The Sun. — London, England, 1829-04-20 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. (FROM THE rIMES.) Whoever takes the trouble to examine the pro ceedings of the Irish Catholics in Dublin, since the passing of the Bill for their Relief, will see reason to applaud the good sense, generosi,y, and manly dignity which have restrained them from indulging any ostentatious expressions of triumph on this consummation or their fondest hopes, and this sig nal overthrow of their inveterate and calumnious adversaries. It is impossible for any line of conduct to have been drawn with more sagacious judgment, or followed up in a more kindly and becoming spirit, than that of the Catholics, on an occasion so calculated to bring the higher qualities of a suscep tible people to the proof. They not only disdained to illuminate their houses, or to form processions, or, by any other mode of vulgar demonstration, to utter the feelings which so deeply moved them ; but the sound principle on which they abstained— the noble and even touching consideration which inspired their forbearance—namely, an unwilling. ness to wound the self-love, or to prolong the dis satisfaction, of those who had for so many years resisted every measure for their happiness —must, we are sore, administer to all classes of their fellow subjects additional motives for self-congratulation at having won over such a grateful and devoted race of men to a perpetual union of hand and heart with England. (FROM THE MORNING CHRONICLE.) Our readers may recollect, that the Committee on the Police of the Metropolis, in their Report, recommended a plan of Police, of which they gave an outline : " That there shall be constituted an Office of Police, acting under the immediate directions of the Secretary o f State for the Home Department, upon which shall be devolved the general controls! over the whole of the esta blishments of Police of every denomination, including the nightly watch. • . . That the Magistrates att wised to this office should be relieved from the dis charge of those ordinary duties -which necessarily occupy so mitich of the time of the pretient Police Magistrates; and that they should be the centre of an intimate and constant communication with the other Police Offices, on all mat ters relating to the disturbance of the public peace, and to the commission of all offences of a serious character. . . . The Police Magistrate, in a great city, may be considered as an executive as well as a judicial officer; and one of the chief advantlges of the establishment of a Head Office of Pol ce would consist, in the opinion of your Committee, in its possessing a general superintending au thority in matters of Police, which should remedy the in convenience that at present results from the independent and unconnected action of the several Police offices." We this day publish Mr. Peel's Police Bill, whiek, it will be seen, is an attempt to give effect to the recommendations of the Committee. The Bill serves to clear up several points respecting which Me. Peel's speech left us in doubt. The three Justices of the new Police-office are " to execute the duties of a Justice of the Peace at the said office, and in all parts of the counties of Mid dlesex, Surrey, Hertford, Essex and Kent, together with such other duties as shall be hereinafter speci fied, or as shall be from time to time directed by one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for the more efficient administration of the Police with in the limits." These are not to act at General or Quarter Sessions, nor in any matters out of Sessions, except for the preservation of the peace, the preven tion of crimes, the detection of offenders, &c. We think it would have been better to have had one head, and two or three subordinate Magistrates. Re sponsibility is always weakened by being divided. — Where there are several functionaries equal in rank, any negligence or want of activity cannot be so easily brought home to any of them. In several of our large cities there is a head, who has the title of Superintendent of Police, and from this circum stance there is a unity of operations in their Police matters- A Police force for the whole of the Me tropolitan District is to be appointed by the direc tions of one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of Plate, and to obey the Police Justices. The Jus tices may, " from time to time, subject to the ap probation of one of his Majesty's principal Secre taries of State, frame such orders and regulations as they shall deem expedient, relative to the general government of the men to be appointed members of the Police force under this Act, the places of their residence, the classification, rank, and particular service of the several members, their distribution and inspection, the description of arms, accoutre ments, and other necessaries to be furnished to there, and which of them shall be provided with horses for the performance of their duty, and all such other orders and regulations relative to the said Police force, as the said Justices or any two of them shall from time to time deem expedient for preventing neglect or abuse, and for rendering such force efficient in the discharge of all its duties."— It is ootorious that, under the existing system of Police, the officers have an interest in the encou ragement of depredation. In the organization of a Slew Police force, much of its efficiency will necessarily depend on the success with which the officers are acted on by interest and fear. We perceive that 8 discretionary power is given to one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, to regulate the salaries, wages, and allowances; to allow extraordinary expences„ and to give rewards for extraordinary diligence or exertion, compensation for injuries received in the performance of their duties, and superannuated al lowances. If this part of the plan be well executed we have great hopes from it. Make the situation of a deserving officer such as to enable him to live comfortably, and give him besides the hope that, by meritorious conduct, he can raise himself, whereas, by conducting himself negligently or corruptly, he may be dismissed at a moment's notice, and thereby forfeit the provision to which lie would be entitled in his old age, and it will not be difficult to obtain meritorious officers. The whole of their reward will be derived from the public purse, a most im portant point ; for were police-officers to be selected from Saints, the allowing individuals to retain and fee them, would instantly corrupt them. We are sorry to perceive that the privileges of the city of London are suffered bete, as in other respects, to stand in the way of the public service. The great object in a matter of this kind is, that the Police Magistrates should have a thorough knowledge of the whole district. But here a spot is withdrawn from their jurisdiction, and from the exertions of their officers, which lies in the very heart of the'r district. Vteir measures may be in a great measure frustrated by their ignorance of what may be going on in a place, which may be a refuge for thieves. Upon the whole we would fain hope that this measure will be a great improvement to our present police, and that the more vulgar descriptions of crime will be materially checked by it. But there are innu merable ways of robbing, extensively resorted to in this most moral nation, which, however criminal in reality, can with difficulty be checked by any police. However, it is a great matter to be able to repress crimes in the common acceptation of the word. (FROM THE NEWS.) " say yon grey is not the morning's eye." . _ THE FRENCH AND THE ENGLISH MINISTRIES.