The Sun. — London, England, 1828-02-26 00:00:00

.~ SPIRIT 01? THE PUBLIC JOURNALS " All is fair in love and war,"—and, we may very well - add, "in faction. - The Turkish ManifeSto, like the battle ,of Navarin, was too good a thing to let slip, and accordingly this Proclamation of the Sultan has been laid hold of as a pretext for calling again into play the destruction of the Infide”fleet by the Allies, and for ascribing to it the hostile de termination which the Porte'now seems to have ex hibited. This is an attempt on the part of the ultra Tory junta, the drollery of which consists in its mixture of clumsiness with cunning. " The battle of Navarin"—they have been - ringing* our ears—" the battle of Niavarin has brought ,on - a war with our ancient ally; the Grand Seignor." ' • say the Ex-Tories: but what says the. Grand. Turk himself? Read his words, as follows : "At diffeFentperiods it was prop ose d to t h e S u bli me Porte to cease interfering in the affaira of Greece by giving them an independent form of Government, to establish ovky them a chief, as in Moldavia and Walachia, and to grant them liberty on payment of an annual tribute. Such were nearly the vain propositions made to the Porte. As it is evident that this pretension of liberty tended to nothing less than (from which Heaven defend us!) to caa,se, to fall into the hands of the infidels all the countries of Europe and Asia in which the Greeks are mixed with the Mussulnians,— to put by degrees the Rayas in the place of the Ottomans, and the Ottomans in the place of the Rayas,—t o coo ' vert perhaps our mosques into churches, and make bells resound in them,—in a word, to crush rapidly...ind Islamism,—neither reason, law, policy,.nor religion permitted the acceptance of such propositions. The Stiblime Porte often returned, both by writing and ver bally, the necessary answers in all the official, forms,-and according to the tenour of treaties. Though the object of the Franks had been perceived from the beginning, and every thing announced that the sabre alone ,mustat , last reply to their propositions ; nevertheless, that the repose of Mussulraans might not be troubled, and on the "other hand, to gain the time necessary for warlike preparations, ale Sublime Porte endeavoured to temporize, as much as possible, by satisfactory replies, and by official conferences on the subject of the dishonour and prejudice which the propositions of the three Niers would have caused to the empire and the nation." - Here we find the grounds of the Turkish resolu tion as clearly defined as words can , state them. But, .with all deference to the legitimates of the old Court party, we do not find one word in riterence to , the battle of Navarin„,. It is said, that the protensi on to confer liberty- on Greece " tended to nothing less than to make all the countries of lf,,,lrope and Asia, where the Greeks are mingled with the Moslems, fall into the hands :Of the infidels." It, is said, that " neither reason, policy,, nor religion, permitted Such propositions to be accepted." It is not said that the battle of Navarin threw any obstacle in the way of an agreement, brit that - the insurmountable objection was in the very nature of the demand. It is said, that " every thing from the beginning announced, that in the end, the sabre alone ;must answer the propositions." It is said in a subsequent passage' of the proclamation, that the " Moslem nation has been insulted"—by what ? By the battle of Navarin ? Not at all; but "by the propositions," which "it is 'impossible that it' (the nation)" can ever entiiioit to." The battle of Navarin is indeed alluded to afterward 4; but only in summing up the history'Of the time,' and rather at consequence of the. adverse position in which the policy of the Allies, on behalf of Greek independ .ence, had placc:ct them towards the Porte, than as a cause of the warlike attitude which the latter was justified by the original difference in assuming. It thus appears that the battle of Salamis might, if we are to believe the Porte herself, as well be assigned for the cause of her present appeal to arms as the mush calumniated battle of Navarro. The original propo sition to liberate Greece is distinctly identified, in the Turkish state paper, with a design 'to destroy the empire, and to subjugate or exterminate the Moslem people; and if the Divan had so viewed the ques tion there is quite sufficient reason avowed for its determination to try the worst extremities of War, without foisting in the battle of Navarin. But what are the " worst extremities" of that war which the Porte contemplates ?—the real extinction or subju gation of the Moslem power ? We do not believe it t The Turks confide more _securely -in the sepa rate interests; or inherent jealousies, of the European Goverruneuts among themselves, than in his own capacity, of .resisting their united arms. if R uss i a should lose sight of the treaty of London,—which was in its essence a conservative and 'tranquillizing treaty (at least so far as concerned Christian Eu aope)—Turkey, no dotibt, rechons on the political certainty that Austria and England, and per haps the French Government also, would in terpose as energetically to maintain the inde pendence of Turkey, as the two latter Powers have struggled for the liberty of Greece. It i. indeed not easy to calculate the contingent fruits of a pas -age of the Danube by the Russians. If chi-; sti mulus of early success be added to that of, perhaps, natural ambition, the progress and turn of a cam paign on the Danube must be looked at with un feigned anxiety. But would an indifference to the settlement of Greece on the part of England have produced a corresponding apathy in the Court of Rus.sia,—or Ivould a tame observation of the cruel ties of Ibrahim Paoha have shaken the fundamental principle of the Porte, that the grant of liberty to Greece would tend to establish the Rayas (the vas sal Greeks) throughout the whole empire, in the place of the Ottomans, and to 'degrade the Otto mans into the condition of the Baylis ? We do not see that if the contest begins, it must of necessity lead to changes more widely sprelading than those which were aimed at by the treaty of London ; but it would be foolish to conceal from ourselves or others that exertions beyond the sphereag diplomacy may be requisite, for the strict adjuatrnent of those consequences,to their desired and wholesome limits? —Times. Last night we had; in the House of Lords, the ex planations respecting Mr. HnskiSson, which were expected on 'Friday last. Lord Clanricarde repeat -Pd, that the declaration ,in the presence of Lady Canning, and of another whom it was not necessary should name, was made by the Colonial Secre- tag, in, he believed, the very words he had used in .eferring to it in the Honse:of Lords; but, at all events, if not 4:i - the very words; in the *spirit of what he bad stated. On hearing Mr. Huskisson's contradiction, at first direct, but afterwards qualified, he had referred to the two indiyidlials whose recol leCtion was as perfect as his" own. lie denied that the deelaration ever was considered either by himself or others as. confidential, nor was it even designed by Mr. Huskisson that it should be so considered. Earl Dudley repeated in a great measure his former speech. 