Star. — London, England, 1826-09-22 00:00:00

HURRAH FOR THE BONNETS OF BLUE. SUNG Ily MADAME VISTRTS-COMPOSED BY MR. A. LEE. Here's a health to them , that's awa', Here's a health to'them that's awe', And wh'a winos wish sold luck to oar saase May never said leek be their fa'. Its gad to be merry and wise, Its gold to be honest and true, Its guW to support Caledonia's cause, And bide by the Bonnets of Blue. • Hurrah for the Bonnets of Blue, Hurrah for the Bonnets of Blue, Its gold to support Cakdonia's cause, And bide by the Bonnets of Blue'. fete's a health to them that's awa', Here's a health to them that's awa', Here's a health to Donald, the Chief o' the Clan, Altho' that his band be but ama'. Here's freedom to him that wad read, Here's freedom to him that wad write, 'There's nano ever fear'd that the truth should be beard, But they wham the truth wad indict. Hurrah for the Bonnets of Blue, &c. THE ST, LEGER DAY. The Doncaster Meeting, taking it altogether, h un questionably the finest specimen of this exclusively English amusement, which the whole country presents, The genuine sportsman, whose undivided interest is centered in the noble exertions of one of the noblest animals in the creation, may indeed turn to Newmarket as the classic ground of true racing ; and Epsom Downs May boast the attendance of large numbers of tbe No bility and Aristocracy of the nation, assembled in their neighbourhood by the attractions of its metropolis. But at Doncaster these charms are combined in an unpa ralleled degree. The sportsman is gratified by an ex hibition of the powers of the horse and the skill of his rider, which nothing but Newmarket itself can rival ; while the admirer of that grandest of all human specta cles, the congregated pride and flower of a great people, will and the utmost stretch of his imagination unequal to the scene which the Doncaster Course presents on the day of the Sre Leger race. Our Nobility and the wealthy- Commoners, who vie with them in style, go to Epsom with their establishments pared down to a town estimate, or' perhaps mutilated by the wear and tear of 'an advanced season.. At Doncaster the Northern Noble is in the home of his fathers, amongst a people who gain an hereditary know ledge of the grandeur which has ever been as a part of his rank, and he appears before them in the full splendour of pomp and magnificence. In a district where landed riches predominate, and, where the pride.of ancestry and of ancient possessions bitlds powerful sway, this ostentatious grandeur of the Noble is naturally imitated through almost every grade of society. For the display of such a spectacle, no theatre could be better fitted than the race course at Doncaster, and the beautiful stand which has been erected upon it. The 'sleeting of this year, like every thing else in the casting unfortunate depression of the times, is compa ratively a very dull one. The last was, perhaps, the most brilliant in the memory of the oldest inhabitant; and its effect now is to increase the gloom and disap pointment created by the present defective attendance. Thefact is, that the people are touched very sensibly in that very sensitive point—the pocket. Every where " Lodgings to Let," stares you in the face, and the Me thodists (those, we suppose, who have been unable to let their lodgings), have stuck up is Scraps of Scrip ture," warning the passer-by that he takes pleasure at his peril. The change of the Sr. Leger Race from Monday to Tuesday, caused the Monday's attendance to be extremely thin. To-day not even the 4r pitiless pelting" of a twelve hours rain could deter the assem bling of such a Concourse of equipages and people of every class, as, any where else but at Doncaster, would have been considered surprisingly numerous and bril liant. The rain pouted *ithout ceasing until within a few minutes of the time appointed for the, start of the Great St. Leger, when the weather cleared, and the most auspicious afternoon which could have been de sired, set in. As usual, the St. Leger horses met in the Field before saddling, and were inspected with anxiety. Belzoni was unanimously ptonounced a fine horse and sure to win. He, indeed, appeared to be in admirable condition, and worthy the confidence so generally re posed in him. Bedlamite also looked well ; and so great was the certainty about one of the two winning, that scarcely any thing else was looked at. Few had any idea that in Tarrare they were likely to catch so complete a Tartar. The start came, and anxiety was stretched to the utmost point. The horses went off, but