The Sun. — London, England, 1830-01-14 00:00:00

. v, is ads s hroat :king ' pa& sired ,Ip to cause OLD BAILEY.-(TIIIS DAY.) OLD COURT. NEW COURT. - -Qibson' a lad of eleven ears of age, was found tkscit:3l stealing, on the 24th December, sixteen pounds of L Ve property of Mr. T. Collins, butcher, Piccadilly. s to i "be/cher was indicted for receiving, knowing it to -11 k, ,on th e 29 t h of November last, fourteen yards of 9/., the property of Mr. John Bidwell, Vigo ' Re gent -street. Verdict—Guilty. 11,21O;(1° Archbishop of CANTERBURY has taken "411,ek.in Richmond -terrace, where his Grace will reside ' I I Palace at Lambeth is undergoing repair. These Sessions commenced this morning, before the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, and the usual city Officers. The fudges in attendance are the Chief Baron ALEX. ANDIM and Mr. Justice GA zer.r.s. Ann Thomas, aged 26, was indicted for stealing in the dwelling house of John Phillips, 50/. his monies. Mr. C. Phaurs stated the case for the prosecution, from which it appeared the prisoner had been occasi onally in the service of the prosecutor, landlord of the King's Arms public-house, Orchard-street, Westminster. It was the custom of Mrs. Phillips to keep her cash in stockings; her husband WAS not aware what amount of cash she bad. On the 10th of December, the whole of the money was missed, and suspicion resting on the prisoner, she was taken into custody. Mrs. Phillips deposed that, on the day preceding the robbery, the prisoner sod herself were up stairs together, when the prisoner perceived one of the stockings contain ing some money, and laying hold of it, said, " Oh, oh, I see, mistress, you have some blunt here ; I dare say master does not know of it." The following day sovereigns and half-sovereigns, to the amount of 50/., were missed, and the prisoner absconded. It was the custom of the witness to keep 10/. in each stocking. Charles Bland met the prisoner a few days after the robbery near the MArsh-gate ; he said to her, " You are the very person I have been looking for." She replied, " You have nothing to do with me." He then gave her in charge of a police-officer. On searching her there were found 11 sovereigns and half-sovereigns, She was a►ked What she had done with the remainder, oen she said, " Oh, what a bother about the money, I only took 121." This evidence was confirmed by two other officers, who added there was nothing said to induce her to make any confession. The Jury consulted for short time, an i then returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing to the amount of 4/. 194. This verdict does away with the capital part of the charge. Wm• Mealing, aged twenty-five, and Wm. Adams, aged twenty, were indicted for stealing, in the dwelling house of Miss Elizabeth Musgrave, 27 silver spoons, and a quantity of other articles of plate, to more than the value of 1001. Mi.sEli;elreth Musgrave lived in Green -street, Hanover square. The prisoner Adams lived in her service for 17 months previous to the robbery, but was not in her em ploy at that time. Witness was out on Christmas-eve. The plate was safe in her bed-room the time she left home. O n h er return she found the house in confusion, it having been ascertained that the plate had been stolen. The plate now produced was her property. Witness had no knowledge of the other prisoner Agnes Smith —Was in the employ of the prosecutrix at the time of the robbery ; knew Mealing, who had been once or twice to Miss Ttlusgrave's house. On the night of the robbery both prisoners came to her mistress's house together; they were there about two hours, during which time they were playing at cards. Shortly after Adams came in, he went out again to purchase some gin and cloves. After they hid been playing at cards some time the heard the front door bang to, and said to Adams what can be the meaning of that, and asked him to go up weirs with her, which he aid, and on entering ber mistress's bed room found the cupboard door open. Witness ran down stairs and called the police. Adams assisted her in calling the police. Cr oss -examined—Knew Adams before he went into the service of the prosecutrix ; he always maintained a good character. William Bond, a police serjeant, stated that on Christ mes-eve he and two other police-men went to the prose eutrix's house, and searched it ; it was in the same state as described by last witneas; a chisel was found under the bed ; there did not appear to hare been the least violence used in getting into the house. Witness took Adams and two young women into custody. Adams at this time de nied all knowledge of the robberee By Mr. Justice GAZELEI--Took all the persons in the house into custody. Benjamin Bates stated, that in consequence of some thing he heard he went to No. 12, Rochester-row, Vaux hall, the prisoner ?dealing was there, and he was taken into custody. On taking Adams to the police office he said be wished to make a full disclosure of the robbery. By Mr. CREIW/LL—Wa s any thing said by Miss Musgrave to induce the prisoner to confess. Witness—Miss Musgrave said, in the presence of Adams, that it would be better for them to confess, and if her plate was found she would do all in her power to avoid a prose cution, and that she would forgive them if they would tell her at once, and not give her any further trouble. Adams, however, positively denied all knowledge of the robbery. Miss Musgrave recalled—l said if you will at this mo ment confess the truth, and tell me where my property is, I will tell you to a Go, and sin no more,' and I will for give you." These were the very words. By Mr. CRISSWILL-On her return home on the night of the robbery her feelings were much excited, but has a perfect recollection of the exact words. Mr. Citisswier. submitted, that as a promise bad been made, what the prisoner stated to the officer could not be received in evidence against them. Mr. C. PHILLIPS submitted, that as the promiae was Only a conditional one, with which Adams refused tricorn- PIY, what he stated was legal evidence. Mr. Justice GAZELEE decided that the statements were admissible. Benjamin Bates recalled—Adams told him he wished to state the whole affair of the robbery. They then went into a private room at a public house, when Adams wrote the Pape r now produced. Witness never said a word Previous to the paper being written, to induce him so to do. In consequence of the information contained in that paper, witness went with two other officers, to Mr. Appleyard's, in