4 It was impossiblef" he said, " that the Government of this - country could be carried on if expressions of political friendship were to he held binding for ever. The whole history of this calm _ .try and of every free country is full'of political ani mosities and of political changes, and of changes made, not merely of friends, but of principles and of })artier conlicted, throngh.,a much longer period, than the Right H on . Gentleman an d my late Right ll""iend." "He was himself the great sublime he thvw." The moral of his Lord Ship's speech seems to be, that convenience aloneOtight to be the rule of conduct ; and in justice to his ' Lord ship, the practic e of Political men in this country Still his Lordship layin g d own the ~Fill" goes far to supp ort his theo ry , is intitled . to the credit of political pledges ankaphiiC.al ciPle broadly, tha t declarations are merely empty . con v ii, ierws, that principles and parties . may be q ui lm . " Y. at a mo ment'sßacon re ... cop...e n . ds that men notice.: Lord should 14 only when driven. dio a corner, ' an d their general habit of openness and veracity willihen i serve to' blind the public;' or, to use lii words , " 'the former opinion spread abrOad of thi i r good faith and clearness of _dealing, made them al;:iost in. visible." But the candour, of Lord Dudley is mor e perplexing than the cunni7 of Bacon; for though . . we may know that his pr ssions are not ,iiiding, and his principles changeable, yet he may s(. ,ietimes adhere to his professions and .his principles. In the case of some men,-when. we know which v. - .lv their. interest inclines, we may know how they' will in cline; -but we will not do-his Lordship the i.justiee to believe him actuated merely by interest. Yet even the most changeable must be changed by some thing; . for no act of man is purely arbitrary. that giving his Lordship credit for the complete dis regard of principle and, indifference to professions, 'we may not be the - JesS - puzzled in forming-conjec tures . as to his future conduct. Lord Seaford, pro fessed himself unable to recollect the exact eipres sions used by Mr. lluskissor.--21/ orning Chionicle. Some of our contemporaries have endeavoured . to cast a doubt over the authenticity of the docu ment which . we gave yesterday from the, Ilfoniieur, and which agr teably to. common phraiieology, we denominated the Turkish Manifesto. The . .grounds Of this doubt are the internal indications which the paper.seems to give of its being manufactured by other than Turkish hands. Internal evidence is but little to be relied - on .in any case, but in this.it seems to us weaker than ordinary, because it may be granted that the Manifesto, has teen drawn up by some Christian perhaps a 6reek, without in any 'degree' impeaching its ,credit. The present Emperor of the Turks is a great reformer, and nothing is more likely 'than that the same feelings which dictated al terations in the discipline of his soldiery, might dictate alterations in the arrangement of his sentences- Be sides, it is extremely difficult to come to a Correetjudg ment on the style of a document which had passed through the hands of two translators, possibly three, before 'it reached oars, and which our readers re ceived after it had once more changed its dress from French to English. Although viewing it in its neral structure, and in the nature of its arguments, there appears still quite .enough of orientalism left, even under its present disguise, to justify us in im puting it, to Turkiah dictation. Abstracted, hew ever, from all argument derived from style, its admis sion into the Moniteur, the French official paper, is evidence in.its favour, which no hypothesis can beat down. The state of the . French funds was quoted in the city yesterday, as a proof that it was.not be lieved in .Paris"; but the influence of good or bad news on the funds is - modified, and sometimes con.; trouled, by numerous 'disturbing forces, whose sepa rate and conjoint effects must botaken into account if we wish to form any thing like an accurate.theory of their Variations. It is . indeed a very common remark of jobbers in the funds that those who trust. to intelligence generally lose, while those who watch the market generally. win. Any argument, therefore, either in this or in similar cases, drawn from the state of the funds, must be received with great, caution.-- The question of much higher import is, as we ob serKed yesterday, whether Turkey, having fulmi nated this threatening paper,, will rest there or go farther, anti in either case how the Allies will act. We have always argued in favour of vigorous mea sures, should a - war with the Porte prove inevitable; for, next to the advantages of continued peace,would be .a speedy termination to hostilities, and nothing short of . the most vigorous measures could lead to thafdesirable.cOnclusion. The military strength of Constantinople, and the capabilities of Turkey to sustain a war ofdefence, are not very accurately known. The latter have been little tried, and the former not at ail. So far as the maps may he relied on, Constantinople is peculiarly open to an attack by sea. The shore is bold, and, from " the Seven Towers" to the " Seraglio," and even in the harbour of the city to the east of the Seraglio, there is good anch orage c l ose * to t h e l an d . Were th combined fleets,' therefore," in the Sea of Marmora, with such a number of steam-boats as would enable them, When sailed on, to take up a proper position, and were the Russians to combine with them in an attack. — on,,the land side, there seems no reasonable" doubt-but.