so irregularly that they were recalled. Those which had failed in getting r ff, were the inferior horses, anJ the rest wet e soon pulled up. At the next signal the %hole twenty-seven uent off, as if moved by one single impetus. Belzoni had t';e best place, taking the lead and keeping thy inside, with Bedlamite, Tarrate, Mulatto, Conjuror, and the great mass of the horses closely laid at him. It was soon evident that he had not foot to get away, and before the turning he was headed by the winner, and gradually ivent back during the remakider of the race. There appeared to be no struggling to win, although k is sail that Tarrare had nothing left in him to spare. Bedlamite ran honestly, and kept his place as second to within rather less than half a distance of home. Mulatto then made severe play and passed him, and immediately commenced a desperate attempt to win. While this was going on, Tarrare had steadily kept his place about a length a-head, and won without much apparent effort. He was certainly pushed, but not punished or distressed. Lord Scarborough was warmly congratulated, and his Lordship's success gave universal satisfaction. The losses of the betting men must be immense, and the sums uansed as being on the wrong side of the books of some young Noblemen would exceed belief. M. Dorm, the celebrated Member of the French Inst•tute, is engaged in laying out the plans of a Canal, to enable merchant vessels, of a moderate bulk, to cross from the Seine, below Rouen, in Normandy, to Paris. The ground is already traced. MILLIMHAM, Sir?. 19.-The land in this parish would employ three times the population if it were well cultivated. The vicarial tithes amount to more than 1,0001. per annum, and the landowners are mostly absentees. The poor in this, as well as in other parishes, pay an enormous price for small pieces of land, when they can obtain them for gardens. The poor are taught, pretty racially to read the Scriptures ; but a taste for other kinds of knowledge is not cultivated, nor thought proper for the labout ing classes. PASMONASLE INTELLIGENCE. The Marchioness of Worcester arrived yesterday at her bones in Pack.place, from Margate. Countess Beauchamp left her house in St. James'o4quare, yester day, for Paris. Lady Barbara Ponsonby arrived yesterday at her house in St. James's-square, from her seat In Devonshire. The Hon, Mr. Coventry left town yesterday for Paris. Lord Clifton has left town for Cobham Hall, Kent. William Rasher, Esq. left the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn.street, yesterday, for Brighton. Captain Knoßeys and Mrs. KnoHeys have arrived at the British Hotel, Jermyti-street, from Paris. blr. and Mrs. Sutteroth and family left the Brunswick Hotel, (late Blake's) Jermyn-street, yesterday, for Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Turton arrived yesterday at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Breasted Park, Kent. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea and family arrived yesterday at their home in Old Burlington - street, from the isle of Wight. Viscount Dungannon has left town for his seat in Denbighshire. The Earl Grosvenor has arrived at his seat, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, from Malkin, Flintshire. The Countess of Dysart has arrived at het house in Pall-mall, from her seat in Surrey. Sly Charles Hobe, Bart. has left town for his seat, Breamore House, Hants. Captain Hughes left town yesterday for Brighton. Arrivals at •the Burlington Hotel, 'Old Burlington and Cork streets—Col. White, M.P. from Herts; Cosgrave, Esq. from ditto ; Chambers, Esq. from ditto • Sparks, Esq. from ditto. Departures—Mr. and Mrs. Ward; .1. C. Jennings, Esq. for Edinburgh ; Captain Ball, for ditto. A letter from Lird BATHURST to the Governor of Demerara, of which the following is the conclusion, has created a great sensation in that Colony. For the ma numission of the slaves it is observed, his Lordship states, Parliament and his MAJnsTy's Government stand pledged to give the planters an equitable compensation." IThe letter is dated Downing -street, Feb. 25, 1826 : " The manunsisaion of slaves, under these regulations, will be in conformity with the concluding Resolution of the House of Com mons, in 1823, which declares, 4 That the great object of emanci pation must be accomplished at the earliest period which shall be Compatible with the well-being of the slaves themselves, with the safety of the Colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration of the interests of private property.' But the Court of Policy must recollect, that if, on one hand, Parliament and his Majesty's Go vernment stand pledged to give the planters an equitable compen sation; they stand equally pledged to take such measures as may ultimately, though gradually, work out the freedom of the slaves.