The Sun. — London, England, 1832-01-09 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY,) OLD COURT. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF MONEY LETrEMS John Barrett, aged 21, and Kay, aged 11, both persons of respectable appearance, were placed at the bar on several indictments charging them with being con cerned in stealing several letters, containing large sums of money. Barrett was a sorter of letters in the General Post-office, and Kay was his brother-in-law. The prisoners were arraigned on several indictments, to all of which they pleaded Not Guilty. They were first tried upon an indictment charging Barrett with stealing a letter containing two Bank post bills for 10/. and 20/., and Kay was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Anonenus (with whom was Mr. SHEPHERD) stated the case for the prosecution. Mr. Henry Dunderdale, of Bueklersbury, deposed that on the 17th of November he wrote a letter to Mr. Charles Dunderdale, of Manchester, enclosing two bank post bills. He received them by the hands of his porter, who brought them by his directions from the Bank of England. When he put them in the letter addressed to Manchest,r he took the letter himself to the General Post-office and paid 2s. 9d. postage. It was nearly five o'clock when he took it. In consequence of some information from Manchester he, about ten days afterwards, applied at the General Posts PIE e. Thomas Bradley, porter to the last witness, provel that on the 17th of November he went to the Bank of England by his master's orders, and got the two bank post bills, which he gave to his master. Joshua Frederick Clements, inspector of police, pro duced two Bank post bills he took out of Kay's pocket on th e Bth Dec., at the Crown public-house, lleddon-court, Heddon-strect, Regent-street. Mr. Thomas Heseldine depos! d that he was clerk in the post bill office in the Bank of England. On looking at the Bank post bills, he stated that they were issued on the 17th Nov. The bills were still unpaid, and of course, in force. Francis Harrison, clerk in the General Post-office, stated that he was on duty at the " paid" window on the 17th Nov. His duty began at one o'clock and ended at eight o'clock in the evening. A paid letter de livered at five o'clock at the Post-office must have Passed through his hands. A treble letter to Manchester would be 2s. 9d. From witness, the letter would be taken to the Inland-office to be stamped, and Would 'hen he given to the sot ters of paid letters to be sorted to the different divisions. Mr. Charles Dunderdale, of Manchester, stated that he did not receive the letter which his father (the first wit• nest) had deposed that he sent lika. A letter put into the Post-office in London on the 17th November would be received in Manchester the following evening. He never received the bank post bills now produced. Mr. Biker, a messenger, at the General Post•office, stated that on the I7th November be was on duty at the Post -office, and on that day the prisoner Barrett was also on duty there as as a letter sorter. The duty of the letter sorters commenced at five o'clock and ended at forty-five minutes after seven o'clock. A paid letter would of course Pass through the hands of the sorters. By Mr. Justice PARK-Had known the prisoner Bar rett as a letter sorter only eight or ten days. Before that had known him as a letter carrier for about two years. Jane Emmerson, employed at the Crown public-house. 1 0 Heddon-court, Heddon-street, stated that about half- Past eleven o'clock in the evening of the Sth of December, the two prisoners came in with a young man (a gentleman's servant) and two women. They went into the hick par lour, and lid some liquor. In about five minutes the Prisoner Kay came out to witness at the window of the bar, She never saw any of them before. He said, `` Will you take care of this money for me ?" Witness asked him, " What money, chill?" He said it was a 40/. note, a 201. note, a sovereign, and two sixpences. Witness said it was a great deal of money for a boy like him to have, and advised him to take it home. He said it was all right, and witness need not be frightened. She th e n said she would take care of the money for him. He rolled the whole up together, and witness put it into the till. 'Witness feeling timid, after Kay returned to the parlour, gave the money to a gentleman in the bar. From what that gentleman said she called Kay out of the parlour, gave him the money, and requested him to go home with it as she thought he was in low company. He put the money into his pocket, saying that it Was his hrotber-in-law's. Witness then sent for Mr. Clements, the Inspector of Police, who came in five minutes, and went into the parlour, where Kay, Barrett, and the others were; when Kay took the money he put it in fob pocket. Kay shortly afterwards came out of the par lour followed by Clements. Clements the inspector was then recalled—On Thursday the Bth December, upon being sent for, he went to the Crown public-house about half-past eleven o'clock, and on going into the hack parlour he saw the prisoners, a young man and two females. He called for some liquor and over heard some conversation. He was in plain clothes. They were disputing who should pay for their brandy and water. Witness rang the bell and desired the waiter to call Kay out ; as he went out witness followed him into the bar parlour. There was a gentleman sitting there. Witness said to Kay that he understood he had some money about him. He replied, it was nothing to l i witness what money he had, for what he had belonged to himself and his brother-in-law. He asked Kay then what 'his brother-in-law was, and Kay replied lie was a General Post-man, and was in the other parlour. Witness asked to se e the money he had in his pocket ; lie at first re fused, and witness searched him, and found in his fob Pocket the two bank post Mlle produced. Kay said those bills were the property of the brother-in-law, who had given them to him to take care of. Witness also found on him a sovereign and a sixpence. Witness gave Kay over to a policeman, and then called out the prisoner Barrett, and asked him what money he had given to his brother-in-law to take care of ; he answered he had given him none to take care of. Witness asked him if he had not given him two bank post hills to take care of, and he replied he had not. Witness searched him, when he took some papers out of his pocket, and laid them on the table; the prisoner snatched one of them, and with difficulty witness got greater part of the pieces of it. He now produced the pieces, and they formed a letter. [Mr. Harrison looked at the letter, and said it was stamped. It was addressed to the Rev. E. J. Todd, Axminster, enclosing a Bank post bill for 10/. ; it was•signed A. M. Todd, and dated Lon don, Tuesday, Nor. 22, 1831.] Witness also found upon