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, - F THE COMPLAINT OF HAROLD. From the ancient Norvrealan, or Norse tongue, beginning, " Swill fyrir Sikely *dig." ' Round Sicily my vessels flew ; We all were splendid, proud, and gay; My'brown ship flU'd with warriors true, tikimm • ti lightly o'er the watery "Way : Tager rlyipear in Ses ti hurl, I fear'd neer sty sath wou'd furl - And yet though this my worth must prove, A Rnetian maid disdains my love! With Drontheim's sons in youth I fought, Though many more their Lumbers told; Dreadful the fight, and dearly bought— Though young, I laid their monarch cold— And yet though this my worth must prove, A Russian maid disdains my lose ! When but sixteen, on board my bark, A tempert rose and sward the sea, The vessel 6U'd with billows dark—. We cleated, and then pursued our way : And Hope htr fairy visions threw, With brightest hues bdare my view,— And yet though this my worth must prove, A Russian maid disdains my love. I know eight games of skill to play ; 1 fight with courage; rule the steed; Swint with the swiftest; glide away On smoothest ice, nor danger heed. To dart the lance my hands excel, And the strong oar I ply as well-- And yet though this my worth muse prove, A Russian nsaid disdains my love ! What widow fair, or tender maid, Can on that morn deny my due, When rear the town, viii•h thirsty blade, I on the south to battle flew Can e'er deny I brav'd the fight, And left memorials of my might— And yet though this my worth must rove, A Russian maid dittla ns my love. la Norway's uplands I was born, Whose eons the bow can bend 53 well; 1117 vessei's oft the ptasants scorn, Kush 'mid the rocks, nor fiar the swell,— Fat from the abode of metasway, lee plouglrd the wide and pathless sea— . And yct though this my worth must prove, A Russian maid disdains my love ! , Tit- rest is lost, the poem having originally consisted of 16 stanza•. l'lymouth. C. SEDDING. ADVERTIMMIXT--To those who wish to be well ac gnainted with the sanguinary warfare that the French ate carrying on in the Peninsula, and their cruelty towards the unfortunate inhabitants, we recommend the perusal cf a new work, just published, intitled, " Saabs de Aforteam, or Annul: of a Pubis! Family," founded on recent facts, in 3 vols. Bvo. dedicated to the memory of the late Duke of ALIIVHQUiIiQUE, by the Author of the Historical Chart of the eventful nig* of his present Majesty. Sold by N. L. Pannier, 15, Leicester-place, Leicester-square, price 18s. sewed. Yesterday, at Worship-street Office, the driver of a hackney•coach was fined 40s. for extorting from a gentleman more than his legal fare, and using abusive languor. Wednesday evening as Mr. Boyd, of George-street, Edinburgh, was . passng along the Strand, he felt something at his coat-pocket, and putting his hand sharply to it he caught hold - of a hand, and disco vered his pocket-handkerchief lying on the ground. Limbrick and Lack, two of the patrole belonging to Bow•Ftreet Office, being on duty near the spot, came up and recognised the culprit, whose name is W. Clayton; they took him before Mr. GRAHAM at Bow street, who committed him for trial. The Yarmouth coach was robbed, a few nights' since, of silvet tokens, to the amount of £l9. 17s. of. one shilling each, out of a box containing the same description of tokens, to the amount of £lOO. The coach goes from the White Horse, Fetter-lane, and changes coaches at Ipswich, where the coach becomes a mail ; the box was there discovered to have been broken and shattered, and when it ,reached the Gen tleman at Yarmouth, to whom it was directed, tokens to the above amount were discovered to be missing. A guard has been in custody for sc•-cral days, on suspicion of bang concerne.l in the robbery ; two or three witneses were examined, but they not being able to prove any thing against him, he was discharged. Tuesday afternoon a man and woman, dressed like cou try pe:tple, went into a sale-shop in East Smith field, and agie..d for a silk-cloak, and other articles, to the value of DES, for which they left a 41 Bank note at eartiesr, and were to call again in the course of an hour ; but soon after they were gone, the shop keeper missed from the window a gold watch, of the value of £l2. It is needless to add, that they forgot their engagement to return. An at empt was mide on Wednesday night to break int() the wale ro nms of Mr. Lewis, of Great Ormond-we:A. The villains, after cutting out a large pane of glass, were - disturbed, and only carried off a painting on gla s s, of no considerable value. A letter from Metz, dated the 2d inst. gives the following instance of female courage Ye,terday afternoon two robbers, taking advantage of the ocea sion when people were at church, got into a detached house situate betweeaVasicre and Vantoux, two vil lages near Metz. They got over a hedge, and were making their arrangements, for breaking in the dom. 4 the house, when a little &id, ten years of age, who was the.only person remaining