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-, MARRIED. !I •/ In Dublin, on the 24thtdt:Vajc;riilliam Middleton Power, to Anne, youngest daughter of the late Col. Lefroy, of Limerick. AtGlasgow, on thel Bth ult. theßes. Alexander Locbore,blinister of Drytnen, to Miss Elisabeth Price. DIED. Monday, at his house, at Walwortb, John Douglas Montgomery. Esq. in the 48th year of his age. who bad served most of his life as an Officer in his Majesty's land service. At Sa Anne SainthiU Thew, wife of Captain Robert Urn s of the Bombay Artillery. The 20th ult. at Remington, Amelia, widow of Captake Jobe Warburton, 17th Madras. Native Infantry, auddaughter ed Or* telpher Drown, Esq. In Dublin, Mr. Patrick Barrett, aged 88 pats, 54 of which bir spent as a comedian on the Irish stage. On the 25th nit. aged 23, Margaret,daugbter of John Buchanat• of Ardoch, Esq. M.P. At Toney, Bedfordshire, on the 16th ult. aged 18, T. 11. WL herforce, second son of the Rev. Legh Richmond. At Diamond Estate, St. Lucia, on the 28th October last, in the oth year of his age, Robert Fletcher, Erg. eldest son of Mr. Angus Fletcher- schoolmaster of Dunoon. January 2s, Jane, wife of the Rev. Wm. Pantie, Vicar of Yard.- ley, in the County of Herts. The 17th ult. at Ballysallagh, County of Carlow, the Ilon.Mrs. Weer, wife of Jaihet Hosier, Esq. of BaUysaUagb, and daughter et the Lite Lord Ventry.. At Monkton Manse, on the 22d ult. Mrs. Oughtersou, wife of the Rev. John Oughterson, Minister of Monkton. Lately, at the house of the Dowager Lady Lushington, inYork place, Miss Melbury, in the 14th year of her age. COURSE (IF EX Amsterdam l2 2 C. F. - Ditto at sight I I 12 Rotterdam... I2 3 Antwerp, ex-mo 12 3 Hamburgh 57 Altona "" 37 1 Paris,3day'ssight 25 15 Ditto 25 45 Madrid, effective 56 Cadiz effect 351 Barcelona .......35 Whoa, effective 55i :RANGE, Fan. I. Seville ..... 15* Gibraltar ...... 51 Leghorn ...... 414 Genoa 441 Venice Ital Liv. 27 Malta Naples l9. PAlermo ........119 pot es. Lisbon.. .. St IlloJaneir6.— Dublin Cork ....... 91 PRICES OF GOLD AND SILVER. Foreign Gold In Bars Silver, in bars, standard 0 0 0 , New Dollar5... New Doubloons li A 1 L.S.--' ♦ta •Ut 1 0 I HIS DA'. 1 o Guernsey tad Jersey 0 0 0 0 Gottenburgk Jamaica U 4 1 0 aola. neg. O 0 O 0 Flanders 0 0 Holland 0 dr Leeward Islands 0 0 0 t Arnerics IMOH.WATER. et LON Morning . • Afternoon • B&IDG TO•MnRRtIIR• • 53 minutes after 1 • 26 miuutes alter 2 Lama: Prtalestalsd Published by J. F. )(INA'. fa the Szkii Ovrterr Are. I. Mat- Pilau. Temple-air. shock of an entliqrtake was felt at Suniago de Chili; succession, by means of the same books. it began wan ruled that the case did not come within the meaning ot the Act. l A L n ot tw te e rd rp an: e . ;;; 1 1 2 2 3 3 Leghorn ...... ... age I it uas preceded by a loud rumbling noise, which was one ); a few volumes; but he now has nineteen Itinerant Mr. Tooas then withdrew the charge against the other three, and Gen0a...... 441 I immediately followed by a terrible convulsion of the Libraries, of fifty volumes each, which are sent round gave then, a guinea for their loss of time. Hambitrgh... 57 Venice Ital. Liv 27 Malta earth, so that the houses rolled like a ship at sea. No the different stations, remaining •• certain time at each. WORSHIP.STREET. Altona "' 37 1 Paris,sday'ssight 25 15 Naples in i damage was, however, done. At Valparaiso, some For these there are nineteen divisions, and fifteen sta- Yesterday, Samuel Amager, a journeyman silk-weaver, resitting Ditto 25 45 •'t lives have been tions, lour divisions being always in use at the chief in Little Anchor -street, Bethnal-green, was brought before Mr. Madrid, effective 36 Palermo ..... ...110 pm es. buildings were thrown down, but no Lisbon... .. St ( 35i Rio Janeiro.— .. 48 s-I lost. The town of Copiopo is revved to have been town, and two at another town of some note. An in. TWYTORD and Mr. Osam', the presiding Magistrates, by Arm.' c a dj z e ff ec , strong . and . Att . field, two . officers of . this establishment, upon - a charge i entirely destroyed by the late earthquake—only two dividual at each station acts as librarian. There areßarcelona ...... ..35 of having m his posse.ssioh) quantity of silk for which he could not Balboa , effective i Dublin ..... ....... 9} 700 or 800 readers, and the expenses,under 601. a.year , g families saved. 9 account from whom he purchased it, and which is presumed to The 4:11 ultimo, at midnight, the inh.,hitants of Aix are defrayed by the produce of a sermon, the sale of have been stolen. PRICES OF GOLD AND SILVER. 