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IT t . ..,_~ *. INFANTICIDE. . • .w:ftßati2lo . , Front the Papers lately printed by order of the House of Commons, respecting the practice of Infanticide in India, e extract the following documents, from which may be wen 'iv origin and extent of this crime among two consi di rable Hindoo tribes. The servants of the East India ektinpiny have, it appears, at all times exerted themselves so the utmost to suppress this revolting and unnatural atro city. hut we fear with too little success, though their zeal and sincerity admit of no doubt : Vbserrsti.ins of Sir John Shore, afterwards Lord Teignmoath, on . the Infanticide of the Ilajekoomars ; in an Extract Iran a Paper an the Customs and Practices of the Ilindous, printed in the 4th 'Nvlunte of the Asiatic Researches. That the Practice of Infanticide should ever be so general as to become R custom with any sect or rare of people requires the most unexceptionable evidence to gain belief; and I am sorry to say, tat the general practice, as far as regards insole infants, is fully subsea, dated with respect to a particular tribe on the frontiers of Juanpore, a district of the province of Benares, adjoining to the muntry of Mle. A race of Ilindoos called Rajekoomars, reside here ; mid it ass discovered in 171111 only, that the custom of put. Cog to death their female offspring by causing the mothers to starve them, Lad long subsisted, and did actually then very generally prevail amongst them t the Resident at &flares, in a circuit which he made through the country where the Rajckoomars dwell, had an opportunity of authenticating the existence of the custom from their own confessions ; he conversed with several : all unequivo cally admitted it, but all did not fully acknowledge its atrocity i sail the only reason which they assigned for the inhuman practice was the great expense of procuring suitable matches for their dea l :Men: if they allowed them to grow up. It is some satisfaction es add. that the custom. though general, was not universal, as na tarat BM:0Mo, or some other motive, had induced the fathers of some lia2,•ltoomar families tobring up one or mare of their female issue; but the instances where more than one daughter had been spared, were very rare. One village only furnished a complete CI. cepint to the general custom; and the Rajekoomar informant who noticed it, supposed that the inhabitants hail sworn, or solemnly plcd;cd themselves to each other, to bring up their females; m prof . ): of his assertion in favour of the village in question, he ad. tied, that several old maids of Ilajekootnar tribe then actually ex iined there, and that their celibacy proceeded from the difficulty of srocuring husbands for them, in consequence of the greet expenses attending the marriages of this class of people. It will naturally occur to the Society, to ask by what mode a race of men multi be continued under the existence of the horrid custom which I have described. To this my documents enable me to reply, parade from the et ceptlons to the general custom, which were occasionally admitted by the more wealthy Rajeltoomars, more particularly those who hasmmerl to have no male bate, but eitieby by intermarriages with other najepoot families, to which the Najd :owners were compelled by necessity. A prohibition enforced by the denunciation of the severest tam-' lanai penalties, would have little efficacy in abolishing 'custom which existed in opposition to the feelings of humanity and natural ulticlimi; and the sanction of that religion which the Rajekoomars professed, was appealed to in aid of the ordinances of civil autho rity ; upon this principle, an engagement, binding themselves to desist in future from the barbarous practice of causing the death of their female children. was prepares!, and circulated amongst the lajekoomars, for their signature; and as it was also discorered that lie same custom prevailed, though in a less degree, amongst a smaller tribe of people, also within the province of Denary', cz.ited Rajcbunses, measures were adopted at the same time to make them sensible of its iniquity, and to procure from them a subscription similar to that matted frourthe Rajekoomars. Report from the Superintendent of Polies. Damajee Kutchcra7, a respectable merchant from Kutch, ini ate it is very true, that the Jahrejah tribe in the district of lied* Co very generally put their female children to death the instant Lk. are born; the Rajah of Kutch follows this practice in his Camay,: as also the Rajah of Samnugger. the Rajah of Aloorbes. , and the others in general; sane, however, among the tribe, limo a sense of the wickedness of the crime, and being good moral that , c presee their female children, but these are few in number ; disk, Tenon, a he ha, heard, for this abominable practice 6, that the 1 timbers tin not wish their daughters to °bet. their husbands, being of a bold domineenng proud spirit ; on being asked where the mew of this tribe get wives, he Ind:wins me, from the other Upset tribes; on bring asked how their infants ere destroyed, be says be sa v has heard that when a woman is fa labour, • lac pm of milk id brought and placed in the teem, and if an un female is produced, the nurse inantsdansi, pats it into the pet milk um" drowns it. That he las tentllkaillsil *termer dam of this tribe how they put thsk Ilinlan ar dank is" 'be,' have i.tways answered, by main thent&ii ....l 2 . alluding to tom , bi.:ag thrown into the pot stmiiiit. are the only imissivi 4 pil sons accessory to this riii desk .;ruki-m.- --- imams. 40 Las never known any Jahmjelt MAW in 1 flat Wes little or no trade, seldom re ehemmL, Tot /VW Or the FrOilUtt: of their hada. ami-assnliilma, . In ... ...... 