Star.
London, England, 1831-08-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

I request as a favour, rile SA
being inserted in your Paper. D. 3/,
Wet..i.grrt, JO), 2i.

" COUNTRYMEN,—For the purpose of milechlt evrry
one with the means, as much as in me to al!
nine for the support of our suffering countrymen and iSII.I.
lies of the sister kingdom, I beg, through the favour of thi,
medium, to state, that being impressed with a strong feelii.e,
for the calamitous state of the poor Irish, I tent arstung,t
them a few weeks ago, into the %Vest of lrelane. I opened .t
soup-roorn, wherein I have been feeding, daily, 550 chi!.
dren, at the small cost of £1 rer diem. I feed them on tic
spot, under my own superintendence, to avoid the thuusai.o
impositions these demoralized beings practis: in a tithe
I fame of famine. I knew the appetite could not falsify ,
though the tongue might, therefore I filled ti.e stomat;i;
whilst some of the other soup.rooms, by delivering it wit,
were Ntliaiss, In many cases, only supplying the ho:;'s
trough, &c.

" But now, since the press of the famine is over, I
turned my attention to a more permanent good than were!,
feeding. I have selected 80 of the elder girls from those
my establishment, and clothed th2i: worse than Indiso
nakedness, to beget in them the virtue of decency, and bay
them now at work, sewing, spinning, knitting, &z.
inculcate the good order and ingenuity of empinyment, i
have adopted this scheme, to do away with their rosortic,.;
to begging, and as a plan of practical morality; since the
Priests will not hear of any thing in the shape of education,
fearing religious conversion among the children.
" The system has already been productive of cot,sidcraL!:
change in the character of the girls ; for, from • practice
squatting in gruupes round a huddle, or manure hill, chat.
tering, musing, or dreaming their time away into idiot. 7,
they have become excited, by the spur of labour. to cnii:Ll.:
our English industry.

" However, I fear my establishment is on too small
scale to become a ItaIlona! examp!c, which has been tny
object from the first. and therefore I appeal to the benn.,.
lest to assist me with funds, according to their imam, to
extend its scale.

" Their contributiens may be sent through the IZeli.
Committee, Castlebar, county Mayo, and applied under tlaJr
inspection.

" I am, yours, &c
"DAVID MATTHEWS.

Binvit.—Airs. Petch, wife of William Pete!..
Esq. of Pratt-place, Camden Town, of a son.
The new London Bridge was again an object of'
considerable interest yesterday. An announcl. -
merit from the committee that the carriage-wry
would not be thrown open for some dila, but thit.
the public would be allowed to view the decorations
and fittings up for the royal visit, between six
o'clock in the morning and seven at night, drew
together a dense multitude of spectators, who
were much gratified by the inspection of the
royal pavilion, which they were thus enabled to
obtain. The committee did not think it necessary
to impose any restrictions as to the quality of the
cloth, or the cleanliness of the linen which shotUrr
entitle the wearer to the privilege of the entre( •
all being admitted indiscriminately, without quo. , -
Lion or examination. The few regulations which
it was thought necessary to impose were in general
cordially acquiesced in ; but, nevertheless, one o,•
two whimsical collisions took place between the
constables on duty and the female portion of the
spectators. Impelled by the irresistible curiosity
of the sex, several fair damsels strayed from the
public path-way, and protested against the inter-
ference of the officers who endeavoured to tontine
them within the prescribed limits. These latter
functionaries, however, seemed to entertain
as little respect for the doctrines of non-intei run -
tion as has been manifested in other quarters, ar:,l
finding that neither promises nor threats lia.l
any influence on the determination of the ad-
verse party, they began to show their authority,
and to elevate their truncheons around their
heads. The ladies merely dared them to strike,
pushed forward, and entrenched themselves behind
the side tables. Here the aspect of affairs began
to look serious —a hostile force was pressing on the
men in office from behind, when one amongst them,
suddenly bethinking himself of the " three great
days," caught up a form, pieced it across the
passage, and piling two or three others upon i:,
formed a very tolerable barricade a la Fru la trise.
The pertinacious malcontents, thus deprieed
assistance from without, were compelled at length
to surrender at discretion. The awnings, flags, &e.
on the bridge will remain for public inspection until
seven o'clock this evening.
ExTE SI VE Fl RE.—Yesterday evening, as early
as half past five o'clock, the upper part of the
premises of Messrs. Stewart and Snibben, sugar-
bakers, Dock-street, East Smithfield, were disco-
vered to be on fire. A great number of persons
employed in the extensive building, immediately
rendered every assistance to stop its progress, hnt
without effect, for so rapid were the flames, that
the entire of the upper story was in less than half
an hour in one body of fire. From the density of
the neighbourhood great consternation prevailed,
fears being entertained that the opposite as well as
the adjoining buildings would fall a prey to ill,.
flames. It being found impossible to stop thy•
progress of the tire, a number of urea were e‘ t
to work to save as much of the property as
possible. For this purpose about six individuals
entered the counting-house adjoining, n hich
led to the building on fire. While thus
employed, the gable end of the immense pile gave
way, and foil with a tremendous crash on the root
of the counting-!.ruse. Nutuithstanding every
individual was et the time in the counting-house,
and more or less buried in the ruins, a ith the ex-
ception of one, a fireman of the name of Gardner,
the yarole escaped with only a few slight bruises.
Gardner, who belongs to the Atlas, was severely
injured on the head, and he Wi.b conveyed to the
hospital. The Phmnix engine was the first to ar-
rive on the spot. and being shortly joined by two
others, their hoses were conveyed to the upper par t
of the building, and the branches brought to bear
immediately on the body of the fire. The men,
however, had not long been placed iu their re-
spective positions before a portion of the building
gave way, and they were obliged to make a pre-
cipitate retreat, leaving their branches behind
them. The flames rapidly extended downwards,
and the extensive premises were in about an hour
and a half one mass of tire. By great perse-
verance on the part cf the firmer), the conflagra-
tion was confined to telessre. Stewart and Co.'s
premises ; but at a late hour hat night the flames
were not entirely subdutel. The lees of prortity
must have been immense.

