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nd with a scythe in his hand, preparing to fix it in:o a shaft, and he was sent off to Pontefract, where the Magistrates were sitting, but he was discharged en his master's recognizaece. On Wednesday three seen were apprehended, and on Thursday morning, the Barnsley troop of Yeomanry were sent to Dods worth, a neighbouring village, where they appre hended nine men on suspicion of having been -limiest the armed Men at Grange-moor ; another person was also apprehended at Barnsley the same d 3 y, and underwent are examination before the Ma gi erates. Of these persons nine have been commit e_el to Yerk Castle, and one to Wakefield House of Ctrrection.. Four other persons, one el whom is tee; eseneed as the Captain, were apprehended by a yrol of Cavelrys That the exchequer of the infi e:rgent ermy was not very full, may be inferred om the fact, that on searching the Captain (Con sese), and his three men, only a single halfpenny els found among•.t them. Another patrol found, the same-neighbourhood, a knapsack containing a white flag, with a fringe round it, and black crape, the corner, or. whist was inscribed—" You have centlemned and killed the just, and he cloth not resist. _lnd he that hash no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one!" Amongst the prisoners taken is a person of the name of Seholefield, of Horbury, aid ;mother named Pilling, of Ahnondbury. lletavax.—A number of men and boys, appa rently With the wish to practise upon the fears of the timid, assembled on Wednesday afternoon, upon IL:aeon-hill, near Halifax, with a flag and music. and about nine o'clock in the evening they again met at the same place, where, after setting fire to a bundle ef straw, discharging several pistols, and throwing a sky-rocket, they all suddenly dispersed. With the exception of this mischievous frolic, the town and parish of Ilelifax were never more tranquil than. -during the present week. WAKEFIELD.—Though little subject to the agita tions which sometimes prevail in the manufacturing p;trts of the West Riding, this town has this week exhibited a scene of considerable bustle, not un mixed with a degree of public apprehension. The intelligence of the intended simultaneous rising of the people, brought General Sir J. Byug, the Com reinder of the District, over to Wakefield on Tues day, with he intention of drawing a cordon of troops rennd the intended rendezvous, at Grange-moor, and cnpturing the whole of the insurgent army. A premature moremeat of the troops statioaed at Hnd•, dersikld, is said to have frustrated etch design; but' the fact is, that the instigators of the intended rising, whoeeer they were, have so ill succeeded in their mission, that only three or foer hundred persons were frnnght to the fidl, and they instantly retired hies the woods in disgust and dismay. The General, after remaining in Wakefield over Wednessley, left that town, alseut three o'clock in the' afternoon of Thursday, for his seat at Campsall, and two of the three troops which had been brought thither from York, returned to their former quarters: We have heard that a well dressed man, of man ners superior to those with whom he associates, and an entire stranger in this part of the country, has been pas,ing about in the villages in the neighbour hood of Barnsley, Wakefield, and Huddersfield, ex citing the people to rise in arms ; and that a propo sal has been made, sihich we hope will be carried into effect, to offer a reward of 1.300 for the appre hension of the incendiary. PONTEFRACT SESSIONS, APRIL 13. THE KING V. MITCHELL. Mr. ALDERSON stated that the indictment charged the defendant, that he being a malicious, seditious, and ill-dispo,ed person, and reatly disaffected to our Lord . the King, and the bovernment and.Con -stitution of this R4alm, and intending to excite dis affection aqainst the person and Government of his Royal liiihneis the Prince Regent, and to traduce, defame, and vilify his Royal Highness, and to bring the Con:mons House of Parliament into contempt, did, on the .I.th of October last, in a Meeting held near Halifax, maliciously and unlawfully _speak to, and i:: the presence of, divers liege subjects of our said Lord the King, then and there assembled, amoogst other thThgs, the following seditious words, which are contained in the second count (which com prises the whole of what is stated in the other counts): " Our Land, once the noblest and happiest under the sun, is now a disgrace to the eye of Heaven, on account of the mangled carcases of men with which it is filled. What, thus, are we to do? Are we to Petition the Prince Regent?