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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1839.

THE RELIGIOUS STATE OF

GERMANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stn,—As Mr. O'Connell is likely to publish
some more religious addresses to the people of
England, I beg to set him right on the subject of
Germany. He is quite wrong in asserting that
Catholicism is spreading in Germany. The ex-
amples which he cites, in proof of his asser-
tion, are all of individuals long dead. Thus
Count Stolberg embraced the Catholic faith forty
years ago, and died thirty years ago ; he was a
poet, and his powers of fiction inclined him towards
a faith which gave them food. There are on the
Continent those who believe that one may be a
Protestant and still be called a Catholic, and
be a member of the Protestant Church,
when one entertains Catholic principles. They
think one may worship God in whatever
Church it be, and that its name should
not prevent us from entering it, if other considera-
tions advise it. Of this kind were Schlegel and
Adun Muller, both long since deceased, who be-
came Catholics in consideration of high situations
given them in Austria. It should be remembered
that this Schlegel is not the celebrated author on
dramatic literature and other works, also the friend
for many years of the celebrated Madame de Stael
Holstein. The latter continues to be a Protestant.
The examples of single individuals embracing the
.Catholic faith amounts to nothing in comparison to
whole Catholic villages embracing the Prot,:stant
faith. Of the latter kind is the parish in the
Zillerthal of the Tyrol, which having embraced
Protestant principles, was ordered by the Aus-
trian Government to move, when its members ap-
plied to the King of Prussia, who kindly offered
them a domain near Breslau, on which they
settled. The King of Prussia is generally consi-
dered the head of the Protestant Church of Ger-
many, and he protects it most strenuously. No
gentleman or lady can hold a situation in: the
Royal household, unless their Prorestant principles
be well known and proved.
The Catholics now in Germany vastly differ
from the Catholics in Ireland, and the principles of
the best Catholic writers nearly approach those of
the Protestant of the last century. Though the
authority of the Pope is still in name acknowledged
it is not in reality, as appears from the submission
of the Catholics to the recent arrangements made
by the King of Prussia. There is no doubt that
in a few years the Catholic Church Of Germany
will stand on its own ground and be separated from
that of Rome.

Again, in the Protestant Church of Germany
another Reformation is preparing to complete the
prior Reformation by Luther and Calvin. A
large number of Protestants in Germany have
abandoned certain Catholic opinions which Luther
and Calvin had kept, e. g. they reject the
doctrine that Christ after his interment had
descended to Hell, and preached for three days, un-
til his resurrection, to the condemned; they deny
that Mary was entitled to be called the mother of
God ; they do not admit the correctness of the
doctrine, that the world was created in exactly six
days. The Government of Hesse-Cassel recently
issued an order that Clergymen should no longer
be sworn to the articles of faith drawn up by Luther
and Calvin, since it is difficult to find in the Elec-
torate any Clergyman who conscientiously believes
in their truth. Protestant Clergymen are there
now sworn to teach pure Christianity, not adul-
terated by Catholic alloy.
But nothing is more foreign to Germany than
infidelity or Atheism. In the whole of Germany
not one Atheist will be found. Such is the excel-
lence of the schools in Germany, and of the manner
in which religion is taught, that religion now per-
vades the very nature of the German people, and
that religious feeling constitutes an essential feature.
of their character. The Prince Puckler Muscau
says in his work on England, religion was there
considered a matter of taste ; while, in Germany,
it is a matter of feeling.
" From their fruits you shall judge them," says
Christ. Now, what results has had religious instruc-
tion in Germany ? They assist there one another in
brotherly love, and beggars are not seen there in
the streets and on the high roads. They fight
gallantly for their country and their sovereigns ;
but they are reluctant to take up arms against
their sovereins Crimes are of rare occurrence.
Arts and sciences flourish in an unprecedented
degree. The mechanics are called over from Ger-
many by English masters, who value their honesty,
steadiness, and ability. Such is Germany ; and
what contrast does it present to barbarous Ireland,
in which Catholicism flourishes as established in
the middle ages I

A. Z. (of Germany.)

COURT-MARTIAL on LIEUTENANT
RIDER, OF THE ROYAL MARINES.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 13.—The Court-martial on the
above officer, which has excited no little interest here, was
held on board the Britannia, in this harbour, on Monday
last, and was continued by adjournment until the following
day.
The charges against Lieutenant Rider, of her Nli:jesty's
ship Madagascar, were preferred against him by Captain
Wallis, of that ship, and were as follow: w

