The Sun. — London, England, 1827-08-07 00:00:00

SPIRIT . OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS: Unfeigned concern it gives us to state; that nothing occurred in the course of yesterday to diminish our fears for the precious life of Mr. Canning. Never was solicitude for the fate of a public man, in England, more intense or. uni versal than that which the King's chosen Minister has on this occasion been the object nor ever was such evidence afforded of cordial and affectionate sympathy in their selection, be tween a discerning Sovereign. and an approving people. Even the wretches whose existence during the last three months has been consumed in venomous and villainous attacks upon Mr. Canning's reputation, now thaw: upon their hypocrisy for • some homage to publiedecency, and cant about the ".reverence'-' and " honour" in which they have at all times held him ! The old Tory intriguers of the Liverpool Cabinet are in town--there is hardly one of them absent. Here they are,—the vultures,--readyoin imagi nation, to pounce upon the remains - of him whom a system of atrocious envy and calumny has gone far to assassinate. But there:is' one who watches their . sssoveinents, and whorl - ) they must also tiss'any by slander before their triumph cati be The - King still lives, and liYes to 'fling the tegis of his wisdom before the British nation. .The King of England has authorized, and, through his official servants, undertaken, a course of policy for the relief of his people at home, and for his own glory and theirs abroad, which it would involve equal. miser 3 and dishonour to relinquish. His Majesty has undergone. intlig-. unties of whiCh he would but invite a repetition by not marking with his high displeasure their motives and their authors. Is it for the cast-off Tories again to surround their Sovereign; and to celebrate, by the licensed abuse of his preroga tive, their disgusting orgies ,over the ashes of d' colleague whom they .dated, in derision of se ;Monarch whom they insulted, arid of the nation whom they openly despise t A Cabinet Council . sat yesterday, at which all the Ministers in town attended. Another sort of-Cabinet was also held, the deliberations of, which' might not be unworthy of notice, were we inure at liberty. .At half-past one-o'clock, Mr. Peel was admitted to the Duke of Welliateon. But the thing won't du, we suspects The Duke would not object (why should be ?) to command the army under a Whig Administrations when once- Mr. Canning has soothed, by his deatl, an otherwise unappeasable resentment.— Times. A variety .- of incidents have occurred to make 'us acquainted with the present miserable state of our criminal law. A short time ago, a man, after many indications of premeditated . and in the perfect possession of his senses, mur dered his own child by cutting off its head.' This wretch escaped from justice, we believe, because there were some ,doubts about the real name— not about the identity of the child. Next, a stage-coach is upset by furious driving, and one passenger (besides many others desperately wounded) is killed on the - spot. We certainly bear no ill-will to ,the driver,' and, in the 'io n:larks we make, shOuld be sorry to prejudice him in the case which 'still remains to be tried; but he has been acquitted of the charge of man slaughter, because there was no sufficient evi dence to show how many mares and how many horses were in the team which he drove ! Arid we have observed in yesterday's journal, that on the trial ofd man at York, for the 'atrocious crime of poisoning his two illegitimate infants, the Court was seriously occupied abodi the names of those infants :. first, whether any names had 'really been - given them at the baptismal rite ; and next, whether the names - were and James, as laid in the indictment, or only William and George ; and had there been any error on these weighty points, though there was the mo ther and all the parish to prove :the identity 9. f the infants, still the Murderer must have 'been acquitted, for . the very satisfactory reason, that the innocent babes Whom he murdered had not got names, whereas they • were laid in the indictment as having each received a name ; or because, though murdered by him, they were not named William .and Jame, but William and George! One' really, though the facts stale • us in the face, can hardly believe that such ab surdities can be 'gravely administered to the peo ple under the name of law. - It May be said that our criminal code is severe enough in all con science, and that by reducing these chances of escape, we should' only render it still more Cruel. The truth is, that if these foolish flaws let Off only the less criminal, we should not bestOw a remark upon them ; but as they afford an opening. indiscriminately to the greatest villains and the. tenderest culprits, they are a disgrace 'and a re proach to our criminal jurisprudence ; and if a spirit' of lenity is to be infused into our criminal, code,, let reason prescribe the rule, not chance and nonsense. We expect nothing from profess sional lawyers in this' case ; they are in general sufficiently occupied in administering the laws as they find them written, without turning their at tention to the improvemenrofthem ; but it were greatly to be wished that some statesman; of a really capacious mind and strong intellect, would dedicate his time and talents to the improvement of the criminal code of the realin.