The Sun. — London, England, 1822-05-22 00:00:00

THE THEATRES. p acax-LANE.—M r . KEAN kindly undertook the part of Don Felix last night, for the benefit of Miss TrDsWELL, who then retired from the stage after a service of forty years. At the end of the play she addressed a few words of gratitude to the audience, but was evidently overpowered by her feelings. COVENT GARDEN. --Mr. YOUNG for the first time appeared last-night, for his own benefit, in the part of King John, which he sustained with his usual force and judgment. Mr. MACREADY was not less successful in the part of Hubert ; C. KEMBLE gave an animated support to the- Part of Falconbridge, and Mrs. FAUCIT was very respectable in that of Lady Constance.— The very numerous audience that attended evinced the high estimation in which Mr. YOUNG is held for his personal worth as well as profes sional abilities. FOR THE SUN. l elii.;l:q'ul task !—To rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit, and to fix The gen'rous purpose in the glowing breast. Thomson's Seasons. Harmless amusements were always allow'd, Though sometimes condemn'd by the formal and proud, Ilut follies too odious for reason to bear The Sun as a witness to, daily appear : And must with regret in his circle review Old vices and follies rekindling anew. MR. EDIT O R—I cannot b ut l ament that in thedist ress, pr esent en li g h tened age, and period of general we hav e n o t an A DDISON to rouse those f e elings to acts of , philanthrophy which are too ten expanded in baubles that disgrace the ele vation of the Christian character. What strange q npressi ons wou ld the history of any civilized di latien l eave upon our minds if it informed us that such an inordinate propensity for a futile indul gence prevailed, as to sup erse d e t h e fi nest Chris tian virtae : and yet, Sir, this strange propensity i `` d ally to be met with in this great metropolis. hen w e see on one side of us those poor mise :nle objects which daily infest the streets with eir innocent babes half naked in their arms; 4 9d on the other a cur looking from a carriage I'ill d°w, dressed in h uman fi nery , i t i s na t°rai to ask why such a preference is given v the b rute creation ? I should not have put re question so di rec t, h a d I not h ear d an d c l ad the opportun i ty of seeing these indulgences T a,'"rw to a most unreasonable excess.---" is darling s p ec i es , w h o wou ld be happier s it the k ennel, are, to the honour of the fair the made companions of the drawing-room, an d have the same attendance as their Christian enlpani ons ; b ecause, sweet creatures, they are ati engaging, they must be washed and dressed, have th e i r a i r i ng every d ay, and their bed, 'eir feather bed, with clothes over them at night ; tl ° l w there is some expence attending this where II ere are grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, e ri ,cles, brothers and sisters of them, as they are . t , a ,iled, kept ; but what is still more reprehensible, ,; l e3l . are fed with the same good food which o. lll d gladden the heart of thousands of human ‘l 7 l ngs who are pining in want. I would appeal to th e i r own hearts, (for every rational being 41 ; t t t confess it) w h e th er i t i s not truly disgusting, o b. wheth er th ere are not thousands of pitiable v v ir e ts, and engag i ng i nnocents, to be met with, ti on ° . would ever be grateful for the same atten g t ' and wh e th er a rat i ona l amusement in reliev atror.,he. wants of our fellow creatures would not th e wre l nfinitely greate r s a ti s f ac ti on ? I t i s to t h em ti oh , c bed l oo k f or support ; and by the declara th,g.f our Di v i ne L aw-giver, it is a duty to relieve 1 ,41 0 ;, as an exc it ement to w hi ch he bath said--- ,- 41 3 , i. ral rnuch as ye have done unto the least of these wo ol e ones, ye have done it unto me."—l 4 p s : recomm e nd t o m y f a i r R ea d ers, whose good I th 4tev l vill excuse this gentl e hi n t, t o l ay as id e with e rindulgenc e s can reasonably be dispensed tr. ' r° r the i mme di ate re li e f of the present , dis 01040', and b e th emse l ves the restoratives of the I t'e sB a ge of En g li s h hospitality," not to allow dis "lle there are means to prevent it." F. 11. •ffiIIimmaismiNESNES.MCIMINII I 1:11 tt At) --------- i 11 0 k 47 14 AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORM. ttiibiletheeier'tel4t,stloirrnAy B.—On 'the 6th of this month,. at one o'clock t. ' l4 / a l ' 4 Y, in the most beautiful warm spring weather, a , accompanied ,by dreadfu . l hail, passed over h: i t . of Bonn, and in a few minutes destroyed all h a : 7 th, - of the field in seven Communes. Yesterda . y . , 4 . 