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.~ before 110 usual -CitY Ala number Of 2 all probs.; as the lira* xi not being in all sur.b a:peaces. lan of rely for stealing eatebes and rles Caron, filar eaters )r robbing )0 yards of . A the pa.' Ma a paws'''. ire do slot nese--140S' the watch` 'could )f articles► II of which • with hisiv custody. • In ma" requeasa' and after- is m other 5 prisoner, by taking .d the pri it witnew•• of pawn' o eustodft rob a poor am gerY a timB a t ought the " George' • passed se ufortunate ig wonlad• the• prix laudanum. defence. be able to ender in- ocision of girl Brett 'mpted to I other cc.. t respect her soa appeared t blow oa dvisc.d by to watch who was videnee.) !ship waa ity. erdict of with the the Jury t as there 1, he was them, dictment, S. Se well xnd other oved the that the him, be- a witness nd Crow of which sineerely than a here was en stolen d for the og under is a most less than e against , it is not, em. His f him, in r himself !e one so lira were ,y of the I by va -92 up to He re- cted for H. G lee, .134 ecution. louse of meettied r of the eve not tsel then (wed ip -hooey AN WAS: I was when I ad boa& alto, an f cthu nd gave len - titled ", bery at before' a of tilt • 4y, to OnalPtn 7 itlth . Sales. I was with a man named Belser ; I called another rasa named Woods down stairs of one the houses. They began to talk of a robbery at Enfield 'Wog put off. Belser having withdrawn some money which he'had advanced for a gig, Sales swore very much about it. They all five then went to see if they eould get another gig. Woods and Belser obtained one and joined the others in Wellington-street, Black friar'a.road.• Sales got into the gig near Rowland Hill's Chapel. Witness and the prisoner went into a public house in the road, and were to meet the other prisoners at the Flower. Pot, Bishopgate-street. We did so, and afterwards Williams and me went by a stage. Sales bed pieviously given me a shilling to buy some Nilo% I have since . pointed out the heirse where Ire met Saks, Wood, and Belser. We had some Porter' biscuit, and cheese. The gig w a s i t an di ng a t the door were they all had some gin together. Williams wa ins. 2ne afterwards got on the stage again, and the others th e gig ; this was about ten o'clock ; Williams and "'Yeelf th en went to a . pu bli c- h ouse i n a laneleading to p.. , fiel d ; there was some other p e rsons present, and a s u° ol deal of joking was going on. They told us we looked like tailors come from town ; I said that I wished they !otgood a suit as I could make them; I am a paper "lroger.. Shortly after this Belser came in, and said all nit quiteready. The prisoner then got into the gig with and Wood, and I ran behind. This was ween ten and eleven o'clock ; they drove so fast, I was °Tehleig lg g ad to call on them to s t o p ; th ey t h en d rove s l ower . stopped at a gate in the lane, when Wood got out and said he would get some hay for the horse, which they accordingly did ; Wood then gave me two small phials, and wished me to go to and sing a song at a public-house in the village, and, if I could meet with Mr. Bowles's servants, to empty the phials into their beer. I said they would all be in bed ; for I did not like the job, se made every excuse, then threw away the bottles. said reached out of the gig a piece of liver, and cut it into *Mr pieces, into each of which some stuff about as thick as mustard was put, and bound up with a etrteg. They then proceeded towards the house, and I heard -the dog bark, they shortly afterwards retained and said all was then- quiet. After waiting about a quarter of an hour, Sales said, " It was time then to go to work, for the dog would burst, or go off like a cannon." It wet now about twelve o'clock. The dark lanthora was then taken out of the gig and trimmed, a crow-bar, auto's-bit, and several other instruments were also taken out of the gig. Sales, Wood, Belser, and Williams, then went towards the house, and I re mained- with the gig. They returned in about two hours and a half, each man carrying something which n•as put into the gig. Wood and Williams then got in and drove off. Some of the articles consisted of a desk, clock, coats, hats, &e. Belser, myself, and Sales followed the gig," •until we arrived at a public-house on the right hand aide of the road. We had some bread and cheese, beer, and a glass of gin. We afterwards suet the gig, when Wood got out,: and- Sales and Balser got in. Wood and 1- walked home. We did not retern the same Way as we went. We then went to Brandcn-street, where Sales lived, and found Sales, Belser, and Williams, and two females. This was about eight o'clock in the morning. I was very much fatigued, and lay down is the front parlour. The desk was broke open, and the papers strewed about. There were some paintings and several other articles in the desk. Sales then took four shillings out of the desk, and sent his wifs for some re freshment. They then went out with some old °aim, Lnd • brought back 31. and some odd shillings. I received' two hats, and pledged them. One of these hats was produced last sessions, it was one of those taken from Mr. Bowles. Out of the money brought back by Sales and the other prisoners, they all of them re ceived lbs. each, tLe whole of the property was not then disposed of. The prisoner was, on that occasion, dressed in a suit of black clothes. I was discharsed at the last sessions, and met the prisoner a few days afterwards near the Anchor and Hope public-house, in the New-cut, Lam beth. He said, " Oh, Jack, how do you do?" I said I was surprised to see him there; he replied, no one could do him Any harm but myself. We then, in company with k female with whom he lived, went into a public-house. Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS-Since the last see 'ions I have seen the prisoner walking about the street. At the time Sales flew into a passion, I had just said " We Were going down to Enfield to do the robbery." On the t rial of Sales I said "I did not know what part of the e oantry we were going to." This witness was examined at greet length respecting the. contradiction in his eviden ce t o d aY and that given on the trial of Sales. Sarahßelwielo---I live at the Bell at Tottenham. Re rnensber that on the bight of Mr. Bowles's house being broken opeti, five men calling between 10 and 11 o'clock. Cannot say that the prisoner was one of them. John Chapman---I ants - ostler at the Rose and Crown, E dmonton. Remember five men calling there on the night of the robbery. Cannot say the prisoner was one of them. • John Wilson, constable of Edmonton, saw five men on the night of the robbery. Could not say the Prisoner was one of them. Mr. CLattirsoN here said lie could not carry the iden tity of the prisoner further; he would therefore give up the prosecution. Mr. Justice GA ZELEE directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner. What had been stated by the accomplice might be true, but it would 'be daegerous to convict on the evi• defte of perhaps the greatest rogue of the party, unless it was corroborated by some other testimony. The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty. N COURT. The t r i a l s commenced EW in this Court this morning, and 44. Serjemit DaNMAN and Mr. Serjeant Altman took their seats on the bench. Abraham Littledale, a young lad, about nine or ten ).4 ra of age, was remanded f the las: Sions for " iling a s ilk handkerchief, value rom 55., frout a ess persan of L th* 'lame of Edward S. Boys, on the 29th of December The p r i soner was put upon his trial this morning, and Su unr i- Goiity. liarriet Constable was indicted for stealing, on the 29t ,h of S e p tember, in the parish of St. James, several Z wie s of bed-f urn i ture, cons i st i ng o f bl an k ets, p ill ows, Verdict —G u il ty. ai,/ 271° '"as lineratty was indicted for sealing at St. argaret's on the 20th March, a boy's dress. The prisoner Pleaded intoxication in his defence. Verdict, Guilty_- I.llteoced to o ne mont h i n t h e H ouse o f C irrect i on, an d - ' - ePt to hard labour. yeaJ9 Malrony (a genteel-looking youth, about fourteen , in a of age) was i n di c t e d f or s t ea li ng , on t h e 31 s t o f °f Houi th parish of St. James's, a coal-, the property the W rc il h liam W e est. Guily—lmprisonment one mo n th i n e of Correction, and kept to hard labour. A l i'lizabeth M ore was indicted for stealing, on the 6th pril, fro m H anover-square, a pair of trousers, the pro• t t/ of James Pickett. Guilty—Sentenced to be trans- Ported for seven years. tc 'rrr Ames Penni ng was i n di cte d f or stea li ng S lb . of b acon i the parish of St. James, the property of John hTap 411(lkept Outo ilty -- ard S labour ed to be impri sone d f our t een d ays , . a2lfiehae/ Quinlow (a respectable-looking young man) 1 indicted for stealing, on the sth o f Ap r il, one v i o li n , 4. feer flutes ' the property of Thomas W a l s h. V er di ct dr jc "" i 'JOrrer and Cornelius Hayes, (both mere chil e ; 11) ' were indicted for stealing a tin dish, value sd. and tho art the 19th of February, from a coufectionet's r, in'si d R " n era-alley. 're the tart was produced, which was kept from the 19th o f F b c ollo e A nruary last, which created great surpiise to the t - "er a serious investigation of the facts con nveeertieies.with,,this most important case, the Jury returned a lit's R a ys not guilty to James Jones, guilty to Corne- T 1 s, of stealing a tart value Id. ab out le Court observed, they would take care to inquire she pr i soner's character, and would punish him ace ordine y. ni o C l ar les Affarren (a foreigner) was indicted for felo *to t'S-trec eiving a number of copper patty-pans from an Pr,'Per person, knowing them to be stolen, being the Property of the Duke of Wellington. wejrPh I3 ony examined—ls pastry-cook to the Duke of n , isearl at° D. Th e goods we taken front Apsley-house ; them taddrnox-stt7eent' to the 17th of February ; took the prisoner on the pa tt y-pans had the Duke's coronet IGeorge Baker examined—ls a brazier living at 8, Da ,l,:?"ors'lterkeley•,square ; saw the prisoner in January " who-culled at his house, and produced the copper i t r e l the boxes were f u ll o f patty - pans ; sang what D uke of Welli ngton ' s crest on them. Prisoner aske d ness told Luels would make them for per dozen, which wit until ; he then left witness, and did not come again ive wiCaLi.."4>kt afterwards, when the prisoner wanted to iv the xnen-4,44- order for some other goodt . NV itness went Witness f c , -14 1nei and told Mr. Bony of the occurrence. pointed out4u fo rma Prisoner ultimately at the piece be himselt cook alton; n Rt W ‘ s odetock-st t, where he had a pastry tOinp • ree sy• d I in. for some of A b e anY with others. itness as e in ans wer t° PPer Pans that prisoner had first shown end to , them to a fri which prisoner said that he had lent When the Count' hsd.asked the prisoner a question, it .aid that le did lot know Engl ish sufficiently well to ..... ltion. converse. This created some conversation, when two or three persons came forward, and said that the prisoner understood perfectly well what passed at the police-office. -- Smith deposed to prisoner's being in his employ ment for a short time ; previous to this transaction pri soner called on the witness with some patty pans, and wanted him to buy them ; prisoner said he was made a pre sent of them. Witness said he did not want such things, and would not buy them. Prisoner said he was very much distressed, and would give them for half-a-crown ; witness said be would give him that sum of money if he were distressed, which he accordingly did, but would not take the goods. The officers stated that he searched the prisoner's lodging, No. 7, Quebec -street, where he found the filings of the pans, and afterwards found the pans with the crest filed off. Mr. Barry identified the property as being the Duke of Wellington's. It did not appear in the evidence how theprisoner became possessed of the goods.--Guilty. The Learned SERJRANT remarked, with much seve rity, on the prisoner allowing the Court to suppose that he did not know English, when it was clear that he could speak it as well as any other person present. This had been the second time he was charged with felony, and the sentence of the Court was, that he should be transported beyond seas for the term of 14, years. The prisoner bowed respectfully to the Court, and retired. William Woolford was indicted for stealing, in the parish of Christchurch, a coat, the property of Henry Gaskin.— Guilty—but recommended to mercy on account of his pre vious good character. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF XING'S BENCH. JAMES V. GOODMAN. This was an action brought to recover a compensation in damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, through the improper and careless driving of the defendant's ser vant. It appeared that the plaintiff, in the month of August last, was driving his gig, when the defendant's servant drove against him with considerable violence, up set him, threw him out, and fractured his log. It was proved that the man was called upon to stop, both by the street-keeper and several spectators, but that he refused to do so even after the accident occurred, Verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1001. COURT CIRCULAR, The Doke of CLARENCE will lay the first stone of a new church at Hampton Court this day. . The Duke of WELLINGTON left town yesterday morning, to attend his MAJEsTir at his Palace at Windsor. Despatches were brought to the Foreign-office yesterday morning, by a messenger from Mr. DAwicirts, our resident in Greece, for the Earl of ABERDEEN ; the messenger also brooght despatches for the Admiralty, from Sir PULTENEY Msr.cotx, in the Mediterranean, and for the Colonial office, front Sir FREDERIC ADAM, the Lord High Com missioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were received at the Foreign-office on Tuttaiay night from Florence. The Earl of ABERDEEN left town on Tuesday evening for the Priory near Stanmore. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered on Tuesday, being Easter Tuesday, to a number of the King's Household, including the Sub-Dean, the Minor Canons, and the gentlemen of the Royal Choir. Hampton church being under repair, his MAJESTY ha s permitted divine service to be performed in the Hall of his Palace at Hampton Court, during the time that the re pairs are going on ; the Cathedral service was performed there on Sunday, being Easter Sunday, by command of the Duke of CrAlitxcE, under the direction of Mr. HAWES. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Princess AUGUSTA, and a numerous congregation at tended the service. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. tog. d. s. d. toe. d. Beef 2 2 3 6 Veal Mutton 2 6 3 8 Pork 3 0 4 4 Lamb ..................—.... ss. 4d. to 6s. 6d. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess Harewood, at Harewood-place, Hanover-square, from their seat in Yorkshire; Lady Glyn and Sir. S. Glyn, in Berkeley-square, from their seat in Cheshire ; James Du Pre, Esq., at his house in Portland-place, from hi * seat, Wilton-park, Beaconsfield, Bucks ; Lord Tyrconnel, in Berkeley-square, from a tour ;- Sir John and Mire Erskine, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Scotland; Colonel and Mrs. Dawson Darner, in Upper Grosvenor-street, from Brighton ; Mrs. Burk, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Stet'. fordshire ; Colonel Hughes, M.P., Mrs. Hughes and family, at their house in South Audley-street, from their seat, Kinmel. park, St. Asaph ; Captain and Mrs Hume, in Regent-street, from Ireland. DEPARTURES. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, from their seat, Good wood, Sussex, for Newmarket ; Viscount Althorp, from his seat, Wiseton-hall, Yorkshire, for his father's (Earl Spencer's) seat in Northamptonshire; Mr. and Mrs. Barnes Caldecott, and Miss Fowler, from the Pulteney Hot e l, Albemarle street, for New market% Henry Vansittart, Esq., from ditto, to ditto ; John Duncan, Esq., from the British Hotel, Jermyn.street, for Ox ford ; Win. Power, Esq., froni ditto, to Brighton. We are very happy to learn that Captain DICKENSON is likely to be appointed to the Talbot, 28 guns. —Brighton Gazette. SURREY THEATRE..II.Iaster BURKE ap peared last night for the first time as Richard 111., and played the part—considering his years—with astonishing ability. The Hon. W. ASHLEY, one of the Mem bers for Dorcheetet, having vacated his seat, by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds, H. C. STURT, Esq., of More Critchell, in this county, last week offered himself to the notice of the freemen of that borough. The election was to have taken place on Saturday, and as there was no can didate opposed to Mr. STURT, no doubt could be enter tainecrof his being returned.— Western Luminary. Yesterday the ceremony of laying the first stone of the new choir of Peterborough cathedral, was performed by Dr. MONCK, assisted by the Chapter. Boston Cianipion. The purchase of Government Annuities, under the provisions of the new Act, is going on very ex tensively, and one bargain has recently been concluded by a single individual for an annuity of 6,000/. It is, in fact, a form of investment which appears to be gradually obtaining a preference with the public over Stock, and to which great numbers have been led, through their unwil lingness to accept either of the alternatives offered by the Government, as a convet.ion out of the Four per Cents, It is a rather curious fact, that even foreigners are availing themselves of the terms offered by the new annuity tables, and investing capital largely in this way. This arises, probably from the low rate of interest money bears on the continent generally ; for, depressed as it is in the London market, .it is much lower in many parts of the continent. Some of our capitalists, however, if peace should continue a few years longer, anticipate a still further reduction in the value of money.— Times. A curious fact has recently come to our knowledge, which shows the spirit in which the dramatic censorship is conducted in this country. Until now our readers were probably not aware that Mr. CoLmax looks upon subserviency to " the great" as an essential attribute cf his office. Neither should we have suspected it, had we not been led to that inference by the circumstance to which we are allUding. In the English version of the opera of Cinderella, brought out on Tuesday evening at Covent-garden theatre, the following dialogue originally occurred :—" Dandini. Pray, Master Alidoro, help me, for I am a great man now, and can do nothing !—Alidoro. How, sirrah ! is that one of our privileges ?—Dandini. Certainly, what do the great do, but live by the labours of the little ?" Mr. Corarax struck out the whole of Dandini's last answer. The entire dialogue was there fore omitted. Extract of a letter, dated Alexandria, Jan. 6, 1830 :—" The Samarang frigate has been here about a month, waiting for the dispatches expected at Butz since the 10th of December by the steam-vessel, which was to be experimentally started by the Indian Government, with the view of ascertaining the fea9)ility and advantage of this route for mails and passengers; and since these are stlftioiently obvious, we hope to see Egypt shortly become (as it ought to be) the high road to the British Colonies in the East, and India brought, as it were, to our door." WHY A HORSE IN THE CIRCUS LEANS TO THY CENTax.—ln the equestrian feat exhibited in the ring at the ampitheatre, when the horse moves round with the performer standing on the saddle, both the horse and rider incline continually towards the centre of the ring, and the inclination increases with the velocity of the motion ; by this inclination their weights counteract the effect of the centrifugal force. —Dr. Lardraer's . Cabinet Cyclopedia, Vol. V. HAT MARKETS.