Star.
London, England, 1828-09-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTgLIGENCL

WAILS MIAMI" Tun Day...—Dablia t—Waterford 1-Ireanca I.* .
It was reported at Madras on the 10th of April that the Tyne
has been burnt at Bombay.
Letters from the Mediterranean state, that it was Admiral Sir
EVITAIIII Co. 10,411011.6 intention 10 return to lengland in the Wir..
spite, 74. A Turkish sloop which bad' attempted to evade the
blockade of Naesrin was fired into by the Warspire. when Ave of.
her men were killed and seven wounded. .
The Perseverance, Stets. of Iraremeth4 front Antwerp Ate
nil.; &Mee, Btsseidis, trims Trieste it, Jaiseiro.emkanethee
vessel. supposed to be Russian, have beed captured byenn.ilaire;.
maim brigs of war and tarriedinto 3alfre. .
The Prince Kutner, bound to the Baldry was scolded in the
Ring's Dock. Liverpool. on Sunday imornbloo• bail*. fire.
FATAL Arisen IL—The Colombia roamer lavendrhaajost
appeared 'off the port, and sent on tier, fur • its its
jkity's Alp Bustard being at anchor, sent bet boat se Mud, aisa
demanded in see her moleskins or papers. which was reNeed,....:l
Another armed brig is in sight, said to be tie Indiana, cruising isr,
company with the Leveret.
VaLmicca, Augers, 16.—The British polacea Fortuna sailed for
Denia on the 14th test. having been captured by a Spanish priva-
teer for smug ling.
Disc., gam MR.—Arrived from Lindati• the Cato.
line, Kern. for Quebec.
Posnoimen, Mtn. I.—Wind N.R.—Arrived from Leodon the
Wellington, Evans, for Madras. Sailed the Corinthian, CSIAIF.
wet, for New York.
lilausouvit, Armen 31.—Wind R.N.R.—OS' port the Bolivar,
M•Dortame, front the Cape. . .
HILL, Amon 31.—Arrived the Margaret. Howe. from It
Petershorgb ; Eliza, lionises, and Ann. Duals. from Rip; Mae.
Runes, from Memel; Catharine Maria, Bunn, from Daman i
and Planter. Sung, from Kiel.
Donnie, Atones 30.—Arrived the Mersey. Anniston, and
Baltic. Minims. from St. Petersbergh ; Hannibal, Warne.
Tinker, Toss, Anointed. Gunreay. Juliana, Score, and Margaret
Scott, Sconaue, from Rigs ; Wine, 5c.,,, and Ceres, —, treat
Archangel.
Ltveseent, Aeon, Mo.—Arrived the Dimmed, Jammu', from
Virgins; and Ajar, Swum. from Memel. •
AID ATIOUMMOTTIL

