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London, England, 1832-03-01 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1832.

DOVER SESSIONS.

The General Sessions of the Peace for the town and
port of Dover were held on Friday last.

THE KING, ON THE PROSECUTION OF DANIEL. JARVIS,
ESQ., M.D., AT MARGATE, AGAINST JOHN GRANT, ESQ.

This was an indictment preferred by Dr. Jarvis against
the defendant, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Margate,
for sending a letter endeavouring to incite him to fight a
duel The circumstances arose out of a vestry meeting,
at which the prosecutor, who was a churchwarden, pre-
sided as Chairman, for the election of a sexton—there
being a ❑umber of candidates for that office. The de-
fendant espoused the cause ofone of them, named, Btyley,
very warmly ; and in the course of the proceedings some
perso❑ at the meeting was rude enough to tax •the de-
fendant with falsehood, and he, being greatly excited at the
time, went home and wrote Dr. Jarvis a letter, reflecting
on him, as Chairman of the meeting, for suffering such
language to be used in the church. Dr. Jarvis wrote a
few words in reply on the front of Mr. Grant's letter, and
returned it to him. Upon this the defendant, being further
excited, wrote and sent the letter which was the subject
of the prosecution, inviting the Doctor to meet him at
Calais. It was a very considerable time before the defen-
dant could be prevailed upon to plead to the indictment,
he contending that he sent the letter with a view to an
amicable and friendly explanation with Dr. Jarvis at
Calais, and not with intent to incite him to a breach of
the peace.
111 r. BODKIN, who conducted the prosecution,
the circumstances, which were subsequently proved by
.Jarvis and. his witness.
The defendant conducted his

questions to the prosecutor, and in explanation of the
cumstances attending the sending of the letter, the whole
of a very crowded Court was nearly convulsed with
Laughter. He went into a very far field of argument, em-
bracing vestry meetings, the Reform Bill, cholera morbrus,
&c. ; and, after asking Dr. Jarvis whether he (the de-
fendant) had not been very active in getting up a petition
to the Legislature for a representation of the Isle of
Thanet, of which Dr. Jarvis was to be the Member, com-
pared that gentleman to a ramping roaring lion, who
went about seeking whom he might devour ; his solicitor
to a jackal!, and the Learned Gentleman, Mr. Bodkin, to
be sharper than his namesake, the piercer. He subse-
quently went into matter even more irrelevant, and the
Court was obliged at length to interpose, which occasioned
him to sit down. The Jury, in a few minutes, returned
a verdict of Guilty, and he was sentenced to pay a fine of
501. to the King, and to find sureties, himself in 5001. and
two sureties in 2501. each, to keep the peace for twelve
calendar months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

A middle-aged female, named Mary Turner, was
charged with annoying a gentleman of the name of Hodges,
residing in Broad-street, and creating a disturbance at
his counting-house. Formerly an intimacy subskted
between the parties ; and upon the dissolution of which
Mr. Hodges settled an annuity of forty pounds upon her.
She, however, constantly annoyed him with fresh demands,
and he was compelled to have her committed, for want of
sureties to keep the peace. As soon as she was liberated,
she again made her appearance at Mr. Hodges's counting-
house, when he had her conveyed before the Loan Mayon.
After a most patient attention to the case, his Lordship
succeeded in procuring a promise from her not to go to
the counting-house of Mr. Hodges again, provided her
allowance was paid into the hands of a third party.
Twenty-eight individuals were summoned from the
pari.h of All Hallows, for the non-payment of poor rates
—most of the parties were decent tradesmen, who asked for
further time, declaring that at no period of their recollec-
tion was trade in such a stagnant condition.

gentleman, named Goubot. It appeared that Mons.
Goubot occupiedi apartments in the defendant's house, and
on the 30th of January last, the servant, on making the
bed, discovered the nightcap of a lady among the clothes ;
considering this as a curiosity in a single gentleman's
bed, she carried it down to her mistress, who told her to
burn it. However, the servant carried it up stairs again,
and presented it to Mons. Goubot, with an expressive look,
that he seized her, and was about
twohiineflhic7sduilleaarsyet pi uhm
niisliment, but for the interference of
a Illadame Calvot. the wife of a French gentleman, who
occupied part of the floor with Mans. Goubot. So exas-
perated, however, was Mons. Goubot, that he continued
to attack the maid at different limes, and on her coining
down stairs one day crying, Mr. Brydone called him into
the shop to explain his conduct. High words ensued,
which ended in Mr. Brydone pushing Monsieur out with
his head again the wall, and so severely injuring him, that
he was confined to his' bed for nearly a month ; the sur-
geon's bill, amounting to 101. Monsieur was attended by
the Vice-Consul of France, as interpreter, and denied hav-
ing assaulted the girl. The only English he could speak
were the epithets, " rascal" and " scoundrel," with which,
he averred Mr. Brydone plentifully honoured him.
Mr. Rawuxsos observed, that notwithstanding Mons.
Goubot's assurances of being ignorant of English, it was
evident he was perfectly conversant with the vulgar:tongue.
Mr. Brydone was bound over to answer the charge at
the sessions.

was a numerous attend ince, and amongst others We
served Mr. Fiume, M P., Mr. Marshall, M.P., Mr.
Warburton, M.P., Mr. Z. Macaulay, Mr. Tooke, Mr.
Romilly, Colonel Jones, Rev. Dr. Coxe, Mr. J. L. Gold-
achmidt,
Sir C. GRANT was called to the chair.

