The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-02 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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(mom THE DUBLIN EVENING PIST.)
PosT Oretce. —On Wednesday last, a Deputation of the
Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Commissioners of
Parliamentary Inquiry, on the subject of the Post Office
petitions, and the early delivery of the British Mail.
itippesis, that, notwithstanding all the efforts of Sir Henry
?naafi, to whose indefatigable exertions the public are in-
-404 for the rapidity of the conveyance between Dublin
lad Landon, the Holyhead mails wait two hours for the
foss 'mil from Liverpool, before they embark, It was
attested by the Deputation, that the mail should be sent
ql heard immediately on its arrival. The Commissioners
4i'ed, that advisable as this arrangement might be, it
d trench upon the interests of the Revenue; for that
pal of the passengers came from Liverpool, and they snp-
that, if it were carried into effect, opposition packets
relate established at Holyhead to take over the passen-
gers two hours after the mail had sailed. To this it was
presently replied, on the part of the Depotatton, that they
would engage to have the mail conveyed to Dublin at half
the expence already incurred by the public for this object.
That something will be done in this regard, we entertain no
doebt.
While we are on the subject, we may state, that the in-
vestigation set on foot by the Commissioners, and the efforts
of the gentlemen who have come over from the London.
Past Mire, promise to be attended with the most favour-
able results to the country.
ORANGE DINNER TO ALDERMAN KING.
The Dinner to this worthy Peesonage, nateithstandtag the
Trlempbel Rntry which he was to make into Dublin, aed PO.
forth, has gone off rather tamely. The Orangemen not oaly
did not make a muster, but the original Card of Invitation, to
the "Sirs and Brothers" of the Fraternity was, tell it not in
Askelon, abandoned. Another Card was substituted, ad-
dressed to the Friends of the Alderman.—and the thing was
accordingly got up. Bat such a catalogue of apologies as
were seat to the Steward+, never was seen before. We have
a long list of Grands and Deputy Grands, who were scarce,
End an account of a famous row, that took place. Where be
now your uproar and your triumph, ye Orangemen? Ah ! you
have failed in your efforts to turn oat Lord Wellesley and Mr.
Plunkett—and, besides, continuing the campaign would be
something like desperation. So you have retreated, and we do
not choose, at present, to disturb you in your retirement.

Ills Excellency the Lord Lieutenant Is about to present bre%
secretary Johnston with a splendid piece of plate, previously
to his depiriure from tnis country.
Colonel Merrick Shaw who Is to have the now vacant ap-
pointment of Private Secretary to the Noble Marquess, has
arrived In town.

Thurs 'ay his Majesty's Letters Patent pasted the Great
Seal of Ireland. appointing Thomas Goold, Esq. K.C. to the
distingaished office of Sergeant at Law.
The necessary papers for the appointment of a Chairman of
Kihatinham, vacant by the elevation to the Reecho( Mr. Serg.
Torrent, have not as yet reached the Irish Office.
The Rev. Thomas Romney Robinson, Rector of Ennia•
and late fel.ow of Trinity College, Dublin, is appointed
Astronomer at Armagh, vacant by the death of the late Dr.
Davenport.

REVENUE PROSErUTIoNS—CH iIIGE OF BRIBING
A REVENUE OFFR ER.

On Wednesday last. a series of proseentions against
respectable traders, for breaches of the Revenue Laws,
were commenced is Cork, before a Board of Sub-Cointnis.
sinners, coniposed of.. William Pennefather (Collector of
Excis►), Fred. Mayne and James flapper. Esqrs. Surveyors.
The trials were held in the large room in the Excise
Office, a hie), was crowded each day.
The first information was aga nit Thomas Shee, Esq.
Distiller, for Lavine a quantity of sash in his possession,
la an unregistered will. Ile was fined in the penalty of
twenty pounds.
The next prosecution was against John Morrongb. Esq
d the firm of Ilea& and Co.. of Cork. essiwouts-Listillers,
%sr tendering a bribe of 50/. to one George O'Grady, a Su.
pernomerery Gauger.
In consequence of the numerous other trills to be gone
through, the Sal.-Commissioners postponed their decision
to Monday last.

