The Sun. — London, England, 1823-04-05 00:00:00

'DIE LONDON JOURNALS. 'EXTRACTS PROM TIIE DA 11,Y MORNING PAPERS, April 5, 1823. [MORNING Km.] The intelligence now so frequently received from the French frontier, where warlike pre. partitions are going on, is of a nature so confused and contradictory as to render it difficult, at this distance from the scene, to estimate with any exactness the actual state of those preparations, or to infer from it with any degree of safety how far the iniquity of the meditated aggression is likely to be attended by the illusive splendour which promptitude, energy, and skill in- its ex ecution, might confer, or followed by the success which these qualities only can insure. We are, however, in some measure relieved from this per plexing uncertainty, by the recent speech of M. de Labourdonnaye in the Chamber of Deputies, who, amidst that mass of absurd nonsense, and that overflowing of iirsane pretension, which result naturally from the political creed of his party, states a fact in crimination of the French Ministry, which, if true, goes far to convict it of having combined cruelty arid injustice of 'design with feebleness and insufficiency of pre paration. The fact, as stated by him is, that the French cavalry, even now, whilst yet in the territory of France, are in want of forage, There are certainly few cases in which we should think proper to receive Labourdonnaye a's an authority, 'although in support of this very important fact, we hold his authority to be far from contemptible. A furious and bigotted Ultra is of all men, per haps, the least likely to accept without caution, or to propagate without regret, a circum stance so inauspicious to the cause of tyranny and oppression ; a cause, with the eventual success of which the influence, and the veryexistence even of his own higotted party, is identified. We incline strongly to the opinion that the French army is not in such a state of preparation with respect to its materiel as to at it, ' were even the disposition of the troops quite satisfactory, for the immediate execution of the flagitious project for which it is assembled ; and this unfitness of the army we are disposed to ascribe to weakness, perplexity, and indecision in the administration, arising from conflicts amongst its own members, and from the external influences by the alternate aseemloney of which it has been successively im pelted and restrained. [MORNING CHRONICLE...I At' a time when it seems to be understood that the success of the invasion of Spain will greatly depend on the extent At* the aid afforded by - Russia, it heeomes of importanctr to know what is the real situatiMi of the Government of that country he determination to send an army to . the aid of France, has no doubt been taken, and the orders to march been 'med some time. But the knowledge of these circumstances led to ne.. gociation at. St. Petersburgh. Will Russia treat the Government of this country with contempt. Ministers would not surely allow a Russian army to enter France without remonstrance. If then the Russians persist in carrying their determination into execution, this will prove either that Ministers have not been sincere in their opposition, or that Russia treats their opposition with contempt. When after much negociation Ministers seemed to be convinced that Russia had decided on war with Turkey, a sort of semi-official statement appeared in the Treasury Journals, to shOw that _that power was so circumstanced that England could when she chose prevent her from carrying her design into execution. We were told that when she found England seriously bent on opposin" i her, she would at once become quiet. Threats were distinctly held out, though the manner in which I‘ Masters would act was only obscurely hinted at. We know, however, that . Denmark, of which the Minister used at one time to he almost insulted by Lord Londonderry, grew suddenly into great favour here, and we know that Russia received as suddenly a new light on the subject of the war. We are not aware that the relative situation of Russia and England is materially changed since the Period to which we are alluding. The cause differs a little no donut,---Russia was then anxious io succour the Greeks for the sake of aggrandizement-L'she is now the champion of the cause of Kings ; but still, no doubt, looks to aggrandizement as the result of her_ interference. [Tilt TIMES.] We believe that all the obligations of this country, as stipulated by treaty, are well under stood. The treaty of Chaumont (signed March 1, 1814), of which we have not thought it neces sary to speak, was concluded by the Allies with each other, while they were treating in union with. Buonaparters agent at Chatillon. Its obli gations were conditional—that is, .hey only took effect in case Buonaparte refused the conditions then offering to him. This treaty, therefore, so far from guaranteeing the Throne of France to the Bourbons, leaves Buottaparte in possession of it. It acknowledges him as Emperor reign. ing, and to reign ; and only prescribes the limits of France to be subjected to his power. It was at that time that Buonaparte was detected in a celebrated piece of knavery.