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ALEXANDER. Autumn's pride is past and goes, Yet gaily still Crimea's sun Lights up her skies at even : So bright his orb, declining, glows, That e'en the half-clad serf bestows One passing thought on Heaven! Stretch'd on the bed of agony, Now as the twilight hour draws nigh, That summons him to rest, - The arbiter of pease and war, Emperor, Autocrat, and Czar, His dying wish esprest ! " Air, air!" the gasping Monarch said, And feebly raised his drooping head, That he might see once more Crimea% skies of cloudless blue, And catch a last and lingering view - Of Asoph's sea-beat shore ! Thou beard'st, imperial Taganrok, The wailing voice, that faintly spoke Of Death's consuming fever ; The falt'ring accents of that tongue, On which the fate of millions hung— That voice has ceased for ever ! These winged words—this simple speech, At such a moment wellmight teach The Despot's meanest slave, How small the difference of their lot. When all his empire's worth could not Bribe for one hour the grave! Arid what is empire?—what is man ? A noisome vault, a narrow span, Confines that mighty King, Whose will was eat supreme command, From far K imtselatka's lonely strand, To warlike Poland's plains of sand, And Eneine's bowen of spring! Nations peal his funeral knell! The wild Cossack, with barbarous yell, And ash-hesprinkled head— Iletntan, Palatine, and Peer, Warrior, and Sage, throng round his bier, And sorrowing Europe drops a tear O'er the illustrious dead ! MORNING CALLS. ?ROM Tug LITERARY MAGNET. In conclusion from the Sven of yesterday. Availing myself of the stage privilege, I beg my Readers to consider the blank line drawn above as equi. valent to a drop scene; and then, without further pre liminary, I shall open this second ace, and introduce my performers sitting in Mrs. Finch's library, in the full flow of morning-call talk, the matrons apart from the young people, and Mrs. Sharpley playing diploma. tic. s My dear Mts. Finch, I do assure you that this receipt has quite weighed upon my conscience, and I have said to my girls, at least a dozen times, do one of you copy out that receipt for Scotch marmalade for Mrs. Finch's aunt—what a delightful old Lady she is—so chatty and cheerful; do tell her, Mrs. Finch, sl.e must come amongst us this winter ; there is nothing so good for an old person as a social rubber ; what a ch arming acquisition you have . made to our S— so ciety ; but, indeed, as I say to our girls, whenever you make an increase, it is always an acquisition. What a lovely young woman Miss Dashford lois, and bow ex ceealingly like her brother.' 4 And he,' interrupted Mrs. Finch,' is (I say it with confidence) the mildest, most easy tempered creature in the world, you may do anything with him ; his own master, and full three thousand a year, I assure you, Mrs. Sharpley.' I hope we may be able to make 5 pleasant to him,' replied Mrs. Shapley, earnestly. g Now, my dear Mrs. Finch, I do beg and entreat you will not stand upon cere mony with us ; your time will be occupied, aid we know young people like young people; let my daugh ters Lionize Miss Dashford and her broffer, when you are engaged.; we must plan some rural excursions— what a pity it is not winter; but we must do the best we can. Meantime, out of compliment to the dis tinguished visitors, the Miss Sharpie's had discoursed i a manner very supetior to the general wont of morning-call conversation at S—. Servants' wedding reports, vrlgar topics of every kind, were banished, but we will give the Reader a specimen. They discovered then, that V ere were many pleasant walks in the neighbourhood; that riding was a very agreeable. pact.- cise ; that green was likely to be a very fashionable colour; that Ivanhoe was iu quite a different style from ‘tiaverley ; that S— was very dull in summer; that it was much gayer in winter; that quadrilles were far snore elegant than country dances; that it must be very delightful to travel abroad ; that the Book Soc;ety was not will supported in S--; that they hoped to see much of the strangers during their visit, &c. &c.— Conversation rippled on in this style for about au hour,at the end of which time the morning callers departed, and proceeded to the Oddleys, who were all at homes and in mote than readiness to receive information on all subjects : a glance at the sitting-room would alone have sufficed to convince a stranger as to the character and customs of its inhabitants—it was three-cornered,and full of three-cornered things. The table was octagonal, and the flower-stand triangular, the e crutoire carved, the carpet of a zigzag pattern, and the fire-place set round said) Witch tiles. The ornaments %sere a superannuated parrot and a stuffed owl, an asthmatic poodle dog and a tortoise-shell tabby, fat as a p irpoise and grave as a judge; two embroidered angels hanging over the chim ney-piece, and two china haymaktvs, two ditto shep herdesses, ditto of porcelain candlesticks, ditto