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SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. (FROM THE TIMES.) We this day publish the literal form of that pro clamation, addressed by the Lord Lieutenant to the . peasantry of the south of Ireland, of which we gave, though briefly, the exact substance and character in last Saturday's 'rime:. It was represented by us to he more in the nature of a salutary " warning" to the poor Irish, than of an angry or irritating denun ciation ; and in truth it is denominated by the power which issues it, a strict and solemn "warn ing" to his Majesty's subjects, to discontinue hence forth any of those meetings or assemblies which form the subject of the proclamation. No lawyer —cer tainly- not Mr. O'Connell or Mr.Shiel—will deny t h a t organized assemblages, like those which have lately been collected from far and near in the southern counties, are decidedly " illegal;" and all men, whether lawyers or riot, must confess that they are politically dangerous. In the present excited condition, therefore, of Irish parties on both sides of the question, it would have been a gross imprudence to leave the most nume rous and inflammable classes of society exposed to the unchecked vehemence of their own impetuous passions; and the Catholic leaders, and men of edu cation and property, whether priests or laymen, have almost without exception taken the same course as is now adopted by the Irish Government, viz. that of beseeching the.fieople to abstain from disturbing ilte community, and precipitating themselves into ruin. It would be difficult to imagine expressions better chosen than those of the Lord Lienten ant's proclamation to convince the peasantry that it could have been suggested by none but a kind and pater nal spirit, and that there was nothing harsh, vindic tive, or hostile towards them in the designs enter tained by the Government. At the same time we must once more observe, that neither humanity nor justice will have been satisfied until some powerful measures are taken towards putting down the abominable fury of the Brunswick persecutors in the northern counties of Ireland. Their conduct is the more to be feared-as well as hated, because they, pretend to be, and.are in a great measure, persons farther removed from poverty and ignorance than the poor Catholic, peasants. They (the club men) have no humiliations to irritate them. They have no sense of injury to impel. them—no wrongs, whether civil or religious, to redress : they enjoy—they.mo nopolize every thing. Their outrageous language at the liberal policy imputed—we know not how justly.--to Ministers, is nothing but the savage . howl of the wolf, when he scents the interference of the shepherd. If Government forbids the sufferer to complain too loudly, the wrong-doer may surely be restrained from adding insult, menace, and violence to the injustice of which he daily devours the fruits. If the Catholic may not meet his unarmed fellows . in green uniform, why should the Orange Man be still at liberty to range the- kingdom 'with a musket in his hand, and to disgrace the scarlet livery of his Sovereign by making it the avowed signal of a mili tary organization for the slaughter of his Majesty's subjects ? But we hope better things from Lord Anglesea's spirit,than the undisturbed perseverance of the Orange bravoes in their seditious and insur rectionary course. Their threats are a thousand times fiercer than those of the Catholics, more alarming towards their fellow-citizens, and towards the Government itself, more insolent, contemptuous, and unpardonable. If the Government means to stand at all, it must stand independent of both par ties. It is now but the recognized creature of one of them, and that the most unprincipled and. odious. The wording of the proclamation is such un doubtedly as to render it available against Orange meetings, no less than to those of the un armed peasantry; but the question is, will it be employed against both nuisances with equal courage? Government, it appehrs, is not wanting in preparations to support its own acts by a suitable Bower. Troops are moving towards the south (and why not towards the north ?) of Ireland : and a rein forcement of several regiments proceeds across the Channel. One letter from a military correspondent at Bath, states that the 21st Fusileers, quartered in that city, received the route for Ireland on Friday afternoon. The order came from the Irish Govern bnent, through the Field-officer of the district at Bristol. The regiment was to march early on Satur day from Bath, to reach Bristol at eleven o'clock, and there to embark immediately on hoard two steam-boats for Waterford. From Manchester and Chester two other regiments of Infantry are now on their way to Dublin. A battalion of the Cold stream Guards left London for Manchester on Wed nesday, to replace the battalions ordered off.afrom that quarter to Ireland ; and the let Dragoon Cuards have moved westward from York, as it sup posed, on, the same destination. We learn from Dublin, that immediately after the breaking up of the Council on Tnesday, Major Walcott's troops of horse Artillery, and the fine Regiment of the 7th Hussars, received orders to hold themselves in readi ness to march to the south at-five minutes' notice. They had not left Dublin Or' Wednesday afternoon, lint were all confined to barracks, with baggage packed up, and waiting for the word. As precan ricer, these arrangements are strictly necessary; every proof of foresight in the Government is-essen tially merciful and paeifir. The use of force is often best avoided by the display of it. (ritom Tux cnitotuar.) When associations were entered into in Ireland against. paying the Tithe of Agistment, Lord Pri mate Boulter writing to the Bishop of London (May is, 1736), very naively observes, " I cannot help thinking that one great occasion of this rancour against the Clergy is the growth of atheism, pro faneness and imm ora li ty . God in his good time put a stop to it!" The Lord Primate's definition of Atheism is anwillin gn „, to pay tithes. Religion and tithes were with him synonymous. The great est Atheists were, of course, the Scotch Presbyr terians. " The Gentlemen of this country have," he says, " ever since came hither, been talking to others, and persuading their tenants who.complained of the excessiveness o f the!r rents, that it was not the paying too much rent, but.too much tithe, that impoverished them ; and the flOtiGn soon took among Scotch Presbyterians, as a great part.olthe Prot es . tants.in the North are, who, :it may easily be s u p_ posed, do not pay tithes with great cheerfulness," From the first establishment of a Church and State Religion in Ireland , to the p resent day, Prim Boulton's definition could ne v er , h ave been inappKell li w cable. Religion was money , and money sign as ; Religion was at a low ebb when tithes Were !ladly paid, and flourishing when tithes wore prodoctive. The religious. improvement of the people was even discouraged, as imposing heavier duties on incumbents, and consequently rendering benefices less valuable. Hence the note rions discouragement of the attempt of Bishop Bedell (who cawed the Bible to be translated into Irish), and one or two other sincerely pious indi viduals, to communicate religious instruction to the natives, through the only language intelligible to them. Borlase, in . his reduction of Ireland, ob serves, with respect to a lecture once cet • up for teaching Irish, that it had a good issue, " inasmuch t „ so me of the English (preaching constantly in Irish) gained, first, an acceptance of their persons, then of their doctrines." But these were not the views that guided the friends of the Protestant reli gion in Ireland. And accordingly, so magnanimous has -been their liberality in the way Of souls to the Catholic Clergy, that though there are three mil lions of Irish in the pres ent day, who ca nn ot under stand any other than the Irish language, there is not a Protestant clergyman who can address them in that language. The Swedish and Danish Go vernments have always provided for the wants of q the handful of Laplanders s p read over the extre mities of their dominions clergymen ualified t o preach to them in their own language. But the object of a Church and State religion is to pro the vide for very different wants—namely , wants of the individuals to whom • the tithes and church lands are 'conveyed, the only art of religion which has never been, and never p Tha - Tiay. Phelan), Fel low of Trinity College, a gentleman who, was ex amined at great length' by the Committee on the State of Ireland, in a pamphlet againSt the Bible Society, published in 1817, which obtained con siderable celebrity, has this significant.observation, that " whatever be the cause, a good Protestant generally signifies, with Irish Churchmen, a stre nuous opponent of the political pretensions of the Roman Catholics. This is mentioned, not from the smallest desire to intermeddle in political questions (a supposition which I most earnestly deprecate), hut because it both confounds the moral sense of the lower ranks of Churchmen, and countenances a most pernicious and prevalent opinion among all description of eople in Ireland, that the Established Church was, and is, intended merely as a political In stitution." It is well that there should bean under standing on these matters. Many people in this country, not being aware of the prevalent opinion among Churchmen and all descriptions of people in Ireland that the Church is intended merely as a poll tical institution—that is, as giving a title to so much money have been shocked at the perpetual exhorta tions to carnage, carried as far as extermination, from Protestant Clergymen at meetings.. But they might, with as much reason, have been shocked at the conduct of the. Knights of St. John of Jerusalem — an ecclesiastical militia, whose business was to prey upon the Turks, just as the Irish Protestant Clergy are a sort of ecclesiastical militia appointed to prey on the mere Irish. Had there been no Turks, what would have become of the poor Maltese Knights ? Were there no Catholics, the Protestant Clergyman of Ireland, now released frem all care of souls, would be obliged to descend from the character of the hero, ready to fight knee-deep in blood, at the head of his Orangemen, to that of a common religious instructor. Religion never can be in a more high and palmy state than that in which it now is in Ireland—never can be in a state more calculated to provoke doughty combatants for it. The Conti nental Nations, from not taking this view of the matter, are constantly out in their speculations.— They suppose we are an intolerant people in the sense in which intolerant was used 200 years ago. No such thing. •Our intolerance is that of a dog, who, while delightfully occupied with his bone, sees another dog's mouth watering for it. The belly has in all times, in all countries, and with all animals, been exclusive and intolerant. Were a part of the finances of the Church derived from the money col lecting at Jaggernaut, Jaggernaut would be de fended as a bulwark of the establishment, and the support of the Protestant religion. (FROM TUE yaws.) - • THE MONARCHICAL CHARACTER : ITS ORIGIN AND INFLUENCE ON THE FORMS OF GOVERNMENT. —As far as we cap trace the origin of Kings, with out reference to Scriptural History, we shall find that they were less a part of military than of civil institutions; being a kind of chief magistrates. In the oldest materials of Government, we find the Kingly station studied as the art of 44 making life easy, a people happy ;" a purpose that would now be regarded as a matter of romance. The ne plus ultra of the infamy of Kings was, in those days, the refusal of honourable burial ; and this was the assigned condemnation of such who had not duly studied and enforced those principles of rule which promoted the prosperity of the people.—lf we should offer to judge the power of the ancient empires, only in relation to the few materials of history that are left to us ; and as are borne out by the ruins of their cities,—it would almost appear that we have as much lost sight of the true principles of the science of Go vernment, as we have of other arts appertaining to the splendour and the comforts of life; but all this accumulation of evil and of error, though piled up in the - forms of science and knowledge, may be con sidered as fairly attributable to the perversion of tbe ends and the usesOf the regal character. Whether, this deterioration of true Royalty was induced by the similar comiption of successive Priesthoods; or whe thee it was the cause of such corruption in the Priests, must remain doubtful, unless we had more tangible materials by which to judge of them respectively. As twin powers they have gone. down together. The Laws of Nations, from time to time, took up an entire new character, as Kings and Priests became less Virtuous] and the power which was given only to promote good, became gradually the instrument of evil. Ancient Egypt had thirty Judges, selected, as vacancies occurred, from 'the wisest and best men, in three of . their most celebrated cities, vIZ Heliopolis, Thebes, and Memphis; and from these a President was chosen, who was distinguished from the others by wearing a gold chain, from which was suspended an image of precious stones, called Truth. It is no little proof of the simplicity of justice, when it is considered that all the Laws of this stupendous Empire were comprised in eight books ! There was no trade made of . .Luovicrs and Advocates: the Egyptians had passed throuah that ordeal of Judicial error; and cast away the whole system as vicious, and