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I I I' , ----.~ , reduction was to be made; he was not now called upon to say what was' to be the precise tax. Mr. SI BTIMRPE defended Mr. Hume. The motion was agreed to. The Speaker took the Chair, and the house resumed. Mr. DOIIERTY moved for leave w bring in abill for the more effec tual administration of the laws in Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL supported the motion. Mr. WEYLAND moved for leave to bring in a bill for the amender !tient of the Act 6th Geo. IV. c. 67, regarding the settlement of the l'oof.—Leave granted. PATENT Or THE LINO'S PRINTER. Mr. HUME rose and said that he had to move for some papers being laid before the house, on which be would make a few remarks. He had been attacked for having stated in the house that there were members in u who were influenced by profit ; but one fact was worth fifty argu ments. He had to complain against Government. They had pledged themselves to reduce all superfluous places; but he had been informed that they were renewing patents to the prejudice of the people. He ( Mr. H.) thought that his Majesty had no right to retain the power of granting patents. but on a future occasion he (Mr. B.)' intended to make that a separate question. In the year 1799 Mr. Pitt had granted a patent to Messrs. Reeves and Strahan for 31 years to be the King's printers, to have the printing of the House of Lords, Bibles, and Prayer-books. The patent had included Mr. Reeves for the purpose if securing to him for life fifteen hundred pounds a year, as the clear profits were estimated at 3,0001. By a report, for which the House was indebted to the Member for Dorset it appeared that the amlunt of printing for the House of Lords was about 36,0001. per annum. Mr. John Reeves being only a sleeping partner, subsequently filed a bill in Chancery to compel the other party to divulge the real profits of the business, as he had ascertained that they amounted in that branch alone to 13,0001. per annum ; but they settled the matter in private, and con sequently the real statement never became public. By a statement of accounts in the Report of the Committee, in which the member foe Dorset was engaged, there were three items for printing, one of 340001. one 4,4001. and another for 1,3501. When the business fell into the hands of Messrs. Eyre and Straiten they discovered that their patent gave them the right to be booksellers as well as printers, and they disposed of the Acts of Parliament at the rate of 2jd. per sheet, which ought only to be charged the public at most ltd. They sold prayer-books at 6d. per sheet, which ought to cost the public not more than 4d. per sheet: thus, for 31 years, the public were taxed on these articles at the rate of 32 and 43 per cent. He (Mr. H.) could undertake to say that the sheets for which 2ad. were charged, he could get them done by contract for Id, which was 150 per cent less than what was charged by Messrs. Eyre and Strahan. There was a clause in the pa tent which stated that the Treasury should see that the printing was executed at a reasonable price, but the Treasury had never troubled themselves about it. He had been informed that the patent had just been renewed, and for a series of years. There had been much heard of the Government's savings by striking off places ; but he knew of no place that had been struck off, except a situation of Assistant.. Solicitor of Excise—that became vacant by death, and the Duke of Wellington had not filled it up ; and this act had been bandied about in all the papers for weeks after. He would move for a committee to have all the papers relating to king's printer be laid before the house, with an abstract of the accounts; and that a copy of the bill which bad been filed in Chancery, and the answer, should be produced to ascertain the real profits of the business. One of the avowed purposes of the patent was, that one king's printer should be a member of this house, and to support ministers. He did not mean to say that it was on that account Mr. Strachan did vote always with ministers,' but true It was that he did always vote with them. Mr. Pitt had established a stationery office, which was quite sufficient to execute all the printing which government required, and there fore granting the patent was a useless monopoly.—lf the work were done by contract a great saving might be effected, because the contractor could only have the difference between his own profits and the next offerer ; and the present King's printer was, in fact, a contractor; but be was a contractor without competition. As it was, being a government contractor, he (Mr. H.) was of opinion that he was disqualified to have a seat in that house. He was of opinion that if the patent had been granted under these circumstances, that those who bad done so should be brought to the bar of the house to account for their conduct. The time was come that the house of commons must make a stand, and he hoped that be would have the support of every member in it for economy. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving for returns of the sums of money paid to the King's printer, for printing, for ' the last ten years; also fora number of copies of acts of parliament re turned by the King's printer to the public offices and magistrates, for the last ten yews, sod the price paid for the same ; also a copy of a bill and answer filed in a cause in Chan? Reeves v. Strahan; also a copy ' of the patent granted to the King's ter. The CHANCELLOR of the E CHEQUER said, he had omitted to bring down any documents which would be necessary to answer the hon. gentleman's statement, because he thought the hon. gentleman would have contented himself with moving for the papers, and reserved his argument till the papers were before the house. He would give up to the honourable gentleman that Mr. Pitt had acted incorrectly ; but the Government, who acted on an apposite principle, should not be treated with obloquy. When the subject came under discussion with the documents before the house, he would be able to satisfy the house that the government had acted for the public advantage. the patents were granted, it was dens on the principle that the laws of GOD and of the country should be published by responsible persons, and an Act of Parliament, printed by the s •printer, was made an authorised document in a court of justice. The Duke of Wellington had in many instances abolished o ffi ces as they became vacant. Mr. SPOTTISWOODE said the receipt which the hon. gent. had represented as 30,0001. was last year 8,0001. The hon. gent had dared to assert that he had made a compact with Ministers to sit in that house and support Ministers. He dented it in the hoes gentleman's teeth it was too much to say, that because he differed with the hon. gent. he was therefore corrupt. Mr. O'CONNELL said, the hon. member for Middlesex had not said there was a compact with the present King's Printer; he only said there bad been such a compact with his predecessor : and that by some acci dent the present always voted with the Government. The motion was then agreed to, with the exception of the Bill and Answer in Chancery, which the hon. gentleman withdrew for further consideration. Mr. HUME said he was about to make a motion on the subject a public pensions, which were swallowing up the revenue of the country. He would bring forward a motion fur never granting a public pension to either wife or child of any officer, nor even to public men, with very few exceptions, as he was confident it was the only means of causing officers to make provision for their wives and children. The hon. gentleman moved for a copy of the regulations for granting pensions to the widows and children of officers of the army, navy, and ordnance, aril other public offices. Mr. RUTHVLN said, he should not oppose the motion, but would never acquiesce to have the widows of officers deprived of their pensions ; bat he would have no objection to have sinecures abolished. Lord L. HOWE it said, the granting of pensions was now regulated in a manner consistent with the strictest economy. Mr. HUME said, what he objected to was, that the rich man's wife had a pension, and the poor man wife had none. The motion was agreed to. Mr. WEYLAND brought in a bill for the better regulation of the settle-rent of the poor.— Read a first time and ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME brought in two bills for repairing roads in Middlesex. Read a first time and ordered to be read a second time. The House adjourned to Monday, st a Quarter-past Nine o'clock. INCENDIARIES. SURREY. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, the extensive farming pre. wises, the property of Day, Esq. in the occupation of Finder Simpson, Esq. situate at Caterham, six miles south-east of Croydon, in the above county, WIN discovered to be on fire. In the course of a couple of hours, the whole were nearly destroyed ; namely, three large barns, filled with corn, two wheat-ricks, and three valuable stacks of hay, together with the stabling and other out-buildings. The lice stock, of which there was a considerable quantity, was saved, with the exception of one cow, which was so severely scorched that it was thought it would be found necessary to slaughter ber. That this destruction of property was the work of incendiaries, not the slightest doubt is entertained in the village where it occurred. It is satisfactory, however, to know that the labouring people of the neigh bourhood evinced every disposition to arrest the progress of the flames. Some suspicious circumstances have been mentioned with regard to the perpetrators of this wanton crime: but, as yet, no clue has been dis covered which is likely to lead to their detection. SUSSEX. (From the Second Edition of the Briskon Gasesge.) Casale-office. Thursday evening. We regret to learn that the incendiaries have cot their walk' of devastation in this county. Last night the berm sad premises et the overseer at Battle were set on lire, and property to a large amount destroyed. Our informant states that the poor of Battle have received from the parish from 6s. Eld. to