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i 3 i I , i 1 i i 1, ) I Ilk '~ ~ i ~a I OLD RAILEF SESSIVNS, WIEDWZSIDAY. Arlll. IL Befre the Comm's SutozANT. SHOPLIFTING. . ..... . —..- ..—. Iftwilfted liihnore, aged 21i, a married woman, fat advanced in Mabar v, and of very respectable aprearimee, WA% indicted for r ice of tibbon, value 35., the property of John Wild, a , in Itatlibone-place. 7!s rearcume stated that the prisoner came into his shop and rased a piece of ribbon, for which she raid Is. lid. Ihiring *lt 0111.-the prosecutor was toning the prisoner, he observed her 1 bitber&andkerchief over a piece of black ribbon, and shortly after yet bdihandkerchief into a hasltn she hail with her, and the pm. WOO* instantly %rimed the ribbon that the prisoner had placed Mt handkerchief no. /hi being accused by try ;prosecutor, who "earthed her baskolead found his property, the prisoner said it was all a Mistake. Celaisel Taylor ens called by Mr. BRODERIP, on the part of tjae rimer, who stated that she had lived two years in his set.' gists that during that time she had had access to all Mrs. Taylor's osassars, and could have taken anything she chose; but they had' . ialways found her strictly honest and faithful. the COB. NOW SERGE•I4 T observed to the Jory, that this was triC which it would have been better had never come into If the prosecutor hail admonished the prisoner and let her go, issteadcf causing her to be committed to Newgate, he thought a Mould have been better; as it was, however, the Jury could deal with it recording to the statement they had heard. It was possible, ' aettainly, that the prisoner might have taken the rilibon by mia. _ take, and if the Jury thenght so, they would give the prisoner the kiltt of that opinion. • Jury instantly at:coined the prisoner. . EMBEZZLEMENT Illi A SERVANT. .. ._ . - °Orr iF:,.iltis, aged 22, who ;tad ht: :n removed by Habeas from Ole couuty of Esse‘, was intli.l,l for eintrzzling the toununt ne a wade( bay, value M. on the 21st of October, the property of his tenetee, Joseph Rickards. The prosecutor stated that he sent the prisoner, who was his see_ "west in husbandry, with a load of hay . n a butch er in Whitechanef, ea the 21st ()amber. The prisoner dill not return, and he never saw hhe again rill he was apprehended in January. Job Reed depos,d, that he bought a load of hay of the pri. loner on the 21st of October, at Stoke Newington, fir which he pidAl.bs. A *unstable at Waltham-cross stated that he appeebended the Lipner in Rases, in January. The prisoner acknowledged that bad spent the money, and that it had lasted bun nine days. erailty. ANOT/lER ROBBERY BY A S ERV AN T . _ . OrorgeTrUe was indicted for stealing a coat, value las. and caw articles, the property of hi* employers, William Newton and others, in the parish of st. jamees, Westminster. The prisoner Lad bean in the employ of the prosecutors for three years, and was s 4 till the 24th •of February. ' the prosecutor*, suspecting the homes*, of the prisoner. marked a piece of brown holland, and gave ins key to dieir maid-imam, Ann Rafferty, who was to give it to the pr;soner, on his minim: to work on the morning of the twentr.fourdi of February. In a few hours after the prisoner had been is the ''top, the foreman !omid a piece of Mown holland enn sealed in a corner of it, and n t taking it up, he found it was a rem nant that hadheen marked by the prosecutors. They then sent fur an officer, who took the prisoner into custody. The VOIRRiON SERGEANT observed, that there appeared to be no evidence to prove that the prisoner had stolen any of the articles named in the indictment, exec sting the brown holland ; and it was Op Jury to say if that charge had been made out satisfactorily in their Wed& ThiJery immediately found the prisoner Nut Gritty. IrESTMINSTER ADJOURNED SESSIONS, • WIDEISDAY. APRIL 14. Mir: Charles West, a respictable tradesman, raiding In St. Ras Indicted or assaulting Luke Clark, and a sc. ti.ind„or cress-ii.ilictinent, charged Luke Clark. Peter Doyle, and .ititibeft Charlis Chapman, all watchmen, with assaulting Mr. Kest: There Wsl,l also a further Indictment, which charged Peter Doyle with assouliing Mr. Paget. Me A L LEY briefly stated the case to the Jury, which was Aar wait detailed ii evidence. L4,s Clark deposed, that he being a watchman, .1311 going his rod shoes twelre o'clock on the night of the 12th ult. when he sew tiro men wrestling, sed two women wee supporting the de tendant In the first indictment—witness remonstrated with thede fondants. nod 'aid, " It wnnld not dn," when he received for his caution a violent blow ; the man then got his ems round Ms. West's mist and raid he was his friend and would see him home t wit_ toots tire Mr. W. counter advice, and said it would be better to bran a coach. Mr. West shoved the man aside, and struck the akxitriolent blow, which induced him to spring his rattle. turd him the assistance of the patrols on conducting the to the watch-house he resistedvolently. aroes-examined by Mr. AsonnEws—Mr. 'West did not say he vatted the assistance of the watchmen to prevent the intrusion of st troublesome man. _ _ _ Pests iflayh iaapatrol--Heardl the rattle spring, and went up Olio& Piccadilly ; saw Luke Clark and rar. West holding each ••tisse;•sed•itakiag the watchman; witness interfered. azi4 T ereired • violent blow on the mouth from Mr. West, whom he attemptad to apprehend, but he resisted frit acme time, by lying on his back, Ittzkiele with his feet, and menacing with his hands. Robert Chas.. Chapman. watch.house-kceper of St James's, Piccadilly, deposed, that when he raw Mr. iron brought to his, place. of security be was extremely drunk. Clark (the witness) made a charge against him for assrulting Peter Doyle, who at the time vas bleeding profusely; on which he witness) took Mr. W. et charge, and locked him up. Mr. West did rot give his name. Thos. Luttin, a watchman, corroborated the testimony of the Jest witness. _ _ _ . _ Mary Patter stated, that the defendant wu with an Irish la bouriand a woman, and they went into a public-house to drink ; the Irishman called for two pints of ram, one of which he drank. Xr. West did not take any ; when he tell, the watchman attempted to plek hint up; he struck hint several times. This was the ease for the prosecution. Ms. ANDREWS then called Mr. West.