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pastor, by *hole this city has been too long infest. cal, to the disgrace of its inhabitants, and to the manifest injury of the deserving poor. " The circumstances attending one of the cases which will be laid before you, compel us to advert to an offence of serious importance, and to which w,e. feel oureel Tea hound to call your particular attention—[ mean the keeping of disorderly houses,' Site irregularities of which greatly tend to the en tinaragement of crimes offensive to morality, and most destructive to good order. To root out this Weil, and to ensure at least the appearmice of deco ton). the Magistrates entreat the exertion of all of the well-disposed. The most positive Directions • regiven to the officers of police to use tbekt utmost endeavours to purge the tily of such nuisances ; but it is only by the general co-opera tion of the inhabitants at large, and by a general determination to present every place which is openly used as a resort for the profligate and abandoned, that this evil can be extirpated. If any houses of such • description should br found within the neighbourhood of any of you, Gentlemen, I trust Not/ will feel that you owe it to the public, and to the solemn oath under which you are now calk(' upon to act, to make the keepers of such houses the objects of your presentovent. " The improvement of the City Prison has ulready been the subject of public consideration. The necessity of large additions has been admitted liy all ; and the Magistrates have received 'roofers for the execution of a considerable part of the •ork, upon terms withi.i the estimates. Altlmugh the sum to he provided for will be heavy, they trust that it will not be more than cuo be home without serious inconvenience to the inhabitants. ..17lie very crowded state of the prism, at this juin, t , ire renders it indispensably iircessary that 11i-se sidriiiimis shall be completed with ull practicable dispatch ; and the Magistrates will lose no time in entering tutu the requisite contracts for that pur liu•e. " To preserve the peace of tl:e country from the nye ievons designs of artful demagogues, and to went the torrents of sedition and blasphemy, which Piave lately deluged various parts of the kingdom, from a licentious press, the Legislature has re cently thought fit to pass several Acts, the last of which has been communicated to the Nbigistrates, by (me of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, in order to its being ins►antly carried into effect. To promote a due observance of the laws is tie bounden duty of all good subjects—to enforce that oherlienre to the fullest extent is the peculiar i.rovince of those to whom the execution of those laws is confided ; and I treat that the Magistrates of this city will never he found wanting iii the di.- charge of such duties as may be imposed upon them by the Legislature, however unpleasant such duties may be. " But it is a matter of real gratification to us to find that, however the recent Acts may appear to in. liiirge on sou►e of those liberties which are the pi ide and boast of Britons, the enactments will, in this neighboui hood ut least, i.rove altogether harm- Tess and inoffensive ; as we ore happily free from even the shadow of tumult or disorder, end as the highly respectable co► n luct of the press precludes all fear of improper publications in this city, we need not entertain the silkiest apprehension of being compelled to resort to any of the novel pro lions of these Acts, or to ex.frt acv oilier uutho ►itc than that with which the aocir►,t laws of the land have invested u:=. " Gentlemen, I will not detain you longer from the immediate duties of the presto. occasion ; but should any suggestions occur to you, tending to the improvement and good gorier ttttt rot of this city, I trust that you will have the goodness to cummuui e ste them in your presentment. Be assured, Gen tlemen, that they will meet with every Nitration on th:r part of my brethren and myself, and that we 5'.1311 feel most desirous to give elr,ct to a n y r h ea. sines by which the regulation of the police can be improved, or which can tend to ihcrease the com fort or promote the good ol der of the inhabitants of this City." After the decision of an spneal case, and some c•Ler routine bulimic.% the Court proceeded to the trill of the Prisoners, and no less thsn live re ceived sentence of transportation. viz.