The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LOVE, DESPERATION, ANI? REVENGE.
Giitinn Al. the midst of the liminess' at this Jnitice
Room, yesterday, considerable interest was excited by a re-
port generally buzzed about the room that a lady had that
morning shot,a gentleman in the Temple; and shortly after-
wards's yellow Chariot, with the initials M. M. upon it, drove
up, to the Office,, in which was an defend* dressed Young "fe-
male, attended by her maid servant, in custody of blasters a
city officer.
°Witen.placed front of the Magistrate's table, she stated
her name to be Agnes Watson. Her countenence was not
.very handsoine, but her drese and general appearance might
almost be called splendid, Her fingers were almost 'revered
with rings, several of them diamond ones ; she had an elegant,
gold watch at here side, and the portrait of a gentleman, set
sound with large pearls. was suspended by an' elegant gold
chain round her neck. The female servant, who stood by her
Aide, seemCd .deeply affected, and was sobbing continually,.;,
hut the prisoner was evidently labouring to keep herself coma
posed, so much so, that she-correcteda mistake the clerk had
made in her Christian name, having caught it as Ann.
On Mr. Alderman C.Smyr it, the Sitting Magistrates asking
who charged the Lady, a Gentleman, at whose instance she had
been brought there, said he had no wish to charge her.' The
Magistrate, however, felt it hie duty to, know why, she had
been given into custody,- on which the Gentleman, who now
stated himself to be Mr. William Gausson, Paper-buildingic
Innei-temple, replied, he charged her with an assault. He
had, he said, never seen her before till that morning, when she
came to his chembent.tunithreetened to shoot him with a pistol.
She upbraided him with having caused her partnour. a. gentle-
man of his acqueintanee, to break off his connection with her,
and leave her. alibi he explained, by saying she had been
living with the ilentl
enutn.,lie told het he had given him the
4tdviee that he now gave her, 'Which was, either to marry or
separate ; on which site pulled a pistol out of her muff to she&
hint. He seized her riht fiend, and the pistol in it went off.
She had another pistolin her left hand ; he immediately seized
that hand, and that pistol also went off. There was no appa-
rent mark matte en the wajnacntotor did he think the pistolswere loaded with balls, though one was subsequently found on
the floor, which she pointed out. Hp hail ;mid to her, ha wee
sure it was only a joke, and that the pistols were not loaded;
to which she replied, why the ball fell at my. feet, and then
pointed Out where it lay.
The ball was now produced, and was evidently flattened on
one side by strikin the ceiling. Mestere also produced a pair
of very small pistols, and en elegant morocco case-which had
contained them, the .powder-flask, &c. The pistols, he said,
he took from her reticule, and the case out of her muff.
Poring this statement, though the prisoner Maintained her
composure tolerably well, she was 'evidently much agitated ;
the tears rolled plentifully down her cheek, and she raised the
portrait two or three. times, and looked et(iCwitit.much appa-
rent-affection, at the Same time moving her-head in a manner
as if to reproach it with unkindness.
When asked by the Magistrate' what 'she lipid to saY in her
defence, she replied, " I have no. defence to make. It is all
true what he has said. The ball was in it, btii I had no inten-
tion to shoot him, or I should not have held up the pistol to.
wards the. ceiling as I did. It may be true. what lie has said
now, but I had been told very different. lam indeed in duty
bound, to be his wife. • I have his promise."
Mr. Gauestre here stated he had no wish to proceed further
against her.and the Alderman pointed out to her,the great int.
propriety of her conduct, which he hoped sha was now Sint-
sible of. •
The prisoner replied—" Ham indeed aware of it, now Lain
called back to my senses; but my friend is flown, and I thought
this Gendentan had advised him to desert me; but if what tie
now save is true, I am very sorry for whatilaluia4wve
then gave her promise, not Lego to c
any tram, and,wasi discharged: On leaving the table she ap-
plied to.have the Cue And pistols returned to her. They were,
she said, her own% artrl.,haa, been made. her a present of. The
Makiitrate, however, thonght it not right to trust than in lief
primistgion in her resent state of mind, and directed them to be
detained at the,officetpromisintt they should be delivered to her
on her application S day or two hence,
re,Tpeheettpuriiry ntoeigbinisitgodtratotet,hwieithedriraerewmithenth,erctslerrteviitednt very
the chariot, and drove off.- The name or, the Gentleman with
whom she had been living did not transpire during the whole
of the examination, allanention of it reaming to be cautiously
avoided ,Parties'

DECISION IN MR. CORBETT'S CASE.
