if we bad not to add, which we dO with deep regret, that one passenger, the Hon. Mr. Browne, brother to tbefEarl of Kenmare, is missing.— When the first shot was fired, this Gent., who was inside, got out at the opposite door, and there was no account of hint after. It would be idle, at such a moment of doubt and uncertainty, to* guess what may have occurred, and we have only to express a hope, that the darkness which was favourable to the concealment of the ruffians who made this murderous attack. may also have befriended him. Mr. Browne was coming on to Cork, and was attended by his servant, and was outside (luring the time of the attack, and who stopped at Cashel when the coach wired there. • . CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. The Catholic Association met on Saturday at their Rooms, Capel Street, Dublin. Mr Fitzimon, (Barrister) having been called to the Chair, the proceedings of the last day of Jileeting were read by Mr. O'Gorman. Mr. O'Connell then rose to propose a motion of which be had given notice, that a Committee should be appointed to prepare a petition to the Legislature, to facilitate the de livery of tithe in kind. tie staredrtliat iri the County of Wexford, the Rev. Mr. Morgan refused..ie take tithe in kind,which had been left for him by thirty farniers- 9 he had it from a most respectable profe s sio na l G ent l eman , 31r.lEd ward Carr. In that case citations were left for the parties to appear, and Mr. Doherty was professionally retained as Counsel for the farmer,. One of the Surrogates was, at the time the case came on for hearing, in a melancholy situation; he was in affliction fee the death of his father. and when the people arrived, with about three hnadred witnesses, he could not, in coifsequence of that affliction, hear the case. The other Surrogate was not there, and after some consideration, it was ultimately derided that 'Archdeacon Elgie should hear the cases. Mr. Frixell, who bad been cited to appear, was obliged to retain a proctor at an additional expense of live guineas, and being prepared on this point, he waiasked where was his proxy ? He was not prepared with 'a proxy, and withoet going into the case a decree was made against him. The moment this case -eras decided, the grief of the Surrogate returned in its full force ; he could not possibly hear any more, he was in inch affliction be dismiseedthe remsinitigtvientynine caseewhere in they were prepared ; the counsel received thirty guineas, and the only case the Surrogate would decide on was that in which no person was to speak to. Air. O'Connell concluded, by moving his resolution, which passed unanisnowly. The following gentlemen were thennamed on the Committer:— . Messrs. O'Connell, Shell, llonayne, Mullen, Clinch, John M•Duitnell, John Lyn. h and Corley, with the Chairman and Secretary. Mr. Shen moved fdr a Committee, to report the best means of enforcing the right of Roman Catholics to scl missirin into the Corporation. The right was given by the 33.1 of the sate King, ohapter '2l; that static enacts, that any Papist may bold any in, or be a member of any Corporate body; the claims of Roman Catholics and Protestants stood upon the sauce footing. The right to the freedom of the City arises in three cases—it is derived from birth, marriage and servitude; any person who has duly served his apprenticeship to a Pree:nan—who marries the daughter, or is the eldest son of a Freeman, is entitled to the freedom of the City. Mr. Shell here stated the formal process of admission s anti mentioned that the peti tions of Roman Catholics were uniformly suppressed, or, to use this Corporation parlance, were cushioned in the in ferior Ouilds. This stratagem of the Corporation could he readily frustreed by a mandamus from the Courtof Bench. The right of the Catholics to their freedom, and the facility of its enforcement. were equally obvious. He was astonished at the sluggishness of the body which was most interested in this question, that the Corporator' should surround their monoply with a palisade of form was quite natural: They levy numerous contributions upon the City.