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CONSISTORY COURT OF ROCHESTER; JUNE (29. LINES ON vinTING THE INFANT SCHOOL AT WALTHANSTOW. BY A LADY. Bast thou not seen the fairest bud decay, Canker'd at heart by some insidious worm ? Ere its young leaves could open to the day The rail enter'd its soft infant germ; Ohl bad that bud been warch'd with tender elre, It now bad shed its fragrance through the air This glowing reach, rich with autumnal dyes, Had never %weird so large, and grown so fair, But that it grew beneath a master's eyes, Who watch'd its infant state with anxious care; • Wbo cruslid, ere they could enter, all that swarm Of insect foes, that sought its youth to harm ! And shall the human blossonis of that plant, • Fraught with immortal essence, gifts divine, Shall it the hand of friendly culture want? Shall it beneath unwholesome m:ldew pine? Ols! shall ten thousand passions, each a worm, Enter unnoticed mares soft infant germ? Forbid it, linavr.x! sweet buds of human Sower! • A thousand hands are stretch'd to guard, to save, Your infant minds from foul example's pow'r, From swarms of hellish fiends that round you rave, Seeking an inlet to that sacred cell, Where heavenly Love, and Peace benign should dwell ! Blest be their noble purpose! blest be those . Who have receiv'd a mission from above, Like WILSON, to protect the human rose, And water it hem founts of holy love ! Oh! may that Fount of Love, at Walthanistow, Spread like the Nile, and over England flow! 1101% I.llo' REPORT. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JUNE3o. SHACKELL V. MACAULAY. The plaintiff is the pi inter and publisher of the weekly paper the John Bull. The defendant is a mem ber of a Society for the Abolition of Slavery. The plaintiff had published several articles in his newspaper which the defendant contended reflected on his cha racter, and were gross and injurious libels. Two in particular were complained of—one published on Oc tober 26, 1623, and the other on November the 9th of the same year; two distinct actions were in consequence brought against him to be tried in a Court of Law.— Shackell had put in a plea of justification that what he had asserted was true, and applied to the Court for a bill to issue a commission for the purpose of taking evidence in foreign countries. Mr. PUTS, on the part of Mr. Macaulay, objected to this, and put in a demurrer on the ground that one commission could not be issued for two distinct actions. One part of the evidence must be obtained in Africa. another in America, or in some other part of the world, and nothing could be more inconvenient and unjust than to allow one commission to comprehend all these. The evidence in one instance might arrive in two months— the others perhaps not in twelve; and it would be un just to allow any publication of the evidence, or one of the actions to take place, before all the evidence for both could be brought. This, it is probable, the plain tiff bad in view to serve his own purposes. He there fore objected to this bill, and brought forward an in stance of a decree in this Court which . applied precisely to this case—that of Thorpe v. Macaulay. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL appeared for Shackell, and stated that this was a very stn ange instance of demurrer. The defendant had chosen to make two actions, and therefore contended that one commission could not boo issued. The actions were precisely the same, and there was nothing to prevent them from being tried as one; similar instances took place daily in common law, where various facts were allowed to be classed in one action, and certaialy a Court of Equity will not act otherwise. —lt was the fault of the defendant that there were two actions.—Several other arguments were brought forward for the plaintiff, the principal of which was, that commissions of a similar kind were frequently issued in underwriting cases. The Vice-Cnallortu.ort delivered his opinion at some length, and concluded by stating that one bill of com mission for taking evidence on two distinct cases could not be issued ; and as two commissions would be inju plaintiff at law, tious to the he confirmed the demurrer. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 3 itAnN v. CORBETT. .This was an argument railed on a special case, arising oat of an action upon a policy of insurance, effected on a ship bound from London to Maracaibo. The action was tried at Guildhall. Mr. Serjeant BosANUUET argued the points on a former day in favour of the plaintiffs, and Mr. Serjeant VAtionas was heard this morning for the Underwriters. The Cll lEF JusTics, at the conclusion of Mr. Ser jeant Vaughan's argum ent , i nt i mate d to M r . S er j ean t Bosanquet that he need not trouble himself to reply, and proceeded to give his opinion. His Lordship had no doubt at first that this was a total loss within the terms of the policy ; but he had afterwards in some de glee changed his opiaion ; he had now, however, brought himself back to his original opinion. The facts were very short. The declination stated that the ship wm lost by the perils of the sea; she seas bound from the port of London to Maracaibo, with liberty to touch at the West Indies, and the plaintiff had a bona fide in surable interest in her; the wss wwratited by the un derwriters against every peril but capture or seizure.— The question then was, whether she was lost by the perils of the sea, or by capture or seizure? She arrived at the Gulf of Maracaibo at midnight on the 1 i th, and she was then about 20 miles from Maracaibo, which vas her destination, and about nine miles from Port St. Carlo, a military station. It appeared that she drifted on the sands, and was lost by the peril of the sea. His brother Vaughan had referred to several cases, and particularly to an opinion of Mr. Justice Bayley ; but this case rested upon different grounds from the case cited. In looking at the facts of this case it was found that the ship was totally lost ; and the goods, though not lost, were taken possession of by an enemy. Now when were the goods lost to the owners? He was of opinion that they were so lost when the ship was lost. If the Underwriters were not li a bl e f or t h e loss of goods by capture or seizure by an enemy, they could not expect them to be preset ved by an enemy.— H ere there was no person near the ship to give assistance at the dale -she stranded, and the goods wele lost as, soon as the ship was in that situation. The m oment t h e ' ship became irremovable the goods were lost, and the policy attached. In this case them was not a previous partial loss, but a piovious total loss; not a d e p rec i at i on of ship and cargo, but a destruction. In his opinion, therefore. the plitintiff was entitled to recover. Mr. Justice PA arc agreed with the Chief Justice; Mr. JusfiCe BURROUGH concurred with the other Leittned , Judges.—Judgment for the plaintiff. JOHN NOAKES V. ROSA, OTHERWISE ROSETTA MILWARD, FALSELY CALLING HERSELF NOAKES. This Was a suit instituted by a Gentleman of consi derable fortune, named Noakes, against his wile, to ob tain a nullity of marriage. Drs. ADAMS and STODDART were Counsel fur Mr. Noakes, who is a Solicitor ' in Staples Inn, and Drs. Lusn - INGTON and DODSON, for the Lady. The suit was instituted by Mr. Noakes, on the ground of the incapacity of the Lady to contract the man iage with him, she being previously married to a Gentleman named Luke James Milward, who was alive at the time the man iage ceremony between her and Mr. Noakes was solemnised. The facts of the case, as elicited during the bearing of the cause, were these: In 1822, the Lady was introduced to Mr. Noakes as a single woman, he was captivated with her charm, and agreed to marry her. On some account or other the parties took a trip to Gretna, and there they were bound in Hymen's fetters, by a blacksmith Parson, named David Long; on the 4th of October; 1522. The evi deuce to prove the marriage, and the identity of the parties, was very weak. The only person who spoke to these facts was the post -boy who drove them Isom Carlisle to Dumfries, and there was something very ambiguous about his swealing. The evidence of the marriage of the lady to Mr. Luke James Milward, in 1821, and of that gentleman being alive in 18.25, was completely established. Dr. ADAMS argued that proof of the identity of the parties was made out, and that the Court could not hesitate to grant Mr. Noakes the relief he prated fur, as it was clearly shewn that the lady was not a single woman, as she professed to be, at the time of her con traction or profanation of marriage with Mr. Noakes in Scotland, in 1822; but that she was then a married woman, her marriage with Mr. Milward having been solemnized at Islington Church in 1821, and he being alive in 1823, and at the present moment, for aught he (Dr. Adams) knew. Dr. STODDART, on the same side, used similar argu ments, and adverted to the case of the Duke of Sussex as a parallel case. The Court in that case decided for the nullity of the