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.1 1 *!~~ IN ICING HAROLD. From the list :Amber of the Family Library—( First Part of the History of England.) DID HAROLD ESCAPE AFTER THE BATTLE OF HAS TINIis ?—Amongst the loathsome I.eapsof the unburied, Harold was sought for, but sought in vain—Harold could not possibly be discovered—no trace of Harold was to be found ; and as the last hope of identifying his remains, his followers suggested that possibly his beloved Editha might be able to recognize the features so familiar to her affec tions Osgood went back to Waltham, and returned with Editha, and the two canons and the weeping woman re sumed their miserable task in the charnel field. A ghastly, decomposing, and mutilated corpse was selected by Editha, and conveyed to Waltham as the body of Harold ; and there entombed at the east end of the choir, with great honour and solemnity, many Norman nobles assisting in the requiem. Years afterwards, when the Norman yoke pressed heavily upon the English, and the battle of Hastings had become a tale of sorrow, which old men narrated by the light of the embers, until warned to silence by the sullen tolling of the curfew, there was a decrepit anchorite, who inhabited a cell near the Abbey of St. John, at Chester. This recluse, deeply scarred, and blinded in his left eye, lived in strict penitence and seclusion. Henry I. once visited the aged hermit, and had a long private discourse with him ; and, on his death-bed, he declared to the attendant monks that he was Harold. As the story is transmitted to us, he had been secretly conveyed from the field to a castle, probably of Dover, where he continued concealed until he had the means of reaching the sanctuary where ho expired. DRAWING.ROOMS OF THE LAST CENTURY. _____ .. .... As a contrast to the courtly details which have recently occupied our pages, it may not be unamusing to our readers to receive a few extracts from the annals of the Court of St. James's, for the birth-day of the year 1787. With the exception of the Princesses, Lady Aldborongh, and Lady Salisbury, we believe that few of the Noble Ladies comme morated in the recital survive to note the changes of times and fashions. _ .. " Princess Augusta's petticoat was of white crape, orna mented with sapphire blue foil, representing wreaths of flowers ; with a broad elegant silver fringe on the border of the coats ; a superb diamond stomacher and sleeve-knots. Her Royal Highness's head was ornamented with three large white feathers on the left side ; two wreaths of flow ers, in colour corresponding with those of her dress, on the right ; and behind a plume of Nina feathers, correspond ing also in colour, with four large diamond pins in front, on a riband edged with black. " Lady Maldon's dress, in point of novelty and elegance, stood conspicuous. The body and robe were of royal pur . ple satin, on a white satin coat, trimmed in festoons of royal purple, covered with silver spangles, and ornamented kith spangles in the form of weeping willows, edged with silver fringe, each festoon supported by a bow of purple satin, every point of which was ornamented with a rose, that resembled diamonds ; a broad sash of purple satin, Vordered with white, and ornamented with silver spangles and fringe, carelessly disposed on the left aide. Her Ladyship's cap was decorated with a plume of Argus feathers, and an em broidered riband in front, with another plume of coloured feathers, altogether beautiful. It seemed the pattern cap of the whole room. " After the minuets, the country-dances called ' Good morrow to your night-cap,' and ' the German Spa,' were danced by the Duke of Cumberland Earl of Delawar Lord Stopford Princess Augusta Princess Elisabeth Counteu of Salisbury, . ~.... L. • . ... . . . .. . ait:•• - . . , , . . . . . . ... • , •• , .• , ........., - ‘,......• •• : .. • when the procession returned. preceded by a band of tunsic, mid a gig, in which rode their Shiloh. After the gig came the notorious Wroe, followed by what were called " the temple of the Lord." Also a number of his friends from Ashton, in company with those who bad set out from Huddersfield in the fireman. There were carts containing the baggage of those from Ashton. The cause of their appearance was, that in consequence of the late exposure at Ashton, it has been deemed prudent to remove their head-quarters from thence to Sheikh'. Luse Coen Mann, Atm B.—The arrival of wheat ibis week is large, but of other grain only moderate. The best wheats have sold upon full as good terms, but scarcely any demand for middling de. scriptioos. Fine barley is ready sale at last week's prices, but all se condary sort., as well as the new foreign, is slow sale, and rather lower. We have no alteration to notice in the value of oats, or shelling. Dry beans sell full as well. In other grain we note no alteration. .MARRIED.