The Sun. — London, England, 1827-08-30 00:00:00

Co. roome, yes- egant 1, has son of , hO re- ilcon, others, nceed corn- en and lected ccasion d their d Sid to fill DI such be when, ri mat- Tound. y~e th, ap : 0111 - a bil a well iidence ; the •street, erm of n Plot, :hurch, )er an- Itercst, tching iisting ,ms of !ath of noiety rety of Lease- !misea ;es, in ishire- )1y Si 'chant ituato anal, AY.) cage), re the accbus ad ex ing his est fel should Jy his Le, and imp.". ppoint be big •espon eon- ;ollow- em- trans- 3mer- 111 dge, in an re. even- ITON ) terday. ad had Down- erday F PAL- Int de =der- Mr. rant. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.-(At ST. JA. t per Load of 36 Trusses.) MESS. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 upland Ditto 4lO 515 ' , Ye-grass Hay 4lO 515 Newts eadow Hay 3 5 4 5 Supply good, trade brisk, and to advance. X. S. X. F. Clover Hay 4 15t07 0 Oat Straw ll2 110 Wheat Ditto 1 16 2 2 prices stationary, but expected SMITH, FIELD, s. s. wland Mead. I hy 3 sto 4 5 upland Ditto 4 10 5 10 LIYe-grass New Meadow Hay Hay 3 15 4 I 5 A good supply, and a dull .f. s. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 6 0 Do. extra fine 0 0 610 Oat Straw ll2 116 Wheat Ditto 1 16 2 2 trade, at Tuesday's prices. FISII-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. Since yesterday the arrivals of fish have been very li mited, and this morning's market exhibited but a short 'Ripply. Salmon and Turbot were extremely scarce and high ; of the former there was little fresh offered for sale. About hair-past seven o'clock 53 boxes arrived from Aber deen, but being too late for the market, they were ware housed for to-morrow.--The following were the prices:— Prime Turbot, each los. Od. to 18s. Od. Finest Salmon, per lb. 1 4 1 6 Ditto Grilse 0 9 1 0 Salmon Trout 0 0 0 9 Sturgeon 0 0 1 0 Fine Whitings, per 15 G 0 10 0 Inferior ditto Pine Soles, per three pairs 0 0 6 0 Inferior ditto, per dozen l2 0 0 0 Fine Cod-fish, each Live Flounders, per quarteni Live Eels, per 51b. Fine Lobsters, per score 24 0 50 0 Fine Crabs (per dozen) l5 0 20 0 Fine Cray-fish l5 0 18 0 Fine Prawns, per lb. Shrimps, per gallon Best Common Oysters, per bushel Natives 0 0 20 0 New Cod Sounds, per barrel 0 0 6 0 Dutch Pickled Herrings 0 0 1i 0 No variation in the prices of salt fish from our last quotations. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER. (From La Belle Assemblee.) WALKIN G DRESS.--A dress of canary-yellow g r°B de Napl e s, with three very broad distinct bias folds on the border of the skirt. Sleeves, d la Marie, with antique points at the wrists, and an enamelled bracelet of white and gold next the hand. Fichu-pelerine of fine India muslin, with long mantelet ends; the pelerine finished all round by Spanish points, edged with fine braiding, and sur mounted by flutings of lace. The ends of this ele gant out-door covering are drawn through a belt of tartan ribbon; yellow ehecquers on a white ground; though some ladies prefer the pattern to be of diffe rent colours. The pelcrine is fastened at the throat with a bow of ribbon the same as the belt • a small trifle French ruff of lace su rmoun t s th e ifehu part. The hat is of white crape or chip, and is ornamented with bows and long puffs of tartan ribbon; yellow, on white ground. Blue silk stockings, with kid slippers of the same colour, en sandales, complete the dress. EVENING DRESS.—A gown of a novel descrip tion, the lower part being made like a pelisse robe, of pink crape, richly ornamented with satin of the tin'ie colour. One broad bias fold of pink satin sur rounds the border, cut in points next the knee, to which it nearly ascends : at the part where the robe close s down the front of the skirt, is a broad layer of satin, notched in points on each side : flown the centre of this ornament are bows of Pink satin ribbon, placed at equal distances. The body is finished in front with fichu robings in points, similar in appearance to the Anglo-Greek stomacher. The sleeve s are long, and of white crape, with double rows of antique points of white satin : next the !land, a broad gold bracelet, fastened with a cameo head. A dress hat of white transparent crape ; under the brim a fluting of broad blond; the crown of the hat covered with beautiful white plumage, playi ng in every direction. LITERATURE. ST. JAMES'S: A SATIRICAL POEM. One Vol. pp. 151. A good-humoured anti satirical poem, whose thief fault is its playfulness. A St. James's Pen should be taken in hand by a Churchill in by bitterest and most malignant moments, not °Y a man of fashion, who looks even on the Worst points of gambling with an indifference amounting almost to approbation. With the exception of this defect, St. James's deserves praise ; its versification is correct and euphonious, lts sentiments appropriate, and its humour—but let the fol)owing extract speak for itself : I've seen from forth their icy beds The wine bottles in phalanx go : And then, as right, in people's heads, I've after, seen th e s pi r it s fl ow . There I was present on that day, Witness of that most sad affray— When she (who used herself to say Four bottles could not make her falter, Nor either speech, or action, alter) Either through accident, or fun, Was most severely cut by one ! But though I take each giddy round Which fashion makes us sometimes enter, Where every fool is nightly found, To form of equal fools the centre; Still there is wanting something more To elevate the sinking spirits; Which, though sought elsewhero.o'er and o'er, Thy charmed hall alone inherits. . RUS SI AN LOAN NEGOCIATED BY Mr. N. Roxiiscimo IN LONDON.