The Sun. — London, England, 1828-09-01 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (FROM _THE TIMES.) aga;n refer to the accounts from Ireland fur evidence of the unexampled importance of the crisis at which. that country has now arrived. We shall he told that there is no variety in these representa tions,—that the dinner, and meeting, and s p eech, and resolution of to-day, are but reflections from those of yesterday,—that it is all Catholicism, un mitigated, stern, and unchanged ; and that = from a repetition of the same scenes and incidents, neither can any useful knowledge_be. derived, nor availabl e interest excited. It is true that such uniforniity exists in all the intelligence received from Ireland; and what feature in the condition of any people cats be Of more grave and mo re w e i ghty import.? This m9notony bears the very character which ought to command tl.e deepest solicitudefrom those English-` men who fastidiously turn away from it. For there is in it a proof of the entire devotion among the Catholics to a single national purpose,—of a deter minetion to bear down every obstacle to its attain ment,to watch night and day their one great hope, —to bend over it--to slum whatever might distract them from it. All their exertions, with little com plexity, but wondrous efficacy of means, are calcu lated to work out the one mighty end of emanci pation; and hence the tedious flatness of subject which we have hued complained 'of by some, who deem that novelty in politics, as well as taste, con 'fers the sole title to attention. But there is novelty enough, we suspect, in the mass and substance of the picture, whatever there maybe in the particulars and adjuncts. Mr. Lawless is, throughout the north of Ireland, organizing the collection of the rent, and establishing the new Club system : Mr. O'Connell and others are creating a similar power in the, south of Ireland. One of the circular letters, whieh we publish, contains the following, among other pas sages, descriptive of the intention of the Clubs : " These clubs and. meetings are to have for ob,et-t, keeping every man in constant readiness for future elections, maintaining the registries, inquiring into, and giving information of any persecution of free holders, &c., and promoting good order, perfect subordination - to the laws, political knowledge, and liberal feeling, as much as possible in their parish." Here, then is the species of uniformity which pre vails among the Catholic people. The whole coun try is actually organised ,and disciplined like a single company of soldiers,' under officers, and, fora cause to both of which they are devoted. The:real force and formidable nature of their union is its conformity to the laws of the land. Not a musket can be legi timately presented at any individual of the 6,000,000 of men who are held together by these sacred obliga tions—not a policeman can lay his hand upon the shoulder of a Catholic who obeys those instructions yet the band so incorporated—so moved by an ins. pulse from a single centre—possess the whole re presentative power of Ireland. They are absolute masters of the aristocracy, with whom, at the very next election they will change place. Mr. lintchiron, Member for the county of Tippe rary, has answered the invitation to a public meet ing. by stating his unw:llingness to giVe a pledge of opposition to the present Ministers. The Ca tholic speakers who ecrnmented on this declaration f the honourable Gentleman let it be plainly under stood, that if he stood upon his dignity, he should lose his county. There are many persons who mis take the existing tranquillity which reigns through out Ireland—coupled with its perfect and wonder ful organization—for the same insidious, quiet, and warlike discipline which preceded the rebellion of 1798. We believe that the absence of crime and of excess is even more exemplary, and the discipline of the nation more consummate that in any former in stance; but there the analogy is at an end.. The certainty of a physical conflict, and the .extent of it, were measured, and justly, by the unnatural stillness which seemed to have lulled the people of Ireland in the early part of 1793: but the known, avowed and indispensable object of the leaders of that re bellion was an armed attack upon the Govern ment, and a separation of the islands. It was a re bellion brewed by Protestant Jacobins, and be came afterwards'incidentally one executed in the spirit of Popish fanatics. The ptirpose of the former organization was to prepare by aims a sub version. of. thelaws : the _present purpose is, by a p a rticular 'application of the laws, to render an ap peal to arras unnecessary. That is the distinct and feisidamental difference betweea the scheme of the 'Ash leaders in 1798 and in. 1828. His Grace the Duke of Wellington is reported to have said, that all Irish disturbances had been the result of ‘c com bination." But whence had the combination , itself arisen ? His Grace mistook an.effect for. cause.— Whence has sprung the combination" of the present day ? From some motive, un doubtedly, which preceded its own existence, — from the desire to shake off a grievance,--from the ,ea f eerness to obtain redress for an intolerable wrong, which, as it affected millions, millions have combined to be relieved from. The agitation, therefore, of Ireland, of which "combination" is only the imme sbate mover, comes ultimately from the injustice done to Ireland, and until the Minister shall vouch oate to do justice, be IWO never hope for peace.— Mr, speech at the Clontnel Meeting deserves to be odiously considered., (vALIM TUE MORNING CHRONICLE.) In the proceed:4lgs at Clonmel, on Monday last, Mr. O'Cenne!l very bappily exposed the absurdity of those who recommended forbearance to the Catho lics. It is a rule in military matters, that the same course cannot be good for each of two hostile armies. In likefmanaer we may observe that the same course cannot be" serviceable for both the Catholics and those whO oppress the Catholics. If the latter hate Mr. O'Connell,. and complain of his intemperance, it is a pretty certain proof that that intemperance is not serviceable to them. The feelings of an enemy often teach a valuable. lesson. The Catholics either have the choice of Representatives or they have Tint. • If they have the choice, the next consideration is to use their power in the manner most likely to gain for them the end they have in view. le, by glioming only Representatives pledged to oppose the 40.0alinistration of the Duke of Wellingto n , they are most ;likely to gain their - ends, - they would elect nv man who is not prepared to give such a pl e d ge. _ They who disapprove of the pledge, cannot Qortt_ plain if the Catholics disapprove of them. They will do rightoherefore, to throw out Mr. Hutchins on and all who), however