The Sun. — London, England, 1827-03-15 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The reformers at Oldham are to have a meeting on Monday next. The subjects of their deliberation are al most as numerous as the names of those who have signed the requisition, Equitable adjustment not only with the public creditor, but also of private contracts, are two of the desiderata required by the Oldhamites. Why have not they added a repeal of the Marriage Act ? However, we learn that this meeting is to be a great meeting, the greatest since 1819. Knight, who was imprisoned for presiding at a popular assembly at Burnley, is to be in the chair ; and Dr. Healey, who was tried along with Mr. Hunt, at York, to be one of the speakers. The rest are of the same character; so that there will be plenty of those qualities which are most fallacious, and most calculated to puff up him who supposes himself to be possessed of them—self-taught eloquence, and natural genius. 'While, however, we expose the absurdity of ignorant and conceit ed men, who jumble together in one mess such a quantity of discordant materials, it is impossible not to sympathize with the distresses of the starving manufacturers, and ad mire the patience with which, as our Manchester letters testify, they are almost universally borne. It is no matter of surprise, if these wretched individuals, to whom the speeches of Mr. Canning and Mr. Huskisson, in the last Session of Parliament, held out a reasonable hope of cheaper bread, or of increased means of purchasing it, by opening new markets for their industry by a free trade in corn should, now that the promise is broken, or at least evaded, begin to despond, and in this hopeless temper of mind listen to every quack-politician who proffers a remedy.-77rnee. - Papers from the Cape of Good Hope, to the 3d Jan. have been received. They are chiefly occupied with strictures on the appendix to the report of the Commis sioners of Inquiry. The charge against Mr. Burnett, which is contained in that report, of having been concern ed in the composition and publication of an infamous libel (i. e. the placard) in the interval between his sentence of banishment and his departure from the colony, is satis factorily met by affidavits on the part of several individuals, :which prove that the placard was exhibited some days previous to the issuing of the warrant for searching his lodgings, and many weeks before he was tried and sen tenced. The report of the Commissioners, therefore, is shown to involve the absurd insinuation, that a sentence pronounced against Mr. Burnett on the 10th August, was the cause of his being suspected on the Ist of June of writing a placard. It is remarkable enough that the Ses sion-of Parliament is now getting far advanced, without a single word being said respecting an investigation into the conduct of the late Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.--Ibid. It will be seen by the German Papers that an occurrence has taken place, from which an infinity of advantage to the true Christian faith is likely to he derived. The Catholic Clergy of Silesia, no longer capable of resisting the all powerful effects produced by the reading of tile Holy Scrip tures, have presented an Address to their Superior, the Prince Bishop of Breslau, respecting the abolition of various abuses, which, according to their experience, are subversive of the desired good purposes of religion. They desire, in the first place, the improvement of the Liturgy ; in the next, that in order to promote devotion during Divine Service, the singing of hymns shall be introduced ; and laitly, they require that the whole of the Service shall henceforward be read, not in a language unintelligible, but in that which is understood by the people ; besides a refor mation of the whole ritual, especially of the missal. They thus conclude :—" If the holy Mass is ever again to become a great and solemn act, impressing the mind and producing happy effects, it must undergo throughout many changes. What splendour would be imparted to our Church if it were refined from the dross, and restored to its apostolic purity, and if regard were paid in its institu tions to the wants of the present age !"—This interesting proceeding cannot fail to be attended with important con sequences to the true Christian world ; inasmuch as it leads to a reformation, which by its example promises to produce a rational • union which must end in a general system of Protestantism throughout Europe—a consummation most devoutly to be wished by all good and genuine Christians, anxious only to live in brotherly love and perfect equality with all mankind. In the mean time however we find, we are furnished with an additional instance of the bigotry and adherence to pernicious principles which still dis tinguish the Catholic Bishop to whom the above en lightened propositions have been made, and whose con duct on the occasion would make him so fit a companion fin. the priestly deluders and sanctified tyrants of Ireland. This Dignitary, it will be seen, having lately discovered that in certain villages, where the Protestants and Catho lics live on the best terms with each other, some Bibles had been given by the former to the latter to read, peremp torily interfered, but happily without success. "He sent (says the German Jom•nal) an Ecclesiastical Counsellor to the villages to induce the Catholics, 1)y exhortations and threats, to give up the Bibles. He assembled the Catho lic bailiffs, and - called on them to assist him in the execu tion of his mission. The bailiffs refused, and declared that they were themselves among the number of those who were guilty of reading the Bible, and even threatened, as come persons affirm, that they would all go over to the Protestant religion, if they were importuned any further en this subject. The Ecclesiastical Counsellor therefore returned re infecta, and made his report to the Prince 'Bishop. Hereupon the Bishop is stated to have claimed the assistance of the Civil Power, but the Chief President, Von Merkel, did not think it advisable to comply with this request." From these interesting facts, it may not unreasonably be inferred, that the reign of dark supersti tion has nearly approached its end ; and that in the anni hilation of priesteraft, the enlightened mind of mankind will accomplish the great object of our Sacred Redeemer —the extinction of all unworthy differences—the esta blishment of universal peace—the promotion of unani mity—and the perpetuation of brotherly affection and love throughout the whole civilized world.