A large parcel of Lord By...
The Times, 1824-08-18T00:00:00

A large parcel of Lord Byron's manuscripts, intrusted tc Count Gamba, was thrown overboard when the Count was taker into Patras, on his way from Zantc to AMissotinghi. On Saturday night last, a house on Moynce, near Scar- riff, the property of Counsellor Hinchy, was set on tire and totally consumed. A Rorkite notice, of which we subjoin a copy, was seni through the Scarriffpost-office, to John O'Cahllghan, Esq.:- ' NoricE.-Sir,_I received several complaints at the United Office, ofa herdsman of vours of the name ot Halloran, which vou ihave kept on the lands ot Scarriff-that infamous rascal which is a disgrace to that nart of the country, and to your family. I order you to banish h im from off that lands betore the loth instant. 'Take my words as the words or' a gentleman, for he has given several reports of me as I can learn, in regard of burning his house, which was never done by me nor bv any of my men, which might eaLsily be known by the country. W'hen I give orieri to execute such busi. ness. it must be done or (ie on the spot, in spite of Peelers or sol. diers-do not defy inc, for I have a great regard for your wife and her noble family, moreover beinc of my own profession, therefore do not break that tie of friendship, or if' you do, be ready for me a few nights after, for you or I must surrender before Vwe part,which I : Ofn qnrv.t%olh g ^t~ imidnight in the assemblv-room, "By order of the Ri ht Honourable " JAPTA iN ROC:K." TsE REV. C. C. COLToN.-The statLment which ori- ginated in a morning paper and ha Ssince been copied into several orhere, "that Mfr. Colton, the author of Lacon, &c., is arrived in London, and living in Prince's-street, Leicester-square," Is totally void of foundation. Not only is he not arrived in town ,but up to this moment we know from his most intimate friends that nothing certain whatever is known about him; and equally groundless, we have reason to believe, have been all trhe pretended or real accOUnts respecting him from the other side of the Atlantic. His living of Kew and Petershamn, although not finally disposed of, is sequestered for tivo years, by the Bishop of Winchester, in whose disposal it is, as we understand, to defray the salarv of the Rev. M r. 'vW'hite, who has been, several years curate, officiating at Kew for Alr. Colton. and also some balance due to that gentleman from his rector when he dis- appeareil. Yestertay morning, the sitting Magistrate at Bow-street, Mr. Mlinshiull, received a letter from Wickham, stating that a Fnur- der was committed on londay night at that place. The unfortunate person murdered was an under-gardener, in the service of a gentle- man named Goodhart, who has a house there, and who is also a su- gar-baker at lirmehouse. The man heard a noise in the night, and getting up ire perceived two nmen attermpting to br eak open the grape. house. Hf e called out to them, and they inmmediately shot him. Otlher persons heard the report of the gun, and proceeding to the spot, feuind tihe poor fellow weltering in his blood. He lived long enough to state, that the nsen who shiot him were two tall fellows dressed in smockfrocks. Taunton, the officer, was sent down to assist in en. deavourilg to detect the murderers. The 101o0wing is an abstract of the result of commit- ments to tire last Old Bailey Sessions, by the City and Countv Alagistrates:- Convicted. Acqtutted. Alarlborough-street Office . * 33 4 Bow-street. . . . 17 WVowship-street . . . . 16 Blatton-garden . . . . 12 S 1Alarylebone . . . . 12 14 W.Vhitechapel . . . . 8 9 Qrreeri-square . . . 7 ; '1'hames . . . . . 4 4 Coroners and County Mlagistrates . 4 7l4 51 Alansion hlouse and Guildhall . . 29 16 Mr. Towler, a respectable gentleman, the brother to Mr. Greenacre, of the l,ondon-road. St. George's-fields, went a short tirne since to visit his mother, who resides at Lynn, in Norfolk, and svhile there amused himself bv shooting rabbits, and on his rcturrr hiomne to Ihis mother and saister, a very' interesting young ladyv. tie having neglected to disc;harge Iiis picce, arnd while conversing with theuri, his coat sleeve cauglt the trigger, whets the piece weist ofl, and part of tke coiLterstas were lodged in tie stomiacI of thic mother, and part ako entered the persoL of Iis sister. Tris cmother being an elderly womall, we lanment ta say, sliortly afterwards expired in the most excruciating azorry, although every surgical ainS was speedily obtained without efFtect. Thie sister, wlo received consideratble in- jury, is d'eclared olt of danger, and in a fair say of' recovery. Tire teiligs of 1Sir. Towler can scarcely bc described. 'IThe following singular ad'ivertisement app,ears in the Ed?inburgz Weekly ChoniZcl Of August 11 1824:-" Caution to tire Public.-Notice is hereby given, that the i'on. WlTilliarn Mlaule, of Pnnure, will not hold himlself responsible for any debts con- tracted or that may be contracted, by, or on account of' anv of his three lrugl ters, Georginra, Ramsay, amd Christian, who have lately eloped fro", Brechin Castle-." Brechin Castle, July 19, 1824." To IAttE NAsrES GRIOW IN PriUIT.-AVhell fruitis about half ripe, cover tie side exposed to the sin with strips or specks of wax, in any desired shape or tbrn, which hinders the sun fro;n colouring the narts covered, and when the truit is ripe and the wax removed, it wfil be found marked in the meanner desired. KiNG's BENcH PRIsOs.-A eircumstance ocecrred last week whici Irascaised a great stir amongtire rulers oftlieKing'sletrcli prisoir. Air. W. L. Williams, the proprietor of tire Surrey and Sad- ler's Welis Theatres, whio has, since the last Term, been in execu- tion at the suit of Mr. Woodrow, for upwards of' 5001., but accom.- modated with the privilege of residing with his lairrily in tie Rhiles, presided on Thursday at a public dinner, at Nat. Greaves's Coffee- roomi, wvliieli being a separate building, situated in the yard te_ tached from Richardson's dwelling, the Grapes public-irouse, har heretofore aliways beers considered as strictly within the rules, and publicly resorted to by aU the detentus to mneet their friends, either ftor the purposes ot pleasure or business. Beriton, attrnmey for the laintiffl Woodrow, aware of the rule of Court of the 35Lh of Geo. lll. which orders, " That all taverns, victuaUinrg-houses, ale- hrouses, wine-vaults, houses or places licensed to sell gin or other spi- ritrous liquors, nrid all places licensed fbr public entertaintments, shall be exclu(ded out of, and deemed no part of, the said rules," sent twoof his clerks as guests to tre dinner, one of whom, pretend. ing urgent business, reqriested leave to retire for a short rime, soon atler the clotb was removed, and proceetded immediately to thie Crown Offiee, filed the necessary affidavit, returned spieir tO the company, by whon he was received with cheera. and irs ieatb pro- posed bv' the Cimairmait.. Early in the evening the Marshal, Wm. Jones, lsq., was served with tire notice of an escape, arnd instantly despatchied oneoi' his officers for Mr. Williams, tho found thre la. ntger in high glee, listening to the melodious strains of some of his pertormers whom he had invited to do honeur to the feast, and en- terlain his friendis with some voal hiarnmony. The AMarshal was doubtful how to act; ut ultimately consigned ilr. WVilliams to the interior of the piison. On Saturay, Mr. Jonts surmaoned the pa3rties before hint when a number of persons declared that AiIr. WVrilllis had never left the Rulers' or n; and it was decided that lie should againt be allowed the rules, on paying the costs of the procceding,-ZpeitiAg pper.