Star.
London, England, 1825-06-25 00:00:00

IYESTMINSTEK SESSIUNS, JUNE 24.

All the witnesses against Lord Harborouzh, and his
friend, Mr. Bailey, for committing an assault and bat-
tery on a wa:climaii, at Stevens's Hotel, Boni-street,
went before the Grand Jury, and this morning they came
into Court, and pi onounced a true bill against his Lord-
ship and his friend. The ti 41, we understand, will take
place on the adjournment d iy.
G. Pad and J. Smith were indicted for a fraud, in
endeavonring to impose upon Mr. Norris, the landlord
of the White Horse, in Long-acre, by tendering him a
51. note, purporting to be of the S ,mersetshire and Ire-
land Bank, but which Bank has ceased to be in exist-
ence for 15 ye us past. The facts of the case are already
familiar to our Readers. The prisoners went into the
'White Horse, and after drinking wine, ale, Ike. to the
tune of 12s. 4.1. tendered this note in payment, which
the landlord suspecting to be a bad one, sent for an
officer and gave them into cusody. No evidence
Was adduced to prove the non-existence of the Bank
in question.
The CHAIRSTAN charged the Jury. He had no moral doubt of
the guilt of the parties, but as no evidence had been given to prove
the note valueles-, they were bound judicially to assume the con-
trary, and mum...therefore acquir the prisoners.
. The prisoners were actriltted accordingly.
• Atu: Dndfsed, who was yesterday convicted of keeping
a disorde:ly house in Shire-lane, was this day called up
'6r4 judgment. No affidavits-in mitigation were put in,
lint her advanced age (between 70 and 80) h:•cl its due
.weight with' the Court, and her sentence was only four
•asonths o(infitiernent.
GROS! FRAiii).—J. Maddox alias John- Francois, a
well-kn Own darer, was put to the bar on an indictment
chnrging him with' defrauding a Mr. Greville of 101.—.
Itt , be remembered that the prisOner went to the
house of the prosecutor, and represented himself as the
Captain of a vessel just arrived from India, adding that,
he wander the necessity' Of sailing the next day for
Brusieli, He then presented the shawls in question,
which he described to have been worked by negroes,
.and for which he received a 101. note of the Bank of
England. The shawls were proved to be not worth
more than twelve shillings; and Mr. ADOLPHUS having
made an ingenious and humorous speech for the pri-
soner, the CHAIRMAN summed up the evidence to the
Jury,. who found him Guilty.
The Comm sentenced him to be imprisoned six months in the
House of Correction, and kept to hard labour.

Marshal MACDONALD, Duke .ryf Tarentum, arrived
in the city. of Edinburgh Saturday evening: he went to
mass at the Catholic chapel on Sunday morning, and
visited Bishop CAMERON.. He has since received nu-
merous visits from Noblemen and Gentlemen of the
oldest families, to some of whom he remarked, that
from what he had seen of them and their country, he
felt more pride than ever in having Scotch blued in
his veins. He has visited the field of battle at Preston-
pans, where his father fought in the ranks of the Pre-
tender ; and he intends to visit many other celebrated
spots in Scotland, and, among the rest, the cavern
where the Chevalier kept himself concealed, with a few
of his folloWers, amonf whom was the Marshal's father.'
He is to set off nest Thursday, on his way to the north
and west of Scotland ; and alter having seen the most
interesting parts of.the country, he will embark in a
King's cutter, which has received orders to attend him
and take him to some of the principal Western Islands.
Amongst others he will - visit South Uist, where his
ather was born. The same cutter will then take him
to Ireland. After some stay in the sister island, he
will return to London, through Liverpool, visiting
Manchester, Birmingham, Stowe, Blenheim, and some
other of the most splendid seats of the Nthility, end
not forgetting to take a view of a few of the best spe-
cimens of British farming and manufacturing indus-
try. The Marshal, who was never in England before,
is enraptured with the beauty of the country, of the
towns, and, above all, of the metropolis of Scotland.
A singular Public Company has been formed in Paris,
with a capital of 100,0001. English, fur the purpose or
importing from South America all the new publica.,
tious of that country, and causing them to be sold in
France, as also translations.
Thursday evening, about seven o'clock, Mr. GRA HAM
ascended, attended by two Gentlemen, named ADAMS
and DICANB, from White. Conduit House, in his silk
balloon. The day was remarkably line. The balloon
pursued an easterly direction, and after continuing in
sight about three quarters of an hour from the time of
'ascent. descended.% ith the. vo)agert in the vicinity of
Wanstea I, Essex, without any material occurrence.
SUDDEN DEATH.—About two o'clock -on Thursday
afternoon, as Mr. BURGOYNE, a Gentleman who Icktgei
at the house of Mr.'Srawattr, Bask-court, Strand,
knocked at the door, befell duain and instantly expired.

