The Sun. — London, England, 1828-12-17 00:00:00

_~~~ _~ IBOURN of the ibihr, its vicinity►°? ates, for 0 0 . against ad' Th i " in the daP :eting of (Ll', le town, OF' till late; 44 ' rig some it inhabitaritt,' metropollie town, as at 'e has O°S siuce tb tion is nba°' prime trout' . Jon of tile" , glides W C .' of which thr; icated to P . ; Bishop °' erlible nun! , ptists hey' Manor; OA hair at til l " 'as said, he lamentel the meet aken by $4. Usition tied its ofr :ept getting :rsunty ger if they wet ° , umbers hi/ pproved o f , crowded t° lament vco; owing is 11 pirituarall a i of Gkeillb . assembled Ynts of thy? :he Coati' ease to e o ' high sense` .thjoyed b 1 iblished m, and th 4 served frost' s constitir, • nestantos i leople, Ind whicP;; produetic e i ), and 3 1 ',, i ` ous lihertY pg the see vrifr:' tide, espr our Co°' hick IJO" ;ttin to th e us are 1 0 c i ." Ind who° the mil h Rome le Coot'' , iation si t e" I procee d' , ' people fog deny tO the Hob' a Foreign 1 tnnot b ar their g`r j time, di' 'ers they' the 10' in the d . lr rest yo .s w tion, bor adnd s : ' preg o ver prdP was pre' ;entleroo' etitioae ri eir hand s ' ► in /Biro° Bridge' man then' the pet',' 9 band 0 18 id shoot!. ner, frow yhap j who hel s 1101(10 have e$ Duke ° I etitier o ; ;omale; ember:. he .1) 0e the l e 0 ; that 11 , use, to tr that t ', to ye him i Peat pleasure to see the meeting so numerously and '"spectably attended, as the object of the meeting *is 0 f" the most Vital' importance to the country. He " 41 , it may be supposed that when a clergyman t omes forward against the Roman Catholics, that he 41 3 a view to the emoluments of tho Church, but he 'geed t h em f rom pr i nc i p l e ; an d h e p e rf e ctly teed with Captain Gowler, that the CHtholic Re :llion had no t changed one iota, and if they were ' rered to rega i n p ower th e nation would ultimately tome her dupe. As a proof that the Catholics :ill retail, and are anxious again to propagate their t 4 Perstitiotr a religion, he would read an extract lat h the scheme of Union between the Roman Ca iqic and the Anglican Church, by the Catholic "hop of Ay re ; thi s Prelate observes, "once defined, a principles of the Latio Church are irrevocable," Shia herself is immutably chained by bands which t " futuie period can she ever rend asunder." V ide vol. IL 324. Feber 355. In regard to doc tifithe, any concession is impossible, if the Church of 0 land, w i t h t h e Bi s h op , w ill a d opt t h e d octr i nes I ttia Church of Rome, she will on her part be in ,','!le(l to make large concessions on points of disci "a. Now gentlemen in return for the sacrifice, hhi' , -, eh the Church of England would make, on doe '"al points to the Catholic Church, according to the t 'shap - of Ay re , the Latin Church would allow no ti °lll munion in both kinds, the ma - triage of ecclesias :ar divin e serv i ce i n t h e vu l gar tongne, all the cere rdes, all the vestments, all the sacerdotal onto "'ins, the decorations of the altars and churches, I b ° that we s h a ll appear outwar dly w h a t we w e re . e °te, . though inwardly changed as the Bishop 1115tioltiteS. In enumerating the evils incurred by I — Refo rmat i on , an d es t a bli s h e d a t th e Revo lution, in England, continues the Popish Pre iter the Reformation deprived public worship of : ancient forms, and stripped ecclesiastical cere- Pies of all their Majesty. At one fell swoop it `Mi.thecl the merit of satisfactory works, the Doc t!'rle of P urg at or y, Prayers for the Dead, Invoca -6°4 .of the Saints, and honour paid to relics and ages of the Cross. All were swept away—not a Panicle was saved. Hence it appears, to act Wi t h ~ the Church -of Rome iii this • precious 4 tritatio n we must turn hypocrites; the Catholics I :, if they c an, b e - suprem e , a nd by conceding to i an) emencipation,we are replacing those erroneous 'Opinions which the Reformation has abolished. The f l tiv. Gentleman said,' he could enter considerably q rt h • into the - • • er details of facts, showing the neces ''ty of refusi ng any f urt h er concession to th e Ca tholics, but having stated thus much,-he should eon ',ale by saying, that it. was impossible to coaleiee f‘.'"ith the Roman Catholics without danger to the :`-turch and State. The Rev. Gentleman sat down '''oidst the plaudits of the meeting. JOH N HARRISON, Esq., of Smelstorre-hall, rose, 1 144 Was loudly cheered. He said' that he did not /i tend to express any opinions .on the Catholic Question, with the exception that he was a decided Zemy to their regaining pcmer ; the Protestants 'i got the reins - in their own hands which th t eY had earned, with their .blood, and - he h L auglit it but right that- they should maintain it liberty they had fought for, and hand the -1 lit , i ne power to their children, and their children's dill -17e•". He would be second to one in doing all iii Is power to p rev ent Catholic Emancipation. (Great 'he el i ng.) Sir HEKRY FITZHERI3ERT, Bart. rose and said, th at as chairman of so respectable and numerous a m eeting h e s h ou ld f ee l it a derelictien of duty, 0 11 he trot express his opinions upon the bject of the Meeting. His sentiments were in tr'fect un i son w i t h t h ose b reat h e d by th e petition. !Is the acknowledged right of every Briton, when lit liberties are attac k e d, to stan d f orwar d i n de fence of those liberties. Wh en h e f ears that th e Constitution .otistitrition is in danger, all his energy is called I .?ta action, to repel the enemies of the Constitu "On. It must certainly redound to the credit ° I the town of Ashbourne, that it was the first t 'A'n in the county that had spirit enough to con v"ne a meetin g fo r s uc h a p ur p ose . They coidll 'tot sit down calmly at such a crisis, when it was t ilrret l tl reported that his Grace the Duke of Wel -1 Y I tigton was modifying the laws affecting the Ro wan Catholics. Thirty-three years have they been ;:itleavouring to procure what they term emancipa "°n, but had failed; he hoped no concession would be 'wile to them—they had tried all schemes, and M actually threatened the Government. If we 'Nerfered with them, prevented them from wor qliPping God their own way, they Icould then have ~_, fu se to complain and cry out for Emancipation. It Would never do to give Popery the power it had Prior to t h e R e f or mation, or we should sink into t i n t e same superstitious ignorance as in