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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-07-20 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE BATTLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS TO.. BE FOUGHT IN THE REGISTRATION COURT" TO DAY IS THE 'TWENTIETH OF JULY. SEE AN ARTICLE ON THE'. SUBJECT.' IN ANOTHER COLUMN.  THE WAR 1N SPAIN.-CHRISTINO CRUELTIESi."-- The radical press in this country has taken especial delight in dilating upon the-cruelties said to -have been perpetrated by the Carlist forces in Spain, especially in making war upon defenceless females; bat-we defy the ingenuity of any liberal scribbler in the kingdom to produce anything so utterly revolting to the. feelings as the narrative which we are about to- detail, the actors in which were Christinos—the especial favourites of our present government. It. appears from a letter, dated Logrono the 4th instant, that the wife of a Carlist officer, full of zeal for the cause of Don CaT, lo,s, employed herself in giving information; and rendering other services to the cause which she littrirf, poured: A few days previous to the date of the' letter she left Logorno, carrying: :Wont her an" account Of the movement.Of Colonel Zorbano to surprise the Carlists. After about two hours journey she met with Zurbano'S party, but, thinking they were Carlists, she told him her mission, with all the circumstances : they let her continue in the belief• that they were. Carlists,• and conducted her to Logrono. On the morrow she was tried by a military commission, and condemned to be shot, but previously to be marched through the town. Immediately on herleaving the:prison the assembled populace, not content with loading- her with abuse and insult, threw stones' and •strnck her with clubs, so that, arrived at the place of eitecution; was a corpse they dragged along, and there was no neces?ity for other means of death ; neverthelessiwp Shots were fired at her The barbarity of these Wretches did not each here. It was not sufficient for them to put her to death,in a. manner the most revolting and _ignominious. Their revenge was not yetsatiated ; but, with a brutality which could only be displayed by the degraded slaves of Popery, they proceeded to tie the body to the tail of a, horse, and it was dragged through the streets of Logrono until literally only a morsel of flesh was attached to the horse's tail. . .  . . Here is a specimen of the sort of warfare carried on by the Christinos—the allies of England—no, not of England, but of a Popish-ridden cabinet, and a'tadical faction, who have done all they can to render the nan:e of England despicable in the eyes.Of the whole world. It is, indeed, high time that something should be done to vindicate our national character IroM an imptited participation in such atrocities. It is a burning shame that the British navy should in any way co-operate with such abandoned wretches as the Clristinos, and that these cut-throats should be aided in their murderous enterprises by supplies of alms and ammunition from the English government. There is butone'vvaY of doing away-with this scandalous allianee, and that is by dismissing' from (ace the present unprincipled ministry.  •
The Sun. — 1807-04-23 (London, England)

PUBLIC-OFFICE, HATTON-GARDEN. —Tuesday a young man, apprehended by Chaproamaad TrOtt,was privately examined, being charged with borne 7 stealing, and other depredations to a,great extent, which he volimtarily disclosed, 'being one of a Oily belonging to a formidable gang who infest the country: • He was committed tar re-examination.  The murder in Higgler's-lane, it is hoped, will at length be found out, and the Ibul perpetratOrs discovered. Some person, whether from eompunaion or otherwise it does not appear,. on Wednesday morning last affixed a written paper on the doorpost of a' Wheeler's shop,' in the BorOtigh4oad; wherein the writer exp,reswd some knowledge of the transa6tion, and that it he could be assured of, secrecy and protection he would _come forward.—Mr. EVANCE has taken the only means in his Power to .make such assurance to an anonymous writer—that of causing posting-bills to be affixed, promising secrecy and protection to the writer ; and.. adding, cu .t • in case of a disclosure, he would become entitled to the reward of tool, offered by the 'Parish of- St. George, Southwaik. At the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the division of; Lindsey, holden at Louth, in the County of Lincoln, on Friday and Saturday last, William Bell, for stealing deals,' &C. to be imprisoned twelve months at Kirton; the last month in a solitary cell. William Evison, tbr stealing books from the Grammar School at Horncastle, as above. Thomas COupland and John Coupland, father and soil, for stealing horse-hair froth. the animal's tail ; father ac4uiited,,the son admitted to go for a soldier. William Read, for stealing a game cock, to .go for -a sOldier; :Reuben Tuplin, for a breach of the peace, by wilfully' breaking a child's leg, -to go fbr a soldier. Twenty-four vagrants to 'be passed to their settlements.  { At Lynn Sessions, the mast important cause, which excited considerable interest, was an indi&-, meAt against-a man of the name of Kirtan, for stealing some. plate. The Prisoner's Counsel, in cross.examining the witnesses, endeavoured to set up a plea of insanity; hut no evidence was offered to .establish the faCt of his being Out of 'his senses at the time of the cominission of the robbery. • The Jury retired for a very few minutes, and returned a'vcrdi ofguilty .—The RECORDER, in passing sentence of transportation for seven years upon this min, urged, in very forcible terms, the aggravating circumstances attending hi§ offence. - 14 addition to his other offences, he has two wives alive, both of whom were_ present at his trial ; and, we understand, it was their intention to have prosecuted' him for bigamy, in the event of his acquittal for felony. • On Monday se'nnight whilst the wild beasts were exhibiting to the inhabitants of Bodwin, a man of the name of Slogget, presuming on the sleeping of the tiger to smooth his paw,' which, was stretched through the bars of the den, was much torn in the hand by the claws of the animal, but had the good fortune to escape with rio further injury.