-that the ancient capital of the Eastern Empire would be . compelled to' capitu late in alew hours.. There is 'quite us little doubt that, in such an event, the Allies blight impose upon Turkey . whatever conditions they thought proper. That the fleetkmay pass into the sea of Marmara is very obvious for fleets have gon e thith er 'b e f ore ,b u t of the obstacle's which may present themselves to the advance of the Russians, it is much more diffi cultto form a judgment. Ve. do not think that the- bombardment of the capital, without a simulta neous attack by a military force, would do more than exasperate the inhabitants:. It is evident, indeed, that notwithstanding the disaster of Navarin, it is a military force that they alone fear. The Rnssians the enemies to whom the Manifesto first directs the attention of. the Faithful, and their terror, as well,as their anger, are evidently excited by their movements, with an intensity which the operations of the other parties to the Treaty of July have no awakened.—. 7 New Times. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF ICING'g'BENCH, FEB. 25. Sittings before Lout TE,NTERDEN and 3 Special Jury.) CONSPIRACY. REX V. REES AND OTHERS. This.was an indictment against the several de fendants, Thomas Rees, Howell Rees, Gilbert, Wood, Biles, Keymour, Jones, and Stuart, for a fraudulent conspiracy, to enable Thomas Rees, a bankrupt, to cheat his creditors, by the concealment of hiS goods._ The defendant, Stuart, was acquitted before the opening of the ease, so as to qualify him to become a witness; and the defendant, fones, was acquitted before the Judge came to sum up the evi dence. Sir J. SCARLETT opened the case for the prose cution. Thomas Rees was a linen-draper in Shore ditch,- and had a shop also at Chelmsford, the con cern bf which was afterwards transferred to Chat ham.- • At the close of 1826, anti the beginning of 1827,.it appeared that Thomas Rees was resolved to become bankrupt, and a Commission ,of Bank ruptcy was issued against him. on. the 16th March, 1827. He had been insured at .the Phoenix Fire Office, stock at 2,000/.; and furniture at 500/. At the meeting of his creditors he gave up his stock at 8004 but a strong suspicion' of fraud having existed, inquiries were set on foot, and - goods, exclusive of those- given up by the bankrupt, to the amount of 8081., were discovered secured by means of, and in -the houses of, the other persons named as 'de fendants in the indictthent, as the . Jury would hear detailed to them in the , evidence. Several curious letters had passed among these parties, and the Jury would farm an opinion from the tone of their corre spondence as.to.their moral character.. This was a case particularly deserving of the attention of the Jury, as frauds of this kind had- became very cithii mon. A bankruptcy had too often been made' the means of what was called whitewashing a tradesman, and when he was supposed tp have given up every thing to his creditors, he suddenly appeared again in wealth and credit, as in the late instance of an At torney, who took the benefit. of the Insolvent Deb' tors' Act, and suddenljr . ...commenced business again, and lent money to his clients at three per cent. Af ter. evidence in support of the prosecution had been adduced, and. Messrs. Sergeant Strokes,' Den man, Chitty, a nd Ald erson , h a d been - heard in de fence of the prisoners, , TENTERDFN summed up, and a half-past eight, the Jufy found their verdict, finding Thomas Rees, the bankrupt, Howell Rees, and Biles, Guilty and . Keortiour, Wood, and Gilbert, Not Guilty. CAPTAIN FRANKLIN.. --,W e are informed that Captain FRANKLIN will make another journey to the northern coast of America, in order to complete his survey, by traversing the space left between 'him and Captain BERCHEY.--;-Literary Gazette. A cormorant, of sinktday plimage, ' was , s h ot on Tuesday, off Longmore Point, in Claichesterighhatrbobotitirte, by Sergeant CA RTE R. It was ' nearly silver white over the breast and body, the wings and tailbeing abr green, forming a beantifuk, contrast,. ;It was sent to Lon don for 'preservation,--Hants, chronicle. WOLFE, the Missionary; being prevented from prosecuting his intended mission to Palestine, in con_ sequence of the unsettled state of Turkey, intends to visit the scattered dews "in Africa, and to explore the region of Tiinbuctoo. It appears by a meteorological journal that the ►wean ,temperance of .thr air during: the last. month of lanuary was much higher than that of March in several preceding years, .. . POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Two young men, named West eon and Hawkins, were brought beforethe LORD M tiros, by White, the officer, charged with having ebdeavoured to •obtain cash for a forged cheque upon the banking-house of Messrs. Fry •and Chapman.-. The prisoners wemboth re manded, BOW , STREET.—The veteran prig andpickilocket Tit Shields was yesterday, brought to this office, charged with picking the pocket of a perion named Maclean of 6s. It appeared that on Thursday last, while the guard was relieving at the Horse-guards, the prosecutor , saw the prisoner close to his person, while pushing his waythrough the archway that leads to the Park. He suddenly felt a hand in r his poeltet,• and on turning round he found that the prisoner had vanished, and that G 9. were stolen from his pocket. The prisoner was loud in declaring his innocence : " I 'know I am a thief, to he Sure," said he, " but fair play is a jewel." 0 . Let- every tub stand" upon its own bottom. There are others as bad as I am, only that I happen to be known." ".Ay, there's the rub,' Tit," said Sir RICHAtin ntaxtr. ; " these plaguy officers are , always suspecting you. See what it:is to have a bad name." " Why, he commits more robberies about Charing-cross, your Worship," said Herring, the poliee conductor, "than •Prendergast the elephant himself, and his three women. Latterly he has taken his station under the archway at the Horse-guards, where he is generally to be found at one particular post--:-I suppose it is his lucky post—and the 'moment he sees one of us, he creeps away like a monkey upon all-fours." " Youare.an incorrigible thief,' Mr. Shields," said the Magistrate. ". You and [have been acquainted for the 'last 30 years, and I must do you the jilAtice to, say that you . are master of your art." " Thank your Worship," said Tit Shields. The prisoner was committed for trial. MAAYLEBONE.