The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-03 00:00:00

THE snTEMAN

FRJII SATURDAY'S GAZEITTE..

At the Court at Brighton. the 31st of Jemmy', 1823,
present, the King's most Excellent Majesty in Colman.
SHERIFFS.

APPOINTID nT ma al tiltllTT IN COUNCIL, /OR via
TSAR 1823.
Rcoroatssataa.—Thos Charles Higgins, of Turley,
Eso.
Bitaisnies.--Henry Piper Sperling, of Park Place,
Esq. •
IBL'ettNONANSIIIRL—WiIIiam Selby Lowed's, of
W hada% Halt. Eel.
CANORIDGII AND HUNTINGDON.—WiIIiam Rayner, of
WM -owls, Esq.
✓ .ctuasniaa.—John White, of Sale, Esq
eVINNIIRLAND.—.-Edwaed Stanley, of Ponsonby Hall,
• :Rot. ‘, •
• 'f'aswwara.,—Chsrles Trelawny. of Coldrinick, Esq.
' itenaysnin N.—Thomas Bateman, of Middleton by
DEVONSIMII.—Tbotass Bewes, of Beaumont House,
PI moot!), Esq.
Doesaysatas.—Henry Charles Start, of Moor Crit.
cb.U, Esq.
Essax.—John Jolla& Taffsell. of Langley., Esq.
tiLOUCISTIIISNIRE.--Johe Smith, of Stapletoe, Esq.
HERZIPOROSAIRM.—Edmetad Burnam Pateshall, of Al.
Hs
Esq.
Hiravroanswrat.—Robert Sutton, of Ross Way
Nortischorch. Esq.
Austen, of Seven Oaks, Esq.
Latcasvaamates.—Sir William Walker, of Leicester,
Ltoremulantac—Sir William Earle Weill, of Den-
ton, Bart.
MONNOIITNINDIII.—Jeseph Bailey. of NantrOlo, Esq.
Noarar.n.—Sir Edmund Knowles boon, o Ormsby.
Ran,
NORTVIANTTONIntan.—Thomas Welch Hunt, of Wa.
• loom ES+
jr• fiforrounsanLawn.—Prideaux Jobs Selby, of Twi •
4111 House, Esq.
.SernmenApistias.—Williaes Mason, of East Ret.
, • ,tied. Rsq.
Ozroansinas.--Baniel Stuart. of Wykham Park,
KVTl;rllno—Tbouss Thompson. of Tidwell, Esq.
• Sunonstas,—Joba Mytton. of Ralston, Esq.
Sowa4restrita.--Jols Frederick Pinney, of Somer.
too Erly. Esq.
StaivessontaL—James Hordern,of Wolverhampton,
E.l.Couniry or Sotesnawevosi.—Edward Waled the
ranger, of Chawton Park, Esq.
4 liktrocic..—Henry Usborne, of Brandies Park, Esq.
' Suaaay.—Charles Hampden Turner, of Rooks Nest,
Esq.
Sossax.—Richsrd Prime. of Walberton House, Esq.
WAIWICREutas.—Ed ward Willessof Nes bolsi Corny°,
Esq.
WiLvestam—Joho Fuller, of Reston Park. Esq.
Woacarraaantac—John Williams, of Pitmaston,
Eat.
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'Walter Powkoo, of Funky, Esq.
GOUTS WALES. _ _ _

Camissirrout—Joba Phillips, of &Tyne, Esq.
pelsinest.—Oven Lewis, of Turman, Esq._
Csamaszr.--litorge Williams Parry, of Llydeade,
atammessaie.—,lohn E.lwarris, of Rhombi. Esq.
Masao, --Glisrlm Prichard, of Trewalter, Esq.
Jitaarwit.—John Donn Walsh. of Kereolleme, Esq.

SOLER WALES.
ANGLESET.—Jvirs Pantos, of Plasgwyo, Esq.
Caanovon.—William Turner, of ilarregfaor, Esq.
Manua wns.—Juba Wynne. of Cwaisin.-Esq.
liosirsomeay.—David Pugh, Liaberchydol, Esq.
Darsolca.—Sir David Erskioe, of Pall y Crochoo,
Farkr.—Phillip Davies Cooke, of Owsaavy, Esq.

