The Sun. — London, England, 1828-03-21 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, The affairs of Portugal become extremely distressing to humanity, and embarrassing as the objects of policy. Never any diplomatic person acted with more propriety, justness of view, and promptitude, than Sir Frederick Lamb. He secured and sent back the money confided, on our credit, to an unworthy person : he stopped the departure of the British -troops.. He did both these ac t s on his own responsibility. His Government, of course, approves of his conduct, and has given it the best sanction possible by adopting it ; the further detention of the troops in Portugal being now placed at the discretion of Sir Frederick and the Chief Commander there conjointly. Before the blessed Miguel left this country, lie wrote, most gratuitously and of his ownfree will, a letter to the most eminent Person in the realm, saying, that if he overthrew the Constitution, he should be a wretch, a breaker of his oath, and an usurper of his brother's throne ; for that it was i as easy to hi m • to pre serve as to overthrow t.. We do no t w h o ll y believe the bravado comprised in the last clause here cited ; but still there is little doubt that he rushed zealously and ardently to the over throw of the . Constitution, an d consequent l y to the- commwsion of those crimes which himself had described to be perjury and usurpa tion. With the internal politics of the country, we certainly have nothing to do ; but our moral sense is not the less hurt by the contemplation of such villainy. Indeed, if we ourselves were allowed to deal out justice to the base herd of Portugal, who are anxious to lick the dust before a despot, ana call out for an absolute King, it would be this very Miguel that we would select for them, among a thousand absolutes and would be-absolutes. " Take them," we would say, " and use them as they deserve ; and we have no doubt that at last they will avenue themselves and human nature upon thee W e have a right, however, or rather we are milder an obli gation, to look to the safe departure of our own troops. Have we not also a right to claim our debt from Portugal? And we should further have a right, if we chose to exercise it, to pre vent the Spaniards from affording any assistance to Miguel. But we hope that the French, w hil e they are retreating, will look to this last point : for what would be said of the sincerity of their Sovereign,—of Charles X. of France,—if, while he pretended to support the Charter and the Constitution conceded to the French nation by his deceased brother, he were aiding by con nivance in the subversion of the Constitution imparted in an equally legal and authentic man ner to his people, by the King of Portugal ? And is not the often-mentioned no-claim of the Duke of Orleans to the throne of France, just . as good as that of Miguel to the Portuguese Crown ? Times. Notwithstanding the contradiction which has been rather loosely given to the statement that Prince Metternich is about to visit this country for diplomatic purposes, assumed to be (in his own estimation at least) of high importance, there is reason to believe that the report itself was better founded than the denial. The hope with which his Excellency comes to England is that of engaging his Majesty's Government in some common scheme for setting hounds to the progress of the Russian arms against Turkey.— As well might he and his Aulic Council attempt to chain the winds. No, Prince Metternich must submit to chew the bitter ashes of his own de ceitful policy. England, if her rulers have me snort' or wisdom, will leave the intriguer to try elsewhere the effect of his machinations. Upon the R icle of Portugal there will by-and-by spring up ,sufficient matter for , serious reflection. if certain Ministers of a Power 'contiguous to Eng land are disposed to indulge, without discretion, moderation, or decency, their transports of joy at the insane perfidiousness of which Lisbon has recently been the theatre, we would have them to reflect that it is just possible for the tables to be turned before many months have elapsed-- that it is not very like the English pride, or cha racter, or power, to be duped and insulted with absoluteimpunity—and that they who now, by their indecent triumph, make themselves partici pators in the fraud and folly of Don Miguel, whether concocted at Vienna or Madrid, or at the Tuileries, may hereafter be reminded of that participation at a time when they would wish it to be forgotten. If our relations with the French Court bear a less cordial appearance than here tofore, and if it be true that as the cord is re- faxed towards England, it is every day tightenec more and more between Paris and the Russia' capital, England has only to observe the results and perhaps she ma y b e as rea d y as as they. ripen, her neighbourg for the " harvest home."—lbid. The turn which things have taken in Portugal has given great uneasiness to Ministers : and Lord Londonderry could not let slip such an oc _ _ easion as last niglit presented him . with, of re proaching the Canning Administration or what has taken place. "He believed (he said) their Lordships would recollect that he had on a former occasion stated, that the expedition to Portugal was one of the most unfortunate that ever left this country. By the news which had arrived this day, the Constitution in Portugal was at an end ; and by that we might learn what the people of the country felt of our interference, and in what manner they were advancing in the Consti tutional career. - The question of interference with the affairs of a country, and the question of performing the stipulations of Treaties, are suite distinct. There was hardly a man in either House who did not, whatever his opinion of the Treaty with Portugal might be, deem this ceuntry bound, on the call from the Govern ment de facto of Portugal being made, to send troops to that part of the Peninsula. The inter fevence, then, was neither in favour of nor against . , the Constitution ; and we do not see why the late 11inistry should be charged with the respon• . s ibility ot the w or k of D on P e d ro . As to the general question of interference,it'would be well for us at this clay*, that we had nothing worse to answer for than that in Portugal ; but, alas, our National Debt provet that we have suffered more from our hatred of f,. - I c:insti : tuti 7 ons than ever we have suffered from our lavg pi them. But our hatred and love are nearly alike ;efficacious now ; and it-is, perhaps, well fore mankind that pru dence compels us to attend to our own affairs.