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ON A ROSE BLOOMING IN OCTOBER, imam uses/, eiiii 2111:111.1.LACO Of 11001141111. WC& Unwonted emird October's sen Amid his cloudless way. And gentler seem'd his mires to nut With very shortening day. Alined by days of proofed aim, A rose put on her Bowen ; Her beds prepar'd their vernal balm 'Mid asnissan's songless bowers- Ah I salt thee not, thou tender rose, net wintry days are near? While yet thine opening floweret blows. Straw gloom shall cloud the year. The wintry rains shall dash thy bloom— The wintry winds shall chili; The nightly frosts shall with'ring come, Thine infant lowers to kill! Bin I willleise thy tender bough, Bre yet she blossoms fade ; I'll place them o'er the gare stone low, Where yutithful Bruce was laid ! For birth-like thee, its budding wreath, Ills thing genius spread ; While dark and chill the clouds of death Hung threatening ti'et his bead ! Ab ! had that beauteous floweret blown Beneath a kinder sky. What blossoms rich had round been thrown, To IN the wondering eye! ANECDOTES OF OICEEFFE. YHOM TRH MITI MONTHLY 1111AOAZINI1 YOH MAY. --.01.-- I brought out my two-act piece of 44 Peeping Tom" at the Hay maPket Theatre, and this became as prime a favourite with the public as any of mine. A remark able circumstance happened the first night of its repre sentation. Charles Bannister, Edwin, and Wilson, had dined nut of town, I think at the Spaniards, a tavern between Hampstead and Highgate, nor ever recollected their theatrical duties until reminded by accidentally seeing their own name its the play-bills stuck on the turnpikes, announcing a new piece by Mr. O'Keefe, called 4 . Peeping Tom,* to be perf4med that night. They dashed into town in a postchaise togeth-r, Peep ing Tom, H irold, and the Mayor of Coventry, repeat ing their speeches and singing their songs to the stage coachmen, the hackney-coachmen, and gentlemen coachmen, postillions, grooms, and waggoners, all slang the road. During the composition of the music by Dr. Arnold, I told him I wished to introduce a favourite air of Ca rolati's. and bad written words to it. He asked me the name of the air, as he might probably find it in some old collection. 41 It is called the Irish Lamentation," I said.—" And what are your words to it ? and who is to sing it Peeping Tom ;—and these are my words:" " Merry are the bells, and merry do they ring, Merry was myself, and merry could 1 sing, Merry is your ding &mg, happy gay and free, With a merry sing snag merry let us he." 14 And this is your huh lamentation r said the D ictor. laughing heartily. I imm-diately sung the same air, but very slowly, and giving it the real pathos, which had such an effect (whim, that it almost brought tears in his eyes. And it really is one of the most plain tive, sweet, and heart-rending strains ever composed. On my return to town I applied to Baron Wenzel the oculist, about my sight; and sent him his demand of twenty-five guineas ;—be was to have twenty-five more bad he succeeded, but asked his additional fee of two guineas as physician t —this my brother who took hiai the money, would rot pay. Jahn Hunter, the great an itornist, gave it as his opinion that electricity might be of service. I tried it, but without success. Iw. nt also to Mr. Putt, who had then the first name as sur- geon, but he instantly pronounced that neither medical aid nor art could help me, stud since . that I tried none. The first cause to this injury to my • sight was From a cold I got by a fall off the south wall of the Liffey, Dublin, in a dark D:cernber, by going out to sup at Ring's End, when the play was over : thus drenched, I bat up with my party for some hours in my wet clothes. • and in about a fortnight the effews appeared in a vio lent inflammation of my eyelids. I then tried many remedies,-each crossing the other, which increased the malady, and my peristing to use the pen myself im paired my sight beyond all hope. I 1-id the scene of " The Poor Soldier" at Cation, the seat of the Duke of Leinster, a few miles from Dublin. I understood this piece had great buccesi in every part of Ireland, as well as England, Scotland, and America. Miss Harpur (Mrs. John Bannister), who had been my Cecilia, Laura, Victoria, Rosa, &c. was very happy in Nora!; her manner was peculiarly