The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1825-11-07 00:00:00

• SPORTING INTkLLIGENC'E. NEWUAMIST 1101A1IVION lIISETINO. Pstbar NIGHT. Ths Heath to-day was very well attended, and the sport 'excellent. His Royal Highness the Duke of York again attended, did their Graces the Dukes of Rutland, Grafton, Port . Maul i Marquises Exeter, Graham, and Titchtield ; Lords Lovviher, Jersey, Orford, Vtrulam, Anson, &c. &c. . The betting has flagged since yesterday on the Derby, lie. and what little was done did not produce any variation in our Jut quotation. Ou the conclusion of the race this afternoon, the town lets .idlluetle and confusion. presenting an animated con sols: to the fistneasness which prevailed at the past meetings : the streets were filled with grooms, postilions and suble-leepets, till a late hour, when the noise of the departures was succeeded by a comparative stillness. Great ?umbers still remain, from the impossibility of procuring post horns, of which there is scarcely one in the neigh bourhood. In the evening a few meftbers of the Jockey Club dined et the rooms, and there were some dinner parties. At Cheveley the party continues as before, and will not break Hp for mere days, as it is expected to be increased by the 'Rival of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold and several 'porting gentlemen to Join in the shooting excursions of nett week. The following is a further account of the running on 'Friday Match 50. T.Y.C. Skirmish apt Len's filly. Betting g and 7 to 4 on Skirmisher. • The Lawyer's filly jammed off in prime twig, and made re- Soalkahly strong running, closely pressed by Skirmish?! till within this. lengths of berm, when the latter let loose, and won a brilliant lace by half • length. Match 100. Orion apt Tarandus. Betting h to 4 on Onon. Orion made all the running, which was at double quick time, and as herd pushed by Tarandus as was possible, but who could not unitive either to get io front, or even abreast, Orion winning by Belt • head. Match 100. Palsis Royal agst Flounder. Betting 11 to 4 on Flounder. This was a beautiful rare, every inch of ground being contested so the winning chair, when Palais Royal won only by • neck. Match 200. Scandal eget Cam e Betting S to 4 on Scandal, who made all the running, and won cleverly. Match 50. Leila apt the Palfrey. Betting 2 to 1 on Leila. Leila made as severe running as we ever beheld; and won cleverly by bait' a length. The A udley End Stakes of 30 soya. each. The betting on this Thee was very heavy before starting, ar.d still heavier thileronning, it began at 6 too on Sligo, and finished dur ing the race on Center. and such was the nicety of the running, Viet many bets were made after the horses passed the post.— Liaptui made strong running to the Duke's stand, when ballast =mu. Sligo pealed het with her ease, closely followed by Cramer, and between these two • terrible slashing struggle ensued. Sligo winning by a head. The race on Thursday for the Handicap Sweepstakes terminated, as we before stated, contrary to general expectation. Bill Arnull, on Cinder, thought his race cet rain, but while he was looking to the right after Logic, James Robinson, with Paleis Royal, passed him unper- L.aired on the left, and got in front sufficient for a win. There were Mx false starts for this race. The result was mortlfying in the extreme to Arnull, who having realized a competency, has purchased a snug cottage at Kingston upoo-Thames, and changed his celebrated brood mare for an Alderney cow making up his mind to win this race, and then retire wit , h flying colours to enjoy the fruits of his victories. In the match between Don Carlos and Reformer, we 'seated the latter's jockey to be Arnull, we should have said Chdfney. We have not brought our reports of the turf campaign for 16115 to a close, but we cannot conclude our remarks on this last of the Racing Meetings for the present season without calling to mind the increasing attraction which our racing calendar has presented, surpassing even the flourishing years 1804-1805. Poney and donkey matches, which have been from time immemorial the "utmost extent" of pastime in many places, have given way to the prevail ing sentiment, and regular meetings, commenced under the most flattering auspices, promise to supersede the motley mixture of less inviting scenes. • At Gloucester, Plymouth, Coventry, Tewkesbury, Taunton, Wolverhampton, and many other places, racel have been established or revived with great effect. We need not dwell upon the Epsom, the Ascot, the York, the Doncaster, or the Newmarket, they have this year exceeded all former meetings, whether we consider the rank and number of the visiters, the im penance of the stakes, or the delightful weather with which they have generally been accompanied. To show the determined spirit with which we may expect racing *ill in future be supported, there is a match for SW guineas f:r the year PM, while the numerous ➢roduce stake; up 1e99, are subscribed to with a liberality which justifies the most sanguine expectations of the future. Many of our first Nobility have likewise become stewards for next year's meetings, which, from the nominations and matches already declared, we venture to predict will excel the past. There is too an increased respectability amongst the jockies, which insures greater confidence in the supporters of the turf, and while honour is the sole guide to the goal of vic tory, there is little fear of this delightful amusement at- taioing perfection. We sum up our remarks by congratu lating the sporting world upon the success which has crowned their efforts to restore the sport to all its prestine brilliancy, more particularly as greater attention is now paid to the breeding of horses than has hitherto been the case, and of which there cannot be a stronger proof than the increasing demand for them in foreign countries. NEWMARKET, SUNDAY. Daring yesterday those Noblemen and Gentlemen who had been unavoidably detained, took their departures. His Grace the Duke of Grafton and Lord J. Fiterov left for Euston Hall ; Lord Verulani for seat in Hereford shire; Lord Dunwich for Mr. Waddington's seat ; his Grace the Duke of Poatiand kr We!beck : Mr. Payne for Stevens's Hotel, in Bood-street, and many other gentlemen for Leicestershire, &c. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex passed through Newmarket last eight, on his road to Mr. Coke's seat at Hollcham. ..... There was a grand shooting party yesterday, on that part of the Duke of ltutland's domain called The Links, consisting of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Graham, Lord Chatham, Hon. Mr. Pierrepoint, Hon. Mr. Irby, Col. Upton, Mr. Greville. &c. The follossing is a return of the killed (the wounded and missing not counted):—ltabbits 68, hares 43, par. Irides 3 brace, pheasants 3, woodcock I ; making, with two other days, a grand total of near 1000 head of game killed on ;the Links. Nearly all the ensuing week the shooting will be on the Cbeveley domain. It is expected that much alts ration will take place in the betting, as many of the young horses will be tried, and several of the outsiders, who have appeared in public, begin to be talked about, and amongst them the knowing ones do not forget to take the long odds about Mr. West's Smolensk° colt, out of Claud Loraine's dam, which colt won the two-year old stakes this year, at Cheltenham and Warwick, beating two large fields of home. It should not be forgotten that this horse is trained by the knowing little Crouch (formerly Capt. Hunter's groom), who trained the famous Smolensko (Sir Charles Bunbnry's), winner of the Derby in 1813, and Mr. Hunter's Gustavus, winner of the Derby in 1841. The odds against the above colt are from 30 to 3.: to t. It should be recolleted that he does not come out till the Derby, which is considered many points in favour of a horse having but a short dis tance to travel out of the West of England to Epsom. WRECK OF THE OGLR CASTLE EAST LNDIAMA.N. It has been ascertained that the vessel which was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, on Thursday morning, was the Ogle Castle private trader, Captain Weynion, homeward bound from India, with a valuable cargo of cotton. The crew consisted of thirty-two persons. The number of passengers will not be ascertained until die next arrival from Bombay, but it is generally believed that there were very few (if any at all), as Captain Wevnton (altholigh a clever seaman and an experienced navigator) had not been for any length of time in the Bombay trade. It is not usual at that Presidency to take, a passage in vessels com manded by Captains who arc not well known in the trade. The following particulars of this dreadful wreck have been communicated by a passenger on board a Jamaica ship, who was an eye-witness of what he relates : bowNs, Nov. 3. I was roused from bed at half-past six o'clock this morn ing, to behold a large and beautiful ship (supposed to be the Ogle Castle, East India free trader), which had, at that moment, in endeavouring to reach the Dawns from the westward, struck on the Goodwin Sands, about the western extremity. The vessel had no sooner experienced the shock than her sails flapped loosely in every direction, and in a few minutes she inclined forward, or, as the sailors call it, " on her beam-ends." Her head at this time fared the coast, her stern was opposed to a tremendous surge, and to the violent gale. In this situation, inclining forward, she con tinued for a period of twelve minutes, when, by the force of the waves and wind, her position was altered, and her left broadside became opposed to the westerly gale, while her head faced towards the north. In this position she lay for some time, without experiencing any considerable change ; but at the termination of about twenty minutes from the period of grounding, her forepart haying pre viously lowered or sunk into the sand,-slie inclined so much on her right aide as to bring the masts within ten or twelve feet of the water. In this situation she continued for five or six minute', when her masts, having come in contact with the waves, were all broken. The hulk, discmcum hered from the masts, again changed position, and, as the head gradually turned to windward, the vessel righted. She struck at half-past six in the morning, and before half-past seven she was a perfect wreck. I cannot accurately de scribe the scene which took place on board, having been distant about three miles; but I could perceive, with the assistance of a good glass, that no sooner was the misfor tune perceived by the crew and passengers, than the ut most consternation and confusion prevailed on deck. Per sons were seen running in every direction. Some took to the cross -tress, others to the rigging, while the bowsprit and poop were crowded. The cross -trees, rigging, and bowsprit were soon deserted, and the poop seemed - the prin cipal asylum, where they all flocked around the stump of the mizen.mast, to which some, I presume, were lashed. One man clung to the broken extremity of the tnast, where he remained for more than an hour. v rrhile in this perilous situation, from which Providence alone could have saved them, a boat hovered round in all directions, evidently with a view of affording assistance, but, alas! she was unable to approach nearer than one hundred yards. A tecond boat made her appearance, and in vain attempted to approach. Two others made despe rate efforts, and one, more determined than the test, ho vered to windward, passing and repsssing within SO or 100 yards; but, notwithstanding the determination which the brave crew evinced, they were unable to afford the neces sary assistance, so great was the surge and violent the gale. Several boats came up now, but to no purpose, they were unable to approach on any side. About seven o'clock se geral tremendous waves washed over liar deck, and the crowd on the poop was considerably diminished, many, no doubt, having been washed of. The boatmen continued their praiseworthy exertions with unremitting dexterity and courage until half-past eleven o'clock. when the seve rity of the gale obliged them to forsake the pursuit, and make for the shore. A scene of a more lamentable nature than the foregoing has rarely been witnessed. The unfortunate aufflrers, whose feelings may be more easily imaginedithan described, must have had some hopes of safety for a period of nearly five hours ; for, having been surrounded during that time by boats of superior quality, manned by persons of great courage, and profound experience, a release from their perilous situation might reasonably have been expected ; but how great must have been the disappointment, how awful the reflection, when, at the termination of that pe riod, the• surrounding elements, the violence of the gale, the dismal