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THE TWO GARDENERS. RT A MEMBER OP THE uNivilurry . OF OXFORD. Two Brothers of the Gardening trade Life's outset in two gardens made. Ambitious bf the London Coll-ge, Jack gave his nine to curious knowledge ; Why peas had pods profoundly ponder'd, From pulp to shell his fancy wander'd, Instead of digging, planting, hoeing, • His project was for all o'erthrowing, By means mechanical and chemical Sure to win honours academical. From cabbage seed, with curious pains, Carbon and nitrogen be gains With these a plot he wisely sows, But not a sprout of cabbage grows— The rest is all a mat of thick weed, Groundsel, and sowthiatle, and chickweed ; The market never saw his face, And want advanced with rapid pace. Tom took the prong and spade in hand, Observed old rules, manured his land. lie talk'd of turmuts, and of reason, But set good seed in proper season; His produce was the first in town, It's size and sweetness gained renown. Toni s 'sparagus, Tom's every thing, Was sought for Marquis, Duke, and King ; Tom found a tide of wealth pell-mell come, Aud fed poor Jack with hearty welcome. Says Jack, Dear Tom! I'm vainly striving, Buz still I fail. while you are thriving; Says Tom, the thing's soon seen, and said, I turn my land, you turn your head! FINE ARTS. Sir Thomas Lawrence has finished, for the approach ing exhibition, portraits of Lord Eldon, Mr. Peel, and Mr. Canning, each in the highest degree admirable, whether we regard the likeness or the beauty of the execution. The picture of the Lord Chancellor is of the same size with that of Lord Stowell, exhibited two years ago. The venerable Judge is dressed (as his brother was) in a plain suit of black, and wears hit own grey hairs, which, after ell, suit the mild and benign dignity of the countenance better than any wig we have ever seen on the original. It is a most delightful do mestic portrait. Such also is the very elegant kitkat of Mr. Peel. But the portrait of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs is a work of another description. He is repre sented in full length, standing on the floor of the House of Commons, and in act-to speak. The dress is a blue surtout, black pantaloons, and silk stockings, and a despatch-box with some loose papers, &c. are on the beech behind him, to the right. We have seen many good likenesses of Mr. Canning, but, with the exception of Chantrey's bust, they all spoke more of the gay and handsome wit than of the great statesman and orator, and even the bust we have mentioned had more of ele gance than of power in its expression. The President's present work is every way one of the noblest that ever left his or any other easel. Nothing can surpass the easy gracefulness of the attitude; and though there is some tinge of the langour of indifferent health on the lip, the fell collectedness of conscious strength sits enthroned on the majestic expanse and elevation of the forehead.— T:ie eye is bright, yet calm, precisely that serene glance " and prologue to the omen.coming on," which haunts the pillow of the Member for Lincoln, and makes him to, " Wag desperate in imagination." _ _ . Mr. Stewart Newton's scene frnm the Begar's Opera has already been purchased by the Marquis of Lans down, and will also appear' at Somerset House. It is by much the best work this rising artist has as yet pro duced, uniting, with all the grace and beauty for which he has been commended, a degree of strength both of character and execution which the public may not have been exactly prepared to look for. The Macheath is excellent. The very handsome rascal is dressed in the true taste of his time—a scarlet coat with white sleeves, richly embroidered, a satin waistcoat flowered in silver, purple breeches, with rolled stockings, a 'and a pair of most formidable jack boots. He sits in 3 lolling atti tude, his legs stretched before him in their irons, his hat cocked magnificently over his left eye, a glass of port in his left hand, and the right reposing amidst the rich lace that a•!orns his bosom. His eyes are half shut, and a half smile plays upon his lips. Lucy, a comely black haired vixen, leans on his shoulder to the right, with one be.utiful little hand extended, as if hesitating be t`A een expostulation and a slap; but Polly is the gem of the picture. She sits at the other end of the little green table—on which the Captain's half-exhausted bottle of port, and a flack of brandy, with the corkscrew just inserted, are displayed—with her hands clasped before her, gazing on the Lothario with looks so gentle and imploring, that it