The Sun. — London, England, 1832-08-22 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.--(THIS DAY.) James Donovan was indicted for stealing five cages and five birds, the property of John Tree. It appeared that the prisoner and the prosecutor were brothers in-law. The prisoner took the opportunity of the absence of the prosecutor and his wife from home, and stole from their parlour five bird-cages, with birds in them. Two of them he afterwards sold to a man named Henneth, who produced them ; but the others had not yet been found. The prosecutor, to questions put by the Chairman, slid the prisoner had occasionally worked for I im as a leather dresser, and always bore a very good character. CHAIRMAN —Did you ever hear of hi, being in trouble before ? Witness—No, Sir. CHAIRMAN—Has he always borne an honest character? Witness—Yes, Sir. CHAIRMAN —Now, on your oath, do you not know he has been tried here before? Witness—l have heard so, Sir. The prisoner was found Guilty. The CHAIRMAN said the prosecutor must have known that the prisoner was convicted of felony in this Court in February last, and sentenced to fourteen days' imprison ment and to be publicly whipped, and for giving such evidence as he had, he should not have his expenses. The prisoner was then sentenced to two months' hard labour, and to be publicly whipped. Eliza Harris and Mary Hilton, two common prosti tutes, were indicted for stealing 4s. 6d. from the person of a youth named Thomas Masters. The prosecutor stated that, between 12 and 1 o'clock on Sunday night, he was going past Kennington-common, when the prisoners came up to him ; one of them clung round him, put her hand in his pocket, and handed some thing to the other prisoner. He immediately missed 4s. 6 1. out of Ss., which were in his pocket. Having given the prisoners into custody they were searched, when about is. were found on them. The Jury found Ilarris Guilty, and Hilton Not Guilty. Harris was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Edward Macarthy, a sturdy Irishman, was indicted for violently assaulting a very old man named Charles King. The prosecutor, who had formerly moved in a superior station in I f., had latterly become greatly reduced, and for same months past had lodged in the garret of a marine store dealer named Edwards, with his son. Owing to the prosecutor's refusal to receive some pewter pots in his room, which Edwards did not wish should be openly ex posed in his shop, Edwards accused him of being a " nose" (an informer), and wished to get rid of him by a very summary mode of ejectment. On the night of the 23th of April, about 10 o'clock, when the poor old man and his son went home, he discovered that his room-doer was taken off its hinges and his windows taken out ; and as he was entering the room, the defendant, whom he bad never seen before, came behind him and knocked him donna. The landlord and another person, both of whom were indicted but had not appeared to take their trials, then came up, and they all three beat the prosecutor se verely, giving him what they called, "a -- good peppering." The defendant was found Guilty, and sentenced to ply a fine of 40s. to the King. ASSIZES-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) OXFORD CIRCUIT-ABINGDON, AUGUST 21. HIGH TREASON.-CASE OF DENNIS COLLINS. This case, as might be expected, excites considerable in terest here, and the influx of visitors, desirous of being spectators of the proceedings, is very large. The trial comes on the first thing this morning (Wednesday). The Attorney-General arrived in the town last evening, from London, accompanied by Mr. Maule, who is the junior Counsel for the Crown. The Counsel for the prisoner are Mr. Suabey and Mr. Carrington ;—and it is a peculiar feature in cases of High Treason that each Counsel for the prisoner is allowed to address the Jury on his behalf. It is generally believed, however, that the defence which will be set up will be that of insanity, but which will be required to be narrowly looked to by the Jury- Another feature in cases of this description is that the prisoner is furnished with lists of the Jury who are to try him, that he may especially except against any, and also with a list of the witnesses who are to be heard against him. The indictment is very long. It is framed under the Statute of the 36th Geo. 111., which enacts, " that if any person, during the natural life of the King then reigning, and until the end of the next Session of Parliament, after a demise of the Crown, shall, within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, or wounding, imprisonment, or restraint of the person of the Kieg, his heirs or successors, he being convicted thereof upon the oaths of two lawful and credible witnesses upon trial, or otherwise con victed or attainted by due course of law, then every such offender shall be deemed, declared, and adjudged to be it traitor." The indictment also contains counts under the 39th and 40th Geo. 111. c. 93. Dennis Collins is much reduced in personal appearance, no doubt from his long confinement. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LANCASTER, Ava. 20. Mary Ratcliffe, a woman about 40 years of age, was indicted for having incited William Heaton to murder her husband. The prisoner and her husband resided at a place called Burtonwood, about four miles from Warrington. She had during the last four years kept up an improper connection with Heaton, and as the circumstance was not unknown to the husband, he and his wife lived very unhappily to gether. In October last Ratcliffe removed his wife to Warrington with the view of breaking off her intimacy with Heaton, and this circumstance appeared to have in duced the suspicion that she determined to destroy her husband in order that no interruption should be given to her intimacy with Heaton. When about to remove from Burtonwood, she said that her husband was taking her to Warrington to watch her, but she would match him, and if she did not match him, she would be a devil out of hell, and he should have a short reign of it. After they bad removed to Warrington, Heaton frequently Went to Ratcliffe's house, when Ratcliffe was not at home, and was there several days with the prisoner. The pri t soner was heard to abuse her husband in a most violent manner, applying to him the most disgusting expressions, and had several times run at him with a knife, saying, " Dang thee, I'd as soon kill thee as an ar'nt twoad"— (Arrant toad.) Shortly after Ratcliffe had removed to Warrington he was found on the road between Warring ton and Burtorns, and quite dead, having been murdered in a most barbarous manner by Heaton, and for which he was tried and executed last assizes. Other circumstances were stated, tending to show the intimacy between the prisoner and Heaton, anti a pocket-book