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London, England, 1828-09-17 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TIM LONDON JOURNALS.

We copy a long article , from a Paris journal
called the Globe, which has for its title " The
English Ministry," but the real object of whose
author is, like that of most French political
essayists, to attack the English character and
nation under cover of a critique upon the Minis-
try. The purpose is an absurd one. It is mean
and vulgar in point of taste, and might be mis-
chievous to France herself at the present moment
if any importance were attached by Englishmen
to such puerile and unreflecting sallies. The
rambling form, as well as length, of the article
would frustrate any attempts to follow its undis-
ciplined course : but there are one or two points
worth noticing, for the sake of those among the
French readers of " Le Globe," who might mis-
take our neglect of their fallacy for their justice.
It may be quite true that the Duke of Welling-
ton has surrounded himself with men of small
weight or estimation in the country, and that, so
far as France is concerned, his Grace's Govern-
ment " can neither inspire sorrow, nor joy, nor
confidence, nor fear, nor admiration, nor
anger." All this, we repeat, may be true
enough : the Administration, as a whole, may
be. said to form a mass of mediocrity, more ex-
traordinary than has been witnessed by any mart
now living, or described to us by our fathers ;
but how far does such a fact go to prove that its
constitution satisfies the wishes of the nation, or
its policy their interests and their judgment ?
The charges against the Ministry, relating both to
the East of Europe and to the West, are framed
more positively than they ought to be in the ac-
tual stage of the public information on either
point, for the sake of immediately transferring
them as reproaches upon the beads of the people
of England. Because the King's Ministers have
not done, with regard to Greece and Portugal,
or have not yet brought evidence of their doing,
precisely what France, in the plenitude of her
dictatorship, would 'prescribe to them, a tirade is
to be dressed up against England generally, for
being governed by none but " a low, paltry, and
degrading" policy in all her acts towards other
states and nations. There are always, as was
said by Mr. Canning, in discussing the propriety
of English interference with the trench invasion
of Spain, two questions to be -very seriously con-
sidered,—lst, Have we a moral right to inter-
fere? and, 2d, Is it our interest as a nation to
do so ? So with regard to Greece and Portugal,
the national interest must be considered as well
as the lawful right. Now, if we abstain from
proceeding quite so far as Le Globe has done,
in censunng the policy of the British Govern-
ment with regard to these two questions, it is,
perhaps, because we do not yet know what
the Government has actually or has not at-
tempted. There never was a Ministry which
seemed to cultivate with more success the art
of concealment than the present Cabinet of Eng-
land. In society it used to be said, that. silence
was often a proof of wisdom ; but that could not
long be predicated of a man whose only proof of
wisdom was his silence. We are not, therefore,
defending the Duke of Wellington's Cabinet
against the accusations or surmises of the French
journalist, inasmuch as no grounds of defence
have yet been furnished by the party whom he
has thought proper to assail; but we must ex-
onerate the people of England from any and
every share in the opprobrium which the article
writer would inflict upon them, for a presumed
sympathy with feelings or conduct imputed, and
perhaps justly (though of that we are not yet
sure), to the Alinisters whom they tolerate rather
than confide in. If it be sordid in England to
consult her own interest as a nation, before she
interposes with foreign States, how is it less
sordid in Prance to act, as she does confessedly
in her expedition to the Morea, upon views of
re-establishing her own ascendancy in Europe ?
England lays down, and roost wisely and ho-
nourably, non-interference with foreign coun-
tries as the rule of her proceedings. The ex-
ception to the rule is imposed in three ways—
viz. the casusicederis, the pressure of an urgent
interest, and the interference of other fo-
reign Powers. The can's fuederis is the only
one of these which leaves no option to a people
whether they shall act or not :.both the last-
mentioned motives are purely discretional : the
" glory," meaning military glory, to be acquired
by a successful intrusion on the affairs of foreign
countries, that comes under the head of ambition
merely, and is a species of moving principle,
which, however familiar to French philanthro-
pists or statesmen, we feel no sort of shame in
rejecting as a basis of English policy. Nor is
there a particle of truth or candour in the charge
that Englishmen, who oppress large classes of
their•own fellow-Christians, hold out the hand
of kindness and fellow-feeling to the Turks.
The English who oppress the Catholics (we are
not of the number),. fancy, however foolishly,
that they are 'defending themselves. The Eng-
lish who " sympathise," if there be such sym-
pathisers with the Turk, have no desire to see
the Turkish empire prolonged i
n, Europe, or the
religion of Turkey existing nny where ; and if
P' Provide for the oc-
cupation will tell them how
cupation of Turkey by any
,Christian power
which might not be more formidable to Chris-
tians than the Turk themselves, there are not
ten individuals in Great Britain who wawa
not
gladly co-operate for such an object. As, -we
said before, the attacks of this writer upon the
English Ministry may be just, though we do
not yet know that they are ; but his attempt to
implicate the people
of
England in the re-
proach, we pronounce to be a proof_ of great
ignorance, prejudice, or mallce.—Tones.
It is to be hoped that recent proceedings at
police offices will cure people of their simplicity
in subscribing their money to societies
to
pretend-
ins protect the interests of trade by prosecut-
ing swindlers, &c. But credulity like imposi-
awl, seems to have no limits in London, al-if]
we should not be surprised still to hear of bands
of swindlers, and societies for prosecuting them,
ffourishing together on the contributions of the
public. The English are emphatically a ;id).-
scribing people.- They sometimes grumble, in,
deed, at the taxes leVied.by,the Chancellor of the
Exchequer for the support of the State, but they
consent to tax themselves with e great many
more millions than the Government demands, at
the instance of Secretaries and Treasurers to
projects which are of no earthly —Acantage.what-
ever to any but the patriotic collectors them-
selves. We recollect that one of the first, if not
the very first, subscription-project that was start-
ed by Mr. John Wilks, previously to the burst-
ing forth of the Joint Stock mania; was a So-
ciety for the plausible purpose of enforcing the
observance of the Sabbath-day, by pinseenting.
barbers for unlawfully operating upon the chins
of their customers upon the Sunday morning ;
though one would have thought that an act of
cleanliness, even on the • Sabbath,. violated nn
law, either Ninon •or divine. There was,
however, in obsolete Statute; rliich the• con-

