The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1824-08-05 00:00:00

INDIA. Vcsterolay we were favoured with Bombay 'papen to the 07th of March. The only intelligence of interest which tlxr c ontain is a notice of preparations making against the ' w i f e*. The now line-of-battle ship Asia , commanded by Captain Currie, late of his 11Iajestv's ship Satellite, e , 35 to sail fur England on the 27th of Is March. om u.vr, 31sacu V. pesr.sicty for the arrival of a ship front England has now Irv ,. wily, in sonic tneasure, to the general interest excited by the 000 which ate era` passing on the other side of India. A formal ...mlaration of war has hecn mail. by the liovernor.General in i ouncil, again** the Iturnene Uovernment. In Ilengal, troops .ft moving from station to atation, some proceeding on active see r;; to the Burmese frontier, while others are tnarch.ng to replace taein. Ships are beiGg collected at :Madras to convey the troops from that Presidency to the opposite shore, and the naval force :role Bombay is on the ere of departure for the scene of action. Ills lilajc.ty's snip I;Gfcy, Conimodorc Grant, C.B. will sail foe im a l t s... sr undetwand, on Monday nest; and the Honourable t antyary's Itigate I lastings. commanthxl by ('apt Georg! Blanes, sal be rawly for a:a on the 21st instant. The Hastings, it is said. Likes ea board a &tacit:tient of eighty men from the regiment of Ardlcry, to assist in workitg her ;rims. as well 3.1 a party of thirty wen nom the I:ttrepean regiment to act as Marlins. h:• stole of the force to he employed menest the Burmese must tic icy considerable. The India Oaseue ut the I Ith March states, is: a term of tot less than twenty thousand men will concentrate :::: caehar. The ft:al:urn Gt the 10111 March mentions, that 2,000 ir:a ate to lie scot to Arracan ; and if we add to :hex the Madras at ::cent, which we understand w be &OM, and the naval force, b ::: King's and Company's. new collecting. it must be owned t i.: tfc dominions of his golden-footed 31alerty are in no small L.a.'g.r. Ibe 1 °flowing paragraph. taken from the Ilastiarr of the Ath flasitt, connilits the only news from the East.rn frontier Out we lA% e seen since the publication of our last number : Accounts have been received from the flastern frontier, dated r;th ult. stating that the liunuana have evacuated :heir stockades i: Posdpatlem where our troops had the engagement with them on r.e :114 ultinto, and have retreated towards Asasm. It apive.ary I . .tir loss has been witch more severe than ours iu the late action, Wu of their men having been killed and wuurded. " They were entirely !Surma:is, ard, though generally can/ti " red as ignorant of modern modes of warfare. bad their pmition 1 I "r'roral perches distance all round defended with spring guns and 1 ; ..k t s corecalcd in high grass, which proved a great and dangerous ' a ffliction to the advance of our troops. We have learned that A raia Johns:or and Ensign Ilarbarie are still in a dangerous •.:r ; the former officer was shot through the thigh and the latter : the kg. whi.ll has since been amputated." THE BURMESE DOMINIONS. (EXTRACT OF A LETTER.) Tie ear with Ara promising to be of a more ',trials nature than .0 at flat ea pleted, the public attention has been now trmyfrroixt trifling impertance which attached to the dispersion of a s flereereis, to the probable consequences of a protracted war, a poi.le inhabiting a country strongly fo r tified by nature, and • powers still more increased by the energies of a rude we judge from the late accounts) brave and determined I! ei“).;tilar. that during the long time that we have been rao,ion of :he greater part of Ilimloauen, and drawn from its tae provinces a CIO( yearly amount of revenue, oar eastern Iron. sbo,h: have been limited to within a short diets:lee of the Pre !cr. cy. sad that 30 extent of rich territory, surpassed be none it. is act, itould rot bare come under our management either by ~.....a.lol or C.V,ito ~.. .1: preert our trade with Ara in very limited, and depends al- ~t antral , upon the caprice of his Golden-Fusel Majesty, ur i at is always worse, the caprice of his :Majesty's Ministers. d: the article of tick timber, this port is almost entirely delved .r a upon Ara for lit +applies, and now that the first aggression has .t.-it-ode on the pert of the Burmese, a lair opportunity presents ..,.let obtaining possession of the whole country. 'There are perhaps many objections which might be stated against :remise. but let us consider. \re here but one port in India where shipping can be built with trairce and at a moderate price t this is chiefly owing to cur pressing the materials ready at hand ; but were Bergeson to shy pOSS , VIIOII or, we should have a port on this aide of India ilea grand naval depot might be established with every mate .,, an superior artificers upon the spot. At Bombay. ships can b. di cheaper than at Calcutta, for a very obvious reason : that h the rastenals being brought from a shorter distance. Why i: 'old se rot team have a port in the vicinity of this Presidency, s'e'e a grand Taeal depot for all India might be esiablisheal under trh favourable circumstances ?chap, it In, born an olject of policy hitherto to keep Ava an a Lanier Erween Bengal and China; hut may it not be reasonably in dsert..that the pusillanimous Chinese would be better neigh. loan than the restless Battmese ? I mean as independent neigh- I sirs—ocer subdued, the dominions of Ara would doubtless be r'weel open the same eEleient principles which characterise the ha:ministration of the provinces under the Bengal Presidency. A ennui aboundirg in rich natural productions would open an tre..ete tsld for an ira.rease of revenue, and when it is considered fat the rench hare views on this rich portion of the East, it would 11. toti:y u: us to anticipate them in their designs, now that the *dimes ~f the Burmese has giver us the opportunity. ehotal.l a hestile European nation occupy the eastern boundary : th: il.yy et' Bengal, it would be of the utmost detriment to our . .re erre. 'll,e occupation or the Burmese dominions would not e.., immensely increase our revenue, but also render our posses. nsyn this qualm compact ; our policy and intetest both appear point out this as our proper Course. Ava, in atidiuon to its valuable supply of teak timber, abounds 41 kinds of grain. Its mines also are rich in the production of Id, silver, tin, lead, antimony, sulphur, 63., and rubies, sap_ .