4 , en,„t three o'clock, another 5im......i1n tempest, with c e t he :` 11 , 11 6 from the West, passed through the middle zi„ l of i l. e'e, over the finest part of it, and exactly over the thlt,)l som e The hailstones were of the size of large wal 4tra Ce al large as hens' eggs ; frequently six or seven of \I , th n °,zeo together in the air. In the space of 5 minutes, sere ,Ivoidows look' g towards the West, in the whole city, ~(4e'uort4llY d al:nage:i n , w and all ,the roof . s, without exception, (00 11, `els demolished. The University, the Tow,n-hall, the ii.l4l4,terki most of the Churches, have sustained very great Gateds ee yher e is not in . the city the hundredth . part of the 41,34 at7 Ba rY to repair the damage done. The injury is ..sti -20,009 dollars. In the fields and gar,dens the inju . ry k e e4 tl g t teat er ; Corn grass, vegetables, fruit-trees, yin . es, &c. Ott 9Y Cut to pieces by the hail, and the whole district pre kttleekture of desolation. The injury done to the Botanic and tile Castle of Poppelsdorf is incalculable. P —.......-- L e 4 •Ct e tol.oteve,,ClTtoN.---This morning an immense num col,'.4.t4e,;3' description of persons assembled in the Old Bailey, .k viete, tile-last moments of the following wretched culprits, Viet ",, at the last Sessions :—George Adams, Henry J. ti l d'ot ) burglary in the house of Mr. Condell at Greentord, tirth4C/ose and William Bartholomew, for a similar crime 11 4' 41 °I th utt 'S of London. Since their conviction, and the ar tlieellhted t i w arrant Of execution the wretched men have ma teteqstly4etotlnost contrition, and have very anxiously devot n eil ll le i n F . O prayer. The Rev. Mr. COTTON has been u - 1 t 4 3' ten 3 attendance on them. The unfortunate men yes tt4r,lvas m o s t last farewell of their relatives, and the final part -I)te"Nits a . &stressing. This morning the Sheriffs and at ,44(illh-raeaftlivvehd at the prison, and , instantly proceeded to the , 'eli• NI qtr, ere the prisoners were immediately brought in, tltei lne :ir irons struck off. They manifested the utmost eh"',, ace 44 contrition, and were most unceasing in their ex., 'll, 4 tal, 3 for mercy to hat Al . ht GOD whom they had of eY ftea" from wh m il d right to expect it. tt. W. quen t j.. e am thpy oyla a . t. on otu ae „ ~Y, xpressed, in loud terms, their gratitude to tt ltio vol ent k !, • 02. e new keeper, for his humane attention and th e 11 b e i n kindness shortly before The preparations for exe tilt }4PalsaZ e4r oPleted, the eulyrits were conducted through t tib ie 141)1:y41,54J° the scaffold. The Rev. Ordinar repeated 4 4 th e r th e i r `l'oe, and the wretched men appeared deeply sen :lNthil 4,drop unhappy Fituation. They were severally placed ‘oe i ; ajterided by Mr. COTTON, the Re-;. Mr. BAKER, Nea hi er as' Ch a • er having Por t - , e I• A OA, - Plain; and the execution t et - --4, , 0 e,. the platform fell, arid the criminals were no tlifaei r . e l, ling woman attended to undergo the disgusting tli kr. : °etell tl, itgis h b a e v i n in : a toe?? rubbed by the hands of one of_the ti ed B°l ', an con,ceived an effectual eurc—Davis, Des at res • avc and, who were to have been executed, pue of night for five days. • LITERARY FUND SOCIETY. The Thirty-third Anniversary of this Charity was celebrated yesterday at the Freeniasons' Tavern. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK presided, and was sup ported, on the right by his Grace the Duke of Somerset, Vis count Torrington, and Lord Bolton ; on the left by M. de Chateaubriand and the Right Hon. George Canning. The company were highly respectable, and much more numerous than on any former occasion. It is with the highest satisfac tion that we find this Charity bursting into popularity : this was the first anniversary at which the Duke of York presided, and we hail it as a happy omen of his future support. After the cloth was removed, and Non Nobis Domine per formed, the health of " His Gracious Majesty" was drank with acclamation. God save the King followed, and was cho rused by most of the company. On the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of York being proposed by the Duke of Somerset, and drank with three times three, his Royal Highness returned thanks, and assured the company that he should be always happy in promoting the in terests of the Charity for whose celebration they Were then as sembled. It was with pride he looked around him and beheld so highly respectable and numerous a company met together for the commemoration of its Anniversary, and he sincerely hoped that their exertions would continue, for they alone were requisite to forward the true interests of the Society, and render its operations permanent and powerful in dispelling the distresses of the unfortunate Author. His Royal Highness concluded amidst general applauses, and proposed the health of their President, " the Duke of Somerset." This toast was drank with three times three. His Grace returned thanks in a short but feeling speech. At the request of the Royal CHAIRMAN, W. T. FITZ GERALD, Esq. delivered his Twenty-sixth poetical Address. To this Gentleman the Society owes much ; by his perse verance—his exertions--and his talents, it has become more known, and consequently more esteemed. On the health of the foreigners who had honoured the com pany with their presence, being drank, Mr. CANNING rose, at the request - of M. de Chateaubriand, to return thanks. He was confident that though the modesty of his illustrious Friend had imposed the grateful task on him self, he (M. de Chateaubriand) was much better able to have performed the task himself, even though his eloquence would have been fettered by his having to use a foreign language. Of one thing he was certain, that there was not a man in the whole world more capable of estimating the value of that Institution, or one who would feel more pleasure in advancing it.