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KING'S EVIL. Among the many customs, the entire disuse of which marks the decay of superstition arising from the progress of knowiedge, there is no one more remarkable than the solemn act of charming away this scrofulous infection by the miraculous touch of a royal finger. Dr. JOHNSON, it is well known, inherited this ° disease. " His mother," says Bosw ELL, his loquacious biographer, " yielding to the su perstitious notion, which it is wonderful to think prevailed so long in this country as to the virtue of the regal touch, —a notion which cur kings encouraged, and to which a man of such inquiry and such judgment as CARLE (the historian) could love credit—carried him to London,', where he was actually touched by Queen ANNE. Mrs.' ' Johnson, indeed, as Mr. Hector informed me, acted by Me advice of the•celehratcd Si: JOHN FLOYER, then a physkian at Lichfield. Jon NSO N used to talk of this very frankly, and Mrs. nom has preserved his very picturesque descrip tion of the scene, as it remained upon his fancy. Bring asked if he could remember Queen ANNE? he had, ' he said, a confused, but somehow a sort of solemn re collection of a lady in diamonds and a long black hood.' This touch, however, was without any effect." It was but in the last century that this mode of cure was thus gravely recommended by .a physician of celebrity, while, in the present day, there is no person, however ig norant, that would not laugh at the credulity of his fore fathers, who could have faith in such a remedy:—such is the general advancement of human reason, and the graddal diffusion of.common sense. MtssoN, a Frenchman, in his " emoirs and Observations in his Travels over England," translated by OZELL, and published in 1719, gives the fol lowing curious and interesting particulars of this super stitious ceremony, of the performance of which he was him self an eve witness:— " Every body knows, that Edward, called the Confessor, and ca. nonized by Pope Ales:in:ler the Third, was the first King of Eng. land that pretended to the virtue of curing the evil, by touching the party affected. I believe all the Kings that have succeeded him have had the same weakness, and flattered themselves with the moue illusion down to William 111. by the grace of God now reigning; who not being a man of chimeras, laughs at this folly. The English nation had, and perhsps still has, a great faith in this anodyne remedy. During the last months of the Reign of James 11. as it was easy to imagine that when God should raise the Protestant wind, which was to bring over the Restorer into England, it might occasion a synabble that would interrupt the ordinary course of things, abundance of people. affected with the evil, flocked from all parts to be touched ; the King having notice of it, was so gracious as to declare that lie would touch more fre quently than usual, and appoined the days when he would do it. 1 was present at the hut ceremony : the King was seated in a chair of state, raised two or three steps, in the great Hall of Whitehall, called the Banguetii.g House, The Reverend Father Peter, with his little baud and his sweeping cloak, was standing at the King's right hand. After some prayers, the diseased person, or those that pretended to be so, were made to pass between a narrow double rail, which faced the King. Each patient, rich and poor, mate and female, fell upon their knees, one after another, at the King's feet. The King, putting forth MI two hands, touched their two clr ekes; the JeAnit, who held a number of gold tnedals, each worth about two crowns, fastened to a narrow white ribbon, put the ribbon round the patient's neck at the same time that tile King touched him, and said something tantamount to what they say in France, " The King touches thee 4 God cure thee." Tins was done in a trice ; and jar fear the same patient shank' crowd iota again, to get another medal, he was taken by the arm and carried into a safe place. %{'hen the King was weary of repeating the same action, and touching the cheek or chin, Father Peter, the Almoner, presented him with the end of the string which was timid the patient's nee* ; the virtue passed from the hand to the string, from the string to the clothes, front the clothes to the skin, and from the skin to the tool of the evil ; after this Royal touch, those that were really ill were put into the hands of physicians : and those that came only far the medal had no need of other remedies." FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. AU LITARY PROMOTIONi. • War-Office, March 18, 1826. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant William Nesbitt Bur. myna to be Captain, by purchase, vice Ridout, who retires. Cornet al.d .Sub-Lieutenant Henry Dallas to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burrnwes. Richard Henry Beaumont. Gent. to be Cornet and Sub-Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Dallas. 3d Regiment of Light Dragnons—Lieutenant John 211‘Queen to be Captain, by purchase, vice Guff; who retires. Cornet Charles Phillippa to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Al 'Queen. George Henry Lockwood, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Phillipps. 10th ditto—Christopher Hampden Nicholson, (lent. to be Cornet, bl putchase, vice Lord James Fitzroy, promoted in the 63d rot. ist7orGrcnadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieute nant John Blenkinsopn Coulson, from half-pa y Coldstream Foot Gunn to be Enagn and Lieutenant, vice Duncan Davidson, who exchanges, receiving the difference. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign Henry Charles Fraser. from the 38th Foot, by purchase, vice Stoytc, promoted; and Enbign John lil`Gregor, without purchase, vice Suter, deceased—to be Lieutenants. _ _ . Robrrt Johtatill, Gent. vise 31'Gregor, to be Ensign, without purchase. Bth ditto—Lieutenant Archibald Maclachlan has beer. superseded, he having obtained leave of absence on false pretences. 10th ditto—Lieutenant Saville Broom to be Captain, by purchase, vice Powell, who retires. Ensign Henry Aitchison Hawkey to' be Lieutenant, by purchase, ♦ice Broom. 14th ditto—Ensign James Ramsay Smith, vice Kirkman, de ceased; and Ensign Robert Nayler, vice Crawford, deceased—to be Ensigns, without purchase. Edward Capadose, Gent. vice Smith ; and Ralph Dodd, Gent. lice Nayler—to be Ensigns. 38th ditto—Ensign Robert Elisha Coghlan, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Mends, deceased. Ensign James Bunbury Blake, from the 64th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Fraser, promoted in the Ist Foot. 64th ditto—Thomas Kenyon, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Blake, appointed to the 38th Foot. 73d ditto—Assistant-Surgeon George Martin to be Surgeon, vice Edward Owen, rho retires upon half-pay. 79th ditto—Robert Fulton, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moorsom, promoted in the 7th Foot. 87th ditto—Lieutenant James T. Moore to be Captain, without purchase, viceClifFord, deceased. Etisign Robert Russell. Harris to be Lieutenant, vice Moore. Richard Loveday, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Harris. 