containing a lock of her red hair, which she had given to him was produced. It was also proved tbat she had said to Heaton that it would be no sin to inur4r such a man. When Heaton was in prison, on the charge of murder, he sent for the prisoner and desired her to bring her youngest child with her. She came as be desired, and he took the young child on his knee, kissed it several times, and gave it some halfpence. After the case for the prosecution had closed, Mr. Justice PARKE was of opinion there was not suffi cient evidence to charge the prisoner as an accessary before the fact. —The prisoner was immediately acquitted. Richard Man Brook, a young man of respectable ap pearance, was indicted for stealing a horse, the property of Mr. Newton, of Manchester. The Jury found a verdict of Not Guilty. Two men named Smith and Shaw, committed for throwing vitriol on two men named Roberts, were brought up for judgment. The Learned JUDGE said, the prisoners' conduct was to be attributed to the spirit of combination, which appeared to prevail in that and the counties of Durham and North umberland, and sentenced the prisoners to two years' im prisonment and hard labour. Mr. Stanley, who was one of the Grand Jury, left the town on Thursday last in a chaise, accompanied by Mr. Patten. , --- We unuerstand that it is their MAJESTIES' intention to honour Eghain races with their presence on each of the three days in the ensuing week. Prince ADALBERT of Prussia, and his suite, consisting of Colonel SHORNEIORST, Count de GROGEIEN, Dr. BERSHULTZES, &c. arrived at Alivart's Hotel yesterday morning, from their tour in North Britain. They re turned through Cumberland and Lancashire. Prince ADALBERT left town yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle, to be present at the grand banquet given in cele bration of the anniversary of his MAJESTY'S birth-day. It is said the Duchess of KENT and Princess VICTORIA will shortly visit Ireland.—Cork Southern Reporter. Lord MULGRAVE, Governor of Jamaica, arrived at Blrbadoes, on the voyage out, on the 16th ult., in his MAJESTY'S ship Conway. BEES.—Heather honey, we suspect, will be very scarce and high in price this year, the bees having not swarmed as usual. In the neighbourhood of C a l. Lander, and in Balquhidder, no more than two out of the score of hives have swarmed. We know one indi vidual who bad twenty-one hives this summer, and this only increased to twenty-three.•..Stirtiny Advertiser. COURT CIRCULAR. Another conference of the Ministers of the five Powers on the affairs of the Netherlands and Belgium was held yesterday afternoon. It was attended by the same Am• bassadors and Ministers that were present at the confer ence held the day preceding. The deliberations lasted about three hours. The Belgia❑ Minister was occupied with Viscount PAL MERSTON yesterday afternoon, at the office of the Secretary of Stale for Foreign Affairs. Sir HERBERT JENNER, the King's Advocate, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT has arrived at In verness, for which county Mr. G. is a Member. Viscount MELBOURNE is confined to his residence in South-street by indisposition. Lord HOLLAND has left Holland House, on a visit to the Duke of BEDFORD, at Wobur❑ Abbey, Bedfordshire. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has also left town for Woburn Abbey. Despatches were sent off last night from the Foreign office, for Sir ROBERT Anita, our Minister at Brussels. Departure—Sir JAMES GRAHAM on a tour. THEIR MAJESTIES. WINDSOR, AUG. 21. Yesterday the KING and QUEEN, crith their visitors and Royal suite, took their usual airing. This afternoon, at three o'clock, the carriages and saddle horses were ordered to be in readiness at the Castle, when their MAJESTIES, with their visitors and suite, will take their usual airing. In the evening their MAJESTIES will entertain a nume rous and disiinguished party to dinner in St. George's Hall, where 1 10 covers are laid ; there will also be a nu merous evening party. We are bappy to state that the Duchess of GLOUCESTER is considerably better, and enabled to take an airing to.day in her carriage. There have been no new arrivals at the Castle since our last report. Sir WATHEN WALLER and Baroness irowE paid a visit to their MAJESTIES yesterday, and, after partaking of re freshments, returned to their seat at Twickenham. This being the birth day of his MAJESTY, the ceremony was ushered in with the ringing of parish and Castle bell., and the firing of cannon, and at one o'clock the regiments on duty here assembled i❑ the Long Walk, and fired afeu de joie. The bachelors of Windsor had their annual revel in their Acre, with the usual " sports" of wrestling, cudgelling, grinning through horse-collars, donkey-racing, &c., and at night there was a very general illumination, and a bril liant display of fireworks by the Chevalier SOUTHBY, of the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. JOSEPH BONAPARTE arrived in town, from Liverpool, o❑ Saturday, by a Liverpool coach (the Comet). His appearance is very homely, something after the manner of an English farmer or grazier. A TITHE PROCTOR ASSAULTED BY WOMEN. —On Wednesday last the Proctor of the Rev. Mr. GRANT, who had been engaged in valuing in the neighbourhood of Fermoy, was seiz d by an immense con course of women, who placed him on his knees, and were about cutting oil his eats with sickles, when some persons interfered, and dissuaded them from such a brutal act. The Rev. WILLIAM BUTLER, rector of Ballyhooly, sent his proctor, who was protected by twelve policemen, on a similar duty ; but in a short time several thousands of the peasantry assembled, and the police and the proctor had to return, not, however, before the latter was sworn never again to value tithe.—Cork Constitution. A member of the United Service Club was complaining to another that his tailor's bill was very heavy, and his clothes wore out very soon. Then said the latter, " If you are desirous of having a suit that will last long, get into Chancery as soon as you can." Mr. O'CONNELL has published a letter to the electors of Limerick, declining to become a candidate for its representation ; but bestowing his counsel with respect to the pledges which should be required at the next election. They are :—l. To insist upon the total extinction of tithes. 2. To call for an alteration of the Grand Jury Law. 3. To demand such a Reform as will make Justices of the Peace eligible by the people. 4. To vote for an ad dress to the Crown to dismiss Lord ANGLESEA , Mr. STAN_ LEY, and Mr. BLACKBURNE. 5. Repeal of the Union. The new church at Sydenham, in the parish of Lewisham, in Kent, is to be consecrated on Friday next. Can any of our readers inform us why the charges for sittings there are nearly double, and, in several instances, more, tha❑ in the diocese of London ? NUMBER OF VOTERS IN BRIGHTON.