—Mr. William Burnley, of Pollard Hall, to Mary Anne, youngest daughter of Mr. Sigaton, Queen-square—Mr. William Hancock, to Miss Kettlewell of Middleton—Mr. Robert Potter, archi tect, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of Mr. Nicholas Timm of Shef. field—Thomas Bowman, Esq. of Corby, to Mary Anu, eldest daughter of Mr. T. Smith, of Cornhill, London. DI ED. —Mr. Jibes Stead, of Hunslet, 48—Maurice Logan, M.D. of Seacroft, 67—At Wetherby, Edward Richardson, Esq. solicitor, 37 —Mr. Joseph Baker, sen. cloth manufacturer, of Burnley. 77—Eliza, third daughter of Mr. Isaac Taylor, of Barkisland Hall, near Halifax, 20—At Dewsbury, Mr. Charles Hindle, 34. CHELTENHAM CHRONICLE. Aamvais.—Lord Thomas Cecil, M. P. Hon. John Coventry, Hon Thomas Coventry, Count Sobollnke, Lieut. General Sir Wm. Hutchinson, Sir Henry and Lady Mathias, Sir Roger Gresley, Col. Gillman, elonel Crawford, Colonel Tucker, Major Mackay, Major Ford, Majdr Grafton, Major Hampton Rev. Hugh Smith, Rev. F. C. Plumptre, Dr. Sherlook Willis, Captain A. Cuppage, R. N. Captain Davies, IL N. Capt. Rawlins, Capt. Bennett, Capt. Macpherson, Capt. Cobb, Capt. Jenner, Captain Broughton. On Thursday, John Davies, of Pembridge, was committed to Here ford county gaol, charged with having, assisted by his wife, assaulted and beaten Sarah Williams, a servant in his house, in consequence of which she died on the same evening. The prisoner, who has a large family, and was very respectable before this unfortunate occurrence, is also detained on the Coroner's warrant for killing and slaying. On Saturday, Ann Davies, wife of the above, was committed under the Coroner's warrant, for killing and slaying Sarah Williams. The evi dence on the inquest stated acts of cruelty towards the poor girl equally revolting aril atrocious. It Is calculated that upwards of four millions sterling are invested in the different Gas Companies of the United Kingdom. A few days since a gentleman residing in this town received a fine owl from a friend at Wenlock. The bird was shut up, but contrived to make its escape during the night, and the gentleman was yesterday informed by letter that the owl had found Its way hack to his friend's house in Shropshire, a distance of more than sixty miles. PRIVILEGES TO YEOMANRY Cavaunr.—Effective members are exempt from serving in the Militia, from the office of parish constable, from the duty on hair powder, and from the horse tax. Six days' at tendance at muster and exercise in each year, in manner in the Act pro vided, will entitle persons to be certified by the commanding officer as ellbottvo, or five successive days. Any member absent, though with leave, (except in case of sickness certified by a medical practitioner), and not afterwards making good his full number of days within the year ending the sth of April, will not be exempt from the horse tax ; to entitle hitnstlf to which he should claim the same on the annual ...toed tax notice paper left by the assessor. A person providing a how for a member is equally entitled to exemption front the tax foe it. HyDoormosia.—Another melancholy instance of the fatal effects which have invariably attended this terrible disease has occurred. On the 12th of February last, 11r Lloyd, who occupied a farm under Sir R. Price, Bart. M.P. whilst passing through the village of Mansell, saw a dog attack a boy, whom the animal had thrown down, and was endeavouring to bite. Mr. Lloyd instantly attempted to rescue the child, when the dog suddenly bit him in the hand, and ran off. It afterwards bit a small dog, and a pig, and was pursued and killed near Kenchester Chapel. The person to whom the pig belonged, instantly cut off the ear, the part bitten. Although fully apprehensive that he had been wounded by a rabid dog, Mr. Lloyd, instead of promptly ap plying to medical skill, yielded to the foolish and extraordinary vulgar prejudice which cannot too soon be dispelled, that " dipping" in the sea would prevent the consequences to be apprehenthd, and pro. ceeded, with the boy lie had rescued, to undergo the senseless opera tion of immersion in salt water • as we have repeatedly stated, a ducking in the nearest pond would have been just as efficacious, and no possible benefit could result from either. However, he re turned satisfied, and no symptoms appeared to create alarm, till Wednesday, the 23d ult. forty days after the injury, when his hand became painful, and all the symptoms of hydrophobia rapidly followed in succession : medical assistance was procured. and the nature of the incurable disease became too apparent; the utmost attention and skill were exerted to alleviate the sufferings of the unfortunate man, but the terrible malady, with all the horrid accumulation of suffering and agony incident to the disease, continued its course till the Sunday fol lowing, when happily he was rescued from his pitiable state of misery by death. The burning cliff at Weymouth has been very lately visited by a many parties, the fire being frequently to be seen in the evening from the Esplanade. DIED—At Sudbrook, Captain Frederick.