The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1824-10-19 00:00:00

I 3 . 1• 21 2111 = CONS E ( %* 'IF ST. unrrs CHURCH, ("I F/ SEA. The beanti n . i..ipressive ceremony of consecrating the new cluireii at Ch him, to divine service, took place yesterday, Is iiot the a iniversary of its patronymic saint. Long bei . nre demo ..'cloek the church was filled by those who had tick• Is of admission, to witness the imposing ceremony. At a quarter past eleven the Bishop of London, attended by numereus dignitaries of the church, entered, sail the forms • neiliately began by the reading of the pe tition for itsconseeration, and the Act of Parliatvient autho rising its erection. The Bishop then proceeded to conse crate it by walking down the middle aisle, and repeating the prams felt cted for such occasions. The organ (under the suNrinteniletice of Hr. Atwood, organist to the King), then opened with that splendid composition of Handel's, " Lift up your heads, 0! ye gates," and the Anthem was very finely executed by the gentlemen of St. Paul's Choir. The ceremony of consecration was then concludes' by the Bishop, and divine service commenced ; the prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Blunt, the curate, the Psalms and Lessons having been selected for their appositeness to the purpose, the whole of the ri »nscs were du:tinted by the choir. The C JJJJJ vice was performed by the Bishop of London, assisted I : his Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Oskley. Dr. 11'ellesley, the Rector, tten ascended the pulpit, and delivered a must impressive and effective ser mon, taking his text from the 13 th verse of the 16th chap ter of St. Mark, " Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel unto every eaeaturc." The discourse was a most eloquent one, and in the pro gress of it the Rev. Doctor very happily adverted to the liberality with which the inhabitants of Chelsea had se conded the munificence of Parliament, in contributing to she erecting of the noble sanctuary which had been that day dedicated to the ity. The service was nut concluded till twenty minutes before three o'clock. Till' CHURCH. The new Church of St. Luke's is built quite in the Gothic style, and the appearance of its interior is very beautiful, and similar to many of our ohl cathedrals; we think it superior to any of the new ones that we have seen, and its architecture certainly does infinite credit to Mr. Savage. From a desire that it should be in a fit state for conaecra lion on the festival of St. Luke, it has been completed rather in a hurry, consequently the altar is in a very im perfect state; but we trust that this will soon be remedial, and then this church may compete in splendor with any the metropolis. The galleries are supported by pillar. and bracketA, which arc so contrived as to form consi derable ornaments to the church. The organ is elevated coniderably beyond what we are accustomed to see in cltutches ; but this has no effect on its cadences, which are I, full-toned and melodious. The church, we believe, is Acapal-le of a Tooling accommodation to about 4,000 people. AV'e arc sorry that we cannot conclude this account with out not that we heard sundry inquiries after certain shawls, &c. that had been misappropriated; we use a light term, as we hope that these things were conveyed away by mistake, sincerely believing that the solemnity of the place , and. f the occasion, was sufficient to prevent any prenteilitated or intentional infringement of the Eight Commandment. . A dissolution of Parliament is, we learn, expected to take place cirly in the spring.—Gfaigorr ('wirier. We reret having to announce the death of Jas. Carne gie, Fe q. at Penang, on the Stli of April last, the ()Meat merehi nt on the Straits of Malacca. . I'm v. N 01.00 Y.-Mr. Counbc iv now delivering a course of Icctares in this city, to a claim of a hundred and fifty most attains., pupils.-6141.1gme Herald. (hi Thursday the Rev. Charles 11. Hodgson, ALA. Lec turer g St. Thomas' Salisbury, was instituted to the Vi carage of Keynton St. Michael, iVilts, void by the death of the ltev. Edmund Carden, and on the presentation of the Hon. ‘Villiani Tylney Pole Long Wellesley, of Dray cott Houx. From so many of the late tenants of the Duke of Devon nhire buying bought their own houses at the great We therby teak, during the present week, a large proportion of the inhabitants of that town will in future be in the situa tion of the Itiest-Riding clothier and freeholder, wbo, in answer to a question from Sir John llarostlen, as to who was hit landlord, replied quaintly—" Wa, to tell ye the truth, iiir John, I sleep with londlaily!"—Lreda Paper. It mil not be generally known, that in consequence of the retell of what was generally calkl " lard Castle reagh's, Act," relative to officers contributing- towards a fund to superannuate them as they became inefficient, that persona who have served fifty years and upwards are en titled nut only to receive a pension equal to their full pay, without any deduction as heretofore, but also to be repaid the slims which. bare been deduct ed quarterly from the amount of their respective superannuations.—Soathumpfon The approach of that great leviathan, the Colombia, from Oulada, which is looked for about this time, has ex cited extraordinary expectation. She may be considered a great kooden floating island. A handsome and capacious how 6a built upon the deck, which serves for a habitation for the 100 men who navigate her. Should she surmount the bests of the ocean, she will sail up as high as Black well, and the whole city will empty itself to witness this extraordinary spectacle. The gentlemen at Lloyd's anal their families will be sufficient in themselves to fill the steam.hoats. The rate of insurance upon her lately, in fine weather, was 10f. per cent. REVENCI. All RANG rNE STS.