The report of the Council was brought up and read. It
stated that the capital had increased by three shares since
the lst of January, 1831, and now amounted to 164,8521.,
of which 2,3771. were donations. There were actually
received 157,918/. The total expenditure to the 31st of
December last was 157,3961. The balance in favour of
the University, including arrears on instalments, with the
cash in hand, and deducting debts, which amounted to
7951. was 6,6581. Considerable reduction in the expendi-
ture had been effected during the last year, and a hope
was expressed that it would be reduced from 5,2001.
to the annual sum of 3,500/. which would very little
exceed the income that, judging from the two first
years, might be anticipated for the future. Some pay-
ments, not likely to recur, prevented a reduction of
that amount from taking place this year. The report
then stated, that the Council had recommended 2001.
to be paid as compensation to Professor Pattison,—
that the number of students at present att nding was
386, of wham 226 attend the medical classes ; that the
elementary school contains eighty pupils, and promised
to be an useful institution; that Mr. Maldon, ALA., of
Trinity College, Cambridge, had be,n appointed Professor
of Greek, Mr. White, B.A. of the same College, Professor
of Mathematics, and the Rev. Dr. Ritchie, Professor of
Natural Philosophy, in the room respectively of Mr. Long,
Mr. De Morgan, and Dr. Lardner, who had resigned.
That amongst other changes in the medical department, a
Profes,orship of Morbid Anatomy was founded, and that
to it Dr. Carswell, who had presented the University with
a collection of drawings illustrative of that science, had
been appointed. It also appeared, that between February,
1831, and February, 1832, 1,417 persons bad been re-
lieved at the dispensary ; but the establishment of an
hospital was earnestly recommended. In conclusion, the
attention of the proprietors was drawn to a new plan for
the management of the University, which had been tried
with success, but which for its permaneat adoption re-
quired a modification of parts of the deed of settlement.
The report was approved of, and ordered to be printed
for circulation among the proprietors.
After a long desultory conversation, it was decided that
the names of candidates fur the Council should be printed
alphabetically, that those of the persons proposing them
be attached, and that seven clear days' notice be given.
It seems that ten names were printed, but a line was
drawn, distinguishing six who had been nominated as can-
didatei by the (Ittneil for the.six vacant. plects4, IVany
gentlemen seemed to consider this a sort of dictation,, and
the resolution alluded to was passed in consequence.
The new plan of management recommended by the
Council was then introduced. It was to this effect—that
the Council should, out of its number, choose seven persons
to conduct the general concerns of the University, that no
appeal,he3,b suchempowered n at
present,to elect
at at salaryhem andof 30 thato
a year.
Against parts of this some gentleman spoke, others t
sup-
ported it ; but on the whole the necessity of a steady, vigo-
rous management seemed to he admitted. It was ulti-
elevm o'clock next Saturday.
!irately agreed that the discussion should be adjourned to

2001. were then voted, on a show of hands, to Professor
Pattison, according to the recommendation of the report ;
after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated at six o'clock.

" EUGENE ARAM," BY THE AUTHOR OF
" PELHAiI."—No one can deny to Mr. Bor.wEa a fore-
most place among the names which do honour to modern
literature. The great popularity of our author's works is
a good sign. We ought to be more national with our
countrymen's literary triumphs than we are; and when
we find a writer admired and appreciated in other lands,
(France, Germany, and America, for example, where large
editions of his works have been reprinted), it were a good
and a high feeling to rejoice in his success, and take a
pride in that writer being of our language and our time.
" Eugene Aram "is decidedly the most finished of Mr.
BULWER'S productions."—Literary Gazette.

It is said that the Irvingites have added a
respectable surgeon to the number of their converts; and
that he has acquired considerable reputation among the
sisterhood by a declaration that the human thorax is quite
unequal to the efforts made by the gifted speakers, unless
it were expressly strengthened by miraculous agency.

SUICIDE.—On Monday night last a young
female, not more than eighteen years of age, who resided
with her parents, in Plumbe-street, put a period to her
existence by poison. It appears that the deceased had an
altercation with her relatives, in consequence of her having
placed her affections on a young man, whose visit• did not
meet with her approbation. About seven o'clock, on
the evening in question, she went, with a tea-cup, to a
druggist's shop, in Oldhall-street, and inquired for two-
penny-worth of arsenic ; hut, being refused it, she fetched
a little girl, who affirmed it was for the purpose of destroy-
ing rats. She then went home and drank off the contents
of the cup, saying, previously, " Here's luck !" She
then gave the cup to her sister, earnestly requesting her
not to use it until washed. This raised suspicion as to the
dreadful act she had committed. Mr. DAVIES was in al-
most immediate attendance, and applied the stomach-
pump, but without avail, as she died about twelve o'clock
the same night. A Coroner's inquest bail sat on the body,
anti a verdict of " Insanity" was returned.—Liverpool
Albion.

