Star.
London, England, 1830-09-01 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

The inquiry was resumed at ten o'clock yesterday morning. After
some preliminary arrangements of no importance, Mr. Brand called
Mr. Thomas William Dunsford, who deposed that be saw Mr.
Brand on the first Wednesday or Thursday in June, and on that occa-
sion he saw nothing whatever in his conduct to induce him to suppose
that he was insane: had seen him also in the previous April at his
house at Sutton. He told him that he and Mr. Alderman Wood;had
put down a considerable sum of money for bandies.
Mr. Brand.—Now, if I was at this moment released from these re-
straints, should you have any objection, or feel any apprehension, to
shoot hares or partridges with me on my farm ?
Witness.— one whatever.

In his crosatxamination by Mr. AirsTrx,:the witness said that he
had given the previous answer, not only from his former knowledge of
Mr. Brand, but also from having seen him several days in that room
during this inquiry. Mr. Brand was a good customer, but he bought
less wine than gentlemen in his rank of life. One year his account
amounted to 148 L but generally it aversged 804 He was very punc-
tual in his payments.
Mr. Simmons, a coal merchant, examined by Mr. Brand.—Witness
had frequently seen Mr. Brand within the last two years ; the last time
was the latter end of 1829, on his return from Paris. At that time he
saw nothing to induce him to suppose that he was insane, nothing bois-
terous or crazy. Should think that he had seen him during that period
20 or 30 times, and had never witnessed any thing that would have led
him to imagine any disposition towards insanity.
Cross-examined—Witness was a member of a chess.club with ?dr.
Brand. Mr. B. was by far a better player than he was; he should
have no theme with him. The conversations on those occasions were
of a general nature. Remembered meeting Mr. B. as long back as
1816. He had always thought him somewhat singular, having an
unusually ironical way of speaking, that would render it difficult for a
stranger to understand whether he was in jest or earnest.
Nathaniel Domet, jun. ship biscuit-maker, in answer to questions
from Mr. Brand—Had seen him very frequently, and had never sus-
pected that he laboured under a tendency to insanity. Witness was
Secretary to the Whist Club, and Mr. Brand was very punctual in
paying up his subscriptions.
William Callicourt gave stadia: evidence; the last time he saw Mr.
Brand was at Lord's Clicket.ground, within the last seven weeks, when
lie appeared perfectly sane. Witness went over to Mr. Brand's farm
In June, when they prectlied cricket for upwards of two hours, and he
saw nothing whatever strange or unusual in his conduct.
Mr. Samuel 'Miley, stockbroker, bad had transactions in business
with Mr. Brand, in Thom he had never witnessed any indications of
insanity. Capt. Bailey, the illaster of the Ceremonies at Margate, was
his brother, and be 'should of course know him.
Mr. Rama—Very well ; Isbell call you another day.
AIL Brooks had known Mr. Brand since 1819. The last time he
conversed '.with him was the 11 di of June, when they talked for two
hours
or two hours and a half. They talked upon the King's illness,
and general politics. They conversed also of witness's family matters.
Mr. Brand then called the witness's attention to several parts of their
conversation, whiCh he instantly recollected, and added that be never
saw any In dicatioes whoever of insanity; but, in his opinion, quite
the reverse.
By the Commissionees.—During the period he had mentioned be had
the fullest opportunity of conning a correct opinion of Mr. Brand's
state of mind. Witness was Paymaster in the Local Militia, in which
Mr. Brand was a Captain. They were also Members of a Cricket
Club, in both which capacities they frequently transacted business.
Saw him last night, when he appeared as he always had before seen',
him, and talked of the present proceedings with the utmost calmness.
Mr. Matthews, of Woodbridge. give similar evidence.
James Horne, a labourer, said that Mr. Brand managed his farm as'
well and as cheap ai any farmer in the neighbourhood.
Oa his cross examination this witness said that it was not good farm.
ing to sell off the flock, as such light land required sheep.
Mr. Brand. Yes. But if you wanted money to carry on the farm,
what would you do then ?
