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.47 -- • 40,.#6,4 . 6 1 10f7; - ? nt. 4*vJ WINDSOR. FRIDAY. SZIPTIIIIIMI 7. Their Royal Highnesses the Doke and Ditches' of Clarence, accompanied by the Doke of Saxe- Meiningen and their @nitro, arrived at the Castle this morning from Bushy Park. where the Royal visitor viewed the Castle and the Round Tower.— Their Royal Highnesses afterwards stopped at Frogrnore on their return home, and viewed that fine place. THhArREs. •-•••••• DRURY-LANE. A new melo-dratne. in three acts. was produced on Saturday night, entitled Gera/di Dural. The plot turns upon the vindictive devotedness of this hero to retaliate the slight ',hewn to his former ad- sluices by Ellselind, wife of Count Alitoberg, Bohemian nobleman. The story is from one of Mee. OP►s's Tale., called the Ruffian Boy. 'That Lady professes to have founded it on an incident taken from • French newspaper. A young caitiff, not more than 14 years of age, had asked • young Lady to dance with him at a ball. On being re fused. he retired to a neighbouring tavern, drunk wine to intoxication, returned to the ball-room, and stabbed, by mistake, the intimate friend of her whose repulse had thus inflamed his ferocity. Mrs. ()els supposes him to be liberated after the 15th year of his confinement, and then pats him upon a series of romantic and vengeful exploits, whirl, terminate in his public execution. The drama pursues the same clue of incidents with little va►ia. lion, except in the close. There the miscreint, hues/, having forcibly captured the Countess. is shot by a file of marquetry in the act of raising his arm to launch the long-promised dagger into her breast. The story is not well chosen, even for • melo.drame. having only incidents of •acage and unchequered blackness, which rest for their interest on a very slight degree of probability. The piece has been well got up. All that scenery of beautiful representation and most tasteful exe- cution could effect, has been done far it. The parts were well disposed to secure succesv. Mr. COOPER performed Drumlimpressively. Mrs. &telt, TON sheaved her best skill in heightening the part of Barbara, wife to one oft he banditti, with whom Duval is to league. her chief burrow's bring the betrayal of the cavern to the Count Altenberg. Mr. Bait- Naito played the Count very respectably. Klemm. put off much of his comic humour iu the part of a servant, which would have been very inconsiderable in other bends then his. There was some agreeable singing by Mrs. BLAND, MISS CUBITT, and the chorus. The music does much credit to Mr. T. Coolie, especially one bacchanal chorus given by the robbers. The performance was Riven out for repetition this evening with nearly universal op plume. The piece is said to be the peoductios of a Mr. W•LILBIL, RNOLIIU OPERA•HOUSR. This interesting theatre conisune/ to attract and delight the town with the constant succession of its peculiar entertainments, so judiciously varied and blended as to give • feature of novelty to each night's performance. The amusements of Satur day evening consisted of the operetta of A Curefor Coxeont6s, with The Adopted Child, Two Wives, and tire and Water. There was nothing new in the cast of the parts, and the merits of the several per formers in their respective characters are so well known, and so duly appreciated, as to leave us no ground for remark on that heed further than to ob- , that the pleasure derived from their efforts was in no degree abated by the frequency of their repetition. On Friday Viscount SIDNOUTU arrived nt his residence in Clifford-street from Ireland. and left town immediately, to joie hie family at their seat in Richmond Park. The same day Mr. WATIBR, Comptroller of his MAJESTY'S Household, together with a large retinue of household domestics, ar rived at Carlton-palace from Dublin. This day the LORD MAYOR will give a grand dinner in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion-house. to the principal Members of the Corporation, and covers are provided fur upwards of 300. Arrivals it Bath on Friday:— Prince Nicholas and Princess F.aterbszy, Prince Cimitrlli, Marquis of Winchester, Earl ■nd Countess Pembroke, Count Wurnnauw, Mr. Justice and Lady Best, Lady Louisa Grey, Lady Smith, Admiral Holloway sal family, Admiral Pellew and family, Rear•Admirel and Mrs. Maitland, and General Kyd. ROMH N i's opera of La Grass Ladra will be per formed at the