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OF LONDON OE SZ*4L - PI.IOION SOC /ET Y . This Society was established is the year 1818, whets an address leas ult.& to the public, who wen entreated to set all inatitu • WO which bad for its object the relief of the aged and distressed • or his widow, who did not receive parochial The wale pensioner' were to receive five shillingsand the Itinalts three. the subscription is twelve shillings per annum, and five guineas • il.Lattori constitutes • Governor for life. Thus, though the allow. at.t.e was scanty, the subscription was small compared with other . atarinible institutions. The 2Zith Rule of the Society then and noe eublished, with the address and list of subscribers, says, '' That all offices (the Collector's excepted) be discharged gra. e. ' y. Vila is one of the most material Rules of the Institution,--one .on which it was goundwl, and which, no doubt, is &principal reason ohy 'his charity has increased so much in public eatimanon ; but . this Rule is now to be abrogated to make way foe a grant of two :.Ideed guineas a-year to the "!Honorary Seetetary. v. " Now, bow re the Directbes of this Charity agree to such a misapplication of ' ti.itutAlt, after baying entered into a solemn contract with the . ikiliseribers that " all the offsets should bedittharged gratuitously?" l In the Address to the Public, the Directors say, " In the ma. vagernent of this institution the mot rigid economy is observed, t.cnt theconviction that the less which is expended, the more will be given to the poor. With the exception of the Collector's, every office is discharged gratuitously, and the unwearied at. tuition of the Directors is constantly applied to the distribution of the Society's bounty and the advancement of the Society's fords; its plans preclude the possibility of the funds being Damp roptiared.. ' Can this salary of 200 guirete a-year, which it is intended shall take place from ,Midsummer, 1821, be considered rigid economy, a-d advancing the:Society's funds ?on the contrary, will it not evince tie public that its plans have not precluded the possibility of tLet,tml:. b, in g misappropriated ? But now a word as to the ain't to be produced on the funds : 'ft it 200 guinea.: a-year is equal to the increased pension now al. ed. it five shillings a week to sixteen poor women, and will tberefire annually prevent sixteen poor women from receiving the benefits of *his charity : there were no less than ninety-one candi d&tes, mole and female, at the last election is April, and only fit: TaCalicics. How can this " Honornry Secretary," whatever his situation In I.te may be, consent to take from the funds of the Institution the Arm et 20 &hens a year? is it in accordance with the prin. %irks with width he commenced the office, or with his annual pro ertatieos This salitry-wouhl have been agreed to last Amil but Ste the opposition liven td It by a very worthy individual, who in. ratted that the whole body of the subscribers should he made acquainted with it, so that it now stands over until the first illonday , In Oftetwr tt!ie 4th), when the job Is to be completed if possible i tut it is earnestly hoped that the attempt will be counteracted by a full etteridance of the subscribers to proceed to a ballot, if neces sary. 'file following is the statement of the expenditure:— FROM JULY, 1823, TO JULY, 1821. s. d. Stationary, fix. . DV 6 6 rusteges, Messengers' Ss - . 141 17 7 e: ore' Poundage - 433 4 I A .v aid the propot.ed viary to the liororiTy S. CT( I y . . 210 t. I:teteaatll expene. , ture for printing, &r. . I S. c. for oilier of business - 100 eta 4 1 F future the annual expetilliture will be upwards of VERITAS. CATHOLIC MEETING AT CORK. ( Entin the 7, 7 7,71 7i• • Journal.] This .I.tv (August 34.), a meeting of the Catholics of Cork was held at (.lay's-lane Chapel. A more crowded or respectable meet i. g tom took place within the walls of that sacred edifice. The troot E .. iikiics were filled with ladies of the tint respectability ; the bed) of the chapel was thronged long before the appointed hour of the:hng. Mr. Shed, who paid his first visit to this city, was ex-, peo: at the meeting; great anxiety was manifested to hear, tor, Li:: Mat time, a gentleman, whose brilliant eloquence has raised his tame so high in the opinion of his country. About two o'clock Mr. O'Connell entered the Chapel, and was it es.ved will the leudent expression of applause. Mr. Shell shortly alter arrived ; his person was unknown almost to all present, but when his name was announced, he was greeted in a manner which Lunt have been very battering to his feelings. C:IANLEII Soriano, Esq. was called to the Chain In the cerertie of a sensible and animated speech, this gentleman called the attention of the meeting to the object for which it was assembled the principal object, he said, was to promote t he collection of the Gattiolic Rent. FTErIIEN COMPINGER, Esq. Barrister at Law, Secretary to the Catholics of Cork, read a list of the various sums collected in the evuety and city of Cork, in the shape of Catholic Rent. The Lamed tientlemth then proceeded at some length to dwell on the ehjects of the Rent. It inspired confidence in the breasts of the Irish peasantry—it gave them the certain hope of protection—its practice.] utility was demonstrated on more than one occasion, at the investigation at Enniskillen, and at the memorable proceedinp , at New Rms. (Applause.) Th ei Learned Gentlemen said that be werall not long detain the meeting with observations of his own, as there were present somediatingukhed gentlemen, who, no doubt, would give the benefit of their observations to the meeting Pas Leotlemen attended there for the first time. His Learned . Frlead soeuld, he knew, scarcely forgive him, but he could not forbaw beeeing his attestation to the high qualitirt of his mind and heart— t.: his oznerous and devoted patriotism—to his powerful eloquent* —the sot eintoar of his genius—and the admirable purposes to which ..t. th.• : cptaiities were devote!. Air. O'Cois NELL., cf Bantry, said, that in his part of the coun. tie the people raid most cheerfully the Catholic Rent; there never war any measure proposed which the country so cordially embraced. 