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Richard Arnott was fully committed for picking a gen tleman's pocket of his snuff-box in the fair. James .Davis and Thomas Hammond were charged. with picking pol:kets, and six or eight handkerchiefs were found upon them.—They were remanded till some of the owners could be brought forward. HATTON-GARDEN. 'KEY Sor.omoNs.—This morning having been appointed for the public examination of Mrs. Solomons and her asso ciates, the office was crowded to excess at an early hour by tradesmen of every description, anxious to get a glimpse at the prisoners, and the mass of property recently discovered at a notorious receptacle in Petticoat-lane, Whitechapel. The three prisoners, Ann Solomons, Moses, her son, and Clara Brown, the servant girl, were placed at the bar. On account of some delay in bringing the prisoners to the Office, a report was current that an attempt at rescue had been made. This, however, afterwards appeared to be without foundation. The evidence of Linibrick, Edwards, Lloyd, and other officers, were then taken, and was in substance as follows : —That on the morning of Wednesday last they went to the house of Ikey Solomon, 14,t Bell-lane, and in the first and second floors found the various articles of property pro duced, consisting of eight watches, velvets, silks, three large • treble gold chains, shawls, wearing-apparel, &c., &c. ; and on a sort of artificial ledge or cornice, a brown paper parcel, containing 566 counterfeit sove reigns. The ledge en which they were found was very dusty, but the parcel itself was free from dust, and appeared to have been recently placed there. Two of the watches, and a great portion of the silk and lace was found conceal ed under the flooring of the bed-room, as before described, and of which Mrs. Solomons denied any knowledge; but five gold watches, the valuable chains, a large quantity of velvet, and many other articles, found in a chest of drawers on the first floor, were claimed by her as her pri vate property, and purchased of various tradesmen who would come forward. Of the parcel of base coin, she also denied the slightest knowledge. The whole of the property was now produced, and exa mined by a host of respectable tradesmen, who had at various times been robbed. A young man, in the service of Mr. Beauchamp, a pawnbroker, in Holborn, immediately identified a silver watch as having been stolen from his master's shop, but he could not speak distinctly as to the time, their window having been cut, and watches stolen on three several oeca ;lions in the month of December last. Mr. S. Copestake, lace-merchant, of No. 7, Cheapside, identified a quantity of lace and\ lace caps. He said his premises had been broken into between the 6th and Bth of last January, (a Sunday intervening,) and plundered of a great deal of property, of which the lace he had now iden tified formed a part. Another portion of the lace was also found in April last, at a house in the New North Road, where Ikey Solomons resided under the assumed name of Jones. He (Mr. Copestake), was under recognizance , to prosecute Ikey at the time of his escape. A geld mourning ring was also identified by a lady named Laing, as one amongst many articles of jewellery that had been stolen from her husband's premises in Stamford street, but no other part of the property was spoken posi tively to, although strictly scrutinized. Mr. Sergeant SELLOW wished to know whether the watch sworn to as having been stolen from Mr. Beau champ's shop was once of those owned by Mrs. Solomons? Limbrick said it was. Mr. HUMPHRIES, for the prisoners, submitted that he could produce bills and receipts for all the property claimed by Mrs. Solomons ; but at present all the papers found were detained by the officers. He also submitted there was no case against the son or the servant. Mr. Sergeant SELLON said, every facility should be af forded for the prisoner's defence on a future day, if that was what Mr. Humphries required. At present he could not liberate either of the parties implicated.—They were then remanded until Tuesday next. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COLONEL LYCON AND CAPTAIN JERE.,—ThiS Office was crowded this morning, at an early hour, by the friends of Captain Jebb, who were desirous M become bail for that gentleman to the amount required by the Magistrates ; when, Edward Cheney, Esq. of Gaddesbey, and Edward Goulburn, Esq. of the Temple, and the Regent's Park, were :elected. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. X. s. s X. s. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 5t04 5 Clover Hay.......... 4 15 to 7 0 Upland Ditto 4105 15 Oat Straw ll2 116 Rye-grass Hay 4lO 515 Wheat Ditto ....... 116 2 2 New Meadow Hay 310 415 New Meadow Hay from ss. to 10s. per load higher than last quoted; in prices of Clover and Old Meadow Hay, and Straw, no alteration. Supply moderately good, and trade rather brisk. SMITHFIELD. s. X. g. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 0 0 Upland Ditto .. ..... 410 510 Do. extra fine 0 0 610 Rye-grass Hay ... ... 410 510 Oat Straw llO 114 New Meadow Hay 315 4 5 Wheat Ditto ll4 2 0 Straw 2,, per load lower than ast quoted ; in prices of Hay no alteration. Supply good, and trade dull. CITY MARKETS. RAW SUGARS.--In consequence of the importers de manding higher prices to-day, there is not such an eager demand as might have been expected. From the accounts received by the Jamaica mail yesterday, continuing to con firm the former accounts of the falling off of the crops ; still there has been a good deal done at Is. per cwt. ad vance on last week's prices. FOREIGN SUGARS by Public Sale this morning.—Low to good White Brazils, sold 38e. 6d. a 435. 6d. ; Browns and Yellows, 31s. a 345. 6d. REFINED SUGARS.—The Market c ontinuing to be in differently supplied, the accounts received from llamburgh to-day being more favourable ; good, suitable for that Market, are more in demand. COFFEE.