The Sun. — London, England, 1829-03-26 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. The more enlightened portion of the commercial world will have observed svith satisfaction the an swer given by Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald on Tuesday evening to Mr. Robinson, who brought forward a petition from some operative silk-weavers of Man chester, Salford, and their vicinity, praying for a re turn to the prohibitory laws against the importation of foreign silks. The President of the Board of Trade informed the lion. Member distinctly, that , Government had no intention of reviving the prohi bitory system ; and be added, that when the sub ject should be discussed on Tuesday next, he would undertake to prove that the sufferings of the dis tressed silk-weavers were " not imputable" to the late alterations in the law. We are well enough convinced that it will not require an extraordinary effort of ability from the President of the Board 01 Trade to make good his promise to the letter; but we rejoice that he has spoken out upon this occasion, because it will contribute to settle the minds of the manufacturers, to banish all delusive hopes, avert a number of grievous disappointments, and en courage men to resume the regular transactions of their business ,which had been suspended through an expectation, now declared to be groundless, that his Majesty's Government contemplated some impor tant change. - Really, if it were not for the sake of the poor weavers, we could scarcely command our gravity at these Macclesfield folks and their peti thol, who ascribe the alleged distresses of the trade to the act of 182 E l What, then, has the same act of Parliament produced the ruin of the Lyons manufacturers too ? for their sufferings have been simultaneous with those of Macclesfield, as appears _ _ from the statements of the people of Lyons them %elves. The Macclesfield manufacture, we are in- Airtned, consists principally of what are called Ban handkerchiefs. Now it does so happen that fOt the last year or thereabouts the use of Bandana handkerchiefs has been superseded by that of Cam bric ones; so completely has the fashion veered round. Here, therefore, is an adequate cause for the depression in the former article. Why not pe tition the two Houses of Parliament to prohibit the manufacture of cambric pocket-handkerchiefs, and of cotton kerchiefs for the neck ; since, manifestly, there would be just as little impudence in an at tempt to perpetuate the monopoly against cambrics and cotton, and, with regard to itc efficacy, a great deal more of common sense? Thz communication which we publish on the Macclesfield petition ex hibits such a sound and extensive knowledge of the subject of these complaints, as, without any pointed recommendation from us, would ensure it a large share of notice.—Times. Sir James Mackintosh postponed to this day the presentation of the petition of which he had given notice, from the city of L•'dinburgh. From the following account of it given by the Courant and Cukdonian Mercury of Monday last, an idea may be formed of the extent of the popularity of the measnra for the relief of-the Catholics in Scotland " CATHOLIC PETITIONS.-the, petitions from this city in favour of the measures of Government for a settlement of the Catholic Question, were forwarded by yesterday's mail to the Earl of Ilmani.NovoN, Lord MELVILLE, and Sir JAMES iNfAcKtrrosH. They were open for signature for only six days, and within that period they were signed by above 7,600 of the inhabitants. The list comprises, among others, six Peers, sons of Peers, or Privy Council lors, 23 Baronets or Knights of the Bath, 155 Gentlemen of considerable landed estates, the Principal and 16 Pro- Ocl-,sors of the University, 21 Bankers and principal officers of banks, 128 practising Advocates, 50 Divines of the establishment, of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and of the different denominations of Protestant Dissenters, and Licenstd Preachers at present in the city, 32 Admirals, Captains, and other officers of the Royal N;sy, six Gene-- rah Officers, 40 Colonels and other officers in the army, 11 Civil and Military Officers in the East India Com pany's service, 198 Physicians and Surgeons, 232 Writers to the Signet, 370 Solicitors, Accountants, Writers, and others connected with the law, 237 Merchants and Traders, and about 6,000 respectable Inhabitants, comprising a vast mjority of those engaged in education, the arta, and the general commerce of this great city." We have here arrayed on the side of Government nearly the whole educated population of the _icottish capital. The laity and clergy teem to vie with each other in endeavours to strengthen the bands of Government, at a time when faction is re curring to the most disgraceful means to thwart its well-meant exertions. To' show how cordially the clergy and laity unite on :his occasion, we may refer to an Edinburgh Almanack (we take that for 1822, the latest we have now beside us), in which the Clergy of the Established Church, Episcopal Church, Dissenting congregations of every deno mination, are stated at 64 (there can have been no great addition in seven years), while the number who have signed the petition is fifty ; that is, five-sixths of the whole. We dwell on this the more particularly, because the opponents of the measure in Parliament—Sir Robert Inglis among the rest— have been ringing the changes incessantly on peti tions from the Clergy of some places in the south west of Scotland, which, ever since the persecutions under the Stuarts, have been the abode of fanaticism and intolerance, and in which a strong feeling of hatted towards the Irish, from the distress expe rienced by the labouring classes in consequence of constant immigrations of labourers from Ireland, is mixed up with religious animosity. To those who might feel disposed to despair of the improvement of the people from the disgusting spectacles exhi bited in Kent and the West of England, we have to observe, that Scotland half a century ago was in a state of mental prostration, compared with which these —the most benighted and priest-ridden dis tricts of England—may be described as super-illu minated. The following account, with which we have been furnished by an intelligent Correspondent in Edinburgh, speaks volumes on this subject : " It is exactly half a century since Scotland was in a ferment on account of the intended repeal of an Act, passed