—ln York place, Anne, widow of the Rev. John George Hannington, DD. of Hereford, and Rector of Hampton Bishop, in the same county.—Mr. Benjamin Ma son, 29.—Mary, widow of Henry Owen Cunliffe, Esq. of Wycoller hall, Lancashire. MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ADVERTISER. An action of importance to the commercial world came on for trial at the Lancaster Assizes. It appears that it is the insolent custom in cases of bankruptcy, far the postmaster to detain all letters directed to bank rupts, for the purpose of delivering them to the assignees. The letters of a merchant of the name of Merelles, an unfortunate bankrupt, were lately detained by the postmaster of Liverpool, who refused to deliver them to Mr. M. on his personal application. Under these circumstances an action against the postmaster was brought by the bankrupt. It came on for trial at Lancaster, when's verdict was taken for the plaintiff, his lordship reserving the point of law for the consideration of the Judges. An action has also been brought against Sir Francis Feeling, in the Court of King'i Bench, the order for detaining the letters having origi. nated from him. It appears that he received a fee of four guineas for the detention. The act of parliament expressly declares, that any Per son wilfully, wittingly, or knowingly detaining, or allowing to be de tained, letters, shall pay a fine of 20L for each letter to be rendered in capable of ever again holding any appointment in the Post-office. The late reduction of wages, on the part of the large wheel pro prietors, by which those who are using machines of a more moderate size are shut out, the common benefits arising from the use of the same markets must inevitably bring misery upon thousands of people, who have heretofore, by their industrious exertions, lived in comfort ; be cause the small wheel proprietors must, by some expedient which ne. eessity will drive them to, place themselves in fair competition with their opponents. This can only be done either by employing women, and grown-up piecers, or by the men who are now spinning submitting to such a further reduction as must take away many of their comforts, and so contract their powers of consuming our produce and manufactures, as to inflict a national evil of no trifling magnitude. and perpetuate that mournful state of things of which we have so long com plained. For as surely as the Manchester spinners succeed in effecting this most impolitic and mischievous purpose, so surely will it be put in operation through the whole spinning district, and thus the flood gates of desolation will be thrown open, without the shadow of benefit to those parties who have been the aut hor of it, and it will leave behind it the eternal source of mortification which the sight of any of those suf ferers, when they come in contact with us, must produce. The journeymen mule spinners have, for a series of years, been amongst the best provided for of all our labouring population, and might have continued so. if that liberality of sentiment and feeling had existed, which every man, having servants, is in duty bound to exer cise towards them • for they alone have the power, as has been abund antly shewn, of either conferring comfort and happiness, or taking it away. During Mr. Hunt's late dinner at Manchester, several gentlemen ad dressed the company in the course of the evening, and all expressed an opinion in opposition to Mr. Hunt, on the propriety of accepting the present measure of reform. After a disconnexion of three years, the Manchester and Liverpool Theatres have again been united in one circuit. This was a•• con summation devoutly to be wished," asunder no other arrangement was the former establishment so likely to be made a profitable speculation; that it has not been so during the disjunction, we are afraid Mr. Be verly, the late lessee, has too much reason to know. Under the new, (or rather the old,) management, the theatre opened on Monday evening, with Sheridan's inimitable comedy of the ' School for Scan dal.' After the lapse of three years, but few of the former company remain, but these were greeted by the most gratifying mark. of recog nition and old acquaintanceship, as they severally made their appear. ance in the course of the performances. MARRIED.—At Bowdon, Mr. George Roylanee, of Calveley, to Mrs. Bebbington—At Recleseld, Mr. Hetbert Boyer, of Barton upon•lrwell, to Isabel, eldest daughter of Hall Overend, Rtq. of Mower. DlED.—Margaret Shepherd, 25, daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Shepherd, of Middleton—Mr. John Davies, of Salford—At Chester, 65, Mr. Alderman Newell—Mr. James Williamson, 67, of Foster's wood, Pendleton. THE WESTERN TIMES. Esnoaawcat.