Star. — London, England, 1829-04-28 00:00:00

r be 10 0. re • KS THE LATE EARL OF BRIDGWATER. The win of this Nobleman has been proved, in the • Prerogative Court, Doctors' Commons, by Mr. Clam moot, a b an ker, and partner in the house of Lafitte, in Paris, who is one of the manors, with a handsome legacy. His Lordship leaves legacies to all his servants. and some larger ones to private individuals. He, how , ever, adds, that in casn . he should be either "assassi nated or poisoned," the legacies are all to be void. He leaves 8,0001. to the Royal Society, to be appropriated as a reward for the best written Essay on the Creation, on the Anatomy of Man. and especially oa the powers, fo r mation, and properties of the Hand. The family manuscripts and papers, together with a lock of his mother's hair, and a particular letter, writ• ten by her to himself, and delivered, it her request, after her death, he hopes may be permitted to be depo. sited and kept as heir looms in the family mansion at Ashridge. a permission which was refused totim by his brother. the former Earl of Bridgwater, with whom the' late Eail does not appear to have been on friendly • terms, although he hopes " GOD will forgive hi. bro ther. as he does." His own manuscripts and au- togrephi, which are most •aluable, he leaves to the Briti,h Museum, together with his vast freehold estates in Cheshire and other counties, to preserve and aug. ment them. He does not even mention his relations, Lord Farnborough. the present Countess if Bridgwater. or Lord Brownlaw, who will succeed to the mansion at Ashridge, and most of the entailed property, after the death of the Countess of Bridgwater. His servants are to occupy their stations in his Grand Hotel, in the Ru- St. Honore, in Paris, for two or three months, after which it is to be sold, together with all his furi.iture, plate, and jewellery. In his will nothing Is intimated relating to his favourite dogs. The personal ptopetty amounts to 70,0001,. COUNTESS OF DERBY. Elizabeth, Countess of Derby, who died on the 25d instant at Knows!ey, was born in the year 1759. Her Ladyship was the daughter of Mr. Farren, a surgeon at Cork, whose attachment to the theatre had the effect of diverting his attention from professional pursuits, and whose mode of living, in consequence, was such as to impair that credit which he might otherwise have sup ported in the world. Mr. Farren, at an early age, mar tied the daughter of Mr. Wright, an eminent bre aer at Liverpool. by whom he had seven children; bet the late Countess was the sole survivor of this family. In 1773. her Ladyship. then Miss Farren, made her first appearance on the Liverpool stage in the character of Hoiden, in the Opera of Lore in a Village. when • the Went' she displayed induced Mr. Younger, the Manager of that Theatre—a dramatic veteran, and still remembered in that part of the kingdom with respect— to become her tutor, and he watched over her with a -truly patental case. Under such a preceptor, aided by n quickness of perception and a ductile disposition, she soon became a promising actress, and the favourite of the public, not only at Liverpool, but Shrewsbury, Ches. ter, and other places where the dramatic corps of Mr. Younger uspallypettormed. At length that worthy man, who had . , lively concern in her welfare , re commended het London; i* tier fostune in Loon; accord ingly she came Of *Mil le the summer of 1777, with a letter of inteeducticie from Mr. Younger to the elder Colman,at w hoseTheatt e she appeased shortly after in the character of Miss Hardcastk, in She`loops to Conquer. That i scellent actor, Ed* in, made his nibt appearance toe same ntghs in the character of Tony Lungakin , and the season produced that hminent genius, the late Ms. Henderson, a rue rrf pe Primers seldom exhibited to gether. She repeated the part of Rosetta, in London, with considerable applause; and, atter much entreaty. was prevailed upon by Mr. Parsons to wide:take, for his benefit, the pert of Lady I ownly. in the Provoked Husband, which she had for some lime declined through d &fence. So great was her success in this character that . she was engaged successively at both the winter theatre., and performed at Drury-lane and Covent-garden. in both tragedy arid comedy. Having now established her theatrical