--.- The French Minister, M. Martignac, a skilful and wary politician, from whom much had been expect ed, has not only done nothing to redeem the pledges made in his name, but he has lost both himself and his colleagues by an attempt at a narrow and ill timed system of departmental policy that was not adapted to the political temper of the day ; in Eng land, on the contrary, the Duke of Wellington,froin whom nothing had been expected, worthy even or the Ultras to whom it was deemed he incurably be longed,—has achieved a bold national measure in which all his predecessors had failed; and with a firmness and straightforwardness of manner as rare in our national Councils as the liberality of the principle on which it moved. These circumstances, as regards both France and England,—coincident in their relative importance,—will throw the march of things out of the old channel. The Editor of the Constitutionnel says, that England has " ex• tended its base ;" while France has contracted her's in an inverse ratio. Speculative politicians in both countries are on the qui vive as to the shape of the coming results of these changes. France is quietly working its way through the first coats of Liberalism which the Bourbons at present but indifferently un derstand. She is driving on the necessity of adopt ing a Ministry representing the advanced state of political science. The King has for some time patched up a mixed order of blacks and whites, like Lord Liverpool's medley; seeking to reign by a division of negatives and positives ; but such a Ca binet never answered in any one point of view, either in France or England, the designs with which it was formed. The acids and alkalies might indeed show a combination ; but what connexion was there between the object sought and the tking produced ? None. All compromise shows a want of courage or a want of principle, and the experiment will end in the same way in both countries. Though France carry the extra weight of the Bourbons; and the lingering remnant of despotism that still attaches to them,—they (the people) are without our debt, that undermines all national prosperity ; and without ow. tithe system, that hangs like a cloud on the religion of the people ; carrying strife and contention to the foot of the Sanctuary, of the Font, and the Altar. If we have subtended the base of our law ;—they have an enlarged area of unincumbered industry that may more than countet balance a benefit that has not yet developed its moral or political advantages. In many respects they are in advance of us. Of their Literary and Philosophical Institutions the King and the Government are the immediate patrons and supporters : Art and Science are there an affair of State ; and the benefit of them is given as a gratuity to the people. Their schools and public edifices are as free as the sun, which they represent in the mu nificence of their light; while in England, the per petual jobbing of calls for money, spreads a univer sality of taxation over the face of all things. We have never done paying ; whether at the Theatre ; at the Royal Academy ; at the Gallery of the House of Commons; at the Missionary Meeting; at the Bible Club ; at the Church ; at the Conventicle ! This is the great Upas Tree of England, that poisons all the relations of life; it overshadows you by day; and its noxious clouds rest in stygian gloom round your pillow by night. We should, ►n political speculation, he less apprehensive in takipg the Bour bons,—without our system of Debt and Impost ; than in adopting the most enlightened Prince in Europe, with it. Such is the worrying of State and Parish confiscation, through the middle classes in England, that you may frequently hear the more respectably situated threatening to break up their Establishments ; and expatiate themselves to Van Dieman's Land, or the Swan River, where the monster taxation is yet " unborn of human woes." Charles X. of France, is evidently the Liberal of necessity. Whatever Ministry he may take, he is sure to stake them on some of the nibblings of Ultraism ; and when they fail, all the public indig nation falls full swoop on the King's advisers ; and the Throne is congratulated on its escape from weak councils. There is much despicable insincerity in all this—whether it occur in France or in England. The Bourbons imbibing the love of Regal power with their Catholic milk ; and though now compelled to toy and coquet with a different state of things, they still fondle witl► their old privileges; and might exclaim with the Bard,— ti I would have thee gone, And yet no further than a wanton's bird, That lets it hop a little from her hand Like a poor prisoner in its twisted gyves, And with a silk thread plueki it back again, So loving jealous of its privilege." The better portion of the Press in France seems to regret the position in which that country will be wade to appear ;—" in the midst of events, the im portance of which the new situation of England may very singularly increase;" but this is in the contem plation of the continuance of the present Ministry. There were reports of the Dissolution of the Chamber ; but this could not serve the secret views of the King. The French people begin almost universally to appreciate and espouse the cause of open management; and they may be destined for a length of time to conflict with ♦arious Cabinets, set up . to stern the course of the opposition, and palter with the public hopes. Still the march of events is onward; and the dawn of Liberty on the Conti nent is undeniable. It is title the perverse excite ments of a state of war would throw us all back; and again protrude the despotism of a power coloured by the ascendancy of a military interest. The con tinuance of peace is therefore in this sense favorable to the progress of general liberty. The old Ultra portion of the French Government, is perhaps aware of this fact ; indeed they may trace it in the opera tion of public feeling in the past. The French Ministry will watch the course of English policy, in the