— The Court of Policy may be assured, that from the final accomplish ment of this object, this country will not be diverted. " BATHURST." The charge delivered by the Bishop of LoNoott to the Clergy of his diocns, at the visitation in July last, has just been published. It contains the following judicious admonition, with reference to a subject of great importance to ;the respect ability of the clerical profession ; " I wish," says his Lordship, "to cau tion you against culpable easiness in giving titles for holy orders. I am not'speaking of nominal titles, which are confessedly fraudu lent, but of the practice of engaging young men, who have not yet been ordained, without sufficient proof of their fitness for the holy office. Allowance, I am aware, must be made for the partiality of fiends and relations; but I shall do all in my power to check an abuse inconsistent with the well being of the Church, and indeed with the real interests of the individuals thus improperly brought forward. And I give this public notice, that if candidates for ordination have so little sense of propriety as to present themselves without due preparation, they must not be sur prised if they meet with the disgrace and mortification of rejection. It is principally with a view to the correction of this evil, that I have lately discountenanced applications for letters dimissery, having found that these occasional applicants are, in general, the worst prepared for examination. The two ordinations which are regularly holden at Christmas and Trinity Sunday, with a little forethought on the part of those whom it concerns, I conceive, are sufficient for all the purposes of this diocese : should the case appear to be otherwise, I shalt willingly increase the number." An unfortunate accident occurred at Deptford cm Monday morning last, about three o'clock, by which a►► unhappy creature was berried into eternity without * moment's warning. One of the girls on board the Leven being compelled by sickness to go to the bow port ; when leaning out of a hich, the balf poet being broken or unhinged, it gave way outwards, and she fell into the water and was drowned. The body limed about ten o'clock, and was picked up. The unfortunate victim did not appear to be more than 19 - or 20. In Denmark, and other parts of the North of Europe, it is common to see gooseberry and currant trees grow ing abundantly in hedge.rows near the road; nor is there any law making the taking of a bunch or two a crime, punishable by fine or imprisonment. Mankind have been compared to a pack of hounds, because they are always ready to follow that one who gives most tongue. Whoever makes a noise is sure to have listeners; and he wh' tisakes the most noise and keeps the clamour up the longest will Invariably have the greatest audience. Bader, in. his account of Alfred the Great, de scribes a very curious manner that he adopted of mea suring time, so as to be enabled to observe canonical hours more punctually, clocks at that time being un known. Altted caused waxen . candles, marked by notches every inch, to be kept burning in his oratory before the figures of the saints, hence measuring the hours. These candles were put into horn lanterns, which gave rise to the introduction of lanterns into general use. A Portuguese Gentleman, returning one night to Lis bon from Sacavien, heard,as he was passing near a vine yard, the moans of a female in apparent suffering. He immediately proceeded to the si•ot, where he found a youw4 and apparently 1 vely female in labcur, who im• plo ed his assistance, which he unhesitatingly afforded to the begt of his power. She afterwards conjured him, by every thing that was sacred, to carry the new-b , rn to the Roda in that cify ; to this he also consented. The darkness of the night, and the care which she had taken to conceal her features in the best way possible, pre vented his being able to recognise her positively. But his curiosity, however, was so much excited, that hefol. lowed her at a conveni.nt distance unperceived, and saw her enter a Gentleman's quinta not far off; he con cluded, therefore, that she was the daughter of the house, and he was not mistaken. The interest she bad excited in him was so intense, (for this nation are not fastidious in these matters), that for a long time he made that