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r A rm ii ~~_a. LI" INTELLIGENCE. Y' COURT OF CHANCERY, LimoWs INN, Tuamor, FteRVART 44. C f I f PRIVATE HEARING. The LORD CIiaRCILLOR was occupied until to ()o'clock iu hearing Counsel in a 'amine peti tion in his private room, at which hour his Lord ship left the Ina. Counsel, Solicitors, and Suitors were waiting in elm) Court from its) o'clock, is expectation that Ins Lordship would come into Court. He however did tont, nor had he intimated that it was not his its teution. VICE-CRANCELLOR4 COURT, T %TODAY, Ftsuumit 42. File Honour the Vtce-CatxxcaLLort Was occu pied in hearing causes of no tittered except to the parties concerned. COURT OF RING'S RENCH, Wermointß, TUESDAY, PERDU/IRV 22. Sittinp after Term before the CIIIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jary. DON A 1.4)50N r. STOODART. This MRS 1111 art !on to recover damages for a libel puhlisiied iii a Daily Newspaper, the property of the D. fendant, porporting to be an account of an exantinstion at Bow-street, in which the Plaiotiff was repre,ented as having been committed for rm. brzzling his master's money, and having been dis charged at the end of 14 months service, brought before the Magistrates of Bow -street, and commit ted for felony. There was a defence and partial justification on the record : first, that the Plaintiff did not write that part of the paper; and, secondly, that it was true that the Plaintiff had been examined on a charge of embezzling his master's property, and had been dismissed from his service. at the end of the period started in the alleged libel. Mr. St:Ant:err, for the Plaintiff, began by oh servng how necessary character was to the very bring of persons eircumstenceei like his client, whose employment and means of life depended upon that more than any thing. Very different was their ease from that of the editors of newspapers, whose emoluments could mike them comfortable, with out any particular regard being- paid to their cha racters,, or any nieety about the means of acquiring them. He need scarcely remind them how true was t h e haekuied expression of the immortal poet, when applied to his client— "He wbo steals from ma my good usaie," &e. • He could not help feeling that editors took a little too much power upon themselves in the arrangements . of their establishments. in order to make their papers as attractive as possible, they had taken to a method of publishing every Thing at. the earliest possible moment rifler it occurred. Happen what would, whether in a Court of Law, or any other Court, or in whatever place, people were sure to have an account of it next mim ing. The papers displayed an extraordinary init iation this way, in order to make a sixpence or two more of profit by it. It must, in many cases, prove highly injurious. Suppose the case of a man charg ed and even tried for a capital offence. He might be honourably acquitted. But their a great lastly people would read his charge and contain ment in the newspapers, who would never read afterwards of his acquittal. Nay a man might be taken before a Magistrate, on a charge for a par. titular °fleece, and the charge might he dismissed; still a great part of the examination would go be. fore the public, and the accused would never be wholly free from the stigma of such a charge. I f a itersom should be convicted of an accusation, it was certainly no Matter bow public the thing be came ; but it was certainly injurious that cent persons should be expiwed to publicity, merely to satisfy the views of dealers in news papers. It was very hard that one Man ' s bread Abitibi be obtained by another 11% injury. These said editors seemed to sit quite tranquil, however, appeared not to be at all atlected by the good or evil they were thus dispensing. Ile certainly thought this an evil which ought to be reasedird. Surely there must be matter and events sufficient to satisfy the appetite of public curiosity, without having recourse to such methods. His client (Mr. Donaldson) had been in the employ of one Woodfield, a distiller or brewer, of Drury-lane. He had Muccee6rd Ali. M'oodbeild's collecting clerk, who had faille's ill, and whose place he was