1111 4 Iron. the district of Kutch, ens ed as a nurse in any of that Ihitlnt dieticiNet , tier grandmother was, and she her alien thlidate, that whenever a female child was been, the unfortunate infant was pat auto • cud ieree pot of milk, with its heed tindermast. along wide! rite after-birth, and thus immediately destroyed. On thecootrary, a hen a son was born, great rejoicings was made by feasting their mend!, &e. She declares she knows ne arise bow this extraordi nary custom arose; but has head that bsi a tribe of the Reboot caste, they do not wish that their remake teswld obey any one • in dependent of this, no one likes to take a female of this tribe into their faintly, as it is reckoned very unlucky to have any thing to do with them, anti in general it is but too often verified. This is the result of my inquiries. (Signed) - __ . S. HALLIDAY. Ite!stion by Sunderjee Sheeler, of the Poet of Mandaree, In the country of Kutch. It is notoriously known to be the established practice among those of the Jewish tribe in the country of Kutch, and adjoining districts of Kattewar (in the peninsula of Outerao, not to bring up their daughters, but to put them to death at their births. The legend that 1 hue heard, u accounting for this strange practice, is as follows : " I n former times it so happened, that to one of the head men of those Jahrejahs several female children were born; and as among the II indoor it is incumbent to provide husbands for their daugh •tvs whilst these latter areyd in their non.age, the Jahrejah chief. lair. above-awned applied amedinsly . to his family Brahmin, to ruratte the noomeary ineloweee foe pain the said Jahrr.l ol.6 fe male chridom osoneesed - s with the sons of his equals in tribe, and of Wm velour and as he possessed. '• 11w Biahmin, after making every inquiry, and going about to .every place in quest of 'nimble watches for these children, re turned without effecting his ohjoetomorting thereon to the chief. aain in qi estion. that although he hog dewed all his endeavours ve Ind proper alliances for his lamb diners, mill he (this Brah man ) harinot trawl any one who teaad t qualifications to ire his sun-in.law wherefore (added den • ). once to retain these prat feinalhinigeiegiadis hoiltbasse, after their arriving at the age of vronesnised, is isairtory m the rules of religion, I will take them with me, mil mil horn them in the fire, on condi tion that it be stipulated on poor port, to destroy et their birth all issue of the estate sex that skankersafter be born In your fitniily, laying hereon, as I now do, my Mann malediction both here and hereafter on you and yours, If fail so perform the tame : In such manna, that if you shall preserve any of your future daugh. tors, they shaft pass their lives in penury and want; nor shall good attend the father or the mother of such children." It i* further reported, that after this' speaking, that Brahmin took away those innocent girls, and consumed them in the lames; a:.! that in conformity to the stipulation and denunciation afore. said, the people of the .lahrejah tribes, dwelling in the country of Kutch, and in the Pergunnahs of Haller, and ether places within the contiguous Peninsula of Ouzerat, have to this day continued to alhcre to the practice in question, whereby, whenever a daughter is to them, they do forthwith put these helpless babes, with. cr..t compassion or pity, to death, placenta caper Karst anne in e:onle,:tr, without allowing of their surviving foe the shortest Zzaminstion thereon of Sunderjee. , 7 Q. It has been undcwtood, that Adeebs, the daughter of Rs .lakjea, a former Rajah of Kutch, was married to one of the Gui- Loom: Rajahs, whence it is to i be concluded that the practice of the Jalirejans killing their daughters is not without acmption ? A. That is true, and Adeeha is still surviving at Booje, the ca pital of Kutch, yet there are nevertheless but few exceptions, such as in this instatiee, to the general rule, becausefrom the effect of the malediction pronounced, no good ensues from their preservavatio ; insomuch that if any daughters of this tribe get mamed into other houses, the' grain in such houses becomes less plentiful; nor do suet. women . produce sons, but are the occasion of feuds arising in the families tato wkich they arc thus transplanted. Throughout all the country , of Kutch. there may be six or eight houses wherein the Jahreph masters of families bring up their daughters; or other wise the practice is general; and besides what happens within the limits of that country, the Jahrejah chieftains of hloorvee (written also Monrbee) froondul and Jamnagur, in the Peninsula of lime. rat, do also kill their female infanta. There is an instance of Veesajee, the Kakerwalla Chieftain of Kutch. having given his daughter in wedlock to Gholaurn Shah, one a the former '3lahornedan rulers of Scind, of thit tribe, an event that niust have happened forty years ago, but at • family do not bring ap their female -11 1 r do • • it by the • F ' • this period this Kakerwalla family do not bring cep their female ' infants- Those who occasionally do so, are induced to it by the consideration of thereby acquiring the merit of having coons born to them ; as for instance, when s man has a succession of female lir 4 children risk:red in his family, he will, at the suggestion of any one, be induced to &tyre, that by sparing, and bringing the: up, sons will also be required to him; whence chiefly Jalireyah daugh. • I .. i ten sr! sometimes met with ; of which them is in my recollection a%utiter instance, in the ci.se of the Rote Chieftain of Kutch, by name Vi;rape, who has married a daughter of his to the son of A tilbye, the Rajah of Bhownagurtb ; that lady may now be about twenty or twenty-two years of age, bat I have not heard that she has yet had any male issue, but t ha t on the contrary, her hus- band and she do nut agree. 1 Skipper the pedestrian has undertaken another heavy task. He commenced yesterday morning, on the Den at 'reignmoutli, to walk 50 miles in 1•2 hours, for six succes- .l Sly: days, for a subscription parse. ~.., • . _ ;tl. CATHOLJC FINANCE COMMITTEE. Duausr, EEPT. 24. An Abstract of the Catholic Rent, received since the 18th instant, was presented, from which it appeared that 1771. Ts. 8.0. bad been transmitted in the last week. Mr. CIINWAY stated, that great exertions were making in Gal way foe the purpose of establishing an efficient system of collecting the Catholic Rent in that county, from whence a handsome contribution might therefore be expected. Mr. Conway added, the Honourable Remit:man row present is also favourable to the Rent. Mr. RICHARD 111sartir, M.P. here raw and adllressed the meeting. He was, he said, exceedingly happy in being enabled to renew, in an assembly se respectable and distinguished, his sin cere assurance that no =mho of his should be wanting to promote by every constitutional means Catholic Emanciption. It was a cause in the service of which he had grown grey. He was now the oldest Parliamentary Catholic advocate in existence, and with truth and pride could affirm that his advocacy was not more zealous than his support and friendship to that measure were uniform and steady. After the Union, when the Catholic question remained dormant, he was the first person that encouraged Sir Edward Bellew, and other gentlemen front his own neighbourhood, to press forward, and shake off the languor of degradation and subserviency ; and, indeed, it would be extraordinary if he were not ardent in restoring their civil sod Wigton% privileges to a class of persons from ...born he was hitruallf descended. Ills mother was one of that persecuted and