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THE ROYAL SOCIETY. Unfortunately the two late Secretaries, Mr.liznacusi and Mr. CHILDIUM I have found it inconsistent with their health and argent engagements to continue in the office of Secretaries to the Royal Society, and have ac cordingly tendered their resignations: their successors lye not yet conjectured. Sir HUSIPEIRST Davy is re turned from the continent, but is at present on a visit in Devonshire; he also has given in his resignation as presideat. In his room the Right Hon. Mr. Pau. and ,fr. DAVIS GILIZAT are mentioned as successors. PARISH OF ST. LUXE'S, MIDDLESEX. ELECTION OF A SEXTON. Yesterday, at ten o'clock in the morning. a large issensbleee of vestrymen met in the Church t WILLIAM Noma, Esq. senior Churchwarden, in the Chair. After some routine business was disposed of, the I CHAIRMAN stated the purpose for which the Vestry had' : asse mbled, and called upon the Vestrymen to propose whoever they thought fit to fill the office of Sexton. Of the thirteen who had announced their intentions to start, only nine were put in nomination, :Messrs. Bull, Cave, Derbyshire, Engley, Gresham, Jones, Teal, Tyler, and Wiglyton, upon whose several merits and ability to perform the duties of the office, their respec tive friends spoke at considerable length. In the course of their nomination, Mr. RICHMOND took occasion to animadvert upon what, in his opi nion, was a very improper application of the influence of office ; he alluded to the fact of the claims of one of the candidates being sanctioned by not only the Cler gyman, but the Churchwattlens and other officers of the parish. . • The Cuatastaw said, so 'colopletely was he at issue with the worthy Gentleman, that he thought it the duty of the perish officers to recommend those whom they knew to be best fitted for the office; for it most' be admitted that they had better opportunities of forming a correct judgment of the qualifications of a candidate than the parishioners generally. Mr. HUGHES, ex•Chnrchwarden, in proposing Mr. Bull to fill tne office of Sexton, congratulated the Ves. try on the prospect, if he was elected. of a saving ac cruing to the parish of 501. a year. Mr. Bull was the officiating sexton of the Chapel of St. Barnabas. and he was stilling to give up that salary. and do the duties of bcdh offices—(Loud cries of no, no). A long and very warm debate ensiled, when the shew of hands were scribed to be in favour of Mr. Epgley, A p.. 11 was thasAkiisandeil on behalf of seven other candidate; wild' was opened at two o'clock, and con• tinned rill sir, and is to remain open till seven this even.ng. BRITISH CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. An open Meeting of the British Cads°Eat wit taa yesterday evening at the 1 4 'feet:seams's Tavern, which yes louver but thinly attended. After some routine business had been &poem' et; the S•cretary (Mr. BLOUNT) read the Report of the Committee for the last quarter,. which detailed the' steps taken for procuring subscriptions Item the Btitish Roman Catholic Congregations, in aid of the funds of the Association. The Committee had written to three hun dred and fifty Catholic Pastors, to obtain small weekly donations from their congregations, but satisfactory answers had only been • received from a few. The Committee deplored this want of energy chews by the British Catholics, anti at a pet iod when they were at tacked with c.lumny on all sides. Tlie whole sum teleived by the Association since June had been 22:51. since which period, nearly 27,000 tracts, &c. of different kinds haJ been distributesi.The auditor's account shammed, that the balance in the Treasurer's hands, was only 1281. On the motion that the report and the several rem.' lutions adopted by the Committee be passed, Mr. Pavlof rose to object to the resolution of the Committee relative to the late Mr. Canning, whose death was deplored in it as a great loss to the British Cathclics as a body. He contended that the late Mr. Canting had always been opposed to emancipation, and that, therefore, no loss could be felt by the Asso ciation. Mr. French proceeded to comment in watm terms on the steps adopted by the present administra tion, in reference to the Catholic claims. He concluded by moving, as an amendment, that the resolution