Star. — London, England, 1826-12-21 00:00:00

ODE TO WINTER. Wk ter, enthroned on yonder treeless hill! Thy stern but wkbered front is wanly lit Dy the far Sun's cold ray; piercing and shrill, The east.vvind raves in many a gusty k, Wafting thy thin white locks and slivery beard • On its bleak pinions ; thy axed eye is cold And glassy as the surface of the waves O'er whom thy hand has reared Its wand, within their mazy courses old, Chaining them as thy slaves! • Thou Invest barrenness, and with thy blast Has Swept all verdure from the leafless earth ; And, proving her tby vassal, them bast cut Thy snowy livery round her : gazing forth On hill, and vale, and desert waste, is seen Thy robe of whiteness glistening in the ray ; Here smooth like glass, there into furrows test : Tbou'st stolen the ferest's green, But on each trunk, and every slender spray, Is spread thy feathery frost ! Thou art a skilful artist ; the fine wire Of the industrious spider is o'erhong With thy far finer net-work ; I admire Thy works, thou cold enchanter, and a tongue To me they have of dreams in boyhood sweet, Of fairy vets and cities ; aye, the trees Seem branched with silver, carpeted the ground With down for elfin feet; Those dreams are almost realised in these Thy wild creations round! THETA. THE WELLESLEY CASE. PAIKRII ►ILID IX VIZ COUIT.OIf CHANCIVIT 111 TUX 111011 Z CAM. AFFIDAVIT OF THE HON. W. LONG 'WELLESLEY. (Continued from the STAR of Tuesday.) That about this period he was taken seriously ill, as sAid Thomas Bulkeley well knows, and confined to his bed for some time ; and it was not until after he had sufficiently recovered to resume his place at the dinner table, that his said late wife informed him of her de termined resolution, that said H. Bligh should form past of his travelling st►i!e, and not go alone to Paris. Tf , at deponent, finding he could not deter his said late wife from her purpose, requested Sir Richard Church to use his influence with his said late wife, to persuade her to relicquish ss hat he, deponent, considei ed a. most imprudent step. That when said Thomas Bulkeley returned, the said Cathei ine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley informed him of what had passed, and begged him, said Thomas Bulkeley, to attend the said Helena Bligh in his pro. fessional capacity, and to administer relief to her. • That it is totally untrue that he ever encouraged or allowed either of his three children w swear, or to re ',eat t.bscene or indecent expression; nor did ever hear either of them use indecent or obscene expressions. nat his daughter, then a little girl about six years of age, was in the habit of mimicking the gestures . of the Lararoni women at Naples, and which was a source of occasional amusement to deponent and his said la•e wife. That said Lazaroni women are in the consta.)t habit of invoking all kinds of imaginary saints as the Iloly - Sekts of the Fishes ; and that his, deponent's daughter, used to mock and repeat. by gesture and expression, such absurd invocations with much youthful vivacity, Ind being at the time perfectly ignorant of the meaniog of the words she repeated. • That said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, his s tid late wife, was net only amused, but used to en courage her said daughter in this trifling ; but that as she, said Catherine Pole Tylney L• ng Wellesley, did sun understand c,ne word of the Italtan language, and, consequeutly,could not have detected a grossly indecent or obscene expression from that of congratulation, or gt h etw i, c , i t was quite impossible that she should, as stated by the said Thomas Bulkeley, have checked her said daughter, for the seasons alleged by said Thomas Bulkeley for her so doing. That she never did check her when deponent was present. or ex press to deponent any disapprobAtiou of her daughter's using such expressions or roimickry. That said Catherine Pole Tylrey Long Wellesley was in the habit, when their children were introduced alter dinner, of making the little girl mimic these sent, and the amusement was also to scold depo rent, as the lazy husband who had brought home no &c. &c. • That frequently said Thomas Bulkeley has witnessed and been party to such ►ours. That he was constantly in the habit of attending the 0, era with his said late wile, who was accompanied by %aid Helena Bligh, and sometimes the said Thomas ; that the box was so small that not only every motion was distinctly seen, but a whisper could be heard ; and that he, deponent, denies that in this situation, ►uch loose conduct as is stated by said Thomas Bulkeley to have