promised in case the invalid should not recover. la had taken various sums of money, which he had regularly handed over to his employer, till at length tindiug that he was not to receive the.salary which be had first understood would be paid biro, at least in absence of the collecting clerk, be had held it back from the sums which he gathered from Mr. Woodheed's customer.. lie had subsequently found that he bad no legal right to detain the 'Hooey of his employer, however justly he might think himself entitled to any part of it, and had remitted all that , he had retained. In the meals time his master, in a fit of intoxication, to • which he was frequently subject, had taken him to Bow-street, and charged him with Woo) , for em bezzling his money. The charge was heard, and of course dismissed—the Magistrate declaring to his cheat, that if any evidelice should be wanting to prove his honesty on any future OCCIWOII. he (ilie Magistrate) would offer his testimony. This Had been twisted into an exemination, and cow suction, and commitment of Mr. Donaldson on a charge of felony. Adverting to the justifies. tiou entered, the Learned Counsel said, that if his Learned Friends for the defence could eats. bli•li that justification, of course there could be nu verdict for hie cheat. But if, as lie suspected they would, they should entirely fail in proving it, he hoped fur such - damages as ',cult' make them feel it, sod Le proMised them is his reply that he would ostl'iptite their cli'ents. The jiblicatiau was proved by persons in at .tendance fromelhe Stamp Office, and thus *mg the whole of thutise for the prosecution. The. ClllO JJISTICS recommended the parties to make it up without going to a Jury. The Prosecutor's Attorney said be had no instruc tions to that effect. Mr. FLUME rose for the defence. Before he offered the observations which his duty would prompt him to make on the ease, anti in which he pledge-II himself to make good every thing stated hi the justilicatiou, he wished In reply to a few of the reatiorks made by his Learned Friend its to the business of newspaper*. to a cause much like the one before the Jury, his Learned Friend had ex pressed his approb If of the coition of giving prompt intelligence of what was transpiring in so many places. He had commented ou the great and general benefits which were derived from that method of satisfying the public cariosity ; and without doubt his Learned Friend was then right. He perfectly concurred with the opinion h e had b e r... e expres-ed, and fur the name reasons ' dissented from his dry opinion, which the Court had just then heard. Such a dilig ent co.iveyasiceof intelligence must be useful, sa d provided always that the statements were correct, nothing of that nature could be more desirable—nothing could be less dangeroua. What had an honest man to fear from it ? It might indeed be peril ous to some—it might be a disadvamage to the Plaintiff; Mr. Donaldson, whose character, if it had been properly consulted, would never have been subjected to the inspection it must no. dergo in that Court. If the statement of Ins Learned Friend were true, that the character of the Plaintiff was his only property, then he should prove to the Jury that his Learned Friend's client was 4 , poor indeed." He had heard of persons hair ing a strong appetite for distinction ; bat of all the candidates for public fame, he had never heard of say like the present Plaintiff'. He would prove every word respecting him entered in the justifica tion on the record: That he had from time to time been in the habit of withholding Isis master's money ; that lie had been examined on a charge of embezzling his master's money ; that the charge had been substantiated in the 11104 per fect manner against him ; and that he had only escaped commitment from an arrangement which had taken place between his friends and his em ployer. The fact was, that his employer. instead of prosecuting him as the law directs. had called upon his father for the amount of the baud entered into for his good behaviour. This was for 2001.; which he had endeavoured to recover rather thou be all the mooey withheld by Mr. Donaldson out of pocket. Ilia father had died