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London, England, 1826-08-01 00:00:00

FOREIGN OCCURRENCES.

SUICIDE AT Axil Ews.—Lant 31onday, about fout in the morn- .
ing, two bodies were found in the small strewn which flows on the
other side of the basin of La llautoye, by the marshes of Henan-
court. Alllen they were taken out of the water. it was ascertained
that one was the body of a woman between *.-5 and 11i years of age,
and the other the body of a child about 11. Their hands were
bound together with a ribaltd ahont four feet long, which it was
understood had, previous to their death, been tied about the child's
waist. At a little distance a straw hat was found hanging from a
tree, with a letter inside, but it was written in such illegible cha.
tamers that no correct information could he olitaitted from it. All
that could be learned was that it had been written, by the child, and
that it related to the dreadful event which was shortly after to be
insumnitmtl. A ritan's hat was found at the root of the tree.
Shortly afterwards, at about 150 yards distance, the body of a man
about 12 years of age, was found in the river belle. The history
of the unfortunata family was soon ascertained. They had come to
Amiens only a few days before, where they remained with the pa-
rents of the wife. On Sunday, the father, the mother, and the
daughter went out early in the morning. Nothing was heard of
them till one o'clock, when they entered a tavern at lienancourt,
anti asked for an omelette, which they paid for, bot did not eat.
Whilst it was preparing, the little girl wrote die note which was
found in the hat. Between 'seven sod • eight in the evening, they
went into another tavern in the suburbs of Hem—asked for sonic
pigeon pie, but en its being presented, they refused to touch it, and
drunk a little beer. At hall-past three in the morning, they were
seen on the road to Renancourt. The letter of the child leaves no
doubt that she was aware of the intentions of her parents. It is
said that cries were heard in that direction about four in the morn-
ing, but no one can give as yet any certain information on the sub.
ject. This event has caused a great sensation in this place, and a
number of conjectures have- been made, which, no doubt, by and
by, will be related as matters of fact. At present, we have no cor-
rect information as to the motives which induced the parents to re-
sort to such dreadful extremities. _ _

ussT-sun-SEI NE.—On the 21st, about four in the evening, a
dreadful assault and suicide wete committed at the same time. M.
Munin, innkeeper at Mussy, was found on the cold to Val Conent,
lying on his back, quite dead. His skull was shattered in many
pieces, and an unloaded pis'ol and a bloody knife Were found by
his side. At a little distance, a woman of the name of S.humid,
who keeps an inn at Mussy, was found lying on a heap of wheat,
with ler clothes drenched in blood, and the wounds still bleeding,
which had been inflicted on her by From jealousy it is
said, I.c made *lds attempt on her life, and afterward. committed
suicile.—Doctor Viaro, at the request of the Justice of Pence, pro-
ceeded of the spot to -etamine the wounds, and found that tires Acre
1 cuts had been in. Hived by the knife, which was found cloic to
the lardy of Alonin. One of the wounds appears to be to serious,
that the woman's life is thought to be in danber.

EXAMINATION OF THE HIGHWAY ROBBER.—SaIIa. I
day, James Conran. who was apprehended on the preceding even-
ing
by 31r. Val. Dunne and his brother, Mr. C. Dunne, of Char-
lotte-street, Dublin, and Mr. Sisson, of Charlemont-s.reer, was
brought up fur examination at the Head-office. Mr: V. Dunne
stated the circumstances of the robbery on Monday evening, as
they have already appeared in our columns. (ht Thursday evening
he went, accompanied by his brother and Mr. Sisson, thinking by
might meet the gentlemen again ; they were fortunate enough to
nee them, in eampany with a third man, and pursued theta across
the fields ; they at last oseitook theni at the hock of the
Canal at 13argot-street: it war then about nice o'clock. lie called
out to them to surrenier, upon which Conran presentee' his pistol
at Mr. Sisson; after a desperate struggle, Mr. Sisson succeeded
in making him a prisoner, and wrested the pistol from him. Mr.
Dunne and his brother endeavoured to secure the other two men,
but they got away. One of them hat a pistol also, and Mr. Dunne
recognized him as being the man who was in company with Con-
ran when he was robbed. Conran was fully committed for trial;
he is a young man about twenty. 111 r. Sirsoh dealt some hear
blows on him before he succeeded in securing him. Too much
praise cannot be bestowed on these gentlemen for_ the very spirited
manner in which they acted, particularly Mr. Sisson, who, if we
mi,take not, has a cork Lg. The pistol was a brass one, in perfect
rzpair, and loaded with ball.—Tioblis Paper.