`tea. chrystal. and amber. are to be found in great abundance. Marble, of tine grain and beautiful colours, is procurable, as o the celebrated petroleum, ur rock oil, which alone yields a ute revenue to the Government. The country being, hilly, is infinitely more healthy than Bengal, a is .said to ag„irie well with Iluropoan constitutions. wiz INDIA BIRTHS, AIARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BINTIIS. At DJ 'try, Madras, on the Al 31arch, the Lally rf Licuterantii siorel t ietpbtll, 4tith regituent, of a ann. At datr.spatarn, 3ladraN. 7th Alarch, the lad, of the /try. R. .r..tr, 3lisi•ionary, of • daughter. th.fsti.r.!ay, the 13th .31arch, at Madras, the lady of I leo.. Lslral:il. , ..2,trerth, of a daughter. AtSrra:ra , r, Calcutta, oa the '2 I,t February, Cie lady of Ilk* 1 1 11fii i .. yii. 2d battalion 7th regimetl:, of a soli. , hi 6: IJ :latch, at ('alcutta, the lady of Lieutenant-Colonel 'attar, t: a son. MAREIED. 11 ••Maqt-:. Vetch 8, et :11ndru, John Babinron, Esq. of the to Jane, eldest daughter of A. Spear, E.q. of the the 1::11 March, at St. Mary's, Tricliinopoly, Aladraa, Chas. :krs, f.v If the Civil Service, to Lmma I:hampion, eldest rhm Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, C.ll. and K.C.T.S. his 3iaiesty's Roy4l regiment. 'n. t!,c Mar ch , at st..lkhn's t'a7hodral, Calcutta, by the T. - maw°, loptsin G eorge William Aylmer Lloyd, of !Ine,l Native Infantry. to Caroline, second daughter of Eruct:, of the fluntmertbfe lA:moat:7'a Bombay DID. :ll's, C, at Bom E bay, 3lrs. Catherine Keys, wif e At Joseph Ker., Comman der of the ship LlileLetta, of e )la•ch. at Calcutta, at the I:ouse of Lieutenant :Nutt, ALlac, laughter of the late Doctor Patch, ag4tl 3t March, at C4ltutts, at tloz house of her brother-in. • gl i:.l.F , anecs Cowley, third daughter of the Lroa t . and Frances hit wife, aged cam On Jr!un Bentley, 1:s1. sg d 67 ',sus. .. - Th e Ulm- - d fatale has sailed from Portsmouth for • ''' l6 :°. t 'lli Ai: li.ricr on t card. t , " • s N l3 : 4- '!'s ,:,ip .Indroinache, Commodore Nours:, , :ti I !lit : :!1:. stli of Ma..., in lat. 33 S., lon7- 20 E., la ,:ivs::.1::!1:e Cep:, bout to the Isle or rrlnce. A- 1. •fl-i L..:(1 Am, iius beaueltrk, in the Blanche cri -4.4 '''''-: i! L'5:.4.,:: (.11 the I Ith ult. in ttli (lays, from '' . .P"" l :%; t i.- Nlai - tv's ship Partridee also arrived there I . lriZ t. VIIF I).—About two o'clock on the i:rig Dykes, lying 0:1 Flint, when: car:) of tinibcr, for Messrs. Dixon, of .:' , coaerrd to be ins blaze, which was seen from B:igilit, allot across the Channel IV: are inform: (I that the cabin, clocks, are co:nplet• lv consunaal, and that e damag e has bevil sustained by the bull of the oC's I:1114, -'1 4/0, J,,, fl 1 THE ASMANTEE WAR. Total . - - 7,100 The subjoined details of the hest action with the Ashan tees (the official account of whitl we gave yesterday) may berthed on : The country to the westward and northward of Cape Coast, for a distance of several miles, may be considered better adapted for operations of a military nature, against a force not accustomed to Diropean tactics, than that which is met further inland, it being in many places cultivated, in others naturally clear and generally open ; for although after passing the gardens (about fotr milts and a half from Cape Toast) lofty trees begin to make their appearance, yet, from the absence of underwood antfyinous creeping plants, vision is not interrupted, nor the progress of troops much obstructed. This description of ground may Lc said to extend, with little variation. as far as Fcttue, &tout nine miles frosts ('ape Coast, the scene of the late aetun ; bet beyond that it btesams thickly beset with trees and bru.bwood, oppo- I sing barriers of elastic t luaus net-work to such as attempt to travel out of the beaten path. It is evident that the Ashantecs would tu.t be abl e t o make to good 111 battle on ground of el:is description as in the thick woods, where they have an opportunity of mask ing their mode of attack, and concealing frous view their various stratagems. The force that we can now depend upon to oppose the Ashautees may becstionated nearly as follows : Regulars about . - - . AN M anis and Artificers . . 1:19 Cape Cottet People - - - - WV Annatrabne People - - - lop Accra People • - . 2, rA4 • Fentees who lore remained staunch : Aff , e's People - - - - 20') Aduko's People - - - - 400 A umbrae Foyle . . - - `2O• Appian' People . . 1.201 Bit this is too small a * fore, to cope with the King of Ashantee in person, at the ltrail of 16,000 armed men. Beech', the King, if he should find himself in want of men, will instantly call upon Cue people of Dutch Elmins to join him ; and as they have a:knowledged themselves his stoves, it is more than they dare to refuse him. The Eltuint.s.: are brave dttcrmincd turn, and can turn oct ' 6,000 makets. _ _ _ Any person acquainted with the tactics of the natives of the Gold Coast will not be surprised at the want of inclination recently evinced by the Fanttes to pursue the Asbanters, for it is entirely against their custom to fight alter dart. had the late Sir C. 11I'Carthy been able to hold out till sunk. t. he might hare ctibettd a retreat without difficulty, and with ssfety. The following letter, from an officer who emir:larded during the lute operations, will be found extremely inte resting : `• Jame% For, June 4. 