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THE LONDON JOURNALS. r.XTRACTS FROM THE DAILY 'MORNING PAPERS, August 3, 18‘2‘.1. [NSW TIMES.] The Morning Chronicle of yesterday has out ilone all' its former outdoings. There are some ehservations in it whichsurpass all its panegyrics of Pepe and the Neapolitans, all its effusions-of Gra.co-mania, all its raptuires at the revolutions in - Spain and Portugal l The writer seems to have seized' his pe•n while under the influence of a troubled dream ; he begins with all the 'exagge ration of a disordered , brain—" The Kings and privileged classes of - Europe are leagued together to put, down all attempts at political regenera tion."—" No means have beett left untried to reduce Spain to the state of thraldom in which Italy . now languishes." here is indeed a mighty dis covery, at which all Europe is to rush 'to arms With mingled , fear and indignation. But where are the proofs? Whitt are the means?" when, and wh< , re; have they been tried? all the exertions_ of the enemies of " regene ration" left not one trace behind ? Formidable, however, as this announcement, may at first sight appear it should prove in. fact - highly consolatory • to the Liberales of Spain. As. "no means have been)eft untried" against them, and as all that has been done has passed away unseen and un-, felt, they may surely now abandon themselves to confidence and tranquillity l Such is 'not. the opinion of their champion. " The Spanish Li.- berals,"- he says, ", must he. satisfied that they have committed au unpardonable offence in the eyes of the European Sovereigns, that Ito conde scension on their part can extinguish in 'these S'ov'ereigns their hostility to the. new order of things." And as " condescension " towards the Sovereigns Nvould be unavaiiing, the faction now predominant in the - Spanish capital is re commended by this Constitutional Journalist, not to consolidate :and improve ,the defec tive institutions of the country, not to make themselves respected , by Foreign Powers by wise policy and moderate conduct—but to invade with an armed force the territoriesrof neighbour ing States with which they are - at peace, in order to scatter . the seeds of discord, and, if possible, to subvert the Government of those States. — We should scarcely have expected so barefaced an imitation of the fraternizing system of the French revolutionisis in a British Journal; and, above all, in that which was once the organ of the Whigs.—Are all the declamations against foreign interference entirely forgotten, or does The Marring Chronicle mean to reply to them hereafter, and slew at, the same timehow much more justifiable an invasion is under the pretext of an imaginary danger, than in order to prevent frightful crime, and all its consequent miseries ? • —..exem# [BILITISIL _ _ _ Brussels Papers to the 31st ofJulv have been received at our office. The new 'Congress of Sovereigns will be held at Verona. The Emperor Alexander is expected to arrive abotit the begin ning of September. These Tapers contain a fur ther confirmation of the defeat of 'the Turkish fleet off Scio. The Commissioners appointed -by the Com mittee sitting at the City of London Tavern for the relief of the distress ii Ireland, have arrived in that country. These Gentlemen will not only be eye-witnesses of the melancholy scenes of which they have heard so much, but they will have an opportunity of investigating the appro priation of the funds supplied by English bene --volence. The contributors will thus have an additional secority, for the just and fair appro priation of the means of relief, and the Report of the Commissioners 'will dissipate any doubts that may have been entertaiied of the existence Of the distress to the extent it has been de scribed. We rejoice in this result. The cause cannot in future suffer from any uncertainty or suspicions respecting the necessity of the relief, or the fairness of its application.—(Mid) • [MORNING CiItiONICLE.] We are not sorry that the French Government has placed the army in a situation where its dis position will 'soon probably be put to the test. The Ultras no* avow, in the most barefaced man-, , ner, the object of the Cordon Sanitaire, and very distinctly tell us that the Sovereigns' of Europe frill allow of no Governments in which the peo ple are not placed at the mercy of Kings and Oligarchies. The notorious M. Clause' de Cous sergues congiatulated his party on the hopes which a Ministry, dtermined to act in conformity with these Views, gave theth a right to enter.;. tain. " All the words (he- said) of the Minister of Justice at this tribune; and the memorable discourse of the Minister of War, are a guarantee to us for the. rigour of the principle's of the Go= vernment in the- interior, - as-the speech not less memorable of the Minister of Foreign 'Affairs assures us that our political conduct abroad will be conformable to the noble and constant princi ples of the Holy Alliance."