—(Ap plause.)—He was a man who for his talents and exertions had been respected by the whole of Europe, before his own country had learned to estimate his worth ; but they had now discovered his virtues, and learnt how to prize them ; for he was now re garded as the Representative of his country, both as a legisla tor and a philanthropist. —(Applause.) Dr. YATES delivered a very interesting Report of the pro ceedings of the Committee ; but, as he justly remarked, the delicacy necessary to be observed in the distribution of their funds was such as precluded the Committee from making a full and public report of the benefits achieved by their generosity.— He however recited several cases which met with strong sym pathy, and the whole was received with general approbation. Sir B. IfonnousE rose to propose the health of the Right Hon. George Canning, which he did in a neat and pleasing speech.—The toast was received with three times three, and loud and general approbation. Mr. CANNING said, that he was utterly unworthy of the ho nour done him. After what he had heard that day of the bene fits conferred, and still conferring by the Society, and when he looked to the portraits near him of one of its Vice-Presidents (Marquis of Hastings) he regretted that it was only the first time of his meeting a Society so noble in object and so beneficial in exertion. He hoped it would continue to flourish for ages to come, as it flourished now. He thanked them, too, for the allu sion made to his departure for India. He had shaped to him self the magnitude of the task of succeeding the Noble Mar quis in the Government there; but should he have the good fortune to meet with him before he left India, he was certain that very few things would satisfy him so deeply, as the in telligence that he (Mr. C.) had beheld the Society with the second Personage in the kingdom in the chair, and that its power and utility were alike in advance. Long might that In stitution prosper, which united the cause of good government with literature, and genius with virtue ! The Vice-Presidents, the Stewards, and several other toasts followed, and were received with applause. The list of donations, life subscribers, &c. was truly noble, and fully merited the warm applause it was received with.__ Among them we notice—His Majesty, 200 guineas; Duke of York, 501.; Mr. Strahan, 10001.; Duke of Somerset, 101.; Lord J. Russell, 211. ; Lord Bolton, 101.; Mr. Canning, 101., &c. In the course of the evening a toast complimentary to the living Poets of Britain was proposed ; and the Rev. Me BOWLES, well known for his literary talents, and who had re- cent!) , a controversy with Lord BYRON, on the genius of POPE, was called on. He spoke with great diffidence, declaring that he did not consider himself entitled to appear as the represen tativeofthe Poets of the Country, and concluded with expressing his thanks for the honour of being noticed on the occasion Another toast relating to the British Drama induced the com pany in general to call on Mr. COLMAN, who arose, and ob serving that he had never been accustomed to address a public body, for that it had been his business to write not speak, he entered into a lively and humorous defence of the Drama. He observed, that complaints had at all times, since the origin of the British Stage, been made of the decay of genius, and the licentiousness of dramatic compositions. DRYDEN, said he, to whom we look for the ethics of the drama, in his prefaces, dialogues, &c. bad admitted that the stage had been too free, and professed that hereafter he would, as far as depended on himself, make the stage subservient to the interests of morality ; after, which, he wrote Linzberham, one of the most licentious of his plays. Mr. COLMAN proceeded to a playful vindication of the modern Drama, saying that if it had really declined in tal e nt s , it had improved in point of refinement ; but 'perhaps, said he, there may be some ground for the ,complaint against modern theatres, as it seemed to be thought that, as they increased in size, the ideas of Dramatic Writers were contracted in proportion.