fame, she succeeded Mrs. Abingdon in her characters, at Drory.lane, and displayed all that ele gance, ease, and fashion, for which her predecessor bad been so famed . Though she had topperted many tragic par tsar Covent-garden with Mr.Digges, and represented Juliet, the Fair Circassian, &e. at Drury-lane, with me. lited applause, she now ermined her extensive abilities to the comic line, but occasionally performed serious characters in comedy viz. in the English Merchant, Conscious Lovers, Lhopter of Accidents, &c. with appro. bailors. Her elegant and fascinating sepseseinition of .Ladyfeasle is even now remembered with delight.... Having left the Haymarket theatre, she paid a summer visit to Dublin, and her performances there were re ceived with universal approbation. At this time she was noticed by the nrirt distinguished characters, and at the particular terms' of several of the Nobility, had con ducted the stage business of a private play, which was per formed at the Luke of Richmond's house, in Privy Gaidens, and in which Lord Des by. Lord Henry Fria getald, and the Honourable Mrs. Dsmer performed. Iler private worth as .well as public merit had long at tracted the admiratirn or Lord Derby. • Though neither his Lordship nor . Mi.s Faisen seem scrupulous to con teal their particular intimacy, they were cautious in the matragemeot of it, to give the world no room Jos cenwrsous remarks; and it was observable, is 'all Their interviews, Mrs. Fareen, who always resided wi h her daughter, was peseta in every step of their advance nient.• Al length, 011thedeath of the then Countess of Det by, the way was clear to the perfection of that hap ., . woes? which his Lordship had so long anticipated. Miss :. Fatten took her farewell of the public at Deur y-lane, on the-7th of April, 1797, in the charuter of Lady Teazle, sir the chool for Scandal, on which (suasion the house ,actually over finned. Towards the, anglasion of the' play she appeared to be much affecteds and when Mr. Wroughton came forward to speak some lines which woe senteu on 'the 'occasion, her emotions increased to such a degree, that she was under the necessity of receiving support films Mr. King. •• The fall of the (attain Mar au- listed with repeated bnrsis of applause, awn namingled anis feelings of regret, from the loss of a* attires', then in the zenith of bee charms, and ettille her dramatic reputation a as in the highest esteem of the public. Os the Bth of May following, then in her . 38th year, she was married to Lerd Dab?, by special license t at bit tnrdshi p's house, in Grosvenor-square. The osarriake prri4nced considerable sensation in the highs circles. .Soon altet.her I...dy.ship was introduced at Court, where she was most. graciously received by his late Majesty, and made one in the procession at the marriage of the Princess Royal to the Daie. of Vines's berg. The union proved most felicitous, and. his Lordship never bad reason to segiet his choice % To the 'canopy stud poor of his Lordship ' s estates she was considered as a biessing,ond will beikagremenibered by them with reil!or• . , . Mrs related - Of theceletarititi Beethaave, that, when ever be saw u criminal led out to emotion, he would My, • iliq not thii man In:better than 1?, If otherwise, Ole Pieta doe not to tots but to. the gran of Goa.' ---..-,. 'WPM FIRE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. The inhabitants Of Westminster were last night thrown into the greatest alarm and consternation,in consequence of a fire having been discovered in this venerable pile of building. From the intelligence that we were able to collect at the late hour at which the accident occulted, it appears that about eleven o'clock, as Mr. Eversfield, the auctioneer, of Great Smith.stieet, and a Mr. Wilkins, who resides in Cowley.street,Westminster, were passing from' Princes•street to Dean's-yard, they observed a flame or light visible through the windows of the Abbey. They immediately informed the watchman of the circumstance; and assistance having been instantly procured, the Abbey doors were opened. and in the North transept aisle a part of the beautiful wood work was discovered to be on fire. A play of the Life Guards was sent for, and were immediately in attendance, and every precaution was taken to guard against the intru