maligned! sues. Many others of his family, as the Gorman.. towns, Trinsilimwowns. &c. &c. were oleo of the number of those who, with dsa ha fidelity, remained attached to the religion of their iswatowited osontry. He therefore should belie his des:err if he vellellaillillehed to the Catholic cause; and he trusted that Loeb oisoosolkws as his solicitude for their success should prompt 11.111.sillwits them, would at least be considered to posse's the oak ef sincerity. The prejudices of the multitude in England whet the emancipation of their Catholic brethren, were happily Mthly dissipating. They are at length becoming sensible, that, ris=tl the peace s and security of the empire, the people of *sold enjoy the entire benefits of that Constitution, 'hid, but for their bravery and devotion in the cause of freedom, would have fallen, as did nations and thrones, before the desolating genius of the French revolution. The people of England feel, that when the sons of Erin arc united with them in affection and interest. and all are equal participators in the happl ' mu of a liberal, enlightened, and paternal monarch's tole, they try hurl defiance at all who envy their greatness and prosp erity; but whilst prejudice is vanishing in England. the Association should vanquish amongst themselves any tendency to intemper ance; and considering the magnitude of the object to be attained, they should be cautious, lest the intolerant. should hays an oppor tunity of wresting from the Catholics the fruits of a victory so bad(ll won. There was one circumstance which lie could not but esasider favourable to their cause, and however strange it might Mnyet he was convinced that Lord Eldon's opposition to the lic claims had effected more towards the complete emend's'. lion of the Catholics than thirty or forty votes. He could assure them that the refusal of his Lordship to place the English Catho lics upon the lame footing as the Irish hail disgusted all moderate was, and many who were opposed to the Catholic question gene. wily, were so convinced of the injustice and impolicy of the refusal, that a revolution was created in their opinions and reanoning upon the question of Catholic emancipation. The unconquerable poli tical perverseness of the Chancellor upon a subject whose basis was evidently equity, and only to be resisted by pre-determined bigotry and intolerance, created amongst them no small dismay, and be spoke a disposition in his Lordship to ravish front the Catholics those privileges already acquired. Why might rot the same dis position incline him to attempt an inroad upon all constitutional privileges ? To be sure, th e cause was ably defended against the phalanx of exclusionist. b p y ri t e h o f „ r a ierful advocacy of Lord Liver pool*, mid the means of so valuable an ally would be a strict •dberence, on the wt Catholics, to temperance and fashossualla. If the Cat Mies wise to prove the principle of the elmusdloes opposition to their &hos; and take as a test the Ingo aosell• sivanmd on some oamoisw by his Lordship and another Loom. Lord, whoa they ensinlid that the English Catholics might wildy bon roosoll to the. who could not be allowed to the Irish, then might they Wier tom Hair late votes, so opposed to this de claration, that their appuidse to the Catholics was not founded upon me, geedpincipli, but that they caught at every shadow of uswoOltswiso as a neasiontary expedient to procures. victory over onesietaney and libendhy. its to haring the honour of banning • masher of the Catholic Association, it would hardly be bosom. sag in his, nor could be, if a member, render the. that service elorwhwo, which he should ever be solicitom and isoziwos os They new mossemsd s mighty aniline (the entbalic Raub which bosomed they solid east wish Tee owl Abet; and he as sured ass rho bolt pwoolues w ell like against Its failure woad be 49 balls their houses. Dot Ist this. escape through disk useetbs trapstssalty et wows of coolsol. After sods as. smillVb• msmlstg Ile Isidro &noise so the Oohs & cam, the ilsoMoolooso bow/ gal isiddsow mike bed opplosso. The Bridgeport Courier mentions the following Interest ing fact respecting La Fayette:- 4 ' In the course of a familiar conversation with one of our most respectable citizens on Saturday, and in reply to the question—' What Orst interested the Marquis to embark in the cause of the liberty and independence of this coun try?' he stated in the moat pleasant and interesting man ner, that while stationed in the Citadel of Metz, and only eighteen years of age, the Duke of Gloucester, then, on account of his marriage, was exiled from the Court of Great Britain, communicated in a select company the in formation he had received respecting the contest of the Americans for their liberties and independence. This ac count so very much interested him that he left Metz for Paris, where he became acquainted with Silas Dean, Esq. the first agent to France from the American Congress ; at this time Dr. Franklin arrived at Paris, and after obtain ing the best information concerning the state of this coun try, his ardent love of liberty determined him to embark his life and fortune in the cause of American freedom. " The French Gentkmen resident at New York, to the number of from three to five hundred, presented an ad dress to the General in the free spirit of the day. In his rerly he complimented the French Revolution of 1789 ; said it had (though not consummated) meliorated the con dition of au immense majority of the people ; and that the cause of liberty was still dear to the hearts of Frenchmen, and, said he, " We shall one dry hare the felicity of seeing it established in nor beloved cunntry."—The answers of the General to the different addresses are written in a good style, and spew that his fine talents have not been impaired by age and misfortunes. —American Paper. MOUNTAINEERS or HAYTI.—Mr. Granville, the agent of President Boyer, in the United States, has communi mid the following interesting facts concerning a people denominated Mountaineers of Hayti :—" They arc a se cluded people, devoted to peace and the simplest modes of life. When he Island is in peace, they come down from the heights of the mountains, and cultivate their little lots on its sides, or wander in t he sloping forests; and some times, though very seldom, and in few numbers, enter the large market towns of the Island. They raise cotton which they manufacture into coarse cloth for their own use, also ifke, and vegetables enough for their own consumption; but seldom carry on any trade, or oiler any of their productions for sale. On any alarm of war they immediately retire to their caves and glens in the heights of the mountains, and arc no more seen till peace is restored. What their num bers arc is not known. They have no letters nor educa tion, speak a language peculiar to themselves, though it is evidently of French origin in part. They are whites in complexion ; their hair is 'also white, but woolly as • the Africans. They are bat little known, as they take no part in the transactions of government; and seem only to be solicitous to live separate from the rest of nuinkind, un known and unacquainted with the world." AMBRIC•N SEA—SEXPINdr!