The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-20 00:00:00

SPRING ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NOTITIfERN CIRCUIT.—LANCASTER, MARCH 15.
Paul Rigby, aged 47, and John Grimes, aged 62, two
ferocious looking fellows, together with Mary Grimes,
datigliter.of the latter, wen! indicted for a highway rob-
bery, at Seotforth, near Lancaster, on the 23d of Fe-
bruary Fist.

Robert Stanley lived at Oswestry, and passed through
G3lgate at a quarter past six on the evening of the 23d of
February, when he met a woman, who asked him for
money to pay for her lodgings. Two men came up, and
one of theist struck him a blow on the cheek, which
stunned him, and he fell to the ground. When he arose,
they tore his shirt and coat open. They knocked him
down again senseless, and he remembered nothing more.
On his recovery, he found he had been robbed of two si.
Bank of England notes, some silver, a silver watch, and a
parcel containing some linen.
William Clark found at a place called the Greavrts a hat,
and afterwards found the prosecutor lying at a gate ; he
thought him quite dead; on endeavouring to raise him he
found his hands were tied behind his back, and to the
gate. He went for assistance, and on hi's return found
some other person had released him. His neckcloth was
removed, and wire and packthread were found twisted
several times round his neck, he did not come to himself
fur nearly an hour afterwards.
Richard Dixon, a publican at Scotfortb, saw the pri-
soners at his house ; they appeared to be acquainted with
each other. Rigby had a box and a stick, Grimes a
bundle, and the woman a basket. They went towards
Lancaster about seven by my clock, the real time would
13s about half-past six. Rigby told me to notic,, what time
they left.

Titus Slater, a little boy, saw the prisoners on the day
in question at Scotforth, and heard the old man, Grimes,
say, "We are just right for killing a man, we have got
plenty of wire in the basket." The woman said, " Hush,
hush." They went towards Lancaster. Lie went home,
and told his father and mother the same evening.
The JUDGE summed up, and the Jury found the pri-
soner Guilty.

His LORDSHIP said he should defer passing sentence
until the following morning, and at the same time ob-
served it was the most barbarous case he ever knew.

THE LATE MARQUIS DE LALLY TOLEN-
DAL.—The Bourbons have sustained a great loss by the
sudden and unexpected death of this venerable and staunch
Royalist. It was but a few weeks ago that the KING con-
ferred upon him the Order of the St. Esprit. M. DE
LALLY was the only son of the celebrated General Count
DE LALLY, who fell a victim to the intrigues of a factipn
when in command of Pondicherry. The Marquis lived
many years in this country, where he was the friend and
associate of BURKE and Fox, the two great models of his
admiration. He married in early life Miss HALKEr, a
daughter of Sir CIIARLER WTEDDFRBURN HALRF.T, Bart.,
of Pitfirran, N. 8., a near relation of WEDDERBURN, late
Earl of ROBSLYN, of whose friendship when Chancellor
M. DE LALLY postres:ed a large share when in this coun-
try. He was a distinguished member of the Institute,
and has left several literary works to perpetuate his name.
His defence of Louis XVI., and his pleadings for the
memory and innocence of his father, will entitle bins to the
designation of WALTER SCOTT, " the eloquent and noble
LALLY TOLENDAL." In the Chamber of Peers, where
all are nearly debaters, M. DE LALLY was the only real
Speaker—the only Member who had any claims to do-
quence. His influence with men of all parties was im•
mense ; and his hospitality was as generous as his heart.
Descended of an old Irish stock in the county of Galway,
M. DE LALLY never forgot the land of his ancestors, and
all his strongest feelings and affections were enlisted in
admiration of Great Britain and her institutions. During
his short illness the KING and all the Royal Family sent
requently to inquire after the state of his health.

The Ranter sect, though in a dormant state
in most of our market-towns, now and then show symp-
toms of superior vitality among the country people. At
Messingham, and some of the neighbouring villages, there
is much boasting of what is called a revival,—a sort of
proceeding more curious than intelligible to those not
initiated, but which generally tends to the effect of unset-
tling all the ordinary affairs of life till the crisis of the
fever has passed, causing maidens to forget their milking,
and even farmers' wives to lay a-bed. Some amusing
anecdotes of this sort are current in that neighbourhood.
Trances and visions too are coming into fashion : a young
woman lay fur several days, awaking at intervals, and
stating " whom she had seen in happiness, and whom in
misery ;" and some of them (say the believers) people
whom she never knew ! Lincoln Paper.

