The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-05-05 00:00:00

NOCEEDI NOS OF THE COURT OF ALDERMEN. OhIIfTED IX VIZ COURT CIRCULAR or riTIADAY. CITY BUSINESS. ---------- . At a. tei tiyions Court, when the death of Sir J. Ramer was not ited,and which hal occasioned a vacancy in the office of Receiver of the Orphans' Dues on Wine, it was referred to a Committee, to consider and report as to the nature, ditties, and emoluments of that appointment. — There was nothing remarkable in this reference. except that Sir Richard Carr Glyn embraced that opportunity of eel larinte there was another office of a similar nature in the gift o r4 f the Court—namely, the Receiver of the Or -I.aans, Dues on Coals, which bad usually been held by the senior member of that Court. In the event of ava , eancy in that appointment, he (Sir Richard) would be the senior Alderman, and he now wished the Court to' lut:tle•stand that, whenever that event might happen, hel Wonld not accept the situation. The Committee. as noticed in the circular, made their , rept r• at the Court held on Friday. It stated generally, that the amouint of Orphans' Dues on wine had consider ably decreased of late, and was now abort 3,000/. a-year ; shed concluded by rec 1111 l unending . that the Receiver to be nted should he allowed rd. per cent. upon the gross re. As, subject with respect to the balances, to the re gulations of the late statute. The late act, it will he re cteal, authorized the retaining a three months' ba- Lowe in hand. the motion that the Court do agree with this re port' a conversation of considerable lengt% eosued, seve ral o f the naewhers expressing it as their opinion, that the reeelier slanald be paid a fixed salary of 100 f. a-year, and pay all monies received by him direct into the Chamber of the City, and an amendment of Sir James Shaw's to that effect las subsequently made and negatived. An other amendment was then moved by Mt. Alderman WAITHMAS. to the following effect--eviz., that the securi ties to be token from the receiver should be reduced one half as to their amount, and that the money received should be immediately paid into the Ch amber. Thus leaving the remuneration to the receiver, as recommended in the report, viz., 51. per cent, on the sums collected. Mr.Alderaran BROWS sccondatd this amendment, which was also strongly supported by the Aldermen Gatratt, Vensbla s, and Sir J. Shaw, all of whom expressed their readiness to concur in every proper mode of rendering assistance to such of the members of that Court as might by the vicissitudes of fortune, he reduced to require it, while, at the same time. they deprecated doing this by the conferring sineenres. The receiver of the Orphans' Dues on wines hail duties to perform. hut the office bad been made a complete sinner-, those duties having been performed by a deputy. cud for a very small salary, and they objected to a continuation of such a system. Alderman ATKIN^. and Sir CLAVDICS S. Henrea op ' posed the amendment, the latter of whom said he thought they were about to fritter away their own rights. This office had always been held by aldermen, and he thought ita useful and proper provision for a decayed member. It was not, however, merely this situation about which the supporters of the amendment were so anxious; there was another office, and a more valuable one—the Receiv er of the Orphans' Dues on Coals—which had always been held by an alderman, that they bad in view, and were desirous of regulating ; and he therefore -wished to pat tl , e Court on its guard against the precedent which the adoption of this amendment would establish, which wocld be referred to and acted upon in future, whenever a vacancy occurred in the latter situation to which be ha I ailed/oh Mr. Alderman Baowx and the other supporters of the amendment, avowed that it was the principle for which they were contending, and not the mere regulation of this office, where the balances in band had always been comparatively small. The Loan lIIITOR said, his opinion was decidedly opposed to the amendment. He hesitated not broadly'. to avow that he was favourable to sinecures; be thought them the best mode of remunerating former services, and confuse! he should regret to see them done away with. /is held that tbat Court ought to have such situations in their Rift to confer upon any of their brethren, whose past services and