—(At per Load of 35 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 4 to £C2 15 New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Aye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Clover Hay S 10 5 5 Oat Straw £2 4to £2 8 I Wheat Straw... 2 10 2 14 A good supply. and a dull trade; prises as last quoted. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended April 1), 1830, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. 3d.1 Oats 235. 4d. Beans.,—..— 335. 3d. Bd.l Rye 345. Od. 355. 3(1 IMPERIAL AGGEEOITE AVERAGES OF THR slI WEEKS PRECF.DING. Wheat.... —62 s. 7d.1 Oats 3d.ll3eans—.. 31s. ;In. Ild.l Rye 355. Od Pease—,..—.. 355. sd. DUTIES ON FORT IGN CORN. Bcl.l Oats 138. 9fl. Barley—.....lt3s. 4(1.1 Rye 16s. 9c1.1 Pease ---16 s. SMITHFIELD MARKET. In this day's market, which exhibited but a limited ply, the trade was very dull throughout, with Beef, in most instances, at a depression of 2d., Veal 4d. per stone; with Mutton, Lamb, and Pork, at barely Monday's prices. For Beef and Pork there appeared to be a very limited demand. ?Riots PER STONE OF SLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 2 8 3 0 Prime small ditto 5 6 '7 0 Prime large Oxen... 3 4 3 8 Large coarse ('aloes 4 4 5 8 Prime Scots, &c..... 3 8 4 0 Prime small ditto 5 2 5 6 Inferior Sheep 2 4 210 Large Hogs 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Small Porkers 4 0 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves 12s to 368. each. SouthdownWethers 4 0 4 4 Quarter old Pigs 14s to 18s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK ' S STATEDIENT. Beasts. 'Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. I rig& 537 6,970 153 I 140 The middling sort of Milch Cows (there were no su perior ones offering) though rather numerous, sold readily at an advance of about 11. per head, an useful short horns, with her small calf, producing 201. LORD AND LADY BYRON. (From the Edinburgh Advertiser.) We took an opportunity, in our paper of Tuesday last, of expressing our opinion regarding the treat ment which this lady has met with at the hands of her husband's biographer, and the public press in general. - Our remarks have had the effect of procuring for us two documents illustrative of the question—do• cuments never before printed, and which, with the exception of Lady Byron's letter, may be termed the first that have ever appeared on the side of the in jured arid enduring party. Before laying them be fore the publiz, we beg to make it understood that we entertain no despiteful feelings regarding the il lustrious poet to whom they refer : as we stated last week, we regard him, with all his faults, proved and suspected, rather with pity than any other feel ing—pity, to think that one possessed of such mag nificent powers of mind should have been in other respects so unhappily organised. The first document is a letter which Mrs. Leigh, Byron's surviving half sister, addressed to Mrs. Clermont, in answer to a letter by that individual, in which she had called upon Mrs. Leigh for her testimony as to her (Mrs. Clermont's) innocence in the affair of the separation. Mrs. Clermont is the individual to whom Byron al luded in the ver(es beginning—" Born in a garret, in a kitchen bred." She was induced to call for Mrs. Leigh's testimony in her favour by a revival of the scandal which took place after the noble poet's death., " St. James's Palace, Ist June, 1821. " My dear Mrs. Clermont, " In answer to the letter I hare this morning received from you, I must beg to assure you haw very sorry I am for the annoyance you are now feeling, owing to the calumnies revived against your character in the news !: •pers.. -" I have, whenever opportunity presented itself, not only contradicted them, but also done justice to the kind forbearance I have invariably observed in you, upon occa sions the most trying to every friend to Lady Byron's ; and you may depend upon my continuing to do so. " You are quite at liberty to show this letter to any of your friends, and to express my entire conviction of your being perfectly innocent of the charges brought against you, in any way most satisfactory to yourself, except that of the channel of the newspapers, in which it would, on every account, be extremely painful and unpleasant to me to he brought forward. " You are, perhaps, not aware (nor was I myself till this day) that, two days after the paragraph to which you allude, and which was copied into the English from an Irish paper, it was contradicted from authority in the same paper. If I can get the paper, I will cut it out and send it to you. Believe me, " Dear Mrs. Clermont, most truly yours, " AUGUSTA LEIGH." Our second document is an extract from a letter addressed by a lady, who forms one of Lady Byron's circle of friends, to a genticy..,,tnan of this town, wh o has placed it in our hands : " My dear ,E., when you know as much of Lord Byron as we do, you will call him only a great poet. He certainly was the greatest that England has ever pro duced ; but I cannot go farther with you. In my opinion, Mr. Moore has lowered him considerably even as a literary mats. What are his letters but the most coarse and vulgar —full of oaths and foolish boasting of his intemperance ? And his apparent liberality and generosity is any thing but what one is at first tempted to "relieve it. How could a man be so unjust as to be giving away money which was not his to bestow? From whom did he take it ? from his creditors. And some of it, which Moore glosses over as proceeding from deep feeling, was to silei, e an affair which would have utterly disgraced him. I ~w n correspondence about Lady Byron shows that she never had his affection ; and his manner of speaking about h er after his marriage, at a time when all other men displayed some tenderness, is disgusting. As to Moore, I have no words to express what I feel about his endeavour to throw odium upon Lady Byron. He well knows that the latter part of this work, upon the subject of the separation, i s utterly false / There were no executions in his house previous to the separation, nor did poor Mrs. Clermont in terfere in any way between them. When she left the house, Lord Byron parted with kind words to her, and he so com ple,ely deceived her by his specious manner that she was perfectly astonished when those cruel verses came out against her. I send you a copy of a letter from Mrs. Lei g h, which ought to be made known, although it is not wished to be inserted in the newspapers. Mrs. Cleremont is the daughter of a clergyman, and not, as Lord Byron says, of a washerwoman, and the most mild and well-conducted woman that can be. Of course she is