be not adopted. Mr. Dr .dr.. JURY said, the observations made by the last speaker against the late Mr. Canning, were a libel upon him, and he scarcely had words to express his indignation at the terns used by the last speaker against the late Premier. He was in Ireland when the calamitrtis news reached that country, and however Mr. French might have felt upon the occasion, he could state that every Roman Catholic in Ireland de plores, the melancholy event as a loss of lee greatest magnitud... It had; been said that Mr. Canning had, *hue in office, unsaid all that he had said wiles oug;Of power; but he need only repeat the words nee b the deceased Statesman on the list occasion the so of emancipation war agitated in the House of C ons, as an answer to such an assertion. They watt—" If you do not render, and soon render, to Ireland the debt justly due to her, I shudder to think of the con sequences that may ensue."—(Cheers.) All that the C.tholics wanted was equality—they did not want monopoly. After some further observations as to the manner in which the cause bad been advocated the late Premier, be sat down supporting the of the Committee. Mt. Amnon observed, Mr. Canning was the tetest enemy the Catholics ever had, and that the great body cf the Catholics were adverse to the late Premier's ad 'ocmel• He was the joint adviser of those securities in ISIS, which were disapproved of by all the Catholics. Be hoped the Resolution would not be adopted. Air. EMUS M'DONALD observed, that this was a painful discussion. He did not agree in politics with the late Mr. Canning, and these discussioas only tended to reind the progress of emancipation. Greece was looking ou t for liberty; Portugal was advancing in the same steps, Chile the British Catholics,whose grievances were nuate• %as. seemed only to be discussing what they ought not to touch upoo,he meant politics. He didthiak that Mr. Can s opposed to the cause of Epaucipatioa, but he had passed away, and wai not here to an timself, he deeply deplored that such words as ri from the first speaker shoeld have been used. ction to the Resolution was but slight, for all lionable past was, that the Catholic body considered to have spffered a heavy calamity. in had suffered a heavy calamity, and, in the Catholics joined in the expression of its He defended the Committee in the part they , and supported the Resolution. some' futthet observations from Mr. FRENCH, created the greatest uproar, Mt. Quin replied, original motion was carried. The Meeting 'wards separated. Ding v. , ;% now that hi avrer for hif had fallen I The objtcti ohjrcti, aid be c e nalin t !non, t ) taken, After sal hieh crea d the or Q aka w SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. IXTRAORDINARY PRDRSTRIAN UNDRRTAXIN G. With the finest possible weather, lituton, the Kentish pedestrian, commeneed a most difficult undertaking to walk 1,200 tidies in , 1,400 mecesaive hours, in an seated path of the Royal Cricket Ground here, measuring one third of a mile, at a quater before seven o'clock on Monday morning last. He walked the first mile in about ten minutes, and alerted on the second about two minutes after seven, and walked that in less than twelve minutes, and had then about an hour and thee-quarters - to rest, and this will be his regular plan, walking his mats on an average in about twelve minutes ; but be has to do this for 1,200 hours In succession.— Suttee is very coeldent of success, and dues not mean to alter his diet : he enjoyed his bread and cheese and porter before going his two miles, on each side of one o'clock, and enjoyed his pipe after wards. lie la a man of about 33 year. of age, of spare habits, healthy appearance, and without any Indications of bodily strength ; but he is hardy. It Is imagined that his succeeding will depend more on the disposition of 64 mind to persevete, than an any great effort of physical'exercise. bIEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. • Niewnatuter, mar Ninny At Lord Sefton's dinner party were UK Arley, Lord Lyn*. dock, Coont Montrond, Lord George Evilleek, Sir John Shelley,' Mr. Villiers, Colonel Russell, Hon. Colonel Anson, Mr. Irby, end a few tubas. Mr. Scott Stotichewer entertained their Grants of Richmond and a select few. The Duke of Rutland, Lord lizeter. l and Lord Anson, had also dinner parties. The Jockey CIA party I was composed of the Duke of Grafton, Lord Lowther, Lord J. Fitzroy, Lord Kensington, General Grosvenor, and souse other members, bnt the attendance was thin from the number of private dinner partks. TUESDAY MRII.IOOOII. Among the fresh arrivals are Lord Kensington, Lord Lynedocb, Earl of Chichester, Mr. Ruth, Mr. Poynts, Mr. Radcliffe, jun. Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Meyoell, &c. The Sale of Racers this morning was as follows— From the Marquis of ILzeter's Stud. Enamel, S yrs old, knocked down at 300 guineas--Attics yrs, 98g.—Tirailleur, 4 yrs ' 155p—Recruir, 4 yra, tatiopllo4olllM. 4 yes, 340 gs—b. c. by Captain Candid, out of Augusta's dam, 290 gr. c. by Soothsayer, out of Folly, tiOgs--Attices, S yrs t by Comm. out of Advance, 111p—Filly, 3 yrs, by Woful, out of Phantom, Stige—Fllly, 3 yrs, by Captain Candid, out of Pantioa,l2ogs-- Marinella,3 yrs, by Soothsayer, out of Bess, bought in at 300 p. The property of Lord Tavistock. Abigail, 3 yrs, by Whalebone, dam by Ruben., 54gs—Bay colt, I yrs, by Lory, out of Allalonie's dam, not sold. The property of. Gentleman. Jock*. 4 yrs, by Filbo, out of Miss Chantrey, 150gs.—Modem, 4 yrs, by Seam, out of Tredrill, 150 gs. At the Betting Rooms last night, and in the town this morning, there was much heavy betting ; the odds up to 12 o'clock this day wens as follows— Dram'. 8 to 1 apt Mr. Petre'. The Colonel, by Whisker (taken) 8$ to.l agst Mr. Thoenbill'. Merchant, by Merlin (taken) 17 to 1 agst Duke of Graftrin's Druid (taken) Oats. 9 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's Trampoline (taken) to 1 agst Duke .f Grafton 's Turquoise (taken) 15 to 1 ag•t Mr. Forth's f. by by Blacklock-s-Olympis 2(1 to 1 apt Lord Ezeter's f. by Tramp—Bess The day's sport was u follows-- Blotch, 50. T.Y.C. Lord Trdstock's Hostage sot. 101 b. . 1 Lord Wharectiffe's f. by Wbisker, Est. 121 b. Betting—S to 2on Hostage. Won by a length. G. Edward* rode the winner. Match 100. T.Y.C. - ---- - -- - ?dr. Udny's Tarandur • 10et • -- • . 1 • Mr. Ramshottowe's Prism, an. . . • 2 Betting-2 to lon Tarandun Won by half a length. Wheatley rode the winner. Match, 400, Bst. 51b. each, 1. ft. 8.18. Sir J. Shelly!' Johnny . .. . . : . - 1 Laird Orford 'a Protestant . . .. *. " • . ! . Iktting-2 to lon Johnny. Won by a knelt. !WM= Ms the winner: Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sass each. T.Y,C. ' Mr. Wyndham's Stomps, 5 yrs, ikt. 1 Sib. . . 1 Mr. Payoe's Serenade, 5 yrs, 70.101 b. . . . It Lord Atmore" Noureddin, 4 yrs, s.t. . • • $ Mr. Rogers's Noosuit, 3 yrs, 7st. 41b. . . a' .. 4 Mr. Witiker's intruder, 3 yes, 7s. Mb. s Mr. Payeest. by Whakbooe-..Snow.drop, 3 yrs,7se:4lk. pd Bruise...3lo 1 apt Stumps; 7 to 4 apt Serenade ; 7 to 2 apt Noutedtko. Woo by a length. Aloud rode the winner. Fifty Pounds for two yr olds, carrying a Rather, three, 7st. Sib. four, ast. 21b. Ave sat. 'slb. Oa, Pau 71b. and aged, Bat. 101 b. Las three miles of C. . Duke of Graftoo's W. e. Turcoman, 3 yrs . 1 Duke of Richmond's b. c. Link-boy, 4 yrs 2 1,. ord Exeter's ch. c. Hobgoblin _ . . 5 Mr. Wyndham's W.:- Black Swan, 4 yrs Lord Tavistock's br. c. Damon, 3 yrs' Alr. Gntville's b. e. Dandelion, 3 yrs Mr. It Pettit's ch. f. by. Woft4—kHarriet's dam, i yrs Mr. Goddsrd's ch. c. by Anticipation, 3 yrs Mr. C. Stevenson's b. c. by Skim or Lorp—Leslnka, 2 yrs Colonel Wilson's b. f. by Merlin, 3 yrs Mr. Sowerbyi b. h. Skiff, 6 yrs All the above started. Betting -4 to to 1 apt Turcoman ;7to I agst Link-boy ;6to 1 apt Hobgoblin. Won by a length. Buckle, jun. rode the winner. Handicap Plate of £lOO, for four, five, sir, yr olds, and aged. 1).1. Mr. Sowerby's br. h. Skiff, 6 yrs, Stu 1216. . 1 . Mr. Slosne's ch. c. Tholes, 4 yrs, lat. 131 b. . . 