MOWS kite —A letter has, been received inEdioburgh
,frOM a hlgh official character, in which it is intimated
that his MAJCSTT has beet graciously pleased to permit
that the,gost called • Mons Meg' may be removed from,
hi; Twee of London to his Castle ef .Edinbrsigh.
The liticatest activity prevails with Mr.WlLhare sad
his associates; for the opening of Covent GudenThe.tre
thi iod. FAWCITT resumes his post as Stage
M;nager.. falba! continues to superintend the ballets,
patitomilbeet nielodrames, and all the pageantry of the
Theatre roasabCeaaLas Knout resumes his station as
;hid acbst qt the drama.
At ,the.cqnsmencemeilt of the seventeenth century,
titre were not more than fitty coaches at Paris; and in
1 1666 'Ansa of Austria, on the route of Orleans, between
Away: ant Paris, was obliged to sleep in her carriage,
because the load was so bad that neither the mules nor
carts that tarried her baggage could arrive.
Masuptiaatait.o.-That trade is no worse than at the
time of our last report, may be infe•red fom the cif.
cum.tance that, in some parts of the country— at
SistoleY. Todmorden, &c. a small advance has taken
place in the prices paid toe weaving particular des fir-
,flons of good.. We understand also that the Lumber
4 country buyers in the market this week has been
larger than for some time past. and sie have no doubt
that, should the She weather continue, and the remain.
der of the crops be housed in good condition, these will
he as extensive demand for goods for the autumn trade.
Tbete•ii.siiii a good inquiry, though at very low prices,
fee.y.arna, for shipping. The cotton market in Liver-
pool continues without animation, though ,rather.more
Ilmitiesi bus been doing than last week.
iltiloitha a EaCAPc.—About ten o'clock on Monday
feralbon;w soldier of the name of Alex a ter Centime,
dribs 71eh Highlanders. a small party of which is sts•
tioned:in.:Stirling Castle, was standing at a battery
lled the Sr Ladies' look-oast'' on the.south west sided
Castly.listening with some, of his comrades to ooe
'lifiltsess-niatts, who *as env r.ainitig his fellows
ids,theeelation of sonsewonderfel "accidents by flood
• iteld.r,.Wheo the story-teller had 6ni.tredhis chap.
r of accidents, be concluded by looking over the wall
d saying. that he had-head of.sevei al soldiers who'
ileaptimia the 51 Ladies'look.eut,” all of whom bad
a ki,lleykon the spot, or died soon after. Cameras,
flligheering is. Said, " Thetis ;so jump at all; rd.&
th I at Any filar.- and linmediately descending to a
stone which projects a little from the wall, he. to the
astonishment 'of his comrades, who imagined be was
rptiiiiranre little bravado, kept r ff. For a moment
I age of horror, at the matln es of their companion.
tper waded the countenausesuf the party ; and, convinced
'that,beslied shared the . (ate of his predecessors, they
The French Anibal-ador and the Spanish sad Nea• _
rnits woo by the valley, io ostler to carry him up to
polkas Ministers had intetviews with the • Earl of Assessor yes-
tag Cat Mk tutd'render him such assistance as the nature
tents), at the Mee at the Ileefttary et &ate for Pereira Albin.'the,
in Dewalavetrett Of his grounds might requiie. To their amazement.
A coriesporsdet.x from Horsham assures us that thy' Cammon passed. them at lull speed, and though they
Wheat ,o that neighbourhood has sustained but conspa-. turned round. and pursued him, he was the first mars
ratively trivial injury. The best white wheats supplie.: 'who entered the Castle, not only.nriburt. but without a
ti the London markets are allowed to be those grown single scratch. Cameron is a good.looking young
is the neighbourhood of Horsham. soldier, about 2 years of age; and the height from which
Such is the spirit of opposition between two coaches he leapt is not less than SO feet.
proceeding daily Irons Lincoln to• Gainsborough, 18 There is. no truth whatever in the story respecting
miles, that they take passengers at Is. per head! ' the finding of a thousand pound Bank of England note,
The trade in coarse linen goods is very. brisk about by a labourer, on the road leading to Fiydenham. on
Porter at present, pa, ticularly in the article of 26 pater the morning of Austin's departure from Greenwich,
4.-4th tow sheeting'. Some man Jacturers could employ which nOte,was supposed to have beet, dropped by him
not double the number of hen& could t .ey be in the hurry of his flight. Two respectable Gentlemen,
obtained, who reside in Greenwich, came to to. n yesterday on
Wilde Pope Pius, who was very penurious. was de-, business connected with the defalcations at Greenwich
to n.d at Fontaioineari, uotwittstanding that all his Hospital, both of whom positively deny tnat any such
wino, acre amply peovideJ fur, he used to count over circumstance as that which has barn report 4J in the
.t g eat care sonic dozen pieces of gold which he had papfascvar took place. What appeared to be a Bank•note
aht . desk. He kept a strict account of his wardrobe, was. certainly picked up somewhere sear Blackheath,
trim his pontifical robes in his shirts, stoikings and the about the time in question, but it proved to be nothing
most -trifling articles of his dress. the never louhed into more than one of those mock promissory notes on 'Bans
boast during the whole day ; but employed himself in of Elegance. yclept a barber's shop. in which the drawer
a way which would not be credit d had it not been promised to pay one thousand thanks to any Lady or
notorious—be patched and stitched up any, accidental Gentleman whose hair he should have the felicity of,
rent in his 'owes, sewed buttons on his small clothes, aid cutting.
_The statement as to the salvage of lila pew
'washed the front if his robes to clean them lithe stains [raised:bp Q bank to the finder is the meal of the note
of soul% which he took to .Icm—haute's iNcesoirs. I being claimed, is cousequeudy pate fiction.