nature of the surge and tremendous billows,' caused the sudden departure of the boats, and with them every ray of hope. Good God ! how dismal the thought ! they were either doomed quietly to sink into a watery grave, or to struggle against furious waves, until exhausted nature, no longer able to exist or support itself against the destructive clement, gave way to its rage. The writcr is no seaman : but, as every common ob server may claim the indulgence of noticing whatever he conceives may tend to the public good, he takes the liberty of hazarding an opinion on the subject of this shipwreck. He is thoroughly convinced that every possible measure for the safety of the crew, &c. which the limited means of the boatmen afforded, was taken ; and be moreover gives them great credit for their intrepid perseverance ; but he cannot help thinking, notwithstanding, that by a judicious and well-regulated plan of management, many valuable lives might have been saved on this occasion. The boats ap- 1 proached the wreck, to windward, within 80 or 100 yards ; and some anchored at nearly that distance from it, from which it may be inferred that available means were not at hand for attaching a rope to the vessel, which would have enabled many persons to reach the boat. Had a boat of considerable dimensions been securely anchored to wind ward within a hundred yards of the wreck ; and had a ' small rope been passed to it, by means of a floating buoy, which would serve as a conductor for a large one to be firmly secured to both vessels, many lives, in this instance, would have been saved. Those who from weakness were unable to save themselves by means of the large rope, may, where the communication was established, be pulled through the surge with the assistance of a rope affixed to their bodies. The lives of females even may be saved in this manner ; there is no possible chance othirwize, in such a case as tbe one under notice. The following are extracts of letters from the coast 4' RAMioArr. Nov. 5. 8 A.M. a It is conjectured that about eo o packager have been brought on shore, by boats, to various parts on the Kentish coast. " A book of Consultations at Bombay.' dated the early' part of the year, was picked up in the North Sea ; also raw silk, marked I.S. Nos. 7 & 8, with other packages. The North Sea is literally strewed with the cargo. and it is supposed that much will be taken to the opposite coast. Forty-six bales have been picked up at sea, and landed et Broadstairs and this pl..ce. The Ariadne, Gilbert, from Portsmouth for London, was abandoned by the crew during the gale yesterday. and were landed here; she had lost her anchors, cables, and sails off the North Foreland, had four feet water in her hold, and the primps were choaked when they left her." 0 1 ; ' • $ V 1 , " t 1 1 4;1 p 'POINTMENTS. f I lii/LATIN (! APPOINTMENTS. H. jotitr e , Etg.'s fug-hounds will meet this day at Nutfteld- erns, Wednesday at Chaldon, and Friday at Kingswood-gate—each • • P day at eleven. The Surrey fox-hounds this day at Farleighrgreen, Thuraday at 10, I ttaddleadown, and Saturday at LimpsSeld—cpch day at halt-past an too. cu The haricrs this day, Wednesday, and Saturday, at Sar.der- " steed—eta day at ten. V Bart of 111resrood's fns-hound, oa Wedaesday at Dirk ' le Cealg. and Irrtday at Byram--eaeh day at ten. th Sedsworth fez.hounds on Thursday at Elutesll Lodge, and Ft :4I me am t i l l P l Pols Inn—eaeh day at tan. eu hourds on Wednesday at Kennel, and Fri• tat at Pair Oat.houae —at ten o'clock raeh day. e Hampshire hounds on T ues d a y at Drockwood, Thuseday at th Chinos 014 Must, and Satarday at p bl.otsdoo Down—at ten. VA , . • • , • • • - !ROY LLOYD'S AGENT AT lIANSGATE, DATED NOV. 4. "The unfortunate ship lost on the Goodwin Sands yes terday, with the crew and passengers, proves to be the Ogle Castle, from Bombay. Several bales of cotton have been landed here, marked FL,HI,WE D, C C. and Co. A quarter piece has been also landed here, representing a sailor boy in the act of heaving the lead, the line coiled in one hand, the lead hanging from the other; also a quantity of gum lac." FROM TITS AGENT TO LLOYDS AT DOVER, NOV. 4. " The Poll, pilot cutter, Thomas Barnett, of Dover, spoke. Amu tor 12 o'cl ock on Wednesday night, of Ilythe a homeward-bound East Indianian ; she bad yel low sid es,i with figure head, and poop, and had the appear ance of 700 tons; it was then blowing very hard, and the cotter had four reefs in her mainsail. Barnett offered his services to conduct the ship into the Downs, but they were declined. We think it very probable this may have been the ship that has beet, lost on the Goodwin Sands. A French boat has arrived this evening with five baits of cot ton, picked from the wreck, marked F L, E S, 706, I G, 81. " Mr. John Dawson, the owner of the Ogle Castle, has this morning received a parcel, containing a piece of m esas, washed on Acre, with Ogle Castle' painted on it." THE BRITISH PRESS. LAW INTELLIGFNCE: COURT OF CHANCERY, B.truitiur, Soy. 6. WELLESLEY C. THE noir or BEAUFORT. The Court was extremely thronged this morning with highly respectable permns, in the expectation of hearing this case die. cussed. As soon as the Lord Chanrellor had taken fns scat, Mr. HORI:r roar and claimed his right to be heard in a part heard bankrupt petition. The SoLICITort-GE N unat. said,• he had a very important mo tion to make with respect to Mr. Long Wellecley'e children ; and it was rendered extremely necessary to be beard this day, as there was an application pending in the Court of King's Bench, to be heard on Monday, for the return of an habeas corpus, and it WAS a rule in tat Court not to suspend its proceedings i n consequence of any proceeding in Chancery, unless ordered to do so by this Court. It was therefore extremely important that there should now be no delay, to run the risk of a competition in the two Courts, upon the question of guardianship over these children. After a few observations from Mr. llonter. he consented to give precedence to the Solicitor-General, upon the Court assuring hint that he should be heard on Tuesday morning. The SoLicuroil-GEstEliaa. was thea about to open his mo tion. but Mr. HART requested leave to interrupt him for one moment, to state that he thought Mr. Horne might be gratided by urging an opportunity of proceeding in less than a mtarter of an hoar, because the Solicitor-General had made a mistake in the case he was about to open, and in which he (Mr. Han) appeared on the opposite side, in stating that the question to be brought before the Court was a question of guardianship, because the question was, whether the Court would do that which it had no power to do, namely, take a fa. ther't children from their father, and put them into the hands of other persons ? The Loan CHANCELLOR said, there was no doubt in the world that the Court had a jurisdictim, in a case tit for it, to exercise such a power as to temove children from a father, and put them into other hands ; but then there must be a very strong case indeed matte out, in which the Court would so interfere. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, he had that strong case to submit. Mr. Haire then had only one thing at present more to say ; this was a family affair, and he had thought that his Learned Friends would have agreed with him to have had the case argued in his Lor dship's private room, rattier than have preferred to hive had the in terior of this family exposed all over the kingdom. As Counsel, certainly, the gentlemen on the other side had a right to exercise their own discretion upon the question how they would dis cuss their motion ; but if they continued determined to have this -matter argued In the public Court, he (Mr. Hart) should apply to have the petition and affidavits referred to the master, for scandal and impertinence. If ?Ilie Loan Cte.oreet-coi had no objection to sitch a reference, r. Hart would suspend his proceedings in the Court of King's Bench. Mr. Fl ART would agree to such terms. Or he hid no objection to the Court's reading the affidavits, because he knew his Lordship's ability to discriminate between statements relevant and irrelevant, tho Ugh those whose bu►iness it was to carry to the public what passed here, had not such clear discrimination. The Souctron.ttEaranat. considered it necessary to meet what Mr. Ilan had just stated with a fete observations. In the first place he seemed to be pitying with syllables, when he said the question was not a question of guarthisuship, but such s question as he (Mr. Hart) had stated. In the next place, as to Counsel in support of the motion preferring to have it heard in public— The Lora.) CHANCELLOR begged to interrupt the Learned flentleman one moment, for the purpose of asking whether Mr. Hart would or would not really suspend proceedings in the Court below? Mr. HART replied that he would. The LORD CIiANcELLoR chotght that on that condition there could be no objection to the present motion's standing over, With respect to Counsel electing to discuss the motion in public rather than in private, nothing of the merits of the case having yet been made known to the Court, it was impossible for his Lordship to only anything about that election. There sal, however, no doubt in the world that both the Court and Counsel would be to blame In the highest degree, if they did not take care not to utter one word that unnecessarily reflected on any family or individual. lf, on the other hand, there was any other mode of conveying to the public unnecessary reflections, it was to be understood that the Court was not to blame fur that, nor had it any thing to do with such a circumstance upon any obaerrrion from the bar. I The SonrciTon-Oexxstax resumed.—Mr. Hart, he said, had made a statement that the Counsel for the motion had, against his inclination. preferred having it distussed in public rather than in private. If my opinion was asked, I should say, Ido prefer to have it discussed in public, in the fair discharge of my duty, be cause I know that public discussions often aid the ends of justice more than anything else. IVell I remember, in a very important case, not long ago. I mean Lord Portsmouth's case, that the public discussion which took place there materially advanced the views of justice, and accomplished that which nothing else could possibly ' have done. I suffered some censure for that case's being so dia. cussed, because it was upon my responsibility it was argued in public, and upon a similar responsibility I'll have this case also heard in public. The Loan Cautsrcetnon wished to know what the Learned Gentleman said to Mr. Hart's proposition, that the motion should stand over for the present. The Sottcrron-GENERAL said, that that could only be as sented to upon the further terms of the children's not being re moved out of this country, or interfered with in any way whatever. Mr. HART agreed to those terms. His LORDSHIP then ordered the motion to stand over. The Sor.terron•Oxwenat. wished to know how many days Mr. Hart wished it to stand over ? Mr. HART said it was quite clear that the children in question. according to their rank and expectations in life, must be educated out of their own property; cod, as the scale of education and main tenance would be named by the Court, he had no objection to go before the Master row to approve of a plan. The Sonicyroa-Gemen•L emphatically said—l object to any sort of partial hearing of this case. The case must be, and shall be, fully heard, and that in the public Court too. Mr. Desalts. who was with Mr. Hart, then said, he would move at present for a reference to the Master, for scandal and im pertinence. The SOLICITOR•GRXERAL considered this only part of their tactics, from which they might take all the benefit they could, but any such thing should not prevent his object, for he should now in sist upon proceeding to make his motion. Mr. HART and Mr. BEAMES submitted that their motion for a reference was perfectly of course,-and that they were entitled to call upon the Court to refuse hearing the motion until the Master had made his report. The Sol-Luton-GENERAL said, really this was something new. The Loren CHANCELLott had no conception that such a doc trine wig well founded. The gentlemen had a right to move for a reference if they pleased but that was not to prevent his hearing any application respecting wards or infants. Mr. Solicitor. General was in possession of the Court, and jibe chose to insist upon it, he was quite entitled to proceed in his arguments. This was a case in which hie Lordship at present would feel extremely sorry to say any thing ; but he thought he could put the gentlemen into a OCIIITSt in two minutes, that would totally annihilate the object of reference, provided there was a case for it, and that such reference wait insisted upon. The