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London, England, 1831-04-26 00:00:00

TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MARQUESS OF ANGLESEY,
LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.
The following letter lately appeared in the Tree lifer-

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MY Luau MARQDF.‘s,
Daring the present confliction of public opinion on the
.I.t.oject of Irish politics, whilst men the most enlightened
and the best intentioned differ widely as to the proper system
of government in the affairs of that country, I am induced
to address a few words on the subject to one who seems to
have her interests so deeply at heart.
It is no part of my intention to enter upon the many con-
troverted
points of legislation which have so long and so
unprofitably occupied the writers of opposite political senti-
ments ; but rather to convey to your Excellency the result
of my personal observations on the state of Ireland and her
people, gathered daring my occasional visits and connexion
with that country during the last four years. The extreme
distress I beheld in the country, and the turbulence and
disorder naturally consequent on it, soon produced a convic-
tion in my mind of the necessity of a legislative enactment
for the support of the poor.
My attention has since been more particularly directed
to the subject, and, I believe, from the evidence elicited
by the parliamentary committee of last year, to inquire into
the state of the poor in Ireland, the following may be
considered as a pretty correct representation of the condition
of that country :
1. That at least one-third of the whole population of Ireland is in a
state of pauperism.
2. That the average wages of workers does not exceed ed. or Bd.
pew day.
3. That the lands, as far as the tillers are concerned, are egregiously
over-rented.
4. That since the disfranchisement of the 4ns. votes, distress is
rapidly increasing by the general policy of expulsion pursued by the
landlords.
S. That, in consequence, the towns and villages are becoming dread-
fully overcharged with families, without the means of obtaining either
employment, dwellings, fuel, or cloathing.
6. That amidst all this accumulation of misery, no compulsory
or national provision exists for the relief of this large distressed
population.
Assuming the above to be a correct statement of the facts, let us con-
sider the obvious tendency of such a state of things, and what must
naturally be the result, if not prevented by some timely interference of
the legislature.
Charitable associations have undoubtedly been formed, to sn ex-
traordinary extent;—emigration schemes have also been encou•
raged. whose object it was to relieve, by exportation to distant
climes, the overcharged districts ;—and this unfortunate country, in
relieving itself, has inundated with Irish labour the agricultural
districts of England and Scotland, and has, In my opinion, con-
tributed in no small degree to the distress and iticendiarism which
have prevailed in so alarming an extent in the southern counties of
England.
That voluntary charity, whether it be exerted in expatriating the
people, or in supporting them idly at home, is unable to meet the grow-
ing evil, the present state of Ireland sufficiently attests, nor can it be
doubted that it will be found still more impotent, as the policy I have
already alluded to in ejecting the cotters extends.
Relief. it has been suggested, is to be found in the abolition of
tithes, in the expenditure of government money in public works,
such as the draining of bogs, the cutting of canals, the laying of rail-
roads, &c.
But allowing to such projects all the weight they deserve, I confider
all or any of these measure.: futile in a national point of view, without
the effective co-operation of the landlords and owners of real property in
the country. The abolition of tithes would merely enable the landlord
to advance his land rent—the government money would create employ.
went so long as it lasted ; but without some rational and profitable ob-
ject, would afford but temporary relief. In the event of any such pub.
lic undertaking possessing reasonable claims to utility, originating with
gentlemen of property directly interested in the respective districts, and
in the accomplishment of which they would shew themselves ready to
bear a fair proportion of the risk,—then indeed, the hand of govern.
ment might, and I trust would be liberally extended. But, however,
good the tendency of such measures of improvement be, it will not, I
think, be maintained that they alone are calculated to remove the gene.
ral and deep-seated ills of Ireland.
To meet the exigency upon the broadest and most natural ground, I
am of opinion with the able and the Right Rev. Dr. Doyle, in his evi-
dence before the above named Committee, " that however beneficial
the system of ejecting the cabin holders for the purpose of consolidating
the lands into a more improveable size of farms, yet that measure ought
to be accompanied by some natural provision for such ejected tenantry,