9 Mr. I)elme Radcliffe's br. b. Mortgage, 5 yrs, &still!). . S Betting—S to 9 apt Skiff; Sto 1 apt Thales; 6t04 on Mort gage.. Won easy. Wheatley rode the winner. Sweepstakes of 300 soya. each, A.F. Sit J. Shelley's Johnny rec. ft. Lord Orford's Shoveller filly paid too soya. Lord Exeter's c. by Soothsayer 91M h. ft. Mr. Udney's e. by °retie (dead), paid 40 soya. and Mr. Thortdull's f. by Merlin (dead), paid h. ft. _ . •- - • 'klatch, 290, h. R. A.F. Sir J. Shelly's Maresheld, tist. 51b. rec. ft. from Duke of Rich mond's klieg Craven, Bst. FESTIVITIES AT EUSTON-PARK. The noble seat of his Grace the Duke of Grafton was last week the scene of considerable festivity, the noble owner having inched • large and fashionable party to partake of the well-known hespkality of Rustoa.park. The party consisted of the Marquis and Mar chioness of Exeter. Lord and Lady Charles Somerset, Lord Amen, Earl and Countess of Boston, Lady De Roos, the Hon. Miss Do Roos, Lord Alvanley, Sir John Shelley, the Moo. Colonel Anson, Irby, Esq. Lord James Fitzroy, Lord John Fitzroy, GM 'Mr, Esq. and many others. The greater part of the week was oc cupied is bunting, shooting, falconry. and ether field sports; and, by way of a wind-up, the week closed with Mese races all the horses belly ridden by Noblemen and Gentlemen, and abo ut a mile having been allotted in the park for each race. Great skill was displayed by the Gentlemen merits in the following races, which were all martial, well contested Match. Lord Alwanky's du h. Pleeadlly --- Mr. Greville's roan nun wee euy. _ The Has. Colonel insos rode the Winner, and Lord 'Ahem Mr. Greenlee.. Match. Lee Meanie?s black borse . . . e 1 lAA AllllOll6 black hone Cokeel Amon rode the winner, and Lord Anson his own. Match. _ _ _ - ---- ' Lord James Irgaroy's bay mare I . Colonel Ann . e's brown bare . I . . A good race. The ownen rode. Match. . . Lord A/vanity's black horse . 1 Colonel Anson's chestnut bone I A well contested nee. and the jockeys* of the very first order. Lord James Remo, rode the whiner, and Lord Anson his own. A Sweepstakes. • Lord MUM'S black bone . • Earl of Euatoo's bay mare • e . . Coleoel Anaotes bro*n mare . 3 . . Mr. Greenlee' roaa mare 4 . . _ • _. _ • Woo by haU a Deck, after an admirable race. Lord Anson role, the winner. Lord James Fitzroy the second, and Col. Anson third. Sweepstakes. . . Colonel Anson's chestnut horse " . . . 1 Lord Alvanley's black horse . . . . 2 Lord Atzson's brown mare . . . . 5 Lord Alvanky's chestnut horse . . . 4 Well contested between the first two. The winner rode by the Owner, and Lord Ahranky's two by Lord Anion and Lord James Fitzroy. Match. Lord James Fltzroy's bay mare . : . o Colonel Anson's chestnut b _ . . . 0 A dead beat. The two owners rode with great judgment. Match. . Lord Anson's Mask horse • Lord James Fitzroy's chestnut mare . 1 2 Woo . by a length. The owners rode. The betties on each race was sufficient to Mite an interosc, bet' not w heavy sums. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Oct. 91 Stuenti Bard was indicted for killing Jahn Kemp Crow in a pugilistic contest , tt-Old Oak Common, and Peach (alias Paddy) !Minn, Michael Certain, and Met ander Reid ) all pugilists, were included in the same in dictment, for aiding and abetting in the said fight. Reid, and Moyle (the wrestler), had acted ai seconds to Crow, and Flinn and Curtain had smonded Beard. The combatants, Beard and Crow, were journeymen tailors, and after a quarrel at a house of call, the de. ceased repeatedly challenged Beard, who finally agreed to fight for a purse of 204 which was chiefly collected among the knights of the bodkin. The trial was fised to come on early in the morning, and the prisoners were all brought into Court, where they remained during she disposal of several trifling cares. The case seemed to film excited great interest, the Court was crowded, and a great number of respectably attired females pre sent. The men were placed at the bar, and severally pleaded Not Guilty. Moyle, the other second of Crow, had not surrendered. The fight, it appeared, lasted about 35 minutes. Beard and the deceased closed together very often, and fell. The deceased , generally went undermost. After they had been fighting a considerable time, the seconds interfered. The deceased, it seems, was a very stout man, stouter than Beard, and there was nothing unfair in the fight. It was also proved that the deceased had endiavoured several time' before to provoke Beard to fight. When he went from home on the morning of the fight, he said he was going to beat his man, and to' challenge anOther.