The Sun. — London, England, 1834-04-11 00:00:00

sures, until we are prepared for the change, would inflict a guat injustice upon_ the energies of the people. Let the Government, by a sound system of finance, gradually reduce the national debt, and, by the application of equitable economy in every department of the state, lighten the public burdens ; let them turn their attention to the necessity of improving our monetary system ; let the working of our poor laws be improved, and their tremendous cost reduced—our labouring population restored to their moral character and industrious habits ; let the curse of absenteeism be removed from Ireland by the determined nullification of agitation,and her great agricultural resources be developed by a just application of the poor laws to that king dom, so that her able-bodied labourers may be fully employed,—let capital be encouraged to promote the growth of corn in our colonial soils, and by degrees we shall be able to compete with the foreigner, and to adopt a system of true free trade—a consummation we then shall hail as heartily as, under existing circumstances, we now oppose it. When the circumstances of the country render cheap bread necessary (though cheapness is no evidence of the happiness of the people), such measures should be adopted as may cause it to be raised cheaply 1 y British soils, in 'preference to depending upon foreign countries for a supply, and to the great advan-1 tage of this domestic-like policy in supporting our colonies we shall turn our attention in a fu ture number.—Morning Herald. The latest accounts from the Spanish fron tier in the French papers of Tuesday contain few facts which have not already appeared in our own private correspondence from Madrid, or in the official and demi-official documents from the Madrid journals with which it was accompanied. From all these statements it seems evident that the Spanish Government has at last been roused from its apathy, and has seen the necessity of acting with more energy and decision than it has hitherto dis played since the death of Ferdinand. Hence it has abandoned for the present the pursuit of mere speculative improvements of uncertain issue, and appears resolved to attend to those pressing wants or those necessary guarantees which the situation of the country or the state of public opinion so loudly demand. Hence it has taken prudent and promising steps to re plenish its empty treasury with a loan on the best terms which its own subjects or foreign capitalists are disposed to offer. Hence it has launched rigorous, though not unjust decrees, against the members of such religious esta blishments or the inmates of such monastic institutions as shall be found to join the standard of rebellion, or who are now encourag ing disorders, of which they have been the pri mary cause. And hence, at last, we have a cer tainty that Spain is to possess a legislative re presentation, to unite its energies under the direction of a common will—to give confidence to the nation, by allowing it a voice in the management of its own affairs, and to secure those who support the public interests against the arbitrary injustice or capricious oppression of absolute ministers, or a despotic court. The great difficulty to be explained is involved in the question, why these measures have not been taken earlier ? And the great doubt to be solved is, whether their tardy adoption will now be effectual in extinguishing the flames of civil war, or arresting the progress of the conflagra tion, which has already reached too many points of the kingdom. It is now nearly six months since the death of King Ferdinand, and nothing of importance has hitherto been done to satisfy that portion of the nation which has remained faithful to his daughter, or to overthrow the fac tion of the Pretender. Yet no disputed reign, where a struggle for the Crown appeared inevitable, ever began under better auspices, or with more contingent elements of success in its favour. The Queen Regent and her council, now administering the government in the name of her infant daugher, had a full year (between the first and the last apoplectic attack of her husband) to prepare for rendering the succession secure in her family. Don Carlos, in spite of the formal abrogation of the salic law by Ferdinand in 1830, was prepared to assert his rights to the throne on the reported death of his brother in September, 1832; and it was only by the unexpected resurrection of the Monarch that his claims were postponed. These claims, however, he pertinaciously refused to abandon or to compromise, and his obstinacy on this became the cause of his-banishment from the kingdom. During his stay in Portugal (from the spring of 1833 to the death of his brother) he continued in the same disposition of mind ; a ,7cl in the correspondence between him and his brother', which has since been published, he not only declined to abandon his claim to the succession, and refused to swear alle giance to the infant Queen on the convocation of the Cortes to confirm her title, but entered his solemn protest against the whole proceed ing. That protest was not only sent to Ferdi nand, but was transmitted to every Court in Europe. Here at least there was no hypocrisy, no duplicity or perfidy, no attempt to hoodwink or deceive the friends of the young Queen till the death of her father should throw the crown into the arena as a prize to be contended for on equal terms. The Queen-Regent and her councillors had thus fair warning of their dan ger during several months of the lingering death of Ferdinand, and ought not only to have exer cised the necessary precaution of placing secure friends in