Prince's-row, Lambeth, and found the chest containing the property now producad. effThe pap er was here read, it was to the following ect :—"1 do hereby certify that there was no one con cerned in the robbery besides Wm. Mealing and myself, and if the property has not been sold, I believe it may b e f oun d i n a chest belonging to Wm. Mealing, at Mear. Appleyard' s , carpenter, Lambeth. I planned tht. mns by which Mealing got into Miss Muagrare's house. (Signed) " WM. ADAMS." Mr. J ust i ce GAZELEI informed the Jury that when hthey cam e so consider the case against Mealing, they ired recollect thi s d ocument was not evidence as against he not being present at the time it was written. Acis----4 Clements, a p o li ce o ffi cer, saw t h e pr i soner a nu at th e watc h - house, when he requested pen, ink, 4 " a Piper. Wit ness to ld hi m to be careful what he wrote, 4 -- a it would be produced in evidence against him. The Pa p e r was h ere h anded in. It was a letter to the sister °L healing, and ran as follows beau Maav,—l am sorry to say that I am gu ilty. and Mary E vans are innocent. The only one con e ted with me in the robbery is one near to you. " Your's, " WM. ADAMS." 11 °n Adam s also was found a l e tt er written in pencil , by the` OLD M ea li ng, i t was to the following effect r" Oen Faisxn,—You bad better be careful, and say ;11 e More about me t h an you can help. I wish you to look Ohto what you do say and bow you act ; for if you to be t ransporte d , 1 had rather not ; pray, therefore, "' c areful for my sake. " Wlll. MEALING." i ll The witness said he found the property now produced I,lpchest at Mr. Appleyard'a. rs. Appleyard stated th a t t h e * b est b e l onged to the ,_trser Mealing, who u se d t o go b y t h e name of Warren. k i W illiam Ch urc h, a police-officer, was on duty near 44 Musgrave's house on the night of the robbery. He e t : ,t }, e prison er Mealing two or th ree ti mes d ur i ng t h e th l tl L lng in th e s t ree t. Wh en w i tness approached him he ' 4ed away at a very quick rate. tll.llllr. CausswiteL—Never saw the prisoner before kt • 4 1 115 Inght, hut is quite certain he is the same man. Was the case for the pre•ecution. greydefence strongly protested that Miss Mus e a in • tvti o l Promised him unconditional forgiveness, had fi l i th 'rti th e paper t h at h a d b een read. It was on the that promi se , backed by th e p ersuas i on o f B ates tire rid ""nenta, that he made a confession; it ought not it .ft4 le now to be produced against him. 41 4 , li ng denied any particip a ti o n in e ff ec ti ng th e ro bb ery . eery '' Justice Gazzertir re-capitulated the evidence at kiltatPeat length, an d th e J ury a ft er a f ew minutes' eon soth, returnecla verdict of Guilty against both pri t Tb~t 1)ti, o : Jury and prosecutrix joined in recommending the to mercy- TITHE SYSTEM. TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN. had intended through the medium of your Newspaper to have addressed some observations to the gentlemen who are to compose the Devon shire County Meeting, on the subject of Tithes.— But in this cold weather it may, perhaps, be more discreet to ask for answers to the following ques tions Why should not the Fundholders, who possess an annual income of thirty millions, contribute to the payment of the Clergy ? Why should not the land in England be relieved from this intolerable burthen, as has been done for the land of almost every other country in Europe ? Would it not be more just to pay the Clergy by a general tax on the whole community ? In whatever way it may be determined to pay the Clergy, is it fit that one-half of that body should be abounding in wealth, with little to do; and the other half obliged to work hard for a remuneration which scarcely gives them decent support ? Is residence one of the duties of a Clergyman ? Finally, can any reasonable man suppose that the present system can be long maintained ? I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AGRICOLA. CHURCH REFORM. LETTER 111. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—My last letter concluded with remarks on Mr. Cox's proscription of the Benedictte; next in order come his strictures on those important features of our Liturgy, the Creeds, which he appears to re gard as indequate to their object, and incomplete in their structure. "If we except," says he, " their " bold and explicit development os' the important " doctrines of the Trinity, and the twofold nature of " Christ, they exhibit rather a cursory reference to " historical facts, than a recognition of Christian " doctrines. The inspiration and sufficiency of the " Scriptures, original sin, the vicariou sacrifice of " our Lord, justification by faith, and the nature " and necessity of good works, are either entirely " omitted or indistinctly alluded to in these ancient " symbols." After a censure so comprehensive as this, Mr. C.'s readers will be less surprised to find that he does not perceive sufficient reason for the retention of any creed as an essential and inseparable part of public service ; from which proposition we shall be fully prepared for the deduction following it, that the three creeds might still be retained, but should only be used on our different festivals; while their place is to be supplied by " a sort of abridgment of our own articles." Can it, however, be asserted with ustice that the creeds do exhibit rather a cursory reference to historical facts, rather than a recogni tion of Christian doctrines—when, in one or another of them (besides the grand doctrine of the Trinity), such doctrinal points as the following are explicitly avowed and recognised :—Baptism for the remission of sins—the sufferings and death of Christ for us men and for our salvation—the resurrection of the body—the return of Christ to judge the quick and dead—the final account to be given by all men of their own woks—the final separation of the wicked from the righteous—the eternity of Christ's king dom, &c. &c. The author appears to have used the term " indistinctly," in reference to the creeds, with some latitude; not, perhaps, bearing in mind that the evident object of these compositions was comprehensiveness of statement, and not minuteness in detail. Let it be granted, however, that there are some Christian tenets which are not fully stated in the creeds—there still seem sufficient and most weighty reasons for their retention, as inseparable parts of public worship. Is not faith in the true Jehovah, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the