The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-04 00:00:00

MURDER OF AN. INFANT.

WortsniP.:STßEET.—Wednesday evening Robert
shoemaker, in Baltic-street, City-road,
and Sarah, his n lie, were brought' betore Router'
BEVILL, ; the wife charged with murdering
her own infant, and the husband with being art
tiecrisary to theinurder. ThiS wretch of a ino-
therwas*dyanced six months in pregnancy by her
father-in-law at the time she married the prisoner,
now charged as having been privy to the murder
•Samuel Garner, a constable of St;Luke's, stated,
that on Tuesday lAst he was sent for to Mrs. Maggat's
house; be searched the privy, and found a female
infant in the soil ; he took the child to the wtu k-
battle, 'and apprety.otled the prisoners on a charge
of -haVing murdered fr. John Prince, head-
borough, had accompanied the last witness. He
remained in the town whilst the former went for
a coach, during which time the female prisoner
confessed.ltaving been delivered of the child, and
throwing it into the privy, but said that the child
was still.born. Her husband, she. added, ~as
quite innocent of the charge. Mr Thomas Hall,
Assistant to Mr. Tryer, surgeon, ot Char-
ter House-square, examined the fentale' pri-
soner, and discovered that site had been re-
cently delivered of a child ; he also examined

the infant found in the privy. hut it was in such
a stare that he could form no opinion as to whe-
ther it was born alive. It appeared to he full
grown to its time of birth. The prisoners were
committed on the above evidence till yesterday,
when they were again brought up. Elizabeth
Newman, the female prisoner's Mother, now ad-
milted that she knew b, r• datighttr to be' six
months gone when she was married. The Ma-
grtarate said he thought they were all concerned,
as the mother, the daughter, and her husband,
were ail in the secret. The prisoners were corn -
!bitted tor re-eXonitsation. The Office was
crowded to excess during the whole day.
Yesterday an litquest was held upon the body
at the Lord Nelson public-house, N4lsou-street,
when-, amongst other evidence, it was deposed
that its mother had confessed to her having, on
Saitorday night., delivered herself of the child,
while her husband wits absent frotn:home, wrap-
ped it up afterwards in an apron, and then c,ot-
cealed it iu the privy. It was impOs,ible to de•
tertaine whether the infant.avas horn alive'or not.
Verdict—" ‘Villui.Mtirder against Sarah Clapp,
the,mother of the deceased."

A curious trial took place in the Court of Ec-
clesiastical Commissaries, on the 170) of July,
upon au ectint) iwqittrier: by the Churchwardens 01
'the City and Parish of'Kiug4roo, Jamaka, against
the Rev. G It G. Ilit.t. Toe charges were tout
it) number—First, for h tying tiet.;leeted his sacred
.fluty, in refusing to wait tor a flillt!ttil ; secondly
for appearing and 'officiating in chinch wi!lt a
bandage over one of his eyes, on which hr had re-
ceivcd a wonittl, whilst engaged in a boxing match;
thirdly, for Educing to attend on a Sunday to
baptize sOme Children ; and tout tidy, that with a
view to insult and degrade" the Corporate Body
and Magistracy Of the City, he preached a ser•
mon; coutaining passages which fund the above
tendency. The first three charges were subse-
quently :abandoned, for want of silfficient • e'Vi•
deuce ; lint:you the fourth he was town! guilty,.
and sentenced to he stilientled from his func-
tions tor nine months. Alr. trldressed the
Court in rather an able speech, and pleaded his
extreme youth, in mitigation 01 the iniprudence
lit I:ad cwitillitted.

His Royal Highnesi the PRINCE 'REGENT has
Cllll►nt'ltf(l the stoteuce of (r. ik rabsed.upith
liarlt Etjum, who was conyieted Ot forgery. at the
Old Bailey iu June labt, that of INII/yortzitioo
for

