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tended , oast meal were equally re speetsble.* Ile. A treatise? a - Win hadbenn prepared in I8e7; in favour of 'Mr. Baggfibut that still had never been cleaned. - Redid not rejoice at the change that had taken place, bat he thought it extremely hard upon executors that they filloukl be charged with acting beribly aed squally, When* they proceeded on the ad vice of tinteent Counsel. Not .a farthing had been claimed ins•this annuity bond for the space of more • thee fourteen years and a half. He made no claim dating the life of Mr. Runde:ll, but slept for this long time on his deed, and he came for the arrears on the executors, who knew nothing about the circum stances unties which the deed had been given ; and they on the side of the plaintiff now said, that the defendants Ought not to take advantage of the pre auesptiOn that the deed had been considered as can celled, since no claim had been made under it for such a long period of time. His Learned Friend, the Attar ear General, had proved his else in rather an mum,- &rare manner. The evidence which he laid before the joy was, that Mr. Bigge had told him that Mr. Run :dell bid never said a word about delivering up or can celling the annuity bond; and that, no map could doubt his woid; that this was not like a common eanse, or one win& required the testimony of seitaesses. but one is ' *bias the assertion of the plaintiff, whom be ited known fit Ayeart, was to be held conclusive. His Learn', linlithdlentird have ihaantly stopped him (Mr.S.) if he 'ffalitstated any thing' like such a proposition ; het he • litsid allowed his Learned Friend to go on out of curiosity, teeking•to the good sense of the Jury that the circum ' statiee would not be allowed to weigh in their minds "Ml 4 Clients. One would think his Learned Friend iele the rules of the Ronsish Churrl, by which it' . filiblard pia , that three witnesses at least. should be' feVlited DS make out a charge against a priest; •Outessi thoiddlod required against a Cardinal. and ten that a Pope; although in the. case Of Mr. Bigge, it toes it . red that even 18 wouldnot be sugeient. But the :Joltf knew that the Moen* of the plaintiff was no evi dence, and that they were to try this as theydid other eiem, and look to all the ,circumstances. The Teets of the case were in substance these; Mr. Rundell had. in 1806, executed a bond, granting an annuity of 6001. to his sister for her life, and, after her decease to her son, Mr. Bigge, for his life; and that annuity was expressly given as an inducement to them to come from Northum be rland, and settle in the vicinity Of London. Mr 'Lundell was engaged in the greases: Jewell:l-y business in the world, and he wished that Mr. 13tige should 'acquire a knowledge of that business, to caitiff, hies to act as his uncle's executor. After the • annuity had been granted to the sister, a new plan was it:Meted with respect to the nephew, who was admitted to isleteenth shave in that lucrative concein. Soon after thai, Mr. 'Lundell gave him _the posi obit bond for 20,64131. which be supposed to be the amount of the tapirs' of the sixteenth shim In 010, .Mr. Bigge was regularly tantalite the house. This was a totally dif ferent plan troas tbramjuity, upon - Which, from that itetiod, not a latching had been paid. No demand un • dot it Was Made or'diegmt of' [or a period of 17 years. ,41r.,kundell died in libritary..lB27, and it was then •Welf'that this annuity bond was roused from its deep iibiet of 17 years. Mr. Bigge said that he made no dlethattd. beckuse he was averse to talk to his uncle about Money ; het Mr. Bundell did talk about money, for he Made him regularly account for the interest of the 38.0001. bond every half year, when the interest was Mined into principal. He made Mr. Bigge book up, OA they said in that cart of the town, and yet Mr. Bigge i*id bathing all that time about the annuity, for whim,l id ibecosinting with his "uncle ' he would naturally have , mina credit if that annuity had been then subsisting ; but not awned was on these occasions ever said about it.