Bs. per week. Some days back they made a*a ma) demand of Ili. selecting as their spokesman a man known as • particularly hottest and industrious character. They then threatened V money were not given them, they would take it. The constable being afterwards sent to take the spokesman into an. totke was told that he should be forthcoming before the magistrate g and !Accordingly they accompanied him, to the number of more this 206, to. Sir Godfrey , Webster. They bad provided dubs In that han4p, and were fully determined to rescue him, if he bad been am. mated. Scouts were , also stationed to give -nodes, if summary, to the sum:Ming villages. • Subsequently to this, s letter was sent to the overseer, t that if their demands were not complied with, his premises shouldi fired, and this threat was put in execution last :. We regret to add, that oar informant sew last night from Bettie 116 cm than seven fires, three ei them very distluody. LAW REPORT& VICE-CH A NCEL LOH'S COURT. -- ----- The Court proceeded with bankrupt petitions to-day, but no case of importance came before his Hormuz. ROLLS' COURT, Nov. b. - - - - Tbis being the firstilay4theisfarritit of the ROLLS sitting after the long •acation, the Court took petitions as usual. ORWAT WILL CAIIIITTAIIIIAM V. wazeirr. Some time previous to the commencement of the long menden an ap pikation was made to the Master of the Rolls, in ate to induce his Honour to apply for the learned Judge's notes of the trial that took place in this muse. Upon that application the Court adopted the course suggested by the parties; and after some considerable interval obtained the notes of the learned Judge, but such was their extreme length, that it was impomible for his Honour, together with his other ' duties, to wade through such an immense mass of writing before the long vacation, and the parties finally dotemined, in consequence of the suggestimof the Court, that the application fee the new trial should be postponed till November. His Hoxoua, on coming into Court this day, informed the parties that he had read every ward of the evidence, and of the summing up of the Learned Judge, and was quite prepared to hear Counsel on any day that was most convenient to Mr. BICIZINTITH believed it was the understanding of all parties that the application should be made on Monday next, &titbit day would suit the convenience of the gentlemen of the common law bar (Mr. Brougham and Mr. Pollock) who had to attend. His Howousexpressed his willingness to concur in this arrangement, and appointed Monday next for proceeding with the me. The Coca: disposed of between twenty and thirty petitions possess ing no public interest. His Rowan, in the course of the morning, intimated his intention of sitting in future at ram, instead of eleven o'clock. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. b. PLOCINZTT V. JONES, =Q. This wee an action brought against the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison, to recover the sum of 78L being the amount of a debt fee which a:poson of the name of Treble was charged in his cus. hay at the suit ot the present plaintiff, and ikon which custody he had ears hlVDenman and Mr. Kelly appeared for the plaintiff, and Ile. Campbell for the detiodant. The answer to the case way lint, the informality of the seine served upon the Marshal to produce the prisoner, which was signed by a Mr. Tooke, as the plaintiff's solicitor, and not by Mr. Dollman, the attn. racy upon the record ; and second, that sines this judgment was obtained, the p lain tiff himself had become bankrupt. and that therefore if this action was sustainable at all, it must be brought by the assignees. Both these points were argued at cossiderable length, when Lord TINTIIIILDIX said that he had a strang e = upon them, but hi would prefer reserving them for future on. It was then proved that the prisoner bad, for some dine previously to his escape, been entitled to his sixpences, and that the plaintiff had about that time neglected to pay them-4nd when he to re. Name the payments, which the Manhal refused, he had said that he knew where Treble was, but he refused to tell the Marshal's officers, who offered to recapture him, and lodge him within the walls of the prison. He also said that he had agreed with the prisoner to take 20L in satisfaction of the judgment, which was the reason be had not con. tinned the payments regularly. The Court held this to be a sufficient answer to the case, and ordered the plaintiff to be nonrated. Lord TINTO/MIN roes at half-past twelve, to attend the King's Council. ADMIRALTY SESSIONS Nov. & (Before Sir C. Itonixsos. Mr. Baron BoLLAZD, and Mr. Justke BOSAW€II7ZT.) Jaw Hawkins was indicted for amualdng John Hayward, on board the Lowther Gude East Inc Unman, on the 117th of June, of St. Helens. Mr. ADOLPEUS opened the proceedings for the prosecution at some length, and explained to the Jury the importance of an assault on bard of ship, where subordination constitutes the safety of the ship, and all on board. iiir:iOlinsoißarton an officer on hoard the Lowther Castle, es ex amination, stated that ;be prisoner was on the spritsail-yard, and bail ing his Majesty's ship Ariadne. Witness ordered him in, sod desired him to come aft; this be refused to do, and drew alai& ad allempted to stab the prosecutor, John Hayward, in the becks he, humane. only cut his clothes through. Oro...examined by Mr. Lzi..