DUTCH MODE OF PREPARING FL lx.—On the 22.1 instant,
a meeting of arricrilturists anti others was held on the
lands of Joseph Stevenson, Esq. Springfield, near this
town, to inspect the mode of treating flax, as practised in
Holland. Peter BGAILII(1. F,sq. and a very intelligent
Dutch farmer, who arcompanies him, in his tour through
Ulster, attended on this interesting occasion, and not only
gave a clear and satisfactory account of the whole process,
but (as far as possible) practit al illustrations of the various
parts, on the spot. Mr. Stevenson's flax, which was on the
foot and fit for pulling, aff.rJed an excellent opportunity of
*Seeder these objects.
On Someday a similar meeting, we believe, was held
near Antrim, at which the Countess and Connors Dowager
of Massrreenr, with several other Ladies, and the lion. Co!,
Skeffinetun, Mr. Chemise, and many other Gentlemen,
were present. On Monday a meeting took p'ace near Bat-
lyineca—on this day there is to be one at Ballymoney—on
Wednesday at Newtoa ctimavariy, and so on to Derry.—
Besnatd ..nd the Dutchman are now going, we under-
Wand, at the request of Mr. Id‘Donnell, to Glenarm Castle,
M meet Sir Hu:flukey Davy.—(Be jest News Letter)
CLoxwEL, Aro. 27.—0 n Sunday morning last a theta
esing notice of a very serious nature was posted at Ross-
more, to deter ally person from takingthe lands or meadows
there from Mr. Stuart, the Agent of Lord Ilawarden,
which had been given up a few days ago, and relet to Mr.
James Scott, of that place. And at the dead hour of Sun li
-
day night, a capital dwelling house was maliciously set on
&upend cousunstd to ashes in the same quarter. There is
sot a night but numbers of shots are fired in the neighbour-
!wed of Dundrum, &c. Our worthy Correspondent gives
It as ids opinion, that had that Barony (Kt Inemanagh) been
proclaimed with the others, it would be as tranquil as the
adjoining ones—as it is understood that any depredations li
committed in Clanwilliam Barony, on the herders of KB-
twounagh, are committed by men from the latter —which'
• place is supposed to have sent forth the miscreants who
lately fired at Mr. Stuart—(Advertiser.)
T. Casey, convicted at last Assizes of assaulting the
!rwaseof A. Cantwell, of Ballyerk. was executed on Satur-
dayat the drop in front of Clonmel gaol—upon which oc-
kenos be was ;sanded by the Rev. Mr. Brennan, a Roman
4:ethelie clergyman. The unhappy convict, who was very
penitent and resigned, addressed the people assembled to
waness the execution, acknowledging that be was one of
those concerned in the offence for which he was about to
gaffer, and that it was the first of the kind he had ever had
as thing to do with—which he attributed to bad company
sad drinking: all such loose and sinful practices he strong-
-1 y cautioned his hearers to shun and avoid; and begged
ihar prayers for him. At his request, Mr. Brennan next
addressed the people, impressing on their minds, in *most
solemn and pathetic manner, the awful instance before them
of disobedience to the Laws of 00D. and the Institutions
of man for the good of Society—which seemed to have a
enable effect upon all his hearers. After the execution,
(MO
asey's body was cut down and given to his friends.—
Michael Mara, respited on Friday last from execution
01 Saturday, is to suffer on Monday next, an order having
yesteday arrived at Clonmel gaol for that purpose.—(/Grid)
A little after ten o'clock on Thursday night, the house
of Mr. Jobo Smyth, situate at Tallaght, was discovered to
he on fire; the flames were extinguished without any con-
siderable damage having been sustained. It is supposed
that the house bad been maliciously set on fire.
Between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock on the same
sight, a barn belonging to a Mr. Peter !'Grath, situate at
Ballyeallen, on the Ballycra farm. near Firr House, was
'boned, it is supposed, maliciously, as there was no tire in
Ike @menu.

