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azniParxii INSTI:TUTION. yesterday * numerons and respectable Meeting' of e a s institution, for the relief of persons in the Middle f life, was held at Canonbory.house, Islington, de sk " purp ose ' o f forming an . Auxiliary Society _in far lb° • • dot Ono.' His . Royal Highness the . Duke of , s o me took the chair about hal f past two in the after. a He regretted that his illustriouk brother (the eon. Du b ae Kent). who had undertaken to discharge the o f t he Chair, had been prevented by private de* • • , from attending on this occasion, hut he had mo w him (the Duke of Sussex) to attend. i t l x f a as as he at all times was to, gratify the wishes of a r ather, dear to him cm every account, he could ip expressing his di ffi dence of his abilities, and i ' i h e recolfecteJ the important object 'of the and the advantages likely to result therefrom tj e C ting me i ety , he was the more sorry that the well-knowe e l a guence and generons heart of his brother was immt i ng ....-(.4m/aeser.) He should, however, en deavour to do his duty, and he trusted that should he i n - an y re spect seem deficient, the meeting, would re., mem b er i t was not the Duke of Kent who pr es id e d. —Hialso wished to mention that Messrs. Sheriffs Bell and Thorpe would have been . present had they R ot been prevented by private indispensihle business. The Report of the proceedings sof the Society were alien read by Mr. Nerve, from which k appeared that 65 individuals had received pensions to a very great s ount, and that several respectable tradesmen had ken relieved by loans of money. The Meeting were. prticularly gratified to learn that the Princess Char kite, who had tour years ago become the patroness o f this Society; -hoe explained its object to Prince Leopold, and that he had voluntarily come forward as one of its patrons, and in the most flattering terms eapressed his approbation of its object.. Earl Potarta.r was glad to hear what had been done, and moved that a Society in aid of the present Institution be formed at Islingtim. Rev. Mr. Ko•arece, in seconding the motion, ex pressed his high satisfaction at the numerous benevo lent Institutions which Great Britain could boast of. He was extremely happy at the formation of the present Institution when he remembered it was to emend relief solely to those who, by unforeseen acci dent, had been reduced from a state of affluence to all the horrors of poverty and woe. He could not doubt the benevolent feelings of the present Meeting. Religion and experience taught us that io doing good toothers we conferred a benefit on ourselves, for we thereby rece ved an inexpressible pleasure. .The motion was then put and carried unanimously. Rev. Dr. Cotten understanding that his Royal Highness was engaged in the evening, would not detain the Meeting by any lengthened observations. The sitaation of those whom this Meeting was called is relieve was painful in the extreme. We were called to give our a.d in behalf of those who h.td ex. leaded not their money but their blood for us. It was a well known fact, that those in the middle class of lic were unable to- bear the miseries of the poor, is cessequence of their habits being different. To Mine them fri:m that ruin which was hanging over then was the object of the Institution. It was an object embracing the views of Christians of every denomination. We met not as the friends of this or that party, not to advocate our peculiar tenets in religious belief, but to plead the cause of humanity, and in that glorious cause to sacrifice thole pup distinctions which divided the religious world. The cause was that of humanity—a cause certainly calling for all the energies of the human mind, and for all the exertions we could possibly make. He was proud to see so many ladies present, and from their pleasant looks be had no doubt of much success to the Institution. He concluded by moving that a Society be formed in Islington in aid of the parent Institution, and that several Gentlemen (whose names he read over) be appointed a Committee, which was unanimously_agreed to. Rev. Mr. JONES was glad to see so many present; and while he ripened the absence of the Duke of Kent, he rejoiced to see the Chair so ably flied by the friend of every benevolent Instit4tion.—(4 pfeera.)—He -rejoiced to see the present Meeting composed of' all denominations of Christians as he detested party spirit, and was glad at every Institu. i lion which had in view the conciliation of all parties. No man deserved the name of a man whose heart I was not kindled with enthusiasm in the great cause of benevolence. He was pleased very much to see se many ladies present ; he trusted there were none Mount disposed to set like a lady at his chapel that Storting, who had pot a farthing into the collection. box, wrapped up in so piece of white gaper. Such conduct, such pitiful dexterity at deceiving, deserved the execration of every honest mind. He moved that the Thanks of the Meeting be given to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, for the honotir he has . done the Meeting in taking the Chair. The motion Vat carried with loud and repeated cheers. The Duke of SUSSEX returned his warmest thanks to the Meeting, for the honour they had done him in approving of his feeble exertions in the Chair. He ' , at ail times deprecated the discussion of politics in al Meeting of this nature, and certainly thought no good soatever could result from such a diseussion. Yet he gloried in being a Briton, when he remembered the many, the almost incredible exertions his country men'had made in behalf of suffering humanity.