Star.
London, England, 1821-06-02 00:00:00

CHARGE OF MURDER.

Yesterday, an Inquisition was taken in ChapeLotreet..West.
minsterl on the body of Margaret Macdonald, whose dgath
was caused by a wound in her head, inflicted by her husband.
As we yesterday stated, the husband bad been an Officer in the
Army, from which be had been discharged, and had eight cM).
dren. He was addicted to liquor, which cawed him to be very
passionate. It appeared by the e;idence, that on Saturday last
he went to the George and Bull public-house, in Sc. Anno.street,
and having called for a quart of ale, sent for his wife to partake
of it. The deceased accordingly came, and some conversation
ensued between them. relative to theirdaughten, one of whom
is seventeen and the other lifteen.yean old. There were &no.
ther man and woman in company, to whom the deceased said,
a Mr. Macdonald don't mind bow my daughters get money, so
as they get it." This enraged the husband, and be instantly '
threw a glass of ale at bee ; after which they departed. One
of the daighters had previously arrived at the public-house,—
in her examination she stated, that she went there for the pur-
pose of bringing her mother away, and she also asked her father
to come home; on which one of the persons present said that if
his daughter attempted to come after him to a public-house he
would kill her. Witness added that her father and mother had
then a Violent altercation respecting the children, when her
father threw the glass in her mother's face, which cut her, and
of which wound it appeared she died three days after. Ott
the preceding Sunday, while in a state of *intoxication, he
beat her, and they very frequently quarrelled. She consi-
dered that liquor produced the effect of derangement upon her
father. He was apprehended on Sunday, but liberated on
Monday, as the wound was not then considered dangerous.
She saw him in the Park on Wednesday, and informed him of
her mother's death, on which he said that she should never see
kis face again. She had not heard of him since. He always
carried his razors about him. Some years since he killed a man
in a duel, which circumstance he deeply regretted.—Mary
Brown, who with her husband formed part of the company at
the public.house' deposed that the deceased complained of the
conduct of her husband towards his daughters, and believed that
the words uttered by the deceased, which had provoked the hus-
band to throw the glass at her wen:—" You don't care where
my lasses get money, if they bring it to you to drink."—.lchn
Macdonald, who was also in company, deposed that the husband
threw the glass with all his force.—The Coroner then summed
up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Wei I.'er-
ire against the husband.

DEATH OP THE EARL 01 Srsia.—His Lordship, we regret to
state, diet yesterday at his house to Spring-gardens. He was
the sixth Ravi, and succeeded his father John, in 1729. His
Lordship's titles were, Earl and Viscount of Stair, Viscount
Dalrymple, Baron of Newlisten, Meiluce, and Stranraer, and
a Baronet—all Scotch titles. II is Lordship, dying without issue,
is succeeded by his nephew, John W. H. Dalrymple, now Earl
of Stair.

After sentence was, yesterday, pronounced on
Major CARTWIII4:IT, ordering him to pay a fine of
One Hundred Pounds to the King, and be discharged,
the venerable Major produced a general smile in the
Court, by the grave manner in which he slowly
pulled, from one of the pouches of his immense
waistcoat, a bag filled with sovereigns, to a much
greater amount than the fine imposed, and for-
mally counted out the nett hunched, observing--
" They are all right; and, I believe, full weight."
The Major and his friends are said to have anti-
cipated a much larger call on his purse. .Messrs.
WuoLaa, ED34OXDB, and AlAnox left the Conn
in custody,of three tipstaffs, and were conveyed
in a hackney coach to the King's Bench Prison.
—Numbers of persons took leave of them on their
getting into the coach, which drove at a great rate
along Westminster-bridge. They arrived at the
Prison about a quarter-past four, and will be re-
moved on Monday to Warwick. In the course of it
evening they were visited by many of their frie,,,;l.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF RING'S BENCH.
TH2 KENO V. EDMONDS, M A DOX, CA RTIEIHGHT, WOOLED,
AND LEWIS.