-WitneSS is an clinician in St. James's-street. lie stated, that he had been spending the catering with a friend, named Randall, on the day named in the indictment. On his way home he was interrupted by a mean linkittlrishman, and was obliged to call for the assistance of the gutt ct the night. Luke Clark came up to the intro: n, and wan sa i d he was Mr. West, of St. James'a-street •he (the watchman) replied, whether gentle or simple, you shall both go to the watchha use. and instantly sprung his rattle, and collected a porn of hi, fellow watchmen, and he was conveyed by force, sans trenibtrie, to " durance vile." Mr. West declared most positively that As was not tipsy, tor did he drink with the woman, or attempt to strike the watchman. _.. . . Al r. Randall stated, that he parted with his friend (the last wit. nee A , nine o'clock, on the 10th ult. when he was not in the leant degree intoxicated. Me. Henry Fingerald,an officer in the army, stated, that lee wan accidearallypas4ag the scene of action at the time before mentioned. when be saw 31r. Went lying on the ground, surrounded by the watotmen. who were treating him in a moat brutal manner, and substituted their feet for their bludgeons. Wit nen* went tip and onnemerced with them on their gross imropriety, but they per. slated, And followed up th , ir kicking. 'fitness then tatd." lf the gentle ban has done unyttli-g wrong, take hem to the watc/- Loons, lint for Hod's sake do not ill-treat him." Witness was ti nally.taken hold of by the watchmen, and put into the " win" with defendant, where they remained during the night. Mr. W. reveal times begged for a fife, which was denied hint, although' ho gave his same and address. The witness positively swore that tar watchmen, and they alone, were the aggressors. Several other what • s, who were casual penes by, were in at touthilee in support of the amused, but Mr. A s.t.;:v, who eon *seed the prosecution, interfered, and observed, that under the eiteasestancele he would not require further evidence to support it, and threw up his brief. The Jury immediately Acquitted the defendant, to the evident satillifition of the spectators. Luke Clark, Peter Dvle, Michael Davie, and Robert Charles were arraigned at Cie her, when the Jury as unhers. tiag returned a verdict of Guilty, without a ramnitulatinn of the end wee; sad cite l'ottav instantly sentenced the prisoners to Arca months imprisonment in the House of Correction, and there to be kept to hard labour, for having conspired together for an leilal-perpose. EXECUTION OF JEREMIAH La x it x.—At 12 o'clock no Raturday this unfortunate man was removed f r om th e county gaol of Cork to the place of execution, where a large oenowirse of people had assembled. A few moments be forc‘lny amended the scaffold, after being some time en -1 st-ett in prayer, lie called for Mr. Henry Bennett. the sub itivi'dfr of the county, to whom he made a full confession of his nerving twisted at the murder, but declared that it was all the instigation of the approver Cronin, who had given tho drtiens.d several blows with a stick, and stabbed him eilall a bayonet , before he, Linnehan, struck him at all ; he adA. that only one other person was present. and that gr..blash's evidence was correct as to what pans.al. • Di:owe:mi.-0u Thursday, the Ist instant, about six is thr. evening. Thomas Backhouse, John Elmore, John Lhaftrlek, and Robert Jacobs. all pilots, left liawilsey Ferry in an open yawl fur Orford Haven, and a very heavy gale corms;; on soon afterwards, the boat upset in Ifollealey Ras and the four men were unfortunately drowned. The boar was found the following morning in Orford River, bottom *raids. The hotly of Backhouse was found the' um:. day, lashed to the mast (separatAl from the boat), I avel-froating about a quarter of a mile off shore; Elmore was found washed up oa liawdsey Beach on the 3d, on which day inquisitions were held by Mr. Wool, jun. on thel two bodies. Jurors verdict on both cases—" Accidentally drowned."—StiFik Paper. iimartl and Co. have sold Three Prizes of Twenty Ttiousatat Pounds in tt.e present Lottery. and all three in Shares, One.(at lout) of the three 20,004. yet le the Wheel most be drawn PEET, TUESDAY, and mar be obtained for the small risk of W. lib. a ay ; the cost of a Ticket being 26L 19.., and for every dr • - -.hat deer - Capital Prise the bolder may have 201. ih of Aril. The risk of a Sixteenth primmuon. Full particulars grads at Royal Eschanze.;gate, 26, ; Regent-stimt. IRELAND. CORK COUNTY ASSIZES, SAT UIIIDAY, Area N. ToHTRDER OF THE FRANKS FAMILY. At the sitting of the Court this morning, Arthur O'Keefe, who had been arraigned with four others yesterdav, and whose trial was fixed to come on this morning, aware an affidavit, which was not read, but the object of which, we understood, was to postpone the trial further. Mr. SEALY Towssewn, the Counsel fir the Crown. would agree to the postponement of O'Keefre's trial, but would select three men of the name of Cremin, out of the persons accused, for trial now, and they considered it right for the purposes of public justice that the others should be removed, and not within hearing while the trial was on. Mr. (MON NE L L !Aid, if any high prerogative tone were assumed by the Crown, the prisoners would, of course, be driven to exert rights too: they would not, therefore, join in their challenges. Mr. TOW NSEND said, that there was no prerogative tone assumed ; what had been determined on, was with a view to the attainment of the ends of justice. Mrs Justice To ws observed, that they had hitherto preserved a very harmonious tone, 'and he hoped nothing would occur to alter it. Patrick Maurice and .10l in Creels were then put to the bar, charged with the murder of the Franks family, on the 4th of Sep tember last, at l.isnagnureen, in this county. The intense interest which this trial excited was wound up to a still greater pitch when it became known that the principal witness was the person who, according to hi, own confusion, fired the shot at Mr. Franks, which deprived him of life. Mr. Sergeant COOLD stated the circumstances of the case to the Jury, as they were subsequently detailed by Ldward Magner, the accomplice, who remembered *lie murder, and was at it. He had been previously at the house of a person named Power, at Shanballymore • this was in the month of M ay, upon which occasion he saw the t hree prisoners there, chow he now identified. They drank to him, and asked him to go minder the' Franks, and he said lie would. He lett them then, and didn't see them till two nights before themunler, when, being then at home, a man came to hint and bid hint be ready ; he said he would, and went front thence to one Thomas Barry 's, at Ballytluff, where he remained reaping till the night of the murder, when, at about four o'clock, he left it, taking with him a woman's cap and gown ; he proceeded from thence to his own house, where he gut a pistol, and then went to Mr. Franks kitchen garden, where he paw the three 1 prisoners who had appointed to meet