-- Morning Chronicle. ~ that the . It is to be regretted tion Bill, is not more c omprehensiv e , an d i n place of being limited to a period of twenty-one years, and leaving the option of commutation, is we understand it, to the Bishops, it had b een made perpetual and obligatory, in order to put An end to the disputes between the Clergymen and their flocks. There never was a system so admirably contrived as that of tithes, for creating disputes, weakening the influence of the Clergy, and increasing the number of Dissenters. No instruction, however, excellent, coming froth a nan who is in constant and open hostility with some one or other of his parishioners, about the tenth sheaf, or the tenth lamb, can ever be ef fectual. The people naturally take a dislike to such a personage, leave the church for the meet ing-house or conventicle, and thousands, who, but for this tithe system, would have remained faithful to the Church establishment, have be come its bitterest enemies. If there were no other reason than the stability of the Church it self, this alone would be a sufficient ground for introducing a change, and that of such a nature as to prevent all collision between the Minister and his people. The system which has long been pursued in Scotland is founded on this principle. In that country the teinds or tithes, are all valued, and the Clergymen receive sti pends out of them, varying, according to the size of the parish, and the value of the teinds, from 150/. to 5001. If, owing to the change of times and the depreciation of the currency, the stipend is too small to maintain the Clergyman in his proper rank, he applies for an aug mentatisn to the Teind Court, which is composed of all the Judges of Session ; and if he can make out that there are sufficient teinds, and that his present stipend is too small, they invariably grant an augmenta tion. Application can be made for this only once in fifteen years, and the question is decided by impartial arbitrators, so that personal hostility if it should arise out of the claim, can be occa sioned only once in that period ; and as the sti pend is paid by the landholders, the dispute is only between them and the Minister, and ndver between the Minister and the great body of the parishioners. The Minister is paid in grain or meal, which is always taken in money according to the average prices struck every year in each county. This mode of paying the Clergy id so just in principle, and has been found to work so well, that it is only astonishing it has not long ago been applied in England. We can see ?no great difficulty in making the alteration. Let the average quantity of grain, for instance, paid to the Clergymen of each parish for a certhin number of years, be taken, and let this be the stipend for the future, and payable in money ac cording to the average returns for each comity. The same course might be pursued in the grazing districts, and the stipend paid in cattle or sheep, the prices of which could be as easily ascertained as that of wheat or any other species of grain.-- The smaller tithes could be valued and paid in one or other of these species of agricultural produce. If a Bill somewhat to this effect could be passed, we should have little hesitation in saying that it would be most beneficial and acceptable to all classes. It would tend to restore harmony and good-will among the Clergy and their flocks, and it would remove one of the greatest bars to agricultural improvement.—Morning Herald. Some interesting proceedings of a tentative nature took place at the Bank Meeting yester day. We allude to the questions put by Mr. Young to the Chairman respecting the Brandi Banks. The answers were considered satis factory by the Proprietors, although they will Bgive but little sa ti s f ac ti on to t h e C ountry ankers. The following is a summary of them : I. The Branch Banks will not receive the notes of Country Bankers to a larger amount than the sums de posited with them. 2. Transfers of Stock are managed at the Branch Banki, on payment of a commisssion of 4 per cent. 3. No great profit has been received from those esta blishments, although it is expected they will soon recom pense the Company. There were several other questions put, to which no distinct answers were given. Of the answers, the first affects the Country Bankers, the last the Bank of England; the second is of small importance to either. The reason assigned for the rule of not receiving more notes of the Country Bankers than the amount of their de posits is, that some bankers had refused the Bank of England notes. The lex talionis might have dictated the resolution which has been passed towards the recusants, but we cannot discover the justice of it towards all. It seems as impolitic as unjust, for in very nearly the same proportion as the Bank crip ple their neighbours they must cripple them selves. By the last answer we learn that there is an expectation of the Branch Banks paying. We would not advise the Proprietors to look for any great augmentation of the Divi dends for some years to come from that source. Evil, and that of a most seriousand unmerited nature, - they may inflict on their