reduced circumstances might deserve and re ;mire such a provision. These were his semi meats. Ind however unpopular they might b e, he would openly and candidly avow them. Mr. Alderman Warrnoran observed, that when the winciple of his amendment was contended for, at the tame the late statute was under consideration, it was objecTed to upon the ground that it was absolutely ne cessary to bare persons of opulence in these situations, from the amount of the securities required ; and that the retention of the balances, their safety being secure by the relaonsi , ility of the receiver, was the proper mode of retnaneration ; and it was now opposed npon argu ments the very reverse, and the system contended for as a provision for a decayed member, whose circumstances rendered it necessary to take the securities from the de re!, instead of the principal. He should be always ready t ; r-lieve a brother Alderman in adversity ; hut he thought it more honourable, both to the member and to the Co art itself, at once to vote him an annuity, thin to confer upon him an office which was a complete sine cure. Aldermen Brown. Barrett, and 'enables, concurred in these sentiments. The amendment was then carried, and the report, with the amendment, agreed to. The COURT then proceeded to elect a receiver of the Orphans' Dues on Wine, and Mr. Alderus an Cox, and Mr. John tioldham, of the Custom-house, who had fur malay years been the late Sir John Earner's deputy in the offices, were sonduated as candidates. Several members protested against the appointment of an Alderman to this office. They expressed their wil lingness to act liberally toward Mr. Alderman COX, in ' any proper mode that might he suggested, hut were de cidedly of opinion that he should give up his gown on becornieg a candidate, as it would be highly improper that lie, as a Magistrate, should hold a situation which wits merely a sinecure; and urged the claims of Mr. Coltihatn, his facilities in the office from Isis situation in the Utt , tem-bouse, and his haying performed its duties so many veers at a very inadequate salary , in the expectat tion'ot succeeding to the situation, on the demise of his prim rip sl, Sir John Earner. Sir Ct. tuotus S Iluxrea had opposed the amend ment, but as the Court had thought lit to adopt it, he must say he .concurred with the worthy aldermen in opinion that Mr. Alderman Cox ought to resign his gown on be coming a candidate. Other alderanea urged the put services of Mr. Abler man Cox, and his present unmerited and depressed' si tuation. The Court •hen proceeded to the Election, when titer a appeared—For Mr. Aid-wman ('ox Mr. Goldham The Lord Mayor Sir James Shaw • 144 John Peering Alderman Walthman Alderman J. J. Smith Aldermen thwart Sie C. Flower Alderman Vulgates Alderman Birch Alderman Brown Alderman Atkins Alderman Key. Alderman Laras alderman Tnompson. Whereupon Mr. Ald, Cox Was declared duly elected. The Comet, upon the motion of Mr. Ald. Birch, una nimously voted the sum of 200/. to the widow of the late Sir John Kamer, in consideration of the depressed dr. vilinetsnees in which his family were left, his pat services to the city, and the splendour with which he had gone tbrotte; the various fivie offices ; with an understand• jot . .: • 1 :.. sa.n: o!: alit! be continued annaally.—Ad martel EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. The Nobility end distinguished Patrons of the * Art were on Saturday admitted toe private view of the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, which opens to the public( on Monday next. .The works of Art this year, including Sculpture, Architec tural Drawings, &c. amount to 1,1159; they will, perhaps. be more generally interesting from being much interspersed with floc•: pieces. The following are the principal : Sir T. LAWRZNCC. P.R.A. exhibits seven:—namely, •' Portraits" of Lord Francis Conyngham, the Earl of Hare wood, the Archbishop of York, the Ceuntes; of Jersey, the Rt. Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir W. Knigh ton, Bart., and a young Lady. Mr. HOWARD, R. A., and Secretary, exhibits five :—A fine Piece of the " Solar System ;" end "Portraits" of Mr. Bullock Webster, of a Gentleman, of Mrs. Walker, and of a young Lady. Sir W. Bremer has sent seven—" Portraits" of Mr. B)mmons, Mr. Ward, and five of Ladies. Mr. Wt LIM has three :—" The Parish Beadle"--4 "Por trait" of his Royal 'Ugliness the Duke of York, and a " Study in Chalk :" a " Portrait" of a Gentleman, in the dress of a Dutch farmer. I Mr. STOTHARD has one:—" The Muse Erato." Mr. Fuseu also exhibits one :—" The Dawn" from Ly- Mr. PHILLIPS has a fine " Portrilt" of his Royal High ness the Duke of York, fainted by desire of the Common Council of the town of Liverpool. Mr. NORTHCOTK exhinits seven :—" The Miraculous Draught of Fishes"—a " Portrait" el the late Dr. Jenner, and five others. Mr. WCSTALL exhibits four:—" Christ crowned with Thorns"—" The Lily end the Rose"—" The Gloves nearly won," and " Blind-man's Buff." Mr. Sties has three this year :—" Portraits" of Charles Tooke, Esq. Dr. Harrison, Major General Sir John Keane, K.C.B. Mr. HILTON exhibit! one :—" Coleus, with Ike Lady to the Enchanted Chair." Mr. THOMPSON has—" The Child, exposed by Antigonus on the fsoa-sbore, found by the Shepherd." Mr. Digo exhieits—"The Village Coal Merchant." Mr. WARD has—" The Deer-stealer," and three "Por traits" of Horses. Mr. ARNOLD exbibits—" Diana and - Aet con ;" mud a a View of the Toe er of the North-east Angle of Cabbies Halt," the seat of the Earl of Darnley. Mr. Tees's exhibits—" The Bay of Balm, with Apollo and the Sybil." Mr. Coorea exhibits—" The Death of a Cavalier at Mar ston Moor, Arthur Lord Capel defending Colchester fur the hiug," in it4B. in which are " Portraits" of bis Lordship, TllOlllll5 Lord Fairfax, Sir George Lisle, and Sir Charles Lucas ; and four "Portraits" of Animals. Mr. CONSTLDLR has three:—" Salisbury Cathedral," from the Bishop's grounds; "Studies of Trees ;" and " A Cot tage." Mr. JACKSON has five :—" Portraits" of the Right Hon. Sir H. Russel, Bart., the Right lion. Lord Baybrooke. the Hon. Mrs. Agar Ellis, the Right lion. Laurence Lord Dun des, as Lord Mayor of York, the Right lion. Sir G. War render, Bart. The following are some of the more important works in this Exhibition by those who are not Academicians ; we take them as they occur A Scene from the Spoiled Child"—Mrs. Harlow., Mr. Tayleure, and Miss Clara Fish er. as Miss Pickle, Fag, and Little Pickle, by 0. CLINT. A. John Knox admonishiug the Queen of Scots," on the thy when her intention to marry Darnley had been made public, by Mr. ALLAN ; "The Two Harlots," from the accoont of the Judgment of Solomon, by W Lor.g ; " Don Quixote in his Study," by 0. 0. NENTON ; " A Musical Party," by R. J. Boma; "W. Roscoe, Esq." by J. LONSDALI ; " the Brethrm of Joseph, presenting his bloody Coat to Jacob," by J. HARNEY, sen. ; " the Great Cavera of the Peak of ' Derbyshire, and the Ancient Castle of the Peserils," by T. C. Hort-AND ; " the luthronization of his Must Excel lent Majesty /Ong George the Fourth," by J. NASH ; " an Attempt from the Undine" of Do la Matte Fou gue, by F. 0. IVLINWRIGHT; " Di.eovery of the Gunpowder Plot, end taking of Guy Fawkes," by H. P. BR/LOS ; " Practice." by J. L. Goon; " the Travi•lier dis turbed at his Repast," by W. KIDD ; "Satan rising from Chaos, and contiug in sight of this World," by J. I art ,4 a ; and a very fine Piece in the pure Style of History, by W. 0 . Esq the subject, " the Rattle of the Angels.•' Mrs. Pore, that inimitable pourtrayer e , f vegetable na ture, has this year produced perhaps her chef d'auvre. It consists of Bowers, and vtirious fruits, including the pine, mei"n, grapes, figs, &c. which altogether present the most beautiful drawing of the kind we ever recollect to have been prodecei by an English artist. There are many admirable Works of Sculpture, by FLAX• RUN, WESTISACOTT. BAILEY, &C.; and a fine Piece, by the WC ANTONIO CANOVII. TUE STATESMAN LAW REPORT. COURT OF CHANCERY.-MAY 3. IN THE MATTER OF LORI , PORTSMOUTH. VAN V. CARL The LORD CIIANCILLOR mentioned this case, saying that he had seen the blaster about it this (meninx; and from what passed between them on the subject, he (toe Master) was induced to review his report. It was there iure unnecessary that it should be put in the paper for Tuesday ; but shout ; any thing occur to render it ne cessary to mention it on that day, the gentlemen might do so %about its being in the paper. HIS LORDSHIP prouonnerdhia decision in this case, observing that he by no means approved of Mr. Carr's proe..eding as he had done: bait at the same time he did not think that it warranted an application for his cow• utitment. He therefore thought tue best ordtr he could make was to dismiss the petition, but without costs. INDISPOSITION or THE JUDGES. %Ve regret to state, that for two dikes during the last week, nut fewer than six of the twelve Judge; were prevented by indisposition trout attending to their pub lic dutio. . . Saturday eight were enable(' to reining their seats.