The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-26 00:00:00

PRINCE LEOPOLD.

Hilt Highness the Prince of Saxe Cobol, rgh, the acs-
tined hushand of ti,e Princis; Cnsithorre. of 'Wst.r.s,
landed at Doses 'Tuesday night, at eleven o'clock, in the
"riing George packet, front ('alais, end after taking up
.his abode at the Ship Inn for the night, set off Wednes-
slay morning fur torn : cn his arrival, Lord Castlereagh,
.:.s Secretary of State for Foreign Aftitirs, waited upon
the Prince at Clarialon Hotel, Bond Itreet, to congra-
tulate him, and know his pleasure as to his future arrange-
:lent& His Lordship, as soon as he had taken his leave
t-f the Prince, dispatched a mexscuper with the result of
the interview to the Prince Itel,Pent at Brighton.—Thc
r.ame evening, about ten o'clock, Gen. Sir Benjamin
Bloomfield arrived in London, front Brighton, and imme-
elately titer proceeded to Lord f'astlereagh's house, with
ccuninunimtim from the Prince Regent to the Prince
ef Saxe Cobourg. Thursday Sir Benjamin Bloomfield
returned to Brighton, about two o'clock.—'l'he same
morning the Prince of Saxe Cobourg received visits at
the Clareutitm Howl, from Baron Trip, and a number of
t'..istingoishedeltaracters ; His Ilighness having previously
teat ifs communication to the l)uchess of lark at Oat-
lands. He afterwards went to visit the Archdukes John
And Lewis, in Stratiiml-place. I n theevening the Prince
rained with Lord Castlereagh, where these was a select
vary to meet him..

Her Majesty, it is reported, will go to Brighton early
next wflek thr the purpose of consulting. Avid' the Prince
it:gcsst, .upt.at tile -approaching inurrittl4e of the Princess
harlotte. l'fince Leopold came saner than was cx-
pc•ctel--rtot .a bad sign in a suitor. A yacl!! was in pre-
It.Jration to bring His Highness over. Ile i% about six •
foe in height, pule, r....tittx pitted with the small-ism,
but a fair, open countenance, and prepos.zessing manners.
I,cowld Geo. (ltrittiat, .Prince oft'olxatrg,was born the
! (ith of December, 11'5WS--4te is the son of the late reign-
Frmicis—dn:s two brothers and four sisters,
s%se erf the latter marrlea Is a Prince of NVirtemberg,
:mother to the Grand l)uke Constantine of lttltsio,--
Colrnirg. is situated in Upper S:%conr, and contains about
4.t100 kilt/Ain:sits—both the :....overeihro and the Subjects'
4.rc of the I.ut:iiemn religion.
Y./Lt :crow, Y. Rll. thre afternoon,
his ,S,ercite Highness Itr:nec Leopold of Szkre-Colentrg,
actsr.'syanit,ll in the same carriage by I.ordeastlermgli, as-
ri,.t./i where tbeilltritrious Prince -was re-,
eoiera %%iris :he must enthusiastic. welcome by his Royal
iii,;:..nests tile 1)1,1e of Clarenee, Sir It. Illoomfichl, Count
11.!..derthurgb, and the household nobility. Imnediately
atter his Serene lligloitss was congratulated in the en..
twee hia he wr.s conducted to the Prince
Jisp,errrs ups trf.tme ; tinges la. 11/;y1:11-1Vaness ttrtir
illtts•r!•at% s-n-i-•-law. with Lord C:warrra;,7l, par

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'THE NATIONAL TIEGISTrIt

Hi,: Serene Highness, we are happy to observe, is very
convemnt with the English largtinge.
The arrival of the Prince (obourg was followed by
that of Lord Liverpool, Lord Erskine, Count Munster,
and Colonel Harienbrook (Secretary to the Prince.)

INCOME TA X.
The Petitions of the Common Council and Cowmen
hail agliinit the laconic Tax arc closely followed np by
those of the wards and parishes, and from the metnyolis
the example is rapidly spreading to the country.—We
hope all the counties will manfully declare themselves
since nobody disputes that the proposal of this tux in
time of peace it a downright violation of compact with
the nation at large. The Itmnan historian, Tacitus, in
his nervous style, describes it as one of the most grating
subjects of complaint, that those evils which in time of
war had been thought heavy and scarcely to be endured,
and which were only excused by the necessity of arms,
were continued even after the return of peace. As to
the ruinous nature of tins tax, the authority of Adam
Smith is decisive. He notices several attempts at a sort
of Income or Property Tax in various countries, most of
which were exceedingly slight, and almost optional: but
v-lis,t he says of the experiment made in Holland is re-
markable. On aparticular occasion the citizens assessed
themselves at the rate of two per cent. on their capital.
This great sacrifice was demanded at the instant by the
extreme peril of their liberties, and was not, and could
not have been intended to be repealed. Smith's remark,
however, is fully applicable to the Income Tax of the
present day. "In a particular exigency, the People
may, from great public zeal, make a great etliirt, and give
up even a part of their capital, in order to rc,lieve the
State ; but it is impossible that they should continue to
do so for any considerable time; and if they did, the tax
woeid soon ruin them so completely, as to render them
:log-ether incapable of supporting the State."—Except
in such emergencies as this celebrated author refers to,
it was always the proud distinction of English finance,
that it 14t ass much as pos6ble to the volition of the
contributor. Hence the spirit of liberty with us infused
itself even into that which is generally considered as most
alien to it in principle—the fiscal operations of Govern-
ment.

tin coograt eeonitor.