— Pflatinano)—He lamented the alarming pressure of the present crisis, which had prevented many bene. volent persons from coming forward as they were accustomed to do in behalf of the indigent. This, however, Was a fresh stimulus to those who had it in their power to be active. It was the highest glory a rich man could possibly attain to be the friend of a virtuous poor fellow creature. A man truly bon **lent showed he was sensible of the duty he owed to his Gon, and was determined to be a good subject of the Government under which he lived. He par tictiltuly approved of local Institutions. By means of these the character, situations and circumstances of the applicant for public charity, were rigidly examined, and thus the old adage was fulfilled, 0 4 he who gives well gives doubly .b He thanked the ladies for the handsome' manner in which they had cease forward on this occasion, and he trusted they would shew by their liberality today, that they knew IWittily how to sympathize with, but also how to Ter " their poorer brethren. " And now, Ladies, (said his Royal Highness) T observe some of you hey Ming, let m e hope you will all soon get boa 'Rd% and by the attraction you will then naturally ... lave r lead • limn io•be Trim! s of ; and take' t this floeieti. I think you all for the high hone*. yon have dune me in approving of my canduct.isstb4. Chair, and while know take my leave of you, allow me to say, that should you at any other time assetnlslt together for the purpose of promoting the cause of humanity and benevolence, yoll cannot oblige mt more, or do me more heartfelt pleasure, than by commanding my services. I consider it onquestion ably the highest honour to be the humble insttument of doing good and promoting the interests of my fellow . mortals." His Royal Highness then left the Chair amid much applause. KENT dUXILIARr BIBLE SOCIA77: Thursday se'noight. the fourth Anniversary of this Society was held at the Town Hall, Canterbury, the Earl of Romney. President, in the Chair. The Hon. and Rev. G. T. Noel, read the Report of the'Com mtttee, during the progress of the last year; from which it appeared that not less than 8910 Bibles and Testaments.had been distributed by the Kent Auzi liary and its breaches dining that period, making in the whole a total of 15,838 since the formation of the Society. The Committee lamented their inability to give a correct statement of the present funds, in con sequence of the unfortunate failure of the Kentish Bank, (in whose hands a considerable balance .was left,) as also from other circumstances; but they trusted shortly to lay a satiolactory account before the Public. The Hqn. and Rev. Gentleman et". mented'on several pans of the Report, and condoled with a hope that the subscribers and . others would still continue their support in aid of so good a cause. Sir William Geary then addressed the Meeting, and was followed by the Rev. Mr. Steinkoff, (one of the Secretaries of the Parent Institution). the Rev. Mr. Kennedy, the Rev. Mr. Slatted', Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Hollands; Mr. Chapman, the Rev. Mr. Rider, the Hon. and Rrv. G. T. Noel. and Earl Romney. &vend Resolutions were pio posed and unanimously agreed to. The Meeting was most numerously and respect ably attended, and the" .company appeared to be of one bean and one mitcd, acid seemingly felt that joy and delight which -proceeds from the diffusion of Christian charity, and from being made instrumental in spreading the means of salvation to the remotest parts of the world. MAIDSTONE BIBLE ASSOCIATION: Wednesday evening, the 24th ult. was held in the Town Hall, the Third Anniversary of the above Association. The Honourable and Rev. G. Noel took the Chair at seven o'clock. The Meeting was very numerous. An abstract of the Report was read by Mr. W. Syckelmoore. • It is stated, that at the first meeting of the Com mittee after the last Anniversary, the state of the villages in the neighbourhood of Maidstone, came un der consideration, and it Was cleated desirable that they should be visited and surveyed, in order to which, 1500 copies of the Annual Report, and 700 Addresses, were printed for distribution. In some villages the Committee did not meet the encourage ment they wished, but is others their labauta war Crowned with all the :meth' that could be expected. A new Branch Association, with the assistance of that of !staid:torte, bad been formed at Latham, and had become prospetous. In Maidstone the same be. nevolent spirit still existed. but the labours of the Committee were there much lessened, in consequence of most of the poor being already supplied by their own contributions ; 96 new subscribers. were obtained. The Report, after giving a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Society, during the last year, concluded by expressing the confident hope of the Committee to see that time .arrive when the diffusion of the Holy Scriptures shall be general ; 40 when the wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and Islossom as the rose ;" when all 4 , shall see the glory of the Loma. and the excellency of our Goa"—lsaiah, c. 35, v. I and Saturday Mr. bates Buss. of Bethersden, under took to walk ten miles in two hours on the bethersden road, for a wager of twenty pounds, which he per formed with ease in one hour.and forty-nine minutes. Many spectators were present, and considerable bets depending. Tug F„.ssim Paborratmr.