affairs of the East, with an accession of interest from the new measures of our Government. The first direction which the public: attention will now take (beyond our own labouring domestic affairs) will be to the progress of the war between Russia and Turkey. It is difficult to fathom the views of France in this question. The existing treaty is held only by cobweb tendrils; and the moment the features of the contest begin to assume some im portance as regards the integrity and independence of Turkey,—the different powers will fly to their respective posts. There is this speck on the distant azure of the political sky. The English Ministry will next he engaged, directly or indirectly, in the consolidation of the Laws; and here we may expect that the power of an overgrown profes sion, will throw every possible obstacle in the way of any real amelioration of our Babel Code. The state of the Revenue will hamper the foreign policy of Ministers ; and prevent them from precipitating the country on any military or naval engagements, as long as any decent excuse can be made for our keeping aloof. But emergencies bring their own large laws with them ; and in powerful nations, there is always a strong party for war. It is the profession alike of active and vacant minds; the one rejecting the common turmoil of peaceful pursuits; and the other living on excitement as on its natural food. The plea of pru&ence, and the necessity of economy, are soon drowned when the passions are awakened. If we look into past history, we shall find no case parallel with the existing pub, lie integrity of England under a load of Debt con t•acted in righting the grievances of half the world. Will her honesty continue to support her prudence ? or will her prudence, wrapped up in the cloak of a pretended superior courage, commit the claims and clamours of her creditors to the anarchical elements of the arife of incensed nations? We ask these ques tions from the depth and intensity of a profound peace, in which the population has outgrown the sources of employment; and new and strange diffi culties have beset us. The struggle in England will he to grub on, with the hara3sing perplexity of ob streperous distress and a falling Revenue ; unless the Duke should find himself possessed of nerve for an.- other Herculean tas k . Of this, some do not des pair. He is evidently a revere economist, if he has courage to cut in the right direction. The French Ultra party are looking forward to the ascendancy ; but as they were. pot sufficiently " wise in their ge neration," to throw the old fetters over the Press, it is extremely doubtful if they will be able to rally any force that can withstand the present constitution of the Chambers. One paper says that there is a " war party" arising in the Chambers and in the Country. What are the objects—what the argu ment—of that war party ? When we are enabled to ascertain these points, we shall be glad to enter the field with them. (FROM THE EXAMINER.) P“WAMENTARY REFORM.—The wisest of phi losophers observes, that " the method of judging by contraries mattes anuther's folly the master of one's own sense," and it were childish to allow an indif ference or distrust of the benefit of Reform in Par liament to arise, from the circumstance of some of the most frantic members of the illiberal faction having lately professed themselves friendly to that measure. The maxim which supposes that what is desired by our enemies should be avoided by our selves, is a fallacious one, inasmuch as it assumes an uniformity of wisdom in the antagonist mraiceuvres, which seldom indeed belongs to any human pro ceedings. We would readily, therefore, fight side by side with the Winchilseas, Newcastles, Fah mouths, &c. for Parliamentary Reform, in . the per fect assurance that their success in this object could not promote any of the narrow views they have at heart, while it would prove of vast advantage to the country. Reform in Parliament is what Catholic Emancipation was seen to be for some years past, a question of time. That it will be carried, sooner or later, no calculating man can doubt, and we have the satisfaction of reflecting, that even while it is delayed the soil is cultivating for its reception, and for giving it the better effect whenever it arrives. The people are gradually improving, and in propor tion to the extent of their improvement must be the value of increasing their influence on the councils of the State. An opinion has been inconsiderately entertained, that the popular prejudice, which would have denied the Catholic claims, has furnished an argument against the utility of reform. It is asked by those who take things on the surface, What would have been the fate of the Catholic Question, if the influence of the people had been felt by their representatives ? The answer is, that if the repre sentation of the country had been popular, it would long ago have been found impossible to maintain the state of things which has existed in Ireland. The mass of the community may have a liking for into lerance, but they have a far stronger affection for their money, and bigotry would have been stunted and starved in the tax-gatherer's reduced levies. Let us suppose a popular House of Commons, and we can not suppose a war establishment in time of peace, and an army of 30,000 men supported in Ireland, to restrain her struggles against oppression. Extrava gance has supported injustice, aad justice, notwith standing the adverse sentiment of the people, would have been compelled by economy. John Bull might have liked his bigotry, but ,he would have considered it a luxury at too high a price, when put in the short question, " Will you pay for 30,000 bayonets, or relinquish the misrule and oppression of the sister kingdom, and keep your money in your pocket ?" The argument, ad crumenam, never fails. No people, who had any controul over their purse-strings, would long endure a costly charge for the maintenance of strife and perpetuity of disorder. Taking these considerations into the account, we contend that it is a flimsy fallacy to argue that popular representation would have continued the Catholic disabilities. For we urge that, in this superficial view, the most necessary and wholesome operation of popular representation is entirely over looked, namely, its check on extravagance, without which the misgovernment of a dissatisfied nation could not be perpetuated. The question would thus have briefly resolved itself into the alternative of the preference of pecuniary interest or intoler ance, and in the long run, at worst, we are persuaded the purse would have prevailed. If, however, there were more force in the solitary example of popular error urged against popular influence, it would still be most unreasonable to resist a principle, sound in its general application, on the ground of a single instance