productive only of evil and oppression. In their Courts, the plaintiff set forth his case with his proofs in writing (a copy of which was given to the de fendant) and the defendant replied to the same in writing ; the plaintiff was allowed to . reply, in the same way, and the defendant to rejoin; the Court then considered, and awarded the judg ment. The Judges being paid by the King, the process was altogether without .expense; and the truth was infinitely more readily discovered by the principals being necessarily present. No man was allowed to speak in his • own case; because no advantage should be taken under the cir cumstances of the disparity of oratorical powers. In written statements, which were to be judged by their plainness and intelligibility, all parties stood on a. level ; and all nations which would study the ends of Law, must come back to thisland-mark. With the whole trade of Lawyers and 'Advocates, ancient Egypt thus cut away one great source of corrupt patronage, in the Crown or the Goverment ; and a further source, of corruption was done away with in the principles on which the army was established ; it being a maxim that men of bad, or even doubod, or needy characters, should not be entrusted with the defence of their country. Here the Monarchy stood on is basis exchisively its own ; it had a dis tinct and obvious province, out of which it could not travel but it the expence of its own true character. If we look into the Laws which were incident to this state of the Government, we shall find that the greatest p un i s h men ts w ere those which struck at the root of a class of crimes most interfering with the best order and interests of society. Their capital punishments were chiefly awarded against perjury, parricide, &e, h was held that the person'of the subject was the property of the State; the Egyptians could not understand the policy that a useful member o f society should be sacrificed to the cruelty or avarice of individuals. • is not perhaps too much to saYthat both the Greeks and Romans derived the sottna estlrinci pies of their knowledge from the ruins of Egypt. The chief ridicule that has been thrown on thii t h e most ancient of nations, is directed at their ido latry ; an d their worship-of particular 'animals • and "w3nc a and point US out an y people who h ave • not shown equal weaknesses w orld r e o i the vnetip in any age Turn with the least sh ow o f reason. you may c h ose to name; with the Egyptians, Wi t h a ll t h e the power witness the inscri • detail of numerous Gods, they connect ed of a Supreme Deity ; inscriptions to hew ci t e, art all things • Isis; " To thee, w .. the Goddess Isis." whil e admitting t he same prin ciple, in another form, there has been no creed, u p to the present hour, which is not ma rked more or less by a remnant f Poiyagisflz s yet if we once depart from the abstraction of one grea t_ a . nd single power, none can say where the absurdity s hall_e d for there is little difference in the belief of two Gods, and two hundred. The only way by which the wisdom of any nation can be fairly tested is, the con dition of the people; the Law, the Government, the Religious Creed, &c., are all but a continuation of Monarchy; with the change of the on e, 'ail the others may and do change, though impercep tibly ; nor does there appear to be any creed on earth, which a wise or a vicious Government may not make instrumental to the good or the evil of society. We have seen little of long-lived Republics; and we therefore incline - to the belief that the best in: stituticms of society may be rendered the most per manent, under a well regulated Monarchy. But this does not at present exist in Europe. 'I he Eng lish form of the power is the nearest one approach ing to just combinations; but the corruptions with which it has sought to invest and protect its autho rity, have become a mill-stone round its neck ; and are weighing it down to the earth. Its existing condition is placed in conflict with the ascendant spirit cf the age ; and hence the undeniable fact that. the nation, divided against itself, is silent 1 y pre paring for a grand struggle. The King only can cave it from some convulsion ; but with whatever incipient shivering that struggle may commence,— no one can foretell how or when it shall terminate. A rebellion in Ireland may soon extend itself to this side of St. George's Channel, Before the die is cast, the Irish people would gratefully recognize any hope that was held forth from the Throne; but with Ministers they will . hold no terms that regard a fu ture contingency—that day is gone by--delusion is there too old a game. Reform must now be the work of the King--Revolution is commonly that of the people. We do not conceive it morally pos sible that the present Administration can come to any terms with, or conciliate Ireland ; and that there is no road open by which a rebellion can be avoided, except a conduct on the part of the Crown which may not perhaps be expected of it; and yet it might be expected,if his Majesty were once really apprised of the actual state of the country ; he would only have to choose a Ministry .from the elite of the Opposition, with Earl Grey at their head, and the tempest would subside in twenty-four hours ! It is to the KING that the nation must now direct its eyes; the movement of troops in the west of 'England to be ready, when wanted, will only give caution and decision to the Irish populace ; and nerve to their purpose. It is said that there is no rule without an exception ; and therefore must there be an exception to the principle that a King in. our order of Government cannot act except under fitt' responsible advice of some ostensible Minister. Ar 4 think it perfectly competent in his Majesty to at once exercise the functions of Royalty, in dismiss ing his Ministers, and calling his Parliament toge ther ; for so far the course would be perfectly con stitutional ; and if he could not, by a different Mini stry, command the majorities of the House, he can appeal to the people by dissolving the Parliament. The Ultras would then find themselves at the lie plus ultra of their zourse. For even should they muse all•the ignorance and bigotry of the nation in:a mass, it would be found powerless against the King's name ; and the association of all that assemblage of spirit which the better temper of the age could muster in such a cause. To the Crown, the mo ment is trying and perilous; but let the ends of the Monarchy—the happiness and prosperity of the people, be justly considered; how can those objects be obtained by a policy that must look to the exter mination of millions, as the means of its triumph? We are in the hands of the King; and the future condition of this empire, as it may be affected by the resolutions of a few days, is at stake. We are placed in one of those moments, when the fortunes of are trembling in the balance. (FROM THE EXAMINER.) CAUSE OF SYMPATHY FOR THE TURKs.