Commander Jas.Polkingborne (tM), to the rank of Captain.
lieutenant John F. Appleby, to the rank of Commander. This
Meer has been twelve years to the command of the tendon' to the
lag ship at Portsmouth, and bears honourable testimonial• from
five Corantanders.in-Clikf of his seal, ability, sad perseverance.
He has been particularly active in the detection of smugglers. •
Lieutenant George Buchanan. to the Semiramis.
Lieutenant L W. Montagu to the Briteasart, vies Robbie..
Lieutenant Willoughby Shortland, of the Melville, to the Gal&
tea, viee Richards. premised.
Lieutenant the Hue. E. Sinclair, to the Melville.
Lieutenant F. Liudet, of the Procris. is.appoineed Supernume-
rary Lieatedant of the Homilies; and Lieutenant W. B. Wain-.
tack is appointed to the Procris, vice Lbrutenant Uardit.
Commander John Lyons (Lsl4), Mr. William Reeve, Purse,
Robert Austin, Surgeon. Mr. IL Binwhistle, Assitatogeint•
geon, and Mr. Robert Froughton. Muter, are appointed to the
Jester, Is, Siting at Plymouth tea foreign service. k
Mr. John Mn,a from tho• Rapt NaVal Hospital. We IN lib.
Majesty's ship Genoa, is appointed Assistant-Surgeon ofthrß»yoi
George yacht, Portsmouth ; Mr. Thomas Skardon Taylor. aen
from the Royal Naval Hospital, is appointed Assistant-bargee° of.
his Majesty's packet Hope, at Falmouth. .
Mr. Hoskin of tile &unsung, is promoted to the rank of Pepe
tenant,end apYeinted to the Etna bomb, in the Aledkerranian.,

SPQATINC3 IIiTIAIC4NCE.

• TATTBRIAI.LI. •
A rest deal of heavy besieges was *Ott prowdleykamil ..as
fresh ehanOng hive keen 'Retied in she addl. At earliske Vete.
ripede welts to 3to 1. Mach was tarn to a large ansenet t hw just
.t the clam of the ram hM p.rty seal toarage. and frPbcodlim
tSto 2. The Coked and lirmy spin theard plies, and. as
yell as BAIA Airier. had plenty of friends. Tim dim hater, is
the betties. hemmer. is the vapid admits, of the Newmarket home
leer de Notts. whirl has rises from 20 se Itototo I. TM*
Iteration Is al./Mutable to At miry (emir** statenes Indeed
• ran the country. Seale other lotoressents are Mee elloeltath—•
Merchant Keonnotio. and Masser Bear hay* jvheri the • sob•
ward pawl." At a late hour a less) day tined them—
As. treas. • •
tot apt Veleciprd. (306 tel te I art Cedes
110 taken at tbsidess) . AI to i Avg Morph
to 2 art The (*akin"! .40 to I art Masbate
le 1 art &my Bribeto to I art Wares Doke
to C arc Ballad Seger 50 eel apt &animist
.71 to I art Jeer de Noces nite Fag* Imola
114 to 1 apt Orlin& 10 19 1 art,Bmindlin
1500 to 1200 on The Colonel art Der!, (1•610.1 _ _
MO to 400 an Balled Singer ore ins* de Nwsolurpoianpie,
In die evening mast of the battier's,e stank& hit
where great awash( takes place this week. •
• HON ITON RACRS, Amer IL .

A

A Pone of 30 ems. • •
'Jr. Guest's g g Mastaphaoged. l Ist 41b eb. . 1. 1
%Ir. Thomas's hi on Grp.rf, aged list fib $ S
Mr. Greenhill sb m Polity liephins.sged. II 3
Oelivroods eh pit Ruby. it yrs. . 41
Ms saws started.
A Parse of 20 sews.was wee by Mr. BasiegVis PS*, Waal%
bearing pier others.
The Steward Stakes a 51..5. earl'. led 110 wide& wee woman,
by me White's Cesesellor. beads, Mr. Greeobirs Carina.
The Nohow bakes ef.S Om sub, s 4105ddei
' Mr. Tenntode b h ien*.l yrs, Sat 101 b ... 1 1
Captain Mardwiehe's .irriehist 0 yrs, fit lb • ...
Captain Cartbew's b no RitUatiew. aged, Ow lb .. I/
The Ladies' Place was was by Mr. Collides Tielasse. but*
done okra. •
ASHFORD RACES, Aram O. •
The Town Plate at SO spes. Te Ilan at twelve edoeb. How rob