opera in Paris on the 13th instant, for the benefit of Madame MAI/M1.1.R FODOR, who will sustain the character of the Servant. GALLZ will make hib debat in the character of the Father. A watch was cried as lost, at Chichester, last week, and 11. reward offered. The rioguler Coil. clusion ran thos—" N.B. Mr. C. B. has been to the cunning man, whn knows who got the watch : Therefore he had better send it back to prevent r rouble !" The gamekeeper of CHARLE, I,vow, Esq. of Wilhogula, near Durham, has now in his posaession pinta idge which is eumplesely 3ellose ; it am. •..iught about a mouth ago, and is wise become do- Twfstivated. Of the 47 ,000,000 of individuals who inhabit Europe, Niece are said to he 17,900,000 , beggars, imsons who subsist at the expense of the com munity. without contributing to its resources. PROPHECY.—It was predicted by an astrologer ill the 17th century, that Ow year 1822 would be fatal to the Turkish Empire ; that it would sutler goeveles calamities, anti might perhaps be even de stroyed. The workmen employed in repairing and heauti -1 log Trinity Chinch discovered behind it part of the south well, on Tuesday week, a beau -141 Gothic ascii, at the bottom of which lay an admirably sculptured female figure. particularly the drapery, but tin inscription has yet been found. A handsome Gothic window has also been discovered mar the east door, which laid been plastered up. IRELAND. • • , DUBLIN, SEPTEMBER 5. His Majesty was still detained in the gay at eleven o'clock last night by a strong adverse wind. It did not seem probable that the royal squadron would be able to sail before this morning, if even then. It has been incorrectly stated, that Lady Conyng ham travelled in the carriage of the Duke of Leinster from the Curragh, no person accompanied the Duchy. but Lady Mary Ross and her very accomplished daughter ; the only Ladies who sat at his .Majesty's table in the Stand House, were the Duchess of Leinster, Lady Mary Ross, Lady Antrim, Lady Cloncorry, and the Countess of Mayo. His Majesty in drinking to their health!' declared his intention of speedily revisiting Ireland, with a hope that if any thing should happen to him, his successors would entertain thesanie feeling towards the best people in the empire. The scene at Dunleary, at the departure of our most gracious Sovereign, will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it, and we were happy to observe among the crowds of spectators several artists of eminence, whose pencils we trust will produce works, such us will hand down to posterity an historical representation of that glorious spectacle. Lord Kingston, Lord and Lady Dufferin, Mr. FAL...worth, and Mr. Burton, left Bilton's Hotel, Saukville -street, on Monday. Lord Hawarden, Sir Frederick Flood, Colonel Perceval, and other distinguished personages, have departed from Morrisson'e. Lord De Chabot and Lord Louvain sailed from Hosath on Monday morning. Lord Langford, Lord Kinsale, and Sir M. Somer ville, have departed from town for their respective country seats. Sir H. D. Massey has left Dublin for Castlecoo nen, County Clare. Amongst the departures this week, Irons the Royal Hibernian Hotel are—Admiral Sir imams Rowley and suite, Sir R. Waller, General Sir W. Carroll, Captain Coote. &c. Sir John and Lady De Burgh have left Tuthill's, fa their seat iu the country. DUBLIN, BEPTI6IIIII 6. Since the King's visit to Ireland, the Addresses have been presented by hundreds; scarcely any city, town, borough, or public body in Ireland has omitted to speak their sense of this honour con ferred on the country by his Majesty, in au Address. The variety of the feelings excited by that remark able event—the different views in which the benefits likely to result from it. have appeared to those nu merous addressing bodies—and the infinitely various modes of expressing these virulent-, of idea on the subject, are indeed curious, and perhaps instructive subjects of speculation. From among them we have selected a short one, which not only serves u • favourable specimen, but, in our opinion, combines admirably the view of national benefits likely to flow from the measure, with the enthusiastic grati tude of the people. There is certainly in it a great deal of sowed head connected with much Irish heart. 