The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-02-07 00:00:00

I I a se. I, WA,. V.6t. to L.: sL:,n l in urt ! 'C. Ily ce by ti. • t• Teg o Et the hiehest hanonr upon all those who supported the Eletltiun of the Members alluded tr Rot3E—" I have no doubt of the partiality rc II•in. Gentleman who has just spoken, when I cl upon his own condeet in that county. As to b oa r in which this matter is brought before the I do not think it is difficult to find an (-s -hit the a pparent delay. Pailiament met At an seal season, when many country Members care present . • sn, • d therefore, it would have my improper to have bi ought this Petition lor d at a n earlier period " j r . STLJRGES BOUitNE appealed to the Gentlemen upon the opposite side, eel cuter ould have been fair to have laid this Petition in die Table of the House, upon the first dAy of et.,lion, when the Members, whose EirOtoa, e complained of, had not taken thc:r seats? m r. aF,EVIANTLE--" Sir, I hold it to be redid y gratifying to me, that an opportunity at last been offered me to justify my own con in this affair, and that it will come to an im• dal discussion. I trust I have the ample means ans wering the charges which have been made A n a me I can have no objeelion, therefore, to s petition being laid upon the Tabl, but I have pies, et ene thing to observe upon ; I am told, t it is usually the praitice to give some iodate.- to Members, when it is in contemplation to cant Petit ens which are somewhat of a personal tare. When I came dowa t 3 the House this y, I declare that I was perfeEtly iznorant of this siness tieing to be brought t -award, except merely At I had heard various vague rem , tars upon the ()kit. I had tiet.the smallest apprehenoini -el y dial of a personal nature tying to be ptesosted iilst met however, since it is so, I have only to observe, that lam pert - ally ready to answer , and oply long for the Siopportunity to do so." lot HOWICK—•• r, Whether the condua f tie Gentleman complained of be right or wromt, certainly am ready to admit, that tl,e charge in kiestion is colon trivial MUM. IL is no light matter 0 allege. that persons bolding ofict.l S}IIIittIOULOWNO S'itoel t be power and influence which those situatoom itiv: them of invailmt the privileges of this House. It. hen we consider what the nature of the charge is, ttd i o w, i h s atshe where Pt th `aic ese ; of rivil e t g h e e s iesiscisirenfirs u po n infringed al l • upon, etc Could exist no doubt, that the House would 4 ,e:lW:wed this matter to take precedence of every cher thing. It was. therefore. the duty t 1 those ho are to make the charge, to embrace the earliest t iportuoity et doing so. It has been esked, nether it would have been candid or - honouraule obeyt discussed this subjeS at an rather p nod of -. e Srssiuh, beii re the House was full ? yet it has not a asked, ohether it was candid and honourable to infuse poison in the minds of the I*np.e, and to create dissetictaftion :hrunghaut the country. • s to :au individual. wrhout putting it in the power of she p• mon accused to prepare or enter upon his e.. texce ! /Ur has it been thought uncandia not to give that person notice, that this charge was to be b:eught t• ward in the H use against him. I trust, the. when it comes to be fairly and impartially con 'Meted, it it be found that the privileges of the ilooe have been violated, souse remedy M ill be adepti cl to free ti c elective franchise. of use p e ople trout such &fi l ter in futures but .1 oil chair be foun.i to be nt tied frivolous nature, that the House will express its iituignation et such au unwar. rentable proceeding " 1 he Pete ion *as :hen mitred to be laid upon the Table, and to be taken into consideration on this dry Bd4,SSACRE AT VELLORE. 