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•OMINIITRATION OT JUSTICE DILL• On the report .pf the Administrntion of Justice Bill, Lord DUR H A M said the bill made important alterations in the administration of justice, and there was not at this period of the •'session NUfliCient time to consider the provisions of the bill, and he thought it ought to be postponed to nett Session. The Marquis of BUTE said the bill was anxiously looked for by Wales for many years, and he hoped it would not be delayed even for a few molithv. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the bill had been amply dis otssed on the second reading,:and all alterations that were thought necessary made, and he must protest against any further delay. The Report was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third flint to.rrlorrow. The house adjourned at half-past nine o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Juiv 20. NEGRO SLAVERY. Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition from inhabitants of Lon dot and Westminster, against the East India monopoly; praying net only that the trade to India and China might be free, but that ladle might be governed by principles of justice and liberality. _ - - - Mr. TRANT supported the prayer of the petition, which was ordered to be printed. :11r. F. BUXTON presented a petition from the University of Oxford, for the abolition of slavery in the West Indies. It was most grateful to find that learned and unlearned, that all classes united in requiring the abolition of slavery. He said he had aban doned all hope of the slave-owners doing any thing for the ameliora tion of the slaves. Mr. Canning had said that the first step should be the abolition of Bogging females, and that first step was not yet taken. The people, at the next election, ought to bear in mind what had been done, and vote accordingly, as far as they could, against or for those who had resisted amelioration, as their own opinion might be. He then presented similar petitions from Black burn, Prone. aze. Ac. etc. Sir A. GRANT said that whenever this subject was brought for ward, which was done often and painfully, it was always forgotten that seven years ago the resolutions then adopted the principle that private property ought to be recognised . He was as desirous as any one could be, that the condition of the slaves should be still more ameliorated; but still he must call on the Parliament to respect private property.—(Hear.) Mr. F. BUXTON said that he perfectly recollected those resolu tions, and maintained that though he fully recognised the principle of admitting the negroes to the principles and protection of the con stitution, he should have no objection to make compensation, because he considered the West Indian and the country equally guilty. Petition read and ordered to be printed. --- - - Mr. O. CAVE, in presenting another petition, said he should have no objection to make compensation to the slave owners, but he could not consent that the negroes were to be kept in bondage till the robbers and the receivers of the stolen goods--for these were the characters in which the country and the slave-owners stood—settled the question of compensation ; and he utterly denied that either had any right to purchase money from the slave for his freedom. He trusted that the electors would insist on their representatives sup porting the abolition of slavery, on the broad ground that no legis lature could be justified in establishing slavery. He then presented a petition from Mr. T. Edwards, against negro slavery. Mr. W. SMITH supported the prayer of the petition; the ques tion ought tobe enfor—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. 0. CAVE moved that it be printed. Mr. MANNING, Lord HOWICK, and others, opposed its printing, as it contained an individual's opinion only. Sir R. PEEL said, that was the ground on which he had before opposed petitions being printed, when they contained only an indi. vidual's opinion.—Motion negatived. Lord 111ORPETH presented a similar petition from a congrega tion at Leeds. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he was quite sure it was hopeless to attempt to check slavery, so long as France continued the slave trade. The mixed commission ought to be ,removed from Sierra Leone to Fernandez Po. Sir (I. MURRAY remarked, that the mixed commission pro. ceeded on solemn treaty.