marriage, on the ground of the inca pacity of the Royal Duke to contract a marriage with out the consent of the Crown. The marriage was dim fore unlawful. So in the present case, the marriage was illegal, because the Lady was incapacitated from enter ing into such a contract, being at the time a married wo man. The Royal Duke could not contract a foteign marriage, because it was contrary to the law of England, and the Lady in the present case could not legally con tract a marriage, because it was contrary to the law of this country for one female to have two husbands. Doctors LVSHINGTON and DODSON argued that in the libel it ought to have been pleaded that the parties were married according to the law of Scotland, which had been omitted, and they strongly contended that there was a deficiency in proof of the identity of the parties. Dr. STODDART said, that such plea, in his judgment, was unnecessary, and cited cases in prcof. There was also a great difficulty in setting out the form of a Scotch marriage ; but if the Court held it- essential, he trusted that it would allow time to plead, particularly as the Lady ought to have taken the objection in a more early stage of-the proceedings. Dr. LUSHINGTON said, that he should have betrayed his duty to his client, had he not taken the objection at a time when it was likely to be most beneficial to boll, and he had a right to take the objection in any stage of the case. He did not consider the case of the Duke of Sussex at all in point. He called the attention of the Court to the case of Morris v. Morris, decided eight yearsago in the Arches Court, in which it was pleaded that the marriage was solemnized according to the law of Ireland ; proof of the fact was held necessary, and for want of it the suit failed. It was said there was a great difficulty in setting ont a Scotch marriage; be had nothing to do with that ; but it was essential that evidence should have been brought before the Court to shew that the marriage was solemnized according to the law of Scotland. He denied that any marriage had been proved to have taken place; the post-boy at the' Bush, at Carlisle, says that he drove a Lady and Gen tleman eighteen months before to Dumfries; that a parson was sent for, to the inn, who arrived after .t short time, and went up stairs into a room, where the Lady and Gentleman were; that in his presence the parson read some words from a book, which the Lady and Gentleman repeated, which words resembled the Church of England Matrimonial Service; that during the ceremony, the Parson put a ring on the Lady s finger, and the Gentleman thrust it over the joint ; and after the ceremony was concluded, the Gentleman and Lady acknowledged themselves man and wife. He also spoke to the fact of the parties having signed some paper, and a paper which had been called a certificate of the marriage, had been put in; but as the parties bad not been identified, and as no evidence had been , given that this marriage was contracted according to the law of Scotland, he insisted that the marriage was completely invalid. The certificate of this Parson is' said to be signed by the Lady, as well as Mr. Noakes;, but there was no proof of its being signed at the time of the ceremony; it might have been fabricated since. The, certificate says, " This is to certify to all whom it may concern, that John Noakes, of Chatham, in the County of Kent, and Rosa —, of St. Mary's, in the County of Nottingham, being present, and having declared they are single persons, are now married accor ding to the form of the Church of England, and conformably to the custom of the Kirk of Scotland." This document did not establish the identity of the parties, and he (Dr. Lusbington) hoped the Court would not rescind the conclusion of the cause, to give the opposite par ties an opportunity of bringing in new evidence to meet the exigencies of their case, as it would be a most dangerous precedent to adopt, and after publication ought not to be granted. He concluded, praying that his client might be dismissed from the suit, &c. Drs. ADAMS and STODDART replied, and the Court deferred its judgment till a future day. INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S . COURT, JUNE 30. Benjamin Shaw was opposed by three creditors, for obtaining goods under false representations. The in solvent, it appeared, was a leather-seller, and becoming much distressed, he obtained from the three creditors a quantity of leather worth about 170/. with the promise of immediate payment; instead of which, he put them off from time to time, and was at length thrown into prison. His creditors, in opposing him, said he ob tained the leather on the pretext that be was about ful filling an order for Newcastle-upon• Tyne, wheteas they discovered that he had only disposed of 491. worth of it, and the remainder was unaccounted for. The Count. after asset - ring upon the insolvent's con duct in m eking the frauditient-representation, sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment. POLICE lATELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. TITHLS OF THE CITY or LcNnox.