—Three hundred and sixty persons principally labourers and mechanics, among whom were many entire families, sailed from Bridgwater last week, in two vessels, the Friends and Euphrosyne as emigrants for Canada. Nearly 100 of the above were sent out, we un• dersuutd. at the expense of the Marquis of Bath, who had liberally supplied them with provisions foe the voyage ; the rest wet', for the most part, but ill found in requisites, and it is expected will regret. &c. &c &c. " The Ladies' head-dresses were principally ornamented with feathers and flowers ; the Nina plume was remarkably conspicuous. The caps, in general, narrow and high; and those who wore their toupees in curls had them smaller than usual. Many wore plain toupees, particularly the Queen and Princesses. Very light powder aeents to have taken place of the rage for Marechal. 'I he decorations for sleeves were generally on gauze cuffs; for treble ruffles without, breast-knots or breast-bows, except of diamonds. The pouting handkerchief, for the neck, seems abolished, and nature has again taken place of that preposterous fashion ! Tippets were quite full, and more open than usual. Ear rings very long—necklaces worn loose on the neck; most ladies sported tuo watches! " The new equipages most admired were those of the Earls of Aldborough and Mexborough. The first had a deep purple ground with an intermixture of silver spots, sur roended by a mosaic work of green, with straw-coloured foliage ; the second a light gray ground, dotted with blue, and bordered with festoons of variegated dyes. Among the sedans, that of Lady W. Gordon, preceded by a running footman, was considered the most elegant." We read that on occasion of the drawing-room given at St James's in honour of his Majesty's reoovcry, in March 1789, " Lady Howard's cap had a beautiful painting, on satin, of Britannia praising heaven for the King's recovery, with a suitable legend ; while that of Lady Lloyd had a painting describing Britannia kneeling, and offering praises for the event, richly ornamented with diamonds, blonde, flowers, and feathers. In the front' DIEU nous le rend' was embroidered in letters of gold." At a ball given at Court on the same occasion the shoes of the Princeses are noticed as unusually elegant, '• being of white, mosaicked all over) with silver, and high polished steel heads; with a plate of silver in the form of a shield towards the toe ; round the quarters a deep spangled silver fringe. The shoes were fastened with diamond bows." These must have produced a matchless effeect in the pas grave of a minuet ! RUSSIAN POPULATION.—It is asserted that the Russian empire has acquired 40 millions of inhabitants in the course of a century.—Edinburgh Journal of Science. A SERIOUS WITNESS.—A day or two ago, Mr. Charles Phillips was examining a witness at the Old Bailey, respect ing some accounts, and the former, not easily understanding the evidence, said to the witness, " Come, make it as clear as possible ; give your evidence seriatim." "I am," said the witness," a police constable, and I never was more serious in my life." DR. PARR ' S OPINION OF THE LATE REV. ROBERT HALL.—The late Dr. Parr, who frequently attended Mr. Hall's lectures at Leicester, and bequeathed him a legacy, said most tersely and appropriately, " Mr. Hall has, like Bishop Taylor, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acuteness of a schoolman, the profoundness of a philosopher, and the piety of a saint."—Christian's Ma gazine. In November last, a clerk, named Air, in the banking house of Messrs. Brooks and Dixon, bankers, in Chan cery-lane, absconded with about 2,4001. of their cash. It was speedily ascertained that he had sailed for New York.— The American Consul advised that an affidavit of the debt, and a power of attorney to an agent in New York to act for its recovery, should immediately be sent out. This advice was followed Air, on his arrival in New York, lodged his money in a bank ; in a few days he was arrested and thrown into prison for the debt, and an injunction was obtained from the Court of Chancery to impound the money. Air had no al ternative but to submit to the restitution of the plunder, or remain In prison. He preferred the former course, and was discharged. Messrs. Brooks and Dixon have received from their American agent upwards of 2,0001. of their loss. THE ARMY. That fine corps, the South Devon Yeomanry, paraded under their commandant on Monday last, on Melbourne Down, where they were inspected by Major Tonkin. Their new uniform is very elegant ;it is that of the Red or Polish Lancers. The caps are much handsomer than the shako of the Light Dragoons. The head-quarters, on per manent duty, will be at Newton Abbott. Captain Cary, of Tor Ab bey, commands the Torquay troop—Captain Lyon the Newton. The Tcignmouth troop parade as usual. The whole of the corps will assemble on the first and second weeks in May, with their new ap pointments. The 31st Regiment of Foot and the Governorship of Scarborough Castle, are vacant by the death of the Earl of Mulgrave. PRESERVAnoN OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK. Wednesday the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Subscribers to the Royal National Institution for the preservation of lives from Shipwreck was held at the house belonging to the Association in Austin-friars; T. Wilson, Esq. in the Chair. The Report of the Committee was read. It stated that during the past year, the Society had granted to pawns who have meritoriously exerted themselves in saving the lives of shipwrecked persons, the sum of 4781. 