dis tinguishing characteristic of the true religion ? Why, then, should we omit in our congre gational devotions that which is the salt and sa vour of them all ? Mr. C. assumes that he has sug gested the only alternative, except that of "supply ing any deficiencies of softening down or expunging any unguarded expression in the creeds. The di lemma may be apparent to him—it will not be so clear, I am persuaded, to the generality of his readers. It is admitted, with him, that every al teration, by invalidating the identity of the creed, would necessarily deprive them of their principal value as ancient and authentic documents." But, while this truth is manifest, it also evidently fur nishes another argument for their retention in their present ancient, venerated, and unadulterated form. The observations on the State Prayers will be far more generally assented to. The author has judi ciously fortified himself by Archdeacon Paley's pious and excellent remarks on this subject, and recom mends abbreviation in the Collects for the King and the Royal Family, with the disuse of all compli • mentary epithets. The anecdote that our late ve nerable Sovereign, George 111., erased from his Prayer Book the words most religious and gracious King, and inserted in the margin miserable sinner, is happily introduced by Mr. C., in confirmation of his opinion as to the unsuitableness of the epithet, when applied to an earthly Monarch. Accusatory epithets, such as those charging eur national enemies with pride, malice, &c., are pro perly condemned (p. 81). The practice seems to be condemned in precept by our Lord himself; and his own Prayer furnishes a model for Christian sup plication, free from every word of this tendency. At the conclusion of the Morning Prayers, it is proposed to exchange the Apostol'cal Benediction for the divinely.inspired form recorded in Num. vi., v. 24, 25, 26. This is at once so beautiful, so im pressive, and so appropriate, that, were any change necessary, it must commend itself to the approba tion of every pious mind. Passing to the Occasional Services, I find some important remarks on that of Baptism. Most useful would it be to give in the Rubric a clear and short explanation of the liturgical sense of the word "re generation." Perhaps no theological term has been productive of more acrimonious controversy than this—perhaps none has excited more serious, and frequently painful feelings, than this. Many, if not all, the objections brought against its use in the office of baptism, would, in great probability, be re moved, as Mr. Cox supposes, were the distinctions drawn by the Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry frequently and clearly recognised in our public dis courses. That Prelate's excellent remarks on this momentous subject are quoted by Mr. C., and well deserve the attention of every member of the Church of England in particular, and of the Christian world at large. Some alterations in the office may be de sirable ; but the greatest caution is demanded, lest its sacramental character be trenched upon, or un scripturally lowered. The general disuse of certain portions of the Mar riage Service affords the strongest possible argu ment for judicious alteration; but I am at a loss to comprehend the author's objection to the introduc tion of St. Paul's allusion to the mystical union be tween Christ and his Church in this office. Nor do I perceive the " benefit" to arise from the churching of women at any other time than during public wor ship. The use of the 116th Psalm seems to imply thanksgiving in the congregation. The proposed alteration in the Funeral Service, by substituting an expression of resignation, in the place of thanksgiv ing, seems justified by its greater general accord ance with the feelings of the bereaved relatives— while, at the same time, it is less in the spirit of the introductory sentence, which acknowledges the right of the Lord, who gave, to take away again, and therefore adds—" Blessed be the name of the Lord." The Comminatien Service may be somewhat prolix, but the other objections seem destitute of sufficient foundation. The service throughout is dignified—solemn—awful—admirably calculated to set forth God's abhorrence of sin, as well as his determination not to clear the impenitent guilty. Our author dislikes the sentences as imprecatory ; but this, I think, they cannot fairly be termed. They are declaratory in the mouth of the Minister —affirmatory on the part of the congregation. It is God's cursing; it is the sinner's acquiescence in the righteousness of that curse, and not the unhal lowed imprecation of God's wrath by one sinner upon another. The ambassadors of Christ are com missioned to publish the glad tidings of great joy to all people, but they are not authorized to suppress the terrors of the Lord. This would be assuming, that although the beams of the sun of righteousness most frequently induce the sinner to throw aside his " cloak of maliciousness," the tempests and blackness of Sinai never compel him to put it off. We have, alas! far too little discipline (prac tically) in the Chureh now—let us by no means endeavour to weaken and destroy every vestige that remains to us. Many other alterations and emendations are pro posed in various parts of the Liturgy, which I for bear to enter upon. Those observations which refer to the necessity of making such changes in the Rubric as will enable the officiating Minister to conform strictly and invariably to it, are of great importance, and well demand the attention of our rulers. Circumstances have so altered, that many portions of it are virtually abrogated. Let them be so in reality; and let scrupulous conformity be then rigidly exacted. Our author informs us that he has " endeavoured, by a harmless temporary fiction, to consider himself as invested with the office of an authorized reviser of the Liturgy, freely proposing a plan for an improved edition of our Prayer Book." In this character he has dis-' played considerable knowledge of the delicate and important subject which he has been engaged in dis cussing; he has brought it before the Hierarchy and the public in a pleasing style, and appears fully to have redeemed the implied pledge (p. 30) of fur- ' nishing " a mild specification" of what he considers the defects in our Liturgy. So far, however, from regarding all that he has specified in this light, I should be inclined to class some among the essential excellencies of the Liturgy. I mean the