— These was no period fixed by which the claim upon an Initiation* snider seal should be considered as cancelled, 'when ad demand was made upon it; but Lord Mans 'ffillfilliatthicl. that upon non-elaiM for 18 years, and btrhstiet 'Buller had said, that upon noes-claim for trine. Shelley 'ought to presume payment, or a re 'MAIM the'presunoptioo shotild be rebutted by other , ttrentidanstain4' Hen 'there' was nOthino ta rebut the' .e=pitidid• x fikisb o'l4 bond, L t esneli . thas-, ' thaierestreoptieti, sideey' was '4l'ear that al- though' Mt". Lindell gni Xi: gat' bad been settling icebuett togithei fiequentfi k tlot a wend was said about theannuity since the fear 'IMO, when Mr. Bigge was Mimi into the bosun: ' • • • The accounts were then pet in and read. The Arnow= Gartaiat.; in reply, said, that he had antiCipited that the defence could turn, not upon the 'evidence, but upon a speech from his Learned.ftiend ; 'and so the tact bad turned out. • He bad oudoubteJly isOken in high terns' tit the character of his efieut ; lie had said . tbat no witness would be produced to eoutra tt him—:-arict that if such witnesses should be pro ttherl.•no pie wonia believe them. He . might be ' `used foe ba" vini iaid " thit glare his Lear nesl Friend • . 3 . • bitisielf had .uncured ia eteryword that he had said 'le I fit your Of AC Pigto: *at of ihe pleas was payment; yet th e very* docume*is put in by his / Learned . tested on the supposition that the annuity hid toeill)t . ei paid ; and this 'was the resplt of his Learned WeWd's speech; which, like the mountain ifs labour, oduced only a mouse. That the 16th share, and the 'obit fiend tor *G594 we: e pot considered as a sub ti r • ute' for she isinOity, was perfectly clear from the cir- ctsdisimicsetkaiffieennuity had been paid subsequent to fhtietranseeticini. plea. in 1810, Mr. Bendel' gave ' Mi. *Big& a 15th thase in the concern; but then he' tad Mardehlin pellicle; by taking his bond for 3.5.000 i. so that this was no considetation for giving up the; efueuky . biincL The reason why no demand was made, olielobsrinis, that Mr. Uigge did not think proper to, exastietite his uncle, who had become at last, although ilwayS very affectionate to him, very irritable and 4atiocrioui. , . d l'efeceatiee told the Jury that this was net to Fe coneidaryd as an .ordinary case between debtor and ereditor. It was a transaction between an uncle and a loetthey, andlt las for them to look at all the circuits stisentne oft)se mle. and theasay Ocher the forbear ,eia:ee to( she nephew to urge his demand did not pro_ . teed fioni*e canine stated to them by the plaintiff's P iS ,re The qtory . immediately found for the elaint;ff—Da- Part 8 4W l'se plaiatiff's attorney :aids that $.3001. was due for arrears of the annuity. ' 1 : 4 01 Tiertutoeo— Not Am this record, Sir; and to • thatalone f aiust look. .... COURT OF COMMON PL,JFAS, Dsonsses I. illselnys It brestallstat, Wine 'Mr. audits - Pais' sad Comm . ... DAwts, asambniPClß stiewallT, 0. CI.IIIIWOSS AND . •" "" , ' ' ANOTNIID; • • .. - ' Ilmwe'"Ar - - that %rms. Robatts and Neal wati true of ilk, -'ilia action-had been brought against the Sheriffs to esawdr.tbe value of the stock in trade and housefuls! WOW, tea (Abbess).- The details iT this cal* are =switboof igterest, with the taceppon" 4 what lettid 4erecce sabehailViticßees the sum IJ4I ; which the goods broogbt• at the Sheriff's sale Ind the sum •at which they bad been valued but a short time before. The goods in question had been' valued to the ingoing tenant at 175/.: at the sale they brought but 211. There were four butts of porter and p irt of one sold for 61. Us. whereas the value of one butt is 61. 15s. The Learned Junus, in summing up, called the St' tention of the Jury to the fact, that this valuation 'had bees made in February and the goods slid in AlMch. His Lordship dwelt in terms of strong dfrapprt bationl upon the condwct of the Sheriff's officer, who was the real defendant in this cause, and whose evidence he had on that account rejected. The manner in which these sales were conducted was, he observed, most scandslous, and called loudly for reform: He was far from im puting any blame to the Sheriffs) they knew nothing of the matter, and would not. hive to pay either the damages or costs of this action.—Verdict for the plain tiff, damages 1101. • • . MORE U. CUFF. This was an action upon► a bill of exchange for 191. 17s. The defendant paid 51. Ss. into Court, and set off the value of a double barrelled gun, IV. 14s. alleged to have been purchased of him by the plain-- tiff. To this it was replied, that the gon was not bought but borrowed, and was spit of the value stated, having been incapable of bearing the shock of discharge, owing to the bad timber of the stock. A verdict was found for the plaintiff for 21. 