Star. — London, England, 1826-10-27 00:00:00

THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER. Beneath the bill where 3lszv stood, And mw ber banner prostrate lai4 Beside the brook, that red with WO Tint dyed the bosom and the plat., Within which Loyalty and Love, Twin passions, pure and proud were swelling, Now waves the pine and birch-owe grove; Now smiles sweet Jessy's sbsiter'd dwelling ! If not so fatal fair as she. Though Cart bath mirror e d few more fair, Beams not In Jess'''s eye young glee, . • - - Unfan'd by art, tindimned by care! Though remind Lang-ide there throng not now► High Chiefs, who paled their Mood like water, Her's is one heart's unbroken vow— Who'd be the Queen, or Miller's Daughter ! A HUNGRY GHOST. The city of Norwich has been for several days past thrown into very great alarm, occasioned by strange and most unaccountable noises, proceeding from a house on Orford Hill, occupied by an inoffensive old Gentle man of the name of Haut. The circumstances attend ing this extraordinary occurrence appeared to be, that Mr. Hirt, who is a nervous- sort of man, possessing property to a considerable amount, has been annoyed by a ghost appearing to him for several nights past, in various shapes, calling out in a horrible and loud voice, " Beware! Leave off your wicked life, Ham! Read your Bible." The old Gentleman made his neighbours acquainted with the circumstances, and they all in stantly volunteered to sit up with him during his fright ful and sleepless nights. Night after night passed away, and no apparition appeared ; still the noises were repeated with unabating horror, calling out to Hartt to read his Bible, and to leave off his wicked way of life—an unnecessary piece of advice, for poor Ham bears an unexceptionable moral character. The neighbours imbibed the alarm, but mustered up sufficient courage to commence a vigilant search ; into whatever room they travelled, however. this odd voice was sure to accompany them, calling out lustily for " Bread and butter—ham, and bread and butter--..b10w my guts, lam so hungry 1" Strange and unaccountable as it all appeared, no person present was even able to trace out from whence or from whom the voice proceeded; sometimes it assailed them as if it proceeded out of the walls, at other times either from the ceiling or the floor. An extraordinary circumstance like this could not fail at length to alarm the whole city, and hundreds flocked, night after night, to hear the hungry ghost call out for " ham and bread and butter." On Saturday last the Mayor dispatched several of die police to the spot, to examine the premises, with directions not to quit them without ascertaining the real tact. They searched into every hole and corner, re maining there during the whole night, but all to no purpose ; the roof of the building was not even omitted in their search. It was, according to report, at length c"nceived prudent to lay it by holy word. A Reverend Gentleman was found, who proceeded to the spot; but in defiance of the priest, the spectre raised its frightful noises again, which rattled horribly through the old chambers, at the same time telling him 46 to go home, and not to come thete praying." The Rev. Gentleman, unaccustomed to have mockery added to bis responses, soon left the house. - - - A stout knight of the thimble, living near, now doubly persuaded that the voice came from some vil lain concealed in the wall, fearlessly asserted be would find it out ; in he marched, bold as bockram, shsulder• log a huge poker, determined to exhibit himself sole victor in the combat, assuring his neighbours that the spectre should not long be suffered to go unpunished. His search was first on the ground fl , or. and voices on both sides rose loud in his ear. He paused, but, eager for the conflict, he ascended the stairs, the voice all the time echoing his name, and telling him to go home, for it was of no use. On leaving one chamber, a large box was thrown at him, which, rolling down the staircase, so alarmed the affrighted knight, that he soon hastened away, faulty vanquished. The next knight who sought to lay this spectre was one whose honours were con ferred on him, at the last coronation. He soon disco- vered the author of the trick. It proved to be the servant girl of the house who possessed an extraordinary power of ventriloquism. The girl was immediately taken into custody. since which no noise has been heard by poor