1.0 Tws ILDIGNI MKT =CELLS'S? II&JOISFY. The humble Address of the Provost, Bailiffs, Burgesses, Freemen, and Inhabitants of the Corporation and Town of Kilbrgeau. Must Gracious Sovereign—We approach the throne with profound humility, to pay to your Majesty our humble ho mage of duty, affectiou, and gratitude. Conscious of our inferiority is political importance to those great bodies of our coitutryinen who have preceded as in offering to year Majesty lbe tribute of their love and loyalty on your Ma jesty's suspicious arrival amongst us, we haul hitherto ab slanted from pressing forward to the royal presence; but equally with them we feel oar bosom swell with delight mad gratitude for this most signal instance of parental love—love which, without the formal guide of precedent, or she impera tive call of public necessity, or personal Werra., has induced the father of his people, regardless of labour, fatigue, heron veaience, amid privation, to undertake a legitimised pltry ou to cheer es with his inneNce, to unite us in the weds of peace sod love, and to enable us by the consciousoess that we h ave the sympathy sad affection of our King, to bear with fortitude and protest. those evils which political or physical causes may fur a time render inevitable. It is indeed de lightfol to NI to observe that those most salutary objects appear e ve. now to have been fully attained ; sad it is no less so to reflect, that this i ns tance of your Majesty's royal and paternal couskseension, which has already enshrined you in the hearts of ttte existing body of Irishmen, must contri bute hereafter much more still so your glory. History will record and blazon to posterity this art of your Majesty's reign among the malty wbieb will make it illustrious. Al ready yon have been the dclic of Europe sod the arbiter of its fate: the wisdom and energy whirl, had guided the valour of yaw armee (of which it is the pride of Irishmen that we hays always swelled the ranks), have male your Ma jesty the FIRST sovereign in the world; this act, flowing from the heart, the result of 80 many winner, and the cause of so much good slid happiness to so large a portion of your sub. jeep, will prove to posferifp, a it does to as, that you are she MVPT. Accept then, most august Sovereign, wishes flowing f,om the sincerity of our hearts, that the unclouded bright ness or the present moment nmy he commensurate with your auspicious reign ; that you may long continue to sway the sceptre of this great empire over a happy and grateful peo ple ; and not until many, messy revolviseg years, lease to the future monarchs of our country the perfect pastels of a TRULY PATRIOT SING! MS MAJESTY, on leaving Dublin, had not finally determined whether he should sail to Portsmouth, or land at Holyhead. If the weather proved foul hie MAJESTY would land at Holyhead, pass the filet Hight at the Al:minis of A trobesPY'a, proceed to Uynnstay, and thence to London with all possible speed, where his MAJESTY was expected at the end of last week. The wind, we understand, has not been favourable fur the passage to Portsmouth; the royal N is:taros) could not get nut of Dunleery harbour till Weduesday.—(Shretcsbury CArossic/e.) The change in the temperature of the atmosphere between Saturday and Sunday was most remark able. Oa the former day the thermometer was at 80 in the shade. In the course of the night, how ever, we had thunder and rain, and ou Sunday the amine glass, in the same si , ustion, was as low as 55 degrees.—(Birotinshant Paper.) Turesdly week, Mr. W. TOOK E, farmer, of Dud more Farm, Christ Church, Hams, having remon strated with Authony Harris, a labourer, for cluing so much work in mowing on that field as lie expected, an altercation twitted, and Ilsowis threateued to cut Mr. l'ootte down ; he followed up the threat immediately, and with his scythe struck at Nit. TooKE. The blow severed the wind pipe, and cut through the collar bone, inflicting a wound seven inches in length. Mr. 