88th ditto--Assistant-Surgeon Richard Douze, from half- ay oth Wcst India Regiment, to be Assistant - Surgeon, vice Edward 11•Iyer, who exaanges. THE ARMY. ; The 97th Regiment of Infantry, now stationed at Chatham, will embark in the course of the ensuing month, for foreign service. A detachment of Recruits marched on Saturday morning from Westminster, fnr Winchester. I IFUTENANT-GENERA J. nomizEN. I. The late Lieutenant-General Dorrien entered the snvice. on the 2d May, nos, as a Comet in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guard'; obtained, on the Id of October, 1788, a Lieutenancy, and was pro moted, on the 14th of May, 1799. to a Captaincy in the same corps. lie was appointed, on the 16th of January, mg, Brevet-Nlajor obtnine lon tie 24th of Ortobtr, 1799, a Ma jority in the Royal Horse Guards; was advanced, oa the 25th of naceniber. 1799, to the Lieutenant-Celnnetcy of the same !Regi ment ; and was appointed, cm the 19th of January, 1 nen . Colontl in the Army. He was raised on the 4th of June, 1811, to the rink of filejor-General, and on the 12th of August, 1819, to that of Lieutenant-General. Friday afternoon Mr. Haddon, of Castle-street, Flu bury-square, in going bome, between ,tbe Poultry , and ltia • Excloerluer bills •*6'., • •.""`" J. • "c" Eiy 11 am pion, hat-manufacturers, ooley Ashton-under- mow -- k 111 tifoirt(coWrishis, for she .rasa7er; ..... iib7l:l,:irlaTni;;;;ldsrialie to his daughter, who contemn ferimrd lately ; nceer hawing- been rattletko BSA pot.let eked of Exeomper bills to the Line . limeishire--...losepis Kemp and Thorns& Roberts Janke, Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by JAI'. wittiliwtrilent wife, and he did not want thy fortune; but that my 'Tokio io by. this gentleehliff• bit *nee, mid never hieing bebh bron:ro bid said thatontigog cow be d im e without the consult of courted by him at i and boOoo. bo Ind made bee no PreSentg, arnoont of 3321. 10s. Birmingham, gun-manufacturers—William, Charles, and Henry 181. Strand, and published by R. Cawnos, same place. • • • • HOME CIRCUI T. SURREY ASSIZES, Itlatteu AO. • • 11.1CUAltDe CHANnLEII.. acme on the case against the defendant for a nui ,` • Mr. flerawrt, and Mr. 1101.1.Y:ND, were rOY ff; and DM Sergeant TAD and Mr. ADZIAIIAM, for she ant eta is a clergyman, and the defendant a brewer, bcth trotting at Snore, and occupying premises on each side of the aattleading to the Race Course. About two years si:.e the tie lienthaat oualcoeueed the business of a common hewer on the pee wits?' Which he now occupies, bot Mich had been previously the re/dew q 1 a private gentleman. In order to carry off the refuse (At. 0. etas-pool etteolted to the brewery. the ilefoidant opened a drib from bil own premiere, under the road, so as to cammtniate witha • Bry ditch on the plaintiff's land, and thence with a clear tivtiet of water, Which irrigated and ornamented the plaintiff's goWlen 'lt was alleged, that this occasioned a serious nuisance to the plaint poles , by causiog an insolence quantity of feculent mist*: offensive matter to flow into the cies: ?cream of water, mentos intolerable 'meth infecting the air, arrii particularly in . jiitionito the plaintiff's dairy; by which the water so poisoned lasted. An immense number of witnesses were celled on the part orthe plaintiff, who proved the nonumee. On the other hand, a torreaponding number of witnesses were cal:ed to prove that there wag no romance, and that the plaintificoold not tuw,ain any in j:lti *deb could be the subject of an action. T?,eTrlal commenced in the middle of Friday, and did wet Ord tillffaiturday morning. TheJurj, upon the evidence, found their verdict for the plains • t.ff—Datages.—OneShiling. CROWN SIDE. My. Paren Gastitow passed the awful sentence of the law upon foureqstail convicts, theca of whom were convicted of burglary, sad the fourth, IVilliam Cherry, ore rape. The latter unhappy. man had been recommended by the parish-officers to mercy, on the ground .of his previous good character. }lopes of mercy were held out to all the wretched culprits. These was nothing of the least public interest on the Crown-side to-034. The Aesizes will•not end before Tuesday. • 9 1 OXFORD CIRCUIT. SHROPSHIRE ASSIZES, SHREWSBURY, 3Ltuctt IBefrre M,. Justify LETTLEDALE.I SLANDER. ROGERS r. JONES. for words which arose out of the ease of 'itch • -4 in our - sw of Saturday; appeared .. papery y r the same plaintiff' against this de. more than once in that case, and at Ellesmere. for saying that the • in the tight, and that Mr. Kenyon - Russ Er. ronducted the plaintiff's case, ;ustwoort the defendant's. speaking of the word*. by Mr. TAUNTON, this witness stated words as matter of positive charge, heard from Mr. illytton. g;ve the plaintiff a verdict for forty and a verdict for that sum was taken n3IISE OF 31A RRTAGE. S. ORTON, ESQ. Mr. C', PHILLIPS opened the pleadings. Mr.Tattnnoln stated that the plaintiff, Miss Margaret Elite 'bett Cspper, had brought this action for the breach of an honourable 'engagement of the defendant to make her his wife. The father of the plaintiff was a gentlerdan of goad family, who occupied two large form', besides a considerable portion of land of his own. The defentient was a person also of considerable prop/rein residing at /anon !felt, in Cheshire. He was originally intended for the profession of the law, but that intention had been abandoned, and the deferlant became a Lieutenant in the Cheshire Militia, and rowelled the commission of a cornet in one of the yeomanry corps of that county. The plaintiff was a young lady of great beauty and conshleratile accomplishments, and had received her education at the first hoarding school in Chester. The defendant lived in the neighbourhood of one of the plaintiff's father's farms , and resin the habit err:trending the same church on Sundays to which the plain tlff's fnmily went, and the parties were therefore no strangers to sub other; and in the month of Deeemher 18'22 the phitntifta ether invited the defendant to a shooting party, when an intro duction took place between the plaintiff and the defendant ; and they world find that in the succeeding month of July the deend. ant again visited the plaintiff's father; and the admiration of the defebdart towards the lady increasing, he made to Mr. George Capper a declaration oe his attachment, and no long time elapsed before he made an application to Mr. Capper, the plaintifi's father, fur his permission to address his daughter. To this Mr. Capper