1 1 11 (i (Mouths of the Rhone) felt a slight shock of an earth- some tracts, and subscriptions in small sums averaging Attfield being sworn deposed, that in consequenceof private in- Foreign Gold in Bars ... ........... ...... ..... 317 0' quake. Several smart ca king took place in the five shillings- The plan is now adopted in Berwick. i f ti or t m h ation which he and Armstrong received, that the prisoner was • Silver, in bars, standard ....... ...........,....... 0 IV 0 , space of a few minutes, taking a direction from north by Mr . BUCHAN, of Kelloe, with this very great shire, . habit of purchasing stolen silt, they the office's obtained a search warrant; and after they went to the residence of the pri- New Dollars••• ................. .......••.....• es •0 4 114 New Doubloons ... ............ .. ......... ....:. 0 - 0 0 improvement, that the current expenses are defrayed to south. This occurrence, very seldom know nin the soner, they proceed.:d to its execution. The prisoner had no shop, _ .._ ~ _--......... • •••••.. southern Departments, had a great effect upon some of by the readers, who pay twopence a month. but on the first floor they saw scales, and about thirteen brass and ._,—.—.— AktAIL.S.—THIS DAL the inhabitants, who dared not lie down for the re- SCOLDS IN A m easca.—Judge DUNCAN, of Pennsyl- lead weights of different sizes ;on the second floor, there were three •1111 sue Atli. neill: looms: and very little furniture in the house, at least of little value. .... mainder of the night. 'During the greater part of the vania, has , reversed the sentence of the Court of They then Doblia 1 0 Prance 0 y asked the prisoner if he had any silk ? to which he an- ~.._,_.,, Common ['leas, in the case of 4 The Commonwealth v. 1 0 tlamborgb o te preceding day, the barometer had been at stormy, yet swered in the affirmative. The officers then .obtained 60 bobbins, .'`''''''"*"...., ~...... 0 0 Nancy James,' which doomed her, as a common scold, most of which were full of silk or had a quantity of silk upon them, , , — " er _,, nse l ----1 0 0 nall4lll the weather continued very fine. Some Hashes of light-o 0 Holland t, at - ning were seen immediately after the shock. to the ducking or cucking stool. The Judge took the with four large knots of black skein silk. The principal part of the ''''''"" Gottenburgh 0 2 Leeward Islands 0 0 bobbins bore the initial, and private marks of different manufac- , ground that the common law punishment d i d not apply o IP , - .................,.. Jamaica 1 0 America i .turers, and were produced by tho officers. t Letters from Corfu state, that tile Greek Govern- here, and observed, that in cases of such barbarous Dlr. 'Nyman (to the prisoner)—Can you satisfactorily account • W. or NIGH-WATER at LONDON-BEIDGIC TO.MORSO Tama has received from its secret • agents at Alexandria, retribution, he , was not disposed to attach his chain how you became possessed L.f the silk, or have you any invoices or L • Morning - • 53 minutes after 1 : . pos itive information that the Vicero of y Egypt has re- to the dun g- cart of the Common Law.' Tile decision bills of parcels to shew from whom you have purchased it ? Afternoon • - • 26 MAMMA alter 2 The prisoner said, he purchased it from persons of whom be ________. rro solver) to,maintaill a strict nentrality, in the event of is just ; but we don't relish the language of the Learned ....--- — -. • knew nothing. • . . leis being requited by the Sultan 1.0 uncle/sake a fifth Judge. Ducking women may be ranked among the Mr. Twyroan — lf the property will bear the expense let it b e Immo*: PreseSollusd lawbliged by J. F. Kw.v. at the sews Omer, I campaign against the Greeks. .barbarities and follies of the olden titre. advertised.—The Magistrates then consulted the Act, when # No. 1, IPetheis-Place.Twnple- , 134r. . . • • • • . .i • . - - ...,--- •-••••- I .____.— _ _ , . ..