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• FIELD FLOWERS. _A.- • HT THOMAS CAMPSILL, ESC!. Ye field lowers! the gardens eclipse you, 'tit true, • Yet, wildings of Nature, I doat upon you, For ye waft me to summers of old, When the earth teemed around me with fairy delight, And when daisies and buttercups gladdened my sight, Like treasures of silver and gold ! I love you for lulling me back into dreams Of the blue Highland mountains and echoing streams, And of broken glades breathing their balm, While the deer was seen glancing in sunshine (emote, And the deep mellow crush of the wood-pigeon's note blade music that sweeteted the calm. Not a pastoral song has a pleasanter tune Than ye speak to my heart, little wildings of June ; Of old ruinous castles ye tell, Where I thought it delightful your beauties to find, When the magic of Nature first breathed on my.mind, And your blossoms were Fart of her spell. Ev'n now what affections the violet awakes; What loved little islands, twice seen in their lakes, Can the wild water-lily restore ; What landscapes I read in the primrose's looks, And what pictures of pebbled and minnowy brooks In the vetches that tangled their shore. Earth's cultureless buds, to my heart ye were dear, Ere the fever of passion, or ague of fear, Had scathed my existence's bloom; Once I welcome you more, in life's passionless stage, With the visions of youth to revisit my age, And I wish you to grow on my tomb! (New .ifinspely Magsawfor Jim.) RECOLLECTIONS OF O'KEEFFE. FROM Till NSW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. In 1784., a Rev. Doctor brought with him from Ire land, his native country, five tragedies and five come. dies, all to be acted at Drury-lane and Covent-Garden; he plagued me much to bring him to Mr. Harris, at Knightsbridge, but before I could do so, the Doctor himself found means to slip through Hyde Park turn pike. The circumstances of their interview I had from Mr. Harris himself who humorously hit upon an effec tual method to get rid of himself and his ten plays. One of his tragedies was called " Lord Rutsel," and one of his comedies" Draw the Long Bow." Mr. Hart is received him at his house, with his usual politeness, and sat with great patience and much pain listening to the Doctor reading one of his plays to him ; when he had got to the fourth act, Mr. Harris remarked that it was " very fine indeed--excellent; hut, Doctor, don't you think it time for your hero to make his appearance?"- 2, Hero, Sit ! what hero ?"—" 'lout principal character, Lord Russell.—You are in the fourth act, and Lord , Russell has not been on yet." 44 Lord Russell, Sir!' exclaimed the I) ctor—" why, Sir, I have been reading to you my comedy of " Draw the Long Bow."—" In deed ! I beg a thousand pardons for my dullness ; but I thought it was your tragedy of Lord Russell' you had gem reading to me." Tne angry author started from his chair, thrust his manuscript'into his rocket, and ran down stairs out of the hou e. When 1 again met the Doctor, he gave a most terrible account of the deplo rable state of the English stage, when a London mana ger did not know a tragedy from a comedy. I laughed heartily at Lis chagrin so .whimsically detailed to me, and he was all astonishment and anger at my ill-timed mirth. 'lois Rev. Gentleman (his dramatic mania ex.' cepted) was a m in of piety and learning ; and I believe, Mr. Harris's witty expedient effectually cured him of psophane play writing, and changed a mad scholar into an edyfying divine. He translated some of the books of Milton into Greek, which were printed at Oxford. A two-?ct piece of mine, "The Man Milliner," pro. duced at Covent-garden Theatre, in 1768, was dismissed by the audience as soon as the curtain rose—not a word was heard. Every haberdasher from Hammersmith to Bow, and from the Elephant and Castle to Highbury barn, tilled the house ; the men-milliners' shops all over town were shut up at three o'clock, and the owners wet e resolved to have their own way for once in drama tic choice. It was remarked, but too late, that giving it that title was beating the drum for a certain con• damnation. 