—The King of Prussia is expected shortly at Pails. The im pression in 'France is, that the Austrians and Prussians- will enter that country in considerable force, with the two-fold object of acting against . Spain, and securing the obedience of . the French army. This design,- was al luded to by General • Foy .in •his animadver i.sion on the eylog,ies on the Holy Alliance. " The Holy Alliance," he said, '° has been mentioned. The Holy Alliance! We. know it 'only by the .taxes which it .has imposed.; by the calamities. which it has inflicted ,On us. But if its soldiers appear again on the national territory—if we are menaced with a third occupation, all Frenchmen, ..whether military or not [the whole left side rise exclaiming'' all, France would rise and 'march united. to exterminate thein [loud applause on the left.l- [MOANING POST.] Tt was• reported in Paris that the King of Prussia would shortly visit that 4 capital. Indeed private letters state that arrangements have al- Yeady been entered into with the French Go- Vernmeni fOr the free passage of an Austrian and Prussian army through France into Spain, and that extensive contracts have been made to supply them with hay and other requi sites ori their march. If -this be correct, and it certainly agrees with the uncontradicted as sertions made by the Left in the Chamber of Deputies. nothing could be more natural than Ahat the Prussian Monarch should repair to Paris, in order to be within reach of his army, whilst the dangerous experiment of its passing through the exasperated people of France *hould be car ried into effect. It probably was in conse quence of the increasing belief that movements of that nature are on the eve of taking place, that' General Foy, in the debate of last Tues day, used the following expressions, and -that they were attended with such a demonstration of deter'rnin2tion on the part of the - Left Side : " You have been told of the Holy Alliance—the lIGIY Alliance ! we only know it through the tri butes which it has imposed upon us,,,through the injuries .which it has inflicted upon our country ! But should. its koldiers once again appear on the national territory—should a third military occupation threaten us, all Frenchmen, soh. diers. or not "soldiers—(the whole of thq Left Side rising at once ;-,-" Yes all! all !" —all France would rise and march united to exterminate thera!"—(Loud and reiterated applause on the left.) It is remarkable that the speech, of which the above formed the peroration, though pronounced by Gen. Foy, was in several passages applauded by the - Centre, and heard throughout with great attention by the Right, who did not oppose the motion that it be printed. [Tim TIMES.] We noticed in our paper of Thursday a recent instance of barbarity, which has recently taken place at Hull. • A soldier of the 2d, or Queen's Regiment, was sentenced i❑ June last, by a regimental court-martial, to receive 300 lashes. The sentence was executed on the 22d of that month,: on the 24th, as it appears in evidence before the Coroner, mortificatiMs ensued ; and on the day following it increased. Mn the 27th, the regiment was marched from Hull to York, where it arrived on the 29th. John Fantail, the unfortunate receiver - of the lashing, was, in the above condition, jolted on a baggage-wag gon that whole distance of a two days' march. Being set down in York, he was forced 'to walk to the hospital, where the wretched man expired ! the Coroner's' Inquest -finding that " he " had received three hundred lashes, and died of " the saute, and of the fever, mortification, and " debility therefrom arising." One of the wit nesses on the Inquest is stated to have observed, that " the bones of the deceased were- as bare " of skin and flesh, as if a knife had scraped them" --thus' the man was flayed alive! and for what of fence? and by what legal authority'? In a case of this sort, assuming as true all that was given in evi dence on the Coroner's Inquest, it is most important to the parties and ,the public, that strict inquiry should be made whether the culprit, in his trial and punishment, was fairly dealt by.. Avoiding to irritate the national-feeling on this event, we, shall .prit interrogatively what appears to us to be liable to any-difference of opinion. Ist, then, on the understanding that the deceased soldier had committed a military crime, which fairly subjected him to trial by Court-martial, we should like to be informed whether he did not undergo an excessive, punishment, and in that case whether,' though it had not killed him, there would' be no room for demanding redress ? The man dies of the punishment inflicted—yet he . was not guilty of a capital offence ; for in that case he cpuld not have been tried by a regi mental court-martial. In the eye of the law of England and of reason, if death is inflicted for a crime not capital,. it amounts to murder. The bearing of the common law of England upon this point is stated 'by Lord Hale. "If a person sentenced to be whipped, is whipped with that rigour that he dieth of it, this is murder !"-11. P. C. 43, and 3d Inst. 6, 54. " Also if a man be deliberately beaten beyond the apparent in " tent (or legal object) of punishment, so that " he dieth, it is murder by express malice, al " though there be not a design to kill him." See H.P.C. 49, 50; and Kel. 64,127,135. 