___ . • Universal Historical Dictionary, y GEORGE 1, A.M. gito. Ports ! and 2. Judging from the portion already published, we are of opiuinn that this woe k bids fair t. be the most com oreiwnsive of the kind that has ever appeared. Such, in fart, is its copiousness, that it gives an account os a vast numher of persons whose names re shuuld in vain seat ch far in any other biogi auhical work. The author .has here brought togethei, wit:iin a convenient com pass, all that is necessary for the information of the ge neral reader, and furnishes an extr;:otdinary mass 01 illation relative to every branch of history, whether I.ii,:icalorprofane—ancie:,t, medic:vial, or modern—civil or ecclesiastical. Great attention also is paid to the de partments of mythology and numismatics, the latt6 of' which is illustrated by a considerable !lumber of me- 1 dallic cuts, that add greatly to the inte.est of the work.! Equal care and re-eat ch has been bestowed upcn histori cal geography ; in short, whatever relates to history, in the most extensive import of the term, is here explained. In order to convey some idea of the extreme copious ness of this Dictionary, we may observe, that no !ewer than sixty-nine different cccur under the name Albert, begin ning with the Etnc.eror Albert I. then proceeding to the Kings of Poland, Dukes of Aostria, Dukes of Bavaria, Dukes and Electors of Saxony, Mar quistes and Electors of Brandenbuigh, Dukes of Prussia, Dukes of 13runs: wit k,Dukes of Alecklenburgh,Counts of N.rstau,Counts of Vet mandois, and last; y, to a number of distinguished persons of that name. The Alexanders are still more numerous, (or the individuals of this name amount to uproar ds.of 100. The lists of the Sovelegns of various Dynasties con stitute a very useful feature in the work ; as. do likewise the outline of history attached Jo all the more important geographical ankles. Thus, for instance, under An tioch. we have a manna, y of the principal ecclesiastical events, the succession of the Pati larch: of that Church, and a list of its Councils. A work of this nature cannot but be regarded as a most important acquisition to our literary stole?. Its value as a work of reference will be best appreciated by those who hare experienced the want of something of the kind,which they might be able readily to consult. As this Dictionary will not extend beyond two volumes, it may always be turned to with facility, an advantage not possessed by more voluminous works. Mr. Crabb is already known to the literary world by his Technologi cal Dictionary, a wotk of great utility ; and we feel assured that his present laborious undertaking cannot fail to add to his reputation. A Selection of Francis Melodies. The Introductions and Accompaniments by Mademoiselle JAMS, oft/re Con servatoire Royal, *Paris ; the Poetry by EUGENIUS ROCHE, 17.'1. Part 1. London, 1825. • Both the musical and the poetical world are indebted to Mr. Roche for introducing to the public the strains of the Troubadour with English words. Our national prejudices have carried us a little too far in decrying Fiend: music, at the very time that our Composers ate appropriating it wholesale, or mutilating it in order to pi event detection. The airs selected by NI; .Roche are really beautiful: and Mademoiselle Jams has displayed much taste and judg ment in the Introductions and Accompaniments. The songs are original, and they are not only well adapted to the airs, but they are in themselves extremely pretty. One of,these we subjoin : HENRI QUATRE. Air- 6 LA Belle Gob, idie ;" cOmposed by Henri Quatre. The evening before one of his most celebrated victories, Henri Clllatre passed disguised through the enemy's camp, and paid a visit to La Belle Gabrielle, whose castle lay a few miles behind the hos tile quarters. He returned without being discovered, and was in time, the next morning, to strike the first blow of the battle. The following sentiments are supposed to have been uttered by the chi valrous and poetical Monarch at the moment of his departure, when some of his Nobles remonstrated against his incurring such unneces sary perila : The battle storm is sleeping In silence on the hill, And dews of night are steeping The flow'rs which blood must fill ; But in the western sky Thy star I see, And where it beckons, fly From war to thee ! Cease, warriors, round me bending In terror and in pray'r ; Love's care is ere attending The Brave who seek the Fair. Though many a hostile lance, • The King might slay, Not e'en an eye shall glance The Lover's way ! • To-morrow, ere my banner Rise gleaming in the sun, Ere breath of war shall fan her, Or deed of honour's done , This sword my hand shall wave, This voice shall call The Brave to meet the Brave In slaughter's hall! • To-morrow, ere at even Yon star of beauty glows, This heart in battle riven, May calm in death repose; Then fame and empire's call, And war, farewell! And dearer still