—they possess immense patronage—they are vi rt nal ly the masters of the Courts of Justice—they appoint the Sheriffs, the Sheriffs appoint the Juries; the Juries have our lives and liberties at their discretion. It is not the. a matter of wonder that they should guard theitimono poly with jealous vigilance; but it is matter of equal wonder and reproach that we should tamely acquiesce in that monopoly, which was not only unjust, but (what was not always synoniotous) tnani icily illegal. The hum blest Corporator, tottering on the verge of bankruptcy, had more substantial sway than the most eminent Roman Catholics in the city. If their patriotism could not invite the merchants to an effort, they should find a sobstitittod primulas in their insulted pride. In the Court of King's Bench they might be certain of redress; an application to that Court would be attended with a further benefit. It would throw light upon the 'Delo tions that the Rosman Catholics were in the practical enjoy ment of all the rights afforded them by the law. This had been the boast of Mr. Peel, who, of coarse, for and in his own official conduct, a verification of the unmodified and somewhat bold assertion which it suited his official conve nience to make. It was pleasant by the way, to contrast the ostentatious liberality of Mr. Peel with Mr. Plunke t's singular vindication of Lord Wellesley. Mr. Plunkett had stated, that it so happened (and a phrase founded upon mare accident, was the most felicitous that could be employ ed), that no single Roman Catholic had been promoted during Lord W ellesley's administration. But the favors of Government depend upon individual choice. The rights of the comnaticity, thank Bon, rest upon a noble basis. It is not upon offi.ial grace, but upon abstract right that we must rely. It is not at the Castle that we must seek for patronage, but in the King's Bench that we must demand redress. In that Court. learning, integrity, anti talent are unite I. Let us prove in that Court, that we are entitled to relief, and we may entertain an unhesitating confidence that it will not he withheld. Mr. Sheil concluded by mov ing for a Committee, to report the best means of enforcing the admission of Roman Catholics, entitled to their freedom into the Corporation. Mr. O'Connell, in speaking to this question, stated, that he had, at a former period called a meeting fur the purpose of establishing that right. 'this Meeting was attended by about fifteen or twenty Gentlemen ; they intended ro have established it in the case of a Mr. Cole, who was a Roman Catholic, and who had a right to his freedom of the city. Mr. Woolf. and Mr. Costello were active in their support of Mr. Cole. He (Mr. O'Connell) defrayed the exposes incurred. Before the case was decided, Mr. Cole died, and Sir Harcourt Lees said, that his death was a providential interference to save the Corporation from the contamination of Popery. The Corporation really regarded it as a miracle in their favour ; as it ended in death, perhaps it was an Orange miracle. Mr. O'Connell, in concluding, stated, that there were five Catholic Gentlemen who had a right to their freedom of the City, Who were ready to come forward. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Hugh O'Connor rose.—He should be sorry to tree. pass on the time of the Meeting, but he had a few observa tions to make, for which he hoped their indulgence. He was urged to make them solely from a sense of duty, and he trusted that he gave no just cause of exception in any observation that he should make. The posture of Catholic affiirs was sa sad, that whilst lie indulged in the melancholy privilege of complaining, he hoped he should incur no censure. They could not but remember the hopes which were raised by the presence of their beloved King. It was impossible not to remember the affectionate demean our of the Monarch, or to doubt the benetieient intentions of the Sovereign towards his I rich Homan Catholic sob , erts. By whom those truly Royal intentions had been frustrated, he di .I not with any certainty, but he believed that by the majority of his Majesty's Ministers, amongst whom he thought they had many sincere friends, they were rendered abortive. He never supposed that the King, tower of strength" u he is, could remove all the evils of this unhappy country, but he had hoped to have seen same amelioration of the condition of the Irish Catholics before this time. He would ask, what is the condition of the Catholic now? It is absolutely worse than at the period to which he had alluded. lie should not waste the time of the Meeting by contending fur that which they all knew to be tree.--(Hear, hear.)