—Hest would be useless, because he has thanked •the . Manchester* Mag istrates already. Are we to Petition tae House of Commons ?—No, that would be useless. Redress from that House !—the thing is impossible. To petition that corrupt body to do justice to the People would be worse than absurd. We might as well ask it to reform itself, which would be like praying a thief to give back the property he had stolen, and be hanged. 0! there would be an awful revolutiop, in tithing from Colonel Horton a part of his property, and in giving to the poor a small portion from the Twee estates of the Bedford', the Cokes of Norfolk, and the Fitzwillisms. Certainly so there might: but how many of our starving population would be relit7ed by it? It has been made a law that a National Debt should be incurred, and that Debt is One Thou:and Millions ! But as we can repeal some laws, why should we not repeal this? And it ought to be re pealed, if the whole. sunk to the bottom of the sea. But I would not deprive the poor widows and orphans, who have rionqr in the Funds of •their Fifty Pounds ' and One Hundred fzunds. No; but I agree with my friend, Mr. Cobbett, that z :c-Ending system should be commtnced, a::d those who have • :::.'rid money to thenisAves, should be made :o refund, and •lisse 'mall pensions." 21r. dates: stated' the. case to the Jury. 'the first witness called was Mr. John Tyas, who said he is connected with the Tinie.c newspaper. He attended a Public Meeting at Skircoat Moor, near 11111. . 4 x, flr the purpose o f‘ taking a report for that Paper, on the 4th of October last. Heard the de lealant address the People. After some obserra tioas On a Loyal Declaration which had been adopted at Halifax, he went on to state, that they wanted to destroy whoredom and bad principles, and not even b Id men; but if they were oppressed by bad prin. ciples, they would destroy bad men and tyrants, ra:.l.er than be oppressed by them. Mr. Mitchell ther; and said, " Our lased, once the noblest and happiest under the sun, is now a disgrace to the eye of 11 y EN, on accdnnt of the mangled carcases with which it is filled. What then are we to do?" —All.:r saying it would be useless to Petition the lteent, he proceeded as follows :—" Are we to 1 1 ..izion the house of Commons? No! that would be still more useless. Redress from that I lome !—the thin.g is impossible. To Petition that would be worse than absurd; it would 5. like a,ki..g a thief to give back the property.he bad stolen, and be banged." Mitchell then paused and turned round upon his assertion, and recom mended that they should Petition. Some observa tions were then made by Mitchell about taking the 'Capital from the Corinthian column, and also about Colonel Horton, which introduced the following But, 01 there would be a great revolution, in taking part of Colonel Horton's property, and giving it to the poor, and a small portion from the large estates of the Bedfords, the Cokes of Norfolk, and the Fithwilliarns." He then repeated—" 0, but there would be an awful revolution !" and said something about the Funds, which the witness said he did not take any note of; but some time after, in summing up his argument, he s aid—" Certai n ly t he re wou ld ; but then how many of our starving poor would be relieved r Witness said that Mr.blitchell was here called to crder. He said also something about a re funding system, to this effect, that a refunding system ought to be adopted, but that he did not wish to take from the poor widows and orphans their. small Annuities. 