every office of trust, but to have ma tured an eventful system of political measures calculated at once to attach the nation to the interests of the infant Sovereign, and to paralyze the faction of the Pretender. In such circum stances they ought to have estimated the strength o f p a rties —to have ascertained the sentiments az a spirit of each—to have gradually disarmed t h e Hoy.alist volunteers—to have reinforced the ranks of the regular army—to have taken vi- Pro measures 0 precaution against the ma us ( ,chinations of the convents, and to have been prepared with some great plan or system of constitutional amelioration, which would have &theta all the Active and intelligent spirits pf the nation in the cause of the young Queen, as idftntifieti with that of national improvement. Though all this was not done by the time of erdinand's death (which could not be said to he unexpexted), yet such was still the excellent position of the Queen Regent, that the succes sion of her daughter appeared exposed to little danger, and that danger (to whatever extent it now exists) is to be ascribed to subsequent mismanagement or folly. Her Majesty, on the demise of her husband, found that every cap join-general of a province —every municipal or judk.nal functionary—every regiment M the "service, were ready to offer their allegiance to Ater danghter. The general administration— the great councils ,of the state—the public treasury of the nation, such as it was—the public force, both civil And ,ilitary, were entirely at her disposal ; and had the corps of j Royalist Volunteers been dissolved, there would not have been a single organized body ready to participate in the hazards or to court the reward of rebellion. On the other hand, Don Carlos was proscribed and in exile, without resources and without troops, cut off from the treasures and services of his friends the monks, and unable to communicate with his deluded partisans or sup porters, except across the joint ramparts formed by bayonets in the hands of the armies of Morillo, Sarsfield, and Rodil, appointed to watch his movements on the frontiers of Gallicia and Estremadura. Even then the Queen Regent Was not left in the dark as to the designs and pretensions of Don Carlos, and therefore had a second warning to separate her daughter's cause from his, by the barrier of popular insti tutions and constitutional guarantees. Actu ated as much by a blind fanaticism as by an obstinate ambition in asserting his claims, this Prince again declared his right to the throne, styled himself " Charles V." to the Queen Regent's Minister who waited upon him to announce his brother's death,—condescendingly offered her Majesty at Madrid his gracious pro tection, if she conducted herself with propriety, —went through the vain ceremony of writing letters to all the Spanish ministers at foreign Courts, and to all European Sovereigns, an nouncing his accession, —appointed ministers ad interim to conduct his correspondence, and sent notice to his partisans (as far as he could) to rally round his standard. The die was then cast—the Pretender was found to be incorrigible, his property was confiscated, and a price was set upon his head, should he pass the Spanish frontier. No hope could hence forward be placed in anything but his weak ness ; and as the Minister Zea had uttered the threat against his life, should he be found in Spain, it is surprising that he did not see the immediate necessity of taking some decided step to overpower, by popular changes, that absolutist faction which constitutes his only strength. We need scarcely say what a miser able use that minister made of the immense advantages placed at his disposal, having not only all the authorities and resources of the kingdom in favour of the young Queen, but the immediate recognition of her title by France and England. We need scarcely point out the blunders, anomalies, and inconsistencies of his administration—we need scarcely allude to his unwise manifesto against constitutional improvements, which displeased one party, with out gaining the confidence of another—to his partial amnesties, equally annoying to those in cluded as to those excepted—to his delay in disbanding the rebel Royalist Volunteers—to his aversion to employment of Constitutional ists, where they alone could be effective in the Queen's service—or, finally, to his obstinate resistance to the convocation of the Cortes. All these proofs of imprudence or incapacity are fresh in public recollection. It is of more im portance to reflect on what have been the con sequences of such acts of weakness or folly. Two or three of the northern provinces are in consequence overrun with Carlists. A war of extermination has been proclaimed, and the greatest atrocities are daily committed on both sides. The emissaries of Don Carlos, as we have seen by the capture of the " English Packet" off Vigo, are procuring for him abroad money and arms. The old guerilla chiefs are again brought from their retreats into the field, not to defend the soil of their country, but to resist its improvement. Juntas of government are formed, to which they address their military despatches. These juntas levy custom-house duties at home, and are understood to have contracted loans abroad, to maintain the con test ; and though they have no chance of ulti mate success, the tenacious ambition of the Pre tender, and the obduracy of the Spanish cha racter, forbid the hope that the contest will be soon terminated, or tranquillity soon restored. It is only a national assembly, like the Cortes, about to be convoked, which can give the Go vernment the means, and inspire into it the energy, necessary for terminating:such a con flict.