The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-05-19 00:00:00

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Cprd tryakageat,eflt Az 41 .p 4 - - - , gvitir* .1416 ,§o . d i . tb•rti in Ms Min - Mine, and flat of his partner, hy PrOcuralinn"l4} iba l diffnlfinOthin llrifikt72 , lsli•V_ingn poscaf obtaining payment of , t tiftlitant- Mir W 'Ph" 1 ndia Company., irksi.defendapts. or ibis .nit . -la dorsed the mils hi their aricn.ntirea,lhdiretnnt the. r • to•tb6 Plaintiffii who. upon being satisfied, . ‘ t , Mr. Card hell n i eover of :airway to stet fox , Mr. gap, On. •ppodiatelyperi the amount: _After the ttsvfy - Ni t s pa paid, it was anierisitierf that ' use. lope, ip z espnts ,f.c.slin ledia.on inmed,the Jane; DUO* pf . ..ii,,was shames oo thellOthillinfli, likil). :Snob after ,p Mr. • 'James Murray. beingnext of kin to Mr. Hope,.gbtained letters uf.eiltninistrption of his ; estate and Ale*: slid claimed the amount If the bills from the 6/mpttny..as the propvity of Atte intritale; • t badeiliiied most the 'tonna ne, ali n e/et that they bed . a atidtlot money ,to.Ose deft . iviiii;'Opoi /high .4u. pra r yli va i i ht.an iction•a g ainst thiCoisipany. - 11 lbe sawn of .that case, it owned out that,Me. f l eet' t hnd .no inthetift to : - indorse' the bills i . e *questing " t hy .prommadon, ' Abe Court l'Odleff. o l o . ll thr construction Of his.power of at. torpey (ram Mr. Mom that be was.nat antborisedno . to act, and in the result the Company were 'held diable;to pay the hillsameond time, and they accordingly mild the amount to Mr. Murray. Thernow 'bratitht thrir action against the defendspos , hp the ground ilint they had before paid the bills upon the faith of their In darsement, and up* their indemnity. • li appeared in evidence, that Messrs. Card and Davis (now Insolvent) had kept cash irieti . the defendants; and .at the time the bills were indorsed, had rash in their battik; and that When the defendants tecehred the amount of the hills fram the Company, it nu paidovertothe fanner. The defendants theusselna had no : interest .velmtrver in the hills, bad appeandto have Aerlved no advaatege from the transaction. TheAliestlminia , was, Whether. under these Cite amstanees, they Were liable tb Indemnify the plalntiffs,for.the sensed payment of the bills. It was agreed that the facts of theme should be turned into a special verdict for the more deliberate opinion of Ilse Ulm,. Two - questions were put for the consideration of the Jury, first—whether the plaintiffi had originally paid the bilis upon the faith of she defendants' indorsement 'only, or epee the faith pf the•inderacilient 1 1. Card and Davis; coupled with the power of attorney above-men tio,eed ; and second, whether in this transaction .the defendants were merely agents for Card and Davis, *About having thenitelres any property in the. ills. The Juiy faand specially tint, that the plaintiffs had not originally paid ibc bills 'pop* the faith of the de findanfsr indorreinint ; and second. that the defendants were merely agents for the plaintiffs. Card and Awls laving themselves .no interest in the bills.. •The case lien this finding.rentaini.Yer 'kilter consideration by the Court above. • OLD BAlLRY.—.ll.runDay. . • Rdward Thomees was indicted for perjury. Mr. Bot.t.lND stated that the perjury ... with which the prisoner was charged. badheen committed oa a trial that , took place in that Court last session, when persons of the name of Robert Martin and John Martin were con . aided, the former of having stolen, and the latter of receiving a quantity of cam& moulds and candles. The candles bad been stolen from Tbeobald's.read, by K. Martin, about six o'clock in the evening of the 20th Feb. • . and a person had followed them to J. Martin's house, in Crown.s , reet, Soho, where they were found by the police officers the next day. On the trial of the Martins, the prisoner gave evidence of an alibi in favour of Robert Martin, 'steering that be saw him in Crown•street at the time; that, according