COURT OF ARCHES-SATI:DAT.
GILL V. GILL.

TMs case was originally asnitPromoted by Mrs. Gill
against her husbaod, a gentleman of fortune, residing
at Okel Court, and in Herefordshire, for a restitution of
conjugal rights. In bar of this snit, Mr. Gill pleaded
that his wife bad been4ulky of adultery. The charge
as tried, and the Court gave judgment. that Mr. Gill
had not on'? failed in the proof, but that the evidence
bad established the innocence of Mrs. Gill; they. there-
fore, seutenced hint to restore her to conjugal rights, and
receive and treat her with conjugal affection. This sen-
tence was passed on the 4th of May last. A certificate
was subsequently presented by! r. Gill, stating that he
had received his wife back, and obeyed the sentence of
the Court, and he prayed to be dismissed from the suit.
This was opposed by Mrs. (1111, who denied that the sen-
tence of the Court had been complied with, and prayed
that ber husband might be pronounced in contempt, and
alimony allowed her,
Dr. LUSHINGTON now said, on behalf of Mr. Gill, that
be bad done all he could to obey the sentence of the
hentence of the Court; bad received his wife back again
into his house ; that she bad left it forcibly against his
will, and that it war her own fault if she remained
War.
Dr. Jr4Nell, on behalf of Mrs. Gill denied that the
sentence of the Court hail been complied with. Soon
after it had been pronounced, Mrs. Gill wrote to the
honsekerper of Mr. Gill, who was then abroad, stating
that sha should, in conformity wall the decree of the
Court, prepare to enter into the siercise of her conjugal
rights, and should enter into her husband's house at
Okel Court. She did present herself at the house, and
wes admitted into Do ion by the housekeeper. In
the meantime Mr. Gill, who had not heard of the step
his wife had taken, wrote to the housekeeper. telling her
be no means to admit tier ur any of her friends to the
house at Okel Court, as she bad no right there whatever;
and adding that lie believed her object in wanting to
come there was to be near a gentlemen with whom he
was sure (he said in confidence) she had been for some
years improperly • connected. When he learned that
Mrs. Gill had dee° admitted ism the house, he wrote a
second letter to his housekeeper, directing her not :to let
either her or her servant have any provisions. mist to
allow any friends or any one whatever to come and see
her, and luck the doors of all the rooms in the house,
except a drawing room and bed room, and put padlocks
on those•loors of which she did not possess the keys. He
at the same time sent a written notice to Mrs. Gill, sta.
ting that if she went on any of hispremises in Hereford-
shire. he should treat her as a wilful trespasser, for it
*as not only against, but abhorrent to the law, if she
went on any of them without his consent. The servants
of the honse at Okel Court, did, however, give Mrs. Gill
and her servant such provisions as she required. On the
19th of Aug., this gentleman, who hail represented himself
as having been perfectly ready to obey time sentence of the
Court, came home. Jiro Gill was sittiug in the par-
lour. lie entered the. room in a violent passion, seized
her by the arms, and shook her violently. lie then in-
sisted upon seeing the letters and papers she had about
her person, and demanded tire keys of her boxes: She
hesitated, but he seised her pockets before she could
comply, and commenced a search upon her person. She
tried to escape from him at the dour, hut he locked it,
and detained her. She was obliged to cut her pockets
off to give them to his to prevent his violence, and ul•
timately was forced to jump out of the window ou the
1 man. nbrre ,e followed her, and treated her with great
ix.l-Lt.e. He ot,:••rr.; :hit uve heti room should be al;