1 ,00. - -gm • - I :MI ELECTIONS. Mr. HOW ARD—" I rise, Sir, is put a question to a Sight Hon. Gent. whom I see In his place, as to the untortunate affair which we have lately learn t! to have occurred at Vellore. A considerable erne has now *lapsed, siring a serious mutiny took place at Arcot, in the East Indies, where thousands or lives of the native troops, and of many of our countrymen, have bran lost. From my residence in e.At county. I am inclined to think, that some very unjortifiablo violence has been the cause of such ucea =pled violence and severity. I merely wish to he informed (aod I think I am entitled to be ,eo} by she President or the Board of Crotrowl,w het her be has got arty authentic intaigeoce of that :4 i.r, as I dunk it is one cal the utmost importance to the welter, a..d existence of• our territorial possessions in India. I jut this question thus publicly,• be cause 1 riniftistand dist ships are about to sail from this country to India, and that s Goveinor and Commander-in-Chict are about to be ai pointed, and I should wish them no. to sad without knowing whether they are to be empowered to afford the assurance or ri dress to the natives, and security to our countrymen ; and to be informed, whether the ab•oses committed there, will be the sublrt! of in. vcstigati-n here." Ms. FIER N E I am aft the least surprised at the feelings expressed by the Hon. Gentleman tr.ton this still e't, as it has been one which has created throug..out the country similar disagreeable •el.autms. lam sorry, ho , -.-ever, t:.at it is not at prescht in my power to give loos all the inkima von which he r.qiiiies. The Board of Continul has rot yet received any authentic information t. urn Ma..fras, and therefore what inatraliusis can .e l i ven to the Commander-ii .Chief, or the Co senor he allucks to, I am at a loss to cone I should, hosv.•ver, think, that the wisest thing we can in, would be to accelerate throe departore f ro m this cousitry, trusting it; their vivo gond cease to apply the earliest and most effaawl remedies to existiug eviis " Sir JOHN NEWPORT rove, and said, that it was his ititen , ion to have brought forward. about this early period, his measures for the reguhrion of Li :lions in cities and corporate towns in Ireland, in order that the Bill night undergo an ample dis erasion; but as he had learned that an Hon. Gen tleman, who is now in Ireland, and is anxious to be present upon the occasion,. has met with an acci dent, by a fall from his horse; he should, thetefore, consent to the postponement of it to the beginning of neat month. In doing this, Irrwever, he begged Leave to have it understood, that he was by no means wishi n g to lbandon his plan. The 'Chimes Police Bill. as comm:tted, and ordered to be received on blcaslay. Adjourned to Ileaday. • fc •.• the L•rw and Police, see the Ist Par. THE BRITISH PRESS, LONDON. • SATURDAY, Fasimv 7. . • All the prep.iratnry measures for carrying the Training AR into effee, the apportionment cf 200,000 men out of 820,420, being the whole num ber returned as liable to serve His NlA.lasvy in the several counties of England, has b•Cn made, and the men will be called into trainir;g At: order, we understand, for that put prse. to ,41.1 the Lords Lieutenants in England and Wales, will appear in this night's G 'stns. fhe apportionment is given in a subsequent column. The Bill for the Aboution of the Slave Trade went through a Conrnittee yesterday, in the Hons.. of Lords. The blanks far the periods for' the commencenient of the opera•ion of the 8,11 *ere RA up AS tOIIOWS : Slave Trade with the enaA of Africa is to ent:r.ly Cease upon the tint of January, 1800. Ni ship shall sail (rocs any British port, for the purpose of tra.fing in African Slaves, after the first of May, 11107 t a:ld no ign• pnrtatinn of Slaves shaU allowed in the West- India Islands, aft-e the first ot la' iary, 1408, un ls.i in case of s. ne unfor-veen dtlay ; the ship an det.:7ed, having base Pk galled from a British post, previous to the first of Mav,lBo7. We ate gt 11 without gut v intelligence, since Gen flea t 4 114GC E n . ► letter, (mar the Theatre of war upon the Conuo-nt. Severs. persons the merit of having suggested to the Nriaister the oew System of Fi nauce. Among these is tne Author of a Pamphlet publicheJ 41st year, i.ititled, 7'bt Policy of reeturagt Me. Properly Tax. t ad %/1" c rryi , s4 on the lair for Ms nezt .4ee yews without any neLfrional i'.'