phraseology and modes of expression. Mr. Cox's objections to antiquated words and phrases may be confined to a very small number of instances, and savour more of fastidiousness than of force. The rich, forcible, and vigorous language of our Prayer Book is alike venerable from antiquity, and hallowed by deeply-seated associations. Inno vations in this paiticular I hold to be as unwise as they are uncalled for. So far from conceding any ground of this sort, it should be disputed inch by inch. It is notorious that some over-nice persons condemn expressions, the energy, aptitude, and ex pressiveness of which they are unable to appreciate, while Mr. C. and others, who know better, minister to their morbid taste. Are the revisers of the Liturgy then called upon to cater for these incom petent pledges ? Such is the objection brought against that fine expression, (Ps. 6.5) " Thy clouds drop fatness," by a writer, who said it put him in miNd of grease. Against the perversions of such a debased imagination it is impossible to guard, if it were worth while to make the attempt. Again, Mr. C. wishes to alter the passage, " who alone workest great marvels." I can see no objection to the clause whatever. In it an expressive word is used in a legitimate manner. If all the nervous and picturesque words, of somewhat an antique ap pearance, in our Prayer Book and Bible are to be expunged, or to be done into the tamer and more familiar phraseology of modern days, a great and characteristic beauty in both would be totally de stroyed; and this for the purpose of parrying the futile and petty sarcasms of a few. To me the labour appears much more praiseworthy, which is devoted to protecting the true hallowed associations of the well-disposed, than that which is bestowed upon the fruitless test of obviating the cavils of the inimical and the fastidious. Finally, amidst the numerous plans for alteration and revision, the greatest care should be exercised in avoiding every alteration that is not indispensably necessary. Novelty has so great a charm for us, that when once we begin to alter, we scarcely know how to pause. This is a general fault in Mr. C.'s " Liturgy Revised;" he is too much smitten with the love of innovation. If, however, a Commission should entertain only a portion of all the suggestions which seem likely to be brought forward,our Liturgy will be in a predicament not unlike to that of the Mussulman's swine ; one will carry away a creed, another a collect, and a third the exhortation, till at last-- " Conscience free'd from every dog, Mahometans eat up the bog." Your's, &c. A COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. ---, near Plymouth, Jan. 8, 1830. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Earl and Countess Gower, at their seat, Dunrcbin Castle, Sutherlandshire, from a tour; the Earl of Lonsdale, at hi s seat, Cottesmore, Rutlandshire, from Cumberland; the Rev. IV; Hawtrey, at Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Hastings J. Wyndham, Esq. at the British Hotel, Jermyn- street, from ; Oxford ; Wm. Austen, Esq. at ditto, from Oxford ; Major Hal ford, at Kirkharn's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Wales ' • Major Weyland, at ditto, from Coventry; Captain John J o h n _ son, at ditto, from Paris; Captain Gray, at ditto, from a tour ; Captain and Mrs. Stevenson and family, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies-streets, from Cheltenham ; J. Holford, Esq. at ditto, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. J. Morris and family, at ditto, from Cheltenham; Wm. Hawkins, Esq. at ditto, from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. T. Lucas, in Brook-street, from Norfolk ; Major Wheeler, Mrs. Wheeler, and family, at the Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from Canterbury; Richard Cook, Esq. at ditto, from Hastings ; J. Sanders, Esq. at ditto, from Calcutta ; Edw Johnson, Esq. in Albeinarle.street, from Whaddon Hall, Bucks DEPARTURES. The Duke of Devonshire, for his seat, Chatsworth, Derby shire; Captain and Mrs. Holmes, from Regent-street, for their seat in Hampshire; Mr. and Mrs. Freeland, from Hawkins's Hotel, Dover and Albemarle-streets, on a tour; Capt. Hughes, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for Brighton; Cap tain Marriott, from ditto, for Bath ; J. Keighley, Esq. from Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies-streets, for Kent ; M. ♦Villiams, Esq. and family, from ditto, for Sussex; Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, from Park-lane, for Bath ; G. 1 1 / 4 1`Kay, Esq. and G. M'Kay, jun. Esq. from the Berner' Hotel, Berner,_ street, for Dublin. The Austrian Ambassador had a conference with the Duke of WaLumarox yesterday at the Treasury. Despatches from Lord HEYTESBWtY, our Ambassador at St. Petersburgh, for the Earl of Asisa- DEIN, were brought yesterday to the Foreign Office by a King's Messenger. Earl ROSLYN, the Earl of ABERDEEN, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, had interviews with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. Viscount MELVILLE held a levee yesterday afternoon at the Admiralty, which eras numerously attended by naval officers. The Earl of ABERDEEN entertained the Ca binet Ministers to dinner yesterday evening, at his resi dence in Argyle-street. The whole of the Ministers in town were present. The furniture of Earl BATHURST has been removing during the last few days from his Lordship's residence in Great Cumberland -street, to the house be longing to the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing street. The noble Earl and his family are expected to arrive in town shortly. LORD LONDONDERRY'S NARRATIVE Of THE WAR IN Gina(Axr AND FRANCE.