Learning is a weapon whiek,few possess at all, and fewer
'still know how to wield. If the desire of knowledge arises
from the love of truth, and as the means of obtaining the
right, it ends in simplicity and humbleness of mind; and pro-
duces that sensibility which prepares the mind for the recep
tion of every Christian virtue : but Where Learning is pur-
-sited 'merely to acquire reputation, and from a desire of being
superior to others, it ends in pride and self-conceit ; it Ten-
ders a character unpleasant to itself and to others. To such
Men, a consciousness of superiority is a trouble, unless it is
displayed; and, as common snbjeels and known truths have
already been so amply and continually considered that nothing
remains to be said, they must pursue some new track, wherein
they may prove their learning, and pour forth their whole
torrent of knowledge in reconciling contradictions that
cannot be reconciled, and supporting paradoxes which are in-
supportable. Thus encumbered with armour and weapons,
they make a noise and a bustle, and, at last, are obliged to
yield to naked Ti nth ; or, I should rather say, are overcome
by it ; fur to acknowledge submission is beneath the dignity
of such Men ; they owl) no conquerors.
There are few Men in the World who employ themselves to
purposes of so little utility as
-those, who, having passed the
prime of life in attaining the treasures of Scholastic Learn-
ing, think the rust of their days cannot be employed so much
to their own emolument and reputation, as in the discussion
'of difficult Questions which are of little consequence to
Mankind, or making subtle discoveries of what never had
existence; and to such purposes as these, exercising all their
Knowledge, Industry, and Ingenuity of Conjecture, to the
very freqaent disadvantage of Maul; hid.
Next to a religious vanity, a literary one is the most offen-
sive of all vanities, and does most harm in the World. Truth
is so amiable in herself, so beautiful in her appearance, and
of such irrcsistable charms, that to see her is siitficient to
create that veneration for her which gives the heart its highest
perfection. It is a strange thing, that the pride of cgmbat
should induce so many to disguise her appearance; or, what
is worse, to employ their best powers iii giving some favourite
phi:ntoni of their own bar form, to-perplex, and deceive. This
is the daily practice of polemical Writers; and, sorry am I
to say it, these dangetous deceptions are more plentifully
seater red in the Works of theological disputants than in any
other. Lut there arc aians strange things ith the World !
of E—
* * a • it S a

. •

-- - What an able, industrious,
well-informed, anti wisely whimsical Man was the Father of
this Lord ! How laboriously studious! flow minutely exact
A perfect ilernoir»•e in Politics: Flow able in debate upon
particular subjects; and how regularly wild in the conte►n-

elation of his own fanciful schemes! With all his whims,
how useful would such a Man be to these Kingdoms in these
tunes! He did not leave his equal behind, as a well-instructed
British Politician : and if this Country should find any
im-
poi tort neguciation necessary, who is there, at this 'day, suf-
ficiently informed to be safely intrusted with the full powers
of it ? Under such a necessity, I should more than ever re-
gret the death of this Nobleman.

E— of G— —.

Some of the Nobility are so attached to the manners and

pleasurep of the Capital, that their Tenants and Country
Neighbours scarcely know their faces; while there are a few

in the same rant:, who are 'so attached to Fox-hunting and
Country Sports, that t heir faces are seldom seen by any but
their Tenants and Country Neighbours. I abhor the vitiated
spirit which estranges the Nubility from their estates: ,at the
same time, I highly disapprove of an eternal voting by proxy.
E— of C

Would it not be a wise regulation in the freest State, to
tax the voluntary residence of its members in a foreign
Country, after a certain number of years; and that tbis tax
,should be paid according to their rank and fortunes? Nur
would it be injustice, if their Estates should be, under certain
restr!ctions, the possession of Government during such•a
foreign residence. What is necessary for health, amusement),
n 'nation ,1 ought, without doubt, be iletnvidriout
all eternal residence in is foreign Country sLOniti be estecined
a desertion of his own in any one, and ins should be Inge to
pay for it. In the idea of a good Citizen it is a ci hue, and,
as such, should be punished by a peculiar mulct, or the loss of
those privileges from which he is a fugitive.

* Such persons must he ignorant oft he Lectn res established,
abort seven years ago, to prove the nth of Christian!ly
Burn the comple,h.t. of Proph cy in the Errors and progres-
sive state 4.f Papal may, indeed, be observed, that
Guy funded au Hospital, and Bancroft an Alms-house—but
this is nothing to the pui pose.

t As THE SUN passes thrhugh ►•arious hands, and as many
ai its Readers way nut have seen the foregoing SCIETenEs, UT
know to whom they ►►te ascribed, it may be proper to.notice
that they are supposed to have been written by an
Illustrious iiersondge, and in sentimenis and abilitits they
certainly are nut unworthy of Vie reputed Author. It may
fairly be queationed whether the Nwvereign of any other
Country could sir 'well discern and describe. the
,respective
qualities of his Miuisters and Courtiers.