Bpw.,sTitrwr,...7Yesterclay,,,at ba11..-Past • tWo,oolockt the
hour fixed by Skil, Ittnxir on the preceding slay for giving
his decision upon the question between Mr. Cobbett and the
lessees of the turnktra on the Repsingwo: trust,. tie solicitors
out both side* attended id heir the judgment. ' The solicitor kir
Mr. Cobbett said that the latter was sorry he could not wait
Ilene)" Magistrates;' 'atld ho hoped thef Would not attribute
h s absence to any want of respect on his Port, the fact being
that important' business .detained him elsetehere.'' Ire had-,
i however, nstrucie&hini (dui olio,staielhott litittn to the Magi-.
straw, that .411 by the ath, section the. Act of Parliament,
complaining parties were precluded from preferring an indict.
Went or. bringing an action for extortion, he trusted that the
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orthey Act
vehicleso fg atliv the
iliwigileileli thPaedneeet7iiwiZrirdeibl Lini'hfleicittlaprosialastiOrt. wverbithaliele7hacesti,
The Solicitor for the Lessees begged to. make one obserea.
siintiglin':
fu;AGgetle7diTatvtd..tlealitee;':
in reality;-beenguilty, of no extortion at all.
would have an ad.
carrying above avettaikQe'iulnaewill:taits]thh"leei:4.;:laldiviltillYtr;sroifiaeltdnineiirritive°dnitiltliel4ll'.leVwas was
of so considerable a portion of their
notice, under the Act of Parliament, thattney should abandon
..abtallisedle!Mnaithaeltmrefotfloilwr4l;liec9rbent:ttin.thlcilerrwitie-r:c47eirilenconqilpra7.o4lolid'edtPu!tPllh...ol::.7iileilliflutttesabdel,"Cwoll, nis.tabledtotaililn,t,
..Sir R. Binw it ' ealci; that-before lie `proCeeded in eye his-,
decisioni'he should like to ask ono (Plot:ion,
W . he understand that' the fowler wTt'd ' not at all bias 'hie
.indirdent.---- Was it intended tbilPge°' I°. the nessionS, in case
thei T4l.4ol7:lojorincito7tiheer .6,3bleagittarferraiiirteolditilbitilbthsaht::cloottsiniiittansettiawwlobliiiirttaietVereerdsittinsciaugtithltit.:in7l,
with it. The case had undergone
and he was sure the most MAWS consideration had beep b„.

stowed Anson it by the Magistrates; and there:ore he certainly.
should not advise an Appeal.
Sir R. IltsuelE.--Illecause if it luul been intended to ApPeal.
I should have inflicted such penalties as would have covered
the expellees of defending it, supposing the conviction should be.
affir:El.hy the sessions.
'• 'A entleMap *lto 'said be' Was joiritlesSee with Mr. le!vy,.
'asset . Sir Richard that they would not appeal against his sic-,'
tenninetion, whatever it might be. ' " ..I. ',i,
Sir R. flxnwre said, he believed it was an underatandag"
that the decision in one clue would govern all the rest.
:Mr..Cobbett's.solicitor observed, that there weret 111 eases, -,
and that,in additioa to the expences paid by Mr. Cohheft, there:
were several poor en who had come from a distance to give
Cridethie; and who'would look to him tor a compensation for;
their loss ef. time.._Jte hoped that these 'circumstances would
have their weight with the worthy Magistrate.
Sir It. Ilinstit.-'-.I was qnite 'mei:Wed yesterday to give nay
decision, but Mr. Law argued the case with so much ability,
and conducted himself in so gentlemanly a meaner to all parties,
that J thought it but due to hint to give .the matter further con-
-sideration, and to revise the ground of my own opinion. I spent
two haunt last evening in that task, and I read the Act of Par-
lieu-sent must attentively, but I could find nothing to alter my
determination.—l convict the defendants in the penalty or 40tes
and the usual coats upon each of the la informations.
Inc conviction was recorded, alai the, penalties (amounting
to ;WO and costa were peid., . •-' " • ,
,4.-t, ~,,.- -..1140,-:'... .
LOUISA BEIII.EISMEN KERR. , W.
Uwlcax-Hat.i..—Titis unfortunate woman and her servant,
Eliznbctit Dana, were brought, before the Sitting Magistrate
tbr final examination. It will he'retellected that they were re-
manded on a charge of rob's* their ready furnished lodgings;
in Chapel-street, Lambeth, and .the Mendicity Society were
inforined of the, correspondence kept-up by Alias Kerr with
persons of the highest rank, on the subject of her distresses.
The Sectetary attended from the Society. ..
The_ Magistrate asked whethet he had any charge to bring
against the principal prisoner ?