—Lids A horse jockey, we' find, has been riding for an attorney at Stafford, and has won the Libel plate, value One Farthing. In less technical phrases a - person of the first named profession has been induced by his worthy law-adviser, to bring seven actions for the same. cause--s-viz. the copying by one newspaper from another of a statement that the jockey had played some tricks with a mare which he rode, thereby losin g a race in which the beast might otherwise have pro ved successful. Notwithstanding a very Judge like charge against the - newspaper; the Jury, a ft er the worthy example oftheir Dorchester brethren gave 'bet a " farthing'' damages; The Judge, not choosing to trust the inimediate influence of any sympathy with the liberal opinions of the jury, but anxious that, in the course' of a night's deliberation, the guardian devil of the attornies should have fair play, took' time to 'consider, whether this the seventh action for a' single libel, was one in 'which he would or would not - certify against the nominal plaintiff !. The fact is, that whether Judge Best, and others after him, -con tinue• to discourage pettifogging prosecutions for alleged' libel or not, the evil is one which, sooner or later, the wisdom- of Parliament, or the spirit of juries, must and will cure, in spite of him.— /bide • Meetings are about to be held in many of the populous towns throughout the country, for the purpose of 'petitioning Parliament to •reduce or remove . the House and Window Tax ; and this exampleis 'bklei7 to be followed by the parishes of the metropolis and its vicinity: They have been urged not to delay this measure till the meeting of Parliament; because before that period the financial plans may be finally arrang ed ; in which case, if pushed by those popular pet i t i on s, Ministers will have a prompt answer, that they conic too late, and that compliance with their prayer :would derange the measures which Government had already resolved to exe cute. Nothing certainly could be in ore pleasing to the country, ,or afford so effectual relief to a numerous class of industrious and - respectable people as the repeal of those taxes. It has been well observed, that it is incredible by those who have net actually known and seen these things, how large a portion out of the whole number of the houses in London are underlet in lodgings, and how many decent and respectable" people are enabled to keep a roof over their heads,who otherwise would fall from necessity into a very different class of society. Fifteen or twenty pounds per year, the result of removing the House and Window, Tax, would be to these tieeple a little fortune ; and the heart of the tax gatherer himself is not unfrequently wrung by the necessity of taking such a" sum from persons, who, as he himself well knows, the very often compelled to submit to the most distressing privations. , The inhabitants of - Country towns, who would be relieved in a simi lar manner, although not perhaps in an equal 'degree, are of a class justly entitled to respect. — The removal of the Assessed Taxes would, in fact, add to the comforts of all - the resident housekeepers in the kingdom ; to the comforts of a description of persons, against whom it can not be ribiected that they have been led astray by demagogues, or are only urged on by factious feelings to annoy and embarrass the Govern ment. In a word, petitions of this kind would tic the petitions of a class of the community who have given pledges to the State of steady and constitutional loyalty and attachment. England is now the only country in which this system of domestic and personal - o.xation is suffered to exist, In Ireland,, there Is no such thing as a Rouse and Window i tax It is unknown also in Frahce,_.Spaiu, Germany, and all the Conti nental nations. It exists only in the most free country in the world. To get rid of it would be an achievement of political good, such as has never been experienced during the fast century. To be able to shut our doors, and to keep them shut, in the face of the tax-gatherer ; to have the peace and privacy of our dwellings to ourselves ; without having our brick and timbers valued, and our windows counted and measured, would, indeed, be a blessing. This would, in reality, inake an Englishman's dwelling-house, in the hearty and liberal language of our laws, his castle. —Morning Post. Mr. Canning still lives ; but the reports of _ . his medical advisers almost exclude the hope of his recovery. Our readers will find in another column, the various accounts received from time to time in the course of yesterday and last night, and down to a late hour this morning. Faint, however, as is the prospect of this valuable life being preserved to his family and the country, we are unwillin to consider his earthly career terminated, while the possibility of recovery is not excluded. We will not, therefore, at this eventful moment, enter on the past, as if to him there was no longer a future, nor speculate on the consequences to which his death might lead. There is, indeed, we believe, but one opinion throughout the country, among all who have the welfare of the nation at heart, as to the talents and virtues of Mr. Canning, and the _benefits which not. England alone, but Europe and the New World, have derived from, his truly liberal and enlightened administration. We were among the first' to anticipate from his accession to office, ,on the death of Lord Londonderry, the blessings which have been so amply realised, and, which his opponents as well as admirers now admit to have been chiefly due to his influence in the Cabinet. To the feeling of rancour borne by different classes of the com-, rriunity towards each other all at once succeeded, as if by enchantment, - a spirit of mutual for bearance and charity ; the fairness of intention discoverable in the acts of the Government were , instantly met by a corresponding spirit ,of confi dence in the people; and the jealousy of those who derived their importance from the divisions and misunderstandings of the rest of the com munity, which from the first was directed towards Mr. Canning, and latterly assumed the character of