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lotted to her with ope petiole, and denied her own see.
vent, add appointed another to attend upon ber ; hut
this latter, however, was not allowed to eater the room
or to have any conversation with her, but was desired
merely to take orders at the door. On a "second oera.
lion, Mrs. Gill was put under great alarm by her has-
band entering the room in a forious manner with a
knife; and when she asked for water, being unwl. lie
seised it with the evident purpose of throwing it over
her. saying. " I'll faint you, with • devil to yon. " At
length she was obliged to send for her solicitormith whom
labs left the bona of her husband, finding that it was im-
possible to live with him. He had told her that she
must go with him to his house in Wales, at a place
called Rhivaraba, and from thence to a place where be
said she might pray for her sins, but she refused to go
with him to Wales. The affection of Mrs. Gill for her
husband and for her children was still so great, that
notwithstanding her treatment, she was desirous of living
with him. The treatment as proved by the evidence
was the reverse of that which the Court would eared
from him, but she did not wish to press the point to the
extent of declariug him in comtempt of the Court. It
was not intended to prescribe to the Court in what man-
ner Mrs. Gill must be treated ; all that was asked was,
that she might be protected, if she could not remain in
safety with her husband, who ought to be obliged to
pay her alimony from the than his conduct had driven
her from home.

Dr. LIIIIIIINOTON, in behalf of Mr. Gill, said, that
although the Court assigned the husband to treat his
wife with eonjogal affection yet, as far as his feelings
were concerned, it was not in the power of that, or of
any ether Court is the world, by their sentence. to
alter them. Mr. Gill had a suspicion of hie wife's fide-
lity: It was trifortunate ; but he believed her to have
been unfaithful. Now he (Dr. L.) contended that Mrs.
OM had not behaved as she wee booed to have done,
to allay those feeling, of her hatband. At the time
Mr. Gill wrote over to his housekeeper not to admit
his wife, be contemplated an appeal from the sentence
of the Coat% and had made some offers for a cosnpro-
seise, which it would have been muck better to have
accepted. Supposing., however, that Mr. Gill had re-
fused is the first instance to obey the sentence of the
Coat, the disobedience was purged by subsequent
obedience. It was not the way to allay the feelings
of Mr. Oill that Mrs. Oill had adopted, • in sending a
notice to his housekeeper that she should take pos-
session of the house, instead of first sending a cos-
ciliatory letter to her husband. Nor was her heal-
tidos in delivering up her letters the way to conci-
liate him ; for he bad a right to inspect her papers,
and only requested to see suck as were, upon the
face ofttbem, suspicious. From the evidence on be-
half of Mr. Gill, it appeared that she had followed him
about the house, using irritating language; her ref*•
sal to live at his house, in Wales, on the grounds that
it was In a solitary and uninhabited country, was,
too, without a justification; for, she had no right to
prescribe to her husband where be should live, and
the house, besides, was one io which they had before
lived fur many years. The fact of her haviog quitted
the house, against the consent of her husband, must,
tits Learned Counsel argued, preclude her froze any
relief from the Coed. He chiefly relied that lbws
was no principle in the practice of the Court that went
to direct where their seatehee should, in such cases,
be executed; and,ln conclusion, he contended, that the
conduct of Mrs. Gill was the reverse of concilitary,
whiob it ought to have been ; that she was bound to
have remained with her hushes& and that the Court
should therefore dismiss the snit against her.
Sir JoiN Ntcuot. said, when the Court pronounced
judgment on the original complaint, in this case, it was