The Seiretary replied,that be did not appear at the office for
the purpose. of preferring any charge against either of the pri-
souere, but merely iu consequence of the wish of Mr. Chambers,
Who presaledAt the first examination: Ile did not mean to
linpugh the'Moral character of Miss Kerr, neither did he knoW
whether she ,had any claim Alison the family of the Duke of
Aestbarglie or any relationship to his, 'Grace. Inquiry, how.
ever, had been made into the facts stated in her letter to the
Earl of Alulgrave, stating that her father was librarbta to the
College of Physicians, and it had been ascertained from the head
at the .-college, that her father never held that situation in the
eStablishment. Soine of the letters found in her posse.ssion
were dated so far back as three or four years ago,:arethat it was
lrette evident she had been carrying on the trade of " begging
etters" for sonic time. Her mother was expert at the trade,
and tin doubt the daughter had served an apprenticeship to the'
same business, which was pmfitable, as appeared from the leN
tors containing money, which was Always *pent with a degreo
of liberality proportioned to the ease with which it WO acqutred:
The apartment of Miss Kerr was no doubt miserable enough,
RS in all cases of the kind the parties Who looked for a liveli-
hood in that, way endeavoured to snake themselves; amid their
habitations appear as destitute and forlorn as possible, in order
to excite the commiseration of the benevolent. As to the letter
from the Duke,of Portland to Miss Kerr, it appeared that site
circulated copies of that letter amongst the nobility and other*
of rank and fortune; but she had the ingenuity to add' a few
lines of her own composition, stating, amongst the ;words used
,by his Grace,, that he WA; " sorry to !Ina that ' what she had
stated wee true." This addition; and the fact that his'Grace,
enclosed M.to his petitioner, were calculated to assist her much
'in her %Peculation.
The Magistrate said it was evident Miss Kerr had received
money 'tinder false pretences from the Duke of Portland, and
,from what the Secretary had mated, no doubt Was a Swindler.
The Duke, however, was the person to proaecute.
The Secretary said he was convinced that the Duke would
pot come forward to arbsecute.
The Magistrate then asked "Mrs. Cafe, who charged the
prisoners with having stolen the articles out of the lodgings,
,whether site intended to.prese the charge against she prioners?
! 'She replied that she wished to get back her getcalsor the value
{of them, and lied, no desire to prosecute if she obtained them.
The Magistrate advised her, to follow up the business: sbe
consented; and the charge was entered against the prisoners.—
The evidence which was detailed on the first examination was
then read over, and: Louisa Bellenden Kerr was convicted
under time Pawnbrokers' Act, of having illegally pawned the
articles, a pillow and two pillow-cases. Elizabeth Dunn was
discharged,. her_ mistress having acknowledged. that ,site. had
herself pawned the articles, and declared that Dunn was not
at all concerned.
The convicted prisoner wise then told that idle had MI shillings
penalty pay, andthet in default of payment site must go to
prison.
The unfortunate woman requested to be heard.' ' Distress
had, she said driven her to the commistion of the offence, but
she was no impostor. Iler father had been in the situation she
hail described, anti .her family ,were related to thenoble family
Named by her. . • , . ,
Ilere the Magisirate told her that the penalty must be paid,
Or she must go to the 'louse of Correctien for a fortnight. r .
The Secretary said that if she would abandon- the. mode. of
lying she had followed, the penalty should be paid, and, she
ihould be sent home to her pariah.,
The prisoner consented, and the Secretary paid the penalty.

MASTERS IN THE ..N.Aity.,-r-By the plan, which
has been submitted to the lord* Cuniralaiimera of the Adrni.
ratty, for the promotion of practical navigation on board ships
of war, and the improvement of the condition of that very use-
ful ;lass of officers, M, asters ip the Navy,.the service would be
enabled to train and bring up her own navigating ,officers, with.
out hiving recourse to the merchant advice for auxiliaries as
masters; another circumstance, strongly in favour of adopting
ti class of navigating lieutenants, is the great experience they
would -gain "While commanding" gun-brigs, cutters, and
schooners on the several stations where they might be or.
dcred, a* well as a local knowledge of dial harbours, which
would be their particular rendezvous, and, to flirther the 'extent
of nautical experience still more, it might be deemed expedient'
IA change the stations of ell vessels commanded by navigating
lieutenants once in every two years. All `those lieutenants
' who are now desirous of 'holding commands, would, of neees.
sity, qualify themselves as navigating lieutenants nor would it
he requisite to limit the number; as, etlinitting that time were
twice the number of navigating lieutenants, that there are ahipa
in the list of the navy, it would not be detrimental to the set-
vice, hecauee those officers could either dei the 'duty of lieu-
train of a welch; or take upon them the charge and navigating
othe ship. On the' contrary, it .would rather have the effect'
o bringing forward a • great many alcilfol and judicious navi-
gators, whose abilities otherwise might never be brought Imo
practice ; and it is generally allowed, that of all the theories
of eciencs that of nevigation is the least useild, without the
experienced and practical part. ,
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Si Notme LdittctilitaTANCE.—A rabbit's nest
was lately discpvered iintlerneatli the thatch of an old barn, on
the premises of,;i: Westeer, L'sq. nt Cresiee, near Aylesbury.
