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LAW INTELLIGENCE. - COURT OF CHANCERY, Limeouos•lww, Alonsav, Avoca. 3. I.UN ATIIM. Lady SUSAN DOUGLAS, is the Matter of JOIN ?GASPS. Esq. a laseatie. Mr. BILL stated this was the Petition of Lady Susan Douglas, the mother of the feaster, praying that his Lordship would confirm the lunatic's inten tion, when he was sane, of making a provision for her, under ilia following circurnsioiscest—The Petitioisee was warned to Joseph Thorpe, the eldest sea of John Thorpe, the testator and grandfather of the lunatic, in July, 1788, she being then only 16 years of age ; and by the marriage oettlement she .was only entitled to a jointure of 5001. per annum, charged on the testator's estates in Jamaica. in the event of her surviving her husband Joseph Thorpe. Her husband shortly after the marriage went to raid. in a large house in Portosan-square, he haying par. chased the lease (end which house is now uccapied by Earl Grey) which wasfurnished with the approbation of the testator, in a utast magnificent and expensive style. That the Petitioner's husband, Joseph Thorpe, died in 1791 intestate. leaving the Peti tioner. his widow, soil issue by her. the lunatic. and a daughter, Charlotte Stewart Thorpe, since dead. After the death of her husband, the testa. for applied to her to give up the possession of the house on Portman-square, with the furniture, plate, &c. and threatened her, if she did not comply, that he would disinherit her son (the longue); in this dilemma she applied for advice to the late John Mocineniars, Esq. of Streatham. the then agent of his Grace the Duke of Bedford, who ad vised her to give it ur, observing at the same time, that when her son should he informed of the sacrifice she had made, he most feel it his duty to make her a remuneration ; and that she accord. ingly took out letters of administration to her late huanand, and assig..ed over the mansion, furniture, &r, to the testator, of the value of 60,0001. with out receiving ally cousideration whatever; and the mansion house was afterward* sold by the testator, in September, 1797, to his Greece John. Duke of Athol, for 14,70 01 . On Irving up the house. she was obliged to take a futiuslied house, she being reduced to her jointure of 5001. a year. The tes tator. afterward. ' at the request of the Petitio n e r ' s brother, the Earl of Dunmore, made an addition ' to her Jointure of 1,0001. per annum, with the con dition that 'he should cease to receive it el sheenier ea inns a second marriage. tvliicho'se forfeited by her marriage with , John Drew Esq. in 1797. The Petitioner, after the decease of her second husband, guarr n.l leer present, the Key. Archibald Duugliss, iii 1909, and the lunatic was permitted to reside with her dieting his vacations, um which account she was atili g ert to oucrease her style of living. by winch me ina her affairs and her husband'. boohoo epoch embarrassed. The lunatic. before sed.aftet hr 11411 obtained the age of 21, always seellisi file iiiimer that he would make her ampler-ass. Tamils whenever lie obteuned the eye of 24, wive be would he entitled to the testator's rotates. by mak. lag a coissoleruble oddities to her jointure. The townie obtained the age of twenty-four en the 24th of May last, and became entitled to the testator's erasers i n E..gland and Jamaica, of the net valet of 42 4001. The Learned Counsel observed, dist thit Pe , nines. besides being supported by the ollidarit of Lady Susan Douglas. was also 'appalled by those of Lord Archibald Hamilton Lord i curry, the Bishop of Kildare. ice. Hamilton, be had to ask of his Lordship was, that he would rotor Ilbo Petition to the Master to consider and report VW allowance ought to be made to the Petitioner oak , of she income of the lutiohy. Mr. Wtwortst.o followed on the same side. The Loan CmanclLLoa—" The illegalises" of the petition only outoilint to this, that the lemotie eaprelard great affection for his mother before bit was insane, but there is nothing that amounts WO contract. Let me see the affidavit." Mr. WoisorisLo —" We don't state it so if there was a contract. We only put it to your Lordship, whet were the intentions of the