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w-r; t • • " ' • • THEATRICALS. Out old friend, Bbnehard, is at Liverpool, where he has been received with a welcome, that must have been highly gratifying to his feelings. Miss Love has just joined the Dramatic Corps, and, has proved a most powerful acquisition. Her vocal efforts have been exceedingly successful. Her pretty ballad of " Love is a very good boy." has been repeated night after night, by desire. The Liverpool papers speak in the highest terms of this Lady's . singing, and they say, that she is likely to become one of the per- manent favourites at that town. Sinclair is making a tour, and at every place has met with unqua lified success. A host of she vocalists (as Alathews would have it), has been engaged at Drury-lane; one of whom possesses a vole, of the most extraordinary quality, she is to be the Dins Giovanni, &c. of the Theatre. A new op- ratic piece will be btought out immediately on the opening of the Theatre, and in the course of the season, several Operas, in which Brabant and Stephens will take the leading parts. THE WEAVERS OF BOLTON. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE WEAVERS . COMMITTEE AT BOLTON, MR. BRODBELT, AND MR. HUSKISSON. We have already inserted the address from the wea vers at 131)Iton to their employers, requesting their co operation in'an application to Government for a law to effect an equalization of wages, and the letter sent to Mr. HuAcisson by the Secretary of the Manufacturmt, Committee. The following is the answer returned by Mr. Iluskisson,with the correspondence which grew out of it: C./PY OF MR. HUSKISSO24 REPLY. SOMISiST PLACE, AUGUST 29. " Sirt—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d inst. in which, after calling my attention to the lamentable distress which now unfortunately exists among the hand-loom weavers in the cotton trade, you tequest, on the behalf of the Committee of Manta facturers at Bolton, of which you are the Secretary, my advice and opinion, in respeit to their suggestion of fixing, from time to time, by a certain majority of ma nufacturers, the ra . e of wages to be paid to the weavers, and of making it binding by law, upon all masters, un der a heavy penalty, not to give less than the rate so fixed. " - The Committee will do me the justice to believe, that, in common with the other members of his Ma jesty's Government, I witness with deep concern the se vere privations which the hand-loom weavers are now suffering, from the great reduction of wages. • " If any measure within our power could prevent this reduction, we certainly should feel it a duty to interfere; and ot►r . anxiety to discharge that duty could not but be increased from our knowledge of the orderly and peaceable demeanour with which so large a portion of the manufacturing population continue to bear the dif ficulties cf their situation. " If the Committee of Manufacturers, and the Wea ♦ers, in whose behalf they make the present application, are disposed to give me credit for these feelings, I am sure they will admit my inability to concur in their views can only arise from a conviction that the plan re commended by them to remedy the present evil would not be attended with that effect. This plan could not, I am persuaded, be effectually enforced by legislative interference, and even if attempted to be so enforced, would, ere long, aggravate the mischief which it is pro. posed to obviate. " The Committee mutt be aware, that in the weav ing of cotton cloth, the competition is confined to the hand looms, but that those looms have to contend with more powerful machinery. Should the effect of that machinery, either in the faiility with which the cloth is wrought, or its superior quality, be such as to render it cheaper than cloth produced by a hand-loom, at a given rate of wages, how is the proposed remedy of a mini mum to be extended to this machinery. " If it be net so extended, how can it be expected that the capital which puts hand-looms in motion will continue to give them employment? If it be extended to this more powerful machinery, how can such a re straint be made to reach the like machinery in other countries ? "In turning their attention to these and other ques• tions which will suggest themselves to the minds of the Members of the Committee, as naturally arising out of the view which they have taken of the subject, they will at once perceive that their plan involves the whole consideration, not only of the vain and hazardous at tempt to interpose the authority of law between the la bourer and hip employer in regulating the demand for I 'hour, and the pace to be paid for it, but also of call. ing in the aid of that