'Witness was cross-examined -at great length 'by Mr. Mitchell, but nothing transpired to vary the account he had given of the language used by the defendant. Mr. Edv - ,,rd Baines, jun. attended the Meeting, for the purpose of taking a ,report for the Leeds Mer cury. He proved the words which had been stated by the last witness. Mitchell, in his defence, which occupied upwards of an hour and a half, admitted, that at the Meeting alluded to, be might have used language which might be the subject of a prosecution, and, therefore, regretted that he should so far have forgot himself ; but he positively denied having used the precise lan guage charged in the indictment, which he confi-' dently stated he should be enabled to contradict by the most respectable witnesses ; and, in the course of his defence, he commented very much-on the con duct of some, whom he called the liberal Editors of the Country Papers. He adverted to his connexion with Oliver, whn had .been introduced to him as an honest man, and he had no reason, during his inter course with him, to suppose to the contrary. He thep called several witnesses, but the Jury returned a verdict of—Guilty. Mitchell then addressed the Court in mitigation, pleading the sincerity of his intentions, and that he had, on all occasions, discountenanced violent pro ceedings and intemperate language. He stated he had seven small children. The Court retired ; and in about a quartei of an hour returned, when the Chairman passed the fol lowing sentence :—That Mitchell be imprisoned Sis Months in York Castle. and find sureties for two years, himself in £loo, — and two sureties in 1450 each. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marvis and Mirehioness of Camden and the Ladies Pratt, on Saturd . l7, at their house in Arlington-street, from their *eat the Wilderness, Kent. The Marchioness of Salisbury, at her house in Arlington street, on Saturday, from Hatfield. Lord and Lady Morpeth, at their house in Park-street, Gros venor-duluare, from a tour. The Earl of Lauderdale, on Thursday evening, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street , from Brusse:s. _ _ Generalßrowu and son, at Brunet's Hotel, Leicester-square, from Paris. Lord George Lennox, in Upper Grosvenor-street, from his seat in Sussex. Lord Charles Fitzroy, is Berkeley-square, front his seat in Suffolk. Sir James Cunningham, Bart. in Charles -street, Berkeley square, from a tour. Viscount Kilburn, at his house iu North Audley-street, from his seat in Northumberland. Lady Longhorn, at her house in Cavendish-square, from a tour DEPARTURES Lady Burke and the Countess of Clanricarde and family, from the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, to Clifton. Sir John Burke, Bart. from the Waterloo Hotel, to Paris. It Sheldon, Esq. M.P. from Hatchett's Hotel, Piccadilly, to his seat in Berks. A. C. Hunt, Esq. from Hatehett's Hotel, to Oxford. Le Comte Tauentzieu de Wettemberg, aid his son, Comte de Tauentzien, from Brunet's Hotel, Leicester-squa.•r, to New market. Comte de Tronchin, from Brunet's Hotel, to Newmarket. Le Baton de Knobeisdorff, from Brunet's Hotel, to ditto. The Hight lion. Charles and Mrs. Long, from their house, Whitehall, to their seat, Bromley Hill, Kent. The Countess of Mexborough to Brighton. E. L. Charlton, Esq. to Newmarket. W. R. Amnest, Esq. to Welford, Northamptonshire. Sir William C. De Crespigny and family, from Southampton for Cheltenham, to spend a few days at that place previous to the meeting of Pathan-tent. The Duke of MONTROSE entertained a large party of distinguished persons at his house in Grosvenor square, on Saturday last. HYDE PARK yesterday, exhibited a-scene of extra ordinary bustle. The day being very fide, and free from dust, rendered the Promenade delightful. The carriage costume exhibited half-mourning, in which silver-grey was the predominant colour for dresses, and drab beaver hats, with a plume of feathers. The equipages, in double line, extended quite from Cum berland-gate to Apsley House. The equestrians were very numerous, and among them were many per sons of distinction. The Promenades, too, were crowded with well-dressed company • his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE, wi th two of his lovely daughters, walked through the Park seve ral times. By the annual account of the number of Broad I Cloths milled at the several mills in the West Riding of the County of Yolk, - it appears that there has been a decrease since the last year of 61,061 pieces of broads, and of 20,614 of narrows—in yards, a defi ciency of 2,672,102. The greatest number of broad pieces milled was in 1813, being then 369,890: and there was a deficiency from that quantity in the six following years of 106,512 pieces. IRELAND.