Barrett seventeen sovereigns, some silver and copper, also a button marked " General Post-Office, 154," and two watches. There was also in his pocket a promissory note for 20/. in favour of Mr. Robert Burton, and signed T. C. Horton, but not indorsed. On the Saturday morning witness took the prisoners to Marlborough -street. In goin g along Barrett said he was sorry the man Homes (the person with them in the parlour of the Crown) was in custody, as he had nothing to du with it. George B. Mocker'', an inspector of Police, stated, that in consequenc e of information he went on the 11th De cember to the house of Mrs. Brun, in Princes -street, Lisson-grove, and found in a back room up stairs, under the bed, a bundle ;it contained a Post-offic e coat, which he now produced. The number on the buttons was 143. Ann Brun, a widow, of No. 30, Princes- street, Lisson grove, stated that she had known the prisoner for more than two year,: On the 7th December they called upon her in a cabriolet; Barrett had a bundle under his arm. Kay presented her a sovereign, and desired her to give it to his mother, who was coming to work for her next day; Kay's mother was a washerwoman. Barrett slid he was unwell, and could net attend the Post-office that night. This was at half-past three o'clock in the after noon. He wished witness's son-in-law, named Marlow, to take a note to the Post office for:him, to say he could not attend. He wrote the note, and Marlow took it. Barrett left the bundle with witness, saying he would call for it by and bye; he said it was his red coat. 'Witness knew him to he a letter-carrier. He left witness's house at four o'clock, desiring her to send Marlow on his return to.the George the Fourth public-house, in Duke -street, L isson_grove. She did so. About half-past nine o'clock, wishing to go to bed, she went to the George the Fourth to request Barrett to fetch away his bundle. That night he and Kay slept at witness's house, and left the following !In:truing, giving her his bundle to take care of. Shlekept it until it was taken away by the officer. Mackeen, the Inspector, was again called up, and Stated that he found in the pockets of Barrett's great coat 4 bout 36 letters. Several of the letters (all of which had the post mark eln them) were read. One was written by H. M. Fellows, elsonsongerHall, London, dated November 28, and ad !refilled to John Deacon Es Tunbridge Wells, with an a th d e 4 l - ° 7 B re - °f a hill of , extta ' nge for 75/. Another was Tti ; j t r. e . d to Messrs. Boorman and Co., East Peckham, N ove I dges dated Union-caurt, Old Broad-street, London, bill o na f ber 25, signed P. J. Felton, and inclosing a foreign to Ai r. e llange for 17/. 16s. 3d. ; a third was addressed Shaftelbuit:irn'dale' Bowstridge, Chelfont, Bu c k s , d a t e d fou rt h a 4, and inclosing a bank s t oc k rece i pt; an d a s treet, Stra re . ised by M essrs . C oo k and C o. of Norfolk Esq. of ° ? , on th e 19 t h o f N ovem b er, to John W i lson, imp, ch fo atuerd, county of Tipperary, with a bill of ex . r , 667 '. Sid. inclosed. No letter was produced, which was stated to have accompanied the two Bank post hills. A long consultation then took place between the Learned Judges and the Counsel, and Mr. Justice PARK, addressing the Jury, said he found that there was not the slightest proof that Barrett had ever had the bank post bills in his possession. It had only teen stated by lily in Barrett's absence that he got the bills from Barrett, but that could not be evidence against Barrett. The Jury found the prisoners Not Guilty. They were again sent to the bar upon another indict ment, by which Barrett was charged with stealing a letter containing two Bank post bills for the payment of 300/. and 50/., and Kav was charged with receiving the two bills, knowing them to have been stolen. A great part of the evidence in the preceding case was produced in this. It appeared that the prisoner Birrett was on duty on the ?Ist November, as a sorter of letters at the General Post-office. On that day, Mr. Reid, Ma naging Director of the Imperial Life Office, sent a letter containing two Bank post bills for 300/. and 50/. addressed to' Mrs. Elizabeth Casket, Imperial Office, Falmouth. The letter was then sent to the General Post-office, and the postage paid. It, however, never reached its des tination. The Jury found the prisoner Barrett Guilty, and Ac quitted Kay. There were still five indictments against the prisoner Barrett (i❑ one of which Kay was joined with him), but after some consultation it was decided by the Judges that they should not be proceeded in. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DA Y.) FROM LLOYD'S, PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 7 and S.—Wind E.—Sailed his Ma jesty's ship Curaqoa, for the East Indies. COWES, JAN. B.—Arrived the Hannah, Hutchinson, from Rio Janeiro, and the Clarissa Ann, Owen, from Savannah. GUERNSEY, JAN. 6.—Arrived the Swallow, Corder, from Trieste. DUBLIN, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Triton, 'Airmail, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; and the William:and Helen, Willinns, from London. WATERFORD, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Helen, Fishwick, from Miramiehi ; and the. Surprise, Thirwan, from London. BELFAST, JAN. 7.Arriyed the Cassandra, Bristow, fr, m Rotterdam. STANDGATE CREEK, JAN. B.—Arrived the Love, Glaves, from Memel. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 7.—Sailed lb* Samuel Brown, Harding, for Bengal FALMOUTH, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Lord Melville packet, from Bermuda, sailed from Halifax the 18th ult. The Intrepid, Robinson, from Quebec, has arrived at Hull; the Ariandene, Stile, from Teneritre, at Leith ; and the Mary Ann, Stevens, from London, at Caernarvon ; the latter with four feet water in the hold, and must discharge, having struck on the liar, bound to Lancaster. The Mediterranean, W - etherall, from London, to Liverpool, put into Holyhead full of water, having taken the ground. Cargo discharging. The Mersey, Ball, from Liverpool to London, put into 11(ly head, very leaky, having struck on the Platters. The New Diligence, Walls, from Newport, was driven on shore in Dundrum Bay on the Gth instant. Cargo expected to be saved. The Shallyline, from Plymouth to Galway, was wrecked on the coast of Cunnemara, on the 29th ult. The Benjamin Milliken, Paul, from Liverpool to St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, was stranded off Cape Sable on the 4th ult., and it was doubtful if the cargo would be saved. The Excellent, Green, from Demerara, was spoken on the 12th ult. in lat. 27. long. 57., with her foremast sprung, by the Sarah, Chesney, arrived at Liverpool. The Colombine, steamer, has returned from the Brielle to Standgate Creek, with her outward cargo, not being able to land it on account of the ice. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of Grain last week were moderate and of Flour tolerably good. This morning there is not much Corn of any kind fresh up. The Wheat trade has rather improved to-day for fine samples, but other qualities meet the same heaviness in disposal as lately reported; the prices, therefore, cannot be stated any higher. Barley of prime quality is rather dearer, other kinds remain as last week. Beans that are dry are firm in prices. Pease of both kinds are heavy in sale at Is. per quarter lower. Oats are held firmly by the factors at the terms of this day se'night, but the trade cannot be reported lively. The Flour trade is not generally brisk, but for good quality there is rather more inquiry than of late. PRICES ON BO , ARD OF SHIP. Wheat, Red (old: --White (t -Red 18.3, -..-- Superf -White (1 - Fine., - Forte )1(1) —s. —s. ,1) 48s. 545. 55s 58s . fine 6.35. 665. 1831) 4Bs. 565. 575. 645. fine 6Bs. 726. free 50s. 766. Ms. 40s. 245. 306. 325. 345. New 355. 40s. 54s 58s. Beans, Small (new)... —s. —s. (old) —s. —B. Tick (new).... 35s 375. • (old) .... 40s. 42.5. Harrow (new) 375. :;9s. (old).. 40s. 445. Brank Oats, Feed New Poland New - Potatoe New Rye Barley - Fine - Superfine Malt - line New Pease, Grey Nem -- Maple Nt - White - Boilers 165. --s. ;21s. Scotch Irish 1 255. 28s. "7s. 295. [Ss. 22s 245. LCk) 556 60s. 50s. 5.5% itry 465. 525. 85. 9s. 60s. 645. v 34s. 375. e«• 4os. 415. 345. 375. 38s. 405. Flour Town (per sa Seconds - North Couu Bran ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. — -- 7 - - ,' f 1 . - R 0 From Whence. '8 r. I. r y, ..'. , -.1 . Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldborongh ll3 976 15 40 64 55 Bridlington Clay — 1125 400 Cowes Colchester ll6 120 106 161 10 379 Harwich Leigh 492 418 97 249 248 1 1 1 Maldon BlO 75 220 25 161 271 680 Gainsborough — 20 Grangemouth Gi iinsby Ipswich 3O 100 . 1401 185 356 Kent 350 199 223 382 217 97 768 l'enryn — 103 20 Penzance Poole — 32 32 370 Portsmouth Plymouth — 115 _ _ Rye — _ 39 200 Southampton Southwold Stockton — 512 Wisboach 2O 25) Woodbridge 73 350 50 10 175 Yarmouth B2 1520 775 18 3220 Aberdeen — 930 Banff l4O 2100 Berwick ...........222 430 80 Dundee 217 1688 37 10 83 Inverness 4OO 15 Montrose 3337 7513 4472 5436 1197 SO6 7841 hum,. Cork Dublin Londonderry Sligo Waterford 475 598 707 1001 Youghall 64 830 FOREIGN. Bremen — 473 Dantzic — 1265 G reisswald — 1110 ISO Hamburg 1055 56 464 Husum Kallundborg — 1230 Kiel ..... ......... Koningsberg Neustadt 2055 Pillau — 64 633 Quebec Rostock 1559 750 Stettin St. Petersburgh 5962 Total . _ _ AGGREGATE Rye, o—Tares, '7( 113362 QUA N' j 15976 TITY inseed, I 4500 I F OTHI 1394- 110493 Fa KU • Ilarese de. 219. 2410 DS 01 5770 rni.s] -Bran) ik, 8- SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply of Beasts and Sheep was good, of fat Calves and Porkers landed. A few of the primest Calves went oft with some degree of briskness, at an advance of from 2d. to 4d. per stone, but the trade otherwise was very dull, with Beef and Pork at barely Friday's quotations; with Mutton and interior Veal at a depression of full 2d. per stone. FRSCZS PIA STONI OF BLMS. TO SINK THZ OFFALS. s. d. tos. d. s. d. tos. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 310 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Prime Scots, 5m..... 4 0 4 4 i Prime small ditto, 4 8 5 4 Inferior Sheep 2 6 2 8 Large Hogs ...... 4 0 4 2 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Small Porkers 4 8 5 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 310 4 4 Suckling Calves 12s to4ot.eath. SouthdownWethers 4 6 5 2 Quarter old Pigs 12s to 183. each, SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. 'Sheep and Lambs.' I Calves. Pigs. 2,385 19,570 85 l4O About SOO of the beasts came up the St. Alban's road ; about 5.50 up the other northern roads; about 9.50 (including Irish) from the western and midland districts ; about 750 from Nor folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 100 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c in the neighbourhood of London. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d.tos. d, dcel " 4 3 8 Veal 3 8 410 Mutton 3 8 4 2 Pork 3 8 5 0 NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET —Jan. 7. We have little change to note in our market to-day from our last Saturday's report. Our farmers' supplies of both Wheat and Oats were about what has lately been the usual quantity, with the condition very rough ; but the coasting ar r i va l s b e i ng tr ifli ng, sales were steady at last week's currency. The Barley trade con tinues heavy and sales difficult to effect at onr quotations. Malt dull sale. Rye in moderate demand. Few Beans or Pease offering.. New. Old. Wheat, Northumberland 525. 646,.,, • „ 58s • 645: Norfolk and Suffolk 566. 635....... '. —b. Berwick and Scotch 545. COs 6. Foreign '•O5. 02s .... -s. —s. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign :335. 376 • Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk...34s. 375 Grinding and Feeding 0 4s. 26s —s. —s. Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 625. 646 ...... , • Beans, Small 40 ‘. 42 5...,.,. ---s. —s. Tick 38s. 4Gs Pease, White 425. 46s ,..... •••••••-••••. 6 ray 38s. 40s — s . _...,-. Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe ......... 265 28s ... .5. .... s. Feed , ...... 22s 23s Foreign Flour, Fine (per sack) ....8. —e. 4ss. 486, EXECUTION OF ELIZA Ros 4. (THIS DAY.) This wretched woman, Eliza Ross, alias Cook, who was nn Friday convicted for the murder of Caroline Walsh, wis executed in front of the Debtors'. door, at Newga'e. During the night the new drop was placed in the front of the Debtors'-door, and workmen were employed to erect strong barricades at stated distances in the Old B iiley. The crowd began to assemble between five and six o'clock, but it increased so slowly that at eight o'clock, when the unhappy culprit ceased to exist, there were not more persons than generally assemble on the most ordi nary occasions. In fact, the novelty and interest that had been created by the horrible crime of Burking seemed to have much decreased, if we may judge by the paucity of spectators both at the trial of this woman and at her exc. cution. After the trial and conviction of the wretched culprit, and the acquittal of Cook, her paramour, they were con ducted from the dock to their several cells (Cook being de• tained upon a charge of bring an accessary before the fact), and she immediately complained to Cook of her sentence, when Cook besought her to bear it with patience. She declared to him her innocence, and began to abuse him until they were separated by the turnkeys, when she called out to Cook " You know that I am innocent, and that you could clear me if you pleased." On Saturday the Rev. Mr. Rolfe, a Roman Catholic Clergy man, was introduced to her, as it was generally imagined she was—if of any religion at all, a Roman Catholic.