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HORRIBLE CALAMITY. The following letter and affidavit, taken from he Arcadian Recorder of the 20th ult. relate to very distressing shipwreck, which has recently xcurred at the island of Anticosti. We hope he marks enumerated will lead to the discovery )f the name and destination of the vessel, and .he number of hands on board. The affidavit n•ill afford matter for close, and we trust, suc essful, investiaation, on the part of the proper mthoritics " PICTOU, JUNE 12. " DEAR Sift, —I take the liberty of sending you the enclosed affidavit for publication, showing the melancholy fate of a number of human beings (sup posed t o b e 16 or 18 in all). I have just returned from the Magdalen Islands, where I saw a number of article, belonging to the unfortunate sufferers, but trot o ne of the ship's papers, or any thing to show 4511 ' 61 151y what s h e was , or where she was owned. 14 publishing the annexed marks, which appear on ab l e ' n e of the art i c l es, t h e part i es concerned w i l l b e to ascertain what vessel she was. , " I c annot close this account without noticing tne e'renmstance of the occupiers of the post of Anti- "tt being absent. I have been informed that this °lntldtWct tither posts h ave b een k e p t u p f or a num b er 'f Ytalt (luting the winter by the Government of tn wer C ana d a, for the purpose of affording aid in the many cases of shipwreck which happen on the isla nd; and they also posted up, at a certain dis ;tance along the coast, signal -posts, with suitable 40 3 directin g the reader is what direction the n "'s es w ere, the distance, &c. It remains to be shown for what reasons these houses were aban cloned , the by th e i r k eepers, w i t h out not i ce b e i ng g i ven Publi elY; and I t rust i t w ill p o i nt out most f orc ibl y and necessity of having them in f u t ure we ll supp li e d attended. " I am, &C. " JAMES DAWSON, Lloyd's Agent. " MARKS ON A PART OF TUE PROPERTY.—A t4le-cloth, A. B. S. ; a pair of stockings, R. M. ; a cotton shirt, J.N.; a lady's pocket, A. 8.; a trunk !Dade by M. A. Broxholm, Soho, London ; a pair of stockings, J. H. F.; some silver tea-spoons, J. S.; 2 Quebec papers, latest date 23d of October, Gazette; a shirt, P. Vaughan; one ditto, William Nash, No. 8, September 17, 1827; a finger ring engraved inside, nirried J. S. to A. S. 16th of April, 1822.' On a blank leaf in Blank's American €7 ;,a 4 ting Pilot, was wr it ten , J. Stickney, E sq .' ' l . S. Campbell, Esq., Quebec.' On another leaf af the time book was written, ' Ship Granicus, Coo k.' On the African Coast Pilot, and two other nautical books, appears Robert Martin, Barn mouth, by Ayt on , near Berwick, N.B.' Below t wo : n n " of poetry, in the Sea man ' s D a il y A ss i stant, Adam Willis.' " On a small piece of paper, found with some money, was written in pencil, ' Sir, you will find 48 sovereign s in a belt in my hammock—send them home to Mary Harrington, Barrack-street, Cove, as: they are the property direr son. COPY OF AN AFFIDAVIT.---TO all whom it m ay concern, be it known, that Jaques Bourgois, Joseph Boudroit, Joseph Bourgois, and John Ches- I o n 3 all of the Sh a ll op Vi c t ory, o f the !Magdalen slands, have personally appeared before nse, P. F. Colbeck, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the district of Gaspe, and made oath that on Tuesday, the 12th of May, instant, they landed on the north side of the island of Anticosti, about six leagues from the east point, and visited a fur Nation there which they had previously known; that they found the door of the house shut, arid tied inside With a rope; that on forcing the door, they Perceived the carcasses of four human beings, with the heads, legs, and arms cut o ff , an d t h e b owe l s extracted, h ang i ng by the thi g h s i n t h e roo m, and two othe rs on tne floor cut up in the same manner; that th ey f ound a human body in a .hammock, who appeared t o h ave died there; the body was habited like a sailor, and there was two trunks in the room with human flesh in them, cut up in small pieces ; there was also a pot with human fleh in it ; round the house pieces of human flesh and s bones strewed about ; there was no appearance of bread, flour, or animal food in the house. Two brands of fire were ill the fire-place and some ashes ;in the house were !tvo axes and an adze ; on the shore was a jolly boat, but the name was defaced. From the clothing there appeared to have been both women and children of the party. The Frenchmen interred the bodies, " In testimony whereof they have hereunto set their hands and seals, this 29th day of May, 1829, at Magdalen Islands. , " WitheSSeS ) i G EORGE IRVING. ii I. T. MuNem " JOSEPH BOURGOIS. " JACOB BOURGOIS. "JAMES CHESSON. " JOSEPH BOUDROJT, ROWLAND STEPHENSON. T UE EDITORS OF TILE NEW YORK MORNING • HERALD. m r 8 . 1 , , 11 5 ,-- Having h a d occas i on t o correspon d w i t h a kiastoa in consequence of receiving by post va uer u ent anonymous letters, from the town of Sa . nah, stating that M r . G aston h a d, as agent , re ceived large sums of money in Exchequer-bills, in deposit for Rowland Stephenson and his clerk L th i e qd; andwith.a view to ascertain that fact, as aforesaid.2 r o,o oo/. in parties had purloined from me nearly Exchequer-bills, I desired a gentleman Gamy,es acquaintance at New York to write to Mr. on the 27th March last, since which time I inna'cme received several letters from Mr. Gaston ; and letteY last letter I inclosed the original anonymous ra' toe nable him, for his own satisfaction, to trace. out their author; and I also sent him an ori i,a,tutial letter (of which, fortunately, I hare kept an attested W. W je. PY) to me from Messrs. R. R. Cuyler, " I ° ll , and John C. Nicol, who subscribed the mselves as solicitors or counsellors to Oates and Whyte, who are charged by the legal authorities of Georgi a w i t h being concerned in the abduction of the unfortunate R. Stephenson, alias R. Smith. The fol lowing extracts from my letters of the 18th and 16th MMay, sh ow t h e o bj ect I had in view in writing to r. Gaston, viz.