-4 1 1isre is mi sods polo( by the prisoner against the witness. He bad bled deadest Ohs phi= bad asked leave to hail the Ariadne, with ths bionden of itssZnid of her. The witness admitted that be Wolk Wile the " " which fastened his knife, and taking a taws with lest and his which pow long under his chin, held him feet, and stanch eel a severe blow the face, and the blood started met Es big Mod ihet die prisoner was confined at fit. Helena with two Whim di& no dM not see Hay ward take the prisoner by the beard and As leak of Ms bead, and best his bead against the deck. He saw blood about his lbse, but net about his bead. He was afterwards put into Wm. He was delivered up at the butanes of the.Governer of St. Helms. Re-examined by Mr. Anommus.—The witness did not strike the Fiume until after he had torn the witness's waistcoat. No more force was need than was necessary to secure the plume. Mr. John Gisbotne, chief mate of the Lowther Cud, that he came on deck, and beard the prisoner using a violent direst. deposed, He then ordered the irons to be brought, and he them to be put on the pri soner. This witness deposed further as to thepneral violence of the prisoner's conduct until he was put into eent. No violence would have been used it he had not resisted. _ _ _ Mr. Hayward, third mate.—Heard the_ fattener threaten Me. Me bane that he would cut his soul out. The wham then dosed with the prisoner to assist in getting the knife; the prisoner fastened his teeth in the witness's shoulder and _passed his head behind witness's back and cut five gashes In his jacket. The cats were made by se parate blows. Cross.examined by Mr. Las.—The witness said, "don't hurt the paw fellow' He was calling out at the time. Several other witnesses were examined on the part of thqroesendon, who merely corroborated the former evidence as to the nature and cause of the assault complained of, and added, that the pelsooes was at length subdued by five of the officers of the ship, and put into close confinement. No witnesses were called for the defence, and Mr. Les addressed the Jury on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET proceeded to recapitulate the materiel pert of the evidence to the Jury. The Foreman, however, rose immediately, and stated that they would not trouble his Lordship, as they were agreed.—. They then returned a verdict of Guilty. bit C. Robinson pronounced the sentence agreed on by the Court, that the prisoner should be confined in Newgate for two months, and pay a tine of one shilling. INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT, Nov. 4. Lady Hawke, describing herself as late of Knightsbridg Brompton relict of Lord Hawke, came up from the rules of the s = Bench Prison, having previously obtained the dispensation, to be heard in the matter of her petition, when her discharge was opposed by Mr. Coons, on behalf of blesses. Woods and Co. Messrs. Stephen and Wei* and Mews. Holmes and Hopkins, upholsterers, &c. Dlr. HAM appeared to support the insolvent Upon the case being called on, Mr. Cools said—l understand It is not your ladyship's intention to take the benefit of the act. Mr. Bast.-I should advise her ladyship to let the case stand over, for the purpose of arranging with her creditors. This, I believe to be your ladyship's wish ? Lady Hawke.—lt le, Sir. Dlr. Coats said b Odle 'manilla which her ladyship enjoyed would pas to the auditor; under the assignment of the Coat, Mr. DAIRY said bet ladyship supposed that one annuity only would pus to the creditors. Mr. Commissioner Bowser—l think it had better stand over, if you can come to an arrangement. Mr. iLtaav—We have offered 501. a-yeee. Mr. Coots—The creditors are entitled to the whole. If the ease is to stand over with a view to compromise, I shall say nothing about the was Wag of the debts. It was tha arced that the case should stand over for a few days, on the understanding that the Costs of the day were to be paid to the aeditors. iii. eomultasioner Bownw— Lady Hawks, it will be to your in. tenet not to take the benefit of the act, and I advise you to arrange with your creditors Lady Hawke—l proposed, Sir, to arrange with my creditors two Tan al% The case was then adjourned. We understood the insolvent's debts to be about 1,0001. and that the annuities amount to 3001. a•yeez. YZOM RY B rt..