— She, however, declared that she was a Protestant, and most unceremoniously, and rather abusively, dismissed him. It was then that the Rev. Mr. Cotton, the Ordi nary, attended her, but with what success will be seen below. Indeed on each occasion, when spoken to on the subject of religion, and of the necessity of turning her thoughts to a future state, she attempted to escape from being pressed on such points. She was not visited by any friend or relation ; indeed she declared that the only persons she was desirous of seeing were her son and husband, against whom she frequently in veighed in strong terms. Her desire of course was not granted. It is believed th It although she has gone by two names, viz.—Eliza Ross and Eliza Cook, that neither is her real name. Her christian name was Betty, but her surname remains a secret, at which she expressed herself much pleased, as by that means her friends in Ireland would not know her disgraceful end. This morning the Sheriffs, on their arrival first, hod an interview with Cook, who, however, still declares not only his innocence of the murder, but also his ignorance of the murder by his wretched wife as he still calls her. At about half-past six o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Cotton, the Ordinary, arrived at Newgate, and immediately pro ceeded to the cell in which the unhappy woman was con fined. The Rev. Gentleman had been, ever since the trial, indefatigable in his exertions to induce her to con fess her crime, but she continued most strenuously to as sert her innocence of that for which she was about to suffer. In fact, it was evident from her answers, and the little attention she paid to the Clergyman's exhortations, that she was entirely destitute and ignorant of all religious feelings. The Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs arrived soon after seven o'clock, and proceeded to her cell. At a quLr ter before eight o'clock she was brought by the Sheriffs Yeomen, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Cotton, into what is termed the bread-room ; as she entered, she looked round and exclaimed, " Oh ! what am I going to be hung for ?" She was then conducted to the top of the room to undergo the process of pinioning. During that process, she loudly and vehemently exclaimed against what she called her persecution, She frequently declared her inno cence. "Oh !" said she " Why was I brought to this country to be hanged ? Oh ! Alr.:Wontner, I thought you were a more Christian gentleman than to hang an inno cent woman. I know nothing whatever about it. I left the woman (meaning old Mrs. Walsh, time deceased) in the room, at five o'clock, with my husband and my child, and I declare to God I never saw her afterwards." The Rev. Ordinary then besought her, as she was about to enter into the presence of her Creator, who knew the secrets of all hearts, to disclose the truth, and not to go out of the world with a falsehood in her mouth ; she replied that she was wholly innocent; that when she left the room she left the old woman there, and that the old woman was then as well and better in health than she was, and that she never sass' her afterwards. Mr. Cotton then told her that even if that declaration were true, she had other sins that required a prayer for absolution. " That's very true, Sir," .he replied, " but I declare before God and man I am innocent of this, and I pray to God for forgiveness." She declared that her child had been persuaded to swear her life away, and that Cook and he knew all about it. She made several other declarations of innocence, and asked several times why they had not transpt rted her, or locked her up in a cellar for life, rather than hang and butcher her. She declared that she was being butchered. In one of her sen•ences she made a pause, and begged of the Sheriff.' yeomen not to tie her hands so tight, and is hen her shawl was unpinned, and put down, to enable the officers to tie her arms, she said carelessly, " Oh ! let it lie there." She seemed to entertain no fear—was per fectly firm and collected throughout the whole of the awful ceremonies, and seemed to evince the utmost fortitude. At eight o'clock the melancholy procession moved from the bread-room, along the dreary vaulted passages to the fatal drop, the Sheriffs leading the way. On the road she anxiously inquired " if she was to go out into the street." On reaching the platform, the crowd loudly assailed her with cheers, groans, hootings, and every discordant noise, which conti nued with little intermission until the drop fell. Even this display of feeling did not cause her to evince any fear. All the exhortations of the worthy Clergyman failed to induce her to confess her guilt, and she was launched into eternity strenuously asserting her innocence. She struggled dread fully for some minutes before life was wholly extinct.— After hanging the usual time, the body was conveyed to a house in Hosier-lane, and from thence will be given to one of the hospitals for dissection. Sir PULTENEY MALCOLM arrived at Fal mouth last week on a visit, and continued for a few days. We understand that the object of his visit was to examine into the state of the Packet Establishment, and we are informed that he expressed his gratification at the good order and discipline which prevailed. He also stated that it was the intention of Government to place vessels of a larger class in the room of those now employed. Be also expressed a high opinion of the harbour, and stated, that he should recommend Government to send a hulk to con tain coals, and to establish a depot for the repair of steam. vessels, which in future are to take the Lisbon as well as the Mediterranean mails, that they might not, as hereto fore, be compelled to leave this port to be repaired. Sir PULTENEY, during his stay, visited some of the mines in the neighbourhood, and was delighted with the perfection of the machinery. We are informed that an estimate of the expence of erecting an establishment for the outfit of steamers has been furnished him by Mr. THOMAS WARD, of this town. We understand that a powerful steamer is now building at Greenock, to ply between Penzince, Fal mouth, Plymouth, and the i,lands of Jersey and Guernse y, under the direction of Captain WARD, late of the Sir Francis Drake. She will be built on the same principle as tbat fine vessel the Herald.—Fahnouth Packet. DR. BREWSTER.—This eminent philosopher hae just experienced an accident which had ni g h deprived him of his sight.. In prosecuting one of his optical expe riments, from which very important results were expected, a tube containing yellow nitrous acid, unfortunately burst, and greatly injured his eyelids, face, and one hand. Happily the noxious liquid did not get access to the eye itself, although great fears were at first entertained, and we are glad to learn that Dr. BREWSTER expects soon to resume his studies.