replied, that it RR% a anions matter, and that it ought to have due consideration, and that at any rate it mutt be delayed till the return of Mrs. Capper. who was then absent. This delay the defendant did not like, and he complained to Mr. George Capper that he disliked the delay, sad that as he desired no fortune, he saw no rensen for any thing of the sort. The plaintiff was *hen shout eighteen years of age, and had just left the school at Chester, and was then proceeding to add to her other accomplishments— the more material one—of managing her father's house; and the defendant, he.should observe, was then no raw hot-headed boy, having no comma over his passions, for he had reached the mature age of thirty-five, an age at which his passions should be under the controul of his reason, if they ever were to be an. Mr. George Capper did speak to Mr. Capper. his brother, and these parties went on with a courtship. It had been that the plaintiff' should go over to the place where the Pfi r i t i 3 t7t l iff's mother was, to obtain her consent to an early celebration of the marriage, and it was finally arranged that the marriage should take place immediately. lie should also prove that the defendant had centa on 3lr. Chambers, a Surrogate, to obtain a license for the marriage, and had proctsxed a wedding ring; but at the Surrogate's helves told that no license could be granted. because Miss Capper had not resided a month in the parish in which her father lived. This the defendant felt much mortified at, but still it could not be I.elped ; however, on the faith of the intended marriage, the plain tiff had provided the wedding clothes; he did not notice this for the mere price of the clothes, but to show how great the disappoints meet to the plaintiff must have been. The wedding had been in consequence fixed for Tuesday, the 2dth of August, and he had to site to them circumstances certainly as cruel as any he had ever known, for, on the Friday preceding that day, the defendant, on peetence of business, left the house, promising to return before the intended day ; however, he never did return, and never did any that towards the fulfilment of this engagement ; but, on the Sa turday. a letter was delivered to the plaintiff's father, which he con .ndercel one of the most cruel productions he had ever met with. The Lemuel Counsel here read the letter. 1 By that letter the de f.:Y./dam sealed his own condemnation; for the only apology he pre ...tithed to make for his conduct, was, that he was loaded with blue davits. -and troubled with wicked thoughts. But, however they stight te (amned to ridicule such conduct, yet that feeling must cis 'swallowed up in the indignation they must feel at his baseness. tfet was In a condition to show that the defendant's property was About 2f,030L; the defendant confessed the plisintiff to be amiable, end he would prove her to be beautifi.l and accomplished. There wag a delicacy and a eensitolity about the female heart, that, when a wasind• vas ir.fiicted, it did not admit of a speedy cure, and he would allow, that when the plaintiff's father returned home and /t.forinnit his wife and daughter of the letter, it affected the plaintiff weld severely, and he should prove that she had never been per feed y well since. If she had become the wife of the defendant , she would have had a settlement for life, and a provision, that she had row tat by the dishonourable conduct of the defendant; and her fealiogs had been outraged by the perfidy he had displayed; they would consider the anguish that she must have felt; and in look tag 'at the circumstances, and considering that Mr. Orton was a man able to pay damages, he was sure they would make out such a compensation as would repair, as far as damages could do, the in nary done to the plaintiff; and they would, no doubt, give such a sum as to heal that wound that the improper. base, and dishonour mile conduct of the defendant had inflicted upon her. Mr. 'George Capper, examined b' Mr. Sergeant PHARE, arid I inn the onee of the plaintiff, she is about RI years of age. I bane known the defendant ever since I went Co school with him; Mb age is about db.. Ile ie s tolerably good leoki•ng man of that age. I fart live.' in London for some years. The defendant served a clinch/ship to Mr. Richards, an attorney at Chester, and then held a commission in the Chester militia. lie then treadle(' abroad, sand-him latterly resided at Tattoo Hall, frpfh which place my brother's residence is about two miles distant; my brother has I farm of 200 acres at Hanley, and another of about 400 Acres-in the sale sif Ciwidd. The plaintiff was educated at Chestea at a very annellent school ; when she left school she resided at her father s Loose; at Hanley. I c,intider her good looking, an& she is agree a!:k in her manners. In December 18` 2,1 saw the defendant lit 'Patton Hall, out ccursing with other gentlemen,' my brother balm one. The sport took place within two miles of my brother's laser, seal an the Saturday following there was another party for vuiecookohoot aud we dined with a gentleman named Briaco, when the defendantand T returned in a chaise, Sild on our way said OM my niece was a very charming girl, and he wished are to in ttedise him, and be went with me for that apropos/1. 1 saw her, birtiti.et theft:dant did not. lie 'slept at myiitofter's, and let the teat es eiriaig at nine or ton G'sgoLlL I repusinsal there till the en. sits Tuesday. The defendant was intridoded to the plaintiff on the Sunddy, by my brother. I did not sendefandant again till the "toilets-of Jute or July, 11123. I was the Mat my brother's house ararfordeyJ Thealeeendant gave me arpeat pressing invita.ion tn visit iln, and he came to my brothers to repeat the invitation, ar ilhe said my niece war a very tine gni, and smite highly of her. Fe - dined at my brother's cn die Sunday tollowing by my invi. [le went away in die evening and came the next day, and a'wyed tM 41 or HI o'clock at night ; lie was In: my niece'' , corn. p. :y every day, and be was particularly attentive to her while ells seamen . die tea-tab's .00 one OCCISNO . I saw him talking with ba, t:...eiseheing no taws else in the house, and on the sense day he at ifed to gu out fishing with us, and be on our return from &Wag sielhnhallrhe gamest* I was aware that be had made proposal* of m Wri .ge to .:my niece, bit thief he had a treat objertihn td a lime eeetent%p. - maim him • singularly unhappy, and lie hinged that..l weal i Muskrat, awthey dead oheeeted on the • score of batty, and he added that I Maw k WSW that 114. was not cat out tot - - -- • fiery amiable - and would sittionnin his wife, though the defendant thought it pcifectly ridiculous to protract the business. In =sequence of this 1 spoke to my brother wail gay niece. I know a place called Alderson Spa. There was a