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POETRY. THE LOVER To ins MISTRESS ox ma BIRTH-DAY • Kato ta•ats•AT•• mom stta sonszwg. BY T. CAMPBELL. (From the New Monthly Nagatritw.) If any white-winfd power above My joys and griefs survey, The day when thou wen born, my Lave— lle surely bless'd that day ! I laugh'd (till taught by thee) when told Of Beauty's magic powers, That ripen'd life's dull ore to gold, And chang'd its weeds to flowers!, My mind had lovely shapes pourtray'd ; But thought I earth had one Could make ev'n Fancy's visions fade Like stars before the sun? I ped, and felt upon my lips Th' unfinish'd accents hang : One moment's bliss, ono burniag kiss, To rapture chang'd each pang! And though as swift as lightning's Bash Those tranced moment's flew, Not all the waves of time shall wash Their memory from my view ! But duly shall my raptur'd song, And gladly shall my cyes, Still bless this day's return, as long As thou shalt see it rise ! I•EMALE FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. No. 1. Etior.ust WALEtrin-Danss.—Round dress of fine cam bric, With broad muslin honeycomb border, surmounted by two narrow full-quilled flounces of the same material. Fichu spencer of black satin or velvet ; thefichu points edged round with a rich cordon of black and pink entwined, and terminating by a pink tssiel ; the tops of the sleeves and cuffs trimmed to correspond. Long elastic scarf of pink net, with very rich white silk tassels. Monet to answer the spencer, with battlement edge of pink satin, and ornamented with a small plume of black ostrich feathers, from which depends, on the left side, a beautifuliolcurcuse feather. • Black satin slippers, Limerick gloves, and pini ridicule. No. Y. Pantswe Evr..1:40 DILESS.—Round dress of celestial blue gr/s-de-Nipiet, made partially high, and trimmed down the front and round the b.irder with jobaes ye/ans. with satin rouleaux between the surroundingjabots. A drapery scarf shawl of .Iyo- nese silk is often thrown in graceful folds over this dress. fiat of quadrille. gauze of celestiat blue and black, with superb plu •mage of blue marabout feathers: the hair arranged underneath, ihsgloiss, with a white satin bow in front. Necklace and ear rings of rubies; carved ivory fan, dyed yellow, with a space left white, which is elegantly painted en medallims. Shoes of bkie gras-dcnVaples, and white kid long gloves.—La Edlc lArazeisa Danss.—.t superb pelisse of crimson silk velvet, with a 'ape of the same, edged round with velvet of the same colour; down the front of the dress is a rich trimming of white satin, alternately brought in rosette bows and long folds ; the sante ornamenting the bottom of the skirt. Sleeves rather nar row, and finished at the wrists with pipings of white satin. Bon net composed of the same material, lined with white satin, and trimmed to correspond with the pelisse. A little to the side is .placed a rich plume of feathers of the same colour. EVIJNING DRESS.—Cumposed of an elegant figured gauze, worn over a white satin slip : the bottom of the skirt trimmed with full puffltigs of rich white satin, each puffing confined with a broad arid tup:rb inlet of red satin, edged with a narrow figural blond, ana headed on each division with beautiful pale damask rrsas. The body low, back broad and tight, nude of r.:cl satin; the sleeves short and full, of white satin, confined to the arm. and bnisind with a fall of rich figured blond. On tht tt p of the sleeves it a broad fold of red satin brought in a point, and festurbed iu the centre of ;he arm, and edged with a narrow blond to correspond. Over the last are brought thick rich folds of plain blond, confined in the centre with a diamond brooch. —The bead-dross computed of a toque M silk gauze, each fold Intermixed with a superb string of white pearl beads; a bandeau of the sante brought round the forehead. Pearl ornaments. Shoes white satin. Gloves white kid.