The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-11 00:00:00

R. HAMILTON'S SYSTEM OF TUITION.

Ire attended last night at the Crown and Anchor, to hear an
istogeotory lecture by Mr. Hamilton, on a new method of
whim foreign langnaces. After some very sensible remarks
apes the distinction between accent and proxhitciatioa, show-
leg dim the latter mighibe equally perfect, op matter for the
theh which it was accompanied, he proceeded to dis-
pours of the different letters ; contending that the
simple sounds must same, or nearly so, in all languages ;
tad ti they of necessity be acquired by an attentive
inertias, in the course of a few lessons, by merely hearing them
.itietoetly enunciated. He proceeded to read in French a few
vp from St. John, and to accompany each word with its
0/responding translation. This he called upon sevens of the
oompany to repeat after him. The natural reserve of the Eng-
lish character prevented this call from being answered so
promptly as the lecturer wished ; but several ladies and gee-
uemeo eepested them with tolerable accuracy. lie then pro-
ceeded to a GreelClesson on the same principles ;• but did not
dwell lose upon it ; his object being evidently to obtain a class
pf French scholars. To those who know nothing of that lea-
.geege, heaters a perfect acquaintance with it in 4S lessons of
one hoer each; and from his own perfect acquaintance with it,
we think he may be credited by persons of ordinary ability ;
'but for his insurance against thick skulls, which he very line-
ns}, grolfecd, we fear he might play • losing game. There
are Knallabasen, who, "with all appliances and means to
r boot," cam never learn their own language, in their own
. toeutry ; and to attempt to teach them another, would be, in-
deed, to attempt to wash the blackamoor white.

ALTITUDE OF SEVERAL PLACESLIS IN THE METRO-
Po.

(PROM PARLIAMENTARY RAPORT, 'No. 542.)
Mr. John Dowley. noirVeyOr to the Westminster Commis-
'Honors of Sewers, delivered in [to the Commons Committee
po Sewers] a statement of certain levels, is follows:
" sewers Mice for Westminster, ite. June 17, 1523.
" The following are the levels or altitudes of certain streets
shove the highest nigh-water of the river Thames (measured
from the surface of the carriage roads) :
Above the highest
high-water level.
THE STRAND. ft. In.
At the north end of Northumberland-street l9 7 6
End of Wellington-street
North cad of Essex-stMAßreet
HAYKET.
West end of Coventry-street 62 0 0
PALL-MALL.
•
Opposite the south end ofICCADILLY St. James's-street. l3 3 0
P.
At the south end of Ai -street 49 9 0
North•end of St. James's-street 46 7 0
South eutt of Wititeehorse-street . 24 6 0

PRINCES STREET.
At the west end of Oerrard-strert 6l 4 0
BROAD-STREET, BLOONISBURY
Al the west wad of Drury-lane
OXFORD-STREET.
At the south end of Beraers•street 74 3 0
Near to stretterd-place 69 4 0
Crossing the Regent-street.
At the south end of Orchard-street 7O 4 0
NEW-ROAD. ST. MARY-LA-BONNE.
Opposite the north end of Cleveland-street 9O 10 0
Centre of the Regent-circus 77 2 0
At the north end of Gioneester-place 79 3 0
REGENT's PARK.
At the road on the north side of the aqueduct cross-
ing the Regent's Canal lO2 8 0
Oft E AT OEORO &STREET.
Opposite the south end of King-career 6 8 0
WESTNIINr•TER.
The whole surface of Westminster. excepting a small part
serrottading the A bbey.and a very mail part of the Ilurseferry
Rued, is beta* tke level of Ike highest 11&.