16s. In the course of the trial much astonishment was excited in come• queuce of some of the gun al skein who were examined having stated that a gun ought to be sold for 151. viten 'its first cost amounted to only 101. The witness by whom the quality of the timber in the stock wfs deposed tq after describing it as•sboragraineJ and cross-grained, was further examined . as to whether he thought it such a gun as a respectable entsurfactuier would vend; he replied that such guns .were frequently made up for country orders, but were ,seldom sold in the regular way of trade. Mr. Justice Park said it was hi g hly isiprOper thni to trifle with the lives of his Majesty's subjects. However excusable in other trades it might be to vend inferior articles at a low price, a gun that might burst and blow a man's brains Mit ought never to be manufac tared in a manner apparently sound, and -really unfit for use. Another reason why cheap guns were a nuisance, was they encouraged idlers and poaching. PftBROGATIVE COURT, Do. 1. coLvo4 V. IPRAZER Dr. PIiILLIMORIC stated, that the party deceased in this suit was Mr. John Farquhar, of Fonthill, who died the 6th of July, 1825. Administration had been grant. ed to the defendant, his nephew and next of kin, on the presumption that the deceased had died intestate. That administration had been revoked, and the defendant was called upon to show cause why a will m ide, in 14814 should not. be admitted to proof. Mr. Frazer, under the circumstances of the case, conceived that he ought to call upon all the parties interested under that will to see it propounded. in order to protect himself ,1 from molestation in the p •ssession of the property.) There had been a doubt, however, in the registry, whether a person in his circumstances couldsall upon i persons to see it propounded ? He (Dr. Phillimore) submitted the question to the Court's consideration, which would do what justice required. Dr. Drowns, on behalf of the surviving executor under tt e will, thought that this question ought not to have been brought before the Colin; he, however, left it to the Court to decree or not. The parties interested under the will, ani wf.om it would be necessary to serve, a ere numerous ; many resided in Scotland; the legatees named were considerable in number; professorships were to be set up in diffetent Universities; and all the schoolmasters in Scotland it would perhaps be peter sary to serve. His party conceived that the course prop - osed to be pursued, and which would bt attended' with expense, would lead to no betieficial results. All the parties under the will would be bound by the acts of the surviving executor. Dr. raltrassoaa, in reply, stated that Mr. Frazer, whose interest in the matter was to the amount of 400„0001. was advised that the course he proposed to - Wolk. was kfecessary to his interests. • ,Sir JOKY 4&CHOLL saidohat the inconvenience of the proceeding, it any, would fall upon the party appli cant. He (the Learned Judge) recollected a case simi lar to the present which occurred in 1792 or 17911. In that case the party obtained a decree against all persons in general to appear and see the will propounded; the change of circumstances was occasioned by the birds of a child. In the present case, a will, which had been' executed in the East Indies, was attempted to be proved, and the ground of opposition was that it had been re voked. Although the act of the executor, being the appointee of the deceased. would to a certain extent btud the parties, yet some party might allege collusion. It would therefote be expedient, in a case of this nature, to call elan parties interested to appear; it could oc casion no prejudice to the adverse party. The Learned Judge directed the decree to go, and recommended that it should be in the largest terms, against all persons in general. KIRKCUDBRIGHT AGAINST KIRKCUDBRIGHT. This was a suit promoted by Lord Kirkcudbright, to set aside a will of the late Lord, and propounded by his Lady, Mat y, BATOIIM Kirkcudbright. Dr. LUSH INGTON, on behalf of his Loilship, moved the tour( to adMit an allegation, the object of which was to shew that, the late Lord and his Lady, about the period when the will propounded bore date,had disagree ments and altercatiom,—that bis Lordship hgd called, upon his solicitor, Mr. Bryant, of Southampton, to pre: pate articles of separation,—that his Lady had stated the conditions which woutd content her, lke. but Lord Kirkcudbright had quitted Southampton without com pleting the bosiness. These facts had but recently come to the knowledge of his patty. Dr. Patitttssoaa and Dr. DODSON, for Lady Kirk cudbright, objected to the