«:, - he a Feread lu the present .. minis •ra , tea." Ti. Author, ac u.'derv:..ict, is 4 G.r•ritiv:.an , :ell k . by hi& Niatheme.icst Add skiit in cacti- batons. :he dispatches At 1) rer on Tuesday night, as stated in our Paper of ye...le:nay, do not, we uoderstand, coat •iit L. ! , account of the militaty operations in Polaod. The first toast g - yen after dinner, at the Meeting at the Crows. And lint, oil Touraday, was "Our Soigreidg, the ;'..epte," and sot vereigr. and the Peopie, as stases: ace. must, yenerday. The Droll, Ga. ts T.is I.ved at .Liverpool from New York; she was ' by a Fiench priva teer on use Slit se.t. 17 le.thn. W. half-North from the Small Lgist ^ toot , way the letter-beg (-eturning only the owner' ' opened) .:sr the cluads'net. se.mWS clothes, an. several miser 41- t.cies. r . caeturtd a Scoter. ahin from Ly verpool for V Irgii..a. btliSpOCcd t= he th.: P.M./4 SMITH, Wil:Ch .111 Leery... .•ntans cbds utr. for Virginia. The Qum., P; *AWN, fr. as 1 - , in -r tr. Lon don. was patted from ud t .t 23d rt I.r.cema:r, in let .23. N. long. 43. W. experienced v, tie on the 24th, and was seen at a distance on the 25:h, and It is supposed bore aw y for Anted: d. Thu Delphi, Ft euch lugger privateer, of 14 gums. is capoired by the Norreti armed ship, and carried into Lci h. The Windsor C aule packet, Capt SUTTON, with Mails from N.mr-Y..-k, in twenty-four days ; and the Pnetee gf Wiles packet, w.th Mails from Lisbon, in thirteen day-, are arrived at Faimouth. The letters will be deliver e.l this day The Manes packet, with Made from Falmouth Arrived at New York, on the 211th December; the Auckland, at Lisbon, on the 17th January. The Fortuht, II A Nellloll, from Cuba, for New York ; the Fair trade. from Bourdeaur, for New °draw ; the Lee..us, —. from Rico, and the Wit Iroin New York, for Porto Bello, are detained and sent into Jamaic.i. The I ;,,ferp, tar. F Leauswg ; and the Yam, SCOTT, from London, tor C. rk And Jamaica,'were taken, on the 31st ult. near Beach'', by two privateers ; the former is retaken, an arrived in the Downs. The indff Four ts. from Montserrat. for London, has twen captuted, re-captured by the Tria hwer trigarr, and is „frayed at Plymouth ; also the Comet, —, from Whitchaven, for Cork, rt-cap tored by the Pierer sloop of War, which was left in chase of a West Indiaman, captured by a privateer on the tyth ult. the privateer In sight. The Came/roe and the Lively, from St. Domingo, for St.Thomaes, are detained. and sent into Tortola. The Prow, Danny, ham New York, was lost at JAITLAICa, in Ilecembet 'rite Poly, from Jamaica, for Wilmington, was lost on Crooked Island, in Septemner Inst. Tll . fr Charlestown, far Liverpool, is on :bore on Farbley l'oint. Taouas KAVAIS•GH, of BAllyra4get Lodge, Earl. is appointed High :Merit', of tae county of Kil'cenny, Ireland, for the ensuing yoar. The (Aces., who brraight in: de the dispatches from Sir Holes Porit•st, has written a letter to a Geutleman in Birmingham, informing him his son (an Officer in the Royal Marines) 'vas arnors the captured at Buenos Ayres. From di., respectable authority we leans, that all the t,ritisit Officers at Buenos Ayres, so far from being removed to the interior, occupy the same lodgings they did before its re-eapture : they are even well treated and pre te!led by the batar order of the peopl.: ; and, pio •ided they do nut go out at night, or which they are of course cautious, there is no apprehension s.f ill treatment. The soldiers have, it is nue, been sent into the country, as the Spaniards are afraid ti• a body of men in one place. The letter con :lades with the following passage:—" never heard that the ()dicers were ph:tilde: ed ; and I should sntspose they will not want for al:y thing. Fee haps they are as well or better o than prisoners of war in cam distant countries." • ..::: 4di A _ ---=A7-11, i -2C; ... 