EXTRAORDINARY CASK.—A very singular and my'a
terious circumstance occurrea a short time since at Seaford. A
gentleman and lady came in a leg to that place, and endeavoured to
procure a person to take charge of a child. which they brought with
them, and which they stated to be more than a week old. After
several ineffectual attempts, they induced a young woman, of the
name of Green, the mother of two children, to agree to take it.
The child was immediately taken to her house; a sovereign and a
bundle of clothes were delivered with the child, and the parties in-
stantly drove out of the town. On the following day the infant
died, and die woman—it had bean stated that it was nut christened
—had it privately buried in the church-yard. In a day or two
afterwards, however, the circumstance became publicly known, and
the respectable inhabitants thought it proper that same inquiry
should be made ibto the subject. An inquest was accordingly held
on Monday last, before Thomas William (.hanibets, Erna., when it
appeared that the poor babe had evidently been taken from its
another immediately after its birth ; and it was also given as the
opinion of Mr. Venal, the surgeon, who was called upon to ex-
amine do body, that no medicel attendant could have been
present at the birth, and not even any old woman conversant
in ouch matters. It will he recollected that the day upon
which the child was brought to Seaford was a windy and 'tome-
what rainy day ; and Mrs. Green depos. 0, that when it was
delivered to her it was extremely cold: The bundle of
clothes was produced, and excited much anatseinert in the
Court, as it proved tr: be a collection of old ragged apparel, which
had belonged to children of all ages, and not one atom of which
could have been made for the poor infant in question. As nothing
appeared in evidence before the Jury to lead them to suppose that
any steps had been taken for the destruction of the child, they very
properly delivered a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God,'
but they added, that they were of opinion that its death had been
accelerated by improper exposure at so early a period after its birth.
The gentleman who brought the infant to Seaford, left his address
with Mrs. Green, as " Mr. Brookes, Nintield, near Battle," and
when the poor woman wrote to announce its death, a letter from
the sante person was received in reply. It is, therefore, hoped that
inquiries may be instituted in that neighbourhood, which may ex-
pose to public odium, and to condign punishment, all the parties
concerned in this inhuman and unnatural transactiun.—/ It tedon
1 kraid. •
. _ . .

dnWednesday night' last, about ten o'clock, Walter
Menelaws, mason, was attacked near Lodgemy-loons, by
three ruffians, who knocked him down, and struck or
kicked him in a most savage manner ; they also cut off
considerable part of both his cars, and otherwise maltreated
him in such a cruel manner as to endanger his life. They
then robbed him of all his money and some other
articles. Two men passing shortly afterwards assisted the
unfortunate man to the Royal Infirmary. The robbers
spoke with an Irish accent, but no tract of them has yet
been discovered.—Glasgow Herald.

On Monday night a singular suicide occurred. A sai-
lor and his brother, accompanied by a female, had some
whisky in a public-house' at the Broomielaw. The sailor's
brother got drowsy, and he proposed to the female to take
a walk till he revived. The couple walked along the banks
of the Clyde, and having met an Irish girl, the sailor used
some liberties with her, which she took in good part, but
at length became somewhat timorous. While the sailor
and the two females were passing the Humane Society
House, he suddenly gave the girl who was along with him
his hat, and then plunged into the river. The alarm was
given, but it was twenty minutes before the body was got
out, and life was extinct.—Glasgedc Paper.
EXTENSIVE GANG OF DEPREDATORS.—Within the last