with strong hopes that the pieties would have returned
to their duties towards each other, as husband and wife,
sod towards their children as father and mother. la the
attempt to return to her rights, Mrs, 0. bad certainly,
in the opinion of the Court, not begun prudently, in
sending a notice to the housekeeper that she would take
possession, instead of having written first a conciliatory
letter to her husband, to allay the feeling which possess-
ed him, that she bad forfeited her rights as his wife,
and the mother of his offspring. The Learned Judge
proceeded at great length, to give it as his opinion that
the delay of Mr. UM in obeying the sentence of the
Court, was not justified by saving that he contemplated
an appeal, as be had had sufficient time to make up his
mind on that head, before be wtote the letters to his
servants, directing the treatment they should give his
wife, than which nothing was more reprehensible, parti-
cularly his having endeavoured to poison the minds of
his servants against his wife, whose innocence had been
proved, by making another charge of criminality against
her. What could be more linjurious than this charge, ,
which he did not attempt to prove ; or than his ground.
less attacks on her character, in the frce of her own ler.
rants? This, in itself, formed a charge of very great
cruelty on his part. Allowing that there had been co-
louring on both sides, the Learned Judge said that the
conduct of Mr. Gill to his wife, on his return to his house
at Okel Court, was against either the laws of the country
or of religion, or of cdmmon humanity. In taking his
wife home, lie was bound to treat her ts his innocent
wife, for she had been proved to be innocent ; he was
bound to admit her to his bone fide residence, where him-
self and his children really resided; l,e was hound to ad.
mit her to the joint and reasonable eontroul of their chil-
dren and the servants ; and until she did that which for-
feited her rights, he was bound by thevow which he lied
made at the altar, to love, comfort and honour her. The
law did not allow a husband to treat his wife at his ca-
price, and would protect her from any thing which could
in law he considered as cruelty. The very first act which
Mr. Gill had exercised towards his wife was one of sus-
picion. In what respect suspicious? He had no right
to entertain suspicions against his wife, whose innocence
bad been proved ; and the act of forcibly reaaching her
person for letters, was one of gross insult and degradation;
and the act of locking her in the room, one of unjustifia
ble duress. The act of dragging her back was an act of
violence, and unwarrantable violence. The feet of re-
straining her to bee room, and allowing a servant only to
speak to her at the door to receive orders, what was that
but solitary confinement? The whole formed what in
law would be considered acts of cruelty ; and cruelty,
connecting it with other circumstances in the case, for
which the Court would grant her e divorce, had that
been her prayer. The husband's vying that he had
received, or would receive, his wife back, and restored
her to her conjugal rights, would not do; they must be
satisfied that there was a real restoration. Upon the
whole transactions of the first day, the unfounded charge
the nets of violence against the wife, were such as would,
if she prayed it, induce the. Court to order her seperate
and permanent ali 'non y. The Court, however, refused to
accede to his prayer, and to dismiss the suit. They or-
dered that lie should allow her alimony from the time
that she had been compelled to quit the house ; and as
the charge declaring her husband to be in contempt was
not pressed, the Court would hold over that part of the
case in order to allow the intervention of friends to
make an amicable arrangement, which would be the
• most beneficial, as it was perfectly hopeless, after what
• had taken place, that the parties could again live tope.
thee and fulfil the duties of father and mother with hap-
piness to each other. or beatfit towards their children