than all, Fair Gabrielle! }IA BCH QUA KIES. On the morning of the '29th of August, a very severe shock of an earthquake was felt, at Slntiage de Chili; it was preceded by a loud rumbling noise, which was immediately followed by a terrible convulsion of the earth, so that the houses rolled like a ship at sea. No damage was, however, done. At Valparaiso, soiree buildings were thrown down, but no - lives have been lost. The town of Copinpo is repr•rted to have been entirely destroyed by the late earthquake—only two families saved. The 4:h ultimo, at midnight, the inhabitants of Aix (Mouths of the Rhone) felt a slight shock of an earth quake. Several smart concussions took place in the space of a few minutes, taking a direction from north to south. This occurrence, very seldom know n in the southern Departments, had a great effect upon some of the inhabitants, who dared not lie down for the re mainder of the night. - During the eicater pats of the preceding day, the barometer had been at stormy, yet the weather continued very fine. Some finites of light ning were seen immediately after the shuck. Letters from Corfu state, that the Greek Govern ment has received from its secret agents at Alexandria, positive information that the Viceroy of Egypt has re v:Ayer) to,maintaiii a strict neutrality, in the event of Isis being required by the Sultan to tuiderr e ake a fifth citatapaagn against the Greeks. !RABB I INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, FEB. 1. Simon H. Hehl, a Captain on the half-pay of the •Third . Ceylor Regiment, was opposed by Mr. Coots for a creditor named Rossen, and by Messrs. Weedon and - Julian in person. It appeared from the insolvent's examination, that. be took the benefit of the Act three years ago. His present debts amount to £1,5e3 15s. WO. and his half-pxy and pension to £lB6 a year. He had no lease, be said, of his rouse ; but he had been promised one on condit►on that be laid out £2OO upon it. He had so . expended £l5O, and bad done nothing to vitiate the agreement. The furniture originally be longed to him (insolvent), aad he conveyed it to one Greig, as a security for debt, a few mont!is previously to his formerly taking the benefit of the Act. It was now assigned to Mr. Birnie, (of Messrs. Cox and Green wood's house), as a guarantee for the payment of Mr. Greig. Mr, Birnie paid off £4.0 with his own money. He (insolvent) denied having authorized Mr. Bir►rie to retain any part of his half-pay or pension for the pay ment of Greig's debt. In accounting for his present insolvency, he stated that he had been obliged to asso ciate with persons of rank, and had lived beyond his income, in the expectation of obtaining a place which he had been promised ; and one'had been actually offered to him, which he was prevented from accepting in con sequence of his imprisonment. He had been in prison ten months, and bad a family of six children. He had been on the most friendly terms with Messrs. Green- wood and Cox, who were his agents; and he was in debted to- them in a sum of 4001. After-some further examination and hearing Counsel on each side, The Court expressed their opinion that the insolvent had not made out a case of misfortune to warrant him in applying to this Court for relief a second time within the period of five years, without the consent of three. fourths of his creditor s, and therefore ordered h:m to be remanded until he procured such consent. POLICE INI ELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Amongst the numerous applicants to the Loan MAYOR for re lief within the last week, was a young Lady of great beauty, and highly accomplished. She wrote a letter to his Lordship, stating that her father was a Gentleman of property in the South of Ire land, and that she had incurred his almost mortal displeasure, by marrying a young man of no property. It unfortunately happened that she and her husband, who had no means whateirer of sup porting her, were now rettuced to beggary, after having in vain applied to her father for assistance. Her father, however,although deaf to her entreaties so long as her husband was included, was willing to take her under his protection, upon condition that she would separate herself from the object of his aversion. After baying undergone a great variety of miafortunes in consequence of "cleaving to her husband," she was absolutely without a bed to lie upon, or a morsel of bread. His Lordship's Chaplain advised the applicant