The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-06 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT—NortriuMPTON,MARCH 5.
(Before Mr. Justice LITThEDALE and a Special Jury.)

THE KING V. TARPLEY, CLERK.

This was a prosecution for trespass. Mr. Sergeant
ADAMS, with whom were Messrs. Antos and Iluatvanr,
conducted the prosecution, and Mr. HILL and Mr. WAD-
DINGTON the defence.

Mr. Pack, at whose instance the prosecution was in-
stituted, is the Squire of the village of Floore in this
county, and the defendant in the Vicar. It appeared that
the trespass was committed in asserting a right of way
through part of Mr. Pick's grounds, which the defendant
contended had always existed, along which the villagers
went to church, and various places in the neighbourhood.
Witnesses were called, who proved that, fifty years agn,
when a Mr. Ilsminond was vicar, there war such a way
along Mr. Pack's property, but that in subsequent vicars'
time, and from the enclosing. of the neighbourhood by
Act of Parliament, they had ceased to use it.
Fur Mr. Pack it was submitted, that other vicars pur-
suing a different route without objection, and a non.usor
for so long a period, was clear evidence that there had never
been a right of way, but that it was merely a lease and
license on the part of the prior owners of the property.
The jury, after a short deliberation, found a verdict. for
the plaintiff.

CROWN COURT.
(Before Chief Justice TINDAL.)

Austen Perkin, aged 42, was charged with setting fire
to some straw, the property of William Bate, Esq.
It appeared that prisoner was a labourer in prosecutor's
employ, who was in the habit of using a thrashing
machine, which machine had been taken down a few
days before the fire. The prisoner, understanding that it
was to be set up again, set fire to about two cart loads of
straw in a hovel, and the wind being strong, the flames
spread to some ricks, stables, and a dwfllirig-house and
granaries, all of which they completely consumed.
The prisoner confessed that be had fired the straw, but
that he had no other intention than to frighten his master
from using a thrashing-machine in future.
The jury found him Guilty, and the judge passed
sentence of Death, giving no hopes of a reprieve from
execution.

A Noble Lord, on being invited to dine with
a large party on Friday next, at which he was promised
a fund of entertainment, replied—" I would join you,
but I have already promised to dine at the Covent-garden
Fund dinner, where I always have a fund of mirth—a
fund of entertainment—a fund of good cheer, and a fund
of excellent company ; added to which, I have ever a
fund of 'content from my own feelings for contributing
to that Fund, from the members of which I hive so fre-
quently received a fund of gratification."
THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—Within these few
days Sir Wathen Waller and Mr. Ware have had a con-
sultation on a cataract, which has made its appearance in
one of the eyes of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex,
and apprehensions are entertained that the other eye is
likely to be similarly affected ; but from the appearance of
the complaint the most favourable report has been male
to his M .jesty, who has expressed much anxiety on the
occasion, that when the time arrives for performing an
operation, the sight of the Royal Duke will be preserved,
as his general health is excellent; and the removal of a
cataract, by a skilful oculist, is not now considered an
operation of danger.
MR. ROTCFI, M.P. FOR KNARESBOROUGH.
--(Flom a Correspondent.)—On Tuesday night last, a
numerous meeting of Ultra-Reformers, with a light sprink-
ling of Tories, was held at Mr. W. Pearson's, inn-
keeper, Briggate, Knaresborough, for the purpose of
considering the propriety of forwarding to Mr. Rotch a
note of reprehension for his remissness of duty in
not attending the House of Commons on Mr. Har-
vey's motion. John Bainbridge, Eq., was unani-
mously called to the chair. The worthy chairman,
after having in a very neat and elegant speech, ex-
plained the object of the meeting, entered very elaborately
anti very minutely, and with great point and ability, into
what he conceived to be the duty of a representative of the
people, and into the cause of which they had met to com-
plain. The docuinent was then signed, and either has
been or will immediately be forwarded to the hon. gentle-
man. At the conclusion of the meeting, it was agreed,
that should a vacancy occur in the representation of the
borough, John Bainbridge, Esq., from his long political
experience and unflinching attachment to reform, and
from his brilliant and tranacendant abilities as an orator,
was the only fit and proper person to be their representa-
tive.--Leeds Times.

