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ROME. - . When the. Son first gilds yon mountain With the early blush of morn, Sparkling in the gushing fountain, Glitt'ring on the dew-deck'd thorn, Then seek some verdant grove, Or through the llow'ry meadows roam; With all my thoughts on those I love, And heart and soul on happy home! When his mid-day beam Blunting Hill and dale with garish light ; When the lovely fiow'ret blooming . Looke from loveliness more bright, Then I'll seek nine cool retreat, Or tbroqgh the smiling meadows roam ; Still my anxious heart shall beat • For peaceful, quiet, happy home ! When his last full beams come darting From the richly-glowing West And the glorious day departing, Brings sweet Evening's hour of rest, Then I'll think on by-gone days, lkluse on joyous hours to come, While my throbbing heart shall raise A prayer—for happy, happy home ! Literary Chronicle. ROYAL LIBRARY, BRITISH MUSEUM. The pile of building, lately erected in the Garden of the British Museum, for the reception of the Library given by the King to the Museum, is nearly in a finished state. The front of the briilding looking towards Bed ford-square, is faced with stone, and the projection in the centre, is ornamented with four half columns of the lonic Order, fluted, and a pilaster at each end, of the same order, which support a pediment. The cornice, sc. of the order, is placed at the top of the wall, along the whose of this side, wrought in stone. The entrance is at i.the end of Montague-place. The first apartment on the tight, is of very great length, extending to the projec tion in the centre of the building into which it leads.— That part of the room which corresponds to the centre division of the exterior of the building, ornamented on each side with two superb Corinthian columns, the shaft and base of which, are of marble, very highly polished. The capitals of the columns are not executed in the same sort of marble, but are variegated, and are extremely' beautiful ; they have also a very high polish. The ad joining room is nearly equal in dimensions to the first ; beyond which, there are two other rooms. The whole of this noble suite of apartments, which are very lofty, are of an equal height, and decorated at the top with an enriched cornice frieze, &c. which en circles the whole of the rooms. The ceilings are of a most magnificent description, being richly ornamented in a light and elegant manner. The frame work, which supports this ceiling, is entirely of iron, which renders Vie building fire-proof; very strong iron girders are placed at intervals across the walls to support the work. The rooms are lighted by a row of windows on both sides, of equal dimensions, and extend the whole length of the building. The party walls, which divide the apartments, are decorated at the angles with double faced pilasters of highly polished marble. A broad stone staircase in the entrance-hall, leads to a corresponding suite of rooms above of the same ex tent as those below, !hough much lower; the ceilings are ornamented in a very chaste style, and light is ad mitteal into these rooms by skylights in the roof. The principal part of the roof is of cast iron, it has a very slight rise, so that it is not seen from the ground. It is covered with copper. - - Sadler's Wells The a Tired st evening. We have received from Van Dieman's land the Cola slid Times up to the 21st April. It is almost entirely filled with an account of a trial for libel' gainst Mr. Andrew Bent, the Printer of that Paper, for reflecting on Colonel Arthur. The verdict was guilty on one of the counts only. The passage complained of, was one in which Mr. B.ut termed Colonel Arthur " a Gideonite• of Tyranny." The. Dutch. Papers contain some Unimportant ac counts of skirmishes between the troops of the Nether lands and the natives in the island of Java, which seems as far from being pacified as ever. The numbers of sick, we 'egret to find, had increased to 9,000 at Got tingen, notwithstanding the immense number of deaths l which had taken place. The King of Sweden has permitted the free importa tion of hay. and straw into his dominions, as well as that of oats and bailey on a moderate duty. The Rus sian squadron from Cronstadt had been joined by two ships of the line from Archangel, and had sailed towards the South. _ _ The Bath Turnpike Tolls were let on Thursday for 14.9101. being an increase on the last year's letting of 10201. This sum, however, includes the addi,ional tolls arising from the cessation of the city improvement tolls. , The workmen employed in excavating the ground for