The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 18.

John Catchy', a buy about 14 years, was con-
victed of plcßing a gentleman's pocket of a ,hand-
kerchief, in St. NlJrtin's-lane. The Jury recom-
Illeoded the prisoner to mercy.

The RECORDER took thi•3 opportunity of observ-
ing, that it was the most difficult part of his ditty
to, know how to punish these lads. It was his
custom never to transport them unless they were,
old offenders ; but he well knew, if this Lid Was
let loose, he would immediately get employthent
from some old thief. The town was infested with

thele juvenile depredators, and it was absolutely
trecessaty to punish them in such a way as to pre-
vent.,,hem getting abroad, to commit further

thefts. Observing; the crowd in the lower pill of
the Court, he said, ." Many of those persons ,you
see there, gentlemen, come here to see how their
cotnpanions get off, and to !cirri how to commit
new depredations themselves. I- dare say I shall
see many of their faces again at tl►e bar in 'a short

ime."

Hall and John Ridley were indicted for
a highway. robbery, in- assaulting Thomas Dwyer,
On the King's highway, and taking front his per-
son a gold seal and ribbon. Thomas Dwyer said
he was in Drury-lane. about half-past eight on the
evening of the 31st of August. , He was going
home, quite sober, when two persons knocked
up against him and /pushed lilm out of his wa}*;
it appeared as if done by design, and not by ac-
cident. The two persons .passed on ; the two
-prisoners at tire bar came up, and one of them
~(1-1a1,1) made a snatch at his watch, and took away
the ribbon, seal, and key. Witness followed, and
took. Hall by the collar;. on which Ridley came
up-and threw him down; be lost his hold, but
soomgoc up and collared him t the' prisoner§ ran
'away; he never lost sight of them. A private
watchman belonging to a coal-yard came and as-
Sisted him to follow them ; they took 'Ridley and
-14;41... They were conveyed to the'watch,house,
and searched,. but- no ribbon •or seal was found
upon- either-of them. The-Jury deliberated for
two or. tbree_minntes, and found a verdict of
Guilty against both prisoners.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.--Yesterday,.between two
and three o'clock, a young. girl about thirteen
years of age, servant to Mrs. Harris, in Park-
street.„ Drury4ane, attempted .to put a period to
her existence by drowning .herself in, the water-
iftt. Fortunately a sailor, who lives in the house,
discovered her, on going into the kitchen to.clean
his shoes, and immediately took her out in-a state
of insensibility.. A medical gentleman was sent
for, and in about ten minGtes -animation was re-,
stored. The unfortunate girl lost tier mother by
an accident, about two inonths.ago, and she has
since been at intervals in a state of mental derange-
ment •

A Lady was burned to death on Saturday night
about ten o'clock, in. her house, in Argyle-street,-
(,ilasgow. It is supposed that the candle .had
ac-
cidental_ly communicated the flames to her clothes;
and being ioa closet .where there was.a great deal
of lumber, she could not, in the confusion, extri-
cate herself; the servant, too, was unfortunately
out at. the time, and no assistance being at hand,
!die.perished before the alarm of fire brought the
neighbours to the. spot. By the exertions of the
firemen the fl actte s ‘‘. er e got under. without doing
tini.cll damage to the tenement.,

GERVAN• PAPERS.

•
LETTER OF A LTTER FROM LISLE, SEPT. JO
C_ _ _

" `t:llq..l:(itigrof Prussia, -.during his
joitri,ey in France, 'ilis'tipgoislied hiniSell by the
affaUility of his inanlVer'S, and by the genero-
sity which hedisplayeti.at.N'..dan,,at Valenciennes,
and all the places thr.ough Which bypassed.
" The stnallektservicesAolieby the- French to
the Prossian,soldiers .:wer;re •reco,uwented by the
King with Royal munificence. Fears, however,
hee,-in to be rentertained -that the ftnibeir diminu-
tion of the Army. of Occopatioo,' by a second
'lift 1, will not take plate •so..soon : set•icitti diffi-
culties have arisen to impede.thisineasure; ..sketl
for by tie French Government, and which all
France desired:, -

It is pretended that the High Allied Poiveri3
have put off till. ttekt spting the departure of a
part, of ;heir Eroups,. but- itliat then the-reduction
will-be.more,considerable, especially -if the state-
of tranquillity whick.France begins 10-enjoy,calter
SO many misforturics, should be. consolidated by-
the wisdom of the deliberations .of the Amu
Chambers, and by the choice, of the Electors.
Aleantittie the “ate of the .Northern Provinces
has greatly improved. I:he:harvest has been -ex-
tremely abundant, and the rigorous.-measures.
taken against the introduction of .English mann-,.
factures haS given great activity to our own...
"- As for the allied troops, their discipline is
exemplary, 'Anil the least fault is severely ponish-
ed ; but the French, accustomed to the prestige of
conquest, do hot sea without-mortification, -in the
midst of their 4.lwellings,-foreigners of all nations,
w manners tio.ct language.lorm sastriking..a,
coutrist with their own.:'

ExTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAMBRAY, DATED

SEPTI:MBER 13

" 'The English, Eiiinoverian,Danish,and Saxot
tioops, after being reviewed by the Duke of Wel.
ti:igtoo, are ili genie bark to their respective can.
tont:amts. The fine appearance of all the crops.
their exccilent diseiplire, and tbe excellent spirit
utbicti "animates them, acquired geuvral appro•
bation.