A HINT TO COURT NEWSMEN.--A news-
paper published in Constantinople, by the authority of the
Government, announces the approachine nuptials of the
Princess Saliba, eldest daughter of the Sultan. Her
palace is named the abode of joy ; and the officers of her
household are enumerated. The preamble of the article,
of which the following is a literal translation, will be
found highly oriental ;.—." Her Highness, the noble and

chaste Saliba Sultan, of imperial dignity, daughter of his
Highness the Emperor, distinguished for her modesty,
and reared behind the select curtains of chastity in the
harem of the seraglio, the crown of purity, and the diadem
of pudicity, being arrived at the resplendent age of pu-
berty and discretion, and being in the flower of cantata.
biality, prepared for legalized matrimony," &c. The in-
tended husband, Halil Paella, a stout handsome Georgian,
not many years ago a slave, is not mentioned, as that
would be quite against etiquette ; neither is there a word
said about the princess's beator, which is by no means
equal to her chastity and modesty.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—A meeting
of landowners, househcldeta, and occupiers of land and
tenements in the line of road, in the parishes of St.
George, Hanover-square, Chelsea, Brompton, and Ken.
sington, proposed to be taken by the Great Western Rail-
way, was held yesterday, at the Be'grave Hotel, Dour),
street, Pimlico; Mr. E. Haswell in the chair. " That it
is the bounden duty of the Railway Company, associated
for the pi ofitable investment of their capital, to prosecute
their schemes with the least possible sacrifice to pi ivate
interests: and, where such interests are in any degree
affected, to make a full and perfect compensation to the
parties suffering."—An amendment was moved, which
the Chairman stated to be lost ; but so much clamour
arose, that he put the motion a second tune, and that being
drowned in noise arid confusion, he finally broke up the
meeting, and vacated the chair.

It seems that Mr. Sullivan, the Member for
the city of Kilkenny, had the courage to vote in some of
the divisions lately against Dan, and the consequence has
been, that the creatures of this unprincipled and heartless
despot have placarded all the walls of Kilkenny, warning
the people, on pain of high displeasure, against using the
ale or por.er of Mr. Sullivan's brewery! This is one way
of keeping the Tail in order. But surely, this system
cannot last.—Dublin Post.

Francis the First asked one day of Duchatel,
the learned Bishop of Orleans, if he was a gentleman?
" was the Prelate's reply, "in the ark of Noah
there were three brothers—l cannot tell from which of
them I am descended."

Yesterday Samuel Pearson, a weather-beaten
seaman, applied at Lambeth-street police-office, to make
an affidavit before the magistrates as to the destruction of
a Si. Bank of England note, in the following singular
manner :—Pearson, it appeared, had just returned from a
long voyage on board one of the Hudson's bay Company's
ships, and was paid off at the Company's office on Thurs-
day last. On the same night, while drinking with an old
shipmate at a public-house in Poplar, he wanted to light
his pipe, and putting his band into his waistcoat-pocket,
pulled out what he conceived to be a piece of waste paper,
which he rolled up lengthways, and popped it against the
gas-light. He then lit his pipe with it, and throwing
away the small unburned fragment which remained
in his fingers, popped his foot on it as it fell on
the floor. He then continued to enjoy himself fur
some time, and on his return to his lodgings he found
himself minus the Si. note. Being rather sober he, after
some time, recollected having lighted his pipe at the
public-house with a piece of paper from his pocket, and
on going back, he found, on the tap-room floor, covered
with dirt, the remnant of the paper he had before thrown
away and trampled on; and on wiping and unfolding it,
there was just left the number perfect, but not a particle
of anything else. He subsequently called at the Bank,
and exhibiting to the clerks there the number, told them
the circumstance, and they agreed on his making au affi-
davit of the. fact, and the cashier in the Hudson's bay
Company's office swearing that he had paid him a Si.
note of that number, to make good the loss. The ap-
plicant, as a matter of course, was sworn to the affidavit
in question.