road his favourite ride, in order to have the happi nets of seeing hei at her window. She had not the most distant idea that he was the person who had rendered her so essential a service; and she, therefore, concluded that no being was acquainted with the shame to which, as it afterwards appeared, the villany of her confessors had exposed her. The Gentleman's addresses were, therefore. favourably received, and she was soon after wards united to him. About a twelvemonth alter she was about to present him with the first pledge of their love, and every anxious preparation was made for the event ; but her caprices were so much and so great, that they outran the tenderest solicitude, and after hay. ing in vain endeavoured to satisfy every strange fancy and whim, with all the devotion which the most indul gent of husbands could evince, be was at last provoked , beyond patience to exclaim, that 44 she had been much less scrupulous when he assisted her in the vineyard." , This indiscreet and unlucky sarcasm, at so critical a moment, had a fatal effect ; it threw her into violent convulsions,under which she expired, leaving him long to lament the imprudence and rah irritation of a moment. THE NEW COURTS AT WESTMINSTER. Alteintions have been tonie is the Court of, King's Bench, Westminster, with a view of removing some of the inconvenience which was so much the subject of complaint. In consequence of the windows of the building having been blocked up, the Court wanted light, and to throw in more, the lanthorn in the roof has been raised and enlarged. Squares of plate glass of very large dimensions, have beenlet into the upper part of the partition at the back of the Brrristers' seats. This arrangement is intended to bring a borrowed light from the vestibule leading out of the Hall, but the advantage derived will be inconsiderable. Upon the whole, how ever, there will be more light than the Court has liithetto had. The next object seems to have been the admission of more air. Fos that purpose an opening is made over the door, by which Counsel and Attorneys enter from the corridore on Judge Bayley's side. The seats for Counsel are much too wide, and the King's Counsel w,II still have to find egress and ingress by exertion only known to those who have been obliged to jostle, and make way through the crowd which unavoidably stops up the door. The architecture and finely - polished oak wainscot, carvings, and moulding., must be generally admired. The Court displays workmanship and taste worthy the highest teat of justice. During the recess the workmen have given the whole a new face. In the apartment behind the bench fitted up for the Lord Chief Justice, a curious chimney piece has been introduced. Queen Elizabeth. it is well known, kept her Court, and resi ded near Westminster HalL In pulling down the old buildings in Palace yard a chimney•piece, which had been carved or sculptured in that Queen's reign, was taken down with great care, and it now forms a beau tiful ornament. It is of stone, finely sculptured. In the centre appear the Royal Arms of England, as worn by the House of Lancater and Queen Elizabeth. The Fleur-delis of France and the Lions of England are quarterly. The supporters are two satyrs. How those figures were introduced is a subject for antiquarian research. On the right of the Arms stand the initials of the Queen, E. R. and on the left the Rose of Lan caster. A variety of scrolls and ornaments are displayed, making the whole a matchless specimen of art in the days of good Queen Bess. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 110 W-STREET. Henryßowland Musty's, Esq. of Blandford-street, Portman-square, was charged by Miss Gibbs, sister of a priotaeUer in Great Newport street, with having been guilty of a very extraordinary outrage. Miss Gibbs stated, that the defendant came into the shop, and in a peretiaptory tone ordered her to take ar print (a Sleeping Venus), which he pointed out, from the window instantly, and hand it to him. She hesitated to obey his mandate, and be tan round, the counter, pushed her aside with great violence, and snatched the print from the window, in doing which he bloke two panes of glass, and damaged several prints, to the amount of at least Ali. The prisoner, who treated the charge with levity, said he was willing to repay any damage that might have accrued ; and, as an atonement for his misdoing, if such it could be called, be would in stantly give the young Lady two kisses.. The Magistrate reprehended the Gentleman's levity, as totally 'unbecoming; when the defendant said, the Magistrate might be right, but Amor amnia eincit. He then paid the damage, and the parties kit the Office. AVUULT.