The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-02 00:00:00

CODURG THEATRE.

. .
A very laughable Burletta, entitled Love and
Anatonw, was last night produced at this theatre,
for the tirst time, and met with the most marked suc-
cess. It is one of those light little pieces which
cannot fail to amuse, abounding as it does with
ludicrous incident, and dialogue by no means desti-
tute .of spirit. A new melo-drama was also brought
out, being one of the preductions,of the fertile pen of
Dibdin ; and this also met with a very favourable
reception. We perepiye that Mr. A. R. BOWES, the
box-
keeper, has annodiaced his benefit for to-morrow
night, with a bill of fare such as has been seldom
presented to the good folks at the Surrey•side of the
bridges. We regret . that the delays in our Courts
of Equity should have driven this gentleman, whose
father was at one time High Sheriff of Northum-
herland, ap,d.Member of Parliament for. Durham, to
the necessity of taming a benefit at any theatre ; but as
he is compelled to
do so, notwithstanding his high
expectations, we trust that tl'e 'public, who have so
often profited by his attentions as box,keeper at the
Coburg, will patronise him on this occasion accord-
ing to his merits.

Should the present Recorder be induced to
resign his Pffigp, here 3re said to be four persons looking up
to succeed him, :rigs—The c,orniuon Sergeant, Mr. Bol-
land, Mr. Law, and Mr. Sergeant 4r4bin,

- - -
It is rumoured that a high personage has eX,
pressed himself as not at all gratified by the indiscriminate
way in which the name of his family has been affixed to
certain political Clubs now forming.

•
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)

CONSPIRACY.--THE LONDON FREE PRESS.
THE ICING'''. NORM/MOM Mtn LOW.

At the sitting of the Court this morning these
defendants, who were convicted yesterday of a fraud
and conspiracy, on an indictment preferred by Mr.
William Baldey, were brought up for judgment; but
upon being placed at the bar, the Chairman said the
Court was not yet prepared to pass sentence, they
must therefore remain in custody till the adjourn-
, Ment day. , , _
Mr. Northhouse-7lt was my intention, Sir, to
have moved an arrest of judgment, to give me time
-to produce affidavits, which will completely disprove
the statements yesterday made against me. • ‘
CHAIRMAN-*The Jury have decided that point,
by finding you guilty.
Mr. Northhouse—l do not find fault with the ver-
dict of the Jury on the evidence that was adduced,
they acted right, but if I do not satisfactorily dis-
prove it, I hope the Court will sentence me-to the
heaviest punishment the law allows. I Will prove
that Lord Rossmore is one of my best and warmest
friends, and his Lordship and Mr. Hume will make
affidavits that they stated, previous to the paper
commencing, they were not partners; I will more-
over prove that the, prosecutor wrote to Colonel
Jones and Mr. Hume to inquire if they were con-
cerned with the paper, and that both those gentle-
men returned an answer that they were not, and
this took place before the bills were given.
Mr. PHILLIPS—Not one of those questions were
asked yesterday, and it ought not to be allowed.
Mr. Northhouse is only making a statement, that it
may get into the newspapers. .
Mr. Northhouse—l feel called upon, Sir, to make
this statement. These proceedings deeply affect
my honour and character as a man—and, God
knows, I have served many, but never wronged an
individual. I have been more sinned against than
sinning, and the good I have done to others has sel
dom been repaid. I will prove that at the meeting
at the Feathers Tavern, at which Mr. Baldey was
present, Dr. Sutherland read letters from Colonel
Jones and Mr. Hume, which must have .shown him
that they were not partners ; and at a subsequent
meeting, at the Kendal Tavern, at which also he
was present, the resolutions were read over, and he
signed those very resolutions, one of which stated
who the partners_ were; and with respect to his
statement respecting the stamp duty, it was quite
wrong. " I will,' said Mr. Northhouse, ap-
parently labouring under strong emotions, "prove
the manifest falsehood of the evidence on which I
have been convicted ; if I do not, I hope the Court
will visit me with the severest penalties of the law,
for my honour is concerned ; and much rather would
I sacrifice my life than honour. I only ask for one
week."

CHAIRMAN.—WeII, then, you will have a longer
time than you ask for; the adjournment day is on
Thursday fortnight, and the Court will remand you
till that time.

Mr. Nortlihouse.--I thank you, Sir.

