HOME's Act as much as by the present Bill. It follows therefore, that not only is there no connexion between the recent criminal proceedings of some workmen and Mr. HUME's Act, but that the operation of the latter has been beneficial, inasmuch as under several temporary adverse circumstances, the evil has not spread. At least then, as Sir FRANCIS BURDETT forcibly argued, the Act of last Session should have a fair trial; and it would only be just to Mr. IIUME and to the workmen of the kingdom, to wait till next Session before making a new law. At the same time, none can reprobate more than we do, the violent and disgraceful acts which have been perpetrated by combining workmen in several parts of the country; these guilty and mistaken men have to thank themselves for the ill-will lately excited on the subject. But we cannot approve of the haste with which Mr. HOME's Act has been condemned without reasonable trial; nor can we admit the propriety of legislating at all against mere combinations, unaccompanied by violence or intimidation. The masters cannot be prevented by enactments from combining, and therefore in justice the men ought not. We would have the process for punishing the violence of workmen very summary and very severe; but surely the masters are more than a match for the journeymen in combinations; and to interfere by law, when the interference must be exclusively directed against the weaker side, is neither just nor prudent legislation. Without going into the particulars of the Parliamentary exposure of the notorious Kenrick (which we shall have ample opportunity for next Session) we shall only observe, that the man's conduct is admitted by Ministers to be grossly improper; and that therefore, if he continues to act as a Magistrate or a Judge, before the investigation be concluded, he will, by that shamelessness alone, prove himself unworthy of his commission, and Government will show a shameful disregard of what is due to the purity of Justice and the feelings of the People. FRENCH COMMERCE.-The French Government publishes no annual statement of imports and exports, probably because it is ashamed to oxhibit in numerical terms its vast inferiority in commerce to its rival. A recent French journal, however, estimates the exports at 451,050,000 francs, or 18.400,000. In the three years ending 1789, they were on an average about 17.000,000. Those of Britain, which were nearly of the the commerce of France is still almost at the point where it stood 35 same amount at that time, are now about 60,000,0001. sterling. Thus years ago, while that of Britain has been tripled in the same period.Scotsman. CHURCH AND State in DanGER!—We, even we of the Examiner, begin to think that Church and State are really in danger, when we see, week after week, their chief props falling about like bricklayer's rubbish. The other day, “Absolute JoHN" of Albemarle-street fell into the accursed list of "convicted" Libellers-convicted, too, for private slander; Wilson's publisher, takes his station beside him! Who of the "sacred" and this week his worthy fellow-labourer. and Miss Harriette tribe comes next? The pious and chaste THEODORE, perhaps; or perhaps the modest and consistent SOUTHEY; or, though it shocks one to think of it,-one of the lofty BANKESES! All, too," victims" to the lauded libellaw of England and a Jury of their Country!"-Then the Whig SCARLETT too, how he ran riot about base, cold-blooded, and scoundrel Publishers-enough to rouse even the stones of Albemarlestreet! What will Mr. BLACKWOOD say what BENBOW? LONDON UNIVERSITY.—There was a crowded assemblage, on Friday, Metropolitan University, the Lord Mayor in the Chair. Speeches were at the London Tavern, of persons interested in the establishment of a delivered by the Chairman, Messrs. Cox, J. SMITH, BROUGHAM THOS. CAMPBELL. RUTT, ABERCROMBY, DENMAN, and GURNEY; by Sir J. MACINTOSH, and Lord J. RUSSELL: and the satisfaction evinced by the numerous and respectable hearers, augurs well for the new Establishment, which will unquestionably be productive of great public benefit. The Catholics of Ireland have elected a Committee of 21 Gentlemen, for the management of their political concerns. They are instructed to consider whether there can be framed, without any violation of the existing law, a permanent body to assist in the conducting or arrangement of such portion of Catholic affairs as it may be, by law, permitted" to have managed, without resorting to the too frequent holding of aggregate meetings, and in particular without in any way infringing on a recent statute? General DeveREUX.-We announced, from the English journals, the arrival of General Devereux, an Irishman, who has served with distinction under the orders of Bolivar in the war which has just insured the independence of Colombia. General Devereux was arrested at Rovigo by the Austrian police, and conducted to Venice, where he was shut up MR. MEYER's Portrait of Majur Cartwright.—Some writer, a few days in the prisons of the old Ducal Palace. His effects and papers were ago, threw out a sneer in a Morning Paper against the proposal for rais seized, without his being able to obtain any other explanation of the ing a monument to the memory of the late Major Cartwright; fearful, motives of his arrest, except his being the friend and companion of perhaps, of considering him a great, though the said writer allowed him Bolivar, General Devereux immediately wrote his Majesty the Em-to have been an amiable mau. We are desirous of at once alarming and peror of Austria a letter, full of firmness, in which he said that he could gratifying this gentleman; of alarming him, because he will perceive by, not suppose that an act of tyranny so odions and so infamous as that the columns of our paper, that a monument will actually be raised to the which had just been exercised upon him, could have been done by his memory of the Major; of gratifying him, because we are able to inform Majesty's consent that he was travelling with an American passport. him that, if he looks sharp, he will find by this time, we hope, in some and was charged with the interests of a company formed for working the of the print-shops, a Portrait, a very striking likeness, of the amiable gold mines of Colombia; and that if his detention was prolonged, the Major, which we doubt not the writer (from