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LITIOURr GLEAM:I'GL No. XXV. OF PROPHECIES. ex. that i by flies mi. 3ent tself th• DIM. / ie Mr. ter. ;ter, f on Ira!, I ■t en- Rim Lad I, in I fill the ;hi- Mr. the ports I by kw- hail stain ,stin I mean not to speak of divine prophecies, nor of heathen wic ks, nor of natural predictions ; but only of prophecies that have been of certain memory, and from hidden causes, pith the Pythonissa to Saul, " To-inorrow thou and thy on s h a ll be with me i" Virgil bath these verses from Homer : At damns .Eness eunctus dominabitur oils, Et MO natorum, et qui nascentur ob lilts." ..En. lii. 97. A prophecy as it seems of the Roman Empire. Seneca the tragedian bath these verses : Venient annie trecula eerie, quibus °emus Vincula return lattet, et ingens latest tellus, Tiphyaque novas Lietegat ortits ; nee sic tes t i s Ultima Thule a prophecy of the discovery of America. Henry the Sixth of England said of Henry the Seventh,' when he was a lad, and gave him water, " This is the lad that shall enjoy the crown for which we strive." Wh en I was in France, I beard from one Dr. Pena, that the queen pother, who was given to curious arts, caused the King her hus band's nativity to he calculated under a false name ; and the astrologer gave a judgment that he should be killed in a duel, at which the Queen laughed, thinking her hus band to be above challenges and duels ; but he war slain upon a course at tilt, tl• et splinters of the staff of kfotitgo- Awr y going in at his beaver. The trivial prophecy which I hesnl when I was a child, and Queen Elizabeth was in the flower of her years, was— •• 11 hen hetnpe is spun, England's done :" *hereby it was generally conceived, that after the Princes had reigned which had the principal letters of that word hempe (which were Henry, Edward, Mary, Philip, and F.iizabedt), England should come to utter confusion ; which, thanks be to God. is verified in the change of the name ; for that the King's style is now no mere of' England but of Britain. There was also another prophecy before the year of eighty-eight, which I do not well understand. " There shall be seen upon a day, Between the Baugh and the May, The black fleet of Norway. When that is come and gone, Eoglscd build houses of limo and stone, Tor atter wars sball you have none." It was generally conceived to be meant of the Spanish fleet that came in eighty-eight •, for that the King of Spain's surname, as they say, is Norway. There are numbers of the like kind ; especially if you include dreams, and predictions of astrology ; but I have set down these frw only of certain credit, for example. bey judgment is, that they ought all to be despised, and ought to serve but for winter talk by the fire-side. Though when I say despised, I mean it as for belief ; for other wise, the spreading or publishing of them is in no sort to be despised; for they have done much mischief ; and I see many severe laws made to suppress them. That, that bath given them grace and some credit, consisteth in three things. First, that men mark when they hit, and never mark when they miss ; as they do, generally, also of dreams. The second is, that probable conjectures, or ob scure traditions, many times turn themselves' into prophe cies; while the nature of man, which covereth divination, thinks it no peril to foretel that which indeed they do but collect; as that of Seneca's verse : for so much was then subject to demonstration, that the globe of the earth had great parts beyond the atlantic, - which might be probably conceived not to be all sea ; and adding thereto the tradi tion in Plato's Timms, and his Atlanticus, it might en courage one to turn it to a prediction. The third and last (which is the great one), is that almost all of them, being infinite In number, have been impostures, and by idle and crafty br . sins,'merely contrived and feigned, after the event paned.—Lord Bacon. FAREWELL. Farewell ! if ever fondest prayer For other's weal availed on high, Thine will not all be lost in air, But waft thy name beyond the sky. 'T were vain to speak, to weep, to sigh : Oh ! more than tears of blood can tell, When wrung from guilt's expiring eye, Axe in that word—farewell !—farewell ! • These lips are mute, these eyes are dry; But in my breast, and in my brain, Awake the pangs that pass not by, The thought that ne'er shell sleep again. My soul nor deigns, nor dares complain, Though grief and passion there rebel ; 1 only know we loved in vain, I only feel—farewell !—farewell ! Brltow. Sir Racism's) MoatsoN used to say—think a minute &tore you speak, and an hour before you promise. Anthony Henley's former dying of an asthma, said— " Well, if I ever get this breath once out, I'll take care it shall never get in spin." The reason why PO few marriages are happy is, because young ladits spend their times in making nets, not in making cages.—Stoff?. I wish I were by that dim lake, Where sinful souls their farewell take Of this vain world, anti halt-way lie In death's cold shadow, ere they die, There, there, far from thee, Deceitful world, my 'mine should be— Where, come what might of gloom and pain, False hope should ne'er deceive again ! The lifeless sky, the mournful sound Of unseen waters felling round— The dry leaves, quieting o'er rrky head, Like man, unquiet ev'n when dead-- These—eye—these should wean DI y lieu' from life's deluding some. And turn each thought each wish I hove, Like willows, downward tow'rds the rave. At they, who to their couch at night ould welcome sleep, first quench the light, ho must the hopes, that keep this breast Awake, be qucnch'd, ers it can rest. Cold, cold, my heart must grow, Unchang'd by either joy or woe, lake fuming founts, where all that's thrown Within their current turns to stone. Irish Md. No. IX. " People of real genius hare strong passions ; people of strong passions hare great partialities : such u Mr. Pope for Lord Bolingbroke, Itc. Persons of slow parts have languid par.ions, and persons of languid passions have little partiality. They neither love, nor hate, nor look, nor move, with th e energ y o f a man of sense. The faults of the former should be balanced with their excellencies ; and the blameltemeu of the latter should be weighed with their inaignificancv. Ilappiness and virtue are, perhaps, generally dispentid with moreequality than we are aware. Extreme volatile and sprightly tempers seem inconsistent with any great enjojment. There is too much time wasted is the mere transition from one object to another. No Nom for those deep impressions, which are made alone by the duration of an idea ; and are quite requisite to any i'tong sensation, either of pleasure or of pain. The bee to collect honey, or the spider to gather poison, must abide upas the weed or flower. They whose fluids are' olatik, seem rather cheerful than happy men. :r above described is oftener the lot of wits than of great abilities. re no persona more solicitous shout the preserve tk than those who have no rank at all. Observe turf of a country christening, and you will find in christendom so ceremonious as the quality of .