—Morning Post, Our finances seem not a little deranged, as well as the . rest of our system; and we much fear our boasted pros perity is rather en -the decline, not only with regard to our ‘, ctures, but with reference to our Revenue. It has been constantly asserted by our wise Finance Ministers, that public credit could not be sustained, except by a sur plus of Revenue, amounting to between five and six mil lions annually, beyond our expenditure; and notwith stisnding the excess has only been two millions for the year 1826; yet the machinery and fallacy have been con tinued, as if we had aetnallyithe estimated surplus, and are now in operation (of course by increasing the unfunded, to purchase funded debt) at that rate, although we believe that norone shilling of surplus can arise for the year 1827, as the Revenue is, we understand, very considerably de ' .icient this Quarter, as compared with the corresponding 'leaner of 1626. If, therefore, we had only a surplus : f two millions last year, with a great deficiency this year, the e):7 1 ence of part of an army abroad , we should be glad to learn whence our Sinking Fund of 5,500,0001. is to be found.for this year ? We should rather conclude that We shall have none ; and for the next and future years we shall have an additional charge of between two and three millions for naval and military pensions (the an nuity for which cannot be sold). We therefore think, if ever there was a moment when our annual Estimates re quired economy, the present is the one. Yet we find only a few persons Who have really called the attention of the House to this subject, and we are not a little surprised that • some Member does not bring .forward a motion for pre venting the Commissioners lot the National Debt making further purchases of Stock, in consequence of haying no funds applicable to such a purpose.—Morning Chronicle. There are, we should imagine, few things more obvious than that it is the duty of Government to extend equal justice and protection to all who are in its employment or under its immediate protection or controul. That this, however, is not the case is but too apparent from every dav's experience. That those who have the least to do should be the best paid, and vice versa, seems to be the lot of office. This those ,who drive down in their cabrio. lets to Whitehall, at one or two o'clock, to saunter away my arms thrust through the spokes. .After my master recovered, a few hours in reading the newspapers, and to receive and he came to the pony's head, and said to the coachman, "YoU are answer their private letters, know . ver well. Who is a pretty sort of a fellow to use me so." The coa chman made no y there that can wonder at the delays, the blunders, and the answer; but Dr. Timbrell, who was in the carriage, said, "You insolence of office," which is every day witnessed , who must be a pretty sort of a fellow to drive against my carriage. Mr. Agg said, " I gave you all the road ;" and to this the Doctor sees the laxity which prevails in too many of our public de - replied, " Don't talk to me, you don't know who I am." Mr. partments ? At the same time it may be asked, who is Agg, on this, said, " I don't care who you are ; I'll make you there so villainously gothic in his ideas as to suppose that know who lam before I have done with you and your coach a man with 1,5001. a-year ought to labour like a clerk at man."—Dr. Timbrell replied, " Come, sir, dark% talk to me, or a pound a week ? Such an idea would be preposterous I will commit you."—(The witness gave Dr. Timbrell's part of and absurd, and can only enter the perieranium of those the c onversation in a formal pompous manner, and a grunting anti-sinecurists, the race of whom are happily almost ex- tone of voice, in imitation of the Reverend Doctor, which ex tinct.cited much laughter).—While I was under the wheel , Mr.- Hatton We are led to this train of observation by a report which wepublished a few days since of a trial in the Se- came up, and by his assistance Mr. Agg released me fro m under p condary's Office, of an action brought by a stamper in the the nth whee er h l e . n'ofthbeisDcoocatonbrrodaid n t no d t ergedt an as of s his carri e j u r e, A an n. d Post Office, against a person who , by inclosing a quantity went up to the carriage, and saidtehat( " heDo t cto c r . would have g of detonating powder in a letter had caused a fearful cala- acted more like a gentleman if he had told his coachman to get mity to the unfortunate man of letters. One of the items down and give assistance; and the Doctor said, " I told you not of damage which he proved to the Jury was the sum of to talk to me, or I would commit you. Mr. Agg was pitched 61. 195., we think, paid to a substitute during his absence, on his shoulder and a good deal hurt. He was forced to hire occasioned by this untoward accident. This, we con- another gig, for which he paid 1/. 