to the other evidence given on the trial, he must have been in Theobald's-road ; and the prisoner also stated that he himself had lived for six months in the house, No. 17, Long-acre. It would be proved that what the witness bad sworn respecting Robert Martin could not be true; and that he t had never lived at 17, Long-acre, nor was at all known. • The case for the prosecution was proved by a number of witnesses, exactly as it was stated; and the Jury,with out a mom..rt's hesitation, found the prisoner guilty. The MC0111)1E11 immediately sentenced him to hard labour •for six months in the House of Correction, and at the expiration of that time to be transported for seven years. An officer of the Court mentioned, that when the pri sotr.r was ordered to be committed for trial, after be had Kirk) evidence on the trial of Martin. he said " This is what I have got for the five T. Fenwiek. aged 28, was capitally convicted of steal. ing in a dwelling house. All DDLESEVSESSIONS.—SiruRDAY, .31sT 17. Janine! Waddington,*of well-known notoriety, was tried for assaulting Ann Thomas, a child, 10 years old, • with kite: t to violate her person, on the 10th of Febru ary. The witnesses on both shies were, at the desire of the prisoner, orderi4l out of Court. Ann Thomas, the prosectitrix, was then sworn, and examined, but her evi dence was of a nature to'ally unfit for publication. • Waddington made a very long unconnected defence, complaining of his persecution in this affair, and the loos of friends thereupon. He called two witnesses', who tery much contradicted the testimoey sof the little girl. The jury found -the prison.“-Not thrifty. Henry Gaylord, was indicted for stealing a pair of handcuffs. kcone the evidence 'adduced, it appeared that the prisoner had been apprehended, and handcuffed by au officer for some trifling offence which he had committed, and as he was being token to a place of confinement, he managed to break from the custody of the. constable.' .As, however, he conlil not run..away, without the hand cuffs, he took them with him. but he was afterwards re taken, and a charge of felony was made against him. Theobject of the prisoner was evidently to escape from 'his tmprisou•nent, and not to commit a theft; he tea: therefore nc•quitted of the ch,arge, but ordered to be detained fur the offence fur. which he was originally • takeu. - POLICE. ItOW-lITRNET.-310.1111i s INVII AND NATIONAL Mu .LODISS. —S..tutstay Mr. Ilenbutr appe•sied to answer an . information laid against him Junior the statute, for pub. . n ithnut ass imprint,.a work entitled ,Ilooret Irish and National Melodies. by which he hsd incurred a pe • rsity . of :201. - Alta a very vinisiderable discussion, the Nagt,stratee eonvicted 'him • the penisitv of 101.-- After the conviction had take') piece Mr. Lrenhow inti• mated Mat he shinaeforbear publi;hing the work ip (yore. AIIsRLBOROVOII iTRIIT. I 1 long investigetion took place is the press e ruotu its tbis °Rice. before Sir ti. V A ft -11.1 -71 T, into the conduct of two hitherto respectable t rules *en, actitajv as consrablec for coextensive parish st tike Aiest eutistf the fown: At the subject is shortly to 119- derge a =Ott Ibteiry in. *dasher 'plow, ts n:r hingr - - Re TA ah - , ° ittenr.o.“.Fpw r . .-0.4, 4 t , p . .-, It l'ixdopg!. • si t iinkifh Itidissitt:tp . sp . 440410. lA9a • . ~_ ~', the ikltiYoetc.oider tke poOwlgikl_ttlVMWls l :7 , AnkPAl : yeisr ;b! ji iiihitleinii Ajisuid /bpi, ,who 1,41..tegp . A4Di t riiiiii i jipas,issiqiiinr,situri:foltis Amy, . • evict . I. o'ili.T . sheliplic i. If ,perignal .effTC.:ki 1 . 1 sitle of . 'A*, .driiti by she Ilfsdroul ?mitt! . naafi the Coinpai4# at borne, anti iesoitted 'the* tics . • 1. 4 40 . An &d frielPtio this toontv. thettchrityink.,o it- sinois its,it coperAosoliip. wAft i i ,41,•s•Pfill• IMr. CPO xhb hickkir sited libels eoin!ryas,ageat,if r .. . s y m 3 1: po ! 