—" I am perfectly convinced of yotir honourable intentions, and am sorry the money was not in your hands, as whatever came into your Possession would have been safe, for the benefit of myself, and the rest of thecreditors." At the same time I had not the least doubt from the conversation I had with Stephenson, whilst in gaol here, that he b rought funds to this country. This conversation took place whilst under the fear of being sent to England and hanged, which he admitted to me, on to I.II Y putting th e quest i on , wou ld b e t h e c ase if sent oPutting England, as he committed the high crime of I then assured him that, whatever might li the consequence to me, he should not be rendered able to that punishment ; and, Mr. Editors, I im reediately applied to a professional gentleman to writ e to his friend Mr. Van Buren, the governor, Who did so, arid I afterwards read the letter, and '_l , Prov e d of it, I then inquired what Stephenson done with mine and other Exchequer-bills, to e ninount of about 100,000/. He replied that I Loyd h a d taken them, and that he had also sold Pc' r e ez e e a llan ged them, and that he had put the tok e e of the s a id bill s in the till of the house do e u e P t ip its cr e dit. I soon convinced him from cre meat s ( r eceived from London that t h ere was no • till dit d ue to t its statement of putting money in the of th e b een Ile "e. And I am convinced if he had h detain e d a few days longer in pr i son h e wou ld h av e found means to pay me all the money o f w hi c h e had d efrauded me. I must now advert to the most important part of my letter to Mr. Gaston : , seiLl you th e original letter sent to me by the ' 4 wyers, an d i n case he, Oates, does not inform you What inducement lie had to give Stephenson up to Air. Bochum; who had no legal or other authority La nds demand hi m, you may put t h e l etter i nto t h e an ds of the public prosecutor to proceed against th em i (the a bd uctors ) according to law, as I h ave no cons id erat i on f or th e abductors, who "r e by their outrageous and avaricious conduct uaanded against the law of the laud, and thereby deprived me, perhaps, of the only opportunity to re cover my money." The foregoing extract I con ceive to be sufficient to expla'n the object I had in view in my correspondence with.Nlr. Gaston, whose last letter I enclose for your information, as every thing connected with so horrid an offence against all civilized laws as is abduction cannot be too well known. I trust that, at last, the abductors will be made to reel the consequences of their daring conduct. I remain, Sir, your most obedient, New York, June 18, 1829. J. W. PARKINS. SAVANNAH, JUNE 2, 1829. DEAR SlR,—Your favours of the 10th and 16th ult. are at hand, and their contents meet particular attention. 1 feel obliged for the original copies of the anonymous letters, but cannot obtain any clue whatever to the authors. In relation to obtaining any thing from Oates, on the subject that you requested, I have not as yet succeeded, and, as a peace offering, I have voluntarily delivered over to the three lawyers their letter ad dressed to you on the subject of the abduction. These gentlemen are counsel for Oates, and I am of opinion that the only motive they can have for his not giving any information before his trial, arises from a fear of prejudicing his cause. After his trial lam of opinion that they will obtain from Oates all the information you desire. Hence I have thought it best to press nothing further on the matterat present. There is a probability of the trials of all concerned being put off for a month, in consequence of the ap pointment of one of the bar having become Judge at the commencement of the present term, who had taken a fee as Counsel on the part of Stephenson, and feels scruples as to sitting on the trial (the Judge that presided in the cases of the habeas corpus hearing, of our sheriff, having died suddenly within a few weeks caused the new appointment of the present Judge.) The delay will make it necessary to send for a Judge from an upper circuit. I have called on - Mr. Molyneux, the British Consul. He informs me that he has done nothing whatever by way of proceeding in your case; that your affidavit reached contemporaneously with the abduction of Stephenson, and that nothing could be done. His Counsel advised him that it was use- less to go to any expense against Lloyd. Mn Molyneux will send you the papers by the mail. Yours, sincerely, Per Statira. .J: W. Parkins, Esq. WM. GASTON. IRISII LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 15. [AYDN CORRI V. BUNN Y PROPRIETOR OF THE DUBLIN THEATRE. This was an action to recover compensation for le services of the plaintiff, his wife, and son. Mr. ARTHUR BUSH stated the case. The plain- tiff was a teacher of music, and his wife an actress of celebrity, of whose services Mr. Bunn bad availed himself, and now refused payment. Mrs. Corti was engaged by Mr. Bunn, at a salary of 31. 10s, a week, and he had paid her up to the 21s: of March last, but for the week ending the 28th of March she never received payment. That being a particular week in Lent, the theatre was shut fin. two nights, and, making allowance for these two nights, her claim was reduced to 2/..55. 4d. Mr. Corn on two occasions presided at the piano -forte, for which he claimed a sum of three guineas for each occasion, and these sums, with the claims of remuneration for the services of his son, and the expellee of his dresses, which the manager ought to have provided, made a total of 171., for which the present action was brought. Mr. Calcraft examined—Am stage-manager. The plaintiff is a teacher of music; his wife is an actress. Their son is about 12 or 13. Mrs. Haydn Corri performed in Mr. Harris's time, and has now the same engagement-3/. 