The Sun. — London, England, 1829-01-21 00:00:00

EXECUTION-(THIS DAY.) The Old Bailey Was this morning the scene of the fi na l ex i t of Jantes Coleman, aged' 33, and James " r4 eder, aged 21 ; the latter for a desperate high. Way robb ery near Bethnal-green, on the sth of So- Yember when one of the party accompanying him was riding in the character of Guy Fawkes on a .donkey. The novel scene created a great crowd, ,and Alr.Brookes, an elderly gentleman, was knocked down and robbed of his watch, and a large sum of money; The prisoner, it appeared, was considered the leader of a formidable gang, and a young man a desperate courage. Coleman was convicted on clear evidence of coin- Jug; irr fact, so convinced was he of his little chance of escape, that when the officer entered the room Where two of the moat correct tricmlds for casting *Linings that ever were seen were found,. Coleman exclaimed tiatt he was a dead man. His wife was tried with him, but acquitted. This morning the two unfortunate culprits were : Warned by the Choler-Sheriffs, at the usual hour, that their end approached. Since the knowledge of their destiny their conduct has been highly deco rous, 'and they were engaged in prayer the greater part of the morning. At exactly eight o'clock Coleman entered the press-room. He advanced with a look of sad cheer fulness, and after being pinioned he walked across the room with a firm step, and seated himself on the form. Mr. Wormier was standing near him, and Coleman instantly rose, and shaking hands, thanked him for the kindness with which he had been treated. "Wheeler then entered. His youthful appearance AAd terrible agitation excited the commiseration of all present. He exclaimed, " The Lord have mercy tentl my poor soul!" an d con ti nue d p ray i ng mos t fer y during the whole ceremony. When the !nonfatal procession was ready, he grasped Mr. Wontuer's hand almost convulsively, and ble4sed him with such an earnest appearance of sincerity as deeply impressed every one. They then proceeded, but when they had arrived nearly at the foot of the drop, it wee recollected that Coleman's sentence directed that he should be drawn on a hurdle to die Place of execution, and the unfortunate man was led back some distance to undergo the ridiculous opera tion of being placed in a sort of chair on a sledge, and dragged by the turnkeys to the foot of the drop. Surely this miserable farce ought to be abolished. It can hardly, as practised, be considered an aggrava tion ef punishment, and, if not used for that pur- Pc") why use it at all ? We can hardly think that such a barbarous custom is retained for the sake of illicit/it usage. 'Wheeler, in mounting the steps, I : 43 wed to all present, and said, " God bless you all, gentlemen." He then appeared more firm, and when on the drop, and the executioner was tying the fatal noose, he begged Mr. Under-Sheriff I tiehardson to give from him an earnest request to Ilia brothers and sisters to walk in the ways of God. Coleman, who was deeply engaged in prayer, then Mounted with a firm step, and in a few seconds they breathed no more. Vdry few persons were present. EMBEZZLEMENT. (From the Times.) A respectable evening cotemporary (The Sun) ealightened its readers by reprinting the whole of a repealed Act of Parliament (known as Sir Thomas ,Ploteer's Act). This important matter filled nearly a colum n and a quarter. Would it not have been more beneficial to have published the existing enact ments upon the eubject—the' 49th and 50th clauses of Ir. Peel's Larceny Act, which would have oc tuPioe" abouta sixth of the above-mentioned spaces ?# they are as follows: " N 49 . And, for the punishment of embetelements e•oremitted by agents intrusted with property, be it t'aaeted, that if any mousy, or security for the pay ment of money, shall be entrusted to any banker, "nrehant, b ro k er, attorney, or other agent, with any direction in writing to apply such money, or any part thereof, or the proceeds or my part of the Proceeds of such security for any purpose specified in such direction, and he shall, in violation of good faith, and contrary to the purpose so specified, in anywise co nveit to hi s own use or benefit such mo tley, security, or proceeds, or any part thereof re spectively, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, ut the discretion of the Court, to be trans ported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years nor less than seven years, or to suffer such other punishment by fine or imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award ; and if any chat tel or valuable security, or any power of attorney for the sale or transfer of any share or interest in az) , public stock or fund, whether of this kingdom or of Great Britain or of Ireland, or of any foreign state, or in any fund of any body corporate, eom- Nun or society, shall be entrusted to any banker, Merchant, broker, nttorney or other agent, for safe t witody, or f or any spec i a l purpose , w i t h out any a uthority to sell, negotiate, transfer, or pledge, and I ' 6 shall, in violation of good faith and contrary to 'the object er purpose for which such chattel, secu litY, or power of attorney, shall have been intrusted to him, eell, negotiate, transfer, pledge, or in any manner convert to his own use or benefit such chattel or security, or the proceeds of the 'same, or any Part thereof. or the share or interest in the stock or fund to which such power of attorney shall relate, or ilt any part thereof, every such offender shall be fOy of a :misd emeanour , an d being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the 'Court, to any of the punishments which the Court may award, as hereinbefore last mentioned. uothiso. Provlded always, and be it enacted, that hereinbefore contained relating to agents wi y iti fi t affect any trustee in or under any intrument persoente,r,hr any mortgagee of any property real or respect of any act done by such trustee nir Mortgagee in relation to the property comprised or au . *fleted by any such trust or mortgage; nor or restrain any banker, merchant, broker, attorney, other agent, from receiving any :money which 0 (11 be or b ecome actually due and payable upon or t virtu e of any valuable security, according to the t our and effe c t thereof, in such manner as he , s 4li gift h ave d one if this act had not been passed; 07 fr om selling, t rans f err i ng, or ot h erw i se di spos i ng wl !u'Y securiti es or e ff ects i n his possession, upon` L i :l he sh a ll h ave any lien, cla i m, or d eman d ent i t li ng e th by law 50 to do, unless such sale, transfer, or p ar er disposal shall ex t en d to a grea t er num b er or i j t t of su c h secur i t i es or effects t h an s h a ll b e requ i- Q for satisfying such lien, claim, or demand." ej 1 . ., 1 : 1 4 Act of P ar li amen t a ll u d e d to was i na d ver t en tly p rof u by us f rom th e Morning Journal, a paper which )1 1 , 3 to have exclusive information respecting Runaway j Lne", on pound bank-notes, ad such oinos ub- It s e singular that we never by chance m trnst u to s the s er ' o ci ' i tY of the Morning Jeurnul, but we are led into h ~r` Rut we promise to be more cautions in future.