of abuse, which is now placed beyond the reach of fate or folly. The people have shown themselves capable of a single and great fault ; their corrupt representation has shown itself capable of a single and a great benefit—the one is not to be condemned, nor the other redeemed, by these ex amples. Gratified as we are by the result, we must yet confess, indeed, that the Houses of Parlia ment are not raised in public estimation by the past exhibitions, and the Upper House is most especially discredited by them. To what but ab ject subserviency to a Minister can be attributed the change, within three years from a majority of forty-five against the Catholic Claims to a majority of one hundred and four for the Relief Bill ? We cannot close our perceptions to the truth, that if the measure had been the most mischievous ever pro posed, as we believe it to have been one of the most beneficial, the triumph, through sycophancy and Ministerial influence, would have been equally cer tain. Nay, if the Duke of Wellington had been suf ficiently foolish or wicked to have recommended the re-imposition of the Penal Laws, we are convinced the tools which have just assisted in securing the triumph of liberality, would in that case have, with equal pliancy, and certainly with more consistency, ensured the victory of the most grinding oppression. OLD BAILEY, APRIL 18. John Pettit alias Smith, James White, James Mar tin, and Samuel Hellick, were indicted for breaking into the dwelling-house of Sarah Howard, No. 42, Goswell sn-eet, St. Luke's, and stealing therein ten sovereigns, and a variety of articles of household furniture. The evidence proved that, on the 3d instant, the pri x finer Pettit entered the house of the prosecutrix, and said that his name was Smith, and he was a broker, and had a warrant of distress to seize the goods for a Mr. William Chapm in, who claimed 1201. for six years' back rent. He produced a paper, which he represented as a warrant of distress; and he broke open doors, and proceeded to levy. The goods mentioned in the indictment were car ried out of the house by the prisoners, and placed in a van. A clerk of Mr. Freshfield, the solicitor, arrived at the house, and gave Pettit into custody. The other prisoners, as soon as they found that Pettit had no lawful authority for making the seizure, assisted in carrying the goods bark into the house of the prosecutrix. The RECORDER. did not put James White, James Mar tin, or Samuel Hellick upon their defence, as they appeared to be acting under a belief that it was a legal distress. The defence of Pettit was, that he had been employed by a person named Chapman, who represented himself as the landlord of the house, to make the distress. The REcoitima, in summing up the case to the Jury, pointed out to their attention the facts tending to show that Pettit knew there was no claim for rent. Pettit gave a false name, anti represented himself as a s word-broker, when, in fact, he was a carpenter ; and, upon being asked where his employer (Chapman) resided, he gave an ad dress, where, upon inquiry, no such person could be found ; and, in fact, there was reason to believe that no such person as Chapman was in existence. If the Jury believed that the prisoner Pettit went to the house fur the purpose of stealing the goods, and not under a supposi tion that he had authority to distrait), they would say he was guilty. The Jury, without hesistation, returned a verdict, Guilty—Death; and The RECORDER advised him to prepare for the pro bable consequences of ss aggravated a crime, as it was his conviction that his Majesty would be advised to direct the law to take its course, Thomas White was charged with having, on the 25th of March last, at Marylebone, forged an order for the de livery of two dozen of sl.erry wine, with intent to defraud Alexander Archibald ; a second cauat charged him with the uttering only. The prisoner is a man about 40 years of age, and of very gentlemanly exterior. Ann Byfield, a handsome widow, about 30 years of age, said that in March last - she kept a chop-house in Crown court, near the Temple, and being in want of wady cash, she was introduced by the prisoner to a Mr. Archibald, a hill discounter, at No. 8, Thayer-street, Manchester square, to discount an acceptance of her's for 21/. 13s. 9d. She received 14 in cash, and was to receive the temain der in wine. She scot a aervant for the wine to Mr. Archihald's house, anti then learned that the prisoner had obtained it on a forged order (which was produced.) She swore positively that she never authorized the prisoner to write the order, or to send for the wine. Mr. Arch;l4l proved that the primer brought the order to his hotise; anal the wine was sent to the prisoner's lodgings, in Hadlow-street, iatirtoa s ceseent. The prisoner, in his defence, said that h was to re ceive 3,!. for getting the bill discounted, and he had the sanction of the prosecutrix to procure the wine to sell to the best advantage. The jury acquitted the prisoner. The 6easiona having closed, the RECORDER pft;ac.al thA sentences as follows Diarx.—Thomas Gill, stealing goods value 126!. and upwar d s , is a dwelling house ; W. Henry Cara, for utter ing a forged order for the payment of money; Sar ah Bowen, far stealing goods value 181. in a dwelling-house; Richard Harper Green, for uttering a forged bill of ex change ; John Davy, alias Wheeler, for breaking into a dwelling-hon=e ; James Bray, for stealing goods value 181. in a dwelling-house; John Dearman, for entering a dwel ling house and stealing therein ; W. Powell, for the like offence (prisoner exclaimed " I am innocent now I") John Shaw, for ro bbin g in a dwelling-house; Robart Nixon fur a like offence ; James Smith, for uttering counterfeit shillings, having been previously convicted as a common utterer; Sarah Ash, otherwise Jane, wife of W. Ash, for a like offence ; Eleanor Fox, for highway robbery ; Mary Steel, for sante offence ; Patrick O'Donnel, for robbery on Elizabeth Coombes ; Peter Daley, fur same offence; John Harris, for burglary; John Pettit, for robbery in a dwel ling-house; Thomas George Dawkins, fur breaking into a dwelling-house, and stealing therein ; and John Ballard, for same offence. TRANSPORTATION FOR LIFE.--Eliza Green, Thomas H;gginbottsin, George Bassett, Edward Eatit s, Eliza Davis, Mary Ann Coran, Eden Simpson (who said to the Recorder " Thank yon, Sir, and may you be stiff when I come back,") George Morgan, William Herritt, William Heron, Margaret Sullivan (who exclaimed " May you stop where you sit till I come back, you old --.") Fort FOURTEEN YEARS.—George Perryman, Charles Sullivan, Ann Keene, Joseph Gibbons, Francis Beck, Thomas Smith, Harriette Storer, Alfred Hawkins, Martha Soper, William Connell. Fon. SEVEN YEA M.