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V CHRISTMAS. Sacred to Beef and Pudding is the lay, Which chaunts the honours of Old Christrnas Day. He comes, the Sage of ancient years, With Holly and with Ivy crowned; And on his reverend front he bears The mark of many an annual round. Sportive he leads the festal train. And blithesome is each jovial soul, The while the sparkling wine they drain, The while they drain the oectar'd iXwL Now Hams and Chicken mark his way; And Chines and Turkic He around; And many a Pie, to cheer the day, Aod many a solid joint is found. Now from their ample stores the rich bestow The boon to raise the drooping eye of woe To smooth the brow with sortrow 'ad, To make the heart of misery glad, To bid the mourner smile; To bid dependence cease to groan, While grief no longer makes his moan, And Comus laughs the while. These are the joys that Christmas yields, And may they still be ours ; The' bare the groves, and dull the fields, And stript the rosette bowers ; Tet home, and mirth, and plenty make the joy, And these, with grateful hearts, can never, never cloy. THE WELLESIAY. CASE. PAPHII/1 MID IS THE COURT OT CHMICIRT 111 THE AllOlll CASZ. THE AFFIDAVIT OF ELIZABETH • HUMPHREY, of No. 5, Hall-place, Regent's•park.—Sworn November 24,1326. Saith, that she is now, and has been, in the service of the said William Pole Tylney. Long Wellesley, ever since he went to reside in Hall-place aforesaid, she be ing in the house at the time he took possession, having been in the service for nearly two years of William Wright, Esq. of whom said William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley purchased said house. Saith, that in answer to so much of the affidavit of Susanna Scott, sworn in this cause on the 20th Novem ber instant, wherein she says that Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Turner, therein mentioned, about ten o'-clock at night, went in Mr. Turner's gig, and as she, said Susanna Scott, was informed by the said Mr. Turner, pro ceeded to the residence of said Mr. Wellesley, in Hall place aforesaid ; she, this deponent saith, that said Mrs. Bligh, to the knowledge or belief of deponent, never was at the said residence of said W. P. T. L. Wellesley, in Hall-place aforesaid. Saith, that the said house is enclosed wi h a high -brick • wall and gates, t're latter being always kept locked, and that the other servants of said Mr. Welles ley, except deponent and the housekeeper, being fo reigners, and unable to speak English, she, deponent, was in the constant habit of letting in such persons as came to said house, and by that means became ac quainted with all who came there. Saith, she is positive that said Mrs. Bligh was never in the house of said Mr: Wellesley since said Mr. Wei. lesley has had the same; and she saith, that laid Mr. Wellesley kept very little company, and that of Gentle men on 1 ), and that she never saw any female visitor whatever in said house. AFFIDAVIT of JOHN RANDALL, of Hall-place, Regent's Park, County of aliddlesex, coachman to said William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley.—Sworn tat December, 18i6. Saith, that he, deponent, was engaged as a coachman to the lee Hon. Nits. Long Wellesley, at Paris, on or show the 7th of June, 1820; and that he continued to live with her until on or about the 16t11;of September, 1822, when he quitted the family of said Mr. Long Wellesley, at Calais, and returned to England with their horses, it being then the intention of said Mr. Long Wellesley, as be understood, to proceed to Italy. Saith, that upon entering said service he well remem bers, that among the very fast orders given to him by his master was one, that he should mit permit his sons to ascot• ii.to the stables, lest they might there hear and learn improper language; and that this order Was're pe.tted to him, a great many times, by said Mr. Long Wellesley. Stith, he well remembers that his said master, having once overheard one of the groms sawing and making Use of improper expressions before his sons, said Mr'. Long Wellesley sent for deponent, -and ordered him immediately to discharge said groom,which was accord ingly done. Saith, that he received the most positive orders from his said master, not to allow his sons to come into the yard, and if they did, that he, deponent, Should remove them from it; and that he accordingly did so, and that the young Gentlemen having afterwards applied to their said father to he permitted to go into the stables to see their horses, the said Mr. Long Wellesley allowed them so to do, upon condition that he, deponent.ibould always accompany