NUMBER

SALM POPIILI SUPHLMA EST LEX.

DISEASES, so far as regards a popular view of them,
may be divided into two chisses---those which are de-
pi-talent upon atmospherical changes, or arc influenced
by the particular state of the cireumambient air ; and
into those, the causes of which are not at all, or in a very
slight degree, connected with these changes. The for-
mer again may be subdivided into two species,—those
which obviously depend upon, and are usually produced
by exposure to atmospherical influence, as colds or
catarrhs, inflammation of the lungs and rheumatism ; and
tholse whose character is only modified, or virulence aug-
mented, by certain states of the air, or progression of
seasons, as small-pox, measles, and scarlet-fever ; although
the mode in whichsuch influence is exerted, is yet undis-
covered by us. Tlin firmer of these two last sets may
be thought to depend upon the simple qualities of the air,
us coldness, moisture„ or dryness; the latter to derive their
origin or propagation from some peculiar combination. or
chemical state of the ilastic vapours by which we are Sur-
roweled. Eaat of these claims our attention, but not
with an equal degree of interest ; and nccordingly each
class shell obtain that .share of notice which its import-
ance seems entitled to demand.
The present is a season of the year, in which those dis-
eases, the offspring of cold and moisture, are nsmdly pro-
vident ; and the vicissitudes of weather that we have lately
experienced have not only malltiplied their number, but
aggravated their violence. Catarrhs, therefOre, pulmonary
complaints, and rheumatism, occupy a large proportion of
our present list. The contagious discuses of children,
also, have, in no inconsiderable degree, been influenced
by the state of the weather. HoopinK Cough and Measles
are at present frequent among this interesting part of our
population, many of whom fall victims to the severity of
' their attack, notwithstanding the most appropriato treat-
ment. It has been complained, and perhaps with some
degree of truth, that the diseases of children have not ob-
taiaed their full share of consideratim among the gene-
rality of medical practitioners. who are represented as
taking less interest in, and. concerning themselves less
about, the welfiire of such very ruing patients, than for
those of adult ur matures air. Should this charge be
true, we may account in some measure tl,r the practice,
sit nslivcrsal, of drenching the young subjects with some
advertised specific, or committing them to the manage-
ment of lame ignorant old nurse, whose ill-timed officious-
ness togfrequantlyincreasex that diseasilwlich she knows not
how to cure. la their slightest degre.., 'however, 'loop-
ing cough and mtnsies should become the objects of
serious attention, lust irreparable mho :lief be done by
than to so importaxt and vital an organ as the lungs.
Tisu former, in particular, requires a due portion of skill
in its treatment, since it has unkt.iestienalay a two-fold
chi:later. inflammatory and spasmodic ; and according to
sb, (1 either of them. must i'o.treatment

FEB.f?6 .

be varied. In its incipient stage, however, it may be.
alwaysconsidered as Mflammatory; and the sule.st mode to
adopt is, to withhold from the subject of its attack, what-
ever may increase the circulation, or stimulate the sys-
tem. Animal food is in general to be forbidden, and the
mildest diet only allowed. By moderating inflammation
in the early stages of the disease, the subsequent spiimodi -
state is rendered much milder, and any lasting inkay
the 10ng..: is much less to be apprehended. It may be Amu.-
times necessir: to effect this intention by the e'hibition
of appropriate medicines ; but ad attempts to remove. 0:
cure the disease at its commencement, are worse than

useless. Arising from a specific cont.lgion, it fellows
the grauml laws of centagimis diseases : an assimila-
tion of some of the humours of the body into its own
nature, anti a constitutional disturbance tor their expul-
sion. Like all other contagious diseaac,,, it has regular
perio,'., of increase, height, and decline ; and will, in its
mihler attacks, naturally and gradually wear itself out.
without any interposition of art, and, indeed, in spite of
all interference. This character, in the history of tiv•
disease, has been abundantly fiwourable to the reputation
of certain nostrum:, which, when exhibited in the decline
of the disease, have been ffillowed 1w the most wonderful
cures. From what has been said above, however, it ap-
pears, that each separate stage of the disease requires its
distinct treatment ; and that to substitute, in the first anti
early stage of the disease, those medicines which are sin-
gularly useful in the last stage, might be doing incalcula-
ble mischief to the little patient. As a general rule, it
may be sufficient to state, that in the commencement of
the complaint, in mild cases, any further interference
than a strict attention to diet, and occasionally relieving
the stomach by an emetic, is quite unnecessary; when
the lungs shall have been attacked by serious inflamma-
tion, more active remedies are required, the extent ef
which can only be judged of by a skilful practitioner.
When the febrile state is over, and nothing but the
spasmodic cough remains, it will be useful to attempt its
r,:moval by suitable antispasmodics and tonics; but nothing
in this period of the complaint is found to be so effica-
cious in general, as change of air,— a mild and dry situ-
ation being of course entitled to a preference.