-Ann Pitt, James Hill, Henry Brown, William Perry, Ann King, Susan James, John Judson (who fainted when he received sentence, after ex claiming " Oh, my wife and family !"), James Jones, James Hobbs, William Davis, John Watson, Edward Evridge, Samuel Oakley,"Richard Goodall, Edward Gable, Henry Grady, Stephen Smith, Edward Colbrook, John Harman, Henry Williams, William Stirling, John Sellers, John Warren, George Collins, Robert Hurst, John Jones, James Taylor, Charles Austin, Horatia Elisha, John Plimpton, George Hooper, William Watts, William Howell, John Moss, Jane Bitchie, William Davis, Thomas Harding, James Haywood, Ann Maria Martin, Sarah Stephenson, George Kilpatrick, John Newman, John Scales, William Holmes, John Macnarnara, James Avery, Sarah Mason, Maria Tourney, James Reynolds, Eleanor Ginnor, Jane Harvey, Thomas APCarty, George Gray, John Thomas, Mary Morris, William Jones, William Pope, Henry Bacon, John Brown, Robert Carter, Robert Barn, Thomas Mansfield, Jane Chapel, Ann Cordwell, Thomas Purdy, John Goodrich, Robert Woodward, Wm. Tuck, James Golding, William Jay, John Butler, Charles Dunn, Elizabeth Spice, Ann Taylor. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, APRIL 18. On Saturday Edward Reynolds was indicted for stealing a silver caddy-ladle, the property of Henry Fricker. The prosecutor stated that he was butler to Lady Bar ham, and rented apartments in the house in which the pri soner lived. He was taken to Marlborough-street police office on a warrant obtained against him by the prisoner's daughter on Thursday, the sth of March, and was not hailed till Saturday : when he returned home, he missed the caddy ladle and some other articles front his room, and found the ladle in the prisoner's apartment. He did not prefer this charge till four days after he was held to bail. A witness proved that the prisoner broke open the pro secutor's roo.n, with two officers, and put a padlock on the door. Ti-e CHAIRMAN stopped the case, and the Jury acquitted le prisoner. TRIAL OF FraCKER FOR AN INDYCENT ASSAULT. The prosecutor in the last case was then placed at the bar, on an indictment charging him with having attempted to violate the person of Theresa Reynolds, on the 28th February last. The prosecutrix, a genteel-looking young female, attired in a black silk dress, fur tippet, and velvet bonnet, was ex amined by the CHAIRMAN. — .I am 18 years of age, and re side at 64, South Molton- street, where I work as a dress maker. 0a the morning of the 28th February, I went up to the prisoner's room about eleven o'clock, to borrow a piece of writing-paper ; be invited tne to come in, and told me to write out the bill there, at the same time hand ing me a sheet of paper; after I had written out the bill, he reque,ted me to come up in the afternoon, and bring my work ; I replied, Mr. Fricker, do you suppose my ~e ases have left me, to ask such a thing ; he then placed his back against the door to prevent me from going out ; insisted on leaving the room, But he dragged me towards the fire-place, and behaved very indecently; did not accomplish his purpose, as I screamed out so violently, and he at length let me go. O❑ the Saturday evening follow ing, he came up to me, in Upper Brook-street; and begged me nut to mention what had passed. I told him that if it were not for the shame of having my name in the newspapers, I would make him repent his conduct. He replied, " For God's sake don't ruin the peace of poor Henry Ricker." When I came down from the prisoner's apartment, I did not mention the wkole of what had passed to my mother, as I knew she was so passionate. The first personl informed of his conduct was a Mr. Bainbridge, whom I met on the Monday following, and he insisted on my disclosing the while affair to my mother, which I did accordingly on Tuesday morning; and ,on Wednesday, March 4, the warrant was taken out against him. Cross-examined by Mr. Dutix-0; my oath no other improper familiarity but what I have mentioned has ever taken place between us, nor have I ever been in his room when I was undressed. Mr. Dots, for the prisoner, called E. Walker, late lady's maid to Lady Baker, Janet Roy, Catherine Roy, and a Mrs. Horder, whose evidence went to show that Fricker invited the complaisant into his apartment on the morning in question, between 11 and 12 o'clock, when she was standing on the stairs with Miss Janet Roy, and that she remained with him 20 minutes, after which he went out with Mrs. Watkins. The Misses Roy were con vinced they must have heard the complainant scream that day, as they were at home. Mrs. Horder saw Fricker with his hand round her waist, and she told her mother of it. The CitAtumAN summed up, and the Jury immediately pronounced the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in Tothill Fields Prison. LENT ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. CEIESTER, APRIL 19. TRIAL OF TWENTY-FOUR MEN FOR. POACHING. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. The LORD MAYOR very particularly questioned the master and mistress on the subject of their treatment of apprentices; and the two children, as to the trial they had had for a few days. The answers upon both sides were satisfactory. The LORD MAYOR said, that there could not be a more serious and important duty than that of parish officers, with respect to the treatment of parish apprentices. The case of that fiend who had been executed a few days ago, for the murder of a poor child, chewed the necessity of making frequent inquiry into the treatment of apprentices. The Beadle of Bishopsgate, who attended to bind the apprentices stated, that the Committee of the parish had it in contemplation to have periodical examinations of all children apprenticed. The LORD MAYOR highly approved 'of the suggestion of Sir William Garrow, given in the course of the trial of the desperate wretch who had been executed, and he thought there could not be a better opportunity of making that suggestion public, for the instruction of parish offices than the present. The Learned Judge said that it would be most advis ible to oblige the masters or mistresses of parish apprentices to send them to the respective parish churches on stated days, in order to undergo examination as to the treatment they met with. It was, his Lordship added, one of the noblest occupati ms of the Press, to ex pose acts such as had been recently exposed ; and, to do justice to that great engine, no opportunities were allowed to pass of holding up to pub!ic execration a cruel and vin dictive heart. The children were then duly apprenticed. ROBBERIES BY SERVANTS.