—lt was a melancholy fact, that the whole Catholic people, from the highest Veer tp the humblest peasant, were disappointed :4161 , • and discontented. They were discontented because they were ill used; they must be more or less than men, if they were not discontented; they mutt be more or leeeitkan human beings, if they were not disappointed. Except the persons u fro thrive by the dist of Ireland, all over disappointed. Humble as was the individual wiw. all,- dressed them, he felt anxious to speak those senticaents aloud; he would have them made known to the King'anal to Ilia , glorious British people, who, at a time of peeuliar calamity, come forward to extend their benevolent and liberal aid to our countrymen. (Hear, bear) to the last Session of Parliament it was said by the Minister fiir the Horne Department, that out of eighty four days . Of this Session then elapsed, forty nine were given to the •omeideen tion of Irish affairs. To what good purpose they were so employed, no person present nas at a loss to determine. They [night have done much towards the relief of the country in forty-nine hours, instead of forty-nine days. Did they hut manifest a real desire to do good, the ohje wonlii he half accomplished. Ile would advert to another observation. The Alinister said, that if "Catholic Ellllo. cipation was cianted, it would cause the nverthrow of the Established Church." He (Mr. O'Connor) diol not hesitate to express his belief that the Church was in danger, but not from the Catholics.—((leas.) It was in danger front the pride, the fillies, and t h e cup idi ty of Church•n— (Hear, hear.) tn He did not mean to say, that there were not worthy and dignified exceptions—(ilear, hear)—but would ask was there no danger from partisans and monap Hate, who were the real enemies of the Established Churgb, and who were sapping the fonndation of its 'truc e tare. In Ireland, Protestantfsm is quite a stock in trade ; he never knew, in any other country in which he Lad, travelled, the Established Religion of the country male a traffic of except In Ireland. He, as a Catholic, declared that he should ;feel debased in his own mind, if he fir a moment conceived that he could fe I any enmity to a Protestant on account of his r-ligion. hLa re. ligion required hint to " pay Cesar his tribute," and of the Church, as established by law, formed a pars of the State, he would ask," where was the danger?" He wonkl advert to a motion made by the Duke of Devonshi:e, and in giving utterance to that name, be could not but express the unfeigned respect he felt for that Noble Lard. It was. a motion to institute an inquiry into the state of Lreltnd, made in the House of Lords by the Duke of Devonsh're, who introduce I it in an able speech and urged many erg meats in support of it, but all in vain. One Noble Lori moved the previous question, which, as a matter of course, took precedence, and Was carried! The Minister atteinre t to justify the system of exclusion ; he (Mr. O'Conrms) heard him, the End of Liverpool, to whos- general charac ter he offered the tribute of his respect; he heard him say that forty-nine out of every fifty of the landedfproprietifts of the country were Protestants, and that the Catholics hart so right to complain if they had one-fiftieth part of tre privileges of the Protestants. He should have donhted hit+ . having spoken these words had he read them iu a newspaper, but he beard him speak them ; thus, by this argument, the poverty of the Catholics was made a barrier to their ecru fort, as their religion had been made . an obstacle to th eir advancement. What was it that caused the poverty of the Catholics ? Was it not a system of spoliation? Was it not the cruel penal code whereby the son disinherised the father, and the friend was conv er t e d i n t o the fiend? Was there not au universal spoliation of Catholic poverty and be was warranted in stating, that many of the desces.l - of the ancient gentry of thecountry was then laNguisU ing in obscurity, in degradation, and in want, in conseq,e , ce of these spoliations. The Catholics were branded with in gratitude because they did nut consider as a paramount Loon the sum of two hundred thousand pounds, granted in tt e space of twenty-two years. to Maynooth College, Another Noble Lord had stated that he was informed by two of t ;a9- trio Ruck's men, that it was the intention of Catholics to extirpate Heretics, and posses themselves of their property and a Clergyman, in Wales, who ptrliaps