the most rancorous hostility, afforded the most unequivocal test of the value and importance of his services, and left no doubt as to the source whence the advantages reaped by the nation were chiefly derived. We were not afraid of the charge of inconsistency when we bore testimony to the merits of Mr. Canning . at 'a time when the dif ficulties of his position prevented him from giv ing full effect to his wishes ; and if we do not 110; when our anticipations have been amply realised, dwell on the virtues and talents with the Loss of which we are threatened, we are not re strained by the dread of a charge of flattery, for flattery will hardly be suspected of ,a wish to select the death-bed hour for paying her tribute to the powerful: . We can only hope that, should the country be deprived of this distinguiShed Statesman, the policy which has so much bene fitted and conciliated the nation will be conti nued. In a matter necessarily involved in. un certainty, it would ill become us to speak with con fidence. We- can only express our earnest desire, which we are sure is the desire of 19-twentieths of the people of England, that the existing system of administration may be perpetuated, • and that we may be preserved from the misery which a change of men and measures would necessarily entail on the country. The present Cabinet, though it must severely feel the loss of Mr. Canning, cannot be replaced by any public men now in existence, who would enjoy the confi dence of the country. All those in time late Administration, who were of any weight for character or talents (with the exception of an individual), entered into the new ; and we have therefore too high an opinion of the good sense and the intentions of the Sovereign, to suppose for a moment that he is insensible to the disad vantages which would result from any at. tempt to place the'reins of Administration in hands which would render power contemptible, because exercised in opposition to the interests and feelings of the nation. This would indeed be a dreadful calamity ; but we will not antici pate it. We shall keep the Press open for in telligence from Chiswick to the very latest hour. —Morning Chronicle. It gives us great pleasure to observe that Juries in all parts of the country are, at length, beginning to be alive to the iniquity of peo ple (led on by pettifogging attorneys) bringing actions for tlic same article against a variety of newspapers, for the sake of procuring damages for themselves—or, at all events, of securing costs for such attorneys as are so unprincipled as to recommend to clients such a course of disreputa ble proceeding. Juries have nothing to do but to leave such attorneys in the lurch. We hope, that whether a defenaant's . plea be one of justifi cation, or what is called the general issue, when Juries see palpably that there is an understand ing between the client and the attorney, they will sachille the plaintiff with costs by giving a verdict for the defendant. If he be rich, the attorney will make the client pay them, which would be a proper punishment, and might deter other men from doing the same thing ; or, if the client be poor, the attorney will be obliged to pay. It is a lucky thing for this country that the trial by Jury remains, or we know not what would be come of the Liberty of the Press. It is also lucky that among the Judges there are such men as Chief Justice Best. We hope, however, that Juries will persevere in the good cause that they have begun, and that they will preserve to the country the freedom of the Press . ; and rescue it from the devouring maw of such hyena-like at torneys as we have of late witnessed.—Morning Herald. We can imagine with what consternation the unexpected and alarming intelligence which • it was our painful task to communicate yesterday, would be received by the whole country. At no period could the probable loss of such a man as Mr. Canning be contemplated without deep regret and alarm ; but, at a moment like the present, it would fidl upon us like a grievous visitation: And the more so, because we look around in vain to find the Statesman who could adequately supply that loss. Mr. Canning stands forward, we will not say among, but the foremost spirit of the age in which he liveS— one of those master - minds, in the production of which nature is not too prodigal. Recent events have concurred to identify him with the dearest interests of this great Empire ; and though we are not prepared to say his death would entail a hopeless calamity on the nation, we do feel that it would. "cause such a derange• meat. in public affairs, as may well inspire a pro found anxiety on the subject. If we abstain from adverting with more minuteness to the many deep and important considerations which connect themselves with the possible issue of Mr. Canning's alarming situation, it is not be cause we are insensible to their magnitude, but because we still cling to the hope that our worst fears may not be realised. We shrink, indeed, from the discussion of circumstances contingent upon an occurrence we dread, with something of that repugnance which the mind feels to con template a course of proceeding which can be rendered necessary only by the occurrence of a greater calamity. That greater • calamity, we trust, may be averted !