The Sun. — London, England, 1822-09-19 00:00:00

THE LONDON _JOURNALS. MAITTIACT9 FROM Tint I - IGY MORNING PAPERS September 19, 1522. %. • . [MORNING crfacrsiimm.) ::"Arlamburgh Mail arrived yesterday s bringing Papers to the 14th inst. They contain the Rescript of the Emperor Alexander, interdicting Freemason Lodges and other Secret Societies, to which allusion has already been made in the CatitiiVental Papers. The paraphernalia of the Ii lason Lodges have been in consequence sold or distributed - among the Members ; and the diffe rent servants of the Government have announced the renunciation of all connection with the abo mination, by subscribing certain prescribed declarations. It would appear, however, that a purification had previously taken place, for removals of persons in the employment of Go vernment are mentioned. Freemason Lodges have always existed in this country without exciting any apprehension ; and any one who should endeavour to cause them - to be sus petted would only he laughed at. We do not by this mean to say that Freemason Lodges may not in certain conjunctures be occa sionally used for purposes foreign to masonry ; that in revolutionary periods they may not have been made the scene of machinations and con spiracies ; but the same machinations and con spiracies would have equally taken place if there bad been no mason lodges, for where the dispo sitien to conspire exists, the means of assembling 'tan never be a matter of much difficulty. He is a bad physician who prescribes for the symptoms and not for the disease. Violent Revolutions can never be effected by conspiracies or secret so cieties. A conspiracy can never give to a people that rooted discontent which disposes them to hazard their all for the sake of removing what they deem an intolerable evil. It is obvious that -the evil must be of no ordinary magnitude which can give to the body of a people any such disposition. rts. existence naturally gives rise to secret meetings; tlfs , .y are the consequence and not the cause ; and if we remember rightly, Machiavel does not re commend that conspiracies to be efficacious should c=onsist :of . many members.—With respect to Russia in particular; there can certainly he no disposition to Revolution in it, in the ordinary sense of the word. Whether the conduct of the Emperor with respect to Turkey has given rise to feelings which have inspired him with alarm for his life, is a matter of more difficulty. We are not aware, however, that the death of Alex •a-nder'S father and grandfather was plotted in Mason Lodges. [MORNING POST.] Among the various subjects which are taken up by some of our modern Writers, as affording matter of public complaint, few have given so riuch opportunity for the exercise of plausible, yet fallacious. reasoning, as that of our Statute "Law. It is the last, the never failing resort of 'discontented pamphleteers ; and; apparently, - does not yield- in importance to the grand, eternal question of Parliamentary Reform ; though, undoubtedly, to men of plain and ordinary understanding, it may seem not very consstent to charge our ancestors with folly and ignorance while advancing one proposition, 'and to eulogize them for wisdom and intelligence iii support of another. It requires but a mode rate share of discernment to observe that most of the Essays on this important subject, which appear in our daily Journals, are written by men who are ignorant of the very elements of legis lative science, and are diStinguiShed by vague, general, untaugible complaints, and by coarse ness and vulgarity of language. 11WORN/NTG HERALD.] It will be seen by -an important document which we have extracted frOm the Hamburgll 'paper—(see another column of THE SUN), that the Emperor - of Russia has issued an Ukase, directing the immediate abolition of all Free masons' Lodges, and other Secret Societies, throughout his dominions.. About eight years a -go' similar measures were adopted by the Pope, and King Ferdinand of Spain, which' called fortis some strong animadversons froa public writers in this country ; and they little- thought at that time that the magnanimaus Alexander ,could, at some 'future period, annihilate an insti tution .which had charity and benevoleawo at all times for its object. In England the Masonic Lodges are - protected by laiv, and besides enioy the' proud advantage of having a Prince of the Blood at their head. Their MemberS may therefore consider themselves secure from any encroachment or on the part of the Government. 