as well as the great body of paupers of whatever description."
That provision, then, should be, I conceive, a moderate, simple, and
well.digested system of poor laws, which could not fall to be of great
moment to the poor, afford a satisfactory relief to the middling classes
of society who now bear the chief part of the burthen, and con-
stitute but a fair and legitimate tax upon the teal property of the
country.
The abuses of the English poor law system, instead of establishing an
argument against the principle, ought rather to be held up as a beacon
whereby the Irish legislator may steer a more correct course, and avoid
those innumerable and almost Irremediable complexities into which it
has degenerated. Such, for instance, as the law of settlement, which
may be changed during life, as follows:-
1. By birth.
2. By parentage.
3. Emancipation of parents.
4. By marriage.
6. Hiring and service, under various shades.
6. Dispensation of service.
7. Residence.
8. Apprenticeship.
9. Renting of ten pounds.
10. By estate.
11. Serving a parish officer.
12. Paying rates.
13. By receiving relief.
14. By magistrates order unappealed from.
The cost of removing paupers firm parish to parish, the difficulty of
proving clearly in all cases correct settlement, and the continual litiga-
tion consequent thereon, are evils more easily pointed nut than cured,
interwoven as the law now stands with the established rights of pro.
-petty. Indeed, so great is the abuse, that little less than one-fourth
of all the poor-rates collected are supposed to be spent in will sod
law expenses.
In the formation of the law for Ireland, much of this fundamental
grievance may be avoided , sad although there is a great difficulty is
affixing any mode of settlement that may not be objectionable, yet
much ought in my opinion to be waived for the purpose of render.
• ing it simple and secure from litigation. But the details upon
which such a legislative enactment should be made are foreign to my
present enquiry.
That the middle classes of Ireland would have no cause to re-
sist the introduction of such a law, may be gathered from the tes-
timony cf the same Right Reverend Divine, who says—" That a
million and a half, or two millions, are expended annually in keep-
ing the Irish poor, and nearly the entire falls on the farmers and in.
dustrious classes.'
To view the imposition of a poor law only as a burthen upon pro-
perty, without giving it credit for any collateral advantage to the per-
sons so taxed, would be to treat it partially and unjustly. I will,
therefore, endeavour a little to elucidate my ideas of Its operation.
Suppose that an assessment of 6 per cent. was deducted from therein
receipt of an absentee nobleman for the maintenance of the poor be-
longing to his parish, and of whose circumstances, whether they were
employed or unemployed, he was previously ignorant.
On the first operation of such a tax would be not be tempted to in-
quire bow the money newly raised was spent—what became of the pau-
pers—whether they were idle, or whether employment could not be
found for them ? Would not the idea generally suggest itself to him,
that waste lands or bogs, or other sources of employment, might be
lying within his demesnes in an unprofitable state, and if so would it
be at all improbable that he should direct his agent to obtain some use-
ful labour for such expenditure of poor money. This might reasonably
be expected to be the result, and if so, the prosperity and permanent
improvement of Ireland would be the inevitable consequence.
The universal outcry in Ireland is want of capital. Dr. Doyle says
that " capital in Ireland consists of a very fertile soil, au immense
quantity of labour, which is prepared to be employed upon it, and that
the instrument of application, which is money and moral exertion by
the elevated ranks, Is alone wanted to put these elements of capital
into active employment, and hereby make the production of infi-
nite good to the country."
It is computed that little short of five millions of English acres of
land now lying unproductive, are capable of being reclaimed and ren-
dered available to tillage, but, from absenteeism, internal common.
ens, and alleged wont of capital, this immense extent of territory, situ-
ated in one or the most favoured islands of Europe, remains unpro-
ductive to the proprietor, and unavailing to the community at large,
many of whom are suffering pitiable privations.
Can further argument be wonting to prove that some coercive mea-
tMt tit taxation is required to excite the attention of the great, and to
gve support to the poor. Were such a tax oncefairly introduced, it
m. y fairly be anticipated that those labourers who at present contribute
so 1 irgeiy to the distress of Ireland, might be mainly instrumental in
prow oting her advancement and regeneration.
To enlarge the farms by dislodging the corners may be in an *erica-
total p thief view of some advantage,but without the appendages of faros
steadino, suitable capital, and hone husbandry,sa in England and Scot.