—New Times: DUTCH AND HAMBURGII PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, AUG. 1. The King arrived here yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, and gave audience to-day, at noon. BERLIN, JULY V. The King will he absent till the end of August. The Ministers, as usual, are also gone to different baths. The treaty for the pacification of Greece, though long expected, has caused much sensation here. If Prussia is not a party to it, the reason is that Prussia is not a maritime Power; for it is certain that our Cabinet fully approves the prin ciples of this treaty, to which it has acceded by recognising it, though it cannot co-operate in its execution. FRANKFORT, JULY 30. In the sitting of the Diet on the 19th, the President of the Diet read a note from the Baron d'Anatell, the Ministe► Plenipotentiary of the Emperor of Russia, with a copy 01 the Report of the Commission appointed at Warsaw to in quire into the existence and projects of the Secret Associa tions in Poland. _ _ PETERSBURGH, JULY 18. • Last week the Directing Senate chose four of its Alern hers to go to Warsaw as Commissioners, to pass sentence on the Polish traitors. These four Members are Prince Trubezkdy (Adjutant-General), Lieut.-General Stawetsky, and the Privy Counsellors Samarokow and Wassiltschikew. His Majesty has confirmed this appointment, • but signified to the Minister of Justice that they are not to go to Warsaw till further orders. The actual Counsellor of State, Schese, :llember of the Cabinet of his Majesty, has been discharged, after seventy years service, with a pension of 5,000 rubles from the public treasury, besides the 2,000 rubles which he receives in the Cabinet. STOCKHOLM, JULY 20. The Russian Privy Counsellor Count V. Mannerheim, and Count V. Aminoff, arrived here yesterday from Fin.. land. By this opportunity we learn that Count V. Such-. telen reached Abo in less than 40 hours. We know, also that he has arrived at St. Petersburgh. Our countryman, M. Hagerman, the celebrated banker at Paris, who arrived here last week, has purchased of Count V. Burnchow the estate of Witskjifle, between Christianstadt and Ystad, on which he was born. • ✓ .. ..,. As the Norwegian Storthing has not asked for any fur, her prolongation of its Session, it will dose at the end a :he month. _ _ COYENTIAGEN, JULY 28. The Russian fleet left our roads on Wednesday, and sailed northwards.. . . . Admiral Sineavin, who came on shore with his prin cipal Officers on Saturday last, engaged several experienced ships' Captains and Mates to act as pilots on the Cattegat and the ocean to Dover. _ . Four hundred oxen were ready at Elsinore for the supply of the fleet. Lieut.-General Von Oxhelen, formerly Governor of the Danish West India possessions, died this morning. _ VIENNA, JULY 95• The Emperor and Empress arrived here this afternoon, and will stay till to •moirow. It is said that the object of the Duke of Brunswick's visit is to get his Majesty the Emperor to act as mediator in the dispute which has arisen between his Highness and the King of Hanover; and it may therefore be hoped, that this : affair will soon be arranged. His Highness has been received with great attention by their Imperial Majesties. Metalliqucs, 91i ; Illnk Shares, 1,078. IMPROVEMENTS.-At the meeting held yes - - terday, Sir Walter Scott, Bart., George Brown, Esq., and Eagle Henderson, Esq. were elected Commissioners in the room of those who had re signed. On the Lord Provost's suggesting Sir Walter Scott, it was observed that, in that re spect at least, his Lordship's list would not be disturbed. Sir Walter Scott, by his. writings, had rendered Edinburgh and its environs classi cal—more ,especially Salisbury Craggs,, one of its noblest features, which he had also done much to rescue from destruction. It was impossible, therefore, not to perceive that Sir Walter Scott's name ought to be associated with every thing connected with the preservation or increase of the beauties 'of Edinburgh ; and Sir. Walter, be sides, had much practical knowledge, and was a working man.—Scotsman. We have received from a correspondent a very affecting account of the situation of a young man, of the name of Thomas Parker, a pauper, who was last Sunday evening, when our cor respondent saw him, confined in a barn at Nor wood, between Oticy and Ripley, and chained to the wall, in an entire state of nudity. It is alleged that this youth is of deficient intellect ; but from the answers returned to the questions asked him, it is very probable that this may he a misrepresentation, According to the informa tion before us, Parker is the illegitimate son of a man of some property, deceased, and had left him by his father sufficient money to bring him up, and to place him in business at a suitable age; but from some cause, not explained, he is now in the deplorable situation we mention. — For ourselves, we are wholly unacquainted with the circumstances, and speak only from the coin , both verbal and written, of our cor respondent,inunicatn io who, we believe, in making this representation through the press, is actuated so l e ly by motives of humanity. We hope the Magistrates of the district will investigate this mysterious affair, and order such assistance to be administered as the necessity of the case re , qui res ,....Leeds Mercury. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF :CHANCERY, Ace. 6. .WARD OF THE COURT. Mr. CHING said, that the gentleman against whom he had moved for an order of the Court for taking off a ward to France had returned, and was ready to abide his Lordship's order. He therefore moved for a reference to the Master to approve of a proper settlement, the parties concerned being willing that, the marriage should be proceeded with. . The LORD CHANCELLOR asked where the gentle man was ? • Mr. KNIGHT said he appeared for him, and was ready to submit to any order his Lordship might pronounce. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, this person was under a contempt, and he would make no order until he appeared personally in Court. . Mr. KNIGHT said, his client had showik his wil lingness to obey his Lordship by coming from France, and that he really did not know the lady was a ward of the Court. . The LORD CHANCELLOR said there might be other reasons for his coming back than his obedience• to the power of the Great Seal. It might be in convenient to remain in France. His Lordship wished to know if he had made any affidarit as to his ignorance of the lady's situation. Mr. KNIGHT said he had not yet done so. The Lon') CHANCELLOR then ordered him to at tend on Wednesday next. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, AUG. 6, BALL V. BALL. - This was the petition of Mrs. Sarah Ball and of Emily, her daughter, praying that Emily might be placed under the .protection of the mother, and that it be referred to the master to settle a scheme for her future education, which Mrs. Ball was willing to pay for out of her own funds. TIN petition stated that Mrs. Ball had instituted a suit for a divorce, in the Ecclesias- tical Court, against her husband, on the grounds of his having committed adultery with his own neice Penny. The Ecclesiastical Court decreed a divorce, and upon an appeal that decree was affirmed. The petition after setting forth other matters, which, during the proceedings in the spiritual courts, ap peared before the public, stated, that in the spring of 1821, Mr. Ball permitted the daughter to live entirely with Mrs. Ball, where she continued ❑ntil 1826, when he removed the child and placed her at school, giving directions to the schoolmistress not to allow his daughter to be visited more than once a month by the mother, and even then the school mistress was directed to be present. Shortly after this, he withdrew the permission altogether, and was now in the habit of taking the daughter to his own house, where the only female with whom she could associate, was a servant of all work. The defendant in his answer positively denied his having ever car ried on any criminal intercourse with Anne Penny, and declared that he had not seen her for the last twelve months. Another affidavit was made by Win. Cobham, to the effect that Mrs. Ball was an unfit person to have the care of her child. Mr.SHADIVELL, in support of the application, said, that no weight whatever ought be given to the affidavit of Mr. Ball, _inasmuch as he denied what had been clearly proved in the Ecclesiastical Courts, namely, his adulterous intercourse with Anne Penny. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that he had nothing whatever to do with the truth or falsehood of tha fact. Mr. Ball might commit adultery, but unlesS he introduced his daughter into the company of his paramour, or into such other society as was calcu lated to contaminate her morals, a Court of Equity could have no right to interfere for the purpose of setting aside the parental authority. Mr. SHADWELL asked if it was proper that such a father should have the exclusive custody of his child ? - The VICE-CHANCELLOR—The exclusive, or none at all. HiS Honour, after citing several cases bear ing upon the present application, said that he must refuse, however painful such a course must neces sarily be to the feelings of Mrs. Ball. He must therefore dismiss the petition, leaving it open to that lady to renew it, in case her Counsel could find any precedent for the interposition of the Court under such circumstances. Mr. PEPYS, on the part of Mr. Ball, said, that it was due to that gentleman's character to declare, that he was influenced by the most kind motives towards his daughter: Mr. - Ball denied the fact of the adultery with Miss Penny ; and it- was well known that that 1..-dy was now visited by families of the first 'respectability. Mr. SHADWELL.—OIIt of charity to them, pray don't mention their names.—(A laugh.) LOSS OF LIFE AT BILLINGSGATE. Sunday being what is termed'" oyster-day," of course that scene of activity was not witnessed which is observed when the .tla of August falls on a week day. As soon, however, as the clock struck twelve on Sunday night, business was begun on board upwards of sixty fishing boats, which had arrived with cargoes of oysters. Perhaps on no former occasion were there such au immense number of persons i►► attendance, for the purpose of obtaining supplies, and from the hour just mentioned, unt►l about ten o'clock yesterday morning, thousands of .persons, men, women, and children, were passing and repassing to the different boats. It will be recollected, that on the sth of August, last year, several persons lost their lives by being pushed over board, and in the preceding year, the number of persons drowned amounted to fifteen or sixteen. On •the present occasion, however, only two persons have met their death, though many others had a severe ducking, and there were some very narrow escapes. It was a matter of surprise that more fatal accidents shOuld not have occurred, the pressure of the crowd being extremely great. The first person who was pushed over board was loaded with about two bushels of oysters, the weight of which carried him down to the bottom of the river. A porter named Tunnicliffe, also loaded, in stepping from one boat to another, in order to avoid the crowd, lost his hold and fell into the water. He rose but once. After a lapse of abort twenty mi nutes, the exertions of those who, we hear, hurried to pick him up, were successful., The unfortunate man was conveyed with all dispatch to a public house adjoining the market, and every effort made to restore life. These efforts were, however, after a very long trial, of no avail. We understand Tun nicliffe has. left a wife and six children. There was an abundant supply of oysters, at prices varying between 9s. and 14s. per bushel. PORT-AU-PRINCE, JUNE 23.