The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their MAJESTIES, accompanied by the Duchess of
CUNIBERLAND and the Princess AUGUSTA, the Earl and
Countess of DENBIGH, Lord and I ady CLINTON, &C.,
took a drive in four pony phaetons from the palace at
Kew, on Monday afternoon, and visited the Earl and
Countess of ERROL, at their residence at RICHMOND.
Their MAJESTIES and suite left the Palace at Kew soon
after ten o'clock on Monday night, and returned to Windsor.
The Marquis de PALaLELLA went down to East Sheen
yesterday morning, and had an interview with Earl GREY.
The Noble Marquis had an interview with Viscount PAL_
MERSTON after his artival in town on Monday evening.
The Spanish Minister visited Viscount PALMERSTON at
the Foreign Office yestenlay. The Minister from Buenos
Ayres, and the Hanse Towns Minister, transacted business
yesterday, at the Office of the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.

Despatches from LordpuanAn were yesterday received
at the Foreign Office.
Despatches from General BouaKl, the Governor of
New South Wales, were received on Monday at the Colo-
nial Office.

Vigcount ALTnour and Mr. STANLEY visited Earl
GREY yesterday, at the Treasury.

Captain HEAVISIDE, of Egham Hythe,
While fishing for roach with No. 10 hook, in the deeps
at Staines Bridge, a few days ago, hooked a barbel, and,
after playing him for one hour and three quarters, landed
him. He weighed eleven pounds two ounces, and was a
very fine and well-fed fish ; measured two feet ten inches
in length, and one foot four inches in girth.

Don PEDRO, during his stay in this country,
raised a large sum from a capitalist of the Jewish persua-
sion, with whom he left in pledge jewels and plate of very
great amount, and other property, including his carriages.
TAGLIONI is off. This accomplished artiste,
at the conclusion of La Sylphide, at. Covent-garden, ou
Monday evening, proceeded to the Tower Stairs, accom-
panied by her father and brother, and embarked on board
a steam-packet for Calais, on her way to Paris. Her
suitor, the son of a Peer of France, went passenger_ by the
same vessel. M. LAPORTE paid Madem T
oiselle AGLIONI
the compliment of attending her to the packet, which left
the river at ten o'clock yesterday morning. It is ru-
moured that La Sylphide has already become the bride of
the gentleman to whom we have alluded, a mutual attach-
ment having long subsisted between them.

THE RAILWAY.—The number cf passen-
gers who travel for business or pleasure by the Edinburgh
and adkeith Railway is really astonishing. The fine
weather and the novelty of the conveyance combined,
causes the rail vehicles to be crowded daily, both to Dal-
keith and Alusselburgh. From the Ist to the 2Sth July
inclusive, the number of passengers conveyed along the
railway was 14,392 ! We have no doubt that before the
year is concluded, every hale inhabitant of Edinburgh will be
able to say, " I have travelled on a railway." Among others,
we remarked, on Saturday, the Duke DE BOURDEAUX, the
Duke and Duchess DP: GUICHE, the Baron DE DA:NIAS,
and several others of the noble foreigners at present resid-
ing in Edinburgh, who visited, by this conveyance, the
Craighall colliery belonging to Sir JOHN HOPE. The
illustrious party, accompanied by Sir JonN HOPE, entered
the mine, and appeared highly gratified by inspecting the
magnificent steam-engine, we believe the most powerful
Inc in the kingdom, employed in the mine. The Duke
DE Bouanx.kux, with his accustomed benevolence, pre-
sented the sum of SI. to be distributed among the work-
people. The carriage was conducted by Mr. Fox him-
self, who, confident in the strength and perfect appoint-
ment of his vehicle, caused it to descend the tunnel at the
rate of 15 miles an hour.—Scotsman.