seems rather unaccountable how the burden of his thoughts should be • I' How !Nippy could I be with either." Polly is a charming blonde, and, though -not quite a lady, seems well entitled to have such a personage as Miss Lucy as her maid. In an archway behind,- Mr. Loc kit is seen with the Captain's sword and pistols under his left arm, repelling with the right the advance of three more young ladies, one of them "as ladies wish to br," the second with a baby in her arms, and the third, and most temote, brandishing a maturer produc tion "over the heads of the others, that it at least may obtain a glimpse of the papa. - •• The back ground of the picture fs very well ima gined to contrast with the gaudy distress of the princi pal figures. Altogether, se hope this success will en• courage Mr. Newton to choose subjects of a more manly cast than he his hitherto appeared fond of. His Polly Peachum shows that tragic beauty iu its highest class is entirely within his reach. The fourteenth Anniversary Meeting of the South• work Attinliaty Bible Society, was held Tuesday, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington. Jesse CURLING, Esq. in the Chair. The assembly was numerous and respect able. The report stated that the subscriptions received during the last year amounted to 7531.an.1 that the bit lance in the hands of the Treasurer was 1221. GIingNWICH Et.••-•• Sir THOMAS BLOM MELD, Bart. and THOMAS SUNDERLAND, Esq. the acting Magiarates for the division of Blackheath, having declined that Greenwich Fair had been held without chatter, pre scription, or other lawful authority, they issued sum monses against SAMUEL Hoattoots, Esq. M.P. the Deptford Creek lliidge Company, LAWRENCE De- LANKY, and several other persons, the occupiers of the ground upon which the Fair is held, to appkar before them at Petty Se ss i ons . T ues day, the Magistrates assembled at the Green Man 'Tavern, Blackheath, but o ily Mr. Deway appeared, and by the advice of his Solicitor, he expressed his readiness to procure sureties for his appearance in the Court of King's Bench, to answer any irturmation that might be preferred against hilts. Mr. DIELANLY was their boUntl in the sum of 2004 for his appearance at Westminster, and discharged. • • • ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. YORK, Aram 4. Voßwritit D. PEARSON AND OTHERS. • • This was an action to recover a convensation in damages for an Injury sustained by the plaintiff, in consequen,:e of the negligent, and misconduct of the defendant's servants. Mr. ScAnt.Err stated the ca.e to the jury.—The plaintiff - was a flu-dresser, and owner of a flax mill, residing at Knaiesborough, and the defendant (Pearson) was the keeper and owner of an hotel, at Leeds. In consequence of some of the coaches having been removed from the defendant's house, he had, with the other de fendants, set up an opposition coach called the Reta liator, to run down the other coaches on the road. There were two modes of effecting such an object—one was by a reduction of the fares,which was advantageous to the public; the other; by driving at an increased rate of speed, which was dangerous to the public. On the 13th April last, the plaintiff having taken his place as an outside passenger, left Leeds by the defendant's coach, on his return to Knaresbornugh, with several other passengers ; from Leeds to Harewood the coach had been driven at such an extravagant rate down bill, without locking the wheel, as to excite the apprehen sion of the plaintiff, who remonstrated with the coach • man, but to this caution he paid no attention. At Hare wood they changed horses, and proceeded at the same degree of speed down a steep hill, called Harewood Bank. The plaintiff in vain requested the coachman to pull up, he continued to drive at the same furious , rate, and about a quarter of a mile further, on a level piece of ground, turning into the Knaresborough road, the coach• was upset with 'great violence. The plaintiff's thigh was fractured, and be received several severe con tusions. A boy, an outside passenger, was killed, and two Ladies, who were inside, were severely bruised. The plaintiff was taken up and removed to a neigh bouring public-house, where he was confined by the effects of the accident for eleven weeks. Oae surgeon's bill amounted to upwards of 401. another to upwards of 121. the costs of his residence to 371. 