1 was in one of the upper private b-xes with William Lewis, who told me (Mr. Harris being out of town) that, in cast of the slightest opposition, his rude! s were not to repeat the piece ; and so walked out of shop—the Man Milliner! Though this failure gave me little concern, yet I was foiced to well close, to retrieve lost time, and !soon finished a five-act Comedy, " The P.ague of Riches." This I took to Mr. Colman: he did not like it. I offered to cut it down to three acts— to two acts. " No, no hope at all in it ; it will do no good ; you will never bring it into any form likely to succ:ed, Very sorry, O'Keyffe, but ti yat another piece." 1 told him, what was true, that a five-act comedy was a thing of too much labour to be given up despair by its author, and that 1 would make an effect that it should ) et succeed in s- me shape us other. I took the MS. house with use, and, to the vexation of the moment, putting my fingers over incidents, pages, and whole scenes, lopped off three acts, wit:te songs in the course of a tew days, had the whole copied fair by my amanuensis, and sent it to Mr. Hat :is, with its new title—" The Farmer." It was acted forty nights the first season. All the performers were in high spirits with their part.. Edwin's Jemmy Jump, and Mrs. blattocks's Betty Blackberry, were the highest treat the public had been waffled with for some time. Blanchard sung my " Ploughboy," and Darley my song of "Etc round the . huge Oak," with great applause. I had pre viously written the latter song, at Mr. Harris's request, for Reinhold, who did Fait field, to sing it in " The Maid of the Mill," that character having no song. M. Arne bad then the conduct of the Covent-garden musi cals, and set this song, with five more, that I wrote upon the same occasion. So I thought it now but justice to myself to take it into my qe.a piece. Mr. Harris pur chased my night for one hunched pounds, and gave me fifty pounds more for the copyright, besides which, he allowed me to sell Daly a copy for fifty pounds. Mr. Colman was one of the first of my friends to wish me joy on the success of " The Farmer," but seemed entirely to forget I had first offered it to him,' and was vexed and disappointed when I reminded him 1 had done so as a five-act comedy, called " The Plague of Riches." " No, no, O'Keeffe, don't talk to me in that way. I don't know what you offered me of Riches and Plagues; but as to Farmers, you never offered me Mat Farmer." A once celebrated t ree, it is said, is likely to display its fruit at Covent-garden again. ICING'S THEATRE. Madame PASTA took her benefit on Thursday night, at this Theatre, when Maven's opera Medea in Corinto was produced-:-its performance was repeated on Satur. day, and on both occasions ale audience was highly fashionable and numerous. The music of this opera possesses distinguished merit, and Madame PASTA'S personations of Medea place her at the summit of trag:c excellence: her tone of submissive entreaty, changed by despair to malignan , revenge—her haugly y defiance—her fearful bream:46o.; —the savage joy which illumines her features when the unseen spirits reply—the agonizing contest between maternal affection and dreadful revenge, and its triumph in the destruction of her off4pring, were de picted with a truth, a force, and effect, which render this one of the finest tragic representation; th tt can be imagined. So splendid a display of genius was attended, of course, with the most vehement and enthusiastic applause. After the conclusion of the opera, Ni-rdame PASTA was conducted across the st rge by Signor Tomtit and Madame CAKADORI, by Sign ors Centr , Nt and l'onzo, amidst con.intred plaudits. We have at present only space to observe, that the exertions of the other periormers were marked by their usual excellence. A revived ballet, by lnovrtALE, cille.! Le Marriage Secres, ou les 1 iabitans du Cherze,rollow ed : it contain, s 111:e very agreeable dances, and was recei...ed throughout with great applause. VAUXHALL GARDENS. This delightful place of public amusement assumed yesterday its wonted appearance and attraction. The evening was most auspicious, and presented a cheering contrast to the chilling influence and gloom of the nights preceding ; the visitors were, therefore, very numerous, and apparently received the greatest enjoy ment from the novel treat prepared for them by the Pro prietors, whose good taste and enterprising spirit de serve, and we have no doubt will receive, a proportionate rewar.t. The favourable state of the