—Shen3l,,ne. ILADE.—During the week before last a plot of Is cleared at Sandbach, for the purpose of erect. r silk rnanufsqory in that town. It is reported :r is likely to be erected shortly. Branches of the foollen manufactures, on a large scale, are about Incrd into 6 latgow. The cotton trade is still doll ugh the late speculation has done its worst. :urilay two singular insects were found in a bed, in the garden of E. B. Pateshall, Esq. of e, in this county. They are about four inches •Iv as thick u a mans middle finger, arc fur- It twelve feet or feelers, eight of them homey I have six j o i n t s or sca le s on their bodies. In somewhat resemble the large centipedes of the lies, but arc evidently harmless. The one ix a r variegat e d brilliant orange colour, situ the other grren.—llesfjiod 4foar•44. ita , ,n collect none no - me time t ow.. mere sal vo nic h The temper " 1 persona rely, There an Ken ;ion of rani the huniou court in Ta lind was mco- another ienii Lot ahothur rhie ~: k and arm tont n t ~ introrh 14 ' 4 1, thou Satit b !tier All , nmr.ore, A • marl itii i bi nd c l.ms, and I tscv ct d L o di, I. autifurl TRW, FOR AfURbER IN FRANCE. In our paper of yesterday we gave the first part of the trial of Louis Fremont, at the Court of Aselars at Tours, fur the murder of M. Courier. It was concluded in the audiences of the 2d and 3d September. After come unimportant witnesses had been examined, Pierre Dubois was called. This man was a coachman of M. Couriet's, and it was on him (list the first suspicions tell. lie entered into an account of the manner in which lie had spent his time on the 10th April, and asserted that he had not parted company front his brother Srmphorien. Suspicion had at first fallen on these two brother', on account of the animosity which existed between 51. Courier and Pierre Dubois, who had been dismissed from the hoUae Of the former, as he suspected him of too great intimacy with Mad. Courier, which ass, indeed, the report in the neighbour. hood. Both brothers, however, had been set at liberty, on ac count of the alibi proved by their family. A girl named Jeanne next proved that she heard, on the same day Pierre Dubois was dismissed, high words ensue between him and his master, who she distinctly heard say, " What! wretch, (lost thou threaten me in my own Souse ! depart, you deserve that I should give you into the custody of the gendarmes." Pierre Dubois did not, however, leave that pert of thocountry, and his brother, Symphorien. re- mained in 31. Courier's service. One night at eleven o'clock, Pierre went from the puhlic-house in the vilbuge to M. Courier's house, in company svithilm accused bolds Fremont. The hitter having communicated to his master that Pierre was near the house, M. Courier took his gun and went down into the court ; he did, not find Pierre, but met his wife half naked near the stable. At this part of the deposition Madame Courier begged leave to explain this night scene. She was, she said, in the habit of waking for the return of her servants, and when she heard them entering at the gates she used to go and meet them half dressed. On this night she saw Pierre. and spoke with him for aithut ten minutes at the door of the stable. Al. Courier then came down, and passed near her in the corridor ; 31. Courier mi g h t h ave re cognised her in the moonlight, b u t he did not speak to her. A number of witnesaet were then heard to support the alibi of the two brothers, Dubois. One of them, however, said that Pierre Dubois once said, on seeing 31. C our i er approach. If some one would break his head we should be the better for it." This alleged exclamation was denied by Pierre. Martin Brisson was then called. He said that he had met a man I in the forest six days previous to the murder, and had with him a conversation respecting Alr. Courier. The man he met said, that 31. Courier was a rascal, and deserved to have his woods burnt and his brains knocked out. The man who said this was of a brown complexion, and seamed about forty years of age. The surgeon whom:mined the body was then called. He gave the first isteUigeace of the murder to Madame Courier, and spoke to her of the suspicions raised against Fremont. Madame Courier wail then recalled, anti stated that her suspi. clone rested entirely on Fremont. The prisoner was thrn questioned on the causes of dislike which might influence Madame Courier to charge him with the crime. Ile replied, that his toaster had set him to watch the conduct of 31adatrie Courier, as ahe had frequent meetings with Pierre Du bois, and that when the latter was dismissed from the house,lle leered Mailaine Courier would elope after him, which had made his ;neater charge him to be constantly on the look out, and had, per haps, drawn down upon him tile hatred of Medi:me. The President then questioned Madame Courier as to whether she could supply any clue to discover who it was that spoke with Martin Brinson in the forest. 3ladarne Courier replied, that suspicions had been raised against persons of such eminent character, that she could not think they would have chosen Brisson for the execution. The l'rocureur du Hoi explained to the Jury, that in her interro gations Madame Courier declared, that she had the same opinion that was entertained on the Exchange at Paris, and thought that the assassination had been committed at the instigation of the Jesuits. Two other witnesses were called, Marie and Rose Serot, who proved that they saw a man dressed in blue, armed with a gun, enter the wood a little before the crime was committed. Both of the girls knew Fremont, and asserted it was not him. It was a larger man than Fremont. This was the whole of the evidence. 