—(First time this Season.) Mr. Ruggles, a gentleman from Bristol County, informs us, that being on Pluto Island Beach, on IVelvihday last, with his family, for the benefit of salt-water bathing, his attention was first attracted by something on the surtace of the water, at some distance, which the party thought was a drift log; presently a huge animal came up within a few , yards of the shore, and where, but a few moments before, , the wife of Mr. R. bad been in to bathe; they all sow had a distinct view of the serpent's head, at not more than 30 yard's distance ; it was of a dark brown colour, about two feet long, and when his jaws were extended could dis tinctly see the animal's teeth, having two regular rims, of an ivory white colour, and appeared to be from two to tb.. e inches long ; his eyes were as large as those of an ox, and his head, which was from two to four feet out of water, was shaped like an eel's. Mr. R. had an opportunity of viewing him for more than half an hour in different positions, fur the serpent moved along the shore nearly a mile, and be last saw him in shad cove. He il:d not see his tail, but fre quently noticed parts of his body, In undulated motion, as much as 30 feet distant from the head, and describes his appearance precisely similar to the accounts we have often bad of this monster of the deep. We will only add, that Mr. Ruggles is *gentleman of veracity, and full reliance may be placed on what he has stated.--Vekturypirt Paper. • witie w . wh.Y dmmokko Livaiseratupport 1, 1 4 1 ikl••• nib ef dwOM IR Mins ea as a./.2Lidt nelr ion riati= s ill 161:420 die Clerk anf cosorrisft—P a Jofligi. Igs" : INIMMEMIMIIIIINSIMEMP ANECDOTE OF LA FAYETTE. ass r, he lette pn Souse on elate PO ries. GUILDHALL. Ax INSOLIBIVI VVAScH 3eANt.—Yestertlay II young gentleman, respectably attired, was brought before Mr. Alderman WOOD, on the charged assaulting one of the guardian* of the night, who takes his station at the west end of Fleet-street. The wife and sister of the accused having been sworn, stated, that they were coming down Fleet.strcet last evening about nine o'clock, when the defendant met them, and enteral into discourse ; in about a minute the complainant came up, and, *an, seremunis, used unutterable words, on which the accused struck him, observ ' ing at the same time, that one of the females was his lawful wife. Charley, however, was slow of belief, an Leas determined, right or wrong, to separate them, and consigna the gentleman to the watch-house. These were the only witnesses caned for the defence, though others were in attendance. Mr. Alderman Wool) reprobated, In no measured terms, the conduct of the watchman. He said that he passed up Fleet-street last night, and saw more than lOU well-dressed women who penun hoisted that great thoroughfare, yet it was strange that it seldom happened that any of those whose faces were as well known to the watchmen as his was were brought to the office. Persons of respec tability were mere frequently selected, but fur what purpose he would not say. This, however, he would observe, that he should make no o:her order than to pronounce the accused party discharged. It was true that in law he was liable to an indictment fur an assault, but he would 'este the parochial authorities to judge whether, un der these circumstances, they would think it proper to proceed in that way. The parties then withdrew, and the accuses left the office with evident chagrin. HATTON-GARDEN. Ilronway Roaster.—Vesterday /V. Perror ' a stout athletic Irishman, a noterious character in the neighbourhood of Battle bridge, was brought up, charged with the following daring high way robbery. ?Ales Comm', a &vent looking young woman, who described herself as a servant, but a few weeks out of' place, stated, that on the preceding night, she was about to cross front Ragnigge-wells road, to Gray's Inn-lane, when she .was accosted by the prisoner in a very lndcoent manner. Ott her refusing to bold any converea don with hint, be struck her a violent blow on the cheek, end snatched away a shawl which she wore. Upton, one of the conductors of the Bow.street patrol, heard her screams, and the cries of " stop thief," and hastened to the spot, where he observed the prisoner running at great speed, Ind to throw sontething into the Fleet-ditch (as it is termed), when crossing the wooden-bridge, near liagnigge-wells Tavern. The fellow made a desperate resistance on Upton's seizing him, and when Mills, one of the patrol came to his assistance, the prisoner tripped him up, and gave him such a dreadfull fall that some of his ribs were broken. _ . Davis, • parish constable, hearing the affray, went to their as sistance, and the fellow •as secured ; Davis waded through the river or channel for some yards, and found the shawl, which was pro duced, and identified by the woman. The prisoner in defence, pie:vied intoxication. He Wig Bally committal for trial on the capital charge!. Briar. SPoirrs.—A .Mrs. Richardson, residing in what is esUal " the Cottage," in Coram-street, Brunswick-square, which appellation, it seems, it has derived from having a few weeping willows in front, appeared to substantiate her charge against • Mr. Chubb, for collecting a mob and creating a disturbance around her houses _ There were no lea than four crosa.warrants In the ease, which caused an inundation of witnesses into the Justice-coons, rather anneying to the uninterested auditors. e could only collect, from a mass of evidence, that on Friday night last the lady had a very elegant and select party, and while the juvenile folks were engaged in exercising the " elasticity of toe," in quadrilles, waltzes, &e., regulated in their movements by a very superior band of music, some of the motility, residing in the rear of the house, who unfortunately waited on a happy couple who were married on that day, and paid their devoirs through the medium of marrow bones and cleavers, kettles, saucepans, frying ' pans, and other equally musical instruments, thought proper to promote the harmony of the evening by the blending of their music with that which was produced in the house. Discord was, how ever, the result, and some of the young gentlemen who were not only