The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-04 00:00:00

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

ITATTON-OAnnEN,--On Saturday "Mathew and
Benjamin Whitfield, two 'brothers, were charged
by,Thomas. Handley, a Coster-monger, with cut-
ting the throat of his Jack-ass, and also with stab.
bing it t wise in the side.---The compleioant stet-
ed, that the plisoners owed him a. crud; e, he
haviug indicted theth the last sessions for assault.
ing him, and that be had witnesses present to
prove their threatening to be avenged of him, and
that they would do for his ass. Complainant lives,
„s well as the prisoners, in nose-alley, Turnmill.
street. Complainant left his donkey in a small
stable in the saute • court, and the door was lied..
locked. In the morning when he went out, lid
found the lock had been forced, and his ass taken
away ; however, he found the ass 'in York-street,
which was only about a himdred yards distant
from the stable, with his throat cut across, and also
two deep stabs in the side, and bleeding to death.---.
He did lint see the prisoners toremit the offence,
loot he siertpeeted thei they were the perstioi who
41id it. He had witnesses then preterit to prove,
that they were seen following the ass from the
stable towards York-street; and also to prove
that they said they woeld do tar the ass. 'I he
as it nesses Were called and proved the above. The
Magi-trare roe! red to seterel Acts of Parliameot,
and particularly W the Statute of 9 George 1. for
informatioo. He; then lamented, 'that although
they case was pros crl evert siesatisfactorily aeainst
the prisoners, the law did not leave it in his power
to punish them ;• for ahliongh there was an Act
of Parliament for the preservation of cattle, the
the law did not consider are 080 to come tinder that
denomination ; and he melt regretted that Lend
EIISKINICS Bill Was thrown out to prevent creche'
to quintals ; and he should with reluctance dis.
charge ate prisoners, butt adviser', complainant
to go and lay the case before the Grand Jury, who
were sitting.

BELVAIR CASTOR.—It is rumoured that the fire
at Belvoir Castle was not accidental, but the work
of the Luddites. The following is the report--
" Some suspicious ionic-had been at Belvoir Itin
in the .course of Friday, and even observations
made by them are statcd, tending to confirm the&
opinion of the calamity hawing been oceasionci
by.an.incendiary. We do not learn that any per-
son has been apprehended on suspicion of baring
occasioned the fire, or Of having anticipated it.;
nor do we learn that any very particular inquiry
as to its *4king place has. been made; but the ge-
neral opinion at Belvoir and Grantham, and the
reighbourliond,.seem to be, that it has been wil-
occiisioned,

A few days ago, the daughter of Mr, [Topeka-
TON, of liorsenionden, in-Kent, who is about 12
years of age, but of extremely weak mental Nen).
ties, opened a drawer, in which her father kept
his money,. ant! actnally ate and sNallowed a 101.
Bank note, four of 51. each, and a 11. note,
before she was iliker)vered.

Mr. FISOER, of Wanne, near Hull, lately went
into his harvest field and 4,tid down; iin4 thrusting
his hands under a sheaf of wheat, felt one of them,
pricked, hut took no notice of it. In the coarse
ot a thy-or 1,,e0 at swelling ensued with great pain ;
and notwithiranding all medical assistaliCe, he
died in ahout four days. It is supposed he'tdeas
kit,by a viper.

A serious accident occurred in the Borough on
Saturday morning, owing to the careless nett fu-
rious driving-of a post•eloise" lad. The ehajoe
came in contact with a light gig, in which were a
Gentleman and his son, a boy about eight years
of age, The Gentleman fortunately escaped with.
.out receiving any serious itkjury,.but the child had
its arm fractured in a dangerous manner.
On "flittriday last the State Lottery was drawn,
when No. 2,656, a-Prize of 20,0001. 3 per Cent.
Consols, was 5.44 ia Otte Half, Two Eigtith. Ana
Four Sixteenth Shares, at SWIFT and Co.'s For.
tree to Offices, No.' 11, Poultry; 12, Ctiftring-
Croo and 31, Alfigate Eligh-strect ; *here No.
747, a Prize or 60tni wits aisi, ~01,1 in Stnircl.---.
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