[The following is a more detailed account than that which
want of time obliged us to abridge In the Seas of Yesterday :]
The defendant, Madox, being called upon, desired
that a friend might be heard in his behalf.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICR--DO you mean a Gen-
tleman at the Bar?—Defendant—No.
• The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—NO other person can
be heard on your part.
The defendant, in that case, would himself address
their Lordships, although hating, up to the 24th
ultimo, confidently relied upon a new trial, he had
scarcely had time to arrange a speech'in
The defendant then spoke, or read, at considerable
length, from a mitten paper. He began by declaring
his unwillingness to offend any human being ; but
could not approve the existing regulation with re-
spect to the striking of Special Juries.
The Loan CHIEF JUJTICE said that the Court had
no power to alter that regulation, and could not pro-
perly hear it arraigned.
'The defendant proceeded to dwell upon the purity
of his intentions, which, he observed, had been per.
fectly well known to the Grand Jury who had had
the insolence o find a bill against him..
• The COURT recommended the defendant, unless he
could urge some other topic, to be silent.
The defendant complained of the witnesses who
had given evidence at the trial.
The Loao Curer JUSTICE said that the witnesses
were entitled to protection.
The defendant impeached the constitutional qua-
lity of the House of Commons. The people of Bir-
mingham, a numerous and important body, thought
it hard that they—contributing largely to the main-
tenance of the State—should be taxed by the Repre-
sentatives of the two huts at Gatton, the two huts at
Castle Rising,The one hut at Old Sarum, and the
pigsties at Appleby. It was the Representatives of
those places who had sanctioned the slaughter at
Manchester, who had suspended the Habeas Corpus
Act, and who had caused Baguely, Johnstone, and
Diummond, to be dragged through the kingdom
in chains.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—Men lawfully tried
and convicted. -
The Defendant.—They were never tried at all ;
never confronted with their accusers.
Mr. Justice BEST.—If they have cause for com-
plaint, let them make it.
The Loan CHIEF Justict tol2. the defendant that
he was doing himself mii•chiel.
The defendant reverted to the slaughter at Man-
chester, and spoke of the sale of scats in Parliament.'
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICL.—We know nothing of
any sanction of a slaughter at Manchester. You will
compel us to say that we will not hear you.
The oefendant would then address hirnsa to the
wisdom and integrity of Parliament.
The COURT could not hear either questioned. .
The defendant said, that the British Constitution,
as now maintained, was that which might be twisted
scs anything.
Mr. Justice BEsr.—The Constitution is not so
spoken of in the indictment; and it is most indecent
in you so to speak of it. I think' it ought not to be
permitted. I think some measure ought to be taken
to prevent persons standing on the floor of the Court
for judgment from insulting all the institutiotis of
the country.
The defendant said, that he was speaking the truth.
The LORD Curer JUsTIC Er-4'MS must not be. You
must stop for a few minutes, while the Court confers.
A pause of some moments followed ; after which
The LORD CIIIEF J us vcs addressed the defendant :
—lt is the bounden duty•of -the Court to take care
that the Constituted Authorities of the country are
not libelled in its presence. A man who stands con-
victed of a crime cannot hope to mitigate punishment
by scattering defamation upon all around him. We
cannot sit to bear this done; and unless the person on
the floor can address himself to those topics which
alone are suitable to his situation, we must impose
silence upon him, and proceed to judgment. The
Court is most unwilling to do anything of that kind:,
we are most anxious to hear everything that a de-
fendant can urge in his favour, and should feel great
reluctance in preventing him from addressing Ill: still,
however, we must discharge our duty, and will do so.
The defendant, in that ca! e, would have to pass
-vet nearly-all that he had intended to say.
The Loan CHIEF Jusrice.—The Court is ready to
hear everything which, without a violation of its duty,
4t can hear.
The defendant, after briefly advel ting to the con-
dition of his family, concluded :—lle scorned to ask
for favour, for he felt that he had committed no
crime; he was, however, in the power of their Lord-
ships ; and,questionless, they would shew him as much
mercy as they had shewn to others standing similarly
situated before them.
Mr. Mills (of Bristol) got up in the jury box, and
desired to make a speech on the part of the defend-
ant Lewis.