taken place between said Helena Bligh and this deponent, if it had been attempted, could have taken place. But deponent denies that such conduct ever was practised ; that said Catherine P..le Tylney Long Wellesley was, as the said Thomas Bulkeley well knows, subject to nervous affections and hysterical attacks, and that she was, on seteral occa sions, seized, when at the Opera, with slight returns of this disease; and that the same attacks frequently caused her to leave the dinner-table when large dinner partii-s were with them; and on one occasion, at Paris, she fell froM her horse, suffering from a similar hyste rical affection. That about the latter end of the month of Decem ber, 18'23, deponent received inhumation of the very severe indisposition of his father ; chat he sent for the said Thomas Bulkeley, and inquired what he thought of the accounts received of deponent's father's indispo sition ; and after conversing for some minutes on this subject, the said Thomas Bulkeley made an observation irrelevant and impertinent, with regard to the said He lena Bligh. That the depenent thought the said Thomas Bulimic/ was intoxi cated; and after having reproved him, the said Thomas Bulkeley, sharply for his impertinence, desired him to leave the room. That the statement relative to the loose and profit g Ate conduct of deponent towards said Helena Bligh, in the presence of the said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, is also most grossly falw ; for deponent posi. tively saith, that he never once used, in conversation or otherwise, towards the said Helena Bligh, the slightest degree of familiarity, of a nature to wound the feelings of the said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, or to cause her to imagine that his attentions to the said Helena Bligh were of a criminal nature; and that to the moment of the said Helena Bligh's quitting the roof of the sa d Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, she, tie said Cathetine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, evinc ed the strongest regard and affection for her; and always after such period last mentioned, used to regret that she had advised her so to quit her protection, the reason for which advice is manifest from •the• following letters, addtessrd by the said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, to the said Mrs. Patterson, after her said daughter, the said Helena. Bligh, had left the said Ca- therine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley's roof, viz : FLOILZSCII. Dn. 30 100. I Daaa 'Maeastl am under the painful necessity of giving you information, which, I am sure, will cause you the deepest distress. From the frequent communications I have received from my own family, and from that of Mr. Long Wellesley, who urge me both for the sake of Mrs. Bligh and himself, whose characters are mate rially suffering by her continuing to reside with us after she had been advised and invited by her own family and friends to return to England, to induce her to accept such advice, I feel I was bound to communicate to her my own and their opinion of the absolute necessity, under these circumstances, of her quitting our family, and of her returning to the protection of her own relations. I assured her I was convinced of her innocence; that I was most anxious to extend my protection to her in every possible way which could be of service to her; but that I was thoroughly convinced that her re maining with us was so very injurious to her character and Mr. Long Wellesley's honour, that I could no longer allow her to reside With us. Mrs. Nigh received this communication, which I re. quested Mr. Long Wellesley to make to her, from me, in a manner which I could not have expected from her. She said she would instantly go out of the house, nothing should induce her to go to her friends ; and that, as she was mistress of her own actions, she was resolved to remain in Florence. I hope you will do me the justice to believe, dear Madam, that I have used all the means in my power to serve your daughter, throughout this •ad affair; un happily, she has now put it out of my power to render her further service. She is most assuredly, as she says, mistress of her own, actions; but I sincerely regret she has acted thus. I feel sincerely grieved for you in this melancholy affair. I send you a copy of a letter I wrote yesterday to Mrs. Bligh. I wish it had had the desired effect ; but, also; !it has nut. Pray, believe me, dear Aladam, very sincerely, yours, C. LONG WELLESI.F.Y. Florence, Jan. 1, 1824. MAR MADAM.