—Petition ordered to be printed. FORGERIES LAW BILL. Sir R. PEEL moved that the lords' amendments to the Forgeries Laws Bill be considered, for the purpose of agreeing to them. Those amendments undoubtedly placed the bill in a different light from what it was before it left that house; but, at the same time, those who did not approve them would not compromise their sentiments, by allowing this bill to pass. Their views might be brought for. ward hereafter. If these amendments, however were resisted, the bill must be entirely lost for the present sess ion; while, by the adoption of the bill, a considerable amelioration of the law would be effected, if not all that some gentlemen desired. In the bill it was fixed that it should come into operation to-morrow. Mr. C. W. WYNN said he would not resist the motion, but he had to complain of the lords that they had so long kept the bill, till the majority which had heretofore succeeded were now &penal. He nevertheless trusted that the next House of Commune would am allow the question to sleep; if pressed, it must be carried: the old law had been inoperative in nine cases out of ten. That alone was a ground for proceeding. Mr. ROBINSON would rather that the amendments should be rejected. because by adopting this bill, future efforts would be weakened. If any one moved the rejection now, he would support the proposition. Mr. STEWART said he should oppose the adoption of the amendments. After the bill heretofore agreed to by that house, and if these amendments were rejected, no Home Secretary would venture to recommend the capital punishment to be enforced, and that would compel the next Parliament to resume the consideration of the sub. jest.—( Hear.) Sir R. ;WILSON lamented the alteration of the bill, but he thought that they ought to take all they could get. He should, therefore, support the proposition to agree with the amendments. Mr. F. BUXTON would not throw opposition in the way, but suggested that the operation of the bill should be limited to one yes,. in order to force the question again on the parliament, if such amendment could be carried without inconvenience. Mr. LABOUCHERE supported this view of the cue. Lord HOW ICI lamented the course pursued by the ministers. After the opinion on the bill expressed by a majority of that house, it ought not to have been made a party question. Sir R. PEEL said, the lords could not be supposed, as they had extended the time for the bill coming into operation, capable of de siring to throw obstacles in the way of consideration. This bill would ameliorate the law to a certain extent ; how then, could the friends of amelioration resist it ? As to the sugge sted amendment, he hoped it would not be pressed. Mr. ROBINSON added, to what he had before said, that as the commons bad agreed to a more ameliorated law than was now to be adopted, prosecutors would be unwilling to prosecute, and juries to find verdicts of guilty. Sir R. PEEL said, he could not see how a more ameliorated , law would render prosecutors and juries more reluctant to pro. teed. Dr. PHILLIMORE said, they had great right to complain of the Lords. The amendments were sent back at a time when it was impossible for them to help themselves.—they must adopt the amendments or lose the Bill. Mr. LENNARD thought the adoption of the amendments would not prejudice the question next Session. Mr. THANT said, having given a vote against capital punish. moms for forgeries, he must complain of these amendments. The sense of the country was against such severe punishments. Mr. STEWART said, he was not changed in his opinion; and moved, as an amendment , that the Lords amendment be further considered this day fortnight,—(Hear.) Mr. ROBINSON, we believe, seconded the amendment, The gallery was then cleared for a divison. The numbers were as follow : For the amendment ... ... • • •• • .. ... 10 Majority in favour of the Lords' amendment ... 64 Strangers had hardly regained admission, when they were spin escluded ; we believe it was to divide on Mr. F. Buxton's amend. went, to limit the operation, of the Bill to "one year." The narobses won— For such amendment ... 28 Against it ... 67 Majority against it A Message then went to the lords to inform their lordships that the house had agreed to their amendments. The message went at a quarter after six o'clock, and the house did nothing till its return. A M was brought front the House of Lords, stating that his Majesty bad appointed two o'clock on Thursday next, to receive the address of both houses of parliament, and requesting that the house would appoint a proportionate number of its members to go up with the said address. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the following four members were appointed to go up with the ad. dress : Lord F. L. Oowza, Sir H. fluituixos, Sir 0. Wmtasiroica, and Sir AI.LZAMDIEII GRANT. The Muse then adjourned until Thursday text (to.niestow.), LAW REPORTS. PREROGATIVE COURT, Jots 20. Before Sir JOHN NICHOL. POLLOCK V. ALLIESON. The Court was occupied the whole day in hearing the arguments in this case, which was a suit to act aside the will of the lac, Rev. John lifonkhouse, on the ground of insanity. The suit was insti tuted by the sister of the deceased, u next of kin, she being disin. herited by the will, which gave the greater portion of the property for the purpose of founding a school—the deceased imagining that a school was the best means of effecting a reformation in his parish, which he conceived to be very profligate. The KING'S ADVOCATE and Dr. NICHOL were heard in sup port of the will, and Dr. Donsost addressed the Court on behalf of the next of kin ; but, as the Court rose before the arguments were concluded, we shall defer reporting the case until it again comes before the Court. ROLLS' COURT, Jot.: 20. TAACTICE OF THE COURT.