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ELEC IROIG ALV A N ISAL On some newly•discovared remarkable Properties of the Prottaide Dahllztd Sulphuret, and Metallic Powder of Platinum. By Professor DSZOFLEI:4ISe. " I have already proved that the protoxide of plati num obtained by Edmund Davy's method has the pre perty of causing alcohol, placed in contact with it, to attract oxygen gas, and to become converted into acetic acid and' water ; and that this property is likewise po.- sessed by the otidizerksulphtiret of platinuni, prepared by treating a solution , of that metal with sulphuretted tydrogen, and expoAng is a All state' tliesdlogauret formed by that means, to the actiOn . of atitititpheric air , for some weeks. In this very remarkable process 1 atom (=49) of alcohol combines with 4 atoms I=4 x B=3, 2) 1 of oxygen, and for mt with it 1 atom (:-.-_5l) of acetic acid, and 3 atoms (=3 x 9=27) of water ; that is to say,' equal volumes of the vapour of alcohol and oxygen gas, become equal volumes of acetic' acid and aqueous va pour ; for I atom of water is requisite to the isolated existence of acetic acid. The respective proportions in vhich acetic acid and water appear in this case, are oxactly the satrse as those which they hear to each other in crystallia t ed sugar of lead, and also in the.subacetate of copper ; the quantity of water in acetate of soda is exactly double that which is contained in each of the, former acetates. " After having finished my experiments on,this pro cess of the formation of acetic acid, I took the opportu nitr of ascertaining the relations of the two above named ,preparations of platinum to different elastic fluids. The results of the experiments instituted for that purpose are interesting; for I found, 1 " 1. That neither oxygen nor carbonic acid gas was absorbed by the protoxide, or by the oxidized sulphu ret of platinum; but that those substances absorbed every inflammable gas. 2. That 100 grains of protoxide of platinum ab sorb from 15 to 20 cubic inches of hydrogen gas, dur ing which absorption so much caloric is evolved, that the protoxide becomes ignited, and the hydrogen burns with detonation, as if it had been previously mixed with oxygen or with atmospheric air. " The preparation of platinum, charged with hydro gen, has the property of greedily attracting as much oxygen gas as is requisite for the saturation of the hy drogen it contains. lf atmospheric air, therefore, be sp,ffered to enter the tube containing it, it instantly de prives it of its oxygen, and even forms ammonia with a portion of , the residual nitrogen, if there be not suffi cient oxygen present for its saturation. By this agency the oxide of platinum is reduced, and thereby loses its remarkable property of disposing alcohol to become acetic acid, and also that of condensing hydrogen gas; but,.what is very rental kable, it retains the property of determining the latter substance to the state in which it combines with oxygen gas, and becomes water; and so much beat is evolved during this combination, that if the hydrogen gas be mixed with pure oxygen, and the volume of the mixture be rather large, the platinum becomes red-hat. I could not but conclude, from this most remarkable phenomenon, that the finely-divided metallic platinum which is produced by the igneous decomposition of the a mmonia-mmiate, would perhaps exhibit this singular effect upon the detonating mixture; and, to my great satisfaction, this supposition was con firmed by the experiment. Some platinum powder, prepared from die saline precipitate just named, was wrapped tip in white blotting-paper, anclbronght into contact with the hydrogen gas; and, as might be ex pected, no absorption took place, nor any other percep tible mutual action. Upon this I caused atmospheric air to have access to the platinum powder in contact with the