former ages. there was any change in the Catholic Religion it , 1 paid be found in the Republican States of mouth Akeriea. Several other Gentlemen of the county addressed t he Meeting, after which the folloWing Resolutions were passed : • On the motion of William Webster, Esq., be %laded by John Harrison, Esq. it was Resolved—That the Petitions read at the opening of the Meeting,- addressed to both Houses, conveying t he sense of the Meeting, be adopted on this o ccasion. On the motion of Dr. Greaves, seconded by captain Gowler, it was Resolved—That the Right Hon. Earl Howe be r equested to present the petition to the Lords, and that Francis Mundy, Esq. Member for the county, requested to present the petition to the House of Commons. On - the motion of R. B. nuiclarke, Esq., se tended by the Rev. Samuel Shipley, it was Resolved—That the petitions be left at Mr. Red 'ern's, in Ashbourne, for signature, and- that the ''etrie be inserted in a London Daily Paper, and in the Derby Mercury, with the signatures of each Person attached. Thank"; were then voted to the Chairman for his gentlemanly conduct in the chair, and the meeting t epsirated, after which the church bells. were set t inging and bands of music paraded the-town till a ate hour. The Meeting created the greatest sensation in the town that has been known for some time. A stranger enacquainted with the circumstances would have !upposed that the news of some great victory had been received, so unusual was the rejoicing. It is understood that the outer aisle of our Cathedral is forthwith to be new flagged, and the seating t ernoved.—Exeter Alfred. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—On Tuesday Lord Spencer's agent and his clerk went down to Wands tvorth, fur the purpose of receiving the rents of his Lord tilip's tenants in that neighbourhood. The rents were col lected at the Spread Eagle Inn, in that town, and money _,to . the amount of between t3OOl. and 7001 ., besides a great liaraber'of cheques on , bankers in town, were deposited in strong box, used on formei occasions, and which was double locked. The businnie of the day having concluded, the individuals who received the money- had some refresh °lent at the inn, and, while Partaking , of it, one of the ttages drew up to the door, upon which the clerk carried th e b ox , containing the treasure, and placed it inside the Vehicle, intending to take it to town. .Having occasion to return into the inn, on subsequently stepping into the be . observed.the box, .to all appearance; that he had Previe t nq placed there, and on his arrival in town con veyediit a way to_li's residence, not for a moment suspect... Lord 'Spencer's money. - • The following morning, having Occasion to open the box, his alarm was excessive, on :ind irtg'nothing inside of it but a bundle of rags, and, on ,cloee gemination of the box, it was then discovered that it bad been substituted for the real ono, and bore so dose an ap- Ptarance to it in shape, make, and colour, that the differ gee between the two was scarcely distinguishable. The following evening, it hap been since ascertained, a woman kit a box at the SPread Eagle Inn,' Gracechurch-street, addressed to the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, at Wands tvorthr and, nn examination, it was discovered to be the 'l4 which had contained the money. The lock was broken. tad the inside contained the cheque's, the• thieves not hay- S'Preseuted any of them for payment, and returned them "), the shove Manna., rather than ' run the risk of detection. The robbery still remains involved in- mystery. THE CHURCH. OXFORD, DEC. IS.—Tli, ! fiAr - rt4 of Ow candidates who, at the close of the publie.examin ,tiiins in Illichaelinas term, were admitted by the public examiners into the th ~h,„, of Liter2e Iluinaniores and biseiplime I%latheniatic k e et Physicze respectively, act iritink• fo - the alpliati,,ti ut i• ii r _ rangetnent in each class, vieleribed by the . Staftib-!, are as fI,IIOIV _ _ IN rug FIRST CLASS OF LIT. Huai.—Johnson, Geo. H. s., Queen's ; Puller, Christopher - , Christ Church ; Riddell, Joseph Esmond, St. Edmund-hall. IN THE. FIRST CLASS OF DISCIY. MATHEMATIC. Et PHTs..,--Browell, William Robert, Pembroke; Johnson, George H. S., Queen's ; Puller, Christopher, Christ Church. IN THE SECOND CLASS 01 , LIT. Hum.—Pevan, Thos. Balliul ; Biowell, William Robert, Pembroke ; Childers, Charles, Christ Church; Crichton, W. J., Merton; Dr• mock, T. F., Balhol ; Hoblinuse, T. 8., Who! ; James, J o hn, Queen's ; Leghton, F. K., Magdalen ; Marriott, George R., Oriel ; Newbold, C. M., Briizennose ; Palairet, Worcester ; Pearson, C. 8., Oriel.; Trench, Francis, Oriel. IN THF. THIRD CLASS or LIT. Hurit.--Ashe, Robt. Martyn, Trinity ; Boulton, William, Christ Church ; Butt, John Marten, Magdalen-ball; Dry, Thomas, Merton; Eldridge, Rohey, Wadhavn ; George, David John, Jesus; Clyne, Stephen R.; Bart., Christ Church ; Grundy, Geo. D., 13razennose; Hill, George Delgerno, Trinity ; Jaques, William, St. Alban-hall ; Jones, Todd Thomas, Oriel ; Lee, Savkville U. 8., Orfeli Itlarkenzie, Charles, Pem broke ; Mozley, Thomas,' Oriel ; Phillips, John Henry, Grid ; Powell, Charles, Trinity ; Pugh, David, Balliul ; Smith, Roland, St. John's. IN THE. THIRD CLAW OF DISCIP. MATHEMATIC. ET Prirs.—Dry, Thomas, Merton. The number of the fourth class, namely, of those who were deemed worthy of their degree, but not deserving of any honourable distinction; Was 78. THE ARMY. Lord Fitzroy Someret, as Military Secretary to General Lard Hill, Commanding in Chief, went through his list yesterday, at his office in the Horse Guards. A few Generals, and upwards of sixty other officers, transacted business with his Lordship. Detachments of Artillery and Infantry belonging to the East India Company's Service are ordered to embark this morning, on board a attain vessel in the river, for Graves end, on route to Chatham. A Detachment if the I3th Light Dragoons is ordered to match this morning, frour London, for the Cavalry De pot at Maidstone. GENERAL ORDER. Adjutant-General's Office, Dublin, Dec. 6, 1828. At a General Court-Martial held at Kilkenny, on the 24rh of November, 182 S, Drum-Major Samuel Pollard, and Schoohnaster,Seijeant William Poole, of the 32d Re giment, were arraigned upon the undermentioned charge, viz. : " For most infamoueconduct in entering into a conspi racy against Lieut.