111. Ile Chancel, Procureur du Rai, then addressed the Jury at some length, and assured them let their decision be what it might, the eyes of justice would be open, and the assassination of 81. Courier be punished. AI. Faticheux, Counsel for the prisoner, then rem.. lie en. tered into an examination of the charge, and of the proofs brought to support it against his client. Ile pointed out the vague pre sumptive nature of the evidence and the motives which might in fluence the widow of the deceased in maintaining that it was the prisoner who committed the crime. Be concluded with a loug and eloquent euloginro on the literary talents of Al. C our i er . The eloq uent du Roi chain rose soon after, less to reply than to reproach the Counsel for the prisoner for the conclusion of his dis. course. It was not, he said, proper that 31. Courier's works should be praised before a Royal Court, an those works were political pamphlets which had been almost all of them condemned by the tribunals. kaueheux had quitted the Court, and was not present to reply. The President then summed up, and the Jury, after half an hour's deliberation, returned a unanimous verdict of acquittal. Fremont heard it with the same insensibility he had manifested throughout the trial. He was immediately set at liberty. CITY OF LONDON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. On Wednesday evening titeir ---- st half-yearly meeting of this In stitution, which was established for the promotion of useful know. ledge amongst the commercial and professional youth of this me tropolis, was htld at Albion Hall, Itloorgate. The room wus filled with young tradesmen, merchants, and bankers' clerks, and others connected with some of the most respectable houses in the city ; C. P. 'fitosteson, Esq. in the Chair. Mr. STACEY, the Secretary, read the Report, which stated that within three months nearly six hundred of the commercial yo u th o f the city had come forward to form the Institution, which, as soon as they could obtain suitable premises for their lecture.room and library, so as to be enabled to enter into full operation, would doubtless exhibit a splendid example of the desire existing for mental cultivation. Upwards of 7001. in donations hail been re. eeived from a number of bankers and traders, who were desirous of encouraging the pursuits contemplated in the institution. Other gentlemen hail made donations of valuable books. A number of literary and scientific men had come forward with offers of gra. tuitous lectures. Dr. Mitchell, of New Broad -street, had given two lectures on the use of the globes ; Mr. Black had commenced a course of lectures on the paidophilian system of teaching lan. guages ; Dr. Spier had commenced • course of lectures on phy. siolmzy ; Mr. Rinke* had offered them a course of lectures on Belle Lettres ; Mr. M`lr.tire bad offered a course on Botany; Mr. James Tayli ron Music ; Mr. Crombie, on the togography of Lon don ; and Partington had delivered part of a course of lectures on Natural and Experimental :'hilosophy. The offers of profes sors to teach the languages were highly encouraging. In fact, by the facilities which their system of mutual co-operation offered , the youth of the city would be enabled to obtain theadvantages of an after-educatian of the highest order, comprising a knowledge of the sciences, and of the living and dead languages, calculated to enable them to fill any situation with honour and advantage to their I , fellow-chi:ens. The Report concluded with a strong expression of the obligations under which the Institution considered itself to the liberal and enlightened part of the public press. Mr. G. W. PMEOCOT, ,of the house of Preacot and Co. (one of the auditoral, read a statement of the accounts of the Institution. from which tt appeared that, after payment of all the first expenses, there remained a balance of 1.1001. When the Institution was first projected, they were asked what the clerks cared for mental im. provement ; what did young tradesmen care for but money-getting, and eating and drinking? It was asserted that none could be found to co-operate. The friends of education could give a triumphant answer to those objections now. Some who were wise in their ge. nerative minds, had expressed serious apprehensions as to the con. sequences of opening the gates of knowledge or science wide to all 1 corners, as if good sense, which it was their object to promote, was not the best _guarantee for a man's being a good subject, and per. forming his duties well in whatever situation he might be placed. A Gentleman expressed his opinion that though much had been effected, more might have been done with better manatement. He begged to qupte a few lines which he had written for the Iris, their organ of 'hairy communication, but which had been refused in sertion. Ilene the gentleman began to recite, but the meeting tes tified their opinion of the judgment exercised in the rejection, and their own judgment too, by the manner in which they received the appeal. The gentleman sat down evidently disappointed. Mr. ELLIOTT moved the thanks of the Society to Dr. Mitchell. It we. carried unanimously. A Inxietness of conduct was preserved which we should be glad to see followed by some lezrncd assemblies in the City. The Braganca, from this port, arrived at New York on Sunday, the 7th ult. She sailed hence early on the morn ing of the 4th of June, seven days after the first great public sale of cotton, which took place on Friday, the' 17th, in the Exchange Saleroom. The aggregate fall in the price of that article was, at that period. 3d. or 4d. per lb., from the highest prices obtained in the month of May. —Liverpool Wednesday's Paper. The produce of wheat in most parts of this county has I been this year surprisingly great. In the neighbourhood of Mcrriot, near Crcwkerne, 4S to 50 bushels per acre have been the produce of several fields; and Mr. Brooks, of that village, had on one acre the surprising quantity of upwards of 60 bushels !—Somersetshire Paper. PRVIONIAN LOAN negotiated by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, in London, in 1818.—The half yearly dividend on the above loan, which becomes due on Saturday the Ist of October next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, on that and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted), between the hours of ten and two, at his Counting-house, No. 2, New-court, St. Switbin's-lane. The dividend warrants, w th a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day previous for examination. Baurrraor LOAN, of 2,000,0001. sterling, negotiated by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, in London, in 1825.