'Joe individual, indeed, threatened his tenantry ; he told them that Or etcry penny they contributed to the Catholic Rent, he would make them pay a guinea. (Cries of name, name.) Mr. O'Connell R,:1.1 he heal no objection whatever to name the individual, if the tucenng litigated on it; far the present s however, he would rather decks to do so. He bad to doubt of the fact; he was glad that that paltry threat was held out, because it gave a fine opportunity to the potpie to evince a manly spirit. Of all peeple in the neigh. bantioo I of Bantry, the tenants of the individual in question were most active, and most liberal in their contributions to the Catholic hand. (Applause.) When Ale. O'Connell sat down, Mr.bust in was loudly called for. Mr. Shell obeyed the call s Cite Learned Gentleman rose and said, that he tilt himself greatly eaepreesel by the toy high, unqualified, and undeserved praise, e : n'e his friend Mr. Coppingcr had poured upon hits. His friend la d gene to a very extrungant length in his eulogium—aod had comedy given a better proof of his good nature than of his judg ment. Ale, Shed said he had visited for the first time this tuagni• ticent city—he beheld with admiration its noble river—ba spacious l.srbotn—the lofty hills that rose around it, in which the beauties i of entire were enriched and adorned by the art and industro of than. As he passed through their streets, he heard with delight :h 3 1:1V1: 11:1111 of as active and laboutious. people; but no spectacle t .n. I. 'had seen inspired hint with so much pleasure. or raised his mind aoel I cart so much as the meeting before him. That meeting, a SLUM( TAMS mid so respectable, continued all that he had heard a t::.: r itthe spirit of the people of Cork. He net see how it was ih.salble ion any 90,4SOINCIN much longer to resist the just claims of a p.mple so united sod so ardent in the cause of their country. Of all the measures which had been proposed or adapted, the mea. bum of the Catholic Rent was the most beneficial ; the people was indebted for that measure to one, whose whole lite had been a ski. trans, ce....• elms struggle for the happiness and liberty of his coon. try— (meat applause)--cue whom - fie should always feel pleasure, daid Wire than it:mount. a condoles and sincere pride, le calling ins fri. nel—of course lw meant Mr. O'Connell. (Veheireet cep. pcause.) To him tae country was indebted for the 11/C4SIITC of the Citho'ie Rent —and it the services of twenty-five years mull be th.gea en—if the honotweble and persevering exertions, winch dur ing that long period of life he bad mule, were to be erased from the memory of his ementryutea, still would this sine measure justly entitle lihn to the lasing gratitude of Ireland. lb: Catholic Rene iron in various ways, eminently beneficial, but in nothirg so n,urh as in the very Mat of its oollectioc—it called forth the vey . •ton, the opinion of what was called the lower sale: of the free dot gate their: the opportuoity of refuting the h 1194.: ate. • ideas' calumny, that they were indle'event about the free dot of their country. Toe Learned Gentkrian, in a strain of in. 4 401 ' • g cloqtteace, exnmed this Omni'. charge; he said that the roil meanest mechanic in Er1e...041 re g arded with the fondest 1 re the ovetnotion of his country. What, t. hat, though he w 9. t# of rroperty —though he had not the length of hhniself at' fttound to repose to. in life, en to cover him in death—yet he bore steno him the most ineeluable el all posseseiors—he was tenant.in errs:l , lcm with ha proutlest Lords, to the liberties of England.. d- et loose.) Was it to be said that the sensitive and intelligent prisitat of Ireland was deed to those rights which his Eng lis h oeinhbones so ardent!, and so justly prised, or that the degrada. rem of thin: country was no sourced regret to them? The Learned t. eel .inen, in cm:minion, took occasion to say, that he beheld with mach satiefaction so many Catholic women attending that weedier. 'free attended, tie hoped, from Man., much more respectable l ' tom these of mere curiosity : their pow.= to do good was almost beeond belief. They could form same idea of what they could 1 ett-NA when they looked to what had hem already done by Preter ite'. women. Those ladies, full of the enthusiasm and energy of the r sex, had collected in penny subscriptions three hundred thou. %sal pounds. If those ladies, in the cause of modern—and he w e..io any fantsstic religion—could effect so much, what might r. n be expected hove the women of Ireland, in a cause where the ineenots of their country was so deeply eoncerned—the cense of their lathers, their brothers, their. husbands—the cause of them eche*. Fur, though women cannot hold places of honour and I criolurnect in the seats, yet the lame which station gives is not 'esslino- o- - to because it is reflected upon het through'' :a connexions of life. Ile did not know could be emancipated or not—lie did n. , t tined Friend next him 01r. ()'('onnell) iberty for which he had so long struggled,' there were . people to live after them, and .gull to go down to their graves with nothing' epitaphs, yet :hey would give to their children eaersiens, rend leave to them the light of their ' fivadeuan sat down amid the enthusiastic .ext addreakd the asKmbir.. and at great the Tar.lllll 0.je..-t• of the Rent. Mr. ()'Connell and Mr. . a rot? of !livaii t? /EC laick W. Conway, in Asseciati9n. ! I p . toe lass dazzling. a past tu die ne..diu of: the deam • 4 whrther the Catholics we know whether his Lain would ever enjoy that It but be that as it migbt, i 1: they should be obliged Inv slavery for their epha the b.nicfit of their taertil example. The Leunsell ay cruse of the rowan. Mr. O'Coturitt.i. or: laigth be dwelt upon the Thanks were toted to : Mr. Boleti propoed Stn. on his suture to di: POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday a lad West lil years of age, MANSION-HOUSE. Jortkri, was brought before the Loan BIATOII6 charged with havipg robbed his employers, MMUS. Kenworthy and bon, of Ironmongerlaise, of hills and other securities, to the amount of above Ma It appeared that he was entrusted with these securities to answer teertain purposes of his employers, but that he convened a part into cash, and enclosed the other part to Messrs. Keaworthy by the twopenny post. Being a native of Enniscorthy (Ireland) he was traced to that part of the Sister Kingdo m by Forrester, an active sinter, and but for his impatience would have escaped, having con ttiretl to change clothes with his mother-In-law, who ••• is allowed to visit hint while in confinement. However, having an far Suc ceeded. he bounded over a wall, and the suspicions of the police being awakened, he was pursued and taken. When questioned as to the property. he pointed to a place where 109 sovereigns were deposited, which were immediately secured. hlr. Kenworthy's Solicitor stated, that the prosecutor was not now in town, and the prisoner was remanded. HATTON-GARDEN. IWTTURVPTIOX TO THE AMUSEMENTS OT BARTUOLOMEW Fatn.