1824. " Although my titre is row, and has been Mitch taken up in thu war. ever RilKe your departure. I cannot let the present oppor tunity for lini;land yens, without git ing you a short acemant of the changes, state of affairs, Sc. " We were ordered to the camp, if you recollect. early in March, and we pushed the ferns on to the Pea, in order to cross and attack the enemy, but in consequence of some pa'avering at Florins, in the shape of overtures, a cessation of hostilities ed for a new days, and the unorganised forms crossol without us., In the mean time the enemy advanced, a panic flew amongst oar allies, and at the distance of a quarter of a mile from them, with out erect tiring a musket, they took to the water like docks, and in one night every soul recrossed. flaying no canoes, the whole of their ammunition was ilcstroted, and a coneidcyable number of firciocks lost--ao much for their courage in this alit.. We had kept the whole Asharteo array for eight doss previously from aoss- 1 ing with a very small force (skirmishing daily, and to (fleet), in the expect:ohm of the main bo.ty conung up, when we should have been all ready to cross in canoes, and attack them in the tear. However, we were diappoint:d. " Some charges having been brought against we or two of the' I Chiefs. as the iingleaders of this ir lemons transaction, they were taken to Cape Coast to Illldergo an investigation, when the whole blame, it appears, fell upon Joe Aggerv. This bore, the camp was again formed at Front., with all possible despatch, aid every thing premised well fur advanzing with a large hotly of men (say 4,114:0) before the enemy could possibly come upon us; but here ..gain the Chiefs, contrary to ortleri, thought proper to provoke a battle (sad:ouch our reinforcements were pouring in hourly',. and 'nothing would satisfy their folly but divo.ing themselves (in all about 1.200 men) into three parties. They commenced their march, and. as n:ight be expected. were defeated in an hour ! This WAS on the 24th of April. Here, however. I must do them the jai. doe to say, the enemy suffierell dreadfully. As we were just get ting tap to their assistance, wi:li about 31i0 regulars and militia, the Chiefs were beaten out of the thid, and the rush caused such eon fusion and disorder. that we couhl rot reeler them that ass stance we otherwise should have done; however, we ccvereel a very good Truest for them, and in fact oar rear was engaged the whole way to the Government garden. ." The necesOr of keening the Ashantees from the waterside, g possible, was obvious, and accordingly we again opened the camp (then at the (hoiden), and in lens than a fortnight 5,000 armed men were inspected : this was abort the 14. h of May, and every ar. rangrusent was made for cur advance to Fettue, where the enemy went encamped. It'e had commerce:) our march, and out dirisiens were occupied in cutting the path to pass through, when Colonel Sutherland arrived from Sierra lAnite. Ile, of course, assumed the command. Col. Sutherland hiohly approved of the proceed. ingth and all seemed b.trsti!:g with desire to get at the enemy. On the 20th, we were within two miles of eieni ; had excellent infor. Imation as to their position, (lc. ; and on the 21st, by noon, our wings were up sufficiently to emeage, awl at one mat. the battle became general. It lasted till sun.art, with the greatest obstinacy, the enemy endeavouring to turn our right, and we their left, alter nately. " The whole of the Rovnl African Corps and militia formed our eentre. (seventy of the 2,1 West ludia Itegiment the reserve.) and ' we were two hours and a half in a ralley beating (and I will say fairly thrashing) about 1.111 1 11 of the enemy in a thick ',nod upon a 1 high hill. At fire, Major C. was on the point of Quieting forward the centre division, when the ()nartyr-.Master reported the antmuni don was out. several of the Chiyft.' messengers at this instant were waiting fey some powder, when it was discovered, that nearly hilt of the ammunition-carriers had dratted with their loads. and gone back to our camp. In consequence, the forces were called oil, and night coming on. we returned to our camp, with the great gratification that we did not lose an inch of gronntl the whole day, art'. t!, , t cireutvtances &ring the battle lea us to know the enemy stifryred severtly. Nearly 2.9011 of the Canters never fired a shin. 1 an) happy to say they are now expelled the camp as un. worthy OUT support. Our loss you will of course see at home. The Piny••, of the Ashanteu joints! the main body about Mtn , days ago: he brought about 31100 men down with him, nut more. " The rains are heavy, and the severity of the ditty for the last three months. has him no juke; scarcely an officer that wan in the clamp is DOW living." CAPTAIN ROCK IN PoIITCOAI..—TiIe Cork Souther& Reporter says, •' The following is an extract of a letter ceivtd by a Mt reantile House in this City. The Rock family, it appears, is taking a position there. Many, who do not like them at home, will have no objection to see them in l'ortugal:— " Lisltmtt. ,lull 5. " Captain Reck has *wand here. Eleven parishes are in a state of disturbance about A le.thaea. owing to the der sad. of the Cerev for Tithts and erreurs of Tithes. The Constitution reduced the , : 'demands consitltrahly, but as their acts ltave hero annulled, t;:e (I.vgy now room in for arrears." By the De Cock. arrived at Antwerp, advice' have been re iv.t! from the Mauritius to the :til of :May. We regret to learn, that no doubt was entertained there of the Delight sloop of war, Capt:.iii IT iy, having foundered of that island, and that the whole of her crew, with 300 recaptured slaves, had perished. A partvf the wreck of the vessel had been picked up at sea. _ We were pleased to observe yesterday, in pining through the streets. that the directions of the Lead Mayor, relative to dogs, his I:cen nerally obs...rv,d. Most of the dogs were tor zzlvd, an obrervacce which common butnanity ou7ht to prompt the owners of them to in the present sea- • l f A ST I : A 74-:•A c x ET.-11 - C are greatly . son of the year. '.....,, :LI a f a t a l reeident happems.l on !Sul:- .In the evening of Thursday week, the peace-officers ar y,,•'• •:,, I..rs• -, whist has proved disastrous rested t w o filowa, name I Nlarshall and Scutt, who were ....'• de-t. tutus- three o'clock in the after- c"I'1 " -fl . -l) he deeply implicated in the late murder at 1 f, ' .r: of Reidy. •water a1...a50-Pa'kets which . Stobsumir ; and, on Saturday, a third person , named ' '' 'll , + l l a:al Ell. s!:n-re Port, was l ear i n .. 11'hyte, was iscpri• - oned. The prisoners have beim commit • ..:1 , 1 h.. , t a few sisinun-s aft: r the steam tea; , led for trial. Marshall haul been indicted, but outlawed • , ....• , 1.:Ily hurt with a tremendous ex _ ; fur nut appearing, at the last Autumn Circuit, as implicates] a, p trt ef tliu it, ek, :mil otherwise eecatly , along with Wallace, in rubbing Lord Dunean's servant ' W, are nut ‘e: actitiaiiitej w;th ?h n ula fowling O.:c.c.—Dam/re Advertiser. '''' it Is, however, with *ief we learn: Pi:INCE ESTI:a II A ifY • P .% M nnosi A roR TUE Bit lATIf . wi I.oard were ~tot su..ri . Jusly s:aleh 11, Take four ounces of terra Japonica fin e l y p olveriaed ; on e -61 . ^r,• dead.