authority, to check the progress of those improvements in mechanical and chymical science by which manual labour is so often abridged and superseded. " I am sure that, upon mature reflection, the Committee will be satisfitd of the hopelessness, as well as f the danger, of such an interference. " That it would be hopeless, u well u dangerous, is my decided opinion ; but, at the same time that I state it explicitly to the Com mittee, I cannot help expressing my sincere regret at the difficulties in which they are placed; and my entire conviction, that in seeking a rimedy for those difficulties they could have no object but a feeling of benevolence towards the persons wbo look up to them for em ployment. " I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, W. II USK ISSO N." " Thomas Brodbelt, Esq. Secretary to the Committee of Manufacturers, ace. Liulton." COPY or MIL DRODBELT'S SECOND LETTER TO SIR. EIUSICISSON. " Boum, &mama 2. " SIR—I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your esteemed favour, and reel greatly obliged by your opinion, in reference to the proposed plan of relief for the distressed operatives. Being actuated by feelings of commiseration towards them in their unparalleled distress, I trust you will not deem me obtrusive by again addressing you on the subject. As to the plan of the - - hand-loom manufacturers fixing such a rate of wages, . from time to time, as the demand for their manufac tured cloth will allow, I most respectfully submit, with tall due ; deference, that it will not at all interfere with the:power-loom manufacturers either at home or abroad, inasmuch as those whn have already or may hereafter embark in the hand-loom manufactory, must naturally be actuated by a proper regard to their own interests, and consequently protect their own property, by every proper attention to the mutual interests of themselves and the aperatires. The principal design is to get a legislate enactment, empowering a majority of manu facturers to equalize wages, so as to check the destruc tive tendency of continual reduction, below the fair .trader—to secure to the capitalist nothing more than an equal chance of trade with those, who, in conse -qoence of the facilities of getting into business upon mere credit alor.e, without any monii-whatever, and being so numerous, controul the respectaole parkin every point of view ; and not only so, but they do and will continue to frustrate the designs of toe benevolent, render nugatory everything that may be attempted by the revision of the coin laws, &c. and availing them selves of everything designk.d for the amelioration of the distressed, by the cruel system of reducing the price of . . 'labour: Thbk the labottring poor will c. ntinoe to ex..' perience increasing mistery,longer. and nakedness, and* tberespectable part of the manufatturers will be forced' out of business altogether. In short, some plan must be adoptld to check this cruel system ; for it must be :admitted, that if this cannot be effected, ruin must come upon the country to an alarming event. I have sent you some printed documents that will show you the feeling of the manufacturers in this neighbourhood, and I have respectfully to solicit your opinion, as whether, if we are first agreed amongst ourselves in Lancashire (I mean the weighty and i espectable• part), itid you are satisfied that we shall not interfere with power -looms, nor yet with the fiee principles of trade, beyond t'rat of alike pr. - lecing the property embarked, and the dis tressed operative, from this alarming reducing system, we might not succeed in our application to Pal ban:rent for such a law. I beg leave to say, that such is the state 'of society with us, that it is highly expedient to do something either in this or some other Way, as may air: pear best to your judgment, and the other members of his Majesty's Government. I shall, therefore, feel greatly obliged by your reply, and trust you will excuse my imp.rtunity, as I am actuated by a wish to prevent all the evils, and to do all the good I can. " I remain, Sir, with sentiments of the greatest respect, your most obedient humble servant, " THOMAS BRODBELT." COPY OF MR. HUSILISSON'S ANSWER. " Sosszesce-PlAcs, Szematira 5,1826. " Ste—ln acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the ed Instant, I can only state, that I retain the same opinion which I have already conveyed to you respecting the inexpediency of any attempt to interfere, by legislative authority, in regulating the rate of wages in the manufacture of cotton goods. " I remain, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " Thomas Bral t belt, Esq. " W. HUSK ISSON." " TO THE EDITOR OF THE BOLTON