hydrogen, and, after the lapse of a -few mo . - meats, that remarkable re-action took place; viz. the gas diminished in volume; and in ten minutes all the oxygen of the atmospheric air admitted had condensed with the hydrogen into water. I afterwards mixed pure oxygen gas with the hydrogen in contact with the pla tinum ; a condensation of both immediately took place,. and the platinum heated to such a degree, that the paper in which it was wrapped was suddenly charred. These experiments were repeated about thirty times on the same day, July 27, 182% on which I discovered this eiemarkable phenomenon, and with the same success every tinoe. " What useful applications of this discovery may be Made in oxymetry, the synthesis of water, Etc. I shall kcireafter state more circumstantially. I shall at pre. sent merely observe, in conclusion, that the entire phe,- no/Swoon must be considered as an electric one, that the hydrogen and platinum form a voltaic combina tioti, in eh the former represents the zinc ; the first established instance of an electric alternation formed r by an elastic fluid and solid substance; the application of which will lead to further discoveries. " I ' obtained another interesting resul in an experi went on the relation of the oxidized sul turet of plati num to carbonic oxide. I found that is gas is always t i diminished to half its bulk when it comes into contact with the sulphuret, and that the remaining gas is not carbonic oxide, but carbonic acid. The carbonic oxide gas is therefore decarbonized by the oxidized sulphate' of platinum, and thereby changed into carbonic aced." a SUPPLEMENTt. " I send you a short supplement to the paper com municated to you some days ago, on . the newly disco vered properties of several preparations of platinum.— That the continuation of the expel iments on. this inte resting subject would lead to new discoveries was to be expected. I merely mention to-day, that I have suc ceeded in making the observed dynamic relation of the' plsitintlm powder to the hydrogen gas, appear in a very' splendid menner by experiment. If hydrogen gas be sportrzivo_E__7•4l.4l,GENQE. BlITTIN9aR00117;'11311•1114,•:NOV..3. Thts behsgaaying and reeelVtleg 414 , Wier be • Blovgbtoes Meet. kilattekiels easeluded the. Newmarket, litereefor the. patient season, rew to the Subscription-room a good sheer of odeentievers on the I Turf, but by no meats sti peat •Ils oti the pesioas settling-days sitter the great Stakes of this.year. Tkeenly tree way of account leg for it is, them were no Kates of any particular note last week (the princi pal betting took plate Oa the ground, and was there finished) ; however, what sums eachanget-masters seemed to be as cheerfully given 113 tatived•—•ell was right ; and now the specula tors may close their old bookstand-open their new nue' for a fresh start ad libitum. There was but trifiinreminess done to-day as to fresh engagements; what took place wars principally on the Rid dlesworth and Derby. The Oaks at all times at this period of the year, and until just before Rpsetn flaunt, is looked at shily, in cosy sequence of the ticklish state of fi llies. The Doncaster St. Leger now stands at a distant date, and starcely worth entrivs in a sport ing man's book. Particulars, as nearly as we can ascertain, as to the present odds we subjoin : RIJ3DLERWORTMI. S to 2 agst Reformer Si to 1 a w ,;st Leyerneua 6 to 1 apt Swiss 7 to 1 agbt Reformer 13 to 1 apt Cychaus 15 to 1 ag<t Cressida 18 to 1 agst Corinne Oara.