SOLICITOR•GEYEEAL felt satisfied of the truth of this statement, and that he had such a case as his Lordship had alluded to. The Lotto CHANCELLOR said. that, in a case in which the safety, security, and proper disposition of infants was a matter of dispute. the Court could not and would not admit that an applica. tion for a reference could stop the heating of the motion. As to taking the petition and affidavit home to read, he would do that with all his heart between this and 31ontlay morning; and there fore the best thing to be done would be to suspend every discussion and proceeding till his opinion we. known after u perusal of the • PaPei". This was agree) to, and the case adjourned till Monday. FOR/TER. D. CAPES. This was an appeal from an order of the Vice-Chancellor. and is interesting to the public only as to the jurisdiction of the thre e Courts of Chancery. The Master of the Rolls had made a decree directing certain accounts to be taken by the ,!aster in Ordinary, who, it seems, took some =taunts that one party thought did not come within the terms of the decree. The cause being brought on for (intier directions before the Vice. Ch timelier, he directed the defendant to pay a sum of 2,501.11. into Court. Tha Loan CHANcrctort thisday Fan judgment, and in doing so. reviewed the Statute whereby the ice-Chancellor was appoint cal, and by which tlra Chancellor was empowered to delegate a part of the business of his Court to him ; but he added. that the original jurisdiction of the Chancellor and 11Iaste: of the Rolls could never be affected by any proceeding of the Vice-Chancellor, who could not in any case Alter or amend the decrees of either of them. Hie Lordship then went into the met its of the case and the mutera put in issue by the pleadings, and upon the whole he reversed the order of the Vice-Chancellor. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, Nov. S. The Judges of this Conn tit in Banco to-day, in the room be hind the Court at Guildhall. Westmin.ter, and heard arguments upon *Teem! cases, none of which were of interest to the general reader. it was expected that the New Court in Westminster Gall would to re/0y for the reception of the Judges on Monday, the first day of Michaelmas Term, but the building not being suf ficetxly possession will not be taken until Hilary Term. Concti Aectrortvr.—A serious accident happened on Monday evening Ipst by the overturning of the Leeds anti Liverpool mail coach near Heywood, about fonr miles from Rochdale. At the time the accident happened there were eight pas ensers with the coach; one of the outside pas sengers had his arm broken, and an inside passenger was very much bruised. Mr. John Fielden, of the White Horse Inn, Rochdale, had his leg so terribly b r ok en anti lacerated, bat immediate amputation was found necessary, and after languishing till three o'clock on Wednesday, he expired. On Thursday an ingtust was held upon the body, when a verdict was returned of" Accidental Death." —Leeds AI tree ry. LONDON ADJOURN.ED SESSIONS,—Nov. 5. Dorgieu, Esq. was indicted for a misdemeanor in in- decently assaulting Henry Gunter. a lad sixteen years of age, por ter to a confectioner iu renchurch-street. The prosecutor gave evideace to the same effect as he had stated on bis examinations at the Mansion-house. The assaults, he said, had been repeated several times in Gracechureh-street, and other public thoroughfares, at noon day. On the 24th of October, be tween twelve and one o'clock, as he was crossing from Lombard- street to Fenchurch-street, with a Pox of pastry on his head, the defendant came by his side in the middle of the street, and assault ed him again. Witness instantly struck him, and threw down hi* box. The defendant ran towards the foot pavement, and witness followed. When the defendant reached the pavement, he stopped, and witness struck him several times. A gentleman came up, and said it was a shame, and asked what the defendant had done ? %Witness said, he had assaulted him indecently. The defendant said he had not. The gentleman said to witnesas that be should ge' an officer, and not use the defendant in that manner. Kilby, the officer. came up. and the defendant and witness went with him to the watchhouse ; at the watchhouse, he told the officer he knew the dete:idant well, that his name was Williams, and that he had seen him a few days before at the Court of Requests. The fact of the indecent assault rested entirely on ;the evidence the prosecutor. The other circumstances were confirmed by the testimony of several witnesses. Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury for the defendant, and pointed out the inconsistencies in the prosecutor's story. The Learned t ;entlemsn dwelt with great force on the almost utter in credibility, that the crossing of a street, the greatest thoroughfare in London. which tio man over ventures to cross without looking up and down to see that he can escape being run over--that such a spot should be chosen for the commission of such an assault. The person capable of each an act must be lost to every scree of shame and every fcelinig that prompts to sat'-preservation. There was also the declaration of the prosecutor, that he knew the defendant's person, and that his name was Williams, front having seen hint a few day' before at the Court of Requests, where he was a party in a cause of Aadrews and Williams. This proved how liable the prosecutor was to be mistaken in other facts, or to misrepresent them. And when they Consider the defendant's situation in life, • situation which opened to his honourable ambition every elevation to which the first commercial men lit this first of eommercial coun. tries could aspire ; and heard from the host of honourable persons he would cal before them, who were his intimate acquaintances that his whole conduct, that all the habits of his life were in strict conformity to tlic respectability of his situation and prospects, they could not bclie%e that he could Pave plunged headlong into an abyss of infamy by a publicity of depravity front which the most habitually burdened would have shrunk. The Governor of the Bank of Ireland, and a great number of eminent commercial, and several private gentlemen, were then called to the defendant's character. They all stated that he lived in the bosom of his family ; that he was intimate with theirs, and highly esteemed by them as moral and respectable in every