to determine, as her husband was wholly unable to support her, to place herself at once under the care of her father. She consented—and the means of going to Ireland comfortably was afforded to her. M A RI.BOROUG 11-STREET. In consequence of the publicity, given to the charge made at this office, some days ago, against a man named Davis, for having ob tained money from female servants under false representations, several persons have since called at the office to stare how they have been respectively imposed upon by the same man; and Mr. Dula, the Magistrate, has also received the following letter from Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, on the subject:— "Brighton, January 21, 1825. Six—ln The Times newspaper If yesterday, I have read an account - of the examination before you of William Davis, for swin dling. I therefore think it may be useful to you for the public good, that I should inform - you of the wife (or reputed wife) of this man having endeavoured to get money from Lady Codrington, at Ports mouth, where I was then fitting out the Orion, in the year 1805, and having been successful in getting money from several of my brother Officers. I reached ray lodgings before she had made her story effective, and told her, that although I never gave money to those of whom I knew nothing, whatever list of names might be put forth as examples, that I should make inquiry, and would then be glad to see her again. She never called afterwards; but some years subsequently, Davis himself came early one morning to my house, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, and there tried, with the most consummate art, to obtain money from me, but without effect; for, however plausible his story, I was not only debarred by having the power to ascertain the truth of it, but by his eagerness to obtain the money without suck delay. He had then obtained a warrant to go on board the Antelope 50 gun ship, by imposing his stories on the Admiralty, and wanted me to take possession of that warrant as a proof of his merit, and yet be found his then mode of obtaining his livelihood preferable to serving as purser of that ship. " I am, Sir, your's, &c. "ED WARD COD RI N GTON. ' H. Tricky was brought before Sir Groaar FARILAXT on. Mon day, charged by Webb, a constable, on suspicion of having stolen a number of valuable books from the Record, or some other public Office. Webb, the constable, on searching the lodgings of the prisoner, in Gardener's-lane, Westminster, found under his bed a number of covers of books, the leaves of hich bad been torn out, and in all probability sold for waste-paper. Some of the coven w _re lettered; one was 4 4 The History of the Port of the City of London," and another, History of Greenwich, its College, ilcc." The investigation was not gone into by the Magistrate, but the pri soner was remanded till evidence could be brought forward, impli cating him in the robbery, and inquiry was directed to be made at all the Public Offices in the meantime. HATTON-G A ROSH. Four master chimney-sweepers, named Davis, Dwelt, Haddon, and Collins, were accused of infringing the Act of Parliament,which directs that no apprentice boy to a sweep shall appear in the street without a plate on his hat, st ating to whom he belongs, and that the hours for calling in the streets should not be before seven o'clock in the morning, from Michaelmas Day to Lady Day, nor from Lady Day to Michaelmas Day before lee o'clock, under a penalty not less than XS nor exceeding £lO. Mr. Too's, Solicitor to the Society for Suppressing Climbing Boys, stated, that before Christmas, a boy was discovered in Bed ford-row, by a watchman, at a quarter past four o'clock in the morning, calling " Sweep, sweep Such inhuman conduct both on the part of the master of that boy, in sending a child out at , such an hour, as also disturbing the neighbourhood, formed grounds for complaint. The information was supported by Mr. Taylor, the ' Vestry Clerk. It appearing, however, that the boy was not calling '.)y way of serkhrg employ in the street, bat was attending at a certain hour, in consequence of a previous order. the Magistrate ruled that the case did not come within the meaning of the Act. I Mr. Toots then withdrew the charge against the other three, and gave them a guinea for their loss of time. Waterford • . • 4 t ho 'lei I 1410 . - „ i r" -- • 8 . 