—Capt. Elliott, of his Majesty's ship Harlequin, has just come on shore, and reports that every effert to raise the Trial, Potts, has proved ineffectual. He has brought the masts, yards, sails, anchors, and cables, and the whole of her cargo (with the exception of bricks and slates), which is supposed to be seriously damaged. Every thing was quiet in the island. A new theatre is confidently spoken of in London, the arrangements and performances of which arc to accord with the hours and engagements of the fashion able part of society—its scite, it is said, will be in the very best part of the new improvements at Charing-cross. John Bull. WADSWORTH MURDER.—Five men have been apprehended, on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr. Shackleton, at Wadsworth, in the parish of Halifax, and have been committed by the Magi strates, at Burnley, for re-examination, to different gaols—two to York Castle, one to the House of Cor rection, at Wakefield, and two to the House of Correction at Preston. This unusual mode of com mitment is adopted to prevent the possibility of any communication between the parties. Mr. Shepherd, the Governor of York Castle, has received instructions to pre vent all communication with or between the two men sent to York. The names of the persons committed to York Castle, are Edward Balmford, and Edward Dockeray ; they have undergone one examination since their arrival in York and have been committed for further examination. —Leeds 21fercury. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. —Yesterday a man named James Cle7he was brought before the LORD MAYOR, under the following circumstances : . A watchman stated, that as he was going his rounds on the Preceding night, the prisoner asked him where the watch-house was, and told him that he wanted to go and sleelif there, as he had no place in the viorld . to go to, and had not a farthing in his possession. The witness replied that these were already enough of poor people at the watch housle, and that he (Clarke) could not be accommodated there. Upon hearin this the prisoner took off his hat, took:a pint pot out of ' it, and said, " Look at that ; I just stole it; I am a thief, and demand to be taken to the watch house." " Why did you," said the witness, " steal it ?" " Because I am starving," replied the prisoner, " and I had no place to lie down in ; I never stole any thing before." The witness then conveyed the prisoner to the watch-house. The Lolin MAYOR said that the experiment was a dangerous one, and might be the means of transporting the prisoner. Clarke said that he had travelled about in search of work and had been disappointed, and that he had stolen the pint pot in order to obtain relief. But for the theft, he should have had to lie in the streets all night. • The LORD MAYOR ordered that the prisoner should be remanded, and that the publican out of whose house he had stolen the pint pot should be summoned to attend at the Justice-room. MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.--Yesterday. two boys, George Gwyer and William Wood, were charged with robbing the peach-trees at Kilburn Priory. The case was proved against them by Mr. Thomas Hill Mortimer, the proprietor ; and Mr. RA%VLINSON ordered them to be detained until they paid the value of the fruit, and a penalty of ss. each. - These vexatious depredations have been repeatedly com mitted in this district, and the Magistrates have now ex pressed a determination to make strong examples of future offenders. HATTON-GARDEN.—Martha Close was charged with beating and otherwise ill-using a male child, one year and nine months old, which had been given to her to nurse by its mother, Mrs. Spencer, a poor woman living in the neighbeurhoOd of Clerkenwell. From the testimony of Ellen Preston, and the mother, it appeared that the nurse was very fond of drink, and was for the most' part in a state of intoxication, which rendered her unable to attend to the child. The poor infant was consequently neglected and left to itself, and was so reduced from the want of the necessary care and nutriment so in dispensible to a child of its' age, that the poor thing was worn almost to a skeleton. Mrs. Preston said that the nurse frequently beat the child with her hands about the loins. There was no charge of starvation proved against the nurse, and the complaint rested on the charge of ne glect and ill-treatment. Mr. LAING said the nurse should find hail. Mrs. Simpson was brought up for re-examination on the charge of assaulting Mrs. Gallaghar, the watchman's wife, on Monday week. A certificate from the surgeons of St. Bartholomew's Hospital was produced, which stated that Mrs. Gallagher was out of danger. Mr. LAING said he should, therefore, take good bail for Mrs. Simpson, her husband in 80/. and two other sureties in 401. each. The bail were procured in the course of the day, and Mrs. Simpson was discharged. . _ _ UNION-HALL.—An old veteran, named John Dono-. van, belonging to the East India Company's service, applied for relief to assist him on his way to Ireland. He stated, that on the 26th ult. he landed at Portsmouth, from Bengal, after 19 years' service in that part of the world. He had 20 sovereigns, which were paid him by the Pay Master, in his pockets when he landed at Portsmouth Point, but he had not been many hours on shore before he was robbed of every farthing ; and as Paymaster, officers, invalids, and all, had taken their departure previously, he had no other alternative left than to march up "to town as well as he could. He wanted to get to Liverpool, and from thence to Ireland. At the former place he would be at once supplied with what money he required, as be had luckily forwarded the greater portion of the money he had acquired while in India to a merchant at that placs ti ei The Magistrate, desirous of knowing: -tether the ponr fellow had turned his long residence in an Indian climate to good account for himself, asked him what money lie had contrived to save for his services? _ . Donovan—l think myself a rich man, your Worship— r have saved 100/ , deducting the 201. that I have been robbed of. Mr.: CHAISIBERS-Wers you engaged in the Burmese war?