1. For unofficerlike conduct on or about the forenoon
of the 30th of August, 1338, in wrangling with his attendant
private, Edward Gibbons, R. M., and making use of improper
language. 2. For unofficerlike conduc ton or about the 15th
of October, 1838, in making use of violent and abusive lan-
guage to private John Jupp, when on his post as sentry at
the gun-room door. 3. For a direct breach of so much of
the 2d Article of War as relates to being guilty of profane
oaths, curses, and execrations, on or about the 29th of
October, 1838. 4. For contempt to his superior officer
on the evening of the before-mentioned 29th of October,
%%ben sitting at the gun-room table. 5. For unoffiec rlike
conduct between the 18th and 25th of January, 1839, in
infusing discontent into the mind of his attendant private,
Thomas Manbury, Royal Marines, respecting the said
Thomas Manbury's being sent on f ktigue duty. 6. For
unofficerlike conduct as reported in First Lieutenant E.
Hooker's letter to him (Captain Nall is) on the 3d of May,
1839, enclosed to Sir T. Harvey in his letter of the sth of
June, 1839. 7. For disobe:lience of orders and unofficer.
like conduct in creating a noise on the main deck, the
hands being on deck at the time, the ship coming down the
river St. Lawrence. 8. For unofficerlike conduct in re-
peatedly abusing the gun-room servant, more especially in
the month of April last, and again sin or about the 7th of
August last.

The Court, after hearing evidence in support of the
above charges, and Lieutenant Rider's defence, proceeded
to deliberate on the sentence, which shortly afterwards was
delivered as follows ;
" The Court is of opinion, that the first, third, fifth,
and eighth of the said charges have 'been proved ; that the
second and sixth of the said charges have been proved in
part, and that the fourth and seventh of the said charges
have not been proved. But, in consideration of the youth
and inexperier.co of the said W. EL Thomas Rider, the
Court doth only order and adjudge ?aim, the said W. B.
Thomas Rider, to be severely reprimanded, and to have
his name placed at the bottom of the list of second lieute-
nants of Royal Marines, and he, thee said W. B. Thomas
Rider, is hereby so sentenced accord ingly."

SHIPWRECKED AND DISTRESSED SAILORS'
ASYLUM.—We regret to see, by the Third Report of this
Society, that it is likely to comet oan end. The pre-
mises, it is stated, are to he given up in November. "My
applications," says Captain Marshall 1, the Hon. Secretary,
" have been both personal and by letter; but, with the
exception of Alderman Pirrie, and C iptain Barber, H, C. S.,
all have declined. Look at the inffil ential names appointed
at our annual meetings (12th June,, and 31st July, 1838),
to form a Committee of Co-opera Ition. What have they
done? Like the rest, they have thrown all their public ,
philanthropic speeches overboard. Finding ourselves de-
serted, we leave the field open to t hose who may be both
able and willing to work out tilt emancipation of the
mariners of this country, who, I an i sorry to say, are in a
more degraded condition than the ;lave ever war. But the
day must come—and I hope it is not far distant—when
the master-mariner and his officers (who have passed
their examinations) will be look ed upon as persons of
respectability, and bear some re mit in society. It is by
the exertions of themselves and th air crews that the wealthy
are enabled to wallow in their over-grown riches; the
latter, in return, ought to feel a pr ide in elevating the cha-
racter of those whom they employ, and make such pro-
vision for them as would coal tle them to pass their
latter days in peace and coral .etence, without having
compulsory funds deducted from their pay, as at present,
for whoae we they know oat; and without being
under the necessity of appealing to charity for support.
Except some steps are taken, and that immediately, good
bye to Old England's glory ! Shotel d she again require
(and no one can say how soon she m, ay) the aid of British
seamen, Nelson's immortal motto wi 11 fly in vain, and be
disregarded. Should the cause of s eamen be again taken
up by more fortunate hands, the rect )rds of this establish-
ment will be open for their inspection, and all the inform-
ation and assistance wo can affor, I, will be cheerfully
rendered."