'lrooitx died almost instantly. The murderer is committed for alarm tweta., AND PATAL AMR IN CIICHURCII-877111ET. the _ - .....vrasy doming, between hones dr one anti Cry o'clock, a moat disastrous ire broke out to Gracectiarch street, which was not only attended with the loss of en ins oles* property, bat, we regret to state, the love of lives. lt was fret di/coveted by the watchman, who observed White Harbcostrt full of ...he, end going thither to aacertain the cause, he saw flames Waling froat the hack premises of Mr. Ryan, cbeesemonger, censer of the court, and before he could alarm the gamily, who were at that dead hour of the night buried in steep, the dames how through every aper ture with the greatest velocity, but happily the inmates, half und►essed, succeeded in effecting their escape without any buddy injury. In • short time several heavy fire-engines frau, the different offices arrived, and were supplied with an •bundanee of water; they played with the (mound alacrity, but their efforts to stop the progress of sh e devouring 'littoral were fruitless, as the flames comenunicaird with groat rapidity to the houses of Memos. Southall ■id Faassek, umbrella.m•kers, and Low and Sun, stationers, whore families had scarcely time to PlC3pe. Greet app',. Weston was eutertaioed for the safety of the bootie of Mr. Speoser, the banker, corner of Whitehart court, Grace church street, but the wiwd, which blew rather high from the draws the Games toward. London bridge, awl by this time the whole range of house, from White Hart-court to the house of Mr. Bull were in one blaze. A lady leaped from the first floor of Mr. Spoinser's house amongst the crowd, the sipper part being at that time in flassea, nod we ars happy to state she received so injury.— allastersnan'a beakiag house was serionaly injered in the roar, iss well aa most idiot the other houses in the court ; and from the narrowness of the plate, wad the immense wealth eostai•rd therein, the whole neighbourhood were in the utmost state of alarm and confusion. The Quakers' meet ing-house likewise caught lire—it was recollected that a■ aged couple had the are of it, and the firemen broke into the house before they could be apprized of their danger, but happily they were rescued. The Aerates lading there was sot the remotest chance of saviag the premises, attempted to take out some of tle property, and i■ this laudable effort were engaged when the front wall and the whole of the building at the cheesemooger'• fell iu with • tremendous crash, burying four of them in the ruins; three were lakes out alive, dreadfully mutilated, and carried to the hospital, where, it Is said, oue of them died soon after; the body of the fourth was not found yesterday at 12 o'clock. The Quaker,' meeting-house, the cheesemonger's, stationer's, and the umbrella maker's, were levelled with the ground, and all the property is destroyed. The loss altogether is to • very crusaiderable amount. • -"*"' T:". THE CORONATION BALLOON. Mr. Green, the celebrated aeronaut, again de lighted the inhabitants of Hints, Ear ascending • second time with his bantam on Thursday last. Many particulars of the first serer' excursion will be in recollection, and the interest excited by his second ascent will make the following particulars interesting:— Mr Green's ow* AA:shot —" On Thursday last, according to advertisement, I made my *frond ascent from the Deka of York's Bastion, Purtsea The miming, although cloudy, seemed lheless to presage favourably : the crowds assembled to witness its ascension were considerably greater than on a former occasion. I should think the •amber assembled must have exceeded 10,0110 persons. About eleven o'clock the operation of filling commenced, and the balloon was inflated by baltpest twelve, under the superin tendence of Mr. Oathett , engineer of the Gas Commits,. I suffered much iscussiresience from my late accident, but was greatly assisted by several 'scientific geodesy:a present (especially by Mr. Yiegston, snpe►lwtendent of the meets. engiwe is IM Doek-yard), as well üby the Gentlemen of the Committee, whale enviers were importantly useful. " About half-cut one o'clock I took my seat in the ear, after which • signal gun fired to assemble the Gentlemen of the Committee on the ground ; I had the pleasure in this si tuation of taking a glass of wine, and returning to those Gentlemen my warmest thanks fur their disinterested be haviour. The halloos having bees carried round the ring. I took my leave amidst the plaudits and anxious good wishes of surrounding thousands, and weeded slowly, but snejesti cally towards the celestial regions. On leaving the ground my barometer stood 29 7 10ths, and thermometer 72. Finding I could not 'ascend to a great altitude without entering the clouds, I discharged 101bs. of ballast, sad ascended to the height of 3,000 feet. I intended at this altitude to have descended my parachute, but, finding my self immediately over tine harbour, the safety of the animal (belonging to Mr. Charles Wilcox) obliged me to