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London, England, 1825-09-14 00:00:00

THE POST-HORSE.

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All chains were freedom, every toil repose,
Could the poor post-horse tell thee all his.woes;
Show thee his bleeding shoulders, and unfold
The dreadful anguish be endures for gold ;
Hied at each call of business, lust, or rage,
That prompts the traveller on from stage to stage,
&ill on his strength depends their boasted speed,
For them his limbs grow weak, his bare ribs bleed :
And though he, groaning, quickens at command,
Their extra shilling, in the rider's hand,
Dreomes his bitter scourge—'tis he must feel
The double efforts of the lash and steel ;
Till when, up hill, the destin'd inn he gains,
And trembling under complicated pains,
Then, from his nostrils, with consumptive sound,
His breath, emitted, floats in clouds around;
Drops chase each other down his chest and sides,
Aod spatter'd mud his native colour bides ;
Thro his swollen veins the boiling torrent flows,
And every nerve a separate torture knows!
Ah ! well for him if here his sufferings ceaed,
And ample boors of rest his pains appeaed ;
Dot roued again, and sternly bade to rise,
And shake refreshing slumber from his eyes,
Ere his exhausted spirits can return,
Or through his frame reviving ardour burn,
Come forth he must, the limping, mained, and sore,
lie hears the whip—the chaise is at the door—
The collar tightens, and again he feels
Ilis half-heard wounds itiffam'd—again the wheels
With tiresome sameness, on his ears resound,
As heavily he drags along the ground.
Thus nightly robbed of rest, and galled by day,
His piece-meal murd'rers wear his life away !

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPTEMBER 13.

TIIE CORN-DOCTOR AGAIN.
John Mason and Jane his wife, were indicted for as-
saulting Thomas Wilson. This was a postscript to
the effigy case tried yesterday. It appeared that in
about a couple of hours after the doctor's wife had suc-
ceeded, by means of her can and its contents. in rescuing
the similitude of her husband from the filmes, and put-
ting the rioters to the scut, the defendant Wilson. by
trade a shoemaker (who was yesterday convicted, with
his wife, of assaulting the doctor), happened to be pass-
ing by the house of the latter, who, upon seeing him,
called him by some stay ungenteel name, and threat-
ened to have him 64 pulled up. The shoemaker (real
lecting, perhaps, how much he had put in the corn-
doctor's way, by being somewhat sparing of leather
wheat fitting his customers), replied, in indignant terms,
to his ungrateful and ungracious salutation. The
reply elicited a replication in the same style, and the
replication a rej inder, and soon, until the doctor's lady,
still Bushed with the success of her late sortie, thought
this a fair opportunity of repeating it, and accordingly
sallied forth with all the fury of a dismounted Amazon.
Her charge was described to be tremendous, and so
great was the effervescence of her valour, that she was
unable to discriminate between the enemy and her, ally,
and not only assaulted the poor shoemaker, but actually
throttled the doctor. The action then became general,
but the subsequent particulars were detailed in a very
confused manner. The upshot of the matter was, that
the Jury acquitted the doctor (indeed, he ought to have
joined Wilson in the prosecution) and convicted his wife.
The CHAIRMAN sentenced her to pay a fine of 6s. Bd.

and he also sentenced Wilson to pay; alike fine (for the
assault of which he was convicted on the preceding
day,) and Mrs. Wilson to pay a fine of Is. and both the
latter parties to give security to keep the peace towards
the doctor and his lady.
When the case had terminated, the doctor said be
had an observation which he begged leave to address
to the Court. Having obtained. permission, he then
stated that he had been described in all the newspapers
of the day as a most eminent corn-doctor ; " Now I beg
it to be understood," added be, smiling at his own in-
genuity and sly tact in puffing, " that I can cure the
gout as well as corns." (Great laughter.) "No doubt,"
observed one of the Counsel, " and you can cure corns
just as well as the gout."
William Ale/lolls was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth
Cannons, with intent to commit a rape. It appeared
from the testimony of the prosecutrie, a rather well-
looking savant girl, 20 years of age, who gave her
evidence iu a very clear and modest manner, that she
went into the defendant's service, at Brentford, in April
last. On the evening of the 18th of June, taking ad-
vantage of his wife's absence, he directed the proseco-
ilia to carry some blankets out of one spare bed-room
into another. Upon her going into the room, he seized
her round the waist, saying, "I have got you at last,"
and threw her down on the blankets. His dress was
unbuttoned, and I,e attempted to take gross liberties'
with her person. She struggled w:th him for about 20
minutes, and at-last succeeded in escaping from him.
This was on Saturday evening, and the next day she
informed her sister, who lived as a sea want in the neigh-
boinhood, of the treatment she had received. She also
informed her mistress, and left the defendant's service
on Monday. By the advice and interference of Messrs.
Roe, she communicated the facts to Mr. Sweepe, the
attorney, who took her to Bow-street, where she lodged
ineormations again-t the defendant. When under ex-
amination at the Police-office, the Magistrate advised
b.: t go out and settle the case with the defendant,
but she declined so doing.
The defendant admitted that he had tried to kin the
girl, but denied that he bad attempted to take any
greater liberty with her, and imputed the prosecution
to the malice of Messrs. Roe and the attorney.
Mr. Sweepe disclaimed, on behalf of his employers
and himself, all feeling of malice against the defendant,
who was admitted upon all hands to have been (bating
this transaction) a very rest ectable man.
The Jury (some of whom bore testimony to his respectability),
returned a verdict of Goilty.
The CHAIRMAN, an pronouncing sentence, said, he
did not wish to bold out the encouragement of money
to pet sons bringing forward charges of Ibis nature;
but under all the circumstances of this case, he con-

