The Sun. — London, England, 1829-04-23 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE. of M th m in t PKILLIP S ' S J ane Shore last night was one e,ost effective performances we have yet seen orthia very promising young l a dy. Th e agony o f m eP reiwitie--the strength of affection—the profound 11( eitance o f the gentle vi e ti m o f roya l licentious -75 were pourtrayed by her representative in a se tepirertt of t h e most touching pathos. The great n it ' or her perfor mance was i ts i mpass i oned, but nby u of feeli ng . Miss PHILLI P S it evidently educated, s h e conceives a part justly, and exe itates it strongly, reaching the heart, while, at the Patne time, she propitiates the judgment. The the . se . i . syo fac u lti es , which seldom meet in t L uc fame milreldual, will, in due season, carry all ; _°t l ktre them. - Mr. YOUNG'S Hastings was animated jitticioos. We, however, dislike the character - -it is too full of rant and declamation. Mr. Coop lat made a cred i table and even vigorous "7ont. W ould we could say as much for Mr. Gloueester—the conception and exe tOtion of which character were from the Alpha to .omega of the 114. FAUCIT'S performance w h o lly mi s t a k en . bell attend e d. Alicia Was passable. Th e h ouse was THU 'VETERINARY SURGEONS' ANNIVERSARY DINNER. ;vivo 'The V eter i nary Surgeons of London and its en ns held their anniversary dinner at six o'clock, last 'vigi l r, at t h e Freemasons' Tavern. Professor COLEMAN took the chair, and was sup rorted on kris right and left by some of the most eminent members of this most useful profession. Ile meetin g was numerous, and very highly and respectably attended, b u t t h e di nner an d w i nes did ino great credit to the host. The members of this profession have long felt themselves aggrieved by .certain- regulations and proceedings on the part of ;heir- Coll ege, and consequently fell in with the fashio n of t h e d ay, " i n lustily calling out for " a reform." The Learned Professor, in his speech from the c h a i r, agreed i n the propriety of a ' t erations b e i ng requ i s i te, and suggested certain I.°c tedings to be taken by the body of the profes -7) with the view of remedying the evils cum ..,lP'ained of, but lest the observations t o b e ma d e b y l'ifferent members upo n suc h procee di ngs, should 'mite assumed a tone or character calculated to dis turb the htemony which ought to prevail over the b ottle, it 'was deemed expedient pro tem, to drown 411 grievances " i n a b owl, " and to have another ! y elling aPpointed for th e express purpose of go i ng In to the discussion. T he health of the King, the Duke of Cl a r ence , i e tident o f t h e Veterinary College, the rest of the 10;4Yi toasts, Family, t h e D u k e of Wellington, and oth e r \ e togeth er w i t h t h e h ea l t h s o f d i fferent o e ff i lei4 littd me m b ers o f t h e i r profession, and their pi eft, were drunk w i t h great warmt h, an d t h e b e r v* re and conv i v i a li ty of the evening heightened " I soap, were kept up till a late hour. - - - CHRISTCHURCH, SURREY. W `e Yesterday gave a full account of the proceed 7rn at the Vestry of the above parish, and noticed 'that certain questions w e re reserved to be d e cid e d ky ballot this day (Wednesday)• The first qu est i on was, whether . Mr. James Haw us or Mr. William Benham should be Senior `Churchwarden ? ITlent.--Mr. Benham is the independent candi date --Mr. Hawkins belongs to the parish aristo criley. q• B " Q tßi—Whether Mr. Hugh Bowditch or Mr. lison should be Second Churchwarden ? 4f ern.—Mr. Bowditch was the popular candidate. ti l T hird—Whether Mr. Alfred Carter or Mr. Jona tri Thomas W oo ll er b e one o f t h e A u di tors o f — kount & for the year ensuing ? L dent.--Mr. Wooll er h a d t h e d ec id e d s h ow o f - "Nis in the Vestry. And then comes the following : Vourth—That the Churchwardens be requested, ' c ' u t of the last-made Church Rate, or any other 13 11 418 h moneys in th e i r h an d s , to present to the 1 , e l'. James Hen r y M a pl eton , t h e R ector of this ', l4 :'h, the sum of 300 gu i neas (i n addition to the t I N of 601. d ue to hi m b y A ct o f P arl i ament), as a i n 4li lmony of the high sense entertained by this Meet of his services in this parish. The A mendment whereon is to substitute the u m of 200 gu i neas for 300 gu i neas. e Fifth --That the Churchwardens be requested, of the ifioneys in last -made Church Rate, or any otherpa .lstine& their hands, to present to the Rev. e — ettrY Mapleton the sum of 100 guineas, to ' t i rl4 ,"'e him to provide a Curate to assist him in his duties, on account of the state of his health. S ixth —That for the purpose of raising the sum ° I . 60 /. (to which the Rector is entitled under the Act of 7th William 111. chap. 26), a Minister's Itate of one penny in the pound be made on the °t une persons and reatals as the Poor Rate, to be Made at this Vestry. ; The ball ot was opened this (Wednesday) morn -4g ; but, i n consequence of the proceedings of yes tdaY, the pa r i s h ar i stocracy very s h ort l y res i gne d the contest. Mr. Benham was declared to be chwarden, Mr.'Bowditch, Junior Churchwar ln, Mr. Wooller one of the Auditors, and all the ° they propositions negatived. '1 hus the parishioners (t t large have gained a proud victory over those who to hitherto ruled them with a rod of iron. The Duke of C UMBERLAND returned to town ATuesd a y even i ng , f rom a v i s i t to his MAJESTY at his d il tee at 'Windsor. His Roy a l Hi g h ness a f terwar d s ° 4o ured the Earl of S HAFTESBURY w i t h hi s company to n... nn eri at hi s residence i n G rosvenor•square, where a select 7, t Y Wit invit e d t o meet hi s R oya l Hi g h ness. Th e E ar l .4-43 °N. Lord FARNHAM, and others of the nobility, the Roy a l D u k e yes t er d ay , at hi s res id ence i n t h e palace, St. James's. 4;: r . Il e Marquis of REZENDE (late Brazilian kor"!`r to the Court of Vienna) left town yesterday p,,i tl ni ng, in order to proceed to Paris, having been ap tl- by the Emperor Don Pena() his Ambassador to e Court of France. 