them, and take care that they did not get into improper company or learn any improper expressions. Saith, that said Mr. Long Wellesley having disco vered that his said sons bad learnt to 'swear', be desired him (deponent) to encLavour to And out by whOutthey were taught, or how they had acquired 'thehabit, arid to inform him ; and he well remembers that said Mr: Long Wel'esley having some time after ascertained that they had been taught to swear in the French lan guage by a •alet of his own who then lived with him, named Auguste ; he immediately discharged him, al though he had been a very favourite servant, And he never again entered his service. Saitb, the said valet was succeeded by John Mena, who, as deponent verily believes, knew that said Au guste had been discharged for the above reason, as all the servants of the establishment had orders given to them to prevent the children from being taught impro per expressions, to check them when they heard any such used, and to take them to their father ; and that deponent himself gave such orders to many of the set. pants, he being an upper servant, and much in the confidence of his said master and mistress. Stith, that upon one occasion, while driving out his mistress at Paris, he heard the infant plaintiff Victoria use disrespectful expressions to her mothe; ; that in the course of their drive they met the said Mr. Long Wel lesley, to whom it was told, who immediately reproved the child for it, and frightened her by causing her to be taken out of the carriage, and told, that she should be taken to the gypsies for it. • Stith. that upon another occasion, while they were • at Calais, he heard said infant plaintiff Victoria, while in the carriage with her mother, again use improper expressions, for which she was not only reproved by said Mr. Long Wellesley, but severely whipped. Saith, that at the Hotel d'Aumont, in Paris, at which they for a time resided, there was an iron railing or barrier between the court yard of the house and thel %table yard, and he well remember* that orders were, given by said Mr. Long Wellesley, that the Children dlould never pass the barrier, in order that they might not mix with the people of the stable, and pick up any vulgar language or improper words. Saith, that daring the time said Mr'. and Mrs. Long Wellesley were so residing in Paris, they were li*ing on the most friendly and affectionate terms, and the behaviour of said Mr. Long Wellesley was most kind and attentive; that said deponent used very frequently, during this time, to go into the room where they were sitting together to receive their orders, and had a great many opportunities of observing their conduct towards each other. Saith, chat he was in the daily habit of driving out said Mrs. Long Wellesley, and at the time of ber going. out said Mr. Long Wellesley used to take his ride, and that he seldom left the house before that hour ; and that said Mr. I.... Wellesley and his said wife generally met irr their rides and drives, and always with pleasure; and deponent saith, that said Mrs. Long Wellesley used a small open barouche, and that from his situation, and the little noise made by the carriage, he could dis-, tinctly overhear conversation passing therein ; and he saith tharhe hath frequently heard the said Mrs. Long Wellesley express to t' e Countess Montalambert, an 'EnglishLady who used al most daily to accompany her in 'her drives, how happy she was . in the treatment and conduct of her said husband, and that she had never been mare happy in her life. Saith, that while at Pins his master and mistress' almost always dined together, and which he knows from it being his duty to drive them out to dinner wherever they went ; and he does nit believe said Mr.. 'Long Wellesley, during that time, dined from his said wife tu enty times; and th it whenever they dined sepa rate, they usually met early in the evening, either by his returning home, or Mrs. Wellesley joining him at some party; and that they frequently took excursions together into the country with their children ; and that in all the 'parties to the country he ever recollects to have bi en made, said Mrs. Wellesley was always present. Saith, he remembers the said Mr. Long Wellesley having determined to discharge Henry Bicknell from his service when at Paris ; and that he, deponent, beg ged of his said master to overlook and forgive the of fence, as he had been brought up by and had lived so long with him ; and that partly at the anterce.sion of deponent, he was allowed to remain; that he does not recollect the precise cause for•`which he tas to be dis charged, but