-80WE V. DARIN. At the sitting of the Court this morning, Mr. COOPEIL requested , leave to mention this case to his Honour. On the 6th of the present month the Court had dismissed the bill with costs, on the ground of the great delay that had taken place in instituting the suit. The motive the Learned Council had in view in mentioning the case was to ascertain the precise pounds on which the Court had come to the decision it had, as be (Mr. Cooper) was much afraid, in consequence of what had occurred within th e last 24 hours in another branch of the Court, that the decision would often be referred to ass precedent. The short facts of the ease were these :—The property claimed by the bill is only a legacy of between 9001 and 3001. Extreme neg lect had taken place in bringing the suit to a hearing. The legacy was left as !mg ago as 1799. The party, a married woman, de layed filing her bill for 16 years. Another 16 years elapsed before the suit was brought to a hawing, no pro ..ings whatever taking place in the interim. The learned counsel did not mention this to the Court because be was instructed to prepare a Petition of Appeal, but because be thought other grounds in the ease bad been overlooked by the Court, and the present decision would be looked upon as a le Eedent in cases where similar delays had taken place. Accord to the present state of the Lord Chan cellor's paper, if hislordship made the same progress hereafter as he had done during the last six months, the petition of appeal would come on to be bard somewhere about the beginning of the next century ; therefore, during all that time, supposing the Lord Chan cellor's judicial and natural life to extend to that period, the deci sion in the present cue would be considered as a precedent. The Court must be aware that a delay of fifteen years did not bar a legacy. The delay of twenty years, accompanied with additional circumstances, enabled the Court to presume payment of the legacy. The only question now was, whether the delaying the suit for fifteen years was a reason for dismissing the bill 1 , The Court was very much struck with the circumstances of the delay that had taken place, and dismissed the bill with costs, without stating its reasons for doing so. He (Mr. Cooper) had never beard of a ease where the Court had dismissed the bill on the ground of delay. He recollected a case where nine years elapsed before the cause came on for hearing. The 31Arr zit of the ROLLS had no precise recollection of the case, but he had no doubt he should be of the same opinion if he were to hear it again. It was not to be eoneidered that the delay of fifteen years was an absolute bar, but all the circumstances of the case must be taken into consideration. The Court never intended to lay down any absolute rule. The case therefore stands exactly as it did after the Court had dismissed the bill. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT—Tunnay. Mr. George Wild,the comedian, andl ; tetroprietor of the West London and Olympic Theatres, was op posed on his application to be discharged, by a creditor named Smi . It appeared that the opposing creditor was employed at the Olym pie Theatre as a check . taker, during the period the insolvent was lessee, and a sum of 81. Is. Bd. remained due to him as wages. The insolvent stated that his real name was George Brodie, but be was known by the name of Wild, having always passed by that name ; and, as such, he had signed his petition and schedule. Mr. Cooxt, who appeared for the insolvent, admitted that the insolvent having executed his petition in a feigned name was fatal to all the proceedings. The Cntzs Cosistissrowta said, it 'was the insolvent's own fault, and he had no alternative but to order the petition to be dis missed. The insolvent, in consequence of the dismissal of bis petition, will have to begin de novo, and cannot come up till after the long vacation, which will end about November. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ABLN DON. (Before Mr. Justice PARE.) SMITH V. LORD MARTROROUGH..