The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-27 00:00:00

MR. KEAN.

Ma. EDITOR-The notice that has been
taken of the transactions in which this person has
performed so prominent a part, is creditable to the
Public Press in general; whether adverse or in
his favour. Oa the latter side of the question
humanity seems obviously to have been the ac-
tuating principle, as it would be cruelty indeed
to drive a man, %%ho has already suffered by the
law, and Incurred public odium, to be driven
from his livelihood, on which his family depend.
On the other hand, it would have shown an in-
difference to all moral principle if the Public had
not expressed a strong sentiment of disapproba-
tion on his conduct, as stated in his own letters !
Bet having now been the public mark of this dis-
approbation, which must hare been peculiarly
mortifying to a man who had always been re-
ceived with 'rapturous shouts, it is now time that
lenity should operate, and the Actor be suffered
to resume his calling. Persecution, after Justice,
is wholly unsuitable to the British character.—
After all, however honourable to the feel-
ings and principles of an audience, it is that a
strong censure should be directed against any
public performer, have they any right to attack
him in his profession! character ? They pay their
money for amusement, not infliction. They go
to see the Macbeth, or the Macheal/i, and if the
individual who represents either of those charac-
ters should resemble them in natural disposition,
the audience have to do only with his tkentrical
beauties or defects. This consideration seems to
me to place the subject in the true point of view,
and to be most consistent with common justice
and common sense.
Piazza Coffee-house. Jan. 24. BENEVOLUS.

The Commissioners appointed in pursuance of
the inquiries promoted by Mr. Bnouctraxt, to inquire con-
cerning charities in England for the education of the poor, have
made their eleventh report, and it has been printed by order of
the Lords, &c. Like the preceding reports, it is bulky. It
occupies nearly•l,ooo folio pages, and regards several hundred
charities in the counties of Devon, Essex, Lancaster, Somerset,
Stafford, Surrey, York, &c.
A Court-Martial has been held at Chatham on Mr. H. S.
Ilan, Purser of the Perseus receiving ship tor volunteers off
the Tcwer, on charges brought against bins by Captain Couch,
which has sentenced him to be dismissed from his Majesty's
service.

ANITOOTE OF THE LATE. LORD ABERCORN.—
The late Lord Aus:a cons, being interrupted in his walk by
a troublesome neighbour, of whom he wished to get rid, could
find nothing but Yes and No, and more frequently the latter
monosyllable, to reply to him. Such a convex cation must have
been liable to frequent and long pauses. The visitor tried
many subjects, but they were quickly exhausted by the laconic
Peer. At last, after along interruption, the stranger observed,
that the trees had very much grown since he had last seen
them. " Sir (said Lord Abercoru), they have nothing to do
but to grow."
LAP-Does. AuousTus, passing one day
through the streets of Rome, saw some of the rich provincials,
probably from the eastern pang of the empire, carrying lap-
dogs (like the eliminate llEsns- 111. of France) in their
bosom, and caressing them, as they went along. Shocked to
see the affection and care, which are due to mankind, bestowed
on brutes, he stopped a little, and asked this very significant
question—" Pray, Gentlemen, do the women in your country
bring forth any children !"
ErricAoltDlNAß STRINGTII.-Foulke Jones,
who lived at Tydu, was noted for his prodigious strength. The
esteemed champion of \Vales for boxing, wrestling, &c., came
to see him from Denbighshire, for the sole purpose of trying
their relative strength. When the stranger arrived Foulke was
mowing hay in the field near to his house; the stranger went up to
him, and inquired if he knew one Foulke, not supposing from his
size and appearance he could he the person he sought. Foulke an-
swered that his master was in the house, or not far distant, at the
same time begged to know what his business was ? 1 have
heard, the stranger replied, that he is accounted the strong-
est man in the Principality, and am come to try our strength
together. If that be all, Foulke observed, I can soon in-
form you whether it will be worth your while to see my
master, for I am a tolerably strong man myself, but nothing
in his hands, as I have often experienced to my cost,
when I have had the temerity to contend with him ; there-
fore I would have you try what you can do with me first.—
They immediately engaged, when Foulke, by his superior
strength, flung his antagonist over a high wall into the
road. Fully satisfied, he exclaimed,—" If this be the man,
what must the master be !" and mounting his horse rode
home, fully convinced of his superiority. Many are the
feats of strength lie performed, such as taking a cow upon
his hack, and bearing it home; carrying a tree he had felled,
which seven other men were unable to perform,- &c. From
every accomit he seems to have been a more extraordinary
person than Margaret Evans; but while she has been noticed by
several writers, Foulke has only been celebrated in the tradition
of his neighbourhood. Me died about 30 years ago, at the of 75.
The inhabitants of that country are remarkable for longevity.
The registers contain many ages of a hundred years and up-
wards : and it is common to find persons alive at a period little
short of it.