—James Hodson, the guard of one of the Liverpool coaches, was ' charged by a Gentleman named Waters, holding a situation in the British Museum, with au assault of a very aggra vated description. Mr. Waters stated, that his wife went into Lancashire a short time ago, and expecting her home on a certain days he went to the Angel, at Islington, to await the coming of the coach. Whets the coach arrived, he looked in at the window and called " Mrs. Waters," but found she had not come. He was leaving the coach, when be saw a lad lying in the road near the coach, apparently writhing in agony. Inquiring the cause, he learned that the guard had kicked the boy is the abdomen with great violence. He re monstrated with the defendant upon his committing such a brutal act, and the latter immediately told him that the boy was a thief— that he (complainant) was also a thief and one of a gang who were constantly surrounding the stage coaches on their arrival, for the purpose of robbing them. Complainant naturally expressed him self rather indignantly at this statement, and the defendant took out a pistol and thrust it into his face, threatening to blow out his brains.—This was the assault complained of. In defence, the accused said the boy was a thief, and intended to rob the coach, and that be took the complainant for an accomplice. Ile was told that this was a very poor defence indeed. "It can not be endured," said Sir It. Blame, " in a country like this, that a man shall take out a deadly weapon and thrust it into the face of *Mother in mid-day, upon a mere fancy of Ms own. Such turbulent spirits must be cooled by the operation of the law." _The defendant was held to bail in an ample amount for his ap pearance at the Sessions. Dust. PaRINTILD.-211r Skinner Dyke Clarke, the son of Mr. Clarke, a surgeon, residing at Lower Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, a remarkably fine looking young Gentleman, was brought up on a warrant, charged with sending a challenge to fight a duel, to Mr. George Bradley, son to Mr. Bradley, also a surgeon, in John-street, Berkeley-square. The families of the two parties had been for a long time on terms of the greatest intimacy, until a short time ago, when Mr. Bradley, sen. received an anonymous letter containing some very scurrilous matter applied to himself. He entertained a notion that Mr. Clarke. jun. was the writer, and hence the quarrel which led the defendant to write a letter to the younger Mr. Bradley, in which he said, " Should you refuse to give me the satisfaction I demand, on the most unqualified contradiction in writing to my friend, I shall take every opportunity of publicly brawling you' as a das tardly coward." A long conversation of no very mild description took place be. tween the parties, and eventually Mr. Clarke, jun. was held to bail, himself in 1004 and two sureties in 501. each. HATTON-GARDEN. Jasega Walsers, porter at the Angel Inn, watt charged by Mr Alcoa, of Theatoa- square, wkh exacting 3 d. more than his legal fare for conveying certain pine from the said Inn to his house. — The distance ks two and a half miles, and 22 yards, and he rested his case on the accuracy of the Post-office Directory, which stated led. to be the legal charge for the first two miles, and 3d. for every succeeding half mile. Defendant relied on the words of the Act of Parliament, which were-10d. for the tint two miles,and 3d. ad ditional for any distance not exceeding Italia mile. The Act eras referred to, and defendant's statement found to be correct. Coin. plainant was, therefore, ordered to pay for the ammo°. measuring the ground, defendant's loss of time, and all ether : at tendant ex penses, which was very reluctantly done, and be left the ()Zee evi dently much disappointed. QUEEN-SQUARE. An old man, whose appearance was squalid and wretched in the extreme, but who bad evidently seen more prosperous days, was brought before Mr. Osmosis, the presiding Magistrate, by a pa trol, on a charge of stealing some potatoes in a field belonging to Lady Ponsonby. The patrol stated that he saw the prisoner near Fulham, carrying a bag of potatoes; be stopped him, and asked him where be got then', when he told them that he b ad dug them np in a field close by, and on going to the place described, be found that some potatoes bad been removed, he then took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Gutman—Well, what have you to say to the charge? Old Man—l