the purpose of laying the foundation to the Custom House, on Saturday, discovered a well 72 feet deep, in the middle of Thames•street. The mouth of the well, which was arched over with small bricks of a very an cient make, was 22 feet below the level of the street. The neighbourhood of llethnal•green is scarcely ex ceeded in depravity by that of Portland-town and Lisson•gteen, which is fast becoming the resort of the most vile and profligate part of the community, some c.f . whom take possession of unfinished houses as recepta cles rt)r their plunder. It has been suggested that something in the shape of a ferry should be established during the approaching season at the corners of the different streets in Oxford road and Piccadilly, to carry foot passengers across the rivets of mud. • Monday a fine little gill, about three years of age, • belowging. to a private of the lOtli Regiment of Foot, fell out of the window of a house in Galway, three pair, of stairs from the ground, and was killed. • Saturday evening, James Jackson, of Blakeley, near 241 in:hester, had a vitlent altercation with his wife about seine beef, and whilst eating it he was choked. On the inquiry before Mr. Milne, the Jury found a verdict Accidcwally choked." A shocking accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, in sS it.th.place, Finsbury. Ai a poor man, in the ern. ployment of Messrs. Chippendale's coopers, of Dunhill row, apparently between .50 and 60 years of age, was driving his horse with a cart, the animal going at a . et'ick pace, the man, in endeavoining to get hold of toe briJie, which be could not accomplish, held by the horse's collar, but he at length lost his hold and fell, and the wheel of the cart passed over his body, in con sequence of which lie was killed on the spot. • ' 'Forty or fifty thousand iron bedsteads have been re cently ordered bylioverhaient: one beach RUM • r MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Ocr.2. .......60P••••-• John Taylor, a youngmanof respectable appeartace, stood indicted for assaulting Mrs. Winifred Pyne. . Mrs. Pyne being called, deposed that she was return ing with her husband, from a visit, along the White chi!, 1-road, Algot 12 o'clock. at night, when the de fendal t and another man came up to them, and the defen ant, without saying a word, or receiving the slightest provocation, raised his left arm, and struck her 1 a violent blow on the left temple, from the effects of which, she reeled and fell backwarols on the ground...— Her husband left her , to secure Ow priioner, and while he Was absent a female came up and supported her.— The blood was flowing profusely from the temple where he struck her. On her husband's return, a coach Ivo procured, in which she was conveyed home. A surgeon was called in, under whose care she continued some time. For thtee days she was confined to her bed. Mr. Pyne corroborated this evidence. Mr. ADOLPIIUS said, he was instructed by his client, that the affair was entirely accidental on bis part ; that himself and friend had been drinking freely, and that the latter, out of a lark, had pushed him against the Lady, and thus occasioned the injury now complained of. He did not mean to justify the act of his client, (or drunkenness could be no excuse for outrage ; he men tioned it only in extenuation. The Jury foind him Cur74y. The CHAIRMAN said it was a most atrocious case, and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment. John Latham was charged with an assault upon W. Thomas. The assault being of the slightestiaature, the Chairman fined the prisoner only 63.8 d. The prosecutor left the Court, but after a short while returned; and addressing the Court, stated that he had been de t tined for 16s. 6d. fees. The Catazusursaid, that it wu not on his (the Chairman's) ac• count that he had been so detained. Mr. PHILLIPS said, that prosecutors paid dearly for seeking the protection of the law; it was, in fact, the dearest commodity in England. He was afraid that it was a very great inducement to people to take the law in their own hands. The CuatastAx said, that however he might regret it, he could not alter the law. _ _ _ _ Prosecutor—How loog can I be detained for the non-payment of the demand ? Ceimaarax—For ever. Prosecutor—Then I suppose the sooner I pay it the better. Mr. Thomas then paid the fees, 121. of which went to the Jury, and the remainder to the crier and other officers. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The Justice Room was crowded yesterday, in expectation of seeing Mr. Wilk*, and his late partner, Mr. Verbeke, pitted against each other; but the parties were disappointed, because Mr. Wilks, although he was present in the early part of the day, did not appear on the investigation, but Mr. Alley attended on his behalf, and Mr. Adolphus on the part of Mr. Verbeke. After waiting nearly four hours, Mr. Alley, on the part of Mr. Wilks i commenced, by observing that his client would have appear ed before his Lordship, and had actually been in attendance for that purpose, but the heat of the room was so oppressive, as to prevent his remaining there. Mr. Alley then proceeded to ask whether Mr. Corrie, Mr. Ver beke, Mr. Mitchell, and other persons were h: attendance to answer the complaint made on Thursday last by MI. Wilks? It was answered that all were in attendance, excepting Dr. Mit chell, and he would be here shortly. After some sparring between the Counsel, a long discussion en sued as to what was the real question before his Lordship, and at length it was determined that all the affidavits that had been Sled amounted to nothing ; and, therefore, the 1.011111 1111Avos. stopped the matter short, by saying that he would proceed on the former testi mony given vim owe, and the deposition of Mary Cuthbert, the ser vant of Mr. Wilke, was read. Mr. Mohler then read the former testimony, and all the parties were called upon to end bail for a riot, and also to keep the peace. Mr. Alley contended that there was not any proof of riot. The Loan Mavoa thought there was. The parties were then held to bail to answer the complaint. Mr. Mils, the proprietor of the Fortune of War public-house, in Giltspur-street, was charged with knowingly harbouring and con cealing some India silk handkerchiefs in his house. The penalty sought was 1001. The Custom-house Officer stated, that en the 224 of April he went to the house of the defendant; He saw Mrs. Mills, and told her he wanted to search the house, u be believed there were con traband goods In it. She offered no objection, and upon going up stairs into the club room, which was open, he saw en the table a bundle of silk handkerchiefs. The possession of handkerchiefs of the kind was at that time against the law. That was not the ease now. The 'AID MAros said be was of opinion that it was not likely that the landlord knew anything at all about the handkerchiefs, or they would not have been left in an open reom. Alderman Lucas thought that it would be a dangerous principle to act upon, as that sort of defence would, in all probability, be made by nine out of ten of those who were guilty. The Lou: MAroa--Well, we must only dismiss the case. We cannot agree. I refuse to give judgment. BOW-STREET. THE e.t.a oa sin Canons:B.—Last nigbt,at eight o'clock, Chas. Edward Grindell, the husband of the Lady who was the prolecutris in this extraordinary case of assault and imprisonment in a mad house, detailed in nur Paper of Saturday, and Wes. Hunter, a man charged 'with aiding and abetting in the offence, were brought up fur examination, in the custody of Ledbetter, who had apprehended them in the country on Sunday night. The warrant was put into the hands of Ledbetter on Friday night, and, as we stated before, it was ascertained that the parties had gone to Tunbridge Wells.— The otter proceeded thither, and found the two defendants living with Mr. Grindell, sen. at an hotel. He took the defendants into custody on Friday evening. and set off post to town with them, travelling all night. The old Gentleman was too infirtn to be re moved immediately, or with so much rapidity, and be was left to pursue his journey in a manner suitable to his age and condition of health. It was not Pot convenient to bring forward the witnesses until evening, and the defendants remained during the day in custody at the Grapes public house near the Office. The defendant Grindell is a tall man, rather slight, about forty years of age, wearing, as is the fashion of the day, l arge whiskers, and he was dressed in a claret-coloured coat, light tfowsen, and a white hat. Hunter is a middle sized man, and carries in his tountenance the appearance of . goo d humour. Mr. Adolphus appeared as Counsel for the defence, and Mr. laddon attended, as before, for the prosecution. The defendant hitnself observed, that as the statement and the proceeding altogether which was about to cake place was ez.parte, it would, he thought,Se necessary to have the evidence taken on the farmer occasion read over. Mr. Adolphus—Mr. blinsbull has been good enough to desire Mrs. Grindell to tell her story over again, and that I think is better than reading any thing which may have been before taken down.