before theamouist could be recovered, and his mother had given bills for the amount to Mr. Woodhead, one of which hall actu. ally been taken up. This was to prevent A pone elution, and he could not but say that it was v e ry like conspoundiug a felony. The mass had em bezzled his master's money, soul had made false entries in his master's books. lie ought to have been prosecuted capitally, but this was not the affair of the Defendants, they had nothing to du with (list. Their reporter had heard the examination fleetly to its close, and concluding that the Magistrate, upon the case made out to him. could do nothing else but commit the accused, had gone away with t h is conviction, and rashly, as he confessed, published the account with this error as to its result ; which error had crept is., and errors would creep into the best regulated establishments, from the reporter not knowing of the arrangetneut which had take.. place to prevent the coiusintinent. Now had a cons. plaint been made of the error to the Defendant, every thing would have been done to rectify it, and do the I'l . 'ff justice without an action. lie had taken another course, which snug be attributed to his attnruey. That Gentleman knew that if the Plaintiff could but recover only sort of damages, the costs which would come to his own share would be worth having. If the Jury must give damages, after what lie should prove to them, they ought to be the lowest possible. John Walker was then called, who is a clerk in Mr. ‘Voodlirail's courting-house. He remembered Donaldson coming into the employ of Mr. Wood liras! ; Donaldson succeeded the colt sting clerk ; gathered in money from the customers, and hart frequently withheld sums. and made false entries iii the cash-book, in which he was required to enter the real amount received daily. %t ituess recul. levied Donaldson coming to the house as usual, on the 17th of March, at about half-past ten in the morning. Mr. Wooclhead took Imo into a room, and an office' was sent for to take him to Bow -street. Ills mother and sister were also sent for and attend. ed. Witness was nit present to hear what conver. outwit took place between them. Whets Donald soil came out, lie asked witness for the book, and inserted a list of sums, which be confessed that lie hail held back after having collected them. Wit ness wrist in the evening to Bow-street, to make the charge against o _filialtlaini. his master not being in a fit comfit . Ills master was a little intoxicated. The Magistrate dismissed the charge because Mr. ‘Votelheutt was not present. The witness then gave a recital of the circum stances which took place on the seem! Issue of tak ing Donaldwir to llow-street. The elimination, however, was private. arid us he did nut herr it,..of course could give no further evidence on it. Being cross-examined by Mr. SCA a LETT, the witness said that Mr. Woodbead was iii the habit of taking sums of money of Donalilaini. her which lie received tickets worded '' I owe yaw." until such sums were entered in the book, and then the tickets were destroyed. The book was produCrd. and the witness opened it at the page where Mould. sou had inscribed the sums be acknowledged to'have detained. They amounted to 1991. 13s. Id. The CHIEF JUSTICE —I' Did Donaldson receive no tickets of 44 I owe you" for any of these sums?" Mr. Itatxx—" My Lord wishes to know if Donaldson received any tickets fur those sums which he wrote in the book as having withheld ?" Witness--" Nom, as I understanii." Mr. SC•RLETT—" But I object to his Under standing." The CHIEF JUSTICE, with some warmth. di rected the witness to stand up. '. You have both douse with him," said his Lordship. " Surely I hate a right to put questions to him if 1 please. 1 can have no object but to discover the trutk. The yeomen' was then put. mid the witness re plied that Donaldson received no tickeal fur the rum in question. Samuel KC4II, clerk at Bow-street Office, sworn. Wanes* took duwu the CX1I(1/111d11011 lii Doiialdion when he was brought up the tirat time. 1 lie charge was dismissed, because the Prosecutor did not appear: Witness was present When Douatiliara was again brought up; lie recollected there was riot a heating on the adjourned day. Seviral persons were present at the time. It was a private hearing; to Ins . t ,..