alter my determinstion ; I immediately discharged more ballast, and ascended to the height of 4,500 feet. I here found the coarse of the balloon taking • direction N.E. which afforded the spectators a longer and better view. After being up ten minutes and a half I descended my parachute and cat, which reached the earth in safety, but was unfortnaately at too great • distsace from Portant, to have it observed, widen by the assistance of the telescope. The descent of the parachute was astonishingly rapid for about 300 feet; it afterwards be came distended, and its oscillation very inconsiderable: I suppose it reached the earth eight or wise minutes after its separation from the balloon. " I new ascended with treat rapidity to upwards of 10,000 feet : knowing this to be the greatest altitude I could reach with safety, so as to enable me to make • few Philoso phical experiments, I applied myself to this intereraing pur pose: the mercury ■t Ibis altitude stood at 20 and s•tenth., and the thermometer at 38. After completing my ohs,' ',s cions, I looked at my watch and found it twenty minutes after Iwo: I determined on descending: and by repeatedly discharging ballast, my descent became gradual till half past two: •t this time a heavy shower of rain added con siderably to the weight of my balloon, and occasioned likewise the condensation of the gas, so that its rapid de. 'cession might have been attended with considerable danger, had I not thrown out a great quantity of ballast, which had the desired effect of checking the rapidity of my descent; after which I descended in a meadow belonging to .1. Hul lest, Esq. of Mitchett Lake. near Frimley, Surrey; com pleting a voyage of nearly 45 miles in 45 minutes. The re. bounding of the balloon was extremely violent; but I at last secured my landing by the assistance of some men working in the fields, and partook of • good dinner at the hospitable niansiou of J. Holiest, Esq. I afterwards took • post-chaise and arrived at the White Hart, Guildford, at seven o'clock. " On the fallowing day I reached Porters, and was re. ceived with • hearty welcome by the Gentlemen of the Com mitt**, to whose liberality and distinguished beuevolenee I shall ever feel grateful. I cannot forbear giving publicity to this fact, via. that after their mime me the sun, stipulated, they voluntarily surrendered the overplus of the money for the use and benefit of my only child. To the Committee my thanks are particularly due; to Messrs. Barlow (brothers) fur their gratisitons supply of gas; to Colonel Dickson and other officer, fur their kind assistance; and to the public at large for their patronage and support." The balloon passed over between Wymering and Cosbam, over l'urbrook Park, to the westward of Petersfield a quarter of a tulle; between Ampshot and Greatham, over Kingsley, one mile to the westward of Farnham, and a quarter of a mile to the wes'w•rd of Fsruborosgh, and landed at Frim ley, in Surrey, four miles S.W. by S. of Barthel, about 45 N.N.E. of Portsmouth. The alarms respecting the supply of the harvest are fast subsiding. As yet, nut mucb injury has been sustained by thccrops. The tine weather has most fortunately returned, and no time will, of course, be lost iu taking advantage of it. " emus, sum. 1. " The line weather has returned, and we are gratilled at learning, from all quarters, that the raise, heavy as they have been, have rammed no damage that a few days' semibine will nut entirely retrieve." We have similar seem:Ma fro. Waterford, sod many other places.— (Thrbfin PoPer.) coußPs OF coNsERrANcr POR SURREY AND MIDDLESEX. CONTAMINATION OF THE RIVER BY POISONOUS GAS.WATER. On Saturday the Lord Mayor, as Conservator of the River Thames and of the Waters of the Medway, held a return Collet of Conservancy for the county of Surrey, •t the Town Hall, Southwark, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Jury, sworn in at a former Court, to examine into and report upon the present state of the River, particularly as related to the gas establishments in the Middlesex dierirt. After the formal business of the Covet "had been goose through, the Foremast of the July presented the Report, which was read by the °Meer. It stated that pursuant to the directions given them on the 31111 of July last, they hod en amined the ricer both above add below the bridge, and pee. ✓ented all well excepting that part of the river by Bankside, where they were