of sea shells, and a pair el glass Le:lows upon the mantle-shelf; who would not have known this to be the tenement of old maids ;such, in truth, were the three Miss o.ldleys; but they did honour to the species; simpie-hearted, straight-forward women ; prone, as Miss Caroline said, to beg patterns, and invite to tea in a friendly .way, but thoroughly good-natured; good-natured even iu their gossip, no spiteful version of a fact ever originated with the Miss Oddleys; and if their heads resembled their, sitting-room, in being ornamented with lumber, their hearts did not. for they contained nothing three-cor nered. This has been a long digression from the main subject; but, if one exhibits the worse parts of human n 4111.4 it is but common justice to pourtray its wor thier. Well. Ladies,' commenced their matron visitor, here I arn, with all my tribe—rio leaving them behind when we are to call on the Miss Oddleys—well,and how have you been this age since I saw you. I said to Anne or Julia, I don't know which, as we were dressing my dear, said I, we will go and call on the Miss Oddleys this morning come what will, and here we are, and here 7011 are, snug and comfortable as ever. Ali, as I often soy to my girls, the Miss Oddleys life for happiness; by the way we have brought you a newspaper.aud the pat tern of a morning cap, Miss Letty, which, take my word, will become you amazingly ; we are on our way to the fashions; I suppose you don't countenance such Vanities ) Kiwi Feather. • My pocket does not,' replied the spinster With a good-bumoured smile, , but we alw ty!- see them, nevertheless; we contrive to want a yard o• two of riband, or a bit of Persian, when Mrs. Taffery exhibits. But have you seen our strangers? Certainly the Finches must be doing uncommonly well: " I prophecy Sir John will lose his heart while he is here—young Ladies, mark my word. But what do you think of him my dears?' The young Ladies smiled and bridled, and declared they had not formed any opinion on the subject, that from the very transient notice they had taken of hied, Sir John appeared a rather pleasant, somewhat good-looking young man; then to make amends for their decorous reserve as to the brother, one and all were rapturous in their en comiums on the sister. " But to proceed in this elaborate question and an sieer-like manner, will protract our Morning Calls till dooms-day, we shall venture therefore to make a ondtum in pave of all the uceftil and interesting, re ceived and imparted during I this present sitting 01 the gossips Parliament.' That four parties only were in projection throughout S ; that parties were not half so pleasant in summer as in winter; that people's dresses never appeared half so nice; that Mrs. Jones's Governess was going to leave; that it was sus pected she was going to marry the eldest son ; that the match between Emma Leicester and her cousin was broken off; that it was not sup posed there was any fault on either side ; that poor Mrs Merton had had the tooth-ache a whole week ; that the new Cul ate played the best rubber of any Gentleman in the place, and preached moreover most excellent sermons ; that it was a great comfort to have a good Clergyman; that Doctor Dawdle had been called out of Church last Sunday; that Mr. Clare had increased his business, and Mrs. Thompson was likely to increase her family; that the Waley s had just gone into mourning; that the Morris's were just gene out; that mourning was very disagreeable an summer; that it was very con venient when it so happened that people could, put it on in winter, &c. &c. &c. "This is but a brief abstract of what transpired; at the end of half an hour, Mrs. Sharpley and her daughters rose, for time was precious to them ; they felt that news like knowledge was not to be hoarded, and if, like Dr. Watts Busy Bee, they gathered honey all the day from every opening flower,' they were,to do them justice, neither idle nor selfish recipients, Ike the same Busy Bee; they stored it up for the use and pleasure of others; what they gathered in one place they deposited else where, in a new and improved form. Mrs. Morrie,* WAS the next place for which our party made, and having there unloaded the cargo of intelligence taken in at the Oddleys, they proceeded to take in fresh sup plies of such articles as Mrs. Morris could furnish, which most unfortunately consisted chiefly of contradic tions; from her they learned that Sir John Dash ford had only two thousand a year. That the Finches were exceedingly censured for keeping so much company (Mrs. Morris had not beets included in their last party), that Mr. Clare was likely to be gazetted soon—that the new Curate did not preach his own sermons— that the Waleys wete going into black, not into nioutn ing—that there were ve:y unpleasant reports abroad concerning young Jones—that servants were the ninety oine plagues of Babylon—that five ladies wanted cooks, and as many housemaids—thaf Mrs. Walsy's new gown was a dyed one—that Emma Leicester