12s. fess, did excite our astonishment, and ga ve rise to Mr. George Hatton said, I saw the carriage wheels locked to the reflections we are now giving vent to. We should be gether, and Mr. Agg'e servant on the ground. There was abun glad to find that the matter has been mis - stated ; but , dance of room for two carriages to pass. The plaintiff (Mr. given, as it is, as part of the evidence in the case Agee) gig was on its proper aide of the road. Mr. Agg s a id, , " You are a . pretty sort of a coachman—what the d-I , d , i; s l you , we can hardly imagine how that can he. And taking it, for argument sake, to be correct, we can hardly wean b y ymouy.!tig Mir. Agg D b o a c d to n r ot sai s d w , sworn so as o y r I r shall i ng commit a g a i ns t imagine any thing more unjust than that any man, whe- to shock the Doctor's Christianity. Ne Doctor said, " You ther rich or poor, high or low—but more especially the don't know who you are talking to ; lam DOctor Timbrell." latter—undergoing great bodily and mental suffering from lam not quite sure whether the Doctor said he would commit an accident occurring in the performance of a public ser- the defendant, or said he would convict him. vice, shall be called upon actually to pay the public for the Moses Langston said—l am a coachman to the defendant, and ' injury he has sustained. It is not sufficient, forsooth, that have been so twelve years. I was driving at the rate of four his wife and family, if he have any, shall watch over his miles an hour. The gig was going at the rate of nine miles an an hour. Was on my own side of the road, and one side of my bed of sickness, and anxiously administer to his increased carriage w d as? drawn off the road on to the till. The shaft of the wants, but the means of administering to them, as well slit en of supplying their own. absolute necessities, are to be taken g a ' a g u w e a n s (' the ersotnweeweneretheitscphoedk"ouotf o t f he tb h e ind . whee l l o o s t e th d e tb la e n n; away. If this be true, we do - not hesitate to pronounce it whether they were mad or drunk, to drive g i l rf such a way. I the very acme of injustice ; and we should consider it the heard the Doctor ask them if they knew who they were talking more unjust, because we do not believe it is applied to the to. I did not get off-the box, nor did the Doctor get out of his better-paid kind of clerks, to whom we above alluded.— carriage. If it be true, we trust that the Chancellor of the Exche- Cross-examined.—The gig was drawn by a pony. uer, tvhose humanity and kind feeling no one doubts, W illiam Dance said—l ca m e u p and saw the shaft of the gig in will inquire into the matter and see it righted. If this the carriage wheel. Mr. Agg said, "D —e, you would not drive against a man like this." The Doctor said, "He did not ill-judged kind of economy is peculiar to the Post Office , know who he was talking to ;" and Mr. Agg said," He'd be and adopted for the purpose of swelling its revenue , we if he cared." I did not hear the Doctor threaten to commit t ilim m n r or c convict him. are sure we speak the sentiments of the public when we —4 . Signs . of say that no one wishes to see the public revenue aug . Puru. d irs n — a M e r. Taunton .n had on complained t of &sem. merited in such a manner. If the principle be true at all, soon afte : t i c e rs h o i L elf I tu m r , used g all m so ade of vituperation defe a n t e i l on ant, kut st vez the wounded soldier and sailor may as well be called upon to find substitutes—a thing too absurd to be even thought witnesses, and also against the plaintiff himself; per anC l l ga b l e n really Of. But if it is to be tolerated in any way, or in any de- could not see why an honied auctioneer was not as good as a bard partment, let it at any rate be applied impartially; or driving Archdeacon. The Doctor had said, "Do you know rather, we should say, let a general fund be formed at the who I am?" and no doubt thought it a great honour that the expence of all, to meet the casualties that all are subject man's legs should be broken by a man of the high rank he pos to ;in which case the indolent and the well-paid would be seised. Suppose the poor man's legs had been broken, be would , have had to go home to his wife lame and upon crutches', and she compelled to provide in the hour of unavoidable calamity would no doubt have said, "My dear, you have got both your legs for the wants of their less fortunate brethren in office. But, in truth, we should rather say " reform it altoge- broken."--"0h, yea ," would the poor man say, "but consider r," and let the public set the example of that justice ho did it—it was done by Doctor Timbrell, the Archdeacon, and the 'l M . agistrate of two counties!" Having disposed of the statement of which it requires from indis iduals.—Morning Herald. thedefendant's Counsel, he would say a few words as to the evi- The Times has a daily article, which it calls the dence. The coachman swore that he asked Mr. Agg whether he was " Money Market ;" and we are reminded by a correspon- mad or drunk. No other witness spoke to this, and it was clear that it dent, that, some three or four weeks ago, it was editori- never was said. It was proved that the plaintiff's servant was entre. ally announced, that whatever appeared under this h ea d Bled in the wheel. It would have been well if this respectable Divine, was not to be considered as put forth upon the authority this Archdeacon, this Magistrate, had just said to the poor man, "Are of the paper; much in the same way as it afterwards ye hurt ?" The coachman sat still on his box, and for aught this classed its Private Correspondence beta credible and non- venerable Clergymen knew, the life of a fellow-creature was in credible. This Money-Market-article, therefore, may be dan and yet he never got out of his indolent carriage to ascer tain w ger, hether that life was the forfeit of the carelessness of his considered as a sort of refuge for the destitute, open for truly or not, but, instead . of render ing any assistance, he, with the reception of friendless rumours, and orphan reports. Sometimes they are received with much kindness by the of Zia o a ff m en ar ded tan d f i eellu tr The witness thepmnoaliel said, ah tt e t ve t i l l ie ge ß an ev ce head of the establishment ; but more comrno7!ly - they ex- Defendant threatened to commit Mr. Agg. And Mr. Hatton perience no other