His Majesty's ship Blonde...
The Times, 1824-09-20T00:00:00

His Miajesty's ship Blon(le, 40, Capt. Lord Byron, is expecteed to arrivc here froml Deptford, on Monday next, to embark the suite of the late Iiing and Queen of the Sandwich Islands. The BlondZe will proceed,lhence dircLt to Rio Janeiro, and take the earlv part of the sunmmer for doubling Cape Horn. She will visit tne principal ports of the west coast of America, fir the purpose of mak- ing scientific observations, in which several gentlemen, eminenit as astronomers, nautical surveyors, mineralogizts, geologists. and bo- tanists, will be engaged, they having embarked in the Blonde, with a variety of necessary instruments, apparatus, &c. A particular survey will also be made of the Sandwich Islands, as it is not imn probable that that island may become serviceable as an anchoring station tbr our ships. The native passengers for the Sandwich Is- lands are expected to arrive lhere osq Tuesday to embark. The fHlon. Mltr. Byng (brother of Viscount Totrington), who has attended them on the part of the Under Secretary of State, will accompany theiri. -Forte,neith l)pepr. lIis MIaaty has lately sent a number of very choice platnts from Kew Gardces to St. Petersburgh, as a present to the lEmperor of Rtussia. it is supposed that not less than l5,000l. wvill have been expended upon the new Gonservatory alone, at Mr. Alexander Barng's magnificent seat, ihe Grange, near Alresford. As a proof at the rapidlly extending communication be- tween Ireland and Great Britatim. we observe that two steam-vessels are announced to maintain a communication twice a week between Derry and Giasgow. ANOTHER CIt1LD STOLEX.-011 Thursdlay last a poor -%man, fiamed -Margatet Craven, residing in Alilfard.place, aot- tenham.-court-road, who had just recovered from her lying-in, ac- c6snpsnied by some friends, went to the Pancras New Chlurch to have the female infant christened. After the christening, the party adjourned to a public-house in the vicinity, and paTtook of soma ale, which, from tihe wveak state of the poor woman, affected lter head, and slie became rathier giddy; she, however, fecovered, and was ac- companied by her friends as far as the end of Howland-street, Tot- tenham-court.road, when she was accosted by a woman, extremely well-dressed, and of geciteel appearanice, who observed, " Mly dear womeian, the child's shoe will fill off." The strings shie then disco. vered were loose, and she asked the lady to tic them. The lady took .he infant itto her arms, and at that moment a friend of Mrs. Cra- ven's passet1, to whoml she turned round to speak, and looking for her iltant to receiveit intoher arms, the agonized mother was horror- struck at finding the woman had disappeareA with the infuant. Her loud cries and shrieks attracted the attention of the passengers, who, on learninig the particulars of her story, went in every direction, but could obtain no trace of the unnatural monster or the infant. The poor woman was carried home in a state of distraction, and on Fri- day, although every possible inquiry had been nmade, the child had not been recovered. t'he parish officers have had the rircumstance notified throughout the paish, but as yet the ioquiries set on foot by them have proved fruitless. M;1URDER NEAR ST. AsAPH.-On WVednesday morning, the 8th inst., at a place called The Score, near Glasgoed, within the parish of St. Asaph, was found the body of a fine female child, with a large stone laid upon its face, where apparently it had been lying since the preceding day; and from certain rnarks upon the ground, close to the place where it was found, and the general ap. pearance of tbe body, the unnatural mother could not long btave been delivered A little boy, with a dog accompanying him, had by chance to go through the ground into an adjoining field, when the dog started a rabbit. The rebbit, as if led by a natural instinct, ran immediately to the spot where thb body lay. anet the dog after her ; the boy finding the dog making ratiter a long stay thinking he might have caught the rabbit and was eating it, xan a.ter him, and to his great astonishment fotind him licking t!ie little infant. It scarcely need be added, that the boy lost no time in acquainting the surround- ing neighbours, who ran thither horror-struck. The body was in. mediately conveyed to an adjacent house. On the Saturday follow- ing, an inquest was held on view of the body before Rober- Nicholls, Esq., corotuer for the county, when several witnesses were examin- ed; and atler hearitig the evidence, which was most satisfactory anti conclujive, although cireumstantial the jury found a verdict of i; Wilful tnurder against Aliriam W'illiams, of Glanmorfa." Im- mediate4r after, the Coroner issued out his warrant for the appre- hension of the said Mliriam Williams, who was then taken into ts. tody, and is ss to remain until such time as the surgeon can safely pronounce her out of danger, and in a fit state to be conveyed to the county gaol, at Ruthin, to take her trial at the isct asizce- j.Clsster C/hriovkle.