The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-13 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sr a—Happening to be turning over a volume of Shah-
speare, I lighted on a passage in Measure for Measure,
which seems particularly applicable to the exalted per-
sonage at the head of the Government—the matchless
Wellington.
Lucio, conversing with the Duke, under the disguise
of a friar, is rating him for a superficial, ignorant, un-
weighing fellow. The Duke reples to him :
" Either this is envy in you, folly, or mistaking. The
very stream of his life, and the business he bath !mimed,
must upon a warranted need give him a better proclama-
tion. Let him lie but testimonied in his own bringings
forth, and he shall appear to the envious a scholar, a
statesman, and a soldier."
If you agree with me that this passage truly designates
our great leader, you may be disposed to give it insertion
in your valuable paper, of which I am a constant reader.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Sevenoaks, April 10, 1529. IVESIUS.

The father of W. H. TRANT, Esq., M.P., the
red-hot Brunswicker, was a cold green Papist, from
Dingle-i-couch, in the Kingdom of Kerry. The father
was a good shot; he killed in a duel the late Sir JOHN
COLTHURST, who was considered the best marksman of
his day. When the parties were on the ground, TRANT
took off his spectacles, deliberately wiped them, and settled
them most composedly upon that feature of the face which
nature intended for their accommodation. He then coolly
took a comfortable pinch of snuff, and cocked his feather-
spring. Sir Jottx, looking on all the time, at length re-
turned with an air of dismay to his second and exclaimed,
"By the L—d, that damned Jesuit will shoot me." The
sentence hardly escaped his lips when he dropped !
Tralee Mercury.

Mr. H. PIKE, gardener at Winkfield Park,
states, that having had all the young cauliflowers and cab.
hage plants in his garden devoured Ly slugs, notwithstand-
ing his adoption of every known expedient for their de-
struction, he was induced to try the efficacy of chaff for
this purpose, and accordingly spread some well cut chaff
round the young plants under hand glasses, and some round
the outside of the glasses, the success of which was complete.
" The slugs," says ME. PIKE, " in theirattempt to reach
the plant, find themselves immediately enveloped in the
chaff, which prevents their moving, so that when I go in
the morning to elevate the glasses to give the plants air,
I find hundreds of disabled slugs round the outside of the
glasses, which I take away and destroy." This is a cheap,
simple, and effectual method of preventing the depreda-
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tions of these mischievous insects, and well worth the at-
tention of every gardener.
ROMAN MEDAL.—A short time since, in
delving the small piece of garden ground adjoining the
ancient tower of Stanelie, in this neighbourhood, there
was found a very interesting and ancient medal, commemo-
rative of the subjugation of the Jewish nation to the
Roman Power, A.D. 70, when TITUS destroyed Jerusalem.
It is of brass, very thin, and in diameter exactly I i inch
Obverse—Head of the Emperor VESPASIAN-around it,

" VESPASIANVS ROM: IMP: AVG :" Reverse—
A palm tree as symbolical of Judea; at the foot of the
tree are two figures, one on each side, the first sitting in a
drooping attitude, the other standing. Legend "JUDAEA
CAPTA," in the exergue " S.C." This curious relic is
now in the possession of WILLIast Wir.soN, Esq. jun, of
Thornlie. About a year ago a medal of the same descrip
',ion was found in the city of York.—Paisley Advertiser.

On Thursday much entertainment was occa
sinned in the House of Lords by the sudden appearance o f
a fOur-legged stranger running from the Opposition benches
and taking refuge near the table and woolsack. The De-
puty Usher of the Black Rod (Mr. Pur-mAN) shook the.
cloth, and out ran the intruder up the house, and took
refuge behind the throne. It was a full-grown rat.—
Evening Paper.
TIIE CATHOLIC BlLLS.—After the Catho-

lie Bill and the Disfranchisement Bill had been read a
third time and passed on Saturday morning, orders were
immediately given that a Commission should be prepared
for Monday (this day), to give the Royal Assent to them
and other Bills. It was accordingly prepared in the
course of Saturday, and sent to Windsor forthwith to
have his Majesty's signature. It may be remarked
that the Bills have received not one amendment
during their progress through the Lords—not so much am
a verbal amendment; so that theme is no occasion to send
back the Bills to the Commons, to have the Commons
sanction to amendment. Thus delay is avoided. All that
it will be requisite to do is to forward a Message from the
Lords to the Commons, by Masters in Chancery, to state
that the Lords have agreed to such Bills without any
amendment; and then the House will be summoned to at-
tend in the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given
by Commission to various Bills.—Morning Pap•r.