—Clir.stre rp,ritl!. ,i,tlllCe of fine sugar candy, also powdered. (;rind two . •‘....` • :-'••lsne ye:rs since a stag, which • drachms of the Ik st asabeige:s with twenty grains of musk. .y's liouvls a vas film run, !raise .l. Dis,olve, also, half an uut:::: , of pure punt trnacantls jut 1:1 ' ..211:all's gr.:mills, with a ::;:ike.: . shout tbs.( eor kite cl utters of orange-flower water. Mix 4 -4 !" height of the gate and roller . a ll the in: -. ...siit lit.: together . so that they shall form a stiff q " it ' el 'N! Wh:-.t made this great t'ev.: pa,se, whr:ii i, ....) be ruled up into piss , aof the thickness - '''' rum:likable, th e d ee r was appelrentle •a a Ntraw. l' , lt tilt Ye ilitU stnall I, agths, each shout the l'' titre, with hounds snatching at his! eighth part of an inch, and lay them in clean paper fcr " 1,- &ern .he rued frost: whenet he tc,k use. They will befuund to be a very superior perfume fur wh-sts iresth may require it. EDUCATION OF TRE POOR IN IRELAND. Four Reports en the state of schools and education in Ireland have just been primed b 7 order of the House of Commons. They are drawn up in so confused a manner, that it is impossible to get at any genera l result from them, without taking the pains of going over and classifying the whole. From them It appears, that in the several dioceses to which they relate there exist numerous schools, and there certainly dors appear to be a general desire to diffuse the blessings of education in a gnat measure among the peo ple of Ireland ; but in none of the Reports, sane of which arc drawn up with eufficietut skill and industry, and others in as slovenly a style as can be conceived, is any very satis factory intelligence given as to the etrie f these numer ous schools have on those shorn they educate. In a word, we fear that, however well a great proportion of ! these reports may look on roper, it will be found, on in quiry into the facts, that the general system is inefficient. lAt all events, the board which lies been establish e d for the inquiry into the state of education in Ireland, so far (tack, we believe, as fifteen years ago, and is still sitting, has given few proofs of its activity. As a specimen of the ingenuity with which Acts of Parliament can be evaded, we know none so completely in point es that which is to be found lin the Report from the Bishop of Cork and Ross, page 47, signed by himself. After giving a flourishing account of schools, his Lordship adds, that the Bishop has noautho rity to inquire into the stipend received by the master from the pupils ; and then goes on to say, with a most delight ful candour,—" The number of free scholars is small, nor is the selmo!master obliged to admit any such." Th e I Act 2rfili Henry VIII. alloraing " the taking for the keep ing of the schole such convenient stipend as customably I used,"—which is a very pretty mode, indeed, of charitable instruction. In the Bishops part of the country the enetoinalfle stipend is eight guineas per annum at the diocesan school, and yet with this fact in his knowledge, land this interpretation of the Act of Henry in his mouth, ; we pereeive . that the salary of the diocesan master for taking I pupils, for whom he is paid at the cuatomable rate, is fixed by a late Act at 2001. per annum. Similar instances of jobbing could be easily found. THE ARMY. Major-General Sir Henry Torrens has been to Weeilon, to inspect the 53d (Shrire) Regiment of Foot, and to ascertain the proficiency acquired by that corps in the im proved 'yam!. MAJOft-GCNERAL DINSALD Can .—The late Major-General Dugald Campbell entered the service as an Ensign, on the 30th April, 1783, in the 57th Regiment of ! Foot. Ile was appointed Lieutenant in the same corps on the 20th March, 1788. He was promoted, on the 24th January, 1791, to an independent company, was subse quently placed upon half-pay, and appointed, on the lit July, 1793, Captain in the 46th Regiment of Foot. He was appointed on the Ist of January, 1799. Major by Bre vet, and Major of the 46th Foot the 27th April, 1900. He was made, on the 25th September, 1803, Lieutenant- Colonel by Brevet, and appointed, on the 13th of August, 1812, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 3d West India Regiment. Ile was appointed on the Ist of January, 1812, Colonel by Brevet, and on the 4th of June, IHI4, Major-General. The 3d diviaion of the 96th Regiment, under the cotn mind of Major nubile, sailed in the Borodino transport from Liverpool for Halifax on Thursday last. The 4th and last division. under Major White. ernharkill on board the Rain for the same destination on Saturday. MELANCHOLY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. We have received intelligence from a Gentleman at Brighton, who was an eye-witness to most of the facts he de tails, of a most melancholy attempt b 7 a young female of great personal beauty to commit suicide. The circum stances under which she was instigated to this act of des peration are peculiarly distressing, and the apprehension for her safety is the more alarming, from a second, but unavailing, repetition of the attempt. It apneas that this beautiful young woman maintained an unbh inished cha t racier until a few days previous to the firbt attempt she made to destroy herself. She had been sonic time past under an engagement to a wretch, to whom she yielded under a promise of immediate marriage. With a brutal disregard to her feelings, and base abandonment of his own plighted faith, and after a sacrifice, in which he at least ought to see nothing but what was /table and disinterested on her part, be flung his victim " like a loathsome weed away"--denerted her, and left Brighton. Stung with dis appointment and despair, and feeling that it is not life, but the condition of living, that makes human existence sup portable, she resolved not to survive the ruin of her re putation. She determined on self-destruction ; and ac cordingly on the night of the cad of August, at ll o'clock, she plunged from a retired part of the West Cliff at Brighton. It was a clear moonlight night, and it providen tially happened, that one of the preventive pinta was near the spot. lie saw a female form plunge into the waters, and with that generous and noble intrepidity which has ever distinguished the naval cliaracter of this countri, he