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1 ew nd is- ier, lily ore ely iver tier hey r of ;ive life• the )5 , al iage ,h the e on wine and tt.-- the leave I for id of p. will l was rrival vessel on to uring have :won of the tte K i Rl' nes in ionatl kleab!e wadi r eigbt, ligher. , erages ved b/ epos". [so, by infiall' I Wito sin as arty 10 THE KING, &:. WINDSOR, FRIDAY. JAN. 18.—On Wednesday her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER arrived at the Royal Lodge from Bagshot Pack, on a visit to his I%IAJESTY, w!•.ere she continued for thtee hours. Her Royal H;ghness, after pattaking of refreshments, returned to Bagshot. Yesterday the Duke of DEVONSHIRE arrived at the Lodge, and had an interview with his MAJESTY. NEW PEERS, &c. WHITER ALL, JANUARY 17. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed .d.:r the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscountess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Joan Canning, widow of the Right Honourable George Canning, deceased, by the vai we, stile, and title of Viscountess Canning, of Kilbrahan, in the county of Kilkenny, and, at her decease, the dignity of a Viscount of the , aid United Kingdom to the heirs male of her body by the Nrid George Canning, by the name, stile, anti title of Viscount 4,;,nining, of Kilbrahan, in the said county of Kilkenny. The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be parsed under the Great Seal, granting thedignity .. of a Baron of the Canted Kingdom of Great liritain and Ireland unto the Following persons, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully be - - • . s otten, viz. The Bight Honourable 'Sir Henry Wellesley, G.C.B. by the name, stile, and title of Baton Cowley, of Wellesley, in the county of Somerset:• The Right Honourable Sir Charles Stuart, G.C. B. by the name stile, and title of Baron Stuart de Rothesay, of the Isle of Bute. The Right. Honourable Sir Wiliam G.C. B. by The Same, stile, and title of Baron Heytesbury, of Heytesbury, in the county of Wilts. The Right Honourable Archibald John Earl of Rosebery, by the name, auk, and title of Baron Rosebery, of Rosebery, in the cc tory of Edinburgh. The Right lion. ItiChafd Earl of by the name, stile, :,nd title of Baron Claawilliatii, of Clanwilliam, in tke county of • Tipperary. John George Linitton, Esq. by the name, stile, and title of Baron Durham, of the city of Durham, and' of Lambton Castle, in the County Palatine of Durham. ' • Edward Bootle Wilbraham, Esq. by the hame, stile, and title of Thron Skarn:iodate, of Skermetsdale, in the Cdun•ty Palatine of . . Lancaster. FOIIF.IGN-OFFICE, J.N. 10. The King has been graciously pleasedlo appoint JarnEl Baker, T.q. to be his Majesty's Consul for the East and West Florida and Al.ibama, within the United States. • NVIaITECHAPEL, Jai+. 17: The King has been pleased to norhinate, constitute, and appoint lhomas Thomson, Esq: Advocate, to be one of tile Six Ordinary. lerks of Sssi . on, in Scotland, in the room of COlin Mackenzie, Esq. resigned. ' 1 , CORK, JANUARY 17. Tn NEW BlSHOP.—Speculation is already become I busy as to a successor to the lamented Bishop of Ktr.-, LALOF. Dean BURROWS and Dean PONSJNBY are named. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord and Lady Nugent, in Pall-mall, from their seat in Bucks ; ' Dowager Viscountess Melville, at her house in Portman-square, from Brighton, the Earl of Lauderdale, at Warren's Hotel, Re gent-street, front his seat M. Scotland; the Marquis of Carmarthen, at his father's (the Duke of Leeds), Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, ft om a tour ; Colonel and Mrs. Gore Langton, and Family, as their house in Grosvenor-square, front their seat, Newton Park, Somer. setshire ; Sir William Rumbold, Birt. in Albemarle-street ; from a• a tour; Sir John Nichol), Bart. and Fansily;„ at their boost in Bruton street, Berkeley.squave, from their seat In Glimorgin shire ; Colonel Gibbs and J. Hobson; Esq. at Finton's Hotel, St. James's street, from a tour; John Campbell, Esq. and Sons, at ditto, from Herts ; Captain Hare, at ditto, front Windsor; the Countess of Ashburnham, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork Streets, lrom Battle Sussex ; the Rev: Mr. Harrison, at