--BY public sale to-day, good ordinary La Guayra sold 445. a 455. ; good ordinary brown Brazil, 425. a 435. 6d. A small parcel of Plantation, at about the previous prices. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, Aug. 31. We have a very short supply of Wheat to this day's market. Fine fresh samples are scarce, and obtain is. more than last week, and there is rather more demand for other descriptions. Oats are plentiful and very dull sale at late prices. There is a fair demand for good Foreign Barley, fit for malting, at 365. per quarter. Beans are very scarce, and 3s. per quarter dearer. There is very little doing in Rapeseed. There is no New Grain up the river, but a fair supply of New Wheat from the growers the condition of most of it is only very middling, and will require a portion of Old to grind with it. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, lied White-. 58s. to 625. fine 645. - Yorkshire, Lincoln, Re. Red... 555. to sls. fine 60s. White 575. to his. tine 625. - Foreign, Red 49s. to 535. fine 568. Barley, Norfolk and Suftblk - Lincolnshire -s. to -s. fine Yorkshire Wold -a to -s. fine -s. Beans, Small s4s. to 565. fine 575. Tick sos. to 51s. fine 525. Oats, Poland and Potato 26s. to 30s. fine 325. - Friezland and Small 2ls. to 275. fine 295. Mealing l3d. to 15d. per Stone. Sh- elling 34s. to 365. -s. to -s. per Load. Malt ....................................... 365. 465. fine 48s. per Load. Rapeseed 2 O l. 01. 221. Os. 241. 10s. per Last. --.---_ NORWICH, Sept. 1. daY than we excepted) Our harvest bein g mostl y finished ( B eans had a larger at tendance of farmers at marketto for several seeks p ast, and rather more Corn to-day tale, yet by no m eans more than sufficient for th e ‘v i for eekly ffi consumption. Fine dry Wheat, both Old and new, fully supported last week's prices, as did also the fine samples of Spring Corn, but damp and inferior samples went off slowly, !Ind are a shade cheaper. No alteration in Flour. Wheat (I , er qr.) ... 50s. GOs. 635. Beans (per qr.)ws -Parley Oats ' 2os: 2Ss. 30s. Flour, fine (per sack) 435. 455. NEWCASTLE-1.1170N- TYNE, Sept. 1. The farmers brought in a fair supply of Wheat to-day, of which a considerable proportion was of the present crop; the condition of nearly all the samples was very bad, so soft that few of them could be ground without be log kiln-dried ; the weather has now c han g ed, and yesterday and to-d a y there has been hot sunshine with a clear sky, firo every appearance of a continuance, Which will rapidly dily iroproVe the con di t i on o f th e cro ps. Old WW heat sold rea week's prices. Oats were a lar g e supply, chi at last chiefly New and in poor condition ; Old maintained the prices of last week. Heavy Rye much inquired after. Fine Malt ready sale. Barley, Beans, and Pease, nominal. Per quarter. Wheat, Northumberland, white...64A:68 , :. e d.... scla 635. Norfolk & Suffblk...6os. 64s....BerW r ick ' Scotch.'' fids. Rye N or folk and Suffolk 3Ss. Vs. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk, new Grinding ..................... ........................... 30s. Malt, Norfolk and Sufrol k 60s. 60 . 5. Beans, Small ........................ —5...: Pick Pease, White, Boilers .......... 445. 46, Grey ... 405 • 42 . 5 . Oats, Northum. Potatoe . ..... 35 5. 37s Feed .................. 275 . . 30s. Flour, Fins (per cask) THE KING'S COURT. His MAJESTY having appointed to hold a Court yesterday afternoon at 'Windsor Castle, left the Royal Lodge in 'Windsor Park, about two o'clock yester day afternoon, attended by the Lord Steward of the Household, Sir WILLIAM KEPPEL, &C., in two car riages and four, with outriders in their state liveries, and escorted by a party of the Life Guards. . The Royal Cortege proceeded up the Long Walk to the private entrance to the Castle, where his MAJESTY alighted, and proceeded to the state apart ments, in which the Court was held. The Court was attended by the LORD CHAN CELLOR, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Se cretary of State for the Foreign Department, the President of the Board of Control, the President of the Board of Trade, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the First Lord Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, the Secretary at War, the Lord Steward of the Household, the Master of his MAJESTY'S Stag Hounds, the Treasurer of the Household, the Right Hon: JOHN HERRIEs, and the Right lion. CHARLES GRANT. The Right Hon. WILLIAM lIUSKISSON was intro d►:ced into the presence of the KING by Viscount GODERICH, as First Lord of the Treasury, when his MAJESTY presented the Right lion. Gentleman with the Seals of Office as Secretry of State for the Colonial Department. The Right Hon. JOHN HERRIES was presented to his MAJESTY by Viscount GODERICH,anCI received the seals of office as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT, the Vice President of the Board of Trade, had an audience of the KING, at which Mr. HUSKISSON assisted. The Right Hon. Gentleman kissed hands on being ap pointed by his MAJESTY President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which Viscount DUDLEY, as one of his MAJESTY'S principal Secretaries of State, officiated as Lord President of the Council, in the absence of the Duke of PORT LAND. The Right lion. WILLIAM HUSKISSON was sworn in before the KING in Council, one of his MAJESTY'S Secretaries of State. The Right Hon. JOHN HEnRIES was sworn in Chancellor of his MAJESTY'S Exchequer. Mr. GREVILLE attended as Clerk of the Council. Viscount GODERICH and Viscount DUDLEY had audiences of the KING. Lord ST. HELENS and Sir WILLIAM KEPPEL were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Court broke up at a quarter before five o'clock, when his MAJESTY returned to the Royal Lodge. The Ministers partook of a sumptuous entertain ment which had been prepared for them, and after wards left the Castle on their return to London, with the exceptions of the LORD CHANCELLOR and Viscount DUDLEY, who left the Castle together for their seats at Roehampton. His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral has been pleased to present a sword to the Right Hon. the Earl of Northesk, G. C. 8., Rear Admiral of Great Britain, and our present worthy and distinguished Port Admiral, as a mark of his present approbation of the regulations adopted for the reception of his Royal Highness, at his recent of ficial visit to this port.