lunatic towards the petitioner, and whether your Lordship. viewing the whole circumstances, and the menace she made of her property to secure the estates to the lunatic, does not think that she ought to be secured the be/refits of his intentions, by as order of this Court ?" The LORD CHANCILLoIt-wi Before I make so rade, in this petition I wish so see the sadavits which • have been made in former petitions in this lunacy. Let me have them, and I will dispose of dds peti tion before I rise for the vacation." Further consideration postponed. Lord DIGIT its the snorter of the Dimikols Dewy a of NORFOLK, - 4I Lunatic. Sir SAMtilki RUMILLY- 46 I am ready now, my Lurd, to state this petition, whether the mortgage sliaii - t be p.oI off without prejudice." The Loan CHANCELLOS— Is It is net iitcamary, as I Bare read the petition. and caraider it a mat ter of course." Motion granted. ouvetson U. SMITH and mine. The SOI.I6ITOa GENESIIi tWovirtiifo ► rt; injuries to reAraiti the Defendants from selling. or otli!ra;vc disposing of the cargo of the ship Ad sal itrir arrived from the South Seas. and that a rece.ver int4ht he appointed. The Plaintiff was a creditor of a person of the name of Raines, who as k„ ted over to the Plaintiff the cargo of the ship Mum. then on a voyage to the South Seas, as a security for his debt, subject to a debt of 10001. to a Mr. Bell, and also that he should pay the ex penses ;rl.itive to the cargo, alter which he (the Pl4llO 11) was to take his debt of 5.0001. ; Gild if any surplus of Oe proceeds remained, he was to hand them over to Raines. Itt the month of April list lttiow became a hosoltrupt, and the ship air lts-.1 it. th e port of Loudon in I tat month. and was t.keit pusseseion of by the Di -feuding* Smith and . Procter, as the assignets of the iiai.krupt, toad they refused to give up the cargo to mite Plaintiff. At the time of the assignment in IBIb, the ship any is she Soath Seas, and it was impossible that the Plaintiff could get po ion of it. lie was at a loth to 01111CtiVP hut grounds this motion *as 1 " ho oppose.% except there was sin Catlin in the I, sintss; but that was decided itt the case of the ship li'arre. lie would, therefore, wait until he heard the objections. and reply to them. Mr. EIXTVILLS followed ou the saine'side. Mr. Ilsar said he was Counsel lir one of the Defendasits, Allan Heil, who was in a similar situa tion with the Plaintiff: and whose claim was recog ied iii the assignment of the Bankrupt to the Plaintiff He had therefore to request that his Losiitahip would take the cargo into his possession. until it Wm decides' cat law who We property was properly vested in. Mr. flirta. said, he appeared for the Defendant Meyer, and all he had to ask was similar to that requested by his Learned Friend, Mr. Hart. Sir Samuel. Kouto.t.v, Comorel for the De fendants Smith amid Procter, said that his Lordship had heard two sets of Defendants supporting the case of the Plaintiff. As to the claim of the De feudant Bell, be did not know what it was, although the Plaintiff had been kind enough to acknowledge it. As to Messrs. Meyer., it could not stand for a moment, as he received his assigoment after Baines bed executed an assignment of the same property to *mother. It was clearly a case that came milder the Act of King James. The Plaintif did not ssk for the earning of the ship, but for the cargo, with out taking into his consideratiou that the Captain and crew must be first paid out of the earnings. fit fact, it was a mere assignment of cargo where there was none. It was true, the Plaintiff could not ex ercise or take possession of the cargo, but there were other things he might do. lie might have in. eared the skip and cargo, but be left that to the Bankrupt to do, as if they were his own property. The Bankrupt absconded to a foreign country on the 16th of April. and never surrendered to the commission of bankruptcy, and it appeared that the Defendant Meyers had no intimation of an arsigetaret being mask to him by the Bankrupt until two dors after he had so absconded. Under those circumstances, he was convinced his Lordship would not grant the motion. Mr. Heinz and Mr. WILILY followed ou the mole side. The