in the reign of William and Mary, entitled An Act for preventing the growth of Popery (23d November, 1700.)' By the provisions of this Act, not only Jesuits, but Popish Priests, or trafficking Papists, were punishable with banishment and death ; and if any person be found in any meeting where there is either altar, mass-hook, or vestments, or Popish images, or other Popish trinkets, or instruments of superstition, and shall refuse to purge him self of Popery, it shall be a sufficient ground for the Lords of his Majesty's Privy Council to banish him forth of the Realtne, under what certification they shall think fit, even to the pain of death.' By the same Act it is provided that the children of Popish parents shall be taken from them, and edwested by Protestant relations, or such per ms as his Majesty's Advorate shall appoint. Papists are also declared incapable to purchase or inherit property, and other severe penalties are inflicted on them. " In 1778, the greater part of these atrocious provisions were repealed, as far as regards England ; but when it was.proposed to repeal the same barbarous statute in re g rd- to Scotland, the General Assembly took the alarm.— Declarations, and Resolutions and Petitions against the Repeal, issued from every quarter of the country. Asso ciations—a kind of Brunswick Clubs, under the name of the Protestant Interest, were formed in different places, p trtictdarly in Glasgow and Edinburgh. " On the 2d of February, 1779, the Protestant inte. rest burnt and pillaged the Roman Catholic Chapel in Edinburgh, and plundered the library of Bishop Hays, and the old chapel at his house ; and in Glasgow the Pros testantanob, in their holy seal, broke into the shop of a Papist, and transferred its contents to their own orthodox bands—the Magistrates in both of these cities joining in the cry of No Popery. In 1780, a pretty thick Bvo. ♦olume was published under the title of ' Scotland's Opposition to the Popish BiLl,' being a collection of the Declarations, Resolutions, and Petitionapublished by the Counties, Presbyteries, Cor porations, &e., against the proposed repeal of the penal statutes affecting the Roman Catholics. " Among the various Protestant Corporations and So cieties, we find the Society of Discharged Soldiers, in Glasgow, resolving Popery a manner of worship directly repugnant to the second precept of the moral law, propa gated by carnal weapons instead of spiritual.' The So ciety of Porters,' in Edinburgh, wailing over the loss of their religion, 'take into their sarious consideration the alarming reports that the penal statutes against Papists are about to be repealed.' But the four old companies of Porters in Leith beat the piety of the Edinburgh Porters to sticks. ' We rejoice (say they) that we were bred and educated in the Protestant religion, and would wish to transmit the same inviolate to our posterity.' The Coal Hewers, in and about Carntine, stand aghast at the too true report of a Bill coming into Parliament for tolerating Popery in our land, a religion which ought to mike every true Protestant tremble at the very thought of it.' '4 The Society of Coblers in Edinburgh, consisting of 98 members, are duly convened to consider of the Bill ; and the Society of Chairmen and Bearers in Edinburgh ' think they would be deficient in duty to themselves, their country, their King, and to the Almighty himself (what a plagiarist is his Grace of Newcastle), were they not to declare their sentiments against the intended Repeal.' " All breathe the same orthodox spirit of hitred, dread, and exclusion. Tailors, Presbyteries, ilammermen, \Vaukers, Sons of St. Crispin, Synods, Plowmen, Cor diners, Clubs, and Kirk Sessions, all vie with the Pot terow Society' in their ' Detestation and abhorrence of Fail' Bill.' " Of the Declarations, Resolutions, &c. thus issued, the volume gives the following abstract : From Ecclesiastical Courts Counties Boroughs Towns Parishes Incorporations Private Societies . 24 .. 55 In all " The cause of toleration was ably advocated by the distinguished historian Robertson, and supported by other enlightened individuals ; and their numbers, as compared with the No-Popery men, was quite inconsiderable. " It is highly gratifying to see that the dense mass of ignorance, bigotry, and intolerance, which fifty years ago sePniA to oppress all ranks and societies of men in Scot land, is now so much dissipated. It has nearly cleared away from the higher and the middle ranks ; and it only requires a little more agitation, and a few years' expe rience, to dispel the absurd apprehensions and the gross prejudices which still unhappily infect the greater part of the lower and uninstructed classes."—Morning Chronicle. It is highly gratifying to us to find that those Prelates of the Church of England of whom it has most reason to be proud—the men who do not de rive their importance from their situation, but who owe their elevation to the desire felt in high places to strengthen the Establishment by an admixture of men distinguished for piety and splendid talents— are all ranging themselves on the side of the Admi nistration. We may conscie ourselves for the op position of such prosing Prelates as the Bishop of Bath and Wells, by the support of the Bishop of London, the two distinguished brothers who fill the Sees of Winchester and Chester, the Bishops of Norwich, Rochester, Landaff, &c. Last night, the Bishop of Winchester, on presenting a petition against concession to the Catholics, declared, that " he would take that opportunity of stating that he would support the measure, to which the petition referred, when it came before their Lordships. It would deserve the support of every individual, if it could be shown that it tended in any degree to pro mote the tranquillity of the country . . There was a wide difference between politi cal opinions and religious opinions. To the religious opinions of the Roman Catholics he was decidedly opposed ; but their political opinions were not liable to similar objection. If the measure, in settling this long-agitated question, was likely to weaken the advantages possessed by the Protestant Establish ment, he would not support it; but he looked on it as removing the obstacles to conformity in Ireland, and as likely to unite all classes in peace and con cord. Now for The first time would the Protestant Religion have fair ploy in that country." This is precisely the language which we anticipated from a Prelate of the