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1 113 LAW INTELLIGENCE. KILLING A DOG. DEAN V. CLAYTON, BART. opened a bill for Mr. 'Heald in the Vice -I.ll.inci hoes Court. The Lord Chancellor the 'declared, that it was not a matter of choice, hilt Ithe duty or junior Counsel, in the absence of the, 'se,tlllllll, torosittuct the cause; that he was not ht. lnre nacre that it had ever been doubted, but he was glad that it had been mentioned, as the pro fession at large might now 'undrrtand whit was his t%•.tr and decided opinion on the subject. thi 11fursday Mr. Ilart reverted the Lord 4.3"iieellor to state what his decision was on the Pe i,' v.rporse 'Fennell, when his Lordship de visred, that as lie was satisfied by the affidavit o, 'the Solicitor, that his absence was not a default, -the Petitioner ought not to suffer by it, or the con. .ospient refusal of the junior Counsel to conduct matter;the that if he had presided, he should have called on the junior Counsel, in the absence of the senior, to have proceeded, and that he felt v,nSdeut the junior would not have refaced doing st,. !his Lordship Owe ...Aid, that its a case where the ('.•, no I were :Aiwa, he should call upon the So licit. r to p:octrd, and that there were many in stances or Lord Mansfield having done so ; and that where neither Vounsel not Solicitors were pre sent, lie should read the papers himself, lord pro- iimince judgment on the merits disclosed. He then ordered the Petition to be restored to the 'Vice-Chum:ell:Yes paper, adding, that the Petition ex-parte Bailey tnight come oil in the shape of an appeal. (to Friday the Petition e.r-parte render' was heard before the Vice-Chancellor, and occupied the whole days Sir Ss Romilly opened the Petition. Mr. Mold followed on the same ride; Mr. Hatt mid Mr. Cooke were hoard in auswer; and, in the absence of Sit S. Hominy, who was in the House of Lords, Mr. Heald replied. The Court deferred Judgment until Tuesday. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAI 11. arr. Tli►s case, highly iespoitant to the sporting world, tante on for final argument. The question is, whether an action on the case will lie against the Defendant, Sir %V. Clayton, for putting spikes or sluarp instrumesits on his manor, to protect his palm., in consequence of which ►he Plaintiff's dog Oas killed ? The I)efendant having put up spikes to ker.', nit foxes and dogs, gave notice of what lie hud done. The Plaintif ► a Gentleman qualifies' * lib a sportsman, being out with his slog, on the estate of his friend Mr. Townshold, which joined the Defendant's ground, the dog started a hare, *n kids rail into Si► W. Clayton's grounds. lie could not restrain the animal, whit► a few minutes alter rim upon one of the spikes and was killed. The J'l►intiff brought his action for the loss of his slog, and on the former trial a special verdict was given, involving the question, whether the action could be sustained. The ergumenu, pro and coo. were urged by Seijimit liksT and Serirmillit BOSANQUET. The 'Miner comemled that Si, Wm. Clayton had acted unlawfully in putting up the said spikes ; and the hitter maintained, on the authority of various cases, that the mischief complained of was the result of s tr e .p.io. The circumstance of the trespass being "voluntary or involuntary, could not, hecontentleil, give the Pl.iiiitiffasiy right to support an tic • . The Court did not give judgment; the ques tion, however, will be decided this Term. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Saturday there were thirty-six insolvents brought lip id claim she benefit of the Art, the greater 'art of whom were discharged without opposition. Harurt Nathan, a danciug-master, was opposed in per son by Wm. Iturship, an engraver, fur what he supposed an Just 'dismal art of band. He stated that he engraved • plate for the insolvent, which emus to 21. ; he afterwards summoned him to the Court of Kequests fur the amount, but he treated the Court with contempt. Just before cuing to pro-uo, he came to him saying, he wanted the plate, and he would pay for it; on getting it, however, he told tip pipet he was going into the King's Beach, and be might get his money how be Oldild. tlr. Serjesiit Fionxis °Tog observed, that, however impro per and indecorous the conduct of the Prisoner Wight appear, there wits so set of fraud comMited ; be therefore directed his discharge. Jeremiah f;uo•uda was opposed for s concealment of his Property. On his examinatiou by Mr. POLLOCK, iiCatiNsittea, that whik ice cunfiseenest be received lbOi. which hr spent in prison, and had sot inissied it in his scbednk. 