-The forth coming work of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY com prehends one of the most extraordinary and eventful pe riods in the splendid career of Narot.rox 13osurAnTx, yet, strange to say, it is the only portion of his history, with whose details we hare been left unacquainted. Much of those valuable materials and that information we wanted has, it is said, been supplied by the noble Author, whose narrative, in addition to its military claims, em braces a great variety of personal anecdote, with all those minute traits and incidents, to be described only by an eye witness, and an actor upon the scene. Commissioned by the English Government to attend the head-quarters of the Allies, the author (then Sir CHARLES STEWART)Was brought into immediate collision with the most distin guished Commanders and Diplomatists, whose actions and whose intrigues he has put on record. His interviews and conversations with the allied Sovereigns —his correspondence with the Prince Royal of Sweden —the actions in which he took a share—and in particular the military sketches furnished by the Duke of WELLINGTON and other Ge nerals, form, we are told, not the least interesting por tions of his work. TIIE ARMY. The head-quarters of the 73th Regiment embarked at Gibraltar for Malta on the Bth of December, and sailed on the same day ; but having met with severe gales of wind on the 9th and 10th, off Malaga and Cassu de Gatti, they had to putt back to Gibraltar on the 13th. On the removal of this Regiment from the Garrison, Sir George Don issued the following Orler " Head-quarters, Gibraltar, Dec. 2, 1829. " His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor is de sirous to express to the 75th Regiment, on their de parture from this Garrison, the satisfaction afforded him by their regular and orderly conduct during the period of upwards of two years that they have been under his corn mand ; and he has peculiar pleasure in noticing, that in no instance has any individual of this corps been re ported to him for any irregularity on garrison duty. " To the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and men of this Regiment, his Excellency offers his thanks, and more particularly to Colonel O'Connell, whose zeal and constant attendance must have so essentially contributed to maintain the discipline and good order of the corps un der his command." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OX FORD TUESDAY, Ana. 3—The 0: each, 15 ft., and only 5 if 2 yrs. old excepted. Two SUBSCII Sir Henry Lambert, 13art. Walter Strickland, jun. Esq. Lord Macclesfield Lord Abingdon C. J. B. Hamilton, Esq. .1. 11. Langston, Esq. Lord Norreys Lord Villiers W. H. Ashhurst, Esq. Edward Webb, Esq. T. Thornhill, Esq. D. Webb, Esq. A Sweepstakes of 25 - sovs. each, 15 ft., with 50 sovs. added from the Race Fund, for three yrs. old to carry 7s . t. 61b., four yrs. Bst. 716. One mile. The County Plate of 501. added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each ; three yrs. old, 7st. ; four, Sat. 416. ; five, Bst. 121 b. ; six, and aged, 9st. 216. Two mile heats. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded. WEDNESDAY.-The Cup, value 110 sovs. given by the Gentlemen of the County, by subscriptions of 10 soya. each, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. Two miles and a quarter. Ascot Cup weights. Lord Mount Charles's Gayhurst by Whalebone, 4 yrs. Mr. Sadler's Device, 4 yrs. Mr. Goodlake's Geoffray Crayon, 4 yrs. Mr. Mills's Cornelian, 4 yrs. Mr. J. Dilly's Zeuxis, 4 yrs. Mr. I. Day's Liston, aged. Mr. C. Day's Zeliada, 5 yrs. Mr. Crouch's Lady Ranch, by Bobadil, 3 yrs. Mr. Griffith's Mosquito, 5 yrs, Mr. Delme Radcliffe's Fleur de Lis, aged. Hindustan, 5 yrs. Lord Warwick's ch. c. by Centaur—Niobe, 4 yrs. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 forfeit, with 50 sovs. added from the Rice Fund, for two yrs. old colts to carry Bst. 51b. ; Fillies, Bst. 21b. Half a mile. A Plate of 50 sovs. given by the City Members; three yrs. old to carry 6st. 121 b. ; four, Bst. 21b. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six, and aged, 9st. The winner to be sold for 120 sovs., if demanded. Two mile heats. ► RACES. xfordsliire Stakes of 25 soya. f declared, &c. ; for all ages, o miles. .IBERS. Pryse Pryse, Esq. T. M. Goodlake, Esq. R. Lechmere, Esq. J. Fane, Esq. Lord Mount Charles I'. T. Drake, Esq. T. Stonor, jun. Esq, R. Weylanel, Esq. Mr. Sadler Mr. J. Dilly Mr. J. Day. NO DAY MENTIONED. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 cove. added from the Race Fund, (if walked over for, the 50 cove. will not be given,) for all ages. 'Two miles. Three yrs. old, fist. 121 h. ; four, Sst. 21b ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six, 9it. ; and aged, 9st. 21b. The winner to be sold for 300 sor., if demanded. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 cove. each, half fofeit; for 3 yrs. old colts, Sat. 71b. ; and fillies, Bst. 41b. One mile. Mr. Thornhill's ch. 1. by Rubens—Scarpa. Mr I. Sadler's ch. f. by Tramp—Defiance. Mr. Gauutlett's b. c. by Whalebone—Lanaia. Mr. Griffiths's b. c. by Smolensko—Fanny Leigh. Mr. Rawlinson's b. a. by Spectre—Reality. Rattler, by Spectre—Reality's dam. Mr. Dilly's ch f. by Reveller—Sentiment. SPLENDID SHOT.—On Tuesday last, the sth current, Captain HOUSTON STEWART shot a brace of wild swans on the river Cree, and not far from his own residence, Penningham House. He fired right and left, and disabled both birds almost at the same moment of time—a feat which, considering the size, strength, and ra rity of the bird, is perhaps unparalleled in the annals of sporting. The largest bird, a female, measured four feet two inches in length, seven feet two inches in breadth, and weighed 1211bs. The other, a young one, and darker in the plumage, measured three feet ten inches in length, six feet eleven inches in breadth, and weighed 1011bs. A medical gentleman, skilled in and fond of the pursuits of natural history, who happened to be at Pen ninghana House at the time, dissected the largest bird, and found the following account of the wild swan's windpipe, as given by WlLLoucHar, and quoted by BEWICE: (page 246, part 2), perfectly correct in every particular : The windpipe of the wild swan, after a strange and won derful manner, enters the breast-bone, in a cavity pre pared for it, and is therein reflected, and after its egress at the devarication, is contracted into a narrow compass by a broad and bony cartilage; then, being divided into two branches, goes on to the lungs. These branches, be fore they enter the lungs, are dilated, and, as it were, swollen into two cavities. HEvstram corroborates the above, and adds, that the wild swan, in this particular, differs not only from the tame swan, but also from every other bird.