--Just before the office was doled, -nun' Qharrirgton was 7 placed itt the bar, charted with again disturbing the peace of Mr. Howell, her forfiter pro tector. ••;,Mr. Ashley heard Miss Charrington groaning in a state of- disttaction 'before' Mr. Howell's house, at half pat eleven on Saturday night ; he felt compaision, and opened his doors to her. • - . •., •Mr. Hosicuts inquired, whether on :either 9eession' she brought 3, mot, ,together. did not appear that six per sons were collected, and the charge wailismissed. " Thaqk you, kind Sir," said Miss Charrington to the Magistrate when she heard his decision, Oh, the Al mighty's my friend ! the-Almighty's my friend !" MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Mr. Roi, the sitting Magistrate at this office yesterday, was accupied'the greater portion of the day in the final investigation of an adjourned case of bastardy, in which it was sought to affiliate an ille • gitimate.chikl to Signor Curioni, the Italian singer. The private room where the case was heard was exceed ingly crowded with respectable foreigners and others, friends of Signs'. Curioni. Earl Ferran, and Mr. Conant, and the Rev. Mr. Thtirs by, Magistrates, were also present. • Mr. Parker, the churchwarden, and Mr. Yearsley, one of the overseers of St. Giles's, attended on behalf of that parish, which it seems is burdened with the support of the child in question, to substantiate their claim upon The de fendant. Mary Ann Cennel, a pretty-looking young female, ac companied by a very fine boy, now four years of age, the subject of the present proceedings, was sworn, and repeated her evidence as given on a former day--namely, that about five years ago she accidentally became acquainted with the defendant in the street; that he continued to visit her at her own lodgings for nearly fourteen weeks, and that the child which stood by her side was the consequence of those visits ; and, she added, when she first met the defendant he gave her his card, with * " Signor Curioni" on it, ia Ger man text hand, hut that the card she has since lost. Since the birth of her child she never, she said, saw the defend ant, to the best of her knowledge, until last Friday week, when she saw him coming out of his residence, in Picca dilly, and instantly pointed him out to Davis, the 'parish officer, as the father of her child. The defence of Signor Curioni, who denies all knowledge of the girl, to the case was, that four years ago he was taken into custody upon this very charge, and at the workhouse of St. Giles's parish was pointed out to this girl, whose recollection of his person, if she knew him at all, must then have been more vivid than it could he now, and she positively deelared that he was not the father 'of the child. A solicitor who attended with SignOr Curioni :eross•exa mined the girl upon this point,'and she admitted that seve ral gentlemen were shown to her four years ago, in a room at St. Giles's workhouse, and she could not then identify the defendant amongst them ; and if he wat present on that occasion, she said he must have been certainly disguised, and quite different in his appearance from what he was at pre. sent, or when she first knew him ; besides, she said that she was not on that occasion admitted into the room, which was a very dark one, at 'the workhouse, but only allowed to stand at the door, 'and cast a casual glance at those within. Furkeman, the'watch-house-keeper of. St. Giles's parish, stated, that four years ago he apprehended the defendant on this charge, and took him to the workhouse, where, in the governor's room (certainly a very dark one), he was, amongst a number of others, shown to the girl ; and on her being asked if the father of her child was present, she undoubtedly declared that he was not; but then she was not admitted into the room, and was only allowed to look at those within from the door ; and on that occasion Signor Curioni wore a large and very remarkable black bushy wig, was wrapped up in a military cloak, and altogether pre sented quite a different appearance from that which he bore at present. Mr. Biggs, an assistant overseer of the parish at that time, entirely confirmed the evidence of Furzeman, as did also Mr. Walker, the Governor of the workhouse, Mr. Burgess, the parish surgeon, and several other witnesses. In opposition to this evidence, Mr. Alnutt, residing at No: 198, Piccadilly, stated, that Signor Curioui had lodged at his house for six years past, up to the present time, and during that period witness never saw him wear a black bushy wig, or any othericind than the one he at present wears. Witness accompanied the defendant four years ago to St. Giles' workhouse, where he was pointed out to this girl, and she declared that he was not the father of her child; Op occasion Signor Curioni stood by his (Mr. Alnutt's) side, and he then wore the satne kind of wig, and had the same appearance that he has now. • Mr. Winsland, who had been a churchwarden some years ago of St.' Gife's's parish, was also present on the occasion alluded to; and distinctly pointed the girl's attention to Signor CuriOni and Mr. Alriutt, who stood together and apart from the other persons in the room, and asked her if either of those gentlemen was the father of her child ; and after closely inspecting them, she declared that neither was. He did not perceive On that occasion any difference in the appearance of the defendant from that which he bore at present. Mr. Winslowd admitted, however, • that the girl did not come quite into the room, which was cer tainly rather dark. To oppose this evidence again, Davis, the officer, said that he took the girl to Piccadilly a-week ago, and placed her near the residence of Signor Curioni, at an hour that the latter was in the habit of passing; and told her to ob serve if she saw the father of her child go by. In a few minutes the defendant came out of his house, and the mo ment he did so, the girl exclaimed, There is the father of my child," and she nearly fainted. Mr. Parker, on behalf of the parish, said, that under standing there were two Signors Curioni, he had every pre caution taken to guard against mistake, or against impro perly pointing out any one to the girl, but left her entirely to guide her own decision as to the father of the child ; and it was only because she had in the most clear and fair manner fixed upon the defendant, that the proceedings were taken, to relieve the parish of a burden which it had no right to bear, and which is already very heavily laden with incumbrances of this kind. Mr. ROE said, that after the evidence of Mr. Winsland, he could not, on the single oath of. this girl make an order against Signor Curioni, and must dismiss the warrant; hut this decision did not conclude the parish on the case, as they might take it to, the Sessions and have it again heard there. Mr. Parker said, that .so entirely satisfied was he of the justice of the claim on the defendant, he should most un doubtedly appeal, to the Sessions. , AUCHTERMUCHTY.