— % — 9 l B ger friend, The Times, never sees the old pearlier 4" ha wide domains, since it has bet up for honesty by 1% , 1 11 : 44 1g a new name. Its character remains as hopeless We have r ece i ve d a commun i ca t ion f rom a lPtctabl e correspondent at Bi rm i ng h a m, in which he Q kw some remarks on the punishment proper to be 4 rdsd to Resurrection- men , an d to w hi eh h e w i s h es us t o I gt „'' Publicity. lie propos es th at any one f oun d gu ilty o f e, c l "tig dead bodies be tra ns p orte d f or seven years, and Ett th e tame pena l ty b e attac h ed to the person who pur "'ll% them, knowing them to have been stolen. S -P vv , . .PENTI NE RlVER.—Owin g t o tne * 4 4 : 11,1 es of the preceding night's frost, this vast sheet of it WO5 covered yesterday by a solid surface of ice ; but 1 44 5 llot c a p a bl e of bearing ranch u eight, a n d therefore rit s , 48 / 1 individuals exp ienced the effect of their teme -141, for several fell in ; the result however was, fortu atid % only a good ducking. There were few skaiters, p „ 4 4e of no t e ; but if the frost continue, many will ap tu-day. Th e men b e l o nging to the Humane Society Th. e , i4 attend ance with their flat-bottomed boats and drags. 1 1 , 4 t is not good, owing to the injury it has received ad snow having melted on the surface, COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held at Guildhall, for the despatch of a great deal of public business. COMMUNICATION FROM MR: PEEL, WITH RESPECT TEE nuirE Or CLARENCE'S GRAND ENTERTAINMENT. The Duke and Duchess of Clareneo gave a grand en tertainment on Monday evening, at their residence in Bushy Park, to the young Queen of Portugal. Most of the neighhocring nobility and gentry, some of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, the Cabinet Ministers, and a numerous party of the nobility and gentry, with the juvenile branches of their respective families, were invited to the entertainment. Preparations fur the party had been made at Bushy House for some days previous ; • the saloon had been fitted up as a ballroom, and had been tastefully chalked ky Mr. Glover, of London. In the centre were the Royal Arms of England ; at rune end of the apartment was the Order of the Garter, and at the other the initials "G. R." A temporary orchestra was erected in the apartment for the quadrille band; a mas sive chandelier was hung in the centre of the room. The steps at whirls the company alighted leading to the hall were enclosed. As the visitors were expected to be very numerous, Messrs. Townsend and Sayer were in attendanos to give directions for the regulation of the carriages. The company began to 'strive at six o'clock. The temporary entrance at which they sat down was bril liantly illuminated with variegated lamps, and had its front ornamented with two ancleore, one on each side, with cables attar:fled, and a large star in the middle ; the pillars at the extremities were h ung their entire height with variegated lamps. On the sides of the entrance were formed four Gothic arches of double rows of lamps. The end of the entrance adjoining the ball was hung with lamps in different devices. In the auidel]e of the front of the mansion was a large star, with a Crown with G. R. IV., & c. In the grand hall were stationed tic band of the Grena dier Guards, in full regimentals, led by their Rueter, Blaney; the livery-servants of the Duke and Duchess's Pleneehold lined the sides of the hail, and announced the names of the company as they arrived, which were tele graphed by the Pages into the drawing-room. The company, after passing through the grand hall, entered the Duchess's drawing-room, and from thence were usher ed thiough some bouduirs to the south drawing-room, where they were received by the Royal host and hostess. The Young Queen of Portugal arrived at seven o'clock with her suite, in two carriages and four. Her Majesty was attended by the Marquis de Ihrbacena, the Countess Itagipe, the Chevalier Sahianha, and Dr. Pereira. The Queen was received on alighting from her carriage by the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, who conducted her Ma jesty to the ball-room. The band of the Grenadier Guards played their regimental march (that in Scipio composed by Handel) on her Majesty's arrival. The Duke and Duchess introduced the assembled party to the young Queen. The quadrille band, of nine performers, led by Mr. Kent, com menced playing directly after her Majesty's arrival. Sets of quadrilles were arranged by Mr. Henry Kendon, Dancing Master to the Queen, who officiated as toaster of the cere monies to the juveniles. Her Majesty danced with the sons of the Foreign Ambassadors, in the order in which they rank at this Court, having for her partner in the first set, Prince George Lieven (son of the Russian Ambassa dor) ; the Queen danced iu the next set with the son of Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador; and in the following with Count Calerge, the eldest sou of the Mar quis de Pahnella. The company continued setting down till half-past seven o'clock ; some of the visitera brought as many as seven children. The band of the Grenadier Guards played a number of pieces from the works of Handel, Weber, Ros sini, Paccini, &e., the celebrated march composed for Duonaparte's coronation, and other marches, in a very superior style. Quadrilles were danced during the evening, till just previous to the company proceeding to supper, when a country dance was called for (the Brazilian, so named by Mr. Hendon, in honour of the Queen), which was led oil by the young Queen and Master Arthur Wood, son ofCol. Wood. The young Queen appeared to enjoy the change, and danced remarkably well. At the conclusion of this (lance, it being ten o'clock, the Duke of Clarence conducted her