his love of the amiable,) will Austrian Government would become responsible for all the damage be most eager to possess. Major Cartwright,two years before his death, which might result from it. This letter was sent to Milan, where the was prevailed on by a friend who wished to have his portrait, to sit to Emperor then was. By the greatest chance in the world, an Italian, Mr. HENRY MEYER, an ingenious and well-known artist. Mr. MEYER who had been placed about him to serve as an interpreter, was recognized accordingly made a drawing of the Major, and then engraved it; and it by him as having long served under his orders in the Colombian army. may be truly said, that the likeness is not more striking than the Fifteen days after the arrest of General Devereux the answer was received engraving is excellent. It is the picture of a man, who, in his favourite from Milan: it simply contained the order for his liberation, with an pursuit, combined a most remarkable firmness of resolve with as remarkinjunction to quit Venice and Italy in 24 hours. The officer who in-able a mildness in his manners; it is, in short, the picture of an amiable timated this order to him endeavoured to make him some excuses, tell-man. and something more, in a fine green old age. ing him that his arrest had only been a mistake, which ought not to inspire him with resentment against the Austrian Government, nor hinder his again coming into Italy. "If ever," answered the General, ** I come again into Italy whilst the Austrian dominion shall be esta blished in it, it will only be sword in hand." General Devereux arrived in Paris, and set out from it for London.-Courier Francuís. SHERIFFS OF LONDON.-Mr. Dove having resigned, Messrs. CROWDER and KELLY, who had obtained a great majority of votes, were on Thurs day elected Sheriffs.. Lord COCHRANE has arrived in England, from South America, in a Brazilian frigate. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, too, has returned from France-not, we suspect, mych wiser than he went, though perhaps somewhat poorer, at least in pocket. UNITARIANISM IN INDIA. A collection, amounting to 251. was made at the Unitarian Chapel, Young-street. Charlotte-square, on Sunday last, in aid of the funds of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association. A very eloquent sermon was delivered on this occasion by the Reverend W. J. Fox of London: from which it appeared, that Unitarian views of Christianity have lately found advocates among the natives of different parts of our Indian possessions, of whom the enlightened Brahmin Rammohon Boy is the most distinguished; that it is the intention of the Association to aid the efforts of these natives, by contributing to the construction of a chapel, and to the establishment of Unitarian worship in Calcutta, under the auspices of the Reverend William Adam, formerly of Edinburgh; and that for these and other purposes connected with the mission, liberal subscriptions have been made, and are still making, in various parts of this country and of America.—Edinburgh Times, There is an article in the last London Magazine on the Fine Arts, which seems to us exceedingly clever, and we recommend it to the perusal of both Artists and Patrons. The former will learn by it what is required from them by men of taste; and the latter will find information which may assist to strengthen their judgment. THE LEDA."-Some assert that this Picture was not the work of Leonardo da Vinci, but that of some German manufacturer; and we must; ourselves admit, that there was something black on the face of it!-To our tastes, there is a much finer DA VINCI now at the Egyptian-huli 4. and we understand that Mr. HOLWELL CARR possesses a still better. NEWSPAPER CHAT. 4 Brussels Paper states, that Mrs. BECHER, late Miss O'Ngn.t, the celebrated actress, is now in Baris deprived of sight, and is about to andergo au operation for cataract. His REFUSAL TO DIE.→ Salvini appears to have been a scholar of the most bookish and scholastic description. He was an odd sort of man," says Crudeli,subject to gross absences; and a very great sloven. behaviour in his last houps was as odd as any of his actions in all his life-time before could have been. Just as he was departing, he cried out in a great passion with not die! I will not die! that's flut," Spence's Anecdotes. I have beard a similar story of a comic actor who died about twenty years back, Die!" said he going to die! Here's a jokel-going to die!-Why, I never heard of such thing Notes to Bacchus in Tuscany, EDUCATION. An interesting experiment is making at Lindfield in Sussex, regarding the instruction of the poor. Some benevolent individuals, conceiving that the labour of children might be made to pay for their education, have united, and built school-rooms at the above named place, of sufficient capacity for 200 boys and 200 girls. During one part of the day (from 9 to 12) the children are to be taught reading, writing, and arithmetic. In the other part (from 2 to 5) the boys will be instructed (in classes) in agricultural labour, when the weather permits, and in some of the most useful mechanical arts; while the girls will be employed in needlework, the duties of the household and dairy, making butter, netting, straw-platting, and in short every species of domestic industry that will contribute to make them valuable servants. At the commencement, the parents or friends of each child will pay threepence a week for its education; but the projectors of the undertaking are confident that experience will soon confirm their theory, that the produce of three hours labour of each child per day will pay the expenses of the establishment; in which case the weekly charge will altogether cease. The success of this first experiment of Lindfield will be rapidly followed by similar attempts in other parts of the country. It is earnestly to be hoped it will succeed; for perhaps a more important fact could not be ascertained, than that which these philanthropists seek to demonstrate; inasmuch as it would remove the only serious obstacle to the education of the labouring classes. MAHOMETAN BELIEF.