—Last week a melan choly. mistake occurred in 'this place.' A woman, 'whose child, aged nearly three years, had been ailing, was ad... vised by a neighbour to administer, gunpowd et : as a remedy, which was done in whisky, but the quantity hail proved too great, for in a few hours the child, which was running about, even for a short time after tLe stuff was given, died with all the symptome of poisoning by nitre. ....Fife Herald. „ . THE LEAD TRADE.--- P e ti t ions to both Houses of Parliament, from the inhabitants' Of the pariah Alston, .Northumberland, are now in the eourse of sig nature, praying for a revision, of. the laws relating to the importation of foreign liad arid lead ore ; and it is ex pected snch, petitions will be general from all the mining distrlciv • IRISH ,L.21k..y COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 22. GRADr V. RICHARDS 'AHD OTHERS. This was' an - indictment for a conspiracy to take away, on the 9th : May last, 'John Hely.Htitchinsou Grady, being, an infant under the age of 21, from the school of the Rev. Prince CrawfOro, at Donny brook, gear Dublin,ulidei whose , care and govern- Meiii ye was pla - ced for the purpose of his edaca tion, With intent that he should contract matri mony with one Ellen Richards, - against the consent of the said Prince Crawford, and his father, Henry Deane Grady. The Court was unusually crowded, the interest here being as great as that excited by the case of Miss Turner in England. The parties rank high in life here.. Mr. Grady was an eminent practitioner at the Bar, and Counsel to the Revenue Board, which was _valued at . 4;0004 a-year. The family of Mrs. Richards are also highly respectable. Mr. Sergeant,. Goomi opened the case for the prosecution. It would be his duty to detail to them the facts which led to this novel and extMordinary event. The mother of the lady, who was the prin cipal agent in this transaction was Mrs. Richards, who was married to a gentleman of that name, pos sessing a fortune of 2,0001. a year. The offspring of this marriage were two daughters and . a son. The son was. a mere boy. The second daughter was Ellen Richards, one of the defendants. Mr. Ri chards, about six or seven years ago, felt himself under the necessity of separating from his wife,, and this was effected by contract. If he were rightly instructed, the circumstances of Mrs. Richards's conduct were such as made it impossible for a man of his habits and rank in life to live with her. The peace and happiness of Mr. Richards rendered sepa ration necessary. He, however, alloWed her an in come of 4001. a year. Though rather advanced in years, she continued to preserve her personal charms, even in spite of her still indulging in those habits • which led to the separation. He ventured to state before this public auditory that no connection of that lady's could he produced who would deny this statement. Thus did he describe the mother. Miss Richards resided with, and was left under 'the care and tutelage of, that mother. She was a creature of beauteous form and,loyely countenance, but, unfor tunately, too soon became the victim of her own farina. tions. It would be proved, beyond the possibility of doubt, that at the porter's lodge were nightly scenes, where she was in the habit of meeting young men. It would be proved by witnesses who saw the fact, that she used to give and.receive letters from young men at her window at eleven and twelve at night, whieh was of easy access, it being only five or six feet from the ground. The easy access of • this window was made available for more purposes than one. At the timeof this transaction, it will , be further established in evidence, that. Miss Richards was pregnant;and had recoursetotnedicine. Almost incredible', all this took place under `her mother's roof! He would here observe there was a witness of the name of Redmond, who appeared before the Grand Jury, and whose attendance they used every means to compel, but without effect.— That gentleman used expressions of Miss Richards's conduct, which, as females might be in Court, he would not offend female delicacy by repeating.. Such was the character of Miss Richards. Through the instrumentality of Mr. Redmond, however, they had a document in their possession—a letter in Miss Richards's hand-writing:, which threw further light on her conduct. .The .letter was this (we suppose addressed to Mr-Redmond) — My dearest William—Do not go into town to-morrow-- come to Kingston, if possible; my .brother and I are going to fish there. Ifyou come on the avenue at 12, you will find me on the line as a bait.—(A laugh.)--For Meaven's sake do bring that horrid monster, Francis Lee, with you. I hope you got home safe, and are not worse than am. You may bring your brother with you. ANGEL. P.S. I hope Francis does not open your letters, as he told me he did. He asked any father what-consideration would he an indemnity to him for such a letter, proceeding from his daughter, couched in language demon `strafing the influence which daily example had upon her mind and morals ? Such language and practice which 'produced it she had learned from her mother. He was told it was part of the defendant's case, that this young lady had agreed and was to be married to a half-pay. Lieutenant. If so, if she consented to marry such a person, her object was to gratify her passion ; but when the choice was between avarice and passion, she flung away the latter, 'and, grasp ing at 'the other, determined to sacrifice honour by entrapping a child into matrimony. He would tell them now who John Hely Hutchinson Grady was. He was a mere boy, having been born in February 1811. He was now sixteen years old •aud some Months, and was even weak and delicate iu person for his age. He was much addicted to boyish play and amusement.—(A laugh.)—He had one parti cular attachment, and that was tK a favourite donkey.; (Laughter.) Such a boy was easily practised upon and duped.' Finding the boy not disposed to serious study, his father destined him for the army, in which the boy concurred. To receive the necessary educa tion he sent him to the school of the Rev. Prince Craw foid, in his own neighbourhood, and where there were already two of his brothers. In the course of the vacation :lie met young Richards, by accident, with whom he became acquainted. From meeting young Richards at the porter's lodge, Lynch, the porter, also became acquainted with him, and told him that lie would always lend him a horse, if he could get a saddle. Thus this Lynch ingratiated himself with the child, by lending him a horse, and was the au thor of all the mischief that followed. The boy had never before seen Mrs. 