country com petitors, but it will require very strong evidence to convince us that they will much benefit them selves. The question of Branch Banks comes before us beset with considerable difficulties. Were the Bank of England on precisely the same footing as other banking establishments, however absolute the monopoly it might practically enjoy from the magnitude of its resources, it would be difficult to find an argument against any exten sion of its business which the managers and pro prietors might see fit. It would violate no prin ciple of fair trade in pushing its ramifications into every village of the kingdom's. • But the case is altered when the power of unlimited competi tion is all on one side. It is certainly legal— we do not dispute that—for the Bank to plant an establishment at Leeds, with a view to share the profits of one already planted there ; but no sophistry of argument will ever make it just, so long as the Leeds Banker is precluded from opening, in his turn, his' competition office in Threadneedle-street. There is great truth in what was stated at the Meeting by the Chairman, that the Bank was goaded to the plan. There certainly was at the time when the project was first promulgated a strong prejudice against the Country Bankers, founded on their numerous failures. But let it be recollected that those failures arose out of the failure of London Bankers. There was a cry, or clamour rather, for some remedy, - and as it usually happens, the first that presented itself; without much conside ration of its adaptation, was laid hold of. The Bank stands perfectly excused for any Branch Establishnients made in consequence of that cla mour, but, though they may plead it in justifica tion of the commencement, they cannot plead it in justification of the continuance and exten sion of the system. The country has now so far recovered its senses as to perceive that the insecurity which they were so anxious to guard against did not grow out of the system of Coun try Banking, but out of circumstances which hurried theii•vortex those esta bli s h ments astj u did alon g in every thing else.-1 ez u Times. PATRICK'S DAY.-- , --The anniversary of th e great Patron Saint of the Pat!antlers was celebrated yes terday with all the . fun and frolic of the Irish character.— The band that accompanied the guard to the Castle played during the entire route, to the great joy and edification of the inability, Patrick's Day in the morning," and other national airs. When the crowd arrived at the Castle, his Excellency, the Earl of UXBRIDGE, the Earl of ERRor., and Lord FORBES, appeared at the windows, and seemed greatly to enjoy the delight orthe people. His Excellency wore a large shamrock in his hat, which he pointed to, and saluted the multitude most graciously, who seemed highly gratified at this mark of condeScerision.—Thiblin Morning Register. DESTRUCTION of • the NEW BRUNSWICK THEATRE, WELLCLOSE-SQUARE. CORONER'S ADJOURNED INQUEST, MARCH 20. The proceedings on this very protracted investi gation were yesterday resumed at the Court-house, in Wellclose-square, shortly after four o'clock. Mr. Carruthers was in Court, and looked ex tremely ill; the marks of recent suffering and affright were quite visible in his frame and countenance, and he was assisted with some difficulty to a seat adjoin ing the Coroner. Examined—l live at No. 59, Graceclirch-street, I am a manufacturer of patent fluid, and a wholesale haberdasher. I never had any idea communicated to me that there was any danger until the Wednes day before the accident. I slept very comfortably the night before, and had not any thought that there was any tackle attached to the roof, nor did any one impart it to me; I mean as to the building of the Brunswick Theatre. That day Joseph Blamire in formed me he was afraid I did not knoW what was going on up stairs, as there was a warping in the roof, and the flies had sunk. I said, "Joe, who told von so ?" and he said he was desired to tell me by his stepfather West,for that there was a great jealousy on the part of Shaw, when any of the men spoke to me. I told him I was astonished,to hear it. Good God where is Shaw? Shaw was brought to him. He asked what is this, there is a giving way in the flies, and, you have been tackling them up. He replied, that there was no danger ; and I observed, " Don't tell me so: get some timber, and put some supporters to the flies from the very foundation." He said it would be done, and I was under that expectation. I was dining at Mr. Maurice's, at about a quarter past five, and feeling uneasy, I slipped away when the cloth was drawn; and went down to the theatre, and asked for the carpenters, but there was no one there. At length, James Northwood, the porter, told me, that Shaw had knocked off the men. I said, " Find me Shaw," and he answered, that if I came, to tell me he was gone to Vauxhall, and I exclaimed, " I never heard such a thing in my life." I asked him if he could find me some of the carpenters, as I wished to have the supports put up that night, but he said lie could not. Mr. Whitwell saw the flies tackled up on Monday night, but never told tue. Shaw left word that he would be there early in the morning, and I felt so uncomfortable on returning to Mr. Mau rice's, that I returned shortly home and mentioned how uneasy I was at the giving of the flies; hearing that three of them were drawn up to the roof, it was enough to alarm any one. On the next morning I went down to inquire for Shaw, and Northwood said he was very glad he had missed "me.