4,4 Monsieur NEUNIANN (of the Austrian Ern -41.7), and Si r SIDNEY SNIITH, transacted business yes killY at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign t,,The Lords of his Majesty's most Honourable I;7itY LCouncil had a meeting in the Council Chamber, 'I, yest er d ay morning. The Lot ds present were 41 th Ler-ertaxceLLoa, Lord MANNERS, and the Judge , 4 , 4r niraity Court. The causes set down for hearing )3 4 : "lose of Maitland V. Gerrard (Lower Canada) ; ( 4 ' t rett Barrett (Jamaica); Campbell v. Hadfield 1 ) Zr rn ra). After the last named case had been opened lair. &axe, their Lordships adjourned the further i tg of the ease till the next meeting. Grace the Duke of BEDFORD, ACCOMp.a it, °Y his daughter, Lady Louisa RusseLL, and Miss l il t l n it til arrived at Endsleigh Cottage on Friday last. r ki t „",T te t's son, the Marquis of Tavisyoca, was not suf litti,"l recovered from his late severe indisposition to tin .'" the journey from London.—Exeter Alfred. to Wp bathe ueg to direct the attention of our readers ktiatariverti sem nt in our first page, under " Willow D iirY System." --e The work alluded to has been long IN -n erd; and concern i ng w hi c h, f rom th e c e l e b ri ty an d e i b tal knowledge of its author, much interest has been lita r te4 ,„' We ar e glad to see it will shortly make its ap k A very important feature is mentioned in the (4:retila handed to us, which was not promised in the thr 4l one, Ti!. i—a simple, cheap, and effectual plan for tilritilation of stables, but we will give the author's own 1 4; 4 ' ; The close stables horses and cows are often ti lt! 'I; are found to be highly prejudicial to their vigour 11, e general health, from the almost profuse sweat in which time are discovered in the morning. Sometimes to Rb; ) , -37 t his, an' injudicious current of air is suffered, by st pk: t 7. e elda are given, and afterwards by their unavo d ida . J d c ltion disease (too often proving fatal) is engen e t ie . 1)s , 1 11 Aatity's long experience has enabled him is: a oonstruction of the stable to afford a free ventila i4:ithout exposing the beasts to the least danger. To Rill ;; 4 tlY gentleman inclined to adopt his plan, Mr. H. ' te his personal attendance and advice." CORONERS' INQUESTS. Yesterday erenit.g an inquisition wag taken at St. Bartholomew's 1lospi;a1, before THOMAS SitEvros, Esq., Coroner, touching the death of ..arottel Smith, apparently about 40 years of age, which took place under the following truly afflicting tircurnstrinces. The Jury being sworn, viewed the body of the un fortunate man, which lay in the dead-house. It pre sented a truly pitiable sight, being reduced Hearly to a skeleton. The evidence taken was as follows : Thomas Anderson, a watchman of St. Sepul chre's, deposed that he was going his rounds on Monday sight last, about twelve o'clock, when he discovered the deceased stretched along the pave ment at the corner of Skinner-street ; he was in a state of insensibility, and appeared to thake with the cold. Witness procured astistanee, and had him conveyed to St. SepUleltre's watch-house. James terry, watch-house-keeper, deposed that when the deceased was brought to the watch-house by the last witness and others, he was placed before the fire, and a coat laid over him. Witness did not think it necessary to send for a medical gentleman, being of opinion that the deceased had been drinking, and would recover, and go away in the morning. CORONER—CouId you not discriminate between intoxication and illness ?—Witness—l could not judge; we have so many brought to the watch-house every night in nearly a similar state, and go away in the morning, that I thought the deceased would do so also. Mr. Evan Jones, one of the inspectors of the watch, deposed, that when the deceased was brought in every attention was paid him : five o'clock in the morning having arrived without his recovering, wit ness caused his immediate removal to this Hospital. Mr. George Harrington, another of the inspec tors, deposed that the deceased recovered his senses, for a few minutes, about four o'clock, and in answer to questions put to him by witness, said that he was reduced from comfortable circumstances to the utmost destitution and distress, and that he had not tasted food for two days; witness, on hearing this, endeavoured to poor a little brandy down his throat, and offered him a piece of bread, but the unhappy man was incapable of swallowing either, and re lapsed into a state of insensibility : he was then brought to the Hospital in a chair. The Jury expressed their horror at a human creature being reduced to so dreadful a condition in a civilized and Christian country. The CORONER inquired of the beadles if.they had discovered any of the relatives of the unfortunate man,—who he was,—and from whence he came. The beadles said, that notwithstanding they had used their utmost endeavours to do so, they bad been unsuccessful. Mr. Henry Wheeler, apothecary to the Hospital, deposed, that the unfortunate man died about three hours after his admission. On examining his per son, his feet were partly mortified ; on opening the body, the stomach was found to be quite empty ; a small - ulcer had formed near the lungs, but not suf ficient to account for death. Witness is decidedly of opinion that the wretched being's dissolution was occasioned by starvation. _ _ _ The Jury, after commenting upon the truly afflict ing case, returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from neglect and want of common food to sup port life." Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Feathers Tavern, in the Waterloo-road, before R. CARTER, Esq., touching the death of Mary Ann Kirshaw, who destroyed herself by taking laudanum. The deceased was 24 years of age, and of consider able personal attractions. The Jury having viewed the body, on their return to the room the following evidence was adduced : Mr. Henry Laver, surgeon, of 37, Upper Stam ford -street, deposed that on Sunday night, about 1 1 o'clock, he was sent for to 70, Commercial-road. On his arrival there, he saw the deceased, who was in bed, labouring under the effects of laudanum ; she was delirious at the time, and by the bed-side, on a table, he perceived two empty phials, which had a small quantity of the above liquid in them. Witness administered an emetic, and also used the stomach-pump, neither of which operated _benefi cially, owing to the length of time that had elapsed, which must have been upwards of an hour from the period the laudanum was received into the stomach. She expired in about eleven hours afterwards. The witness added, that on a post mortem examination of the body, he ascertained that her death was pro duced by laudanum, au ounce at least of which liquid she must have swallowed, and which