--I had not time to Inclose you': a copy of Mr. Bligh's note to me, in anawet: to mine of the 29th of last month, (of which you will possess a copy before this reaches you) by the time the post left this place on Tuesday last, but I take the earliest opportunity of doing so. It never was my desire that your daughter should thus bave quitted my house. I was satisfied that her con tinuing now to remain under my roof was iniplicatory of AIL Long Wellesley's honour, and that her father and mother's home was the cnly abode for her to seek without censure. I never have doubted of her innocence; I may err in judgment, but I am fully convinced your daughter's best interests will be consulted by her repairing to her friends in England. The countenance of her relations, however innocent she may be, (as I believe her to be fully) will alone save her in the eyes of the wo: I,!. Any further support of her by me, in the present stage of her affair•, will only add to her difficulties. It is upon this opinion I have and continue to att. Believe me, tilear Madam, very sioct rely, yours, C. LUNG wELLFsLpt That after the period that quitted the roof of the said Cathei ine Pole Ty lney LOng Wellesley, deponent denies most positively that his conduct or manners towards said Catherine PoleTylney Long Wellesley were in the least degree altered, or that his hours of retiring were aanged ; but, on the con• trary, that deponent's conduct, both to his wife and children, was kind and affectionate. s • That so far from watching the of the time piece at a certain hour, it is a positive fact that there was nn time.p . ece cr clock in the motn,which deponent feels fully satisfied said Thomas Bulkeley,folits-Aleara, and Henry BckEell, a:e sell acquainted'sith. That so far from said Catherine Pole Tylney Lone Wellesley being obliged to go to the Opera, or private parties, without deponent, or bring oblig-d to depend on the prittection of i.theis, tat be can call to mind only twu occasions when .he did not. accomi•any the said Catherine Pole Ty;ney Long Wellesley into pub lic, and on those occasions se; tqls indisposition pie vented him. • That the statement relative to deponent's refusal to accompany his said wife to the Opera, and the whole statement alluding thetetu, is untrue. • That as regards his treatment of said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley; r"..nr .the 'period . of their union until the hour that she quitted him for England, he posi tively d(clarrs that it was always fOunde.l in affection and respect; and that he never used 'either an express :ion, in e , nduct or other wise, of the most trig ng degree of disrespect towards her; a.id that the statemea sworn* to by said Thomas Lulkeley, of deponent encouraging his said children to direr and tt.e commands of their said late mother, is totally untrue. Nor can he, deponent, call to mind,during de whole period Le was acquainted with his raid late Wife, ever to hare used a harsh word, or rebuke her, in the presence f a third person, save on one occasion, when deponent eisecivered that the said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley had, unknown to deponent, sent for Lord and Lady Maryborough to 'Paris, as after particularly mentioned. • That deponent's said late wife was continually, when writing to his, deponent's family, in the habit of stating the kind attention which she received from deponent; and in a letter which I e, deponent, received from Co. lonel Shame, when at Cala•s, is the following passage: " Mrs. Pule has a letter from your wife, written in a temper of mind that has gratified her extremely. I have not seen your mother since List your father told nie that she says your kindness to her, since she joined you at Calais, has bests all she could wish, and has made her perfectly happy.—Yours, sincerely, M. SHAWL" That in several conversations which he held with said Thomas Bulkeley, relative to his said late wife, he was particularly anxious respecting her state of health, and, at his inquiries, was very particular; but deponent de vies that he ever attempted, in the most trifling man ner, to disparage the abilities of his said late wife ; but on the contrary, as is acknowledged and sworn to by the said Thomas Bu:keley, in another part of this affi davit, he (deponent) always spoke of his said late wife as a most amiable and excellent woman. Westbrooke, the letter-st.imper at the Twopenny Post-office, who, it will beremembered, nearly lost his life, about two months since, by Vie explosion of a con. siderable quantity of fulminating powder contained in a letter, has recovered. The right hand; however, pre sents