felt anxious for translation to some champaigne country; actually preached a sermon on the text of Captain Rook ! The Cirtliul:.4 bad another opponent in a man whose fame was known In the two heitnspheres—a Cabinet Minister also. He sa.d that " they must continue the Penal Code against tt e Catholics, because, as the Catholics had been diaposse.s.eil• of their property, it was impossible that Catholic fidelity could he relied on." He (Mr. O'Connor) would ask toe' Noble Duke, bad he not, for many years, experience of tae fidelity of Catholics, and did lie ever find them wantine in their duty to their King or Country? lie would ask th Noble Duke, did nut the Irish Catholics greatly coutribuse to his obtaining the high place place which he at preser.t holds in the Temple of Fame? The Noble Duke's reasoning: and experience are greatly at • variance. It would appear that Lingland had improved in every art, except that of governing Ireland—in that she is as barbarous as ea—v.. Ilse policy on which she acts is, that of sacrificing tile interests of a great majority of the people for the advan-' tare of a few. To the illustrious Chief Governor, he con ceived they owed a deep debt of gratitude, for his wise and benevolent views. The following Gentlemen were then named on the Com mi. tee Messrs. Sheil, Ronayne, Mullen, M`Longhlin, David Lynch, Hayes, with the Chairman and Secretary. blr. O'Connell gave notice of two motions, the first was, that the Association should nut meet daily during the . menthe ofJanuary—the other, that subscriptions should be received for the ensuing year. Mr. Corley was then called to the Chair, when thanks' were voted to Mr. Fitzimon, after which the Sleeting journed. AFFAIR or trONOVß.—Tuesday morning a meeting took place near Clapham, betwixt E. M—, Esq. end Esq. the former Gentleman attended by Captain 0---, late of the Othit Regiment. the latter by a Mr. J---. On the first. fire. Mr. M. was very slightly wounded-in the thigh, end his se cond beingabout to interfere in pr e v e ntin g f ur th er h os tilitiee„ Mr. M. assured hlm that he was not all hurt, and beaged for a second pistol; Captain 0. still pressed for an eceommodet,on, when Mr. J. remarked that they bad come to fight, and not to talk. Capt. 0. replied, that they came with a similar intention, ' hut that he felt it hit duty not to endanger the valuable life of his friend, when his honour was no longer at stake. The lair cipals, who had not left the ground during this conversation, called to their seconds for pistols, and at the second distils rg Mr. L. received his antagonist's ball in the right shoulder, J nd the affair terminated. Bowic.—A battle took place yesterday at Warnstead, be tween M-ss, the Bath tinnier', and Collins, the navigator.— Simpson, the cricketer, seconded Moss, and Jones, the na%:- gator. After a short but severe contest of five rounds, victory was declared in favour of Moss. The battle lasted fourteen minutes. DEATH a v BOXINII.—On Monday evening the neighbourhood of Old Ford was thrown into a considerable state of •gitatiou and alarm, in consequence of being the scene of a pugilistic contest, whereby one young man lost his life. The combatants were Ttiosnaa George and Samuel Gitiann, both journeymen bakers; after fighting near one hour and a quarter, the spectators and frieods, in place of interposing, ra ther encouraged them, by cries of '• Go it. Sam: your eyes go it, I would rather bring you home a corpse than that fellow should beat you." Gibson became exhausted, and •m 2.1 carried off tie . ground by his friends, to the Three Colts. •-•-• house, where they laid him upon a door and a fier admi some cold water, it was in a little time after disco, the vital spark had del. Ilis agonised father, upon hearing of the melanclim stance, immediately appoied to Worship street Pol when Attfield, Weed, and Artustrone, jun, went to deuce of Thomas George, the surviving combatant, . Dill row, Bethnal green, and brought him before Robert Esq. who, after hearing the statement of the father - ceased, committed George for further examination to wary at Clerkenwell. A porson of the name of John Fassett, a baker, who employer of George, is also in custody, and stands r for further examination. .1 it; 111 t 1 pits, public ministering overed that olv eir.qpn• • Aire o.tic., o the r t ." t, in Vir.!,- ben Rev .11, • of the °it', lair- ho was th* : • commit:44 . • _ _ THE LATE