—A bet was Welly taken by a member of the Dalmaboy Troop of Mid.Lotidaa Yeomanry, that he would be et t h e Ridi ng School, Loehfd mod, is complete uniform and marching order, within half an hour Asensio given him at his own house near Casonmilla. The bridle, stall.co■or, awl saddle, were to be in the stale, but all his acceutraments sad hemp were to be in his dwell. lag-house; these he was to carry so the ate le, distance of three ml. notes' walk, and buckle on with his own bands. As permed notice was a condition of the bet, the dinner bow (five o'clock) was chosen, s meet disd►antageous to a yeoman than midnight, the process of undressing being in favour of time. The bet was decided ai friday last, in pre. odes of umpires and several other pedaled, when the yeas mom. Abed his undertaking in twenty-dam minutes indleldttrive is ends, haring thus six minutes sod wasp's" swede se spas The distance (TOM the stable to the•RWsj &bast Sias is nearly a tine and a belt RECORDHR'S WORT. Yesterday the RsconwisTstal n ei — Repoes to his Majesty of the pri soners capitally convicted at the bet September Sessions, vis—George Ford, 26, Wnt. Newcomb, 19, Cornelius Sergeant, 90, Wm. Wood, 17, Hmy Gay, 13, Alfred aim 14, and gland Tilaky , 14--stmling in a dwelling house; John B lots, 38—antsming from maseporteds, Wm. Beetrup, 38—cutting and maim John Taylor, SI, Theme Allen, Id, Francis Cm, 27, and Stephen Baldwin, 21--beemehreaking ; John Ganness, 27, and Daniel 31• Carty, 23—highway robing ; James Leach, 40, and Thanes Grietwood, 37—sheep 81= ° John Dwyer, IS—burglary. AU of whom his Majesty was p leased to respite during his Royal pleasure, except John Gala" w is left for execution on Thursday next. DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE ACQUITTAL OF THOS. • HARDY, JOHN HORN TOOKE, AND JOHN THEL. , WALL. _ Yesterday about 120 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Golden Lion, West Bmithilekl, to celebrate the Thirty.sixth Anni►ersary of the acquittal from a dune of constructive high treason, of the above-named individuals; Mr. Coates in the Chair; near whom we noticed Colonel Jones, Mr. Richard Taylor, the Common CoanWmaN Mr. Wooller, Mr. Hardy himself, who, fee his years, looked resewmbly well, and some otter individuals renowned in the Yankee reform. _ _ After a variety of toasts had been chunk, Colonel Jones, when pro posing " the health of the brave People of France," took occasion to call upon the reformers of England, by thdr meetings and petitions, to get rid of the administration of the Duke of Wellington. A variety of other speeches, some of them highly complimentary to Mr. Hardy, were male In the come of the evening. LA MENTA Ifig i ErrAMY MILTON. On Moodily evening lady Milton died at Wentworth-ham, undid circumstances so peculiarly distressing as at meg M erriewbsim is family and neighbourhood with grit Lord Nil.. had =Mid ne leave Wentworth-house on Monday noseming iie Lib& TM ear- Awe was at the door; but Lady Millen big la&lspusidds Lordship did not set off, whhbg, before be Idt, to sea Mr. Emma, of Dan. caster, the family outgoes, who strived at Wentworth-home *est lid& past ten in the forenoon. Lady Mhos was about six mend* adwomed In pregnancy, and was &maned with tux labour; bat awash evening she became moes i gA i uil, hopes wore entedalma of bee ladyship's dcovery. U y these hopes were ad mead later in the evening, her yshtp became worse, and a little before nine o'clock It was obvious to Mr. Branson that her valuable life was near its termination. Lord Milton and her children were called in, but, so sudden was the change, that the n cer branches were torn from their beds, and assembled in their t dresses to wit ness the agonies of death in a parent, whose life had devoted to the duties of a christlan wife and mother. The exact circumstances at tending lady Milton's death have sot at present publicly transpired ; but those who are acquainted with the professional talents of Mr. Branson, will have no doubt that her Ladyship had all the aid that medical skill could alba. The day before the melancholy event, Lady Milton, with the family, attended divine service at the village church at Wentworth, and during the service bee ladyship was deeply affected, and tears were seen flowing down her cheeks In quick succession. The venerable Earl Fitswilliarn formed part of the congregation, and it was ' noticed with what ailcdoeate attention lady Milton offered the old Earl bet arm, and ad of her daughters, on the other side, gave Ripped to his Loedship. Lord Milton's state of mind may be more easily conceived than expressed. It is well known that the ' noble lord and his lady lived in a state of the warmest affection. Hay ' ing a large family, they were united in giving them a solid education, carefully watching over them in their studies and recreations.; Except when the duties of public life occupied his lordship, he courted pri vacy, for the purposes of domestic duties and enjoyments; and so sud den has been the change, that his Lordship is quite frantic, and al most sceptical as to the reality of the awful event. The character of lady Milton is reverenced by all who knew her, and the general solem. nity which prevails, not merely in the villages surrounding Wentworth House, but all the neighbouring towns, is a strop/5 of the attach ment which the lower classes evince towards the ranks of life, when their private and public conduct justi fi es It. ladyship was lady Charlotte, daughter of Thomas, first Lord Dundee, father of the present Lord Dundee, and attained the age of forty-three years last May; she married Lord Milton on the Bdl of July, 1806; and has given birth to eleven children, nine of whom are living.