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LAW INTELLIGENCE. I. I ,f ~;~ ~'i I , ~~~i ~1. nsar~ F%R[i\!. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MONDAY, FEB. IC. t the Loan CHIEF JUSTICE, aati a COMAZolljury.l This was an action for money had and received. The case ex cited sem extraordinary interest from the notoriety of the panics, and the C'our: was excessively and inconveniently crowded. Mr. Charles Phillips, with Mr. Pattisno, were Counsel for the Plaintiff. 'the defendant's am was conducted by Mr. 31arryatt. Mr. Arch. told, and lie. Knowles Appeared for the defendant. 'flie Jury having been sworn— Mr. PATTIION evened the pleadings. Mr. Pnixt.xes send, 1 am in this case, with my Learned Friend, .31r. Pavilion, Counsel for the plaintiff. 1 certainly lament much than it should have become my duty to state to you a Case like the prevent,. and I much marvel that the defendant, moving in the sfihere of a gentleman, should have suffered its dismission in a t octet of Justice. The defendant in this case is John Wilfred Parkins a name familiar to you all--a gentleman, sho haring once tilled the office of Sheriff* of the City of London, has since been better known by his re-ryficio denonnnation. Indeed, Gen tlemen, not to know Mr. Ex. Sheriff Parkins, would be in some degree ' to argue yourselves unknown." He is a gentleman whd *cense m possess • vested interest in the concerns of every man in the community—a gentleman, wbo hawing no business of his own, claimed the frivilege of attending to the business of every one e:s:. 1 propriiv allx.r , rerltia rum, might be the weU r Trite' motto of the defendant. The plaintiffs name is equally familiar to you, ned in alluding to him, and to his misfortunes, here to discharge a very difficult duty. In discharging that duty I have to rter to circumstances that for the honour of our common mune it ware to be wished had never lammed, and having °c ram-el. it were next to be wished that they were buried in pave mat oblivion. The Loan Cutts. Jusetct —I suppose this case cannot be disposed of out of Court. Mr. Mauna' ATT, for the defendant, I have no objection on the port of Mr. Parkins. Mr. PHILLIPS—I know the inconvenience to which lam very unwillingly subjecting the Court, but my instructions are prerens mry, and with your landship's permission I must proceetL.-Oen tlthten, I was allot - hog to the celebrity of the plaintill—a cele brity dmised torn his stifTcyings and his misfssrtter.es. An occur rence took place, in which it was necesse.r. y fn hint to amuse a high lofty personage of a revolting crime. TIP, distinguished Lela' mires of that high person, indignant at ah nrcusation which they aotteeivel meetly Erni:odic:ls, prosecuted to conviction the present eintiff. and the consequence was, that Pyme was consigned to a eterdful punishment. Ilpleased Providence, however, to male his i.trecenee elver to the world at a subsequeat poriod, anti me had, at /el., the satisfaction of hrowing that he shall not go to his grave with the stigma of a jnst candcronation. Ills innocence ap pearing so very msniftsp and his anfliring and solitary con tioimient so untn'tixd, a subscription was commenetd for the mitration of his various colon-nits. When Parkif.s found that amts-riptlnn sas advancing, that notoriety was to be gained, ;,oti corny very . likely to he made, he determined to seise th e r ripporm-xy. Ile invited she plaintiff over hero from Ite m set Perne came, and came in a hurry; indecd he had scarcely 11 . 5 mpe.iimrr.t of clothing to dell him. Ile found on his arrival 'toe the deforda , d had oppo:nt.d himself treasons to the fund, t • , ;:n t!'e trmble, good MD, to receive the subscriptions. tie did rot : now shoo, however, what he hss sinee found nut, that rat !:rah c t an limiteti entirely to the receipts, and was never r nnt :a eefetal to the diekitsemesits. Poor Byrne's hone had ert Nieto up by cold ite7Crlity, but every till of it burst tent'' a' the Met surthihe of benevolence. Nothing, gentlemen, roeti exenel his gratitude, teething, except the premises of Par. kn..; 11- was to rsetke his fortune—to buy hint a coach and In hr—to set him up in a teeern--to make him an Irish lidas— le r.'nder him, in AVM a living monument of what an Ex-Sheriff eeehl do with the money of other people! Happy was Byrne to m?s with such a benefentor ; !tapper was Parkins to do it all for trothu! the one was to get wealth, the other cry• 's to get eh-In:oer, pretchtely the things which each of them mint wanted. In the very bloom, however, of the defendant's itlieranty, you will end that he remembered what indeed he never foreett, namely, his precious self. He had extensive premises on ifhends ; the hire of it servant might have been expensive, No in he pet Byrne, who was to paste bills upon the winchtws, and shes die handless to any one who offered. By this means Byrne got a nrif over his brad, and Parkins got a servant, under pretence Oct 7:ltrily. Here, gentlemen, let us for a moment leave the plaintiff, n-t 1 follow, if its can, the glories of the Ex-Sheriff. He • took the round of all the newspapers, modestly adver tised his undisemerable virtues, collected subecriptions, held pub lic dinner*, took the chair against his will, gave his own health, ern until every body thought he was full, spoke until every body tint he was empty, and at Lett left the waiters wondering at the et....rtegth of his stomach and the host wondering at the weakness of his memory-":is own set-off shows that that the bill at the W,nit remains in abeyance up to this blessed moment. hay after day added to the fame and to the fat of Parkins, until at last the d.incal one arofte--the day of reckoning— Thus entice that mekoning, when the banquet's o'er, The dreadful reckoning, and men eat no more. Parkins had got no further in arithmetic than addition t his genius was smear either to division or subtraction. Byrne was unreason. able enough to expect some of his money. Parkins had nut time to think of distribution. Byrne pressed ; Parkins promised. Fete hold the money," Bjrne ventured to remonstrate. " I do," paid Parkins , " in trust from the people." •• I can get no body roc trust me," toys Byrne. " And I'll not give you a sneer," refaTied the treasurer,' till it comes to a good round sum : I'll buy you a jar rev, and I'll make a man of you." " I'll be a dead rear, your Honour," says Byrne ; " I'll want a hearse mote than a :tarvey." " Oh, you villain," said Parkins. " you ungrateful villain ! what did you do with the two pence halfpenny I gave you three weeks sgo at the Shades ?" Don't think I est, Gentlemen : you'll find the two pence halfpenny scrupulo usly recorded in the bill of particulars—ltem : to two pence halfpenny given you at slit Stindes!" An omimous name to poor Byrne, who was hurry leg to the Shades as fast as hunger could carry hint. Gentlemen, I . shall not follow this defendant through the mean trickery of his rea.nifedd evasions. Suffice it to say, they have ended in this ac. dim, which the indignation of a subscriber has enabled Byrne to Meg. But I do ask you what you think of any man who could tires take advantage at once of charity and misfortune.