--L Whilst Caulincourt was negociating with full powers at Chatillon, a letter wasainter cepted 011 its way to him, of which the following is an extract :—" The Emperor desires that you 44 would not enter into any positive engagement, 46 with regard to whatever may concern the giving " up of the fortresses of Antwerp, Mentz, and " Alexandria, even if you should be obliged to " consent to their cession, it being his Majesty's " intention, even in case he should ratify the " treaty, to regulate his conduct by military con " sideratiotts : wait till the last moment."—We shall never cease, as opportunities invite, from exposing the baseness of that man; and this we do as a warning to the legitimates. There is at this moment no legitimate Sovereign in Europe so secure on the throne of his ances tors, as was Napoleon Buonaparte on that of France, before and during the last war with Russia. None of them possess a twentieth part of his talents: let them look, therefore, to the miserable end, to which perfidy, ill-faith, and endeavouring to oppress neighbouring States brought him ; and having looked, let them beware. England, as we have said before, is no party to the Alliance called Holy. She did not even affect to carry on the war for tire restora tiorr of the Bourbons. She declared it to be inconsistent with her constitutional policy to regard under what forms of Government, or under what dynasties, other nations lived; pro vided the Government or Sovereign left her un molested. [NEW TIMES.] No political news of any moment was yester day received at the Stock Exchange, and the Funds, therefore, remained almost without va riation. Consols for Account opened at 74-1, and closed at 744- buyers; but little business was done. Spanish Bonds exhibited rather more fluctuation. Those of 1821 varied in the course of the day between 301 ( and 29i, but they closed at 30. It was said that a deputation 'of the parties interested in these Bonds waited upon the house by whom they were first brought into the English market, to learn what certainty there was of the Dividends continuing to be paid. Rumour said that the answer was far from sat's. factory. We have hgard it stated that the very respectable Firm in question declined taking on themselves any responsibility, stating, that they were merely agents in the business. Connected with the general view of this question, much anxiety is felt as to the ultimate decision in the case of the Administrators of De la Torre versus Bernales, now depending in Chancery, which is understood to involve the question how far the property of a Foreign Government can be attached by the English Tribunals to satisfy engagements (for instance, the payment of Dividends on Loans) contracted in this country —The letters received yesterday from St. Petersburg!' to the tGth ult. state, that the Exchange continued dull at 04, with business dully and prices declining. ELIIITI9II PRESS.] The Paris Papers of Wednesday have arrived ; they decide nothing as to the protracted prepara tions so long depending for war. Accounts from Bayonne, to the '27th of March, state, that an Aide de-camp of G eneral Guilleminot was the day before arrested, and given into the custody of two gens d'armes, who conducted him to Paris. The reason assigned for his arrest was a military conspiracy in which he was implicated. All the Spaniards attached to the constitutional cause in Bayonne, received orders to quit without delay. Letters from Saragossa state, that Capaspe, Bessieres's Lieutenant, had capitulated finally with Ballas i teros. Ten thousand English muskets were landed at Moe.. The French papers still speculate on the possibility of peace being preserved. One hour the mediation of Austria is spoken of ; the next, the speech of La ifourdonnaye,aud the " Arnim latory Commission" he denounced, 18 seized on and M. Martigitne vronounced to be the negociator alluded to ; then the arrival is announced from Madrid of the Abbe Ducos, an old French emi ... grant, who was a curate in Spain, and conies sor to the Queen ; he, it is saki, was to set oat in a few days, some said for Bayonne, and others for Seville, and on his shoulders immedi ately was placed the burden of diplomacy, These reports prove little beyond the anxieties of the French nation for peace, and how gladly they seize on every rumour as a foundation for their wishes. The Ministerial Journals announce the Intended demands for an nrmy of reserve—that is, that a project would be presented by Ministers