-Some of the opinions of the Mahometans would shame those of many very zealous Christians. They believe that some are saved of all religions; and that at the day of judgment there shall be erected a fourth banner for such to resort to who never heard of Moses, Jesus, or Mahomet. Assuredly (they argue) there is no malice in the OMNIPOTENT, and he will not damn men for their involuntary ignorance of his revealed laws, provided they live up to the genuine and positive Religion. This, we cannot but think, is a far better faith than that of certain Calvinistie Christians, who maintain that children of even a span long will be found in Hell! dietates of Nature and Reason, which are the truest standards of Virtue A PAGAN ATHEIST.-Dionysius the King of Sicily was an infidel of the first magnitude. He absolutely made a pastime of sacrilege, and cracked his jokes upon the Gods while he plundered their temples. He put a woollen garment on the image of Jupiter Olympus, instead of the goiden robe with which Hiero had clothed it, and excused the sacrilege by saying, "Exchange was no Robbery," and that "he consulted the ease and health of the god both for summer and winter." He played the barber to the statue of Esculapius, and shaved off his golden beard; saving," that since Apollo his father was beardless, it was but good manners for the son to be so to." When he came into the temple of Mars at Syracuse, and saw in the god's hand a sword, the hilt of which was set with diamonds, emeralds, and rubies, he made a bow to it, and took the sword from the extended arm of the god asserting that he had presented it to him; and he should be ungrateful, and indeed impious, not to accept the gift!" LUTHER.-A Correspondent of the Hereford Independent, remarking upon the panegyric passed upon this sturdy Theologian by the Morning Chronicle, says," I am not aware that Luther ever actively promoted any other war, than the fierce warfare of religious controversy, The Gospel (said he) has always caused disturbances, and blood is necessary for its establishment. Jesus Christ came to send a sword into the midst of the world. Mat. x. Without making any quotations from the more scandalous portions of his written works, to show how far his writings prove him to have been a “gentleman," the usual flowers of his speech, when addressing the Pope and other Catholio prelates, are-villain. thief, traitor, apostle of the devil, bishop of Sodomites! and the extent of his charity to them is, to wish that their bowels were torn ont, that they were cast into the Mediterranean sea, or into the flames, and that they were hurried away to the devil! This is "gentlemanlike." I may add, that whereas Luther, with all his hatred of the Catholics, admits, that in their religion is to be found all things requisite for salvation,”—he repeatedly devotes to everlasting perdition all those numerous members of the reformed religion who refuse to believe in the real presence of the body of Christ in the sacrament of the altar.-of course, including in the general sweep, his friend Maculloch himself This is charitable." and kind-hearted!" He even grounds his own hopes of finding mercy at the tribunal of the Great Judge, upon his unrelenting opposition to those who reject this article of belief.-Independently of the above statements, if we reflect that Luther has assured the world, not only that he held frequent conferences with the Devil, but that he learned the most important part of his whole Reformation, the abolition of the mass-from him; if we moreover remember, that he openly authorized the commission of perjury and bigamy; crimes, which in christian and civilized countries are generally visited with the severest punishments of the law surely we shall feel neither indignant nor surprised, that a writer so accustomed as Mr. Cobbett to make use of strong language, should trave unceremoniously pronounced, that Luther was deserving of a halter himself." For my own part. as often as I reflect on the life or writings of the great Patriarch of the Reformation, I look in vain.-I do not say for the heroic virtues of a divinely inspired apostle, but for the ordinary integrity of an honest man.".. MUDDY BANKES -Mr. Buckingham, when on his travels in the east, happened to remark to Bankes in a jocular way, that he once knew a man who at the age of sixty had cut a complete set of new teeth. Bankes, who has not the slightest idea of a joke, immediately sat down and wrote a dozen sheets upon the subject. He began with Marcus Curius Dentatus, and Cneius Papirius Carbo, who were born with all their teeth: quoting the cases of Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, and Prasius, son of the King of Bethynia, who had only one continued tooth reaching the whole length of the jaw and embracing, in the progress of the discussion, all the opinions that had ever been expressed on the subject, from Galen down to our days. He showed his paper with great exultation to Mr. Buckingham, who said coolly, after perusing the trash, my dear Mr Bankes, the man I meant was a Comb-maker !”—Scotsman, : POLITICAL ECONOMY.—It is reported that a Regius Professorship of Political Economy is about to be established in this University; at least, that a recommendation to that effect, by several members of the Senatus Academicus, has been forwarded to the proper quarter. Mr. Macculloch, who is so peculiarly qualified by his researches in the science, and by his success as a teacher of it both here and in London, is mentioned as the intended Professor.-Edinburgh Times. IRISH CHURCH.-Protestant souls must be very precious things in Ireland, if we may judge by the expense of saving them. About hall a million of these valuables are looked after by twenty-two Bishops and 528 subordinates, at the stupendous cost of Three Millions of Pounds sterling per annum! This ghostly Incubus sits upon the breast of pros trate Ireland, grinning ineffable derision at all her struggles for freedom. Hereford Independent. the Signet. Mr. Graham being accused of subscribing signet letters not FEES!-SCOTS APPEAL.-John Graham, Esq. W. S. v. The Writers to written by his own clerk, and of charging less [oh, the wretch!] than appearing, was held confessed, fined, and threatened with suspension the established fees, was cited before the Society; but having declined and deprivation if he persevered in breaking the regulations. Mr. Graham having refused submission, an action of declarator was entered in the Court of Session. The Court found Mr. Graham bound to yield obedience to the rules, and liable to the penalties imposed and threatened. The case having come by appeal before Lord Gifford, his Lordship on Monday reversed the judgment of the Court in toto, from which it results that the rules of the Society cannot be enforced in a Court of Law, that it cannot fix a minimum rate of fees, or insist that Signet letters be written by the writer's own clerk or apprentices.