suffering from these base memoirs once more ; and poor Lady Byron, whose conduct is trulfexemplary, is to have her wounds opened again, which were scarcely healed. She save that she can subniit to whatever concerns herself; but that her mother should be attacked, distresses her beyond all expres sion. Would you believe it, my dear E—, that - Lord Byron made a will before the birth of his child, (at least two months,) disinheriting it, if it should prove to be a daughter. This will now 'wade; and his Ada, about whom he could write verses, has nothing from her father at all. It is not true that he and Lady Byron parted in friend ship. She was suffering and ill from her confinement, and he was requested to permit her to stay until she had gain ed a little strength—a request which he had the barba rity to refuse. Those lettere from Mr. W. Harness read well, and Lord Byron did like him at one time; but Mr. W. Harness himself told —, that when he went to reside with him, he found it impossible to remain, his con duct was so intolerable and disgusting in every respect.— It would be the duty of those who are interested in Lady Byron's affairs to make them known now, after such a cruel work : but she has suffered too much—her health is ruined--all she now implores is to have peace ; and this alone restrains her friends from coming forward." If such are the sincere and unstudied sentiments of those whose causa scientice is apparent and un questionable, what must we think of Byron ? Can he have been only the wayward generous being whom Moore represents him to have been; or is it possible that he can have been guilty of the mis deeds here stated and hinted at ? No man, dead or alive, should escape the scrutiny of his fellow creatures, if his name be a public one. It is not salutary for society that he should, and it is only cant and false taste to say trttherwise. CAPILLARY ATTRACTION.---A weight being suspended by a dry rope, will be drawn upwards through a considerable height, if the rope be moistened with a wet sponge. The attraction of the particles com posing the rope for the water is in this case so powerful, that the tension produced by several hundred weight can not expel theta.---Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopedia, Vol. V LITERATURE. MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ, Vot. 4.—Lownow, 1830. To the former volumes of this accomplished gentleman we have done, we hope, adequate justice. They are replete with anecdotes of priggin g (we adopt the scientific term) in every department of the art ; from the simple abstrac tion of a pocket-handkerchief, a watch and seals, a key, a purse, or a pocket-book ; down to the more complicated, perilous, and enterprising achievement of a burglary or a grand larceny. The present volume, which completes the work, furnishes an equal modicum of amusing, not to say instructive, burglarious reminiscences, and the whole forms a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Priggery, in which this peculiar science is treated with a befitting dignified gravity. Mr. Vidocq, as probably our readers are aware, has been himself an artist of no slight merit in this line of business. He has achieved feats which even Jonathan Wild might envy, has cast Major Semple into the shade, and eclipsed the glories of that eminent pocket-operative, the late Mr. Barrington. But old age palsies the ener gies of the best of us, and M. Vidocq shrewdly anticipating the approach of that disastrous period when he could prig with impunity no more, resolved, some few years since, to beat a retreat in time, and accordingly accepted an in fluential situation in the French Ministry, as agent of the Parisian police. He remained in this situation up to the period of 1817, when he retired, full of years and honours, to St. Mande, where he amused his leisure hours with the composition of his great historical work— the present Encyclopaedia of Priggery. There is something gratifying to the feelings in the contemplation of a great mind, thus, in the sun set of its existence, morally and amiably em ployed ! Mr. Vidocq, naturally anxious to set hiniielf right with posterity, has dedicated the autumn to the record of the spring of his exist ence: and, while he does justice to his own abilities, is above the paltry meanness of depre ciating those (if his cotemporary prigs. Hence we may believe in the truth of his various skstches of character, and wonder (though we hope without envy) while he assures us that in talent, impudence, in all, in short, that ensures eminence in the complex science of prigging, the Parisian burglar is many, many degrees superior to the London one. His style of operation is more rapid and versatile, his conceptions more brilliant, his execution more decided and energetic. This, perhaps, may be a mortifying national reflection, but we seriously apprehend—and we are far from wishing to depreciate the talents of our native artists—that it will be found, on conside ration, to be the truth. LIFE OF SIR W. WALLACE.—EDlrratntax, 1830. The very title of this book, which forms the fifty-third number of " Constable's Miscellany," will at once ensure it readers. Every one is familiar with the names and achievements, mag nified as they have been by the romantic tradi tions of the time, of Wallace and the Bruce.— The memoirs of the former, in particular, are too closely connected with the great struggles in the 13th century, between England and Scot land, not to be deeply interer;:ing. The author of the present volume does not disappoint ex pectation : his " Life of Wallace" is a well written, authentic, and spirited production, full of research, and exhibiting considerable powers of description. STEWART'S MODERN GEOGRAPHY. EDINBURGH, 1830. All the recent improvements in geographical science, the discoveries of Clapperton and Den ham in Africa, of our best modern travellers among the Himalayas, the Andes, and the more untrodden parts of South ar.d North America, are incorporated in this very instructive little work, which is the best school-boon of geography we have yet seen. We have no doubt that it will become eminently popular. INGRANI'S MATHEMATICS.-EDINBURGH, 1830. This is a consise system o f mathematics in theory and practice—comprehending algebra, practical geometry, logarithms, plane and sphe rical trigonometry, and a variety of other useful practical sciences. It is chiefly intended for the use of schools and private students, and pos- sesses the advantage of a copious index, con taining the more useful propositions of geome try, conic sections, fluxions, &c. The author has performed his task admirably, and shrunk from no labour, however great, that might ad vance the utility of his work. THE TOY- 8 HOP. -SwA FFHAM, 1830. An amusing, useful little school-book, well adapted for the entertainment and improvement of the youth of either sex. Two PINTS LESS THAN A QUA RT.