weather enabled them to add many thousand lamps, and to decorate some of those walks that had been previously left in darkness. The change in the atmosphere had also its effect upon the vocal performers, who sung with greater energy, and seemed to feel that they were delighting a fitting audience. Mr. BRANAM, Miss STEPHENS, Madame VesTass, Mr. SINCLAIR, and Ha BIKINIS were rest nt, and several of our most popular airs were given in the happiest style. Mr. Rooms again, in the absence of Signor SPAONOLITTI, presided in the Orchestra. There were at least two thousand persons in the gardens. INEOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JUNE 5. - ....0M..--• Joseph Hector Norris came up to be heard on his pe tition to be discharged. TIICI e was no oppo s ition on the part of any of the creditors.—The Insolvent stated that he had lately been door-keeper at the Stamp Office, Somerset-house, and that during the time he had been contracting the debts contained in the schedule, several accommodation bills were accepted by him, he became liable for the payment of them, and to diat cause was his insolvency principally to be attributed. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS asked the petitioner if he still retain ed his situation at the Stanip.Officc. The Insolvent said he had been dismissed from that establishment, and as a proof }:rod iced the discharge, which is to the following effect : " The Commissioners of the Stamp Office cannot retain in their employment persons whose necessities render them subject to impii sonment for debt, and the consequent hinderaece to I public bu:.iness. You will thei efore receive your salary up to the present day, and then consider yourself as I discharged." Mr. Cornniis.ioner lIARRsa said be was glaJ that the Commissioners of the Stamp office had ad pled such a measure, and he thought the public ttion of This cir cumstance would be productive of considerable gold, as it 'might act as a caution against improviJent and unnecessary contracts. The Insolvent was ordered to be discharged. Trinidad Papers to the 13th April state, that between the £d and sth April, inclusive, twb French vessels, one from Mar tinkre, and another from hlwasztLtas, with assorted cargoes, entered at lrinidad. Mr. WESTERN, the Member for Essex, continues ill. Mr. CROTCH, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office on Friday evening, with dispatches from the Hon. F. Lasts, our Ambassador at biadrid, to Mr. Secretary Gums°. It is not generally known that game of every descrip tion abounds in the Regent's Park; hares, pheasants, and partridges may be seen there every day. FATAL Accrozwr.—Yesterday, at nearly five o'clock in the afternoon, a melancholy scene occurred at Mr. Myer's, a fishmonger, Princes -street, Westminster.— Mr. Middleton, a master bricklayer and plaisterer, of Charles -street, was repairing Mr. Myers's roof, assisted by his son John, when the father was preverved from falling by his son, and the latter was then warned by bis parent to be cautious of himself. The caution had scarcely been Oven, when John Middleton, who was finishing, by cleaning t! e giitt-r in front of the house, fell precipitately from the roof into the open street.— During the fall, which he st-uggled to prevent, he un fortunately came in contact ssith some Bower pots, on the leading over the shop window, which cut him se. verely. Blood soon gushed from his forehead and neck. I Having been placed on a shut er, he was conveyed to the Hospital, in York -street, but the vital spark was found to be extinguished. A discovery has lately been made of the chd'iceuore of the celebrated Tompion, which has been so long lost It was made for "The Society for Philosophical Trans. actions," and is a year-going clock. It is a singular circumstance that a record exists, which stares that Tompion was at work on this clock when the great plague broke out in London ; and, on the day he finished it, he himself was attacked with the pestilei.ce. His filmic's removed him t.) the Continent, where he died. On the dial there is this inscription—" Sir James Moore caused this movement to be male with great care, anno Domini 1676, by Thomas Tompion." Tom pion was paid 100 guineas, and the clock was removed to the Society's house. and there, in the confusion of the moment, it was placed in the lumber-room, where it lay, without a case, exactly a century and a hrlf. One thing wonderful attends this discovery—all the steel pins, on being cleared from dust, were found to be as brilliant as ever. Mr. ROGERS, in a facetious mood, lately said, that " Every sheep must have as legs; because if you deprive him of hisfese legs, he still has tee kkind."