Mr. ALLEY trusted the Court would allow the.
defendant Low to be discharged on hii own recog-
nizances' to appear to receive the sentence of the
Court; he was in very destitute circumstances, and
had a family of seven small children, and his wife
every day expecting to be -brought to bed of an
eighth.
Mr. PHILLIPS, for the prosecution, could not
agree to that—a large family was no excuse for a
man to commit crime. If it was, the poor man,
whom he saw by the papers was ordered for execu-
tion, probably would not have suffered. He must
likewise ask the Court, that Mr. Northhouse might
be committed to some Other custody. He was at
present in the Fleet, on a civil process, but if he paid
the debt he might escape.
Mr. DuNN--Oh, there is no fear of his paying.
the debt, without your knowing it, for he is a
prisoner at the suit of the prosecutor.
CHAIRMAN--YOU can lodge a detainer against
him, Mr. Phillips. The conversation here ended,
and the prisoners were removed in custody, and or,
dered to be brought up' for judgment on the adjourn-
ment day.

The Nun was afterwards occupied in hearing
cases of assault, all of which were of a trumpery
nature, and in most of them the defendants were
acquitted.

A report was prevalent, in the early pant of the
morning, of a mercantile house of some celebrity being
about to stop payment, but we trust that it will turn
out unfounded. Certain it is, however, that an extensive
branch of trade connected with the North of England is
now in a precarious state, and several houses connected
with it are pretty openly talked of.—Morning Paper.

On Monday evening last, an eagle of extraor-
dinary magnitude was shot by a servant of Air. Cliff's, of
Belview, whilst in the act of taking up a fawn in that
neighbourhood.— Wexford Evening Pust.

The practice of paying wages in goods, instead
of the current coin of the realm, has become so prevalent
in Bolton and the neighbourhood, that the shopkeepers,
butchers, and others, have come to the determination of
forming an association, for the purpose of putting a stop to
this illegal system. The first meet►ng takes place on Mon-
day next.—Manchester Guardian.

On Thursday se'nnight Mr. Reed, butcher, of
Hurst-green, drank so inordinately of Cognac brandy, that
he died from the effects of it on the following Monday.
The unhappy man had twice before made rash attempts on
his own life.—Sussex Advertiser.

It is stated by a correspondent of a Sunday
Paper, that, on attending Marylebone Church a few Sun-
days ago, he was surprised to see only three boys from the
parochial Charity School attending ; and, 'upon inquiry,
learnt that all the rest had run away.

The extreme vigilance in detecting thieves
after they have"committed depredations, compared with the
apparent indifference to any thing like a preventive system,
is a practical illustration of shutting the stable door after
the steed is stolen.

Those who have the charge of Lincoln's Inn
must be impervious to reproach, or they could not permit
the pavement of the large quadrangle to remain in the dis-
graceful state in which it has long been.
It is with much satisfaction that we have to
announce the adoption of a petition in favour of Emanci-
pation, by the Mayor and a great body of the citizens of
Derry.—Dublin Freeman's Journal of Friday.
The extensive estates and title of the late Sir
Hugh O'Doael, Bart. of Newport•fouse, county Mayo,
descend to his brother, as the widow of Sir Hugh was de-
livered of a daughter, at Menlo Castle, on the 20th inst.—
Dublin Evening Mail.

Scarcely a night passes that shots are not fired
in the neighbourhood of SA Castle, Ballyanatroon, and
the adjoining townlands.—Cor4 Constitution.

STATE OF TRADE AT BOLTON.—During
the last fortnight the trade in tine cambrics and jaconets
has been very dull, and it has been almost impossible to
effect sales. In the higher kind of fancy goods for the
spring trade there seems to be a revival, and the gaters and
weavers' joiners are now extremely busy.—Manchester
Guardian.

A very valuable lead. mine has been lately dis-
covered Pg RP of* estates of the Hon. FREI►BRICK PON-
SONBY, in the King's county, within hy,e Wigs pf WlTlngp
Harbour and two of Parsonstown, and quite adjacent to
Lord Ross's new intended line of canal from Gillen to that
town. The ore is in great abundance, and within two or
three feet of the surface.—Dublin Morning Register.

I RUNT ORE.—A Correspondent has obligingly
sent us a specimen of iron ore found on the property of
Fittlay Munro, Esq., of Lea Try, in Ross-shire. Of this
valuable fossil, a qqaptity Qf about 80 tons was sent to
Carron, nearly 4() years since, and yielded at tilp rate of
75 per cent. of excellent pig iron t. and au entinent mine-
ralogist lately declared it to be, with one exception, supe-
rior in quality to any hitherto discovered in Scotland.—
The mine is akout four miles distant from the ferry of Al-
ness, ill the firth of Crows, ty, from which port the raw
material could he exported at a comparatively small ex-
pense ; and if a person of skill were inclined to make a
rial of working the !pine, we have nu doubt but the pro-
prietor would grant every er:co:lragemetn in hit; power.—
We should feel happy to announce the commencement of a
work of this kind in the flighlandx.--,/nverness Courier.