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LEICESTER CHRONICLE, Ju! 30.

GLOVE TRADE —ln the House of Commons, a few
(IN ago, an hon. member complained of the badness of
..v glore trade at Worcester, which he ascribed to the im.
I,:rtatiou of gloves from France. Thismay be in part cor-
e• tr, but we think another and more striking cause of the
f tiling off in the Worcester trade, will be found in the fact.
r:st th re are now five thousand dozens of light cotton and
lambs' wool gloves made in this town weekly, whereas only
two or three yeses ago the manufacture of gloves In Lakes-
...viscareely heard of.

Ills. CURTIS'S LEICESTERSHIRE.—Our readers will
observe from an advertisement in this week's impreasion,
that this truly interesting and valuable work Is in the course
of immediate publication. NVe have been favoured with an
Inspection of the volume. .add if sterling merit be any
surety of patronage,the edition cannot long continue on hand.
The preface bricily explains the plan,and gives due acknow-
h to the several contributors. Ace introduction of
nearly forty closely-printed pages gives a perspicuous history
of its civil and ecclesiastical divisions into hundreds, dean-
eries. &c.—the state of its population from the conquest.
The Poor's Rate from 1750. A list of Sheriffs from 1158,
aid of county members from 1294 to the tact election, with
ti short sketch of its political history for the last two centu.
rues. An account of its boundaries, natural rivers. canals,
:seal rail-roads. The turnpike and Roman roads follow. A
judicious view of the geology and botany of the county is
opcluded by a compendious sketch of its agriculture, ma-
hufactures, &c.
ray TIOX TO RrNAwaYs.—Thomas Shipley. the eon-
tidential traveller of Mr. Overton, of this place, hosier, and
whom we some time ago stared to have absconded with a
considerable sum of money belooeing to Mr. Overton. has,
xe are happy to state, been arrested in America, and corn-
/idled to restore the greater part of the stolen pronerty.
Proceedings were comment.. tl by Messrs. Harris and Payne
.I.thnson, of this place, solicitors, and an individual named
lirkling. was dispatched to America, to identify Shipley,
who through the medium of the American Consul. was
bolo sht to justice. 'We understand, that there are between,
tnir.y and forty similar worthies, natives of this town and •
eighbourhood, now residing in and near Philadelphia,
among whom are Poole and Jones, late of the West Bridge,
and a person named Ross, who lately went from or near
Shearsby. Poole carries on business at Philadelphia, and
Jones and Ross at a place called German Town, within seven
miles of that city. It may be useful to persons who have
been plundered by such characters, thus to learn, that by
imming proper means, they may be made to give up the
money or property of which' they have cheated their credi•
toot. In America, an application made to a court like our
e'laneery Court, setting forth that the runaway has either
••ttt his money in a bank, or invested it in trade, buildings,
ke. will cause an injunction to i sue, to seize and bold such
money or property, till he has made satisfactory arrange-
meats with his creditors.
l'one.—A case of breach of promise of marriage was
tried on Friday ; the parties in which were Mica Chadwick.
of Leeds. against a Mr. Walley. a wobbstapler. of the same
town. The latter left off his intercourse only duce days be-
fore he married another person, leaving the object of his for-
.rer affections a mother, but had always declared his inten-
tions to be honourable.—Damages, 1001.
DOG Ca ars—On Saturday last, at the County Public
Office, a hawker, named Richard Smith, was convicted in
the penalty of 101. which he paid with coats, for carrying the
goods he offered for sale on a cart drawn by dogs, having
taken out only a foot license. The information was laid by
Noses Pegg. who had been in Smith's employ.
On Thursday, during an interment at Eaton, the son and
daughter of the deceased fell into the grave while the body
was lowering. The daughter is not likely to survive, and
the son was taken home much injured, was bled, but without
much hopes of recovery. Another account states that the
female died almost immediately.
LEICESTICIL, Sarvarsay....-Wheat, 68s 8d; Rye, 60s;
Barley, 42s ; Oats, 295; Beans, 41s 8d ; Peas. 98s ; Fine
Flour, 51s to b% ' • Standard Wheaten, 49s to 51s; House-
hold, 47s to 4911; Quarters Loaf, heaten, 91d—ditto
Household. 80.
ALIRRIED.—M. 8. Dailey, Esq. of Bloomsbury-
square, to Sarah. only daughter of the late Henry Walker.
Esq. of Beaumont Leys —.W. H. Babington, Esq. to
Sarah. daughter of the late F. Disney, Esq. of Madras—
At Shamford, Mr. John Smith Crossland, of Burbage, to
Miss Harris, grand-daughter of Thomas Clarke, gent.—At
Koipton, near Belvoir Castle, the Rev. Charles Heycock, of
Owston, to Catherine, only daughter of Mrs. Blain, of
Whissendine