it ap peared the unfortunate woman had purchased in small portions at different chymists' shops. Here Mr. Laver handed in a letter, of which the follow ing is a copy, and said that it had been placed in his hands by a person named James Spice, with whom he understood the deceased had been living for some time previous to her dissolution. The let ter was read at the request of the Jury, and it was addressed to James Spice. It commenced thus:— " My dear James,—Perhaps when you receive this, the woman whom you have so often professed to love is no more. The rash act which lam now about to commit will for ever be heart-breaking to yt u. For what you have done, may th e j us t G u d, w h o wa tches oyez our ac turns, reward you as you have done to me. It will be vain to attempt to save me, as I shall be beyond the reach of all human aid. When you read this, you will only reflect that I have done my duty to you in the truest sense of the word. May the Almighty for ever grant you that peace you have denied to me. " From your affectionate and ill-treated " M. A. EDWARDS." Mrs. C. Sliver examined—She deposed that the deceased and a Mr. Spice occupied the lower part of her ho use f or t h e last four months, the formeralways passing by the name of Edwards while there. Wit ness conceived at first that she was a married woman, but has since ascertained that not to be the fact. On Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock, while witness was sitting in the kitchen, she heard a desperate quarrel in the parlour, and on proceeding there she saw the deceased in a violent passion with Spice. After the altercation between them was quelled, Spice went out about seven o'clock alone, and was soon afterwards followed by the deceased, who returned home about nine o'clock, and then went into the bed-room and began to walk about. Witness, imagining that she was low-spirited in consequence of what had previously occurred be tween her and Spice, went into the room and endea voured to prevail upon her to accompany her to supper in the kitchen. The deceased, however, refused the invitation, and witness left the room. In about an hour afterwards, Spice came home, and went into the deceased's apartment, and almost im mediately called witness up stairs, saying that he believed Mary Ann had taken something. When witness entered the room, she found the deceased extended on the bed, and apparently labouring under great pain ; she could not articulate at the time ; there was a cup on the table which contained a small quantity of laudanum. Spice ran off for a surgeon, who attended immediately. The deceased died the next morning between 10 and 11 o'clock. About three weeks (continued the witness) ago, the deceased and Spice had had a very violent quarrel with one another. 'Witness, on hearing the alterca tion, interfered to prevent it ; and when she entered the room where it arose, the deceased had a knife in her hand, which Spice was endeavouring to wrest from her; and he told witness that she attempted to cut her own throat with it. The deceased was in a state bordering on phrenzy at the time; arid after she became more composed, she evinced what the witness termed " flightiness," and railed against the King, whom she was in the habit of extolling; and attributed blame to his Majesty for giving the royal assent to the Catholic relief bill. This the witness considered was a proof of unsoundness of mind. James Spice, the individual above alluded to, was next examined. He stated that he had become ac quainted with the deceased about ten months ago, at Astley's Amphitheatre, and believed at that time she was under the protection of a gentleman. Since then the witness and she lived together at No. 70, in the Commercial-road. On Sunday last they dined with their landlady, and after dinner retired to their own apartment, where some words of a trifling nature occurted between them, in consequence of his refusal to dress and accompany her to a christening of their landlady's child. After the dispute ryas over ha Went Out to his inicle's. When he returned a little after ten o'clock, and on entering the bed room, she was lying in bed apparently in great agony; he spoke to her, and she with difficulty eja culated, " God forgive me, dear James." He then perceived the letter, which had been just read, on the table, and also two phials and a clip, all of which were under her pockets. She had attempted to destroy herself her: In un three . different occasions since he had lived with In allntion to the letter above quoted, Spice said that it was not in the deceased's handwriting, but in that of a female named Humphries, with whom she bad formerly lodged. At this stage of the investigation Mr. Humphries entered the room, and admitted that his wife wrote the letter. He said, on Sunday last, in the after noon, the dec ease d came to his (Humphries') house, and complained that Spiee had ill-treated her; she said that she was most anxious to get away entirely from that person, and that the only plan to effect that would be to write a letter of the above nature to him, intimating her determination to destroy her , - self. Humphries also stated that the deceased had frequently exhibited the marks of ill-treatment on her person, received at the bands of Spice, to him and his wife. She had been recently, he said, under the care of Dr. Menzies for a violent kick that Spice gave her in the lower part of the abdomen. Roberts, the beadle, said that Spice was a married man, and that his wife had called some days pre viously at the house where her husband and the de ceased lived. The Jury remarked, that notwithstanding there was great cruelty practised by Spice on the deceas ed, yet it was given in evidence that her death arose solely from the effects of the laudanum she had taken on the occasion while labouring wider insanity. A verdict to that effect was accordingly returned. SAVAGES IN VAN. DIEMEN'S LAND. (Extract from the Hobart Town Couri tr.) OATLANDS, OCT. 14.