CAPTAIN APK ENZ lE. Saturday the remains of Captain Adam M'Kenzie of his Majesty's ship Ocean, were interred at Stoke, with military honours. The procession moved from his late residence in George street at half past eleven o'clock, followed by a long train of mourning coaches, private carriagetti. Naval Officers, and attended by a detachment of 300 Royal Marines. An extraordinary eirenmstanre preceded the funeral, which excited great interest. IVitlsin a short time after Captain M•Kenzie's decease, a woman calling herself Mrs. ,U•Kenzie made application to the Honourable Sir A. Coch rane, and stated herself to be the lawful wife of Captain Adam 31'lienzir, to whom she had been married at the parish church of Maker, on the 27th of August, 1822, of which msrriage she produced a regular certificate, and also a correspondence, purporting to have passed between Capt. Al‘liengie and herself. This statement excited great sur prise and many conjectures. On reference to Maker parish register, the entry of the marriage was found, but with a difference in the mode of signing• from what was usual with the Captain, oho wrote his name "A. M•lienzie," wit in the register it stood " Adam M'Kenzie."— I nferences were also drawn from the Captain's habits and manners. The Rev. -- Ley having souse recollection of this marriage, looked at the Captain's corpse, but perceived no likeness in it of the man he had married in his name.— The Rev. Gentleman, accompanied by some others, then visited the woman at her house in St. Anbyn street, where he found the shutters closed, and maser appearances of mourning as for a near relative. On questioning the woman a little closely, she desired that all but Mr. Ley would leave the room. They (lid so; anal she is said to have made confessions to him which have not transpired., Inquiry was next made in the I)• cic yard, where the hus band, who at his marriage had represented him•elf as " Adam M`lienxie," was found in the person of (i.Consly, a shipwright, who, upon being summoned from his work to the Commissioners' office, betrayed considerable agitation, and immediately went to a shed to change his working dress : here he ascended by a ladder into a loft, where it appears he took a large clasp knife from his pocket, and drew it across has throat with such violence as to divide the windpipe, but not with sufficient force to cut the carotid artery. His groans shortly afterwards attracted the attention of some of his brother workmen underneath, who on going a bovefound him fainting from the loss of blood. Being removed to the sur geon's ofilce, his wound was examined, and dressed, but he died on Saturday. The object of the woman was evidently to enter upon Capt. M'Kenzie's property, and, as his widow, to claim the pension of 901. s year, due to the relict of an officer of his rank. The key to this bold attempt and otherwise mysterious tale, is said to be, that the woman had accompanied the Captain from Scotland, and lived with him on the most intimate terms. The marriage appears to have been planned; so that on her failing to persuade the Captain to marry her, she might assume the rights of the widow on his decease. REVOLTING ROMMEL—This morning at an early hour the neighbourhood of Tiverton Row, Stones End, Borough was a scene of the greatest confusion, in consequence of the dwelling house of Mrs. Ray, a lady residing at No. 8 in the Row, having been entered in the night by thieves, who had, amongst other things. stolen the corpse of an old gentleman named Dickerson, who had died the preceding day( luesilay).The robbers must haveentered at the window of the dining room where the body lay in a cotfin,thronglt which they must have taken it into the street. The cap and shroud were left behind. A young man named Turton, who lodged in the house has been arrested on suspicion of the robbery information' of which was given to Marmon the officer of Union Hall, who is in active search fur the Corpse. About two years ago a respectablerarmer at Yaxham, in this coun'y, accidentally swallowed a penny piece, which lodged some time on his stomach, but causing him con siderable pain he applied to an eminent surgeon in this city, who advised him to take very strong exercise ou horseback, which in a short time removed the coin lower down, and relieved him of the pain, but although it has not yet been extricated be feels no inconvenience whatever.— (Norwich Post.) ~;..~.~~ --