r DlED.—George Cooper, gent. 80, of Great Glenn—At
Hampton, 14, Thos. Greatorex, Esq. F.R.S. F. LS.
organist of Westminster Abbey, conductor of his Majesty's
concerts lof ancient music, Ac. buried in Westminster
Abbey, on the 25th—Mrs. Philippa Massingberd, 83,
eldest surviving sister of C. B. Alassingberd, Faq. of
Ormsby.

HERTS COUNTY PRESS, Avg. 2.
The put week has been one of great importance to the
scriculturist. The fine and seasonable weather has rejoiced
11,e multitude, the partial showers base raised the hopes of
the monopolist, and the returning beautiful weather has
caused the speculative holder to tremble. The corn market
has, however, suffered little alteration during the week, but
its aspect has downward, and may be expected so to
continue, unleu some great and unexpected change take
rhce. "('action," therefore, is still the word. It is not in
the metropolis alone that the trade has been in a quiescent
state, it is the same throughout England, Ireland, and Scot-
land ; all the accounts say "trade dull. little doing ;" and
so it must remain for another week or two.

The barley trade, let what may happen with regard to the
crop. must remain in an uncertain state, until the " sweet
question" respecting molasses is determined. It is a ques-
tion no doubt of the greatest importance to the two clashing
irttrests of the colonist and agriculturist ; but we feel con-
fiticnt that the committee who have to report themon,will not
sofft-r the interests of the latter class to be sacrificed to that
f the termer. In the meantime the agriculturists are not
eamindful of their own interests, as will be seen by a peti-
lion which was presented to Parliament in the past week,
from the Agricultural Society.
The humble Petition of the undersigned owners and occu-
piers of land, and others in Hertford and be vicinity, in
the county of Hertford,
shewetk—That your petitioners view with alarm the pro-
posal made to permit the use of molasses in the breweries
and distilleries of the United Kingdom.
That your petitioners are apprehensive that the use of that
article in breweries and distilleries would more than counter.
act the relief which has accrued to the agriculturallnt crest
from the repeal of the beer duty.
But deeply as your petitioners interests are concerned, it
is not merely on this account that they address your honour.
able House, but also from a belief that tbe quality of beer
will be materially injured by the use of any other article
thrill barley in its manufacture. They beg leave further to
submit that more effectual assistance may be given to the
growcts of sugar, by a reduction of the duties on that article.
That such a measure would, by increasing the consumption,
diminish but little the amount of the revenue derived
therefrom ; that it would afford relief to the labouring
classes, boll agricultural and manufacturing, by ena-
bling them to use more of that nutritious article in
their food, and espteially in the tea and coffee, which haveof
late years become a curia:lca beverage among the industrious
classes of England.
On Saturday a dinner was given at the new Town Hall,
St. Alban's, by Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. M.P. for the
borough, to a large party of electors, who voted in his in-
terest at the last General Eh ction. Peter Maztencau, Esq.
addre-sed the company. He said the present was the first
occasion on which their hon. member had met them since
the last election ; to be sure, no great time had elapsed since
his (Sir F. Vincent's) return ; still he was convinced that
he not only expressed his own sentiments, but also the sen-
timents of evety one present, when he declared that every
vote the honourable member had given, had met with their
approbation. (Le ud cheers.) On the question of reform he
had throughout the session voted with the illinisters ; yet,
when the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved a grant of
money for pensions, Sir FrancisVineent opposed it. (Cheers.)
Sir Francis Vincent he considered to be not only the pro-
tector of their liberties, but also the protector of their
inirses ; he therefore hoped, that at the next election the
electors would show a kindred feeling for the honourable
member's purse in return. He begged to propose "The
health of Sir Francis Vincent," with three times three.
BLDFORD Cnantry.---The committee of inhabitants, it
appears, intend to continue their exertions to procure some
athrations in theebjectionable clauses In the Act of Parlia-
ment, and to exercise the power given them of being repre-
sented in the trust, by electing their own representatives--
The intetfereitee of corporative trustees in the choice of elec.
tire trustees is eirr.sidered by the committee as an infringe-
recut of the privileges of the l^habitants.