Witness. I must sell, I suppose.
Mr. Harris, of Camberwell, was here recalled, for the purpose of
explaining some facts and contradictions given to his former evidence
by Mr. Aldemion Wood. A good deal of uninteresting discussion,
as to the different points of law' then ensued, after which Mr.
Brand examined him at considerable length, the result of which was his
swearing positively that his former contradiction of the statement of his
expressing a wish to have a keeper with Mr. Brand was true—that he
never had expressed such a wish—and that he desired the former state.
meat to stand as his evidence. Mrs. H. was also recalled, and deposed
with equal positiveness to the same fact. Oa her oath she never told
Mr. Alderman Wood that 111 r. Brand drank always two, and sometimes
three bottles of wine • day—it was impossible she could ever have said
so, for it was altogether contrary to fact.
Many other witnesses gave favourable opinions of Mr. Brand's unity,
but nothing of interest was stated, and the inquiry sal adjourned tol
this day.

SURREY SESSIONS, Aug. 31.

Henry Paul, a young man, was placed at the bar, charged with I
having attempted to violate the person of Caroline Livermore. There'
war also a second indictment, charging him with a common maul,.
Caroline Livermore (a very pretty.looking young woman, about
twenty years of age,) stated that she was in the service of a lady named
Hanbury,:who had a villa in Lark Hall-lane, Stockwell. A little before
six on the evening of the 9th of August, ben mistress left home and went
to the Saloon of Arts, at Clapham. Shortly after she was gone,
she heard some pence speaking, and on looking round, saw the
prisoner, whom she asked what business he shad there. He re.
plied, he wished to see het mistress, but war informed she was
from home. He then asked if any one else was at home ? He
received a similar answer; the primmer then seized her by the
shoulders, and shutting the street-door, farad her into the parlour,
where he proceeded to take liberties with ba, (which are unfit for the
public eye.) She got away from the prisoner, and ran into the kitchen,
intending to fasten herself in ; the prisoner forced open the door, end
again attacked her more violently than before, and at one tine had
nearly effected his purpose ; after another violent struggle, she succeeded
in again getting away from the prisoner, and witness ran to the street
door, where she had scarcely arrived, when the prisoner seised her by the
wrist, which he nearly broke ; it was afterwards so bad, she was obliged
to have medical advice, and was unable to do her work for some days.
Witness at length made her escape to a neighbouring house and when
her mistress returned home, she communicated to her all that had hap-
pened. The prisoner was a limner at the Saloon of Arts. Sbe never
gave him any encouragement that could have induced him to act so bru-
tally towards her.
The prosecutrix underwent a very rigid cross-examination by Mr.
Dunbar, but she did not deviate in one instance from her evidence and
denied in the most solemn manner ever having encouraged the prisoner,
of whom she knew nothing but by sight.
Mr. lisnbiny deposed, that when he taunted home, his mother
told him what to the prosecutrix ; he procured a
police constable, and w.trrceidoest riaoper, whom be caused to
be appeebended.
Cromexamined by Mr. Duinan.—Neves said be would =deeli
psi.m
loner, but said that suck an set deserved hanging, for he
that a man entering into a Mumma taking advantage of a lone woman,
was worse than the thief who MOW the house in the citadel the night,
for he deserved to bi, dealt with lope laskislf.
The defeneiest up was, that the lamer bed cost weir irimuagemen,,
and endeavoured to asperse the ebsounte Oche peoultiviz.
The Jury, without hesitation, esd therieslein
The Chairman addressed the poisessr, expeesed his intUgnatlen

lat the defence set up. There was not one in the Court would discredit
the prosecutrix's evidence, and to show his sense of it, he sentenced the
prisoner to two years' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of
Correction, at Guildfonl.
John rano', aged 41, was indicted for intermarrying with Elizabeth
Humphries, his former wife Jane being alive.•
Elizabeth Rhodes proved that she was present at the marriage of the
prisoner with Jane Byfiekl, at Waterloo Church, Waterloo-road, on the
24th of September, 1826, and they lived together afterwards as man
and wife.