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employed was at the time what is called soldered—always
a dangerous state; but TEESDALE, who was a rude and
unthinking man, stepped upon it, probably for the purpose
of pushing it down. It happened, however, that while
the rest remained firm, the part on which he had stepped
sunk, when the unfortunate man was involved nearly to
the waist, and fixed among burning coals and red-hot lime-
stones. lie cried for help, but one arm only could be
taken hold of; the hand of the other was in its appro-
priate pocket of the trowsers, awl fastened in the fire
below. His companions pulled at the other arm till the
flesh, from the previous action of the fire, began to give
way, when they abandoned the attempt as hopeless. At
such times there generally issues from the part which has
fallen in a fearful blaze, but in this instance the flames
were driven low by a strong wind ; this circumstance
prevented suffocation, and allowed the dying man to spend
his last moments in prayers for his child, his wife (who
was near confinement), awl himself. But his sufferings
speedily ended with his life; and the whole of the lower
part of the body being consumed, the upper part was taken
from the kiln to wait a Coroner's inquest.

(PRICE 7n.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FERAvA.ar 29.
So
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,f the
blelrosuws
o suggested
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tions to present should attend at the House each morning
that, in
at ten o'clock, and put down their names, that the names
should afterwards be put into'an urn, and drawn out by lot,
and that as they were drawn they should be entitled to
precedence.
The House adopted the Speaker's suggestion, which was
accordingly made one of the standing rules of the House.
Lord MORPETH presented a petition in favour of the
Factories' Regulation Bill, from the Master Warden. of
Sheffield, Huddersfield, and other places in Yorkshire.
Mr. PORTMAN approved of the principle of the Bill,
but thought there were some of its details that required
the careful attention of the House.
Lord MORPETH presented a petition from Knares-
borough against the General Registration Bill; and an-
other from Huddersfield, praying that the limits of the
borough should be extended to the whole parish, and should
nit be confined to the town alone, and that the borough
should have the right of sending representatives to Par-
liatnent.

Mr. TYNTE presented a petition from the landowners
of Sornersetshire against the General Registration Bill.
Mr, J. WOOD presented a petition from the teachers
of the Old and New Meeting, and from those of the Sun-
irmingham, praying for a repeal of the
ledge—a prayer in which he most heartily
desired to see the Ministers carrying into
``.. had expressed when out

the Factorietiteitak-
tion Bill, so far as the general provisions thereof would
affect the hours of labour in mills, which were worked by
water. The petitioners prayed for an inquiry on this
subject. He perfectly agreed with the principle of the
Bill, which went to protect children under 14 years of
age from being over worked ; but he thought it inter-
fered very improperly with young men of between eighteen
and twenty-one.

Mr. HIJNT agreed with the last observation of the
Hon. Member.

Sir G. MURRAY presented a petition from the dis-
stillers of the Highlands of Perthshire, on the subject of
the drawback on the duties paid on spirit distilled from
malt.—He also presented a petition from Hull, against the
General Registration Bill.

Lord CAVENDISH presented petitions from two places
in Derby, against the General Registration Bill ; and from
Chesterfield and Shaftesbury on the same aubjrct.
Air. STRICKLAND presented a petition from a place
in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the subject of Mr.
Sadler's Bill for bettering the condition of the agricultural
poor. He was himself opposed to the Bill, so far as it
gave a new and, in his opinion, improper power of inter-
ference to parish overseers.

Mr. BRISCOE presented a petition from !Kingston-
upon-Thames, in favour of the General Registration Bill.

COUNT CZAPSKI.

Mr. H. GRATTAN asked the Right Hon. Secretary
for Ireland whether the fine inflicted on this Polish Noble-
man for his unwitting violation of the Alien Law was to
be enforced ?

Mr. STANLEY answered, that the case of Count
Czapski was briefly this :—After he had landed in Ireland
he came to Dublin, and when he had been there a short
time, he was informed that, in conformity with the Alien
Law, he must state to the Government whether he in.
tended to fix his residence there. In compliance with the
rule on this subject, he went to the proper office, and
there stated that it was not his intention permanently to
remain in Dublin, where he intended to stay only a day or
two. He, however, staid between a fortnight and three
weeks, and then manifested no intention of leaving the
country, but gave no notice whatever of the change of his
determination. Steps were, therefore, taken to show that
the Government were not inattentive to this breach of
the law, and in consequence of them a Magistrate inflicted
a fine of 501. Some inquiry was, however, set on foot,
and it having been since understood that he bad acted
upon erroneous representations of the 14w, the matter had
been taken into consideration by the Irish Government ;
and he (Mr. Stanley) wa4 happy to say, that he had that
morning received a letter from his Noble Friend the Lord
Lieutenant -of. Ireland, stating it to be the decision of Go-
vernment that, under 'the circums,..ances •A the• case, it
would not be proper to press for the penalty.—(Hear.)

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vg,:ftine,,,le=r,:},i,,e.,wll: was a numerous attend ince, and amongst others We oh-
a,e_reed_. Mr.
_Hume, M P., Mr. Marshall, M.P., Mr.