plunged after her. With considerabledifficulty he succeeded in seizing her before she was drowned, and " buftleing the billows to, her rescue," be bore her in his arms to the temporary bar- • rack, situated on the West (lilt close to the artillery fort. The officer in charge of the party gave immediate attention to the unfortunate unknown, and the sailors' wives were aatirluous in administering every assistance in their power. Mr. Pitt, a surgeon, residing in the neighbourhood, was in instant attendance, and with a promptitude and anxiety that reflect much credit upon him, pursued those means for restoring suspended animation that have been so suc cessfully pursued by the Humane Society. After several hours of anxious vigilance he bad time satisfaction to ob serve his exertions were crowned with success, and that the liepless female was restored to life. The prais:worthy and hitherto successful exertions of Vector Pitt to preserve her life had, however, well nigh proved unavailing, from a circumstance which occurred the following morning, and 1 which we would term an accident, did we not feel it to be a highly reprehensible neglect on the part of those who per -1 witted it. The attendant, most unthinkingly (not to use I a harsher and more appropriate word), le ft the room. The I poor injured surf ter immediately bethought herself that this was a fitting opportunity for putting her fatal design into execution. Finding herself alone, she immediately hung herself to a staple in the wall, and would inevit ably have perished but for the timely arrival of some persons in her apartment. I A gentleman high in the naval profession, who has take las indeed all persons must, an intent.' in the fate of this unfortunate female, correctly and humanely conceiving that it was not medical advice she needed now, but that it was morn requisite " to administer to a mind diseased," acquainted the Curate of Brighton of her deplorable situ . ation. 11 - e arc happy to learn that she has been benefited • by the ii.struction and consolation &Worded her by that Rev. • t ientlanan, and gradually becomes more calm and collected. iVe at present forbear horn mentioning name*, until the • • particulars of the case are more fully investigated; for we apprehend her friends have not yst been informed of the! catastrophe by which she had determined to tear herself from their society and the world. The wretch who has ! wrought this ruin has not since been heard of ; the seduc tion is one of peculiarly aggravated atrocity, loaded and d —d by every circumstance of guilt—without one re- deeming palliative to retrieve It from the most condign 1 abhorrence. The Master's Mate or the port, and men in charge of the preventive service, desetve the highest commendation fur th , . active sad available assistance which they rendered on this distressing occasion. COMMISSIONERS OP EDUCATION.—!t is , wig hare rea son to btclit.se, the intention of the individualreomposing this Hoard, to leavc Dublin shoot th e 1.41, or A ugust, and make a circuit of the entire country, for the purpose of determining, by personal inspection and examination, the Ects which are to fonn the basis of their report to the Le:,;is'ature.—Cork SoteMern Rportry. Arthur O'Conner, who married the daughter of Con-, floral, has a letter in thy Paris journals denying the mu sticitv of the work published under the title of Me moirs ae etniih,rect Slir literoliitiou. lie states, that he has examined the inamityripts from which the pretended Memoirs are said to he extracted, that he found them to con-1 sist of twenty-nine notes or letters, scarcely sufficient to afford thirty-four pages of printed text, and yet out of these scanty materials, two volumes, containing 729 pages hare been manutlictured. 11031 R CIRMIT. ESSEX SUM3IER ASSIZES, WEDSZSDAT, Aro. 4. CIVIL SIDE. plefore 4fr..lostict Krnaorau.) EttfitiN V. iTRINGFELLOW ♦XD WI/T. This was a• action in case, against the defendant, for maliciously injuring • picture, tile property of the plaintiff Plea, Not Guilty. . . _ ADOtPINT - 11 WWI Mr. BRODrItICIL conducted the plain tiff's case, acd Mr. I.; t: ant t and Mr. Sergeant TARDY the de fendant's. The plaintiff ts an attorney, and the defendant a teadesman, both residing at Southend. The picture, which was the subject of the action, was an old painting of a home, upon which the plaintiff set great value. It appeared that the plaintif having in his che. racier of attorney sued the defendant upon • bill of exchange, a day was appointed for use latter to meet at the office of the fotmer to pay the money. The defendant deputed his wife to pay the mo ney, and she went in company with a Mt. Cobbold to the plain. tirs house far that purpose. M'hen she r. at there, she found the , plaintiff input home. she seemed angry at the breach o f the plaintiff's ap i mintment, and broke sat into some passionate capers. pion*. A female servant who attended the door inrited, her to sit down in the parlour. aid told her that the plaintiff was In the neighbourhood, mentioned where lie was, and said he should be sent for. Mr. Cobbold then went to look for the plain- I tiff. In the interval defendant's wife renlincel in the pm lour, and, as was alleged, maliciously injured the picture in question, which hung up in the room. The principal wit. nem to support the case wes the plaintiff's female servant, who deposed that whilst Mrs. Stringfellow was in the parlour she heard her walk about die room, go to a table drawer ih which was a knife-steel, and then make a rumbling noise, as if a picture was moving on its peg ftgainst the wainscot. Before Mrs. Stringfellow came to the house witness was quire sure her master's picture was uninjured, but as soon as Mrs. Stringfellow went away she ob served the horse's eye.; had been poked nit with some such instru. ment as a wee!, there being two small holes punctured in the can. i TIM Mrs. Suingfelluw was altogether in the room for ibOut ten minutes. On her crosti-examinatian she had admitted that she had been a witness on two former occasions fur her master; once in London, and another time at the ftatiutes. There ♦as a peep-hole in the wainscot of the room, but sha did not look through it. Was quite certain that the picture was sate before 3lrs. Stringfellow went into the room, and that it was injured When she left. The picture was exhibited in Uo , trt, but