—Dumfries Courier. Several years ago, a pugilist who stood very high in public estimation for bravery and immense capabi lity, betrayed his backers and sold himself. His second, who knew nothing of the arrangement, was convinced from the pugilist's manner, while fighting, that he did not intend to win the fight; and not a shadow of doubt re mained ultimately, for the purchased pugilist, without any good reason, dropped his head at the finish of a round, and, as the phrase goes, " went to sleep." In vain did thc second bawl in the boxer's ear, in vain did he shake his head about, dash water in his face, and use all the expe dients resorted to on these occasions--the pugilist would not be roused. The second, who had betted to a con siderable amount on the man, stung with the baseness of his conduct, and excited by the prospect of being thus robbed of the money he had betted, caught with his teeth the ear of the boxer, and pinched it to rouse him, but so determined was he, that be actually submitted to the teeth of the second meeting through his ear, and still maintained his sham insensibility. This is an instance of the "game" quality necessary to perform a cross, where there are per sons about who are suspicious. The pugilist was paid 7001. for the cross. The backer, who had heaped many favours on this deceitful boxer, was, by this cross, minus 15,0001. ! The case requires no remark ; but it had one good result, it caused the deluded patron to leave the Fancy in disgust.—Morning Paper. There is a religious colony founded in French Guiana, by a Madame JAYONNEY, Superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who sailed from France with about 100 person of both sexes, and established a settlement on the river Mans, at the northern extremity of French Guiana. Madame JAYONIIRY, who has the title of Mother, and her sisters, rule this colony ; these pious vestals are seen guiding the canoes on the river, or directing the opera tions of the wood-cutters in the forests. Discord has lately visited We peaceful asylum. One of the colonists named MATRAT, formerly a professor of Latin, who quitted his classical pursuits to join the trans-Atlantic ex pedition of Madame JAYONHEY, had a dispute with a workman of the colony, named Bouncutcworr, which in its consequences induced the settlers to take one side or the other, and become MATRATITXS Or BOURGUIGNONITES. At length MATRAT charged his antagonist with theft, and with an attempt to poison him; but on investigation he failed to prove the theft, and with respect to the poison ing, the alleged venomous juice was examined by a medical person, and found to be perfectly innocent. This defeat enabled his adversary to prefer a charge against him of calumnious accusation, for which MATRAT was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. For two or three nights last week a watch was kept in Handsworth church-yard, in consequence of the unfounded fears which a man, who was buried on Thursday, had entertained just before he died ! About a fortnight ago, the wife of this individual, from the neigh bouring hamlet of Woodhouse, was interred in Hands worth church-yard. In the interval since her death some thing had been said to her husband about his being a likely subject for the doctors, which so affected his mind that be left especial orders, in the event of his own de cease, that his wife's coffin should be taken up, the grave dug a yard deeper, and his 'own remains be placed under most ! His request was literally attended to, and a watch set as above stated....-Sheffield THE LATE FATAL DUEL. After the fatal termination of the late duel in Battersea-fields, in which Mr. Clayton fell, his ad versary, Lieut. Richard William Lambrecht, imme diately proceeded back to town, and went to Wood's Hotel, where he remained for some time, in utter ignorance as to the fate of Mr. Clayton, whom he left wounded on the ground. In the course of the evening, however, lie obtained intelligence that his antagonist had expired; and, on being made acquainted with the fact, he repaired to a part of the town where his person was unknown. It was while he was in this place of concealment, Hall, the chief constable, and Pople, had pretty correct infor mation en the subject; and Mr. Lambrecht, con vinced that they were in quest of him, left the neighbourhood hastily, and then proceeded to within a very few stre e t s o f Pariton-square,and took up his abode at a public-house. Here he remained until he found that the conversation of the company who frequented the room was entirely engrossed on the subject of the duel in which he had been engaged. Finding, therefore, that if he remained there much longer his person must be identified, he also with drew from this house, and, from his own account it appears, that he had wandered about the town, and for the three nights preceding that on which he sur rendered himself, he had not lain down in a bed.— At length, completely exhausted, he went into a public-house on Tuesday night, and having drunk some liquor there, he remained until he became tipsy, and on leaving the place resolved on deliver ing himself up to justice. He then proceeded to one of the new constables, and surrendered him-elf, by whom he was taken into custody, and conneyed to the watch station in the vicinity of Piccadilly, from whence he was taken over to Union-hall, by Hall and Pople, and placed at the bar yesterday morning, before Mr. CHAMBERS, Mr. HONE, and Mr. ELYARD, on the charge of having been con cerned in the wilful murder of the late unfortunate deceased gentleman. The prisoner, on entering the office, had all the appearance of a person who had suffered from anguish of mind and bodily fatigue. He is riot an ill-looking man, though entirely blind of the right eye, which is completely closed. It has been rumoured that the prisoner is a native of the same country that his unfortunate antagonist belonged to; this we find, however, is incorrect, for the former has stated him self to belong to Portsmouth. As it has been also reported that the quarrel which arose between the prisoner and the deceased originated in some dispute about religious matters, it may be necessary here to state that the former is of the Protestant faith, and that in his voluntary statement, which we give below, he asserts that the meeting proceeded from quite a different cause to that which has gone forth. James Fisher was here examined, and lie deposed as follows :—I am a police-constable, No. 97, letter C. On Tuesday night, about a quarter before nine o'clock, while on duty in Piccadilly near the Circus, the prisoner came up to me and said, " You are a new police constable, I presume." I answered in the affirmative, upon which he said, " Then you will do your duty, I suppose." On my saying yes, he then said, " You have heard, I suppose, of the duel in Battersea-fields;" and upon my answering that I had, " Suppose," said he, " I was the princi pal now living, would you take me ?" I replied that I would; and to convince him of it I told him that