he thinks it was far . some improper con ' duct in respect of the children, or one of them. Saith, th .t the said Mr. Long Wellesley and his fa• mily left Paris for Calais, in the month of Ma ch 1822, and resided at the latter place in the Hotel Dessein, until the month of Sept. following. Saith, that from the relative situation of the moms at said Hotel, and the court-yard thereof, the children of said Mr. Lung Wellesley could overhear the conversa tion of the postillions, couriers, and other servants that 'came there, .of u hick there were very great numbers who spoke a great variety of languages, and that from the length of time they resided at the said Hotel, the 'said thildien 'netesserily frequently heard and learnt oaths, and other improper expresVioni, - fram those peo ple, but . that on its coming to the knowledge of said Mr. Long Wellesley, he well remembers his speaking wiry seriously npnn the subject to Mr. Brownell, and telling him that he had written tar,"and expected a tuto► from England, under whose care they would constantly be, by which it would be corrected; that said Mr. Brum mell recommended their being sent to school, to which said Mr. Long Wellesley renbed, that he'preferred haw• ' ing a tutor for them at home, as he knew that boys learnt very bad habits at school. Sarah, that soon Alter the arrival of Mr. Pitman, said Mr. Lang Wellesley came into the stable-yard with his sons, and said Mr. Pitman, and gaveto deponent a strict injunction that his said children stele not to be suffered to come into it. and that if he, deponent, found them with any of the men, or • heard them Using vulgar or iniproper language, he was immediately to take them to Mr. Pitman, and juror m him of it. Stith that, one day; while' at Calais, said Mrs. Long Wellesley came into the yard to s a id Mr. Long Welles. ley With a Newspaper in her hand, and pointing thereto said to said Mr. Long Wellesley, in the presence and hearing of deponent—.. , LcrAt at this paragraph, if you do not prosecute the Eiltor for it, I will never forgive you ; they say that you have been spending my fortune, and using me_ill; which is not true; for I am pei fectly 'contented and happy ; whatever money has been spent, 'it has been by me as well as you ; and if our affairs are embarrassed, I have been the cause of it as-well as you, and the world has nothing to do with it ;" or used words to that effect, and at the same time said Mrs. Long Wellesley looked at deponent, as if to direct him to notice what she.was saying, and to which said Mr. L. Wellesley replied by bidding her not to mind them, and that he did nor care what was said - of him by such people, or words to that effect. • Saith, that one day While at Calais, he had gone into atioffee-room, where he heard some people discussing the affairs of hirmaster in nmanner which was offensive to hint, and having taken his part, 4' quarrel aid fight ensued, in whichi he -received many severe blows, and got two blick eyes, and not liking to appear before his mistress in that state, or to drive the carriage, he ex cused himself for the non-attendance on account of illness, and said Mrs. L Wellesley having sent to en quire after him, and having learnt the cause of his not wishing to drive her, was because he bad such dreadful 'black-eyes that he was ashamed to be seen ; she replied, that as he bad got them in defence of his master, she should not feel ashamed of being driven by him in that state, and insisted upon his doing so, which he accord ingly did. Saith, that Mrs, Long Wellesley always appeared to be anxious about his master, when he was away from her; that there was the greatest cordiality between them, and they lived on the best terms, and that during the I time he was with them he never heard from any person belonging to the establishment that there existed any 'differences, or want of harmony. Saith, that, before he entered into their service, he had heard reports to the contrary, and therefore w as sur pr iged to find how false those reports had been. Saith, that said Mr. Long Wellesley was a kind, attentive, and indulgent father to his children, and took every opportunity, as far u deponent was capable of judging, of reproving their faults, and correcting their morals. Saith, he bath been informed, and believes that Paid Henry Bicknell is now, and for some time past has been; living with the children of said Mr. Long Wellesley, to attend upon them. There hAs been a 8411 a Hemel Hempstead, far the benefit of the School of Industry. It was attended by upwards of eightyht of the most distinguished Gentry of that town and neigh bourhood. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION.HOUSE Yesterday, a dashing looting young man,"was brought up for exa mination before*. Loito NIAYOII, on a charge of fraud. Mr. Chafers ? the pawnbroker, of Wading. street; stated, that the prisoner came to his house, and offered to pledge half a dozen mas sive silver table spoons, of- what is called the King's new pattern. •He wanted 101. upon atem—gave his word of honour, as a Gentle man, that they had 'cost much more--and said he would call again for them in the evening. Mr. Chaffers examined them carefully, and finding them tab* good silver, he offered to lend him 6/. upon them. The pristine, failing in obtaining a better offer, took up the spoons, and went from the counter, but returned spin, saying, " Well, he must take the sum o ff ered." He then put down his half-dozen of spoons upon the counter. Mr. Chaffers, in turning them out, detected them, by the ring, as being counterfeit ; be im mediately had the prisoner taken into custody. On searching him the balf.dozen of goal were found upon Mm. The coun terfeit spoons were 'llth a coat of silver, over a species of Britannia metal. &-veral pawnbtfikees time forward and stated that they had bees defrauded by a slight-of-hand trick, similar to that which the prisoner' had played off. Mr. Charles Phillips attended as Counsel for the prisoner. He thought it unnecessary to say anything on the marks of the cue • but submitted that in law the p r i sone r must b e di sc h arge d. inasmuch u no money had passed to him, and no offence had therefore been committed. The LORD Marna admitted the Learned Counsel's objection to be pod, and discharged the prisoner —who, however, was imme diately taken in custody, charged with having completed the offence in anotherjurisdiction, to which he was conveyed. GUILDHALL A boy, named Charles Assnacht, was brought up for final exami nation yesterday before Mr. Alderman e. SMITH, on susiiicion of having stolen a parcel containing two .CYO &Asbury bank notes, a '5 note of the same description, and four sovereigns. The stolen notes have not yet been offered at either the banking house in town or country, where they are payable; and the evi dence being deemed too weak to warrant his comassiunent, the pri soner was discharged. Upon him were found two letters from discarded mistresses! one of them directed to.himself, and the other, it appears to the present object of his attentions ; and when we say he is nearer fourteen than fifteen years of age, and stands only four feet and a half high, the perusal of this document will, perhaps, create a smile : " TO MISS HUIItIPHkLYS. " Miss--I am astonished to think as you should keep company with such a low lid as Charles, for when be first spoke to me he be hived very well, but when he completed his, desire he used me very ill. I have got over my confinement. I hope I shall lie nu more trouble to him. I take the liberty of writing this epistle to you. hoping it will be a warning to you, as Be has seduced two young girls. 46 ANN 1.--." " Dear Chvles.—This comes with my kind love to you to no whey I have offended you that you did not speak to me lust night. I did not no that I had. if I have let me now. You seams to say that I care nothing about you but if I did not I should not took the troble to warte till nine o'clock last night. Pleas to send it anser as sun as you can. By doing you wiU mutch oblige. Yours " E. 0-." A person Was brought up for re examination, charged with stealing a valuable saddle-horse. Mr. Humphreys attended as his Solicitor. The evidence was to the effect, that on the 26th of February, the prisoner bArowed the horse for one month, at the rate of eight guineas per month, at Mr. Tinthrey's• livery-stables, in Parl-lane. lie left a set of harness as a securitylor the hire, but the ostkr never saw the horse or the Gentleman again, until he dropped in upon the latter accidentally, a Few days since, at a coffee-house, in Fleet-street. Two or three letters, however, had been received from the prisoner, asking for an account of the hire to be forwardkd by letter to the Plough Inn, Cheltenham, whence, after a few days, 'he said, he should proceed to the &ar at Southampton. Mr. Tirn brey not only sent letters to both places (which were returned by the post-office), but immediately took a trip to make personal in quiries, withow:, however, gaining the least information. The prisoner's defence was, that he kft the horse at Mr. Pardoe's, the Boar's Head, Severn Stoke, near Worcester, for some time, and that Mr. Paidoe had, without his authority or consent, sold the animal to pay for his