for a new levy of men. General Guilleminot is not implicated, it appears, in any discontents in the French army ; he remains with An gouleme as his Chief of the Stair. The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on the Ist of April was equally unimportant as on former days. The Minister of Finance, in his speech, said, that the financial situation of France was applicable, not to the war which threatens, but to the; threat of war. What France most feared, this Minister said, was uncertainty. Hyde de - Neuville fol lowed, as on a preceding day, and, like La ilourdonnaye, declaimed against delay, and the feint made of tvar. [MORNING HERALD.] Ye received last night French Papers to the Ist instant. They contain fewer details of the movements of the army than some of the priced big numbers, and from their barrenness in this respect, little decisive can be gleaned as to the ultimate result of the preparations which are now carrying on. It is clear, however, that as the period approaches when the ' promptness of execution is required, the activity which first set the machine in motion, abates in vigour. The very manner in which the progress of each Member of that ponderous body resorting towards the South is noted, would seem of itself to denote imbecility. , By stating ostentatiously the arrival of every petty retainer to the army at head-qyrters, a factitious importance is en deavoured to be given to the cause. This indeci sion in action is equalled by the irresolution which seems to prevail in the French Councils. New changes of Ministers are again talked of, and the return of M. Tabarie to the Ministry of War is confidently asserted. In the mean time"' those who are really desirous of peace, look for ward to the attainment of that object with souse rumoured probability of success. On the other hand, war is said to be inevitable—that the gauntlet has already been thrown down—and that, in three or four days at farthest, the Bi dassoa will have been 'passed by hostile feet.— This latter opinion, however, is: not so universally received as to dissipate all hopes of peace. The wishes of Spain naturally incline her to pacific measures, so far as these can be pursued with safety to her national honour, and the French Government is said not to be indisposed towards the same course. PITCAIRN'S ISLAND—Extract from the report of the ship Hercules, of Calcutta, Capt. Join; lIEtaDEnsoN, from the coast of Chili, March 26, I022:—" The Hercules ar rived at Pitcairn's Island on the 6th of May, and landed the presents which were sent to the inhabitants from the Gentlemen at Calcutta. JOHN ADAMS was still alive, and the rest of the inhabitants, 33 in number." PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. ( Prom the Liverpool Courier, April 2. ) FRANCE AND SPAIN.—Some arrests have taken place , in France, which are said to have arisen out of the dis. covery of aplot against the Government, or in order to stimu late dbicpntent in the army at being employed against the liberties of Spain. As usual in each cases, one party repre sents the affair as much more formidable than the other.-= The French Ministerial Papers state, that it will have no effect upon the war, the march into Spain being fixed for the first of April. One of the Aides-de-camp of General Guil leminot is, however, implicated, and the General himself is to be displaced. This is suspicious, and if it operate as a timely warning, to the French Government of the risk they run by persevering in so dangerous a policy, it will be well. The conspiracy which has been detected is not presented in any definite shape ; but we can well enough believe, that it did not meet with very , extensive support in France. It will not be an easy matter to shake the throne of the Bourbons in France, if the army be not seduced ; for though we fear that the French GovertiThent is not loved in France, yet violent change, with its tumultuous and indefinite consequences, is feared. At present, should the army remain faithful, a revolu tionary movement is not to be apprehended ; but, should the war in Spain become a tedious one,which is not improbable., and bring with it, as it must in that case do, an increased taxation, and probably much dishonour, the case will be materially alter ed, and the Government of the present family become exceed ingly problematical. It is this which renders the whole proceed. ings of the French Court,• as to Spain, so absurd ; they can gain absolutely nothing . by success; and they put every thing to Wazard. The papers relative to, our late negotiations with France, on Spanish affairs, will not be laid before Parliament until after the recess ; but nobody can think them of much importance. We have not succeeded in preventing the collision ; that is known without the papers ; and we have determined not to go to war