—Vesterday James Goosfbeard (whose thin was no disgrace to his name) tras hniught up by John Huh, watch-house-kirever on the Foundling estate, charged with a premature display of his ' talents on Thursday bight, in the neighbourhood of Brunswick• square. Several watchmen deposed that at a late hour on Thursday night the defendant took by surprise the inhabitants (who were not prepared for the appearance of Richard), and in a fine tone of voice, delicately attenuated by those experienced modulators, Hodges and Co., vociferated, " I know I was drunk, but ' Richard's himself again.' " Though he delivered this eaves *ion with great emphasis and truth, the inhabitants were the more alarmed at hearing that he was recovering his original character, and accordingly besought the watchmen to give their aid in kee p in g him in his disguised state. Their efforts were, however, totally unavailing for more than three quarters of an hour: they, how. ever, triumphed ultimately, but not without receiving many still I preserved marks of his powers. I The prisoner, who rather novelly represented the cronk.backed tyrant, as he was nearly seven feet high and of athletic appearance, stated in his defence that he was a tiishmonger by trade : that that was no interference to his profession of a play-actor ; he wee en. to exhibit at Bartholomew Fair, and he was just preparing a CF: l ecantatioru according to his agreentept- The Magistrate showed so little reap-et and encouragement for his dramatic talents, that lie discharged the prisoner, advising him to depend entirely on nature, and as lie was seven feet high exhibit If as a.giant. " FE maxellritotess.--George Herring. • middle.sized man, respectably . attired, was charged with the following robbery. Mary, wife of John Richards, cabinet.maker, No. 3, Riley street, Cromer-street, deposed, that on Tuesday fast, the prisoner observing a bill in the window, inquired what lodgings were to let, when she informed him, and showed them. Ile appeared satisfied, and gave a respectable reference, at the same time requesting he might sleep there that evening. As the lodging was only half a bed, she consented. The prisoner returned again at nine in the evening, and slept there that night and the nest, with William Cartwngbt, a tailor. Thunder morning, about six o'clock. her husband went out, and in hale an hour after she heard William Cartwright get up and go out, leaving the prisoner in bed, no person being in the room but himself; it was in the one.pair back room, &reedy over her bed. She heard some person walking about the room, and thought she heard a noise as if a box that was in the room was being broken open, on which she immediately got up. and was determined to watch, and met him canting down stairs with a large bundle in his hand. Site stopped hint, and asked him what bundle was that he had ? He said, the bundle he brought in the night before. She said she let him in, and that he had no bundle. He then wanted to go and leave the bundle behind, when a struggle commenced. in which she saw Mr. Cartwright's waist. coat peeping out of his coat pocket, and also that he had on his trowsers. she went and bolted the street.door, although no person was in the house but herself, when the prisoner ran up stairs to his bed-room, and she followed him, and saw him take the waistcoat, neckcloth, and pair of stockings, then produced. out of his cont. pocket, and throw them on the bed, and take oft' the trowsers, which he wore over his own. She left hint up stairs, and ran to her next. door neighbour for assistance, when the prisoner was secured. In the bundle she found her husband's coat, and a coat and shirt be. longing to William Cartwright. all of which were taken out of a bcx in the room, which appeared to have been broken open with an old chisel. The prisoner was cominitteed to Newgate for trial. .7 On: Warner a youth, was charged with stealing a seek, con. mining 93 pounds of raw bullocks' fat, the property of Molars. Large and Hickman. tallow-melters in Were-street, Clare-market. The prisoner and smother boy were observed by James Taylor, a constable, carrying the sack, which, it appears , they had stolen out of a cart containing six other sack s, on its way from a slaughter house In West-street, Smithfield, to the prosecutor's. The other boy effected his escape. The carter identified the sack to be his master's property. The ptisoncr denied the charge. The evidence being taken, he was fully committed for trial.—The value of the tat was 11.3,. MARLBOROUOII.STREET. Mr. flathatet y, a butcher, residing in Southampton-ter... was brought to the Office, upon a warrant, by Wales, the officer, charged with a desperate outrage and assault. The warrant also in. eluded a Mrs. 'White, who, by the following statement, appeared to be the principal in the transaction, but the officer did not succeed in apprehending her. Mrs. Haynes, a female of extraordinary personal attractions, and very genteel meaner, stated, that she has resided for some time pest at No. 7, Southampton-terrace, and that Mr. Hathaway has but lately come to reside in that neighbourhood, and on his doing so, solicited her custom, which he ever since enjoyed. Some months ago a gentleman, whom she understood to be of great respeetdaity, succeeded in winning her tendons, and became a favoured visitor I at her house, but whether he was a manned or a single man she eerier knew or took the trouble to inquire. On Saturday last, as she and her Mend were sitting in her parlour, between eight and nine o'clock, taking their wine after dinner, a knock came to the street door, and' it was no sooner opened than a lady entered, and first taking the precaution to lock the street.ttnot inside, and put the key in hie pocket. she tushedinto the parlour, and commenced smashing every article of furniture—tables, chaire,loeking-glasses, decanters, &c. at the same time exclaiming that before she stopped she would have witness's hie, and that of her own husband also, who, Mrs. Haynes ' now, for the f.rst time, learned had been for so many months her companion. The lady announced her name to be White, and eon. sequently the gentleman must be Mr. White. The husband, es soon as he could recover from his surprise (if anything could sur prise him), laid hold on the wife and floored her. Mrs. Nchite celled "Murder !"