disposition of the Bishop of Win chester. It is as natural that a Bishop who is well known to be distinguished for his zeal for the diffu sion of religious knowledge, and his vigilant atten tion to the state of his diocese, with respect to the means best calculated to promote the object, should confidently believe that the Protestant religion requir ed only fair play to be successful, and that the means hitherto pursued for aiding it have only impeded its progress, as that Prelates, with whom Religion and Church Revenues are sytionomous, and the welfare of the souls committed to their care is the very last consideration with them, should look on persecution as their only arm of defence. The Bishop of Win chester, like Dr. Chalmers, of Edinburgh, says, let us have no hostile feeling to close the hearts of the people against our exhortations—let us appear be fore them as friends who are eager to persuade, and not as foes who wish to punish those whom we dis dain to conciliate by reason, and we are confident of the victory. If the Protestant religion prevailed against the Catholic when power was arrayed on the side of the latter, while it has experienced a signal failure since it placed its reliance on the means which formerly were unable to secure Catholicism, this affords strong grounds for believing that the Pro testant cause had been injured by - the aid which it received from power.—lbid. We are much indebted, and so, we have no doubt, many of our readers feel, to a correspondent who, in Tuesday's paper, drew our attention and their's, to a project which is now going on, fcr raising the funds for making the approaches to the new London Bridge, by a tax on all coals which arrive in the river. There is, probably, nothing more objectionable in Parliamentary practice than the way in which Private Bills can be smuggled through both Houses. Indeed, how that Bill can be called a private one, the main object of which is to inflict a tax, is more than we can comprehend.— Surely it would redound to the honour of the House of Commons if some such rule as this were to be established,—that every Bill for raising money on the subject, in whatever shape, were considered a public Bill, and its contents made publicly known to all who are liable to be affected by it. How a tax is less a public one because it is raised at the instigation of the Corporation of London, instead of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, we know not.— Had the latter proposed a tax on coals as part of his Ways and Means for paying the public creditor, we should have had the whole body of patriots open mouthed at such a project. The patriots of the Civic Body would have quite boiled over with wrath and indignation. The Common Council, that mirror of Parliaments, would have met, and a Common Hall would most likely have been called, where all the Civic froth would have been displayed in all its foam. Now, however, we have the Civic Body quietly working their own job, and silently doing that for themselves, and to save their own pockets, which would in the other case have ap peared to them, as in this it does to us, a project which Parliament ought not to be found to sanction. We are glad too to see that the subject has been brought before the House of Lords, and that the Duke of Wellington has consented to a full inquiry into it. As one of moment to the whole commu nity, we will return to it again, and nust that on this, as on other occasions, the Press will be of some use in protecting the public interests.-31orning Herald. The preparations for the concert at Guildhall for the Spanish and Italian refugees are proceeding on a grand scale. The orchestra is in considerable forwardness, and the organ (on the largest scale ever erected in the me tropolis) is now completing by Mr. GRAY. The band will consist of the elite of the late Opera-house orchestra, and that of the Philharmonic, and the chorus will be as power ful as at the concert last year. The selection was then confined to the works of HANDEL and HAYDN, and to two only of their orator. It will now be more varied, and will comprise the sacred compositions of MOZART, BEETHOVEN, and PAISIELLO, in addition to those of the first-mentioned masters- The " Recordare" from the " Requiem," the last chorus of the " Mount of Olives, " and the magnificent double chorus from HANDEL'S " Solomon, " will form part of the sacred selection. ITAYDN's " Cum sancto spiritu," horn his sth Mass, and PAISIELLO'S celebrated scene, " The fall of Zion," will be performed for the first time in this metropolis. The second act will consist of the most favourite airs and concerted pieces, principally from the Operas of " Tancredi," " Ric ciardo e Zoraide, " " " La Donna del Lago," " Die Zauberflote, " &c., supported by Madame PISARONI, Madame CARADORI, Madame DE \Two, Mademoiselle BLASIS, Signor DoszErmr, and Signor DE BEGNIS ; while the talents of Miss PATON, Mrs. W. KNYVETT, Miss WILKINSON, and Messrs. BRAHAM, W. KNYVETT, PHlL tars, and E. TAYLOR, will be engaged in the performance of the first !selection. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. 31ary Scully was again brought before the LORD MAY ox, on the charge of having deserted her child. Corporal Batson, of the 21 Coldstream Guards, at tendA, by the command of the Colonel at the Tower. Mary Scully having sworn that the corporal was father of the child, the corporrd declared that he had no reason to suppose the child was his, as several men in his regi ment spoke of her rather loosely. A woman, who stood near with the child, exhibited it to thooe in the office, and The LORD MAYOR said that the likeness between the corporal and the child was very striking. Mr. Hobler was of the same opinion. "Look at your poor babe, you brute," said he, " it must be your's—you have a strong ugly likeness of it."—(Laughter,) " If it's like me," said the corporal, turning his face away, " I can't help it; but I don't think it is. She was as well known to other men in the regiment as to me." Mary Scully—You lie, you blackguard. Nobody ever had any thing to do with me but yourself, and you know it welL Mr. Holder advised the woman not to use such harsh language. The mild course was the best way to get a hus band, after a poor girl had placed too great ctuifidence in a worthless fellow's honour. Mary Scully—How can I help it, your Honour ? He has ruined me for ever. He made all my friends turn their backs upon me, and now he calls me a prostitute, and denies his own child, which the Lord knows is his true born. lam no bad woman. I tried all I could to support his child, and now he wants to make me appear a common street-walker. The LORD MAvou asked the corporal whether he meant to make any allowance for the child ? The Corporal.