—Devonport Telegraph. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex is expected on a visit to the Earl of Darlington, at the fine baronial residence of that nobleman, Raby Castle, in the course of a short time, and probably before the expiration of the present month.—Durham Chronicle. - - Lord Dudley entertained Prince and Prin cess Lieven and a distinguished party to dinner, on Sunday, at his villa, at Roehampton. The Archdeacon's Annual Visitation at Bi shop's Waltham, will take place on Thursday next. A messenger left Prince Lieven in Dover, street yesterday, for St. Petersburgh. Alderman SPRINGFIELD was elected last week Sheriff of Norwich by a majority of 736. The house intended for Mr. Herries, now erecting on the terrace in Carlton Palace gardens, is ex ceedingly large and capacious. When completed, it will be one of the most splendid edifices in the whole range of these new buildings. The Rev. Thomas Webster, Minister 'at Ta vistock Chapel, London, has been on a tour throughout the North and West of Ireland, advocating the cause of the London Hibernian School Society.—Dub::n Evening Post. The Provincial Meeting of the Catholics 0: Munster was held August SO, at the South Parish Chapel, and was numerously and respectably attended.— Cork Southern Reporter. Last Wednesday, a meeting was held at the Guildhall, Dover, G. Stringer, Esq. Mayor in the Chair, to consider the propriety of holding Races in that town, when several resolutions were passed, and subscriptions en tered into for the purpose. Three gentlemen were appointed Stewards, and a Committee chosen to arrange the business of the Races, which are appointed to take place on the 19th and 20th of the present month. Drury-lane and Covent-Garden Theatres open on the Ist of October, and the performances, contrary to custom at the commencement of the season, are to be six nights in the week instead of three. - We are happy to hear that Miss Paton is so far recovering from her late severe indisposition as to give hopes of her being able to resume her professional duties in the course of a few weeks. We hope, before the close of the English Opera Season, to see her in the part expressly written for her in the Freebooters, with the whole of the music selected for her, which has of necessity been omitted by her substitute. Miss Stephens has withdrawn herself from the Leicester and Norwich Music Meetings, owing to the do mestic calamity she lately met with. The Leicester Meeting has also met a grew drawback in the absence of Miss Paton, owing to her in• disposition. Caradori has been engaged to replace her. Marshal de Mouchy contended that the flesh of pigeons had a consoling power. When he had lest a friend or relation, he used to say to his cook, " Have roast pigeons to-day for dinner ; when I have eaten a couple of pigeons, I always perceive that my grief is considerably diminished." ANECDOTE OF THE PRESENT DUKE OF LEINSTER.—His Grace is quite a man of business—a real operator ! At his palace at Carton, a relative found him in a jacket, with a trowel in his baud, assisting in re building a park-wall. a HI were the owner of this park, I would not assist in building my own wall," said the Gen tleman. " And if you were Duke of Leinster," replied his Grace, " you would have had no wall to rebuild." Yesterday morning, a pigeon closely pursued by a hawk, suddenly dashed through the window of a gentleman's sitting room at Ardwick, in order to seek shelter from its merciless foe. A young lady, at the time, was in the act of undrawing the Curtains, and was of course much startled by the unceremonious visit of the poor bird, who no doubt had been attracted by the gentle ness of her appearance.—Manchester Courier. —Quere. Was not this bird a physiognomist? GROUSE SHOOTING. ---During, the past week, the mountains of the county of Waterford have been enlivened by numerous sporting . parties, eagerly pursuing the delightful amusement of grouse shooting. On Monday (the first day) many were on the heath as early as five o'clock, and from that till the same hour in the evening, the birds fell in numbers.— Waterford Paper. LINEN MANUFACTURE.—A want of linen Voltaire alleges as to the cause of all the disease in the skin known by the name of leprosy, and which were so general through Europe in the middle ages, when hospi tals, called lazarettos, abounded.— Quere—ls there no danger of this frightful disease recurring from the general practice of wearing flannel waistcoats and drawers next the skin? Polydore Virgil says, that the Irish, in his time, were subject to the leprosy, from the too free use of pork, ' not sufficiently boiled or roasted. MURDER. EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF J. ORTON, ALIAS STRANG, AND l'aRS. WHIPPLE, FOR THE MURDER OE THE HUSBAND OF THE LATTER. ALBANY, NEW YORE, JULY 25. Joseph Orton, alias Jesse Strong, was arraigned at the bar, and the indictment charging him in the usual forms, with the murder of Mr. Whipple, read by the District Attorney, to which he pleaded " Not Guilty." Strang is a small diminutive man, with nothing peculiarly striking in his looks. His face is rather sharp and prominent, with dark brown hair, blue eyes, and apparently a high forehead, though covered with hair down to his very eye brows. From his general appearance, one would suppose his disposition rather amiable than other wise. His age is probably 28 or 30. During the whole time he was in Court, however, with a momentary exception, which will be noticed here after, he did not manifest a single emotion, or any other feeling than that of indifference. Sometimes he leaned his face partly upon a handkerchief in