The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-06 00:00:00

THE BIJOU.

ROWLAND STEPHENSON.

Following up the speculation—which has be-
come of late so popular—of the English An-
nuals, Mr. Ackermann has here brought forward
a French one, which is ably edited by Monsieur
D'Emden, and abounds in beautiful and charac-
teristic engravings, With respect to the lite-
rary portions, they are of a high order of merit,
and among the contributors we find the name of
Delavigne, who has communicated some fine flag,
ments relative to Napoleon and Byron—the first
of warriors and the first of poets—fitting subjects
for the exercise of genius. There is also a faith-
ful and tolerably elegant translation of Moore's
well-known song, " There's a bower of roses
by Bendemer's stream," which is worth reading.
Altogether we may venture to pronounce the
" Bijou" as an elegant and cheap publication,
whose literature is good, and whose embellish,
ments are of a first-rate order of excellence.

did not talon°• to him. Stepllense.n presvl Lim
to consent to its being funded, which was refused.
- The following particulars, which may be consi- He then handed the amount to Lloyd, desiring him
deeed : the •latest and most authentic respecting the to take care of it; and it appears, upon inyestiga-
ei I f Stephenson:and his associates, transpired Lion, that no entry whatever has been made of the
e it o ,
last night in the course of a conversation which oc- transaction.
curved between Sir R. Birnie and some, gentlemen The search after Stephenson is prosecuted with
who happened to be present. It appears now, as a the most unwearied activity and zeal. Never was
certain fact, that Stephenson left town on Saturday there felt a more general or ardent wish for the ap-
morning in his own• carriage, upon the panels of prehension or punishment of a criminal than prevails
which his crest and initials were painted; and al- amongst the community. The Government have
though on his first intimatioa• of flight directions united with the Bankers' Committee most heartily
were sent to the several turnpikes in the neighbour-
in the pursuit. Every means that occurred to the
ingenious minds of the police have been adopted ;
hood of• the metropolis to detain any carriage ae-
swering the descriptioue or to state if any such and Mr. Peel has declared, that if a fleet be neces-
hadsary upon the occasion, a fleet should not be with-
takers, passed in the course of the morning, the toll-
bell Mr. Gates, of whose exertions, mental anti
either through inattention er some other
more culpable motive, were all equally silent with physical, too much cannot be said, was on Saturday,
respect to the above circumstance,- which was not &Insley, and yesterday, frequently in communication
ascertained until yesterday. The two grey horses with the Home Secretary and the Lords of the Ad-
belonging to Stephenson were sent back ore Senn- miralty, and it has been asetenained, upon examine-
nation of the great variety of intelligence received
dav afternoon, and post-horses employed in lieu of
by Government, that this wholesale plunderer has
them. There is now tie doubt whatever but that
Stephenson, Lloyd, his clerk, and the coachman, pro-
not left the kingdom. The Cambrian had been well
ceeded direct to Bristol, and having left the carriage
searched before she left Nrtsmouth. It happened
at an inn in that town, took a boat, and went over to that a solicitor was ordered on Friday preceding
the Isle of Liindy, where they bribed some boatmen, the disappearance of Stephenson, to go
_to rorts.
and for (it is supposed) a considerable sum hired a skiff, mouth after a bankrupt who had committed frauds to •
in which they have been cruising ever since between the amount of between 4,0001. and 5,0006 The . .,
the Isle of Lundy and Bideford, in the expectation first thing he did was to search the Cizmbrian, which
of meeting with some American vessel bound to he did most scrupulously, with the .hearty concur-
America,
or some part of the world at a distance Felice of the Captain cud crew. He afterwards met
..
from Europe. In reply to the questions put by the
the object of his visit to Portsmouth walkin on the
parties who ascertained the above particulars, a .•pier, and conveyed him to London. The prisoner
g
most minute and circumstantial description was was committed to Newgate in the course of yester-
given of the fugitives, so that no doubt remains of day. The solicitor knew Stephenson well, and
the-truth of this statement. The person and man- must have seen him, if he had been on-board. This
ners of the principal delinquent were described, and telegraph has been constantly at work. The most
Lloyd; the clerk, was stated to have worn specta-
effectual measeres have been adopted for preventing
the escape of Stephenson from the kingdom ; and
parties, it was_ said, were laden with specie, and, i
cies, which he was always in the habit diming. The
it is believed that he has but very little moneyin
n
their dealings with the boatmen; money appeared to Iris possession. Some who know what his habits
be not of the slightest object. The Society of of expence were do not think that he is master of
Bankers and the police have been charged with inert- more than 5001.—a mere trifle to a man in his detpe-
ness, in not pursuing the parties with greater promp- rate circumstances, with the hand of every mati wino
titude. That assertion, however, may be judged is not a robber raised against him.