Becronn.—The new Barton Hill read is now fast ad.
warming toward. completion it is intended that It shall be
open to the public some time prior to Michaelmas. The
cutting is of immense depth, and after being inspected by
several military engineers employed by Government to make
a survey of that line ef mid, has been declared to be as fine
a specimen of engineering as any extant, either in this or the
adjoining counties. When the beauty of the scenery is
taken into consideration, it will form one of the most atzraa
tire objecut of the day; the Mil through which the road is
cut being one of the highest points above the level of the
sea, on the north-west of London. There will be a large
bonfire on the promontory of the hill on the first night of the
road being open, In order to announce the event to the I üb-
lie. The fire, it Is expected, will be visible at Cambridge,
Biahop's &ortfonl, Oxford, and a considerable distance on
the Portsmouth road.
A LLOTWINTS OT /USD TO TOE Pooa.—We feel
pleasure in stating, as a proof of the advantages of this
system, that the heed prize given by the Horticultural So-
ciety fo the best cultivated cottage garden, was awarded to
a man who has an allotment of land from the directors of the
Bedford House of Industry, and that two of the prizes for
vegetables were also given to two other men having allot-
ments of the same land. We hope this will induce land-
owners to encourage and extend this laudable system, which
is found to be so advantageous in various ways.
ARCREAT MEETINU.—The first meeting of the Bast
Hertfordshire Toxophilite Society," which wu held at
Bdckendonbury on Wednesday last, went off in the most
agreeable manner. The spot chosen was admirably calcu-
lated for the purpose; said at an early hour in the morn-
ing marquees were pitched, and eight targets placed at due
intervals. These, together with the handsome silk flags
which waved over them, presented a very picturesque and
I pleasing appearance, which was greatly heightened on the
arrival of the company. The members and their fziends
I began to assemblerahout one o'clock, and the sports began
at half.past two. Four prizes were shot for the order
of the shooting being anottged by lot, and each member
shooting three arrows emisecutively. The targets were
placed four at each end of the ground, at sixty yards dis-
tance, and the shooter shifted their ground after the dis-
charge of three arrows each, the band at the awe time strik-
ing up. The prizes escalated of aMt gold brooch, in the
form of a bow and arrow; a gold ornament, in the form of
a rose-bud ; a gold seal, with a bow and arrow engraved on
it, and a bow. The two first prizes were won by the Misses
Gould, the seal by Mr. Gould, and the bow by Mr. W.
Chester. The best arrow of the day was one from the bow of
Miss Anna Maria Lloyd, which pierced the exact centre of
the bull's eye. The following are the chief names of the
ladies and gentlemen who contended for the prizes:—Misses
Busk, Calvert, two Cheaters, Faithful, Gosling, two Lloyds,
Malthus, &c. Messrs. Alston, Busk, Campbell, W. Chester,
Gould, Hamilton, Rev. P. Johnson, Malthus, R. Nicholson,
Sutton &c. _

MARRIED.—At Chipping Barnet, the Bee. Tbomu
Breton, 11. A. to Jane Lewis, daughter of J. Goodyear,
Esq. of Barnet.
DIED.—At Biggleswade, Samuel Wells, Req. banker,
76, highly respected by all ranks—At Margate, Miss Kimp-
ron, daughter of Henry Kimpton, Esq. late of Paul-house,
Edmonton—At Pertenhall Vicarage, Elizabeth, wife of the
Rev. Thomas Marlyn, Thanes Oldacre,
of .10 years Huntsman to the Berkeley Hounds—At
Cambridgeshire, the Rev. F. Winstanley, Vicar.

LAW REPORTS.
COURT OF CHANCRRY, Ana. 2.
IN IZ DESTRIL
Mr. Lovanar applied to the Court to know how and
when the affidavit which had been made in this matter should
be filed.

The Loan CHANCELLOR said he did not sit there to di-
rect what parties should do. There could be no doubt, after
what had been said yesterday, that the affidavit must be en-
titled win the matter of Desprey," and that it must be filed
as all simile, affidavits. If i: was the intention of Mr.
Desprey to apply in formed pamperis, he must first make an
affidavit that he war not worth 51. and he must procure the
certificate of a banister that he had merits.
Mr. Lorena,' said this had been done.

• .
His Lotman' r asked who bad signed the certificate.
Mr. Luvarray said he had done so.
His LORDSHIP said he should require the certificate of
some other barrister, in consequence of the suggestion which
had been made that Mr. Loveday had some interest in the
matter. Any gentleman at the bar, upon looking into the
case, would say whether it contained enough to enable him
to sign the certificate.
Mr. Loveday wished to say a word to the Lord Chancellor
on his own si•uation with respect to retainers.
His LORDSHIP declined to hear another word on the sub-
ject. He sat there to hear the public businessand the causes
which were before the Court.—not to permit mere gossip to
be addressed to him. He had been, he feared, too indul-
gent, but he desired that no more might be said upon this
topic. There could be no difiiculty among gentlemen at the
bar about retainers, if the rules of the profession were pro-
perly observed.
His LORDSHIP then proceeded with the appeal paper,
which contained nothing of public interest, up to half-put
two o'clock, when the Court rose.