+.~. ~--.. knowledge so person from the aewspspers was pre. sera. At a private hewing it "rasing usual to admit Reporters. The occurrence task place on the 6th April, before Mr. Conant. He did not recollect that Mr. Courant said there was no g►ound for the charge. but he ce►tainly thought it a doubtful case, within the Act of Parlieureut. He sent t►u account to the newspapers. W►lliam Brill errafeted.—Said he was an attor ney of the late Mr. Woodbead, of Drury-lane, mid had been consulted by hint on the subject of Mr. Donaldson's charge. He mw the younger Donald son at Bow-street, who said it was cruel on the part of Mr. Woodhesil to prosecute him. IVitneas sent no account to the newspapers. The Cate► JUSTICE—A The man is discharged for misconduct, bat net for felonious embezzle meat. Do you admit the moicooduct ?" 111 r. SCARLETT said, he had 110 doubt he should satisfy the Jury the insertion of the paragraph in the newspaper was from malice. Thomas Collins said he kept a public-house in May-fair, and was a customer of Mr. Woodhead, the distiller; he had occasionally paid Do+►aldron sums of money as clerk to Mr. Woodhead. He produced Donaldso►►'s receipt for la. 164. 10d. on the loth Dece►aber. 11112 ; and for other sums at subsequent periods, urnoesiting in the total to 77/. 124. ed. For prompt trillium a compliment, as was the custom, eras always made to witness's wife. Thomas Clarke examiaed.—Recollected nuking repeated payments in Doi.' Ids°, on account of his employer, Mr. Woodheat! Ile handed in a re ceipt for 341. I.ls. 6d. vrhieri he received from Mr. Donaldson. Win. Wright, • publican in Devonshire-street, Queen-equine, was • customer of the late Mr. Woodhead'o, and had often paid money on his ac count to Donaldson. An allowance was made to the landlady, which was called pin-money. Oilier publicans proved the payment of sums of money to Mr. Donaldson. in a similar manlier. Entries of those SUMS were (mood in the book. ScAeLerr. in addressing the Jury fur the Plaintiff, commented upon the evidence given in the a s, It was clear that the insertion of the pa ragraph sprung front a malicious motive. He would not say the Defendants were themselves actuated by that motive, hut were the agent• through whom the views of another hail been propagated : they were liable, and must answer for their responsi bility. Thee had not ventured to produce the re. porter. The Learned Gentleman then condemned the insertion of police articles in the newspapers, which had a tendency to prejudge the minds of the public against an individual before trial ; lie thought Then► very injurious in their effect. Though lie never could consent to a previous censorship of the press. yet lie should willingly hold parties seriously tesponsible who abused that great engine for private purposes. The Cur EP Justice then charged the Ju•y, and tl glut the practice of publishi►gp what transpired at preliminary inquiries antecedent to trial. highly injurious to the adminisirstiors of justice. The De. feinfailis in this had pleaded. first, the general issue, and, secondly, a justification of a part of their statement; but they lied not attempted to justify the words " committed for trial." They could not, for according to the evidence no such committal tool• place. The misconduct of the pally, though not the embezzlemeut, was certainly a venous pert for the consideration of the Jury. Tue Jury. slier some consultoii 1111 l brought in a verdict fur the Plaintiff.—Damages 501. OLD DAILEY, Tvisomr, FEBRUARY 2e. Ann Elizabeth Harwood, alias Elizabeth Adams was indicted for utterirg a forged It. Bank of England note knowing it to Ws forged. Mr. Justice RICUARDSON having musinsed up with great sniuuten•ss, the Jury, after much cunsultatioa, pronounced the Prisoner (hilly— Death. (She was tried ■t the late Sessions for a similar offence ander Ilse loaner of Harwood.] Ma►e itandali was eitarged with uttering a forged 11. nary—The Jury toward her Guilty. POLICE. sow rratiro. Monday J. E. Cosset., Esq. the sitting Magistrate, rum rifted a. repotted thieves Angoras, Butkus, James Derfoul, and