A young trick was attempted to be played off a few days
ate, in the neighbourhood of Midlem, by • man of the name
of John Monilaws, formerly tacksman of Childsknow, nue
Lilliesltaf. John, baring been entrusted with the sale of
some stock at Morpeth market for a gentleman, conceived a
wondrous liking for the cash which he had got, amounting
to 941.; bethinks himself how he could lull conscience to
sleep; and after many a hard struggle between airs and
duty—sin fairly gained the day,—and threw him down in
the mire~ all besmeared, sin tells hint to give himself a
blow on the side of the head, then to take off his one
stocking and shoe and print the soil with his
bare foot, He thought he had made out a nice
scheme to say he was robbed by two men of his 94/. and
(here was the clever touch,) one of them bare footed,
and the other a great tall man.—Away he comes to M Minn,
*boat ten or eleven, at night —tells his doleful tale—and
Jobs is pitied, blamed, and finally watched. Unfortunately
lot the success of John's knavery, his friend sin did not re-
viled him that lie bad an enormous big toe—half an inch or
411 inch longer than the rest; so, though he stoutly denied,
when the toe-mark upon the road was compared with the
veal foot, John found sea had made him play the fool, and,
.utter a few hours' reflection, be confessed he had hid the
asensylwadyke, and intended thus to swindle his master,
gins hasishown much kindness to him, of the sum. The
recovety.of the money being of more importance than the
punishment of the knave, Monilaws has been suffered to
decamp.—(Border Courier.)
On Wednesday last, soon after ten o'clock in the morn-
lag, the apper•part of High Street, Hastings, was in •
.considerableitate of anxiety and alarm, is consequence of
the axle tree of. tbe Paragon Coach, laden with passengers
inside and out, with a quantity of luggage, having sudden-
ly broken, avd.cansed the Millie to turn over; by which
accident, a man servant who was thrown against a wall
with glass coping. received considerable injury ; he was
taken up senseless, and conveyed to a neighbouring build-
lag, and, when be was sulficien,ly revivetd, to the borne of
.Mr. Bellingham, where he had every attention afforded
him. A lady oat her forehead, and a gentleman his knee,
and two other person received slight injury. Medical
assistance wae,promptly hail recourse to, and the sufferers,
we are happy to announce, are doing well. Much praise is
due to the numerous spectators, and to the proprietors of
the Coach, for their exertions on the occasion ; also tp Mr.
Junes Breeds, who with humanity, kindness, and readsosi
(tOtolgh•om the opposite side of the question as a coach
ptiprietor) seat his coach for the conveyance of the ipaeL
**ors who were capable of being moved. It may be
demised altogether a providential escape from imminent
.danger, for had the coach been nearer the wall, die outside
ftwelloers might have been precipitated a distance of
twelve feet fro surface of the ground, and most pro-
leablysinay lives might have fallen a sacrifice to the
&agrees event.—(Sesser Advertiser, Sept. 8.)

SHIPPING INTELLIOEN
Drat., Sept. 10.—Passed at the back of
Sands the Jan Joseph, Howell, from Dantzic for Rouen.—
Remain Ramillies.—Wind, East.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 10.—Sailed the Grecian, fiolloraw,
for Liona.—Wind East.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 9.—Arrived the Elizabeth and Smith,
Dunbar, from Archangel in 28 days.—Wind East.
FALMOUTH, Sept. 9.—Arrived the Francis Freeling
Packet, from New York and Halifax.—Sailed 9th ult., and
from Halifax, 18th.—Wind East.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 9.—The Royalist, Asbbridge, from
Liverpool to bliramichi, has put into Whitehaven, having
shifted her ballast. The Resent, (Ririe, from do. to do.'
I has foundered at sea. Crew saved.
NORTH SHIELDS, Sept. 9.—The Esther, Brown, when
coming in, got upon the Head Saud,but with assistance she
was got off without damage.

IRELAND.
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NEW CONSTRUCTION ON THE INSURRECTION ACT.