-Scotsman. Times. SPRING-GUNS find a few patrons and panegyrists in the House of Commons. They talk of comparing the quantity of blood shed in consequence of spring guns, with that shed in conflicts between poachers and keepers." But here lies the fallacy: Blood is shed by these engines. and in mortal conflict between the keepers and poachers, at the same time; the use of the engines has no tendency to prevent the conflicts; there is a mutual sympathy between them; they belong to the same system, and are together essential to its perfection—the perfection of the barbarous and brutalizing system of the Game-laws.- Edinburgh APPLICTING CIRCUMSTANCE-Retween William Kelly and Helen Henderson a tender attachment had subsisted for years. Both resided in the parish of Urr, and, little anticipating the calamity that followed, they, with joyous hearts, fixed their wedding-day for Friday week, the 10th instant. On the Thursday preceding, she became indisposed, and, on some one asking her to lie down, touchingly replied, "Yes; but it must be in a soft place. for oh! I feel as if I would never rise again." In the course of the day she became worse, and a doctor declared the com plaint to be of a serious nature. Next morning the wedding-party began to assemble; the clergyman also arrived; and then, alas! the house of joy was turned into the house of mourning. The unhappy bride, whose sands of life were well nigh run, was humanely made aware of her situa tion; the heart-broken bridegroom was also warned that death was in the cup; and amidst the sobs of all present, they were mutually inter rogated whether, under such an awful dispensation of Providence, the proposed ceremony should proceed or be delayed. A question so trying was perhaps never put under similar circumstances; and after commo ning with their own hearts, the bride expressed a wish to close her eyes as an affectionate wife, the bridegroom to discharge the duty of a sorrows ing widower, by laying the head of his betrothed in the grave. resolution added not a little to the agony of the scene; the mournful party approched the couch of the dying woman; the divine favour was most pathetically invoked amidst many interruptions from hearts that seemed ready to burst from the bosoms they agitated; the bridegro grasped the burning hand that was languidly extended in token of assent; the worthy clergyman pronounced a blessing, and in faltering access made those one whom in less than twelve hours death had severed ard sundered for ever. We cannot dwell on what followed. The eyes that affection had for a moment lightened, gradually waxed glazed and dim the bridal bed became the couch of death, and she who but a day or twa before had been rejoicing in the prospect of conjugal felicity, was stretched a lifeless but lovely corpse, before many of the wedding party had resolution to tear themselves from a scene so distressing,— Dumfries Courier. This On Wednesday, Mr. Alexander, a Jewish Rabbi, and late Reader at the Synagogne in this town, was baptised into the Christian faith at St. Andrew's church. He is about to go abroad as a Missionary.-Woolmer's Exeter Gazette.-Let the Apostate be well looked after. A French author, who has recently published a " Tour through England," calls plum-pudding, paudin de plomb (lead pudding), and translates Shakspeare's Winter's Tale into Conte de Mr. Winter. The Minister Pitt, he says, was called Billy, because he introduced so many bills into Parliament. While some workmen were splitting staves in the town of Royalton in this state, last week, a live frog was found in the timber, six inches from the outside. The tree was perfectly sound, excepting the space occupied by the frog, which was just wide enough to admit its body. The number of grains between where the frog lay and the bark of the tree was thirty. The frog appeared lively, and evinced considerable joy on its release from confinement, by the free use of his limbs, which had been held so long in "durance vile."-American Paper. LAW. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Friday, July 1. 6 BLOREV. STOCKDALE-ANOTHER TEACHER OF GREAT MORAL LESSONS! This was an action for a libel contained in the Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, published by the notorious John Joseph Stockdale, Protestant and Orange Champion.--Mr. SCARLETT stated the case, describing the plaintiff Blore (a stone-mason) as a married man, with a family, whose character had been defamed in the above book, as he was there falsely represented as having made a proposal to marry the Sister of Harriette Wilson, a prostitute, and urged his suit in the following vulgar language! Marriage is a serious kind of a thing, and wants no woman for fo marry me, till she has determined to make me an industrious good wife. Not as I should have any objection to your taking a bit of pleasure of a Sunday, and wearing the best of everything; but, at the same time, we must stick to the main chance for a few years longer, if ever we wishes for to keep our willa, and be raley genteel and respectable. (A laugh.) Not but what I've got now as good a shay an oss as any man need to wish for, and an ouse over my head, full of handsome furniture, and plenty of statters (statues); still I looks forward to better things."Mr. SCARLETT said," he could conceive no better means of gratifying revenge than to write a work of this nature, abounding in private histories, whether true or false, and interweaving with the narrative particulars of every individual who might be obnoxious to the author's displea- | sure; and then to procure a bookseller, who, for the sake of that profit which such a work would ensure, would be mean enough, sordid enough, and callous enough, to send it into the world and puff it into dishonourahle fame. The book in question, the whole of which he had not read. and probably never should read, was entit ed The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, and purported to contain the life