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—" Too BAD."—A journeyman
baker was charged before Alderman ANSLEY, who s-.t for the
Lord Mayor, with having deserted his wife and child.

The lady, it appeared, had frequently complained of her
husband, who, she said, abandoned her to the world, net-
withstanding her affection for him, and refused to give her
as much as would keep life and soul together. She had
applied to him often and often, but it was all in vain, and
was compelled at last to expose herself and him before a
Magistrate. What made the matter worse was the unpro.
tected state of their child.

The defendant assured the Magistrate that it was he that
had cause to complain. His wife had fancied another man,
and left him a considerable while ago, and the child she
spoke of was the fruit of her intercourse with her paramour.
lie was himself no more the father than he was the mother
of it, and it was too bad to charge him with so unreason-
able an expense.
The complainant said it was a shame for him to deny
the babe.

The defendant stated to the Alderman, that although it
was impossible, in the nature of things, that he could be
the father, still he would pay four shillings a-week for its
support. He had promised this to the parish officers, and
had paid it regularly until the mother came to his master's
house while he was at work, and laying down the child
among the pfrs and puddings on the counter, departed.—
(Laughter.)—She had done this trick frequently, and he
was afraid of a dismissal from his master, if the child was
constantly put in amongst his customer's dishes.--( A laugh.)
—He asked whether this was not too bad.

The ALDERMAN admitted that it was, indeed, too bad ;
hut, unfortunately, as the defendant was married to the
complainant, he was obliged to support her children.

The defendant said that he did not consider himself
bound to support his wife, who was a strong woman and
living in adultery. That would indeed be too bad.
It was admitted, upon. the part of the parish, that the
defendant was disposed to act better than his wife deserved.
The defendant then agreed to allow half-a-crown a week
to his inconstant partner, and to continue the allowance to
his child, provided there was no further invasion of his
master's shop.
The comphoi,tant consented to these terms.
GUILDHALL.—AN IstrosToa.— William Anderson,
a haggard-looking man of colour, was brought up by Thos.
Green, one of the officers of the Mendicity Society, who
found him begging, squatting upon the pavement in Alders-
gate-street, with two large cabbage leaves bound about his
jaws, to excite commiseration ; or, according to his own
story, to cure the toothache, being the method prescribed
by the knowing " negers" in Antigua, from whence he
came. Green said lie bid repeatedly taken him into cus-
tody since March, 1825, and he had visited Coldhath-Nelda.
Brixton, and Bridewell. He was committed
for a month to Bridewril.