him there. f it this time he had put on the cap and gown ; 'twits about six o'clock ; Par Cre minhad an apron and shawl on, just as a woman would wear than ; they had pikes and bayonets on sticks ' • they went into the kitchen of Mr. Franks' house, through the hell 4 there was a table with a ; cloth, a jug, and a candle lighting on it ; Mr. Franks was sitting 1 at it, and the witness asked fa arena ; he said he had none, but would send for them ; the witness and prisoners then went to a cup-board, and threw out the things ; a poker which was on the tOp of it fell, and Jack Cremin took it up ; Patrick Crentin then took up the jug. threw it in Mr. F.'s face, and the witness fired the pistol at him, which hada ball and two slugs in it. At this time he was standing op, having MSC when the jug was thrown at him, when Patrick struck him with the poker, and he fell. Young Mr. Franks, who was present all the time, then took up a chair to de fend himself, when lie was snack by a man who ii nut present, on the arm, whirl Wits brokan. The light had been put out, and they then twisted the table cloth round Mrs. Franks' head, to pre vent her from making a noise, as she was screeching while they were killing thereat. They were all then killed. The party con sisted of nine altogether, of whom one assumed the command, and when youns Mr. Franks was thrown down, that person said, "Do 'sine duty.' This witness was cross-examined by Mr. O'CooNELL—He made one of those exhibitions which ehararters like hint always do, under similar circumstances. They killed them all, he said, and if the Counsel himself was there, or Major Carter, or any one else, they would be killed. Ile would go up to his knees in blood —would kid Major Carter with pleasure, and who knows, if he was let out, bat he would kill more. "Pis two years since he took the Whiteboy's oath ; he forgets part of it ; pan of the oath is to do every thing he was ordered, and he would kill men, wunien, and children, if he was desired. He had been tried and convicted under the Insurrection Act; he didn't like to go away, but he wouldn't swear, except in honesty, to be allowed to remain at home. Three weeks after he was convicted he told Major Carter about this busk oess—noly for that, may be, he would hare been transported. He had been at the bnrohig of four or five houses, and would have burned more if he was ordered. He had murdered all the Franks, and would murder more if ordered. After the murder, he slept, got up next day, worked, and was as cheerful as ever. The witness gave all the answers which cahiliked him in such an atrocious character with perfect ease, but In nothing did he vary limn his direct evidence. Mary Myer. was next examined.—She stated that she had re cently lived in Dublin ; before that at Major Carter's, and previous to testae Scart. She knew the Cremins, whom she identified, and had known them for some time. She knew Mr. and Mrs. Franks, with whom shy lived, but not es servant, at Lisnagoumeen. She recollects the night of their death a: their own house; they were killed ; she was in toe room at the time, and saw a good many of the party. She knew only the Cantina; the three were there. When the party were coming in, Mr. Franks got up, and went oat against them, but they pushed Lint in; there was light in the room, and a candle on the table Mr. and Mrs. Franks, and young yr. F. hat dined at the table. said there was mese perk, aad plates, and knives and forks, and tea, and sonic jugs on it. One of the party had a pistol, and two more had guns; some of them were deemed in their day clothes, and one of them in women's clothes. When they came in first they threw down the table, then shot Mr. Franks, and beat him with a crow-bar and a pike; they then best yeung Mr. Franks with the crow-bar; be had done nothing to thetti, but cried out for mercy. They said, " You hare no mercy to get, you rascals." They then turned to Mrs. Franks; two of them searched her pockets, and then beat her with the crow-bar. They remained fora good while. The witness was all this time under a table in the Sallie mom. After they went away she found a handkerchief round Sirs. Franks's had; 'twasn't white at all—'twas a light brown; she didn't see any one put it on her ; Lehire the party came she had worn it round her neck. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. O'Com NEI:A.—She stated, that she recollected when Mr. Bond Low shewed her two of the Cremins, one after another, in women's clothes, and a pistol in the hand of each, to ascertain if she would know them. !'his was about a week after the murder, and they ...ere discharged. Mr. Low also shewed her the third of the Cremins, but not in women's clothes; he was also discharged. She was examined at the Inquest, and said she would know the men if they were brought to her; they were accordingly shewn to her, and they were let out of the y aril, as she couldn't swear to them. It was Mr. Charles :Mansell that dressed them. She was very much frightened from the liniment she heard the noise till they went away. and drew an urm chair over her. t• nott-1 ou said Mn. Franks had a handkerchief on her lit ad ?-- . l . ca, Sir, after she was dead. Mid shy anything else ?—So, sir. 11r. Tow tiscan.—llad any of dim any dress on but the com mon one? 7 1'es, sir, one of them had :. white waistcoat round him. I.Yr. ridden described the state of the bodies when he went to the house. Mr. Franks had the wrirks of a shot in his breast; his skull was so fractured that he could put his hand in anti take out pieces. Voting :11r. Franks had one arm broken. Mrs. Franks was lying near Wei, with a handkerchief thrown over her face ; it was a white one be believed—he was positive. file O'CostwEl.t. erost.examincd this witness upon the testi mony he hod given an to the colour of the handkerchief, first rest ing u on belief, and afterwards positively. Ile explained it by sa) ing that he had not reflected. Mr. ()'Cox Wet. L—" This care goes to the Jury, my Lord." Coe IIT—" You hare no witnesses, tie. O'Connell." 11 r. IFt 'in (t El. I.