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CATHOLIC assocrATlON.
r SHIPPING INTELLIGEIeCE.
.At the meeting of the Catholic Awociation on Bistirdri7
; . last, the following letter, from Lord I lullanil, was read in
sun, testa
Eceanrithaaagere7lsl.°v. ferowsHliallerin7str.L—The jiplfropi:tBpetd2rtifreen.h.C:nefiQe..:6A...,li.;
Inemenger. (min Hamborgh ; Thames. from Charlestown : Cadre:
reply to a communication to his Lordship, enclosing a r-
rine, from Memel; Elisabeth, from St. Vincent's • Brutus, hon. '
tition for presentation to the House of Lords, compiaitung
Mobile ; and Newcastle. from New de. . '
of the misrepresentation of the purposes of their Amocia-
tion in some recent debates in Parliament : CIisTZIMINOWTWAILOS—The Sceptre, for, Rio; Augusta, he
" Ilelland House, 17th June, 1824. Stettin; Julienne, for Ilrenien ; Zealous, fat remise; Express, for ii
" 0 ENT F.F. St r .4-1 had the honour to receive your letter and Ulbrahar; Alltaiste, for St. Kim's; and Simeon, for liambureh.
petition this morning. 1 beg you to accept my best thanks fur the Ceeaasno tee toe/erne—The Cornmeen for ArtmerP.t Fro-
very flattering reasons sea have assigned for entrusting the petition vidence, and Vittoria, tie Mincer; Enterprise, fur Lima; brat
to my care. end if I have neglected to comply with your request Three Sheers, foe Roeterdam.
that 1 should present it to the House of Lords, I entreat you not I Extract from tl4„tgent to !AnD ent, a! Alvarado, dated April 3b: 11.
to ascribe that neglect to any want a a due seine or the obliging —The American r.4totmer, 31•onough, Ryan, (runt Harannah
manner in which you signified your a ishes to me en the subject. prise Me to the ezitam scheirto lquala, for having 1911triblind good; I
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" 3ly motives in withholding the tendon are my persuasion on board ; arrived het cn die 23 inst., the men has been tea-
that it undid not he received by the House, and my apprehension I datmal.
that a rejection of it tumid have a tendency to defeat, rather than --0110.-- • .
promote. the objects rout hail in view in conveying it to Parliament rßo:rt LLOYD'S LIST.
of
ffhiet
you dpeesie the y ocming which ptitioneisrunquestionoanbilypirrreaednie eswpecihally thea s
Honing ci
in thermy.
FALWOCTO. JI/WE 22.—Arrived the Plover •rw=ket from thc
31editerranean ; sailed from Malta the 2teth ult., aid' front Gt.
with any propriety. institute on a conndeint„ founded on a report of
Walter the 12th tot. Whim, Beard, iron, London ; Active,
whet had passed in debate in the (louse. Any report of a debated
gent,
tKonin,g,frromdditoTaftoorditthteo.Sndwich Islands ; and Prince Re: ( I
true or table, is a breach of privilege, and the House could not we
oalfloawnyitproreto beediroung.gwhitthbeaufiort
noticing
them, touch
andinuchpulnerAinntgakiteaist tshuecighrouondn
nali.,,Orn,t7Swirtj;7.7:o2l_,A;
nanivdedmthareyc,
zooratilanntaks,7frofrinubillizzt
the other hand, the circulation of calumnies, however base or un.
founded, against either individuals or classes of his Majesty's sub. „i„,,.ti„,, d„,,.
tigua. Sailed the Archibald, Se:rel, fur An • Remain the it • i
jeets, is punishable by other tribunals. and does not conic within
Fortitude and Named outward boi•nel.
lit:ht., JUNE 22. —Arrien/ the West Indian, Cork, from 14r .
the original jurisdiction of the Upper House of Parliament. It is
Grieveseen, JuteE 29.—Arri.eil. the Christian.. Smith, frorn
clear, therefore, that the House would either proceed against thc
Printer of The Tinier, for purporting to give • moo of the de.
Wtrs, or would reject the petition. The first of these proceedings Riga .