SMOCKING OCCURIIIINCE.-Yesterday evening
an Inquisition was taken at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on
the body of William. Ilale.—Mrs. Susan Hale, of Farthing-
street, Spital-fields, mother of the deceased, stated, that
on Thursday, the 13th instant, about nine o'clock in
the morning, witness, the deceased, and another son,
were sttting at breakfast ; the deceased was toasting a piece
of bread by the fire, when John, the other son, snatch-
ed it from him, and ran away ; the deceased followed,
and taking off his shoe, struck .him with it on the head,
on which John threw a knife at his brother, which inflicted a
deep wound on the side of the head ; the deceased put his hand
to his head. and exclaimed, " Where am I?" His brother
was much affected; the deceased bled copiously, at the head,
and was taken to a surgeon, who attempted to stop the effusion
of blood, but could not ; the deceased was afterwards brought
to this hospital ; the brothers had always lived on the best
terms ; the unfortunate deceased was 22 years of age, and his
brother John 17.—Mr. William Birch, house surgeon to the
hospital, said, that the deceased, when brought to the hospital,
had a wound on the upper part of the left side of the head,
1 which laid the skull bare, and a great quantity of blood flowed.
The deceased died on the 23d, from the effects of the wound.—
' The Coroner said, it was proved by the evidence of the mother,
that no previous malice had existed between the brothers, but
that momentary irritation was the cause of the unfortunate
event. He considered that the amount of the brother's offence
could not be more than manslaughter. The Jury returned a
verdict of manslaughter against John Hale, who is inow in
custody.

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'OSTER V. lIIR G. PAGE TURNER.
Mr. Baouottest moved their Lordships tt.
the verdict in this case set aside, and a new
granted ; and also why the Attorney for
plaintiff should not pay the costs of his pre.
application. The cause was tried before
Lord Chief Justice in Guildhall at the late
tings, and a verdict was returned for the
plaintiff, in consequence of its coming before the
Court as an undefended cause. The Learned
Counsel said he was retained for the defendant,
and Mr. Scarlett appeared on the other side ;
he had waited the greatest part of that day
expecting it coming on, but his Lordship
being engaged in another case' that occupied
a considerable time, he understood that n 0 more
causes would be heard that were defended, when
he, with Mr. Scarlett, left the Court ; after
which it appeared that the plaintiff's attorney
consulted with the junior Counsel engaged, and
brought forward the case as an undefended one,
when a verdict was returned against his client.—
The Learned Counsel trusted upon these grounds
their Lordships would set aside the verdict.

The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE.—Take a rule to
spew cause.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Pwllheli,
dated Jan. 26.]

" The Cririe, of New York, from Charleston to Liverpool,
with a cargo of cotton, was last night cast on shore ten miles
from this town ; crew saved, and if the weather continues mo.
derate the cargo will also be saved, but much damaged, as the
vessel is making water fast, and is likely to become a com-
plete wreck."
DEAL, JAW. 26.—Wind S.W.—Passed through yesterday
and today the following outward-bound, viz. :—The Prince
Waterloo, Deary, for Sierra Leone ; Caledonia, Crighton,
Mogador ; Thistle, Brodie, Teneriffe ; Amphian, Fulck, and
Scandinavia, Christopher, Alicant ; Bee, Wishart, and Dove,
Miller, Smyrna ; Ocean, Kidd, Trieste ; Amelia, Bully, Cadiz ;
Ariel, Rupel, West Indies ; Lacy Davidson, Williams, Rio
Janeiro and Jamaica ; Romulus, Gale, Charlstone ; Sarah,
Aysh, Lisbon ; and Portland, Just, Jamaica ; and the Char-
lotte, Bulering, from Amsterdam for St. Thomas's.
Pon T suount, JAN. 26.—Wind S.—Arrived the Christooal
Colon, Pulander, from Stockholm for Columbia ; and the
Walworth Castle, Walker, from Hamburgh for Mexico.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 25.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed the Au-
rora, Langlais, for Jersey ; Union, Brokenshire, for London ,
and Industry, Keen, for Cork.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2b.—Wind N. N.W.—Arrived the
nerve, Safford, from Wilmington ; and Mary, Todd, from
Halifax.