a very shattered appearance ; and at one time great fears of mortification were entertained. The Post office have evinced the greatest kindness towards him, and he has since been yromoted. A respectable Gentleman, who came through Bally carry, near Carrickfergus, yesterday morning, learnt the following particulars of a melancholy occurrence which took place on Thursday evening. It seems that about twenty men assembled at the only public-house in the village of fsallycarry, where they were (lesirous (it forming an Orange Lodge; but the landlord objecting to such proceedings in his house, the party at lengt s came to the deter minatiln of holding their meetings in an old uninhabited house in tine town. Accordingly, having ascended to the loft of the house, and begat their of - mations, in an instant the crazy tenement fell in with a trerntndous crash, burying most of the unfortu nate intruders in the ruins. Four men, we are sorry to say, were taken out dead, others are much bruised, and it is added, that those who escaped fled from the town, leaving their companions to their fate. The above are all the particulars that have at present reached us. When the Coroner's Inquest sits on the bodies, we shall pro bably be able to •'btain some more minute information on the subject.—Belfast Commercial Chronicle. AGRICULTURAL CLUB DINNER. Monday, about 180 Gentlemen, patrons aod sup porters of the Smithfield Cattle Club, sat down to the annual dinner of the club, at the Freemasons Tavern. At five o'clock Lord ALTHORP took the Chair, sup ported by Sir JOHN &outwit and. other Gentlemen, patrons of Agricultural science. After dinner, the ordinary toasts of "The King" and " Royal Family" were drunk, when Lord ALTHORP said, that considerable difference of opinion had lately existed upon the utility of the pre sent Meeting. For his part he thought it of general benefit to have a means of comparing together the dif ferent merits of the various flocks, and of drawing ge neral conclusions from the isolated experiments which farmers might make on their breeds of cattle. By the exhibitions which the present Society were the means of bringing together, a farmer might gain more in two days in Smithfield, than in two years on his own farm. If the present Club were not to be continued, a great deterioration of agricultural science would soon be wit nessed, to the injury of the country in ger mai. His Lordship successively proposed the Healths of the Stewards; the Judges of the cattle; the several suc cessful, and lastly the several unsuccessful, candidates for the premiums." After thanks had been returned for these respective toasts, his Lordship proposed the " Health of Sir John &bright," which was drunk with great applause. Sir JoliN SLBRIGIIT returned thanks, and assured the Meeting that lie was deeply impressed with a conelc lion of the gte - at utility of the Club to the country at large, and that he should be always happy to promote its objects to the utmost of his power. _ _ After a just and appropriate eulogiuto upon the Duke of Bedford, as the late President of the Society, the •• Health of his Grace" was drunk with great approbation. Lord AI:AMORY then proposed the " Health of Mr. Coke, of Holkham," which was drunk with three times three. Upon Sir Jona. SzsatonT proposing the " Health of the Chairman," His LORDSHIP 'aid, he felt that no situation could give him more satisfaction than that of presiding ovcr so large a body of the principal agriculturists of Eng land. He had already expressed his conviction of tie meat utility of the present Meeting, and lie could only add, that he should always be happy to give the So ciety his zealous support. (His Lordship sat down amidst re;terated applause.) The awards of die different prizes were then read by the Noble Chair mu) ; and amongst the number of suc cessful candidates we noticed the names of the Marquis , of Exeter and Mr. Pallmer, the Member for Surrey. A Gcntlentan prrsent then gave the " Health of Earl Spencer," which was drunk with applause. Lord ALTIIOIIr returned thanks in an appropriate speech. A Gentit man now addressed the Meeting, begging them to take into considers: km the state of the agticul total poor ; but the disapprobation of the company was so strongly expressed, that he was obliged to sit down. Lord At.rooftP said he could assure the Meeting that he was fitvotri able to any measure that would effect an ameliotati n in the condition of the agricultural poor ; at the same time he thought that the agricultural, ma nufacturing, aird commercial classes, could only flout ish when they sympathi,ed %%jib each other—(.Applause). At a quarter to nine the Nibble Lord left the Chair, and the greater pert of the Company retired. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARL BOROU G ULSTREET. Yesterday a female, named F.llzsbeth lawless, applied to the sitting itlagiiirate, Mr. Delta, to know in what way she was to proceed, to recover the sum of 51. which had been obtained from her by Salmon, the BOw.street officer, under the following circum stances:—Between five and six months ago, the lion. Captain Earley was remiiiiing at the Quadrant Hotel, Regent -street, kept by Mr. Smith ; and while residing there, he was robbed of Bank notes.tu the amount of 401. as was supposed, by one of the female servants, who fled the following day into the country, and is not yet apprehended. The applicant had the misfortune to be related to the supposed thief, who called on her at her master's, a Mr. Martin, a respectable tradesman, in Maddox -street, and gave her a I . W. note to change. Mrs. Lawless accordingly procured t wo 51. notes; one of which her retation took, and the other she left in Mrs. Lawless's hands. in case she might want it at any future period.— Salmon, the officer, was applied to, and he traced the 10/. to Mrs. lawless, who immediately explained in what manner it bad passed through her hands, and she instantly gave up the 51. which remained in her possession to Salmon, who however insisted an her making good the remaining 51. In vain she remonstrated, and endeavoured to make every satisfaction, by 'hewing two letters which she had received from her niece at Bristol—Salmon was peremptory; and ultimately, being intimidated at his threats, she made an application to Thomas Green, Esq. M.P. for Lancaster, who kindly lent her , 51. which, with the other 51. was paid over to Captain Blayney. At a subsequent period, being informed that she had no legal right to pay the second 51. she came before Mr. Dims, at this Office,who recommended her to apply to Captain Blayney on the subject, tel ling her that he was confident, when Captain Blayney should be made acquainted with the nature of the circumstances under which she had paid the 51. that he would return the money. Repeated applications were made to Capt. Blayney, but the money never was returned ; and the list time she called, she was informed that he declined having any thing more to do in the affair. She now, ac companied by Mr. Martin, appeared before the Magistrate, and so licited his advice as to what course she was to pursue. Mr.. Martin said, that he was present when Salmon told the wo• man that she must make up the 101. with her own money, and fully corroborated his set vanes statement. Mr. Dean expressed his surprise that such a transaction as the above should have taken place between the poor woman and Sal mon; and further remarked, that he was decidedly of opinion that she was not bound to make up the 101. as long as she retained the money in her bands which she bad received from the actual thief ; the proper course to have pursued would have been to have brought her before a Magistrate. Mr. Dm also said, that he had spoken to Salmon, who denied part of Mrs. Lawless's statement. Some further conversation passed, in the course of which Mr. Dram addressed the applicant. and told her that, throughout the whole affair, she had behaved like a very honest woman, and he was not surprised Mr. Green bad befriended her. It was then arranged that a message should be sent to Salmon, to attend on Saturday next, when the affair might be settled. QUEEN-SQUARE. Amongst the dlsorderlies yesterday morning was a respectable looking Gentleman, who gave his address Mr. Francis Burrows, London-street, Fitzroy-square, charged by a watchman with being drunk. Doyle, a watchman of St. Margaret's parish, stated, that on going his rounds about two o'clock in the morning, be found the defend ant in King street so intoxicated, that be was unable to take care of himself, and he took him into custody. "It was one by Shrewsbury clock, (exclaimed Mr. Burrows) 66 I had been spending the evening with some friends in Gower street, and was perfectly sober ; this is nothing more than a vile conspiracy against sue. These men are in the practice of taking Gentlemen up and swesriug they were drunk. I:have been most shamefully used in the watcbhouse, and confined in the blackhule. Is this to be borne?" Widirs--Do you mean to deny being intoxicated? Mr. Burrows—Certainly I do. Mr. WlllTZ—Kingstreet could not be exactly your way home from Gower-greet. Mr. Burrows—Why, Sir, I was going to visit a friend of mini in Heniming's-row. !Ir. Wurrz—Pray