17s. besides other expenses, in the whole producing to him a total of 1001. out of pocket. This was an absolute loss to the plain tiff, besides his time and the severe sufferings he had endured, and the conviction that he would remain a cripple for life, one leg being now two inches shorter than the other, from the fracture he had thus sustained. To say that the plaintiff was not entitled to be repaid the money out of pocket, was in effect offering a premium to coach proprietors to put the lives of their passengers in danger. The plainti ff was entitled to receive a libe ral compensation for the sufferings be had undergone, and would be satisfied with such a remuneration as any of the jury would be ready to accept under similar circumstances. Timothy Hunter, aged sixteen, was an outside pas senger in April last, by the Retaliator coach, from Leeds to Knaresborougb, and sat between the plaintiff and the coachman on the box. Between Leeds and Harewood, the coach was driven very quick, and the plaintiff asked the coachman to lock the wheel in going down the hill, or some accident would happen. He re-' plied, that there was not such a load that he need be frightened. The plaintiff again begged the coachman to pull up, in going down the hill out of Harewood ; but he took no notice of his request, the leaders were at that time cantering, and shortly after the coach was thrown over. The coach was going at that time from ten to twelve miles an hour. When, witness recovered from his tall, he found himself two or three yards from the coach, and the plaintiff on the ground very much hurt. Crass-examined by Mr. B1100.1311•14—No accident occurred tun. til we had changed horses. Harewood-bank is not so steep as the other hill we bad gone down. Witness did not see a cart in the way, but there might have been one; all the four horses were can tering when they came to tbe turn. The coachman bad not pulled up 'when he came to the level ground at the bottinn of the bill ; the coach was overturned passing through the gate. Henry Houseman, a farmer, residing near Knares borough, was a passenger by the defendant's coach on the 13th of April, and sat behind the coachman and the plaintiff. They drove rather quick from Leeds to Harewood, where they changed horses ; in going down Harewood-bank, they went at a smartish canter. Wit ness did not hear plaintiff speak to the coachman ; the coach was not going so quick when it upset ; the lea- 1 ders were through the toll-gate at the time. the wheelers were not. The accident was occasioned by the speed and swing of the coach in turning. Witness saw no stones in the road, but witness saw a cart: Cross-examined by Mr. Ammutsow.—Witness had said there was no blame to be attached to the coadaman except the speed be drove at. - Mr. Bacsanass, for the defendant, here consented to a verdict for the plaintilf—Datnages,3ool. The bu►iness of the assizes concluded this day. CHESTER CITY SESSIONS, APRIL 3. Arakain Stows, who was convicted on Sat urday of robbing Mr. Marsden, so the King's highway, under circumstances of great ag gravation, this day received sentence of death, and no hope of re. minion of the sentence was held out to hfln. Joseph Ihlbert, a Derbyshire man, convicted on Saturday of rob. bing Jam Lloyd, Zsq. Prothonotary of the Court of Great Session► of Chester, also received sentence of death, but was strongly re commended to mercy by the prosecutor. Robert Itavo. indicted for stealing fowls. and for 'breaking into Mr. Gregory's cheese warehouse, received sentence of seven years' transportation for each offence. • Jabs &Ina, for stealing a silver spoon, to be transported for KIM pow . It appears from the city accounts just printed, that; out of the monies amounting to 154,6611. provided for ' the building of the new Lond.m-bridge, 182,5301: has already been expended, leaving a‘bliance of 22,0001. There is a bill before Parliament to allow Government to advance money to promote the works on the Br idge house estates, &c. • It appears, by the census taken in 1821, that there are a greater number of persons above 90 years of age in eve county of Ross than in any district of equal popu lation in the kingdofn. In the parish of Contin, three men died withifi the last ten months, one aged ninety nine yeas and nine months, another 96, a third 94, and two women upwards of SU years of age. A new female penitent, with naked feet, appeared on Saturday in the streets of Paris, and appeared to direct her steps to St. Genevieve, but the mob and their shouts soon obliged her to rake refuge in a milliner's, from which she went away in a &Acre. Yesterday mottling, a lad named William Pitman, 17 years of age, was whipped in tte Borough Cotnpter, pin suant to his sentence at the. Southwark ' Sessions, for stealing two loaves at bread from the shop of Mr. Kerr, baker, in Tooley-street. Mr. Holmes, the High Bailiff, of Southwark, superinten led the punishment, to witness, which a crowd of youths who assembled mind the door of the prison Were admitted, to whom it was hoped . the' example would probe benefiCial. Anbther extensive robbery took place at Acton on Monday night' Mi. George Wood had forty-eight fat .deep stolen out of a fold in which were sixty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. • • MANSION HOUSE.