RESURRECTION MEN.
TO Till ZDITOR 01 TIirSTATIRMAN.

LondtSi,--ieii; 1,1823.
SlR,—'Bert Is E curintis letter in the .fifornime Giro-
nicle of this div, in defence of body-stealing; and all the
usual pleas of the necessity of the practices for the advisee-
went of science, are advanced in the usual common-place
manner, to palliate the outrage which every human bosom
feels at disturbing the sanctity of the grave,- which holds
the relics of any being who was once dear to him. It is
nonsense to talk of being superior to this prejudice. It
will exist as long as human feelings exist. Air. Omsb
himself would not like to pull eyes from their. sockets on
which he bad been accustomed to gaze with delight; nor
to plunge the knife into a bosom which he had often seen
palpitating with delight for him. That the dissecting
rooms must be supplied is, a question I will not meddle
with; but they have no right to be supplied with my body
against my inclination. To rob a grave is as much an act
of robbery as any common thief can be guilty of; and the
surgeons are nothing better than receivers of stolen property
when they purchase bodies so stolen. I think them much
worse, when they employ people to steal-bodies;—and that
the dissectors should be sent to the treadmill as well as the
resurrection men. The writer in the Chronicle recommends
people who are above the prejudice of caring shout
what becomes of their bodies, to leave themselves to the
surgeons. There can be no objection to this; and he
might have hinted to the surgeons, (who must be above.
this prejudice) to leave themselves to one aoother's knives;
and to wake presents of their wives, sod their daughters,
to be mangled by their pupils and successors, for the bents.
fit of science—or to be outraged in the most indecent man-
ner, for the sport of young practitioners. Let Sir Astley
Cooper, and a few other eminent men, who soar far above
vulgar prejudices, do this, and the Profession may appeal.
on a scarcity of subjects, with more justice to others, to
have their relations dealt with in such manner. It might
be a condition of eligibility with the Royal College, that
each student should leave his body for the improvement of
science. To this, these liberal gentlemen, who must hack
and hew at human bodies, (when nine out of Wu would
gain as much knowledge by helping a butcher to cut
op a sheep) could hare no objection—and the objects of
science might be promoted in a truly scientific in inner.—
Let the Profession think of this, before they insult us with
any further defence of robbing graves. I should have no
objection in the world to have my body dissected, but I should
not like to have it torn out of a grave by a ruffian at mid.
night. This is doubtless prejudice: but it is a prejudice that
will not be readily got rid of, by more than
Yours, Ste. ALFRED.
N.B.—The principal plea for the robbing of graves, is
that bodies are got cheaper, when they are stolen! The
value of this plea will be understood. There are hundreds
who would sell themselves on their decease, for a very mo-
derate price. It is to this class the surgeons should apply.
They would never want subjects in London; but they pre-
fer stealing, because it is cheaper.

THE STATESMAN.,

SHIPPING,INTELLIGENCE.
•
By the arrival of the Wat rford pipers this morning. we
are happy to find, that ,the extract from the log-book of the
Master of tbe,4nsericaq schooner, relative to the sinking
of George Me Fourth, with her numerous passengers, is
totally false ; and that the hopes entertained from the letter
Odle Vent to Lloyds, of the safety of these poor people.
'are !ashy ron6rmed: Time following account of the return
to Waterford of the vessel in question, and of the rencontre
which gave rise to the shocking story, is extracted front
the Watesionf Mirror, of the 30th ult. :
"The tine Ist w brig George the Fourth, R. Thomas. Tess-
ler, which sailed hence 30th July for Quebec, put back here
yesterday morning with loss of foremast, maintopmast, and
bowsprit, she and the ship Hannah from Quebec for Liverpool,
with timber, having run *gni ost escli other in the dark, in the
-middle of the night of the 13th, during a heavy gale, in lat. 49.
long. 30. The shock is represented as dreadful. The ships
reboanded, end knocked against each other three times. The
passengers of the George the Fourth are 911 returned safe; her
sato and dye of her crew jumped into the llsonah, under an
idea of superior security. The Hannahlost her fore and wizen
masts in the shock."