CHRONICLE. " BOLTON, Sarnalsea S. " SIR—As the measure proposed relative to the re gulation of wages, by legislative enactment, is consi dered by the Right Hon. W. Huskisson as inexpedient, I have particularly to request that the distressed ope ratives do not come to any premature conclusion tend ing to depress their spirits, but indulge in those proper and friendly dispositions, for which they are so deservedly applauded, and continue to avail themselves of the co operation of the respectable manufacturers, in devising and carrying into effect some salutary measure, alike be neficial to all. It now remains with the manufacturers and weavers to judge of the propriety of persevering in seeking the adoption of the plan proposed, by an appli cation to Parliament. lam fully persuaded that the leading and respectable houses not only deprecate the Feel conduct of those who have unfeelingly reduced the weavers' wages, and compelled others to follow them, who are averse to such conduct, as a matter of dire ne cessity, but that they are , ready and willing to do all they can to extricate the - poor weavers out of the hands of such callous and unprincipled masters. I have to observe, that the effort must not be confined to Bolton alone, but extend through the manufacturing districts generally ; and in every place, I am satisfied, the weavers will meet with kind attention on the part of the leading hinnies, and every possible assistance will be afforded them. Assuring the suffering poor of my sincere feelings of commiseration for them, and my best services in doing alt I can. " I retrain, Sir, your obedient servant, " THOMAS BRODBELT." no:violists thkutlete Feast at Sheffield, Lord Mu.- VW. was laid up. for_ several days, owing to a severe blow'on the sliirt liofie'from a cricket ball, with which he was struCkivhile at play in Wentworth Perk, Halkin Hall, the new hunting seat of Earl Gaosvz mut, near, Chester, is expected to be open for company next Month. It is - Magnificently situated over the es tuary of the Dee;` Is a goed deal in the Warwick Castle • style, but On a:mien Scale, and is built from the designs of his Lordship., Eoisisurr.—Sidiiday evening, •Mr. Fuller, a surgeow, residing at Hackney, was stopped at the corner of Fleet street, Bethnal-green; by a gang of about twenty per sons. Two of them pinioned his arms behind; and four 'or live advanced in front, armed with sticks, and, with terrible imprecations, threatened that, if he spoke, they would beat his brains out. They then robbed him of two sovereigns, and Ss. in silver, a case of surgical in struments, two cases of lancets, and other property.— They also took the hat from his head. MURDER.—The neighbourhood of Great Saffron-hill is in the highest degree of horror and alarm, in conse quence of the discovery, at nine o'clock yesterday morn ing, of a most barbarous and horrid murder, committed at No. 11, Lail-street. The unfortunate victim is a woman named Ambrose, wife of a shoemaker, and sup posed to be 60 years of age. The circumstances under which the murder was supposed to have been committed are as follows :—James Ambrose, husband of the de ceased, came home on Saturday last about ten o'clock, and immediately went out again, saying to a lodger in the house, that there was no peace for him at home— the old woman was drunk again. He again returned at twelve, and nothing more was known, until, on Sun day morning, a young man named Brown, lodging in the next room, said to the landlady, that he was afraid something was the matter, as Ambrose and his wife were fighting in the night, and he heard the woman, after a violent blow had been struck, exclaim " LoRD receive my soul," after which a death-like silence ensuel In the course of Sunday, Ambrose told the landlady that his wife was gone to her sister's at Hamp stead, and would not return till Monday, and in the course of yesterday he several times came in and inquired if she had returned, and was answered in the negative. On Monday evening he again made the same inquiry, but hesitatingly, as if afraid of having an answer. During the whole of the night he did not come home, and when Brown got up yesterday morning, he observed the door a. jar, but the lock shot, and without the key. He men l i - tioned this circumstance, and Mrs. Jay, the landlady, went up stairs, knowing Ambrose had not been home, and knocked at the dour, expecting to see his wife. No answer being given, she pushed the door, and saw the bor.net and shawl worn by deceased hanging up. She became alarmed, and ran down stairs, stating her sus picions to Brown and another, who went up to ascertain the real state of the case. Oa first entering the room nothing extraordinary was visible; but