The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-19 00:00:00

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ve" OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S LETTER, WHICH
WAS READ BY THE 'LORD StAYOII, AT THE COURT OF
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" Whitehall, Dec. 5.
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,th Y Lord,—l have received from the town-clerk of
gle, floolw ,city of 'London the general Report of the Court of
~men for the year ending at Michaelmas last, respecting
)bert Dil°l/$:, 14 several gaols and
partspisoonfs under their superintendence.
Magazine!,
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There are twoßeport
l to which I would
nowledge'-ui Ithrt!Your Lordship's attention.this
one part it is. stated
weihap ~.A, L. the several prisoners are treated, as far as practicable
Well-app' ably to the rules and regulations of the Act (4 Geo.'
of ore to caP• 64), the keepers itrid other officers being directed
'Oll calaPlY with the sa r, as far as the circumstances
Malco'
:heeled with the prisons will admit.' In another part
illy seleri lithe same Report I find it stated, ' that classification h
observed in Newgate, as far as the construction and
s
mtiment,
Adi titent of the
and, wr.
'r the
of In! gaol will admit ; but a few
prisoners coh-
ereisdemeanour in the Court of King's Bench, and,vvitii,r, 174t(tearCelerk. enwell Sessions, owing to theour
the
tboof another
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From
obliged to mix with felons in ‘tvha
1 but pie" ' boys' yard.'
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ewgrate
is, these statements I conclude, that they
degree fr°ll:arrangement and construction, so
Var" befell! ittiketi.ineci as not to allow
atereeffect the
regulations prescribed by therly.e7slahti
ive class °/ IQ " Your
inwgelltkhenmvs, that the provisions of the
, :_du Act, concern'
3 amobi!ti4s; treatment
that
the
e Laned.classification of
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certain specific
imperative, and
desiwslahtiuchrealrieas laid
4ttieti.. t inspecific rules and regulations,g
to be
.u. but weibilie or werich.observed in all the gaols to which the act extends,
gaols that of Newgate is on
can ram 41 I
arn persuaded I need not attempt.e to impress upon
truculent 64' hueLordship's mind the
r i '4lO great
with importance of these pro-
ssages 0. , , the gs of the Legislature, with view to the morals of
icter. IV kr,4ll2°_n_er4;., and for ensuring athve propere
netsu) measure of
oa ff
less,
twee cts.tryiaTuthtemnoirataneedlpoint out the absolut
effect in the gaols under the superin-
t,
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_air of the Court of Aldermen, and more especially in
the 111,7 .
ga 1 of Newgate.
is Prefsco ' 4li
, :illte.aellirnereat your Lordship to take an early opportunity
the attention
be of the Court of Aldermen to this
)eriodicill;
I`e they' t ; and beg to informed of the measures which
:CIL: we ht_ propose to adopt for the purpose of remedying the
irdt, i - re -slain defects.
" I am, &c.
ii 1,:.,t0r
• {Signed) " ROBERT PEEL."

1 The first division of Portuguese Refugees,
I:°ll3ining of troops of the line, is to embark at Plymouth
.Il Saturday. The second division, consisting of volun-
"ft and civilians, is to embark as soon as transports are
I4dy to receive them. The Mayor of Plymouth received
kanswer from the Right Hon. Mr. Peel, stating that
overnment were inclined to afford the Portuguese an asy-
-1.41, but that it must be under the condition of their resid-
-lin fixed places and districts. The Portuguese prefer
411,ving the country altogether.
1 A certain dramatist, who was considerably
tt. cleat in sterling pieces, wrote (being in Paris) to his
iirlends, saying that if they did not relieve his difficulties,
e should throw himself into the river. As he had often
I:tformed this part fur his own benefit, as far as the threat
"It, one of his friends, no longer inclined to disburse,
Ztat bite lor answer, that he should be sorry to hear that
if,had so disgraced himself as to die in liquor; but that
4 4 was resolved to put his threats into effect, he could
et do it under more favourahle circumstances than in
4tiSo as it would afterwards be clear to every body, and
tdily admitted, that he was in SEINE !

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Those who draw inferences with respect to
prObable severity of the weather from the appearance of
beater birds are posed by the present scarcity of wood-
%efts in the'marshes of Lincolnshire, whilst snipes are in
t'tlusual abundance.—Hull Packet.
14. THIC SWALI:OW.—The following has been
ILlVarded to us, from a friend at Barton :—By way of note
.17 the interesting discussion that took place a little time
IA in Hull, regarding the habits of that interesting little
!titture the swallow, I beg leave to add that my atten-
n was called to one of the tribe (the liirundo rustica)
4ivh the warmth of Saturday morning last had drawn
:oun its hiding place, and which, in full life and activity,
d 4 winging its airy flight at a considerable elevation all '
day long; and excepting that it was silent and soli-
4ry, I could perceive no difference between its December
movements and those of July. My boys discovered it as
40,1), as nine o'clock in the morning, supposing it to have
d
tue out of one of the chimneys, where we had a late
rood, and as it did not leave the neighbourhood such
right be the case. I left it flitting over my garden at
41* o'clock in the afternoon.—Hull Packet.