—Sir John lfortloeke, one of the ('otntoissioners of Excise, Mr. Ballard, Inspector- General, anal an Inspecting Architect, have arrived in this City, to make the neceaeary arrangements for removing the business at present transacted at the Excise Custom-]rouse, to the 4ew Custom-house, Lapp's Island, and disposing of the old premises and ground.—Cork Paper. IkELIN Potter Al AGI STII#T\S—The following changes and appointments of the city of Dublin Police Mag istrates, have been directed by his Excellency the Lord Lieute nant Low, llarrister, late of James's-force' Police office, is attached to the establishment of the Head Police office, or Castle division. This arrangement takes place without pnjudice to Mr. Creavca, who will not be dis turbed. Alderman Archer, late of James's-street Police office, to be att ac h e d to the Barrack division, in addition to the late establishment on fisher's -quay. Mr. Tudor, She rirs Peer, and late one of the Magistrates of James's. street Police-office, to be attached to the Rotunda division, where Mr. Sheriff a Peer Blacker will also continue. The Msestrates of Marlborough -street Police-office, viz. Alder man Cash, Counsellor Casvy, anal Mr. Long, retire on two thinls of their respective salaries. lereaeasixc VALUE or LAND.—A Correspondent oh 'es:—" I was much gratified to read the result of a teeent sale of same of Earl Cowper's property near this town; $,730f. for a rental of about 14f. per annum ! Anal it may be a Whims! information if I state that a profit of me-eighth was made by one of the purchasers before he left the sale-room. This shows the first-rate importance of goal turapile-roads ; for what would this property have hxm, speaking comparatively, but for the Itoundbay-road ? This question may be easily answered—and at :he same Vane it may perhaps occur to the most common observer, h 1W touch some other parts of his Lordship's property have improvement, by the successful opposition to the late projected new line ta iVctlierhy."—Leas Intel liwenrer. As a proof of the great increase of trade, at the port of Leith, we understand the receipt of customs, for the "tarter ended the 10th inst. is 14,0001. more than the cor responding quarter of last year. So fully employed are the people in Devonshire, that Lands to work at the granite (loathes are exceedingly seam. The silk and cotton manufactories of Paisley arc at Priem in a state of unprecedented activity. The fine dry weather of last wick has enabled many of tha fanners in low situations to drain their lands of the necnsioned by the heavy rains that preceded it, and In ma is st a t e d, thke considera at ble precreas in their wheat-sowing. It the achtine for converting the concern of the Wit Docks at Leith into a Joint Stock Company hag completely succeeded—all the stuck bring already taker. An tnniarried female, employed as a bhearer at Raven thaw, was last week cominittell to Stonehaven Gaol, under Peculiar circumstances, to await her trial for concealment of Pregnancy and child 'mink?. BALLOON FAILURE. It was announced in the public prints of Saturday, and by means of innumerable gaudy placards, that Mr. Gra ham, of aerostatic notoriety, was to make his fifteenth balloon accent, from the grounds of the Windsor Castle Tavern, Hammersmith, at three o'clock on Mon•Liy, ac companied by his friend, Mr..Adatns, who trent up with him from Sydney Gardens, Bath, some short time back. In consequence of this 'atmtn;ciation, the hamlet. was quite alive at an early hour, and several persons from" the ;ity" added to the concourse of expectant gapers during the day. Signal guns were discharged, at intervals, during the progress of inflation, which commenced at seven o'clock in the morning; however, after a lapse of five or six hours, it was found' that the ponderous machine had not half expanded itself, and according to the supply of gas, which then came but slowly in, it was altogether im possible that any ascent could be made, unless the pres sure was increased at the gasometer. Mr. Graham, who appeared to view the possibility of a disappointment with very sensible uneasiness, immediately set off to the gas works, at llrentford, a distance of three miles, and arrangements were made, under his suggestion, to give better and speedier effixt to the inflation, after which the gas was discovered to rush into the balloon with consider able velocity ; but from the smallness of the conductors, (only three inches diameter in the bore), Mr. Graham announced to the company that no ascent could possibly take place until five o'clock, when he trusted every arrangement would be completed, so as to enable him to make good his engagement with the public. The extreme beauty of the day, with the help of a tolerable, though petite, band of musicians, made the delay almost endurable for another hour, when the telltale clock of the village church proclaimed the hour of three, and that patience which had hitherto kept silence, now began to wag its tongue in rather diasatisfied measures. Mr. Graham then came forward and stated, that in consequence of the severe frost it was altogether impossible to com mence the inflation earlier than seven o'clock, and front the smallness of the main, and the distance the gas had to come, lie found that unless the pressure was in creased the balloon could not fill. lie had taken measures to insure a quicker supply, and trusted that either himself or Mr. Adams would be able to ascend at five o'clock. Disposed to accomodate, the company