merely because we have so failed; that, too, may be col lected from the observations of Lord Liverpool and Mr. Can ning, brief and cautious as they tire. On this ground the Op position will commence the hostility of debate, as they have now made it manifest, that they consider it to have been the duty of Government to prevent the invasion of Spain by France, though at the hazard of a declaration of war. "You have remonstrated," say they ; " that is as it should be ; but you speak of neutrality, though your remonstrances are disre garded ; this is ridiculous, as you leave the injury, against which you have protested, to go on." Plausible as this may appear, it is not a sound view of the case. One Government may advise another in its conduct towards a third power, or it may remonstrate against an unjust aggression upon a thirst power ; but, surely, the injustice of one state towards another does not, in itself, lay a ground for a country, not attacked, to , interpose in a billigerent .manner, even should its advices and remonstrances he disreguarded, when itself sustains no direct injury, nor becomes exposed to any. This cannot be main tained, unless it be assumed, that nations are to go to war to uphold the principles of abstract right and justice, which would certainly be a new doctrine. In the first instance, therefore, ncut rality must follow our remonstrances with France; and that state of things must remain, unless we would declare war upon an-entirely new principle ; until it be ascertained whether the French have any design to occup y Spain with a military force, or 'Whether the difficulty in wh ich they may be involved may oblige them to do in that respect what they do not, at pre sent, design. In that case France would begin to inflict iiirect injury upon us through Spain; the balance of power would be of and neutrality. would be all that the Opposition,with out reason, represent it to be in the present circumstances,— We have been rather surprised at the questions _put to Minis ters, as to the existence of any secret treaties binding us, along with the Allied Powers, to guarantee the Throne of France to the Bourbons. Why were not those questions asked when the treaties were formally submitted to the approval of Parliament'? Are we to suppose that they. were . not asked, or that this im portant point was not understood ?. . If so, to elicit thid declara tion at this precise moment, that, though we stand bound to ex: dude the Buonitparte family, we.are not bound to uphold the Bourbons in case of a resolution, looks very much like a kind of beating up for a revolution in France, by assuring the revo lutionists that, if they take care not to put up a Buonaparte, they may elect their monarch when they please, or establish a republic, should that . be more agreeable, without danger from England. That men who delight in tumult and change, almost for their own sakes, and seem born to do gratuitous mischief, should be anxious to throw France into contusion, does not sur- prise us ; but that grave and sober men should lend themselves to encourage such changes, is not easily to be accounted for. \Vo laiow not what France or Europe has to hope from the overthrow of the Government of the Bourbons. We wish to see it limited and controuled by the public spirit and patriotism of France; for that they are, from their very Catholic bigotry, essentially enemies to liberty we have had sufficient proof. We hope that they will be discomfited with the.bitterest shame in their most unjust aggression upon Spain ; but we should think it a great misfortune both to I,'rance and to Europe, were the family itself expelled again from the throne of France. An old family, at the, head of a limited monarchy, is infinitely to be preferred to usurpation, which necessarily leads to war and to military tyranny. The iniquitous aggressions of France, under her republic and her Emperor, cannot be forgotten ; and, if aggression upon other states be pleaded against the reign of the Bourbons, it may be pleaded, with greater force, against the return of France, either to a republic or usurpation. Let our senators say and do what they please to rouse the country to compel Government to assist Spain, it' they think it right to do so. That is legitimate enough, though we think it very premature ; but let them not be panders for rebellion in a foreign country, nor practise that interference in the internal concerns of France, though indirect, which they con• demn in its more direct form, when practised.by France against Spain. EXECUTION of DCMETTER and the two ll.utvEYS. These unfortunate men were executed on Saturday last on the new drop in front of the County gaol, Dorchester, for the rob bery of the. house of Lady C. Damer. Soon after their con demnation they all began to prepare themselves for the awful fate which awaited