favourable to Emancipation in the abstract, refuse to pledge themselves to the cause which can alone procure it. (FROM THE MORSINO HERALD.) The Parliamentary Report from the Committee , on " Criminal Commitments and Convictions,' which we inserted on Thursday, is a highly im portant document. It appears that crime is rapidly increasing, the number. of committals for the last year having been nearly 19,000, while, in the year preceding, they were little more than F,000; but it is discovered that crimes of the deepest dieare de creasing, and that the vast increase is in the lighter scale of offences connected with property. TN' m vises assigned by the Committee for this increase prpcotrect, as far as they ge; and the remarks on i the iplurious tendency of the Poor Lazes, the Ca cheapness ip/e Laws, tile of ardent spirits, and the j p Tudent contracts between masters and parents in Ma/l/f/HVlYling districts and large towns, are all very sound and v eryj u d i cious; but w h at we cons id er to he one of the causes of the increase of crime is not touched on by the Committee at all—viz. the severity and uncertainly/ of punishments. T he Com mittee mention two important facts :—fi rst, that crimes against the person are incrdimini . shing, w hil e . crimes against property are easmg, • i n 0 1 . country; and, secondly, that in France the number of criminals tried is, to the population, as 'one t o 4,500, while, in England, the proportion is as one to less than a thousand ; but the number .of themore serious offences against the person is Mach larger in Fanee than in England, being to the extent of three to one. In France it also appears that punishments are less severe, but,more certain than in this country, there having been in one year condemned to death, in France, out of 4,000 persons tried, 150; while, during the same year, in England, out of 11,000 per sons tried, there were 1,200; but, of the 150 con demned to death in France, most of them were exe cuted—while, of the 1,200 in England, only 57 suffered the sentence of the law. With these facts before them, we are surprised that the Com mittee did not, arrive at the conclusion that the increase of crime in ,this country might be ac counted. for, irt, a great respect, by the non-en ' forcemeat of.' the penalty of the law, and that such non-enforcement arose from that penalty being disproportioned in its severity to the crime. Offenders against property in France are discouraged, I.k.‘cattse they know that whatever sentence is passed upon them will be enforced; hence this species of crime in France is considerably less common than in England ; but offenders agaiast property in England are encouraged, inasmuch as they have so many chances in theirfavourof escaping. Dividing the 1,200 criminals sentenced to death in this country by 57 the numb& really executed—it will leave more than 20 to one in favour of escape ; and the English thief, knowing this, considers the law against him to be hung u? in terrorenz rather than in reality : the French thief, on the contrary, is taught to consider his punishm ent certa i n ; - aftd, being so, it deters him from the commission of crime. The abolition of capital punishment, therefore, which is rarely, if ever, enforced—and the substitution of other punish ments, less severe, but more certain—would, pro bably, tend to check the pro g ress of, crime in this country. We agree with the Committee in the en forcement of hard labour, with imprisonment, coarse food, and solitary confinement, as being the best correctives. Thieving arises generally from a lazy disposition, which detests work; threaten it, there fore, with work, hard and continued, and enforce the threat at every opportunity. Thieves spend their ill-got money in luxuries, and in ardent spirits ;- threaten them with, and give them, when caught, the coarsest food, without any means of procuring an ounce of meat (beyond the prison allowance) or a drop of gin. Thieves cannot endure self-reflec tion, and rush into society to divert it, where they get more and more contaminated. (FROM THE NEW rIMES.) It was currently reported yesterday that Mr. Dawson had resigned his situation in the Treasury. These rumours were accompanied by others, which ,attributed this resignation to a letter addressed by the Duke of Wellington, some said to Mr.Ped, others to Mr. Dawson himself, commenting upon his con duct at Derry in rather severe terms. What truth there is in these, rumours we do not pretend to say, but we think it our duty to give them as we received them. Mr. Dawson may now, if he pleases, accept the Secretaryship of the Catholic Association. We know not, however, what amount of salary (if any) is attached to the trust. Much will depend on this. (FROM THE MORNING ADVERTISER.) It is seldom of late, as our readers are aware, that we have indulged in any temarks either on the Hotel-keepers' Act which was passed during the last Session of Parliament, or the use which has been made of it; - and we should not now recur to the subject did we not perceive . that . attempts are making to. mislead the public respecting the true meaning of the Act, and to excite not only a feel ing of commisseration in favour of those who have been, or may be, refused licences by the Magi strates, but of indignation against the Licensed Vic tuallers as the cause of such refusal. In an Even- .ing Paper of Satdrday (The Courier), which lately , indulged in a most unw arra n ta bl e a t tack on the Licensed Victuallers, we find the following remarks: " An Act was brought in by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, and the two important clauses, by which Magi strates are vested with the discretion of granting:licenses, are worded in this manner; first, that they may license houses which were opened previously to the Ist of Ja nuary, 1828, or, in other words, these houses which had been originally opened by license from the Commissioners of Excise ; and, secondly, that they might hereafN4 license such hotats "as they should deem ft." The first clause was intended to protect the hotels already established ; the a2cond, to empower the Magistrates to license such others in future, as they should deem a fit and proper accommo dation for the public. The Magistrates, however, seem to be engrossed by attention to the first clause alone. They appear to consider their discretion as confined merely to re-establishing th e hot e l s s u pp resse d by th e flaw dis covered in the powers entrusted to the Excise. We can assure them that this is a misconstruction both de jure and de facto. The law upon which they proceed was neither so intended by those who passed it, nor ought to be so interpreted by those who administer it." Now the whole of this statement is utterly un- ' founded. In the first place, the :Magistrates are not compelled, undertlic new Act, to license even those Hotels which have been kept-as Hotels since the Ist of.fanuary last; on the contrary, they are empowered to grant licenses to them only " if they see fit;" and in the second, they have no power to "license such houses as they-may deem fir," unless such houses come within the meaning of the Act-.