Enn,trym in M F.D. MON. No. 1.-3 d Tine from bottt.nl, kr
imprnpr, rtsd imperfret.

DRAMATIC REGISTER.

Measure
.for Measure is got up this season at Covent
Garden, with great attention to costume. and a general
propriety in the performance of all the actors, which ren-
ders it justly a eery attractive piece, and entitles us to
say, that in the total effect of the play there is scareely
any thing further to he desired. But we have seen it in
other times, when Angelo was played by PALMni instead
of 'f ; the Duke by dome k nr.E; and Isabella Ly
Mrs. SionoNs. We wish not to detract from the meat
of our modern actors, by comparing them with those that
are gone by ; hut we hardly knew the value of those who
delighted us finmerly, till by comparison with what we
must still call the excellence of modern times, we had
found how much their actual merit would transcend our
praise. With a better voice than K FM OLE, YOUNG is
still a mannerist, and his manner is borrowed from ano-
ther. lie has sttulied in the school of his predecessor,
and only follows in his steps; but the artificial tones of
K antics, in passages of level speaking, was more than
endurable ; it became habitually respectable --
mtisfaztory, because we felt that it was neeessar
that it was natural to him. In Mr. Vomits, who h:.s
no defeat of voice to conceal, we look fi- more of ease,
and expect him to speak on the stage as he would at his
table. Whenever, therefore, we catch the fitinttat
note of Mr. KEmitt.E's intenafon, our car rejects it as
faulty, because it not only gives a stiff unwieldy manner
to his declamation, hut we condemn it as unnecessary.
Mr. Yors“ and Mr. 13ARRYMOIM pOSSCSS the line:l
voices for declamation on the stage, anti vet they do nut
produce an effixt equal to the thick muffled tone id
KEAN. YOUNG is certainly not to be compared with
13ARRY/40HE in any thing else, but we caught a mixture
of both his yoke and that of KFMGLE in many of tic
sermons of the Monk. This character is not one in
which an actor can exhibit mach pathos, nor are avec
any scenes which give scope fier theatrical effect in paint
of situation. It is one of calm dignity, and imposing
grandeur. in this, K N ULE WUS unrivalled; and thatigh
we would nut call Mr. Yovati deficient, yet he fell short
of his great master. Whet' the cowl was Toro frem his
shoulders dn• Lucia, we thought that a part of his dignity
was removed. The gn•c habit, the sententious inanner,
the bald head, and anti& heard of the Monk, had an awe
and solemnity, which we sought in vain among the
gilded taggs and silken tassels, of the white Huss; r
dress of the Duke—brilliant, rich, and glinering.as it
was. The Pail, it was szti,% had made a puke; but l•y
unstripping the Mmik, we :lid not feel that lie had re -
thaw& :eV thing much :thee his own foppery; and it:a. •
regretted ;toy part of Mr. Yot•no's delivery, it wait the
vehemence with which he imposed ',Pence upon Lue;u.
Mr. TERRY also pe•rf•rmed his part well, speaking
with due consideration of his actual powers ; titr with
his small fgure, and harsh, nuvekldy Trice, he has many
difficulties to cneonnte•r. There is a h:•rslness theta his
wanner. which suits well enocigh with characters of bluut

liamvity, or of low cunning; but which does not bia;uute
the lofty mind, yet frail character, of .1/e;i'.'ll.
Mitt.) Cr NEILL was the greEt star or the night, to whom
eyes were attracted, and round whom all the rest of
the tu;tors swotted to move as mere sitellites about a
planet of the first (Inter. Miekan,ictivudmi6 great
merit, that it requires the coldness anti the experience of
a critic to discover her defects ; and if she compares our
jEdgment with the plaudits which she received, and in
many of which we joined, it may happen probably that
bile will appeal film our sentence. But on this head,
we would have all ac tors understand, that mere ap-
plause is not the teA ef positive excellence, and that it is
rb often bestowed on the poet as on the actor. The elm-
meter allqittetitoMiss O'NEILL was evidently the fhvourite
ow! of Su sEEsPEARE in this play; but it is °fa peculiar
east, and one net within the
,/bile of Miss O'Nfittt's
powers. In perst.il she is fieseinating, rather than grand;
in voice, powerful and impressive ; but in mind, truly fe-
minine, and not metaphysical or poetic, In characters of
feminine Mvectness and affectimi, she is irresistible ; she
looks and speaks, and seems to think and feel, as a wife
would, at the distress of a beloved husband ; and we think
.it more than probable that many of her audience have said
mentally—' would that Heaven hail made me such a wife!'
Isabella is an tared ionate 'sister, but it cold nun. The
pride of minden purity animates her with a philosophic
dignity, a commanding enthusiasm, a haughty inspiration,
which belongs only to a mind of the highest intellectual
vignur. She is a philosopher; a female Handel, a me-
taphysician in petticoats; n Made. De Mad in veil. This
the charming Miss O'NEILL is not ; but this, the awful
and the majestic Sinnoxs, upon the stagy at least, could
be, and was with a superiority which delies all rivalship,
tend leaves room only tin imitation. In the beautiful
Mssitges of poetic enthusiasm, and lofty declamation,
rs. Sinnosis exhibited a skill which was justly charac-
terised by the deputation of the English bar, when they
thanked her tier the lessons they had received in eloquence.
She delivered them with a grace and dignity which we
have never seen equalled by any orator, living or dead,
in the senate, at the bar, or in the pulpit. In her voice.
the tragic MSC scented to speak with all the enthusiasm
of poetic inspiration. If we say, then, that in these pas-
sages we beheld Miss O'NEILL with other feelings than
we have done in listening to Mrs. Srnnoxs, we only say,
that below the highest degree of excellence in this cast of
character, Miss O'NEILL stands at, perhaps, not a very
distant interval. IVe thrbear to lan-nod:wise where we
have not topraise most highly, and shall prefer an maw-
tunity in which we may point out particular beauties,
rather than deficiencies. • • •