—who could make public c - benevolence a pardon to his avarice, and private misery a purveyor to his vanity—who could turn defrauded po perty. from lite door, and then display himself before the world widt its money in his pocket? Grievous charge, but not more grievous than true; unken not only this brief, but Parkins's own hand-writing deceive. When Parkins found himself peened to an neeount he Banded in one, debiting himself with one hundred and 141 y-one pounds, and debiting Byrne with two hundred and forty foor Pounds ; but this account he seems to have sines abandoned, Mid indeed nothing more clearly proves an unfair dealing, than the tact that the charges against Byrne, in.the first account, differs ms terially front the charges in Ids set-off. So that you plainly see Pa-::ins taxing his ingenuity to invent the most plausible doduc tient that he ran. Some of the: deductions were, however, so tumorous. that no doubt his attorney insisted on their erasure.. What do you think, Gentlemen, of Ins charging Byrne with B. Ills. for the printing ofpamphleta, being a vindiuttiou of what he eine his character? Parkin 's own character! a cheaper produa tion never came from the prem, if it did what it mimed to do; and no doubt his attorney made him withdraw the item, seeing the Inerant dispropartion between the eat and the service. But what hic • e we to do with Mr. Parkin's character ? let hint make himself of sy—its the last thing in the world of which we w. uld wish to de prive hint. Thus. then, having abandoned bis first set-off, he run-1 eirgly maturet another, and puts it on the record. The great men of its items I stall not discuss ; I shall leave it to you to say' wheelie . with all or with any of them we ought to be burmened ; lb your consideration of them, I only beg you to remember, that he oilie.ously invested himself with the treasurership, that he did no without solicitation from any otte—that in such capacity be put the poor man to the tepeese of coming from Ireland—thnt hav ing trepanned him here, lie paraded him from tavern to tae:.-n, and did so, as I firmly believe, sad* Is aspire a mon grel netoriety. It will be for you to say, then, whether Parkins should row tarn round upon his dupe, and compel him to pay for all the emp. y perade by which nobody but Parkins ever profited. He charges him with the advertisements inserted on his own mere Motion, in which ltd figures himself the most conspicuous person age; lie charges him with the placards in which Parkins stood ethnic cm every wall of the metropolis—placards which put Day anti Martin to the blush, and ectually drove the Bonassus into the country. He charges hint with the cards for the din ner tickets at the Horns, and even few the sealing wax with Which he sealed them. lie charges him with newspapers sent to his own friends, containing hk own speeches. These, Gentlmen, are some of the items by which he pretends to bring Byrne in hie debt. I leave It to your own humanity to deter shine between them--to estimate the character of the man who an t nanced himself as the champion of the impoverished and the op peened—who advertised himself as the advocate of inj ured inno. settee — who c !aimed front the world the reward of his philanthropy —who drained to the very last the cup of popularity, and who now, Mgt matchless modisty, asks the man who filled it for hint to mg the rearming. titippene the subscription had utterly failed. Omagh Parkins's interference, and I believe it was much injur:tl by it, with what face could he have come upon Byrne for the wirer treesuents? Look it the rust item in the ser-eff, and ere whether Mon/hole is not a bare-fated fabrication. He acteally c h arges kiwi With 121. Ina. the wages of his clerks—man w ho li ve d with hint before he even heard the name of Byrne ! lle might as well Lave charged him with the livery of his servants, or the horse he rides upon, at his Amadei Appeal, or any ce;:er notoriety-trap which he has baited for the public : 121 . lac for the wages of his own clerks—money which he solicited in die name of charity ! If the whole sum were melted into brass, I know net another counte r:lnce it could bronze into the application. Bat this item is modest ; it twinkles into twilitat before the broad effulgent impudence of the next : it caps the climax—it puts to shame every ingenious device car Tr yet invented for the evasion of a debt—it out-l'arkins Parkins ._its vcry conception ought to make him Chancellor of the Ceche aw.r. Will you believe, Gentlemen of the Jury, that he actually debits Byrne with MI. being part and parcel oflefti. a-vear's rent and tons, fur the empty tenement into winch he put hint ass servant: OHL a-year for Ityme's habitation ! Foe the prteervat ion of your na tional accent in all its purity, erase it from Parkins will, or you'll Lave lilight of Irishmen over here by the next wind. Byrnes enough m convert Westmineter into one tet. Gila's. Here is the item., - in Parkin s " sten words :—" To rent of a dwelling, -house, in Riding-house-lane, Mary. sober last up to this day, as paid by 'he taxes make up the difference." you ever hear of any thing like Was Did yon ever hew of any thing so shameless ? He charges Byrne, who had nut shoes to his feet. with a coach-house for his equipage. He charges Byrne. who he knew could not keep a cat, with two sets of stables. No doubt for his race homes and hunters. ' I 1 wonder he did not charge him with the national debt ; it would have been equally plausible and far more characteristic. I take thik one item as a specimen, and I ask you, Gentlemen, though you now perceive that good Samaritan smiling over the recital of his benevolence—[[ Mr. Parkins, who eat opposite the Leaped Counsel, I acted much laboured plinsantry . at this period of Mr. Phillipea statement}—dom not this one stein taint the whole set off?', I Can any one in his senses see it, and not see that it could never have been inserted in any thing like good faith ? Why it is Par hine's own case, that the man was most unjustly an outcast and a victim—that he was persecuted out of society—deprived of bread, or the means of earning it—perishing for very want--surrounded by a wife and starving children—with no sustenance to give them but his tears, and no solace but the assurance of his own innocence— and yet, when he was in this state of want and destitution, with famine written legibly on his features, Parkins wants you to say, upon rule oaths, that he accepted him as a solvent tenant ! Gen tlemen, I know not how to speak of this transaction. I have seen many a freak of insolent prosperity—many a sordid trick of selfish cunning—but I could Dot fancy this, even if I could fancy wealth ' pilfering from the funds of charity, I would fancy it audacious enough to call upon the laws to protect the deputation. I askyou now, when you have read this item, whether you do