her own simple, that ere sung the notes, all the notes, and nothing but the notes. My. name as•author wa. given in the play-bills the first night of " The Poor S %strict , was thouglit by the public great pre. somption—seeming as much a 3 to say—." As it is O'Keefe'', we mu,t te;eive it;' )e as Mr. Harris s 'id to his friends, "the riblic did receive it, and were heartily glad to bet it." Lieutenant Ear n s S ' has discovered a autistid of raising from a great depth 70 or 80,000 cubic fathoms of water in ?A hours. By what new power, or new application of eziating p .wer, this hyd, aulic miracle is to • be performed is not natntioned. In the time of CH AIL IL& the Sec ,, nd, tf e great grand. faiher of Mr. WooD; the banker at Gloucester, pur chased a quantity of laud at Cheltenham, at 51. an use ; which same land the latter is now selling at the rate of 1000 guineas per acre. Tua Itror Acr.—Tbe Riot Act provides, that if any twelve persons riotously assembled shall not dis perse within an hour after proclamation made, such contempt of the proclamation shall be felony without benefit of clergy. But on this account a notion seems to 1 i: cyan, that before that proclamation is made, people who are riotously assembled and destroying the pro perty of others are only using the lawful rights of Englishmen, and that if in themean time their violence is repeled by violence, they are very ill used persons.— This is quite a misconception; rioting is a crime, and fiats may be sappressed.by force before the Riot Act is read ; but perhaps she prescribed form, of reading the Act encourages this error. In the several Islands of Martinique• GuadaLuPet Bourbon, and in the setslements of Guyana, there ale 38,500 whites, 28,000 enfranchised slaves, 247,500 slaves; total 309,000 persons. And at tlie same place' the total amount of i s p ort i i s 76,00,009 of ; of iipp nu 64,000,000 ditto. PLYMOUTH, WV 12. The Tswana, IL was re-comniimioned on Flidaylast for Chia nti service, by Lieu. La Feavesolf the Bentutina. Capt. Bows Paxson is appointed to oemoised the Timasuun -: The WILLSAM and Maar yacht. Captain MaWenat, arrived here on Saturday from Dublin. and sailed the neat day for Ponsmouth„ where she Is to be refitted. She left Kingstown on Thursday, where she bad been at anchor two years. The Cuaatectoe, 10, Capt. Seesoun, and Parmesan. 10, Captain Lord W. Paean, sailed on Saturday, to cruise to the westward. The ADTWITURS surveying easel. Captain P. C. Kassa, arrived here on Monday from Deptford. She is deqined on a surveying Voyage round Cape Horn. in company with the Itaatat.a, Captain &roam The former has a Professor of Natural History onboard; and, no doubt, the service on which they me to be dispatched will be full of interest to the nautical and scissile world. Capt. Kum rir r brought home the BATHURST Irons Niflr duce, where she had been employed on service. The Parmelta transport arrived on from Guernsey, to embark a detachment of the Oink 114111111110.4 sailed again yes terday for Halifax. In Hamonse--Barrainua, Wammee Cassia, Java,_ AUSOIUi I litinens, FoRTR. &Micas., TRINCOLo, and VIOSLAtir ; and Boaz and Sr Lela revenues. The Dispatch navy transport. having been Sued as a sheer-vessel for depositing stones on the Breakwater, forming at Burmuda, we understand will proceed thither under ch arge of the AuauaA frigate, which will also take out a detachment of Marines, for ships on the North American station. The CALRDONIA, ItSO, is to undergo a thorough repair. She 'is now Wong side the math jetty of the yard, slischargiug het ballast, and will be taken, the near spring tide, into the dock lately occu pied by the IwraSONASAR, which is preparing for her reception. By the latest calculation., made by the best astronomical Instru ments and apparatus, the difference of longitude between Drake's Island and Cape Clear, was ascertained to be 5 deg. 20 min.l7 sec. that is, assuming it to be correct, that 4 deg. 9 min. W. is the true longitude of the former spot, Drake's Island. Mr. Aarenoev Piss, acting storekeeper at South Down Brewery, is appointed Storekeeper's First Clerk in the Victualling Office, at this port, vice Kowa, eoperannuated; Mr. W. MARINI:ZS to be Acting Storekeeper, at South Down vice Pau. . Doctor Bataan , Lazaretto (formerly Surgeon of the nag-ship at