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! , i „ , V ~"~ ~. I ,A YI a 1i ' t : ~p r~ II A mighty nation broke the spell That on His slumbers hung, Bs seized hisifiaming sword, and far Away the scabbard sung ; Short was the summons—brier—but 1 - si s N , • 't•' .... - , jostir s. t... ~ . ' .• -.: : :_,- .. . LITEReI . LINE. ODE. - . " -• ''' ' itstattgitut molests, et mar e° e curpore mist* ! • s A mighty spirit is ahroad, All sublunary things Before 11134 bend--his mission is To Nations and to Kings He has Briarcus', huLdred hands, And Argtoes clustered eyes, And trumpet-tongued. in tones that shake The solid Earth. He cries— Fir good or ill I come, for weal or woe 1 rise." From forth his dark majestic brow A changeful glory gleams, 1"c all the troubled Sun, that gilds Tice cloud with lurid beams; Careering high with hideous pomp Around his pieta form Are Bern the demons of the wreck. Anil children of the storm, •: hey 'sit his will and word, His bidding they pe His visage wears that awful smile, IVith gloomy radiance blent, Of Him that not despairs, yet is On desperate errand sent ; Though spoil and havoc wait his nod, His glance rebukes the fiends As one that such unrighteouCsid Scorns—but for righteous ends, Vet wields their force at will—but on his own depends. The conflict, as the cause, The warrior's wreath, and dais crown Again.restored the laws, The Spirit sheath'd his sword, and Macy saiii'd applause I He comes but to redress the wrong, And to confirm the right,: To bend the crooked sceptre straight, Or break its stubborn might ; But those that would foe *US ends His faithful aid intreat, To suet] be woe—for help he will, But help them u 'tis meet, E'en to their own dismay, destruction, and defeat. The National Reader... The POO Clan ikpok. To the indefatigable and zealous Mr. Barker, of Thetford, are the Public indceted for these reprints of two most excellent school books. They contain a greater variety of valuable and improving reading W erra. than any other publications of a similar &amen. We have no doubt of their speedy and general introduction into our principal school+, and therZfore rest satisfied with thus briefly ea/ling the atten. tit? , of the scholastic profession to their great and superior merits. SCOTCH PRESBYTERY.-WITHDRAWAL OF THE REV. MR. IRVING. a'uestlay the Presbytery met in the Scotch Chapel, ChadwelLatrett, l'e-tomille pursuant to adjoutnment at the last &daunt, for the par. ros, of taking into consideration certain grave charges preferred against +he Hev. Edward Irving by the members of the Presbytery, relative to the human nature of CHRIST. At twelve o'clock precisely the Rev. Gentleman against whom the alleged hereay was laid, entered the Chapel habitat in the University coat. the Rev. Mr. Caosters: having taken the Chair as Moderator of the Assembly, The Rev. Mr. Mitria rose and put a Resolution, to the effect... " 'That the Presbytery do take such steps as may be deemed advisable, to obtain satisfactory explanations of certain passages contained in a work on the Human Nature of CuatsT, written by Mr. Irving." He ssil that he had no personal motives in bringing the charge forward, but be did it as the doctrines inculcated had caused much controversy and alarm in the Presbytery of which he (Mr. Miller) was a mem ber. He, however, conceded that the alleged errors were not in. consistent with the most fervent piety, or with holiness of life, and that they were entertained by men of acknowledg. ed piety and learning. Tile inquiry was still necessary, and if the doctrines themselves were sound, in justice to the holder of them, against whom false reports had gone abroad,: it was more so.— The Rev. Gentleman then read various extracts from the work in ques. tion, of which the following is one :—" What He (L e. CHRIST) took to work upon was sinful. sinful flesh and blood. What he wrought into Ks sinless. The flesh he took underwent no change in its conception, in its life, cc in i:s death, but in its resurrection it was altogether changed, and by this oneness of flesh and blood with us, he was one with us in all our temptatior.s and all our humiliations." The MODERATOR having read the resolution, it was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Taylor, and 31r. Irving was called upon for his defence of the tenets contained in his Trea:ise. Mr. Inviter., who had paid great attention to the proceedings, then rose, and delivered a long speech with great animation. He contended that the doctrines for which he had been charged that day were the doc trines of the Church of Christ, of the Protestant Church throughout the world. He regretted that the proceedings against him had taken place, not on account of himself, but on account of the Scottish Church. Such • proceeding had not taken place for the last one hundred years. After other remarks, he said he should move a Resolution, to the effect, that