—"' No, any Lord." Subsequently, however, there wave:enticed as to charaeter7-. Janie.ld, who stated, that the prisoners were tenants of his ; he knew them twenty years, and never heard any thing against them up to this transaction that was worth while talking *boat. Ile beard their father was charged with sheep stealing, and he believed all the people in that part of the country were bad boys. The Learned,dent :a: commenced his charge to the Jury at ten minutes past one o'clock, and did not conclude till half-past two. He commenced, by entreating them, in justice to the prisoners, to discard trona their minds any feelings against them, which the cha. reefer of the atrocity was enksrlatei to excite in every UMW& breast, if the evidence were not such as to bring it li.nue to the accused. He next enumerated the several counts in whie't they were in. dieted, and stated the value which should be attached to the testi. ninny of accomplices. The Learned Judges who had filler.' the situ ation which he had the honour to hold, had never told Juries that they would be justified in finding a verdict on the evidence of such wit newton, but in all such cases, their duty was to try it there were any circumstances of corroboration which would assist them in forming their judgment. lie then read a passage from Phillips ors Evidewre, applying to the manner in which the testimony of accomplices should be received, and which gave it an importance from attending and corroborating circumstanees, totally estranged front the character of the individual. Reverting to the aneomplice in this case, he said it appeared to him that in the transaction to which he depend—indeed the observation applied to all his actions—he seemed to have resigned himself to that influence wl : caused the occurrence, short, sudden, and sanguinary as it was, into which they were inquiring. Ile then read over the evidence ; pointing out where there were variances between the testimony of Magner, the accomplice. and Mary Myers, the other witness, su;gesting at the same time how these may be reconcilsd, when such reconcilement was pos sible. The differences or discrepancies consisted of their con. flitting replica:mations of the shtte of the taliht when the party entered--of the colour and nature of the cloth that was Icund on Mrs. Franks after the murder, and some other circum stances, but it was foe the Jury to decide whether there did or dial not suggest such reasons as would induce them to reject the evi. deuce altogether. The extreme inaccuracy, he said, of the proles. sional gentleman who had been examined, did not enable them to decide which of them was right on the latter point ; but this was to be attributed, perhaps, to his having been only attending to lain professional duties. In conclusion he said, that while on the one hand there never was, in the human form, a being to whom Itutmoi Intelligence would be less inclined to pay attention than that wretched msn, stained with crime and atrocity, to whom they had listened, yet if, in the entire of the evidence, they could collect what satisfied their judgments, they should not sutler their opinions of him to street their verdict. lf, on the contrary, they had any reasonable doubt of the guilt of the prisoners, they should give them the benefit of it. The Jury retired, and remained in ronsuhation a few minutes, when they returned a verdict of Gerilly, on all the counts, against the three prisoners. Iln Lor v giship proceeded to pass sentence upon them for one of the foulest cringes that had ever been perpetrated, wbcu he was inter. rooted by a cry from all the prisoners, that it sav a s rang charge." When *deuce was restored, he said that a tew hews' ago he had bard a Ilka declaration of innococci: from otte who, ;ike teem, bad been kund IfuniXofan atvocions murder (alludlngto Linehan, vrtei was examted thus day for this murder of the policeman); but he had the satisfaction to know that since then he hail acknowledged his crime, and the justice of the sentence that had been passed upon him. He then pmceeded b the most a wfully impressive manner to pass sentence of death upon them, but the late hour at which he concluded prevent s us f ront giving his feeling address. They are to be e xecute d on M on d a y morning. and thew bodies given for dissection. When their fate was announced to them , a scene surh as it is difficult, if not impossible, to describe, took phire. They burst out into the most vehement exclamations of their innocence, and imprecated the curses of Heaven on them if they were guilty. They were removed from the bar , the J ud g e being unable to obtain their attention. wrrenn' alaiun eton or " ;;; t drawnltoret e2ti r ~i ) . noway Os. t other tiliares in pmi Asgard and Co.'s Offices, Ku Mk, Ogfordsstreet, end of Rei 1 1 01.1CL'. GUILDHALL Notwithstanding the exemplary punishment recently inflicted at this office on an offender under Mr. Martin's Act, and the vi gilance of his Inspector, instances of cruelty to the poor animals brought to Smithfield-market still occur. Yesterday the drover, who wears the badge IfiB (a boy). appeared on a charge of striking • bullock repeatedly over hue of its legs, until the animal was so lamed as to he entirely unable to make any further use of it, at least so long se the complainant observed the animal. The csse, however, was adjourned for further evidence. Andrew Wilkie, a drover, was charged with a similar off-mee, by Mr. Brown, a respectable butcher, residing in Aldgate High street, who, having witnessed his savage violence towards sonic oxen he was driving out of Smithfield, called to him to desist, and was answered by the fellow, " B—.-- you, what have you to do with it ? the beasts ain't ours." Now, said Mr. Brown, that was very true; but I often buy forty beasts at a time, and only last week three pounds worth of damage was done to one ox by similar ill-usage. He thought, therefore, it became the duty of every butcher to the trade at large not to pass by such misconduct. Mr. Brown also complained that the defendant was driving with out at badge. The drover threw himself on the mercy of the Alderman, who I fined him !Os. for each offence. under the old Smithfield Act. Mr. Brown said, lie would give his moiety of the penalty to a man who should be e n the look-out fur coliznders of this description. Another drover was ilnediMs. for driving without a badge. Ile was driving a herd of heifers from Smithfield with a cane (for if, said he, we carry • stick 'tis ten to cue but we get fined), when a master butcher obstructed their progress, whom he &sired to get out of the way, and applied a course epithet. This irritated the butcher, who took his revenge by laying this complaint. MARV-lAA-BONNE OFFICE. . . , f ADDINGTON COACUEll.—Yesterday, John //ale and Henry Gnitir-r, the drivers of Nos. 5087 and 40'111, Paddington coaches, appeared before Mr. Osamu, charged by a respectable Om tleman named Wood, with furious driving on the New-mad. Mr. Wood detailed his case, but said he would waive the penalty and only require an apology. Mr. Garter tr. u observed, that the complainant was extremely indulgent t the conduct of the Paddington coachmen in general was very bad, and he was resolved to inflict, in cases of a second of- fence, the full Venal of lit, which he tl.isireal they would com municate to their brethren of the whip on the road. The ilef ndaats having made an apology and paid the costs, were discharged. THAMES OFFICE. ' Yesterday Isabella Soot's was brought to this office, charged with violently asAulting Mr. Smith, landlord of the Black Horse tavern, Tower-hill. 31r. Smith stated, that on Tuesday evening the prisoner came to his hou.e in a state of intoxication, and 'desired to have liquor, which was refused, a , which the lady was greatly enraged; and some pewter pots standing near to her, she instantly seised them, and struck him' violently on the head , which caused a great profusion of blood. 'Mc prismier did not deny the charge, and was ordered to find ball, and in default to be cosomitted to the New Prison, Clerken well. UNION-HALL. Yesterday Joh,' Ifraderses, the person charged with sending a letter to Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, the btewm, threatening a public exposure of using opium in the fermentation of their beer, unless they paid him GOOL to keep silence, was again brought before I. B. Allen, Esq. The prisoner, it will be recollected, was allowed to go at large, upon his pronlise of attending at this Office on a future day. He did not appear, and the firm applied for a warrant, and the prisoner was again taken into custody. Mr. Charles Barclay produced a letter, which he stated he had received from the prisoner since his apprehension, accusing a moat respecta►le firm of having been his (the prisoner's) informant re lative to the ehasge against their house (Messrs. Barclay and Per kins), being large importers of opium, for the purpose of 'duke' , sting their beer. The following letter was then read, dated from liorsenionger-lane .• R—l think it necessary to acquaint you with my author, as he told me I was perfectly at liberty to do so, when I fold him that I considered the house of Barclay and'Perkins to be friends of , mine. The gentleman's name is Mr. Mann, of the Albion Brewery, Whitechapel, ar Mile-end-road. His head clerk was present when he made use of the disdainful expressions against your house. The firm of the house is Mann and Flack. ••Jf.PHN lIENDERSON."_ . Mr. C. Barclay stated, 4110 epee else receipt at this noias he had a communication on the subject of it with the vtry respectable firm alluded to. These Gentlemen disavowed ever having had any such conversation with the prisoner as that alluded to in the letter just read. Mr. Mann, of the firm of Blake and Mann, of the Albion Brewery, Whitechapel-road, rattd, that about three weeks ago the prisoner called upon him, and represented that he was in treaty for the Cannon Cotree-house, Charing cross, and wished to borrow 3001. from them ; and said that Messrs. Barclay and Perkins were about to advance hint 6001. to carry on business. Witness declined lending any money to a person whom he knew nothing about ; however he called a second time, in a fortnight, on the same errand, and lie was again refused, upon which he declared he would oppose us in sonic way or other ; but upon neither occasion had witness any conversation with the prisoner respecting Messrs. Bar clay and Perkins being large importers of opium. Mr. Mann's clerk corroborated his employer's evidence. The prisoner entered into a long statement in his defence, although admonished by the Magistrate, which, instead of palliating, greatly aggravated his case. The prisoner was then fully committed for triaL The following anecdote, related by the Captain of a De vonport Guineaman, is from a United States Paper:— " The bosom of the ocean was extremely tranquil, and the heat, which was now intolerable, had made us so languid, that almost a general wish overcame us, on the approach of the evening, to bathe in the waters of Congo; however, myself and Johnson were deterred from it, from the appre hension of sharks, many of which we had observed in the progress of our voyage, and these enormously larges At length, Campbell alone, who had been making too free with his liquor case, was obstinately bent on going overboard; and although we used every means in our power to per suade him to the contrary, dashed into the watery element, and hail swam some distance from the vessel, when we on the deck discovered an alligator making towards hint from behind a rock that stood a short distance front the shore. Ills escape I now considered impossible, his destruction in evitable, and 1 asked Johnson how we should act, who, like myself, affirmed the impossibility to save him, and in stantly seized a loaded carbine to shoot the poor fellow be fore he fell into the jaws of the monster. I did not however consent to this, but waited with horror the tragedy we an ticipated ; yet willing to do all in our power, I ordered the boat to be hoisted, and we fired two shots at the approach ing alligator, but without effect, for they glided over his scaly covering like hail-stones on a tiled pent-house, and the progress of the creature was by no means impeded. The report of the piece, and the noise of the blacks from the sloop, soon made Campbell acquainted with his dan ger: he saw the creature making fur him, and with all the strength and skill he was master of, made for the shore. And now the moment arrived in which a scene was ex hibited beyond the power of my humble pen perfectly to describe. On approaching within a very short dis tance of some canes and shrubs that covered the bank, while closely pursued by the alligator, a fierce and ferocious tiger spa ag towards Min. at the instant the jaws of his first enemy were extended to devour him. At this awful moment Campbell was preserved. The eager tiger, by overleaping him, encountered the gripe of the amphibious monster. A conflict then ensued—the water was coloured with the blood of the tiger, whose efforts to tear the scaly covering of the alligator were un availing, while the latter had also the advantage of keeping his adve nary under the water, by which the victory was presently obtained, for the tiger's death was now effected. They both sunk to the bottom, and we saw no more of the alligator. Campbell was recovered, and instantly con veyed on board. lie spoke not while in the boat ; his danger bad so completely sobered hint, that the moment he leaped on the deck he fell on his knees, and returned Abanks to the Providence who hail so protected him ; and what is most singular, from that moment to the time I am writing, has never been seen the least intoxicated, nor has been heard to utter a single oath. If ever there was a perfectly reformed being in the universe, Campbell is the man." Con ru o N.