—Lady's Meg. Miss Lzasz b who, with her maid, leaped out of the two pair of stairs window cl Dr.'UWlN's :louse, in Bedford-row. on the alum of fir; died about half past five-o'clock on Monday evening. of the injury .she received, from the fall: The maid, a girl about eighteen years of age, who had both her legs broken, lies in Sr. Bartholomew's Hospital, but hope is enter tained of her recovery. Thursday, Ilannah Atkins, aged five years, whose father keeps the Heart in Iland public-house, in Montague-row, near Portsea, was burnt to dcatli.Slie was at play, with two others, in a room where the father had laid down to rest himself. In a few mi- nutes he heard a cry that his child was on fire, and , jumped up to endeavour to extinguish the flames, by which his hands were so much burnt as to render them entirely useless. Yesterday, between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, a fire broke out in the kitchen of T. Rog gat, a chandler's shop in FoStei-Mews, St. Mary-la- Bonne, and which in a short time consumed that house, together with all the furniture, &c. and consi derably damaged the two adjoining housec. . Yesterday Morning a most melancholy accident happened to Mr. WHITBY, coal-merchant, Dowgate nharf. He was riding a spirited horse coming from his country-house at Clapton to his business in town, when the horse, from some cause, took fright, ran furiously along the Hackney-road, and, when unfor• tunately passing by a gravel-cart on the road, Mr. WHITBY was thrown with great violence under the cart, his head in the wheel track, within a few inclietL • of the wheel, which, before the driver of the cart could stop, went over him and crushed the side of his head to atoms. His body was carried home to his house, opposite Clapton turnpike, where he had quitted his amiable wife and four young children only a few minutes before. Monday night, as Mr. and Mrs. ORD, of Berkeley square, were returning to town from Cheltenham, in their travelling carriage, and the coachman and ser vant were riding on the box, some villains, between Isleworth and llrentford, contrived to cut the bind ing of an imperial, which was fastened on the top of the carriage, containing valuable property, with which they got clear off. A young man, named Wm. Harris, whose father belongs to the Guards, has been committed for trial at the nest Portsmouth Sessions, for stealing, from the Dunian's Head public-house, in St. Nicholas . street, Portsmouth, a box, containing money and other „valuables. Two of the Guards, named War. Vaughan ar.4 John ,Barber, are likewise committed, for steal • i ingbeef from a butcher, at Mile-End, Portsea. .; . It:pterslay John Sims underwent a final examiva ..liott, at Bow-street, on a charge of uttering a forged „wpm., He gave up the name of the person who had u famished him with the nose, in consideration of %Akar ' lie was discharged. Thomas Williams, whaled sup gce ti • bac, was fully committed. • PARISH OF ST. ANDREW, HOLBORN. CLAIM OF THE RECTOR TO lIICREASED TITHES. A Meeting of the Inhabitant Householders of the London Liberty took place yesterday, at the Inquest Room, in Holborn Church-yard, pursuant to the fol-. lowifig Requisition: " London Liberty, December 27. " The Rector having made a communication of hip intention to claim es. 9d. in the pound for his Tithes upon the rental of this Liberty, you are therefoie earnestly requested to attend a Meeting to be held at the Inquest Room, in the Church-yard, on Tuesday, the ed day of January next, at eleven for twelve o'clock at noon precisely, to take the same into cnnsideration. WILLIAM BOY E R, Churchwarden?' At a little after 12 o'clock, Mr. Deputy REEvES was unanimously called to the Chair. The worthy Deputy, having complied with the call, addressed the Meeting, and after thanking them for the honour they had done him, expressed his regret that circum stances had rendered it necessary for the Parishioners to take the steps they were now about to take. — It was his wish, and he had no doubt it was the wish of every Gentleman who heard him, to live on good and friendly terms with the Rector of the Parish; and he felt satisfied that they were not the best friends of that Gentleman who advised him to mea sures, the necessary consequence of which would be to estrange from him the affections of his Parishioners --(Hear, hear, bear).—ln conclusion, the Chairman hoped that every Gentleman who should choose to address the Meeting might meet with a patient and attentive hearing. Mr. JOPSON, the Vestry Clerk, now read a letter from the Rev. Gilbert Beresford, the Rector of the Parish, dated December 11, 1820, and addressed to Mr. Deputy Reeve, in which, after alluding to a Re solution agreed to at a private Meeting, of calling a general Meeting of the Inhabitants, he suggested the expediency of a private conference between himself or his solicitor, and the parties interested on the other side, "as likely to save unnecessary uneasiness, and calculated to promote the interests of the parties con cerned?' Another letter was read from Mr. Goorge Vanderzee (the Rector's solicitor), addressed to Mr. Deputy Reeve and others. This sync dated Decem ber 16. It stated that "the Rev. Mr. Beresford, as Rector to the Parish Church of St. Andrew, Ilolhorn, claims to be entitled to 2s. 91 for every 20s. rent by the year, for tithes, from all houses, shops, ware houses, &c. and it appears to me that the claim authorized by, and I must beg you to refer to, a sta tute of the 37th Henry VIII. entitled An Act for Tithes in London and to a Decree dated the 21th of February, 1513, relating to the payment of Tithes in the City cf London and Liberties of the same.