—Yes, your Worship ; I lost the greater part of the calf of one of my legs at Arracan.• I also received wounds at Ava and at Pegu. Mr. CHAMBERS—Have you received any prize-money yet, for your services in the Burmese war ? Donovan answered in the negative, saying that it was not yet in the course of payment. The Magistrate having advised him to be more cautious of the remainder of the money he had 10 dearly earned in the service of his country, assisted him with some silver from his purse, and directed him to he passed to Liverpool. _ . The old . .soldier retired from_ the office after having re turned the Magistrate hearty thanks for the attention and assistance that had been bestowed upon him. AQUATIC EXCURSION. In the 'course of last summer, two successful ex cursion's were made to the Nore, by the Printers of an Establishment, to aid the suffering branches of their profession then out of employ. From the sa tisfaction derived on these occasions, it was deter mined that a similar trip for recreation should take place, and Saturday last was selected for the day. To render every thing as complete as possible, the steam-vessel the Albion was engaged. Mr. Wilson, late of the Opera-house, was appointed Master of the Ceremonies; a Military Band of Music was en gaged ; the services of Messrs. Bryant, - Gibbs, Prynn, .Hare, Parr, Vaughan, and Master Taylor; Misses Gibbs, Lucas, Mills, and other professionals of vocal and theatrical talent, were put in requisi- Lion; and from the printed bill and programme issued, there was a sufficient demand for tickets. The vessel left the Tower soon after nine o'clock, pursued its way until it leached the Fleet in the Medway, round which it passed, and retra cing its route, returned to its moorings, off the Tower, about half-past eight in the evening. The weather was remarkably favourable, and the day being without that. intense heat of sun which pre vailed during the preceding part of the week, ren dered it free froni oppressive inconvenience. The amusements commenced With'a Concert, when se veral glees, duets, and songs, were sung. A dra matic sketch, intitled " Sir Toby Formal's Trip to the Nore," was performed. A ball followed, in which quadrilles, waltzing, country, Spanish, and fancy dances were introduced—the latter by the pupils of Mr. Wilson; and the entertainments con cluded with the second part of the Concert. MELVILLE MONUMENT.—On Tuesday, the erection of the statue on this monument was completed, in the presence of an immense number of spectators. His Lordship is represented in his robes as a Peer, his left hand extended across his breast, and looking westward. The height of the statue is fifteen feet four inches, which, in point of symmetry, admirably corresponds to the height of the pillar.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. The Duke of Buckingham's yacht, with his Grace and Duchess on board, was towed out of the lichen' this morning by the Medina and Malnzesbury steam-packets, and will proceed direct for the Mediteranean. She carries twelve brass guns, 18 and 12-pounders, and a full com plement of seamen and marines, with a chap lain, doctor, &c. During their absence the men allow their, wives half their pay. The building and fittings up of the yacht, we hear, cost upwards of 16,0001.. The rope-maker's bill was 700/. His Grace will pass Spithead this day, and purposes saluting the Lord High Admiral, his arrangements not allowing his Grace the honour of paying his respects in per son to his Royal Highness previous to quitting England. On Thursday his Grace was sworn in 4, Burgess of our Corporation, on which occa sion he politely intimated a wish.to present a Cup to be sailed for at the Southampton Re gatta, but as the arrangements were complete, he requested that his name might be attached to the subscription list for ten guineas.—Southampton , Herald. DREADFUL CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA. (From the Liverpool Commercial Chronicle.) We have learnt with regret the occurrence of a melancholy case of hydrophobia in this town, of which .we have, by inquiry, ascertained the following particulars : About a month ago, a dog, belonging to some poor persons, residing in Bolton -street, Cop peras-hill, having exhibited undoubted symptoms of madness, it was determined to kill him ; and a poor widow, of the name of Riding, who lived in a court in Bolton-street—the only pers whom he would allow to approach him withar biting- 7 -took him up in her arms to carry him to the place intended for the performanc e of that purpoSe. On •the way thither, he did not at tempt to bite her, but licked her face and hands, apparently through the attitchinent which he had always manifested to her. It is not. known that she had any wound, or scratch, or scar, on any part which the animal licked, and she never ex pressed any apprehension for the consequences. On Sunday last, however, she complained of, difficulty of breathing, to relieVe which she sat with the outer door of her house . open, and said she had been troubled throughout the night with an uneasy sensation at the lower part Of her ribs, extending through to the back, which sometimes became extremely painful, and rose into her throat, seeming to threaten her with' suffo cation. This sensation she described tis resembling the pain of a spasm of the stomach, with which she was affected some years ago. Her uneasines increasing, her friends sent for Mr. Gillon, surgeon, of Clarence street, who attended her about one o'clock in the day. He took from her arm about twenty-four ounces of blood, and pouring. about eighty drops of laudanum into a wine-glass, filled it up with water, Ana deSired her to drink it. She took the glass in her hand, and . had raised