STRIKE AT GREENOCK.—On Saturday
morning last, the operative masons employed at the
building of the Secession Church, Geo•ge's-square,
Greenock, struck work under the following circumstances :
—A man belonging to Large applied for work, which
was given him by the contractors for er:cting the church ;
but, in a short time, it was discovered that the incomer
was not a member of the union, and he was apprised by
the unionists that he could not be allowed to continue at
the work unless he become a member of the union. The
poor man, anxious to earn a little money for the main-
tenance of his family, agreed to become a member of the
union, and pay the entry money specified by the articles.
But judge of his surprise when a demand was likewise
made for 3d. for each day he had wrought since the strike
of the G'a•gow Unionists, for the support of that body.
To this unreasonable demand he refused to comply, ar.d
the contractors having praiseworthily declined to disc Large
him, the Unionists struck work immediately. We un-
ders,and that the master masons of Greenock have re.
salved to discharge all their men until the affair is ami-
cably settled.—Aberdeen Herald.

INHUMANITY.—On Monday morning, the
17th inst., a child was discovered wrapped up in straw,
in a cart near the Manse door at Petty. The infant was
apparently one or• two days old, and its being found alive
was justly considered as something like a miracle. The
first consideration was to preserve the life of the infant,
and the next to set on foot an inquiry to detect the unna-
tural parent. Both of these attempts have fortunately
proved successful. It being ascertained that a child was
horn, and had disappeared, at Dyke, near Forres, Mr.
M•Bean, messenger here, was despatched to Dyke to see
if the clothes could be identifie,i, or any other trace of
conn-xion established. The truth soon transpired—the
servant girl at the Sawmills of Dyke admitted that
she had hen delivered of a child on the Saturday
previous, and the inhuman father (a man named Ross)
who alone was present, immediately took it from her and
carried it off, as he said on his return, to' the parish of
Croy. She herself had never eeen the infant ! The man
must have meant the parish of Petty, as the case was
otherwise clearly proved. He had carried the child a
distance of nearly 30 miles. Though weakly, the infant
is doing well. It is worthy of remark that about nine
months ago a child (still nursing in the parish) was left
in the same place. Rose has been apprehended, and com-
mitted to gaol.—lnverness Courier.

INCENDIARISM.—WC are sorry to state, that
an atrocious case of incendiarism occurred near Linlith-
gow on Tuesday night. Two brothers of the name of
Walker, quiet, industrious men, are the owners of a small
farm, named Syke, which they cultivate with their own
hands. In the course of the past winter, two attempts
have been made to set fire to their premises, in conse-
quence of which, one of the brothers has been in the
practice of getting out of his bed, and examining the
stack-yard and out-houses once or twice every night.
Notwithstanding this precaution, the malignant villain,
who bad made the previous attempts, and, who must
have watched his opportunity, at length accomplished
his purpose. The dwelling.house, and three out
houses, form one line of building; early on Wednes-
day morning the latter were discovered to be in
flames ; and though assistance was got from the burgh,
it was too late to do more than save the dwelling-house.
A young cow, a number of hens a quantity of corn in
sacks, and various agricultural implements were
destroyed. The corn in the stack-yard was not injured ;
and from this circumstance, as well as the fact that the
lost attempt of the incendiary was upon the dwelling.
house, the thatched roof of which he fired, it seems pro-
bable that his object was rather directed against the per-
sons than the property of the two brothers. The Sneriff
substitute and Procurator-Fiscal are taking precognitions,
and making every possible exertion to trace out the
monster who perpetrated this diabolical act, the author of
which must be some personal enemy of the Messrs.
Walker, as they employ no servants or labourers.—Edin-
burgh Paper.
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APPALLING STATEMENT.—We have been
favoured by a gentleman in the Hon. East India Company's
service with the following extract from a letter written by
a brother officer—a man in whose veracity the most im-
plicit reliance may be placed. Ellore, the station from
which the letter is written—is in the Northern division,
and is at present garrisoned by the 43d regiment of Ma-
dras Native Infantry. Extract of a letter, dated Enure,
East Indies, 15th September, 1833 :—" The famine
throughout a great part of India has been dreadful. The
people of England complain of distress ; I should like to
put a few of the worst fed down at Ellore for a day. I
do not exaggerate when I say that I cannot stir out of my
house in the morning without coming across the body of a
person who has died during the eight. The town is
strewed with them. About a fortnight ago, a woman was
caught roasting her own child alive. It died almost im-
mediately after it was released. The child was about six
years old, and from its size and strength was able to make
a great resistance and outcry, which attracted the attention
of some people, but too late to save its life. I have no
doubt but that infant•eating is of common occurrence just
now. The number of dead removed of a morning from
about our Sepoy lines is always from 12 to 30. It is
horrible to see the poor skeletons walking about—they are
nothing but bone. The peasantry of this part are nearly
swept away ; and so are the cattle, for want of water. 'We
have had a good deal of rain lately, which gives some
prospect of a tolerable harvest. The failure of another
Monsoon would cause indescribable misery."—lnverness
Courier.