-namely, un less they have been kept as" Hotels before the paSsing of the late Act. With regard to the Mogistrates being engrossed with attention to the first clause, and considering their discretion as confined merely to the re-establishing the Hotels suppressed by the flaw • discovered in the poweri entrusted to the Excise :" we can assure our cotem porary that they deserve no blame for such conduct —that their construction of the Act is not a " mis construction, either de jure or de facto ;" and that the law under which they have acted "'was never intender:nay those who passed it, nor ought to be interpreted by those who administer it," in any other sense than it has been. The law, in fact, as any one may perceive by a simple reference to it, was intended for the relief of those houses which had been kept as hotels previous to the p*itig.of the Act, bit which had never possessed the privilege of a magisterial license; and not for the licensing of any houses which might be opened as hotels after the passing of the Act. Such a clause_ would have at once thrown open the whole trade, depreciated the property of the Licensed Vic tuallers to an incalculable extent, and conferred on only two illagisfrafes as great a power as the whole of the Magistrates assembled at the Quarter Ses sions for the licensing of houses which have been long established, and whose necessity has been re cognized, possess. The statement of our cotem poraiy, in fact, is wholly without foundation, and could only have proCeeded either from a wanton de terminatiOn to injure a very numerous and respect able body of men, or from an ignorance of the law, scarcely less culpable . in those undertaking'to ex pound it. (FROM THE NEWS.) THE 111,ENCli EXTEDITION. ‘, Thou marshalest me the way that I should go."•••••11AMLET. Whatevez other object the French Expedition may . have, it is honousrialabille -have to the King and to the g N r a a t t i i o tu n de t , cia fo t r h so i s t mo eryvaluahl to speak of it with es added to the com monscience are the onlympayeimr:nclieigite_o•rnes; stock of human knowelePlag the dominion The conquests of of a f ol o ir m a another c __A n ii which one tyrant Hous g ei o io r fd of often become the property relator is recounting and recording thee"nl while the more irreg the victor. The Dynasties of Royal the emblazoned fferuldry of Illustrious Genealogies, I follow the record of Monarchical butcheries into the in lengthened and t i .e i salt* tomb,--01 1 1Y periods • or are only preserved to the consoligalitead. annals of mankind, from which the surplus Pages of folly and idolatry are separated, by some redeemi ng virtue, in relation to which man in his commo n na ture was benefitted ; or from some-. distinguished vice or crime destined to an eternity of execration. Brief and solitary will be the task of the historian, who seek to explore the late or the present reign, in England, for the attainment of that knowledge which, from its means; IfeS alMost exclusively with in the province of the Kingly power. Thissia • has a ,Royal establishment 'of Botanists that is now ex ploril , g a tract of land comprising about 3,000 miles in a longitudinal st• t . fthe I ' f h .c lon.° ear; i s.sur ace.; _e st. *des a •,,I • ,1" ' " : naval expedition s tracing and laying down the unmapped outlines of the extreme North American and, ether coasts. France has sent forth a regular and competent institute of scientific men, in connection With her military expedition, with the requisite power and means for promoting and embodying scientific research, in the most interesting portion of the world, us sanctified by the traces of the Arts and the colossal power of ancient Empires. It has been the disgrace of Europe, that nearly all which able men could learn of the ruins of former human greatness, has been on the partial and capricious sup port and authority of barbarous - Princes and their Satraps; and at the expence and sacrifice of indi vidual interests. Bruce, the most celebrated •and able traveller that England ever sent forth, was but little indebted to English • Governmental influence for support or protection ; and when he drank the health of the Empress of Russia, out of the source of the'Nile (the dear object of so many anxieties and dangers) we might fancy him speaking to posterity, in contempt of the:less than half share that a British Sovereign enjoyed .in his. thoughts. In respect to our own immediate day, we may be noted in history far a sort of celebrated pertinacity in a naval charge on the Glaciers of the Arctic circle. In the whole of our laborious efforts in this quarter, in pursuit of the North-west Passage, we have done little more than - furnish some anecdotal addition to the history of the Esquirnaux ; and (in the portfolios of drafts men) to the Varieties and configurations of icebergs. Of what use would such a passage be, ,if we,could only avail ourseltres of it, for any. marine par pose, once in a quarter of a century; and then only by a perpetual succession of attempts, in which the discovery of - this practicability has to be ascertained. If we run an imaginary .bent line from any port in the British Empire, through Baffin's-Bay, along the supposed sea to Behring's Straits i and down by- the Japan Isle§ to India, where are the advantages which can be put against the suffering of a crew. wild] their feet eaten off by the frost on the voyage ? Three thousand miles of this course must be, (within a few degrees one way or another), through latitude 70 : or five. degrees on the wrong side the climate of the extreme point of the " cold and pitiless Labrador." If we complete the discovery, it will be something like that of the new species of fish (in culinary purposes) which are said to be composed entire of fins, scales' and intes tines. There could be no mediate commercial transactions, in such a Voyage, after we entered .Davis's Straits, until we arrived at Japan. We might possibly, in 'the end, take some of the Beaver Trade from Russia, if a regular voyage could be effected; and we should have the honour of the dis covery; but in the boldest estimation, whether of honour or of profit, the benefit could-not be placed against the expence which we have already encoun tered. The enterprise of the French and of the Rus sians is very different to this ; the objects of the for mer 'are rational and certain ; and those of the latter colonial. The inert and iron despotism of Austria prevents her from giving a thought to science, which she regards as the lure of rebellion ; and hence the probability that this blind policy will soon leave her far behind those States which do not despise the light of human arts. The power of empires which dues not avail itself of the best auxiliaries of know ledge which the age supplies, will 'never abide the test of trial with nations that bring all such resources into the field ; it may be said of the former that they were " tried in the balance and found wanting. " The French " Literary Expedition" (a name which is quite refreshing, as the Cockney school has it) will be under the direction of M.