'rids was a fatal übjeetiuti to his distbarge. Letters were last week received from Major Pxoule, the military commandant of the daring en terprise of penetrating Africa, soul tracing the course of the river Niger. The letters are dated Senegal, the 15111 of March; they mention that the expedi tion will not leave that place before September next, on account of the miny season. Au official account laid before the House of Commons states, the total official value of th e Cost Revenue of Ireland, iu the preseot year at '2,681,101/. A return to all Order of the House of Commons states the amount of the total expenditure of Ire land fur the year 1816, at 17,38‘2,913/. Irish cum rency, exclusive of the charge of unuaigement. Of this 6,408,0361. is on separate account, and the re' minder on joint account 1 including the sum of 6,6 1b,986/. paid on account of balances due by Ireland to Great Britain on the joint account. There was a heavy fall of snow in Derhyshire on Monday ; io places wear Buxton the road was near ly impassable limn its drifting. The sheep iii that neighbourhood leive suffered severely. In ruiiiiiiig the match between Whisker and Sir Jushnu, mailer of them mode play ,it startio;.— The rate was ellerrrly ColateSlell r the List three quarter. of a utile Whisker appetite(' tai have the s i s•vil, and a deeded atlvaiitage, until within a few suedes of the will g poet, when Se swerved, mud won the race with difficulty by a neck. At Lancaster Assitra, Ita/pli Kinder. of Nottin ham, for shipping oat board the slop Laronii, about to sail Irons Liverpool to Aim:flea, arlicltt ased n, time inanuitictures of this kingdom, was sentenced t pay n tine of lOW. and to be ituprowiucit twave toulitha. PoLter. on Sitorday Rariey, Cavalry Nil!, and Reit Meas three notoriuns thieves, awl who ham been known as finch for a nutither of 'years, uuderwent a second examination, charged .ssith 'attempting to commit eeveral robberies in front of Cantelford-house on Tharallsy evesint, at 'the time the Cor poration of the City of London wereabeet to present their Address to the Primes , ' Charlotte amid Prince Or Sam- Cobourg upon their marriage, 'when, just as the lord Mayor wet stepping out •of his Neale Carriage, the Pri soners rushed bit° the Court-yard, no doubt fur the pur pose of robbiug Gelitlewien uf Orr Corporation; but Humph reys being Oil slaty llsere, he canard thrm all to be mellow ly riwnred, on about be found a-sharp bardruntesit moll far cutting pockets; he also found a Int Bank-note, and se veral small motels w►ich there is every remain to believe they had stolen, as is giving as account of t►em, it wan dis covered, front the dates of the notes, that they had riot teen made at the time they said they had been posseiwcil of them. An excellent silver watch, with a gold chant, sod three seals, weer found upon Alum. They will be examined 'pita this day. William Welts underwent a lung awl final examination, being charged on simpleton of baring been canacerneal with three others is breaking open and robbing the house of Mr.. Elizabeth Rammell, in a disguised state. on the sight of the 3.1 of Mirth, at Easley, in the county of Keit, and Mollie,' guises., haitguiness, old euins, Rank notes, Air. to the •mount of apwarda of 2001.; the pretimilare of which we hays already Kt Li cel . The Prienwr was fully committed for trial. His wife is in cosioily, and hat been culminated by the MagiMrates for the toothy of lieut. 7111 E A RAI Y. Cantonments of the Army now in France under the coonmenrl of Field-Marshal his Grace the Duke of WEL LI N GTON . , CAVALRY'. .. Lieuteaant-Groeral Lord Costatitiatit. Heoil-rpiarttro, Cassel. First Drigode, Lord EDWARD Soonaset.