.1 would be directly contrary to thc wishes you exploits in the petition, ditto; A!asn'S'eith. niso,es",:nrurrafrom Ptitticn.bar_litt, lit_T_lD:l;_e!_•.,_,trat_..'
andcurrency
to
a story
fromfror S°t.rinVaaincen2 ht'isare;;"EllestlitdlildlehluauiCtuts,;:utffoen'diullie7;";.K"7l.l 111:1:ci'tls t":111:0errY7:
and the last would give some publicity
which I can assure you has made no sensation here, without
affording you any additional opportunity of investipting the
MPagaanky, f.n.Lll. fstiroatiaterbeca ; icenesaaaa.. Sailed tbeheiZter„"alA y jre*.ablia, for Prince
truth, or exposing the falsehood of the statement of which yea
cemplain. Edward's Island . Minerva, Bell, for Illadetes t hellion, Soma.
•` I have the bonen,' to be. Gentlemen,
sail, for Demerara; and Brothers. Atherton, for Lisbon.
" Your obliged and obedient humble servant, Liviaroot, Jratt M.—Arrived the Fa e'en Crook from
" VASSAL HOLLAND." Marypart t (seism, Black, from MaraahamT ' ',
paws thaFliff'
, from Babies i Cohering Sega, from At. Punsinerot jbe Harris,
STEAM .A'7l (F7lO-V. Hutton, from Jamaica; Perfect, Prince, from Chariness ; Liver- I
—oellPen"- pool packet, llichie, from Savannah; Daniel, Louden; Scout.. •
SOUTHAMPTON% JUWE 27. M•licorie; anti Jackson, Home, front Newfoundland,. Doke of i
Tice use or tteam packets has of late received a cone- rellitzteozna,ndWainson, from St. .Icrlin'sj Mary Ann, rieltermati,
derabie extension in this port, nod from the greater length Jowsets v
; and ;air'', nre,y;;. sfry,":l,...froTh.l ghorn ; Blessing,
mime i ; 'Neptune, Medlin,
of our passages, the vessels arc of larger site than at from (lupe ; Harriet, Humble, from Port-au-Prince; and 31er-
About three weeks sty, —, from Demerara. 1 Brighton,
ne .‘lrym;
(oarixemytel lot
61 le}fihsetliensurement) began to ---sime---
sail,ng or rather to storm regularly to Guernsey and Jersey,
a distance of somewhat more titan one hundred miles, The
ganSay bwin:i.ife jlethepsOpuillarodoia. gee
fora French
and Cavanari ;
privateer;
also, ,
(kilt:
which she accomplishes oh an average in 19 hones. This inst., at No. 7, Great Scotbutd.yard ; recalled Tuestleys and Fri.
morning we had the gratification of Witnessing it: return day. The above notice elm apphes to the Papillon.
instant,. at No. 10, John-street, Adel*: rcalled Tuesdays and
from France of the Camilla, a beautiful vessel, ilt like The Modesto, for the French shin of war, La June, on the 13th
the Ariminc) in London, and intended to make the passage
Thursdays.
twice a week (T'uesday's anti Fridays) between thi's Art - 4
and Havre de Grace. She attracted, it appears, great at-
tention on the part of our French neighbours, M who ut. DE TERMINEI) SUICIDE.
tered in great nuinkrs along the pier of Havre, on Satur- ,______, , ~ , --"Ile"-- „„
clay evening, 40 mark her appearance and rate of sailing. s swieruay an inquisition MIS taken before,i SWELTOW,
Eg. Coroner, at the Rose. Illonkwelloweet Cripplegate, on the
Several of our countrymen on board bad visited France on body of Ann 'Lewis., aged 411 years.
this occasion, fir the first time, and they describe the view (Urea Lewis, the deemed's husband, deported that be was a
from the vessel, when going down the harbour, as highly fancy cabinet-make, and on Monday ton, when he returned from
interesting. his work, about half-past nine o'clock in the evening, be went to
his apartment in a house in 31onkwell-street and bound the door
The evening being fine, and the quay covered with spec- locked. Finding he could pin no adrabstioo, notwithstandin he
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taints, equipped in motley garb, and standing in lines of was informed his wife was within, he burst the door, and kinked
immense length, while in the back ground the piles of around the room, bet could see nc;tl.ag of his wife. He then went ,
to the cupboard, and found her suspended by the neck to some houses bore, in height, solidity, and sombre aspect, a
I striking resemblance ta those of the Scottish metropolis. railing affixed over the do. Ile CIR her down !immediately, but
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amilla, without the aid of sails, is Ine
every effort he k lmi spark
u:•asidi ewaastinct. quite tnetlbetual. li'i A
. laaatnss married
aseam fcw bute
about nine mites an hour, and as from their power of mak- deceased about ten years ago; lately she has ben eery entrees.
jug way in a calm steam vessels often exempt their in- gent, and has reduced him to peaty and want. She was always
addicted to drink, but lately beraine excessively drunken, and has
tnates from the troublesome visitation of sickness, there
contracted a nitrogen( debts. Witness gays her a sovereign ma
can be no doubt of their superseding sai:ing packets in one
station after another. Saturday evening, and at the time of committing this act she had
not a farthing.
