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No. 11,285.

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1828

Neatly ready, and to form the lirst of a series of Modern
Biographies,

DISTRESSING SUICIDE BY A FEMALE.

SHAFTEsBURY PETTY SESSIONS.

PERSONAL • HISTORY of NAPO-
LEON BUOICAPARTE. Two pocket volumes,
beautifully printed, and illustrated with humorous En-
graviuge in Wood and Steel.
pi.jutel for John Murray, Albemarle-street.

On Saturday afternoon an inquisition was taken
at the Ship, Williams-street, South Lamb'eth, on
view of the body of Hannah Simmons, a fine young
girl, aged eighteen, who.terminated her existence
by poisoning herself under the following melancholy
circumstances :

The- following rases', which came before the
Camay Magistrates for the division of Shaftesbury,
oe Tuesday last, display, in a strong point of view,'
the wretched condition of the agricultural labourers,
and the determination of the lords of the soil to pat
down poaching.
A poor man, decently attired, but bearing the
marks of herd necessity" abort his countenance,
applied to their Worships for an order on the over.
seer of his parish to allow him a pair of shoes.--
The applicant having shown the ragged state of this
useful article of dress, stated that his feet were so
pinohed and scarred, that it was with the greatest
difficulty he *could walk to his labour, which was
parochial, or go about in search of employment.—
" I have need," said he, "of going about. I have
a wife and tiro children, who are supported by the
parish ; but the few shillings we get cannot :afforci•
us bread in these dear times. My wife is about
lying 'n, and God knows,"
,said the man, his eyes
tilling with tears, " whether the poor creature will
have a sixpence to carry herover:her difficulties.
tIABISTRATII—WITIItdOCS the parish allow you?
Overseer—He gets Ss. 2d., please. your Worship;
and t'other dsy I frave him a shilling to himself.
MAGISTRATI3—Now, my man, do you hear what
the overseer says? You are allowed according to
the scale ; and that is all that the law grants to a
person in your situation. Applicant—But, your
Worship, am I to starve, and go barefoot into the
bargain ? I cannot see my wife want•things in her
present ill health ; and, some days, I declare to you,
I have gone without food (sometimes for two at a
time) to get them for-her:

Hanneh Simmonds deposed—l am the mother of
the deceased, and reside at No. 21, Hart-street,
Deceased lived with me for the last three months.
but had not resided with me for two years up to last
Agust. In 1826 she loaanie at:palmed with a
loose and depraved eet set of girls, and was indnced
by them te leave my house, and, youug as she was, to
go upon the town. I had frequently endea-
voured by persuasion to bring her bark to the
paths of rectitude, but invariably had Wen ►m-
succesful until last August, when she was ill,and for-
saken by her companions. Witness went to a hones
of ill-fame in Duck-lane Virestrninster, and there
found her pining in wretchedness; and she consent-
ed to accompany her home, and• promised reforma-
tion. Ever since ht return deceased had lieen in a
desponding and sullen Attito (41.)bn:hand frequently
exclaimed that she would be betteN• dead than alive,
arid did not care how soon she died. ti

Jur?r---Pray, Madam, what may you do for your
living? Witness--I ara the widow of an offiecr
late in his Majesty's naval service, and hare a suffi-
ciency to maintain myself.
Juror—How is it that a girl of her tender years
should have taken suck a wicked course of life ?
Witness—lt was her natural disposition, Sir; no
person could have been more careful in inculcating
the precepts of religion and morality into a child's
mind than I was with her. On Thursday last de-
ceased asked permission to sleep with a girl named
Jane Howes, about the same age as herself, who
lived a few doors from my house, and at half-past
eight she left, my house, and I saw no more of her
till the next morning, when she was a corpse, lying
in the houso of Mrs. Howe.

MAGISTRATE—We can do nothing for you. We
may recommend the overseer to advance you a few
shillings, which can be taken out Of your week's al-
lowance. Applicant—l cannot spare any thing out
of my means; and I am sure if you knew
MAGISTRATE---Your case is decided. We cau
hear nothing more.
The poor fello ar, who seemed deeply distressed
.at
this decision, left the justice-room with the ejacula-
tion of " Oh ! God," on his lips.
POAcIIING.—SiIas Snook, a youth 14 years of
age, and William A5llO (his brother, about ten years
his senior,) were charged with poaching in a field in
the - neighbourhood on Sunday fortnight. They
pleaded guilty to the charge; and urged necessity in
extenuation. The Magistrate (a clergyman) asked
them hi a stern tone of voice, why they were not at.
church on that day ? 'One of the•prisoners—We're
no clothes to go there, Sir. •
MAGISTRATE--NO clothes! What does that sig-
nify ? Do you think that the Almighty cares about
a person's clothes ? he wishes only to see a good
man enter a place of worship. Prisoner--I don't
know about that, Sir; but I'm sure I had no dress
that I could be seen in at such a place.
MAGISTRATE--Don't you think it would have
become you better to have been 'serving the Lord,
than serving the devil ? Prisoner—Y-e-s, S-i-r.
MAGISTRATB—TeII me, then, fellow, why do you
go out poaching ? Prisoner--Because I'm poor,
your Worship. I can get no %Cork ;. and unless I
take a gun now and then, I must starve.
MAGISTRATE--4 won't hear of such a defence
You have been guilty of a heinous crime, which has
lest you to break the Lord's day ; and you shall
suffer the penalty of the law for doing so. Yon
must either pay the mitigated penalty of ten pounds,
or go to prison.
Prisoner - (starting with asttmishment).---Ten
-Pounds! Why I havn't two -shillings in all the
world.