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the change will be but apatite
ii.thereoreogezpealag the GEM& ibaut Idsitta,Vdtadmibito to
beams a Welshes wanderer, let meta of lead hitherto unaddvated,
of which there is such almodance, be set apart, end sabdivided into
holdings of eight or tea sera each g let the landlord w abscomleg
asaistance daring the let, 2ni, and 3rd years; let the Imo of ea
holding endure for 16 or 41 yam, at a rent progressing with the me.
cipat means of the tenant, and Ist, in short, the paternal eye of the
landlord be given to the encouragement of the industrious and the de-
gradation of the idle and Improvident, and I feel strongly °aortae/8d
that the itnprorements of Ireland would speedily absorb the unemployed
part of her population, and gratitude and honourable feeling rapidly
redeem the national character,
I am satisfied that a very considerable portion of the community,
now pining in miser?, would, by transportation into a wider field,
' after the manner I have alluded to, not only quickly provide for
themselves, but eventually pay to tbe, landlord a fair and improvable
rent.
The project of a poor law, ought not to be abandoned, from the in.
exp_erienM or interested arguments of perms fancying themselves
sue• rs by its adoption, let not the liberal minded landlord object be.
cause of his being obliged to bear part of the burden occasioned by a
different policy pursued by others, a well digested act of pediment
would provide for that.
In conclusion I shall only repeat, that the result of my obenwations
onl the state of the poor in Ireland Is, that sooner or later a pool law
will be found indispensable. that it will advance the condition of the
people, in a great measure correct the evils of absenteeism, and give an
impulse to the improvement of Ireland hitherto unknown.
MATT. DUNN,
Colliery Viewer and Civil Engineer.
Newcastle on Tyne, April 16, 1831.