ditto, from Bath; Colonel and Mrs. Todd, at the London Hotel, Albemarle -street, from a tour; J. Cooper, Esq. and family, frqm ' Nerot's Hotels, Clifford 'and Cork Streets; J. Williams, Esq. and' Ladies, at ditto ; the Bei. f. Bellingtup, it the Royal Hotel, S:. James's -street, from a tour : J. Resdon; Esq. at ditto, from Paris. DEPA ILTU It ES. The Marquis or Ilastings,froni the Burlington - Hotellor Oxford; Colonel and Mrs. Anwyle and family, from ditto, for Malta ; Henry Burton, Esq. from the London Hotel, for Oxford; Lady Thonps and friends, front Nerot's Hotels; General Cockburn, from ditto ; Mr. and Mts. Fordyce, horn Baker-street, for Brighton: Captaio ' Leslie, front Regent.street, hir the. Continent. CHANGES. The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, at D. her, Esq.'s seat in Surrey,. from the Marquis of Camden' s seat, the Wilder ress, Kent ; Hon. Colonel Anson, at Mr. Coke's seat, in Norfolk, from the Hon. 111 r, De lioos's seat, in Suffolk ; the Hori. Colonel and Mrs. Howard, as their teat, in Staffordshire, from Lord Bagot's seat, Blithfield. COURT CIRCULO.. . • . The Duke and Duchess of 'CLAIMCIL give their annual Ch rl;t -rnas ball and supper, at their seat in Etish; Park, to their Royal. Highnesses' domestics and their friends yesterday evening. The Duke of WELLINGTON sent communications yesterday after noon to Earl Dimmer, Mr. Ilusaissos, and Mr. CHARLES GRAN . T; the two first proceeded , directly, alter receiving the communication, to the residence of hit Grace, in l'iccadilly, and had interviews with the Duke, with whom they yernained till between five and aia o'clock. VISCOMMI PALMERSTON and INII.CMAELES GRANT hid afterwards a cDnference with Earl Demitv at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. The Duke of Wehanecvoe, Mr. l'crt., and Mr. Hriatas, were in constant communic4tion yesterday. The Earl of CamasLa transacted business with the Marquis of LANSDOWN yestrrdayc at the-Office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Sir ALizsienta G NWT and hlr.Vriolcer•Hottrox had interviews with Lord 'Gone:atm yesterlay. Mr. HERRIES and Mi.Wrins transacted business with Earl Dentki: at the Foreign Office, yesterday. YesterJay aftirnnon, at two o'clock, Sir Faiumarcir Una left town for Plymouth, where Sir FREDERICK will embark, and pro ceed on his embassy to Lisbon. Sir FREDERICK has tam with him Viscount Fonowicnohe eldest son of Earl Cowraa. ' Colonel litinsum (Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands), left town last night for the lonian Islands.— The Co:cooci took dispatches front the Colonial Office for the Lord High Commissioner, and also took dispatches from the Foreign- Office. His present MAJESTY, when Prince of. Wtilee, was ernitig with the Earl of FAIREMONT, at a time when one of his LOrd ship s sons had, for some cause of offence, been forbid hls presence. His Royal Highness undertook to effect a reconciliation, ' and after dinner requested leave to introduce a friend. Lord ERIBIONT of course consented, and. his son appeared, but was ordered imtnetli• ately to quit the room. "I am honoured," said the Noble Earl, addressing the Prince, "by the presence of your Royal Highness, but I will be master of my own house." The exact amount to be laid out in this quarter by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund is 1,208, 5511. and the daily purchases are 26,272/. Although the account of the Quartet's Revenue pre sents a falling off, as compared with the corresponding Quarter of 1527, we have the pleasure of stating, for the satisfaction of our fellow townsmen, that the gross receipt of the Customs at this port is the largest peer known, exceeding three •millions and a quarter sterling; and the nett receipts, after the disbursements of the heavy bounties, repayments, expenses, du. is more than X 3.115,000, which is a great advance upon the last year, and £lBO,OOO mom than even the great trading year of 1825.