LORD CIUKCILLOII—" The first question for the conideratiou of the Court is, whether any property on bawd the Adam would pass by this assignment? and if it would, it could only be to the property on beard when it was executed, not what was pat on board afterwards. I therefore think the best thing that can be done for all the parties is, that the cirri should be sold without prejudice, keeping an account what part of it was on board before the execution of the assignment, separate from the remainder, sod then let the parties, by a mutual arrangement, present a common Petition in bankruptcy to me, and I think I will be able to dispose of the case in that way." The Soucyroa-GsnaitaL--" I am perfectly satisfied, on the part of the Plaintiff, at what has beets proposed by your Lordship. if the assignees will undertake to be accountable for the proceeds of the . cargo." The Loins CHANCILLLOR—H They are, and must he aecosatable." PATENT. MANTON V. SAW TORS. Mr. AGAR stated this was merely a question whether • person entering a ease.' at the Patent. Ass. spinet the proposal of a person fora patent, should prevent the latter from ever °knitting it. The Plaintiff had sent in his proposal for a patent for certain new and curious fire-arms, into the peeper office, in the month of March, 1817, and the Defendant entered his caveat, which his Lord ship kesew must lay twelve months in the office be ton the Plaintiff sould apply for his patent, which nsttw eertaialy a case of great hardship. In March, ISIS, the Defendant not having taken say further steps, the Plaintiff applied to be allowed to take out his patent, and notice was ordered by the At. torney•Genetal bp be served on the Defendant to appear, which he did by another person, who stated he was in France. The Attorney-General allowed him ten days further to appear, which he not doing. the Attorney-General granted the Plantiff his pa tent, and it war accordingly sent up to the Great Seal for its 'auction, on which the Plaintiff entered a curter in the office of the Great Seal. He. the Learned Counsel, was certain, that his Lordship would see that those proceedings were vexatious on the pert of the Defendant, sud thst he would direct him to pay the costs of these proceedings. Sir SAMUIL Ilostm.v, Counsel for the Defen dant, mid that the meaning of a caveat was to pre vent a person front obtaining a patent in less titan 12 months. Ili" learned friend considered this a hardship: instead of complaining, lie ought tospply to the Legislature to shorten the period. When the 12 mouths lied elapsed and the patent was applied for by the Plaintiff, the Defendant was in France, and the Attorney-General granted it, and the De fendant entered his caveat in the office of the Great Seal on the 15th June, and subsequently the Plain tiff inquired if he intended to insist on the caveat, and he answered that he did, as he had strong ob jections to the patent, which he was willing to skew tit Ins Lordship. The LORD Cusaccr.i.on.....“ Wh a t are y our objections, Sir Samuel ?" Sir Sautnitt. ROMILLY—" The invention itself, my Lord." The Loan CH•scEtt.on--" I will inspect it in sty private room."—(fle retired for that pus. Pc".) The Lan. CHANCELLOR. on hie return, said— " I have ;inspected this invention, and, according to my judgment, it is a very curious and difficult thing: let the Plaintiff hays his patent. Hand toe up the affidavits, and l will dispose of the question of costs after I have read them." Patent granted. The Jack Tax, --, (ruin Jamaica has, arrived in the Downs. Letters from the Cope of Good Elope, to the 10th of May, slate, that Mr. Moue ALEXANDER, the Colonial Secretor?, died ou the 6th Slav, of a violent dysentery, which carried boon off on the short spade of two days. Mr. ALLIANDER W. cousin of the Earl of CALEDON. lie Will Is heat her of the late litali Narllrwrul, from *hick he wan tratisfertial to the lltllrer,tll ! louse of Com atinia, and filled site Aire of Chairman or the l'ionotittee of War; tint! Menus., isi the ailmini•tra timi of Nr. ADDINGTOI (wok. Lord Siamourti). Noy Mainers were ample and uti.iffecrt.th and bit' disposition wits kind mud li-wildly. EXECUTIOV OF HUSSEY. William Hazleton, the