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S . - THE Clnelettixtl4.lt-. . Viso the Yew lifeathOp Megusiesej • , a Asil yea, ye pow, trio 50111E11mi you, fate, letnear to envy those yois reckon great, And know, amul those blessings they possess, They are, like you, the victims of distress, While sloth with many a pang torments her slave., lam waits on guilt, and danger shakes the brave." CRA3II. WWII I retired from the turmoil and anxiety of busi ng', std Bisbopsgate-street, to an estate which I purchased is Bedfordshire, I bolted forward with not less pleasure this confidence to the enjoyment of rural tranquillity. An messier manor and well-stocked preserves unfortunately famed a portion of my . property, which speedily unde ceived me se to the serenity I had. anticipated. Although I was is sportsman myself, nor ever meant to be, I be ease 'tweedy embroiled in that civil war which is peeps. w ay wateragon between the figirearchy and the poachers, std ins aormented by the bitternese, wrangling, litigation, stufiling, maiming, and murdering, eternally up keno that rural Pandora's box, at the bottom an the W m Weedy volume of the Gagne Laws supplies 5 111. elle of Hone. It was expected that I should dime's, W hiz by preineuting every offence against enactments :la J tto as sanguinary as they were iuefecacions. him thee& that I should be inhuman enough to let a p t sejenstiweefor the chance trapping of-my own legs, or tae sirloin destruction of may fellow-creatures ; but as I was olaphoonoWgb to think the lives Of intelligent beings wee We e& than those of partridges Ind pheasants, I volved Mike in veelf from the terror and misery of game, by extiensting it from my manor as rapidly as I could. I found that proprietors of preserves might as well be living la a hornet's neat or a hyenas den, a sort of lodging for which I felt no penchant, even could 1 sit in it and be ohootlng partridges all day long. My remedial measures were p r ow and vigorous.. Wherever my predecessor had murk up a notice of spring guns and steel traps, I substi sated the following uneuetomarry announcement—" Any body may shoot over this ewer. ' • 1 gate public notice that I should use no precaution against poac he rs, nor pro =lichens if they were apprehended by others upon my ; I converted my gams-keepers into game de estrogen, and sent all my other servants into the preserves with orders to kill what they liked, and permission to give away or sell what they killed. As much of the game as was not destroyed by tins hostile coalition, was scared away -so the neighbouring estates ; in a few weeks I was enabled to thank heaven that there wee not a hare or a pheasant upon my grounds ; I repaired the fences broken down by the poachers and others, who quickly abandoned the terri tory where there was nothing further to be got ; and at length sate down in peace without having before illy eyes the fear of midnight gunpowder, morning prosecution, and papaya! hostility. - All this, however, was deemed flagrant and outrageous, high treason against the royalty of the ramrod, by the neighbouring tyrant of the trigger, who after many loud and indignant confabulations among themselves, and one or two individual remonstrances with the offender, ap pointed a deputation to wait upon me, and expose me to all the horrors which, like a second Cataline, I. was about • so bring down upon my unhappy country. Taking there . Mite an affectionate leave of their pointers, whose cause they felt themselves about to advocate as well as their own, . some four or five ante shots presented themselves to me one Morning, and very pathetically set forth the necessity of encouraging country gentlemen to reside upon their estates, the danger! of innovation in these radical times, and the enormity of departing from the wise practices of our ve nerable ancestors, &c. Re. Re., according to the established formula in all such cases made and provided. " I ali k ik gry poor speechifler, gentlemen," said I, "hut I have bthillildting a little into this matter lately, and I'll t-fl you in as few words as possible what I think about it. it appears to me that by the law of nature all men are equally entitled to pursue and seize such wild animals of the earth, or birds of the air, as cannot be proved to be particular property, with no other restriction than that of not trespassing on private grounds without the owner's leave. And so it was once held ; but when the Normans came in, they discovered, by a monstrous fiction, that the right and property in all game vested exclusively in the King, who might, however, authorise others by license to pursue and destroy it ; and this is the precious origin of our present moat sapient law. The privilege can of course be only purchased by the rich, and thus, by a pefttersion of all equity, the food which nature must have meant in preference fur the poor and hungry, is monopolised by those who are already satiated with the fat of the earth. If there be any common stow or natural right in the law, why is it limited to par tite* birds and beasts? why not extended to rats and entiok. and sparrows and tomtits? or why, indeed, not Plied out to sea, and rigorously exercised upon sprats SI mackerel, oysters and herrings ? Quite ridiculous ! 'llin exclaim. Not at all. King John did in face lay a total interdict upon all the winged, as well as the four footed creatures, to which we may perhaps owe Magna Charts, quite as much as to the patriotism of the barons; ar.d had the monarch been as fond of fishing as of hunting, he would probably have included the tenants of the deep in his claim. His arbitrary enactment has been modified ; but, if unjust in part, surely it is unjust in the whole, for bow can you decide which of the wild birds and beasts were made by God Almighty for the gentlemen, and which for the rabble ? • " Really, my worthy neighbours, it does not seem very creditable to your resources that you cannot kill time in the country, unless you have some innocent fowl or animal to kill with it, an excuse much more natural in the mouth of an ignorant savage, who has, moreover, the plea of lc:rally shooting for his dinner, than front the lips of well fed and well-educated men in civilized life, many of whom are