from this circumstance, that although the discovery
The greatest compassion is felt for Mr. Reming-
of Stephenson's flight was not known to a certainty
ton, who is in his 820 year, and has been always
known to be one of the most assiduous and honour-
until about two o'clock on Saturday week, messen-
gers were instantly despatched in coaches and four able men. Those who used to keep accounts at.
this unfortunate house declare, that from nine in the
to the several outports in the kingdom, and before
morning until the hour of closing, the venerable man
10 o'clock next morning the whole of the coast was
in u state of alarm, the Government vessels, as well as
was never missed from his desk.
the men on the blockade duty, having received
Mr. Gates, the Solicitor of the Bankers' Society,
has been beating up for recruits to proceed to Atne•
orders to intercept any vessel that might attempt
rice, among those who are acquainted with Mr. Ste-
praiseworthy person, and has offered very tempting
to leave the coast, and detain her until duly exa-
mined. The Board of Admiralty, in the most
sums as a compensation for the duty. It is very
praiseworthy manner, as soon as the flight of Ste- P
likely,that if Mr. Stephenson should have made
his
phenson was made known to them, immediately sent
escape, he will not. proceed to the United StateseamL
orders to the Dock-yard at Falmouth to equip two
fast-sailing vessels, for the purpose of pursuing and
intercepting any ship in which it should be ascer- to chase over the whole Continent of North and
tained that the delinquent had embarked. Orders South America would require an immense number
had also been sent to Plymouth, Portsmouth, and
of persons. The letters at Lloyd's Coffee-honee
other sea-port towns, in order that swift vessels
to-day do not give any couetenance to the assertion,
that Mr. Stephenson proceeded in a ressel from
should be ready to put to sea at a moment's notice. .
night before. All the shipping in the various out
Bristol on Wednesday last, having arrived there the
The police, too, have been more than usually active;
ports have been subjected to the most minute
ty
afonrdslotenpghbeenfsoorne,sthapepLreoiridenMsioalyi,oreffisigcentesdrrtoh
Prom twarrantheci
search, and the assistance given by the Home Secre.
and from Bow-street were despatched to intercept
tary has inspired additional ety::gy among those who
and capture him, if possible. As soon as Sir Richard
ought perhaps to have displayed more activity some
Bernie ascertained that Stephenson and his comps- ought
ago. The only excuse that can avail is, that it was
nions were cruising in the Channel,
Sundayin an open boat
not then discovered that Mr. S.had been guilty of any
(which intelligence he received on . evetdu.ng),
crime for which he could be arrested; but under the
he despatched Ellis and Ledbitter in different, . tree;
circumstances, the seizure of his person, had it been
tions to the coast, and yesterday, as is stated inou
possible, would not have been attended with any
report from Bow-street, Bishop was despatched,
with orders to take another route. It has very serious consequences, had it turned out that he
been satisfactorily ascertained that no vessel was strictly justified inesecreting himself and the
has passed down the Bristol Channel, by
moneys of his partners. The five banking-houses,
.
which the fugitives could have availed themselves, so who, before the stoppage of Remington, Stephenson
that they have probably run into a neighbouring port Co., each advanced 20,000/, to the house, were
and
i
to wait fur the expected chalice, or are still cruising the folowing :—Robarts, Curtis and Co.; Glyn,
Mills,. Halifax and Co.; Jones, Lloyd and Co. ;
about the Channel in expectation of a vessel. In
either of these • cases,- their capture is now beyond a Martin, Store and Co.; and Smith, Payne, and
doubt, as the whole line of coast- from Bristol to Smiths. These loans were not made without seer-
Falmouth was aware of the course of the fugitives
rityS and the security consisted of bills of different
six-and-thirty hours ago. • Sir K. Binne observed dates, which.had been deposited by their customers
last night, that if Stephenson and his associates were with Messrs. Remington, Stephenson, and Co.
in
at seaan open boat on the night of Sunday, it was The following facts may not be uninteresting at
more than probable that the principal delinquent had .