—The recent murders com mitted by some of the black natives on Anne Geary and Alicia Gough, near Big Lagoon, Oatlands, have filled the country with alarm and consternation. Only a few days previous, Mr. Bryant's hut, at the Blue Hills, had been robbed by the aborigines, not withstanding that the hut was guarded by a man who had a musket in his possession, and several other n.en were close by. The natives were pur sued by two armed men, but they succeeded in getting deliberately away with their plunder. On Thursday last, the 9th inst., Patrick Gough's wife said to her husband, that she thought she heard the shrieks of a woman : on looking out he ob served Anne Geary running towards his hui ; she seemed greatly exhausted, and told Gough that she had seen the natives coming towards Mortimer's hut, where she resided. Gough and two other men lost no time in proceeding to the hut, to pre vent the blacks from getting a gun and some ammu nition which were there. One of the.men (Bates) carried a gun; the other two had merely black sticks with them. When they arrived at Mortimer's hut, they could perceive that the door had been forced open, and a number of things were strewed about the floor and outside the door; the gun and ammu nition, with some blankets, had disappeared. On re turning, Gough was met by his eldest daughter, Mary, covered with blood, calling upon her father to hasten home, as the natives had killed her mother and sisters. Gough saw his wife about half a mile from his hut, sitting on the ground, resting her back against the fence, with her infant child in her lap. The poor woman said—" My dear Gough, it is all over with me, I am killed by the natives." She was covered with wounds, and fainted. The man, half frantic, afforded her all the assistance in his power, tearing part of his shirt to make a band age for her head. He then ran withall speed to his hut, where the first thing that presented itself to his view was his infant daughter Alicia lying breathless in front of the door, with her arms extended; but, al though she had the appearance of being dead, the vital spark was not quite extinct. On entering the hut he found Anne Geary lying stretched on the floor. On being removed to a sofa, she vomited quantities of blood; she died about two hours after, and about midnight Alicia Gongh, not more than four years of age, breathed her last. Gough's youngest child, an infant thirteen months old, had received several contusions, but of a slighter charac ter than those inflicted on the others. During the absence of Gough the hut had been robbed of six blankets, two sheets, three or four knives, a bason containing some eggs, and 20 dollars. Mrs. Gough, who still remains is a very perilous situation, made shift to communicate to her husband that she fell on her knees before the savages, beg.. ging them to spare the lives of her piccaninnies, and that one of them told her, in good English, that they should be all killed; they then repeated their blows on her head. Dr. Hudspeth lost no time, when he heard of the fatal catastrophe, in visiting the hapless family. It is this gentleman's opinion that Ann Geary came by her death principally from a deep gash in the brain, inflicted by an axe which was lying at the door with marks of blood on it. She had also other frac tures of the skull, with several spear wounds on the breast, which were considered mortal. The child Alicia Gough died from a contusion on the head, apparently from a waddy. Mary, the eldest of Gough's daughters, an inte resting child, seven years old, and, although she cannot read, evincing considerable acuteness of understanding, said that the natives inflicted several wounds and bruises on her when they were attack. ing the other victims. She states that she made an attempt to carry her sister Alicia away from the blacks, when those barbarous savages struck them both with their waddies, and she fell down as dead as a gum-stick, and when she came to herself they had disappeared. Thus the warfare and deadly system carried on by the aborigines receive daily a new character, and it will require some immediate vigorous and efficient measures to repel attacks which, if they be not speedily put a stop to, must render it impossible to guard the lives and property of the colonists against the most alarming consequences. Amidst all these scenes of horror, one gleam of hope appears en which to ground some expectation that the aborigines may be induced to enter into a good understanding with the white inhabitants. They seem to begin to hold in higher value than heretofore, blankets, clothing, knives, bread, and other articles of civ:lized life. They cannot long hope to acquire those things by casual plunder and precarious warfare. Once under the influence of new wants, they may, in order to satisfy them, en deavour to seek them by more peaceable and less bloody means than they are at present acquainted with. OATLAND3,—A tribe of about twenty natives attacked Mr. Bryant's stock hut, at the Blue Hills, on Friday last, and, after frightening the hut-keeper, robbed the hut of a number of blankets, knives, forks, &c. Old George, the shepherd, soon ar rived, and, not being more than forty yards from the blacks, attempted to arrest the progress of one of them, who was carrying off a large bundle, but in vain, the arms which they had not being in good order. The blacks then went away in the direction of the Coal River. They showed no disposition to attack the white men, plunder being their only object. Constable Prior, of the Oatlands Field Police, apprehended two runaways near Mr. Bryant's, only a shert time before; but had, unfortunately, left the but. BREAK o'DAY PLAINS.—There is a beautiful ap pearance for crops in all parts. I never saw the English grass look better at home. We have a fine dropping of healthy lambs. GREEN PONDS, OCT. 14.--James Blunders, who resides on the farm belonging to Mr. Cobb, in abut distant not more than a mile and a half from the late residence of Mr. Whitfield, was suddenly alarmed this morning by beholding a native in the act of drawing back and delivering a spear through the window; and; most fortunately; after glancing upon his fingers; and earrYing away the knueltle of pilb, the weapon passed him without further mischief.---. The savage immediately withdrew, and, as it ap peared, Blunders took shelter behind the chimney. Alone and unarmed no alternative but flight was left. With precipitation he pursued his way to the party of soldiers at the Cross Marsh, who, with the constable, went with him back to the hut, which he found plundered of a variety of articles, tea; sugar, tobacco, flour, bread, and blankets. They left be- hind an old blanket. PIRACY. (From a Philadelphia Paper of the 17th of March.) The following statement is made by John Cor rejai master of the brig Ma 7y, of New York On the 14th of February instant, wind S.W., entered on the Keysal bank, in sight of the Dog Keys. At 2. 