continued to promenade the little muddy circle of the machine on the "tip-toe of expectation" for another hour. At this period the upper part of the bal loon was quite full, and the zone began to expand itself, so that there was then some hope. Just at this period the issue of gas from the pipe became slower, and the sun hav ing nearly got below the horizon, a very sensible decrease was visible in the body of the machine. Mr. Graham once more came forward, and stated that he felt great pain and reluctance in saying, that in consequence of the very insuf ficient supply of gas which he had bad during the day, it was quite impossible to think of going up, and he therefore trusted that the company would kindly forgive hint for a • disappointment that he could neither contemplate nor con trol. Those who had honoured him with their pretence would receive money-checks at the door for to-morrow's (this day) azeent, which would inevitably take place at an early hour, as the quantity of gas in the balloon wot'ld be preserved, and of course a very short time would complete the inflation in the morning. With a few dissentients, this announcement was passively received, and the company dispersed. The Gas Company were in nowise blameable, as she utmost exertions were made on their part to prevent iticoproiutmeut. The windows and roofs of the houses opposite the iVinelsot Castle were peopled with anxious spectators, and , a very general feeling of disappointment was evinced , amongst those good folks, when the Intelligence of the , failure transpired : hut the Londoners, who went down r specially (as the lawyers have it), were wickedly bantered , by their country cousins, on the folly of hunting after " airy nothings." MISS FOOTE AND Mil. HAYNE. We are desired to state, in reply to the letter of Mr. Hsync, given in our last, that proposals of marriage to Miss Foote were made by him after he was in full pos session of the circnmstancvs so indelicately alluded to by him in that letter ; and to express a hope, that the public will not form any opinion of Miss Foote, from the language or tenor of Mr. Ilayne's letter, but suspend their judg ment until the truth has been manifested in a Court of Justice. In allusion to the abovementioned letter of Mr. Bayne, a Sunday Paper remarks : " As it appears from this letter that Colonel Berkeley made a confession of his amours with Miss Foote to Mr. Bayne, and as this conduct may not seem exactly consistent with the laws of gal- Loney, some explanation may be necessary. Miss Foote, we tin. derstand, had a tiff with the Colonel, and set off for Marlborough, in the neighbourhood of which place MT. Mayne has a country seat. From hence she despatched a note to Mr. Bayne, who lost no time to wait upon her. I low she accounted to him for this unexpected visit, or what was its precise object, we do not know This step, however, soon became known to Colonel Berkeley, who, conceiving that Mr. Bayne was going t. take his girl from him, found him self, as a man who had a 'ly by her, bound In duty to make some arrangement for it. He accordingly sent a friend to Mr. Ilayne ; who, in return, chose another foe himself, and a meeting took place, at which Me. Ilayne was requested to have no inter. course with the lady, until an arrangement for the future provision of the children was completed. The nature of ber connexion with Colonel Berkeley became thus necessarily exposed at the meeting. The Colonel could not have supposed that a marriage with Mr. Bayne was in her contemplation. We have learned a good deal on this subject, which it would, under the present circumstances, be improper to publish. Mr. Hayne is a young gentleman of a gt. nerous disposition, not yet 22 years of age, and possessed of a large fortune, principally %Vest India property." Alias Foote, we understand, is at present in London. A Brighton paper says, she left that place on IVeduesday, for Dieppe. The part of Old Dornins, in the comedy of The Road In Ruin, was originally written by llolcroft for Quick, at that time in the zenith of his popularity, and during the early rehearsals of the play, Quick studied and performed the character. The part of Say was written for Mundell, whose popularity was then rapidly increasing. In the progress of the rehearsal, Quick became dissatisfied with his character, and positively refused to act in the play, unless Munden, who had most assiduously studied Silty, gave that character up to Quick, and consented to play Old Durnton him slf ; after much entreaty, Munden consented, to the ex change. The original Sully was l)ick IVilson, Geo. Hol man played Ifarry Dnrnt , ,n, and the much-regretted Lewis was the original Goffyineh. A late celebrated comedian, who was frequently involved in pecuniary difficulties, once asked a manager of one of the Theatres Royal, remarkable for his sarcastic replies, what he should take for his benAlt. " Take (replied the manager), why take the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, to be sure." Mr. Green, the aeronaut, intended to have made an aerial ascension on Saturday afternoon, from the Portsca lines; but the wind blowing rather fresh from the north ward, he was, we suppose, tearful of being wafted across the British channel, as he did not perform his promise to the public. A vast multitude of disappointed persona dis persed, after being c.mgregated three hours. A premium of 300/. offered by the Lords of the Ad miralty for the best chronometer, is awarded to Mr. Murray, of Cornhill, who made one which did not vary in its mean daily rate more than one second eleven hundred parts of a second for one year. AIEDICAI. PROPERTIES or TAR AND PITCII.