--Mr. CURWOOD (with whom was MLCARRINOTON) stated that the plaintiff was a trades man at Windsor, who acted as a special constable at Ascot races. The defendant was the master of his Ilajesty's stag-hounds, and, therefore, lord paramount at these races, and in this latter capacity be gave orders that the course should be kept clear; and it would appear that a constable, named Crook, was taking a woman, who was rather far advanced in liquor, out of the course, when the plain tiff took her by the arm to assist, and the defendant, without in ' quiring into the merits of the matter, struck the plaintiff two blows with his whip, and fur this assault the plaintiff had to ask a mode rate compensation. James Manley said—l saw the plaintiff at Ascot. He was a special constable. He had hold of a woman by the arm. Sbe was, with a blind man, between the ropes. She cried " Murder !" Lord Maryborough came up, and struck the plaintiff two desperate blows with a whip. He struck with the butt end of the whip. The plaintiff was a special constable, and was not using any violence to. wards the woman. Cross-examined by Mr. Jzsvis--There were about 70 special constables employed to keep the course clear. In the integrals he. tween the races, the company walked between the ropes. Dews are to be kept out at all times. The man was a blind bye , led by a woman. Crook was turning them out. They had aged seas bad language. I had myself put them out once beibre. Then was no crowd before the blows were given. When the wawa cried out, " Murder 1" Lord Marybovough, who was at a diatoms, stepped up.---(The whip was produced ; it was an ordinary hand- John Godfrey said--I was a special constable at the Ascot races, on the 30th of June, 1829. I saw a blind man and a woman coming across the course. They were brought across the course by Crook, another constable. The plaintiff went to the assistance of the other constable. The woman appeared to be drunk ; and the pWatiff asked her to go out of the course, and she would not go, and mode a great noise, I saw Lord Maryborough come up and strike the plaintiff with the butt of his whip. Lord Maryborough dumpiest the plaintiff with his Sgt. The plaintiff had 1 e no more thee his du. Jmes Rolfe said—l was present at the Ascot races. I saw the plaintiff take the woman by the band to lead her off the course, when Lord Maryborough came up, and ordered the plaintiff to let her go. I The plaintiff let her go, and the defendant then struck him two blows on the head with his whip. The plaintiff said, "My Lord lam only doing my duty, under your Lordship's own orders." I heard no more and was obliged to go to my post. Crag-examined —The woman used very bad language, and said she would not budge an inch for Lord Maryborough or any body else. Lord Maryborough is rather passionate sometimes, but it is soon over. Mr. Jstt~rs addressed the Jury on the part of the defendant, and stated that, by virtue:allot office which the noble defendant held, it was his duty to keep the race coarse dear, and there was no doubt that the man and woman were on the course, where they had no bu siness to be; and there being an ab o ut removing them Lord Marlborough went up. His Lordship was unaccompanied by any friend, but some highly respectable persons who were present would state that Lord Maryborough merely got between the plaintiff and the woman and pushed him away ; but, in fact, had struck him no blow. Mr. Wm. Evans aid—l was at Ascot-heath races on the 30th June, 1829. I saw the blind man and woman. They were in the course, about 30 or 40 feet from the ropes. There was a crowd. I went Into the crowd to see what was the matter, and I took the plaintiff by the arm. He bed the blind man by the arm. I said to the plaintiff', " You good-for-nothing fellow, why don't you let the man go about his business ?" The plaintiff was pulling him with all his strength. The woman then said, "Gorr bless your honour, he has been abasing us for some dine;" and immediately after this I saw Lord Maryborough at my right band. His Lordship then the plaintiff sway with the back of his left hand, and, with is right, pushed the blind man and woman aside, his being on that hand I did not see that the plaintiff had hold of the woman at all. Lord Maryborough said, " You scoundrel, let the poo r man and wonian go about their business." Lord Maryborough then went away. Croas.examined by Mr. CtIRWOODI am a builder at Windsor, and I hold a situation In the °Mee of 'Weeks. I told this to Mr. Jenner, the King's joiner, who is clerk of the course. I did not hear the beggar woman cry " Murder," but I did hear her swear. Mr. James Whitman said-1 saw the blind man and the woman the woman was irritated and abusive. There was a crowd of seventy or eighty persons. Several people cried " Shame," and Lord Mary borough came up, with his trhip in his hand. He had to make his way through the crowd; he pushed by in a hurry, and said to the plaintiff, Go about your business, you seoundrev Hi s L o ewe, left hand was towards the constable. _ Crosa•evamined-1 don't know the plaintiff. Mr. CURIWOOD replied. Mr. Justice PARR said that tot *hide woe cl!arity et:titled to a verdict. It was agreed by all the witnotaes that Lott Maryborough was in a great passion ; indeed, it was manifest by his using such an expression as ' 4 You scoundrel, go about your business." It was certainly very strange that Lord Maryboroug h, whose office it was, among other things, to have the course kept clear of b eggars , should come up, and, when this plaintiff was doing merely IETt;, should not let him do it ; but still, if a Nobleman will lower him. self to strike any of these common people, more especially if he uses rough and violent language, and swearing, be must be answerable for it in damages. The Jury would therefore give a verdict for the plaintiff for such temperate amount as they should think proper. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 501. POLICE REPORTS. Gommati..—The offence of picking pockets is becoming more prevalent than it was two or three years ago. Droves of known cha racters were observed on Saturda, in the Strand, accompanying the Lord Mayor's procession to St. James's. Yesterday a stout young Allow, named Jaws Osborne, was charged with stealing a handkerchief from the pocket of Mr. Ha. milton, the bookseller, in Paternoster-row. The complainant stated, that in passing along the North side of St. Paul's on Monday, about two o'clock, he felt himself pressed upon behind, and perceived a slight twitch at' his coat ket. This inclined him to turn round, when he saw his Wodka. in the band of the prisoner, who appeared to be about to hand it to an accomplice, but finding he was &mile, he let it 611 on the ground. Complainant seised him and conveyed him to the house of a neigh bouriag constable. Mr. Alderman Ansley asked the prisoner if he had any thing to say Oh yes, said the prisoner, with an air of confidence, which, how ever he lost in a moment. I was passing, said he, through the Church-yard, and the handkerchief was upon the ground, and the gentleman charged me with stealing it. Mr. Alderman AxstaY—What trade are you ? Prisoner—l am a waterman, but Ido not follow that. ' Alderman—Come ! we know all about you. Your last plate was Newgate, and werer s u ch : r ogrrehendad for picking a pocket on the very day you were ? You are a regular pickpocket. I shall warmit you for di al Herdslield said he was taken to the Mansion-house on Saturday for picking pockets, bat was discharged because the gentleman was unwilling to prosecute. The prison er, who did not attempt to persist la his innocence, was committed for trial. Bow-STaszT.—Tbdt widdlumde wale, Ma Ana Pierce, better known by the some of ttita lkwritrarcires, for the nine hundred and ninety-ninth to la emit* ectooday morning before Mr. Minable; whb deems mid y behaviour in the stroll, mad whit havisi b dkplayed no blooded to age w war against the shopariadows in Ateset,_Coriatiperea. Mr. Muumuu. regretted that some p lan amid net be devised for keeping her out of the streets, and finally committed her to prison. Richard Muth, a bricklayer, was charged with having stolen a bottle of wine and a decanter of brandy from the bar of the Cheshire Cheese public-house, Surrey-street, Strand. Mrs. Brown, the landlady, stated, that the prisoner had been drinking in her tap-room the over night, and that, going away without paying his reckoning, she followed him, and brought him bark, ;hen a bade of wine and a decanter of brandy, which had previously been missed from the bar, were found in his pockets. The F6'. declared that he was quite drunk when he left the house, and that the wine and brandy bottles had been put into his pockets without his knowledge. Mr. Miwouutt, however, fully committed him for trial for the offence. WORSKIP-11Tarwr.—Monday, as incorrigible gill, about fourteen yaws of age, nsmcdabusers whose father resides in Globe Fields, Betimal.gmen, was broughebefore Mr. Bit onowrox for further examination, under the following circumstances It ap peared the prisoner obtained $ situation some time since with a silk weaver, in whose service she had been only one day, when she robbed him of several bobbins of silk, and for which ofmcc she was dig =from her employment. The following day she obtained situation, the duties of which she discharged only two days, when she was de tected in stealing a pair of shoes, and for which offence she was brought to this office, and remanded for further exa mination. While she was in the prison, and before her second exa mination, she contrived to steal from ono of her companions in guilt a l ace cap, value 5s ; and when brought to the °Zoe, she was seen to conve-y the stolen treasure to her father, who was awaiting her fate. Thaw facts being communicated by Mr. Kilabh the ge• moor of the prima, to the Magistrate, Waters, an die% hoot the cap at the father's house, who brought him before in salmi& trate, when he wos held to bail to meet the °barge at the =dm% end.tho prisoner was remanded until Saturday. Laxszsu-srazzT.—Yesterday, Dentist Sullies% who his been in custody since Saturday last, on suspicion abase elasmanii in a highway robbery on the night of Thursday last, sad disalwig. leg a loaded pistol at the pas= of Mr. Fos, one of the church wardens of Hackney, was discharged. Ustiow-HaLi...