the party bringing before the Presbytery the charge should be allowed to confess his fault, in not having first communicated with him (Mr. Irving), before he commenced any proceeding against him. The de parture from such a course was a violation of the Canon Law, and he was not disposed to acknowledge the power of the Presbytery to answer him, because there was no appeal from such decision. The Resolution was not, however, seconded ; and several Sternberg did not agree with Mr. Ir ving in his construction of the course that should have been adopted by the Rev. Mr. Miller. The Mootnatroa said he thought the best course would have been to have first conferred with 111 r. Irving before the charge was brought , forward. He conceived now, that a conference with Mr. Irving upon the tenets he had held out would be the proper course. The question was then put and carried. Mr. lavrwei protested against being considered a party to the dis cussion, which was an infringement of the Canon law. He said he should withdraw himself from the Presbytery, and rot again take part with them till they respected this law. The declaration excited much surprise; and after a lengthened discus sion, a Committee was appointed to investigate whether the contents of the publication were opposed to the standard of the Scottish church ? the Report to be made at the next meeting. The chapel was greatly crowded, and the proceedings excited much interest. Saturday evening, Mr. S. Seville, tide-surveyor of this place, and his boat's crew, seised In Peressey Bay, about six miles distancefrom the land, the punt tub-boat Ann of Pcrensey, David Woorlgate, master, contaiAing 106 tubs of contraband brandy, anti one tub of Geneva, which were safely deposited in the Custom House at Newhaven. The crew, con • • g of five men, was also captured.— Sussex Adraliser. Last week, a grand dinner was given by Mr. Kennedy, ➢I.P. to the Provost, Magistrates, Burgesses, &c. of Ayr, on the open. ing of the New Assembly Rooms of Ayr. About 150 gentlemen were regaled ; many appropriate toasts were given, and loyal speeches made on the occasion. Tuesday, the Reoorder of London, as Steward of the Borough Court of Record, held a Court at the Town-hall. The jury sworn, the Learned Judge took occasion to remind the gentlemen com posing it, that this Court partook of all the advantages derived to suitors in that of the Chief Magistrate for London. There was no Court not excepting that of the Marshalsea, where justice could be obtained at so cheap a rate, and he trusted that they (the gentlemen of the jury) would make the same known to their fellow.inhabitants, for whose especial convenience and advantage the Court was originally constituted. Ryan v. Hockey.—This was a case for goods sold and delivered, in which the defendant suffered judgment by default. Both the parties are skinners, and the amount claimed for being stated by two witnesses, the jury found a verdict to that amount. The Swallow, laden with a valuable cargo about to be landed at Fresh Wharf, or Cox's Quay, unfortunately beoke adrift, and was driven by the strong current against on. of the starlings of Lon don-bridge and from* effects of the injury sustained, sunk in deep water. Lighters, Ike. were employed yesterday endeavouring to MC part of the cargo. As accidents to ships and cargoes whilst lying in die stream, although not of very frequent °eminence, are not without example. it excites sdrprise that the shipowners, as well ea the proprie. tors of goods aniving from foreign parts,do not in almost every instance avail themselves of the additional security which the wet dock seem modatitc in the port of London affords, both to the ships and their cargoes. ADDRESS TO THE BELOIC PEOPLE. Tuesday night, a meeting was held in the Rotunda, near Black. friars-bridge, of the Metropolitan Political Society (to which the public was admitted on the payment of twopence each person,) to mui., of an address to the Belgians on their late succesaful resistance to the Dutch soldiers. There were nearly 1,600 persons present, including several females, some of whom wore trl.coloured bows in their bonnets and caps. Mr. - 11 our took the chair at half-past eight, and addressed the meet ing at very great length. He gam a detailed nand,* of the occur. rences of the Belgic insurrection, and rob:e me lt the warmest terms the heroic conduct of the population of He then narrated the transactions mimed with the Manchester meeting in 1819, and the sufferings he bad endued for his share in it. He then gave a picturesque account of the sisedng on the very spot (Peterloo) In last August, and said that he was credibly informed that nearly 40,000 of the people who assembled on that make were armed, and that bad any attempt similar to that of the in 1819 been made on them, far different would have been the result deko day. The people were deter mined again to be so treated. (Chews