— We shall Save a idea we statement, which is always the best. Mr's. Grindell then repeated her evidence, adding some few cir cumstances whith in her agitation, on the former occasion, she bad omitted, end which we now supply. She said it took four of them . (the assailants) to get berinto Mr. Grindell, sen.'s house, after they had attaeked her at the gate of the fore court. She fought with the desperation ()fame who thought her life In danger, but they were too much for her. One of the men kept his hand over her mouth, and It was not until they got her inside the house, and every door and window was closed, and no complaint or call could be heard, that she was permitted te speak. 'They threw her down In the most indecent and unmanly manner, and me of them knelt On her chest. The defendant Hunter, who had been dismissed. from the house in the course of the day, said to complainant—" you d—d Bitch, I will be revenged of you for getting me insulted in the fore part of the day." • Hunter—l beg your pardon, Madam ; I deny that. Mrs. Grindell—Aye, but you did though. bite continued to state that the assailants put handcuffs upon her, the marts of which she bore now, as well as bruise* in all parts of her person, as a lady now present, who attended her to a bath on Saturday, could testify. Her husband, Mr. Stinton (and not Durnsford, as stated by mist.k. in Ng bow report...a atiotako which Brost from Mts. Grindell's speaking with a very peculiar accent). and Cochrane, were the active assailants upon bee ; while Hunter stood over the old Gentleman with a strait jacket, which he exhibited.totbepoov old man, and whew.* he seemed inclined to give the least alarm, Hunter said, " if you speak a word, you shall have this on you." When the others took her away, Hunter remained with the Gen tleman. When they got her to the madhouse, her husband had the face to wish her good night,'and even wanted to shake hands with ber, but she would not speak to him. There were aloe m4d.PC,PPIe in the room where she was placed, and the stench was horrid—as bad as " Madam Cloakeana," (the Goddess Cloacinea we presume the Lady meant). She had a must disagreeable mad person for her bedfellow during the night. Mr. Haddon said, this was all the evidence be intended to offer at present. There were other persons,. perhaps, who might be in cluded in the charge, but they were not here. Mr. Adolphus asked, if may other charge was to be preferred against the defendants, and Mr. Haddon said there certainly would be a charge for estimating Mr. Grindell, len. made on a future day, but he was not at present prepared to go into that part of the case. Some conversation here followed upon the subject of the amount of bail, and Mr. Mtesnut.r, eventually ordered Grindell to give security, himself in 5001. and t aro responsible persons in 2504. each ; and limner, himself in 1001. and two others io 504. each, for their appearance at the Sessions; and in the meantime to keep . the peace towards all his Majesty's subjects, particularly to Mrs. Grindell, and to give 24 hours' notice. J. A. S. MA RLBOROUG 11-STREET. A young man, about n 5 years of age in appearance, applied late in the afternoon to Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate, to put him in the way of obtaining some immediate relief, as he was destitute of all means, and must perish through want, unless some assistance were aforded him ; be had walked the streets, he said, for the last two nights, having no place to lay his head down, and not a morsel of food to allay the cravings of hunger. Mr. CoLtwe asked what parish he had last slept in ?—He replied he slept last, when he had a bed, in St. Giles's parish, but he really was ashamed to name the house, it was so infamous a place ; but he thanked Goa his murals bad not been corrupted, he only went to sleep there, because all his money, except a few pence, had been expended. Mr. CONANT said, that it was a pity he had not come to the office a little earlier, because be would then have seen the pariah officers of St. Giles's, who would no doubt have relieved him ; he (Mr. Coxam) really did not know what to do for him at that hour.— The applicant said that If he could be disposed of in any way for that night, either sent to some watch-house or prison, where he could get a bit to eat, end a place to shelter him, he intended to go the next morning to the Lord Mayor, to see and get a ship, or something done for him. If he were in the streets for another night, he feared something bad would happen to him. Mr. Cows's? asked, as be spoke of a ship, if be belonged to the sea-service? He replied, that he did, and had only been home a few weeks from China, where he had gone ouf in the Bucking hamshire East Indiaman ; and he added, that although he was in this destitute situation, his mother had been making a great noise in this country. " How is that'" said Mr. C,oxaser. " Who is your mother?" "My mother," said the young man, "is the woman that calls herself the Princess Olive of Cumberland."