supposed accomplice of Hussey in the murder of Mr. Bird and his house keeper, awl who still rem iined in custody, was on Saturday put to the bar at M.aidstooe, amid formally arraigned. Nu witnesses appearing against him he was discharged by proclamation. Soon after the apprehension of Homey, the Rev. Mr. Arglea. the Ordinary of the prison, apprized lino of the fact; Hazleton appeared struck with surpn►e, and jailor finitely broke forth into the following extraordinary declaration " Hussey taken ! well, l mu sorry, very sorry, that he should br b gilt into trouble, but now that he is once taken, why it clears me." Hazleton did not see Hussey on Saturday, nor since his condemnation. Hussey look leave of his Giver,' and ►elatidas on the preceding afternoon. He at that time, on his knees, embraced them all, and in this solemn atti tude, again and ag•iin avowed his innocence of the murders. His unhappy brothers and sisters were overwhelmed with anguish, and prostrating them selves. besought him to leave theta one legacy of consolation, by making • Confe*lloll of his guilt. Hussey, in reply, only assumed inure calmness and fortitude, and directing his hands and eyes towards heaven, proclaimed aloud his innocence. He con tinned to make declarations to this effect until his friends were torn from him. Since that period he has evinced the most perfect resignation, and ex pressed most anxiously a desire to meet his Maker. The whole of his time was spent in dev,itionat exe►cises, and he appeared enthusiastically reli gions. " Hope, peace, and joy," he said, "filled his mind," and his countenance bespoke an inno cence which almost bid defiance to suspicion. The Rev. Gentlemen who attended upon him closely. declare, that in all their experience they neve► be held such an instance of resignation stud apparent religious confidence. Hussey, it is generally reported. was a Roman Catholic, and that he was attended by a clergyman of that profession. Such is not the fact. for he was not only attended by the ordinary, Mr. Argles. and by the Rev. Mr. Rudge, and others of the Eld:I• Wished Church, but has been from the time of his apprehension a studious reader of the most esteemed spiritual publications, circulated among Protest ants and Dissenters. Howl appeared not only to enjoy the cinisoletion of religion, but to live regu larly. He slept sound at night, took the ordinary sustenance allowed him. and exitressed much grati. tude. He was attended on Sunday by the two Reverend Gentlemen already Honied, and their opinion of him is that of wonder and surprise at beholding such humility, such apparent peace of mind, and so powerful a sense of religion. In the course of the day the most serious moments were embraced to draw from hint an acknowledgment of his guilt. The reply was invariable and emphatic : " I kuuw nothing of the deed, so help me God ! —in thoughts, deeds, and conscience, as to that. I am perfectly innocent." He acknowledged, how. ever, that he had been guilty of many crimes, and well deserved death ; but thanked heaven, with the murder of Mr. Bird he had nothing to do. At eight o'clock on Sunday evening the Cler gymen took their leave of him. He entreated that he might have the sacrament at eight o'clock on Monday morning. and this arrangement being made, he proceeded to write some farewell letters to his friends. MAIDSTOIII, Mauley, ate o'Clock, p. es. Hussey, as we stated before, proceeded to write some letters to his friends, and in this and the 'arr. cive of prayer he spent nearly the whole of the night. Shortly before eight o'clock this morning, the Rev. Mr. Arglea and the Rev. Mr. Rudge proceeded to visit him in his cell.