—The As& it is the etiquette at Cambridge and Oxford that no gentleman speaks to another unless he has been formally introduced to him; and a story is told of a student refusing to assist another wk. had been upset in a boat upon the Cam, and struggling to reach the bank, because ho had set the litmus et being acluainted ' with him. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-S MEET. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Mr. 'Pillions Collins, the person in custody on the cbarge of fraudulently obtaining 17001. from Colonel Comae, was brought up for a third examin.ition. Mr. Joseph Herle, a clerk in the banking house of Messrs. Drummond, produced a cheque for 1700/. which wit, he said, paid into their house on the 10th of May, and the bearer received for it thirty-four notes of 50/. each. It was drawn by Cot and Green wood, the army agents, on Messrs. Drummond, and made payable to the b . The witness then give the numbers and dotes of the notes so paid. Mr. Well sworn—The cheque produced by the last witness was received by me from Colonel Comae. Mr. Postiurs—l ask you, Mr. Well, whether the payment of the 17001. was to conclude the business to which it relsted? Mr. Wea—l decline answering. Sir It. BIRNIE.—.- As Solicit”r to Colonel Comae, I do not think the witness is bound to answer the question. He ought not to be bound to disclose communications of a confidential nature, which were made to him by, or on behalf of, hii client. Mr. Hyde stated, that he was clerk in the Bank of England, and that on the 11th of May thirty-four 501. bank notes (corresponding in number and dates with those spoken of by Mr. Itterle, from •Druminunds') were brought to the Trller'i office by a genteel looking man, who requested to have sovereigns for theist. The person was like, in size and appearance, to the primmer, but he could not say that. be was the man. Mr. .Arsinsilus said be should not call any further evidence at present, but should ask for another examination on Wednesday night, when the witnesses front Ala'aneshury would certainly be in attendance. Nlr. PHILLIPS said the witnesses ought to have been produced there at the hrst examination. Mr. Well pledged himself to go personally to l‘Jahnesbury and brill up the witnesses, but he had not done so, and he (31r. Phillips) had to complain of being deceived by Mr. Well. lie had also t• complain that Colonel Camac bad not yet been called. These circumstances had produced—be would not use a harsher term—unnecessary delay. Mr. MINSHULL asked Mr. Well if the witnesses were on their way to London? Mr. Well—They are, Sir. Mr. Pumurs—When did you send for them? Mr. Well—l sent my clerk on Friday for them. Mr. Pamirs—What are their Mmes? Mr. Well—Seale and Neat,. Mr. PHILLIPS asked Mr. Well another question, but he declared that he would not answer another interrogatory (tom Mr. Phillips that night. Sir R. BIRNIZ—That is the safest way. Mr. Pim:Ara—The truth must out some time or other. The prisoner was then remanded until Wednesday evening, and again taken t• the watch-Louse. . _ _ Mr. Well said the witnesses from l‘lalmesbury would certainly be in attendance at that time. The office was much crowded. A-BONNR. J4den Hill, of Limn-place, wai yesterday charged with the fol lowing inhuman conduct to his wife. _ _ _ Mr. Cowne, surgeoniof Portntan•place, stated, that on rimurday night he was sent for to assist the delivery of the prisoner's wife.