`Champollion, jun., and is termed, in choice French, " an act of favour on the part of the King, towards the historical sciences and tine arts.;" who has'charged the three 'principal Ministers (of the Interior, of 'Foreign Affitirs, and of the Mat ine) with its execution. All 'the Learned Societies of Europe are interested in the result; and it so happens, that by the very terms used in relation to tho se results, &c., w e h ave a key to the p olitical objects of the military part of the expedition ! The Editor (it is the Messager des Chambres that is speaking) proceeds to notice' the information which France already possesses re spect to Egypt ! being about sufficient to make " darkness visible ;" and to enable us, according to the French writer, to discover—" How many im portant chasms remain to be filled up in the history " of the most celebrated people of antiquity, who, in " the most ancient epoch o f th e i r a nna l s , were a l rea d y " mixed with nations of. the East and of the West, " the history of whose early ages is not yet known." " Egypt may therefore," continues the Editor, "re "store to us, by the evidence of its monuments, " many pages which we want in our own history , " and in the universal history of primitive society. " 6 The acquisition will not be dearly-purchased by " some expenditure, fatigue,and danger !" Now this is all very true;arid very important-J-independent of the political consideration that France seems to be looking forward to a sort of permanent settlement in Egypt; for the mere intervals of repose in a scramb ling war with the Turks arid the Pacha of Egypt (who is virtuaily an independent Prince) would leave few op portunities for the necessary tranquillity of scientific re search. The expedition will proceed" in the first place totouch at AgriAentum in Sicily ;and from thence to Alexandria !" This is all very candid and intelligi ble-; but what has the clearing up of-the chasms of Egyptian and French history, and the drafts of monuments and the dissection of mummies—to do with the abstract question and consideration of the Treaty of' the 6th July, and the independence of Greece? It would puzzle all the philosophers in France; with M. Champollion at the head of them, to trace any possible connexion between such events. We have no objection to the Philosopher's depart ment in the affair; but England will never consent, as we conceive, Under any Ministry, however in teresting the subject may be " to all the Learned So cieties in Europe"--for • Charles X. 'to dovetail a Colonial conquest of Egypt, with M. Champollion's " Meditations among the Tombs.", Whatever may become of the military force that France has dispatch ed to the East, all national prejudice apart, we are inclined to bid God speed to the purposes of Chant pollion and his companions. The scene is prolific of interest at every step. We have yet much to learn of the singular character of the ancient Egyptians,' who consigned to after ages indestructible monu ments of their labour, the true objects of which are yet perhaps wrapped in Stygian darkness. That the Pyramids were erected solely as the Tombs of ' Monarchs or of .Heroes, we do not believe ; and though the moderns have, with a pigmy labour so much like themselves, burrowed a hole in the centre of the Preat Pyramid, after the manner in' Which a mole would undermine Mont Blanc, we have had no light- whatever or even any fresh interest ing conjecture, thrown on these mystic struc tures, from the days of Pliny. That there were powerful and civilized empires that were contempora neous with Egypt in the height of its fame, is proved by a chain of ruins, of the most splendid description, to which, in numerous instances, the dreaming spe culator in antiquity has not ventured to give a name. Lord Byron, a man the least liable to be imposed upon by a false-principled grandeur, has described these ruins as appearing to appertain rather of Gods than men. What historical fragments there are in existence, that relate even dubiously and imperfectly to the Condition of society in such States, would go to place the prosperity,of the people on a footing as novel and strange as the • power of their leaders. Such has been the perfection of the arts in the more ancient nations, that we,—the professed, anatomists of all subjects,-- are now correcting our very errors in anatomy, from the broken and mouldering statues, of man and beast, that are scattered over a portion of two quarters of the world. The possession of the Arts in this superlative degree, would infallibly in dicate the possession likewise of other paramount qualities an,' attainments,—the traces of whiCh have been lost from the want of some medium of perpett• ating tl.em. The double step (literary and military) which France is now taking, England ought to have taken : she had a greater plea of justification in one sense; and highe r motives, and the authority of nobler minds and bolder attainments, on the other. Circuinstances had so chalked out our path, that pope but political coxcombs , ( 1 Its ) or dullards , •b - sorbed in meaner and lower pursuits, could have avoided :tumbling on it. (FROM THE EXAMINER.) PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—The aspect of affairs abroad is such as should induce a prudent Govern ment to make concessions which should strengthen the confidence of the nation. The Parliamentary Janissaries are, we suspect, found of more plague than profit to the Vizier, and might be sacrificed al most as much to the relief of the Minister himself, as to the advantage of the country they, pillage. TO people who have sagacity enough to see that what is described as the Constitution has no existence, and could have no existence, the difficulty in the way of Parliamentary Reform is the House of Lords. We have seen that the small degree of popular infusion in the Lower House has been. sufficient to place it repeatedly, within a feW sessions, in something; very much like_ an attitude of hostility with the Upper; and in the event of an increase of the popular rfpre sentation, the Schism between 'file two Legislative powers would be gaping mo re widely, or that beau tiful Constitutional balance would be produced, which we see exhibited . in the familiar case of two wilful pointers coupled up together, and pulling in contrary directions, snapping and snarling for ascen dancy. A hereditary Chamber of 'Legislature is al together a sin against policy, as it is an irresponsible power, independent both of the 'King and of the People, and thus peculiarly solicited to pursue its own imagined interest with a reckless indifference to the common, good. Such is the tendency. of the insti tution, according to•all the laws' of human, nature; and, we have almost as abundant examples of the effect as of the phenomenon thst trees grow up wards, spreading themselves out to the enjoyment of air and sun. Have we not heard even a Lord Grey professing his resolution to take his stand with his Order in defence - of its most sordid gains - , and thin recognizing the distinctness of ifs political be ing and the separation of its advantages from those of the rest of the community ?, .The lines of seve ranee, comprehending self-interest, are indeed broadly marked out for these Legislatorial Despots; power is.couferred on them.for life, .without responsibility, and they are thus politically instructed-to act for themselves. A reformed House of Commons, re presenting the people, would necessarily be at per petual issue with this 'assembly, representing only their own estates, and solicitous for the continuance of abuses as profitable to their body as injurious the community.. This consequence was ,foreseen by Mr. Canning, and will be foreseen by: all. other per sons who know that the Constitution, as described, is a mere delusion—a theory not only having no re lation to any system existing in practice, but a theory incapable of reduction to practice. If the Commons be the representatives of the people, the Lords will either be offering a perpetual resistance to them, or sunk into utter abeyance as a Legislative power, by the public odium and contempt. To the new tri bunal of public opinion the Peers are alone respon sible ; and if a Reform takes place, this force, in aid of the LoWer House, may overawe them';. but in that case we shall not have the.,matchless Constitu tion, so much boasted.' of, but something infinitely better. Instead of Commons themominees of the Lords, we shall have. Lords the forced echoes of the Representatives of 'the -public sentiment. Either the Aristocracy or the Democracy must be dic tating poWer. The Hereditary and' Representative Chambers can never be independent of each other, and co-efficient. - 'At present the Aristocracy have the command of both'Houses; 'the time may come when the Lords will, after a struggle, succumb to the CoMmons. In:. either case they might be dis pensed with; the despotism; for.so we may always describe power without responsibility, being mis chievous, and the subserviency useless. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOIJSE.--SusnotAa Casa.—On Satur day Catharine Murphy, a young dark-eyed Irishwoman,' charged Margaret Murphy, also an Irishwoman, but not of ouch prepossessing appearance, with having used her with great violence, and threatened to " stave in" her head With brick-bats. The complainant's husband had been the husband of die defendant, until it was `found. out that the .Brat marriage was not good in law. As the couple did not agree very well, Mr. "Murphy was not sorry to detect his mistake, and be took the advantage of it that might be expected : He,left.her, having divided the children between them; told her that she had, no claim upon him,' that her babies were ail bastards, and that she might look about f o r a new husband, as he would have a new - Wife. Notwithstanding that they had lived together for the term of nine years, and had several children, he put bis promise to marry another into effect. The New Mrs. Murphy, however, was a little More cunning than the old one, for when. Mr. Murphy wanted her to go to Mass and be married by father Silveira, she swore that he should never lay hands upon her until a Church of England Clergyman tied the knot. The affair was confirmed by the ceremony of each church, and the newly married couple went home. They had' not been long at home, when old Mrs. Murphy came to the door, and began to hatter at it with a brick-bat. ' The story had gone thus far, when Mr. , nobler inter rupted it, by asking the complainant whether she did not think that she deserved rough treatment, , for having taken away from a poor woman a man who was in the eyes of God her husband to all intents and purposes ?—Young Mrs. Murphy declared, that she knew nothing at all about her husband's first- engagement, until she saw old Mrs. Murphy after her own wedding. The LORD MAYOR-" And I dare say if, you had, you would 'not hive baulked yourself."—(A laugh.)—Young M rs . Murphy—" Why, we must all take our chance, your Worship knows.—lf I happened to be first, I'd have been in old Mrs. Murphy's shoes, and, may be, she would be in mine. But, your Lordship, people should, in such an aw ful thing, finish the busine4 properly.—l knew that the Priests had no power in this country yet, and that, in a matter of a wedding, a bit of a butyeen of a Curate was worth a thousand of 'em."—(Laughter.) Mr. Ilobler—" It is a lamentable thing that such ini quitous distinctions are kept up : many a poor honest mother has been made miserable for life by this absurd and dangerous prejudice. Why should not a Roman Ca tholic perform the marriage ceremony between people of his own flock ?" The Loan Mai? ore admitted that the distinction was a cruel one. An Irish Gentleman who knew the parties said, that such distinction formed a very galling part of the persecu tion code, but the Catholics regarded it with patience, in consideration of the present state of their hopes. Old Alrs. Murphy—" Ah, then, your honour, it's I that's abused by him. The minute he lamed that he could throw me off, he did ; but I despise him. All that I want is to see my child that's at home with him." Young Mrs. Murphy—" 0, yes! then you'd better go home and make Mr. Barnacles his tea. He's the boy that'll. comfort you, my jewel. So you have him, the. devil a pin you'd care about your mancipation." The LORD MAYOR ascertained that as. young Mrs. Murphy supplied the place of old Mrs. Murphy, so Mr. Barnacles took that which Mr. Murphy had abandoned. His LORDSHIP said, that as they Lad reconciled the busi ness to.tbemselves in so important a matter, he had only to take care that the public should not be annoyed, and he therefore threatened thie whole party with the tread-mill, if he heard of any violence between them. BOW=STREET.