'lndeed it is an invariable maxim with them never to .meddle with, or hold any diScussion :on, political topics. Whether a similar (rule has been observed by Freenausoni on the Continent, it is impossible for us to ascertain. They have, however, 'been accused of forming secret designs against the Governments under which,they lived ; and it Is .not improbable that such should. be the case in countries where the freedom ; of the Press and the freedom of speech have been rigorously prohibited; and the' present Ungracious Edict of the Russian .Emperor may perhaps have proceeded from a suspicion of this kind. • [THE TIMES.] It appears by letters from Vienna, that the EmperorAlexatider arrived in that capital on the 6th instant, and. showed himself in public on the 7th, in Company with the Emperor Francis. Mo nied men are rather morendventurons and prompt iu their specqlations than other people, and those Of Vienna must place no common reliance on their own judgment in matters , courtly 'pity- Siognomy, when . (as:-.we- are informed) from the looks of the two 'Emperors, and the air with width thoy : r e garded each other, the merchants and capitalists Of . -the -- Austrian metropolis were inspired Keith a-general confidence that. the result of the approaching deliberations'woUld -be quite papific.- This is undoubtedly the ne plus u/ircilii the art of draiwina inferences. We bear a profound respect towarcis , their Imperial Majesties, but that either of - them had been gifted with a counter nance at once so multifarious and so lucid in its character, is a surprise upon us the most agreeable that we have ever known. Be this as it may, it is asserted that large speculations immediately took place in the funds, which advanced the price of the metallic stock between 1 and 2 per cent. Could we believe the assurances of those who pretend to superior information on the spot, we might acquiesce in the prudence of buying up the stock of Austria, since they decidedly act upon an impression that the Monarchs of the Holy Al liance are not disposed to meddle unnecessarily with their neighbours. But of that necessity, on the other hand, these Monarchs constitute them selves judges ; and in what it consists the people of Europe have already seen. The necessity may always be ekpected to arise, when men unite to shake off oppression—when the poor trampled slave makes known his aspirations after liberty. [BRITISII PRESS.] Letters of recent date have been received from Lisbon, from which it appears that the Portuguese Loan, so much talked of, has ended in nothing. The National Bank, as we before learnt, had offered to advance the money, but:only for a limited time. This proposal had not been ac cepted, rani individuals had accordingly been applied to, to lend the sum required, and it has been borrowed at the rate of five per cent. for every 951. on condition that when ever repayment is made, the persons making the Loan shall receive 1001. for every 951. — These terms, considering the present state of the money market of Europe, may be consider ed a little exorbitant. The revenue of Portu gal has proved very deficient, not yielding more than two-thirds of the amount formerly col lected. This circumstance has, in fact, ren dered the Loan necessary ; and the advices of yesterday talk seriously of some change in the commercial system of Portugal, in order to render it more productive. The expedition for the Brazils had not sailed, and the day for that event seemed as distant as ever. The people of Lisbon, in general, were wholly in the dark as to the situation of the Brazils, and even some of those best informed doubted as to the course the Prince Regent at Rio Janeiro might be com pelled to follow. [NEW Imes.] Bayonne Papers to the 10th instant have been received. Their accounts represent the Royal cause to be flourishing in Guipuscoa, Alava, and Biscay ; as we already know it to be in Navarre and Catalonia. The Chieftain Zabala com mands in Alava, Guesala in Biscay, and Uranga in Guipuscoa. Quesada, who has so success fully commanded in Navarre, is to be suc ceeded, it is said, by General O'Donnell. The name of this latter is so well known in the Spanish army; that the circumstance of his taking a command, no doubt, augurs well for the cause in which he embarks. iVe trust, however, that heart-burnings and jealousies will not be intro duced among the Royalists, by measures of this nature. Quesada, it is said, has offered to resign ; yet sound policy perhaps would not be too hasty in accepting such an offer. Even in regular military service, there are too many occasions of personal pique and dissatisfac tion. Much more so, when there is no para mount rule of service to which all must bend.— This was the case in the wars of La Vendee ; and we know how injurious the disagreements of the Vendean Chiefs were to their own success, and to the interest of the Sovereign for whom they fought. It is probable that more men are now it) arms for the King, than for the repub lican usurpers, throughout Spain : but the latter, being in possession of a central 'Government at Madrid, have the means .of organization more in their power. Still, this will go but a very little way towards consolidating their power. Money is essentially necessary for that purpose ; and money they can only get by means of Loans.— Let it once be distinctly understood that no Loan whatever, henceforth, advanced to the Re volutionary Government, shall be recognised, either by the Allied Powers, or by any Govern ment established in Spain with their concurrence, and Riego and his accomplices will find them selves instantly destitute of all means to support their usurped authority. THE LATE ROBBERY 01' THE NORWICH AND IPSWICH MAIL.