Mr. Hartz. The following is from the Bury Gergelte : A very foolish attempt, under the disguise of a ghost, has been made daring the last fortnight, to alarm a respectable family to sidles on Orforbbill, Norwich. The parish hay. been both day aed night disturbed by noises. and voices telling them to read their Bible, &c. and great numbers of persons have been attracted to the spent. in hopes of bearing or teeing the ghost, and to try to dissever the trick, but to no purpose, till Saturday night, when Martin, the Abssiff's ariCef, searched the premises, and discovered that a boy had entered by some means from the adjoining house. which was unoccupied, and, in concert with some one of the family, bad suc ceeded in remaining till then undiscovered. We sincerely hope the Migistrates will make blm suffer for his fun. Mr. MACREADY, the tragedian, arrived at New York en, the lath sk. after a poop of 26 days from LtverpooL Accounts from various parts of the country agree in wadi:ming, that the dock-yards, basins, and all places of public works, are filled with paupers from all parts, f r whom the Government finds or makes employ. At Manchester the poor are numerously occupied in mend ing the roads and ditcher. An Inquest was held yesterday, at the Roebuck, Mill- bank, on the body of a pregnant woman, which had been taken out of the River by a waterman, on Wednesday ; and as no evidence could be given of the mode in which she came itflo,that - situation, the Jury returned a Ter* dict—Found Droytied. A farmer of she. name of Pye, who sets returning home with his cart to Alston, a few days ago, fell from the shaft, and the wheels 'passing over his hands, they were crushed in, so shocking a manner, as to bring on a locked jaw, which caused his death.. A dread ful happened at Hampton, Middle. sex, on Friday. to John Pansplett, coachman to John Cottingridge, Esq. of Sunbury, white exercising a pair of horses in a van. 'He was departing from the Black Horse, at Hampton, apparently sober, apd in turning • his horses round, the pole came in contact with the brick wall of the premises, and broke, in ocnsequence of which. the horses became unmanageable, and set off at speed s and in turning a corner, drew the carriage against a post with great violence, which overturned it, and the shock threw the driver off the box to the groutia, at a considerable distance. He was taken up insensible, and carried to the Red Lion public house, where be continned in a senseless state, and died about five o'clock next morning. BRIGHTON, Oatosas 25. Mrs. Oleos is returned, but has not aiateusiiHiCovilig a salt able nsansioa for the winter. ~ • Lord Arthur and Lord Sum* Lam= an sem the last ft• snovala from the Royal York Hotel. Lord and lady Vabridge, with one of the Ladies Paget, hays tam possission of prints WWI& The Earl of Lisburne, the Marchioness of Lansdowls o Yrs. Mellish, and Ulm Gifford, are prolongiog their stay at * Pew Steyne "Hotel. Mr. Ore, M.P. Mr. Mannino, Pd.P, tusti and Mr. &Alt, M.P. and Lady, are Included in the West aritvais. Mrs. G. Lamb, from Tilpte Forest. Mr. and • Mrs.. flatehett, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, are sojourning at the Royal Yoh Hotel: Sir G. and Lady Presc ott have departed thence for Battle Abbey. MARGATE, Ocrosza 25. We here experience the most extraordinary weather; the atmos phere so hot, that doors and windows are open till near d&g ht. The Sun, on Saturday and Sunday, shot forth the same rays of heat as in the dog days; each night we had incessant lashes of lightning. and last evening the whole horizon was illuminated, and the illumi nation was attended by thunder. The sea is covered with Dutch boats; they are fishing vessels, crossing over to collect bags of white Hour, and the Thanet ginger. bread. Each of these articles is a Mute &niche to a Mynbeer. The Duchess of Marlborough and the Dowager Duchess of Manchester came over front Itantsgate yesterday. Those who delight in rich and variegated scenery—views that are picturesque and extensive—let them resort to Minster. and view the hills of Kent covered with verdure. And should they not feel gradfied, let them repair to the groves of laburnum, now in full Sower, around the land of the Marquis Coaynshaut. I I few days ago. Samuel Jackson. of the firm of Pot ter and Jackson, of Cengleton, was committed to War wick gaol by the - Commissioners, for not making a sur render of his effects, or giving a satisfactory account of his affairs.