his hand, but generally he looked about with more ease and unconcern than many of the spectators. Mrs. Elsie D. Whipple was next arraigned. She was introduced into the court-room from the inner door leading into the State Library, and the anxiety of the multitude to obtain a sight of her was very great of course. She was in deep mooring, how ever, and her veils were so thick, that not a glimpse of her countenance could be seen. Her form is light and graceful, and a gentle tremor ran over her as she entered the bar, supported by an officer. The indictment, charging her with having been accessory to the murder of her late husband, before the fact, was read, to which she pleaded " not guilty," and was immediately conducted out of Court. She was not placed within the criminal box, but sat imme diately in front of Strang. She appeared to weep, but did not sob aloud; aad there was a moment while the prosecutor was reading the indictment, that Strang's countenance indicated considerable feeling, and some conflicting emotions. The Court now demanded of Strang whether he was ready for his trial, but his Counsel, T. J. Oak ley, Esq. replied, that he should not be ready before to-morrow morning. A list of about 50 witnesses were called over for those trials; and as Messrs, Abraham Van Vechten and Williams are the Coun sel of Mrs. Whipple, a powerful attempt will be made to procure her acquittal. Mr. Foot is asso ciated with Mr. Livingston, the district attorney, and both sides of the case will therefore be conducted with ingenuity and ability. The unfortunate father of Strang is here, making what efforts he can for his guilty son, and several others of his relatives, or those of his deserted wife, are also here. Strang, the father, is a very respect able and wealthy farmer, residing in Duchess county. ALBANY, JULY 26. This morning the Jury were empanelled, and the trial proceeded. After the Counsel for the prosecu tion had stated the case, the following witnesses were called : _ Ab. S. Van Rensselaer, sworn—Resides at Cherry-hill. Was there on the 7th of May, at ten o'clock. Was part of the time in the cellar. Was in the second story, and then went into the third story. Was with Mr. Whipple in the room in which he was killed, in the second story. Whipple was in the room between nine and ten o'clock, busy with sundry accounts. Was writing at a table. Witness was on the opposite side of the table ; the room is the south-west room. Whipple was about seven or eight feet from the window. While sitting there heard the report of a rifle or gun. Witness thought he heard it rain upon the stoop near the window. Looked out, and thought he saw a person's face, a white man with a black hat, and also thought he saw something shine like a rifle or a pistol, or a gun, could not tell which. At this he sprang from his seat, and exclaimed, " Oh !" and at the same in stant the piece went off. Deceased instantly sprang from his chair,. and exclaimed "Oh Lord !" Both started for the stairs. On the second stair de ceased's hand on the bannister slipped, and he fell. Witness ran down stairs. Mr. Whipple died almost in stantly. Witness seized a piece which they kept, and was going out, but was prevented by those with in, because Orton had said a few days before that there was a gang about there. He did not see Whipple fall, because he ran down a-head of him. Returned to Whipple, and he was gasping—just olive, and that was all. The ball went in on the back side of the left shoulder, and penetrated the chest. Strang, a few days before, told witness that there were persons lurking about the house who meant no good. He had seen them sit the court yard gate, and once in the back yard. Strang said that he thought they could have no design upon witness, because they could have no chance. He also cautioned witness not to tell the family of it, lest they should be alarmed. Witness told his mother and sister, and he believed all the family. Mr. Whipple was absent, but shortly expected to return at this time. He had been expected before, but when he was absent it was uncertain when he would return. Had conversed with Strang about the murder, on one oc casion, when he was making a final settlement with Strang. Strang was hired on the 28th of Aug., under the name of Joseph Orton. A few days, i. e. less than a fortnight before the murder, Strang and witness came to the city to sell some old iron. Strang boasted of having been a pretty good marksman with a rifle, and inquired of Mr. Fay, and of Mr. Moore, as to the price of rifles. On the morning of the 7th of May, Strang had a piece of lead in his hand, which he said was the softest he had ever seen. On the 14th of April, Strang said h e wa s going to Troy, to collect a ":sum of money due to him. He was absent all night, and returned the next day. Witness could not of his own knowledge say that Mrs. Whipple was absent on that night By Mr. LIVINGSTON—Strang went up to town between sun down and dark, to buy cloth for a pair of pantaloons. Witness told him to get some oil of spike. Strang came into the house in fifteen or twenty minutes after Whipple was killed. By Mr. OAKLEY—Saw Strang come in about fifteen or twenty minutes after Whipple was shot; witness was standing at the top of the stairs when Whipple fell ; Strang came up, and wjtness told him that Mr. Whipple had been shot. As Strang looked on the body of Whipple, he turned as white as a sheet, or ghost, and witness then suspected him.