—The LORD MAYOR ex pressed great regret at being obliged to state that there was a frightful increase, of late, of robberies by servants : he had on that day investigated four clear cases of depredation of that description. Frederick Spencer, aged 20 ; Thomas Nevitt, aged li); John Platt, aged 33 Thomas Dudley, aged 20 ; Thomas Spencer, aged 32 ; Ralph Spencer, aged 26 ; Joseph Bowyer, aged 22 ; James Din, aged 23 ; Samuel Latham, aged 19 ; John Tinanis, aged 20 ; William Hassall, aged 25 ; James Shenton, aged 22 ; George Williamson, aged 25 ; George Reade, aged 20; John Danis, aged 34. ; Matthew Bowyer, aged 20; Samuel Sant, aged 28 ; James Woodhull, aged 22 ; Samuel Martin, aged 19 ; and James Jones, aged 19, were in dicted with four others, for having maliciously shot at Edward Hurd, gamekeeper to Edwin Corbett, Esq., at Darnhall, and at John Bebbington, with intent to do them some grievous bodily harm, on the 17th of December. They were further indicted for having entered a certain wood armed, with intent to kill game and rabbits. The Counsel for the prosecution said he should first try John Davis, John Timmis, S. Martin, Matthew Bowyer, Jas. Woodhall and W. Hassell, and they were accordingly placed at the bar. The principal evidence against the pi isoners was an ac complice, named Burrows, from whose evidence it ap peared that on the day above stated, he was persuaded by Davis, the prisoner, who is c gilled " Jack the Barber," to accompany the party to shoot pheasants. They set nut about six o'clock, and a few hours afterwards they arrived on the: prosecutor's ground, the other prisoners joining them on the road. They put white paper in front of their hats to know each other. They had shot about fifteen pheasants when they were disturbed by the keepers, and who compelled the poachers to make a hasty retreat. Burrows, a few days after, gave information of the circum stance to the Magistrate, and he said that his conscience having struck him war the reason of his giving informa tion.. Ile identified the six men as being part of the gang. Hurd, the gamekeeper to Mr. Corbett, said that when he went on the grounds and saw the poachers, he thought they were about fifty or sixty in number. He put two large fierce dogs into the wood, and said, " Now, my boys, take care of yourselves ; l'll have some of yeu." He saw guns pointed at him, and said, " if any of you shoot at me, 01 drop yot!; for I can shoot as quick as you can." The poachers then ran pp the wood. Some of them fired at him, but the shot struck the hedge where he was atand jug. He did not know any of the men. Other witnesses proved having seen the prisoners out together on the night in question, armed, and with white piper in their hats. For the defence it was contended, that the selection of the six prisoners was a moat unfair mad,l of proceeding, and that they had only heen picked out to serve the pur pose of Burrows, who, under the circumstances, was not a man whore evidence ought to be believed. Mr. Justice Jxasia having, summed up the case, the Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to be transported for fourteen years. Tunnits said—My Lord, may my eyes drop into my bands if I wan on the grounds that night. The other fourteen prisoners were then placed at the bar, and having pleaded Guilty, were ordered to enter their own recognizances to appear for judgment if called upon. Earl BATHURST left town on Saturday morning for the seat of his bisttr at Wood Court, ne , r Chicboter, - . I MARKET - INTELLIGENCE: . MANSION-HOUSE. 1 LIVERPOOL M,A4Kgy,arrAirsii, As, -: , _,.. ii, PARISH APPRENTICES.—On Saturday two parish ap- With liberal supplies since "this u da'yfeirAt,,aatkalrw , . , r a an/ prentices were brought before the LORD MAYOR asid Sir mited demand; little change "can e j**fp4, ! , i , 0,4 •i , i40,7_, e - i PE'ran. LAURIE, for the purpose of being bound apprentices Grain. A few parcels of Wheat Were' tbr4edifilriiii l l 2 l7 4 . . 8 0 —the o►:e to a chimney-sweeper, the other to a tambour- somewhat lower rates, but toLday there appiiko. 7 l '4_ , ~,' `., 7 th f worker. press sales. The duties oh foreign 'Wheat atia'rlbui itaingin , . same as before, but it will be observed , that , tha Weelailifiag— are advancing. • The business in the British Plantation Sugar Market:ibls * .s re4 o ' k 4 has been more extensive than - for Kane time pa r the - ho g r. amounting to 1150 hits, principally BarbadoeS; pnce9, ever, there is no improvement. The sales vin East Italia ; bags Mauritius, at.s7s. 6d per cwt. for home eqpskoomitio,...ni , rig 150 bags Bengal, of good to. fine white quality, 9.o2ftni' s re West India Molasses a few puncheons of common been taken at 21s. per cwt. ' The trade.have takea'abOa _X .-- Coffee, principally Jamaica; the market continues, very; oPs et ; - Nothing worthy of notice has occurred in the Bum prices are without alteration. There has continued a fairin .1 for Cotton this week, especially for Boweds o which, awl /t o ws other descriptions, maintain our 41st quotations. amount to 10,4'70 bags. The arrivals are large being Ni, rii,erc There has been but little doing in Tobacco since our litsL. 7 have been no sales of Indigo. Saltpetre has been. in leo Xel,' , "kg in consequence of holders demanding a further advance; . 01 - An sales made (viz. about 130 bags at 565. to 283.) have beet improvement of Gd. to Is. per cwt. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST V/ Per Quarter. Carlisle Carmarthen Hezham Alorpeth Penrith Skettield Winchester Per Bushel. Coventry —...... Newcastle (Staff:) Northallerton Staffbrd Swansea Warwick Per 8011. Barnardcastle Darlington Durham Wolsingham Oats. s. to s. 25 18 18 ,_25. 18 25 o r~ 24 34 20 25 5. d. 5.d. 30 4 4 0 46, S 3 26 40 43 28 30 30 43, - 5 d 60 6 6 1: 5(), 76 s 6 o 00 0 5p 68• 80 59 76 56 80 60 76 9 0 10 0 0 1 1 100 go 00 ° Aberdeen Berwick Coldstream Cupar Dundee ..—. Elgin I nverness.,—.... 27 33 24 26 25 29 30 33 Kelso Perth The size 20 2:3 26 30 25 2'7 33 39 22 25 sure va GUILDHALL Mary M'Carty, a diminutive and dark red matron, native of the county Tipperary, was brought before Sir PETER LAURIE, on Wednesday last, in a strait-waistcoat, charged with the following manifestations of excessive dis orderliness:—Eating oil-cake, the property of Sir Charles Flower, from a waggon of his, laden with that unctuous article, in its passage through Upper Thames-street; per sisting in eating the said oil-cake after she had been warned that it was not food for Christian ladies; threatening divers persons with the vengeance of Mr. O'Connell, when pre vented, vi et armis, from eating any more of the said oil cake; raising a mob about the said waggon, by the means aforesaid ; !setting the police of the city at defiance, and threatening to " mark every mother's son of them, for thundering bloody-minded Protestants," which threat she sedulously endeavoured to carry into effect upon the faces of several of them ; so that they judged it the safest way to clap a strait-waistcoat upon her, and bring her forthwith before the Magistrate. Before the Magistrate Mrs. M'Carty would give no ac count of herself; she would neither tell who she was, where she lived, nor why she had taken a fancy to