SUMMER ASSIZES.
LEWES, Mummy 1.
(Clows Couay.--Before Lord TENTEIDZW2
Thomas Man and James West, both rather well. resod
men, stood indicted for a burglary at the house of George
Rogge Gilbert, a wealthy fanner residing at Burwash, in this
county, on the night of the 21st of June last.
It appeared by the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, that
they were awoke about one o'clock on the night in question
by the breaking of a pane of glass in their bed-room window
on the first door, and on jumping out of bed and going to
the window, it being then moonlight, they found that a man
had already opened the window by putting his arm through
the broken pane, and had nearly got himself also through
the window into the room. Mr. Gilbert immediately struck
the man with his fist, and Mrs. Gilbert struck him also
with a chair, and they endeavoured to force him down
from the leads under the window on which he had got
by means of' a ladder, but they could not succeed, and,
in spite of all their efforts, the man got into the room, and
was instantly followed by another. While they were saw
gling with the man who first entered, he called out to Mr.
Gilbert to know his name, and, on bearing it was Gilbert,
he said, " That is the name we want, we must have your
money." Mr. Gilbert assured them he had no money, upon
which the men called out to some person outside the window,
" Give me the pistols, 111 shoot him." During this time
Mrs. Gilbert made her escape down stairs, and jumped
through a window into the road, where she called out "Mar-
der !" but was immediately /mired by a third man of the
party, who laid bold of her by the arms, and told het. to
be quiet, and that no harm should happen to her. At this
time too, a dog In the house began to bark, which, with
the cries of Mrs. Gilbert, so much alai med the men within
the house, that they both jumped out of the window at
which they bad entered, without waiting to come down the
ladder, and the whole party ran away, leaving behind them
a lantern and candle, with phospborus.box, &e.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert distinctly identified the prisoner
Thomas Man, as the person who first entered at the bed.
room window, but they could not speak pesitively to the
other prisoner ; they were, however, able accurately to des-
cribe die dress that both wore at the time, and to say pod-
tieely that teitiler had hat nor shoes on. They also stated,
that the next morning they ascertained that the pantry bad
been broken open, and two bowls, with their contents of
milk, stolen, the only property that was lost, the burglars
not having had time to take any thing more before they
were disturbed.
A number of witnesses, chiefly labourers on the roads,
identified the two prisoners as having been in company with
a third man, the whole of the day previous to the night of
the robbery, lurking about the neighbourhood of Burwash,
and making inquiries about Mr. Gilbert's house, his pro-
perty, Ac. and about other farmers in the neighbourhood,
and they all gave the same description of the prisoners' dress
that Mr. and Mts. Gilbert did.
The last witness was William Sands, an approver, one of
the burglars, who was admitted as a witness for the Crown
in consideration of his youth, and that he bad not entered
the house or threatened any violence.
This witness detailed all the particulars of the plan laid
by the prisoners and himself to rob Mr. Gilbert's house.
'The whole, be said, was concocted in the town of Lewes, at
a public house called the While Lon, where they met soon
after their discharge from the house of correction. where
they bad all been ctefined for some time, and had become
acquainted. He was the person, he said, that laid; hold or
Mts. Gilbert, and told her she should not be hurt.
This witness went through a long crom-examioation by
cite }Waie'Man; but lie was not in the slightest degree
oil his
bilr widest*, corroborated as it was, btoughtthe
diem serighilie both the sonot
The rise/rot bsat
asesetuardned pri s.every witness that was
examined foe the remotion at great Wok and abriaya

began his anss-examinstion thus :—" Witness at the bar, 1
do you know the nature of the oath you have taken?"
in iough
1 Neither of the prisoners said any th in his defence, sad
before hearing the Judge's charge the cry slid that their
minds were made up, but his Lordship t it proper that
the jay should, before returning their verdict, hear a few
observations from him on the distinction they wets to thaw
between the evidence of the approver. and that given by the
other witnesses. Ilis Lordship, however, only detained theta
a few minutes, and they then returned a verdict of guilty
against bath the prisoners.
it very-little boy, named John Tree, only 12 years old,
was convicted of breaking into the National Infant School,
at Brighton, and stealing front a desk which he found open.
41. in money, and several silver rut, which were 'found
upon his person when apprehend
The Jury, on returning their verdict of Guilty, recom-
mended the prisoner to mercy on account of Ms youth,
which the Judge said should be attended to, but on inquiry
be learned that the prisoner had been several times before in
custody for felonious acts, and that he was, encouraged in
them by his parents. His Lordship said, that the bat thing
that could be done for the boy would be to separate him
from those parents, but his lordship deferred, for the pre-
sent, passing sentence on him.
It was expected that his Lordship would have immediately
passed sentence on the two convicts West and Man, but his
Lordship, after some hesitation, ordered them to be taken
from the bar until the last day of the assizes.
CIVIL COUILT.
Mr. Justice ChiszLza was occupied the whole of this day
in trying three common jury causes of not the slightest in-
terest except to those immediately concerned, nor indeed is
there now in that list any cause that can excite interest, as
the only one of that nature which the list contained has been
withdrawn.
___

The (hand Jury, in the Crown Court, has found a true
bill for murder against a man brought into the town only to.
day, and whose name of course does not appear in the calen-
dar, and it is expected to be a ease of some interest ;
there is another charge of murder under investigation be-
fore the coroner at Brighton, which, it is said, will be
endeavoured to be brought on for trial if possible this as.
aims also.