—l can't give a halfpenny, my Lord. After p iping the Quar ter-mister for mess, I have just 9d. at the end of the week, and not a farthing more. Here there was a general examination of the child's fea tures. The likeness was perceptible to every eye. The women were all convinced that the corporal must be the father. The corporal cut rather a strange figure. He stood as firm and upright as if under the order of " atten tion," and neither looked right nor left while he and the child were undergoing comparison. The LORD 3lAvoa regretted that he could not compel the corporal to do justice to the girl, who did not appear to be by any means like the description of character she had been said to he. He could do nothing, as the child had been born in Ireland. The overseers of All-hallows Barking, to which parish the child had been sent by the authorities at the Tower, required that they should not be burdened with the child. The act for getting rid cf Irish paupers supplied the means by bundling over to Ireland all Irish paupers, however desolate and comfortless might be the chances in that country. The LORD MAyon said, that he should he obliged to send over AI try Scully and her child, if nothing could be done for them here. Mary Scully.—Whatever you do with me, your honour, he must take care of his child. He has disgraced and ruined me, and hasn't left me a friend in the world; and now that he has roe i❑ a strange country, he has said I was a common prostitute, and every thing that, was br.d. I won't have any of his breed. Let him support his own The Loan illnvoit thought it better to suspend the order of removal for some days, in order that something might if possible be done for the child. ifs Lordship asked whether the Foundling Hospital did not supply an asylum for such poor children. It was evident that the poor mother could not support it, nut having a farthing in the world. His Lordship was answered that children were not re ceived into the Foundling without introduction by people of distinction, and that it was believed that there were but very few poor foundlings under the protection of that charitable institution. The Loan MAvon sent to Sir William Curtis, who is an active member of the Institution, and whose disposi tion to render service to the friendless is well known, to learn whether the poor Irish child could be received into its bosom ? The answer given by Sir William was, that the regula tions prohibited the reception of the little candidate. Mary Scully was then ordered to be taken care of in the Compter for a few i:ays. As soon as the child was put into her arms, all the mother rushed into her heart, and she covered her infant with tears and caresses. The cor poral, of course, marched away. A young man, who has been for some time known to the police as rather what is called an awkward customer, was brought before the LORD MAyort, charged with having attempted to rob a boy who was carrying some goods in a basket. The officer stated, that the prisoner had first fixed his eye upon the boy at the Old Bailey, when the four wretched culprits were hanging on Tuesday morning. The pi isomer made several attempts without success, and flowed the boy to some distance, but finding that he stood no chance of getting booty, turned off to something of a more tangible description. The officer, however, thought it ton bad to allow a man to commit a robbery under such awful circumstances, and took him into custody. The Loan MAYOR asked the prisoner, who vehemently denied that he had attempted to commit any thing of the kind, what brought him to the execution? The prisoner —Vy, your worship, I vent for to make it be an example to myself—a bit of a caution, your worship, not to do nothink as was every bad. Mr. Bobler—And a pretty caution it has been to you. A fellow who steals at the foot of the gallows is sure to come to the gallows. The officers said the prisoner was seen at his tricks by several, who significantly pointed to their necks as a cau tion to him, but he would take no caution. Committed for a month as a rogue and vagabond. MARYLEBONE. The extraordinary death of a gentleman, who lived at No. 16, Great Castle-street, Regent-street, occupied a great deal of Mr. RARLINSON'S attention yesterday, and until a late hour last night. Elie name was Henry Neale. He was not in business, we believe, but his wife had something to do with the fashions, and she went off for Paris on Monday. Mr. Neale left his house at half-past nine on Tuesday night, and was brought borne at half-past one yesterday morning, by a soldier, in a state of intoxication. The soldier told the servant who opened the door that he found him "sprawling in the street," and be . directed him to walk home with him, and remain with him all night. The servant thought it strange, but did not interfere, and her master and the soldier went into the parlour together. Her master then ordered her to bring him the key of the w ine closet ; but before she could get back with it he broke open the closet-door, and took out two bottles, of which they partook. The soldier was sober when he entered the house, but after he had taken the wine he appeared to be intoxicated, and in that state he attempted to carry Mr. Neale to his bed, and they both fell down together. The servant then brought some bed•clotbes down, and after placing her master's head upon a pillow, and making him as comfortable as circumstances would admit, left the room with a determination to sit up.— She heard the snoring of a person as late as half-past five, and she believes it was her master.. She then fell asleep, and when she awoke, a little after six, she found her master was dead, and his body was covered with a sheet, which was not upon him when she left him ; and he had been robbed of his coat, waistcoat, hat, and stock, and a silver spoon was missing from the wine-closet. The soldier was gone, and the street-door was wide open. She immediately called up her fellow-servant, and sent for Dr. Dennis and Mr. Kirton, a surgeon, in High-street ; and, from the appearances which those gentlemen found upon the face of the deceased, there is strong reason to suspect that he was murdered. His nose was bent on one side, as if it had been sat upon ; and there were marks upon it, as if caused by the pressure of fingers. The maid-servant give a very minute description of the per.