of one who, according to her own avowal, was no other than a common prostitute. Of course, such a person, whether the character was assuined or not, would be perfectly indifferent to any censure which might attach to herself in the course of her real or pretended disclosures. In his opinion, the author of a libel, who was actuated by resentment of imagined wrong, though he commit. ted an offence, and though he inflicted an injury, had, in a moral point of view, more claim to some allowance than the base, the cold-hearted, the calculating Scoundrel, who played on the passions of the irritated only to put money in his purse. If the wretched being who was represented as the author of this work, in the depth of wretchedness to which her conduct naturally led, wrote this work, he would deem even her less infamous than the bookseller who coolly shared the profits of her desperation. What distress might this publication cause to the family and the friends of its object-a respectable tradesman, happy in the privacy of domestic life? What must his sons and daughters think of their father? What must his wife think, with whom he had lived in comfort for more than 30 years, if she could believe for a moment that he was capable of preferring the embraces of a gaudy mistress to the chaste, the tender, the dignified, the sanctioned love of an affectionate wife? Such was the nature of the libel; and who was the libeller? A man who had made thousands by the sale of this scandalous work; besides the money which he had probably received from other sources connected with standers. Who would not believe that he who was capable of publishing it, was capable also of using it as a means of extorting nmney? and he should like to know how many persons had received private intimation that they would be exposed unless they paid, and who averted a libel by a sum of money! He was justified in supposing | tlás possible; because there was no baseness, no crime, of which the publisher of such a work was not capable, when he found himself obnoxions to the detestation of all mankind, and desired only to increase Lis store. Sach, then, was the wrong of which Mr. Blore complained; and there was assuredly no merit in the defendant which could induce the Jury to abate a farthing from the full extent of that damage to which the plaintiff was entitled " plained of a combination against him, and declared that there was more in this action than met the eye; that the success of the plaintiff would encourage many similar actions, which, even though the damages awarded in each should not be more than a farthing, would effect his ruin, and he must fall a sacrifice to the combination of wealth and power which he was satisfied was formed against him. He appeared as the publisher of what the plaintiff was pleased to designate a false and malicious libel; but he had no hesitation in declaring that the work so designated was more calculated to advance the cause of morality than any other work, always excepting those of Divine origin. that had ever appeared in this country. and which would have a place in the annals of literature, when other works, not designated libels, would be forgotten. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson showed modern high life in its private character, and it was the duty of the Authoress to give a correct description of those scenes which she had witnessed. He agreed with the Poet, that " from true life true characters were drawn." Looking at the tendency of the publication to advance honour and morality, he confidently expected a verdict, and that for the simplest of all reasons, namely, that there was nothing to justify a contrary course. He would not for a moment insinoate that the plaintiff was a bad moral character, although he believed the habits of the plaintiff and his family to be anything but moral; but if he were the most sanctified of human beings, there was nothing in this publication to affect his moral character. On the contrary, the plaintiff' was stated by this publication to have done a moral act, and to have attempted to make an honest woman of one who was living in a state of concubinage, and for this act had intercepted the comfort derived from the poet's assurance--"In great attempts 'tis glorious even to fail." The whole libel was nothing more than saying, Blore was a cockney, who, instead of hitting on weak and winegar are wery good wittels I Wow, popped upon a shay, a willa, and an orse.. The CHIEF JUSTICE told the Jury, that it was quite clear this publication was a libel upon the plaintiff, and for which he was entitled to damages. In estimating the damages, the Jury might fairly take into their consideration the defendant's mode of defence, and the motives by which he was influenced to publish this libel, The Jury, having deliberated for a few minutes, found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 3001.-The damages were laid at 5007. POLICE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Sparkhall, a dentist, residing in little Poulteney-street, and Mrs. Ann Sparkhall, his mother, were brought before Mr. Conant, on the fullowing charge :-The complainant, the wife of the male defendant, stated, that about three years ago she was separated from her husband, and her husband was to pay her 654 per annum Since that period; her husband had induced her to return home, and such a change appeared in bis conduct, that she was induced to give up the deed which sheared to her the annuity. The moment he became possessed of it, he tore off the seals, and then began to ill use her. She therefore determined agáin tó part from him, and had commenced removing some of her wearing apparel and jewellery, when he forced her into an upper room, locked the door, and nailed boards across the window. Both defendants, prevented her from calling assistance, and told her she would probably be confined for life. They also required her to write to her friends, and inform them fit she had gone into a distant part of the country. One day, her husband forgot to fasten the door, and she seized the opportunity to make her escape.