party there consisting of the defendant, my two nieces, anti my two brethers. The defendant walked with my niece. and on that day it was fixed that my niece and het father should go to his other farm at Owynen-oma, for that they had come doe Mr. Orton, views. and that Mr. Orton and myself should follow to see. MTS. (hipper on the subject ; the plaintiff and her father accordingly went. The day after that 1 rectum mended the defendant to tell his Mother of it, and he did so in my preacree. There were I believe preparatiors for the weddin , and a few days after the defendant told me that he had a j . for a ilek licensee° marry my niece, but that he could not t, be came my niece had not resded lora. enough at (.1w • to allow her to he married there ; and it was arranged de. fendant should remain there also ; lie was very aeteailve to my niece. end appeared desirous of being in her comnany. llotnetimes he let the table before the rest of the cornpa.iy. I remember a Mr. Ashley coming to fiwynerotagg upon some business with the defendant, and in a day or two afterward* the defendant went away, as he said, upon the business alr. Ashley hail come about, and he promised to return on the next day, but he never returned. The plaintiff's father had gone to Chester, and lie returned on the day after the defendant went. lie brought a letter; this is it ;it is in the defendant's handwriting. I saw my niece soon after my brother came home. She and her mother were in tears, and in the greatest (thyme; it was impnatiible for any one to be in greater distress ; end tide distrors'con•inued as long as I stayed. She w:s not down stairs so much as usual. and if there was the least allu sion to the unfortunate circumstance it immediately sent her up to her room. Her tether is worth about 10.000/.„ and he had 4 or 5.000/. with his wife. I have heard the defendant say that he had sold an estate to his father for 19,0001. and the estate on which he lives he midi was his own, and worth 4 or 5,0001. Crass-examined by Mr. CASIPBELL-1 don't know that he has only a life interest in the estate on which he lives. When he told me that he had sold an estate for 12.000/. he did not state the in. cumbrances on it. Previous to my seeing the defendant at my brother's I don't think that the defendant had ever spoken to my niece since the was a child. The defender t often went to the con tinent. \alien I went to introduce the defendant to my niece it was nearly eleven o'clock at night. That WWI on a Saturday night, and the defendant did rot accompany Mess Capper to church. She went, but he did nut; and I don't know that from that time till month of July he saw my niece again. It was on a Monday late at night that the defendant spoke to my brother on the subject of proposals; we had been all drinking pretty hard. The defen. dant was one of the steadiest. Sonic of the party fell down, but I did not see Itlo Orton fall ; but he was certainly tinder the lain enee of liquor, and he was thrown out of his gig going home. I don't know that before that he had made proposals to my niece. and it was on the following Saturday that the arrangement was finally made. I spoke to my niece on that day, and she, afar say ing there was rather too much harry, coasented to his proposals. I mentioned it to her in the evening. and she consetted before she went to bed. The merringe was to take place as man as it con veniently could. I know of no love letters. Before the defendant left Owynen-neg he appeared very anxious, but I did not observe that he was dejected: My niece still lives with her father. Mr. Thomas Capper, examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS, said—l am the father of the plaintiff: I reside at Hanley ; I occupy two considerable farms, and hold a commission in the Cheshire yeomanry ; my daughter will be nineteen on the 12th of next May ; she was educated at Miss Dodd's, in Chester. I have known the defendant from a child, and there has been an intimacy between our families for nearly twenty years ; his sisters visit my daughters. In December 1h22. my daughter was introduced to the defendant. On her return from school she had taken the whole management of the household concerns. In July 1823, the defendant came to my House to dine several times, and he desired leave from ore to pay his addresses to my daughter. I told him she was young, and that he might think the fortune I could give her an inferior one ; he replied, he would take her without a gem, as he had enough. He asked me to mention it to my daughter. lie called the next day, and we went to see a pig race, when sonte people were run. ning a taupe] pig; and as we came back from the sport, he asked ma if I had mentioned it to my daughter, and I told him that she made no otirction, and that I could have none ma gentle man of his respectability. He was at my house nearly every day, and took opportunities enough of paying his addresses. My bro ther spoke to me, and pressed the matter very much. I remember the walk to Alderson Spa, and the defendant proposed that the marriage Amid take place immediately; but I would not consent, saying, that my wife was in Wales, and that she mast be consulted in the business ; and it was arranged that my daughter and I should go to \Vales, which we did, and the defendant and my bro• ;her to follow, which was done. I went with the defendant to a jeweller in Denbigh, for the purpose of buying the wedding ring. I asked fora wedding ring, and the man of the shop recommended me to take half a dorm (a laugh); I did, and gave them to the defendant, who on another day retnrneel five of them, and paid for the remaining one. I also acenmpanietdthe defendant to try to get the license, and when we tumid rot do that, the defendant desired to stay in my hoosetill a month had expired, and 1 permitted him to do so. He, however, left my house on the Frid, and the mar riage was to have taken place on the following Tuesday. Miss Morris was asked to act as bride's-maid ; the wedding clothes were procured. I never saw the defendant for mare than a year after wards. I received the letter from him on the Saturday after the defendant left my house. I raw my daughter after receiving the letter ' • I odd her of its contents, and she left the room in tears. The affect of that letter has not yet left her mind; since that she has not gone into society as before. Cross-examined by ale. R ussta—The night on which the de readmit made his proposals there was a jovial party at my house. One of the tarty fell off hie horse, end the defendant was thrown out of his gig. I don't think they were more than half drunk. The pig race was a public one ; the pig's tail was soaped, and the men ran after him, and the one that could hold him by the tail had him. I believe my daughter has been much admired • among others, by Mr. Alderney Meredith ; he