was nit likely to get over her disappointment, &c. Ike. addition to all this important intelligence, our Morning Callers further increased their stock of useful know ledge by one or two culinary det tits and imaginary discoveries, which we purpo.e to impart to Dr. Kit chiner, for the benefit of his nest edi ion of the Cook's Oracle' and the' Footman's Directory: How shameful that them should be so many contradictory te,ass ts about the same thing,' said M:s. Sh irp'ey as she left Mt s. Mut cis's, but, as we have many places yet to call at, I dare say we shall get at the truth by and bye.' In this hope she proceeded, with her daughters, to the Joneses, the Walkers, the Waleys, and the Mertons, at all these places excepting the last, (poor Mrs. Merton as usual knew nothing) the same peal of subjects was rung,. and at each with changes; poor Sir John's two thousand dwindled down to five hundred, his other good qualities were plucked from him in like manner, and li s over throw was crowned by the certain intelligence, Irons unquestionable authlrity (there never was yet a piece of scandal that did not plead unquestionable autho rity') that he was on the point of marriage! At each reduction of his income, Mrs. Sharpley's eulogies waxed fainter and fainter, and at the last piece of intelligence, she determined in her own mind to forego her new turban, and let the girls wait till Chi ismas for their new frocks. How the matter ended we cannot at pre sent explain; all we dare venture to declare is, that our Morning Callers returned home, weary with walking, perplexed with contradictions, comforted only by re flec.in4 how much business they had got through in one morning. M. J. J. According to intelligence Goer the different parts of Russia, the public opinion is strongly pronounced in favour of the G. eeks. At the celebration of the last fete of St. Alexander Newsky, it is said, that at the mo ment when the Archimanditte, a Prela - e upwards of an hundred years old, was uing to pronounce the bene diction, he fixed his eyes upon the Emperor A LEXANDER, who was present, and lifting up nis hand towards the Cross, exclaimed in a tore of reproach, 44 It is trodden under foot by ilfidels, and finds no avengers." These words seemed deeply to affect ALEXANDER; they pro• duced an astonishing effect upon the auditory, and were repeated throughout the empire. It was a few days after this that the Extrutoa set out on his journey. Accounts from Quebec state, that the navigation of the St. Lawrence has this year been open for a longer season than usual; upwards of 31 weeks have elapsed between the arrival of the first ships, on the 24th April, and the departure of the last (the Thetis) on the Ist of December. At that period no ice was to be seen, and the Laprarie steam boat had arrived from Montreal, without encoutveting any impediment in her passage. Letters from Penang, dated 29th August, state that an embassy, under Captain BURNEY, had bean lent off to the capital of Siam, for the pur pose, it is said, of obtaining further assurance 'of the friendly disposition of the Siamese, and to ascertain whether the report of armaments had any foundation. By the way of Penang, we have intelligence from the seat of war, (dated early in August), it confirms the previous accounts of the uehealthiness of the British troops. The whole country from home to the Burmese capital was sb deluged with rain, that according to one letter, " it was a com plete mire." It was confidently stated at Rangoon that the Burmese had refused to enter into negociation. The bedy of the Rev. E. JONES, curate at Treddyn, near Wrexham, has been found in the river at Shrews bury, under rather mysterious circumstances. INSOLVENT DEBT.OILS' COURT'. John Jones, late of Finsbury market, grocer, was brought up to receive the judgment of the Court, and remanded for six months, and confined within the walls of the prison. Thomas Sharp, of Golden-lane. general dealer, was brought up for judgment. Tote principal feature of this case was that the ins 1. vent had violated his agreement, which was that for 301. worth of goods, for which he way to pay 101. cash, and give a bill on Mr. Byhorn for 201. The goods were delivered to the amount of 231. and the 101. p ,id ; but the insolvent having obtained the articles, refused to give up the bill. The defence was, that until the oppos;ng creditors had completed their order. the insolvent had no right to perform his part of the contract. The Court held that he ought to have returned the goods, or have given a bill for the difference, and or dered him to be remanded, and confined within the walls of the prison for three calendar months. 6 1Nomomittatia TIRES. Early on Tuesday morniiig, a destructive fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Brownell, silk manufacturer, Steward-street, Spithifields. The progress of the fire was so rapid that the inmates had scarcely time suffi cient to eff-ct their escape. Mr. Brownelrs premises were completely destroyed, together with a valuable stock of goods.