—td Dragoon Guards at Almon, le Comte ; 3d ditto at Bunnieres, troop of Horse Artillery at Eresitt. &Tuna ajor-Gcnera I VIVIAV.-7th Hassan, at Ed:toles ; 12th Light Dragoo"Fi sows; llith ditto, Deserves. Third Hrigailo. Major.tieni rid Sir C. GRANT-11Di Light Dragoons, Vauniout; Troop of Horse Artillery, Caasel. INOANTSY. First Division, Lientensist-Geiveral Hmadminarters,Canibray. lit Brigade, Itlajor..Geiscral Sir P. MAITLAND.--311 Balta. lion Grenadier Guards, and 241 Battalion Coldstream' Guards, at Cambray. 7th Brigade, Sir .1. Kibler-71h Royal Fusiliers, at Am blion Ville; 23.1 Foot, Bamboo-mot ; 43.1 Foot, Rassnime. Bth Brigade, Sir J. LIMItIIIT-27th Foot, at Buguy ; 4011, Foot, Hiontspiconrt. Captain SINCLAIR'N Brigade of Artillery, at Cambray; Major UNIT . , shill., Sreond thvisi —l,ieuteleant.Geocral Sir H Ct.tninv. 3d neitsuie, Haim-Gen. Sir It. iTst•Latitiam- 3 . 1 Rye meat, at M. Croix ; 39th ditto, Tangoes; 91st ditto, St. Pol. 4th Brimole, Sir D. Prick--4111 Foot, at Taloptemberg ; 52.1 ditto, Therouanne; 79th ditto, Visrrner. Sixth Brigade, Sir T. Ititanwmtir —6th Foot, at Liken; 29th, C.hoconea ; 7lst, Norrieso • Troop of Wagon kirloigory • Commissarial Tnlin,V;llarm ; Brigade of Artillery, Liliers; :liito, Sl. Pul ; Royal Sappers and Milberg, Perne. Third B.r T. Cor.vim.c, 2d Bri• Bade-31ajor•lieueral Sir F. POW Elt--3tl Battalion Itoysls, nt Valenciennes; 47th Foot, ditto; Id Battalion Ride Bri ga.k, Fifth Brigade, Sir T. BRINSANIE, Valenciennes; 9th Foot, St. Amend; 21st ditto, Valenekuara. Ninth Brigade, Sir J. KIANE -Blst and 88th Foot, at Va lenciennes; Brigade of Artillery, St. Amande; B. igade of Artillery, AiliZißr; Major Durorssoll's do. and Major Mar this do. Volemrinows ; Fannin Train, Itaimares • Crilnewl Nit inlay, Royal Sta. Corps Noyclle; Lieut.-044;nel Aird, Royal Waggon i kaim. Buku Court. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PoRTIIMOUTR, MAY 17. Arrived the Harriet, Sirunger. Argo, and the Fins trims. ports from the Downs. Sailed the Ilitlettisu for the West ladies; and the Pre voyaiste for Chu'ham. PIAMOUTH, MAY 16. Came in the Horatio, Tozer, from Gwermey ; and the Sparrowhawk, fawn Tuuie, with Dimpatehes (non Lord Ex mouth. _ _ MARWICK, MAT 17. Arrived the Lord Nelson packet with a mail and passen gers from Holland. DEAL, MAT 17. Came down (rum the Rivrr and sailed, the Fanny, Sadler, for Pernainbacu; Mary, Finlay, fur Madeira; alsisthe Ilea. Company's ships, ise;ii remaw, I,ady Carrington, 1111Duss gall, fur Cakuila ; sad Altsialmter, Cobb, fur Bombay. A Gentleman who left Dublin on the 15th, and arrived on Saturday iu London, reports, that the prices of corn continues to rise in Ireland, where, IN we have at di&resit times stated, the quantity is inadequate to the consumption ; and the appre hansion of licit re t y from the povvrty of the people, is be general, The weather has been there, as here, very severe ; and the mountains throughout North Wales were covered with snow, not partially, but in a general 111111014 MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL, tto-Sniunow. U. N. T. Lingford, Craabotinie•sireet, mercer T. Foster and Cu. Yalding, inaltsters R. Mika, Merton, fanner 3 ill J. Ford, Minories,tnook•maiter •• • 3 12 J. and C. Bernard, Manchester, linne.dtapers M. Phillips, Bevis-marks, merchant 1). C. Margnes,Queett.street, 1111111“kaut R. Wardle, Pimlico, builder 3. Goujon, Neugate-street. straw.kat-inumuslacturer 2 10 J. Peat and Co. Bedford-atm% silk-inentarS T. Parks, Battle, Sasses, tailor J. Corbutait, High-elreet 4 Carpenter ...... •••• • •:•• 1 12 T. Diurris, freesnates-cutirt, ntertitant • 1 It T. Nesbitt, Bi tiouraprate-s1 vet t, a plouliderier , 1 111 S. Parker, Clarks-atteet, victualler .10 DIVIDENDS. • . 1. I.nekier. Upper Thanten.stret t mcrehrat le J. Payly, Esiori, dealer J. Reeds North Bhiel.le, master.marisor l2 J. S Pilchards, Moniagar.plare, merehest W. Feeler, Oxfue.Lattett, onareetimser _ 10 C. C. limber, Lathbnry, merchant M. awl S Cones ell, Hie* Holhora, paper-banyan C. Troves", klains.hill, budder lO N. Brooke, Utile Ititmell-sereet, shoemaker N. Sinsoner, Curu►ill, wool leu.draper le CERTI FICkTIEC. Garth, of Ball f;rorc, fluor rolne, Lancaster, eulton-spintirr-11'illians Bolt, of Morioka, sitar Burnley, Lancaster; cution-spismer. —(rsirgc *lithos), of iirrer)ni, copribraints.