Portsmth) is appointed Surgeon to the ships in Ordinary there. LAW INTELLIGENCE; COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAT 13. CRIM. COL-RICHARD ON V. FRY. Mr. Serjeant WILDa stated the case to the Jury, and called Mrs. Sarah Lawreuce, sister to the plaintiff, who was present at the marriage, in March, 18.22. It was a marriage of affection. The Lady had no property. and her brother settled the whole of his upon her. There ere two boys, one about three years old, the other eighteen months, the fruit of this marriage I knows Miss Poole's hand•writing—that letter (alluding to one then put into her hands) is written by her. Cross-examined—Min. Pink was two or rears older than witness's !mother ; it was a runaway match, the friends of Miss P. not having consented to the union. Miss P.'s father is an Attorney at Bridgewater. John Price, the Vicar of Weide, in Somerset, is ac qitainted with the plaintiff, and, since the marriage, with the wife; has seen a great deal of them at vatious periods; they appeared to be exceedingly kind to each other, and to live upon the best terms; it is nearly four years since they came to Wort, but witness ceased to call upon them for the last two years; has no acquaint ance with the defendant, but bad seen him during some years; he ce toed to visit the plaintiff subsequently to the defendant's coming into the neighbourhood; the reports that prevailed at the time respecting the les ity of her conduct towards the defendant, and his attention to her, were the reasois that witness ceased visiting. Cross-examined.—is a Magistrate for Somersetshire; is a•inar rigid man; knows the defendant's person; be as apprenticed to a surgeon at Work ; has often called upon the plaintiff; witness's wife continued her " visits until about two years ago, whet? they were discontinued, from the reports of the conduct of the plain tiffs wife. - Elizebeth Fry—is a married woman ;lived in the ser vice of, plaintiff and his wife; the defendant was in the habit of going there very often when the plaintiff was absent ; remembers once when th • defendant and Mrs. K. were in the parlour, from whence a noise proceeded, witness went softly to the door, Mrs. R. was sitting on the defendant's knee; on a farmer day had heard a si milar noise; after this occur red defendant a. ked wit ness whether she had seen anything pass between him self and Mts. R. 4nd askei her not to tell how often he was thee, and gave her something; he appeared to be very much affected when she said she had se. n what had passed; when her mistress left, the week trier Wells Session, she was taking medicine; it was six weeks before Lady-day ; the plaintiff had been absent about fourteen days, wilco Mrs. R. left; plaintiff's fro. ther had been at trieir house on the Friday before Mrs.. R.left; she seemed gather affected after the meeting, but soon cheered up. Cross-examin d.—Witne s was not married when she saw what the defendant and Mrs. N. were doing; the door was pattly open, and she put her head into the ram ; miller the defendant nor her mistress saw het; witness did not mention this affair to her master when he art ived at home, because she was afraid he would do some injury either tolais wile or to the defendast;; lived nearly two months viere after this circumstassusi , did not tell anything of it till alter this action had sow menced; she took in the medicine about three "leis before she left, for Mrs. R. does not think the dertndot was taking medicii.e. because he never complained of being ill; the pl.intiff continued to sleep with his wife for some time after she took the medicine; since the separation has nee r said to a person named Lemon, that she 4, never saw any liberty take t with her mistress by the defendant s ' . but told Mr. Fry, the' she did not know whether s. .e lied seen anything or sot; remem. bers the plaintiff going to the Wells Session, but did not leave the defendant in the house; does nit know where defendant slept at that time; the plaintiff never was at home when defendant called three times a day ; was never sent by the plaintiff to borrow his pen knife, and to say that he was gong to Chedder Session ; never even heard her master give such a message. fia.examined by the Curer Jeriscak r -Was not hired to go into the service of the plaintiff, to And oat vitae was gain forward. The hand-writing of the defendant was then proved, and a letter Irorn the delendant to Nl:s. R. put in and read. It was as follow : " Bristol, Saturday morning. " My DIFASIDT MART ANNI--According,to my premise, I have sent yon the medicines I wish you to take, just as you did the other. I trust, however, you are nearly well, and will soon be able to leave off altogether. 