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.sqv i or r of secondary importance. That the invasion is cer tainly to take place, is the great and interest ing and eventful truth, which involves in its results the immediate fate of at least one independent and unoffending Government, and the social rights and national institutions of fourteen millions of our fellow creatures, — which must, in whatever way the struggle may terminate, prospectively influence the liberties, the civilization, and the prosperity and happiness of the whole of Europe, —and which may, either in its progress or in its issue, kindle a flame in France herself, and prepare the materials for a new explosion in that Monarchy, that may con vulse every nation of the Continent, and again make their thrones and institutions totter to their foundations. we have not been amongst those who have felt undue apprehension of the progress of dis organizing machinations and conspiracies, or of the dangerous force of speculative opinions on the nature of government. We confess, however, that we now see in the unjust and unprincipled attack of France upon Spain, whether the issue be in the discomfiture and disgrace of the invaders, or in their seeming success and a fallacious triumph, just grounds of alarm lest a spirit should be awakened and generally excited, inveterately hostile to that monarchical principle, the main tenance of which has been openly put forth as the sole pretext for the commencement of an atrocious %ar, and for subjecting the Spanish nation to its horrors. If the French Government, or rather the Monarchs of the Holy Alliance, should obtain a Wish temporary triumph over Spa liberty, it is impossible but that the people of every country in Europe should deeply feel the wound inflicted through Spanish bosoms upon the rights and' interests of humanity, and should impatiently await and indignantly seize the first favourable opportunity of every where subverting a System which, tramples upon their freedom. If, on the other hand, the French should be com pelled to retire from i n their 1111 quilone the Peninsula, foiled the lair.' proje c t s , an d covere d w i t h r as well as w i t h t h e execra ti on s which attend disasters in a bad cause, the enormity of the attempt, and the feelings of abhorrence to which it has given birth, Will remain undiminished, w hile the weakness find ins ufficiency of the force by which alone those feelings could be repressed will have been Manifested ; before and a spi r it w ill go f or th f rom S pa i n which Monarchical Power will fly from its stro n g es t hold s. We should not be surprised if Artsent frantic conduct of the French Bour -11 51! bons S hould ' ta d to suc h events, that in less than ce ntury there shall not be one thron e on tile Continent. [Extra ct of a Letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Genoa, dated 29th March.] cc The Master of a coasting vessel, arrived hero fro m c ette, reports, that on oute r roads o f passing the Toulon, on the 22d inst., he ob 3erVed two ne-of-battle ships and three frigates at ancho r there. It is reported that 15 ship; of of different rates, are fitting out in that port, al lt l that orders had arrived to arm the batteries " the coast, for the protection of their trade against cruisers. —The fleet of this State is pre- Paring to fit out." - ----...a.....,_ We extract the the German followin g front Pape rs and Flanders Math, rec e i ve d thi s morn. u. :—. " Accounts have been received from Semlin of the 20th ult. which s tate that since the arrival (if a second Tartar from Belgrade,. in six days flu ` ) ' Constantinople, nobody of the fO rmer of the c onflagration in th e c a pit a l. The Turks who have arrived openly speak "1 the dreadful event with their usual inditre (Tnecres.anaA):""dhig to these accounts the tirely destroyed, The arsenal as the cannon founders, is en. The number of houses burnt is , • utimated, probably far beyond the truth, at % 0 00, by others at 40,000. There are various r a e Parts at Belgrade respecting the origin of this ti l L e. o T heY say, that during the conflagration, ' laltan tore his beard, and exclaimed, " This i t ti . (l / 4 flent is from God, on account of the Chris. n ail dogs."- - These are merely reports, and we ( till' atlxiously await the arrival of the next let rttsifi.