.thepresent moment, when every circumstance rela-
given his creditors a receipt in full. In answer to atheßanker MPRowland h
tnegtto late and . „ tep en-
that '
question, the chief magistrate replied, in the son, excites such general enxiety :
event of Stephenson's apprehension, of which there Every commercial man, connected with city
is DOW but little doubt, he will be conveyed forth- . last matters for the last 20 years, must have been ac-
with to Bow-street. quamted with a gentleman named —, who reali-
Many persons who were aware of tin. . adroitness zed a large fortune by his business as a broker on
with which lie managed matters up to the period of the Stock Exchange. He died, and left a son and
his flight, are surprised at the want of tact which .
he daughter in their minority. Mr. Stephenson was
exhibited in leaving town in his own carriage,bearing appointed their guardian, and young —, who was
his crest and cipher. The fact, too, of his not having well known on the turf, at Tattersall's, at the club-
been prepared with a vessel to convey him away at motile, and at the One Tun, in Jermyn-street, was
familiarly called cc— ---,"He lived in the style of
an hour's notice, -and his depending upon chance tc
a
obtain one, argues a great want of forethought, and nobleman, kept his carriage, his hunters, and his
appears to be the result.of that blind fatuity. by which mistress ; and while he was voting upon the town,
men of the most vigorous and daring minds often and had the command of a large property left him by
his deceased parent, his society was courted not only
allow their actioas to be governed.
The most precise account yet received of Stephen-
by some of the first men of rank in the kingdom, but
•
he was often the dupe of the " Greek" and "black •
son is contained iu a letter received this morning leg." He used to hunt with the Marquis of Sails.'
from Bristol, dated yesterday, in which the writer
bury's hounds, to het heavily on all the races and.
says—" Of course you hates heard that Stephenson
fights : and, as, he had the boldness of the cape-
and his companion passed through this place on
nenced " Greek," - and the inexperience of the no-
Tuesday; they embarked on board a pilot-boat, and
vine, his losses were immense, and he was fleeced
made for the Channel, evidently with the intention
60 completely, that at last his paternal forme was
of being taken up by some vessel outward-bound.
spent, and he had also made free with his sister's
Several vessels are gone in pursuit of him since Fri-
property. He still carried on the business of his •
day, and as the wind has been eastward since his
late father as a stockbroker, but want of necessary
sailing, it "is possible they may be in time to bring
attention to the interests of his employers brought
him back. • This letter is written by an individual that to a mere nothing. Reduced almost to a state
who holds the office of a Magistrate at Bristol, and
of insolvency, and having nothing left but his fa-
the person to whom it is addressed infers from its
e ther's plate, he concerted the following scheme to
tone that those who are more immediately interested
raise the wind :—We have already said that Mr.
in the pursuit and capture of Stephenson were ap-
prised in due time of his having passed through Bris-
Stephenson was his guardian, and that. he still
t and have been instrumentel to the means exert-
carried on the business of a broker. Mr. Stephen.
son, of course, was frequently in his society. Fle
ed to bring hint back. The chances of his escape
stated to Mr. Stephenson that he was employed by
are much diminished by this account; but, it is pos.