—lt is impossible to follow Mr. COLMAN through the whole of his lively speech, which, though obviously delivered in a festive mood, was connected as well as humourous ; and the Company listened with an eager attention that manifest ed the high estihiation in which his talents are held, and which was only interrupted by bursts of merriment and ap plause. The whole of his,speech, indeed, seemed•to excite an idea thaf the spirit of a VANBURGH or CONGREVE hovered over the place, in order to do honour to a day devoted to the interests of Literature, and to animate the general gaiety— " The Royal Academy" was a toast that occasioned a call upon Mr. SREE, whose merits as a Poet as well as a Painter are well known to the public. Mr. SHEE expressed his regret that the President of the Royal Academy was not present to testify the gratitude which that body received in the compli ment that had been paid to it. He noticed the alliance be tween Painting add Poetry, and briefly illustrated the advan tage which mankind derived from both of those sister arts, when properly directed towaids the i n t erests o f v i rtue. Mr. SHEE's speech altogether was marked by that spirit and terse energy for which he is distinguished. After the retirement of • the higher orders, a band of Choice Spirits remained, who seeemed reluctant to leave such a scene of gaiety. Mr. M UD. FORD, well known for talents and good humour, was called to the Chair, and the Company, consisting of gentlemen of ac knowledged literary ability, collected round him at the head table, and, with - ludicrous harangues and sportive attacks on each other, seemed likely to keep up the spirit of festivity till a latg hour in the morning. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Mr. Mrs. and Miss Mundy, at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Derbyshire ; Sir John Trollop, Bart. at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street ; Major and Mrs. NVarburton, at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Winter, at ditto, from Herts ; Mr. and Mrs. Tilney, at ditto, from Devonshire ; John Paulet, Esq. at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Bucks ; Le Chevalier Bruchoff, at ditto, from St. Petersburg,h ; Captain and Mrs. Scott, at ditto, from Kent. • ......) --44. 1 01? t - ":2i) • . \ .-- 4 a .-lii 4,0 0,,, , nr ,#) t y).-- 1 ''..- -- '' • 7,0 i 7 4 • -'''--. - OF - \ ; k . 'I ( h 4. ,1 ' ot .. FASHIONABLE PARTIES, Lady Sophia Heathcote on Monday evening gave a splendid rout, at her residence in Grosvenor-square,. The five spacious and elegant drawing-rooms were decorated with a profusion of the choicest flowers, and were most brilliantly illuminated. The company present exceeded 500 persons of the first distinc tion and fashion. The Countess of Jersey's Assembly was attended by a select circle, on Monday evening. The drawing rooms displayed all their usual splendour. The party met at eleven, and broke up at half-past two. The Duke of Devonshire entertained a party of his distin. guished friends at dinner, yesterday, at his seat at Chiswick. The Earl and Countess of Morley entertained a select party 'esterday, at their house in Knightsbridge. Lord and Lady Folkstone entertained a distinguished party on Saturday, at their house in Lager Grosvenor-street. Lady Constable gave a ball and supper yesterday evening al her house in Seymour-street, which was very fashionably at, tended. Mrs. Pelham's rout on Monday evening, in Connaught-. place, was attended by nearly three hundred distinguished fashionables. Lady Smith gave another- party last night, at her house in Piccadilly, which was numerously and elegantly attended. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, with his Duchess, and attendants, arrived at the Fountain Inn, in Canterbury, about noon, on Friday last, and after resting for a few hours, pursued his route for Walmer Castle. It is said that a marriage will take place between the Duke de Coigny, Peer of Prance, and Mademoiselle Hamilton, one of the richest heiresses in Scotland. This Lady is of the family of Antoine Hamilton, so celebrated as the author of the Me moirs of the Chevalier de Grammont.—(Pris Papers.) The fluke of Buckingham, as Lord Lieutenant of Bucking hamshire, has directed a Silver Coronation Medal to be pre sented to each officer, non-commissioned officer, and private in the First Regiment of Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry, who attended at the Coronation. The medals are to be worn, attached to the ribbands which are to be presented with them, on the left breast , whenever those who receive them appear in uniform. Prince Christian of Denmark, who is now in London, is about 56 years of age, and has a son by a former consort ; he has no issue by his present Princess who accompanies him, and whom he married about eight years ago. SONS OF THE CLERGY.—Yesterday the Rehearsal of the Music to be performed at the Anniversary of the Sons of the Clergy, on Thursday next, took place at St. Paul's Cathedral, where an elegant and fashionable audience attended. IMPROMPTU, On observing Mr. COLMAN, by ejylinUnd *, standing behind his MAJESTY in the Royal Box on Friday last, at Covent- Garden-Theatre. GEORGE COLMAN was properly here in his station, When standing so near to the Head of the Nation, For in Loyalty's Cause he will ne'er be found slack, But will always be ready his SOVEREIGN to buck. * Mr. COLMAN holds an official situation at Court. TROT TING.-Mr. Anderson's second trotting match against .:me took place yesterday for 200 g s, an d b y w i nn i ng it he has realized 500. It was over the same two miles on the Epping road as on the preceding day ; he was to ride upon the trot eight miles in half an hour, and the horse to carry 1 I stone.