2d. On the supposition of the offence charged being one against military discipline, and in all its circumstances fitly brought under the cognizance of a mili tary court, is ,"that court more justifiable in the eye of the law of England for whipping the culprit to death, than, according to. Lord Hale's doctrine, a civil magistrate would have been, hid he so overstepped the limit of lawful punishment ? I f there be no special statute for pro tecting the member of a court-martial, when they whip " a man so that he dieth;" then the verdict of the Inquest is as warrant to take up and com mit for trial-the officers, the surgeon who attend ed at the punishnient, the drummers who inflicted it, and all the parties concerned in the shocking -transaction, as in every other case of murder. The HOLM PATROL, to whose activity the Public are so much indebted for the prevention of robberies and atrocities upon the public roads within 14 miles of thcOMetropolis,. were yester day morning brought to London, to beinspected by' the Secretary of State. They mustered in Privy Gardens, back of the Royal Chapel, White hall, at an ear!y hour, and waited till twelve O'clock,, the hour appointed ; but Mr. PEEL, in consequence of some urgent business, did not at tend. About half-past twelve; Sir. R. BIRNIE, Mr. lionnotisi, and' Mr. DAY, arrived, and were received by the superior officers. -The men were drawn up in front and rear ranks, and were mi nutely inspected, both men and horses. After which they were put through various movements ; and they (being all discharged dragoons, from different cavalry regiments) acquitted themselves in a manner which would not have degraded re gular troops. Their clean appearance and the good condition of their horses excited admi ration. Tuesday evening a respectable elderly person, who had lately opened a shop in Bedford-row, Dublin, put a period to his existence by cutting his throat with a razor. He expired almost instantanpously. The cause assigned for this shocking act is temporary insanity. POLICE INTELLIGENCg. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. MARY-LE-BONE OFFlCE.—Yesterday a most extraordinary investigation took place at this Office, before EDMUND GRIrFITHS and JOHN RAWLINSON,Esqrs. thetiresiding Ma gistrates on the Bench. The Parochial Officers at Mary-le bone had issued an order of filiation for a male child, against JOSEPH WILFRED PARKINS, Esq. who attended, with Mr. HILL, the Solicitor, and two Ladies, having disputed the charge advanced against him. Hannah White, the young woman, was then called. She possesses a most interesting appearance, and on being sworn, she pointed out Mr. Parkins (who sat on the Bench) as the father of the child she held in her arms. On cross-examination by Mr. HILL—She stated herself to be a single woman, and her name was Hannah White, which name she retained since her birth, with the exception of a short time, when being in a state of pregnancy, she had represented her name to be Jarvis, wishing to be thought a married woman. She certainly knew Mies. Simmons, and never had said to her that she would swear the child to Mr. Parkins instead of Jar vis, although the infant might be like him. She had seen Mr. Parkins for the first time in Hyde ,Park, and she could not say how many times she had seen him. She had walked with him about this time twelvemonth ; she saw him on one of the evenings of last August, between eight and nine o'clock, in Hyde Park, towards Kensington Gardens ; she could not recollect the date of the month, she was in service, and was not in the habit of picking up. Gentlemen. Mr. Parkins had given the horse on which he was riding to his servant, and walked away with her; she had never told any person that it was on the day of the Queen's funeral ; she did not recollect being told by the parochial officers of St. Margaret's, Westminster, that she was unworthy of credit. - In answer to some question from the Magistrate, she said that she only went by the name of Jarvis in consequence of her being pregnant. Mr. Parkins said, he wished to examine the witness, and in answer to several of his questions, she replied her fatheri lived in Lisson-grove, and was named White, and now goes by the name of Williams; she is named White, and was brought from Westminster to Mary-le-bone parish. Mr. HILL, after a very short conversation, proceeded to call his witnesses, to disprove Hannah White's story. - Mrs. Simmons, a lady residing in St. Martin's church-yard, being calleg e and sworn, stated, she had known the female, who had. - lived in her house for about three weeks ; she, on coming in, represented herself as a married woman. Several gentle. men had called on her, and she Pointed out a man, who appear ed about 30 years of age, as her husband. She said he would protect her, and punish those who insulted her. The witness knew her only by the name of Jarvis, which name she said was her husband's; about six months since all thi§ happened.