acknowledge that I took the potatoes, but did it from extreme distress, as I was actually famishing for want. . Mr. Gaseous—But why, when you were in such an abject state, did you sot apply to the parish for relief? Old Man (with tears in his eyes)—l have not a friend in the world, nor a shelter for my head ; the parish will not relieve me, as I belong to Portsmouth, and happy should I be it I could be sent home there to end the remnant of my wretched days. Mr. Ozavoliis--WeU, but you must not be permitted to steal, you know. Have you any family ? Old Man—Yes; I have a family, but they are all grown up, some of them are well off in the world, but refuse to do 446 1 4 for Ities . and I am actually starving. The l‘lagistrate humanely ordered the pow ow* to to blies e ft of, and inquiries to be made, In ceder that he al* be peeled heats to hie parieb. LA Dd lIIRTH-STREET. BRUTAL CONTlbttr Of A *ATCUIIIIX,••41110i Maki, a watelimat belonging to Stepney, was Charged with a most batboys. assault on a wretched Cyprian named Mary Jones. The Victim ands bra talky not being In attend a n ce (kept **ay. in an prubsltlnty by th e effect of the injuries she bad sustained), Christian,tbe ofile m stated, that on the previous ni g h t , t h e prisoniti.follmeek 4 great number of persons who felt indignant at hfs saithipe. was broulbt to the watch-boutie In the most state a Intoxicant*. The felhale, who said she lived in S un - street , ii-iine,"stated that the pri soner repeatedly knocked ber dewb, merely because she refused to treat him with gin, The Magistrate gave directions to Christlin M leek iv . the po soner, and bring the woman to the Once. Christian did so, bat in a short time returned, saying ke amid aet Sat bee.'• Tiff Magi*. trate said, " I am serry for it ; for a owe amproveied amok I bays never beard of. However, should the sid Whiled, a dun baste for his apprehension. In the ostastlme, you sslS Warps the Parochial Authorities of his conduct, ebat be may be elbesiesed freed the service he has diegraced." MARY- L A-BONNE. Wednesday night, )4iss Lloyd, a Lady elegantly dr esse d, 11 4, 41 keeps a house in Upper Montagu-street, was charged by Mr. Cole. man Jacobs, a Hebrew merch a nt, and dealee tojetkellery sod silky with an assault. Tuesday, Miss Lloyd ordered of Mr. ittobs 13 yards of black silk ; on Wednesday, Mr. Jacobs called on Miss Lloyd, but lastead of bringing the silk, he requested the payment of 21. tos. being a balance due on a former bargain. This incensed Miss Lloyd, and then (as Mr. Jacobs informed Mr. Rawlinson), she begaa to talk very bad English. Mr. R.swimisox—.B Bad English! why, is she a foreign Lady r Mr. Jacobs—Oh no—bad talk, bad words, my Lort ; she called me a foreign Jew. Mr. RAWLDISON said, that is very bad English, indeed; 'and was going on to express his horror, when Miss Lloyd interrupted him, sad declared it was impossible such an expression could drop from her lips. Mr. Jatobs—You did call me a foreign Jew ......; and I ray directly, I very sorry I deal with you, I very sorry to be in com pany with a bad talking woman ; and then you spit in my face. " Spit in your face I' said Mr. Rawtutens. Mr: Jarxria—" Yes, my Lon, I will show you." He then gave a pantomimic exhibition, running and pretending to spit in all direr.- tions, to the great consternation of police officers, reporters, and others, his Majesty's liege subjects. Mr. Rama:now desired him not to jump *bait the room, but to go on with his story. Veil, then, my Lore, she spit, spit, spit, spit, till she spit my eyes foil. lam a foreigner; and a Jew, bat I never dill forgive this (putting nn his hat), so help me JILOOVA Mr. RAWLI/11011 (to Miss Lloyd)—l am very sorry to hear this, Madam ; pray did you spit in his face? Miss Lloyd—Yes, I did, for he disappointed me of my silk, and then he called me swindler, and a ditty worthless woman. She then handed two receipted bills of exchange to the Magistrate, one for 401. the other for 20/. which had b een d rawn upon be; by Mr. Jacobs. Mr. RAWLINSON (to Mr. Jacobs)—Come, come, she has been a good costotuer to you ; you get plenty of profit by her. If she say. she is sorry for having spit in your face,you will drop your complaint. Mr. Jacobs—No, no, my Lort; punish her, my Lort,punish her. I never gets but shizpence in the pound by all vhat I shell; punish her, my Lort. • Mr. ilawLitount—What adi I to do with her, am Ito hang her, or her, or do you wish to h ave h er whip ped at the cart's tail? Mt. Jacobs—l have a witness, my I.ort, send for witness; lock her up, lock her up, I do not like