Thomas Boardman, Parish Clerk of St. Mark's, Kennington. proved
the marriage of the prisoner with Elizabeth Humphries, on the 18th of
June last, and now identified the 'prisoner.
The prisoner said, why lie married his second wife was because his
first was always going to the play, or else walking about with strange
men.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court sentenced him to
six months imprisonment and hard labour, at Guildford.
POLICE REPORTS.

woo--
Guituura.s.—Maria Gre—
en was charged with flinging herself over
the bdustredes of the middle rearm on Blackfriars-bridge, into the
Themes.
Charles Dunby, a constable of Blackfriars, stated that, between three
and four o'clock in the morning, he saw her sitting in the recess, and as
her appearance bespoke a troubled mind, he thought it his duty to re.
move her from that place. When be told her he could not allow her to
remain there, she showed an obstinate temper, and he found it would be
necessary to get assistance to force her away, and upon his walking a
few yards towards the next watch-box, she rose and clambered upon the
balustrade ; he rushed back in time to seize her clothes and save her.—
She then cried bitterly, and upon questioning her, he found she had been
living three years with a pugilist named Bury Haddocks, but commonly
known as Jack Nicholls. the fighting butcher ; that they had quarrelled
thst evening, and he had beaten her, and that the constable of the night
before whom he was taken for the assault had refused to detain him.
Mr. Teague, the Governor of the Compter, said that the gi:l's pas
rents were dead, and that he understood she had been supporting Ni-
cholls by her prostitution, he having no means of maintaining him-
self or her. She had formerly been admitted into the Guardian In-
stitution for reforming such females, and as she had not misbehaved
herself while there, she might probably be re-admitted, upon a pro.
per application.
The prisoner said, in answer to the Alderman's enquiries, that she
was assaulted by Nicholls in the presence of the watchman. lie had
used her very ill. She had no home now, nor friends.
Mr. Alderman ANSLEY said, such an ungrateful return was to be
expected from such a vagabond, but he would grant a warrant against
him for the assault, and for the present she should be taken care of in
the Compter ; and be further directed that the constable of the night,
who had discharged Nicholls, should be ordered to attend before him
and explain his conduct.
LAMISETH•STNEET.-••Wiliian Ranlen, a rather respectable look-
ing man, was charged with assuming the character of an Inspector of
the new police, and as such clearing out the public-houses in the
neighbourhood of Rosemary-lane.
Mr. Money, of the White Hart and Fountain, Rosemary-lane, stated
that, between 10 and 11 o'clock on the preceding night, the prisoner
entered his house, and said that he was an Inspector of the new police,
and was sent down to that neighbourhood specially by Colonel
Rowan, in consequence of what had occurred on the morning before,
namely, the two policemen robbing a man of 10s. He also told wit.
ness that it would be his imperative duty to clear his house of all as.
tourers at 1I precisely. While in the house, one of the men who were
drinking there called for a quarters of rum, and handed the prisoner a
glass of the liquor, which he drank.
Mr. William Hawkins, the landlord of the Duke of Sussex public.
house, in the same place, said that the prisoner called at his house and
told a similar story as that stated by Mr. Money.
The prisoner, in defence, said that he had acted in the manner de.
scribed through a drunken frolic. He was, he said, a servant out of
plate, and last lived with Mr. Fan, the banker, in Lombard-street.
The Magistrates, after some consultation, ordered him to find bail
I for his future good behaviour, and give 24 hours'i notice of its solvency.