admiasion of this allegation, chiefly as being superfluous. Their party admitted the fact of disagreements and altercations having subsisted. *The passages in the allegations stating that the parties had separated wholly from each other—that Lady Kirkcudbright had treated her husband with contempt and unkindness, and which were easily explained by the conduct of his Lordship in respect to his cook maid, Charlotte Bicknell—it was not competent to the other party to introduce at this late period. .Sii Joust NICHOLS. observed, that there had been four allegations given- in already, and publication would have passed, but for the application heretofore made on the part of Loud Kirkcudbright for the admission of a further plea, to which the Court would not object, Bate Mxtter was material. But he (the Learned Judge) did observe that ttie allegation added jay fact ma• serial to the issue of the cause. The histolf of the case might be collected from the allegations given in. The' late Lord made a will on the 3J N0v.1824, oominating his wife universal hgatee; his whole property, amount• ins to 5,00 k 1. he left to her. Up to that period, they had' lived for many years together on affectionate terms : but, at a late period of their cohabitation, Lord Kirkcudbright had. indulged hiasself io ariciotwpdreuita, .sad bad formed a connexion with his cookaustiri. That this was resented by his wife, was sot extraordinary ;audits May, 1825, Lord Kirkcudbright quitted his residence. at Squthamptonwiththissermst,whosena Me was Charlotte Bicknell, and went to London, where they cohabited together. In Joly, 182.5, a further will was made, in sat ich his Lordship bequeathed the sum of 500 i. to Charlotte Bicknell, for her faithful services in his fa mily, and on account of the contumely and aspersions she had suffered from Lady Kirkcudbright during the whole period of her service; but even in this will he left all the rest of his fortune to his Lady. In August, 1825, he deposited this will with his banker, but aft rwards destroyed it. Under these circumstances, it was difficult to maintain that the destruction of thi. will was not a revival of the former. It was alleged that Otte had been an attempt on the part of the wife to get from him this will ; but it was admitted that his Lordship returned home and did cohabit with his wife. A correspondence had passed beteeen them previously, in which be acknowledged he bad acted improperly. In a letter, dated November, 1825, he begins, . 4 My, dear, dear Mary." In another, of June 26, he speaks of his great regard for, and anxiety for the comfort of his Lady. In the year 1827, he proposed to re turn and bring back Charlotte Bicknell; to this Lady Kirkcudbright would not consent, and be eventually returned without her. lie (Sir John Nichol)) would put it to the party, if it was wise to maintain the inter• tacy in favnut of Lord Kircodbright in the face of these papers ? The act of separation did not carry the case (in his opinion) one jot further than the previous allega• liens ;„.he thought, therefore, that he consulted the inte rests of the Noble Lord himself by excluding this elle gation; and it was the Court's doty towards the adverse party not to allow the cause to be further prolonged. He therefore :ejected the allegation. ':OOLICE INTELLIGENCE. DOW- STREET. HioiMIST Relliltalt-.-Saturday .data Co tonsege, a young man well known to the lice, was charged with the following daring robbery : Mr. Jobe Misery stated, that on Friday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, 114 Was passin2 through George-itreet, St. Giles's, and bring a stranger to tbe neighbourhood, he inquired his way of the prisoner, .who was standing with some other men at the corner 'of the street. He (wittiest') had a blue bag in his hand, containing a letter of license and some other deeds, which were to hint of con, siderable value. The prisoner made a snatch-at the bag, and, at the same montent, witness received a violent blow on the head from some person behind him, which felled bun to the ground. The party, which consisted of several persons, then beat and kicked hini in a most brutal manner; in fart, he thought it was their knew tion to murder him. Tie ptisoner ran away With his companions, followed by the witness, who called out " Stop thief!" and never log sight of the prisoner until he was taken into custody, a short distance from the pitied where the robbery was committed. Witness's hat was cut throtighin five places, and in the struggle his clothes were torn almost to pieces. Mr. Moyle. a public.n living in George-street, stated that be was standing at his door at the time of the robbery. lie heard the cry of" Stop thiel!" and saw the'prisoner running, pursued by the pro secular. He caught bins, and detained him anal Fagan, the eon.' stable, came up, when he gave him imo his custody. • The prisoner, * his defence, said be kbew nothing . whatever of the robbery.