— I 'asked Shaw why he had knocked off the men at so early an hour as half-past five o'clock, and he said it was usual to stop work at that hour during the Wednesdays and Fridays of Lent ; he Said there was no danger ; if he thought so, his wife would not then be up-stairs stitching canvass. This quieted me. Shaw assured me that he was putting up the supports. The iron roof was never fit for the building. Mr. Whitwell introduced Mr. Barlow to us, and then they took us down to Deptford, to view one over the Gas-works. I said, " It is very beau tiful, but is it strong ?" Mr. Whitwell said it was, and that if the house was burned down, it would fetch two-thirds of its value. We dined at Black wall ; and this unfortunate roof was fixed on. I never interfered with the strength of the house, for that of course I left to Mr. Whitwell, a private gen tleman not being a sufficient judge of such matters. CORONER.—There is a written instrument forming the basis of your contract. Mr. Carruthers.—That I can explain. I said to Mr. Whitwell— CORONER.—Do you mean to explain some part of the contract ? Mr. Carruthers—The sum for the building was 6,0001., and he was to have a per centage out of what he saved out of the expenditure. I objected to several groups of figures being put up, and said that I was afraid he was going beyond the original sum proposed. He said that he had given that up altogether, and if I was tired of the concern there were many persons who would take it off our hands. I also remonstrated with Sumpter, the stone-mason, and asked him why he did not get on with the stone stairs, and lie threW the blame on Mr. Whitwell, and said he could not proceed, for the angle-ties were in their way—they were at a stand-still. I said it was a pity to take away. these ties,- as they are a great support to the north and east walls. I said nothing to Mr. Whitwell about it, as I thought it was not my province, he being a scientific man. I heard that Purdy and Miles were killed by the falling of the pediment. The entire of the geome trical staircase, I understand,, is quite broken. I introduced Mr. Whitwell to. Mr. Stanfield, the scene-painter, to inspect Drury-lane Theatre; and from that he ought to know how,the flies were to be attached. On perceiving the floor of the painter's shop shaking, I spoke to Shaw in the presence of Mr. Pulsford; it was supported by the two flies, and he said that there should not be any supporters to the flies on the stage. He took two, I believe, away, and left one at the back part; Shaw told him at one time that Mr. Whitwell found fault with the stairs in the south-west corner, and I said it was a pity it was so; but he observed, that if they were done in his way, it would take up too much room, and in terrupt the working of the scenery. To prove that I never interfered in the building, there was a brick pier which snpported the .proscenium post, which I wished, as it projected, to have removed ; Shaw said it might be done, but I objected unless he had the authority of Mr. Whitwelt, and he said that Mr. Whitwell had no objection to its removal, and it was removed accordingly. I never knew of any weights being attached to the roof until the 26th of January, when Mr. Barlow, the contractor's Lon don agent, being informed by a slater that there was a weight suspended to the roof, wrote to Mr. Maurice, and I observed to him that Mr. Whitwell must have seen it for some weeks. I then recom mended Mr. Maurice to write to the manufacturer about it. He said he would, but I have since learned that he wrote to a friend, Mr. Evans, who has been a sufferer, who Nag then coming to Lon don. I said I would leave the entire business con nected with the roof to Mr. Whitwell and Mr. Mau. rice. When Mr. Whitwell, came about the flues, he said that the inner one should not be carried up, and then told me that they were hanging things to the roof, and my reply to him was, "Well, I have nothing to do with it, -speak to Mr. Shaw or Mr. Maurice, who, I suppose; know what they are doing." If I had been the architect, and fancied that any thing improper was going" on so as to endanger life, I would have called the 'proprietors to account, and given public notice of the danger. If Shaw had done his duty, and he and his men worked ad night according to my directions, no accident would have occurred. The flies and shopfloors must he hung from the roof; at least I know of no other means of suspen sion. This is the mode adopted at Drury-lane, the Coburg, and- other buildings, and not erected for strength. I spoke about the cracking of the bal cony, and mentioned the circumstance to Armstrong. The cantilivers were not inserted in their original openings; but a place was cut away fot them. Since the calamity, Mr. Pulsford, in reply to my questions on the second day, while lying in bed, told the that he had informed Mr. Maurice and Mr. Whitwell, at a luncheon given by the latter gentleman, that there was danger in the roof. I then said immediately, " Why was not that told to me ?" and lie answered, that he was desired by some person, whatever he thought of it, to say nothing about it at present. I suppose this was occasioned by a wish to; prevent any alarm going abroad. Shaw, I have heard, was warned by his workmen, who are ready to prove the fact, but he never informed me. By Mr. Pullen—When it was resolved to adopt the iron roof, it was the determination of me and my late partner to leave the sole direction of it to Mr. Whitwell ; we left both the ordering and super intendence to him. Neither of us, to my knowledge, • interfered, either with the manufacturer or his agent. While it was putting on I did.llot go to the theatre above once a week. W e h a d no f urt h er communi , cation with Mr. Whitwell on the subject of the ro of Previous to its. ordering, I desired him to loo k at other theatres, and see what it was to bear. I ex pressed my preference for a timber roof. During the progress of the building, I never knew th at there were any truss-girders ordered, and conse quently could not counter-order them. 1 will swear ten- thousand oaths, if necessary, I never, counter ordered them, nor did any one in my presence. The CORONER here observed, that all the written orders were signed—" D. Maurice, for