on turning be hind the door a most appalling sight met their view. The wretched woman lay extended on the ground, wel.ering in her blood, which appeared to have pro ceeded from the right side of the head, where several dreaiful wounds were visible. She appeared to have been dragged across the room, as the track of blood wars distinctly seen on the floor. The body was evidently fast approaching a state of decompbsitinn, and there is little doubt of the deed being committed on Saturday night or Sunday morning. Strict search is making for Ambrose. Two chairs were placed before the body, which was covered with sacks. The statue and ornaments intended for General Pic- TONS monument are shipped, and are now On their way to Cu martian. ._-. • - POLICE INTELLIG ENC E. ' ' —......_ If A NSION- HOUSE. •. . • Yesterday Captain Marlin, of the . City of London steam boat, was summoned before the Loan niatroa, to answer the complaint of a waterman, for wilfully damaging his wherry. The waterman represouted that he was waiting his turn at the Tower stairs, when into .n ook letvh t rr ve y lo w erry as. , b ald e i sid s e h s ov m ed uc i off, ht injured. hus u t r. ;erieseli ll kneshnstirnoraenocflaahriedsattuthrh b turn. L at he bad lain on his sculls for two hours, waiting for bis turn. These Captains, he said, were a most tyrannical set of men, and an example ought to be made of this one. Captain Martin said, that his boat being from Ramsgate, the panengers were mostly families. Now, such was the terror which many families had of landing with these oratermen, that they sent all the way up to 'rower stairs to engage boats to be in waiting to land them. Were such families to be compelled to endure the con and danger of going with these watermen, who claimed as their privilege the right of landing all passengers? The LORD Mayo* did not answer the question. The Captain said that the watermen denied the right of these boats .xest to take passengers, and would prevent them, if they were not clucked. He bad exercised the right of clearing away the water mon's boats to make room for those belonging to families. He had done this with respect to the complainant, who was pushing for ward violently enough to crush six boats which were before him. The Loan blavoz said that he doubted his jurisdiction here; but if even he had a jurisdiction, he should not exercise it in the present case.—The complaint was therefore dismissed. GUILDHALL. Ewansaasurver.—Yesterday, a miserable-looking young man, named Wells, was brought up before Sir Peers Lairan, charged by W. Wood, a wire-worker, in Newcastle street, Fleet-market, with robbing him of sundry articles. The case was handed over to the Sessions. Graves Cleveland, the pro p'rietor of a Hammersmith stage, ap. peered before Sir Prrea Leman, yesterday, to complain that his coach had been seized illegally while standing in St. Paul's Church. yard, on the previous evening. Canham, the street-keeper, and his assistant Dyball, in reply, stated, that they acted under the advice of the City Solicitor, who recommended them to give Cleveland notice, that his coach would twee - be suffered to stand plying in the Church-yard. They had given Mm that notice, but he, nevertheless, persisted in remaining seven leen minutes on the following evening, and upon the occasion in question, had been stationary fifteen minutes. r They invited the Ladies to alight, but, by the persuasion of the complainant, they re. fined to do so. Cleveland complained that the officers had a spite against him, ' 1 because he exercised his whip upon one of them a short time ago, and that they performed their duty with partiality, permitting other Hammersmith coaches to remain nearly half an hour in the yard. Sir Puna Lama said, any charge of partiality would be listened to upon a complaint to the Police Committee of Aldermen, which assembled from time to time in the Great-ball; but having sworn the officers to their stateman, that the coach remained fifteen mi nutes instead of two, he, under the advice of the City Solicitor, considered the officers had acted properly, and he imposed a fine of 2/. on Cleveland, in addition to the ordinary pound fees. Cleveland entered into recognisance' to appeal. AIM Wright, a journeyman farrier, Was charged with assaulting Matilda Halfpenny, formerly his daughter.in-law.