The comic characters were well east. tucio was,
erhaps, too frivolvus ; hut Pompey, was really POMPEY
the Great ; fin' no actor pallid have so little set down fit;•
him by the author, and ntake so much of it witout tres-
passing beyond the limits of sound discretion. LISTON if
in such characters nature itself, and yet his delineation of
nature arises from R strong sense of truth, and a just
feeling of humour; with a genius, which, while it seems
merely to copy, actually creates. Had nature given to
this actor the figure of K►:an+t.e, with as strong a sense of
the sublinw as of the ridiculous, what would he not hare
etlixted? At present, we never see him, without a renewed
satii.fiaction, and an acknowledgment, that he is, perhaps,
the first at comic actors in an age which abounds with so
much excellence in Comedy, that it puts our utmost skill
to the trial, when we endeavour to ascertain on where
to fix the laurel which is to mark the superiority.
The whole play, we repeat, is well got up, and so well
acted, that none but a critic would find leisure, perhaps,
to discover faults.

A new Pantomine, or rather a Aelertion of the best panto-
mimic ser111••• I% a 4 performed on NI midst v night at the aho• e
'Theatre with great silems. It is called //orieiviris Olie, and
a more pleasing or ili• erting olio 11;1s seldom been witnessed.
Toward the c!iiim of the performance, an Italian lady, oho had
prrvioush exhibited at the feneing.roimi of Mr. Angelo, in
Ileind-drert, made a trial of skill with two competitors. She
is rather a muscular, but still a graceful figure: and to All op.
patently perfect liiionlealge of the as t, she added an extraor
Jinary degree of strength, precisiou, awl agility, Ilia excc.
ti uns were Iciudi) applauded.

INTELLIGEAVE.

COURT OF KING S BENCH, Fre. 22.
tont) corite•sc v, :ANILTIIII.IIT.

This was nit action to recover damages against the defendant,
for t whiting a patent obtained !,, the plaintiff for a newly•iii-
voted Lamp, for illuminating all eitics, tow IP:, and villagas.
lite ease occupied the whole day. It appeared, that the
na city of the intention cow-islet' in increasing the lineally
of light in knits; by an ingenious mode of bringing the at-
mospheric air to be:tr upon the wick of the burner. After it
considerable number of witnet:ses were esamined, it tamed
jut that the islaintitrs specification was larger than his pa-
tent; the [Mk+ ht. tt itt th,.t the invent' WAR adapted for
" all reties, town., and villages," whereas die former
sareratled.•• light-hooses, theatres, churches, chapels, eve."
Ibis derided the row ; for the Learned Judge immediatel
directed the plaintiff to he mann/reed.

In the King's 'kiwis on Friday scnnigbt, Mr. Wild, a !hilt
broker in the t itv, OtlLlifiett a verdict, with 401. damages,
against the Light I ompany ; being the vAllie of a horse
killed through defendants' sui Yantis negligently 14.:1V ing r quan-
tity of ruhhigh in the Strand. where they had been laying down
pipes for tne gas., and by winch the animal sir.is thrown (lowa,
Mr. Wild thrown out and cruised, and the gig much injured.