Majesty out of the ball-room to the apartments on the first flour, in one of which a hot supper was served; the Marquis of Barbacena conducted the Duchess of Clarence, and was followed by the Foreign Amhara:l - and Ministers, and their ladies. After the depar ture of her Majesty from the ball-room, waltzing was in troduced for a short time; quadrilles were afterwards re sumed, till past ten o'clock, when clawing ceased, and the company were ushered into the old dining-room, where a very elegant supper was laid out for them. The Grenadier baud played seine charming pieces during the supper. The young Queen of Portugal and her suite retired at I I ij ' t.L.C}: lff*stF ryas conducted to her• ver.i.s.ge by the Duke of Clarence. Dancing was mimed after supptr, was kept up tor some time. The company had all left by one o'clock. . . But few of the Cabinet Ministers were present, the greater part of them having gone to dine with the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-house. Amcmg those present, were Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, Princess Lieven, Prince George Lieven ; Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, one son, one daughter ; Princess Esterbaay, (Lefty of the Austrian Am bassador,) Princess Rosa and Princess Mary Esterhazy ; Baron Balow, the Prussian Minister, Baroness Bulow, two daughters ; Count 13jornstjerna, the Swedish Minister, Countess Bjornstjerna, two sans ; Viscount Itabayana, the Brazilian Minister, and the Secretary to the Embassy; Marquis and Alarchioness de Palmelle, three SKIS, four daughters, Secretary to the Embassy ; Count and Countess Munster, one son, four daughters; the Marquis de Re eende ; the Lord Chancellor, Lady Lyndhurst, one daughter; the Marchionese Westmeath ; Earl and Countess of Aber deem, two sons ; Earl Cassilis ; Lord and Lady C. Somer set ; Lord H. Fitzgerald ; Lord A. Lennox ; Lady and Miss and Master Bereaford ; Lady Farquhar, one eon, two daughters ; Lady M. Kennedy ; Sir W. and Lady Fre mantle, two eons, and Miss Harvey; Sir D. and Lady Hill, one son, one daughter ; Sir G. and Lady Moore; Sir J., Lady, and six Misses Gore; Sir E. and Lady Codling ton, two sons, three daughters ; Sir W. and Lady Jolliffe ; Admiral Sir J., Lady, and three Misses Whitsbed ; Sir H. and Lady Hotham, one son ; Sir R. and Lady Gar diner, two sons, one daughter; Sir C. Sullivan, one son ; Colonel and Lady Caroline Wood, four sons, two daughters ; Major, Lady G., and Miss de Roos ; Colonel and Lady A. Peel, one son ; Captain and Lady de Clifford, three sons, one daughter ; Sir Watben Waller; Mr. secretary -and Mrs. Peel, one son ; Colonel 'Wheatley ; Colons] Forester, three eons, one daughter ; Colonel and Mrs. Fitzelarenee, that? daughters ; Colonel Fox ; Colonel F. russell ; Captain Walker, two sone ; Captain Bentinck ; Mr. and Honourable Mrs. Hope, three sons; Mrs. Sheridan, two eons, four daughters, one nephew ; Mr. Broughton; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Cochrane ; Miss Williams ; two Misses Hawkins, two Masters Hawkins; Mr. and Mrs. Derby, one daughter Mr., Mrs., and Miss Vesey ; Mr. Massy Dawson, three Sons, two daughters ; Mr. and Mrs. Mere— wether, one son, one daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Palterer, one son, one daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, two sons, four daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Vials, two daughters ; Mr. Everett, two eons, two daughters; Mr. H. Seymour, two eons, two nieces; Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, one eon ; Mr and Mrs. Clayton, two daughters ; Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley, two sons, two daughters ; Mr. and Mrs. Hale, one son ; Mr. and Mrs. Archer, one son, sue daughter ; Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, two daughters ; Mr. Cadogan ; Mrs. G. Seymour, two sons, three daughters ; Miss Eden ; Mr. L. Peel ; Master Broadhurst; Mrs. Pricket ; two Misses Striddel ; Miss Blake; Mr. arid Mrs. Carmichael, one son, four daughters; Mrs. and two Misses Shepherd; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Forbes, one son, three daughters ; 31r. 'Wellesley ; Misses Adelaide and Augusta Fiteelarence ; Mr. Bowater. The Lord Chancellor, Viscount Melville, Mr. Secretary Pel, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited the Duke of Wellington yesterday, at the Treasury. The French Ambassador had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Noble Earl had afterwards a conference with the Duke of Wellington. A Cabinet Council was expected to have been htd yesterday at the Fureign-office : the meeting. was, hoiwever, postponed. Mr. Hume, of the Custom-house, proceeded yesterday afternoon from the city to the Treasury, to make a report of the state of the revenue in one branch of that establishment. The Master of the Rolls is considerably bet tor, and has so touch recovered, thot he will diFpose of his list of petitions at his honse, in South-street, on Thursday evening. idadarne the Princess of Tarentum, Duchess de la Trimouille, died this morning at her hotel, Rue de la p ep i mere , No. 55, in consequence of a violent inflamnaa• tory malady, scarcely at the age of 29 years. She has left two daughters of very tender age. Her husband, her rela tives, and her friends, have to regret in her a woman who was the ornament of society by her graces, her gentleness, an d h er e xcellent gatilltles,..pJourna/ dea Debate. SPOTITINgt INTELLIGENCE, PRESTON MEETING, 1S 9. SECOND DAY, JULY 13.—Tiso Gold Cup or Piece of Plate, value 100 sovs. added to a Sweepstakes of 10 rove. each ; three-yr-olds, bat. 61b. ; four, Sat. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six and aged, Pat. Mares allowed iib. The winger of the Preston Cup in any year to earry b lb. extra. Three miles and a distance. Lord Derby's Murillo Sir J. Gerard's Young Cornea Mr. Wood's Economist Mr. E. G. 1 - lornby'si Delphine Mr. Standish's Lady Vane Mr. Nowell's Longwaist by Walton Mr. W. M. Stanley's JoceEne Sir T. Stanley's Grenadier Mr. Yates's Frederick Mr. IL Wilbrahana's Poor Fellow Mr. Clifton's Fvlde Lord Lilford's Jupiter Mr. E. Stanley's La Danseuse Mr. Petre's Granby Mr. Turner's Clinton Lord Grosvenor's Mavrooordsto ------- Pelion Major Yarburgh's Laurel Duke of Leeds's Moonshine --- Jenny Mills. TKIRA DAY.