— 1" What," said Mr. Count., "are you a son of the Lady who styles herself Princess Oliver • I am, indeed, Sir," said the applicant, " her own son, and a most unnatural mother she is, for I went over to where she lives, the other side of the water, and though she saw me from her indow, she towed up her head, and would not recognise me." "Is your father alive?" said Mr. Cower. " No, Sir," replied the young man ; " my father was Mr. Anthony Askew, of Wins pole-street—at least so my mother told me—but he is dead ; his brother, Mr. Andrew Askew, my uncle, still lives in Wimpole street, and I called there for some assistance, but was refused." " L your name Askew, then ?" said Mr. Cower. Applicant—l really don't know, Sir ;I do not think I was ever christened ; but the name I have always gone by is Charles Wil mott, after my uncle, 31r. Char* Wilmott, of Coventry, the brother of my mother. Mr. Comas: ordered Plank, the chief officer, to give some pecu niary aid to the poor young man, to **stain him ; until the next day, when something would be done for him with the parish. MARY-LA-BONNE. Betas AT Farts.—Mr. Bryn's, proprietor and driver of one of the St. Alban's coaches, was charged with carrying more passengers than allowed by Act of Parliament. Martin, Byers's man, stated that there were 11 persons on the coach on Thursday, and on Mon day the same number. Two of the passengers, Mr. Bryant said, were children under seven years of age. Martin positively swore to the contrary, but three respectable witnesses satisfactorily proved the statement of the Informer to be wrong, they having stated that the two persons were 14 or 15 years of age, while witnesses swore that they were considerably under seven years of age. Mr. RAWLINION said, the witness for the Informer was not to be believed, and dismissed the defendant to the discomfiture of the reedy Mr. Byers, who took the matter so much in dudgeon, that be refused to pay the Office fees; and the Magistrate ordered that no more Informations should be received from him till they were paid. Mrs. Lent, a respectable looking woman, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. She was given in charge by her husband, but who did not appear against her. The watchman, it appears, entered her house to take her into custody. Mr. Rawlntsow said he was not justified in doing so ; if every drunken Lady who abused her husband was liable to be locked up in watchhosses, they would be full every night, and Magistrates would have enough to do.—She was fined Ss. and discharged. WORSHIP-STREET. A. Ran, an Itinerant vender of lemons, was re-examined, charged with entering the parlour of Mr. Kushell, of ,coke Newington, and stealing therefrom a gold watch: he Wad fully committed. J. SWF, alias Curley 16, aged Is, was remanded, charged with being concerned in the ouuageous robbery of Surgeon Fuller, of the Hackney Road; the particulars of which were detailed in a former Paper. Therisontr, who is one of the Bethnal - green gang, was remanded. QUEEN-SQUABS A Gentleman, directed by the American Consul, applied to the Magistrate, in behalf of W. Winter, now in Tothill-Oclds Prison, in consequence of being found in a dangerous position, outside the balustrades of Westminster Bridge, as stated in our Paper of last week. The Gentleman described his conduct as arising solely from tem intoxication, and requested his discharge. I F 6e Magistrate observed, that if the American Consul would write to him to that effect, it should be paid due attention to. TOWN . HALL Yesterday two boys, apparently not above twelve years of age, Joseph WW I% and Charles Elates, were brought up before the sitting Alderman, J. J. Spurn, Esq. charged by Isaac Levi, a broker, wl:h stealing a gun, valued at it . 