The LORD Cuter Jusrice.—Who are you ?
Mr. Mills.—l have received a letter from the de-
fendant Lewis, who is in prison, and who has re-
queited me to address the Court.
The LORD CHIEF Jus rim—Lewis is not before us,
and we are not about to pass any judgment upon him.
Mr. Mills again attempted to speak—
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—Be silent, Sir.
The Officer of the Court then approached, and Mr.
Mills sat down.

Major took in the proceedings at:Birmingham; the
total absence of any proof of concert with the other de-
fendants ; his being a silent auditor and spectator of
what took place at the Meeting of that day; his
merely acknowledging his sense of the vote of thanki
conferred upon him for his general political services;
circumstances which, proved as they were by his own
affidavit, and confirmed by the affidavits of other
persons, clearly entitled him to exemption from-being
thought an active participator in the supposed con-
spiracy. But though the venerable Major had, in
fact, taken no active share in the events of that occa-
sion, he wished it to be distinctly understood, that he
disclaimed any invidious distinction between his. Case
and the cases of the other defendants, being quite
ready to bear equally with them the consequences of
that verdict which the Jury had pronounced. Look-
ing, however, to the general nature of the charge, it
appeared to him (Mr. Denman), that there were some
topics which might be successfully urged on behalf
of the defendant, notwithstanding the terms in which
the. indictment was framed. The charge against the
defendant was, that of "conspiring with other persons
.to nominate and elect a Legislatorial Attorney, ti
claim a seat in the House of Commons, as Represen-
tative of the inhabitants of Birmingham in Parliament,.
in derogation of the Constitution, and for the purpose
of bringing the House of Commons into odium and
contempt. Now he was free to own that he was ut-
terly at a loss to conceive how this could be consi-
dered as a crime; he had applied his best judgment
and consideration to the subject, and the result was,
that, in his opinion, this was no crime at all. The
appointment of a Legislatorial Attorney, by an As-
sembly such .as that which had taken place, was a
vain and idle proceeding; and the mere fact of such
an Appointment could not be construed into an of-
fence cognizable by the law, unless it was the effect
of artifice or fraud, in the abuse of some Constituted
Authority. As well might it be said, in the case of
the election of a Bishop, that a person giving a
conge rrelire without authority was liable to criminal
punishment. The same observation would apply to
any other appointment. under the like circumstancesrl
for it could only be considered as an idle and vain
exercise of authority which did not exist, and could
not be attended with any injurious -consequences to
the,Public. If, indeed, the defendants had forged
t King's Writ, or had resorted to any fraudnlent
abuse of authority, in derogation of the powers- of
other persons, to effect their object, the case would
have been far different, and no defence could have
been urged. But here no such complexion marked
the case. It could not be pretended, in this case, that
any mischievous consequences attended their conduct.
No riot or breach of the public peace had occurred;
it was not even hinted that there was any attempt to
violate the law; no Magistrate had found it neces-
sary to whisper the Riot Act into the ear of his
clerk, under pretence that the peace of the commu-
nity was in danger. A more orderly or peaceable
assembly had never taken place on any public occa-
sion, and it had separated a ithout having commit.
ted, or threatened to commit, a single act of violence.
Then, as to the intention of the defendants, it ap-
peared from all the circumstances of the case to have
been perfectly bona fide. The Court were not to look
to the 'particular conduct of the defendants on the
occasion, but they were to refer to the essence of
their motives, which had nothing in view but to re-
medy abuses, which .were not only supposed to exist,
but which for ages had been positively asserted to
exist, by some of the most enlightened philosophers
and statesmen that had ever adorned the country.
If the defendants s ere t 3 be considered as entertain-
ing sentiments of disaffection, in canvassing the con-
stitution of the House of Commons, and in urging
that Reform was necessary in that branch of the Le-
gislature, then must Lord Chatham, Mr. Pitt, Mr.
Burke, Sir G. SaVille, and other enlightened states-
men, be deemed to have been disaffected traitors to
their country. It was no part of his duty on the
present occasion to defend the means by which the
defendants had sought to remedy the grievances of
which they complained ; but if their intentions were
honest—if they merely exercised a right which they
conceived they possessed, of meeting to discuss pub-
lic measures, and of expressing their sentiments,
surely they were not to be considered criminals for
having done no more than the Constitution of the
country allowed the subjects of England? The
greatest men that ever lived had come forward in'
like manner to express the like sentiments, and the
right of meeting publicly for such a purpose had
never yet been questioned. It was in this spirit, and
with this object in view, that these defendants had
met on the occasion in question. Were they then
under such circumstances to be brought to the Bar
of. Justice? Looking to the history of Major Cart-
wrighCs life, it was Utterly impossible to impute to
him anything like disaffection. He bad been a pub-
lic man for fifty years : he had laboured early and
late in the service of his country—his yoOth had
been spent in the Navy of England, fighting the bat-
tles of his country, and in his matures years, he had
served his Majesty as an Officer in the Militia. In
his later life, his public conduct, his writings, nu-
merous as they were, challenged the most scru-
pulous examination, and nothing was to be found