—Where ever we have opportunities of observing the public sentiment, we find it favourable to the Turks:in the present contest, and there is a general satisfaction at the check which the Russian arms have received. A few years ago, during the heat of the sanguinary struggle in Greece, one of the arguments for sym pathy with the long oppressed people, was .the op position of the Crescent to the Cross. We always thought that this was affording a false pretext for a worthy sentiment, and that religious opinion bad nothing to do with the hostility to the Mussnlman despots; or the friendly disposition to the Greeks. And now we see the Crescent again opposed to the CrosS, and the popular sympathies array them selves under the infidel banner. Nor is there any real inconsistency . in the change, though the pre tence of a religious partisanship presented in the former case would seem to give colons- -ftg, such a charge. The people of England sympathised with the Greeks merely because they were a people stag: filing against a foreign oppression , and contending for their rights. The people of England' also now sympathise with the Turks because they are fighting for their homes and their very national existence. The idea of a country overrun is a fearful one, and were the Turks yet greater barbarians than they are, the position of defensiveness would command the favourable wishes of humanity. The vilest animal driven into a corner, and exerting all its resources and its energies for its existence, becomes an inte resting creature. The present aspect of affairs would give us to hope that the much condemned inaction of this country may, if not pushed too far, prove the course of the best policy. Belligerants are like Liti gants : the • voice otthe moderator is never listened to until each party is half ruined. From experience too we should have learnt the advantage of throw ing people on their own resources. Our active al liances have generally had the effect of paralysing the energy of our Allies. THE ARMY. HALF,rAy, &c.—The nadermeOtioned services will be in course of payment on the 17th inst :—Half-pay and Mili tary Allowances—Widows' Pensions—Unattached Pay of General Officers —Royal Bounty—Retiretl Full Pay— Pensions for Wounds--Adjntants of Local M:litia—Adjn tants anti Serjeant-majors of Militia—Foreign Half-pay, and Foreign Pensions. AMERICAN LOYALISTS.—The pensions and allowances which will become title to the American Loyalists on the 10th instant, will, be paid on the following clays, between eleven and one o'clock, viz :—Wednesday, the 15th Oct., Wednesday, October 22 ; and on the first Wednesday in each succeeding month. The 76 Hussars marched on the 2d instant; from Dub lin, for Kilkenny and Clonmel. One Troop of the 12th Lancers has received orders to march from Canterbury, for Norwich. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. FRIDAY, Oct. 3.—Wind S.S.E.--High water 3'7 minutes past - seven. Arrived the Carricks, Walker, from Demerara; Hardware, Sewill; from Palermo; Trin acria, La Vellu, front Palermo; Commerce, Ball, from Tralce. CLEARED (:)TWAILD9.--71?e Antonia and Cornelia., Blom, for Amsterdam ; 'row Elizabeth, De Wyk; for Antwerp; Sceptre, Stewart, for Bahia ; Atlantic, MTar- Inne,_for Baltimore: Sophia, beike, for Dantzic ; Johanna Maria, Lange, for Dsirtrecht ; Elizabeth Ann, Paul, for Eastport;. L9rinaa,. —, for Havre de Grace; John Vianaa, Leggett, for Lisbon ; Planter, M'Donnell, for New Orleans. SATURDAY, OCT. 4.—High,water 11 minutes past S.— Wind S.—Arrived the York, De Coste, from New Yolk; Douro, Strachan, from Oporto; Fanny Connel, Joy, from Leghorn ; Peter Ellis, Rhodes, from Campeachy ; Tagus, Berry, from Lisbon ; and Elizabeth, Cotter, from Westport. CLEARED OUTWARDS.--The Doris, Nought, for Sierra Leone ; Sarah Caroline, Prince, for Charleston ; Lady Rowena, Pace, for ditto ; Cognac packet, Wenley, for Newfoundland ; Ebenezer, Aboinett, for Jersey ; Mona Castle Yoast, for the Isle 'of Man ; Roscoe, Kubley, for Demerara ; Fursten Voa Lergaitz, Neuman, for Stettin ; Jacoba, Grimenga, for Antwerp ; Magnet, Walker, for Sierra Leone ; Lochiel, Browne, for ditto ; William, Smith, for Malta and Alexandria ; Active, Gortz, for Pillau ; ExperiMent, Cortman, for Copenhagen ; Amelia, Albrecht, for Dantzic. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.-:—On Friday last, a valuable mare died, aged -eight years, the property of Mr. JosEvil WA I. LACE, Church-street, Dewsbury, in consequence of an obstruction in the bowels. On openia the mare four large stones of a dark browA colour were found in her bowels, the largest of which weighs five pounds and a half, and is perfectly globular ; the other three weigh together four pounds two ounces, and are of a rather airier form. The mare was worked to the day of bee death, and chewed no synipteuis of illness,—..,Leeds Intelli gencer, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE...--EVANCELICAL SELF-DEATIAT. —On Saturday a gentleman, remarkable for his rigid ad herence to his religious duties, was brought before the Loan MAYOR and Sir PETER LAITRIE, upon the charge of being the father of an illegitimate child, of whirrs a fine young Irish woman, named Mary Sullivan, is the mother. The father of the reputed parent, who is a respectable provision broker in the City, attended during the exami-: nation. The young woman stated that she hail the misfortune to meet the defendant at Barthnlomew Fair, in Septeniber twelvemonth, and was followed by him froM place ro place while she was in the fair. She was then innocent, and sbe by no means encouraged his attentions, which were, Ito A-ever, very warm. He would not leave her until she consented to meet him on another occasion. 'On the second 'meting he was warm in his expressions of love, and she believed him to be ,in earnest, particularly as he advised her to be punctual in performing her religious duties.— She took his advice, and kept .a third appointment witli him—the third was fatal to her virtue. Mr. Phillips stated that the young woman had mistaken the defendant for another. gentleman. His client had never had the slightest intercourse with her in his life, and was not a visitor to the elegant exhibitions of society of Bartholomew Fair; a long time had elapsed between the meeting at which the mischief was done, and the moment of accusation. The girl said it was impossible she could be mistaken. The defendant bad become quite faMiliar to her thoughts; he was the only man she ever knew intimately, and she had taken the most particular notice of his face and person. Mr. Phillips said, that they always met in the night, so that features could not be so easily distinguishable as to be sworn to. _ . The gill said, that upon one of the occasions of their meeting, her paramour took her into a public-house and gave her some refreshment, and she had an opportunity of observing him very closely. But it was altogether im possible, she said, that a girl under such circumstances could mistake another man. Mr. Phillips—Pray, how was he dressed ?