BRIDGEWATER HOUSE.--: The numerous work-
men employed in pulling down this r aansion on Thursday un-
roofed the building, and nothing rt maains but the outside
walls standing. Lord Francis Egerton will pass the
winter in Italy; his Lordship's yacl4l has arrived off Cowes,
toconvey the family to the Meditei Tanean.
Although
we are now on th .e eve of autumn, the
thermometer has not been so hig h any other part of the
summer as it was on Tuesday and Wednesday last, nor has
the weather been so favourable f or ripening the growing
crops as it was on these days.
There are twenty-one Joint Stock Banks in the
county of York.

METROPOLITAN POLITIC AL
SUMMARY.

The Morning Herald of this day, observes, in the
course of a leading article on the subject of Mr. O'Con-
nell's late assertion, that popery was on the increase in
England :—" As to the increase of Catholics 'in Eng-
land and Scotland let us say one word : we should be
sincerely glad to find that Catholics,' in the true sense
of the word, were increasing everywhere. The pros-
perity of the Church Catholic is inconsistent svith the
progress of the Romish Church. Therefore we do not
give Romanists or Papists the name of Catholic. But
their missionaries very craftily appropriate that
name, excluding all Protestants, both Churchmen
and Dissenters, from the truly Christian designa-
tion. They regard all as heretics, alike in a repro-
bate state, and doomed to everlasting perdition.
O'Connell's oratorical exaggerations we pass over.
There is no doubt that with the Whig Government in-
flicting their heavy blows and great discouragement on
Protestantism, and with the Queen's Court most obvi-
ously in favour of the votaries of the Romish supersti-
tion, Popery is making some advances in this country,
greatly to the discredit of the age of intellect,' though
it is not yet marching onwards quite so rampantly as the
dictator of her Majesty's Government wishes us to be-
lieve. There is enough doing in that way, however, to
awaken and rouse into action the energies of the Pro-
testant lion of England, unless its sleep has already been
enfolded in the death embrace of the Romish serpent."
The Times, in default of some more taking theme,
makes the following flippant attack on Lord Palmer-
ston, suggested by an article that appeared in the Globe
of last night on the subject of Spanish affairs :—" Lord
regards a he
his hasora Palmerston—call him Cupid, as you say Lucas, a non
mbleienty,
his
lucendo, if you will--seems to to be occupied just now
morefittinglywfietherone thn
capacity's bent. Having at present no official mischief
or mummery on his hands, he has returned to bis old, but
unacknowledged, trade of puffing himself and his
employed
capacity,fo years,
or his
col-
leagues in whatever print he can command. We are
sorry, however, to see that the old young fellow'
(fifty-five and more), the juvenile old Whig' (rank
Tory till (1830), has his hand rather out ; and that he is
not near so smart a lampooner as he was when he slan-
dered his opponents anonymously in a Sunday print
some years ago. To be sure, the present subject of
his worn-out witticisms has been rather ill-chosen.
He is trying to make fun of Maroto's murder of his
companions in arms, and of the treason which the
same scoundrel (with whom Cupid completely
sympathizes) has exercised towards his Prince.
It is possible that in the estimation of Lord Pal-
merston and his colleagues these may be excellent
jokes ; but we doubt very much whether any honest
and straightforward Englishman will find any thing
to laugh at in them. NVe yield to any man for
the sake of the argument, and Cupid's wit (but only
pro vice), that to expel Don Carlos from Spain was
a proper achievement ; but even to men who en-
tertain this opinion we desire to make this appeal ;
Do you, as Englishmen, as members of a nation
that has hitherto maintained an unsullied character for
bravery and for honour—do you, can you, whatever
your opinion of the result may be, cumtemplate without
a blush the means which have been resorted to by that
Erery-thing-arian, your Foreign Minister, for the
achievement of that result ? Can you hear with patience
this plain truth—viz., that your Government tried to
subdue Don Carlos by fcece of arms, and that failing in
the attempt—being disgracefully defeated in the field—
they sent their emissaries into his camp to corrupt his
Generals and his troops, and to induce them to abandon
their master ? Was that conduct becoming a great
nation like this? Is it a proper subject for joke ? Do
you find anything funny in so disgraceful a transaction?'
We hope not : but Cupid is facetious to the last degree
about it."