LIMERICK, SEPT. 6.—Yesterday, a Court of Special
Sessions was held in the County Court; John Creed was the
only person in confinement under the Insurrection Act:
he was charged a ith being absent from his place of abode
on three nights in the month of August. The charge was
substantiated, and the prisoner being unable to account for
his absence, or to produce any witness to give him a good
character, was unanimously convicted. He was sent from
the dock on his way to Cork, for transpor:atioo.
After Mr. Blarkburne bad pronounced the sentence of
the Court, he addressed some observations to the Bench, of
which the following is the substance :—He said, that some
recent events made it necessary for him, as far as in his
power, to apprise the Magistrates, and all persons within
the proclaimed districts, of the opinion which he formed on
the construction of the clansein the Insurrection Act, which
had rendered highly penal. tumultuous assemblies by day
time. This Act of Parliament, enacted under the pressure
of imperious necessity, and called into operation by the
deliberate judgment of the Magistracy, had in some
instances made criminal acts, which in ordinary
times were in no respect illegal; in others, and especially
in the case of tumultuous assemblies by day time, it gave
to arts, in themselves illegal, a character of higher delin-
quency, annexing to their commission, a severer penalty
than that to which they were before subject under the ordi-
nary law of the land. Every unlawful or tumultuous as-
setnlsly by day, in a proclaimed district, is therefore made
punishable by transportation ; and, in order, as far as
possible, to prevent any persons from incurring, through
ignorance, so severe a sentence, lie now stamed, that any
person answering and falling within this description of the
Art, could not be exempted from its operation, by commit-
ting, or by proving, that its object was the ssion of
some crime, cognizable by the common law, and punishable
by another tribunal; whatever, therefore, be the ob-
ject of such an assembly, whether to destroy pro-
perty, to commit a riot or assault, to obstruct
the process of the law, or to rescue a distress,
it fell within the provisions of the statute, and did not
cease to be a crime against the Insurrection Act, by com-
mitting a crime of inferior delinquency.—This, which he
now stat al, lie felt to he the only construction which the
Act would receive; and when he considered, that the spirit
&into lion seemed of late to have settled into a system
of violent anti tomnitoary resistance to the rights of land-
lords anti tithe owners, he did not hesitate to say, that no
case fell more clearly within the meaning or policy of the
Act, than a tumultuous assembly engaged in rescuing a
distress, or otherwise resisting the legal exercise of domi-
nion over property in land or in tithes.
This was his opinion and be would not hesitate to act
upon It, if (unhappily) an occasion for doing so should
arise. If ignorance or misapprehension prevailed on the
subject, he was most anxious to remove it. ty declaring the
law from that place, and thus giving it all the publicity In
his power. He concluded by impressing on the Magistrates
the importance of making it known in Omit respective die-
tries with as little delay as possible.
The Sessions are adjourned to the let October.
On Thursday lost,Mr.Blackhurne held a Special Sessions
under the Insurrection Act at Six-Mile-Bridge, where 15
persons were tried anti acwiitted.
On Wednesday
.night, a cow, the property of David
Cronan, was malicronsli killed on the lands of Itallyeasey,
near Court Bridge, in this County, anti a notice posted,
that unless the lands were surrendered, width had been
.taken last May, the °muff should be served in a similar
manner.
Same night, a quantity of hay, the property of a man at
Kilcurly, who had given evidence at the Special Sessions,
was thrown into the river hiagne, end destroyed.
On Tuesday night, a farm house at liallyegna, the pro-
perty of Mr. N. Meade, of Newcastle, was attacked, and
forcibly entered by a party of legislators, who committed
considerable damage. by destroying a quantity of milk,
cream, vessels, &c. and swore the milk woman and her
family to quit, on pain of destruction. A few days pre-
vious to this outrage, Mr. Meade hail taken possession of
a house on the lands of Ballyegoa, which lie haul thrown
down, and which before then had been occupied and re-
sided in by Mary Walsh, alias Fitzgerald, the. mother
of the schoolmaster (Edward Fitzgerald.) who was hanged
for attacking and taking arms from Mr. Morgan's house,
during the late disturbances. The taking possession and
throwing down of this house was the cause of this outrage
on Mr. Meade's property.
Ten men were apprehended under the Insurrection Act,
by the Rev. George Vincent, near Shanagolden, on Thurs-
day night.
On Wednesday night last, an attack was made on the
house of William Power, of Eragard, near Shanagoldie,
but the fellows could not get in; they, however, attempted
to burn the house, but without effect.
On Friday se'nnight, a large party of men, mostly dress-
ed in white, assembled, and lay in wait on the lands of
Clounlabarrid, in the neighbourhood of Olio, in this county.
for the purpose of attacking the persons who value tithes
for the Countess of Ormond there ; fortunately, the proctors
got notice, and thus escaped. Time Countess of Ormond's
under agent. Mr. Henry Sheehy, some days previous, got
notice that if he or bis proctors went on the lands to value
tithes they would be murdered.—{Limerick Chronicle.)
The for of Dromeolliher, which was held on IVednesday,
exhibited a gratifying improvement in the sale of pigs.
The market was well supplied with cattle of all descriptions
and buyers more than usually numerous.—(lbid.)
!n- I