— Robert Sher old, found guilty Of stealing seventeen pigs - - . f , um Staunton St. Bernard, iV.lts, the properly of S. P. 11.tciactiek; Thoins• Cupner, for stealing from a trow iu the P ‘er Severn at this city, one lump of sugar, value SOs. the -prrty of Owner Hutton ; Charles Merrell, for stealing oar pair of boots and one pair of gaiters, from the Upper George Coffee-house ; James Mayo, fur stealing two cheeses from the shop of Jos. Ford, of \i',stgate-street ; and Eli:. Ilayling, for stealing from the person of John Ireland, a rue,* containing Bank notes and other money, of the value of 34/. and upwards, his properly, to be severally tram. sPorted for seven years. James Sheigold, the accomplice of his father, in stealing reseuteen pigs, was senten. ed to be imprisoned twelve rtunths —Leonard llnke, for knowingly receiving the sugar s:olen by Cupner, siz months' imptisunment.—Edward Young, John Kendall, and Wow. Evans (boys from twelve t.. fourteen years of age, severally pleaded guilty, the first stealing a pair of shoes from the shop of H. Hulford, and the two last of stealing from a butcher's stall in the market a Si. packet of copper-money, to be insprisoned one month suit whipped, Young piivately, and Kendall and Evans publicly, in front of the market.—George Hayward and William Baylis, charged with knocking down and robbing Workman of 13s. in money, and other articles ; and Joseph Harper, indicted fur obtaining goods under false pretences from Thomas Perkins were acquitted.—Against tkorge Kern (aged fourteen). accused of stealing butter in toe market, no bill was found; and John Aylin was ordered to be discharged. The salutary effect of the punishment awarded :against the offenders sentenced to transportation Will readily be anticipated, after their peculiar cases P are briefly stated. Shergold and Merrett hove , . each, under former convictions, experienced the ' clemency of their Sovereign, in the commutation of the sentence of death tutu a short imprisonment. Mayo. though only i 2 I. has long been at the head of si gang of juvenile depredators iu this city, mid had • thy been discharged from prison two days when I lie committed his last offence.—Coptier's crime iii one which is carried on to an alarming extent "iiiunne the craft on the Severn, in some degree " With impunity, because difficult of detection, and igeiefore demanding exemplary punishment. And the dffence of which flayling was found guilty, pro " cleTini its own enormity ; besides, it was committed isi silrouse of ill fame, kept by herself; and she was on this 'occasion assisted by her abandoned pam "iiiiiOr; Who attacked the Prosecutor with violence, atiffbiss stibieilwently abseofilicd with the plunder "olitiined from their easy dupe, Who, we lament to add, is a married man, and has a family of children! We were in hopes that this was a species of riteibk) , confined to the met ; and tram that it i s'esirly exposure, and the just •engeance of the lab; will operate effectually to prevent its recurrence in this quarter. NORFOLK COUNTY SESSION. On Thursday the CHAIRMAN, in his charge to the Grand Jury, remarked, that the calendar on this occasion wail not so heavy as it had been of late. lie was inclined to attribute this subject of congratulation to the exertions which, in this county, had been made to give employment to the labouring poor; a point which could tot be trio strictly attended to, inasmuch as a system which promoted and encouraged industrious Wrist, whilst it operated in the torture of an act of kindness to the individual, was calculated to produce the meat beoeficial consequences to so ciety in general. Among other cases in the ca lendar to which he referred, Mr. Elwin dwelt par ticularly on timer of po telling. Ile was extremely sorry to perceive the great increase of an offence which almost invariably led to the commission of other crimes, and those frequesitly of a heinous de scription. The purchase of goose was by many regarded as tending iii no degree to the violation of morality. This, however, was a most errimeous isles, and he felt auxinus to impress upon the mind of every our who entertanied it, a Inver Sense of the evils which resulted Irmo such practice. If those hr art t h an addressing could but witness some of the scenes of outrage and violence of which poachiog was the cause, lie war sore that their hu inaue feelings would be sensibly affected. The however, shat a marital was to be found fur