7s. his property. On the prisoners being asked if they had anything to say for them selves, Whiffea's mother rushed forward, and. in the most moving terms besought the Magistrate to pardon her son. The Magistrate said, that it was entirely out of his power to do so, and be must send them to the Sessions. UNION-HALL. Among the night charges brought before H. J. exAmsas, Req. the peekiding Magistrate, yesterday, for investigation, was one in which three medical sthdents of Guy's Hospital were concerned. Several ill-dressed men appeared against the defendants, and stated, that at a late hour on Saturday night, as they were standing in Holland-street, illackfrlars, they were assaulted by the defend ants, one of the assailed received a considerable hurt on the shoul der, and another was knocked down on the pavement, and in the fall his beid was severely cut. The individual whose arm was injured had it in a sling, and he said that the collar-bone was dislocated. _ _ _ One of the defendants now entered into a long explanation of the affray, from which it would seem that he and his friends had been themselves assaulted; and so sati , factorily did he state his de fence, that the Magistrate gave credence to his assertions, by their being confirmed by his companions. His Worship, however, remarked, that as a poor man bad been so seriously injured in the conflict, and as they were medkal stu dents, they ought to give him the benefit of their surgical ex perience, and allow him a weekly sum for the support of his family during the time that be could not labour for their support. This proposition was most cheerfully acceded to, and the de fendants were immediately discharged. THAMES POLICE. Late on Saturday evening, Ma TO, a porter front Blackwall, was brought before Captain 'bestow., charged with the wilful murder of a man of the name of Baker, wider the following cir cumstances:—lt appeared to evidence, that the prisoner and the deceased were porters, attending at Blackwell Stairs, and were oc casionally employed in carrying the lugg• ge of passengers front the steam boats aid other vessels to the coaches; that on Saturday about four o'clock, a boat, with some passengers and luggage, wss seen approaching the shore; the deceased having first perceived it (but before touching the shore) tendered his services, which were accepted of bumediately ; the prisoner came up, and insisted upon DIED. Aged 77. the Rev. Henry Ingles, 1). D. Rector. of Easton, Hans, and of Hardress cum Stelling, Krnt. At Southampton, on the Ist inst. aged 76, Major-General Win. Fawcett, Governor of Limerick. At Innerwick, Glen Lyon, on the tsth ult. Lieut. David Seton. Thursday, at Chekenhant, in the 44th year of his age, the Rev. Charles Jervis. Only a fortnight since he preached to his parish ioners in Cheltenham, and a few days subsequent thereto, attended the Glcucester Music Meeting. Sept. 24, near Youghal, Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart. who is succeeded in his title and estates by his eldest son, Richard Mus grave, Esq. The 19th nit. at Walworth, near Abingdon, aged 19, Strah, the wife of Mr. Gray, schoolmaster of that place. The death bf this young person was occasioned by a mdanchnly accident, which rendered the event particularly distressing to her husband and friends. It appears that Mrs. Gray was in the act of reaching out of a chamber window for a bunch of grapes. when she overbalanced herself and fell on the sill of the window, with het hands resting on Some branches of the vine. In this perilous situation she was obliged to remain, till assistance was afforded her. Being far advanced in pregnancy, the injury she received, together with the agitation of her Blind, brought on premature labour, and terminated her life, with that of the infant, in a few days after the accident:- NEWUATE Ann LI‘AOHNHALL DIARKETS, Q.-r. 2. Beet.. 3s 04 to 4s Od Veal '3s 4d to 5s 04 I Mutton .. 3s 4d to 4s 4d Pork 3s 44 to 5s 44 Lamb 3s 4d to 4s 4d. PRICES or HAY AND IT. JAM Cell. Hay 31103 Od to SI 108 01 Clover 41 Os Od to 61 lOs 041 Strew 1110 s 6d to 11 16$ Od PRICE OF HOPS, vim rocurs. 1 791 to 1000 Susses •..... 665 to 605 705 to 92i Farnham finel4oto Old Duty TRAW YESTERDAY. RfIITICNA Pit. Hay 41 Os to 51 Ss Od Clover 41 10, to flu 101 9d Straw 11 14s to 11 16s od PER CWT. Om 2. 111 W Lila& Kent ...... 70s to (h Sussex 63s to 731 Essex 70s to 841 i—Secontls. 1121 to liOs at te265,000. PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides leid to 13d Common Ditto ...... ...... Isd to 17d Crop Hides, 35 to . 4olbs for cutting ... 1.5 d to I.:d Ditto 45 to 50114 t .. Calf Skins, 36 to 401b5 led to 244 Ditto .50 to 701 W Ditto 70 to soibs ........... .... 2ld to 23d Small Seals, Green1and).......... Tanned Horse Hides lod to 1$ Spanish Horse Hides... ..... ..... ..... • COAL MARKET, Ocr. 2. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. 