—a mob of about one hundred persons collected about the houee„burst open the doors and windows, entered the house, and on hearing from Mrs. White her statement of griev ances, joined with her, and proceeding over the whole house, smutted every article in it, broke a valuable piano.forte and a beautiful guitar to pieces, curial away almost all her wearing ap parel. stole her reticule and some sovereigns in it, and no doubt would, as they expressed a determination to Co, have torn Mrs. Haynes bench' to pieces, had she not with great difficulty clam. bated over an adpining wall and taken shelter in n neighbout's house, and Mr. NI hire escaped from their fury in an equal y mira. culous way, with almost every stitch of clothes turn from has back. The charge against Mr. Hathaway was, that he was the rinp leader of this outragecus attack upon the house, and vowed the do. struction of Mrs. Haynes herself. Mr. Hathaway listened very coolly to this recital. and. when called upon for his defence , said, that of Mr. White, Mrs. White, or Mrs . Haynes, he knew nothing more than that he had served the house, Nu. 7, fen a short time with meat. On Saturday evening last, as he was standing at his own door, which was within three of Mrs. Haynes', he heard desperate cries of murder trout No. 7, which attracted a vast crowd of persons, who insisted upon being admitted ; and being at first refused, they forced one of the shutters of the parlour-window, and saw a man, with a woman under him, Isis knee upon her stomach, and entleaveming to strangle her. The mob was then about to force the door, when somebody Inside opened ts, and the crowd rushed in; and on the instant the man from within made his escape through the crowd, after a desperate struggle. Mr. Hathaway, who was tine of the very last, he said, that entered the house, went so the assistance of the woman in the parlour, whom he did net succeed in recovering for a long time; and she then related to the people how this Mrs. Haynes had been kept by her husband, and living splendidly on the produce of her industry; and that every article in the house, and the house itself, were purchased with her money. Upon this appeal, the mob did certainly join Mrs. White, and he believed the house was pretty well cleared nut; but as for himself, Me. Hathaway declared that be did nothing mars then assist Mrs. White to recover (rota her half sirangulation. Bel cral persons, neighbours, who entered the house at the same time, cunfirra!d the statement of Mr. Hathaway. *. under all the circumstimees. Illr. Ron, the Magistrate, said, that, - ha did not consider Mr. Hathaway liable to be held to bail, sad discharged thew snot. With respect to Mrs. White, Wales, the officer, said that he had been three times to bee house to apprehend her, but could not find her. She keeps a brothel, No. If% Lisie-stre:t, Leicester. sguarel and ner husband, who has caused this uproar a-A con. tentiaa, L the r.otorious Holley White. So mueh for quar relling about gentlensen! WORSHIP-STREET. DtIrNI•EIONESS DETENDED BY • LADY !—Yesterday, 12 o'clock, two of the Bow-street Pay Police, of the names of Fur. long and Kinghatu, presented themselves before Mr. Twvroaa, the presiding Magistrate, having in their custody a stout man, of rather decent appearance, of the name of Uttar' Stephen*, far (very far indeed) advanced in a state of inebriety. - Furlong was about to state the nature of the prisoner's offence. and the cause by which he was induced to take him into custody for the u.. t he was likely to create. rend the assault he had cam. mined upon him and his brother Alter, when he was suddenly in ten-opted by a lady, who gave her name cs Mrs. Ferne, No. 7, Vurlism-place, Holston, who stated that she saw the cache trans action. Ter troars said, he would hear anything on the part of the prisoner when he knew the nature of his armee. Lady—But, Sir, the co:teh is now waitini; for me, and I there fore cannot stop, but I would like to tell what 1 know of this busi ness. a. Ism only actuated from motives of humanity. Mr. TwYTOND then desired the Lady to be sworn. race then stated, that she saw the entire transaction, and more ruffianly or brutal treatment never betore was exercised upon an indirislx-1. At this 'period the prisoner became so ungovernable et the bar. as to compel the Magistrate to order his removal. 1 Mr. I' YTOID then said... Pray, Madam, don't you thir.k such beastly drunkennees, accompanied with mach Outrageetei behaviour at this time of the day, no offence? Lady—l don't think It as offence of 'ltch a nature. She then left the Mee. and in a few minutes after, Vann, the Officer, en. tered, anti said he was present at the transaction, and more lenity ce Christian forbearance he never saw exercised by any Officers in the diecharge of their dnty • that mob had been collected in Shoreditch by the prisoner ; ad that the Officer were very roughly handled by him. Several respectable shopkeepers then presented themselves, foe the purpose of confirming Vann, and the other Officers statement, when Mr. Tweroan expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with the conduct of the Officers. and only lamented that the lady had " flown," as he felt himself bound to hold him to bail, to appear at the Sessions, Ithaca the (Hikers might indict him if they thought proper. Bail was accordingly given. LA M BETH-STREET. Yesterday, Joseph Edteards, a young man about 17 years of age, the son of a etable baker, was brought before John haul. wick, Esq.t by Mr. Miller, the chief officer, at the requ est of his father, who stated that his son had unfortunately formed en ac quaintance with a gang of thiovev and bad characters, from whom no efforts of his could separate him. That he had used all the means in his power to dissuade him from pursuinhewas inahe g such dangerhabit - ous course of life. but all to no purpose. That t of absenting himself front home for several nights, and would then come home in almost a state of nudity, bringing his associates with him to his door, so that he was in danger of being often robbed by either his son or hie associates. Ender these circumstances he hoped the 1111'0:orate would send the prisoner to the House of C or rection, and keep him to hard labour, hoping it might act es a . warning fur the future. Mr. ilwanwtexe inquired if he was in the company of thieves when he was taken. hlr. 51111er answered in the negative. Mr. II eenwict —Then I have no power to commit him to hard ' labour. I can only call on him to find hail for his good behaviour for two months. But., continued Mr. Ilardwick, the cure is as bad as the disease, for if he is kept in prison foe two months, doing no thing. and mingling with the very worst of characters, it is quts. if enable if his stools will not, if possible, be worse when lie comes out than they are at present. Ile much regretted that the Ma. gistrates had net the same power to act here as they do in France ;foe in that country there is a place set apart in the prisons for such as the prisoner, and by the recommendation of the Magistracy, they are kept there. The prisoner was held to ail. TOW-HALL. CAUTION TO House xxcrens.