surprised to find that the 'toilsome of the discharge of gas-water from the establishment of the South wark, or South London Gas-light Company, as bad as ever, notwithstanding that • letter had been written by William Pickley to their Foreman on the 11th of Jely last, deelarieg that the nuisance had been abated. The Jury, therefore, again pretested that discharge as a nuisance. The letter from the foreman of the Gas Light Company was read. It was dated July the II th, and stated, that since the 30th of May last they had discontinued In discharge their waste liquor into the ricer, and that the communication with the river had been ent off, the pipes taken up, and the earth carefully rammed down in the plat!. The letter proceeded to state, that since the 30th of May last there bad Wes a change of proprietors of the establishment. The Foreman of the Jury begged leave to state to his Lordship in explanation, that they did sot find that the gas water was now discharged directly from the gas works, but that it now came from under a seper.yard which was conti gnous, and as there was no other gasometer is the neigh. bourhnod they inferred that the gas water could not he dis charged from any bat the gas works of the Southwark Gas Company. The Jury were so fortunate as to come stn the spot at the precise time that the gas water was running into the river, which it contaminated to a visible extent of at least thirty yards from thestream. They bottled some of it for experiment, and bad fuond it poiaonuua to a most serious degree. The poor of the neighbourhood made loud, and he bad no doubt well foamiest complaint* of the nuisance, and they stated that the water was rendered in general quite unfit for culinary purposes. Some bottles of the gas seater were produced for the in spection of the Lo►d Mayor, who was requested oiil• to smell it, as that would give him an adequate idea of its nature without tasting it, which they did not advise. A Juror stated, that when the Jury west below they pro cured a quantity of live Ash, eels and Roueders, which they put in • vessel committing • quantity of fresh water, and added • proportion of the gas water to them. The result was, that all the eels died in less than four minutes and a half; the Crustier, died in • minute after they were put 1•. Other persons made similar statemeets as to the very per •icions effects of the gas on the water I. the river, and ex pressed a hope that immediate proceedings would be Ulm against the offenders. The LORD STATOR was frilly satisfied as to the deleteri ous nature of the waste liqurir, as it was called, which wa■ discharged from the works, and of the coresequenees upon the river, and the health of those who used the water, if the Nuisance was not put • stop to. He should, therefore, order the City Solicitor to prosecute the parties belonging to the establishment from which the nui.anee proceeded. He thanked the Jury fur the diligeuee which they had displayed le the public service. The Court was then dissolved. The Loan MAYOR afterwards held ■ Co•rt of Conser vancy at the Swan lon, Westminster-bridge, for the county or Middlesex, to receive the return of the Jury sworn in fur that district. The Report made by this Jury presented several nuisances which they forma on their way tip she river, ►ut prineipsity prevented as • nuisance the constant discharge of offensive 'natter from the gas works by the Hurseferry, Westmiavter, and expressed great surprise that the Gas Company should have been permitted to lay down Woe pipes into the river under any circumstances. They had examined 'semen's, witnesses on the subject, who had been acquaiated with the river for their whole lives, and all gave evidence as to the serpriring extent to which the river had been contaminated. Some fishermen who had obtained their living on the river from hearse!, declared that if the practice was Pitt stopped the fishing would be ultimately destroyed; on passing the gas works they bad had the Ash in the wells of their boats destroyed at onetime by the gas water. The Report further stated, that the Jury bad caused the bed of the river close by the Vauxball.bridge to be dragged, when they fused the rubbish brought up strongly impregnated with the residuum discharged from the gas works. A Juror stated that they went in their examination in psi. vate boats, as they feared if they west in the City State barge certain parties might obtain wake of