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The Times, 1824-03-08T00:00:00

His Majesty's sleop of war Columbine, the Honourable Captain Abbott, it is said, has been lost off the island of Sapienza, in th e Mediterranean. The officers and crew were sayed. ZANTE, Feb. I.-Lord Byron has been recognize(d by the Government of WesternGreece as Prohedros, or President of strangers; over wrhom he exercises a kind of patronage, which con- sists in rendering them useful according to their means and capacity. The most perfect harmony reigns amongst all the Chiefs,fiom which the most beneficial results must spring. DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF TITCHFsELD.-_lre lament to announce the death of that respectable young noblemian,the Mar- quis of Tirtchfield. He has for some time been alarmingly indis- posed at his residence in St. James's-square, and on Friday night at ten o'clock, the fatal intelligence was forwarded to Mr. Canning. The Alarquis of Titchfield was the son of the Duke of Portland,and it nmay be remembered that the Duke of Portland and Alr. Canning married two sisters, the iMarquis thus being by marriage the nephew of Mlr. Cannin~. The Marquis of Titchfield was the independent member for Eing's Lynn. He took his seat on 'he lower "Opposi- tion" benches. His occasional speeches, though delivered with somne diffidence, displayed considerable talenlt, and ihat rare quality, good sense. He sternly adhered to his principles, and when lr. Canning gained his present distinguished power, the Marquis promptly wzote to his constituents, assuring them, " that though his uncle bad come into power, he should not change his principles." He had an ex- cellent character, and was much esteemed by all who knew him. The adtoirers of dramatic exceilence will regret to learn that Alrs. Sidlons is at thlis time alarminely indisposed. Mr. Bowdich, the Africau traveller. expired, after great sufferings, on the 10th. of January, a victim to the cause of Afri- can discovery. His widow and three young children are left en- tirely unprovided for. She accompanied him to Africa, and en- terea tth the utmost zeal and enthlusiasm into all his views and pursuits, which she vwas eminently qualified to sBromote by her fine talents as an artist, and her extensive knowledge of several branches of natural history..Canzbridge Chronicle. PUBLICANS-BREW* gs--B.En.---From official Ex.cise- office returns, just furnished, by order of the House of Commous, it appears that every man, woman, and child in London drinks on the average two barrels of beer a year. The account only refers to beer brewed by comnmon brewers. EXECUTvOq'.-Daniel Gri,nslhire, who received sentence of deatlh at tle Reading assizes, on Tuesday last, for the mlunler of his inti:nt child, by pouring boiling w ater into its mouth, was. exe- cutetl on Thursday last. Oi returning to prison after trial, the pri- sonerpersisted in declaring that he had no intention of destroying his child, and adhered to the defence he had made before the jury, thatit had occurred by accident.The chaplain visited him immediately'after hits conviction, but, from the agitated state of his mind at that tiine, could produce little or no effect by his e.hortations. The next mom-. ing he visited him at an early hour, and after some serious conver- sation, the prisoner made a full conlfession of his guilt, with all the circumstances attending itS perpetration; from which it appeared he had meditated the crime for several weeks, in which period he thrice attempted to carry it into execution, but his resolution had as often failed hiini. On the evening this horrid crime was committed, he availed hiniself of the absence of his wife, and taking the kettle of hot water from the side of the firc, poure(d the liquor into the mouth ofthe infaut in its cradle. 'hemotive for doing this diabolical act appears to have been-a desire of separating from his wife, with whom he had had some quarrels, and returning to his employment as a shepherd. Imnmense numbers assembled to vitness tle execudon of tfisctwrbyched individual, and manv of the spectators appeared much aflected by the awful spectacle. Our report of the trial " Thornhill v. Legh aud Claugh- ten," in the Coart of Common Pleas, which appeared in Tle Timcrne of the 27th of February, contained an error which we are desired to correct. Mr. Evertb, one of the witnesses, was made to sav, that in consequence of having accepted bills to an immense ameu't for the accommnodation of the defendants, which were returned suddenly on his bands, he was obliged to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act. Mr. Everth assures us, thdt he never took the benefit of the Insolvent Act. The nistake arose Ironi the word "insolvenC' having