—One of the prisoners in the High Gaol, Exeter, against whom sentence of death was recorded, has, since the Assizes, made over the property of a house to a person of the name of Davenport, whose house he bad robbed of 201. eleven years ago. RolllEßY.—Some daring villains, on Tuesday evening, entered the house of Mr. James Hiplxim, Montague-square, and Ode from the butler's clmet a qua"mity of valuable plate, with which they got clearoff. The family ° initials, ant: , the crest of a: hone tied to a tree, were on all the art cies. Information was yet • terday given at all the police veers ; and a reward is offered follibe recovery of the rarely. VIE BANKRUPT LAWS. Wha it Bankruptcy? It is neer osary to a simplification of these complicated laws, that ;the nature of bankruptcy should be defined and bett'-r und :rstood. To apply the purpose and use of lan guage, con iisteney requires that there must be a bank be fore there (ran be a broken hank—a barker before there is a bankrupt. The implication of hanker, though the word is not used ex( rpt to distinguish a particular class of traders, dealers in n:oney, comprehends a public trustee, as eve; y man in truth is, who receives the property of others into his possession, and thereby raises a fund to carry on his trade or de: dings, under stipulations to pay the value at distant per irsd of time. This property the trader intrusts t others—consumers or retailers—who, by not fulfilling their engagement' to pay, inconvenience the middle ptvson, the trust ai.ent (which in effect lie is), and renders him unable to kt ep his engagements with the manufacturer, importer, or party, of whom he obtains the effects, money, or goods ; and although he charges an advance or profit upon the articles, • lie not only risks that profit, but the value of the article also, for which be has made himself liable by the purcluns, and receiving it. It will be at onre seen that there is casualty and risk in trade, where goods ail purchased in large quantities and dis posed of on credit to m Any, and that great judgment and cir cumspection are nee: at ary as to the quality and price of the articles, and the credi of the persons dealt with, to insure success; but events pi ovc, that the most prudent and ju ,licious proceedings it trade sometimes fail ; and that in some cases, where tl,eae qualifications arc nut very ap parent, prosperity atte: ids the trader. There appears to be three leading features or shades of ' . moral distinction in todern bankruptcies. The first and least injurious in soci. ity may not merit a a severer repre hension than calling it hlanseabh—for bankruptcy, under the most palliating circumstances, will hardly ever escape some censure. It it hi! attended with gross imprudence, insufficient judgment, :legligence, or extravagance, _it ex cites a stronger repreliei ision, anti may be considered culp able. Again, if the dealings are clothed in deception, and the transactions not grounded in reason and integrity, they are criminal. _ _ _ It cannot be disputed, that to get in debt and not pay is, in every instance, a trespass upon the creditor; and it is inconsistent to construe it as blameless, when the law may inflict punishment by imprisonment for the offence (for such in plain language it actually is), and it appears, there fore, that for the last• to pronounce bankruptcy not crimiaal, is a declaration impolitic, as not calculated to promote mo rality, nor called fur by any necessity or expediency for the general good of sock ty. In - the true spirit .)1 our bankrupt laws, which breathe at once national policy, humanity, and justice, every per son who is in the }molt of buying or manufacturing, and selling any goods, or transacting any business for others (not as clerk or serve nt for a salary) to gain a living there by, through which hit lawfully becomes possessed of pro perty to a certain a mount, which the law describes, is amenable to the Bankrupt laws, if he should in any respect, delay, or eve: de payment, under any collusion or intention to deceive, when the time of payment arrives. This seems to be comprehensive of every description of persons liable, the enumeration of whom could never be perfect and infallible, and an equal difficulty would attend a description of all persons not liable. The nomination, therefore, of certain tinders subject to the laws, and of persons not subject, seems rather calculated to create dis pute and litigation tha n to facilitate the determination of what are legal bankrui tries. It would be far better that a Jury of independent, Oisinterested men should decide upon this point, than that it should rest with a few chosen indi viduals (Commissioner s), who arc pecuniarly interested in every stage of proceed mg in bankruptcies. Certificates of confccmity and proper conduct in bank rupts would also be more likely to be suited to the justice of the case, if they wet- e granted or refused, upon ir: merits, by a jury, than by the dicta of prejudiced or partial cre ditors, who constilath.vally are disqualified to decide in their own cause; whets the certificate might he withheld or absolutely refused, according to the circumstances of pal liation or crime, which marked the bankrupt's conduct, as before described: and this trial should take place, at the expense of the estate, immediately after he had paned his examination. An honest industrious trader is valuable is society, and worthy to be protected, but a fraudulent character is a nuisance ; the question therefore is of public concern, and ought to be tried upon its merit, unprejudiced by partiality on the one hand or revenge on the other. The preamble of the bill now pending, purporting to amend the laws and simplify Aar language, is calculated to raise expectations of great improvement; but it is very deficient in its various clauses of effecting that object: the consolidation of the laws is certainly most desirable , and there are two es three new clauses of' a wholesome nature, but they are of minor consideration, and the delays, litiga tion, and expenses will be rather increased than diminished by it. It can hardly be considered consistent that one part of the bill proposes that composition with creditors, shall be an act of bankruptcy, and the last two clauses but one provide that composition shall be a ground for superseding a bankruptcy. Now, if composition took place without the bankruptcy, all the law expenses would be saved, with a great loss of time, so that the creditors would get much better dividends, and sooner paid, than if a bankruptcy was worked; but then, alas! the lawyers would get but little, the commissioners, &c. nothing! Upon the whole, the bill is a public delusion ; it is alto gether the bill of the lawyers, who alone will be benefited by it ; for it would be a violence to