-Col. the Hun. John Maitland, of the 3.1 d liq,iment, he. being at the time absent from his corps on sick leave, by addressing a letter to his father, the Earl of Lauderdale, dated October 26th,.1828, and signed with a fictitious name, the said letter being written by School- , master Set jeant Poole, containing accusations against Lieu tenant-Colonel Maitland's character, entirely. false anti un founded, in order to intimidate him from again joining the 32d Regiment, .such conduct being most unbecoming the situation of Non-commissioned Officers, and totally sub versive of every principle of military discipline." Upon which charge, the Court came to the following decision : " The Court-martial having duly considered the evidence given in support of the charge against the prisoners, Drum major Pollard, and Schoolmaster-serjeant Poole, their de fence, and the evidence they have adduced, are of opinion, that the prisoners, Drum-major Samuel Pollard, and School master-serjeant William Poole, both of the 32d Regiment, are guilty of the charge preferred against them. The Court adjude that the prisoners be reduced to the ranks as private soldiers, and further do receive a corporeal punishment of one thousand lashes each. The Court cannot separate with out expressing their decided and unanimous opinion, that the aspersions which Inive been attempted to he cast against Lient.-Col. the lion. John Maitland's character, are totally false and unfounded." The proceedings of the before-mentioned General Court martial having been laid before the King, his Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court. It is Lieut.-General Sir John Byng's desire, that the charge preferred against' Drum-major Samuel Pollard and Schoohnaster-serjeant William Poole of the 32d Regiment, together with the finding and sentence of the Court, and his Majesty's pleasure thereon, shall be read at the head of every Regiment, and Regimental Depot in Ireland. .• The above General Court-martial is dissolved. By command of the Lieut.-General commanding, J. GARDINER, D. A. G. GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL. 32D ItLGIMENT, KiLKENNY. The sentence of the Court-martial lately held in the bar racks of this city, has receive(' the approbation of his Ma jesty, and, by royal order, the punishment awarded has been inflicted. The Court, it appears, as was always anti cipated, found both the prisoners guilty of the crime laid to their charge, and sentenced them to receive 1,000 lashes each. Having awarded this punishment, so justly due to the individuals tried, and, after a long and most minute in vestigation, found guilty, the members declare, on the face of the proceedings, their unanimous ,and decided opinion that the aspersions attempted to be cast on the character of Lieutenant-Colonel Maitland were totally false and ground less. On Wednesday morning, the sentence was carried into execution in presence of the 3211 Regiment, which Major Dillon was ordered to comtnand for that day. The t Drum-Major (Pollard) received 600 lashes, and the School master-serjeant (Poole) 525.—Leinster Journal. (From the Limerick Chronicle of Dee. 13.) Major-General Sir Edward Blakeney will in a few days leave hence for Tralee, to inspect the books of the 22d and 88th Depots stationed there. The 72d Highlanders arrived safe at the Cape of Good Hope, from London, on the 29th September. An order has been issued to the Royal Staff Corps to cease recruiting until further orders. Letters have been received at this Office from Trinidad, to the 29th October, When the Ist Royal Regiment was in excellent health, not having a casualty by death since the 15th August. On Wednesday, the 15th October last, the Sergeants of the Regiment gave a ball at St. James's barrack, to which were invited the Sergeants of the other Corps in:garrison, viz. :—Royal Artillery and let West India Regiment. The company assembled in the evening about seven o'clock, whets dancing, &c. com menced. Col. Farquareen, of the 25th, or Borderers, act ing Governor, with Major Deuchar, of the Royals, and nearly the whole of the Officers of the Regiment, ho noured them with their presence, a 3 also their Ladies, who expt eased themselves highly gratified with the even ing's amusements. About twelve o'clock, nearly fifty sat down to supper, which was provided of the best the season afforded. After supper dancing was resumed. and kept up with great spirit till day-light, when the whole re tired, evidently much delighted with the entertainments. The following circular from the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to the Lord -Lieutenants, relative to a- proposed reduction in the expenses of the - litia has just beetrissued " Whitehall, Dee. IS. "My Lord—l have the honour to inform your Grate, 'that his Majesty's Government having taken into consi deration the 'expense of the staff of the militia, have de termined to submit to Parliament a bill for effecting some reduction in that branch of the public expenditure. " According to the proposed measure, the future esta blishment. retained on permanent pay at head-quarters, will be, for each eorps , -1 adjutant, I serjeaut-major, - I serjeant for every 40 private men, I drummer for -eve'' , t wo companies, with an additional drummer far each flank company; over and above which, in regiments consisting of eight companies and upwvrds, a drum-major will be allowed. " It is not intended to diseontinne, till the 24th - of June next, the pay of those members of the militia ;Staff who will be included in the proposed reduction. " The substance: of this communication will he made known to the commandants of the different corps by the Secretary at - War. have the honour' to be, my Lord, " Your Grace's' most obedient humble servant, _ 1. ROBERT PEEL. " gis Alajesty's Lieutenant of the county of The sloop Lucy, of Fowey, was seized on the 14th inst. nt Chichester, by Mr. Blake, of his Majesty's Customs .and boats crew, for having a false bottom, con taining 100 half-ankers of spirits ; the crew, consisting of the waster and three men, ate in custody. WINTER AS4IZE INTELLIGENCE. THE KING V. I , OOLEW ANT) OTHERq MAIDSTONE, DEC. 16.