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LOKDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1834.

Mr. ATTWOOD'S favourite motion for a re
,turn to paper currency, stands for this evening.
It is painful to see a member, from whom so
much was expected, and who represents a re-
spectable constituency, lowering his character
by such perverse obstinacy in a bad cause.
Why does he not direct his parliamentary duties
to some useful end, instead of aiming at an object
which, if gained, would throw the country into
inextricable confusion ? Paper money, more than
any other cause, deranged our finances ; and the
Hon. Member's only remedy is a recurrence to
the evil. Some Members, however, as well as
doctors, must have their hobby horses. SAN
GRADO could think and dream only of warm
water and bleeding ; WAITHMAN, at the be-
ginning of every session, mounted his hobby
—" the declared and official value of exports
and imports ;" and the Member for Birming•
ham seems determined to follow his example,
and make his paper question a standing ses-
sional order.

It is satisfactory to find that Wednesday, for-
merly a dies non i❑ Parliamentary business, is
now set apart for the correction or total suppres-
sion of delinquent boroughs, and that the work
of regeneration goes on so smoothly. Last
night bills against three egregious offenders
were advanced a stage, and with the exception
of the hon. member for Dover, whom Mr.
HOWARD described as the advocate of every
delinquent before the house, scarcely one mem-
ber can be found to screen such barefaced cor-
ruption. The bill for disfranchising Carrick-
fergus was read a second time without a divi-
sion. The Warwick bill went through committee
in the same off hand way, and the second reading
of the Stafford bill was opposed only by five out
of a house of one hundred and sixty-two mem-
bers. It is no doubt hard that the inno-
cent should suffer with the guilty, and ex-
ceptions should be made in favour of borough
where a respectable 101. constituency can be
found, but wherever this is not the case there
is no remedy but the last penalty of the law.
Stafford, Warwick, and Carrickfergu3, with a
population of between 7,000 and 9,000 each,
are too small and too corrupt to be intrusted with
the franchise, and unless some respectable asso-
ciates can be found for them, political extinction
must ensue. A few instances of severity will
arrest the abuse. Electors who did not take
bribes (if any there were) must have winked at
the proceedings, and therefore cannot reasonably
complain if the rule acted upon in some esta-
blishments be applied to them, namely, that if
the innocent do not point out the guilty they
must suffer with them.