— William Jeffheys, a dust man, was charged with steal a silver table-spoon front the Ship Tavern, Thomas-street, 110 eydown. Mr. Ryder, the proprietor stated, that yesterday, just as him self and family hall finished dinner, several gentlemen, his customers, entered the parlour; and that he might be at liber ty to attend to their orders, he placed a dish he had in his hands, ea which lay two silver table-spoons, upon a small table near the bar. door. The prisoner, whose cart stood nearly opposite the house, Came in at the moment, and called for half-a-pint of porter, with which he was served ; and while he, Mr. Ryder, went into the parlour he left the house one of the spoons was directly missed, and the prisoner followed and accused of the theft, but which be stoutly denied the slightest knowledge of. At length the dust in the cart wits +marched, rind the spoon found amongst it. John Waller, beadle of St. John's, who was sent for to take the prisoner into custody, produced the stolen spoon and its fellow, both of which were sworn to by Mr. Ryder as his property. The prisoner said he sins drunk, and knew not what he did ; be had been fourteen years in the employ of Mr. Shelton, of Gravel lane, and this was his first offence. Waller denied that he was drunk, but, on the contrary, he was in full possession of his faculties. Alderman J. J. SNIT FI lad the prisoner his character might possibly benefit him at the Semions, where the evidence rendered it necessary to send hint for trial. The prisoner was then committed. UNION HALL. Thomas Coomber, a schoolmaster, residing in Prince's-street, Lambeth, was brought before L. B. ALLEN, Esq., charged with baring severely flogged one of his scholars, a little boy, between six and seven years of age. Thomas Hale, who received the mem chastisement, stated, that on Monday afternoon, in school time, his master called him up to read a lesson in the Bible. When he came tothe word "affectation," he could not pronounce it properly, and Mr. Coomber beat him with a cane over the lurk and shoulders, and afterwards bitched him. The poor child's back was here exhibited to the Magistrate, and certainly bore marks of violent castigation, it being wealed with black and blue marks from the loins upwards to the back of the neck. The child added, that his mutes flogged him for near half an hour. • The complainant's brother sod another of the defendant's pupil' corroborated the child's statement in every minicab?. The Magistrates here remarked, that the punishment received by the little fellow was exceedingly severe, and could not be juts. tilled, particularly when inflicted upon a child of such tender years. The Schoolmaster commenced a defence of his conduct by static that for the seven years he belonged to the profession, he Md educated 4,700 pupils, and during that time not • single instance e( undue severity had ever been exercised by him towards any of his scholars. The present ease, he said, was one which, although be declared he hash no feeling of irritability towards the child, yet such a degree of obstinacy was manifested on the occasion, that he was actually obliged, for the preservation of good order and de.. corum in the school, to make an example of him. The boy was called up to read a chapter in the Bible, and when he came to the' word affliction," rot " aff.&-tatioct," he pronounced it im. properly ; he was desired to tweet the word, but he became ob. ideate, and would not. The defendant declared, that if examples trakind were nat ocatsionally resorted to in a public school, the of it cottld net be carried on; there would be nothing but beeptlarities and insubordination amongst the scholars. He was pespered to call some of his pupils, who had been with htm for some years, to state that they had never discovered any extreme severity used by him towards Ids gaolers. The Magistrates all concurred in the opinion that there was certainly too great a degree of punishment exercised upon the child The parents of the little boy here said, that, under the eir. cumstances, if the schoolmaster paid the doctor's bill, they would be satisfied. This was readily assented to on the part of the schoolmaster, who was discharged, with advice in future to use the sane and the birch mote sparingly on the backs of his scholars. PERTH NEWS.—At a sitting of what is commonly and not inaptly named the " Black Court," on Tuesday last, there was a snore than ordinary attendance of the makers and venders of whiskey ; who were all fined with such exemplary severity, as, it is feared, will make " genu ine Glen" more a luxury than it has hitherto been. Be sides these veteran and inconigible violators of the Ex cise Laws, there was an extra arraignment of our re spectable citizens. Amongst these, dealers in teas were the most numerous; who were indicted at the instance of Collector I)umbraieke, for omitting to pay the licence for trafficking in tea, on the day and within the hours ap pointed. The enormity of the offence was ably exhibite d by Mr. Dumbraicke, who produced an Act of Parliament, br which the penalty was stated to be Sol. although the the licence is only Ils. Several reasons were given by the culprits for their omission : e. g. one had attended at the office of Excise on the afternoon of the day ap pointed for the convenience of the Collector, and the pay ' ment of his licence had been refused on the ground that it was " after hank hours." This reason for refusal was lital• tained by the Bench. The Justices, however, taking into their serious consideration the character of the panels, and that this was their first offence, agreed to subject them to the mitigated penalty of three shillings. The announce. ment of this equitable award excited amongst the crowded defaulters a muttering of disapprobation. One, who forgot where he stood, called it " oppression,"—a term which ought never to be heard in a free, happy, and pros perous country, far less in a court of equity. It is need less to add, that the