not believe the wlio!e set-off to be an invention ; whether you do not helieve he persuaded Byrne he wag his generous benefactor? Whether he did not claim to be the almoner of the public? Whether the placards,and clerks, and advertisements, and speeches, are anything more than the false dice with which he gamble.. for popularity ? Can you doubt it and if you do not, is it fair or equitable to give him the enjoyment, and make the plaintiff pay for it ? You will not, I . am sure, Gentlemen, you will not take the morsel front the poor • man's board, in order to gorge this cormorant after notoriety. I hope you will not allow him a single shilling of his set-oll; except the pittances which he has interwoven ...to it to give the rest a colour—pittances which, I admit, he didedole out, though re luctantly. in order to save the family from starving. How shall I prove this case to you ? Parkin.. himself shall prove it ; I will convince you by his own admissions. He admitted that he brought Byrne over from Ireland ; he admitted that he received 3001. for him; he admitted that he put him in his premises merely as a servant; he declared that he would make hint independent: this from his own lips, though he now sacks to deny it. As to the set-off, I shall falsify it on the Lune authority. By thin set - off', he; pretende that Byrne is in his debt ; I shall move his admission that , he held i balance in our favour. Why did he not pay it ? eientle awn, he gave a reason foe that too; he said he was afraid if lie did, that Byrne would run away to Ireland, and leave his children chargeable on the parish. So that he was not satisfied with de frauding the man unless he added to it the defamation of the fa- I :her. When he'found his -equivocation would .no longer answer, h: then thought of his set-off: the set-off is at variance with his ; own aihnission ; it is at Tar...once with humanity; it is at variance with common sense. ; the audacious and unblushing charges foe his ptneards, advertisements, clerks., speeches, coacliJmusee, and sta. hles, stamp fabrication on the face of it. Gentlemen, 1 trust and hope you will take this view of it; if you do, you will do justice; yau will give to the poor man what public benevolence intended he should have, and you will teach the rich man that wealth and character are only to be enjoyed when their foundations art laid in huresty and virtue. The fast witness called wee John Stott who said that he was employed by Parkins during the rear ISW ; I then left his em• ployment, but I subsequently . returned to it ; when I returned I had some conversation with him respecting a subscription for the plaintiff Mr. Parkins said the subscription was going on wonder ' fully well; and that he then had 3001. ; after that conversation I knew of oi tier subscriptions carrying on, one of al. front Sir F. Bur. Jett, which Parkum told me had been paid him ; I have seen Byrae and 'Parkins together when they were speaking on the sub ject of the subscription. In January or February I heard Byrne ask Parkins for money ; Parkins said he was to dispose of the mo ney as he thought proper, that he meant to procure for him one of the short stages ; Byrne said he wanted the money, that it was his intention to set up a public house ; Farkins refused to let him have the money!; Parkins never said that Byrne was indebted to him ; I know air. I.e Moyen, he was in the employment of Parkins while I was there nearly the whole of the time; I remember some IhitiskTrercllm•r newspapers, between AO and 60. brought, which were sent off to the country to Mr. Parkins friends ; crosses were put to the diluter ; I was present at the dinner ; a number of speeches were made there. Cross-emmined by Mr. MARITATT—It was in the end ofSep , fember,• 1822, I returned to Parkins's ; the subscriptions were paid into Mr. Parkins; Le !doyen kept the account. I never looked at it. There was cniy one whom I knew of as a personal friend of Mr. Parkins, to whom the newspapers were addressed. It was Mr. Parkins promoted the dinner. Mr. William Cobbett said, I knew the defendant, Mr. Parkins ; I had several conversations with hint respecting Byrne . • the first wits before Byrne arrieed in England ; he informtdsbe that he had written to Dublin, to send 100. to a newspaper proprietor for Byrne ; I expressed my surprise that he would send so much ; and I then understood from him that he had about 150 L • in the month of November, 1813, early in the month, I saw Air. Par kins, and inquired boa Byrne was living, and said I knew a friend who had a farm-house in the enuatrr;iintas • his Rving would be very trifling, and whatever that was I would pay out of my own pocket ; he objected to any such plan as that, !laying, Byrne was hving in a building of his, which would cost him nothing; he also objected to Ilvrre's being absent from LOU don, as he could not then attend at the public-houses with him for the purpose of raising money. Cross.examined.—l heard nothing about a coach and horses in reference to the 1001. ; I never wrote any letters to Byrne on the rsubject ; it was in the beginning of September. 111.22, that he came I to London ; I subscribed something myself. Re-examined —Whatever I did subscribe, I intended it most certainly for Byrne. Catherine Byrne, the plaintiff's daughter, said that the defend. ant gave her a paper (which was handed to her). There was a bill in the window while we were there. Cross-examined—She never knew that her father asked any one to send their horses to livery there. The amount of subscript io ns was then read, as referred to by last witness 131 L Us. oid. was the amount of the English sub scriptions. Out of this sum there appeared to hare been received, prior to Oct. 22, 211; all the rest subsequently. Mr. Robert Bell.—l know 31r. Parkins : I had a great many conversations with him respecting the subscription : he always told me that he had received subscriptions considerably more than those he had paid. The reason he gave for not paying was, lest Byrne should leave his wife and children chargeable to the parish. He told ine ho had employed Bymc to take care of his sables, and he was then, he said. in his employment. Croa-exatnined by Mr. 31. in nrar r —The conversation was either in the latter end of February or the beginning of March, last year. Some notices referred to by _Mr. Phillips. in his statement. were then put in ; they described the dreadful situation of Byrne. This was the case for the plaintiff: Mr. 31mtlICATT addressed the Jury for the defendant, to the following effect :-31y beamed Friend. Mr. Phillips, has thought proper to launch forth in this arse into a fanned character of the defendant, instead of confining himself to the real question at ionic hrween the parties. lientlemen, when you strip this case of the fringe and drapery with which the skill of tny Learned Friend has invested it, I think you will !Ind the plaintiff's ingratitude is just as obvious as my Friend' fantasy would make the dements of toy client, and let me