for some time.) He expressed a hope that none of the speakers would glee expression es owowasse language in the excitement of their Seallap. (Ilez i = us wold be better able to serve the causetteashom out shit clutches than in them. After reviewing the Ms of the orhalses,lATee• pool, Canning. Hasidism, and Cuthosegh, who bed esonlsomated the yeomanry proceedings of 1819, he sennletted the ciondostat the French people, after having fought for and obtolud their liberty, with that of the Belgians. who were not, he dread Hop, kiag.mad. (Tremen dous cheering.) They preferred the cheap republican forms of Go vernment. Give the people of England a House of Commons chosen by themselves, and he would be for the system of King, Lords, and Commons; but should the people of this country be so oppressed as to make resistance a duty, and that he should survive the struggle, he for one should be for a republic the remainder of his life (great cheers.) Mr. Harnsitsorow moved the first resolution, one of thanks Ito the brave Belgic people, particularly those of Brussels, for their he. role conduct in the late struggle for freedom. Hs said they deserved more credit than the Frank for they had been several days fight. lag without hiders. and they had neverthelese demonstrated the su. periority of a people fighting for liberty over the hired bands of despotism. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Weersog seconded the resolution in a dun yeah. It was the first time in Europese history, the min of this unsay had met to congratulate another nation on the aseelmiern of a republic. (Cheers.) A greet writer bad said, " that ha a aim to be free, it had only to will to be so and it was so ;" and the askiklleition, though only tkee millions and a half of people, had d~tred the truth of this prophetic declaration. The speaker adverted to' odour nations of Europe (Spain and Portugal) .. which he hoped would imitate the example of France and Belgi um , and send their tyrants to form a con gress with Charles at Holyrood.house. (Laughter, with exe crations.) The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried man!. measly. Mr. &TAGS moved the second resolution, to the effect that an ad. dress be presented to the people of Belgium from this Union. This gentleman spoke at considerable length in support of the motion, which was eseendsd by Mr. Lyme, and carried with acclamation. Mr. Munrwr moved, and Mr. thaw (both Irishmen) seconded, the adoption of an address, which the former read to the Meeting, and which was unanimously adopted : after which one or two others ad. dressed the useably, which soon after separated. neoneenmmemnumun LAW REPORTS. COURT OF RING'S BENCH, OCT. 20. Lord TINTEIDEN tried Special Jury causes. TOWNSEND • .710N11. The was an action on a bill of exchange for 2901. dated August,, 1995, drawn by Netherby cud Biewett, and accepted by the defendant. The bill was indorsed by the drawers to a person name d Davis, and by Davis to the plaintiff. An endeavour was made to impeach the transactions by which the bill got into the hands of the plaintiff, but the jury under all the cir cumstances, found a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, principal and interest, 3401. VAS WORT V. WOOLtIT. This was an action on a bill of exchange for 5001. drawn by Tran some and Company, in America, on a twine in London, and trans. mitted by Irving and Company, of New York, to the plaintiff, at Bir mingham, in payment of hardware goods supplied by him to them. The bill was presented for acceptance and refused. The plaintiff then sent it to the house of Lubbock and Co. to wait for advice from Ame rica. At the former trial of the cause (this being a new trial) several !eel difficulties occurred, which had been removed by the plaintiff ob taining in America a verdict against Irving and Co. for the whole debt and costs, which had been paid. The plaintiff now came forward upon the merits of his cue to get a verdict, In order to decide the question of costs incurred in this proceeding. Mr. Cascrisu., on the part of the defendant, contended that the plaintiff had sustained no loss, and that he could not recover In this action, but Lord TENTERDEDI held that sufficient damage had been sustained to justify the action. The Jury found for the plaintiff nominal damages, Is. The ATTORNEY-GENE/AL NU in Court as Counsel in the above causes. SURREY SESSIONS, Oolober 2S. This was the day appointed for granting licenses. The attendance of Magistrates was very considerable. ASTLEY'S AXPNITEIZATIM Mr. Banxwzr.r. moved for the renewal of the license for Astley's Amphitheatre to the same parties by whom it is at present, and has long been held. He had to propose to the Court to make an alteration in the form of the license hitherto granted, the effect of which would be, l to make it more strictly conformable to the Act of Parliament, and thereby to afford the parties