- . . Yesterday, a stout middle-aged man, named Mg/dimple, was linevibt before the LORD MAYOR, on a charge of felon Mr. Charles Wright stated, that several weeks he was aittinr in the Dolphin Chop House, Ludgate-hill, a letter. He took out his watch and chain, that he might seal it. The pri soner, who was a customer there, took them off, as if In joke, and made of with theist. %Ir. Wright expected they would have been returnee, but be made repeated applications for that purpose with out effect. At length. he found it necessary to obtain the aid of an officer. to apprehend the prisoner for the felony. -- Martin. the officer, stated that the prisoner was one of a firm named Nightingale and Co. and that their counting-house was at No. 5, Nag's Head -court, Staining-lane. He (Martin) had waited there for nearly a fortnight, to take the prisoner into custody. At length be succeeded, and upon searching his place, he found a num bee of documents of an important nature, besides the duplicate of Mr. Wright's watch. The Lou blaroa questioned the prisoner closely as to the na ture of his employment.—Tbe prisoner said he was an agent for the sale of goods manufactured in the country. About three months ago he had sold three dozen of shawls for a person. He assured the Lord Mayor that it was quite correct that he was engaged as ass agent with respect to bills, but was not desirous of stating for whom. The letters found in the possession of the prisoner displayed an extensive system, which will, perhaps, be soon publicly de veloped. One of them, read by the Lord Mayor. was written to the prisoner from Manchester. It stated, that it was highly neces sary for the prisoner to be at his post, and be regular in his mea sures with respect to the bills, in order to give confidence to the Hankers there—that he must open a counting-house, and have boxes marked with the words bills paid, accounts settled, books, and all the externals of businss—that be must take care to have a seem ingly respectable reference, and to hold out that they had a hoar at La Guira, and another at Smyrna. It exhorted him to make as great a show of independence as he was master of, for if they suc ceeded in one transaction, both of them would be made comfort able. There was the name of a man who Appeared to be acting with the firm at Manchester, mentioned in the letter; there was one letter signed by three parties, who appeared to be of the firns, complaining Of the prisoner's inattention to the performance of things requisite on his part, and threatening a dissolution of partner ship. Another contained a long list of bills to an enormous amount. which had been issued by them. It appeared that here one bad been paid. The prisoner was particularly desired to be strictly punctual, and to make a high appearance of independence. With the letters were a number of Sash notes, made to resemble Bank notes, for two and three hundred and a thousand pounds. The landlord of the counting-house occupied by the prisoner came for ward and expressed his regret that his premises had been in the oc cupation of such a firm ; within a short time persons had been there with bills to the amount of upwards of 1,8004 which had not been paid.; persons came there every day. He had got no rent. The Loan Mayon said, if was evident that the prisoner had en gaged with a nest of others in a most extensive system. His Lord ship ordered the prisoner to Ise remanded until Friday, that further enquiries may be made. GUILDHALL Mr. Procter, of the firm of Curling and Co. of Cheapside, ap peared to shew cause why he refused to pay is. 2d. for the por terage and carriage of a parcel from Ipswich. Mr. Proctor's ob jection was, that he supposed an extra 9d. was always added to the real charge for carriage, for booking in the country, or some such pretence, and he therefore refused to pay the 2d. that he might be coovineed of its legality by the production of a scale of charges. The porter declared that of the charge in question, 6d. was for orterage from Aklgate, and the whole of the ft. fkl. for carriage only ; but be had no scale of charges, nor way-bill to prove this. Sir Josue Paulus said, that if theinnkeper chose to chargells. for the carriage of a parcel one week, and the next to raise his de -1 mend for the like size to 21. he was at liberty to do so ; and the only remedy left to the Public was, to send their goods by another conveyance. The pester demanded ls. lid. for carriage, and be the Magistrate) was bound to enforce the payment of it.