—Liverpool Adv. The death of the late Duchess of BuccLzuou has removed an obstacle to the completion of that splendid place in Privy-gardens, Whitehall, of which Richmond-terrace forms a side. The lease of Montague House, which was a grant from the Crown, expired on the death of her Grace, and it is expected that it will be pulled down to complete tire southern side, of which the Lousei of the Earl of CASSILLIS and Mr. Pitit. ferns a part. Tuesday the Members of the Noblemen and Gent e men's Catch Club held their first meeting for the season at the Thatched Hou s e Tavern ; Sir Janes LANGHAU,, Bart. in the Chair ; Sir W. COWING/4Y, Vice-President; Sir GEORG' WA RRIENDIES, Sr Cr.)ROR CI.ZRIL, and the Hon. ARCHIBALD MACDONALD, *ere among the Members present. Mr. ROURT LUTZ was elected Secretary and Treasurer to the Club, hi the place of the late Mr. JOHN ::;AL sen. deceased . A ResOlution hi g hl y com p limentary to conducttkr of the late Secretary, during the period of 15 years, expressive of the regret felt by the Club at the loss they' bad sus . taived of his eminent services, was passed and entered on the re ctrds. M e ssrs. GU/170RWL, HAWES. ELLIOT, lloasLxr, EVANS, DURVSZT, and other Professional Gentlemen, were present at the Alerting. Miss TURNER'S SlAnittane.—ln consequence of Oil event, which took place at Prestbury on Monday morning, about eight o'clock, the bells at our (Blackburn) parish Church struck off merry peal, and continued to ring at intervals throughout the whole of that day and Tuesday. The people employed at else ex tensive print-works at Mill.hill and Ellwood, near this town, of the firm of Rosser Tuanea and Co. were indulged in half a day's holy day, In addition to this, two fat beasts and twelve sheep were slaughtered, and distributed in suitable proportions among those who have families, with each a quart of beer from the hall. The sin g le m e n and women had one shilling each allowed to regale themselves with, and the children, whose parents are not employed at the works, had sixpence each given to them. At Ellwood one sheep was roasted whole, another was boiled entire in a largo copper used for other purposes, on the premises. The managers of the works, and their wives, the same evening partook of an excellent supper at the HaU, situate at Will-hill, where every thing was served up in excellent style. A baud of music was in attendance, and the evening was spent in the most agreeable manner. The arrangements made for the festivities, and the manner in which dui whole was cooducted, seemed to give universal satisfaction t" the workmen, tor whom the " good cheer" was prepared.—Blackburn LADIES' BAZAAR, SHREWSBURY. If we were desirous to point out to the charitable Ladies of the county a mode of advancing the best in terests of humanity, in a way the most agreeable, perhaps we should direct their attention to the following facts: Some time since, the , lion. Ws. Leighton, Lady Kynaston Powell, and several other Ladies of Shropshire, determined to work fancy and liseful articles, and dispose of them for the purposes of charity. To forward this object, a Ladies' Cumnuttee was ap pointed, and, inure Gentlemen gave their co-operation. The goods made were disposed of at a public Bazaar, opened for the purpose in Shrew,bury, and the net profits, amounting; after deducting all expenaes, to 1,0781.65. 7d. ware banded over to Lord Clive, to be .placed to the account of the building fund of the Salop Infirmary. This is conduct requiring no comment—conduct none but our Eng lish fair can perform. _ . . , BRIG H'ION,.JAN. 17. The weather continues very' damp, but mild for the season; the falling moisture during the preceding part of this day, occasi, , ned the Princess AUGUSTA to dis pense with her u.ual carriage airing; hat yesterday her Royal highness walked to the Esplanade with Mi,s -WYNYARD., and there ascended her carriage, to pursue 'her preferred marine ride. The amiable condescensions of the Pr incess AUGUSTA, frequently bring to our recollection those of the late Duke of YORK, who, like her Royal .Highness, would often call upon our local trader s, honour them by making purchases at their shops, and direct their transmission of articles to the Pavilion. The attendance at the Palace, to pay respects to the Princess, by leaving names, is daily continued. Among the last are— Mr. and Mrs. Rocbfort Grange, l‘irs..antl the Misses Courteney Boyle, Captain and Mrs. Williams, and MfJ George Harrison. The Almacks' Ball, as it is termed, under the con troul of the Lady Patronesses, was very