'yer if isitaissey,' ire4iviesi tbs .61111 Aid i -...:. ''' a '•e• ts --• ....DPW T~}~ deemed expealeni ipoomegjappekeeith the wish of . the worthy Magist.ente,stostatcatioanore at present than the t r 0,p04.n4 4 44 0 044 , . it Awe ~ii Plor t .f.ltr , .cres.„. „..46d ipl ife ' 4 -l i g i " 31 !It .le ;of Pt*. .OW po s t aqg isibi!l. b fq: t - de befdlind To the itetet y . tts,e,eatOupp. ilia reeof 4SgePflibitity, and wait tripod to th e wat eh. Ate ditti parld bi . siistron; w • 'Asti was playa IP a &airhifiiiiitbifire. Nei th er o the two koriaribles "aoinjtlaineclef iris ,idtin , foe that 'night, kit both siege present as iis u lte nt is imi tlethir with several Other persons.— • li might be that Ate unhappy situation of Mt unfortunate la; 'w%o was already too mach exposed, Ahoilld have raved b4i , tram insult or . fort!fer dogYada finis t but the two constable, 'in ;question thought other wir,!todcompwiceil their unmanly career by laying Wnate somepecriliarities about her person, and pris to.the determination of these wagers by;conduot ials we cannot irenteri . to describe further tto s ay . ' tit was inch es deeply involves the repetition of the Ida and the chaiacters of. the 'parties conareied. it 160. bows*, that there lselif.Perettilttitestflif,ithes al tltOtigh they Ia genie &tree shares) * in 'fief ditigrace it fashihjettiloch.cand#4-by not remonstrating.agaiastit. yet took sweetly' opportunity of tedeeniing theraseives, kr, icitaatuniciating to the parish authori tied a statement Of the Obsolete!". thiniacdon ; and these latter have ever goal ised'the 'Meat 'praiseworthy activity in tracing out the facts 'and bringing !Assiut a proper investigation of the Vise: *The accniation was now -borne oat lathe full ea tent by the evidenie of the constable of the night, and two other respectable parirtioners who were present.— Lared o the parties themselves did not deny the material parts of thee - barge; but said they vierePaoctioned in all they did by tke constable of the night and all who were present alibi .ilme. Iffir.Gionopt FANRAPIT said, that his only duty was to .lAientigate how far there were any groused. for the eicu !Oen; Owl he wps sorry to say that the disgraceful scene Ole ribitd, appearedlen too clearly to have taken place. If nourinfirely tested with the parish to proceed as it *tight iiraper. The gentlemen who ittended*on the jeet of the parish authorities declared, that item their 6w:Mination to.prefer en immediate indictment againit the "oltatiding parties. The accused said, they were ready to Meet it; but it Weald bean act of great injus. dee if the constable of the flight and the other 'per ions who were present, were not included in the indictment, as they were equally culpable; and here , fee the present. the matter endecL—One of the accused , *bp is os.married man, with a large family, seemed to red wiry, much the Shame attaching to the charge against bins. Saturday, the Landlord of the Green Man public bolsi, In Oreen-stteet, Orosvenommitsre, was. charged with allowing persons to tipple in loin hawse the S2n day preceding during the hours of Divine Service. The Officers stated that they found no appearance of drinking when they got in; but the landlord had refused them admittance, untithe had allowed hirinelf sufficient time to remove whatever might have furnished proof. They found four perilous in the trp. The landlord sped he did not know they were officers when they applied, or he would have admitted them. The persons alluded to, were all lodgers in the house. This ass afterwards proved to be the rase. Mr. Dvan told the' landlord, that he should under stand, although he might manage to conceal his Ink., conduct, so as to avoid being convicted in the penalty his license would be stopped, which would be of much more serious consequence to him. . Mr. Dyer, therefore, n discharging hint, advised greater care for the future. HATTON Ganuum.