Uwiow Hatt..—Yesterday, Maria IVhitear and Bridget Chilniek,
cook and housemaid in the service of the Rev. Dr. Harrison, Rector of
St. Saviour's, were charged with robbing their muter of property to a
large amount. The Doctor's family had removed from their town
residence at Bankside a short distance into the country, leaving the
two prisoners, who ha been in their service for the last ten years, in
charge of the premises. On the return of the family, a few days ago,
Mrs. Harrison missed some portion of the plate, and on questioning
the prisoners, they both strt-nuously denied any knowledge of it. After
a strict search, sixty-three duplicates of articles were found, which were
pledged at the shops of various pawnbrokers in Southwark. Previously,
however, to this discovery, both the prisoners absconded. Evidence was
adduced that the box in which the duplicates were found belonged to
the prisoners, both of whom jointly kept their clothes in it. Upwards
of 4UL worth of property, artion only of that stolen, was produced
by the pawnbrokers, some of portion
whom identified the prisoners as having
pledged various articles at their shops.
They were fully committed.
Wommir-Sseerr.—Yestetday, John Mowelt, a cabinet-maker in
Crown-court, Curtain-rood, was charged with an outrageous assault
upop a martied woman named Perkins. Thomas Waters, an officer
of the establishment, said that information was received that the pri.
ewer had nearly killed a married woman named Perkins, by beating
her on the back and head with a poker. On his way he met a
constable of the new pollee. When they reached the prisoner's apart-
ment, they found the door barricaded. Witness called to him and
said, " If he did not quietly open the door, he (witness) would burst
it open." The prisoner then opened the door and he observed him
putting one of his hands behind his back, when witness upset him,
and he fell into the arms of the new police constable. After he was
secured, they found in his coat pocket the sharp-pointed case-knife pro-
duced. The prisoner was remanded.
THAMES POLlCE.—Yesterday Jeremiah Lewis, a broker, in Os.
borne-street, Wellclom-square, and J. H. Turner, his man, were
charged with assaulting Mary Daly, aged 84 years, who was unable to
attend and give evidence, in consequence of the severe injuries she had
received. Lewis distraincd the goods of Mary Brickly, the old wo-
man's daughter, for the sum of 4s. 6d. rent. Finding the door locked,
they obtained an entrance by the window. They then removed the
whole of the furniture in the room to Lewis's warehouse. A stool
which the old woman was sitting upon they pulled from under her; she
endeavoured to regain possession, when Turner struck her and inflicted
a deep wound. The defendants then dragged her into the yard while
they removed all the little property belonging to the daughter,which watt
not restored until she paid 3s. 6d. for the levy, 2s. 6d. for man in
possession, Is. for ware-room, and the rent. The defendants were or-
dered to find bail, themselves in 401. and two sureties in 201. each, to
answer the charge at the Sessions.
MART-LA-BONWL—A hoary-headed old man, of the name of
Thomas Burton, was charged with creating a disturbance round the
residence of lady Frances Fitswilliam, in Upper Wimpole-street, on
Sunday morning. The footman deposed that, in consequence of the
aged appearance of the defendant, Lady F. Fitzwilliam has been in the
habit fora considerable time past of relieving him. The prisoner in
general made it a practice of coming up to the carriage as her Ladyship
was either leaving or returning home. On Sunday Lady Fitswilliarn
was going to church, and she handed to him (witness), as was her prac-
tice, two-pence, wrapped up in a paper, and which he handed to the pri.
sorter, who instantly opened the paper, and upon seeing the halfpence he
came up to him, and began by swearing that he would take nothing but
silver. He refused to leave the place, when, finding all remonstrances
of no avail, he was under the necessity of giving him into custody.
Mr. RA111.1318021-1 should think that begging Is a most profitable
trade, when youjefuse to take any thing but silver.
The prisoner, without replying to the charge, said he was extremely
W and poor.
Mr. Kamm/sow—l have often seen you myself, and have hitherto
considered you an object of compassion; but that opinion is entirely
altered by this conduct ; and therefore I must see if a month at the
House of Correction will not teach you better.
The footman trusted that the prisoner would not be sent to prison, Js
it was probable he would not act in a similar manner again.
The prisoner joined in the retinal, alleging that be was extremely 111.
Mr. Itawimrsow—Then, that would be the best place for you, for
there you will have proper medical assistance, and every thing wall be
done which your case demands.