an Irish Nobleman to purchase for him Exchequer
Bible that, having failed in getting na board any
Bills to the amount of 11,0001, n and he produced
vessel that would convey him to America, he may
a parcel which he said contained 4,000/. worth of
have relaeded on some part of the coast, and be still
Lxchequer Bills, which be had that day purchased,
concealed in England. The Bristol statement is at
and in t presen can or. enson he ked up
all events reconcileable with the general belief that
the parcel in an ironfM chest Ste inphffiloc
his o ce. He on-
existed on Saturday, and is still not altogether refire-
served to Mr. Stephenson that the Itieooo/. worth
quished, that Stephenson is lurking somewhere in
of Bills must be delivered the following day, and
or near London. The excitement, however, which
that he should receive the money on delivery ; and
has been produced by this very extraordinary case,
'be regretted that be had not the cash to go into the
is beginain to diminish in the city, and would soon
market and make the purchase. Mr. Stephenson
cease, as regards the monied interest, were Ste- instantly gave an order to draw on the bank
phenson either taken, or the certainty of his escape of Remington and Co. for 10,0001., upon the
established,
understanding that the money was to be returned
It is said that Mr. Liston would have probably the moment the Exchequer Bills were paid for,
been a loser of 10,0001. by his friend Stephenson, on the next day. As soon as had drawn
had it not been for the. prudential scruples of his the 10,0001. from the bank, he left the country
wife, who, like many other sensible women, appears with the money. Art application was made by
to think bankers no better than other people. The Mr, Stephenson to the Police for assistance to
report is, that "Mr. Liston, about three years ago, trace young —,. and recover the property. Two
placed 10,000/. in the hands of Stephenson, to be Police Officers were employed; and they found
invested on mortgage, or other good
ee"rity, he had fled to the French coast, and Mr. Stephenson
Some months passed away, and the banker gave no and the Officers traced him to Paris. They pro-
account of what lie had done with the 10,0001, ceeded thither, and found out hie residence. They
Mrs. Liston became uneasy ; she wanted " some-
waited in the neighbourhood, and kept a watch upon
thing to allow for the money." Mr. L. 814 his wife the house till he appeared in one of the streets, when
happened, however, to be invited to take dinner they seized him, and exhiteitieg a pair of handcuffs,
with.. the honourable banker, at his seat called the terrified him by declaring that he would be certainly
Marshal's, near Romfoed, Mrs. Liston thought this, banged if he did not give up the property. In a
a good opportunity to ask laim, in a delicate way, state of agitation and alarm, he gave up all the money
what he had done with the money ? lie replied, except .5001., which he had deposited with a relative.
that he had placed it out on nsoetgage of a freehold and 2001. which he had giyen to a female. ' Young
estate. He was asked what estate, and he pointed returned to England, buttthe affair destrt yed
to his own domain. This was satisfactory so far as his business as a broker ; he sold his father's plate,
it went, but Mrs. Liston wanted " soneething to and is now in distressed circunistanees. It is. but
show for the money," and the honourable banker i justice to Mr. Stephenson, to admit that
.he display-
was accordingly written to for the title-deeds. He i
, 1 euthe greatest humanity in forbearing to prosecute
sent some papers, which papers 'turned eat to oe , young -----;--, arid it is a lamentable circumstance
sham deeds. Of course Mr. Liston 4:teert insisted that he should now have violated the trust reposed
upon having his money returned„ Which was done. . in him in a similar way, though upon a more exten-
It's a fine thing to have a careful and prudent wife.: sive scale.
To prove the connection which existed between -- .......................e.essteeeT
Mr. Stephenson and his clerk, Lloyd, the following Sir George Murray and the Chancellor of the
fact may be quoted :—A gentleman wished to de- Exchequer left town yesttittay on a' viit to the Duke of
posit the sum of 4501,, which he held in treet but Buckingham, at his seat at Stowe, Bucks.
for a short time; he, therefore, requested Mr. Ste- _ The Earl of Abeideen left town yesterdax
phenson not to mix it up with his accounts, as it • evening on a shootin4 earn lion.

SPIRIT OF THE LONDWi JOURNALS.

• the Association by Mr. Latonche, the question
concerns Protestants as well as Catholics; and a
million of Irish Protestants feel the strongest dis-
satisfaction at the continuance, without any in-
telligible object, of this source of discord. The
disappointmeflt to the Catholics will no doubt
be great; but we are quite satisfied that it will
find a vent only in Constitutional means. Every
Catholic of influence is impressed with the ab-
solute necessity of preserving the peace of the
country.—Morning Chronicle.
At the last Meeting of the Catholic Asso-
ciation, Mr. O'Connell informed his auditors,
that negociations on the subject of a Concordat
were at that moment pending between . the Bri-
tish Government and the Papal See, and that
he believed the Duke of Buckingham was the
person employed on the part of the English Mi-
nistry to conduct the negociation. On such a
subject, it is manifestly the interest, and pro-
bably within the power of Mr. O'Connell,
to command the earliest and most authentic
information, and therefore his statement is en-
titled to very serious attention ; but we do
not, in this instance, pin our faith solely on
the authority of that gentleman—from other
sources of information we are inclined to be.
lieve his account to be substantially correct, and
we are pretty certain that the Duke of Bucking-
ham, forgetting the old Statute of Provisors, and
not having the fear of a Pratmunire before his
eyes, but being moved and instigated by the
Lritish Cabinet (suadente Diabolo), the Bruns-
wickers say, did actually enter into a negociation
or communication with the Ministers of his Ho-
liness, for the purpose above stated. Now, on
reference to dates, it will be found that the ne-
gociation of his Grace of Buckingham
was simultaneous with the mission of Mr.