self and Car ruthers." By Mr. Pullen—Did you consider that Mr. Whit well was to superintend the building? Mr. Hill objected to the course that was pursuing. By Mr. Pullen—From the commencement I con sidered Mr. Whitwell as superintending the erection of the walls and stage; and in that opinion I was strengthened by his interference about the stair-case, and altering the ceiling in the green-room; but it was not intended that he was to have any thing to do with the decorations. By Mr. Hill—lt was on Wednesday morning, before the accident, that I first heard that there was any danger. I saw it so pressing, that I gave di rections for putting up the supporters. I was very angry at Shaw's absence. I did not mention to the actors on the morning of the calamity that there was any danger. The reason of my forbearance was, that Shaw's wife was in the flies, and I thought that .there was nothing to be apprehended. I did not then send for Mr. Whitwell to tell him the roof had warped, neither did I apprise Mr. Barlow of that fact. Neither did lor Mr. Maurice ever desire Mr. Whitwell to superintend the ma chinery or the internal decorations. I only re quested Mr. Whitwell to go and inspect Drury-lane Theatre, and see how the stage was constructed, and to look to the flies and shop-floors. This was some time in December last. I don't recollect having mentioned this in the presence of a third person. Whitwell never asked payment for superin tending the flies, stage, or carpenter's shops. He never demanded more than the original 3001. When Mr. Whitwell complained of hanging the flies, I said, " I supposed that Mr. Evans and Mr. Maurice knew what they were about." On his making the obser vation about suspending weights from the roof, I did not understand him to say you are acting improperly. The reason I referred Mr. Whitwell to Mr. Maurice and Mr. Evans was, that he (Mr. Whitwell) was so seldom on the premises. It was in February, just before the theatre opened, that this conversation took place. I think Mr. John Sylvester was present. I repeat, that when he said that things were hanging to the roof, I did not suppose he meant that doing so was improper, or that his argument was in the way of a remonstrance. I did say on that occa sion, and it was the only time I had any conver sation with Mr. Whitwell about hanging weights to the iron roof, that Mr. Maurice had a letter from the manufacturers, and I supposed they knew what they were about; if not, do you look to the strength of the house. I don't recollect Mr. Whitwell's say ing in reply, " Very well, if you have the advice of other persons, it is of no use my giving my opinion." I have seen a letter from Mr. Barlow, on Sunday, the 26th of January, in the hands of Mr. Maurice. The letter then read was the same. Ido still persist in saying that I did not think Mr. Whitwell meant to convey to me that weights were improperly applied. I have gone up myself to the carpenters' shop, and had been frequently in the theatre previous to its fall. The painters' shop used to shake when walked over, and never had been repaired. I cannot tell tho reason why the manufacturer was not writt e n to personally. Mr. Maurice told me he had written to young Evans, who said he had 'called on the manu facturers, and they said that they might hang any steady weight to the roof, and also a bridge. I had no conversation with Mr. Whitwell, nor had Mr. Maurice to my knowledge, of the mode in which the carpenters' shops were ,to be constructed. The ex pressions in Mr. Barlow's letter did not strike me particularly. I never said that Mr. Whitwell had deceived us. Mr. Clarkson Stanfield examined—Lives at No. 14, Buckingham-street ; i 3 an artist; was introduced by Mr. Carruthers to Mr. Whitwell, and at his re quest showed to him the internal arrangements of Drury-lane. He (Mr. Whitwell) called there four times, in company with Mr. Finlay, the scene painter. He saw the machinery, carpenters', and painters' shops, and flies, affixed to the roof, but which were also supported by beams, that extended from the prosenium posts to the back walls. lam no architect, but have seen a great number of thea tres in this country, France, Italy, and Flanders, and never saw one in which the carpenters' shops and flies were not suspended from the roof. At Drury lane the painters' room is detached. By Mr. Hill—Thinks Drury-lane a perfectly con structed theatre, so far as stage arrangement goes. I was in the Brunswick Theatre on the day on which it opened. The O.P. flies then gave way. I spoke to Shaw to prop it up. He raised it without tackle. I asked Mr. Whitwell if that did not alarm him, and he replied that he had nothing to do with the stage arrangements. I said, " What the deuce, is that the case ?" Upon my oath I concluded he had the contract of the stage arrangements. Mr. Hill having follow ed up his examination in so abrupt a manner as to arouse the feelings of Mr. Stanfield, he declared he would not answer any more of his questions, neither would he be bullied. Order, however, being restored, Mr. Stanfield said that Mr. Whitwell never told him that he had the superintendence of the stage-department. Mr. Whitwell, re-examined by Mr. Hill.—l men tioned to the proprietors when an iron roof was agreed on, that a particular provision was to be made for the stage-machinery quite distinct from that of the roof. I will say there was not any difficulty in supporting the entire of the stage department with out touching the roof, or at all interfering with the working, of the scenery. On my solemn oath, when I spoke to Mr. Carruthers about hanging a weight to the roof, he never used the words that he looked to me for the strength of the building. Mr. John Syl vester was present on the occasion. Mr. Carruthers must have known that when I spoke to him relative to the weights on the roof, I did so to remonstrate. The pro - ceedings of this day terminated at half past ten o'clock, and the inquest was further- ad journed to next Thursday, when it is expected to terminate. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. DIA Y, MACiI 24. Brown'and Co., COUNTR Manc Y hester— R White's, Y.•--MONDA Manchester I I Cooke W. Manchester—Palace, Manchester Lloyd, W., , Hereford—Shire-hall, Hereford Schorfield, J., Southowram—Messrs. Alexander and Co Halifax lf) Shipley, F., Boston—Globe, King's Lynn Spines, R., Kingswood, Wiltshire—Office of Messrs. Be van and Co., Bristol INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED. COUNTRY...—At the Court-house, at Liverpool, March 24, at Ten o'clock. Smith, James, Liverpool, dealer in marine store, Goodwin,. William, Liverpool, mariner Turner, Joseph, Li verpoo l , grocer Crewe, John, Liverpool, grocer Hobson, William, Liverpool, watch-maker Every, Henry, Liverpool, cabinet-maker Platt, Sus anna h , Warrington, widow Hardcastle„Tosepli, Liverpool, tailor Smith, John, Liverpool, butcher Allen, John, Liverpool, miller Clegg, James, Manchester, fustian-manufacturer Moffatt, James, Liverpool, straw-bonnet-manufacturer Wightman, William, Manchester, victualler Ball, John, Walton, miller and dealer Rodger, Ekenezer, Liverpool, victualler Smith, Henry, Liverpool, engineer Williams, Samuel, Liverpool, wheelwright Arsheton, William, Liverp oo l, c h em i s t MAlister, --, Liverpool, contractor Morrison, Eliza, Manchester, spinster Smyth, Adam, Carnarvon, hawker Lamb, Patrick, Liverpool, shopkeeper Mawson, Thomas, Liverpool, coach-proprietor MUndell, John, Liverpool, book-keeper At Norwich, March 24, at Ten. Cousens, Christopher, Norwich, shopkeeper Dyball, Williams ' North Waltham, wheelwright Huhy, William, Norwich, cabinet-maker Fayerznan, Arnall, Lakenham, gentleman Shardalow, Samuel, Lakenharn, carpenter Soulder, Christopher, Aylsham, auctioneer Dingle, Henry, Heigham, beer-brewer Pearce, William, Norwich, cabinet-maker At Liverpool,' March '25, at Ten. Fox, Edward, Liverpool, surgeon Sweeney, Owen, Liverpool, cart-owner • Taylor, Christopher, Liverpool, book-keeper Lloyd, Edward, Liverpool, labourer Jones, Elizabeth, Toxteth-park, green -grocer LENT ASSIZES; NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—THETFORD, MARCH 19. .John Mortimer Algar and Join Palmer were in dicted for having, on the Ist of November, felo niously uttered to one William Dodd, at Fou'den, in this county, a counterfeit 5/. Bank of England note, they knowing it to have been counterfeit, with intent, in the first part, to defraud the Governor and Com pany of the Bank of England, in the' second, to de fraud the said Wm. Dodd. The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty. The Learned Judge immediately pronounced the sentence of death on both, with an assurance that they must not entertain the least hope of their lives being spared. Great interest prevails here as to the fate of Kennie, against whom an indictment for murder has been found. He is the son of a respectable farmer in the county. OXFORD CIRCUIT.-STAFFORD, MARCH 19. Ralph Eldershaw, an ill-looking diminutive boy, 12 years of age, was indicted for assaulting Mary Finney, an infant only-14 months' old, with intent to commit a rape. There was a second count, charging him with a common assault. The prisoner was apprenticed to the father of the child, and while her mother was washing, was in trusted with the care of the infant. Under pretence of taking her out to play, he got her away from home, and availed himself of that opportunity to ill treat her. She was brought into court in the arms of her father,. and from the evidence of the mother, the surgeon, and another apprentice, to whom the prisoner had confessed, it appeared that the child had been very much injured. The Jury returned a verdict of " Guilty" of a common assault. Mr. Baron VAUGTIAN—I very much regret that his master did not give him a hearty flogging; it would have been a most wholesome punishment, without endangering his life, and much better than bringing him here. I wish I had the authority to order him a good flogging. The Governor of - the gaol was fearful a long im prisonment would not be beneficial to him: there were a great many bad boys already in the prison. After some further discussion as to the best mode of disposing of the prisoner, he was finally sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Isaiah Curran was indicted for assaulting Robert Sutton, with intent to murder him or do him some bodily harm. The Jury acquitted the prisoner. IRELAND.-LENT ASSIZES. COUNTY LOUTH. .-.---ARCH 14. John Seeds and Owen Ferguson were indicted for the murder of Patrick Tuite, by giving him a mortal wound with a hammer. Michael Maguire examined by Mr. STAPLES—,On the day Tuite was murdered witness was digging potatoes in a field near • Conon, about GO or 70 perches from the spot where the murdered man was found. Sal , two men driving pigs. Witness was stooping at his work, when he heard a screech ; he looked up and observed that the pigs were standing, and he thought it was one of them that gave the screech. He resumed his work, and upon looking up again, he saw the pigs going on, and one man only with them ; they could not have stood longer than four minutes ; the man who was then driving them wore a white coat, the other had on a black or brown one. Witness returned home, when he heard that a man was killed on the road ; he went to see the man, who he found in a dying state. It was about four o'clock. Witness had not been more than nine minutes in the field. David Lithgow, Esq. M.D., examined by Coun sellor MURR IY--I was called upon by Capt. Saun , derson about half -past five o'clock in the evening, to see a man who was beaten about a mile and a quar ter from Colton. I found the man alive, moaning, and making a slight motion with his right hand; I examined the body and found a contused