it was any thing but a master.piece. The utmost value set upon it was 61. but it was obviously worth no such money. No objection was taken to the form of the action. but Mr. Otto NEY went to the Jury upon the uedit due to the plain. tiff's servant, contending that the story she told was utterly impro bable. No motive could be assigned for the conduct imputed to Mrs. Stringfellow; there had been no expression of ill.will on her part towan a the plaintiff; and it was hedly to be believed that a woman of her years and respectable character could be guilty of the wanton act of mischief complained of. Under these eircum stances he claimed a verdict in the defendant's favour. _ Mr. Justice BE:ascot:Gil, in summing up the case for the Jury, said he saw no rea.on for doubting the story told by the plaintiff's servant, but it was their province to did lc upon her credit. It sp. peered to him that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict if they be. loved her evidence. The Jury fou-.d their verdict for the defendant. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL a. RYMER. This was an information filed against the defendant. to recover penalties under the Hawkers' and Pedlers' Act, far hawking and selling goods without a licence. Mr. Sergeant OssLow, Mr. M , Mr. Grimly, Mr. NOLAN, and Mr. POLL. AND, conducted the case for the Crown. and Mr. Sergeant SPANK 1E and Mr. Comes the defence. It appeared that the defendant, Lyon Symes, was an auctioneer, and had, at Hochfort and Witham respectively, hired a room, and published handbills announcing that the goods of certain manu. facturers had been consigned to him for sale by auction, and that he meant to sell them accordingly at the time therein.mentioned., It was proved that he had sold various goods in this mannrr, not being licensed under the Hawkers' Au; and that he was nut an inhabitant of Witham or Itochford, roe the nianufecturer of the' goods. Under these circumstances this proceeding was instituted, to repress a practict so dam:mire to the trade of small shopkeepers in country towns. Mr. Sergeant SP ANNIE wade two points; first, that the de fendant was not identified ; and second, that being an auctioneer, and not a trader. he was not liable to the penalties of the Act. The Learned JI'DGE charged the Jury, first, that if they be. limed the witnesses, there was abundant proof of the defendant's identity : and secondly, that the defendant was clearly a trader within the meaning of the very comprehensive words of the Act. The Jury immediately found their verdict tbr the Crown tar two penalties of 61/1. each. MIDLAND CIRCCIT. —....m.-- HUNTINGDON ASSIZES. Acaust 2. A ItSON. T. Savnze, the younger, was indicted for setting fire to a Dann — wilfully.. and afterwards to a house, at Somertham, on the mantle.' of the 26th of flay. Mr. Dovrit. in stating the care fir the prosecution, said, the prisoner's nme had been attended with immense damage In a pe cuniary point of view (near '2l) houses were burned down or mate rially injured) besides the dreadful danger to which the sufkrtts front it were personally exposed. Twn approvers, and other witnesses, made out the case against the prisoner, and The Jury, without retiring, returned a verdict of Guilty. The bolus Cults Itsaow, in pmaing sentence of dea.h upon the prisoner, raid, that Mr crime was of such a n nitre ■s to pre clude an hope of mercy. CROWN SIDE. • Samuel Sejeant we% In ict for um egtously breaking into the parish church of A rlesford, on the 2d July, and stealing therefrom a silver cup, a white surplice. two Prayer-books, and other property. It appeared in evidence that all the property abate-mentioned had been seen safe on the 27th of June, but on the 1d July it was mis sing. On that day the prisoner was apprehended at alodging, house in Colchester, with the whole of the stolen articles in Ma possession, tied up in a bundle. At first he disclaimed any know. ledge of the contents of the bundle. but afterwrirds voluntarily acknowledged the whole offence charged in the indictment. The pmroner offered no defence; he was found Getiky, and judg mat of death was recorded. Irotehouse traihersrik was indicted for stealing. at Che!malted, on the 7th April, a horse, and bridle and saddle, the property of Johri The prisoner, in February, hire! a horse of the prosecutor, alio resides at Bury, in Suffolk, to go a journey for two days, and then return it. At die eviration of the two days he did r.ot return the animal. On the jth of April he was found offerin , - to sell the horse, u his own property. and had actually eisposed oldie bridle. Be was stopped under the suspicious eircumstar.ee of his de- MeOOOUT. U on these facts being proved. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found the pri fence Gaiity, and beggedor sentence of mercy, which dwh w 421 recorded. The pri son er entreaty the prosecutor joined. The Learned Judge said he should take the me into conside ration. WESTERN CIRCUIT. WINCHESTER ASSIZES, TVESDAY, Auarst 3. The Loan CHIEF JuSTICI and Mr. Baron G•RIIOTI attended Divine Service this morning, at which a most appropriate discourse was delivered by . the Rev. Mr. Hagarth, Chaplain to the High She. riff. After service was concluded, the Judges proceeded to Court, and commenced business. The Lord Chief Justice on the Civil aide, and Mr. Baron Gsrmw on the Crown side. After the Grand Jury had been called over and sworn, his Lord ship (Mr. Baron °Miaow) proceeded to addre-s them on the state of the calendar. The followieg trials then took place : Thomas Satipl- aged ta s ty, stood indicted with stealing, in the shop of Mr. Charles Dale, cf the borough of Andover, three pieces of ribbon (two of black and one of blue), of the value of 115. on the leth of May Int. T. Hawkins, Idioms= to Mr. Dale, was called and nautined to the fact of his having secreted the ribbon up his mu sleeve. elr. Dale bring also sworn, dtposeid to the same effect. The Judge charged the Jury, who immediately returned a ver dict of Guilty. The prisoner was recommended to intim by Mr. Dale, the pro ' ileeutor, in consideration of %Inch the Judge sentenced him to all months imprisonment and to be kept to hard labour. The young man retired from the dock very much aifeetcd, iheciding abundance of tears. -- ./41mAllew, a hardy robust looking man, aged 50, was chargea with having feloniously stolen