their approach, and prepare for the examination. The Jury bad certainly found that the Nuisance from the Doraet•street Gas Light Company was abated et the time of their examination, but had been informed that there had been a clearance of the pipes in the front of the works two days before their ap proach. They hoped, however, that it was permeates!, abated. The Lord Mayor said, be would certainly take care that a proseeatitia should be ia•tiluted against the parties from whole the nuisance presented, originated. He thanked the Jury for their service*, and dissolved the Court. It was stated in the Court, that the Jury found eves the weeds from the bed of the rivi r abort Vauxhall-bridge, pearly a mile from the nearest gas works, covered with a kind of tar or adhesixe sediment, frum Iberia works, of extremely offensive smell. The floating substasce, which dors not readily decompose, is stated ►y the walruses to be ex tremely injurious to t►e dressing or careeniag on the boat bit Miss. At a public meeting in Chester oo Monday, it ass resolved to estiblish a packet station at Dew pool, the mouth of the Dee, near that c►ty, for the purpose of conveying passengers from Loudon to Dubl►n, and " restoring the ancient linen comma. nication through Chester." The money is to be raised in shares. On the 20th ult. a youth. son of Mr. GALE, of Deraky, near Burliage, Wilts, took a gun, for the purpose of frightning rooks front the wheat, not knowing it to be charged, and sent into a field, where his father's carter was ploughing, with a lad named CHARLES HATTER. Mr. GALE'S son gave the gun into the hands of the carter, whilst he endeavoured to hold the plough. This being the first ii , maluce of the carter's ever handling such en instruintnt, he wished his young muster to snow him to snick it off." This was refused, but the carter, so satisfy his curiosity, was playing with the lock ; when the gun accidentally went off, and HATTER received the whole charge in his head, and died in a few hours after. On Saturday last, at Ilford, Essex, a meeting of the Magistrates took place. A man was arraign ed ou a charge of rubbery, attended with cruelty. It appeared from the evidence of the Prosecutor, who is a young married woman, sod was returning from town to her residence at Ilford, that, being alarmed from the lateness of the hour (eleven at night), she.requested two men, whom she accident ally met, to accompany her home, offering them payment for their trouble, bat when within a little dietetice from her dwelling they knocked bee down and jamped upon her. The villains succeeded in taking her shawl, but a small hand basket she held so tight as to hitilie their exertions. On the Pri soner the she'd was found, and he was committed for trial. His accomplice has not yet been taken. _ ,ter _ RANKRUPTCY of HOWARD ad class. • SATUILDAT, earTspvita 8. The Lord Chancellor having thouirtat St to tet avi.le the original commission issued stainst these parties, on the groond that the petittusnog credi tor's debt (Mrs Campbell) tinder that clwartarissos ti was not good, it new cominsamon has spitted ostler the Great Seal. This war the de, appointed by the Commissinnerd. the same gentlemen who acted tinder the former commission. for holding the first Meeting, The Commie•tone•ssat irl the Coact of Conttroa Pleas. The hour of meeting WI/ twelve. fur ; but long before iltst hour a comoderable ;lumber of creditors, umong whom we observed several fe males, burl ssiembleit. The creditor under the prevent COOll- tn wi ti l o ibe c N l l a r i . m t s lel is tja 2 in oi jo in ac. accepted debt a ly sli ;o e n . accepied by th e b an k ru pt s for that susn of money advanced by Mr. Shave to them. Mr. Treslove, Mr. Roe. mild Mr. Montague. at tended as Consist' for several pasties construed in this intricate concern. Previous to Mr. Shaw proving his debt, Mr. Knee submitted the prop►iety of well examining the claim, as it appeared ou Mr. Shaw's deposition, to prevent the possibility of any dispute arising hereafter upon it, by which, after all the expenaes of inquiry should have been incurred, the present commission, like the last, would be liable to be set made. This proposition being acceded to by the Commiasionerr, Mr. Rose proceeded to suggest some objections, as presenting themselves to his mind, rut the deposition of Mr. Shaw, as now tendered. It appeared that this 2,000/. was ad vanced by Mr. Shaw to the