in the free instance caution you not to be led away by vague declamation or attractive ornament from the topics upon which alone it is your duty to determine. (ientlemen—the accurAtty with whidi Mr. Parkins kept these accounts has been ob jected to him. It is proved, that every single farthing he advanced to the plaintiff was entered, even to the amount of that sum of two pence halfpenny advanced at the Shades, which has afforded so much merriment to my beamed Fried Mr. Phillips. It has been said that Mr. Parkins solicited the office of treasurer. I will prove to yea, beyond all question, that the office was forced upon him, and that he received the thanks of Mr. Byrne for the manner in shich he discharged Its duties. Here, gentlemen, is the letter, mints trent beilled - " Honoured eir,-1 canoes *lime die ipolliniv Ifu at tits manner in which you have espoused the natal Van Injured man. I beg you to receive the subscription on my account, and to accept my grititude for your kindnees, &c." Now, Dentlemer. there is the letter. Different plans had been contemplated at different times, and airoog others I shall prove to you that the (demises or Parkins were let out to Byrne, with the view of his letting out the stables as a livery stable.keeper ; and I shall prove to you that the rent was reasonable, and such as the defendant had before received. The sealing wax had also been usni, and the price was paid for it. and livme was properly charged with it. The Learned Counsel (discsled to contend that all the various items were justly charged to the plaintiff, and con. chitind an able address, by imploring the Jury to dismiss from their nil:lds the statement of his lamed opponent. Lewis Dc .Mayen was employed by Mr. Parkins for the purpose of keeping an account of the subscription for Dyne. The account was kept by me from September last. (A book was handed to him.l Mr. I'd 61.1.irs—ls that the original book Ito( as—So. . iientlemen, in Parkins's own w two sets of stabler, and coach-how la-bonne, Irotn the I:ith of (ktobe ti►e late terant, 911. lOs. I Itl.--tt /6.. w, Gentlemen, I aik Mr. P3ll T. i. t P33,—Then .hunt the honk. The Lou n. Cum r I' ST ler—Have you the original book ? bt tier some delay the original book was produced.] Tile I.auo elllEr JUsTICE—Does Mr. Parkins keep an Ake ? Witneta—No. The money paid for newspapers was 21.14% Byrne saw them, and put them into th.: pest-tact:. I ht October 11, an aci verti,eturnt in the New Time: wax Hs. fsi- The witness mentioned several other sums advanced to Byrne. The item paid in the Shades 24 was entered. A sum of 91. th. was paid to witness for his attend ance to Brrne's business. When he left 31r. Parkins, the amount of the subscription was 101 Byrne occupied the house and %table soon after his coming to England—about two or three months I be resided there. Byrne asked me, if knew what be was to pay for ratt. I told him I could not telL Ile said, let 3.2 r. Parkins charge him what he would, he should pay for it. A varies, of witnesses were then called to prove the propriety of the defendant's charges. New evidence for the plaintiff, to prove that Byrne lived in the house in the capacity of servant, was need. Upon which Mr. 311A111,YA3 T re ied. id Mr. PII I 0.1.1 rs then spoke to el , ' enc! with great animation. Considerable appLonse followed his speech. The Jury, having beard front his Lordship the law and facts of the ease, retired, and returned, finding for the plaintiff n verdict of 1911,44. Id. The triad lasti..l wady biK hoofs. • COURT OF ERCREQUER, Fss. fR BefOre the CHIN! DAaow.l CONCEALMENT OF SMUGGLED SPIRITS, THE 11240 V. itoora PEPPERALL. Mr. WALTOX stated that this WEI an information filed at the instance of the Attorney-General against the defendant, for having on his premises certain spirits, which he had purchased, well knowing them to be smuggled. It was a came in which the At torney-General pressed For the highest penalty. Mr. Witham `Volley, Supervisor of Excise, examined b y Mr. CLARIE, stated, that he was stationed at Dartmouth , in Devon. shire. The defendant is a boat hearts?, residing at Bickerton, eleven miles from Dartmouth, and his premises are about a quarter of a mile from Hall Sands ; there is no house between the sands and the defendant's premises, which consist of a house, workshop, and garden, which is inclosed by a Aligh fenced wall, eight feet high. On the 22d October, witness and Jones, an Excise officer, searched his premises, and fount] nothing; but on examin ing the garden, and digging with tuck-sticks in the paths, he found a cave ; he instantly removed the earth, and, about fourteen inches from the surface of the ground, found a hatchway, large enough to admit a half-anker to go down. The cave was about fifteen feet long, and two and a halt in width, and four feet deep, framed with timber, and contained nine and • half lialf-atikers, seven of them containing twenty-seven gallons of foreign brandy, and the others seven gallons and three quarts each of Hollands gin. The cave would hold 80 ankers and upwards. Greens were growing in the earth over the cave. Witness seized the spirits. William Jones corroborated the evidence. ilifirat — niledrevel;ein; swi;;;,;;;Ille resided at Strete, about six miles from Bickerton, and knew the defendant about three years. In September, or the beginning of October, 1821, a lugger, named the Diana, came up to the point, and Pcpperall and others were present. She was going to France to bring some brandy. She went, and on her return landed ninety tu! , .4 of smuggled " stuff:" twelve were taken to Pepperall's, and . placed at the garden door ; six tubs were filled with gin, the other six were brandy, containing live gallons each. The witness knew a ship or lugger named the Pilewell, which made a trip after the month of January, and an chored in AU Sands Bay, and landed smuggled spirits, which were taken to the defendant's place. Witness paid him fur warehous ing the tubs of both the cargoes. to his crovs.cxamination, he admitted having been concerned in smuggling, and to have given informations, and to have appeared in this (7oun before. George Cole deposed to the same effect. Mr. Barton proved the value in Itti of Geneva to be 23e. M.; brandy the same price. Mr. JEIVIA addressed the Jury on the part of the defendant, and contended, that as the evidence was not of that kind on which cases of this description were usually supported, he was entitled to a verdict. There was a very great and obvious deficiency in the proof of the guilty intention of ete defendant; there was no ob stacle in the search, no appearance of alarm or trepidation on their making their appearance, and to anxiety as to the result of their search, and even no attempt to raise an alarm to send foe the de fendant. _ The SOLICITOZ-GENENAL replied, contending, that upon the evidence the Crown was entitled to a verdict. _ . - The LORD CHIEF BARON summed up the CM to the Jury, who found a verdict for the Crown on one transaction, damages 1001.; and fa the defendant upon the other counts. The Court disposed of some undefended causes during the day. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, MONDAY, FYI. la. PERJURY. Thomas Cole, a middle-3 ittitrin; was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury. )Ir. Awns Ews opened the indictment, and Mr. Cunwoon stated the case to the Jury. Mr. Gill, the prosecutor, married a female with 1.0001. portion. which money lay In the Court of Chancery, and Gill was obliged to tile a bill to get it out. The came was now pending. The pm secutor borrowed 4001. for one year, at 25 per cent. of the prisoner. The prosecutor got his solicitor to draw up a warrant of attorney, and gave it to the prisoner, condiiionally to pay hint 25 per cent., thinking in that time the Chancery suit would be ended. The money was paid, and the warrant accepted. The prisoner did not wait the event of the twelve months, bat entered up his judgment upon the warrant of attorney, and sold 7001. worth of property, at four months, of which he took 4771. ; and afterwards committed perjury, by swearing that he had only taken 4001. The case went to the Common Pleas, and the instrument was set aside. . . . James Gill swore that some affidavits produced were the hand writing of defendant. The Clerk of the Court read the rule granted upon the motion of Mr. Sergeant Lens, to show cause why the instrument should not be cancelled, he also read the affiilaviti. The plainiirs affidavit stated that he borrowed 4001. of prisoner ; that the warrant of attorney war made for 4771. to secure the per centage ; that he only received 4001., which was given and paid Wm in Bank of England notes. Mr. BRODERICK, for the prisoner, took an objection to the in dictment, the words of which were not the substance of the affida vit, but said " give" only, and not " give and pay," as in the [words of the affidavit. Mr. Cvnw OOD contended, thrill the objection was not grounded upon the affidavit on which the palm was assigned. Mr. ANDREWS followed on the gage side, and contended, that the words were the substance of the and " give" certainly conveyed a meaning it was given in payment ; and he (Mr. An , drews met:Merl, that all the Judges , from Lord Hale downwards, held that the substance, which they had alleged, was sufficient. Mr. A r.r.r.t - maintained, that the indictment must be vitiated by the objection. The Cu mniitAN held ;he objection fatal to the indictment. The Counsel ouserved that the defendant should be indicted again to-morrow. POLICE. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday Martin Cornry was brought up, charged with rob bing his countryman, Darby 31`Gaanon, who lived in the same house with hint in Cow-cross-street, of nine sovereigns. Darnley, the constable. stated, that a woman applied to him on Saturday night to take the prisoner into custody, and described to him the manner in which the robbery was effected; that, however, the woman was not since to be found • he therefore suspected that some compromise had since taken pla ce. On Darby M‘Dannon's being examined, he prevaricated so (owing, as he said, to his imperfect knowledge of the English lan. gttage), that he was frequently about to be committed. The Ma gistrate assured him, however, that such a plea should not avail for compromising felonies, aid ordered the pnioner to be remanded until Thursday, and a summons issued for the attendance of the woman on that day. ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, 4c. CAUTION TO PUIMICANS.—On Saturday night three fellows went into the Red Lion public-house, Eagle-street, Red Lion :square, and after calling for a pot of beer, in a few minutes one of them, named Jaws {Minna*, left the tap-rceim. Their appear ance being suspicious, a servant was sent up stairs to ascertain that all was right, when she found Quintock in a bedroom, which he had broken open. On her giving an alarm, he attempted to escape by getting through the window, and passing along the roofs of some adjoining houses ; he was, however, secured. and a quantity of plate found on him, which the landlord identified to be his. The three were yesterday brought to Hatton-inartlen Police office, when Quintock was fully committed foe trial ; the others were discharged. DNNADTU t. Accuser:T.-0e Sunday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, a gentleman called at the house of Mr. Matthews, residing at No. 11, Church.row, St. Pancrsa, and leaving his horse at the door, the son of Mr. Matthews, a boy of eleven years of age, mounted the animal, which, being highly spirited, went off at full speed. The boy lost his seat, but hung suspended from the stirrup. Every exertion was made to stop the horse without effect, until he reached the Bell toll-gate, le a ding to Islington, Paring previously through the Battle-bridge gate. Curing his whole course pared e is Ztinued lashing at the boy's head ; and, when the child was esatiestal, it was found that No Weiss woe literally dashed ont. It is a strange coincidence, thaMe foterillal dominant, who was killed in a similar manner oe the preceding Sunday, and on the same spot, was passing at the time of this fetal occurrence. CAUTION TO SEllTANTS.:—Yesterday information was given at Hatton-garden Police-office, of a robbery being committed at • gentleman's house in Hampstead, at the early hour of one o'clock in the day. on Saturday last. It appeared that the street-door being carelessly left open, some lurking thief walked in, and carried off a ; basket, containing plate of considerable value; among which were table and dessert silver spoons . , silver ladles, knives, tee. Inquiry has been made among the various pawnbrokers after the ;property, but as yet without success. I)ETER3IIN ELI SUICIDE.--On Tuesday, the body of William Clarke, an old man, about 70 years of age, and lately a corset- ; maker. in . Edinburgh, was found floating in the canal, in the neichbonrhood of this city. He had been missing for three weeks, during which time, from the state of the body, it seems it had lain in de. water. A paper was found in his pocket, stating his inten tion to drown himself, and giving as a reason, that he had been snore time in absnhite want. He also beseeched those who might tied hi. body, to inquire after, and, for humanity's sake, relieve hie wife, who was also suffering front the same cause. The poor man had been so firmly determined on this desperate step, that he had made fast a stone to a rope, and put the other end, by a loop, round his neck. This stone having loosened, had caused the body to float, but the rope was found about the corpse. On inquiring alter his wife, it was learned that she had gone to live with a re lathe ; and Clarke's bcdy was buried by the polite.—Cakdonian Jletesry. 11ELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, John }Tamil ton, cutler, Dalkeith, and formerly a sergeant of the Edinburgh militia, was mortally wounded by part of a grindstone, which broke _while he was at his occupation. A fragmer.; of the stone struck him on the head. and penetrated his skull. He was carried in a state of insensibility to has own house, where he lingered in the most agonizing pain till Sunday, when he died.