—Luke Owen, of Manclirstor, coru-ifealer -- Chaska Stsvens, of Billericay, baker —Joint Barrow, • Drayton-ia-Hulrs, Salop, milliner—William Smith, of Horton, Northissoberlanil, sistrchant.—Cliarirs broils of toymtakts.- Jamrs Pixram, of Bruit:tin, Loom, shopkeeper.—rhos 'Huxley, Tavi.tock shoot, Corrsil.(hirikn, SI olillesca, '. • Jraper..—Jamcs Watkins, to Chapel-sorest, f'tiromosti et I. !tlay-Fair, ▪ gruccr,--Johii Darwin , lair of Portsmouth, but now of Wapping-Will, Middlesex, tailor. D-110CSit§. • FIRST ANNUAL. REPORT FOR 1816. tUISSTANCE OF TOE FVIPF.NrE GIVEN SY SOME OF THE i‘ITI4ESEES. in v. 22, 1616. iArd G O. ski-Nitwit tei the Chtlr. lIIr. audio W. Roger. called ex gild . exhiniited. Mi. Rogers-4 ion 3111 apothAitry, residing at No. SO, Broad-street-14re, to the city; i have been in the habit of . vititing the Thad-haissets withlo the hills of !natality, professionally, is an stpothecttry and acconcheur, for the last 0 yetirst, and lotNre Wit nessed, (twins - - that flaw., orany of the eruelties con stantly practo r ted in them. Mr. Joins I)usistu3l;•tostt iit-laW o'f Mr. Warburton (die stettint s•rSt. Lake's hospital: ads epode -cloy 'to three of these hossers sit Bethnal-green, all or which Iselonged to Mr. 11 - arbinton, viz. Taillmeir, the White House ; abin Ithode:s's ; and Whitmore-house. As Mr. Dun= ston keldoin visited, 1, its his aSsiiitent, had the sole management of them. The botiness of the above hooselk *as thrown into the hands Of 31r. Unusual, to the exclittion of other practititsiserlt, hevasise he was to Mr. 'lVarburton; and on that count, tie bills for Medicine which lie 'sent in half yearly to these houses, were alwies paid, whether the patieut 'laid the vaster Of the house or not.— Among other iitittinces of cruelty, I recollect seeing, in the year 1811, at the *late House, while in company with Mr. John Ditiodon and Mr. Talbot's a keeper of the mime of Simnel Rainshotham, bleating in g likuSt siva:king manner Capt. Dickin son, of the Royal Navy, who was confined by means of a Chain on Ills • legs, and lusioletiffs, which ;tut it hist of his power to ward off the blows that were repeatedly given him on the face mid hotly; Mr. DUIIIAtOII remonstrated with Mr. Talbot, who only shook his head, said the keeper was a cruel sort of nuts, and lie must get rid of lime Ile reinstitierl, however, in this service for nearly two years afterwards, and was then dismissed for some other act of cruelty. Capt. Dickinson died shortly afterwards ; but I do slot steno to %ay that he died from those blows. hared I cannot speak us to the cause of Isis death ; though it is my belief these abuses accelerates! it. My sister, Arils Ilurniereti; who was Wiese-keeper at the %Vitae house for three yeais, hut is now 'sit France with her family, also told me, that she one duty heard a violent screaming 011 the gentleman's side of the house ; she isomedietely ruts towards it, nod found S. 1 Itardsisotluun beating Mr. privet, a respectable farmer, in the most violent manner, with a Loge thick pair of hoots. Another instatice of cruelty practised by the same keeper, also CHUM to my ktioivledge. 1 was requested by a patina*. a gentleman who had been placed there only two or three days, to look into his mouth, seeing .that i.e had been very touch injured by Samuel Itamsho thain : 3131 inspeeting.d, there was a wound in the palate, through which something lied heen forced, and which I was told Itatoshothein had &toe with the handle of II wooddest spoon, 111 endeavouring to open his mouth. The patient. told me, that lie did not like to eat just when the keeper ebte.r. Ills friends, on the next visit, took 'situ away, and I did not see I afterwards. I inter also seen R nos bottom strike the patients on. the belly hundreds of tiniest with his fist, so that 1 !save beetkastimished they did not drop down dead. Tnisnamsbotham, who was drunk every afterstoon, was first keeper in the gentlemast's side. mid hind the sole massage merit of them. lie was kept malty years after nu merous complaints of his misconduct. 