Mrs. Jane Ilowes deposed, that about half-past
eight o'clock the deceased came to her house, and
asked to sleep with her danghterJane ; for her mother
and herself, she said, had been quarrelling. Witness
said that the deceased knew that Jane had set off
the day previous for Doncaster, its Yorkshire;
deceased replied in a wild manner, that she had
forgoten it, but . inquired if June's bed was un-
occupied ? Witness told her It was, and she
might sleep in it. Deceased said, " Thank you ;
I shall not tronble you again." Deceasei then
went out, and returned about ten o'clock, and imme-
diately repaired to bed. In the. morning witness's
husband went to call deceased up, and after repeat-
edly knocking at the door and receiving no answer ,
he broke it open, and found the deceased extended
in the bed quite dead and celd. The table was
drawn close to the bed side, and on it was a white
Raper, on which was printed " Poison," Witness
ifnmediately went for a surgeon, who thought ;the
deceased had ceased to live for several hours.
Mrs. Simmons recalled. '

Juror—The last witness, Madam, states that
some words had passed between yourself and the
deceased; pray what were the nature of them Mrs.
Simmons (in tears)—We had no angry words I can
assure you. The wretched. girl must have been
labouring under some delusion.
Several other witnesses were examined, who
stated that they considered the deceased to have
been labouring under an aberration of intellect at
times; and the jury, after a long consultation, re-
turned a verdict of " Tempgrary,Derangement."

Lord TENTERDEN had a long interview on
Friday'evening with Mr. Juitice Btfilltotl49ll, at the lat-
ter's house in Bedferd••square.

MAGISTRATE--YOU must be imprisoned for six
months ; but as we believe you have seduced your
young brother into the paths of the devil, which.
will lead him to the gallows, we will only confine
him one month. Constable, take these geniuses,
these poaching fellows, away to gaol.
They were accordingly removed.

We have great pleasure in being enabled to
inform the pub!ie, that Lord Viscount Enaincrox has
become a member of the County Liberal club.— Water-
ford Chronicle.

LAW INTILLIGBME.

It, seems that troops are still going to Ireland,
and that within these few days two companies of the Royal
Artillrey Lave been sent off from Woolwich. The foree
already in that country must be very great, far beyond any
former occasion. There will he a gond deal of embarrass-
rnent,.it, is expected, in the south of Ireland, as the bankers,
on account of the run, are about to contract their issues,
so that many failures may be the consequence.— Times.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nw. S.

IX-PARTE SIR JONAH BARRINGTON.

Mr. MANNING stated, that last term the Court had
granted a rule to show cause why a criminal infor-
mation should not be filed against Mr. Geo. Dunbar,
for a libel published in the Erawiner newspaper,
ietlecting on the character of Sir Jonah Barrington.
The defendant, it was understood, was abroad, and
it had been found impossible to serve him; and
therefore the Learned Counsel now applied to have
the rule made absolute or enlarged.
Lord TENTERDEN said it could not be made abso•
lute without service.—Rule enlarged.

It is said in the legal circles, that Mr. CAMP!.
BELL, the barrister, who is at the head of the Law Com-
mission appointed by Parliament last year, is to be one of
the new Judges, add that Mr. PAaKE and Mr. Sergeant
WILDE are to be the others.

WYA TVILLE, the architect of Windsor Castle,
is the author of all improvements which, of Fate years, have
been made at Chatsworth.

TUE KING E. GEORGE GROUT, ESQ.

Mr. PATTISON moved for a rule to show cause
why an information in the nature of a quo warranto
should not be filed 'against the defendeut, to show
by what authority he exercised the office of Sheriff of
the city of Norwich.—Rule Nisi granted.

On Saturday, a fisherwoman from Newhaven,
of the name of CATHERINE JotwsroN, happening, in
Leith-street, to quarrel with a young gentleman, one of her
eustometa, she stabbed him in the eboalder with her oyster
knife, thereby cansing a dangerous wound of four inches in
length. Her ease is undergoing investigation by the Sheriff,
—.Edinburgh Observer.