The Morning Chronicle makes the following com-
ments on some lugubrious remarks that lately appeared
in the Standard relative to the spread of Popery in
England :—" The rapid progress of Popery is all fudge.
The time is gone by for • rapid progresses' of religious
systems, unless amongst the very ignorant. If any
large numbers answer to that description in such a
land as ours, it is the fault of Church and Tory ob-
structors of education. If there be any probability in
their predictions, there is precisely the same amount of
culpability in their conduct. Moreover, if Popery
has spread so widely as is pretended, the conduct of
Government can be by no means justified in only
making one additional Popish Privy Councillor.
The statements of the Protestants' and the Stan-
dard would require from ten to twenty at least, on
any fair principle of proportion and representation. But
the Standard has two strings to its bow, only that it
unluckily pulled the wrong one. Popery advances in
its leader, but stands still in its columns. Let it stick
to the stationary theory, and leave the exaggerations of
Exeter-ball to their fate. Ministers may also be driven
to perpetrate twenty things unheard of,' just by way
of equitable adjustment. None of these blusterers
would be more forward than ourselves, were there ar y
chance of the intolerance which once characterized the
Roman Catholic religion becoming the policy of a Bri-
tish Government. But the wind of intolerance does
not at present sit in that quarter. Not by Roman Ca-
tholics is the bitterness of the odium theplogicum most
diligently fomented. Not by Roman Catholics is the
test of an exclusive creed most offensively applied in the
various arrangements of social life. Not by Rom ;n
Catholics are the most preposterous and pernicious
claims advanced, so as to prevent that instruction which
is yet, in words, allowed to be an universal right. Not
by the Roman Catholic Church are parishes kept in
constant turmoil, and all good neighbourhood abolished,
for the sake of a paltry tax on other religionists to pay
for its own sacred services. Not by Roman Catholics
are the foes reinforced of all religious and political free-
dom. No, no ; the danger is elsewhere, so far as there
is any. It is not the superstitious bigotry of the hair-
shirt, but the by pocritical bigotry of the 'jolly full bot-
tle that is most formidable to toleration.'
The Morning Post thus expresses itself on the sub-
ject of the Government Education scheme :—" It is
very gratifying to observe that of all the stupid, dan-
gerous, and improper acts of which the present Minis-
ters have been guilty, none is more decidedly resented
by the steadier and worthier part of the community than
that resolution by which they took under their patron-
age a system of non-religious education, We rejoice
that Ministers and Ministerial advocates have been
evidently made to feel the sober indignation of this Pro-
testant and religious country against the insolent levity
and indifference with which true religion has been
treated in the Government scheme of national educa-
tion. It is in vain that Ministerialists seek to dis-
guise their unavoidable sense of heavy guilt and
gross imprudence in this matter by insolent
bravado and paltry sneering. Their sneers can avail
nothing against men whose virtues and whose greatness
of mind are as conspicuous as the meanness and bigotry
of their assailants. The worst and most malignant of
all bigotry is that of irreligion. It generally resolves
itself into mere devilishness, into an affected scorn of
whatever is noble and pure and steadfast in religious
feeling, and an impotent effort to put a lying gloss upon
all that is advanced in an honest and good spirit upon
the side of pure doctrine and regulated piety. Such is
the character of the indecent attacks now so frequently
made by Ministerialists upon those conscientious and
Christian-minded men who can neither be won by the
smiles nor intimidated by the frowns of the Court, into
anything else than determined hostility to the Govern-
ment plan of education without religion?'

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should be thought of as well as the wrongs of the dead. I
Slander is but an ill redresser of injuries inflicted by
slander. We have only to observe that Lord Mel-
bourne bore the part which he was called upon to take
in this transaction with a manly frankness, and with the
spirit of a gentleman ; and that the opinion of the emi-
nent legal authorities that were consulted upon the case,
ought to have taught the assailants of many innocent
and honourable persons that, as there were no grounds
for an action, there was nothing in the grievous error
committed to justify the blindly revengeful proceedings
that have subsequently been taken."
The Globe, alluding to the recent conduct of Maroto,
and his submission to the Spanish Government, puts
forth these remarks :—" Into the motives which led
Maroto to tender his submission to the Queen's Govern-
ment, it was not necessary for those to whom it was
made to enter. Supposing the offer to be sincere—and
proper precautions were taken to guard against treachery
—it was obviously the dutyand the interest of the Queen's
General-in-Chief to avail himself of the overtures ;
as it was also the duty—no less honourable than gratillt-
ing —of Lord Jelin Hay and Colonel Wylde to assist
in bringing the negotiation to a satisfactory close. This
they accomplished after considerable difficulty. We may
venture to assert, that but for their presence, and the
confidence placed in th&r honour, and the influence thus
acquired by them over the negotiators, the gratifying
result would have been delayed, if not wholly pre-
vented. This testimony is borne to their merits by
the agents of the French Government, who had tailed
in obtaining for the Basque provinces the guarantee for
their fueros, which the inhabitants demanded as the
condition of their submission to the Queen's Govern-
ment, and for which, more than from attachment to
Don Carlos, they bad joined his standard ; but which
were, by the interposition of Lord John Hay end Colonel
Wilde, at length conceded. Lord John Hay and Colonel
Wylde will be about as much affected either in reputa-
tion or in feeling by the ravings of the Times, as the
moon, walking in her brightness, is obscured in lustre
or diverted fro& her course by the bayings of the cur
which disturbs a neighbourhood by his bark, until he is
at length lashed into silence."