wound on the front of his head, from which a large portion of the brains protruded. Captain Saunders, of the Police, examined by Mr. MURRAY—I saw the prisoner Ferguson, on the 17th of October, in Slane ; he was driving three pigs. Capt. M'Clintock was with me. Arrested him, and found on hisperson a purse; the purse now produced is the same. Captain M'Clintock, examined—l was with Cap tain Saunders when he arrested Ferguson. I took from him a purse, a whip, and three pigs. The whip now produced is that which I took from Seeds. Catherine Tuite, examined—l am the widow of the late Patrick Tuite. He came to Ireland to purchase pigs. The purse, the whip, the knife, and the scis sors now produced were his property. H. M. Blackwell, Esq. M.D., sworn—The pri- , soner, Ferguson, told me that 'he himself committed the murder, and that no other person was concerned in it. He said he killed Tuite with a stroke of a hammer. Thomas Hughes, sworn.—l found a hammer near the place where the murder was committed the day after. The case closed here. The Jury retired for a short time, and returned a verdict of Guilty against Ferguson—Seeds, not Guilty. The Judge immediately proceeded to pass the aw ful sentence of the law on the unfortunate culprit. LIMERICK, MARCH 17. Edmund Carroll was indicted for a felonious as sault upon the person of Anne Knockton. , • Anne Knockton, an extremely interesting girl, about twenty years of age, was examined--She knew the prisoner at the bar. He was her first cousin. In August last there was a funeral of a neighbour, to which she went. She walked. S aw After the prisoner there. He was on horseback. Whe n the funeral was over, she set out to return home. i n i e d d M :th r e The prisoner followed her, and said it was too far for her to walk ; and that he would gi he v n e g h irt er hs a lift if the horse and threw he saidgot up, ti p had behind gon e a him. good distance, i S s t h a e n ce accordin gly when the a h sha o ed rse tgho vt et Yanted water. He then turned towards some the h told her: were crime.) (The witness loose ov begano a s te e r tightenedatt e h n ad drink them, wantedrwi n a h s h o he n : t t hoote pulled eb r o f re a, herdt and side.ga tightened. r fee r he had ren im de m re e d dia h t i e m ly se b lf ef a o t r thaet begin ning her down by force on the road sitdhee. s s chriebtwde went the e h o c m o m e i:lleotni alone, and o f satgaraitnes,t and d r consent. She ent Sh th e e r p ef r i i i s s o e n d t?amhe. with It was er to h g ea o r e ( h l it, he fled the d e tmhoether. country. They He e w s e u n r t of this Assizes. Cross-examined—Never had any intimacy with o ma the prisoner befor e . N ever as k ed h i m to marry nor said that if h e would not,she wou ldrry make him. Believed that h e was rich. He was a snug farmer. Her father was a poor man, but would not wish to marry a man on account of his riches only. She did not like hi m, an d wou ld not have him. Never allowed a n y b o d y to b e, i nt i mate with her. Don ' t know if any body passed or not, for she lost her senses, she was so overpowered. He caught her round the waist, and threw her down before she knew where she was. The father and mother of the p rose cutriz wee called to p r o ve he r h av i ng to ld t h em her misfortune when she came home, and their having gone to lodge informations again s t th e p r i soner . They denied having ever ente r ed i n t o a trea ty of ma rriage with the prisoner.—Verdict, Guilty. Baron PENNEFATITER immediately passed sen tence of death on him. While the trial was going on , the father and mother of the girl with the Priest, were urging her to consent to a marriage with the prisoner ; but she resolutely resisted every attempt, and said, if she married him she would never live with him. When the Jury returned their verdict it affected her very much, and she then consented to marry him, rather, as she said, than have his blood upon her; but this the Judge refused to permit. NAVAL INULLIGENCE. (From the Plymouth Journal of yesterday.) PLYMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Th e B engal Mere br convict-ship, with. 170 convicts on board, sailed a t Monday for New South Wales. Orders came down on Tuesday for the Medi: 20, to be brought forward with all possible desps for African service. in the room of his , Majesty sloop Rose, at Portsmouth, whose officers and cro being ordered to be turned over to the Medina, expected here imMediately. The Grasshopper, 18, Commander A. Crawfoti went out of harbour on Tuesday, and sailed yes_ t et day for the West India station. • The Meteo r bomb- vesse l, at t hi s port, is ordeal for commission. The Wasp, 18, Commander Dickenson C. 8., Portsmouth, is expe c t e d to j o i n the Mediterranean squadron. in Hamoaze—Britannia, Mersey, Pylades, Brit° . mart, Rinaldo, Royalist, Leveret, Antelope, Night; ingale, an d Reynard.—At the Island , —Vigilant an Bramble. Lieut. Rochfort, of the Bittern tender, is jon' moted to the rank of Commander.—Mr. John 1. 90 caster is appointed Assistant Surgeon of the Orestes,, His Majesty's ship Hind, Capt. Furneaux, arrived at Penang the early part of September, and sa iled from thence immediately to cruize in the Straits d, Malacca; off that place fell in with the Java flag' ship, Admiral Gage, and both returned to Penang all well. The Hind was to proceed to Sin ca porej for the p ur p ose o f ta ki ng f re i g h t to Pullecat, en d and from thenee most probably would go to Trinen' melee and Bombay, to commission the Bombay, 84 ' about to be launched at the latter place. The following Midshipmen passed their examine' tions for Lieutenants at the Royal Naval Collegy; last week :—Peter Palmer Inskip, Wasp; Sydenham Knott, Tribune; Thomas William Kink' Asia; C. E. Powys and Woodford J. WilliaS" Blonde ; J. Tulford, Challenger ; R. T. Eyre, Agin; J. Allen, Spartiate : Oscar John Francis ; George