—Tar is stimulant, diuretic, and sudorific ; and externally detergent. As an external application it has been found beneficial in porrigo scutulata, foul ulcers, and some other cutaneous diseases. The resins and Burgundy pitch arc adapted for external use only; the former entering into the composi tion of some ointments and plasters, the latter being used as a raelissient plaster. It excites some degree of inflam mation, and a serious exudation from the part over which it is applied, without rising the cuticle. It is used in cases of catarrh, rrtussis, and dyspncea ; and seems to be chiefly servic:able from the length of time its action can be continued.—Medieal Adriser. We understand that a statement that appeared a few days since respecting a journeyman named Dry, in the employ of Mr. Morley, a painter and glazier in extens ive business in London-street, Greenwich, having fallen into a pan of boiling lead, by which accident he lost his life, is entirely without foundation. THE BRITISH PRESS. MAXIMS OF THE MALAYS. 1. This world may be compared to a putrid amass, and every one that immoderately seeks to possess its riches, to the dog feeding upon it. 2. This world is the heaven of infidels ; a prison to the faithful ; a garden to the contemplative ; and a place of pleasure to the unbelievers. S. This world is like a fair but inconstant woman ; you mud not be enrapiured with a sight of her beauty ; it will make you unmindful of the Lord, for she will assured ly inflame your passions. 4. This world is well compared to a field ; but of this you may be certain, what you sow here you will reap in eternit y. S. The pleasures of this world are like a man burning paper, it affords light, but as soon as the paper is burnt, it becomes dark. Seek, therefore, the pleasures of eternity, fur they are unfading. MR. FAUNTLER 0 E It is said that Mr. Faunticroy's removal from Cold Bath-fields will probably take place to-day. It is scarcely credible, and yet we arc positively assured of the fact, that bets to a considerable amount are depending upon the issue of Mr. Fauntleroy's trial, and that the books of some of the frequenters of Tattersall's and the One Tun are not less occupied with wagers upon the fate of a fellow-creature than with those upon the Oaks, Derby, and St. Leger. To persons who are not aware of the brutalising effect of gambling upon the mind, this circum stance will be a matter of astonishment, and even the more experienced can varcely view with . indifference so gross an outrage on common decency. There can be no doubt that many of the blackguards who ars hardened enough to make such bets, would have little hesitation in promoting any catastrophe that would enable them to win. If a man once contracts the habits of a gambler, a jockey, and • prize-fighter, it is ten to one but he becomes a thorough scoundrel.—Cour ier. IV e have heard it confidently stated, that the following iv the result of the investigation into Messrs. Marsh, Stracey, and Co.'s affairs:— cam and short Bills - . . £156,000 Itonda and other good Secutities . 116.000 Mortgaga . t 72,001 644,1100 . . . 162,000 Debts Surplus L 82,000 Mr. F.'s private transactions are not included in this account, nor is there any credit given for the private pro. perty of the respective partnere—British Traveller. DEATR OF DR. WALTER OUDYEY. Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Clapperton to Mr. Consul Warrington, dated Kano, Sld Feb. 1824: " The melancholy task has fallen to me to report to you the ever-to-beaamented death of my friend Dr. Walter Oudney. We . left Kuka on the 11th day of Decetnber 1823, and by easy journeys arrived at Bedukartia, the westernmost town in the kingdom of Bornou. During this part of the journey he was rec t srering strength very fast; but on leaving Bedukarfea and entering the Betler territory, on the night of the 28th and morning of the nth, we had such an intense cold, that the water wsa frozen In the dishes, and the water skins as hard as boards. Here the poor Doctor got a severe cold, and continued to grow weaker every day. At this lime he told me, when he left links he expected his disorder would allow him to perform all his country expected from hint, but that now his death was near, and he requested me to deliver his papers to Lord Bathurst, and to say he wished Mr. Barrow might have the arrangement of them, if agreeable to the wishes of his Lord. s hip. On the 2d of January 1824, we arrived at the city of Katagum, where we remained till ate 10th, partly to see if the Doctor, by staying a few days, would gain a little strength to pursue his journey. On leaving Katagum he rode a cannel, as he was too weak to ride his horse. We proceeded on our road for ten miles that day, and then halted, and on the following day five miles farther, to a town called Murmur. On the morning of the 12th he ordered the camels to be loaded at daylight, and drank a cup of coWee, and I stoked hint to dress. When the camels were loaded, with the assistance of his servant and me heeame out of his tent. I saw then that the hand of death was upon him, am! that he had not an hour to lire. I begged hint to return to his tent and lie down, which he did, and I sat down beside him ; he aspired in about half an hour after. " I sent immediately to the Governor of the town to acquaint him with what had happened, and to desire he would point out a spot where I might bury my friend, and also to have people to wash the body and dig the grave, which was speedily complied with. I had dead-clothes made from some turbans that were intended as pre sents; and as we travelled as Englishmen and servants of his Ma jesty, I considered it my most indispensable duty