—On Saturday, Captain Pettinghall, of the South-parade, 'Queen's ,Eltne, Chelsea, the gentleman who gave infatuation at this 'office on Thursday respecting the gang - of swindlers, of twitom a woman of colour nam ed Susannah Sutton Coohe it supposed to be the princi pal, appeared• before Mr. HALLS, accompanied by Mr. Creed and Mr. Rathmacher, the musical-instrument maker, and stated that six of the gang of swindlers, including Bar rett and Deßurgh, the two mock-merchants of Liverpool street, in the city, were in custody. Unfortunately, the Cap tain stated, Mrs. Sutton Cooke had absconded, but being a remarkable person, there was little doubt of her speedy apprehension Captain Pettinghall added, that the pri soners, with the exception of Barrett, had all been appre hended that morning at No. 9, Montagu-place, Hammer smith, where they had just sat down to a splendid break fast. Captain Pettinghall'added, that if a search-warrant were granted, a vast deal of property would be discovered. A search -warrant was accordingly granted and placed in the hands of Fagan, an active and intelligent officer. The prisoners were then ordered to be brought up in the even ing, when the result of the search warrant should be known. Accordingly at eight o'clock in the evening, the parties having returned from Hammersmith, Henry Burgle alias De Burgh, John Drummond, William Barrett alias Barlow alias Godfrey, Esther Eliza Druminond, spin ster, Eliza Grant alias Gravatt, and Nary Grant, were placed at the bar, charged with having conspired with a woman of colour (who had 'absconded), who" went by the several names of " Mrs. Stamp, Mrs. Susannah Cooke, Mrs. Cooke, Sutton, &c.," for the purpOse of defrauding divers tradesmen and others, of property to a considerable amount, and of almost every description. The office was more than usually, erntided, and several tradesmen were present who had been defrauded by the gang. Captain Pettinghttll repeated the statement made at this office on Thursday respecting the letting of his house to Mrs. Sutton. The prisoner Barrett was the pt.rson who came to him *and represented himself as the agent of Mrs. Sutton, whom he described as a lady about to come to town from Bath, where she had been residing for seine time, in Order to constet the LOndon physicians. Capt. Petting 7 hall added that the prisoner Barrett referred him to Messrs. Loyas and De Burgh, of LiverpoJ-street, Broad-street, city, and he accordingly went to the office of those persons, where he saw the prieoner Burgh, and a stranger. Burg's said that he knew Mrs. Sutton well, and that she was a lady of great respectability, &c The , Captain let his house ready furnished for one year to Mrs. Sutton, for 1401. Having a.few days ago discovered ' that Mrs.- Sutton had absconded from the house,- he spared nomaertions to, find out her retreat, and , ascertained on Friday last that she had taken an elegantly•furnished house at No. 9, Mon tagu:place; Hammetsmith. - - M. Harms inquired how it was that Captain Petting hall was fortunate enough to pounce upon the whole party at once? Capt. Pettinghall suspected they rendezvoused in BlOntagn-place, and having obtained a warrant that morn ing, he put it into the hands of Humphries, a Hammer smith constable, who proceeded, accompanied by Fagan, a Bow-street Officer, and they secured all the prisoners with the exception of BArrett, just as they had sat down to breakfast. Mr. HALLS asked how Barrett had been secured? Cap tain Pettinghall replied, that he was proceedingalong Fleet street - on: Friday evening, when he caught a glimpse of Barrett, for whom lie had been on the look out. Barrett 'perceiving him (the Captain) took to his heels and ran down a court. He pursued him instantly, calling out " Stop thief," and a city constable happening to pass, the prisoner was secured and lodged in the Cempter. A City constable, named Thomas Dennett, stated, that his sister, Mrs. Arnold, let the office, No. 7, Sherberne.- lane, to the prisoners Burgh and .Drumntond. They gave a .reference to an upholsterer in Dorset-street, ' Fleet•itreet, saying that they were merchants. Deceived by their seem ing respectability, his sister let them the office, which wit ness entered this morning, and found the books, monieS, and letters; which he produced. On examining the_ books; they were found to contain unimportant entries, evidently written to cover space and represents show of business. On the file of letters appeared the following billet, Written by Mrs. Sutton to the prisoner Druinimond on the 'evening of Sunday week. The letter is written in a lady-like hand.:— , " Montagu-place,. Supday afternoon. _ . " Dear Sir—l am at lenith comfortably settled in my new abode. I. made my appearance here for the first time yesterday afternoon, and dismissed Mrs. IL's maid—most agreeably to us both. Until the storm has subsided is my late quarters, I should wish to be a little retired to prevent the possibility of recognition or trace until my name shall begin to fade in the recollection of my late friends. I should be glad now to have a little uninterrupted con versation with you on matters of business. If it is not imposing too much on your mere important engagements to request the favour of your company to dinner on Tues day, with a bed for the night, &c., I should be very glad to see you. Fully anticipating that pleasure, I am, dear Sir, " Yours, very respectfully, " S. S." ". To ,prevent (if possible) the clashing of creditors, which often proves highly mischievous, if not dangerous, may,i solicit your kindness to request Mr. Cooke to shoo,' the enclosed letter to Mr. Stokes, or flack (if in town), as coming from me to Mr. Cooke." The fallowing letter, found in the °fit:9 at Sherbortie lane, exhibits petty plainly the system pursued by the mock merchants to defraud their country friends. The Mr. Ballatd referred to is supposed to be one ofthe gang, if in reality any such person be in existence:— " Sherborne-lane, Lombard-street, London, Aug. 1828. " Gentlemen—Having received a shipping order for various sorts of wrought-iron, nails, &e., we hive made inquiries, and are indebted to Mr. William Ballard, iron monger, Dockhead, for your names. We shall therefore feel greatly obliged by your .furnishing to us, as soon as possible, the articles undermentioned. " Should you wish for a reference, yoti may apply to Air. Ballard, who would have supplied tli with the articles we want, but cannot, in consequence of his not having got them manufactured. We shall of course expect the usual credit of four months, and a bill at two months, taking off the discount vou are in the habit of allowing. " You will-have the goodness to advise us of the goods being sent. Forward invoices with them. Your most obedient servants, " DRUMMOND and BURGH. " To Messrs. Davies and Son, ironmongers, Edward -street, Birmingham." - On opening a oash-hook, it was discovered that the whole outlay of this precious firm, during their sojourn in Sherborne-lane, amounted• to 14s. only, viz. 7s. for put ting a plate on the office door, and 7s. for pens, ink, and paper. - The evidence of Humphreys, the Hammersmith con stable, was then taken.. He said that when he entered the house, No. 9, Montagu-place, that morning, he found all the prisoners there, with the exception of Barrett. On 'et arching the prisoner Grant alias Gravatt, .he found upon her person about 30 chiplicates, and fourpence half penny.. The six prisoners, including the two merchants, could muster no more amongst them than 3s. 6d.