QUEEN.SQUAIL.--.10/01 Cu. and James While, Irish labourers
were charged with violently assaulting Mr. Brown, th Inspector of the 1
T. or Kensington division of the new police.
From the Inspector's statement, it appeared that a number of Leith
labourers, having collected at the Marquis of Granby public-house,
High-street, Kensington, between six and seven o'clock on danday
evening, they commenced a violent disturbance In the tap-room,
and broke several panes of glass. Mr. MONO, the landlord,
having remonstrated with them on the impeopriety of their con.
duct, but with Out avail, was compelled to apply to the police.
station for a body of *men, to assist him io quellhig the disturbers.
Mr. Brown, the Inspector, with about a doses pollee constables, re-
turned with Mr. Haloes tohis house, and the moment the prisoners ob-
served the Inspector enter the room they struck him violently, pod at
to strangle him, but were prevented by the pollee constables.
In attempting to secure them, police-coostable John Celia had one of 1
his fingers nearly bitten or by the prisoner Ctrs, wbo resisted with such 1
violence that it required t men to take him to the police station.
The magistrate., My. end Mr. Williams, a county mson.
sleety
taste, sentenced. the prisoner to pay a fine to the King of 110 s. and
White 10s ; or, in delimit of payment, to lad bait to answer for the
assault up= the Impose at the ensuing General Quarter Seericema
In Want& of palatial they were locked up.
A bone-dealer In Ebury-street, Pimlico, was charged with crielty to
his hone.

Itapieerod ant the defendant woe driving s been Ins Elg, when the
animal Nei MI down. The horse woe taken out aee heasene,
whit 44`sr.0 lima the borne whit his iota sow tot use and tom
The Anhui Mud up es his bind and tall backwards and bean
Its neck ! The homP
The defendant was hid la.

SCINTILLA
The following lines of Dryden, addressed to a Lid f,f
distinguished beauty and virtue, though highly characteristic of ilk.
author, are found in very few editions of his works :
" Oh daughter of the rose, in whom unite,
The varying graces of the red and white ;
Which Haven's alternate beauties well display,
The blush of morning and the milky way ;
Whose face is Paradise, but free from sin,
For Gorr, in either eye, has placed the cherubim !"

ROYAL CONDESCENSION.—It was lately announced be
a St. Petersburg journal, that "his Majesty was graciously pfrased,
during his stay at Warsaw, to enjoy excellent health !
Quin played Cato very well, which I attribute to
some constitutional resemblance between the two. He was generally
"as cool." to use a vulgarism, "as a cucumber." Some person whoni
he had offended, met him one day in the str.s.i. and stopped him__
" Mr. Quin,'• said he," I—l—l understand. Sir, you have been taking
away my name?" " What have I *mid, Sir ?" " You--you—you
called me a scoundrel, Sir !" " Keep your name," replied Quin, and
walked on.—Bernard's Retrospection, of the Mgr.
At the Gloucester itssiFes, a person named Blakeman was
tried for sheep stealing, and while one of the witnesses was giving
evidence of • confession, the prisoner exclaimed, " Yon are
fable fellow ; you would swear a grey horse was a chandler's-shop, and
every stair on his back a pound of candles."
TRAITS or Cll.! CTEIL—He who can relate a fact tint
he has seen or heard, in such a manner that another witness can neither
add thereto, nor dimipieb therefrom—must be pronounced wise, gas!,
and full of energy. He who is guilty of a single premeditated ill act,
is decidedly a bad man. If you meet with one who might refuse a Li.
your and yet not does easily refuse, hold hien in higher estim it:un
than Martial held him, who could compose good verses, and yet alt.
stained from writing. The gait of a man will often give an idea of his
conduct, and the sound of his yoice sometimes indicate the tone of hi.
heart.—(From a posthumous work by Lavater.)