—Saturday, idolisation was given at this Office of a desperate attack made on the sestets of the parish of St. Andrew,Holborn. It appears, that a few nights previoesly, about half past ten o'clock, as he was going along Gray's-inn-lane towards the gate of the burying ground, he was suddenly attacked by three rnffians, each armed with a heavy bludgeon, oho, without speaking, knocked him down, and gave him se veral tremendous blows on the bead and various pacts of the body; one of the villains made a desperate thrust with a knife at his side, which penetrated a large pocket. hook filled with papers that fortunately happened to be in the breast pocket of his coat, and thus saved his life. The assassin who made the stab at him cried out to his companions, " Now I have done for him, come along," and they all immediately ran off and effected their escape, leaving him weltering in his blood; in this situation he was found and carried home, where he now lies in a dan gerous state.—A Vestry Meeting has been held. and a large reward offered for the discovery and apprehension of the ruffians. ______ _ Two men have been taken into custody by Mr. Laren der, in Manchester, charged with being concerned in the robbery of the Birmingham Bank Notes from the Balloon coach. PSWICN. MAT 11.--John Spring, the wretched corn. panion of Mary Oooch,whose fate we last week recorded, after poisoning himself and cutting hi! throat, is still alive and likely to recover. It is remarkable that the unhappy woman wade an entryof her death in her prayer book, previous to her taking the poison. The only execution which has occurred in the Isle of Man for twenty years, took place on the lSth ult. when Catherine Kinreade and Joho Carotid' were hanged for having poisoned the wife of Camaisb, and on this occa sion the Coroner had to perform, personally, the of fi ceof executioner, as no hangman could be procured. A few days ago, at the interment of Mrs. Moore, of Itostherne, who died at the age of 99, the friends of the deceased were, according to her directions, regaled with bottled ate, 35 years old, which had been kept pur posely for the occasion. St. JottN's (ANTIGUA,) Feb. 18.—Died, on Friday last, in the Bay, a black woman named Statira, who, by information from herself, must have attained the advanc ed age of 132 to 134. She was a slave, and was hired as a day labourer during the building of the gaol, and was present at the laying of the corner stone, which ceremo ny took place 116 years ago. She also states she was a young woman groin when President Sharpe assumed the administration of the Island. which was in 1706 ; so that allowing her to be then only eighteen, it brings her age to that of 134. EXECUTION OP KRAGON. AT EIIESTER.-011 Saturday this young man, condemned at our late RESIZrA for a rape on the body of a girl at Stockport, underwent the sAi truce of the law at the east front of the city gaol. From the moment of his trial, the young man has conducted him self,not only in a most respectful, but exemplary manner, and procured for himself the kindest sympathies and affectionate regards of his fellow-prisoners and those who a ttended him. From first to last he invariably Main tained his innocence of the offence, by the most positive declarations. • He spoke on the scaffold, in a strong Irish accent, nearly as follows :—" Aly dear (Hellas, I am m oos . cent of the crime for which loin going to die—as limo cent of the chill unborn. It was sworn against me at time trial, that I knew the girl, bat I deelve I did not know her, and, to the best of toy knowledge, I 'never saw her before my committal. I freely forgive the ,led re. and Jury, aria rill that swore against me. • 1 heir you will all, good Christian people, pray for my soul, ihat when I die I May be received into Heaven." This dying de cleratiori of innocence, at a moment when the unhappy inilellictor was &hoot to be launched into the preSence *Obis Judge, created a strong feeling in the surrounding multi tit le. concluded his address, the cap W IS pulled over his face, rind the drop fell; he struggled but little, and was very soon lifeless. Kragon was twenty-oue years u age. 40 laitWPW by kink. and 14 saiuk to brive had e s 7 spectable co3nexions.