'or Miss Richards. Lynch told him that he was too grown for a school-boy t '— that he Was a fool to'remain so longer—that- Miss Richards' had 8001. a-year, and 10,0001., and that he ought to make love to her.. Thus, throu g h . . t h e instrumentality of this, character, did the introduc tion take••place. He took him from the lodge to the house; and what would the Jnry say when they were told that this beautiful young woman, of be-' tween twenty-three and twenty-four, fell at once in love with a child, and so desper a t e ly, th at she would: desttoy herself if he did not consent to marry. her ? 'Only ten or eleven days elapsed from their first acquaintance to the elopement. Were these the circumstances under which so solemn and important a contract as that of marriage was to be perform ed ? On theBth or 9th. of August, Lynch carried two letters to the bey at Mr. Crawford's, and re presented himself as the gardener, of his father. On Thursday, the 9th, Catherine Lynch hired a covered jaunting-car, which drove •to the porter's lodge be tween three and four e'eloek: • Mrs.. Richards was there, reading a newspaper, and so was Miss Richards, with a trunk, ready for the journey. After .a• little delay, Miss Richard s John Lynch;'• and his wife and Elizabeth Cavanagh, got into the car, and they drove off, Mrs. Richards kissing hands and wishing them a good voyage. When they ar rived at the quay to embark on boatd the steam packet for Glasgow, they met a man named Patrick Jahn.on, and this duped child, all of whom embarked together. Mrs. Richards declared, the same day, that her daughter had gone off to Scotland to be married to young Mr.. Grady, and that she had given 40/. to pay the expences, and promised to give 50/. more when the job was effected—(a laugh)—and they were safe and sound. The servants, the money, and all the arrangements, were under the eye and provided for by Mrs. Richards. The boy had not a • farthing. It was from Mr. Crawford he borrowed a , penny the before to put into tne poor hex. In the annals of gallantry who ever heard of the 'here of the piece being so destitute ? It was the he roine, who made him a present of a necklace and dia mond rings —baubles to keep the child in good hit mour•—(A 'laugh.) The certificate of the marriage, which, strange to say, was headed by the King's arms, and was signed by" Robert Elliot," the parson of Gretna Green, was partly printed and partly writ= ten ; but all the writing was in her hand-writing, and there she made it appear that John - Hely Hut chinson-Grady Was eighteen, and she was only se- venteen—making,herseg years younger than she WaS, and Giady older by a year. The date was 13th of Augyst 1827: The, pihy being discovered at• Gretna by'the police-offieec sent in pursuit of them from Dublin, and brought back to Carlisle, Miss Richards was taken so violently ill that a doctor was sent for, and afterwards a woman who acted as an accoucheur, attended her. This woman, as he was instructed, - eould swear that Miss Richards was then pregnant. - When the police-officer reached Gretna, he found Miss Richards sitting in the back parlour, writing a letter. He asked her what she was Writing, and she answered that it was an answer to a letter received from her mother that morning. The letter was •in the hand 7 Writing of , a friend, though coming from her mcrther. The officer took posses sion of them, and he begged the attention of the Jury to theii contents : My dear ,Daughter,—You have informed me that you are married, and I thank God for it. Be on your guard against Lynch; he is a villain, and Grady will arrest him if he comes back. , Do not give him a halfpenny to bring him .home. lam turning them all out of the Lodge here. I send you, 251., and will send you more when Everard re:- turns, if wanted.. Come r home with your husband as soon as possible. You may ase my house as your owa. I will never desert you. Guard against Lynch as against the devil. What began badly may end well.—Your af fectionate mother, ELIZA RICHARDS. August 16. The person who wrote this letter added, " I have read this letter to yonr mother, and she approves of it." My dearest Mother,—l must pay the expenoes of that Lynch, as I woUld . be imprisoned 'here for bringing a person to a foreign conotry, and not sending him home again., He hasmade Grady ill treat me, and endeavoured to make him leave me. I have been violently ill, and was attacked with- the spasms in my stomach. I thought I should have died. lam certain they 'have given me some thing. Words cannot express my aufferingi. I cannot look at Lynch's proceedings without alarm. The 251. will do no more than pay the week here, and , give Lynch his expenses home. When I see yeti - my dear, dear mother, I will open to you a few scenes of horror. If I had mo ney to go home all would be right. I have no doubt Grady will forgive his sett- , Whey are respectable, and it is a wonderful good match 'for rtie. • lam so ill that I can scarcely write. The symptoms are 'dreadful: I have had a doctor, that if they gave me poison I may know it. My expenses here are two guineas a.day, though it is .the cheapest. inn here, Send me 50/. if you can. Mr. Grady must allow my husband 600/. a-year, and he told me be had an allowan ce o f 400/. before ; and those married h e r e are entitled to a child's portion. You would not know me if.you saw me. I am as thin as a whipping-post. Give my love,to Charley. If I die here, for God's sake send for my ashes. Dear, dear mother, I dreamt we were in Heaven together last night.-:-(A laugh.) ' [The conclu ding sentence is too indelicate - for insertion.) (Signed) ELLEN GRADY. 'Gretna Hall, Aug. 19, 182'7. - How insensible to every honourable, virtuous, and delicate emotion must such a woman be ! How fallen, degraded, and picistrate must her character be ! On the return of the party to Dublin, a letter was found in the Post-office, directed to Mrs. Grady, Gretna, but re• directed:to " Mrs. Grady, Dublin. " This letter was sent to Mrs. Grady, of Merrion-, square, the mother of the boy, who, after opening it, and taking a copy, sent it hack to Mrs. Richards, with the half notes for 251. which it contained. lie would 'put Mr. Grady, the father, in the hox, that his evidence might be sifted to the bottom. Six mouths had now passed, away, during which Mr. Grady was assailed by calumny and vituperation. A system of espionage , was established in his domestic recesses—the peace of his family was invaded—and yet he did not descend to recrimination. He ob served his silence, and, in doing so, best consulted his own dignity. He would now leave' the - case in the hands of the Jury, where he knew it would be treated with all the solemnity and deliberation whir!' its importance deserved. Henry Deane Grady, Esq. examined