• and administer the sacrament. Previous to this he joined these two Reverend Gentlemen fervently in prayer, and declared that he was perfectly prepared to re ceive the Holy Sacrament. Immediately before this was administered to him, the Reverend Mr. Rudge, in the most solemn and impressive mon ster. thus addressed him Aud now, Hussey, before you communicate with you► blessed Saviour, as a dying man, and as a matter of satiafaction to the public in general, and to the inhabitants of Greenwich in particnlsr, I again repeat my Most anxious inquiry. Did you, or did you not perpe trate this horrid murder ? or if you did not, do you know who did Tell me as a matter of personal favour." His answer was, ig As God is my judge, and as you are my witness, these uplifted hands were sever stained with the blood of either Mr. Bird, or of his servant. I have my suspicions, but no more." At five minutes before eleven o'clock precisely, the Under Sheriff, the Clergymen, and the Surgeon, of the prison entered a carriage, and immediately after the unfortunate Hussey was led forth from the pnson and placed in • waggon. He was dressed as on his trial, in a decent suit of black. His arms were pinioned. the cord with which he was to be suspended was slung around him, and lUs neck was open, without a handkerchief. He looked exceed• ingly faint amid pale, and ascended the waggon with considerable difficulty. The executioner sat close by his side, and two of the gaoler's men were in front, each with a loaded blunderbuss. Javelin men on foot and horseback, beadburoughs, and constables, formed before and behind the guard in the procession. Hussey held in his band • book, entitled, •' Visitation for the Prisoners," but this, although gazed at by him in one spot three or four timer, *as evidently carried chiefly for the purpose of obstructin g his attention from the im. mense multitude that followed. The unfortunate man had scarcely seated himself in the waggon, when 1119 whole countenance mid frame became changed. Ati that confidence and firmness of wlaich he boasted a few hours before, forsook hint, and he fell into a stale of c plete exhaustion and stupor, sometimes lie heaved a deep sigh ; sometimes lie was seen muttering a suppressed ejaculation, end then close Isis eyes upon his book, and seem td fall into • deep sleep. As he proceeded onwards to Penendeis Heath, his Misery seemed to increase, and little doubt remained that he was labouring under the most hitter anguish of mind. About a mile from the gaol, hi. exhaustion became so gieiit, that lie had nearly lidless backwants, and it was found necessary to support him. When lie had arrived near the place of execution, a fiiend of his lii the crowd, anxious to bid him farewell, Called out hit attune " Chailts" once or twice thsinictly. Hussey d 2 riot raibe his head, his mouth appeared quite dry, .and bill lips parched, and au apple was offered him, but lie refused it. The awful procession, stir roundrd by thousands, reached Penendeis Heath about ;twenty minutes before twelve o'clock.— Herr Hussey exhibited a picture of human !niseiy almost indescribable ; it was a pet fret decay of nature. His eyes stink in his head, and his entire frame seemed emaciated. The Clergymen, Mes.rs. Argles and Rudge. now ascended the waggon. and the former proceeded to read appropriate prayers. To each of these, Hussey, with en anxious sigh, exclaimed "Amen." Mr. Argles then, fur the last time tinplored him to make a confession of his guilt, or to declare who it was, if he knew it, that com mitted the murder. Hussey replied, G. lum inno cent ; I know of the rubbery, but not of the mur. der." Mr. [Cadge next prayed with, and its the same manner addressed hiM. but he again in low but distinct terms re-asserted his innocence. He then rose froth his knees, prayed a short time to himself, and the fatal preparation. being made, he took his farewell of the Clergymen by shaking hands with theM, and exclaiming "God bless you—the Lord bless you." Hr now ascended the scaffold, the rope was adjusted about his neck, and the cap drawn over his face, when he entreated Mr. Rudge to be called to him again. This excited deep and universal interest ; r confession was con fidently calculated upon. but the 'cotninuaication was but another taking leave. and a last declaration of his innocence of the murder. Precisely at half- Past twelve o'clock he was launched into eternity; and his body, after hanging one hoar. was cut down and conveyed to the surgery of Messrs. Day and Watinan o Maidstone. DISTURB/ACES AT hIiiNCHESTER. THE SESSIONt. On Thursday Jus. Harlan. Was. Smith, Joseph Whittaker. John Gassbell. lid. Haney, irta. /recta, Patrick Bernier, and Janes turner, were tried