— He was front home when the message came, and when he arrived she had been delivered two hours. He found her in a chair, ex hausted, and in great danger; the husband in a state of intoxication, had dragged her from her bed,atiil himself taken poi.ession. Ile found a woman there, also in liquor, who professed to be a midwife. On remonstrating with the prisoner, he received nothing but abuse ; he therefore sent him to the watch-house its charge. The womau is still in a precarious state. The child is dead ; and as Mr. Cowne is doubtful whether the death of the child was not occasioned by the inability of the female midwife, through intoxication, and at the effect of the husband's conduct is not yet ascertained as regards his wife, Mr. RAWLINiON remanded him. MA IMPOROUG 11-ST [MET. Edward Edwards was fully committed for trial, for stealing 48 pairs of stockings from the shop-door of Mr. Samuel b:veringham, hosier, Oxford-street. Thomas Everingham, assistant to Mr. Samuel, stated, that while serving a customer yesterda7, about half-past one o'clock, the pri soner took the opportunity to take the four dov.n pairs of stockings from a baulk at the door. Observing the priionr do so, he ionne diarely pursued, and in Noel•street saw him throw away two of the four dozen. He still pursued him, calling out "stop thief," into Berwick -street, where the prisoner was taken, with the other two dozen pair. He valued them at 48s. Bertrond, an officer, followed in the pursuit, and apprehended the prisoner. Edward Evans and Mary Mu!heron, were brougt.t from St. Gites's watch. house on the following charge: Thomas Nlulheron, a Nobleman's servant, stated, that being in formed of his wife's impropriety of behaviour, he determined to watch her. On Friday he was told that his wife was seen in the Park and in St. Martin's-lane with the prkoner i who lodges in the same house with his wife in Compton-street, and is a shoemaker. lie went home late on Friday evening, and surprised them both in bed together. That his word might not be disputed, he obtained the assistance of two watchmen, who were witnesses of the scene. He told the watchmen to take both to the watchhouse. They both got out of bed, and when his wife bad dressed herself, she gal , e Evans a kiss, and putting her finger significantly to her nose said, " Take it out of that." lie did nothing to either of the prisoners, rather wishing the interference of a Magistrate than taking the law into his own bands. lie had had two children by her, one of which is dead ; the other be wished to take from her, and put to school. It was a case of great perfidy on the part of his wife, for when he was out of a situation, he actually turned watchman and porter, watching by night, and as soon as be was off duty, carrying loads from Covent Garden Market by dry. Sir GIOIIIGC FASRAMT asked Evans what be had to say? Evans said he did not know the woman was married; he lodged up stairs, and was invited down by her. The woman added, the man's story was the truth. Her husband told her, when he got a situation, he thould expect her to do for herself ; her clothes were in pledge, and he had discharged the lodging a fortnight ago. Let her have a gown, a shawl, and her duplicates, and she wanted no more from her husband. Evans said the shawl was his; he had lent it to the woman. Sir GICORGZ FAIMANT told her, she had forfeited all claim on her husband, by her abandoned conduct; he had no right to main tain het, nor she to trouble him; and recommended the husband to advertise her and her conduct.—They were fined one shilling each, which Willi paid by Evans, and then discharged. MICHMLL ANOYLO farLoa's ACT.—The decision on the 72d clause of this Act, in reference to the dwarf perpendiculars on the horizontal rails of Mr. Vaughan's house in Porter -street, New port-market, postponed from Saturday, was yesterday given by Mr. CON•NT. Mr. Allen. the Solicitor, Mr. Vaughan, and one of the Corn missioners attended. Mr. COMM! said, from the wording of the Act, he did not see the necessity of applying to a Magistrate. Whatever was deemed a nuisance in the judgment of three Commissioners, they had the power to order and enforce the removal. However, he had been to look at the rails, and bad noticed the other houses iti the street, which would be equally affected with the defendant's. It was the opinion of himself and the other Magistrates of that district, that the railings should be set back one toot (about half their present distance from the front of the house), and he wished to know if any person present, representing the Commissioners, had anything to observe. A Gentleman said be represented the Commissioners, and ap proved of the adjudication. . Mr. CONANT resumed—Similar projections in St. James's parish had been removed, after being appealed against without effect; and be could mute Mr. Vaughan it would be a waste of money fur him to appeal in instance. His decision was, that the rails be set hack one foot witbin a week's time.