PooTostom, Sari. I.—Witid W. S. %V.—Airired the
Grecian, Holbrow, from H•unburg, for Valparaiso; his 111:i-
-jesty's ship Spartiate, from the Downs, for South America ;
and Juno, Hutchinson, from Rica.
PLYMOUTH, August 31.—Wind Variahle.—Arrived, the
Ranger, Brown, from Riga ; Sappho, fleppenstall, from
Leghorn.—Of the Port, the Henry, Palishe, from Hasnbro' ;
Lion, from Ham; Diadem, from London; also the To-
bags, Leafier, from Qacbe, who reports that on t'le 3rd of
July, the Commerce, of and from Bristol, was wrecked, and
the master arrived at QuebeP.
Fs Latotrre, AWL 31-IVin.l Varialtle.—Sailed, the Sir
Godfrey Webster, for New South Wales; and the Belina,
Wildgoose, for Demerara.
DIAL Sam I.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived, the Henry
Cerf, Hillary, from Pietou ; George and Joint's, Do'an,
from St. Mary's, Gambia; Laing, Clark, from Grenada;
aid Rio puke; from Rio Janriro.—Catise down from the
River, the Hope, Patterson, for Malta; and Phcenis, Kerr,
for Port-an-Prince.

%Pregame's, Ave. 30.—The vessel that ran fool of the
George the Fourth, arrived here this day, was the ship
Hannah, timber laden, who also lost her fa.r.• and mainmast.
Coax, Ave. 29.—Arrived, his Majesty's brigs, Arab and
Pelorus. -

PRINCE ESTERHAZY AND COUNT BETTER. .

It will be recollected, that for some months past Prince
Esterbazy has been unceasingly annoyed by the Russian
Count Bettera, who has gone so far as to threaten his life,
and repeatedly challenged Itiw to fight a duel: it will also
be remembered, that a warrant was granted against him by
the Magistrates of Bow Street. at the inst tore of the Prince,
when he was brought up, and found over to keep the peace.
His conduct. however, bas since been to extremely violent
towards the Prince, that his life 'was not considered safe.
while such a desperate character remained in the country;
and, in consequence, an order was issuad for his removal
out of the kingdom under the Alien Act. As soon as this '
circumstance leratne known to the Count, he contrived to
possess himself of a brace of pistols and a sword, and swore
that he would shoot the first titan who dared attempt to
expel him. Ile kept the dour of his room constantly lucked,
and threatened destruction to all who dared to enter. In-
deed, so resolute and determined was he, that Mr. Mead, a
messenger belonging to the Alien office, was dispatched to
Queen Square Police office on Saturday evening. for the
assistance of a couple of police officers. The Magistrates
however declined interfering, but allowed the officers to go
if they thought proper, when Pople and Handley volun-
teered their services upon thisoceasion, and proceeded softly
to the Coont'samsoui at lb. Alien odder, the door of width
they found locked; they then held a co:istiltation together
how they should best disarm the Count with the least dan
ger to themselves. They spoke to him through the key-
hole and lie declared with an oath, that lie would not sur-
render himself until he had a hearing before the Privy
Council, and swore, that the first who entered his room
forcibly should be a dead man. The officers again con-
sulted together, when they hit upon the following stratagem
to pacify and disarm the furious foreigner. Handley spoke
to him through the told idol that his request
should be acceded to, and desired him to write a letter
swing his grievances, and he would i ,liaiely lay it
before his Majesty's Privy Council. This manoeuvre cum-
pletely succeeded, and the Count sat down coolly and
wrote the letter, which, when he had finished, he pushed
under tin door, desiring the officers to obtain an answer
as soon is possible, which they promised to do. Handley 1,
then folded op a letter in answer, which was sealed in tl.e
regular way, and, after waiting a short time, he knocked
at the door and apprised the Count that a Messenger had'
just arrived from the Privy Council with an answer to his
letter; whereupon he opened the door, and Handley pre-
sented him the letter, which lie had previously prepared,
andjust as he was breaking the seal, Vie otl.ers embraced
the opportunity, and seised his arms. He made a desperate
attempt to break from them and to seize his pistols, which
lay on a table: lee was, however, foiled in his en leavotir, '
and completely overpowered by the prompt and resolute
conduct of the officers, who tied his hands with a hand-
kerchief, which egfectaally prevented his doing any aids.
chief. After he was secured, he told the officers that if
they had not had recourse to this stratagem, he certainly
should have blown their brains out; and the officers had
every reason to believe his ass-rtion, for on exotuining the
pistols they were found to be heavily loaded. He had also
' a sword by his side, which he was prevented from using.
A coach was soon procured, into which the officers got
with the prisoner, who is a powerful athletic man about
40 years of age. After travelling a short distance in the
coach, they took a postchaise and drove to Gravesend,
where they arrived safe at two o'clock on Sunday morning,'
when the prisoner was immediately placed mt board the
' Alien vessel, which was about to sail for the Nore, where
be will await the arrival of a vessel to take him to Ostend.