THE-*ESTEIIN LITERARY AND SCIEV
TIFIO INSTITUTION.

The half-yearly meeting of this excellent Institel„,
tion was held last night at eight o'clock, in the the
tre of the Society's house, Leicester-square. A
Dr. POWER took the Chair, and informed th!S
meeting that he had been voted thereto by-the Cold
mittee: • He. regretted, however, that it had wilt,
been filled by a person more adequate than Mose Is'
He had given notice to the President and Vi,,,re'o
President, but neither of them- was present. ru4
had received a letter from their worthy President','
Mr. Drummond (which he then read) apologizis
for his absence. The Chairman then opened t„
.
- business -of the Meeting; and Mr. Snelson, the t
cretary,read the report of the Committee-of ni0n0,....,r-:4
P7,,ti
went for the half-year ending on the first of
,WOll6.
~.ti."
. lt was then moved and seconded that the Bert'.'
s
of the Committee be received : on which
A MEMBER addressed the meeting, and comnieiss''
compared with
the
ingtolassot half-yearly meetingmeitemsroftherep, appe
report,
l
might
faring
i.g
some
e disadvantageousmisconstrued.
socbo observations
‘rt.
uahteei
doSn. Society.
intot!
andiet ya .
ekvi ;1) .-ijoi
he therefore disclaimed at the outset all feelings
personality, but spoke, as he had before spoken;'
the 'advantage of the Institution, without refereillf
to individual feeling; although, for speaking tlii`
boldly before, he had been sent to Coventry, . 1
laugh and cheers.) He would now allude to if
late increase in the 'Secretary's salary. (Hear, heati•s'
He would goes faros any man in allowing all that 07.; i
personal
roespononosawi
lt i
oi
attack,
t tseilnded
due to the exertions and ability of their worthy tif
cretary, but he contended that it was not the oVe
lity of the Secretary that should be looked at 1:
much as the amount of the salary which the funds si:
the Institution could afford to pay. (Hear,and hi 7'
ssel
He had ascertained that the Secretary to. the-1,
stitution in the city had only 1204 per annum, W
they paid 210/. The number of the members ie s"J.I
City Institution -was within 20 of their own nos"slo',
her, and he thought the difference in the arnotmt:9.,
salary disproportionate to the duties performed, 7
to what the funds of the Institution could afford''
pay. Before he sat down, there was another 0-•
servation or . two he wished to make, relative to
item of 101. allowed by the Committee for
_° ',l`,
purchase of music books. (Hear, hear, and uProwl?'''
He-did not object to the allowance of that sures 11..
gave him pleasure to bear and see the insprOV,
ment of his musical friends. He did not °W V'
to the prisiciple, but the mode, - the secrecy, Wi-41j'
which it was executed. (Hear.) He expecte,
that his mention of the subject would give disple'4
sure to the whole of the musical class, and Pe,oiso,
haps lead to the same result as his spsakinge
ss,-,
the last half yearly meeting, yet if the menihe"s ,
of the Committee would assure him the disborse 1
ments is the report were the only ones, he shOo,-4, .
rest satisfied. -(Hear, hear.) To use the. 10c",,
words of Mr. Justice Bailey, he Jilted 1' horiesl7.4
- 1
all things." (Loud laughter.) . ~. s I
,_.,,,s s
Mr. CARPUE rose and said, that as the gentled I
liked honesty in all things, he (Mr. C.) thought. be
,: I
might have done greater justice to their worthy Se,Pj
cretary. (Hear, and a laugh.) He might have see.,,„ liffl
tioned that Mr. Snelson had delivered lectures gy,
tuitously—(Applause)--on botany, and he binfieeissa
heard him deliver one of the most interesting lecter„,_
on geology that he ever heard from any one. (Her'''.
hear.) He thought it nothing but fair and 14;14.'1
under such circumstances, to move a vote of the° -'.
to their worthy Secretary Mr. Snelson. (Cheers.),?'
The CHAIRMAN, however, informed Mr. Cerne:;.
that the Report was then before the Meeting, °I,C
must be carried before any motion could be brag"''
forward. ' .
. Mr. PLACE, one of the Managing Committee, 01
rose. He did not deny that the same
.number s,
books was bought this year as was bought lust yet!'aii:
The Committee did not deny it; but they said 1",-;
the Institution was in a more flourishing state tlei.
at the last half-yearly meeting. He suspected,- hovr...-i