—lf pint of water and a pint of sulphuric acid be mixed, the compound will be considerably less than a quart. The density of the mixture is, therefore, greater than that which would result from the mere diffusion of the particles of the one fluid through those of the other. The particles have assumed a greater proximity, and therefore exhibit a mutual attraction. In this experiment, although the liquids before being mixed be of the temperature of the sur rounding air, the mixture will be so intensely hot, that the vessel which contains it cannot be touched without pain. —Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopcedia, Vol. V. SMUGGLING NEAR SUNK ISLAND.-. HULL, APRIL 13.—A very extensive cargo of contra baud goods was landed at a place called Stone Creek, near Sunk Island, during the evening of Sunday last, the most valuable part of which the smugglers succeeded in getting safe into carts, in which it was conveyed up the country. Information was given yesterday morning to the Excise-officer residing at Hedon, who went to the spot and succeeded in finding thirty-ono tubs of brandy and gin, and one keg of snuff, which have been forwarded to the Excise-officer of this place. We understand that the smu ggling lugger mounted twelve or fourteen guns. The boat in which the goods were landed measured thirty five to forty feet in length and fifteen in width ; and was protected by nine stout fellows, well armed. Some of the articles are reported to have been deposited in a brick kiln at Keyinghana the whole of yesterday, and during last night to have been taken thence in three carts, guarded by fourteen men, armed with cutlasses and pistols. It is said that almost the whole of the lower order of the in habitants of the villages in the vicin;ty were in a state of intoxication ; and that there are stia many kegs in the neighbourhood, which have been stolen several times over ! The boat was given to some bankers by the owners, on condition that it should be destroyed in their presence, which was accordingly done... .- jull Packet. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE PAPERS. DESTRUCTION OF QUITO AND HIS TRIBE. If the human mind can derive Pattifaction from the sacrifice of *hose whose treachery and cruelty had marked them as proper objects of vengeance, the friends of poor Thackwray, Farewell, &c., may justly exult at the annihilation of the Chief Quito !and his adherents, by the celebrated Caffer Chief, Faco. From the difficulty of collecting information on subjects connected with Caffer Land, I am un able to give more than the following particulars:— Since the melancholy event to which I have al luded, it appears that Quito has been hovering in the neighbourhood of Faco's tribe, meditating an attack upon their Kraal. That chief and his people had been apprised of the intentions of Quito, and had been constantly on the alert, and had also well digested their plans to defeat the object of the threatened invasion. At length the hour arrived, and Quito succeeded in obtaining possession of his booty without molestation, and, lulled into an idea of security by the non-resistance of his adversary, di vided his forces, and negligently retreated towards the confines of his own territory. In the mean time Faco was employed in a skilful disposition of his people, and had taken up a position in the rear of his assailant, and on the line of his retreat. On his approach, and at the moment when he little expected an enemy was near, they sprang from their ambush, end with that desperation which arms men when fighting for their all, they overwhelmed, and, as re ported, extirpated to a man the guilty fugitives. SHOAL NEAR MADAGASCAR. The public are indebted to Commodore &Aorta berg for this early publication of the following ex tract of a letter from Commander Lyons, of his Majesty's ship Jaseur, dated Port Louis, Mauritius, 9th November, 1829, the contents of which are of importance to all the maritime nations in the world. We shall print the position of this dangerous shoal in four alternate numbers of this paper, and we hope all other newspapers in all parts of :he world will do the , _ame, for the general benefit of mankind : Extract.of a Letter received from Commander Lyons, of his Majesty's sloop Jassur, dated Port Louis, Mauri tius, 9th November, 1829. " His Majesty's sloop Jaseur, in beating up to Majunga, Bembatooka Bay, Madagascar, on the 14th of August last, passed over a shoal (which is not laid down i❑ Capt. Owen's chart), having only three fathoms water on it, and at one part the leadsman in both chains struck soundings at one cast, 4 less three fathoms, the bottom such soft mud as to bury the lead. The ship at this time was on the starboard tack, head N.E. by E. Majunga Fort, bearing S. 28 deg. 30 min. E. Nassapanjava Point, S. 71 deg. 30 min. W. Makumha island, W. by N. It being ex actly at apparent noon, ascertained the latitude to be 15 deg. 40 in. JO s. S. The part of the shoal passed over was not more than 300 feet wide; but it extends a con siderable distance from north to south, by compass. THE GIRAFFE. Many skilful persons have been engaged for some time past in stuffing the skin of the giraffe which expired at Sandpit-gate, near Windsor. The stuffer to the Zoological Society, Mr. Gould, has had the performing of this duty, and the Articulator to Guy's Hospital has nearly completed the skeleton of the animal, the bones of which have been po lished, and set together with the greatest precision. His Majesty has given full and complete instructions as to the mode in which he wished the work to be performed. It is intended to place the stuffed animal, as well as the skeleton, in the galleries at Windsor Castle. Soon after the giraffe expired, De Ville, the modellist, was ordered down to Windsor, by his Majesty, and took a cast of the animal. Fro:n this cast a wooden form was manufactured, on which the skin of the animal is now placed, and which preserves its beauty in an extrao r di nary d egree. The preparation has a very fine appearance, and stands upwards of eleven feet high, from the top of the head to the bottom of the hoof. The stuffed skin, as well as the skeleton, will be conveyed, it is expected, to Windsor, in about a fortnight or three weeks, and his Majesty is anxious that every care should be taken of the preparations. The immediate cause of the death,of the giraffe appear ed on