attention than that of being simply al- proved that he either said he would commit him, or convict lowed house-room, as it were. This latter treatment, him. Now he was a witness who spoke the truth so as to he we observe, has been shown towards a very sturdy inmate beard. He was unlike the defendant's witnesses. He did not whisper perjury as if he was afraid his own conscience should who has taken up his abode for the last two days, and swag overhear him. On other points, the defendant's witnesses had gers away in stoutly denying that any reinforcements are on their route to Portugal. But to drop the metaphor, and come sworn too much—they had overdone the case. to facts. The Time:, in this same repudiated Money- Mr. Baron \rano HAN told the Jury, that the question for their consideration was, whether the accident was attributable to the market-article, alluding to the detachments belonging to n e glige nt bif. condu c t i.et of t he t defenda nt's . servant, or of the plaintiff various regiments, which will - embark for the Peninsula in . be cklaanufC...Darnsees, 71. the course of the present week, observes, with much cautious sagacity, " if it should turn out that a few troops left behind at the original embarkation, and recruits actually belonging to the various regiments now in Portugal, form the whole of the present ' reinforcement; it may be fairly said," &c. &c. Certainly, if it should so turn out, there will be no denying the inference ; hut, we suspect, military readers will be apt to laugh at the discovery of sending " recruits" to reinforce an army intended to take the field ' . They are more likely to be found in the Birdcage-walk, learning to handle a musket, than in Portugal, counter- NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LAxcAsTEB., MARCH 12. CROWN COURT. Mr. Justice BA ILICY entered the Court at 10 o'clock this morning. Isaac Longworth was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Jane Armstrong, his wife, Hannah Nightingale, being then alive.—The prisoner said nothing in his defence. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months. _ Samuel Ashcroft and Daniel Graham were indicted for as saulting James Nuttal on the King's highway, and taking from his person and against his will, two coats, one Bible, one pair of pliers, and fourpence, his property.—The Jury found a verdict of Guilty. There are two other indictments upon which the prisoners have yet to he tried, in which they are charged with similar offences. marching, and firing one. The rest of the in — formation is upon a par with this specimen—and so we dismiss it.— New Times. LENT ASSIZES. CIVIL SIDE..-...4R. WAYEFIELD. Mr. Sergeant Cnoss, at the rising of the Court, stated to his Lordship, there were two indictments standing at the head of the second list, for the trial of which it was extremely desirable that a particular day should he fixed. He wished to know if it would suit his Lordship's convenience to take them on Monday next. Mr. Baron HuLt.ocx—l fear not. They are special juries, I suppose. Mr. Sergeant CROSS—They are, my Lotd. As they stand at the head of the second list, it is probable that they will come on in regular order before that day ; but we wish to have a day fixed, in order to let the witnesses know when they ought to be in attendance. Mr. Baron HuttocK—My fear is, not that Monday will be too late, but that it will be too soon. Of course I cannot delay the other suitors of the Court on account of these trials. Would it not be better to fix a later day ? Mr. P. suggested Wednesday or Thursday. The object of the a pplication was only to have some day fixed. It was ultimately arranged that the trial should stand fixed for Wednesday the 21st of March. The cases tried in this Court to-day were, with one exception, undefended, and did not possess the slightest interest. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—SALISBURY, MA twit 13. Thomas Moller and James Cowden were indicted for uttering a . 5/. note, purporting to be a note of the.Bauk of England, knowing the same to be forged. There were four counts in the indictment ; the first, for felo niously uttering and putting away a 51. note, purporting to be of the Bank of England, knowing it to be forged ; the second, for uttering and putting away a promissory note ; the third and fourth, for committing the said offence to defraud the Bank of England or James Weeks. The Jury consulted for ten minutes, and then found both the prisoners Guilty. The JUDGE addressed the prisoners, and said that the time was, when it would have been impossible for a Judge to hold out to men so convicted of this heinous crime any hopes of mercy. The crime had, however, become of less frequent occurrence, and this county was almost free from instances of its commission. He strongly suspected that they were the dupes of another, and what was highly favourable to them, though it could not go to the jury, was the respectable names attached to a paper concerning their pre vious good character. The prisoners were then withdrawn from the bar. In the course of this trial, which lasted nearly the whole day, the Judge was perpetually interrupted by the pressure of the crowd the opening of doors, and the noise ou the outside. Oa one occa sion, when he left the Court for a few moments, he returned, and said, he had to pass through above 500 people, and to wait in the street, through the carelessness of the officers of the Court. It was really infamous, and he had resolved never to come the circuit again if the county did not provide come more suitable accom modation. It was scandalous to the city, and disgraceful to the county. THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON.—The fire of 1666 destroyed, beyond hope of recovery, no inconsiderable por tion of the light and fugitive literature of the preceding age. In the wide and deep vaults under St. Paul's lay thousands and tens of thousands of pamphlets, novels, romances, histories, plays, printed and in manuscript ; all the amusement, and alt the satire of Nash and Harvey, of Lodge, and Peel, and Green, and innume rable others, which even then made up the principal part of the humble libraries of the day. Here they had been placed for se curity, and here, when the roof of the Cathedral fell in, and the burning beams broke through the floor, they were involved in one general and dreadful conflagration.— Gifford's Dramatic Works of John Ford. MODES OF LIVING IN NORWAY.2-Thefrokost, or breakfast, which is quite a separate meal, consists likewise of coffee, but with the more substantial accompaniment of a hot dish of some kind of roast or hashed meat, either rein-deer or mutton ; which, with the addition of a glass of brandy, enables you, with out much difficulty, to support nature till one o'clock, when the dinner hour arrives. What is eaten at this meal lasts you till the coffee in the evening, about four ; after which you begin to feel some symptons of returning appetite for the mad, which makes its appearance about seven, and is oily to prepare the stomach against the meal that concludes the round of eating, the supper, which is as substantial as the dinner ; after which, nothing further is taken till the approach of morning, which begins with what has just been mentioned. The above is the constant routine of eating and drinking, agreeably diversified with a little occupation, just sufficient to create a n a pp etit e .— Brooke 's Tour through Norway. AN ANIAZON.—I crossed the Tarkali-oogan, and arrived at a small village in the afternoon. On dismounting, my stirrup was held by a fair and handsome-looking person, who proved to be a female. Admiration of a military life had induced her to deprive herself of her fair tresses, and to wear the dress of a man, preparatory, as she said, to offering her services to the em peror as a soldier. Hearing I was in the army, she told me, that, if she had been a little older, she would have accompanied me.— I told her that she would be rejected, from her feminine appear ance ; but she said, she would cut off her breasts, whenever they were too large for concealment. On taking leave of this little Amazon, I gave her an old aiguilette, which she accepted with great delight, and strutted off with it on hr shoulder, to the no small l amusement of the ""KePPera Journey from India. WORCESTER, MARCH 12. AGO V. TUMBREL, D.D. Mr. JuSTICE opened the pleadings. Mr. C. PittLugs' stated that the plaintiff resided at Evesham, and carried on the business of a silk-throwster, for which purpose be occupied mills at Overbury. The defendant was a dignified Clergyman, and the Rector of a very lucrative parish, and a Ma gistrate of two or three counties. It would appear that on the evening of the 4th of October last, as the plaintiff was returning home from his mills, he met the landau of the defendant. The road was at that part 16 feet wide. The plaintiff was on his proper side of the road, and there was a heap of stones at that side of the road. It was getting dark, and the coachman of the Rev. Doctor was driving at a very rapid rate, and when the car riages approached each other, the plaintiff's servant cried out, but the carriage of the defendant continuing its pace, it was driven against the plaintiff's gig, which was overact, and himself and his servant thrown out, and the coachman of the defendant attempted to drive away. From the width of the road the carriages might have passed and have left four or five feet of room to spare. He was in possession of facts relative to the conduct of the Rev. Doctor, which, out of delicacy, he would forbear to state, but when these facts were proved, it would be quite clear that the delicacy he used was quite gratuitous on his part. Charles Poole—l am servant of Mr. Agg ;he resides at Eve sham, and is a silk-throwater by trade. The accident happened about two miles from his mills, at Overbury. It was on a foggy n i g h t . My master was driving, and I heard a carriage coining at the rate of ten miles an hour, or more. Mr. Agg cried out, " Gently, coachman, the road is rather narrow here." We were on our proper side of the road, an d the coachman, instead of al tering his pace, bore his horse? heads right against our pony, and locked his hind wheel in our wheel. The wheel of our gig was pulled half way up the side of the carriage, and Mr. Agg and my self thrown out—my legs were thrown under the gig wheel, and THE RECORDER'S REPORT. The Recorder of London yesterday made his report to the King iu Council, of the following prisoners under sentence of death in Newgate-namely, Henry Dunn, aged 21, George Hall, 18, John Smith, 19, Thomas Wilkinson,'l7, Henry Wright, 19, Samuel Clark, 15, Isaac Harris, 13, Ann Garnett, 30, Elizabeth Brown, 52, Honor Baldwin, 28, Samuel Wilson, 34, William Davies, 26, Daniel Burns, 16, William Jones, 14, Richard Hill, 50, and Thomas Vandera, 23, for stealing property in a dwelling-house to the value of 40s. ; Henry Bailey, 20, Richard Arnold, 20, John ' Andrew Meek, 16, Benjamin Brown, 20, John Adams, 18, Joseph Finch, 19, Theresa Davis, 40, Charles Lewis, 25, John Cranley, 23, Edward Webster, 20, Thomas Williams, 20, James Wilson, IS, William Howard, 21, Frederick Langley, 20, and Robert Young, 34, for burglary ; John Bunyan, 25, and George Horne, 19, for horse-stealing Royal 'Keats, 81, and William Keats, 19, for Pbeepstealing ; William Stevens, 21, Thomas Brahney, 16, Joseph Whitehead, 14, Mary Ann Sullivan, 20, and Martha Bellamy, 16, for robbery on the person ; James Wing field, 25, for a rape ; Thomas Canning, 22, and Jonathan Batty, 15, for house-breaking in the day time ; Daniel Davis, 20, for secreting and stealing a letter which came into his possession by virtue of his employment at the General Post-office ; and Richard Hayes, 42, for cattle-stealing. His Majesty was pleased to com mand that all the said prisoners should be respited daring his royal pleasure, excepting Royal Keats, " James