11r. War burton had once some words with Mr. Talbot for keeping him. Ile was once sent away, but it was only far a few mouths, and Mr. Talbot had lam back, and made Simi keeper of the parish !Wields. 1 believe the three houses at Betlsoal-Greess to be long to Mr. Warburton, sod he has one beside at Hackney. At the White house Mr. Talbot wits the massager under Mr. IVarburton—it was called Warbris eat 1 Taillsit's—the bills were made out in their joint names ; hut though they write out their in this way, I tit) not believe that they are partners. . The practice of forcing an instrument down a patent's throat, to make him sat or swallow, is ex tremely itoj • a. The mode is this ; the keepers. or attendants, have a vessel resembling a tea-pot, Suinettines with a very long spout. I have seen it with a very short one : the patient us laid oil his back, held down by one of two keepers; one lots a cloth in Isis hand, and the other owns his mouth by means of a key. I have never reels any thing else used but a large key, for opening the . month. The spout of the pot is forced into the mouth, the nose is held by an assistant keeper, and the cloth immediately clapped near the month; in this state the patients either swallow or olie, unless they at.- siot. I have seen them block in the face. My nisi- Mon is, hat they often .poke the spout of this thing too far, and that the food pusses down the wind-pipe, and suffocation ensues. I have known many instances where the mouth has been lacerated, and the teeth forced out; and I have known pa tients suffocated; I have not witnessed it, but I have scent the body immediately afterwards. l recollect that Mrs. Hodges, the wife of the vestry clerk of Si. An drews, Holborn, died in this way, under the hands of Mary Seal.- I was in the house at the time, and was ordered to loot at the body. The lips were lacerated ; hut there was son appearance of suffoca tion is the face; these.'hovrever, would soon distils. pear. There was no uecestaty for forcing Mrs. Hodges, as she had taken her food the day ;tweeds ing. stud was walking shout very well. There Was Ito impirst on the body. A coroner's iisquest is held only when the ;salient ceiniusita suicide. The practice of forcing is general in all amyl-looses; and it is never thought necessary for a medical man to be present. The masters of the I se alluded to above sometimes neglect to go rotund and see toe patients fur a period of two mouths. I know this frosts Illy sister and the patients. Having *litres' to my sister, amid dc,itr.l Iser to commit to paper those csicumstattees slit. Isis! heen witnass to, and winch she knew had transpired in the White House, she wrote stie tins tuisive• : • Nlmittettill„ Jan. 11, 1818• " DTA% RROTlll,ll—Arrie:l6l. to via,' "6'67 I Irre &lute to y.. 0 1111 l of I.m r, tlb cloth ir brrr b.vo to eye-wit.tess, I,IE my reli.l.l4ce to iltr RSite ; to the troth of .rlot Is I hill Ica I , fortrirtl,t.lml stair OP ust!toforesist,tvy.rusiost I ag the a . . t.•luati wisp *at chuNheal in she act of furcirg, 11 *ulnae' Raiwidutliato. Althuugi I hilve)tnoire'imtauces of Am Lind occur, yt4 I was nut pre vent at this one, but received my infoenution from Mrs. Talbot's own mouth, as follows:—A gentleman who was emullated in s room over thc.bne in which theYavaily fusel to tuba ht.. food, IA which Samuel Itantshothase pro , veedcd to force it aimin, in the usual way, bpt used such arto• tenor, that the patient railed loudly 'for atasiidance, ayeng, 4 For God's sake, Mr. Talltot, cooly up and help ire, ur 1 shall be killed by ibis teen.' Mrs. Talbot mid do could rot pervetade Mr. Talbot to go up and see what was the matter, and the keeper mire shortly after to iuform them the patient Went off in a ht while be was Threier hint. Mrs. Talbot also .informed me, that when Mr. Talbot was miler Ihiough the poor men's hall one day, a patient Unmet him, on.whirh he rave the poor man so violent blow that knocked his eye wit, and that this piticut died shortly *Air. Eg t !rive repeiteilly witnessed the °rain of Mr. end Mrs. Talbot to Reitz Welch, to confute [nitrite Admire, of St. Gorge's, HinoVer-ourpsnre ' to her crib, with her wrists end Lire lurked idler she lweente hiCh, and while liens confined to tier bet with a ;Commou handwltip, which sh dad. . have it:14111k Motel radio* the strider. NM I I. a% e marks in ll* faith Mgr* Not My . Miler, and have nitwit receive.; Many a metre stripe, in intleurvonrisig to 1111111:Ci 'VT front limit creel treatment. t reed not tell you of Betty's creel dispeelltion; as you he've Often wen Air treatment of the poor creatures undir her care; the 'e l :pities I informed yriis of, respecting Bridget, is Perfecti?