The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-30 00:00:00

WtSTMINSTER SESSIONS-(THIS DAY)

George Briggs r; as convicted of steeling a pocket hand-
kerchief from a gentleman's pocket, at the King's-mew'.
Charing-cross.—Seven years' transportation.
ABDUCTION Or A Coca —James Williamson, an old
soldier, was indicted for stealing a cock from 64, Par-
liament-street. The preset:awes servant deposed that
the prisoner did wilfully, with malicious intent, &c.
pick up the said cock in Parliament-street, and after
getting possession of the said cock by a faire mis-
representation, namely, that of giving the said cock some
grains of barley, that he did wilfully, maliciously, and
without the will of the said cock, convey him to a bag
that was in waiting under his coat, doubtless with the in-
tention of uniting the said cock with a certain hen who
was in waiting in the said bag, against the will of the
said cock, and the peace of all the fowls in his Majesty's
dominions. The witness, however, after great diffi..
culty rescued the said cock from the unlawful posses-
sion of the said James Williamson, whom be gave into
the custody of the street-keeper.
The cock, a spruce little bantam, was here introduced
in propria persona, being placed en the witnesses 'desk,
and no doubt thinking it was for the purpose of identifying
himself, he began to clap his wings and crow most lustily.
The consequential air with which this motion was
accompanied, kept the Conrt for some minutes in a
roar of laughter, in which the gravity of the bench
was completely compromised ; and it was not before the
worthy Chairman ordered the Officer of the Court to en-
force the silence of the said cock that the business could
be proceeded in. This, however, was not accomplished
without loud and continued protests from the cock as N his
right to be heard ; and he several times looked most be:-'
seechingly and emphatically at our reporter, to request a
faithful report of the proceedings.
The case was proved, and the prisoner sent for 14 days
to the House of Correction.

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

WINDSOR, MARCH 29.—Yesterday after-
noon the whole of his MAJESTY'S visitors left

the Royal Lodge in the pony phaetons, shortly
before two o'clock, and proceeded down the Long
Walk to the Castle. The Party alighted at the
grand entrance, and, in company with Mr. Wyatt-
inspected the interior and exterior of the
improvements in the south and east fronts, and
the new pentagon terrace, from the south-east to
the north-east corners of the Castle, which have
lately been completed. The Party continued at
the Castle for about one hour, and aftenvards
continued their drive in the Great Park.
Yesterday his MAJESTY gave a second En-
tertainment erthainßmaie:wtoashaiga
sdinistiinngauttieslh,dedanGuests, consist-
ing of the same as on the preceding evening

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence arrive d
at their temporary residence in Charles-street, Berkeley-
square, from their seat in Bushy-park, yesterday- morning.
The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the
Duchess of Gloucester, and the Prince,s Sophia, vi.ited the
Princess Augusta yesterday, at her residence in the Stable-
yard, St. James's. The Princess entertained her Royal
relatives with an elegant ciajeume, after partat ing of which
the Royal petty proceeded to the new bnild.ag (adjoining
that of the Princess) erecting for the future, esidence of his
Royal Highness. Their Royal Highnesses went over the
interior of the edifice, which is ins forward state. Mr.
Hunt, the 4rehitect, attended the Royal party during their
inspection of the building.
_ _ _

The Duchess of Clarence visited the Duchess
of Kent yesterday at her apartments in the King's Palace,
Kensington.
The Duke of Wellington arrived in town yes-
terday afternoon from his visit to the Knic: at his Royal
Lodge, in Windsor Park. After his arrival his Grace pro•-
ceeded to his office in the Horse Guards to transact official
baldness. _ _

Mr. Secretary Canning arrived at his residence.
in Downing-street shortly before seven o'clock yesterday
evening from the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, where th
Right lion. Secretary had been staying on a ♦isit to his
MAI RIMY. _ -

Viscount Granville, and Lord Bexley, trans-
aetsd business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs.
THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL.—The report of
his Lordship's medical attendant yesterday morning was, as
usual, satisfactory, vie. that " his Lordship was going on
Ivry well."
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury cit-
totained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at her
house in Arlington-street.
The Earl of Carnarvon entertained Sir Watkin
and Lady Harriet William Wynn, and a distinguished party,
to dinner yesterday-, at his house in Grosvenor-squats.
Mrs. Scott Murray has issued cards of invita-
tion for a rout on the 15th of April, at her house in Caven-
dish-square. .