ten days, discoveries have been made which have led to
the detection of a most extensive gang of depredators, in
the neighbourhood of Wotton-under-Edge and Chipping
Sodbury. The general business carried on by this novel
sort of joint-stock company seems to be aptly exemplified
by the variety of goals found in the depository of the stolen
property, such as cloth, wheat, barley, oats, bacon, cheese,
&c. &c. No less than twenty-seven individuals are already
in custody, as concerned in this gang; and the officers of
justice, we are informed, are still in pursuit of others. The
examinations have now occupied some days, under the
active and competent superintendance of the Rev. 1)r.
Cooke; and it is expected that a numerous list of prisoners
will be added to the present extended calendar of felons for
trial at our ensuing Assizes. One of the parties appre-
hended has, we know, given informition of not less than
furlp-one felonies in which he and his associates have been
concerned ! We are in possession of names and other par-
ticulars connected with these transactions, but which we
deem it prudent to withhold at present, lest a premature
disclosure should tend to defeat the ends of justice.
CAVERN AT BRAMLEV.—Speculstion has been set afloat
within these few days by the discovery of a kind of cavern
at Bromley, a village in this parish. This vast excavation
was first perceived by a number of workmen employed in
sinking a well on the premise of Mr. William Ferrer,
cloth-miller, of that place. On descending into the cavity
they found it to consist of a wall of rough masonry, co-
vered over with large stones, and a part of which is upheld
by pillars of the same material ; within, a considerable num-
ber of bones have been found, which are supposed to be
those of horses formerly at work in the premises, and
which probably have been overwhelmed by the sudden
falling in of the ponderous materials. Several conjectures
have been formed as to the origin of this cavern, which is
of a capacity sufficiently large to contain several thousand
men, but the prevailing opinion is, that it has been an ex-
hausted stone quarry, and human memory extends far
enough to recollect that about seventy years ago alone was
got in this situation.—Lccds Menlo y.

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• - MARRIED.
On the 29th ult., at Marylebone New Church, retrain c,m.
Hope Johnstone, R.N., tra 31itria, daughter of Joreph Rua
Earl. of Ulster-place.b.

DIED.
On the 27th ult., at Godmanchester, the Rev, .1. 11 Av,
Rector of Elssrorh, in Canthri.'geshire, aged 71.
On the 24th ult.. at Shorestone, Northumberla-d. of a
but severe illness, which I e took on his journey from lAulot.
Henry George Grey, Esq. Deputy Asiftstant Cotandssari.Gene7,l
to the Fumes.

On the 211th ult., at ;liars/Ism-street, Westminster, steiump
respected, and deeply regretted by his numerous blends, Jo',,
Morris, Esq. nged 40, late of the Audit Office, tionserset.plare
On Friday last, at Brampton, aged I:: years, Adrian
Ilyett. the only arm of W. 11. &Eyettr Ern- Secretary to the' .
factures' Relief Committee.

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDOM MUDGE.
Honk,' .... .. oto n. arks IS I Xveally,. 4 .‘,..110/10. at„ I,
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N. IS. Abdominal Elastic Compress4i to prevent GOrpUICECy,I2I4
to support the Abdomen atter Aecouchement.—Ladies are request.
et to apply at 31r. Otly's private door. A female attends funeral
tin one o'clock.

Q\VAN WITH TWO NECKS, LAD-LANE, Gg.
iJ NEHAI. COACH-OFFICE. Dover, Deal, Rainsgo;
Alargate, and Canterbury Patent Coaches drily.
The following Royal Mails and Post Coaches depart from sod
arrive at the above Inn:—

HOLYHEAD New Mail, through Stony Stratfords Towcester,
Daventry, Bulletin:ch. Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton,
Shins!, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Llangollen, Corwen, and Bangor,
every Evening at half-past seven, Sundays excepted, seven o'clock.
LIVERPOOL Royal Mail, through Dunchurch, Coveauj,
Loleshill, Lichfield, Newcastle, and Congleton, every Evening et
half-past seven. Sundays excepted, seven o'clock.
BRISTOL Royal Alai!, through Reading, Newbury, Illarlbo.
rough, Caine, and Chippenbam every Evening at half-past seven,
Sundaya excepted. seven o'cloci.
BATA and EXETER Royal Mail, through Devizes, Alelk.
sham, Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, anal Cullumpton, nay
Evening at half-past seven. Sundays excepted. seven o'clock.
PLI MOUTH Royal Hail, every Evening at half-past seven,
Sundays excepterl,seven o'clock.
EXETER Royal Mail, through Salisbury, Mandl:tad, and Dor.
cheater, every Evening at half-pact seven, Suntt.iya excepted, seven
o'clock.