1 arrived safe at Work about 4 o'clock. I encoun tered a very severe storm just as I got to flerron, and, notwithstand ing I kept up r umbrella, was completely drench e d with wet. I as sure my dear Mary Aline, I wished mysel in your arms, where I should have happily been protected from the turbulence of the ele ment. Did you not deign to think of my deplorable situation ? • I have not heard nor seen nothing of my father, nor of Richard son,idnce Heft ; and, therefore, have little to ten you on that subject. I suppose, ere this reaches you, you will have heard something from your brother. Write to me some time in the week, and tell me every thing that passed at the interview, both with regard to yourself and me. I aisure you, my dearest Mary •Anne, I sat anxious to hear from the object of all my cares, and trust I shall hear you are nearly recovered from your cumplaint. I am much better than I eapeaed I should have been, in cousequenee ..1 the long walk which I took. •You must, my dear. Mary, excuse a longer letter, as I am now called Cristo by Smith to attend to my business. The next shall be longer, fraught with matter more interesting to youpand more sada. firetery to astylist —Adieu, say dearest Mary Anne, and bone.* me " Mussy Far." re be yossessneroaßy. 0 Addressed to Mrs. Richardson." • Ann B; id:,es was formerly a servant to the plaintiff; went theft.' last Lady-day two sears, and lived there one year ; knew defendant; the plaintiff behaved better to his wife than she did to hits ; never observed any want of affection on his part. Re-easminei—Does not think that plaiatiff.had the 'nit know- Sedge of this conduct. William l'arry knows the defendant ; is a surgical pupil ; about Christmas loot was at defendant's lodgings; learned tram hint that he was then diseased. - Eliz..betli Foy re-examined—Defendant had been giving Mrs. Richardson medicine t. ree weeks before her master was taken ill, which was about seven week, be. fore Lady-day. Mr. Nathaniel Smith, surgeon, is attached to the Bris tol Infirmary; knows defendant; heard from him that Mrs. Richardson was diseased, and consulted eit ness as to what medicine he should giver I.er.—CTrie remain ing evidence of this witness was of such a description as to preclude our giving publicity to it]. Thomas Richardson, brother of the plaintiff, recol lects the time when he was taken ill ; it was on theeven ing of the 21st of January. The witoess then went into a detail of the nature of the complaint, and also the par ticulars of a conversation which took place between the plaintiff any the defendant. Mr. Smith was recalled, when he stated that the plaintiff was exceedingly surprised when told the de , scriptiou of complaint with which he was afflicted. A witness proved that the value of the property settled upon Mrs. Richardson by her husband amounted to (901. per annum. This was the cue for the plaintiff. Mr. Setieant Vationut made an able defence Ia behalf of the de. readmit, which our limits will not permit as to detail. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said, the evidence in this extra-rdinary case was so strong, as to leave only the amount of damages for the Jury's consideration. It had been said by the Counsel for the defendant, that his client was extremely poor. But, it the Jury were of opinion that he had misconducted himself in the manner here alleged, he must answer for it. If he could not make reparation in his purse, he must in his person ; for it would be a most unjust principle if a man could be allowed to outrage the dearest affections of his Jel in* -creatures, and then escape by pleading his poverty. There was a point which he bt lieved had not been ob. served by the Learned Counsel, and which was of the utmost importance. The tenement, by which all the property, either in possession or reversion, to which he was entitled, is conveyed to her, places it absolutely at her