—We are happy to have it our power to state, that the utmost tranquillity reigns at present in our County, and that none of those nightly meet• ings, which some time ago disgraced it, are to be heard of. The number of examples made at Tu am As sizes, and the activeanddetermined measures adopted by the Magistrates and Gentlen:en, very soon put a stop to the mistaken career of the Ribbonmen. TIIE 'A/LUTHER'S MEDICAL ASSISTANT.--Sit ARTHUR CLARKS, Author of the Essay on Bathing, has just published a small volume under the above title, which will doubtless have a most extensive circulation. In this little Treatise he has given a concise and comprehen sive view of the various cliwases peculiar to infancy and child hood, and has endeavoured to communicate the results of consi derable experience a::d observation in an unadorned and familiar manner, with a view of producing an useful compendium for mothers, awl as flinch divested of technical, or scientific lan suaie, as the nature of the subject would admit. • T!7l Ayr Mit • Tuesday, in conserpience of Hamilton enjoying perfect trangrillity, the following corps marched for their respective homes :—The Upperward Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded. by Sir CHARLES M'PONALD LOCK HART ; Illt Cambuslang Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Captain STIRLING; and the Kilbiide Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Captain GRAIIANi, the whole amounting to about two hundred effective men and horses. The Militia Regiments of certain Counties, not only in the disturbed, but also in the undisturbed districts, will be called out, for the purpose of being trained and exe rc i se d, accor di ng to the directions of the Militia Act. MILITARY PROMOTION'S. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 14, 1320. • 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant A. James Cald well, from the 80th Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Peers, who exchanges. Ist Regiment of Dragoons--Captain Willain Cox, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Captain, vice Webb, who exchanges. 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons—To be - Captain by pur chase—Lieutenant Robert Douglas, vice Mayne, who retires ; • Lieutenant John Wildman, vice Heyliger, who retires. To be Lieutenants, by purchase—Cornet Charles Ilill, vice Douglas ; Cornet Arthur Chichester, vice Wildman. To be Cornet, by purchase : Broadhead, Gent. vice Chichester. 11th Ditto—Cornet Lord Thomas Cecil, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arbuthnot, promoted in the 28th Foot. 15th Ditto—Lieutenant George Lowson, from half-pay of the 2d Line Battalion King's German Legion, to be Cornet, with out purchase, vice Buckley, promoted. 4.1e1 Regiment of Foot—To be Captains--Brevet Major Henry - George Macleod, froin half-pay of the 55tii Foot, vice Sins son, appokted to the Gth Royal Veteran Battalion ; Captain John Napper Jackson, from half-pay of the 94th Foot, vice John Pins, who exchanKes, receiving the difference. 61st Ditto—Lieutenant I'hilip Smith, from half-pay of the Seth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice James Atkin, who exchanges. 66th Ditto—Angns •de Fountain, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Tinnier, who retires. 80th Ditto—Lieutenant Henry D. Peers, from the 2d Dra goon Guards, to be Lieut e nant, v i ce Caldwell, who exchanges. 88th Ditto—Lieutenant Horatio Walpole, frost half-pay of the 3d Font Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice George Cresswell, who exchanges. 90th Ditto—Thomas Woodward Eyles, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 92d Mau—Second Lieutenant Robert Spratt, from half-pay of the 5d Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Sir Osborne Gibbs, who exchanges. Rifle Brigade—Captain Samuel Webb, from the Ist Dragoons, to be Captain, vice William Cox, who exchanges. 2d West India Regiment—Captain Stepney Rawson Stepney, from half-pay of the 4th West India Regiment, to be Cap tain, vice Thomas Fitzgerald, who exchanges; Ensign James Dawson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hield, de ceased ; Henry Dely, Gtnt. to be Ensign, vice Dawson. Ist :•.cyal Veteran Battalion—Lieutenant William Gibson, from the sth Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Gran ger, deceased; Serjeant-Major Robert Young, from the Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign. 2d Royal Veteran Battalion—Paymaster Henry Heartszoak, from half-pay of the 60th Foot, to be Paymaster of a Veteran Battalion. 