Holmes to Ireland, and that both were immedi-
ately followed up by the letter of the Duke
of Wellington to the Roman Catholic Pri-
mate, and the Congress at 'Wootton. It is
here worth observing, that the father and
son (the Duke of Buckingham and the Mar-
quis of Chi:1(1os) each took a prominent
part in their respective branches of the transac-
tion, but with very opposite intentions—the
Duke favouring Emancipation, the Marquis
professing, in its utmost rigour, die Doctrine of
Exclusion. It is easy to say, in the polished
and tranchant style of a Contemporary, " there
is not a word of truth in all this," but we think
there is a body of direct, as well as circumstan-
tial evidence, an accumulation of testimony, a
coincideNce of facts and dates, almost sufficient
to furnish judicial Proof that a negociation, im-
portant in its objects, and extensive in its rami-
fications, has been for some time going on with
activity ; and we will further add our decided
conviction, that the Reunion at this moment
assembled at Stowe, is intimately connected
with the transactions we have detailed : the
last accounts from: Ireland, and the rumours
prevalent as to the recall or resignation of the
Marquis of Anglesea, give an additional, and,
we fear, a sinister interest to the deliberations of
the Conclave, and our readers may rely on it,
that no exertion shall be wanting on our part to
procure early and authentic information on a
subject the most important that at this moment
engages the attention of the nation.—Eid.

. las it is sound in principle, we say sup.
port him. It is honesty and independence
We publish in another column the state of I which the nation needs. Nor were his mea-
the Revenue for the year and the quarter which sures more equitable before his dismissal, than
ended yesterday. It is extremely gratifying to his.conduct since has been admirable for the
find that there has been an improvement in highest degree of manliness, temper, and dig-
nearly all its branches, and that to an extent „its. The enthusiasm in Dublin is so great,
which was not generally anticipated. The total that there is no tribute of public affection, which
ordinary income cf the country for the year he might not command. Yet does he decline
ending January 5, 1828, wee 46,644,6751., all the honours which the grateful people would
while the amount for the year which has just force upon him, for the sake of peace, and from
expired is stated at 48,305,322/., thus exhibiting the fear of exciting animosities. We apprehend
an increase of 1,660,6471. The increase in the there may be some difficulty in finding a Lord-
quarter which ended yesterday over the corre- Lieutenant fitted to keep the community together.
sponding quarter of beet year is greater than that We envy him not, whoever he may be, the mar-
shown in the three previous quarters, being t tyrdom ofsuch an office as that which seems des-
-686,221/., or more than two-filths of the aug- tined for him by those whose pleasure it has
tnentation on the revenue of the whole year.— been that Lord Anglesea should he discarded.
In looking at the heads under which this surplus This act throws a new but not wholly unlooked
has accrued, we find that the Excise has mainly for colour upon the Wellington Administration.
contributed to the gratifying result. Indeed, His Grace has no pretence to murmur at the
the excess in this branch is more than is exhi- treatment which he has received. The press—
hited as the general surplus of the year, the this journal in particular—has shown him more
defalcation in the Customs being more than than forbearance, great deference and great ge-
sufficient to counterbalance the improvement ' nerosity, and an anxious readiness to construe all
in the remaining branches. Under the head his words and actions favourably. In his favour
of Excise, for instance, we find an increase we forgot enuch : in our " oblivion" of his
of 1,730,809/. on the year, and of 794,395/. known politics, we waited patiently, and rested
on the quarter ; while the whole surplus on our arms (we should be sorry to resume
for the year is only 1,660,6471., and for them), the arms of opinion, of national interest,
the quarter 686,221/. The • improvement and justice. The Irish Catholics are beginning
in the other branches is chiefly to be found well : if they ee continue, they may assist very
under the head of Stamps,- which afford an in- powerfully the cause of England and their own.
crease for the year of 291,223/., and for the —.Aid.
quarter of 91,045/. ; and in the Taxes, which „.
e cannot persuade ourselves that the late
ve
present for the whole year an excess of 81,029/.