— Mr. Baron Ittenamos, Mr. Baron GARROW, Mr. Justice Itlemaransos, and Mr. Justice BEST, ire, however, still confined to their houses; and we sinCerely lament to ob. serve, that the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, although anxious to give his attendance in Court, is by no means in good health. In consequence of the fit airy we have described, the consideration of the Crown cases, reserved from the last Circuits, which was appointed to Lave taken place on Ma. ttirday, has been postponed to a future day. This has pro laced no pnblic inconvenience, as the result of their Lordships' deliberations could nut be made known till the next Assizes. COURT OF BF:SCH.—MAT 3. The Lunt, Cm cif Jcwrice keying recovered from his indisposition, resumed his sent on the bench. Mr. Jus lice Best is still unebk to *pro in Court. DUBLIN Co - SIMISiON,APRIL 30. Nicholas Devoy, machine and jaunting car-maker, stood indicted for having on the lob of April, in North King-street, wilfully set on fire a house, with intent to defraud Lewis Connolly ; also with having set on lire another house, with intent to defraud Anthony Browne ; and with having set ou tire a house in his own possession. with intent to defraud the Royal Exchange Assurance Company.—There were several counts in the indictment, laying it in various ways; one of the counts was capital. Atter witnesses had been heard, and the case was closed on both sides, Baron Al‘Clelland charged the Jury, who in a few minutes returned a verdict of Nut Ouilty, un all the counts in the Indictment. Margaret Faby, an unfortunate woman better known amongst us by her perion than by her name, was, on Tian.sday last, deposited in that dreary abode to which all Ilesh • is hastening. She close:) (in penitence, we trust) her criminal career on earth in the Fever Hospital, ou the preceding evening. This wretched creature was one amongst the limber of those who have fallen early victims to the superiority of their own personal attrac tions. Obscurely born, her first avocation was humble —in the honest pursuit of it, however, she acquired a creditable dictinction. The sale of eggs, which she was accustomed to engage as fresh, was her first mode of Li dustry ; and such was the undesisting strictness with which a 9 her little engagements were found to he ful filled, that she acquired for herself the pet appellation of " fresh eggs." '1 he barracks of this town were, unfor tunately for her, the marts at which her sales mere prin cipally effected. Here, the artlessness of her tliiposi two, the innocence of her manlier, and the fascinations of her face and pers n, inspired in the breasts of some young officers, (whose sacrifice she became,) those unruly passions which seek their criminal gratification amidst the wrecks of virtue and of honour. The history of this poor woman's life, would furnish an awful admonition to all those inexperienced females, who, like herself, have in poverty, to combat with strong temptations. Her first deviation from the chaste and virtuous path she trod, led to a second, which again and again repeated, brought her at length to a familiarized course of unrestrained and undisguised criminality. that soon metamorphosed the engaging possess,* of sloth charms as might well have enlivened and ornamented a cabin or a cottage, and con tributed largely to the peace and haopiness of numbers within an humble and au honest sphere. into a monster exhibiting nothing human but the form —a disgrace to her sex and a degradation to her species—a loathsome and a loathed object—for years past a nui-anee, offensive to decency: revolting to morality, and discreditable to our toucn.—(4;alway Citron.) epositto:s 14 Teens.—There are two watchmakers Bandon, one of whom, a new•conier, !lib the following notice posted on his window Watch-glasses put in tor Id.—Watches cleaned fur ; such all other work pro?ortionably cheap." The other to secure his old customers from such an euticiu,g bnit, Las posted a bill on his window, as follows: atch-g lasses put in fur a good suag, and all other work propartiostably cheap." A gentleman visited the latter shop a few days ago, sung his " goad song," and got his watch-glass.