—Wright, it nuns, married Matilda's mother some years ago, but as he had a wife already then alive, he was, upon the discovery of the cireuns• stance, indicted at the Old Bailey Sessions for bigamy, and sen to a year's imprisonment. Since his release his first wife has the debt of nature, and he has married again, and with his dew wife is living opposite Mrs. Halfpenny, in Hanging-sword alley, Water-lane, Fleet-street. Mrs. Halfpenny and her daughter Matilda, according to his account, are continually annoying bis wife; and in remonstrating against some attack of this kind, the assault now complained of was committed. Matilda complained of two blows on the body, and two on the head, with a stick, which broke in the crown of her bonnet. Wright deilared she committed the first assault. Sir Parse Lams thought that Wright's contract of matrimony with his first wife being terminated by her death, he was bound to have completed -his contract with the second, although he had been punished as a bigamist for marrying her. The marriage not having been annulled formally, he thought the defendant had committed bigamy again by taking to his bosom a third wife, while the second was alive. That the question might come before some superior law authority, he ordered the defendant to find bail for the assault. BOW-STREET. Major ,Tolus Paget Sweeney, appeared at this Office, before Sir Ricsuao &am, yesterday, at the instance of the Pa rish Officers of &. Martin's-in-the-Fields,to show cause why an order of affiliation should not be made on hint, for the maintenance of his bastard child. This case, in the first instance, was beard in the private room, but in consequence of the M ajor's refusing to admit the facts charged, Sir Richard Birnie adjourned to the public room, and there reheard it. Miss Elizabeth Ireland, a well-dressed, .genteel-looking young woman, with a child in her arms, basing been sworn, stated, that on the 15th of November, 1825, at a house in Villiers -street, she was delivered of the child, then in her arms, of whom Major Sweeney was the father. The Major then proceeded to put a number of questions to Miss Ireland, and make divers assertions, with a view to show that it was not possible for her to say that he was the father of her child, inas much as she has been living for a long time past on the footing of a wife with a person named Mountain, whose name she generally bears, and by whomshe has had two children. She admitted that she had given birth to two children, but de nied that they were Mr. Mountain's. The Major was proceeding to a cross-examination, when Sir Itagaian Btaxis interrupted him, and said. that as the young wo man swore positively to the fact, his duty was a very simple one, and no talking could avail him (the Major) in this stage of the pro ceeding, unless he could prove an alibi. It was imperative on him (Sir Richard) to make the order, and the Major could appeal against it at the Sessions, where, if he could prove the assertions he had made, they could be attended to. Mr. Rawlins, an Assistant Overseer of St. Martin's; said the parish bad been put to an oipense of seven shillings and sixpence on the child's! account ; and Sir RICHARD BIINIR directed an order to be made upon the Major for six shillings per week, for the support of the child ; and the Major declared his determination to resist the payment of the order, and appeal to the Sessions. HATTON-GARDEN. A man named Robert Battersky was charged by Messrs. Statham andro. with embezzling several sums of money he had received on their account. The cue was not entered into; but Mr. Har nett, the Solicitor, of Northumberland street, Strand, stated to the. Magistrates that he had not fewer than 'lateen distinct charges of frauds to bring forward against the prisoner. He said he at tended at the instance of Mr. Warren, of the Strand, who was the prosecutor in the case. Mr. Harnett was informed that the examination would be entered into to-morrow, and he then left the office. A respectable looking man, named Dann, was brought up from the watch-house, charged with creating a disturbance in the street, and assaulting a watchman. The guardian of the night stated that the prisoner was behaving in a very unruly manner about eleven o'clock the preceding night, in great Ormond-street; he was accompanied by a person who seemed to be his friend, but whom he was treating in a very un friendly manner, as he insisted on his delivering up all the money he bad about him. The other refused to comply, upon which the pet. I saner became quite outrageous, and endeavoured to take the money by force. Witness interfered, and advised him to go, and thought it his duty to take him to the watchhouse. The prisoner made a desperate resistance, and struck witness as he was conducting him along. The person who was with him neglected to make any charge at the watch house. The prisoner when locked up acted with great violence, broke the handcuffs to pieces, and behaved like a madman. Mr. Serjeant Szu.ow—People may be made mad by being locked up and handcuffed upon a