sion of robbers. The engines were promptly on the spot. and a plentiful supply of water obtained, but happily there was no occasion to call them into action, the fire having been extinguished by the persons who were at. tached to the Abbey. A strict search took place, with a view of discovering the incendiary (who is supposed to have attempted its destruction), if he was concealed in the interior, but we did not hear that any such person was . found. A fire took place on the same spot in the year 1802, occasioned by the negligence of the plumbers men who were repairing the roof; but on this occasion no such repairs were going on; no fire or lights are, on any account, suffered to be introduced into the Abbey; and it is, therefore, generally supposed that some person has attempted the destruction of this magnificent strut tine, and who, we hope, will shortly be brought to justice. YURTURR PARTICULARS. Snot writing the above we have madefirther inqui ries respecting the fire, and discovered that it bloke out in the upper part of that portion of the building we have above described, and in a spot seldom or ever visited by the public. The last persons who were known to visit it were somervot kmen about a twelvemonth ago. When the firemen entered the place last night, they discovered a quantity of shavings, apparently fresh ; and which, it would appear, had been placed there by some in cendiary. A large canvass screen, which had been erected some time ago to prevent the workmen going into other parts of the building, was burnt. and falling down, set fire to the floor, which it burnt through, and if immediate assistance had not been obtained, would have speedily extended in all directions, and destroyed the whole elifice. The cause of the fire has not been discovered ; and although the strictest search has been made throughout the building, we do not hear that the ' incenJiary has been discovered. The firemen state - that it was impossible for the fire to have occurred by acci• dent ; and they feel convinced, that the individual who endeavoured to cause this national calamity must be concealed somewhere in the building. THE LATE MELANCHOLY AFFAIR. AT BAL. LINA (NEAR KILLALOE). PROW THIS LIIISRICIL STENS° POST OP FRIDAY. On Tuesday, the fair day at Killaloe, an occurence, attended with the loss of lives, took place between the people and police in Balling, at the county Tipperary side of the Bridge. As the affair has been represented to the public in a manner bearing the stamp of czar gerat , on, evidently for the purpose of involving the character of the country, and of relieving the police from whatever share of ctineinal.ty may be attached to their conduct, we have taken considerable trouble to' ascertain the particulars, for the correctness of which we pledge urselv es. as we have heard them from several men .w. rn as to the truth of what they were detailing. At the fair some fighting was apprehended between two , factions, one from the county of Tipperary, and tbn other of Clare; but owing to the arrangements of Capt.; Maim and the Reverend Mr. Vaughan, P.P. the day passed off peaceably. About five o'clock in the evening, some of the pea sants y returning home into Tippers'''. commenced " wheeling" their sticks, and giving ample deuson•tri tion that they were at the fair. The police, four is number, under Sergeant Browne, came out of their bar. racks, and proceeded to deprive the people of their sticks; in doing so, they prodded the people with Altair bayonets, and struck them. The Sergeant knocked one man down by a blow with the butt end of his carbine, on being refused a stick. In this way the police were proceeding, when a respectable shopkeeper of the village (who it may still be necessary to say is a Protestant,) remonstrated with them, and en. treated them to go to their barracks, if the) did not wish to irritate and provoke the people. To this re- IIiODSIMICO they attended; and as they were entering the barrack, is the front of which is a small area to yard, enclosed by a parapet, a man entered with them, who was evidently running from some country people who had commenced a running fight. At the moment the man entered, one or two stones, supposed to have been flung after Lim, were thrown into the yard. The Sergeant, woo was at the dour of the