- 'rinse sod a distance. limo yr disbar tabs ihurviiiii
Out lab; •17,•*; sad spa. est 31b. Mlswardi& ellsorg/ A. kr
Mr. Brown: ha b Sbottpere. 4 yn, ha AS• .11 1
Mr. crampon's eb g Hammes. 4 pra. Mt .« B 11 $ I
Mr. Column's Sally el tbe Wiry. $ yrs, at 111116 4 EV 1
Mr. Cold's rhos Hater to Salishory. 4 yrs, Nt .« S dr
Mr. Howard's come by Mame.' yrs, list « dr
r. Hawkiss's cb g Hawle's Rye, 4,n, sit .. dr
Mr. Howard's b eNot. 4 yrs, Sot dr
The Temaaa's Plate of 50 sm. Weights as kw the Thaw 17410.
The winner at the Tow.. Plate is carry alb k adadem so
ears weights.
11r. Howard's b e Rot, 4 yrs. eat ... 1 1
Mr. Doll's lister to Salisbury. cis um 4 yrs Out ... .4 1
Mr. Hats libta's eb g Hawlt't Rye. 4 yrs. eat 4 1
Mr. Crtleasaa's 3..hy of the•Varey. 3 yts, Sat 1* ... V 4
lir. Pegg's b g Young Harry. Syr". eat lelb . S S.
Mr. Cramp's's cb g Ilastsmak 4 yrs. kg .« dr
• CRICKRT MATCHINS.
lassucest. Ammar 111.--Aa laterastiag eaters at Dicker wee
played as ear Royal Omit& ea Thursday apd Friday. beswee.
the Olken Odle Nab Royal Hamm wkh ether Gendemea. fig
the amateurs residing in tbe Inns 1 Sosen. which was wow by the
farmer, who pitted to the Oust impinge Ilk rms, and in their mem*
145. Wears Susses, Oust imams. 137; second tilme,llll. •
Stara Warsaw Mimeo—Ai attractive sad
Wicket Match was played at the Gadalmiag Gres11114:01111111=
last—the throe Bagging. or Hompitire. ageism dime ads, parish
of Coldish.
amatawas saaor mama.
falai MN. 8111114

Mr. COW 11...••• OM GO Bowled. H. arsellesr
11r. Searle I Din% T. &Aft.
W. UN. Mit Dios.

Teed Ryas

11•11111M11111111. • •
MILL 1118116 MM. . • • . •
B. ansity 000 •••••• ••••••••• 9••••••• • 0 Bewisii• &Mak
T. Bessiry ••• *4O VIM, MILO •••••• 415•••• 00 ••• 1 Okla
J. -11kaiiiirr 011:0 000 41,1 40 • rt.— .... 4 . •
• • N.
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Total lbw •"•.....•..
ammunam 1211111111

&ILIA lIMI. SW&
W. ID" LI. st ..... ... se. I Bowled. H. Desitcy.
kirk —.... .. ..... IN M... .... tit Noe sss.

An ibe sissy se the slay Cielsbaing, being Ovens &heed, sot
baying but Mt me wicket, the mesh wu tine ogle diens.
The pby througisent thy pate wu litst•rate, sal die bogey
partienlarly paL