‘ corrett. I have caught her farceur, the 'tour women tender her nee out of their crib* with a birch broom ; and When Met Were completely naked, force thins into a tub under the liutnp to lbe . yabl, fo Wash them from their filthy state, cacti with the snow oft the ground. As to the wine, the patient) eerteiniy have not th , de than half a ens. fn's a glass, and half a piht Tor a pint, and the spirits, to those who t•ilte it, ru the lotahe propor hoe ; het es foe the Palmer, they fate better, as far :II I know; though the patients often complain, that 'mile of die lterpedi dridk it from Anti. Indeed I know lite accusal to be true enough. *hen t first went to this batiste the Pluale pa: tlenta wale in titer, total state todegd, mid I was obliged Id into all the blankets on the *omen's aide of the karst., to destroy the Iterniie. Yon Meet eertatul, rechllect the stale they were In when it was said to be a humonk in the blood. I assure you it arose from tin amantity of 'Bout them, diet was the consequence of excessive scratching. The (rands Committed in the linen roam are very great; when patients are brought into the Itouse a proportion of their clothier are put by in the store•roont. The mitielits wore their old linen longer than intended by their friends, mu that iii due time when their friends visit them, they ale informed how much the patient destroys his or her clothes; that he or she mud have • fresh supply, which are acterdingly provided ; the Haug" thus 'meows laird are motel by the mistress to the master, fur the purpose of clothing those patieuts wlwm he provides fur; this is a pertmisite of the mistress, lay which and other perquisites, ape informed me broiled her iu 31101. a-year; it was my business to make out an inventory of these things, together with the bills. The parish patients are also deprived of their clothing; more than a third part of it from their differeut parishes is kept back ; I have myself, by notice of Mrs. Tal bot, cut up IS new danuel petticoats at a lime, belonging t o the parish of Saint Mary-le-liotalt. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot bare both frequently told me, skit the lines-roars at Saint t ot h e ' s Hospital ens managed the mine as their own, and frequently called me to see the clothes which came from thew., with the marks cat out anal others put in; also, that their poor patients are kept there in a crib °flares/ the whole year, snail their limla become contracted; indeed I 'ernes her one patient coming from that hospital in this state. I h a y, h ear d Mr. anal Mrse. Ford fregitently assert, that the patients a t St Luke's are cheated of the things their friends send them, god that they have not eyell the full allowance of the housr. I have known Mr. Talbot neglect to go round t h e it rota period of two months. I have had the whole Management of Ilse concerti fur months togetbrr, without his visiting the patients. " Mr. H. smites with me in kind remembrance to Mrs. Rogers and family. " Your affectionate sister, • " A. HIJ.%IIERES. " To Mr. Rowers, Surtimm, &r. 30, Broad-street place, Illoodields, London." What is the hill you have in your hand ?—That 6 an inventory of the clothes which were sold by the mistress to the &aster of the house, from nut of the store-room. What does the store-room contain ?---Clothes be longing to the different patients of the house; other things are kept in the room, such as wimp and candles, and so on; but those are kept in a semi nal part of the room. In *hose hind-writing is that bill ?—My sister's, at the time she was housekeeper. What does that purport to contain ?