them. The obduracy evinced by Dossetter and T. Harvey, on hearing the sentence of theJudge,was but of short duration. On the following morning (Sunday), at the request of Thomas Harvey, 'Wales the accomplice was allowed an. interview with the prisoners. The two Harvays expressed to him their sincere forgiveness, and entreated him to pursue a different line of conduct from that which had brought them to so wretched a situation. They then shook hands with him, and afterwards with their uncle: mutual exchanges of for givenness then passed between them. The unwearied attentions of the Chaplain (the Rev. Air. Wood) were productive of the best effects on their temper and feelings. Dossetter and Thos. Harvey had entered the prison with sentiments of deadly hos tility towards each other ; hut they now daily met in peace, and fervently joined in prayer. When the critical moment ar rived for their leaving the prison, Wm. Harvey was seized with one of those (Outing fits to which he was subject, and was con veyed to the'scaflold in a chair. Thomas Harvey appeared perfectly resigned. Dossetter wept a great deal, though he seems to have contemplated his death with great composure. They continued a abort time in prayer with the Chaplain, and at 20 minutes past 3 o'clock the drop fell. They appeared to suffer but little.---(Dorehe,der Gazette.) DREA nrut ACCIDENT.--A most melancholy accident,occUrred on Wednesday to Mrs. PEAR IRAN, the wife of the singer of that name, as she was driving her husband's gig to her own house in Eustan-crescent. it appears that Mr. PEARMAN had driven his wife to Covent-garden Theatre in the morning, and, as was customary, she was driving home alone. On reaching the cross roads at the top of Tottenham-court-road, anti turning down the New-road, towards Euston-square, she was suddenly hemmed in on both sides by two of the Padingtott stages the drivers of which, with that brutal indifference for which they are 'so shamefully distinguished, instead of pulling up, drove on with fury. The consequence was, that the gig was overturned, and the unfortunate lady fell beneath one of the coach-wheels, which, passing over one of her legs, immediately above the ancle, fractured the limb so horribly, that the foot only hung by a small portion of the muscle. She was immediately picked up, and removed with care to her house, where she was shortly afterwards attended by a surgeon. We understand that it became necessary to perlorm amputation in the eVening. It was some time before Mr. PEtItMAN became acquainted with the accident. His feel ings may be more easily imagined than described. We trust that the ruffians who were ,the cause of this dreadful occurrence may receive that char: tisement which their negligence richly deserves. SPRING ASSIZES. KINGSTON, FRIDAY, ADIUL 4. Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury. Seven g entlemen of the Special Jury had answered, when the CHIEF BARON requested the list to be read over a second time, observing that he would fine those who were absentees without a reasonable excuse. This was accordingly done, and the follow ing gentlemeh not answering, were fined as follows :—Sir J. D. Broughton, Bart. 50/. ; Thomas Langley, Esq. of Kingston, 50/. ; Henry Wright, Esq. of Ham, 50/. ; John Augustus Knight, Esq. of IVimbledon, 501. ; John Garratt, Esq. of Kingston, 501. Mr. MATtItYAT stated this was a presentment by Thomas Gaitskell, Esq. a Magistrate, against the inhabitants of the parish of Streatham, in this county, for neglecting to repair a certain road leading from the five milestone on the Clapham Common, through a lane called Dragmire-lane, to Streatham 4,hurch. The road in question had been many timewpresented at Sessions by the High Constable, and at one time the parish surveyor bad commenced the repairs, though of a very slight nature. Since that time the road had been suffered to remain in its unrepaired state, to the great inconvenience of the public. Several witnesses were called, whose evidence confirmed the Learned Counsel's statement. Some few of the witnesses ex pressed themselves of opinion, that ken., in quo could not be considered as a road in the strict sense of the word, and described it us a spot having a number of tracks made by vehicles occa sionally passing over the common to avoid ecircuitous route. Mr. GURNEY, for the defendant, addressed the Jury, and contended that the evidence for the prosecution had failed in shewing that what was generally termed a road was so, in the legal understanding of that term. He submitted that, accord ing to the authorities relative to this question, it ought to have been shewn to he an ancient public highway, as it was expressed in the indictment ; and insisted that the fact of carriages occa sionally travelling over the Spot in question, so as to leave a number of tracks visible, could not be considered as supporting that legal definition. No evidence was offered for the defendants. The Loan Cum' llanoN read to the Jury the subst4nce of the testimony adduced in support of the prosecution, and left it to them to say if the term public highway" could be ap plied to the alleged road in question. The Jury retired for a few minutes, and returned, finding a verdict for the defendant. In the case of King v. Bye, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 30/. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SINGULAR CASE. MAIILBOROUGII-STllVET.—Yesterday a youth of 18, of e r h e s a p rg e c e ta d b b l e e fo a r p e p A e i a r r . a c n o c e s i. A i ; i n s T brought,under rt from hefou o t w h ng watch-house rat her a nil singular circumstances;--Mr. Hitchcock, of the St. George Hotel, Al bemarle-street, stated that on Monday or Tuesday last a }rating man, describing himself as the clerk of Mr.' Bowsr, solicitor, of Clifford's-inn, came to his house and asked permission to view the vacant apartments in the hotel, as he was sent by his employer to seek accommodation there for a family of wealth and rank, who were hourly expected in town from the country; his request was acceded to, and he was conducted over the suits of rooms, where he expressed . hiinself .highly satisfied, and begged to be allowed time to close the bargain. Mr. Hitch cock carelessly said he should have time,' and on the following day the young man again made his appearance, saying that a young gentleman of the wealthy family . was in town, and would take possession of the rooms that evening., ,Accordingly they were prepared for his reception, and about nine o'clock on Wed nesday evening a hackney-coach drove up and-the prisoner alighted, and a very heavy trunk and portmanteau were carried to his rooms ; a dispute arose about the coach-fare, and the driver departed withoUt being paid. The prisoner gave orders to be accommodated with every thing in the most splendid style, and his food, &c. was served him in a most sumptuous man ner. Something occurred which induced Mr. Hitchcock to in quire at Mr. Bower's, in Clifford's-inn, and that gentleman, with great surprise, declared that none of his clerks were ever ordered by him to seek apartments for any person. On Mr. Hitchcock's return home, the young man's bill was sent with a peremptory demand for instant payment ; but be declined being as prompt in performing the order, and finally re fused to remove himself or trunks, and was, after a long altercation, consigned to St. George's watch-house, where the night constable took the liberty of opening the trunks, and found them full of bricks. The prisoner very composedly threatened Mr. Hitchcock and the constable with an action. The Magistrate asked the young man his name ?-11e re plied, Frederick Thornicy. Mr. CONANT was proceeding to interrogate him as to the nature of his employ, resources, and motives of conduct, when Mr. Sass, a portrait and historical painter, stepped forward and said, that although unwilling to identify himself in any way with the young man's present si tuation, he thought it necessary to say something relative to him. His father was a gentleman of property, and had sent the young man to him to receive instructions in the art of painting, and lie very regularly attended his lectures and lessons. His conduct appeared irreproachable until the publi cation and subsequent performance of Torn and Jerry" en tirely disarranged his mind, and all the pursuits of. study were awhile neglected ; the young man's whole amusement being concentrated in night brawls and other pieces of folly and in consistency. In this the gentleman did not think him singu lar, as half the young men of the metropolis were seized with the same mania, and were proceeding in a course which they never would have done had the work never appeared. The present act of th e yo ung man h e b e li eved was more a foolish frolic than any intention of fraud; in fact, it could not have proceeded from any other motive, in his opinion. Ile had sent for his father, and hoped the Magistrate would consider the prisoner as a youth led by foolish companions to the commis sion of such folly. Mr. CONANT certainly concurred with the gentleman in be lieving that the publication to which he alluded had done a greal deal towards the injury of youth; but he never could suppose the prisoner had any innocent intention of taking splendid apartments, and conveying trunks loaded with b r i c k s to them ; on the contrary, he was of opinion his intention was more that of fraud than any thing else. Mr. Hitchcock said, the young man had lodged in Bury street, Bloomsbury, where: his character was .not considered of the best kind. Mr. Sass hoped at all events the best interpretations would be put upon circumstances not proved. Mr. CONANT