—(Here the prisoner smiled.) —Strang was a member of the Coroner's Jury that sat upon the body, and witness testified before them. Dinah Jackson (black woman) sworn—She lived at Cherryhill, and was at home on the night of the murder. Witness had beard Strang say that there were people around the house; she thought he did it to try to frighten her away, but she told him that was her home—her proper place—and she should not go. Witness had heard Mr. Whipple inquire about the people whom he had seen of nights Strang a a bout the house, and asked him why he did not shoot them. Strang asked what would be done with him Nile should shoot him (Whipple) by mis take. A good while before, Strang asked witness what she would ask to poison Mr. Whipple. Why he said, she would not do it for the State, or the, whole world. But she thought he was joking with' her, and she thought no more of it until after he was killed. Recollects well that Strang went away on the 14th of April, about ten o'clock a.m.; Mrs. Whipple went away about four o'clock, as she said, down to Mr. Fobes's. Both were gone all night. The witness having left the stand, the Court directed a recess, and officers were sworn to take charge of the Jury—to take them to some conve nient public-house—give them proper refreshments, but suffer no person to speak to the m , except i ng b y permission Thomas L. of the Court. Pemberton (coroner) was t h e t witness called and sworn.—Examined the premises after the murder. There were marks showing that a person had climbed up on the north side of the shed, by means of a box about four feet high. By the tracks on the ground, and on the box, the person must have been barefooted or in his stockings. The prisoner showed great agitation on the inquest, on which he was one of the jury, and made many state- ments as to the person or Persons said to be about the house. lie said that he thought the individual looked like Mr. Arms. Witness was with the party which found the rifle. It was buried in the mud, the barrel four or five inches in depth, and the breech covered with leaves, perhaps a bushel of them. . _ (The rifle was here produced, and identified by the witness as the same.) Cross-examined by Mr. OAKLEY.—The conduct of Strang while on the coroner's jury was singular. He appeared to be uneasy; walked to and fro; in and out of the room ; folded his arms, and stood much looking out of the window. Edward Fay was next called upon the stand.—ls a gun-smith, residing in Beaver-street, Albany. Is not personally acquainted with Strang; but after he was in gaol went to see him, and recognized him as having seen him on the evening of the 3d of May, at his shop, about a quarter before 10 o'clock. Witness then sold him the rifle now in Court, for which he gave him fifteen dollars. By the Prosecution—The bullet-mould (now produced) would fit the rifle. The surtout coat (now produced) appeared to be the same one which the man had on when he bought the rifle. He noticed particularly that it was very full in the breast.—(Strang laughed.) Cross-examined by Mr. OAKLEY.—When he saw him in gaol, he had other clothes on ; but when they put those clothes on him, he at once recognized him. By the Prosecution.— The ball now shown wit ness is about the proper size for the rifle. John Becker, (gaoler) sworn.—ldentified the rifle as "(Ring the same as found by Mr. Pemberton (with whom witness was in company), on the 16th of June. It was buried up in mud, in a ravine, N.W. of the 'house [On being asked under what 1 circumstances he found the rifle, Mr. Oakley objec ted, as involving the preliminary question of the circumstances under which Strang might have been induced to make confessions. Mr. Foot modified the question, so as to remove the objection.] Wit ness proceeded—They never should have found the rifle, if Strang had not sent for him. They found the rifle in consequence of the directions of Strang. They had once to return for further instructions, and found it on the second attempt. It was so concealed, that every shower would have buried it deeper and deeper in the mud. Witness also went where Strang directed, and found the poison. The parcel (now produced) resembles it. It was in a back house, concealed behind a brace. John 0. Cole sworn.—Testified to the finding of the poison, which was delivered over by witness to the district attorney. That appears to he the parcel. Edward Livingston (district attorney) sworn.— That is the parcel delivered to me, and has not been out of my possession since. Wm. Wilson sworn.—At the time of the murder, witness was a labourer, residing at the farm at Cherry-hill. Some days before, as witness and prisoner were walking from the barn, prisoner pointed at the window and said it was a fine place to shoot he. Witness replied that it was a shame for him to think of such a thing. Strang did not speak of the shed, but pointed at it. At the breakfast table the next morning after the murder, witness asked Strang if he did not recollect what he had said about shooting in at the window, and he said, " Yes." — Strang then turned away his head, got up, and went out of doors. (Here Strang smiled again.) _ Frances Hill sworn.—Witness lives in Watervleit, on the turnpike which leads from Schenectady to Troy, and her husband keeps a tavern at the corners, where the road from Albany joins the Schenectady turnpike. (When asked if she knew the prisoner at the bar, she turned to look at him. He at first attempted to stare her out of countenance.— He then began to laugh, and had to stop his mouth with a handkerchief. The witness was confused and frightened.') She believed that she had seen him before at their house, but could not swear positively. She had seen him while in gaol ; in company with her husband, Mr. Van Sehoonhoven• and the gaoler. She had no doubt then, in her own mind, nor has she now, that he is the same man whom she saw at her house. He came to her house with Mrs. Whipple. Had not known Mrs. Whipple before, but has seen her since, and has no doubt that she is the woman. They came a little after sun down, in a one-horse waggon. It rained that afternoon. (So the black woman testified, but we omitted to note the circumstance.) They stayed all night.;,.-They slept in the same room. There were two beds in the room, but only one had been used. (Here the pri soner enjoyed another laugh.) The time was in April, but she cannot recollect the day; but there was a remarkable thunder -storm, and it was on that day. Cross-examined by Mr. 011CLEY.