—Monday evening, another fire broke out in the upper part of one of the houses forming Matson's-buildings, a beautiful new row, opposite the Crescent, in Kiugdand-road, but by the exertions of the firemen, and a ready and ample supply of water, the damage was confined to the upper floor of the house, the interior of which, with the elegant furnituie, were entirely destroyed.—Yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. M'Clutchey, tailor, Edward -street, Upper Stamford -street, Waterloo Road. Mr. M'Clutchey, his wife, and four children, in addi tion to another family who lived in the house, had retired to rest, when the former was awakened by the flames in the room; he had baray time, in almost a state of nudity, to alarm his family and lodgers, before the house WAS in a blaze. Mr. M'Clutchey went through the flames to save his wife and children, in doing which he was severely hurt, and his wife had her feet and legs much scorched. One of the lodgers fell from a two pair of stairs window. Soon after the ar rival of tits engines, some water was obtained from the' premises of Mr. Johnson, opposite, but too late to pre serve Mr. M'Clutchey's house from total-destructi , in. No part of the furniture or stock was insured, and Mr. M'Clutchey, with his wife and family,ate now reduced to destitution.—The print and bleach-works of Messrs. Slater and Co. at Bradshaw 1-1 all. near Leeds, have been greatly injured by fire, and much property lest. Friday night, about half-past nine o'clock, the exten sive corn spills of Messrs. AVatson and Co. near Sutton on Derwent, about seven miles from York, were disco vered to be on fire, and soon presented to the spectators one complete body of devouring flames. The particulars are as follow :—A countryman riding past the mills at the time mentioned, saw a great light in the building, and informed a boy of the circumstance residing at Mr. Moyser's house, about 100 yards from the premises.— The men had left the mills apparently safe about seven o'clock, and providentially Mr. Moyser, one of the partners, was at home. Every effort was made to save the books, whilst the countryman rude up and down to the adj ining villages, crying " Fire!" and directing t!.e people to the feat spot, where they soon assembled in great numbers ; b•it there beint; no tire engine ne 'rev than k, all th .t could be done wa. to save the corn, flour, &c. of which there was on the premises to the value of 7000/. By great efforts about 10001. worth of the property was saved ; the remainder, with t' e build ing, was entirely consumed. We understand that the premises were the property of Sir Thomas Clarges. It is supposed that the fire originated in the drying or shelling mill, but this at present is mere conjecture. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. IN A NSION-HOUS& Yesterday, Mr. Wns. Clank, a considerable shareholder in several Joint Stock Companies, requested-the Lord Mayor to order before him a party, against whom a true bill for conspiracy bad been found. He produced a certificate, stating that an indictment had been found against Richard Ireland,of Nu. 19, Blackman street, South wark, upholsterer and looking-glass maker, and others, for conspir. ing to cheat and defraud him of the sum of £2,000, by fabricating shares, purporting to be shares of the Joint Stock Company called " The Imperial Plate Glass Company." It also stated that bail to the amount of £l,OOO should be given by Richard Ireland, himself in £.500, and two sureties in £9ss) each. The Solicitor for 11r. Ireland said, that his client was in readi ness in the neighbourhood, and would, without hesitation, come for ward, if the Lord Mayor considered his presence necessary. The Loan Mavis,' said he certainly should require it. Mr. Ireland immediately attended the Justice Room, and his Solicitor gave in the names of the bail. They were, Richard Ire land, the elder ; and Robert Ross. Mr. Ireland, senior, in his examination, said that he was a cabi net-maker, and carried on his business in Nelson -street, City-road. The Loan Marna—What is the nature of your business? Bad— That of making the mahogany part of fountains for gin shops. The Loan Alayoft—llow long is it since you have worked ? Bail —Not much since Christmas. The LORD Mayon—Probably not much since Midsummer? Bail —Not much. Here Mr. Clarke stated to the LORD Mayo*, that Mr. Ireland, jun. had been a Director of the Company, but thaj he had been removed. The Loan Mayors said, that as Mr. Clarke had lost so large a sum as 2,0001. it was necessary that the case should be fully investi gated. His Lordship then put several questions to the bail, who stated that he had funded property to the amount of 4001. that his property in business amounted to 2,4001. that be was in possession of ten shares in one of the Gas Companies, and that his debts amounted to no more than 201. The Loan Maros then consented to accept of the bail, and no objection was made to Mr. Ross, the other security. The LORD Maros asked whether the Company bad begun to work anywhere? Mr. Clarke mid the Company had changed bands; all the old Directors had been removed, and the thing was now respectable, and likely to succeed. UMPIRE/ KINGDOM Tea Arartscv Coneram.