—Leeds Intelligetwer. POLICS JUIPOITS. Bow.traszT.—.Yesterday a nlitary.looking men, about 45 years of age, was _hake Hire with having beer riotous and disorderly in the ftind, at ter o'clock in the morning. Pollee somesble stated that he was ea diaj me n r the Strand that morning at the brae imadceed, when be saw the g in the direction et Taingle.bar, with a bundle on his bath, which tied to the and af a odst He was shoudng and singing eo load as to dia. tarts the neighbourhood. and he (witness) remounted with him upon such conduct, bat the pimento mid he'd be 4—d if be eased cee straw fee all the polies in Umbra, adding that they were a set et b.--y amidst. merle, and that be amid not desire better sport than M •th them about. He thus odd that he had just come AIM France, and spoked the &dew them& which the French people bed est as, and hoped soon to see themes deka. k Inglaad, with a gnat deal of si milar language. Whams ropeoled him to go hew, bat ironer declared declared he would not stir a sore. and that be was SetereAnd to my and do what he t di. He then begets ta alma whims end the service to which he beloapd, until at kit be (whims) leek him into custody, and conveyed him with sees Mink to the Madge in Covent Ogaden, at the dam of which a amid of poems had sollasid, to wham the prisoner addressed himself, man apes them to assist hint in resisting the d—..l police. Mr. Hata.. asked the Omar who and what he was, observing that suck conduct was most dhow:oral on the part eta person who appeared to be respectable. The quid that his name was Thomas O'Shea, and that he was an en half pay in the 3d garrison battalion. H e had bee, he said, for last four years travelling on the continent, and bed landed at Dover on the preceding day, having been Let in France. He made no attempt either to deny the language imputed to him, or to de. fend his conduct. _ _ _ _ 1111iiobeerved, that such behaviour on the part of an o&er in his Majesty's service, who was drawing an income nen the country, was not only inexcusable but perfectly disgraceful, and he (the Magi". trate) should fail in his duty, if be did not make an example of the pri. soner. The Magistrate then asked the constable if the prisoner bad assaulted him ? TKO cos;;t;1;le replied in the sArmadve, and the prisoner was ordered to put in ball to answer for his conduct at the sessions ; and to mark his conduct, he was further ordered to give 48 hours notice of the parties whom he meant to propose as his sureties. The Magistrate obeli directed the clerk to forward a copy of the de. positions to the Home (Mee, which was accordingly done, and the pri. soner was removed in custody. CRUEL AND UNNATURAL MURDER.. From as Pirmotah Journal. An inquest was held at the workhouse, last Monday, before Mr. A. Bows, Coroner, on view of the bodies of John Powell, aged six, and William Powell, aged nine, who it was strongly suspected had been murdered by their mother, Mary Powell, wife of a sawyer in the Dock yard, who resides in Willism.smeet, Iforiceocovrn. Wm. Honyoomb is a sawyer in his Majesty's Dock-yard, and works with the father of the deceased. One of the two children used generally to bring their father his breakfast, but on the Saturday morning Mrs. Powell, whom deponent bad not seen in the yard foe months, came in with it herself. After exchanging a few words, Mrs. F. said that both the children were dad. Her husband asked what nonsense she was talk. lag about; she again repeated they ware. If they were, Mr. F. said, she must have killed them. She replied that near a woman killed chil dren. He told her to make haste home, and he would follow her directly. She wished he could prevail on her husband to remain where he was. During all this time Mrs. Fowell's couneensnee kept altering ; her lips changed from pale to a " beam" colour; she seemed ex tremely agitated. Mary Wilkocks lives in the same house with Mrs. Powell. Saw be, on Friday morning, as well as the children, who appeared in good health. Does not think Mrs. F. has been in her right mind during the rims she has known her. Oa Saturday morning, Mr. and Mrs. F. called at ha shop; Mr. F. mind kat whetha she had seen the (Adkins p she replying in the megathes, he timfred her to go up stairs with him. Mrs. F. did not say ay debited the was asked to go up first ; she then said, in a patsedy nasemseened manner, " Wel l, I'll go with you." When the semi. mg et the bed was taken down, deponent saw the two debit Vag dual, is *sir backs, with their heeds on different pillows. They seseeed When bees bulks hears. She saw no other signs deb,. Imes iqsee them bat the meek eta dam nail on J. Fowell's neck ; she was, keveseee, too mush °heeded" at the sight to take exact notice. All seemed tre in the seem She asked Mrs. why she did not call bet when the Mena ewe about to die ? Nn. F. replied that it would have been sf me Sete. Depensat thee inquired when