—Went to the prison at the request of, Mr. Cole, to see if that was the man who was at her house. There was no other prisoner in the room. Nancy Montgomery (a girl) sworn.—Lives with Mrs. Hill, at Watervleit, and thinks she knows the prisoner at the bar ; was not willing to swear posi tively, but his countenance favours that of the man who came there, and she has no doubt that he is the same; he came there in April, in company with Mrs. Whipple, as she believes ; the lady that has been shown to her since as Mrs. Whipple, she has no doubt is the same person who came there with a man whom she has no doubt is the prisoner at the bar; they represented themselves as man and wife; the prisoner had on the same coat and pantaloons then as now. James Hill sworn.—Keeps the house in Water vleit ; on the day of the great thunder-storm, in April, prisoner and a lady came to his house with a one horse waggon ; he had on clothes like his present suit. William Russell sworn and examined—Was one of the Grand Jury which found the bill against Strang. Strang was sworn and examined. In the first place they found a bill against Strang, before visiting him at all; then a committee of six called on him, in order to find out what they could respect ing time,o Don't intimating recollect the an y the woman; then the Grand J ur y went in a body, and he was sworn and examined with regard to A Whipplesd a toaltogether. him atthat D o pinion of the Grand Jury as to his own guilt.— th ir in s. g NNs Does not recollect that he was told that Mrs. Whipple had sworn against him. When they went into the prison they found Strang engaged with a Bible; the foreman took the opportunity of express ing the pleasure he felt at finding him so well em ployed, and some excellent remarks were made to him about telling the truth. Believes that. Strang intimated that Mrs. Whipple was know in g to it. -- john Becker.—On Wednesday evening, the 15th of June, Mr. Strang sent for him. On enterin g the room, Strang said, he had sent for him, to make a confession, as he was so full he should burst. He l i ) p e on a t his ve r yg respectablepoint. She w;na l‘ n i , r was she did not like to swear that she knew him to be the mah who came t o her house with the lady, but she believed he Was . The Counsel for the prosecution said— " Will you swear positively, mada m ? Look at him !" Here St rang, w h o was s itti n g within three f ee t o f h er , BN. a i s iili' very who closely app eared ex ea a r m e( i l ne t d o turned himself partly round, so as to look her full in the face—drew himself up, and thrust his face forward towards her, with the most impudently diabolical look that was ever beheld. His eyes became prominent, and seemed literally to be lighted with sparks of hell. Airs. Hill shuddered and re coiled from him, as though he had been a basilisk. " Look at him !" repeated Mr. Pepper, one of his Counsel. She was choked with horror, and could not speak, but burst into tears, an d a thrill of sympathy for her, and of abhor tence at the conduct of Strang, was manifested throughout the immense concourse of spectators. The Court inter posed at this point : 4 , Cannot you answer the cplestion, ma d a m?" asked Judge Darr. " You are an innocent woman, and have nothing to f ear . You must not b e s t a red out of countenance. ' But still she shuddered at her proximity to one of whom she had such a dread. Her seat was thereupon removed across the bar, and next to the bench. Strang turned back again to his usual position, with a demoniacal laugh at the pai n f u l scene, w hi c h canno t be described, and the testimony proeeeded—Mrs. H. feeling herself more composed and safe under the immediate wing I of the Court. said he had purchased a rifle with the express 'view of shooting Mr. Whipple, and he had had that plan in mind for about six months. He then proceeded to state the plans which he adapted, to make the public believe that he had not done it. He took the rifle home, loaded it, and kept it in the stable— and on the evening when he committed the murder he went to town for the express purpose of deceiv ing the public—purchased some cloth for pantaloons, and also bought some 'oil of spike, and in ten mi nutes after he left the apothecary's shop, he be-, lieved he had shot Whipple. He went home— went to the stable and got the rifle, saw a light in Whipple's window, thought he was there ; took a box, and raised it up against the shed on end. Wit ness has forgotten when he told him that he pulled off his boots. When he ascended the box, he laid his rifle in the eaves-trough of the shed, ascended the shed, stept to the window, and saw Mr. Whipple sitting; stept back and took his piece, returned to the window, cocked his piece, took deliberate aim mid fired. He heard Mr. Whipple exclaim, " Oh Lord He threw his rifle from the shed, mad in jumping after it, almost broke his neck, seized the gun and ran to the head of the street—hid the piece, returned to the Whitehall Toad, where he fell in with the people going to the house ; joined them and returned. He likewise stated that he had previously purchased some arsenic, for the purpose of poisoning him. The arsenic was the same as foend. He has generally stated, in all his confessions, that Mrs. Whipple was at the bottom of the whole. The money with which he purchased the rifle, he said he had borrowed of Mrs. Whipple. John H. Williams—Saw Strang a few days after he made his confession, and asked him why he had delayed making the confession so long. He said he had delayed because he hoped Mrs. Whipple would bring it out herself, but he found she was not going to confess, and he was so full he could not hold in any longer. Josiah Sherman, sworn—Had a conversation with prisoner since his confession, on the 19th of June. He was informed that prisoner was under great exercise of mind, and had been found with a Bible in hishand; and in tears. Witness found that his distress of mind arose from having confessed his crime. He should not have done it, but from his extreme weakness arising from his imprisonment and loss of appetite. Here the prosecution rested. His Honour Judge DUF.R then committed the cause to the Jury in an able and lucid manner. After being absent twenty minutes, they returned with a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner received the verdict without change of countenance or agitation. His demeanour this morning was more grave than yesterday. He did not smile, nor has he wept. The famous Prince Eugene, of Savoy, used to say—" Give me a Bible, and the English Shakspeare, and I want no other library to fur nish forth the mind of a perfect soldier.' _ _ _ Eighty tons of native copper ore were shipped from Tralee for Swansea, last week. The ore was produced at the Killarney mines working by the Hibernian Mining Company.