devour the oil-cake ; in fact, she would give no answer to the questions put to her by the Magistrate, but remained ob stinately mute; and therefore the Magistrate, strongly sus pecting that she was either drunk or mad, ordered that she should be detained in custody for a few days, until the true state of her case should be ascertained. On Saturday she nas again brought before Sir PETER LAURIE, but divested of the strait-waistcoat; the officers stating that she had "come about so comfortably" as to render the waistcoat no longer necessary ; and they added that they believed she was more drunk than mad, for they bad found a pint bottle in her pocket. "Divel a bit I was drunk at all ! ' said Mrs. M'Carty. " Then why had you the bottle in your pocket ?" de manded Sir PETER LAURIE. Och, sure I was going to Virginia Chapel to get some holy water in that," replied Mrs. M'Carty ; and by her further answers this appeared to he the true state of the case. At all events she had no other way of accounting for her vagaries; " for," said she, " devil a bit I was drunk at all, and I never was mad in my life befoor—nor never will again, place the Lord." And thereupon she was discharged, with an admonition not to suffer herself to he drawn away from the right path again by such a queer temptation as oilcake. ST. ANDREW WARDROBE V. FLINTON was a proceeding by the parish officers of St. Andrew Wardrode against a person named Flinton, for neglecting or refusing to maintain his wife. For the defence it was shown that the wife had sued her husband in the Ecclesiastical Court for a separate maintenance, on the ground of alleged adultery on his part ; which suit the Court had dis missed, on the ground that both husband and wife had been equally guilty of that crime; and the husband's Counsel now contended that as the Ecclesiastical Court had pronounced the wife not entitled to a separate mainte nmce, the husband was not bound to support her. Sir PETER LAURIE, having heard both sides at great length, and also evidence in support of the averment of adultery against the wife, observed that it was a question of great importance to parishes generally, and therefore he would take the opinion of the City Solicitor before he pro nounced a decision ; and Thursday next was then ap pointed for the rehearing. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Alexander Finlayson, a young man, 23 years of age, was brought before Sir GEORGE FARRANT, charged with having robbed his master, Sir Wm. Beechey, of No. 18, (tarley-street, of a valuable service of plate, worth 2001. The robbery was committed under very mysterious circum stances, and Sir William stated that it was the fifth time he bad been plundered of his plate by unprincipled do mestics. It appeared from the evidence of Sir William and his snn, Captain Beechey, and other testimony, that the pri soner was engaged by Sir William on the 23d of Decem ber last, as footman and butler, a character having been received with him from a gentleman, named Hart, resid ing in Blackfriars-road. During Wednesday and Thurs day the prisoner seemed labouring under distress of mind, and expressed a wish to quit Sir William's service. On Friday evening be attended, as usual, in the dining-room, and carried a portion of the plate into the kitchen, for the purpose of having it washed, and then went into the pantry. This was at seven o'clock, and Lady Beechey requested him, after dinner, to go to church ; but instead of obeying her Ladyship's commands, he remained at home until nine o'clock, when he returned to the kitchen, and brought the remaining portion of the plate into the pan try, after which he left the house by the hall-door, telling the servants that he was going to put three letters belong ing to her Ladyship into the post. Within ten minutes after his departure Lady Beechey, who was sitting in the side parlour, heard the street-door opened gently, and the housemaid also heard the noise, and mentioned it to her fellow servant, who expressed a hope that the plate was quite safe. About 20 minutes past nine the house maid proceeded to the pantry for the purpose of making the prisoner's bed, and it was then discovered that a cup board and two drawers had been unlocked, and the entire service of plate carried off. The articles stolen consisted of soup-ladles, cream-jugs, table and tea-spoons, fish-slices, &c. amounting to between 50 and 60 pieces, all of which had been carefully selected from the plated goods, with which they hail been intermixed, as the latter was laid aside in the drawers. Sir William applied for the assist ance of Schofield, who examined the premises, and found that it would hive occupied an accomplished thief above an hour in committing the robbery. The prisoner returned to Liarley-street at half-past ten, when the officer was in waiting, and he was accused of being implicated in the robbery. The prisoner, in an agitated tone, protested he was in nocent, The prisoner's manner* were far above the class of PCT.- vents to which he belonged, and Sir George remarked that he appeared to have received a superior education. Poisoner—illy education has been above the common run. Sir GEORGE—And pray where may you have been an gated ? The prisoner said lie had travelled in France, Spain, and Portugal, and hail also been in the East Indies. lie left Calcutta at nine years of age, but he declined to state in what capacity he had travelled, although he declared it was not a menial situation. He thought he was not called on to answer the question. Sir GaoacE Said he must be remanded, as it was highly necessary that the transaction should be thoroughly in vestigated. A marriage lately took place at Douai against the consent of parents ; and it being found on inquiry that the constituted authority ? " before whom the marriage was celebrated, was not duly attired in his robes of offiec at the time, the father of the bride insists that the mar riage was null and void, and is proceeding to do it away accordingly. The question is new, and is likely to exci!e some interest. For our parts, we decidedly opine that the plaintiff has reason on his side at least. If you once admit the possibility of a judge doing his duty in the absence of his wig, the world's at end,— Weekly Review. Wheat. Barley. I. to B. s. to i. 64 79 64 70 27 33 36 39 80 92 68 N s. d. s. d. 98 104 120 126 80 100 12 0 12 3 90 96 96 104 Si 46 91 37 r. d. 48 54 56 60 40 43 56 60 40 44 48 54 180 216! 18 0 22 01 156 210 17 0 20 61 96 00 90 106 86 100 86 90 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—ApriI 16. a o rsuf The supply of Wheat to-day is very short, but, as is gen - Ty the case when the market is held off the usual day, there ji ‘, 11 6 , a thin attendance of buyers, who give nearly last Friclay'se all for good dry fresh New Wheat, both English and foreignOT L a ni other descriptions are exceedingly dull, and to effect Wee of le, quantity lower prices must be submitted to. Oats are heavl el.