—Girl : In a green frock-coat, as it appeared to me. The defendant's father here started up, and declared so lemnly that his son never wore a green frock, or any other frock in his life. Sir ?. LAURIE was of. opinion that the girl hfid pointed out the proper person. What had.taken place must have sharpened her memory. In ordinary occurrences the me mories of some persons were exceedingly tenacious. The present was not a case in which the cut or colour of a coat would be likely to be much attended. to. There was not much difference between some frocks and some body coats, and for his part he very often was at a loss to know whether his own coat was green or brown. Mr. Adolphus said, it had been intimated that the reli gious habits of the gentleman were quite inconsistent with the belief that he was the father of a bastard. Now, he should like to know on what night of the week the trans action took place ?—The Girl : "It took place on a Sunday night."—(A laugh.) Mr. Adolphus urged the improbability of a mistake upon the girl's part, whom the Court had no reason to discredit. 'I here was no imputation. upon her character, beyond that of her unfortunate : intimacy with the person who no* dis claimed her. The LORD MAYOR asked the , defendant whether he could prove that be was otherwise employed on the Sunday night alluded to ? The defendant could not recollect. All he could say was, that it was impossible he could be the fa ther of the child, for he never knew the _mother from Adam.—(Laughter.) Mr. Adolphus 'said, that it was certain the, defendant was not in church when the thing happened, although he might have been there either immediately before or after wards.—(A laugh.) The LORD MAYOR-.. 1 believe him to be the father. Sir Pima. LAURIE—Upon my word, so do I. The order of affiliation was then made out. • We under stand that there will be no appeal. BOW-STREET. —Joseph Josephs, a young Jew,- the keeper of a notorious brothel, in White Hart-yard, Cathe rine-street, Strand, was charged with assaulting a girl of the town, named Elizabeth Davis. The complainant stated, that the defendant followed her up Drury-lane on Friday morning, and after abusing her in the most scandalous manner, struck her on the breast, and swore he would ( be the death of her. It was not so much,• she said, on account of the blow she had already received, as the dread which she felt that the defendant would put his threat into execution, that she was desirous he should he bound over to keep the peace. The MAGISTRATE asked who the delloulant was, and the sort of house which he kept?--The complainant replied by stating, that the defendant had lately married Mrs. Jacobs, whose husband some months ego died in a manner go sud den and extraordinary, sod they continued the business of brothel keeper. Mr. MiNsuuri. asked the complainant if she bad any person to produce who had witnessed the assualt. The complainant here called upon the young woman to whom she had before referred, who fully proved the as sault, and the threat by which it -was accompanied. The witness then added, that she herielf had been living in the defendant's house ; but such had been the brutal treat meant, not only of the defendant and his wife, but of her own husband towards her, that she was obliged to leave the house. _ _ . ..... . . Mr. MINSUULL, with evident surprise, desired the young woman to explain what she meant. "Amlto nn • derstand," asked the Magistrate,• " that your husband knew of your living in this unfortunate way?"—" He not only knew of it," replied the young woman, " but forceEtne to prostitute my person to procure him money. He never gave me a moment's peace until he drove me to lodge in the defendant's house, where be used constantly to visit for the purpose of receiving his part of the money that I earned. Both the defendant and his wife • used to urge him to use me ill, and he has frequently stood ever me with his drawn sword and threatened to kill me if I did not procure him more money." Stevens, the officer, said that the statement of the wit ness was true enough. Her husband was in the band at tached to a regiment of the Guards now stationed at Port- man-street barracks. The Macsnu, re. asked the defendant what be bad to say in answer to the charge of assault ?—The defendant very flippantly replied, that both the women had sworn falsely ; but what could be expected from common prosti tuted? _ _ _ _ VY` " Upon my word," said the 111ActsTRATE, " you are a very proper person to talk of prostitutes—you, whose wife is one of the most infamous of her-sex.". The defendant then shifted his ground, and said there was no truth whatever in what the complainant had said. The defendant was locked up in default of bail. The fellow was showily dressed, and had no less than three massive gold ringi upon one of his fingers. • MARLBOROUGH-STREET.=-EXTRAORDINA RV CHARGE AND INVESTIGATION.—On Saturday evening, just as the office was opened, three of the Commissioners of St. Ann's, Soho, entered the office, and were shortly after followed by a posse of constables and two ladies, one of whom was considerably the senior of the other, both dressed in the first style of fashion, and almost immediately after entered a gentleman in custody, in a state of excessive agitation, and followed by a number of friends. As soon as some de g ree of order was restored, a gentleman of the name of Lush advanced to the table, and stated to Mr: DYER, that his friend, Mr. Goddard, a highly respectable gentleman, wai charged 'under the most aiatressing circum stances, having traced his lady and daughter to a notorious brothel in Frith-street, Soho. Mr. DYER--I would rather hear the evidence first, and whatever you or the gentleman in custody may wish to say, I will hear afterwards. Mace, one of the street-keepers of St. Ann's, deposed, that about six o'clock in the evening, his attention was drawn to Frith-street, Soho, by seeing an assemblage of about 400 or 500 persons round No. 21 ; on going there b e saw ,the gentleman at the bar, and the landlady, in high words ;. on his coming up, the landlady of the house gave the gentleman in charge, when he stated that his daughter had been seduced from his house, and that he had traced his wife also to the same place, and he was endeavouring to get her to return to his paternal.protection. Ivory corroborated the above statement, and in addition said, he had heard the gentleman say that he had been look ing for his daughter, who had been seduced, when he found hi s wife in the house. Mr. DYER—Who charges the gentleman ?—lvory.