the nroduce of 'heir nefarious labours, was a most powerful ii.doceniesit with the vicious and indolent to pursue their tlepreilitliniiii; and, until the tempta tion the evil would coritinue to exist, and to increase in extent and roomful): ; 11180MUCli, that it might become the painful but necessary duty of the Leg stature to interpose, RA make the b4iiig of game subject to sonic strong peso! enactment. John Knoghts and ,Sansuel Ford were severally indicted, tinder the new Act, for poaching in a plantation rut !Immingham, called Upwood, the ',ropes ty of Airs. C. F. Windham, iii the occupa tion of J. T. Mott, Esq. It appeared that uu the night of the th of Deceitileer last, in consequence of the report of a grin, Jonathan Harvey, one of Mr. iSlott's gamekeepers, with three other persons, went into the wood, where they distinctly perceived three men, the moon being very bright, one of whom they s a w fire Ms gun off. On getting up to them a desperate scuffle ensued, during which one of the poachers escaped, and the galbekeeper re ceived a severe wound on the front part of his head with a pea-make, which completely cut through to the skull. hone ; ultimately, however, the Prisoners were taken. Two pheasants were foetid near the spot (which appeared to have been just killed), mid a gun and other weapons. On this evidence the Primmer@ were found gouty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation.—James Woods, con vieted of poaching, to be imprisoned fur three mouths ; and Thomas Dennis, for the like offence, 12 mouths, in the. castle ; the latter to find sureties for one year. Samna Tilts, fur stealing a gun, six weeks in Aylshant bridewell. "fil sit Pitl._,SS. LONDON, THURSDAY, J•NUARY 40, 14,q0. The ii.flivence which the new laws relating to the public press arc calculated to exercise upon what has been in Parliament, and is in cominou par lance called the " respectable part of the public Ness," has become a topic of serious consideration, but the °illy journal that to our knowledge has hitherto brought the subject belore the public, is the Bury and Norwich Post. It must be thought singular that doubts should now, for the first time, be entertained upon this point by those who are most interested in whatever concerns the daily papers, and that they did not endeavour, while the measures were pending in Parliament, to have the inten tions of the framers of these laws clearly ascertain ed ; but to say the truth, the expressions of Lords LIVERPOOL, SIDMOUTH, t.nd CASTLEREAGH, seem ed so unequivocally to exclude from the operation of these laws all the daily papers, that all suspi cion was laid at rest, and it was confidently be. hewed out of Parliament that the only objects of Alinisterial displeasure were the twopenny and other cheap publicutions. Relying upon the faith of these representations, there are many who still uf. firm that the Act " to subject certain publications to the duties of stamps upon newspapers," &c. doer in no respect affect the regular public press of the country ; but we know too well that no suppositions of what may have been the intention of the legisla tors cuu contravene the express words of a statute, for if the provisions of an Act, by the artifice of the framers, contain more than the proposers of it ori ginally promised, or if an Act be so inartificially or clumsily composed, that the terms of it are more comprehensive than the writers of it contemplated— in either case the people must submit to the evil, until it shall please the Legislature to emend the Act, and render the expressions of it Intim con formable to their own original purpose. The Act to which we have already referred, com monly called " the Blasphemous ■nd Seditious Libels Act," provides that all pamphlets and papers containing any public news, or any remarks thereon, published periodically at intervals not exceeding twenty-six days, where any of the said pamphlets or papers Shull not exceed twa'sheets, or shall be published for sale at a lower price than six ' pence, ixcluiive of the 'duty by . this'Actlinposed. shall be deetied newspapers, and be subject to the ditty which newspepers now pay. go far the ob ject of the Lriciilatiilv ircleariy to plirce all polities.' writings, published within certain intervals, %soder certain dimensions. and below a certain price, nn a perfect equality with regard to fiscal regulations, or ro the amount of duty to be paid for every paper published. But