30, P.m. saw an hermaphrodite brig and schooner, apparently in company, lying to the wind. At 4 P.M., not wishing to leave the bank, tacked to the southward, when they immediately filled away. At 4. 15., finding we were coming up with them, they both tacked for about 15 minutes, when the schooner again filled away and left the brig in the situation just mentioned. At 5 P.M., being aboard the brig The New Priscilla, of Salem,' on her stern, observed that her stern boat tackles were hanging in the water, her boat gone, and not a soul to be seen on board ; called three or four times, but receiving no answer, tacked and stood off. " On the 25th of February, a letter was received from the commercial agent at Matanzas, in which he states, that the brig Atlantic, Grover, of Boston, sailed on the 21st instant from that port, and that on the sane day she was captured by a piratical schooner, and all hands murdered, except one man who was concealed. They scuttled the vessel, and deserted her, when he came out, put the vessel be fore the wind, and when within three miles of the shore she sunk, and that he saved himself by swim ming on a plank, which was driven along towards shore by the sea-breeze, and arrived exhausted at Mr. Echvarria's, near Matanzas." The notary certificate sets forth the testimony of Alfred Hill, who stated, " that he was second mate of the brig Atlantic, Captain Caleb W. Grover, of Boston, which vessel sailed hence on Sunday, the 22d of February instant, bound to New York, hav ing on board the following named persons—viz. Caleb Grover, master; Joseph Jordan, first mate; this appearer, Alfred Hill, second mate; John Ro binson, Joseph Blaseday, and Potter, seamen; and cook, a black man, name unknown. That off Point Yaco was boarded and brought to by a piratical schooner, about GO or 70 tons burden, full of men, armed with cutlases, and having on board two large guns, who ordered the boat to be lowered and sent on board the schooner, which was done, having on board Captain Grover, and two men, Joseph Blase day and John Robinson ; that as soon as the boat got alongside of the schooner, a number of her men jumped on board, took out the two seamen, and im mediately shoved alongside the brig and boarded her, and ordered all hands, except the Captain, into the fore peak. After shutting the scuttle over, they waited about ten minutes, and ordered all hands on deck again. That at this time, lie, the said Alfred Hill, was stowed away among the cargo, for the purpose of secreting himself; that they were called on deck separately—that he then heard a heavy groan from the Captain, and heard him distinctly repeat these words, ' Lord have mercy on my soul !' Heard a scuffling on deck, and groans of the people; that after the noise had ceased, they commenced searching, as he supposes, for money; that about four o'clock in the afternoon they knocked out her bow port, when she immedi ately began to fill with water; hearing a noise on deck at the time, he supposed the pirates had not left her, and was afraid to go upon deck; that hav ing discovered the noise to proceed from the flap ping of the sails, after haring remained below till twilight, he went upon deck, and got some blan kets with which he endeavoured to stop up the bow port, but found it of no use, as the force of the sea washed them in again; that he then filled the top sails, to endeavour, if possible, to get her back into the harbOur. That about three miles and a half from the shore, she sunk : with the assistance of a plank, lie succeeded in getting a-shore about four o'clock the following morning, and continued walk ing along shore as far as lie could : that he then went to a house, where they gave him an order to go to Mr. Robert Ferry's, where he dined. That from thence he went to the plantation of Mr. Ech varria, where he slept last night, from whence he this morning came to town. That the brig was overhauled and boarded between twelve and one o'clock of the day of their leaving port, and that the pirates left her, as he supposes, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon. That after com ing on deck, he discovered marks of blood near the rail, and pieces of watches, &c., and wearing ap parel, strewed about the cabin and deck. That he has no doubt, from the noise he heard, and-the ap pearance of blood, that the captain and crew were murdered." FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Carlisle, in Grost enor-place, yester day, from Chiswick ; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, from Chiswick; Earl O'Neill, in St. James's-street, from a tour; Lord Melbourne, at his house, Whitehall, from Earl Cowper's seat, Pansenger, Hefts ; Mr. and Mrs. Manning, in Brook_ street, from Brighton ; Colonel and Mrs. Parker, in Hertford street, from Worcestershire; Captain Douglas, in Clifford-street, from Maidstone ; Captain and Mrs. Higgins, in Brook-street, from Brighton ; William Campion, Esq. at Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, from his seat Danny, near Brighton ; the Hon. Mr. Jerningham, a t F en t on ' s H ote l , St . James's-street, from Cossey, Norfolk ; A. B. Lester, Esq. and the Misses Lester, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Leicestershire; Mr. and Mrs. W. Trowley, and family, at ditto, from Sussex. DEPARTURES. The Duke of Norfolk from his house in St. James's-square, for his seat, Fornham, Suffolk ; Lord Carrington, from his house in Whitehall-yard, for his seat, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks ; Lord Ferrard, from the Brunswick Hotel, for Ireland ; Lord Carbery, from ditto, for Northamptonshire ; Sir T. 1). Aubrey, Bart. front Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for his seat, Dorton House, Bucks ; Captain Gray, from ditto, on a tour; R. Farrell, Esq. from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Ireland ; Charles Morris, Esq. from ditto, for the Continent ; Captain 11PCurdy, from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street, for Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs. H aw ki ns, f rom t h e Br i t i s h H ote l , Jermyn-sheet, for. their seat iu Berks ; Wm. Holmes, Esq. from ditto, for Cambridge. ARRIVALS Ail THE NEW STEINE HOTEL, BRIGHTON. Dowager Countess Powlett, Sir John Croft, Mr. Drewe, Mr. and Mrs. Archdale, Messrs. Archdale, Dr. and Mrs. Gooch, 3lessrs. Langham, Mrs. and Miss Campion, Mr. Robertson, Mr. D. Wilson, Mr. Farrer and Mr. Friend, Mr. Burgoyne, Mr. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Tritton, Honourable Mr. Dundas and M r . B. Dale. ARRIVALS AT THE OLD SHIP HOTEL, BRIGHTON. Mr. Sexier, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Ileppins, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Wiodus, Mr. James Winter, Mr. Fred. Giesler, Mr. Malcolm, Mr. Lowndes, &c. ARRIVALS: AT BATH. Marquis of Lothian, Lord Rose, Sir James Montgomery, M.P. and Lady Montgomery, Sir A. and Lady Elton, Sir James and Lady Lake, Sir W. Cam, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Irby, Hon. Mr. Upton, Hon. Mrs. Burret, Colonels Lethay, D'Arccy; Lieut.- Colonel Gossi ; Captains Ashe, Collins, Hodgson, Seward, Browne ; Rev. Messrs. Cobb, Fletcher, Hill, Braddon, Gould, Ross ; Mr. and Mrs. Cold, Mayne, Scott, Long, Smith ; Messrs. Colstone, Moore, Mortimer, Aldridge, Jones, Maxse, Spooner, Powell, Forster, Bailward, Godfrey, Gore, Norris, Price, Robin son, Pycrott, Sheppard, Tipping, Hodson, Watson, Powell, Fleming, Hunt, Harrison, Hogarth, Garrett, Wightwick, El liott, Bumpass, Baylis ; Mistresses Sellar, Cally, Grief, Jeffries, Protheroe, Porbes, Pierrepont ; Misses Walton, Whitehead, Brind, Paxton, Cally, Watts, Burlton, &c. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Lady Gillespie, Colonel and Mrs. Knight, Colonel E. King, Lieutenant-Colonel Parke, Major and Mrs. Rickaby, Major Richards, Rev. J. C. Bradney, Rev. D. C. De la Pope, Rev. Mr. Turner, Captain Shaw, Captain Watson, Captain Scatch), Captain Jenner, Captain Duke, Captain Trant, Captain Young, Lieut. Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, Bruce, H. R. Hill, Hawkes, Mor gan, Hare, Cortield, Stifle, Studdert, Messrs. Ashton Smith, My., Watt Ormsby, Louis Charriere, W. Birch, Watts, Rogers, Kilber, Clark, Gullan, Bailey, Mullins, Anderson, Shaw, Iverson, Scott, Bowly, jun. J. Birch, Gower, Dolphin, Vernon, C. Stapleton, J. Petley, S 3 roans, Hutchinson, Rayley, Whitcombe, Alistresses Ashton Smith, Stephen, Bolton, Turner, Harmer, Church, &c. Lord DORMER, a Roman Catholic Peer, who will now be entitled to take his seat in the Upper House of Parliament, has been abroad almost from infancy, and is wholly unable to speak the English language. His Lordship is now in England, and will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar 3E58 TICHBORNE, eldest daughter of Sir HARRY TICIIBORNE, Bart.—Brighton Gazette. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. NEWM ARN ET, Tuesday Night. The running to-day has more than supported the ex peet'ations entertained by the most brilliant assemblage t.roir known at Newmarket. Nine out of ten races actually run is a proport!cn t•er7 rarely to be equalled--certainly not surpassed ; indeed, it is by no Weans common for so many races to be found on the list. The influx of com pany since Sunday has been immense ; it includes the names of all the nobility and gentry connected with the turf in every part of the kingdom, besides a long list of fashionables who are not often to be found on a race-course. The time necessarily occupied in the business of the meet ing prevents our procuring a frill list of the arrivals. We can therefore only giVe a fe4.41 of the principal. Duke of Portland, Duke of Rutland, Duhe of Richmond; Duke of Grafton, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis Graham, Earl and Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Molyneux, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Verulam, Earl of Orford, Lord and Lady Anson, Lord Lynedoch, Lord G. H. Cavendish, Lord Lowther, Lord Geo. Bentinck, Lord H. Bentinck, Lord .h Fitzroy, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord C. Somerset, Sir John Shelley, Sir Marie Wood, Hon. Col. Anson, Hon. De Roos, Mr. Lyne Stevens, Mr. Faytie, Mr. Robarts, M. P., Mr. Greville, Mr. Irby, Mr. Wily, Mr. Camp bell, Mr. Delme Radcliffe, Mr. Batson, Mr. Harrington, Mr. Bridges, Mr, Smith, Mr. Gould, Mr. Giles, Mr. Hewitson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thornhill, Mr. C. Wilson, and nearly every member of the Jockey Club. These are a very small proportion of the visitors. The incontenience arising from so vast a crowd in such a confined place as Newmarket is great—there is no moving in comfort, and many of the must distinguished leaders of the fashionable world are compelled to put up with very limited accommo dations. The prices for lodging, and the concomitants, eating and drinking, are enormous; for, now the oppor tunity is afforded them, the Newmarket people (like the Doncaster) will do " noting widout the guinea:" we have regularly attended every meeting for some years past, and have never had cause to find fault with the charges being too moderate : on the present occasion our expenses for apartments, &c. are considerably more than trebled. The only meeting which can bear any comparison with it is the well-remembered race-week a few years back, when the late Duke of York's Moses created so great' a sensation in the sporting world. The Jockey Club dinners have been respectably attend ed, but not by any means so well as they ought to have been. The private dinner parties are so frequent, that the rooms stiffer materially. The party to-night was small, the Duke of Rutland and the Earl of Sefton having large parties. Mr. Robarts had also a select dinner, at which were Messrs. Harrington, Smith, Bridges, Giles, Gould, and Hewitson. The betting rooms were full this evening, and up to the time of closing our parcel, business had been tolerably brisk, without effecting any changes of importance, save that Espagnolle and Camel regained their old places. Mr. Batson's Seraph won her race so cleverly, that she was brought into tl►e market at long odds. The following are a few additional particulars of this day's races :—First race :.