—The half yearly dividend on the above loan, which becomes due on Saturday the lit of October next, will be paid by Mr. N.' M. Rothschild, on that and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted), between the hours of ten and two; at. his Count- I ing.house, No. 2, New-court, St. Swithin's-lane. The' dividend warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order,, must be left one previous for examination. WEST INDIA SUGAR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7. Sza,—l observe the following paragraph in the Public Ledger of to-day :—" A cargo of sugarfrom the Maurt tius, the produce of free labour, is at present selling at the I shop of a grocer in Perth. It is as good in quality, and as cheap in price as West India Sugar." Now the inference that it is obviously meant that the public should draw 'Ttom this is, that the cane cultivation is still carried on in the West India colonies under the continuance of the ,Sl.zrl. system at the very time that in another region where sugar is produced by free Water it is sent into the British market equal in quality, and as low in price as that which it is ' here indirectly affirmed is produced under the prevalence , of negro traffic. I Now the fact is, that the whole of the agriculture of the Mauritius is carried on by slave-labour ; 80,000 slaves are employed there. They have beat regularly imported there until within these five years, whereas the traffic was abo lished in the Area Indies in 1807. The invidious imrres sion which the writer of the above paragraph meant to convey is manifest enough, but the s i m pl e f act a b ove ' stated will, I trust, be sufficient to counteract it. I am, Sir, yours, &c. _ Y. Z. TH E CHURCH. At a Common Assembly of the Corporation of Dover, held on Friday last, the following Address was unani mous!), voted to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury : " To his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. " We, the Mayor, Jurats, and Common Counelmen of the town and port of Dover, in the county of Kent, in Common Council assembled, beg leave to avail ourselves of the opportunity which the presence of your Grace amongst us presents. or tendering our sentiments of respect and veneration for your Grace's character, and of expressing the great gratification we feel at the distinguished honour conferred on our ancient and loyal part by this visit of your Grace and family f to these our sincere sentiments, we beg to odd our most cordial wishes that your Grace ms erpertcnce a ream tlonrof health from the salubrity of the air of Dover, and die p ure sea bathing which its shor e s afford. " The exemplary and exalted character your Grace has so long borne at the head of the Established Church, is felt and acknow. ledged by us in common - with the nation at large, and we contem. -plate with feelings of pleasure and admiration the picture which your Grace and your i.miable family present to us of retired life and domestic happiness. '• We beg leave to add our fervent prayers, that your Grace may long live and continue to possess the esteem of all good men, and, with every branch of your numerous family, long enjoy the bleu logs of health. " Otven under one Common Seal, the second day of Sept. in the year of our Lord 1025." Sir Thomas Mantell, Mayor, and John Shitxlem, Esq. Town Clerk, were deputed to present the Address, who, having obtained his Grace's pleasure on the occasion, waited on him at his lodging-house, on Liverpool-terrace, at one o'clock on Saturday. His Grace received them in the most kind and gracious manner, expressed himself much flattered and gratified by the attention of the Corporation, and begged the Mayor and Town Clerk would convey to members his sentiments of regard, and of the satisfaction and gratitude he felt for the honour, his Grace was pleased to say, the Corporation had conferred on him by the:r Address. On the 30th ult. several of the Clergy and Laymen of the Diocese of Carmarthen gave a public dinner to the Rev. and Venerable Archdeacon Beynon, in testimony of their respect for the many and sterling virtues which adorn this venerable and respected individual. THE dRAIY. The 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot has received orders, on the arrival of the 24th (Warwickshire) Regiment of Infantry at Cork, from Plymouth, to embark for the lonian Islands. The Colonelcy of the Sth (the King's) Regiment of Foot, has, by the death of General Edmund Stephens, become vacant. Detachments belonging to the 6th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 30th, 39th, 43d. 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 52d, 34th, 37th, 59th, 60th, 83d, 85th, 87th, 89th, 96th, 97th, and 99th Regiments of Foot, the Royal Staff Corps, General Service, the East India Company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked, on the 19th ult. under the command of Staff' Sergeant Langstaff, st Dublin, for England. A detachment of the 66th Regiment of Infantry em barked, on the 20th ult. 911)ublin,l8r England, on the recruiting service. Detachments belonging to the 3d Dragoon Guards, the 4th Dragoon Guards, the 7th Dragooon Guards, the Ist Royal Dragoons, the 9th Lancers, the 14th Light Dragoons, and the 16th Ilussars, embarked, on the 24th ult. at Dublin, for England, on route to the Riding Establishment at St. John's Wood. A detachment of the 86th Foot embarked, on the 24th ult. at Dublin, for England, on the recruiting service. THE HARVEST. One of the most bountiful harvests ever experienced in the memory of man is rapidly drawing to a conclusion in this part of the country ; and, from accounts of the pro gress of agricultural labour throughout the kingdom, the crops, especially of wheat, are both abundant and in the best possible condition. A season so propitious to the maturing of the products of the earth, and so necessary for their safe collection, calls loudly for public gratitude to the great author and preserver of our existence, on whom we are equally dependent for our daily supplies of food, al ' the harvest be unattended by any untoward circumstance', often rendered necessary to awaken us to a sense of our dependence. The season has throughout been so favour able, that we experience but a small portion of that grati tude which we otherwise might have done, under those sensations called forth by sudden deliverance from impend ing danger. If our climate had been unsettled; if cold or moisture had predominated so much as to prevent the ripening of the corn, or to blight the prospects we had anticipated at an earlier period‘of the year, we (ungrateful u we are) should have been more alive to the benefit now conferred, and to the watchful kindness of a merciful pro vidence. But it always happens, with resp e ct to t h e great ' mass of mankind, that their thaAfulness is in an inverse proportion to the benefit received—the greater the bounty the less the gratitude. We cannot picture to ourselves a more delightful prospect than the harvest field, where the exuberant soil has returned manifold the seed committed to its bosom ; and how insensible must be that man's heart which, at such a sight, does not aspire to God, who so manifestly exhibits his affection to all that live, and liber ally bestows his blessings on the most rebellious of his creatures! It is at periods like the present, when the fruits of the earth are gathered into the garners, to be stored for our future nectssithst, that he who holds a par s tick of feeling in his bosom is more especially constrained to express his acknowledgement of the goodness of a super intending Providence, and to bow to whatever it ordains. The lower race of animals have their plea s u re i n th e enjoy ' molt of what superior bounty provides for their wants; bu: it belongs to the lords of the creation—to man alone, ; to give those visible demonstrations of joy and thankful ' ness to the great Donor, and so justly due from the objects of his care.