10s. a week. She was ill in February for a week, and did not perform. Mr. Bunn ordered her not to be paid, but I afterwards paid her on my own responsibility. Mr. Corri attended, and presided at the piano -forte, at the per formance of Artaxerxes., and also at the rehearsal. A guinea, I think, would be a fair remuneration for each. The son performed in the Beggar's Opera, and on three or four other occasions. I think half a guinea a night would be adequate remuneration for him. Re-examined—The custom of the theatre with rormer proprietors was to pay performers while ill. William Gray—Am a performer at the theatre. Am conductor of music, chorus-master, ballet-mas ter, and occasionally act.—(Laughter.)—Mr- Corri presided at the pianoforte. His salary ought to be three guineas for each attendance. Recollected young Corn having performed one night in the Beggar's Opera, and four in Paul and Virginia. His parents, I believe, supplied the dresses. Mr. Stapleton—Am treasurer at the theatre. Have paid Mr. Corri. Recollect Mrs. Corri being ill when her salary was not stopped. Have always understood it to be optional with the proprietor to pay or not during illness. Mr. M'Keon—Am nine years a performer in Dublin, and never knew salaries stopped for illness till Mr. Bunn's proprietorship. Verdict for the plaintiff-10/. 13s. 4d. It is said several actions of the same kind are pending against Mr. Bunn. - - - MYSTERIOUS MURDER NEAR RIPLEY, On Friday week a horrible murder (all notice re specting which has escaped the Reporters) was per petrated at South Stainley, near Ripley, on the Leeds and Harrowgate road. These are the parti culars :—On that day some boys, sons of the neigh bouring cottagers, were looking for birds' nests in an unoccupied barn, a short distance from the Lodge of Richard Lacy, Esq. While thus engaged they discovered a man laid down, apparently asleep. To satisfy themselves as to who and what the man was, they proceeded to the spot, where they found a man, not, indeed, as had been sipposed, asleep, but with the purple current of life fast ebbing away, and in the last agonies of death. An instrument similar to those used by blacksmiths for the paring of horses' hoofs, and a formidable bludgeon, were found near the unfortunate man. A dreadful gash was in flicted on his head; his throat was much swelled and inflamed, and had the appearance of having been repeatedly struck, as if with a large stick, or violently with a man's fist; and there were also marks as if the most desperate attempts had been made to pro duce death by strangulation. The appearance of the man thus weltering in his blood, and who gazed upon those who had come unexpectedly to his assistance, will never be forgotten by those who witnessed the melancholy scene. He looked " un utterable things;" a gleam of hope animated his eye for an instant; but it was fast sinking in death, and then closed in despair. He essayed to speak, but nature was too much exhausted by mental an guish and bodily suffering, and bis tongue refused to do its office. The poor man was immediately con veyed to the Red Lion Inn, in Stainley, where some cordials were administered, and a surgeon sent for from Ripley, who arrived shortly after. On seeing him, however, the gentleman despaired of his re covery, and in answer to inquiries made of the man, he stated with great difficulty that his name was Joseph Harper, and that he came from Wolver hampton. He further said he had been very ill used, and that he was robbed of Is. 3d. This was all the poor man was able to articulate, and he sur vived but a few hours. After an investigation into the case, a verdict was returned of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." The man is an utter stranger in that part of the country, arid the affair is involved in the greatest obscurity. — Leeds Paper. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANSFIELD RACES. SATURDAY, JULY t‘' SON,. for any horse, &c. that never won the vane Of 50/. Heats, twice round. Mr. Thompson's Zekie Houle pun, 1 yrs Mr. 'toper's Butterfly, fi Mr. Eyrp's Chance, aged 3 3 Ten sous. for any Lois., &c. that never won the va'ne of 60/. Heats, twice round. Mr. Thompson's Fanny Kelly, 5 yrs Mr. Drury-'s Marygold, aged MoNnAv, JULY 13.—Fifteen sovs. for any horse, &c. that nevi r won the value of 50/. Heats, twice round. Mr. Roper's Butterfly, 6 yrs Mr. Eyrp's Chalice, aged 2 2 Mr. Thompson's Fanny Kelly, 5 yrs 3 3 Seven sovs. for any horse, &c. that never won the value of .50/. Heats, twice round. Mr. Eyrp's True Blue, 5 yrs Mr. Drury's Marigold. aged TuEsnar, JULY 11,—Ilandicap Stakes. , of 10 soya One tnile and a quarter. Mr. Roper's Butterfly, 6 yrs Mr. Thompson's Fanny Kelly, 5 yrs Mr. Drury's Marigold, 6 yrs PRESTON RACES. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15. A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. ach, five ft. for 4-yr-olds and upwards, Gentlemen riders, who have ridden at Lambton, Heaton, or Garnwcod Park. Mile and a distance. Mr. Wilbraham's Cheshire Cheese, aged ... walked over The Gold Cup, value 100 guineas, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. Three miles and a distance. Major Yarburgh's Laurel, 5 yrs Mr. Wood's Economist, 4 yrs Mr. Clifton's Fyldc, 5 yrs Seventy sovs. give❑ by the E . lrl of Derby. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Clifton's Poor Fellow, 4 yrs 4 1 1 Mr. liidsdale's Master Burke, 4 yrs Sir 'l'. Mostyn's Big Ben, 1 yrs 3 3 ' 2 Mr. Simpson's Moll-in-the-Wad, 3 yrs 2 0 0 Mr. Hudson's The Earl, 4 yrs 5 0 0 WELLS RACES. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15.—The Great Mendip Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft. with 50 added from the Fund. Two miles and a distance. Mr. I. Day's Liston, aged Mr. P. Bacon named Alcaston, 4 yrs 2 The Wells Silver Cup, added to a Sweepstakes of five sovs. each, for horses not thorough-bred. Gentlemen riders. Heats, two miles. Mr. White's The Counsellor, aged Mr. Wilson's Emma, aged Mr. Jones's Ancient, 5 yrs 2 dr A Maiden Plate of 50 sovs. for horses that never won plate, Match, or sweepstakes. Heats, twice round: Mr. Dundas's ch. c. by Robin Adair, 3 yrs Mr. Scott's b. c. by Woful, 4 yrs 1 2 2 Mr. Jones's Ancient, 5 yrs 2 4 3 Mr. Allen's Kouli Khan, 6 yrs 4 3 4 Mr. Whitmore's Creeping Jane, 4 yrs TitultsDay, JULY 16.