FALMOUTH Royal Mail, every Evening at half past seven,
Sundays excepted, seven o'clock.
MANCHESTER Royal Mil, through Northampton. Bat.
borough, Leicester, Derby, Ashbourn, Leek, and Macclesfield,
every Evening at half-past seven. Sundays excepted, seven o'clock.
BIRSIINGLIA3I New' Mail (in 13 hours), through Stray
Strattord, Daventry, and Coventry (the nearest road by 10 allies)
every Evening at half-past seven. Sundays excepted, seven o'clock
CA RLISLE and EDINBURGH Royal Mad, through Mot-
ley, Proton, and Uarstang, every Evening at half-put seven, Sun-
days excepted, seven o'clock.
CHESTER New Mail. through Salop, Ellesmere, and Wrex.
ham, every Evening at half-past seven, Sundays excepted, seven.
KIDDERMINSTER New Royal Mail, htrough thrti:thstn,
Dudley, and Stourbridge, every Evening at half past seven„ Su.
days excepted, seven o'clock.
NORIVICH Royal Mail, through Chelmsford, Colchester, and
Ipswich. every Evening at half-past seven, Sundays excepted,
seven p' clock.

MILFORD HAVEN Royal Mail, through Cardiff, Svarsev,
Carman hen, and Ilaverfordwest, every Evening, at halt-past RAC,
Sundays excepted, seven o'clock.

POST COACHES.

LIVERPOOL New Light Post Coach, the Alliance, every
Afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, and arrives at the Sitteras
Head, Liverpool, at half-past six the following Evening, precut).
ing the journey in 211 hours. Passengere by this coach' striae in
time for the Dublin steam.packcts, CID 4 of which leaves Limped
every evening at seven o'clock.
DERBY New Light Day Coach, the Times (in 15 hours, turt
driven through by two coachmen only,) through 'Donnishle, Wo•
burn, Newport. Northampton,- Huborougn, and Leicester, even
morning at half-oast six o'clock.
31ANCHESTER New Light Pont Coach, the Repla!or,
through Dunstable,Woburn, Newport, Northampton. Harborout.
Leicester, Loughborough, Derby, Ashbourn, sad Button, a:
three o'c:e.ek.

HOLYHEAD New Light Post Coach, the Eclipse, through
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shifts!, Shrewsbury, Olvestre
Curwen, and Bangor, every Morning, a quarter before eight o'clock:
CARLISLE, GLASGOW, and EDINBURGH Post Coach,
the Regulator, through Manchester, Oarstuog, Kendall, Aunt',
and Dumfries, every Afternoon at three o'clock. Pusem'ers us.
yelling by this conveyance have an opportunity of resting one nigh:
on theroad, and proceeding on without additional expense iothas-
gsw and Edinburgh.
SOUTHAMPTON Light Coach, through Staines, Hartford
Bridge, Basingstoke, and Winchester, every Morning at half-pst
eight; Tuesdays and Fridays at half-past seven, sad arrives in
time for the Guernsey and Jersey stcam-packets.
WINDSOR and ETON Coaches, daily.
MANCHESTER Royal Defiance lin 21 hours), through Das.
stable, Northampton, ilarborough. Leicester, Cavendish Bridge,
Derby, Ashbouro, Leek, Macclesfield, and Stockport, evety Af-
ternoon at five.