keep. Mr. Berestord. the Magistrate's Clerk, wrote to Mr. Pardoe on Mon .ay se'oni 6 ht, to Icirti if this statement was true, but as yet no answer has been received. At a former examination ' however, the prisoner prodwed a letter lions a Solicitor in Worcester to a Solicitor in the Temple (sit acquaintance of Mr. Johnson's), in which the arrival of Mr. Beresford's ktter is noticed vend it is stated that the answer, which was delayed through bustle, arking out of the contest for the Coronership, would reach Guildhall o n Christmas Day ; but, as we before stated, the letter has not yet come to hand. Mr. Alderman C. SMITH directed that a second letter should be written to ?Jr. Pardue, stating that the prisoner was detained through his delay in replying; and he remanded the prisoner for further examination on Thursday next. 11A TTON-G ARDEN. A well known character, named .kA* Davis, was brought before the Sitting Magistrpte, charged with knockingdown an elderly Jew, named Levy, and robbing him of a werviin and les. Gd. in silver.—Committed. Henry Williams, a rusty, dusty looking little man, with a big nose and little peeping eyes, was brought before Mr. Sergeant BELLow yesterday, in a state of obstreperous • toxicadoo, charged by one John Way, with the following offence : Mr. Way stated, that he keeps a lodging-house In West-street, Clerkenwell, and that for the last six weeks the giattensais had been his lodger; hut that on Saturday night he bad come home beastly t iosicated, and talked wery ones conically, and behaved wery ob stropermss, to the grievous disquiet of the other inmates of the house, who couldn't believe as how Mr.Villiatns bad so committed himself, seeing as how he had been such a decent soul of a body store ; but true it was, and Mr. Way was willing to take his Bible oath of it—he was so diabolically altered, like, as the player4ssaa said, " e Satire to Hiperon," to what he used to be. Mr. Henry Williams, who had many times cut short the amid of Mr. Way's complaint, by vociferous appeals to the Magistrate to be discharged, now being called on for what he bad to answer to the charge, commenced his speech, which was interlarded with in numerable hiccuping.:—" Your Vorship, lis a Gentleman—a bin dependent Gentleman; I was clerk to Sir Villiam Curtis, late Holum and Curtis, but now Sir Villiatn Curtis.—(Hiccup.) Now, Gentlemen go vheresoever they pleases; and I did go, as this here man says, to lodge in his house six veeks ago; * fie upon hit house —its a house, your Von*. MAGISTRATE Why did you go there, then? Defendant,Nhy, as I vas saying afore, Gentlemen goes There they pleases, and I is a Gentleman, and shall be worth 2,0004 a year in time, though, at present, rave but 2001. I'm independent, your Vonhip, and now I means to go. The worthy Magistrate informed the defendant that money would not insure his independence at this °Ace, and therefore be , should net let bins be discharged until he had found good bail. Mr. W. upon this staggered out, all the way appealing to the al ters, in the figure which logicians call—" arguing in a circle." A great number of disputes of the same calibre as the above, were dismissed during the morning." Black eyes, bloody noles,and naughty words being the never-failing results from stomachs replete with roast beef, plum-puddings and Christmas jollifications. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Two young Gentlemen of the same name, members of a eery re spectable family, residing in the neighbourhood of Portman-square, and standing in the degree of relationship to each other of first cou sins, were brought to this office in custody of Clements and Ballard, the officers, charged with intending to commit a breach of the peace by fighting a duel. _ _ _ It appeared that a mutual Mend to the parties, having heard of their hostile designs, came to this office and lodged intormations before the Magistrate, who in consequence issued his warrant fur their apprehension. The Magistrate, when they were brought before him, questioned them as to their intention, and they in answer only expressed their surprise who could have given him such information. He then enquired of them if they would pledge their honours that there was no foundation for the information be bad received; but this they declined to do. The Magistrate next asked them if they would even pledge their honour that the time and place for their meetly' to fight a duel, were not appointed? but on this subject they also de. dined to give any satisfactory answer, and therefore the Magistrate told them that he must decline letting them go at large until they entered