to read the ser vice of the dead over the grave, according to the rites of the Church of England, which happily was not objected to; but, on the con trary. I was paid • good deal of respect for so doing. I then bought two sheep, which were killed, and given to the poor ; and I had a clay wall built round the grave to preserve IL" The Boston (America) Gaulle says—" It is rumoured in our circles that the Minister of his Most Christian Ma jesty (of France) has received orders not to extend any civility to General La Fayette, now in this country. It is also stated that the French and English Consuls in Boston have not paid their respects to the Marquis. The latter part of the story we believe to be true. We have the ho nour of knowing these public functionaries, and have a high respect for both gentlemen, for their intelligence, ur banity, and courtesy, and fully believe that political, and not personal reasons, influence their conduct. IVe arc not surprised at the fact that such a man as La Fayette should be marked with the neglect of crowned heads.' 'We have been favoured with the following curious ex tract of a letter from Van Diemen's Land :—Extract of a letter from Mr. Thomas Scott, Deputy Surveyor, Van Die men's Land, addressed to Mr. James Dixon, Leith, and dated Ist March, In2t : " On a small Island near to Moreton Bay. by the expedition that went to view the large river lately discovered in New Holland, the wreck of a large vessel, supposed to have been lest thirty years ago, wan discovered on the island. There is scarcel► a doubt but this is the Astrulabe, Al. de la Perouse, who sailed from Botany Bay to the north when the colony was first established, and has not sauce been heard of."—Edinbures Star. Friday week, the Provost and Magistrates of Cupar, together with a considerable number of the private friends and admirers of the artist, welcomed our justly-celebrated countryman, Mr. Wilkie, to his native county, in a dinner at M`Nab's ; Mr. Stark, Provost, in the chair, supported by 1)r. Barclay, of Kettle, croupier.—Scotch Paper. A man at au ordinary had eaten so enormously, that the company were astonished and disgusted with his gluttony. The gentleman at the head of the table ironically pressed' him to take another plateful, observing that he had actually eaten nothing. The gourmand declined taking any more, observing that his stomach was quite gone. Upon which an Irishman opposite, exclaimed, " Is it your stomach that's gone, my honey ; sure you mean the bottom part of A steam packet. named the Empress Caroline, runs re. gularly between Trieste and Venice. It arrived at Venice with 40 passengers, on the 27th of September, and sailed thence the 20th, with 26 passenger.. Isr No INTE atm a; x.—Copper ores sold at Pool on Thursday :—Quantity of copper sold, 1,63.1 tons ; average produce, 6i!' ; juantity of fine copper, 1116 toils, 13 cwt. ; amount of sale, 0,7421. 3s. 6d. ; average standard, 1311. Os. There were 2,289 tons of copper ore for sale at Itedruth on Saturday. The finest sample of wheat ever grown in this county, we understand, was exhibited on Saturday last at the Coach and Horses, in this town, to decide a wager between T. Trafford, Esq. of Trafford Hall, and Mr. James Man, of Barlow 11411. It was of this year's growth, the produce of their own farms. Mr. Beard, of the Albion Mills, Stock port, was the gentleman fixed upon to decide, and he gave it in favour of Mr. Trafford, whose sampleweighed 63Ibs. to the bushel, Winchester measure, and Mr. Dean's, 6•241b5. Manchester Guardian. Oa Wednesday last a cart, laden with cotton yarn, be longing to Mr. Ennis, of Fair-street, was stopped at Flatten, on its way to Dublin, by a vast number of wea vers, who avowed their determination not to suli.n. it to proceed, and forced the driver to return with the yarn to Mr. Ennis 's storm, cheering as they passed through the streets. In the evening of the same day, a load of yarn, belonging to Mr. W. Lindsay, proceeding to Dunker, was forced back in a similar manner, and vitriol thrown upon it, by which some of the chains were burnt. Their object is to keep the work here, and to obtain higher prices than it could be wrought for in other places. Whether the employers fairly remunerate the weavers is a question we cannot reply to, but such an outra;eous violation of the law as we witnessed on Wednesday should not pass un noticed by the proper authorities.—Drozhe:Pa Journal. EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES. A few days ago a case, the imperfect intelligence as to the merits of which prevented us from publishing any of the paniculars before this day, occurred at the Alansion-house, before the Lord Mayor. The public are ma gerter:tliy informed of the fact, that the emancipation of a slave in the West Indies is a process of a very expensive nature; the slave-owner, however anxious he may . be to give freedom to those who have served hint faithfully, not hartng the power to resign his authority nt an expense less considerable than a sum amounting to from [Dii!. to 1301. for the emancipation of each slave. The slave-owner is obliged to deposit this large sum, in order to indemnify the parish in the event of the former beenining chargeable. The Colonial Ouvernmeat have long esta blished this deptatit, as a Slue opts 11011 in the Aix of Manumission. The Act is besides clogged with a varicy of expensive provisions and forms, which present in many cases an insurmountable bar rier against the acquisition of liberty by a shire. Some time since, a 31r. Halstead addressed a letter to Mr. Hob let, stating, that he had lately returned front the West Indies, and had received a power of attorney from two soldiers of the Ist %Vest India Regiment, stntioned at Ilarbadoes, to manumit two of their children, born in sfsscry. Mr. Halstead wished to be informed how he rhnuld proceed to procure the freedom of the children. Mr. Habler, jun. wrote an stsswer, stating, that the object of Mr. Halstead could not he of .