----Mr-Norcot.ll solicitor, applied for a warrant to apprehend three persona, for having com muted a felony in the offices of the Company, in Crutched-friars, under very odd circumstances. His statement was to the follow ing effect : A few evenings ago the persons charged knocked at the door of the house, at about half-past seven o'clock, and induced the old woman, who was taking care of the place, by putting a bottle of ale before her, to permit herself to be deceived, and to allow them to proceed up stairs, where they regaled themselves with the same sort of beverage. Shortly after their arrival a boy, who carried a bunch of picklock-keys, knocked at the door,asked for one of the Gentle men who were up stairs, by a false name, and was called to by the strangers, who said, "it was all right." The moment the boy went up, they set him to work at breaking open the locks of various doors, and they retired, carrying away with them cash, which they had taken out of a box, to the.am•unt of about £4O, a bill of ex change for £l2O, and several books and papers of great conse quence to the Company. It happened that the messenger, who e wes out of the house at the time, had the key of th e s tr o n g be :, or DIED. Jan. IS, at Rantsgate,.in hisinth year, the Rev. Geo. Abbott. The 19th ult. the R. Patrick MaclaChian, Assistant Minister of Kilbranden, Argyleshire. Dec. 30, at Aberdeen, Jessie, youngest daughter of Charles Gordon, Esq. advocate in Aberdeen. The 13th inst. at Hastings, Harriet, the wife of Viee-Admiral George Parker. Nov. 7, at Jersey, P. V. Crofton, Esq. half-pay of the Medi. cal Staff. He had been for many years Surgeon in the 21st Scotch Fedleen, from which be was promoted. Jan. 5, at Farlingay Hall, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, aged 80, Mrs. Webb, relict of Major William Webb. The 29th ult. Miss Ann &orry, of Barnard Castle; and on the Wednesday following, Mrs. Storry, her mother, who was takes ill nn the day after the death of her daughter. 'Thursday morning, while hunting with the nekton pack, ci r t. Gilbert, of Naisioe, aged 38. Whilst leaping a hedge, Ins holbli slipped, he fell, and dislocated his neck. most probably still more v.:liable property would have been takeil away. After they had committed this outrage, they pliwrd the spoils in a hackney coach, and disappeared. The old woman haring seen one of them in company with some Gentlemen who are con‘ fleeted with the Association, believed that they were authorised td enter the home, and of Course the oppedtion, *WI in any abet case wopkl have been expected. *as not made‘ The Loan MATeirasked whether one of the partiv seated ti having taken such liberties with the property was not a shareholder The Solicitor replied that be believed so. The Loop Blares—Aye, he is a partner in the Concern. The'Sulicitor admitted that one of the parties had been manna of the Company. The Loan Marms—'ls it not the Directors that bring ftiriratoi this accusation ? The Solicitor—No ; the accused have taken d several thine) which were the property of the messenger The Loan Maros—Name the Directors. The Solicitor—Mr. Peter Moore—(A laugh)- Sir John Ayrifi Mr. Dunston, Mr. Surtees, Mr. Hone, Mr. Philip Peering, art! Mr. Talbot. The Loan Maroa—And it was by the Directors two of ti persons charged were paid and discharged?—The Solicitor repii4 in the ailirmative. —..—.._ _ The LORD MAYOR said, he could not think of granting gl War: not for Many under such circumstances. One of the parties pru bably acted under the impression that he had a right to enter and avail himself of the opportunity. as a partner In the concern. The Solicitor said it had been done by persons who had assumed wrong names, and had managed to deceive the servant who was in care of the house. _ The Loan MAYOR said this was one of the consequences of thE horrible and demoralising system of gambling, of which, he re gretted to say, he observed the strongest symptoms daily in the con duct of those with whom his dutie► brought him in contact. fie then said, that although he could net think of granting a warrant against the parties, he should summon them to explain the conduct with which they are charged. GUILDHALL. A decent looking young woman, of the name of Frances Core" was charged with obtaining, under false pretences, a quantity of goods from Messrs. T. and G. Baker, linen rapers, Ludgate-hill. Mr. Thomas Baker stated, that on the 2d of De cember last, the prisoner applied for a piece of seven-eighth Irish linen, stating that she came from a customer, Mrs. Davidson, of Islington, and that the quality of the piece was to be the same she usually had for the children's wear. This point was ascertained, of