—He was fully committed. The prisoner was one of the gang that lately knocked down Mr. Horace Twiss. H A TTON GARDEN. William Cree, of Old -street, City-road, pawnbroker, was sum moned to this office on Saturday by Strstton, the informer, fur taking the sum of one farthing more for interest than he was le gally entitled to. Stratton's daughter stated that she pawned three silver spoors. at the defendant's house on the 13th of October last for Ss. 6d. and, she redeemed them on the 15th of the same month, and paid Si. 7d. being ace penny for interest, but which was more by one farthing' than the pawnbroker should have legally demanded. . She pawn'ed i the spoons in the name of Slack. 013 her cross-examination the witness said she did not see. Riatikkat, a fortnight before. She was then asked upon her oath if use: had trot seen Slack in this o ffi ce fi ve minutes previously, asd.if she 14.1; not some conversation with him? This she denied at fits% butt when Mr. Harmer. clerk called a witness to prove that she had beset I seen in conversation with Slack al. stated, Stratton's daughter then acknowledged that she bad seen Slack. In consequence of this prevarication the Magistrates declined to go farther into the case, and dismissed the information with costs. MARY-LA-BONNE. Saturday an old woman, of reduced appearance, was charged r with stealing a step-ladder. The case was somewhat peculiar, from the circumstance of the owner of the stolen ladder being, brought to the Dike a day or two since, charged with stealing Ms own property.—lt appeared, that on T hursday week last the step ladder was stolen from Mr. Whitehead, of Linon-place; and a day or two after Mr. Whitehead discovered the ladder at a marine stare shop, in Ms neighbourhood; he claimed it as his property, bat the dealer stoutly resisted the claim', and Mr. Whitehead took possession uf it " vs et armis," upon which the dealer detained him, and had him brought to this face in custody. The Magistrate at that WMa directed inquiries to be made, and the present prisoner was soon taken, and the marine store dialer identified her as the person from whom be had bought the ladder, without "asking any sues alone." cunsideriug her to be a poor distressed woman. . _ This latter part of the case proved to be the fact ; and in conside ration of her having four young children, Mr.Whitelsead humanely consented to forego the prosecution, and she was discharged. A large butcher's tray of meat, consisting of the greater part of a pig and soave large joints of veal, were produced at the office by Gibbs, the tracer, who had seised the meat, w►ich that morning had been stolen from a carcase butcher of Newgate•market, by a hawking butcher, who had made Ins escape. QUEEN-SQUARE. Saturday Milian flarrir, a notorious character was brought up In custody of Weak, the °Meer, charged with batrifig in his pos session a quantity of ladles' cambric muslin deems of considerable value, which he was unable to account for. William Masters slated, that the prisoner had lodged with him for three mouths; be beret to suspect him, and on Friday morn. hag, after the prisoner had geue out, he went into his room, and found in his box an article of Ladies' dress, In web. In the course of the day his daughter, who went up stairs to make the prisoner's bcd, found; large quantity of ladies gowns between the quilt and the blanket, in the same state; he, it consequence, jive information to Weak, and bad the prisoner taken into custody, Weak here produced the dresses, which were all of the most costly materials—fine French cambric, beautifully dowered; se. veral petticoats of the sage niateriall; some of the finest cambric handkerchiefs, marked" Sophie, 1127," in marking ink. Me prisoner, in his defence ' said he had found the bundle on the previous evening, near the House of Commons. The Magistrate ordered the prisoner to be remanded, and the property to be advertised. LA M BETH-STREET. Mr. Gardener, the landlord of the Goats Heads, in Whitechapel. road, was fined, on a complaint made by Saunders, the constable, in the penalty of 40s. for refusing to receive