Some days since, in the family of ;lir. Moore, a gentleman
residing near Sbacklewell, at a family dinner, that gentleman
and four others who sat down to the table, were all taken sud-
denly 11l with violent pales in the throat and stomach. A doc-
tor was immediately sent for, when powerful emetics were ad-
ministered, andafter cachet those affected had sustained dread-
ful illness, they were saved from the fatal Consequence which
there was reason to believe the poison would otherwise have
produced. There was afterwards considerable difficulty in as-
certaining in what way the poison had been taken. Tito wine
was tried, but it was found to be of an innocent quality. One
of the sufferers stated he felt a " coppery" taste in his mouth,
and this led to an examination of the French beans which had
bees eaten at dinner, and which were found to be highly ia-
pregasted with copper. It ultimately turaed out that the cook,
who had not been long in the situnii4n, had put a dozen half-
pence in the pan in which she boiled tilos s vegetables, and by
that means gave them the fine green which they possessed.—
This
she had been always accustomed to do, and there is great
reason to believe that this highly reprehensible and dangerous
practice is pursued very generally by ignorant cooks, to give
their vegetables the greets colour which so many persons fool-
ishly consider as a recommendation and a test of their excel-
lence. We understand that all the sufferers are now perfectly
recnvered.—(Morning Paper.)
ELEGANT GLASSES, FURNITURE, &c.—The No.
Wiry and Gentry are invited to Inspect the Ware Rooms of COOPER and
Wi•
ry
an
e Within, where is exhibited an assortment of new end
I.llllllliallai PLATE GIA4SEJS, admirably suited toevery description rat
is i rpm. Tie prices are just reduced 40 per cent. en Plates
me WO WPM WI
_Ned upwards arid enthuse of mallet dimensions
the alt will be feud ssily important. The extensive preference
given to tae adfally acknowledged by the Proprietors,
wbo, in their widesvoirs to armee theirgratitude, by manufacturing articles
in • superior noun, at 'schwa sensible to the times, hope to merit a conti-
nuant et psi sepport. In Perniture department is comprised every
sew eel elespet Bolick of Upholstery. Cabinet, and Chair Work, regulated
aeon sash saute of economy as to demand and insure the patronage of rank
sad fashion.

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.
. .
BETTING AT TATTERSALL —Scar. I.

DONCASTER Sr. LAGER STARES.

7to 4, agst Tinker-7 to 1 agst Hosanna colt—lo to 1 Ilk!
Sherwood—l Ito I ugst Tancred—l 2 to 1 agst Claude Lai.-
raitto—lG to 1 oast P•lais Royal-18 to I agst Barefoot-23 to
I agst Lisette filly-24 tot agst Comte d'Artois-30 to I agst
Columbus-50 to I agst Etiquette—SO to 1 agst 11Iereandotti7-
50 to I agst 11) dra-100 to 1 agst Pautina-100 to 1 agst
Vitae t e Veuus.