-6 to 4 on Scimetar. Tan creda made the running, keeping in front to the hill, where the Duke's colt went up, passed him, and won easy by two lengths : rode by Boyce, the loser by Conolly. Second race :-2 to lon Rhoda. This was a pretty close-run race amongst the three as fur as the bushes, where Chiron declined; the other two kept up a smart pace to the end, Rhoda (Robinson) winning rather cleverly by a length. Arnull jockied Chiron, and Lye the other. Third race :- 6t04 on The Lion. The first running was made by the Duke of Portland's colt, the others lying at his heels ; Gas (as the Doll Tearsheet colt is now called) then got up, The Lion at the same time getting into a quicker pace. The contest was doubtful all the rest of the ground, and it was only within a few lengths of the judge's chair that Gas, by making a powerful effort, won by a neck, rode by Goodison; the Duke's by J. Day; The Lion, by Robinson ; and St. Laurence, (who had not much to do with the race) by Buckle. Fourth race :-6 to 4 on Seraph, who was rode by Robinson, and won in a canter. Emilina; rode by Conolly; Little Ecstacy by J. Day ; and Mr. Payne's by Goodison. Fifth race :-2 to l on Lady Emily, who won her race as easy as Se raph ; she was rode by Goodison ; Canary, by Robinson ; and Jungfrau, by Arnull. Sixth race to 2 against Seheik, who won easy, rode by Arnull ; Sir John's by Robinson. Seventh race :-6 to 4on Magawiska, who took the lead at starting, was never headed, and won cleverly, rode by Boyce; Vortigern, by Goodi son ; and Emilina, by Conolly. The Oatlands :-5 to 4 against Toso, 3 to 1 against Souvenir, and 4 to 1 against Jenkins. They came away in a body, but Toso went in front directly. They went at a good slashing pace across the fat to the turn of the lands, where Sou• venir went up, challenged Toso, and soon convinced her that she was out of place; she immediately dropped to the rear. Jenkins and Locket then set-so, passed Sou venir, and ended a beautiful race in favour of Jenkins by half a length ; rode by T. Robinson, Locket by Buckle, Souvenir by Robinson, and Toso by John Day. Seven subscribers paid half forfeit, and seven only 10 sovereigns each. Last race-5 to 2 on Omen, who led off at a steady pace, Mariner waiting till they made the Duke's stand, where he made play, and won his race easy ; rode by Conolly ; Omen by John Day. _ _ _ Mr. Howard's Oiseau f. has paid for the sweepstakes on Friday. The Fixtures for Thursday are as follow The Lincoln's-Inn Stakes of 156 soy& each, h. ft. ; colts Sst. 716., fillies Sst. 31b. Mr. Rogers's Bazaar Mr. Houldsworth's Lady Louisa Sir J. Shelley's Fortune-teller Duke of Grafton's Artist Mr. Carter's Augusta Sweepstakes of 100 soya. h. ft. for fillies, Sat. 31b. D.lll. Lord Exeter's Green Mantle Lord Wharnclitlifs, by Whisker—Calypso Duke of Grafton's, by Centaur—Catgut Mr. Payne's Paulina Lord Anson's, by Tramp—Prue. One paid. Sweepstakes of 300 soya. each, b. ft. colts Sst. 71b., fillies, Bst. 41b. D.lll. (Allowance as for the Riddleswortb.) Duke of Rutland's brother to Moses f by Phantom—Sorcery Mr. Nowell's c. by Walton—Miss Wasp Duke of Grafton's Ronald, by Centaur—Prudence Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-Wisp One pays. Dinner Stakes of 300 soya. each, h. ft. for colts Bst. 71b. fillies Sst. 41b. Duke of Rutland's Brother to Moses Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the- Wisp Duke of Grafton's Ronald Lord Exeter's Patron . Sweepstakes of 200 sove. each, h. ft. R.M. (Three subs.) Lord Orford's Scheik, to walk over. The Claret Stakes of 200 Kw& each, h. ft. D.I. Mr. Molony's Rough Robin Duke of Rutland's Cadland Mr. Thornhill's Merchant Mr. Chifney's Zinganee Lord G. Cavendish's Ridicule 11 Terror pays. Post Mitch for 200 sous. 11.111.—Mr. Poyntz's f. by Sultan—Ghost's darn or colt by Sultan (dead), agst Duke of Portland's colts by Tiresias—Zora and Ambiguity, to bring one to - the post. Match for 500 sovs. Sat. 41h. each. D.M.—Lord Anson's Frederica agst Mr. Payne's Paulina. Match for 100 sovs.—Sir J. Shelley'e Blinker agst Mr. Greville's Tarifa. Wednesday Afternoon. The sport to-day, as is generally the case on a Wednes day, is very poor, nor is the attendance on the course much better; and, that every thing may be in unison, the ruin has been descending at intervals all the morning. The appearance of the list yesterday was not so unpromising, but the terror i❑ which Green Mautle and Espagnole are held, has occasioned the best races to go off, as will be seen below. Sweepstakes of 200 soTs. each, h. ft. for colts, by untried stallions, Bst. 41b. Lord G. Cavendish's, by Godolphin walked over Mr. Greville's Vortigern, by Englius—Rowena paid Lord Warwick's, by Centaur—Niobe Lord Exeter's (dead) by Sultan—Athenian's dam paid Duke of Grafton's Deacon Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h. ft. for fillies, Sst. 41b. R.M. Lord Exeter's Green Mantle, by Sultan— walked over Lord Wharncliffe's, by Whisker—Calypso paid Duke of Grafton's Lyric paid Mr. Wilson's, by riedley—Charlotte Mr. Rogers's Francine paid Mr. Nowell's Ur. by Walton—Brown Duchess paid Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. for fillies, Sst. 71b. D. M. Mr. Thornhill's, by Sam—Morel, received Mr. Greville's Fancy, withdrew his stake Duke of Grafton's Gem, paid. Match for 100 sots. h. ft. Bst. 41h. each. R3l. Lord Southampton's brother to Urganda beat Lord Veru lam's Laurestious. Match for 100 sous. h. ft. A.F.—Mr. Weatherley's Tokay, Set. 71b. walked over, and Mr. G. Edwards's Glory, 7st. 1111). paid. It is thought that there will be one more race, but it is so insignificant as not to be worth waiting for. Lord G. Cavendish's Ridicule filly and Mr. Thornhill's Merchant have paid for the Claret, so that the race is left to Cadland, Rough Robin, and Zinganee. A King's Messenger was sent off from the Foreign-office on Tuesday night, with despatches for Naples. FRANT. On Saturday se'nnight, George Start, aged IS, l cogg: ot George ouran , t a ereeot vas sasitr e t aggged o t oetoed m np,f; scetimGnal person at violentl sk i seata t toy et jortryl Start), present)hogdd, o, ti George st : fot Dhyl Clark, eaa r i Fanny s i tay a s Daniel assault cAeauual tsintn atCgidcti vt Red, (ini huaore younger, e o i s Clark, a y . cl,sgevdi a l 01 x a eaaars n , dtsy Saturday uy d poA, 2r0,. company E ts:nc, asonyegsyi Coe. with dischargedleilal,s, rit t is,rs Ttbhi,farothaliott Horsham rsgehltloo,rehaee.There ec:lrsolslelaal. nit6 ai:rapeid.s.ft. com mitted to take his trial at the same Assizes, for a inst., Wm. Vaughn, the elder, William Vaught, the younger, James Vaughn, George Ackbuist, and Thomas Taylor, were apprehended and brought be fore the same worthy Magistrate, for a most violent assault on William Foreman, the warrener of the Earl a AbergaVenriy, and a young man named Card. It appears that the complainant arid his companion were returning home on Good Friday, about ten in the evening, when the above fire men waylaid the warrener, and attacked him in the most violent manner, The warrener is a