—The parties bowed land retired. when," lo," said Mr. Dunn, " I sa* it vanish through the w“11, as plain as I now see your Worship sitting in that chair" Mr. CHAMIIIIS here interrupted the narrator, observing, that imagiz,ation must have been rather disordered on the night in guru tion ; and asked him whether he had gone to bed drunk or sober? Applicant—l can assure you that I wit as saber and as Perfectly collected then as at this moment. Well, then (said Mr. CHAXIZIO what have you more to say about this cock-and-bull story of a ghost? The applicant appeared highly incensed at the outset of his tale having gained so little credit. He, however, declared that every syllable he uttered was true, and proceeded to give a further account of his nocturnal visitor. " When," said he," I saw the apparition vanish, I mustered up the courage and resolution to jump out o; bed, with the intention of opening the window-shatters, to admit the rays from the gas-lamp, but had scarcely made one stride front the bed-side, when the spectre made its appearance again, and really I don't know whether I was standing on my head or my heels :.t the time front terror; but this I know, after being composed little, it addressed me in a solemn tone, saying, lam the ghost o' a murdered man—my body is not far from hence—seek it, and yoi• shall laid it; then waving its hand, and afterwards pointing dowe below, it vanished from my sight thaough the wall, as it had dons before." " Well," said Mr. CttAILIZRS, " what have I to do with yuu• story of the ghost? You interrupt the public business of the once and I would recommend you to hasten home and search after the body of the dead man." Applicant—That I cannot do by myself, and the object of my application is to have the assistance of a police officer, and I have no doubt the bloody affair will be all brought to light. It was evident to all that the pour man WAS labouring under a delusion of mind on the above subject; and he repe:.tedly said dl:r. ing the statement, he was convinced that all who heard him w t 's:.; set him down as a madman, but notwithstanding what people mtiya think, he %vas ready to make oath that he gave a true and accut.i account of the circumstances, and if the Magistrate would conde scend to accompany him home, and sit up in the room all night, he had no doubt the spectre would again appear, and justify the above particulars. Mr. CHAMBERS declined trying the experi went, and the applicant went away sadly disappointed, saying that he should apply at other offices for the assistance of the police in unravelling the mysteries of the ghost. Robert Tanner, who was sentence.l to death at the last Wilts Assizes, for sheep-stealing, has haol his sen tence mitigated to twelve months' imprisonment in the Devon House of Correction. SRIUIoN TO TR& CONDEMNED.—Sunday morning, the customary Sermon was preached in the Chapel rif Newgate by the Rev. Mr. Cotton, in consequence of the approaching executipn of the tour men who are doomed to stifle- Weinesday next, viz. &berg Savage, aged 21, Joseph Reqfield, aged 22, Junes Johnson, aged 23, for stealing in dwelling houses, and Joseph Taylor, aged 31, for horse s:ealing. The prisoners were attended at an early totir by their spiritual advisers, to whom they paid respectful attention, with the exception of Savage. who is an invalid in the in6i mart', having been attacked with a severe rheumatic affection. The other unhappy inmates iof the prison having taken their seats, Bentield, ' Johnson, and Taylor were ushered to the condemned pew, in company with Wm. Jones, .aho under sentence of death. (hut resi;ited to the last week of the present month) for a robbery in the house of the Hon. William Henry Sianhope. The morning hymn having been sung, the Rev. Ordinary of the prison read the Service appointed for tie day in an impressive manner, and the four unhappy men conducted themselves in a manner which comported with their unfotturrate situation. For a considerable time past Savage has been in the sick ward, and therefore separated (tom his fellow sufferers. He appeared up to Saturday to be extremely careless, and made his jest of the awful event which awaited him, nevertheless he