—Yesterday, a Gentleman con-: nected with the Law, named Monkhouse, applied to the Lono MAYOR for a warrant of distress upon the goods and chattels of one of the Society of Friends. red.lent in the City, for arr..arq of tithes due to the 'lector of St. Helen's, ilishopsgate. The application was made in behalf of Mr. /WI/n:3gal', of Lincoln's Inn, the lay impropriator of tithes in a very extensive district, who claintid the sum of two shillings and nine-pei:ze in the pound, under the Act of the 37th cf henry VIII. The tithe it appeared was two years in arrear on Lady-day last. The defendant, accoriling to the custom of the Society of which he is a member, refused pereMptorily to pay any tithes whatever, unless upon compulsion by process of law. After a long conversation, the LOBO M*voa declined granting either a warrant or a summons. GUILDHALL Two young men, named Druid and Weaver, ware charged with disorderly conduct in I lolborn, between two and thter o'clock in the morning. They had been found ringing and knocking violently for admittance at the Inn, when they were taken into custody. The Alderman havh:g some private intimation that Mr. Weaver had lost his packet-book. and that he bad no knowledge of Druid, ques tioned the latter as to who and what he was? lie said he was a Gentleman, and resided with Captain Duncan, at Kensington. Air. Weaver said he was a draper at Abingdon, and accompanied a friend of his, named Westwood, to the Royal Saloon, in Piccadilly; they were there joined by Druid and a Captain Duncan, and he (Mr. Weaver) being obliged to go home, left Westwood with Duncan, but Druid accompanied hint in a hackney-coach to the Bell. The bustle 1 was there occasioned by his missing his watch, and threatening to return to the Saloon, Druid gave it him. On arriving at the Compter, he missed his pocket-book, containing flank cf England and country notes to the amount of £lOO. Druid, in accounting for the pos session of the watch, said it was entrusted to his care by Weaver, at the Saloon, as a surety fur his return on a temporary absence, but denied any knowledge of the pocket-hank. Weaver said he gave it to his friend on such an occasion, and received it back front him.—'The Alderman directed Druid to ge searched, when Weaver's pocket-book was found on him, but the notes had disappeared. Druid also said that the:pocket-book had been entrusted to hint by Weaver with the watch. Captain Duncan having entered the office, the facts were stated, but he denied all knowledge of them. lie was also directed to be searched, but no money was found on him. When Weaver and Druid were taken to the watch-house, a small paper parcel dropped front Weaver's hands, which one of the watchmen swore he picked tip and gave to the Ctptain to take care of; this parcel was still missing. The Captain declared he had no recollection of it, and reminded the Magistrate that he came to the Office voluntarily ; his name was not Duncan, though he had given it at the watch-house, not wishing to be known ; that he was engaged as a writer for the Eu ropean Magazine; that he was the author of The Hermit in London, and other publications, reali,ing from 500/. to (AXIL per year, and that it was not expected he would he guilty of an offence of this kind ; and he was well known to Sheriff Whittaker : and the pro prietor of the European. Magazine, Isis employer, would testify to his respectability. In addition to the evidence against Druid, who had denied having heard anything of the loss of the pocket-book, it was stated, that while coming in a coach to the Office with Weaver, who was la menting his loss, Druid told him not to be uneasy about it, as they knew the number of the coach which brought them front the Sa loon, and no doubt his pocket-book had been left in it. The suspicion against hint was sufficiently strong to warrant his detention, and as the Captain was in company with hint the whole time, and