ceivecf the prosecuttix to be a most deserving young
woman, and entitled to some compensation for ail she
had undergone. He, thetefore, sentenced the defendant
to pay a fine of 401. with liberty to speak to the pro-
" secuttis t (which means, that by paying half the pen..lty
to thepitisecntris, he will be remitted the other hall.)
The defendant accordingly bJuded 20/. to the girl, paid his
Area to the oaken, and *as discharged. lit seemed about forty-
sight Teats of ay.

Joshua haat& was indicted. fee *walking J. jade,
dun, on the 22d of June last.
It appeared, that on that evening the prosecutor
.(who is son to the celebrated vocalist), and a fri:nd,
were at Sadler's Wells Theatre; where they expected to
have been joined by a young man named Eubank,
whom however they did not meet. On the's-return
home they fell in with a party of four, to one of whom,
named Eubank, the others were wishing good night.
The prosecutor called out, " Is that Eubank ?" and the;
defendant came forward, stating that his name was
Eubank. Mr. Ineledon told him he was not the Gen-
tleman he wanted, who was from. Yorkshire. The
defendant said, he, too, was Yin kshise. A dialogue
then ensued, which was differently described by the
witnesses on both sides—those for the prosecution swear-
,' ing that the defendant was the first to use offensive
language, and upon the prosecutor's retorting, struck
him in the face. The witnesses on the other side swore
just the reverse; except, that instead of striking the
defendant, the prosecutor flourished a stick in his face.

The Jury weighed the evidence on both sides, and decided that
the balance of truth inclined to the side of the prosecution. They,
therefore, returned a verdict of Guilty against the defendant, who
was sentenced to pay a fine of 10,.

The Secretary of the Persian Ambassador unadvisedly
foretold an eclipse of the sun at Moscow a century
ago ; but such at that time was the ignorance of the
people, that the Russians imagined the astronomer had
the power and malice to cause this obscuration of the
glorious luminary. Accordingly, when it happened,
the Ambassador's protection was hardly sufficient to
preserve his servant, whom the em aged multitude were
for putting to death as a sorcerer.
The Vibelia, Columns, of London, which arrived at

Rio de Janeiro on the '3oth June, was chased on the
-24th of May, the island of Bravo, Cape de Verd, bear-
ing E.S.E. 80 leagues, by a very suspicious brig, much
disguised, which fired into her, and after exchanging a
few shots made off; she appeared to be about 160 tons,
lied with men, and principally black.
The military mustachios of the Tenth, their splendid
dress, and manly appearance, wrought such an
impression on the Bristol Ladies, that some of them
followed them to Exeter. Two of these fair damsels,
very respectably attired, were seized by their friends on
Sunday, and put into a coach, as prisoners of wab to
be conveyed home.
Arracan is the chief town of Arracan. a province
of the Burmese empire. It is situated in lat. 20. 40. N.
and long. 93. 5. E. " This town and fort," says Symes,
" were taken by the Burmans in 1783, after a feeble
resistance. They found a considerable booty, but on
nothing was a higher value placed than an image of
Gaudma, (the Gautama of the Hindoos, a name of
Buddha) made of brass, and highly burnished. The
figure is about ten feet high, and in the customary sit-
ting posture, with the legs crossed and inverted, the
left hand resting on the lap, the right pendant. This
image is believed to be the original resemblance of the
Reeshe (saint) taken from life, and it is so highly vene•
rated, that pilgrims have for centuries been accustomed
to come from the remotest countries, where the supre•
macy of Gaudma is acknowledged, to pay their delta.
tions at the feet of his brazen representative. There
were also five images of Raeshyas, the demons of the
Hindoos, of the same metal, and of gigantic stature,
the guardians of the sanctuary. A singular piece of
ordnance, of most enormous dimensions, was also found,
composed of huge bars of iron, beaten into form.—This
ponderous cannon measured SO feet in length, two and
a half in diameter at the mouth, and 10 inches in the
calibre. It was transported by the Birmans to Umme-
tuponra by water, as a military trophy, and Gaudma,
with his infernal guards, were, in like manner, conveyed'
to the capital, with pomp and superstitious parade."
Wednesday evening a fatal accident occurred at the
bottom of Westgate, Wakefield, to Captain Lima-
wooer, of Cinder•hall, near MirfielJ. He was returning
home on horseback, and bad just been speaking to some
friends with whom he had been dining, but had not
proceeded from them many yards, before one of his
stirrups gave way, and he fell upon his head on the
pavement. Immediate assistance was afforded, but in
a few minutes he breathed his last.