°4' Constanthiople. Another letter from t ti ", o the et to be 21st, mention th e num b er o f h ouses :c Co from 30 t o 40 , 0 00. riiith4t7) MARcit 6 . —Since the fall of Co. P ell ' th at of Patras is at hand. On the 18th 4 i llt ru aq the last works were stormed ; and e 1 . 6 11 , 20Lh February' from 80 to 90 persons „ . . ,41 ! 44i1Y perished from famine.- -e::u4g, Apra 2.) ( Algenieine ta u , 1 14 4 , 83LLS) Aram 8.--The Ordite of this date 0 " front the illgemeine .Zeitung the fire at Vi, t , ristalqinople, and adds, " hitherto letters from il ia make no mention of such a fire, which gives cause to doubt the accuracy of the intell gence." " FRANKFORT, APRIL 3.—Public opinion in Germany is so adverse to the war with Spain, that the Governments take care to contradict the reports that are in circulation, on the eventual participation of the German Confederations in the struggle." [MOM A CORRESPONDENT.] STOCK EXCHANGE, Hay-past Twelve &Clock.— This is Settling Day, and there is the greatest bustle in the Market. The present turns out to be another great Bear Account. Consols opened at 741, but immediately got up, and are now at 758, with a very great deal of business doing.— I have not yet heard of any defaulter. FOREIGN MARKET.—Spanish Bonds opened at 28. They have since been dotie at 294, and are now at 292. There are no rumours of any sort ; but the general opinion is, that the value of Spanish Securities must improve. BILL FOR REGISTERING SKIPS. --The most im portant feature of this Bill, and which is a FEARFUL im liovATloN on .the National Industry, is that which ad mits India-built Ships to all the privileges of British Re gistry ! To what lengths modern speculation and theory will carry our present Legislators we know not ; but really, if this measure, and those .which have been recommended by Mr. WALLACE, are persevered in, we must conclude, if they are to be consistent, that all the other existing restrictions in favour of British Industry at HOME must be repealed ; and that we shall never see any more prosecutions against Mechanics and Artisans for emigrating to OTHER countries ! The other parts of this Bill are certainly amendments on the present system, with the exception of the mortgage clause, which should not be confined to a security for previous debts only, but be general, for • any loans which may be borrowed on this species of property. It is, however, essentially necessary, at the present moment, when the British Shipowner is on the eve of entering upon a most unequal competition with Foreign Ships, that every exertion should be made to decease the charges on British Ships; and therefore, it is to be expected, that Mr. II ustussmi will introduce into this till an exemption from the ad valorem stamp-duty of all Bills of Sale of Ships, and Shares of Ships. The FREQUENCIES of these transfers, which some , times happen even more than twice in a year, create such a strong claim for exemption, that, to us, it appears irresistible.— There is no similarity or affinity, in this respect, between LANDED Property and Shipping Property. We have known instances of Shares of East Indiatnen having been made over more than thrice in a year, and the ad valorem Stamp-Duty paid on each occasion. It is not necessary to point out the in justice of imposing on a temporary, perishable property, like Shipping, the same duties as are imposed on the Landed Pro perty of the Kingdom—it is obvious to every one; and we hope to see the . Shipowners relieved from so grievous a burthen.— Another suggestion may be made on this subject, for, by some of the regulations of this Bill, Bonds are to be given to the Customs ; but, as it is not provided, that they shall not be liable to any Stamp-Duty, the same will be of course charged, and a further increase of expenee will fall on the Shipowner : In most of the late Revenue Aets, Bonds and Recognizances to the Crown are not subject to any Stamp-Duty, conse gently there can be no motive for imposing it under this Act. The Bill appears to us to require too frequently new Re gisters ; but whether it will in practice turn out so or not, we are not sufficiently acquainted with the subject to decide. We think THE SHIPPING INTEREST will receive from Mr. llus xessow every degree of consideration and attention; and al. though he may not on all occasions concur in their opinions, yet we are satisfied they will always give him credit for the in tegrity and disinte'restedness of his conduct and 'views. SIR CHARLES BAAIFYLDE. Ihqfpast One o'clock this day.