EXETER RACEi. TRURGDAT (FIRST DAY.)
There was no Gold Cep fur want of a sufficient number of
Subscribers. The only race was for a Sweepstakes of Fit d
Guineas, which was won by the Huu. N. Feltowes's di c by
Quiz.

FgIDAY.
County Members' Plate, value Fifty Pounds.
Mr. King's Moss Rose I 1
Mr. Stephenson's grag Grimace. 0 yrs old ..... . . 2 dr
City Members' Plate, value 301.
Sir A. Chichester's cb c. 3 yrs old 2 0 I
Mr. King's Moss Ruse 1 0 dr

The company was Itss in number than the first day ; and
there were very few carriages.

A mntch is concluded between Halton and Ashton, for In')
Igas aside—to run three times round Doncaster race
ground, on the lit of October next.
Rowlso MATCH —Yesterday afternoon the inhabitants of
Bankside gave tjselr annual gift of a handsome wherry and mi-
nor priFs, to IA rowed,for by eight free watermen, who ha,l
never won a bast before. A great number of boats studded
the river, and the fineness of the day gave life and animation
to the spectacle. •
This day hortilities commence against the poor partridges.
which are numerous, but so extensively entrenched in the stand-.
ing corn,that we do not anticipate a very bloody des; and espe-
cially as it is thought that hut few veteran sportsmen will take
the field earlier than the ISdh. when the stubbed acres may be
fairly hunted, and without injury to the farmer.—(Susser
drl-
rerliser.)
A great number of the sporting gentlemen in the neighbonr-
hood of Canterbury, have come to a resolution to refrain from
shooting this season until the lith of September. in conse-
quence of the backward state of the harvest.—(lbid.)
We are happy in being able to contradict a paragraph which
appeared in our last (copied from a cotemporary) relative to
Mr. Dixon, of Nordvue. having been severely wounded when
on a shooting party. The circumstances of tile case, as stated
by 90 eye-witness, are these :—On reaching the ground where
game was expected, Mr. D. loaded his gun and gave it in
charge to his servant while crossing a small ravine. The man
passed first. and at the moment when he had gained the opp
site bank a bird rose, and he, not perceiving that his master
stood in the direction of the bird. fired, and lodged the shot in
Mr. D.'s face and breast, some grains entering one of his eye-
lids. By the help of his brother and another gentleman lie was
assisted in gettiug to the village of Croglin, where in a few mi-
nutes he was attended by Dr. ilenderson, of Kirknswald, who
by timely and judicious treatment rendered him able to reach
Nord, ue on the day following. Except a little dimness in the
eye whieli was struck by the shot,s.Mr. Dixon is quite recover-
,ed ; and in a short time intends to resume his field sports.—
(Carlisle Journal.)

SURREY Sessioss.—These began :Yesterday. At a year.
ter before eleven o'clock the Foreman of the Grand Jury
returned into Conrt to say, that no parties were in attend-
ance.

The CHAIRMAN wag sorry to hear the Gentlemen shan'd
have had to attend for nothing, paiticularly as the cum,e-
quence would follow, that the Court would also be delaye.i;
however, lie certainly nunad estreat every party's reeo.;•ii-
zanees who might not be in attendance at 11 o'clock,

II jlliau~ Kurght (whose trial was adjourned from the
last Session till the present) was placed at the Bar, duty,'
with feloniously stealing 25 pieces of in trble, of the value
of 101., the pr •perty of Charles Font.—The Jury returtt•
a verdict The Court sentenced the prisoier
to six months impri.onment at Brixton, and to be kept at
hard labour.—Several other unimportant trials alss too':
place.