Pouce.—The two men apprehended yesterday, when
alighting from the Woodford Coach, at the Royal Ex-
change, upon suspicion of being the persons concerned in
breaking into a house at Laughton, were transmitted from
the Mansion House to the public office in Lambeth Street,
for examination this day. One of them of the name of
Edwards, was lately io custody for many days, relative to
the murder of the late Mrs. Donatty.

MetairtcnoLv ACClDlNT.—Yesterday afternoon, a little
girl, about six years old, who had been playing about the
yard of Mr. Whitelock, timber-merebant, Paddington
Wharf, being missed by ber father, a sawyer in the yard,
he went in search oldie child, and was shocked to discover.
one of her feet visible near thesarface of the water in the canal.
On felling into the canal, it would appear, the poor Want'
tumbled headlong, and. er head stuck fast in' the mna at
the bottom. She,bad been mimed for three quarters of so
hour before the body was found, and half an hour elapsed
afterwards before. eargical assistance arrived ;•so that all
the efforts that were then employed to revive the spark A
life proved:uoavailiog.

MIV GRAHAM AND rns BALLOON.
•• • •
the Weak which we gave yeeteratty of tbe dimen-
sions, cost, &c. of Mr. Orshattes Balloon, the weight of
the sand bags was overstated, as each of them contained ,
fear and tut fourteen pounds of ballast. In fart, the as-
cending 'steer of the Balloon was underrated, in the late
emporium* at Berwick Street, aft it was found that it
would came three persons with east, and we now under-
stand that ),i r. (Lis to have two companions, in his voyage,
from White Conduit Gardens tomorrow. We have as yet
heard only the name of Mr. Turnerelli, the sculptor, men-
tioned as one; so:that there is still room forlat least ano-
ther candidate who may may aspire to the honour of
cleaving the clouds. Mr. Graham is to be accommodated
with instruments from the Royal Institution, for the purpose
of making meteorological and other experiments in the
course of his aerial voyage; so that we expect on his re
turn an account of some interesting results.
The Balloon, when inflated, measures forty feet, six
% loch. diameter. Though this is less than the dimensions
slated yesterday, we are ossnred it is the largest machine of
the kind that has hitherto been made. The account from
Leeds, in our Monday's paper, of the size of Mr. Seller's
Balloon, is said to be exaggerated.

MR. GREEN'S BALLOON-ASCENT AT LEEDS.

(Ills OWN ACCOUNT.)
The encouragement and general support of the public
at this place has repaid me for the disappointment and
vexation 1 experienced in consequence of the conduct of
Young Sadler, of Liverpool. who hearing from his father
of nay intended ascent from Leeds, instantly. announced his
intention of ascending on the day previous to the one
which 1 had advertised for my ascent!
My balloon was completely inflated in one hour and five
minutes, and on the signal fur my flight being given, the
machine rose with grandeur into the heaven•. 1 reached
a great elevation, and the view in this part of the kingdom
was delightful beyond description. The mercury in the
barometer stood at IS. 5, and on leaving the earth at
29. 7., the cold was intense when at the extreme height,
the thermometer stood at 28, four degrees below the frees-1
fug; point. My descent was extremely dangerous; the
wind raged with such violence that nothing could stop the
progress of the balloon. I was dragged in the car, over
hedge and ditch, for upwards of two miles, the grapple
bearing away every thing it came in contact with, and had
1 not kept myself low in the car, 1 must have been destroy-
ed. Notwithstanding this prerantion, 1 received a severe
blow on the head, by the car striking against a gate, which
completely stunned me, and 1 was dashed on the ground.
The balloon ascended, and took a direction towards the
Norfolk coast. Some idea of the violence of the wind may
be formed from the circumstance of my travelling 43 miles
in IS minutes only. A Committee has been formed to raise
■ subscription to enable me to construct another balloon
should 1 net recover my own.
So illiberal was the condact of part of Young Saddler's
Committee, that they applied to the lias Company to hold
a Meeting of the Directors to supply him with gas for his
billoan previous to their completing their engagement
with me. The Directors nad, and 13 out of 14 voted to
supply me first, because 1 haul first applied to them. The
superiority of carbonated hydrogen gas for aeronantical
purposes was clearly proved. Young Sadler, who was
' compelled to generate pure hydrogen on the old principle,
was five hours and a half in half piling his balloon—wine
was quite full in litule more than as hour.
The above account was dictated by Mr. Green in his bed,
to which we lament that ht• is confined at present, in con-
sequence of the injuries he received in his descent. We
are happy to learn that this en:erprising individual is fast
recovering, sad is about t•.) make an ascent very soon from
York.

