Extract of a letter dated...
The Times, 1824-08-23T00:00:00

Extract of a letter dated Batavia, March 12:-"' Tlle annual .Japan ship arrived here a few weeks since, bringing cargoes of their useless wares, besides large quantitiesof camphor and copper for Government, an among other art-icle, several 'tlermaids, si- milar to the one sent to England aboot a year since. These I have seen, and they are really renarkably well manutactured; but 'I never should have thought them any thing nmore than artificial. The prices were from 20 dollars to 100 dollars, according to size." Letters from St. Helena mention, that a huge nmass of overhanging rock,just below the barrier gate of the upper side of the road from Ladder-hill, gaive way on the 19th of June, and fell in large fragments into Lhe vale. The concussion greatly alarmed the inhabitants of the townil of St. James * but the destruction wnich was apprehended did notetxste. Oue small house only was seriously damaged, and one man was killed. PRiNCE HoH ENLOHE.-A Monaglan correspondent ac- quaints us, that a Miss M 'M1uldoon, of this ueighbourhood, is short. ly to be operatedl on. She is afflicted with a wooden leg,which, it is frnily believed here, his Hiighness of Holhenilohe will'transubstai- tiate into pure flesh and blood.-Ditblin ,Star. .M1. Bo3mpland, the celebrated botanist and companioni of rjutnboldt, is still a prisoner in Paraguay, where he was confined upwards of two years ago, on suspicion of 6eing en&zaged in political, inlatead of scientific pursuits. The powerful interference of the Emperor of Brazil in his favour has been solicited, and he has pledzed himself to use all his exertions to effect his liberation. '1'he Gazette of Bruges, of the 12th instant, says- Yscsterday there was distributed gratuitously, by foreigners, in mla(ny houses of this city, small tracts of from four to eight pages, printed at Paris. As thcse clandestine distributions, wh ichi are not in unison with the Catholic worship, and whosep.)ison is Pernicious, may becomie huirtfiul to believers, we feel ourselves oblige<, to fore- vwArn our resders of it. in order that they may be on their guard against seduction. A similar distribntion had alreadv been tnadle at Bruges, by Oi English. some years Since." There is now at Kirkheaton a reniaitkable instance of t-X- cessive sleep. A poor paralytic, 20 years of age, tor the last twelve 1m.onths h1s not cCOLinonly been awake mure thian three hours in tehe twentx.vbu-. At one period he slept for tierre weekes, he took not a particle of eithter food or drink-nothing cottid rouse Iimin, even for a ino nent yet his Sleet) appeared to be calIm and natural. Th'-e lwd is *1t)v e-ceceing'y hearfy. his spiTi:S are vood, and tJ inquiries he an- ,tvers ie is hat.pv and " bravely." The case has been particul'a-y examined by .Mr. Thackrah, &urgeon, ni this town, uni lie finds tti: lid to labol)lr under discase of the brain and - spinal marrow.- Leeds Mrrrury. TH- a MURDERa AT LAN'ItRY P.slax.-(From a Sunlday it'per.)-Since the late diabolicLI attack that was made upon Mr. (}oodhart's gardener, at Langley park, on Monday last. every means hava been usedto bring thc offenders to justice. OnT uesdax, time day after the murder was commi-tted, atrorg su-picions weic raised against an Irishman namned O)'Finn; Taunton. the officer, was despatched in pursuit of him, anti apprehended him on W1'edl- nesday merning in Oeptford dork-yartch O'Finn had tfornieriv been in M Ir. (G70odhart's scrcice as an under gardener. Mr. (loodhiart dischar el him ; hut ('Finn. it is said, imputed his dii- u: sial o Mr. Lines the head-gardener, and threatenQed to revenge himself on come future occasion. Sonme few mnonths since Al r. flood- hart's pinery was entered, and apparently by some person who wats icquainted with the building. They first went to the tool-house, at, taking the key from a particular place where it was d,eposited opened the pinery-door. and carried off' the frmit. It was eri- t lit- *.,iere nisalidious as well as criminail for y nlot on) y carne away those prIes that were ripe, but cut tip those that were green. Itiquiry was timAde into tile affir. anti( O'Finn was suspected of the robbery ; and heing made acqluainted with such suepicions, he called iammediately on AMr. (4oodhart, for the purpose ot clearing his character from the im- p'station. .lr. G,eodhart said he had no charge against him, and O'Finn retired highly displeased that he should have been suspect- ad, and it wassaid, vowed revenge against Lines for britiging his name in question; and he is reported to have said, -that he would shake hands withrLinessomenight or theother." On the mrur- der being committed, this person vst suspected, not only firom the threat he hail made usc of. but also beatuse hie was seen in the im- mediate neighibourhood ofUWickham on the day the miurder was committed, Taunton immediately repaired with Lines to the Dock- yard at Deptford, where O'Finn was employed as a labourer ; at(i having taken him ino custody, conveyed him before Mr. Minsh4ll at Bow-street. A private exa,ssination there took place, butt Alr. M1inshull was of opinion that the evidence was not sufficiently strong against him, anid lie was discharged, upon his promise that he would appear if callcd upon. Although 0'Finn maade use of this threat, there is every reacon to suppose that he is not guilty of the murder. Milr. Lines considered that the at- tack was intended to have becn made upoii htinm fbr thie reasons beibre stat d, and that in a mistake iMorgan was 8hot. The villages of Wickham and Beckenham were