— The witness had known- Jarvis call several times during that time. She since that time had seen the infant, and the young woman said, "Don't you think it is very like darvis ?P—The witness seeing the child to be of a dark complexion, replied, " Yes, it is ; but why do you 'want to swear it to Mr. Parkins ?" —She replied, " Why, he is better able to support it than poor Jarvis, who is only a very poor clerk." - Cross-examined by Mr. Gn.lFFiries.—Hannah White had told-her she had seen Jarvis, and had also,mentioned'where he lived, and what was his situation ; she had seen him at her house as late as nine o'clock,. and has heard him call when she was in bed.—The first night Hannah White came to her house, Jarvis came and claimed her as his wife ; they certainly had the appearance then of than and wife. She (witness) - never knew of any man remaining with the prisoner all night. Jar vis had, at one time, entered the witness's bed-room, and, not seeing the witness, said, " Well, Miss Hannah." The witness then coining forward, he begged her pardon, excusing himself by saying " that he thought he was in Mrs. Jarvis's room." The witness then detailed the names and descriptions of seve ral gentlemen who had called on Hannah White while she was lodging in witness's house. Hannah White was then called and re-examined.—She said it was her brothers that had called on her; she did not know any-person , named Jarvis ; all that the other witness had stated was false.. Her brother lives with her father in Lisson-grove. After some consultation, it was agreed upon that her brother should be.sent for, in order to be confronted with Mrs. Sim mons. After a very great delay, a young man was brought in, and Mrs. Simmons declared he was not the person. This was denied by the young woman, who said several other persons had called on her. Another long discussion, most immaterial, 'followed. Mr. C4-lIFFITHS then said, the matter rested entirely upon the- young woman's credit, and that must be shaken to make any alteration in his decision. Froth all the circumstances, he should consider that by sending this case to the Sessions the justice of it would be met in every shape. Mr. - RaivLiars ON was of the same opinion. . Mr. PARKINS was willing to abide by the decision of the Illsgistrates. The Parochial Officer then put in his »11 of charges for the expellees incurred, and said stint the hihest claim for weekly allowances.'was 55., but the parish would take the sum of 4s. per week. Mr. Parkins then entered into the usual recognizatees to ap peal at the Sessions. He should dispute every thing, even the expenses. The Magistrates made the order on him for 4s. per-week. The parties then quitted the Office. Bow-S TAME T.—Yesterday Frederick RoUinsort, a young man of very dashing appearanee, was brought before THOMAS HALLS, Esq., on a warrant, charging him with having, by false and fraudulent_pretences ' obtained a yery valuable set of pearls, from Medal& SimeonGrolinger, a French lady of the Jewish persuasion. Madan* Grolinger stated, that the pri soner lodged in the same house with her, and a few days ago she had a set of pearls of great value to dispose of, and showed them to the prisoner, who said they were exactly what he want ed for a lady of fashion of his acquaintance, who had been for some time looking out for such a set. LI e asked her the price, - anti that part of the business being settled, lie requested leave to take the pearls with him to the lady, promising to return with them or the purchase-money, in two- hours. She gave him the pearls upon this representation. but he never returned, nor had she seen him until she found irnecessary to take out a warrant against him for his apprehensibn on ~a charge of fraud. The prisoner assured the Magistrate, "- upon his honour," .that the charge was all a " fudge." Madame Grolinger was always having goods ofsome kind or other to dispose of, and was constant ly pressing him to take and sell them for her. He wanted none of her bargains, and refused to have any thing todo with her, but she pr,ssed him so much that he did dispose of some things for her, and at her earnest solicitations he, took charge of the pearls in question. He had sold them; and he was certainly indebted to her for the value of them ; but it was but a debt, and he was answerable only by civil process. He should pay her for the pearls ; and having made that declaration, he defied any cri minal prosecution. The Magistrates said he seemed to have made a slight mistake, as to the law of the. case. He might think he had only contracted a debt, but there were modes of contracting debts -which the law called fraudulent, and would punish, and this was one of them.—Madame. Grolinger declared that all the prisoner had. stated was utterly false.—He was com mitted for re-examination. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEWES RACES, AtrousT 1. Ld Egremont's b. c. Centaur, by Canopus, four yrs, walked over for his Majesty's Plate. - Sweepstakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. for three-yr-olds. Ld G. H. Cavendish's b. c. by Middlethorpe, Bst. 1 LdEgremont's c. by Whalebone, Bst. Mb.