3d Royal Veteran Battalion—Captain Martin Sayer, from half pay of 53d Foot, to be Captain, vice Adams, who returns to his former situation on the Retired List; quartermaster John Mackay, from half-pay of the Malta Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Brokenshire, who returns to his former situation on the Retired List. • 4th Royal Veteran Battation—Captain James Scobie, from the late 6th Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Captain, vice M'Der mid, whose appointment has not taken place. sth Royal Veteran Battalion—Lieutenant Rowland Penning ton, from half-pay of the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant. 7th Royal Veteran Battalion—Captain John George Fitzgerald, from half-pay of the 60th Foot, to be Captain, vice Scobie; whose appointment has not taken place. Bth Royal Veteran Battalion—To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant Joseph Mackenzie, from the 78th Foot, vice Snodgrass, whose appointment has not taken place ; Lieutenant Charles Collins, from half-pay of the 50th l'oot ; Lieutenant James Mitchell, from the Seth Foot, vice Hobson, whose appointment has not taken place; Lieutenant Francis Macfarlane, from half pay of the 3d West India Regiment. 9th Royal Veteran Battalion—Lieutenant William Macintosh, from the late 4th Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Lieutenant: To be Ensigns—Quartermaster George Norton, from half-pay of the 15:h Foot, vice Lanibton, whose appointmeht has not taken place ; Quartermaster William Buchanan, from half pay of the 26th Foot, vice Lewen, whose appointment has no; taken place. 10;11 Royal Veteran BattalionTo be Captains—Captain Henry Frederick Courtney, from half-pay of the Ist Garrison Batta lion, vice Nixon, deceased; Captain John Thompson, from half-pay et the 98th Foot. To be Lieutenants-,-Lfbutenant William Snodgrass, from half pay of the 24th Foot, vice Chittle, whose appointment has not taken place ; Lieutenant William Lorimer, from half-pay of the Ist West India Regiment, vice Gilland, who returns to his former situation on the Retired List ; Lieutegrt Wil liam Kingsmill, from half-pay of the 4th Foot. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 11. Royal Regiment of Asellery—Brevet Colonel and Lieutenant- Colonel Joseph Maclean to be Colonel; First Lie(itenant George Jones to be Second Captain ; Second Lieutenant George Rivers Luke to be First Lieutenant; Lieutenant- Colonel Turtliff Boger, from the half-pay, to be Lit utenant- Colonel; First Lieutenant William Halsted Poole, from the half-pay, to be First Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant George P. Heywood, from the half-pay, to be Second Lieutenant; — First Lieutenant George A. Witts to be Second Captain; Second Lieutenant William Frazer to ,be First Lieutenant; Captain Charles G. Alms, from tke half-pay, to be Captain ; . First Lieutenant Henry Williams, from the half-pay, to be First Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Charles P. Brewer, from the half-pay, to be Second Lieutenant. Commissions in the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. Major Thomas Garrett to be Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant, vice Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart. deceased ; Captain Ed ward Taylor to be Major, vice Garrett, promoted ; Sir Ed ward Knatchbull, Bart. to be Captain ; Thomas Gibbs Hol ton, Esq. to be ditto; Lieutenant Richard nalford to be ditto, vice Taylor, promoted. We understand among the persons apprehended for treasonable practices, in Glasgow and the neigh- bourhood, are several persons above the common ranks of life ; and some who, from their employ ments, might have been expected to have acted dif ferently—a Clerk in a Public Office, and a Serjelmt in a respectable Ccrps, are said to be of the number, and some who, by industry, have raised themselves tea respectable situation in life.