—This Was itryintlictment against Thomas Wooley, Richard Croaci, and James iffetea!fe, for a conspiracy. The.indictinent charged that the defendants, charged and prosecuted, at t h e Warwick Assizes, - one George Nightingale with a highway robbery upon the said Crouch, well know= ing at the time that he was innocent of the accusation. The prosecution was conducted-by Mr. ADOL PHUS._ The cimunstances under which this charge was brought were these :—The prosecutor (Mr. Nightingale) had for some years kept different pub lic-hoitses in various parts of the town, and was at this moment - a carrier, doing business. He had an unfortunate taste for frequenting fairs, fights, and such places of anmserrent, where he unfortunately fell into bad company. Unfortunate connections lead men, however innocent, into embarrass ments, and so it Was with Nightingale. H e was charged and tried at the Assizes of this town, in the summer - of 1827, with robbing the Post-office, but acquitted. Upon the evening of that day, and immediately upon his discharge, he was taken into custody upon a charge of robbing Crouch, one of these defendants, at Warwick, of three hundred and sixty pounds, and committed for trial upon the capital accusation at the ensuing As sizes for that county. The trial took place, and he was again acquitted. Now a word as to this charge of robbing Crouch. It would, perhaps, be recol lected that a great fight took place at Warwick in 1825, between Ward and cannon, two pagilists. l The prosecutor was there, as were the several de fendants. They lodged at different public-houses, but Crouch, in the evening of the fight, was cer• tainly much abused by some person, and robbed, he said, of this RIM of money, at the Castle Inn, at Warwick. He, in the first place, charged Ned Stockman, a pugilist, with the robbery, and an in quiry took place into the charge at Bow -street. De positions to that effect would be read, -signed by the defendants. Subsequently, and two years after wards, he turned round and accused Nightingale, and the other two defendants concurred with him in the charge. The prosecutor was tried at 'Warwick and acquitted. Now it would be shown, from the depositions and conversation of the defendants, that their only object was to extort money. Nightingale was not au unimpeachable man, but his eviden-e, supported by testimony of credible witnesses, would bring . conviction home to the defendants. The several depositions were then put in and read. George Nightingale, the prosecutor, was then called, and underwent a long examination. He de scribed all the circumstances of his behaviour at Warwick, and denied that he had been in the Castle Inn at all when the robbery of Crouch took place. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON, for Wooley— The witness kept an E. 0. table in partnership with Dalby. Was in the habit- of frequenting fights and fairs, and was acquainted with persons_ since trans ported. He had been tried at Maidstone upon a charge of robbing,the mail-coach, but acquitted. He was now in trade as a leather-dresser. Cross-examined by Mr. BODKIN-1 have a brother at Tiverton, who is not unlike me, but is rather taller. Crouch trained 'Ward for the fight. He never betted; I never saw him with any money. I don't think he ever had 10/. in his life. I don't know that he had backed Ward that day. I have heard of a person of the name of Hayne. He was betting that day. I don't think Crouch had any money that day. I was sitting at the George from three o'clock to a quarter past six. I have been to Mold, in Flintshire,, b►ut not upon a fishing-party. Dalby did:not keep an E. 0. table there. I remem ber being shaved in a shop just opposite the Bank. A small accident has happened there since. The Bank has been robbed. I did not hear that it was on a fair night the robbery took place. I had not curiosity enough to inquire. I remained at Mold one night, and came back to Cheltenham. No ques tions were put to me at Epsorn about the Mold affair. I have some money of my own. Crouch is a trader. Re-examined by Mr. BRODERICK...At all the fights, cock-fights, and races that I have been, Crouch has been there. I am sure he did not bet on "Ward's fight, for be never had money. %%rooky is a man who frequents fights. My brother is- some inches taller than me. Henry Kepping, a constable of Maidstone, re membered the trial of Nightingale for robbing the mail in the summer of 1827. About five in the evening of that day, witness was employed with a brother officer to take Nightingale into custody. It was immediately ater the trial was over ; I took him into custody in the town. Crouch and Wooley went to the Magistrates' office with us. There was no other person employed as an attorney but Mr. Wooley. Wooley and Crouch were examined, and made depositions. Wooley offered to become bail for Nightingale's appearance. Crouch made some objection to being one. I went down to the trial at Warwick, being bound over. I got there on Sunday. I saw Wooley and Metcalfe. I saw the indictment in 'Wooley's hands two or three days before it went before the Grand Jury. The three defendants were examined. I was in the Court during the trial. Wooley was also present the whole of the- time, but was not examined. The July stopped the case before all the witnesses for the de fence were examined. Wooley said he would give 501. if he could filing this thing home to Nightingale. Examined by Mr. BODKIN, for the other defen dants—At the examination before the Magistrate at Maidstone, Nightingale applied for time to produce a witness. Crouch was impatient for the trial com ing on. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN—We all know that attor neys are not always in the same huffy as the parties to press on prosecutions at Assize towns. They don't dislike good eating and drinking. So much for Mr. Wooley's delay in this case. Joshua Hudson, the pugilist examined--I keep a tap, part of the Half-moon, ia Leadenhall-market. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN-- Qh, he deals in lapping. (Laughter.) Witness—l have known Crouch five or six years . ; Wooley not se long. I have seen Wooley at fights, but not many. 