James Naafis . . _ _ The Prieurers were lately apprehended on snepicios of being the pug who have rubbed a great number of gentle. mews carriages and stage.emelies. Octave. Kensington and Piccadilly; hut the proof against them failing, they were charged wader the Police Act for being found IU tlrr Kiwg's highway, for the purpose of committing felony, bring well. knows characters. It appeared from the evidence of Ni cholls, the conductor of the patrol, that be had them in cum. turfy on the 29111 of November lost, un a similar charge. Michael We/eh, alias 3r Dentrolt, was charged with sob bing a gentleness iu Saiinieser-hill, Dublin, of jewellery, plate, wearing-apparel, Sec. to a large amount. The circumstances which led to his discovery sad spree bension are of am chirmardtemey salves. Ms went into Mr. Jarman 's shop, a illiNtrassith and jeweller is the Strand, moil °Sired as emerald rine fur sale, saying be was a jew eller, awl wanted to raise some mousy. However, Mr. Jarman coos discovered that he was not a jeweller, and did nut even know the value of the that. Mr. Jarman had no &old bid that ha was as impostor. sad on questieniug bine as to how he became possessed of the rine, he gave very contradictory accounts, which induced Mr. Jarman to de tain him, earl sent for an officer, who conducted bin. to t h e shove (dce. The account be gate there was, that be bought it and other properly in flotilla. His residence being discovered, most of Ike other valuable mum-fly was famed, as well as souse papers, a description of which was peat to the chief Police-office in Dublin, whcu the papers proved to be those which were in the pockets of the cloth's which hail been stoles. A correspotidessee has snare when place between the Iwo offices, and the Pris .r will remain in custody hers till Mr. Farrell, the chief officer of the police in Dublin, arrives to euurey him there. The following extract from a letter is copied trout a Paper ot yesterdhv : " waNcaresTra, !FS S V AAA lg. " The publieatiois of the Maochtrfer libeerrer, a Satur day Paper, has heed suspended, us coins ipieuce, as it was staled in placards ou the walla, of the restrictions imposed on orwspal►ers by op. of the late Ans. The Maicisirates of this tuna bad fn ardy reheard Mr. Witog . i Freeholders of substautial propesty, and slut trades. inst." PRICE OF srocis YESTERDAY. fink Stuck q.2.3f flank L. Ati..lß 3-16 i 3 per Ct. 69&, India Benth..l3 14 Or. 3 prr Ct. C0u5....6830 g.. 1 pr. I do. 31 per Ceut. 4 per Cents...... 87,Vi Coos. fur Ac... 6821 a 5 Focr Ct. N. Ann.. 10Jji • IRELAND. DUBLIN. PURI/AZT !9. GENERAL D'EVEREUVI LEGION. We understand a letter has been received from Colonel Dereuzy. reported the other day to have died at Merkantil. He writes from the Spanish Main. where he bad arrived with his regimes,. the Ist rides of the Irish Legion. He says that his re giment is live hundred strong, as fine fellows as ever took the field—that his reception by the pa triot army was of the warmest description—that they look to have a severe brush with the enemy. but feel confident of success.—(Dobilis Evening Puss./ It was lately area, that three ofcees of the Irish Legion. .me of them mimed Battersby, cap tured off Margarine, hail been taken to elliall4llll aid shot. AVe are happy to learn. by the following letter, that they were exchanged, and are now with the army under Roliver.--(Brid,)—Merz f o ll o ws the letter. We have but room fur its tusertioo.l COMMON PLEAS, TOUIWDAT, FiIiDUAD* 17. SLANDER. •lOKOK LOCKWOOD 11 , 10 •VIIC Nil WIVE, PGAIDTI WALTER DOOLIT, DEFENDANT. This was an action of slander, for calling the Plaintiff. Mrs. Lockwood, a thief. and saying she stole a tippet, and other articles. The damages were laid at 1,000/. The Plaintiff, Mr. Lockwood, was a Lieutenant in the Tipperary militia, and the Defendant a car penter and builder. living in Marlborough-street. The Plaintiffs lodged in the house of the De fendant, mud the parties were on very bad terms. After a lung trial the Jury returned a verdict of 20!. DUILIX, FEBRUARY 19. COMMISSION INTELLIGENCE. On Thursday Barons George and M'Clelland sat at ten o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. George Howard was found guilty of aiding and abetting Thomas Wade in hie escape Irons New. gate.