—The Prior's Hill Stakes of five sovs. each, with 25 added. Distance as the Mendip. Mr. Cosby's Constance Mr. --'s Carib The Gentlemen's Plate of 50 sovs. for all ages Heats, twice round. Mr. Margerum's Benefit 1 1 11r. Wilson's Upas 2 2 A Hack Stakes of three sovs. each, with a handsome pair of Wine-Coolers added. One mile. Mr. Margerum's Fancy Mr. Anderson's G ypsey Mr. Iladdy's Eglantine 3 dr GRAND ROWING MATCH. The long-pr stponed rowing match far a purse of sove reigns, given by the Gentlemen of the Red House Club, took place yesterday. At three o'clock, the following men were placed for the grand he it : _ _ _ John Mitchel', Strand-lane James Parish, ditto William Noulton, Lambeth I Richard Campbell, Palace-yard. . - . The distance, under the new arrangement, was to start from Westminster Bridge, row through the centre arch of Bittersea Bridge, and back to the Red House. The start was very good ; the mea went away like a shot ; the rain descending in torrents. Campbell got the lead, and went away in style, and after a good contest they came in thus: —Campbell first, Mitchell second, Noulton third, and Parish fourth. The match was won by less than fifty yards. This has decided Campbell to be nothing but an uncommonly good man, and many hundreds have changed owners. Betting at starting was five to four on Mitchell, and no takers. THE FIGHT BETWEEN HILL AND WINTER FLOOD FOR 50/. A-SIDE. The corps pugilistiquc have been much gratified with a display of the fistic art, between the well-known Dick Hill (the champion of Nottingham), and Bill Moulds, better known by the name of Winterfkod, in a field near Breason, Derbyshire, on Tuesday, July 14, for 50/. aside. Hill was attended by Arthur Matthewson and Sampson, and Winterflood by Whiteheaded Bob and Stock msn, all of the London ring : both men showed the effects of gdod living, and appeared in excellent milling condition. They entered the ring about one o'clock, and immediately commenced peeling. Betting now became pretty brisk, and 5 and 6 to 3 was freely offered on Dick, and in several instances taken. Round 1. The attitudes of the men were far from being of the first order, but they were, generally speaking. pretty ' fair fur provincials. Dick poised on his toes, with his hands on his chest, waiting for an opening : one soon pre sented itself, and Dick, as quick as lightning, threw in his left with great force on Winterflood's ribs ; Winterflood, in return, hit Dick a slight blow, and in a rally went down. 2 to 7. Winterflood surprised the natives, and planted hits well ; but Dick, while he received one or two on the body, gave him some terrific blows on the head. However, Winterflood seemed as hard as nails, and had yet confidence of success. 8. Dick appeared cautious, but Winterflood planted his right on the body : a desperate rally, in which the upper stories of Winterflood caught it heavily from Dick's left hand. In the end both went down. Dick now showed marks of punishment on the body, and his friends looked serious. 9. From this round to the 16th, it was a regular slaugh tering affair, Winterflood receiving in the face some heavy punishment, whilst he hit Dick cleverly on the body; but the superior condition of the champion kept him on his legs, although hitting was now in favour of Winterflood. 17. This round was in favour of Hill ; his opponent skipped about, and tried his science, but Dick carefully stopped, and gave some up-hits. Betting now changed in favour of Dick. This went on in this manner until after the 30th round, when Winterflood, whilst running in, received a terrible blow on his right ogle, which entirely closed his eye; and on coming again to the scratch, he staggered, and was easily knocked down. The baffle lasted to the 38th round, when Winterflood was unable to come to time, and Dick Hill was declared the winner. The battle lasted one hour and eight minutes. The battle has caused much interest, and has decided the point as to Dick's game, whilst it has given another proof of the courage of Winterflood; but the science of Dick carried him through, although his opponent fought bravely, and would not have been heat by any but an out and-out good one. It is considered Hill would prove a rum one against one near his weight in the London ring; whilst Winterflood is a star among the yokels. A second tight took place for a purse of V. 125., be tween Bill Atkinson and Truman, which occupied nearly an hour. It was a scientific battle throughout, as well as severe ; so much so that victory appeared alternate in each other's favour. In consequence, the stakes were divided, and an end put to the contest. The Gazette of last night contains an Order in Council by his MAJESTY, that no ballot or enrolment for the Local Militia do take place for the space of one year from the. present time. Mr. WILLIAM KING has just published, in a portable volume, price 7s. a New and Improved Edition of the " AUCTIONEER'S LEGAL GUIDE AND ADVISER ;" and to those persons who wish to execute their duty legally, and with credit and safety to themselves, this volume will prove a valuable acquisition : it contains a PRACTICAL EXPOSITION of the Law of AUCTIONS, and a comprehen sive Summary of the LAW of DISTRESS. With RULES and DIRECTIONS for the VALUATION of LANDS and FIXTURES. Also the QUALIFICATIONS and DUTIES Of APPRAISERS; and a copious Appendix of Precedents; thereby proving equally useful to the Auctioneer, Appraiser, Lawyer, or the Public. PERFORMANCE OF SACRED MUSIC AT BE nEsforty CHAPEL, WALWORYH.-Last night a grand se lection of Sacred Music was performed by Mr. MATHER, the Organist of St. Bride's, Fleet-street, on the excellent organ of the above -mentioned Chapel, built by Mr. BucK WELL.