bankrupts, Howard and Gibbs, for the use of the Marquis of %Vorcester ; and he submitted it did not appear that any consi deration had been given to the bankrupts for the present hill of exchange. Mr. Treslovr, on the other hand, contended that Mr. Shaw had a good claim against the bankrupts' estate upon this bill. The money Might have been advanced for the lase of the %gigots of Wor cester, or fur any other purpose, for any thing he knew, but tha present acceptance was given by the • bankrupts as security for the performance of the stipulations on which it was advanced, and gave Mr. Shaw a legal claim for the amount against the bankrupts' came. The Commissioners, after consulting shortly to. gether, declared their opinion that Mr. Shaw's claim against the bankrupts' estate wee good. Mr. Montague had no intention to oppose the petitioning creditor's debt. He considered theta was nothing in his friend Mr. Rose's objection; but there toss one circumstance which he coosi dered it fair to state to Mr. Shaw. There was al ready in the hands of the Sheriff 900/. which might be made applicable to the liquidation of so much of this debt. Now if Mr. Straw thought proper to prove for the whole 2,0001. he must not be sur prised if the creditors should claim this 900/. Alien ever recovered from the Sherifff, for the bendfit of the estate. Mr. Shaw's Solicitor said, they never centeni plated recovering sixpence from the Sheriff. • Mr. Montague —“ Thai may or may not be; I thought it fair to give Mr. Show this intimation: he will adopt that course he is advised to take.”, Mr. Shrew war then admitted to prove for 1,000/. Mr. Bland then. claimed upon an acceptance of Howard and Gibbs for 1,000/. Mr. Treslove examined him ss to the considera tion given fur this bill, and the discount received. Mr. Bland said, he received the hill from Lord Alvanley, for whom he cashed it, deducting the • discount of five per cent. only. He was no scho lar himself, but his daughter and Lord Alvanley settled the discount, which, as far as be reeol lected, was between 81. and 9/. Hr gave Lord Alvanley 7501. taking a debt of 2501. which was due to him, Mr. Treslove inquired when this 250/. was lent to Lord Alvanley. Mr. Bland said, it was not lent to Lord Alvanley, but to a gentleman named Scrope Davis. Mr. Treslove" Then how came Lord Alvanley to pay Mr. Davis's debt ?" Mr. Bland—" I met Mr. Davis and his Lordship at Tattersall', nue day, when they were bargain ing for a terrier dog ; and I then asked Mr. Davis for the money, and Lord Alvanley said he was an Mr. Davies debt more than that sum, and he would see me paid. I afterwards met Lord Alvan ley, as described, in Park-lane, and his Lordship mid, if I would cash Howard and Gibbs' bill for 1,0001. he would pay me Meta's 2501. This in duced me to do it. Mr. Treolove then inquired iu what way the money was lent to Mr. Davi.. Mr. Blind grid , "In hank notes. Mr. Davis sent and desired to see me, and 1 went to hint at his own house, and lent him the money in bank notes." Mr. Treslove—" Is it usual with you to co to gentleme n ' s homes provided with 2501. ?" Mr. Bland—" Yrs, sotnetimes it is usual."":,: Mr. Tresluve—" Have you any banker ?".'.' Mr. Blued—" Yrs, 'ferric , . and Co. ate toy bankers, and I can at this moment draw on theist fur 5,0001. or 6,000/. and het you lea to 10/. my draft will be honoured.— luvgA. j—l no offence, but. I am indite, 11 to state this, beedu-e you make such a wonder ut any having 2501, in nay pocket." Alter some farther observations Mr. Bland was permitted to prove. The neat claim was that of Mr. Cloves, on an acceptance of Howard and Gibbs for 1,1501. en dorsed over to Mr. Cloves by aii individual named Payne. In the course of his examinatiou by M►. Tresb►e, Mr. Cloves, staled that he was at New. market iu the July meeting, where he met Mr. Payee, a gentkama whom he had before known. Mr. Payne asked him to lend him 430/. and he did so : he advanced it in Bank a.iteir, and took no me morandum. He lent the motley in. the street : ha did not know that soy budy saw him, beta thousand people might, it tl►ey choose. hare notarised rh.• tramaction ; did not know what Mr. Payee wanted with the money, or how he applied it,. Mr. Payne was to have paid him at the mat October meetipg• when they sons aset at Newmarket, and a day was fixed fur payment. Instead of na..iley, inhever, M►. Payne brought the bill in question, and asked him y i p ~~~ 11 -