do you always take such an early boor to pay your morning visits? Mr. Burrows hemmed and stammered a little. Mr. Wens—You must pay See shillings for being drunk. Mr. Burrows—l wish to ask you, Sir, if lamto be hauled into the blackkole by main fbrce? Mr. Wilma—Certainly if you are disorderly. Mr.BUTIVWS (turning to the watchnust)-11ere,Gentlemen, you are to do as you like you see. The five shillings was paid, and 3lr• Burrows left the office grumbling. Imams rrinied and Palgked b:, S. F. KEALT, at the SIAS Oft‘Als Ail. 1, Testylft.Bar. H A TTON- G A R DE N. ' A hungry tailor, Dented Italians char td f t 1 Sinus, a poulterer, of Lamb's Conduit -passage, with steal:" from his shop a fat goow. The prisoner, from a kind of natural sympathy, seeing the p one bird stripped of its feathers, had determined to try the experi ment, whether, although it be a vulgar opini on , t h at a tailor'. goose can never fly," it would not answer the same purpose if it were carried. He seized it by the neck, and took to his heels, followed by t h e prosecutor and some half dozen watchmen, till, unfortunat e l ys coming in contact with a butcher's boy with a b uc k et o f water in his band, Snip tumbled, and the goose popped Into the stream, leaving her deliverer in the bands of her pursuers. The prisoner, in his defence, said it was impossible they coup we him take the goose, it was such a foggy night. blegt,trate.--You are only making your case worse; don't mak e yourself such a gender.—Committed. Yesterday, Mrs. Jaw was put to the bar, charged with an at. unit on a Mrs. Harding, and with breaking two of her ribs, an Monday night. William Arles, the husband of Mrs. Jones, a t .d Thomas Cummins," were charged with an attempt to rescue Iht. Jones front several watchmen. The charge of rescue was first called. It appeared that a e er Cain society, called a Cock-and-hen Club, were in the habit of meeting at the Falconer public-house, in the neighbourhood a f Hatton-garden, which was frequented by these parties. airs. Jones became jealous of her husband, and conceived that he had been carrying on an intrigue With Mrs. Harding. On Monday evening some circumstances took place at this cock-and.hen.seh,b , b tweet) Win. Jones and Mts. Harding, in the presence of Mr:. Jones, which tended to confirm her suspicions respecting th e i n s. dairy of her husband, and, in the course of the evening, Mrs. Jones rook an opportunity of inflicting on Mrs. Harding chastise., mint of a most violent description. She, in all the rase et a 'mu m woman, attacked the d:bject of her fury, struck her several blows, knocked her down, ttanspied on her body, and broke two of the unfortunate woman's ribs, at the same time uttering most awful maledictions, and congratulating herself on such summary ven geance. The husbands, with their friends, soon became implicates; in the quarrel, and a scene of unexampled riot and confusion fol lowed. The watchmen came rap and seized Mrs. Jones, she being the principal cause of the disturbance; but her husband, with his friends, turned front the objects of their former attack, and bela boured the watchmen no all sides, who at last secured the prisoners at the bar. i►lrs. Harding was severely bruised, and had to he re. moved to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where she now remains under medical treat nient. A host of watchmen appeared and fully proved the charge againit Jones and Cummins. Airs. Jones did nut deny having assaulted Mrs. Harding, but attempted to justify herstlt on the plea of jealousy, and that she had sufficient proof of her husband's clandestine intercourte with Hrs. HArding. Mrs. liarding's husband said he had just left the hospital, where he daw his wife, who desired kim to say, that she dia nut wish to prosecute hli s. Jones. lie produced a medical ccruficate, which stated that although Mrs !larding was much injured, she was not in danger.-dlr. Sergeant Smolt directed all the patties to bud boil %VOHS H IP-S MEET. George Army was charged witb stealing a aeln note from a War wick-hire grazier, named Goodman, who Came to London to le:: the Cattle Show. The prisoner and another were disputing about something one of them hsd ju-t picked up, and di- countryman, who was looking on, was asked it he had two £5 notes' He told them he had a £lO, upon producing which the prisoner snatched it, and started off, but was secured. The prisoner said, the note was wagered ; but Goodman denii-d this, and thy priaoner wzi committed. UNION.IIALL A Cstorr.