—The following are the particulars respecting the late robbery of the above mail :-.-111r. Colchester, a confidential clerk in the service of Messrs. Alexander and Co. bankers at Ipiwich, and who has been in the habit, for a length of time, of coming to town with considerable sums of money entrusted to his care, and returning with the like—on the night of yesterday-week, Wednesday, the 11th instant, lie took his seat by the' Nor wich mail, and was returning home to Ipswich with a considera ble bulk of uncancelled notes amounting. to upwards of 40,0001. which had been paid by the London bankers.i Messrs. Alexan der and Co. it seems, have a box fixed up in the seat of the mail for the purpose of giving an additional security to the convey ance of large sums of motley transmitted backward and for ward, and it was upon this box that Mr. Colchester kept his seat all the way _to Ipswich, except fora few moments. He was ac companied by three inside passengers, and only left his scat on two occasions, the first at Ingatestone, where he took a glass of beer; the second time at Colchester; during the last he held the door in his hand, with his back to the other three in side passengers, and on neither occasion did he lose sight of his valuable treasure more than three or four minutes. It is there fore strongly suspected that these daring villains, who have obtained this immense booty, must have opened the box and robbed it of its contents during the short intervals illr. Col chester left sight of it, viz. at lngatestone and Colchester. These three persons appeared ,to be 'entire strangers to each other, and accompanied Mr. Colchester until he reached Colchester, where two of them left, and the third proceeded on, no doubt with the intention of occupying Mr. C.'s attention, and thus prevent him, in the presence of another person, to examine the 'safety of the property. Mr. Colchester continued proceeding on his journey with this passenger, 'in familiar conversation, and had not the least idea what had occurred until he reached Ipswich, when he • found, in the attempt 'of fixing the key to open the padlock, dim the staple through which it was put had been wrenched from off the side, and carefully placed back against the box, so that there was no appearance of its having been misplaced, and thus the thieves had been enabled . to take the lock with the staple off at their pleasure. The wrenching of the staple off, it is imagined, must have been done a few minutes before the mail left the inn yard in town. As yet no-part of the property has been discovered, nor any of the thieves apprehended who committed this immense robbery. In consequence of the very unfavourable ad 7 vices regarding the fisheries in the North Seas, a considerable advance has taken place in oil; it has risen from 51. tog/. per tun. The prices have been influenced by the expectation of an earlier winter than usual.—(Freeman's Journal.) SCOTLAND. MELANCHOLY LOSS .Or LIVES ON THE COAST OF ,CAITHNESS. [From the Edinburgh Courant, Sept. 16.] , We have received the following distressing Account from a highly respectable Proprietor in Caithness, Inverness Journal:— LYBSTED. VILLA G E , SEPT. 11.—This morning a most unexampled scene of distress,took place on our coast. The early part of the night of Tuesday (yesterday) being un commonly calm and serene, almost all the herring boats from the Ord to Wick put to sea. Alas ! how many of them never to return again. About midnight, the wind veering to the south, blew a tremendous gale ; during the remaining part of the night, the most intense anxiety prevailed amongst the re latives and friends of the poor fishermen, nor did the ap pearance of the morning tend to diminish the general dis tress—hardly any of the boats had been able to find shelter during the night, and but few of them, even so late as seven o'clock this morning, had succeeded in gaining the harbour of Wick, or any of the creeks to the south of it. Soon after this hour, the writer of this intelligence reached the small fishing station of Folligo, in time to witness a most distressing scene —a boat from Forse, with four men on board, swamped with in about 200 yards of the mouth of this creek, situated nearly three miles to the north of Clythness ; and he is sorry to say, that notwithstanding the most earnest intreaties he could use to induce the fishermen of that place to put off from the shore to the assistance of their fellow-creatures, not one of them had the courage to stretch out a saving hand to these unhappy men, perishing before their eyes. Of the. great probability of success in this enterprise, the writer entertains not the slightest doubt, as a boat, with only two oars, had very nearly suc ceeded in rescuing the unfortunate sufferers. For nearly an hour, or at any rate, for some considerable length of time, lie watched the boat slowly and gradually drifting on the point, the men sitting up to their waists in water, without oars, and their sail down ; having apparently abandoned all hope of sav ing themselves, but, as it were, alternately looking to the shore for assistance, and to the two-oared boat, which, by the manly exertions of