-- 1 am desired to state, for your consideration, that if the claim could be settled as has been done, I believe, elsewhere in London, a less sum than 2s. 9d. for every 20.. improved Tent would be accepted. I have, by desire of Mr. Beresford, enclosed a letter, which was produced and seal last Thursday."—The en closure alluded to was also read. It was a letter from Mr. Vanderzce to the Rev. Mr. Beresford. It stated, in answer to an application from that Gentle man, the writet's belief that the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, being without the walls, but within the Liberty of London, was circumstanced alike with the Parishes of St. Betel ph, Aldgatc, St. Botoiph,Bishops gate, and St. Dunstan's, in the West. ‘lllll respect to the :"17th Henry VIII. and the decree made there upon, if the writer were not mistaken, there were , decisions in point on the records of the ('ourtc, esta blishing and decreeing the rates due to the Rectors of those three Parishes, under the said statute, and !the decree made upon it. He added, that if proper iuquisies were made, and that the legal advisers on both sides agreed, the right of the Rector might be established, m ithout occastoaing ary or much objec tion or dissatisfaction. In conclusion, the writer ob served, that he thought the case of St. Botolph ; Bishopsgate, applied, and that that case was settled out of Court. The CHAIRMAN observed, that these letters were ead tut strew die nature of the Rector's claim. Mr. JOIZN Beetic7tes,r , now addressed the Meet ing, and observed, that as he had been the original mover of the Resolution at the Precinct Meeting, he felt it necessary to offer a few reniui ks. Ile regret ted that the subject had net been examined and brought forward by some person more competent to the task than he was. however, such as it was, he had given the matter his most serious attention. The Rector, as they must already have observed, founded his claim to this increased rate on the 37th Henry . VIII. and the Decree made thereon; for, without this, there was nothing to bear him out for a mo ment in equity or justice. He would not, however, enter into a discussion on the legal question. They had not met for that purpose. Their object was to put themselves in such a state of preparation, that they might be ready with a proper defence when ever the Rector should attempt to enforce his claim. He was one of those whe was anxious to support the Clergy of the established Church ; so he was certain was every Gentleman who heard him. He thought they were entitled to a very liberal support for their services, but he could not, in this his wish for their proper support, sanction such an attempt as the pre sent. He could not approve of a Clergyman bring ing forward an old Act of Parliament—an old sha dow of an old law, which had slept for three cen turies, as the foundation of a claim which, if esta blished in the present instance, would take from the inhabitant Householders of the Liberty and put into the pocket of onejnan, a sum greater than that which was paid for the whole of their Poor-rates—. (Hear, hear). Was it an equitable claim that one . individual should deteriorate the property of the in• habitants in the amount of £60,000? and yet this would be the effect if the Rector's claim were sub mitted to—(Hear, hear). The speaker then went on to contend that the claim was unjust, because it was most unreasonable—that the Decree on which it wee founded had never been enrolled, and that the amount to which this claim would reach was a sum never intended by the Legislature to be given to any Rector. As to the three parishes mentioned in the letter, the claims on some of which had been settled out of Court, he thought they were precedents which the present Meeting ought by no means to follow. If they submitted to any such claim as a right, it would be raised by degrees on them to the full amount now demanded. This was the case in Bishopsgate. A shilling in the pound was first