-Sweepstakes of 100 each, h. ft. One mile and a quarter. Lord Derby's Brother to Urganda Sir W. Wynne's by Woful Lord 'Wilton's by Cervantes Lord Gresvenor's by Master Henry Mr. Clifton's by Peter Lely FIGHT BETWEEN YANDELL AND DUDLEY DOWNS. This little match for 25/. a-side came off yesterday. The cold, very cold, state of the weather, as a matter of course, thinned the attendance of the Fancy not a little; but nevertheless there were some to see the fight. Shir ley's, at Staines, Was the rallying p&nt, and there the mus ter was observed duly, either by passing calls for inquiries, or full stoppages to eat and drink. Dudley has fought twice previous to this ; his first fight he won cleverly; in his second he snide a good battle, but was compelled to give in to Jack Tisdale. Dudley is by profession a typographer, a native of the capital of the Emerald Isle, who, with a hearty love for the science of pugilism, left his own dear country, a comfortable home, kind relatives, and many friends, to toss up his hat, not for fortune, but fur fame only, on the less green sward of Eng land. During hie residence in this country he has grown much in esteem, both as regarded his claims as a fighting man of light weight and as a good-natured, quiet, unas suming meek sort of man in common life. Yandell is an old stager, and has been in the ring now, at least, for ten years. Of late "he wanted flesh," and had fallen off in estimation ; he was matched against Young Ned Crafer, whom he beat, but his appearance on that day was unpromising, and he did not far redeem his falling reputation. But he has since been under the aus pices of Jem Burn, of the Red Horse, and it would seem has in some measure followed his young master's example. Jem is a moderate living young man ; he eats bat once a-day, but—that is all day long. Jean has consequently waxed fat,—Yandell, in apcing his betters, has likewise made weight.--Ide who, when snatched with Dudley, was old-looking, shrivelled, and spent, yesterday came out hale and hearty, seemingly a fresh man of 10 stone 4lbs., well trained ; while poor Dudley was only 9 stone 2 lb. Yandell had experience of generalship and tactics in his favour by acquirement, and of natural endowments, he had weight, height, and length of arm. To encounter these, Dudley had only youth and an ambition to " win a good battle." At Shirley's the dice was given far Wingfield Plain. The ring was there fixed, and thither the men, and the followers of the men, repaired. They entered the arena of the contest. Yandell had for his seconds Jens Burn and Jack Carter. Dudley had the attention of Tom Gaynor and Reuben Martin. Ilse odds were on Dudley sto 4. On setting to the disparity of bulk was very obvious. Dudley, who is neat in atti tude, eyed his man from top to toe, and from head to foot, and seemed to think a despairing glance ; and it was only a thought, for he went to work with grace and gravity, and fought beautifully and bravely. But the age of miracles has ceased. Dudley could do no more than he was able, and all that he could do was not sufficient to turn it so that he could have lead. Yandell soon felt his weight, and with a tatse' :ng seeming generosity, was full of compliment to Dudley, whom he kept telling, " yen an - :, good man," and eeelly pretested against the chaffing of poor Dowss. In the fight, Dudley, although he sheered guo,i— more than passing good notion—could not make his points bear. Opposed to so much superior weight and length, it behoved him to keep out to spar, tight slow, and look for points ; but of this the weather would not admit, being so cold it required a buoy turn to keep him on his legs, and this he could only do by fighting with Yandell, and when he did so, the other's personal advantages gave him all the best of the counter-hitting. Yandell bad received one left bander above the right eye that had cut it a little, but still left the day-light unimpaired ; and two right-handers on the left side, that marked their visits. Dudley was dark in one eye, and the other or, the point of eclipse. Ile had a gash in the forehead, and his nose shattered about a bit and streaming claret like a fountain. This was the state of the game at the end of the 37th round ; they bad fought then one hour and twelve minutes, when two Magistrates appeared and spoiled the sport. The whole body repaired to Shirley's again, and after some delay, set cut for Shepperton Range, where a fresh ring was made. Dudley was dragged out of bed, and taken here ; but one cause of delay followed another, until it was too late, being hard upon six o'clock, and as it be came so dark the time-keeper holding the watch could not " see time," and tine battle, with some quantum of wordy warfare, was given up for the time being. The tight now remains on doubtful ground, but a meet ing was agreed upon for to-night, at Jem Burn's, the Red Horse, Bond-street, to settle the point. JENI WARD AND STMON BYUNr.- The fourth deposit for this match w;11 be made this evening at Hurry Hulett, the Golden Cross, Cross-lane, Long-acre. Baowx AND DOBELL.—The fourth deposit for the match between these two " first-raters," will be made to morrow evening, at Tom Cribb's, Manton-street, Hay market. BENnm.—The Game Lamb, who proved himself such a lion in his lace battle with Young, will take a sparring benefit this evening, at Howard's Coffee-horse, St. James's place, Aldgate. Some scientific exhibitions are expected. TO TIIE POLICE: A letter from the Secretary of State for the Nome Department to the Court of Aldermen was read in Court. It contained a proposition, which appeared to be, upon the first glance, a very equit able one ; but the Court begged leave respectfully to decline it. Mr. Peel required to know whether the Court would permit warrants for the apprehen sion of persons accused of crimes to be available in the city of London, without being backed by a city magistrate. The proposal was accompanied with a condition, that all warrants issued by any members of the Court of Aldermen should have effect in all parts of the country, without being backed by a magistrate of the county in which the individual sought for happened to be. There was an unanimous feeling in the Court against concurring in this proposition, and it was de termined, without hesitation, to reject a menitire which would be so decidedly an infringement of the privileges of the citizens of London. An answer in accordance with this feeling was then resolved upon, and the proper officer was di rected to transmit it to the Secretary. PRACTICE IN THE ELECTION OF CONSTABLE. A practice has existed for a very great length of time in some of the wards, which has been