magistrates and legislators. It may he true, that by your residence upon your estates, you enable a few trades profit to live; but it is equally true that by your traps ard spring-guns, as well as by your enforcement of these sanguinary laws, you occasion a good many fellow-creatures to t.ie, so that upon the whole, humanity may be no great gainer by your presence. For my part, I consider these statutes to be not less inefficacious than inhuman, for heavy penalties only raise the value of the commodity, and h:gli prices will beget poachers, just as high duties beget stnugg!ers. I cannot alter them, but I can evade their mischief and annoyance by having nothing subject to their extrcise ; and thus, gentlemen, you have my reasons for wetting out all the game upon my estate. I was read fo:lier day of some beast (wasn't it the Musk animal? ti it bites off the hag in which its perfume is contai when hard pressed by the hunters, amid is thus suffered 11l etope. I have made a somewhat similar compromise with the poachers, and am happy to inform you that 1 am MD loneer worried and terniented. You continue to enfant et, est stal useless laws, and must not wonder if you NM pretty often called upon to exchange your peace of mI tor a partridge." rhea I concluded my speech, the longest I hail ems made, except when I was once Chairman of the Fish. tr.imgers' Company, and I ant happy to lee that it had the effect of freeing me from the Intrusions of the game. pren:vers, as effectually as my previous measures had enabled me to get rid of the game, so that, by the blessing of Heaven, I now poplins my house and grounds in peace unvisited by either squires or poachers. ... The sporting season, or, in ether words, the period of the rural civil war, is sow approaching; and as it is not 1 IPos4ible that other civic squires may hare made the same eon of country investment as myself, and be equally ex rl:4to the strife torment, and bloodshed of the Game 5. I have theuglit it right to s,:ntl a statement of my ease to the New Month ht Afog,mine , that they may know law to c.it:ape from their miseries, and, by imitating toy cx3n:ple, be made partakers of my piesent enviable tranquility. The Abbe& St. Fare.* natural son of the too-celebrated Philip Egalite, ,!tad on Sunday se'nnight. lie was one of th- innumerable examples among the French of the incon rer:ences to which they will submit, under the most pain ful circumstances of infirmity or old age, rather than not eater into society. Totally deprived of the use of his limbs, and with all the distressing appearance of bulk of a wan in the dropsy, he was to be seen, until within a few :trills, wheeling himself about in i Merlin's chair, in the !, of th e fashionable eompary of Pieria, apparently en- Pying bintbeil in el - mem:atm+, or his rubber of whist, as if were in perfect healtt•. Ir no other rev-el was he at 3'l FRENCH MISSIONS IN CHINA. The following intelligenze is contained in a letter from • M. Fontana, Bishop of Sinite, and Apostolic Vicar of Sue techura is China:— Persecution, which raged with great violence five years l and which has never entirely subsided, bad never theless C Callosity diminished ; but in 1821 it was renewed In seVirll places, on account of a conspiracy formed against the kmperor by a sect of Pagans, but happily discovered. The examipationa relative to this affair served as a pretext to call the Christiahs to in account. Most of them escaped by friviog money ; I k* yiehled to fear, and placed super stiuous tablets in theii houses ; others, however, resisted with great courage, and made a noble profession of the faith for which they suffered. Among the latter, the Christian!' of two towns called Lo-Tcha-hien and Telioung-Kish-hieh distinguished them selves by their constancy. Efforts *ete made to constrain them to apostatise, but nearly all, both then and women, showed themselves disposed to suffer death rather than re nounce their faith. This conduct drew upon them all sorts of insults, ill . treatment, and vexations • at length they were left quiet, but nine Christians of LO-Tcha-hten who by their exertions encouraged others, were conducted bedew the Governor, who omitted neither musses nor punish ments to induce them to renounce their faith. Finding them immovable, this Mandarin caused them to be con ducted to the principal town, that they might there be con demned to exile ; he went there himself to support the ac cusation, but was very ill received, neither the Viceroy nor the superior Mandarins having given orders to perse cute the Christians ; however, at his solicitation, the nine confessors were brought before th e j u d ges , wh o laboured in vain to make them apostatize. They were next conducted before the Viceroy, who first treated them with mildness, ,and/hen threatened them with capital punishment. These sehte believers throwing themselves upon their knees, de eland that they would voluntarily suffer death for the sake of their religion. The Viceroy, affected by they firmness, - tie not condemn them to death, but to perpetual banish lent in Tartary. The Emperor confirmed the sentence, and the nine Christians departed for the place of their exile, in May 1824, with their wives, who resolved to fol low them. The Christians of the other; town, Tchoung-Kiang-hien, were likewise ill-treated ; and here, also, there were nine who distinguished themselves by more courage than the rest. The Governor, seeing that the conduct of the Gover nor of Lo-tcha-hien had not been approved, would not con duct these Christians to the metropolis, but condemned them himself to carry the cangre• until they should re nounce their religion, but although they ever refused to yield,- they were successively set at liberty, notice being given them to appear whenever required. Notwithstanding these occurrences, and although the Christians acre extremely ill-treated in many places, the exercises of religion were no where interrupted, and the missionaries were able to visit almost all the Christian in stitutions, and administer the sacrifice to the faithful. The Christians who, at the beginning of the persecution, had been condemned to carry the cengue until death, constantly displayed the same firmness. The Emperor, upon his ac cession