'Puy sapioNAL RPGISTEN

01:1)

Satunity. Join Cnikr was in heed for fluniously, :waling a letters
containiN at:l.ll4in promissory note fur 101. the prupetiy el Eiizab....6l
Garnet ;as. of Richmond, Surrey. on the eSt I utd.uanst last.
The prisoner had been out upon nail since the lasWatusion, and now
surrendered himself to Aide
NI,. Iteynokls stated the ease on the part of the prosecution; and
thu fails of tlw i,hieh were ad,ltard ni its s•appurt by nearly 1:0
witnesas, were briefly ihriser—lc appeared o,:tt a persioi named Glatt'.
roiding near litidport, hail, on the 191 it of .tugusb last, procured a
promissory, note. Bd.. Iron: the Dor.l.:iter Bank. payable at the
how,' of tux, Merle, and Co. of Little Britain. This note be enclosed
in a letter on the glst of August List, to Mrs. E. Garnett Jones, of
Kew, luau Richnionchciirectesi to the care ofMr. John Beil, idostles-
street, in the latter place. This letter. it impearssl, war never received
by Mrs. Cale or Jlr. Wilson; but, on the i• qd of Auguit. the day on
Which it should have arrived, a person tailing himself Wil on. pre-
sented the promissory note in question. :a the house of Cox. Merle,
and Ca. fur payment, where a clerk, of the name of 11:teller. gave in
lieu too corresponding notes of the value of 11. each. These, with vari-
ous other notes. were also proved to have been received on the mune
day by the houw of Cox and Co. from the Bank of England. 'fhe
prisoner. who was a stamper of letters in the General Post (Hlke, hail
also the duty of delivering suede letters as he Stalllpell over to the sorter.
It further appeared, that the prisoner was employed on the duty de-
scribed at a table marked F. where the Britunt latttrs were stamped.
'She arrival of the Bridport bait of letters was proved to have been re-
gularly received on the •t td tit A11'411,1, when the letter and note in
question were missing from nonalelivcry. It. eut..asitience of aim • of
the Bank notes which had bean paid in exchange for the
airy note at the house of Cox and Co. hring traced to the prisoner, the
was taken into custody'. and underwent an examination at Bow-street
Here the notes which hall Ivan so traced t•, him, and ir.,:ori,ll in his
writing. were produced by Mr. retkin, Jun. the Solicitor to the Post
t Mice, when the torisaner arkameleilg them to be so endorsed by him
but stated distinctly the name and ad trews ofesch parson ;ruin whom lie
received them.

...... .........
The trial occupied the attention. of the Court for secernl hours, and
Mr. Justice I.e Blanc. haring summed up the evident.-- a: great length.
the Jury, withirat the slightest besiuttion. found the privinr Guilty—
Death t but recoinmeigled him to merry, on account of his previous
gmd character.
Tuesday frilliam White alias Kor.kee Beau, was indicted for steals
Mg. or the lfith of October last, a paper parcel, on:mining hunk notes
anininting to INF.'. the property of Met3lii. Henry Brown. and James
Coombs, of Windsor. ,rt Pohests. 1010 sews indicted with tea•
prisoner as an accomplice. was called upon his recognizance. but did
not appear. The eiictuiistarece of this case have been so fully and so
fretluently before the publii: in our Paper. that we feel it unnecessary
to detail the evidence. alibi was attempted to he proved by at
least aix petsions ; but the Judge basing summed up the evidence, the
Jury. without the slightest hesitation. found the prisoncl---fiuilty.
Wednesday Corpi. Barnett. for attempting the life of Nlim Kelly.
by firing at her in Drury Lane Theatre, was Pitt to the bar; hut the
(;rand Jury having been discharged, his trial was postponed until thu
nes, t S.l,sions.

Ti IV It !TO/ITV:R. after some trials of no public interest, proceeded to
pass s-nu nee of Death upon the following 'ZS convicts:--.
John Fencnt, for stealing 4.;tiods amountiog to .5 inl. in a dwelling-
house; John Cutler, for s..crettrig a letter containing a ml. note; Daniel
Halliday. Tho7nas Weatherstone. alias Anderson, Robert Carver, John
Dates, alias Wild. John :Marshall, James Dail, Richard Gill:um. W.
Thomas. W. Smith, .1. Crow, 11. Jones. alias Bland. James Smith.
Thomas Turner. Arthur Allinpliam. and James Wool, for burglary:
Robert Esellay. alias Wilson. G. Fret-tone. James Miles. W. Rose,
and Charles Tomkinson reading good and money in dwelling-
houses; Thomas Cooper. for cutting and maiming wit ; intent to kir :
Ann Smith. for prhatAy stealing in a shop; and J Barnett, a boy
only ten years of age, for staling viva. ly in a shop.
Thursday after hearing a f.w CAWS of a petty nature. the Sessions
terminated, and the Recorder pmeeeded to pass sentence upon the se-
veral convicts; when Captain George harrower, for bigamy. being pet
to. the bar. and asked what he had to way why thejukrment of the court
should not be prononneed against him r replied. that however cheer-
fully he would submit to the punishment which the laws of his country
imposed, lie felt himself again bound, as an injured and persecuted
intheidual, to declare his innocance of the crime with which he was so
Mully charged by his pro:motors; he was then anuoucisi to be cordiristi
air mouths in Newgate. The Captain bowed respectfully to the
Court, and retired.