in either but patriotism, virtue, and integrity.—
—Labouring to promote the public welfare he had
Spent a long life, beloved and esteemed by all parties.
Could it, then, be suggested, that at the age of 84,
he ought to be stigmatised as a traitor to his country,
as a person so disaffected as to call for the visitation
of the Attorney-General? If such Meetings as these
were to be considered as illegal, then every Meeting
that had taken place to arouse public opinion in the
cause of public virtue must be deemed illegal. Pub-

The COURT then called upon Major Cartwright. lic opinion could-only be preserved by such means,
Mr. DENMAN immediately rose, and said that since and by that engine alone was the national character
this case had been before the Court the other day, he preserved. The infamous and bloody traffic in slaves,
had been instructed by Major Cartwright to address so disgraceful to the British nation, was.rooted out
such topics to the Court as presented themselves to only by public opinion, repeatedly and publicly ex-
his Own mind, which might be available to the ye-; pressed ; and with as much propriety might Public
nerable defendant, in this last stage of the proceed-1 Meetings tor that purpose be considered as conspi-
ings. Since the trial, his attention had not been par- i racies against the West India merchants, as this be
titularly called-to the circumstances of the tase ; and called a conspiracy to bring the Constitution into'
although ho had not been a very attentive observer : hatred and contempt. By public opinion alone was
of what had subsequently passcd, yet bearing in mind public virtue preserved ; and under the influence of
what had been teported by the Learned Judge, and that check were our institutions kept in a state of
the-facts mentioned in the affidavit of the venerable healthful vigour. It was a fatal delusion to imagine
defendant, it appeared to him that there were some that such Meetings could do any harm. Such an
legitimate topics of mitigation, which could not be opinion begot a reverence for folly and absurdity,
urged without considerable effect on his behalf. He and taught es," the best disposed persons to mistake
then adverted to the very small share which the worthy t the corrupt excrescences of the Constitutiod for the