—Ba ant?, the hero of the Pedestrians, (y 2 years of age)i is still travelling regularly on, to accomplith his Herculean labour 'which ends on Tuesday, at one o'clock, when he will then have completed his undertaking of 1000 miles, at one mile and a half every successive hour, from his first starting. Barnet is as fresh as when be began, and this morning he made good his 884th mile. WATARLOO SAILING Meech.—Yesterday a grand treat was afforded to the lovers of aquatic amuse taents. A grand sailing match took place below Btidge, for an elegant silver cup and cover, given by a Society of Gentlemen, which Is to be continued annually;in contmemorition of the ever-memorable battle of Waterloo. At eight o'clock in • the morn ing, the Mermaid, Greyhound, and Produce, started from Blackwell to go round the quarantine boats in Lea Reach, and back to the former place. There was a fine fresh wind, and tie Mermaid took the lead all the way down t the Greyhound was. the second, and the Produce last, until they passe d the quirantine boat, lying in Lea Reach, when, in beating up to windward, the Produce soon passed the Greyhound, and gaining fast on the • Mermaid. just about Pravesend she fouled the Mermaid, who was to windward. by which she carried away her own bowsprit; when abciut the Half-way House, the' Mermaid, by accident, carried away her main haul yards, which enabled the Prodnee to come up with ; her again ; and in Blackwall Reach they ran each other on the mud, on the North shore ; the Produce getting off first, got to Blickwall, after a severe cow. . test fur the cup. The fineness of the day attracted an immense concourse of nobility and gentry. and amateurs. Among them was the Marquis of ANGLIISIA in his yacht, named the Liberty, and whri his Lordship was recognised by the People, he Wei repeatedly cheered, end he seemed highlyssatified with the amusements of the day. . . 14# . . . , . COURT CtV CHANCERt AUGUST IA the Cage 6f Mr. Waitangi.% a minor. who ills sway with sins PATTLa, a ward in Chancery, th LOAD CKANCRtLoR this day directed that a tried sl sicence should be taken out for the remarriage of the sappy couple; his Lordship consenting, as the Irv: tuardian of the young lady; and the father of the roung gentleman alit, consenting. caostax - tu Tag aIATTER o 1 aRoWN AND COMM. The LORD CHANORLLOR, on coming into Court, said that he had read all the papers relative to the above case, which was that of Mr. James Coombe, a bank. rupt, lately a banker in Windsor, in partnership wi'h Mr, Brown, who had been committed to Newgate by .1 warrant of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy, dated 2cl of July, .for not answering to their satisfaction Or interrogatories put to him on his examination. Hi, Lordship said he had. for the better guidance of his judgment, looked into various precedents. particu larly that of Noland ; and the result of his considera tion was, that as at the second exaMination of Mr. 'Coombe, no mention appeared to be made of that' insufficiency which had been stated as attending the int, it did not appear to him that there remained., sufficient ground for continuing that gentleman in custody. He spoke, however, with caution, and if the' season had p erm i tte d, h e wou ld gladly have for tified or corrected his opinion by those of his Learned Brethren, then absent on their official duties. He thought, however, under the circumstances of the ease, .tfaat be was warranted. on the affidavit of the second r omeamination.being ptoduced. to order 1•1 r. Coombe, Cie the present, to be discharged; and it was ordered accordingly. CONSISTORY COURT. HARVEY v. HAMMY. This wag a silk for a divorce at the instance of George Frederick Harvey, Esq. a Captain in the Army, against the Honourable, by courtesy called Lady. Honora Elizabeth Hester Harvey, his wife, on the ground of adultery. It appeared that Lady Harvey was a daughter of the Earl of Cavan. and on the Ist of April, 1809, being then the widow of Captain Woodgate, was married to Captain Harvey. They lived together from that time at various places, as Captain Harvey's professional duties rendered it expedient, end had one daughter. The adultery was charged to have taken place with a Lieutenant Usher. The origin of Lady Harvey's acquainance wish him did not appear; but it was proved that in -May. 181.5, Lady Harvey, with two servants, left her residence at Hastings, and arrived at the house of Mrs. Forsyth. at Phillimore. place, Kensington, on her way to Cheltenham.