Meeting of the Magistrates of the Holborn,
Pivisiiiti ot the Liberties of Weoiliinster VVt) I
hi hi yesiercirty. at the Freemasons,' Taverh', for
the put pse itCt/i5/1% the pi/bite houses in that
district.

INSOLVENT ACT COSTS.

. FOli. THE SUN.-
MIL EDiToR;--Conformably to my pledge',
I
beg leave ti offer a few suggestions on the s,;b-
ject of CosTs, arising in the practice of the Court
for Relief of insolvent Debtors, in the hope of •
exciting attention from others whose experience
may enable them to evince the truth of my con-
.
clulions.

It has long been a Subject of, regret and com-
plaint with confined Debtors and injured Credi-
tors, that considerable expero'es attend the pro-
ceedings directed by the Act of yarlianient, and that
such expences have a tendency towards defeating
us operation. If, theretore,'a consideration-of
the imperlimerits from such Costs should
lead to their diminution, a public good will re-
sult from the removal of one out of many objec-
tions to the Act itself.
The Insolvent Debthr, aft.er- having sworn to
the full disclosure of all his property, anil having
duly asvgned the same•for.the benefit of his Cre-
ditors, is subject 'to Costs of
_Application to the
Court, when he is without means of paying them,
and the result of his initially is a prolonged
im-
prisonment, This result contradicts. the spirit
and expression of the Act of Parlimeni, entituled
" Au Act for the Relief of lusolVent Debtors,"
and renders it effectually '' An Act of Punish-.
ment for Insolvency." The Creditor, on the
other hand, who has sustained a grievous lost
from the insolvency of the Debtor, and conceives
that he has just grounds of complaint as•to the
Debtot's conduct, is frequently pot to a very
heavy expence in his application to the Court for
its directions, under the circumstances of alledged,
misconduct ; and in addition to the loss of his
debt, he has also to pay, nut'of his own pocket.,
the costs of his appeal and compiaint ; he incurs
an expence individually by endeavouring to •pre-
vent abuses against which the Act provides for
public protection. With respect to the Debtor,
the practice produces a delay nearly equal to the
denial of justice; and as 'to the Creditor, it im-
poses a burden which operates as, an iutintidation
o his seekiog justice. •
it would be too great an intrusion on the co-

lonins of your valu3hle Parer to'enter into the
ininutim of proceedings creative of such. Costs ;*
awl as it may be suffieleot to leave the consitiera-

tion of them !.0 general expei fence, I subinii thez.e
remarks chit fly for that purpose, taking permis-
,sion only to udd, that it, us in the cases of
Eqpt cy, Costs.slatiad p0.,41 charge. upon, and be or-
dered to •be reitnhursed out of, tlie.property as-
signed by the lusolven!, or out of such future
property us may be liThle u4der Isis recognizance,
one.ot the numerous ohjectioni to the Act would
be removed, and its priuciple might be less sub-
ject to complaint.

Your's, &c.

IV. Mr-N.

Temple, August 91, 1418.

•The subject is so interesting to justice on the one hand anti
humanity 011 the other, tihit the columns of Tits SUN Si all
hlways be open to liberal discossion on all poiiiis iu whisk
those great interests may he invote, d.

As John A10ti.4., 4 s;oui d yonng
was crossing the EA. On Tuesday e,ening
night, on his return troth his' saintOu • tike nets,
he was closely pursued in the water by a fish fif
the shark svecies, which, atter slightly 144
legs in above.twen,y different places, at last got
the whole ot his lelt leg transvelsely Within ns
nit!p,tit: .10 this situation, Nluffit st.ized the point
t 7 the fish's upper f! it(' lower ja,v, which had
passed over and tinder his leg, mid by a violent
effort extricutrd • hinistF, anti, making two or
three rapid springs,-got into sballti%v waier. His
kg is severely wouutied in the place obere it watt
seized across.