— There are about 2,500 persons rated to the poor; of this number 500 are females, who cannot, consequently, vote ; about the same number have become disqualified by non payment of their rates ; these, added to the deduction for females, taken from the gross number of persons rated, leaves 1,500 Of these it may he fairly reckoned that 300 will ❑ot vote at all, so that 1,200 will, probably, be the maximum of actual voters. Had the Reform Bill ad mitted 101. householders without restriction as to the pay ment of rates, the number of voters in this town would have exceeded 6,ooo.—Brighton Herald. The Glasgow Herald of Monday states, that the number of voters registered for that borough up to Saturday night was 4,756. We understand the requisition calling on Col. BUTLER to stand for the county is being signed with the utmost enthusiasm. —Kilkenny Journal. ENGLISH OPERA.--OLYMPIC THEATRE. —A two-act drama, entitled The Conscript's Sister, was produced at this theatre last night. Its plot and structure are of the slightest description. A young French man of respectable family is drawn as a conscript: his nerves are weak—protracted illness and a fright i❑ boy hood have prostrated bis physical and impaired his moral energy—in plain words, he is a coward, and trembles at the prospect of a soldier's life. If Francois, the con script, is less than man when he is summoned to serve his country, he has a si,ter who proves herself more than woman, and marches to the field in the guise of her bro ther's substitute. Hortense's heroism kindles her brother into courage. He follows her to the war—fights like a lion, and the curtain drops upo❑ him—a hero. Such are the incidents of this little piece, which, singular though they be, are said—and perhaps truly—to have their foun dation in fact. Mr. PERKINS played Francois, and be trayed the pusillanimity of the conscript with painful fide lity. The Conscript's Sister was personated, with her usual felicity, by Miss KELLY. Miss H. CANYSE added the aid of her sweet voice. These, with good scenery and pretty music, caused the announcement of the repetition of the performance to be received with favour. DISSOLUTION OF THE LIVERPOOL PAR LIAMENTARY Utizoti.—At the meeting of the Committee on Wednesday, a Select Committee of three gentlemen was appointed to draw up a report of the proceedings of the Union, to be presented to the members at a general meeting, about to be called on their dissolution, in confor mity with their original constitution.—Liverpool Citron. The body of a female was found, on Satur day last, in a field near Santry, by some reapers. It ap peared to have been there a considerable time, and the face was so disfigured as to render it impossible to identify her. Par t of her dress was found at some distance from where the body lay. An inquest will be this day taken on view of the body.—Dublin Freeman's Journal. ORIGIN OF A POPULAR PHRASE.—A tailor of Samarcand living near the gate that led to the burying -place, had by his shop-board an earthen pot, hanging upon a nail, into which he threw a pebble when any corpse was carried by, and at the end of every moon he counted the contents of his pot, in order to ascertain how many funerals had taken place. At length the tailor died himself, and some time after, one that was acquainted with his death, observing his shop to be deserted, inquired what had become of him ? One of the neighbours of the deceased answered, " The tailor is gone to pot as well as the rest." THE WANDERING PIPER.—His total re ceipts in Ireland amounted to 1281. 14s. 2d., of which sum be obtained 45/. 65. 6d. in Dublin, 151. 10s. in Cork, 101.75. 3d. in Limerick ; and his expenditure in Ire land amounted to 111. 35. Bd. In Scotland he only ob tained 81. I Is. ; but on his arrival at Edinburgh, which terminated his Scotch tour, several Noblemen and Gentle men, jealous for the honour of Scotland, and anxious not to be outdone by the Emerald Isle, agreed to make up the deficiency. A meeting of gentlemen of the Albyn Club-rooom give him 25/. 108. ; a Scotch Duke (whose title is here withheld), 101. 10s. ; a Scotch Earl, 21. 25.; a Scotch Nobleman, 10/. ; a Scotch Colonel, 51. ; and a private party, 101. 10s.—total for Scotland, 1421, 9s. His expenditure in Scotland was 61. 15s : 1 l d. ; and up to his entrance into Wells his receipts in England have only been 311. 9s. 6d., out of which his expendit ure amounts to 201. 55., owing to the extortion of some of the English innkeepers. He has to make up 54 days, after the 12th instant, for lost time on Sundays, Christmas day, and Good Friday, which completes his adventure ; and during that time he has to pass through the principal towns in Devon and Cornwall, returning up to the north coast, through the several counties of Wales, and, after taking London in his route, terminating his tour at Ber wick-upon-Tweed.—Liverpool Chronicle, FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, Atm. 18, 1832. The King has been pleased to appoint Lord Nugent to be Lord High Commissioner in and to the United States of the lonian Islands. WHITEHALL, AUGUST I. The Right Hon. William Viscount Melbourne, one of his Ma jesty's Principal Secretaries of State, has appointed James Craig Somerville, Esq. M.D. to be Inspector of Anatomy in the coun ties of Middlesex, Kent, and Surrey, and in the city of London. His Lordship has also appointed David Cragie, Esq., nD. to be Inspector of Anatomy in th e coun t y an d c ity of Einburgh. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Glamorgan. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Battalion of Militia. J. N. fliers, Esq. to be Captain, vice It. Sovours, resigned, Aug. 10. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM NICHOLS and GEORGE NICHOLS, Upper Thames-street, coal-merchants. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. JOHN RIDSDALE, Springfield, Wakefield, stuff-merehant, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 14, at eleven, at the Court-house, Wake field. BANKRUPTS. FRANCIS TRIX, Fareham, Hampshire, cheesemonger, to surrender August 29, at four, and Oct. 2, at twelve, at the White Hart Inn, Fareham. Bogue and Lambert, .lohn-street, Bed ford-row, London ; Hoskins, Gosport and Portsmouth. WILLIAM RA DLEI"rO WNLEY, Cateaton street, wool_ dealer, August 111, at twelve, and Oct. 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; As ton, New Broad-street. WILLIAM WOODBRI DGE, Ac'on-street, Battle-bridge, plumber, August 29, at two, and Oct. 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pontifex, St Andrew's-court, Hol born-hill ; Whitmore, Austin-friars, official assignee, WILLI A .t 1 LINE, Edward-street, White Conduit-fields, builder, Aug. 31, at eleven, and Oct. 