—Tipperary Free Press. On Wednesday last, some labouring men, making a gullet, near Lixna, the ancient and once beautiful seat of the noble family of Fitz maurice, Earls of Kerry, found an earthen pan, containing various coins of great antiquity.— Tipperary Free Press. For the last two years the Rev. Dr. Moodie, of Clackmannan, has required no assistance, from his brethren in the Ministry, at his Sacraments. Though he now seldom preaches, being very blind, yet he performed all the exercises on the Fast-day, Saturday and Sabbath, and on Mon day, to his parishioners, v,ith the exception of the evening sermon on Sabbath, which was preached by Mr. Cooper, his assistant. The Rev. Doctor, in former days, used always to read his discourses to his congregation ; but now be gives out the Psalm to be sung, and passage of Scripture which is the subject of discourse, and delivers his thoughts with as much freedom as ever he was accustomed to do previous to the decay of his eye-sight.—Stirling Journal. AUTOGRAPHS CF THE BUONAPARTE FA HILY.—Among the lots in a late sale of auto graphs, were those of some members of the Buonaparte family. Buonaparte, before he omitted the u in his name, when General-in- Chief of the army, 1795, which sold for 11. 3s. His signature " Napoleon," to a private letter, with the address on which the word presse is in his own hand-writing, addressed to General Durosnel, Lis confidential Aide•de-Camp, Bth March, 1812, 11. 4s. A letter from the Em press Josephine, dated the Bth of June, 1809, addressed to " Mon cher Lavalette, 16s. Sig nature of Eugene Beauharnois, 7s. 6d. Two letters from Lucien Buonaparte, one relative to his own works, dated June 14, 1811, which sold for 21.55. ' HASTINGS, AuG.3l.—On Wednesdaylsoon after one o'clock, Prince Leopold, the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Feodore, accompanied by a gentleman, drove to the Castle Hotel in an open carriage, and having alighted and taken some refreshment, the Royal Party promenaded Wellington-square and the Arcade, anti appeared highly gratified with their marine visit. At four o'clock the illustrious visitors quitted Hastings for Tonbridge Wells. Prince Leopold expressed himself delighted with the interior of one of the houses which he inspected in Wellington-square. Upwards of 300 fashionable& assembled at the Pelham Arcade Musical Promenade on Monday evening. The Earl of Chichester was amongst the distinguished party, and was particularly graceful in the quadrilles, which were greatly ire vogue en ts present, during n an t ( appearedhie esTning. to Sireti oenjoy Astley th e atn Cooperus amuse ments. vas the following day Sir Astley left us, w e believe, for London. During his stay, Sir m Astley humanely gave his gratuitous advice to the indigent and n ecess it ous s i c k. Dr. William Hunt er used to relate the fol lowing an ec d ote :--During the American war, he was consu l te d b y t h e d aug ht er o f a P eer , wh o confessed herself pregnant, and requested his assistance. He advised her to retire for a time to the house of some confidential friend. She said that was impossible, as her father would not suffer her to be absent from him a single day. Some of the servants were, therefore, let into the secret, and the Doctor made his arrange ment with the Treasurer of the Foundling Hos pital for the reception of the child, fbr which he was to pay 100/. The lady was desired to weigh well if she could bear pain without alarm ing the family by her cries ; she said " yes," and she kept her word. At the usual period she was delivered, not of one child only, but of twins. The Doctor, bearing the two children, was conducted by a French servant through the kitchen, and left to ascend the area steps into the s t r eet. Luckily the lady's maid recollected that the door of the ar ea m i g ht, perhaps, be locked , and she followed the Doctor just in time to p reven t his being detained at the gate. He d eposited the children at the Foundling Hospita l, and paid for each 10 01. The father o f the children was a Colonel in the army, who went with hi s regi ment to America, and died there. The mother afterwards married a person of her (IsWll Wadds Memoirs, MELAVeIIOLY CHARLESTON, JULY 20..—The schooner Eliza, Captain Casey, arrived last evening from Newbern, brought in part of the passengers, toge ther with Cliptain Delano, and part of the crcw of the sloop Falcon, which was wrecked on Cape Lookout Shoals, on the night of the 14th inst., from whom we learn the following particulars : " The Falcon sailed from Savannah on the 12th inst., bound for New York, having on board a cargo of cotton and rice, and twenty three passengers. On the 14th, at eleven o'clock, p.m., the vessel struck on the outer shoal of Cape Lookout, and bilged. The sea beat her over into deep water, where all sail was made for the land, the crew employed in throwing overboard every thing they could get at, the vessel sinking fast. Captain Delano, to save the lives of the ladies, passengers, gave permission to them to take the boat,, with two hands, and, if possible, procure assistance from the shore—but the panic became so great, that instead of eight persons going in the boat, the-following persons jumped on board, viz. :—Mr. Colt, lady and