SCLF REPROOD.—A man that had got upon the Cloth
HAL and in that way witnessed the inflation of the balloon,
on Thursday, without paying the adminsien fee, when he
saw Mr. Sadler cast out ballast, in order to enable him to
clear the buildings, entertained the notion thet be was
throwing the sand bags at him, to resent his intension, and
congratulated himself upon the aeronant having so
bad an aim as to miss his mark.—(beets Mercury)
SAILING MATCH.—The Sal ing Match for a Silver Cup.
which remained undecided oa Tuesday, was repeated yester-
day by the same pleasure ressets. They started again from
Illackfriars to sail to Wandsnorth Meadows, end back to Cum-
berland Gardena. The Waterloo took the lead going up, but
the Spitfire was the first boat back. and consequently she won
the prise. Tne Fortitude was second. The match on this
ocetsion was fairly decided. and the Cup given to the winner.
VAUXHALL.—Yesterday evening the Proprietivs of this ele-
gant place of amusement presented the public with a splendid
Fele. arranged An a very extensive scale, milting all the at-
tractions of those which have been given on former occasions.
A more fashionable and numerous attendance has not 'mitred
this season; and the various entertainments for which this
place is so celebrated, were again exhibited with undiminished
effect to groups of happy spec'eturs, who testified their appro-
bation by repeated plaudits. Toe fineness of the weather, on
which this amusement so much depends, contributed to render
the scene will more pleasing. The various popular comic
songs received as much laughter an I applause as usual, many
of them being loudly encored. Miss TGNSTALL, sang delight-
fully; and Mr. BLACKNORK again displayed his wonderful evo-
lutions on the slack rope. The Ballet was extremely well got
up ; the Minna de la Cone and Gavotte were introduced by
two juvenile performers, and very neatly executed. Time fire
works concluded the evening's amusement withtiteir accastom-

ed brilliancy.
On Tuesday se'nnight an inquisition was hell by Mr.
Whateley, on view of the body of Mary Freeman, of ifurst
Street, Birmingham, whose death was supposed to be'
oecuioned by her husband, who had voluntarily surren•
dered himself into the custody of the police, to await the 11
result of the investigation. it appeared in evidence, that
the dressed was in a state of intoxication on Saturday and
during the whole of the Sunday, and }hoot half past two
o'clock on the latter day her husband reproached her for it,
I in the presence of a neighbour, and fir her consequent
neglect of his children. The deceased became exceedingly
enraged, polled her husband by the nose, beat his head
against the wall, and nevi the mast irritating language;
he then gave her a slight blow in the face, and the neigh-
bour attempted to prevent farther violence, but the de-
ceased, in a lit of passion, ran at him with her clenched
fiat and her husband pushing her gently away froinliim in his
own defence, and to avoid the blow she was aiming at him,
she fell against the wall. and then to the ground, and
upon being raised up, expired in a few minutes. As it ap-
peared the deceased had been p edisposed to apoplexy, the
medical gentlemen who were examined were of opinion that
the fall alone could not, under the circumstances, occasion her
death ; and that her extreme intoxication and violent passion
would rupture the blood vessels of the brain. The evidence
was minutely summed up, and commented upon by the Coro-
ner; and a most respeetableJury, under his direction, returned
• verdict—" Tait the deceased died a natural death." The
husband was immediately discharged.—lii the curse of the
inquiry tae Coroner animadverted upon a hand-bill, given to
him by one of the Jury, containing a most incorrect statement
of the case, and strongly condemned the practice of circulst
lug similar publications, which, as in the present instance, ge-
nerally conveyed the most palpable and gross misrepresents-
Boas, and were calculated in the highest degree to prejudice
the parties whose conduct might be the subject of solemn fit;
vestigation.
As inquest washeld.oo Friday, on the body of a respectable
lednidual, Mr. W. Orsqahettgh. of Birmingham, who•was
drowped on theirrecediarlitrfing, while bathing with a friend
in tbs river Rea.. : 7Ftte. deceased, wbo could swim but little.
proceeded peyond his !depth: indriotwithatantling his compa-
nion made every effort Wills- power to rendeKeffeetual assist-
ance, he imanfoiTurtetely d,owned. After hearing the ,ell-
- the Jiry returned a verdict of Accidental Death.- Tile
demoted was a young man highly esteemed by all to whom he
was known.