•on and dress of the soldier ; and Stowell, the officer, has discovered that such a man is absent from the 2d bat talion of Grenadier Gua'ds at the Portman barracks, and that he was seen yesterday morning in coloured clothes, like those of Mr. Neale. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. TUESDAY, ALtucx 24. —Wind East.--High water 20 minutes past one.—Arrived the Ann Pa ley, from Lisbon ; Robert Boyle, Soford, from Belfast ; Countess of Galway, --, from Garlieston ; Dispatch, from Ulver,tone. Sailed—The George Canning, Allyn, for New York; Ann, Barton, for Brazil; Regent, --, for Newfound land ; Rankin, Wishart, for St. John's; Eldon, for Bay ChaJeur ; Hyllus, Furrie, for St. John's, New foundland. THE ENSUING ASSIZES. —The calendar for the approaching assizes is, in every view of it, a black and a heavy one. There are alread y 99 prisoners for trial, and the last fortnight before the assizes is usually prolific in committals. Among them there are four ag gravated cases of burglary, five of highw a y ro bb ery, f i ve o f housebreaking, and fire of poaching and maliciously shoot ing at a gamekeeper.— Chester Courant. LENT ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 23. MARY GREEN V. MARTIN. Mr. Sergeant STORKS (with whom was Mr. PramE) stated the case for the plaintiff. The Jury had already heard that the plaintiff in this case sought compensation in damages at their hands, for one of the most serious injuries of which any person could complain in a Court of Justice, namely, the seduction of her daughter by the defendant. The ilaintiff was a widow of irreproachable character, and the young woman, Eliza, her daughter, who was the subject of the present action, was at this time 24 years of age. All the parties lived at March, in the Isle of Ely, where the husband of the plaintiff formerly carried on the business of a farmer till he died in 1819. In that year he died, leaving his widow the mother of right children, for whom she struggled to carry on the farm for some time. For five years she continued the business, when she fell into difficulties, and ultimately the farm was given up. With the exception of Eliza, he believed that all her children were married and settled in life. It was in 1821 that the defendant and the plaintiff's (laughter Eliza commenced their acquaintance ; he showed her great attentions, and it was for some time supposed that his views were of the most ho nourable nature. In 1824, his uncle died, leaving. him in possession of a fortune of 2001. a-year. - The intimacy continued, and shortly afterwiirds it was that the plaintiff gave up her farm. It was then thought by the plaintiff that her daughter Eliza might do something for her own subsistence ; the defendant was consulted, and at his suggestion she • was placed apprentice with a milliner. Still the ac quaintance went on, and it was naturally imagined that the defendant would have put into execution his promise of marriage ; but, instead of so doing, he took occasion to commit the greatest injury of which man could be guilty to an unprotected female —he seduced and deserted her. She proved to be pregnant, and then the defendant began to cool in his attention 5, and at length left her, without solace or support. Eliza Green examined—l am 24. My father lived at March, in this county, and died in 1819. After his death, the plaintiff, who is my mother, continued the farming business. In 1821 1 first be came acquainted with the defendant. I was then 16 or 17. He also lived at March, and " kept company with me." When he had continued his addresses for twelve months, I asked my mother if she was agreeable whether I might be with Martin, and she sad she had no objections, which I told the defendant. After that he continued to keep company with me, and told me he had a property that would amount to 2001. a year. He continued his attentions for six years, and down to about twelve months from this time. I have seven bro thers and sisters. When he ceased his coming, he assigned no reason. There had about fifteen months before that time been a very great intimacy between us. I had a child, hut only once. It was born on the 3d of January in the last year. The defendant was the father of it. I told him I expected the thing would happen, when I was about six weeks gone, and he promised to make an honest woman of me. When four months had elapsed I told the plaintiff, and at her • house I was confined. The child was a girl, and about a month after the birth he ceased to come. I was thirteen weeks confined to my bed, and come to me any more he never did. Cross-examined by Mr. KELLY—Defendant visited at my mother's house for the first time in 1822. I constantly slept with my mother. The defendant came two or three times a week to see me. He is about a month younger than I am. He never passed the night with me ; the latest hour at night that he left me was eleven at night. I know Eliza Watson; she lived in the house she does for three years. She banished her husband away from her, by being caught in bed with another woman's husband. My ruination took place in February, 1827, in my mo ther's house. A4surgeon proved the birth of the child, which is still alive; and he :aid that the grandfather left de fendant a very pretty property." Mr. KELLY addressed the Jury for the defendant, after which the Jury found for the plaintiff—Da. mages, 70/. COE AND ANOTHER V. CLAY. Mr. GUNNING opened the pleadings. This was an action on a special agreement, by which the de fendant had agreed . to let to the plaintiffs a certain farm and premises, situate at Waterbeach, in this county, for seven years ; and, in case either party ran back from his bargain, he was to forfeit the sum of 101. The defendant had been requested to deliver possession of tlie' l larm to the plaintiffs, which he had refused to do; whereby an action had accrued to the latter to demand the ,10/. Mr. Sergeant STORKS stai - ed the case. In January, 1827, the plaintiffs, defendiiiis and other persons, met at the Sun public-house n the parish of which they had heard, and there the defendant and the plaintiffs entered into the agreement of which they had heard. The agreement, verbatim et literatim, is as follows : "An agreement be-twixt James Clay and Henry Dork inge and