rsREC HIN. —A curious circumstance occurred
"tit, it the farm of West Drums. Mr. William Smith,
!A tabult of that farm, had a number of queys grazing in
field
4joining to his corn-yard. The cattle contrived
"4 get the yard, and Mr. Smith's dog was hounded at
r them, to 'ive them out, in which, to appearance, at least,
eva:mq a:'eeded. But one of queys was the same
Lenang oh.ved to be missing, no trace of it could
obtained. ~• ogAirevievei, was observed to pay great
4ttention to a q;iitt
y of thatch, built up, or rather lying
la a leaning, po4it
upon one of the stacks in the yard,
and generallL
-end his leisure hours there, as if watch-
ingtta4r.:l4, n examination, it was found that the
tried between the thatch and the stack,
i„,,;„, %,
Vi ei
e remained nine days, that:title having
tilaiere it must
Ple.d between
ni time it was amissing and the time of
(t is conjectured that, in running from the
l'l4"l"eA"el'Y' 4 up the sloping ascent formed by the
11`,V, it had gon own at the edge of the stack, while the
i!isteli, and sun Ove it prevented its extricating itself.
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Was much e closing l
dated when first discovered but is doing
h Observer.
...ASTINGe here, r.—On Monday a shocking occur-
ce took plat in d„pwhich has involved a most re-
distress. Te (laughter of Mr.
lretable fa,mililer home unknown to her friends, and could
Ooh lefe:tter the most diligent search. It being known
h,,.""-',un; ,loured foi some thin under considerable de-
l..-. she had tirits, great alarm was felt by her anxious
',,1" of elAtives. At length it was ascertained that
l'n'a an by a young woman on the West Hill, from
was was traced by her parents, by the mark of her
Lage suit,: which was found, to the batik of an open
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_._°°,e a bonnet was discovered on the surface of the
wn'' the body of the unfortunate woman was soon
r"teterr, and Yawn up. The usual means for recovering
I vewued pard4
er (4ons were tried, but without success ; life was
• to . Ik
4ti A`Coroners inquest has been held on the body ;
net'
et reti.. • ed--Found drowned.—Brighton Gazette.
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InisH ‘, correspondent has sent us
Sfollowing as original j but even if it should not happen
b. so, a good story is not the worse for being twice
Eld• In the month of July or August last, a sturdy Ili-
j,tniarl whose brogue was as fresh as his habiliments were
'aerwise, accosted an honest Wigtonshire farmer, and
,4sd if he could give him a "hap'worth to do." The
;41loyidian stared at such a question, but as autumn was
PProachiog, he inquired of the stranger if he was in quest
Ls hearing. " Aye, .shearing, snowing, bidding, stacking,
Lt. any other job that's going, your honour.", This led to
Zther colloquy, and after various questions and answers,
La farmer said, " then I suppose, you came to Scotland
want." On this Pat stepped a pace or two back,
'attires
his shoulders, cocked his eye, and screwing his
'attires into a look of great significancy, replied in a tune
Which seemed to hover between jest and earnest—" Faith,
Tas to that, your honour's lane and entirely wrong.
ave! for want, by the Powers, that would be an April
ittand ; but prehaps—with a knowing nod and wink—
Mope your honour does'nt know that an Irishman has
ant enough at home." At this sally the farmer burst
eta a hearty fit of laughter, took the stranger home, who
roved a faithful servant, and has kept him in his employ-
''ant ever since.—Dumfries Courier.
Since the committal of Witman to Horse-
k'onger-lane gaol, on the charge of having shot his wife,
!teat commisseration has been excited amongst his friends
44 all those who were acquainted with him. About three
,"Mks previously to the dreadful occurrence, he drove up
11 his horse and gig from Cheam to Union-hall, in order to
tPPIy for a warrant against the deceased. He came to the
knee previous to the arrival of the Magistrate, and having
'Presented to Mr. Hall, the chief constable, that he had
'n violently assaulted by his wife, and exhibited marks
prove the truth of what he ail !eget, , declared that lie
44astantly went in absolute danger of his life; he also re-
tOaOted various instances of her violent conduct towards
las, and asserted that if he was not protected in some way
ht,L another, .be was terrified to enter his own doors, under
apprehension that she would take his life. On the
tbyve occasion lie was advised to make application to the
anch of Magistrates at Epsom, that being the nearest town
101 where he resided. Whether he had dune so or not, we
,74'0 not ascertained, but subsequently he again came to
i°ven in consequence of the treatment 114 had received at
A'at bands. The prisoner, who is confined to the jar-
44kri since his committal, is slowly recovering from the
Dreadful state of irritation under which he was labouring
11 admission. He appears to be between 40 and 50
Niti`of age, and is of diminutive stature ; his person is
ifarmed, owing to his having broken his back by a fall
base years ago, His income is described to be 400!. a-year.