Alimony wee therefore pronoueced le be dee to the wile
sod the question of contempt irit open.
Mr. Oil), who was preeest, and displayed great agile.
Lion du►ing the deliceay of the judgment by his Lord
ship, deelar✓d that be was ready to receive bark his trill,
if she would return, sod would have received her Wag
Sir J. Nicuox—After Out: took place on your return
It can hardly be expected of Ler that she should go
back.
Mr. Gilt was about to eater into some further state-
ment, when another comae was proceeded ie.

POLICE.
-.....--

Kinstost Herm—The conslort of a poor man named
Groom, who resides at No. 11. Edward Street, Bethnal
Breen Road, d to be noticed in a part•cular 'man-
ner. On Friday afternoon, as he was walking near the
corner of Token house yard' he 'gate a niece of paper ly-
ing on the ground, and, oe opening it,' found he had In
his possession one Bank note for;2001., one.for 100/.,tone
for 50/., two for W. each, two sovereigns, and two shil-
lings. Upon discovering the treasure, he turned abort,
anti was proceeding towards the Mansion House to put
it into the hands of the Lord Mayor, when a men not
quits so honest as himself. walked up to him, and said,
be bad just dropped the notes, and would not give the
worthy renew any more trouble, but take them on the
spot.—Ciroom civilly told the "Ilentleman" to accost-
pony him to the Lord Mayor, and he should get what
belonged to him, " the 201. as well as the halfpence,"
The claimant walked part of the way with the finder,
but suspecting the simplicity of hie chararter, walked off,
before they reached tiro Mansion House steps, muttering
something against bum. ' •
Mr. Homan immediate] r sent over to the Bank, to
let the person who mi ols t apply to stop the notes know
that they were safe, and desired tiroons to he in attend-
ance on Saturday, as no doubt a proper reward would be
given to him by the loser.
It was soon ascertained, that the clerk of Mr. Ds
Costa, a merchant in the city, was the loser. Mr. Do
Costa himself attended neat day, and prepented Broom
with a ten-pound note.—The poor , man received some
commendation for his good sense in questioning the
honesty of the " Clentleurau" who spoke to hiui in the
street, as well is for his own integrity.
Vioasoie-rranc—Saturday, William Thereat', was
brought before Samuel Twyford, Esq. the Presiding Ma-
glottal., charged with exciting another man to commit a
burglary.
A young man stated that he lived near Uray's-inn-lent,
last Monday. between four an I five o'clock in tbe afternoon,
he was in the tap-room of the Black Dug public-house,
Gray's-lost-leee, drinking a pint of porter, when the pd•
loner, whom he had seen several times in the same house,
mime In and sat down by him. They entered into coiner-
gado., when the prisoner drank out of the witness's pint,
sod then asked him if he would bola a robbery! The pri-
soner said he and another had pleased the robbery of Mr.
Daker's house, No. b 4, Chiswell•steviet. and if the witness
would join them their plan was this :—They would go to
Mr. Daker's house on a certain night. Omit eight o'clock,
and would watch the (stay out: one should thee Mooch at
the door, and the moment the servant opened it the other Iwo
should be ready to rush in and secure her, after which they
could easily plunder the house. The prisoner said be knew
where the property was, and described the situation of a
trunk fell of silver plate and eat glass. The witness coati-
seed. 1 aceeded to his proposal until I knew the whole
transaction, and them I took the first opportunity of going
to Chlswell-street, mid telling every thing to Mr. Daker."—
It appeared also that last Thursday night was the time fixate
but the witness tallest in his promise, and had slice been
threatened by the prisoner.
Mr. Defter said, that this witness bad apprised him of the
plan at tintless he meted, and he thee related his story in
precisely the same way. A trunk with plate and rut glass
Iran In then/tuition described.
' Mr.V.wirrann saw a* reason to disbelieve the witaess's
assegai, endgame blue credit foe Ms 'mashie ; ter i t all per-
sees comp' to the katiwledge of such facts were to dis-
charge their duty in a sintifar way, there would soon be a
stop put to the progress of crime. lie regretted there was
no statute for the punishment of this offence, It beiag a con-
templated bet not an effected burglary; he should, however,
call upon the prisoner to find bail to answer the misdemea-
nour, and be should bind the parties to prosecute him at the
ilessionik
The prison., was committed to Clerkenwell for want of
Panties.

BOW STREET.-SATVRDAY.
tospuramms EfFIECTI OF INTOXICATION.

Jaws Marquis was brought up on a variety of charges
founded on conduct the most inconsistent, resulting from
the stupefying effects of liquor.
This case po d an additional interest from the
circumstance of the prisoner's being of respectable con-
nexions, and well educated ; but from an habitual re-
course to spirituous liquors, he is from time to time in
such a state of derangement as to be guilty of the most
ontrsgeous and indecent acts ; for these he his been io
durance in the various prisons and watch houses of the
metropolis for several months, with but trifling inter-
tnission. When discharged by proclamation at the last
Middlesex Sessions, after receiving the usual donation
of a shilling, he immediately resorted to the nearest
public house, became intoxicated, committed an act of
vagrancy, expiated his offence by three months impri-
sonment in Tothill Fields, and hail not been liberated
more than three days, when, being again in liquor, and
',oaks mad, he exposed himself in the most indecent
manner in Covent Darden, and on being remonstrated
with upon the subject by some respectable gentlemen
who were passing, he seized a dog by the neck and
threw it at those who had made the praise-worthy re-
monstrance.