Provisions are cheaper than here by a fourth or fifth. In Frances Clarke deposed she lived in the same house with the I
mercantile business there is a complaint of stagnation. deceased; she saw her about on alondzy evening; she then said
she was come to bid witness good bye, fee that she was going to
die, and that she was determined to "make away with herself ;"
FIELD SPORTS FOR JULY. that she hail a peat deal on her mind. She was at this time in
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liquor. and witness attributed it to that cause, and asked her how
[From the No. of the .Annum of Sporting just published.] she was going to do it. She anseered, "A h ! there's the rub ;II
have it already." About eight o'clock witness saw her again sitting , ..
The months of May and June are highly interesting to the sports- on the rill of the street-door, and said, " Well. Mrs. Lewis, you
man, particularly to the shooter ; not, however, on account of any are here now." She replied, "Alt ! but I shall be dead before try
active employment they may afford him, hut inasmuch ex his future h "
hopes materially depend on the kind of weather that occursU husband comes
uring this Coaowza--When people talk about self -murder, it is a general
period. Grouse are, to a gres. t degree, an exception ;as the treed- saying that they will mot do it. , •
ing stat" tor Maw birds may be' °undated a malt* asallar at Several other witnesses spo!-e to her bidding them " good bye" i t
loot than that for either thc partridge or the phearant. Grouse, previous to hey committine the act, and shaking hands with them,
also, from their nature as well as from the circumsaywe of their wad that she then mowed mucti IntoxicaterL
nets being formed amongst almost Impenetrable heath or link, are The landlord of the Rene spoke as to her state of mind. Hz
less liable to be influenced by the weather, and cannot fall to be thought that within the last six weeks she had been so addicted to
abundant. In regard to partridges and pheasants, which, are more drink as to be in a degree deprived of her seism. She had pawned
generally spread over the face of the country (bait grouse, it has all the property her husband posseamel, even to Ms rums. •
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been repeatedly observed, in our Annals, that the welfare of the The Jury returned a verdict_" That the deceased committed
rising progeny of these birds principally depends on the state a she se, in a usimpsesey It of &orig..., produced . by tatoxies. * '1
the weather during the months of May and June. This period • ..
cannot be too thy for the breeding of these birds, however ut.pro-
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phhopes ials such a state may be to the of the husbandman. #
The earlier part of the spring was, generally speaking, cold and SUPPOSED DE.ITII FROM POISON.
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wet; but towards the latter end of April, the weather became very —....--
tine, interrupted occasionally by well timed showers, which, how- Considerable sensation has been excited during the last two i
ever they might annoy the pedestrian, could not tail to be highly days in the neighbourhood of Buckeridge-atrest, St. Giles's, in can-
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gratifying to the agriculturist and the gran( r. sequence of the sudden death of Mary Winter, and the subsequent
In the beginning of June, though no lack of rain appears to have rapid dittookwation of the body, and the appearance of other symp.
been experienced in the midland and southern counties, so great was toms indicative of death from poison.
the thought in the northern and north-western parts, that the grass Yesterday afternoon an Inquest was appointed to be held 071 the
en the hills and sandy uplands suffered severely. Lowering clouds body, before Mr. Stirling, at the Black Horse, in the above street :
frequently passed over these districts, and most likely deposited and, from the cause already' stated, every avenue to the house be.
their contents more to the south, till the evening of Sunday, the came thronged by the low Irish residing to that vicinity long before '
13th, when the rain commenced. sr.! continued, with occasional in. the Jury had assembled.
tennissions, during the three following days and nights. For the After the Jury hail been sworn, they proceeded to view the holly, t '
vegetation of those parts of the kingdom just named a more salu. which was lying on a bed in the cellir of the house in Buekeridge. I
tary circumstance could not possibly have occurred; but, as the street, where she died. It presented a most shucking spectacle, • '
rain fell at the precise period when the general hatch of partridges 'being literally of a deep black colour in every part ; the tongue
and phemonts takes place, it is very probable that some little in. was swollen to an unnatural size, as also was the stomach and other I,
jury has been sustained in consequence. The rain, however, did pans, and the eyes were nearly out of the bead. 1 ,
not descend so rapidly as to cause • Hood, or even to till the ditches; lln resuming to the public-house. the first witness called was
and therefore in those places only where the heat happened to be Jane Robinson, of Rochester-row, Tothilltields, who statei, the.( I .