—ft is a bill or Mrs. Talbot's to her husband. for clothes deli vered out of the store-room. which I believe to have belonged to the different parishes. The clothes kept in the store-room are those be. longing to the patients the patients and the parishes. [The bill was delivered and read as follows :] Sixteen gement, at 10s. eac► L.. 8 0 0 Six •lsif costs, :t Ss earb 1 10 0 Twenty-four shirts, it ss. each Twenty-ire caps, at Is. 6d. each Eight Aids, ut 7s. each Eleven pair Of worsted stockings, at 2*. per emir Fatter pair of cotton stockings, at 2s per Pair Eighteen poc ket handkerchiefs, at Is. 6d. reek Tweedy-furs flannel coats, at 4s. each Reventees aprons, at 2s. each Rewires' shawls, at 2s. each Six pair or shoes, at bs. each 1- 33 18 0 Mr. Rogers continues: It was in Rogers's house that I observed the female pauper patients were ill regulated. In oue room there were three women in oue crib; these were quite naked, though the wea ther was frosty. There was no straw in the crib. On inquiry of the female keeper, she told me that her master had informed her there was no straw in the house, and that they must wait till it came. The servant added, that they had hut one shift each; that she was obliged to put them to lard to wash their shifts against they got _up in the morn ing. A piece or common carpet was lying over their backs, and they were sitting huddled up to gether ; the carpet was of no more use, as to warmth, thou if you had laid a board over them. There was no covering over their legs and thighs. They passed many Alights, in my opinion, without any other covering. The common covering of parish paupers, in this house, at that period, nos hop sacks cut up ; the male pauper patients are also touch exposed to the cold ; the bed covering, which is ■ pauper rug, is thin, and there is but little stn►m. I have been called upon to relieve many patients who had suffered from the cold. I have taken off the toes from mortification having taken place ; and I took off both the feet of a ynsin 4 cousins in the Wlnte House; she was a young cow,- try girl of about ty years of age. A gentleman, whose name was stated to be Captain Hay, of the Guards, and also was retanived from the cellar at Whits House to the White House, fool his limbs contracted in eoosequeure of drawing his bushy toge ther to obtain snore warmth. From the damp and 11 1 3 e el 1 0 4 u d i a ti.d ri l d e l H ie l td l i , t 7 l u a lsegt e i e i and : ti e s itl. c e l e rl ; 9 lr a e i e t t a l l.r o lo ftf: rut a i li ss m ll e d v av u e tte x : : 4 l w it oo )lr i ': N k e pa c d i 'e u; tg . M (This *atom co'rroborated the principal tiarts of the statement of her brother, Mr. Rogers, respect ing the ill treatment of Captain Dickinson and Mr. Driver, by.. Ratinibottosui the keeper. She then proceeded :1 Isabella Adonis, a Patient from St. George',, u Nnov ev-square, was Confined in a place its that yard t it was originally • pig-stye it was run ut , high on impose for her. I have seen her confined there three weeks together. She had been ironed there in the crib, with wrist locks end le?, lucks ;Ind a chain two or three bones across her body. 13,. Mr. Talbot's order tut iron bar was made, :Ind placed between her leg% in order to preveet jos ll ill g her feet together: this latter was nit mid wlwil she tas Chaltirai Ip her crib, but when rote allowed to pro idiom, to pretest her escuimp4; the chain 'Alight lie as thick as my middle She wore it aboitt a week. She was a very harmless pa tient ; ydli might it and talk to her whets she was its the highest state. l'here was u female keeper at the White Honse named Betty Welch ; she was a very turbulent wotnan, very hands and cruel to the pa t Wists. I have seep her ill-treat ',Owl's Adams by !Dann( her down in her crib with wrist-locks mud leg-locks, and horse-whip her wills a dog-whip, having a at halebblie handle arid a long lands, sn that the blotid followed the strokes. This was in coo sequence of orders given by Mr. Talbot In sue to deliver to Betty Welt+, lidt which I requ e ,4,..l him to do hirltself; whit+ be did. the Words, to the Lest of my