more effectual protection. The present license was granted " for public music and dancing ;" but the Act of Parliament allowed the Magistrates to grant licenses " for public music and dancing, and other entertainments of the like kind." What he had now to submit was, that the latter words, " other entertainments of the like kind" should be inserted In the Ilene. ; that the parties to whom it was granted might enjoy the full protection of the Act of Parliament. He did not wish to conceal that this was proposed as a security against such prosecutions as had been brought against other theatres, licensed by the Magistrates ; for although this theatre had not been threatened, yet they deemed it necessary, for their own safety, that they should receive the full protection of the Act of Parliament, at the same time they were willing to pledge themselves not to introduce any other entertainments than those they had been ac customed to provide for the public. Mr. parties JACKSON said, if he understood the application aright, the applying only sought for the full protection which the Act of Parliament intended to afford and in that cue he thought there could be no objection to grant the licence, in the same terms used in the Act. Mr. Buswirstx said, that was all the applicants sought for; they did not propose any innovation ; but merely to be secured in exercising the right conferred by the act. Several Magistrates expressed their opinion in favour of giving the applicants all the liberty, and all the security the Act of Parliament was intended to afford. The licence vu then made out for " public music and dancing, and other entertainments of the like kind," and signed by four Pdagistrates in the usual form. VAU 'UAL L GARDE Mr. THICISIGE ft moved for a licence for Vauzhall-gardess, which he hoped would be granted in the terms of the Act of Parliarnent, as in the case of Astley's theatre. The present licence was only for •` public music and dancing :" but he hoped tho Bench could have no objection to have the words of the Act of Parliament, " and other so. •crtaiaments of the like kind." The ►fagistraiea all concurred in the reasonableness of the proposed condition, and the licence was granted In these terms. TfICATRI. Mr.Tszsuaza moved for a licence for this theatre to Mr. Elliston, in the same terms as the licence to the Amphitheatre and Vauxhall Gardens had been granted. Dr. SAMPSON asked Mr. Thessiger, would he give the same pledge that Mr. Barnwell had given for the Amphitheatre ? Mr. THESSINER said, 31r. Barnwell had, no doubt, acted on his instructions, but he had no instructions to offer ar.y pledge, which he considered wholly unnecessary. Mr. RANDAL JACKIION said, the amount of the pledge he under stood Mr. Barnwell to give, and all the pledge the Magistrates had a right to require was, that the Act of Parliament should be complied with. The licence was granted in the same terms as the rest. Mr. Elliston was in Court. appeared to be much better than from the accounts of his health lately published could have been expected. Ile walked with a firm step, and spoke to his friends with animation. COBURG VIZATZE. On the motion of Mr. Titzsstosa the licence fur this theism was renewed with the same addition. Mr. Jzamenrr moved for a licence under the same act, to be gran. ted to Mrs. Howard, proprietor of the St. Helena Tavern, in the parish of St. Mary Magdalene, Rotherhithe. This Tavern had been kept by the present applicant and her husband for nearly 40 year s with the greatest respectability, and was resorted to by persons of the greatest respectability in the neighbourhood. man of whom bad applied to Mrs. Howard to make application foe a licence for public music, as parties dining at the house ftequendy wished to have music. About two years ago Mr. Howard gave notice of an ap pliCtition for a Emcee foe music, hut be died before the 1 day which was no doubt the muse that the licence was not =l. Mrs. Howard gave notice of a similar application for last year; but the Come had decided that a ardal n oti ce should be given to all the Magistrates of the district in w the house to be licensed was situate, and that not having best ism the license could not be granted let yews an the required nodces had now been given. Mrs. Howard bed enlisted her late husband in canybg on the business for five and thirty years, the casabas/is of the respestability with which it bad been always con ducted were of the kind; and a great number of the most re spectable neighbours, the pedal oaken, bed =reseed their &she that dolma chub be granted. Mr. Noremen said, that as a Magistrate resident in the district b which the home was situate, be meld beer ample testimony to the re spectability of Ni.. Howard's &isomer, and the excellent manner in with:llller home had been always eseducted. 