A trifling improvement has likewise taken place horrid disclosures at Edinburgh can stop at the
in the produce of the Post-office revenue. The conviction of one of a numerous gang of mur-
chief falling off has occurred in the produce of derers, who appear to have traded in human
the Customs, which present a defalcation for the blood with as much callous obduracy as if tile
whole year of 266,7201., the greater part of stream of life were stagnant in themselves. Such
which has accrued within the last quarter. The disclosures probably never disgraced any civilized
extraordinary increase in the Excise revenue, society. None but themselves can be their pa-
and the comparative deficiency in the Customs, rallel. But though wretches can be found to
are to be accounted for chiefly from the same perpetrate such deeds as are now brought to
cause—the transference of duties formerly paid light, what is to be said of those liberal-minded
under the latter to the former head. The de- beings, who, under colour of promoting scien-
crease of the Customs, therefore, need excite no tific pursuits, but, in fact, to fill their own
alarm, while every other branch of the public pockets, appear to have connived at, and ex-
income 'affords ground for satisfaction. This cited them to, the commission of crimes, at the
unequivocal improvement in our financial situa- very mention of which every feeling of nature
tion, however, while it is gratifying to our hopes, shudders ? If the receiver be worse than the
will be seen to furnish no excuse for extrava- thief, what degree of depravity can come up to
gance, when we consider the immense amount our notiox of that man's guilt, if there be such,
of our obligations, and observe, that even with who could with relentless avarice set others on
All additional productiveness of the existing to murder their victims in cold blood, t-) fill
taxes, the issue of Exchequer-hills to defray his coffers with its price ? The most sa-
the deficiencies on the Consolidated Fund will vage nations, where they have not been mere
he 5,367,4031. next quarter, being an increase cannibals, have respected the rights of sepul-
of 1,124,024/. since October.—Times. ture ; and the very worst features of the
slave trade have consisted in selling alive
The sentence passed upon Lord Anglesea by into bondage persons captured in war. But
the Cabinet Court-martial has been dismissal
into bondage persons captured in war. But
what is even cannibalism, or what the slave
from that service to which he was an ornament
trade, compared to the diaboqcal spirit of those,
and honour. The publication of the sentence
not being accconspanied by any avowal of the who, to put geld Otto their pockets, violate the
first
e impulse of
reasons for it, has given rise to sonic conjectures first command of God, and th
created !seine ? The outraged laws of nature
among honest men ; and among knavish under-
and of society call for vengeance upon this
strappers in the Tory subdivisions of the Mini-
occasion. We use the term vengeance in its
.try, to many impudent and malicious misrepre-
legalsense, not in that which passion might as-
eentations. We are told that it was Lord An-
sign it. But, if uncommon occasions call for more
gfeeea's letter to Dr. Curtis which produced his
lan commonr energy,
.this, we think, is one when
Exeelleeey's recall. This tale involves, first, a
, the puttee have a rignt to expect 'From the con-
ross absurdity, and, nett,
_a. positive, falsehood.
stituted guardians a rigid investigation into every
The statement that any Minister could have stituted
and into every person implicated in an
dreamed of dismissing a nobleman like Lord point
affair of so new and of so atrocious a nature.
Anglesea, for cerreepoudipg with Dr. Curtis,
A. Latin poet tells us, that to have learned the
assumes that the Duke et ,-, shington alone had
Yesterday a curious case carat on before the
liberal sciences prevents men from becoming
a right to answer a letter addressed to him by
LORD -MAYOR. A young man of decent appearance
brutal. What proof of the " nee sinit esse
that ecclesiastic. The statement that Lord An-
this affair presents rnay he but too easily was brought up, charged under the following ter-
glesea could have been deprived of office for ex- faros this
surmised; give us, we would say, ignorance in its cumstances :
erci3ing the common right of opinion upon gen-
dullest form, rather than the kind of knowledge A watchman of Walbrook ward stated that the
timents communicated to him as those of an-
which only prompts men to the commission of authorities of the ward had, for the purpose of root-
other Minister upon a great public question,
crime by
satisfying them that " gain is godli- ing out an infamous brothel in Sherburne-lane, or-
dered that a lantern affixed to a board should be
with which sentiments he conscientiously and
Of the science of anatomy we entertain
completely differed, would he an assumption that lie"'
~
ae high a veneration as its most ardent proles-
placed close to the door of the den of " abomina-
the whole state must now submit to be drilled /ions," and that the public should be cautioned against
visiting it. The witness kept his eye upon the lan-
withsore can do ; but, at the same time, we agree
ten times the rigour of a marching reg,i-
with Mr. Cobbett, that a true knowledge of it tern, but on Satirdav evening the defendant walked
ment, and that no junior officer shall dare to
is not to be learned by the kind of Royal road up to the board, and dashed it and the lantern down,
think but as his Colonel commands. Such a
which modern students are taught to travel. The crying, " What the does this do here ?" The
statement further takes for graated that time Ca-
mind must have something 'to do with science, witness, who had received the most peremptely di-
tholic question is not, even as it was under Lord
we should suppose, as well as the hand, unless rections with respect to the profligate concern in
Liverpool, an open question, upon which anymodern surgeonquestion, seized the defendant, who thereupon pum-
a would have us suppose that,
public functionary might be an emancipator, melleid him most severely. The defendant was in-
like the ploughman, his whole skill consists in
sten. t y_ conveyed. to. the watcb-house, where he. re-
without offending his anti-Catholic colleague.