J. II uglies, to tk trans' orted for life; T. Read, J. Bowers. .1 Dent. J.
Watkins. and L. Cmmar, tor It Bears; .1. Hassey, G. Lewis' W.
F.vans. J. llaxwortliy, Turman, T. Berry, .1. Sullivan. Jane Eng-
land. C. Lander alia. Harris. Ann Harding. Ann Brower, J. Wilson,
Ann arias Mary Burn, T. Harris. M. ll:in.:van, W. White, .1. Robin-
son. Charlotte Hav,y, G. Burton. IL Perry. H. Johnson, J. Button.
Martha Galagon, T. Perrym W. Austin. and C. King. for seven yrats.
Four were ordered to be imprisoned in the House of (orreition for
one )enr ; ten for six months ; four fur three months ; and four for one
month each ; wise far imprisonment in the Iliki,e of nu-nation fur the
City of London. and four in Newgate for various periods ; four were
lined is. each and discharged ; seven were rrivattly whipped ; one
judgment was resuir, d ; ma twelve were prod:aviation.
--Sessions adjournott to April 3.
ELANCHOLI* ACI'l DENT.

Friday, in a snuffle between Mr. Brookes. the owner of a menagerie.
and Mr. Thompson. in which a pistol* was used. the Ldter was shot in
the head, and little or no bopes.ire entertained of ltis ::covery.
alai: having taken place in the City, Mr. B. was brought before the
Lord Mayor at the Mansion House to explain the transaction. S
vend witnesses also attended, who were presem on the melancholy oc-
casion. The following particulars tranapirtal beim.: Ms Lordship:—
Mr. B. had been acqtbSillted with 6arali Turkey tio six a ram during
which period they had lived tageth.r as man and wife. out were rot
married. HaYing 'atsiness in Se otland. he left the female under pro-
tection of his friends. residing at Wistinorland-plat, with s stitahle
pniyisiaa for her maintenance until his return. Its friends !vine; us
the habit of visiting an aqua ntancy with w!.oui Mr. Thompson
lodged, the latter, in exonsequence. beearne a:quaimsel with Sa.sio
Tookey ; and two days prior to Mr. B.'s retarr, troa. koclnld. pm-
vailyel to on her to quit Westmorland-place. and to with hiu. a:
hi. Ind..ings in the ity-road ‘tr. B. was notch .reined a: the hos te.
the deeply, and conrultiAl with a liair.dreurr, tae "arat_her or the fugitive.
as to the best roan of vet:owning her. They both proceylui tog•ather
to 'rhonipson's lodgings, aped during Isis absence induced Sarah
TYs.a.:y to return wial them, but not without considyral.l.: nlnctitcce.
Three days had elapsed. when Mr. T. had enclessuored in vain to trace
the ...man; and it was not until yesterday that they n.et. In the
noon, M. T. called at the brother's and left Jr: thtat he was „Lsirous
of an opportunity ot speaking with Mr. B. on h:Jiness relative to the
poise.sion of &trill Tookey. and that in the hop! ~.fineeting him :hoe
in the evening, he thould look in. In lyss t, en an :AY= and a half
Nurever. he called again, and in the inters al Mr. B. and Sarah Too-
key had seen the brother, and been told of Mr. Thm.psor's intention.
Thompson, finding Mr. B. and the o!iieet of his .ware:;• t sgether is
Bull.alley, desired to come to an explanation with die fanner. I hi the
t.,orties meeting. a quarrel ensued, and Thouipsor., anabls: to cope
with B. in point of strength, had pre pool hinuslf with a piitol wide))
he drew from "Ms pocket. The SCR Itniing and fears of the women.
however. inclusattl Thomp on to replace it again in his praket. B. ran
tip stain and armed himself uith a poker. aid, on uoming down, a
fresh Prattle envied. B. has given Thompson a yioiem blow on the
head with thy poker. who finding hinis If again overeat:red, Laid re.
course to die pistol. B. on perectving his danger. irne rid If the potter.
and eloAxl with Thompson. in order to wrest froth hia hands the idly
weapon : but B. states that in this he did rar. ami finding that
Thompson WAS endeavouring to discharge the pi;',. rr .o.rticri it =isle.
when the contents Wltereti the head of ex man. anti he in-
stantly fJI, srd bled rrofusely. Mr. Amhrow, of the Post-office.
hearing the shrieks of the woman. entered Lie house, and was endea-
vouring :a separate the parties when the pistol went off close to his ear.
and his face :Ind neck-handervhief were hesisttorol all over with blood,
but he fortunately escaped without injury. Toe poor wrenuti was asnated