unfortunately this prin ciple cf " perfect equality" is carried farther than was originally promiscil, or in now gene rally imagism'', fur the eighth section of the statute provides' that security shall be given to • large amount by the printers or publishns, not only of all poldical pamphlets, or other papers, but also of all nrwspopers commonly so called, that they pay any fine or pi-wally which may be iln inied no them iii the event of a conviction for a libel. The proprietors of the daily paurra were certainly not taught, Into the spreches of 11iiits. tern in Parliament, to expect that they would be comprised within this clause of the statute; but the terms of the Act are, we fear, too genera! to give them any chance of escaping. The words of the t•ltilitte area " And be it further enacted, that no person from and after thirty days aft r the passing of this Act, sisall print ur publish for cola any newspaper, or achy pamphlet or other paper containing any public near, intelligence, or occur. Mire, or any remarks or observations 'Lemon, which shall sof exceed Iwo slicers, or which slisll be published fur sale at a less mire than sixpence, until he or she shall bare entered into a recognizance," &e. It is to be remarked that in this section the word sr newspaper" is used as a stilijsct upon which the statute is to operate, but nut so in tier first sec tion, which speaks only of se pamphlets und other papers," raising them to the saute rank with " orwspapers" for the purpose of subjecting Berm to sit equal stamp duty. The use of the word " new spai•er," !hemline, in the eighth section, is so far remarkable, us it 'hews that the terms of the section were not, according to frequent practice, repeated from a preceding section, for the purpose of preserving uniformity in the several clauses of the Art. It will be objected that although all orthimay newspapers " du not exceed two sheets," and thereby seem to come within the !provisions of the .4cr, they are yet exempted from its operation by the second branch of the sentence, because they are not " published fur sale at a less price than sixpence." But the clause is expressed negatively, and the effect of the disjunctive conjunction is con sequently to render the fulfilment of both branches of the provision necessary to enable any newspaper, pamphlet, &c. to escape from the operation of the section. " No person shall publish any newspaper which shall not exceed two sheets, or which shall be sold at a less price than sixpence, without pre viously giving security," are the operative words of the Act, stripped of the verbiage with which Acts of Parliament too commonly abound ; so that, be the newspaper twit sheets or less in dimensions, or be it sold fur less than sixpence —in either case it seems to us that it must crone within the provi sions of the Act, so fir us the finding of security is necessary. It is pretty clear that if, as some suppose, the disjunctive " or" in the qualifying sentence ex chided newspapers NOT exceeding two sheets from the operation of the Act, provided they were sold at or abore sixpence, the disjunctive should have the same effect in excluding from the operation of the Act all political vipers exceeding two sheets, even though they were sold at ivy price how ever low tinder sixpence. Yet it is equally cer tain that such could not have been the intention of the Legislature, because as the preamble of the Act informs us, the evil to be corrected was ►he publication of " pamphlets and printed papers at a very low !nice," and the framers of this Act could never have conceived that they had applied n remedy to the evil if they merely regulated the size of the papers, and left the prices to the dis cretion of the seller,. New Brtinswick Papers to the lit December have been received. They contain no intelligence of any interest. The Royal Gazelle of the 9th November contains his Excellency the Lieutenant- Governor's Proclamation for proroguing the meet ing of the General Assembly until Tuesday, Janu ary 18, then to meet at Frederington, for the dis patch of business. Letters front Gibraltar of the 48th of last month state, that the communication between that place and Spain was opened on the 234 by a Proclama tion front his Excellency the Governor, it hiving been closed for several mouths, to prevent infection from the yellow fever, which hid been raging at Cadiz, the Isla de Leon, &c. Trsile at the British fortress, which