each into his own recognizance in J@soo, and one respon sible security besides, in a like sum for their keeping the peace to wer& each other. In a short time the necessary recognizances were entered into, and the would-be combatants were set at liberty. The quarrel was understood to arise out of some serious family differences. UNION-H A LL. Yesterday a female, amid WlliOa, &Ted oat in al the odours • of site tainbow, applied at this Iffsce fo- a warrint of felons- agai n's( a Man named M' tees*, viideethe following cfccumstanees She stated, that on Christmas Eve the person whom she accused of having robbed her. called at her house, accompa:ied by twu females; they retired to a loom together, and having retained in it for some length of time, she , Iteard his two c ~,,, p slip down stairs, and the street do or being open, they ran nut of the house. Soon afterwards 11 6 Gregor came blubbering it s " into the room, wrapped up in a blanket, and coniplained that the womeo with whom he entered had left him, taking with them the whole of his clothes, and not leaving him ev en his trOwsers to go home in. She lamented his loss, asecei ng that she could not help his' misfortune, and adding, that in future he should be more careful of the company lie kept..— M'Gregor, however, instead of receiving her advice with any degree of thankfulness, abused her, and actually accused lose of having been concerned with the two women in &priving hint of his garments. She in vain assured hint to the contrar 7 , an d requested him to leave her house. What ! (said he) do ynit want me to gang hatter without ony breeks? Certainly, replit.d she; I have had ncthing to do with your bret chg.% and • J b at ,: none to lend you, therefure out of my house you roust ad shall pack. M'Gregor said, that he should not quit the house until he was furnished with covering to enable hint to p i) .. hame ; and finding at length that there was no prospect of raining a suit, he ran up to the room where he haJ been (lives:el of all his clothes by the two women, and- having taken the Wan-- bets, sheets, and counterpane off the bed, he wrapped thens tightly round his body, 'armed himself with the poker, and darted out into the street. She ran after him, and in the p9rin't he fell into the mud from the weight of her bed -clothes. site now thought he could be easily secured, but she was mist..ken, f o r on recovering his legs, he flung off the two blankets (the mos: cumber. some of the articles in which hr was wrapped up), and afterwards ran with great speed, so that he completely outstrip's:A all his pur suers, and escaped with her property. She therefore trotted the Magistrate would feel no hesitation i:: gr./ming her a warrant for his apprehension. There was considerable merriment excited in the'Office during the applicant's statement against the poor fellow, who, it appeared, was deprived of every article of the dress he had entered the house in except his shirt. ThisMactssaayn.—Mrs. Wilson, I should like to know a little of your history before I grout a warrant against an individual who was robbed in your house. Pray, where do you reside?—to the Mint, Sir. DJ you keep a brothel?—l keeps a house of lccom. modation for Ladies and Gentlemen. Oh ! that is the genteel ap. pellation you term your sink of iniquity, Is it ? Then, Mrs. Wilson, said the Magistrate, you may leave the Office, for I shall grant you no warrant. — Your house,'l understand, is one of the very worst description in this neighbourhood, and I shall recommend it so be indicted. THAMES-POLICE LeGault or m*l'lll4l6l —.sin Smyth, a young Irishwoman, from the county of Tipperary, was brought before the Sitting Magis trates, for the purpose of having her passed to Ireland. The young woman protested against the removal; she ststed,- that about a year ago, she was married to a seaivan, who is now at sea, and who allowed her a mouthy allowance of 30s. and left her a note to get that sum from the owners of the vessel : but in consequence of the owners not paying her the last month's allow ance, sod flaying no means to compel them, she went into the poor-house, conceiving that it would be the duty of the officers to interfere in her behalf; but she could assure the Magistrates, that if they paid her monthly money regularly, she would, with the aid of her own industry, be in most comfortable circumstances ; she expected her husband home in abort four months, and is would be cruel to send her to Ireland, and deprive her of the monthly stipend which she receives from hint. The officers of the parish said, they should not be anxious to send her to Ireland, were