he was then to consider himself to be my prisoner. After this he said his name was Lambrecht, and that he was the person who shot Mr. Clayton in a duel ; he also expressed much sorrow for the unfortunate occurrence. The) witness added that the inspector was present in the watch-house when the prisoner was there, and heard the conversation which had passed. The prisoner seemed to be in liquor. Henry Thomas examined—l am porter at Wood's Hotel, in Panton-street, Haymarket. On Friday last, in the morning of which the duel was fought, the prisoner came to Wood's at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, and having stood at the fire-place, had some conversation with a gentleman named Sapps, who was sitting in the room, on which the former said that he had fought a duel the same morn ing with Mr. Clayton, and expressed his sorrow that it had taken place. After this conversation, Mr, Lambrecht called me out of the room, and asked me whether Mr. Clayton had come home. I replied that lie had not, upon which he said, " I shot him, and I am afraid he is dead." Mr. CHAMBERS (addressing the prisoner) asked him whether he was desirous of saying any thing on the subject of the grave accusation now brought against him. " You are not bound to speak unless you please," said the Magistrate; "at the same time it is my duty to warn you against saying any thing that may tend to criminate yourself, as every thing you state relative to this unfortunate event will be taken down. Prisoner—l wish to state what has occurred, and I shall speak nothing but the truth ; therefore I am under no alarm as to future consequences, knowing that I am not so blameable as may be imagined.--- He then proceeded thus—" 1 was acquainted with Mr. Clayton formerly, and saw him receive a horse whipping, which he did not resent. I mentioned it to him on the evening of Christmas-day, and after that he sent me a message, to which I returned another by a gentleman named Odell. Mr. Cox took up the matter of dispute nearly a fortnight afterwards, and was my friend in the business. The morning on which we went to the ground, Mr. Byrne came up to me, and said, Is it come to this ?' I immediately said that I had offered a verbal apology, and, at the same time, ex pressed my determination nat to give a written apology to any man. The message from Mr. Clay ton was brought to me by Mr. Odell, who, I under stand, strongly advised him not to fight, and that gentleman refused to have any thing further to do in the business, even absenting himself from the ground when the duel took place. had previously offered an apology through Mr. Cox to M-, the deceased's second, to the effect that I regrette2 what had taken place—that the words which I ut tered were used in a moment of intemperance, and that I was then most willing to apologize for the expressions. This message 1 sent by my friend to Mr. Bigley, who rejected it, saying, that the busi ness must proceed, adding, that nothing short of a written apology would be received. The meeting took place accordingly on Friday morning, and I again offered a verbal apology, which was again re fused; and then the unfortunate occurrence took place. After Mr. Clayton was wounded, I ran to wards him, and he stretched out his hand, saying, I forgive you, my dear friend, I forgive you.' The prisoner added, that he went to the ground only ac companied by his second, and he recollected having seen either three or four persons with Mr. Clayton, all of whom, with the exception of his second, re mained at some distance off, and out of view, until it was over." Mr. HONE—Did it not occur to you to have dis charged your pistol in the air, instead of firing at your antagonist ?—The prisoner said, that having offered a verbal apology to Mr Clayton, and that gentleman refusing to accept it, he considered that both parties were alike called on to stand each other's fire. He was confident Mr. Clayton had fired at him ; and under those circumstances, when he saw that his antagonist aimed at his life, he also discharged his pistol in the usual way. Mr. CHAMBERS—Did Mr. Clayton fire first ? The prisoner said, as far as he knew, both of them _ fired together when the word was given. He con sidered that it would have been cowardly on his part not to have fired at his antagonist, who would not then have had an opportunity of having a second shot at him, if he still considered that he had not received full satisfaction. Mr. CHAMBERS here remarked, that it was a most serious business, and strongly recommended the prisoner to prepare himself for the worst, declaring it,as his firm opinion, the law would be carried to the fullest extent. The prisoner said, that he had ncted precisely in the manner that any man similarly situated would have done. He had served as un officer in the army, and trusted that he had never tarnished the name of a soldier; and let the result be what it might, he should bear his misfortunes, although lie deplored the event that had involved him in the predicament in which he rras thin placed in. Mr. CHAMBERS inquired what regiment he be longed to, and his rank. The prisoner said, that he formerly belonged to the 43d, in which he was a Lieutenant, and served with that regiment in America, and afterwards at Waterloo. At the time of the peace he got into the 3d Uarrison Battalion, and subsequently into the Ceylon Regiment, from which lie sold out. Fisher, the police constable, said, that the pri soner had told him that the reason he sold out of the Army was in consequence of his haring been tried by a general court-martial for fighting a duel with a brother officer in India. The prisoner, however, denied the words attri- hilted to him, saying, that could be very easily as certained of Sir Herbert Taylor that he had not been obliged to sell out of the Army, but that ho did it spontaneously. Hall said, that •n the way to this office in the coach, the prisoner was asked by Fisher at what distance the duel was fought. The prisoner replied, saying, "Mr. Clayton wanted to fight at 14 paces, but I opposed it, preferring a distance of eight or ten paces, adding at the same time that I considered 14 paces was a murdering distance, and I gave my reasons, telling that gentleman, what I have always believed, that the nearer you stand to your anta gonist the less likelihood there was of his ball taking effect." It was ultimately agreed, however, that they should fight at 12 paces. The prisoner upon that occasion also said that Mr. Clayton had an nd , vantage