recollection, were, " Betty, I dr sir! you to go and take Isabella Adams, entifior her to her crib, and give her a good hone-whip ping. She undertNait this discipline became she had attempted to escape. Air: Talbot told Me lie had 'mire to treat her in this 14$111111t-f from the Saisit George's gentlemen; shut they told him the best thing he could do with her *as to give her at good bore-whipping. I lift Betty as a ' keeper when came away. I sa b e ll a Adams was never horse-whipped after the trial came out of Mr: Chahwiter. Mr. Talbtit mute at that time the following oblervation to air " Mrs. Huiniere, we mint not follow that piartic e of flogging Isabella Adana, or else the pnl,fie wilt get hold of it ; a whip is tint to he softrreil to lie used in our house." ',alien* Adams had esaiped several times. [This witness sniff she had come from Fratote on purpose to give her testimony.] (To be continued ) TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH FREs.c. THE NAVY. fay 15,1818. Stst—The prenent senior Post Ciptaia of the Royal it will he seen by inspecting the Navy List, has lwen iis his present rank • in years' The senior Commander 3B years !! And the senior Ltintenant. y.sns !!! and the two latter Office.s, in all human probability, ran now entertain nu reasonahle bupes of ever rising in the animal* profession to which they had fondly devoted all the h. Hit days of their existence. Surely, whatever may be some means might be devised by the liberality of Govri n. merit and Parliament to mitigate the unmerited evils o..such au afflicting coarse of things! 1 am, Sir, your humble Servant, CALM. last Friday a man named Funnel, was taken op at Maresfielcl, charger, with tailing tire to ihr chery coppice, oo Ashdown Forest, In March bc.t, by which felonious act the nridersood growias between SO and 40 acre,. of hind, %if el l / I }lllnff I. He was taken before the Earl of Stet Erma), awl thence to Horsham gaol, to take his trial nt !Ise nest •assizes. The prisoner was apprehended 1,1 consequence of a conversation betwern hnu ;oat two smugglers being overheard, at the Cl:equers Inn, at Marestield. On Monday an inquest was held in I)►tlhlio. upon the body of Peter Woods, a coto-ki. shot in attempting, with other prtsotier3, to break out of Nesegate on the preceding day. Verdict, Jto,- liftable Houticide.—After the a•tenu.t stye al of the priooners were transmitted, tar from Newgate to Kiltuainham prnwm. Ou their way they behaved most outrageously, doing all the injury they con id to the coaches, abusing the goanl•, and several of theta tearing off the handcuff. with which they had been secured. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-IRON'S The Saturn, forth, Hussar, on the 16th instant, at No. tY2 Aruudel-street, Strand. Recalls same place . The Badger sad Fredericksteia for the tally, nn iht 160. instant, at No. 2?, Arutedel-street, Strand. Recalls .am ' place. . _ The Horatio, for the Antelope, on the 16th twit at, at No 22, Arutdel.strcet, Strand. Recalls sante place. PRICE OF ON SATURDAY. 3 per Ct. Red..... 6 I I Bank L. A nu... IS 9.16 3 per Ct. CODS.. .. .62A lndia Bonds 3 4 pr. 4 per Cent!. 76 Ex. Bills 5 per(7t. N. An..... 93! COllll. for Ace ti"N RI ICI HS. On Sal lurtlay; Mrs. March, wife of Fre4eriek March, F., at the Tower, Of a sun. • Oa the 13th inst. at M'ootlehester, Gloat-este rsliire, Mc. Hanker, wife of Major-General Hawker, of a silo. MARRIAGE. On Ihe 2311 of Noveusher hot, at Port [Ansi., Mauiilisoi Charles Bated, Eris of the 87th regiment, Aide-tie-Lamp ;0 Alajor-Gesensi Sir Eslwpril Butler, to !Vary, she slaughter of 31. S. J. M.C.arthy, Eog General for ►is Majesty's Forces to that Island. DEATHS. On "(whey last, at her house, in Rirtimi.inl 1 ) 11 ;" Ins, Mn. Keane, wife of Jiiiirris Thomas Grbir, 11-1 On the I ill itetant, at his house n. St. Stria' greCu s Detain, Sir Thema' Lighten, Bart. HIGH WATER AT LONDON RRIME T 111.4 WV Alonsitig 44 after 8 I Ermine ill &Mgt IA LONDON Printed Rad Published at the No IV. Strand; where Adrerstsrments are rernrr.l. Leos. ri (post paid) mud( he aikiresied--..C. Sairr:l, Nii 1. Clement's loin, Printer ....L WHITE, Na 1271 S lll °4 Pet/Usher