The Sun. — 1814-01-28 (London, England)

ROBBERY.—John Bru,7e, a highway robber of gigantic stature, being 'six feet three inches high, was arrested on Wednesdaysnorning, under the following curious circumstances :—On Tuesday night he went out,on asobbing -excursipt, be.Sweet) the Bleeding Horse and the Circular Itoad, an ominous neighbourhood, where Tuite so lately murdered Mr. Goulding. He met a Mr. Taylor, from whom he took his pocket-hook; he fortunately happened to have -no money about him, nor did the pocket-book contain any thing but memorandums. Our Rambkr proceeded on to Harcourt-street, and met Mr. Benjamin J. Sisson, of Clare-street, ,whbm he knocked down, Jumped on his body, and took from him a silver watch and gold seal. The night being very severe, he met no other preyiand being tired of strofling, he finished Ills excursion by retiring to one of .the Hotels in Pye-corner ; there he staid all night ; next morning he sent tile watch by one of the maids 'in the house 1.0 pledge at Mr. Stevenson's in. St. Andrew's-street. She'not giving satisfactory answers to certain troublesome questions, be put her in the watch-house, and had her sent to Duke-street Police-Office to account how she got the watch. In a short time after, in comes Mr. Bruce ! Ile told Mr. Stevenson, that upon his ho, hour he sent .the maid with the watch, and requested him to give it back and liberate her.. Me. Stevenson, not liking the appearance -of Mr. Bruce, told him to go to Duke-trect, and. if proved his property to the satisfaction of the Magistrates there, that his watch would he returned; and the woman set at liberty. He had, the astonishing foolishness or hardihood to go there ; and on examination by the Magistrates, he neitl;er could tell the name or number of his watch, nor_ what was the inscription on the gold seal att4ched to it. A strong suspicion arose in the minds of the Magistrates that he had robbed some person ‘of the watch, and they ordered him into dole .custody for further examination. In a little time after, , Mr. Sisson called at the Office to mention the circumstance of the robbery, and haVing described the watch and robber, Bruce was ordered* up, when Mr; Sisson instantly recognised, a.nd, lodged_ examinations against him. He now lies in Newgate to abide his trial at the next CoMmission.  On Sunday last, a man named William Quillle, by trade a tailor, was buried at Priiir's Bush, the place of interment chiefly adopted by persons of the. Roman Catholic persuasion. The deceased having been 4 Yeoman, and, as we are informed, also an Orangeman, he was buried with military honours. Whether this had the effect of irritating the opposite party, we cannot say ; but we are sorry to state the fact, that the 'coffin, with the body, was raised from the grave-yard, amt conveyed to the new Bridge near Ormeati, where it was left on one of the arches. This is 'S T 1 outrage of such disgusting atrocity, and so tepugnant to every decent feeling, that no pretended cause of offence can palliate its enovnity.t--,testfat
The Sun. — 1814-08-03 (London, England)

PARIS, JULY 30.—Yesterday the King received the Grand Deputation of the Chathber of Dept,' ties, and M. Laine, the President, delivered to his Majesty the Address of Thanks of the Chamber, for the Exposé of the State of the Kingdom. The most prominent passages are as follow 'lbis' picture, all at as it is; Occasions us no surprise. When all the authorities were confounded, every right Dtisunderstood, gvoey avenue to truth closed up, it Was only from the excess of evils that a remedy: could be hoped.— Under a just and pacific King this picture inspires no appre4ension.After assuring his Majesty of the es-operation of all .classes in the State, the Address continues, " Hereafter free and protected, your subjects will find ifs the -exercise of their indnstry .the means of furnishing the resources of 'the State. - Doubtless:they will employ their efforts and capitals in the most useful of the.arts, Agri= culture.' But in order that their fertile soil may better reward their labours, they hope that your Majesty will facilitate for them the aide, derived from manufactures and commerce. In restoring to our colonies (replaced under your sceptre), peace and abundance, we will receive as a return an increase of riches, which the new Genius 'of France will direct towards the amelioration of the interior." It concludes with fresh assurances of • support.  The King, in Lis reply, says, " I receive with pleasure the Address of the Chamber of Deputies. The sentiments which have dictated it, are the same which animate me. I have .developed with' frankness the situation of the Kingdom, because it is the only way of communication between a good father and his children. I contemplate with delight the union which exists between the Chamber of Deputies, the nation, and me. It is thus that we. shall heal the wounds of the State, and in causing the great sources of public prosperity, agriculture, commerce, and the arts to flourish, we shall give to France that happiness which is the dearest object of my prayers."  There is a very long report in the Moniteur of Sunday last from the Members of the French National Vaccine Institt:tion. It fully corroborates all that has been advanced by the strongest advocates in favour of that Most invaluable discovery, and meets all the objections made by Mr. BROWN in the letter which appeared from that gentleman in our paper of yesterday. The decrease in the number of deaths by smallpox, since.the introduction of this, discovery into the Continent, is astonishingly great. An abstract is given of the number of persons vaccinated, and also of the deaths at the principal Cities and Departments in France. Germany, and At Strasburg, as an example of the rest, we may state, that the deaths by Small-pox were, in 518, and, in 1812, one.  The death of PALM, the bookseller, of Nurernbe4t, is nOiv, for the first tine, alluded to iii the. Moniteur, as it is Properly called. l'assassinat, the murder.  The Canton of Underwalden has rejected the Federal Constitution of Switzerland.