—The Half-yearly Dividend co the above Loan, which becomes due on Saturday, the !" of September next, will be paid on the following Mon day, and every succeeding day (Saturdays and Sundays t leepted), by Mr. N. M. Rarliscinun, between the hours of ten and two. The Dividend Warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left two days previous for examination. Printed forms to be previously called for. BRAZILIAN LOAN OF £2,000,000 STER LING NEGOCIATED BY Mr. N. Al. ROTHSCHILD IN LONDON IN 1825. —The Half-yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which becomes due on Monday, the Ist of October next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. Roxiiscuno on that and every suc ceeding day (Saturdays and Sundays excepted), between th e hours of ten and two, at his Counting-house, No. 2, New -court, St. Swithin's-lane. The Dividend Warrants, 'with lists thereof in numerical order, must be left two days previous for examination. Printed forms to be pre viously called for. PRUSSIAN LOAN NEGOCIATED BY MR. N. M. Romscintx Ix LoNno N IN 181 S.—The Half yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which becomes due ou Monday, the Ist of October next, will be paid on that and every succeeding day (Saturd ays and Sundays excepted), by Me. N. M. ROTHSCHILD, between the hours of ten and tw o , a t his Counting-house, No. 4 „, New -court, St. Swithin's-lane. The Dividend Warrants, w i th a list thereof to numerical order, must be left two days previ ous for exa rnination. Printed forms to be previously c a ll ed for. At Hurst, a short time since, an Ex c i seman, who had been absent for some years, returned to the spot Where love had invited his heart, and enquired for the " fair one," when, behold ! she had taken for better f ee worse a thin-lathed tailor : at this discomfiting news th e limb of excise appeared' in the colours of a madman; And then he called on Sally Brown To see how she went on, But she had got anther Ben, Whose Christian name was John. When he came to the house of the fortunate husband, who was seated at the shop-board, he in a voice like thunder demanded the wife. The tailor was surprised—with a sleeve-board in his hand, he kept at a respectful distance, When the Exciseman naade an aim at him with his fist, but the tailor escaped by running away ; the other followed across a garden, and over a wall, when the neighbours m ere alarmed, and sought the intruder : in return a fine °wit ensued for near three miles, when the game took 4 ver at a small public-house, named the Bull Inn. After • hunt smen came up, the tailor gave a treat to Mr. e leernan, who seemed to swallow this feast of disappointed °l'e Without any feelings 9f enruity. , Rriyhtyn Gazette. MYSTERIOUS MURDER. Yesterday week an adjourned inquest was held at Monks' Eleigh, on the body of Jonas Ansel, the bey of seven years of age, whom we lately stated to have been found murdered in an ozier ground in the above parish. The following par ticulars of this extraordinary case have since transpired. The eldest boy (11 years of age), whom we stated to have been committed to our gaol to abide the issue of the inquest, had, it appeared, confessed that he and his younger brother were bathing with the deceased, when he (the elder) struck him with a stick on the fore head, on which the deceased sunk, and he and his brother ran frightened away. Before the boy who made this confession was committed, a clasped horn knife was found in his posses sion, which he said he had picked up on the road the same day on which the child was missed. —This knife, the surgeon gave it as his opinion was very likely to inflict exactly such a wound as the mortal one which was found under the shoulder. The boys further con fessed that they informed their mother of the cir cumstance, who, within an hour after it took place, went with them to the water side, ordered them to conceal . the clothes in the hedge, and afterwards carried them away with the intention of dressing the body. It was in consequence of this confession that the mother was committed. During the period of the boys' confinement, in separate cells, they gave various contradictory statements and confessions, and again, on being questioned, strenuously denied all knowledge of, or participation in the murder. It was evident, however, that they had been strictly cautioned, for they conducted themselves with an in difference, and evinced a degree of cunning extraordinary in creatures so young ; it was only when taken by surprise that any thing inculpating them could be elicited. After a patient investigation of the circumstances, and the the examination of several witnesses, who could only speak to reports, and particularly the three daughters of the woman, who, upon oath, completely contradicted their brother's testimony, by declaring that their mother never left her house and them the whole of the day the child was missing, the inquest was obliged to bring in a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, and the persons implicated were discharged out of custody. It is most ex traordinary that the evidence of no person has yet been brought forward who saw the children playing together on Wednesday the Ist of this month, or has been a witness of any part of the subsequent transaction—viz. the removal of the body to the ozier-ground, which adjoins a public highway, &c. The knife remains in the posses sion of Thomas Raynham, constable of Chelles worth, to be owned, which may still lead to some discovery of this mysterious murder.