—The selection was divided into two parts, the first of which consisted of several of HANDEL'S finest compositions. The second part commenced with an ex- The decision in the Vice-Chancery Court, in tempore performance, and contained a selection from the the case of " Bitooxmari v. RoTuscrour," has been, on Creation, with some ether exquisite pieces by HADYN account of the commercial eminence of the defendant, a and Mozaar, and concluded with Arrwoon's Coronation subj ec t of v e ry general discussion in the city. If this de- Anthem. The whole selection was played in a masterly cision should be confirmed by the superior Courts, to which style, and, in his extemporaneous performance, Mr. MA it is said an appeal w ill be ma d e , t h e l oss t o the defendant THEE displayed much science, and a complete knowledge on the vari ous transactions, will, it is calculated, exceed of the instrument. The whole afforded a rich treat t 4,0,000 t. 1 a numerous and respectable assemblage. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. FORGING A WlLL.—Yesterday Mr. Alderman FARERROTIIER was occupied the greater part of the morning in investigating a charge of forging a will, which excited a high degree of interest. The pri.oner, Jetties Sal;,/k, is a man of re spectable appearance, about fifty years of age, and resided for several years at Langley, in Kent. The name of the deceased person whose will was forged, was Thomas Brandrith; he occasionally re sided at Langley. James Moseley, the first witness examined, stated that the deceased, Thomas Brandrith, resided in his house for about a month before his death. About ten o'clock, ONI the night of the 13th of last December, while he was in conversation with wit ness, he fell down and expired. Witness imme diately called in the prisoner, who was his near neigh bour, and an acquaintance of the deceased's. Medical aid was called in, but without effect. The prisoner and his wife sat up with witness and his wife all night, arid in the morning the prisoner opened the deceased's portmanteau, n hich contained nothing but clothes and two old papers, which the prisoner said were of no value, and two sovereigns. The pri soner took the sovereigns and some silver found in the deceased's pocket, and his watch. John Beaumont Rouse, innkeeper and auctioneer, at Sutton, close to Langley, stated that the prisoner applied to him to perform the funeral of the de ceased, which he did. The prisoner, some time after, said the deceased died worth money, but left no will, and that if his relations would pay the funeral expenses he would give up what property he had of his. In a conversation with the prisoner on the third of November, he mentioned to the prisoner that he had heard the deceased say he would leave him (Suffolk) some of his property. The prisoner asked him to give him a certificate to that effect, which he did. Two or three months after the priso'ner paid him the funeral expences of the de ceased, and said he had got his property. Witness expressed. surprise how he could get the property when there was no will. The prisoner said, the certificate you gave me did as well. The prisoner said he had got about 300/. 'Witness was some days from home in the beginning of June, and on his return learned that there had been an attorney from Manchester making inquiries respecting the deceased's property for his sisters. The pr►soner came to him immediately on his return, and told him that he had found a will of the deceased's in the lining of his portmanteau, which had been drawn for him by Whyman. He was proceeding to tell more, when witness stopped him, saying that he was accused about that will, and he would keep himself clear, and did not wish to hear any secrets. Whyman was at that time in witness's employment, but soon after left the country secretly, and has not since been heard of. Mr. William Henry Gambier, son of the clergy man at Langley, stated that the prisoner and Mose ley came to him the morning after Brandrith died, to ask his opinion whether it would be necessary to have a Coroner's inquest on the body. The pri soner at that time said the deceased had left pro perty, but no will. In the beginning of June, Mr. Malcomson, an attorney from Manchester, called on him to make inquiries respecting the deceased's pro perty, and they went together to Moseley's house. While they were at the door the prisoner came up, and they asked him whether he had obtained a pro bate of a will of Brandrith ? to which he replied that he had. Witness reminded him, that he had said there was no will, and he replied that he had found one in the lining of the deceased's portman teau. Ile was asked by whom the will was drawn and witnessed, but would not tell, and went away. Mr. Brooks, of the Prerogative Office, produced the will, of which probate was granted to the pri soner. It purported to be the will of Thomas Brandrith, was dated the 28th of August, 1828, and signed by three witnesses. It appointed the prisoner sole executor and legatee. The names of the witnesses were Michael Whyman, Francis Trow ley, and Lucy Whyman. Mr. Rouse proved that the will was in the hand writing of Michael Whyman, who had been in his employment and absconded. Lucy Whyman, wife of Michael, proved that her husband left her suddenly in June, and she has not since heard from him. The name subscribed to the will is not her hand-writing—she never saw the will before. Francis Trowley proved that his name to the will was not in his hand-writing. The ALDERMAN having heard all the witnesses, gave directions that the prisoner should be brought up to-morrow (this day) to hear all the depositions read over, previous to his committal for trial. MARYLEBONE. This being a criterion by which the venders of Intermediate Beer are to act, the Office was crowded at an early hour, to hear the decision of the Magis trates. Several Licensed Victuallers attended, as by the proceedings of those shops their trade was much injured, they (the Victuallers) were obliged to take billets, whereas the venders of the Inter mediate were free from all Excise but that for the vending of cider. Mr. Church, of No. 1, Shouldham-street, was the first case brought