LEICESTER, Aviator 1.
(Before Lord Chief Justice Trxnatz, and a Special Jury.)

SMITH V. NEWBOLD.
This was an action of assault. The plaintiff, it appeared,
was executor of a person, against whose estate some members
of the defendant's family had certain pecuniary claims, and
the latter being dissatisfied with the mode in which the affairs
of the testator were managed by the plaintiff', considerable ill
feeling arose between them. The parties having met at the
house of a solicitor, at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, some angry ex-
pressions were used towards each other, in the course of
Which the defendant threatened to punish the plaintiff,
who thereupon called the defendant a puppy. The latter,
who is a young man, about twenty-five or twenty-six years
of age, immediately struck the plaintiff, who is upwards of
50, although in other respects a stronger man apparently
than the defendant, a blow on the ear with his,ftst. He after-
wards repeated his blow two or three times, when the solicitor,
who was present, interposed, and prevented any further vio-
lence being offered on either side. for this assault the
plaintiff brought an action, which was tried at the last sprift
assizes, and recovered 251. damages. The defendant obtained
a new trial, on the ground of surprise, owing to the neglect
of his own law agents, and on the terms of paying all the
costs of the former trial. It now came on again, when the
defendant appeared to defend the cause in person, and after
urging, in a written defence, the provocation he had received
from the plaintiff, he left the case in the Lands of the jury,
without calling witnesses.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintifE—Damages
twenty pounds.
The learned judge refused to certify for the plaintiff that
it was a proper case for a special jury.
No other cause tried to-day possessed the slightest inte-
rest. All the business was disposed of at an early hour,
except two special jury causes originally fixed for TuNday
morning.

POLICE REPORTS.

Gunnuor.r..—Wm. Baker was charged with stealing a
purse, containing 42 sovereigns, from r. Banowdiffe, an
auctioneercontaining in Fleet-street, while be was standing on Black.
trios-bridge to view the return of the procession, about half.
past six o'clock in the evening.
Dlr. Banoweliffe stated that he took some of his children
with him, and while his attention was distracted by some
fellows who pressed on one of his younger daughters with
some violence, some person drew his purse from his
breeches pocket. He had fortunately shifted a check for
601. into another pocket a few minutes before. He had
noticed the prisoner pressing on him, and be followed him
till he gave him into custody. He was committed foe trial.
A long inquiry took place respecting a charge against a
repeatable person as being one of the gang, but that wean
proved most clearly that he was not near the spot, although
Mr. Berroweliffe and two or three other persons swore to his
identity. He of course was di
BOIV-STREES.—Exvossivilarrodiontw.—Last night
a young man' of highly respectable connections, named
Henry Cape Seymour, was brought up in the custody of
Salmon, one of the principal officers charged with having
stolen watches, plate, and moneys, to the amount of nearly
0001. the property of Messrs. Makeptace, the well-known
silversmiths in Sale-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, in whose
employment be was a clerk.
From the evidence of Mr. inalepeact, the principal
partner, and Salmon, the officer, it appeared the prisoner
had been in the service of the firm for eleven months, and
about a fortnight ago he suddenly left them without giving
the least notice of such an intention. After hb had disap-
peared suspicions arose that he bad robbed them, and upon
taking stock a quantity of plate, watches, and other articles
were missed ; and upon further inquiry it was discovered
that the prisoner had possessed himself of several weep-
lances drawn in favour of the firm, and had taken them
to the different places of payment when they became due,
obtained the money, and applied it to his own use. Salmon
was applied to apprehend him, and on Sunday morning
went to Brighton, where he met him en the Stein; and took I
him into custody. He at wee said be knew what had'.
brought Salmon after him, and on the road to London eon.
fused that he had lobbed his employers, and told the officer
that if on their arrival be went to a respectable house, which
he named, and where he (the prisoner) had been in the
habit of visiting, he would find on the top of a bureau a num-
ber of pawnbrokers' duplicates relating to property which be
had pawned belonging to Messrs. Makepeace. Salmon dis-
covered the duplicates as dentribed, and they were found to
relate to property bebeafteg to the prosecutors.
Mr. kfasepeace said ite-had not yet had time to ascertain
correctly the full moment of their loss ; and the prisoner was
remanded fora feral" *Ws the case will be more fully
gone into.
Mairr.LA.Bowitn...lffiesets Pitcher, a demure-looking
man, was yesterday brought before Mr. Griffith, at the in-
stance of his lawful wife, Hannah Pitcher, for ill-treatment,
the complainant at the time sighing most piteously'.
Mr. uairryrn t Why, you sigh ? Hannah : So I ought,
for the wretch, (pointing to poor Simon,) he murders me
every day, your Honour, day and night, though I say it.
Mr. Osaveir : Bat you are not dud yet. What do you
want? Hannah: I want nothing at all of him, your Ho-
nour. I have been nine years getting my breed, and be
wants to live upon me, that's all.
Simon Pitcher now stated that it an arose entirely from
his wife's unaccountable attachment to her uncle, who bad
to emigrate to America with bar. In proof whereof
proposed
_produced the following letter :
" Ballywerern Feb. 26, 1831.
" My dear Hannah,—l direct thee; few lines to you,
hoping that Mr. Pitcher has found good health, as I find at
pawn; thanks to Amorenvir Gen for the same. I should
have written long before now, but expecting your favours,
and knowing that it was right. Yon know my mind, and I
need not manias a word to you with regard to that. I need
not tell you how nearly I feel inclined to you, so lose no time
if you wish to travel with me, for you have no more than
one single moult to be over with me. If you don't come, I
hope you will not delay your answer to this letter three days.
Don't
with dela
if y the letter, as I would divide my last shilling
you, you are inclined to me, u there is not that
woman on ear,L
..11 I could wish beyond you. So no MON at
present, dear trannatt, from your /orb, and most affectionate
uncle,
.S. I " AMES DUANE.
"P hope yOu will not fail to cane has to me. Di.
rem, if you don James Duane, Dallyeresteru. countof
Cork, Irelead. "
J. D.
Mrs. Pitcher felt indignant et the canntrueslon put are
this letter by her husband. She snorted, that hr rode had
brought ber up from a child, and that she knew nothing
Mr. of blin than the Ass&
Goirrint— peer stint= aid I bogie
tine ; • bet th9setmattues aro gees.say
Simon Philter and hts With the Ake in all
cis Mains itt
Coc• utzligteirit..,-Qtiendaj, .41aliiilfirat;r &IL