10s. Some of the cases of preservation for which re wards had been given deserved peculiar attention. The St. George Royal mail steam packet, on the 20th Nov. 'trust violently, during a tremendous gale, on the St. Mary Rock, off the Isle of Man. She immediately filled, and settled down forward. Sir Wil liam Hillary, Lieutenant Robinson, and a crew of fourteen men, went off in the life-boat, and, after two hours exertion, succeeded in saving the crew of the steam-boat and passengers, in all twenty-one persons, from destruction. The Society awarded a gold medal to Sir W. Hil lary, Bart. and Lieutenant Robinson; a silver medal to Mr. Corlett and J. Veredy, the coxswain, and twenty guineas to the lifeboat crew. The next case of interest was that of the French brig, Le Bon Pere, which, on the 6th of December, struck on the reef of rocks off Falmouth, during a destructive gale. It was dark, and the cries of the crew for assistance were appalling. Lieutenant W. James, R.N. of Newton, St. klawes, hastened to the shore, stripped, and swam through a tre mendous surf; he had nearly rea ched the vessel, and was overcome, and pulled back by means of a rope fastened round his body. He again swam off, reached the vessel, and brought a rope on shore, by which means the crew, ten in number, were saved. The gold medal was awarded to Lieutenant %V. James. There were many other cues in which the Coast Guard Service and fishermen had saved lives and property to a great extent. The number of lives saved in last year by persons rewarded by the Society, was 372 ; and, since the Society was formed, 1,318 individuals have been saved from death by shipwreck, by persons rewarded by the Institution. The Committee 'regretted that the balance at the banker's was very low. In the lost year the amount received, including dividends on Stock, donations, /U. and with the balance on the 31st March, 1830, was 1,2781. 15s. 9d. The balance at the bankers, on the 31st of last month, was 1561. 15s. Sd. the remainder having been expended in maintaining life-boats, distri buting rewards, &c. The Report was unanimously adopted, and thanks returned to the Chairman and officers of the Institution. An adjournment then took place. THE NOBLEMEN AND Gk:NTLL:fiIEN'S CATCH CLUB This institution was formed for the laudable purpose of encouraging the vocal compositions of Englishmen, by awarding prizes for glees, catches, &c. The senior member now is the venerable and highly respected Earl Forteacue, who was elected in 1779, more than half a century ago. There was a numerous meeting of the Club on Tuesday last, including the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Dorset, Lord &bean, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir George Clerk, and a number of connoisseurs, as well as the following professionals :—Messrs. Knyveit, Vaughan, Lecte, Sale, Horncustle, Duruset, Evans, Greatorex, Clarke, T. Cooke, C. Taylor, Nield, and Puny, Jun. it being the first inttoduction of the latter, who sung the bass solos in " Who comes so dark ?" and " Cold is Cadwallo's tongue," also, by desire, " The Maid of Llangollen," in a manner that elicited the most encouraging marks of approbation. A number of glees and catches were sung in the first style of excellence, several of the amateur members taking a putt. it I ill t I. I , ,~ 1~ ~i R 1,~ I i i f I • I I NAPOLEON'S TONI B. When at St. Helena I started one morning with a small party of bro ther officers, to view the spot where the remains of the world's agitator are deposited. With what singular emotion. I took my stand upon the slab which sheltered the dust of him for whom the crowns, thrones, and sceptres he wrung from their possessors would of themselves have fur nished materials for a monument ! There the restless was at rest— there the Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Con federation of the Rhine. Grand Alaster of die Legion of Honour, re posed with almost as little sepulchral pomp as the humble tenant of a country church-yard. " After life's fitful fever he sleeps well." I withdrew my foot—removed with my handkerchief the tracts it had left upon the stone, and gave a tear to the fate of the exile. I also was a soldier of fortune. Our party quitted the place with dejected faces. and scarcely a word was spoken until we reached our quarters. On the following morning a French frigate arrived from the Isle of Bourbon, having