Constitution itself. The moral conviction of the ex-.
istence of such abuses was not to be disputed, and it
was only by public opinion that they could be re-
dressed. It was quite extraordinary how even such
abuses excited the admiration and respect of those
who shuddered at Reform. He remembered the pre-
sent Poet Laureat, in a strain of admiration of the
Constitution of our forefathers, saying, that in the
last stage of its decay, like a venerable oak, it still
looked verdant at a distance—" but it was the dark
verdure-of the ivy which cankered its heart." The
Learned Counsel, in a 'powerful strain of eloquence,
then proceeded to advert to the public and private
virtues of the worthy Major, whose life had been de-
voted in promoting the arts of his country, in endea-
vouring to preserve the purity of our national insti-
tutions, and in the pursuit of those objects which dig-
nified and ennobled the character of man. Consi-
dering, then, the conduct of such a man, consider-
ing the motives by which he had been actuated—his
11 venerable age, his amiable and unoffending deport-
ment through life, he was quite convinced that the
Court, in discharging its painful duties (for painful
they must be in such a case), would proceed to-
wards him with that tenderness and consideration to
which, on every account,. he was so much entitled.—
In conclusion, he adverted to the worthy Major's
desire, that whatever punishment the Court might be
disposed to inflict, imprisonment rather than fine
should be imposed, considering that if the latter
course should resorted to, it would have the effect
of disinheriting a beloved niece, the daughter of an
elder brother, whom he had adopted, and of depriv-
ing an adored wife and aged sisters of that means to
which they looked for support in the advanced
autumn of life. However, since this case was last
before the Court, he (Mr. Denman) had received a
letter from those relatives, in which they deptecated
the idea of allowing any consideration of their situ-
ation to weigh with-the Court, when the health and
liberty of their venerated friend were at stake—and,
agonized with the sense of those sufferings which
awaited him, they implored the Court to avert that
punishment which the worthy Major himself was
disposed to hail with the genuine spirit of martyrdom
in a cause to which his life had been devoted. Such
were the feelings of those beloved relations. The
worthy Major, though a nominal defendant in this
case, would be the greatest sufferer, but lie came
with manly fortitude to meet all that could he in
flitted on him, consoling himself that, under every
dispensation, there was a Public who would respect
him, and an impartial posterity who would do justice'
to his name and actions.—The Learned Counsel sat
down amidst a burst of uncontroulable applause from
the auditory.
Mr. Hat, on the same side, expressed hit unwil-
lingness to weaken the impression which the elo-
(peace of his Learned Friend must have made on
the Court.

Mr. Wootta then addressed their Lordships. He
said, after the full discussion which the subject had
received, there was little necessity for him to trouble
them with any observations. He asserted in the
most solemn manner his belief of the legality of the
Meeting, and the objects for which it was called,
though he took no active part in the calling of it, or
proposed any Resolution when there. True he had
attended it and moved Thanks to the Chairman, and
as he conceived every subject of the King had a right
to be in any part of the realm, their Lordships would
not, he was sure, impute it to him as a crime that
he happened to be at Birmingham on the day of the
Meeting. The Lord Chief Baron had allowed there
was no statute against this Meeting, and if the com-
mon law were, as it was said to be, " the perfection
of reason," it certainly was not contrary to that, as
it was no principle of common sense that the.people
of Birmingham should not be represented in Parlia-
ment. He would remind the Court that the Meeting
took place before the passing of the six Acts, by
which such Meetings might be tendered illegal. He
admitted that if any charge of conspiracy could be
proved, being present, he was to all intents and pur-
poses a party ; but he had never had the slightest
concern with any of the parties. He pressed upon
their L.-,,rdships the injury which the defendants had
sustained by the sort of prejudication their case had
undergone. A Proclamation from the, highest an-
dimity had issued, charging it as a crime of the
highest degree ; and one of the Learned Judges from
the Bench had charged it as a crime little less than
treascn. Could the defendants (looking at the minds
of men and the manner in which they were im-
pressed)—could the defendants, under such circum-
stances, come fairly before a Jury ? To say nothing
of the manner in which that particular Jury had
been selected. Upon all points of that description,
however (the defendant continued), he was concluded
by the by-gone decision of the Court ; and he would
only say a few words more as to the nature and tx•
tent of punishment. It was possible that a Govern-
ment might be so situated as to be compelled to
resort to a vigour, as it was called, beyond the laws.
Such-vigour was at least a hardship upon the indi-
vidual who chanced to be the victim of it. •For him-
self, in the way of mitigation, he had no plea tp
offer ; but, one boon he would request : he begged
that his punishment might come in the way of im-
prisonment, •as fine would, in effect, be only im-,
prisonment lengthened; he had, he believed, con-'
trived to balance his accounts with the world ; but'
that which remained to him would be little better
than a cipher. He concluded a judicious and tem-
perate appeal by entreating their Lordships to pardon
any excess of feeling which might have been dis-
played by the defendants, and to take into considers-
don the sufferings and inconveniences they had al-
ready experienced for conduct which they had never
considered as a'crime.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then addressed the Court,
nor, he said, in aggravation of punishment, as they
apprehended, but, from what was said, he felt it ne-
cessary to set right the circumstances of this case,
which he hoped would be the last of the kind that
would come before their Lordships. He was not
bound to offer anything in aggravation, and, as
Counsel for the prosecution, he would be exceeding
his duty -if he did ; but he thought it right to answer
some arguments which were advanced on the part
of the defendants. His Learned Friend had said,
the subsequent conduct of the defendants should not
linfluence their Lordship? judgment. Against that
doctrine he (the Solicitor-General) begged to protest.
If they expressed contrition for their conduct, that
would sis:c them a fair claim to their Lordships' con-