1 1,._) iii 0 tr`t-' ,-1 4T - v.%. r . ~.., ' s E .A - cr BALL AT CORE. On Tueaday tennight, the second Fe icy Ball took place at Cork, at wnich full .mends we ' made for the deficiency o. fancy hat-wary§ at the tirst.— Aniunt;st the charaaers which pari.icularly com manded attention, were an exv.llent Golder, who applied the technical phrasenl• . 6 y of his trade to other subjelts, with great point and fiippani y. A goo I Duchy and Jean amused the company by the ariour sf their attachment ; a Cestuku isdlrr, by his mu ; a Clawn by his brag. ; and a Jeans sand Old Maid, by the significant expression of both sides. S2veral Oramze Girls, by an irresistible importunity, ;rot at the pockets of those they addressed, • and tenpenny pieces were contri buted to their rfFmts in great abundance:— Tin/ars, Sboebor, Sailors, Masks, and Dominos, Ike. &c were as nsual in considerable numbers. A groupe appeared about eleven o'clock. which at trailed the most general regard and applause. Bac chus and his Votaries composed it, abort fifteen in number, dressed in flesh-coloured shapes, arid with all the emblematical deem ations of Bacchanalian: Wreaths of ivy, fanta.• malty arranged, gave a gay and interesting expression to these sons of His Godship is as in the midst, seated upon a tun, and wine and festivit f had never a more jovial re • presentative. His car WAS drawn by two Bleche .l6..ils, preceded by music, to which the whole groups skipped met rily---end attended by Pub. is grotesque and characteristic appearance. IFIASQUEKAD.E. The Maiquerade irason commenced nn Thurs day night at Pie 01.1:TA . HOU% ', under the most inanspici , .us circunistances. The ism , kites were innumerable, but not one Cetalaai was to be !Gond. A meting so ..iestitute of wit, humour, •and cha rafter, we never wit-,es.ed. A very troublesome Taibr. with his ehrp-Elard, ass witativre Belk. three light.b-e1:1 Harlequin:, some very clumsy Clavvres, and a great number of real Piektfrorieis —Some far ther particulars are given in the last page. The Prince of W A Lis dined with Their lkitajte Thursday, and slept at Windsor. Hi, Riyal Highness was not expeezd to leave Windsor till yesse day afternor.n. Nest •rday, 1-lis .bikivs....TY rode on horseback, with the Petaotwes. for the die st time this fortnight. Yesterday. she Duke of Custasst&MD arrived at _ . .... Earl Srancee continues so mach indiposed, that he can of sign official pApen. Vi , count Pa t.ss terms, and the Hos. Mite's Teresa, are expeCed in town next week for the SCA. i. -. C..iOnel He AOl will leave town this day for Thorndon HAIL nn a hunting party. Cnlonel and Mrs. HaNitaos gave a grand dinner. last l'horsd,y s at th it hluse in Grosvenor-squire. to Lord YAIM,O4OLICHI. Lord and Lady and Dow err Lady Pr.vaa, Mr. and Mrs. Dunute Newts, and severtl orSer persni:s of dtstinetton. Lord and Lady Parrs will Ways town this day for ishor.idcot HA, 'Esset. • Col TIIIOIII4TON arrived in town yesterday from Yorkshire. . Master Barer was to close his engagement al Shrewsbury Theatre, last night. rt. last arrivals as Bath. are — The B Anp of Ilphin a:,.1 Lady, Dean of Wens. Lord and Lady Ladle. Lady Simileld, Sir N. B. Greeley, Sir H cretavr sey, Mai *Alen. and SI ra. Mr, Admiral Glian,lier:..y ca. Laort.n, COL _Aryl two, GobS ma, Major =easy, M4or R. Ca,o, Major Posaatt, Rev. Dr. at./ Mrs. Je:tes, Dr Stethtfl, Dr. Browne, Rev. Mr. Hob house, Rev. Mr. Joao., Kev. Mr. retto.ger, Rev. Mr. Wansey. The Marqiiis and Marchioness of LANSDOWN will give a grand dinner, this day, at Uncloses house. tir Wit.Lisssr and Lady SMYTH arrived. ne Wednesday, at their hoJse in lipp:r Grosvenor.. street, frc..n their seat in Essex. l'he Earl and Countess or Karsrot. arrived, last To.