had paid his addresses to her. The Rev. Robert Chambers, examined by Mr. TAUNTON, Smid—. lam a surrogate of the diocese of St. Albans. I recollect the de fendant coming for a marriage license ; on asking the usual ques tion, I found Lint Miss Capper had net resided in the place for a month, as was necessary, and I refused the license, and the defen dein appeared to be excessively disappointed. I told him that he must wait. He then asked if there were no other means of being married sooner, and I told him it could only be done by special license, which I could not grant. He then took his leave, saying, he must wait for the time ant: then conic again. Miss Hodson examined by Mr. Sergeant PEALE. said—l am a dins-maker at Denbigh. I was employed to make Miss Capper's wedding clothes. Miss Maria Morris examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS, said—l am a cousin of Mies Clipper. I was engaged to be bride's-maid at her marriage with Mr. Orton. Mrs. yapper, examined by Mr. TAUNT ort, said—the plaintiff is my eldest daughter. I have six children in all ; two of them are daughters. The defendant asked my consent to marry the plaintiff. I consented. I could make no objection. From his manner I sup pose) that the defendant had a great regard for my daughter, and I think that regard was reciprocal. IV hen she saw the letter she was extremely hurt and very much surprised; she cried, and was excessively low-spirited. She has not peen company nor gone into society ever since, and I . am certain that even now she hes not regained her former tranquillity of mind. The letter was now read ; it was In the following terms : (No date.) " Dear Sir—My spirits for the last few days here been 'melted up to suet a pitch, from an idea of the fear of being miserable when I am married, that I have been forced to quit Owynemegg against my inclination in a most shameful manner ; it would never do fi.tr the to go to church, loaded as I am with the blue devils; there fore I bare reselved to leave the country; but in justice to myself, and more stilt to Miss Capper, I am bound to sae that no fickleness in duces my determination, for I think, as I ilways have done, that Miss Capper is one of the most amiable of women, and every way calculated to make an excellent wife; but I could rot go to ihttreh in the state of fear in which I now sin. The more I think of my fears the stronger they are. I know that lam bound to perform my promise or pay for it, but I am molted to make a sacrifice rather than make myself miserable. But at present, trcubled as I am with wicked thoughts, all the world should not induce me to marry. " I will not attempt to apologise for my condttet, for I feel that no apology can be made ; but I trust you will still believe me your very sincere but very unhappy friend, " C. I). ORTON." Here the case for the prosecution dosed. lin Cams's:Lt. addressed the jury . for the defendant, and said that his client deeply lamented the pain that had been inflicted on the plaintiff and her friends by the notoriety that this case had acquired, but it was necessary that a verdict should be pronounced. —His client instructed him to say, that he felt the most perfect re spent for the plaintiff, and that he felt she was a most beautiful and accomplished young woman, possessed also of unblemished virtue and modesty. He was instructed to pay that just ttibute to her merits ; but he could not give an unqualified praise for her friends : lie thought if they had had proper feelings, they woold not have thought of repairing such an injury by darringes--they would not hare sued out process of law.--they would not have lied a r o:lie trial nt Ehrowshury, and have had their daughter's name posted in the crilonms cf every newspaper, to be read within the walls of every alehnose in the kingdom. Mr. Taunton had opened a long and tedious courtship, and the parties seeing each other every Sun day in a church, of which they had no evidence—he would admit that his client had acted foolishly and improperly, but certainly his Learned Friend had gone too far in accusing him of baseness ; but what we, the long courtship, what was the attention he paid her the parries were not even on speaking terms, and then an introduction took place in the firmer's house, they being till that time utter strangers a each other; and then they found that this 'whist lover, she ice being broken in 111.21, instead of coming tocessantly to court Miss Capper, never crime near the house till the month of .luly in die folio ring year, he firing nil the while oily .win miles eff, and even thm his visits were no; to her, but to her uncle. There was no doubt thct the Cappers thought the defend ant wits likely to he a good match for their daughter. and they wishxl him to comi to their house fbr that prirpose ; and then find ing that his love Vas rather of the coldest, they faraored him with a 'idly party, and so far succeeded in warming his passion, that be at °dee pot the question to Mr. Capper, and Mr. Capper no doubt Bald ,* This ale works purely,- I thought it Would hire colt six dinners to get to HI happy , a ennehrtion, but instea d of that we hdist arrived-at it after ono.' However, notwithstanding the pro -, posal was made by a drunk .n man, Mr. Capper cimnlowirated ft to his daughter, - who consents (tin nesse, havi es g. been pot, to Irjr• t gentlarhif • bat - him all: THE BRITISH PRESS. not even a pair of garters (a laugh); sod so respectful wet he, that he never touched even the tip of her little finger, though !steatite Western, se they might remember, thought that Tom Jones could net be in love with his daughter, because, as the Squire uid, " I never seed him kiss her io all my life" (a laugh); but foe all this backwardness the poor young lady " sighing she would ne'er con sent, contemn]." and to eight and forty hours agreed to become the wife of Mr. Orton ; arid this anxious lover, en eager was lie to knew whether he was to be the happiest or the most miserable of men—whether kb was to wear the willow or the myrtle for the rest of his life, instesi of going early to ilr. Capper to know his fate, did not go near the house till three o'clock in the afternoon; sod then, instead of seeing or even asking for the idol of his soul, went straight ooh to the pig race, and instead of nt all considering any. thing about Miss Capper, he employed his whole attention in the superintendence of the soaping • pig's tail. The Met was, that the defendant, who never intended to trifle with the happiness of aftgoung woman, being, when warmed by intoxication, hurried into a proposal, and feeling convinced that the marriage cou'.d nor be a happy one, he resolved to break it off; and it was clear that Miss Capper codld not have cared a farthing for the defendant after such a courtship as that, and no doubt agreed to take d'-fend ant's proposals in consequence of the commands of her parents.