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BAPTIST SOCIETY POR PRO3IOTEVO
GOSPEL IN IRELAND.

The Eleventh Anniversity of this Society was
ye.t-rday morning, at the City of London Tat
Bishopsgate.street. Breakfast was provided at
o'clock, and several hundred pers-ns partook the'reof,
of er %Lich the company assera,b:eJ in the Ball-rooti,
which was crowdet) to eicess by a respectable asselle''
the majority bring the fair sex. •
Abc.ut :even o'clock the business c,,rnmencect,
the Chair WAS taken by J. Burrattwoltro, Esq. 1
who eelivered an appropriate preparatory address,
c411.:d on the Secretary to read the Report.
The Rev. Mr. Num, Secretary, then real ft
dacumtnt, which was printed and distributed thus
theroont. It noticed the " erroneous and incorrect"
statements made by one of the' witnesses before '
Selezt Committee of the House of Commons of
State o Irel end," which represented this Society as
ing for its object to proselyte the children of the Roman
Catholics. They wished to make m..n become 14
Christians" without aiming to convert them to religious
opinions merely ; and their conviction that the Hol;
Scriptures in their schools is indispenssble to a proper
education. The number of Se.ools of the Society
90, which contain 8000 scholars, 7.8 th% of whom
Roman Catholics. They have many Irish Scrir
rea 'ers, who go about to the cabins, and read the
in I ith t) the people, with much effect—(Hear).
Several Resolutions were then proposed, and many excellent s.
dresses delivered to the Meeting, by the Rev. Messrs. Middieditch,
Edwards, Hawkins, Grocers, Cramp, Wilson, ICinghorn, Ste.
JosEPH BUT TERwoRTH, Esq. M.P. then rose, and
that he could not put the first resolution from the '
without a few observatitms on the result of that oppo-
sition which the Roman Catholic Priests had given last
year to the circulation of the Scriptures in Ireland, The
long deb rtes at Carlow, Carrick on Shannon, and Esky
stele printed and in every one's hands ; but there we:
a fact connected with the last which' he would mention,
and doubted not that similar instances were numerous.
.41 poor E 'man Catholic was present at that debate, r
WAS sh convinced by the arguments in favour
tight of man to read the Bible, that he renounced
Popery, end finding himself exposed to the peril of his
life, he came to London. He arrived one Morning at
his (Mr. B.'s) house at breakfast time, when one or
two Gentlemen of rank were patent, and being io-
troluced, he told his story with such artlessness that
they were thor,ughly convinced of his sincerity—
(Hear, hear).—He bad left Ireland withfifte.-n shillings
in his pocket, having divided all his worldly wealth
with his aged father—( Applause).—He had since found
employment as a potter in a warehouse, and gave much
satisfact;on—(Hear, hear).
The Resolution was carried naves. con.
The Rev. Dr. STEDMRH said the downfall of Popery
was predicted in the Bible, and was speedily taking
place in Ireland. Ministers of CHRIST ought not to be
so tame in opposing it, but should meet it in the spirit
of Luther and the early Reformers—(arise). At
Preston, in Lancashire, there are 10,000 C-atholics, and
two immense Roman Catholic Chape)s. The Jesuits'
College, at Stoneyburst, is splendid, and the Priests and
Professors there behave so politely and mildly to visi-
tors, as to send them away quite in love with Popery.
The Rev. Mr. Fianna addressed the Meeting at some
length, and concluded his speech by saying, before I
sit down, I must tell you there will be a collection made;
and I wish to avoid the mistake of my Irish brother,
who was once preaching for us, and I gave him on a
slip of paper these words—" Please to tell the people
there will be a *collection after sermon." Hs got ':
through his sermon admirably, and then, hold ng up
the paper, he said," I have now to tell you, my friends,
that a collection will be made to-day, after the-congse-
g ition is dismissed—(Great laughter). I hope this day,
however, (said Mr. F.) that the collection will be made
b:fore the assembly separates. (The Rev. Gentleman
then sat down amidst loud cheers aced laughter).
The Rev. Mr. Raysi said that he came this dto make Wpm-
lession to the Chairman, and to ackantilidge 1* repentameir*,
past neglect of the Society.
. Mr. Vox. Bur ow {of Denmark) said, tilt. on the Conchae tia .
had always observed the grossest ignorance amongst the tallith.' ' .
The company then joined in- singing a hyMa ; after whi*assa.
lection was made at the door; and they finally rieparatird aslte‘
-vt ten o'clOck. .