4-% t&T" WORSIIIP-STREET. Yesterday, Smut/ Bywager, a journeyman silk-weaver, resitting in Little Anchor -street, Bethnal-green, was brought before Mr. TWYFORD and Mr. °smuts, the presiding Magistrates, by Arm. strong and Attficld, two officers of this establishment, upon a charge of having in his possession) quantity of silk for which he could not account from whom he purchased it, and which is presumed to have been stolen. Attfield heirs. , c sworn deposed, that in consequence of private in formation whic h he and Armstrong received, that the prisoner was in the habit of purchasing stolen silk, they the officers obtained a search warrant ; and after they went to the residence of the pri soner, they proceed.:d to its execution. The prisoner had no shop, but on the first floor they saw scales, and about thirteen brass arid lead weights of different sizes ; on the second floor, there were three looms: and very little furniture in the house, at least of little value. They then asked the prisoner if he had any silk? to which he an swered in the affirmative. The officers then .obtained 60 bobbins, most of which were full of silk or had a quantity of silk upon them, with four large knots of black skein silk. The principal part of the bobbins bore the initials and private marks of different manufac turers, and were produced by the officers. Mr. Twyroso (to the prisoner)—Can you satisfactorily account how you became possessed L.f the silk, or have you any invoices or bills of parcels to shew from whom you have purchased it ? The prisoner said, he purchased it (rout persons of whew be knew nothing. Mr. Twyrento—lf the property will bear the expense let it b e advertised.—The Magistrates then consulted the Act, when Mr. TwYTOsoobseeved, that by the 17th Gees Ili. the Mt e. trates were empowered to impose a penalty of Athrd forfeiture of the property recovered;which penakyairaa tali:levied by distress on the goods; but if n 6 goods could he had, then the perk:n.o VP victed (if for the first offence) should be Sent to atte Haile at ehor• rection for one month. The officers told the Magistrates, that there was net prepteto upon the premises to recover the penalty, and in this the prlshislit acquiesced. He was then committed for one month to the Heir" of Correction. On this, as upon every other occasion, much praise is dee se the' officers for. their activity and vigilance in putting a stop to this ales farious and ruinous practice; and in.bestosviug such ipprohotiont none should be more forwardsthan the manufacturers thetnselvel. Yesterday, Charles Barren, Was. *yield, Charles Chinnery, and Maria Sheldrake, were brought before Hr. Osaoase, from 'Spit+, fields watch-house, on the following charge: The watch-house-keeper stated, that about ten o'clock be *at called to a house in Bird-street, to assist in taking the prisoners into custody, who were suspected of hating stolen some fowls. On bit arrival he foundalte four prisoners together, in the only room shah was occupied, and in a box he found the four fowls now pro luceis covered over with logwoad shavings. The room, in which thitre was neither bed, chair ' nor table, was tenanted by the female prh r toner, the Gentiessenlaeing only her friends and visitors. A person living in Hare-street, Bethnal-green, claimed one of thil , fowls as her property, saying, that on Sunday morning she discos vesed four of her fowls had been stolen ; ,and the heals of two others, which had been twisted off, were left in the yard. The robs berth she said, was supposed to have been effected about one o'clock.- as the fowls were heard making a noise at that time. A female, occupying the nest house to the last witness, identi- . fled a hammer, found lh the room with the prisoners as lumina been stolen front a shed at the back of her house. The shed w :us not fastened, the door being generally left open. An apron belonging to one of the prisoners was also produced, with several marks of bh.od upon it. The prisoners did not attempt to account for their possession of the fowls, and were remanded for further examination on a future day.