In Dumfries-shire every kind of labour is in a
forward state. Beams are brairdcd in a number of places,
and the sowing of oats is quite general. The wheats have
stood the winter well, and nearly the same thing may be
said of the turnips. In high situations, and where the
crop was large, the few days of frost alluded to, affected
both the white and yellow kind ; but the loss upon the
whole was very partial, and even where felt to the greatest
extent, did not amount to above 10 per cent. of the whole
crop. As the turnips are now well-nigh exhausted, flocks
of fat sheep are finding their way to Glasgow, Edinburgh,
Liverpool, and Morpeth. Considering the prices at the
" back'end," this species of stock have left a fair profit—,r
circumstance we rejoice in for many reasons. Green crop
Ilusbandry is extending in this quarter more and more,
and we can state as a fact, that upwards of 8,000
sheep have been fattened this season in no great circuit
around Dumfries. One fanner of our acquaintance fed 70
scores for his own hand, and though he had not food for
the fourth of these—that is, on his own farm—it is now the
practice to send the woolly people out to board. Many per-
sons who have turnips, prefer this plan to what may be
deemed risk and speculati-on The board, according to

the quality of the keep, varies from 4.1. to sd. weekly for
each sheep; and though the farmer has to provide flocks,
and take the trouble of shifting them, the rich manure
left on the ground enables him to raise excellent crops of
barley. When bone manure is more generally introduced,
and our farmers begin to collect and grind old bones Lt
home, the practice of taking only one white crop at a time,
with the other peculiarities of the Roxburgh style of
husbandry, will give quite a new direction to the agricul-
ture cf Dumfries-shire.—Dumfries Pope r.

PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—On Tuesday the
31st inst., four gentlemen of this town having occasion to
attend the funeral of a relation from Inverness to the soli-
tary romantic churchyard of Boleskine, by the side of
Lech Ness, engaged a post chaise fur the purpose. They
accompanied the hearse to the foot of the hill, a little be-
yond the Black Rock, to the east of the Pass of Inver-
far igaig, and here the driver alighted to lead his horses up
the ascent. Unfottunately, believing there was no danger
he did not tell the party to alight also, and to this must
undoubtedly be attributed the alarming accident which
in a few minutes ensued. When near the top of the
hill the horses haited and hacked to the side of the
Loch, and one of the wheels going over the edge of the
nail-ow road (which is cut out of a range of rocks of
fearful altitude) the whole were instantly hurled over a
steel) precipice, apparently to instant destruction. The first
overturn of the coach destroyed the windows and roof of,
the vehicle, and ere it had descended much farther, the top
was fairly driven in and thrown open. At this critical
moment the descent of the coach was interrupted by some
birch trees, and the gentlemen providentially escaped
through the roof of the coach, with no farther injury than
a few cuts inflicted by the broken glass. The horses were
also but slightly injured. We shall not attempt to describe
the sensations of the party on this remarkable escape from
what appeared to be instant and inevitable death,—lnver-
mess Courier.

LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1829.

His Majesty's assent to the Catholic Relief
Bill will be given this evening, and thereby at cnce
extinguish the last desperate hope of the Ultras.
From this auspicious date the Papists are free: the
door.; of either House are open to them; they have
henceforth a stake in the Constitution—and May
rise, according to their deserts, in every liberal pro-
fession. From this period, therefore, we may date the
tranquillity of Ireland, and look confidently forward to

the hour when, her internal feuds assuaged—her
sects extinguished, her party prejudices forgotten,
she may take her proper place among nations, and by
turning her vast and various resources to account,
efface the injuries of centuries. Few Englishmen
ever visit Ireland who do not return perfectly asto-
nished at the capabilities she affords for sound com-
mercial and agricultural speculations. Her soil is
one of the richest in Europe—her climate mild and
salubrious—her peasants, when their passions are
not excited, as they have been for ages, by wanton
mi-government on the part of England, are active,
industrious, and enterprising—her bays are safe and
extensive, and her numerous rivers are efficient
for all purposes of inland navigation. Ardently,
therefore, do we trust, that these vast local ad-
vantages will be turned to their proper account,
and that Ireland insisted of being, as she has
been for the last Lou years, a thorn in the side of
England, a cancer, eating away all that is sound
and healthy in hur energies, will henceforth become
her warmest ally, and that the contest between the
two nations, will, in future be, not which can do each
other the most injury, but which can best uphold,
adorn, and serve the other.