by Mr. BENNETT-4 live at No. 2 , Merrion-square, and have also a house in the country. Have a son named John Hely Hutchinson Grady. He is 17 this month. Is boyish in appearance. ' Was never acquainted with Mrs. Richards or her daughter. His intercourse , with Miss Richards was certainly not with my consent: Made every possible exertion to recover my son. I employed - the police-officers, MI6 went to Scotland. Saw a person of the name of Redmond. His age is about twenty-five. Cross-examined by Mr. O'CortNELL—My son was also at Eton. I thought you meant at school. He was taken to Kilkenny by Lord Musketry, to be kept out of the way of certain persons. Johnson was one. Lynch was another. I don't know how long my son had known Johnson.' On my oath, I can't say whether he had known him three months. My son ran away home from Eton: against my con sent, and then I sent him to Winchester. This young gentleman waft not the only one of my family married at Gretna Green. My daughter was mar ried there also: I knew nothing of it. Mr. O'CONNELL-I know there is not a more re spectable lady living than Mrs. Grady • but, Mr. Grady, can you now form a b e li e f whether Mrs. Grady did not know that her daughter was going off to Gretna Green with Lord Ed. Chichester, the second son of the Marquis of Donegal ?—I can form no belief whether she did or not. I k n ow th e wit- messes for the prosecution. They got money for their expenses. The Rev. Prince Crawford examiner by Air. PERRIN—I keep a school at Donnybrooli . . John Hely Hutchinson Grady was with me. He came on the 4th of August, and went off the following Thursday, about six in the evening. apprised Mr. Grady of it the following day. I should not have taken Grady to be 16 from his appearance, He was not as manly in his Manner as most boys of that age. Cross-examined by Mr. RousToN—He ran away in five days after he came tomy school. Never saw him on horseback, or-smoking cigars. >I never sus pected him of being fond of the ladies., -The prin-: ciple course of his reading was English and arithmetic. Mr. O ' CONNELL—Then he came from Winches ter to Donnybrook fair to learn English.—(Loud laughing.) Pulhooley—l am. a police-officer of. the Head Office. Was employed, about the 14th of August last, to pursue Mr. Grady and Miss Richards. Went. to a constable at Springfield, and discovered them at the Gretna Hall Hotel. Saw Miss Richards in the back parlour writing a letter, With another before her. 'I told her I was come to take her back, and must take her into custody. One of the letters she said was from her mamma, enclosing her 25/., which she receved that morning, and the one she was writing was the answer. I took them into my possession. (Here are the letters.) Miss Richards handed me the certificate of the morriage herself. Next day I saw P. Johnson; John Lynch, and his,wife, within a few miles of Carliile, I took them into custody, and . brought them to Carlisle first. I also took Elizabeth Cavanagh.— Lynch and Johnson I put into prison in Car lisle. In bringing . Miss Richards from Gretna to Carlisle she got ill, and became insensible. I brought her into the hotel myself, and sent for Mr. Anderson, , a medical man. The wife of the .chief of Carlisle also attended her. I found a silver watch with lynch, which" I took. He told me that he Often carried letters between Mr. Grady and Miss Richards, and that it was he who introdu c ed th em to each oth er . I t was first caused by young Mr. Richards borrowing a saddle from Mr. Grady. He also told me that Miss Richards and Mr. Grady had not met more than three times before they went off. He said he did not know what Mr. Grady's fortune then was, but he told Mr. Grady that Miss Richards would have 1,100/. a year, and 12,0001. in cash). I know George Bowen. He has been employed by me as a spy. Goss-examined by M r . O'C oNNE LL—I was told to recollect what Ly nc h to ld: me . Mr. Grady, the father, desired me t o h o ld thi s conversation with with him for evidence. I received from Mr. Grady; about 1301. or 140/. I expect more, and would take twice as much more. I served some subpoenas, and 'was .paid for them. Mr. Grady sent me a dozen of wine.besides. I will not wear there Vtll4 not pothttn with it,—(4 1410) I gtry44 our subpoenas. I saw a gold chain and ritigs with young Mr. Grady. I believe his father now hst .them. The letters alluded to in the evidence were put iu and read. Catherine Macgavenny—l am a native of Carlisle , —(Being handed a certificate of the marriage)-' She admitted she subscribed it as one of the wit' nesses. Miss Richards wrote the written part , Robert Elliott was in Ilipior when he wrote his name. Cross-examined----Was at the marriage,and Elliott performed it as well' as any clergyman could de. I have been present at many marriagei by others, but not by Elliott. I was stopping at the ientthis,time• I Theredid n ot was paya ladymy expense fr om G retnii. Greenhere• with me wh o pa i d all. I ' cat tell how much I expect forgoing back. The Court adjourned at half-past four, and the case will be resumed to-moirow. • MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DlARY.—Tituasnmr. FElt. 28. Ball, N., Branwell, Cornwall—George, Hudderfreld Bogg J., Tattersball,. Lincoln—George, brnoastle Bradley, n ey, T., Wbieest er —F rance and Co., Worcester 1! Flavel, W., Leamington—Crown, Leamington Harrison, J. Liverpool—Clarendon, Liverpool .. ... . ........... Heynes, 6., Cheltenham—Royal hot e l, Cheltenham ll Jones, J., Chester—France and Co., W orcester lO Lane, T., Worcester —F rance an d Co., Worcester It Oliver ' E., $r n, Llanvryddelan—Bear's Head, Newtown 1 Roberts, M., Penryn—Gold e n Li on, ' Penryn hi Salter and Co., Manchester—.. Star, Manchester ll Rich, Sir C., Benham—Bear, Reading ll Boyle, J., Manchester—. White's, Manchester 9 Sarell, R., Bideford—Globe, Exeter .. . ... .., ll Smalridge, M.., Exeter—Half Moon, Exeter ll Young, J., Leeds—Court-house, Leeds . . .......... 1 - - INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED, ouNTRY.--- At the Court-house, at York, Februari 29, at Ten o'clock. - Thackray, Thomas, New Mahon, boarding-school -keeper Baron, John, Heedon, labourer Baron. Thos Pattrington,, butcher Smith,. R., Losterflekl, malt-beer-brewer Newton, Daniel, Mahon, spirit-merchant Lye, Wm., Northallerton, yeoman Ableson, John, Spaunton, farmer Jackson, R., Stonegrave, tailor a nd d raper White, Elizabeth, Norton, publiaan Corney, John, Aislaby, carpenter A 4 1 W floggard, John, Rudston, t a il or &414*Ims 100`114.4, 9, Law, .1., Sculcoates, agent and accoustani Sproxton, H., Dritheld, tailor Ware, Wm , Bishop-Wilton, labourer Marston, H., Aldborough, labourer. Reader, Wm., Nayburn, blacksmith Spinks, John, Skelton, pig-jobber . Gascoyne, N., Howsland, black sm i t h Sivers, Wm., Scagglethorpe, c or d wa i ner • Vause, Richard, Castle-mdls, publican Rockliffe, Henry, Tadeaster, butcher , t 1704 Waterworth, Thomas, Doncaster, gentleman • Tomlins, B. Blackfriars-road, book s ell er Fawcett, Cliarles York, publican White, George, ,Elvington, cordwainer k , - , 4i) At Gloucester, Feb. 29, at Ten. Page, A., Cheltenham, labourer Sutton, Thomas, Woodeliester, weaver Vicki Charles, Painswick, labourer lel , WI -&.