barracks, the other police having preceded him in. turned round, fired, and killed one lean, named Minogue, who was standing at the end of the barrack. and who. it turns out, was not at all implicated in the fight. When the Sergeant had rai ed she gun to his shoulder, an old man. standing near the parapet wall, cried out. " Oh, Mr. Browne, do not fire; )ou will kill some one; they de not intend Rains to you or your police ;' which entreaty. it peus, was unfortunately unheeded. The shot and its effect drew the attention of the lighters to the barrack, at which they commenced fling rag ,str.nes. The number of-assailants might have been about forty. None at them came neater than a stnne's throw of the barrack. Nut one of them entered the area for the purpose of forcing an entrance. The police were in a spoof dwelling, and yet, melancholy to say, they thought ht to pour a well kept up fire into the centre of a thickly crowded and inhabited village. The consequence was, as is generally the case, the innocent. and none but the innocent, suffered ; for the assailants concealed themselves at the end of the barrack from the ".hi c= of the fire. A young man named Molony, Who bad come out of a house and stood on a garden wall to we On fighting, received a ball in the abdomen, from which be died immediately after.. Another young man, mimed Menai; received a wound which proved fatal. A boy sitting in a car bad his arm broken by a ball. A ball vastest through the hat of a person standing at a window in a house in the street, and wounded a man standing behind him in the neck. The assailants, who had demolished every winch), in the barrack, persevered in flinging stones, until obliged to fly by the approach of Captain Goldfrap with a company of the 60th Rifles. Several country people, charged with being of the rioters, were taken into custody. The melancholy affair bas created, as may be sop posed, a great sensation in the country. The village of Balboa has been crowded ever since. The bodies of the three solortunate men who suffered fatally were waked in the chapel, which was thronged with people. Tester. the Coroner. arrived from .NeeaSh e day Mr. Carroll.. And proceeded to hold an Inquest. After the manna tion of several witnesses the Inquest adjourned. • ELECTION OF A DUBLIN ALDERMAN. A post assembly tai held yesterday at the Corpora tion-house in William-street. to elect a; Alderman in the room of the late Alderman Trevor: the Sheriffs is the chair. • A letter was handed in to the Sheriffs, from Mr. Abercrombie Willock, and a motion was made that it 'should be read. It was stated that the letter was a recital of the causes of the absence of that gentles's% ) who is now in prison. After some discussion, dm motion was negatived. A message came down from the Board of Aldermen, with the names of the four following Sheriffs' Peers, from which the Commons were to select an Alderman —Richard Menders, Arthur Morrisson, John Lloyd, and Samuel Lamprey. Only two of them, Messrs. Morrisson and Lloyd, appeared as candidates. A Member moved that " their H.:nours" should ad journ for half an hour. Mr. ',UMW BUTLIM, on seconding the motion, Vick occasion to lament over the ruins of the British Consti. tution. The Board haJ treated them very badly, in not sending down the name of Mr. Warren; but bad as matters stood, the least that could be allowed for coati deration on the vital qeestinn before them was half as hour. The Board appeared by their conduct to have, obeyed the mandate of the Castle, and to be influenced by the Popish L,rds who had destro)ed the brightest gems in the Constitution. 66 Whether (said Mr. Butler) I shall remain short or long in this House (and indeed I don't care how short now), I shall struggle to pie vent any i. road on the only thing we have left—the Protestant Established Church—no matter what may be the conduct of the supporters of the Duke of Welling. ton and the base apostate Peel."—(Cht.ers). Mr. Joule WlC's.