The Journal (f St.` Petersburp,h of the 28th
March contains accounts from Teheran, the capital
of Persia, describing a horrible catastrophe which
took place in that city, namely, the assassination of
the Russian Ambassador and the whole of his suite,
with the exception of the first Secretary of Lega-
tion and three other persons. The affair originated
in a quarrel between part of the Ambassador's suite
and the populace, but we suspect the Court of St.
Pctctsburgh will not be easily appeased by any ex-
planation which the Persians can offer. The recol-
lections of the last war are too bitter to permit the
intervention of kindly feelings :

ST. PETEgSBURGII, 11IAT 27.

Letters received from Teheran inform us of a horrible
eata,trophe which took place in that city on the 31st Ja-
nuary (12th February), in consequence of a violent quarrel
between the suite of M. Gnbojedeff, our Minister at that
Court, and some of the populace. Some idlers having
assembled before the Minister's house during the quarrel,

thought fit to take part in it, and some of them having
been soon killed, an immense crowd hastened from the
bazar to avenge their countrymen, forced the gate of the
hotel, and in spite of the resistance of our Cossacks and
of the Persian Guards, four of whom were killed, suc-
ceeded in penetrating to the inner apartments, where all
that came in their way was sacrificed to their rage. In
vain the Shah himself, accompanied by his son, Selou Sul-
tan, Governor-General of Teheran, came with a consider-
able force to check and disperse the rioters. It was too
late, Mr. Gribojedoff and his suite had already fallen vic-
tims to the rage of the assassins. Only M. Melzoff, the
first Secretary of Legation, and three other persons,
escaped the carnage.
The Shah Abbas Miiza, and the whole Court, are in
the greatest consternation ; the latter has gone into mourn-
ing for eight days. Eager to give us all the satisfaction
which we have a right to demand, he intends to send his
eldest son with the Caimacan to General Paskewitsch, to
communicate to him all the particulars and explanations
which the General-in-Chief may desire respecting this
dreadful event.

Hamburgh, Dutch, and German Papers, have
been received this morning, from which we make
the following extracts. Much reliance seems to be
placed upon the Mission of Count MATUSCHWITZ
to this country :

HAMBURGIf, APRIL 7.

On the 6th in the evening arrived the Sir Joseph
Banks steam-boat, awl this morning two other stoun-
boati the Couri. r, Captain Sinclair, and the Nottingham,
Captain Bride, all three from London.
BORSE'r-HALLE, FOUR O'cLocK.
End of April.

Angle-Danish Loan, 3 per cent -
Anglo-Russian Loan 93
Ha:nburgh-Russian Loan
Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1818 99),4
Austrian Bank Shares lll5
Austrian Meta!lives 9B
Letters from St. Petersburg,' say, that the Emperor's
departure depends on the result of the mission of Prince
Matuscewitz to London. As soo❑ as the Prince has ter-
minated the negnciation with which he is entrusted at the
British Court, he is to return to the Russian capital, to
communicate in person with his master. A note is spoken

of in these letters, as having been addressed by the Russian
Government to the principal Courts of Europe. Letters
from Odessa speak of the probability of an attempt
being made upon Constantinople, grounding their
opinion upon a report that the fleet off the
Black Sea, had received orders to take a consider-
able part of the army of General PAskewitsch on board,
and land them in the vicinity of Burgas. The Russian
army in Armenia would then be reduced to act upon the
delusive. As to the accuracy of all these reports, we
cannot even venture to express an opinion.

svociadoLlt, MARCH 31.

This evening the mortal remains of the Princess Sophia
Albertina, will be removed to the Ritterholms ehttrch,
but the solemn funeral will not take place before May.

Her Royal Highness in a paper written with her own
hand, dated Nov. 27, 1828, expressly desired that her
body shall not be embalmed with spices, preserved in
spirits, or any other particular manner, and that her face
shall not be painted. She relies on the King, who has
always given her the greatest proofs of kindness and friend-
ship, for the fulfillment of this request.

HAGUE, APRIL 9.

Some of our journals say, that M. Cappacini is going
to return to Home, and that he will be here again in the

autumn.

PILLAU, MARCH 26.

The harbour was covered with solid ice as far as the
eye could reach, and the Frischehaff so frozen up that the
communication with Konigsberg, Braunsberg, and
Ebling, still took place over the ice.
At Gottenburgh, on 23d March, the ice in the har-
bour and the roads was still so solid, that it was sup-
posed the navigation could not be open before the middle
of the next month.

VIENNA, AralL 1.--Metalliques, 97 Bank Shares,
095.