--; (Loud laughter.)—Upon inquiring in the neighbourhood of Montagu-place, he found that the dealings , of Mrs. Sut ton had been most extensive. .Scarcely a tradesman in the neighbourhood but could boast of the favour of an order.— Luckily, however, there were some few who had not exe cuted the lady's command's up to the perio.l when the pri soners were taken into custody. Paps, the officer, also searched the.house in Hammer smith, and recovered a great deal of property belonging to different tradesmen. The officer deposed further, that. to the best of his belief the sheets and plate belonging to the house had been unlawfully pawned or otherwise die posed of. Mr. HALLS asked if Captain Pettinghall would swear that, to the best of his belief, the linen and plate bad been carried away by the prisoners. Captain Pettinghall certainly would swear to that effect. Mr. HALLS, upon this evidence, should feel it his duty to detain the prisoners,. at least, until the lady appeared from whom the house in Hammersmith had been hired, and who was best qualified to speak as to her loss..—The prisoners were then removed. Mrs. , Sutton, Banat, and others, were convicted some years ago in the Court of King's Bench for a conspiracy to defraud certain tradesmen, and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. Ja the aurae of the day on Sa u , day, Charles Albemarle Layard, • alias Harris, alias Fitzharris, alias the first cousin of an imaginary Lord Fitzharris, was brought for %Van' for a . re-examination, charged with having pawned the watch of a Mrs. Parker, without that lady's knowledge and consent; and also with having committed various frauds and acts of swindling. The prisoner is a yout ' y , man of genteel appeara nce ; hi s father is a clergyman a nd a magistrate, residing at Stam ford, in Lincolnshire, and in consequence of the profligate and disgraceful course of life which the prisoner his lat telly pursued, the respectable part of his family and friends have, it is said, abandoned him altogether. The story of his having seduced, carried away, and finally abandoned an interesting young woman, the particulars of Which were detailed rather prematurely in a morning paper, ina smuc h as the circumstance had not at th e time been given in evi dence, is, we believe, but too true. The prisoner having been placed at the bar, the witnesses against him were or dered to come forward. Ford, the gaoler—The witnesses are all gone away, Sir. Mr. HALLS—CaII Mrs. Parker forward. Ford—She was taken out of Court, Sir, by the prisoner's brother. Mr. lar.r.s.—ls there no one to appear against the pri saner ?--Mr. Ballard, a liverystable-keeper, here came forward, and said, that whatever reason` had induced Mrs. Parker and others to keep away; he was determined that nothing should he wanting on his part to do his duty to the public. He had ascertained that the cheque - given by the prisoner to Mrs. Parker, and paid by her to him, was a forgery, and the prisoner never hail any account at ths Stamford Bank. Mr. lIALLs.--,That is certainly very like a forgery. Sir IL BIRNIE—It is one of those acts, that although not a felony in point of law, approaches closely to it. The MAGISTRATE asked if any other person present was willing to come forward. The son.ia-law of Mr. Lomas, the hotel proprietor, came forward, and stated th a t the prisoner had contracted a debt of nearly,lol. at the hotel. The poor girl he lef t behind, as soon as she found that she had been actually de serted, had a succession of tits which lasted for tw o d ays. fie then handed to Sir IL Birnie a letter writt en b y t h e prisoner to his servant, respecting the best m eans to b e adopted for breaking off his connexion with the unforu nate girl. Sir R. BiRNIR took the letter, and read aloud as follows: . _ Y t:a u urto get rid of the put the people of the Inn up to m " y L n am ot b c7ra l ing. want l gii 1, but don't 1 - 4 7 know how. You go to her and tell her you don't think' shall ;come, and ask her what money she wants.to goa Chatham. Give it to her for me, - and wait at Lomat, till./ '911141'.: Let me know. When she, is gone. Direct 7. mu at Mitchell's, the tailor, till called for. "A. LAYARD." `Mr. Ballard said, that while the prisoner lived at Mr Patker's, he used to haVe 'three saddle-horses daily frd his - stables, One for himself,' another fora forwoman wig whom he lived, and th e thi r d f or hi s servant. When e prisoner was taken int o custo dy t h e ot h er d ay icsbri let, he had a very fine w o m an b y hi s s id e, an d only' eleven halfpenny in his pockets..-(Renewed laughter.) Mr. nAas.—l cannot C o n s e nt to part with a - per ,t who appears to have carri e d on a system of Swindling , such a dangerous 'extent: At all even t s , th e p r Oseeutri Mrs. Parker, must mine forwa r d an d cOnsarit to 11 discharge. •e A person, who w were told Wa g th e b ro the r of the Tor soner, Caine forward to as sure th e M ag i str a t e-that Me Parker was perfectly satisfi e d; an d h a d no i s tention proceeding. Mr. - llau.s.—Then let h er come f orw atiVat o'clock on Monday, and say so., • • . The prisoner was then remanded. " MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—o n -s a t urc iar , :a dle-aged man, named '.7ohn Bodley, was brinight belbl Sir G. FARRANT; the sitting - Magistrate,. charged Wi t attempting to steal a Bible from a bookseller's shop. The prisoner *4st - en - landed till Wednesday - nett. • A ferocious-looking ruffian named Cunningham , bricklayer by trade, was charged with a desperate ammo upon a young man, an assistant to Mr. Strong, a limn° victualler in Oxford-street. i The prisoner wits fined 51. for the assault, and.in defau l apayment committ e d f or th ree mont h s to hard labour is tb House of Correction. MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.;- Charles Felton, a C'beifie pensioner, who fOrtherly belonged to the 40th Regimen t Foot, was charged with attempting to violate his own sit ter, apitwith threatening to run a 'sword through 31 ' Francis COX, a respectable smith and bell-hanger, in Lite James-street, Lisson 7 griwe. The prisoner's brother said he did not think the chid was true. " It's as true as that there's a God in heaven," * 1 claimed Mr. Cox ; " what could I gain by telling a lie ?' Mr. RAWLINSON laid he believed every word of it, av asked the prisoner if he wished to say any thing. Piisnner— . -The witness has sworn falsely; it wall n' between Hampstead and Highgate, but' between MOO and London. • - • Mr. RA w Ltirsott--1 am sorry you have no bettor &pawl to give; I believe the eharge is true, but as Mrs. Johns' makes no complaint, I catronly notice the assault upon Cox; to answer which yini thio good bail for :PO appearance at the sessions, or remain in custody. - The prisoner's brother became hi s bail i n 4W. , HATTON-GA R DEN.