— Caledonian Mercury. Prince TALLEYRAND and the Duchess de DINo returned to their residence i❑ Hanover-square on Friday, from a visit to the Earl and Countess Cowper, at Pansanger. It appears that there is no foundation for the report so often propagated that General Count FLAHAUT (husband of Viscountess KEITH) was to supersede Prince TALLETRAND as Ambassador to the Court of London. ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN FOP? BRIDGE WARD.—A meeting of the Ward of Bridge took place on Saturday, for the purpose of electing an Alderman, in the room of JOHN GARRATT, Esq., who has, to the great re gret of the Ward, resigned. Mr. WRENCH (of Thames street), proposed Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL as a candidate for the gown.—(Loud cheers.)—Mr. CHILD seconded the proposition. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL was then unani mously elected. Sir CHAPMAN rose amidst loud acclama tions. He felt deeply grateful for the honour conferred upon hint in so unequivocal a manner by his fellow-citi zens. No one could tell to what vicissitudes men of trade were subjected to in such times as these. It was difficult to speak confidently of the stability of publie men, when the public were in the habit of seeing some of the largest houses fall to the ground.—(Cheers.) He had only to declare to the electors, that if, by any calamity, he should become disqualified to represent them, be would at once yield up to them the office with which they now invested him—(Long continued acelamations)—but he trusted that his long-established habits of industry and activity would be his protection. A vote of thanks to the late Alderman was moved, as also one to the LORD MAYOR. They were carried by acclamation, and the Wardmote was dissolved. THE CHOLERA AT NEWCASTLIt AND GATESHEAD. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDRNT.) NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 7. We have now, I think, reason to believe that the disease has attained its height, and is on the decline, both at New castle and Gateshead. At Gateshead it is evidently wan ing,. Yesterday there were only eight new cases and seven deaths there, while there were 22 recoveries ; to-day there are only six deaths and six new cas s, while there are 29 recoveries. At present only 35 cases remain under treat ment at Gateshead. The cholera was slower in advancing at Newcastle, and it appears to be slower in declining. As I anticipated, there was a great increase in the ❑ew cases yesterday by the Byker report coming in—not less than 47 new cases ; but the recoveries were nearly equal to them, namely 45, while the deaths were only 11. There are 19 new cases and eight deaths for Newcastle today; but the recoveries still keep pace with the new cases, they are 19. The disease began at Newcastle on the 7th De cember, it is now the 7th January, and there have been 567 cases, 108 deaths, and 304 recoveries. The Board of Health here distinctly deny that the cases at Denton Burn, Letnington, Bell's-close, Newborn, and Ryton, vil lages west of Newcastle and near the river, are included in our report. I believed they were, because I knew that the surgeon who attended many of them had sent in his report of them to the Newcastle Board of Health, consi dering it fit they should take cognizance of them. As they have not done so, it appears all the cases at Bell's. close, Newborn, &c., which I understand were consider able in number for the smallness of the places, have not been reported at all ! This is, if possible, worse than reporting them tinder a wrong head. All that I desire, all that the public desire, is the truth should be stated whatever it is, without either under or over rating. Similar neglect has taken place on the south side of the Tyne. I have before stated the cholera had appeared at the Felling Shore and Heworth. I am to'd there have been actually SO cases of cholera in the township of Heworth alone. I believe this is exagge rated ; it is impossible they could have been all cases of cholera, as only nine or ten have died, while about fifty remain under treatment. There have been about sixteen eases, most of them deaths, at the village of Dunston ; but not one of those at Feiling Shore, Heworth, or Dun ston have been reported by either the Gateshead Board of Health or any other Board. There ought clearly either to be District Boards of Health for villages situated like these I have enumerated, or they should be included, and properly distinguished in the reports of the nearest large town. Why do the Government not look to this? There have two cases of cholera just occurred from two to three miles to the north-east of Newcastle, in some new cottages lately built by Mr. Brandling, for his colliery at Gosfortb, between Gosforth and Benton. There can be no doubt it will spread in almost every direction, and as it spreads elsewhere we shall get rid of it at Newcastle. We are daily expecting to hear that it has reached flexharn, or Carlisle. THE CHOLERA MORBUS. (From the Edinburgh Observer.) We understand that the following is a copy of a letter sent Yesterday to the Lord Provost by Dr. Sanders:— " My LORD,-In medicine, it is not words, but deeds, that save the lives of men; ,it is now time to act. The case of Leech, which occurred yesterday, is of a decisive character; it is an unequivocal example of the spasmodic cholera. By the prompt measures taken, the patient is in a favourable way, but there would have been little or no danger had assistance been called during the first stage. Every apartment in that house, No. 4, West Adam-street, ought to he instantly fumigated, and the floors sprinkled with the solution of the chloride of lime or soda. I would advise also to raise the fumes of murbitic or oxymuriatic acid throughout the open street, which would add much to the protection of the neighbourhood, nay even of the whole city. " Gentlemen belonging to the Board should be in structed to inquire, twice a-day at least, into the state of health of every person in that tenement, so that the moment the symptoms of excitement appear, anti phlogistic means may be adopted. Thus the disease will, in every instance, be mitigated, and in the greater num ber completely arrested. " This stage, either not being known or not at tended to has hitherto been the chief cause of the great fatality. " As the treatment of these alarming diseases in which the spine is principally involved, is not generally under stood, I am ready to meet the Board, and give what infor mation I possess upon the subject. I trust that, on this momentous occasion, we shall co-operate energetically and faithfully for the public safety.