Wednesday morning Colonel ROWAN and
Mr. Maymc the Commissioners of the new police, were in
attendance at an early hour, together with several super-
intendents and inspectors, at the office in Scotland-yard,
to inspect several fire-dresses for the use of the new police
in cases of fire, should they be considered available in
saving the lives of the inhabitants of houses on fire. The
inventor of these fire-proof dresses was said to be a fo-
reigner, but his name did not transpire. A large fire was
made, and several of the constables put on the dresses.
The outer dress is a kind of a wire gauze, under which is
another dress, also fire-proof, of a different material, and
of a snore pliable nature. The constables held their heads
in the fire for above ten minutes without feeling the least
heat, and also held a red-hot poker in their hands till it
was quite cooled, without sustaining the least injury. After
several experiments of a similar nature, the Commissioners
expressed their approbation of the invention, awl intimated
their intention of trying the efficacy of the fire-dresses in a
few days on a more extended scale, as soon as the neces-
sary arrangements could be made for the purpose. From
what we could learn, it is the decided opinion that the
fire-dresses will be approved of by the Commissioners ; and
if that should be the case, it is intended to have a sufficient
number of dresses at the different police stations to be in
constant readiness for the use of the police constables in
case of fire.

VIENNA, MARCH s.—The water of the
Danube continues to subside, and this afternoon is only
eleven feet eight inches high. The greatest height was
on 2d of March, when it was 23 feet six. The number
of persons who have perished in the suburbs, as far as
has yet been found, is seventy-two; but we have no posi-
tive accounts from the parts beyond Fabor bridge and
on the left bank. Besides numerous contributions from
the public in general, Barons Vox ROTHSCHILD, V.
GERGMULLER, V. ARNSTEIN, and ESKELES, and Che-
valier V. SINA had contributed in equal shares 30,000
florins, for which they had received his MAJESTY'S
tbanks.—A later account, dated March 6, says,—
Our apprehensions respecting the dangers of the in-
undations have for the present vanished, as the
waters are returning into the usual channel of the
Danube which still brings down a great quantity of ice,
but not in large masses. The damage done is greater than
has occurred for these 100 years. Up to yesterday even-
ing SO dead bodies were found, but it is feared there are
many in the houses which it has not yet been possible to
examine on account of the standing water and the ice.

The pressure of the times still shows itself to
a grievous extent in many parts of this county. Between
20 and 30 families are emigrating to America from Co-
ningsby, Dogdike, and the fens in that neighbourhood,
principally middle :farmers and mechanics. The parishes
are holding vestry iseetings, to devise plans for assisting
the industrious poor with large families to follow their
rather better off neighbours in their migration. Many
families(who went last year give flattering accounts of their
situation —Lincoln Paper.

A son of St. Crispin, resident in this
town, and who has been years married, having become a
prey to the green-eyed monster, jealousy, determined to
try the strength of remaining affection in his suspected
rib. For this purpose, a few days ago, he hit upon the
following Notable expedient. After various shrugs and
groans, and sobs and sighs, Ile intimated to her that he was
tired of living in this wicked world, what all was deception,
and threw out a dark hint that he should probably resort
to a deed that would astonish her. In accordance with
his plan, he retired to his chamber, and erected a " hang-
ing' apparatus, arranged so as to disentangle himself when
he had had enough. Listening to hear when his wife was
coming up stairs, he instantly placed the noose round his
neck, and gallantly "threw himself off," sagely suspecting
that his better-half, when observing him in this perilous
situation, would be irresistibly drawn by the cord of love
to commiserate his fate, and hastily cut him down, and
repent of her cruel treatment. Alack for erring huma-
nity ; she did approach him, but for a far different pur-
pose charitablewuiii,s,—The apparatus,
owndeterminationchoice, (ashe
should be treated to "a few struggles !
she
than the one he had contemplated ; she pulled him
lustily
expressed
bythe
legs,
that
gs,
efface
with the
it
however, fortunately for the poor cobler, gave way, and,
instead of being 'aunched into another world, he was once
more landed on terra firma: Tieing now satisfied where
.his wife's affections lay, he immediately gave her a sound
drubbing, for which he was brought before the Magistrates 1
on Tuesday, and bound over to keep the peace. The
parties; who have no family, have since separated.—hall-
fax Paper.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

Commission in the King's Regiment of Cheshire Yeo-
manry. Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County Palatine of Chester.
The Adlington Troop of Landers.--George Reade Gent.
to be Cornet vice Norbnry, promoted, dated March 6, 1830.

Whitehall, Feb. 24, 1830.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Darneh Fox, of
Beaminster, in the county of Threet, Gent. to be a Master
Extraordinary in the high Court of Chancery.

Whitehall, March 15.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Hitchcock,
of Deddington, in the county of Oxford, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the high Court of Chancery.

DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY
Robert Garraway, Mary-place, Bow-lane, Poplar,
mariner.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.

James Wagner, Piccadilly, tailor, from April 9 to IS,
at eleven, at tho Court of antniesionors.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERS/MED.
Frederick Ince and Ely Ellies, Dudley, Worcestershire,
coach-builders.