brilliantly and numerously attended, at the Old Ship, last night. A new chandelier, of peculiar beauty, ha. been added to tne Ball Room. Kit diner's fine Quadrille Band ton tributed to the pleasures prevalent. An.ong the novelties recently brought forward at the `Theatre is a petit piece in one act, called The Lancers. and of a very amusing character it is. Its embarrass= merits are natural, and it is also enacted in the most efficient manner by Messrs LEE and CHAPLIN, as Belmont and rrhnk ennox (the Lancers); by STRICK LAND, as Admiral Etiquette. MARSHALL, as Peter; and Mre. WILKINS, as Louisa Marston. It cannot tail of being a favourite with us during the remainder of the season. The Earl of CARLISLE entertained the Marquis LANPDOWN and kstlect party to 'dinner on Thursday, at his house in Grovenor-square. - Sir GEORGE WA RRENDER, Hart. entertained a select party to dinner yesterday, at his Muse in Seymour.place. A Meeting of the Subscribers to the intended M-mu ment in nfemory of Mr. 4 AWNING was held at Liverpool on Wed nesday. Mr. GLEtIVIVNE read a Report, stating that the sum al ready in hand was neatly stlignste to the object in view, and that a bronze statue on a pedestal, In a conspicuous situation, would be the mo-t appropriate monument. Mr. CHANTRY is to execute the statue fur 4,000/. In the term of three years. AMERICAN SJ - EAM . 80/0' AND SAFETY BARGE.--ID the United States a n ear species of river conveyance is coming into use, which unites the advantages of a float ing house and a steam bear. .This is accomplished by having 'one vessel for the machinery, which draws an other exchivively devoted to the accommodation of the passengers, the two being connected by a narrow bridge. Some of the advan i t ages which the barge possesses over the steam bo it are, in the security from the effects of a bursted boiler—freedom from the heat and the steam, and from the smell of grease and the kitchen, and from the jar occasioned by the machinery, and in the en -1 Ned a ccommodations—the whole barge being set apart for eating, and sleeping, and walking. Yesterday an Inquisition was taken at the Red Lion Tavern, Clement's Lane, on Mr. Richard Wilson, aged 60 years, wine and spirit merchast, of Canner) Street. —Jonathan Tisney stated that his master was a very healthy man, but. la terly he had complained of a pain in his side and head. On Thursday morning witness had occasion io go into the parlour, when he discovered the deceased stretched along the carpet, dead.—A fe male domestic stated that her master appeared very well on Wednesday night, and ate a hearty supper.— Mr. Henry Peasse, Surgeon, stated that he was called in to see the:deceased on Thursday morning. Witness found him quite dead.—Yerdict, " Died by apoplexy." In the Insolvent Debtors' Court yesterday, Thomas Gurneyilately, the proprietor of a public-house called the George Canning, came up to be discharged, and WAS opposed by Mr. Halcornb, on the part of Messrs. Meux and Co. the brewers. It appeased that about r two years and a half ago the insolvent built the house question, at an expense of 2,5001.; but having ex perienced some difficulty in procuring a license, he transferred, it to Messrs. Meux and Co. for 45001. hold ing to himself the beneficial interest in the house. &only afterwards he transferred his interest in the house to a Mr. Si.ooner for 2651. and obtained ale and liquor from some of the opposing creditors when lie was in insolvent circumstances. The insolvent, when -examined, said he was induced to transfer the house to Messrs. Meux and Co. because one of the partners being . a licensing Magistrate , the l icense could e asily be pro. cured. He had, however , ob t a ined from them a con siderable quantity of ale and porter for which he could not give a satisfactory account, and he was, therefore, sentenced to ten months' imprisonment. THE ARMY. Detachments belonging to the 13th. 14'h, 31st, Mal, and 44th Regiments of Infantry have last week embarked on boar.l4lte 'Thomas Coutts, at Gravesend, to juin their respec ive corps in India: . The following Gentlemen have been appointed De puty Lieutenants of the county of Ayr by the Lord Lieutenant : James Boswell, of Auchinleck, Bart. John Ferrier Hamilton, Esq. of Cairnhill ; Henry Ritchie, Esq. of Busbie; James Fairlie, Esq, of Halms ; George James Campbell, Esq. of Treesbanks. Com missions dated Dec. 17, 1827. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. id sunk The Atlantic, ANGEL, of Bridport, was driven on shore an, at Shields during the gale on the 17th instant. The Unicorn, Howtatt, from Swansea to Yarmouth, drove on a rock off Old Grimsby yesterday, and received considerable da mage in her bottom, but, - being light, will proceed without dis charging. • SCRASOROUGH. JAN. I.7.—The Thames, SMITH, of and from this pore, from Maldoo, came on shore this morning in Tiley Main, during a thick snow storm. Scitix, Jas. 15:—The Frederick Caroline, DEMPSTER, from Havre to*St. Übe's, was brought - in yesterday totally dismasted. Drat„ Jas. 113.—WindW.S.W.—We are informed by the Mate of the fishing smack Industry, that the vessel lost on the Goodwin yesterday was a Dutch dogger, from Gibraltar to Holland. 'flat. crew took to the boat, leaving the Master on hoard, and their fate is unknown. Arrived the Vesper, Wittig, from Calcutta : has on board Captain THOMSON and part of the crew of the Louth. PORTSMOUTH, JAN.18....-Wilid S. W.—Arrived the Eliza, I3ISANT, from Oporto. Sailed the Roch, Cot.us, for Sr. Thomas's. FALMOUTH, JAN. 17.—Wind S.W..to S.S.W.—Arrived from London the Filuro.i, for Bombay, with damage. Ptvissouts, JAN. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from London the Isabel, FITE, for Gibraltar ; General Harris, STANTAN, WI Cal cutta; and Edinburgh, Bea, for Calcutta. _ • FROM' THE FLYMOUTH JOURNAL, DEC. IG. It is reported that, in addition to the Blonde and Tribune, the Blanche at this port, and the Setingapatam are also to be com missioned. In Hamoaze—The Britannia, Ocean, Windsor Castle, Genoa, Erebus, Reynard, Bramble, Tyrian packet, Antelope tender, and Hope transport. At the Island—The Leveret, Royalist, Vigilant, and Linnet. In Catwater—The Teyo Portuguese brig, Indian Trailer trans port, dismasted. In the Sound—The Briton, Undaunted, Eritomart, Conflict, Peatla Portuguese frigate; and the transports Borodino, Jupiter, and Wansbeck. BATTLE or NAY ...am—The Genoa fired away in the action one thousand four hundred and twenty-eight round shot of different sizes, and upwards of three hundred grape and canister. The powder filled and used on the occasion was one thousmil six hundred and seventy-seven pounds, independent of the cartridges kept constantly fil:ed, say about thirty rounds. The Genoa's mainmast has been taken out, and brought to the Dock-yard, where it has been stripped for inspection. This mast is made on Sir Rosser SF.PPINGS'S principle, in sixteen sections, and is the first of the kind ever tried in action. It has received in and through it nearly forty shut of different sorts and sizes, between the tresle-trees and the quarter-deck. It appears to be the decided opinion of Mr. SELLA', the Carpenter, that had the mast been one made on . th . e old plan, it must have fallen. 'Before' the vessel could leave the Illy of Nayarit], it was necessary to st!cure the mast ; and this was done so well by Mr. SetLy, that on her arrival at Malta it could not be altered for the better ; and although the Genoa en• countered many a heavy squall, with thunder and lightning, on her passage home, the niast stood firmly. A model of the mast with its repairs is ordered to be taken, as a specimen of superior work manship, a circumstance equally creditable to Sir BOBCAT &memos's plan, and to the carpenter who executed the repairs. Ginust, JAN. s.—The Racer cutter arrived here yesterday-from Malta, which place. she left on the 18th ultimo. The son of Ge netal BUNIUILY, who 'was wounded in the battle of Navarin, has come passenger in her. Admiral CODRINGTON remained at Malta. The payment of flalf•pay to Sea Of f icers, from the st October to the 3lst Dtcember last, will be nude at the Pay Office, on the following days, viz. On the 4th, sth, and 6th of February, to Admirals, Captains, and their Attornies. On the 7th, sth, 11th,12th, and 13th of February, to Lieutenants and Chaplains, and their Attornies. On the 14th and 15th of February to Masters, Surgeons, and Pursers, and their Attornies. It is recommended that the furniture of all Cabinet Ministers should