a subject of animadversion repeatedly, but which until yester day was believed, like many other bad practices, to be immortal. It is with considerable pleasure we state that the abuse received a death-blow before the Court of Aldermen, who expressed much indignation at the existence of it. The following is a short his tory of what we allude to:— Mr. Rogers, an inhabitant of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, was at last precinct meeting of the ward of Farringdon Without, voted to serve as constable for the ensuing year,—a proceeding to which he objected, inasmuch as there were several other individuals of much older standing in the parish than himself who had never served, and he thought it rather unreasonable to require him to precede those upon whom the precinct meeting omitted to call. He accordingly made his objection, upon which the precinct meeting did him the favour to demand of him the sum of ten guineas, as a penalty for refusing to serve. Now, as Mr. Rogers by no means relished this mode of disposing of his ten guineas, he refused to pay one farthing., and of course the matter came before the Court of Aldermen. His objection will be collected from the following statement :—Six or seven gentlemen had been elected constables before he was called upon, and not one of them having any fancy to the office, would not meddle with it.— " Well, then," said the precinct meeting, "as that is the case, pay us a fine of 10 guineas each of you, and you shall be excused." This propesal was con sidered the less of the two evils, and they paid the sum demanded, so that in a very short time the precinct meeting had GO or 70 guineas added to its feuds. A person who heard of such fines would na turally imagine that they were appropriated to the payment of substitutes; but this has not been the case. The moment one inhabitant would refuse to serve, the fine was inflicted, and another was called upon, so that the payment of a fine imposed the disagreeable duty of constable upon several persons years before any equitable liablity could be esta blished against them. Besides, several of the in habitants took it into their heads, but for what reason he did not know, that the money collected in this manner from refractory inhabitants found its way in some shape or other down the throats of some few of the persons who were foremost in en forcing this injurious custom, instead of being ap plied to the purpose above alluded te, or to the truly legitimate use of feeding the hungry and clothing the naked. Mr. Rogers did not at all relish the suspected ap propriatice. He required to know in what manlier the fines were disposed of—whether the poor of the parish were henefitted by the imposition, and by what authority the precinct put their hands into the pockets of indisiduel.3 ; end the answers he received by no means satisfied his notions of the hesitating integrity of the managers of the business. He was told that the precinct, which was composed of all the inhabitants, had determined upon pursuing the system, had made the rule for themselves, and that the fines were not squandered in dinners or " blows out," as had been calumniously asserted, but were applied to defray certain contingent expellees for the liquidation of which there were no funds in the ward. He refused to pay, and was then required to suppert his appeal before the Court of Aldermen. The LoRD MAYOR asked Mr. Rogers why he re fused to serve the office of constable ?—Mr. Rogers should not have the slightest objection to share in the duties of the ward, if he thought himself called upon in his proper turn ; but he had been called upon out of his turn. Six or seven of those who ought to serve before he should, had been tined ten guineas each, and those fines imposed upon him, as he had refused to serve the duty of constable some years before be could in justice be called upon to serve. • The LORD MAyon asked what right existed for demanding tines. Mr. TAYLOR (one of the Common Councilmen of the ward) said, in reply, that the ward precinct had established the custom amongst themselves as the most admirable in inducing individuals to serve. The LORD MAYOR wished to know in what man ner the sums thus received were distril:Aed. Did any of the produce of the fines go in dinners ? (A laugh.) . Mr. TAYLOR (as well as we could recollect) said, that no part of the tines had been appropriated to the payment of dinner-bills this year. There were expenses arising is the ward, from the necessity of paying the collector of rates, and of defraying the charges for advertisements; and those were paid cut of the fines. _ _ The LORD MAYOR expressed his surprise at the existence of such a practice as that of fining. Some of the Court spoke of the practice as one which must he immediately abolished: and it was at once determined that Mr. Rogers should be ex cused from serving the office of constable ; that the individual who stood higher on the list should be called upon to serve ; and that six or seven persons, who had paid the ten guineas each to be excused, should forthwith receive back the same from the hands of the fine-taker—an office to be considered henceforward of no efficacy or avail. _ This decision gave the greatest satisfaction, when it was made known outside the doors of the court. Despatches were yesterday received at the Co lonial Office, from Major-General Sir John Keane, K.C.B. at Jamaica ; from Barbadoes, St. Thomas's, and all the Leeward Islands. A man is now exhibiting at the Richmond Arms, Basing, 100 live rats in a cage; and he intends exhibiting himself among 200 of the same vermin, al loWing them to crawl over him ; after which his dog Rover, cousin to the celebrated Billy, is matched to kill 100 rats in 12 minutes.