course, by referring to the books, and the prisoner stating that she was going to call in New-street-square, where it was well known young Mr. Davidson is employed in a counting-house, the shopman's suspicions were dulled, and the piece of linen was delivered to her. Ott the sth she came spin, and said she wanted another piece of Irish to make Mr. Davidson some shirts, and that her mistress thought the last was not so good in quality as she had been a.rved with at the price before. She also asked for some French cambric for frills, and some muslin and black silk for Miss Ross, Mrs. Davidson's sister, who lives with the tawny. When the bill was delivered after Christmas, all knowledge of these articles, or the prisoner, Was dis claimed, and the latter calling again yesterday morning and asking fur five yards of flannel in the name of Miss Ross, she was given into custody. Mr. Davidson declared he had never seen the prisoner before, and that she certainly could nut have come from the house at Islington. The prisoner, who said she had never been in the shop till yester day, and that she was at Gravesend when the goods were obtained, was remanded for funhes examination. BOW-STREET. A young West Indian, named Turnbull, WU brought before G. R. filissunt.t., Esq. the sitting Magistrate, on suspicion of for ing a certain written instrument. The circumstances were the follibw ing : Ale. TurnbuU having placed himself under peculiar obligations to a young Lady named Anne Nettlefold, gave her what he called a check on the house of Smith, Payne, and Smith, at four days' sight for Jeln, and signed "S. Hsnnam." The prisoner, at Ihe time, erased the name written in the body of the check, as the person to whom the amount was payable, and substituted that of the prosecutriz. Lie also told her, that if any difficulty sheild arise in getting it cashed, she must say that she had received it front the second son of Sir John Hannan, M. P. The cheque was pre sented, and the answer of the clerk was, that the house knew nothing of any such person. The prisoner was soon after seen in the Strand by the prosecutriz and given in charge to the watdi man. These facts having been stated, he was called on for his de fence. He denied having written the cheque or 'substituted the name, as stated by theprooecutriz. A Mr. Fearne, a We 4 ludia merchant said, to the beet of his belief, from the knowledge be had of the prisoner's hand-writitg, he did not believe that the cheque, or the name, was written 11 hint. Mr. Turnbull had a very large sum of money in the hanlds of the witness and therefore there could be no ind u c eme nt f o r him to commit a forgery. Messrs. Mitchell and Co. also West India merchants, held a considerable sum belonging to Mr. which they would pay at his direction to any person pointed out. Mr. MINIHULI., on this evidence, comntitted the prisoner to the watch-house for further examination on Thursday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A man named l'inceas Gni: Voles, a native of Switzerland, and a butler in a family at the West end of the tows, was charged with deserting his wife, Sarah Vodoz, a very pretty interesting young woman, a native of Hampshire, and leaving her chargeable to the parish of St. George's, Hanover.squate. The defendant pleaded, that be was not liable to support this woman, inasmuch as she was not his legal wife ; and each party was supported by a Solicitor. Mr. Wingfield, Solicitor for the young woman, stated that these parties lived together in the service of a family that was travelling in France in the year 1818, and while in that country they got married at Marseilles, in the house of the British Consul there, by the Rev. Thomas Laurence, an Irish Protestant Clergyman, and Chaplain to the British Consulate. Mr. Wingfield here produced a certificate of the marriage, dated the 13th May, 181 s, and signed and sealed by the British Consul, and also signed by Mr. Laurence; and this marriage, he contended, was a legal marriage in this country. Mr. Hitchcock, Solicitor for the husband, submitted that, to make the marriage legal, according to English law, it shoeld have been performed either in the house of the English Ambassador is Paris, or else before a Magistrate of the district in France, where marriage is considered as a civil contract, l•ut that a marriage is the house of the Consul could not be considered valid ; and betides, according to the " Code Napoleon," which is at present acted upon in France, upon the subject of marriage, no marriage can be valid, when the man, on entering into the contract, has not attained the age of twenty-five years, and the present defendant was only '34 years of age when the marriage took place. The Magistrate, however, decided in favour of the validity of the marriage, and the claim of the wife to support. BIRTH. Jao. 11, in Grosvenor-place, the Lady of Captain Clifford, of the Royal Navy, of a son. MAILS—THIS DAT. •aa. 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