—Siffolk Herald. PESTALOZZI. Henry Pestalozzi was born at Zurich, on the 12th of January, 1745. He soon lost his father, who was an esteemed physician, and his educa tion was superintended by some distant relatives. At school, Henry was known to be "no com mon boy:" he evinced great energy tff character on several occasions. His benevolence was unbounded. His time was divided between solitary meditation and study. The result of the latter was a spirited translation of several speeches of Demosthenes, and the composition of some essays, which he then published, on the formation of character for public life, and on the Spartan Legislature. From excessive study he fell into a severe illness ; and when he had re covered, he at once altered his plan of life, and abandoned his literary pursuits. He burnt all his papers, gave up entirely the reading of books, applied himself to the study of agriculture, and purchased an extensive farm in the canton of Aargau. At the age of 22, we find him living in rural retirement, separated from all his furmer connexions. Here he began to put into practice his benevolent plans for educating the lower classes. " Pestalozzi was determined," says the author, " to try what education might do, even for those who were taken from the dregs of the people. He received into his house 50 children, most of them orphans of the poorest class, or children of vagabond beggars. He had a share in an extensive cotton manu factory, which was constructed on his own es tate. In this and in some agricultural occupa tions the children were employed, and at the same time treated in the kindest manner, and with the most careful attention to their wants. Pestalozzi himself acted as a father to them all, not only by thus providing for them, but by un dertaking the superintendence of the whole of their education, and giving them all the instruc tion that might be useful in their circumstances. In teaching them he followed a most original plan, which enabled him to conduct large classes, to occupy all, and yet to fix the attention of every individual child. IVith this establishment he went on for fifteen years, without the least sup port from any private individual or public body. Keeping up, as he did, the whole by his own means, his property was reduced, and must at length have been exhausted. While he engaged in these benevolent exertions, he was satisfied that education was the principal means for me liorating the condition of the lower classes, and he looked round for a more extensive ground on which to begin. He was at length compelled to give up his labours at Newhof, and at the period of the Revolution, took refuge in Underwalden. Here, at a little village called Stauz, he established a school for seventy poor children, and in spite of numberless obstacles, he succeeded, during the few months it was in existence, in exciting in them a desire for instruction. He made them wiser, happier, and better. In 1804 he became fixed at Yverdun, under the patronage of the Canton de Vaud, and there he continued his instructions and his vast labours for the improve ment of the rising generation ; but his generosity was too great for the economical management of such an institution, and at the end of a few years he was obliged to give it up, and retire to Newhof. He passed the remainder of his life in correcting and revising his books, and was_ga thered t o his fathers on February 17 , 18 27. The difficulties which this generous and humane man had t o encoun ter, and the persevering zeal with whi c h h e l a b oure d to su b s titute care and atten tion on t h e part of teachers for brutal severity, and the success which followed his exertions, are little kn own i n this country. His life was passed in pl ann i ng sche mes f or the improvement of youth, a n d steadily carrying them into execution. He was a most amiable enthusiast." count of his life, from which we have taken these statements, is apleasing attention of all those The ac. history, and worthy the who think we 1 1 11USt make instruction interesti ng by ki n d ness, and lead yout h to virtue by our example. The Speaker of the House of Commons is reaiding at Worthing,...Brighton Gazette. MAYO (IRELAND) ASSIZES. THE KING V. NUGENT.. A curious occurrence took place in reference to the trial of Nugent. Mr. Christy (one of the Jury) came forward :--my Lord, I have not agreed to the verdict returned, last night, by my fellow jurors ! The JUDGE, with evident amazement, asked the Juror for an explanation of the transaction ? [A long dialogue, in a suppressed tone of voice, commenced. The Learned Judge did not appear satisfied, and desired Mr. Christy to write his senti ments, and give them to him. Accordingly, at an advanced hour of the day, Mr. Christy appeared be fore his Lordship, with the paper, as desired.] The JUDGE—Is this letter, Sir, your deliberate and explicit sentiments on this subject ? Mr. Christy—lt is, my Lord. I would not con cur in the verdict if there were no recommendation. in favour of the prisoner. Under the impression that the prisoner should be recommended to mercy, I agreed to the verdict. [lt appeared that the Judge gathered from the conversation with the Juror in the morning, that he did not conceive himself justified in agreeing to a verdict that would deprive a man of life for the com mission of such a crime] The JUDGE—I should be wholly forgetful of my duty, and unworthy to preside here, if I suffered an occurrence of this kind to pass unnoticed. The ex. pressions which were made use of to me this morn ing were very different from what are contained in this paper. At the time the observations were ad dressed to me this morning—l must say that when I heard the expressions made use of this morning, I was appalled--I was struck with horror; but as they are not contained in this paper, I do not feel myself at liberty to mention them. I should be wanting in duty to myself if I did not express a strong feeling of disapprobation of such conduct as was represented to me this morning. I feel gratified, however, to find that the sentiments in this paper do not convey what the language of this morning did ; for it contained expressions at which every feeling of religion, every feeling of huma nity, and every feeling of duty, should re volt, and at which every man possessed of a, spark of religion, or humanity, or integrity, ought to be appalled and struck with horror; for it amounted to this—that a Juror had assented to a verdict convicting a man of a capital offence, when he did not concur in that verdict. lam willing to admit that I have been mistaken, and I feel a satis faction in thinking that this has been the case. It is a circumstance which any man should blush to