—The reply to numerous inquiries made, was as follows : " The Report of the Physicians is that Sir Charles is going on very favourably. The ball is not extracted." The body of the rm Oian who made the atrocious attack was buried at an early hour this morning, in the cross road near St. John's Wood Chapel, New Road. THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.—This distin guished Nobleman was, it is understood, to leave India in December last ; but whether he re• turned to Europe by Suez, or in the frigate which was long ago appointed to take him to the Mediterranean, we have not learned. Rumour mentions him as the Successor of Sir THOMAS MAITLAND, and that Malta is his ultimate desti nation. TILE KING.--( Brighton, April B.)—His MA JESTY'S health continues to improve. His MA JESTY purposes leaving US for a season, and of being in London some days prior to the Birthday. This day'both Houses of Parliament will re assemble, pursuant to adjournment. DOVER, APRIL B.—Arrived this morning, from Calais, the new steam packet Monarch, Captain HAYWARD, with the Right lion. Lord G. CAVENI DISII and family : also Lord FITZROY SOMERSET and suite, after a fine passage of three hours and 20 minutes. Likewise the Sovereign steam packet, with 40 passengers and two carriages. Yesterday a Court of Directors was h e ld at the East India House, when the thanks of the Court were vot!d unanimously to JAMES PATTISON and WILLIAM WIGRAM, Esquires, Chairman and Deputy Chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Company's interest during the last year. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India - • - - - - - - - House, for the election of six Directors in the room of the Ho nourable Hugh Lindsay, John Morris, Esq., Robert Campbell, Esq., John (ioldsborough Ravenshaw, Esq., Josias Du Pre Alexder, Esq., and Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Esq., who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were closed and deliver to the scrutineers, who reported, at half-past 7 o'clock, that the election had fallen on William Stanlay Clarke, Esq.,' John Huddleton, Esq., Richard Chicheley Plowden, Esq.. George Raikes, Esq., George Abercrombie Robinson, Esq., and John Thornhill, Esq. _ . The Blanche frigate, of 46 guns, was navi gated from Chatham to Long Reach, to lay in ordinary, on the 7th inst.—The Prince Regent, of 120 guns, which is to be launched on the 12th inst. at Chatham, is to be secured alongside the Warrior, 74 guns, which is appropriated for a hulk for her people during the time she is fitting out. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Grafton and the Ladies Fitzroy, at Grafton House, Piccadilly ; the Marquis of Winchester, from his seat in Hants ; Sir James Copley, Bart. from a tour; Masterton Lire, Esq. M.P. at his house in Grosvener.street, from a tour; the Right Hon. Thomas Wallace, at his house in Saville-row, from Weymouth ; Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart. from Scotland; Lord and Lady Andover, in Harley-street ; Lieu tenant-Colonel Fremantle, in Stanhope street, May-fair; Col. and Mrs. Bolton, in Park-street, Grosvenor-square ; Dowager Lady Grantham, at Whitehall; Dowager Lady Mordaunt and Miss Mordaunt, in Hereford -street ; Lord and Lady Rolle, in Upper Grosvenor-street; Lady Mary Ross, in Upper Grosve nor-street ; Lieut.-Colonel Whatley, in Hill-street ; Lady Catherine Wrottesley and Miss Nirrottesley, in Seymour-place; the Ladies Greville, in Chesterfield -street; Sir W. Rowley, Bart. from his seat, Tendring Hall, Suffolk ; the Ladies Fitz patrick, in Grosvenor-place, from their seat, Farming Woods, Northamptonshire, DEPART U RES.—Lord Dormer, for FIARCE; Earl O'Neil, from Batts' Hotel, for Cheltenham ; Admiral Sir Richard, Lady Strachan, and family, from the Hyde Park hotel, , for their house in Cumberland-place ; Mr. and Mrs. Garland, from ditto, for Surrey ; the Rev. F. Gildart, from ditto, for Lincoln ; W. Gunning, Esq. from ditto, for Christ's College, Cambridge. , ... 5 . , ! .. .;" k •. , /r 0 \ 4 .. . t 1 , 0 • . N 66 . / 4 •). '''., .e, - ii-, .. s . .; r* : 4 -\:: .3 4 1 r • ' 4 ,..... ' 0 iri:' Ant" ttg: ''' ' '•:.• .' . 4 ' • ~.::.'4, i r }:.., - ~„--.7 ..., - '-' ,0 ' ".4* •'. ‘ '. h•cc- - ' -- `"VP.'47 _ ;-:-.....--;-" .1,,„v If* . '"' • C'•.''