Jonathan Coe, of the parish of Waterbeach: the s e t! James Clay hath n-gread to let all his homestall (&c. describing it); it is ails° a-greael that all taxes to be pade by the tennants; and it is allso a-gresd that if any of the partys run back, under a forfeit of 10/., &c." • Now this, said the Learned Sergeant, was pre cisely what the defendant had done. He had " run back," and he ought to pay the " forfeit of 101.," which the Jury would make him do, when he had proved bow and under what circumstances the de fendant had " run back " from this very intelligible, though not very polished, agreement. Various witnesses yi . ere then called for the plain tiffs, who swore that the defendant had requested a man to draw up the above agreement, which was ac cordingly done in the presence of some guests as sembled at the Sun on the evening of the 16th of January, 1827. One of the curious features of this document was, that it was attested by three persons, neither of whom saw the parties sign it ; while, on the other hand, the witness who did see it executed was not one of the subscribing witnesses, he was the scholar who composed this elegant document. It seemed agreed on all hands that the defendant was no youth, but his age was as difficult to learn exactly as if he had been a lady of a certain age, and varied in the evidence of the witnesses from some where about 40" till " somewhere near 70." The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 10/. lIEREFORD, MARC!! 24. PAYNE V. MORGAN. Mr. CAMPBELL, in stating the case, said this was an action upon a bond, given by the defendant to se cure payment of a sum of money to the plaintiff, and the whole question would turn upon the non-appear ance of the subscribing witness, who it was impos sible now to produce. He had formerly been an at torney in considerable practice at Ross; but having got into difficulties he went to Boulogne, and from thence to Tunis, where he had since submitted to the rite of circumcision in order to become a Ma hometan. Mr. John Baylis knew Mr. Gibson. He left B R o ss in 1810,and he saw him four years ago at C r oss-examined by Mr. RICHARDS—HOW long w ill it take to return from Boulogne,? o uiogn e. Mr. CAMPBELL - I ' ll admit three hours. Mr. RICIIARDS—Thin is not sufficient to account for Mr. Gibson's absence. He was in Boulogne four years ago; but your Lordship and 1, who have been often in Boulogne— Mr. Justice PARK-:—I never was in Boulogne in all my life. I never was in France ; and, indeed, I think if one-half the fools who go there stayed away it would be better for them. Verdict for the plaintiff. NOTTINGHAM, MAReff 23. Lord Chief Justice Best is much better to-day, but was not sufficiently recovered to resume hisju dicial duties here. His Lordship, however, expects to be able to do so at Derby, where the commis sion will be opened to-morrow. In the mean time Mr. Serjeant ADAMS presided in the Crown Court. Richard Fowler, a blacksmith, aged 35, was in dieted for feloniously killing and slaying Samuel Rhodes, at the parish of Munsfield. The deceased, whose death was occasioned by a rupture of the bladder, stated, when conscious he was dying, that he hail had some words with the prisoner at a public house, upon which the latter invited him out of the house, and upon reaching the passage for that pur pose, he suddenly gave him a kick in the bottom of the belly. The deceased immediately felt a desire to pass water, but on attempting to do so failed, and experienced great pain. A surgeon, who was called on behalf of the prosecution, stated that a kick was likely to have ruptured the bladder, when it was partially distended, in consequence of the deceased having been drinking gin and water. Another surgeon, who was called for the defence, said that in his opinion the rupture had not been occasioned by a kick. The Jury, after a few moments' deliberation, re turned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Ashwell was indicted for maliciously cutting and stabbing Francis Coup Lamb, with intent to kill or do him some grievous bodily harm.—The jury accquitt eel the prisoner. Joseph the younger, was indicted for feloniously killing an ewe sheep, at- the parish of Rempston, with intent to steal the same, and felo niously stealing a part of it, the property of John Hopkins. The charge was clearly proved against the prisoner. The prisoner had been more than once in prison before, on charges of poaching. The Learned SERGEANT ordered sentence of death to be recorded, and told him that if his life were spared, it would only be on condition of his being sent out of the country. A DEAD RABBIT, A RABBIT IN LAW. John Moore was indicted for stealing two rab bits. It appeared that the rabbits stolen were dead rabbits. Mr. WILLIAMS, on behalf of the prisoner, con tended that the indictment was not supported, and relied on the authority of a somewhat celebrated de cision of Mr. Justice Littledale, by which that learned Judge had ruled that an indictment for stealing a duck was not supported by proving that the prisoner had stolen a dead duck. That is, that a dead duck was not a duck. Mr. Serjeant ADA➢IS overruled the objections, after which the prisoner was found Guilty. Mr. Justice BututouGH was occupied all day, trying three somewhat long causes, one of which, " Smith and another v. Smith," was an action of covenant on a mortgage-deed, to which the defence was, that the deed was void o❑ account of usury. The jury, which was special, found a verdict for the plaintiff, thereby negativing the usury, and also overturning a former verdict in the same case. The other two causes were actions of trespass against a clergyman, for sporting over grounds of the plain tiffs, after notice not to do so. It appeared thut these actions were the result of had feelings existing between the reverend defendant and some of his pa rishioners. In each case, the jury found for the plaintiff—Damages is. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. This Meeting commenced on Tuesday last, and attracted a very respectable attendance of the Nobility resident in the county. The following is an account of the sport : The Craven Staken of 10 soya. each, for horses, &c. .of all ages. One mile. Five subscribers. Mr. Houidsworth's Durham, by Abjer, 2 yrs ... 1 Hon. E. Petre's Stapleton, by Magistrate, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Armitage's Saladiz, by Selim, 6 yrs 3 Mr. Llndroth's Venus, by North Star, 3 yrs ... 