said he was afraid the _young man had leagued himself with a gang of swindlers. Ile then asked the young man several questions, to which he replied, Bowers, a young man, who lived in Surrey-road, had taken the apartments for him, but for what purpose he either could nut or was unwilling to explain. It was here intimated that Mr. Hitchcock wou ld not proceed against the prisoner criminally. The hackney coachman came forward, but the prisoner paid him his full demand, and he was satisfied. _ Mr. Corrnwr told the young man that he might consider himsAl very fortunate if he escaped; but out of the office he should not go, until he gave an account of himself and coin. panions. The prisoner said he had nothing-to tell here. Mr. Scott, of Holborn, stepped forward, and stated that a few days since the prisoner ordered home to Bury -street two paint-boxes, with colours, a portfolio, and a bracket ; and on their being delivered, he sent the boy back for a case of instru ments, and on his return he was gone out. One of the boxes was found with him ; it was produced. Mr. CON ANT.—Well, Sir, what have you done with the other articles. Prisoner.—l have sent one box to a Gentleman named Phil. lips : the other things are in Bury-street. CONANT pressed him for a clearer statement, and at length he confessed he had pawned the box, and he gave up the duplicate ; he also confessed his name ,was Thornley Abrahams. Mr. CONANT animadverted on the foolish conduct of trades men in sending goods to mere strangers; he even thought a case would not stand under such circumstances. The Worthy Magistrate asked the prisoner if he would make a return of aU the property ? Be replied certainly, and the pawnbroker being sent for, an arrangement with all parties was accomplished.— The Magistrate gave him a very serious admonition on dig. charging him. The trunks were cleared of their rubbish in the street. STEALING DEAD BODIES. NVO R 8 I IIP-ST E T.—The inhabitants of Holy well Liberty, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, were on Thursday last thrown into consternation at a discovery of an extensive and long-continued robbery of the graves in Holywell Mount burial-ground. The discovery arose from means not less ex. traordinary than the scene of confusion, distreis, and fury whtch ensued among the populace. According to what transpired, a notorious resurrection-man, named Vaughan, had long carried on a traffic through another person, with the grave-digger of that burial.ground, and had, paid 30s. for every dead body ; and while the trio were satisfied with their, separate remuneration for invading the silent man. sions of the dead, they were tied together with a cord of in. wrest ; but the season of the year creating a great demand, on Wednesday night last, the grave digger, it is said, raised the price to 40s. observing that another dealer had given the price. Vaughan considered it an imposition, and they quarrelled on the subject. Vaughan having withdrawn to a public-house with one of his grave fraternity, was followed by the grave-digger, who, in spite, denounced them to the people present as bo d y snatchers. To turn away the g.rowing anger of the audience, Vaughan inFne diately retorted on the grave.digger. He hesitated not to avow that the grave.digger had received upwards of 701. within the last three months, in the course of which time, he,Vaughsn, had been supplied with 43 bodies. The sensation produced by this information- on the public mind may easily be conceived. Husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters, rushed to the ground ; the graves were opened, and many of their dearest relatives were gone from the tomb. Their distress and, fury communicated to the populace, who had as sembled around ; an attack was regularly commenced upon the house under which a gateway leads to the burial ground, and where the persons lived who had the care and received the fees for interment, and presently not a pane of glass remained in any of the windows in the front or at the back part of the premises. Most probably the rage of the multitude would not have stopped here, had not the police officers of the office interfered for the preservation of the public peace. On Thursday evening the grave-digger was taken into cus tody, and brought before Wm. BENS TT, Esq. the presiding Magistrate, who remanded him for further examination. When this man was brought to the office, he and the officers were sur rounded by an immense concourse, who rent the air with their execrations, and it was with difficulty he was preserved from the vengeance of outraged feeling. Yesterday the work of opening graves was st ill going on, which induced ui to visit the spot, where we beheld a scene re volting from all the common .feelings of humanity. A large concourse of people kept crowding to the gate, which was guarded by the Patrole and parish officers, and on the ground were presented groupes of relatives looking with dreadful anxiety to the opening of each grave. William Wagget, the grave-digger, was again brought before the Magistrate, when Vaughan . and another resurrection man attended; but they had only to state, that the man who was the immediate trader with the prisoner bad told them, he re- o ceived an impression in wax, of the key to the ground, from the grave-digger.