— Times. It was an observation of the late Mr. Ni cholson, the well-known author of many esteemed scientific works, that after the middle of life, rigidity of body was accompanied by a corresponding rigidity of mind, which indis posed it to the reception of new views, how ever just, on any subject ; but that the young, who have nothing to unlearn, and no recollec tions to intimidate them, are ready to adopt other new opinions, and that thus every generation may be said to have its own opinions. It has been observed, in like manner, that one of the disadvantages of advancing years is, that men become too wary, and do not make sufficient allowance for the mass of ignorance and stu pidity in the world. Hence, young Generals are often successful, because they do not know the danger they have to encounter. A stupid man often succeeds in the world, where a clever man would fail, because the stupid man pro ceeds with confidence, from not knowing the difficulty, while a discerning man hesitates, be cause he knows the difficulty, and dreads it. A man who has lived through one revolutionary period, will not easily be induced to take an active part in another, and he is equally little disposed to anticipate any very favourable re sult. The great impediment in the way of decided measures against Charles Dix, in France, was the recollection left in those who had lived through the revolutionary pe riod. As the old revolutionists dropt off, a set of young men, who knew nothing of terrorism, were ready to act over another revolutionary drama, and then came the three days. We re member hearing some of our English Statesmen, who were in France during the movements of the allied army, state in Parliament that, with a few exceptions in the East of France, the people in that country were quite indifferent as to all movements, and cared only for case. But fifteen years had allowed the nation to regain a large portion of its old exciteability, and in 1830 the allies would have found a very dif ferent reception from what they found in 1815. We suspect Spain has not yet got rid of a sufficient number of the men of 1821, and obtained a sufficient supply from a pew gene ration, to be altogether fit for such liberal mea sures as sanguine people in this country conceive practicable. The impression left by the drama, which began with the defection of Riego's troops, and ended in the occupation of Cadiz, can hardly be yet effaced. We urge these ob geryations as a sort of apology for the present Governiiseut, which is occasionally criticised with great severity---both in France . and 4ngland. It cannot be too often repeated that it is not enough that a policy is in itself abstractedly the best—it may at one time be opposed by circumstances not to be sur mounted, while at another it may be pursued with ease. It is remarked by historians, that when the whole nation, as it were, seemed to turn out to receive with rapture Charles 11., people seemed to ask themselves what had be come of all the enemies of his father ? At that time the whole nation seemed, as it were, to rush into disgraceful servility ; and it was not till the nation had submitted many years to a series of insults, that a return to a better spirit began to manifest itself. Had Charles the Second died fifteen years earlier, James might probably have carried his object, through the sycophancy of the clergy and the mad Toryism of the parliament. In like manner the French Revolution gave for a number of years nearly absolute power to the government of that coun try. Every editor of an ultra-radical journal imagines himself a Brutus, because, in times of no danger, he can call out lustily for the unre strained liberty of the press, abuse the Whigs, and inveigh against the Edinburgh Review. But at the time when the Edinburgh Review first appeared, the hazard of appearing even to countenance opinions that savoured of liberal ism, was hardly less than that which Car lile encountered when he re-publisced Paine's Age of Reason. There was at that time a downright proscription of every man who, in matters of loyalty, did not get the whole Hog. Any man who had been concerned even in printing pamphlets or newspapers, reputed Jacobinical, could find no employment for many years after wards. The individual, for instance, who had printed the Scots Chronicle, an Edinburgh newspaper, of which a Captain Johnson was editor, and with which Citizen Lord Lauder dale was supposed to be connected, could after wards obtain no employment in his trade of printer ; and about 1806, when the per secution began to relax, a professional gentle man, seeing the poor man burdened with a large family, ventured to hazard his own safety, by giving him a little employment, and if he had been rescued from a twenty years' captivity in Algiers, he could not have showed more grati tude. When Sir Francis Burdett first advo cated radical reform in the House of Commons, he was the object not of aversion, but of some thing like horror. When he proceeded through the house to his seat, he received no token of recognition from any one—he was a solitary being in the house. The keeper of a tavern in Edinburgh, in 1809, by putting up the sign of Sir Francis, was threatened by the magistrates with their vengeance. It is quite obvious that he would have been a bad practical politician, who at that time should have attempted, in the teeth of all these difficulties, to carry Parliamen tary reform, even on the most limited scale. Such was the dread of innovation of any kind, that Sir Samuel Romilly was deemed a visionary by every man in office for attempting the slightest innovation in our system of penal law ; and Lord