•.‘

-OLD BAILEY.—(Tits Mdtimee.) . '

.....1/1111.

• Before the Recommit, and a Middlesex Jury.
When the prisoners were placed at the Bar to plead to
the indictments against theta, John Smith, a young man
charged on five indictments for uttering forged E;nlc
of England notes, pleaded Guilty. I
I
Iteconnen.—" I bone you will not persist in your pre-
sent determination ; because if you do, sentence of death
must inevitably be passed epos you, and in all probability
the only public atoneoent you can make, will be by that
sentence being carried into effect. Therefore, let me ad-
vise you to pursue a different course."
Prisoner.—" My Lord, I am perfectly well aware of the
awful situation in which I stand. I know that I stand on
the brink of eternity, therefore fear to utter a falsehmet.
If mercy cannot be extended to me here, I hope to receive it
'at the liands of my Creator.".
RIICORDER.-••‘ Let the case stand till to-morrow—yen
will have time to consider."
Prisoner.—" My Lord, it is of no use—my mind is billy
made up, an I I shall not retract the plea I have made."
The REC3RDER then ordered the prisoner to be removed
from the Bar until the arrival of the Judges.
. •
.lames Hughes, aged 17, was pot to the bar on an in-
dictment charging him with assaulting James Humphries.
on the King's highway, and stealing from his person •
seal and key, his property.
The prosecutor stated, that on the evening of Sunday. .the
17111 of Augnst, he was returning with his wife and child from
Clerkenwell to his residence at Int. Oeorge s-in.the-Esst, and
when near Sun-street, Spitalfields, the prisoner struck him a
violent blow in the stomach, and immediately snatched at his
chain and seals, which broke, avid the prisoner ran away with
the seals sod part of the chain in his used. Prosecutor pur-
sued him, assisted by a watchman, to whom he give the alarm,
and the prisoner was shortly secured. Several witnesses were
called, who corroborated this testimony.
The prisoner declared his innocence of the robbery..and
called a woman named Kateli•tt, who related a conversa-
tion whirh site said took• place in the watelthonse, between
herself and pros• cutor which tended materially to shake
his previous testimony. The prosecutor was then recalled
and denied in the most positive manner, that he had ever
expressed the slightest doubt of the prisoner's Went ty.
The Jury after some deliberation returned a Verdici of
Guilty.
RtCORDER,-." Prisoner, you have aggravated your offence
very greatly by calling this woman, who has committed the
grossest perjury in the at•empt to screen you from justice.
Let Mrs. Ilatchett be committed." She was immertiwely
removed front the holy of the Colt!, and comincte t down
the steps to the gaol, and the n itnea.es on the triathoond
over to prosecute her at the Sessions for wilful and corrupt
perjury ; the proper Officer of the Court being directedlo
prefers bill against her before the Grand Jury.
John Smith, the young man who was pat heck till the
arrival of the Judges, was again placed at the har,. and
asked by Mr. Baron ORAIIAM if he persisted in the plea
that be had previously m We. The prisoner replied Au a
firm tone that lie did.