ST. FlLLAfiir GAME 4.
Wedreaday last. the day we apart for three Waned Highland
sports, was one of uointerrepted sumakine. and' highly favourable'
fur the display of MI that was herek,beastifol. and WIN*, rag rd-
Mg both sties of every rank. A. grease somber of the comoinn"
seders may have aseembled en forma occsaionvibut a** did. St.
!Slane behold a twee ouinerous'or a mere diatingsisad
of the rank and fashion of the earrounding eauntry. 7/11gliiiratt:
whole had *ambled, the wage was one of the Wit animals&
gay, and inspiring, that baa ever graced the sequestered glen* the.
Highlands. Tbe usual reparations were made for the sectioning-
dation and entertainmem et the Ladles a and the whole of the day's
sports were concluded in a wormer highly sadifacteet tnall satins.
The Prises were awarded m the successful *irradiates allow t*
For the beat play* of patois on the treat kligidard bagpipe-0i
let Prim, a handsome pallet Pipes. presented Ay Lord Glaneweby
.—To John M'Kens:e. piper to Dlr. Davidson, of Tallocb.
To Jobe Scott. hum AtboL • lidTo Angus Camerae. trust
.Mannish. •
Dancing Highland Reeb—let..-Jubn Robertson. v4...it4lidg
.inkine, edit
Maras the Sledge Hanauer —lst—iMr. Adam
burgh. ".lalin his Nab. from Breidalbane
• likawipg the Pintas Stoneo—lst—John blolfah, BreaddleaM
61—Joie SPRwan, Innerpelfray. 34—.Disnald Wlototh, from
sansei.
The best Shoe with Plain Goo—Julin Robertson. '
To lib! Highlander meek *newly dressed—To Angus Cameron
trout Itannecii.—ln addition to the above, a rigge was awarded
by*, Judges faceless to David Paterson, blacksmith l Donne
hiewhele socamematna boxing bees of his own manufacture, sai
diaphybog gee* akin sad ingcusity. . .
To the Highland Shepherd who produced the highest tentage.
foe Smith of service ants Ildelity to his 1111111•110161 1111itreltr•lite
To Douai, Ferguson in Ler& Gleviledgiak. who had. how Ike. •
brad on the same Lana let sae pan. ad, To Mau Canawrime
Moreland, for vi years. ••
To the boys who produced the kitbags teathanials of Attend=
to the instructions ot their teacher, stud of genital gond condismoo•
'll4. Daniel /flora, Conine. IA Duran %PHA. Cowrie.
Harps* Feegens, CAngrie.. ad, Joey )oDougall,
Conan.
Oillembeorws foe the esithiug year t •
Chieltain—David Dada% Sag younger of Moira.
Vice.Cbgettabisii— Lad Giewarchy Sir John Ogilvy, Dart.;
Captain Stewart. Granshoity ; Dr. Stewart of
becsatary—M. Stewart, kiwi younger of Ant/thwack.

• I

A woman was accused of bat h% given poison to her
husband. The anon looked eery )11, bot the wvmaa
stoutly denied the charge. Mr. Constable was sadly
puzzled between the pre and the tea. and at last fairly
driven from the field by the following appeal f ore that
eeping lady ;....44 I never gave him anything to host
him ; aely open hiss, and you still see how false it is."
The opitarm expressed by. the Committee as the
Police of the bletrepells. ss to the ssodeoeysof "kits to brassies
the habits sod lobos, the passion., these who we them hashers
echoed by the Cessesfttee GS CANINO' agneintests and Omagh-
thus. The &pert sate-- The Cosines think it risks acs se
kt ibis opponesky pass without essioddeo the my ergot tureen •
the quantity 0/ spirits coososesti. amidst* the modeler, et
spirits to brutalta the habits, to Whew the passion, wed so pro.
vent a prating ovine, ibis question is very limpness. }seta
papers Lid bsfete Parlisseat it appsersdat the sosoldty of Weiss
sod British spirits emoted for Mew isoessepties, has wields the
lag few years peodigieosly locreased. ne avenge of three yesges
111W41142, Is. is ',PM farrabersll4s74ooo. it*Avfll ewer, a
1551 e 7 Is 23,640.000 t the lug yeai gives 14.1105,0110 s sMowlug
(as estraysiant ailowassest) thet 4.01:10,0011 of dile losedre set be
derived Items the soppressiso of illicit distillation oh bstiod aael
the dsereaseof usweilitte is Great Britt", will the berme bolo* c
to is. belief the while gunny cessessod is tail. 'jtoisy he
' worth ceesiderieg whether the taxes es ask sod bier de ass is.
mile the esoloweries of api its. as wsil pa prom. WWl* et- •
home."