--Bireeinghorre Journal. FILLICIDL—A commission of bankrupt has been is sued against Francis Eburne, late of Rytoa, who was a short tame since committed to Warwick gaol, charged with the wilful murder of his son.—Bristol Mercury. Dun' ox PlMlTUDToxs.—Monday night a deputation of Gentlemen engaged in the Print Trade set out for London, for the purpose of making representations to Ministers, with a view of inducing them to consent to the repeal of the Excise duty on printed goods, when it was stated, that of the sum of 2,035,2191. 15s. id. to which the gross amount of the duty reached in the year ended the sth January last, 1,665,5921. Ss. was returned in drawbacks and bounties; and that of the net produce, which reached the Exche quer. 869,2431 . 55. 4d. by far the larger part, is drawn from the labouring classes.—Manchesfer Mercury. Wednesday morning, a little before one o'clock, a gang of resurrection men were disturbed, while in the act of plundering a recently-made grave of its inmate, in a burial ground at Bowling-green Lane, Clerkenwell. An alarm was made by the watchman stationed near the gate of the New Prison, when at the extremity of his beat, who together with some Gentlemen, who were passing as the moment, got over the wall into the ground, and there discovered a recently-made grave,, which had been emptied of its mould to within about a foot of the coffin, and close to it a spade a coat, and a pair of gloves, which no doubt were left by the plun derers in their hurry to escape, which they effected over the wall in a retired part of the burial ground. The Cardinal de RIM when the mob of Paris bad besieged the Palace, went out to appease the rioters. He was immediately knocked down by a brickbat, and one of the assailants immediately presented a bayonet to his throat. "Oh, you wretch," exclaimed the Cardi nal, " what would your father have said, could he have seen you is this barbarous action?" The man ininsedia ately withdrew, though, says the Cardinal, "I knew no more of him or his father than the babe unborn." A 71111117 BY BIARRIAOTA marriage lately took place by which, among four persons, the following re lationships were created :—There were two brothers, two sisters, one mother, one mother-in-law, one daugh ter, one daughter-in-law, and one son. The parties were two brothers and a mother and daughter; the elder brother married the mother, and the younger brother was united to the daughter. Q. Is not this marriage, in one respect at least, within the prohibited degrees - ? FZMALZ /MIDI WM.—At one of the representations of the Opera of Anglia, a youthful and comely dame was seated in the same box with her lever and her hus• band—nothing is more common. The lover was at her side, the husband behind. The play began, and the whole of the audience were listening with profound at tendon to the passage in which Rinaldo says to Arraida— “ Ali could you prove so crud As take thy bean away, My hie would follow after, And leave this worthless clay." The dame, at once moved and softened by the charms of the singer's voice, and the words, advanced her foot, and gently pressed the foot that was nearest to her. In an instant her husband, with conjugal gravity, said, " You have made a mistake, Madam." These words came like a thunderbolt. The young man was dumb; when, by a presence of mind worthy of her sex, the, Lady exclaimed that she had made no mistake, reproach. ed her husband in the keenest terms for his injustice, ' and told him he was unworthy of a wife of so much sensibility, finishing by the means always resorted to in extreme cases, by declaring that she was ill. The re pentant husband was all humility, confessed his error, and entreated pardon, which was with difficulty granted. After such a suffering, a nervous attack naturally super. vened, and rendered it necessary to quit the theatre.— The husband, who was engaged, begged the young man to have the goodness to see the Lady home. It may be, presumed that f..e succeeded in charming down her ner vous attack, while the enchanted husband was congratu lating himself on possessing so rare a partner.