disposal, and, if he dies to-morrow. she will receive the income it produces, in despite of his chil. dren, and in despite of any claims his family m.y set up ; for there is 'hi; difference in the claim of doss er at common Law :IA the Marriage Settlement; by the former, it a woman committed adultery, she forfeited her claim to dower; but, by the latter, all property conveyed to her remained entirely at her disposal. In ail case, it appeared that the plaintiff had been always kind to his wile, and, till the moment of the defendaut's introduction, she had returned that kindness. But by his means she had been induced to change her character front that of an amiable wiie ; and let them recollect, that it was the detemi.int, it the evidence was true, who had seduced her to this situation, and who, therefore, must make compensation for the injury he had inflicted. If the ()vier injury, to which allusion had been made by the witnesses, had really been made by the defendant, it was an - additional aggravation of his misconduct. It was his business to point out those circumstances which were calculated to aggravate or palliate the conduct of the defendant. It was the peculiar province of he Jury to decide on the amount of damages they cons•dered proper to be granted. - Verdict fur the Plaintiff—Damages WOOL—Costs 40s. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. Rev. Dr. Frederick Win. Blomberg is appointed Chaplain is Ordinary to the King, in the room of the Rev. Dr. C. it. Sumner, promoted. Rev. Colman Tyson, to the Head Master hip of Christ's Hos pital Mathematical School, Oaford, we the Rev. R. N. Adams, resigned. Rev. B. P. Henslow, to be Domestic Chaplain to the Right Him. Viscount Hood. Rev. Archdeacon Poet, to the Chancellorship of Exeter Ca. thedrel, and to the Prebendal Stall ofthe Late Chancellor Johns. Rev. Dr. Bull removes to the Atchdeaconry of Barnstaple, and is suceeeded iatliat of Cornwall by the Rev. John Sheepshanks. Thursday se'nnight, the Rev. James L Harris, M.A. was hceissed by the Dean of Exeter to the perpetual cure of Plymstock, in Devon, on the nomination a the Dean and Chapter of the King's free mei of Si. George, within the Castle of Windsor. Friday, Dr. Sumner, the Bishop of Liandaff elect, went in pro cession from the Chapter House to St. Paul's Cathedral, all the Members of the Church attending in full costume, and was in stalled Dean of that Cathedral with the usual solemnities. Kent's celebrated Anthem, a Mena es thew Lord God of brad" was per tornsed by the choir on the occasion. At the conclusion of the service, the procession returned to the Chapter House. The Hots. and Rev. Charles Somers Cocks, M.A. has been li amok by the Rev. R. Clifton to the perpetu al of Stoulton, Worcestershire, void by the death of the Rev. W. Hutchinson, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Somers. Thursday, Mr. Robert M'Nair Willett; preacher of the gospel, was elected Minister of Matadi Chapel of Ease, in the Barony parish, Glasgow. . Thursday, Dr. S. Litton ' M. RS. A. was else ted Professor of Bo tany to the Royal Dublin Society, in the place of the late Profes sor, Dr. Wade. Thursday, the Rev. William Fleming, late of Glasgow, was or dained Minister of the Church and Parish of Westruther, in the Presbytery of Lauder. • The Archbishop of Tuam has felt it necessary to direct a men'. to the Rev. Mr. Maxwell, Rector of Templemichae, Long ford, to return forthwith from the Continent, and reside at the Glebe-bouse of his Union. One parish in Lekrini has not had a resident Rector or Curate for the last fifty years, and, in consequence, the inhabitants have successfully resisted the payment of tithes. The new Custom duties on foreign cotton and woollen manufactures are fixed at 20 ptr cent. linen minufa tureiat 40 per cent. and on articles made from hair or' goat's w,ml 30 per cent. Public meetings have been held at Plymouth and De vonport, at d liberal subscriptions commenced for the distressed labouring classes of the manufacturing dig tricts. Sir JAMES SAtiMAREz has given 501. towards the fund; and the officers and cress of the ships in the harbour have subset ihed one day's pay.—The Iklidship• men and gun-room officers of his Majesty's ship Met.