A MOTHER'S GIFT.
ltereember, lose 1, rIM-11117ive due tido,

When other days shall come;
When site who bad thy earliest kiss
limps in her narrow home.
Remember 'twas a Mother gave,
The gift of ore she'd die to save !
That mother sought a pledge of love
The holiest for her son;
AM from the gifts of Goa above
She chose a goodly one
She these, for her beloved boy,
The source of light, and life, and joy :
And bade him keep the gift—that when
The parting hour should come,
They might have hope to meet again

In an eternal home.
She said his faith in it would be
Sweet incense to her memory'!
And should the lacier, in his pride,
Laijh that fond faith to scorn,
And bid him east the pledge aside
Which be frost youth bad borne;
She bade him pause, and ask his breast,—
If he, or she, bad loved him best?
A parent's biasing on het son
Goes with this holy thing;
The lave that would retain the one,

Most to the other cling.
Remember Nis no Wle toy,
A mother's sift—remember, boy !

.EENOCK, August SO.

The poor people who came here from Uist in the ex-
pectation of getting a vessel to take them hence to
America. have found themselves completely duped.—
The man to whom they had given up their all, bas to-
tally failed in completing his bargain. Those from
North Uist have returned to their homes, which they
had abandoned, with high hopes of a prosperous future,
and which they must now revisit a prey to wretchedness
sad regret, the dupes of a cold hearted trafficker with
their ignorance and simplicity. They have been chiefly
Enabled to proceed homeward through the benevolence
of the inhabitants of this town. The South Uist people'
also, are going home by a vessel expected down from
Glasgow. The person by whom they have been duped
Vas been apprehended at the instance of the Fiscal, by
a Sheriff's warrant, and examined, but nothing satisfac-
tory has been elicited as to what has become of the pro-
perty of his dupes.
.SURREY SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced yesterday.
John Birmingham, aged 40, was indicted for felo-
niously stealing, on the sth of August, a silver salt-
spoon and a silver mustard-spoon, the property of Wm.
Morris; and also a silver' tea-spoon and a wine glass, the
property of James Davis.
The prisoner, who, it was stated, had formerly been
an officer in the 40th Regiment of Foot, has been be-
fore convicted and imprisoned for a similar offence, and
be is well known to have committed numerous depre-
dations upon hotel and tavern-keepers. The case was
clearly proved, and the Jury found him Guilty.
The sentence of the Court was, shat be be transported'
for seven years.
Mary Ana Clark stood indicted for robbing an elderly
Gentleman, named Parsons, of a gold watch, on Sunday
evening, the 10th of August, in the Kent-road.
The prosecutor stated, that he was accosted by three
young' women: After a timment's conversation, the
prisoner seized his arms sodnioned Idea; whilst another
held his head, and the third,he believed, took his watch
out of his fob. They then all ran away. The prisoner
on the following morning was found with the watch at
a pawnbroker's which she endeavoured to pledge. She
*as found guilty, and ordered to be transported for life.
.
ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
• CHESTER,•Ane es.
James Rigby, aged 27. was indicted for having, on
the 30th of May last, violently assaulted Eliza Har-
rison, spinster, with intent to violate her.
Mr. ATTOallet GlwuAL, for the plaintiff (Mr. JA K-
yle with him), stated the case.
Elias Harrison—l shall be 15 in October next; I
was at Manchester on the 30th of May last, with my
stepfather and mother and another person; we left there
about eight o'clock in the evening, and rode in a cart
as far as Ashton-onder-Lint; we set out to walk from
Ashton to Newton; when within about half a mile of
Newton, I ran on to get the supper ready ; my mother
Sias poorly ; when 1 got to a field,calkd Hanop's field,
about a field's length from ,home. a stark naked man
jumped out of the hedge, and came towards me; I lifted
op any umbrella; the man pulled at it, and I said to
him 41 Touch me, if you dare . I screamed Is Mother,
mother! and ran back; the man followed me, and
knocked medown—not with a blow—he pushed me on
the side; he then pulled my bonnet over my face, and
prevented me from seeing bins.—(The witness then de-
scribed the indecent and brutish conduct of the prisoner.)
He said to me, "Sc
reech if thou dent, and I'll murder
thee." ./ was screaming at that time; my step father
Came up ; the man then got up and ran away; it was
then about 12 o'clock at night; tie moon was at the
full, and shone bright; I could not tell who the man was.
Ctosszezatnined by Mr. COTTINGIIAM.-4 cannot tell
how long I haie known the prisoner—l think it is about
three years—he does not live a quarter of a mile from
us—it is about 100 yards off; I have sometimes seen
him every day; sometimes we have spoken, arid some-
times not—we have not spoken very often.
Thomas Fairer, father-in-law to the last witness, cor-
rotiotated the first part of her te• timony, and stated that
he heard her scram, "Oh, my mother, my mother ;"
when he got to his daughter be saw the man rise up and
tun evilly; be turned round, and he saw that it was the
prisoner, James Rigby; he tried to catch him, and was
within three inches of getting bold of him. The pt 1-
goner ran round, be met him, and looked him full in
the face. He had lived within one hundred yards of him
for three or four years. Witness was perfectly sober,
but the pristiner was " too quick a foot," for him. He
lArched in the hedge side for his apparel, but did not
nd any: . His wile And he went to the prisoner before
by went• home; they knocked at the door, but no
peison answered ; the pi isober's father came up to the
door outside, and he told the father what he came about.
The prisoner did not come forward then, but came to
his hoase after and said, 66 Uoo bless your soul, Thomas,
do 'yam say that it is me that has been abusing your
Elias 7' He replied." Go thy ways out of doors, or I'll
fetch the constable;" he said, let me speak to thee,Tho-
was, but he refused hearing any thing he had to say,
except befort a Magistrate. The prisoner told witnesi's
wile thei he had not been in bed that night, but that be
had ham fighting. The prisoner's wife was with him,
and she also said that he had not been in bed, but had
been fighting with Joseph Olderthaw, and had flung
him tine times on his head. The wile, when he was
going 'away, said, accl—m 'em, let them go their own