65i Newcastle 491 28 Sunderland 17 Pt ice. •9s Gd to stts Aci 34, utl to 39 Vail MAILS—TN IS DAY. MIL DOC 1 0 France 2 0 Hantburgh 0 2 Hamlets p er 0 0 &rail • RR. put, I 0 O 0 O 0 . • 0' O 1 0 1 O 1 Sweden America Humus Arms M JLIILU W, minuto alto' kY aminutei after 4 having a part of the luggage to tarry, which was strernnnsly npnen t 4 by the deceased. On the first boa being handed ant, the deceased wil ed it, and the prisoner attempted to take it from him, upon whiets the deceased struck him. The prisoner returned the bin we, and they commenced fighting. They fought three nr four rounds. The prisoner frequently knocked the deceased down, and he fell each time against the gunwale of the best. The pass.m;ers at length decided that the deceased should have the lot% •ge c7.rrr, but the *ceased was unable ; he walked up skyey to the icng's Arms public house, and complained of a pain in his stomach ;- he went in to the water-closet, and immediately the people of the house were alarmed by his moans; the landlord went into the closTt,atid brought him out; he seemed to be dying; they then had him placed upott,a table, where, in about ten minutes, he expired. Immediately after wards an ()lister was sent for, and be instantly apprehended the prisoner. Captajn RJCIFIML remanded the prisoner for further examination. The deceased has left a large infant family to deplure his prema ture death. • ISLAND 01P Aarmrsiors.—On Wednesday the Wi Harris transport, Lieut,..J. H. Steevins, ar rived at Ports mouth from the Island of Ascension, whither she hal conveyed several Officers to form the establishment ne that Island, and various descriptions of building -mete , rials. The William Harris left Ascension on the 99th of July, at which period Colonel Nicolls, R.M. the Com mandant, and the inhabitants, consisting of 150 persons, were healthy. Through the indefatigable exerti)ns of Colonel Nicolls, this little Colony is fast improving in comforts derived from its own resources. The vege table productions are not yet numerous .in species, but those that are produced are plentiful. The principal vegetables produced are sweet potatoes, green peas, and kidney beans; and the sea in the neighboni hood abo inls with fish. Wild goats and the Guinea fowl are abun dant, and easily procured by shooting. There is con stantly secured, in a good reservoir, water sufficient to supply the necessities of the inhabitants for four or five months, besides affording a daily supply from springs, to any merchant vessel that may touch there. The anchorage of Ascension is at the north west part of the Island, and is consequently a patty geoil roadstead, being protected from the south east trading winds. The passengers by the William Harris are—L'eut. Jones, ILM.A. Lieut. B:nnett, R.M. Mt. Davis, surgeon, Mr. eower, Assistant Surgeon, R.N. Sixteen turtles, of from 400 to 500 weight each, for the King, Duke of Ycrk, Mr. Canning, &c. arrived in the ship. The small-pox is raging at Wells with extraordinary violence. There are supposed to be not less titan from 200 to SOO children in that city now suffering from this dreadful disease. NUJESER OF CORONERS' INQUESTS IN LANCASHIRE In the course of twelve months—namely, from June 1825, to June in the present year—there were held no 'less than 1,738 Coroners' Inquests, of which 975 were in the town and neighbourhood of Winchester. BULLOCK Huttritio.—About twelve o'clock yester.. day information was brought to Worship•stteet Office, that a large mob had taken possession of a bullock, and were then driving it through the neighbourhood of 0:d -street. The Magistrate instantly dispatched the officers in pursuit, and on their appearance the mob dispersed, leaving the animal, nearly wild, in their possession. It is generally known that cold countries have fewer species of plants than warm ones. A learned botanist shews that this difference follows pre•ty constantly the progression of the temperature; according to him, there are in Spitsbergen only 30 species of plants; in Lapland, 531; in Iceland, 553 ; in Sweden, 1,500; in granden burg, 2,000; in Piedmont, 3.,800; in Jamaica, 4,000; and in Madagascar, 5,000. FINANCIAL Hora Err y.—Mon ,ieur —, a wealthy Parisian financier, being convicted of filling his ou n coffers at the expense of the Royal Treasury, was de prived of his office. He sheered no confusion whatever at his disgrace, and was merely heard to say, 14 They have done very wrong to dismiss me ; I lave provided sufficiently for myself, and was just going to provide for the King." Dublin Watertunl G , - and J, uertissy Usbon Donaghadee 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 0 liulland 1 I aiGki- WATiiii at LuNL:u.v u►ubGK Id orning Aittrnoun Priakid awl 1 1 04bietited by J. rot 144 Si** ust Ackw,41...„ i 1