— Captain Harvey followed, with his daughter; and it was then arranged that he should set off from thence on the 2d of June, and proceed to Cheltenham to procure lodgings for them; that Lady Harvey, with her daughter and the servants, should on the same day proceed to the house of her sister, Lady Duncombe, at Brick-hill, Bucks, remain there until the sth, and then proceed to Cheltenham. Captain Haney, in pursuance of this arrangement, set off on the 2,1; but Lady Harvey. instead of going to her sister's on the next day, Under pretence of busi ness went to London, and met Lieutenant Usher, at lodgings be had taken in Kirby.stteet, Hatton-garden; he pretended to have been proyately married, and therriesed the night thieritogether. Lady Harvey arrived at Cheltenham on the Bth of Jane, and con tinued to live with her husband until the 22d, when she eloped; and it appeared that she had from' that time frequent meetings with Lieutenant Usher at his lodgings, whets they continued* to pass for man and wife. She afterwards returned to Mrs. Forsyth's, and the present suit was commenced. An action was afterwards brought against Lieutenant Usher, who suffered judgment to go by default; and *lion ' the execution of a writ of inquiry, iel,ooo damages were awarded against him. No defence was offered, and the only .question which arose upon the evidence adduced of these facts was, whether it was sufficiently polved that the gen tleman with whom Lady Harvey cohabited at the lodgings in Hattoo-garden was not Captain Harvey, her husband. Atter some little discussion. Sir WK. Scorr expressed himself satisfied that the point was made out, and the proof therefore being complete, he pronounced for the divorce. A further 9uestton was then . raised as to the pay ment of costs, Captain Harvey's counsel contending against his liability to pay the expenses on both sides, on the ground of his income being very considerably less than the fortune separately, secured to Lady Harvey. This tact being established in evidence, Sir Was. SCOTT, upon the authority of a case or two cited, was of opinion that this was not a case in which the wife was entitled to costs against the bus band.—Costs accordingly refused. ESSEX ASSIZES.—CHELMSFORD, AUGUST t. The Lord Chief Jostice (LOW ELLINEOROUGII) and Mr. Justice &mamma .arrived from Hertford yesterday, and went to Church immediately upon their arrival. This morning at nine, Mr. Justice Bunnovalt began business on the Civil Side, and Lord Eu.mmonnuou at eleven on the Crown Side. The Calendar for this County is very light, and the Civil Side does not contain many cases. FRANCIS AND Wilt 9. ARDLRY. This was an action to recover a compemation in damages for an injury sustained by the Plaintiff, the Defendant having run against a chaise cat in which his wise was riding. Tne circumstances of the case were as follows t The Plaintiff's wife was in a - donkey cart, driven by a boy, about eight o'clock in the evening of the old of April last, in the road near leivedon, leading to Coggeshall ;. the Defendant was in a larger cart, and came driving furiously along the road in an op posite direction. The boy, alarmed, drew close up to the hedge, but the defendant's cart cams with such fury against the donkey cart, that it was upset. and the plaintiff's wife violently thrown out her face was much cut, and the frontal bone laid bare.— The harness was broken, and the donkey quite.sepa rated. The defendant himself also had his owa col lar-bone broken by the violence of she thock; The plaintiff's wife was so winch hart, that she could not be removed for cis or eight days. The Jury found a !calico toe the Plaiutig. " images, Fifty Poeads. FILSWOOD 9. ANIS. • This was an action to recover against the Dern (dant the stun 0f.,65 for sporting, on the lit of Sep. "Instser lasts_at title gedingitAiii, in this County.:.; The elaintif is . ReEtni bf that . pliCe; And brought this action, as it was said, to prevent the defendant from spotting on his preset-Vet.. It appeared in esii.; deuce, that on frittner occasion, the Patinti had convicted the defendant before A Magistrate in A ?enalry of 15, but the ciefablant took ample ven geance ; for the former mistaking the law, supposed he Was authorisei to send out a servant to kill garite for his table; he accordingly took out a licence fbr his servant, and sent him out to shout for him. The defendant laid eight informations against the servant, and convicted him in penalties amounting to at4o= which, of conrse, w, re paid by the present plaintiff. The present anion was a retort for that, and to step: port it Mr. Pilewood's set want was caked, wno distinctlt swore in th e d e f en d an t' s h ay i ng killed a partridge on the Ist of September last, in company 'with a Mr. Ealing. To confirm this, Mr. Ealing: himself was called, who positively swore that the defendant never bred a gun the whole day.—Verdict for the Defendant. • CROWN SIDE. ROASTING A CIIILD. MAMA Hunter and &Seem Jervis were arraigned upon an indictment for attipping a child naked and roasting it before the fire until it was badly scorched and burned. Their trial stands for to-rnorrow.