intuit chair, ahj endtsivoured„ but In an incoherent manner, to articst
late an answer to oar question's. It was thought chat he was desirou,
to defend hitt:self Irons the charge of suieicle, tor he ass undcrstood to
repeat. '• it was taken from me. it was taken num inc." isosaung tho
pool. lie was iutinetlLaely etotecyesl tu St. Thomas's 11,,spitai, but,
ay we before awed, with htthi R till 'Willi Of [1.1.1)111:Xy. as It appeatei
sitspoesale to extract the hall, or give him relief'. That joung worruin
attended lliosupson to the hospial, whilst H. was conveyed to the
:11 /nation-house
The Lord Mayor, on hearing all the evidence brought forward,
and learning that mere could be ptoduced, ordered the prisoner H. to be
stranded until Mande} next.
The following further particulars have been sine,: published rt %path g
the aboveunfortunutealiidr. Mr. Thoilli/601111, b nauva W' )l anal {bestir
and was aprineil clerk in thy houst ot Alto. Sabin anti t to. solicitoi•,
in hretlenek's pfwr, Old Jewry. Ile was very much attstelled to /'
young woman who was tile cause ut his ittiofortusie, and she apparent./
entertained fur hits 4 rociprocal.allixtion. 11 hen he triclinia/ft 115 r tit r
at her brother's in Hall-alley, lie designated ht r by the title in wife, as, h,e
prorated to inarry her intinelliattly. 11.1 ten Timinjauti was tam to ti e
Ilospital, the wound on the left ...he of his head was probed. to useerta. I
whether the ball remained there, but nothing visa diovs creel a Inch cotO.l
lead the surgeons to the timmition of a conclusive oisinton. It was or -
cessstry from the blow of the raker alone, to trepan the head. 'Ehe air .1
Mayor, the better to se-tuft the (litho of justice, was ekanotts, *bast tt
wounded sulkier appearal in full possession of Iti.s friiidties., to tat.
(howl/ his examination ; lie therefore• proceeded to die hospital on Ft ioh /
air: ernoun. alter the hearing of Brookes at rite ulartsiun 'loose. I e four ,i
Thompson in aco untried state of tau :d, and tiliciteal ton :site shot lino's. a
tired the pistol which hail inflicted the wound, but at the Sallie time it wet
tin/ler:Antal that the deadly weal.un was origiiadly in the f
Tatmip•on. %Viten shown a slit;, hesrotithed that that vas not its I.o'
ants. for tbe pistol was loaded with/ ball; this einurnstante gave the i • -
preanionthatoepiste.had not been tun/is:ad by Its-talkers. latedst• •
was prevehted, by the advice of tbs./111,1.AM*. from tentleriog an strut..
and proceeding in th: examination seeurding to the fonrs of law. a s
that ',trash hislite wablittt totally desyainal off ar,d tltcp,olsibility c
a reuodur exte.,ituttn might b.: attincled with t.:anstemus consssout net s.
.S, tatebuineus to:mutated. no eognocauwe tan la• taken rut TIIOIIII/!011.1
thech.ratites in any future judicial proceedings. tin wurday morning.
the regut:r evidence. of the uhfortunate boat rte being deenoal hieby
ruptisite to char up the tranauct'on, stir W. rut So at raled the 1.0.-
pital tier the Lord M oor to take the examination. Brookes also wj4
pr(xcnt iu eubusty. •hut it was now use late, •Ite patient was knits!
not only delirious, !tut hat extremities were already ,old. He spoke a
a hub., but it was in stall an incoherent and rout's, In dory manner, ths't
Isis statement coul•I not be cithoitlered goal reifies:we; clifd the summits
were of "Linton that he could not linger sent :11./ Jay. The messes
riven to inquirtrs sit a late hour in the evening was, that he would not
tor/ivy the night. 'Else young wonnui, the rause of the catastrophe,
whoa: friends des:rued it expedient to conline her to her room, contrived
to defeat their r igiknet. anti mind leer way to use hosittalt but was
foam convtied suck to her friends in a state of the Wllthal .
Since the above was written, we have useertoin ei that Mi. 'I lions/, n
is ulead; he expired at tl:ret o'clock ycstertlay morning at St. 'l'honsas
I loopital; an inquest is sin 1111 l mod to bit on the body.
TIIE St./TEREUS tx Tilt: C0.U...P1T.....Ab011t 12
months ago between ;0 and Ito nieti anti boy, lust their live., in ti C
llt aton coal-lit. near Newtastle-nispo-Ty•ne, by what is called a hla
of tht•pit and its filling in cone" water. ant l
uence with lt Visa I on:\llll.lllily last tit instant. that the bodies of the horaterynrt of the
to we/ e s onte at, when i of thvin wore Seked in what is (allot!
the far workings of the pit. It ha.) beta deftly mac( toll( d that Jet;.:
unfortunate men and buys all perished by starvation. T: cy had eft
into a part of the pit where the seater did not reach them, soil hail be, n
many sect•ks employed in cnticavottrin to work their w..y ...sat an old
pit, lot, by which tacy might have aped. They sae sup; 'hod to hate
filed in their attempt by tile want of hand to support theni, as ebt'y
Is tow in the pit was eaten to the bout. The untottunate num had 4,
water -mark fixt.l up, that they iniglit'observt if it fell. Coe ours, Isla"
is sums seal to have set to watch it, W 11.) found dyad at his plot.