very courageous and after fighting for half an hour, the whole five men were vanquished and cried for mercy. It appeared in evidence, that this assault arose from an old grudge, the warrener having detected the Vaughns as poachers. The warrener was dreadfully bruised about the face. The worthy Magistrate committed them to the MeAsioos to answer the assault, but gave them 21 hours to find bail; he at the same time observed, that although the warrener had been ex. tremely ill used, he should not object if the parties 'chose to compromise; and he said this, because he thought the prisoners had been properly punished by the extraordinary courage of the warrener and his companion. We understand the matter was afterwards compromised by their signing a written apology and paying the expences, which they thank fully accepted. Great praise is therefore due to the warrener for his forbearance. We mention this case, as we think from one feature in it, it deserves to be universally known. The warrener had with him a double barrelled gun, which he laid on the ground, being determined not to use it, although he had at one time four men on him at once, he was resolved not to resort to his gun, and his reason was, that "it was not fighting like an Englishman." A gen tleman present at the examination asked the war rener in a serious tone, " whether-he was of opi nion the saying was true, that one Englishman could beat three Frenchmen ?" The warrener with equal gravity replied, that " he was sure of it, if they were not monstrous big fellows." The warrener is a middle sized, but strong built man.—Brighton. Gazette. ON DESTROYING RATS AND OTHER VERMIN. (From the Glasgow Farmer's Register.) Surely the general obligation, of taking all feasable methods to destroy those vermin which which prey upon corn, was never so strongly in cumbent as at the present time ; and it is to be hoped that their own interest, enhanced as it it , by the present rise in prices, will urge your agri cultural readers to the most indefatigable exer tions. What does it cost this country in corn, for the maintenance of that enormous stock of rats and mice, which the too indolent sons of agriculture suffer to range uncontrolled , and to propagatr in myriads, as though they were animals of the chase kept sacred for the necessary purpose of diversion ? How many of this species of game has the cultivator of a corn farm of three hundred acres the honour to feed ? How many pints of wheat per week will a fine full-grown rat consume, including the waste ? Suppose a rat consumes half a peck of wheat in a week, which, at the present price of wheat, is fifteen pence, and that a man has only two score of them quartered upon him, their board will stand fifty shillings a week. I would advise your agri cultural readers, when they have nothing of greater importance to take up their attention, to make a few calculations on this subject ; and, if any of them be desirous of ascertaining the quantity of corn a rat will tat, let him take one alive and make the experiment, allowing however for confinement, since there can be no doubt that these animals will consume much more at their liberty. Ido not pretend to say but that people employ rat-catchers, set traps, and lay pastiles and poisons : so did their grandsires, that is to say, when the vermin get to an in tolerable head, they draw them, thin them, and cull them ; leaving a sufficient stock, about the increase of which they feel perfectly indifferent and at their ease, until the enemies return in shoals, and awake them to fresh exertion. Are there no measures which would go to the entire extirpation of these vermin ? I have faith to be lieve there are ; it has been said faith will remove mountains, but I should think persevering exer tions fully as well calculated to answer such and every other end. I shall now describe the method which I have followed with success, at no rate a new one ; at the same time it must be understood that I con fine myself to the farm steading or country house solely, leaving town-warehouses and mills to pro fessed rat-catchers. Every farm should be provided with a com petent number of ferrets, and of true vermin bred curs, such as are commonly kept by rat catchers and labourers. One hour or two should be reserved weekly, for a general hunt, (in all accessible and likely places,) when the beer can or the whiskey bottle ought to pass about, so as to make the business go down with cheerfulness, and to keep the hunters mindful of it as a pleas ing task. The ferrets and dogs should be in the care of him among 140 e servants either the best skilled or most attached to the sport. The holes and haunts of the vermin, in and around the premises, are diligently to be sought out, the master never failing to allow trifling premiums to those who make discoveries therein. No respite to be allowed to the delinquents, but a war of extermination to be constantly carried on from January to December. If by these - brisk mea sures you do not entirely destroy your rats, you will not fail in time to drive the major part of them to the steading of your next neighbour, by which you will have the additional satisfaction of doing him an unspeakable kindness, if he be an indolent man. In aid of these measures, others also may be adopted, if necessary ; traps for instance ; but these ought to be of the cage kind, and by no means such as to endanger the cats, a most useful species of domestics, fully entitled to our care and kindness. The Bishop of CARLISLE (the late respected Dean of this Cathedral) is on a visit to the Rev. FREDE RICK BAILAY, in the Precincts.—Kentish Chronicle. The estate of Sir P. POLE, the transfer of which to his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON is now, we hear, completed, immediately adjoins that of Strathfieldsa)e, purchase,' for the Duke, by the Parliamentary Commis sioners, from the late Lord ItivElls. The Pole estates, as well in soil as in situation, are far superior to the Strath fieldsaye property, and a magnificent piece of water forms the boundary on one side. Ilcre, it is expected, the grand National Mansion will be built. The purchase-mc,ney, we have heard, was 250,000/. (not 260,000/.), and it is con sidered cheap.—Strathfieldsaye is about nine miles south of Reading, and within a short distance of the ancient Roman fortress of Segontium, now Silehester, where the Emperor CoNsTArriNxwasinvested with the Imperial purple in 407.