articulation of this uncouth trieyllable destroyed completely the placidity of the Bench, and ex torted from its organ some useftil though ireful remarks. The lest vestige of Cromwell's operations in the suburbs of Perth has now disappeared. Part of the ditch which sur rounded, the timid he rsiecd at the South Inch, was the only remaining fragment cf his laborious works, and this ditch has been filled up. Marshal Place encroaches on the site of the citadel, whirls an historien describes as having been " a stately and strong work, square, with a bastion at every corner." Well might it be "stately and strong," dace his army of saints 'so waste the whole suburbs for materials, not even sparing the ancient walls and tomb stones of the Grey Friar's church-yard. He caused "great trees to be brought from the King's hunting palace at Falkiantl," and carried otFthe sus-face of both the Inches, in order to build the ramparts. KIDNA I'ED CHILD4—The Levu Intelligenoer says, " Poor Rogers has just arrlved in Leeds from his fruitless search after his stolen chili. The infamous woman, Char lotte Shaw, was last heard of at Mr. James Cooke's Van', hall, Glasgow-street, Sontimark. This is, we believe, a pottery, and she lietra , ,-,llt. a recommendation to the owner from Mr. leery, potter, near (Asia, where she had been working a clay or two. She seemed anxious to leave the little boy with Mrs. Cocks, and on her obcting, said she wend take it to Lambeth. She informed Mrs. Cooke that she intended to goto the potteries." Oe Wedneseley, John Dyer, a keeper In the Revel Me nagerie In the Tower, ap) , c - :iitly in geod health, suddenly fell dour., and immediate ly espired. On Thursday se nni„-ht a child, about three years of age owing so one of the fob - inks which covered the apeiture being re movers by some idle boys, fel into a well which was digging in Illackfriers-etreet, Glasgow, a depth of about 21; feet. To theism.' nishment of every one, the child was taken up alive, and so little injured (having only some Slight cuts on the head), that the boy is again able to follow his amusexints.—Ediubures Advrrtiser. BARTHOLOMEW FAIR.. Yesterday the Lord Mayor and Sheriflll_ proceeded in state carriages to the great gate of Cloth Fair, in West Smithfield, and proclaimed Bartholomew Fair. A Court of Piepowder (curia pods: Fulcerisoti) is always held coati vows to the fair, for hearing and settling all disputes which occur in the fair. These Courts, according to Lord Coke, derive the name from the dusty feet of the suitors iwho in summer frequent fairs. The 'Judge, who is the Steward of the Lord of the Manor, must act according to the law of the land and custom of the city of London. He is also governed by the statute of Edward IV. relating Ito fairs, and liable to forfeit .51. should he act contrary to law. Some years since Batholomew Fair was proclaimed at midnight on the uel of September, by a rabble, called Lady Holland's Mob. Great excesses were committed, but of late the City Police have checked that scene of disorder. The travelling exhibitors of wonders are arranged in their usual manner, and the Carnival commenced upon receiving the expected signal. West Smithfield, where the fair is held, took its name, wording to Stowe, from being a smooth field, in which Henry VIII. was frequently the spectator of tilts and tour naments. It was also a place where malefactors were sometimes executed. It was first paved at the request of James 1., in 1614, at the charge of the city. Ihe ex pense was 1,000/., and it was nearly six mond)s before the stones were all laid. The great fair for cattle was held in Smithfield. It began on St. Bartholomew's Day, and in the reign of Queen Anne, the fair for toys, diversions, rope-dancers, and wild animals, continued a fortnight. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Mitre Tavern, Islington, before Tnokse firinci xG. H.q. Coroner, on the body of a young woman unknown, who was found drowned in the New River. Robert Litchfield being sworn, deposed that he was a gardener, in the employ of Marriott, Esq. of C:anonbury-grove. On Tuesday Iw, while passing by the New River, he observed some thing U ke a bonnet floating on the water, and on proceeding to the mot. he discovered the body of the deceased. It was decently dressed in a striped gown with high neck. The deceased had no ring on the kft hand, and she appeared to have been in the water nine or ten days. There were no marks of violence on her The Jury returned a verdict of--•• Found drowned, but t e y a t i gat means she came in the water there was no evidence to prove." Another Inquest was held at the Mason's Anna, Mary-la-bonne, before the same Coroner, on the body of James tikelton, who, it appeared, was a respectable housekeeper in the abo v e parish, but baring met with various disappointments, his mind became greatly injured, and frequently was so absent, that he did not understand the questions put to him ; the unfortunate deceased often getting out of bed in a most dejected condition, was missing for some time, and on an inmate of the house proceeding to the cellar, he was dia. covered suspended by a cord. He was immediately cat down, and , a surgeon sent for, but he was quite dead. Verdict—" That the deceased conunitted the act in • state of temporary derangement." Another Inquest was held at the Queen's Head, Twickenham, ots the body of Solomon Fletcher. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was a respectable rest dent of the above town, and a short time prior to his dissolution he had been afflicted with a fit of apoplexy, mere which period he had • been rather unwell ; and on Tuesday night last his wife was alarm. ed out of her sleep, when she found him In a dying state. A surgeon proved that he died of apoplexy, and the Jury returned a verdict of—"lked by the visitation of God." On Friday last an Inquest wu taken at beadenharn, before GEORGE BITE, Gent. Intoner, on the body of Mary Fletcher, the wife of Charles Fletcher, of that place, labourer, who had hanged herself the preceding morning in her bed-room. It appear ing by the evidence of the medical gentleman who attended her, and others, that the deceased laboured under an aberration of intel lect, the Jury returned a verdict of Insanity. The deceased has left two small children, and, we understand, wee pregnant at the time she committed the fatal act. She had formerly lived servant in a family of distinction in the neighbourhood, and wee much respected. On Saturday last an Inquest was held at the Falcon inn Peter borough, by