The Sun. — 1835-11-09 (London, England)

THURSDAY.  AGER V. BLETHITT AND COLLINg. Mr. Serjedlit MEREWETHER said this was an issue from that Court tried at Bristol before Mr. Baron Gurney, When a verdict was found in the affirmative or for the plaintiff. The circumstances were these :—ln 1819, Mary Williams mat:fled a person named Ager at Bristol ; they did not agree, and he went away to some place and was not hoard of for many years. The woman then formed an intimacy, and lived in adultery with a person named Wait, who died, leaving her a SUM of 5001. and about 700/. of a stock in trade. Some years Afterwards she married a man named Burdock, aad upon that marriage she made a settlement, the trustee% under which were the defendants, of her property upon Iteroelf and husband for life, with remainder to her children. She was afterwards charged with, and eventually executed for, :he murder of a woman named Smith. Shortly after that the plaintiff came forward and claimed the whole of the money as the husband of the woman who had been executed. There was now no doubt of that fact, but the Learned Serjeant contended that there were circumstances in the case which made it an exception to the general rule of all the wife's property vesting in the husband. She having lived in adultery exempted the husband from all charges for her in future. He would not be held liable for even her necessaries ' • then as she must live, and was under such circumstances able to enter into a contract, of course some property must vest in her, and under such circumstances he contended she might even dispose of it by will. The COURT considered it to be very strange doctrine that a woman was to acquire privilege from crime—they were clearly against him on that point. Mr. Serjeant MEREWETHER said, that question having been so ruled, the question arose, was not this money liable for the expense to which the trustees had gone in the defence of the woman, the wife of the plaintiff—of course it was clear that he, being the husband, was bound to do all for her and in her defence ; that lay in his power ; that, ho contended, was clear. If he now took the money, he must take it with all its liabilities. The COURT inquired how it was to enforce any order it might make upon the subject. They could not make any such order as prayed for unless the trustees could maintain an action for the expense against the husband—if they can do so, they had that remedy without the Court. The trusts of the settlement, taking it to be valid, merely allowed the trustees to deal with the interest of the principal until the children came into possession of it—it appeared that more than the interest had already been applied, and the Court could not interfere.--B,ule refused.  Louth Lowestoft Lyme Lynn Newcastle Poole. Southampton Spalding stoekton Sunderland ' Truro: Weymouth Whitby LVisbeach ' • Woodbridge Yarmouth Aberdeen Arbroath ...... haat oerwick . Dunbar Leith Wick  147 1 624  04  57=  150 1052 2720  Olt)  .....  7931  SB3O  873 1451
The Sun. — 1835-09-07 (London, England)

DARING BURGLARY AND A ROBBER SHOT.— On Wednesday morning, about one o'clock, Mint-house, Chipstead, Suirey, occupied by two widow ladies, Mesdames Long and Schofield, was attacked by a gang of burglars. The ladies were alarmed by the continual barking of ' the dog, and Captain Rankest, nephew to Mrs. Long, on being made acquainted with the fact, gave it as his opinion that poachers were about. He got out of his bed, and opening his window, spoke to the dog, who still barked loudly. Mrs. Long then returned to her bed, when she heard a tap at the window. She again jumped out of bed, and looking out of the window asked who was there. She then saw a man raise a stick and smash several panes of glass, and the window frame ; he next' made three desperate blows at the window; on making the last, Mrs. Long caught hold of the stick, exclaiming " Oh, you villain !" She wrested unsuccessfully for some time, and then received a blow with the stick which cut her head severely. The stake, in descending, also bruised and cut her hand. She then, raised the cry of thieves being in the house, when Captain Ranken, seizing his cutlass, ran into the ladies' room ; the fellow was at the outside of the window with a fold stake shoved into the room. 4 Captain Ranken made four ruts at the fold-stake ; the fellow drew back, when, advancing to the window, Captain Ranken made a cut at the thief, who, drawing back, descended toe ladder. Mrs. Long, while Captain • Ranken guarded the breach, then fetched up his fowling-piece from below. The Captain fired in the direction of the robbers, which