placed in an exposed situation, would the incubation or hatching she knew the deceased, with whom she worked as a dust-sifter at .1
sustain serious inconvenience, as vegetation was. gmerally, suffici- wharf near Waterloo Bridge. On Saturday catalog she called on 1
ently advanced to afford sonde shelter. Further, by the rain dc. the deceased at her lodgings in Buckeridge-street, St. Giles's, and ,
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scentling at this precise tune when the ground was greatly in want acconipanied her into the City; in returning, the deceased tom- . .
of it (the grass lands in particular), the general mowing, that would plained of being ill, and vomited very much, and it WWI with ditu -
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otherwise have taken place immediately, was pos.poned for at least gutty that she got back to herlodirisp. They found Ridley. the .l )1i
a fortnight ; and although .he destniction effected by toe rain was man with whom the deceased lived, sitting in the room ; some got Iii ~i
great, it could not be corsideral equal to that which would have was sent for, of which they all partook, and witness put some gin.
been caused by the premature introduction of the scythe, conse. ger into some aunt water, which the gave to the deceased, think- 11
quently. it may be reasonably expected that game of all kinds will ing it might relieve her illness. Witness it:opt all night. and slept
be found in plenty. on the floor with a dumb girl, in the same room as that in which . 1
On the 12th of June, the writer saw a covey of eleven young Ridley and the deceased slept. The next morning, on waking,
partridges
i, nnd thAlteese lairit,kinbilrgnwcae•rheirael;leiltioe
ti property:e hm
ofutihvese pc...ithofe witnesse fo
re. und the dweenaemsoedutiluntieackclill:4li,
him
misila liarti:iil mezmt aolitttierie ' i
wing and continue a flight of a few score yards. In the same state, at which he seemed much affected ; lie told witness he would ' I
neighbourhood, he observed several pheasants' nests on the same go and tell her sister of the event ; but instead of so doing. he went •I ,
day, which were deserted; the birds hail evidently hatched ; egg- and treated witness and the dumb girl with some drink. The de-
sheds remaining in the nest, but not a sins le addle egg. From ex- ceased was jealous of the dumb gul, and winplaine..l to witness i
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tensive observation. we are induced to suppose that thehatching of that she had had no peace since she had been in the house. t , , 1
birds in general took place rather sooner this season than until : This witness was questioned by the Jury for upwards of three
young rooks were ready to fyat an early period ; and a titmouse quarters of an hour, without eliciting any flirther facts. A - 4
and also a throstle, which have for years formed their nests in the Three other witnesses were examined, whose testimory threw no
writer's garden, produced their young unusually early. The swat- further light upon this mysterious case; and as the Jury Felt vr.ey
law tribe appears 11.14/1 IIUITICT-'l9 then usual. strongly impressed with a belief that the deceased had come to .er
Angling may he now enjoyed in all its varieties. All kinds death by unfair inning, and which opinion was hinher confirmed
of fresh water fish will feed tliis month ; but barbel, roach, dare, by the statement of three medical gentlemen who had seen the
jack, pike, and perch being not yet fully recovered front spawn- body, and who were in attendance at the Inquest, it was thought . I
mg, which always leaves them In a lean and languid state, are advisable to adjourn the case till sewn o'clock this evening.
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alike unfit for the table and indifferent to the baits Wend by In the mean time the body is to be opened, and the contents of
the angler. especially during the heat of rnidalay ; those,
morning thaefore, the stomach ascertained ; and as the popular feeling of the neigh.
who wish to pursue this sport should angle for them n the motng beurhorel seemed to be that, it any thing unfelt lied taken place,
and evening. Trout are still in excellent conhtion, and the fly- Ridley was concerned in it, he was ordered to be detained till the
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fisherman in July has it all his own way : with choice flies, aid result of the Inquest became known.
occasionally using the spinliing bait, he tiny expect to bag flume- Several witnesses remain to be examined, whose testimony it is
tons and heavy trout thought will be important.
_ t The young angler. for the sake of practice, or such as arc
, satisfied with the small fry, may rake for gudgeons and whip for e.