appeared to fed pungently on ac count of his wife, sister, &c. The conduct of the other three has been such as their situation demanded. On the subject of the murder at Winton, a Manches ter Paper says, We have heard of a circumstance which occur.ed about a week before the murder, and which may, perhaps, throw some light upon the motives which dictated it. An action had been brought against Alex ander M.Kealid some time before, for a debt to a man named Cleworth, a farmer, iesiding rear Eccles; in consequence of which, he called upon the attornies who had brought it, and offered to pay the debt if it could be proved to be due. The attornies told him, that if he would call upon them on Saturday the 13th ult. they would produce a witness who would prove the debt.— He did call : and they produced Blears; in whose house the murder was committed, who distinctly stated that he had heard Alexander admit that he owed the money. Alexander denied that he had made any such admission, and as we are informed, uttered some •iolent and threatening language towards Blears. BIRTH. At Glenkindy, on the 26th ult. the Lady of &r Alexander Keith, K.C. B. of a son. DIED. At blorpeth, on the 27th alt. John George Collingwood, only sin of Captain Dickson, R. N. At Rossbank, near Port Glasgow, on the 26th ult. Dr. Car michael, aged $l. At Bombay, on the 29th January, David Malcolm, Esq. At the manse of North Berwick, on the /9th ult. Robert Bal four, eldest son of the Rev. Robert Balfour Graham, Minister of North Berwick. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, JUNE 5. Reef. 3. Si to 41 4d Veal Mutton ........3s 6d to 4s 4d I Pork Lamb 48 0.1 to 5. Bd. - PRICES or HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY. ST. J WHITICNAPEL. Hay 51 8. od to 51 Si od Hay 31 6. t* 41 ills od Clover 4110. od to 51 10s Od Closet 41 4. to .51 10s Od Straw 1116. Od to 21 is Od Straw 11 16. to 21 is 04 PRICE II KW POMMY". F HOPS NSW SAGS. gOOs to 39.0 s 273 s to 300 s 280 s to 3001 ls. 3001 to 380 s UNION HALL A GAUNT. —Yesterday morning an elderly man of respectable appearance presented himself, and requested to be heard, while be gave an account of an extraordinary apparition that appeared to him the previous night, at his lodgings, giving him intimation of a murder that bad been committed in the house some time ago. The applicant said his name was Dunn, and that he lodged at a respect able house in Tuoley-street. Mr. Dunn, who seemed to be under considerable agitation, proceeded to state, with all the earnestness and solemnity of tune imaginable, that on Sunday night, before the cluck struck twelve, while lying in bis bed alone, he first heard the sounds of footsteps pacing up and down close to his bed side. He at first thought a thief had entered the room, and accordingly raised himself up in order to have a look at the intruder. Instead, however, of a thief, he beheld a personage that frightened him much more, and that was a tall grave looking figure, dressed in deep black. He stared at the object fur some time without the power of utterance, until at length the supernatural being, as be was now convinced it was, broke silence first, and in a hollow sepulchral tone exclaimed, I' Wetherell, clean my boots and prepare my supper." Applicant I Lomat 8 MOO. and Piihlisliedby J. F . Kaatr, et the SIMI OMCS, I' was about to speak, and kept his eyes steadily fixed on the apparition, t , 1, Pickett-Race, Toritl,..Bisr. HIGH-WATER at LONDON.BRIDGX TA-MORROW. Morning . 12 minutes after 3 Afternoon 28 minutes after 3 3001 to 340 s Kent 190. to 320. Sussex 294 s to 320. Essex Farnham fine 380 s to Kent Sussex Essex PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides l3d to 15d Common Ditto lsd to liird Crop Hides, 35 to 401bs for cutting Ditto 45 to 501bs . Call Skins, 36 to 40Ibs l6d to 24a Ditto 50 to 701bs Ditto 70 to 801bs ...... ......... 21d to 254 Sn►all 5ea15,Green1and)................, 194 to 21d Tanned Horse Hide• l2d to 14d Spanish Horse Hides l2d t• 164 COAL MARKET, Julia 5. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price. 2114 Newcastle ' lei 26s 04 to 35i Od 3 Sunderland 5 3is Od to 366 64 YAMS— . ♦IR. DIM üblin 1 0 Waterford 1 0 ;uertssey ao.l Jersey 1 0 Lisboe 0 1 Gottenburgh 0 1 Malta 0 0 Holland 1 0 IS DAI. Ai IL NM. 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