sense. Some of the witnesses who had opportunity of observing his con duct, most minutely mentioned his attention to religious duties; and the younger of the witnesses, who were more immediately the defendant's companions, all declared that they never had an ac quaintance of more delicate conduct, or one of whom they could less believe it possible that he could be guilty of the offence im puted to him. A person who had been servant in the defendant's father's house for six years, and had lately left it in consequence of having mar ried, stated that he had, while in the service, attended on the de fendant as valet, and bad always considered him a young gentleman of the strictest propriety and delicacy of conduct. The RF.CORDER recapitulated the evidence to the Jury, and pointed out the inconsistencies in some parts of the prosecutor's statements, and. the improbability that any one should commit such an assault in such a place as the crossing of a public street ; and the even greater improbability, that a person of the defendant's character—for it was impassible that any man could have a higher character--ehould forfeit that character and the honourable situa tion he filled in society by any act that would for ever consign hint to infamy. Still, character, however exalted, was no anawes to positive evidence of guilt, if it was believed ; and what was highly improbable was not necessarily impossible. It, therefore, they believed the prosecutor's evidence, they would find the defendant guilty ; but if they thought tEat evidence unworthy of credit, they would pronounce his acquittal. The Jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a verdict— Not Guilty. The verdict appeared to give high satisfaction to those present. WESTMINSTER ADJOURNED SESSIONS, Siattaimir. Nov. 3. Robert Ainsworth, better known u Black Bob of Westminster. was indicted for assaulting and wounding George Cooper, a police officer of Queen-square, while in the execution of his duty. It appeared that the prosecutor and another constable were sent to apprehend Bob and his comrade Blower, for practising as running dustmen. Bob and his friend were regaling themselves at his "old woman's." Cooper's appearance threw all into disorder. A general fight ensued. Cooper's staff' had been wrenched from him, his head cut in several places, and his body much injured. In Net, so seriously was he hurt that he lay on the ground senseless. Burly. the other officer, however fucceetled in making prisoners of both his antagonists, and, by a skilful marceuvre, contrived in a moment to place the " ruffles" on their wrists. No sooner hod de feat convinced Bob of' the folly of his conduct than he began to cry and beg Cooper's pardon. Cooper seemed extremely ill while giving his evidence. The case having been proved, The prisoner addressed the Court in his defence. He said lie was very sorry for what had happened, and begged humbly and esrnestly for mercy. lie was convicted, but his appeal WWI not in vain. He was sen. teneetl to three months' imprisonment in Tothill-fields bridewell. POLICE. BOW-STREET. LADT BARRYMORE AGA/N Prarce, better known by her slang title of Lady Barrynaure, was brought up on Saturday morning by Lloyd, a watchman, charged by Mr. Bra:lmes, the landlord of the kin& Ilea& James-street, Covent garden, with having on Friday night created a violent disturbance and grossly misconducted herself at his house. It appeared frcm the statement of the complainant, that on Fri day evening, about half-past eight o'clock, this wretched woman, who had been drinking with some persons in the tap-room, sud denly started up in a state of great intoxication, and seizing all the pewter pots she could lay her hands on, began to throw them right and left, without the least discrimination, hitting several persons very violent blows, and one man so seriously, that he was unable to attend at the office. Lloyd, who was passing at the time, heard the noise, and en tered the house, but lie had so sooner shown his face than she threw a quart pot at him with such violence, that had it struck the intended mark she might have been placed at the bar on a charge of murder. With the greatest difficulty Lloyd, and several persons who were present, contrived to secure this furious woman, and to convey her to the watch•house. The prisoner, whose appearance was sickly and emaciated, and who had a bandage tied round her forehead, being culled on for her defence, did not attempt to deny the charge which was brought against her, but complained of being the most ill-used woman in England ; and expressed herself anxious to be sent out of the country. The Magistrate (Mr. HALLS) observed that means might be found to do this, but for his own part he must content himself with ordering her to stand committed to prison, to take her trial for the assault. The defendant, contrary to expectation, heard the decision with perfect salinnest, and was unwind front the office without any difficulty. . 1.1518ET11-STREET. Powens or Leer JITRIES.—On Saturday application was made at this office by the foreman of the Leet Jury, of the Manor of Stepney, for a warrant against a butcher named Nathan, residing in Rosemary_lane, whom he,charged with assaulting and obstruct. ing the jury in the execution of their duty. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Law, the applicant, that the jury on examining Mr. Nathan's scales, had found appended to one end of the beam, an iron hook weighing nearly two ounces, hung there, as the Jury„ concluded, to cause a draught a!;ainst li. customers. In conse quence of this discovery, Cite Jury amerced hint in the penalty of it., and condemned the scales. Mr. Nathan peremptottly refused to pay the penalty, and the Jury ordered the scales to be removed, and carried away. Nathan restated, and during the struggle arose the assault and obstruction for which the Jury sought redress. Mr. Ilannw Ica, the sitting Magtatrate, observed, that he had no doubt that Lett Juries were empowered to examine weights and measures t but he had great doubt that they were under any cir cumstances authorised to impose a 'Lie, or take away the articles they condemned. Mr. Law replied, that he had not then his appointment about him, nor could I.e exactly define what the powers were, whirls it bestowed on hint ; but the Jury, on the present occasion, had acted precisely in the same manner as their predecessors. Mr. HAADWICK—Pray