—Le Furd. Yesterday se'nnight, an Inquisition was taken at Glemsford, on the Rev. Wm. Wtgsel Jardine, who was killed by a fall from a low four-wheeled carriage. Mr. Jardine, with John Barker, Eq. of Clare Priory, were on their way to that town on the preceding Monday evening; Mr. Barker was driving his pony in the phae ton, and on their descending Glemsford Hill, the animal set off at full speed, upon which Mr. Barker pulled the right hand rein with a view of stopping the pony by drawing the carriage into the ditch ; unfortunately the rein broke, and the Gentleman decided upon jumping ' out; Mr. Jardine fell upon his head, and compression of the brain was the consequence, which terminated his life on the Wednesday afternoon; Mr. Barker was much hurt by his fall, but it is hoped he has not received any material injury. The animal, after the. accident, ran with great fury through Stanstead and Melford, and jumped over the turnpike gate between Melford and Sudbury, drawing the cartage after it, and breaking the gate, and it' was not stopped till it had aeatly reached Sudbury. It was an aged animal, Mr. Barker having had it more than 16 years ; . and the cause of its setting off was the carriage pressim upon it when going down . the bill at a rapid sateogrVerdict, Accidental " Death. POLICE INTELIGENCE. -..-•5aw..... GUILDHALL Mr. AO, the Master of St. Bride's Workbook, appeared upon a *mit eir assauhing Mrs. Knott, a pauper. Ike stated she was sitting at dinner on the 24th inst. when Mr. Mott came into her ward and insisted upon knowing the contents of a letter, and to whom it was directed, which she bad written. She thought he had no right to make these inquiries, and declined an swering; and he, at the instigation of the Matron, after again in sisting upon knowing 'chat she had been writing about, dragged her by force to the black hole, in which she was confined two hours, and then released to be sent off to a farm-house. She refused to be separated from her children, and to avoid being carried away in a strait jacket, which was produced, she declined farther parish relief. ' The Master of the Workhouse, in reply, pleaded that be was told by the parish eaters that she was a wicked woman, who made a great stir in the parish by complaining of ill treatment, in the Work house two years ago, and he thought be had a right to see her letter, and that her refusal amounted to refractoriness. Mrs. Knott called two at the paupers, but they did not su her charge, which was dismissed by the Alderman, who that Keepers of Workhouses and Prisons bad a right to inspect Whetters. BOW-STREET. About three weeks ago, two men named Roes and Lithe (the former master of one of th e barges in the trade of Messrs. Pick ford and Co. carriers; and the latter a man under him), were brought before :be Magistrate, charged on suspicion of stealing some goods from packages intrusted to.their care, to be conveyed to different places. • - Upon thifirst examination, it was admitted that the parcel was very badly packed, but still the statement that an extensive rob bery would be proved, induced the Magistrate to remand the pri. soners, and they were remanded from time time to time, until yes. terday, when they were once more put to the bar, but no one appeared against them, and they were discharged. BATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday, Thomas Forster. formerly a driver of one of the Greenwich stages, was brought from St. George's watchhouse, in the Borough of Southwark, charged on suspicion of stealing a full mit of chintz bed furniture. Halsey, the night constable, who apprehended the prisoner, saw him on the previous evening at the Black Horse public-house, with a large bundle under his arm ; there was another man in company with him, who was a well-known thief, and from that circumstance Mabry was induced to follow them up stairs, where he found the prisoner opening the bundle. It contained twenty pieces of chintz furniture, being a complete suit. The prisoner, not giving a satis factory account of it, was taken to the watchhouse; and by agcy m iry it turned out to be the property of Mr. Hill, an in Hattoo-garden, from whom it had been fraudulently Mr. Jails HIM identified the whole as his ; it had been sent to him to under. some alterations • on ednesday, the 38th instant, be wens to the Blue Postsgeekkig slice, in Holborn, and desired that the lischley carrier amid cede for a bundle at his house, No. 108, Hatteergarden, laid& die landlord promised should be attended to The mine weak* the prisoner, who, It appeared, had been in die to pteent at the ti ne , and overheard the conversation, called, sod representing himself as the Flochley car rier, received the bundle, together with two-pence