had, lin a long time, been in the most deplorable condition, owing to those result:- Lions, scented to be improving. The Salford Sessions commenced on Monday last before a full bench of Magistrates. over whom the Rev. Mr. HAT presided as Chairmen. In Mr. HAY'S address to the Jury lie briefly stated the nature of the legislative measures enacted during the present Session for the'prevention of riots, libels, sud sedition. The Reverend Gentleman also ap prised them that the calendar was extremely heavy, containing not fewer than 5215 felonies, and 88 mis demeanor*, besides 65 traverser, from the last Sessions. This is an appalling catalogue of crime, novel in point of magnitude even its Lancashire, which has of late years been more distinguished by heavy calendars than any other part of the empire, with pt./haps the single except►on of the metropolis. None of the trials had comu►euccd when the fittest accounts left Manchester. The political import ance attached to those trials I , as ceased, and They 110 w possess comparatively little interest. ~. • M Nkt itt 4 i ) i . ' rl s :: ' 4 . *; $ . ' 1 .,,, ••• „,- i ..... , s. . - e • FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES. The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, from the Duke of 11 , ,lfurd's seat, Wooburn Abbey, on a visit to the F.srl and Countess of Jersey, at their seat, Middleton Path, Oxfordshire. The Earl and Cousteau of Beshormozh, from their seat, at Rochamptoa, on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire, at his twat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire. Lord Charles Fitzroy, yesterday, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for his seat in Suffolk. Lord Cranky, from ditto, fur his seat, near Gnildford. Captain Ware, from the Claremont Hotel, Bond-street, for him anal, limit Ely Hooter, S. 11.1 k. Lord Arden, from his house in St. James's-place, fur his seat, okar Epsom. Lord Sydney, from his house in Grosvenor-square, fur hi■ seal in Kent Alettandrr Adair, Esq. from hie honer in St.Jamer's-square, for Iris seat, Addincumbe Cottage, Surrry. BRIGHTON, JANUARY 17. After a sharp frosty night the wind shifted tio wards the S.W. this morning. and a partial thaw followed, which has not yet entirely ceased, though it is leered the chilling northern blast will be re newed 'before to-morrow. On Friday eventlig last, it is an undoubted fact, the weather was so intensely cold, thatlaren. heit's th?rinortieter, exposed to a northern aspect, at a resideore within about a mile of Lewes, stood at only 2! degrees, or 991 below tl.e freezing point. Though somewhat less cold than yesterday, there were few inducements to out-door exercises to-day. The Prince Regent has tint been beyond the en closed grounds of the Palace. His Royal High ness was on horseback for some time in the Riding school before dinner. THEATRAS. THE ADELPHI. BENEFIT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE HOUSELESS POOR. Lest night this Theatre dedicated the whole of its receipts in the City Charitable Fund for the Relief of the Houseleas Poor, The LORD Nlvroa honoured the evening by his presence and special roatronsge. The house was filled at an early hour, and the proi.rietors of the Melvin Theatre have every reason to congratulate themselves on the result of their benevolent exertions. 711 E SURREY. It is matter of regret to the visitors of this house, that the two very popular pieces of The Prophesy, and Mousetraps, should be laid aside after the pre. sent evening. The serious interest, lively episodes, and magnificent scenery of the former—the comic effects, musical merit, particularly in the arrange. ment of the whole overture to Lodoiska, as a chorus in the latter, and the excellent acting in both, have nightly drawn down the plaudits of every class ; but the expectation of Ivanhoe has rendered it a paramount duty iii the Manager to be expeditions in complying with the public wishes. What claims the piece may have to patronage remains to be seen; but we are assured the music, scenery, and dresses equal any prior attempt at this house. The authorities for the costume of the latter are not only founded on the copious descriptions given by the author of the romance, but are derived from MONTFAUCON and the classical researches of Mr. sVtt.KtN, whose correct specimens of Norman and Saxon military dress are so well displayed in his magnificent picture of The Bottle of itastiogs, now