• , 1 by transmitting the power of attorney: that the manumissin on •be performed personally by the applicant (in whom the ch, s •re assigned as slaves), and that an oath toilet be made I.ee•r. Lord Mayor, by a person who witnessed the ceremony. 'rho expense of the manumission by this process, it was also stated, would not amount to more than W. for each shore. As Alr. Halstead hal received no more than td., the expense of the manumission presi:nted an impediment, hut Mr. Ilanbury, the Seevetary to the Anti.rilavery Society, promised to obviate that difficulty, by appropriating the funds of the Society to the further ance of the (*.Art. ,`bane correspondence has taken place gu,the subject, and the result is that the slaves will be assigned to Mr. Ilanhury himself, who will manumit them, and send the deed of manumission to the Society's Agent at Itarbadeas, where it will be duly registered, and the process will be complete. It wan stated to the Lord Mayor, who had taken aatrong Interest in the measure, that the two slaves will be thus inanundued at little or no expense, and that the facility of this mode of manumis sion will enable a great multitude of persons to become free, who would not have it in their power to attain their freedom on the spot where they are subject to such unnatural control. The proms is extremely simple. The slaves must be assigned, according to cer tain forme of law, to some one coming over to, or actually in, this country. That person may manumit them before the Lord Mayor, according to law, and all the impediments thrown in the way of ac complishing so paramount a labour of humanity by the Audio. rides in the West Indira, will be effectually removed. The ex pense of this course can never exceed 7t., whilst in our colonies it would in some cases amount to 1601. in conformity with the regulations established by them. Mr. Nobler, jun. has just manumitted several slaves acanding to the principle described, upon deeds of assignment. The manumission of a slave in this country is decidedly valid, and the colonial government cannot exact a deposit or security from a person made free under these circumstances, and has no powei of preventing the necessary forms from being administered here. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE PROM PRISON. Monday last, Telford. who is now confined in Appleby gaol on a charge of forgery, and Charles O'Neil, convietiAl at the lam Westmorland Assizes for robbing a spirit cellar, attempted to escape, and also to murder a fellow.prisoner, an old man, who had been convicted of petty larceny. I. or many days previous, the governor, Mr. Thwaites, had been upon the 100k -out, suspecting something wrong. Monday seemed favourable to the projects of the prisoners, being a stormy day. On letting the prisoners out of'' their Mill/ in the morning, they observed to the governor that it was an uncommonly bad day. " said the latter. " and although it is so bad, I shall have to go as far as }trough." This was said to throw the prisoners off their guard, thinking they would immediately commence operations upon the supposition that he I had left home. The result justified his opinion. Mr. Thwaites continued to watch for several hours, exposed to the storm. Mr. Towers posted himself on the chapel steps, from whence he could see any person ascend the walls of the prison. Others were sta tioned on the outside of the gaol. About two in the afternoon, an outcry was heard from the felons' yard, and the governor burst in upon them. The old man was calling for assistance. He informed Mr. Thwattes of what had passed. The other two prisoners had carried on their o; , erations, as they thought, unknown to ..he old man, who had over heard the following conversation between them : Telford said, " I am afear'd, Charley, the old man will raise the alarm." O'Neil—" Oh, d—n the old hlarkguanl, a single blow will do for him ; but how shall we do when we get to the other side? the alarm may be given by some person, and we may be taken again." 'felfoni—" The devil o' bit o' that. Charley ; if we were once fairly on the other side, they might whistle for us." The old man was sitting near to the fire, his head resting upon one of his hands, the other covering an eye which he had recently lost the use of. Ile fancied he saw the prisoners creeping be. hind him upon their hands and knees; and being terrified, jumped upon his feet, and perceived Charley close upon him, whit his Bat uplifted in order to strike him, when he called out, " Surely, Charles, you will not murder me." The prisoners then said, that if he made the least noise they would do for him ; but watching hit opportunity, he made a spring into the yard, and called out, as already stated. Mr. Thwaites searched the prisoners, and found twined about Charley's body a rope ladder of exquisite workman. ship, manufactured out of a piece of linen cloth, which had been purchased for Telford fur a shirt. It was about seven yards long, and at the extremity was fixed, in the most secure manner, an iron crook, made from two clog-caulkers. The steps were a bout two feet asunder, and made from the wood of a pair of bellows which they had cut up for the purpose, and the feet of a wooden stooL The spikes which surmount the walls ernes each other at right angles, and were therefore well calculated fur retaining a firm hold of the crook, and thereby facilitating their escape. The old man had been put into a rlace of safety, and the offending parties se curely ironed. Telford observes great taciturnity. On the failure of their plan all that he said was, "U —n the old blackguard." He Is thirty-six years of age; about five feet tett inches high; but a most powerful and athletic man. COMBINATION.