Mr. HOPKINSON, on behalf of Mr. OATES, Coroner for the city, on the body of John Ellis, foreman in Messrs. Buckle's brewery, who, on Friday night, was found drowned in a pond on their premises. Verdict—" Accidental death through in toxication." Yesterday morning an Inquest was taken before Mr. CIJEVEL, one of the Coroners for this tern, on view oldie body of Henry Barron, a promising young man, about 18 years of age, son of, Mr. Ba rron,i a respectable horse-dealer ic.f this place, • hose death was occasioned by beng thrown out of a gig. It appeared in evi. deuce that the deceased was returning front guy Mill, on Wcdnes day evening, in a gig, accompanied by Mr. Sparrow ; the de. ceased was driving. The horse got into a canter, and Mr. Sparrow took hold of the reins to stop the animal, when the near rein corning unbuckled, the horse got upon the causeway, near Mr. Burleigh's farm. Mr. Sparrow got out behind the gig, and the deceased at. tempted to get out on the side, but was thrown out, [ apparent his had upon the ground. lie lay on the ground a short thnt, ly lifeless, but soon afterwards recovered. and was driven home in his brother's gig. He was bled on his arrival, but he died on the fol. lowing morning, between three and five o'clock. Verdict—" Mid by falling from a gic.."—Conbridge Chyonick. An Inquest, under very extraordinary circumstances, has been held at Ramsgate, by D. HODGSON, hsq. Mayor and Coroner of Sandwich, and also for Ramsgate, which is in the jurisdiction of that ancient town and port. It appeared that some time since, a women named Meson, residing at Ramsgate, corrected her little girl with a severity which was thought by some, to say the least of it, very unjustifiable. At any rate we do not wish to characterise it more particularly for the present. Reports soon got about that the or child had died in consequence of the injuries it had received. The Magistrates, as in duty bound, immediately directed an in. quest to be held on the botly..A Jury was empanelled on lrednes. day last, and proceeded to examine the witnesses. A neighbour deposed that the body exhibited no marks of violence. and that the I child died from the effects of fever. Mr. Snowden's medical u. 1 sistant said the belly exhibited a large black spot upon the left side, apparently caused by a violent blow,—and that a blow given lin that part, would infallibly occasion death. Ale. Pettman, cur. peon of Ramsgate, who opened the body and examined the inter. nal put dthe stomach, tic., was now called upon to give his evi. deuce. To this Mr. Penman replied, that he had fully made up 1 his mind before he clime there, rot to give his evidence upon oath; in which determination he persisted. Mr. Hodgson informed him that he should adjourn the inquest till Saturday, the 213:11 ult., 1 when, if he still persisted in that course , he should be under the painful necessity of committing him for refusing to give his mi. dente. The Jury accordingly again assembled on Saturday, but Mr. Penman had, in the Interim, left Ramsgate. The Coroner, in consequence. issued his warrant for the apprehension of that gentleman, and Sladden the constable was dispatched to endeavour to apprehend him. The Jury again assembled on Monday evening last, and was further adjourned till to-morrow (Friday), at ten o'clock. The unhappy mother, during the whole of this time, is detained in close custody, and there appears little chance of the inquest being terminake until the evidence of Mr. Pettman can Ibe obtained. Sladden had not succeeded in finding him at the time of our going to press, but was still in pursnit. Thus this curious elfair rests at present. We shall present our readers with the result, if possible, in our next.—Sent Herald. New BAT ns.—'fhere are plans on foot for the establish. meat of baths, among which is a project for bringir.g, at an immense expense, the sea water to London. This project. seems to us to be an expensive foolery. There is great reason to doubt whether salt water is of the slightest use more than fresh. No doubt people who go to the sea shore, who have not been in the habit of washing themselves, may be benefited by dipping themselves in the water; and having nothing to do but to think of their dinners, kick their heels, and tout their faces in the sun, are considerably improved in appetite and appearance. But if 1 they were on the steppes of Tartary, so they could have the benefit of ablution, with plenty of exercise, we would answer for it they would be Equally hungry, and equally brown. The vicinity of the sea certainly is advantageous . to persons with some complaints, bzeauso the temperature of the air is less variable; but this has nothing to do with • the salt and sulphate of magnesia, and the rotten sea weeds in the water. ll'hat are wanted in London are cheap et:d good baths (for those who are not wealthy enough to con struct them in their own habitations), in order that the practice of washing might be more conveniently resorted to by our fellow-citizens. A wain bath in London costs generally is., and it is moreover necessary to bespeak it _ forehand, or to wait till the water is heated . In Pub , where firing, as well as the materials used in the construe : tion of bathe, is dearer than in London, and where water is certainly not cheaper, a warm bath costs about fourteen' pence. We should heartily desire that before the new bath cor.:panics expend 230,000 L to bring dirty water up from the mouth of the Thames, they would do something to remedy this defect, and we have no doubt their under. taking reuld he well repaid. ()wing to the intense heat of the weather, on Thursday, one of the horses belonging to an Uxbridge conch, on being as yoked, at Ealing, where the cecch changes horses, instantly dropped town, and expire:). On Saturday last, while a number of ran women were employed in shaving bark r.aar the wharf at floodlit, they incau tiously undermined &very large rick of it; in consequence of which it suddeady fell. and completely buried five of them. Although several loads of the bark were upon them, the women were got out alive, sail providentially little Injury was done to any of them, ex cept etc named Eaton, who was much hart. TITS ARMI". The Head-Quitters' D7=of the Bth (the Regiment of Foot arrived, ou the 30th ult. en bo wl the Joseph Green transport, at Plymouth, from Potts, mouth. MOVEMENT 6 IN IRELAND. The Ist Battalion of the Ist (the Royal) Regiment of Foot, marched from Limerick to Castle4r, where it ar. rived on the 28th ult. The 19th (the lit York North Ridihg) Regiment of Infantry, moved from Boyle to Limerick, 'there it arri ve d on the 93d ult. The 78th (Highland or Hess-shire Bun) Regimen t o f Infantry, marched from Kilkenny to Dublin, where it arrived on the 30th ult. The 79th (Cameronian Highlanders) Regiment of Feet, marched from Dublin to Kilkenny, where it arrived on the 28th ult. SNIPPING FROM LIAnD'S LIST. PORTSMOUTH. SEPT. 2.