—Leeds Patriot. A robbery was committed on Wednesday night, the 17th ult., at the Buffalo's Head, Drinsey Nook, near Lincoln. Mr. Wright, a jobber, from Retford, arrived there rather late in the evening, and icing somewhat intoxicated when he retired to bed lie was robbed in the course of the night of notes and bills to the amottni of about 2101., with which the thieves got clear off. Mr. Wright was in a room where tome other persons slept, who had the appearance of horse dealers, and he did not discover the robbery until he got up the next morning about nine o'clock. lle found his pocket-hulk in its proper place, btu the contents of it were gone, and he immediately set off for Lincoln, but as yet has not discovered the slightest trice of the robbers.— Derby Mercury/. At; OTH La Ron ars Carr.—The 'grounds of Mr. John Harris, fanner and market gardener, at Wargrove, Berke, having been continually of late plundered of the most choice produce, and as the depredations were generally committed on market mornings, when Mr. Harris was obliged to be absent from home. be deter. mined on Monday last to return some hours before his accus. towed time. Accordingly, baring disposed of his produce, he left his team under the care of his man, and went home by a reach. He then took a horse pistol, loaded with small shot, and proceeded to his orchard, where he found n person in the set of stealing pears. The man, on seeing hint, attempted to run off; and having refused to stop when called on so to do, Mr. Harris discharged his pistol at him, and from his subsequent limping, it became evident that he had received a part of the contents in his back. Mr. Harris did not pursue him, contented with this summary mode of punishment. LIVERPOUt,, MANESDAT EvEnNo. . ..-- Wind, S.—High Water. 8. m. p. 4. I Arrived last night, the Serino, Thatcher, from Charleston; Va. perior, Ridley, from Bahia; and the 11'iMani Penn, Dixey, from Charleston. Arrived this day, the John and Isaac, from Genpa; Glide, Pierce. from Virginia; Kingston, '—, from Africa. • Sailed yesterday the Rapid, Warren, for Newfoundland; Traveller, Hervey, from ditto ; and the Stadt Wismar, Bruchue, for Licbatt. I - Sailed this day the Mary, Standfield; for Gibraltar: Salisbury, Scott, for St. Petersburgh St. Nicholas, iiennercrofF, for ditto; ; Beaty Arnott, Baird, tar Nova Scotia. I The Superior, from Bahia, sailed July 10. On the 27'h Aug. In lat 52. 33, long. 20, s p o k e t h e b r i g B eaver , o f and Bum London. dairy to St. John's, New Brunswick. On the 3d Mat. off Tuskar, spoke the Lord Wellington, from Liverpord for Pletou. The Serena, from Charleston,. sailed August 1. The hlar:on sailed a fear chip before. The Marmion and Brilliant were to sail in a w:ek. The Isabella, Henderson, and 3lary, Beach, were to sail in 14 days. On the 20th August. in lat. 43. long. 41, spoke the ship James, front Liverpool for Portsmouth (N. 11). On the 24th, in lat . . 45, 52. long. 36, 60, spoke the brig Ann Maria,' from Newfoundland for Scarborough. On the 26th in lat. 411, 9, long. 29, 39, spoke the brig Aurora, from 31aryport for Mira michi. On the 4th inst. off Tuskar, spoke the Courier, from Li., verpool for Boston. The William Penn, from Charleston, riled July 29. On the Slat, in lat. 33, 20, long. 74, 15, spoke the brig Dromo, from Havannah for Ilamburgh, out eight days. On the Bth Aug. in lat. 39, 55, long. 82, 25, spoke the brig 3latgaret, from Amster. darn for New York. On the 10th August, to lat. 42, 10 1 .ong. 62, 25, discovered two wrecks. One of 'tient proved to be the Sharon, —, from Philadelphia for Bahia, out 16 days. She capsized in a gale of wind, atter cutting away both masts, and paying out a cable, to keep her head to the wind. The crew had just gone below, when she turned over. Two of the crew dived through the fore-scuttle, and gained the kezl, where one of them, George had remained seven days, but was so extremely exhausted when we took hint off the wreck that he only lived a few hours. The other wreck was the Traveller, of Boston, with a cargo of flour. beans, and bread ; her foremast and bowsprit were standing, and we found on board of her Joseph Wright, who had swam from the keel of the schooner Sharon,ind had been five hours in gaining the brig, there he had been two days, and having found provisions, had gained strength. On the llith Aug. in lat. 42. 5,10ng. 43, 48 , spoke the Laburnum, of Liverpool, from Virginia for Cowes, out 15 days. She had lost her square mainsail, topsail, top-gallant-sail, and stem boat, In a gale on the 12th. (In the 23d August, in lat. 45, All, long. 29, 14, spoke the brig Hannah, of Liverpool, from Galway for Halifax, out 13 days. On the 3d inst. off Tuskar, spoke the Canada, from Liver pool for New York. The Joe. Orumley, from Leghorn, has Bathed at Dublin. The Hibley. King, and Friends, 31•Culloch, front Liverpool, have arrived at Dublin. The Emulous, Humble, from Liverpool, arrived at St. Vincent's ruly 24. The Union, Wallace, from Liverpool and Newfoundland, has ar. ived at Iti..hebucto. The IVellwood, Fisher, from Alvarado, arrived at Ilavannah July 2. Sir William Scott, Balbarney, from Liverpool, has arrived at Africa. SERIOUS AFFAIR IN IRELAND. A rerious affair occurred on Thursday last at Lowes green, Ireland, of which the following has been corn inunizated to us by the correspondents of the Clonmel Aden' tiser LOWESDRY, FRIDAY MORNING. Mr. Cuthbert, agent to Mr. Newenham, distrained the tenantry in this neighbourhood, and placed keepers on them a week hack— these being of our country, and it being supposed they w e re suf fering the seized corn to be remored—twenty-five men, tenants of Mr. Newenham, were brought front the county