4 Lord Fitzwilliam's Mariqueta, by Cervantes, 3 yrs 5 Won by three-quarters of a length, after a fine race be tween the first three. The winner lode by Lowe ; Staple ton by Templeman ; Saladin by Scott ; Mariqueta by Lye ; and Venus by Nelson. The Trial Stakes of 10 sou. each, and 10 added by the Corporation, for 4 yr-olds. _ _ _ _ . Mr. Tasburgh'a Hallatte, by Juniper 1 Mr. Wihnot's Hesperus, by Mtn 2 Mr. Whittaker's The Justice (broke down) 3 Won easy by a length and a half. A Silver Cup, value 50 sovs. given by G. S. Foljarabe, Esq. Four miles. Mr. Harrison's Egyptian, aged 1 Mr. Clark's Fair Forester 2 Won easy by two lengths. The Kingston Hill Stakes of five sovs. each. Mr. Tasburgh's Hallatte Mr. Clark's Fair Forester 2 Won easy. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. AFFOINTMENTS FOR THE ?RESENT WEEK. His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Langley Broom ; and Friday, at Stoke Common--at half-past ten. Mr. O'Kelly's Buck-hounds, on Tuesday, at the Down house ; and Saturday, at Keynstone. The Shropshire Hounds, on Monday, at Fox, Albrigh ton ; Wednesday, at Charlton-hill ; Friday, at Stoke Heath 2 • and Saturday, at Cressage Village—at ten. Mr. Dansey's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Hope Turnpike ; and Saturday, at Perriston—at ten. The Quorn Hounds, on Monday, at Stanton WyYell ; Tuesday, at Arnesby; Thursday, at Rolleston; and Friday, at Alexton-hall—at half-past ten. Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Blithfield War ren ; Thursday, at Ingleby ; and Saturday, at Elmhurst —at half-past ten. The Derbyshire Deer Hounds, on Monday, at Hulland Ward ; and Friday, at the Pe.cock Inn, near Alfreton— at half-past eleven. General Wm. Fitzroy's 'Hounds, on Monday, at Kipt , m Ash Heath ; Wednesday, at Newton George; and Friday, Mr. Wright's, Rougham—at eleven. Mr. H. Villebois's Harriers, on Tuesday, at Feltwell ; and Friday, at Swaffham Race Course—at eleven. The Badswoi th Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Haddlesey bridge ; and Thursday, at Red-house—at half-past ten. The lilackmoor Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at the Ken nel; and Saturday, at Maiden Bradley—at half-past ten. The Somerset Subscription Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Bagborough-house; Tuesday, at Kingscliff; and Friday, at Lowsey Thorn. The Gransden Hounds, on Monday, at Childerley-gate; and Friday, at White Wood—at ten. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Cotterstock Village Land Wednesday, at Buckden Park—at ten. The Brookside Harriers will continue to meet every Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race Course ; and Friday, at Tellescombe Tye—at half-past ten. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at Sandiway Head ; Wednesday, at Peover ; Thursday, at Arley ; and Satur day, at Appleton-hall--at half-past ten. Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Nocton house ; Wednesday, at Gate Burton ; Thursday, at Ed lington Grove ; and Saturday, at Burton Kennel—at eleven. The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday and Thurs day, at Studley Castle ; and Saturday, at Mitford-bridge —at half-past ten. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Bishop's Wood ; and Friday, at Plough Inn, Tibberton—at half past ten. Mr. Wickstead's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Seigh ford ; and Friday, at Stoke Heath—at half-past ten. Sir R. Puleston's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Acton Smithy; and Friday, at Duckington—at eleven. The H. H. on Tuesday, at Winchester Race Course ; Thursday, at Red-house; and Saturday, at Rookie}- Pond —at ten. The Hambledon Fox-houndg, on Monday, at }laser hill ; Wednesday, at Westbury ; and Friday, at Winter's Hill Common—at half-past ten. Mr. NicolPs Hounds, on Monday. at Ashley-lodge ; Wednesday, at Biockenhurst-bridge ; and Saturday, at Buldrewood _ Sir T. Stanley's Hounds, on Wednesday, at the Wind mill, Stockton Forest ; and Saturday, at Kirkham-bridge —at ten. _ _ hto Suendor bro'—at eleven. s, on Friday, at Need- The York and Ainsty Fox - hounds , on Thursday, at Dringhouses ; and Saturday, at Th o it n kle l b v y e - d bridge y --a , a t t h r al e f i n half past ten. nTg The e N f oe o r d h e au r nm n d e b s s es: al at F t ni r o dd x ro,x -hounds, at Need les-hall—at ten. The Sinniugton Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Hamm— at nine. The Marquis of Cropland's Fox-hounds, cn Friday, at Newsham Whin—at eleven. The Cleveland Fox-hounds, on Thure lay, at Ingleby ten. OFFICERS OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND'S HOUSEHOLD. (From the Dublin Gazette, March 21.) DUBLIN CASTLE, MARCH 6. Hi a Grace the Lord-Lieutenant has been pleased to make the following appointments : Pt ivate Secretary—Rev. Archdeacon Singleton. State Steward—Lord Prudhoe. State Comptroller—Hon. C. Bertie Percy. Chamberlain—Sir G. Rich, Knight. Gentleman Usher and Master of the Ceremonies--Sir Stewat t Bruce, Bart. Master of the Horse—lion. W. Gore. Gentlemen of the Bedchamber—Hon. Capt. Josceline Percy, R.N. ; Anthony Sterling, Esq., 24th Regiment. Gentlemen at Large—Annesley Gore, Esq., R. A. Franklyn, Esq., George L'Estrange, Esq., John Atkinson, Esq. . Paves—Messrs. T. Vignolles, H. Hill, T. Sewell, Stepney. Physician Extraordinary—Dr. Scudamore. Captain of the Yacht—lion. Capt. Josceline Percy. Aides-de-Camp—Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Percy Da vison, FI. P. sth %V. I. Regiment; Captain Arthur Wel lesley, Rifle Brigade; Lieut. Lord W. Graham, Cold stream Guards ; Lieut. W. C. Burton, 3d Regiment , Guards; Lieut. Lord John Scott, Grenadier Guards; Ern.ign Hon. A. G. Percy, H. P. unattached. Extras—Captain Hastings Doyle, 24th Regiment ; Ctptain Edward Clive, H. P. unattached ; Lieutenant and Captain Hon. T. Ashburnham, Coldstream Guards; Captain John J. Whyte, 7th Hussars. Chaplains—First Chaplain and Dean of the Chapel-- The Venerable Thos. Singleton, Archdeacon of Northum- berland and Prebendary of Worcester. Chaplain to the Household and Sub-Dean—Sir George. Bi.hop, Bart., Archdeacon of Aghadoe. Very Reverend the Dean of Cork, Dean of Emig, Dealt of Kilaloe, Dean of Tuam, Dean of Coyne. Hon and Venerable the Archdeacon of Duly, Arch deacon of Clogiter. Reverend Drs. Guinness, Lloyd, Hare, anti Crawford. Reverend Mr. O'Sullivan, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Beresford (Marcus), Mr. Tighe, Mr. Robert