—Between seven and eight o'clock on Thursday evening, a party of men attacked the house of a nailor named Pritchard, situate in Brunswick -street, Dublin. They beat Pritchard in a severe manner, and also 'resulted his wife and daughters. They likewise inquired for his son, who escaped. Mr. Beatty, of Richmond Hos pital, iittended subsequently, and dressed the wounds of Pritchard. The peace-officers succeeded in apprehending a man named T. Aungier, on suspicion of being concerned in the above outrage. Between six and seven o'clock on the same evening, about one hundred men attacked the house of Mr. Ilarling, in New -street, Dublin, the door and windows of which they broke. One of the party threw some vitriol into the face of a nailor in the employment of Mr. Harding, of the name of Hackett, which burned, and nearly blinded him. It is supposed that this outrage arose from the system of combination unfortunately so prevalent in that city. DESTRUCTIVE Fier IN CORIC.—OR Tuesday night, be tween the hours of seven and eight o'clock, an awful and destructive fire broke out in the Pawnbroking Establish ment of Mr. George Burd, in the North Abbey ; which consumed the entire building, with the greater part of the property deposited therein. On Wednesday a pitman of the name of Joseph Low. ton, residing at Newbottle, in this county, in a fit of jea lousy, threw a sharp-pointed poker at the head of his wife, Jane Lowton, which entered her left temple. The unfor tunate woman received the wound about noon, and lingered until one o'clock the following morning, when she expired. An inquest was held on the body of the deceased on Thurs day, before Peter liowlby, Esq. Coroner for Easington Ward, when the Jury found a verdict of " Wilful Mur der" against the husband, who has been committed to our gaol fur trial at the ensuing assizes.—Durham Cie On Sunday, Denis O'Brien, guard of the Waterfotd Mail, was unfortunately killed by the wheel rolling over his neck, near Pallis-Green ; he lived half an hour. lie, after letting out a gentleman, hail his foot on the wheel in order to ascend, when the coach moved on and threw him under.—Dublin Paper. Mr. Sparrow, near IVexford, was attempted to be assas sinated on Wednesday. the Gth inst.—Limerick Munich.. On Monday sc'nnight, by the Rev. Mr. Manning, 11. Drane was committed to the House of Correction, at Ipswich, for refusing to pay the penalty of 2!. 7s. Gd. for destroying a quantity of cabbage and cauliflower plants, in the garden of Sarah wife of Benjamin Harper, of Wey bread, labourer. It is a singular circumstance, that this man is the identical Harper, who, more than :in years ago, was condemned for shooting at, and killing Brigs, at La kenheatli, at the instigation of Betistead, his master; his sentence was reversal, lie received his Majesty's pardon, and was admitted evidence against Bensteail, who was hanged in chains, on Lakenheath Common. After hang ing a few years, through the intercession of his family, who lived near the place, the gibbet was taken down.—Ce/ebe3- ler Gazelle. On Wednesday a Wm-stn.-et officer, accompanied by a lad, arrived at Aylesbury, and was admitted to the prison to see %Veaver and Jordan, the two men committed on suspicion of a burglary in the house of J. H. Pomeroy Mason, Esq. His object was to ascertain if they we.e of the party concerned in the robbery of Earl Cowper 's steward. Having seen the prisoners, he recognised Weaver as a desperate character, well known in Loudon by the name of Nicholls, and expressed his conviction that he should be able to prove that he was present at the robbery. —Bucks CA ro i..te. THE ARMY. On Friday, a company of the 15th foot, *ader the own maw of Brevet Lieut.-Colonel And Captain Lord Forb, a, marched into (7avau, on their rotate from Fielfast ; and on Saturday moved forward for Longford. w?: re they are to be stationed; the head-quarters of the regiment is, we understand, to be at Parsonstown, though the public paper state that Cork is to be their final destination. EDINBURGH, OCT. 19.—The 72111 regiment, row etntion ed here, under the cowman/I of G.meral S.r John Hope, are about to assume the Tartan, and become a Highland regiment. A very splendid set of dirks has been prepared for the officers by our ingenious townsman, Mr. Sanderson. They are ornamented with Scotieh stones; the finest co. loured Calengurums have been collected, and are get in gold mounted in silver—the most sumptuous article of uniform, perhaps, at present used by any regiment in his Majesty's service. SMUGGLING: " All is not fish that Come to net."-03 N i an.ley last Mr. Cotterell, the tide-surveyor of this port, and N.. I.:ot's crew, event, in consequence of an information, to Reber: Ferry river, where, on boarding the Ruse in June, one of the fishing-smacks of that place, tlicy succeeded iu s: izing and securing 53 tubs of smuggled spirits ; and, stt the ves sel was lying a t a nc h or , h er sa il s furled, her decks waelseel, and the spirits below hatches, the vessel also v.:r• and an officer left in charge of her. Tie mast:r of another craft, the Nelson, also lying at anchor in the river, observing what had passed, hailed the cos turn-house boat, and on the officers going on board, ! thirty tubs more were discovered below hatches, and seized. The men, in both instances, pleaded that they had crept up the liquor whilst engaged in fishing, and that they were about to convey it to the custom-house, and claim the salvage; but it is conceived that this will not avail them, as no one with such an intention would have anchored in the Itchen, but rather have avoided all risk. by making the hest of their way up the river.