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Old Jewry; Smith, lia singhall-street. JOHN MONCAS, Liverpool, watch-maker, Aug. 31 and Oct. 2, at eleven, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Morecioft, Liverpool; Chester, Staple Inn, London. JOHN MITCHELL, Godalming, Surrey, butcher, Aug. 31, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. King and Whittaker, Gray's-Inn-square; Cole, Godal ming; Turquand, Tokenhouse-yard, official assignee. EDWIN SPARROW, Wolverhampton, factor, Sept. 3 and Oct. 2, at ten, at the Whiston Cross Inn, Albrighton, Salop. Capes, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, Loudon ; Holyoake and Robinson, Wolverhampton. WILLIAM TOLLEY, sen. Birmingham, musical instrument seller, Sept. 3, at four, and Oct. 2, at one, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Clarke, Richards, and Medcalf, 20, Lincoln's-Inn- Fields ; Wills, Birmingham. HENRY FOURDRINIER, JOSEP II FOURDRINIER, and EDWARD NEWMAN FOURDRINIER, Hanley, Staf fordshire, paper-manufacturers, Sept. 4, and Oct. 2, at two, at the Waterloo Hotel, Burslem, Staffbrdshire. Harding, Newcas tle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire; Wilson, 9, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London. JOHN STEAD, King-street, Clerkenwell, colour-manufac turer, Aug. 28, at eleven, and Oct. 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alliston, Lock, Smith, and Alliston, Freeman's court, Corn hill; Abbott, King's Arms-yard, Coleman -street. JAMES GOOD, Bunhill.row, St. Luke's, Aug. 27, at one, and Oct. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Wingfield, Great Marlborough-street; Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee. . ..... DIVIDENDS. W. Talbot, Cambridge, watchmaker, Sept. 11, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. E. Williams, Liverpool, joiner, Sept. 25, at two, at the Claren don Rooms, Liverpool. A. Stinchcomb, Oldbury-on the-Hill, Gloucestershire, mal. ster, Sept. 15, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Bath. J. G. West, Forncett St. Peter, Norfolk, shopkeeper, Sept. IS, at twelve, at the Angel Inn, Norwich. I'. Wiiikless, Coventry, ribbon-manufacturer, Sept. 18, at eleven, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Coventry. J. W. Wilson, Coventry, currier, Sept. hi, at eleven, at the King's Head Inn, Coventry. I'. Brookes, Hereford, hotel-keeper, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Bowling Green Inn, Hereford. J. Carter, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, corn factor, Sept. 14, at ten, at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich. G. Smith, Birmingham, brass candlestick maker, Sept. 12, at eleven, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. J. Clitsome and T. Garrett, Wincanton, Somersetshire, bankers, Sept. 13, at twelve, at the Grey Hound Inn,Witicanton. CERTIFICATES, SEPT. 11. T. Young, Lane End, Staffordshire, innkeeper. C. Spurrier, Poole, merchant. F. Fisher, Bristol, sailmaker. J. Young, Wells next the Sea, Norfolk, surgeon. 'l'. Tranticld, Sawyers' Arms, Marylebone-lane, victualler. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. L. P. Knowles and I'. Phillips, Liverpool. Vv 'f. ➢fangham and S. J. Y. 1,. Clark, Gutter.lane, Cheapside, silk-warehouseman. R. Barker and W. Johnson, Romford, Essex, linen-drapers. P. Phillips, sen. and J. Thorn, jun., Bristol, vinegar.makers. M. Goodwin and Co., Ramsgate, Kent, merchants, so far as concerns G. Joad. E Buttenshan, senior, and S. Buttenshaw, Holborn-bridge, grocers. _ A. Smith and W. Kendall, Princes-street, Haymarket, ma. ch inists. B. and J. Stonex, Welling, Kent, corn-dealers. T. Atkinson and J. Palmer, Leeds, booksellers. G. Broad and W. Thomas, Egloshayle, Cornwall, plumbers. J. Routh and Co., London. W. Sanderson and J. Murfin, Sheffield, fork-manufacturers. G. Dodd and Co. Crawford-street. G. Armstrong and L. Redhead, Skinner Burn, Northumber land, earthenware-manufacturers. T. Davies and Co., Dixon's-green, Dudley, Worcestershire, glass-manufacturers. C. Williams and P. J. Breach, St. Mary-at-Hill, Little Tower street, wholesale coffee-dealers. W. Brooks and W. Adams, Parker-street, Drury-lane, coach and harness curriers. J. Carpenter and J. Welch, Tottenham, Middlesex, grocers. J. Milton and A. Currie, Great Marylebone.street, grocers. S. Windle and J. Stead, Blue Boar-court, Friday-street, City, tea-dealers. W. Pitt and A. Western, Strand, hosiers. R. Street and Co., Winchester, schoolmistresses. H. Shields and F. Delooze, Manchester, plumbers. J. and J. Clare, Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, wheelwrights. N. Ogle and Co., Milbrook, Hampshire, patent steam-boiler makers, so far as concerns B. J. Greville. REFORM ACT. Mr. Justice Taunton, as senior Judge upon the Western Circuit, has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Reform Act, appointed the following barristers to revise the lists of voters in the different counties and boroughs on the Western Circuit:— HAMPSHIRE. NORTHERN DIVISION. Andover W. P. Taunton, Esq. Petersfield .. George Warry, Esq. Winchester SOUTHERN DIVISION. Christchurch Lytnington .... Portsm6uth Southampton ISLE OF WIGHT. Borough of Newport ... James Manning, Esq. WILTSHIRE. NORTHERN DIVISION. Caine Chippenham Devizes Maimesbury Marlborough Cricklade Wm. Carpenter Rowe, Esq. Richard Missing, Esq. Charles Saunders, Esq. SOUTH Salisbury Westbury Wilton :nN DIVISION. G. N. Oxenbam, Esq. G. P. Elliott, Esq. Bridport Dorchester Lyme Regis Poole Shaftesbury... Wareham Weymouth Dlelcombe Regis ORSET. John Halcombe, Esq. Richard Clarke Sewell, Esq. Montague Bere, Esq. EVON. :RN DIVISION. Charles Villiers, Esq. J. F. Gunning, Esq. :RN DIVISION. F. J. N. Rogers, Esq. D. Jardine, Esq. S. Gaselee, Esq. NWALL. .N DIVISION. J. S. Graves, Esq. Frederick Slade, Esq. WESTERN DIVISION. NORTH Barnstaple Tiverton SOUTH Ashburton Dartmouth Devonpyrt Exeter Honiton Plymouth Tavistock Totness col EASTE Bodoni❑ Launceston Liskeard Helston St. Ives Penryn and Falmouth George Brown, Esq. Truro SOMERSET. EASTERN DIVISION. Bath Edmund Smirke, Esq. Bristol James Wake, Esq. Frome Henry N. Coleridge, Esq. Wells WESTERN DIVISION. Bridgewater Taunton A. E. Cockburn, Esq. Barley harvest commenced at different places in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen within these few days, and will be pretty general this week, with the appearance of an abundant crop.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. SINGULAR BEE-HIVE.—A few days ago, when the sexton was digging a grave in Temple Cranney (a burying-place in Portaferry), he came to a coffin which had been there for two or three years ; this he thought necessary to remove, to make room for the corpse about to be interred. In this operation he was startled by a quantity of wild bees issuing from the coffin, and upon lifting the lid it was found that they had formed their combs in the dead man's skull and mouth, which were full. The nest was made of the hair of his head, together with shavings that had been put into the coffin with the corpse.