on board a regiment of artillery. The officers solicited and ob. tained permission to pay a tribute of respect to their old leader's ashes. I accompanied them to the ground, and rarely have I witnessed en. thusiasm like theirs. On their way not an eye was dry, and some,who had served immediately under " the Emperor," wept aloud. As:they drew nearer to the spot their step became hurried and irregular, but the moment they saw the tomb, they formed two deep, and advanced with uncovered heads, folded arms, and slow and pensive pace. When within five or six yards of their destination, they broke off into single files, and surrounding the grave, at uniform intervals knelt silently down. The Commander of the frigate and the others in succession, according to their rank, then kissed the slab ; when they arose every lip was fixed, every bosom full —Correspondenl of ghe Explighman's .11agasine. ()RAAI A OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. LEOrr — VI'RIOT. In another page we give a report of the important proceedings at York on Monday last, before Mr. Justice Littledale, in the cause of Doe dem. Hungatc, v. Clapham and Gascoigne. As a great deal of the valuable property at issue is in this immediate neighbourhood, the trial has excited deep interest in Leeds and the adjoining places. Consider. ing that many of our readers might wish to know the nature of the connexion between the families of Ilungate and Oascoigne, we have ex tracted the following particulars from the pedigrees in Thoresby's Du. catus Leotliensis :—Mary Ilungate, oldest of the two daughters and co-heiress of Sir Francis Ilungate, Bart. of Saxton, was mother of the late Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Bart. of Parlington, which Sir Thomas was the second husband of Mary, relict of Sir Charles Turner, Baronet, of Kirklentham, whosz only daughter Mary, by her first husband, is the wife of the present Richard Oliver Gascoigne (whose only son was killed by a full in hunting), succeeded,to the estates, and in compliance with Sir Thomas's will, assumed the name of Gascoigne. TIIE LATE Ma. TROUTHECK.—It will be seen by our Assize In telligence that the trial of the issue directed by the Lord Chancellor, to ascertain who was of the next of kin to this gentleman, and heir of his large property, came on at York on Saturday, when a verdict passed for the defendant. The Attorney. General, who was nominally the defen dant, as representing the crown, conducted his case in person. HULL.—Our docks anti quays have for the last week , presented a busy and animated appearance, from the great number of country peo ' pie arriving, to take their passage to North America, by the traders at this time departing for Quebec. The Almora, Ward, which sailed on Monday morning, carried out 130 passengers; the Westmoreland, Knill, and the Amore, Dearness, now about to sail, have already en gated, the former 198, and the latter 150. DADE THE Foaoza.—This person, who escaped from Lan caster Castle, where he was confined on a charge of forgery, was re-taken on Thursday last, at a place in New Islington, near Manchester. In consequence of the Editors of the Mercury having stated in their paper of the 2d inst. that they were persuaded Messrs. Gott would not wish to pay lower wages than their neighbours in the same line of bu siness, a deputation of the weavers waited upon Mr. John Oott and Mr. Dixon on Tuesday morning, to ascertain if they were disposed to give the requested advance for weaving (after stating to them what they were asking was nothing more than what other respectable manufac turers in the town were giving for the same quantity of work) Mr. J. Oott replied, they did not intend to give the advance, consequently there is no prospect at present of the difference being arranged. A Rev. Dean, who was very economical of his wine, descanting one day on the extraordinary performance of a blind man, remarked that the poor fellow could see no more than " that bottle."—" No wonder at that, Sir, " replied a minor canon, " for we have seen n o more than that b o ttle all all the afternoon." On Sunday last, two lectures were delivered in a large room in Hud dersfield, one calling himself Shiloh, the other Elias. The room was crowded to suffocation. They commenced by stating the reason why they, as preachers, appeared in blue clothing instead of black. They considered that black as worn by the clergy, Sec. was a type of igno rance, and the darkness of their understanding, &c. while blue was a type of the contrary, &c. They quoted Scripture to show that they were what they pretended to be : they said they had been commissioned by God logo forth to proclaim the Millenium, to put an end to all sec tarianism, and produce i hat state, when all shall be of one heart and mind, &e. to put an end to priesteraft, which they described to be the original cause of suffering and misery, and for the support of which millions of human lives had been sacrificed. They said that Hell had been the pillar by which priestcraft was upheld, and contended that there was no such place ; neither was there any Devil, except what was within man's own breast. About ten o'clock on Monday, the inhabitants were surprised by the appearance of a number of Wroeites, with their Bowing beards, the women dressed in green, with white veils, in a sort of procession, going out of town ; but tbelt surprise was increased in the afternoon, fully discover their miscalculation in that respect long before they reach their " land of promise." An immense concourse of persons lined the banks of the River Parrot to witness their departure. WOODIVIT Trues.