8011 he could not approve of granting a isms' for musk and dancing and other entertainments, as be was Anil ft would Abed too much encourageonsit to young per. sens to fewest it, who had better be at home. Mr. RessegJecesox said, in h is opinion, c uo t the license woad lead to the establitbeisse of a V auxhall in eey, and be dreaded the sessequisms to youth of both sexes. If all that was mesa was to haw muds at Mow parties, or subsalpdos dimes, these was no asessifAy he the Seam egad hr. Some of the most mi4 dtrs impectable tames wen mese time ego alanusd, hot they ehmild him by h.a fmg mmde at dinner = vi z dances. Mr. Brims, of the Horns, I 'd % of the Loden Tavern, bad expressed such ap pieheodsm; bat It was explebed to them, that they were suiliciently =1 without having a isms under the 25th of George the end if that woe A that was required at ;the Saint He. bens Tavern and T the limes now required we am asses. wiry. They wise :all poieedy whiled of Mrs. - Howard's good she. mew, and that, if the Sums was peva& to hes, while she the i hoses, it wane be well animal I bet they ell !mew that she kept might mil the base in three wreathe dew the licencewas granted, and would pas* get 1,0004. the use he it kr having that licence, end could net tdl bow the purchaser might amines the hone. Mr. .11111112TT said, la SSW 10 Salfliaot the Magistrates that then was no Intention of opening • Voexhall, be was instructed to my that Mrs. Howard would be quite saddled with a licence for music only : Mr. R. JACIISON Said, the Magistrates had no power to grant such a licence; they must grant a licence for all that the Act allowed, or none. The Clerk of the Peace was appealed to and concurred in this opinion. The WEI The 8:11: Puttll3lAS .dW that the show of hands was against grant. _the licence. Mr. JSKIIVIT thought the decision we the other way. The names of the Magistrates were then taken down, when the num. ben wee — cc panting the licence it 10 The licence was then granted for music only. Mr. Taiseroxa next moved for a similar license for Mr. John Gib bon, of the Horns Tavern, Bermondsey-square. His memorial and certificate were most respectably signed. Mr. Norms: said there could be no objection to Mr. Gibbon's re spectabilirj, but if the present application were granted they would have a doyen similar ones next year. The question was then put from the Chair, when the number were : For granting the license ... .. .. 6 Against it ••• ... ... .. 10 The license was In consequence refused. There being no other application for licenses, the Court proceeded to the trial of prisoners for larcenies, none of which possessed the lcut pub lic interest. POLICE REPORTS. Bow.swasas:.—Fstatrns.—Last night two respectably dressed young men, who gave their names Thomas Billings and Was. Whmkr, were brought before Mr. HAtra.s. charged with having committed sun dry frauds. Mr. Aaron Atkinson, of New Bond4treet, perfumer, stated that the prisoner Billings came to his shop on the 2d of the present month, with a note, which he now produced : " Sir, be good enough to send three combs of this size and pattern. Yours, &e. Jas. Wm. Balls." Enclosed with the note was a paper pattern of the combs wanted. Mr. Balls was a well-known customer. and in the habit of sending such orders, and three valuable tortoiseshell combs were immediately given to the prisoner. In about half an hour ,he returned with one of the combs, and said the lady for whose inspection Mr. Balls had mot for them wanted three more sent, considerably larger, for her to choose from, adding that sbe was waiting at Mr. B.'s shop. Witness then gave him three more large combs, and he went away, but witness never saw him again till he was in custody. Mr. J. W. Balls, of Oxford-street, hairdresser, deposed that he never sent Billings to Mr. Atkinson's foe combs, and that the note produced was not written by him (witness.) He knew Billings for eight years, but had not seen him at sU for the last twelve months. Mr. Thomas, the Superintendent of Police, deposed, that in come. quenoe of Information given to him he caused the prisoners to be appre hended, and upon Billings three notes were found of similar purport to the one received by Mr. Atkinson ; and Wheeler, on being questioned, admitted that he wrote them. They were addressed to dift. mt pee. tmers. Mr. HALLS said, that information had been gives of at least one bun. died frauds of this description having been practised upon perfumers lately by two young men. The present case war complete as regarded Billings, and he must stand fully committed, and the witness be bound over to prosecute : but, for the purpose of giving an opportunity for other tradesmen to come forward, he should direct the prisoners to be brought up again on Saturday next. The prisoners, who said nahing in answer to the charge. were then committed for another bearing on Saturday, Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Balls, however, being bound over to prosecute Billings in the &stems. Ford, the gaoler, identified Wheeler as the young man whom, under a dif ferent name, he caused to be committed for three months to Brixton gaol, for fraud, twelve months ago. MAILLIIOIOU6II4TZEIT.