The Standard, remarking on the Irish Orange So-
cieties, says :—" We regret to observe that a few
warm-hearted, but we must believe indiscreet, indi-
viduals, still persist in. an attempt to perpetuate the
existence of Orange Societies in Ireland. Our cor-
respondent is right in asserting that they do not possess
the confidence of the Conservative party at large,
because nothing calculated to injure the cause it pro-
fesses to promote can hope for countenance from that
party as a body. The agreement to dispense with
the usual passwords does not entirely remove the
objections which may be alleged against them.
but it has the effect of bringing them within the pale of
the law, and so far narrows the distance between them
and their Protestant fellow-countrymen who may not
choose to become parties to such demonstrations, into a
mere difference of taste."

The recent case of Miss Moyes, who threw her-
self from the top of the Monument, on Wednesday last, is
the fourth instance on record of this kind of suicide, and
not merely the third, as generally supposed. The first
was that of a weaver in 1750 , the second, John Craddock,
a baker, in 1788; and the third, Lyon Levy, a diamond
merchant, January 17, 1810.

,::\Ve learn that Lord Glenelg is preparing to leave
England with the view of residing two years in Germany.
—lnverness Paper.
DEATH OF LORD RENDLESHANI.—We are
sorry to announce that the Right Hon. and Rev. William
Lord Rondlesham expired about eleven yesterday, at
seat Rendlesham House, after a few days illness. His
Lordihip was in has 43d year, and has died without issue.
The lion. Frederick Thelluson, a twin brother of the de-
ceased Lord, we believe, succeeds to the title.—Suiforie
Chronicle.

The Marquis of Waterford, one evening after
the toils of the tournament, diverted himself, in his inn at
Irvine, by heating shovelfuls of halfpence, and scattering
them burning-hot among a crowd of eager scrambling
boys in the street
We have been informed that it is the intention
of the Chartists and the Working Men's Association to get
up a requ;sition to W. P. Gaskell, Esq. to come forward
at the next election as a candidate for the representation of
this borough. This fully proves the truth of the assertion
which we made a few weeks since, that a third candidate,
in the Radical interest, would be in the field. However.
should this gentleman decline coming forward, we have the
authority of Mr. S. C. Harper, proprietor of the Free Press,
to state that he will himself become a candidate in the
Radical interest —Cheltenham Chronicle.

PARISII OF ST. LuKE's.—The contest for the
office of Vestry Clerk to this parish terminated on ;Thurs-
day, in the election of Mr. Burton, by a majority of 450
over his opponent The numbers at the final close of the
ballot, being for Mr. Burton 601, for Mr. Fletcher 1.51.
TILE NEW DOCKS, GALWAY.—AWFUL EF-
FECTS OF AN EXTRAORDINARY STRING TIDE.--We stop

the press to announce the effect of an extraordinary spring
tide, accompanied with a S. W. gale, to be compared only
with the hurricane of the ith of January last. The gale
burst in a large coffer dam of our new docks, within about
an hcur of high water, and filled the basin in an incredi-
bly short period to within 10 inches of the coping. The
devastation wrought by the angry and raging element was
majestically terrific. The immense pieces of balk, used
as piles, were shattered in pieces, and nothing could with-
stand'the force with which the tide rushed in. The gates
fortunately escaped injury. The men employed by Mr.
James Stephens were happily removed from the works
before the tremendous (we may say) catastrophe. The
works must be retarded for about a fortnight. Stones of
a ton weight were rolled forth as pebbles by this destruc-
tive tide, and should the wind continue in the same point.
the coping of the dock must be covered by the succeeding
tides. No lives were lost.—Galway Advertiser.
MURDER OF A WOMAN BY HER HUSBAND.