-.. 'file custom-house boat, after the above seizures,awas leav ing the Itchen, when a third smack, the Dart, waiobserved coining in under a press of sail. The officers, who, it seems, liked their fishing expedition, being determined to have another haul, if possible, baited their hook as fol. lows :—" Smack, ahoy ! where did you come from ?"--. Now, Mr. Fishennan, although he seemed to nibble, by telling them he came from the " back of the island," yet would not bite at all, but cautiously playing with the bait. he, in his turn, asked who they were, and where they came from ; and, on their replying, " the custom-house boat ; lay too ;" he at once, observing the book, desired them to " come on hoard, for he had something the them ;" and thus, by at once making a merit of necessity, and de. livering up thirteen tubs of spirits, secured the salvage attd escaped the snare. The history of the case appears to be, that these three smacks were dragging, In company, for ' oysters, when they discovered some smugglers sink a raft of tubs, and thinking, no doubt, that a barrel of spirits would answer their purpose quite as well as a barrel of ray. titers, they watched the smugglers oft and then treating over the spot, dragged up (quite accidentally of course,) the smugglers tubs ; but there is no escaping the hawk's eye of an English smuggler : the transaction was observed, anti before their arrival at home, one. of the smugglers' wires having given information at the custom-house, the biters were bit, and the truth of the adage verified, that—" all is not fish that come to net." The Rose in June, and the Nelson, are now lying at West-quay, and there is no doubt but they will be condemned.—Southampton Pape?. ATaOCITT IN YOUGUAL.—A circumstance of peculiar barbarity occurred in this town on the Bth instant. A number of poor men climbed a wall, about thirteen or fourteen feet high, the property of the Duke of Devon. shire, to. view the feats of a party of equestrians that were then in this town. A person who lives in the ticinity sired them from his back yard to quit the place, and as they did not immediately attend to his directions, he went in for his fowling-piece, which was loaded with shot, and deliberately discharged it at them. Three men were wounded, two slightly and one so dangerously that be was taken to the hospital. The sanguinary villain who per. petrated the deed is now in gaol.—Dublin Evening Iltralj, Mott WAYWOMEN.—About eleven o'clock on Thursday se'imight, as Mr. Win. Ratcliffe, a traveller from Wel. verhampton, was returning to his inn, he was attacked in Back Piccadilly by a number of females, who, pinioning him against the wall, tore open 11;3 waistcoat, and after a rude search into the secret reoesscs of his wardrobe, sue. seeded in pillaging him of bills and cash to the amount of 100L—Monclicater Gw:ette. Csunow.—On Wednesday, as two little girls of this town, named Hunt, were baiting a straw fire, in the sb. sence of their mother, the clothes of one of them, aged about eight or nine years, caught fire, upon which she ran into the street, and was quickly enveloped in flames. .1 person who happened to he in the street at the time sue. ceeded in extinguishing the fire, but the poor little ores. Lure was so dreadfully burnt that she expired on the fol. lowing morning in excruciating agonies, notwithstanding the best medical assistance was atKirded her.—Sherti.rne Journal. A melancholy accident occurred in the village of Mount. shannon, on Tuesday last. One of the police, who went from his quarters to see his family, had, shortly after his arrival in the hous:, made several metrectual attempts to dis charge the contents of his pistol, and at length laid it aside. A neighbouring man, who came in immediately after, in a jocular manner presented the piece at s poor woman coining into the house, and, pulling t h e trigger, it went off, and she instantly dropped dead. The bullet rebounded from the wall, after passing through her chest.—Dabl i Freeman's .11)terrial. Friday afternoon the Liverpool mail, passing through Stony Stratford, Bucks, in a very narrow path, was, by coming in contact with a team, overturned, by which &e;'. dent two of the passengers were much hurt. The guard (fauns) received some slight hurt, but was able to con. tinue his journey. Thursday, near the close of the Bank hour, in Dublin, a person went into a banking-house with a letter, purporting to be a letter of introduction from the commercial house of Wm. (hr and C•t., and inclosing two bills, one on th? house of Messrs. Orr, and the other on that of N. Mahon, both amounting to 7231. I'he letter stated, that the bearer, Win. I)owling, was a person •of great respectability, autt the bills might safely be discounted. The forgery was SD well executed, that no doubt was entertained of its atahen. achy, and a draft was accordingly made out on the cashier, who, on its being presented, perceived the' signature " J. I)owling," instead of " IVilliam," which was in the body of the draft. Ile of course came down to point the difference out to the principal. The heater was interrogated as to the circutnstance ; he appeared confused, and - said he would go for Mr. Win. Dowling, and instantly departed, taking with him the bills. (in inquiry being made at Mee. irs. 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