— The landlady of the house, Mrs. James ; but she is not present. Mr. DYER--Did he state he was searching for his d a ughter ? Mr. 'Lush—Perhaps I can explain this : Mr. Goddard had heard that his daughter had been seduced, and he got rue to accompany him to the house, when we were refused admittance; at last we forced our way in. Mr. DYER—How came the ladies here ? Are they in custody ? It was stated they had come to the office vo luntarily. M r . Goddard, whose agitation was very great, ex claimed, in much agony, " Mr. Dyer, I hope, Sir, you will do me justice. 1 .will have it—l must have it, nr else"-- Mr, he calm, Sir ; yon shall have justice dpon such an unfortunate occasion. If you have any thing to say, I : will hear you. Mr. Goddard—l will, then, Sir, state simply this : " That young lady is my daughter, for whom I have been searching for a long time, and at last I have found her with her mother in a common brothel. Now, Sir, I want simply to know whether that child has a right to come to me or to remain in a notorious brothel, which is one of the most infamous sinks of iniquity ;n this metropolis? She belongs to me, and what right haVe they to take me into custody ? I will defy —to do it ; but I will die a noble death, nor shall she ever go from me again. I Will defy any one to take her away," Mr. DYER—You must not be so rash. Mr. Lush—Permit me totexplain. Mr. Goddard hits' missed his daughter these four months past, and for the first time this day, he ascertained she was in a common brothel; and to ascertain the fact, he went to his wife's lodging's, in Air-street, Piccadilly, and watched her out, when he traced her to Frith-street. On his coming up to the door, I endeavoured to persuade him not to enter, but he was determined; when, on knocking at . the door, the landlady denied him his daughter, and also his wife. Upon forcing our way in, the first persons he saw were these ladies, when nine or ten females fell on him. The scene WAS such, I hope I may never witness the like again . ; we were both locked in, and it was only by force that I got out. This young lady then ran away. Ivory."--This gentleman was beat by the females in a most shameful manner. - Mr. DYER—This . is a most distressing thing, and one which tends only to an exposure ; but sitting here as a magistrate, I must enter fully into the case, although I am sorry for it. - Miss Mary Goddard, a remarkable beautiful female, and rather tall, now Advanced to the table, and said, " Sir, I am that man's daughter; but he deserted me and my brother in the year 1822, and even paid, youth money to abuse me. In. the year 1823, be was sent to prison by Mr. Dyer, sen., for deserting his family, and I was obliged to go to the workhouse, where I remained for 15 months, my mother not being able to assist me. At the end of the 15 months, my sister married Thomas S. Maurice, Esq., and she then took me out, and assisted all the family. A few months since I was unfortunately induced to IFave my honk. Since then, that man has found out where, my mother resides, and he now threatens our lives." Mr. DYER—Who has. threateped your life. Miss God dard—That man, who calls himself my father. This even ing, on his entering my room, I was lying on a sofa, hav ing only just recovered from a violent inflammation ; upon his coming to the house, my mother, on hearing his voice, knew who it was ; and had Mr. steele been here, he would state his conduct. Besides, this fellow can have no claim upon me, for I am an illegitimate child, my age being six teen years and nine months; therefore be has no claim on me. He now says he will support me, but if I was to go with him, my family would not look on me. Mr. DYER—Do you mean to ssy you are living in a re spectable house ? Miss Goddard—Certainly not ; it is a most infamous house. One of the Commissioners here stated it was a most no torious house, and they now attended to collect evidence to indict it. Mr. DYER—Why was not the woman who keeps • the house brought here ? Miss Goddard—The officers certainly behaved very bad, and it novas with considerable difficulty that we could get them to take this fellow into custody, although he is my father. Mr. Goddard, whose conduct was like a madman during the young lady's statement, here. exclaimed in an agony, " Mary, Mary, come home with..me, although you state you are not my daughter." Miss Goddard—Then, Sir, you cannot claim me, and. I shall refuse : to go home with you. Mr. Goddard—Then never, shall you go elsewhere. Mrs. Goddard—He has no claim upon either of us, for he left-me six or seven years ago. At the time he married me I the widow of Mr. Steele ; it was a most unfor tunate marriage. for me, for he deserted me and my chil dren, and left us to stage; besides, he, bas no claim upon my daughter, who was born six years before' I married him. • [Mist Goddard here laughed aloud, which conduct. the worthy Magistrate severely censured.] Mrs. Goddard.-..-.. Yon would not do it, Sir, if you knew bis atrocity to me and the children, although my son.is.now a Captain in the army. Upon my daughter going to the'vrork-house, Lord Robert Seymour protected her, and so did Mr. Dyer, sen. Upon one of my daughters marrying. Mr. Maurice, she then took her family out, and supported them, until the unfortunate accident which happened to Mr. Maurice. I have been separated from him, and I demanded nothing of him. This poor child was certainly seduced from her home ; but about three months since she returned, and she is now living under the protection of a gentleman, who, upon the death of very rich relations, will marry her ; he is only waiting for the death of. an uncle to carry his inten• tion into effect. Mr. Drrn.—l should not think any gentleman could intend to marry a female, ;f he kept herat such a notorious house. Mrs. Goddard—As we have been separated for six years, why not leave us alone ? My son, wbo it a highly meri torious officer, would not permit this interference if he was in London ; although, perhaps, this statement will be the ruin of our family. Miss Goddard—l hope you will hold that man to bail, for he has threatened to cut my throat. Mr. DYER—Mr. Goddard, will you answer me can didly—is this lady your lawful daughter ? Mr. Goddard (after considerable besitation).