her; lock ber up, I wont male k up. Air. Ilawurrsou—Then you like her money better than her, and if you won't make it up, the Lidy must find bail. A brother of Miss Lloyd's became her security, and the parties left the office; but when Air. Jacobs found that by giving bail, Miss Uoyd would be at large, be returned to Mr. Rawlins's, and in the most supplicative manner said, " Oh, pray my Lort, lock her up, [ punish her a little, if it is only a very little." Mr. RAWLINSOW-Why yoti are going to the Sessions foe the per• pose of punishing her. Mr. Jacobs made an effort to cry, and in a most whining tone said, Now, my Lort, now punish her." Mr. RAWW•9OIh•I do not think you can produce one tear; you will have no occasion for that handkerchief, unless you put anortion into it. I can do nothing more. Mr. Jacobs again left the oilice, but immediately returned, attn= lag the most piteous groans, and, after placing himself in a sinking posture against the railing of the deck, he said, Miss Lloyd's hea ther had beat the life out of his bosom. (It appeared that some scuffle bad taken place between them in the office yard) He opened his waistcoat and his shirt, but no mark of the !go* pre. seated itself. Mr. Ramumsme—l do not think a mum is required, and to pre. vent such a necessity, the officers shall let you oat at different dooms Mr. Jacobs made his mit at the Magistrate's doer in High-street; and Miss Lloyd and her friends made theirs at the back citrate is Grotto-court. The liquor called punch has become so truly English, that it is often supposed to be indigenous in this coon•• try, thongh its name at least is Oriental. The Persian punj, or Sanscrit poncho, i. e. five, is the etymon of its tide, and denotes the number of ingredients of which it is composed. . Atidison'sfox hunter, 'who testified so much surprise when he found that of the materials of which this " truly English" beverage was made, Only the water belonged to England, would have been more astonished had his informant also told him that it de• rived even its name from the East.— Asiatic Journal. The French Journals contain sundry accounts of a grand fete in the course of preparation, at Metz, for the entertainment of the nauphin. The glorious victory of the Trocadero is to be the subject of the operations, and the natural disposition of the ground is said to be admirably fitted for the purpose. The Island of Saulcy is the destined victim of French gallantry upon the oc casion ; and already the batteries are planted, and the entrenchments raised, and the flotilla under weigh On the Moselle, which are to figure in the scene. A similar representation is to be enacted by the French troops, in memory of the great achievement in Paris, and different parts of France. DIED. At Fountainbill, on the 6th inst. Mrs. Louisa Copland, wife of Alexander Copland, Ent. advocate. At Drumpark, parish of Wigtown, Galloway, on the 16th lest. Mr. Andrew Stewart, farmer, in the 71st year of his age. The de emed, in his youth, was upwards of sit feet in height, remarkably active and well built, and was believed to be the heaviest man in Galloway. Two years ago, he weighed twenty-nine stones some odd pounds, and as he increased in bulk till the time of Ms death, it is generally supposed that his corpse would have weighed thirty. six stones. Ile was the first Quartermaster of the Wigtownshire Yeomanry Cavalry, and retained the situation throughout Me; sad on review days nothing could exceed the astonbbilent of the in specting Officers when they contrasted his mating sine and balk with the ease and dexterity with which he managed his steed. Oa one occasion, an untoward Irishman quitted his eervke without leave asked or given; but Mr. Stewart immediately the runaway, overtook him near to Bladnock-bridge, him by the collar, and returned with the man dangling at he penunal of Ms saddle, to the no small amusement of every beholder. In Ovate We he was quiet and unoilendlog ; and even if be had been other. wise, his temper would have been exposed to no great trials, as few would have ventured to excite the wrath of a second Goliath. Dublin Wrgriurd MAILS -THIS DAY. Asa. Des. AR& DUD es. o France 1 0 ' 1 0 liamburgl 0 0 1 Glerpary and Jenny 1 • 1 Thadets 1 • Lisbon 0 0 Brasil 0 di JDonagbadee 0 0 Sweden • 0 1 Malta 0 0 &timbal's! 0 0 Holland 0 0 America 0 • HIGH- W ATER at LONDON-BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning . . 14 minutes after di Afternoon 40 minutes after I - • - - - - Printed and Pnblishedby J. F. )(SALT, a 4 Ad. Sus Omni No. 1, Pickett-I'6w, Temple-Ran I