—(Dub • 711 K KING C. WOOD. Mr. Costume SI/AI:CANT moved for • rule, calling on Mr. William Wood, of L ;it:ester, to show cause why a criminal ins trination should not he filed against hins— He wade this application on behalf of Mr. Henry Payne, a respectable solicitor of that place, to whom Mr. I% ood I had written a biter Pulling to instigate him to fight a ! dirl. The parties sere rrlwed to each other by mar , riage. Mrs. Wood's fortune, which was very consider. ahle and settled on herself, sits under the management of Mr. Payne, who for some time conducted her affairs to the apparent satisfaction of her husband. In Scrember last some altercation took place, in consequence of which Mr Payne batistes' over Mrs. Wood's papers to a proc ! tor, who had since acted as her attorney. On the 14th l of March last, Mr. Payne received a letter from Mr. Wood, charging him with advising Mrs: Wood to take measures hostile to his interests, and adding, " I cauuot but take this opportunity of thanking you ; I consider ' you a dirty scoundrel, and I will poblucly say so where ever you are known. If you diJike the epithet, you know where to find -- Williatu Woodsr The Luau COME JUSTICE asked what situation in life the p..• ties filled. Mr. COMMON Scones NT replied, that Mr. Wood had married a lady of fortune, and that Mr. Payne was an attorney in good circumstances. Mr. Wood had nit only sent this letter, but had posted Mr. Payne as a coward in the principal inn, and in the u ws-room at Leicester. The Local. granted a rule tn show cause. POLICE. HATTON.GARDEN.—Saturday, Ed. Diary, aged 10. Francis Creed, aged 9, Wm. Claphans, aged 12, Thos. Hawkins, aged 12, e ohn Martin, aged 13. K. Mar 'fix, aged 14, Thomas Martin, aged 16, Martha Mar-' tin, aged IS. and S'trah Martin, aged 50, tiere brought up from Saffron-hill Watch-house, charged With robbing the sh..p of Mr. Wilson, linen-draper, Wilderness-row, it Clerkenwell, of several pair of cotton stockings, poc ket handkerchiefs, gown pieces, linen, and other ar• tides. It appeared that between nine and ten o'clock on the Night preceding, a pane of glass was extracted out of Mr. Wilsoa's shop window, and the above named articles were stolen. About half-past eleven the first-named three prisoners, part of a numerous gang of juvenile thieves, were apprAtended by the watchman in Saffron hill on suspicion of their beiag about to commit sonic depredations, and on their way to the watch-house, Dixey was seen to drop a pair of . new cotton stockings; on his being searched, another was found concealed ia his breeches; on each of the other two were found stockings, handkerchiefs. &c.; and on being questioned bow they herawe possessed of theta, they confessed having stolen them that night out of Mr.Wilsou'ishop window; that Thomas Hawkins, Thomas, John, and Elizabeth Martin, were con:erned in the rubbery, and that the re mainder of the property would be found in their MO , titer's lodgings, in Lock wood's-court, Saffron-bill. The constable of the night and one or two watchman repair ed thither, where they found the mother, Sarah Martin, her two suns, and two daughters in bed, and on search ing the room, they found several pair of new stockings , gown pieces, han dkerchiefs, &c. They lodged all the prisoners in the watch-house. Mr. Wilson swore to the robbery, hut he could not identify the articles produced to be those stole:, out of his shop. The prisoners acre committed fur farther examination. DE.ITII BY TIM STING OF AN ADDER.—On Saturday s last, as a WOlll4ll, named Elizabeth urea, was gathering sticks for fuel, in a field near Illyle, she was stung in the hand by an adder, which, notwithstanding the efforts made to arrest the progress of the poison, occasioned her death on Tuesday fast.—(West Briton.) On Wednesday m'nnight as two Gentlemen of Hast ings were returning home from a country excursion la a one horse chaise, a Newfoundland dog belonging to one of them was fiercely attacked by a pack of tox-hounds, which were crossing the road near Balslow. The dug sought shelter underneath the horse, where he endea voured to defend himself from the fury of his assailants. The Gentlemen contrived to extricate themselves from the gig, ti t o t sustaining atty personal injury; but the vehtde was completely broken to pieces by the violent kicking of the terrified horse. To Pueseuve l'irraYoxs.