over him, his pistols having percussion locks,. and those he brought to the ground being common capped locks. Mr. CHAMBERS alluded to the situation which Mr. Clayton took on the ground, and said that it had been asserted a white spar projected from the wall, close to which the defendant stood when he was shot. The prisoner declared that he was not aware or it, for at the distance he could discern no object. plainly, it being nearly dark at the time. The de-' ceased, he added, had his choice of the ground, and if he considered that his position was unfavourable to him, he could have easily changed it by express ing a desire to do so. The examination here concluded, and the evie dence of the witnesses, together with the statement made by the prisoner, having been read over to him, his commitment to the county gaol was then made out, Mr. CHAMBCRS telling him that he should be remanded until Tuesday, to give time for the officers to apprehend the other person con cerned in the duel. The prisoner was offered food previous to I►is leaving the office, but he declined, although it was said he had not taken any for a considerable time. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. The prospect of a reform in the Ecclesiastical Courts is contemplated with satisfaction by all but those who find its abuses a source of profit. Con• sidering that these Courts originated in an impu dent usurpation of the Romish Church,—that their forms of proceeding are at variance with the prin ciples of English law,—that procrastination and ex pence are so flagrant there, that even Chancery practitioners point at them with the finger of scorn, —and, lastly, that the costs in an ecclesiastical suit, instead of being the necessary price paid for justice, tue avowedly an engine of punishment, it would seem that, instead of reform, total excision would be the fittest remedy for the evils of a system of judi cature, which makes up in vexation what it wants in power. Such a compendious process of reform, however, would, under existing circumstances, be inexpedient. Some have augured no good result from the con stitution of the commission, which consists of ecele s'astical personages. Opinions may differ upon this head. Such personages cannot be ignorant of the vices of the system of our ecclesiastical judicature, and are, perhaps, most competent to suggest reme dies, if they are sincere and honest; and they are fully aware how closely their conduct will be watched by the public. It shall be our business occasionally to point out such matters as call for reformation, with a view of obviating any relaxation of vigilance on their part. The reforms appear at first sight to have com menced rather inauspiciously, by a reduction of the emoluments of the lower officers,--a procedure very commonly resorted to for the sake of exposing the principle of reform to public odium. In the present case, however, the outcry seems unreasonable. The reductions have been made by the express direc tion of an act of last session, which empowered the judges of the courts of the Archbishop of Canter bury and the Bishop of London to carry into effect the recommendations of a committee of inquiry in the year 1823, whereby the fees of the various officers of these courts were recommended to be re duced, and the emoluments of the inferior officers referred to abolished altogether, for reasons suffi ciently cogent. The individuals immediately aggrieved are the assistant clerks to the clerks of seats in the Prero gative-office. The latter aro sinecurists, whose duty is discharged by these assistant clerks (strictly officers of the establishment), who are remunerated by small salaries out of the authorized fees to the principals, and by sundry gratuities which the as sistant clerks get for themselves. A proportion of these gratuities were given as expedition-money; but as they were paid whether expedition was used or not, it was obviously a regular tax paid by the parties who transacted business there. The osten sible reason assigned by the Commissioners for the abolition of these fees was this :—" If the assistant clerks," say they, " receive upon the whole no more than is adequate to their services (which we are not aware they do), the general effect resulting from a habit, such as that of which we are now speaking, must be this—that the assistant clerks at the seats receive, by means of gratuities, from par ties, some portion of what they ought to receive from their principals." The reductions, therefore fall in effect upon the sinecurists, who have no right to make the public pay (directly or indirectly) their deputies for duties which they should perform in person. - The Act to which reference has been made (10 Geo. IV., c. 53) was passed so late in the Session, and, if report be true, in se surreptitious a manner, that its existence is hardly known. It authorises the Judges of the Ecclesiastical Courts to establish tables of fees, as recommended by the Commis sioners before-mentioned, and to regulate the duties of the Deputy Registrars and Clerks of Seats; and it provides that, in future appointments, Clerks of Seats shall execute their duties in person. The Act authoriaes additional court-days, and abolishes holy days, and it empowers the Court of Peculiars to sit in the Hall at Doctors'-commons, instead of the Vestry-room at Bow Church. Nothing in the Act is to extend, or to be construed to extend, to the charges or fees of Proctors. This is a grievous limitation to the Judge's powers. It is to be hoped that the Commissioners are not similarly restrained. Times. There are already fifty-four prisoners in gaol for trial at the Spring Assizes. One of them is the case of a son attempting the life of his father; and afterwards making an ineffectual effort on his own life, by making gashes in his throat, by a small knife.—Glasgow Chron. Belvoir Castle, the princely seat of the Duke of ItumaNn, has been the Scene of a succession of festi vities, according with the " olden time" of baronial hospi ta!ity. On Monday his grace's birth-day was celetuated by a grand banquet, given to the Duke of WILLINGSOI , and about forty noblemen and gentlemen ; and the sten ard's room was occupied by his Grace's tenantry, tradesmen, and retainers, who were supplied with wine, punch, and old October, with an unsparing hand. The evening way closed by a ball, in which his Grace's distinguishei vii or' joined with AU affability truly delightfel.- r The Champi , n. 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