blown Hem* vidoellor,
_walinag hi the neighbourhood of
stmilsieught Ilfr. Kewanee's, to
stewed adg a field of wheat
belonging to r. Kayla, a fenno, at Hendee.
111 r. Kayla 'noted that es Swialoy lost he saw the primer
and another Mahone ametekig her dqpitheough his wbeat
field. He lubibesolkequody sonoyed by nuisances of a
similar kind, and followed that foto the New-road, where
be gave lit. Smith into custody.
'Mr. Rawmusou called upon the primmer for his deface,
who denied thee tatement in toto, and warned that the goitre-
wan who accompanied him into the New-road waste NW
stranger to him, and that items his dogs that congeals the
wheat field.

Mr. &mustiest considered it a most extraordinary sort
of Cockney sport i John Gilpin himself would be ashamed
of salt amusement. He ordered the parties to retire and
try if they could not arrange the matter.
They retiree, when Mr. Smith paid the complainant 41.
foe the damage, and was discharged
MARLBOIOIIOII.IITRZEZ—Monday Caroline Mansell,
a smartly-dressed young woman, was brought before Mr.
Roe, by Mackenzie, a police constable, who stated that on
the preceding night he observed her in Castle-street, Leices.
ter square, under the influence of intoxication, and behaving
in a riotous manner. He cautioned her to move on, and even
assisted her along, but she became so violent, and abused
him so grossly, that he was at last obliged to convey her to
the police (station. The constable added that he believed
her is be a common prostitute. The unfortunate creature
Jo her defence related an extraordinary story of ellablerie,
which she said she had witnessed on the previous night, and
which she solemnly averred had so dreadfully alarmed her,
that she had been nearly frightened out of her senses. She
stated that she was walking along Coventry-street in the
early part of the evening, when three gentlemen came up
and persuaded her to accompany them to a house at the
east end of the town, somewhere, she believed, in the neigh.
bourhood of Shadwell. They conducted her to a dark and
very gloomy apartment, where one of the party exhibited a
drawn sword, and threatened to murder her forthwith, unless
she consented to take off her clothes. Under the influence of
fear, for she was terror-struck at the whole proceeding, she
complied, and she was then put into a coin, and covered
with a shroud. After remaining in the calls for some time
she was suffered to rise, and a scene more terrifying than the
preceding followed; for she beheld numbers of figures made
to represent imps, demons, and other inmates of the infer-
nal regions, who, she said, were chum into a blazing fire
by the party, who introduced pitchforks on the occasion. At
length they permitted her to depart, and she reached the
west end of the town by midnight.
Mr. Roo said she was well known at the Office, having
been there before on similar charges. He should, however,
take care that she should not undergo another fright of the
kind for the ensuing three weeks.
Tuaseas PoLicz. Yesterday, Marchand Barber, a
lighterman, was charged with committing a desperate out.
rage on the river, in the presence of their Majesties. He
struck Mr. C. J. Manning, of Great Ormond-street, in the
mouth, which bled profusely. Marston, a constable, seized
him by the throat, and prostrated him Into the boat. The
prisoner promised to be quiet, but on being liberated, he
knocked Blanton backwards, and jumped into the river.—
He was again seized. At length he was tied down to the
galley and taken to the Police Ship, where he behaved
most outrageously all night. The Magistrates adjudged
him to pay a Snit of four pounds to the King, and in de-
fault of payment, two months' imprisonment.

EXECUTION OF JOHN ANY BIRD BELL, FOR

MURDER.