- 7 lt may• be interesting to our readers at this season of the year to know, that by dippi:ig potic oes for a few minutes in boiling•water, they may be hindered frmu sprouting, and will keep in a lit state during many in nubs. huger h tat* titan those in which our fishermen ply f o r mai:kart:l, have joined the Brightan fleet, from Lowe stoft.... Sze. in the pleasing expectation of realizing a pro fitable catch of list). Our tisherinen say that they only want a sea breeze, they being convinced that there are immense quantities tit mackerel in the bay. Some of the boats gave, in the course of the week, done tolerably well. The fish command a good price. Trawl fish are plentiful.—(Brighton Herald) 'l•he Balloon coach, which runs between Birmingham and London, was overturned near Stoney Stratforit, at 2 o'clock on Friday morning last, with fifteen passengers. none of which starred the least injury whatever. A fo reigner, who was an outside passenger, having disentan gled biensef from this " wreck of matters," ran with much solicitude to the assistance of four ladies, who were inside, but to his utter astonishment, he found their only anxiety was about the safety of—a lap dog! SCOTLAND. RIOTOUS RRSISTANCE TO MI SETTLININT or ♦ CLERUTIOAN. JUSTICIARY COURT, INVER:VI:SS, APRIL 18.—Six per sons weir brought to the har, accused of mobbing and rioting at Croy, being of thr number übo had collects to prevent the adosis‘ion to the church of the Rey. Jr. Campbell, who had been appointed by the patron to ac card tie Kest. Mr. Hugh Calder in she pariah. • It was (Objected by Slr. 3letizies for Hugh Mackinosh, one of the panels, that the principal list of assie di i nut contain iu the preamble the name of this inilvidua I, in consequence of which the Public. Prosecutor tcparted from the charge against hint. Mr. Menzit a alo object ed to the relevancy of stating in the minor ponosniou that the riot act was read. as it dos not coataited in the major. and as it was rot stated th t the strpspres..iih.,l by the statute were taken. The Pistilli. ProYcotar pus-. ed from this part of the lihel, and it was accortliPgly dele'etl by order of ilia Court. '1 he libel tws then fo urd teleran; the charge agaioat .1 lex. Mack nzi°, axothrr cf the pantie, was passed from, witlont any rerun being assigned. The Counsel for the panels, taking :frontage of ti privilege conferred by the late set, 0 1 4.cted to 6re Ju. rymen for calt panel, being f.so in .11, in co-aequence of hich, of the indisposition of sone. an lof two chal lenges fur the Crown, the number of Jurymen was re. sluced to 13, and the Public Pretccutor was tinder the necessity of deserting the die , par Iwo et tempore, and he craved warrant fur recounniting the panels, which 14a. granted by the Court. Three persons having brenbrought to the bar, charg ed with haying committed *similar (deuce in the keys, tine Public Prosecutor stark that in consequenc e o f the extraot diwary line of cooluct adopted for the defence in the farmer case, of the :normity of the clime, and the necessity of preventinp tits recurrence of such, he found it to be his duty o desert the dirt, and move fur a similar warrant in this case a'.o, in order to env. We him to bring both cares before the High Court of Justiciary in gditiburgit, which be was de:ermined to du. MARKETS AND FAtRS. ARUNDEL CATTLE Mseue..r.—The supply of Tnet. day's mark t wa. large, is lamb, beef and tu:ittoi : it was not So folly an plied as on the pteceding (14y. The trade in mutton was very brisk, and the whole was P 0.41 bought up. Calvet were in great plenty, as were pig'; the variation in prices was trilling—they o ere as f dints : —mutton, ds. 6 I. to 4s. hl; lamb, 55,; a td beef, 3s. 111. t. to 4s. per stone. ARUNDEL CORN MARI:RT.—Wheat, from 15/. to lo:. 10s. per load ; barley, 355. to 365.; and oats, 255. to 264. per quarter. Nets irk Stork Fair, on Wednesday leaf, was well sup plied niter 'dock; but in collseptenCe of the shortness %pi money, the business done was trifling. At Pontypool fair, on Tuesday last, good horses (of whie't there were but few) were in zonsiderabie demand; but the store cattle which ware sold fetched as low prices as ever. I four-year-old heifers selling f.r sth. a head. Ltscot.st APRIL FAIR.