in the house, having perceived them fro* a window, ascended to the gar re, in order to call lot assistance, and afterwards placed herself in another window over the door. She then raised with difficulty a pick-axe, and let it fall, 1)(1 the ruffians evaded the blow, and arming them selves with the pick-axe, burst open the door. The girl, by no means disconcerted at this, seized two pistol, which the proprietor of the house had left in his cabinet, and kilted on the spot the first robberwho presented himself. The other took to flight, and dili gent search is making after him." The New Market at Ipswich will nexPweek be completely finished. In the centre of the interior square is - now erecting a- fountain ; the pedestal is a amounted with a pyramid, composed of three Pieces of solid Portland stone, weighing upwards of five tons ; the whole forming an obelisk about 20 fa tin height. On each side of the pedestal a basoa is cut in the solid stone, and supplied with water from a lion's head above. Thus, the water which has usually run waste through the town, will contribute to the convenience of the market. LAW INTALLIGENCIL • COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOV. 11. DR. POYAH AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.' Mr. WARREN again mentioned this case to the Court, when, after some conversation between their Lordships and Mr. Garrow, Mr. Warren, and Mr. Cummins, at the request of Mr. Garrow, the matter was ordered to stand over till to-morrow, to give the Cow asel an opportunity of consulting whether they would take a rule, including both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London, or only against the latter Prelate. MANDAMUS. Mr. GARROW said, lie applied on behalf of a Re verend Gentleman, a member of Emanuel College, in Holy Orders, for a Mandamus, calling on certain trustees to restore him to his situation of Minister of a dissenting congregation. He moved against one of the three trustees of the congregation in question, who had removed the Reverend G en tleman for the purpose of making room for a bargeman from the River Thames ! The person making this application was Minister of the Dissenting Chapel, in Queen street, Bethnal-green, and hid been so since the year 1306 ; when, after having of for six 'months, he was appointed regular :mister, to perform divine service, administer the sacrament, and perform the other /Aces of religion ; as a remuneration for which, he was to have the rents of the pews ' the produce of certain freehold premises left by will towards the support of the chapel, and the dividends of certain money in the funds. Mr. Justice BAILEY asked if the minister was then appointed for life, or only by the persons whoat that time attended the meeting ? Mr. Gmtitow said, he had ever since been treated as minister of the congregation till a short time since, when Mr. Haigh, one of the three trustees of the con gregation, against whom the Mandamus was now ap plied for, wriOto him, saying—" the congregation had no forthereccasion for his services, and had sent him his gown." In reply to this he said he could not consider himself as dismesed, but should attend at the usual time on the next day of worship, in the spirit of meekness and love; to administer the sacra -1 ment. He did so attend, but found his place filled up by the person alluded to, a Bargeman from the Ri ver, who preached, and administered the sacrament. Lord' Etresuoitoucat—How does your client claim an interest undtr an appointment 1.,r life ? Mr. GAnnow—My Lord, he says, a majority of the congregation appointed him, and only a majority in a full assembled congregation can dismiss him. Lord ELLESSORnetai—Was lie not appointed to do the duty, and uhilst he did sa he was to receive the rents of the pews, the houses, and other profits, until the congregation thought proper to discharge him ? Mr. GARROW—My Lord, he is not dismissed by the congregation, or the trustees, but by Mr. Haigh only. Lord EtteNnoeoucit—You must shew its a right vesting in him before we can grant a Mandamus to restore him. Mr. Justice BAILEY—He preached a sermon which pleased his congregation, and they installed him ? Mr. GARROW—Yes, my Lord. Lord ELLENISOROUGH—ThiS is too infirm an inte-, rest—it is no interest at all--you must shew us an interest. Mr. Gaenow—My Lord, we say we have an inte rest for life. Lord ELLENBOROU6H—W IIO gave you that inte rest ?--and what is it ? The Court cannot grant a Mandamus to restore him to air. In a summary way helot it ; in as summary a way he h as lost it. Mr. GARROW—Then, my Lord, let them have their barganan.