it not that they were anxious to protect the parish against the charge of the infant, as, when born, it would be a bastard,. The young woman, deeply affected, declared that she was mauled, and that her husband always behaved to her with the 'greatest kindness. The Officers did rot deny that a marriage Lad taken place, as it was celebrated by a Roman Catholic Priest, without complying With any requisites of the Act. Sylvester, the officer, stated, that he had called on the owners of the vessel, in which the young woman's husband had gone to sea, and they gave him a check for U. two month.' allowance. The young woman then said, she would ply the officers any sum they chose to charge her for the time she was in the pour-house. The officers replied, that was no consideration. The only thing they were anxious about was, to prevent the parish being burtheneil with the expense of her coming offspring. Mr. BALLANTTNIC observed, that their apprehensions with regard to the child, he conceived, were rather premature ; until they were actually put to expense on account of it, their complaint did net come within the Act. H e ther e for e was if opinion, that a sufficient ease had not been made out, to wa rrant a removal% and observing, ae the same time, it was rather a dangerous precedent to have es tablished, as, by invalidating the marriage, it would leave 411 the Irish children in the parish in rather an awkward situation. One of the Officers--liease your Worship those Irish marry in such a hurry, without since thinking what that they are about. ' Mr. BALLaarrena—When people are about to Marry,the less they think about it the better. The young woman (looking fearfully at the of/leer) said, that it was just as lucky to marry in a hurry, as if they were wren years about it. Mr. flat.t.a*Trwe then ordered the check to be given to her, and the parties left the Office. Sunday evening, the lOch, ten young goats (the pro. perty of a respectable tenant on Lord Cawdor's estate) were found under the snow, and known to be in that situation from the 24th of November. This is said to be singular with regard to goats, although common as to sheep. These poor animals were 16 days shut out from the light of day ; and when discovered, appeared nothing the worse of their interment. --Glasgow Chron. A •ery lamentable case of fatality in the typhus fever has recently taken place at Far Oxenhope, near Haworth. Benjamin Barran is the name of the unhappy .father of the unfortunate family. His wife, four daugh ters, three sons, and one grandson, were all buried within the short period of little more than two months; the youngest of the children who died was aged nine, and the eldest 28—the mother of the family was 50. M. Ouvrard, in the 2d volume of his Memoirs, rela tive to the entry of the French into Spain, says_.►" Being quartered by a military order upon the house of a man of fortune, one of my superior agents, at the moment when be was going to sit down to table, saw the mistress of the house enter, with a napkin upon her arm, and plaCe herself behind his chair. On expressing his astonishment at such a proceeding, the Lady replied in the tone of a pride profoundedly wounded—• Sir, since the entry of the French into Spain, we ought to consider ourselves slaves. lam here to begin my service."— " The Constitutional doctrine had no friends among the lower people;, but it had supporters among the families in easy circumstances; and especially among the towers. On the same day that I arrived at Burgos. having a difference with the Gentleman on whose house I was billetted, about the possession of a chamber, one of his daughters came in and joined in the discussion. I paid her some compliments; and among other things said, 8 that we brought many gallant soldiers in our army, who would dispute among themselves fur the hands of the Spanish Ladies.' But the proud Castilian was not one of those who saw in a Frenchman a 6 Li berator.' , Sir,' she replied, , I like not your banner. I would rather die a virgin, than belong to a servile: " _ DI E At Klnpton, Jamaica, on the sth October, James Grant, Em. surviving co-partner of Messrs. James and Charles Grant, many years respectable merchants in that city. MAILS-THIS DAY. MIL DIM MIA. re& Dublin a 0 1 France 0 0 Waterford 1 0 1 Hamburg 0 1 Guernsey and Jersey o 0 Flandess 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 I 13(azil 0 ii Donaghadee 0 0 . Sweden 0 1 Leeward Islands 0 0 America • 0 Holland 0 1 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Lome: hinted and. Published ay J. F. Kir.m.r, at the STA II OM. Nu. 1, Pieket4-IYace, range -liar.