—Belfast Guardian. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GRAND SAILING MATCH. Yesterday a silver cup and cover was given by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, to be sailed for in honour of the birthday of his 1114josty, the patron of the society. The following yachts, belonging to the members of the club, contended for the prize Yachts. Tons Whereof. Owners. Sabrina 2l London Mr. G. H. Gunston. Alert Figaro Rob Roy Victorine l6 Rotherhithe ... Mr. I'. C. Stokes. The distance sailed was from Greenwich to Gravesend, and back again to Greenwich. At 11 o'clock, the vessels having taken their stations, they were started by the Commodore, in the Royal Sovereign steam-vessel, which was engaged for the accommodation of the members of the club, and such of their friends as were desirous of witnessing the match. At starting the Victorine took the lead, closely followed, however, by the Rob Roy, Sabrina, Figaro, and Alert. In Long Reach Sabrina shot a-head, and continued to keep her superiori'y all the way to Gravesend, where the vessels passed the flag-boat in the following order —The Sabrina, at 26 minutes past 2 o'clock ; the Victorine, 30 minutes past 2 ; Rob Roy, 30 minutes and a half past 2 ; the Figaro, 25 minutes to 3 ; and the Alert at 22 minutes to 3. In this order they continued to adv ince until they reached Purfleet, when the wind partially dropped, and the Sabrina, which was by this time considerably a-head of the other boats, being left in a calm, began to lose way, and in a short time was left behind. The Alert now took the lead, which she kept all the rest of the distance. At a quarter past 4 o'cleck she rounded the flag-boat at Greenwich, thus gaining for her owner, Mr. J. Ford, the silver cup and cove:, and in less than five minutes after, she was followed by the other boats in the following order :—The Figaro, the Rob Roy, the Victorine, and the Sabrina. With the exception of the Rob Roy, which has won several wagers already, the boats which sailed i❑ this match were almost untried ones, and consequently it was difficult to say, pre vious to starting, which had the best chance of winning the match. A great deal was expected from the Victorine and Sabrina ; and in going down the river, they did not disappoint the anticipations of their backers; but in coining up, the fall of the wind was fatal to the S and the Victorine by some had management lost her ad vantage. The Alert then shot a-head, and kept the lead in fine style afterwards, to the astonishment of the be holders. The match was throughout extremely interest ing, in consequence of the variations which took place in the fortune of the different boats engaged in the contest. CRICKET IN THE PHCE'NIX PARK. A grand Cricket Match was on Friday played in the Phoenix Park, between the Garrison of Dublin and the Ballinasloe Cricket Club, i❑ which the latter were victo rious, winning the match in one innings, with 13 runs to spare. The innings were as follows :—Dublin, first innings, 23 runs; Ballinasloe, OS runs. Dublin, second innings, 62 runs. The weather was very unfavourable, and occasioned frequent interruptions of the game. It is understood that a return match will shortly be played on the Ballinasloe ground at Garbally, the seat of the Earl of Clancarty. The Garrison eleven was the same that made so good a match a short time since with the Kilkenny Club, the latter only winning by one run and one wicket. TIIE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.-After considerable exertion, the Brilliant, which went down off Purfleet, on Sunday, with all bands, only two of whom were saved, six being drowned, was cot up without much apparent injury, and yesterday tnwed to London, by the Friendship, of Lambeth. It was expected the bodies of some of the unfortunate sufferers would have been discovered on board, but we understand that as yet not one has been found. ALL FOR LOVE. —A double suicide bus just occurred at Marseilles. A young wotnm, remark able for her beauty, had formed a connection with a cabinet maker, whose parents objected to their union. On the 14th inst. they were found clasped in each other's arms, quite dead, having been suffocated by a quantity of burning charcoal which they had procured for the purpose. They were both dressed in the most elegant manner, and must have consumed many hours at their toilet, preparing for their last adieu. On Monday morning last the family of a highly respectable East India merchant, residing in the neighbourhood of Shooter's-hill, was thrown into the deepest grief, by the unexpected disappearance of one of the daughters, a fine girl about 18 years of age. Inquiries were immediately set on foot after her, but no trace what ever could be had till about 9 o'clock the same night, when the young lady was traced to Norwood, where she and a young gentleman, a clerk in the Navy Pay-oflice (we be lieve), stopped at the house of a friend of his for about an hour, and then drove off to London in a horse and chaise. They were next heard of at the Elephant and Cistle, where they stopped and partook of a glass of brandy and water, but from that time to the present no clue can be obtained of the fugitives. The parties are, it is said, in possession of a plentiful supply of money, and it is believed they have set off for Gretna. MR. THOS. TaNIPKINS, THE BARRISTER, DROWNED.—Yesterday, an inquest was held at the Work house at Battersea, on the body of Turmas TOMPKINS, Esq., barrister-at-law, late of Lincoln's Inn-fields. The deceased, who was unmarried, and about 45, was very fond of excursions on the water. On Thursday evening be was returning from Richmond in a boat with a gentle man named WADDELOW, when, feeling unwell, he laid down. His friend, on getting past Vauxhall-bridge, pulled the boat suddenly on one side to prevent a collision with a barge, at which moment the deceased unfortu nately got up. His rising made the boat unsteady, and, unable to preserve his balance, he fell overboard and im mediately sunk. His body was not found till Monday morning, when it was taken up by a poor fisherman, named KENNETT, neattthe Red House. In the pockets of the deceased were found a handsome gold watch, value 50 guineas, upwards of 751. in money, and a cheque for 251., the whole of which was safely restored. The fisherman was rewarded with Si. Verdict—Accidental Death. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.