Holland stood alone in the House of Lords in advocating Sir Samuel's very limited first alteration. The theoretical politician is freed from all those warm considerations. Mr. Bentham, during all this period, was writ ing, as if he were addressing himself to sages instead of a moon-struck population. The folly of the people did not disturb him in his closet, and when the time admitted of it, he gave his lucubrations to the world. But the practical politician is not at liberty to act as if he were in Utopia. He must consi der the times in which he acts, and make allowances for the errors and prejudices of his countrymen. The closet_ politician is generally a child in this respect. Mr. Bentham, for in stance, wrote tracts for the Spaniards in 1821, which would hardly have suited them if the whole nation had been attending lectures in Queen-square for a dozen of years. In the same manner, when the Greeks first appeared on the stage, the good man forgot that they were some such savages as the Highlanders of Scotland, who, if we may believe the . Edin burgh newspapers, have not a word in their language to convey the meaning of revolution, and in many districts had not heard of the French revolution till long after the battle of Waterloo, or like the Irish of Connaught, whom poor Dick Martin used to bring to Galway to support constitutional rights by the shi lelah. We remember when Colonel Torrens had invented, or thought he had invented (for we say nothing as to the invention itself), a new kind of bayonet exercise. Mr. Bentham was all on fire to communicate it to the Greeks, and was not a little displeased to hear that the Greeks, like all other savages, fight from behind rocks, or in an ambuscade, and would never use bayonets. We make these observations with a view to mode rate the ardour of those who judge of the con duct of the Spanish Government merely as it falls short of what they may conceive the proper standard of liberal opinions. They for get that six-tenths of the Spanish nation are immersed in brutal ignorance ; that of the re mainder a very large portion are connected with the church ; that the grandees are so many he reditary imbeciles ; and that, in short, the Go vernment, for a number of years, so far from being what is called a union of church and state, was a delegation of the church. The church in Spain was what the borough oli garchy were in England—the English Ministry were a committee of boroughmongers, and the Spanish Ministry were a delegation of eccle siastics. The power of property—the influence of long habits cannot be broken through in a day, and therein the Cortes showed themselves bad practical politicians ; and therein the news paper press of England (and ourselves at the time among the rest) showed themselves equally bad judges of what was fitting for Spam.— Morning Chronicle. We have extracted from the Moniteur Beige the official version of the Government respecting the scandalous outrages in Brussels. True to its text it proves that revolution, the offspring of anarchy and disorder, can only exist but by riots and pillage. We certainly had not enter tained for a moment the thought that the na tional subscription to purchase the stud of the Prince of Orange had included such distin guished names as we find recorded in the Mes sager de Gand ; but of everything that is no ble, virtuous, and elevated in moral character, are the parties composed who wished to gratify their ancient predilections, and display a token of gratitude to the illustrious family of the King of the Netherlands. Eighteen houses have been ransacked, pillaged, and destroyed, under the patronage of King Leopold, as the recompense of a sentiment which, in any other country, would have entitled the possessors to the admiration and esteem of all individuals, however opposed in political principles. The late exhibition of brutal ferocity by the mob of Brus sels has been referred to, somewhat whimsically, ns a proof that the Orange party in Belgium is a nullity. It seems to us that to infer from this occurrence the nullity, or worse, of King Leopold's Government would be far more rational. We know by the melancholy instance of Bristol, and many other places in our own country, that a very small proportion of the rab ble of a populous town may effect great mis chief, especially if they have imbibed the notion that their exertions will be regarded by the Go vernment with a favourable or indulgent eye, and that the public force will not be directed to oppose them with promptitude and vigour. Whether the Orangeists at Brussels could mus ter a rabble to pull down houses and destroy furniture, in support of their cause, equal in number and power to that whose late exploits are considered to afford so satisfactory a demon stration of the stability of the Coburg throne, is a question which we shall not take upon our selves to decide. What is certain is, that the adherents of the brave and noble-minded King William will never so far forget what is due to his character and their own as to try the experiment. The question, however, is not, as some of our contemporaries seem to suppose, answered in the negative by what has yet taken place. A very insignificant mob would suffice to destroy all the respectable houses in any city in Europe, giving it the ad vantages, which the Brussels heroes enjoyed in such abundant-measure, of a Soverei g n parading the streets accompanied by his staff, not to re buke, but to excite them, and of a strong mili tary array drawn forth evidently not for the pur pose of intimidating, controlling, or dispersing them, but for that of affording them encourage ment, facilities, and protection. Whether we