Oa being placed at the bar of this office on these
charges, the prisoner, whose wretched habiliments be-
spoke poverty, (by whatever cause produced) entered
into a detailed statement of bis unfortunate propensity,
and it's still more unfortunate effects upon his sanity.
From this statement, it appeared, that he bad fur several
years held a situation in the Ordnance Office, for which
he received at this moment a retired annuity. Having
dropped a hint that he was married.
The worthy magistrate (R. MINSHULL, Rag.) said
that although he felt a considerable degree of pity end
compassion for the prisoner, yet she frequency and
serious nature of his delinquencies called upon him to
protect the public from the disgusting nature of Ills
offences; he should therefore remand him until his
wife came forward, and some arrangement for his safe
keeping should be made.

BETRAORDINARY CHARGE Or ROBBERY AO lINST or.

FICRIIS.

Matthews, a city officer, ;;FJones, belonging to the
establishment at this office, were charged for striding 4
sovereigns from a drawer in No. 10, Brewer Street,
Long Acre.
Mr. Luke Berkly, the accuser. a gentleman whose
tongue was pretty well tipt with the brogue and not a
little given to the blarney, began by stating, that he
sometimes carries loads at rather "unseasonable hours,'
which assertion his Worship appeared,to agree with ; at
the same time bringing to the accuser's recollection
that for such deeds no very loqg period had elapsed
since he had procured for himself 6 months free lodg-
ings in a house of very capacious dimensions; vulgarly
denominated a domicile of correction, but in the
present case, its correcting qualities appear to have failed
in their effects. Mr. Luke Berk'', having. among :he
propensities of his youth, acquired a partiality for a good
poli§a, rolled, by those who take its merits on hearsav,
aqua rile, not only distga, little of this article for Isis
own use, but taking upon himself the double duty of
distiller and porter, contrives to let such of his friends,
as are inclioed to pay, have a tittle of this exhilarating

twoopo•g• snugly 14111 noon et their doors, behove the
vulgar Imprortomence of the Excise bas awakened front
16041olotAt "WO( taut' adventure df this kind greiwtlleie
kegpereser
outit
tale. One morning lately.
" When Indy blasts blow in the drift
'J laii4 to the chimney lug,"
as the Poet has it, Pat, in character of p,urtee, was
thetrudging into the
his Mock, Ir.riol,• eitY
dlilglinthisty a ofil inrig itistiller at borne,
.4 lien, as bad 1m:1i/would have it, he caught the rye a
Mattlieive, •ho was rude enough to insist on having 4.
peep at his burden. The nasal organs of the officer
mere convinced that the article was not exactly what
he had described it to be; so he insisted on evilly
taking care of his person until a warrant could be prd:
cured to search his premises. In the execution of ihmi
the alledged robbery was said to have taken place.
S I witnesses were examined to prove the role—ri
but, though they depoeed to the officers h..ving opened
the drawers where the money was said to be placed, nu
one could distinctly charge them with the theft. A lady
lodger of Luke Berkly's, • hose dialect spurted the flowers
of Tipperary, in so far as we could 'middle her story
from the never eliongable interlarding of" his hion.q.•
said sloe beard money tingle, and saw Mrs. Uerkly count
over thirteen sovereagnit, after the udicer 1144 gone swat,
at which time she stated that-D.4oe were wanting.
evidefice of a person of the name of 3lurray, went to the
same effect.

The officers, however, insisted they saw nothing hat a
few shillings and s.•me half pence, and signified
iloulit of the gold ever being there. This Mr. Berkly
warmly resisted, and proffered to show his iVoiship the
Gold instanter.

The Worthy Magistrate said that if officers were too
be charged in this wanner, it would be impossible to
get a search warrant executed at all, and dismissed the
case much to apparent dissatisfaction of the complain-
ant, who departed muttering something About the auvwe
of Mr. Harmer. The officers had a legal adviser on their
side present daring the investigation.