- bolted. EDINBURGH RACES, JULY 29. OVER THE NEW COURSE AT MUSSELBURHH. A Produce Sweepstakes of 50gs each, h. ft. for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst. 3fb. Allies, Bst. One mile. Mr: Baird's br. c. The Pirate, by Stamford walked over. A Produce Sweepstakes of sfigs each,-.h. ft. for two-yf-olds ; colts, Bst. 31b. fir:es, Bst. Half a mile. Sir R. K. Dick's b. f. by Outcry _ Sir A. Don's b. c. by X.Y.Z. - Mr.,F. Quarton's b. c. The Pirate, by Corium A fine race. • 3 The Gold Cup of 100 gs, by subscription, &c. Three miles. Mr. F. Quarton's br. c. by Ardrossan 3 yrs - - 1 Bir A. Don's ch. f. Gondola, by X.Y .Z. 4 yrs - - 2 Mr. Baird's br. c. The Pirate, 3 yrs. - - - 3 Sir J. Hope names Mr. Bogue's br. c. by Stamford, 4 yrs 4 M. Melville's b. m. Hambletonia, 5 yrs . - 5 A good race. Sir Alexander Don's b. c. by Haphazard, beat Mr. F. Quar ton's b. c. Sir William, 3st. 311, each. Two miles, 100 gs, h. ft. Won 'easy. The celebrated Preston Guild, which is only commemorated once in twenty years, commences on Monday the 2d day of September next. It is field to be one of the most splendid provincial festivals in England., It was commemorated three times during his late MAJESTY'S reign—an event that never occurred in the history of any previous King of England. Tilis Guild was originated in the reign.of King ITErRY 111. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-YORK ASSIZES, JULY 31. CRIM. CON.-SPECIAL JURY. WORRELL V. SANDERSON. Mr. SCARLEVF stated, that the plaintiff, John. Worrell, Esq., a. Lieutenant in his Majesty's Navy, brought his action against the defendant, William Saundersom, who is a school master at Leeds, to recover a compensation in damages for the seduction of the plaintiff's Wife. No damages were laid in the declaration,because (observed the Learned Counsel) the damages could best be measured by the, injury sustained. The Learned Counsel prefaced his address by challenging the most vigilant suspicion and jealousy of the circumstantial evidence which he should adduce. The plaintiff (Lieutenant Worrell), after serving many years as a Lieutenant in the Navy, and be ing disappointed in his hopes of promotion, had thought pro per to retire from the service upon a small independent in come, just sufficient to support him in the rank of a Gentle man, to which he was entitled by birth, education, and profes sion. Prior to this, in the year 1800, he lived in the neighbour hood of Portsmouth, where he became acquainted with the Lady whose unfortunate glienation of connubial affections was the subject of this action. She was the object of his , ear. liest love, and afterwards became his wife. They were mar ried in Hampshire in 1800, and their union for many years was marked by the most tender and mutual affection ; three chil dren were the happy fruits of wedlock. Previous to this Gen tleman quitting the Navy, and subsequently to that period, the Lady had brought him three others, five of which. children, sons and daughters, are now living.. After he quitted Ports mouth he came to reside near Hull, in 1807, and from the time of their marriage in 1800 to 1815, no man had better reason to be satisfied, for no woman could be more affectionate bath as a wife and a mother, and no man more happy as a husband. In 1812, their children requiring education, choice was made of a school at Aberford, and the defendant, although a stranger to Mr. and Mrs. Worrell, yet the circumstance of sending their children to Mr. Saunderson, who kept a school at that place, produced 'an acquaintance between the .Defendant and the Plaintiff's wife. That acquaintance between the family of the Plaintiff and the Defendant (who is himself a married man with four children) gradually improved. The Plaintiff, for some reason, about the year 1814 or 15, thought proper to re move his family from the neighbourhood of Hull to Leeds ; soon afterwards Saunderson thought proper to remove his school to Castleton-house, which is about three miles from Leeds, whether with the intention of pursuing the unhappy object of his unlawful attachment, did not exactly appear, but so it was, and the children of the plaintiff, two boys, re- mained at his school till the year 1817. Between 1815 and 16, after the plaintiff and his family came to Leeds, circumstances of suspicion arose in the mind of the plaintiff, who felt his domestic felicity interrupted, the cause of which had doubt less for some time previously existed, as would be apparent from circumstances which would be left to the judgment of the Jury. The plantiff now began to entertain strong suspicion that his wife's affections had been seduced by the defendant, but which were deemed insufficient to justify his bringing the defendant before a Jury. The defendant's visits became more frequent to the Lady, especially at intervals of the husband's absence from his house ; these circumstances of suspicion, although such as to fully warrant a separation from his wife, were yet deemed not sufficient, when it it became necessary to consult his legal adviser as to what 'evidence was necessary to substantiate adultery