Five of the most daring prisoners made etteir escape from
the county gaol ono Sunday morning. They effected r•rir
egress from the cell, into the inner court, through an et.'
arched door which wis cloy 1 up by plastering, and made
to look like the wall, and which dour tow appears to have
had no other fastenitti; as no force seems to have been em-
ployed in opening it, but what was requisite to remove tho
slight plastering round the eilees. There was also au
outer gate next the court, on which was a stairle and paila
lock, which the convict+ contrived to cut through before
they were lucked up for the night. [laving gained the
court-vard, one of the tallest toeing mounted on the
shoulders of another, was enabled to reach a win Joie
of a small chamber or lobby, which window, though hat iag
strong iron bars, yet contained a thick oak st luncheon in
the middle, which being cutaways caused an aperture mull-
ciently large to admit them through ; and with the assist-
ance of their blankets they snccreded in gaining the lobby,
at the other end of which was also another window looking
into the first court of the prison, and immediately ender the
roof on the north side. This window being ugly secured
by one bar, the prisoners were enabled to force themselves
through, and with the assist ince of a rope fastened by some
accomplice to the back chimney of an empty house. they
scaled the roof, and filially vot clear off. The door by
which they passed out of the cell was in the same state as it
was at the time of the present governor entering on his
office.—(lleraringdon Independent Press.)
DrtgA DMA Sciciue.—On Sunday, between twelve and
one o'clock, an act of self-destruction was committed, in an
apparently deliberate way, by a soldier men •d Bradshaw, of
the al Regiment of Foot Guards, in a field to vie left of
Air. Willan's farm, opposite the Wellington Road, Sr.
Mary-la-bonne. The wretched man was first seen walkkg
threuelt Portland Road with a femule, apparently of bail
character; they wrot into Air. White's, Poi tland Arm•,
Portland town, where the soldier drank 541114: porter, and
the woman some gin; he then appeared perfectly eoPectiel,
and paid for what was had, and walked into the fields.-1 a
about eleven or twelve tnltures after the woman rata
from the fields, and, aildres,iog three soldier., in ve-y
great agitation, requested them to go into t lie 'left field, as
a soldier was going to cut his throat. They, however,
laughed at her and proceeded onward ; the woman did n.,t
return to the field, hut went away, and 1143 not wince be••t,
heard of. Shortly after this a man, passing throtigts the
field, found the soldier lying on his face, weltering in his
blood. On turning the body. he found the wretched sui-
cide bail completely severed his head, it only bring held by
the vertebra) of the neck. At a short distance from him was
lying his cap, in whioh was his watch, knife, and stock, and
in his right hand was firmly grasped a razor, covered with
blood. After some delay the body was remo►ed to the.
Portland Arms, and there it was discovered to be that
of the soldier who bad only a abort time before drank
in the house.

Now Butt BILL.—We are sorry to find that the present
Chancellor of the Exchequer should so imam have renounced the stra.ght tor-
ward policy with which he commenced oilier, arid have adopted the pettito.r•
ging tricks of hi. worthy predecessor, for the purpose of gulling the Pub:ie
into a belief that he was anxious to obtain for thou a better Berr, but, is
reality, to draw Irmo their pockets an extra 14s. id. In the shape of duty. The
present Table Beer produce. i j barrels from the quarter of malt, anti pays a
duty of 13e.; the intermediate Lies?, as It i. termed, Is to praluct Si barrel..
and to be subject to a :My of Ss. per barrel. or 275. id. on the gnarls?. We
understand that few or none of the regular Brewers arc disposed to risk their
capital in the manufacture of this bastard commodity. and the public, we be •
lieve, will be as little disposed to swallow such stuff Its speculators tiny put
forth under that na ne. The Drug Doctors need not be apprehensive et a falls
hag utfUf business, as .greater portion of the ;serious ingredients will be
Impaired to meet itse increase of duly. To protect the Public from its perai •
:loos effects. eras! Brewer should be compelled to follow Mr. elli•PillAN's
plan, of making Owner/pan affidavit, similar to the following
Awn a C ems. st, Bagnigge Wells. in the Partite of Saiut Pancras, in
the County of Middlesex, Common Brewer, snaketh oath and mitts. that his
Ale, Table Ale, and Table Beer, are brewed how Malt and Hops, and that he
asset has, nor never will, use, cause, permit. or suffer to be used, any dotelt
duos or Injurious Drugs whatsoever. in blb Brewery.
IL CHAPMAN.
Sworn at the Mansion House, is the City of London. the 96th day of May
11323. Betare tar, W.1.1150.4ib MA) or.