the parcel missing had been seen in his possession, the Al derman felt it his duty to detain him also, and they were both se. manded for another examination. Scarcely had they been removed from the Office, when tidings were heard of the lost parcel. A man of the name of Edw. Mar nock,who lives at the Poulterers' Aims, Honey-lane Market, came in and stated, that he was passing in Holborn at the time of the bustle, and saw the lusty Gentleman they called the Captain, throw a parcel on to the coach-box—it rebounded front thence to the ground; he (Mattock) picked it up, and left it at the public-house at the corner of Bartlett's-buildings, till it should be inquired for. He had heard nothing of the previous examinations, but knowing that some persons had been taken to the Compter, he bad come to the Office to let them know what had become of the parcel. As the testinwny of this witness would be important as respected the Cap tain, he was directed to attend at the next examination, and to bring the parcel with him. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday, a young girl named Martha Troniage, was charged with obtaining a quantity of silks, &c. to the value of ISs. from Mr. Grem, a mercer, in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, in the name of a Lady named Allen, who, it appeared, knew nothing of her whatever, but is a customer of Mr. Greta s. Mr. Grem and his shopman proved the circumstances of the case, and the prisoner was committed fbr trial. BOW-STREET. CHILD-STIALINO.—AnteIia Savage, who on Tuesday night un derwent a long examination before T. Ilau.s, Esq. on the charge of stealing a fetnale shild, the daughter of a labouring man of the name of Wench, residing in Rose-street, Long-acre, was again brought up for a final heating of the case. - . By the statement of the mother last night, itappears that she was looking :into a pawnbroker's shop, in Brytides-streti, Covent. garden, with the child, about six o'clock in the evening, when suddenly missing the child, she made every search in the neigh bourhood, and at last applied to this Office, and obtained the, assistance of Lock, one of the patrol, who returned With her, and in a short time stopped the prisoner coming out of a pawnbroker's shop, with the child's frock and a pinafore ; she wds imme diately taken into custo.ly, and the child was found by a ticket porter in the Temple. The prisoner denied her guilt, and said she had bought the clothes about a fortnight ago. Mr. 'Luis, after a patient hearing of the case till past eleven o'clock onTue.day night, reirtanded her till yesterday morning; when she was committed for trial at the next Old Bailey Sessions. A young woman of the nano of Mary White, has undergone _ __ _ several long examinations before Mr. Ilas.t.s, on a charge of stealing some articles of household linen, a watch case, and other articles, the property of Mr. Archbold, the barrister. The prisoner pro tested her innocence, and said that the motive of the principal evi dence against her (the housekeeper) was to get rid of be*, in conse quence of her having found the winless in a very improper situation. This the housekeeper solemnly denied upon oath, and her assertion was fully corroborated by the evidence of her master; and as part of the stolen proprty was found in the lodgings of the prisoner, she was committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday J. Richardson, an apprentice to Mr. Hughes; of Plea sant-row, Mile-end New-town, silk weaver,was brought before Mr. Bevirt. and Mr. Twir roan, upon a charge of leaving his master's employment. The case was heard before. Mr. HARMER attended OM the part of the master, and Mr. MM. ens appeared for the apprentice, who stated that the defence he bad to offer was, that the indenture, which bore date the sth of January, 1815, was rot executed until the 9th of October, 1819. This he proved by the subscribing witness as well as the notice upon the master signed by the apprentice that it was his determi nation to leave him. Mr. Burgess further maintained that the ap prentice had not either clandestinely or surreptitiously quitted his master's house; but, on the contrary, had been governed and di rected in the steps be had taken by the opinion of Mr. Chitty; in support of which be produced the sth George 111. c. 46, which re quires that " The indenture must bear date with the day of its exe cution." Ile also cited the case of Gray v. Cookson from the 18th of East's Reports. Mr. Beviu. observed, that at the former