booking-money, and a shilling carriage. The prisoner &Wed the charge, in opposition to the oaths of four - or five - witnesses. - . Mr. &want &mos said, if he could establish an rill before the Jury, be would have the full baulk of it. Be was fully committed for trial. MARY-LA-BONNE. Yesterday, Wheeler, late inspector to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, applied to the Magistrate for advice how to proceed against Mr. Martin, M.P. and the above Society, of which the Hon. Member is a well known supporter, for certain debts doe to hint. He made a long statement about travelling round the country for Mr. Martin, and performing other Aces, for which be was promised payment, but neither he nor the Society would pay hint, although he had made repeated applications. Wheeler made other statements about the Society, which being ovate, we avoid mentioning. Mr. Ciatemns told him, that from his experience at Police Offices,he must be well ;ware that it was not the province of i Ma gistrate to interfere with such debts, but that a civil action was his only remedy. u Where the it—ll," exclaimed Wheeler at the outside of the eller, • am I to get money to bring a dell action r Yesterday, James !raison, a rough-looking drover, was placed at the bar, on a charge of assault. It appeared in evidence, that as the prisoner was going along Oxford-street, at eight o'clock last night, be met two young girls, one of whom, withoot saying a word, be seised hold of by the arm, and pushed aside, and u pon ber remonstrating with him, he struck her across the shoulders with a stick he had in his band; her companion then upbraided him for his unmanly conduct, bat, instead of expressing sorrow, he kicked her and knocked her down ; in consegeence of which, one of her legs was considerably burt.--Ordered to mike reparation to the girls, or in default, to he committed. Wednesday evening an information was bid before the Magis trates of Mary-la-bonne polite-dice, by Mrs. Miry Ann litigated' M'Culloch, of Great Quebec-street, against Mr. aeries Brown, a student at law, and Noel Norton Carter, an Ensign in the Army, whom she represented as having agreed to fight a duel. The Lady stated, that in the course of conversation at dinner, Mr. Brown spoke disrespectfully of the army, which being resented by Mr. Carter, a challenge ensued, and she believed a meeting would forth with t ake place, unless by some means it could be prevented. A warrant was immediately put into the hands of Hewitt, the chief °dicer ' who soon apprehended Mr. Brown. Oa coming before Mr. Barn:won, Mr. Brown expressed much displeasure at the intrusion of an dicer, while be wudtdng quietly upon the sofa at borne, with no intend= to break the peace. Mr. Itawiusos said, al an information to the contrary had been given upon oath," and ordered it to be read to him, upon which . Mr. Drown remarked r—" It is only a Lady's fear ;it is ridiculous thing altogether—the mere fear of a Lady—a mere hysterical fear." Mr. Rasmus= said, he believed it did not akogether originate in the fear of a Lady. He would put him to as little inconvenience as possible, but be must enter into his own recognizance of 250 to keep the peace.--After many objections, finding be could not be liberated on other terms, Mr. Brown gave the security required. QUEEN-SQUARE. Moss Ming was charged by his father, a master sorpenter, with condenkoglinwelf in a most outrageous manser bath to his mother and himself, whose lives be threatened to take brother dee deposed to such a series of outrageous acts on the pri soner's park asilecided the justice of the charge. Mr. Wm ordered the prisoner to be confined in the House of Correction lir aims asemeh. George Webb Ina ilhesese Harr, of Parson's-green, were lined in the penalties, the Int of 40e. and the latter £oe. for riding in their carte, without having reins to the haws. UNION-HALL &mud Anna, and Joins Hoskins, the guard and coachman el a Portsmouth coach called the a No Wonder," were charged with being concerned in robbing that coach. The coach left town about four o'clock hs the afternoon or Men. day, and arrived at Portsmouth the fislimirise riesaing at seven, when it was discovered that the coach had been rdised it six pack ages. They were deposited in a boot behind o irbiels was scented by a patent padlock. It had been forced openly, swam of some pow. ful instrument, and with considerable videlicet mad as the pled was seated immediately