the crew, seemed almost within their despairing grasp. In a moment, however, the sinking boat was dashed on the face of the rock, and the unfortunate wretches were for an instant seen faintly struggling for their lives in the waves, within twenty yards of numerous seafaring men, looking on with the coldest apathy and indifference. — A boat from Clyth perished near Ulbster, with all on board, including a father and two sons. At this very moment— fot r o'clock, the wind blows most tremendously from the south-west, and some boats have been seen out at sea, holding on by their nets, which, it is to be feared, may be overwhelmed by the continuance and increasing severity of the gale. We would now only throw it out as a suggestion to the Government of this great maritime country, whether it may not be worth their while, as a matter of state policy, if not of common humanity, to expend some few thousand pounds in forming safe harbours, for the sake of affording protection to that most deserving and industrious portion of the commu nity, the fishermen, who are obliged in the daily and nightly exercise of their profession, to expose themselves in all seasons, and in all weathers, along this most dangerous and rugged coast. It is well known that many of the inlets now used as fishing stations are capable of being converted into safe and commodious harbours, at a comparatively trifling expence. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, AND DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF THE ASSEMBLED MOB. About half-past nine o'clock on Saturday even ing, a destructive fire broke out in a large hop stowage, belong ing to J. ELLIS, Esq. situated at the back of Hall-place, Harming. The flames spread with the greatest rapidity, and it was much feared that the extensiVe oasthouse adjoining, which was connected with it by a covered platform, would fall a prey to the devouring element, but fortunately the platform was re moved before the flames reaelied it, and although the oasthouse had at one time caught fire, it was soon extinguished, and the building was preserved, principally owing to a small engine kept on the premises. The flames by this time had communi cated to a cottage adjoining the stowage, from whence it soon spread to the back part of Hall-place, which was very shortly in a complete blaze. At this juncture the Kent engines arrived from Maidstone, and were soon followed by the Norwich Union, but owing to the want of water, which was only to be obtained from pumps and wells at a distance off, they were unable to work for some time, and then only at intervals as the engines could get filled. Owing to this circumstance the fire was a long time before it could be got under, and it was principally owing to the very thick walls of this ancient man sion that the flames were prevented from extending. Had they communicated to a waggon lodge at the west end of the house, the greater part of the buildings in the yard, with several houses in the street, must inevitably have been destroyed, as the wind set completely in that direction. It was three o'clock before all apprehensions for their satty were removed. The whole of the stowage building, containing eight tons of hops, packed and unpacked, together with a cottage adjoining, were entirely consumed. Halt-place, formerly the residence of John Cale, Esq., but for many years occupied by Mr. filcher as a school, was the greater part destroyed, scarcely any thing but the bare walls and chimnies being left stand-• ing. The fire is supposed to have originated from a lighted candle falling amongst the hops as they were being packed. The premises, with the hops, &c., in the stowage were insured ; but we regret to state, that the furniture belonging to Mr. Pitcher was not; much of which was injured and destroyed, and several articles of value stolen, among which were two watches. The damage in the whole is estimated at between 2000/. and 3000/. \%'c cannot close this account without advert ing to a subject which we fain would have been spared—we allude to the apathy and indifference with which hundreds of the hop-pickers and others stood by and witnessed the confla gration, without offering a hand to suppress it, and who when entreated so to do, with jeers and smiles, refused. We know not of what materials beings can be composed, who could thus silently gaze and appear pleased at the destruction of others' property, and who, had they exerted themselves a little, might have saved much of that which was consumed. Amongst this number, we are sorry to say, were many whose dialect told us they were from that country, to relieve the wants of whose starving people the beneficence of England has been lately so munificently bestowed. We should have thought that gratitude alone would hasre prompted these to have lent their assistance at such a perilous tfine.—(Maidstone Journal.) . • GREAT FISH.