→→ Mr Sparkhall said, his wife was in the habit of robbing him, and he had confined her till she had discovered the place where she concealed his property-Mrs. Sparkhali said she acted as gaoler, by her son's desire. them to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions. Mr CONANT commented on the defendants' unferling conduet, and ordered ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, &e. The other evening, while Mr. Jefrey O'Connell, of the Custom-house, was alighting from a stage-coach, his foot slipped, which caused him to fall, by which he hurt one of his fingers severely, and he was seized with a stupor which rendered him incapable of walking. He was conveyed to his residence in Jerusalem row, Lambeth, where he shortly after died, having previously to the accident the appearance of good health. This gentleman was first cousin to Councellor O'Counell. 1 During the eavalty 'review on Tuesday, at Hounslow Heath, one of the men belanging to the Royal Aitdiery was killed by the falling of his horse. Corporal Forge, of the First Regiment of Life Guards, and the SerjeantMajor of the Seventh Hussars, both fell dating the charges. They were removed to the Barrack Hospital, Corporal Forge's horse fell in the same› hollow where a private of the name of Worthington líad falled during the Field day on Friday week, by which accident his right thigh was broken DEATH OF ISAAC LBVY, ESQ An inquest was held on Thursday, at Hammersmith, on the body of Isaac Levy, Esq aged 60 years, stockbroker. The deceased accompanied by his lady, son, and other friends, had provided themselves with a barouche and four, for the purpose of witnessing the Grand Review on Hounslow Heath. The party had pros i ceeded as far as the Hammersmith road, when the deceased complained of Mr. STOCKDALE defended himself from a written paper. He com- being indisposed in his stomach. A small portion of brandy, and water After evidence had been adduced, was given him, which seemed to revive him. They went on as far as the | HYDROPHOBIA. On Tuesday an inquest was held at the London Hospital, on the body of William Chamberlain, aged about 17 years, who died of this most distressing malady. It appeared that, the deceased, so long ago as the 3d of April, had occasion to go to Stepney, and on his return was followed by a dog, which flew at and bit him in the hand. The parents of the young man, who live in St. Catherine's, took him to a surgeon, and his hand was dressed. The surgeon applied caustic and other remedies In a short time the deceased got apparently well, and went to his work. On Wednesday week he began to complain of pain in his chest and limbs, and continued to get worse till Saturday. The deceased became exceedingly unwell. He then went to the hospital, where he continued to linger in the greatest agonies til! Sunday, when he died. A medical gentleman described the treatment of the deceased while in the hospital, and expressed his opinion most decidedly that hydrophobia was the cause of the death of the unfortunate deceased; in which opinion the Jury acquiesced, and returned a verdict to that effect-Will not all these awful catastrophes cause some effectual steps to be taken to prevent dəgı roving about the streets? EXECUTION OF DUNN AND GOFF FOR BURGLARY-Dann, although very young, was the chief member of a gang of thieves in Westminster. A few minutes before eight on Monday morning, Dunn was introduced from his cell by the Ordinary. His youthful appearance excited generat interest, and his diminutive size (only five feet) made him appear a comJuvenile SUICIDE.-One day last week, a little boy in the employ of a plete boy. Mr. Brown asked him how he found himself? He replied, farmer in the neighbourhood of Jump, put an end to his existence by emphatically, "Very well, I thank you, Sir; I am happy!” “I am throwing himself into a well. The conduct of this unfortunate little happy," was delivered with such energy, that it was remarked by ail fellow was extraordinary for some time previous. Upon several occasions persons present. Goff was then handed in. All being completed, Mr. he has threatened personal violence to himself. Not long since, he set Sheriff Brown told them he hoped they would be happy. Both the culprits about the lingering process of starving himself to death, which he would thanked the Sheriff for his kindness, and proceeded to the scaffold. Having have accomplished, but for almost forced administration of food. At arrived at the steps leading to the gallows, Dunn ran up the steps two at another time, he was prepared with a stable-pròng, to end his real or ima- a time, and stood firmly whilst the executioner was adjusting the rope. ginary sufferings. These occurrences were treated as cunning designs The executioner having put the cap on his head, he said, “Let me look at to avoid chastisement or a wholesome share in the husbandry offices of his 'em as long as I can" (meaning the people), and the cap was not inmineemployer. On the day previous to his demise, he was sent on an errand :diately drawn over his eyes. He then looked about him, and nodded to night returned, but not the messenger. Next day the boy was discovered several in the crowd; at length his eye met that of a female with whom concealed among the cabbages in his master's garden; he received gentle he had cohabited, who stood with three others immediately under the platadmonition, and bad held out to him the prospect of greater from his form; he nodded to her, and exclaimed in a loud voice, “ Thank God, 1 father. He was ordered to wash himself for dinner, and retired for the am going to a better place." At the same moment the female gave a land purpose: not appearing at table, search was made, when his body, doubled shriek, which seemed to produce a smile on his countenance. Goff next up, was found in the place described.-Woolmer's Exeter Gazette. ascended the dreadful engine with the same hardihood as his fellow-sufferer DESPERATE SUICIDE.