—No alteration s ItilloA STIR 10 to 1 agst Akisidora filly 12 to 1 agst Miller of .Mansfield 13 to 1 apt Swiss 5i to 1 agst Dbn Carlos 6 tot agst quadrille tar. lb to 1 apt Don Carlos St to 1 apt Vesta ' 43 to 1 agst Reticule c. 95 to 1 agst Reserve 30 to I agst say other. ince our laat account. ST. LIMES. SS SO I apt Streatham 30 to 1 apt ItAnglet. INGLEIVOOD HUNT AND PENRITH MEETING. WEDNESOAT, OCT. 22. Fifty Pounds for all agei. • Two-mile heats. Sir P. Musgrave. br. c. by Comus, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b. 1 1 Mr. Smith's gr. g. Hussar, 3 yrs, 6it. 71b. - 3 2 Mr. Hodgson 's ch. g. Peveril of the Peak, 4 yrs, 7st. tn. 4 3 Mr. Harrison's ch. f. My Lady, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. - 2 4 Even on ilussar, who lust two hundred yards in the start for the second heat. Sweepstakes of 5 v. each, with 20 gs. added, for hortes, &c. not thorough-bred. Two-mile heats. (h:ig: t Subscribers). Mr. T. Hudson's b. g. Charles, 5 yrs, 12st. - 1 1 Mr. G. Musgrave's b. 1. Whizgig, 4 yrs, list. Mb. - 3 2 Mr. E. HaselN b. en. Wald of the Mill, 5 yrs, 12st. 2 3 Mr. F. liretherton's br. g. Hopeful, 6 yes, list. 111 b. 0 4 ratosv, OCT. 24. Fifty Pounds for all ages. Three-mile heats. Mr. Heseltine s gr. m. by Comm, 5 yrs, 13u. 5"..t. 2 1 1 Sir P. Musgrave's br. e. by C,onius, 3 yrs, 7st. - 1 2 2 Mr. Smith's gr. g. by Whisker, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. - 3 fell Mr. Slater's br. 1. Sister to Sir Henry, 3 yrs, 7st. 4 fell Sweepstakes of .sgs. each, with 20gs. added, for horses, &c. not thorough-bred. Two-mile heats. (11 Subscribers). Sir P. Musgrave's br. h. Tom Paine, 5 yrs, ilst.lolb. 0 1 1 Mr. blonkhouse's hr. f. Collins, 4 yrs, 2st. - 1 0 o Mr. Btetherton's eh. g. Mercury, aged, 9st. 916. 0 2 2 Mr. Hudson's b. g. Charles, 5 yrs, ilst. 81b. - 2 3 3 Mr. Shipley's f. by President, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. - 3 0 0 The Silver Cup, value, £35, fur Yeomanry horses, ace. Two mile heats. -- -- . Mr. Margetson's cb. h. Theodolite, aged, list. - 1 3 1 Mr. Hobson's b. h. Spareribs, aged, list. • - 1 Mr. Jopp's b. tn. Maid of the Mill, 5 y rs , li s t. 71b. 0 2 3 Mr—Hodssoa's br. h. Bachelor, 4 yrs, list. - 5 5 0 Mr. Atkinson's ch. g. Fogleman, aged, list. - 2 4 fell HUNTING. - - - Hie Majesty's Stag Hounds will meet on Friday, at Maidenhead Thicket. The Earl of Darlington's Fox-hounds meet on Friday, aeHut ton Moor; Saturday, at Theakston Plantations. The Earl of Harewuod's Fox-hounds meet on Friday, at Cross roads, Bramham Moor. The Lambton Fox-hounds meet on Thursday, at Gargle House; Friday, at Burimpside ; Monday, at Sedgefield. York and Meaty Fox-bounds meet on Friday, at Wigginton Bar. The Llevelind Fox•boundmmeet on Friday, at Bliddlesburgh. The Oakley Hounds will meet on Wednesday, at Ampfhill P.irk;s and , on Friday, at Snelson Ground. The Cottesmore Hounds will meet . on Thursday, at Witchley Warren; and on Friday, at Grebthani The South Wold Subscription Hounds on Thursday, at , the Kel. nel; and on Saturday, at Tumby Swan. The Quorn Hounds have had several severe runs during the last fortnight. Several Noblemen and Gentlemen have already arrived at Melton Mowbray to enjoy the sports of. the, field, and niany others are expected this week. The sport was never known so good at the commencement of the season. Lord Yarborough's Hounds meet to-morrow at Wootton House; at Redbourne House, on Friday; and at litixtonWoed, on Saturday. Mr. Meynell's Fox Hounds meet on Thursday, five miles on the Mansfield-road; and on Saturday, at Radborne. His Grace the Duke of Portland, with his accustomed liberality, again allows the inhabitants of Mansfield the privilege of coursing once a fortnight over his Lordship's manor at Clipstone. TWEEDDALE COURSING CLUB. FOIL THE COUPLE'S.-TIBET CLAIM lit Course.—Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichaol's yellow b. Snail beat Sir Geo. Montgomery's black b. Lightfoot.—llare killed. 24 Course.—Mr. Ker of Kerrield's black d. Claret beat. Mr. William Allen's brown d. Oscar.—Hare killed. 3d Course.—Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael's bLick d. Satan beat Mr. Aitchison's brindled d. Nimrod. 4th Course.