—l 6id. Friday forenouu, shout tweire o'clock, a young man, who sub sists by glazing and cleaning windows, fell on the pavement front el window in the Troogste—a h..ight of three stories. Ile had his Left win broken in two places,ard was otherwise so severely bruised, that he expired in a few minutes afterwards.--Glargew Jostraal. SHIPIIRECT.—In the heavy gale of Saturday night last, a coal sloop, in attempting to pet hark to the harbour Vl 'o of emyss, which she had left for Leith In the afternoon, drore ashore on the rocks there, and two men, s forward the crew, with two passengers, also seamen, were drosSed. No boat could reach the vessel On se ' cyan: cf the heavy sturoL-Ediitlrr4,o4 Payer, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,• TATTERSALL'S, FED. 16, 1824. The Subscription-mom was well attended by Gentlemen of the first respectability on the turf, and betting was tolerably brisk. The engagements made were principally on the Doncaster, St. Leger, and the alterations either on that, Riddlesworth, Derby, or Oaks Stakes, were but trifling, as will be seen by the following state ment : RIDDLtSWORTIL . 3 to 2 agst Reformer 9 to 2 agst Prudence 5 to Nagst Quadrille 8 to I agst Don Carlos 9 to 1 agst Lytnessa 12 to 1 agst Cressida 12 to 1 agst Sister to Seim 1:0 to 1 agst 1t serve. DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Cydnts 23 to 1 agst Bess 21i to 1 agst Skiineolt 30 to 1 agst Cressida 30 to 1 egg Pantina 30 to 1 art lliactyle 35 to 1 agst Corinne High odds on any other. 0A1:51. 6 to 1 art Swiss 6 to 1 ag‘t Reformer 11 to 1 art Agnes 14 to 1 art Banshee 15 to I agst Jesse 16 to 1 agst Ridicule 20 to 1 agst Don Carlos 23 to 1 agst Hurley Burley • to 1 agst Prudence 7 to 1 alert Sister to Sailor 7} to 1 apt Lymn'a 9 to 1 agst Barons 12 to 1 a;rrit Pope Joan 12 to 1 agst 3lissJigg AT. LEGER. 25 to 1 agst Miss (.'rantleld 25 to 1 agat Young Tinker n to 1 agst Equity 30 to I agst Streatham 30 to 1 agst liascoigne's DONCASTER_ 10 to 1 apt Swiss 10 to 1 ♦gat Altisidore 16 to 1 apt Rosanne 17 to 1 apt :Rifler of Mansfield 20 to I apt Ringlet HUNTING APPOINTM STAG r His Majesty's stag-hounds in Hounslow-heath, st half-past ten The Westacre meet on Friday, at Walton Greyhound, at eleven. ENTB POE THIS WEEK. lOUNDS. met ma Friday, at the Magpies, PDX kouicas. The Duke of Grafton's WitTlto:r7lOrWw, at Castle Thorpe ; and Friday, at Harwood Grove; each morning at half-past ten. Earl of Darlington's to-morrow, at Craig Wood ; and Friday, at Pientbridge ; at eleven. Sir Tamil Sykes's to-morrow, at Langton; and Friday, at Mil lington ; at ten. Sir John Cope's on Thursday, at Tilehurst ; and Saturday, at Oakley, at half-pas , ten. The Lambton, on Thursday, at llutton Henry; and Saturday, at Black Gate; at ten. The East Sussex, on Thursday, at Ditehling Common ; and on Saturday, at Kennel ; at ten. The Warwickshire. on Saturday, at Weston Lodge, at ten (and not at Witchford Wood). Mr. Farquharson's, on Thursday, at East Compton; and Friday. at Holcombe; each morning at ten. Mr. Warde's, to-morrow, at Stipe ; Friday. at Pen Wood; and Saturday, at the Cross-Keys, Froxlield ; Saturday, at eleven ; and I the other days at ball-past ten. The Northumberland, to-morrow, at Seghill; and Friday, at Horsley Wood, at ten. The York and A insty, on Thursday, at Copgrove ; and Saturday, at Strensoll, at half`-pa•t ten. The Sinnington,nn Friday. at llemsley, at ten. The Cleveland, on Frid.iy. at Skelton Park, at ten. The Hampshire, on Thursday, at Windmill-hill; and Saturday, at Northington Down ; at tell. Mr. Shard's, to-morrow, st the Kennel ; and Friday, at Owsle bury Down, at ten. The Earl Fitswilliam's, Thursday, at Wavbridge Wood, at ten. The Earl of Scarborough's, to-morrow, at Micklebring ; and Friday, at Clay worth. Lord Yarborough's, to-morrow, at Wootton House ; Friday, at Cromby Village ; and Saturday, at Goner*, at eleven. bard Anson's, to-morrow, at Whetstone ; Friday, at Arbury ; and Saturday, at Kirkby, at tan. . . . ), Thursday, at Tyringham; and Saturday, at :Hilton Mill, at ten. The Elul of flarewood's, to-morrow, at Harewood Bridge; and Friday, at %%Ike, at ten. Sir R. Sutton's, this day, at Saxilby ; to-morrow, at ,Fisker. ton; Thursday, at Largworth Bridge; and Saturday: o at Blank ney, at eleven. Sir Jacob ,tstley's to-morrow, at Egmere Ruins : and Friday, at Guist Bridge, at half-past ten. The Cottesmore, to-morrow, at Uffington Wood, at a quarter before eleven. _ . The South {'old, Thursday, at Dolby Toll-bar ; and Saturday, at Ed ington, at eleven. The Q►uorndon, to-morrow, at 31artinshaw ; Thursday, at Wid merpool ; and Saturday, at Kettleby, at ten. The Watnall to-morrow, at Newstead Abbey; and Friday at Smalley, Derbyshire, at It:dr . -past ten. The (iransden, on Friday. at kennel, at ten, 111 r. Daring's, to-morrow, at Ripton Heatb, to run a buck, at eleven. _ _ _ :11r. Hay's, on Thursday, at Creall Heath, and Saturday, at kennel, at eleven. Colwall and 3lathon (Woreoster), on Thursday, at Wall Hills, at nine. HARIERS. The York City, on Friday at Holtby, at half-past ten. The lloroughbridge, on friday, at Nunwiek, at ten. The Union (Norfolk) meet to-morrow, at Sisland ; and Friday, at Walton Greyhound, at eleven. The Chester, to-morrow, at Little Sanghall ; and Friday, at Taffbed Gate ; at half-past ten. The Ilolywell, on Thursday, at Halkin ; at half-past ten. The Clwydian, on Thursday, at Tyddyn Lunt; and Saturday, at Tymawr Llanrhaiadr ; at half past nice. On Thursday the Lothian fox-hounds threw off at Newhattle, and after drawing these covers without finding, they proceeded to Dalhousie- and very soon found. After running up the glen a short distance, Reynard broke cover and darted off at a sweeping tate to .Imiston, and went through the *hole of the covers there, and the village of Semple, at a strapping pace, to the Moffat hills. He then took a north direction and cane through Carrington, down the water and into Dalhousie cover, and took the earth. By this time sonic of the horses could scarcely walk off the field. A fine grey horse, the property of an East Lothian gentleman, fell down, and was for some time thought dead. Indeed these high-spirited dogs, in speed, are equalled by few, and surpassed by none; it takes the very best of horses to keep up with them. PEDESTRIANIJX.—Monday last, two strangers, one about 32 years of age, and the other between 113 and 17, undertook to walk against time, for whatever those who witnessed their exertions might feel disposed to give them. The elder man engaged to walk eight miles backwards in two hours, upon half a mile of ground measured from the lieorge Inn, in the High-street, down the Hold ington road, as far as the House-of-Industry gate ; and he perform 'ed his task well in one hcur and three quarters. The young lad, who was a tine prepossessing youth, about sft. 9 or lOin. high, started to walk twelve miles in the usual way, over the sante ground, in two hours; which he completed with the greatest ease in one ' hoar and fifty-two minutes. He is the best walker we ever heard of; no shambling or shifting along; he stepped out clean and I firm, and carried himself as upright as a dart. Ile walked the first seven miles in one hour and live minutes.