acknowledge—it is an avowal at once of what would disgrace the man and the Christian. Lest any person should conceive an idea contrary to what my impression on this subject is, it is my daty to express my opinion, that any man who, on his oath, assents to a verdict against his conviction, is guilty of a crime against Christianity, against truth, and against character. I feel it to be my duty thus to express my disapprobation, lest it should be supposed that , any thing could justify a man acting so in the face of his God and his country. As I before observed, I must have misconceived the meaning of Mr. Christy, although I have reason to think that I was not the only person who so understood him, and I can only add, that I am happy to find that these ex pressions have been since retracted. Put forward the prisoner Nugent to the bar. The unfortunate man was put forward. His ap pearance denoted a state of extreme terror ; his eye rolled wildly about the Court, and a moisture trickled down his forehead and checks, which were so pallid, that they resembled the effects of death. His breathing was short and convulsed. One of his hands clenched the fore part of the dock, and with the other he at intervals struck his breast. _ The Judge put on his black cap, and looked at the prisoner for a moment before he commenced his address. An appalling; silence reigned throughout the Court. His LORDSHIP proceeded.—Nicholas Nugent, you have been indicted for one of the most heinous of fences that can be committed against any individual in a state of society. You have been tried, and after a most patient and long investigation of the case, and a minute examination of all that could be said in your favour, you have been found guilty by a Jury of your country. It is painful to me even to dwell upon a subject which Must so deeply affect you, and the consequence of which it is my duty to say will be fatal to you. Prisoner here ejaculated—The Lord have mercy on us! The Learned JUDGE resumed—l shall not utter any thing that can tend in the slightest degree to distract your mind from the awful subject which should occupy all your attention. I cannot hold out to you any hope of forgiveness, and, therefore, in this awful moment, it is my office, and it is a pain ful one—it is the office of every Christian—to urge you, to exhort you, to intreat of you, that as you are now fast approaching the period when you are to ap pear in the presence of your Maker, to endeavour, by a sincere repentance, to make your peace with his offended Majesty; and I trust that through his mercy and goodness, and through the merits of your Redeemer, you may hereafter obtain that remission of your crime which you cannot expect in this world. I must now pass upon you the awful sentence of the law, which is, " that you be taken to the place from whence you came, and thence to the place of execu tion, and that you be hanged by the neck until your body be dead, and may God of his compassion have mercy upon your soul !' The prisoner was greatly affected, and protested frequently his innocence of the crime for which he was about to suffer. [The Irish Papers have omitted to mention the nature of the crime for which this man is con demned.] A MoNsTmt.—About half-past ten o'clock last night, a young woman, named Ann Pearson, at pre sent residing with her sister, in Wilson-street, Finsbury square, and who had been parsing the afternoon at Kentish Town, was accosted near the St. Pancras Work. house, on her road home, by an elderly and respectable looking man, who endeavoured to draw her into conversa tion, by inquiring where she lived and where she had been. After walking by her side some distance, he put one arm round her waist, and was proceeding to further liberties, when she sprang from him, and threatened to call for assistance. Instead, however, of proceeding to further outrage, as she expected, he entreated pardon, and again resumed his station by her side, until they arrived very near the Fever-hospital at Battle-bridge, when he suddenly turned on her, and she instantly felt herself wounded in the left arm, with some sharp instrument. At the same moment he struck her a blow ou the head with his other hand, ;nd darted down one of the streets leading to Sourer' Town. With the force of the last blow, she stag gered, but prevented herself from falling by catching hold of some garden railings. She remained in this situation, preserv e h erse lf f rom f a i n ti ng , f or so me scarcelyminutes, able to until two persons, one of them a Bow-street patrol, came up, and by them she was taken to a house close by, where her arm was examined. The wound, however, was extremely slight, having little more than . grazed the flesh, and was evidently aimed at the breast. P UNNING . ----There are few words so pregnant with value to the punster as " fair." At the commence ment of the annual Donnybrookian festivities, a corres pondent sends us the following materials to work up to ad vantage, at the same time alleging that II? pays us a great compliment, as any of the London Paper s wou ld g l a dl y p a y him for the communication :—" Donnybrook Fair has just commenced, and it is fair to conclude that it will be toler ably fairish as to general attractions. The carmen are par ticularly accommodating, and take parties at a very reduced fare. Numbers of the fair have already graced the festive scene with their presence, which has caused many excel lent jigs and cotillions. The visitors fared but indifferently on Sunday. The tents being uncovered, some were sur prised at their humble fare of cow-beef and cabbage by a heavy rain, which increased their gravy more than they desired. We understand that Mr. Phare constructed one of the large booths, which is unusually commodious; we believe he is the same who was employed at the alterations of the phare on the light house wall. There is a report of a fare having been seen stalking about in a white sheet near the river on Sunday night, but it is not generally credited. We observed many purchasers of fairings."