common sense to " con strue it beneficially for creditors," as the last clause directs; which also declares it is " not to alter the present practice in bankruptcy." It is therefore devoutly to be wished, for the honour of the British character and the good of the people, that it may not pass into a law ; but that the great portion of the community, the trading interest, will cont tnunicate together, and submit to Parliament other and more salutary propositions, against another session, till when the sulject should be delirred in Parliament; and in the meantime such enactments may be devised as will fully meet all the defects of the present system, and confirm bankruptcy what in berth and reason it really is and ought to Ise; and prevent any chimerical and fallacious interpre tation of it to favour the views of individuals, who, of right, have no other interest in the subject, than as agents to carry the law into effbet. These observations appear without preface or apology, from knowing the value of space in a public journal; but may possibly be followed by some further remarks, pend ing the present bill, if they may be thought to possess suf ficient interest for public consideration. MERCATOR. CH.% NC El% COM missioN.—The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointing the Earl of Eldon, Chancellor of Great Britain, and the Chancellor Lord Keeper and Commissioners of the Greet Seal of Great l'ritain for the time bang ; Lord Redeadale ; Lord Gifford, Mama of the Rolls, and the Master of the Rolls fur the time being; the Night Honourable Sir .:olin Leach. Knight. Viee-Char.cellor of England, and the V ice.litancellor of England for the time being; Sir ( hales Wetherell. Knight, his Majesty's Solicitor-Genera] ; Samuel [ Compton Cox, Eaq. one of the Matters of the Court of Chancery ; Anthony Vert, Et.q., one of his Majeatp's Counsel learned in the Law; Stephen Lushington, Doctor of Civil Law; IVilliam Cour. tenay, Es;., one other of the Masters of the Court of Chancery ; Robert Percy Smith, Joseph Littledale, John Merman Merirale, Nicolas Convngliam Tindal, and John Ileame , , E.grx., Barristers' at Law, his Majesty's Commissioners,—for inquiring into the prat. ' tice established in the Court of Chancery. Discovarty Situ's.—The Hecht and Fury discovery ships arc rapidly preparing at Deptford for the Polar Expe &littera. Every precaution seems to have been taken, that comfort and ingenuity can devise, to render their success complete. The internal fittings are compact and elegant, and the means of conducting warm riir throughout the 1 I vessels, and the contrivances for drawing of the moisture from the steam, Meath, &c., are worthy observation. They are furnished with the propelling paddles, worked I es the chain pump. to assist in passing through the light ice, and their hews are about nine feet thick, lined, as are their sides, with cork, and plated externally with iron. Both vessels arc now receiving their last coat of paint. Visitors arc politely received on board, and every attention shown to gratify curiosity by the officers, in the most hand some manner. The names of the visitors arc inserted in a book. A farewell entertainment will be given by Captain I Parry, on board tht Heels, on the 7th of May, when both ships will be completely ready for sea, and will be at the Nore on the 10th. ' CHILD EVANT.—Another child WU burnt to death at Mahon last week, which makes the third accident of the kind within a few weeks at that place.—York Cuirass!. gPORTMG TIVDELLIGENCR. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1124. MATCHES.—MO24III•Ir, APRIL 19. The Duke of Grafton's ch. e. Hampden. byli übens, 4 m ' e a Oit. 101 b. iglu Lunt Foley's b. f. Palais Royal. loy Bl uc h er, 3 ‘ i` s . old, 7s*. 131 b. Abingdon mile, for3ls soy. NO It. Mr. Udny's C. by M'oful, out of Pantina. agst M r . ThorniMPs b. c. Spoilt Child. lby Scud, out of Romps dam, ast. 71b. e sc b_. 1110 soy. h. ft. The course not yet mentioned. Sir J. Dyng'sbr. C. Edward, by COMM. our of Camilla, g et , v 4 against the Duke of Portland's hr. f. by Phantom, out of Du ftst. 41b. Ditch Mile-100 sot. h. ft. TrEsnsT. Mr. Powlett's b. c. Eden, by (;onus, Sst. lab. apt L o w D ue.. wich's gr. f. Dandizette, by Whakbonc, fht. 31b. Ditch Mile_ 200 suv. h. ft. Mr. Fox's bi. e. by Comus, out of Lady Ern, apt Mr. {p er. ham's ch. c. by Selim, out of Aquilino. Ditch Mile-900 cos. h. ft. Weights not mentioned. _ THOIIIIIDRY. Sir J. Syng's b. e. Mori;4;l;y 7 iuley, 4 yrt old, Ilst. 711). azia the Duke of Portland'• ch. f. Gabrielle, by Partisan, 2 yra ok, Ilb. Across the Flat-100 soy. h. ft. MOSTVN HUNT RACES. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7. A Cup, value lOgs. and 40gs. in specie, given by Sir Thomu Mot tyn, and 10gs. to the second, for horses not thorough-bred, the property of and ridden by Farmers. Two-mile heats. Mr. Gough's ch. g. Witchcraft, aged, 13st. 0 1 t Mr. Griffin's ch. c. 4-yrs-old, Ilst. 121 b. - 12 g Ten others suited, but were not placed. Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, 12st. each. Two wiles. Mr. Williams's eh. g. Vividus - . . Mr. Shaw's ch. g. Sir Lister Mr. 13radshaw's ch. g. Brief A Sweepstakes of 10gs each, h. ft. for horses not thorough-bred, and that never started against a thorough-bred one. Geat men riders. Two miles. Mr. Worrell's b. g. Falstaff, aged, 12st. 01b. Mr. Molony's b. g. Cygnus, aged, 12st. 21b.; Sir H. Peytoq's br. m. Edgcott, aged, 12st. 91b.; r. C. Day's b. g. by Waltlsman, . aged, 12st. 21b. • Lo r d Dorchester M s b. g. Banker, aged, 125t.21b. ; Mr. Willianis'sb. g. Bimby. aged, 12st. 21b. ; and Mr.Biddulpli'l b. m. Rosebud, aged, 12st. 21b., also started, but were not placed. A Sweepstakes of figs. each ; one milo heats; 12st each ; mares and geldings allowed 31b.; Gentlemen riders. Winner to be sold for begs. if, Ac. Twelve Subscribers. Mr. C. Day's b. m. Victorine, aged Mr. Pryaes gr. m. Undine, 5 yn old SPARRING. The Fives Court was a general treat yesterday, and it was tea attended ; the amateurs mustard strong. The sets-to, in the ab sence of Spring and Langan, were excellent. Officers from Bow. street were employed upon this occasion. The displays of pugilism were fine between the first men on the list. Cooper, the gipsy, and the Pet of the. Fancy (Curtis), set-to together, and they made an excellent bout. Bibb et set-to with a man of equal goodness. Reuben Martin, George Curtis, and Rednan, were much applaudatl. Other regulations followed, to the satisfaction of dm visitors. The Devonshire stag hounds will commence the spring hind hunting season on Tuesday, the 13th inst., and they will hula Tuesdays and Fridays until the 20th of May. Tueiday, A y til 13, at Iluntshain-wood ; Friday, April 16, at Coal bridge. Hoer of meeting punctually at nine..