a ewe sheep, in the parish of Up- Ilurstborn, the property of 3lr. W. Pincer, or: Saturday night or Sunday morning, 'he 31 Or 4th of July last. The prisoner at lint pleaded Guilty, but being warned as to the consequences of such a plea, he withdrew it, and on the question being pat to hi:n a se cond time, he answered. Not Guilts. . _ Ct;alin being called, deposed, that he lived in the parish of Coombe, Hants ; he went to a club on the I'd of July la.A. About two o'clock in the morning he was on the road front .Mr. Purver's house ; he met the prisoner ; he hail a sack and a sheep, 'which he carried across his shoulders; asked him what he had got there ? he answered it was no business of hi., and then put it down. Knew it to be Mr. Purver's sheep from certain marks upon it. amongst others that of a single P. The prisoner said he would carry it back, which he did, and returned it to thz fold. Jonathan Hall was called, who swore to nearly the same effect as the last witness. J. Aker. the shepherd, on bring called, identified the sheep u his master's. The JUDGE observed. that they had to consider the intention of the prisoner as to the theft, for had be not been detected, he would, of a certainty, have carried it into perfect executian. The Jury then returned a verdict of Gaffey, but strongly recom mended him to the mercy of the Court, in consideration to his ad vanced age, and large and distressed family. Hta LORDillir passed sentence—" Trar.spostation for life." Joins liner, aged 3(1, stood indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July last, at lautuly, in the parish of IVestboume ' in the county of Sussex, a quantity of Lacer ., the property of Charles Mom, a miller ; he pleaded, .7s;ot fluilty. It appeared that the pi isoner was in the habit or going to the mill to catch rats (that being his professOin). and thereby had free access to all pans of the house and huiLlinv.i. Sir John Newort has Several witnesses were called, who proved his having taken away P - -- d - are* , seti a 10, • the bacon. The prisoner being called upon fur tds defence. made of Waterivril, which he 6111—" l). one which excited considerable interest. from the manner in which lure berm, during mote than t twenty ;,' it was couched and delivered, it was certainly fence from such a elan. The Judge appeared astonished at the 1 a must splendid de-: grati fy in:- us-tit:lollies of your approha: . unhesitating manner in which he spoke. lie was a married man.: cuminft:and recoil:lY t.e by 1 , • assurane,• i he said, and had served in the aims nine years. and was divzharged 'from a highly ri•spectable mee.ing of U' a sergeant, since which time l had in.dut.ii.a.tl himself and amity , continue. to aspire to a renewal o. that Ir !I by destroying rats at farm-houses. . lion, whenever the Jisso:ution of l'arlyl. :: lie called a respeaable.looking fanner to speak to his (+stayer, and who gave him a most excellent one ;he never heard any barns . it into your hands.' it cc iDr N v.—A venerable lady, 89 n tm.:: ,•!:,-,, rrsiuhr ..., of him up to the time of the alleged theft. and he had known Into . . ~...., ~.. Tuesday It sears. The prosecutor'. servant also spoke sell of him up to that time. I t .. - .i . t .,,, ~;,. j. sit , ~.,w ok 'he ....,... t .„ „. ~.,„„i „,,,,,, .„ The Jury returned a ytnliet or Nat Gstlty, and the prisoner , two"''',.._l" , • e . . • .., nf the . ..••; • : NI ~,,•4, e ui ve l l'.: 4 ! ‘ : ' ,.. ye.. til s's t in t e 'h tt e in n ai 4 g n h e t.'!/ ' T f il Sll 2lel n tl n e a . l ;•l l t . ‘ L ! ' .:l ' f : ' . : 1.. v..4.t:,..)wiNt it.: 1 beam it, for a ian.tau..tra was discharged. --------—• ing :tr. right thigh bone. close to the hip j.e.m. :the aAI cubveyrd There are at present only tire prisoner,: fur trial gnat siolence. fin. sad effects of which tiii,c...c.ce s a,. the time:. at the ' inim:d::stely to la tiv's Hospital, where t . i.. VII! It, but 111Laput ensuing Assizes in th: Nortiwinton:rlaul Calendar. . tali:: .: 4 .:;:!: n .-. e.ng et:N. at bar 1272:.,.: al:e -• the firemen I; ll* pui.i.! .ri . 1 .1,144;t. it t~.~_, 4. 1 OAKHAM-RITTLANDSIIIRE. At these Assizes. the County gaol did not contain pr saner, and the Civil Side of the DAM presented bet two c"", both of which were insignificant, and of merely a local newre. Judge HOLROTP congustulated the (!rand Jury upon the rta'z of the county. and obser‘ ed. that at the last Assize for this many there was almost an equal absence of erittinal offences. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. YORK ASSARkS, You CAsTLI"., 31oFDAY, Ara. tt CROWN SIDE. Jaws Wx4jdd , aged 15, was put to t►e har, tharged wit► bas ing, ou the Kiiies highway, robbed Jobs Brooinhead, of ElJu..l, labourer. 741 r. Axneitsosi stated the case on eh part e.the Crown. Oa the *2sth of 3latch last the pro.ecutor, who h a peosiore►, went to Halifax to receive his pension. On hi return he called at the Jolly Tar public house, in Halifax, where he got a little" jolly.' . and afterwards went to the Wheat Sheaf and g-: more so. TM prisoner was there also. About twelve o'clock the prosecutor lift, but soon afterwards returned, with the loss of hat and Wale. The landlord took a !anthem, and assisted him to them. On his road home, after this, he stated that he was knotted down ty two men, one of whom he swore was the pri-oner, who laid upon his head whilst the other took Son his pockct a one pound no:e and !Ss. On the following morning the prosecutor went again to the Wheat Sheaf foblic house, where he saw the prisoner. and charged him with the robbery. which be denied. The prolocutor said If he dtd not cash up he would take him into custody; the prisoner said he would remain un:il he go: a warrant, which cc die. The prosengor said that he was quite sober, whilst on the othe: hand the landlord swore he was " half scan Over." Vatlic:— Not Guilty. nears Williams, aged 23, late of London, well known in the metropais by the name of Harry the Groom, pleadil guilty to haring committed a burglary at the house of c olonel Beaumont, tf Bretton Hall, near M'akeheld, on the 17th of September last. Gra4—Death. John Brovgh, aged 21. pleaded guilty to having robbed the washhouse of George Hall, of Norton, near Milton, of various articles of wearing apparel and other linen.