—Mr. Thomas Allan's brown anti white b. Malvin ;seat Mr. Archibald Montgomery's black d. Rattler.—Hare killed. Bth Course.—Mr. Ker of Kerfield's black b. Fly beat Mr. Aitchi pen. black and white b. Jane.—Hare killed. *mous CLAN. lat Course.—Mr.Ker's Claret beat Sir Thos. G. Carmichaers I.—Hare killed. 1 4d Course.-4!r. Thomas Allan's Malibu beat Sir Thomas G. Caamkhael's Satan.—hate Ker's Fly ran a bye.— jibes killed. 2.1.1111 CLASS. lit Course—e Mr. Ker's Claret beat Mr. Thos. Allan's Mabrina, sod won the Couples.—Hare toll TIM ironnersTAl let Coarse.-Mr. Ker of Kkrfield's bl. b. Curbs beat Mr.Camp ball of Kai br. b. Fly.—Hare killed. • Ed Course—Mr. Wm. Allan's br. b. Wellington beat Mr. Aka+ eon's yellow d. Oscar.—Hare killed. Ed Course—sr Thomas G. Carmichael's brown and white b. Swallow beat Mr. Thomas Allan's black mad wiske JD. Hare, kill. 4th Course—Ur Areb. Montgomery's black d. Tickler belt Geo. Montgomery's brown b. Nublet. Hare killed. THE GAME QV GOI.F. Sr. Awneries.—J. W. lifetvittat, Esq. of Mount Melville, was chosen on Wednesday Captain of.the S t . Anatevijs Gollintlioelety for the ensuing year. The twu silver elobi belonging to the Society were, as umal, carried from the Black Belt Inn, thtougb the streets to the golfing ground, at twelve o'clock, accompanied by a band of music and the Members of the Club. We have not before ram*rked so numerous a meeting of Golfer* upoithe Lake as Spoitahis day. ,The Gold Medal given by the Beotscraig Gag Gioia iris played•tur over the Garpit Links, on Tuesday the lath ult; when after a very ikoen and close contest, in 'which a number of tfie . firat prayers in tarried of by 'Major Hui.- • • • • LAW INTELLIZEIVCE. . COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, NOV. 3. FOREIGN UTOCK JOBBING. - NOM? AND AND*B2 V. LINDO. Mr. Seljeant VAUGHAN stated the case for the Plain ' tiffs in a very few words ;observing that Wolf and Ed monds were partners, as brokers, and'fhey had exten sive dealings with the defendant, from whom he appre hended the Jury would shew by their verdict, a balance of 257/. and a fraction were due. It would be uncandid for him to say that he did not know what defence was meant to be set up by his Learned Brother (Pell), he certainly did know, and he hoped it 'would not avail him on the present occasion. The account had been carefully examined by the defendant, item by item ; he had even gone so far as to haven bill drain for the ba lance, and every circumstance connected 'with the case sheaved that Mr. Lindo, by his conduct at least consi dered himself indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of 2571. and a fraction. The Learned Counsel called JohnWilliamsWhitmore Davey, plaintiffs' attorney, who proved that he called on the defendant for the balance of the account due to the plaintiffs, as it had been agreed to by defendant ; he saw Mr. Lindo at his attorney s; this was after the ac: Lion was brought ; witness then received a broker's ticket for 1,2001. which he found, when he took it on 'Change, was not worth a shilling. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN said that was his case. - Mr. Serjeant Pxu. for the defence, observed, that he was extremely happy to find his Learned Brother's case so short, and he trusted the defence would not occupy much of their time. The true state of this case was whether it was legal or not to gamble in the Securities of other countries, when every one knew it was illegal to do so in those of our own? It was a question that had never been dedded; and it was still a doubtful point whether Sir John Barnard's Act, passed in the last cen tury, for the prevention of gambling in our own funds involved the question relative to foreign securities? He, for one, wished to see that question decided ; although he had little doubt of the law on the subject. The Clerk of the defendant having proved that the balance, with the exception of 251.175.11 d. was for some bargains, Mr. Justice BURROUGH directed the Jury to find a verdict absolute for that sum and for the remainder of the 2571.135. 