—Mr. Proctor then paid 21. W. with Ss. costs. BOW-STREET. Yesterday, Main Hooky, Xs. of 28, Gloucester-place, New road, Mary-labotme, was brought before Mr. HALL', on a war rant. by Bishop and Bond, charged with sending a threatening letter to Captain Robert James Harrison, f the Oxford Blues, with in tent to provoke him to a breach d the peace. The examination took place in a private room. Captain Harrison stated. that the defendant was related to him by marriage, and in consequence of family disputes, some quarrel nag bad taken place between them, and personalities had perhaps been rather freely dealt in on both sides. At length the witness received from the defendant the letter which be made the subject of the present charge, and which he really believed was intelidadto provoke him to fight. The following is the substance of the paragraph of the letter which was so construed by Captain Harrison c—" You have driven me to extremities and therefore must take the consequences, which I assure you will be very unpleasant whenever we meet, unless, indeed, you anticipate me by going to Saw-street—a place, by the by, which I cannot help thinking would be much batter suited to your genius than the Mess-room of the Blues." Mr. Hanley at once admitted sending the letter, and stated that some years ago he married the sister of Captain Harrison, whose father, at his death, left his widow executrix and residuary legitee to his property. After his ( Mr. Henley's) marriage, he became involved in pecuniary difficulties, and was thrown into prison. While there' his mother-in-law offered him a gift of 4081. on condition that he l would sign a release of any claim that his wife might at any time have upon her father's estate. He requested that sum as a loan, but it was refused, and to get out of prison he at length consented to sign the release. He then received only 5001. on account. Lat terly his wife had been dangerously ill, and he had incurred heavy expenses, and money being an object with him ' he had applied for the balance but could not get it, Captain Harrison answering for his mother that he had no claim whatever, and should not be paid a farthing. Mr. Henley described Cap tain Harrison as having "bullied him." Mr. HALLS said he had nothing whatever to de with the disputes which might have given rise to the letter. AU that he had t•ii do was to take care that the peace was not broken, and to secure that object he must call upon Mr. Henley to give il, himself in 500/. and two sureties in 2501. each. Mr. Henley immediately found bail and was digrhuged. HATTON- G ARDEN. A young man who called himself: Edmund Forteagwe lustace, but whose real name is supposed to be Ray id, was charged with improperly secreting Minkel( under the bed of the cook-maid in 'the house of Mr. W. H. Bodkin, th e Honorary Secretary of the Mendicity Sudety . The prisoner had a sneaking kindness for Mr. Bodkin's cook, and visited her as her brother. Mr. Bodkin left biome on Tuesday afternoon, stating that be did not believe he should return that night. He returned, however, at eleven o'clock, and found the prisoner under the girl's bed. It appeared that she had given him leave to sleep in Mr. Bodkin's bed, as she was fear ful of sleeping alone in the house; but it is but justice to the girl to add, that she had retired to her bed on the third door. Mr. Bodkin discovered that his bed bad bee* lath in by the clothes being dis , ordered. He called in the watchman, and gave the prisoner is charge. He was ordered to And bail. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Lineister, jails. the proprietor of the Steam Packet-office Piccadilly, who, a few days ago, underwent a long examination at this office (the particulars of which we then gave), under a charge of having broken open packages, 'belonging to Mr. Addison,an Officer of the Dragoon Guards, delivered at the Steam Packet office, with directions to have them sent to different parts of the country, was yesterday brought up for another examination. The great number of pawnbrokers tickets, which, it will be recollected, were found by the Officers ow Mr. Lancaster when they apprehended him, had been, since the last examination, sent to the different pawn brokers, directing them to attend yesterday, which they accordingly did, with the articles pawned ; hut though there were a great num ber of persons come forward, who stated that they bad delivered packages at the Steam Packet-office, which were never forwarded according to the directions given, yet, on examining the articles produced by the pawnbrokers, they were not able to identity any belonging to themselves. Sir -G. Failure, the Magistrate, was about to commit the pri soner on Mr. Addisen's charge, which he observed was quite com plete, the package baviag bees found in the prisoner's desk; but ultimately thought it better to remand him for another week, u it was probable that persons would come forward who might identify some of the property produced by the pawnbrokers. Ito was accordingly remanded. A young man, of good appearance, named Rood, was charged by a Gentlemen, who lives to Frith.etreet, Soho, with the following gross fraud. The Gentleman stated, that shoot a fortnight ago he was ac costed . by the prisoner s in company with arnihrr person, in Picca dilly. The prisoner asked him if he would buy some cheap French tcantbric and Holland litter', which his conipanltin had, who was in great distress ; and so importunate was be in begging of him to buy, that he con%ented to look at th e a rticl e s, for w hich purp ose they went into a public-house in Rtiperr-etteet. Two parcels wer e opened by the prisoner : they were stamped, as it appeared to him, from the towns in Holland and France they purpnkted to have been made in. The Gentleman purchased French cambric and Holland linen, to the value of 41. 174. which he paid the prisoner. The articles were then tied up in a silk handkerchief, and the Gen tleman directed them to be left at his lodging. in Fritb.street. Tice' prisoner, after making his bow, deputed for the purpose of doting so. On the Gentleman going hnmr, he found the parcel before him ; but on opening it, discovered that instead of French cambric and fine Holland linen, it contained common cotton, not worth 10d. a yard. Mr. Mauna, wko attended for the prisoner, asked if there was any evidence of the prisoner's having changed the parcel, and seise being able to be produced, Mr.lDrns advised the Gentkinte. to indict him at the Sessions, which the gentleman expressed his de- • termination tc.; do. UNION-HA LL. A decent.looking young woman, named Hill, with an infant is her arms, Willi brought up, charged with committing an assault upon the Lady of Captain Wright. who resides at Brixton. It appeared that the defendant was in the habit of calling at the Captains residence and exciting disturbances. A few nights back she called, as usual, at a very late hour, and broke out into violent exclamations against Captain Wright. The complainant hearing the noise, went into the hail, and seeing the defendant there, re quested she wo , ild withdraw ; upon which Miss Hill flew at the complainant, and struck her violently. declaring at the same time she had as much right to the Captain, if not more, than the Lady who took upon herself the character of mistress of the house. With difficulty she was at length thrust out of the house, hut nut until eke had raised the whole neighbourhood by the violence of her conduct. The defendant here stated that Captain Wright wis the father of the child she then held in her arms, and that lie had tuned his hack upon her, leaving the entire million of the infant upon her. Silt admitted that she had gone to his residence for the purpose of 50.., liciting some maintenance for their mutual offspring, but lie had avoiding making any arrangement to that effect, and uniformly !CM the Lady who now made the charge against her to meet her, and who had constantly abused her, although she (defendant) had as. sured Mrs. Wright that all she wanted was to have a maintenance (or the child from its father. She denied having assaulted the complainant. A Solicitor, who attended on behalf of Captain Wright, told the Magistrate t hat the affair of the child had been long since compro mised, by his client paying the sum of ‘5O to the pari-h authorities. The Magistrate observed that the conduct of parish °Meet-a was most reprehensible in compromising a case of bastardy. lie directed that the 501. paid by Captain Wright should be returned to him again, and then the parish could proceed against that per son in the legal way for the expenses attendant upon the woman's confinement, and the subsequent support of the child. The Ma gistrate then cautioned the defendant not to go near Capt. Wright's house or molest his