regard the alleged origin of this riot, or the nar rative of its proceedings, every circumstance conclusively indicates that it partook much more largely of the character of a coup d'etat than of a spontaneous ebullition of popular feeling. What interest can the rabble of Brussels be supposed to have felt in the destination of the Prince of Orange's horses ? The project of repurchasing them, for the purpose of resti tution to their rightful owner, was one which bore the aspect at least of devotion and gene rosity ; qualities the appearance of which is always pleasing rather than offensive, to the unsophisticated portion of mankind, in every country. It might be offensive and alarming at Court ; it might excite jealousy and appre hension among the few Belgians who are gain ing, or who hope to gain, wealth and power under the shelter of the Coburg throne ; but that it could have given rise to any popular feeling of indignation is perfectly incredible. Why, besides, was not the riot suppressed when, as the result abundantly shows, the Government had the means of suppression at its command ? Why was it positively encouraged by the au thorities, civil and military ? The single answer to these questions is that the whole affair from beginning to end was a coup d'etat. The transaction, when distinctly traced, as we have no doubt it will be, to the existing Government of Belgium, will present a proof of anything rather than of its strength, or of the nullity of the Orange party.—Morning Post. The Tory prints have, for some time past, been all but gorged with ridicule of the attempts of the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, Dr. Bowring, Lord Durham, and Mr. E. El lice, to open anything like a fair and free com mercial intercourse with France ; but it is a wise saying, " not to halloo before you are out of the wood ;" for so far is it from either of the parties having failed in the supposed object of their mission, that we have every reason to be lieve that they have been even more successful than there was previously to their attempts good reason to imagine that they would. The visit of Mr. Poulett Thomson was not without its results—the opinions of the Ministry were shaken—the strong holds of monopoly felt the introduction of the wedge which is ultimately to destroy it—and Dr. Bow ring—an enthusiast in the cause—has since been so diligent, and so persevering, that there is every . reason to anticipate the best results from his mission. We do not, of course, mean to state that any thing approaching to a system of reciprocity will be accomplished in the course of the present year ; for the monopoly of every thing in which Eng land would desire a free and independent inter course with France, is so completely esta blished, and in so many hands, that its overthrow at once is not for a moment to be thought of; — but of the ultimate result there can be no doubt. The wedge has been introduced—the ancient edifice has been shaken to its foundation—and if the final result be but hastened by a few years, the labours of Dr. Bowring, and the efforts of the government, will not have been in vain. In conclusion we ought to mention, that the Doctor is sanguine of success, and that many points have been satisfactorily settled, to which there was but little reason to hope for a happy conclusion.—Morning Advertiser. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LlFE.—Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, an acci dent, attended with the loss of one life, and serious in jury to several persons, occurred at the brewhouse of Messrs. Combe and Delafield, in Castle -street, Long acre. A scaffolding had been erected across, from one building to the other • and upon one end of that scaf folding a lar ge mass o f old bricks had been placed. At the time above stated a fine little boy, eight years of age, named David Hatwell, the only child of the pro prietor of the coffee and reading rooms in Mercer street, Long-acre, together with two other children, and several grown persons, were passing under the scaffolding, when it suddenly gave way under the im mense weight above, and they were crushed to the earth. Assistance was promptly rendered, and they were extricated in a short time, but the poor boy, Hatwell, was found to be a corpse, and the others were severely injured. They were con veyed to Mr. Hume's, the surgeon in Long-acre, where the best aid was afforded them, and they were sent to their respective homes. An inquest will be held on the body of the boy Hatwell this day. Some six or seven years ago, during my stay in that part of his Majesty's dominions, an accident of rather an extraordinary nature occurred to a soldier of the 36th Regiment, then in the West Indies. He was cleaning his accoutrements in the gallery or ve randa of the barracks, in the island of Barbadoes, upon the first floor, when his ramrod accidentally fell over the balcony, which he requested a person below to throw up to him, leaning at the same time over the balustrade for the purpose of receiving it. It was thrown, and stuck fast in the corner of the poor fel low's right eye, close to the upper part of the nose, where it had entered to the depth of an inch and a half and required the F reatest efforts to extract. He wa s taken to the hospital in great agony, and speech less, when it was discovered that a nerve had been punctured which paralysed the tongue and the whole of the left side. At the end of six weeks he recovered his speech, but the perfect use of the left arm and . leg has been denied him to the present hour. This man was sent home, and discharged with a pen sion of 9d. a day : having only one serviceable arm, it may be readily imagined such a person cannot be much of a labourer ; he is, however, enabled to earn a few pence, by occasionally turning a mangle. This un fortunate being, with whose misfortunes I had been so well acquainted at the period of their occurrence, I accidentally found in this place (Whitecross-street prison), condemned to 30 days' imprisonment in total idleness, for a debt of 20s. 9d. ! Some persons will perhaps say he is rightly served for getting into debt ; but I maintain not more rightly than is the creditor who trusted him by losing his money. This man is now a double burden upon the community—as a pen sioner and prisoner. —New Monthly Magazine. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Edward Lee, " a professional bill-sticker," was yesterday brought in custody before Mr. HALLS, charged with having assaulted a porter in the em ployment of Mr. George Robins, named J. Clarke. Complainant was employed by Mr. Robins to stick up some bills on the palings in front f Wa terloo-bridge, in the Strand ; and while so engaged, the defendant, who was similarly employed, came up and tore down a bill which he had just put up. On remonstrati ng w ith hi m , th e d e f en d ant struc k him twice, gave him a black eye, and knocked him down. The defendant, a facetious-looking fellow, when asked what defence he had to make, said—Why, your Worship, this here man comes to the place with his hauction-bills, and begins to stick one of them over a bill that I had put up that morning. I warned him civilly not to do so. " But," says he, " my master (Mr. Robins) is a greater man than yours," and so he sticks one of his bills over mine, and I pulls it down again ; and then he shoves me, and I shoves him, and so we kept shoving about un til at last we had a reg'lar set-to, and we fought four fair rounds, till this here police gentleman comes up, and the complainant, instead of fighting it out in a quiet, respectable way, gives me into custody, like a coward as he is. And so (said Mr. HALLS) you think fighting a pitched battle in the streets a "quiet and respect able way of deciding your quarrel ?" Defendant— To be sure, your Worship. I wants nothing but fair play and no favour. I never quarrels with no man ; but I can't stand by and see my bills pulled down in this here way, before my face, without re senting it. Flesh and blood can't bear that, your Worship. Mr. HALLS—I want to know which of you struck the first blow ? Complaipant—He struck me first, your Worship, and gave me this black eye, and then he knocked me down, and threw his paste over me. Just look, your Worship, I am all smeared over with it.—(Laughter.) Defendant—And look at my clean shirt, your Worship, that my wife gave me this morning. See how it's starched with his paste-pot, and my pocket is full of it too.—(Renewed laughter.) Mr. HALLS (to the police constable)--What did you see of this ? Constable—When I came up, your Worship, they were both on the ground, roll ing about, one on top of the other, as if they were pasted together. Defendant—l dare say I did give him the first tap, but then he gave me the first shove, and a shove is as good as a blow, your Worship. Mr. HALLS—You had better step aside, and see if you can't make it up. Defendant--That's just what I want, your Worship. I bears him no hani mosity whatsomdever, and am willing, as far as a pot of beer or a drop of gin goes, to settle it with him in brotherly love. Mr. HALLS directed the gaoler to take the parties out of the office, in order that they might come to an amicable arrangement. The defendant,' however, was again brought be fore the magistrate, the gaoler reporting that the complainant was not satisfied. He wants me to give him 55., your Worship, said the defendant, and I can't afford it. I offered to shake hands over a pot of beer, but he sticks hard for the money. I am willing to take half a crown, said the com plainant ; and I am sure that's little enough for a black eye, and the loss of my paste. You shall both give bail to keep the peace, said the MAGISTRATE, as I find you cannot make it up. And the rival bill-stickers entered into their per sonal sureties not to molest each other for the next six months. WORSHIP-STREET. An Irishwoman, named Catherine Sullivan, living in the purlieus of Golden-lane, was yesterday brought before Messrs. BENETT and GROVE, a county Ma gistrate, charged with cutting and wounding one Catherine Lynch, a woman residing in the same house. The prosecutrix, who appeared with her head dreadfully cut, returned home the evening before from Barking fair, and, being faint and weary, she immediately retired to bed, where at six o'clock she fell fast asleep. In a short time after she was awoke by the prisoner entering the room ejaculat ing, " Kate, my dear, I have sold them all (mean ing her husband's furniture) ; so just sa y w h at i t i s to be—gin or rum ?" Witness told her she wanted neither, and accused her of selling, amongst her husband's things, a pair of blankets and sheets, which she knew were her's, not her husband's." The prisoner, who had already been drinking, in stantly called her a vile name, and, seizing a large jar, struck her repeatedly several blows on her fore head with it while she lay in-bed. A woman residing in the same room corroborated the prosecutrix's statement, adding that, on inter fering to save the woman's life, the prisoner flew at her like a tigress, and nearly bit the end of one of her fingers off. (Witness here exhibited her finger, which had been dressed by a surgeon.) Mr. BENETT (to the prisoner)—This is a most brutal assault. What have you to say for yourself ? Prisoner (in aloud voice)—Pray, Mrs. Kate Lynch, did you not throw a basin at my head ? You for got to tell his Honour that. Eh ! The prosecutrix denied having thrown anything at the prisoner. A witness—l was present all the time, and saw no basin thrown. The prisoner, in consequence of being in the last stage of pregnancy, and having a large family, was fined only in the sum of 20s. and costs, or one month's imprisonment. Prisoner (impudently)—l have not got twenty farthings. Mr. BENETT—Then you must go to prison. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Among the disorderlies brought before Mr. CHAMBERS yesterday,.was a sun-burnt sailor, named Harry Bailey, charged with the characteristic offence of having been found most uproariously drunk in the Haymarket, in the company of a fid dler and a whole bevy of those good-natured dam sels, whose smiles are principally reserved for full pursed members of his Majesty's navy. The defendant, as he stood in the dock chewing his quid, and balancing himself as in a stiff breeze, presented the very beau ideal of an English tar of the Harry Bhitr school. The policeman who captured the sailor, said he found him at a late hour last night in the Hay market, footing it away to his favourite tune of 4 , King William for ever, huzza," with half-adozen ladies of loose character, whom he had been stow ing chock full of grog in the afternoon. Conjectu ring from his spit and span new " rig" that he had just come ashore with plenty of " shot in the locker," he gave him a lodging in the station-house, in order to prevent his companions from robbing him. When searched, no money was found upon him. Mr. CHAMBERS—WeII, master, what are you ? —Sailor (making a leg)—Seaman, your Honour. Mr. CHAMBERS—How long have you been ashore ?—About a week, your Honour. Got paid off from the Thames Ingyman on Friday, and just come to Lunnun for little fun afore I gets afloat again. Mr. CHAMBERS—HOW much money did you re ceive ? Sailor—Sixty pounds, your Honour. Handed the rhino to my old dad for fear of the land sharks. Mr. CHAMBERS—How long have you been earn ing the money ? Sailor—Sixteen months, your Honour. Mr. CHAMBERS—How long do you think it will last ? Sailor—Oh, a long while. Mr. CHAMBERS—But how long ? Do you think a fortnight ? Sailor—A fortnight ! why Lord love your Honour, no. It'll may be last a week. Mr. CHAMBERS—WeII, you was very merry last night, I suppose—you had plenty of grog ? Sailor —Yes : can't do without grog. Mr. CHAMBERS—Had you any ladies with you ? Sailor—Yes, your Honour. Mr. CHAMBERS—Come now, how many ? Sailor —Six on'em, and a fiddle. Couldn't do without fiddle. Mr. CHAMBERS (laughing)—Six ladies and a fiddle. Why you must keep a sharp look out it you want to hold out a week. Why did you not keep a better look out last night ? Sailor—Couldn' t. your Honour. Got rather blind coming home from Ingy. Mr. CHAMBERS—BIind drunk, I s uppose you mean ? Sailor—No, your Honour ; there was upona shortr ice al . w - lowan e ce ha o d f bread,, but it was har d and as and so we ha d to mess The sailor here assume d a l oo k which he sup posed to be quite insinuati ng , an d begged the m a ; gistrate to let him off, as he h a d n 't tasted a drop grog all the morning, an d h a d b een tucked up an. night in the hold of th e wa t c h-h ouse ; and rah/ than it should occur again, h e d ec l a red he we'd sooner take a double turn at look-out on the top-, gallant yards." Mr. CHAMBERS—WeII, g e t awa y, and don' t let trouble ed us see you here again. S a il or —Thank r 3tir black as a slice of mahogany. Honour (extending his h an d), tip us a squeeze , n ' Y hearty. Mr. yopuut o of CHAMB ERS shakethe ( l dhaoaucngkdh: whispering i hands. (laughing)—No, , no the ; g I ss The sailor then hitched up his trousers a lurched n " Curse his ey es if h e arn 't a t rump ." a :übtyle. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. C w l l a E s sinT ß dE 'a irte s t a . (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.) John Ca rr , age d 2 7 , maliciously cu tti ng an d w Thomas 1-1°4.1- ton, at Hasli ng t on . The prisoner at the ba r Haslington, k e pt b y a person named F ox , on 15th of Oct o b er l ast . Th e prosecutor came thel• ounin ed t g a r fo p f u el b o i n i c i .. o h u o s ase lly . in the evening of that day, and was asked by the prisoner to pay him twopence which he said been owing four years. The prosecutor said if owed him anything he would pay him. The . soner then became quarrelsome, and fought t'W °. rounds with another man in the company. " n r after this the prosecutor went out at a back dooa fer some purpose, and was immediately knoeke down by the pri s on er , w h o s t ruc k him in the bellyt and, it was believed, then stabbed him, a strugg l . ° ensued, and they fell, th e p r i so ner underm ost. When on the ground the prosecutor was stabbed 0' the back in the direction of the kidney, about thaTnhbey Jury comparing fou n d t t h h an inch in depth, and on his head there wer. numerous long cuts which cannot be better described roasted pork. eempritosontehre Guilty, l d on His LORDSHIP passed sentence of death °P him. On leaving the bar, the prisoner turned t° t n ile witnesses for the prosecution, and said, " Rer tle. „, l ; ber, lads, I shall appear against you at the g re- i day, for what you have sworn against me now, 3°` walked away with the utmost coolness. 