to the satisfaction of a, Jury. It was one thing to say what evidence would satisfy a Court of Jus tice, and another what would warrant separation between the parties. It was not until a very recent period subsequent to the separation, which took place on the plaintiff agreeing to allow her 801. per annum for her maintenance, on condition that she delivered up all letters that had passed between her and the defendant, which she averred she then did ; so that the plaintiff's attorney, now in Court, was enabled to produce that evidence which it was hoped would prove conclusive. This short outline would explain why the action was not commenced when the plaintiff separated from his wife in 1816. The plain. tiff having occasion to go to London in 1815, and being a few weeks absent on private business, the defendant had become a constant visitor to his wife, which somehow connected itself with the birth of her last child in 1816, though under circum stances impossible to be proved. Many occurrences might pass between husband and wife, which could not be brought before a Court of Justice. There are irresistible proofs of the alienation of a wife's affections to satisfy the husband, which would not satisfy a Jury ; such as her not showing the same attention to her husband and her family as she had done before. Now, a letter was discovered, in the defendant's hand-writing, under circumstances extremely mysterious, to which the plain tiff's mind attached the strongest suspicion. That letter, although it might not satisfy the Jury, yet satisfied the hus band that his wife's affections had been seduced. Those who were conversant with human nature, could best know what circumstances would excite jealousy where love had once possessed the breast ; and how impossible, when those suspicions were once excited, that a Gentleman could live under the same roof with a woman who, had dishonoured his bed, although, perhaps, he could not produce evidence of that fact to satisfy a Court of Justice. The plaintiff knowing he could not substantiate his charge of adultery, yet-thinking he could no loriget submit to the painful situation in which he felt himself placed ? determined to separate from his wife, in order that he might judge from her future conduct _how far he might rely upon these suspicions with which his mind was unhappily impressed. It was finally agreed that from henceforth they should live apart, she going to reside at Aberford, and her husband at Thorparch ; and that the youngest child, born the preceding year, should accompany her. The special condition of her allowance of 801. was, that she should give up all letters of Mr. Saunderson's ; but he had so cautiously expressed him-' self in all those letters but one which subsequently fell into the hands of the husband, as to make it impossible that those let ters alone could be made the subject of evidence in a Court of Justice. In reading the first of these letters, the Jury would be ready to admit, that no situation could be more miserable, than that of a husband having ground of suspicion to form conviction on his own mind, of a nature so imperfect as to be told, on consulting his lawyer, that it was impossible to bring forward that circumstantial evidence, but at the risk of preju dicing his children, and aggravating his own misery. Mr. Sergeant Hum.ocic for the defendant, contended that if the plaintiff had abandoned his wife,to the care of the de fendant, under a knowledge or belief of criminal, connexion, without seeking to remove hef from thence, he was not en- titled to any compensation. His Friend had represented the parties to have lived in that state of connubial bliss and happi ness until interrupted by this lady, dropping as it were like ripe fruit into the hands ofthe spoiler. Was this consistent with the case wherein the plaintiff had either deserted his wife from unjust cause of suspicion, or, knowing the criminal connexion between her and the defendant, had connived at it by leaving and abandoning her to his protection ? The Learned Serjeant commented upon a correspondence between the plaintiff and defendant shout a Bill'which the wife had drawn for her sa lary upon the husband, and which could only be negociated by the defendant's endorsement, the plaintiff, it appeared, hav ing published a notice in the country papers, that he would not be answerable fo,r his wife's debts. _ Mr. SCARLETT replied to this documentary evidence. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having summed up, the Jury retired for half an hour. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 501. 'BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. FRANCE V. POWELL. This case occupied the one Court at the same time that the case above given occupied the other. The parties had, been serving at the same time in the Tontine Inn Sheffield, where promises were mutually plighted in a neighbour's house. The plaintiff afterwards went to London, where she now acts as servant maid in Finsbury-square. The defendant, more fortu nate, received a legacy of 3,0001. in the a per Cent. Consols, and abandoned his office of post-boy. The fortune seemed to make his former promises more interesting, at least to the lady. He, however, married another, and an attorney:came from London to recover damages by way of compensation to his first and forsaken love. The habits of life and style of elocution of the witnesses gave much relief to the formalities of a judicial proceeding. Mr. TINDALL led for the plaintiff, and Mr. WILLIAMS for the defendant—Verdict for the plaintiff, Damages 1001.. GUILDFORD, AUG 1.