—Lewes Paper. MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—A few (lays ago a respectable looking female arrived in Ballyshannon, and took up her abode in the port. On the following day she was delivered of a son. In two days after the birth the child was sent to Bundoran to be baptised by the Rev. Mr. Nash ; but Mr. N. suspecting that all was not as it should be, at first refused to christen the infant. The woman, however, insisted on having it baptised, saying that if be refused she would report him to the Bishop. Mr. Nash interrogated the woman as to the particulars of the child's parents, and in vain endeavoured to elicit any information in that respect. He then baptised the child, and the woman returned with it to its mother. Next day the mother left Ballyshannon for the country, and in three days after returned without the child, it having, an she said, died the dAy she left town. She took her seat on the Dublin coach, and, we understand, was dropped near Ca van ; but nothing further has been ascertained about her. ...DuLlitt Freeman's Journal. GRAND TROTTING MATCH. The third deposit for the extraordinary match, in which 2001. to 1001. is betted that a horse or a mare cannot be found to trot in harness a hundred miles in ten hours and a-half, is to be made to-morrow evening, at the Dolphin, Coleman-street. This match excites singular interest among the connoisseurs in horse flesh ; and if the feat is accomplished, it will exceed anything of the sort hitherto attempted. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS POE TIIIS WEAK. His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Two-mile Brook, near Maidenhead ; and Friday, at Longford—at half-past ten. If not prevented by the weather they will meet at tke same place on the following day. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed nesday, near the Race Course; and Friday, at the Dyke— at half-past ten. The Brookside harriers will continue to meet every Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race Course ; anti Friday, at Tellescombe Tye—at half-past ten. The Cadbury Harriers, on Monday, at Charlton Hore thorne ; and Thursday, at Milborne Wyke. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at Sandiway Head ; Wednesday, at Duddo❑ Heath ; Thursday, at Tar porley Town End ; and Saturday, at Bartington Heath— at half-past ten. Lord H►rewood's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Wother some ; Wednesday, at Weeton; and Friday, at Garforth bridge—at ten. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Ludbo rough ; Wednesday, at Croxton Long-close; Friday, at Harpswell ; and Saturday, at the Kennel—at eleven. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, o❑ Monday, at the Kennel ; WedneKlay, at Hunt's Closes ; and Saturday, at Monk's Wood—at ten. The Auglesea Hounds, on Monday, at Nantonag ; Wed nesday, at Gaerwen Mill; and Friday, at Llanwyllog—at half- yastten. The NVitacre Stag-bounds, on Monday, at Necton Tuns; and Friday, at Swaffbain Race Course—at half-past ten. General Win. Fitzroy's Hounds, on Monday, at Mr. Abbott's, Castle Acre Wicken ; Wednesday, at Beetly ; and Friday, at Mr. J. Hudson's, Castle Acre—at eleven. Mr. Alien's Harriers, on Monday, at Blackborough ; and Friday, at Barrett's, Ringstead Chapel—at eleven. Lord Scarborough's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Osber ton ; Wednesday, at Aston-hall; Friday, at the Grove; and Saturday, at Sandbeck—at halt-past ten. Sir John Cope's Hounds, on Monday, at Wittga4lll; WeciaNday, at the Red Lion, Basildon ; Friday, at the Blade Bone, Bucklebury Common; and 4aturday, at Dog . - merafield—at half-past kn. The Craven Hounds, on Monday, at Lye Hill-gate ; Wednesday, at Penclose ; Friday, at lalands ; and Satur day, at Stype—at half-past ten. The Shropshire Hounds, on Monday, at Shawbury Village; Wednesday, at Nesettliffe; and Friday, at Acton Burnell—at half-past ten. The Qaorn Hounds, on Monday, at Bunney Park Tuesday, at Gatos-turnpike ; Thursday, at Great Dalby ; and Friday, at Martinshaw Wood—at half-past tan. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Sapeofe Town End ; Wednesday, at Slinakburgh-hill ; Thursday and Saturday, at Princetborpe Village—at hall-past ten. Mr. Mevnell'a Hounds, on Monday, at Holly Bush; Thursday, at Chartley Castle; and Saturday, at Hoarcrass —at lialf-past ten. The Gransden Hounds, on Monday, at Caxton Town; and Friday, at Coombe Grove—at ten. Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Burton Kennel; Tuesday, at Reveeby Village; Wednesday, at Gautby Park; Thursday, at Welton Mill and Swallow heck ; and Saturday, at Tothill Wood and Stapleford Moor —at eleven. Lord Petre's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Upminster Common ; Thursday, at Danbury Mills; and Saturday, at Laindon-las. The Hanibledon Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Berry Lodge, Hambledon ; Wednesday, at Corliampton Down; arid Friday, at Upham—at half-past ten. The Warwickshire For-hounds, on Monday, at Mitford bridge ; Wednesday, at Ufton Wood ; Friday, at Idlicote; and Saturday, at Wainbody--at half-past ten. The Marquis of Cies-eland's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Wednesday, at Aldburgh ; and Saturday, at S4:otton—at eleven. The Lambton Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Brandon ; Tuesday, at Chester-le-street; Thursday, at Sunderland bridge ; and Saturday, at Shotton--at ten. The H. H. on Monday, at Golden Pot; Tuesday, at Hinton; Thursurty, at the Chequers, Ropley; and Satur day, at Chilton Old-house—at ten. Mr. Assheton Smith's Hounds, on Monday, at Chute Lodge; Tuesday, at Everleigh ; Thursday, Hurstlxmae Tarrant ; and Friday, at Tidworth-house—at eleven. The Oakley Hounds, on Monday, at Durgey Corner ; Thursday, at Moulaoe Wood ; and Saturday, at Riseley— at eleven. Mr. Osbaldeeton's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Snlby Abbey; Wednesday, at Brockhall ; and Friday, at Great Harrow den—at half-past ten. The 13laekratx)r Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at Zeal's green ; and Friday, at Cherton Wood—at ten. Mr. H. Villehois's Harriers, on Tuesday, at Barton ; Thursday, at Oxburgh Ferry ; and Saturday, at Swaff ham Race Coarse--,“ eleven. The Badsworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Wentbridge; Thursday, at Hampole Inn ; and Saturday, at Bolton bridge—at half-past ten. Sir G. Sitvrell's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Soarteliff Park ; and Friday, at Mosbro' Moor—at ten. Mr. Danssy's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Eardieley ; and Friday, at Lyston—at ten. The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Chishill Mill ; Thursday, ut Kneesworth Toll-bar; and Saturday, at Five Milk, Therfield—at half-past ten. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Stan ford; awl Thursday, at Goovehill—at half-past ten. Mr. H. M. Chadwick's Fox-hounds, on Theaday, at Orgreave Gorse ; and Friday, at Draycot Cross--at half past ten. Mr. Wickatead's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Whitmore; and Friday, at Acqualate—at half-past ten. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Tif field Turnpike; and Friday, at Furaen Field—at half past ten. Mr. Nicoll's Hounds, on Wednesday, at lioldrewood Lodge; and Friday, at Pennerly-gate. The East Kent Hounds, ox Wednesday, at Charlton house; and Friday, at the Rein Deer. The Holderness Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Wood hull ; and Saturday, at Baintni New Inn—at eleven. Sir T. Sykea's Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Burton Agnes —at ten. Sir Richard Puleston's Hounds, on Friday, at Cardon —at eleven. Mr. Prioe's Ilouutl3, oti llursday, at Ilou un ; load Sa turday, at Mick half-past teal. The Plag Teg Harriers, un Mars-day, at Buokley Wind- Lalf-past ten. 'I HE ARMY. A Detaelment of the 96th Regi►vent of Foot, mttrehed yesterday front London, for P„:•tbtuouth, on route to .11 , mouth. Detachments belonging to the East India Company'a Artillery and Infantry, have received orders to embark this morning, on board a steam verriel in the river, for Graves end, on route to Chatham. Detachments belonging to the 'lStll and 95th Foot, and the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade, marched yesterday from London, for Gosport. Detachments belonging to the 11th and i 'ith of Light Dragoons, consisting of sir officers and 130 non, marched on Monday from Maidstone, for Gravesend, for the pur pose of embarking there, on board the Farpildarson In dianian, for Bengal. A Detachment belonging to the Eat India Company's Service marched en Monday morning ; frum Chatham, for Gravesend, in order to embark iu the ivlis Indiaman for the East Indies. The Depot of the 75th Foot marched on Monday from Chatham, for Landguarti Fort. . . The Depot of the 39th Infantry 'ha received orders to proceed from Harwich to Chatham. Detachments belouging to the Royals Ind Buffs, marched yesterday front Chatham, for Tilbury Fort, to relieve the Depot of the 39th Regiraent of Foot, which is ordered to Landguard Fort. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS, The Marquis and Marchioness of Camden and Lady G. Pratt. in Arlington-street, Piccadilly, on Saturday evening, from the Wilderness Park, in Kent; Earl and Countess Spencer, in St. James's-place, from Roehanipton ; Mrs. and Miss Dawson, in Gloucester-place, from Brighton ; CA;,tain bowerby, in Pall mall, from Dublin ; Mrs. and Miss Banbury, in Gloucester place, from Brighton ; Major Sencer, in St. James's-street, tram Paris ; Captain and Mrs. Ross, in Bruton-street, from Paris; Mrs. and Miss IlAillie, iH Wimpolt-street, from Lyme Regis, in Dorietshire ; Major Nelson, in Regent-street, from Chatham ; Mrs. and Miss Frederick, in Park-street, from Bath ; George Wilbraham, Esq. and family, at their house in Upper Seymour-street, from their seat, Delamere House, in Cheshire; Lord Viscount Corry and Henry Corry, Esq. M.P. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Ireland; Major Cappel, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris ; Dr. Taylor, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Scotland ; Thos. Yard, Esq. and son, at Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Brigh ton ; Mrs. Fairfax and family, at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street, from their seat in Yorkshire ; Rev, N. Strick land, at ditto, from Yorkshire; Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont And family, at ditto, from their scat in Yorkshire. _ . CHANGES. The Marchioness Dowager of Salisbury, yesterday, from Ar. lington.street, for Hatfield House ; the flail of Chesterfield, at his seat in Leicestershire, from Wakefield Lodge, Stoney Strat ford ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, at their seat near Staines, fl . oin Worcestershire; Captain and Mrs. Duff' for Brighton; Mrs. and Mss Knox, from Brighton, for Bath ; the Duke of Hamilton for his seat, Kimbolton Castle; Colonel and Mrs. Gore Langton, at Southampton, from their seat, Newton Park, Somersetshire ; Colonel Standon for I3agshot ; Rev. W. and Mrs. Gamier, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for their seat in Hants ; Sir R. Morrison, from Fenton's Hotel, on a tour ; Captain Morrison, from ditto, on a tour ; Colonel and Mrs. Dashwood, from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Sir Henry Dashwood, Bart.'s seat, Watkin Kirtlington, Oxford. slUre • Captain Versturne and H. Bunbury, Esq. from the Royal Hotel, for Berks; N. SneYd, Esq. from ditto, for Sussex ; W. P. Lunen, Esq. front ditto, for Dublin ; W. Oswalsl, Esq. ftom the British Hotel, for Oxford. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Sittings appointed to be held in Middlesex and London, be fore the Right Hon. CiIAkLES Lord TENTERDEN, Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in and after Hilary Term, MIDDLESta LONDON. Monday Jan. 29 Saturday Jan. 31 Wc!nesday Feb. 4 Thum Feb. 5 Tuesday Feb. 10 Wednesday Feb, 11 AFTER Friday Feb. 13 To rit rt half-patt twelve c and at half-wait nine on the c Ti. 1 1 Saturday Feb. 14 on the 29th acid 31st January, other days. Towards the end of November, a Sicilian sailor at Marseilles was followed by three women, who hooted him, and called him the hortante Liam.. This ap pellation was sufficient to set the whole of the populace in An uproar, as a belief exists ut Marseilles among the cre dulous, that an unknown individual who is designated the homne Wane, is a sworn enemy to fema:e chastity. The poor Sicilian was soon surrounded by a mob, who handled him very roughly, and probably would have mur dered him, but for the interference of a police-officer, who in rescuing him, received an ample share of kicks and blows. A few days since the three women were tried, as as the authors of the assault, and condemned to 15 days' imprisonment, with costs. The police-officer, in giving his testimony, deposed to haYing received tome foule des catastrophes.