— Each two miles were performed as follow : Min. Sec. 7 2 3d Two Miles . • - 7 4 4th - Total, the 8 miles in 23 min. 18 sec. This is the outside of performances of this kind of the present day. Ist Two Miles 2d Min. Sec. 6 54 7 18 The celebrated steer Dania Lantbert,five years old, bred and fattened on Carton pen, in the parish of St. Ann, the property of Roger Dobson, Esq. was killed by M essrs . A ust i n and Jobson. weighing 1,7561b5. the four quarters ; liver, &c. 331 b ; head and feet, 9311,5. ; hide, 1161b5.; and tripes, 721bs. Total gross weight, 2,0701b5. This steer was considered by the best judges to be one of the handsomest, fattest, and heaviest that has ever been killed in this island.—( Cornwall Chronic/:.) DISTRESS IN IRELAND. (From the Clare Journal of Saturday last.) On Tuesday a general meeting for the relief of our distressed population took place at Stamer's Hotel. The only difficulty under which any present seemed to labour was, where to find language sufficient to express their gratitude and heartfelt obli gations to the munificent people of England, who came forward so nobly and so generously to relieve the misfortunes of their fellow creatures in this part of the world. The services of Major Warburton were also most warmly acknowWged. COUNTY KILICENNY.—We have seen a letter from the neighbourhood of Castlecomer, and we regret to say that the typhus fever has visited that village. A poor woman, with 9 children, who depended upon their mother for support, died there on Thursday last ; three other beings fell victims to the same disease during the week.—This information we de rive from an undoubtedNiurce. GALWAY.—The Committee for the relief of the Poor conti nues unwearied in its exertions for the relief of our starving population. A cargo of excellent potatoes (consigned to Mr. J. Costello, of this town) has already arrived, and has Weil pur chased by the Treasurer at the rate of 6d. per stone—they will be vended to the poor at 4d. ; and this intention of the Com mittee has considerably reduced the exorbitant prices so unjustly held up in the market. The wretched hovels in our liberties are absolutely crowded to excess with half-famished and famishing beings, oppressed, and broken down by the want of the com mon necessaries of life. In many of our streets scenes of woe are to be seen ; and we have been ourselves present when a poor woman, who, unable to proceed further, fell senseless on our bridge, and would have : fallen a victim to s t arvat i o n an d penury, had it not been fo r the little assistance afforded by a few humaneindividuals passing. Sights like these must awaken sympathy.and sensibility in everp man who has not a heart of granite. At Broadford (Limerick) oatmeal was delivered or) Tuesday and subsequent days, to the distressed in that district, at ld. and 2d. a pottle. We understand that this system will be adopted generally throughout the distressed districts of the county of Clare, to such persons as can pay for it ; but that both potatoes and meal will be given to the most wretched. It is now generally supposed one of the vacant Irish Bishopricks will be filled by the Dean of Tuna, who went over with the late Lord Primate as his Grace's domestic Chaplain, and held that situation until his death. - The Dean's long experience in all ecclesiastical matters, with very valuable and eligible preferment, renders the supposition highly probable. OLD BAILEY.—(Tuts DAY.) INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Yesterday THOMAS DIImIN, late Proprietor of the Surrey Theatre, came up on his Petition to be discharged from debts amounting to 4,0001. A number of oppositions to his dis charge had been entered in the office of the Court, but when the case was called on no person appeared to oppose. Mr. HEATH, who was Counsel far the insolvent, said, he must pray th e C ourt f or perm i ssion to amend the insolvent's schedule, by inserting a wardrobe, his property, which he had let with the Surrey Theatre ; and although its value at the ex piration of the term for which it was let might not be very con siderable, still it was necessary it should be stated as property that would come to his creditors. It appeared that the a ffid av i ts o f t h e ' serv i ce of notices on se veral of the insolvent's creditors had not been filed in the office of the Court, although they had been regularly sworn, and the Court were in consequence about to adjourn the case for a short time, when Mr. HEATII prayed that they might be allowed to be filed there, as the insolvent had entered into an engagement with the proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, which made it highly important to him that his discharge should not be delayed. Mr. Heath's application was complied with by the Court; and after the other cases of the day were gone through the in solvent was discharged. JAMES 'WILLIAM BRANDON, late of Covent-garden Theatre, was opposed by Mr. Pollock, for Messrs. Brooks and Dixon, bankers, and for Mr. Isaacs, of the General Post-Office. It appeared, by the explanation, that the insolvent had been security for a person of the name of Morton, "for whom he had paid a large suns of money; and also for a person of the name of Ruddock, for whom he had given a bond to the Post masters-General, part of which he had paid, and for the re mainder an extent in aid had issued. Mr. Pollock's opposition entirely consisted of an inquiry into property, which the insolvent answered in a manner with which the Learned Gentleman expressed himself perfectly satisfied, and the Court declared the insolvent entitled to his discharge forthwith. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday William Davis was indicted for a gross assault on Mr. John Swan, a coal-merchant, in the New Road. Mr. ADOLPIIVS stated, that the prosecutor and a friend were passing along Thornhaugh-street, on the night of the 14th January last, when the defendant rushed out of a public house, and threw the prosecutor and his friend, Mr. Coreen, into the kennel. Words ensued, and the defendant knocked down Mr. Coreen, and gave a broken nose and two black eyes to Mr. Swan. The defendant was at last secured, and taken to the watch-house. • The prosecutor and his friend proved the case, as stated by the Learned Counsel, from which it appeared that it was a Tom and Jerry lark on the part of the defendant. The .Jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. Robert Storey, engineer to the Sun Fire Office, was indicted for an assault upon Henry Putnam, a lad about fo,urteen ears of age, on th e 22d March list. y From the evidence for the prosecution it appeared that the premises of Mr. List, sugar-baker, in Alie-street, Whitecha pel, were on fire the day above-mentioned ; that the defendant was there performing his public duty as a fireman, and that he smeared the boy's head and face with damp sugar, and struck him with a cart er ' s w hip. Mr. BOLLAND, who conducted the defence of Storey, by desire of the Sun Fire Office, stated, that a more flagrant case on the part of Police Officers than the present seldom came into a Court of Justice; for Ellis and Benson, two patrols, were the real prosecutors in this case, and not the lad Putnam, for the sole object of obtainir ' , expences from the county. From the eviden ce o f Mr. List, and other respectable wit nesses, it was proved th a t upwar d s o f one h undred boys were at the fire busily engaged in pilfering sugar cut of the cas k s , and Putnam wa s s i m il ar l y employed with them ; that the Po lice-officers did not interfere in stopping the boys from stealing the sugar, but the moment they observed the defendant touch the boy with a whip, they took him into custody, and even had the temerity to refuse the respectable bail of Mr. List. The conduct of the Patrols was animadverted upon by the Bench, and the defendant was instantly acquitted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Bow-ST REET-Yesterday Benjamin Innes, a lad, about 17 years of age, was brought before Mr. HALLS, charged with robbing Dr. John Stoddart, of Doctors' Commons, of his watch and its appendages. Sarah Jones, a little girl, was also put to the bar, charged with being an accessary after the fact. Dr. Stoddart was passing the end of Swan-yard, on Monday evening, when a youth, who afterwards proved to be the pri soner, ran past him as if to go up Swan-yard, and snatched his watch from his fob. The Doctor followed him, calling out " stop thief," and when he got into White Hart-yard; he stumbled against the door of the Sun and Apple Tree pub lic-house, and fell, but got up again, and ran as far as the Artichoke, where he was knocked down, and secured by two watchmen. The prisoner was taken into the Artichoke and searched, but the watch was not found. In a few minutes the girl Jones was brought in by some persons who said she had found the watch, and knew where it was. She, however, denied any knowledge of it at first, but upon being further questioned, she said she was looking out the door of her father's house, when the pri soner Innes was taken, and as the people were moving off; she saw a man covering something over with mud in the gutter. When he was gone she and two other children went to the spot, and raking the mud aside, found it was a silver watch. She took it to a window to look at it, and while doing so, three or four fellows came round her, and one of them snatched the watch from her hand and ran away. The girl repeated this story to the Magistrate, and account ed for her having said she knew nothing about it, by stating that she was pushed aboht and threatened by the watchmen, and was frightened. She was admitted an evidence, and the prisoner Innes was committed. QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday two p r i va t e so ldi ers i n t h e 3.pl Regiment of Foot Guards were charged with assaulting a respectable Clergyman on Sunday morning last, between 12 and one o'clock, in St. James's Park. The Rev. Gentleman was walking near Buckingham-gate, and the heat being very oppressive, he walked under the portico of the Queen's guard room, and the prisoners, because he , clid not go into the public walk the moment he was told by a sentinel, seized him by the arm and dashed him to the ground, a distance of several yards, by.which his collar-bone was dislocated, and he was obliged to undergo the operation immediately of re-setting the bones.