road, I can swear thee through." He afterwards, on
the Sd of June, saw the prisoner, bis father and his
brother; they wanted to " arrange an agreement," and
place to agree about the business, and ,
tonamed appoint
Betsy
Smith's. He told them he would follow I
them down—he went and informed the constable, and
they went down, but the prisoner was not there ; they
told him that they did not want to go on with law; he
was quite sober, and had plenty of good evidence of it.
He was positive the prisoner was the man.
By Mr. COTTINGHAM—He never said that it was
Joseph Platt; he knew Meakin but he did not see him
that night, nor the nest day he never came to their
house upon this business that he knew of; he never said
to any human being that it was Plan ; he never said
that his daughter should swear it was the prisoner; or
that she should swear to any body, because her bonnet
was over her face and she was frightened. He did call
at Joseph Platt's, but there was no one at home; he
heard neat morning that Joseph Platt was at Manchester
Races; be called the prisoner by name when he came
up to him, and said, " thou art a d—d villain, Jem, but
I know thee—l'll swear to thee, Jem Rigby." He was
about fifteen yards from the prisoner when he first saw
him; he did not mention any person's name at Platt',
house—he did not inquire for Joseph ; he said to pri-
soner's father, " Where'. your James ;" he replied I
don't know, I thought he had been in bed;" he then
told him what had happened. He never said at any
time " that if money was not paid he would pro'ecute."
The constable had tried to get it settled, but he had re-
fused any compromise. His daughter was none the
better for it—there were mat ks on her throat—he was
confident that the prisoner was the man.
Mary Ferrer confirme I her husband's testimony with
regard to her daughter's screaming ; she was within a
yard of the man, but she could not say who it was.
Cross-examined—She did not know that he went down
Newton that night, shouting—" see lads. I am not
drunk I" he did go out; she knew Samuel ileakin, but
never saw him about that matter; a very little made
her husband groggy.
Barbara Froggatt gave similar evidence to the former
witness.
Cross-examined—She did not know whether it was a
man ; it could not be a ghost; she should think hint a
ghost would not have run; she knew the prisoneis wife
very well; they lived comfortable together, for all that
she knew; she saw no other women but the prisoner's
wife at Farrer's that night ; they had one pint of porter,
and the rest was ale.
Mr. Corn NIIHAU addressed the Jury on behalf of the
defendant. He was sure, that in a case swextraordinary
as the present one, they would give the prisoner the full
benefit of any discrepancy there was in the evidence that
had been given. He could not think that they would
have so great a quantity of credulity as to believe that
any human being would wait under a hedge quite naked
to commit so gross an outrage, and that at suds an hour
of the night ; the tale itself was so monstrous, that it
could not be believed; and the whole of it rested, as it
applied to the prisoner, on the testimony of the father ;
but he should not let the case rest there, be should call
witnesses who would prove that the prisoner was at
another place at the time; and also the father of the
prisoner, who would positively deny that he had ever
made any offer to settle it. There could not be a doubt
but that Farrer must have been mistaken; but if such a
circumstance did take place,the prisoner was not the man.
Witnesses were called, who stated that the prisoner
was at another place about the time, but there was so
short a space of distance that the prisouer might have
been at both places about the time. Another *as called,
who swore that he heard Ferrer say, as be passed by the
house, "I'll swear it's him, and I'll make you swear it;"
also that Eliza said to the prisoner, " No, James, I can't
say it was yon—how can I say it was you, when you
were fighting Oldershaw, at Smith's."
James Rigby, the father, stated, that the father of the
girl told him that it was either James Platt or his son,
and that when he told him that his son was gone to
Manchester Races, he said that if be would not make
him some recompense, or give him some money, he
would swear that it was his son, and no one else. He
was quite drunk, and ran against a table, and began
knocking the things about, and he threatened to beat
him with a stick it he did not go away. He denied
that be had ever sent the constable to try to settle it, or
that he bad offered a guinea for that purpose, but Ferrer
had gone to him and to his son.
The constable was called, who flatly contradicted
him—he had offered him a guinea for his trouble, if he
could settle it, and he would pay all the costs.
Mr. ATTORNST•GENRRAL replied.
The Learned JUDOS summed up, and the Jury found
the prisoner Guilty.
His LORDSHIP addressed the prisoner. He might
then say that he had been found guilty on the clearest
evidence, of having attempted to commit the offence
charged, under circumstances that it was scarcely possi-
ble fir the human mind to contemplate. The sentence
of the Court was, that he be imptisoned in the House of
Correction for two years, and there kept to hard labour.
Prisoner—l am as innocent of it as any man ityCourt.
Aka Brown, aged 43, was fonnd guilty of uttering
a forged bill of exchange for SU 10s. 6d. with ital.(
to defraud Richard Duff, of Congletoo. The pristesie
represented himself as a Captain in the army, and in-
duced the prosecutor to take the bill upon the sers
sentation that it bore the • signature of Gomel Sir
Charles Hope, and that the bill was remitted to him for
his half-pay. It appeared from the evidence that lte
had once been " a full private • in the 42d regiment..
Sentence postponed.