—Yesterday, a demure looking woman, named Mary Faris, in the service of Mr. Polecat*, at idarleyford-place, Kennington, and a man named Edward Catena* ' were brought before the sitting Magistrate, charged with robbing that gentleman of a quantity of plate and other property. From the evidence it appeared that the female prisoner bad been ln'the service of Mr. Farnoomb for the last two yaps, and very great reliance was placed on her character for honesty and integrity, and in consequence the whole of the plate, dm was under her care and superintendence. Her age, she being on the verge of fifty, was con sidered a security against her forming male acquaintance, and she was in the habit of being left alone in the house, owing to the absence of her master. On Wednesday last, how. ever the complainant having dined at home, expressed some surprise on seeing a pewter spoon placed on the table, when the pri. moor said that he was about collecting the whole of the plate to gether, for the purpose of cleaning it. The following day her master having obtained the key of the plate closet, discovered that a great number of table, tea, and dessert spoons, were missing from the shelves. In the same place was deposited a pair of massive silver candlesticks, which, however , remai untouched in their usual situation, a circumstance which at once indicated that the robbery bad been committed by some person who had access, and well knew the localities of the house. The female prisoner, on being questioned relative to the subject, strenuously denied any know. [edge of the robbery, declaring her entire innocence, and add ing, that some person must have availed himself of bee momen . Wry absence from the premises, and ransacked the closet.— She was then questioned as to whether a man visited her In the ab sence of her master from home, and after much equivocation, she at length confessed that the prisoner, Coleman, was in the habit of having his meals in the house, and also sleeping with her. No time was now lost in taking the suspend parties into custody, and on searching a house in Doctors' Commons,where Coleman lodged, vs. rims articles, consisting of silk stockings, towels, silk handkerchiefs, &c. the property of Mr. Farneomb, were found, but as yet no trace of the plate las been discovered. The female prisoner cried incessantly during the examination, and cast many II look of scorn and indignation at her fellow prisoner, who, however, maintained his self-composure throughout, declaring that he was innocent of having been concerned in taking the plate. Both the prisoners were remanded. TRANCES Poucz.—Yesterday, 'Henry Peek, Henry nape, and William Walls, were charged with defrauding a gentleman named Boatman, residing in Cleveland-strut, Fitaropoquare, of four sovereigns. On Friday night last, the complaitapt and moo. thee gentleman named Mills, went toVauxhall, and left the Gardena about four o'clock the next morning, and went to tin' Mid dlesex aids of Westminister Bridge to hire a boat ; here they saw Peck, who represented himself as being the owner of a wherry belonging so Mr. Sawyer, a beat-builder at Milbank, which they hired for three hours, and gave Peck half a-crown for the loan of the boat, and also left four sovereigns with Mtn, as a security for its safe return ; on returning at the expiration of the appointed time with the boat, Peck was not to be found. Mr. Sawyer said the boat was his property; be never gave any au thority to Peck to lend it to any one. Watts, in defence, said he had tartypartaken of some gin and coffee out of the meaty, but hod re. biped to accept of any part of it; he was asleep when Peck made the bargain with the gthtlemen, and a ft er they were gone Peck awoke him and disphrd the sovereigns. Tilson said he was intoxicated en the merging in question ; he had received some liquor and mosey from Pock but was unaware how it was procured. The magisismos, Mews. Ballengee and Brodirip, said the evi. dimes was net mildest to implicate Watts, and be was admitted as evidence a gai nst Pock and Tilson, who were committed to Newpw for Wel. The latter was subsequently liberated, on fi nding bail to the amount of 4001. to mos forward and meet the charge at the Sessions. Peck was sent to prison. glisabeth C.oUiste was ommnitted for trial, charged with robbing James Watson Bell, the manta of a North-country vessel, of his silver watch, a gold seal, and maul key. Toww-sua.t...--.Nook Naffenst, a Jew tailor, was summoned by Robert Taylor, far &akin a coat of his. The complainant said the coat had bow eitmotal ft the tailor to tarn, and it had been kept fran aka two years ! The tailor retorted that the coat itt t foe bud bean ashes item him by a journeyman, the vales at which "se help him Ore," was net exceeding Is. " Two shillings !" ezehimeol a,idermen Ax/L I T I "and wlm then was you to be poldihrninhiLit r "• Nine shillings," mid the tailor. " Nine ellampa r odd the Alderman. "end the Pat worth but two. Osenonense you, mum restore the coat, of fad anther." The miler rend, aorl:the penis went away. SCINTILLA. woadA nailTH:t d o toget NE.: tr 7 and hat eo is e s ert tro wi n th e ? red —o vei nl yee y fo l or it p ie lan not ke ti o te f throne—it is the aeon who sits on k—Mot—je aria is trove.