for a riot and assault on the beadles of the town. It appeared that on the 10th of July, in conse quence of the number of persons assembling at Mr. b'ollard's factory, near Am:oats, application was 'node to the police fur assistance. Four beadles went, but finding the crowd (then about 300) so numerous, they *greed to return. As soon as they turned, they were shouted at, and when they had got about fifty yards from the crowd, they were as sailed with stones from before and behind. When they had got about two or three hundred yards off, at the White House they were again attacked with stones in great numbers. The beadles advised them to go home about their business. but without effect. The shouting* crintinned, and as the beadles turned their faces Irom the mob, they were again attacked repeatedly. The number had now increased to 700. The beadles. going towards Ancoats-litne. were attacked in the same way : they reached the King's Anil', where they remained some time; but finding the mob gather round the house, they with difficulty got out at the back-door, and took shelter in the White Hart Oldie-horse. The tlinswing of atones increased, anti iii mail instances the beadles were hit : a stone. aimed at one of them as he was going tutu the White Hart. struck a young woman, and nearly killed her. Notice having been sent to the police; they remained here a short time, when finding that the windows were breakin g , th e beadles escaped out at the back-door. and got into the Robin Hood, in Newton-lane; this was about half-past 8; the mob amounted to about 2;000. They staid here till the Magistrates; police, and some of the military arrived ; and during their stay there the mob had increased to about 9,000. The object and cry of the snob seemed to be, to get the beadles turned out of the public-houses, that they might fell into their hands. By the arrival of the Magistrates; the constables were enabled to apprehend some of the mob who had been active; the Defendants were animal/et these; and, with the exception of James Haslain, were all taken on the spot. Haslens was seen at the New Bailey next morning, when it was expected that the Defendauts would be brought up for examination g and being instantly recognised. as having been active in the mob, was uppreheuded. He endeavoured to prove au alibi. but his witnesses contradicted each other so grossly. that no credit could be attached to their testintuity. All the De fendants but James Turner were found guilty; he. it appeared, wad very much in liquor. Sixty-dvie colliers have been liberated from our county gaol, sod the remainder are expected to be set at liberty in the course of this day. It is under stood that they hare agreed to resume their work without any advance of Wages.—(Siqfordshire Advertiser.) By advices received from Rio Janeiro to the 18th May. we learn, that on the 24itli of the preceding month a Royal liecree was issued, establishing a new tariff of duties upou varioos commodities im ported into the Brazils. Wilkes and brseidies. Por tuguese and foreign, are the articles chiefly affected by the tariff. The duties on port wine de Frieoria. in lieu of all former imposts, are 14,000 fen , per pipe, port wine do Ramo 10,000, Madeira 13,000, all other Portuguese wines 9,600, brandy 40,000, bottled liqueuss per doiril 800. Foreign wines per pipe 36,000 reis. bottled 1,600 reis per dozen, brandy 30,000, bottled liqueurs 142,400 reis per dozen, and foreign %inept thimble the former duty. The foreign wines, &c. imported in Portuguese vessels, and for Portuguese account, will be entitled to a discount or 25 1 er cent. The following is aii extract froni the agent for Llotl's at Boorslemon. dated July 25 : " A tarns arssed schooner, said to he the Genres! Aria. ntramli3Of finesse dyres,and commanded by Captain sf Ilatilsaiwe, °arrived on the fail at Posiiike. The Comosader, with one of his offices". cone to bourdeaix yesterday. and dispatched neniedistelY a courier to l'aiis. /fermented to Pntoillse directly after, sad is waiting for au assort to his dispatch- which, it is reported, is from the Gotrentment of Derma Ayres. We underst.mil that no rue iarisiestion is perntimed faith Ihr schooner et Youillac." At c time wino tbe whole country 11r011till Ut j 4 teeming with the richest crops of vols. it would he ingratitude to Prthidroce not tas iil•lcisusledge it, stud how much its bounties surpass cur deserts, or the merits of the hest of us, The harvest foss eon'. tsieneed, cud bids fair to be if Olden one. The citnthty of the gram is excelient.