—(Ches4,cr c.qtrfnt,) LAN f os rift 1g... • — W*74n tC9l4oWOrgiiksills "Ma' ottllditiVlO.9f ibstiqoillotillee. 1ti0 4 0 1 .4649•00411 4 whyptiviwirobriveit bowie 000.44mm:tits; tecOinlfitimirf* (Dem figegiiiistwo ioraiar-spfilmsoor spsom t►ttspg_at .N4' AiwigOotidn , (-Dat mixt• wc vicifiailtriftrPO4•3lfallieltioUlateraW woggqiinUo itor fifew.iiff kW*/ 4 0 d MORI Melt rikoolli tlf•APle- AMOR* mutidairig PossiOsetilleatains t to foto doithetClathlf 404: 0 1 1 1talidflarsa or Appoyers ‘of they are qualified to kill game hy virtueOf kaviogo nal Offtsto iavaldeerfogeb Ma%Wwegt ba,poldiebed 'by the Comitiissiopow for•thogtgaira ; of puns, .she of Ceatifirelke:direcitd ,lo, bearialarlitelkhYthow any person may inspect theabstries,af ssoda otolleottioto ,_ b"k' iP ').41144' ky Wah'eletk'.°T4'o3lrYars. Anrdownt sf w e shilling 4049qa alga ar Angroyor. :Q;tslilied,Pse ioos•tailiPß , a COrtifieates *milt) ,he amossotod fawn the M es lirooped PM** 4ar golPtg It ; • lult lictooted.petm ate to he Proltiblied4ollllPYlac Wept qgol ep : atml peopom.,.— pawn, to srbria, RA iabsemalion. rte Met* I 11=1 1 person iondibla fatollyi for pate .uplawhilly. par Of prewowis koilioleta to march enatatipilified atertamold his premises, for ge iiPrOtfd /10,1411T0 been tllegolltr prorated. ilasilseepees,not .to 08,41400,m penalties ;for gains Slitiiitkir i nns for aerautaption; provided each game shall UT* OROS ppichaeitti by dutch innkeeper from liaabotli Partalm- Mame Sept y •Public convey anew.tolmootered in the way bills, etatiiw Mu names nod plages of akedo of the persona by oin, ead.to whom, such game is sent. Power is 'dossier, tomato's cittcoseeraticits for aaentered :poreebi of game.— s teespaesing for game ate liable to a penalty:7- Tbe Act is tot to affect the sights now permitted thy lords and ladies of manage; .nor to eatead to Sooilaad or Ireland. ST. MART'S Sin • -• blawcuessed.---Tursilay town ing. hgiog4be tied favourable oppertuaity which .oC cutreil, fib. W : optton again &weeded the spice, and after fixiag the erns" with ropes to a block riad.pulliise on the highest ladder. be commenced 4110 laborious work of sassing through the iron rod which supported the cross. intending to detach it from the ball. le this operation he was occasionally relieve,' by. his son ;ad assistant, sad by tea o'clock they had pearly succeeded in rutting through it. A friend of Mr. Wootton's being upon the roof of the church at this time, pulled at the rope. which was fastened fa the top of the cross to steady it, and, ob serving that it gave way, by the effect of a second mill the rod broke off, net in the piece where it had been speed, but in .the centre of the bill, and both the ball sad crow, were then safely lowered by the pairs on the roof of the ichnrch. Mr. Wootton is of opinion there was a flaw in the rod oricioally : the part by which the weight of the cross and ball WU sustainedin its horizontal positioa oar not a qiiarter of an tacti in diameter. It is intended to place a vane on the top of the spire, surmounted with some light ornament that will not catch the ,wind. and the next thine Mr. Wootton will proceed to do, will be to repair the spire by weans of a swing ladden suspended from the top. and lie expects, if the weather permits, to finish his undertaking in the course of the ensuing fort , night. ItOOHERY•ND ATTLIIIPT TO MAE/Ml.—On Monday night, a daring robbery and attempt to murder, was Corm milted at Asfordby, near Melton, on the person of Henry flariewo9Al.about nineteen years of age. As he was going along the street, about ten o'clock, he was met by three strangers, who most cruelly abused and struck him with a carpenter's axe, by which he was des perately cut over the fare and brad. His scull was laid open, los ear severed from his head, his jaw-bone di vided, and several of his teeth forced out, and he was left for dead. They robbed him of a pound mate, and a silver watcli,Xo.2 77, Howard; maker, London, will, H. H. engraved within the ease. The axe was art.