..... Dublin Freeman'r Journal, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGHAIII RACES.--WEDNESDAY, Auc. 29. His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral, accompa nied by the Duchess, and her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia, arrived on the course at balf•past one, in a ba rouche and four, the Royal suite following in a second carriage and four. Their Royal Highnesses were received at the grand stand by her Grace the Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Paget, Chichester, C. Wood, Mohntcharles, and several others of distinction. About a quarter of an hour after, her Majesty the Queen of Wirtemburgh ar rived ih an open chaise drawn by f^tir horses, accompa nied by her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, the Royal attendants following in two other carriages and four, and the whole escorted by several of his Majesty's out riders. The Royal party staid throughout the races, with which they expressed themselves highly gratified ; and, on leaving the course, were repeatedly cheered by the spectators. ". The Surrey and Middlesex. Stakes of 25 soya. each. Two miles and a distance. Lord Mountcharles's Royal Oak, 4 yes Lord Egremont's b. c. Grampus, 3 yes 2 Mr. Forth's Martha, 3 yrs Duke of Richmond's Linkboy, 4 yrs The Magna Charta Stakes of 50 SOVS. each, for three-yr old colts, Set. 51b. and fillies, Set. The winner of the Oaks 71b. extra. Tile New Mile. Duke of Richmond's Gulnare Mr. Ramshottom's Prism 2 Sweepstakes of 15 cove. each, for horses regularly hunted with the King's or the Berkeley Hounds. Mr. Day's Nitnrod Mr. Brown's Julia Captain Berkeley's Sylvester 3 Mr. T, Jones's Deuce Ace The Town Plate of 50 soya. The winnor to be sold for 200 sovs., &c. Heats, two miles and a half. Duke of Richmond's Busk, 3 yrs Mr. Farral's Elephanta, 4 yrs 4 2 Captain Locke's Hawk's-eye, 3 yrs 3 3 Mr. Brown's Charnwood, aged 2 4 BRIDGWATER RACES.—TUESDAY, AuG. 29. WILLiAm PINNEY, Esq., Steward. Mr. G. DANGER, Clerk of the Course. The 501. Plate. Heats, two miles. Mr. Portman's ch. m.•ProSody, aged 1 1 Mr. Trelawny's b. c. by Foxbury, 3 yrs 2 2 Mr. Day's bl. c. Black Buck, 3 yrs 3 dr The Ladies' Plate of 50/. Heats, two miles and a distance. Mr. Jones's b. m. Conquest, 5 yrs 1 1 Mr. Day's bl. c. Black Buck, 3 yrs Captain Hardwick's br. c. Tarquin 3 dr There was no race for the Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 added from the Fund. RIJGELEY RACES.—MONDAY, AuG. 2'7. The Beaudesert Stakes of 15 sovs. each, and 15 added, for three and four-yr-olds. Twice round and a distance. Mr. Beardsworth's be. c. Don Diego, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Yates's b. f. Little Bopeep, 4 yrs 2 One paid.—i•o to 20 on Little 80-peep.—A good race. Sweepstakes of 5 suits. each, and 25 added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Howard's hr. f. by Filho, 3 yrs 1 1 Lord Grosvenor's b. g. Glede, 6 yrs 0 e, Mr. Warmsley's b. f. Pink, 3 yrs Lord Grosvenor's hr. c. Christmas, 3 yrs 3 4. Mr. Beardsworth's b. c. Loraine, 3 yrs 2 0 Two good heats. The Hunter's Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 10 added. There were eight subscribers to this race, but in cone• quence of a dispute amongst them there was no start. CRICKET. On Tuesday afternoon a grand Match was played at the Scholars' Ground, Vincent-square, Westminster, between eleven gentlemen of the Brompton Club, and the same number of the Vincent-square Club. After a sharp con test, the Vincent-square Club, who were in first, were de clared the victors. The numbers were as follow: VINCENT-SQUARE CLUB. BROMPTON CLUB. First Innings 77 First Innings 54 Second ditto 73 Second ditto 44 Total l5O ' - T0ta1...... 58 TANDEM MATCH. Captain Fairburn undertook his tandem match yester day over a part of Epping Forest. He engaged for 100 sovereigns to trot twelve mild in one hour, and to back his wheels if he once broke into a gallop. This happened only once in the eight miles, which he completed in thirty two minutes. On his return the pacing of the horses was a complete picture. The match was easily won, with nearly three minutes to spare. WRESTLING. CANN AND POLKINCHORNE.—The friends of Polking home will attend at the Castle Tavern, Holborn,, this evening, between eight and ten, to make a match with Cann, for 5001. a side. Should Cann's backers see this notification they will, no doubt, be at the scratch. There are now residing at Lady PEMBROKE'S Hospital in Appleby, 13 widows, the average of whose ages is eighty years each, the whole number amounting to 1040 years. The elder, or mother of the Hospital, i s 85 years of age. They have 30/. per annum each to live upon, a house, and several other privileges. METHOD OF FORCING FIGS.—No fruit-tree is so docile as the fig; it wears as well, or better, in a pot, than in a free soil ; cuttings come into bearing the same season ; a first and second crop are obtained in the open air, and no tree forces better. Mr. 7 :lobert Chapman, the intelligent and skilful gardener at Harewood House, has cultivated the fig in pots under glass at that place success. fully fur the last thirty years. The pots are generally from twenty to twenty-four inches wide at top, and fourteen inches deep. The trees arc taken out of them annually in January, all the younger roots are eut off with a sharp knife ; the ball is reduced according to circumstances, and the plants are re-potted in a rich sandy loam. A bed of dung or leaves is made on the floor of a house which has vines against its back wall ; in this the pots are plunged, and a little fire heat is given, so as to keep the air from 65 to 70 degrees. The usual routine culture is pursued ; the fruit begins to ripen early in April, and a succession is kept up in the same house till October, after which the plants are plunged in the soil of the house, and kept dry till Ja nuary. The sorts are the Genoa, the large brown Ischia, the Murry, and the black Genoa.