sideration; but their conduct seerned to him deserfir.
of a greater punishment than Might Otherwise
tended. Not content to justify their illegal acts,th;..
besides libelled the witnesses, juries, and all the siete-'d
institutions of their country. - If good conducnthe,
' would give a claim to a milder punishment, the cs,2
fillet of the defendants called for an aggsevate`d-
punishment. The Learned Gentleman then west
over the circumstances of the Meeting, of the ilk.
gality of which they must have been aware,
carsimhei.
could slew from their speeches, extracts of which he
read and commented on at some length.
After a short consultation will his Learned Brothers,
L Mr. Justice BATEY declared the judgment of thi
Court at considerable length, discriminating, wiel
his usual nccuracy, the different degrees of
nality which by the evidence appeared to attach
each of the defendants. He went at considerable
length over the evidence given at the trial, and over
the speeches as published subsequently to the Meet.
ing by the defendants, Edmonds and Woolen Fire
hundred seats in the House of Commons were de,
scribed as being sold to the best bidder. Was that
assertion, or was it not, calculated to diminish the
respect which persons would otherwise feel for that
House? There might be s..me. instances in which,
contrary to the spirit of the Constitution, con uptien
I was employed in returning Members to the Ilouie
tf
Commons; that might be true ; hut here the :nehitation
extended to .500 seats net of 658. He (the heeled
Judge) put it to the hearts of the defendants them.
selves, whether such an assertion eas not ea culated
to bring the House of Commons into contempt. As
to the principle of Uilivei Sill S. ffrage, it Na, de pe.
culiar blessing of the Blitish Constitution that every
,man was virtually represented in Parliament. Alan-
hers were chosen by particular places ; but the mo.
ment they were chosen they became bound to act,
not merely for the benefit of their constituents, but
for the good of the Public at large. It every man
had an inherent right, however, a natural right, indc.
pendent of the law, to vole for Members of Parlia-
ment, why were worsen to be excluded iron] the same
free right ? The Learned Judge then adverted to the
motion for a new trial, and commented upon the facts
and argument: which had been adduced in support
of that application. His Lordship proceeded :—The
Court had attended to the which had been
laid before then). It tea • the most unpleasant panof
its duty to inflict punishment upon individuals, parti.
cularly where that punishment affected their families.
His Lordship wished that 1-efore persons subjected
themselves to danger, they would think on the skin.
Lion of those who were dependent upon them, lle
Court had not forgotten the family of the defendant
Edmonds ; and they wished that the coi,duct ,f the
defendant Madox had been such as to strengthen the
claim which his family also gave him upon their
merciful consideration. The affidavit of Major Cart-
wright exhibited the feelings of an extremely.good
heart, strong pi inciples 'of relieion, and great attach-
ment for the country to which he belonged. Its (the
Learned Judge) lamented to see that trier) ()Le sub-
ject, and I.erhaps upon only one, them was to a cer-
tain degree, in the mind of that Gentleman, a delu-
sion, an unfortunate delusion, as to the riehtsoladult
men to vote for their own Representatives. The Ma-
jor's preference of imprisonment to fine was a prefer-
ence which deserved to weigh, and would weigh,
with every well-constituted mind; but the Court was
bound to look at the Major's age, and to judge more
prudently for him than he had done for himself,.
The Court, taking all the circumstances of the case
into its consideration, did order and adjudge—that
the defendant Edmonds should be imprisoned for
Nine Months; the defendant Mador, for Eighteen;
and the defendant Wooler, for Efteeo Months, in the
Jail of Warwick: to find sureties fur their good be-
haviour duriu five years, themselves in 1.400 each,
and taco securities in se2oo each : the sentence of the
Court upon Major Cartwright was—that he should
pay a fine of £lOO to the King, and be imprisoned
until that fine was paid.