11d. reserving the case upon the point of law, whether the Act which makes it illegal to gamble in the Englifh Funds applies to Foreign Securities. LONDON SESSIONS. I Yesterday two persons, named Bayfield and White, were tried upon an indictment, charging them with having violently assaulted Mr. Brown, a creditor of White, in Whitecross-street, on the 23d of May. Mr. Brown stated, that White was a prisoner, who was indebted to him, and that on the 23d of May he received a letter from White, requesting that he would call upon him to accommodate the difference between them. Witness went to Whitecross-street prison, and saw White in a private room, but that Gentleman, in stead of acting as a debtor ought to act, spoke in a ca valier tone about Mr. Brown's conduct in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and complained of ill usage. Soon afterwards two men, with blackened faces and sleeves tucked up, entered and told him he must depart. He refined. Some confusion took place, and White pointed out witness, aid said be was the man. The two men' , then approached him while he had a penknife in his hand, with "which he was picking his nails, and called, out for a red.hot - poker to make him drop the penknife. He'was then seised, dragged to the pump, pumped upon, covered with ashes, dirt, and saw-dust, after which he was pelted out of the prison. A person named Bampton confirmed the above state ment. There was no evidence that Bayfield had taken an active part in the assault, White has, it appeared, a wife and seven children. The Jury acquitted hayfield, and found White guilty, but recommended him to mercy. The RICOaDER said the assault was a most atrocious one, and it was evident Mr. Brown had been enticed to the prison, in order that he might be treated with the violence that had been dealt to him. In consequence of the-recommendation of the Jury, the Court would miti gate the punishment, but it was necessary that an exam ple should be made; and Mr. White must for two months submit to hard labour in the House of Correction (the Tread-mill). LONDON ADJOURNED SESSlONll.—Saturday Messrs. R. S. Hele, C. Knatchbull, and J. Watsom, were indicted with many other persons not in custody, for a riot and assault in the Fleet Prison, where they were confined, on the 14th of July last, the circumstances of - which were (silly stated by us at the time. The defendants had fre quently expressed their regret and contrition for their conduct.—The Jury, after being absent about three quarters of an hour, returned with a verdict, finding Hele guilty of the not, but not of the assault, and ac quitted both the other defendants. In consequence of this special verdict, the Court was unable tr,pass any verdict on Hele, because the indictment charged the defendants with a riotous assault, and not generally with a riot. The Corporation of the City of London have decided to bring in a Bill next Session for erecting toll•gates on BlAckfriars Bridge, with power to borrow such sum on the security of the tolh as may be requisite for placing the bridge In a state of thorough repair. This measure, with the present tboroughfere over 131ackfriars Bridge, will prove excessively inconvenient to the Public, i'l , - . . ... . win prove excessively inconvenient to tne rotate. _ ____......•.......-.............,." ••• ••••••• a ....asyca v d a sue stti . s t _rayer:s in c fkustl aorr and were eufsged, the prize was cattle . 14 liajor Hot.- 'and iecemly one of its Representatives in Parlianuest. July 20, in crossing Roundlick Creek, between Sparta asti fqF :s , ' suffered to issue from a gasometer through a capillary ihA tube bent downwards, upon the platinum contained in 'os URDU% AT BunnertavreLn.