—Application refused. Wight before the Insticei of Oyer and Term;net— Mr., Rams took a second objection as to the Record. The Grand Jorors were not therein stated de meads —..nor were they termed prsii d kvskl. Lord ELLE.Nsostooon adverted to the case of the King . .. Atkinson, where a mistake of a similar de scription was allowed to be rectified. Mr. RAINS said this could not be the case, when the objection applied to Jurors. Mr. Justice Ls BLANC said, that what the Learn ed Counsel had advanced, appeared to be founded on the Niai Prism Roll, and not on the original record. Mr. RAINS answered, it was founded ou that upon which the Court were then called on to give judgment. • The Court directed that the case should stand over till Saturday. THIS KIND V. SENNZTT, SPILLER, AND HOSKINR. The ATNORNEY.GENERAL prayed for judgment against these defendants, who had been convicted of a similar offence. Bennett,,it appeared, was mast e r of a lighter, and the other two were mariners in his service, and had been employed in conveying stores • on board the fleet at Plymouth. THE KING v. BUIVE. The defendant had likewise been found Guilty o 1 having King's stores in his possession, and was now brought up for judgment. Mr. Hastatsox and Mr. GIFFORD addressed the Court for the defendant, and the ATTORNEY-GSNE RAL contra. Lord ELLEN. DOROUGII... I Let the several defen dants be committed to the custody of the Marshal of the Marshal'ea of this Court, and be brought up to receive judgMent on Monday next." THE KING O. MANSELL PHILIPPS, ESQ. Mr. GARROW prayed the judgment. of the Court on the defendant, who had buffered judgment to go by default, in a prosecution commenced against him for a libel on the Bishop of Derry. Mr. Philipps was repeatedly called, but did not appear. Mr. BEVAN observed, that he was sure Mr. Phi lipps's abseece did not arise from any pre-determina tion, but was occasioned by his not having received the usual notice. Mr. Eastley, the attorney for the de fendant, called on him (Mr. Bevan) last night, and stated, that although he had received regular notice of the intention to pray judgment against Mr. Phi lipps, on that day, as he was ignorant of the place of thellefendant's residence, he could not intimate it to him. He had written to Mr. Wilmot, at IlTighton, who was generally employed by Mr. Philipps, but had received no answer ; he was therefore induced to believe, that Mr. Wilmot was not acquainted with the defendant's present place of abode. He (Mr. Bevan) was convinced, that it was the intention of Mr. Phil:laps to surrender himself. This he conclu ded frcm the temper and frame of mind which he was in when he last conversed with him on the sub ject. He then expressed the utmost contritien fur the offence he had committed, and appeared anxious to make every reparation in his power to the Rev. Pre late whom he had offended. He, therefore, trusted the Court would let the busine s s stand over for a short me, to give the defendant au opportunity of coming forward. The ATTORNEY GENERAL observed, that Mr. Phi lipps had been indulged, week after week. He kaew very well that •he must ultim tely receive the judg ment of the Court, yet he had not communicated where he was to be found. Lord Eeeetreonotreu—“As the defendant was ap. prised, by so many notices, that judgment would be prayed against him, and has not appeared, the prose cutor must now take his own course. " THE KING V. DAVISON. The Arronetze-GENettite prayed the judgment of the Court on this defendant, who was tried and con victed of a conspiracy with Chapronier and others, to defraud W.G. Jackson of a large sum of money,• by representing Chapronier as entitled to a Legacy, amounting to 70 or JCBO,OOO, under the will of a Mrs. Amelia M'Vie, the mother of Mrs. Chapronier. Au alfidevit of the defeldent was put in stat'ng, that he first became acqu;,inted with Charlei Cit;!pto nier, whilst a prisoner for debt in the Fleet-i r sea ; and had heard him represented as a young maa e titled to a large fortune, but kept out of it; and that he believed that represent nitre to be true. Other affidavits were read, stating, that Mrs. M'Vie had lived in a style of opulence during her life, and thought herself possessed of property, which she WAS entitled to bequeath by will. Mr. NOLAN then addressed the Court on behalf of the prisoner, and submitted that there were pod grounds fer Davison believing that Chapronier was possessed of the property he repr,sented ; and that Mr. Jackson, after the caution he bad received from Davison, ought himself to have ascertained what was Chtprcnier's property. Tree ATTORNEY GENERAL said, the defendant had been convicted of 4 conspiracy with Chapronier, to represent the latter as a nun of immense property, at a time when he knew the contreiy to be the fact ; this was a crime which, in the present times, no per son should lift np his voice to say, did not call loudly for the severest punishment ; whilst, in miti. tigation, nothing bad been produced but a denial of all the facts by the defendant. Mr. Gunner addressed the Court on the same side. Lord ELLENDOROUGM—Let the defendant be com mitted to the cusody of the Marshal of the Marshal sea, and brought up fur judgment on Monday next. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, NOV. 21. NEW THEAME, DRUR!'