—The trees are of dif ferent ages, from three to 20 years. —.Edinburgh Paper. IKEY SOLOMONS.—In consquence of private information obtained by the authorities of the Mint, a strong party of officers from Hatton-garden and the Thames-po lice were dispatched to the house of Mrs. Solomons ( w if e of the notorious Ikey), in Bell-alley, Petticoat-lane, at an early hour yesterday morning. Upon obtaining admission, which was effected by a novel stratagem, the inmates, con sisting of Mrs. Solomons, two other young females, and a young man were immediately secured, and the premises narrowly searched, when a large quantity of base coin, jewels in cases, valuable watches, silks, and cloths, were found concealed under the hoards of the ground floor, and in the yard, the whole of which was dug up, and occupied from half-past seven till ten o'clock. The property, and the individuals in custody, were conveyed in coaches to Hatton-garden, where they underwent a private examina tion before Mr. Sergeant Skr.r.ox and A. S. LAnta, Esq., and were remanded till.a future day. A great number of respectably-dressed persons of the Jewish persuasion, pre sented themselves in the waiting-room in the course of the morning, anxious to have a private in terview with Mrs. Solomons, b ut t h e i r so li c it a ti ons were p e remptorily rejected. A sister of Mrs. Solomons was, however, allowed to see her in the lock-up place, in the presence of Limbrick, the officer, for the purpose of making arrangements for her (prisoner's) infant child. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. — Friday after noon, between three and four o'clock , as Benjamin Bun bury, EN', of Marlstone-house, Newbury , was taking an airing in hi s pony-c h a i se , i n com pany with hi s son , w h o drove, the animal became suddenly restive in a by-lane, about three miles from Marlstone, dashed off and fell over the bank into a dry ditch : the vehicle was completely turned upon both g entlemen —the horse kicked furiously as he lay on the ground, and unfortunately struck Mr. Bunbury so violently in the stomach as to render him speechless. His son also received several severe kicks, and they were both so much hurt as to be unable to extricate themselves from under the chaise. In this situation, the horse kicking and plunging, they remained near three hours, no person during that period happening to pass. They were first discovered by a countryman, and assistance being procure& they were conveyed home. Mr. Bunbury lingered in a speechless state till 11Ionday morning at eight g h seriously injured, is likely to r ecover . M r . Bun o'clock, when death put an end to his sufferings. His son, Years, had been a Major in the army, was a Deputy - Lieutenant and Magistrate of b t h u ny was a gentleman advanced in the county of Berks. He had been thrice overturned be fore, by the same pony, and it was against the entreaty of his friends that he continued to drive so vicious an • animal. MAIWATE; AtiGUST TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—As every thing seems to be still very flat in London; perhaps you can make room for a few more marvels from Margate; for really it is a very marvellous place, and the beauty Of it is, it grows more and more marvellous every days I assure you, I have now been in iiPargate almost three days, and I declare to you, upon my honour and conscience, it does not seem to me to be much more than a Month. Every tiring, as my friend Air. Napoleon Pipp Shufilebotham, observes —every thing is so extreme attractive that if a body had five-and.-twentv senses, itietead of five, there would be plenty of employment at Margate for every one of them. I told you, the other day, how we had been honouring the Duke of Wellington by gulping oysters and bot-iled stout aboard our fishing boats ; but I made a sad hole in my manners by not telling you that the idea of the thing originated with a very ingenious little gentleman of the name of Watts ; and who is said to be concocting something still more magnificent for the gratification of the Margate visitors. Mr. Watts was formerly, I believe, the steward of a steamer ; but he had a soul above corkscrews ; and he is now a sort of operative master of the revels here ; a cutter-out of aquatic comicalities, under the great Dr. Jarvis, of jetty celebrity. What they mot! to bring out next I know not ; but in my humble opinion, they will never be able to beat the balloon they sent up last Monday, in honour of the Duke of Wellington; for it was of the exact size and form of a two-gallon stone bottle, and it did not burst until it had got nearly fifty yards overhead ! Nothing can go beyond that, I should think. However, they ought to bestir themselves, for visiters pour in faster and faster every day. The steamers have already brought down twelve thousand more visiters than they ever did on any former season, that is to say, up to the present time, this 23d of August. Your London readers may stare, but 'tis a fact ; I know it by the two shillings a-head paid for pier dues. Blessings on the man who first invented steamers ! ought to be the wish of every Margate man, one would think ; but yet it is not so. " Sir," said a lodging-house keeper to me the other day—for, generally speaking, they are pretty polite, and always say Sir when they address a man whose coat looks as if there was something in its pockets—" Sir," said he, " them steamers are shocking dettry mental to Margate : before they were invented the people as come here were hp-toppingish people, who would take a ready furnished house, or a floor or two, at a good bold price, and stay here for a month or six weeks at a stretch ; and then a man had some chance in the world ; but now, these steamers bring down nothing but shoals of tag rag and bob tail, who can't afford to stay above a day or two at farthest, and therefore stodge them selves into the inns and