BOW-STREET.--A case of an extraordinary descrip-
tion was disposed of yesterday, at this office.
Mr. Henry Holme, surgeon, James Wood, bricklayer,
and a lad named Charles Charsley, were charged with
having unlawfully, knowingly, and indecently broken open
a certain leaden and two other coffins, with a view to dis-
inter the hodics contained therein ; that they, the defend-
ants, did cut off the heads of three of the said bodies, and
convey them from a vault in the church-yard of the parish
of Hendon, in Middlesex, against the King's peace, &e.
The Rev. Henry Williams having been-sworn, made a
statement to the following effect :

I am vicar of the parish of Hendon—On Wednesday last
I was sitting in my study when Mr: Holme, sen., now pre-
sent, who is father to one of the defendants, called upon me
to state that his SOB, whom he represented as a person of erien-
tific attainments, was desirous of turning a piece of land
which he owned in the parish into a botanical garden, and
lie was anxious to know what proportion of my tithe@ 1 was
willing to forego if the ground should be so appropriated.
I made answer that the tithes of the parish did not belong
to me, as I was only the vicar. I added, however, that if
the ground should be laid out for a scientific purpose, 1 was
satisfied that his son would have no difficulty in coming to
an amicable understanding with the rector. Mr. Holme,
after 50111 P further observations, stated that his son was a pupil
of the celebrated Professor Spurzheins, and that he was ex-
treinely fond of the science which that learned person taught.
This led to A discourse about phrenology, and after a
conversation of about half an hour we parted, as gen-
tlemen usually do, with feelings of mutual good will. 1
forgot to mention that Mr. Holme told me a daughter of
his had died, and he wished to inter her on the following
(last) Saturday. He asked me if I could make it conve-
nient to attend myself for the purpose of officiating at the
funeral. I answered, that if I should not be present my-
self, my curate would attend for me, I should have stated
also that the gentleman mentioned about some coffins that
had not been properly screwed down. I replied that I
would apt interfere in such matters without the permis-
sion of the Ecclesiastical Court. Mr. Holme then stated,
that he was desirous hie daughter should be interred in the
vault 'of a Mrs. Haley, in Hendon church-yard, to which
arrangement, feeling no objection, I assented, and we part-
ed. Go Thursday afternoon I walked to the church-yard,
.when I saw the parish clerk, who told me that Mr. Holme,
Nen. had given order.: . to open Mrs. Haley's vault on
Friday morning. The clerk added, that Mr. Holum looked
into the vault. I said the vault should that be opened
without an order from Doctors'-Commons, as I could sea
no diKrenea between opening a vault and opening a grave.
Soon after I was waited upon by the prisoner Wood, who
told me that Mr. Holm had sent him to know if I would
permit the vault to be opened. I told him that I would
not cotzent, and desired. him to take that message to Mr.
Holme. On Friday morning, as I was coming to town
upon the stage, I saw Mr. Ilohne,sen., and his son, walk-
ing down flendou-hill, just near my parish.
Bev. Gentleman, observing that he had
mi.. Harmer, who appeared for the defendant Holme,
.inseeropteA th,
not yet said an;' thiiag that would he received as evidence
against his client.
11r. HA •
ts said, that although the statement as far as
not evidence, he thought it
it had gone Was would las bet-
ter that the Rev. (iteigleman should be suffered to proceed.
The Rev, Gentlemon then !sontinued.—Mr. Home,
had a blue bag m his hand, and. in point-
jun., I observed,
out his person to a Mr.
ing
hint the% 4ctisrncnu'm:t'anocewarsesweitcht*me on
the coach, I stated to respecting the
my return toP Hendon,
about On Friday afternoon, on
letby Mr. Holrne, seonn,
I was n
about half-past 4ve o'clock,
who introduced me to his aop. He did so, and Mr. Mina
'
sen., in the course of conversation, said be Was sorry that
that his
I would not allow him to open the vault, adding,
only object was to select the scattered bones of some of his
deceased relatives, and tp Fit them into a more decent
form. t creplied, that in objecting to have the vault
opened, I had
intention to wound the feelings of Dlr.
had al-
liokrie, or any other person; en the contrary, it.
Waya.bten my wish, as far as possible, that every respect
Should-be paid to the dead. I added, however, that it was
not in my power to order the vault to be opened, aod I told
Mr.' Hahne that his wishes on that point could not be ac-
ceded to, unless he procured me a faculty from Doctors'
Commons, or a letter from Dr. Lushington, The Bishop's
judre. Mr. Holme then stated, that he knew Dr.