—The following is the petition of the lobs. blunts, tithe payers of the parish of Woodbury, in the county of Devon Sheering— That the said parish contains a population of between 1500 and 9000 inhabitants. That the great and small tithes of the said parish are of the value of about 12001. per annum. That the whole of the said tithes belong to the Vicars Choral of the Cathedral of Exeter. That in addition to the tithes, the said Vicars Choral possess pro perty in the said parish of the value of upwards of 6001. per annum. That the said Vicars also demand heavy fees for erecting tombs and headstones in the church-yard, but refuse to repair the thumb. That your petitioners understand and believe that the said Vicars allow their curate, who performs the religious duties of the parish, only about 501. per annum. That the said tithes have been, for a great many years past, levied: with great rigour, the Vicars generally keeping an agent or proctor ir. the parish, and taking the greatest part In kind, to the manifest in jury of agriculture, and bar to the outlay of capital and improvement of the soli. That there Is a common in the parish, on the borders of which many of the poor people, by hard labour, after the close of their day's work, cultivate small plots for potatoes, paying the lord of the manor 9s. 6d. per annum rent per acre ; and from these poor men, many of whom are paupers, the vicars exact either a tenth of their crops, or ss. per acre. Thursday se'nnight a highly respectable and numerous party of the Cidet growers of the South Hams met at the Castle Inn, Tomes, for the purpose of presenting Geo. Drake, of Ipplepen, Esq. with a piece of plate, as a mark of their approbation of that gentlemen's conduct in his strenuous exertions in the Repeal of the Duties on Cider, in the years 1825 and 1829. The piece of plate is a handsome Tureen. On Good Friday a fire was discovered at Farwood Farm, in the parish of Tedbum St. Mary, supposed to be the work of an incendi ary. A man called at the farm in the morning, and asked for relief, A sufficient quantity of meat and drink vu given to him, he then asked for money, which being refused, he went away. At three o'clock in the afternoon the fire broke out in a cow.house, where there was a quantity of straw, and, from the direction of the wind blowing the flame over the dwelling house, the whole premises, with the exception of the barn and thrashing - ma chine, were in a very short time reduced to ashes; a horse, worth 25 guineas, was also destroyed. It appeared this man belonged to a gang of nine persons, among whom were two women, who had come from Creditors, and had been lurking about the neighbourhood looking Into barns, and their conduct creating much suspicion. DIED. -82, at the vicarage, St. Thomas, the Rev. J. H. Coplestone, the highly respected vicar of that parish. —Midway Terrace, Heavitree. 74, Mr. William Hooper.—At Sulmouth, Wm. Mackie, Esq. Bombay Establishment.—At Caton, Miss Eaton, aunt of William Eaton, Eaq. of Plymouth.—At Kilmington, Libbon, Esq. 66.—At doe, Ann, wife of the Rev. John Wood.—At Bailey-house, James Elliott, Esq. 83.—1 n Chapel.street, Devonport, Mr. Cornish. BOLTON CHRONICLE. Became Wuvraussain the Chroniek of the 26th ulu it was stated, that the Bedquilt Weavers had been minpelled to submit to a reduction of 2d In the shilling from their wages. The list, however, which has been agreed to, and by which, we believe, their wages are to be regulated, far exceeds that reduction; and to justify us in this assertion, we will just give an abstract of it. In the .e. First Breadth, 8-4 (lowest quality of work) a reduction of .. 4a 7d Second do. 9.4 ... ... do. ... 4a Od Third do. 10-4 •• • .. do. Od Fourth do. 11.4 ... ••• ... do. .. is Od Fifth do. 12-4 ... do. .. 3s 8d Sixth do. 13-4 .•• ... 3s 1W Seventh do. 14.4 . • do. ... 