child, of Easthaven, Connecticut ; Mr. Fort and lady, of Milledgeville, Georgia ; Mr. Little and lady, of Savannah ; Mrs. Dogherty, of Ire land ; Mr. W. Scott, of Newhaven, Con necticut ; Mr. Brown, mate of the sloop, Wiscasset; and Thomas, a youth of about 15 years of age, of Charleston, who was working his passage, and had been employed in one or the steam-boats between this city and Augusta. In about a quarter of an hour after the boat left the vessel, the sloop filled and capsized, the per sons on board sustaining themselves by the rig ging, the sea breaking over them in this situation. Attempts were made to make a raft of the quarter boards, but they not being sufficient, it was abandoned. The only recourse left was to stay by the sloop and sink with her, or attempt to swim to the shore, six miles distant, both of which were alike desperate. Under the latter idea, most of the persons on board threw off their clothes, and were severely burnt by the sun next day. During the time they were in this situa tion, they were much bruised by the washing of the sea. At one o'clock P.M. on Sunday, the remaining persons on board, viz. Mr. James Furse and son, of Barnwell, South Carolina ; Mrs. Catharine Lambs, of Ireland ; Captain Macey, late of ship Commerce, of New York ; Mr. H. Prescott, of New Haven, Connecticut ; John Cany, of Ireland; John Gready, of ditto ; Patrick M , Cater, of ditto; Lewis Carter, of Philadelphia ; and James Herron, of Ireland, (the latter died on board the Eliza, on the 18th ;) Capt. Delano, of sloop Falcon, Arthur INl'Do nald, Josiah Briggs, and Joseph Raymond, a black than, seaman ; Benjamin Ross, black, cook ; and George, a black boy ; were taken off the wreck by the schooner Eliza. At the time. the boat left the Falcon, the light-house was in sight, and which those on board probably endea voured to reach. Capt. Casey informs us, the shore is so very difficult to land upon, that them is every reason to fear all on board the boat perished. When they left the wreck, she was almost entirely under water." SINGULAR COMBAT WITH ROBBERS. (From the Journal des .Dbcds.) About ten years ago nothing was heard. of but the robberies and stoppages that occurred in th e passes of the Pyrenees. Above all, about the p lod of the fairs at Pau and Olaron, it happened that men, at other times accustomed to contraband trade, united in arms, in orderto plunder the wealthy merchants passing into France. Under such cir cumstances, a merchant, named Benito-Marton, was stopped in one of the passes, not far from Ga bas, by fourmen, armed with fusils and pikes. Two of his servants who preceded him had been already stripped, and compelled, in order to save their lives, to crouch down on the ground, with their heads covered with a cloth, and one of the robbers kept them, with his gun, in this position, while the rest went to attack the Spanish merchant. The latter, who was journey ing without distrust, led a mule laden with 22,060 francs. All of a sudden two men appeared be. fore him, with their guns presented, and demanded his money. The Spaniard gave them his purse, Aid] contained twenty francs, in different coins ; but not satisfied with that sum, the robbers ap proached the mule, and were preparing to unload It, when Benito, who kept his presence of mind, thought he heard his servants, who followed him at some distance. At that moment began a con test, perhaps without example. The intrepid Spaniard seized with one hand the robber by the neck, who threatened his life, with a pistol pre sented to his breast, and turned aside the mur derous weapon with the other, and as the other robber menaced him with his gun, if he did not. quit his companion, he had the address to uee the one robber as a buckler, and to turn him in every direction, in order to shield him frain the other. This terrible and singular scene conti nued for half an hour. At length his shouts were heard, and the two foremost Spaniards con trived to break from their confinement, and come back to the assistance of their friend. Two of the brigands stopped them, and in the iaeanwhile rd, a:1cl 'the malefactored his in the other domestics came up. Benito still em braced the robber, whom he used as a rampart. The robber, who had hitherto kept steady, made, a last e ff brt to deliver his friend. Benito n vi fell, androlled into a ravine intention, the shot was fi v e in - e ".e at tempted to rise, but Benito crus hed • s head with a piece of rock. The othe •ro 4 Y- e.",•s then took to flight and threw away their VrA•d. Two of them were seized and condemned_ to hard labour for life. In their confessions they pointed out, as their accomplice, an individual belonging district of Asap ; it was he who fired the mus ket. He has for a long time escaped, but jus tice has at length reached him. At the meeting of the Cour d' Assizes of the Basse Pyrodes, on the 24th instant, the six Spaniards came for ward to bear witness against the prisoner; and although he was begrimed with filth since his arrest, and had on a handkerchief which covered part of his face, the two servants who were first, declared that they perfectly recognized him. Every eye in the Court was turned with lively gt interest on Benito Marton, whose cou ra enabled him to e scape so great a danger. li e the flower of his age, is a man yet i° a fine I a nd athletic. The prsone, figure, tall, .• endea voured in vain to parry the charge mr4de agdinq him. His absence from the district at the time of the robbery—his connection, with the persons already accused, and other evil doers, and ber of other circumstanc es , ‘ „, ei • hed a num g down all his endeavours, and those of his Counsel, and he was found guilty, and condemned also to hard labour for life. f e male convicts on board made an attempt, on Saturday tight, to The the transport at Cove e xtricate themselves, by raising a cry that the cau tion of the officers of 6 , hi t . p,they were frus trated, and the ship " ; ;IXI on Tuesday. s hip was on fire ; howe ver , h i; the proper