above the boot, it was elasnlar how the robbery meld have been accomplished without his Dunn, the guard, said, that when be ali i re7a ls !rnestoo s where they changed horses, be did not observe that the padlock of the boot was broken. From Kingston they went on to the Red Lion, at Rood Lane, where they changed horses and coachman, and it was there where the passengers supped; he did not go out to see whether the coach was safe, conceiving that the bonakeepers would have an eye to it. After they had proceeded a short distance from the house, Woods, the second coachman, discovered that the bind boot had been forced open, and, on reaching Portsmouth, the parcels were missed. He bad every reason to belive that the robbery was effected when the passengers were at supper at the Red Lon. He said he might have slept occasionally when on the road, and be did not be lieve there was a guard in existence who did not do so. There was not, he said, a single passenger rode behind. Hoskins said, that when they reached Rood Lane be went in to supper, having discharged his duty, and did not look after the coach. The MAGISTILATX did not consider himself justified in detaining the guard or the coachman, and therefore ordered them to be discharged. - LAMBETH-STREET. A. Mordecai was fully committed, charged with entering , the house of Mr. Nathan, a &other Israelite, and stealing therefrom a shirt, his property. • SPORTING INTRLtIGENCE, BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, OCT. it: . The betting yesterday afternoon was rather getsetal duo heafy 'lt coached respectively Anthe Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger. Web and /31&M maintain ttiell plates; Tatter Is likely to the ; he has wag *tee tifolear old stakes this season in good style, and was entered to tonic the HolYsiell Thine Meeting, but did not Start, owing as some said to having a bad leg, *kith we do not believe is the ease. The pedant olidrare as lobo* 1 Datum 13 to 1 apt Web (takenY es to* 1 apt Ciiiiidst (taken) IS to 1 apt Elfrid , -11Sto 1 apt 'Pistillate 17 to 1 agst Catherine (taken) 25'to 1 agst Dahlia MI to I apt Tatter (taken) se tia rapt Lord OA KS. 12 to 1 mist lielvoirina 114 te r sot Trandadere 13 to 1 apt Scheherezade DIIIICASTER ST. Lion. 14 to 1 apt Reviewer 35 to i apt Matilda 20 to 1 apt Popsy 3S to I apt Moonshine 30 to 1 apt Wilma% The following Matches are to be run on the first day of the nod Newmarket Third October,or Houghton Matisse Lord Orford's The Rector eget Colonel Wilson's Lamplighter ' A. F. 209. h. ft —No weights mentioned. Mr. Thornhill's c. by Sam, 2.t. 71b. apt Mr. Grevilles c. by Manfred, est. 41b. Greville stakes 100 soot to 80. Lord Ezeter's Redgauntki, UAL apt Mr. Payne's Bachelor. 41b. T.Y.C. 200. The Duke of Grafton's Paul Jones, lst. 10Ib. apt Lord Orford's Winkey Boss, Ist. 71b. T.Y.C. 200. The Duke of Richmond's Starch, list. 71b. apt Lord Ratter's b. to Attica, est. 21b. T. Y.C. 100. h. ft. The Duke of Graftqn's Mantua, sit. apt Mr. W. Wyndham's Colleger. sit. 51b. T.Y.C. 100. Oa the second day of the same Meeting— The Duke of Rutland's Adeliza, list. apt Mr. Payne's Babel, list. fib. R. M. toe. On the third day of the same Meeting-- Colonel Russell's c. by Oreille, 94, agst. Mr. Pettit's Vivian Grey, 7st. fib. T.Y.C. SO. Mr. MUls's Apelles, apt Mr. Grevillee e. by Whalebone, ft. each—R.M. 100. b. ft. GALLOPING MATCH. Wednesday morning Mr. Bullock engaged to ride eight horse, 42 miles in four hours and a half, and which was completed with considerable time to spare, in the following manner :—The fine bane (a fine bunter) did ten miles to Bernet, in 34 minutes and a few seconds; the next, an American mare, reached Hatfield. the next ten miles, in 3S minutes; the third went eight miles, to Woole mar Green, in 25 minutes; the fourth went to Baidock, ten miles,• in 24 minims I the fifth reached Guford, another eleven miles in 34 minutes ; the sixth went to Buckden, twelve miles, in 57 minute... The remaining part of the distance, twenty-one miles, was rode leisurely in, and Mr. Bullock won, without much difficulty, by quartet elan host. PEDESTRIANISM. Yesterday a journeyman carpenter, named Vincent, undertook,' for a wager of ten sovereigns, to go on foot from Whitechapel Church to Woodford Wells,and back again, in two hours and a quarter ; whole distance being eighteen miles. The pedestrian started about nine o'clock, and proceeded on at a moderate pace of seven