The French Journals contain neither interest nor
variety. They are chiefly filled with speculations
respecting the conduct of Monsieur MARTIGNAC,
The Messager des Chambres, in an article, dated
Constantinople, the 10th of March, observes,
is impossible not to be surprised at the tranquil be-
haviour of the inferior classes of the cap'tal in the
midst of events, which formerly II ould not have failed
to excite popular tumult. During the lait fortnight
that we were nearly on the point of being without
bread, the people have shown an inconceivable resig-

cation."

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Letters have been received this morning from Rio
Janeiro ten days later than the last accounts. The
exchange has again fallen there to 2.51. At the
departure of the above letters there were no news.
Another small loan was in contemplation, which is
supposed was the cause of the fall in the exchange.

Mr. HumE, of the Custom-house, transacted
business this morning with the PRESIDENT of the
BOARD of TRADE at his residence, Somerset-honse.

The Cabinet Council, which was summoned to
meet this afternoon, at three o'clock, is pnt off.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, APRIL 1 1 and 12.—Wind W. by W. S.W.

—Arrived from London, the Fanny, Galbraith, for
the South Seas; and Abercrombie, Robinson, for
China. Arrived the Alliance, Whitroy, from

Nevis.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Wind W. to S.E.—
Arrived from London, the Dryad, Swinburn, for
Quebec; and Brunswick, Parker, for Madras and
Calcutta. Arrived the Surry, Kemp, from Bombay,
sailed the 17th of November. Sailed the Polly
Pratt, and Industry, Lord, for Miramichi.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 10.—Wind W. to N.W.—
Arrived the Sandwich packet, from Lisbon, sailed
the 2d inst.; and Summer packet, from Lisboa,
sailed the sth inst. Sailed the Lord Melville, for
the Mediterranean ; and Bramble cutter, from Lisbon,
with mails.

HOLYHEAD, APRIL I.—Arrived the Allerton,
Gill, from Jamaica; and Mercy, Gindlay, for the

Mauritius.

DOVER, APRIL 12.—Arrived the Home,Younger,
from the Mauritius.

DARTMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Arrived the Minerva,
from Monte Video; and Homeward, from ',New
York.

The Grabe, Thomas, bound to Ipswich, sunk in
coming out of Bangor (Wales), the 9th imst.
The Betsey, Byers, of London, got upon the
Newcome Sand on Saturday night, and it was feared
would be wrecked.

The Gleadow, Davis, from to Newcastle,
was driven on the Herd Sand on Thursday and
bilged; the stores and cargo expected to be saved.
The Horatio, Sparks, bound to Quebec, ran on
shore at Liverpool on Thursday night, but was got
off after discharging part of her oargo.
The Isabella, Wightman, from Alemouth to
London, drifted on a rock, and it was feared would
be wrecked ; cargo landed with damage.

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWIILTR o'CLocr.

Accounts from Rio de Janeiro have been received
per the Duke of Gloucester, e'ia Guernsey, of the 17th
Feb., which confirm the statements of the general
aspect of trade being extremely unfavourable ; the
Exchange on England had sustained a further de-
cline, and was daily becoming worse ; at the date of
these letters it was quoted at 25i- per milieu, which
was reported to be occasioned by a further loan
being in progress for Government; the Eclipse
packet had been detained for a few days. Consols
opened at 87i and 8711 for May; the continua-
tion is going off, and the Brokers are making up ac-
counts for to-morrow, which it appears is already
considerably advanced. Exchequer Bills, 58 9, and
India Bonds, 48 50 pm. •
In the Foreign Funds some fluctuation has taken
place in Brazilian Bonds, which has been the only
business doing, and from the aboverrentioned fall in the
Exchange being considered unfavourable they fell to
52i, but have since rallied to 53, buyers; Buenos
Ayrean Bonds are 20 1 ; Danish, 654; Portuguese,
4 31; and Russian, 96
In Shares there is no novelty to state.
Three per Cent. Consols, 87i ; Ditto, for Account,
51. ; and for May, 87i 4 ; India Stock, 231 2 ; Bank
Stock, 20819 ; India Bonds, 48 50; Exchequer Bills,
b 8 59 pm.

Tit 0 O'CLOCK.
Consols remain, 87i and 87-a /, for May.

Accounts of the 31st of March, from Vienna,
state that some very severe fighting had taken place
between the Russians and Turks, and upwards of
4,000 men had fallen on each side.

THREE 0' CL 0 CE.

Consols, fri'
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 87i Danish 651
Do. for Ac. 871 a Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds 531 Mexican, 1825
Buenos Ayres 21 Peruvian
Chilian Do. Russian 96
Columbian, 1824 Spanish 91

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR and Lords MANNERS,
DUCIE, and SIIERBORNE, sat on appeals to-day.