Lady, and ordered that the warrant should be op►n against her in the event of her committing any brelch of the peace in future. The defendant said, that although she had been abandoned and treated with cruelty by him, yet ►he would never molest bins again, if he maintained the child. LA M BETILSTREF.T. Jane Gregory, nurse in the worlehouse of Mile End, New Town, was re-examined, charged with inducing some of the children to nob the establishment; when the charge of prostituting two of them was abandoned, the story turning out to be a mere fabrication, but on the other pact of the charge she was fully committed for trial. At the Nottingham Assizes, the other day, J. Booth. a schoolmaster, depbsed that be wrote pan of Thomas Stainlanes will with a candle! The gold and silver coins, deposited a short time since in the foundation-stone of °misersley New Charch, were stolen one night last week. In carrying the improvements in the neighbourhoA of Charing-cross into effect ) the dead wall in St. Mar tin's-lane, opposite the Church, was taken down on Mon day evening, thus leaving the noble portico of chat fine edifice open to Pall-mall. Tuesday an Inquest was held at the Bedford Arms, Commercial Road, upon the body of the It-r. Thomas Baxter, B. A. of St. John's College, Cambridge. , The only witness examined was Mr. Chapman, a Surgeon, who being called in, found the deceased lying without his shirt in bed; life was then extinct. Upon ope ing the body yesterday morning, he found the stomach and liter considerably diseased, and was of opinion that the immediate cause of death was the bur- ting of an abscess upon - the lungs by c o ughing. Verdict—tred by tire visitation of Gon.—Near his be-. 1, on a small t4ble, the 'Bible was found, opened at the Psalms. On the night of Good Friday, a number of Hoc/rites attacked the house of a schoolmaster of the none of Gaven, residing at Bonavaliy, near Athlone. On hearing them, he concealed himself. After the party had broken into the house, they demanded of Gaven's K ife to let them know where her husband was ; but on her saying she did not know, they treated her in a most brutal manner. After knocking her down, they laid her head on a Hag, and began deliberately to strike it with a stone of Sibs. weight, until they left her apparently litele,s; While they were thus abusing the woman, her . aughte... a child of five years old, threw herself on her mother, when these savages took up a-chair and struck the child with it on the back, and also ,inflicted such se 'e e wounds on the face of an infant of fifteen months old, that it is supposed, should it ever recover, it u ili I , 3se its sight. After committing these depredations they made a feint retreat, which had the effect of bringing Gaven from his concealment, when they again re.entere4 the house, and used the unfortunate man in the '4lllC' way as his wile, leafing the father, mother, -and infatit child almost lifeless, the whole of whom have been re- moved to the Dispensary, the mother and child with little hope of recovery, but Gaven himself, although severely injured, was so far recovered, on Saturday, as to identify some of the miscreants. This has been the second attack on Gaven within a short tin*: T ~ ~ BIR'rEIS. At Edinburgh. on the 30th ult. the Honourable Lady Ferguson, dawn. Monday, in Clevelaud-square, the Lady of Charles Calvert, Eli. M.P. fur the Borough of Southwark, of a son. Thursday, at Summer kill, Dublin, the Lady of Captain Bowen, R.N. of a daughter. M A lilt! El). March '27, at Dublin, J. H. fetlaerston, Esq. of Eockyiew, in the county of Westmeath, to the Honourable Susan Maria, daughter of the late Lori Alassay. DIEU. At the Manse of Rerwict, on the 25th ult. at the great age of 60, the Rev. Junks Thomson, 'dinkier of that parish. At Aberdeen, on the 21st ult. in the 56th year of his age, Gcorge Kerr, I. surgeon. Ac Storiehosise, Cumberland, on the 29th ult. John R.chard, third son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hew lioss.slC.C.S. In September last, at Penang, on his way from Calcutta to where he was going for the recovery of his health, John Trotters, Esq. jun. of the Honourable Etit India Coriipany's C:vil Service- IM S. •go "Ult. DubUs 1 0 Waterford 1 0 Guertney sad Jersey 1 0 Trines Hambunrb Flander Brazil Jamaica Inward Islands Buenos Ayres a .04 WM- I 0 O • 0 O 0 . 0 0 O 0 . 0 0 Usbos Gottenburgb Malta Holland o 1 o 1 o o O 0 IfIGH-WATER at LONOUN•BItIDGE Tag() :ttuVi. Morniox . . minutes :tter . $ Memo. - • • 'll3 ausiutes atter 2 Louie. Plaid owl AMMO by J. F. 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