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PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE.

SHEFFIELD COURANT, APRIL 22.
THE BOROUGH SYSTRK.—At least 1,000 emigrants have already
left the port of Hull during the present season.
Mr. Jacob, well known as a writer on the Corn Laws, and purveyor
of information for Government, visited this town during the week, for
the purpose of ascertaining the precise amount of Whin consumed
year by the Sheffield manufketurers.
Friday, the accounts of Messrs. Revill, Lowe, Hall, and Heppenstall,
overseers of the past year for the township of Sheffield, were allowed by
the Magistrates, after having been open for public inspection the day
previous, pursuant to notice. The total of the parochial expenditure
for the last twelve months is 17,0861. 15.. 441. and the balance of cash
banded over to the new officers is 7811.35. 3d.
SuErrizen, April 19.—Wheat, per qr. 31. 13s. 15d. Barley, ditto,
21. 7s. 2d. Oats, ditto, 11.8 s. Bd. Beans, ditto, 21.36.9 d.
WAREPIELD CATTLE MAIRET, April 20.—We had a better sup-
ply of Sheep at this day's market, but fewer buyers, which occasioned
a little dating in the market. Wool Sheep, 7d. clipped ditto, Od.,
pm lb. Beef as last Fair.
MARRIED--At Maltby, John Hall, Esq. of Kivetun.park, WI
Judith, second daughter of Wm. Hoyle, of Hooton Levet.
DIED—At Calgsrth Park, Westmoreland, Dorothy, relict of the
late Dr. Watson, Bishop of Llandaff.—At Louth, the Rev. John 1
Emeris, B D. Rector of Stoughton Pares, Bedfordshire, and Perpetual I
Curate of Alvingham and North Cockerington, in the county of Lin.
each--Mr. Henry H. Ward, 28, of the firm of Mesas. David Ward
Mid Son—Eleanor, 60, the wife of Mr. James Rusher, of Leeds, late of
Wakefield, Rev. Thos. Halliday, of %Willey. near Sheffield.—At
th, eeksop, Mrs. Allinson, relict of Nathaniel Allinson, Esq. 31. D.—
, wife of the Rm. J. Newell, of Booth Chapel, near Halifax.—
At ill, Nether Wasdale, John Gaitskell ; and on the following morn.
James Gaitskell, twin brothers. Their illness affected both alike,'
std tbey died within a few hours of each other, at six yeanof age.
DUMFRIES COURIER, APRIL 19.
The faculty of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow have at length
assolved to supply a want which has been much felt in the curriculum
al medical study here—we allude to medical jurisprudence—a branch
If knowledge extremely neeeesmy to every practitioner who is entitled
to rank above a mere apothecary, but a branch which has hitherto been
much neglected because not rendered imperative. The faculty have
now resolved that one course of lectures on medical jurisprudence must
be attended by every candidate for a diploma.
On Saturday se nnight the village of Langside was thrown into a
state of great consternation and alarm, in coosequenceef Miss Findlay,
aged sixteen years, daughter of Mr. Findlay, a respectable fanner in
that neighbourhood, being found drowned in a well immediately ad-
joining her father's house.
On Friday the Neriod sailed from Garliestown,Wipitifilie, with 2EI
passengers, all of whom are bound for Upper Canada. Tire ow
the Luna weighed anchor from Glencapie Quay, with •
gumbos of agriculturists and mechanics on board. It was
isi to witness the partings between the emigrants and their~kiwie,
imd to hear the children, as the bustle increased, vainly bolding drat
they might be taken home.
aLIRRIED—At Redeastle Cottage, J. Sinclair, Esq. Caulk-
Ellingies, to Mrs. Jane Bighorn Craig—At Ruthwell, he Rev. Rohm
Orepoter, of Carom, Ireland, to Anne, eldest daughter of dui late