—He was remanded for the production of this witness. A BOX LOBBY LOUNGER. GUILDIIALL.—A very smart=dressed lad of IS , named Janus Holmes, was brought up yesterday before the Sitting 31agis le • trate, Alderman Tnos. SMITII, upon the charge of a venerab looking old man, his father, who, though movi ng in the huni . ble sphere of a porter at a straw-hat manufacturers, had, he said, been able to bestow upon his son an education which might have qualified him for almost any situation, and 'ut been particular in his endeavours to instil into his mind a dni: , sense of his moral and religious duties. He had been eqoalni, careful, at the proper age, of putting him well out in life, a_ a had procured him a very excellent situation ; where, ign" nr .; he conducted himself so ill, as in a short time .to be turiedt.! away. He took him home again, and endeavoured by g 0 , 4 , 1 _.. vice to reform him, but he appeared to despise all atimonitit?nry. seldom returned home till very late at night, and, to suPP l Ya en self with means of continuing his dissipations, had latterly., to robbing him. About a month ago he had provided liists_ta with a key which opened all his (the father's) drawers, and e 2f in forced a small desk which is in one of them, and stolen th rer ti. 31.65., which he had laid by to pay his quarter's rent. 1 " m Su e n ra d ted ay his conduct ; that he freely forgave him all that had p . 7: ul before, upon his promise of good behaviour for the future , 11 `,. I s n e s v t e h r several h o a t t l i i ear long acts of dishonest serion serious lbku with t b h s observed, t s l o , l n th au ait p ; n ii yet, notwithstanding, on Monday morning he orned d for his drawers and stole a waitcoat, which he had pawne d he had Finding him thus determined to pursue his bad courses, lee , • no other resource left than to bnng hiM before the Magiswiod4. He was obliged to leave his son at home when he went t°_,. and his conduct at such times towards his mother some lent, that he feared he would, in his absence do lier son 'Pi" mischief. • it W 35 The old man told this tale with great feeling, which non a • for lir some pleasure to observe affected the • prisoner als into being asked what lie had to say to this charge, he burs tears, and answered tidy " Guilty." officer, From the confessions he had made to NVorcester, th e the 10 1 1 ) , and the answers he gave to the questions put to • w on Magistrate, it appeared that the prisoner's principalints,_ bot was that of dashing about at the public theatres, in the his lobby of one or other of which he was to be found whey depredations had procured him the means of inakipt,..l73dr, pearance there. - 'rhe money which the old man, tTeead had so carefully saved up to pay his quarter's rent, ;w his ed in three nights in admissions to the theatre, and supperlounger, his wine afterwards for himself and another box -lobby 113,1 beeoo companion—a lady's shoe-niaker, with whom he acquainted at the theatres. other ° galls As the father had never before had recourse to , _„ r than that of giving his son good advice, anti as . ,l _ls s i i 4 t ; at ioa reared somewhat aensibleof the awful and dc4rlla t ' w n tj u id r ot? , in which he was placed, the Magistrate thought isoncr ; and 11 , 1 advisable to proceed to extremities with the one of pr isoner work the prof' the hope that confinement and reflection g utetimio I.fritlewel for ens change in his mind, he was comm.— t kept, separate fron month, with directions that he should e other prisoners. A case of r S HOCKINGc h a rge i amoun ting Ai—___ o'clock, has Ju'v been decided ham dist • net. by the Commissioners of TAOS for the N, A Scotch Ha k w er w as - surcharged for food, sons employed b • the sale ofino, tee, scc.d y him as travellers on foot, for • its. . 0, a l, , and as it appeared in evidence th yeti e R e ti_ e o r though . taa mg with a license, were empin tr! o r ti ,,, Pods not V su their own pr operty , the Commisstoners c orthr t: , nlcoitnortE2asonc:cioasttrandigeisimtn ___ ..., street, Clare-market : as a little bol t' two -- 0/0 years of age as w looking out of a indo* stories high, he happened to overreach hiros ~ _ a Iteir p g it a ed Cd i d n e to nt o let s U t r re re e d t : fi l e ti ce; OF7oeE:yie _artkh:ltrtyfivfeeeto,calnodckwaysesdiaesrlztyllo Pi ece ' fire b rok e . 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