-Tweeds along with some of his te4th sad flesh, near to llealewood's house. The axe has " Hardy " stamped upon the iron part. The three men were observed to go op the road towards Louelihorongli; one had op a black glazed hat, another a small bundle in his band, wrapped in a cloth or handkerchief, and the third had a stick over his shoulder. They took the Loughborough-road. and it is hoped they will be apprehended and brought to justice for this grievous offence.—(Nottinghain lies.) At Berwick, a Coroner's Jury have returned a unani mous verdict of Petit Treason against Grace Griffin, for the wilful murder of her husband, John Griffin. The deceased kept a hone of ill fame in this town, and this is another Instance to be added to the recent one of Mrs. M'Kinnon, of the cruel and murderous dispositions which never fail to distinguish women of impure and licenti ous habits. We trust that the Magistracy will, for the future, be less indulgent to these pests of society, and that, if they cannot he entirely suppressed. they will he more carefully watched, and, if found offending, more severely punished than before. This investigation has brought to light such scenes of nocturnal depravity and debauchery, as arc truly alarming to the serious and well disposed part of the community. tint for the evideure adduced, which, we deem proper for the present-not to publish, we could not have believed for a moment, that the haunts of debauchery were so numerously attended. We rejoice to hear that the Magistrates have in contem plation the adoption of measures for preventing the con tinuance of such disorders, and tint all houses of suspici ons character will be strictly watched, and occasionally visited. Such measures cannot fail to have a beneficial effect, as those who have not lost all regard to character, will hardly expose themselves to the risk of being found in the company of the most worthless and most aban doned.—(Berieick Paper.) litcgrigt - Coacit-Orr cs.—On Friday, the Commis sioners of Hackney coaches, convicted the drivers of the undermentioned hackney.cosches and chariots, fix. for the following offences:—The driver of No. 88 in the pe uslty of 205., for exacting more than his legal Tare; the driver of No. 103 in the penalty of 10s., for wilfully or carelessly driving against a cabriolet in Fleet -street, and abusing life driver ; the driver of No. 143 in the penalty, of 155., for exacting enl. more than his legal fire, and using taunting and jeering language to the complainant; the driver of No. 161 in the penalty of (Os., for exacting more than his legal fare ; the driver of No. 173 in the penalty of 13s. for furiously driving his chariot in Parliament-street. and thereby endangering the lives of his Majesty's subjects ; the driver of No. 294 in the pe nalty of 10s. for esaction ; the driver of No: 025 in the penilty of 111 s., for purposely effecting slow driving, end refusing to amend his pace when required so to do; the driver of No. 720 in the penalty of 155., for exaction ; the driver of No. 942 in the penalty of 155., for refusing to wait at a gentleman's door in the Albany while the servant was gone to call his roaster ; the driver of No. 959, in the penalty of 205., for carelessly drisiag against a gentletnau's gig in Chancery-lane; the driver of No. 1,(8 id the penalty of 10.., fur exacting rid. more than his legal fare; the drivers of Nos. 198 and 747, in the penalty of Ns. each, for being absent from thei r c o ac h es , the driver of a cabriolet, in the mitigated penalty, under the by-laws, for wrongfolly taking away a fare from the eoach-,tand at Chariug-cross. Setetal owners were fined fur Iniviug worked their coaches Agit chariots in an improper state, awl unlit for tha eecosuntodation of the public. A' robin is now.sittiug en her eggs is a bed-room at Tat ton-park the seat of Wilbraham Egerton, Esq., M. P., which is *conatant ly occupied. The Male bird pays every attention to his' mate by bringing her, etaily food which he begiop le perform, at an