Ftaa.—Sunday morning, about ten o'clock, a fire
broke out in the extensive premises of Mr. James Fin-
ders, patent axletree manufacturer, situate in Black
Horse-yard, High Holborn ; and before any effective
means could be adopted to stop its progress, the entire
of the extensive front wing was enveloped in flames,
shortly communicating to the workshops of Mr. Moore,
paper stainer, on the left wing, which, together with
the smith's shop underneath, were, in about half an
hour, included in one body of fire, threatening destruc-
tion to the dwelling house of Mr. Finden and the pre.
mists near. The Fire-office engines were quickly
brought into play; but notwithstanding the unremitting
exertions of the firemen, the flames reached the right
wing, and the whole of the extensive workshops of Mr.
Winsland, carpenter, ultimately were included in the
conflagration. About eleven o'clock, the whole range
f the left and front wings fell in with a tremendous
crash, causing considerable consternation ' • but fortu-
nately no person received injury. About twelve o'clock
the flames were so far got under as to relieve the fears
that were entertained for the safety of the surrounding
houses, many of which are, however, greatly damaged.
The loss of property is estimated at about 6,000. Mr.
Finden had effected an insurance; bar, notwithstand-
ing, his loss must be great. During the time Mr. F.'s
house was on fire, several of the neighbours exerted
themselves most praiseworthily in rescuing his property
from.the flames. The origin of the fite cannot for the
present be accurately ascertained.