-day. in town, from Seckwith Park, Suff . E.trl Pawls left town suddenly, on Tuesday. for his seat, in Shropshire. in cons ,quence of his Countess being much indisposed there. The Earl of Roots arrived, last Monday, at &Aces Hotel, from Edinburgh. • Lady Honv WOOD* and her lovely Daue‘.ter, left Krartitam's Hotel, yesterday, for 13_,siehton. His Royal Higisness the Prince of WALLS ar rived, last night, at Carleton-house, from Winasor. Geo ae a Jolirirroosa, Esq. M.P. will give a grand dinner, tn-merrovr, at his house in Hanover-square. The Earl of MUT will tarn est *deer. Cos day, at Walton Heath. Lady Luria is gone on a visk to the Misses M'Ct ova, at Hammersmith ; we are concerned to state her ladyship continue: very ill. 'rte Morning Paper, from which we copied the marriage of Mr. ALL:ANOLIE to Mitt RIVERS, stated yesterday that it is unfounded, and was in serted throoo an imposition. Fiv. hundred guineas were offered.last week, for Warr, that stallion, who broke down in running for the Gold Cup at York Rican, late the property of F. Nieman, Esq. now of Mr. ROALCI, horse-dealer, in Can.erbury. Th.• workmen began, on Wednesday, to take down the garden-wall at Brunswick-house. the residence or Her Boal Highness the Princess CHARLOTTE. of WALES. The ground is to be added to the 'Orden of Carleton-house. Mn. McKim+ is a great favourite at Edinburgh. Her singing, at Co a m's ronms, is spoken of in the following terms: —'s Mrs. Dienads, in the very arduous part of The Mama,. showed, at once, her great powers and skit. ; and we Moiler co.•- jetture et exe.ellence beyond them, but from a .sila RA 8,11.1 BILLINGTON. The Marchioness of Dos E••L had a re 1.41 pasty, on Thurday even•ng, at het Irousetn Davies-street. Among .t the ceNpany were. the Marquis and Mar chioness of Downswing; the C untess Dowagei SEFTON. Essex. and Critessoar ; Visecunt Wlt4l WORTH ; Mr. and Mrs. Ak T Hue Sraistrora, Mr and Mao. Trion es Hors, and Mr. Far.nrigg. " - +V TRAINING ACT. An App ressoment of eolo,ofro Moo, nut of C2o,4!ft, being the ol.le Number •v'arned as ilatte t serve I Is. Nfs,;esti the ;:ver.l Cows:its of k.•.4..nd aorl Nos, liaWt sp-ort'v to to Countie;. L ee rs Lieutenant• Nnee.r.e . Fad ef flrb.id2e . . 24i3 •Ifor4 . . F.a,•! Omory . 5870 Berke . . Ea•l of Radnor . . 1.:439 hopeon . 1) Ike of o f . 2638 Boeke . . Masous. of Idu,k.ngharn 11998 Cambridge . Earl of Ilirdwizke . V 9.13 Ca' 'igen . Tisionas Julone., E.q. . 4174 Ca, malthen . Leer! Gyoevor . . Cameroon . . Virersturt Bulkeley . . 3 f7l Clteder . . Fell ne Ste mford, Sc . 11185 C..rowal . . Fed of MOW.' F.d,.;-unrbe 1 , 4 1 '2 Comb-dead . V.. Arne Lowther - . 9720 De..b:4lt . . C. W. %V. Wynn, Eeq VL. 4441 Derby . . Duke rf Devon Mire . 14954 Devon . Earl Fortescuo . . 28954 Dorset . . F.4rl of I.v.rchester . . 7..72 Uurham . Earl of D trims:lon . . 18'33 Es.ax . . Lord Bra, brook, . . 23179 Font . . Earl Grosvenor . 31fol Glamorgari . I'. Wyndh El. VL. 1^1123 G1 , 9411`.4.1.4tf . Earl of Berkeley . . 21134 Hants . . Lord 80/tore . . 154;11 Iforetold . . Earl or F.4.4RX . 6.554 Hertrool . . Marqui. of Sali 'tool . 1.'418 Huntingdon . Duke of Men-diacter . 1427 Kent . Earl of Romney . . 11199.1 Laneactor . Earl of Derhy . . 58u31 L -.ceder • Duke of It otaarul . . 1.344 V L ~t./:n • . Dole of Aoracter . 24174 VI iddletert . . Me noisier l'oel•fieid . 671.35 Merenteth . . C. W. W. Wm r, V.L. 19:4 Monmouth . . Duke of Bruiting . . bill Montgomery . Earl of P ors . . 4118 Norrolk . Torn•b•ina 18t '.2 ortnem punt . F-trl . 1 '.4 ;wham, don . 8494 24ntr r.berlasell Dof Nor-nor:lberian/ . 1 411 Nott.!lghirn . Due, co Portland . 15243 tht.ord . . . lU.Ik of 11.12rt0 , gh . I^2= 3 Pembroke . . Lot I Milford . . 5364 Paleor . . . 11.24 R ' icy . . pISI Ruilaad . . Earl o inches.% . 917 S3'lo . P..iof Powie . 14537 5.4ner.4 . Errl Paulen . . 17937 Sufi:A . . Tel':M, V. L. . r3er.3B Sarldk . . Earl of tuetoe . . 211 1 1.19 s..rory . . . Lord 1' .n.' roth, V.S. C ~ .19 Stue-D . . Duke ofigottelk . . . 