—Csilip. Last year the pruoncr was tried for robbing his own mother. Samuel Thorpe, aged 33, was char wd. with having wilfully. roar licioudy, and unlawfully cut and stabbed Edmund ilolt, of 11 u.i deritield, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Edmond Holt, the prosecutor, stwed, that he was returninz, home from a public-house about half-past seven o'clock iu the evening of the 7th of April last, he heard the - ;:ry of '• Mutder," which proceed from the prisoner's house, whereupon he tried the latch, but found the door fastened. On forting the &or open and enter ing the house, a inan whom he believed to be the prisoner rushed upon him with a knife, and cut him four tined over the forehead. Wkness seised him by the hands, and they both Ml to the round. On his (witness) calling out " Murder," the wife of the prisoner jumped out of bed and fetched one George Carter. The blood was issuing from witurses head, which was afterwards dressed by • surgeon. Cross-examined by Mr. BLACIDCZN —The proserutor stated that he had formerly lodged with the prisoner and his wile, and ad mited that sties leaving them and going to live at Leeds the pri• soner's wife followed hem there, where they lived together for • month, until the prisoner fetched his wife hem.. It further &c -rated that subsequent to that time the greatest familiarity had (s -uited Letween the prisoner's wife and Holt. litsirge Carter timed, 'tat when he grotto the price tee's house. and saw the prosecutor Needing, he said to the prisoner," Thorpe. thou hast killed Holt." The prisoner replied, If I have not, I whit. I had; and I would do the same to any . one else If ke broke Imo n.y home, and interfered with my girths. ' The Learned J emir said, that this crime did not come within the cognizance of the particular Art of Parliamen. under which the Indictment was framed. Had death ensued, the crime would only have been manslaughter. The prosecutor ought to here app:Lad the pnwoer of his intention to break open the door. Verdict_Not John Ryder, of Bellarby, in the North stood capitally indicted with eluting and maiming John Ratcliffe, of Leyborn, near Bedale, with intent to murder him. Mr. .101 - iza stated the cue to the Jury. The prima-toot wss servant to Mr. Blenkinaop of beybum. whose barn had often bzert robbed. On the night of the 24th of March last the proseoutst secreted himself in his master's torn to watch ; soon after whi,'s some person came in, and tilled a szok with corn. As he was about to take it away the prosecutor said, I have long looked for the:, bat thou hart cam, at last." No soocer had 112 Said this tha t was brough.. to the grour.d with a severe blow on the head. • h;ca was afterwards repeated. The prosecutor succectltd in est3Ortg, but not until he was severely cut. . . The prosecutor now VICA;TC that the prisoner was the mut, although it appeared he had berme expressed *uric doubt as to bus identity. Several witnesses were called by the prisoneet Counsel to Not/ an alibi. but failed in the attempt. The Learned Judge directed an acquittal. on the groun3 that the prisoner had nut cut the proscutor tralicicusly, but inertly to effect hie escape. Verdict—Not NISI PIIIUS. Aro. '2. (Btfis-e the lion. Mr. Justice BATLCY.) •xmcaox 11011.1IXSON. Mr. WoLIAXII stated the !tone nn the part of the pla;ntiff. It was an action of trespass. Nominal damages were only asked, and no action would have been brought had an apology been mitr.. The. facts were simply these;—The plaintiff and defendant bolo r,.kle on the Wile of Jir Tattoo Sykes, Bart., of riledn:ere. In that pate of the Baronet's estate there is an abundance of a.T.tuv, which Sh Tattoo had given to two gentlemen, who mimed it. On the Roth of February last, the plaintiff and a gamekeeper saw Hopkinson tiding on Anderson's grounds, having with hial two greyhounds. lie was ranted off, instead of doing winch he started a hare, and killed her, width was proved in evidencr. Mr. Boot:Guam addressed the Jur", and said. that this was as petty, contemptible, aril worthless an action as was ever bro.aot into a Court, arising only front the angry fetlinga of an envies:Ant neighbour. Time Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff Damages— ale Yet ('ROWS SIDE, Aro. S. (11rfore tht Bau. Baron H ULLOCK.) - _ . _ . . . John Ryder. vino was yesterday tried for the cuttirg 3^ r d mitr ing 1 , 1 John Ratcliffe, and acquitted, was thia tuutniry F.,t he bar for sttuliog the corn, and found Guilty. NISI PRIM Art.. 3. SEDUCTION. ALICE THOVIP:ION v. FEANCII COVETLY. This was an action brought by the mother fur the lett of the rior vices of her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Thompson. Mr. SCARLETT, Mr. BROUGHAV, and Mr. JONrS CO-ducted the case on the part of the plaintiff v and Mr. Wi1.1.7A,T, Mr. Ti PAL, and Mr. A not. Wit ue. 00 the part of the tlehmthur. The damages wore 'Aid at 1,0001. The derv:Ault Fitathd the in.:.erei issue. . . The defendant in this ease, it appeared, re-ided at Midi:viol Quay is watering place, about twenty :Mks from fl , cafb,irtiox. t. where he invited the daughter of the plaintiff tl tote and vtut him 'n the absence of his wife, and where the deferdant ucrocipliw. ed the ruin of the young lady in the shun space of twenty•Mur hones after her arrival. A more cold lover i; was nut poa tilde fur a warm hearted girl to possess—one too of the wrong side of Jul. and sho could begin his notes (for they were rot ieie tent in this frigid manner Mr. Corerley prevr.ts his compli ments to Miss Thomson. and would be poppy to a:0 her at Bud. lington Quay. — &c. to which place Miss T. went for I.wi.h ; and in reply to a question from the defendant's CoJns..l, could not say whether her bed-room door was fastened or no;. 31i , s Eliasbetli Thompson, who appeared to Inc abort •24 yers of age, pinsessirg blue t'es. and of interesting ap;earance, ws examined u to the fact; and sbe gave her oide”ce ;.. a isecundr.„: manner, shedding a few tears at first sb2 adut .tted. oa her ea ,• that 24 hours before she was %eau, th.: e•fe.niu.t never took the kaat liberty with her! It CLat t!,:t young lady " Never nought wind lore wits doing, " Nevi; dreairt of undo a thing." No witneg , ca were called for the defence. er.d the defendirer Couiriel chiedy pleaded in rultigcion of didnagcs. The Jury retired for about half as Pour, rnro they trough' in their ‘t•nlict, half-!aNt bur o'Juck, maga 101. The trial land &bolt three hours. b' ;~ 11 tti a ~~ lii %4, `:J