•LANL It appears, from the model for this Theatre, that the grand entrav d the house will be in Buidge street, arid that it is to be surmountedby a fine crlon midi., supported by eight pillars. This entrance leads to a capacious hall, on cue side of which, and fri ntirg the entrance, is a large door leading to a rotunda, in which the passages to the different parts of the Thea tre are concentrated. ' It is t•urmvunted by a hemi spherical lanthcrn, round the inside of which is a pas sage leading to the saloon. This saloon is a spacious room over the hall, and of the same dimensions as the hall beneath. A great advantage in point of de corum, will be obtained by this arrangement, as the c impany in the saloon will be completely separated from the boxes, the whole diameter of the rotunit being interposed between them. Accord;ng to the plan. the stairs are broad, capacious, and had in tins most convenient manner to the different tiers of boxes —the pit will be smaller than that of Covent Gar,:en Theatre. From the stage to the back of the diess boxes, the space of 16 feet less than in that Theatre ; and between box and box across, the distance is also less by 7 feet. As in old Drury there will be private boxes round the pit, and under the dresi circle. Thee in the model are eight on each side, but with only four compartnients in front; in the form of Saxon arches. There are three circles for boxes, each of wh ch will contain twenty-six boxes in thirteen compattments, with the exception ot the front of the upper t er, into which the two shilling gallery will advance. It is intended that the upper boxes shall pre ject ova r t e lower, the whole being supported by twelve gilt fluted columns, with Egyptian pedestals. 'lll.re it co be no baiket belsiad 'the dress boxes, and ihe wings above the third circle ate for slips. The area of the boxes following thel , srm of the whole tr0..!,1- ing, will have the shape ot a horse-shoe ; but ,he x tremities will not be made to approxitha.e, r er to meet the narrow front ot t'e stage, but by k a sweep in the contrary direction, wi.l . afford t company nearest to the pertortnan:es an exc ie nt view. In the model, statues are placed in each si,ie of the stage, under the stave-boxes, which are re mounted towards the roof by other figures. '1112:e is also a column in oriental mari)le on eassii_side the stage, forming elegant and classical wini;s.to the proscenium. FOREIGN SWINDLERS. The observations which from time to tim• lave been made on the vast influx of for,igners wh • are now in this country, has, we are happy to fi d, ex cited particular attention in a quarter v.-here t'..e is likely to be speedily checked, it not entirely ed. The persons to whom wr have ::.Iludttt are rz.:l,y of so base and dangerous a description- •hat they are %holly unworthy of protection in any civi ized S and particularly in Great Britain, where a rugged honesty has long formed a part of the national cna meter, but which, as well as all the rest of tfe maily qualities which constitute that char, :c::. r, may be much impaired, though, we trust :hat it will never fail to form a distingtfshed feature in our ppiaLti at. —Some of the crimes which rarely appeatei in t! , is country have, since the intrusion of these foi eigners, become dreadfully familiar, and many of our country men have fallen victims to the law, who, but :or ,n -tercourse wit:: foreign ruffians, might have pass , dtheir lives in innocence, and have proved useful members the community. The simple honesty of our cot: n: y. men readers them indeed nn match for the subti:e to. reigners who assail them, and who were, doubtless. trained to every species of villainy before they came among us, and who probably were oblieed to abandon their native places, in consequence of-the detection of their crimes. These foreign( rs are notoriously desti tire of all 'elisions principle, as well as of all moral worth. and may, as far as their influence extends, which, con 4dei ing their vast number, must be considerable, gra dually introduce their own infidelity among °ornate flmting countrymen, and, when religilus liith is des:royed„ there can be no dependence en motal , a vote of honour, cr of pride. We know that the French prisoners, whom the chance of war h is thrown iato our hands, have, by the spirit of gaming, reduced themselves to ab-elute rakedness and famine. It gami: g, antro.g forzigners themselves, can, in a state of cotiff..entent. opence to such an extent, how may it be ex.,-ected to prevail among those who are suffered to lie at large, and lyrw fad dy must the'r cunning aid skill, de. ivcd from long practice. be supp::scd to operate against cur countrymen, who are too easily deceived, and nlys have moral habits which prevent them from Sltspe;:t -ing the snares that may be laid for them, and are wholly incapable of resorting to rimilir .ind fraud ! Ought not then some rigorous means to be adopted, in order to clear the cocntry of such nume rous hordes of aliens, who prey upon our propetty, corrupt our morals, and would be ready, if any un toward event