—On Sunday morning an alarm was created in the neigh-
bourhood of North-street, by a report that a pensioner and
old clothes dealer, named Neal Whin, had killed his wife
on the preceding night, in a narrow court styled Hughes's.
entry, leading from that thoroughfare. This rumour having
reached the police, its correctness was proved, ashen, on
searching the Miserable dwelling of Hillan, the corpse of
his wife, a woman evidently upwards of sixty years of age,
was found stretched on a bed, shockingly disfigured by cats
and bruises. The aged victim of the crime had apparently
been dead for some hours. The floor and the bed were
stained in several places with blood; and a boy of twelve
years of age was standing over his murdered parent.
Hillan and a grown-up daughter were also in the house,
the former having made no effort to escape, although quite
sober when apprehended. It seems that the deceased and
her husband were occasionally in the habit of drinking to
excess ; and that, on Saturday night, when the woman
was inebriated, a quarrel arose, during which Hillan
knocked her down repeatedly, kicked her, and afterwards
stabbed her in the face with a knife. An inquest was held on
the body, and Hillan has been committed to Carrickfergus
gaol for trial at the Spring Assizes.—Belfast Whig.
INCENDIARY FIRE AT BOLTON.—EarIy on
Saturday morning last a fire was discovered in the
mechanics' shop at the mill belonging to Mr. Adam Kay,
in Mawdesley-street, Bolton. An alarm was given ; the
town's engines were immediately brought out, and the fire
was extinguished before it could communicate to any other
part of the mill. On Sunday night last, about ten o'clock,
a fire again broke out in the upper room of the same mill,
and assistance was as readily given as on the former occa.
sion. The fire was extinguished. On Saturday morning,
after the fire had been got under, cotton was found in the
mill saturated with oil of turpentine ; and on Monday
morning, after the general bustle usual on such occasions
had subsided, on examining the mill, the cotton and a
number of the cops were again found to have been covered
with the same liquid. It was also noticed, during the fire,
that occasional bursts of large flame took place as if from
some exceedingly combustible substances; and this, in
some measure, accounts for the immediate destruction of
the roof. There is not the slightest doubt that the mill
was wilfur.y set on fire.—Manchester Guardian.
In her late passage through Pau the Duchess of
Orleans was pleased to desire the Mayor to dance with
her. The Mayor's answer was that he was much flattered
with the honour which her Royal Highness did him, but
that he never danced. " What, Mr. Mayor," exclaimed
the Duchess, " you won't do me the favour of dancing
with me I" " Madam," replied the Mayor, " lam not
accustomed to balls; I never danced, and I would but mar
the quadrille which I should perform." " Well, Sir,"
continued the Duchess, " I shall guide you." " Madam,"
urged the Mayor, " It is the first time in my life I truly
regret that I do not know how to dance; but I am so
certain of becoming an incumbrance to your Royal High-
ness if I make my debut this evening, that I had better not
avail myself of your condescension." "At least, Sir,"
said the Duchess, " you must promise to learn dancing by
the time I return to Pau, in order that I may have you for
my partner." " Madam," replied the Mayor, " your
commands are ton gracious not to be obeyed. I shall
forthwith set about remedying the neglected part of my
education."

ROBBERIES.—On Saturday afternoon last, be-
tween the hours of five and six, the chambers of Mr. Porter,
solicitor, situate on the ground-floor of No. 22, Lincoln's-
inn-fields, were robbed of three Bank of England notes for
1001. each, all dated the sth of February, 1839; seven 101.
notes, dated the 16th of April, 1839 ; 17 or 18 sovereigns,
an old-fashioned gold watch, 12 silver table spoons, two
gravy spoons, and soup ladle (engraved with crest " a
Lion") ; a mourning ring (" In memory of Mr. Garrett") ;
a gold seal, with arms, three church bells, and crest, a
portrait ; and several articles of apparel. On Thursday
night last the house of Mr.;Harvey, a maltster, at Welling.
ton, in Lincolnshire, was robbed of upwards of 1,0001. in
country bank-notes, 55/. in gold and silver, and a pocket
pistol,
'maker's name Manton. On Sunday night, between
eight and ten, a lady named Allen, resident at Springfield
Cottages, Acre-lane, Brixton, was robbed of three 10/.
bank-notes and eight sovereigns, while riding in one of
Ball's omnibuses, between the Elephant and Castle and
Brixton.
On Saturday evening the Rapid coach was over-
turned between Basingstoke and Popham-lane, when on
its way to join the railway train from Winchester to
Southampton. Not the slightest blame is attributable to
the coachman, the accident being caused by the breaking
of the axletree. Several of the passengers were more or
less injured, and one had two or three ribs fractured.
Much delay and disappointment arose at the railway sta-
tion, in consequence of the non-arrival of the coach, whirl'
did not reach Winchester till past two o'clock on Sunday
morning and was drawn to Southampton by post horse 3.—
Devises Gazette.
I would rather fight the devil under the gallows
for a gibbetted thief, than get involved in a personal con-
troversy with an unprincipled attorney !—Adventures of an
.Attorney in Search of Practice.