JOHN BOLL.— Mr. Gordon, in his " Personal Memoirs,"
relates the following extraordinary Instance of the gullibility of John
Bull i—" A young artist at Florence, a Frenchman, Monsieur
Averani, had extraordinary talent for copying miniatures, giving
them' atl the force of oil. I have frequently seen him at work in the
gellery, and I purchased a clever copy of the Fomarina of Raphael,
and one from the Venus Vesita of Titian, in the Pitti palace, said to
be the only miniature ever painted by this great man. It had a good
deal of the character of the Queen Mary Stuart, was painted on a gold
ground, had great force, and was highly finished. I gave the artist
his price, six sequins, and brought it to England. When I dis-
posed of my vertue in Sloane.street, previous to m 7 settling in Scot.
land, this miniature made a flaming appearance in the Catalogue,
and my friend, the late Mr. Christie, puffed it so well, that a certain
Mr. F. a sort of broker, became the proprietor of this gem for fifty-
five guineas. I thought I had done pretty well by this transaction,
until I saw it advertised in the " Morning Chronicle, a flaming puff',
stating that an original portrait of Mary Queen of Scotland, the ten.
doubted work of Titian, value one thousand guinea., was to be
seen at No. 14, Pall. Mall ; price of admission 2s. 6d. The bait took ;
Mr. F. put 3001. or 4001. in his rocket by the exhibition, and sold the
portrait for 7001. or 8001. Here was I, an innocent accessory to the
greatest imposition that ever was practised on the public. As a work
of art, it was worth all I got for it, and 1 was offered nearly that sum
from a friend who knew its whole history. I understood that Lord
K—k was the purchaser of this beautiful miniature."
BIJON APA RTE.!, PREDICTION.—The followipg remark-
able prediction was foretold by Napoleon to his surgeon, when in exile
at St. Helena, and which has been fulfilled in the late revolution in
France; a circumstance worthy of attention, particularly to those who
are interested in the history of this great and wonderful man. Had the
Emperor been now livirig to have witnessed the ascendancy of the peo.
pie over those imbeciles, the Bourbons (as he termed them), nothing
would have imparted to him more sensible pleasure. It is taken from
011eara's " Voice from St. Helena," p. 272. Ere twenty years have
elapsed, when I am dead and buried, said he, " you will witness
another revolution in France. It is impossible that twenty-nine mu.
lions of Frenchmen can live contented under the yoke of sovereigns im.
posed upon them by foreigners, and against whom they have fought and
bled for nearly thirty years. You are very fond In England of making
a comparison of the irsioration of Charles the Second and that of Louis;
but there is not the smallest druilitude. Charles was recalled by the
mass of the English nation to the throne, which his successor *Ril-
-1 wards lost fora mass; but, as to the Bourbons, there is not a village in
France which bas not lost thirty or forty of the flower of ha youth in
endeavouring to prevent their return. The sentiments of the nation are,
" Ce n'eat pas nous qui aeons ramen6 cm miserables; non, crux qui
out ravage noire pays, qui ont brule nos maisons, qui oat viols nos
femme* et nos filles, les ont mis sur le trone par le force ! " The literal
translation of which is :—" It is not we who have brought back those
wretches ; no, those who have ravaged our country, burnt our houses,
and violated our wives and our daughters, have placed them on the
throne by force."
At the taking of Java, in 1811, in the evening after the
hard-fought battle of Cornelis was over, and matters in some degree re-
stored to order, the native servants of the 78th Regiment, havinghad
nothing to do with the (Wit, had gone on cooking as usual. and at
the proper hour laid out the dinner in the mesa-room tent. in the
rear. as if nothing had happened. The remaining officers of the regi.
menu, who had been exposed to the hottest fire of the day, assembled
accordingly ; but. on biking their places at the table they breams sen-
sible, for the first time, of the terrible blanks which '•
few short hours
numbers;had made in their i and looking at one and arother lot an in-
stant, in grief and silence, nee and separated, leaving the meal un-
touched.

A ludicrous circumstance occurred in Ratcliff-highway on
Saturday evening. A section of the new police quartered in that dis-
trict, consisting of eight men, headed by their 'errant, were marching
in rank and file order, for the purpose of relieving guard, when they
were met by a party of sailor., who refused to make way for them. aril
shoved the policemen into the road, exclaiming, " You d—d livery-
servants, you are not to have all the pavement to yourselves ; get home
to your masters." The police drew their truncheons, and said they were
officers ; when one of the tars exclaimed, " Come, no tricks on tra.
yellers : who ever saw an officer dressed in livery That won't do.'