'I attend horse-races, and Fairlop fair. I have seen Crouch and Wooley at Doncas ter, Epsom, and other races, I was at Warwick in 1825, when there, was a fight between two persons named Ward and Cannon. The tight took place a mile out of the town. I have known Nightingale 10 or 12 years. I went to the Castle at Warwick, where I was putting up, the night after the fight. — I dined with Wooley there. Crouch came with the cause intention, but changed his mind, and had tea. Abbot and Priestley were of the party also. I don't know what Abbot is. W e went to the Warwick Arms, and Crouch, Metcalfe, and Wooley, followed us afterwards to the Castle. I went from the caitle direct with Moss to th e G eorge. W e found Night ingale at tea George. I had some s h erry awl ' wa ter with 111 r. Reeve, of Stratford. Ni g h t i ngale j oined u s a f te ibe had had his tea. We sat i n t h e f ront room . We then heard a mob going b y , h alloo i ng an d hooting. I went out to see what wa s t h e matter. This was about five or. six o'clock, an horn and a half after we had left the Castle. • Nightingale had not been out of the .house in the mean time. -Reeve, flees, Jackson, Dalby, and Nightingale, remained" The first thing .1 heard outs id e ,was, that .Crotich had been rob6ed and " licked." I back bathe George, and told therhAl2Out th e ro bb ery . Nightin gale was still there, but I *not say' w h ere he was Fit ung. Dalby and I went out to seek for Crouch. We found him in a little house at the back of the " Hare and Hoands." He appeared to haVe been dreadlOY licked. I don',tknow that I saw Nightingale after thit• I have seen Croneh odd Nightingale together,' bnt not so familiar as WoOley and Metcalfe. have never met Wooley and Crouch at the Gun. Ciouch said he bad been robbed of his all, but did not SHY what that was. I knew Crouch as a trainer of fighting men. He trained Ward before the fight at Warwick. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON--I have got no license. lam only half a publican. Mine is a tap. I saw some notes in Crouch's hands at the Warwick Arms. He used to bet upon fighters. He backed Ward upon this occasion. The Black Horse is in Wentworth-street, Whitechapel. I don't know that that is a house constantly frequented by police. I don't know that it is the greatest re: sort for thieves in London. I don't use it myself.— (A latigh.) Mr. BODKIN—A negative pregnant! Witness continued--I don t know what a " flash house" is. Mine is not one. I don't knoW what Nightingale has been for the last two or three years. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN.—What, though you have known him so long! Has he any bilge concern in the leather trade ? Josh—Oh ! certainly not. Nightingale kept the public-house perhaps a few months after the fight. I don't know how long after. I know that. he was there after the fight, be cause of a circumstance. A parson came to lodge with him while 1 was there, and George,catehed him tryin to rob him.—(Laughter.)--I h ave never known Nightingale other than tts a piiblican and E.O. man. I have been to the East Indies since. I went out as a butcher to an Indiaman; I was not obliged to go. I have killed a man, but it was i n fight. I was tried for that here, but " rode" it out. I got six months. It was not a prize tight, hut a piece of work in a public-house; we went out into a field, and there fought.' Examined by Nlr. BODKIN.--'•Priestley offered to stoke 1,0001. or 8001. with Mr. Haynie upon the fight, but Hayne could not post the blunt. If Hayne bad had the money, Pi iestley would have to stake all the motley. know that he borrowed any for that purpose. It is not usual to borrow money for such purposes ; I often do it myself. Nightingale haS often called at our house xvhert he has been into the City with Dolby. I hao part of this table myself, but left it off about three years ago. Dalby then went with one Luttrel for some time, but how long I don't know. Examined by the JUDGE - - - The table was not an E. 0., but an urn, deux, cinque. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN—WeII, I don't know what that is. • Hudson--It is a French game. . • Mr. Baron VAUGHAN—That is information. Jahn Reeve--I am la licensed victualler at the King's Head,. in Stratford, Essex. I -was at the fight at Warwick between Ward and Cannon. I know Crouch and Nightingale. After the fight I was with them at the George Inn in the Market place. Nightingale ordered tea in an adjoining room, with the door open. We had ►ome sherry and water before dinner, and Nightingale joined us. This was an hour after he came in, and in the mean time he had not been out of our sight. Hudson went out upon hearing a row. He reported that Crouch had been very ill used ; Nightingale was still with us. I swear that Nightingale could not have been out of the room. Cross-examined—I get my living as a publican. Mine is a respectable house. I have known a per. son of the name of lkey Solomons some years. He used my house about twice a year ; perhaps oftener, when he went that way. I was once as a witness fora prisoner at' the Old Bailey. It was upon a charge of shoving a man into a well. I am a filmily man, (so I'm told, said the Counsel), for I have, a large family of children. I know 'Cathy well ; he calls at my house, on his way to Newmarket; to take his glass of grog. James Dalby—l have known Nightingale pro miscuous five years. We have been partners in a gaming-table for the last 12 months; but we were re gularly joined the beginning of this year. I was at the fight at Warwick in 1825. I saw Nightingale there. Upon the afternoon of that day I met him at the George ; I stopped there about three quarters of an hour. Nightingale never left the room. Cross-examined—l era the rtoprietor of" Dalby's Carminative." Richard Priestley—l am a bookseller in Holborn. I . was at the light in 1815. I know Crouch. I never lent him any money of my own, but I banded over to him about 2001. from an acquaintance. 1 think it was about that sum, for that was the sum he wanted for a bet. It was Abbott who lent it. This was after the fight. I never heard Crouch say that it was I who gave it to him. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON submitted that there was no case against Wooley to go to the Jury. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN thought there was—though, perhaps, not so strong as against the others. Mr. CLARKSON then proceeded to address the Jury for Wooley, and contended that not one of the witnesses for the prosecution was entitled to the least credit. They were, upon their own show ing, a knot of fellows---ruffians--•in the hourly prac tice of violating'the law---keepers of E.O. tablet, and prize-fighters ; fellows who, in violation of all thegood feelings of human nature, got their living by inflicting p a in- -and that by the most barbarous processe3--- upon their fellow-creatures. Upon such testimony (with the exception of the Magistrate's clerk and the constable) no Jury could conscientiously place any man's personal liberty in danger. He therefore submitted, w►th great confidence, that the evidence even if worthy of credit, did not establish a case of legal conspiracy against . . Wooley or either of the other defendants. Mr. BODKIN followed for Crouch and Metcalf.