put out of the step but also out of temper, rushed out, and " cross hands and duwn the middle" became the Alusack of the evening. Peas and pea-pods were sent across as delicate vehicles of friendship, from Mrs. Itichardson's to the house of Mr. Chubb, who presided at the harmonic meeting, while he returned Isis wants of indelible esteem by dinging in OM of Day and Martin's The linkers* after a long investigation, ascertained that the midway/ft d friendship between the parties was very fairly be lamstd, sod accordingly cleared the room of the Influx. seasauCia Sun haws — jeaairdie Mr. Dobesn, aMplarn. hllle.ensl, applied se she sluing Magistrate, she Mestamenmems— ha eed a letter men fee Ihini, that unless him rameakmoca kt the ewe of Winans sammaiiMe themosersimaa. On the =lf e letter, he troceefiedui thaltimagansanee °Mee, at the b en on Cler enwe wines bit uses shorn the return that rod een made by the wherein hie (Mr. Dobson's). name appeared, and he wee as bail for the appearance of ' Wharton. !le told Meal* of ihareasethat he knew nothing of the business—that 1 Wharton was a stranger to him, and that he never acted as security foe a seam in his life. He was informed that he could get no redress them, but referred him to the Ma. gistrates at this office, where the bill was taken. He therefore had waited upon them accordingly, to obtain their advice upon the subject. Mr. Dobson again declared lie never bailed a man in his life. Bedlam], the dicer, said he recollected the person who had per sonated Mr. Dobson. The same fdlow, some Mae before he was bail tor Mr. Wharton, was bail for a Spaniard, named Salvadori, who was charged with an indecent assault. The Magistrate said, it was quite evident this fellow had personated Mr. Dobson, and it was a great pity that he was nut in custody. He could render him no assistance, but would advise hint to wait till the next Sessions, and then to go into Court and state his grievance to the Chairman, who, no doubt, would re lieve him. Mr. Dobson said, he, from the description of the fellow, suspected he knew hint, and requested to know if he would be justified in giv ing him in custody ? The Magistrate said that he would not, unless he previously in dicted him. it was stated that many respectable persons had been personated by a gang of fellows, of late, in a einolar way, and still carry on the fraud at the various offices in tow.t with impunity. John Betts and Marti Ass, his wife, in custody upon a charge of obtaining money under fal se pretences, by writing letters sud sending petitions, with fictitious descriptions of their distress and suff,:nngs, to various Noblemen and Gentlemen, were again brought up yesterday. Yesterday Earl Spencer was in attendance soon after the Olfice opened ; and the prisoners being brought in, his Lordship was sworn, and stated, that the letter and petition produced, the Memo signed "Ann Morgan," and the latter" William Murray," and purporting to be authenticated by " Josiah Rowley, A.M." and the overseers of the parish in which the fire described in di was stated to have taken place, were received by his Lordship sin the MI inst.; and, suspecting the truth of the statements, he referred boil) letter and petition to the Mendicity Society. One of the overseer% of the perish where the fire was described in' the petition to have taken place, emended, and produced a list of all sufferers by the lire spoken of, in which there were no such names as Murray or Morgan; and the signatures to the petition, of the rector and overseers, were forgeries. Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate, said that there as not sulficietu evidence in this ease to atLvt the mete prisoner. As for the woman she had also been before in custody on a similar charge, and must have known the consequences eV what she was doing • the CAM was now so elm, sgsiost her, that she Must be committed for two months to the House of Correction. Earl Spencer, who is a subscriber to almost every charitable in. stitution in London, and well known tor his philanthropy and humane disposition, ha. been ' more perhaps, than any other No. Wotan, imposed upon by such nefts prattles& as those of the prisoners. His Lordship, who was just on the point of leaving town, withdrew immediately at the conclusion of the examination. He wore the blue riband of the Order of tho Garter, and was ac companied to the Office by his Lordship's third sun, the Hon. Captain Frederick Spencer, of the Navy, who bi. just returned from South America, in otanntand of the Cleone frigate. A WHOLESALE Rrronstea.—Mark Tanner, an old man, who was on Tuesday brought before Mr. Conant, charged with collecting a crowd in Oxford.atreet, by means of a large placard, painted on canvas, which he had suspended to the park railings, applied to Mr. Dyer to hare his placaid, and a number of pam phlets and bills, which were detained from him until Reid had been to lienaondaey to make inquiries as to his state of mind, restored to hint. he was waiting his turn to speak to the Magistrate, ho' very willingly Meowed persons present with a sight of his pant. phiet, which was stitched in an envelope, on the back of which was written the foßowing address : " Lords,—You so the Government is corrupted from its former state. The Gospel is attacked on every hand • and the fall. lug away of the Church by the cowardice of the shepherds." The f ollowing is the title.page of the pamphlet : " This is nit addressor his Majesty George IV. and the British Government, calling on than to look to the present state et' the jition." The contents of the pamphlet itself are a mixture of religion and polities, and appear to be written by a person not in a sound tote of mind. At die end of it are the vartotis authorities from the Bible, Testament, Collects, Psalms, akc., which the author consi ders as the f o undation of his address. Sif G. TARRANT, on being applied to, amid, that the pam phlets were at the Office, and lie should bare then returned if he wished, but the placard, if exhibited, was so calculated to create crowds in the street, and impede the progress of passengers, that it could not be given hack. " What!" said hlr. Tanner, "not give me back the placard why, it is my property, sod has been exhibited before the King himeelf, before the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop of London. 