- 1 vow,' have, with generosity worthy of imitation, sub. scribed two days pay, for the same purpose. The City of L indon Infant School Society have opened their first school in Liverpool -street, BishoPsgate-street. l These schools only take charge of the children during those boors when by the necessary avocations of their parents their children are unavoidably separated from them. They are taught habits of obedience, Sec. • .An Irish JuJge, in summing up evidence iii a capitol case, concluded with this pithy alternative: " Gentle• men, the prisoner is guilty, or he is not. If he is guilty, the world is happily rid of a villain ; and, if he ii not guilty, then he has a good riddance of a bad world?' POLICE GUILDHALL. Mr. Alderman Woes summoned OWN; the driver of the Bleb,, mond and Mortlake Stage, for improper language awl condom The worthy Alderman, with Mr. Smith,. M.P. for Norwich, was ilk cabrinler, in the Old Bailey, when the defendant drove upins these and nearly upset their vehicle exclaiming , " D—n your eyes, why don't you get out of the ways' This conduct was because mess s. mon among the Gentlemen ef•the Whip, said the Aideaisais, as is call for severe reprehension; however, as the defendant's Wife had called on him, and ably pleaded her husband's eau* he woold , fit once look over it. The defend a nt th a nk e d t h e A lderman SW hit lenity, and was discharged. HATTON G ARDEN. Kiturday, Cane Raymond. Ksq. a gentleman of fortune, in Bride street, Islington, was held to bail, himself it NW. a= sureties in 501. each. on a charge of baying Krell a Musket with shot at John Kirchner, clerk to Mr. Morgan, UM:Wm „. The latter stated, that be went, about half-past eleven on Sattriil► night, to the house of Mr. Raymond, to serve hint with a writs and that after be bad ineffectually endeavoured to gain admittat, and told his business, Mr. Raymond threw up the sash and Arei out of the window. A friend who accompanied Me. Kirciariei addsid, that be heard the shot pass close to his head. Mr. Raymond said in his defence, that his house, which is in a sequestered place, had been twice robbed; that he had tailed cost three times '• Who is there?" and, receiving ne answer, he con cluded they were thieves; be fired the musket upwards, and ant downwards, to frighten them away. MA R 1.11011.0QG STREET. ' The following remarkable scene of altercation took place on Sane. day, at Marlborough -street office. Sir Mari Wood was brought cp on a charge of assaulting a Mrs. Anne Paget, and called on to ha bail. tie was fined in the early part of the investigation fur emirs ing ; when about to be discharged, bail having been tendered, Mr. Fitzpatrick handed to Sir Mark a notice when the :Sessions woad' i commence. After ►aving read 14 addressing Mr. Richardson, he said, " Who t►e devil expected to be brought ►ere upon suck charge as this ?" Mr. Drat—Realty, Sir Mark, you must restrain youreelf 'sat 1 language ►ere, for it is past bearing, and I cannot permit it; thew fore let me beg of you to be quiet. Sir Mark Wood—l wish, Sir, you would leave off making your d —d impertinent observations to me. Mr. Drea—l will hne you again, Sir Mark, for that expression. Mr. Fitzpatrick, record again Sir ►l. Wood fined sa, for aw a arioa„ Sir Mark Wood, shaking his Het—l will have you well Cogged for this. Mr. Drza—lf you do not know how to behave yourself. Sir, I will te.sch you • theretote take off your hat. Sir Mark Wood-1 will nut Like it off. Mr. Dena—Then take it uff for bim. Sir Mark Wood, with vehemence, and advancing towards Mr. Dyer, shaking bis list—lf you do order it to be taken off, I win knock you down, by G—: when Mr. Plank forcibly took off the Mt. Mr. Dvaa—l will fine you again for that, and I will for every oath, if I was to sit here till night, that you utter. Sir Mark Wood—l will be ii—d if Idu not have you removed from the Bench. Mr. Dasa—Sir George, I must beg of you to interpose; for if Sir Mark um such language assist to me, I shall expect him to find bail for the threats which he uses; for it is impossible that I can sit here and put up with such gross conduct as that of Sir Mark's. Sir G. PARRA/CT observed to Sir Mark Wood, that his behaviour was out of all order, unbecoming of a Geotlernan and a illaglitrate and, in case he should persevere in It, he certainly should hold him to hail. The observations of Sr G. Farrant appeared to have