—. The unfortunate child was one pat out to them by the Pat ish. RAPE. Jda Unwise *as indicted for a rape upon Eliza. beth, the wife of James Smith, near Ockenden, ift this county, on the Ist of April last. The accou'.t she gave was, that the prisoner met her in the du-lc of the evening, as she was walking on the road ; he came up to her and said he would kiss her; she said she hoped not ; buChe laid hold of her ; and she then detailed circumstances to shew that the crime had been. comm tied, but from some part of the evi dence, his Lordship directed the Jury to acquit bun of the rape ; he having, howeve:', taken her shawl, he was tound Guilty of the larceny, and was seg. tamed to seven years transportation._ Thomas Thorpe the younger, who a few days sine* was committed from Buw•street office . on a charge of being concerned with three others in breaking open the house of Mr. Franklin, at lv,r, with their faces dis guised with masks, Etc. and armed with pistols, was yesterday tried at Buckingl!am, aad found guilty; and Sir VICARY Ginas, in palsing sentence, in a suit able address admonished hilts to make the best use of his time,. as it was but short, and ordered him for ex. ecution cent Wednesday, and gave him no hopes of mercy. Tne prisoner denied the charge as he did at BoW , itieet. George Thorpe, his uncle, was tried and etertilted, on an indictment charging him with being one of the gang, and concerned v. ith his nephew. Thomas Raroo was found guilty at the same Assizes of the wilful murder of an old lady he.wa. executed yesterday morning at. Ayle.sbury, -conformAly to his sentence. INClWerr.—Yester.lay an Inquest was held at the Crown Tavern, Cierkenwell green. on the 133i1y of W. Ruby, wh••se death Was occasioned by the eart!t falling on him, whilst in the act of sinking a grave. W. Clayton, grave-digger t' the Parish, said, .that Butcher bad been employed by him to make graves better than three yearly - end the deceased about two months; that it is a commfin thing in that burying. ground to sink deep graves: he had sunk some as deep as 26 feet; he had plenty of boards and tins ber for shoring, to prevent accidents. The grave in question was 18 feet deep, and within three feet of the brick wall. About six months before ;here was a Miss Griffin buried, about tea feet deep, clase to the wall, on which account he was more careful to have the present grave well shored up, knowing that the earth between it and the wall was tresh and very loose. He directed the deceased and Butcher, at their wile, opt to fix any of the shores, hut to call him for that ' purpose; and that always when they sunk two feet to call him to fix them, which he did until it was be. pond ten fin. He then went home, giving them or ders, when they sunk two feet. more, to call hint up, in order to fix the shore; but the deceased, without calling him, fixed the shore himself, and then dug two feet more. When %num returned, and found what had been done, they assured him it was perfectlyse• cured ; however, witness fixed the remaining shores to the bottom. About one o'clock he was standing near the grave, the deceased w.s at the bottom, and Butcher about •mid.way down; be oreered them to come up immediately. Witness heating the sip proach of the funeral. went to bring boards and ropes, and was not five minutes away, when he found the ground bad fallen in and buried them. There were several men instantly employed in clear i ng away the earth, and it was 25 minutes belore they succeeded in uncovering the head of Beacher, whom they fouad alive, but being closely jammed by the timbers, some of which were across his shoulders and pressed on • various parts of his body, they did not extricate hint until 10 minutes past tour o'clock, during which in. terval they were frequepoly obliged to give Lim re freshment to prevent his tainting. lie is now con fined to his bed from the hi uists.. It was halt-past 10 before they founil the decease], whom he supposes ,was killed in the first instance froat the timber, his head being found turned cm one side and closely pressed between the wood, and several marks on va rious pans of his body. The occasion of the length of time in digging for him was, that after-extricating Butcher, they hai to shore again as they dug / or another accident might have happened. from the weight of the loose earth and coffins on each side. The Coroner and Jury expressed their satisfaction at the porcautioa used by the grave-digger, and at. intuited the accident solely to the deceased, in fixing that short which is supposed to have given way; and returned a verdict of—Accidental lleatb. The de• ceased has left a wife, in a state of pregnancy, and three children to lament his loss. He had becn a soL. dier, and was at the battle 14 Waterloo. Yesterday morning a waterman, tin the cairs a t Westminster Bridge,:obstroed something in the wate r . like the b. , dy of a child, drags were procured, an t i pi t taking it out of the water it proved to be a boy a w n seven years of sage. the body was taken to Sint Margaret's Workhouse, and was owned hp the fathcr and amber the same day. The boy was droweed.o n Tuesday last ; his father, who weeks on the'river in , the craft, was with the decese.ei on Tvesdaylast, acrd .o.ly left him to go to the other .nI of the craft, A n d he tell occeboal d. • •