—...The prisoners declined saying any thing in their ilifenco. The . Raconnatt, in snmming up, observed, that as no pievious malice had been proved, the charge of murder could Not be sustained; but there was evidence enough to make out a case of manslaughter. The Jury retired to consider of their verdict, and after being absent neatly half an hour, returned a vet diet of Gully of Manslaughter. Two of the Jurors said they wished to recommend the prisoners to mercy, en account of the great provocation given by the de ceased to Beard. , The Vi brought lag to an in this cii two of them. on were so eshiletat4 into the water groom instant the hands told them The Baconnea inveighed in strong terms upon the illegaity of pugilistic contests in general, and observed that lruci it not appeared that the prisoner Beard had beers provoked by the deceased almost beyond coda mace, the gunishment of all the parties,.both principal and seconds, would have been severe. The prisoners were then sentenced to be imprisoned in Newgate— Beard for seven, and the other three for fourteen days. Joh.. Weaver, a mats of decent appearance, was in dicted for stealing a bag of silver money, the property et Mr. Joltn Reed. The prosecutor stated, that he keeps the Three Mari ners,•in the parish of Sr. Patil, Shadwell. On Friday last he went out about eleven o'clock, and on returning found the prisoner, whom he had known a long time, bitting in the bar drinking porter. The prisoner re mained about an hour, during which rime witness had occasion to open a drawer and take out a bag of silver money. He returned the bag to the drawer and locked it, but left the key in. After having done so he went .out of the bar several times leaving the prisoner alone in s. When the prisoner went out, witness looked in the drawers and found that the bag of silver was gone. He immediately went after the prisoner and overtook him about two hundred yards distant, and brought him back. He then asked the prironer to return the money, and, promised hiss not to say anything about it. The prisoner -denied any knowledge Of it, in consequence of which an officer was brought, who searched him, and found upwards of five pounds worth of silver in his breast pocket. The hag contained rather more than 51. but witness did not know the exact amount. The pri soner then said he had brought the silver with hint from Bristol, because Bristol Bank notes would not pass in London. On furti.er search, the bag which enntained the silver was found in the fire place, and the string which had tied it, was found near the chair on which the prisoner had sat. William Wilson, the officer who bid searched the prisoner,"stated, that when he found the money in his breast pocket he asked the prisoner how much there was, but he could not Jell: Witness then courted the money, and found there were seven half crowns, set enty shillings, and nineteen sixpences; in another pocket there was sixpence in halfpence. The wi.ness corrobo• rated Mr. Reed's evidence respecting the bag and string. The prisoner being called on for his defence, said he had brought the money from Bristol. The RICORDIR, in charging the Jury, observed, that as Mr. Reed was not certain of the exact sum of money in the bag, and as the sum found on the prisoner, 51. 4s. was but four shaings more than what the law required to make the offence capital, perhaps they might think it possible that the prisoner had a few shillings of his own, and could find him guilty of stealing under 51. which would do away with the capital part of the charge.--The Jury returned a verdict—" Guilty of stealing 41. 195." Mr. Reed recommended the prisoner to mercy. The RECOXDIR observed, that the recommendation stewed the kindness of his disposition. The business of the Old Court being concluded, the Jury were discharged. PROCEEDINCIIrOF,TII,I3 DAY-oov. 31. siurraiscsa. The Seslions having terminated, the RECORDIM pro ceeded to pass the awful sentence of Death on the fol lowing prisoners, ttied and convicted during the present Sessions, viz.: _James Hawkins, for retdrning from transportation; Elisabeth Caul, for coining; Illizaketb Smith, for the same offence; Henry Phipps, for horse stealing ; John Williams, for stealing to a dwelling house; James Newton, for cattle stealing ;.William Isaac Smith, for returning from transportation ; John Barry, for housebreaking; Samuel Griffith., same offence; Jaa. Burke, fur highway robbery s. William Laythorne, same offence; George William Parnell, for moans in a dwelliog•house; Elisabeth Barlow and Jamea•Haynes, foe highway robbery ; James Wheeler, same offence ; Robett Moffat, ditto; William Crew, for housebreaking and larceny; Charles Tagoe, same offence; Samuel Thomas, for stealing in a direlllog-house; George Roberts, same offence; Mary Hunt, for housebreaking ; John French, for horse stealing. To on Muumuu ron. lam—Michael Harley, Maria Collins, iilisabetb Bolton, Janes Drisdale, Daniel Brookfordi, Wiliam Pairing,. Mary Brookfortb, John Cottle, Ann Harris, Henry Mills, WiUlatn Wilson, Brown, Jobn Colley, and Cornelius gurray. To nit Transimarro roe Forasran Yrans.