On Saturday, the extre►ne sentence of the law
was carried into effect upon EDWARD GREEN, THOMAS
LINCOLN, and JAMES Moßß►s, who (With DANIEL
PIGOTT and SAMUEL GREEN, since reprieved) were con-
victed of burglaries at the houses of Mrs. ROBSON, of
Cookhatn, and JONATHAN BRUNSDEN, at Tilehuret Corn-
Mon.... Reading Mercury,

In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Baron
VAUGHAN, and the circumstance of Mr. Justice
PARK, having been detained at Derby to a late hour
on Saturday, Mr. Serjeant Got3LnußN came for-
ward to this town on the afternoon of that clay and
opened the commission. The Learned Judges at-
tended divine service yesterday, and commenced the
business of the assizes this morning. On the Crown
side there are thirty-five prisoners for trial in the
county, and four in the borough. The only case of
a very aggravated nature amongst them is that of
Cooke, charged with the murder of Mr. Paas. His
trial, it is understood, will take place on Wednesday,
On the _Nisi Prius side fourteen causes are en-
tered ; one of which is an action brought by the
Duke of Newcastle against the hundred of Brox-
tome, to recover compensation for the burning of
Nottingham Castle.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN took his seat upon the
bench this morning at ten o'clock. He was pale,
but seemed in every other respect to have recovered
from the effects of his recent attack There was no
case of general importance amongst those disposed
of in either Court to-day.

HOME CIRCUIT.-LETVES, AUGUST 7.

Edward Heath, chymist, aged 22, was indicted
both on the coroner's inquest, and also by bill, for
killing and slaying George Burdett, at Brighton, on
the 18th of May last.
On the day above mentioned, Ann Welch, a ser-
vant to Capt. Burdett, was sent to the shop of Mr.
Moore, chymist, at Brighton, to get a dose of medi-
cine, which was to be prepared from a prescription.
The Captain was an invalid, and had only arrived in
Brighton two days before. She saw Heath, who
was an assistant to Moore, and gave him her mes-
sage. About nine in the evening, a phial was
brought to the house of her master, by the footman
of the next door, at which it had been left by mis-
take by James Matthews, who is in the employ of
Moor, but who did not know the number of the
house in which Captain Burdett resided ; the phial
was sealed, and had white paper round it. The
witness, Ann 'Welch, further deposed, that on the
following morning at eleven o'clock she saw her
master in bed ; he was cheerful and gave orders for
dinner ; she saw him again at nine in the evening,
he then complained of great pain in his head. She
remained with him until the evening of the next
day (Sunday), when he died. Within an hour or
two after she ►went into his room at nine o'clock, he
became unconscious of what was passing.
Mr. Dill deposed, that when Mrs. Burdett called
upon him and stated what had happened, he first
went to the shop of Moor, where he saw Heath, and
suggested that a mistake had been made. He saw
the bottle of oil of tar from ►which that sent to Capt.
Burdett had been taken, and tasted a mouthful of
it. He asked what quantity had been sent, and
was answered ten drachms. He then proceeded to
Captain Burdett's, taking with him some sweet
spirits of nitre. The Captain was quiet in bed, his
pulse was regular, and he was not in pain, and he
vomited once. Mr. Dill ordered a saline draught,
and went away. At 12 o'clock he returned, and
found the deceased reading the newspaper in bed ;
he again vomited; at 3 o'clock he was asleep, arid
Mr. Dill did not then see him. At 7 o'clock he
heard Dr. Yates had seen him, and at half-past 10,
►when he again called, he found him insensible, the
pulse being full and quick.
Dr. Yates, a physician, of Brighton, stated, that
when he was first called in, the Captain was vomit-
ing violently ; he was informed by Mrs. Burdett
that he had taken oil of tar, in mistake for tincture
of senna. The tincture cf senna mentioned in the
prescription, which he was shown, was 2 drachms,
and he concluded 2 drachms of oil of tar had there-
fore been substituted in mistake, and had at that
time no idea that nearly 10 drachms had been
taken. He was then sensible, and Dr. Yates was
not apprehensive of danger. At 11 o'clock that
night the pulse of the deceased, on the doctor's re-
turn, was at 120. At 3 o'clock in the morning he
had no hopes of his recovery. From half-past 10
till the time of Captain Burdett's death, either Mr.
Dill or Dr. Yates were continually with him. They
attributed his dea:h to his having taken the oil of
tar, which they considered, under his state of
health, to have occasioned an increased action of
the heart, and to have caused a determination of
blood to the head. Mr. Dill spoke in high terms of
the carefulness and skill of the accused.