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your's obediently, " JAMES SANDERS. " 15, Duke-street, sth Jan. 1832. " To the Right lion. the Lord Provost, " J. Learmonth, Esq." The KING, it is said, has graciously intimated that when the Waterloo Gallery, in Windsor Castle, is finished (which is advancing to completion very rapidly), and all the portraits of the Kings, Princes, heroes, and statesmen connected with the late revolutionary war, and painted by Sir T. LAWRENCE, are deposited there, the gallery and the noble corridor adjoining, where the fine collection of pictures by the old masters, especially the splendid Canalettis, are hung, shall, at all convenient opportunities, be open to the public, under proper restric tions.—Court Journal. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Bart., the Member for this county, arrived here on Saturday last, and imme diately proceeded to Arthuret. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, he attended our County Sessions, and yes terday afternoon he passed through the city, on his return to London.— Carlisle Journal. The LORD CHANCELLOR leaves Brougham Hall to-day (Saturday) for London. Sir V.I. ELLIOTT, Bart. and others have been visiting his Lordship during the week.— Carlisle Journal. The agents of the Duke of BUCCLEUC n have been stirring heaven and earth to get up an Anti-Reform petition amongst his Grace's tenantry in Liddlesdale. We shall notice the doings of these worthies in our next,— Carlisle Journal. REFORM.—The parishes of Blairgowrie and Rattray have contributed a thousand names to the great Reform petition of Perthshire, nearly double the number ever attached to any petition from this quarter. No un due influence was used to obtain signatures, and none were allowed to subscribe below the age of fifteen. If every two parishes in Perthshire add as many names in proportion to their population, it will show the " Antis" whether a re-action has taken place in the minds of the people respecting the great measure of Reform.—New North Britain. THE QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS.—This morning the :payment of the Quarterly Dividends com menced at the Bank of England. The attendance of the public was very great. The dividends now due are on the following stocks, viz.—The 3 per Cent. Consols—The' New SI per Cent. Consols—The 34. per Cent. of 1726 South Sea Stock And Indian Stock. The amount to be - Old to the public during the present quarter is upwards of 8,000,000 sterling. On Saturday last the bankers signed the Bank books for their dividends. There is ap parently a scarcity of money among the small stock holders; a greater number than usual presenting them selves on the first day of the payment of the dividends. CHOLERA AT HALTWHISTLE.--A man of the name of BROWN, a stonemason, who had arrived at Haltwhistle from Newcastle, in the course of the week, died there on Thursday week, after five hours' illness, in the most excrnciating agonies, having about him all the syrnptoma of Asiatic cholera. Mr. ELLIOT, Mr. SMITH, and Mr. lityrclitrisorr, surgeons, :who were called in, pronounced it to be a decided case of cholera ; and Mr. BAIRD, of Newcastle, to whom the case was submitted, confirmed their opinion. The deceased had been much exposed to persons affected with cholera at Gateshead. So great was his agony at one period, that he threw himself morning—. out of b e d upon the floor. He was buried early the next Carlisle Journal. At the Old Bailey on Saturday, on the trial of Bridget Calkin for the murder of MARGARET Durrv, a child six years old, which was not concluded when our Paper went to press, the Jury returned a verdict of not Guilty. D ERBYSHIRE.—We understand that the typhus fever has prevailed for a considerable time in the tillages of Beefy, Pilsley, and Baslow; in Beely, about eighty persons were at one time confined with the disorder ; it has not, however, been very fatal. At present it appears to be spreading in Baslow, and as it is observed to extend most where poverty prevails, it is feared that, amongst the poor, the calamity will not soon be eradicated. The be nevolence of the Duke of DEVONSHIRE is worthy of ad miration ; his Grace allows the poor the benefit of his own physician, as also medicines, and various delicacies from his festive board ; and when patients become convalescent, he affurd3 them a sufficient supply, daily, of ale, porter, and food, till they become perfectly recovered..--Notting ham Mercury. COURT CIRCULAR. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the Foreign &fice, which was attended by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Earl GREY, Lord DURHAM, Viscounts MELBOURNE, PALMERSTON, GODERICII, and Aurtroar, the Earl of CARLISLE, the Right Hon.CHARLES GRANT, Lord HOL LAND, the Duke of RICHMOND, 1111 , 1 Mr. STANLEY. The Ministers remained in deliberation about three hours. Earl Gar* arrived at his seat at East Sheen, on Friday night, from Brighton ; his Lordship came to town On Saturday morning to attend the Cabinet Council. Earl SomEßs had an interview with his Lordship, at the Treasury, in the afternoon. Earl GREY returned to East Sheen in the evening. Viscount GODERICII came to town on Saturday to at tend the Council,from the seat of his brother, Lord GRAN THAM, at Wreat, Bedfordshire. Viscounts 111EusouRNE and PALMERSTON also came to town to attend the Cabinet, from the seat of Earl COWPER, at Pansanger. Mr. BURGE, the Agent for Jamaica, visited Viscount GODERICIT, on Saturday, at the Colonial. office. Despatches were sent off from the Colonial-office on Saturday evening for the Earl of BELMORB, the Governor of Jamaica ; Sir JAMES LYON, the Governor of Barba does ; and other Governors of the West India Islands. Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassador, returned to town on Saturday morning. BRIGHTON, JAN. 8. Divine service was performed this morning in the Palace Chapel. Their MAJESTIES, the Princess AUGUSTA, Prince George of CAMBRIDGE, the Princess LOUISE, the Countess of ERROL, Lady MARY Fox, and the Royal suite, were present. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Evramtn. A most eloquent sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. WAGNER, and Mr. GUTTERIDGE pre sided at the organ. The body of the chapel was crowded with nobility and gentry. On Friday their MAJESTIES were not in public. The following distinguished guests bad the honour of dining at the Royal table on Friday :—The Princess Augusta, Prince George of Cambridge, the Princess Louise, the Marchioness of Wellesley, Countess of Errol, Lady Mary Fox, Sir Andrew Banard, Lady and Miss Whitehed, Matins. D'Este, Miss Hope Johnstone, Major- General Sir Thomas Bradford, Miss Wynyard, Colonel Sir James Reynett, Sir Herbert Taylor, Sir J. Wyatville, and the Rev. Mr. Wood. Earl GREY took leave of his MAJESTY, and returned to London. During the sojourn of the Noble Earl at the Palace he had several private audiences of the KING. His Lordship was accompanied by Lieut.