—A Gentlem..it, named Irwin, residing at Claremont Cottage, •oi the Wandsworth Road, attended at this Office for the pure. se of entreating the Magistrate's advice and assistance under the following curious circumstances: He commenced his application by stating, that he came down to the Office at the request of a very decent woman, a faundreo, named Beekington. who lives near the Nag's Head, at Clapham. About a month or five weeks ago the laundress called urn him, and declared that she could not rest at home, in con-equencr of the frightful noises occasioned, she ltd the weakness to suppose, by tf ghost. She described to him, that when night approached it was almost impossible to remain in the house ; for as woo as darkness set in, dismal howling% together with the clattering of all the win. Bows and the bells in the house, were heard, and someibmi to such an extent as to endanger the whole fabric, which was built of rather slight materials. She represented' to him that when the unusual noises were first heard in her house, she sent fur her three sons, young men, who remained in the house for some nights, in order to discover whether they could ascertain how or by whom such nightly disturbances were caused; but, strange to say, notwithstanding their presence, as tO3ll as night came the hubbub commenced—every bell in tife house rung with violence, although no hand was to he seen near the wires—the windows shook as if agitated by a storm—and loud thumps were heard against the par tition that divided the passage from the front and back sitting rooms with a force almost sufficient to stave in the whole of the wood. work ; and yet no creature was to be seen, although her sons and applicant bad watched most assiduously, and, indeed, left nothing undone to solve the mystery. Mr. Irwin further stated, that tits. Beekington informed him, that about six weeks ago she discharged a female servant. who expressed great sorrow on leaving the house, and appeared very loth to go away. When, however, she was about to quit the house, she in a very emphatic manner told her mistress, that as she was not permitted to remain, her ghost should visit the allude nightly. Ever since her departure, it seems the inmates have been ansioyjed by the disturbances above mentioned. Mr. in compliance with the request of Mr. Irwin, directed one of the officers to proceed to Mrs. Beekington's house, and endeavour, if possible, to get hold of the parties concerned in the disturbances. • It is generally understood at Edinburgh that the " King's Royal Body Guard" intend, next month, giving a ball in the George-street Assembly Rooms there, which is to rival in mag nificence any thing of the kind which has yet been given. The scenery of Edinburgh and its vicinity is likely to lose one of its finest features, by the disappearance of the beautiful sheet of water at Lochend. It has been gradually subsiding fur many months, and is already reduced to half its natural dimensions ; and if artificial means are not used to preserve it, there is a strong pro. bability, that in a season or two more, the plough will be passing over its bottom. It is supposed that this change is the consequence of opening up a quarry in a whinstone vein in the neighbourhood, from which the water swells up copiously, and which is supposed either to drain off the water of the loch, or to divert the springs that feed it. The original extent of the loch was about eight acres. The premises of Mr. Wilson, watchmaker and jewel. ler, Appleby, were lately entered, during the night, by breaking through a wall under the back window, and a large quantity of gold and silver watches, jewellery, plate, and other property, amounting in value to several hundred pounds, were carried off. - A most dreadful murder was committed on Monday evening, between St. Albans and Colney, upon a Smith- field salesman, named Battams. It is supposed that he was watched receiving money in Smithfield market, on the morning of that day, and overtaken at the above place. His body was discovered by the early coachmen. EPITAPH ON AN IGNORANT SOT. Five letters his life and Ms death will express : He scarce knew A. B. C. and be died of X. S! BIRTH. At Newton Lodge, near Dumfries, on the 15th instant, th Lady of Gilbert Young, Esq: of Youngfield, of a son. MAILS—THIS DAY. A RR. DUR. Dublin 1 0 I Frame Wsverturd 1 0 I Hamburg G Aernsey and Jersey 1 2 j Flanders Lisboa 1 0 I Brazil ARP. DIM 1 0 1 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 (1 0 O 0 Donaghadee Leeward Islands O 0 Sweden O 0 I America Holland 0 0 I Buenos Ayres iii u ki- tt• ATEA: at LONDON BRIDGE TO MORROW. Ikl ['ming A fternoon minutes atter 7 0 minutes atter 7 ~` r: S 1