—/fanamgthm Gazette. SIITNNEV 3IAT C n.—One of the most spirited Camack or Shin ney match en that has taken place for many yearn was contested lately in the field of Danclior, near Kingusste Badenoch, in pre sence of a numerous body of spectators. The combatants were summoned to the field by the bagpipes striking up the Megther. owes Gathering, when a number of athletic Highlanders. equipped in the true martial garb of their country, assembled in the village of Kingussie ; and having proceeded to the appointed place, they I were met by the young Highlanders of Glentruime, when the con test commenced, and was continued with such decided skill, strength, and dexterity on both sides, that no advantage was gained by either, the sable cloud of night compelling them reluctantly to desist. Before they parted, their ancient and mutual bonds of friendship and esteem were cemented anew by the circling Dinah ; land many of both parties afterwards retired, preceded by pipers playing rullocligortttn, to the inn of Pitrualn. where the shell was agile eisevaistail by "many glad bands with hearts in them." to the health* of his Oraee the Duke of flaw, the Most Nebie the Marquis of Huntly, Cluny, Chief of the Macpliersons, James Mac pherson, Esq. of Belville, the Author of Waverley, " the lEghland and Celle Societies of Eilipburgli, and long may they flourish to cherish the sport acid protect the ancient race of the liar'," wi:11 many other loyal and patriotic toasts and sentiments.—inverear 1 Courier. ANIMAL. SAGACITI.—The following authentic *nee dme of the sagacity of an ass, and the attachment displayed by the' animal to his master, may help, in aomedegree, to redeem that used race front a portion of the load of stupidity which is generally as.igned to them, and which, with an many other loads they bear with such exemplary patience:—Thomas Prawn. residing near Hawick, travels the country as a higgltr, having an au, the partner of his trade. Prom suffering under a paralytic affection, he is in the habit of assisting himself on the road by keeping hold of the crupper of the saddle, or more frequently the rail of the ass. During a recent severe winter, whilst on one of his journies near Rule Water, " the old man and his ass" suddenly plunged into a wreath of snow. There they lay long, far from help and ready to perish ; at length the poor an, after a severe struggle, got out ; but finding his unfortunate master absent, he eyed the wreath for some time, with a wistful look, and at last forced his way through it to where his master still lay, when placing his body in such a position as to afford a firm grasp of the tail, the honest higgler was thereby enabled to take his accustomed hold, and was actually dragged out by the faithful beast to a plate of safety.—Caledottian Mererry. Sucrose') MIIII111! R.—DEAD Bony Four/I%—A few da,a since, as some men were widening the mad at Yabnpton arbler, near Mitcham, they discovered the skeleton of a man buried near the Lodge : the head had been severed from the body and placed between the legs, and the shoulders were only three inches below the surface of the earth. Every inquiry has been made in the neighbourhodtl, hut without effort t nor can any trace be dis covered who the individual might be. It is generally supposed the man was murdered, from the circumstance of the head being cut off and placed between the l'gs, and that the lardy was concealed in the above plate by the assassins to prevent detection. A farmer who lived near Paign:on was suddenly missed about thirty yearn ago, and has never sinter been heard of; but the opiri:on of Bengal persons who have seen the body is, that it cannot be him ; as, front appearlnces, it nail! have been interred at d mare recent date. The • greatMt consternal inn prs . ; :oils in the neighbourhood in consequence. I—Drone:ire f'rer6ol4; MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, rEartraar IG. We had considerable arrivals of all tirair as well as Flout, in the last week, but not much f r esh u p this morning. The 31ealIng trade, which was extremely dull on Wednesday and Friday last, as well as 2s. to 3s. per quarter cheaper for Whet, was to-day brisk, and regained in price the above decrease, so that DO Uri.. Lion in the currency of last Monday can be noted. There being some shipping orders in the market, and our maltsters being alas buyers, Barley sold readily on much the same terms as this day week. Although the supply of Oats is very abundant, yet the holders showing no disnosmun to give way in prices, needy buyers were obliged to give the rates of - last Monday. New Pkans may be considered Is. to 2s. per quarter cheaper, but fine old ones, as well as (hey Peas, maintained their late quotation. 'l'owardii the close of the market, considerable sales of M'hite Peas were effected, at prices rather under those of last Monday. Linseed continue, heavy sale, but Rapeseed in request at quoted prices. Bonded Grain was scarcely inquired after to-day, sad our quotations are nominally the same as this day week. IV II EAT. %ant & Essex (red) 44s to 70s Ditto white) - Ns to 70s Suffolk and Norfolk DEANS. Ticks . liarmws Small - 3r,% to 48s - 424 to 494 - tt, SUst (red) - dris to Us Ditto (white) . to 74s North Country -56 s to 70. Irish -44 t to tith Rrc - - as to itia BARLEY. 37s to 41. 34. to 37. Malting Grinding ........ Norfolk (pale) - tto Rh Suffolk It Essex(do.) Pts to ti4s Ditto (brown) - 44% to 32s MALT. B/lANIL. . 221 to 340 -22 s to As English Foreign LINSECD. - -50 s to -36 s to 421 RAPESEED. SEEDS. 29i to 311 Hempseed (per qr.) 311 i to 40, Foreign (ditto) - ?Js to 40s 31 ustardseed (brown) per bushel . Its to 14. Ditto (white) - Os to 12s Clover(red) per ewt. 48. to Si 1 Ditto (white) - 50. to Ns Trefoil -18 s to Sig Carrawayseed (new) 48s to Hs Coriander - . 10. to 12s Tares - Od to Ils id D OATS. Feed, Essex 23s to 29s Lincolnshire 24s to 28s Yorkshire . 25s to 29s Irish . . 23s to 2fs Poland, Lincolnshire 24 to 29s orkshire - 2l;s to 31/s Potato, Lincoln.. hire 25s to 30s Vorluthire - 2ta to 3ls Scotch . 2114 to 33s Irish - -2• b to 28s TEAS. _ _ Hog - - - Na to 381 Maple Grey - . 311 s to 40a White - - -40 a to 42a Boilers - -42 a to 44a English Foreign English (iwli;:t; GUILDFORD, Falk 14. Wheat per L 131 104 to 19/ Os • Rye - 21 Os to 21 6 Old ditto 01 Os to 01 Os Barley . 11 12s t o 11 17 s Oats, per qr. 11 4a to 11 12s I Roma, per qr. 21 Oa to 21 Bs Old ditto 01 Os to 01 Os Grey Peas 1/ 16s to 21 2 SMITHFIELD. Fem. It 3s Od to 4s 441 Veal - 41 Od to Is Od 3s Od to 4 411 Pork . 3s 1/4 to is tad HEAD OF CATTT.E THIS DAT : Beast, 2,B74—Sheep, 16,060—Calses, 120—Pigs, NIL HAY-MAEKET. 