given. It was suf fered to rest there for about six months, and then a additional sixpence wag denumded and is some time after another sixpence was asked: If the inha-' bitants of other parishes suffered themselves to be cajoled in such a manner, he hoped the Parish of St. Andrew would be more firm. These circumstances also spewed the necessity of uniting in the first in stance and resisting any claim for an increased rate. This had in one instance been effectually done by an , individual t how much better might it not Ise effected ' by a large body? But he would try it both ways. If beaten as a body, he would then try themindivi dually.. Let the contest last for ever, and be handed down from father to son, rather than they should consent to a claim which was so very unreasonable — (Hear, hear). It was not necessary to go back -to the Fire Act Clergy, farther than to qbserve, that in the great fire there were fifty-nine parishes burnt, and twenty.seven which escaped. The Pa tish of St.,An drew, Halborn, was one of those which so escaped the fire, but it seemed as if the Rector IA ;died to throw it into a flame on the present occasion—(lcer, hear). In consequence of the losses sustained by the Clergy, from the destruction of the houses, their case was considered by the Legislature; and by the 22d Charles 11. they got, instead of 2s. 9d. in the 20s. a compensation of, sonic £lOO a-year, some £:150, but in no case did the compensation exceed 1:200 per. annum ; and there were instances where so large a sum was not given in places of larger extent than St. Andrew's Parish. The Clergy became in the course of time dissatisfied with the amount of their settle ment ; and having applied to Parliament, they were allowed by the 44th of Geo. 111. an increase in many instances of half as much more; but, whatever Par liament had then allowed, it manifestly never was its intention to give £4,000 a-year instead of £4OO. The Clergy, however, made another application to Parliament, and though their claims were examined, they were kicked out of doors, and Parliament de. tided against them. He merely mentioned these cir cumstances, to spew the rapacity of the Clergy in many instances. His object on the present occasion was not to go into any detail of the merits of the question, but to have a Committee appointed, who might take such steps in the matter as should be deemed necessary. Ile was satisfied that this was a subject which would be talked over a good deal, and he had no doubt a good deal of information might be had Upon it, if a Committee were appointed.— The other Lib erties of the Parish would, he felt per suaded, look with fellow-feeling on the injustice of the present demand, and would be ready to come to their assistance as soon as they began to act—(!!ear, hear!).--It they had had a Committee sooner, they might have had the assistance of a Gentleman of great talents, who was already enlisted on the other side. However, it was not yet oo late to he active, and he hoped that, by the appointment of a Com mittee, such exertions would be made as would en able them to meet this claim with effect. Mr. Wortruast expressed himself also anxious for the appointment of a Committee, and that nothing should be said as to the law of the case until that Committee was appointed. If tkey now publicly en tered into the case, they would be giving their ad versaries an advantage which they ought not to get. It would be better, therefore, to let the whole mat ter go into a Committee, who might afterwards re port their opinion to the Parish at large. Mr. BEAUCHAMP now read the Resolutions which it was his intention to submit to the Meeting. lle did this to let Gentlemen see the nature of them, and thereby Live an opportunity of suggesting any al terations they might think proper. '*e Resolutions were in substance—that the Meet ing heard with regiet the claim set up by the Rector cf ‘,'s. 9d. in the 2Os. on the rent of houses, &c. that therefore it became their duty to resist such a claim by erery legal means in their power, and to enter into no compromise for a smaller sum, on the ground that 2s. 9d. might be demanded of them; that a Committee be appointed to take such steps as might be considered necessary on this occasion, and to re port thereupon to a General Meeting. The CHAIRMAN observed, that before these Reso lutions were put seriatim, he should be happy to hear any Gentleman who wished to speak on the subject. Mr. TirostesoN said, he felt embarrassed in speak ing on a subject of which the