..T..;••tl''''''' -1:": t• t i f , "? %, A , 1 „ . ., _ - -ER 01 .. , * . Pr,"4 '''sq 4 - e OCI FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond entertained the Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Lennox, and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at their house in Dover-street. The Archbishop of York entertained the Directors of the Ancient Music, the Marquis of Lansdown, and a large party to dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-square. Lady 11. Parker \ had a select party yesterday evening at her house in Great Cumberland-place. • SPORTING. BEDSWORTH HUNT. Pontefract Park, the day after the Races, last week, exhi bited a gay assembly, in consequence of the hounds meeting there, according to annual custom, on concluding their sport for the season ; the day was favourable, and the sport excel. lent. The success of this staunch pack of fox-hounds has been on the whole most brilliant this season, and fully supports the crack name they so much deserve. STEEPLE CHASE. A sweepstakes match of 15 sovereigns each took place on Tuesday between Captain Marks and Messrs. Hamilton and Jefferey, of the.Snowden Hunt. The start took place front Middleham Cottage, near South Mimms, to go to Haydon-hill, near Pinner, Middlesex, a distance of about 12 miles across a close country. The three, very well mounted, kept together to ('aldicot-hill, leaving Elstree on the right; here Mr. Hamilton separated from his competitors. Each took a different course, but they met nearly together again on Bushy-heath. Captain Marks took the best road, by the Hermitage, for Pinner Park, whilst Mr. Hamilton pursued a straiwr course through East-end. The Captain won the match by arriving at the destined spot four minutes before Mr. Hamilton. Mr. Jeffery pulled up a long way from home. It was done in forty-two minutes. WALKING MATCH for TWENTY SOVEREIGNS. An Officer in the Army (Mr. Webb) undertook on Tuesday to walk fair heel-and -toe, twelve miles in two hours, over a piece of ground of three miles. The match took place at Ash ford, Middlesex, and betting was 6 to four on time. The I'e. destrain did the first mile in nine minutes and twenty seconds, and the three milles in twenty-nine minutes, forty-seconds. The first six miles in a minute and a half under an hour and a half; and the whole distance in one hour and fifty-nine 'Minutes and thirteen seconds. MONUMENT TO DR. JENNER. [From the Gleneeeter Journal} We beg leave to call the attention of our readers to the pro ceedings of a very numerous meeting of medical Gentlemen, held on Thursd,y last, in this city, for the purpose of entering into a subscription for a monument to perpetuate the memory of that great benefactor to mankind, the late Dr. Jenner. We were much gratified to find, that considerable progress had been made in this desirable object since the first meeting, which took place about a month ago. Several letters were read from differ ent parts of the country, expressing the enthusiasm with which the proposal bad been received by the Profession ; and which is the surest proof of the estimation in whkh his great discovery is held by those who are most competent to form an opinion of its utility. It also gave us pleasure to find that the subscription is not meant to be confined to the Medical Profession, as all are invited to join in it who feel a reverence for his private and public character. Our readers will s ee t h at several of the leading characters of the country have already added their names to the list of subscribers; and we have no doubt their example will be extensively followed, as soon as the intention is generally lin awn. As this county can boast of the honour of having _given birth to this illustrious individual, we ha ve no doubt a sufficient sum will be collected within its limits to erect a monument worthy of his name; and which will cherish a remembrance of the great boon he has conferred' upon his fellow -creatures to the latest posterity. 'We were also glad to learn that a conununication had been made of the steps which had been taken, to the Me dical Public in America, where his name and character have always been held in the highest veneration ; and we have no doubt a similar feeling will be excited there upon this interesting occasion, to that which i s so strong l y f e l t b y t h e Profession in this country. RAMSCiATE, Aram B.—Mr. H. BALL and the late Mademoiselle MERCANDOTTI arrived at the Albion Hotel in this town (incog.) on Sunday night. They proceeded thence to Dover, in order to embark for Ostend. STATE OF COMMERCE.