false charge. This man could have had no idea of robbing his friend, and probably only wanted to get a few shillings from him in joke, to have something to drink ; it was, therefore, most improper to take a charge when the principal ne glected coming forward to substantiate it; this conduct would not so frequently occur it a few more actions for false imprisonment were brought by the injured parties. If the prisoner had struck the watchman, it was because he was taken up and handcuffed upon a false charge ; he should therefore not take any notice of the com plaint, and the prisoner must be discharged. MA R LBOROUG H-STREET. A young man was charged with attempting to steal a valuable blood horse, value two hundred guineas, the property of a Gentle man named Smith. It appeared that the horse in question was placed by its owner in a livery stable, in Mason's-yard, aladdox-street. Mr. Smith rode It out on Sunday, and on his return stated, that he was going into the country.in a few days and desired that the horse might be taken particular care of, and ti a to allow any person to have it on any pretence whatever. Yesterday motuing a youth came to thy stables with a 'tote; purporting M be NM Mt. Soititio, and tlystre.l that Au horse might he delivered to the bearer. The ostler hiving bten in formed of Mr. Smith's previous order, suspected that the tote was a forgery, and he therefore saddled another harie, which was marls 301. anti gave it -to the prisoner. In the Mean time he made is quirks at Mr. Smith's house, and his suspicions being confirmed, the prisoner was apprehended, when he returned, with a message, stating, " that Mr. Smith wanted the ehesnut horse ' which was i n the first stall in th e fi rst stable on the left, and which was to he rent instantly, as he wislitd t o ride out." • The prisoner said, he was porter in the employ of Messrs. Leaf, Coles, and Cu. in the Old 'Change ; that be load been sent to feed the horse by Mr. Hawkinr, residing at Messrs. Leaf wad Co.'s and who kept four or five himself. lle was remanded, to enable Mr. Smith to attend. Al A Y- LA- RON N Caroline Cooper, a girl only 14 years old, was charged with steal. ing several silver spoons. • She applied, three weeks ago, to Mrs. Duggins, of W e ll stravt4 who, being in want of a serv a nt, t oo k her Immediately, and sent her daughter in the evening about het character. It mutt' 'nut she had given a false reference, but before ,Hiss Duggins returned the prisoner had absconded with the spoons. She Wa4 at lengtfl heard of at the Lock Hospital, where indiscretion of anodic! nature had obliged her to seek refuge. A Air. Jones, of Jeri.: yn street, charged het with stealing :Sit note, and two sovereigns, under similar circumstances, silt wet-lut ao and within the fait two months s h e h a d b een charged at this ace with a third robbery in her place of service. —Remanded. QCJERN-SQUA RE. Ann Harvey was brought up from the watch-house, charged wits having clandestinely obtained possession of a silver watch and ap. pendagew John limey, a carpenter, residing at the Running Horse, Duke. street, Grosvenor.sqbare, deposed, that about seven o'clock on ss. turday evening he took his watch out, mid left it on the table at a bone in Whitcombe.street ; within an hour afterwards he mis. c d but on his return he ascertained that the prisoner had taken it and decamped. John Sheppy, shnpman to Messrs. Jones, pawnbrokers, Tartan!. street, stated that the prisoner on Monday morning came and pledged a silver watch for 21. She said it was her husband's property. The prosecutor deposed that he gave 71. for the watch a!otle. The prisoner, in her defence, admitted taking th e a r t i c l es , an d said she was induced to pledge hem through distress. Mr. Gaaciour—lt is my duty to convict you first 5L for the illegal pledging, and 51. more, being the value of the watt.h. Are you prepared to pay the penalties?—No, Sir. She was then committed to the House of Correction flit sit weeks. UNION HALL • An unfortunate maniac. named Lytlia Jones, supposed to have escaped from some lunatic establishment, was placed at the lar. Her wild'appearauce evinced the dreadful malady with which she was afflicted. A watchman stated, that on the previous night the wretched woman made a most violent attack on several per,ons passing through High-street. She also approached a shop, and dashed her fists, which were cut in a dreadful manner, through 1 panes of glass. On his proceeding to secure her, for the purpose of preventing further mischief, which she seemed bent on, her efforts to escape were astonishing, no less than six men having been engaged in the task before it was accomplished. After having given an inm-nsity