— The charge upon► this indictment was, that the defendants had conspired to take away Nightingale's " good fame and reputation"—could any man esti mate his loss Mr. ADoLPItus here said, he gave up the case as against Metcalfe. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN summed up the case, and had no hesitation in saying, that, if the caso res t e d upon the testimony of nightingale, no Jury could convict upon it. He (the Learned Judge) would not, however, say the same of the other wit nesses for the prosecution, as, except their fondness for prize-fighting, which was to be regretted, they seemed to have spoken conscientiously. He con sidered his notes to have been polluted by the evi dence of Nightingale. Of prize fighting, he should only say that the fights seemed to have been got up very often for sheer purposee of plunder. The Jury deliberated for some time,and then found all the defendants Not Guilty. Mr.-Baron VAUGHAN-I think, Gentlemen, you have done the best thing. The trial did not conclude till seven last evening. It was, as we stated on Monday, the inten tion of his Majesty to receive the young Princess of Brazil at his last court, hut ciicnnistances, over, which his Ma jesty had no control, prevented it. She will be introduced to his Majesty on the very first opportunity..•—Morning Paper. - • LIVERPOOL,- -AND --MANCHESTER RAIL- Koa D. —We forgot to mention-last week, thatllfr. Telford, the engineer, appointed by -th e - comm i ss i oners etripowered by Government to grant loans in tOrwarding publieworks, and from whom the direetors of this rail-way have obtained the sum of 100,0001., had been in Liver Poul to etamine the progress of the works conrz2eted with the rail-load. W e understand that he expressed the greatest approbation of the manner in which all the works . have been fledged; and epeke of the tunnel in the 'highest terms. Tlie price of the - shares of the - rail-woy has, within the kit ten days, considerably advanced—they are new at a premium of 501. —Liverpool Advertiser. FLIGHT EXTRAORDINARY. —One evening last week as the man who carries the mail between. Black burn and Bolton was going through Shorroek Fold, lead ing his horse to the stable, he was tnueh surprised to re ceive a rider to. his flosinante, in the person of a female, who jumped out of an upp e r c h am b er window, and alig h te d safe on the horse's hut. It aft erwar d s turne d ou t that the fair Mercury was the spouse of a p so n well known for his love of domesti c disciplin e , an d w ho, it se ems, was about to inflict co r p ora l p u nish ment upon his aforesaid " rib," from some d ere li ct i on of driti , , Whe n she ran 'p stairs, and seeing the postman passing by , thought shei could not do bett e r th an ta k e h er fli g ht through the win dow, and try her fortu ne on horseback.. rio - v she suc ceeded is already related, and she was restored unbolt to her liege lord, who had forgone his auger, in admiration of her vaulting provress..—Manchester Mercury. OLYMPIC THEATRE. While the Surrey is "perpetratin g " the regular drama, and murder and assassination are nightly walking their rounds at the Cubing, the neat little Olympic theatre is engaged in steady rivalry with its Neighbour tlm Adelphi in riiterin if for the amuse ment of those who prefer laughter to tears, .merri ment to woe, and sprightly scenes of social life to the glare of dagger's' and the clash of • broad swords. The Olympic, under the direction of its present lessee, bids fair to reach its ancient fame under the management of Elliston.— We well remember the crowds that nightly flocked to this little theatre, to witness its long career of success,—that langhter-stirring and. delightful piece, the Merry Days of Charles, and the Whims of _Rochester. To.those who, like ourselves, have not forgotten those joyous days of the Olympic, we world - honestly recommend an early visit to this really handsome little theatre . La Morgue, the Little French Doctor, a piece full of bustle and lively incident—no.' unworthy substitute for the merry Monarch and his companion— would amply repay a walk from Mile-end or Battersea. The acting of Mrs. YOUNG in the intriguing part of a lady's maid, and her able personation of three Characters in the laugh able burletta of the Counterfeits, displayed talint which we have no hesitation in saying might be transferred with success to the boards of the larger theatres. OVER-DUE CHEQUES. Stu,—The Commissioners and others in the affairs of Flys and Chapman seem to- me to be raising stone very needless doubts as regards " over-doe cheques." It is clear thnt the balances due by the bankers ought to be proved for by somebody; and therefore, if the drawer of the cheque &duet the amount from the brlance due to hint,. the - holderof Mat cheque - has a right to prove.- - - - December 16. .-COPERNICUS COCKER. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. ArroiNTmrs }OR Tills WEEK. :Arr. liouudi, on Wednesday, at Beaulieu; and Saturday, at Cacinarn-bridge7 The Marquis of Clevolin - vi's Fox-houndq, en Wednefday, at Sleninglottl -park ; - Friday, at - 13etlate ; and R.Ent(itiy, at 1-s!erning—at eleven. Air. Alustrts' Hounds. on Wednesday, at Cotgrave;, and Friday, at 'Weide—at a palter past ten. " Lord Harewnod's Fox-bounds, on Wednesdly, at Hook Moor ; and Fliday, Clapgate—at ten: Sir T. 4ylces's Fox-herruds, on Wednesday, half-way beween lit:unfold-bridge and Gate Helmsley ; and Friday at Millington Wood—at ten. The York and Ainsty Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Pill Moor ; and Saturday, at Whehltaks—at half-past ten. The Holdernes4 Fox-hounds, on Thirrsday, at Middle ton; and Saturday, at Frodingharn-bridge—at half-past ten. ..Tim on Thsitsday,,, at Dutton Bank Top—at nine. The Vine Hinin6,.on Thursday, at Ache Warren Farm; and Saturday, 'a t R hrrttril Wood—at ten. The Elton and Cleveland Harriers, on Thursday, at Whitton Three Gates—at ten. The York City Harrier:, on Ftiday, near Acaster—at half--past ten, The Norwoith Pox-hounds, on Fri,lay, at Low Mid dleton—at ten. The Boroughbridge