--- The traffic on the Kennet and Avon river, from Bris. tot to London, has been greater the last month ►an has ever been known since -!.hat Communica- Lion has been open ; the tonnage for that time exceeding any former month by upwards of 1000 .otl S. BRIGHTON, APRIL B.—Alarming Accident, In the afternoon of yesterday, as Miss COOK, a very fine young Lady, was returning with another Lady, attended by a groom, from an equestrian airing, her horse on a sudden became restive, and reared when within a short distance of her friend's door. In her surprise and alarm Miss COOK forcibly, instead of the snaffle, checked the curb rein the bridle; the consequence was, that the horse, increasing his altitude, lost his balance, and fell backwards with his lovely burthen.— Many persons witnessed the distressing catas. trophe, among whom screams of affright and hor ror were universal. Providentially the horse in his descent inclined to the right, and the Lady, released from the bow of the saddle and the stirrup irons, dropped to the left,totally avoiding the menaced crush and ponderous weight of the animal. In an instant she was rescued from her perilous situation, even before the horse could struggle to recover his legs ; and it is a pleasure inexpressibly great to us to add, that though slightly bruised, she received no material harm whatever. POETRY. ANTHEM Sung by the CHILDREN of that excellent Institution the BLUE COAT &mom., 'Westminster, on Sunday last, at St. John's Church. FATHER of Mercies, GOD of Grace, Each perfect gift is thine; By various channels flows the stream ; The source is still divine. Through Friends, whose Charity provides This noble Refuge, we From want, from ignorance, and vice, .Are sheltered here by Thee. To Thee we owe the full supply Which by their hands is given, To make us useful here below, Apd train our souls for Heaven. May health and peace attend them here, And ev'ry joy above, While we attempt, with grateful hearts, To bless their bounteous love. TO THE CRICKET'. Sprightly Cricket, chirkiug still Merry music, short and shrill ; In my kitchen take thy rest As a truly welcome guest; For no evils shall betide Those with whom thou dost reside. Nor shall thy good-omen'd strain Ee'r salute my eai in vain, With the best 1 can invent I'll requite the compliment ; Like thy sonnets, I'll repay Little sonnets, quick and gay. Thou, a harmless inmate deeni'd,. And by housewives much esteem / A, Wilt not pillage for thy diet, Not deprive us of our quiet; Like the horrid rat voracious. Or the lick'rish mouse sagacious ; Like The herd of vermin base, Or the pilf 'ring reptile race : But content art thou to dwell In thy chininey.ccirner cell ; There, unseen, we, hear thee greet Safe and snug, thy native heat. Thou art happier, happier far, Than the happy grasshopper, Who, by nature, doth partake Something of thy voice and make ; Skipping lightly o'er the grass, As her sunny minutes pass ; For a Summer month or two She can sing and sip the dew : But at Christmas, as in May, Thou art ever brisk and gay, Thy continued song we hear, Trilling, thrilling, all the year. Every day and every night Bring to thee the same delight ; Winter, Summer, cold or hot, Late or early, matters not ; Mirth and,music still declare Thou art ever void of care : Whilst with sorrows and with fears, We destroy our days and years ; Thou, with constant joy and song, Ev'ry minute dost prolong, Making thus thy little span Longer than the age of Man. • The Cricket has often afforded the Poet an opportunity of celebrating his praises. Vincent Bourne's Latin Anacreontic is perhaps one of the best modern poems on this subject. It is here translated by the Rev. Thomas Cole, author of the " Life of Hubert," and other pleasing poems. MELANCHOLY EFrECTS of PUGILISM.