-CROWN SIRE. MANSLAUGHTER. John Forbes nerzolds, a young gentleman of respectable ap- - pearance, was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Ri chard Simmons, at Carshalton, on the 29th of June last. The case proved, in evidence on the part of the prosecution was this :—The prisoner, a young man about 23 years of age, was in partnership with his uncle, Mr. Jacob Reynolds, one of the Society of Friends, and carried on the business of a linen bleacher at Carshalton ; the deceased was a man aged about7s, by business a master bricklayer, -and of considerable substance. The deceased had been in the habit of doing work in his trade for Messrs. Reynolds. On the 29th of June he went to the pri soner's country-house to demand a sum of about 271. due for bricklayers' work done. He saw the prisoner, andin a taunt. ing tone repeated two or three times, Now, Sir, state your time." It was stated, on the part of the prosecution, that there had been an agreement to pay the deceased every month for such work as he might do from time to time. The prisoner, offended at the mode of address abovementioned, told the de ceased that he should not be paid till Christmas ; upon which I the deceased called him a d—d rogue, and used ether Offensive language. The prisoner put his hand on the shoulder of the deceased, and advised him to leave the premises, and ca l : led to one of his men to turn the deceased out at the gate. One of them interposed, and advised the deceased togo quietly away' The deceased, however, would not go away. The priso n then ordered a constable to be sent for. Some irritable languag e was repeated by the deceased, and the pri s oner in a pass ion knocked him down with his fist. The deceased fell senseless on , the ground. Mr. Jacob Reynolds, the prisoner's partner, shook his head, and said he ought not to have struck so old a man. The prisoner replied, that he had been provoked and i, 11 ", suited by the deceased, who had called him a rogue and : 4 * rascal.- Some of the prisoner's labourers carried the decea s t' away. He recovered his senses during a short interval, but IA four or five days afterwards he died, and upon his head beirg opened it was found that he had died in consequence of a ear; cussion of the brain. The prisoner had immediately sen t surgeon to the deceased, upon finding that he was severely ~, This prosecution was instituted by the sons of the deceased who appeared to be men in respectable circumstances. r . ., 4 surgeons gave it as their opinion, that the deceased had ( 11 ,.: of a concussion of the brain in consequence of falling on pi' head. The prisoner, who appeared a , good deal affected, Pu t in 6 written statement, in which he expressed sincere sorrow for unfortunate and fatal intemperance into which he had been trayed towards a man of the deceased's years b ut attribut e it to the very gross and insulting language used to him by til e deceased. eased Three of the prisoner's labourers proved that the dec was very abusive. Two medical men of eminence stated that, in their judgn i d, the deceased died of an apoplexy, which, however, they a he mitted might have been produced by the violence to Whic h t deceased had been subjected. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced ° three months' imprisonment in the county gaol. CIVIL SIDE. THE KING V. EDWARD DeGRATH. This was an indictment against the defendant for consPi ri l with one John Maherly to cheat and defraud Sir Thos. Ss Y t r ie mer Champneys, Bart., of certain bills of exchange to amount of 2,500/. The defendant Maberly had• not pleade d ' M'Grath pleaded Not Guilty. A strong case was opened against the defendant, but as lbe proceedings. were stopped in limine in consequence of ac • , between the allegations in the indictment and the evidence; by forbear, in justice to the defendant, to state the facts openeu i} ;, Counsel. The indictment alleged, that on a certain day in ''';; f j cember, 1820, the defendants conspired to cheat and defra Sir T. S. Champneys, Bart. and in pursuance of such con e y s' racy, did obtain divers acceptances of Sir T. S. ChamPl a l Bart. When the Baronet came to be examined, he stated , in his father did not die until July, 1821, so that he Was " t i t te point of fact, Sir Thomas Swymmer Champneys, Bart. a t time of the alleged conspird.cy. The defendant's Counsel objected that this was a misaescriP tion of the prosecutor, and consequently that the indicune must fail. ho • The Lord CHIEF BARON was clearly of opinion that th e jection was fatal. Verdict—Not Guilty. Ire THE HARVEST.