Limerick; and while Mr. Cuthbert was priming them in their respective situa tions as keepers, they were attacked by above 200 men, armed with every sort of destructive weapon, sithes, & c . an d beaten in a dreadful manner ; those only escaped unhurt who were able to run. Three of the keepers, with their skulls badly fractured, were sent into the Cashel Infirmary. One unfortunate man, of the name of Tom Hays, had his skull divided for nearly six inches with a lithe, in that a portion of the brain obtruded. Mr. Cuthbert himself bad a wonderful escape; he got into the police barrack here (Lowesgrcen) and by this means escaped the fury of the mob. CASHEL, FRIDAY NIOIIT. There was a sad affair at Lowesgreen on Thursday, where keepers had been put on some grounds in that vicinity three men were sent into the infirmary here, severely wounded; one. of the name of Hayes, hail his brains nearly dashed out, but lie still lingers alive. Several others, more or less injured, came into town this day ; and it is reported that one man had his arm cut off with a tithe. On hearing of this unhappy affair, the Roy. Mr. Herbert, with the Cashel police, immediately set off; and scoured. the country till a late hour on Thursday night, in pur suit of the offenders, but without success. I shall acquaint you with further particulars when I learn more on this subject.— Dublin Morning Register. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, DUBLIN, Tanta/DAY, SEPTF-1111F.11. L • Won Mr. Commissioner Bu naows's. EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD. AND MORE THAN EXTR AORDI NA RY CREDULITY. Samuel Blanchefield, an Insolvent debtor appeared on his peti tion to be discharged, when he was opposed by Mr. Hatchell, on the part of Mrs. Anne Casey, a personage better known to some of our readers as " Mother Casey." The ground of opposition was for fraudulently contracting the debt under the most false and unheard-of represen tot ions. In 1819, this insolvent, as I arts Instructed, said Mr. HATCHEI.T., was a barefoot boy, carrying baskets about the markets, and my client is an industrious person of the name of Anne Casey, who sells oysters, and well known to persons who are peculiarly fond of that description of fish. About four or five years ago, she brought the insolvent home for the purpose of preparing her stock in trade, and arranging them for her customers ; hut this gentleman had more I aspiring notions; for after he got warm in this poor woman's pre mises, he set forth to better his fortunes; he continued absent for some considerable time; at length he returned, related his adven tures and his good success, which was partly corroborated by his appearance, for he was better grown and better dressed, and to crown the whole, he intimated that he was going to open an oyster shop, hut this intimation did not create any uneasiness, for in 1821 it so happened that Mother Casey arrived to the rank an d obtained the privileges of Queen of the Oyster-women, and is now styled Queen Casey. On the '29th of September oysters are introduced by a grand procession, something like the franchises in the good old Corporation days gone by ; he joined in the procession, and was of course one of the " gayest among the gay." My client being obliged, as Queen, to entertain her courtiers, had a choice collection of music, good cheer, and good oysters. He was so well g rown, so well dressed, and danced so well, that he m a d e an impressi on on the heart of one of her dancers, who was nearly allied to the Sovereign Lady ;he eloped with hie Princes.. and got married. Mrs. Casey, being naturally attached to her relative, wax prevailed on to give assistance when the fruits of an Irish marriage appeared in the usual period, nine months, and they knowing her to be an industf woman, who must /live amassed some money, he contrived, after basing engaged the affections of her relative, to get into her good graces, most unfortunately, for he has defrauded her of upwards of 2001. by the most barefaced fraud and basest ingratifbde.. My Lord, this poor woman moot read or write, and he has, in order to try to cover his fraud against her, signed his name as a marksman, which is, however, but a very bad covering, for I am now going to state facts, the like of which were never heard in this Court before. In the year 1821 or 1822, he called on this poor old woman, and stated to her that he was in want of money, which was occasioned by the person who paid him an annuity of 40 guineas per year, which had been settled on him by a Sir Wm. Daniel Crofton, with whom lie lived as servant, but who, like other Baronets, was not altogether correct in his payments, and requested of her to advance him some money on this security, and having practised on her cre dulity, he obtained a supply so easily, that f li,, regretted at not hav ing hit her sooner. She inquired how he Intl this annuity he told her that the papers were pledged for two guineas, and if he could release them, he would give them to her, The poor old woman, wanting to have something tangible flir her advances, gave him the money, with which lie declared lie would instantly release the pa pers; he wan not long away, when lie teturned with them, one of which I will read for your Lordship, Ultima see how this poor old woman was duped. The Learned gentleman here read the following, which pro duced through the Court a sensation we cannot describe : " January 12, 1114. " I authorise Samuel Blanthe!ield to receive from you, or any other person, the sum of forty guineas yearly. Given on the head of this to be paid for by " Sir DAN. WM. I'ItOFI'ON." She now thought herself safe, and laid up this curious document as if it were a debenture. Some tinie after this transaction, he called on her again, and told her that he was going to sell his annuity, for which he had been oft:reil 7 or 800/. by a gentleman of the name of Hooper, from London, some great English Stock Broker, and hop d she would have no objection to advance more motel ,on it. He likewise stated, that Mr. Hooper would call on her, an order to arrange mantra with regard to the sale of the an. nuity. Accordingly same well dressed person called at her place, and inquired for Blanche fi eld. Mrs. Casey spoke to him in the absence of the insolvent. He introduced himself as Mr. Hooyer, and said, I will give him 800!. for the annuity ; you need not be alarmed, as I understand you have lent him some money, for he will shortly be able to pay you. The poorlynsuan was satistied,with the hopes held out for payment, and /her insolvent was enabled to carry on his scheme, which he did:Vl:ten/dully; for lie