— Under all the circumstances, he would submit to them that the defendant had done what was best for both parties, in breaking off a matter which could tend to nothing bit misery. %Ir. Justice LITT I.FTIALIC recapitulated the points proved by 1 the evidence, and left it to the Jury to say what damages the plain -1 tiff was entitled to recover. Verdict for the planniff—Damages 1.000!. INNwMgIMINGII POLICE. QUEEN-SQL/ARE. On Saturday Her f alg Bra*,ion underwent a second examina tion. (For the particulars of the ling examination ace the Offish Press of,Friday. Jr.l John Story, a green-grocer, residing at No. 10, Church_ street, Blackfriars-rcad, then stepped forward and said, that about four o'clock in the afternoon of the 2d of March, the prisoner came to the front of his shop, and after standing about some time. he asked witness, in broken English, the direction to " the ship." He did not understand him, upon which he produced a written paper, purporting to " Direct the bearer, who is a foreigner and wranger, the nearest road to the London Docks." NVitness told him. He then went a short distance and returned again, saying, he wanted to speak to mittens witness's wife), or somebody to put conscience (meaning continence) in, at the same time pulling out a shawl and a sham gold repeater ; he said he had 3001. worth of goods on board a ship lying in the London Docks, and if he did not psy the Captain be was afraid they would be lost, and begged of witness to lend him live pounds upon the articles, saying that the shawl itself was worth fourteen guineas. Witness's wife con sidering it would be a matter of regret that lie should lose his pro perty, prevailed awn him to give the prisoner that sum, which he did in three sovereigns and two pounds in silver. The prisoner said he would be punctual, and call the next day to redeem them. but he never saw him afterwards. The shawl was not of foreign manufacture, and worth only twelve shillings. The watch might be worth about ten shillings. Mr. BIARILLAND—Then how was it you obtained information of the prisoner ? Witness—ln consequence of seeing the report of others tieing cheated in a similar way. I immediately suspected the prisoner was the person who defrauded time. Mr. MARI LAND—Look at the man at-the bar. Witnet.s..—l am p 011666 IN 6 the person. 31r. 31.ika Lawn—Are you quite sure? Witness—Decidedly so. I was present when the conversation tonk place between the prisoner and my wife in the back parlour. Mr. MAkat.swil--1 have no doubt there will be many charges through the publicity now given to these cases; but I suspect the prisoner has a confederate in these impositions., whom I want, as I have a gold satch handed to me, where money was obtained under the same circumstances. _ _ The prisoner was surprised at Mr. Story's charge, and declared he never was in his house at all, and that he wanted to take away his life. Mr. biARKLAND—Don't you be afraid of that, the case is not terminated yet against you ; you will be remanded. Mr. Capper, from the Allen Office, said he had made inquiries respecting the prisoner; he had never passed as an alien ; sod to questions put to him he seemed to be very cautious how he replied, and always gave evasive answers. The passport now produced by the.prisoner is not a regular one, the signature simply bears the name of a British Consul. The prisoner here applied for his musical soutf-box, gold watch, and two shawls, saying they were bia property, and he wanted to give them t his wife, who was without food. This was denied, and he Wei remanded. ThiS stns an action for words llr. Alytton, Esq. a :iich is action was brought by t whose name occurred m trlicileers the Black Lios Inn, I plaintiff was guilty cf st.outiug wax resohred to transport him. Mr. ermine:Lt. and Mr. Rt.”. Mr. Tatrwtow and Mr. Cr aw Mr. Onolden proved the speak To his cross-examination by A. that Site defendant spoke the w and sot merely as what he had 11 Mr. TAIINTON proposed to g BMW-v. which was agreed to, at accorthae.l;. kk.rAcn OF PEOS C PPPPP V. HOSPITAL STAFF. Hospital-Activism John Crawford to be Apaistant-Surgeon to the Forces. vice Amiel, promoted in the 77th Foot. Abraham James Niebett Connell, N.D. vice Crawford; and Ali char] Ryan, M.D. vice Doherty, promoted —to be Hospital-As siatants. Illtsroirawnusr. Assistant-Surgeon John Garrett, on half-pay nth Foot, his re signed. . . . . . Erratum in thefluette of the 12th Insiant. Royal MaltiFenciblel4egitnetit---fet Colonel Count Francis Ri vard., from half-pay Sicilian Regiment, to be Colonel, read Colonel Count Francis Riverala, Lieutenant-Colonel-Com mandant of this Corps, and from the late Sicilian Regiment, to tie Colonel. Office of Ordnance, March 115, 1825. Royal Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenant Thomaa Orlando Cater to be Adjutant, vice Druty, deceased. Second Lieutenant James Anthony Gilbert to be Firit Lieutenant. Gentleman Cadet John Low to be Second Lieutenant. First Lieutenant Edmund Neal Wilford, from half-pay, to be First Lieutenant, rice Cater, appointed Adjutant. Corps of Royal Engineer—Captain John Wembley Harris, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice Cheyne, retired on half-pay. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Derby. Robert Birch, Robert Arkwright, Peter Walthall, William Ashby Ashby, Gilbert Crompton, William Newton, Edward 31111 r ltfundy, John Carver Althorpe, John Bell Crompton, and John White, Esqra, the Rev. Richard Smith, and Sir George Crewe, IJart.—to be Deputy-Lieutenants. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. Joseph Levy, Southampton, green, from March 19 to May 7, at eleven, at the Red Lion, New Sarum. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Richard Morton, Westbury, corn factor. BANKRUPTS. William Thornhill, fork-micas, New-road, livery stable-keeper, to surrender, 3larcli 22, at one, April 5, at two, and 30, at one, at the Bankrups' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Clarion, lligh street. Mary.la-bonne. Ebenezer Stuart Cooper, Liver po ol, common-brewer, April 2,4, and 19, at nine, at the Bush Inn, .sgste, Manchester. Solicitor, Mr.. John liampson, Marsilen-street, Manchester; and Messrs. Ellis, Sons ' Walrnsley, and Gorton, Chancery-lane. Eleanor Elizabeth Lydia Blood and Thomas Hunter, Alders gate-street, furnishing-ironmongers, March 28, 29, and April 30, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel. Temple-row, Birmingham. So licitors, Messrs. Boxier and Deming, Gray's Inn-plate; and Messrs. Bird, Birinlngham. Thomas Creston, sem and jun. Liverpool, ship-chandlers, April 4,5, acid 30, at eleven, at the Neptune Hotel, Clayton-snare, LiverpooL Solicitors, Illessrs. Willis, Watson, Bower, and ‘i Tokenhouse-yard; and Mr. Mason, Corn Exchange, Brunswick