SUICIDE OF THE YOUNG LADY
WHO THREW HERSELF FROM THE TOP
OF THE MONUMENT.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.

The investigation into this lamentable occurrence was
resumed yesterday at Three o'Clock, at the Swan
Tavern, Fish-street-hill, before Mr. Payne, the Coro-
ner. The room was again extremely crowded, and
great numbers were unable to obtain admission.
Mr. PA NE remarked that a great many persons bad
been on the Monument yesterday and to-day, and he
thought it would have been more decent on the part of
those who had charge of it if they had prevented per-
sons from ascending until the conclusion of the present
inquiry.

The first witness called was Mr. Croft, surgeon,
who stated that he had examined the body, and did not
believe that the deceased had been impregnated. The
bone of the pelvis, and the hip bone, were broken, but
this had been caused by the fall.
Captain Robert Bevan examined—l have resided at
Mr. Moyes's house three or four weeks, and have seen
the deceased, but not so frequently as her sisters. 1
have observed great dejection and despondency in the
manner of the deceased, and more especially during the
last week. I once asked the reason, and she said
her mother had died, and her father was ex-
pected to die, and she did not know what was
to become of them all. They seemed a united family,
and did not quarrel. I did not hear her say anything
about going out into the world. I have no knowledge
that her name had appeared in any publication to her
prejudice. I gave notice ten days ago to the eldest
sister that it was my intention to leave. I know nothing
to account for the dejection of the deceased, but what I
have stated.

Elizabeth Winkworth examined—l live in Bucking-
ham-street. My sister drank tea with me the night
before this happened. She seemed much the same as
usual, and very dull. She did not speak of anything
that troubled her mind. She never spoke to me
on the subject. She was always dull, and I
did not notice anything particular. An arrange-
ment had been made for her going out into
the world, and she said she did not like to leave her
father. I have not heard that her name' had been
mentioned in any of the papers. I cannot account for
her being dull. When she went away she was more
affectionate than usual. I asked her to come again the
following day, but she said she could not. There was
no other person in company with her at my house. She
went away between 10 and 11 o'clock. She was alone.
My husband is ill, and knows no more than myself. I
don't know of any person who can give information as
to any trouble on her mind. The witness then retired.
Mr. PAYNE-It has been said the father is dead. Is
that so

Catain Bevan replied in the negative.
Mr. PAYNE said the Jury had the fact before them
of the way in which the deceased had destroyed
herself, and the circumstances which were brought
forward to account for her dulnesss of mind ; such
as the illness of her father, and his probable death.
and the circumstance of being obliged to go out into
the world to get a living. He was not aware that any
other information could be obtained. If anything
further could be suggested, he should be glad
to attend to it. If not he would ask them whe-
ther there could be any doubt that the unfortunate
young woman was so far depressed in spirits as not to
be accountable for her actions, and did this in a state of
temporary insanity. He would also ask them to consi-
der whether it would not be desirable to recommend
that some measures should be taken to prevent the
possibility of anything of the kind occurring in future.
Mr. Matthews, one of the Common Councilmen,
said that whether any such recommendation should be
made or not, be would undertake that the matter should
be brought before the Common Council with that view.
The Jury then retired, and on their return, in about
a quarter of an hour,
The Foreman said, " We have agreed as to our ver-
dict, and are unanimously of opinion that the deceased,
at the time of the unfortunate occurrence, was labouring
under temporary insanity. We also earnestly recom-
mend the Corporation of London to take such measures
as will most effectually prevent the recurrence of such a
melancholy calamity."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.