used to dm* a Pound or two out of her mai* every week. flowerets tostvery thing must conic to a conclusion, she became anxioutsw see Sir W. D. Crofton, Burt., of whose arrival site had in t formation from the Insolvent, who tol d her at the same time. that if she wished to see a carriage at her door, she would be gratified, for the Barifinet would be there between 11 anti 12 o'clock that night. ' TheAsetw for hour arrived, and with it came the c a rr lhge. *Mat slscili the door, and in it appeared a person, vthe'assasel all she airs ofa Baronet. lily poor client wait to the cartage donrosiatle her best curtsey, had a conversation with the Ass yet, who told lier that the annuity was worth a 11*0!., and thaerhe would shottly I pay that sum tot it ; and to conclude the farce he 112;00 her the following document. _ . The Cesmeti Gentleman then read the document allsae.l to. It Re tted the same sensation as the first. It was 3•4 toldevrx " I 0 L T —settled to Samuel C.isec on the 10:h Sept. W 22. the sum of 2/. " die A'st.llAll Olaf TO.t." 'dlr. The ',carved Gentleman then read several letteal evidently init. . ten, or caused to be written, by the Insolvent for the perposa of enabling him to commit further denredations on this poor woman's • credal:ty and purse. They were tilled with the most nonsensical I stufr that can be conceived. and all signed with the name . of the worthy Baronet so oftee alluded to in the statement of Counsel ; but fur the sake of these who had not the good fortune to hear a de relopententof one of the ,trusst liavefaced acts of duplicity, we give the concluding sentence of one of them. It ran thus :- - " I hope the old woman lass no reason to be uneasy about the money which , she has advanced you.-1 am your obaltect Servant, " Sir WM. CROFTON." Under dime representations and devices, continued Mr. If at chat, this old lady states that site was induced to advance the It solvent all her earniegt for a number (decors, one penny of which he has never refunded, and she is new ready to corroborate any state ment on oath. . Mr. ComntissiOner Bun aowrs inquired if Sir Wm. Daniel Crid: ton was to be examined, and who he was? The Insolvent Said that he knew him well ; that he had not seen hint for wren years, but that lie sulmeenacti a person ort his behalf. The epposing creditor having been put on the table, Slid being sworn, was naked her name, she replied that her namh . was, " with subruission,"*Anne Cowes'. Mr. HATCHELL—Pray, Mrs. Nay, 'What tiade are you ? Witness.—l teltoysters, with submission to you; I moo a bit of bread that way, in Abbey street, those 46 years. Mr. HAT cHEL L—Do you know the Insolvent? 'll'itnesalmteed I do, with submission to you ; I know him sd long that he bas got my Industry that I gather by hard taking and scraping. Mr. II ATCHELL—How long do you remember him, 3lrs.Ctutry v Witness—Since lie was a boy, bare and naked, and without s mouthful, with submission to you. Mr. HATCHEL L—Well. now, have the goodness to stale to the Court all you know about him. Witness-1 went one day to the market just to buy a bit of fish; and wheu I got among the fist they cried nut—we all know you to be charitable good e in your own place, and won't you do something for .that poor object, pointing at that.peor dirsokk creature( the Insolvent), who is lying on the flags and in the halls g myself turnel round, sad looked at him, and to be sure I hit tor hive—come home, says Ito him—come to me every day—my girl will give vat your dituser, and you can do ooe thing or another ft. me—you'll clean my knives—well, he came to be sure, and used to get his dinner and supper for a month reantlar--oVe day I hid my girl give him the knives to clean, and he got them ; but he went up stairs, and went away, and I did not lay my (yes on him fee three years—and to be sore 1 kept wondering, and saying to-my self, what could become of him; I want on this way for a loot time, but at hpulforgot him—well, the three years came by, when one de)) MY girl and myself (God help her, I took her much, the same *ay) were 'daft* in my seat, when down he came to light a candle, and told me he was come to live in the neigh.' bouthood—God, I looked at him—and says I, God bless me. can this be Sam—euee a fine clever fellmi; but, to make a long story ellen, he lit the candle, did went off, and did not come neat' me sill Michaclmar-day came on, and Michaelmas-day h a merry day with the oyster people, and Myself had a couple of fiddles, * good drop, and a good dinner. Well, in the middle of our fun, he comes to my cellar door, end, says he, if ydu let mo down. I'll give you a pint of whisky--says I, we don't wont your whisky. but. its the name of God, come down, and dance with me and my girls—well, down he mime, and to be sure he danced, and fell too to court one of my girls, and this girl, in a short time after, couldn't do nothing butallidking of him—she could not go for a hat - ':twit of cream but site would whip in to see hi n—and, to tell you the truth, with submission, it was she that courted him, amt not he that courted her ; and when I found out this freedom be tween them, I says to het, yon must walk with me, my girl, and I'll give you mato your tuother; so I walked bee along w th m e , and says Ito her mother, there 's your child as I got her from you —beware of her, for she is courting, and I don't like the fellow. However, they were married, and, being married, it so pleased God that she was brought to bed, after which she remained an A bad state for a great while ; several people persuaded ant to give her a lift, as she was in a very bad state, without clothes ; Samuel Blanche (the insolvent) came to me, and told one, that Mr. el•Goaley went off without paying him his annuity of forty gui, neas, which he had from Sir Custom, , and that he was in a,had way. Mr. HATCH E aa, here asked rite witness who that 31r.31 - Gaaley was? when she said that it was Mr. 111.0auley out of Ems, street, and that lie was the person whom the insolvent represented as having always paid him his annuity. Witness resumed—God help you, says I, but you ate in a bad way, sure enough; so I put my hand in my pocket, and, says I. here's a pound note for yeti, golong and get something for yourself and your child t bat in he comes the next day, and, says he, if I had a guinea and a halt I would get my papers front 31•Ganley : array, says I, what papers can these be, that yeti would get so much money on them ; they are the papers of my abribity,• says he, and if you lend me the Money to get them, you shall have them. says he, and then you can let me have more now and again. Well, my poor sett' lends him the money, to be sure, and away he went, and came again in an hour and a half with the papers, which he handed to myself, and says he, now these will secure you forty guineas a year, which I have got from Sir William Crofton, with whom I lived as servant ; I took the papers, and God knows but I put them by carefully; och in troth I did, carefully, surely enough. The insolvent used to see me often enough• and every time he came it was nothing but money, eating, anti drinking. on the strength of the papers. The paper which was first read, was here produced and identified by the witness. Witness proceeded.