—As the patties were leaving the Offiee, a female marred in breathless haste, she having just learned that the prisoners were in custody for fowl-stealing. She instantly recognised two old ac quaintance-, in two of the fowls, which she said were stolen from her premises on Sunday night, pout nine o'clock. A bill has passed the Kentucky Legislature, declaring it felony to take a dead body limn the grave, wi bout the consent of friends. To=clay, we are told the Cotton-spinners are returned to their work : to-morrow, we are informed, diet this is not correct. The fact, we believe, is, theta few have retuned, and that more have not. In the meantime, the misery which multitudes are suffering, whose w cy:k depends upon theirs, is, we learn very.greet. Many have parted with tt.e last thing they possess of furniture, and all the spare clothes that they hod, in order to precure a scanty subsistence. They cannot help themselves, and they receive no support from any quarter, u bile 'those who are the cause of their distress are assisted by numerous hands.-zGlasgota Cow ier. Another death, occasioned by an accidental pugilistic combat, occurred on Saturday, at Pinner-green, in Buckinghamshire. Winter and Holmes, labouring men. went out to fight, after a drunken squabble, and pulled each other about for more than two hours, when Winter was thrown heavily. He never spoke after, and was taken away senseless to the Hope and Anchor, where he expired in three hours after. The well-known avenue of lime trees, which has ..o long ornamented the garden of the Middle Temple, and which, during the summer, presented so pleasing a. prospect from the river, has been consigned to the axe, by the absolute mandate of the Benchers, to the %ink versal regret of the other members of the Society. The reason assigned for this tasteless act of modern Vandal ism is, that a feiv elderly Gentlemen will, for a few hours during Term time, have a leis confined view of the River from the banqueting-room, which they have huly erected, for their own accommodation, at an im mense expense, out of the funds of the Society. A few nights ago, J. Fitzpatrick, who ps osecuted the party that cut off his ears some time ago, was waylaid on his return from Moate„ in this county, by a nume- • reus party, who beat him very nearly to death, broke his arm in pieces, and left him with little signs of life, his head being dreadfully cut in several places.—Ath lone Herald. BIRTH. At Castle Craig, on the 26th ult. the Hon. Lady Carmichael,e( a daughter. - COURT OF ALDERME V. Yesterday, the LonD laateit held a Court of Alder men at Guildhall. A Petition from a numerous body of the inhabitants of the Ward of Aldersgate, in oppo,ition to a Petition from sundry other inhabitants of that. Ward, against the election of Beadle on St. Thomas's Day last, was pre seined and read, and the Court hiving deliberated OR the circumstances, adjudged and declared the election" to be null and void, the tarty in que tion having been elected contrary to the provi,ions of the Act of Com mon Council, and the Lord Mayor was requested to issue his precept for a new election. - The Court then proceeded to hear and determine the Petition of Mr. Crook, against the election of Common Council for Viatry Ward. The lion. Mr. LAW, attending on behalf of the Pe tinner, shortly addressed the Court, and called several witnesses, who were examined and cross-examined by the Aldernfan of the Ward and one of the Common Council. The Court, after deliberation, adjudged and declared the election to be null and void, and requested the Lord Nlayor to issue his precept for a Wardmote to be holderi for a new election. The Court agreed on a Report from a Committee, to apply to Parliament for an Act for the further and more effectual regulation of the prices of carriage of goods seat into London, and also from Inns. - The Court, on a Report from another Committee, agreed to grant an increase of Livery to the Glass sellers Company, under 'certain regulations. DECCAN PRIZE-MONEY. Property, consisting of specie, jewels, guns, stores, pain, &c. exceeding in value five millions sterling, was either capttned by the brave army of the Deccan in the year 1817, and beginning of 1818, at the point of the bayonet, and delivered over by it to the civil ser vants of the East India Company, or left in possession of these servants by the army, on its capture, when the army was obliged to proceed to ulterior operations without waiting for the realization of that booty. The army submitted its claim, as usual, for the va lue of the property or booty so taken, to its Sovereign, who was graciously pleased to grant the whole to the captors, and to appoint Trustees for carrying the same into effect; but, notwithstanding the exertions made by those Trustees to realize the:property in question, we are informed that the Company has as yet only ad mitted a