forward. The information was for drinking, and allowing other personE to drink on the premises; and in support of it the in former produced Ins witness Brooks, who deposed that on Tuesday, the 7th of July, he drank cider over the area; there were no steps, and he was cer tain that he drank on the premises. The words of the Act ran, " to be consumed on the premises, and no beer to be drunk in, on, at, or upon the premises." Mr. Hostims--I think that I must be obliged to convict, from the evidence adduced, the main ques tion being positively sworn to that the liquor (cider) was drunk on the premises, inasmuch that the area constituted part of the premises. Mr. Church was convicted in the penalty of Si., and several others, by the same course, were con victed. Gullick, of Shouldham-street, 51. The information against Mr. Mann was dismissed, from a fatal objection taken in the information. Yesterday Thomas and John TValker, the young men who are charged with stealing 150/. from a chest in the bed-room of Mr. Budslen, landlord of the Lord High Admiral public-house, Church -street, Lisson-grove, were finally examined by Mr. Ilos- KISS, and committed to Newgate for trial. Mr. James Boyd, a respectable-looking old gen tleman, who lives at No. 17, Welbeck-street, en tered the office with a robust young man at his heels, and asked permission of Mr. GRIFFITH to make a request. " Olt, do so, if you please," said Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Boyd—This young man, Sir, is a very de serving young man, I believe. He has followed me for years wherever I go, and wants me to do some thing for him, and I do not think I can serve him so well in any way, as to bring him under your notice. Mr. GRIFFITH—What do you think I can do for him ?—Mr. Boyd—Your resources are great, Sir, and I have no doubt you can do for him. Mr. GRIFFITH (smiling.)—Do for him I why he is old enough and strong enough to do for himself. Mr. Boyd was very unwilling to believe that the worthy magistrate could not immediately place the young man in a good situation ; but finding it to be so, he ordered the gaoler to bring in another man, and he would kill two birds with one stone. Why, said Mr. GRIFFITH, you have not killed one bird yet. Mr. Boyd—Very true, Sir, very true; but you see the young man at the bar (a beggar of 70) — Mr. GRIFFITH—This old man you mean. Mr. Boyd —Very true, Sir, I'm always mistaken. Well, Sir, this old man follows me into Kensington Gardens, Sir, into Hyde Park, Sir, and wherever I go. Mr. GRIFFITH—And what does he say ? Mr. Boyd—Oh, he has nothing to do, and nothing to eat. Mr. GRIFFITH—He begs of you ? Mr. Boyd— Oh, constantly. Mr. GRIFFITH—Do you give him any thing ? 111 r. Boyd—Oh, yes, 6d.; I can't get rid of him without 6d. William John Chadwick was the beggar's name, and the Magistrate adied him what he had to say for him-elf. Your Worship, he replied, that there good gen tlemAn appointed me to he at his house at eleven o'clock this morning. I went there because he told me. Mr. GRIFFITH —Did you make that appointment ? Mr. Boyd—To be sure I did, on purpose to bring him here. Beggar—Then I'm sold deceived Stowell, the officer, knew Chadwick to be a beg gar of long standing, and Mr. GRIFFITH sent him to the tread-mill for four teen days. UN lON-lIA LL. ELOPEMENT AND ROBBER v.—Yesterday Thomas Talfrce and Frances Stocker were brought before Mr. SWABEY, charged with having robbed Mr. Peter Stocker,a baker, residing in Wootton-street,Lambet and husband to the latter prisoner, of 1501. in gold and silver, besides two large trunks, containing vari- ()us articles of plate and clothing. The complainant, who appeared to be labouring under considerable agitation of mind, in consequence of the conduct of his wife towards him, stated that on Saturday evening last he left home on business; on his return he found his wife had gone away dur ing his absence, taking one of the children with her. On going up stairs to his bed-room, he found the drawers all emptied of their contents, consisting of his own and his wife's clothes--the bed and bedding all gone, and a box with money and plate, and which contained besides 150/. in sovereigns and silver, and a quantity of plate, lying open, and emptied of every thing. When he had recovered in some measure from the fright, he set about making immediate in quiries, and learned of his neighbour that a hackney coach had been seen at his shop-door between ten and eleven o'clock the same night. While standing there two large trunks were placed in it, together with some other articles, and afterwards Talfree and the complainant's wife were observed to enter the vehicle, anti were driven off at a gallop. Complainant found that Talfree, who lodged in his house, had ab sented himself from home the whole of Saturday night. The following day the complainant ascertained, at the nearest coach stand, that a coach was hired on the Saturday night preceding, by a man answering Talfree's description, and from the information de rived from the driver, Talfree and Mrs. Stocker were discovered at a house in Camberwell, on Thursday, where it appeared they had taken lod gings as man and wife. Upon the discovery of their retreat, Talfree endeavoured to get away, but was prevented, and his pockets having been examined on the spot, a purse, containing 89} sovereigns, toge ther with I/. 