to the throne, remitted the punishment of those under condemnation. The Christians condemned to the cangue were also to return home, but upon condition of re nouncing their religion. In 1894, all those who carried the cangse were brought before the Governors, and urged to make abjuration, in order to enjoy the grace promised. All of them, except one, confessed the faith anew, and consequently continued to carry the cangue voluntarily. These niagnanimous Christians are not more than twelve in number, all the others having died before the expira tion of ten years. As to those who have been exiled into Tartary for their attachment to the faith, and who were very numerous, two only returned ; of the others no in telligence has been received, but there is reason to believe they persevered. Monsieur Thadee Lieon, a Chinese priest, was con demned to he strangled or exiled for life, as the Emperor should ordain. His crime was having constantly refused to renounce the Christian religion, and having confessed that he was a priest and preacher of the said religion. The Emperor's order was delayed for two years, and the priest remained in prison ; but in 18'23, as he ever per sisted in his first declarations, and protested his attach ment to the faith, his sentence of death - into execution. This pious minister consummated his - - the same year. In 1824 the establishment of a seminary was com menced, in which are collected twelve pupils, who study Latin and are formed in the practice of piety, under a Chinese priest. Many others solicit admission, hut the difficulty of the times and the poverty of the mission pre-' vent the reception of a greater number. The Bishop of Maxula, assistant to the apostolic vicar, is superior of this seminary, but he has been unable hitherto to reside there, and has committed the care of the establishment to a Chinese priest educated at Poulo-penang. This priest is very learned, and by his presence the Christians are less exposed than by that of an European priest. Moreover, the Bishop of Maxula is required to superin tend the labours of some new priests in the east. There are in the mission no other Europeans than the two bishops and M. Eseotleca : the lager is in bad health, and cannot visit, the Christians. The Bishop of Maxula has his health better than for several years, and labours with much zeal. Mons. Inibert, who is at Tongking, has been expected for several years. and couriers were sent out to meet him, but apprehensions are entertained that they died iu a rebellion which broke out in the contiguous pro vinces of China. We are about to send other couriers to conduct M. Im bert, of whom the mission has great need. The number of the Chinese priests is 46, of whom five are infirm, and can no longer visit the Christians. In the course of 1824 there were in Sutchaen 29,342 annual confessions, and 33.5 adults baptised. There are, moreover, 1,146 old Catechumens, and 401 received this year, without reckoning many other adults who have de termined to embrace religion, but who have not yet been classed among the Catechumens. Baptism has been ad ministered to 837 children of Christians, and to 60 children of infidels in danger of death. The numbel of Christians is 46.287, including the Catechumens and chil dren, but not the apostates; there are 27 schools for boys and 2$ for girls. • The cangue is a punishment In use in many countries of Asia. la some, u in China, it is a large table, pierced aids holes for the head and fret to pass through. In others, it is a triangular piece I o f wood which is fixed round the neck, and to width one of the bands is attached. Upon the 'loath of a worthy baillie of Edinburgh, his relations resolved to erect a monument to his memory. They accordingly applied to a mason, and among other directions, desired that be would represent an angel, bearing the baillie to Heaven. The mason set to work, and chiselled out an alarming likeness of the deceased worthy ; on the head of the angel, he carved a wig similar to the baillie's (which was the largest wig in the Town Council). One of his relations, on returning from London, went to ' inspect the subject of the sculpture. After musing some time over it, he asked the mason who the lower figure was intended for. " Oh, that the angel /Ong our Ruh! friend to Heaven." " The angel !" (said the gentleman) " who ever raw an angel wear a wig ?" " Did ye ever see ane wit/lout a wig ?" retorted the artist. This was un answerable ; so the monument was erected, and may be seen on the north side of the churchyard of the Greyfriars to the wonder of all beholders. On the emit instant, Messrs. Gilchrist, Coulson, and Marshall, officers of the exciie, at Springfield and Annan, seized, near Newcastleton, a hearse and two horses, the ve hicle, instead of a dead body, having within it a living spirit, in the shape of thirty gallons of prime Scotch whisky. which the cunning driver was merrily trotting to wards England, though bedizened in sables. On the same day, while the officers were conveying the hearse to its new destination, they also seized a horse and an additional thirty gallons of whisky, in ten casks. The man who belonged to this latter venture came boldly up to inquire who the de ceased was, and where he was to be buried ; and found to Lis surptise, that an old acquaintance bad been drowned whilst bathing, and the people bringing the hearse from Newcantleton to convey hint to the place of interment, thinking the opportunity an excellent one for outwitting the oF7ers, concealA the whisky within it ! The ("trivet. of the hearse is in Amen gaol, and the man be!onging to the l " horse is in Carlisle gaol.