eoctor of this scheme proposed to revive s LaeWagtail very well, and I added, "If your only object
at the publie expense, to the great terror be to collect the scattered bones contained in the vault, I
of all the " lieges" on whom such weekly can feel no objection, and I shall therefore give orders to
the clerk to open the vault an hour sooner on Saturday
operations are performed. What was the amount morning, for the. purpose which you require." I then
of the subscriptions for this laudable object we gave orders to that effect to the clerk, but told him on no
cannot tell ; but certain it is that the society of
an
em t
ecyerairittttopsre allowi_e any coffin to be touched, and that if
made to disturb a (lead body, to come
barbers continue to (‘ mow as many chins" as
to me immediately. On Saturday morning the clerk came
ever they did upon the Sabbath 'morning, and over to my house, and I asked him what had been done.
the society for prosecuting them never refunded Mr. Harmer again objected. Whatever had passed
any money to John Bull. So it is with socie- between the Rev. Gentleman and the clerk could not be
ties for prosecuting swindlers—they receive the evidence, unless some of the defendants were present at the
subscriptions of the public, but the swindlers go
Hau gods (to the witness.)—Be sgodas to pro-
on flourishing as numerously as ever, or rather rem, Sir.
" increasing and multiplying" beyond all former i "The clerk told me," continued the Rev. Gentleman,
example. The great protection against
.frand
om"rydtieismatturgtiche vault was then open, and I again repeated my
is for shopkeepers and tradespeople not to he so sia)eebotuintg it, analwent hocrcleo.ck,Aas slerwvaasn:4lcattioznge in
o
ready as they are in giving credit—especially to tell me that the persons-p who 'had opened the vault had
those of -whom they know nothing, except by broken the coffins, disinterred the dead, and cut off the
the representation of the parties themselves, or heads of three of them.
of others of whose characters they are equally Mr. Harmer—Be so good ea to confine yourself,• Sir, to
ignorant. The facility with which well-dressed
swvhbatt took place when the prisoners were present, or to
flippant sharpers can obtain property from Lem- Mr): Fla Lvs—"a\nstere any of the defendants present when
don tradesmen is really astonishing. We could you went to the church-yard ?
not think it credible, if it were not of such The Rev. Gentleman replied that he saw the defendant,
daily occurrence. The monstrous falsehoods Wood, in the gateway leading
he
t(haeredchttions,hii.ard. I im-
tmoehdeiatoelyenamskedconthte c/ertkohomwy p
that obtain currency, and produce profit to the eositive- orders,t ander t-e
coffins
loffislnsos
swindling inventors of them, form part of the asked wood how hrearYhad dared to assist in breaking the
" romance of real life," and constitute a hitter coffins and taking away three heads from the vault? Wood
practical satire upon the understanding of a replied, that it was not he who had done it, hut Mr.
" thinking people." The laws are expensive, Holme, and that he had merely opened the vault by that
and to put up with losses unpleasant ; but the gentleman's directions, in his capacity of bricklayer. I
then resolved in my own mind to have the parties taken
exercise of a little common sense beforehand i into custody, and on Sunday morning having ascertained,
would prevent tradespeople from giving their ias well as I was able, all the facts of the case, I collected
goods to swindlers, or their money to societies
the evidence together, and proceeded yesterday morning
(Monday) to town, in order to bring the offending parties
who pretend to exterminate them.—Morning tojustice, and to quiet, if possible, the sensation which
Herald. the affair had excited in Hendon and Are neighbourhorid
adjoining. I went to Doctors' Commons, and I called at
the office of the Bishop of London, after which I waited
upon Dr. Haggard, who said --
Mr. Harmer—The Magistrate cannot hear what passed
between you and Dr. Haggard. We are aware what steps
you felt it your duty to take. If you have any thing fur-
ther to state regarding the defendants, be so good as to
proceed.
" I have nothing further to state," said the witness,
" excepting that on my return to Hendon I saw the de-
fendant Chareley in the church-yard, and I asked him how
he could possibly have been so wicked as to assist in such
a shameful warm. He replied that he had been incau-
tiously led into it by Mr. Wood, and that he (Wood) had
taken a hatchet and clove open the leaden coffin; that he
(Chareley) then got a chissel, aid, with it forced open the
other two coffins. One of the coffins he said had a plate en
it containing the name of Mrs. Idannah Holme,' and the
other coffin was marked John Leigh Haley.'"
Mr. HALLS asked if Mrs. Hannah Hahne had been in
any way related to Mr. Holme the defendant ?—The Rev.
Mr. Williams replied that Mrs. Hohne, whose body had
been disinterred, and whose head had been cut off; was
mother to Mr. Henry Holme now present.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIE—What ! did he cut off the head
of his own mother ?—The witness replied in the affirma-
tive, and
Mr. Harmer admitted the fact.
John Armitage was then sworn. He said lie was by
trade a smith and farrier, and that he resided at Hendon.
He was passing through Hendon church-yard on Saturday
morning, about half-past seven o'clock, when he saw a
vault open and three persons in it. One of the persona
whom he saw was Mr. James Wood, Chareley was the
second, and Mr. Holme was the third. Witness saw Mr.
Holme open one of the coffins, and ra'se up the corpse,
which he supported with an iron brick-cleaver, which he
held in his hand. Witness then saw the defendant, as if
he was feeling about the coffin, or it might be cutting
something ; the defendant then took a head from the coffin
and put it into a hag ; he then walked away, taking the
bag with him.
Mr. Hara.s—Did the defendant 'Holme take no more
than one head away with him ? Witness—He only took
one head at that time. The coffin lay at the left-hand
coiner of the vault.
The defendant Holme and his father had a conference
with Mr. Harmer at this part of the evidence.
Mr. Harmer then asked the Rev. Mr. Williams if he
was not aware that this vault was the exclusive property
of Mr. Rolme sen. ? The Rev. Gentleman replied that
he never knew the vault as the exclusive property of any
one. He could positively assert that it was not a " faculty
vault."