-On Tuesday, an inquisition was taken at the On taking his station next him, they both shook hands with Mr. Hole-in-the-Wall, in Flect-street, upon the body of Charles Crawley, who Cotton and Mr. Baker, with whom they prayed very ferrently, when in committed suicide, by stabbing himself to the heart, on Sunday night the midst of it the drop fell, and they were plunged into eternity. From Ann Diana Cox said, she lodged at the house of Mr. Ruff, in Hind-court the two culprits being so extremely light, the fall produced strong convulsions. The deceased was employed in the house as a man-mounter. He paid his addresses to Miss Harriet Owen (Mr. Ruff's sister.) Witness did not know exactly how long the attachment had existed, but she knew that Miss Owen was not acquainted with the deceased until since he had worked for Mr. Ruff. On Sunday evening the deceased and Miss Owen remained in her room until five minutes before twelve, when they went into another, where they had not been long, when witness was alarmed by Miss Owen calling out, “For God's sake coine here-Crawley says he'll cut his throat." Witness rushed out, and saw the deceased running down stairs. She followed him down into a room, endeavouring to take hold of his coat to prevent him from doing mischief. She had nearly succeeded, when he pushed a tub from the table, and she fell over it. At this moment he snatched up a long knife, and stabbed himself. He then ran to the door where Miss Owen was standing, and, unbuttoning his waistcoat, and showing a wound in his breast, from which the blood was gushing, said— "You see I have done it—I shall die for you" He then slipped down on the stairs exhausted. Mr. Wray, a surgeon, was sent for. His assistant came, and afterwards Mr. Wray, but he was then dead. Miss Owen worked in the house as a colourer of maps and charts. She was about 90 The deceased about 28. The deceased was very much given to drinking, and was excessively irritable. He seemed to have been drinking on Sunday night, but not much. He bebaved very coolly to Miss Owen on that evening, but was jocular enough with witness and the other young women-Mr. Adams, a publican, and his brother, who were related by marriage to the deceased, stated that he had been an habitual drunkard from his earliest youth. Even when only twelve years of age he was repeatedly mad runk, and was obliged to be put into confinement to prevent him from doing mischief to his father and family. He had been twice fitted out for the West Indies, and showed great ability in the manufacture of rum and sugar, hat bis predilection for drink deprived him of his situa. tion on both occasions.—Miss Owen stated, that the deceased 'was very tipsy on Saturday. He pressed hẹp very much 40 nu immediate marriage, but she told him she would not consent until he altered his course. He was always irritable when she gave him a denial. There was nothing particular passed between them on Sunday evening, except her refusal to give a decisive answer until he reformed. Mr. Wray's assistant deposed to the nature of the wound. The left ventricle of the heart was penetrated, and no human aid could have saved the deceased ─The Jury returned a verdict, That the deceased destroyed himself in a fit of temporary derangement." He then delibe LOVE AND MURDER-In Loughrea, on Wednesday week, a soldier, after carefully securing the door of the house in which he lodged, pot a pistol to his landlady's head and blew out her brains. rately loaded it again and terminated his own life. The reason assigned for the deed is a passion which he conceived for the woman some years ago, but which she refused to gratify. On Friday as a butcher, belonging (we are ashamed to say) to this city, was driving two sheep through the streets, he beat one of them so shamefully that the poor animal's blood flew upon the walls, and upon the clothes standers, he continued his brutal barbarity till the poor animal expired of the passengers; and notwithstanding the interposition of the byeupon the spot! Some gentlemen who were passing at the time, immediately procured a warrant for his apprehension; and his examination with take place on Monday -Hereford Independent. BIRTH. On the 13th ult. at Langley Park, the wife of Joha Burnet, mason, was safely delivered of three daughters, who, with the mother, are all doing well. MARRIED, At Thorney Abbey, on the 28th ult. the Rev. Harry Smith, M.A. to Aun, On Thursday, John Fontaine, Esq. to Marian Catherine, daughter of the late On the 29th ult. Mr. L. Israel, of Dalby-terrace, to Ann, third daughter of the late Mr. M. Levy, of Great Prescott-street. DIED. Henry John Adeane, Esq. of Babraham, Cambridge. On the 27th ult. Henry Malcolm, of Clapham, Surrey, in the e2d year of his age, in consequence of a short illness, caused by misplaced affections on a public singer of much notoriety, who is now on the eve of marriage to another. Deity paper, On the au wie at Churchill. Mrs. Ozen, aged 61, relict of the late George zen, Esq. of Barrington. For the last four years she had laboured under abdominal dropsy, underwent the operation of tapping one hundred and six times, and had the astonishing quantity of one thousand and forty-eight quarts of water drawn off. The operations were performed by Mr. Parker, surgeon, at Cross.-Hereford Independent. At Montreal, on the 19th of May, Charles Lusiniani, Esq, aged 106 years and 7 months, He married when 70, and had six children. THE CHANCELLOR. per. House, when the character and conduct of a brother MagisUpon any declaration which the Lord Chancellor may make trate are in question; for there is no doubt that three-fourths in a certain illustrious assembly, we offer no comment: but of that assembly are in the commission of the peace. Even we are not precluded from criticising his conversation in other supposing that the reason alluded to had no force in pro. places, and before other people, merely because it happens to ducing his acquittal, it is as clear as the light that Ministers were determined to screen him. Mr. Canning, Mr. Peel, agree with his public declaration. His Lordship, then, assures every one that he only retains his place from a spirit of op- Mr. Wynne, and Dr. Phillimore, combined all their efforts, position to those by whom he is assailed. If he had been all their influence, to save this person from the effects which treated with common justice, he should probably not now have must have resulted from a serious perseverance in inquiry : been Chancellor, let him only be treated with common justice, had he even been a relation of their own, they could not and in five minutes his place should be at any body's disposal. have laboured more assiduously, nor have resorted to more Magnanimous motive of action in a Christian Magistrate, the paltry special pleading. They could not indeed deny that first in the realm after the King! If, indeed, by this his per- the accused party had acted with great intemperance, that tinacious