Esq. LirapooL
eilErr3D—At Edinburgh, Rebecca, third daughter of W. 81s t'
Esq. of Cargen—At Annan, Lieut.-Col. W. Douglas of Greenseiffie.-
At Annan, Martha, youngest daughter of the late B. Nicholson,
Esq.—At Cabman, J. Robinson, 83—At Oatehouse-of-Fleet,
Lies. Mary Dickson, wi • of the late W. Stodhart, Esq.
CALEDONIAN MERCURY, APRIL 21.
Tuesday night was appointed fee the meeting of the 19th and 90th
wards of Police, in the Court House of the Canongate, when it was
agreed that oo opposition should be offered to the bill as it now stood ;
but it seemed to be the opinion that the Commissioners as therein pro-
posed, were still too numerous. It is extremely satisfactory to finds
that at knob some friendly understanding is likely to prevail between
these hitherto adverse bodies.
UNIVERSITY.—In the Natural Philosophy Class the prises for the
List session have been awarded as follows :—At the conclusion of the
first day's competition for the only prise given to the senior students,
three of the competitors being declared equal in merit, a second trial
subsequently took place, which having terminated by a similar result,
theprize was declared to be equally due to Mr. Peter Hastie Mr. W.
libbaid, and Mr. John Claud Wight; and in the junior class prizes
were awarded to Messrs. Brodie, arrester, Bell, Parish, Redd, Smith,
NMI 111Pflibbon.
The speech said to have been delivered by the Duke of Buceleugh in
the House of Lords on Thursday last, has excited a strong sensation ha
las South of Scotland. A number of individuals called on us yestar.
to inquire what the spw.h could mean, and we confess we are Mt
t fears that we will be taxed ere long with divers letters is the
me subject. The people, almost to a man—those who were so pesos
himilifying their joy when the " bold 13uecleugh" attained the years of
-mitiseky—are naturally enough averse to believe that the greatest land
pergeletor in Scotland—he whose possessions stretch almost from sea to
ass--should have been the that to hold his countrymen up to ridicule;
aid it is only on the principle that his ear has been abused, or his lan-
page perverted, that they can account for it.
Lord Melville inspected the new work at Leith Pier on Monday. lie
szpressed himself pleased with the plan and manner.
A marriage is on the Lapis between the Marquis of Lothian and a
daughter of the Premier, Earl Grey, and preparations are making at
Mewbattle.
The damage done in Edinburgh,lin consequence of the riots upon the
illumination for the Reform Bill, le estimated to exceed 9,0001.
GAELIC EPISCOPAL SocizzP.—On Sunday, a general and very
liberal collection, in aid of the foods of this Institution, which has
been recently founded under the auspices of the Bishops of the Scotia,
Episcopal Church, for the purpose of affording increased means of
religious instruction to the poor Episcopalians in the Highlands, was
made in the Episcopal_ chapels in this city.
EDINBURGH CORN Ri•RIET, APRIL 20.—We had a small
supply of all kinds of grain to-day, and sales dull ; wheat down 9m. on
the top, and 3e. on the average ; oats 4s. on the top, and 6d. on the
average ; also pease and beans Is. 6d. on the top, and 2a. on the ave-
rage; barley the same as last market day. Average of wheat, 31 2s 341.
Barley, 21 ls 2d. Oats, 11 Os rid. Pease and beans, 21. Is 4.
DIED.—At Balgone Barns, George, second surviving son of Mr.
James Allen—Mrs. Sarah Donald, relict of William Robertson, Esq.
late one of the Keepers of the Records.—Mr. Henry Rule, bookseller.