The nest was, nearly eight feet from the ground, Whieh.heiktal
the little animal, fdnndnieatie of ,reeching, by. drat ascending a
Wall, which nearly Pined the barn, and leaping front thence.
to its icurieut plate of retirement, 'where it had young.,-,
(Bucks Chronicle!), •
The battle of Fontenoy was gained by the.
Irish Brigade hi the French service., A short
time.after that engagement the Officers of the
Brigade attended a Military Levee of this
Bier of \V or (D'Aitt•t.risoN) each bad.a
rial to presettiv clitimitii decorakkons, pensions,
or other re wards of their seryices,.and the strttg.
gie for priority,,antotigstAhem wat such ,that,they
- •
'actually drove the ittlate!tpto-14 recess formed
bly, a Window, whern.they,continn.ed,:iwging at
blush with their petitipso ciegr each., otivrs.abool
.! .
ders... At length D'4rgerisonstfigc'tediltklescope,
,itildarati to the King, to when') Apr, Aqinphticktifi in
the,; fottQrv►iog words Sire ypttr
gatle.g) et! Atte, more trouble! lita.li;
tAt .
ti bonne. i 4 Ines ennevois .411100 *Am.
dim" (my enemies say the saute thing), said
Gnu's,

This. new Empire in the Western; Hemisphere,
is about I,soo,miles in length,. and 1,000 in
breadth ;
.1)10, meaStiling, along. the coast,. it is
'2,000 miles long, and is bordered with moutitainl
that opert-lr_om,tirne tp tirue,. and. form good her.
hours, where, vessels may sitlety.. It WAS
accident Ally discovered by the Portuguese.-in
1560. Emanuel,
,K ing of, Portugal, l'ad4qttip-
pet! a sqqadten of_ thirteen sail, , carryiog,. 1,200
soldiers and sailors destined for the Eastindititto
under the commod of Peter Alvarek,Cabral.
This admiral. quitting bisbon on the Othiif !Claret',
15Q0, struck out to sea to avoid the Coast of
Guinea, and steered. his course southward, that
he. might the more easily turn the cpape,pfS4l,9o4l,
Hope, which projects a good way into the ocean.
On tl►e,9.4th,orApril he got 44;1104. the Con- •
tinent SeyikAmerica, which he judgettltebe
a large island. et sOl.llO distance from the Cost
'Of Africa, cini§,ting along fer some, ,thoel.ho.vetio.
`lured tottend .elurat,enaltore vend was esionish-
ed to observe the inhabitants eoti.ely, different
from the '.Africans in features, hair, end c 00).•
ple XiOn. It was found, however,,impracticable to
seize upon auy of, the Indians, who retired on
the approach of the Poottguese,yetors the sailors
had discoyrered :a, good harbour, the Admiral
thought proper to come to on trucker, and called
the bay Puerto Segura, . Next .day, he.sent..ane
ether boat on shore, and had the good fortune
to lay hold on two of the natives, w,i om. he, clotht
ed and treated kindly, ;and then :4istnissed4lo
make a proper report Lo their countrymen. The
stratagem . had the desired effect._ The Indians
having heard the relation of the prisoners, Immo*
diately crowded to the shore, singing, dancing, and
soundinghorns of different kinds; ,which induced
Cabral to land, and take solemn possession, in
the naute,of his Portaguese.Majesty.. As soon as
the court of .I.,,ishon had ordered a. survey to be
taken of the harbours, bays, rivers, and coasts of
Brazil, and was. convinced that the country
forded neither: gold nor silver, they held it in
such contempt, that they aent,thither ,none but
condemned criminals and ,abundoned, woMen.—
Two ships were sent every year from Portugal,
to carry therefesepf ,the kingdom to this new:
werld,,and to bring home parrots and woods foe
the dyers Awl, cabinet makers. The gold and
diamond mines are but. u recoil. discovery ;,,they
were Arst • opened in. the year 1681.; .and have
since .yielded above.fiveznillipus alerting annually
of which sum a
.11tlt belongs,to the Crown. So
plentiful'are diamcnidS ,in this country, that the
.Cour,t.of Portugathath fotunl,, it,necessary :to re,
strain their importation, to prevent too great a
diminution of their value. They are neither .so
hard and.so clear as those,of the East Indies, nor
do they sparkle so much, tmt,they are whiter.
•The Brazilian diamonds are .gold ten per cent..
cheaper,, than the Oriental ones,,
,supposing thee.
Weights to 114; equal, The largest diamond in the
World was sent from .Brazil to the King of, Per-.
1 t weighs 1,689, carats, or 111 ounces
and has been valued at. 58,757,5004 Somelapidaries, however, a re,of opinion,, that this sup.,
posed
,diamond is only a tops s; t in which case a
very great abaleynent must he, made in its valued.