exhibiting in Spring-gardens. The Duke of MONTROSE entertained a select party at dinner yestei day, at his huuse in Grosvenor square. Lord and Lady Hor,LAND are expected to ar rive to-marrow at Holland House, Kensington, from Brighton. Loud and Lady G. 11. CAVENDISH, and Lord and Lady NIoItt.ETH, tire among the distisignished visitors at the Duke of DoroissrstiteS seat, Chats worth, Derbyshire. Mr. DENT will give a grand entertainment to the Persian Ambassador, and a ial t pe party of distin guished personages, on Saturday neat, at iii resi dence in Hertford -street, .May-fair. We understand that the freeholders in the in. (crest of Sir EDWARD KNATCHRULL intend to have a public dinner at Rochester or Chatham in the early part of next month, ot which that highly respectable Representative of the county will be present. Owing to the severity of the weather and the dangerous state of the roads for travelling, there was not so numerous an attendance of company as have been witnessed at the Nor wi t sh Ch r i s t mas Sessions Ball. There were, botsever, shout one hundred and fifty persons of rank and fashion at Chapel-field House, among wham were•— The Earl of Orford, Lord and Lady Suffield, Hon. Col. Wodehoase, Mrs. and Miss Wudrhouse, Hon. Mrii. Miekle tlawaite, Hon. F. and C. !Crypt-11, Sir George and Lady -fir olugham, Miss and Mr. Jer gbam, Rev. Sir W. ft. Kemp, Sir R. P. Jo.lrell, Sir Thomas Preston, Rev. Dr. Meteor, Mr. Edmund Wodelsonre, M.P. Mr. R. H. Gurney, M.P. Rev. Prebendary Thurlow and Mrs. Thus low, Rev. Preben dary Methold, Mr. sod Miss hiethuld, fee. &c. On Monday the Earl of D ARM LEY, Lord CLIFTON, and Commissioner S.r ROBERT BAR• LOW, took up the freedom of the city of Roches ter, which was voted to them a few weeks buck, and in the afternoon Sir R. BARLOW, the MAYOR, S. NICHOLSON, Esq. and the Corporation of Roches ter, dined with Lord DARN LEY at Cobham Hall. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Foaucs, M.P. for Malmesbury, has been seriously iiictirposed. Ifis friends have now, however, the satisfaction of Mg that hr is in a couvelescent slate. One reason why the present Lottery is so popular, is the novelty of all the Prizes being paid in Gold liars or Bank Notes, at the °pliers of the holders. Satur day, the 29111 instant, is Ibe Last Day of Dinning, "lieu the Two of 20,0001., and all the other Capitals is the Wheel, must be draws, and which are probably now ea sale at BISIFFS Fortunate Offices, Nu. 4, Conant!, and Nu. 9 . , awing-ernes, who has shared and sold Two Capitals in the present Lotter, and Semi in the last. THE MEW NEWSPAPER ACTS. (nom " 114 Harp Po*I."J it is by many supposed that the new laws with regard to the press will affect only the lower or what is emphatically termed toe sedition. pr e ,. So completely are they in error, so ir.dp..l,lv potent (aa respects their professed obi -ci) are innovating oat uteri, that this lower class are t h e only parties, who nill escape the wur-t wart-lot a . The Dew Stamp Act. pio%ides, that all pa.,:p. containing any intelligencc, or erinimr,,t published at intervals of less than 26 drys, ,„ they shall not exceed two sheets, or shall In. at less than sixpence, shall he considered papers, and sta•nped accordingly ; and for sti as also for newspapers, security shall her to the /miim of 6001. in the metropolts, 400 f. in the country. Now it is obvious 1114. Cohhetts and our Sherwias will rather tat!, to somewhat more at the price of sixpence, I.y . means the niterventri4 period will be ed, than pay fourpence at Somerset-Ina:4e i.. license of a single slicer. This they would pr... far, if the profit upon the sale were the on.s consideration; but they will also lie Wile' • a avoid incretistitg the reroute, and furlhrr—i ) most egregious blunder, mast erring Idow will avoid that grievous enactment, the Ii security for eventual prosttirs in cases of litnl :!-. They have already door alrendy set t statute at detiato.e—...nrie by this turtititil, ottoos by publishing their pamphlets mouth), of it.. altered dialensitins and at until It ri whilst we, in C 01114141111 111111 all tile j ottriii:4l‘ of the kingdom, must glee our bail for offences which it is possilitr we may co tall;', cause we pay into thee Treasury faur l ieut e Ita• tVe.T paper before the red mark is csiosi g , „ ti t t. , 14.. and because we aititoutice the winds of tier ti.: lic in the lona of ailvertisemrsit, and fat i's paymeut of duties thus arising 4111'4.141y pecuniary bond !! Yet did Lunt Ca5th.r..,.47 and the other Ministers disclaim all laitri,tiom .)! . 0* pressing the high. .r order of the pries, ;tubs li.hers of regular newspapers, raid the Vt•rouist, can always be got at ; their concern. ne., se large capitals, which would be amply suflitie..t to sumer 1111 award agalliat them : it Is ottly the the seditious pres., which we wish 10 111.14:e resits:- Bible, as they are nt piesent able to the of some person of 110 estate or .Itaracter, w'to not at all regard the sentence. Thu. 411.1 1 .1. Lew:. ship excuse what he hirogelfileclarril as f-• meat on the Liberty of the Press ; owl thot.: with the ftssi.tance of the Crown Liwyrit., corm ;et. ed his wholesome restrictions to cluck the p. winch is so reasonably complalued of w " Re publicans" and " Itegiattrs," hut which the laws were amply sufficient to eradicate,• risme particularly when aided by tile abolition of the 141 it of traverse !! THE W EATHE The barometer was observed to be very high &ere on Saturday ; it continued to rise 1411111 SoMl:ty, when it was 30. gi., an elevation which, we mallet stand, is greater then was ever observed betoet by a gentleman in this neighbourhood, atim an *:-count of the state of the atinnspnere ,ar suit•y years. It appears from the Papers, that sir,.itir einervationa were made in the until.. The hap• meter still continues very high ; a cirt:innstaace not easily accounted for. During the week variable climate has rung all Its cnanges; on Ss., turday and Sunday we hail 311 nateune float, and since, rain, sleet, wind, and frost alternately. (Inverness Journal.) The cold in the alight of Friday was mare intent than has yet been observed during the frost, the Cues twometer in this city standing. at seven am Sal urdiy moroiuq, at four degrees only above 0-18 degree> below the freezing point. No degree of cold more severe than this has been experienevd in this cows try since. January 24 and 25, 1795, when the mer cury, both in this city and at Nlaidstnise, sunk to two degrees below o.—(Crutierbury Popes.) In the course of Saturday the thertnumeter gra dually rose to 16 above 0, and at eight on %Hider mornin4 stood at 28 above 0, between which' ana the freezing point, 32, it has since ranged, 1,o:- withstanding the wind has been smtherlyi mid e partial thaw has taken plime.—(/dew./ The Lewes Journal of the 17th instant lays, " We are amore:!, that on List Friday evening, at half-past Male, at as gentleman's house, about a mile from Lewes, Fahrettlisit's I;ternionteter stood at only 211 degrees, or 291,- below the freezing point, in a northern aspect. At about a quarter before 11, en the same night. in the garden of a gentleman at the bottom of School-hill, in this town, the thermometer stood at between 5 and 6." The ice is so much accumulated in the Medway, that it is very difficult for the workmen of the Chatham Dock-yard to get to their duty afloat. The working boats are mostly (tozen in at the buoys and jetties. Owing to the severe frost the ()potations at the New Dock are iilthotit g:tier3lly. suspended. although the crinvicts are gettiug oc very rapidly, with as excavation for the erectinu of a steam engine for emptying the Dock of water. — Gazette.) Yesterday a Court of Directors wss held at the East India House, when Captain F. ADAMS Rai sworn into the command of the ship B veking‘int. shire, consigned to China direct. THE TURF.—A II the homes that went down•into the North have been prevented from trainin g, by present and long coutinuunce of the frost sod snow. for the different stakes, arid all hunters have been shut up in their stabler. 11101AM:060N, GOoDI.VCIE, Rua Co. respectfully acquaint the Public that the Same Lottery will hula) Drawing the 2911, inst. ne Wheel contains Tan Prises of 20,0001. Mosey, &c. dic. Tickets and 6.iare. (warranted stiodrairo) are or Sale by RICHAIIIDWIN. GOOLII.CCK; sod CO. at their Offices, Bank-Inailitincr. Ciwahill. and Charing-ems, who Sold, last August, Wu. 7itlN a Prize of 38,0001.Coassils. sneer-erraLtpro.—ln consequence of the great increase of the crime of sheep.stealing, a Society has been formed in Surrey for the proiocution of sheep-stealers. Yesterday morning six thea-skins (valuable south Down), with the entrails, were found in the common sewer, near the White Horse, Umbellv-marsh. They had been recently Rayed. Of coarse the suitnala had been stolen, and the skint threwu• away to detection,