TEN DERS.—The governor of one of our African settle-
ments, not long ago, had some fifty or sixty tons of stores,
and various matters, to send out, and he applied to the ad-
miralty (the old admiralty) to get them conveyed, stating,
at the same time, that he knew a party who had vessels go-
ing out, and who would willingly take charge of them.' We
do everything by tender,' was the answer. Some days after,
the governor called back to inquire if the tender bad been pro-
cured, and was told it had. He asked the terms; and,
after pretty considerable hesitation, was told 91. the ton.—
" Nine pounds per ton !" exclaimed the astonished Governor
—" why, Sir, your tender friend is a downright cheat. I
am sure the person to whom I alluded, when I was last here,
would not charge half that sum. In fact I'll take my chance
for the half of it, and get the goods conveyed out myself."
The plump assertion seemed to stagger the official; and as
the case was a strong one, the Governor was requested to
get a " tender" from his friend also. He did so, and the
frieght charged was 11. 19s. per ton ! This is indeed a
trifling case—the overcharge on fifty tons was but a paltry
3521. 10s.

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CONSISTORY COURT.
SMYTH AOAIXST SMYTH.
116 was esding arising out of a suit for divorce, by reason of
erre , owl promoted by Mrs. Elba Ann Carmichael Smyth.
agate his husband, Mr. William Henry Carmichael Smyth. The
matter has bees repeatedly before this Court.
Mesaavyth, who appeared in person, objected to the proceeding on
an auteeedent court day, when Sir H. Jenner presided, contending that
it was novel, unprecedented, irregular, sod illegal.
Dr. LUSHINGTON overruled the objection. He was now ready to
hear Mr. Smyth.
Mr. Smyth accordingly proceeded to address the Court frum a written
paper which he held in his hand. He said he appeared under protest
as defendant, or as it was teemed repugnant, in a pretended cause of
divorce on the ground of cruelty and adultery, promoted against him
by a person whom he was obliged to call 'his wife ; but when It
was inquired into, it would be seen that not only was he innocent,
but mutate) amine, de ilia fa ssla narrator. Mr. Smyth then
detailed the proceedings in the cause, and stated various techni-
cid objections, observing, that as the proctors on the other
side had not denied his allegations, they must be taken pro
confess°. He objected to the citation that it described him
as resident in Middlesex, whereas he resided In the cowl-
ty and city of London. It had been laid down in the Privilegis
Londini, that the city of London was a county of itself, separate horn
Middlesex. Ifs description was necessary in a citation, was it not ne-
cessary that It should be correct? He next objected, hat the proctor
on the other side was not duly authorized in conformity to the 11,1 th
canon : and if he were, the proxy had not been extracted till two days
subsequent to the extraction of the citation, which was a violation of
the cation, and of the orders and rules of the court. Ile next objected,
that the proxy was worded in so vague and indefinite a manner as to
render it a nullity. It appointed two proctors (partner.) and he con-
tended that the writers on the practice of the ecclesiastical courts recog-
inized a dominos fibs, but not doinissi lilts; and that a different practice
I tended to produce the evil provided for by the 133 d canon, which he
read as follows:—" Forasmuch as it is found by experience, that
the loud and confused cries and clamour of proctors in the courts
of the Archbishop are not only troublesome and offensive to the
judges j and advocates, but also give occasion to the standees by
of contempt and calumny toward the Court itself ; that more res-
pect may be had to the dignity of the judge than heretofore,
and that causes may more easily and commodiously be handled
and despatched, we charge and enjoin, that all proctors
in the said courts do especially intend that the acts be faithfully so.
tered and set down by the Register, according to the advice and au.
tion of the advocate ; that the said proctors tefrain loud speech and
babling, and behave themselves quietly and modestly; and that when
either the judges or advocates, or any of them, shall happen to speak,
they presently be silent, upon pain of silencing for two whole terms
then immediately following every such offence of theirs. And if any
of them shall the second time offend herein, and after due monition
shall not reform himself, let him be for ever removed front the peas.
lice." His next objection was, that the citation contained STSIMISS
with a penknife. basely, lie objected, that the proxy allowed of ike
substitution, not only of other proctors," but of one or more person or
persons under them ; " so that be might be harassed by the appoint.
went of any indefinite number of persons other than procure
sal, whom the proctors, in the plenitude of their power,
proper to substitute. From the vexatious manner in which the cause
was begun, the Court might see the vexatious nature of the cause itself ;
and he prayed to be dismissed, and that the adverse proctor might be
condemned in the costa.
Dr. Flin.t.mosz for Mrs. Smyth, said that the citation bad been
taken out in the usual manner, and Mr. Smyth bad appeared, though
under protest ; that if a party appeared to a citation, though under
protest, he could only, in this stage of the proceedings, object to the
jurisdiction, or allege something to vitiate the instrument; that Mr.
Smyth, however, had admitted he was the husband of the promovent,
and that he resided in Loudon. As to the objections be bad urged,
there was not a person acquainted with the proceedings of these courts,
who could not see that they were unfounded.
Dr. LIIIRINGTOM said that Mr. Sinyth had written at very gnat
length to the act, and had entered into a great variety of circumstances
which, in his judgment, were utterly and entirely irrelevant to the
point be had to decide, and had thought proper to impugn the practice
if the court; be (Dr. Lushington) should confine himself, however,
to examining the circumstances and objections to the appearance
itself. He would first observe, that the citation was in the ordinary
arm, describing the individual to be cited, the time and place, the
nature of the charge intended to be established against him, and all
the information use awry for the substantial purposes of justice. With
respect to the objection, that the part of Fumivanoinn where the
defendant resided was in the county of the city of London, not in
Middlesex, he had not denied that be was resident within the limited
the diocesi, and that was sufficient. The learned Judge was yet to
learn, if Mr. Smyth was described most erroneously In the citation,
that it would in any degree affect its validity, because the jurisdiction
of the Court was founded not on the description of the individual
cited, but on his being within the Court's jurisdiction. With respect
to the ensue, what were the words erased ?—" in the parish of St.
Andrew, Holborn.' The erasure of words not necessary to the put.
poses of justice was immaterial ; if such objections were entertained, it
would teed often to prolong suits, and sometimes to defeat justice.
Was Mr. Smith damnified or misled by the erasure? These were the
only objestions be thought it necessary to notice' and he had not the
slightest hesitation in saying they were groundless. The learned Judge
proceeded to say that it was within his recollection that, before he filled
this chair, a suit between the same parties had been brought into this
Court, and afterwards carried into another jurisdiction ; and he called
on the Registrar to state in open Court what bad been the result of
that suit.

The ReGISTRAR said that the suit had been carried on till the se-
cond session of Easter Term, 1827, when the cause stood for informa-
tion and sentence, costs and alimony being first paid ; that on that day
he had been served with an inhibition from the Arches Court, which
had not been relaxed.
Dr. LI7SIIINGTON said the course he should pursue was this,—he
should let the cue stand over till the third session, giving Mrs. Smyth
leave to bring in the libel, reserving all objections, and Mrs. Smyth
might, if she saw fit, apply to the Court of Arches for a relaxation of
the inhibition in the other suit. _
PULA E REPORTS.