-OH Wednesday morning last (the 2d instant) John Roberts and Charles Matthews, the former a tanners's labourer, and the latter a stocking-maker, both of Tewkesbury, met in the Miami Leys, near that town, to decide by their fists a quar rel which originated in a public-house on the preceding evening; when, after several rounds of hard fighting, a h eav y blow from Roberts upon the ear of his adversary, caused a concussion of the brain, and killed him on the spot. An Inquest was held on the body on the following day, before Mr. BEST, one of the Coroner's for Worcestershire, and a verdict of Manslaughter was returned, not only against Roberts, but against Samuel Feathers, one of the seconds, and both of them have been committed to Worcester gaol. Roberts being a young man of very good character, the melancholy situation in which he is now placed has elicited a general feeling of pity among all classes of his neighbours; and it will doubtless weigh much in his favour, when brought to trial, that it was with very great reluctance he was prevailed upon to engage in this affra . ;., Feathers was not only one of the seconds in this unfortunate transaction, but was fore most in promoting the battle, and almost dragged Roberts from his work to undertake it. Matthews's course of life for many years has been such as, it is to be dreaded, little fitted him for so sudden an appearance before the tribu nal of his Maker : he has left a young wife, who is very near the time of her confinement; and upon this poor creature's earnestly begging hint not to persist in his resolution of fight ing, when he got up in the morning, and hinting her inten tion of following hint, in order to endeavour to prevent it, he threatened to murder her if she quitted her be ; and those dreadful words were the last she was destined ever to hear hint utter ! If parental feeling is not too much blunted in the breast of the Amazonian mother of the deceased-- who was an eye-witness to this fatal combat, and has herself not unfrequently been a principal actor in similar rencounters— poignant indeed must be the reflection, that it was in a great measure through her instrumentality that the challenge was given, and that the fight afterwards took place.. (Giourester Journal.) AFFECTING CASE OP SUICIDE.--On Wednes day last, Harriet Gough, house-keeper to Mr. Roberts, of lie inerton, near Tewkesbury, put a period to her existence, during the absence from home of her master, by hanging herself to the bed-post with a shawl. An Inquest was held on the body on Friday, before JoirN COOKE Esq., one of our Co un ty. Coroners, and a verdi c t g i ven of " ' lnsanity." The.poor unfor tunate girl was a native of Newport, Monmouthshire, and had lived as servant a great number of years in a family of the highest respectability in the neighbourhood where she committed this dreadful act. She had always conducted her self with the strictest propriety, until she became acquainted, during the last winter, with an Irishman, who had for a long period hawked linen around the country, and who, under a promise of marriage, induced her clandestinely to quit a coin fortable situation, in which she was much esteemed. This unsuspecting creature, it appears, confided in a villain, who, as soon as he could obtain from her all her money, and the best of her Clothes.; abandoned her, and left her destitute even of that good character which she had. justly possessed before she became acquainted with him. Her former conduct, however, was a sufficient recommendation to obtain for her the sftution she filled at the time of her death ; but her mind was not strong enough to enable her to contend with the bitter reflections caused by the error into which she had wickedly been enticed. --.,The conscience of her seducer, unfortunately, is the only punishment which awaits him in this world, though it is to be regretted that the weighty arm of the law cannot visit him with a punishment adequate to the enormity of his guilt.---(Gio ces k r Journal.) Last week in consequence of an alarm given, several of the,watchmen, with the Superintend ant of Police, entered a house in Park-street, Aberdeen, where there was reason to apprehend there had been some disorder, and found the body of a widow woman, Margaret Strrtchan or Duncan, lying on the stair, with the neck dis located and other marks of violence. Suspicion having attached to the son of the deceased, a pensioner, named Wm. Duncan, he, along with a man of the name of Keith, was after breaking into a bed-room adjoining where they had been sleeping together, .secured with some difficulty, and both conveyed, the former in irons, to the watch-house. The parties have since undergone different examinations. MERCANTILE SMITING-. DEAL, APRIL 9.—Wind N.—Came down from the Rivet this afternoon, and sailed, the Salmon : River, Grananau, fpr Philadelphia. Remain in the Downs the Severn frigate, and Diligence East India Pilot yacht. PonTsmour n, APRIL 9.—Wind Easterly.—Arrived the Underwood, Rirnington, from Demerara; Regard, Case, Almeira ; and Lord Exmouth, Mills, from Smyrna. Sailed his Majesty's ship Brazen for South America. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 8.--Wind N.---Sailed the Mount Stone, Coleman, for St. John's, Newfoundland ; Bustler, Leader, Figuera ; and Nautilus, Mitchell, fur Prince Edward's Islands. ILtnwicit, Arlin 9.—Wind E.N E.—Arrived the Lord Nelson packet, from Cuxhaven, and Juno, ditto, from Gotten burgh. OLD BAILEY. Yesterday Henry Peslell, aged 19, James Day, aged 19, and Joseph Hatchet, were arraigned at the Bar ; the former charged capitally with breaking and entering the dwell ing house of Ri c h ar d Bi r k e n s h aw , and stealing 12 sovereigns, and articles of pl ate an d wear i ng appare l . The two last named prisoners were charged with having received the said property, knowing it to have been stolen. Pestell, a lad of interesting appearance, pleaded Guilty. The RECORDER entreated the prisoner to listen to him and. withdraw his plea. The offence with which he was charged was capital, therefore he ought to let his case be thoroughly in vestigated, because, if the verdict should unfortunateley be against him, facts might come out, which might hereafter be laid before the throne which would tend to a miti ga ti on o f t h e awful punishm en t which awaits him. The prisoner then retracted his plea, and abides his tri a l.— (It is a singul a r occurrence , that this is the only case of bur glary on the Calendar.) James Rogers, A young man of respectable appearance, by business a biok er , stoo d in di cte d f or stealing 98Ibs. of copper, the property of Charles Kershaw and others. The prisoner (who is extremely deaf) listened to the evidence through the medium of a sounding -trumpet. ' Mr. Kershaw the prosecutor, deposed that h e was a partner in the house of Stewart, Marsh and Co. Prisoner came to him and said, that he had heard that the cable, &c. of the ship Mellish, lying at Blackwell, was for sale, and made an offer to purchase it. Prisoner paid 20/. in cash, and a bill for MR., which was duly honoured :when due, and witness gave him an order to go on board the vessel, from whence the, copper was stolen. A witness, who stated himself to be a rigger on board the Mellish, deposed that the copper in question was stowed in the hold of the vessel, part of which he afterwards missed ; but never saw the prisoner on board. liaxvey, the foreman of the labourers employed to unload the barge, sawthe prisoner there, but ne ver b etween t h e d ec k s of the Mellish ; be told witness became to purchase a cable. The prisoner made no defence. The LOUD CSICEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence ; ob serving that the Legislature, in order to protect property on board vessels o n nav i ga bl e r i vers, h a d made it a capital offence to steal property so deposited to the amount of' 40s. The copper was alleged to be the property of Williams and Co. and also of Sir William Paxton. Verdict—N - (4 Guiki.—Ordered to be detained to the end of the Sessions. Mary Smith was indicted for stealing, in November last, from the person of Thomas M`Kinnon, one hundred - and twenty nine pounds, and some shilli ngs , hi s property. • Information was given to Plunkett, an officer of White chapel, who found the prisoner in Alder gate-street, on the 15th of March last and took her into custody. The h un dr e d. pound note, which' was afterwards traced into the Bank, was produced and identified by the prosecutor._Guilty, Death. HIGHWAY RODBEHY.—RiCharg Grigg, aged 26 was capi tally convicted of assaultin g Sir Charles Pole, and stealing' from his person a gold chain, seals, and key, his property. Richard Becthanz was charged with stealing in the dwelling house of Peter Morris, of Cato-street, is great coat, value 305,, the property of Laureat Holmes ; a coat and waistcoat, the pro perty of John Hickey ; and a coat, the property of John Car roll.—Guilty of stealing to the value of 395. . Frederick _Broughton and Attie, his wife, were put to the bar on an indictment, charging them with robbing Joseph Rogers of 211 sovereigns, anti other property belonging to his employers, William Brooks and partners.—ilequitted. BEFORE THE RECORDER. Joseph Markle for stealin g , on t h e 22d o f M arch, 601bs: weight of lead, ale property of his master, Mr. Wm. Good, plumber to the Bank of lingland.—Guittli. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, APRIL 10. • DEsrEnaTE Assay LT.