hearing he mentioned it was quite clear in his recollection, that the memorandum or printed notice at the bottom of th e indenture was repealed, and he 'since found that to be confirmed, for the 48th of George I l I. com pletely removed the previous operation of that clause. Ile there fore thought Mr. Chitty must have given his opinion in a hurried moment. He then ordered the apprentise to go back to his mis ter, and if not he would send him to prison, and. then his ti iends might get a Habeas and let the Court of King's Bench decide it. Mr. BURGESS said that he would certainly cause the question to come before the Court of King's Bench, as it was one of the first importance to masters and apprentices, and ought to be decided upon.—The parties then withdrew. HATTON-GARDEN. 110 w TO DISIPZILSZ 1 - esterday.A.A .---- ot Hunt, whose fame stands nearly as high as the clog Billy, as a rat-catcher, accompa nied by Ws wife, was brought up from the watch-houtie of the Foundling ls:state, chargtd by Fagan, the street-hewer, under the following circumstances:—Fagan stated, that on the evening of yesterday Isis attuution was attracted by a Crulvl in Cronter•ttrte•, and, on going tip, he, saw the prlioson-lying on Lhe steprefa door. Ile lay with sonic tymp:onis of animation, bot she appeared as if in a trance; the moment he laid hii had an her, however, she jumped vp, sprang at hint liter a tigress, tore his face and aides, kicked him in the body, and severely injured him; but for the b. terference of Cadby, the other street-keeper, she would have usen him to pieces. Cadhy also came in for his share of her favours, and they were compelled to hire two athletic labourers, when each raking a limb, in that manner they took her to the warch-how e . This novel nictliod of getting a prisoner to the watch house tracted a great mob, which, however, was very quickly disper: t a by accident. The rat-catcher (whose only crime was intnxica i-n,. and en , jeavotiring to rescue his energetic spouse) bad a bag of r.:!: with Lim, which in the general confusion made their escape. Thr liberatioa of those obi:at:haus animals Was as effectual in dispersi,..: the m o b as a troop of ca.vtlry could have been. The husband w allowed to go at large to follow hi, honourable arrne.tion, while :!,, Magistrate was under the painful necessity of separating man a:- t. wife, by st:tiiting her to the (louse of Correction, in default ut CORONE!L INQuEsrs. FAT L PUGILISTIC CONTEST.—Last evening, at nine.. o'clock, Mr STI RUN() and a respectable Jury assemble • at the Portman Arms, to inquire into the cause ‘ef the death of Thomas Watkins, who died from the ilijorit: received in v. pugilistic contest with a men named Thomas Fish, who was in custody in the house, to abidc the result of the Inquest. From the evidence, it ar.• peared that the deceased had rather a suJden qua. yet with Thomas Fish early on Tuesday morning week ; they agreed to settle their difference by boxing, and stripped in Quebecestreet North. The deceased wis lG yeas s of age, and his antagonist is a young and roe cr. ful man, and a good boxer ; they fought several reunds, which were entirely in favour of Fish, who struck him with both fists, even when off his guard, and according to the evidence of a witness, named Watkins, while the act of rising. The deceased had no regular seconds to assist hint. Fish was attended by his father and brother. The deceased seemed to have fair play, but was no match for his antagonist.—Mr.Nurton, surgeon, stated his opinion to be that the deceased died from as inflammatien of the bowels, caused by either a blo v or fall.—Time Jury, at eleven o'clock, returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Thomas Fish,who was committed, on the Cornet's warrant, to Newgate. Yesterday an Inquest was held in Whitecross-street Prison, on the body t f Thomas Hughes. Mr. Thomas Ward stated that he was surgeon to the prison, and had attended the deceased for a considerable time; he firmly believed that his death was acceler:eed by the free use of ardent spirits.