mucil alarmed by the circumstance. One person said ttiat lie accidentally met a mran in Wickham on Alonday morning; he had a small box hang before him, and said he sold chimney-ornaments. FHe was Yery desirous to be informed who occupied the seats thereabouts; and in the course of liis conversation it appeared that he Inew more of the country than the person whom he was addressing. Inquiry has been made whether any pernon ofFered chimney ornaments for sale .11 ansvwered in the negative, and the iniference drawn front it in, that the stranger was ausxious to know the itihabitants, and that the box was to carry off' the pines or other fruit withiout injury. Taunton, the Bow-strect officer, has been kept on thc alert by ihese reports, bit hitherto his suspicions against many intilviduals lisve proved zroundless. The dleceasedl was buried in Wickliain C'hurch-yasrl ,n Frilay last, amidst a concourse of t.peotators. ACClfTis r.-( urtner particulars.)--Wedn3esday, the 18(h inst., a melancholy accident occurred oit board tic Britanniu steam-vessel, belon,ging to Dover. 5he haa gone to Ramsgate tbr the purpose of takin passengers from thence to Calais, and was pro- ceeding with about 50 to that port, when nearly abreast of the Good- wmn Sands, a heay sea truck the vessel on the starboard bow, and maIe her heel, by which unfortunate occurrence an amiable young mnan of the name of Charles Smith. of Londop, who was j usc on the point of marriage, was thrown overboard. He had been particularly jocose on the voyage, and every time the vessel made a Ilrcl, he cried oat in fun, ib Now we go." And at the time of the accident, he was rising agreeably to the mntion of the vessel, and in the act of falling, caight the hind of his sister, who was at hi>, side, and but for tie alecrity of Ca ptain Bushell, who ran trom the helm, and caught her dress, the must inevitably have perished. Every means was resorted Eo to recover the brother; ropes were thrown over, anm the boat let down, but in the hurry of the moment, she took the sea at the bow and swamped, carrying away one of the Davids. The distress of tie sister was -most poigitant, offering all she was worth to any one to save him; t indeed, 0se whole on hoard were mucl xf- fected, and at her earnest entreaty, with the consent of the ocher pas- sengers, Captain Bushell abandoned the voyage, and returned to Ramerate, where bills were instantly posted, offering a reward of 301. for the body.-.-entieli Gazette. THE VALUER OF Goov Mj,s~Na&s-At a village school in Staftord8hire ia the following inscription :-" Childer tote to rede and plain work at 2 pens a week. For them as lams manners 2 pens a week inore." On Friday, as a countryman nos standing at the Bank- gste, staring about him, wvith a 51. note in his hand, a respectably. dressed mnan accosted him, and asked him if he wanted change for the note? e Yes, Zur, it yow plase,"answ'ered John. The geit- tieaton then very civilly desired the simpleton to accomnpany hiiu into the Rotunda, where he took the note, and, writing on a piece of paper an order to pay ihe bearer five sovereigns, desired hial to take it into one of the offices. The poor tellow did so, but of course could find no one to honour the order. and on his return found that his civil and politc friend had decamped. On Saturday, between two ant three o'clock in the after- noon, the roof of the house inhabited by Mr. Levy, No: 4, Hein. ming'A.row, St. 51artin's-lane, suddenly fell in. The upper roonus wee occupied by a person of the name 6f Ballard, and at the time of the accident not fewer than five persons were in the room. TwYo of these, Lr. Ballard and his daughter, were buried in the ruins, but the latter was dug out without any material injury. WVe regret to say Mr. Ballard was not so fkrtunate; his injuries were so severe hlitt lie was conveyed to the poor-house opposite without hopes of re- covery, and up to eight o'clock on Saturday night the medical gentleman could give no hopes of preservingais life. On Thlursdlay lasL a coroner's inquesf seas held at IHali- fax on the bodyof Joidplh Thompson, an Irishlnan, who latterly re- sided at Bolton, wlhen it appeared that the deceased had taken a auantity of arsenic ox the morning of the preceding day, and died iri the evening. The poor iuan's mind app ears to have been deeply aft';cted by the infidelity of his wife, who had deserted hirn in the company of a fellow.lodger. Having a daughter married in E-lali- fax.-he had made his way thither, and after a fruitless search for his faithless partner, he took this dreadfta method of terminating his misery. Verdict-Lunacy, On Suniday morning last, Duncan M'Nichol, a corporal on the staffof the Roval Cuinberland Milditia living at Whitehaven, put a peiiod to his eiibtence. He went ipto itis rooza, under pre- tence that he meant to lie down in his bed; and had scarcely been gone five rainutes when the report of a gun was heard; and on open- ing the dloor a most shocking -spectacle was presented; lie had load- ed his musket, placedthemuzzle in his IlouthI, and fastening apieceI of sting to the trigger, pat his foot into it, antI had literally blown his head to pieces ' Parts of the brain and fragments of the skull were scattered about in all direcdons, and thie floor was covered with blood! Before accomplishing the fatal deed, he had written a few lines, apparently meant for his wife and left them on the table. Thic foUowing is a copy :-" Aly Dear ;tkelly-I got that far wrong that I could not recover myself. I trust my Alaker, wvhom I know is good. Drop a tear over the remains of Duncan."