how do you act when you Levy fines, and take away goods in default of payment ? AfrarLaw—We leave notices for the parties to attend us on a certain evening, when we hear any thing they have to offer in miti gation should it not be satisfactory we confirm the amereentent. Mr. HAKDWICK—Tnen after giving your decision at the ehon in the first instance, doubtless having licsrd what the defendanChrid to say, you again summon him before you, to rehear his case, and vary the penalty as circumstances may arise ? Are there any fees attached to the office of Let Juror? Mr. Law—None but what we vat and drink. Mr. lianowtce—Then you have frequent dinners ? Mr. Law—Yes, we generally dine together every day we are oat. Mr. liannwicx—Who presides on the re-hearing of those cases; is it the steward of the manor ? kir. Law—No, your Worship, the Jury and the defendants are' the only parties present. Mr. only_ I must say that your conduct Is I' should think both irregular and improper. I know of no law—l know of no Act, either local or general, which empowers any body to be at the same time panics, J u d ges an d Jury. I have token some trouble to ascertain the extent of the duties of beet Juries, but I cannot find that such summary modes of scion as they have assumed area: all countenanced by law, either statute or prescrip tive. (The beamed Magistrate here referred to the articles of Coons Lea, in Tomlin: s Law Dictionary). Your duty is to ex amine weights and measures, and to present such as you find frau dulent in open Court to the steward of the manor, where those per suns. who by making vat of them have become untenable to tee law, may have an opportunity of defending themselves. Mr. Osmond, the clerk, in explanation of the prattle,* of Leet Juries, informed their Worship. that the usual course pur. sued by those bodies, and one of very general complaint, Iris where they did not obtain immediate payment of t h e penalty as; chose to inflict, to suinuion the uncomplytng party to the tavern , where they were enjoying themselves, and there he undentood, is some instances, they, on the prompt payment of a few 'billings, reduce an amercement of two or three pounds. Mr. H•npwwx—flow are those fines which you levy die. posed of ? Mr. Law—They are annually given up to Sir C. Smith, the lard of the manor. The application for the warrant was then granted, and in a shoei time the officer made his appearance, with Mr. Nathan in custody, who was held to bail for the simple assault, not for an assault on the Jury while in the execution of their duty ; an arrangement which will throw the onus of proving the extent of the duties arid powers of beet Juries nu the prosecutors. . The Magistrates admitted the necessity of having a check over the dealings of the tradesmen of the metropolis, but regretted tha t this useful control was not placed in more efficient t ands. UNION HALL. CAUTION TO WORIIIIIN.-011 Saturday tiro journeymen glass -cutters, named John Lee and John Erglist'. were brougld before the sitting Magistrate, L. B. ALLEN. Lig., for having sn lawfully absented themselves from their w or k before the comple tion of their contract. 111 r. James Bailey, a glass-cutter, stated, that he hired the dit, fendants by the week, by verbal contract. Having worked in bts employment ten days, they had quitted it without giving him any notice of their intentions, and leaving two large glass bowl s i n az: unfinished state. Atler considerable difficulty, the defendants were traced to the warehouse of Messrs. Pellatt and Green, I s whose employment they had entered subsequent to that of die complainant. The defendants urged in their defence u a reason for abruptly leaving Mr. Bailey, the difficulty and hardship they experienced in consequence of being kept without sufficient fire in the work. shop, and beside the irregularity with which they received their wages. Mr. Bailey, however, produced evidence ter contradict the aster. tious alleged by the defendants. The Magistrate observed, that the charges were distinctly proved against the defendants ; and as many complaints of a et. radar nature had been lately made at this office, in order to make an impression upon workmen in general, he would now 'mace them to be imprisoned for two months each in the House of Cot ration to hard labour. AN INGENIOUS ROBBERY. An Ingenious robbery has, within the last few days, been prat. tised upon Mr. Davie, a respectable Watchmaker, carrying us business at 201, High Holborn. On Monday last a young mu of genteel appearance and good address, with somewhat of a pro. vincial accent, called upon it Davie, and stated that he had use arrived from Worcatershire, where his friends resided, and where he had served his time to a furnishing ironmonger and silversmith, and that his object in coming to London, was to obtain an insight into the business of a watchmaker preparatory to his departure tor Russia, where lie was going by the advice and with the aunt ante of his friends, to open a concern in the " gen era l li ne. " He wished, he said , to article himself to some respectable watch maker for a certain time, in order to obtain a sufficient knowledge of the art, to enable him to protect himself from being imposed upon by those whom he might employ in that department. With this introductory explanation he offend himself to Mr. Davie, and requested to know what premium be would require. Mr. Davie, like a cautious tradesman, said, that before he stated hat terms, or, indeed, proceeded any further with the negotiation, he must convince himself of the respectability of the person with whom he was treating, and requested a reference for that purpose. The young man, without hesitation, gave the name of the lies. Mr. Phillips, Rector of Dudley, in Worcestershire, who, lie said, was his nearest friend, and was trustee to considerable prt. perty to which he was entitled. Mr. Davie said he would write immediately to the reverend gentleman, and the young mss went away to the George and Blue Boar, where he said lie was lodging. 