—No. How TO BECOME A GENTLEMAN.—" Pray, Sir, bow did you become a gentleman ?" demands young RAPID in the Cure for the Heart Ache." "Simply, by never committing an action that would not bear reflection." SUBSTITUTE Fon FIRE.—It is said that a Swede has lately invented a machine composed of two parallel wheels, running contrary ways with gem velocity, which, by the extreme agitation given to the air, produces heat equal to a stove !! ! MARCH OP ABRIDGMEnT.—FaShion and vanity maks so many demands now on the time of those who reed, in the shape of no vel s, gossiping memoirs, and light periodicals, that no. =will go down in serious literature bet abridgments and ema il the changes which have beam psing ma he sums years arose, we think we cannot be far has des die when *Dread. In 'meld will come back to the Riereglyphisti sr Mom week" Ibis which it started thirtgZ er eeniewdes•go. We *WO sass to isss the mat events of the op In amble= ft like those of children lo save finidendrie albs L l =o reading A History ri &s had will thisainkt Ot a mere velem of engravings which may be gene thin* b an hoer, with no spina of thinking, and a vast deal of effilealims; mid the biography st a hero may be crowded into his shield, and told in a twinkling, from the ule of his chariot, to all the cables and LlP=who have heat h :zed by one week's education, new species of WASHING THE HEAD.—Daily Washing of the bead with cold wets Is an excellent remedy against periodical headaches. In corms, err deflexions of the humus from the head, and in weak eyes, the shaving of the head often affords immediate relief, while, at the same time, it opens the pores, and promotes ritirs. don. It is altogether a mistaken idea, di. I there is a of cold from the practice of washing the head, or lea it c e a x t = to the free air after having been washed. The more fre quently the surface is cleansed of scorbutic and scaly impurities, the more easy and comfortable we feel. THE ANCIENT CHINESE.—Wbabad and Abuziad, Ambles envoys, who visited China in the ninth century, states that the Chimes of that period were in the habit of eating all criminals dist were put " Their cannibalism, indeed," says our earfter, a arouse seem to have resembled that of savage nations, who dawn disk enemies to gratify revenge. or to indulge in the means st Asselty among the Chinese, apparently, the bodies of dims who were executed publicly were left to be eaten by the poor 110 leangry." However incredible this account may appear, the aims annals lend it some confirmation; for they state that when blokes have occurred in that kingdom, human flesh has been sold in their markets ; and that It was dangerous at those periods to go Inbreed after sunset, men being constantly on the watch to seize and hutches all whom they could lay their hands upon.—Maritione and Inland Memory. IRISH EXTRAVACIANCE..—There were five prosecu tions against Mr. ALEXANDER of the Morning Journal. On the first there were seven counsel employed ; on the second six ; on the third six; on the fourth six; and on the fifth three. The fees paid to the entire were 5411 ss. Od. This was pretty good payment of five days' week ; but it was nothing at all to the payment of our counsel at the Cork Commission. Of these gentlemen, we believe, there were five employed, including the Director Oeneral, Dog. betty, and there were bestowed upon them fees to the enormous amount of 13861. 15s. ! ! I—This afforded to each counsel about 2761 or more than half the payment that was considered sufficient for all the counsel employed in the five London prosecutions, though in the number of these counsel were included the Attorney and Solicitor-Cieneral of England I Who would not be a sharer in the profits of a Special Commission in Ireland ! ! ! JEstrivs•—The number of Jesuits in England and Ireland are as follow*:—Cumberland, 1; Dorset, 2 ; Essex, 2; Hants, 2; Hereford, 1 • Lancaster (Stonyhurst and thatabouts,) 92; IMiddlesez, b; Lincoln, 2; Monmouth, 1; Norwich, 1; Northern. betiand, l; Oxford, 1; Somerset, 1; Suffolk, 1; Wilts, 1; War. cater, 2 ; York 3; Flint, 1; County of Kildare, (Clongowes,) 45; King's County (Tullabeg,) 10; County of Dublin, 2; Dub. lin City, I.—Orand Total in England, Ireland, and Wales, 178. A DREAM.