—Tio be transported for seven years. The eleven men for the burglary and robbery at Swords, after • feeling address from Baron APCIeI. land, were sentenced to be hanged at the fount of Kilmeinhain gaol. The day not appuin ted. LENT ASSIZES. HOME CIRCUIT. County of Moalk—at Trim, Monday, March 6. Watusendk—at Mutilator, Thursday f King's Countr—at Philipstown. Monday, 13. Queen's County—at Maryborough, Thursday, 16. Count, of Carlow—at Carlow, Monday, 20. k3dera—at Atlty, Thursday, 23. The Right Huai. lood Norhary, tJttslitea The Right Hon. Lord Chief Bares, NORTHWEST CIRCUIT. - - - - County of Longford—at Longfesed, Monday, March I. - Crerne--st Cavan, Wedeesdny, 8. - FerissanagA—at Eaniskilka, Mooky,l3. - Tyrowe—at Ornaali, Tharadny, Id. - Donegal—at Liffurd, Wednesdny,ll. - Loadomlerry—mi Derry, Pinaday, 47. 11011. Justice Fletcher, it jeoires. Hon. Justice Moore, f I.EINSTF.ht CIRCUIT. Countrof Wieklete--at Wicklow, Monday, March I. Wezfoid—at Wexford, Tbierarlay, 9. IVesterford—at Waterford, Wedneeday,ls. City of Waterford—at Waterford, lame day County of Tipperary—at Clonmel, Monday, 20. Kilkenny—at Kilkenny, Monday, 27. Cur of Kahtmity—mt Kilkenny, same day. The Dint Baron George, 1 „ aka. The Don. Jettlge,Juhusue, NAVAL INTELLIGENCR. PORTIMOUTR, FEBRUARY 21. Saih d ilie Ganges, Cliive.s, for Madras abed &legal; sued Dyke of York, Via layouts, lor SI. Michael's. IrALIIOUTU, Frommhay 19. Arrived La Josephine, Amman, from Bent • Industry, Williams, from. St. .Ilieloaers, in 15 days, for Li:adun, nub loss of anchor sod cable; sad Dove, May, from ditto, iis 14 days, for London. Saikd the Duke of Marlborough pocket, with a mail for Lisbon. ozemkm, 'lsonzo! 21. The Quebec packet, Barron, in ballast, has bees brought is here by several silence smacks, upon her beam cods, lav ing been picked up at slue back of the Skipwash Smut, with out any prism ail board. It is supposed she has hems on shore, as she is Nearly half fell of water, sod her cargo is shifted. A British km-stocked anchor, weighing 10 cwt. 2 qrs. o lb. hes been reported at the Vice-Admiralty Coml. " Elizabeth" is marked upon the crown. DEAL. rsommay 21. Came down from the River sad sailed the Rockers, Soper, fur Grerada. • re Lacs, rsttavAttr 19. Arrived is the Bay the Lard Col Linwood, Harris, from Batavia to Ass•trrdam. She has seat a baof letters as share. Also arrivd• the Criterioo,atood boa New York— oat 21 days. .-- The Plaster, Copgerihwait, from Londoaderry to ilelphia, put into Ballyteakill nay, near IVestpurt, the 13th instant, with km of rudder, and has bees completely stripped by tie roosts, people. The Quake Soren, Degise, from Rio Jaariro, to New York, was striven ow fignambeark 17th ult. amid bilged; part I.( the cargo expected so be saved. The. Helen, Houpset, from Mousbalm to Now York, was totally wrecked about Ilse 17th ult. use Loot lamed, and vert little of the cargo Inv, d. The I)issia, lhown, (nun Limerick to Liverpool, strode ma a ruck wear Loris Tashi s t about Gtb Mama., cud soak; crew saved Importfmer INrottmArtox.—Froon calculation l,v the College.. of Pliyairil/IS, iso Ira• rims% 40,000 she Ily its Great Britain of Consisomeirts. and al West 10,000 iu lAradon. The late Was. Turnbull, Esq. a very ingeuimes Surgeon, arwerlaised that every 2011 i perms was replaced. These cosoplaiists are truly slarmiag meter? , individual who uses lie least exellion. le is also incredible the member libel suffer from a cerisia Disease, by being improperly treated. It way thus. circumstances iodated Dr. Comma to select 'anneal Physicians and fisergeoos, of at Inert 341 years' eaperieucr, to form a Mistiest Hoard; and since .llw ratablisbattat upinredsof 30,000 Permute have lees cured—may ar Ilieree after hospitals had felled -- Messrs. Coorto sod Co. are cousultid at Woodwire.ll - Oxford-street, sad at ebarlorre Horne, Great Char lorte.sermt, opposlie the Ile,. !lowland Hill's, shalt, frogs Elicit sill Liters.— 31ecleatries have advice gratis every Eves ism, frogs Six till Eight, said ua Sanely Mornings vigil Twelve u'Clotk.—es• Raptures of 30 years standees caste tally cured, withuat coirdeseenent,Tbere are private &ore at each boom, owl private 161011111 fu► Feeseleo.