—EXTZWIIItri FIAUDE. Woodrow and Henry Carter, two men who have been in custody for the last week, charged with a kind of systematic swindling, were yesterday placed at the bar for re.examination before H. M. DYZI, Eat It appeared that the prisoners, having taken lo4ings in Brewer. street, Golden-square, went to the house of Mr. Allen, 72, Upper Berkeley-street, Portman-square, and requested to have some plate, linen, and other articles, lent on hire, as he (Woodrow) had taken his " town house," having just arrived from Brighton, which plate be had left to obtain good advice foe a disorder in the eyes. His first sp.' Iplication was on the 7th instant. and Mr. Allen having some knowledge of him, and finding that the house at which he resided was a respectable one, sent immediately six decanters, a quantity of silver spoons, and other articles completing the order, on .the 9th, to the amount of 201. He subsequently found that there might be a probability of the " gentlemen " returning into the counuy " for the benefit of the air; " and having scene idea Which intimated that they might, by " mistake," pack up the 'articles with them, he went to Mr. Joshua Clements. a police inspector, and had the parties apprehended. Clements, the inspector, produced the table.spoons, decanters, and rs snuffe and stand which had been pledged by the prisoners. Mr. DTIR observed that he thought the ease did not extend further than that of unlawfully pawning, but he could not help reprobating the conduct of the prisoners in the warmest terms. The strongest punishment the law authorised him in ordering,should be inflicted upon them. It was a most aggravated case, and he should order them to pay 101. for the amount of the articles pledged, and would convict each in the penalty of 51. end in default commit them to hard labour for three months. If the money was not paid in three days the prisoners would most pro bably have to undergo the additional punishment of a public whipping. The fellows, who appeared to have lost a little of their assurance dur. ing their confinement, said they would pay the money in a day or two. A Gentleman of respectable appearance, was charged with assaulting a Mr. Stephens. The dyfendant, it appeared, while driving in his stanhope along Leisester-square, passed 31r. Stephens, who was riding on horseback, and the latter gentleman stated that the wheels of the defendant's vehicle were so near to him that they endangered his life, and under these cir cumstances he followed him and demanded his card. This the defendant refused to give hint, and after the complainant had followed him a con. siderable distance, the defendant said be was going to a public-house, and the other might come If he liked, and he would give him the re. quired information ; but on their snivel at the public-house he refused, and some words having ensued he struck him with his whip, and then knocked him duns. A gentleman aho was with the defendant said that the stanhope wheel had never gone within eighteen inches of the gentleman's horse or legs, and the complainant had caused the assault by following him about from place to plate for his name. Mr. DYE, said the defendant must find bail. Bail was immediately put in, and the defendant discharged. A man, upwards of GO years of age, was brought up charged with knocking at the doers of several of the Nobility and soliciting charity. Muggridge, a beadle, stated that he took 30. 6d. from the man, be. sides Which, he found seven blendicity tickets upon him, and victuals enough to keep any reasonable person a week. The MAGISTRATI observed that he was an old hand, and could have no possible excuse for begging while he hail seven tickets of the Mendicity Society, on. of which presented there would hate obtained him relief and strict inquiry into his cast. He was committed fora month. Sunday evening last, during &vim service at St. John's Church, Newcastle, some evil disgesed mos et peewee put thalami a small opening in the nonb dome esnepaidee of ge npowde r usua ll y termed cracker serpent, Oki hennellasely egidatl with several loud reports. This threw the angireptlen lase die pewit confusion, and a general rusk sussed Weds the mimes doom Fortunately the cause of this noise was seen diecoemsd, and immediately annemse e d, w hi c h had the diet of all' ling the tenor that prevailed and of clunking my further alarm st rwls the consequesces might have peeved se. roes, peelmps fatal to palsy, the church being exceedingly crowded.