—I had neither seen nor beard of Madame Dttgazoo for many months. On the night of the 21.2 of Septets. ber, in the year 1820, I dreamed a dream. Methought I ascended t r h e r b e e ss of the church of St. Roch, in the rue St. Honors. As I the portal, which was hung with black, the Suisse ad. valued, saying, Once in, Sir, you must remain in." I enured; and having made the tour of the church, round about which were Vre=ri e lotT e =wife: inte rmen t, told t' yo l u a ,ti n r, that %l a nce in, the d= must remain In." " What is the reason of tha t ?" " There is to be a funeral ." " Who is dead ?" " Mad ame Duguon." At the same moment a funeral procession ascended the steps, and I awoke. This wee at three o'clock in the turning. The dream tormented me, I could not sleep again, and. at an culler hour than usual 1 mom Whilst at breakfast a brother of Telma called. I related my dream, and (as I deserved to be) was laughed at for my pains. lie left me, and within an hour afterwards I received a message from Telma himself, requesting I would go to him imme. diately. I found him walking about his garden, considerably agitated. After a few moments silence, he exclaimed—" This mem& all ray miens. While I was laughing at your dream, which my beaker related to me—' theme English are almost as great deems= m ths Ciermans,' 1 said—in came my friend It—. I asked him the sews. " There is nothing," said he o—yes, poor Daimon did at three o'clock this morning."—New Monthly JAMES Mo I.—ln a curious collection of jests, printed in the year 1640, and to which the name of Arch Armstrong is pre filed as a decoy, there occurs an anecdote, which shows that James the First was not uniformly accessible to the flattery of his courti. era. Two gentlemen, noted for agility, trying to ou..jump each other in his presence, he said to the individual who jump :d far thest, "And is the your best? Why, man ' when I was a young man I would have out-leaped this myself." An old practised cur. tier, who stood by, thought this a good opportunity of ingratiating himself with his master, and struck in with, " That you would, Sir; I have seen your Majesty leap much farther myself." "0, my soul !" quoth the King, as his usual phrase was, " thou Best ; would, indeed, have leapt much farther, but I never could leap so far by two or three feet." TUE LATE DIY OF ALGIERS.—The following ac count et Hossein, the late Dey of Algiers, is from the iksearer der Cleimileve r—" Hussein, the Ex-Dey of Algiers, is cot a man et $ mid disposition. Severe only towards the Turkish militia. wham seeds.' and conspiring disposition he feared; he was just bass's swards the population of Algiers, which has no act 41111eademimier tyraeny to reproach him with. He is cunning, wal sdemssd far a Turk, and tolerably well acquainted with the iiiistimi of Europe and the complicated interests of the !ems which have relations with the East. It was, how. swer,bie dsentive knowledge of this branch of politics which led to his everthrow and iodated him, imprudently, to rely upon the assistance of With respect to his military attainments, thee appear to be very limited ; and Hussein MOW to be better versed in the law of the Prophet, and to have studied mote deeply the texts of the Koran and Arabian books, than modern tactics. Our corres pondent has given as several instances of his ignorance in this re. spect, which are perhaps exaggerated, and which probably might more properly be attributed to one of his officers than to himself bat they are not the lass maim, from their originality. Some one speaking to him about the landing of the French, said he was wrong not to oppose this first movement of the army, which might be attended with the most serious consequences ; and he is reported to have replied. How would you have me take them, if I do net let them come here first 4 , Ono day. seeing at a distance a battalion firing in platoons, the from rank having, as is usual, one knee upon the ground, he cried out in the presence of one of the shipwrecked seamen, See, how they ask far perdu! Courage, children of Dlalsomet ! ' On ADO. thee occasion, when he remarked a battalion firing, the first rank having crossed their bayonets, be said, What are those wooden men the French have before them ? What astonishes me more than any. thing is, that I never see any of them fall I . lie was not aware that the ranks are closed when a ball reaches one of these figuree which be Imagined he saw in front of the regiments. The Dey had no idea of our maser of making men in battle march closely pressed against each ether. He remarked it without un derstanding it, and exed himself thus : • What I have heard is, then, true a—the French have been compelled to make was upon ma, and they have been chained together to force then: to fight.' BIRTHS. The 17th into at her fatheisi,*.4. Deschamps, Esq. Ratchet, the lady of E. Walsh, Esq. Royal Artillery, of a laughter.—The 16th last. in Upper Brookaateet, the Lady Emily Pulley, of a soe still 15th inst. at Edinburgh, the lady of Col. Mayu, eta son. DI ED. The 19th inst. at the bones et his cenplit, J. Thompon, Esq. Judd.street, J. Timms, M.D. handy et Ipswich. and late of Lyndhurst, Heats, in the nth yine lde ege..—The 18th 11181. at Urea, Ears. logy, the wife of J. Mosi or et the Boehoty of rtiln--'llll 19th Wt. et kis Donee inllintenompele, Ma TIM M, Req. et Batten ileepeve, Neethemponehlro. Levausis Printed sad Pubikbed ►y Jona Yams at Ib. Stir Orrin Ne.l, Plebettaidese,Trapia I.