SPONG V.‘SPONG.

Lord MANNERS gave judgment in this appeal.
The question in which arose upon the will of Mr.
John Spong, of Aylesford, in the county of Kent.
The material point in the case was, whether the lega-
cies given by the testator were, under the will,
charged upon his real estates, devised to the appel-
lant, one of his sons, who had been appoint resi-
duary legatee and sole executor. The testator by
his will gave certain proviSion for his wife; he then
devised part of his freehold property to the appel-
lant for ever, subject to certain annual payments to
his wife and daughter, he also devised certain estates
in the parish of Aylesford and Burham, to his exe-
cutor upon certain trusts, and subject to certain
payments and charges ; he then gave several lega-
cies and bequests to his relations, to be paid within
the period of twelve months after his decease. The
testator then, by the following words, charged all
the legacies on his real and personal estate :
" And I do hereby expressly charge and make
liable my real and personal estate, to and
with the payment of the aforesaid several le-
gacies;" and then as to the remainder of his real
and personal estate, he bequeathed them to
the appellant, Thomas Spong, his sole executor.
The testator died in Jas., 1815, without having re-
voked the will. The appellant, as the legal personal
representative of the testator, possessed himself of
property to a considerable amount, paid the
testator's debts, and several of the legacies, hut
declined to pay others, alleging that the personal
estate was not sufficient. On the part of several
of the legatees, a bill was filed in the Court of
Exchequer, which prayed an account of the real
and personal estate, the rents received by the ap-
pellant on account of them, and an injunction re-
straining him from meddling with the real estates.
In 1827, the Lord Chief Baron pronounced his
judgment, by which the bill was established,
and the trusts ordered to be performed, and
a reference directed to the Master to take
an account of the value of the real estates; and in
case it should appear that the personal estate was
insufficient to meet the legacies, the Court declared
that the testator had charged the legacies upon his
real estates, whether specifically devised or other-
wise, and upon his personal estate specifically be-
queathed. From this decree the appellant appealed.
' Lord Manners had taken great pains in attending to
the arguments in this case, and had read with attention
all the papers. He could by no means concur with
the judgment pronounced in the court below. The
learned Judge had laid down a proposition as the
foundation of the decree which seemed to pervade
the whole of his judgment, that if personal estate
be charged upon land, there was no substantial dif-
ference or distinction between it and property
that was specifically devised. With tha-t pro-
position the Noble Lord could not agree, there
certainly was not much authority upon the subject,
but he could not help thinking there was a most
marked distinction between the two cases. Mr.
Sugden had also stated in the outset of his argument
on behalf of the respondent, that if the will charged
his debts and legacies upon the real estates, and
then the testator had specifically devised upon them
and afterwards gave pecuniary legacies, be con-
ceived the pecuniary legatee would have a right to
go against the property specifically devised. He (Lord
Manners) could not see how such a proposition could
be maintained. After the arguments had been con-
cluded here;he stated that though his opinion was
very attong upon that point, yet he would, not take
upon himself to reverse the judgment of a Judge of
such eminence as the Lord Chief Baron, but would
consult with other Noble Lords. He had done so,
and the opinions of the Noble and Learned
Lord on the Woolsack, Lord Eldon, and Lerd
Redesdale, coincided with his own. He should
therefore move the House that that part of the de-
cree be reversed, which ordered " that if it should
appear that the personal estate of the testator was
not sufficient foa the payment of the legacies, then
the Court declared, that the testator had by kis
will charged so much as should remain unsatisfied
upon the whole of his said real estates, whether spe-
cifically devised or otherwise, and also upon his per.
sonal estate specifically bequeathed."

The LORD CHANCELLOR concurred with the
Noble Lord, and after taking the sense of the House
upon it ordered the reversal accordingly.

O'REILLY V. VEATIIHRSTONE.

Mr. HORNE resumed his arguments in this ap-
peal, which the Learned Counsel had not concluded
when we left.

The Annual Caledonian Fancy Dress Ball
under the patronage of the Duke of Sussex, will tak;
place at WILLIS'S Rooms the Bth of next month.
On Tuesday a poor woman whose mother and
sister both fell by the hands of the infamous BURKE and
Hine, was brought to the Police-office, supposed to have
murdered her own child, which was IS or 20 months old.
Upon inquiry it was found that ever since the confessions
of BuxxY. were made public, front which she ascertained
the fate of her unfortunate mother and sister, the woman
had been in a state of derangement, and that the child had
died, not from violence received at her hands, but from
neglect. The woman has, we understand, been committed
to'Bedlam.—Edinhurgh Evening Courant.
ANTI-POPERY R OT.—LeLers have reached
this city from Inverness, stating that the mohility of that
town, not content with the recent illegal display of hostility
towards their Roman Catholic brethren, have wantonly
demolished the Roman Catholic Chapel there. We hope,
for the honour of the Highland metropolis, that this state-
ment is exaggerated, or rather that no such fanatical ebul-
lition of popular dissatisfaction has occurred.—Edinburgh
Observer.