miles an bow. He stopped to bait at Soaresbrook, about five minutes, einhis journey, mending his pace, and reached Woodford s id one minute under the hour, and stopped to refresh for ten minutes. He then -Anted en the return fresh and well, and arrived at the starting place, completing his undertaking ten minutes less than the time allowed. Butting at starting was 3to 2 against him. _ _ This is the anniversary of the battle of New bary,l644 ; birth of Captain Cook, the circumnavigator, 1728 ; and death of D'Alembert, the French philosopher, 1783. A new Farce, adapted from the French, called Re turned Killed, is is preparation at Covent-garden. The incidents are said to be ludicrous in the extreme. Last week, nearly a half ton weight of sovereigns ar rived at Swansea, for the use of the Branch Establish ment at that place, just opened by the Bank of England: On a sua-flower growing in a " kail. y d" in the neighbourhood of Inverkeilor, the principal Bower mea sures 4.5 inches circumference. Two hundred and eighty sheep have been exported to Boulogne, in the Medusa and Royal George steam vessels, during the last week. A great improvement has been of late years effected on some barren soils in the Highlands, by the burning of lime on the surface by means of moss peats and wood —all of which are found in great plenty in most situ , - ations. In the neighbourhood of Moulinarn, from a field where, two years ago, clover seed would not have vegetated, thirty pounds of clover have yielded a return of 690 stones of fine hay. On the same farm, one bolt of barley has produced twelve. The neighbourhood of Ratcliffe-highway and Wapping has been for some time infested by a daring gang who have committed several depredations, and for some time eluded even the vigilance of the police. Monday evening an Inquest was held at the Two Brewers, Stratton Ground,Westminster, on the body of a man who had expired suddenly in that house, and his wife, taking 4s. 6d. from his pocket, went out and got beastly drunk. At night she slept in bed beside the corpse, and next day pawned some of the deceased's clothes to supply herself with gin ; and the Jury were so apprehensive, from what they heard of her character, that she would sell the body to buy more gin, that they ordered k to be forthwith carried away. Wednesday, an infant, four weeks old, belonging to James Bridges, of Lisard-street, St. Luke's, came to kis death by the nurse giving it a large quantity of syrup of poppies, contrary to the instructions of the Doctor. who bad prescribed three drops only. Upon taking the draught, the babe fell into a profound sleep, from which it did not awake for sixteen hours, and only then on ap plication of a warm bath; when it was thrown into the most violent convulsions, in which it shortly expired. SHOCKING Accuratax..—Wednesday morning, as two children, one about four, and the other six years old, belonging to Mr. Nicholson, of Whitecross-street, Bar bican, were amusing themselves at the second floor win. dow, the iron bar which was fixed across for the pur pose of preventing accidents, gave way, and the young est, Hannah. a fine girl, was in consequence precipi tated into the street. The unfortunate child was taken up by a person passing at the time. and conveyed into 'the house, when surgical assistance was immediately procured. but its recovery is deemed almost impassible. DIED. At Cowrie, PathsMe, on the 35th instant, the Rev. Samuel GiUillan, Minister of the United Acsociate Congregation there. The 25th Ult. at the Manse of Cuhes, Margaret, daughter of the late Rev. William &rachan. At Chinourah, Rut Indies, ow the evening of the 20th of March last, Mrs. Bennett Alder, Lady of Major T. G. Alder, Hun. Coat pan y's Service. Thursday se'nnlght, at Maidenhead, aged 60, the Rev. .7. Cook, for forty-three years Pastor of the Independent Church at that place. He preached mice the Sabbath preceding, and had buried a person belonging to his congregation on the folknving )HAILS—THIS DAY. •1114 DUO. ASI6 DIM Dublin 1 0 I France 0 0 Watern rd 1 0 I Hamburih 1 0 amines and Jersey 0 0 Randers 0 0 I Lisbon 0 0 Brasil 0 0 Donagbadee 0 0 Sweden 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 0 I Amer i ca 0 1 Holland 1 0 3 Buenos Ares 0 0 WATNit at LONDON-BUIDGE .ftultfttr W. Ptlaming 51 minutes after 11 A/formulas minutes after Lotman: Printed and Pahlnked by 3. F. 'CRAIN. at the Sims Oriwit No. 1, l'iate44-etaet, '4. tape-Am 1