— Mr. Loder stated that he was the steward of the ward in which the prisoner was con. fined. He had known him for years ; he had been a respectable man's mercer ; and up to the time of his laze caption, on which he surrendered on the 21st of April last, he had kept a clothier's shop in West Smithfield. Deceased was extremely low-spirited, which he (wit ness) attributed snore to distress of mind on account cf domestic circumstances, than to pecuniary difficulty. W was 45 years old, and about two years since married a girl of twenty, with whom he received a small par tier, which bad been absorbed in the wreck of his forme. She was his third wife, and he had by her an infant child six months old; neither she nor any other rela. tive had visited him for some time, which prayed on Li: . spirits, until he became callous, and wished not to se: any of them. Until within a few hours of his death, he appeared as usual, and witness did not in the.least ao• , prebend that his death was so near. Every attention was paid to his comfort, both by the Governor and his fellow-prisoners. Verdict--=-Diceiby the visitation ofG on. An industrious• man, a carrier between London anti. Richmond, who employed five fine horses in that service, was hini: self, with the whole of the ailimals, drowned at the latter place, on Saturday last, in conseqoulce of having gone too far into the river in watering them. The po.ar mail has left a widow and family ua provided for. Two youths, of seventeen and eighteen years,. %tete drowned in the river, near the flour-mill, above Vaux hall-bridge, on Sunday. There were two others iri cow pany. One of those drowned, the youngest, of the name of Weatherby, got out of the boat to bathe, and the other, whose name was Thomson, in going to his assistance, met with the like fate. Four Greek youths have arrived at Boston from Malta, to be educated in the United States, they are ie; presented as possessing goad intellectual poWeii, and of correct deportment. They a:I read a ncient as well as modern Greek, have more or less acquaintance with Italian, and while at Malta made some proficiency in English, in which they converse intelligibly. The total quantity of tobacco seized in Scotland, in the two years ending Ist of January last, was 69,192 pounds. The King's share of the geiitires came to 1:1,232, and the officers' share to £157. The quantity seized in England in the same period was 414,391 pounds, and in Ireland it was 780,466 pounds, the rewards for seising which amounted to £144,327. A PASSIONATE MAN.—Fletcher, of Sakown, is well known to have possessed a most irritable temper. His footman desired to be dismissed. " Why do you leave me?" said he—" Because, to speak truth, I cannot bear your temper." "To be sure, lam passionate, but my passion is no sooner on than it is off." ‘ 1 Yes," replied -the servant, " but it is no sooner off than it is on." A Prussian Clergyman appill.d to the King of Pats. SIA for his permission to preach in his Chapel, and to honour hi t by his presence. His Majesty thought it presumptuous for a coun try Clergyman to ask such a favour ; but, nevertheless, granted big request, and told him he would give him a text to preach on, ard that he should preach on the Sunday following, when he should he there to hear him. The Clergyman waited with anxiety, from day to day, for the text, as he wished to have it in time, that he might make 2 fine sermon of it; but Sunday morning cattle, and no text ; he, how ever, went into the pulpit with an intention to preach one of his old sermons, thinking the King h:,d forgot to send him a text. — The King came to Chapel soon after, and sent the Clergyman a let. ter, which he opened and read ; the contents were—" The enclosed is your text, you will preach immediately:" He opened the bit of paper that was enclosed, when, to his great astonishment, be found it quite a blank : he looked at the other side, it was a blank there too; he held it out for the audience to look at, and said, " Bert is nothing," and then turning it, and "there is nothing; and of nothirg Goo created Heaven and earth :" then quoted a verse in the tr.t chapter of Genesis, to preach a sermon on it extempore. The KJ. h was so delighted at the great presence of mind the Clergyman la; shewn, that he nude him his Almoner. DIED. Yesterday, Mrs. Joanna Trench, Housekeeper to the Fcrs.i7l Dipartnient. • Tuesday, at his house in the \ew•road, Thomas Keith, I. r in the 65th year of his age; author of several mathematical - Accountant to the British Museum, and formerly S:cretary to t .• flatter of the King's Household. ,Ni A 'LS... , •n% DUI. Dublin 1 (1 Water:ord 1 o ritkeinsey and Jersey 0 0 Lisbon 0 u Holland 0 0 Malta 1 0 •IJIS DAY. •t.. Dlr.. Franee I 0 lian:L.4rgh 0 Flanders 0 BrAzils 0 0 G"ttesilmrgh 0 U Aincriza 0 HIGH- WAT ED At 1.0 N-13111 0 TO-bIOItRO . Morning • 40 I.2t,utits Or , ji After/to- •rn - 13 minutes after 6 LONDON: l':ttr4d Inl pqtill.bri t.y Lulu PkikttC- PlaCa ; • rtnyle- Ulf , :