should occur, t • overt= oar Govein• ment, and bring us to a level with tutliappy Flan e under its execrable Usurper ? alß'l'Hs. On the 14A inst. at Winehest_r House, Chelsea, the La) , of the Hon. and R,ev.l bonsai. de Grey, of a son. The Lady of Lord Viscount Gientsvorth, at his I.l.rhhiis house, in Newtown Pe; ry, Limerick, of a daughter. MARRIED. At Mountpleasun, near Newtonstewart, on the 11.1 in•t. Mr. William Douglas, Writer in Saannier, to Miss Sophia only daughter of Mr. Will;am Black, of Mountpleasant. Monday, after a lingering and painful illness of nearly fife: to months, the wife of Dr. Clough. On the 28th ult. at Leicester, Mr. George Harley, a veteran Comed.an, late of Birmingham, and formerly of the Liver, 601 hearre. I.ately, at Asliton-undtr-line, Lancashire, Mr. John 11:0 , -, aged 75 years; a noted cbanbc•ricgcr, and one of the sere: who, with their aged falter, in 1779, opened the new nil, zit eight bells at that loyal village ; being alt surnamed Nice". A few days ago, at Corfe Cattle karm-house, is Pori Mr. John Alfred Parnell, a farmer and graver, agid lit r-, who, within five years of ins death, walked serial triit o the hard turnpike road, in one hour and S 7 mita..es ; the given t.n.• was two hours; and won on the occasiiiii a mend of beef, -s11•s. a-A 12 pikes of good oil rough cide-. T 0-MORROW. Sun nsps Aun sets, Wita3. , .ri..v% 4todetites alter 7 I II minuets rite' . 41 49 nt •arb at•er 10 , HIGH WATER AT LONVON BitIIXIF IMMOitt,OW Moatlns . ......... ... .... ...... .... —2.7 tntnig;e AC. er 7 Aftertioun . .. 54 minutt+ fit :. 7 --- LONDON : Print‘d by I.cvii Pickit,l'ltcr.. a:4 pabliabed Ultra, mai at the Ster.ollee, Tcasth-Rar. JUDGMENTS. THE KING V. RIGBY. The defendant, who had been found Guilty, on two indictments, of harbouring and conceallng French prisoners, was this day brenOt up for judgment. — He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in Newgatc fix each offence. TIM KING V. DADRDOOKE. The defendant, in this case, who had been found Guilty of concealing five French prisoners, was sen tenced to Twelve months imprisonment is Maid- stone jail. THE KING V. MOTIIERDALE AND lIGRGAM. These defendants, had been f aind Guilty of a simi lar offence. On the part of Motherdale, a great' number of affidavits were put in, sworn by Magi strates and respectable inhabitants of the neighbour hood in which he resided, bearing testimony to the excellence of his character fir many years.—He was sentenced to nine months imprisonment in York Castle, and Burgam to 12 months confinement in the same jail. Mr. Justice Grimm, in passing the judgment of the Court on these defendants, observed, that thcir of fence was of the most pernicious descriptions and, although not absolutely Treason, was not far re moved from it. THE KINGS/. SALTER. The Arroroir.v-GENEIt r. prayed the judgment of the Coma against the defendant, who had been tried before Baron Graham, at the Devon Assizes, and convicted under the 39th and 40th of the King, of having Naval Stores in his possession, vsith the King's mark on them. The delendant was a victualler and rope-maker, in Plymouth, and 2,3001b5. of rope, cf various sizes, were found on his premises, which was valued at £5l. I Is. He put In an affidavit, in which he stated that he had purchased the property from a number of seamen, who said they had fished it up the Downs. Se - rjeant PELL and Mr. EAST were heard on behalf of the defendant, and the ATTWtiiEY-GENERAL for the prosecution. JUDGE V. WARINO. Mr. Serjeant Lasrs stated this to be an action for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff is a milliner THE KING V. EATLEY. and dress-maker, and was employed by the wife of The ArToartev-Gataak• prayed the judgment of the defendant in the way of her profession, until the the Court on the defendant, who had been found latter in:tined a debt of JE7. The delivery ot the Guilty of having Naval Stores in his possession hav - 'goods being proved, ing the King's mark thereon. Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD immediately quashed the Mr. Justice BAILEY was proceeding to read the ' action, by stating, that the defendant was quite noloss minutes of the cause, which was tried before Baron with regard to his wife's extravagance. He ILA evtn Wood, at the Devon Assizes, when Mr. RAINE trok carried his animosity to her finery so far, that he mAJe an objection to the caption, which, he contended; the circuit of her dress-making acquaintance, and told ought to disclose, that the delenclant had been brought , them, that if they continued to m.tke his wife amiable before a competent jurisdiction. The fact was, he in bis sight by the trappings of this world, they had been taken before the Justices of Goal Deliver y, should' do it at their own peril. A notice of this kind he not being, at the time, actually or constructively was proved to have been given to the plaintiff, and a prisoner. He should, on the contrary; have been the Jury found a verdict fur the defendant.