9s. in silver, was found. The purse was immediately recognised by Mr. Stocker as the one belonging to him, and which, when taken from his house, contained 1501. in sovereigns and silver. In their new abode was also found the trunks con taining the plate and other property of the com plainant, who instantly gave Talfree and Mrs. Stocker into custody, and they were forthwith brought to this office. The MAGISTRATE, on hearing an outline of the case, observed that however culpable the conduct of Mrs. Stocker might have been in the affair, yet she had committed no offence in law that would justify her committal. The complainant having expressed some surprise on hearing this, the Magistrate told him it was dif ferent, however, with regard to Talfree, the para mour; and if evidence is adduced before me that he was in the act of taking the property out of the house, I shall not scruple in sending the case before a Jury. During the above proceedings, Alrs. Stocker stood by the side of her paramour, and behaved with the greatest effrontery and impudence towards her hus band. When the poor man rebuked her for her infidelity, and for robbing him, she cast a scowling look at him, and exclaimed in a tone of voice that could be heard by every one in the office, " I don't regret what I have done.' The husband said that he should be enabled to bring forward a witness to prove that Talfree was seen in t! e act of conveying the trunks containing his property from the house into the coach, while Mrs. Stocker affected to be engaged in the shop. It was here stated that Talfree was a married man, and that he had abandoned his wife—a young creature, who was in a state of distraction, owing to his misconduct towards her. The prisoner was asked by the Magistrate what he had to say in answer to the charge ? Talfree, who is a tall ill-looking fellow, deeply pitted with the small-pox, said, there is no use in denying that the baker's wife and I went off toge ther; I grant we did, but the money and purse found in my pocket I can safely swear was given to me by her. In fact, she was at the bottom of the whole affair. Even after this declaration the complainant's wife seeing her paramour alarmed at his situation, com forted him in his despair, saying, " never mind, my dear, don't alarm yourself, they won't hurt you." These words having been pronounced in the hear ing of the Magistrate, he could not help observing, that during his experience he seldom ever met with an instance of greater profligacy than that exhibited by the complainant's wife, whose immorality of con duct was heightened by the expressions she made use of to her paramour in the very presence of the man whom she had so deeply injured. The wife stood unabashed even at this severe re mark upon her conduct, and when her husband, ad dressing himself to her, said, "you can never expect to live with me again," she replied, with a toss of the head, " I neither want nor expect to go back again; I shall stick to the man I loop." Her father, who was present, was much to be pitied; with tears in her eyes, he said that he should take her home with him, which offer she scornfully rejected. The old man spoke in high terms of the good conduct pursued by Mr. Stocker ever since his daughter had been married to him, and added that he (the father) had recently absented himself from his son-in-law's house, owing to the levity of conduct that passed between his wife and Talfree. The Magistrate having made some further severe remarks on the conduct of Mrs. Stocker in the affair, discharged her, and remanded her paramour for fur ther examination, in order to give the complainant an opportunity of producing additional evidence against So, it seems, as faction becomes more despe rate, and intrigue more fruitless, the secret fromptings of a certain individual begin to develop themselves with a more callous contempt both of danger and of decency. When a military leader exposes his person much, the conclusion of most observers is, that he sees the battle going against him. We have heard something of libels lately, and reports about the instigators of those libels, which at other times, and where different characters were concerned, would have been scouted by us as utterly incredible. But one of the most incredible of rumours reached us in the-course of yesterday, namely, that some Morning Paper had finished a string of absurd insinuations against the honour and loyalty of the Duke of WELLINGTON, by a proposition to select for Regent of this realm,—in the possible case of a minor corning to the crown—guess whom, ye people of England ! —TIIE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND Some followers of mine own, " At lower end of th' hall, hurled up their caps, " And some ten voices cried— God save King Richard !" More of this anon.— Times. At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Tuesday last, JOHN STEU ART and MARGARET WRIGHT were convicted of poisoning ROBERT LAMONT With laudanum, for the purpose of robbing him. The crime was committed on board the Toward Castle steam-boat. It was proved in evidence that it was STEUART'S common practice to carry laudanum wits► him, for which he bad a cant name, in allusion to the use he bad made of it, to destroy or stupify persons. This was the only point of novelty that transpired during the trial. Both the panels displayed the most hardened indifference during the whole trial, and even when the last sentence of the :aw was pro flounced. They are to be executed ou the 19th of August. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. • We have been pertly criticised by a blockhead in a inorning Paper, with whom on any other occasion we should not think of troubling our selves, for the language held at different times in this Journal respecting the campaign between Russia and Turkey, and the political objects of the former Power. The whole of the abuse cast upon us amounts to this,—that we had first re presented the late Russian victory as exaggerated in the official accounts, and next announced that, notwithstanding the comparative incompleteness of the victory, the Emperor Nicholas was dis posed to make peace with the Sultan on reason able terms. What is there to be fairly objected to in this, on the ground, at least, of consist ency ? If the Emperor Nicholas discovered, that however brilliantly his troops may have fought, their successes were not such as to au thorize an expectation of extorting better terms from Turkey by a continuance of the war, than by offering at once to negociate, it must be al lowed that he acted wisely in sending a diploma tic agent to the Turkish camp. M for the " moderation" ascribed to Russia, it applies more to her immediate