-Colonel Fox. The Royal dinner party last evening included the Royal suite and Household, and Sir J. WYATVILLE. Their MAJESTIES will leave the Pavilion for St. James's Palace on the 21st February. Lord ERROL hag been for some days past indisposed at the Palace, but this morning was much better. DRAMATIC INTELLIGENCE. The receipts of Covent-garden, since the production of the Christmas pantomime, have been larger than was ex pected, and even on nights when there was no other at traction, the houses have been good. The pit and galleries have been almost invariably filled, and when that is the case the proprietors cannot be losers. It seems certain Mr. Charles Kemble will retire from the management next season, and new parties will enter upon the specu lation ; the theatre will then be let at an annual rent, like any other house, and a gentleman named Anstruther has been named in many circles as the expected tenant. All the matters in difference between Mr. C. Kemble and Mr. H trris have been amicably arranged ; and nothing but the weakness of poor human nature could have pre vented the adoption of this course long ago, and before so much money had been spent upon proceedings in equity. The patent theatres have been very ill-advised and short sighted in their recent attack upon minor dramatic esta blishments. It is now understood they do not mean to proceed farther in the prosecution. Enough has, how ever been done to induce the proprietors and parties inte rested in minor theatres to continue the agitation of the question until some alteration of the existing law has been made, so that they may no longer be at the mercy either of the patent theatres or of ordinary informers. The patent theatres have not been very prosperous speculations since the first alteration of Drury-lane, by which it was changed from a theatre holding 3501. to a theatre holding 700/. The new farce (as it is called) of The First Day of Term, at Drury-lane, is merely hashed up for the sake of a pictorial exhibition, by Stanfield, of London from Ber keley-square to Westminster-hall. This is the sort of substitute for the " legitimate drama," which great theatres cannot act (with profit), and which they will not permit other houses to attempt. Lord F. Leveson's Gower's tragedy, Catherine of Cleves, has entirely disappeared, as if his Anti-Reforming Lordship, in these reforming times, did not like to run the risk of performance ; or as if the regulators of those matters at Covent-garden had not as much reliance upon the production as, from the talents of his Lordship, they ought to have. The story that Miss F. Kernble's historical play of Francis the First is immediately to be brought out is again revived, but we see no preliminary mention of it in the bills. Captain Polhill has presented Mr. J. Wallack, his stage manager, with a handsome silver salver, as a testi mony of his esteem. Mr. Wallack is certainly a highly useful performer, and it is admitted on all hands a most judicious and meritorious theatrical officer. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. OXFORD, Jaw. 7.—The Rev. E. W. Clarke, of Jesus College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Great Yeldham, Essex, on the presentation of Sir W. B. Rush, of Wim bledon House, Surrey. The Rev. E. R. halantell, Vicar of Louth, Lincolnshire, to the Living of Titney, in the same county, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Jolland. The Rev. J. S. Lievre, M.A., to the Rectory of Little Ashby, Leicestershire ; patron, the King. The Rev. E. Nepean, M.A., to the Rectory of Heydon, Norfolk, on the presentation of \V. E. L. Bulwer, Esq., of Heydon Hall. The new church recently consecrated by the Lord Bishop of the diocese is made, by Act of Parliament, the parish church of Kinvswinford ; and the old church a chapel of ease, to which E id Dudley has presented the Rev. W. H. Cartwright, M.A.—Birmingham Journal. THE CHURCH IN IRELAND. (From the Morning Herald.) The Hon. and Venerable CHARLES LE POER TRENCH, Archdeacon of Ardagh (Patron, the Archbishop!) Vicar-General of Tuam (Patron, the Archbishop! ! ) Viear-General of Clonfert (Patron, the Bishop) Prebendary of Faldown, in the Diocese of Tuam (Patron, the Archbishop! !! ) Bectorand l'icar of Athenry, In the Diocese of Timm Abbert, and (Patron, the Archbishop!!! Dunmacloughy. and the King alternately.) Rector and T'icar, of Dunleer. Moylary, Dysart, In the DioCese of Armagh Kippock (Patron, the King). Drumcar, and Curate of Monasterboice, and brother of the Right Hon. and Most Rev. the Lord Archbishop of Tuam and Ardagh,—has written a letter to the Primate, deploring, in the most pious and pathetic terms, that the countenunce of the King's Government has been averted from us ;" and proclaiming full resist ance to the recently-proclaimed system, issuing from authority, which ventures in rashness to arrest the pro gress of divine truth, and to disappoint the hopes of this country, evidently desirous to be instructed in that science " which makes wise to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ." What a pity that it never occurred to this multifarious Divine that a man might be a party to the rashness which lie so affectingly deplores by accepting pre ferments in four different dioceses; and that the hopes of the country, and its desire for instruction, might be as effec tually disappointed by the perpetual mobility of such ram bling instructors, as by the adoption of a system of educa tion (for that is what he complains of) which provides for the moral, literary, and religious instruction of all sects and classes of the people. The Dublin Evening Mail, which gives this epistle to the world, comments upon its contents in this high-flown slip-slop :—" There is no lan guage in which we could convey our admiration of the noble, generous, and disinterested single-heartedness-of mind which actuated Archdeacon Trench in making the sacrifices lie has done in support of his principles, has filled us." How easy is it to "fill" some people. The story of Sir Ralph Esher, by Mr. LEIGH HUNT, now on the eve of appearance, and regard ing which so much interest has been excited, is not, we bear, entirelyconfined to the court of CHARLES the Second, but as a set-off to the reckless gaiety of that nest of in trigue, interviews are described in the early part, with OLIVER CROMWELL and his Puritan colleagues, Readers of the famous Honeycomb papers, well know what to ex pect from the author's power of identifying himself with the characters he desires to represent. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. who is quite st T z l e e alo K u i s ng o'f his subj ec t s The visit of Lord Grey to B r i g ht on h as no t for the great measure which is to wipe off f rom baseeannxainouuseless e o n m e . 