—l handed my girl a 10/. note one day ; here, says I, golong and get change of that, and give ft to the poor fel low ; well, site brought me in the money, and I gave it t o Bl anc h e a go home says I, and set up a little huxtery, buy a bit of meat, get some oysters, and try to do m I ant ; why not you get on as well as a poor, forlorn, destitute widow like me; well, away he went. bought plenty of meat to be sure, but it did not stand him long, for in a fortnight he came again, and I, like an old fool, put my hand in my pocket and gave him .l. all on the annuity, my cleat Sir : and 1 paid as. ad. a week for his room. 31r. lIATCitEt.T..-51m. Casey, did you lend the Insolvent all this money, on his representing to vou that he had this annuity. Witnms.—Yes. to he entre, my dear. Mr. HATCH E 1. t.—Well, tell us did you ever see this Mt. HoOper? Witness.—Oh, to be sure I did ; I saw hint one night, and b.-- fore he came the insolvent told me lie would call. anti bid me show him the papers, but net to let him take them ; the gentleman ran e, ' and I showed him the papers ; oh, said he, these are t!ey sure enough• and you'll soon be paid. Mr. HATCHELL —Did the intolvent tell you who this Mr. Hooper was ? Witness—He said he was a comrade of his master's, and what. ever Mn Hooper would say, it would be a law with him ; and he told me, !aye he, your place is decent—for you know, your Wor ship (addressing the Judge), I keep a nice little parlour off the cellar—and he bid me tell 31r. Hooper that I was his mother ; bar„ says lie, you area comfortable old woman, and he will think better of me, and will soon pay Inc. Mr. Commissioner Br naowas.—Did he pay you any? Witness.—Not one lia'p'ny, only if he'd pass my door, foug.'s and spit down at me. Mr. H ATCII eat —Well, Mrs. Casey. gn on about Mr. Hooper? Witness.—When he came dean, he asked where was Sam.; he's to be had, says I ; so away I sends for Sam. ; in he comes, and was all attention ; well, the gentleman went away, and I was- so confident of getting my forty guineas .a year, that I mei to pop my hand into my pocket whenever Sam asked me. The witness told her story with so mach simplicity and good humour, that she kept the Count in continued fits of laughter, in which she heartily joined, and some person having remarked that she was laughing too, she turned about and asked why wouldn't she laugh, when she was such an old fool. Mr. HATeller.a.—Did you ever ace the Baronet, Sir William Daniel Crofton, anti tell us about him. ll'itness--Intleed I did, to be sure; a gentleman called between nine and ten at night, and one of my girls said there was a carriage at the door for oysters, for you must know, your Worship (again addressing the Judge) that carriages often comes to my door; ao up I goes, and made a low curtsey to be sure; the gentleman pops his head out of the window, and says, do you know me. my good woman ? No, Sir, says I. 1 tan Sir William Crofton. Ob. God bless us, Sir, I thought it was oysters, says I. No. my good woman, says he, I am team. Blanclaheld's old master. .oh, Lord. says I, my heart jumping within one, thinking 1 teas -going to be paid that minute, for Michaelmas was coming on, rand 1 would want cash If I could get it, for to get one little thing or other, and was so puzzled I could not speak first ; so, says he, 1 spnketo Sews about 1,000. but I think it is ton meth for him to get, and I'll allow you 2001. out of it ; so I made him another low wrote?, as low as I possibly could, to thank him, to be sure, and said, God bless you; so he handed me a bit (timer. 31r. Ileac:Get. r. here produced the paper that was handed out of the carriage, anti it was identified by the witness. Mr. Codimissioner Bunaowns—Did he read the paper for you' Witnetw--No he did not, my. darling. Mr. Haaenaat.—Well, Mrs. Casey, when did you see Sart after this, and whit did lie say ? Witness.—ln about half an hour after down came Sam—oh"! . tar I, your old mister was here—where were you ?-g-I was away with half • hundred of oysters, says he—we are to get our mores. says I—oh ! that I wasn't here, saes lie--then my hand was in env pocket again—at last I found out that it was only to get my money trom Me, and when I would not give him any more, he used to throw dirt down upon me and my girls—l always strive to keep my girls clean, for Gentlemen won't cat oysters of a shiny err e hind, and Gentlemen often come to my cellar to eat oyster*, for I have • nice little parlour ()fettle cellar, and this Gentleman here (pointing to a Gentleman in Court) knows it well, (great laughter). and whenever he passed by, he'd throw down dead rats, ca's• dirt, and shellaa.lusd his wife used to call me names that Wield snake the hair ot'amat (to ther.4adge) head stand of an end, and his be fore her f}ep i f oiy, jaallfittough she looks as mild ..1 an angel there your worAtip ; to I went to my 'torney and acute tile peon against, her, and she.stsonjet me alone. Mr. fir/IAX» said, dud from the moment the case tame before the Conn, he found heartuld not set tip a vindication, or attempt to :yindicate his client, he had not the lease doubt on his Mind. with respect to the facts sworn to witiaso much g.OOll humour by word in his behalf. id that had been ddfrauded out of a etma . s i l o t i e t t e ir t , r t oi r t d i it na woman t soon palpablet h e tattle, t eiho ojo yr , as tl t i h at e Ala, HATCH CC'. en id. she h w e ea: o : , li n tee nn ot ta th; ont h of money exceeding Nita, and that the Insolvent should be tea dieted for conspiracy to defraud, in order to make him give up his as ndate& Ir i :: : , ,, ,,, , ,, ,, ,z o t t he an Co n u oy rt in a g nd he aa tte id it i a r n h a e h w er as gi llou in t am biteng a , "sin a a anar licallowl3 said be would take care she he would send him back for two years, at her suit. would b e gin bemoieeted by the Insolvent, at least for some t una , ta t s th h : b... e T i i ir ui r h i d i . e n in dustry ag •i n. • 31re. 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