—Caledonian Merciry. The-object of the Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord MELVILLE'S late visit to Sheerness, was to inspect the improvements going on in the Dock-yard, and to fix upon a spot for the gun-wharf; as the gun-wharf is in the Ordnance department, it required the presence of the Noble Duke, who is at the head .of that Board. It was agreed on that it should be at the North extre mity of the Yard, including a part of the garrison where the market is held, and a row of houses called Ordnance-row. The enlargement of the barracks was also another object of his Grace's visit, to effect which, it was resolved, that a range of buildings, six stories high, one side of which fronts the Parade, and is now occupied by the artificers of the Dock ! 'aid, should be converted into barracks. NAVAL l TELtJGkVCk .. . . . . . The TAMAR, 9.6 guni, Captain A. Srow, is Intended for thi Jamaica station. . . . . . His Majesty's ship Writ, Captain tirnilha, is o:deired front Chatham to Portsmouth, to be refitted. 1 . • Monday, Ms Mlesty's ship VFNGELIIt sailed from t!ith Roads for Greenock; we understood it is to lay off that pert as a int:. son s7tip. - .• - • . . Sii Mites and Midshipmen passed tlteir examinations for Lieutenants at the Royal Naval College, on Monday last. Porvt!stourn, APRIL 16.—WInd S.W.—Arrived yesterday; his Majesty's ship Cssmrow, from a cruize. Pa4sed up the Channel the Tula, Wurrt, from C.tdiz ; sailed the 22d March: Sailed the Spectator, Itt..nwtnitom, for Grenada. Arrived to day, his Majesty's ship Ri.nrot.F., from a cruize. Sailed the Neath Castle, JPRNAN, cot- 1.9!:( 1 .011. PLYMOUTIt, APRIL 15.—WHil N. W.--eirrlved the Thomas and Zephyr transports, from Gui..i'r.acy, with trimps. ai.d bag:. gage. Sailed the .14m, Dcz,D, for Prince Vai•a..ard's 1.-!and ; Sally, CARR, for Miratniciii; sat; his Ma:;esty's ship TittgeNt; for ilarbadoes. Hanwicri, Aralfl6t—Atrived the lord Nelsen peter, with a mail from Holland. Sailed the Princess Charlotte picket f:.l. Holland, C..stiereagli packet for Cuxhaven, and Alliance picket for Gottcnburgh ; all with mails. NOVITII SIIIELDR, Again 1.5.—0 n the i. th inst. the Maria, SCHWRBT, from Long Sound, got upon the rocks near Tyne:l:ouch Castle, but got off again, and put in ht re 'eery leaky: ArRIL I 4 S. W.--:-Catne dawn froth the River yesterday, and tailed, the Nancy, Tnomrsox, for Madras and Bengal; the Elizabeth, TuosirsoN, for St. John's, New Bruns.: wick ; the Kelly, 'filomrsoN, and 'Zephyr, Bnowfr; for Quebec. Arrived to-day, and sailed for the River, the Tula, WHITE, from Cadiz ; the Jane, Curturrir, from Jamaica; the Fairy, (star; from Richmond, Virginia; the Letitia Tennant, MoNscomeuv, from Belfast; and the Susan, Ari.xs, from Warerford. C.ane down from the River the Berwick, TYLER, for liarbadoei ; and Levant, M'Krisava, for Belfast. FAxstotair, APRIL 14.--Wind N —Sailed the Swiftsuro packet, for America; and Countess of Chichester packet, for the Brazils, each with a Mail. LIPEEPOtrL, Aran. Is.—Arrived the Lorton, M'Caa, froM I3erbice ; Barton, GILLEsne, from Barbadoes ; Galen, WAL LACE, from Charleston; Alpha, Wool), from St. Michael's; Thomas, —, from Copenhagen ; Itovt:r, WADE, from Bahia; and . Two &others, Buceify, front Gibraltar. Cosrcsf-house, Aran, 15.—Ships Entered Inwards : The Sincerity, Christie, from Liverpool ; Sisters, Osborne, trona St agate Cree.k; Neleus, Hutchinson, from I laniburgh ; Grant knit, Underwood, from Derner:.ra • and Cicero, Cerry, from Newcastle.—Cleared Outrtards : The Duke of York, Court, for Rotterdam; Neptune., Strannack, for Ostend; Three Sis ters, Frost, for Rotterdam; Prince of Saxe Cobourg, Ladd, for Rotterdam; Resolute, Roberts, for Dublin ; Sarah, Rcome, for Hamburg') ; Commerce, M'Cowan, for Rotterdarn ; Carle, Kreckorn, Konigsburg ; Tiger, —, for Constantinople; Polly, Wheatly, for Quebec ; Mariner, Herbert, for Montreal ; and Roberts, Laing, for Miramichi. RIVER SEARCHERS. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE STAR. Your insertion of the followipg: statement will oblige an admirer of your Paper: • " ilt—l think it becomes the duty of every well-wisher of his Country, to expose all glaring impositions on its purse in these times of hardship; and I know of no better mode than through the Press. At Gravesend there are three Searchers appointed by the Board of Customs. Some time since one of them died, and the situation wa, immediately filled by another Gentleman, who went down and took possession of it. Whe ther it be that this Gentleman did not much like being occa sionally exposed to the cold on the River; or whether, not pos sessing übiquity, he found it imposiih:e