—N.S. TAe adhered nositil du welt to read Meows. coorsia nod Cre.'s Lectures on two prevaitiog Disseees, published at Mese Shilling, by Mr. Harvey, Is, Slackfriars-road. They will also prove useful to young Practitioucrs. A 161.. riews&it iLifenow. The Hos. W. H. Lyste decTiiiri the rdpiesestetion of the calmly of Worcester, " the interests of his failil y eon.. yelling him, lisowever sswellisify, ys retire;" wad Att.'''. I: Winsiallish Bari. hes offered himself to Dopey she vsratir v . Sir C. Cockerel! and Mr. Boughton are actively the burgesses of Evesham: is cosseqsesee of she lest der,. Iliolll of she Howe eif Cieumsoss, she nunlske>jf vis e i i n i f , sherd to about 450. A new candidate he started for Bridgford; ggi son, is opposites' lo she pretest bleemben. We are riessred that Mr. Gnisett, if Lased .4 1 shes, aga i n " ea r the emseli.isses for the moue( Amine at t penbsan.---(Hefeforry Amnia.) Major Amity again starts for Wiltshire. Mn. la n w e . Inlet!, though he same again fur Wilts, declares be lid; ad repeat the expessiilsre of • large sun in* cost s., by skies he would be cionspened Is sacrilire the future prospetis Whit children, sad draw resonsces from kis senantry Is Wit pee. writ distressing didbrwilb a. The Res. Roslavid dill is one a Mr. Beness`s warless sispinneurs. ISRIDPOILT.—A enrreeposilesit idiom's viols* Mr. Mire has relinquished his prrsensioes to she represesiestion of she. borough: ii will be warmly csateseral is issusequisee. The candidates are Cul. St. Paul, Mr. Scott, W Hansislowe s t d , Mr. C. Spurner, of Poole, merchant --(Carlisle Jaiwitat, Mr. Henry Baring, on accoost of she ill slate of his declines trying hie Aston, again at Ipswich; he Thus,. B. Lessard, Esq. (ass of Sir Thomas B. Lenses* Bart. of Bell House, in Esse x ), wh o i s o f sh e seine political p . of ciples as Mr. B a ring, o ar s i s hi s s t ea d. Mr. Askyns Wright hu declared he 'ball sot ',sift sisis.• for (Oxford; Mr. IVei here II is, in 011111/11411elitt sangei ne ..r secee... The Huatoorablo Edward liarbord offers hissarlf fee Shaftesbury. 'Au Wells, Esq. the late High Sheriff fur the toasty of Kent, will, it is soul, start fur Maidstone. Mr. A. W. RO burl* has spit offereeti tuoutelf as a eaudidale for that tows'. MRLANCHOLP ACCIDEN r. Our renders will recollect our having stated that to the rapidity of the late food in our river, groan the thew which look place after the severe front and lino*, a MI.!, vessel, lying at Pope's-quay, bad been driven front her name isgs„ and that the Capiaiu and live wens, who expeesed thine but her total destruction by losing canoed ae mat Patrirk's•hridg►, dropped a loot from her stern. and rot into it, bat they had scarcely diseugaited her frees the ship, whet' she unfortunately filled and went dews, in rtalirtinrwre of which, unhappily, the 'Captain, a roaa, veil b ut sunk ti, rise no wore, sad the others were with clitoral', sired.— The bodies of those that were drowned Isere 'hugged re,• several times since is differeat parts of the river,. led with ore effect, •ud front the strewth of the Awed str the lisuP they sank, it was putridly supposed they may jure Peon ire) towards the harbour. No trace of the.. 'e a . once discovered until Su••lay last, when Heil were to lop at Bleekruck, and au inquest accostitsitly held nu tlym mfrs_ day, by Henry Hardy, F.sei. Coroner, when dor Jolt brouel.t in • verdict of Areistentrilly Thiniesitt. The Caploio'. moan sod papers were Animal in his pocket ; and it is a simpler snit sorlattrhuly fact, that one of the lolltros almond theom eumtaise.d the disastrous is,' lligeace at ligr death of his father and two litiothrrs on the 1611 i riflAceentheo. previous to his own, by brine wrecked in the Wiles', ('ha. - Del. The numeral of the three poor fellows was *Headed a. the merely all the Captains awl wafering men on the riv• and exhibited a sad and Melancholy spectacle. The C ip lain's name, we unilerstsod, was %%Alines Deo-diet, the man, William Owen, awl the buy's ammo 'Wan Butler —'Cork Southern Reporter.) Tuthuas KNIGHT, ESQ. This troth man, whose death we lately aisnowitted In have lake. place, at his seat. Manor House, Wooer, in :I toropotturv, was of • very respectable family , M the comity of porwri,aad possemeol 11w advantage of a superior prepares°, y oroduralitoo, being originally interdetl fur the Bar, but a mete for the Drama, which he had imbibed in very early lord, obverted his elotessionary powers from Forensic LI hesplato appro priation. We have heard that previously tot his app.' 11111 the star be applied himself to Mr. blacklist, fur his ups nion as to his capabilities, moil (or his advice as in the pm suit of his °Novi, and that the veteran did set emestarago him in kis scheme. But it appear, the ethic.