,At'TIOW TO BAD HtSIIANDS.-011Y town has nut for
many years witnessed greater disturbance than occurred during lest
!dace and bleak, and expect plenty of sport during the remaining
summer months. week in the Long Brackland. A tradesman had lately taken a
If July prove dry anti the waters become low, let those who de- third wife, who expected, perhaps, to shape with him `• Life's
light in sniggling get their tackle in order, and by using it skilfully, Pleasures." but she quickly discovered that his a fettles had been , 1
they will kill some very large and fine eel": July, generally speak- entirely c.rheasted upon his former wives, and repeated ill-treatment '
ing, being the most favourable for this sport obliged her ;a seek a more peaceful asylum in the timer et' a re- i
lath-e. The subsequent removal of • quantity of furniture tin .
GRAND SAILING MATCH FROM CU3IBERLAND duding a cuckoo docks, bequeathed to her by a forma husbands 1,
GARDENS- from a house in which they had been deposited, elicited in the f ii
Yesterday.. the River Thiunca and its banks were co-ereel with 1 man's neighbours a degree of indignation unprecedented on suttee
beauty and fashion, to witness a moat splendid sailing-match for a! subject. Placards stuck up near the premises had the effort os is.
new peter boat, of the value of ita pounds. given by the members flaming the minds of the people most violently spire hint, sett ili ': I
of his alajoity'a Coro•nation Fleet. The start took place ex- nothing less than a regular al la siege could ley theit irritation. -leo
&oily at a quarter before tour o'clock, when the aignalltun was cordingly. on Wednesday evening about 3011 person* assembled
for the boats to take their phases at the four centre arches of in front of his house, and creel. expression of haired and dislike
Vauxhal Itridge—soven at the three first piers, and the remainder were very generally made use of. The presence of the Alderman
at the fourth : in all, twenty-srven boats started, At twenty nil. and Police at length induced the people to disperse. and Me neat
mites after the first sig..al. gun, a second and starting gun was fired, morning several persons, male and female. were ordered to Snit
when the Commodore (Edward Nettlefold, Esti.) having lowered bail for their appearance at. the Quarter Sassiona. This. however,
his colours, the Four Brothers (No. I), owner, 11. Walker, of Ro. was bat a prekde to the riot that took place a short time sum._
cheater, took the lead. followed by the Daniel and Ellraheth, Ha. On theproomutor's return from the Guildhall. he wan anroved be
niel Parrot, master, also of Rochester, the Four Brothers keeping the repeated shoots of men, smolt. and children ; act! at itsel 1 #
the lead until she came opposite Wandsworth town, and on going the evening an effigy, decorated with a nine omen anti steel, wadi. sea
.-ound the distance boat, which was stationed oil the powder house, hoisted on a pole, and carried through some parts of the town, and _ . p
the two first-named boats went round so completely together, that afterwards to the residence of its prototype, whom they sahired 4 mile
it was scarcely possible to tell which was the hiaitinom boat : this with the epithet of Rime .11,-oriEt u many other apposhrima
was exactly five minutes after five ti cloak. At PVVril minutes pre- terms. The eSigy beingthen ntatteftit o a n
laum.tron' .. 111fl.e lathes
duly after five, the boats No. 4 (the Lively), Arnold liteshwater, were Inflicted, the exectitiotier expresseig his regret there t
maga. of Deptford ; and No. 7 (the Favourite). Samuel Parkins, groat was not substituted. A large party of
f old amen en dT9flk .es i
Nof andsnorth, followed ; and at nine minutes after five o'clock, publicly in humor of this event. and abou nine o another
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(the Victory), Thus. !trill, owner, of Wandsworth, was she adt I misses were loured in from divers quarters, and one of the
No. 3. Captain Aflutter, of Deptford, passed them all. No. 14 attack commenced, when stones, tin kettles, and all am, or
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boat, when,. at ten minutes beenre six o'clock, the Lively passed all i assailants threw a stone against the aggressor hsit.,nri-„e nwthifoialpei
her competitors in grand style, and won the prize : Now 7 and F' pearl at the door armed with a Mem , ,
the,
Ame,,,,,rs
came in immediately afterwards. It was a very tine race. The' would now in all probability have
.necurreti. Pte(eai
winner of the prize took possession of her; but it was understood . agai.,,itn. iaterferetl, and the crowd disaerszd taint tale I —Bar r
that she would te given up on a future day in the gardens.
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