THE COURT JOURNAL.—The intelligence
that a weekly Paper is about to be established under this
title, with the express view of ministering to the taste
and entertainment of the high.er classes, and especially to
advocate the interests of polite literature, will no doubt
be received with much satisfaction, and will probably
occasion no other surprise, than that such an under-
taking should not have been hitherto carried into effect.
The grand object of its projectors, we understand, is to
produce a publication adapted equally to the drawing-
room, the boudoir, and the study, and characterised by
those points which particularly distinguish the best so-
ciety. It is intended, in short, that this work, besides
comprising a weekly record and review of literature, shall
present a kind of Mirror which will faithfully and vividly
exhibit the multifarious " Sayings and Doings" of the
g, eat world.
LIBEL ON A CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN.—
At the Galway Assizes, two libel causes were tried, which
excited a great interest all over Ireland. The Rev. PETER
DALY, a Roruen Catholic Clergyman was plaintiff in the
first cause, and Mr. GEORGE CONOLLY, proprietor of the
Galway Independent and Galuniy Advertiser, was de-
fendant. It appeared that the Rev. Mr. DALY has been
eleven years officiating as a Priest in Galway, and in 1826
took charge of a parish in the wild district of Connemara,
inhabited by thousands of half-naked creatures, without
any chapel to worship in, and wholly unable to bear the
expends of building one. Their new pastor set on foot a
subscription in Galway, for the erection of a chapel and
' school-house, but the sum collected did not •exceed 1501.
with which he commenced the building, and determined
on a journey to England mid the Continent to procure
further subscriptions. At this time a young lady, a nun
in Galway, whose health required a change of climate, was
placed by her parents under the care of the Rev. Gentleman,
to be taken to a. convent of English nuns in Paris, where
she still resides. Mr. DALY undertook the charge of the
lady and took her to the convent, where be left her, and
proceeded to Rome, where, amongst other subscriptions,
he received SOO Roman crowns from the late Pope. He
returned through London, where Mrs. FRY became one
of his subscribers. While in London he attended and
spoke at a meeting of the London Hibernian Society, and
the
contained
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the
eliteis proceeding,
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complained
Th
e defendant Pipers
allowed
judgment to go by default ; and the Jury returned a ver-
dict for the plaintiff,—Damages, 2001. and 6d. costs. In
another action for libel which followed, in which the
Rev. Mr. COGHLAN was plaintiff, and the same person de-
fendant, a verdict of bOL was given.

OLD 13AILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY•) ,

OLD COURT.
In consequence of the execution of Esther Hib.!
ner, the Court did not sit this morning till ten,
o'clock.
FIELD•LANE GANG.--HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

William Crawley, aged 22, was indicted for as' '
saulting on the 18th January George Munro, ea
the King's highway, and stealing from his person e
gold watch and other articles, value fifty pounds, hi'
property.
The particulars of this case have been several
times before the public. The prisoner was charged
with belonging to the gang that assaulted 'and
robbed the prosecutor on a Sunday night in the
neighbourhood of Holborn-hill, for which offence
three of them named, Birmingham, Redgard, an,
Kelly, Kelly, were tried and convicted last Sessions, and
afterwards executed. The prisoner was not taken
into custody till within a few days previous to the
execution. The evidence adduced this morning was
precisely the same as on the former trial. The pro-
secutor on his cross-examination by Mr. Charles
Phillips, said he could not swear positively to the
identity of the prisoner as being one of those whp
assaulted him.
For the defence a witness was examined, who
swore positively that the prisoner was with him
early in the evening on the night the robbery was
committed, in another part of the town, and that
he slept with him, and did not leave till the next
morning.
Several other witnesses gave the prisoner a good,
character.
Lord TENTERDEN summed up, . and the Jul,
after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Not
Guilty.
**:* On the morning of the execution of Bit'
mingham and the others for the same offenee, Red-
gard told Mr. Under-Sheriff Richardson that Craw:
icy was with them, and received 15s. as his part of
the money, but that he did not strike, or in any.
manner abuse the prosecutor. " Yes, that is true,
replied Birmingham, " for it was me that tripped
him up, and Crawley accidentally fell over us. Poor
fellow, I hope he won't suffer, as I solemnly swear
he did not hurt the gentleman."
John Shaw and William Sutton were indicted for
.
burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling'
house of Mr. Milton, and Sealing therefrom various
articles, of the value of more than 2004, his pro•
perty.
The prosecutor stated that on the night of the
Ist of Dec., during his temporary absence frog
home, his house was forcibly entered, and the pro-
perty named in the indictment stolen. The facts of
the case are totally uninteresting, and there being
nearly twenty witnesses on the part of the prose"-
tion, the case in all probability will occupy the Frill'
cipal part of the day.
At the January Sessions a man and woman were
convicted of this robbery. The man was execute'•
and the woman transported.