—CaHisl• Paetht. hr:cOniignis nEi'WRT. THE ENGLISH AT BOULOGNE. —...m.. ... IFrens ea Evening Psper.l fleartimeste-sea-rasa, Iva: 21 1(125. Sin--. Seeing this isteeing a letter in one of our Weekly Papers here, the A Bouloinais, written by an Englishman, who has ' to be proud of the spirited manner in which he . the assaulted character of his countrytnee ) and in the stumps' terms, the conduct of an isdi , hillutateed by the basest motives, wrote en ardast, Owing Ifened. which ap peared *nth. tie, falser. niating the character of the est Bridal reddesta is thist,tosits, I think it goy dm (as your Correspondent here) to lose no time in ferweding you a -v of the - -- OM: halt means of promoting -' - I unfoundkd maid every VM t k. . , SHIP LAUNCH. unarnear hitt St Yesterday was launched from Chatham Dock-yard his Majesty's frigate Mermaid, 46 guns. Precisely at one o'clock the ceremony of christening her took place, which was performed by Ilia Cunningham. The dog shores were then knocked away, in well as the blocks from under ber keel, and every one eras on the tiptoe of expectation to see her make a start : to the surprise of the spectators she remained perfectly stationary. They had recourse to the screws to move her, and a party of men were seat on board to dance her off; but all the dancing, running, and screw ing, would not do, the Mermaid seemed determined not to embrace her natural element. At last they got a filmier out, and after hesitating for twenty minutes, the sea nymph glided into the river in truly majestic style. No accident happened, and the cause of delay is attributed to the heat of the weather on the tallow, and the ways being set up hither too tight. SHIPS PITTING OUT Al CH•TII•Ho.--The Despatch, 18 guns, Capt. Parsons, fitting for Channel service. The Bustard, 10 guns, Capt. Sandom, for the West Indies, the Parthian, 10 guns, Hdn. Capt. Barrington, is ready to sail to resume her station of Scotland. The Rainbow, 48 guns; is just taken into dock to prepare for commis sioning; Capt. M'Lean is to have her. ---- MR. WOAfBWELL'S LIONS. Yeptertlay the Recorder of London made a Report to the King 111 Mufti! of the prisoners lying under sentence of death in Newgate, all of whom were convicted at the last Old Be E 2 l et Sessions, namely :-- t. aged 34; John In; Oeorge Bruton, .119Matir attlingt ; James Davis, 22; William Naylor. IL for ;dealing in a dwell log. bowie to the amount Of 40a : Thomas Rill, 17, Mr burghtry I Osorge Waters. 21; William Field, la; Thomas Oodwin, II ; James Norris, 11 ; and Mary Ann Cook, 90, for housebreaking: Jane DAVIN, ; Catherine Ferris, and James Orarenor, lA, for highway rubbery: Jeremiah Riley, 40. for returning from Transportation r John Battle, alias Natha- Mel Hartley, 40 ; and James Smith, ZO, for horse-stealing I CharWl ere Groves, 23 ; and Charlotte Williams, 21, for stealing from his Itfajdsty eras giatiously pleased to respite, all - above prisoners. FROM TOLL. 'Maw. of Kensington, appeared Bromley, in Kent, in sppport Steadman, Cellemot of the RuxJey s W laden *WI d'inX s Mr. C. contended IV.. " IYe Peril n wagons, se IS ear dung or fisher immure foe &mum seer so during opleil in Maslmg swab Jour . . t e refee on a ly . n , busb fastbiessestd, tin defrauded audit prm Hate-to fund& maim darer, with. 41 SAM, under the palalty of It personal interest us the bow 'intention not to aceept the Holland, this. on being lr. Jeremiah Solomon'', of master on lee If riday three weeks Aar a load also* end took, Huxley pent, gutting the ob. ,leer reading it, demanded 1 the paper now produced,* hie return between 3 and 4 And showing Steadman's wife $b money, as in duty bound. Huxley gate was about 11 g=itetit , Solicitor to the Trust alleged _ 4.17, _ .e uropike Act, limited the going and reastaktiof all teams for lure to et& day, and contended that amiaqsasee thereof, the Collector *tut completely justified in ... l i tt , A:t itaken .w a zita riday of the .Magistrates, which occupied a sisolliossible tilt]. the atairasam G. Norman, Esq. amiounced that Oka Risselt distnisied the semplaint. Satesal of the Magian's**, however, particularly Mr. Wells, 111. P. Maidstone , impvemed their obligations to Mr. Cobbett fit his public spirit in bringing it forward, and declared that it re. anted the highest honour upon him. Mr. Cobbett.—Then, (gentlemen, as you have decided in favour &this Toll Collector, 1 will trouble one of you, before you go, to, rent me another information against the Keeper of a neighbouring wilee fat taking less toll than he ought to have taken, that Zirbasks allowed the stmt wagon to go through the cams :khan taking any toll, and then we shalt have a decision both trays. The summons was accordingly granted ibt the attendance of Sa muel Fry, the keeper of the Footscray GatO, and the ease stands for hearing at the next meeting.—The Bench *as quite full. • This paper had not the words " Manure Etetnption" thereon, but was objected to by the Solicitor of the Trust en account of witness being unable to read, and tbe paper having Nero in Mr. Cobbett's possession. . s, copy of the same, u the publicity which the esposUre Of unfOundbd ottnighl no im- Whew his Itfajdsty was graciouslyPeri°ll3lY demand:,." Sunda . i fitly gl i )ll26 * during his Royal p l easure, all the elm , .... "..111% P,ditor—l have 14141aueetti la 'the Jihroiag .. ..1 , , /•, !Jerald of Friday last,reggrout *bir o se =MMus, EXEMPTION OF MANURE low-minded nettl i n g mein of . ' eflisalone, --......-- and am perfectly sawn gay espesialds should glee insertion to 10 h o m e ou t so op". p gl op 4 stesdi ro bathes s ainiAin c 4ariatec: ol33lZST n. bat tl bet T ßfem E t, AD o r s community. Among the wait ' met with in this town, to dathe . as* .. 11s .".'"'" Is Ilea litsodatan,l "tell .11 0 Mows that • A view t° • '.' gal % ir 10 11 41ho llilli til, =outs% tale a v V a t lii owo nted!rith • tacit 2g L ta die Neagh lb an eishisate ape 11" and view ~ . . . . Mit -. . sui s Abp. MUM. lilliN 01 i bow toll all . dulithiss, of Web he h one I seem 'iogo itiorr asseping dun "OW beim • *WO augal Imme •I. . • ' 16 ',,, the begrawnesat of the be the &mom dot= dimly op the - . • the Muth mom wine oomplsi in a oft 41 . bi we drygrapa, lenthlde i ps a vary annemons anal .166 fin ova lib wet " ' ,ia l ' =ft Mee dun ps d lsesi anialsoleposaila last w ith at this ' se unloading. Mr. C. plow TM abode who mud= sa ' 2, N ~_____ ree,ri4z. 10111:184B4 bed the wroth who enimassis to t har r • 6.61 bur deft du Naga the murder the switair of susasanity, is uses wonky of dm". loom N timpi ori g, ou th o moo * o g th e bets and is as gum • .stalist a ijo si tho assuelia The am- 'yaw shame " maw exemption," un eluding mutates of the to shone int its writer lir. C. tit mbar* tllng all perm fortunately moves in a 1 39117 bis mas, if sash astray mina g_g___,_ a d • it hi s tato here, and that be la sin OA ebo Iddto of It_riehie% Charles H which verifies ma mkar . • list . _a ... 