• 1.1 , 01)0v Cosens, Edw., Liverpool, deputy-post master k ,•3 4 11 ,1 y: Pratt, Joseph, Cheltenham, coachman e • r Bonstcad, F., Cheltenham, carpenter . 73t11=L3 Evans, Wm., Cheltenham, gardener Appleby, Wm., Berkeley, labourer • , bsk i nl •r 1 Ansley, M., Brockwear, carpenter Fowler, Thos., Wootton-under-Edge, auctioneri Nat ( f or Bailey, Mary, Wootton-under-,Edge, carpenter r r. { CHILD MURDER.—A great sensation was excited in this town on' Thursday that t new-born female bastard child had been found in a house in •Entry-lane, under strong suspicion% of having been murdered by its supposed mother, JANE CHORLEY. At three o'clock on Thursday afternoon an inquest was held on the body before J. Swatlasow, Esq., Mayor, and a respectable Jury. The main facts of the case appeared to be these : that the woman always denied being :pregnant, although her situa tion was quite visible; a little girl 1$ years of age, of the name of Fox (but who gave her evidence with great reluc tance, and prevaricated very much) had been in the habit of sleeping with CHORLEY ; on Wednesday night they went to, bed 'about eight o'clock; and about two in the morning Fox Wakened and heard CHORLEY fall on the door, she said she had been ill and had got up to get a .drink of water, and was then better; she got into bed again, and drew off the sheet which she threw upon the 'bed; at this time some one (BAR-vans, TYSON) knobbed lat the door and asked CHORLET if she was ill, she answered :she bad beet, but was somewhat better, arid did sot open the door. There was no light in the room. A little before seven o'clOck Cuoatur got up and bid Fox lie until she (CaoatEy) had washed the floor as she had been sick, and 'thrown up upon it. She washed the floor, and then laid Awn again ; but.soon after got up- sod went down stairs, ( to . a ueighbotir's house to breakfast. On Mr. LoIfCMIRr• surgeon, calling upon her, as stated above, and asking if she had lately been in labour, she stoutly denied it; al though the symptoms of her having been recently delivered were quite palpable. The body of the child (which was full grown, and weighed 71b. 60z.) was opened by Messrs, LONOMIRE and NOBLE, who gave it as their opinion that the child had-been born alive, and bad every appearance of having been in a healthy state; but there being neither internal nor-external marks sufficient laa deprive it'd life, they declined giving an opinion as to the probable cause of death. CHORLEY has since acknowledged to the woman who attends her that the child ' squeaked" once, but she refused to say how she had prevented its cries from being heard by the neighbours; when questioned upon -the sub ject, she shook her head, burst into tears, and said "0, dear !"--The Jury' after consulting a few minutes, returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against JANE CHoRLEY, ths mother of the Child."—Kendal Chronicle. ANOTHER MURDER NEAR CASHEL.—On Friday: evening last,, within a mile of Cashel, on the road to Golden, a poor pedlar, travelling on . his vocation, found an old suspender, and put it into his hat. He was soon a ft erwar d s followed by,a man, who said he had stolen it from him. This the pedlar denied ; the fellow immediately knocked off the liedlar's hat, and finding the old suspender therein, the ruffian struck the poor man with some deadly, weapon, when he fell, lying p ockets of th down, and almost immediately expired. deceased was a young man, and a stranger in th a t part of the count r y. Pl un d er was not the in-: this brutal act—for eight shilli ngs e . ecease n A i* c i i ie t s e ret m r afeovnuetiintidong in basket the near him. An ru t ugst was held on the body en - Saturday morning--. when a ver di ct of wilfulmurder was returned against a man'uamed Organ, who has absconded. Clonmel Advertiser. BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at Rennes, the lady of Captain. Sir William George Parker, Bart., R.N., bf a daughter, her 12th child. On the 22d inst., at Dolguog, Montgonieryshire, the lady of tbe Rev. R.III. Bonnor, of a son. On the 25th inst., at 5, Upper Frederick-street, Con• naught-square, Mrs. D'Ernden, of a son. On the 19th inst., in Gloucester-place, the lady of East George Clayton, Esq., of a son. On the 24th inst., in the Crescent, Albany-road, t h e lady of Lieutenant R. Barclay, R.N., of a son. On tile 25th inst., in Hertford-street, the lady of Weary Shaw Lefevre, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at All Souls, Langliaxn-place, Mr. T. Roiredinn, of ChaFel-street, Portland-place, to Eliza, only daughter of the late T. Smith, Esq. On the 25th inst., at St. Andrew's, H o lb oro , b y Fryer,Rev. Dr. o of Ely-place, to Mrs. R h o t b e e r John ts Fry er , E sq ., o f Uppet , Romerton. iii tiss o , fJothhne DIED. On the 28d inst., at his house, Great Charlotte -street, 31aekfriars-road, Mr. John Lea, aged 60. On the 23d inst., at his house, Harmer-terrace; 14. gent's-park, Major-General Ogg, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to his R o y a l Hi g hness the Duke of Sussex, aged 67. On Saturday last, at his house in St.. Martin's Chureh yard, Mr. John Taylor,. aged 77, having held the,reapon sible situation of Clerk and Registrar of the pariah .of Martin - in -the-Fields 38 years. agedOn the 7B, Sar a h, re li c t of t2 2 aln 2 si d )trii i nd n sg e t t ; :i oa a ft t ° R I so m twr a eea n y, t d . Surrey, Lucy,, Ridalt of the late Wm. Collins, Esq. • • On the 22d inst., at Over Worton, in Oxfordshire, eat Rev. Walter Mayers. On the 23d inst., after a long and painful illnese,'Sarok relict of the late Wla• Creak, Esq., of Finsbury-Ignore. - - On the 24th inst., Mr. James Mumford, ,builder, of Harlow, 'Essex, aged 64 . On the 23d inst., M=.' George Scott, of Old street, Fenehureh-streeti 161.0741 aged VAii477la*tt, PgiiiveD and Perk .— 'lst - 16'hy:g. __ SIM OFFICss,'No. $t t 4, ,~;~. •J Ury I Tm I equal iu Supp Exami This da r U M\ Prime Loudon. Of TALE DIJKI HON( ( CONTI Stafte, Es Broken I --Iv. 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