—(Plysnouth Tele gruph.) • PE ossrstrAmisir. r;.isp, the briekhtye►, better known by the title of tha Cletiopion of Petigstrians, bas laid ■ w .gor.of twenty to forty Pound., to go on runt 110 miles in !A successive hours! He intends alerting at 11 VP o'clock in the ari ernno s of Thursday, the 13th instant. front Ileac the Aleck Reading, to the Catherine Wheel lon, Hoary, set thick ; the distanee to be measured two mien at. H.• is to go through Twyford and Wargrole, Ave miles of the rued be ing very rough and hilly ; he is to be accompanied dariug the night by umpires un to prat el hits, and WS that he faithfully performs the distance A deposit of bi. on each side has already been paid down, the remainder to be made good the day before starting The whole of that amateurs of pe.le.trianism are expected to be present at she coot-rodeo of this utiparallelled feat, Which will finish at Wei o'clock is the afternoon of Fridai, the 14th lament. ATTEMPTED MURDER. Yesterday afternoon s report was eirenlated in tta gorough of ikintliwark, that 411 old than, minted Sullivan, bad been marl red by his wife, who in a native of lielata—. Great soothers of RPTSOIIII assembled by the house• in Mint. sqnare. and alone officers were sent for. They, upon their arrival, found the old than wills his head cot own, a,.d he id a very danireroOs sitostion , rb.. Wolleti was tottered with 'hammer; site was seemed, and taken to the watch.house The old man fell on the ground insensshle es hen he received the blow; be is 00 years tif,Age, tied !it the cause of tits outrage is stated to be s fit of jealousy. When .he was In custody, she protested that she would serve hint iu spits if she mos at liberty. Vr. ,f I I ;inning oi , sit. which year to:si trains' of vii to bvi :' 1 plain of the route froal t r ing about muds,. at Rh r. which heppoeing ipproaehed ii appear- f.‘ ere*, to be . lir, it coiled LI nethilielf In, it roiled idisiaccr of I in-ball and mister ; 111, the bullet* ni.did as if LA h a li ad Ivalici•sl to. r ea 11111 l .1 SO ;. had come or, soil se osi 'touch. a 1,1...r....,.1,, . nt sir i. 3,11 the v• . li lift us tip .hock. Ile .d and fur- having sub. I Estimate err; that is 111 twtlop or iiciii„ .11. out '0.11)4111/./111 to iiii car-Loki s brad. In 3 . it in such a !real fi.l i e; 'daily, and 1 .VA It I)." 4 1 tittles nod ' I 4 rink of it il i 1 1 r i l • 71 a un r d r i N v Y , ' i ; the Duke r cre,,,.. e I I .. , .I id t arrived ut 1' the Dikis I litre h._ ii day the I/ Frilllet g eve , ing. axe trues*. the Arctic . I interest. latitsciy. ek, I row il l Rafe ar r iv a l g earlottA unilreil and th of Jane, i sit without time. Ti.. .• E..od Sall (.1 .. eships,ex- • rls, tecinveri town yes; it c.••lch i UOUtor 3. c k / 1111111/11t hero if Ws.iilc o t e bad illerill I search of hi. r. IL nsed Was ti r i ... 64 , 5,1 e .n. ,teit Rif oh o n a g the I to i . ' ifoisie of li K is the r. 411),./.0 A the 3+ll l • QII. 78, : f - ort. i . l ...: ✓ i.riit Al, ii,.(i a •„,„ lull In thug , P paid he- t u m ", L o t _.....,.....Aiii THE GRE47'..S'EA SERPENT. . Captain Woodward mei. in the beginning oT May. this year, with an commun. serpent. which seems to be different from that ►e.-n holt tear nr:tr Cape Ann. The following is the drel trainin of Captain Woodward. and it 'teems to ui `to be win thy of the attest tf naturalist. : " I, the undersigned, Joseph Woodward, Captain Adamant schooner, of Hingham. being ..n inly route Penolnitot to Hingham, steering w.pi.w. end b , inr ten leagues from the coast, perceived lasi Baths. Iwo, p. m something un the cultic* of the Srat.r, seemed to me to be of the sine of a large boat. hepposing that it might be part of the wreck of a ship. I ipproarhed it ; but when I was within a few fattionss .4 it, is ed, to my great surprise, and that of my whole greir e manstioas serpent. When I