—Friday week Gorge . Royal Artillery. vide, Tennessee,. United States, William Little,- ffea- . Liverslo, of Htiddersfield, labourer, was committed EIGHTRRN M 1 E S RACE AGAINST A COACH.. ii . a sma ll glass funnel sealed at the bottom, so that the py ~ 4 A mass of the name of Edwards, chant of Liverpool. suss marched se SarsmiaY At Kingston • Upper Canada, on the ath of July, John MIRO ft.R., HIGLESIVORTE Gentleman Coroner, to York morales to run 18 awes in less time that' the Bath Regulator, stream may Mix with the atmospheric air 'before it Castle, charged, on thei Verdict Of a Coroner's Jury,jun. writer to the signet. '_ i -21 comes in contact with the platinum, which is effected .. per the 18 Couch. Fl Coach formed nide., changing twice, in two In Curl Barracks, Quartermaster Richard Bull,. of theIIIR. il iaillv the wilfsl murder of Mary Liversedge, his wife. bours•and seven minutes. when die tube is from 1 to li t or '2 inches distant-horn The pedestrian performed the task . with Royal Lancers. This OfOcer, after having served iss-the A drove of 'W i est Highland rattle were • bought at great flunks &enthuse's less than two hours. campai g ns on the Continent, and bulbs, at the tandes'..4 the platinum, the latter almost instantly becomes red Falkirk, the other day, for a Gentleman in Kincardihe- • 10pisimMiimesisimmals • ; point, Lunn% Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanea s . nasteria, Valladolid, Tuodilla, Vittoria, Audio 84. Amt. • , and white-hot, and remains so as long as the hydrogen,__ shire. some of them at 20s. a head. ' GOD AND MY GAUNTRY . — TiIe common question continues to fl ow upon it. If the stream of gas rev i sttowv, it becomes inflamed, particular . . b ready been mixed in the reservoir with some atm°. 4 if it il al- Robert Stott, who was found guilty at the last Jed- as t .. • . isu.gp assizes„ of the murder of two men, James Aitchison and Robert Siam, under aggravated circum- by onilal or asked a criminal, viz. How he will be tried ? is impropdrly atowtred Bayonne, St. Sebastian, Bourdeauz, and Waterloo. atierlad.le sa t ya ri lla RILINOTON, in his work on the statutes By God and myConntry. a debilitated constitution, worn out in defence of Isirs ,coitaitk I wally must have been, By God or my Country, that is , either a victim to a severe cough, and having burst a blood Taa•440. 1 by Jury; for the question asked supposes an option in almost . rely expired. . sqliciic air.. This exi•eriment is very. surprising, and . . , ptances, was executed on Wednesday, at the place where the prisoner, and the armee is meant to assert his husocence, by de-, . ' ------- • ~. - astonishes every behrilder, .when he is. informed that it two species of Ile pespetrated the horrid crimp. _ ailing neither sort of trial.—Litcrary Chronicle. 2sl A ILS.—THIS DAT, MY i is the result of the dynast re-action of Thitsday afternoon; at Shrewsbury, a heavy fall of LaGat. PUNS.--In an action tried ! before Lord EL.- ' - A lilt. 11112. 04 10 • rm. , 1 *hatter, one of which is the lightest, and the other the Snow took place, which continued horn three o'clock zanzoitouott, to recover fiftyguineas for a tortoise shell w ....., d Qubnn 2 \ 0 Franc, . 1 . , 1,., , 1 o Hambusgis - 1 stsuff-boz, lined with gold, chasedilSc. the CounsLi (Or a '''' .°: . 1..• • g : most ponderous of all known bodies. That!: have al- until one o'clock next morning. .. , the defendant enAleavoured to prove, that this enormoys 1.i.t.03 .. , a 1 mans . ins 1 . Goer nley and Jersey 0 / Flanders , . - i :- yr. . 4, . ready applied this new di - covert' , to the formation of a . Wednesday, Irnocis Cain arid George Laidlow were new apparatus for procuring fi re, and. of a new lamp ; executed in front of the jail at . Glaigow, pursuant tg. sum was cliarged hi consequence a a teconsislid, wl*.ll Hollarsd ,,,,,,, 0 0 Gottrulturgh ,i -v s ' and that I shall avail myself oti it for. much more ins- the sentence passed anthem at last Assizes, the former' kxhibited an - obscepei&tore. This was 'denied.; when mediae:ran tan. _ o o Jamaica .. 