IN TIU DIAT'TER OTT THOMSON AND ANOTHER

This was an application under the Act of the
23d George 11. c. ,te,, against George Thompson,
an attorney, and William Luckett. The ground of
the application was, that Thompson had sued out
writs npop the account and for the profit of Luckett,
who was an unqualified person, and that Luckett
being thus aided by Thompson, had acted as an at-
iorney.
Mr. TALFOURD moved that the rule for striking
Thomson oft the rolls of the Court, and sentencing
Luckett to imprisonment under the Act of Parlia-
ment, might he made absolute.
Mr. CAMPBELL then addressed the Court on be-
half of Luckett, and afterwards put in an affidavit in
mitigation of punishment.
No counsel appeared on the part of Thompson.
Luckett having bees► placed on the floor of the
• Court,

Fl H.R.—About half-past seven o'clock on
Saturday morning, a fire broke out on the premisr;s of
Mr. WALKER, chemist and druggist, No. 63, High
Holborn, which threatened the total destruction of the
building; but, by the early arrival of the engines and a
good supply of water, the fire was got under, without doing
any other damage than destroying the shop and lower part
of the house. The family made their escape by the back
part of the premiss+. The muse of the accident is nut at
present known.

Lord FARNHAM Was to have presided at a
Brunswick meeting, in Cer:lii on Monday hest. On• the
nigkt previous, however, he became suddenly blind, and
instead therefore of repairing to Cavan to preside at the
Brunswick meeting, he eat oat for London to seek medial(
advire.-_L?ahlin Morning Register.
During the most interesting, scene between
Mihs Pimi.irs and Mr. YOUNG, in the Play of The
Stranger, at Drnry-Lane Theatre, on s.iturday evening,
the whole audience were in teqrs. The plaintive tones of
Miss Primiles, and the air discrimination of Mr. YOUNG,
strongly reminded as of the effects formerly produced npoti
the audience at Cer,ent-Garden Theatre by the acting in
the seine play of JOll N KN.:MILE and Alisi O'NeILL.

Lord TENTERDEN said, that the sentence of the
Court was, that Luckett should be committed to the
custody of the Marshal of the King's Bench for the
period of two months; and with respect to Thomp-
son, his name must be struck ofl• the rolls of the
Court.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAU, N:nr. 6.
CA kILDTDEAB V. PAY xi! AND calm 8.

MUSSING A STYLE.—Soon after the publi-
cation of Mies Buitivicr's " Cecilia," a yeong lady WM
fstnuti reading it. After the general topics of praise were
xhansted, she was asked whether she did not greatly ad-
mire the style ? Reviving the incidents in her memory,
site replied, " the style ?—the style ? Oh ! air, I am not
come to that yet

This was an action of trover, to recover the value
of a carringe which the plaintiff alleged the defendants,
ns the assignees of a coach-maker named
had improperly converted to their ovvn use. The
CH S 6 was tried before the Lord Chief Justice during
the sittings after last Trinity Terrn.-11' rule to show
came why the verdict should not be set aside WSS
granted.

Despatches Were setriot
soisfr
Foßnz an. Atur,rAdme,y evening
one the 1 num Island% and fur Sir fa.
rDoN the nan G of Gibraltar.
firinignah,telieon,(:n;elimii7t.foa.l-ortffi_o7o,Te

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 8.

DRAW"G l'°lS FOR A VERDICT..---LANIEL, ADMINI6.

evening, two gentlemen, ap-
parentlyl
RStuildnednay tsof Anatomy, called at the High-Church
bury-ground, and attempted to bribe the officer and part
arils guard, to allow them to carry off some bodies ; but,
of coarse,
insulted, and
heu
spur
flictrand
guard consideresi themselves
highly at the idea with indignation.
It is a clear proof of the vigilance with whirb that bury-
ing-ground 13 watched, when people are found resorting to
such mean practices. A second attempt was made on
Tuesday, to seduce tire officer from his duty, by promnit.ing
him a bribe ; but the officer, instead of listening
to the
terms proposed by his visitors, went and informed one of
the committee, who went along wits to the fmtl:mv, and
gave him a sere reprimand for his conduct, In time course
of which he was told that the guard were provided fin. the
worst, and if he had any regard for his personal SO fat'', be
would be wile to keep at a distance.— Glasgow Chronicle.

TRATOR V. KOBF.RTiOS.
This was an action of trover, tried before Mr.
Justice Ciaselee at the last Gloucester Assizes ; the
object of the action appeared to be to try the validity
olof:4g marriagec
i r eti m"s. thai i had "
ct :—Theteispraleiancti plaintiff under
nth he
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01).;
had had a daughter, whose name was Elizabeth
Eugenia Daniel. The defendant wa.s the son of a
parson who kept a respectable boarding-house in
Gloucester. On the 14th of December, 1827, the
defendant and plaintiff's daughter were married by
banns,. the lady being at that time under age. The
norriage took place in the parish of St. Mary, Rua-.
etir„ without the consent or knowledge of the
plaintiff. They lived together as man and wife, and
were so acknowledged by the plaintiff (with whom

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