soldiers which were billetted on him. Mr. Gardener, In defence, accused Saunders of partiality and spite, and as one instance, mentioned that within one week no less than four men were sent to him, while a neishbour of his for the last six months had bad but two. Saunders denied the charm in toto, and said It was quite unfounded. Mr. WYATT hoped so, but nevertheless, for it could not be otherwise, according to Saunders's swearing, the conviction was enforced. UNION HALL. Saturday a man, named .44541astWaTtd a woman with whom be cohabits, named Nary Giles, were brought before the sitting Magistrate, R. J. Cuarascas, Esq. charged with passing counter feit money. Mr. Whitaker, landlord of the Prince of Wake, at Brixton, stated, that on Friday, Mary Giles entered his tap-room, and having called for a pint of porter, said that two men, whom she expected imme diately, would pay for it. Soon afterwards two men called, one of whom, Austin, called for a quartern of gin, for which he paid with a good sixpence. He then proceeded to pay for the pint of beer which the woman called for, and tendered a shilling, which wza im mediately discovered to be a counterfeit one. The complainant re marked, that there was a place very convenient (alluding to Brixton Gaol,) to which they deserved to be sent, for attempting to pan spurious coin. The prisoners immediately turned on their heels, tend hurried off towards town, followed by Mr. Whitaker, who, autpecting they were regular smashers, aeon came up with and gave (bent into the custody of Blythman, the coastabk, who, on eaa• wising Austin's person, found a bag containing fourty-four counter- • kit sbNW s concealed under one of his arms- it was subsequently ascertained that tie other man, after leaving the prisoners, pro- tied twat& *lnilliedan.led %acceded is uttiiing five b yi Ain't to s tradesman saqppa Sommers, residing in Acted sse Ns man we, also apprebeeded. kr. Powell, the &Mcfter of the Nlint attended, and ideudg4 e coin produced as counterfeit. The prisoners were fully committed. W RSH I P-STRE.F.T. Saturday Samuel Coiled and Jahn haw, alias Leetileat, aw l ( athletic appearance, were re.etamined before Ms, ilmucatee charged with robbing two persons, named Skerret and Johnsas, the Lion and Lamb public. latrine, Goideu atdane; a n d Ur. 1.451 x. the landlord, appeared on summons, the evilence given as y ens ; examinations paving raised a sulsicion that he had conahredat the escape of the parties. It appeared that the prosecutors, wa sw ,„ e acquainted with Langston, were impecting some alteration s in m e tap.room, when a light commenced, and Mr. Ster na we , b old , down by Howe; his friend went to his assistance, aad ht t i a scale they both Inst their watches. The candles wawa pat tett and the prisoners got out of the room by a back door, and esat and it was found that that door had bees locked by theism a ey ,_ It was further stated that Langston bad talked cf knowin g th eft , who stole the property ; and that be woultdded u a Lithos PM* money be owed Long Jack, who bad worked fee him, acid offers( to compromise the affair the same evening with Skerret. Mr. llaouoirvort said be did not see why Mr. Lamm Amid mot stand at the bar with. the prisoners, as a participator ta iex transaction. Mr. Langston declared be had done all in his power to shun the robbers, and that what bad been stated as to the converamed with Skerret was not true. He never knew who had the p r e. perry; and what he meant was, that when he returned ham h would endeavour to And the parties. He asked to be admitted is bail, and said he had several witnesses to bring forward. Afro sane further inquiry, bail was taken for his appearance at tbt 'nett ts. ansination, himself in 1001. and two sureties in 501 each. ANECDOTE OF GENERAL HAMILTON. • During the lifetime of this distinguished statesam, and while on a journey to Albany, he chanced to pot up for the night at a tavern in one of the small village, on the Hudson River, where a mountebank had advey. tiled to display his ingenuity at sle'ght of hand, s'ack wire, Btc. - on that evening. Induced by motives of ca riosity, and a desire to while away the tedious boo t y of a winter's evening, the General took a front scat is the apartment allotted for the performances. His keel piercing eye did nut escape the cbservarion of thejogg. ler, who, stepping up so him, and handing him a silver dollar, politely requested him to hold it until he stioold call for it,*adding, that it might escape his fliers with. 