Onfieterday last. a child belonging to Dtniel
doo. a labourer. was burned so much as to rank it.
death a short time after. The Coroner (Mr. Janes of
°skinny.) and Joey attended on• Mond sy, and ga►e in
their ►erdict. "accidental death: but mach Manse is
laid to the mother. as she weal out and left her tw•o chil-
‘dren alone in the house.

-Cancow, Jan. 20.—Tbe first new fair of (Ugh.
town, in this county, was held on Alonday latt. It was
well attended, and largely supplied with cattle of retry
description—particularly horses, Black ealtlt and
Sheep went off at fair prices,—and a great numhtr of
Pigs were *old. In short, both buyers and ...Hers
seemed pleased, and the whole of theta passed off very
well.

fatsß Pitovlatex Tat oc.—lt appears that the hoonty
oa Salted Provieioas exported into Vertigo countries,
expired on the lith of Jrn. 1823; and farther, that the
Doty of 10e. on every 1110/. value, attaches, from said
day. This will be a great discouragement to the provi-
sion trade of Ireland, labouring as its does, at this too
mist Rader peculiar di Menhirs, mot only from the great
mistake in the English Salt Duty, but the want of fo•
reign markets.
•

•
OHL) SII.7RDIR.--Wedbesday morning last, a girt
naniedlasan Stabbings. aged 17, in slip service of Mr.
.
canal`, stonemason, of No. id, 114.110 w street. Berton
Crescent. committed the act of infanticide upon ber
child. It appears that the girl bad been in Mr. Eoitees
employ only !twee months. but atter being there a seek
or two. Mrs. Eckett thought she wan in tie family way.
and communicatiog her suspicions to her buslisod, the
girl was estansiaed by a doctor, who was also .f the same
opinion, but the girl denied it. thtbseqeently she wn
spoken lofty bee cousin, who peneaded her to go home,
but shoed!! denied the fact, and refused, alledging that
her father had &large family.

Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, Mrs. Eckett
went into the girl's room, and found her in bed; she at
the same time complained of a violent pais upon h-r
chest. Mrs &keit considering her in labour, sent i.r
her snot ;but previous to her arrival the child was born,
no person being with the girl in the room at the 'lame
time. Mrs. Eckett examined the infant, which was aline
and perfect in every respect; but it bled vary much
the neck, and which they were unable to stop, nor coull
they get any thing down the child's throat; the wonnOs
on the neck afterwards got black. Mr. Wakefieldo
medical gentleman, was sent for, and the next mut Mag.
he found the child !dead, with much congealed hloc.d
about the mouth and nose, as also some sera.chin
on the neck produced by violence; and he was of
opinion it died in consequence of such injuries.

On Monday nig)at, a fire took place in the dwelling
house of Mr. Balme, in Queen apart., in this town, ow•
ing to the extreme carelessness of the female servant,
wbo had placed a lighted candle under the bed, in
which three children were asleep, while she looked for
some article of dress. The bed, as might be experte,l,
was soon in flames, :and the (righted girl went down
stairs, where she remained for some moments without
mentioning the mischief she had done. The smell of
fire soon, however, alarmed the mistress of the Isoome,
who ran op stairs, where site found her children in bed,
unconscious of the flames with which they were sur-
rounded. instead of being overcome with the rnagni•
tude of the danger, the peril of her children served only
to invigorate Mrs. Bahne's resoketion. S'•e rushed in.
to the room, at all hasarsls, and dragged the three to.
nocents, in evecessioo, oat of the bed, aed having plan.
ed them in safety, returned to assist in extinguishing
the fire, which fortunately did tint extend beyond the
room in which it originated. We think this a proper
occasion for stating, as a caution to serv.lntn, that (by
an act passed iu the lith year of his late Majesty's reign)
should they, through negligence or carelessness, fire any
dwelling house, they should, on convictioo before too
magistrates, be adjudged to pay the sum of one hundred
pounds, anti in default of payment to be eetomitfr,l to
the House of Correction for Is 'Hondo, and there to tie
kept to bard labour.—(Lecde Aferensy.)