0 1 portant purposes, y Ott may. well suppose beforehand,- for robbing a Mt. Maxwell, on the Sin highway, an. hia*Londship said-to the witness fisrthe plaintiff, N Wien IdIGH-VrATER at LONTIQN-BRI10:4113:h1 , Phil. Mag. . " Dannearnna." its. latter Air lireiking into the shop of m essrs _ g o t ° . yos•surear that the-box, sold by y,:trt master ; ebagained Ili:rout s : '": :- . gn •niiiidr'ltait . , v e.ol ' e From. Schweiner and Meineeke's Neon Jenrisaffikr case* kn on and Halikin, of ifelson-street, ary staa li n i di ve . no.inriia!ing material, ersept 'miff?' Mr. JEKTCI. ob- _ L __ .. , 14 410. 1 % . I_,_, - . , - 54 nun rev tee. N. It. band veil. p- -SW. f .' t var iety ofiewellery Ai; rom a grea yla - ain-!!' o di m. iii samed bathe isuneroceasion,. that .tho*tr there :night Ltnetiose•-• l'r -- end fillditryt t• Rom a letter otProfeviesi Derberelnerto Profietor Settweigger;•loot '‘ ' • ' •''''• 41111.101dd'aBOUO Illie7 bps it vias'uot cloi4 , % ••••s$ - ---- - 1 -- P" • . ~ ..livlyaititii, dosed Jena, August 3, 1810. 1/4108 to ne,arly . - if , • • P . . • • 'lrlaCi: Tumult-at . ' ' A i- ' ..t:tie mitt , L - • • • - • • . : ... :,:t, . . ,;.- ••. , ' t .H., . - I,,,i.iresi. .I:sua' • . . , . ' . • . . COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Com mil Council af,Guildhall, for the purpose Ug of - fillir l la p a. f _ vacaricy l hi the o ffi ce of Second Cl er k at e C e i Market, occasioned by the death of Mr. Samuel iti c h: ardsoa ; previous, however, to proceeding th em , Mr. Favell presented a Petition front Mr: 4 , 8 4 Townsend, drawing the attention of the Court to a pi t , phlet he had lately publisliel relative to the Rank ro Laws, wi t h sun d r y remar k s on t h e l ate B ills p 7 by the Lord Chancellor; altd on the sane being re a d t copy of such Pamphlet sus directed to be sent to ev ert Member of the Court. Upon the motion of Mr. James, the Impro • Committee was directed to report to the Cou rt t q amount of cash which has been expended in the pc chase of Premises and o th erw i se , i n preparinga siteki the intended new Post Office, and to whom paid forthi completion of such preparations; and the estimate oftki cost of such new Post ()Ace, and by w hat moj e n it proposed lo obtain the same; and when it is calculatel that the building will be commenced and c(anpletel Upon a motion of Mr. Samuel Dixon, it was referral to the Committee for General Purposes to consider the present state of Blackfriars-bridge; if any,. and wh a t repairs are necessary, and what expenses it will requi re to effect the same. The Cow t then proceeded to fill op the vacancy in the office of Clerk at the Coal Market, and the Petitions of Mr. limes Pearsall, who v: as formerly a Member of the Court, and Mr. Ettejamin Wood, the present Third Clerk there, being presente.3, and the ballot being take n and cast up, there appeared— For Mr. Wood - 83 votes I For Mr. Ptorsali - 83 vote Mr Wood was thereupon declared duly elected Second Clerk, which created a vacancy for Third Clerk. . The Court immediately proceed e d to fi ll up the lame vacancy, and Mr. Pearsall h.:ing the only candidate, was elected by a slew of hands. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Afar,/ Lewis, who was charged with bigamy few days due, was re-examined. The second husband, whe had laid the cant. plaint at the instigation of the first, and for whose apprehensions warrant had been issued (he having failed to pursue his charge), cannot now be found ; and there being no other sufficient (-widow of the second marriage, the prisoner was necessarily discharged. Bow.sTnEET. Arnim vo Muantft.