1 cunnot part with time placard, and I will submit to be executed on any scaffold, if, with the aid of that very placard, 1 do not, in one year. save this country ten millions of money." " That, certainly," said Sir G. F " would be a good thing, and a strong inducement ti.; us to return you the placard. We ••• • jou!, must, however, take a little time to consider the subject, and if, Mr. Tanner, you will look in on this day week, we shall be able to give you an answer.? Mr. Tanner bowed, and expressed himself satisfied at this ars gavonent, and retired from the Office with his bag of pamphlet', +miming. " I am the only , man that can bring Government to genie of its duty, and save this great nation from ruin—from Ache ! hits, Deists, and all other abominations." BOBBIN° GARDEN/I.—Two lads, named Osborne and Taylor, were charged with stealing a quantity of pears, of the value of Ibis from the garden of Mr. W. Smith. of Chelsea. Mr. Smith stated, that his garden was surrounded by a wall eight feet high; notwithstanding which precaution he suffered se verely, in common with his neighbours, by the depredations com mitted by a gang of boys, of whom the prisoners were most con spicuous. On Tuesday night, being on the watch, he saw the prisoners scale his wall, and help themselves to a quantity of fruit from hie choice trees. Having tied it up, they decamped, but he followed and took them with it to their possession. He particularly identified Taylor, the younger prisoner, as being up the tree and handing the fruit to Osborne. The prisoners denied the robbery, and in so denying It, Taylor declared that he was nos up the tree, '• for he shook it !" They were ordered to pay three times the value, in the course of the day, or to be publicly whipped. A respectable-looking man, named Hoyle, brought up his act. want, Grizel Mungt - r, and charged her with receiving certain monies, knowing them to be stolen. Mr. Hoyle stated, that he frequently had missed money from his till to a very considerable amount, and at length his suspicions fell eei his own daughter, a little girl not more than ten years of age. On questioning her very closely, she admitted that she bad stolen money on many occasions, and that she had given as much as font or five pounds to the prisoner, his servant, and about 15 7 . to other persons, all of whom had ;educed her to the commission of these robberies. The girl was produced, who admitted the facts as stated by her father, but could not prove one individual case. Mr. Dyes, the Sitting :ilagistrate, after examining the girl, could not fix the prisoner with any one case in particular, and asked if the father wished to charge his child with the theft Mr. Hoyle said, certainly not, but he %biped the persons who bad seduced her to the commission of the rob! _ry to be punished. Mr. Dyer said he could not do that upon the present evidence, and therefore discharged the prisoner. MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE. Mauro ASP EITRAORDINAMY Bt aowaT—Yesterday, /leery Ferree, the young man who has undergone several exami nations, charged under very singular circumstances, and upon very conflicting testimony, with the burglary in the house of Thomas Lindsey Holland, Esq. York-place, Regents-park. The thief, in endeavouring to obtain an entrance into the houses broke the flat part of the button behind his coat, which was found ' in the area ; and on the prisoner being apprehended, Starks the odicer, on examining a blue coat of the prisoner's, one of the but tons behind was found broken, and the bit found in the area eras sway fitted the shank remaining on the coat, and this singular tit- cuinstance causes his detention. It appeared from the evidence of twelve witnesses, that, on the Bth instant, about eight o'clock in the morning, Mr. Holland left his house in charge of sonic female servants, and about that time, the coachman's wife, named Catherine Hathewell, heard some per son knocking or pulling the coach-house door. She opened the ir.adow, and - a man very much resembling the prisoner asked her when her husband would be at home ? She Informed him she could not tell, and he went away. Very soon after this, the see. vents in the house heard some person forcing an entrance through the parlour window, but they were so overcome by fear, as to ba prevented giving the slightest alarm until the thieves left the pre mhos. On Mr. Holland returning, he ascertained that the robbers had broken open a bureau and seeretalre, and had stolen two biUs for 58111. each, some sovereigns, and a bag containing lig. in silver. In the area, nn the following morning, was found the flat of a button, which was placed in charge of the officer Staples, who, on going to the prisoner's lodgings, found on comparison that this bit fitted exactly the shank on his coat. The prisoner said he bad broken the button in getting into the West London theatre. A watchman named Bush proved having seen the prisoner near Mr. Holland's stables on the night of the Uth of June, about the date stated by the coachman's wife. The other witnesses, one a girl named Lewis, who was acquaint ed with the prisoner, was in his company the day after the robbery, and beard him say, " dlr. Holland's house was robbed of a great deal of money last night, and I am suspected I" and he also asked if it would be prudent to surrender. This circumstance had occurred before Mr. Holland had made public his ices, and could nut have been thus known to the prisoner. The Magistrate observed, this circumstance was very extraordi nary, and asked the prisoner if he had any questions to ask. He replied not ; and called a girl, who declared be, on the night of the robbery, was at a Mrs. Sheppard's, in Hanover-street, from half-past eight ecluct. until yearly nine ; but on bee being qua tiered, her story varied eortslderably. The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate for trial. Several respectable persons attended to give him • chariots; they were refereed se theSassiocs. LAMBETH-STREET. CAUT 1 Olf TO CAR Mr Callus. of the naproanh* ATM of Collins and Co, sugar refiners, eked * ma* a ansplaint against a carman who had left his elagliogislitoot doe soil. The complainant mated, that the belllei but a short time in his employment. On Rid* diet tire kale befeetned him that he had got a bettor situation, sad that he shield have the fol lowing day. The agreement nn either side *a, us adva a fortnight's notice, or forfeit a fortnight's pay. lie therefore sroonstrated, which, however, had to effect on the wan, seed is he had him brought before the 31agistrates. with se = D : punish him, in order to protect has poverty, as wen as to deter others from following his example. as se* amino would leetita. bly subject him to incalculable and severe loss. The Magistrate informed the defendant, that by his highly fin. proper conduct he had made haunch liable to three months' impri sonment and kept to hard labour ; but as it appsuid he had & wife who had been very lately COTIRIbiki and entirdy aspeuest op his labour, Mr. Culling humanely desisted pressing the matter further. lie was accordingly discharged, with a suitable reprimand. WORSHIP-STREET. TAT SILL TlAlDE.