01 Isoll m ' %i t s " . 6 kiwi* " mr.l a thief.' " I aellt . oge,voilit ~,.. /I , aopros seat by Molowiteg on ._. • '' 4 ,_IL; 'n .... ( ;hue) to bauem, wish * were •Ihe a " Y 90 1 .1 11 . 84 ARV . wariS i iimin 110 "'" with hi a nese so th e MEL: Rusk himself to be tne w ri ter 11..swate jeet• at Ith joioney ; that , after for any further secisfactiscr . .., Is. Ild. the unial s a u l atu nd . Pee kim the Hoping, Sir, to me yow evince (by the speedy insertion w ith out h i m, b o , t h at an hi, of the above in your 'anneal Mental) your coincidence the tat Arden dung, and sh with my own, and that of every tide Raglishman's opinion, the thank L refilled N rennin him the nu that scandal cannot be ttle widely, exposed, or too loudly 0 1: cuisk sio he dowse' his possing t. n the So through the ut denounced, la lehweesof rate-keePer, lleito I beg lean to subset& pleat with even s :Min le e , dist sec. ilk a_ the •tieral Turnpike Act, PADDY Off' TILE PEACE ESTABLISIIMEN7'. A jaunting car driver, named Paddy Geraghty, was, a few days ago, brought before the Magistrates of the Head Police-ofEcs, Dublin, for having used threatening language to a Mr. Ellis, of Hammond-lane. The Magistrates, on hearing the statement of the complainant, directed Geraghty to give security, hiausif fa awl two other persons, 101. each, that he would keep ths Paddy, and his friends, having been ushered, by the attending peace-ofticer, into the room of the person whose department it is time the ball bond executed, the following dialogue took place, When the bond was prepared :-- Clerk—The condition of this bond, Geraghty, is that you will keep the peace for seven years. Geraghtk-Scratching his head t for seven years ! Clerk— lies, for seven years, and to all his majesty's subjects. Geraghty—To all his Majesty's subjects ! good God ! what is that for? Clerk—Why it seems to be a great hardship on you to keep the t to every one us Dublin rid to every one in Ireland. all Deland ! The folltreiaLt r uar hi body, much controlled by making sin south freedom with him, at ten. Bering him so tans. geode, and submissive, as watt the case with Nero, and so the event pßeval the Wallace quickly beat his six opponents, without receiving so much as a scar of the slightest de scription. There is also a talk of crnelty being practised in the engage ment. Can any man in his senses suppose that I would risk the loss of my two lions, the finest ewer seen in this country, for the purpose of gratifying a cruel propensity ? No, Sir, it was never my idea ; and, further, 1 new declare, that another exhibition of the same or such .a scene shall never be encouraged or promoted by I " Sir, your obedient Servant, "OEO. NVOMBWELL." • CITY BUSINESS. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall. The Chamberlain delivered in bin statement of the product of the Orphans' Fund Denim foe the het quarter, which being read. the Court ordered him to take measures, agreeably to the pro**. of the Act of Parliament, for the discharge of the sum of MAUL of the remaining debt, and to give nodes to the parties ledetikted accordirgly. ' Several persons were sworn, and others allowed to he admitted Brokers. Licenses were granted to Coal Undertakers. A Petition of some Fishermen to be allowed to catch white bait, and another Petition of Fishermen against such license being granted, were referred to a Committee foe consideration. Bills were ordered to be paid, &c. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ForeigN-014.xst 1, 1825. The King has beets graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Algernon Percy, now Secretary to his Majesty's Embassy at Paris, to be his Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Confederated Swiss Cantons. The King has also been graciously pleased to appoint Hamilton C. J. Hamilton. Esq., now Secretary to his Illajesty's Legation at Stutgardt, to be Secretary to his Majesty ' s Embassy at Paris. And the King has also been graciously pleased to appoint the lion. John Bloomfield, now attached to his Majesty's Embassy at Lisbon, to be Secretary to his Majesty's Legation at Stutgardt. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. James Norton, Brompton, master-mariner, from August 6 to September 24, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Samuel East, Greta Mae, Stratford, Kesel, victualler, from the sth to the 13th August. at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. James Bores, of Scarborough, York, r. Edward Pane, jun., of LaureneePedutney Hill, merchant. BANKRUPTS. SAMUEL JONES. King's Arms-buildings, Wood.strett, Cheapside, lace.tuanufacturer, to surrender, August 6, 13, and September 13, at eleven, at the Bankmpte Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Watson and Broughton, Palcon.square. TiIO3IAS BATTEN, Great Titchfield.strect, Saint Mary.la. bonne, tailor, August 6, 13, and September 13, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Aleuts. Hallett and Henderson, Northumherland.street, Mary-la-bonne. THEODOSIUS DA LLEV and THOMAS BUSH. or Not. tingham, laee.rnanufacturers, August 15, 16, and September 13, at eleven, at the Punch Bowl, Nottingham. Solicitors, Mr. But. tery, Long-mw, Nottingham ; and Mr. ‘Volstort, Furnival's- Inn, Holborn. SA MUHL FARMER, Birmingham, glass toy-maker, August 13. 