—She is my illegitimate daughter; but, Sir, you will respect the feelings of a father, although I have found her in a common brothel, with her mother —, against whom I can prove twenty acts of adultery. Mr. DYER—I certainly can respect those feelings, al though they are strongly excited ; but as she is yenr ille gitimate daughter, yOu have no power over her: you cari not demand her by law. Mr. DYER (to Mks Goddard)—Do you mean to say that your father assaulted you ? Miss Goddard---He struck me three times. Mr. Goddard—That I deny : I never did strike her. Mary, yon know I never have. Come, be a good girl, and come home with your father. Miss Goddard—That I never will. Mr. Goddard—Then, Mary, do you mean to depart from the paths of virtne? Mr. DYER—If you will, Mr. Goddard, give me your word of honour not to annoy your daughter again, I will permit you to go at liberty. Miss Goddard—For God's sake, Sir, let me swear my life against him, for he has threatened to kill me ! Mr. Otho, of No. 19, Air.street, where Mrs. Goddard resides, stated, that Mr. Goddard had said that if he should find his daughter not married, he would certainly kill her and her seducer. Mr. DYER here inquired if the unhappy man had struck her in the house, when the mother and daughter replied in the affirmative, and Mr. Lush and the constables in the negative ; they stated that Mr. Goddard was nearly killed by the females. Mr. DYER—Mr. Goddard, your daughter has sworn an assault against you, but whether its is true or false I know not ; but as a Magistrate I am bound to notice it ; they being found in a common brothel is certainly suspicious, but under all the circumstances you must find bail to keep the peace until next Thursday, when you most come here, and the charge which you have against the landlady of the house shall be investigated. Mr. Lush instantly entered into bail for Mr. Goddard, when this extraordinary, affair terminated for the present. On Saturday last!Mr. Bothwell, of Farm Mews, near Hanover-square, :a manufacturer of plaster of Paris was summoned by the keeper of the parish engine, con stables, &c. for having refused to pay them the usual re wards for being in attendance to extinguish a fire, which, it was alleged, had broken out in the chimney of his factory. The case was proved pro forma by some men, who said they saw sparks come out of the chimney. Mr. Rotbwell, in his defence, said that he was a manufacturer of plaster of Paris,, which is extracted from gypsum, after it has been calcined. It .was while his men were engaged in the prosecution of this work, that a few sparks ascended up the chimney, but he declared that they were perfectly Iharmless, and were not occasioned by any accumulation of soot in the chimney which could have taken fire. Mr. DYER said, it , bad been decided over and over again, at the Sessions and elsewhere, that if it can be shown that, sparks did come out of the chimney pot, no matter from what cause, whether from an a ccumulation of soot, or by any other means, those sparks were to be con sidered as proceeding from. a fire, and the e n g ine kee pers , and those in attendance to .render assistance, were entitled to rewards. Under the circumstances , Mr. D y er s aid he would only impose the second-rate fi ne. A private examination took plaCe , before Mr. CONANT and Sir G. FARRANT, respecting a charge h av i ng b een preferred against a young gentleman, the initials of whose name, we understand, are F. E. and who resides in the parish of St. Pancras, for having indeliestely assaulted his cousin, a young female who has been married only two months. The fair complainant stated that a few days ago, the defendant visited her at her house, and when he was about to depart she held out her hand to shake hands with him, and he then put his arm round her neck and ki.sed her, and with the other hand assaulted her in a very inde licate manner. The defentlailt atlruittO the first part 9f the charge, vi;: A / • 11 Thoosa that he had kisied the complainant, but positively Il e , h co a n ii iri n e g xio te u n it g h ni t l h ty e o e f om th p e ia o im th an er es fam fam ili il a;:ti t e h s e . m F er rr act ? kissing, he considered, could not be deemed an insult. 0 fact, they Were almost upon' the" same footing m on? f 3,, slily. The complainant had frequently put her arm' around his; arid around his father's neck, and kissed them lok both. He, therefore, did not think he erred in returniq "I'llAta the salute, and which he declared was all be had done. • V ICTU The complainant denied that she had ever kissed the 4 E' fendant or his father, or placed her arms round their nKk'' t E . and stated_ that the defendant had 'attempted In take ot her .. i tb LaJett: liberties with her, and asked . her why she Aid nor ha ve , 'tsuAy, curtains placed at the window, in order that, their acti n ''' . . •L lte i'e Ter should not he discovered. The Magistrates ordered the defendant to enter intf I '4 ' 6t ores a i own recognizance for his appearance at the Sessions ; O Ill itd under the circumstances, would require in addition only )T 1 % . 7' °f the bail of a gentletrian who accompanied the defendant . ~ ,k,,,, 4u in ' A young womani named Rosa . Brown, was charge' ~, l ' for a with being converned'in robbing a Mr. Richard Morrli . , 1 ,7 ) 1,4 du Mr. DYER said, that however strong their siispic 4cin N 4 from might be against the 'prisoner, there was no eviden ce I N%i x against her which would justify his keeping her longe r ;" e,! 0, ' 4 4 essid custody.—She was therefore, discharged. 4 s UNION-HALL..-On Saturday Monsieur Rouge , u 1t,, "11)1 ' Professor of languages, appeared at this office, to answer a chargeof assault preferred against him by Mr. G o dhe, a lti - 01 1(1' * teacher of music. . Pk ll T, SO The complainant stated that on Tuesday last, as he proceeding along Hercules-buildings, the defendant, sleur Rouge, with whom he had been formerly on intitto te terms, approached, and making use of sundry scurrilo ila epithets, ultimately struck him (the complainant) a Now the head with the leg of a pianoforte, which nearly knorlie him down. 'end deli ver , ust b e tenderi kiati ce Persoi Mr. HONE—You have not mentioned the , provociti';" you gave Mr. Rouge.—Complainant—l admit, certaio that Mr. Rouge's wife is now under my protection ; a de of separation has been drawn up between them, since whir l ' she has been living with me. Mr. Rouge led his. wife I '. miserable life, and she was glad to fly from him anywher e ' '4 Mr. HoNE—Then you admit you are living in oPr adultery with this gentleman's wife ?—Complainant---"' are living together certainly. The defendant, whose feelings appeared to be exeeedi s excited, exclaimed, "I introduced this person to my how' under the impression that he was a friend. -He, howe'le r / f . acted the part of a villain, and seduced the affection- 9 R. \\ my wife. I readily acknowledge that I assaulted hiro' ,l l : benti the first instance ; but every allowance, I am cOnvine, ar kit t h e : will be made for the state of excitement under which I 0 1' li,Palvi ß , labouring at the, time." The defendant added, that 1 ° ?