—What in the world does the kgentleman mean? Sure we have na choice now, as we can't bring in Mr. Warren after the Board rejected him ; and the half hour would be lost like many another half hour here. A:e all the gentlen.en sent down loyal like Mr. Warren, or disloyal like your humble servant? The motion was negatived. Mr. Scriaurr7,(represesitative of the Nailors' Guild) now rose, and addressed the Sheriffs, keeping time by hammering his hat against the table. " Oh, my friends," said Mr. Scarlett, " this beautiful Catholic Bill has passed, after all our endayvours; but the gatne is not teetotally up yet, and 111 now move, that each of the candidates tells us a bit of his mind." This motion was carried, and Mr. MORRISION said that he had been for a long period known to those who heard him ; and his prin ciples that day 'tyre the same as they bad been thirty years ago. His political opinions had undergone no change, for those which he had itubibcd in youth were sanctioned by experience. Mr. LLOYD stated. that the principles so often avowed by him in the Corporation he now entertained, and ►hould continue to advocate them. When these Gentlemen concluded, there were loud cries of " ballot. ballot,* amidst which Mr. ScAILiTT, the loyal 'sailor, rubbed to the table. crying 0ut..." Oh, murdher 1 what's become of the p6or ould 'Glorious Memory?' If I didn't see it, I wouldn't believe my eyes. For five.and-thirty years I'm now in the corpo. ration, and during that time, and I suppose five-sod-I thirty years afore, nobody ever heard pit a man setting up for an Alderman, without telling whether he'd drink the Gl-rinus'—the poor mild Glut ions. Arrah, Mr. Morrison," said the garrulous nailor, turning to that Gentleman, "sill you tell us whether you'll give the 'Glorious when you come to be Lord M4yot r MOnaissos—That is not a proper question— (Hear, and cries of " ballot?) Mr. Scasturrr—Well, I didn't think 'twould ever come to this. Mr. Lloyd, may be you'd tell us what . you think of the "Glorious r A . silence of neatly a minute ensued. the nailor ing stedlast at Mr. Lloyd, who made no reply. Mt. SCAN [ACTT—Silence gives consent, they say, and ,bell dunk the choler toast. The cry of "ballot" hem became very loud and ga neral. Telle.s were appointed, and a ballot having been t oken, the numbers appeared— For Mr. Moralism, 84 I For Air. Lloyd. 59 I Majority, 55. Mr. Monosson was declined duly elected; and atter repressing his thanks in the warmest manner for the honour conferred on him, he invited " their honours " to meet him in the evening at dinner, when, perhaps, he should propose a toast that would meet the approval his worthy friend cf the ancient and loyal Guild of l'§lallors.—An adjournment shortly atter took place. It is not generally known that wood t ar bu rns as w e ll AS oil. At the Cwn Avon Works, in the neighbourhood of Neath, in Wales. it has entirely super-eded.the use of both candles and oil, for night work. In buruing it is less offensive than the coarser oils, and only about one eighth *of the expense. A circular has been received in D:ogheda from Dub lin Castle, by the Town Clerk, requiring an immediate return for Parliament of the number of Freemen in Corporate town, distinguishing the residents from the non-residents. We understand that the freemen at pre sent residing within the county of the town of Drog heda do not exceed 160.—Drogheda Jarred. On the morning I f the 29th of March last Mr. John English, of Letra, in the parish of Clonmacnoice, in the King's county, left his house for the purpose of attend. ing divine service, and in his absence five meu, with blackened faces.entered his house,.beat and battered his wile and family severely, broke his furniture, and took from his house a gun, the lock and stock of another, and a bayonet. Mr. John Holmes. who is a war neighbour of Mr. English. having heard of what occurred, instantly pursued the robbers, and sent across the bog for aid to the police party stationed at Con fanla, in the said pariib, when police-constable Canninj brought out his patty to afford all the assistance in his power to come up with the robbers. Police-constable John Bohm), in the most spirited manner threw off his coat, vest, and shoes, which enabled him to gain so much upon one of the party that he would have either taken or shot him were it not for a number of the country people who collected, and threw stones at him, And threatened to drown him in the Shannon, should he attempt to fire another shot at the man he was in pursuit of. The robber got into a boat and crossed the Shannon from the Seven Churches to the Roscommon side et the river. A few nights