- dad sot bean asked, till a determination had lima formed—furl lie your_ candidate fur theatrical honours immediately consimenerol h s career in • provincial compatty. Ili:acted far seneral yew. in various pails and from Chested, he wis. tranaplasiteil to Ctivent.gieden. a here he BOON beating a de rided favourite with the London public , by the ismidnity com m,,,ity evi nc ed i. embodying and iiielotifyist; kiniseir with the characters he assumed; 1113kINC WM. of them. which in common hands only ranked thirds or fungths. stall+ prominent in the a securing to himself the fullest ap proval of the joiliciews part of his auditors. Coital earroi, his Former Aaltfichl, hie Tag, and his difin (chi. meters of very distinct families) were tendered, In his Molds, of the first importuner; and our late vencribte and vroerated Monarch, was so much pleistd by bin representation of the latter character. that he acted it (by ensitamad) three sissies Lteroire hos Majemy. Mg the time Mr. Knight remained an actor I. tea alwsis remarkable for his altentioie to propriety of evallsome, and fur a deporienest acenrately ass.nulating with ib- rank id life he punrtrayed on the star. In the great reellion at Covetni•garden, Mr. Knight was one of the Eight," as they were called ; and soon afttrwintle a bid state of health induced him to torn his thoughts •s an avo cation less labirions than that of acting; and foe this era me he joined the lele Mr. Lewis, of Cuvesit-gas den. and Dwane joisol-manager of line Lior4rpoiel TI 041141 and Init. w ill, Ike sager grotticsann, in conjunction with M Ward and Banks, of the theatre in Nlaitclester. Mr. Knight was the author of several dilemmatic piece,. ammingst which The Tar/pile Gide was the meet mem as fol. To ibis brief memoir we have only to add, that Mr Knight was of must gentlemanly Ind amiable malaria; awl with • highly cultivated mind, was possessed of a Most stale discernsineut and sensibility of what was s legsid asst mope' ; whilst to all that was rodicnloons or uhuosions, the .use. rity of his satirical eaposare would have hers nnprss.iaity severe. if he had use/ all his powers for its ; but in this ha was held in chick by his suavity. which Mil a iia. Maim tendency to dimat his great conversational !anat. A. conciliation. • - MARRIAGES. • ()a the 11th ;natant, in St. Ami's church, Dublin, In the no*. sod Rev. Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. William P.vg, Aerot the Son A.:atomic' Company, to Jane, eldest &Ingmar ui James Hart, of Kili:arr..atreet, I.atcly at Owls. nhain, Captain Litizhator, R. I. to 11:.11 Amelia Shnclhurelo, eldest .I.anikter of the Shtickburgli, IL.rt. of Slauckburais Park, Ware ii•Licte. DEATHS. the •nth tilt. Mr. Philip T. Meyer, the ennui/at mitt- poser soul pitifedoitr of the harp, I. the tfilth yrir at his s:i He is supposed to have hero the first pessoss *lw inirdnlo• c.I the ped it hsrp into this couetry, on his an irst 111 the year 1:761 The cels bested Irish Pugilist, Daniel at Lp Post. r Hilmar, in Greek-street, Uubltn,on Finlay 1..10... Vs . ronseqiience of the beirslitig of a bloc 4r. owl. He war its she 41411 i year of isla axe, turd bad always; enj..yod oes•e;h at health. the Illootlay, the lath kW. in LOW', Gron'ellidltAdrett. in the sib year of his ewe, Frederick Williams Heatumbe Shaftu, fumed ass of It Hata Dossewabe Sholso, Evq. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BIIIDGIi. Illorearg 41 aller 11. 1 Ereassig 16 atter ID. Printed e.d rob fished at Tin BRITISH Nilo •od 1.4 Gums Mow, No. 1117, &mod, by C. CUKNW ELL, of tit Muted. - >VAP' •~ . ftke•l4