be on rollers, for the purpose of its be ing mote easily removed from their official residences to their own houses, as the continuance of men in of fice is now so ptecariaus, that it may be said, " they ate here to-day and gone to-tnotrow.' . The day to ohich Parliament is prorogued (Jan. 29), is the anniversary of the Kurc's Accea.ion. he Lord Bishop of BATH and WELLS held a con firmation at the Abbey Church, Bath, on Friday, when about three hundred and thirty of the youth of both sexes were admitted to that solemn rite. lilts Lordship afterwards delivered a nio t im pressive charge, which appeared to be very attentively listened to by his youthful auditors. NOLLEKINS, the celebrated sculptor, could never be made to comprehend the abstract idea of the distinctions f rank, or even of pet son 4 Ile would go up to the Duke of York or the Prince of NVales (in spite of warning), take tht m familiarly by the btivon, like common acquaintance, ask them how their father did, and expressed Fleasure at heating he was well, saying, •' When he is gone, we shall never get such another.' He once, when the old King was sitting to him lot his bust, fairly stuck a pair of compasses into his nose, to measure the distance - from the upper lip to the forehead, as it he had been measuring a block of marble. His I.te M ajesty laughed heartily at this,and was amused to find that dice was a person in the world ignorers of that vast interval which sepal ated him from every other, man.— Cambridge Chronicle. When Brummell was the great oracle on coats, the Duke of Leinster was very anxious to bespeak the ap probation of the," Emperor of the Dandies" for a " cut," o hich he had just patronised. The Duke, in the course of his eulogy on his Schneider, had ft equentl y occasion to use the words " my coat." " Your coat, my dear fellow," said Brummell ; " what coat ?' Why, this coat," said Leinster; " this coat that I have on." Brummell, after tegat ding the vestment with an air of infinite scorn, walked up to the Duke, and taking the collar between his finger and thumb, as if feartullof contamination—" What, Duke, do you call that thing a coat?"—London Weekly Review. Thursday, a Meeting of Butchers was held at the Freemasons' Tavern. The Meeting was convened in consequence of an intended application to Patliament to establish abattoirs, or slaughter-houses, similar tb those in P MIS, at certain distances from the metropolis. Mr. Grass was called to the Chair. Mr. SCALES said, that it had been urged by the advocates of the proposed new plan, that tke slaughtering, of cattle in the metro polis was detrimental to the health of its inhabitants. Experience had however proved that such an assertion was not founded in fact. Mr. S. after stating various objections to the establishment of abattOirs in this coun try, moved a series of Resolutions, protesting against any alteration in the present system. A Committee was then appointed for the purpose above specified, and a subscription entered into to defray the .expenses of the Committee, &C. A Meeting of the Parishioners of St. Paul's, Covent' G arden,was held on Thursday, pursuant to a Requisition, to elect a Vestry Clerk. At so early an hour as ten o'clock the Vestry Room and entrances to the Church were crowded, when a debate took place, which lasted till one o'clock, during which Messrs. Cribb, Phillips, Palmer, Phipps, Beck, and Selby, delivered their sen timents, the majority of whom were inimical to the re-election of Mr. Roche. At the close of the debate, Mr. Corder, grocer, was proposed and elected by a show of hands as Vestry Clerk, amidst shouts of ap plause--Mr. Roche demanded a,poll, which was im mediately commenced with great activity. The election terminated at five o'clock yesterday. The new candi date, Mr. CUrder, has failed, the numbers being for Mr. Roche 480, Mr. Corder 301. SINGULAR BEQUESTS, ke. In the laborious researches of the Commissioners foe enquiring into " Charties,"(ooW occupying sixteen folio volumes) theta are many singular lii:que-ts.. Some specimens have preViously been givru—the fallowing are other instances: HALL'S GlFT.