Major Cattrvratctrr's sentence produced a Mr
general sensation of joy. The venerable Gentleman
was cordially congratulated by his co-defendants
upon the result of his case. He kindly took lease of
them; and, after shaking hands with Mr. DENMAN)
paid down his fine, and left the Court.

A melancholy instance of the uncertainty of human life oc-
curred at Beer Ferris on Wednesday last. As Mr. STOMA HD,
the artist, and son of? the celebrated Historical Painter of t ,at
name, was engaged in sketching a figure in one of the windows
of the church, he fell from a ladder and was killed on the spot.
_ _

DTRD.
The 15th ult. at a very advanced age, 12 Michael's-place,
Brompton, Mrs. Storacc. This Lady was the sister of the cele-
brated Dr. Trusler—mother of the late Stephen Storace, whose
merit will always keep his name high in musical estimation, and
mother also of Signora Storace, who as a singer and an actress
acquired considerable reputation, land eminently contributed to
the amusement of the Public in several countries. Mrs. Storace,
who has just paid the debt of nature, was a woman of great
knowledge of life, and one of those characters of plain, open,
blunt sincerity, of which the refinements of modern artifice awl
hypocrisy have left but few examples. She was taken ill on
Thursday evening, ant expired on the Sunday following in the
arms of her friend, Mrs. Cooke, apparently without pain.
On the 17th ult. at Aston, aged 66, Mr. James Fayel, a native
of Pifeshire. He came to England in early life, with somewhat
lest of. education than the Scotch peasantry have generally tie.
good fortune to get. Fur nearly the last forty years he was as
intelligent, active, and confidential servant in the Aston
first as gardener, then as house steward, and lastly as bailiff and
general manager. About the, middle of life he took to read and
collect books very eagerly, and availed himself of access to the
valuable library of both his worthy masters, and others in the
neighbourhood, who delighted to supply him with the messed
that information he so well knew how to appreciate and apply.
Latterly, however, he took to drinking, and read but little, ex-
cept Newspapers, Magazines, and Reviews, which he pored g"!
with diligent avidity to the list, as (next to ' his copious libaUncal
they constituted the most intense object of his existence. Till
within a few months his activity was surprising for any mot ,
the more so in him, whose personal weight must have exceeded
25 stone. His honest face was amply cropped with the fruits di
his continual irrigation ; and his nose was literally divided Ist*
four parts, each of which, with the aid of Talicotius, would have
formed one of no diminutive size for any full grown subject. fie
had a large share of strong shrewd wit, which be imparted slits
to all ranks, in a free and powerful manner, aided by a dteP'
tonadoo, and the broad Doric of his dialect. Though often sar-
castic, he never gave offence, as all Liked his humours nd oddities
for all well knew his sound and incessant benevolence. MraT,
very many in his neighbourhood, will now in their hearts ezdaills
as did Hostess QuicAlp to Sir Jahn Falstaff—" Well, fare thee weal
I have known thee these twenty-nine years, conic peasi9d that;
but an honester, and truer-hearted—well, are thee well

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