— About twelve o'clock on Sunday, a person called at the cottage of a labourer, in the parish of Margaretting, and having pur chased some gingerbread and lighted his pipe, he left the house. In about an hour he returned, and requested the favour of pen and ink; whilst the cottager was gone to procure them, he asked his niece to allow him to light his pipe, and immediately going to the fire, he placed the muzzle of a pistol to his left side, lighted a piece of paper, and applying it to the touch-hole, it went off, and he fell lifeless on the floor. The instrument with which he de stroyed himself proved to be the barrel of an old pistol, without either stock or lock, and had been wrapped up in a blue cotton handkerchief. Messrs. BUTLER, of Ingate stone attended, and, upon examination, these gentlemen found that the ball had penetrated just below the heart, and had passed entirely through the body. A fragment of paper, with which it is supposed he fired the pistol, was found near him; it contained a few words only, the ter mination of four lines, written in a very free hand, but, from its mutilated state, no name could be discovered ; all that could be understood from it was to the effect that he had been or was going to London to see a relative, and that the writer was in distress. He bore the appearance of a respectable mechanic ; seemed about 25 years of age ; was five feet six inches in height, of slender make, sallow complexion, with straight black hair ; was dressed in a decent suit of mourning ; his shirt marked H. K., No. 1. No other papers or marks of identity were found upon his person.—Essex Herald. REPRIEVE OF WOOLLEY.—In consequence of some very suspicious circumstances which have trans pired since the trial of GEORGE WOOLLEY, who was left for execution this day (Saturday,) on a charge of rape on the body of CAROLINE GREEN, a child under"ten, dreprieve has been obtained. Several witnesses have deposed before the Rev. J. CLARE, magistrate of Wolverhampton, that they have the strongest reason to believe that CAROLINE GREEN is not the daughter of SARA II GREEN who swore she was her child. A suspicion of this fact arose from a false account given by the mother of the baptism of her daugh ter at Reading, which was proved so by a letter from a clergyman of that place, and the GREENS, knowing that a letter of inquiry was sent, instantly left the place, and have not since been heard of. A respectable witness swore she remembered seeing CAROLINE GREEN at Hereford two years ago, where her brother, whose ❑ame was NUTT, was buried ; that she has lived since that time near them, and that she has frequently told her her name was NUTT, and that she believes her to be between eleven and twelve. This was also confirmed by another witness, who lived neighbour to the GREENS, to whom CAROLINE has fre quently said her name was Nuxr. On the representation of these facts, Baron GURNEY has most humanely granted a reprieve, and we trust that the future life of this unfor tunate man, thus rescued from an untimely end, will be passed in a manner worthy of the humane attention and compassionate mercy displayed in his behalf. JAMES BAYLEY, who was convicted of the murder at Lane Delph, and whose execution was respited until the 22d inst., has not been reprieved. He still persists in assert ing his innocence. Should no reprieve arrive, the unfor tunate man will be executed on Wednesday.--Stafford shirt Advertiser. THE ALARM BELL. On the 9th of August, 1832, the day on which the marriage of the Princess Louise with his Ma jesty the K rig of the Belgians took place, two ladies from Vougiers (Ardennes) went to Rheims to make some purchases; their horse and cart (voiture) re mained at the inn under the care of a servant. Jean Baptiste (such is the name of the rustic Phavon) had iiever seen any thing superior to the bells in his village, and felt a desire to visit the curiosities of the town. Our adventurer was soon seen by every one in a state of admiration, walking slowly through the peaceful streets of Rheims, tumbling against the passengers, and devouring with his won dering eyes the shops and public buildings. The Cathedral is the first object which attracts the curio sity of strangers. Jean Baptiste could not decently return to his abode without his having seen that mar eel; he consequently entered the Cathedral, and even for the trifling remuneration of two sous (Id.) he ascended the towers of Notre Dame. Some time had elapsed since the above unperceived circumstance, when suddenly the greatest tumult succeed to the calm enjoyed by the town of Rheims. At the sound of the bells, a cry of alarm made the frightened inhabitants leave their houses—the drum was beat through the streets,t he National Guards has , ily assembled,and the companies of the pompiers (firemen) running from every direction, with their helmets on, endeavoured eagerly to obtain the reward granted by the town to the person who gives the first assistance at a fire. In the meanwhile the authorities, in costume, had caused every quarter of the town to be examined to discover the fire which was announced by so sudden a rumour; but, strange to relate, none was to be found. Nevertheless, this great terror so suddenly impressed on a whole town had a cause, and it was attempted to discover what that cause could be. It was the alarm-bell from the Cathedral which had first tolled, and caused the tolling of every bell in every parish ; on that a horrid suspicion pervaded the mass, and pushed them on towards the me tropolitan church. Factious individuals had doubt less chosen the day of an august marriage to ex cite at Rheims an insurrectional movement. It is the Carlists, says one,—the Republicans, says another,—a fresh conspiracy in the towers of Notre Dame, says a third. Exasperation be gins to appear, and the National Guard with difficulty preserve the church from popular invasion. It was then only that the door-keeper of Notre Dame recollected that two hours before a man had ascended the towers, and that by inattention he had locked him in. Searches were instantly made, and the un fortunate Jean Baptiste was discovered squatted in a corner, and half dead with fright. Taken to prison amid the imprecations of the crowd and horrible threats, examined immediately by the Magistrate, he simply confessed, that having been left in the tower of the Cathedral, he had rung a hell. The impru dent fellow had laid hold of the alarm bell, and that act, which to him seemed quite simple, had created anxiety among a population of 35,000 souls.— Imagine the astonishment of the two ladies when informed by gendarmes that their conductor was the cause of the tumult they had just witnessed. Their testimony having dissipated every charge against the unfortunate Jean Baptiste, they hastened to their vehicle, the latter flogged his horse furiously, swear ing, like the hare in the fable, that he would not be caught a second time.—Gazette des Tribunau.v. IRELAND.-DUBLIN, AUGUST 19. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. Yesterday there was a numerous meeting of the friends of the liberty of the press, at the Corn Ex change, " to arrange measures to defeat the attempt of the Attorney-General to set aside trial by jury in cases of alleged libel, under the new term of con tempt of court." The chair was taken by Stephen Egan, Esq. of Roscrea, and animated appeals were made to the public in favour of Messrs. Brown and Sheehan, proprietors of the Comet, who had been selected by the Attorney-General as the first victims of the law according to his exposition, and had con sequently been fined 50/. each last Tuesday, by Judges Burton and Vandeleur, in their Court of Commission. Messrs. Laffan, Walsh, Redmond, Marcus and Patrick Costello, and William O'Reilly, spoke strongly in support of the good policy of esta blishing a fund to defeat this arbitrary attempt to place the freedom of the press at the mercy of the Attorney-General, and to employ it in procuring the best assistance to appeal to the Court of King's Bench and the Exchequer against the fine. A sub scription was instantly entered into, which amounted to about 200/. The National Trades' Union is to meet on Tuesday, for the same purpose : it is cal culated that amongst its 5,000 members another 100/. will be raised. The musical and theatrical amateurs of the city have also announced their in tention of getting up a concert carnival in the course of the week, for the purpose of augmenting the fund for the defence of the press. In fact, a great feeling in favour of the Comet has been created by its appeal to the citizens in yester day's publication, in which it declares its motive for the very strong and apparently uncalled-for ad dress to the jurymen who might have to act on the tithe-trials (and in which it reminded them of the omnipotence of public opinion) to be the necessity of counteracting the exertions of the Attorney-Ge neral to procure " packed" juries; for the Right Hon. Gentleman had, for some days previous to the trials about to take place at the late commission, been seen walking arm and arm with Mr. Nicholas Murray Mansfield, the former notorious Under She riff of the city of Dublin, who had been convicted (under a Parliamentary inquiry in Lord Wellesley's time) of the most corrupt practices, in packing ju ries for the Orange and corporate interests. This hint turned the tide of public opinion at once against Mr. Blackburne, and subscriptions poured in rapidly. Last night, Mr. N. M. Mans field published a disclaimer in the Evening Packet of the fact asserted in the Comet, that he was seen walking with the Attorney-General. This, how ever, is not believed—especially as the Attorney- General himself has not contradicted the statement. TITHES-HARVEST TV ORK-C 0 UNT Y OF KILKENNY. Last Tuesday a singular scene occurred at Jer point, in this county, the seat of William H. Hunt, Esq., one of the Jurors favourable to the acquittal of the Carrickshaugh prisoners ; he is also a county Magistrate. A large field of wheat, containing 40 acres, had become fully ripe, and his neighbour from the surrounding parishes of Knocktopher, Bal ly hale, Carrickshaugh,Hugginstown,Cashill, Knock mayland, &c., assembled, to cut it down for him. The Carrickshaugh men mustered 1,300 reaping hooks, and were allowed the honour of marching first into the field, headed by Mr. Conway, of Bal lyhale, who read an appropriate address to Mr. Hunt, expressive of their admiration of the sense of impartial justice by which he was distinguished, and their conviction that his liberal sentiments concerning that odious and grievous oppression, the tithes, accorded with those of millions of the people of Ireland. To this Mr. Hunt made a suitable reply. A poetical address was presented to Mrs. Hunt, who gratefully responded, and then the work began in earnest. The stewards counted 1,700 reapers and 800 binders engaged in the frolic; amongst the latter were farmers and their wives and daughters who had never worked a day for them selves. One of thegreatest and busiest personages in the field was Cummins, the Ballyhale bag-piper, a band in himself. Under his inspiring influence (and some barrels of Smithwick's anti-tithe beer) the forty acres of wheat were neatly cut, bound, and stacked in 80 minutes I after which he was borne round the field in triumph, kissed Mrs. Hunt, and finally played " Patrick's Day," crowned " in honour and glory" on the top of the last stack. While Mr. Hunt invited about sixty of his friends, who acted as stewards, to dine with him at Jerpoint, the Carrick shaugh boys invited the rest to cut down the wheat of Mr. Conway of Ballyhale, now ripe also. About 700 reapers volunteered, and by the time Mr. Con way returned home from Mr. Hunt's dinner pa , ty, he found all his wheat cut, bound, and stacked! 20L rCen •0:, • , 4 r The boys" were further anxious to kott l ` ,' friend Mr. Smithwick, of Kilkenney, had arijUglitaigi ripe, declaring they would go forty miles to cut it for nothing, and that they %%ould drink no beer but his during the harvest. STEAM-CARRIAGES. EXPERIMENTAL JOURNEY BY MESSRS. OGLE AND M A. SUMMERS IN THEIR STEAM-CARRIAGE. Monday this steam-carriage passed through New bury from Southampton to Oxford ; it proceeded along the streets at a steady pace, attended by a large concourse of persons. At the Chequers Inn, Speenhamland, it stopped to take in water and coke ; the supply of water required was about one hundred buckets. When starting the coach went off with very considerable speed, and soon left all the pedestrians far behind. We understand Messrs. Ogle and Summers have been occupied almost for four years in their experi ments, and have expended 30,000/. in bringing their invention to perfection, or rather to that state which leaves only some trifling minor details to be worked out. The chief desideratum in locomo tive vehicles and vessels (in mines in our colo nies) is a safe and efficient mode of generating steam on scientific principles. Messrs. Ogle and Summers have completely mastered that most diffi cult point. Their boiler contains the greatest pos• -Ude heating surface in the least possible space, when ie combination with the strongest mechanical form. Their boiler consists of numerous sections, having sufficient connection with each other, consirected of cylinders with air tubes within each, standing verti cally, so that a stratum of water is placed between two heating surfaces, the outer surface of the cylin ders and the inner surface of the air tube. They allow 13 superficial feet to the horse power, and the boiler in their vehicle contains 398 feet of heating surface, or thirty horse power. They usually work it the pressure of two hundred pounds on the square inch, so that upwards of nineteen millions of pounds weight are pressing to get loose, and yet confined and used with perfect