they died, and Mrs. F. answered " at for irdeit." She Well that they had groaned almost all night, and at four dick the ALMON! T had taken the breath out of them. The room, she mid, had boss surrounded by angels all night. In the treatment of the children, Mrs. IP:was sometimes kind, and dome. times, without any assignable cause, the contrary. Thomas Cresdag, aurgeee, was next swore, and detailed at consider. able length the external appearance of the children, and the corrobora tive conclusions drawn from the dissection of the bodies. The child John was lyin g on his bock; the sides dela het and oak, and the under surface of the body, resented a livid "pan** there was a livid dr. de round the seek, sad where this puss* over the windpipe th eft or a spot about the do e a naA which err roam discolour:l than the rest. He had no doubt that Jahn Pawn died from suSh. cation. He then described the sympteine.pmeasted . by Wiliam, who mum have suffered a stress and cruel waggle. He had IN doubt that Wm. Fowell also died hem sellibeatioa by strangling. m r . subsequently stated that whin he asked the mother how th e eN t i,...*g came by these marks, she replied they were noisy and would to sleep, so she took a cane sod best them. They roaned deal ; at three o'clock they esemed better, bat at four the b roit h• • out of tient. It wasa goad this. far peer people who thew viliZ t i die ; her Muidnall was "ay Mil* le asp Owe he Aloha lave h re very glad;blame be walwal bur soy Uses he ear swam The mark on the hint of the throat of John must har e intim* , faun the butts', shit gapped. Mere the exandiadon of triturate closed. The Coroner then r em . mod, and the Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict W JIM Mal& SOW Mary Fowell." The inquisition lotted nearly eight beam The unfortunate woman has been coareyed r„ county gaol SCINTILLA. EPITAPH IN CORSLEY CHURCHYARD, WILTS. Once toddy and plump, Though ewe a add lump, Beneath this old stump Lies honest Joe Clump, Who wish'd to his neighbours no evil ; Although by Death's thump He is laid on his rump, Yet up be shall jump When he hears the last trump, And triumph o'er death and the devil. ORTNOORAPILT.—The followinj is an order, rerbatil u , sent from the country the other day to r. Purday, Musieseller : " you do ilk to trust I, i be William Savory, therefore send ems mum has sill's and a beter has vlllen, and half a disco hedid obdent nuvunt, WILLIAM 13AVOSIG" A MAY'S Tunes FATueas.—Edris, the Turkish histo riographsr, observes that "a man has these fatben--to wit, the father to wilsea ha awes his mimeses; the father who feeds his mind ; and the hew at whom heeds ha naives his wife.—Athsasatosi.-.." He is 3 wise end who knows his men Famnem" There is one consolation however--he can have but cue MOTHER. MARCH 0? POLITENESS:—WhiIe a lady was passinl Bedford-square the other day, with the ribsod of her sandal loose, her attention was drawn to the accident by a smart young mechanic, ahr addressed her in these terms:—" Hudibras says the politest thing a man can do is to tie a lady's shoe-string—pray allow me to tie your's r FASHIONABLE Mews ELZGANTLT TOLD !—" John Denis Browne, Esq. leaves Weymouth In a few days for Manchester. for the purpose of going to Liverpool by the rail-rm and from thence =6"l2DubUn,for io commence his Divinity Term In Trinity Col. to 061 Wednesday last he visited the Burning Cliff, near Wey. mouth, and paid a visit to Capt. Timmons, of the Coast Guard Service, where be partook of a cold collation" "sere, Collegian.) CONVERTING A CANAL INTO A RAIL-ROA it said that application will be made in the next session of Parliament, for leave to in a bill to convert the Huddersfield canal into a reality, rthrough the populous and improving towns of Ashton-upoo. and Staley-bridge, up the romantic valley of Saddleworth, to Marsden, Slaithwalte, blihnbridge, to Huddersfield, where a beautiful valley presents itself for a railway to Wakefield, and from thence to Selby or Gook. The distance by this line from either Selby or Goole to Manchester, would be about 70 miles. ( ifasselsester Advertiser. ) We shell bear next of converting the Caledonian Canal into a railroad Nothing is easier, for the ~ern pays well 1 CONJUGAL AINECTION.—Mr. P. a rich West India pinata, one tempestnons evening after supper, his stock of water being exhausted sent hls wife a short distance front the house for a fresh sup. ply. The thunder sod_ lightning did you not send that girl a ghtning being excessive du her her absence, a Mad add to him..." slave) W hy for the water, oath a n*kt as this, instead of your wife ?" " h, no 1" replica be, " that wauM never do ; that slave tad nee forty pounds." A CANDID HUSBANIipa, who died eonsidaable property in Essex about the beginning of the 1717Orat i d my, bequeathed to his wife, Elisabeth, fee her dower, " all my lands In Waltbamstow and Leyton during her life, which is within little of SO malts by the year, trusting (yea, I may say as I think, assuring myself) that she will many no man, for fear to meet with so evil a bus. bend as I have been." CocKuY Coxs.