The sailors, refusing to apologise, were about to be marched off to the
station-house, when a gentleman passing interceded in their behalf,
and an explanation was given, from which It appeared that the sailorshad just come ashore from a long voyage, anthnot having heard before
of the existence of such a body es the new police, mistook those they
met for livery-servants, not could they be persuaded of their mistake by
ihe by.standers.
ACQUISITION OF BOMBAY AND CALCUTTA BY THE
Exot.thm.—A medical gentleman in the service of the Company, by
name Broughton, having accompanied a mission front Surat to Agra,
was so fortunate as to cure the daughter of Shah Jehan of a severe ill.
ness, for which, among other rewards, he received permission to carry
on, throughout the empire, a free trade. He proceeded nest to Bengal,
where his abilities obtained for him equal favour from the Nabob, who
extended to the English nation the privilege which the emperor had
conferred personally on himself; and in the year 1113(1, the first Eng-
lish factory was erected at Hoogly, a town situated on one of the
branches of the Ganges, and about one hundred miles from the sea.
No great while after this acquisition to the Company's possesaitme, the
island of Bombay was conferred as the marriage portion of hit bride, by
the Portuguese_ sovereign upon Charles 11. A squadron, haying SOO
troops on Ward, was Immediately sent out to take possession but a
misunderstanding having arisen between the Governor and the British
Admiral as to the extent of the cession. permission to occupy the place
vms refused. The consequence was, that the so'diers, landing at An.
Endivah, perished of famine and disease, whilst the fleet returned to
England for fresh instructions. After many delays, arising horn the
disinclination of the Portuguese to fulfil the compact, those were at
last affotded. Bombay thui passed into the hands of the Eng1:111 Go-
vernment, by whom it was made over with due formality to the Com-
pany, though ft was not till a period considerably later that it obtained
the rank of a presidency.—Fussily Libra.l. No. Xl'. Gleiir Iliatury
'V
SINGULAR RESCUE.- A deserter from the artillery had
been apprsherded, on information of his own father-in-law, and lodged
in the Salkn• Hall, Kincardine, in order 'to be conveyed to Leith by
the steam-boat, which was expected to pass Kincardine about fire
o'clock on Thursday last. As the hour approached, the symeathy ext.
died by the poor fellow's ease mended a great crowd around the plus
of his confinement. The women in particular turned out; and filth
some cause or other they became more eloquent than wise in their ani-
madversions on the conduct of the father-in-law. While this going on.
several Individuals contrived to pin admission into the hall under the
pretence of taking farewell of the deserter; and when the officers pro.
ended to secure the prisoner, by chaining him to oat of their number.
it is stated that some person took advantage of the excited feeling or
the spectatqn to call for a rescue. The women on the outside. actuated
by the impulse of the moment, rushed into the hall, and surrounding
the gincipel officer, (who Is jailor in the town, and no great favourite,
we understand, with the inhabitants) they prevented him from discharg•
ifK his duty, while the prisoner got out, and made off with all
Wed. possible
So high did the popular feeling run in favour of the deserter,
Siff dies tepid, hated of arresting p literally escorted him
that of tows, dosotos him on his way ; aid when they took leave of
Yo, he pt to an e.risaes and vociferated " GOD bless the Kincardine
)sestets, for title de, I eie toy life and liberty to them." On the return
the crowd, the J vhs released, and not being able to find the sup.
poegg wawa is his issue, the multitude dispersed.
DIED.
On the MA *Must, at . Wells, of donne, aged 17. Elise,
the only daughter of kith* Coote, Esq. of Lincoln's
and tuneenfgablitel.

Lowboy: Psiated awl Babllabad by Joyy MArww, at die STAB.
Orrice, No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple Bar