little he knew was de rived from the speech of the Gentleman who opened the business to the Meeting (Mr. Beauchamp). He agreed, however, that more information on it should be deferred till the Committee should commence its sittings. He concurred in what had fallen from Mr. Beauchamp, respecting the necessity of supporting the Clergy. As a Dissenter from the Church of Eng land, he could not concur in one sense, but he agreed that, as a political establishment, the Church of Eng land ought to he supported. Ile therefore always paid his tithe, 'though he never visited the Esta bli,hed Church. It had been said that this claim of the Reverend Rector was founded on ancient right and ancient usage. He conceived it strange, that those Reverend Gentlemen who were so tenacious of ancient rights and usages, should only wish to revive a part of them, without reviving the whole. It was, he believed, pretty well known, that, according to " ancient usage," the tithe was not given merely for the benefit of the Clergy. It was divided i n to th ree potions; one of whicl l went to support the Church, another to maintain the poor, and the third part was for the Parson. The modern Clergy, however, for got distinctions, and it seemed as if they turned tne two last objects into one, and took the tithe, not for the poor and the Parson, but for the "poor Par sce—(llear., cad laughter).—He was surpiized at the madness and folly of those who talked of the spirit which was abroad, and which sought to level the Altar as well as the Throne. If such a spirit did really exist—which he denied—it was the duty of those Reverend Gentlemen to set a good example to the people, to seem and to be really above that ava ricious desire for the things of this world, for which too many of them were unfortunately remarkable. They ought to endeavour to make the people at tachei to them, by mild, humble, and Christian-like conduct; and avoid interfering in worldly politics.— He believed the infidelity which was now abroad was just such a species of infidelity as prevailed in Eng land immediately before the Reformation. The people were not dissatisfied with religion, bit . they were dissatisfied with the avaricious and servile con duct of the Romish Priests in those days. The Priests were then the servile tools of King Henry VIII. they supported all his infamous plans; and the Clergy of the preAtkt day were, in too many in stances, the obsequious servants of Ministers .iu all their measures, whether Tax hits or Divorce 8i14 4 —(Near, hear!).—Such conduct would create content at their receiving not 2s 9d. in the 20s; L it even 6d. in the OM Mt. Thompson was now p ra , ceeding to animadvert on the C onduct of the R ev. Mr. Beresford, on a recent occasion, in theletter wrote to Alderman Waithman, when he was ineer., rupted by cries of " Question." Ile added, th at h e only adverted to this circtraistance to shew that t h e); ought not to give way one, inch to such a man. if they yielded anything, however small, to this chi; it would be increased until, as in the case or nt h e i, pantiles, it was raised to the sum of 2s. J.I. in theitt Mr. PosTiFax thought, that I:cfme the Resolutions were put to the vote they ought to be conslJe re d three 'or four Gentlemen, who should be appoi nte d . for tillt purpose. It was important that nothin4 should go abroad which might militate against tit object they all had in view. No one should indhlo himself on such an occasion as this in an attack on Church—(Some disappiohation, and some cties " No one has r.'one so." ).—They had a soon enemy to contend with ; for he feared if Mr. Bereford It d not strong ground to go upon in this claim, he wo u ld not risk his popularity for an uncertainty. The p re ; sent question was as important one, and they sIioe!I be cautious before they acted. With icq , ect to 111 4, scriptions—(it was one of the Resolutions t h at a scription should be entered into to carry on the (i s . ject of the Meeting)—he thought it better that m i n sums should be subscribed at a time. A short discussion here took - place, as to whether the expenses mild not be added : to the parish txio, but this was declared to be unattainable, exceia by Act of Parliament. Mr. WILKINSON asked, what was.the • amounzo! present rate? The CHAIRMAN replied, that it was lITIZIOsSibIe know at present; but if it were known, it Inidit Era be prudent to mention it now. Mr. IlEaucnAme said, that some idea might be formed of the rate when he mentioned that the clam of the lt,ctor w ould. if acceded to, raise his income on the City Liberty alone (there are three Liberties ii the Parish) from 1:247 to above £4,ooo—(lkarl. The Resolutions were put separately, and were each unanimously agreed to. It was also ruously agreed to, on the motion of Mr. WEsrEas, that a deputation from the Committee be sent to the Churchwardens and Overeers of the twenty-eight other Parishes, soliciting their aid and subscription to carry their object into effect. Votes of thanks were then unanimously passed to Mr. Beauchamp, to the Churchwarden, and to the Chairman, after which the Meeting broke up. WORSHIP-STREET.