" The Duke, who is now gone to Alsace, %%ill
return to his head-gloaters at Mont-St.-31artin,
immediately triter having reviewed the troops of
the left wing of the Allied Army.
" It is now decided that the Army of Occupa-
tion is not to undergo any reduction; it will re-
main on the same footing as.at present, that is to
say, 120,000 men effective.

" It is affirmed, that the French army is going
to be considerably augmented, and that six or
seven hundred officers on half-pay will be employ-
ed in actual service, Already an invitation has
been issued to all subaltern officers who desire to
engage again in the service."

BRUSSELS, SEPT. .—The body of the cele-
brated Count E,spiont, who was beheaded at lints-
sels on the 15th of June, 1568, by the order of
Alba, as companion of the immediate Prince Wil-
- Hain, the ((Milder of our liberty, was discovered
in 1805, in the Church of SOtteghetn„-under• the
high altar. M. Farpoulls, at that. time Prefect of
he Department, had anidseripriod put Lip there at
that time, relative to.the circumstance. The Mayor
of Sotteghem has now proposed the patriotic plan
to erect a monument in honour of that martyr in
the cause of public liberty'. This phut has been
received ..With the, approbation it. Merits.
Royal 'll,ighness Prince Frederick immediately put
down his name as a subscriber. • • •
VJF.NNA; SEPT. 's.—The' Austrian Observer of
this date has another article relative to the pre-
tended Protest.of the Ex- EMpresS.Maria Louisa,
in answer to the Anti-Galleon Monitor, of, the
10th of August, which calls on The Courier to
say by whom its Editor is authorised to declare
the Protest a forgery With Ou- being answer-
able for the entire authenticity of. this Protest,
the Anti- Galt ican• assures ins
_that he knows for
certain that the AreLdnchess Maria Louisa did de-
posit a Protest in the ban& of icconfidential,than
at Paris, in the summer -of -1814, and presented
another to the CongreSs at • Vienna in 1815.7--
The Anti-Gallivan adduces, as proofs of •the truth
of these assert ions, two authorities that are doubt-
less infallible---being articles from the correspon-
dence of the Anti- Guinean itself of Febt uaryl9, •
and April 23, 1815 ! Not tithttauding So respect-
able an authority, we again declare, and
ty.with the addition • that we are authorised to
make this declaration, not only 'that the pretend:
ed Protest of thel9th of February, is a malicious
invention of some Corypi:celii of the party, which
think every ineans,good that can mislead the pub-.
lie mind,. but also that the Archduchess Maria
Lindia never did deliver any Protest, either in
•the year 1814, at Paris, or in the year 1815, at
Vienna:' .

FROM THE DEPAIITMENT OF THE UPPER RHINE,

StirrENlllElt 2.

The new elections for the Departments, which,
according to the plan for renewing•.the Chamber
of Deputies, must take place in the course of this
mouth, greatly engage the public attention here.'
We have, it is true, only three Deputies to elect ;
but that does not prevent an abundance of candi-
dates from offering themselves. The Electoral
College of the Upper Rhine will, on the 20th inst.
commence its proceedings, under the'Presidency
of M. Deserre, First President of our High Court
of'Appeal, whom the,Eitigirts recently appointed
to preside during these elections. according
to the new system' of elector 3, we have 1;300
electors, consequently the elections will, be more
tedious and diffiCult titan formerly. Necet theless,
it is considered as certain, that M. Deserve and M.
Voyer d'Argenson, who boil) greatly distinguished
themselves iii the two last Chambers, will be re-
elected. Among the Other Candidates;, we parti-
cularly remark-Lieutenant-General Count Rap, M.
Metiger, Procurator-Generil of the High Court
Of Appeal, who' formerly, -doing the Revolution,.;
when he was for sever al successive years our Re-
preseltative hi the Council of Five hundred, and
afterwards in the Legislative Body; rendered the
greatest services to our Department: In general,
we feel proud that our Deputies have on .All occa-
sions distinguished themselves by their plain deal-
ing, talents, and • nctivi.y, and have always ho-
normality co-operated-with the friends of a consti-
tutional liberty. • A hope is.eutertained that trade
andmanufact mires will be- represented in the Cham-
ber of Deputies, which is 'Muck to be desired -for
_our department.—(Allgenielne Zeitung,)