—Yesterday Mr. B. Watfin, 1'110.43, Sewlo street, silk-menufacturer, appeared before Mr. Twvroan, in answer to a summons, obtained against him by W. Leonard, far • deficiency of three-farthings per yard on the weaving of one piece of , cabinet silk. Mr. Twirroup observed, that from what he understood of the' case, the point was, whether any agreement had been made or not. Leonard said there was no agreement as to price, and he had two journeymen present who could prove the value of the work. Mr. Wattin said, that he understood the complainant had sworn on Saturday last, that there was no agreement as to price. Leonard—l now again swear there was no agreement. The caste was heard at some length but Leonarl still persisted in his swearing, and Mr. Wattin paid the demand. After the money was paid, Mr. Wattin requested Leonard to carry home his books, to which the other cheerfully acceded. This drew from Mr. Twyford a smile, at seeing them leave the o ffi ce in such apparent good humour with each other. UNION-HALL. Beccesno•st I axis it.—Yesterday Thomas Coombs, charged with the murder of Mr. Goodhue* gardener, was again brought up. for the examination of further witnesses. The evidence given applied rather to robberies committed by the prisoner about the time of the murder, in the neighbourhood of Langley Park, than to that fact. %I &ant Kingston, gardener to Joseph Wiesen, Esq. of Ekkaal. In Kent, stated, that on the night of the 2lst of June, Mr. War. ' ren's hothouse was broken open, and a thermometer sod about a hundred weight of paper stolen. The thermometer produced was that stolen. This was the thermometer taken from the pvi soma's lodging. Coombs was asked whether he had any questions to put to the witnesses, or to say anything for himself? He appeared to be in a state of despondency, and said he had co questions to ask, nor anything to say. lie was again unleaded, as further evidence is exported to be produced. Ekinoe Regan, a woman of the town, was brought up in cus tody, rather for the purpose of making her a witless, than of pro secuting her. Mr. Grant, of the Customs, stated that on Saturday evening, about eight o'clock, he was passing along Bankside, opposite Messrs Barclay and Co.'s brewery, and received a dreadful blow, which strut!: him to the ground in a state of insensibility. On re covering, he found himself supported by persons who had found him lying on the ground, and taken up. His gold watch, which was a valuable one, was gone, and he bad no doubt it was for the purpose of robbery that he bad been kirocked down. His face ex. hibited strong marks of the violence of the blow. The shoptnan of Mr. Kirkman, a pawnbroker in the Borough, stated, that the watch had been brought to the shop by the pri. toner, who offered it in pawn for 31. and said it was the property of Mr. Murphy. il'itness kept the watch, and desired her to fetch Mr. Murphy. She went away, and did not return. The prisoner stated, that she received the watch from a man of her acquaintance, of the name of Murphy, who promised her eighteen-pence for pawning it. 11Ir. Grant identified the watch produced as the one of which he wait robbed, and said it was worth fittl. or guineas. The prisoner promised to give every information in her power respecting Murphy ; in which case she was given to understand she would not be prosecuted. There is great reason to fear that many of the valuable horses stolen from Essex and other counties, have been taken to the water's edge and sold to go on board vessels upon the point of sailing for foreign parts. The result of the vigilant search made by the Her. Mr. Searle, of Kel vedon Hatch, Essex, for two horses stolen from him, gives strength to this suggestion. After tracing them to the water s edge, upon the Essex coast, opposite to Woolwich, Mr. Searle discovered that they had been sold to go on board a merchantman, bound for Jamaica, which sailed from that place two days before.—Bury Poet. On Tnewlsy last, Joseph Moyse, the coachman of the Regulator from Exeter to Launceston, was suddenly seized with a fatal illness at the latter place, and barely spoke after. S2IIUGGLERS--FATAL AFFRAY. [PURTIItI PARTICULARS.] On Wednesday evening, the 2 d September, s paw, c e smugglers attempted to run a cargo of spirits, Mar } lam Tower, Bexhill, Sussex, when they were interrupt e dly Lieutenant Brand and the men under his comn3ard, seven of the smugglers taken, together with one hundred tubs of spirits. One of the blockade men jumped into th e boat for the purpose of seizing her, when the cou gg i m shoved off, and carried the man with them. Three Icys immediately put off in chase of the boat, but tra m effect ; and the body of the unfiwtunate man was picked r t e in the morning on the sands below high-water mark, 11 4 the head and face dreadfully bruised and lacerated. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Saturday, et t h e Wheat Sheaf public-house, Little Common, near fifty Tower, before Thomas Barton, Esq. Conner for t h e county, when— Lieutenant Wm. Henry Draw l deposed, that, being 00 ,t oy Wednesday, about half-past nine p.m., be Amerced a pant of met go over the beach towards the and shonly shErsy r 4 b e heard a .51se as if of teltabalag MIl sut ef a boat, and inne. died y afterwards the ailNI "'ALUMNI'' , Over the Leach; sec then he perceived the demand Wawa Welsh lift up his inn and fire his pistol in the air .tie as AM. Deponent immediate ; rushed among the party, Rd am dot moment lost sigh; of Welsh. 3lichael Maloney, scums, deposed that, being on duty on this beach, on Wednesday evening, be beard the alarm fired, Elrod /1 4 to the spot, where he saw Welsh' Is the boat, who called to him by name to corns to lila assistance. Deponent went into the muses far as be could, but was not able to reach the boat ; the deetweil called out several times, " Oh, Maloney, blakincy, come to me." Deponent asked if he should fire his pistol, to which lie received no reply ; he was deterred front firing 11111 pistols lent lie should IF.Sit the deceased ; he sea well acquainted with the d ecease d. and not be mistaken as to his voice. Randolph Hollywell, seaman, depowid, that be was on duty on the beach on Wednesday evening, when he saw a party go dorm towards the water's edge, who shortly afterwards returned lelm with tube; Le then saw the deceased, • title to the westward of the party, lift up his arm and fire his pistol in the air; was quite certain he fired it m a signal, and not at any person. Deponent heard the deceased call out from the boat ; " Malone y, ltlalorey, I'm murdered ;" he