Mrs. Fremantle has :.asued cards of invitation
fur a rout on Monday the 9th of April, at her house iu
Stanhope-street, Wy-fair. _

Mn. and 11,?•.dy Ann Beckett entertained
large party to dinner yesterday, at their house in Downing.
street.

DEATII OF CHARLES DIGNIJM..-.-Aire re-
gret to announce the death of this very worthy and mods
respected gentleman, which took place yesterday after-
noon, at his house in Gloucester-street. Ile had for some
time been indisposed from the effects of a severe cold, cad
the immediate cams: of his death was an inflammation on
the chest. Mr. Dignum was highly and juutly esteemed
throughout life as a strictly honourable and most amiable
private character—a more inoffensive or good-natured mall
certainly never existed, and his society was anxiously
courted by all who had an opportunity of knowing his vir-
tuous qualities. Professionally, he was a very pleasing
singer ; be possessed a fine melodious voice, which was
duly cultivated by science in the excellent school of the
celebrated Mr. Lindley, father of the first Mrs. Sheridan.
He made hi. first appearance at Drury-lane Theatre, about
the year 178 i, in the character of Young Meadows ;
and till within the last few months was never without in-
vitations to the festive boards of many of the first Nobility
and Gentry of the land. His age, we believe, was 62.
STATE OF SOCIETY.—We
percerve it stated
in a Morning Paper, that the Cutlers have an unusual de-
mand for daggers in Dublin, chiefly from Gentlemen. We
shall not go eo far as to state, as oar cotetnporary has done,
that this demand is exclusively from the ascendancy party,
acnodntihmeoP:-
and although we will not ascribe it to any particular party,
f:ticeteilavi
ofonreotfh etiAleulthl
oouristeiesof
we much fear that the demand originates from our present
but we can vouch for the fact--every Cutler can verify it—
state of high wrought political exasperation. We deem it
i Pub-
lie--and when we consider the increased excitement since
yt
a thee
Commons--
when we witnessed the insolent exultation which every
where invades the ear from one party—and the deep and
brooding spirit of indignation with difficulty restrained by
the other—when we pee the spirit of polemic di:potation,
theuu lcl,,utetylatnowlan
however well adapted in ordinary situations to promote
knowledge but which in oars, seems only to add to bitter-
-1)(219, without bending to conviction ; we much fear, and
we say it with solemn earnestness, that from *peaking
daggers, men will soon begin to use them 1 .
I—Dublin
Patriot.

CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER. -A short
time ago the parish officers of Shrawle, having reason to
suspect that an unmarried woman, named Sarah Baylis,
was pregnant, mentioned to her their suspicions ; but she
positively denied that such was the case. A few days af-
ter, that appearance in her person, which at first iudicatei
to them her situation, being ne longer visible, a medic
uian was called in to examine her, and who prononncei
that she had been recently delivered of a child. Aninquiry
was then est on foot, as to how the infant bad been die
posed of when its body was discovered, buried in agardell
at the back of the house of a man, a widower, with whont
Baylis resided, and who wail her brother-in-law. After
this, it was, we understand, interred in the chureh-yard
by the parish officers, but without any funeral rites, upon
the supposition, we presume, that it was still-born. How-
ever, the circumstance reaching the ears of a neighbouring
magistrate, he deemed it 3 cue which demanded inquiry,
and the body was disinterred, and Mr. Smith, the Coroner,
summoned to hold an inquest upon it. The inquest com-
menced on the 16th instant, and wail resumed, by adjourn-
ment, on Thursday', when, after the examination of seve-
ral witnesses, the Jury retnnaed a verdict of " Wi/ful
Murder" against Sarah Baylis, the mother:and she was
removed to the Comity Gaol, ender the Coroner's war-
rant, to take liar trial.—The prisoner is 40 years of age.
She has confessed the birth of the child on the morning of
the 26th of February, at which time it is supposed she
was eight months gone, or rather more ; and its death is
attributed to her having taken a noxious drug to produce
abortion.— Worcester Journal.