Wingfield, William Davies, Daniel Davis, and Robert Young ; upon whom the law is left to tilts its course, and they are ordered for execution on Tuesday next, the 20th instant. CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday evening an inquest was held in the Board-room of St. George's Workhouse, on view of the body of Elizabeth Neal, a young woman, 19 years of age, who destroyed herself with poi son, under the following afflicting circumstances :—The deceased was lying at the residence of the parents, in George-street, Kent street. Elizabeth South, a witness, on entering the house on Tuesday morning, heard the screams of the deceased proceeding from the back-room, on the ground-floor. Her mother was so terribly alarmed that she could not enter; when witness went into the room, and saw the deceased sitting on a chair. She appeared to be in the most excessive pain, and when asked what was the mat ter, she replied, " Oh, Betsey, I awl a dead woman." Witness hurried off for medical assistance, and on her return she found the deceased much worse. She expired about a quarter after eleven o'clock. Mary Keppe liras next door to the parents of the cleceased-= hearing the screams, she went to render her assistance. She was then sitting in a chair, in great agony. Witness said, "For God'. sake, what have you taken ?" The 'deceased replied, " I have taken poixon, but I don't know the name of it; it is what they poison rats with." Witness then said, "Why did you take it ?" She replied, " Oh, I have taken it for a butcher of Nor tonfal-gate" (Moss). Witness then remonstrated with her on the folly of her conduct, in answer to which she said, " I shall die for love of him —pray for my soul, for lam going fast."—ln an swer to the Coroner, the witness said, the deceased received a let ter from the butcher, which preyed upon her mind. Elisabeth Hanney, on questioning the deceased as to where she procured the prison, the latter replied, "I don't know the name of it, but I purchased it of Mr. Odlin, opposite the church in the Borough." The deceased then repeated to her that she had taken the poison in consequence of having been deceived by a butcher in Norton-falgate. Mr. Odlin, the surgeon, of High-street—About nine o'clock on Tuesday morning a man having the appearance of a mechanic, between 520 and 30 years of age, called at hia shop, and present ing a piece of paper with our vomica written upon it, asked for six pennyworth of it. An ounce of it was then made up for him, and " poison" written on the outside, upon which the man went away. About two hours afterwards witness was sent for to the residence of the deceased, and found her labouring under convulsions, evidently the effects of poison. On questioning her upon the subject during the intermission of a paroxysm, she ad mitted having taken sixpennyworth of poison, and said, that she had purchased a part at his (witness's) shop, and a part also at the Golder Key, in High-street. She subsequently said, that ;he had sent a man into the shops for the poison. Witness added that he immediately applied the stomach-pump, but that during the operation she died in a convulsive fit. Subsequent to her I dissolution, he opened the body, and ascertained that the whole of the poisonous matter had been extracted. One of the Jury here observed, that the lower classes of people imagine that ?tux vomica will not produce death to those that take it unless they are born blind. So strongly was he possessed of that opinion, that he should have had no hesitation in taking a quantity of it before he had heard, on the , present occasion, of its baneful effects on the human constitution. - lie (the Juror) observed, that the fatal effects attending the nor vomica, which is vulgarly called " ratsbane," should be generally promulgated. The brother of the deceased deposed, that she was in the habit of continuallyspeaking of a butcher in Norton.falgate ; and when she was dying, she frequently exclaimed, " He has been my ruin ; go and tell him, when I am dead, that I have died for him." Witness added, that his sister received a letter from the person about whom she was in such despair, on the morning of her death. Henry Neal continued—My sister told me that young Moss had seduced her, and caused her ruin, and that she had made up her mind to die; and that, when dead, her spirit should haunt him night and day. One of the Jury here inquired, whether the letter to which the brother had alluded could be produced? The beadle here produced the letter, addressed to Mr. Neal, No. 5, George-street, Southwark : " Will you and your wife step down to my house this evening, as I wish to have some tallc with you both concerning your daugh tsr. I shall be at home from six until nine in the evening. (Signed) " EDWARD MOSS, Norton-falgate. " Monday evening." A Juror here inquired, if a piece of paper had not been found written by the deceased in answer to the above letter ; and was told, that her father had a sheet of paper on which the deceased had written a few lines. It was also produced, and read by the beadle. It began " Mr. —, I have sent these few lines to you, to tell you that I have"— One of the Jury here remarked, that the above only tended to show the agitation of the unfortunate girl's mind. Th e deceased's father deposed that on Monday night she was extremely low spirited, and could not partake of supper. She was dreadfully agitated, and seemed as if something was preying upon her spirits. His daughter had been at home three weeks, prior to which she was in service as bar-maid at Mrs. Hughes', in Smithfield, where she became acquainted with Mr. Moss. Mr. Edward Moss, the person who wrote the above letter, was in the room and requested to be heard. He said that he and his brother knew the deceased, who, when living, came to their house uninvited. She had been there on several occasions, and he (witness) was convinced that she was perfectly chaste. She had taken it into her head