public-houses ; whilst all the genteel people run away to Ramsgate or Broad stairs, to avoid the concatenation of such riff-raff: and all the lodging houses are left well nigh empty. No, Sir, don't tell me of steaming—it has tee-totally destroyed the ge , dility of Mar gate ! " Now,that is what I should set down as what Mr. Cobbett would call " a nasty ill natured speech of a disappointed dabbler in big rents ;" but I did not get a much more satisfac- tory opinion upon steaming, from a very fat and worthy inn-keeper—seated in state at the head of his table d'hote with thirty or forty well 'dressed dinner-eaters before him—each with a bottle of port, sherry, or Bucellas, at six shillings per bot., by the side of his plate. " Why, Sir," said he—laying down his tools and wiping his mouth with the corner of the table cloth, " Why Sir, I can't say much for steaming ; it may be good, or it may not—something may be said pro and con ; but, as I was saying, I can say this—that we are thankful for all things—Allow me to help you to a little more lobster sauce to your turbot ?" I took the lobster sauce and left j the steamers to their fate—convinced that, how ever ungrateful mankind may be, the mankind of Margate are more ungrateful than any other ; otherwise they would say—" Blessings be on the man who first invented steamers." As to the gentility of Margate being destroyed, and nothing coming to it but tag-rag and bob-tail, I don't believe a word of it ; for the women all wear bonnets ala v , indmilt, as big as the biggest in Bond-street; and the men cock their hats aside, and handle silver forks as dextrously as Mr. Theodore Hook himself could do. Besides, if the gentility of Margate is destroyed, what business have they to talk of their " table d'hote"—and to call their little three cornered toy-shops "Boulevards de Paris P" Every body knows that none but unquestionably genteel people could duly estimate such refine ments and, therefore, it is really scandalous to say the gentility of Margate has been totally destroyed by steaming. " Why, Sir, no longer ago than yesterday, I heard the Widow Wabbleton, of Portsoken, who is down here with her five charming daughters, all bonnetted a la wind mill—l heard her with my own ears, in the mut ton market of Margate, address the butcher's wife as Madame Bouchere; " Madame Bou chere ;" said the highly respectable widow, " voulez vous have the goodness to send the coutelets de mouton at eleven precisely, as we d o oFuvi First, do patronise will, always takes our dejeune a la fourchette at that my lady," replied the butcher's wife ;—and if all that was not quite genteel, I don't know what is. And then aga i n , if the gentility of Margate is destroyed, hour ? Bing f? ThAiniiiedt,y—et he does ; and he has even added a grey pony to Thanes,-- would u u d d he c o his brown one, and drives a la tandem, with a postilion, instead of single, as he used to do ! And Mr. Irish Johnstone, too, would he reside at Margate, and parade its parades m • ornmg, noon, and night, if Margate was .not decidedly genteel ? Assuredly not. I could give you a hundred other proofs of our gentility, but, un fortunately, I have not room enough ; and, therefore, I will reserve the others for my next letter ; for really I think (and I have no doubt you will agree with me) that such a vile slander ought to be amply contradicted.--I remain, Mr. Editor, your most obedient, P. P. "—lwnAetililonsutteht:ent P.S.—I am sorry to say we have had some blowing weather here. Last night, when the Eclipse steamer came down with a cargo of ladies and gentlemen from London, it blew so hard that she could not approach the Jarvisian j e tty, and as it was only half-flood tide she could not get within the pier. Consequently, she was compelled to stand out to sea again without landing a singl e sou l o f th e m ; and there she w with the angry waves , for more than two hours. N o b o dy felt much alarm about awas, ' it, because they had little Captain Large aboard buffetting of her, and he is allowed to be the best steam captain going an d, indeed, they were all safely landed eventually ; but it was a distressing thing i to see sixty or seventy ladies, particularly ine9n venitnced, lashed all crow to her gunwale with silk handkerchiefs, and an old gentleman crawl ing about arne them upon his hands and kf?Atis e ndeavouring to do away with their dis tress, offering them his pocket brandy bottle. STATE OF THE POLICE OF THE CITY. Notwithstanding all the noise that is made the city, ware - when a burglary is committed houses continue to be plundered there, and plundered under such circumstances, as prove that if the syttlyvi of prevention be not in - :proved, there will be by aria by no security at ail for property, even when locked up in houses situate in the iiidat public thoroughfares. Between seve' o'clock on Saturday evening last, and seven on Monday morning, the premises of Mr. Wel berry, Mt T. Wilkinson, - and Mr. Feaver, at No. 129, Wootl , street, Cheapside, were broken into and robbed of cloth , lace, and silk, to the value of tip Wards of 1,2001. The premises con sist of three difier' - art warehouses, but are in one. building, and within a few doors of Cheapside. The street-door had been locked, and must have been opened with a skeleton -key, as the lock was not in the slightest degree injured. Great violence had been used to break open the door of Mr. Dickinson's premises. The three ware houses were completely cleared out, and the thieves must have contrived and carried into execution the robbery with the greatest possible skill, n there is not a being in the neighbour hood who can testify as to one suspicious circum stance having occurred within the period described. Watchmen are upon occnions of the kind ge nerally condemned. Certain it is that they often wink at and participate in plunder. The watchmen who watched the imme,:liate neigh bourhood where the burglary was committed, all swear that