Mr. Mime, sen.—l know this, that my family have
paid far the use of it.
The Rev. Mr. Williams replied, that as a m•►tter of
common feeling he should have bad no hesitation in com-
plying with the dfrsire of any member of Mr. Holme's
family to be buried is that vault, but he certainly could
not recognize any right which he (Mr. Holme) might
claim, either directly or indirectly, to the vault as family
property.
John Connolly was then swot n. He said he w:s a hair-
dresser, and lived in Hendon. On Saturday morning he
was passing through Hendon Church-yard, between seven
and eight o'clock, when he saw the defendants, Wood and
Charsley, open a coffin in a vault. Saw the defendant
lme remove a shroud from a body,-and raise the body
up and support it with something which be held in his
hand. Witness saw the defendant Holme hold a knife in
his right hand and cut the head off the (lead body. The
defendant then removed the skull to the further end of the
coffin, and put it into a blue bag. The defendant then
earns out of the vault and went away, taking the bag with
him. In some time after defendant returned to the vault,'
and witness saw him take another skull from a coffin, and
wipe it with a white handkerchief or napkin which he held
in his hand. The lid of the coffin from which this skull
had been taken was bent as if it had been broken open.
The bag which the defendant bad with him was the same
which witness had before observed, but it appeared fuller
than when witness first saw it. Witness saw the defendant
Holme leave the vault a second time, carrying the bag with
him.

James Birch was then examined.— Ile stated that he
lived as servant with Mr. Adams, of Hendon. About
half-past seven o'clock on Saturday morning, he saw two
men (Wood and Charsley) come out of a vault in Hendon
church-yard. Another person was in the vault, but wit •
ness could not say if the defendant Hahne was that person.
The gentleman who was in the vault said to the 'other two,
" You may go up now, I don't want you." Witness then
saw the gentleman take a head from the coffin and puNh it
down towards the foot of the coffin. He then took the
head up and put it into a blue bag. This witness, in
every other respect, confirmed the evidence of the two last
witnesses.