—Yesterday Andrew Conway was put ti the bar, charged with attempting to kill and murder Marpni King, at the Unicorn public-house, Covent-Garden, on Sao* night. The quarrel arose about their respective cuuntriesorkeo the prisoner rushed upon his victim, and with a dessert knife in flicted a deep wound in her arm. She was taken to the illddleset Hospital. The prisoner was remanded. H ATTON-G A R DEN. Goofy Fletcher and Mary Rose were put to the bar under the fsl. lowing circumstances:—About a month since they took a furnisful lodging in Peter -street, Clerkenwell, and on Saturday last the laid. lord having suspicion they were about to decamp, and fearing 141/111 of his property might have disappeared, entered the room with a false key ; and was surprised with the view of the naked corpse an infant, about two months old, lying upon the table. It was k a high state of putrefaction, and upon being opened, the surge* thought it had died from starvation. No child had been in their care since the pt i loners had lived there,and their clothes were packed up ready for absconding. The male prisoner has a wife is tke workhouse, and the child is supposed to be the illegitimate dewing of his companion, by another man. They were remanded till at Inquest shall have been held. WORSHIP-STREET. , Mr. Zoete, of the R ed Cow public-house, Mile-End, was brow* up on a peace warrant. In August, 1822, his wife doped **it Mr. Jones" to Brussels, taking with her,a .£2OQ-note and 70 sm. reigns. On her return from her tour, she came hack to her bee. •band, and demanded her trinkets and gold watch. These las gas* to her, and she has since kept the Ship, in Brick.; .ne, in which • • neighbourhood she is known by the appellation of " DraulllV Hannah." On Friday, it seems, Mr. Lange went there, used seati foul language, and threasesed to strike her with an umbrella. Rif% this alleged assault, Mr. L. was ordered to find bail, which he = 7 - LAMBF.TH-STREET. Yesterday morning, William Ennison, otherwise AWN*, was brought to this Office by Witlao, the officer, on a warrant which. was issued against him last Middlesex Sessions, a true Bill haslet been found against Ml= for conspiring with Thomas and - .lat. Thurtell, and John Borthwick Snowden, for attempting withal the County Fire. Office of ,Et ,931. Mr. Butler,Che Clerk of Mr. Harmer the Attorney, attended ea. the part of the prosecution. The MACUTIRATZ asked, who could identify the prisoner ? Mr. Upton , a Bow-street Officer, came forward.and prored-thst• he was the person mentioned in the warrant, and against wheats, true bill of indictment was found. The prisoner mid that be land •o bail in attendance, and ha Its committed in defask. , MARRIED. Li F.nnis ilsorph, Thomas Lingard, Esq. of the Mitit, Borderers to Marla, daughter of Willisup EOM's F 5 0 41. iVednet:dity, at Is Church, George Coortenay Greettlfbra FAq.. Lieutenant R. N. to Ttlartba Elizabeth, third.daughter el.d4 late John Green, Esq. of Iflghburp-park. DOD- • At Hastings, on Thursday, October 30th, the, RNs. li te Cartwtiglit, F.R.S. in his alst year. of flolbB4W Kent; Prebend of Lincoln, Rector of Goadby £larwoott, i_ 11 lraiVA tershire ; Rector of South Serle, in Nottinghamshire; Paßlifl . o Curate of Brampton, in. Derbyshire. Oct. 30, at Hastings, Eliza, wife of Lieut. lapseley, LK, • Tuesday, at his seat, Stoneleigh Abbey, Waturickshirs, of leD piety, James Henry Leigh, Esq. High Steward of Wiacillolgs ' recently - of "4 Representatives BIRTHS. At Diarkroek Cottage, near Dfiblin, the Lady of Capt. CM of a daughter. In Coek, tbe-Lady of Captain Walker, of • a eon. • Friday, at Chiskhurst, in K e n t , t h e Lady of Herbert Jeaatik LLD. of a son. Oct. 27, at Montrose, the - Lady of the Rev. John Dodger% a daughter. In Albany Barracks, Difewport (isle of Wight), the wife of-a soldier, of three• children, 'Who are doing weit.