approas h. d nearer. itself up, instantly uncoiled itself ■gain. and with extreme rapidity. On my approachnsg again, itself up a second time, and plocrd itself al the digitiser sixty feet at most from the bow of the ship " I had one of my Edna loaded with • cannon-ball musket bullets ; I fired it at the head of the mousier crew and myself distinctly beard the ball and it strike against his body, from which they rebut,. they had week against a rock The serpent shook , and his tail in an extraordinary moonier, and advasie.ll wards the ship with open jaws; I hail caused the , be re-loaded and pointed it as hi. throat; but he , so near that all the crew were erutcd wish terror, thought wily of getting out of his • sy. lle almost the vessel, end bid I tint tacked as I did, be te alit have come nn board. He d veil, but ins m nt hint appear again, with his head on one side of the sad his tail on the other, ai if he was going to lift mud to upset us. However, we did not Grl Any sh o ck reusalacil Ave boars "tear us, only plug lsicknaid ward. " The fears with which lie nt first inspired us haVc sided, we were able to examine him attentively lel that bis length is at Icast twice that of my schooner; to say, a hundred and thirty feet; hid bra I is full iv fourteen; the diameter of his body, below the les. than six feet; the size of the head is an ;into's that of his budy• lie is of a blackish rolnur• his (arias) are about 19 feet from theextremityof his short, the whole has • terrible look. " When he coils himself up he places his tail manner (bat it aids bias iu darting forward with grew he moves in all directions with the grimes' AIM/ tistimisLing rapidity. (Signed) a JOSEPH 9fOODW " Hingham, May 13, 1111 S." This declaration is attested he Pete► Flol John Mayo, who wade affidavit of the trit before a justice of peace. Our letter from Dover, dated Aug. 2 (RI says-- 6 i His Majestt'e packet Lurd )ruteuta last evening. from Calais, with his Grace the of WIILLINGTON and suite. The Knit packet, with dispatehes and passengers ; Resinie French packet, with a mail, also arri , the same time.—Their Royal Highnesses the and Duchess of CLARENCS are eneteetvel ' morrow, to embark for Calais.—tini,ed 11,4 Fos transport, with cavalry for the arms. ut and also have embarked for 'ailing this several detachments of infautiy, tit the Versus port." If the following Information he coiteet. the Expedition, which has excited so much has failed, and is now on its return home : Extract of a letter from Mr. Tuosiss JAI master of the Joh*, arrived at Greenock, Greenland, dated July 20 :— ~~ I rate the pleasure to advise yor of our safe here Ibis day, after $ successful voyage, hoeing e; thirty...four whales, supposed will prtotare two handfed ten tows of oil. We toot oar last nob 13in • sad cruised for another fish till the 3tish. but samiess, having only 'sees two fish diaritst slid lime ice lay much the ume as lam ye.er, • trio n littd• done after June. 1 can ray little of the diseoro opt that Hwy mere arra he 89, that cowing Seeds, they eaiid gel no fernier North." The following letter was received is town terday (Monday) afternoon. by the F.,,,„„„ snow, stogosy moans*o, luaus? “ Dark Sin—A most Audio/ discovery was we last evening: the Gamekeeper of Mr. Temice, Of Park, was found unordered in the erusisols; Ise unsling a long time, and the eerie/its went sit him; they footed that he bad been stratteled by being twisted tight round his speck The deceased atroine man, and more than one person Mimi hair cerise,' in the atrociona deed. The Sllseitolutteis county met last bight, and every Mesas is being discover the muiderers." By the account Laid en the table of the Conmsonst it appeari that the following amount of corn and grain, meal and dour, ed into Great Britain in the years ended Jan. 1817 and ling:— Year rated gitit history, ISM 1816. Corn and br5it....1,141.097 Qs. !Mot.; i Meal tad F1u0r.... 141,041 Cwt. 3,1115,411 t ' From this statement will I. seen, that the has tiot prevented the i•floit of corm an From the cut - 11'11101i% !UMW*sr of impOrt.ition second tear, it will he Prig' Ow ar e bave tweets six and seven millions steams at gratis, cove that low was Reacted.