16742 Toner Hamlets Earl d Moire . . . . 14.:rM '.Vsswick . . Earl of %Rau iek . . . 211 n W. stmi. flood . Vigor, t Lmstiter . . 4154 Wm. . . . . Ea , l of Pembroke . . . 12'64 WiOn 11de of ') Lom 15.4t0n . . . . 15 . 79 Woremer . . Era ..t Corwin, . . 17841 ; 1 1 11 , Ittit Riding Duke rd Levee . . 12421 o Few Rating Pad of Cache's . 15899 ( est Ruling Lail idawd.iene . . 574.,7 8:0,041 Petitions to Parliament were prepared and ordered to be transcribed and signed by the Town Clerk, at the Court of Common Council. on Thursday. and presented by -he Sheriff., atter.ded by Mr. Re membrancer. to the Hon. Kruse of Commons, for leave to bang, in Bilis for alfevlng the market dive, and otherwise improving Smithfield market; for improving, the navigatir.n of the river Tharne , , by making certain cuts fur the purpose of avoiding the places where the navigation i. most obscenely's!, and least capable of being otherwite improved; and for extending the terns for compleating the improve• ments at Temple Bar. &c. •The sate Mrs. 113CCNIIIIY, of Swaffbam, Sur filk, has left 5001. to the Norfolk end Norwich Hospitsl. 5001. to this Clerp men', Widmeo, end 5001. to the Benevolent Meatcal Seciety of Suf. folk. The Rev. Ttlitornti.us LAN e, B.L. Prebendary of Hereford, was on Thursdey el fled Maser of the Grammar School, Lev..:sh.rm-11111. Kent, in the room of the Rev. JOll,l THOIIAHILL, JeC , Abed. _ - A yellow Italian jes , arnine tree, in the garden !of Mr. S. WA 1. y. of %1r so, Salop, has been in full bloc nri fur five weeks past. Mr. FA 1101Cft. Proprietor of a Liquor-shop, in East• Cheap, cut his uiroas on Thurs !ay night, with a razor, so dreadfully, that he died in as hour after. . The body of Mr. MAJOR KUHLMAN was 'discover ed. last Tuesday mornin-r, in the rivcr, under the arch of the new bridge, lately ereted near Dulwich, by a Gentleman, as :ie was passing over it It was lying is this side, with the head under water, and one arm raised. The place was not a iisve 500 yards from the deceased's house. He b.d gone to London early on Monday morning, upon business, and at partaig told his wife, if t• se s h ou ld i.ot return before eve:king. not to expeCl him borne that night. Having • :rented Isis bu3:ne , s, how ever, sooner than be cape :ed, he did return that night, and stopped at the French Horn, at Dul wich, where he borrowed a lanthotn and candle, as it was ca. k, observing,at ti.c same time, he should go the new mad, as he was afraid of losing Lis war. It is supposed that his fait slipped and lie led into the river. The deceased was a respeitable farmer. 63 years of age, during, many of which be had re sided in that naighboothoed. TWISTY rISOLIATID Peva os Parse. —The First drawn Ticket, on Wednesday last, No. 1C,283, enti tled to Thirty 'Ft.( usanJ Pounds, was sold at Messrs. HAZARD, BRIMS, and Co.'s 0!Ilee, Royal Fa change, in one Half and eight Sixteenths. The tollowing (being nearly the whole of the Capital Prizes drawn this Lottery) were sold at tie slam Ofsce Nu. 18.'39 L . 441,490 1,3,1315 846 1 coo And m 461 Thursday se'nnight, several persons were collected in the state-yard of Messrs Anse, in Room-lane. Chatham, for the purpose of killing rats, with which it was rimer; infested, when a number of those de strua've animals were eatizht and killed, and laid in a heap. After some little time had elapsed. a person remarked (hat the number of ra:s which had K-en pot together, was very m leis ; and, on cramming those that were letr, he dises•vered that seven r eight had been taken away. by what means he costal not tell, as no pet son had b:cn mar ;le place. However. he was not long in susoe, .0, ar during the time that he was standing at a sl.i.:t itistance Irons the rats that were left, he obsersed a lap one approach, and racial; hold of is ran off wits it tinder a quantity r•f crests end to , :ets, into which, there is no of doubt, it had takes all the rut that were missin;. I .