—The show cf horses on Mon ' day and Tuesday WAS stippo.ed to he larger than w ever before known. and gieual ones of every kind rxre rienced a very brisk sale. 04 Wednesday there were not so many buyers, and the prises declined a little. The 'sheep fair on Tourstlay was very larg.; it is calculated about 49.000 which sold well : the best bugs tubed 4fs the average about 35a. or 36'., being about 6s. per bead over the prices of last year. There was a good show of beasts on Friday, a hick also ha i a brisk sale at ad vanced priers. The stock fair at Lottth, on Monday the 41st nit . was not so well attended as usual, owing to Lincoln fair fall ing on the same day; notwithstanding, fresh stock sold well, and beasts awl sheep of every description fetched very respectable Foricea. TARASoUTH, MAY I.—We had a short supply of Brain on Saturday at our Market. Wheats here eagerly bought, at an advance of full 4s. to 6s. per quarter. — Matting Barleys were inquired after, and rather more money was given. the Oat trade was brisk, and dearer. lu other Brain note no alteration. Mumma OP MRS. DONATTT.-1111 coeserence of an. nouuceinents of the arrival at Deal, fro it on board the Marquess of Huntley. East Indianian, of a man of the. n 'me of Doggett, who it was stated hal confessed him self to have been concerned in the murder of Airs. Do natty, hopes were entertained that the perpetrators of this atrocious deed would have been at length In-ought t justice: a further investigation of the circumstan...s. however, leave this horrible transaction in as much Inv, tery as ever.• Doggett, it appears, left this corintry soon after the merrier lied been committed. He sln wed I restless disposition throughout the voyage, aid at length, on his arrival at Canton, declared himself to have one of the persons in the lionse at the time of the murdr r of Ales. Doughy, althotigh out present at the moment the deadly wounds were indicted. In conaeqnence of this confession, his own statement was taken in writing, and lie gave a circumstantial detail of iv:. he Been said were the facts of the case, implicating at the time three ince, who he said were his associates. He al , o stated who he was—the houses be frequented —the liersons by whom he was known, and his usual habits—all tending to induce a confidence in the truth of his s'ory. It was then resolved to send him back to England as quickly as possible, and the Alarq. of Huntley being the first ship sailing, be wai pit on board her, and his written confession iutruated to the Captain. When the ship arrived in the Downs. hea ven, the Bow-street officer, was sent down to receive bile, and he was brought to town. On being tak.ei before the magistrates, however, he completely disavowed all he had previously voluntarily Imputed to himself, solemnly asserting that he was as innocent of the crime as the 111.1• gistrates themselves, and that he was induced to aka a crime, not his own, from the ill-treatment lie received on board the ship in which he had sailed, and a desire to return to England without pursuing the voyage. Not withstanding this assertion, the different witnesses who were so often examined on former occasions. and Rhode scribed the persons of men they had seen lurking shout Kobert-street on the night of the morder, were sent for, and one of those has declared she thinks the prieon.l: o be shoot the size of the man she hat seen near Mrs. Pl nattv's door. Ituthveu has also been on the alert, if pos;.ble, to discover more positive testimony, but hither to without success; although some parts of the story told by the prisoner, as to his habits and to the places he frequented, torn out to be correct. In this state of things lie has been remanded, and further inquiries are making ; but there seems to be but little chance of ob taining any positive evidence of his guilt. As he has voluntarily become his own accuser, however, lie will not be set at liberty till ample time shall-have been al forded for estahlisting his innocence. MARRIEI).—At Brighton, on Saturday last, St. Lege Esq. to Miss Nugent; daughter of the late J. Swot. In:sq. of Epsom, and niece of the late !Bela ilun. E.dastual Burke, of Bo:ter's•court, Beacousfield, Bucks. DIED,—On the Ist Instant, Mrs. Dowding, of Meeklen hur4h•equare. On Frn.l4y, the 2d inst. at his Mose in Red Lion-square , Dr. Haworth. Loudon: Edited, Printed, and Published. et the Oder of THR Scer..susu." 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