to :tttend, at the same time, to the different duties of two distinct offices (fp he holds another office under Government); or whether he obtained leave of absence, is not known but the fact is, he attended bt.t for a few days, and ever since the duties of the Searchers' office have been performed by two individuals. Now, Sir, if two persons are sufficient to do the duty of the Office, why appoint three? And if the said Gentleman has another situation, why live him this also? I ghoul(' suppose that there are a great number of persons, who have bled in defence of their country, to whom such a situation wet.ld be very acceptable, and who would not fail to fulfil its duties. I am, Sir, youn obedient Servant, April 7th, 1520. C Between the hour of six on Saturday evening and the same hour last night, three boats, containing seventeen people, were upset in passing London-Bridge : on!y one person, however, was drowned. A square Tablet of Stone, bearing the following Inscription, has recently been inserted on the wall of the west front, which ccnnects the Towers, of the ancient Church at Recuivers: " These Towers, the remains of the once venerable Church of lleculvers, were purchased of the l'ari.h by the Curpi , rati. n of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond, in the year 1110, and Groins kid down at their exp ense to protect the Cliff on which the Church had stood. Wh en the ancient Spires were after wards blown down, the present sttbstitutes were erected, to render the Towers still sufficiently conspicuous to be useful to Navigation. Captain Joseph Cotton, Deputy. Master, 1819" A Petition to Parliament is now in a course of sig nature in the City, to repeal the existing laws re• lating to Trade and Navigation, and praying that ships of all countries may be admitted free into the • United Kingdom, under the same regulations as Bri tish ships. Mr. Baron GARROW is not expected to attend the Trials at the Old Bailey at present, in consequence of the death of his brother EDWARD, which took place on Friday, at Totteridge. On Thursday last, the Middlesex Grand Jury had no less than fifty Bills presented to them for passing forged Notes of the Bank of England, exclusive of the Bills presented on the other days of the week. The Jury in the case of CLEA RY against STODDA nt, after they had retired to consult about their xerdivl sent for an English Dictionary, to assist them in the interpretation of the word which formed thegravanun of the libel. The Judge declined complying with the request ; and doubtless very properly, as there was no English Dictionary in evidence, and every Jury man might naturally be supposed to carry one in his head ! DREADFUL Exmostos.—Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, the shop and repository of Mr. Ha well i oil and cclourman, Mile-end-road, neat the London Hospital, blew up with a tremendous explosion:. Happily no lives -were lost, nobody being -on the premises. The adjoining houses of - Mr. 'llexter,_ pawnbroker, Nos. 124. and 125, as also the hou s e o f Mr. Lilly, butcher, were considerably damaged, by the shock. When Mr. Halwell and his servant left the premises, at twelve o'clock the preceding night, all was safe ; and it is not known how the combustible materials were ignited. The shccJc was felt at .a con- , siderable distance, and panes of glass were broken in most of the houses in the neighbourhood. CORN EXCHANCY, MARK -LANG, APRIL . 17.—The arrivals of Wheat and Flour last week being small, and having but a mo derate supply this morning, prime samples of White met reldy sale at rather better prices than on last Monday, but there is not the least amendment in the inferior qualities, which still continue very dull tale. Fine Malting Barley being scarce, sold full Is. per qr. higher, but there is little demand for any other descriptions. The supply of Beans from Essex was rather large, and sold heavy, at a decline of Is. per qr. In Oat!, leas, and other articles, there is no alteration. SIIITHFIRLD MARKET, Arms. 17.—Beef, 4s. 6d. to Ss. 4d. per stone of Sibs. ; Mutton, 5s 6d. to 6s. 44 Veal, Ss. ed. to 7s. od, Pork Ss ed. to 6s. 6d.; Lamb Is. to Bs. Od.—Cattle at Market— Hews 2650 ; Calves, 130; Sheep and Lambs, 13 . 9.;0 ; Pi gs , 28 0 . Hay, 51. 10s. to 41. 101. Clover, 51. 10s. to 61. 10s. Straw 11. es. to 11. 16s. . ~, .