—What insect would denote that the Spaniards ware defeated l--The &math Fhb If quadrupeds were to pubis (gambol), .t art weld they play 1 1 -411 Poufs. Why ie ths Lord Mayor • Clerk like a lams man I , —Smanse be is an Helder. Wh is a spoilt child like a whale t—Secanas it it inclined to iivMur. Why is a 'Over dinner envies sold an credit like senti mental love /6--Pro.vse ft is plats-an-tie (platonic). tha prig OF A CALF'S HEAD . — It l5 a t_t desires' beads has ineramed 20 recent. in oocaega we of the rat &mad foe the same to make mock turtle soup. business at Apo. thwarts,' Bail Wasson considerably Immediately befog and after these feedrides. ANGLO-GALLIC ADVERTIBEIIIIIT.--I, Jean de Merion, heist oblige trou necessite, to teach de league Francaise a sous de pre *l be glad you send your chats a mei. Jo demure a tater hd of Seooad.street. Oh, I are forgot to say I mak a vendee, et I have four dollars a month pour teach the plus polite a d'Europe. LATZ H0u115.--•The Howe of Commons will abridge con siderably the thee consumed nightly in wearisome debating, that the ambers will no longer incur the charge of keeping late hours. AHICDOTE OF HIS LATS MAJZSTY.JAI a later period one of the newspapers quoted a speech of Sir Joseph Yorks, who, in his usual good humoured style, said. at some public dinner in winter, that, (Cr his part, in such society, he knew no difference of politics or sea sons. And that a coal fire, champagne, and good company, might turn winter into summer at any day of the year." Shakspeare and Sir Joseph agree,' said the Prince-- " Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of Yorks." • AIIOTIIIIS.—Among the adventures to which the prince's unrestricted style of life exposed him, he was once robbed ; not by hi. friends or his household, for that seems to have been the daily creur tenet with, at least, the lower ranks of both ; but by those professional collectors of the streets, who, fifty years ago, made a midnight walk in London as perilous as a walk in Arabia. The prince and the Duke o: York bad remained till a late hour at one of the St. James's-street dubs, when the duke had played, and, by an unusual fortune with that honest and open character, had won a considerable sum. The royal brothers got into a hackney coach, and were driving down Hay-hill when the coach was suddenly stopped, the doors were thrown back, and the robbers, masked, presented their pistols : resistance would have been idle. The prince had a diamond watch of great value, which be cle verly slipped under the cushion, and thus saved : but the duke was obliged to refund all his winnings; and the robbers were so well satin. fled with this prise, that they forgot the prince's purse, closed the doors, and wished them a good night. They had evidently been followed front the club-house, and it was surly suspected, by some of the 1 themselves. On driving off, t he prince triumphantly showed 1 : 11e purse. " How did you contrive to keep it ?" said the duke. " Easily mouth," answered the prince, drawing his watch front under the cushion; "there is nothing like having the watch in the coach with one." - MARRIED. At St. Clowent's, near Oxford, the Rev. Charles Wheeler, M.A. of Christ Church, to Mrs. deflect, daughter of James Neyler, Esq. of Cheltenham—Tuesday, the Rev. J. Tyrwhitt Drake, M.A. of Bmsen. nose College, ad Rectos of Autersham, to Emily, youngest daughter of the late C. D. Gistrud, Req. of Luna, Herts--Thursday, at Streatham Church, the Rev. 8. B. Beckwith, B.A. o f St. J o h n ' s College, and of Lamberhunt, Hest, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of the late Joe. Vannini, Esq. of St. John's, Tortola—. The 28th ult. in Dublin, Thee. Kay, Eaq of Kildare, to Frances, youngest daughter of the late D. Murphy, q. ft of the county Kilkenny —Wednesday se`nnight, Peter Russel Bp. of St. Cloud's, county Meath, to Mary Francis, daughter of R.B. Kelly, Esq. of Ames.ville, Drogheda. DIED. Lately, the Rev. W. Necklet, B.C.L. of St. Alban Na ll , and Vicar of Aylesford and Lambethurst, Lem. Ilr. &sleigh took hilt &grit of B.C.L. Feb. 4, 1700.—Lately, at Wkkhantliarket. Suffolk, the Rev. W. U. Eyes, M.A. F e llo w o f New College.. Mr. Byre wok his degree of M.A. June 30, IB2l.—Lately, the Rev. T. H. Dowser. B.D. of Queen's Collage. Air. Doman was formerly the Officiating Minister of the Parish of Walcot, Bath. He took his degree of M.A. Feb. 22, 1780, and of B.D. Oct. 11, 17117.—Thunday seinnight, sped 75, the Rec. E. C. erectile, ILA of Pembroke College, Rector of M. klespthm's Bristol, and Vicar of Clevedon, Somerset. Mr. timeilk took the DV., eI'ALL aU May, 3, 1781.—Thursday ee'nnight, st Dub lin, in the S yam of his age, Mr Daniel Justice Florence th, tallowell ArdtherAt o the County of Hwy.—At his havoc" io the y pole of Um*, Nast oft the 10th alt. Lleutamat Souk Niaslaaali, att the Tar/ advaftli ago of IN. He expired net of sal elms ll3 4 mak boa law He ahaastioa of name. Lir' * IA tbaso cadlibaa wader to gun of ago. Imaios Natal sad Publisbed by Joint ))tarn:, Odle " 111- Ch'ing, Die. 1, Plikett-plaw, Wm* 1.