'out his knoWledge. The Gen:ral, thit.king some harm. less trick was intended, and being desirous of humour. ing the joke, very readily accepted the tiller, and clench. ing it f.rst in his hand, waited in momentary expects. tion.of some attempt to extricate it from hi, grasp without his privity. The jogger, whenever he at. tempted to perform s new trick, v ould first cast aa enquiring glance at the. General, as much as to say, " now look for the dollar!" when the former wid., immediately look into his hand, to convince hiasself that he was yet in posse-sion of it. After the parlors. ante had t nded, the mountebank requested his dollar of General H. who, on returning it, observed, that he could discover no trick to it. " I do, thosie,' replied the mountebank; you had not been three minutes is the room, when I perceived that if I did not do some. thing to divert your attention, you would detect me in ,every trick I attempted; I therefore gave you the toi ler to hold, and managed to have it ab-cnb so much of your attention, that I got through the performance much better thau I anticipated when you Arse find your eyes upon me. General,kj., it is said, was highly amused with this chef d7oettem of the juggler, and p.ro nounced it " the best trick pertained that evening, 4vrerican Paper. . _ . . . . A Cuckoo was heard in -Torrington Woods on Thum. day weelc,,,pooring forth its pkintire stoles as distinctly , ps in Kt,' 4zetcr ,Paper. 14 ..EAsx Dors.—Tuesday afternoon as an inslivi ciPll•llPPlPTed in supplying stone to the Junction Dock, vas standing on the pier, he was 'accosted by a man of respectable appearance, who, haying ascii• tamed that..the .first mentioned .person was going by piaci) .to. York on the following day, pretended that he also was about to proceed 10 that city by the same con veyance. The ice being broken, it was easy to persuade the unsuspecting dupe to walk to the Black was, at the corner of Quay -street, to take a cup to better as quaintance. Here they were joined by three men, one of wh; m. after a good deal of what our Londoners. temporaries would call "chaffing," in which he stated himself to be possessed of property to the amount of 325,0001. offered, not to pay the national debt, but to toss up for 1 s.! The decoy accepted the offer, and, hav ing won ls. at a time, to the amount of 11. very gom roust, returned it. He then applied himself to his sew acquaintance, and.st.st:ng that he had 61. to sport, asked him to lend him somei money to increase the stakes.— This the latter actually complied with, and lent him 651. which was, with the 51. before mentioned, tossed for, and, ofcourse, lost to his accomplice in the twinkling of an eye. The loser asked his ar rpaintance to walk with him to Pease's bank, whore he would repay him his 651. Alter proceeding some distance, however, he was per suaded to return to the Black Swan, and *air his friends rejoining him with the rm.ney. On his arrival at the house, he found that the three men, one of whom had pocketed the 701. were gone. We need scarcely add,_ttrat his new friend has not yet :corned to the Black Swan.—Hull Packet. MARRIED. Rev. Robert Howlett, of Tbeberton, to Harriet, eldest dassitter of T. Hamm. Esq. of Wickham Market. - Rev. Lundy Foot, of Holly Park, in the county of Dubha. to Harriet, eldest daughter of the nor. Jubn Wm. Ctmoinehato,Viear of Harrow. DIED. At the Vicarage House, Frozheld, Wilts, the /lee. Lewis gnu% at an advanced agfi. Rev. John Page Julian, RA. of Queen's College, Cambridee. Rev. John Hopkins, Precentor and major Minot Canon of Win chester Cathedral, Chaplain to the College, and Vicar of Warr borough, Wilts. At Aberystwith, the Rev. James Williams, Head Master of the Grammar School in that town, and Curate of Lianycharina, Cardiganshire. 'Wednesday evening, at his house in South Lambeth, in the 47th year of hie age, -J J ohn Pittman Esq. principal Proprimot of use County aromas and County ll;raid, and one lathe Common Cosm ed for the Ward of Farringdon Within. He had bees for war time in a declining state of health ; but his dearest friends lad its suspicion of the fatal result, till within the last three weeks, when his debility became so exceislve as to base the power of the ewe eminent Professional assistance. Of an active, loteition, end liberal mind, it may be said truly that few men pool/need in a treater degree the respect and esteem of the circle in which be moved, se quitted this tran.itory life more deeply or sincerely lamented. 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