safety. The cylin ders are 121 in diameter, with metallic pistons, of such perfect construction that the steam has never been known to pass these pistons. The boiler con tains upwards of fifty-six thousand rivets, and at the tremendous pressure of three hundred pounds on the inch not a rivet leaks. The joints are all per fectly tight, and the supply of water to the boiler from the tank quite perfeet. The form of the car riage is elegant and remarkably commodious, and, we understand, easier than any other vehicle. It differs from the common carriage chiefly in is height, and the cumbrous appearance of the which is placed behind, and beyond is the blowirig machine. Owing to the heavy ironwork being at the lower part of the vehicle, an upset is almost impossible. On Monday morning this carriage left Millbrook, near Southampton, with twenty-three persons and their luggage, and proceeded towards Oxford. The first twelve miles, celebrated for the hills, were clear ed in one hour and ten minutes without pressing the vehicle to its speed. The coach then proceeded to wards \Vhitchurch with great velocity; but before it reached Sutton Scotnea it was found that the coke, which had been sent to different stations, con consisted of little bags instead of sacks, and, there fore, fuel was necessarily waited for, or the whole distance would have been cleared in less than five hours. The road is known to be very hilly and rough, and to be perhaps the most trying which to steam-coach could be run on. Notwithstanding, the loftiest hills were surmounted with the greatest fa cility ; that from Whitchurch was ascended at full ten miles an hour. At intervals, the coke being consumed, coals were used, which caused a stream of smoke; but when coke is burnt there is no ap pearance of smoke. The want of coke, arid the W. ness of Mr. Summers, induced the party to stop at Abingdon, having cleared upwards of twelve miles an hour when supplied with fuel, and which speed could have been considerably accelerated. The strength of the machinery and the perfect command over the power was completely proved by the fact, that at the summit of a very long and steep hill the drag-chain failed, and the vehicle rushed forward and attained the terrific speed of fifty miles an hour, but was steered with accuracy and safety. It is Messrs. Ogle and Summers' intention to remain se veral days at Oxford, as they have business to trans act, and are desirous of trying some experiment in detail, which experience alone can teach ; they have also found that the only part of the machine not made by themselves, the crank axle, has shown some symptoms of weakness in the most unexpected part, arising from the culpable ne glect, and still more culpable concealment, of the workmen who made it ; the necessary strength will be given to it, and the vehicle will then pro teed on its destination, through Birmingham arid Liverpool. In this experiment there has been no avoiding of difficulties—a hilly, rough, and winding road has been selected, and traversed with safety and velocity. The boiler is found to be most efficient, and perfectly tight; the cylinders large enough ; the machinery so well put together that even a rush of fifty miles an hour has not started one bolt, nor broken a single screw; the springs of the carriage body have been strengthened, as so many persons clamber ed on it as to overweigh them. Every where the tra vellers were well and kindly received, and willingly -upplied with water. The vehicle entered Oxford in fine style, ascending, at about eight miles an hour, St. Aldate's, and turned into the gateway of the Star Inn. Several ladies accompanied the party, which consisted of the inventors, Messrs. Ogle and Summers, and their friends.—Reading Paper. DEATH OF OLD KEELYBAGS.—The veii known humourist mentioned in the 9th volume of the Wavarlry Novels, p. 283, thus popularly called from his having supplied nearly all the store farmers in Galloway with red chalk or cuddle for marking their flocks, died at Dal beattle on the 3d inst., in the 82d year of his age. By his real name, which was ALEXANDER WATSON, lie was comparatively little known; like Old Mortality, his for. tner crony, he travelled with an old pony that carried his keel in begs laid across its back, to his upland customers. His facetious wit and inexhaustible fund of local anecdote made the sheep keelman always a welcome guest wherever he was known ; he loved an innocent jest, and told with jocosity many such a story of himself as the following : At Newton Stewart summer fair he always found a ready • sale for his keel. His last visit happened to be on a very rainy day ; but, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, there were so many people assembled in the streets of that village as seemingly to present a complete barrier against any ordinary attack that could be made by a single individual to force his way to the market-place ; but the sheep-keelman was urged by necessity to do so, as the day was nearly spent, and he was afraid of his cus tomers leaving town ere he could meet them to dispose of his ruddle. He made the attempt, mounted on his old nag, with a wet keely wallet hanging at each side of the and as he spurred it onwards, his progress through the crowd was not like the baseless fabric of a vision—it left many a trace behind on moorland plaid and muslin gown. The old man chuckled almost to the day of his death at this adventure, and mimicked with won derful effect the astonishment and exclamations of some of the country girls when they first discovered that they were as fairly keeled as any of their master's sheep.— Greezzock Advertiser. SUICIDE.—About half-past eleven o'clock last night, as a middle-aged man, dressed like a mechanic, and having a basket in his hand, supposed to contain some of the implements of his trade, was passing over London_ bridge, towards the borough side of the river, he stopped at the centre alcove or recess of the bridge on the western side, and standing upon the seat he dropped his basket over the parapet on the outside ledge, which is sufficiently wide to prevent any thing dropped thereon from falling into the river. The unfortunate man sprung over the parapet with the apparent intention of obtaining his basket, but getting upon the ledge he dropped it into the river, and dreadful to state, instantly thereafter threw himself into the stream, which was then running downwards, the tide at that time having been ebbing about an hour and a half. We passed a few minutes thereafter, and found some of the passengers who had witnessed the scene in a state of great consternation ; but from the manner in which the suicide executed his purpose, and the time of night, with the ra pidity of the tide at the bridge at the time, no human aid could have saved him from his dreadful purpose.