— The above evidence being corroborated, the prisoners were or dered to find sureties to appear to take their trials. By information received from Abergavenny, dated Saturday evening, we are, enabled to state, that the greater part of th e colliers and miners in the disturbed parts of Monmouthshire intend returning to their work this day.—( Gloucester Journal.) MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—Last week, as a man was at work in a well 90 feet deep, at the New Parsonag e house at Priston, near this c ity, 27 feet of the upper stone work, weighing, it is calculated, full 10 tons, fell in upon him : there was also 30 fe e t o f Water below him. Eight men were immediately employed to remove the stone and rubbish, and after the greatest exertions for six hours, 'to their great as tonishment, they found the man unhurt, with the exception of a slight bruise on the head, from the fortunate circumstance of the large stones locking one in the other across a piece of timber that was a few inches above his head.—(Bath Paper.) This morning the business of these Sessions commenced before the LORD MAYOR, the RE CORDER, Mr. Justice BAILEY, and Mr. Barpu GARROW. John Fuller was put to the bar on a capital indictment, charging him with having returned rrom transportation. The poor fellow pleaded guilty, which he persisted in, and it was recorded. EXTENSIVE BANK FORGERY. John Lomas, a young man of respectable appearance, was put to the bar, and the Clerk read the Indictment, which charged him with having, on the 26th of October, 1821, uttered one not, purporting to be of the Bank of England, for the sum of 101., with intent to defraud the said Bank of England, and John Cullum. • Here 111 r. ANDREWS, on behalf of the prlsoner, applied to the Court for permission to retract his plea 6f Not Guilty, and to plead Guilty. Mr. Justice BAILEY cautioned the "prisoner, and told him that the Court could not promise that it wouldbe of the least service to him. Mr. Serjeant BOSANQUET, on behalf of the Bank, said, it must be clearly understood that the Bank was no party to the plea that was now offered. The case was one of great aggra vation ; and such a plea as that now pres:nted must be re corded entirely at the risk of the prisoner. He persisted in his plea, which was recorded, and he was re moved from the Bar. There are no less than 16 indictments against this unfortu nate youth, who does not appear more than 18 years of age. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c, DEAL, MAY 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Hester, Gib bons, from Oporto; Sisters, Duithwash, Demerara ; E ag l e , Morrell, Geor ge T own ; and William Manning, Smith, St. Kitts. SEVEN O'CLOCK.—.The Astell and Fort William Indiamen are now in the Gulls, and will reach the Downs in the course of an hour. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind N.—Sailed the Salaman der, Debaln, for London ; and his Majesty's ship Arab, for Ireland. PLYMOUTH, MAY 20.—Wind N.—Arrived the Greyhound cutter from a cruize. Came in the Jessie and Charlotte, S'tprey, from N ewcast l e to N ewfoundland, out 6 weeks; mainmast gone, bulwarks, &c. ;—towed in by the Fox Revenue cutter. DOVER, MAY 21.—Off this port the Jack Tar, from Jamaica. The Spectator, Ophynx, from New York to St. John's, N. 8., sprung a-leak off Long Island ;—crew and pass( ngers saved. STEAM-VESSELS. Two steam-vessels, of 100 horse power each, are building in one of Majesty's Eastern Dock-yards, to be stationed at Ply mouth and Portsmouth, for the purpose of towing vessels out of the harbour when the wind is contrary..—( Portsmouth Paper.) On Sunday last arrived here the St!ain Yacht Lord Melville , Capt. Black, on her way to London, from Chester, where she was built. The passage from Holyhead to this place was made in 54 ladurs. • She experienced a very heavy sea off the Land's End, and a rough passage nearly the whole at the way. Although this was the first trial of her machinery (which is very hand some) it stood firm, and proved itself capable of withstanding any sea it may ever be exposed to. This vessel is intended to ply with passengers between London and Calais. She is propelled by two steam engines, each of 40 horses' power; her length is 110 feet, breadth 21 feet, and burthen 220 tons. She is the property of Messrs. Joi.r.rrrE and BANKS, of London. —(lbid.) There seems to be no doubt of the establishment of a Steam_ vessel between this place and Plymouth, 40001. having been already subscribed at that port.—(lbid.) A new steam vessel, built entirely of plate iron (except her deck) passed Dover Roads on Saturday last for Dieppe. She draws only 13 inches water a head and two feet a stern, and. is intended, we understand, to ply up the river Seine, from Rouen to Paris.