EXETER New Light Four-Inside Post Coach, the Retrial.
tor, through Basingstoke. Overton, Andover, Salisbury,
ford, Dorchester, Bridport, Axminster. and Noniron, every day id
two o'clock. Passengers travelling by this conveyance proceed
without delay to Plymouth and Falmouth.
EDINBURGH and GLASGOW New Post Coach, the Al-
liance, through Newcastle, Lancaster. kends!, Carlisle,and Dum-
fries, at a quarter before eight in the Morning.
NOTTINGHAM New Day Coach, the Times (in 13 hours, and
driven throughout by two Coachmen), through Northampton.
center, awl Loughborough, every Morning at half.past six o'clock.
BRISTOL Regent Post Coach, through Reading, Newbury.
Marlborough. and Rath, every Afternoon at a quarter before four.
1111131INGII A M Light Post Coach, the Balloon, through
Stony Stratfutd, Daventry, Coventry, and Stone Bridge, erey
Afternoon at half.past (he.
FALMOUTH and PLYMOUTH Light Post Coaches, every
Afternoon at two o'clock

WEYMOUTH and DORCHESTER Magnet Day Con, • i.a
15 hours) at five every Morning, and from the Gloucester Ltfee.
house. Piccadilly, at a quarter before six.
COVENTRY Light Four-inside Post Coach, every Afternoon,
at a quarter before six.
NOTTINGHAM New Light Post Coach (in 18 hours; thmag,t
St. Allsan's Dunstable, Woburn. Newport Pagncl, Market Hat.
borough, Leeicester, And Loughborough, at three in the Afternoon.
LEICESTER Light Post Coach, the Union, through Dan-
stable, ‘Voburn, Newport, Northampton, and Harborough, every
Morning at half past wia o'clock.
CHESTER and PARK GATE New Coach, every Morning
at a quarter before eight. and Evening at half-past five o'clock.
WARWICK and LEA Mal NOTON SPA Post Coach, every
Evening at half.past five o'clock.
BRIGHTON Coach every Morning at half-past nine.
DERBY New Light Post Coach, the Regulator (in IS hours),
through Northampton, Market Harborough, and Leicester, every
Afternoon at three o'clock.
DUDLEY and STOURBRIDGE New Light Fout.iasii!e
Post Coach, every Afternoon at half-past five.
TENBY, MERTHYR, soil PEMBROKE Post Coacher,
every Afternoon at four o'clock.
DOVER Coaches, through Rochester, Chatham, Canterbury,
Margate, and Ramsgate, at seven every Morning, and halflaat
six in the Evening.
PARIS Ncw Light Diligence, by way of Dover, every Morning
at *even. and half-past six in the Evening.
TAUNTON through CROSS and BRIDGEWATER, every
Afternoon at tour, at reduced Fares.
BIRMINGHAM and HOLYHEAD New and very Superior
I Day Coach, the Eclipse, through Stony Stratford and Coventry,
the nearest and only direct road, at a quarter before eigl.t o'cleck.
Passengers by this Conveyance have the privilege of resting ore
Night nt Birmingham, and proceed the next Morning, without ad.
ditional expense. The Eclipse Travels Nine Miles an Hoar, and
is upon a new and improved plan of Safety.
ROYSTON and lIUNTINGFORD Post Coach, every After.
noon at lialf.past two o'clock, to the George, Buntingford, and
Crown lan. Royston.
NORWICH New Safety Day Times Poat Coach (in 14 Nonni,
and driven through by one Coachman only) at five in the Morning.
CAMBRIDGE Tally Ho ! Fast Coach (in 5 Hour.), at a
quarter past two o'clock every Afternoon, and from the Flower. Pot,
Bishousgate-street, at hall-rum two.
CANTER.BI'RY Fast Coach, The Tallyho ! every Mar.
noon at half-past two (in seven hours).
MILFORD HAVEN New Post Coach, through Newpoii,
Cardiff, Neath, Swansea, Carmarthen, Nuberth, and Haverford-
West, every Afternoon, at tour o'clock.
Caravans upon springs to most parts of the Kingdom.
N.B. Parcels and Luggage conveyed Daily to till Parts of
North, and to every City and manuta7turing Town in the Ric.''dom. W. WATEIIIIOI'SE and Co.. Proprietor,-
wo• The Proprietors of the above Carriages beg leave to inionn
the Public, that they will not be accountable for any Paseel et
Package whatever, tor for any Passenger's Luggage above Decvalue of Five Pounds, unless the same he entered and paid fat
accordingly, at the time of the delivery of any such Parcel, Pa"
age, or Passengers' Luggage, to them or their Agents.
Goods insured at a moderate rate.
PIIESS °ince, by J. W. CARLTON, N"
Strand, and published by It. CANNON, same place.

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