„ but prices remain much the same. There is scarcely any !Bs up to-day,. but there is some quantity in granary r,-maipiolf ova from previous arrivals ; fine fresh heavy qualities obtain the re of last Friday, but the light samples are extremely difficult tt quit at any tolerable price. Beans are very dull, and last wee. i !„/ prices are barely supported. Rapeseed is very heavy sale, and rather lower. Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk 62s. to 655, fine '72s. Lincolnshire 6ss. to 665. fine 705. Yorkshire, &c 653. to 685. fine `W e ' ---- White Foreign, Old s6s. to 655. fin e ...,.""' Barley, Norfolk and Suflblk 2ss. to 295. tin e ''''"' Lincolnshire 27g . to 30s. fine gig. Yorkshire Weld 3os. to 335. fine 34 Beans, Tick 33s. to 365. fine ---- Small 3ss. to 375. fine Oats, Poland and Potato 2os. to 255. fine 3 16 . Friezland and Small 2os. to 225. fille 269- - Mealing . 12%d. to 13%d. per Stoe,, Shelling 32s. to —s. --a. to Ms. per 1 ,0 e, d. Malt 3ss 401 fine 42s pet l'" _ Rapeseed .fi. 291. N. 321. N. 331. N.per WAKEFELD CATTLE MARKET.—ApriI 15. ; 41 There was a fair supply of stock at this day's market, wit'iris. adequate attendance of buyers. Most of the supply vit ofl. posed of on much the same terms as last fortnight. Beeku:gda to 7s Od. per stone of 141 b. Mutton, (Sd. to 63d. per lb. 1 0 ' small Sheep. SCO rcH MARKETS. ~0~ Wheat. Barley Oati. 13eans 58 72 44; 49 59 52 70 74 72 64 63 60 70 50 53 64 75 62 69 of the m, 21 25 16 10 121 24 17 10 24 27 24 27 27 32 26 21 18 20 20 1 'LI 20 25 23 26 17 20 25 26 23 27 26 36 g 4 18 20 26 SI '- tr y, les throughout the se 93 H ADDINGTON CORN RI A KKE'f.—April 17. 0 re- Very heavy markets in Barley and Oats, the half of gd., maining unsold . ; top of Barley same as last, average dOW.,l o ge 99 quarters sold, 80 unsold ; top of Oats also the same. down 6d., 181 quarters sold, 177 unsold. Wheat is much les in price, fla. on the top, and about 4s. on the average, and very dull. Beans and Pease are down also. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. 41 %,,,, First '72s Od 406 Od 26s Od 303 Od Od Second 6ss Od 36s Od 24s IA 286 Od od Third There were 475 qrs. of Wheat in market, 302 whereof we re "- 155 Unsold.-18 Greg. 31. Ss. Id. 6.12t1i5. Aver DALKEITH CORN MA 1tK1•.3'.--April'lB- _,„,„‘ The supply of Grain at this day's market' vrai large; .-- heavy, at nearly last week's prices. ups. Wheat. Barley. Oats. real e • B QQ . Od First 7ss OA 38s Od 28s Od 93s O d .--.,,,,_ • ofj Second . — 72s Od 34s Od 25s Od 32s Od ~.,,.0 ' at Third 614 Od 32s Od 22s Od 28s od . .c'' CORNWALL. MARKETS. .. 10 1 ' Tauao.—Wheat (averag6d.e) 31s. 6d,— Barley„ 14a. Ud.--01--. Ilec3Tox—Wheat, 31s. —Barley, 14s. • ST. AusTELL—Wheat, 28s. to 30s.—Barley,8d. 131. to 148.-- 080. 10s. Od. to 12s. , FP , Boomix—Wheat (average) 345. Od.—Barloy, 15s. 641.--Oatlik.,,, Lst7 SC esTost—Wheat (average) 30s. Od.—Barley, 135.6(1:—.v." Ws. Od.—Beef, 631—Mutton, 7d. ...s. IAsKEARD—Wheat, —3. to 2Ss. 6d.—Barley, 13s. CU.—Oath :0 149. Od. ~....1/01" Sr. Comilla—Wheat, 325. to Sig.—Barley, 16s. to --L and Mutton, 6d. to 60. —Veal and Lamb, 0d ko sd. PENZiNCE—Wheat, 30s. to 328.--Barley, 16s. to i 1 4 Os. to 13s : od.—Beef and Mutton, 60. to od.—Pork, Butter, 12d. per lb. It is currently reported at Aylesbury, and.; lieved, that the Marquis of Cuawoos is about to his seat in Parliament, and accept the Chiltern Tiund to This determination is said to be founded on recent O g l e r . The report adds, that his Lordship will afterwards himself to represent the county, resting entir e ly on his merits, and unbacked by any influence save that on ie his political conduct has given him over the minds '- electors.—Bucks Gazette. SHIPWRECKED HORSE.-A gentleman, a last week passed through Kendal, on his re turn from o f tour through Scotland, had in his possessio n a. boo° very singular appearance. The animal is well-propccil: tioned, of a bay colour, and the hair (wh ich is very th r i and strong) on every part of the body , i s closel y cu Jr° liked the hair on the back of a water bpaniel. The WIWI of this animal, as recited by its proprietor, is rather sil i g, h "; lar :—A few months ago a vessel was wrecked cif 1 : island of St. Kilda, and the only living beings W b _.. e ic were seen from the shore, were the above-mentioned 11`,e and a man of copper colour, who appeared seated on 1 " horse's back whilst it was plunging in the sea. The ca ,:t was unfortunately lost, but the horse reached the /M il - the only place in the island where it would have been P°:, Bible to effect a landing. Nut vestige of the wrec k r ed. mained to indicate to what country the vessel belong be The very singular appearance of the animal induced t to present proprietor to purchase it of one of the inhabits , ' of St. Kilda..—Bath Herald. BIRTHS. On the 17th inst. in Curzon-street,_Latly Jane Vitgl°b' of a son. On the 17th inst. in Great Portland-street, the lady ° I William Theobald, Esq. of the Inner Temple, of a £Oll. On the 17th inst. Henrietta, the lady of Thomas Pao; shall, Esq. Member of the Royal Colley of Surgeon , ' • Crutehed-friars, of a son. MARRIED. On the 16th inst. at St. Andrew's, Holborn, l'ifr• Sh muel Barber, of High-street, Gravesend, to Sarah, ' l 'l e' ter of the late Mr. John Rolph, of Brunswick-r Milton-next- Gravesend. On the 18th inst. at St. James's, by the Pe' ! " 1) „ r r Maddy, John William Fisher, Esq. of Argyll,stree t t law geon, to Louisa Catherine, eldest daughter of the William Haynie% Esq. of Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicester. shire, and niece to Sir William B. Cave, Bart. of Strettoo. hall, Derbyshire. DIED. On the 15th inst. in the 77th year of his age, James Clayton, Esq. late of the lslavy.of§ce, SO l ' 4 " - House. On the 15th inst. at Manchester, Mr. Joseph -I ford, aged 35, solicitor. Ou the 11th inst. at Manchester, Mr. James SbaWer°ll6' auctioneer. e ael On the 12th inst. at his house, Balhatn, Surrey, J - Webber, Esq. aged 89. reli c On the 16th inst. at Kilbourne, Ijifrs. LiOproOdt - of the late J. E. Lieborood, Esq. of Prospect-hill, I' Reading, Berks. On the 18th inst. Elizabeth Sophia; eldest &tighte r ° F. Hewitt, E 4 q. od On the 17th inst. Mr. John Keely, of Nortire Croydon, in his 74th year. relic On the 17th inst. Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Coleman, •-,, of the late Jonathan Coleman, Esq. of Newington, Barr,," agei 72. fs- feel On the 18th inst ? at her residence in Stam o rd- h - , in her 77th year, Sophia Anne, relict of the lat e ftic"! . Burfoot, Esq. of Lambeth. ‘.s On the 14th inst. at his house, Ives-place , M aide3h Berke, Thomas Wilson, Esq. in his 85th year. PRINTIID and PUBLISFIED by MURDO YOUN G, a t • OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON•