The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-09-09 00:00:00

,ortSMAN i n PUBLIC cIIIItiIYES. 1 —. ow — Ma. BROWNIAN'S LETTIIit To Sin 9. , 110141LLY. Mr. Brett/hem, in this truly intereettog pohlice fiertArtlitedetatled the plan and 'objects of Isis Bill for Enqidii into the Abuses in Pettlic Citaritiee and Institutions, Ind after remarking on thi powers of the CoMmittee by whom the Commission was In tended to be chosen, and the Commission, such as It was intended to be when selected by the Committee, 'a l f which Mr Brougham was Chairman, proceeds to Isvta us a view of the powers of the Commi s s ion as it now Oonstituted. Upon this head a variety of Altost important statements are made, which sulk. ey show td what an tweet the objects of the Bill ttielettabiri and Refornietion have been limited, and i llii Aiwa 'of the Commissioners hems beam crippled. 'Mfi fOiro i silnt r estratts will, we de b{ eat, excite ..4”.• , • Ar VA `LOOM! WWII On, as seaming up seine et the abo.es ..,, ~• • ~4 A into slick the Commission, ea it ki'msw ostistitoton‘ • ~. .. • cantlAtoltalro:— ' " lie changes made in the powers of the Com. missiolters were es Onion - mot as the alterstions in the i coristroctiert ef tholloard. They were deprived of all authority to Wires?e their enquiries, antess by thil coastal of every perm , ' whom it may be necessary 1 .to esausiso; end they were only peamitted to carry on even ibis ineffectual investigation, into a class of - iiimscs p etither the most nueeroos nor der most ti' grant. It stems hardly credible that any men affect. 'on the Si " . ing to have at heart the great object of the Bill, should and arms have so crippled its powers and narrowed its objects. „, e", Nevertheless, such I lament to say is the un deniable fact. In the first place. as to the powers—we had ' originally given the Commissioners the same ao. thority which rendered the Nasal and Military En quiries so effectual. imagining that persons Con cerned is any abuse might be entwining to give evidence against thentielves, or to produce deco -Mints which had made them liable to• refund largo 'italateits due to the poor, we had armed the Commis. sinners with the passer of compelling the production of papers, and obliging every one to answer such questions as did not criminate himself. The Mini. monist the House of molds peremptorily insisted up on this provision being struck out. They said it was harsh; but why should any one complain of being forced to do what it is every one's duty to do. and what Co one can refuse to do, unless with the designs of toncesling some malwrsation? They represented :it as indelicate to respectable trustees; t at can any reMeitablo•treetee complain of beinglled upon to 'dinghies:the particelsre of his vowdect in the 'eXecatims of his -ttost ? They deacribi4 it as un conithationel ; yet, the same powers, are pos sessed 'by all Courts, oven by C P oureissioners of Llankiritpl:-:-.—They called it auprecedented ; yet they themselves, whew in office with a truly great Minister,- the renown of (whose naval eaploits eclipses the glory of his civil administration, had furnished the precedent which we followed; hid passed. the very Act from which we copied verbatim . the cisme io ter Bill. They attempted , indeed, to r eseape from this dilemma by various outlets. My, . ,j ri tyd,gltricelter intiti s , that be had *ways disapt r proved •of ilia% provision in Loid St. Witt cent's Act; , 1 yet be suffered it to pass without a division, and 1 I was , with my Lord Ellenborough, the principal ad. 1 Tecate of the measure. My Lord Sidmouth con tented himself with observing, that many persons had objected to Lord Wit. Vincent's Bill ; but as. sureally his Lordship, then Minister in the Home of Commons, was not of the number: for hestrenuoos• ly defended it against Mr. Canning, who aloes, of OW present Cabinet, opposed it." " Two objects of the Bill were as materially limited, 'as the powers of the Coesnistilusters bad . . I beensitsieiptri, : , . . , A large Placard. from which we insert the follow. 46 'nett, tali wire prohibited Web. enquiring inc extract, was yesterday to be seen posted up gen'etaily into the state of edecatio n ;. although a throughout this Mo.•nitotia : I rest wising both of time and I.:pence to the Public omit are we ten thousand wreathes who to We•tatinster voted I would have been effected by allowing them to make spina Mr I lUN I' but op restore of their non-franchised rel. I ant t • crawl before the higher order , . that we Ott "quit) when an visited an y deotrict for other l o w-citizens. eon may continue clay ri in bath Alike then and equal be their non c poirrettS. Mon derls.r.v. The low. theist s t arv in g rett-standers al Man- 66 sr,enosity, they were no longer to 'tontine dirtier tumid be unmet in mina. !)hall noa-represenierl it cause b e poured by the fear of g ihnet.4 or Ouse, of ill rheiitieo, hot only of those connected Brit• n. in such mets ? 14 e on, r eionsitirance to the Crorro g ecuso 4. i b ee with t h e e d er ,,ri nn o f aso poor : a most mammy , " bay l et us iii .tie areoie do., convince tee world that the criasamaa of mankind are new become snetterport able. change in the constitution of the Board—for every • ;4 • one was aware hiew many malversatio ns existed in Are Milli 4 erg at their old Ar e work again? 00 - elitalfsble instigations wholly unconnected with edu to have a new edition ..f the Green Bog. with.all the improvements in Its' roninetion tablet' rinse antral". Mi ll" . i i t i " It mee ' elm " el) a more ' eeturel e ee- l e-till .. of proceeding, to aloha. . perience have given thorn? Ate Spies and locos, - ". 14,45a1r0gie., . . I cow ...- tio uss.w.nera to look into thew at the same diaries again at work to stimulate the isnorant to .1, 4 _ -, m all may be clam &rival el 0, s hat they . were eesmin . ing the others, than to violrie the liw.. that 1 sera way set dog Innesinoaries to investigate school their liberties ? Here we have 40 plaits and direct En. tlOB4, • . 110 1 0, and then dispetsh • second body to go over climes' , in massacre as can possibly be flamed. T imp she dame groom , . lo order to sets what the former had most stupid cannot mistake it. been owlered to overlook. For s••n'p days peat, the take of herrings has be, 4r see _ lostrocitito under which the Committee . very great in the Ch.ottel nearly opposite to Port. . 4 ---.,_ - aims it s enquiries to charities connected Patrick. as the morning of Wednesday Wooled. a 41 : 401 ' r oe sio ohm. Nevertheless we bad accidentally great number o f toms omit intro that port deeply. laden, and sold their fish * at from 3s. dl. tit 41. 84" % . le4ll. elide errieele s e d with ele " 4 " l'.: a eery gross • . s teeneiplats lo other charities. which ale powers of per hundred. The total Mee amounted. to shoot st r ir r asnelosion, as pow restrictedilcoattat reach.- 10001. for one night's fishing. oe Caosaltd o boats have hitherto ught bat kW We twil" that ono CorPerettott ill illeetitellire' en- T trees' with the wassagessost of estates worth slug pilchards; neither have the wens on most pert alike 'l,ouo l . a , yew for the use of the poor, let them for toast been more successful shoals hoe u 1 ior MIL on fines, and . would gift no account of Leta observed, but in too deep water to be taketto-e the moaner in which those lines a r o applied. The About 150 hogsheads of piloterds have been taken in some body, it was stated, employed a sum of money the leans at ,tie eastern part of Puultatiell Bay, and c0n6441 to is for I:lmitable purposes, in payment of brought into Newlyn. ~ i . boaont debts. At Mere , is Liticolushire, is assn.'. F Cone' un's:sae; grit:Lt.-Vie hid a few eeriest§ f rom t h e S fr ni k coa st t hi s morn i ng , eddy wish temetiont. for a warden and poor brethren of a eV,: sit 014111. I ' M warden . awl his lessees seem iris ' 'Wheat, which met heavy sale; and Mnaday's prices lie vorWpetsidtd for, ysbateser may be the lot of the wer e with difficulty ohtelned, mil for the finest gee. ,etasee; the estate compute of 650 cores, five mile , Mies, and all other. descriptions were offered on frees Lincoln.; it ii let-tor only Ws. 6el. an acre. lower terms.—New Barley suoporti Monday's- pekes, though it pays neither Tithe mot reor's Rate; and barring but few samples at market.- -Old Beaosomia .... I. a year is the whale; sem allotted to the poor finite unsaleable, and are of nominal valet.—flats " brethren. The Bishop of the Diocese is both patron are Is. dearer, the supply being small.—ln other and visitor: he has given the wardenship to his ne. articles'there is no alteration. and the former warden resigned it upon It may be thought wonderful, that the whole po- llw;pin g _ ,, promoted by the same prelate to a living in his potation of this couotry could stand on considerable The son of that Right Reverend person is less then a square mild. Allowing sit men to a square lu t Master of Spina Hospital in the sstne county. Be. yard, the mile wooldeercommodate 18,585,600 Min ! I I sifies other landed properly, he is io,pesseesion of Taking nine men, women, and children to the yard, ;e v e estate worth 0 or 7001. a year Itt right of his a square mile would afford room for 27,673,4(10 tot po all that he pays to t e poor is VI. 4s. man belogs I li - to ta i or five pensioners. At „eltigsbormigh, in The whole o f the old east front of the King's The- Northeinpianehire, there twee fa. bsTooging to di& sire, is now takirg dun n, end is to be re-erected, to k arew ,_ ... . which este woisAtattactad with t coarntes, of auto:spoud with the other pail of Alt . o building. 1 . LivrEcLIGEi4IOE. Ai DEAL, SEPT. B.—Canso down from the !Over and sa il e d, the Duke of Miirloorooot, Jeff r ey ; and Argo, Dsiok water, both for New Yea ; Olive' Ri•chie, for Rio Janeiro ; Zephyr, for the South S-as ; and. Mary Aim, --. for Be l . muds.—Arrived end sailed f •r the River, the Led*, S t alwart, frssm the Cape 44 f Good 'lope, last from Falmouth ; Phy tete., Pomp's., from Oporto; and several more, names unknown.—Passed this morn.. ina at the back of the Goodwin Sande, alt well; elms Elbe, Patterson, from New York for ilamburgtv.s—e 'lnmate's in the Downs the Zephyr, for the Soeth Seas.—Soiled the Ruseian frigates for Cadiz. _ 4 POATSM9UTII, SErr. 8.--Passed •p Charms, thV Admiral Cockbusn, from Bengal ; Grace, from nada ;Auld, his. MajesWa ship Man 'tee Ntils. — Arrived the Morncngfiell, .Camarun, from St. Domingo, for orders—sidled . lat'Augu4, Westin= patsy with the Laurel, Jones, for London. Oa the Sith Augibst was boarded by the Alprt),America• sloop of war, the Officers of which said they . wesir,y 'bound 'to Mahon; their people, howevi;r l infiimesl the crew of the Motnitigfield that she was a . g•iith American privateer ; they stopped en board otii hour and three istarters, and them left them *1 Melody semis . . FALIIIOIITIL, SEPT. 6 —Arrived the Queen 'Seth, AMID, from the Cape of Good Hope, in 96: lots._ Sailed fire Duke of Marlborough pcket, with a Mail, for Lisbon ; and this..Foz- packetovitb at.., for Gibraltar and M.lta. C owsi . s u er. 9.—Sailed this afternoon the Sic. eerily, Christie, fors St. Andero, in ballast, and arms and Binintinifion. Hanwlcit, SEPT. B.—Arrived the &sofa,' packet. 'with a Mail and passengers, from Holland; and Cis tleresgb packet, with ditto, from Cushaven. The Glaceiles brig sailed from St. Domingo on the 30th f•f July, for Louth's); and the rersmrance, Itussell, was to sail the 15'h of Aug. ja baila*t t be ing unable to procure a cargo. BRIGHTON, Si'. 6. -am Tn consequence of the alarming and lamented in. disposition of the Queen, it is still uncertain when the Prince Rogesit will be here. Th. Smiling near. sions planned, and other preparations for his RoYsi l Highness's amusement, ate now all postponed sine die. The Pslsce improvements go on briskly; and disclose some additional beauty in the architectaral design. Elegantly attended as the Theatre was last night, yet brilliant was the scene at the different Libraries. porraldsnit's, Chant's, l'uppPr's, Wright's, White's:- and the Royal Magazine, had all to boast of fashion and beauty. At the renewal of the Inn and Public-bosse jel cences on Thursday, several complaints .11* pre ferred against the Brewers by tenant, of the bitter:— In consequence of had beer, they had procured better supplies elsewhere than those furnished by their land lords, who ire brewers. This had occasioned nutices .i to be served upon them to give up their prvmisest the impoverishing, perhaps, of themselves-44'1r willies. The Bench, however, took their cases into consideration, and suspended the renewal of their li- Ce.iee'S to Some u n til further enquiries coald be Made, end advised others to remove into different houses ' imme.listely, end to take their licences with them. — This, as may be supposed, has caused some stir to be made in certain quarters, the result of which, in all probAnlity, will he disclosed at the Sitting of Ma gistrates, at the Town-Hall, to-morrow. Our en lightened Magistrate, Mr. Serjeaut Runnington ) is expected to be there. education ; t shi , it limesgo they were let for', (ISt -al though worth near 1.1001.; sad the trowel . enjoyed olio lesres. In the ptrish eaiagvii, in Sommeetshirei there are .911103 pirlitl44lPd tritstees, rid destiaed to four different charities, oris,,writy,rik.Which j is school Limited as the Commi.srnwers nOw are,' tire? may [Plionlitell those (testers as to One part of their trust; 'butt they must order them to be silent is to sheathe. three. They may Inspect the deed* and Iteeeents re bsiwg to the ighnol revenue, lit they roast soddenly abut the book when they perceive any amalien of the lather Charities. And yet all the four seem lobes. Wen equally abused. An estate worth /VIOL sins only educates seven or Sight bit's; lands voiced et II or I'lool. a-year only afford a wretched pittance to 10 paupers ; the property worth 160 t. elrettels lot for $l. Is. Id., chiefly to the treaters flieresti••••—" There ere two estates belonging the goer if Cane don, which ought to bring lksetwlo l o 4 ,3 l oool. 1,3001. a-year ; and yet are wort%Welfingifishe badly let on 90 years' leases; Writ into thiti the Com missioners must not look, when. thritho to eland., the abuses hi the hospital, became thou Atotes are , unconnected with education. In that hospfilditself, they will find but little within their jarbdictiors ; it is, indeed, fall of abuse; Out only a small portion I of the charity belongs tn,tfiWschisol, and even that is protected from enroll brtbillppointmetit of a visitor—which loads rota ld Ike etas heat et ettemp.. l lion. • . • - " Thirdly' 'Monne charities connected tion, tilers was introduced ClatiMehtel titeviiailuvi comprehending, not • only as .liisivorsiti . and Ole Public Schools down to Rugby, but grnerally all charities having special • Visitors, G^V.enern, or . Overseers.' Now it happens that alarnat loser, con. , siderahle charity is subject tOspecial visitation; con sequently what remain!' for the operstious of. she Comtnis.iotiers lies within a ediciratly narrow compass. viewed of the many in. as 6 . • in T a li t i t s er la n s : :1 11 1 e r r o a n t . i e o then re o g f ret : I l f ! . 1 r 1 we 114ily Nacos of gross abuse which tins coin* to our know. •ledge, end some-of s,hich wilt bre!weelehrthe evidence 'natio public, there was hardly ono tibia this clause did not withdraw from the jurisdiction of; the Com missioners. Thus Porklingtrin School, with a large revenue. had been suffered to fall to decay, so that only one boy war taught, sod tlte*rotom (miserly(' into a saw pit ; yet it her visitor% (lit. John's College t. Cann bridge), who, probably from ignorance o f *the bad taken no step to correct it before last *inter. S the property of the Huntingdon School is grossly mis. applied ; the land islet to accommodate the truStreg, and is made the means of apperting a political to: terat in that Borough ; yet the oltatityhas visitors in the petitions of 'hoar. very trootees,, who are thus by the eaemption in the Act snored sgainat all en quiry. it should seem, ton, that St. Befs School is equally exempted. But that its affairs merit investi. gatioto clearly appears by the evidence • for we there, find that leases of its land were ranted at a remote period, fur 1000 years et- a very low fitml rent ;. that at a more recent date, the valuable issiniirali were leased at a mere trifle (31. 145.) for the ter* Of 800 or 900 years, to one of the trustees ; that. deo of the present trustees now enjoys tha lease ;Auld' ,that a decided majority of the others are Clergymen, .boldlog brings under bins, artd.anifijitlog him io his sagement of the concern. Ast 4 tirtd• orfherri. made any attempt to yet aside a lease which every one must perceive to be utterly void, and as one of their number has expresred his apprehealress • of engaging in a contest with so powerful so adversary, it may he presented that tech considerations slots* could deter them from perfnemireg what was oh. vinusly their defy to the &unity t and the ferroce is irresistible, that this was exactly a cams which demanded the interposition of the. Commis. *stoner.. Certain estates devised forthepurpose of edu cation at Resoling appear to have been let as late as Mill for nearly the game ',mother -.they 'fetched -In barter (11 reign. It is now topside/10y raised ; but some of the lands seem still to be much - endear* ; at any rate an enquiry would be highly beneficial where such negligence appears so recently to hose prevailed ; yet all examination is precluded by the proviso; for there is a special visitor. The hospital at Croydon, founded by Archbishop tWhitgift, is ter.tected from investigation by a similar appoint ment ; hat the evidence plainly shows that all is not right there. • The estates are valued by the surveyor of the house itaelf at 26731. a year; yet they are let for 8601 ; and down to 1812, titti , taloned no more than isao. A free ochosoi, toot laiipecially . , appointer) to he kept for all the inhabitants of broydrito; but nowt has, oithio the• memory of mat , hewn taught, although the master Teceives hia emo l umen ts, teaching another Itool for his olio profit, sod although the inh abitants have esti. Wished s seminary upon the nvW plan to give edit. ration at their own "spencer to tke poor of the place in the very school-room which Archbishop Whilgift devised for their gratuitous inutructimi: Thefts eases. I verily belies!, are silkworm to; the distio weished Prelate who is a - visitor o( the Ihespitsi.— Whoever fills his Station Vrilliieltifttlit ilhas,.beside the ordinary futictiors,of his.peeviscr,.t e 'aptorin• tendence of • vast number of charitabieffatitationa in various parts of the kingdom; endiir is gait.' ilapowilde that his eye' should 'be ill y 1 titt9o 'aeon the abuses which silently creep into Poch -Until they are deoounced4f; Qua, lc most of siroceirsity be ignorant of their eilsiorsciP, and the 'office of accuser is a thankleis'One qt the belt. •-••• • 11te visita !oriel power 1101ithirpot ha ` motion- at stated periods; end even•theolif irol one comes forward to complain, credig l is gostegaililklelen the Members of the Corporatioo ftoctiokpikthitii duty and -obeying the statutes. Ber,in`fltbottnriitnil,thir'ai. •airtance of such a body ass tbiltron' is lir lop" plying the west of accusernoted diolloVering Woos abuses, is precisely that *WA* conscOroilisawvisitoe would desks. He can feel 10 kel i Vo,or :Of "7 croachment upon his rights, fnr these; Phitaiq all be. fore; the only difference is,lhat Mfi 40440 to ewer. case his office with a otoroperfeet Itoteolltidgff'titF -11110 tatters within his jurisdiction, the-vorqoirielarete•the Commissioners having brought to his phiticitoll "thee points to which his seperiote l etg polo* . abollid be directed for the purposes of iteforellitonti,init„ we hive a right etli assume that' AttChlr 4o l ; of two , terbary viewed the Biltio.llllllllllooeoPikgbif Awn it very liberal and candid *ON M picantd to give te:,z tisl • • ' ~ Farm rag LONDON GAZETTE, EArr. 8. Foreign•Oijice, Sepf. 8. His Royal iiiahesev the Prince Regent hes at" pleased, is the mime and on ilte belislf et his jpoy, to ewerete ofMn. Petiet- Fasteseei Scheer, his D4nish .A.sj•lty'• Cenral et Ply atistiffi t end fec the pons is the Climatic, of Diet ash! Gory salt. i s Werlinse. busby. Cameeriand slang gad enetimiteite, gaps. lA, AS, Oct tt, at tar Creme sod Mate Ism. l'atit-In Attereey, Mr. *Ohio, C ik -Gee Abate. Grass wed Ca. t7arlotes J. Howarth. Wdtad, WittAire. Hathiet. Sepia 10. Oct.*, et the Mitt , . Ise. ILO. Ast. taws. Meier-. titiva tes ei4 C.. ik.litsed raw I tied Nteesr-i - sad Ce. . M. O. Cosign, Hark Awn. Gorr! estissierressele Arm. 111. 3t. Oct. SS, at lissialhall. Airstireir. Mt. MaiiterAl. A tilerresteee y W. Iteades. East Riehielell, Arr. st•Oeta at thaddeali. J sentry. Mr. Pelsret. 0 1 0 loo•oldwra litle. Upper ausrievetr.4l, itiaira.stirpilio. a, Oet. Sti at tialidwatl. Attetaies. dews. Alibied sad Us fries iineweets, Orreeitt. It Watthisitas. Preoes, Lserarkitf. antert, ad. 1. , ai the Me las. Preens. Milstein. Yr. ldhrr Ceimeta. laser and tkrtte. three aid C. Pinola. GIVIDKNOS. On. X, It. Witter, Totiesintsi, wawa ileliktfialets Maildwre, IliSsaipaote-.tutee Wi Asst. Near- Ono 31.1. Des tie., St. Menes'Aese, tlrrypeitet —Boys. S liL Lea' R to bill, bellirtdadire—Oel; 9. G. TersiA, tee rt4V—Se_p l . . Witte. Bea wit-se-shretrt - Or.. It wan, Ititteitsgeesk_sontimet /, A. Haste. ti Inwhitire, Ilene On. I. Set's. titvirbria, tretklluir, putufarssere - t—on 1. ls. moms, tern/. oft. et A. Benin, t trotters's, Glatterner isre. Mew dospet-es T. Illirkbesta Latreessire, wave t-311.14 • W. Otesellet. atristeelt so. green, • J. gal M. Widths add Its Cowie.% AuSeersnabefwr mean boisemets-C. 'asst. even mansfde•uter...f. Pwkr shirk. Surestristory mercer-it itienard flatewsleury. bustle! -A. Weaver s Dam. dealer: rmti NE40.1111'5 Oltibigt.lir S. Toben and A. It is. N ew It .Bd-striver, gteneets .on and 41 Raabe. commas breams -J. Mg,. son. add Atli,. n. Ipswieb, stank, oniter.farenn-J. Hanson a T. Bea z el ey. Little Abingdon street. ste.tritits..er. snull-mer chants -M. ti) rue and sv . fibs re. Drury Law. paper roomers Thmaip.no howl J. Harwood, York. elsense.ls-S, and G. fs. Li.erpool, cimmusunde.agesia-.T. for and s. !Leto*, r..di 'greet—J. Belt and .;. tuf a . grurers-F. rionterind J. Fret'. tencissen, conleetinner--W4 amini, J. Upton, and W. Lamb. Plibieru, 11 orlislibrt, nem. miners -J. M ittionriar, jun. and R. M Obdurate. Strand. carters - It. H. Tiruhettake and J. Naylor, rinletssiry.. place, Walworth, groceis-11. Harvey, T. 1.1108, b. flue• vey, and H. %% e.t, !image, Cornwall, l: .mine T. Div 111, It Price. and It, Jackson, Wen dinitht.ll, clothiers- 11. Paull *nil K. Dainty, Olit Cneapr de, earpente.s- IL and J: Wand, and H. 11. Druck IJ•erpotil- M. Donn and J. D ann. Durli.tm. uercer.-J., K.. said T. findian inanufacturers-J.ll,irlioe and J. Arnold. Whiterhapel, chew:Ws-D. Ilam dad W. Keene. New Alresford, lituswistre, auctioneers-W. stud P. Kyre. Upper Tunnies stree . ine-merchunts -A . and 1. , London-T. *trade°. ion Southgate earns, Mlddleseft. nod W. Rose, Matiche.ter, h .use dealers-T. Mimi awl J. Sholterd Arundel, Suwon, sallem•cMitill List• ton, yorkAire. woroe4l.lortiaufacturers--J. Ilmstaunteey and M. Smith, Sheffield, prluters-T. Peach and 'l'. Leicet• ter, brewers. DUEL EXTEAditDINUIT Fridey last a die./ pate reap 'cling it bialy's love took place between two gentlemen who occupied apattmenta in the ems house its laimbeih-road. One of them was a son of V aka's, the other a descetsdent of the renowned Saint Crispin. The dispute raft high, and It was de. termirred to settle it insiarder in, en Len arable way. ...Accordingly, attended by two friends, they repaired , to • field in the neigboourhood of Vauxhall, Gilpin easing hot in proorroi es he drew neer the fatal 'pot, and declariog he would lose hip eord tither than eathia edvegests. ' When arrived - et the stout of Combat, however, the son of Pakaa appeared bow prepared to stand fire than his advereary,for the pOdr colder on sootier saw the pistols loaded than his heart Megan io beat like it hammer, and every moment proved that he ass not prepared to 'irk his sole far his love. 13. fore the seconds had time to meager, the groat rid 'Crispin dtvcitarged his pistol at his adversary, and sa es retreated behind a wall. for safety, 4111111 was with difficulty brought back to the groood Oo the second fire he took to his heels in good ear. nest, leaving the man of metal in possession of the field sod the lady, declaring he had no weak at present to have his career closed by a leaden trill. lorroircpry.—There is now livirtg at Girton/As, near Ibis loots, ono Pbanora Conlbnorn, wh . An oh. 'l4th day of August last, entered iota the 108th veer of her age. She was born in a small house on Wilk. tington.common, 09 the '34t.. day of August, 1710. She has been married three delta; her first hotheads' name was K'y, a tailor, bet the had tin children by him; she was first married at the age of 26.... Iler second hushend's name was W a theasna„ a labourer. belonging to Sheffield, by whom she had eight children ; one son (her youngest child, ire the 61st year of his age. with whom she resides), end two daughters, are her only surviving children. In the 04th year of her age, she married her - third h u sband, --- Codbourn, a labourer, whom she „„ a i,,p a . Her father died in the BOth year of his age. She eats her victuals with en appetite, especially ,oeh things as she fannies she cant like, but complains of a pain in her stomach after eating, arid appears to to lean for wtrd very mach while sitting in her c h a ir she drinks anent s pint of milt liquor per day, end shoat the same quantity of British gin per week.-- The township of Sheffield allows her 44. per week.— She his too remaining teeth. She has of late been Oen visited bolt by neighbouring footling sod strangers.---(Sfittedld Mercury.) nue. —Monday night a fire broke oat le flio blouse of Mr. James Wilcos, of Slater's-atk7, Bine qinchor.yerd, &Interim in consequence of 11011,9 I eke fire falling from throat, on theloor, which set fire to some papers, and sees spread to an alarming height. Mach injury ass dont tattle prentiaes.—The came night a firebroke net in the cooperage of Messrs. Howes and Turners, of (hest gertnitege.street. It commenced in the worshop near :hemp of the hosee, in meanwhile, of a spark lying from the remits. of -sonswilre *Melt had not been waive eat i ri gnished. The Opper - part of the hoot* was destroyed, sod a groat deal of ropertyr PeneninesigusiVo-Crisp. the great pedestrian, len t for *bet of IS to 4M. undertaken to walk the yetis• ordinary distance of 75 miles a day, for els woes !IVO days, without running any pert of the way, be ing the enormous number of 450 mile'. This extra• ordinary task is to commence at five n'cl ark no ties. day evening, the 13th inst. es the h i g h road, a mile out and in,•os a mitedistawce from tbetnwn of New. bury. Moe it a deposit of Si. from each party, at t u b f e t te:Zr wt ion, ti w a fit e a N tie u g h t :l nd ry, ta a . o n d a t r h r e o r w e , to • O r in i l k l ` e t deposit forfeited. Atreient It Is to -I -visit the isedismitim .4 irk: 844 !w • , • as for • afro f 141.. . • tag • .t 41. me* pa. t a• .r••• . • 114 $ ll l 4 M. ,- - 1,11116 bsie, refits • Pw ILA , wet ,• fie& del J. 41110T— rren 'Atill I ay- Haus, .—W, ~0. ed - .. ir fe St. :-