—On Saturday last a fish, weigh ... ing perhaps two tons, got amongst the rocks on killiney shore, where, after ineffectual efforts to regain the deep water, it was at length exhausted, and was taken possession of by the country people, when nearly, dead. It now lies on the spot where it was finally cast, op a hedge of rocks at the west entrance to Kiln ney Bay, at i theloot pf the Telegraph=hill. Yesterday crowds went to view it; notwithstanding that 10d. admission was de manded, a kind of tent having been erected over it. In length it is 21 feet, and is very full about the middle, probably 8 feet in girth. From having the air -holes like . the whale for spout ing water, it was' said by many to be a young one of that spe, cies, but the general opinion, however, seemed to be that it was a fish vulgarly known by the name of herrin , Ahog. ~The head certainly does not resemble that of a whale, except in the round ness of the forehead, but the mouth is of great length, resem bling an :enormous bill, for there do not appear to be any teeth. It may be necessary to observe, that four of the nine holes at Killiney, that were sunk about_ forty years ago, still remain open,. and as they are extremely dangerous, the Magistrates in the neighbOurbood Should order them to be filled up, or at least surrounded by a wall or fence. They: are even with. the groun4, and the depth is, such as to defy any effort to save a person that should tinfOrtunately slip in—there would not even be a possibility of recovering the body.—( Freeinan's Dublin Journal.) . PARING ROBBERY. —On Tuesday evening, about 7 o'clock, as MI% Whitechurch, of Ifoxton, was homeirom Edmonton Fair, with his wife, and two female acquaintances, they w ere rushed against nea r the Hi g h Crosi at rTottenham, by four fellows, by which M r . W. was se p ara t e d from his friends, who were secured by ,two- of the villains, whilst the others contrived to rob Mr. W. of his-watch and ap pendages. Mr. W. had nearly got home before he discovered his loss. ESCAPE FROM PRISON.—On Wednesday:night a fellow was taken in breaking into the house of Mr. Barvey, Carpenter, Spa-fields, and lodged in ClerkenWell watch-house ; after the wat4 was gone oft; the prisoner was left locked up in the dark hole, but by some means he contrived to force open the iron window and effect his escape. , BURGLARY.--At an early hO ur on S un d a y morning the shop of 'Mr. W. Harding, tailor anddralier, 135, Fleet-street, was broken into, and robbed of a considerable quantity of made and unmade clothcs.—On Sunday night the shop of Mr. Shelton, pawnbroker, Xing,street, Holborn, was feloniously entered, and robbed of upwards of 1,500/. worth of gold and silver watches, 'rings, chains, seals, spoons, and va luable jewellery. OLD BAILEY. Particulars of enerday's Proiiidttigs.] .INTERESTING CASE. Mary Agnes Louisa Butler, aged 23, (a young woman of re spectable and interesting appearance, dressed in . an elegant white dress, and a white handkerchief tied carelessly round her head) was placed at the bar charged on a capital indictment of stealing 7 five-pound bank-notes, &c. the property of William Drew, in the dwelling-house of Robert Cotterell. The prisoner, who is a native of France, and apparently in an advanced state of pregnancy, was indulged with a chair at the bar. Mr. ADOL PH US stated that he should be able to adduce an indisputable chain of evidence, which he believed would clearly establish the guilt of the prisoner. He should prove her access to the money stolen, and her disposal of some of it. He should prove previous distress, and that she was afterwards possessed of a considerable sum of money. Gentlemen's minds were not to be guided by the talents, appearance, or previous respectability, of persons who were unfortunately placed at the bar : their duty was to act with strict impartiality, however painful it might be to their feelings. Elizabeth Cotterell lives at No. 28, Surrey-street, Strand. Prisoner came to lodge at her house, and said she had been in France, and should return again in about a fortnight. She said she had been married since witness last saw her. Prisoner oc cupied the dining-room. Captain Drew was also a lodger in witness's-house ; had a small writing-desk, which he kept in his room. On the Saturday night, when witness went to bed, she left prisoner in the room where the desk stood. No other person was there. Witness's daughter was at that time ill.— Saw her afterwards coming up stairs. Prisoner's bed-room adjoining witness's on the fifth story. Prisoner made a noise, and seemed agitated. Witness inquired what was the matter. She said she was tired ; she afterwards came to the bed-room door of witness for a light. Saw Mr. Drew's desk on the following day. Prisoner went out about one o'clock. Wit ness observed the desk stood near the window—it was un locked, but folded. Witness took it to the next room, and locked it in a cupboard until Captain Drew returned home.— Did not see him till he came to breakfast on Monday morning. Gave him the desk in the same state she found it. An officer was sent for who proceeded to prisoner's bed-room, who re fused admission at first. She at length dressed herself, and she was taken into custody. Two five-pound notes were found in the rosette of the bed. A clasp, which was formerly at tached to her pocket-book, was fcand in her pocket-book.