Harriers, on Friday, at Great Ouse burn—at half-past ten. . Mr. Wirksteud's Fox-bounds, on Saturday, at Stoke Heath—at half-past ten. THE FANCY. DICK CURTIS AND JACK PERKINS -Lint 411 t, at. the Castle, Holborn, the fifth deposit tOr this match was staked. Eigkty pounds a side are now down. No betting took place ; some offers were made at 2 to 3 ; but it was stated that 2to 1 would scarcely be taken. The cdfls were un derstood to be on Curtis. , Jest WARD AND SIMON BYRNP. —Another meeting on this tedious affair took place last night at the Castle. A letter was read from Byrne's principal backer, which stated that Byrne was ready to tight on any (lay in March, for 100/. a side, but it must be on a stage. Ward's friend's said that he could only comply with fighting on a stage on condition that Byrne would defray the expense if the match was made for 100/. a side; but if it was made for 2001. a side, Ward would take his chance, and the ex pense to be defrayed mutually. The fight to come off within 100 miles of London, and so the matter was left. CANTERBURY.—SUNDAY.—We have had the fascinating Foote to enliven the tedious hours of a long winter's evening. She has played three nights to very brilliant audiences, and lest night (her benefit), co great was the overflow, that the public were admitted behind the scenes, and timus placed there, to prevent disappointment. She never played or acted more delightfally. On Monday she acted at Margate—Yee, on the Bth of December, and without a solitary visiter. She had a special retainer (as the lawyers say) ; and, strange and wonderful as it will and must appear, the theatre was crowded. This may be accounted for, by the inhabitant., who in the season prefer " to make hay while the sun shines," to attend to, their several vocations, on that night having had a holiday, and a great treat it was- She enacted three parts—tsang six songs, got encored thrice, and twice in her daring. So much for Margate in December. In July, when the town has overflowed, there is toe often " a beg garly account of empty boxes." At Rarosgate she played three nights to overflowing and, we may add, a(imiring audiences. This young lady has the gift of reversing the order of things—she attracts in the dreary months of winter at watering-places that seldom boast Of great suc cess in the summer. She left here this morning to in dulge the fashionablee at Brighton for a week. REPRESENTATION OF CANTERBURY.—A meeting of the electors of Canterbury took place last night, at the King's Head tavern, Smithfield, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning Par liament on the state of their representation, in conse quence of the long absence of one of their Members, Mr. S. Lushington.—The Chairman infermed the meeting that the Committee formed for the protection of their rights bad not been negligent of their duty since last meeting. He would submit to- their consideration the heads of a bill to compel Mr. Stephen R. Lushington to perform hi s d uty 43 their Representative in the House of Commons, or vacate his seat that it might he filled by an efficient and active Member.—The heads of the Bill were reed. They e numerated the different Acts of Parliam ent made in the reigns of Richard 11., Edward 1., &c., compelling all Members of Parliament not to absent themselves from their duty withent special leave from the Speaker, and concluded by praying that the election of Mr. Lushington be rendered nnll and void. It was agreed that the Bill be entrusted to Mr. A. Baring, who had consented to advo cate their cause in the House of Commons. the standard works of other countries, Russian literature possesses but little origi nality, but consists p r i nc i pa l ly of translat i ons f rom most of a duse clkstu vet, who in which respect few of real merit i n any language have b een over l o oked. 0 SINGULAR CHANGE.—A hen belonging to Mrs. Plummer, of. Ovetnn, near C oxwo ld, on recently moulting its feathery, un d e rwent a mo st remarkable IN change. --plumage assumed, in every particular, a re semblance t o t h at of a cock , 3. had not b een appr i se d o f the transformation , would have pronounced it a male bird. -- it did - not live long atter this curious a lt era ti on . — . York Courant. LElGH,Nutnerous robberies have been com amnidttedm }i,netttbhi: perpetrators neighbourhood wto h t,o,h,fe s i te r t i,m. e .Nct t ai i: or : :: % o : a • ef i id i n i t, t he e de r t uoff : kti o ttn m :nn t ed n ote e et n es : : : :__ : :: , Some soienees is kit by the inhabitants at the inacti e h wv l: i i h h g t y e b i oh e t f i v at i tenhht n "in st" o sb i n v ilaYb e a lle t t " h t a i d n i attained d i k a m e n effective alarming height, ehee : hat ehmild be given to it—or the winter may prove a severe one to those whose property is sank in business. At peseta the Sien - c ity for h is very pteearions.—M , Thche,ter me__y c' .. who has RAPE.-011 Friday week, at the Town Hall, The young woman appeared h S ee tie n ifiLl in d, e J t r m ie e s r D es e id ß en a t lli 1 , - a sh l: ffi re e n i e d l: surgeon, who with committing a ei iminnl assault on Sarah Skelton, a young woman, about 19 years of age. The case was heard pri vately before Hugh Parker, Eq., anti --- report were not obliged to ble taken to the Hall r an th d e she evidence. was in a hackney-mek. Her deposition was taken down and to be allow ed to ill, l" read, hit in consequence of her indisposition. Mr. Palfrey man was not allowed to eross4xamine her. De Bailin was remanded until Friday last, by which time, it was thought, the young woman would have recovered.:— York I Courant. SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. It appears from a circular letter addressed to the Lords Lieutenants of Counties, that a re duction is to take place in the Militia Staff. The letter states only what is to be retained, not what is to be dismissed. The saving, however, cannot be great ; yet we ought not certainly to slight little savings, wherever they can be' ef- . fected with propriety. On the principle of the measure, we shall take the liberty of saying a e fe e :v se w d - o t r o ds. b T a h f e or N ee at s i o on da a e l , MilitiaWas.so much altered du r i ng t h e last 'war, in its character and e the purpo ses to wh i ch it was app li e d , that i t • to the people as it had been at the time of its institution. With what affectionate regard do Blackstone, Smol lett, mid