MR. SHELL.--We learn on highly respect'
able authority that Mr. SHELL will have a seat in Parlilt'
ment immediately after the passing of the Relief Bill. 0116
will greatly gratify the country, which has so largely bed
nefitted by that distinguished gentleman's exertions; s"
all who have ever heard or read his masterly spyhe6
will admit that he will be a powerful accession to the Le-
gielature.—Dublin Morning Register.
ITALIAN OPERA - HOUSE.--ROSSINI
Opera of La Gazza Ludra was repeated here on Sa-
turday night, on which occasion a Monsieur lacvAriunt
Z mum,' being absent from indisposition, undertook the
part of Fernando. He went through it with great ability
The new ballet Massaniello, as usual, attracted a full
house.

SPLENDID PRESENT TO THE BISHOP Or
LONDON.—On Saturday evening last a deputation from
!
the parishioners of St. Botolph, Biahopsgate, waited upon
their late Rector, the Bishop of London. and presented to
him a magnificent piece of plate, pursuant to resolutions
passed in 1828. It is a large candelabrum, consisting e(
large round base, on three massive feet, with very riettl,
Y
chased and pierced border of fruit, scrolls, and flowers
rising into smaller circle, with highly chased border,
of foliage; the space between the borders curlew°
with branches of palm and olive, with a three-square
plinth resting on the above, and enriched stria'
two highly finished medallions —St. Paul preach'
ing at Athens, and the bringing of little children to
Christ in the Temple ; and the third side has this inscrir
tion—" Presented 1828, by the Parishioners of St. 13"..
tolph's, Bishopsgate, to their late Rector, the Right Hon'
and Right Rev. CHARLES JAMES BLOMFIELD)
Lord Bishop of London, in token of their reepeet,,%--;1;
and affectionate gratitude for the splendid talent, tite,r-,,c
ehxleatnnilitilieis,tarnyd, tilniehtlriubcetreatli,ancoducnhsaerllietdab, leanspdirciotnwsholiedch, 6"1-5
them"
The candelabrum is throe feet high, weighs eight bundr
ounces, and cost seven hundred guineas.
t•
The first Ball for the season at AL.NIACic'6 -g
appointed fur the 29th instant.
There is to be a concert at Guildhall, for the
Spitalfields weavers early in May.
The anniversary dinner of the CoYent-garden
Theatrical Fund was held at Freemasons' Tavern on rrii
day. The Earl of 111.L.strros presided, in the absence n.
his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE, who
linable to attend, in consequence of the death of the Prince
of II essE Holum:mu. The Noble Lord was supported by
Lord F. L. GOWER on his right, and by Sir E. Conarsc"
TON on his left. The usual toasts for the occanion avers
I
drank with great applause, Mr. FAwcarr, on "
his ben
being given, returned thanks, and alluded to a probably
near resignation of the situation he held in the theatre•-:-.
This was received with general regret. We are happy
to
being able to announce that the subscriptions of the even-
ing amounted to 1,0001. His MAJESTY sent 100 guinea°.
This announcement was received with much cheering•-".
Most of the principal performers of both theatres now /1
, )°
London were present. The company were afforded s 1"g
treat by several songs sung on the occasion.
We see the death of Sir H. DAVY announced
(officially) at a meeting of the French Institute; but have
the satisfaction to state that later intelligence has reached °
from his brother, Mr. DAVY, VOllO is with him at Rome,
and who not only mentions his being still in the land of the
living, but adds that his health is improving so much a°
to afford fair hopes of his recovery. Literary Gazette.
The Licensed Victuallers of Brighton are rais-
ing a fund to furnish a cup or plate to be run for at the.
races. The brewers, butchers, and other tracks, inspired
by the example of the Victuallers, have it in contemplation
to support the races by plates.
atibal
erit
Harbour,
that rottinnugT,
eosas fdaythlst Trustees
unanimouslyar unsaetgwer
eetedsabolteof,o fGbydrueweeshiiii:ehvCii:
considerable reduction will be made in the does hitherto
levied on goods, wares, and merehandize, both at iroPnit
and export.— Glasgow Chronicle.