the desired effect, coupled with his friends forcing him out of the office, pre vented any further reply. One of the bail then paid the 10s. for the additional oaths, and thus ended one of the most extraordinary scenes that we ever witnessed in a Police-office. UNION HALL. Some days ago, a female, who gave her name Martin, attended at this Office for the purpose of applying lot a warrant against a goon man, residing in Walworth,for running away with her daughter. The applicant said, that a letter had been left behind by the individual of whom she complained, in which he threatened to seduce her daughter, and then abandon her, if the parents refused to advance him the sum of 2,0001. besides setting them up in a ready furnished heuse.—The Magistrate, however, refused granting a warrant, un der circumstances already described lu the police report of the nay subsequent to the application. Friday the young man above alluded to attended at this Office, and before the Magistrate declared that there was not one word of truth in the statement made before him. The female was an im postor, be said, and she invented the story for the purpose of injuring him in his business. At the Middlesex Sessions, on Saturday, Joseph New. man, a slight young man, was convicted of an assault on Tom Cribb, the boxer. and sentenced to a fine of ls. Panshager oik is t .e finest at this time in the king dom : it is wowing on Earl COWPER'S grounds its Hertfordshire. It • contents in 1719 were 315 feet ; in 1805, 810 fret ; 1814, 984 feet, or 19 load, 34. feet. It is perfectly sound in every p.trt, and very straight. SARDINIA.-1 e ntme of Sardinia was Assigned from the form of the ►sland, which resembles the so e of a shoe, called sarden in the Phoenician language. The Greeks called it Sandaliotis, from the Greek word sanderloa, a shoe. Tun POWERS OF TRANSLATION.A Welsh curate having preached several sermons which were considered superior to his own powers of c-mposition, was asked by a fi iend how he managed? He replied—" Do Tow see, I have got a volume of sermoni by one Archbishop Tillotson, and a very good book it is; so I translate one of the sermons into Welch, and then back again into English; after which, the tevil himself would not know it again."—Literary Gazette. PUNCTUATION..—A Schoolmaster bought from a friend, for five guineas, a dog that was stated to be a good pointer, to be re.urned if he WAS n approved of. Shortly afterwards the Schonlinas.er ►eturneJ him to his friend, stating that, up n trial, he found the dog understood nothing of " Punctuation," and thAt the e fore he mist decline taking him. The following is an account of the quantity of Grain of all sorts, distinguishing each sort, imported into Great Britain in each year, from January 5, 1600, to January 5, 1826, from the ports of the Black Sea: 1819—Peas, 3 qrs. 4 bus. Rye, 1,594 qrs. 1 bus. Wbeat,l2,lo4 qrs. 2 bus.—Total, 15,701 qrs. 7 bus. 11120—Baxley, 2,527 gra. 1 bus. Beans, S qrs. 6 bus. Oats, 14 qrs. 5 bus. Peas, 514 qrs. S bus. Rye. I,437_qrs. S him Wheat. r 10,685 qrs. 3 bus.—Tetal, 15,289 qrs. 5 bus. 1821.—Peas, 57 qrs. 5 bus. Wheat, 11,455 qrs.—Total, 11,513 quarters 5 bus. 1821.—Indian Corn, 11l qtr. 6 bus. Wheat, 1,180 qrs.—Total. 3,392 qrs. 6 bus. 1825.—Wheat,1,751 in. 4 bus. 1826.—Wheat, 979 qrs. 5 bus. Note.—The imports from the Black Sea were DM distinguished in the Returns made to the Inspector-General's dice, Custom house, prior to the sth of January, 1817 • the foregoing account cannot, diesels's, be carried back to an earlier period. MARRIED. Saturday, John Bulteel, eldest son of John Butted, Eat. of Fleet, Devon, to Elisabeth, second daughter of the fisrl Grey. DIED. At Calcutta, oo the Ist of January last, lieutenant Hugh Max:- milian Elliott, late of his Majesty's 25th Light Dragoons, .on of the Right Hun. Hugh Elliott. MAILS-THIS DAI. A ILL •OL Ala. 12014 Francs t 0 liaieburell 1 0 JubU% Waterford 2 0 2 0 .itmrosey and Jersey 00 1 au 111 1431.•02 1 I I Brasil 0 1 Gottenburgh 0 1 America 0 1 Malta 0 0 Leward Islands 0 0 Holland 1 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 HIGH-WATKK at LONDON-BRIDGE TO.MOREDB. Morning . 415 minutes after s Afternoon • is inmates after 9 ---- Lotto= I Printed enut Pubtisked by J. EX=ALT, at as Eiji' Onus, N,.1, Pkkett-Plece, TanapleDisr. I! ,"