Pakenhain, Mr. Francis Fox, Mr: Robert Dixon, Mr. Thuckeray, Mr. S. S. Trench, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Evans Johnson, Mr. J. .J. Fox, Sir Franca Lynch Blosse, Batt. THE ARMY. A detachment of the 3d Dragoon Guards embarked on Tueday on board a Leith smack in the river, on route to Picrshill barracks. The following detachments marched on Tuesday from London : The 7th Fusileers, for Ilull-7th Dragoon Guards, for York-18th Foot, for Plymouth-23d Fusileers, for Brecon-64th, for Bristol, on route to Gal ray-70th Infantry, for Bristol, on r.ute to Butterant-84th Foot, for Bristol, on route to Longford—and the 97th Infantry, for Bristol, on route to Cork. Detachment.: belonging to the 50th and 87th Foot-em barked on Tuesday, on board a canal boat, the former to Bolton, the latter to Chester. Detachments belonging to the 4th, 11th, and 13th Light Dragoons marched on Tuesday from London, for Maidstone barracks. A detachment of the 63d Regiment embarked on Tuee- , day at Deptford, on board the York convict ahip, as a guard over convicts, for New South Wales. Detacliment. of Invalids belonging to the ISth Light Dragoons, 3Oth, 45th, and 65th Regiments, arrived at Gravesend on Tuesday, in the Victory, free trader, from Madre,. A eetachment of the 82d Regiment has received orders to hold itself in readiness to embark at Chatham, for the Mauritius, to complete the Service Companies of this Re giment at that station. A detachment of the 55th► Regiment is to be selected at Chatham, and held in readiness to embark for the Cape of Good Hope, to complete the Setvice Companies at that station. THE MARKETS. ET.—March 24. Walls End Newmarch... 31s. 9d. Ditto Hilda 30 0 Ditto Peareth 27 6 Ditto Perkins and Co. 3) 3 Ditto Russell's 33 9 Eden Malin lIIWWWOO.II. 30 S Neshani 31 9 Russell's 33 0 Walls End 35 3 Walls End Lambton—.., 34 6 Walls End Ly0n5......* 31 9 Walls End Stewart's 35 6 liartley Llangennech Coal 40 0 Silkstone Field and Co, 27 6 Warde's Lletnelly 35 0 Helton small 20 0 • Old Etherley small ..... 19 0 sold, 3454—Unsold, 1354. COAL MARK Adair's 303. Od. Beaumont , 28 0 Bunion Felling Main 26 6 Heaton 33 0 Ifolywell 3O 0 Killingworth 30 9 Percy East 27 6 Pontop Windsor 29 0 Tantield Tanfield Lea 3l 0 Townley 29 6 Wylam 29 0 WallsEndllewicke&CO. 33 3 Ditto Bell Robson & Co. 32 3 Ditto Carr and 27 0 Ditto Cramlington......„ 27 0 Ditto Heworth 29 0 Ships at market, 48--Ships COUNTRY COX N MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Beans. .---- Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to 0. 0. s. 68 84 35 42 35 42 au„ 74 33 23 Birmingham— 72 52 32 36 24 36 Bridport 56 74 32 39 26 34 -- Cirencester —.. 65 80 32 96 23 26 -- 54 86 36 40 26 38 ; Guildford —.--.. 44 74 32 27 24 34 55 80 31 43 28 31 Hereford 64 84 38 45 36 40 -- Highworth —... 62 80 32 42 28 34 Maidenhead ....—..60 84 93 34 28 38 "";,. • Oakingham --... 56 '76 30 36 18 32 Reading ......--.. 53 88 30 41 21 33 Salisbury 80 88 36 41 22 34 56 Southampton ........ 54 78 37 40 28 32 56 Stroud —.........—.. 65 80 34 38 22 32 40 Tewkesbury ..--. 65 87 40 42 30 38 56 Uxbridge 55 84 32 35 20 31 49 52 SI 26 34 19 90 .-. 44 Warminster 54 80 P 2 45 26 96 -- 52 Windsor. - 50 80 31 39 23 30 -.. 56 Worcester- , SO 88 36 44 27 30 58 CHELTENHAM MARKET.—March 24. Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d. Pet lb. d. to d• Wheat Barley Oats Per Bushel. B. d. to s. d. Wheat Barley Oats Beans 4O 50 Pease 5O 80 Hay IS. II Beef Mutton ..... Veal Lamb ....... Pork . ..... LOS. to 31 158. per ton. d. to 6 6 7 k • • 8 o 7 • 3 LEWES MkßKET.—March 24. White Wheat (per quarter) £3 12 0 to .€3 14 0 Red ditto Barley Oats, New 1 2 0 1 4 0 Pease 1 18 0 2 0 0 Oil Cake, New l3 0 0 per thousand. HULL MARKET.—March 24. The supply of farmers' Wheat to-day was only moderate, for which an advance of ls. per quarter was demanded; oar millers, • however, did not accede to this, and the market closed at last week's currency ; we had very few buyers from the interior, and the business passing in foreign Wheat was inconsiderable; how ever, on the sales made, last week's prices have been fully realised on all qualities, and the holders have been looking for bet ter prices under the impression that the advance in duties on prefer , ' implrtations must tend td that effect. Oats on the limited We i made, support the prices of last week; those under lock are alto gether without demand. Malting Barley maintains our quota tions, and in some instances fine English is rather dearer; grind ing qualities dull, but not lower. We cannot notice 'any 1m- provement either in value or demand for Peale or Beans. Rape seed stow sale at late prices. Linseed in more inquiry, but no amendment in Value. Wheat, Old 655.:111. --g. NOW —n. 60s. Vs. Foreign —s. 70s. '73'. ln bond... —s. Oats, Poland —s. 2ns. 245. —8: 265. Small or Feed —s. 12s. 183 —s. —s Foreign —s. 2 is. 265. .. --6. --6. --" 4 * Barley, Norf. &Std. —s. ns. 325. * Lim ar Wold 2841:305- - Foreign Beans 365. 335. 40s. Foreign —e. 365. 38 5 . Pease, White l.2s. 4(s. Grey —s. 38s. 40s. Tares —s. 395. 40s. F0reign......... Ste. 40'. •••-. 4 . Rapeseed, in Isond none. RUMFORD MARKET.—March 28. P. d. tog. d. s. d. I. d i Beer 'I 1) 4 2 Veal _ Mutton Pk 4 0 5 3 6 4 6 or Lami -Is. fid. to tis. lid. %tickling Calves from I Is. to 345. ; Quarter old Pigs Iss. to 18s. NW. A moderate supply, and a dull trade. KETS.—Mareh IS. DUMFRIES MAR 8. el. s.(l. s. d. e. d. Wheat, Imp. Bush 8 oto 8 6 Butter 1805........, .... 0 oto 0 7 Barley 3 8 4 0 Eggs, doz en 0 0 0 9 Oats 29 33 Beef, per lb. Flour, 141 b. 0. slutton Oatmeal 2 3 2-1 Veal 0 4 2 Potatoes, cwt.... 0 o 1 0 (Juarteru Loaf .... Carrtm.—We had a tolerably good show of Cattle to-day, v , L' 487, and the sale was very dull at the same prices as last wee& r . atout one-fourth of the supply left the market unsold. __.—:. BIRTHS. On the 24th inst., the lady of G. 141. Von Dadelaser , Esq., of Park-place, Brixton, of a daughter. On the 24th inst., Mrs. Edward Fern, of Pentouville, • of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 24th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Bryanatoo• square, Edmund Knyvett, Esq., to Emma Breckno' Richardson, of Dulwich. DIED. On the 23d inst., Thomas Knight, of Great Suffolk street. Southwark, nged 59, a Blember of the Society of Friends. On the 23d inst., of the hooring,eough„ aged twenty morths, Emma Julia, youngest daughter of Charles A. 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