latterly that one or other of them would marry. her, and although repeatedly told of the impossibility of such an event, she would continue her importunities ma the sub ject. They had advised her, whenever she came to their house, so get into a situation, but she said that she should he happy if the were permitted to live in their house as a servant, without wages, rather than live away from them. Witness added, that shethed deceasedfor another. always Theexpressed witness th e father whether he had not a few days previo us to her death, re commended him (the father) to place his daug hter in a situation, rpepgeaarldedfo tor o le e brother deceased's for it was impossible that any alliance between the deceased and any member of witness's family could ever take place ? The father replied in the affirmati ve, and said that he had exert ed himself to convince his daughte r of the foll y of ind u l ging in such a hope. The Coroner here remarked, that the question before the Jury was, how the deceased had come by her death ; there was no evi dence whatever to criminate the person to whom the brother of the deceased alluded to so often in the course of his examination ; if that person had misconducted himself towards the unfortunate girl, it was best kno wn to himself ; and the compunctions of con science that must be felt wou ld operate in no very pleasing man. ner if such had be en the case. The Jury immediately returned a verdict that the deceased bad died in cons equence of takin g N ux Vomica. The advices from Spain through the Lisbon packet state, that the jealousy and fear of the Spanish Government, as indicated by its conduct on the frontiers, are extreme. In the province of Estremadura, a decree was circulated, denouncing the punishment of presidia (hard labour) against any person re ceiving letters from Portugal, of whatever nature, without trans mitting them to the police. The transmission of Bills and other effects to Portugal Will also forbidden. The vigilance of the po lice was so extreme, that women going from Elvas to Badajos were searched to the very skin, lest they should carry papers or letters. —The opinion, however, entertained, was, that the Spanish Government was disposed to maintain peace. The letters from Lisbon say, that the rebels in 'I ras-os-Montes were in a wretched condition, but the imbecility of the Government, and their con fidence in the support of the Priests in Spain, make their entire suppression, apparently as far distant as evar....hfQT7t, ChTO7l. CRUEL TREATMENT OF A STEP-MOTHER TO HER CHILD. For the last week, the greatest sensation has been produced in the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in consequence of John Armstrong, and his wife Mary, having been examined two or three times before the Mayor, at the Town Court, on a charge of cruelty towards their child, a little boy, about six rare of age. Oa Monday morning, their final examination took place before the Right Worshipful the Mayor, and two other Magistrates. The facts of the case are these : A few days ago, an anonymous letter was received by the Mayor, stating that the child of Armstrong, who was born illegi timate, prior to his marriage with his present wife, the writer had reason to believe had been secretly disposed of in some way or other by its parents, or that it was confined without food in some part of the house, and requesting his Worship's immediate interference in the matter. Accordingly Forsyth, the officer, and the overseer, proceeded to Armstrong's house in the morning, to make inquiries Forsyth, on seeing Mrs. Armstrong, inquired if her husband was at home ? She seemed much alarmed, and said he was not, and it was quite uncertain when be would return. The officer then said, " Pray, Mrs. Armstrong, have you not a child of yoUr'a, that is very ill ?" She said she had. He then asked to see it. She answered, he could not see it ,then, for it had the itch. lie insisted on seeing it, and stated that he had been sent by the Mayor for that purpose. She then, after much hesitation, desired the officer and the overseer to follow her ; she then led them into an apartment on the ground floor, which is used as a cellar to keep the beer and spirits in. On entering this place, it was so extremely damp and dark, that the officer desired a canal might be brought, and he then explored all about. The place was paved with stone, and was wretchedly damp and cold, as there were five squares of glass out of the window, and no appearance of there ever being any fire kept, as there was no fire place. One portion of the apartment was railed off as a place for the beer, and another formerly used for spirits ; but it was now the wretched habitation of the poor child. Forsyth approached this place with the candle in his hand, it was so extremely dark, al though it was forenoon, followed by Mr. Arundel), when they were horror-struck at beholding the object of their search coiled*? on a scanty supply of straw, a sort of manger not an inch Wok, indeed so thin, that he could see the stones through it. The smell that proceeded from the unfortunate being was most Offen sive, and he seemed to be in a dying state. The only clothing the poor creature had on was a dirty ragged shirt, and a filthy night cap, and a piece of rug was the only thing in the shape of cover ing that was afforded to keep him from the inclemency of the wea ther. At some distance from the poor boy was a temporary bed stead, some pieces of plank, supported on tressels, which Dar. Armstrong said was intended for the child to sleep on when it was clean. Forsyth said, " Why, good God, this is a wretched plea! for a human being to be kept in : my dog has abetter habitation. He then asked her how long it had been kept in that state? She answered, for about fire days and nights. Forsyth Said he should not be there five minutes longer ; and instantly eonveyea the poor creature before the Mayor, at the Town-hall. On his Worship seeing the state it was in, he ordered something nourishing to be given it directly, as be complained of hunger, not having touched food for two days. Mrs. Forsyth, the Officer's wife, gave it some warm soup, which it seized and devoured most voraciously. It was afterwards carried to the poor-house, where it was cleansed, and examined by Dr. Tulloch. There was a cut en its head, and the body covered with contusions and discolourations, which the medical gentleman ascribed to violence. The child now remains in the work-house, where it is receiving every kindnesss from the parish officers. There beirl a g no evidence against Armstrong, be was discharged, but his wife was ordered to find securities to answer the charge at the Sessions, and the witnesses were bound over to prosecute...