GrILDHALL.—George Balky was charged
.on suspicion of having
forged the seal and signature of the prothonotary of the Common Plea*,
to a writ of supeneticas, for the purpose of obtaining the release of
Gilbert Rotten, a prisoner in the Fleet.
William Ivy deposed that a messenger brought him a note from
Hutton, requesting him to call at the prison ; he called, and Rotten
stated that a person wu going to get him out, and asked whims if he
would assist him to pay the gate fees. Witness advanced him twenty
shillings, and Rot= gave a person named Moody ten shillings. Moody
produced a parchment, which be said would be Rotton's discharge.—
The Deputy Warden said it wants.) the seal and signature of the proper
officer. Witness accompanied Moody and the prisoner to the Temple
gate, where the prisoner left them for a short time, and returned with
the parchatent sealed and signed, for which, he observed, he had paid
2s. Sd. Whiten took It to the Deputy Warden, who said the signa-
ture was a torgay.
He was rent-ended for the time he himself desired.
1101W-STRIZT.—MURDZIL no BLDPOlbstillr.—A drove of squa-
lidly wretched-looking Irish men and women whose very appearance
was calculated to excite prejudice against them,i were yesterday brought
before Sir Richard Bank, to undergo examination on a charge of hay-
ing been concerned as principals and accessariee in the murder of a
nun in Brewer's court, Bedfordbury, on Sunday morning. They gave
their names as follow t Themes Gallagher, Martin Moren, and Ann
his wife, Edward OslLgher, Michael O'Brien, Florence Kennedy, Te-
rence Grady, Tbeesse Geedsy, Jeremiah Sullivan, Peter Gilday, Ed-
ward Walsh, Thomas Gamin, Mary Kennedy, Eleanor Collins, Mary
Grady, Bridget Omomins, and Daniel Cane.
Mr. Themes, the supwismadent el the polio% stated, that, on Sun-
day sionolas, lisejsest Wilma banned him that a man had been mur-
dun' Si this IMMO, 4, isewee'aemet, fwd
in a room on the
posed des% r hand the body et a seas. Ths and neck of the
corpse ewe theadhlly Wield aid disinherit', and several wounds sp-
=2, have bona bilked mr dm heed with a blunt instrument. The
seam was low Mahal beds* De y.) •
Samsun Wilma
iEd that, about raintech& on Sunday mom.
errinn, a ems& este of the poses' in custody, told him that
a man bad hew Breweelmenn, Bedindbury, sad was told
that the Omar Ciallesthee woe the wan who had saw& the deceased t,
and he (whams) wen all by several penens,litat Moms and his wife
the poses' who owed the house), were as tam* le lime as Gal.
Ha saw Mara'' wife at the dux, ad ea sslk hi his heal-
name she shut it is his thee, declining diet he should net ether. He '
them fend &Idea eyes, and an his metramee the nude ydeense, Ma '
rat, ma nth loss the snap, but he was 111 sawed. Mersa's
wife said that her beard knew widths ahem It, Bat that die ML
Peter Gilday, a taller, halia7wbseo admitted as thes, aped
that he saw the pothonse G • draights the deemed by the each.
cloth out d house, No. hue the amt. The tisesseed was ap.
patently dead. He (witness) ram tar a ansgson, and pee thibiesadon
on the subject to the whams, Smjeent Wien%

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Several other witnesses confirmed the previous testimony respecting
Gallagher.
Sir R. Branic asked the witness if the deceased had not changid
his religion The witness replied that he understood the deceased had
becomes Methodist. • _ • . • _

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Mr. Bainbridge, a surgeon, residing in St. Martin's-lane. deposed
that he had examined externally the body of the damaged. There were
several wounds upon the had, which appeared to have been inflicted
by an obtuse instrument, and the neck and foes were greatly disco.
loured. There were also wounds en the nose and left eye. The neck
presented the appearance of having had a handkerchief, or something of
the sort, drawn tightly around it.
Elisabeth White deposed that she was pausing through Brewer'''.
' court, on Sunday morning, about nine o'clock, when she saw a Min
with a straw bat bating the deceased with a stick, while another nun
bald him.
Mr. Thomas here produced the handle of the mortar server, which had
been broken, and the witness said that it resembl,ll the stick which the
man with the straw hat had in his hand.

Sirlcustaw Blintz desired the witness to point out the marl
whom she had seen, and she instantly pointed out the prisoner Thomas
Gallagher. His straw hat having been put upon his head, she was
satisfied of his identity beyond all doubt ; but she declared that the
prisoner Martin Mown was not the man whom she had seen holding
the deceased, neither could she recognise that man among the ptisoners.
The witness added that the deceased fill on receiving the second blow,
The prisoners were remanded.
An Irish labourer and his ears aposa, were brought before Sir R.
Branca yesterday, charged by a police constable oft he F. division with
having crested a disturbance in Short's Gardens the preceding night.
The constable stated that, having been on duty the night before, he
heard a row in Short's Gardens, and on reaching the scene of action,
found the defendant and his wife at high debate.
At high debate, said the Magistrate ; well, this is the first time that
I ever heard that debating was an offence. Perhaps the subject of the
debate was Reform.