—Three Officers of Worship. .1 street, in consequence of information, went to the house of IV. Hearn, in Providence-place, Bell-yard, . Golden-lane. They found the lower part of' the house barricadoed, and the Officers lifted one of their party up on their shoulders; but he had no sooner entered .1 the room, than Hearn, who was in bed, jumped up, and ran to open a place where there was a crack in the partition, from which he took a brown paper • parcel, and flung it down stairs. The Officer < etzed him, calling to the others to break in the door: they accordingly did so, and the parcel was found on the • stairs. It contained fifty-nine El forged notes. They took the prisoner to the Office, \Olen he underwent an examination. One of the Bank Inspectors proved the notes to be forged in every respect. There was no proof that the prisoner forged them; bit he was • fully committed for having them in his possess on. LA MEET 11-ST ECT.• —Yesterday, Mr. a master silk-weaver, in Pelham -street, preferred a charge against It. Bennet, cne of the patrol attached to this O. e, for wantonly sho ing at and wounding him. The complainant, who appeared much indisposed, in consequence of the wounds he had received, stated, that on Sunday morn- , ing he was walking along the foot-path between the hedges leading from the fields to dhe Three Colts, at Old Ford, with a gun in his hand, when he was met by Bennet, who demanded his piece, at the same time producing his emblem of office; on which the coo plainant immediately surrendered his gun, and pulled 4 out his pocket-book, in order to give his name and address. But this was not satisfactory to Bullet, who seized his arm, and insisted un his accompany ing him back to the Three Colts. The complainant refused, saying, that he considered it quite sufficient to have given his address. Bennet then was about , to force him to a compliance, but he resisted, and got away, and ran through an opening in the hedge. Bennet instantly exclaimed, " Stop 1 or shoot your—The complainant continued running, when Bennet instantly discharged the carbine at him, and the contents, which consisted of small shot, lodged from the back of his head to his loins. He, with great difficulty, got home to his house, and a sur geon attended, who extracted a quantity of the shot from his back, which were here produced. The complainant was then taken into a room by an oflr cer, for the purpose of examining him ; and on his , being stripped, his body, from the back of his bead .1 to his loins, and along his arms, exhibited such ap pearances as if lacerated by shot.—The Magistrate said, this was one of the most flagrant cases he ever remembered, and assured Mr. Squires that the matter • should be thoroughly investigated, and ordered him to attend on a future day, when 3ennet, who had ob tained leave of absence, would be brought forward. MARRIED. On the Ist instant, at All Saints, Southampton, by the Ram. T. Mears, William Ferdinand Wratislaw, Esq. of Rugby, War wickshirs, to Charlotte Anne, youngest daughter of John Keil!, Esq. of Ilythe. DIED. On Sunday, Dec. 31, 18207;j13;th; after a short illness, in &I 81st year of her age, the Honourable Agneta Yorke, Nowt daughter and coheiress of Henry Johnsoo, of Great Berkhamp. ste;d, Esq. second wife and widow of the Lord Chancellof Charles Yorke (who was second son of Philip, first Earl of Han* wieke), and mother to the Right Honourable Charles Philip Yorke, Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sidney Yorke, K.C.B. and to Caroline, late Countcu of St. Germans. MAILS THIS DAY.—AIR. DUP. Dublin 5 1 Lisbon Waterford . 0 8 France Guernsey and Jeney . 0 0 Hamburgb Holland 0 1 Gottenburgh . Flanders .0 0 I Leeward Islands Malta 0 0 A RR. DLX. O 1 2 0 O 3 0 • I O 0 •GH-R ATER at LON DO Mcrning Aft moon • GS TO bitlttltu~~. 11 mituttes after 2 40 - Pruned end published by Levu KU'', t :116 1 * dace, It cip;c• l'ar'.. . . • LOl - 1 -- )(3