15. and September 13, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Temple.row, Birmingham. Solicitors, Messrs. Burfoot, Inn e r Temple, L ondon • and Mr. Page, Birmingham. WILLIAM eIIASTENEY. Bunwell, Norfolk, coal-mer. chant, August 15, 20, and September 13. at four. at the Casde Inn, Norwich. Solicitors, Messrs. Jay and Cremer, Norwich ; and Mr. F. T. Fenton, Austin-friars. IV I LLIAM JIILLINGTOti, Shrewsbury, carpenter, August 8, V, and September 13, at eleven, at the Fox Inn, Shrewsbury- Solicitors, Messrs. Philpot and Stone. Southampton-street, Blooms. bury.square ; and Messrs. Burley and Scaath, Shrewsbury. DIVIDENDS. Ang. 30. Emanuel Stabler, Bread-street, linen-merchant. at eleven. et the George Inn, York—Aug. 30. Francis Stabler, Thomas 3larshaU, mid George Marshall, York. linen-merchants, at eleven, at the George Inn, York—Aug. 31. Robert Smith, York, machine-maker, at eleven, at the George Inn, Yak—Aug. 30. Thomas Parkinson, sen., 31111-place, Scawby, Lincoln, Thomas Parkinson, jun., Kingston-upon-Hull. and John Lilly, Smiltmates. York. raff.merchants, at eleven, at the Dog and Dud Tavern, Kingvton-upon-Hull—Sept. 3. Alexander Ross and James Mur ray. Leadenhall-buildings, leather.factors, at tend'', at the Bank rupts' Court. CERTIFICATES, Aco. 23. Phillips, Chepstow. Monmouth, coal-merchant—Henry Oldtield, Devonshire-budding.. New Dover.mod, gaslight and coke-manufactorcr—Edsard Boulbee, Liverpool, merchant—John Edwards, Elder-street, Nortond.dgste, silk-woaver. anti in England and Scotland also. n England and Scotland, Oh, that is an account of a Colo.. suppose ; bad luck to it. Clerk—And likwise in all his Majesty's dominions. Geraghty—ls it abroad and at home ? Clerk-1 es certainly. Geraghty—Why then by J.s.s I'll never sign it. Paddy was here reminded that if he did not conform to the order of the Magistrates he would be committed, upon which he reluct. antly took up the pen to make his mark to the bond, exclaiming, at the same time, to those with him, " Oh boys, is'nt this dreadful for nothing at all ?" When the bond was signed Geraghty shrugged up his shoulders, saying to the Clerk with an air of sarcastic triumph, Well, Sir, you have done your best, thank God you can do no more." Clerk—Oh we don't wish to do more, you are now bound to keep the peace to all his Majesty's subjects. Geraghty—(Looking at the Clerk, whilst at the same time he was enticing the whip that was across his shoulder,) to " keep the peace to all his Majesty's subjects." Oh then, by the powers of man, the ant fellow I meet that's not his Majesty's subject, I'll make his head smoke. Paddy upon this left the Office. • , peace.omcer, Into i angled or exiled for life, as the Emperor The to Cats Loa been addressed by the owner of to see the WI bond lits crime was having constantly refused the Lion, trlte lady, to the Editor of an Evening when the bond was 1 Christian religion, and having confessed Paptr. • Clerk—The condi wiest and preacher of the said religion. • ' " Au 1, 111111. keep the peace for I Order was delayed for two years, and the " SaL. 4lll l llll .t. net. at allialla Geraghty:--Scratc "P"P Clerk —yea, for s n prison ; but in 1823, as he ever per- op T "P"P hiet, : v ii.,- , w . -Aw , Geraghty—To all et declarations, and protested his attach- able . a l y. • .. moor • - • -•-• p, -.. , that for . t, ..: 1, his sentence of death was tarried into of year solipinonsil • „ • ' Nee . Clerk—Why it st -11 "volattl - m ul peace. I pious minister was strangled, and thus • , : mit _ te jatmidwi• , • 10 401 . martyrdom, on the 30th of November of was or an d, Geraghty—Ts It a effillaied.' Whale •la•aladwipalt-iwattlibrinnl. tin obi, lithos' Clerk—Aye, and showed mono Ape ot poolotamot than a few slight sarawases on Geraghty,—ln all establishment of a seminary was corn- the lip. I was then Ind my second lion, Wallace, whom amoral disposition was not so Induced be sews Mends to try the swinge of „ (31 "k — I ea. and di are collected twelve pupils, who study...eraghty—ln En ^„..„.,1 4., .),„ „.....: ,„ „ c ..,:„,.. ..„, t __ . much controlled by making ea such freedom with him. or ren. the Union I 5t14,0% FIRES AND ACCIDENT. Yesterday motning, between eight and nine, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Mills, two doors from the Matquisof Granby, Silver -street, Loman's-pond, Gravel-lane, Southwark, which, from the confined situation of the neighbourhood, threatened much de. struction ; but, by the prompt arrival of engines, it was quickly subdued, and only the lower part of the house appeared burnt. A poor man, named Tissue, who slept in a back room below, and who has been bedridden these four years, was smothered before any U. sista:lee could be rendered him. The fire is stated to have hap. pened in consequence of some straw, which had been deposited in the house about a week ago, taking fire. On Monday night, just before ten, a fire broke out in the lower part of the house of Mr. Peter., glass•cutter, in Cannon-street-road, Vi'hitechapel, which was totally consumed. On Monday night, between nine and ten o'clock, a fire broke out' on the premises of Mr. Oliver, builder. Tunbridge-place, New. road, near Battle.bridge when two houses were completely gutted. The engines were unable to do more than 113 Te the adjoining houses, from the scarcity of water. The houses were new and hardly finished. A poor man was driven over by one of the engines, which lacerated his hand and toes in'e shocking manner. The mob were so indignant at the conduct of the fireman, that lie was given in charge, and sent to the watclt•house. The fire wan subdued by I l o'clock. SPORTING I NTE LIG ENCE. GRAND CRICKET MATCH. The sporting ;en of ;llll3;;Bldlianipshiiertie at present all agog for the grand match to be played on Monday next and follow ing days, beta een the gentlemen of Hampshire and Sussex, the former with Mr. Ashby given, and the latter with Mr. Saunders given, for 1000 sors. The Earl of Egremont has permitted the match to be played in Petwonh Park. As a great deal of betting has taken place, we insert the names of the players. Hampshire— W. Ward, Esq., J. Price, Esq., E. Knight, Esq., H. Knight, Esq., T. NVellan, Esq., Roberts, Esq., Deedes, Esq., and Messrs. Ashby, Howard, Beagley, and Bengley, jun. Sussex Ladbrooke. Esq.,— Keene, Esq., T. Warren. Esq I J. Orinbrov, Esq., Messrs. Saunders. J. and W. Broadbridge, Hooker, Mellersit, Duff, and Lilly white. At the Ashted Park race•, on Monday. two serious accidents happened. Norval, the jockey, mounted the hunter Sullivan, but the horse refused the start, turned restiff, reared and fell over, aad the jockey was so much injured that he died in the evening. Cramp, another jockey, was thrown in the race, on Ranter, and had Ins coilar.bone broken. Eleven stated foe the Hunters' stake, which was won at three heats by Mr. C. ILTdoey'a Musts. The alhoged stakes of SW. was won by 31r. Robinson's ch. e. by Smolensk*. boating four others. Sweepstakes of 1• nova. each was won by Mr. Bouverie's Pilot, beating three others. EretntwroW Eiviaonmrtane.