This was the evidence against the defendants ; and the
several depositions having been read over and signed by the
witnesses,
Mr. Harmer proceeded to address the Magistrate on
behalf of Mr. Holme, for whom he said he was instructed
to appear. His client was a young man of great scientific
knowledge, who united to considerable acquirements an
ardour amounting almost to enthusiasm for the profession
to which he belonged. It so happened, that in his family
there existed an inclination to a particular complaint of
the brain ; and his client's pursuits were very naturally
directed to endeavour, if possible, to ascertain the seat of
that disorder, by examining the heads of sonic of his de-
ceased relatives. It was quite clear, that in endeavouring
to ascertain this fact, he could mean no disrespect to the
dead, because one of the heads which he meant to exas
mine was that of hie own mother. Mr. Hahne was in-
fluenced solely by a love for the science which he followed,
and which he was anxious should be made through him
the happy medium of benefiting his species. if he, in
endeavouring to forward that object, had unknowingly
offended against the laws, he was prepared to meet the
consequences, whatever they might be, without shrinkiug
from them. If the Magistrates required, Mr. Holme was
prepared with bail.
A solicitor, who appeared 011 behalf of the parish of
Hendon, hoped that the magistrate would require heavy
hail, as the offence was one of a most heinous nature.
Mr. Harmer warmly repelled the term " heinous," and
said it did not at all apply to his client, who was guilty of
no act of moral turpitude.
Sir E. !Elwin: suggested the propriety of postponing the
case in order to receive evidence as to the state of the bodies.
Mr. liat.r.s was of opinion that evidence to that effect
would not be necessary, as the witnesses had distinctly
sworn to the cutting off and carrying away the heads.
Mr. Harmer hoped that if bail were required it would be
merely nominal, It would have been much better for all
parties, and for the public also, if the transaction had been
suffered to rest.
Mr. HALLS said that having made up his mind to hold
the parties 'to bail, be should refrain from using any ob-
servations that might tend to prejudice their ease hereafter.
With respect, however, to the relative guilt of the parties
upon which Mr. Harmer appeared to dwell, he must say,
that the two defendants to whom he had alluded appeared
to have taken a part in the business with a full knowledge
of what they were called upon to do, He should there-

fore call upon the three defendants to find bail for the mis-
demeanour, themselves in the sum of 40/. each, and two
sureties each in the sum of 20/. The Magistrate added,
that he thought it was a case which the parish of Hendon
were called upon to prosecute.
The solicitor, who appeared for the parish, said it was
the intention of the churchwardens and the other parish-
officers to prosecute the parties at their own expence. Nu
conception could be formed of the state of excitement into
which the parish had been thrown.
The parties then retired, and Mr. Holme, sen. and Mr.
Harmer became Securities for Mr. Holme, jun. The same
sureties were then offered for the other defendants, and ac-
cepted by the Magistrates.
UNION-HALL.—Yesterday a little girl named Cathe.
rine Dalton, between 13 and 14 years of age, was ex.
amined before the presiding Magistrates, M. SwAitY and
H. WrsroN, Esqrs., on a charge of stealing an inkstand,
valve twopence, a small pin-cushion, about the same value,
and a small red Morocco card case, the property of a person
named Shew, with whom she lived as servant.
Mr. Shew, who is an auctioneer, siad, that the prisoner
had been for some time in his service. After receiving her
wages, she absconded from his house, and he then missed
several articles, and among them those above stated, which
he valued at 6d.

The girl's mother declared that her daughter had run
away from the complainant's service, owing to his having
taken improper liberties with her person ; and that when
he ascertained a warrant was applied for against him, for
his conduct towards the girl, he immediately had her taken
into custody on the present charge, to avert the conse-
quences that might arise to him iu the event of his being
apprehended.
Mr. Staples, the Chief Clerk, stated that the prisoner
and her mother had been at the office previously to the
complainant, and described the treatment she experienced
whilst in his service.