— The coogseptlon, after some little delay, resumed their seats, and th e service proceeded. A PEW WORDS ON THE PHENIX. " The bird of wooder.". This rem aria is not mentioned by Homer. Hesiod says th e exceeds all other creatures in age except the nymphs, s ee 1 , f l Ori of HOLLAND'S Inelll4klloll tf IN weed. HICRODOTIII, Miter & the earliest writer who gives a detailed account of this bird' ngi have also another sacred bird, which, except in a picture, j have never seas :it is called the pbenix. It is very uncommon ev er , arnoag themselves; far, scantling to the Ilellopolitans, it comes thee , but ewe b the awes of 400 years, and then only at the decease of thi parent bird. If it bear any resemblance to its picture, the wings an partly et a gold and pertly ot a aimson color. and its fonn an d ge e an cre perfe c tly t like the eagle. They relate one thing dit which surpas se , ty : they say that it comes fray Arabia to the temple of tin sun. bearing the dead body of its parent, enclosed In myrrh, which t• buries. It makes a ball ot myrrh s hape d like arlm, as large as it 1 . able to any, which it proves by experiment. This dons, it excavates the mama, into which it introduces the body of the dead bird ; it again clone the aperture with myrrh, and the whole incomes the nine weight as when com " posed entirely of myrrh; it then proceeds to Egypt t o t h e temple of the sun. The expression of Job, C. 29, v. 8, " Then said, I shall di e E. my nest, and shall multiply my days as the sand," bas bee s; understood by same of the ancient intermixes. to be an allusion tc the plientz. The Istria rabbins were the list to propose this eapli. cation, and some of the Christian fathers adopted it. Xnutux, in his abeidgenent of Dien Cassias, says that the phialr same into Egypt, and was believed to moose the deeds of Tiberius, as voL L p. 269 of Mitanzie's inneelatioa. Tacrstrs, Await, b. I. c. 28, says that "in the Consulship ui brakes Fabius and Ludas Intentus the mizacsksts bird, known to the said by the name of the phenix, after disappearing fee a win of ages, revisited Egypt." This corresponds whit the - reign of Tiberius, A. U. C. 787. Nun-, b. le, c. 8, makes hs last appearance in =take place, C. A. U. 800 but the people considered has an las A bong descriptios of the phenix may be found in Acatur s Taftus, and an elegant one in Pogroms Alst.L, b. 3. e.. 9, as also OVID Meksis. b. 16. v. 392. "The bird named the phenix, visits Egypt every GOO years, during which three it is said to Liy all over India. There is never but one and it emits rays of the colour of gold, and resembles in size and shape the cask. It sits on its nest, which it makes for itself with spices near the faunal= of the Nile. What the Egyptians say of its coming into their country, is said also by the Indians, with this added, that whilst it le burninitself in its nest, it singe a farewell dirge."—Paimos. vita Tues Li fe of Appo il onius, b. 3. C. 49. or p. 179 of BERWICK% Thinsistien. Milton only once mentions the phenix. " Down thither prone in Hight Re (Raphael) speeds, and through the vast ethereal sky Sails between worlds and worlds ; with steady wing, Now on the polar winds, then with quick fan Winnows the buxom air; till, within soar Of tow'ring eagles, t' all the fowls he seems A Oasis, gas'd by all, as that sole bird, When to inahrinc his reliques in the sun's( Bright temple, to Egyptian Thebes he flies.' Paradise Lost, & S. o. 906. Dr. T. Burnet esteems the phenix an emblem of the globe ; after a long age, will be consumed in the last fire, and regenerate another world. " "fis an apologue, or a fable with an Interpretation, and was intended as an emblem of the world ; which, after a long age, will be consumed in the last fire, and from its uhes or remains will ari.r another world, or a new formed heavens and earth."— Theory of Ow Barth, ea. 2, p. 24. This work celled forth the admiration of Addhon ; he dedicated or. otitis Spectators to it, sad wrote a Latin ode in he praise. Gibbon. speaking of the third part. says, "He (Burnet) blends philosophy, and tradition into one magnificent system; in the description of he displays a strength of fancy not inferior to that of Milton himeelE'L-Derfilste cad Fall , c. lb. Al. P.llly addsces the fable of the phenix as one, among many other Mothossies, of the truth of his most singular theory, i, e. that the bleak nod desolate Tighe. of Siberia were the primitive seat of science, 011: abide 11 the Got nee drawn, the famed Atlanddes, who, descending in Woe ages frees the overflow* plains of Scythia, and down the steeps etarecasus, bought with than into Southern Asia the rudiments of the arts and edema, sod the worship of the sun and fire.—See vol. 1. pl. 214 ef hie blears to robin on the Atlantis of Plato. _ _ J. J. W. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OP A HUMAN SEE. LETON. The parish of Plamstead. in Rant, has been kept in a state of un common excitation for several days poet, in consequence of the disco. very of a human skeleton, buried in a part of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. For some months past the work of extending the arsenal has been carrying on, and the convicts from the hulks at ;Woolwich have been employed in excavating a large plot of ground, fad* put. pie of making foundations for some storehouses that are intended to be built. The convicts, who are under the command of Capt. ‘Williams, whilst thus employed, one day last week discovered a human skeleton, quite entire; they instantly gave information to their overseer, and he di rected that it should not be removed till some °t i the authorities connecteti with the arsenal had seen it. Consequently, the dreumstance was made known to Dr. Hanle, Sir. Marsh, of the glo to the establishment, and weal other gentlemen, who " repaired imme diately to the spot, sad the skeleton was immediately conveyed to the surgery in the arsenal for inspection. It was found under ground, at a depth of about three feet six inches, leg upon a piece of pl a nk stbout a foot wide; the teeth were in a a date of preservation, an.! the set was complete. On the right side r the skull there was a eds.!' hole, whiddeinppmed to have been indicted with some pointed instre o mem. Irma site appearance of the bones, the beauty of the teeth, and formation of the look it is supposed to be the skeleton o f a female. of about 10 or Mi yam of age ; but the fact of the sex is left in name doubt, se pert of the pelvis is destroyed. From the appearance of the bones, it is believed that the body had been burled at least 30 years. Immediately after the discovery was made. an investigation was set on foot to endeavour, if at all possible, to trace out the manner In which. the body had been there deposited. It appears, upon inquiry, that the ground has been the property of Government for the last 20 years, and had been kept inclosed as waste. Previous to its coming into posseesior. of Government, it was in the occupation of a Mr. Marshall, one of th, clerks in the Ordnance Department, whose residence was pulled dune about twelve years since. At that time the spot of ground was th. garden. It being the decided opinion of the professional gentle men, that the bones, from their state, had been deposited thirty year ago, an old plan of the plot of ground, made at that time, and in possession of Mr. Dell, of the Ordnance Department, was referred to, when, upon minute examination, it was ascertained that o. the precise spot where the skeleton was found, stood sonu stabling belonging to a farmer named Harwood, who is long since dead. and only one nephew, who resides at Plum:teed, survives. However. nothing could be obtained from him to solve the mystery in which the affair is enveloped. One old man, who worked in the arsenal about le years ago, states that at that period, a man named Smith, now a resident in the parish, who was at that time in the employ of Mr. Marshall. epee being asked one morning " if there was any newt stirring :=" he replied " no, none that I am aware of, only our servant maid has run away from us." This man,who is between 70 and 80 years of age,was sent for Won. the Magistrates, and questioned as to whether he made such an ()beer. ration, and whether he was in possession of any information respecting the disappearance of any female at that period ? when he denied alto gether having made use of such an observation, and declared he was to tally ignorant of any fact that would lead to the solution of the mystery. as he was never aware of any person, male or female, having been misses: from the neighbourhood, at that time, or at nor other. The same in. quiries have been instituted throng! the 1.21101, hut without any fact being obtained in development of the eireunis..oters. litatTltio.—The BriKhtou Stthecription Harriers met brilliant Sold at the Devil's itske on Monday, where a bouncing harr presently gave willing action to •• diva, nu-Naiad horses," and chang log varieties to the amusements. In the midst of the rapid and mu sical career, a second puss got up in front of the dogs, which was in. stoutly chopped, and the chase with the tomer continued. Victory in the end lent her trophy to the pack. and another good run ended si. BIRTHS. The IGth Inst. at Clishume-park, the seat of Load Ribblesdale, the Lady Ribblesdale, of a daughter—The 17th inst. in Charles-strset, Berkel e y- s q uare , the lady of E. Walpole, Esq. of a daughta—The 11th inst. at • lee. Rent, the lady of R. Boyd, £sq. o f a son—At Richmond, on the 17th inst. the lady of J. C. hlcieris, of the Madras civil welt*, of a son. MARRIED. The lith inst. at Horsley, Gloucestershire, Capt. J. J. Tucker, R.N. mooed son of ths lam B. Tucker. of Trematon Castle. Corn wall, to Sabine Ann, second daughter of Tice.Admind J. Young, Bartoo.end, Gloucestershire. DIED. At his ragtime., Faiey-hall, in blottiagium. mar Elthamir Kern. W. Smith. Esq.—The 17th last. at Tiwnham.gerso, in her 811th year. Rhonorr wife of the Rm. 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