— Found no other.notes. The officer searched the bed first : he laid his hand on the ro sette ; witness heard the notes; officer said, " Here's notes, Mrs. Cotterell ;" he was not in another part of the room ; pri soner had complained of having lost her pocket-book on the Saturday night; that book contained the key of her night clothes ; every person in the house was searched ; having lost her key, prisoner requested the servant to get her some keys to (lien her box. Robert Dover Cotterell examined by Mr. AnoLpuus—My name is Robert Dover Cotterell. Mr. ALLEY—Very well. William Drew is a master mariner; lodged at Mrs. Cotte rell's ; received 1801. on the 26th of July, from the house of Prescott and Co. ; it was paid partly in 16 notes, of 51. each ; does not know the numbers ; received them on his own check: kept an account at their banking house. Mr. Newcombe is clerk to Prescott, Grote, and Co ; had not got the book of entry. COURT—" Go and fetch it." Mr. Drew further deposed, that on Saturday the 10th of Au gust he had seven of the notes left ; went out on that evening; before he went, he said to prisoner, he would leave part of his money at home ; deposited the seven notes in the desk in pri soner 's presence ; a Gentleman of his acquaintance was pre sent also, as was Miss Cotterell ; was sure he locked the desk, and took the key with him; slept out that night; on his return Mrs. C. produced the desk, which was open, and the notes missing, as was also a penknife. Witness went for an officer ; witness saw Mrs. C. and all the inmates searched ; nothing was found on them ; heard that schne notes were found in prisoner's room. She disclaimed all knowledge of the notes ; the sove reigns found she said were her own. Mary Ann Ashcock is servant to Mrs. Cotterell ; remembers the prisoner going to bed on Saturday, the 10th of August; called to witness; inquired if she (the witness) had seen her pocket-book. Witness was ordered to look carefully for it. There were four other servants in the house • had never seen the pocket-book ; prisoner said she had not a farthing of money beyond what it contained ; said she had found the key of her drawers on the carpet; prisoner went out that day and returned between nine and ten at night. James Ellis, the Bow-street officer, searched the parties, and found the notes as before described ; the bolt of the desk lock was forced, but could not tell whether it was done with a key. Witness searched the prisoner's drawer and found four parcels sealed up; one of the papers contained twenty sovereigns; part of the money was given to prisoner by order of Sir R. Birnie. The other paper contained small sums in silver, she claimed them as hers, but knew nothing about the notes.---Another 51. note came to witness's hands on the 27th of August. Be went with Sir. Price, a surgeon, of Kensington, to the prisoner, in Tothill-fields' Aridewell. She said she received the money from France. Mr. Newcombe, clerk to Prescott and Co. having returned into Court, particularized the notes paid to Mr. Drew, the numbers of which corresponded with the notes produced in Court. Several witnesses were examined, of whom the Pri soner had made purchases, and received change out of other notes. This was the case for the prosecution. The evidence having been gone through, Mr. Justice RICH ARDSON called on the Prisoner for her defence, to assist her in which, a Gentleman (a near relative) stood at her elbow.— She proceeded to address the Court and Jury from a written paper, which she read in a calm but weak tone of voice ; she denied in strong terms any knowledge of, or participation in, the robbery ; and she also made very pointed comments on some parts of the evidence, on which she built some ingenious arguments in her favour; her conduct had been misrepresent ed, and she had been subjected to a stricter ordeal than Airs. Cotterell, on the arrival of tke officer; was it compatible with a knowledge of guilt to leave her chamber insecure, which she had done for the purpose of the servant making search for her pocket-book ? Why had she retained in her possession that which if guilty would be proof against her ? Mr. Justice RICHARDSON summed up the evidence - at great length, and the Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty of stealing, but not in a dwelling-house. The prosecutor and the Jury strongly recommended the un fortunate woman to mercy. . , EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN PRINCES-STREET. William Reading, aged 26, was put to the bar.on an indict ment charging him with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling,-house of Robert Westwood, in the parish of St. Ann's, Soho, on the 28th day of July last, and stealing therein watches, chains, seals, &c. to the amount of 1,5001. and up wards ; and Benjamin Solomons, aged 21, was also put to the bar charged with receiving the same, well knowing the pro perty to have been stolen. Mr. Cunwoon (with whom was Mr..PLATT) conducted the case for the prosecution, and called Mr. R. Westwood, who stated, that he resided in Prince's street, Soho, and carried on business as a jeweller. On the day in question he went out and double-locked his door ; on his return he found the door single-locked, and the bar down.