propositions than to her general and final views ; and if she professes her self satisfied to lay down her arms at this mo ment, on conditions not injurious to Turkey or to neighbouring and neutral states, there seems no sufficient motive for saying that she shall not have an equitable treaty now, because we may suspect her of entertaining ambitious designs hereafter. We are charged with having recently admitted that this contest " turned ori points of honour more than views of profit." The glosspl:!' upon this expression is a shallow and unfair one. Our meaning was obviously, that as the Emperor of Russia had declared the contest to be one in which the honour of his crown was more con cerned than any interest of political aggrandize ment or acquisition, he might make overtures satisfactory to his own avowed sense of dignity and honour, without stipulating for objects which, however he might secretly desire them, he had not professed to aim at, or to set forth as motives of the war. It has been asserted that we at first denied the alleged mission of a flag of truce from Count Diebitsch to the Grand Vizier, and have since acknowledged and reasoned on it as a fact. Now, the first allusion to such a circumstance in the Times was on last Mon day, when, in our leading article, we assigned reasons for believing it to be true; although io our city article it was discredited. But we need not again, for the hundredth time, repeat that the city facts, opinions, and politics, quoted every morning in our columns, are merely given as current reports in the city, and are in no man ner binding upon us ;—a proof of which, indeed, was afforded by the opposition between our own estimate of the credit clue to the above state ment and that which, according to our city cor respondence, was formed of it in the city, even on the same day. It would be needless to pur sue this topic further.— Times. The decision in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, in the case of " Brookman v. Rothschild," de serves attention, and will give satisfaction. We know nothing of either of the parties, except as the latter is known as the eminent stock-jobber. The facts of the case arc these :—Brookman deals with Rothschild, or rather employs Roths child as his agent or factor. By such dealing or employment Brookman comes to great pecu niary distress. Now an agent may certainly carry on business for a principal till the latter is ruined, while the former remains unhurt, or rather improved by the commission-money. But it somehow or other happens in all the pecu niary transactions on this occasion, that no bond fide purchases or sales are executed by Roths child—he merely passes nominal transfers of money in his books : the transactions there fore become positive transactions between the principal and his agent, (contrary to every maxim of law and equity.) The principal is ruined by them, but this does not appear to be the case with the agent, who, in his character of agent if he had been an open man, ought to have dissuaded his principal from engaging in those transactions which subsequently brought him to poverty. The result is, that the plaintiff' is very properly relieved from the effect of the transactions of which he complains. " Con sidering," said the Vice-Chancellor, " the nature of the circumstances, the judgment of the Court is, that the plaintiff should have the relief men tioned in the course of this statement, and also that his costs should be paid him by the defendant, Rothschild." We cannot help also extracting the following passage from the judg ment of the Vice Chancellor :—" It was evident from the correspondence, which reached down to a very recent date, that the plaintiff' was igno rant of his legitimate demand against the de fendant ; that having been reduced to a state of the greatest pecuniary distress, he found, as he supposed, in searching over his papers, that he had not received a miserable pittance of interest upon a small item ; that this induced him, as the most humble suppliant, to apply to the house at Paris for a small supply of relief ; that on mak ing a claim for this little sum of interest, Roths child, Brothers and Co. did furnish him with a trifle ; that he subsequently renewed his applica tion to the defendant here, who took no notice of the call, and hence folio Ned the filing of the bill." And the filing of the bill has led to the issue described. " Raro antecendentem scelestum " Deseruit pede pcena claudo."--/bid. Some frauds of a very peculiar and extensive nature have been discovered, we understand, in the department of the Excise, by which the Go vernment must, in the progress of them, have been robbed of immense sums. The circum stances, if they are correctly described, are abun dantly instructive as well as curious. It seems that a practice has existed, how long back can not yet be ascertained, but for a very long period, of sending forged certificates from different parts of the country, of the despatch of various goods, such as printed cottons, glass, and other articles on which drawback on exportation is allowed by law, for shipment from the port of London. These certificates have been followed, it is said, by vouchers of shipment and debentures, (also forgeries,) on which the allowance due on ex portation has been obtained at the proper office for that purpose. The practice might have re mained, as we are assured, still undiscovered, had it not been betrayed by the apprehensions of the persons through whom it was carried on. A portion of the goods on which the drawback .vas thus fraudulently obtained had been shipped, or rather professed to be so, on board of the Cann Brea Castle East Indiaman, lately wrecked at the back of the Isle of Wight. The guilty parties or some of them, fearing that the un loading and separation of the cargo from the wreck would disclose the fraud that had been practised on the revenue, made an a pplication to very unusual amyl% exporters, - - - aatulg the Excise-office,—a proceeding % %hid) is not that they I