Between William Kelly, a well-doing tradesman,
and Helen Henderson, a respectable servant, a mallet..
attachment had subsisted for years.. Both resided in
the parish of Urr, in Galloway, and, little anticipating
the calamity that followed, they, with joyous hear ti,
fixed their wedding-day for Friday week, the 10th
instant. A number of mutual friends were invited,
and the ceremlny was to be performed at hieikle Dal-
beattie, the, residence of the family with whnm the :
bri.'e lived, and who were desirous of paying her every
attention. On the Thursday preceding she became
suddenly indisposed, and, on some one asking her to
lie down a little,' touchingly replied, 4. Yes; but it
must be in a soft place ; for, oh ! I feel as if 1 would •
never rise again." In the course of the day she be-
came worse, and a Doctor having been sent for, he
declared the complaint to be of a serious natute, and
indicated from the first I,is fears as to the issue- t4ex, t
morning the wedding party began to assemble; the .
worthy clergyman also arrived ; and then, alas ! the
house of joy was unexpectedly turned intu the houie
of mourning. The unhappy bride, whose sands of
life were well nigh run, was humanely made aware
of her situation ; the heart-broken bridegroom was
also warned that death was in the cup ; and, amidst
the tears and sobs of all present, they were mu-
tually interrogated whether, under such an awful dis-
pensation of Paownitticrithe proposed ceremony should
proceed or be delayed ? A question so try ing
perhaps, never put under similar circumstances; and
after communing with their Own hearts, the bride ex-
pressed a wish to close her eyes as an affectionate wai,
the bridegroom to discharge the duty of a sorrowir g
widower, by laying the head of his betrothed in t e
grave. This resolution added not a little to the al.,ony
of the scene; the mournful party approached the
couch of the dying woman ; the divine favour was most
pathetically invoked amidst many interruptions from
hearts that seemed ready to burst from the.bosoms they
'agitaied ; the bridegroom grasped the burning hand
that was languidly extendtd in token of assent ; tne
worthy Clergyman pronounced a blessing,and in faulter.
lag accents made those one, wihoin in less than twelve
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cannot dwell on what followed. The eyes Liac•
ction had for a moment lightened. gradually wpsod.
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th ; and she who, but a day or two before,
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n rejoicing in the prospect of conjugal felicity, evil
ached a lifeless but lovely corpse, before many of
wedding party had resolution to war themseiees
a a scene so distressing.—Dsonfries Courier.