BOW-ST E ET.
OUTRAGE AT DRI7IIT-1 AN t: TllE.LTßK.—Tucntloy. George
Barnett, the soling man VtiAl tired the pistol at Nfit‘s while
performing on Saturday a Lull nmudof witch was given
en our last, wiis thought limn Testhiltichis for Linn! examination.
'lite evidence was a;ain road to the respective witnessev, w;:o were LO
their tlepo,itions; in tu.:(!ition to the former evidence is the foliownw
Mr. George Rutter. lime-office Ke•per, snit!, he heel examined the
lamps. and other trams el the stag,. which were exinsixl to the tiring of
the shot. None of the Letups were broken ; but the sheet of tin iteta
tier the purpose of etiCetiPg the light upon the stage. had several marls
upon it, as it some 51.01. oad been rcitelkel. lea perforations were
in one of tile wings, and also in the hack scene. %Vanes, laoiluestii a
tea shot. which lie hail pit:keel up upon the stage.
Mr. Maxis: asked the prisoner if he wished to say any thing in itis
derence "s. lie replied. that he had fires! or the pistol in the Theatre.
Ina not with the intention to injure any one; what else ti11111;tled fur
Jim to my, he shotthi du upon another occasion. and in r. tiittiTrut
twition.

Ile was then fully eonitnittetl (fir trial, and the itartie, were Nava
user to pritsenite.—ilia, Kelly iiid not ktteiitt out the whole dramatic.
..irrs were present. betide* l.ord Alontfonl. Mr. Coutes. ilc.
111: SAO:4I;3y m Bill (her/,:e, ./irk
Feitu, it three well-known climeters, were appreltentl.l in their
Irdsbyll. Limerick, in etinseipieneetif their answering the tleterit,t:tia
of three thotiaut rolitient alai had litistl.ll, kniieketl low it, and
gentleman in II igtl.strs.Vl. St. (iiles's, :thou' a titrtiii;:lit kg.).
Mr. I hewilney, the gentleman t.lrlavl, ~ a sent line; aid Lai his (air.
ing to the office and vitt, Mg the primmer,. 1:e said, that on the
when he u.ts nutted it was reile.thably bright intionligfit; amt, thtr.:
h.:ing a deal of mut% oft the erottial, it aas nearly as light as day; he 1.:.,1
. •
thertfore ai: opportunity ot seeing the features of the hum of oneof R:e
mlitient. and he had nu ht,:ni.tiun in saying the prisoner %Villiant Jorwa,
tbislina, 1111., the 'lain. llt had nut sueli a giant tom rirtanity of
sieve i!ti.; the :ierwinsof the other two robbers, who were.with
1.41.1 411 takiet;.., his watch. Ike.; he Merefore could not slack to 1.. e esr.
'ails of the pr;,imers. I)anies and Riley: they were therefore diaeliarg.
oil. Wit:. hone*, ;ilia,: 11111 tinsltiw, was fully emontitted
the cubtang
(iIiSIIIP STREET.

'rlitinilay JoleotWON w:s• ' •d before .i..•eph
Mclver, E.g. Ehdrgett with the 'Lander ut the jail:int eight' ~f hi.
twin ehtilubter.

y Painter, Ilse chikiN 1116111 we, ileianwil, that the priwaner,
tier father. is 4 botcher. re•ikliii,4 at N. ti, Co% het haltey,
lasi Sailartl43, manning It. %VIII tit IS r‘s..zate.niin let
upy meat ; anti itavial; ',urethan al vibe, Hem be radii,' 1,, /412
homy in he, firt, lir de.sircil her Muth,' au 4.) for tau rt .
which the lattvi renaspil to do until tic r.
sorted up, all the sat d11%.111 torethcr th,.• ,
whet, the prisourr began to uphooiti his son for tliskdkeilly
ord. TS : 1,11:11 1111T1IS aruae, 411111 the Sun called his it, her 'Wiwi
when:. hatilrt., %kirk irritated the laiter so snitch, that hr 14i,1
hold of whiruc harchm's init.., whit+ nits on the faille, and her
koltek ptrupiell lip it lie table and sprang toward• the do.o
11 Wilms, unit her child, two months old, %%as stamina:. ,kt khe
end of Mc (Ably, ulna' In r father, iu ottemp•inu lo (ling, the
kikilr after la's s,m, .troirli the child Al Oh it on the „t.
111'4141 And indicted it mirep wound. The child lingered
M 14\ %111 11 it e‘pit.cil.
11r. snritrnin, in liecr-Atriart, liarbiraiii, st.id, he
was called to r ; the child on Saturitai. lir luau,' 4
411111 d o, 111 P Silk I,l* the braid, appamnily i dlkeh d wilt 4
kIIITP, whirl, had deeply peuctrateil, 41111 NlllCh hr kiwi no doom
cAltscil Ins

' 'rile pri•otier ',aid, that he certainly wa. in an ext-e-si%e
pa 4.41 .... at ilte Ina... iu eitnaeilitenve or the atotrotion hie latirtn.ee
ht. ...II entitle 11s11.111.; 11111 light he had not the ‘lightt.t attention
in iiiiirder Imo, mach it:N. IDc rotor tit who IP& s
%A.. Contmittr d for trial.