ever,the objection made to the accounts was in order t,wo.S,.
allude to the old subjett of grievance, the. Secretary
salary. In all the objections raade.to that stoat
the first gentleman who spoke, on which he. row. -''r
seize, in order to alter his opinion relative to the W ''
lary of their respected Secretary, the speaker,t_hiejl,,
observed on, and explained some- of the items . -s,,
luded to by Mr. Mills, and remarked that the It '„,'
come of the Institution was always sufficient tolo° ,
their demands, and he had no doubt they would eau
tinue going on in the same course till theyhad fulfill°, ..,.1
all the objects for which the Institution was
air
nally established.
Mr. TIJON, another of the Committee, said!: 'j
did not know that the gentleman had been sent, ir;t". 1
Coventry for the 'observations which he had I°.
merly made. He could say, however, that no ut/1; ,
said.bra If
wasihtaekeinernb
nintheer
thoughtCommi thtteeeartewwhaast haandytheile
?bjectionable in the report, it was his duty to 0 .
jest to it, (hear, hear,) and the duty of the Cabe`'.
mittee to hear it. Heaven forbid, that the C°11::t ;
mittee should stand there, and not be able to ace°us:
for every item of the report. As to the Secrets/re,
salary he had hoped to hear that mentioned no 10° iv
He trusted the time would soon arrive which Wits
enable them even to increase his salary. He 'II,
no private personal acquaintance with Mr. Snelsl„,, .
He kneW nothing of him except in his office, but a¢
would say that the whale of hit conduct had Ile,
''
one unwearied exertion in behalf of the Inititettl;‘ '
The Institution had 200 guineas in hand, and,so°,
contended, very far from being in a state of povet
According to the new regulations, the books 'Of tie,
.l' ,
Committee had been opened for fourteen days ,
fore, as well as fourteen days after, the makings:
the report, for the inspection of every meolbeil:
and he challenged any man to point out °o ,
item of extravagance. The Committee had dos ;
every thing to promote the happiness, the coon°ht
and even the luxury of the members, and he thott,
that in proportion as they were enabled to do 7,
they would rise in the estimation of the public.
(Cheers.) . ...-
The MEMBER alluded to here rose -to explso'' of
What he meant to contend was that the ,balansebis
the last half-year being 339/. 17s. and that of ito
year being only 66/., it was an injudicious slevlis
raise the Secretary's salary. That was the pdini‘itig
insisted on, and yet he was told there was natl' 0;
advanced by him, which needed a reply. (Chet')
hisses, and cries of " That's not an explanation'' .
After some observations from ,
. i'ng
The CHAIRMAN that the last speaker was es •1..
ing on fresh ground, the report was received We,
mo
They usl with loud cheers.
Secretary then read the report of awl ,4. OW
of
tineers as to the number of votes for' the membe': g.,
the present Committee at the last election of NO! -
upon which
• o 411!
The MEMBER who first spoke then rose, '0 tt;
proposing another resolution, disclaimed all i,°;.tije
tion of personality, although from the nature
proposition, it must necessarily partake of tho!iftity
racter, and some of the members might by posed
take it as levelled at themselves, yet -he disae°,,,,s
before making it, any intentions of that sort. • It ors
to benefit the Institution, and not to reflect- PLlstsse
sons that he made it. ;What he meant to Pr."ribe
was, that of the Committee of 24 members,, -vs
eight senior ones should go out, and eight ,e
' oat
ones be elected, every succeeding year, an", -re.
members going out should not be eligible tesusv
elected till they had been out one year.
Iv(
this change it would be observed• that: no meat
could continue in the Committee for more than tu ,
years. This charge might appear to some rl4,leso
novel, hut it wgs not so? It I'Ottiti relieve tJ io
from the evils attendant on rotten boroughs, °i d
parish phraseology, a select vestry
laughter.) He supposed that members'of the. Coo
mittee of the Literary and Scientific histittit',o
were as liable to the weaknesses of human. no
oluoi
as any other committees..--(Continued limeit.erhol
some uproar.). At the same time Le ..O°F ?sr
credit for every esertion with which they .hot for
formed their duty. They were going on extre°' '
.--{Cheers_oolo.