early boor in the morning, and for this' Orris,. the Irieito* is refilgarlY OUP" open at the time ef rising, by, the person tglw occupies Ott to ol o.;'i. 4. olocPW Akeitilti) .7.4 I tit Winkle fair, ea 41looday,1here was ea *sod ear of fat cattle and sheep. Beef sold from 544. to Gid.,pee lb. sintrhe.p4l. iMqttenerrefp 041. Lamb. faro • d.,to,Zid. 41°04 Milkett eold Well e ,• int Mid dling ones had but a dull sale. Stores not in dative& At Newark fair, on Wednesday last, thereon* a.,gered :bale ablimint; *Melt asset with a ihriekaale. std as ad 1410c1tilimeseien :lALm.t tridterabk iiVW of 4101041, trod geed attes,enliLetell. .At Fair pn Xqaday last there were very few *hones, hat a geed dhow of ' ant atoelt and sheep, *Melt were soldrit taspreving rims. YARWOUTII, .IkLA T lb.-e.Waltad a reCeinek /Kept , / Ai .Wlteet.ataastr,Mackeeqp rte. arday, endethe Nil** beige desirous of pnrchasing, caused bnsit sales, at front 24. to 3s. per . qoarter advance . Barleys were rather mo re In vemsest.' but cannot note any ilterathan in the price. In Oats, Pons, and lleara, newitioalteration; hat the &nand. ia easy ;brisk ler each Wittialf. ARUNDEL CATTLE 111ARRILT.—There was a great btiekileer f itt tkeatttehet,.and in,tite-early pact of it mom of the stock was readily bought up. • The variation ie. prices was but trifling from that of last market day.— Beef, 3!. BJ, to As.; seedier mattqn, 44. 6d..t0 4s. 21d.: ewe ditto. 4s. to 4t 4d.; and iamb, 54. te Ss. 4d. per Hone. Ptp. :awe sarnesehirt higher. sCiticbellheatarket, as Wednemlay,,haal a good show of einttpa end.lanib ; prime beef was scarce; 4s. to 4s. 4d: may he cionsideted as fair p giotation as can Le dedneedirrom Ilse ever varying opinion of bu yer and Mier: Veal is now is plenty, and the bast lane fatted Wats Li. per lb. CIIIICIIRAXEII CORN MARKET.—Wheat hap experi• speed a still farther advance on that of last week ; it is supposed to hays now reached its zenith. The in ',Peters averages give 59e. 30. per quarter ; barley,. 33t 911.1. Bueherglep May fair was ,belt] May 9, and the town was fully asthronged es it hes been on any similar oc casion for twenty years. Business began early in the day wick He 4re:ow cattle. There was a pretty fin. show in the market, and the holders were fullyasvere of the late seasonable rains and of the good state of the grass. Purchaser: appeared in numbers, and the ben, that is those that would be first ready for the shambles, were first htught. Prices varied according to the aze and condition of the beasts from Si. to 9!., and there was an advatice of front 10e. to 20:. a bead. Ilpita an average, lean stork would ran from 4: Gd. to at. a sten-, which is 6,./, higher than the /terrace of last year. Thera was a good show of milk cows, hut the ureter part were in ordinary rendition. The average price ran front ee to 1.1/. The oldest residenter in Itutherelen, *ever saw a more plentiful supply of horses. Young mu it draueld borsei were particularly in request. A reunites of East country dealers attended, who took them off in hats of live to twenty. First rate five year old horses, fit for any sore of country work, brought from 30 to $4/. The hest horse in the market brought 40/. On an average good draught horses sold at about t Riding !MOWS were also to request, hut there were few of the first rate in the marker , orses may he considered on a moderate• average up at least ten per cent. The first Summer Fair of this Town was held on Mon day: we never recollect arty that was better attended every sort of goods went off; at what may be called, oar ing prices. Mileh cows and pigs were in treat demand, at a considerable advance; and what is far better, the country people who attended the fair, seemed metre ie. tent upon their business, sod that alone. Every o ne appeared satisfied with his neighbour, and they all went home in perfect good humour. We really pride o.tr selves upon this hippy state of our counts, and ise sin cerelyhope that nothing may arise, at any time; to ie , terrupt its tranquilli ty.