was calling out bitterly, and appeared as if he were attempting to call out soinethirt more, butcould not; dem. nest was well acquainted with Welsh, and could not be mistake; as to his voice. James Earls, seaman was en duty at SO Tower on Wednesday evening, when hearing the alarm he ran out, and as he was going along that beach he heard the cries of murder : he was well sc. quainted with Welsh's voice, and was certain the cries proceeded from him. William Fitzgerald, mamas, was on duty at SO Tova, when hearing the alarm he went out, and as he was going along he besot Welsh calling out murder most piteously; be knew Welsh's voice well, and was certain that the cries proceeded from him. Depo. nent picked up the body of Welsh on Thursday morning on Me smooth sand, below high water mark ; deponent IN quite sum that the body he picked up was the body of iVehli. Sarah iiimmons—ii'as outside of :Al Tower on Wednesday mu, ing, when she distinctly heard the cr:ea of murdtr proceeding from the westward of the Tower, but ohs could not thstirgush whose voice it was. John M omen, Quartermaster, was en duty between the Towns a and 60, when hearing the aim he proceeded to the spot, and on his way he heard AVelah calling, out " Murder !" several times. He was well acquainted with Welsh, and could not be mistaken* to his voice. Isaac Dim, AuistantAurgeon of the Coast Blockade. was calla up at five o'clock on Thursday morning to examine the body 4 William Welsh. He found a wound HI the forehead, which, in his opinion, was inflicted with some obtuse instrument ; was quits positive it was not a wound from apistol ball, but thought ft might be from the butt-end or muzzle of a pistol ; part of the nose was also cut off by sonic sharp instrument. Neither of these wounds would, In his opinion, have caused immediate death, but they was sufficient to have stunned the deceased, and the peoximate causes( his death was drowning; was sure neither oldie wounds could have arisen hom a fall. The Coroner read over the evidence to the Jury, and infmnsi them, that whether the man was killed in she boat, and afterward, thrown overboard, or whether he was knocked overboard be rie. knee, or thrown overboard, ft made no difference ; it would b. equeily murder. The Jury considered for some time, and then brought ins no diet of—Footed drowsed! In washing the body for interment after the inquest, font wounds were discovered on the upper lip, anti one under the left eye all of which had been evidently inflicted with the mussla P of a pistol. Them wounds were metaled by the great quantity of blood that was clotted on the face. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. .............-.. iIAIIIPTON RACEL• SECOND DAT—REDNEsDAT, etre. Tba leau ty of the weather, and the promise held oat of pat apses, attracted an attendance nearly as numerous as that of your. day, nor did they return with their Irishmen/ enpectations ungrs. jibed. The different Stakes, de. were mil ensested, and ;unduct the of general satisfaction. We ate happy as al, that the day'. =was not interrupted either law pickpockets, the being prevented the amosoweist of Mr. Coombe, and the latter by the the gam Theo were the usual number of gambling- of varies, destriptions, " Vat, Deal. Cinque, as played at &ON St James's, Bath, Scarborough, and most other fashionable plans of resort," . takirg the lead : the ape. culation, however, was an unproductive one, as the humble game of pricking in the garter seemed more congenial to the habits of the spectators—We present an accurate account of the ddiercr.t heats• The Kingston id S n takes of 10 rocs. eft, for bones not thorough, bred—Heats—dot tlll. The Walton Cup, fur ponies not exceeding 13 hands , that once won a 101. prise, to carry gat. and to be allowed 71b. for eras Inch under. Mr. Wyatt's b. m. Maid of the Mill, fr. wt. • Mr. Hume's ch, nt. Staring Poll, Est. 71b. Mr. Phillips's b..g. Tiger , 7st. • l b • 2 2 • 3 1 Mr. Jacobs% bl. f. Charcoal, bet. 71b. . - Mr. Draper's b. f.layman, 7st. . - • 0 ° Mr. Cannon'sb. g. Fire-Away, 7st. . . • 010 AU the above started, but only three placed—Both bats wee very well contested between the three first. Maid of the Mill took the lead at starting, but was pawed b) Staring Poll- She sPia led, and then Tiger got i n f ront ; an d all cams in together in finest*. The second heat was dive in an equally sporting manner, and won with difficulty. The Surrey Stakes for hacks, lest. each. Heats, two mlla ad a distance. Mr. Jactsba's b. h. Turpen . Mr. Ealing's b. m. Fair Fanny Mr. Williams's b. m. Jenny Mr. Gleses b. m. WNW; - ll V . 1 ► . s f . 3 I . 1 _4 Turpen was the fa;ourite, and won both the bests in tolerably good style. Match 50 sties. Mr. Jacobs's b. f. Jewess agst Mr. Glew's b. m. Sophia--0111 The sports for to-morrow are a Cup; a Sweepstakes ecer the beaten ponies; and a Match for 30 sore. between Mr. Walton's Hampton Less and Mr. Phillips's Newsman ; 6s: each. OSWESTiiV RACES. NOWDAT. SEPT. M. A Purse of 501. the gift of the Stewards, for by horse. Mr. Painter's c. c. Hengist . . .2 1 1 Mr. Gore's b. c. Hesperus - - . I 3 th Lord Derby's Pugilist . . . 3 dr Mr. Barrow's Alecto . . - 1 2 2fa Sir W. Wynn's e. f. . . 4do A Silver Cup, value &IL, the gift of Slr W. W. Wyno. Batt, foe Bunters. Two mile heats. Mr. Gore's Spot . . . Mr. Wythen Jones's b. m. Minium - Mr. Pugh's NVoodinan . 1 1 .. 2 2 .. 3 3 ao-H rtx 0..... The Devon stag-hounds trtU meet on Friday at kingtoympton Park, at nine, which will conclude the stag, hunting season for 1824. FOI-HUXTII:O.—The Channel& (Devoe) fox-hounds wa meet at !Apron' Torches on Monday, October A. Chu cheater's hounds hunt the alternate days or the week. BIRTHS. On the 26th inst. at Teignuioutb, the Lady of Litut..Genetal Mikes, of a daughter. On the 27th inst. at Charlton, the Lady of George Rube, Dsq. of a son, still born. MARRIED. On the Mth inst. Robert Halters, Eaq. of Lincoln's Inn-fields, barristcr.atJaw, to Catherine Delicia, eldest datiehtee of the late Rev. James Robinson Ilsr ward, of liarrietalsam, Kern. Wednesday, Thomas Ilcoett Key, Esq. M.A. of Trinity Gol fe , Cambridge, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late Richard Teoward, Esq. DIED. On Saturday. 25th inst. at Birmingham. Thomas Palk, El y . formerly Paymaater-lieneral of the lion. East India Companys Forces at Trichintipoly. At Pimlico, on Sunday, the Stith inst. after a painful soldering of three years, Elizabeth Letitia, aged 35, wife of 31r. Thomas Brumby, of St. James's-street. On the 16th inst. at Colnbrook, Mr. George Redpath. On Thursday last. at Elni-grove, near Liverpool, in the Gilth year of his age, J. T. Swainson, Esq. 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