before Mr. English was robbed, the house of Mr. John Bradshaw, of Bloom-hill, in the same parish and neighbourhood. was entered and robbed of a gun, and his family very ill-treated; and in consequence of his brother-in-law, Mr. William Lusk, going to his assistance, Mr. Lusk's house was broken open. several balls fired through his windows, his furni ture broken, and himself severely beaten. Mr. Lusk lives in Bloom-hill. Some time prior to either of the above-mentioned attacks, a pasty of the same descrip tion went to the house of Mr. Bailey, in the next parish (Wheseyb and demanded arms; bat Mr. Bailey made such resistance that he saved his gen, and he was able to identify two of the persons concerned. who ate at Osesent in Philipstown goal.--Newry Tekgraph. • . .- ~ ti • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BITTING-ROOM. TATTERSALL:B. Aran. rt. The settling an the last week's races occupied a very couniletable itetaof the afternoon. And some tolerably large semis passed. ba losses on the Riddlesworth and Claret Stakes were artless; the last named race was muds talked of. and Cbitney's joekryebir highly praised. So certain was be of the irate when At the Duke • stand, and so exactly bad he calculated the capabilities of his awe NA the ether horses, that, seeing his brother there, be Pacitimed lehimplonly. M AU tight, Will; I have it safe enough." lie has since bees offered 3;000 guineas for Zingance ; but we have heard that circumstances prevent the sale of the horse. The betting this day would imply that Lord Sligo's borers are improving, as they were both backed to a considerabk amount ; so were aU the prin. dpal favourites. The odds dosed thus ; 4to 1 agst Patron (takes) 6 to 1 apt Morris Dancer I to 1 apt Camel (9 taken) 10 to 1 apt 7{•pagnolle 14 to 1 apt Prince kagene (tak) 15 tel I apt Will o'ibeWer IS to I age Windrueb St to I apt Pest Obit 25 to I apt Caritas 30 to I apt Dais isa 10 to 1 agu Vat SO to 1 agu Augusta 40 to 1 apt Seraph 4 to I apt Pauline 6 101 apt Green Mantle 7 to 1 apt Varna 9 to 1 apt Porn& Many of the above come out neat week in the 4.000 and 1.060 Chines Stakes and Newmarket Stakes. Tb. respective iavetentes are Patron. Green Mantle, Pauline, Morris c.r. and Dandle ; but tierce were no delibite odds. CATTERICK BRIDGR RACES—(Coociooeo.) The Filly Stakes of 20 saes. each, p. p. 24. Mile and a ball. Mr. Jacksotes bby Corinthian .. —. ... i Mr. Nowell's b by Orville or Walton ... Mr. Retcher's br by Blarklock .. ... Two others started. but weft not pl.crd. Yearling Stake* of 20 goes each, p. p. Culte to 31b ; Fillies. He. (Me mile. Mr. Powlett's Lady EntineHoe Duke of Leeds'. eta E by Illaekloek ... Mr. Westgartb's General Honeywood Mr. Stephenson'. Fidler Law ... ... Only three were placed. Three paid. A Malden Plate of 410. Heats two miles. OM . .. belted Mr. Wtlgbi'. Robin Redbreast .. Mr. Powlett% b g by Maareatk Mr. Serjeaetsatis Barnet Pet Mr. Kay's b by Blacklock ... 4 • 1 I ... 1 0 2 II ... 2 0 dr .. le dr ,CURRAGH MEETING, Aron. Wellington Stakes of 50 sows. b Three yrs old Carrie. Mr. Caldwell's Sir E. Cochineal', 7st 131 b Mr. Kirwan's Milo, 7st 12Ib Mr. lii , Donnell's Courier, 7st .. Laid Anglesey and titres others paid. SODOM DAY. I ...a. Eiog's Plate of 100 p for trials bred bones. Bte. tot esered'ag See yrs old, Ipst each. Tour mile beat.. Mr. Blake's Damien de Lady ... walked over. Mr. Caldwell's The Utile Joker. sat 71b brat Mr. Laogroo's f by Lancer, Sat for 50 each. Tw•'miks.' Ceram Westenra's Tidings. 7* bib beat Mr. Renttr's Bk. tern. sat. Old Two Years Old Course, $5 wavy est*. _ . ALARMING ACCIDINT AT UItL'RT•'LAML THIATRI. —Last night, abilut half past ten o'clock, during the latter part of the gymnastic perfnrmances of the Iwo Frenchmen (Les Alcides). Messrs NI A licHz and LA stets. when the taller of the two had fastened hi•lsseh to a pole axed perpendicularly in the cept:e or toe stage by his feet. while his companion held fast '.y his hands, the pole being made to revolve rapidly by sort of wind lass, the parties were in the act or being hurled round with a fearful velocity, when the boitorn pin o• the cent e pole rave *way in a blaming direction, a l caused the pole to strike an uorigi t, wh eh loosed its-If through a trap, when the pole bccan,e loosened, and Monsieur DARAS aas precipitated frono i to the stays, a distance of nearly LS stet. Mow. M Ancor c .nonta .1 to susp end himself by his teet from that cud of the which was most firm, slid in which his feet had been fixed. A cry of tetra, pervaded the audience, who vete calmed, however, on hraring that neither in the adven turous loreignera were seriously hut t. an.i they wire to. warded with loud and long continued CONSUMPTION..