Mr. Baron GRAHAM then, in the most humane manner,
urged him to retract his plea. and abide his trial, observing
that the weight he thns brought upon his head would. in
all probability prevent the mere), of the crows •beiqg ex-
tended to him.
The prisoner repUed : Ify Lnrd, / ans gmeltg. f have
given every informarhm to the Bank which it was in my
power to give, and if the Government think me wrirthy
their merciful consideration and my life is spared, I ib
feel grateful. If not, whatever maitre the remit, I shill
meet my fate with firmness."
The clerk of the arraigns then read the indictment, en
called upon him to say whether he was guilty or not guilty
—The prisoner replied, with great firmness—"
Ills plea was then ordered to be recorded.

On Friday, the 15th ult. so inquisition was taken at Stoke
Brum, Northamptonshire, on view of the body of a yoeng
woman unknown, who, on the previous morning, was found
drowned in one of the locks of the Grand Junction Canal.
There being no evidence, except as to finding the body, b it
information being given that the deceased had hero
seen in one of Pickforil's. fly boats the night before
she was found in the canal, the Coroner adyntrned the
inquest, and issued summonses for the attendance of
the necessary witnesses from London. Oa the 20th
nit, the Jury again met, when Thomas Deaman, a private
in the first regimen: of foot guards, was first examined, who
stated, that he was proceeding from Nuneaton in War-
wickshire, to London, and fell in with the d-ceased by the
side of the canal, about one o'clock on Wedn.sday after-
noon, and took her to a public house at Weedon, where he
treated her with something to eat and drink, and.toldrher
he would take her to London. They then walked along
the side of the canal, till John Smith, the captain of one of
Pickford's boles, took then in, and after carrying them
some distance, told him he mast get out and walk a • little
way by a wharf, where they were going to unload some
goods, and then join them again on the other side Blis-
worth Tunnel, but the young woman might remain in the
cabin. That he did so, and joined the boat again the first
lock at Stoke, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night,
when Smith asked him if the woman belonged to him,
to which he replied " No, she's nothing to me More
than she is to you, only I brought her from Wee-
don with me,"--" becaus-," continued Smith, " a'-
other man has been in the cabin to her, and
don't like such people on board my boat, and shall
send her on shore, bet if you like to ride as for as Fenny
Stratford, you may." That the captain then told him to
go into the cabin of another boat, so as the woman shoul
not see him, which lie did ; and that Smith put her on
shore at the third lock, snit told her she would find him,
(Deaulan) at a stable at the mouth of the tunnel, as he
was gone to sleep there. The soldier further stated
that the night was very dark and rainy. This evidence
was corroborated by that of Smith, and John Morris,
the Captain of the other boat, and also by several other
witnesses, who saw the deceased put on shore, any set
off towards the stable to which Smith had directed her,
but no one saw her afterwards, till she was found drowned
in the s inn lock,about five o'clock on the following morn-
ing. The Jury, therefore, returned a verdict that the
deceased was found drowned, but how, or by what means
she became so, to evidence thereof appeared. After the
verdict was delivered, the Coroner severely reprimanded
Smith, the captain of the boat, and Deiman the soldier, fot
their inhuman conduct in patting the deceased on shore io
the middle of a dark rainy Willa. when it was their duty t..
have protected her at all events, till the morning, when
there would have been no danger in doing so.

APPREOZNISION OP HousaißEA KCAL—Yesterday more.
ing, on the arrival of the Woodford coach at the RAJA
Exchange, a patrol from Woodford rode up. and sc4ur4
two out of four outside passengers; the other two made 'llterr
escape through Pop..'s Head Alley hut one of them. ill
his flight, dropped a valuable gold watch, which at.
picked up by Mr. Barnard, the proprietor of the coach.. The
two apprehended were taken to the Mansion House. the
searching them, upwards of 151. in money was- founiren
them. ' It appears that a boost's* boughton. near W 054-
ford was broken 'open early in. the. morning, aplt::gropfk7
to a large amount stolen. Prins etiiimetree4 which .trans-
Ovid, these Yellows Sere saepectel, ittl one of the ''W*;;Ai•
ford patrol immediately followed the coach, and arribeti
before they had gut off the rout

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