The constable replied, ast lie didn't exactly know what it was about,
excepting that he saw the defendant whit his knees limning upon his
wife's chest.

That, said the Magistrate, is a singular mode of debating, I must
confess.

The wife here came forward and said, that her husband was a most
excellent husband as could possibly be.
What, observed the Magistrate, do you call kneeling upon your chest
any proof of his goodness ?
M ite : Why, your worship, the fact is, the fault was all my own.
Sir ltivnann said that if that was the case, he would set both at
liberty, which he accordingly did.
POST-OFFICE ROBSEBT.—Was. Pearsall was brought to this
Office from the post-office, on a charge of purloining a letter and its
contents. The prisoner is a young man of respectable appearance and
connections. He was employed as a letter.sorter in the per A-office, and
letters having been missed, suspicion fell upon him, and he was taken
into custody and searched. The evidence was of that nature that the
magistrate ordered hint to be committed for re-examination, when the
witnesses in support of the charge were directed to attend.
loactixo STAMPS.—Sneith, the young man formerly employed at
the stamp-office, who was lately charged with
.having purloined stamps,
and affixed them to skins of parchment, and employed a jew to sell them
to a law stationer, was brought up for final examination, and commit.
ted on the capital charge.
LAMBETH STREET,-.Yollindlly, Wm. Davis, only ten years of
age, was chatged with being found in the house of Mr. Law, pawn.
broker, at one o'clock on Sunday morning, under very suspicious cir-
cumstances. When brought to the station-house, however, he acknew.
ledged that he had been employed by two men, whom he was to admit
into the house when the family retired, by undoing the bolts and
fastenings of the door, for the purpose of robbing the house. He also
acknowledged to having acted a similar part in two instances lately, In
which his employers were successful in carrying off a large booty.
The prisoner was committed to the House ot Correction for two months

THE LATE MR. ABERNETHY.—This gentleman in
early life was so fortunate as to conciliate the friendship of
John Hunter, whose lectures in 1773, when a mere boy, he
had studiously attended. Soon after he had gone through
the usual gradations of pupilage, Mr. Abernethy became
assistant-surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and sut-
sequently lecturer on anatomy and surgery to that institu-
tion. His character as an operating surgeon was consider-
ably enhanced by the success with which he, in several
cues, tied the iliac artery for aneurism—an operation pre-
viously deemed to be one of imminent risk. Perhaps the
most useful characteristic of Mr. Abernethy 's lectures was
the unceasing energy with which he impressed on the minds
of his pupils that they should consider themselves as stu-
dents in every stage of their lives, and that, in order to keep
pace with the constant progress of science, they must not
content themselves with the mere acquisition of that small
portion of professional knowledge usually deemed the suf-
ficient test for admitting persons to the privilege of exer-
cising the medical or surgical profession. It was also a
favourite doctrine with him that surgery should not be di-
vided into different departments, and that a thorough know-
ledge of the whole system was essentially necessary to an
intimate acquaintance with the functions and diseases of any
particular part of the human body.

BIRTH.

The 20th inst. in Somerset-street, Portman...square, Mrs. R. B.
Baxter, of a son.

MARRIED.

Yesterday, at St. James's Church, the Hon. R. P. Arden, of
Pepper.hall, in Yorkshire, to the Lady Arabella Vane, 'angel*
daughter of the Marquis of Cleveland—The 234 inst. at West Ham.
Mr. W. H. Wintuill, of Spite!fields, to Elizabeth, second daughter
of Mr. C. Tanner, of West Ham, Essex—The 2341 inst. at West Ham,
Mr. J. Grice, of Asheldham-hall, Engel, to Sarah Catherine, youngest
daughter of Mr. C. Tanner. of West Hain, Knew—The 26th inst. at
Marylebone New Church, Mr. H. Harrison, of Manchester puree, to
Susan, third daughter of J. Jarvis, Esq. Hart.street, Bloomsbury—
= UAL R. Faulkne►, of Piccadilly, to Georgians Bethune, youngest
daughter of J. A. Hermon, Esq. of Kensington.