* Mrs. Armstrong is still in prison. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DlARY.—Sanauty, Manta 17. fleatson, A.,Huddersfield—Mr. Allison, Huddersfield U Beaumont, W., Stayedll—Mr. Allison, Huddersfield ll Bullock, G. Congleton—Lion and Swan , Congleton 5 Fisher, J., Lanthewry Skirrid—Angel, Abergavenny lg Heyward, T., Totness—Somerset Arms, Bridgetown ll Hodgson, W., Pickering—Black Swan, Pickering King, C., Cranbrook—George, Cranbrook lO Neman, T., Cheltenh am —Houldsworth and Co., Woreemter le Walker, G. Leeds—Court-house, Leeds ll Williams, 11., Cirencester—King's He.sd, Cirencester 5 INSOLVENTS APPLYIN , Petitions to be heard at Portug Mane■ 19, TO BE DISCHARGED. I.strest, Lineoln's-Inn-Pleids, AT NIXE. Pesman, Cromer-street Salter, R., Bridport Sanderson, W., Milo-end Smith, 8., Queen-square Solomon, J., Lambeth Stembridge, C 3., Gray's-ins-kne Sutton, S., Edgeware.r•oad ViaUs, 8., Fen Stanton Wildgoose, W., King-street Winter, J., Kenton.street Baty, S., Lambeth Barton, T., Westminster Booth, W. Manchester Channon, T., Newman-street r.Forsyth,agh t Langton,. Str a tford Cambridge Loveatt, W., Chester Mitchell, 1., Marple Mill, Cheshire Monkton, W., Stratford COUNTRY.—At the Court how; ‘Villiastia, Jo' At Cambridge, 3 Bridge, J., Balaban' Ross, 11., Newmarket t, Carmarthen, Marck 19, at Ten in, St. Peter's [arch 19, at Ten. Tofts, T., Linton Tooke, S., Cambridgc. [arch 19, at Ten. Puttick, J., Shoreham Silverlock, J., Mid Layout - Smith, W., Alfriston Sturt, R., Hove 'l'uddenharn, R., Brighton Williams, S., Brighton At liorsham, Caiger, E., Siddlesham Caulfield, A., Brighton Gadd, IL, Portsea Hayselden, J., Ore Hill, J., Brighton NQakes, J., Rothertiold Phillips, H., Brighton At Lancaster, March Biekerstafr, W., Great Marton Booth, J., Manchester Broadhead, H., Manchester Brooks, S., Pendleton Cooke, W., Bolton Cooke, J. Manchester Cotteen, J., Twyford Coxon, S. Manchester Crossley, F., Bankfield Duckworth, R., Bury Foster, T. Liverpool Garner, W.; Ashton Heywood, E., Bolton 19, at Half-past Nine. Hindea, J., Manchester Holt, J., Stretford Kay, T., Tottingtou Mayor, J., Preston Nicholson ' G. Liverpool Ratcliffe R., Manchester ' Robson 'R., Manchester Smith, J., Salford Smith, J., Liverpool Smith J Manchester (3:, Stockport Wortley. C., Manchester L MARKET.-1111 Adairs 35 3 ' 35 6 Eighton Main ..-- 33 0 Eighton Moor 33 0 Felling Main 30 0 Heaton-----.... 37 3 liebburn Main 35 9 Heworth Primrose 34 0 31 9 36 6 Pelaw 33 9 Pontop Windsor 33 01 Tanteld Moor 35 0 Townley 34 9 Slaips at Markets c. d. 3'7 6 Wylam lo_ 33 WallrEndßellßob son and Co.-- 38 6 W.E Bewitke&Co.3B 6 W. E. Brown's 35 9 W. E. Burraton 37 0 W, E. Carr and Co. 34 0 W. E. Cramlington3s 0 W. E. Hotspur 35 9 W. E. Northumb. SS 0 IW. E. Peareth.— ns 0 NV, E. Riddell'am W. Z. ' Londonderry small 21 ' Hettores small-- 17 Lambton small— 19 Cowpen. Hartley 39 New Etherley 31 Fawcett Main 39 Nesham Main 34 Walls End Helton 40 W. E. Larnbton 40 W. E. Londonderry 40 W. E. Eyons 37 8 . 4-Ships sold, V 7 k. •Unsold, 46% BIRTHS. On the 15th inst., in Dorset-square, the lady of Wm. Earl ley Richardes, Esq., of a son. On the 10th inst., at Bittern-grove, near Southampton, tb lady of Major-General Ashworth, of a son. This morning, at No. 2, Burleigh-street, Strand, the wife Mr. J. Holman, wine and spirit merchant, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., Mrs. V. G. Dowling, in Lamb's Conduit street, of a son, her ninth child. On the 11th inst., at Willesden-green, the lady of ()shot Chambers, Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 13th inst., at St. James's, Westminster, by the Re/ Edward Chaloner Ogle, Lieutenant Henry O:le, of the Roy. Navy, second eon of the Rev. John Savile Ogle, of Kirkle: Northumberland, Prebendary of Durham, to Harriet Anne Bracy bridge, of Eastbourne, Sussex, only daughter of the late Waltl Bracebridge, Esq., of Warwick. On the 13th inst., at St. John's, Westminster, Lionel Jot Beale, Esq., of Bedford-street, Covent-garden, surgeon, to France third daughter of Mr. J. F. Sheppard, of Millbank.:street, Wes minster. On the 13th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Mr. J► Hue Edward Fisher, of Lower Eaton-street, Grosvenor-place, sul geon, to Miss Tanner, late of Sutton, Surrey. DIED. On the 27th of August last, at Arcot, in the East Indi4 Lieutenant Charles Thwaites, Adjutant of the First Regiment Madras Native Cavalry, in the 24th year of his age. On the 11th inst., at his house, St. John's Wood-road, Jol Usher, Esq., in his 43d year. On the 11th inst., at an advanced age, Thomas Todd, Esq of Lanchester, in the County of Durham, and late of the Gen ral Post Office. On the sth inst., at Dover, aged 65, Mrs. Lathana, wife Samuel Latham, Esq. On the 2d inst., at Hendon, Martha, relict of the late Lewis, Esq. On the II th inst., the Rev. Robert Cary Barnard, Rector Wither-afield, Suffolk, in the 69th year of his age, On the 12th inst., age d 33, Eleanor, wife of M r . (i c or Edward Cooper, of i‘abiedon.place, Burton -crescent. On the 10th inst., at Kelsey Park, Beckenham, John Smil Esq., Paymaster of the Navy, in the 60th year of his age. Printed end Published by M. YOTING, at the San-Orrlc Not il2, Strand.