The girl, in answer to the charge, protested that the
trifling articles just enumerated, and which she was now
charged with having stolen, were given to her by her
master on different occasions, after he had abused her per-
son. As to her baring absconded, she did not deny that ;
and the reason of her doing so was on account of the com-
plainant's conduct towards her.
The complainant admitted that he had made her some
presents, but not the articles in question. •
Mr. SWAREY—And do you admit having taken indecent
liberties with her person ?—Complainant —She encouraged
me. She used to come to my bed. I don't mean to deny
that I have slept with her.
Os this declaration being made by the complainant, who
is a grey-headed man, apparently sixty years of age, not
only the Magistrates, but every individual in the office who
heard it, appeared disgusted with the depravity evinced by
the man who ought to have been- the protector, and not the
destroyer of the morals of a mere child.
The MAGISTRATES said, a more iniquitous case had never
come before them. Had the girl applied when he brat com-
menced his brutal attacks upon her virtue, a warrant would
certainly have been granted against him ; as, however, the
child had not done so, it was fortunate for him to have es-
caped the punishment he so well deserved.
The complainant here endeavoured to extenuate his con-
duct, by stating that she was a very forward girl, and that
she had acknowledged to him she was in the habit of visit-
ing the gypsies at Norwood.
The Magistrates having given the complainant such a
lecture upon the immorality of his conduct as he will not
easily forget, if he is possessed of common feeling, then
discharged the girl, and recommended the mother to obtain
her admission into the Magdalen, or some other asylum,
as a step towards reclaiming her, after the contamination
of living in the service of a man who had availed himself
of her youth to ruin her.
The relatives of the girl were so incensed at the com-
plainint's conduct, that it was with difficulty they were
restrained from pulling him to pieces. On getting into the
street he was followed by a mob, who hooted him as he
went along.

ENGLISH AND SCOTCH MARKETS.

(From the London New Price Current of Tuesday.)

SUGAR.—The Sugar Market bad a languid ap-
pearance last week, yet on the close of business, on
estimating the sales, they exceeded 3,000 hhds. for
the week. The prices were without alteration. The
comparative stock of Muscovades is about 3,500
less than last week; it is now only 2,297 hhds. and
tees. more than in the corresponding week, in
1827. The deliveries during last week, including
the London Dock list, are about 4,000 hhds. and
tees, being about 600 more than the same week in
1827. Notwithstanding this favourable state of the
stock and deliveries, the market opened heavily this
morning owing to the large entries of Sugars yes-
terday at the Custom-house; there were 21 ships
with 7,100 hhds. and tees. Sugars. As the day pro-
ceeded the request for Muscovades rather increased,
and at the close of the market the estimated sales
were SOO hhds. and tees. The prices are unvaried.
In the Refined Market last week there was little va-
riation. Brown lumps were not so much in demand,
but the prices were firmly maintained. Middling
Lumps and Loaves were taken off freely, as the
holders were induced to sell on account of the plen-
tiful supply. Fine goods for home consumption
were rather heavy. Molasses without alteration.
There was not the slightest alteration in the Refined
Market this afternoon ; the demand appeared rather
languid.

FOREIGN SUGARS.—The sales last week were of
Havannab, 100 chests (out of our stock 300), yel-
low at 38s. and all the white at market, about 230
chests, sold at 495. The inquiries for Brazil Sugars
continue, but our stock consists entirely of the in-
ferior descriptions.
EAST INDIA SUGARS.—By public Sale last week
3,344 bags Mauritius, nearly the whole taken in, no
buyers; the few good yellow which sold went off at
full prices. There were few purchases of Bengal
Sugars on account of the near approach of the In-
dia House sale.

WEST INDIA Mot.tssEs.—There are no pur-
chascs of Molasses to report; the last sales were
ordinary at 235., good Dominica 245. Bd. The stock
here is 3,563 casks, the deliveries for home con-
sumption last week 112 casks.

COFFEE.—There was little alteration in the
Coffee market last week ; the coloury descriptions
continue selling at very high prices; the demand
general and extensive. The ordinary and mixed un-
clean descriptions sold uncommonly low. Foreign
Coffee unvaried, good ordinary pale St. Domingo
345. The inquiries after Coffee by private con-
tract appear to he reviving, particularly since the ad-
vance of the Corn Market. About 500 bags were
repprted sold last week about 335. Gd., and a parcel
yesterday of nearly the same quantity at 3.55. There
were three public tales of Coffee this afternoon, 360
casks and brls., 95 bags British Plantation, 360 bags
Foreign. The former consisted chiefly of fine ordi-
nary, and fine ordinary Dominica and Jamaica; the
Foreign, 120 bags Brazil good ordinary, and the re-
mainder good ordinary La Guayra, all sold 335. Gd.;
the Brazil was taken in at 345. 6d. Most of the
Dominica sold, fine ordinary 435. a 445., fine fine
ordinary 455. a 505., ordinary middling 545.; Ja-
maica at full prices. The market is improving.