dissection to have been occasioned by a dif ferent cause than imagined. •It was found that the ligament of the right shoulder-joint was so much ex tended that the ball projected beyond the socket, which from friction as the animal moved its leg was ground nearly away. The pain the giraffe must have experienced on moving his leg must have been ex tremely great, and accounts for the gradual wasting away of the animal. Sir E. Home had the stomach of the giraffe to inspect, which was found pretty perfect. The two Arabs in whose charge the giraffe was placed by the Pacha of Egypt, whose present the animal was to the King, have returned to their native country. His Majesty, previously to their departure, handed over to them presents for the Pacha, as well as making them presents. The two cows which came over with the giraffe, to afford milk to the animal, still remain at Windsor. The giraffe presented by the Paella of Egypt to the King of France, is still alive and well. Lots were drawn for the choice, and George IV., unfortunately, had the weakest animal allotted to him. STATE OF TRADE.—It affords us great sa tisfaction in being able to announce a further advance in the price of labour in this town and neighbourhood.— Last week wages were raised threepence per piece in this town on several descriptions of cloth, and it is calculated that the recent advances will throw into circulation among the weavers in Blackburn alone from 5001. to 6001. per week. Some pieces have been advanced since Christmas, from Is. 9d. to 2s. ; others 10i- l. to Is. 3d., &c. &c., being an advance of 121 to 35 per cent., averaging on all descriptions 25 per cent. In Burnley and Colne an improvement has also taken place : at Burnley, we un derstand, one particular sort bas been advanced 50 per cent., viz., from Is. to Is. 6d. ; and in both those places other descriptions have been raised from Md. to Is., and from 101 d. to ls. 3d. This has raised the spirits of the poor, which have been long depressed, and must do con siderable good to the shopkeepers and the public gene rally. We are also glad to learn that the markets are very firm ; and that the manufacturers are endeavouring to obtain better prices. We hope they will succeed.— Blackburn Gazette. Another meeting of the Society of the Friends of Ireland was held on Saturday, at the Parliamentary In telligence-office, Dublin, JAMES CASSERLY, Est. , in the chair. Messrs. CARTON, ANTESELL, and CLONEY, were proposed as members of the society and admitted, several members having previously eulogized their conduct. Mr. O'ComsEt.r. then rose, and said, that as the first object of the society was to conciliate all sects and parties in Ireland, he should, if possible, on the next day of meeting, pro pose an address, calling upon the people, in the name of Christianity, to abandon their feuds and put an end to their animosities. Mr. O'Consrem, proceeded to enu merat,.! various grievances with which he said Ireland was oppressed, and insisted, at some length, upon the neces sity of a repeal of the Union. The lion. Gentleman then proposed a petition to Parliament against the intended assi milation of taxes in Ireland to those of Great Britain. The petition having been coLok Mr. O'CONNELL made some statements respecting the distress which existed in Ireland, and said, that as the people were starving, it was matter of astonishment to him that they did not die by thousands. Mr. O'Cortstria., in the course of his address, said he would state a fact which had not yet appeared in the papers, but which showed the excited state of the people; and then mentioned that the canal-boats bringing provisions to Dublin were obliged to be guarded by the military. Several other gentlemen having addressed the society, Mr. LAWLESS made some observations with re. spect to the conduct of the people, and in allusion to what had taken place in Tipperary, said he thought they were a explained, g na i the meant meet ing the ; after which justified by their miseries in having recourse to the pro ttction of arms. Mr. O'CONNELL, upon this, called M r . Lawtzss to order, who people ia ite me could nt.m r scarcely sTEL b; blamed te m underade an such energeticunh ap address r e e x : (, on the state of the country , and strongly advoc a t e d t h e society. The petition was then ordered to be re f erre d toa committer. ve notice of a mteion for g o fo n r e a very city, town, a n d parish, i n Ireland, to petition repeal Mr. ofL LAWL ESS the r un p io adjourned. s SPORTING INTIiLLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. NEWMARKET, Wednesday Afternoon. The Jockey Club-rooms yard was erowdeal this morning, and after the settling for yesterday's races, seine heavy en ragements were made on the Column etakee and Derby. For the former the offers were 7 to 4 on Priam (Cressida) Lget the field, 2 to 1 being taken with aridity. The Mum suer was backed at 19 to 2 to 3001. to 400/. ; his advance being attributed to the running of Mr. Gully's Red Rover, who run second to him at Ascot last year. Priam well at 1, to I ; Mouche and Brunswicker at 10 to 1 each ; Mah mood and Augustus each at 20 to 1 ; and Zueharelli at SO to 1 ; 500 even was laid on the field agst Mummer, Mouse, Brunswicker, Zucharel,i, and Grampus ; 1,000 to 10 being betted agst the latter in return. Some surprise has been expressed that Zinganee was not started for the Oatlands, which many think he would have won easy. To remedy as much as possible a great evil the Club have issued the following notice:— " In order to prevent all doubts whether a start is fair or a false start, the Jockeys are desired to take notice, that if the starter does not consider it a fair start, he will ring a bell, upon which they are to return, but not otherwise." Lord Chesterfield left late last night, in consequence of an express from London. His Lordship is expected te re turn in the course of the day. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. ; coke, Set. '7lb. ; fillies, Sat. 41b. D.M. Five subscriber, Lord Exeter's Augustus 1 Lord Cleveland's ch. c. by Emilius Lord Lowther's c. by Middleton Three to one on Augustus—a very pretty race through out. They were close together about 200 yards from home, when Augustus went in front, Middleton being here beat off; about 100 yards from the *hair Augustus mended' his pace, Chifney at the same time making his usual rush with Lord Cleveland's colt. The rest of the ground was contested with great severity, Augustus whining by a head only—rode by Arnull, Middleton by Buckle. It was not expeeted by any one that Lord Cleve!and'e colt would have run so good a race. Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, b. ft. ; colts. Set, 71b. ; fillies, Set. Sib. R.M. Lord Exeter's Red Rover Duke of Grafton's Rupert Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler and Roby paid h. ft..-4 and 5 to 1 on the winner. Rupert made play at a good pace to the Abingdon Mile bottom, where Red Rorer came out, and after a short struggle won cleverly by half a length—Rupert rode by J. Day, and Red Rover by Arnull. The Column Stakes of 50 soli. each. h. ft. ; colts Sat. 7112., fillies Set. 41b. Mr. Chifney'a Priam 1 Lord Exeter's Augusts 2 Duke of Rutland's f. by Middleton Mr. Stonehewer's, the Fairy Lord Grosvenor's Thermometer 0 Lord Verulam's f. by Whalebone 0 Duke of Rutland's c. by Tiresias 0 All the above started, but only two placed.—Won by a head. WednesclAy Night. The day's races have affected some important changes. DERBY. 5 to 1 aget Mr. Chifuey's Priam (Cressida) 9 to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt 9 to 1 agat Sir M. Wood's The Mummer: 10 to 1 agst Mr. Petra's Brenswisker 12 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Cetus (taken) 15 to 1 agat Augustus 17 to 1 aget Mr. Gully's Red Rover 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Red Rover 25 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's Varennee colt 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Maisreoud 30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsbottom's Zusharelli 80 to 1 aget Lord Sligo's Brine 30 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Captain Artist:. CAL S. Et to 1 agst Lord Queensberry's Maria 7 to 1 agst Lord Selton's &tousle 12 to I agst Duke of Grafton's Brambah Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House for the election of six Directors in the room of JOHN LOCH, EN., CHARLES MILLS, Esq.; HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER, Esq. , Loots SruAza, Esq., JOIN FORBES, Esq., and limy Sums', Esq.. who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were closed and deli vered to the scrutineers, whu reported that the election had fallen on JAMES LAW Ltisnitscvrox, Eaq., JAMES RIVETT CARNAC, Esq., JOHN BAILLIE, Esq., WILLIAM WIGRAAI, Esq., JOHN PETTY MUSYZATT, Eaq., GEORGE LYALL, Esq. The following were the number of votes for the different Candidates:— Luahington Carnac 1,236 1,2341 AWluigarparmatt Lyall 686 Ellice 637 Mackinnon ' /550 Baring 426 Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to JoHY Loci; E.q. Chairman, and WILLIAM ASTELL, Esq., Deputy Chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Company's interests during the past year. The following ships were thee timed.—viz., Bengal Merchant, Lady Kennaway, Susan, Protector, Lady East, for the Cape, Madras, sad Bengal, to be afloat on the 25th of April; Recovery, Henry Porcher, Malcolm, Stakesby, and Marquis of Hastings, for Madras and Bengal, to be afloat on the I 1 th of May ; RoxLurgh Castle and Maitland, for Bengal direct, to. be afloat on the 25th of May. The above ships are appointed to sail from Gravesend at the expiration of twenty days from the periods 0 their coming afloat. The following is a list of passengers by the ship Arabian, Capt. Mitts, arrived at Bristol, sailed from Calcutta 22d Nov., and the Cape of Good Hope lit Fe bruary :—From Calcutta—Rev. Mr. LAT/lAM, Mrs. LA.. TRAM, Master LATH -4,M; Mr. KING, Mr.. KIN C, Misa KING, Master KING ; Major MACKELL, of his Majesty's 44th Regiment ; Miss JAXa LAMB, Miss an", LAMB. Landed at the Cape—Rev. Mr. Wmnramtv, Mrs. WIAI BEWLEY, Master WINIBERLIY ; Miss Invime ; Lieutenant Puires and Lieut. Moonitouse, of the 95th Regiment Native Infantry. From the Cape—Lieut.-Colonel CARY, Mrs. Cary, Mr. C. H. CARP, Master CARY ;' Mr. Cola- FIELD, Master COMPIELD, Miss COSIDIRLD. SPIRITS.—An account of the number of Gallons of Spirits charged with duty its England, also the number of Gallons of Spirits imported into England, in the year ending sth January, 1 830:—Spirits made in England, 3,860,542 gallons; spirits imported from Scot land, 3,154,909 gallons ; spirits imported from Ireland, 685,315 gAllons; total number of gallons charged with duty for consumption in England, 7,700,766 ; amount of duty, 2,695,2681. 2s. Yesterday morning the following lamentable accident occurred at the corner of Stephen-street, Liston grove. A waggoner, in the employ of Mr. Wk. WA I, Tans, of Southwark-wharf, Dank - side, was driving his employer's cart at a moderate rate, when an elderly female named Can°, liring in the carries of Mr. Gar, landlord of the Globe public-house, Lisson-greve, in the capacity of nurse, attempted to cross the road, with her master's son in her arms, a beautiful little boy, two years of age, and, it is supposed, accidentally ran against the wheels of the cart, which went over them before the an scold pos sibly arrest its progress. Scnormo, an offiees of Marl borough-street, who was passing near the spot, promptly rendered assistance, and helped to convey the chi'd to the' nearest surgeon ; who, however, pronounced it to ha quite dead. The wheel passed over the head of the unfortunate infant, whose brains were scattered in the carriage-way. The woman was also dangerously injured, and she remains :it Nutford-place infirmary, with slight hopes of recovery. The driver of the cart immediately surrendered himself to the policeman, who accordingly secured him ; and the body of the child remains at Nutford-places Infirmary, to await the result of a corone►'s inquest. DISPATCH SCHOONER.---On the r•reck of this vessel being towed into Largo Bay, Alderney, it was found that her cargo consisted of 66 pipes and 71 hoes heads of cognac brandy, some spoilt clover seed, and other trifles being loose in her hold. On examination she did not appear to have been on shore, her bottom being, as far as could be ascertained, sound, with ftte exception of a few leaks in her butt-ends : the rudder was loose. and the deck scuttled in several places, patticulatly immediately over the Captain's cabin, and probably the act o those by whom she had been boarded while drifting. The masts were clean out of her, bowsprit standing but stript, no rigging, except three main shrouds, nor %alit. In the cabin was found the outside of a pocket-book, - narked in gilt letters, " Dispatch schooner, Ttroat.►s BAaaETT, Exeter, Topsham ;" in the bottom of the hold W.ll a waist coat, with anchor buttons, in the pocket of wl,ich was a purse, containing nine sovereigns, 17s. and 10d., and about the cabin floor severs] foreign silver mud copper coins, but no person or beast on board. Whet.. joined by the Alderney boatmen her batches were off, Lull the water about two feet above deck. ..,~~~' _ ~'` ~ _