-Jrnßl the best acid Minn it ap, e • • s noless thin 40,000 de annually in Great Brnalt of he ahoy* disorder. It is also incredible the numbers she fad skims to a certain disease, by being improperly treated. We are inthoriall to scatty that within a few years, by the timely intert.-tence of Dr. $4.111T. many thousand Persons, of both Sens, have been restated to perfect health, many of onion had lingered ior years under the most painful and obstinate Complaints, ptatumnerd in curable by respectable Praciitamen, and several oi•chaiscil frogs Hospitals. Dr. FAIT 11 consulted daily, at Ina Howie, No. St. Ckureb-street, opposite St. Aunt's Church, Soho, and the Pair have advice gratis. 'lle tillage of SandAate was on Sunday afternoon visited with a dreadful huriira..e, accompante.l with h oil and thunder, and the damage done was vet y great. Mr. Roberts had sixty-one squares at glass broxen and starred; Mr. Brockman twelve squat's, and pa'r it a chimney blown down ; the propetty of Ms. flamers') , Earl Manley, and of almost every person in the vii.age, sustained injury. A beat, 15 feet in leo gib, belonpio g to Edward Lawrence. was castled off the head, t a distance of about SW feet, and was greatly de d as to be unworthy or sullen ; two °Oleo b •at s in tie vii. 'lege %vete very much injured. Trees of twelve y-a. s' growth were completely tent asunder. and a loons er f hedges and fences blown down.—Aeatish In the afternoon of Good Friday, a .l 18 ellI.C....!0•11 storm of thunder aid lightning, accr , mpowieJ with heavy rain, passed down Newark. Notting! arnstiirr. The peals of thunder were very loud and long. it-d the glare of the lightning was awfully g , a .d. To t e assembled congregation at the church it had the • ppear ance of the time when the RIDSZII klt of inaalond wife ed on the cross—" when the vii r.f the tens& was rent in twain," &e. Just as the Rev. W. T. Wsid. the curate of the parish. was finishing rea.!ii g Mond lesson, a most uemendous flash of lighsoli g darted through the church. and, we la neat to y deptived him of sight! He was invalid, led 1. ~u the vestry ; and although surgical aid was immediately procured, he still remains in darkness. Tire elec tic fluid is supposed to have been aura, ted by the 4.1. a. mental iron-work which is ininiediately over the se d log desk, and which conducted it where the Raireresid Gen lenian stood. The Vicar concluded the se.v e. This awful catastrophe has excited considerable Wilbat. den in the town.—Birmiughaso Joarwrl. ST. PIITIRSSUROII , —.PRISAI mong the regulations laid down in tnepoison for criminals are the following: They are übliged, from March 1 to No . I. to rise at five; and from the latter to the water pe riod, at six o'clock in the morning. Half an ho ur is allowed for washing themselves, ha fao ho or for prayer. One of them is appointed to read a chapt r lit the New Testament, and another a psalm, aloud. Their brrat• fast consists of rye bread and salt ; and atter it, the y. are allowed to walk for half an hour. The bouts of working are from seven to twelve &crock in the morn ing, and two to seven o'clock in the aft anon. Doling working, silence is confosinded; and those who dis buy are fed on bread and water. At finishing their cu l la, s• n.ents for the day. all their tools - are taken from them. From 'eves to half past seven o'clock in the teuiv. they are again permitted to walk in the yard; at th's expiration of this time, one reads k chapter in the Tea. cement. At eight o'clock they sup, after which h If an boot is allbwed for their devotions. On S Astra it. and holidays the criminals attend the prison chapel; the remainder of these days are employed fa oeceigoog religious idvice from the Clergyman. • Spoitop.ts liquors, articles of hixury and istravagance. gaming; singing, smoking. tobacco, &c. ate exiiieisly lot bidden. —Ras Nikon's Travels. ...$ ... 1 ... s .. I \ Atli • 1 ;, 4 Y