—(Corr/new Poss.) Ws•restroush MAT 14.—lint Meter 89 to 96.. equal to about Gd. with the Cirin.w alio ranee of 4014. bean-- , age; w•-ighed at Crane, .Ilnindiy, 81 firkins, Tuesday, 53.—Scaltled Pigs s 0 to 95s.—Singe) 2 to 291.—Heads Ids — . Mal 12s. • New potatoes and gooseberries were presented in the Green Market on Saturday last, reared by Duncan Taylor, Newbigging, Mnsselhurgh. Alto, on Taesday. two turnips, from James Hamsay's garden, Chance —(Edinburgh Star.) About a quarter past twelve o'clock on Saturday night the inhabitants of Calvert -street, in this city, were alarmed by a cry of flies, which was discovered in a small yard at the back of some new buildings, now erecting for Mr. Francis, manufacturer, by Mr. J. Hardy, hriel:- layer. It was occasioned by a considerable quantity nnslacked lime being laid against a boarded loan-to, ex posed to a shower which fell at that time ; the heat or casioned thereby set fire to the boards, and was com pletely in flames before it was discovered, and commie!. tate!' to the door and window frames of a tenement a !- joining to Mr. Aram- Ilrown-'s, surgeon, occupied by Harmer. his wife, and a lodge , , who attempted to descend by the staircase, which WA% next the windows. but found it imposdble, from the violent heat and sin Ace; they then went up to the garret, and, in the gr.lt. st agony and distress, called for the assistance of ladder.;. Providentially (by the activity of the neighbours and A pump well supplied being in the yard) the lire was gat under, and Harmer and his family were released from peril. We cannot pass over this accident without e,pe, - bating the conduct of those employed in the building. in suffering lime (in an tinslacked state) to be plats ort against boards, and exposed to the rain. The fires that took place at Ketterineham Hall, and on Mr. Dunnirg ton's premises, in St. Faith's lane, some years ago, arri in various other instances, were imputed to the SAM' cause. We have been thus minute in describing the above with a view to excite more attention on the part of those employed in buildings (to where lime, in an es slacked state, is deposited,) and a desire to preventif pot' sible, the danger which may arise from snch ioeeensable carelessness.—(Normicla Mercury.) M &TERN AL. SOLICITUDIr.—A most remarkable instaetee of the fondness with which birds protect their vole;, occurred a short time since at Witneswoald, in Lcic-t -tershire. A gorse covert had been intentionally set art fire, and after the conflagration was over, the nc4 of 3 'thrush was observed suspended nn a gorse bones, is which were found several young ones, half searched to death, and above her dying brood was seen the aift.ction ate dam completely burnt to death. The poor bird pre served, even in her burnt state, the attitade of maxim* solicitude for her young! In the course of the last week the moaning of a deg was heard to proce,ed from several openings of the so!- terranean passages, which it is u ell known extend ender the greater put of this town. At length the noise be came confined to the yard of Mr. Boldero's bottle on the Angel HUI, Bury, who after sever tl days was so dis- Imbed by the noise that he humanely ordered the sewer 'to be opened. The workmen uncovered a c space to no purpose, and left the premises without mak ing any discovery, and fully persuaded that th s noise Iran the trick of a ventriloquist but a short thaws after the poor animal crawled to the hole. and was ectriesletl , - when he presented a most wretched appearavnt " .34 jihliciensly fed and taken care of, and it was . dlecosnid" • that he was the property of Mr. Met-king. ct 'erne *" had missed bins About three weeks before, whet sit it si fi posed that he entered the arch at the Bar tegfr• making his way to so great a distance WWI WO" return. London: Edited; Ploted. and.Publisbed. seta 11 1, A W • " Tilt! STAVAIIMAM," No. 497.. Nyland, by It. WS 'kliv"'r,,," B. to "oboe sat Commoniettions, Ordeal, 1 *. al. - quested to be addressed. •