—Arrived his 3lajesty's Etr, A , from the 3lediterranean. Sailed the Hero, of Maim', o und , for Bladras. - FALMOUTH, SEPT. I.—The Stanmer Packet, from Lisbon. L now coming in. The mail will not be in time for this dir e post. LIVERPOOL. SEPTEMBER I.—Arrived the Adriana, G o , dm. from Trinidad and Bermuda—sailed from the former oo the 24th July, and from the latter on the Gth August; Phc-be. m e . thewson, from New Orleans ; Ihrmony, Jammon, from Men u ham ; and Barlington, Milburn. from Quebec. COWES, SEPT. 2.—Arrived the Sarah, Hibbins, from H. nah, in 43 days, all well. DOVER, SEPT. 2.—Arrived off the Port, the Woodbire,Averr. from Havannah ; Brunswick, Cunningham, from Baltimore; sod Canada, Davison, from WATERFORD, Amo. 29.—The Nelson, Le Fevre. from der, say. is seised by the Prever.tive AWaterguard. for having ecatra. band gouda oo board. DEAL, SEPT. 2.--Carne down from the River and sailed the Cynthia, Thomson, for Bombay ; and Matilda, Vans, for Malta. The Welvaart, de Groot, from Dantsic fur Amsterdam. h as 3 into Deltaic' with the help of a fishing vessel. She has anchors, cables, and sail, is very leaky, and damaged: people been hired to work at the pumps. and she was unloading. The Hoffnuog, Tammen, from Amsterdam far Dant s i e , eft. countered severe storms on the 29th and 21st ult. and got into the Ems, with great damage, after losing her mainsail. The Skene, of Leith, Skene, from St. Petersburgh fo r Icarke, was totally at ur 231 ult. on the island of Bottum, Dew Groningen. The King David, — 7 , upset while loading at Prince Edwatri Island, for Bristol, and is totally Ica. OR•VESEND, AUG. 2.—Arrived the Ann, Barfield, from Harlingen ; Princess Mary, Clark, from South Seas &pay?, Nicola, from Bremenlee ; filercurius, Vierette, from Dardor; Mugina Msrgareta, from Groningen ; Vissery, Wildrhut. Wor. cum. Sailed the ()hairs', Douglas, for Quebec ; Duke of Kett, P Pound, for Rotterdam. Vitterxs sr OXEN wyru—lsabella, Liverpool, for India,l2tb ult. ; Thalia, London, for Halifax, 22d ; boaters, Hamburgit, fur Chili, 24th, by his Majesty ' s ship /Etna, arrived a t p orts . mouth ; Aurora, of Liverpool, for Halifax, 19th ult. by amt.:arab, Cliblaus, arrived at Cowes. MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, SEPT. 3. We have been moderately supplied with Wheat this week, tat as most of that of the previous one is still on hand, we hare a large market of this article on the whole, for which it was ditkult meet with buyers, though offered on lower terms than on Monday. Barley dull sale. Several fresh arrivals of foreign Oats harm; dropped in since Monday, caused this trade to be dull thu from tog, and about Is. per quarter cheaper than on Monday. Bezu and Pease sold oa much the same teems as last day. CXBRI DOE. Corn Inspector's Return, SEPT. 2. New Wheat, per load • 14/ Os to 121 Old ditto - . . . 121 as to 181 k Barley, per quarter - . . 11 151 to 11 las Oats - • - 11 Is to 11 Fs Beans . . - . 11 17s to V k Peas . . -2/ Os to V k Rye - . 11 15s to 1; lis NEWBURY. BERKS. SEPT. 2. . 'Oa to nos Oats . . 22 , to n . 44s to Os Beans - sr. !' 34S . 4tps to —s Peas . rk td os . - 31 s to 34s Bread. per Wheat - New ditto - RI e Birley Is 4d to Is 6.1 DEVIZES, SEPT. 2. Wheat and Beane at per sack ; Barley and Oats per coarse?. Wheat - 231 to 31s °di Oat. . 25s to 3te Barley . 30e to —t Od !Beans . . %se to 52, Wheat . Earley . HUNGERFORD,Sr. Pr. 1. -42 i to 62s I Osts g6s to 30s I Beam - SALISBURY, Ano. I Wheat - . 42s to 58s W - Barley . . Z (j ets to 821 Beans WARMINSTER, AUG. 20. 43; to 66s Oats 24s to rt 24-4 to 36s f Beams r,, te 52s . r-t to - 3/4 to 4 . 946 to Si Es to It Barley . SMITHFIELD, SErr.3. Beef . Ss 0,1 to 4s 0.1 Veal . 3s 4,'..n In Pd Mutton . 31 Od to 4s 4d I Pork - 34 01:c ;:t .1 Lamb 4s Od to frs 4tl HEAD OF CATTLE 71118 EAT: Boosts, 526 ii;lietO i)730 I'o. HAY-MA RKET. Hay (011) . 4! 103 Od to 5! Ss C.'. New Inferior . 31 Os Oti to 41 Si P 1 Clover (old) . 5110 a Od to 61 Os 01 Ditto (Inferior) . Al Os 01.1 to 51 Os Od . Strew e 2/ lOs Od to 3/ 03 Cd NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—(Bv the Canon. Bee: . 21 4d to 38 4d Veal . *3l Pd to Ss ti Mutton . 2s 8d to 3e 7td I Port . is OOiltc 31 01 Lamb 3e 8d to 3s Od PRICE OF BREAD. The highest Price of Bread in the Metropolis is 100. forest four-pound Loaf. There are others who sell fionl a halfragl three belfpence below that rate. PRICE OF POTATOES, ST rr. 3. New Potatoes Sw Od to 4s Od per Cwt. PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW. JAMEa•S. watircuarst- Hal 80s lid to 110 s 041 Hav . Ms 01 to 1151 Ditto (New) GOs Od to 92s 01 Interior - --a Od to —I el Clover . 70s Od to 120 s Od gam . L 4oos Od to 1.101 Straw . 54s Od to t'3s Od Su lMOP" 48s Od to r,s PRICE OF RAW F. Price by Tallow (as stated by line of Clb. kw Mates).* 10 PRICE OF TALLOW Town TaVow .COs c.! , soA p. Oa. per 1115 *. A , 0 Yellow Scap • 1 ‘.. 701 •••• nA Mottled • 13' 84 Curd IN 01 (haves . Es 1. , •'• Good Dregs Yellow Russia 37: ®a White ditto • 36s Od Soap ditto • 36s CI Melting Stuff . 3os EM Ditto Rough . 191 Od PRICE OF CANDLES—TaIIow Chandlers Halt Price of Candles, per dozen, Re 6d I Moulds. IN tul Sixpence per dozen allowed for ready ironer. N.D. The prices in the general mil shops are from w per gourd NIKE OF HOPS, per Cwt. SEPT. S. The Hop Trade is in so very unsettled a P!3`.`. ILE !? ,7 ' Can he core,:dy given. The l'actors are disyosc.: t o tio any RAW HIDES. Best Heifers and Steers, Oaf . 2s dd to M per crone -3s Id to L Id I nada Calves (Mai lb 2a 10d to is Sd SHEEP SKINS. Poona, OS 0,1 to (Is &I I Paled, Os Id Sheathar• WI 6° Fells. Os lid to Os 61 I to 2. PRICE OF LEATHER. per lb. Batts, AO to 501bs . . 21a w ° Bl 49 3 0) .214 ., iS Di:to. LB to albs - . oni to to Dressing Hides . . •. - Yea I Fine Coa:h Light Crop Hides. foe Cutting. 35 to 401 be - L, 6 1 .., tv 4 Ditto. 45 to 50 1 bs • . . . 17 " *" ..zy Calf Skins. ati to 40Ibs - . led to • ei Ditto. 50 to 70lbs - • • ' 24•1 to '''' Ditto. 70 to 00Ibs - . . . ...Iti to ---. I Q to lit Small Seals (Dreeniand) • . - itid to Ild Large Ditto . . -11 J to d .„ Tanned Horse Hides - - - ~. 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