41 les Od to 31 is Od 01 Ilk W to 61 Is Od 21 Os Od to 21 & W Beef Mutton Hay Uover Straw NEWOATIC AND LEADENHALL—{By the Caruso Bed - 2s 441 to 3s Act Vaal - Ss 4d to 4s Od Glutton - 2s 8d to 3s M I Pork - is 8d to 3s Oct PRICES Or HA ST. /ANTS S. I Hay -70 s Od to 110 s 01.1 Clover - 95 e, Od to 120 s Id Straw . 42a Od to Mk tad PRICE OF HOP POCKF:TS. X AND STItAW. 1 WIIITELEAPEL Hay - Itag Od to 11% Od Clever -1" Od to 1304 4kl Straw -42 i 0.1 to 48i ttd PS, per Cut. FEI3. 16. BAGS. lil Os to 101 Os 7:104 to 91 06 71 103 to lel es 11/ Og to 1451 Os. Kent to 121 Oi East Kent and Canter. bury -- Susse - 1 - 01 . Os to 171 Os al i); to !O 5s Essex - 11/ Os to 111112 Firmbion, fine, 16/ Os to 211 Kent Sussex Essex PRICE OF POTATOES, per Ton. Ware - SI lOs to 31 is J VOA Kidneys 3/ Ss to 3110 S Marsh Champs. 3l lits so 01 Ss 1 Scotch Rods 31 Os to 3s 31 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of alb. Price by Tallow (u stated by the Tallow Melters), 2s lid PRICE OF TALLOW Town Tallow - SVs ed Yellow Russia id IS"hite ditto - Xis 84 V, SOAP, ice. per 11Mb. Yellow &op -70 s dl Mottled • . 78s 04l Curd Eris Od Graves - - ltis Gtl Good Dregs - Gs Oa Soap ditto Melting Stuff' Ditto Rough 32% Ed 211% Ad 161 ed PRICE OF CANDLES—TaIIow Chandlers Ilia Price of Candles, per dozen, Bs. dd.—Moulds, 10s. Od. Sixpeace per dozen allowed far ready money. N.8.--Tha prices la the general retail shops saw flan 7d. to lid. I' posed. Beat 'Heifers and Steers, - --- Ordinary - -28 ♦d to 2s &I per stone -al ed to 3s 24 Market Calf (each) . -Os Ot Middlings _ - It lid to 25 lod COAL MARKET, Its. IR Ship! odd. Pvitso. ow les 11/ - lii . - lie Oil to M. IL If . . - alt Id to 34s ad. Ship at Michas. Bs Newcastle - 44)1 Sunderland . 4 Scotch Coal . MIRACULOIrS ESCAPE. Dt73ITUIES, FEB. B—About ten o'clock in the morning of Sem day last, while the Nub was rolling from bank to bra:, a little bey. about seven years old, son of William llowat, carter in Mowed. town, having become giddy by gazing too intensely on a faendtg eddy, lost his balance, and tumbled over the brow into the ngi - g flood, nearly opposite to Provost Shortridge's brewery. This eddy, or tiny whirlpool, is formed by a buttress built several hundred years ago ; and such was the force of the bark current, that the boy, in the first instance, was carried up the stream as far as the last arch of the Old Bridge, where, after more than one dragons lution, he was at length caught iby the main stream. and Awned rapidly down the river. Alarmed by the cries of the boy's Isle' it number of spectators hastened to the spot, who deeming it ii s. sible to render any help, continued to gaze on the scene of dexa expecting to see the little sufferer dashed over the Caul, or suffoestel amidst the great body of water that rushes with such force thrattgh the gullet-d oor . Such, in fact, was the strength of the current, that the boy could not well sink, and it was observed, that he con stantly turned his eye in the direction of his father, whose feelings it would he in vain to attempt to describe. And here, while every arm was powerless, and every heart despairing, an intrepid youth, of the name of \Valiant Johnstone conceived that it was possible to rescue the poor child. The " gullet-door," as it is toad, is opened and shut by a peculiar machine fixed on the rirer's bask. with strong iron chains extending to the edgy of the darmbesd, ad by means of these the fearless youth contrived to warp himself down into the stream. Ilis situation, of course, was perilous in the ex, treme ; yet by clinging with nee hand and extending the other, be contrived to seize hold of the half-drowe.ed ehildjust as he was gbd ing into the yawning chasm. But here a new difficulty occurred—for to retreat wasimpossible—to advance truism death.--Other per sons ventured a little way on the chains, but their calls were she. gether useless ; and before ropes could be procured, Johnstone had to support both his own and the boy's weight for nearly a quaster of an hour. Ropes, however. were got at length, by thcjudick as 111 f of which both the poor child and his brave defiance were safely rs tricated, to the great delight of the sympathising spectators. Far a considerable time the boy was insensible; but 3lr. Spalding, cur -1 goon, happening to be present, by his assistance he was immedi ately conveyed to a warm bed, and in a few hours restored to the use of his faculties. Too much praise cannot be bestowed on Wrti- Johnstone. Considering the state of the river, the proximity the Caul, the celerity of his motions, and the risks lie ran alter ther, we firmly believe, that a deed of greater daring was met ht. fore attempted, far le a successfully executed. &WM& On Sunday hut, at Waltham, near Grimsby, the lady of S. AI• nington, Esq., of a eon and heir. ()n Mo nd ay at Laceby, the lady of R. Cropper, Esq., of s daughter. On Wednesday, at Kelton Hall, the lady of Stephen Eva. Erg., of a son and heir. 31ARRIED.. A few days ago, at Kensington, John Humid!, Esq. of Er. manuel College, Cambridge, to Mary, only daughter of Charks Bodhain, M.D. of Pembroke College, Oxford, and F.R.S. On Monday at Polebrook, near Oundle, Thos. Welsh 1 1 -nt . Esq, of Wedenhoe, to Caroline, eldest daughter of the R e v. C. b. Isham, Rector of Polebrook. On Rummy morning was re-married at Grantham. by the flee W. Patchett, Mr. F. Robertson, to Ann, only dait:rer el . 1 •.'• Tindsle, Esq., whose union at Gretna Green has tutu naked. At Dam Dom, near Calcutta, on the Strotli of August low. Lieut. Ingram, Hon. East India Company's service, to Minx' Isabella, daughter of the late Col. James Scott. DIED. At Luc'mow, in the East Indies, in August last. Main Alex ander Fortune, of the 27th regiment of Bengal Native Infancy. and Aide-deXamp to the King of Onde. Lately, at Usistor, Mrs. Ann Ebblewhite, widow, aged gO. Fn the last thirty years she had suffered great inconvenience from sn , enormous wen, which had g l. rown from under her left Car it had incres‘ed so much as to be more than double the trcightot ber head. This, with many other instances, confirms the !wool of removing such enlargements when they are small, and admit et an operation heMg perfonned without haranl. At Burgh. Mrs. M. A. Ward; and on Saturday the 7th. 31 /' Salome) , 11"akeling, sister to Mr. Ward.—Death haa "'". l family tin less than six times within the last twenty sr the victims were three sisters In the bloom of youth, obi ages being 20, 21, and 21. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT I.ONPON-: Morning. 57 min. after 3. I Afternoon. 14 in Pelted at THE: BRITISH PII.B:‘;$ Office, by J.ll' lin, Strand; and Published by 11. CANNON, ban' and Din mans the , best 18d. th'e~. visited this T and •littll►tl Hp min after CI I% (WILT 0%. HO' an • Oaf" • I! 1 ... , ~ 1 4 4 , , ..'. l a el l c.l- el P o' oi I T • It • la eao . el • be ' Ile lb re en tie an tr 3 D, foe • za". Or HI la ID Jo Ca bo (le Sal . re 1 eh 1 il l WI the 2 Pas Me I ( l c al fall ditt size 13 1 Clis 14 17 Ii t A r