—Within these few daY s fro have had a very favourable change in the weather, and 11°,0 progress has been accordingly made in reaping the earlY,.. 3c the Wheats, which have been found in general to be weightY e head, and sound in the grain ; scarcely in any instance hare head, crops suffered injury flow malted grains--a defect which wa th a injuriously experienced last year. The recent wet wq ra t, appears to have done but little damage of any kind to s except in peculiarly unfavourable situations. Of autumnal ? I:f r i t , . oats, the harvest is nearly finished, and the produce is in t e a j, ral good. The spring sown oats are for the most part back ~ ,r . and we have heard many complaints of their unhealtbY '7, r 6 pearance, in consequence of the rust. The Barley ccO s ire represented to be unusually vigorous, and promising' ,ions late 'rainy weather, that excited no sma ll a pprenel l ; o 0 for the corn crops, has had a very beneficial effe c- 00 1Y Potatoes, which have every, where assumed an u ncotnrea r oc luxuriant appearance, and afford -a prospect of an 2 1 3 .1 0 Of produce, so that there is .now no reason to fear a rer etl' r no that deficiency in the main article of subsistence for t he tea from which, in many partsof Ireland, so much distress h e s t i t this season experienced. Our markets have been for som of an plentifully supplied with New Potatoes, which are mostlY., for . excellent quality, and were sold on Saturday so cheap six-pence the weight of twenty-one pounds—a price inucty od of than had been kuown.for many years at so early a Pr'bota the season. On the whole, there are no gr o u nds for aPPrtest, ing a recurrence of distress in the ensuing year, at leasAdver as abundance of food can avert the calamity.—( Cork July 30.) AWFUL SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday nrr n g LY as the Telegraph coach, on its way froni town, was dit 3 '7,6, , er. Ludgate-hill, a Gentleman, who was an inside pa mot her called to the driver to stop, as his fellow traveller, a n n - d e il. Gentleman, had fallen down dead. A medical man at te 7 a tta and opened a vein, but rife was entirely extinct. lle aP to to be about 60 years of age. A box that he had was 0Pe4.1/001: ascertain his name and address, when a paper was whence it appeared that his name was THOMAS LAIC" da ta was a paper written and signed by Lord COLCHE6TE rt, h is the 29th ult.; certifying that he had paid. the decease se, wages up to October next, and for his long and faith/W_,,01 vices, he would allow him 20/. a year for life. It arl-'7 l l Ol , from, the statement of the Gentleman who travelled With h at that e *he was in good health when he entered the co , i c Charing Cross, and continued so till the instant he fell his seat. The body was reproved to St. M art i n 's Church, P`: gate, where it now lies for the Coroner's • COURSE OF EXCI - LANGE, August -?• „..„.._._ 12 7 C. F• Amstet dam - ' Ditto, at Sight . l2 4 Rotterdam l2 5 Antwerp ' . Hamburg!' 37 8 4 1 / 4 Cs' Altona 3B 10 - 0 0 05. • •••• ** Paris, 3 Day's sight 045 i v', , Ditto l3ourdeaux, ditto L v 0 Franiclorton the Itiain f fect" Madrid C a di z Bilboa 36-f E Barcelona ' - 3 5. Seville ...• •OO • 36 Gibraltar Leghorn 471 GC).4ii ...... .... 43—Venice, ha• 1l L'w• '97 6 0 Malta 45 —Naples 9i, OP Palermo Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Dublin .... 9i Curl; 91 pet Ceut• , BULLION. 0 r OP Portugal Gold, i n Coin 1.0 0 6 Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 17 n 0 ;New Doubloons - .. New Dollars • 0 0 0 Silver in Bars, Standard 0 0_ 1.._..- COAL-MARKET, AUGUST 2. r ice: o l Ships at Market. Stops sold 32s 611 4t " .68 Newcastle - - - . 3 .2 $ t 19' Sunderland . - - 17 - BIRTHS. fA , 4.00 , rt o, .- ' At the Deanery, Wells, the Hon.'Mrs. Ryder, ° ,,g, i‘ The Lady of Lewis Rooke, Esq., of Fitzroy- 10 near Taunton, of a son. . , MARRIED. gr' r e., 1,,; CO Ostu , On Sunday, the 28th ult., at New Marylebone en ;gray, James Augustus Robinson, to Miss Mary Ann I,g ne il .I, t tiis also' Mr: William King, to Miss Sophia 13 ,A e ld, ' fl daughters of P. Hardy, Esq., Magistrate of -r 4ri Gro wer' On Monday, the. Bth ult., at Potterspery , County. Evans, of Toweester, to. Sarah, eldest daug hter • • Edward Sabin, Esq. of DIED. Wif e the - On the Ist inst. in Sloane-street, Millecent Ann e, e 0 Mr. Stephen Moore. ..4th Y i n the i ,' On the Ist inst. at Savester-row, HackneY, , I ,orul of his age, Mr. William Butler. Ira ll ear °: On the 31st - ult. at his house, Garret stb 3' Surrey, Mr. James Gaston Williamson, in u.' IrrS• r a' , his age. , . ,_,Ate , . Yesterday morning, at Lambeth, the infant au , e Tb'' Ellen Chambers. ~ pliell' s ' w hie ll On Saturday last, atSouth Brent, Mrs,Gl?- t he e ye, s leep Lady was suddenly seized wither violent pain i n ro fonnu a oon• subsided after a few hours ; . she then fell mto a ..,,, a fter ollool" from which she never awoke but expired the f , . tl O Sl:.‘ TOO , • Printed and Published for the PnorniE is m to Office, N0..112, Strand. by J. 73 . CAn the Re late ( 1 .~ li ii It e , idt 8 ° nlil I '''' Ail lld q 7"---- t g I,e kl rbaTi d l \__ ...I , s. ' 4.1 , R you .1 1t1 T'