— On going in he found the place completely ransacked ; 200 watches ; a great number of gold pins, a number of seals, a great many ear-rings, silver thimbles, silver spoons, a quantity, i of coral necklaces, six sovereigns, a 101. note, and 31. n silver, were taken away. The sovereigns were marked, two of which 'he could positively swear to. Cross-examined by Mr. ALLET.—Had never seen any of the watches or seals since. Reading was taken in Marlborough street. He was searched in the prison, and a watch found on him, but the witness did not claim it, and it was returned.— Could positively swear to the two sovereigns. Did not leave any person in the house when he went out. His wife con ducted the jewellery department. Re-examined—Took in watches to repair. Five sovereigns were found on Reading in the House of Correction. Returned home before dark. George Gray, resided near the house of the prosecutor ; knew the person of Reading very well, having been one of his play r fellows ; on the day in question, Witness saw the prisoner in company with four or five men, within 0 yards of the house of the prosecutor ; they were loitering about ; Reading wore a brown coat and blue troWsers ; his mother lived 'in Peter-street, one doOr out of Wardour-street. Isabella Allen saw a short young man come out of:the,pro secutor's house ; he wore a brown coat, Reading was like him in Siie. Thomas Foxhall, a watchman, took Reading into custody ; he had a watch in his fob, to which was attached a steal, sit sovereigns and 2s. The prisoner contrived to put the seal away while he was in the watch-house. Cross-examined—The reason the witness did not take the prisoner directly before the Magistrate at Marlborough-street was, that he , was not positive that the prisoner was the personthe prosecutor had described; he, had not heard him.(the secutor) say the watch was his; there was a name on the dial plate, which the prosecutor said might have been put on subse quently to the robbery. The Clerkof the House of Correction produced apapier founti on Reading when searched in the prison, which proved to be a 0 41 l&tei`tnifik'brnthßr,. directing' &at' ceitaiit articlet ---° P_ltout of the w!ty, ,, The prosectitor swore positively that two of • the s o _,. /ereig° iolo found do the' prisoner bore his private mark f and house at the time of the robbery. Three witnesses, named Cope, Green, Anita Alex7iier were next called. The result was that it was sworn tha t solo' ander got a - qiiantity of the gold pins from the prison er ,' fre e mons, which he sold to Mr. Green, i n wh ose shoP U , "ler recognised by the witness, Cope, who had made thew• ander underwent a strict cross-examination, but he Per s ; os for swearing that he could not say what he gave them, or what sum he received from Mr. Green. • fstO J. Alexander remembered meeting Solomons after hl OOO O had been examined at Marlborough-street Office. S ° lo ,lo o , partly admitted that he had sold the pins, but having be hsa interview with his solicitor, he afterwards' denied that done so. Another son and daughter of Alexander a''" to the same effect. Il e#lll The prisoners declared their innocence, and several were called to speak to Solomons' character. tho Mr. Justice BEST said, that with respect to Solool w ar only evidence adduced that affected him, was that of ii Af fet der and - his family, which he did not think sufficient to w a piti him. With respect to the other prisoner, he found that f fr ir tbo not be the case, but it was for the Jury to say ho w charge was brought home to him. cde 'aea Solora The Jury consulted for a few minutes,, and acqui mons, but found Reading Guilty—Death. that The prisoner protested his innocence, and declared life was sworn away falsely. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WANTON CRUELTY. otb Bow STREET.—John Chambers, Eli Hunt, and -,.tP were brought up on a warrant for killing a dog, the pl e r ' i or Mr. Lewis Inkson, of No. 3, Yo r k-pl ac e, Q ue en Elms, ton. It appeared that on Saturday afternoon last, the t .. 7 . 014 soners, with several other c ar me n wi th th e i r ca rts, were_r; e9 bi along the Brompton-road, and w ere amus ing themsr.,olo whipping every dog that came by. While passing 111r.InV house, Mrs. lnkson happened to be coming out with d 1 dog following her, which ran into th e roa d, a nd was, whipped by the prisoners with su c h severity, that , t .. . f jof scarcely crawl. The other carmen whipp e d it to and fro 7010 passed along, and it was at last ru n o ver by one of ~ and killed. The prisoners denied that they were the persons wh o . t at f ped the dog, but proditced no evidence in support of w"" alleged. Mr. bricsox stated that he would not have taken 5 0 " f° r tbc dog, and if he had been lost he sho u ld h ave offered 51. recovery of it. hih t# The Magistrate remarked, that he should impose penalty that the Act of Parliament allowed, which is 51 * soils ° prisoners, and in default of payment commit them to the of Correction for one month. cora l° • if They were unable to raise the money, sad were ac sent down. . QUEEN-SQUARE.