A Company has been formed in Dublin for building
a small town in the immediate neighbourhood of the
beautiful Bay of that City, to consist of rowcof hand-
some marine villas, and to be called " New Brighton."
The idea is a most happy one ; for as a marine resi-
dence, thereis not in the known world a more eligible
or delightful situation than the Bay of Dublin. The
site has already been chosen—it extends along the
coast from Sea-point to Dunleary, perhaps the most
picturetque and beautiful line that imagination can
picture, and one which will not fail to be numerously
resorted to by the Irish Nobility and Gentry.
A seaman belonging to the Windsor Castle, of bad
character, and one who was considered to disgrace his
Majesty's Navy, after various means had been tried to
reclaim him, was, on Thursday last, drummed out of
the Fleet. This imposing ceremony was performed by
ihe culprit being placed in the ship's boat, wi.h his
hands tied before him, a halter about his neck, and a
paper, on which was described his offence, fastened to
his back, and towed alongside every man of war in
Plymouth harbour, the drummers in the boat sweetly
serenading him with the honourable air, the 44 Itogue's
March." Af er he had gone through this pleasing
round, he was landed at Mutton Cove, with his para.
phernalia, amidst the laughs and sneers of a number
of persons assembled.
Saturday evening, Joseph Dane, the steeple-keeper at
Shoreditch Church, met with a serious accident. The
" Cumberland Youths" being about to sing a peal on
the bells of that church, it was Dane's duty to turn the
clappers ; but while doing so, his foot slipped off the
frame, and in his fall he caught hold of one of the bens,
the weight of which is nearly nineteen hundred wei/hr,
and which falling from the stay on the urfortunate
man's leg, split the bone from the settle to the knee. In
that situation lie lay for nearly forty minutes, until found
by his son, who, having procured assistance, a rope was
fastened to the bell in order to raise it tr .m the leg ;
but in doing so, the rope unfortunately broke, and the
bell loin fill with its whole weight en the poor man's
leg, which, by this second concussi.in was literally
ci ushed to pieces. He was taken to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital in a very dreadful condition.
Saturday ',slit, at H tton Colliery, four men unfor-
tunately lost their lives. They n ere employed in sinking'
a shaft for a new pit, when an immense quantity of sanu
fell in upon them, and completely cosered them. From
the weight of the sand, it iv suppt.sed their deaths were
instantaneous. The Tyne Mercury says the bodies can
not be dug out for at least three weeks.

Captain Items has won his match or killing. twenty swallows on
the wing, with plata and ball, in one day.

DREADFUL FIRE. AZ BRIGHION.

A -most afar ming dee bite-:obt, "on. Moeda' f night, at
the large and elegant mansion erecting by Major Rus-
sell, at the end of the Marine Parade. Ij was fitst.dis
covered abut half-past eiAht o'clock, at which time it
bad gained greet heid, the flames bursting forth with
dreadful fury from the windows and- every part of the
building. The he use being wifinished, it is supposed
the fire must have. been burning within the walls al-
most from the time the woiknien left it, a period of
about two hours. An engine betinging to the town
arrived about nine o'clock, and that of the Sussex Fire-
office shortly after ; but owing to the scanty and insuf-
ficient supply of water, they were prevented from work-
ing until about half pact ten o'clock, *hen the fire
having consumed all chat was combustible, was gra-
dually subsiding. The spectacle was ea most teirific
one, an immense mass of flame arising from the house,
and roll ng over the town. It is estimated that the
proprietor had expended upwards ef ten thousand pounds
upon the house, not a shilling of which was insured.
The interior is completely gutted, nothing being left
but the outi r walls, and even in these the bond timbers
are completely burnt, so that in all probability they
must be pulled down. A considerable portion of the
party walls fell in. The house was surmounted with a
large and elegant dome, which being formed of wocd,
covered with lead, gave way at an early stage of th
fire, and fell in with a tremendous crash; this dome
alone cost upwards of 8001. In front of the h use was
a noble portico, the pillars of which were wily magi&
ficent ; and through these the fire was seen raging along
the building, for m.ng a most grand and imposing ob-
ject. At the top of the front wall was a balustrade,
through the interstices of which the flames poured with
dreadful filly. One man was rs much hurt by the fall
of the burning scaffold poles as to expire almost imme-
diately, and another was dangerously injured avid not
expected to survive. The proprietor, Major Russell,
was present among the spectators, and seemed to bur
his loss with the utmost sang froid, as he gave the ne-
cessary directions to the workmen. The house has for
a long time attracted the admiration of all visitors, and
it is said that Mrs. Courts was in treaty for the purchase
of it ; the portico had been stuccoed only the day before.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.