AVNlTriLivErr, JAN. 24.—The Hope, Rogerson, froni
Alaryport to Carlisle, got upon one of the banks in going up a
few days ago and is totally wrecked ; crew saved.

The Shillelah, Briton, from Belfast to Workington, was
driven on shore near Kirkcudbright the 17th inst., but expected
to be got off.
The Lady Harewood, Lewis, from St. John's, N. 8., is
arrived off Margate.
The Live Oak, from Gibraltar to Havannah, was wrecked
about the lit instant on Harbour Island ; crew and cargo saved,
and carried into Nassau.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when the following Commanders took leave of the
Court, previous to departing for their respective destination%,
viz. :—Captain Henry Cobb, Kent, Captain David R. Newall,
Scaleby Castle, for Bengal and China; Captain Edward 14.
Adams, Kellie Castle, Captain Samuel Serle, Inglis, for Bom-
bay and China ; and Captain William Cruickshank, Farqu-
harson, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China. Capt. George
Probyn was sworn in to the command of the Minerva, consigned
to Madras and Bengal.
We understand the Chamber of Exeter intend extending the
canal to such a distance as will enable ships to enter it at all
times of the tide ; by which means vessels will not experience
that detention they have hitherto had to encounter; and that
plans of the design are already prepared.—(Exeter Alfred. )

ATROCIOUS CRIMES IN FRANCE.—An enormity,
of a species as new as it is frightful, has just
taken place at Toulouse. The victims are four
in number, among whom is comprehended the
author of the crime. Elias Francis Triboulet,
aged 44, lived in a state of concubinage with
the woman Rouzil (surnamed sans gne), whose
husband has suffered for several years past
the punishment of hard labour. Immorality had
formed this union, and it was to have a termina-
tion worthy of its principle : the child which was
the fault of this connexion, was eighteen months
old, and had a half-brother, born several years
before. 'l'riboulet, threatened, as it is said,
by the approaching return of Rouzil, sells his
goods, and thinks of transportng his abode
and industry elsewhere. He was a pedlar. The
woman Rouzil refuses to follow him. Furious at
what he con,,siders a testimony of disdain and hate,
he goes to her house, and without intimating his
intention, gives rein, for the last time, to the ex-
cess which has ruined him; he first strangles the un-
happy woman by the help of a handkerchief, which
has been found in the throat of the victim, then mur-
ders the two children, places them with their mother
upon a bed, which soon becomes a prey to the flames.
Ile had placed himself on it after having lighted
the fire underneath, and it was not long before
he was stifled by the smoke. The 4 bodies were
soon entirely unrecognizable. The Police, adver-
tised in time, arrived soon enough to prevent the
house being consumed ; the apartment was enter-
ed by force, and the first object which presented
itself was the woman Rouzil, stretched• on the
boards, the feet towards the door, and the
head upon the bed, which was still burn-
ing ; the legs and " left side bore strong
marks of burning. 'l'riboulet had the right
leg stretched oti the bed, and the other hanging.
It was with difficulty that the flames could
be extinguished, as it was attached to all the
parts of his clothes. Notwithstanding the ravages
of the fire ; there may still be perceived on the
two children the marks of the blows which they
have received.

BIRTHS.
Yesterday, at Carshalton, the lady of John Plummer, Esq.
M.P., of a son.
On Friday, the 21st inst., at the Rectory, Little parndon,
Essex, the lady of the Rev. George Hemming, of a daughter.
On the 24th inst., at Bridge Villa, Maidenhead, Barks, the
lady of Paynton Pigott, Esq., of a son.