street, LiverpooL John Jackson, Dover, Kent, habit-maker, March 22, 20, and April 30, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Pattrick, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. Samuel Smyth Forsaitli, Hackney, haberdasher and hosier, March 22, 29, at ten, and April 30, at one, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Brough, talsoroditch. William Vi-or, Toed. Maidstone, Kent, butcher, March 22, April 5, and sth, at one, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Mir. Charles Kaye; Dyer's-buildings, Holborn ; and Mr. J. C. Stephens, Maidstone. John Simpson, sen. and jun. Liverpool, shipwrights, April 7, 8, and ;$O, at twelve, at the Neptune Hotel, Clayton-square, Liver- Solicitms. Mews. Willis, Watson, Bower, and Willis, Tokethom-e-yard; and Mr. Mason, Corn Exchange, Brunswick street, Liverpool. William Goodwin, Strand, bookseller, March 26, April at eleven, and /11, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Greenhill, Great Carter-lane, Doctors' Commons. . . . , Belay Slimly, Little Argyll-street, wine and spirit merchant, March 2-6, at eleven, April 2, and 30, at tea, at the Bankrupts Court. Solicitors, 3lessrs. Nind and Cottoill, Throgmorton street. William Lea. Battle-bridge, broker and appraiser, March 26, 29, and April 30, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Edenttl Elkins, Broad-street, Golden-square. Thomas Redshaw, Fleet -street, bookseller, March 26, 29, and April SO, at one, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Charles Kam Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. Thomas Farley. Het eford-plac:, Commereiahroad, haberdasher, March 96, April 2, and 30, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, 111 r. Farris, Surrey-street, Strand. William Harvey, Highgate, victualler, March 2G, at ten, April 9, and 30, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Tatham. Castle-street, Holborn. Jame; Gardiner, P;ddington Canal, Paddington, scavenger and brick-maker, March 16, 211, and April M, at twelve, at the Bank rupts' Cotirt. Solicitor. Mr. Carlon, High-street, Mary-la-bonne. Jobs Ascroft, Liverpool. ironmonger, April 3,9, and: 0, at oue, at the Goldt.o Lion Inn, Dais-street, Liverpool. Solicitors, Mr. Richatd linlow, Harrington-street, Liverpool ; and Mr. E. Chester, Staple Inn. DIVIDENDS. • April 16. James Craig and James Davies, Basinghall-street, merchants, at ten, at the Benkrupts' Court. April IS. James Barlow and William Barlow, Sheffield, York shire, manufacturers of razors and scissors, at twelve, at the Angel Inn, Sheffiele.. Ayril 29. James Dittman, Port of Dover ' Kent. ironmonger, brazier. and tit:mao, at one, at the Guildhall, Canterbury. April 20. Edward Powell, Town and Port of Dover, Kent, miller, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Canterbury. April Sa m uel eritle the elder. Bailey, Durham, money scrivener, at eleven, at the home of William 11'ard, innkeeper, in Old Zlect. Durham. _ s ----- March 25. George Gardiner, St. John-street, ironmonger, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. A pill 9. Phillip Evans, Hungerford-market, oyster-merchant, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. April 9. Robert Nunn, Queen-street, Cheapside, warehouse man, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. April 9. Thomas Pine and Edward Davis, Maidstone, Kent, milleri, at elertn, at the Bankrupts' Court. April 9. John West, Richmond, Surrey, linen-draper, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. April 9. 1t illiam Stirk, Bceston, heeds, woolstapler, at eleven, at the Court Bowie, Leeds. April 15. Richard and Thomas Barrow, Liverpool, corn and lour-merenanta, at twelve, at the office of 31r. 11'illiatu flint, Marshall-street, LiverpooL April 13. John Smith, Bristol, tallow-mere :Ant, at oue, at the Connalrcial Rooms, Corn -street, Bristol. . CERTIFICATES, APRIL 9. James Lilly Bloor, Bridge-wharf, Cambridge.heatb. Hackney. coal-merchani---George Bolsi', Size-lane, ttm-dealer—Nicholes More, IVigan, Lancashire, Impend seed-merchant—Rio hard Place. Mountvorrel, Leieeterxhire, victualler—John Boxwood, silver. street, Falcon-square, victualler—Joseph Roberts, High Holborn, mu-adder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Richard Richardson and Richard Bellamy. llowford-buildings, Fencburch-strect, ship and it surance-brokers--Charles Booth and Ely flampsrm, hat.manufacturers, flooley 11111 , Ashton-under. Lino, r Th=ra Elley. Lovera-court, Paternoster-row, silversmiths—John and John Ireland, jun. woollen-manufacturers, Kirkby Kendal, West morland—David M•Taggart and James Murphy, York, tea dealers--John Peet and Bohm Bonsai. Liverpool, timber mer chants--Oliver and Evan Jones, Liverpool, drapers—John Prat. &tut, George Booth, Joshua Si'lloisley, and Henry Rigg, barn curers, Liverpool—Hobert Fayle and George Worlidge, cheater, engravers tocalice-printers--George Thomas Mitchell and George Agnew Carruthers, Pernanibuco__Janies stonchouse and Samuel Hoffman Noekells, wine and brandy. merchants, lane—John Sparke, jun. and '!'homes Bennett, Totnes, Devon. shire, cabinet-makers—Robert Roger. and Henry Courtney, wool len-drapers. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed front the Returns made in the week ending the 16th day of March 1625, is 435. per hundred weight. esclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof ante Great Britain. Average price of Corn from the ileums received in the Week ending March 12, 1825. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Bye. I Beans. Peas. s. d. s. d. s. d. t.. d. s. d. s. d. 67 1 40 6 23 6 41 7 3B U 40 0 EXPORTATION OF MACHINERY. Copy of a letter received by the MaTor of Liverpool from J. flume, Esq. Chairman of the Committee to per mit Exportation of Machinery Sta—l have the honour to annex a copy of the Resolution of the House of Commons fur the re-appointment of the Select Committee to inquire into the Laws mix:cling the exportation of machinery and to inform you, that there seems to be a general impreision that the full exportation of machinery should be permitted, unless it shall appeat that any exceptions from that general rule ought to bet • modem favour of any particular kind of machinery. I therefore request you will make the same known to all witliin your jurisdic tion who are interested, and inform them that the Committee have begun their inquiry, and are ready to receive such evidence as • the parties interested may consider sufficiently important to be submitted to the Committee, to enahle them to decide on the pro priety of such exemptions being made. If you Rill inform ins what witnesses wish to attend the Committee to give evidence, and the particular branch or, machinery they wish to be excepted, I shall endeavour to give you such notice for their attendance thall occupy as lite.. of their time as possible. 