'rl John Dorten was indicted for throwing a g a l a named Emma Robinson, into the canal, on the of March last, with intent to kill and murder her' The evidence was in substance as follows • I; tle Emma Robinson, a very pretty interesting -- t , girl, resides with her sister, a dress-maker, at stay.: ley-bridge. Her father resides at Stockport, ande on the 24th of March she had been there to hadse cuts 00 him. She was returning in the evening, an d 1 .4 occasion to pass along the Peak Forest Ca towing-path, when she saw the prisoner followintgo her. It was very stormy, and when she stoPPe d t pull her cloak over her b o n ne t, h e came up a n he her to make haste, or she would be caugh t in t. storm. She became afraid o f him, and said that. stl!: must not go fast, for she had left her fathe r a lit way behind. The pris o ne r went forward a short distance, and waited under a wall until she came o f; and again told her to go forward, adding that shewouiru take no harm. She then ran back and he ran after re; and either pushed or knocked her down. She t told him he might take all she had , if he would let her go ;and. he swor e he would b o th rob an murder her. After that he used very indelicate language to her, took her up, threw her into the canal, and left her in the water. She sank to the bottom, but came to the surface again, and was supported by her clothes until she stru gg led to the side and got out. hieh Evidence was adduced as to the state in w she was found on getting out of the canal ; a 1,7 several witnesses deposed positively to seeing t,8 4 prisoner on the towing-path about the time state_,, by the prosecutrix, who also said she was quite sun' he was the man. His LO RDSHIP summe d u p the evidence vere); minutely, an d put i t to t h e j ury t o decide wh ee l itT the prisoner threw the prosecutrix into the co la te d a moment of resentment, or with the intent sta• in the indictment. e ca re The jury could not agree, and retired in t o ketl of an officer, who was sworn to k e ep thew • up ; and after being absent about fifte en lll'' '' ana they came into Court with a ver di c t of 0 ' sentence of Death was recorded against bhp' SIR IMAGINATIVE BIOGRAPHY, =1: EGERTON BRYDOES.—A perusal of this work f the/ more to fix indelibly on the mind the exact tone ° an d characters of which it treats, than an elaborate ho voluminous biography. Sir Egerton BrYdg es ter s been personally conversant with many of the s ie ve which he so vividly portrays, and we do not bs'oe to say that his volumes are an addition and an ° meet to the classic literature of the day. MARRIED. T h oKn n y es B nsoet r f: i g ap g nsa,dnWilliamiFellowoelf TGHye oas o csr f ekg E nne, t e o DyE n ,as qn C N. i o ;ei l old l e fTd g Fly e eos . s sueeixnd,c, :Es :q..0 Hall, ; c 4 e ~,t, t; oer :: : : On the 9th inst., at Eton College, the Rev. James 0 4-: Cooke, of Chellesworth, eldest son of the Rev. Charles f the .0 „ vi iii ~ On the 10th inst., at St, Mary's, Bryanoton-squar e, ,4 -1 0, 1e1" r rY, to r of Andrew Fountaine, Esq., of Narford Halli v, at oe On the 3d inst., at Gretna Hall, and on the Ili t , of • to Paul's, Covent-garden, Henry Byron, Esq., eldest l A p pire ey late Rev. Henry Byron, Rector of Muston, Leicej te %ai l Elizabeth Josephine, only daughter of James Byte ° deoGßHlafdeeouSae:gesr.shmtgeJet:eesr, Suffolk, to Frances Judith, second e i tc''. M.D. bY t/ ' 11i ,5 On the 9th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Swanses, to ' O . T. Bowen, John Wm. Clark, Esq., of Picton-pre't. rare n, Loftus, eldest daughter of the late Baron Loftus, ° t o ta berg, Germany, and late of Windsor Lodge, near ~,,, an d 4. daughter ° The hippy couple, previous to starting for Aber 3v , i i d rePa cs , numerous assemblage of friends, partook of a sP ie .., n bicl , °c ,.. e , A ball was given by Major Rotely, at May Hill, 01l " o dav' ori , sion the Cwynbarlo and Llausacules bands were in ar c 1,0 l„ t er On the 10th inst., at St. Mary's, Biyanston.arlu a r, 'oug'id. Silas Saul, Esq., of Carlisle, to Lucy Maria, young e ' 3 lC 3 `: S, of the late Colonel Richard Clarke, C. 8., of the B en ., g „ - e, $,, Id On the 3d inst., at St. George's, Hanover-W .- Lil l- oer Orlebar, Esq., eldest son of Robert Charles O r lebars;',l, os ,ol House, Bedfordshire, to Charlotte Elizabeth, el de ,, i s L ai' s ' of the Rev. Valentine Ellis, Rector of Walton, ' Barnardiston, Suffolk. of /l as, DIED. gr. On the sth inst., in her 73d year, Jane, wife of Cro alie ' Great Marlow. is ,a 1 flt- On the 7th inst., at Windlesham, Surrey, ~, 110 aged 21, third son of Major-General De But t ,7 31 - r a, a. gineers. ,ed • ' l a d)! the Bth inst., at Mlrfield Hall, Notts , " occe lle , '' I te Frances Cartwright, Esq., of Marnham. Thi',,, to the co p was the only surviving sister of Major Cartsol g Ge orge ~. ets Dr. Cartwright, of Hollanden, and to Cap tain , Residen c e wright, Author of " A Journal of Sixteen Ye ars gots the Coast of Labrador." SO( "" arn %tre er ' n the Bth inst., aged 6 at Perry Vales - An O n, wife of William Kerl, 6, Esq., of Silver-stre ;. ft weed- o .ooti r Cheapside. Kent' garia' On the Pith inst., at Plumstead-common, . al gorse pr of the late Captain George Lefebvre, of the RuY . tillery. _ l --:,--;.,, , yot l4- ,-, London : Printed and Published by 3 1 '-' 111 ', 4 , at the Ss n Office, No. 112, Sean , h 4 1)(1 oth IF,„ `'~• P al l: idler could tor t let your .en' a nd oler , • arlil u gh- ;e rn the here the had he prt- two 30 0 door c lod we e not. d se" half were ibed s op g oo the lent , tre at I an t. girl • I 2c l !r. BIRTHS. On the 9th inst., at Ramsgate, the lady of Sir James 94 Bart., of a son. On the sth inst., at Bath, the lady of W. P. R o berth $14.4 of a daughter. f J °l° On the 9th inst., in Northampton-square , t he wife o James Wilson, Esq., of a son. On he 9th inst., in University-street, Mrs. Joseph 13. - of a daughter. tte On the Bth inst., at Oflley.place, near Hitchin, He m lady of George Sowerby, Esq., of a daughter.