handling his tools. With the exception of some g
. mined from Saturday night tail yesterday morning.
It assumes, on the contrary, that all must now few operations,
few operations, the science of surgery was quite The defendant declared that he did not by any
be gagged, except the Prime Minister, who,
means consider the watchman a proper person to be
as well understood and practised in the last age
indeed, may open his mouth, provided he only
as in this ; and a student was then taught that placed on such a duty, inasmuch as a drunken man
gapes and says nothing. But m that case, we ,
there was something to learu beyond the mere was very likely to enter places himself, and the
may venture to ask, why Mr. Dawson was not
use of the knife. But now avarice prompts watchman happened to be drunk on that occasion.
dismissed for
his liberty of speech at the Two decent men, who accompanied the defendant,
both the teacher and the pupil to snake short
Derry dinner ? There ought to be one regula- confirmed this statement.
work of it. A fearful dread, we understand, is
tion, however, iniquitous, for the whole official The LoaDMAYOR thought that the watchman
body. We therefore beg to repeat our assertion entertained in some quarters, lest scenes similar
(bads far. exceedede
i happened to
idutyil; in sizing a perdsotriobbee-
, , to those practised in Edinburgh mat' have been
as to the extreme absurdity of the tale wince
a."':, e‘; vt legitimate source
ofg. laatu whath;ie appeared
earlemd seen
enacted here. The Scotch catalogue is black
assigns Lord Anglesea's letter to Dr. Curtis as
upon human in the newspapers an account of the part the city
enough ; we trust that such a stain
the ground of his removal from Ireland. But,
besides being foolish, the story happens to be
nature can have existed nowhere else.--:hurl- solicitor had taken in a case relating to the very
false. Lord An house in question, on which occasion that learned
glesea's letter was written on the ing Herald.
gentleman intimated his intention to revive the ex-
se3d of December ; his recall reached Dublin on `Ye WQ.re almost certain, on reading the Let- oloded and ridiculous custom of " carting" people
the 30th. In the interval, it had transpired to ter from Lord Anglesea to Dr. Curtis, that he 'found in brothels. The house, in consequence of the
no person but two Catholic Archbishops Curtis had either resigned or been recalled. It is now merry account, naturally became subject for laughter,
and Murray. It was never made public until known that his Lordship's recall reached Dublin and he would defy any one to pass it and see it so
iformti.tilably watched and lighted without laughing
the Ist inst. 18 hours after the letter of recall had on Tuesday last. We are in the dark as to the
been in the hands of the Lord-Lieutenant.— circumstances which led to the recall—whether
' .11.hleY.Loon MAYOR was of opinion that it would
The real melancholy truth is, that Lord An- he ~trl tendered his resignation, and the tender
be exceedingly improper to revive the priletice of
glesea was found too liberal in hisepolicy—too in- led to his recall, or diaeatisfaetion was the cause carting; and how such an idea as that of seediee
dependent in his character, too much penetrated of it. When he wrote the letter to Dr. Curtis women of the town, and such males as might be
with the sense of Irish sufferings, too well qua- he must have considered his removal as certain, taken with fh e to, through the streets exposed, could
lified to attach the hearts of the people, to foster thought, whether the letter was to indicate his have entered the head of any moralist of the present
their hopes and to uhfit them for future disa,p- determination, or. followed a communication day, he could not imagine.
pointments, to suit the jealous spirit which from time Premier, ta mot known. It is said that Mr. Nobler said that the custom described was
has passed from Court to Cabinet, and vice the King's pleasure was taken on the subject on the worst in the world for the morals of the people.