adherence to office, his Lordship could convince the his conduct would not bear the investigation of a Court of public or his enemies that their charges are ill-founded-that Justice, and consequently that it had been illegal: but then they wrong him and his Court by their dissatisfaction-let they artfully referred us for redress to a common Law-court, him continue there till that conversion is worked. But if, as if the petition presented to the House of Commons was the longer the Court is conducted upon its present principles, merely in the nature of an application for specific damages. the discontent cannot but increase, what object to himself or This was a mere evasion of the question. Canfor had already to the justice of the country does he propose to effect by his had his damages, or something in the shape of them, against boasted disregard of the call for retirement? Whom, indeed, Kenrick for a breach of justice, and this trespass had cost Canfor therefore wanted no can he convince, by his continuance in office, that his services the Magistrate nearly 2001. in that station are beneficial to the country? Can he convince further redress on that score; but hearing that Franks had Sir Samuel Romilly, who is now no more, and died with the been so shamefully treated by the same Magistrate, and that conviction the very reverse of that which his Lordship would his case was likely to be soon brought before Parliament, he wish to impress on our minds? The season for convincing stepped forward, with a view to public justice, to add his him, at least, is passed. And has not even one of his Lord-sonal testimony that the party accused was unworthy, for the ship's colleagues in office, the Home Secretary, repeatedly reasons stated in his petition, to be continued any longer in avowed his opinion that the Court of Chancery needs reform; either of his important offices. Of the facts stated in that that Court which has now been for five-and-twenty years under petition, he no doubt flattered himself that the House would, his Lordship's dominion, and which must have admitted of in its legislative capacity, take a large and comprehensive view, not limiting itself to the mere fact of Canfor and his any modification which he had proposed? fleece, but judging how far a man exhibiting such a wonderful ignorance or contempt of the Law, was worthy of administering it in two of its most important situations. If the House had condescended to hear the case of Franks, they would indeed have found it extremely difficult to avoid coming. to a decision extremely different to that which they have now adopted. That case alone, had it been fully substantiated, contained in itself all that can be described or conceived, that should render a man unfit for the exercise of magisterial, and much more of the judicial office. Of this circumstance, the worthy phalanx of defence seemed perfectly aware; and therefore with the nicest sensibility of feeling they avoided touching it.-No-Canfor's case was quite sufficient-that indeed might have gone to a Law-court-it was not worthy the attention of the House of Commons, and it was their opinion that it need not farther be proceeded with. And thus ends the inquiry; at least, so flatters himself Mr. Kenrick, and so think his protectors. But there is a tribunal, far superior to the bar of the House of Commons; and before that tribunal the question is by no means set at rest. The parties composing that tribunal are numerous and important; and before them, the question is still agitated, and will be so, as long as Mr. Kenrick shall continue in the administration of public justice. But under his present circumstances will he indeed continue long in either of his high offices? Will he not act more in consonance with public opinion, with the approbation of his brother-magistrates even of Surrey, with the dictates of his own sober reflection, to retire from them gracefully and voluntarily? He has now vindicated his character, so far as a resolution of the House of Commons to inquire no further into the subject, can vindicate it: he is permitted to re-instate himself as a Justice of Peace and a Judge; and having thus dearly absolved himself from all accusations, having thus unequivocally established his reputation for moderation, wisdom, and clemency, let him withdraw himself from the public admiration, with grace and dignity! What Throughout the whole of his Lordship's conversation, there is nothing but self, self, self predominating. He says, had he been treated in a manner which he calls common justice, his situation would have been vacant long ago! Long ago, then, an arrangement in the Law offices beneficial to the interests of the country might have been made (or of course his Lordship would not then have resigned); and he neglected that opportunity, because he, forsooth, was not treated with what he thought common justice-because he was slandered, calumniated, and his legal gains exaggerated: and even now at this moment, treat him with but common justice, and in five minutes his place may be at any body's disposal. an intrepid indifference to the service of the Crown is here announced, and even blazoned! His relinquishment of office in five minutes, he of course thinks would be serviceable to the country; and yet he retains his office, because the public will not think or speak of him as in his opinion he deserves. Upon this system of acting, he must retain office till the hand of nature closes his eyes; because the means which he pursues have no analogy whatever to the object proposed. His remaining Chancellor with an unreformed Court of Chancery, has no tendency to convince the nation that he has been wronged. On the contrary, the nation is more likely to feel his loss, and do tardy justice to his merit after his retirement: and a high-spirited man, unjustly charged, would naturally do all in his power to accelerate the moment of his trial and acquittal at the public bar, that he might enjoy whatever remained to him of life in dignified tranquillity and honour.Times. MR. KENRICK. The case of Mr. Kenrick has completely terminated. The Honourable House did not think it worth while to hear any further evidence relative to the conduct of that Gentleman, and he is again let loose upon the public as a Magistrate and a Judge. So much for inquiries before the Honourable |