been used in the course of the examintation. BOW-ISTREET._ I,ate on Saturday evening Thomas Fbrederick Crresc and Elizabcth/ Harriet, his wife, werc brought before G. 1R. M.XSItULL, Esq., inthe custody of !InnMOI oneof the rincipal officers, charged oii suspicion of stealing jewellery, and oeter valu- able property, to the amiount of about 8301., froni thehouse of Mrs. ;ccley, a lady residirg in Upper Harley-streeL Airs. Keelev is an aged and very infirnm lady, and the female pri- soner had lived in her service for nearly 18 years wvas her constant attendant, and possessed her entire coinfidence. i}erconduct was ir. reproachablc,'and'so high was the opinion entertainedof herbv her mis- tress, that she was intruted with the care of every thingef value in the house. Some tin,eago she formed an acquaintance with the malepri. soner,who is a translator oflanguages, well known to many oftheprin- cipal booksellers, and considered an accomplished and talented Young man and within a few weeks they were (as she avers) aiarried. She suddenly absconded from. Mirs. Keedcy's house, and of course a cir- cumstance so unlooked-for and so extraordinary excited a suspicion that all was not right. Mrs. Keeley's drawers and other places of' deposit wre examuined, and it was discovered that almost all her va- luable jewellery and articles of that description were gone. Every search was made for her and her huband,. but in vain. Such cvi-. dence, however. was obtained as to place the delinqueicy of the ab- sent parties ailsost bevommd a doubt, anti an indictnment was pre- ferred against them before the grasd jury, a true bill found, and a judge's warrant issued. The warrant was put into the hands of Salmon, whio obtaned information that tho prisoners were gone to the Continent. He followed and tr;ced them to Ostend, wilerti in a few hours, he succecded in apprehending the woman, luIt was nIo so successftit vtli respect to thc uman, until just as he 'Vas-abeut to enibark, when he -discovered hint in rather a Singular inanner. Salmon called in at an lrnglish tavern where lie wvas known, -nnd while speaking to the landlord, lie saw the prisoner sitting. lie had never seen huim betore, but feeling convinced, from the decd-p tion be had received, that he must be the man he wanted, he cAll him by nanme, and soon found that lie was righlt. On searchinst he prisoners, he found pome books, and a bunch of keys belonging to AMrs. Keeley, and pawrbroiem' stuolicates for a pprtion of the stolen jewellery, which had bteel pledlged in this countrv,. These were sealed up by the Vrnper authorities at Ostend, amid Salmon brought themn 8tb 'tle prisoners to England, The prisoners were brought before the Magistrate separately, the woman first, - Slsc was absorbed in tears, and when- askedt if: she wished to tsy any ft1ing, she sobbed out, " Nothing, Sir2.', The other prisoner, when put to the bar. secemed perfectly composed; ;and n answer to an intimation 'front the Mlagistrate, tllat he was atli. berty to say any tIing hc pleased, he mlerely said, "I 'shallSti;no. thin2g at present, Sir." . .,n -:.. .. The prisoners were comrnuittpd to setarate gaols fer a final exaniui nation on1 Sgttsrlay uext. -= LAdvertisetnent4 l_.tt following interestirng works are.jintvb. hssned by Mr5Gbt.ssunst, New Burlington-.street,.l. Al gistory of the (,ltpuonwevalt i of England, from the cemmnencemest ofthe Civil War to the Restoration of Charles 11.; by Williani Godwin. 2. Memoirs of-the Life and Times of Salvator Rosa,; by Udy tor "n. 3. The Private Correspondence of the Poet4Gwodermnon first published fronm the originals m the possession of thecditonY;the Rev. Dr. Johnson. - 4. Sayings and Doings, 3 vols. d. I esthird and last volume of Sismondi's Histery of the Literature of-'tihe South of -Europe, witb notes, by T. Roscoe, Esq., comprisingitho Spanish1 and Porttuguese writers. --',.. ,,- . [Advertisement. -It has not esneaed observatiolt thattwhcbthe Minister broughlt orwatad his budget, no allusion Was snadept&thi Lottery, 'so that Government firmly adhere to the detcemnidation- expressedl1ast session, that they should not apply to Parlismeaitfor another bill-: tht knowledge of this fact proves propttiodr9itmolr. SIVE-WIGEI T, who,tOOk thi, last contract, thouglr-.he ffie4,001. prizes in the wheel, two for next Wrednesday week,se to l?eb of - March,. would at all tiunes prove attractive but the influente'of the above ig indescribable, it has -caused-such a scramnblicfor.-tchole ticket, that there is mot One-left; *it causies now such a demand -f6r. halve.,, that tbey- nst soon be }llgone: then there will be ascr*ma ble for-the quarters asdtnmler shares, for all who are awaic.how' short atime the lotfery has to live, uinously resolveto be '-in at tlt: death," -