0 England the " foul scorn" of the world, for call ing a nation controulled by boroughmongers and loan-jobbers a free people,—the King, who had hoped that this great measure might be carried by the mere zeal and integrity of Parliament, on the ground of its conspicuous justice and its urgent necessity,—the King, seeing that these his reasonable hopes are not likely to be fulfilled, has consented to the only act which can ensure the consummation of the wishes and (what is more important) of the happiness of his subjects. The King will create as many Peers as are, or as circumstances may show to be, necessary for carrying the great anti-revolutionary and consti tutional. project for the restoration of the repre sentative privileges of England. Some Peers will be created immediately : the rest in a short time. The Bill must pass, and the Aristocracy shall be saved in spite of themselves.—Times. It would appear that the circumstances under which General Torrijos, and the ill-fated patriots who accompanied him, were put to death, have affixed in the minds of the Spaniards at Madrid and elsewhere extraordinary odium on the tyrant and his Ministers. The man who was most active in enticing and betraying that brave officer was Lieutenant-Colonel of a regiment in gar rison at Malaga, and the assurance which he gave Torrijos of support from the troops in volved the Governor of Malaga himself (Mo reno), who had once been a subaltern officer of the intended victim, and had but lately received the rank of Major-General, less, it may be as sumed, as a reward for past services than an en couragement to that base one in which he was about to be employed. Even when embarked in the bay of Gibraltar, Torrijos might have escaped had he listened to the warnings of his better genius, which interposed at the last hour to save him. Then, while buoyed up by dis astrous confidence, the master of a little coasting vessel stepped on board him, and delivered this verbal message from a tried friend at Malaga— " Come not here, or you are betrayed and lost." The General with his usual recklessness of danger, exclaimed, " Oh, -- are always cowards," and smiling at what he thought the poor man's ignorance of facts, dismissed him. A correspondent, who signs himself an " English lawyer," and makes an unmeaning complaint against us, has offered, at the same time, some striking observations on the atrocity of this whole case, and impugns the legality of a capi tal punishment inflicted by the power by which the crime had been instigated. Undoubtedly, whatever may be our abhorrence of perfidy like that which the Spanish Government is here ac cused of, we must admit that no representation of the prospects of success, however flattering, in an enterprise which had revolution for its object, could on legal principles justify any native Spaniard for acting upon such induce ments, whether false or true. It could not, for instance, he pleaded before any court of justice as a valid defence of the Gibraltar expedition, that it was undertaken on the belief of finding a rebel associate in the Governor of a certain garrison ; and it makes no difference in that construction of the law, from what quarter the assurances of support and assistance proceeded. Nor do we see that as a justification of his attack, if he really designed an attack, upon the Government of Ferdinand, an Englishman could bring forward the promises of succour held out to him, with any greater show of reason than a Spaniard. The enterprise, was, in the technical sense, illegal, no matter by whom it might be executed. But there is something more to be looked at in the case of a British subject. Ferdinand had issued a decree last October, corn manding Torrijos, by name, and ether constitu tionalists, to be instantly shot wherever they might be laid hold of. In a country where there is no law for its inhabitants which cannot be su perseded by the tyrant's will, the above decree, however cruel and bloody, must be taken to con stitute the only law which the Spanish patriots affected by it could appeal to. But although an ordinance of Ferdinand could make Spanish law, and thereby legalize the wholesale butchery of Spanish subjects, such an authority was not of force sufficient to abrogate the law as botween nations, and so to cut away from a British-born subject his trial by the ordinary laws of Spain, which alone could, on any principle of interna tional justice, determine whether, and to what ex tent, the late Mr. Robert Boyd was implicated in the acts of Torrijos. If Mr. Boyd was exe cuted under Ferdinand's decree of October, he was murdered in a manner not merely the most barbarous in itself, but the most insulting to , wards the British Government. This flagitious cruelty will, we doubt not, have already given rise to strong claims for reparation by his Majesty's Government ; nor is there any thing in the spirit manifested by Ferdinand towards English poli tics, interests, or connexions, which should in duce a Minister of this country to abate one jot of rigorous justice in his demands. With regard to the chief of that hapless band with which seems to have perished whatever hope of speedy amelioration had existed, whether much or little, in the political condition of their countrymen,. we have heard many interesting particulars of Torrijos, and not one which does not redound to his honour as a soldier, a pa triot, and a gentleman. General Torrijos was of the ancient family of Borjas (Borgia), the Spanish branch of which (whatever some mem bers of the Italian might have been) was always of unstained reputation. During his boyhood, or rather childhood, he was bred up in the Royal Palace, as Page of Honour to Charles IV., and emerged, as was the custom, though under 16 years of age, a Captain in the infantry regiment of Ultonia, forming part of the Irish brigade. For the following twelvemonth he prosecuted his studies as an engineer. At the commencement of the war in 1808 he was promoted to the rank of Major, and, in the course of the war, was fre quently, though so young a man, distinguished by his skill and bravery, and intrusted with difficult services, which he performed with energy and discretion. At 19, when only a Lieutenant-Colonel, he was preferred to many officers of higher rank, and appointed to com mand the advanced division of the army of Catalonia. In 1812 he was made Colonel of Doyle's Fusileer regiment, and formed part of the garrison of Badajos ; in 1813, he joined with his regiment the 4th army, which was in corporated with the British corps under Lord Hill. At the battle of Vittoria, asrecom mended n manded the 2d brigade of infantry— , to the Spanish Government by the Commander-in-Chief; a nd to thep r omoted rank of Brigadier-General , in wh ich he distinguished himself at the battles of the Pyrenees, and h French campaign. The known throughout t-e •• liberal sentiments of Torrijos, and his services