other liberal writer s of the last cen tury, speak of it, as a poptilar . aro l , a c i v il array , favourable to public libe r ty, and formidable to tyranny only. This has, to a. great degree, Passed away ; yet still it .must be recollected, that the Militia is by. the principle of it s in stitution a • defensive force only, -and not, like the regular army,. a-defensive—and offensive force : the- members of it are taken by ballot for a service of very limited duration, after which they returned to their homes, mingle with their neighbours, and resume the popular feelings upon popular subjects. Now we do contend, that if it be necessary that thiS force should suffer a re- , duction, the principle eheuld be extended, and a similar saving begleaned from-the regular army —indeed, from every branch of his Majesty's service ; lbr there can :he no cause why the power of annoying our neighbours should re main unimpaired, whilst the means of exclusively defending ourselves are weakened and paralyzed. The Duke of Wellington certainly knows best what force can be spared, but the habits of his life would likewise incline him to favour the re gular army in preference to the militia,- 7 -at least, till he should have become a popular as well as a powerful Minister, - of Which - -we do not altogether despair. - The state of 'lre land, also, 'if' conciliatory measures are fOrth coinink, will - sci6n,'.atid ceitainly,' enable us to reduce ilti• - regUriiiS; v'tiieh liage a portion have hitherto - been ditraCef:tilly' , employed in kceping'the peace in thai,co9ntry. The French have purified the Miriea, and.pacified pro lc:71110re, if we may use the expression. They have had occasion for .their. regular army. We do not grudge them-ore, -rior envy them the other, of these tasks;-•atid still lest? should we, being; as liuonateirte i 't,itiristilars," 'ape or emulate their' ; nor should we envy them .force _ever on foot to excev tion of our soon , ended, expedition to Portugal, we have done nothing since -the _general. peace which has called for a large.. standing :army, nor prospectively t.an any occasion be contemplated in which such an • army can - be required. We %% ill venture to hope, 'therefore - , that the redue:- tion which has taken place in the centre, will be extended to the circumferenC'e, - and, that a considerable saving will be reaped from the di minution of our whole military force.—Times. The recent dismiSsal of Mr. O'Gorman Mahon from the Irish Magistracy has produced exclamations from the parties opposed to each other on the Catholic question, which illustrate aptly enough the necessity of some intermediate and controulling power. While Mr. O'Connell cries out against such an act as almost incredible tOr its injustice to a patriot, conspicuous like Mr. Mahon for his public services and virtues, the in o i n ster b s o t t o h - th '' a i( t le g s ocs o d f re turn Corfirr.hibisermla:idesPtya,speAris .Channel regard it but as a first step iu the old system, under which every temporal interest in Ireland had been brought to the verge of ruin, and by which no religion had beim allowed t o flourish but that of Popery alone. The com mentary made by the Orange Press on this 'cor rection of one indiscreet Magistrate, is, that other Magistrates, not guilty of indiscretion, must be in like manner struck off the roll, if Government would redecra its character. Two Noblemen, it appears, are selected for this visitation by the Orangemen, viz. Lords Rossmore and Killeen ; and if their Lordships are not treated as Mr. O'Gor man Mahon has been treated, why the latter p, - en. tleman has " great cause to complain.”- Now we ask any man of sense in the country, whether a Government ought to be envied which feels itself under the obligation of deferring to or even tolerating such incendiaries ? We ask o : all 1 whether it would be possible to avert a s e i e il war, (I) Ireland, to hu a d t , l Inwienries councils any law iptr e club above la above to be f01 . .' lowed ? Lord Killeen i s a nobleman reproach, and, in a commun i ty where violent-and foolish men be ar sway, distinguished sense and m o d era tio n- uished for-good s on l y thing to be t' regretted i n th e demeanour' of this highly re spectable Catholic is, that he does not enforce his own natural influence over *the bulk of his brethren, and assert at (inn his sound judgment and high station by declaring publicly, with the same freedom as in private, his disapprobation of the impolicy into which the Catholics have often been betrayed, by those whom the diffidence of their real chiefs had raised to the false rank of leaders. The Government knows better than to confound such men as Lord Killeen with any ' ‘ e,r e no i r nes o e f lit th s e oni c e ount ' hot-brained demagogue f the Association. S o with regard to the liberal Protestant noble man Lord Rossmore. What has Lord ide a s ? Go .t % Rossmore done to be cashiered as a Ma gistrate, do cuments relating to his Lordship, which will be in read with pleasure, in so far as they si which he e r inflict a re buke from high authority upon the intolerant insolence of the faction n o longer in power. The justices of Monaghan had thought limper to resent some language e • mployed by Lord Itossm speech delivered ore in a s this.country on the afTairs of Ireland, and exposing certain iniquities practised by the administrators of the laws. Th • • p 'fi t with eir worsu s were riot sati e c re solutions declaratory of their own virtuous indig-, nation at this plain spea • k• is of Lord Rossmore, but they Sent • the resolutions to the ey copies Lord Lieutenant and to Lord Chancellor Hart, m oilest ly dim itiktg . .that a Governor of a county who could dare to tell such unpleasant truths about the party spirit of Ireland, ought to his removed from his office ! His Excellvney does, not wiv e concurred with th e wi b d om i of . not seem. this Orange county, but quietly directed Lord Leveson Gower to inform them, that if they were a ggrieved, the law was open to them. It remains to be seen whether they will now ad dress the King to remove Lord Anglesea and his Secretary, for presum'ng to leave a bench of loyal Brunswickers to the plebeian remedy ofthe law.—/bid. The trial and sentence of M. de Beranger has had the effect of adding greatly to • the demand for his chansons inedites in this country, into. which supplies have been lately poured at a rea- /if