He remembered when he was a boy havii ' seen a
'versa, within the last 16 years, ever since the de- Saturday week, and that the measure was dis-
prettv exhibition in Cheapside. Betweenig twenty
cease of Mr. Perceval. Lord Anglesea has cussed in a Cabinet Council held next day. Ws and thirty women of the town were taken in a cart
been recalled, because high principles to him are told that he may be expected in town bt through the city to Bridewell. This was an intole-
were dearer than high places, and because the end of the month. We have made ruble disgrace to them, but they retaliated by using
amongst the " difficulties" complained of by copious extracts from the Irish Papers, on the language and gesticulations calculat•d to terrify and
another sore of letter-writer from Lord Anglesea, subject of the recall. Sonic of these hint that Lord disgust decent people. Indeed, some of them threw
as surrounding the consideration of the Catholic Anglesea is to have no successor, and that the off their clothes, and if an Alderman or other city
question, the paramount and only real difficulty office of Lord Lieutenant is to be abolished. It functionary passed by, he was sure to be assailedwith the most horrible volley of mprecations.--
for his Grace was never glanced at—viz. that of would certainly be a wise measure to abolish ani
(Laughter.)—tipon such occasions the Lord Mayor
resigning. We are unfortunately ruled by a ge- office which is only useful in the way of patronage.
of course came in for his share of the abuse.
iteration who, though they may not in common The expenditure of the country would be mate-
An officer stated that 50 boys were opposite to
cases be without some administrative talent, are rially lightened by the termination of the Vice- the house, playing all sorts of tricks. The lantern
men of inconceivably little minds. All public regal Government ; and for all conceivable pur- and the board did not appear to be decent means of
virtue is sneered at by such people as a weak- poses, a direct communication between Ministers, putting a stop to the trade of such houses.
ness, or the pretences to it branded by their coo- and the different Counties of Ireland, would be .We understand that one of the highest law func-
scientious impudence as rank and foul hypo- better than one through the medium of a phaneom tiortaries in the City of Loedon is strongly opposed to
crisy. Nothing can be done with the Tory of power in Dublin. It has been again and again the city solicitor's views of the :.1114ect, although ho
o.w- n not to extend his rambles at night east of
'
placemeu of the time but by bringing a new • remarked, that the laws of Ireland, being nearly is k
1 emnpie-bar.
force to bear upon them,—that of the middle eimilar to those of England, while Scotland has
The LORD MAYOa discharged the defendant. He
classes of the community,—which political arti- separate municipal laws, the former country pre-
considered that the pious watchman had too dig-
lice and selfishness hare not yet corrupted, whose I sents fewer obstacles to 1 direct communication nified an opinion of the nature of his office, and
impressions are strong, their hearts fresh, their with Government than the latter. At the acted with unjustifiable violence.
purpose grave, their enthusiasm tangible, with Catholic Association on Thursday last, thanks A young man, who has just returned from sea,
whom virtue is not a name, nor duty a seaze- ! were voted to the Marquis of Anglesea, i was brought up, charged with having in his posses-
crow. These men in oar day saved a Queen of . and the speakers were eloquaret io his praise. i sion a pound and a half of tobacco upon which duty
England ; they mey be wrought upon to save the Me. O'Connell contrasted his coedetet with i had not been paid. The tobacco had been found by
empire in our day also. Let the press try them, that of the Marquis of Wellesley, „-twill an
h he LORD i AY OR, who deeply compassionated
exciseman.
and they will answer to the call. Ireland is lost he described as favourebl ose to them Ni
y dispd i , 1
nie ure,ortunate fellow for having thus subjected him-
-if Lord Anglesea, and the cause of integrity, ha- rather in words than in reality. Lord
self to hard service for five years at sea, asked him
flour, and humanity,—for which a would-be iloglesea will have been, we should stippon, TtliP . why he had ventured to do so dangerous a thing ?
chastisement is inflicted on him,—be aban- -most tepethr Lord-Lieutenant ever yet posses- He replied, in tears, that he had no idea there was
doned by the people. He has acted nobly, sell by Ireland, As to the Catholics, they no any crime in bringing home a little tobacco for his
and therefore has judged wisely ; but were doubt have been tati&, !o expect acme attempt own use. He begged for God's sake that his pro-
his judgment as erroneous with respect to policy at settlement this rear. Bot, ee was observed at , secutor would consider that he had a wife and trio