—Various feats have within the last fen year, been performed by pigeons, and among the latest IM that of one of the Flemish breed, turned loose after the fight tor the championship, at Warwick, by Harry England, of the Green Man Inn, Kent-road, which performed the 92 miles in 3 holm andl 33 minutes. This was exceeded on Monday, • Tile. Attwood. having made a bet of 100 sovereigns, first, that he would let six pigeons loose on the high ground, near Crostwiek, between Nor wich and North Walshatn, 114 miles, rind that one should arrive at his loft in the Sanctuary, St. fleorge's•fields, within four hours and a half, and the bird was at the end of his flight in 12 minutes within the given time. The other part of the match was CM. that the eecnd bird would not be at home in five hours and a ha'f, and a like sum that the third would not be at home in trier. Lours. The second bird reached his destination within fire hours, but the [others were not heard of during the day. rail beats t`te Antwerp tlyisig hollow. tit W . LvtELL:tai COURT OF CHANCERY, Tursmit, MOW L The Loon Cworbritnit said, that although the Coda-wag about to proceed to the hearing of cause petitions, not yet had Copy of any one petition beenlaid before him. Mr. Houma observed that the petitiont in hie Lordship's pane went for hearing to the Vice-Chancellor. The L 9116 CkawcriLot4 replied, that in t'Onietitlevet of Ma not having th e m t o r ea d b e f o r e th e y c a m e to be heard, they wet.. pied thrice .the lime which thy would otherwise occupy. His Lordship then sent to the Vice-ChanCellor for those petitions that had been brought for hearing before him • and informed the Count that his Honour had stated, that nut of thirty pelf:ions rat down Ist . his Lordship's paper only six had bren delivered. Mr. TlORrit Oriseritti, from the names of the petitions on the • paper, those petitions must bate been long sued beford ha • Lordship. The LORD CaawcErtdit said he would not heat those gad. titions that had not been delivered. if any Opplicatioo to hear them should be made to him. The only wait to get rid .of positions Ate to read them befbre they came into COUrt. The Court role at one o'clock, as his Lotdahip had to attend the Privy Council, to receive the Recorder's report. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, TuzaixtV , Aabl. • IthinllllolL/SE V. PIPTIL The defendant in this case was co-titatee with his bro tin middle late Mr. Henry Fauntleroy, under the grill of a gentians,' named 3lonkhouse. A daughter of the testator ..011 her marrioya, .I"mm* titled,, by her father' s w ill, to 1 406, to three p&t. cote Comb. The present application was made in order to compel the defendant to pay the money into Court. It appeared from the plaintiff's aM. davit, that the defendant opened an account with Marsh, Streety. Fauntleroy, asui Co. of Berners-street, to the 'Oars' er Awn 1820. The dividends of the t es t ator ' s b equest h ht reamed b_y Fauntleroy, but according t o t h e d epos i t i on of the clerk, Mr. Golightly, the money was regularly carried over to the defendebt's eradit. On the failure of the bankingbottse,much coriftudoneasstod, and the defendant now swears th a t t h e sums were caft ledoverld his credit without his knowledge or consent. Affidavits wine put in by the pla:ntitf, to prove the affirmative, but as they were only l e filed "esterday, the defendant begged tim e t o answer tom The W lease proceeded no further, and it ti3w Stands over. comAwssloN OF LUNACY.— .4,40111r* THE RE.V. EDWARIi PRAlket: This morning, et ten o'clock, the proceodiagiaafer tfik Cedb; mission *ere resumed, and the follottitig ',images graredired r Elitabeth Wagstsfr examined by Mr. Wmertfttlft.-.Wwiliss the service of Mr. Frank, and left his settee in did Ole Mr. Frank's conduct was very bad, which was thellasitsl ibe bet leaving ; they parted good friends. Some time tiefote; In *I Nato year, they had a diffecence About a diemet l he said he &add not dine at home when he dent out he did tentra about foot a g eteeb, and asked if he could hare a dinnet for himielf and tale of red ladies by fire. Witness told him he Condi not, but it fetid get dinner ready by six o'clock t two *omen dined with hlut:ifsAse doe was Mrs. Bury, the woman he then hat in keepingk tbeethor she did not know. Mrs. Bury told withm, in the paean of Mr. Frank, that Mrs. Frank and she had met totetbet, lead had a fight. Mr. Frank told wiuleas that he believed it 10 be tine, for Mrs. Frank had come up id town With I common sake t this was when they resided in Yorkshire i thinks it was its she sinonver of 1818. Mr. BROUGHAM here complained that Met *ere Binh to be delayed by the nonattendance of some of the w tneestas Hai eh* proceedings been at Nisi Prins, there woold have hoed - ft add Of the cue. He declined mu-examining tilts *ands, wiet 19 6 ultra derstanding that she should be reellied, The Lekrned 101*adtenatt observed, If they *ere again delayed in a similar way ) they would be under the necessity of pressing for a decision. Robert Cox examined. II r lived with the Rev. Edward rrabk in the year 1820. It was in the month of November be ensued hit service. Was in London with Mt. Frank in 1832. Wittiest sod Mr. Frank left London together on the bth or 6th of Jan!. Mu+ Frank was then in London. H e was tb wait upon Mr. Frank u his own servant. They went to Newark to a hope to Pelhati atreet. They went there direct from London. The house was quite a small one, consisting only of two room* and a kiteheet Wa low, and three bedrooms. They found there Miss Franc , Dome Dickenson, and a servant. Mrs. Frank afterwards came there. !Then she arrived there, Mr. Frank had gone to Harrowlyate. They returned to Pelham -street, when Mn.s Frank was there. TMs was Auto a month after they went down. Wben they re MT. Frank slept at Mr. Paterson'a, the Saracen's Head • t hit ift r a ireat and Dr. Dickenson slept in Pelham-street. He obser ved people id the street in the evening ; they were looking in at the window of the house in Pelham-street. What were they looking up at the windoWs abtait ? Witness.