of trouble, she was at length lodged in a place of security, and brought up to this office. Mr. Coalitions ' desirous of ascertaining who or where sh e came from, approached the place hi which she was con (wed, and began to question her. At first she answered him good-naturedly, which induced the worthy Magistrate to draw still closer: the moment, however, he was within arm's length of her, die made a most vio lent blow at his face ; but, fortunately, he drew back, and received no farther injury than a slight scratch, one of her nails coming in contact with the side of his nose. She then became completely out rageous, and during the paroxysm was placed in a coach, one of this officers being directed to dee her taken into the parish workhouse, until her late abode should be discovered. ,Rayner, who was charged at Bow-street, on Nlonaaf, whit steal leg a £lO note, the property of a woman named %Volker, attended yesterday before the Magistrates to answer any charge that might be preferred against him. Mrs. Walker, however, did not appear. Rayner, who is a shoemaker, said, his reputation was gone. A heavy charge was laid at his door, and he consideted Mrs. Walker should be compelled to attend and substantiate it. The Magistrate, however, said, he could not compel her to at. tend, and advised Rayner to go home, and not trouble his head fur• that' about the business. A Miss Lyon was last week man led to Mr. Lambe. 41 The lion and the lamb will now lie down together." DEATH By FICIIITING.—Two men, named sellers and Gore, having had some trifling quarrel, whilst at wo, k in a field at Sunning, near Reading, Berks, on M.nday morning, Gore tauntingly challenged S..lle:s to fight. They fought with great desperation upwar ds o f an _ hour, when Gore received a tremendous blow under the rigl t ear, and he fell to' rise no more. The proposed improvements at St. John's College, Cambridge. are of the most splendid descriptior. It is proposed to build an oblong court, 400 &et in length, on the western side of the river, in the shape of the letter E, with an open screen or colonade in front to the south. A gateway will be opened through the cloisters in a line with the three present portals; and a new iron Gothic bridge will be throWn across the river, into, and in straight line with the colonade above mentioned ; and will form altogether an uninterrupted perspective Irons Trinity -street to the fields. _ _ Monday evening some villains eff:cted an entrance into the church of Padiham, by opening the casement of the vestry window, and tore nearly all the le ores out of the books containing the registry of the christenings, marriages, and burials; and not content with doing that which may cause interminable confusion, they mutilated and destroyed a considepable number of Bibles, Te,ta meats, Prayer Bo &c. which were in the pews of the church. The remains of the books, & torn in a thousand pieces, were scattered in various parts of the **lurch, and the cemetery attached to it. ROSEAU, (DOMINICA), APRIL 5.—A quantity of shingle ballast, brought out by the ship Camden from London, having been thrown upon the wharf of I'. S. Turn', Esq. that Gentleman was surprised so.ut after to find his negroes dancing upon it ; on inquiring the cause, the fellows laughed heartily, exclaiming," Massa, we free now; we tread on English groun'!" On the night of the 21st ult. two men named M.Evans and Loot, were forcibly landed upon Tuscar Kock by the hoar of a brig bound from Liverpool to New York. Notwithstanding the remonstrance of the passengers, the Captain determined on putting the two men on shore and gave orders to his boat's crew to fire upon any person who should oppose their landing tbem.— Weaforsi Herald. MARRIED. Yesterday morning, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Lord Suf field. to Bliss Shirley. After the ceremony, the happy pair set off, in an elegant chariot and four horses, for his LordAtli:. seat, Gun ton Ha% Norfolk. DIED. 1 At Dalkeith, on the 2Sth ultimo, Samuel Paterson, Esq. of Lind. saylands, in the 84th year of his age. Mr. Paterson was for some time the oldest member of the Merchant Company of lsdinhurgi►, and for some years a Director of the Commercial !kinking Comr pany of Scotland. MAILS - . Ali DAY. Att. MIL Att. DIM Dublin 1 0 I Fran. e 0 0 Wa erti,rd 1 0 Hambursh .1 0 G aermws and Jersey 0 1 1 Flamini 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 I Brazil 0 0 Donagbadce 0 0 Sweden 0 1 lalta 0 0 i Gottroburgh 0 0 Holland 0 0 1 0 ! America HIGH-WATUR at LONDON•BILIOGE TO MOltlitOW. Morning . ; . • PAI minutes _lcier 0 Afternuon 53 nuritttos after 0 Loxnox: rrileige Pallitied 6 .1 J. F. Ka.A. rat the Stan Otrlf Xik 1, Picheit-