--O n Saturdaya butcher, n ame Swift, was brought up un d er a w arrant to answe r t°' charge of assault pr e fe rre d aga in st him by his 'Wife... Defendant—l regret what I have done.. fdid it U' moment of irritation. It was the first time ar t r raised a hand against my wife, and, probahirl ' s hall 1 ", the last. " M r . I.AING (turning to Mr. Serjeant fine him ss. and the thsts: Mr: Serjeant SELLON inquired where the assault committed ? Complainant—At No. 11, Howard's-play` Lack's4a.rdens. M. Sergeant SELLoN—It was in a private house in. the streets. The'public had nothing to do with it. Mr. Lartic-L.That does not alter the matter. An assav is an assault, wherever committed. Sergeant . Sit.Los--I don't think so ; there was °° breach (if the public peace inthis' nstince: l LarNc--:Then I diff e r with you, fo r an a'ss tit must be an assault, Whereie r com m i t ted ;' a n d if you to, sit here and have your time . and labour trifled with this manner, you may : I'm sure I dOn't care. Mi. Sergeant SELLON, without replying, resumed tb newspaper he had been previously reading. By a recent Act, two MagiitiateS must concur in inflic t , ing penalti es i n cases of assault;'andforwant of this c%) currence in th e p res e nt case , t h e d efe n dant was discha rg. upon payment of Is. fees: Mr. Lawn ord ere d th e office immediately to b e dot ej. THAMES POLICE..L—On Saturday . this office ° I: thronged by gentlemen engaged i s _th e shipping ititell o in consequence of the d e ci s i on o f th e Magistrates t„ case of the Sophia J ane , new G rayesen d b oa t , being " pected. Mr. Thomas Barnes, of th e C ommerc i a l- roa d, the °"'" ger of the Sophia Jane, appeared with:Mi.. Ryland, 11/9 elb` i e sel. Mr. Thomp son , an attorney, appeare d to support information. After much argument th e case was a dj ourne d . UNION-HALL.—Two you n g men , fashionably &Wild' who gave the name s o f S m i t h an d @wen, were brought ss i a r u ° l N ts E' on Es d q i fore mtt J. T. 7 fiere ll n different Saturday, aleshartgedVwith gs°or: A Ma dens, the preceding evening. n o, The defendant s were Wi th a party of young stu &. b said to b e l ong t o one o f t h e U n i versities,. and Mr. Sintini whose real name is represented as being Baring--3 1 1,is Sir Thomas Baring, was guilty of greater follies than companions. • • the A short time after .the fire-works had terminated , in , defendants having supped, sallied forth, elated, lin a clined to quarrel, after partaking of .a quantity of 4ff t l i e punch, when they met with th e pu bli s h er o f one of London Morning Papers, who was, with a partyof frieo e+ spending the evening at the gardens., Mr, Smith, ° n o Baring, reeled against him,'and on b e i ng 'called to ace o a for conduct so ungentlemanly, plant e d a bl ow i n his JP : which closed his right eye. The parties then hid a ref, lar fight, until cons t a bl es i nter f ere d and separated t h e n' The hat of the gentleman who was thus attaeked . was 1° in the conflict. The defendants expressed sorrow for their miscall° alleging that they were intoxicated. ht They agreed to p a y th e . am ount of any loss* which al g p , accrue in consequence - Of the fight, and as far as the e tleman who had received the black eye was concernew n i t i did not oppose any objection, saying; that if they w° 0. furnish him with a ' new hat; or i ts va l ue, h e would veers sent to their being dis c h arge d ; b u t 'the officers who assaulted said that they wished to have them h e ld ts isno to answer their charge at the Sessions , an d t h e d e fends were accordingly ordered to procure bail. yy . , ~,, A SifAMEFUL 1 - 10 AX.---A few clays 5111‘'' w e man called at Bristol, on the sister of Mr. Cawax, 04 ,7,t gardener of Wilton, in this county, and informed her ',I I Mr. C. had just died, and that as the family were.in v- f i e embarrassed circumstances, a supply of money would, very acceptabl e t o t h em , an d w hi ch t h e i nforman t tor der very took to convey, as he said he was living At Wilton, he said he rented six acres of ground. After Mr. CAnfs sister had yi e ld e d t o her feelings, upon learning to' ; i t tressing news of her relative, she entertained her infornire, with a hearty meal, but gave him n o mone y, haYil l i t he solved on' immediately proceeding to Wilt on to attend a funeral. She accordingly went to Taunton wherf , f her arrival, she was told her brother was alive and. o 'i; which, soon after, she bad ocular demonstration. „, swindler was short in statur e , had l u st a p ar t of on v - at h his fingers, and 'was dressed' in- a 'smock frock.- -- " Herald. BIRTHS. of II ' On the filst ult., the lady of Sir John Croft, Bart•t son and heir. of On the 29th ult. th e l a dy of Gilb er t M acmur do, Old Broad -street, of a son. On the 29th ult. at Hampstead, the lady of fienrY inond, Esq. of Furnivals Inn, of a daughter. r On the 28th ult. the lady of Lu c i us H. Robin of a son. MARRIED. On the 80th nit. at St. George's, H a nover-squ are ; Mr. Samuel Turney, of Islin g t on , to Jane, second daug ht ' of the late Mr. Pierpoint, of Edward street, Porously square. On the 26th ult. at Christ. Church, Blackfriars-roa c h W Thomas Gardener,• of Ilminster, Somersetshire, to Dlir Eliza Hazard . Mowbray, third daughter of Mr. T. J. 51°°' 'bray, solicitor, Little Charlotte-street. • tri On the 30th ult. at St. George's, Hanover-s(11 1 41To ca l the Rev. IL B urgess, John Cullen, Esq. of thf P e tra Horse A rt ill ery, to Isabella, two daughter of :she '- James Watson, Esq. W.S. Edinburgh, - „ d eb On the 27th alt, .Jacob Montetiore, Esq. of Sotsth-sv• a . Finsbury -square, to Justina Lydia, eldest daughter: of 13e , jamin Gompertz, Esq. of Kennington -t errace Vauxhol'. ° g, On the 30th ult. at Eghatn, by the R ev , 4:W. Gtot, o , Mr. M. Jegon, of Upper Thames- s t reet , to Mi s s Wapo ° of the former place. n , Dlgrh Oh the 28th ult„ at Missionary,iour, Wahvo C4l ;e t. John Addey The gallant Captain, ' ce oi r gret to say, has left a widow and six children, besides a meroul circle of friends, to lament his Jos On the 27th ult. sudd e nly, a t F rome V a uchuro, r r ot° county of Dorset, the R ev . Th omas amid Troiloi 4e, - of that place; aged 68 r : PRINTED and PumusulD by MUIIOO YOLIN ; at (13° Stitt Orr!cx, f 12 , :',TRAtin, LONDONv ./ ~~~ c -- .1 C ~ )q t h ~~ AI al to tit; kl Ali ,I j , ~h A Rc A a~ C b~ A 1 4