—A great coat of Dr. Dickenson's was bung up at the window. This occurred several times. Mr. Frank sliipt at thb Saracen's Head three or four nitritte. There was a wean bed pat up in a small room in which Mr. Frank slept. Mrs. Frank mat naged the house and &hived the servant*. him. Frank did hot interfere with witness. He knew Dr. Dickenson and Mts. Fenok were in the house together, and in the sane room; Mt. JiWk was I below stairs. Was it a hod-asset t- - Witness--It was Dr. Diehensesed bed-roe/h. Mr. BROUGHAM objected to this question. A husbasti Cached be taxed a ith what transpires m every TOM in the hosts, be 5u5 he is in another room. Mr. SoLtcrroa-tiuxuaat. contended that the qUestbatt was proper, and the answer admissible u evidence. Witness—They were in the bed-room for twoot this* hours t he knew it of his own knowledge. He had seen them sternal times sitting on the bed, talking. Had seen nothing else in that room_ Had seen them in Mrs. Frank's bed-room, in bed. Mt. F. was sleeping in an adjoining room, with a plastered Moor. The door cheeks of both rooms are close together. There was a wall between the rooms. Mr. Frank', room was a small one. Mrs. Frank's room was the largest in the house. Mr. Frank never slept there. Thinks they slept in this way for a month of more. Dr. Dickenson constantly slept there. Mr. Frank left Petham.street fbt York shire, and left Mrs. Frank and Dr. Dickenson both there. lilt. Frank went to Hull. Dr. Dickenson spoke to Mrs. Frank thrive very well before Mr. Frank. Mr. Frank never interfered in the fa. may affairs. Dr. Dickenson did not interfere with witness. Dr. Dickenson was most master of the house ; he ordered the servants to bring porter or wine if it was wanted. He had seen the people ' looking more than once at the great coat. Mrs. Frank sod the Doctor being there was the reason. Cross-examined by Mr. BROUGHAM—Mode an affidavit for his master in the rear ion; he then wore that he saw nothing but what was proper and right. Re-examined—Did not think Mr. Frank was capable of ma. raging his own affairs for near a year that he MIS etiih MM. Cross-examined.—The first year he hind with Mr. Auk he did not answer Mr. F.'s bell : Mr. Sheppard did. He lived sith Mr. Frank two years. He waited at table; did not go out frith the carriage. At that time never waited upon Air. frank, that is, due • ing the first year. Mr. SOLICITOR-GENERAL Collteallal that the witness had a tight to read his affidavit. Mr. Bacitrou AM—Good God I boa he a tight to teed the sada. vit that I have not even named? The twit of ovittshoo, he etto. tended, was, that he had a right to hate amartes with ?lOW to facts, and then probably there might be a quietism shoat poodoe. ing the affidavit. If he asked any ti do; respostiog a wellies docu ment, we was aware he could not do so without peer it. It was decided that Ale. Brougham might ask q so Ms facts. Witness crou•esamlnation resumed.—ienietribeted Hannah Wood In the same service. She never found witness at a drawer. nor never charged him with opening it. There was a toi , s: t is found by her under the bed, and she put it in her pocket; he , swear that. Cannot speak to the time ; it was a month or two be• fore he left ; he was not turned away. Dr. Dickenson met Mr. Frank at Doncaster. Mr. Frank said he did not want Mm lo go r to York. as the Doctor was going with him and would allied um. him. Witness went back to Ales. Frank, at Newark. His wages were not paid. He hail never lisped for a character. Me had beets following his own business as a joiner. He meant to swear that, at no place, at no time was he ever charged with breaking open abort. wherein there was money. lie first told Mr. Mason that fns bed seen Mrs. Frank and Dr. Dickenson in bed together at Doncaster. He told hint before he swore the last affidavit. Did not know that he was sworn to an affidavit in April last. Could not recollect the dates. .... I The first affidavit sworn by this witness wet then read, 14'0 ,stated that he had been in the service of Mr. Frank for more than a, rear, and that he believed him to be of sound mind, sad capa blia of managing his own aft/tits, and that it was not live, as bed been, sworn by Sbeppanl, that Mr. Frank frequently tang the bell and could not then sell what he wanted, and that Sheppard was discha ed for insoleace, &c. This was sw o rn o n t h e 111111 .I IN 1- 'w ary r , 822/1 s x M. 01.71311A1C—Was not this affidavit read over to you b:• fore you swore to it ? Witness repeatedly assered it Was not, both in awar' 1.3 the Lamed Counsel and the Cotnmissioner. He was not in the habit of waiting upon him, but from what he saw, Mr. Frank Isms of sound mind. He never said any thing to Mr. Flitter abort Mru Sheppard. No one was present bat Mr. Fisher when be made his mark to the affidavit. Mr. Fisher asked him in what manner he bad seen Mr. Flank, and he told him that he *la nut in tbs habit of waiting upon him. Mr. Pigott wits out there. He at not know him. The witness oat eitislonsd to recollect before he gave his an swer, whethJr there wilt not some other person present. After some hesitation he said, "OM I recollect, there was tna. ther person there, but I did not knew him." Thu re ware two pet sons present when he put his Meek to the last affidavit, dated the 12th March, 1825. Mt. Collinson was there and read It 10 him. Dickerson., and that the said Mr. Frank had never slept thee, , This nTght affidavit Newark, w a s : and i t t h eh a t hat t e l 24 're hr " u hi 4 h t s h t e a r t e e lia l h ;bee P2r n t I t r a u k l e i n il by the t.-. That Dr. Dickenson hail the control of the servants, and that he tennis intercourse. lilrs. F., and be heard him d—n ha eyes, and that he had toms u 3 Ne frs. Frank t l af r d i r ic . kr D n i so ck n en u so mi n carried n i l , s tu b ,adgeittlo plete control of Mrs. Frank. j (;rasa-eitanshled by Mr. Ilitovortast—)lad sworn he bad seed them in bed together. The door was open. It was between Ore and six in the morning. Ile told Mr. Masao this before till lwe3rir•g of the affidavit. The last attith.vit 1 swore before Mr, a ( ir. '. ° ,i l i n .: . S . : e M r. Frank. have b. c os r. a rlel r l u am t y h" w e as at th j e aT tl i rs ts ; per T s bl eth l l ast sold wAl l i ~.ta NI. Diekeimon is bed with my mistress. It was ass till odes . • 1 1 i I' 1., 1 ' 1 1 41 1 i i 1 i 1 1 I' r . . t k 1 I i i . . t i i i tt 1' i t' 1 k Y , . 4 0 !i il 1 . I' . I. . M