1 have the honour to be, Sir, Your very obedient servant, JOSEPH NOME, Chairman. House of C.t.nmons, Saturday, March 12, 1821 Resolution of Committee on Machinery : " That your Committee have examined evidence respecting the export of machinery, which will be found in the Appendix ; but they are of opinion, that further inquiry and a more complete in. Tetra:l:ion should Ulm place before this important subject can be' satisfactetily decided on, and thus, therefore, recommend, that the consid,ration of this important question should be resumed on the next Session of Parliament. " Sessions, 1024." CARBONATE OF IRON FOR TIC DOULOL'REUX, OR NERVE-ACHE. Mr. Hutchinson, of Southwell, Notts, has lately obtained extra. ordinary success in the treatment of Tie Douloureux, or Nerve. ache, ur.e of the moat excruciating diseases that afflict humanity, by giving a regular course of carbonate of iron. The medicine may be mixed with gruel or panado, or made into pills or a bolus with conserve of orange peel, in the dose of from twenty or thirty grains to a drachm, twice or three tinus a day. This is a much safer and easier remedy than the old one of cutting down upon the nerve and dividing it, frequently at the risk (as in the MC of the late Dr. Pemberton) of aggravating the pain. -It is much in favour of the carbonate of iron. tbat it has been no less successful in the hands of others than of Mr. Hutchinson, a circumstance which (unfortunately) does not always attend new . remedies. In proof of this, we may mention several eases. Pr. Crawford, or Bathy attended a lady aged 69, whose face had been affected at intervals for several years, and the remedy (arsenic) which had at first given relief ultimately failed. The carbonate of iron cured her in three weeks, and she had no relapse. Dr. Davis, of Bath, was equally successful in curing a lady aged 65, of Tic Douloureux of the face. She took forty grains night and morning, and was well in a fortnight. Dr. Borthwick, of tleorge-atrect, Edinburgh, attended a gentleman aged 46, with severe Tic Diu , loureui of the left aide of the face. He commenced with hair drachm doses of the carbonate of iron, increasing to a dr 4hm and a half, three times a day. He was cured in about tep D r . Evans, of 51agheralelt, Ireland, gives several caste, limit *ale and female, which be cured with the same remedy; and it ha Also succeeded with Mr. Thomson, of Sloane-street, Chelsea. In a word, we may consider that, so far as respectable testimony cart go, the remedy is cstablialwal—Or ode of Emilia. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGZ, MARCH 18. The Rev. Charles Ingle.. M.A. of St. Peter's Uollege, was, on the 7th inst., admitted a Bye-Fellow of that Society. Edward Baines, D.A. of Clitisa College, wrs, on Wertnesday last, elected a Fellow of that Society, on the foundation of Sir John Finch and Sir Thomas Baines. fArown, MARCH 19. Saturday last Mr. Henry William Newbolt was admitted beholar of New College. Yesterday Mr. Robert Evans, Commoner of Jesus College, was elected Scholar of that Society. ThUrsday the faller:Mg Degrees were conferred : Bscnimott OP Dry txt vr.—Rev John Tucker, Fellow of IMpus Christi College. MASTER or• Atrrs.—Rev. Christopher Fecke, Worcester College. BACHELOR or Avers.—Thomas Brandon Brett, Esq. Coln. owner of ClintiChurch, Grand Comp-under. --- sron7ING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Earl of Derby's ft tag-houndx meet to-morrow at Pulley, and on Friday at Eupora Down, at ten. 11. Joliffe, fox.hounds on Wednesday at Windmill Wel ton, and Saturday at Platt's Green, at eleven. The Surrey fox-hounds on Thursday at Westerharn, and Satur. day at Pratt's Bottom, at half-pmt ten. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, AT Tilt HANXIMPTS' COURT, BASINGIIALL-iTIZZT, TO•MOIROW. Tlllitis WEETINGs. H. tidy, S. P. Dean-street, Sohmsrittare, dealer - - 11 - Savage, W. Fetter-lane, victualler - 12 Williams, W. B. Upper Brook-street, Groarenor-quare, tailor - - - 10 Wood, J. Great Russell-atreet, Bloomsbury, silreramith - It) SECOND MEETINGS. Elam, J. Oxford-strcet, cheesetnonger . - - 141 Smith, G. Watling-street, Manchestir, warehouseman - li) AVren, T. I.ontion-wall, silkaten . . 1 FIRST MEETINGS. Forsaith, S. S. Hackney, hahmlasher - . . Jackson, J. Dover, Kent, tailor - - Thornhill. W. York-mews, Yost-place, New-road, livery. stable keeper - . - - . . - 1 DIVIDENDS. Gerhard', 11. Savage-Gardena, merchant - . 10 Palyart, J. London-street, Fenchurch-street, merchant - 1.1 Ritchie. J. Richardson, F. and Ritchie, J. Waitlinp-street, warehousemen - - - - - 10 Robertson, J. Old Broati•street, merchant - - It) y, ' Watts, R. Laurence Pourtney.hill, merchant - - 10 %Fight, Susan and James, Leadenhall.stseet, hat-manufac turers - - . - - I 1 . . 19 Out of the sixty prisoners iu the gaols of Dorset and Devon upon orders, no less than forty-six r.re smugglers.— Sherborne Journal. BIRTH. On the 13th inst. at the meet of her father, John Hithissrd..E.q. Stratford Gruve, Essex, the Lady of SamoneJ Dedfortt Edwauds, Esq. of A klesey, igh Sheriff of :Bedfordshire, of • son tied beir. _ DIED. On the 18th inst. Captain Jamb Bullock, R.N. at Prittlewell, in Ewe:. In the 63d year of his age, the Rev. John Seery, upwards of 10 years Pastor of the Itaptiat Congregation at Salistum. On the Bth inst. at 'I lithercnoitt, near I)ieppe, aged fire y ears aril II months. Hester Isabella, fourth child of Captain It. Langslow, late of the Bengal Establishment. On toe 7th inst. at Ilridocrt, at the advanced nge of 117, Samuel Best, the Prophet, who for the last 30 years of his life entertained the idea that he should be the leader of the Children of Israel to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. Suddenly, at Corfu, the Senator Count Anino, of Cephalonia, knight Grand Cross of the tlr.lcr of St. Michael and St. George. This nobleman, the head of the wealthiest family of Cephalonia, distinguished himself at all times by his public spirit. During the scenes of anarchy and horror which afflicted the Wand of Cephalo. nis in the year 1802, Gaunt Anion was successful in suppressing the rebellion which threatened to subvert all govetntucnt and social order, and he received the thatks of hls country for his at:vices on that occasion. At a subsequent period este judgment of Count Anise enabled him to foresee th:.t the orosper'ty of his country would be best secured by placing it under the -lifeguard of British protection--a nieastre toe which the founde.tion was laid by the landing of the British troops in Cephalonia, Ltd which has since been effectually ateutuplisheil, by that nitre ihtiouste and happy connection with this country which has established the happiness of the lonian States. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE. Mathis, II olle. the, S. Aftesesa 13 WA. skirt ' I I