MAIDsToWZ, Ann. I.—The execution of this wretched
youth, who was convicted at our Assizes, oo Friday last, of
the murder of the boy Taylor, in a wood near Rochester,
took plea over the Turnkey's lodge, in the front of the
County gaol. The tender age of the culprit, for be was
not yet 14, and the circumstances under which the atrodous
crime was perpetrated, drew together an immense concourse
of people to witness the sad spatacle. As early as five
o'clock 3,000 or 4,000 men and women arrived from differ.
eat places in the neighbourhood of the town; and by half.
past seven o'clock, at least 10,000 persons bad congregated
near the gaol. A rumour had got abroad that the execution
would take place at eight o'clock ; and the dense mass re-
mained till a quarter past that hour, when the governor of
the gaol placed a board in the front of the gaol door. stating
ithat the sheriff would not make his apparent* dli a few
minutes past 11 o'clock. This announcement occasioned
considerable disappointment among the asmatbkd throng,
but this feeling did not prevent their attendance at the hour
appointed.
Meanwhile, the unhappy object of all this greet curiosity
was awaiting with trembling anxiety the approach of his
doom. Ever since sentence was passed upon, and when he
was assured that no hopes of mercy remainerLto him, be
had conducted himself with great decorum. The Chaplain
had repeated visits to his all; but the profligate lemons he
was taught by his depraved parents were too deeply rooted
in his mind, to make Bell 'Weir sensible of the drea4ful
situation In which his crime had placed him. The hardi-
hood which the culprit had displayed at his trial, and even
when sentence was posed, deserted him as he entered his
cell. He wept bitterly; and when his mother visited him
on Sunday afternan, be accused hes of being the cams of
bringing him to his "present scraps." On Sunday evening,
after the condemned sermon had been preached by the Rev.
Chaplain, Bell made a full confession of his guilt. His
statement did not materially differ from that which was given
on the trial ; but he added some perdue ars of the conduct
of his victim before he murdered him, which makes the
blood run cold. He said that when be sprung upon Taylor
with the knife in his hand, the poor boy, aware of the mur-
derous intention, fell upon Isis luxes before him, offered him
all the money he bad, his knife, his cap, and whatever else
be liked, said be would love him dating the whole of his
life, and never tell what bad happened to any human being.
This pathetic appeal was lost upon the murderer, and
without making any answer to it, be struck his knife into
his throat.
At half-put eleven o'clock, the solemn peals of the prison
bell announced the preparations for the execution. After the
operation of pinioning, &e. had been completed, the culprit,
attended by the chaplain, Qtr. walked steadily to the plat-
form. When he appeared there, be gazed steadUTT around
him ; but his eye did not quail, nor was his cheek
After the rope was adjusted round his neck, he exclaimed
in a firm and loud tone of voice. " Loan have mercy upon
us. Pray, good LORD, have mercy upon us. Loan have mercy
von us. All the purple before me take warning by me in
Having been asked if he had anything farther to say, he
repeated the same words, and added, • LOUD have mercy
upon my pore boa" At the appointed signal, the bolt was
withdrawn, and in a minute or two the wretched malefactor
ceased to alit.
The body is to be given over to the surgeons at Rochester,
for dissection.

A CENSOR AT CROSS PURPOSEti...—Co—I want
to know your number Ma'am, for the population return
A. Thirty.seven, air. C.—Thiny.aeven ! and only ins
family occupying this house ? A.—Only one, air. (Cetr
sae marks one family consisting of tbirtymeven individuals.)
C.—Now, ma'am, how many males above twenty are there
in the house ? A.—None, sir. C—Why, nose out of the
thlrty.seven ! air, thirty-seven is the
number. C.—(oh here's a blunder.) Well, ma'am,
bow many boys and girls have you got ? A. Boys and girls!
do you come to Insult me, tar! me, sir. whom the Bagwell
scandal never before pointed at! no person ever bad thei
audaelty to ask tee such a question,—boys and girls indeed!
begone fellow. C.—Bless me ! ma'am, don't be in a pas.
sion ; it's the Census I'm after. A.—Your sasses, your
senses, cab ! I see they're gone, but you won't and them
here, I warrant you. (Bangs the door in his face.) At
next door he Gods the former house to be occupied by an
old Tabby, who was currently reported to have had a slip
in her youth. C..—Who lives here? A.-A blind fiddler.
Censor reads one of the heads of his iiichedule—" Capitalists,
Clergy, Pres:Axial, and other educated men," so claps
down the scraper of catgut between a learned judge and a
D.D. F.R.B.—" Arn't you afraid of the curse that overtook
Bing David for numberieg the people?" asks a talkative
old lady. C.—No, no, ma'am, this is not the reign of
King Ddtrid but King Miliaria A.—wed, weal, replied
the dame, be that as it may, I would like to bear o' Queen
Adm.ladle adding a kiddie in earnest to your Census, what
say ye ?--Amen ! rejoined the Censor, and proceeded in his
task.
GOOD LITCI.—A hacincy coachman in Moo:-
fields was called from his stand on Saturday morn-
ing to take possessiori'of an estate of 1501. a-year,
to which he succeeded by the. dfath of a relatios
at Edmonton. The poor fellow and his famity
*ere in the utmost distress, hariugheitbriatenail
by thaiOanigura oily a few hosin.bffnly *SW
Oftiairived to IS' tfiriaed eit.prtbSit lodsigis
la:ticiisiO.of their inability to payoff WOO
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