--(Kentish Gazette.) HORRID MURDER. [From a New York Paper.] A most horrible murder was committed in this city, about one o'clock on Tuesday morning last : Some time in the month of Sept. last, Mr. Lechler made a discovery, which induced him to believe that too great an inti macy existed between Mr. Haag and his wife. The business was, however, adjusted by some pecuniary arrangement be tween the parties. But Lechler, growing dissatisfied with the arrangement which had been entered into, made increased de mands of Mr. Haag, which the latter resisted. In consequence, of this, an altercation to o k pl ace b etween L echler and his wife she left his house, and lie on the 6th of October last, advertised her. Some weeks after this, Lechler took his wife home again, where she has since remained, except on one or two occasions, when she left him for a day or two, and .was prevailed on to return. On Tuesday morning last, about one o'clock, Haab asd his wife were awakened by a noise in the brewery, which adjoins the house; afterwards the noise appeared to be made by some per son in the kitchen, which was separated from the room in which they slept by a small room in which the children slept. Haag, passing through this room to the door which opened into the kitchen, laying his hand on the lock of the door, and stooping down, so as to bring his mouth near the key-hole, demanded " who's there ?" The person in the kitchen, supposed to hate been Lechler, immediately disch arge d hi s p i sto l s, w hi c h were double-barrelled,i two of the bullets passing through the door, about six or eight inches above the lock, and close to Haag's head ; the other two passing through the opposite side of the door. Mrs. Haag, who was standing - at the door • which opened into the children's room, which is immediately opposite to that which opens from that room into the kitchen, received one of the balls in the centre of the beast, which oc casioned her death in the course of a few moments. The neighbourhood was then alarmed, and the Mayor and other officers sent for, who proceeded to force an entrance into the house of Mr. Lechler, who lived immediately oppo site Mr. Haag. Upon entering L ec hl er ' s h ouse hi s chil dren were fo u nd in bed, and upon further search Mrs. Lech ler was found up in the garret, hung by the neck with a rope to one of the beams. From the bruises on the arms, breast, and back of Mrs. Lechler, it is almost certain that she must have been murdered in her bed-chamber (on the ground floor), and then carried up two pair of stairs to the garret, and there hung up ! in order to induce a belief th a t s h e h a d h ung herself ! ! ! Both women were in a state of pregnancy. Mrs. Haag within a few days of her confinement. Each of them have left a family of six small orphans. The supposed perpetrator of these most diabolical acts has as yet escaped. Covent-garden market yesterday made a most beautiful and abundant display of every sort of flowers, fruit, and vegetables. New pease were 3s. a quart ; very fine aspa ragus half-a-crown a hundred ; and strawberries Bs. a dish, of moderate size. MUTATIONS OF FORTUNE.—For several years past the citizens of Philadelphia have known a poor man, whose family subsisted partly by charity, and partly by the produce of th e sale of a few blackin g balls. This man was formerly in affluent circumstances, but misfortunes fell thick upon him, and hurled him from the respectable situation which he occupied in society to the lowest depths of poverty. After suffering for many years all the misery that follows the prostration of property, fortune has again smiled upon her vic tim. A short time since, by the death of a relation in the 'West Indies, he succeeded to an estate said to be worth 400,000 dollars. COUItS.P. OF E.:Willi:Slit, May 21,. Artste' darn Ditto, at Sight l2 5 Rotterdam l2 9 Antwerp l2 3 Hamburgh 37 6 2f Us A.ltona Paris, 3 Day's sight 23 30 0 Us, Ditto Rourdeaux, ditto 25 00 '0 Us. Frankforton the luain 155 Ex.sloney Madrid Cadiz Bilboa 3G Effective Barcelona .../ 1.• Seville Gibraltar Leghorn 413# Get.t. , a . . Ai-Venice,' Ital. Liv 27 60 Malta 45 -Naples 4Ol Palermo Lisbon Oporto aio.Janeiro -. .16 Dublin .... 9 - ....... .. Ctalt 91 pet Cent. BULLION, GQIII, 111 Coin Foreign Gold, in Bars New Doubloons New Dollars Silver in Wirc. Standard / .0 0 0 pet Oz. 3 17 10f 0 0 0 ,4 9i n 0 t . HOP INTELLIGENCE. :too tnwAex, 20.—Our Hop Market continues very dull, notwithstanding there are accounts this morning, stating an increase of fly in many parts of Kent. The duty is at 110,0001. MAIDSTONE, MAY 20.—Upon our highly cultivated lands the bine has grown' within the last three or four days, still its appearance generally is feeble and unkindly ; fly is to be found in every garden, and in some situations the increase is very considerable. The grape bine is still very yellow, and much checked in its growth'; upon that that is short. and backward the flea has much increased. With reference tc, the Golding and Canterbury plant, about one hill in five are dead, and not one hill in ten have the appearance of a sufficiency of bine to furnish each pole. Our opinion is, as we have all along stated, ' that the plant must have rest before any great produce can be expected.—( Maidstone Journal.) CORN EXCHANGE.—No business was dote in the Coxn Market this morning. of )re all int e rit u rrt iaa I of isb— n•- - ' his e% rich oric% [era' 'ord , Of-. for