—Edward Hall, who died 1706, gave 3s. 4d. per annum out of hi, tenement at Thorne, Dvonshire, to the Minister and Churchwardens of Bri fiord , to be by them bestowed yearly, at F.viter, to huy butts or other convenience; for the people.to kneel upon at their prayers, at Church.—v. 9. p. 169. WILLIAIISON'S CHAIUTV.—Thornas Williamson, by will dated 1674, gave to his mother and Garnen Wren, Dot. to purchaae land, the rent of which was to be bestowed on the poor people born within St. John's Chapeiry, or Castletigg, Cumberland, in mutton or veal, at Martinmas, yearly, when fleili might be thought cheapest, to be by them pickled or hung up and dried, that they might have something to k ep them within doots on stormy days.—.• V. 5. p. 82. --•. . . . Pious Uses.—Among the objects attended to by " the estate of the fentfres for pious uses," at Selby, Yorkshire, it is enumerated, that, previously to 1664, Robert Amble devised land in Selby, for maintaining a chime of belh, repairing the chinch windows, and one rood of land for providing hints fur archers, v. x. p. 745. The Common Acre, in Andover, Southampton, was granted in the time of Queen Elizabeth, on condition that a pair of butts should be kept fur men to shoot at, and for all men to be permitted to take their purime there. It is now used as a place of recreation for the inha thitants of the town.v. xiv. p. 357. Ascorr's GlFT.—Andrew Ascott, by will dated 1659, devisrd—o " I give to the poor of S‘lvtrion (Devonshire), out of" (naming lands), 445. a year, to be made up in shirts and siuoclrs, five of one sort, and five of the other-40 yards of dowlas, at 12.1 the yard, and 4s. fur malting—to be delivered every year at Christmas, by the Parson, to the poor for ever."—v. x. p. 103. Arroatacs.—Blandina Nlarshe, by will,l73o,gave means for the building of one house, with six rooms, in the town of Dunstable (Bedfordshire), as near to the Church as may be be—in each of which six apartments should be harboured for ever one poor mai. den geetlewoman, aged forty or upwards, descended of reputable parents, and who should have lived a virtuous life, and recommend. ed by persons frequenting the public worship of the Church of Eng land, and na other person ; two of such biz persons may be the daughters of Attornies, if any such should offer, and were proper objects, and " could be well recommended." The charity cohti nues, and there is £l2 a year for each maiden lady. The Commis sioners add, preference would be shown to the daughters of Attor nies, if they applied ; but no particular claim to preference on that ground appears to have been made.—vol. v. p. 18. PRAYERS FOR THE Dean—Henry Barton, in 14:',4, gave divers property in Watling-street, Stc. now possebSCti by the . Skinner's Company, and amounting to 59/. yearly, and shops and houses for people to live in rent free, on condition that they piously aryl de voutly prayed for the wholesome estate of Henry V I. King of Eng land, and his heirs Kings of England, so long as they should live, and for the souls of the progenitors of the said King and for the souls of the King and his heirs after their death ; also for the testator's soul, and for those of his parents. Then follow a variety of provisions for keeping obits, celebrating mass, and making prayers for departed souls. The Commissioners add—All the uses tor which thes property was given to the Skinners appear to have been superstitious; the property, therefore, came within the tat Edward VI. c. 14; and that, from all that appears, no valid charitable use is now subsisting under the will. Tire obit payments continued till 1660, for which the Commissioners say it is difficult to account.—v. 8. p. 574. Hannah's LAND.—Five acres of land were purchased far the poor with 1854 guineas, found in the pocket of a travelling Beggar, who died in 1799. at Upper Holker, in Lancashire —v. p. 194. Baut.-horas.—An old ringer, of Milford (Southampton), left three-quarters of an acre, the lent to be applied in the purchase of Bell ropes for the use of the Church.—v. R. p. 432. POOK ARTISTS.—Edward Preston, in 1557, gave the Blacksmiths' Company the Clown and Hope, situate in the pariah of St. Sepul titre' without Newgate, Lolidon, near the Bars of the Old Bailey, &c. and out of the rents to distribute, by the Society of the Art and Mystery of Blacksmiths, London, among the poor Artists of the Society of Blacksmiths and Spurrier:, the sum of four shillings of lawful money.