Nearly fifty prisoners have been indicted to
stand trial at the ensuing Circuit Court at Aberdeen.'
Ediuburyh Advertiser.
As a party consisting of two men and foul
boys were sailings in a boat off Pill, last week, the wi°
blowing rather fresh, she was upset, and we are sorry to
state that three of the boys and one man were droWa t,
their bodies have not yet been found. The unforton6
man has left a wife and three children.—Cambrian.

GREAT CURIOSITY.---Those of our reader 9
who reside in this town or its immediate neighhourhOuv;
are of course aware that, among other improvements 10 d
in progress at the Church of Holy, 'I riuity, the clock an
chimes are undergoing considerable repairs and cleanifigi
It being necessary to dovetail a piece of iron into a Part °„1
the frame-work of the chimes, a portion of the old 10° t
was sawed out. Within the piece thus separated, at 01:1
two inches from the surface, was found a horse-beant
iln-
bedded in oak,, the age of which is apparent from its r°,l-;
tenness, and the perforations which the worms have r!ili
through Packet.
The journeymen shoemakers of Stafford 119ve„
turned out for a rise of wages during the week, and has
"
obtained it with few exceptions.—Stajfordshire lifercorP
An express from London was received at
Windmill-hill on Wednesday last, bringing the intelligenc43.6
that H. J. CURTEIS, Esq., one of the members of th'
county, had been taken suddenly and dangerously ill, UP°
which Mrs. CURTEIS immediately set off for toad.°
Brighton Herald.

EXECUTION THIS DAY, AT THE OLD

BAILEY.

Esther .Hibner the elder, aged 61, was this morn-
-1"g hanged for the murder of Frances Colpits, aged
lime years; and seldom has the " last sentence"
"en employed, to better purpose than in the re-
moral of such a being from the earth. She was
tried• on Friday, for the murder of the above-
mentioned poor child, who was apprenticed to her
by the parish authorities of St. Martin's,_ to learn the
tarnbour-work. Such, however, was the treatment
that this child with others received, that she
and another actually died from exposure to the cold
and starvation. After death her toes were found
mortified. Esther Hibner was tried with her
leerdaughter and Anne Robinson, but the two latter
acquitted. -The mother and daughter took their
of each other yesterday, and very few symptoms
of affliction were manifested by either.
The wretched convict, after that, refused to con-
II
verse with any one, and maintained a sullen and
Mischievous deportment. At about half-past five
o'clock in the afternoon she retired from her cell,
attended by two women, one of whom summoned
I,ler to •return and immediately heard a gush of
blood. Roth instantly rushed into the prisoner's
Presence, and found, her with a knife in her hand,
and the blood gushing from her neck, on which she
had inflicted-a deep but almost longitudinal wound.
The surgeon found that she had not injured the
arteries or windpipe, and had evidently not intended
ro.destroy herself. Indeed it was afterwards ascer-
tained from her conduct and inquiries, that she had
hoped by those means to gain a few more days of
miserable existence. The Reverend Mr. Cotton
peered: the .wretched woman spiritual comfort, but
.renabruptly.deelined having any thing to do with
and this morning refused taking the sacrament.
During the night she made an attempt to tear open
chatlv°""ds and was confined in a straight waist-
,in which she was hanged. She declared that
no inducement should 'make her walk to the gal-
lows, and said she was determined to make them
Larry her. At the usual hour this morning
• 41° Sheriffs arrived, and she was conducted
la her last scene. She still preserved the same
sulky, vicious, demeanour, and her expression of
lountenance was ghastly and disgusting. She was
below the middle size, and her features were mi-
nute, repelling, and tag-like in appearance, she
never spoke after leaving her cell, and although the
aSsembled mob saluted her with a yell, she re-
mained unmoved, and not a tear escaped her. All
das soon over, and every one turned with
icgust, from the exhibition of the wound drawn
°Pe" by the rope. The crowd was immense,
iand an eighth part of it composed of women,
many of them in decent attire. The cruelty of the
line
-seemed to excite the greatest horror among
• them; and perhaps no case has raised so much in-
Mterest among the fair sex since the execution of
other Brownrigg, of Kentish Town, who was
ged for the same species of offence in 1767.
After hanging en hour, the body of Esther Hibner
Was eta down and given to the surgeons for dissec-
tion.