- j wife eloped from his house with the complainant t welve or months ago, 'and the first intimation he had . of the 0 1 t 4 11 e set, nexinn that existed between them-was ilimit'llceipt hk;,' 4l arly the following.note addressed to him in the handwriting e• lirken his wife rlt t t ' WAY " I have bad such an intimacy with Mr. Godbe, that It4ereen cannot live without him ; it is therefore useless ,for you t ° N k " 41 gold hinder me from living with him, believing myself to b e fet, tt :t l ded h pregnant by him. (Signed) " SARAH Rods' " Dec. 13, 1827." zv t tt l substi The reading of this note excited much astonishme nt ' Ls, the ass and the defendant, after he had perused it, said. that IVr 9 • 4 4 'forrail Rouge was then in the office, and that he wished to *ki t ; c, confronted with her, in order that she might acknowledge t o .g Cleo her hand-writing. 11n cludi Mrs. Rouge, who was standing in the rear, upon bea r ' ing her name mentioned, immediately stepped forwl i i and placing herself by the side of the complainant said, V E D tLY don't deny the handwriting, Mr. Rouge, but you pveffi e sufficient cause to act in the manlier I have done." • 111 • The complainant again entreated that the defenda r " • ) 3• • might. be held to bail. Pito ' Mr. HONE consulted with the other magistrates, kiN b, - NE addressing the complainant, said, "My brother magistra te° fail ow i t and I perfectly concur in the opinion that: this is .nnt .g . 4 sir case for which we should call upen the .defendant to pu t w o I t . bail, at the same time . it is optional with you whether l i , tr iv et' ti n ., will indict him at the sessions, if you think you will ". Red 'any good by going there." h Y gt Shall The -complainant appeared very much disconcerted -4 rent, the decision, and shortly afterwards left the office in non' t ; ,„! Cantl e pany with the defendant's wife, who did not exhibit sn' V"elett.. slightest feeling of shame during the investi • m "MATH i°TIC 6 „TrIAI vtio n tki, _ of katharin POTTERJES.—The'pOttOrieS not vicinity, but over all Scotland, are as brisk they have been at any time during the last . —The demand is not for any one or two sorts dishes, but all kinds of both brown and wliitt equally in request.— Scotsman. A very serious malady prevails at in several of the barracks of Paris. Its symi cessive and sudden vomiting, even ti* blood, day swelling of the head, hands, and feet. who hare cramintd the patients have not , pronounce upon this strange and sadden affect] nani's Messenger. SINGITLAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—.. of the falling of the houses in Exeter-street, a midi. matt, named 'WILLIAM BAIIRETT, was reclining on 3 ' in an upper room of No. 6, one of the adjoining hou,6c; and on hearing the crash he began to scream in a it W o frantic manner. Shortly after, when some of the inrO t i f of the house went up to see Min, they fou*nd him appirt f t, depriVed of his reason from the incoherent manner in be answered the questions that were put to him. ife Ur removed to the house of a friend in Drury-lane, wher e . ,,j, wag placed under the care of Mr. KENNY, of the str ew who still considers him greatly disordered in his intell ect '. A 1' EXTRAORDINARY STEAM-BOAT.—tv , vate, letter from Rotterdam, dated 23d September. s t lb that on the previous day (the 22d) he witnessed thel3tl, and trial of capabilities - of a new steamer, built at Ro t„ - ' f , dam, and lying in the river Meese, of 2,000 tons burtWit and carrying three engines of 100-horse power each. is intended, should it he found to answer, to convey tr lr ' i t and passengers from Rotterdam to Batavia; hat will pay a visit to Deptford for the inspection of English e 7; neers. The writer describes it as a beautiful vessel, states his inability to give the dimensions exactly. It On: he says, be expected shortly after the receipt of his le ttl e t and will, no doubt, excite great curiosity. Should it p t l e successful, preparations are making for laying down t' others of similar dimensionsr. It has been remarked that the disappearO fe n of the swallow is this year much earlier than usual, l e t it used to be observed skimming about for many week 4s the present period. Vast flocks were noticed to . asse' ll io in Callendar policy, previous to setting out upon the ir t stinctive voyage, and a straggler is now hardly to be set In addition to this indication of early winter setting ill,' might instance the clouds of sea fowl which now tic, the shores of the Forth, and wing their way south to. moorlands. Hundreds of these unwary travellers, 1 1l by the great glare of light reflected from the Carrontr °l and supposing it.the dawn of morn, are seen flying 0° the furnaces with wild screams, where they eithe r , ' down and meet instant death, like moths at a candle, 41 found next morning by the woikmen.—Scotsman. ' ✓/. l~h~ BIRTHS. On the 34 inst. in Grosvenor-square, the lady of Smith, Esq. of a son. On the 25th ult. at Millmount, county of Wexforel lady of Robert Owen, Esq. of a son and heir. On the 2d inst. the lady of Kenyon S. Parker, P' of Upper Gower-street, Bedford•square, barrister-at-le' a son. AIARRIED. Lo li sJ On the 4th inst. at Chiswick, by the Rev. Dr. Chlobter Mr. Edmund Lloyd, of Richmond, to Mary, eldest deug of Mr. Henry Dipple, of the same place. ipst On the 4th - inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, T ilt) iii., 3 Coventry, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq. barrister-at-law, to bethoartly daughter of the Hon. Mr. Justice Little Bedford square. f Qn'the 4th inst. by the Rev. Thomas Fuller, at I‘%; lebone Church, Thomas Vardon, Esq. to Laura Anne , daughter of Martin Stapylton, Esq. of Manchester-eV', and of Myton . , Yorkshire, and niece to the late Sir M ar Stapylton, Bart. of Mytou. On the 30th ult. at Walton, Somersetshire, by, the lc Thomas Strong, the Rev. Edmond Strong, A.B. ef.EV College, Oxford, to Sarah, eldest daughter of the late r Coulson, .Esq. of Clifton Wood. / 411 On the 20th of March, at Poonah, Robert K eith l buthriot, Esq. of the civil service, eldest son of Sir Arbuthnot, Bart. to Anne, second daughter of Ce Fitzgerald, of his Majesty's 20th regiment. On the 2d inst. at Odstock, Wilts, William. Grover o t)' third son of T. Grove, Esq. of Ferne, in the same coV' to Frances Harriet, eldest daughter of the late C. Esq. M.D. of Salisbury. 2t y DIED. 4 On the 26th ult. at Marlborough House, Pall-nia lit ett i a protracted illness, Mr. Robert Lyons;universally ree f by his family and friends, aged 64. On the 2d inst. ;n Upper Norton-street, Janet, z of Lieutenant David Seton, R, N. _AI4 _ - PRINTED and PUBLISIIED by 511.311D0 YOUNG' EITN OFrici, 119, STRAND LUNDOIfs :igatinn:- vo v i ch, 4 F e ei , l o a t l c e I tie only in ti; ehr,:d h to sk juit now 4 4 tc . d.l t twenty. Y ea li ~,kryn i n gh sorts or stsii * i , ',"' driven r i , ,4 wbtte wa re ' 1 4 1 Y Afters r Qk, Li t this monlel i.t ' it 'end .1 nriptoms are - e l i tt a i ; :ta t , and the sect ° t 11 ' The physiei Bfi t i o r t es ~,_ r ye t b een able ' , urns , e ti on ,—,Gal , :f re.,ta P I tti,l tl itwt oi ' ll k lei -At the time '''try Ni g h , 6rni t, a middle an Gat' , and