—Deren paper. CORN EXCHANGE, Arzrt 14. Our Market has ben very thinly supplied with all Grain to-day,, and having but few buyers every article was rather heavy sale, with. out any material variation in the prices of Monday. As every at. tempt to alter the Corn haws creates a great sensation at our Market, the proposition of allowing bonded ll'heat to be ground caused some ansiet)' in our buyers, as to the influence of such a operation on prices, and in some respect the cause of our dull Market this morning may be attributed to the above proposition. COAL. MARKET, APRIL 14. Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price. 31 Newea.tla . - 27 - - 35. Od to 44. OIL 17 Sunderland . . 16 - - 34. Od to .43.. ed. 1 Scotch Coal - 4 - - n. 6d to es. Id. 6 Claim - - 6 - - 323 Od to 33a. Od. An action for damages was tried at the Kerry Assizes. Eager r. Nl`Sheeby, for loss sustained by plaintiff' in con. sequence of the seduction of his daughter, under promise of marriage. This trial occupied the attention of the Court and of a respectable Jury for the whole of Monday, who (at ten o'clock at night) returned a verdict for plaintiff -2501. damages, and casts. If any neglect to purchase a Ticket or Share berme next Tuesday, April 20, it must be from their net knowing of the op portunity of trying for the Three remaining 20,0001. Prizes almost free of expense, as Mr. Sirewright guarantees all who apply before 29.6 April, may receive back at least the value of a 201. Prize at the office where they purchased, if they miss all the more valuable ones. and 20,0001. is lure to be added to the first Prize drawn ; thus the tisiwnst that will be risked is 11. 19a. in a whole Ticket, and 9a. in a Sixteenth, other Shares in proportion, whilst, from the advance in the funds, these trifling sums may absolutely gain considerably more than a 20,0001. Prize. BIRTHS._ The Lady of James Valobra. Esq. of Northampton.atrect, Bath, of two girls and a boy. The females lived only a short time; the son (an heir) and the mother are likely to de well. On the Bth inst. in Sloane-st r eet, 31n. Wm. Broduro Dickinson, of a daughter. On the 13th inst. in lharlotte-street, Bedford-square, the Lady of Archibald Leslie, Esq. of a daughter. On the 13th inst. at her house in Church-street, Lambeth, the lady of B. G. Hodges, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED._ On the 10th inst. at IVidlcy, James Williamson, Esq. of Hue ter-street, Brunswick-square, to Elizabeth Ballard, daughter of Moses Greetham, Esq. of East Coaham, and Deputy Judge Advo cate of the Fleet. On the 7th inst. Thomas Robinson. Esq. eldest son of A. Ram. say Robinson, of Kensington, to Frederica, only daughter of the Lae Sir George Brathwaite Boughton, Bart. of Pastan Court, He refordshire. On the 13th inst. at St. Alphage, London-wan, Isaac Piddack, Esq. M.D. of Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, to Charlotte, eld est daughter of Mr. Stevens, attorney-at-law, Sion College-gardens. Tuesday, at St. George's, Hanorer-aquare, John Butler. Esq. of Woolwich. Kent, to Elizabeth Kent, second and youngest daughter of the late Benj. Kent, Esq. of Icistone. Berks. On the nth inst. at Pickering. Yorkshire, Mr. Thos. Morley. of Manchester, to Amy Hodson, daughter of Richard Hodson, Esq. of Pickering Marshes. DIED. On Sunday last, near Hatfield, Iferts, Miss Maria Holmes. daughter of Thos. Holmes Iluoter, Esq. of Mansfield -street, Port land-place. At his father's house, at Banff. on the 3d inst. James Robinson, Esq. late Lieutenant-Colonel of the 91st foot. On Friday, A pril 9, at Clifton, in the 25th year of his age, of rapid decline, in consequence of the rupture of a blood-vessel, John Beale limwne, Esq. of Salperton, in the county of Gloucester. (In Saturday last , in Lambeth, Wm. M essing, Esq. of the Stock Exchange, in his 75th year, having survived his wife six days. On Saturday last, at his house in Edgeware- road, James day s. Esq. in the 74th year of his age. On the 12th inst. Mr. J. K. Varden, of High-street, Southwark, in the slst year of his age. Lately, at Drumore, parish of Kirkmaiden, in his 105th year, John King, officer of his Majesty's Customs. Lately, at Winslow, Ann Price, in her 97th year. She was the mother of 23 children, ten of whom survive her, and the yoongeit is 59 years of age. On Monday week, at North Shields, aged 71, Mr. James Pringle, one of the first mathematicians of the age. Maur years ago, he and Mr. 31. Taylor, formerly of 31erley Hill, Durham. were assistant calculators for the Nautical Ephemeris, uncle: the late Astronomer Roval, Nevil Maskelyne, LLD. On Friday sennight, at Tompson, Norfolk, CoL Harwood, h. p. 19th Dragoons, aged life years. At the house of hi. son-in-law, H. Dowson, Esq of of Geldestose, aged 65, the Rev. Pendlebury Houghton. He was descended by the mother's side from ancestors who were justly celebrated for thew attachment to the cause of religious liberty, particularly the Rev. Henry Pendlebury, who was ejected from the living of Holcombe, in Lancashire. A work of hi., on Transubrundation, was published by Archbishop Tillotson. Mr. Houghton's father was educated for the Ministry under Dr. Doddridge, at Daventn. and afterwards under Professor beecliman, at Glasgow, In 17117 he removed with his son to Norwich, where be kept a classical school. Anion his pupils were R. H. Gurney, Esq. M.P. ; Mar sham Elwin, Esq. and Ilenry Cooper, Esq. Mr. P. Houghton received his education at Warrington, at the time Dr. Aikin was the classical tutor there, and after the completion of his academical studies, he continued there one year ..s emigrant cloud& tutor. Ile was tint settled ass Minister at 'Doh lane, near Manchester, whence he removed to Shrewsbory, and in 17117 he was chosen a pastor with Dr. Enfield the resignation of the Rev. Robert Alderson) to the Unitarian Congregation In this city. On the death of Dr. Enfield. in 1701. he became sole Minister. In 1808 he suconded Mr. Jervis, at Prince's -street, M'estotioster, and in 1811 he re fumed to Norwich. In 1812 he war invited to become joint pastor with Mr. Yates, to the congregation in Paradise -street, Liverpool. where he continued till 1823, when he retired from his ministerial labours. Of Mr. Houghton's excellence as a preacher, it is sencely necessary to say much is a city in which lie laboured for mon than 20 years..-Bury Post. - - HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON-BRIDGE. Morning. 13 min. niter 3. I Afternoon. 31 min. after 1 ' Printed at TII E BRITISH PRESS (Mee. by J. W. CAiturox, 181, Suand, and Published by R. Lax sow, saint pleas. i 0 1 i 1 2 2