Mr. Heath, who was indulged during his trial
by being permitted to stand at the barristers' table,
instead of being placed in the " dock," stated in
his defence, that at the time he had been called
upon to prepare the prescription, a person had en-
tered the shop and asked for two ounces of oil of
tar; he placed the phial containing the prescription,
prepared, but not labelled, in a stand used for that
purpose, and poured out the oil of tar into another
bottle. At that moment a third person entered the
shop, and asked for castor oil ; he proceeded to
serve him with it, and placed the phial of oil of tar
in the stand before mentioned. The prescription
and oil of tar were precisely of the same colour, but
how he came to substitute one phial for the other
he could not account.

The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty. Upon which Mr. Heath
bowed to them and the Court, and having received
the congratulation of his friends, was ordered to be
immediately discharged.
Henry Huggett, aged 33, William Greentree, 27,
Joseph Wisdom, 26, labourers, were indicted for
assaulting and stealing from the person of William
Tommas, on the 30th of May last, at Waldron, a
cheque on the Lewes Bank for 471., eleven notes of
3/. of the Lewes Bank, and Is. 6d., his property.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against
Huggett and Greentree, and acquitted Wisdom.
The two former were sentenced to transportation
for life.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

G UILD HALL.

William Castles, an inhabitant of St. Augustine's,
Watling-street, attended before Mr. Alderman KELLY
yesterday, to show cause why he refused to pay
1/. 12s. 9d., an arrear of seven quarters' tithes, due
to the rector.

Jackson, the beadle, who appeared as complainant,
said, that when he first applied to Mr. Castles for
payment, lie told him to call again after the July
dividends had become payable. He went at the
appointed time, and Mr. Castles then said he must
see his landlord first.
Mr. Alderman KELLY supposed he was claiming
tithes for a longer period than Mr. Castles had oc-
cupied the premises.
The beadle said it was so. They had been oc-
cupied only one quarter by Mr. Castles. They
were empty two quarters before that, and the tenant
who occupied for the four quarters preceding was i
too poor to pay. After the latter had been n half
a year, the complainant gave the landlord, Dr.
Blundell (from whom he had previously obtained
an arrear of seventeen quarters), notice that he
could not recover the tithes. When Mr. Castles
Bilked of waiting to see his landlord, complainant
hims,lf waited on Dr. Blundell, Who slid he would
not c.ke money out of his pocket to pay these ar-
rears, but if the tenant paid them, he would allow
the amount to be deducted from his next quartet's
rent.

Mr. Castles replied, the b.adle had told him just

the same, but he would rather himself hear Dr.
Blurdell say he would repay the arrears, as he (Mr.
Castles) did not feel that the claim was a just one.
He expected to see the Doctor next week.
Mr. Alderman KELLY said, tithes were a charge
on the premises, and not on the tenants, and if the
tenant removed, the charge remained recoverable
from the next occupant. The little delay, however.
which Mr. Castles required to satisfy himself he
thought ought not :o be refused.
The beadle assented to the delay, observing at
the same time, that it was very unnecessary, as Mr.
Castles must pay, whether Dr. Blundell agreed to
repay him or nor.
Mr. Joseph. Sumpter, a butcher in Farringdon-
marke., attended on summons for selling to Mary
Ann Still, on Saturday last, a quantity of meat unfit
for the food of man.

Mr. Sumpter said he could eat this meat now,
but the fact wm, a great many poor creatures were
too delicate for their situation. Where there was a
vein in a piece of meat, a little lightning would set
it a going like wildfire.
Mr. Alderman KELLY said, if the lightning spoilt
his meat, he must put up with the loss, and he must
not attempt to sell bad meat. An immense sum
had been expended in building Farringdon-marker,
and he was sorry to see half the shops in it were
shut up. It was said the rents were too high, but
it was such dealings as this that ruined the trade of
the market. He desired defendant to retire with
the poor woman and make her a full compensation.
The parties retired accordingly, and the butcher
acted on his worship's advice.