—Paris Paper. IX TERM. SPIRIT OF TIM LONDON JOURNALS. We regret to hear that there s great distress in Spitalfields and its neighbourhood. We be lieve that the ingenious artisans there have acted erroneously. They have driven a.,say a consider. able part of their trade into the country, by in sisting upon contract wages, value the work could be got more cheaply done at a distance from Loudon, even with the additional expense of carriage to anti fro. We wish the operatives (a,; they are called in England, the French call them industriels) were at last, in the march of i ntelleet, arrived at that summit of knowledge which should inform them that trade cannot be t;:e of y became heni s even t forced. However, the Spit a lfl e il s weavers are distressed ; and no matter how they must he relieved. So distressed are they, poor creatures, that to say nothing of food, we learn from good authority, mm take their turns in occup) ing iccessively, for half nights, the few beds they poseeste It it said, that out of 9,000 looms only ore-half are em ployed. We fear mechanism has something t o do with this ; but, no matter, practice must keep pace with discovery, and humanite ought, to alle viate the sufferings which, in the . first instance, spring from the adoption of nary mechanical in ventions. The Spitalfields Soil) Society re commence their distributions thin winter. We hope, their fund will be sustained by contribu tions from beyond the precincts of the suffering district, and that every effort will he made to re lieve distress so crying..-- Times. - In noticing the case of Wilqam Johnson, tried at the Old Bailey on Monday, we took care to express it as our opinion, that more credit was due to the testimon7 of the officer than the defence of the prisoner, who could hardly have lived 56 years in tie world, and more than 20 years in London (aid one of the witnesses had known him 20 eears), without knowing that coining was a capital crime, and that rubbing half-crowns with the preparation found in his apartment was coining. The very exclamation, on which so muce reliance was placed, "Oh God, Oh God lam trepan ned," proves that the prisoner was by no means slow in making the discovery that a certain penal consequence was likely to follow from the act in which he was engaged—an idea that would not so readily have flashed upon him had he been reading his Bible or saving his prayers when the two officers burst into his garret. The whole question resolves itself, therefore, into the de e gree of guilt ; for no man can believe that the prisoner was entirely innocent. It is one thing to be a regular coiner, discovered by the finesse of an a g ent of the Mint, who worms him self into his confidence, and another thing to be the victim of a plan of seduction, art fully laid by such an agent prowling about to discover necessitous and credulous people whom, he may tempt by the pictures he may hold out, of an easy and safe wal of obtaining money. In this Metropolis, there are thoesands of poor wretches, who are only not guilty, because their innocence has not been attempted ; and the se curity of these people depends rather on their want of courage for the more daring crimes, anti their want of dexterity for the climes of finesse, so that 110 bona ,fide proficient in crime would think of associating with them, than in the power of resisting temptation, is 7 hotly pressed. But these last are the very persons whom a man who has an interest in multiply:lig convictions, would in preference select ; fns it must always be much more easy to trepan a simpleton, than to discover a finished rogue. Macdaniel and his gang generally contrived to tempt their vic tims to a participation in the ciimee of which they were convicted. Our contt•uporary of the Globe observes, that " where all are vicious, it must he difficult for such persons as the Solici tors of the Miut to discover which are the lease weak, and they must not be expected to reject the only evidence which can perheps be obtained, be cause it does not come from the youngest member of a partnership of colliers. It would also he bad policy to discourage the idea that men who as sociate themselves with others, more criminal . than themselves, are to be free from fear of be trayal by their elders in crime. The terrors of the law ought to hang over the recruits as well as the veterans." But as we hose observed, the veterans, from a regard for their own safety, will be cautious as to whom they admit into their ranks; because a fool may endanger them as much as a traitor. The people least likely to be drawn into such crimes as coining are the persons most easily trepanned. The conviction of such men as Johnson will have little e ffe c t au the real coiners, who will only laugh in their sleeves at the business ; and e e question the justice or policy of forcing crime by encourag ing attempts on necessitous sirrq•letons, by way of adding to the terror of the lees. We are at the same time aware of the difficulty in the way of a Solicitor of the 'Mint discovering., tin der our present system, whether or not there has been any entrapping. Where the agent goes directly to work, as in the case of Johnson, there may, indeed, be little difLeutty ; but the agent may employ another to h:veigle, and the solicitor may not know whether the knowledge has not been obtained through tl.e splitting, as it is called, of an associate. In the case of John son no precaution was taken by the agent ; and this, we are sorry to say, is the v orst feature cf the business, inasmuch as it presepposes some thing like the security derived fretn a confidence that little inquiry would be made into the means by which conviction might be obtained. The Globe has made some observatio is on what fell from us respecting the manner. of conducting trials in this country. " The tree reason (says our contemporary), we appreben.l, for not exa mining a prisoner is, the desire t.) save trouble. In nine cases out of ten (we a-e inclined to lieve in a much greater number) there would be no use in examining a prisoner. Where there is not evidence enough to convict a prisoner, ex cept on his own admission, the search after his guilt must necessarily be very tedious--the fox chase, which our contemporary speaks of, be comes so long that the horses are foundered.— There is scarcely any alteratioi; which can be proposed in the law of Englaed, which can be carried into effect without inert asing the num ber of Courts, and the alteration our contempc rary aims at is, we think, tele of them.— Another consequence which Must be foreseen in the examination of prisoners is, that false infer ences would be frequently drawn from the desire which many of them would have to conceal cir cumstances which have nothing to do with the crime of which they are accused. A person may be accused of shoplifting in the Strand, who, at the time of the commission of the crime was picking a pocket in Oxford-street. If it be thought an evil that men are now convicted on the score of their character, which the Chronicle objects to, this evil would inevitably increase if prisoners were subjected to a %ear,hiug cross examination ; especially unless tee other reform was eacted which the Chronieis seems to con-