they were awake on their p os ils, and that while they were on duty, " all was One of the principal officers of the police has, however, learned, that an experienced thief, who generally deals in silk goods, declared, in refer ence to the burglary, that " all was right," as the stuff had been prigged. The gentlemen who have sustained this heavy loss 4, immediately upon discovering the robbery, offered a reward of 501. for such information as wouid lead to the con viction of the offender or offenders, and recovery of the property. They have since, by the advice of Mr. nobler, jun., who is engaged in the in vestigation now going on upon the subject, offered 100/. An examinatiL.n of the watch-- men took place yesterday before Mr. Alderman 11 nsley, at which Mr. Hobler and Mr. Cope attended, but nothing was stated which was cal culated to throw any suspicion upon the guar dians of the night, who patroled the neighbour hood and cried the hour with their accustomed zeal and vigilance. It is fortunate for the citi zens, that there is a likelihood of a speedy change in the mode of watching. The sub committee appointed to draw up a report have concluded their labours ; and the report, wh;eli enumerates the projected improvements, has been agreed to in the committee, and will be pre sented at the next Court of Common Council. It is founded more especially upon the following evidence : MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN =FORE THE N+GIITLY•- WATCH- S ÜB-COMPif ITT Er Mr. Nevil Brown, Upper Marsha), examined.—lf the men are out all night, they cannot properly do the duty : a relief of two hours out and two in is the best. Six hours successive duty is too much, particularly in bad weather ; but better men would be got if the watch was changed in two divisions, as at Islington. The duty is more effectually done by changing stations, particularly in public thorough fares : there arc more men employed than are neces sary; they should be better men, and paid more.— Robberies are committed in the absence of watch men between the patrol going off and the watch coming on, and also after the watch leave in the morning. 'One or two men in each ward might patrol; a quarter of the watchmen in each ward would be sufficient for this : they should come on earlier and stay later; watch-boxes are an evil ; the men get in and do not patrol as they ought. There should be an evening and morning patrol. The men get acquainted with the women of the town, the market people, and others, by not being changed ; they get drinking with prostitutes and others. No doubt they are lured off by women to give thieves opportunities during their absence : this practice is facilitated by a watchman being alway s in we street. They are employed in shutting up shops, wi.Aich is objectionable. • Mr. William Wadham Cope, Under Marshal, ex , amined—l am of opinion that in changing the watch some evil may arise, as they know the fastenings ; but their being too long in one situation is a greater evil. I think it desirable to have them changed as patrols are in all the wards. They should not be too long on one station. If thieves know a watchman at a particular station, they may tamper with him; the preferable plan is to change them. I do. not think the watch come on soon enough ; from half past eight to 'ten in the evening warehouses are shut up, the watch is not on duty, and thieves are about; they should go off their duty later • robberies are committed after the watch leave; they should stay till eight in the morning, unless another arrange ment is made with the day police. The present number of evening patrols is not sufficient; as many men are requisite from five to nine as from nine till morning. It is desirable there should be relief.— The watch could be inspected better if a regular sys tem was adopted throughout the city. The pqlice should report the absence of the watch to the de puty ; the watch should be two hours out acid one hour in. _ _ _ Mr. John Cowtan, inspector cf the day patrol, examined.—My hours of duty are from nine in the morning till eight in the Lvenirig. I have noticed watchmen sleeping in some wards where there are watchboxes, and in others on steps. Some of the wards are well watched; in others, half the men are asleep.—(Here there was much laughter in the Committee.)—l think it better to change the watch men weekly. They know the fastenings; and should be changed so as not to get acquainted with the servants. They ought not to shut up shops. In wards where they do riot change, and are out all night, they become acquainted with the waterinen attending hackney coaches. In some wards the patrols come on early, in others not. If the day patrol were not required to sign the book after dusk, they could better look after boys and men water ing carts. There should be an alteration in the_ Morning; they should be continued till seven, that would prevent many robberies : they now go off hen the watch en committed . T e o h fr ieL y e t, sare a are then committ e d . The police officers know t he thieves. It would be beneficial for the watc hmen to come on d uty earlier. Mr. William Merchant , inspector of 'the ni g ht patrol, examined. —I am of o p ini on that watchmen should be r elieved ever y two hour s; there should be r elief. In the wards where the men are out all night, they are sleeping either in door-ways or wa tch-boxes. Robberies are mostly comm i tte d after and robberies rothbebe look -out w the watch leave in the mornin g : some depredations are committed in the evening. If active young men were employed, a less number would do : their pay is not enough. They should be removed from their beats once in two or three nights, and it should be uncertain where they are to go. The women' know the men when they are not relieved. 1 he improvements suggested by this testimony will, no doubt, be unanimously adopted in the Court of Common Council, as they have, been in the Committee. • .. 651. from