3s 2d —lt is quite evident, from this Hat, that the bed-quilt weavers have never been so unfairly and unmercifully dealt with since the existence of the society. On Good Friday, a great number of persons availed themselves of the opportunity of travelling by the railway. No less than 1008 per sons went in the course of the day from Manchester to Liverpool, and '1,005 from Liverpool to Manchester. making a total of 2,013 conveyed along the line in one day! This number does not include those taken up at the several stopping places on the road, and which may be reck. oned at from 500 to 700 more. Not the slightest accident, or even de. lay, was experienced by any of this immense number of travellers. The Sampson took 203 booked passengers, besides about 20 of the Com pany's servants, in one trip on Friday.—Two additional engines were landed on Fridii at Liverpool, from Mr. Stephenson's manufactory— soaking a total eighteen engines constantly employed (many of them night and day) on the line. MARRIED—Mr. John Walmsley, of Grimshaw, to Hannah, adopted daughter of Mr. Laurence Whittaker, of O ver Darwen.— George, eldest son of Mr. William Crabtree, Leeds, to Anne, daugh ter of the late Mr. Richard 'Thompson. DlED—Aged 50, Sarah, wife of Mr. T. Bagshaw, Stretford.— Mr. William Eccles, King-street, Mackborn. FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL. H. C. Stunt, Esq. of Critchwell House, Dorset, has appropriated a large quantity of land to the support of poor families, in lots about an are each. On Wednesday will be launched from the yard of Mr. William Morgan, shipbuilder, at Pill, a pleasure yacht of 60 tons, of a beau tiful construction and arrangements, built for Colonel Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle. Yesterday se night, the Ist inst. there was a considerable fall of mow in some ports of the neighbourhood of Bristol. On the first of April last year there was also snow. The body of Thomas Haverfield, Esq. of No. 17, Devonshire. buildings, near Bath, was found drowned in the Avon, near the old bridge, on Wednesday morning. BRISTOL CORY EXCIIANGE—TRURSTIAT.PriOS of Wheat per sack of 331 lbs. 471 to 49s ; Foreign Wheat per Imperial bushel 7s 6d to ils 10d; English Wheat ditto 8s to 8s 6d ; Irish ditto 7s 3d to to 7s 9d ; Welsh ditto 7s to 7s 6d ; Malting Barley ditto 4s 9d to bs &1; Barley for Grinding 3s 6d to 4a; White Pease ditto 5s 6d to 6s; Ditto Boilers ditto Cs 6d to 6. 9d; Pigs' Pease ditto 5s 3d to &I ; Malt, Pale ditto 7s 4d to 83 3d ; Ditto, Brown ditto 7s to 74 3d ; Beams, ditto 5s to 5s 6d ; Beane, Foreign, ditto 4a 6d to 56 ; Oats, Poland, ditto 3613 d to 3s ild ; Oats, Feed, ditto 2s Od to 2s lid ; flour, fine, per sack, of 2c. 2qr. 51be. ditto 52s to 54s ; Ditto, Ilisconels. ditto 49s to 51s. MARRlED.—Commanaer John King, R.N. to Margaret, daughter of the late Joseph Harrison, of Tidd Mansion, Cambridge, E.g.- I Walcot Church, John Mowatt Woodward, Esq. of Pontypool, to Anna Maria. youngest daughter of Hugh Babbitts, Esq. of Batcombe Lodge. DIED.—At Nants, 63, Mrs. Charlerey, widow of the late B. Cherie. my, Esq. of this ci—On Kingsdown , Mr. R. Hooper, late &respect able merchant—At Rectory, Ansford, Mrs. Lucas, widow of the late William Lucas, Esq. of Westbury-upon-Trym—At Clifton. Miss Mary Bowles, 50—At Bitton, Mr. William Cate r , 72—At Hills. bridge-parade, Mr. Henry Llewellin, formerly of rdiff.—At Bath, Arthur Weston, Esq. late Major of 3rd Dragoon Guards, aged 52 — Mr. Isaac Howell, 64-1 n Dean-street, Portland-square, Thomas Curtis Leman, Esq.—At Brialington, Mr. Joseph Bicknell, 87. CORN-EXCHAN I ,E-THIS DAY. Foreign Wheat has come in extremely plentiful, and more arrivals are expected: the duty this week has advanced to tis Bd. Our supply of Rnglish grain continues very limited, excepting Oats, of which the supply is good. There is very little doing in the market, and prices remain nominally as on Monday. Wheat,new,Kent, Essex 74s 80s Peas, Grey . Ws 40. j Old . —s —s Beans, Small . . 401 42s . Suffolk. (White) . 74s 78a . Tick . . 321 Ws Norfolk & Suff. (Red), 66s 72s Oats, Potatoe . 3116 s 31$ Rye . . 30s 34s j Poland . 24s 27. Barley, 36s 40s ..Fine 41s 48s I Feed . . 22s 241 Peas, White . 40s 42s , Flour, per sack, . . 60s Ms Boilers . . 45s 484. Rapeseed . 438 £3B pea last Mt atvaii. Wheat, English (qrs.) - 2,050 , Barley. Foreign . Irish - - - -- Oats, English - Foreign - - - 40,100 c Irish . Barley, English - - 1,540 1 Foreign - Irish - - - --• , English Flour (sacks) SMITHFIELD-THIS DAY. CA?TLI AT 111micrr : . 3,420 10,020 4,415 Beaus, 668—Sheep, 6,920—P1g5, NO—Calves 103. Beef 3. 10d to 4. 4.1 Pork Mutton .... 41 Od 4s 10d Lamb .. 6. Od 71 Veal. ba Oil 61 Od Hay (pet load). £2 15.. to £4 4.. Clover. £3 15.. to /5 as.— Straw, 21 16s. to ./11 2a. FARRINGDON MARKRT—THIS DAY. Beer—Finest Roasting, ed to so per H. Bolling. 3d to sd. Siv7- Toe—Leg, ad. &boulder, 7d. VEAL—Leg, Sid. Fillet, lOd Pone, Sid to 9d. LAM, 10d to is. COAL-EXCHANGE-THIS DAY. Ships arrived during the month During the week 21s 6d 2 6 i Yd IBesnfertliVoralliesorts Newcastle, & Sunderland Coals 2B. 6J a 3le od Ships at Market. Inf. 11tH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. wolog nu. I Afternoon 4H. 445. I.ownost : Printed sad Published by Jour! Kialtt. a t the STAI- Orricz, No. 1, Piclrott.place, Temple Bar.