Rum, BRANDY, and HOLLtNDs.—The new Go-
vernment Contract announced for 100,000 gallons
of Rum, has again given an impulse to the market,
and the prices are more firm. The purchases last
week were nearly 500 puncheons, principally low
Leewards, proofs and two over at 2s. 2d. (and small
parcels free on board at the same proportionate
prices); four to seven over sold 2s. 3d. a 2s. sd.
Some fine Jamaica for home consumption sold about
4s. It, is apparent that the orders for shipment un-
executed are considerable, but they appear chiefly to
be for small parcels. The best marks of Brandy have
been in some demand, but the stock of that descrip-
tion is inconsiderable, and the purchases reported
are limited. We are still without supplies of
Geneva.

ITE4P, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—Tho demand for
Tallow has been general, and rather extensive, and
the advance in Russia appeared to give a new im-
puke to the market yesterday ; the prices are fully
6d. per cwt. higher. In Hemp or Flax little varia-
tion, the latter is rather higher. The letters from
St. Petersburgh are dated to the Ist inst. Tallow
110. exchange, 10d. Four to 6,000 casks of
Tallow bought.

INDIGooLiThe trade was busily inspecting the
Indigo of the next sale, the purchases are therefore
inconsiderable; no alteration in the prices can be
stated. The letters from Calcutta, yesterday, were
to the middle of May : the reports of the crop of

Ca osTitit.—Wheat, per '7slb. 9s. Ott. to 9s. likt.l Bailey, 38 qrts.
ss. 04. to ss. 3d. ; Oats, 481 b. 3s. 3d. to 9s. 6d.
NANTWICIL—Wheat, r 751 b. Bs. 2d. to Bs. ; Barley, 38
qrts. Cd. to ss. al. ; OpeatS, 54-41). 2s. Od. to as.

(From the Glasgow herald of Monday.)

The demand for Raw SUGARS this week has been
limited, the sales amount to 250 hhds. and trs., and
prices are without any alteration; the holders are
firm in their prices.
Nothing done in COFFEE, PIMENTO, or GINGER.
Small parcels of Carolina RICE wore taken by the
grocers at 18s. in bond.
About 50 puns. of Jamaica Rum were taken for
exportation at 3s. 4s. for 16 0. P.; and 40 puus.
of Leewards at 2s. for proofs.
The transactians in COTTON during the week
have not been extensive; the sales amount to SO2
packages, and prices are without alteration. The
particulars are, 21 Sea Island, 141 d.; 343 Boweds,
6td. a 7d.; 158 Orleans, 64d. a Bd.; 170 Egyp-
tian, 81d. a Bfd. ; 10 Demerara, 81; 100 Surat 4+l.
The Sales made in DrEwoons are 9 tons of
Jamaica Logwood at Si. 155., the only parcel at
market.

The transactions in AsnEs have been verylimited,
and the sales confined to retail parcels of Montreal
Pots at 295. a 305.; and Pearls, 30s. a 31s.
No sales worthy of remark done In TOBACCO; the
recent import of new is inferior to the Old ; good
and fine Leaf and stripes may be quoted at sd. a 6d.
Y. C. TALLOW is selling steadily at4os.
Fists Otis are selling at 24/. a 24/. 10s. for
Whale ; and Pale Seal 254 per tun, old measure.
During the week the weather has been unfavour-
able for securing the Crops; a great proportion of
the Oat Crop is still in the field, and- reports from
Ireland being rather unfavourable, has created a
speculative demand for Old OATS, and prices have
advanced 6d. per boll ; the arrivals of new are still
very limited.
In WHEAT there has not been much business
done, prices however remain steady.
The inconsiderable supply of New BARLEY met a
ready sale at fully, former rates.
No all eration pgA SE.