Williams Des Angie ; Augustus Henry Ingram, late Orestes ; Augustus Cooper, late Ocean., The American brig New York, Samuel. Prince) master, from Havre-de-Grace for New Orleans, put in here on Monday in distress, having struck o n the rocks off Ushant on the morning of the 15th instant , and carried away her stem and received other da mage, which rendered it necessary to bear up for this port to repair her damages. THE MARINE SOCIETY. The anniversary festival of this Society; instituted in 1756, for the equipments maintenance, and in' struction of distressed boys for the Royal Navy, the East. India Company, an d Merchants' service, and the fisheries, was celebrated yesterday at the Lon' don Tavern, his Royaljlighness the Duke of Cla rence, the Lord High Admiral, in the Chair. The Duke of CLARENCE addressed the company several times in the course of the evening, and er pedaled at great length on the utility of this bene' Scent institution. He said that his Majesty had, ever since I§o3, supported it by a donation of 100 guineas annually. It had also received his (the Duke of Clarence's) support, and his Royal Hier ness hoped he should' continue to'give it his support as long as he lived. , In the early part of the evening the boys belong' ing to the institution were introduced into the roan , bearing red, white, and blue ensigns. They are fine healthy-looking set, and their appearance excited great interest. After walking round the room three times, they were stationed at the end of it, and there, at the sound of the boatswain's whistle, they gave three cheers, and then took their departure. A list of the subscriptions was read by the Tree. surer, and the announcement of the following soma was accompanied with great applause Ma jesty, 100 guineas; the Duke of Clarence, 2514 the East India Company, 100 guineas; the Mer lderß Davidrethre Schaw, Esq., R.N., Brethren of the Trinity House g eh urne t ;; E ; Frederick 201.0 Three young horses belonging to a farmer were maliciously poisoned yesterday, at Kettleby, in Lei cestershire, There was on Wednesday last at Limekouset a sale of articles, made chiefly by the ladies of the Spanish and Italian refugees, and sold for their benefit. Most of the arriges.were disposed of; and it is hoped that this method will be adopted, in other places, of relieving a very meritorious class of sufferers, of whom all have seeu better days, and of whom most are in the utmost state of destitution. Last week a young couple from Lochaber, u n d rweancshoepdpotre opposed by t h h o e th fr u ie n n d d e s r o l t. B o nyeeaorsf theof se on n i a o at Glenshee on their way to Perth to get married. Here overtaken t i aken hu b t y w t e h r e e intended by edbriademgraookiuse'srhvarontt of heeiyr w someee brother with who kindly assisted t h em i n their escape by a their they danger, friends, back window, while their pursuers were making enquiries and taking refreshments at another quarter of the house. Unfortunately, however, a party of Sheriff's -officers who were in that neighbourhood on judicial business, espying the couple leaving the house in such an irregular and sus picious manner, came up to them at a short distance from the house, and teok them into custody. The fracas at tending the seizure and the subsequent explanation, at tracted the notice of the party in the house, who speedily relieved the Sheriff-officers of their charge, and carried them back to Lochaber in triumph in despite of the threats and struggles of the young man, and the tears of his intended bride.—Perth Courier. On the 18th instant, at Milton, in Northamptonshire, Lady Milton, of a son, which died soon after its birth. At the Residency, Lucknow, on the 10th of October, 1827, the lady of Mordaunt Ricketts, Esq. Resident at his Majesty the King of Oude's Court, of a son. On the 12th instant, at Chatillon-sur-Seine, the lady of Edmond Machin, Esq. of a daughter. On the 10th instant, at Harfleur, in France, the lady of P. J. Money, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIEI). On the 18th instant, at the parish church of Tormoham, in the county of Devon, by the Rev. James Yonge, in cumbent of Torquay, the Rev. Peter Leigh, to Jane, daughter and coheiress of the late Harriott Steward, Esq. of Watford, in the county of Hertford. On the 20th instant, Henry. Rodney Elliott,. Esc of the Honourable East India Company's Bombay Establish ment, au et Stockton. of Gregory to Mary, dau g ht er o f . Thomas Simpson, E sq . C onsul of his Majesty the Ki ng of ofthe Netherlands On the 17th inst an t, a t St. George's, Hanover-s quare , by the Rev. Georg e H u nt, rector of Birmingh am, S uffolk, Rawson Boddarn Gardiner, Esq. second son o f t h e l ate Samuel Gardiner, Esq. of Coombe Lodge, O xon, to Mar . garet . Baring, second daughter of William B ar i ng, Gould, Esq. of Lew T re nchard, Devon. On the 20tb instant, at St. Pancras Church, M r. Ch ar l es Ann, third daughter On the 20th insta nt, Mr. W illiam Bailey, of H ar t- s t reet , mra. es Ch ar l es Bloomsbury, to Stok ers. • Jones,ook Esq. of l. l o m f v Hie6a% I nn,'ers tock Hill, Hampstead. instant, of a decline, in the 29th year of the wife of Mr. Georgt Wells, of the Victualling O~~• Four children, under seven years of t of the cares of an affectionate and much be- Onv y,. a motner• "? the 19th instant, in the 17th year of her age, Ann, d a ughter of Mr. Thomas D. Grissell, of Charter-house square. On Wednesday last at Bewdley, Mr. Cooke, solicitor, age d 29. J. On the 26th of November, at St. Jago, Cape de Verds, her O a n g l e l , le S si a r9thab ' and Agent to Lloyd's. tannic Majesty's Consul-General, On P C th ia e rk l7 e, th Es i ci n ' st h a i n s t ß , at Carlisle, at the house of her sister, Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Bowes, aged 75. On the 28th ult. at Islington, Mr. William M. 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