111 r. Davie wrote accordingly to " the Rev. Mr. Ph illips,". and during the interval that must necesearily duo before an answer could arrive, the young man was regular in his aaily visits, and appeared to conduct himself like &steady and re. spectable person. On Friday morning a boy delivered a small parcel, tied, settled, and addressed to Mr. Davie, and "carriage paid" written on one corner, at the shop of the latter, andstated that he brought it from the Bull Inn, Altigate. This packet contained a letter addressed to Mr. Davie,ard small parcel addressed to "Mr. Charles " the young man who hail applied to Mr. Davie. Th e letter was dated " Dudley,Worcestershire," and signed" Phillips," and its contents were entirely confirmatory of the statement which the young man hsd previously made to 111 r. Davie. The writer added, that he wished to be informed immediately of lUr. Davie's terms, as the sooner the agreement was concluded the better. By way of postscript, the writer mated that he was in want of a handsome gold watch, and he was willing to employ Mr. Davie to make it for him, Ile wished it to be a handrome and good watch, and cared but little about the price ; and as to the fashion, why he would leave that part of the matter to Mr. Davie's own taste; but he should like Mr. D. to beep it for a time after it was linishei, in order that he might be assured it was a good one. The writer also stated that if he teceived a favourable answer from Mr. Davie he would send hint 50!. on account; and apologised for enclosing a parcel for " Charles," which he requested might be handed to him as soon u convenient. "Charles" was soon informed of the answer from the supposed Rev. gentlemen, and seemed anxious to begin his new occupation : he was permitted that same afternoon to take his seat in tine shop by the tide of one of the ablest workmen. lie had not been there long befnte he said lie had left his handkerchief at the George and Blue Boar, and that he must just step and fetch e. ‘Vhen he went out, something like euspicion flashed moguhe mind of Mr. Davie, but before he could think touch about the matter. the young noviciate returned, and resumed his neat, Ind Mr. Davie's suspicion vanished entirely of course. About hi o'clock, however, in the temporary absence of the " operatives" from the shop, " Charles" disappeared, and upon examination of a case cont.inivg valuable gold watches, it was found thst Ito had helped himself to three, of the price of fill. each. An active pursuit of the fugitive was commenced immediately cc various directions, but without success. As this spark may attempt similar tricks in other quartets, we subjoin a description of his per. son. Ile is about 23 years of age; 5 feet 10 inches in height: has a fair complexion and light hair, and wears a lightish brown sun. tout and dark trousers. There can be little doubt that the letter purporting to come limn the .tlev. Mr. Phillips was a forgery, and that the enclosure of a parcel for " Charles" was a mere expedient to account for the conveyance of Mr. Davie's letter by couch instead of by the post-office. On Saturday an Inquest was held before R. Carter, Esq. at the Pitt s Head public-house, Pitts-place, Great ford-street, on the body of a young man named Simmons, who wu drowned a few days ago in consequence of en accident that he met with while passing in a barge under the centre arch of London Bridge. From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased, together with his father and brother, were engaged in narlgaUg slugs craft, heavily laden with goods down the river, on the turn of the ebb tide ; that while the rot mer was pulling the bow oar, in pawing through the centre arch, the tide running very strong at the time, by some accident which was not explained, the father and bro ther hash g their backs to him at the time the deceased's head came in contact with one of the starlings of the bridge, and was thrown into the water. The relatives of the deceased beams a cry, immediately missed him, but it was totally out of their power to render him the slightest assistance ; the barge, impala along by the force of the current, which was amaziugiy strong, passed over the body of the unfortunate man, who did not rise to the surface. On Friday the body of the deceased was picked up posite the Custom-house, very much disfigured in consequence o: the agitation of the water, caused by the high tides which have bra prevalent since the accident h a pp e n e d. The body of the deceived was, however, recognized by the relatives by a particular mark. On examining the head, there also appeared to be the mark pro duced by the blow against the starling of the bridge, which there him into the river. The Jury, without hesitation, returned 3 verdict of " Accidental Beath." BIRTHS. At the Vicar/17e, Hatfield, on the Ist instant, the sire of the no Benjamin Peile, of a son. On the 3d insiant, at kis house in .Montague•square, the lady 0 Henry Stone, Epq. of a son. On the 3d instant, Mrs. George Corbett, of Northampton•slturr of a son. MARRIED. Lately, the Rev. James Jackson Lowe, M.A. and Fc t: Brasennose College, to Catherine Mary, only daughter of T. II Tew, Esq. banker, of Doncaster. On Tuesday last, at Whitchurrh, Salop, the Rev. John Torts;' M.A. Fellow of Brasennosc College, to Elisabeth, relict of late Rev. Robert 41ayow.- On the 29th ult. at Millbrook Church, the Rev. Thomas of Probuss, Cninwall, to Sophie, youngest daughter of 'ti. NV' Esq. of Southampton. DIED. On the 28th ultimo, Mr. Nathan Parker, of Idol-lane, • - On the 27th ultimo, while on a visit with his friends in Birining• ham, and after a few months' illness, aged 30, George Langstotg• Esq. a native of Gibraltar. Last week," at his house at Streatham, in the 34th year of bo age, the Rev: David Jones, 51. A. formerly of Trinity Col:ege• Cambridge, and subsequently of Jesus College, Oxford. On Friday the 28th ult., at the Rectory. Tinisbnry, aced 7 , • '" Rev. Wm. Brudedell Barter, ALA. late Fellow of Balliol Rector of Timabury and of Weston in Gordano, Preberalety 0. Wells, a 31agistrate for the county of Somerset, aid a V iee.Plesa• dent of the Both and IVest of England Agricultural Society. On the 30th oh., aged 48, John Oglander, Esq. 31..1. /rile! ( 1 Merton College. Mr. Oulander was brother of the resent sirsl Oglander, and nephew of the late Dr. Oglander, Watneu t t 'sew College, who died in 1791. Same day, aged 55, the Rev. John Lilly, formerly of :, 11, r','7 College, and Archdeacon and Prebendary of Berard. be tots bia degree of 31. A. in 1795, and B.C.L. in 181)1. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS PO Morning. 7 min. after n. I Evening, 31.1. min. after ll._ Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J. W. CAII/TOXI 181, Strand, and published by R. CANNON, UMW 1,140.