small portion of the claim, and paid no part of it ; which delay has led to the unpleasant conse quences alluded to in the statements before-mentioned, and which must continue to increase until the payment takes place. When, however, we consider the gallant and important services rendered by the army of the Deccan to their -King and country, and, mote espe cially, to the East India Company, who are now reap ing an annual revenue of upwards of one million ster ling from the additional territory conquered, and secured to them by their prowess and exertions, we can not but hope that they will soon act fairly and prdmptly, by paying over, without further loss of time, the full amount to which the captors are justly entitled, in cluding interest, Ike. It is estimated that one-third of these brave men are already dead ; and it is known that great discontent prevails among the Sepoys of the Ma dras army entitled to participate, which would in all probability have led to most unpleasant and serious consequences, had they not been informed that the Duke of Wellington Os ho is adored by the Madras army, and under whose victorious banners many of the men in question, and their fathers, had served) had , condescended to bz their Trustee, owing to which, their spirits and confidence were revived, and they were induced to volunteer cheerfully against the Burmese in the present war, relying that, through him, they would speedily receive their prize-money !or the campaign of 1817 and 1818; and it will be wise on the part of the Directors of the East India Company to cause their ex pectation to be speedily realised. We understand that most of the King's regiments entitled to share in this prize-money, have returned to England, and been in part disbanded, and that men, women, and children, entitled to receive more than half of ►he whole prize-money, are already in England, most anxiously, and, in many cases, most distressingly, waiting for it. Letters from Gibraltar, dated January 10, state, that the accounts from Spain were so discouraging that no shipments to that country could be advised. The hopes which had been entertained that cotton goods would be admitted into Spain upon payment of duty would not, it was thought, be realized. A heavy fall of rain, which continued about a week, has raised the water courses in North Carolina higher than had been known for 50 years. Considerable da mage has been done among the mill-dams and bridges, and a horse mail was lost in swimming the river. The mildness of the present season is a frequent sub ject of remark ; but there is not perhaps a more curious evidence of the fact on record than the following;-- Thursday morning, a Gentleman residing on the Royal Ten ace, Edinburgh, was surprised by observing in his room a full-winged butterfly, which he has now in his possession, as lively and brisk as these insects usually are in the month of May. An excellent plan was about ten years ago adopted by Mr. S. 13nowN, of Haddington, for instructing the towns and villages of the County of East Lothian in succession, by means of the same books. It began with only; a few volumes; but he now has nineteen Itinerant Libraries, of fifty volumes each, which are sent round the different stations, remaining a certain time at each. For these there are nineteen divisions, and fifteen sta. tions, four divisions being always in use at the chief town, and two at another town of some note. An in-, dividual at each station acts as librarian. There are 700 or 800 readers, and the expenses, under 601. a-year, are defrayed by the produce of a sermc'i, the sale of some tracts, and subscriptions in small sums averaging rive shillings. The plan is now adopted in Berwick shire, by Mr. BUCHAN, of Kelloe, with this very great improvement, that the current expenses are defrayed by the readers, who pay twopence a month. SCOLDS IN Aat ea udge DUNCAN, of Pennsyl vania, has , reversed the sentence of the Court of Common Pleas, in the case of The Commonwealth v. Maury James,' which doomed her, as a common scold, to the ducking or cocking stool. The Judge took the ground that the common law punishment did not apply here, and observed, that in csses of such barbarous retribution, he was not disposed to attach his chain to the dung-cart of the Common Law. Tile decision is just ; but we don't relish the language of the Learned Judge. Ducking women may be ranked among the .barbarities and follies of the olden time. , vt