—v. B.p. 214. BOWTICSS gave to Bolton School, Westmoreland, in 1762, 501. the interest thereof to he applied In the first of every seven years " for a Singing Master, for teaching the ittliabitatits of the township of Bolton to sing Psalms in the Chapel. The Chat ides for teaching Psalm.singing once in seven years, Ste. are stilt applied as directed by the Testator. By lift will, dated 1709, the said lowness also felt ten shlllings a year, to be distributed to the poor of Bolton upon Irk tomb—toile, with the approbation of the heir or chief of his family, on St. Thomas's Day, for ever. . This tent charge is now paid by the tenant of the Earl of Thanes, who is the owner of the property charged.—v. 7. p. 595. A Gift of 201. in 1721, by James Hanson, and of int. by his wife Elizabeth, to such School, are thus recorded on the Chapel wall : " In Memory of James Hanson, Late Cletk of Bultun, Interred July 29th, Who to this town poor out of his store, His last will makes relation ; Ten pounds he gave, and founy more, Fur Children's educal ton. Aged 79, Anno.llum 1721." A Tartar_ Officer, bringing horses from Tseang•se, took the opportunity to smuggle some salt, which being discovered, an affray took place, in the course of which he knocked a v•aterman overboard. who was drowned. The Governor and Tseangkenn have united together to let the officer off' on his bringing a man to suffer for .him. This the officer did, at the expense of a fees bun dreJ dollars.—Calculta Gazette. Sheldon, in his Table Talk, says " the King of Spain was outlawed in Westminster Hall, I bring of Counsel against him. A merchant had recovered costs against him in a suit, which, becaose he could not get, we ad vised to have him outlawed for not appeat Trig —so he was. As !con as Gondimer (he was arnhassatior from Spain, and lived in Petticoat Lane, Whitechapel) leard that, he pie,ently sent the money, by reason if his mas ter had been outlawed, he could not have the bedefit of the law, which would have been very prejudicial, there being then many suits depending between the King of Spain and our English merchants." In common with other southern nations,' the Portu guese have an aversion to the use of ardent spirits.— Although their soldiers received exactly the same allow ance of ever y article as ourselves, yet they often came to us and exchanged their rum for biscuits. Honest enough customers for the rum were certainly found amongst us, but there were some thirsty rogues also, who contrived to cheat the unsuspecting Portuguese out of a good deal of liquor, they having _a polite custom of asking us to taste it out of their horns before a bar gain was concluded. By this means, the mere tasters always out numbered the buyers, and special care was taken by them not to say a word till a hearty pull was obtained from the horn; then the rum was sure to be bad or watered, and an affectation made of spitting it out with disgust. In this manner every horn that cane within their reach was pretty sure to be nearly emptied of its contents. Many of the fellows got drunk upon the prucvas," that being the name the P ortu g uese g ave Ithe trying of the liquor; prueva, or proof, having the same meaning.— Vicissitudes of a Scottish Soldier. Saturday last, between throe and four o'clock, a fatal accident occurred near Farningham to Mr. Benton's luggage van, which runs from Ashford to London. It appears , that on arriving at Farninghant-hill the van overshot the top of the bill, and Mr. Benton, v.ho was 'sitting in the dickey behind, immediately jumped down and called to the driver to pull up, in order to skid the wired. Ile was, hoWever, unable to do so; and the horses being mitehlatigued. the weight of the van pro pelled them down the Goss with great velocity, and when nearly at the bottom the horses fell, and the pole sticking in the ground the van upset, the hack part turning completely over the front. The driver was thrown off and killed on the spot. The hoof of one of the horses was completely severed from the leg, and the poor animal was otherwise so much injured that it was found necessary to kill it. The other horse was much injui e.l, and the van nearly destroyed.—Maidstone Jour ,