it to within a few inches of her lips, when she was seized ap parently with a strong convulsive fit, in which her arms were thrown forward with great violence at right angles with her body, her fingers grasping the glass, the contents of which were dashed on the ground, so firmly that no effort could loose them, until the fit was over ; her neck appearing frightfully distended ; .a guggling soand issuing from her throat ; the muscles of the whole body. seemed to be hardened by violent contraction,. her limbs stiffened, and her eyes strained as if about to start from their sockets. In about - a minute she recovered from the fit, and looking fearfully at the glass, with a violent shudder, desired it to be taken away. She then said that, after eating bread and cheese, late on the preceding night, she was about to drink a glass of ale, when the attempt, produced a fit of the same kind, and she had not been able to. drink - any thing since. Every attempt to raise any liquid to her mouth, produced similar re sults. At first she was quite calm and tractable, and sat perfectly still in the interval between the . fits, breathing, -. however, with considerable difficUlty, drawing her breath about thirteen times in a . minute,. with a strong convulsive sigh. Some other Medical Gentlemen afterwards saw, her, and recourse was had to copious bleeding by the lancet and leeches, and injections were also administered, every effort at internal appli cations by the • ordinary methods being hopeless from the excessive irritability and agitation of the patient on the approach of any liquid, which in creased to such a degree, that the application of liquid to the skin, or the passing of a current of air pver the surface of the body, and, at length, even the slightest noise, would bring on a fit.— Restlessness and distrust of every one that ap proached - her, followed, and to' prevent the ag gravation of her sufferings, her friends refused to admit any more strangers to see her. The fits continued to increase, both in their frequency and in the violence of their paroxysms, attended by a constant foaming at the mouth, and a vio lent loud sobbing at each drawing of the breath, which has led the neighbours, who heard the noise without, to say that she barked like a dog. Nature at length giving way under these repeated attacks, she died about half-past ten on Tuesday morning. The body was examined on Wednes day, but, as is usual in such cases, we under stand there was nothing in the appearance to in dicate the immediate cause of death. BIRTHS. On the 3d inst. at Gunton-park, Norfolk, Lady Suf field, of a son.. On the 4th inst. at Hammersmith, the lady of Win. Wastell, Esq. of Burton-crescent, of a son. On the sth inst. at Upper Woburn-place, the lady of J. G. Henriques, Esq. of a son. On the 6th inst. at Isleworth, the lady of Henry Parnell, Esq. of a son. On the 3tl inst. in Parliament-place, the lady of James Pulman, Esq. of a son. On the sth inst. in Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, the lady of Augustus Bosanquet, Esq. of a son. On the 3d inst. at Brighton, the lady of the Rev. Robt. Rirlsdale, Vicar of Kirdford, Sussex, of a son. On the 6th inst. in Great Surrey-street, the lady of J. Arnesburg, Esq. of a daughter. On the 4th inst. in Portman-street, the lady of William Mills, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the 6th inst. at All Souls' Church, Marylebone, W. Ramsden, Esq. son of Sir John Ramsden, Bart. of Byram, county of York, to Lady Annabelle Paulet, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Winchester. On the 2d ult. at Allhallows Barking, by the Rev. IL White, William Green, Esq. solicitor, London, to Miss Matilda Wood, of Bishopsgatestreet. On the 2d inst. at All Saints, Poplar, Dr. Christopher Tatham, to Elizabeth Gordon, youngest daughter of R. Gordon, Esq. of the Orchard-horse, Poplar. On the 4th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, Mr. Frederick Reynolds, of Chatham, Kent, to Mary, second daughter of George Cornish, Esq. of Tottenham-court ro ad,' London. On the 2d inst. at newish, by the R ev . Si r J ames Hannan); Bart. William Hallett, jun. Esq. o f Philli o l e , in the county of D orset, to Mar y , el dest daughter of Robert Radclyire, Esq. of FoxdentOn Hall, Lancashire. DIED. On the 29th ult. at Watford, Mrs. Fourdin, many years of Wardour-street. On the Ist inst. Mr. James, of Croydon. On the let. inst.•at leleworth, Middlesex, in the 73d year of her age, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis, relict of the late J. Ellis, Esq. of Bedford-row. On the Ist. inst. at Richmond, Surrey, in the 61st year of his age, Richard Bethel, Esq. M.D. On the let. inst. after a short illness, Thomas, only son of Thomas Boycott, Esq. of Rudge, Shropshire. On the 2d. inst. Marianne Olivia, daughter of Charles Holford, Esq. of Hampstead, aged one year and eleven months. On the 2d inst. at Holton, in his 78th year, J. Groom bridge, En. 52 years organist of St. Stephen's, Coleman street, and' upwards of 40 years organist of St. John's, Hackney. He was peculiarly eminent in his profession. On the 4th inst. at Ramsgate, George, the infant son of Charles' Telford, Esq. On 'the 4th inst. Elizabeth, wife of William Morris, Esq. of Peasmarsh, county of Sussex, aged 66, mother of James Prosser, Esq. of Bow-lane. On the sth inst: at Ramsgate, in the 16th year of her age, Mary Agnes, only daughter of Captain• Henry Kater, of York-gate, Regebt'spark. On the sth inst. at Homerton, Ann, wife of Michael Gray, Esq. aged 55. On the 24th ultimo, at Bromley College, Kent, after a longand painful illness; deeply repretted by all her friends, aged 73 years, Mary; widow of the Rev. James Thurston, late !Vicar of Ryarsh, Kent. PINTen . and PunrAstinn by M. YOUNG, at the SlJA , Oincr, No. 114 Stritud.