—George Godfrey Garner, Aim Barratt, Mary Creed, George Rolfe, John Williams; George Wright, John Nightengale, Alezinder Monroe, Charles Hardy, William Varatioe 4daybary. Fifty-one mere sentenced to be transported foe seven years, and the remainder to various periods of impri sonment, from seven days to 18 months; aftetwhich the Sessions were adjourned. Mr: Pyle, of Bredgar, in Kent, has a pony upwards of 39 years of ant, 37 of which it has been in thepow session of the present proprietor's family. horses. Laming , and cheering _ progress s. they got nut of the water, their snorting, Teasing, and gamboling, evinced that they were highly gratified at baring their feet once more on the tote ' • ' Wednesday a fatal accident occurred en the Cideenss ferry road to a very respectable and useful member cf the College of Justice, 'Edinburgh, Mr. Dow, well known in the Parliament House as a shott-hand writers Riding wi h a friend, his horse took fright somewhere near Blackball. He was seen on tl , e road to the north of that village, his horse at full gallop, his feet out of the stirrups, and clinging with his hands to the saddle. On tutning into the new road, he was thrown, and i falling on his back, received so much injury'that he expired next day. Sunday morning Mr. Daniel Rytie, gardener at .Dairy, was found drowned in the canal, between the second and third draw-bridge. He had been missing sirce Thursday afternoon, and it is supposed. had fallen into the canal during the darkness and storm which pervaded on that evening. NSW MODS of Iltstions.--A remarkably fine New , kfoondland dog (named Canon) belonging to Mr. Henri lee.l of the Baths, Helen,burgh, in the month of Aug. last, was seen watching like a cat on the banks of the Clyde, behind the baths. A person observed at the same time a cod fish about 18 irches long. in sportive rood, jumping repeatedly out of the water. The ' sagacious dog had noticed the unwary fish, and at a ,teereerable moment plunged into the Clyde, and disa appeared for a short time. He then made his ap pearance with the fish in his mouth, and delivered it - so one of Mr. Bell's servants, with very few matks of • violence upon it. ' We have 'seldom witnessed so heavy a fail of rain as took place in this district on Thstisday and this. coma ,biped with the spring tides, raised the water to an cx. ' traordinary height in the upper farts of the met. We - we informed that the small and flat island of Muck dium, opposite Newburgh, which is fat med by Mt. Rim• ale, was so completely flooded as to obliterate evert .trace of a furrow in the fields, and the cattle and horses had to take refuge on the dikes raised for keeping off the crater until the tide had receded.—Dundee Courier. A Mr. ALLAN, of the East India Cpnpany's service, but who is at present residing at Nortqn,by-Gaulby, . happening to visit Wombwell's Menagerie, in Leicester, during the late fair, thought he recognised the hyena as one which he had brought lions India abouttern years 'ago. In order to ascertain the fact, he called out to the animal. and at the same time put his hand into its cage, when it immediately . claimed his acquaintance, by throwing itself upon its back, and performing all sorts of playful gambols,evidently very much pleased at seeing 'him. The keepers, whom the hyena had been accuse tomed to hold at a respe&ful distance, seemed quite astonished at the sudden instance of docil ty which the 'hitherto considered untameable h)tela Manifested, as thay had never witnessed a similar one since he had bt-enin their custody. Mr. Alan asade'rt second visit . to the menagerie in the course of at clay, when are animal again recognised him, and evinced the same joy on noticing him in flow of its cage, as it had done on _ the for Mer occa,ion —Leisester Chronicle. ..... Arreurr or AN EAGLE TO DEVOUR A 80y..