--A BLACK HIGHLANDr..cIie Nichols was brought up, charged with stealing a 1 318 C 0 04 lander, placed at the shop door of Mr. WiLlingdon, tobacogy in York-street. It appeared that about eight o'clock ()° , 5 56 day night, the prisoner was passing by the prosecutoLie door, when he observed an image such as is generally l a rtle" at tobacconists' shop doors ; no person being near bed de, off the image to a public-house in the same street, 0: 91 sited it with the landlord for the value of two shilling, 9°' of liquor. The landlord knew the image, and sent for w en oto secutor, who immediately caused,the prisoner to be tak custody.—Fully committed. 0 11 e1 ,0 LAMBETH-STREET.—DARING HIGHWAY BOB.' p Yesterday Thomas 'Jowls and Samuel Greenwood,tiVl es t oit characters, were put to the bar before Sir DANIEL NV I' Oa the Sitting Magistrate, charged by Mr. Wm. Curtis, t ri a 't gentleman, with robbing him. The prisoners being ca ro bberl o for their defence, said they were quite innocent of tk,% 3 01j, and that they were in pursuit of the thief, when they t''''' l . o le' the 00 tx were stopped, and thus prevented from securing , fender. Greenwood, on leaving the bar, said, e lane, your Worship, that has no turning." They '— fully committed for trial. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday nine young men, bookbinders, in the eroProlt Mr. Camp, Barbican, agreed to make a 110 ',pose and clubbed two shillings a-piece for the Pu'h be of hiring a boat—the rest of the money t ?agel spent. They proceeded to Westminster-VI 00 where they hired a six-oared cutter ; and , :thei out a waterman, they rowed to Kew, vibe% th® dined and spent the day. On their return - o,ecl: evening about dusk, when between the ol eo House and the Eagle, one of the party, 11- the Thomas Bean, stood up rather hastily, f or e 0 6 purpose of relieving one of his companion sll ve r; oar, and he fell head foremost into th e ri ,deiv i Thomas Buchan, who sat next him, in his o %batt: yours to save him, fell in likewise. I;opea Marks, another of the party, instantly'. stribern, off his coat and jumped in to save _ •h 0 when they grappled him hard, and the toor. sunk to rise no more alive ! The s tir 'od rowed instantly to the Red-House, wher e l hoo t gave an alarm; the drags were proc ured v iri h s delay, and several boats went to the s pot- D ot bodies were dragged for till past 12 o'cln e ti o f , without success. Bean was about 24 Ye - n fie; age, and , a widower with one child ; 13a 11 ; 0 0 " a single young man ; and Marks left awl , 2 children to lament his loss. e ).-- „ CHIPPENIIAM, SEPT. 17.—(OtTTRAG''' it tor' ef . terday, the Jury, after having sat for several daY s i t he 11,i, their Verdict of " Wilful Murcrer and Riot" agx i ,„ n r s to n G r - e st , sons we yesterday stated were committed to Fisi' - : c a to • t f l e and at half-past twelve this morning, A. at., they retit, le 0f, 1 i6 The Jury have come to a determination that no ow de t i , o , evidence than what has already appeared shall be 111 ,: e tbf,or till after a final close, for obvious reasons. The in , - ,1 - ple u - fit l ' fortunate affair is investigated the grosser the unprol-e ole - oo t duct of its perpetrators appears. The Magistrates are dose gable in their exertions to cause the-apprehension o f yet in custody. 0 baC The following-, was written on the ~recei e a fi fel 101. Bank of England note, which, amcmg'others, s"' - o t er t l, by a tradesman in Oxford-street, last week, an d to Ti t five' a monitor to other prodigals of the present day;- - .,,, biro tie into whose hands this note may pass sympathise iv"ijelt, biro whom it is just going ; it is the last out of 5, 0001, w bo t h e short period of two years, his folly has di ss ipated ; severely suffer, and shortly too." ---------..---. mt. _.--_- COAL-MARKET, SEPT. 13. Price / 41 Ships at Market. Ships sold ~ 4 t o n Od '''' 40 188 Newcastle -16 k - 3 -:: oto 4 ,,/ 3 Sunderland - - 3 - 3 :1.„.....___,....-/-'" V .. . . • ies Y: - \ BIRTHS. of OansoTun. Tuesday, . e , ,cl' , , 1-." he On Monday last, at Backford Hall, Cheshire , ' l ei Major-General Clegg, of twins. of 3 Da dy _ On the 3d instant, at Norwood, Surrey, the the 17th inst. Mrs- A. Fraser, a Tb 3, Inglis, Esq. of a son. 5 iVir' lARRIED. , 'lt r ; pil On the 17th instant, at St. Mary's, N_ewingte-n'yiss Godden Littlewood, of Walworth-comnion, to ir e] , ally, of Enfield. , 0 - Ol t ort _,, isie ;cola, On Saturday, the 14th instant, at St. Pane.. - , 4 to .„es , 14 1 Vi es° Mr. Robert Nicholson, of Coleman-street-buildin„-ft.:4. ry only daughter and child of the late Francis Youn , -' 4 hurst-street, Burton crescent. A clli t ' DIED. , Georg e Too On Sunday, the 15th inst., at Watford, Herts _iv tingstall, Esq., aged 67. Last week, at Walesby, near Market Raisi o n 2 t iesi% b oo Gowshall, aged 90. His age, united with that °f who carried him to-the grave, amounted to aT aiar o r i.. af 11 ;• - a At Glasgow, on the 4th instant, Mr. AV 1 ,h e Isl i ., ° 9t l ' bookseller. 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