repulsei them for half an hour. They returned, and, bursting open the front door, went into the two parlours, which they ransacked, and took awP:, „ number of articles. In about half an hour they heard to say, " Now, let us go up stairs." They 'did say,and entering the room of the ladies, said 'to My_ Schofield, who begged for mercy, " If you give us '6O/. we will gn, away, othert-Vse 'we will murder you, About five minutes were spent In imploring mercy by the ladies. Captain Ranken, in the meantime, had taken his position on the left of the staircase door, where he was unperceived by the thieves. The ladies were imploring mercy of the robbers, when presently the ringleader said, " Now for it," and with his foot smashed in the lower pcnels and styles, when Captain Ranken fell on his right knee, and thrust his piece incites of the robber's right brep to within three charge entered thn • he staggered, and and fired—the whole of the fell ;. . rightbreast;  _ ....o the arms of two of his comrades, who immediate,decamped with their mortally wounded companion. Upon descending in the morning they found a h!*.' handkerchief in the hall, and the stairs were marked with spots of blood; the gravel walk was in two places bloody, and the streaks of the wounded man's legs,whcre hi:, legs had trailed along, as they bore him away. Mr. James Sherman and Mr. Richbell had been shooting that morning, and in an adjoining field found a flannel jacket, which at the right breast was perforated by a number of small shot, and bloody.
The Sun. — 1835-10-16 (London, England)

SOLDIERS AND SIDEARMS. ileers4 Isaac Linton, aged 38, a private in the Scotch 14 as was indicted for cutting, stabbing, and wounding PseP Trinde. A second count charged the prisoner with the cote' mon assault. Joseph Trinde sworn—l am a chair-bottomer. I live at No. 13, Maynard-street, St. Giles. On the Ist of Angus! last, about half. past six o'clock, I was passing down Settt" Moulton-street, and saw the prisoner, another man, and alcli old gentleman, who were standing near each other. The 01. gentleman said to me, pointing at the soldier, " Look at thi viilein, he has knocked• me down!" I told him to give him charge to the police. The s,ildier then said to the man with hiOl,l " Well, I have knocked the oLd fellow down, and if you Wl': go and knock that one down"-ointing to me)—" I'll stave a pot by The man came up instantly and knocked un down. Aoliceman up, and the old gentleman caned him to take charge of the came soldier and his conspanion, but the policeman went on, and refused to interfere. Thst soldier the: addressed a woman who was with me, and after cal:ing ber sh improper name, said—" If you don't go on, P°..,neo, you." He struck her, and I said " Don't strike the ",,j man," upon which he tried to strike me, but I fe'lcio off his blows."' He then challenged me to come out, fight. I told him I would not, I was a poor cripPied; He then drew his bayonet, and without any more sol._ ran it into my side, close above the hip, with very great lence, so that he drove me against the railings of the 111:Trshe The bayonet stuck in, and was stopped by the bone. `the prisoner pulled it out of my side, and after wiping it across sleeve of his coat, replaced it in the sheath. He then Wei to strike me as I lay on the ground, but did not reach his gels low enough. He was in the act of jumping upon me, whe,,, butcher came rip, and seizing him round the waist, titre him into the road. I called " Murder," and the policeelail came up. Thomas Light, police constable, C 26, stated that on heari ding "murder" cried, he ran to the spot and saw the butcher stan over the soldier, with the bayonet in his hand, having take,. it from him. The prosecutor also was bleeding profusely fr°,`.; the side, was conveyed to Middlesex Hospital, where t" wound was dressed. the The CHAIRMAN expressed his surprise that none of 0 other persons who witnessed the transaction appeased to evidence. The Chief-Clerk of Marlborough-street Police-office said the Magistrate thought the case complete without there. The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he depleren, the practice of compelling soldiers to wear their side-ar when off duty, as when intoxicated some persons were veil irritable, and he unfortunately happened to be a man of ths kind. were of The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and said they ,ic opinion that a bayonet was not a proper instrument for ole to wear except when on duty. The COURT, in consideration of the imprisonment alrou_ endured by the prisoner, sentenced him to six months' further confinement and hard labour.