-•A very singular occurrence happened the week before last, in the parish of St. Ambroise, about nine miles from this city. Two boys, the one seven and the other five years old, amused themselves in an adjoining field, trying to reap, while their parents were at dinner. A large eagle soon came sailing over them, and with a swcop attempted to seize the eldest, but luckily missed , him. The bird, net at a'l dismayed, sat on the gronnd . at a short distance, and in a short tin:e repea:athe . attempt. The bold little fe:low defended himelf against his fierce antagonist,with the sickle he had fortunately in his hand, and wk n 112.: bird rushed opt n him he struck at it. The sickle entered under the lift wing, and the blow having been given strongly, went through the ribs, and passing through the liver, proved instantly fatal. The eaglewas afterwards sold toMr.Chasseur,who has isiffed 1 . lit and placed it in his museum, where it may be Welk_ It is the ring-tailed or Russian eagle. The wings . eat. . pand upwards of six feet. Its stomach was opened as 4 found entirely empty. The little boy did not receive* , scratch. Had the eagle seized him, ins miens, which are . .. v. ry strong. and ab nn an inch and a haft 1• ng. must hail lacerated him dreadfulty. There is little doota t withont the bind was much v eakenea by hunger, that a blow or two from its beak 'would have torn out his eyes, and, with the instinct peculiar to birds . of prey, broken in o moment the thin parts of the skull about the eye, and almost instantly destroyed his life. Several eagles 'of this species breed in the high Capes about Cape Tour.. mente, below St: Joachin. In t..e fall they feed chi t p r upon sea fowl and the carcases of fish. In the summer, months they are destructive to poUltry,..ofteti carrying .. off a large turkey or a goose in their claws, frays the ... bans doors.—Nero 1( rk Paper. f John Turner. a t omets-us character, who elcape d . from Halsted. 'HMIS of Corr c.ion, but was retaken at Thurrock,-noar Gags, is - Js ire -lase, has beeti corr.: minted to our sod, charged; in e m; an: with a pelson e the name of James Watts, wi heater n : the dwelling- h >use of W Ili inn Dale, at Rams ten Gays, a labourer, • on the mousing 01. the 25th of .October, after Dale bad left h s home, and of presenting a brace of • pistols to hj, wife, an aged• woman, d dating they . • ould either murder or havemooey.• The poor woman gave them four shi lings andixpencse.is Satan after, she made known the erctitnstance, Nbeill Mr. Wood, the - constable of Ramsden, and Mr. Curtis, the constable of Billericay, wcnt in pursuit ; they first eiw -the despe radoes in a field, who on perceiving ritecon.tablaa threw away their pistols and tMgr but y l les, (in ihe • .. latter was crape for putting over thAr fact lc) and tock to . their heels, but were overtaken arid' r *tfred. Upon ez• emitting the pistols, they proved to be loaded up to the very muzzle. The risoners are b 4, 'I . committed kr trial. and dr poor woman swears pins .to Turners, who s !then five titles confined for gets offences. At ime he escaped from Hal s ted, hesillard charged', , with :ng nine tudtleifroml . **4r. Giasiapidt, of C 4 1 Hedinglreaa.,,Siaping to the absence of 4 sess, inner was icquittflAkd the et ror in trili4Arisn first upon the indictment for the theft, rendre/41de second us- - , dictment for the escape nugatway, and he was acquitted - of that also. He 'lutd.ari v arshitts taken, the same dress . as - when apprehenchol it Thurrock, by Mr. Maras:mist (kit OM% an active superintendent in Halsted prison, t selswis.attbis drat employed at the old jail-bereols.. 4 ' Esees: Wa l ld. a• .., _ _ , ' EDll2 . lOlfr Jeiteditingdota steam vessel, In a labil trip, thirteen spirited horses from London, belong& % extensive equestrian euempany recently arrived ity. On nearing the stone pier it Newhaven rem, on getting a glimpse of the greets sward, exhilarated, that they lost all patience, leaped water, and made diiectly for the land. The nstantly sprung after them, and 'When some et Is in the yawl approached to pick isinittp, n not to Mind him, but to attend entirely to thsV . ' He then kept swimming beside them, guiding %ring them in their progress to the land. When