--21fory Harwood was indicted far assaulting Edward hood, a sworn broker, in the month of Ja nuary last. Mr. A 'Lutist, for the prosecution, stated that his client was employed by Mr. Collins, the proprietor of several houses in Eagle street, Spitalfiehts, to distrain for rent in the house oc mimed by the defendant's husband ; in so doing, in pusuance of his instructions, he was violently attacked with a poker by the defendant, who laid his head open and was then threat ened, if he did not in s tantly leave the Luse, she would do for him, taking up a large knife at the instant. Mr. Edward Hood proved the above facti ; and, although cross-examined by 3lr. ALLEY for the defendant, nothing was elicited to shake his testimony. Mr. Edward Putland, agent to 'Mr. Collins, stated he was in company with Mr. Hood, and saw the defendant strike the prosecutor with the poker over the head and shoulders; he put up his arm in the defensive, and received a violent blow thereon, which disabled him for many weeks. She also took up a knife, and made use of m an y th reats . Sh e d esired her son to strike witness with the poker; he made many attempts, hut witness caught it in his hand, by which it was severely lacerated. Mr. Hood's coat was torn from his back, and wit ness had no doubt, it' he had not rescued him, he would ha've been killed. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. ALLEY then addressed the Jury for the defendant. Tb, Learned Counsel said a more ill-natured prosecution had never been instituted. His client was a poor distressed aged woman. a widow, and at the time the assault was committed, her hus. band was living. The prosecutor had not proceeded against the poor creature at a time when her husband was living, but now she is depriVed of all protection, they seek her destruction. He would leave his client entirely in their hands, keeping in their minds that she was in the most extreme state of poverty. The CitAtrtstAx summed up, and the Jury found the de fendant Guilty.—Judgment deferred. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Yesterday an Inquisition was held at the Magpie, Rich. mond, before C. JEMMETT, E 9. Coroner for the County of Surrey, on the body of Edward Sh earman , many years master of the Parochial School there, who was found hanging to his bedstead on Monday morning last. The Jury, after sully in vestigating the matter, return e d a ver di ct of Temporary In sanity. ' It appeared that the deceased, who was a man of sober and regular habits, had (as was supposed from assiduous application to the duties of his vocation) been frequently at tacked with violent pains in the head, which had been consider ed nervous, and, no doubt produced the fatal deed. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Tuesday night before T. SHELTO Esq.. Coroner, at the Swan and Sugar Loaf, Fetter. lane, on the body of Ambrose Gosam, an Officer on half pity, lodging at 18, Cursitor-street, aged 66 years. It appeared the deceased had for a longtime been subject town asthmatic com plaint. On Tuesday a bo u t e l even o ' c l oc k , he went to a Mr. Wild's, and returned in about an hour, when he was seized with a violent coughing; he drank a gill of wine, and then re. tired to bed, where he lay about an hour, when the cough again seized him, and the pulse ceased to beat. After a few words' from the Coroner, the Jury returned a verdict of " Visitation of God." :Monday 'an Inquest was held at St. Thomas's Hospital. on Thomas :'Cullen; a seaman, who, it is supposed, must have fell from the main-toast of an outward-bound vessel off the Nore. The only evidence adduced was that of Charles Paingdestre, a dresser in the Hospital, who stated that the deceased was brought there last Sunday we,pk ; he examined him, and found he had received a violent bruise on the head, and his left 41311 was also broken after death it was discovered that his skull was fractured). 'Every attention was paid to him, notwithstanding which he expired on Sunday night last.—Verdiet—" That the deceased died in consequence of the injury he had received, but how it was re ceived did not appear to the Jury." Yesterday morning some thieves entered the house of Mrs. Worley, No. 8, Charlotte-row, by cutting the shutters with a centre-bit, but being disturbed by Mr. Burcombe, who resides next door, they ran away, leaving some property made up in a bundle. In the course of the day, by the vigilance of Mr. Snow, the constable, the two men were apprehended.