A petition on the subject of the observance
of the Sabbath, which is intended to he pre-
sented to the House of Commons, is now lying
for signature in the city of Bath. This petition
very distinctly and temperately points out the
folly of imposing any further restrictions on the
community, which can do no good, and may
possibly be the means of occasioning much
mischief. Men are not to be driven into piety
by Acts of Parliament. The germ must be

within them ; and if it be not, not all the Sir
ANDREW AGNEWS that ever canted, can in
itjan croieo sn, is w
;raft it.
injurious,
Coercion, unavailing in nine out o
en instances,
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tively
of
oonscience. We have no doubt that, for
every one petition that Sir ANDREW can
bring- forward in favour of fresh Sabbath re-
itrictions, ten can be brought forward against
them. 'We subjoin a portion of the Bath peti-
non, which displays much common-sense
" Your petitioners further submit that those
whose occupations cannot be dispensed with,
without inflicting privations on the community,
have no right to complain, since their condition,
is not caused by legislation, nor is capable of
being bettered by it, without injustice and op-
pression towards the rest of the community;
and even if it were, they have no just claim to
legislative interference on the subject, since none,
in this free country, are necessarily obliged to
belong to any of those occupations, or to exer-
cise them at any time against their will ; they
have the alternative of foregoing the extra gain
which accrues from such occupations, and which
is most justly due to them as compensation for
the loss of that rest which the remainder of the
community enjoy. That, your petitioners beg
leave to state that, as far as relates to the city of
Bath, the Sunday was never in their memory
more religiously observed than it is at present
and that, on a general view of the subject, as
regarding the country at large, they feel entire
confidence that, on any ground whatever, new
laws on this head are utterly uncalled for and

unnecessary."

The French papers of Tuesday contain no
news of an authentic character. They are
merely filled with a repetition of previous reports,
and discussions on the condemnation of M.
CABET. There is nothing new from Spain
that can be depended on :

FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, MARCH 4.
Five per Cents., 10(W. 40c. 50c. :35c.
Four per Cents., 94f.
Three per Cents., 77f. 40c. 45c. 9.0 c.
Bank Actions, 1,790 f. 1,7931. 1,790 f.
Rente de Naples, 93f. 93f. 30c. sc.
Roman Five per Cents., 93 92% 93.
Rents d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 2.7"-Y 27 27%.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 40 39N.
Royal Spanish Loan, 78 78% 79.
Rents Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 613 A 62 61N.
Belgian Loan, 1831. Five per Cent., 9914 99.
Haytian Loan, 9.80 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 20c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 10c.
—Coors Authentiaue.

German papers of the 2d of March state,
that very important official communications re-
specting the affairs of Germany are shortly
expected. We hope they have reference to the
amelioration of the people ; though we are
strongly inclined to suspect they are intended
for the imposition of further restrictions on the
Press.

The Nuremburg Correspondent of the 27th
of February contains the following article, but
how far it is entitled to credit we cannot say.
If correct, the wonder is that we should not
have received the news earlier, from the parties
most interested, and who are so much nearer
home :

BERLIN, FEB. 2l.—From what we learn, the arrangements
between Belgium and Holland are likely to be brought very
soon to a favourable termination. Belgium is to have the entire
province of Limburg, and Holland that of Luxemburg. The
refusal of the collateral branches of the House of Nassau will
be set at nought. The regulation of the trade of the Scheldt
will then be the only remaining point to be decided by the
diplomatists. Several important regulations relative to German
anirs will, it is expected, soon be made known generally.

Brussels papers of the sth instant, received
this morning, are filled with explanations and
discussions respecting the liberation of M.
HANNO, together with the correspondence re-
lative thereto between General DUMOULIN and
General TABOR, which are totally devoid of
interest for our readers. The only point of
importance is, that the representatives of France
and England at Frankfort made a joint re-
monstrance to the President of the Diet
on the subject of M. HANNO'S arrest. We
may infer what impression that remonstrance
made on the Itiind of the PRESIDENT from the
fact that he immediately convoked an extraordi-
nary meeting of the Diet to deliberate on the
subject. The result was an order for the in-
stant liberation of M. HANNO. It is pleasant
to see the representatives of the two most en-
lightened and most powerful nations in the
world thus cordially engaged in supporting the
cause of justice, and vindicating the wrongs of
the oppressed.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, MARCH 4.
Actual Debt, 23 per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent g7
Loan of the City, 1834, 4 per Cent.. 94

COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR sat at ten o'clock. This being the
seal day his Lordship heard motions. Several matters, almost
of course, were mentioned at the sitting, but none of any public
interest.