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FEMALE FASHION'S FOR ArGUST, (From La Belle elsermblee.) • MARtxt Corm/at .—A round dress of tine India muslin, with a broad trimming at the border, formed of lace, en jabots, placed on in biai.; between the jabots an elegant embroidery, worked on the muslin, in a pattern of vine leaves. The body is partially low, and en gerbe ; the waist encircled wish a belt of celes. tial-blue tiband. Over the bust is a sort of collar-cape, in two points, perceptibly separated in front ; these points are embroidered at the corners, and are trimmed round with lace: a chemlsette tinker draws round nearly as 'ugh as the throat. The sleeves are moderately wide, with moncherons a la Psyche, of muslin, edged with lace ; the wrists finished by a double range of antique points, and confined neat the hand with gold bracelets, clasped by an eme rald brooch. The hair is arranged in full curls, and very short at the ears. A hat of white roe de Naples, is worn, without either cap or corvette, and is fancifully ornamented with white gauze and blond ; the crown adorned with large tulips of different colours. The strings of the hat arc of celestial-blue tiband, and float loo,e. The necklace and car-rings of amber. )loexign DRESS.—A pelisse folic of jacconot muslin, embroi dered down the aides in front, and round the bottom of the skirt, in a rich scalloped pattern; a double pelerine cape falls over the• shoedevet, end is worked in a correspondent manner: the body is tiain, and trade ro wrap partially over in front. The sleeves are made nearly to '.::. the arm- and hare a very broad scellopped orna ment of embroidered muslin at the wrist. turned upwards. The head.dress is a corneae, discovering tut little of the hair, with lap pets unconfined, of a very fine specimen of Urling's lace, of which there is kgreat profusion in the fabrication of this novel comette: between the hollows made by the different windings of the lace are tags pare of broad pink satin riband. A necklace of coral en eitdes the throat, and the slippers arc of coral red silk. On Sunday, Drs. Warren, 1). 1. Macmichael, and Mr, Peter M'Gregor, bad a consultation upon the state of the Duke of York's health, at Mr. Greenwood's villa in Bromp toa-park, when, we are extremely happy to say, their report was—" His Royal Highness is a great deal better." The Royal Duke afterwards gave a long audiene: to the Lord Chancellor. In the afternoon his Royal Highness rode out In his open carriage for about two hours. Mr. Under-Secretary Planta left town on Sunday, for the seat of Sir George Warrender, near Maidenhead. DRURY-LANE THEATEE.—For the peculiar benefit of the London newspapers, we beg leave to contradict every statement they have made of the manner in which this concern has been finally disposed of. Mr. Price has re,/ taken Mr. Bides bargain off his hands, ncr is any portion of that " lucky" gentleman's deposit transferred to the credit of his presumptive successor. The facts are simply these:—Mr. Price was a competitor for the lease when ad vertisid to be parted with, and cIT red an advance office painule beyond the rental paid by Mr. Elliston. It'lien Mr. Wish withdrew from his absurd and lavish contract, the Committee wisely turned their attention to Mr. Price's prop:seals, and committed the establishment they preside over, to those liberal and experienced hands by which every true friend to the British drama will ultimately find reason, from what is known of the new manager, to re joice at seeing it directed.—Gleurester Herald. ENGIISH ()CERA iiOCSL.—MT Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and a distinguished party honoured this Theatre last night to see the Death Fetch. This extraor dinary drama has attracted the attention of the fashionable world. We have noticed, as visitors to the Theatre, Ladies Guildford, Langliam, Dash wood, King, Blackett, Berwick, Jephson, Countess of Stanhope, Countess of Tankeeville, Mrs. Coutta, &c. &c. The performance of Miss Kelly is one great object of attraction in this admir able piece. THE LATE ELOPEHENT. — What led to the unfortunate result is said to have been this :—On Friday ae'nnight the Baronet returned to town, unexpectedly, and found supper laid for twenty-two persons in the library. He learnt that his wife was at Vauxhall, and he proceeded thither. We are told that he did not join the party, but returned home, and went immediately to bed. The next day lie again left London. We mentioned that the guilty pair entered a travelling carriage: this was in Davies-street, Berkeley square; - but they men quitted it, and retraced their steps to town. The gallant, it is said, is by no means capti vatin,e, either In his person or address. Three children are deserted. Sts T. Bearox.—Died, at his residence at Jesmond, near Newcastle, on Wednesday last, after a short illness, in the 65th year f his age, Sir Thomas Bunion, Knight, Lieutenant-Col. Commandant of the Tyne Hussars, and a Magistrate for the county of Northumberland. It has sel dom fallen to our lot to record the death of an individual more generally respected. To great suavity of manners, and an almost insatiaLle desire to oblige, he united in his character the sterling principles of an upright and honour able man. An ardent admirer of the Britielt laws and eon- Aitution, be was at all times indefatigable in his exertions to promote the general welfare. Of kind and hospitable habits, he entertained his friends with a urtliality and liberality justly entitled to praise, anti which will long be gratefully remembered. Nor was he inattentive to the wants of his poorer neighbours, as his generous benefactions at the Christmas festival annually , testified. Though deeply !mewed by an exteneive circle of friends, to none , per ilous, will his demise be a severer blow than to the officers and members of that excellent corps already named (the Tyne Hussars), which he had so long commanded—nearly for twenty y(ars—with such credit to himself and astisfac tion to all who served under him. Sir Thos. B. was brother ill•!aw to the Lei of Eldon, the present Lnrd Chancellor of England, anal Lord Stowell. One who knew him well nu a melancholy pleasure in paying this humble tribute to ilep-rted mi. th. out Fah 'al. the hot the the lone w can, e pro of the rapital it the 13e. holder it wets reared ern re• rder to riber on 13,974. nionun nnpany not time stments iingular e Hew- receive of betn d, when ly c0i.1.1 recently In Lon.. hive :- 4 uarters. 2,68 680 !lied the !eting of !oration, o appro f of the e toaster with the ng occa- are my most of se are a bout r.- ntl rlvu ve hul to 'ailing it numbers Ives. 11l lie above r. ►!r. Alex. f friend., me of the he purest ated from aultry, as along a you fee t the grass and was t morning. d could be direct the necessary ite of dr. tbitants of aal labours eti • - s _ INrE 1.0 -`2IIP PARTIES. Lady Smith entertained a select party yesterday evening, at her house. Terrace. Piccadilly. Arthur Stanhope, Esq. entertained n distinguished party at din. net yesterday, at his raid, Itute !Luise, Itroinpon. John Penn. E q. entertshied a distinguished party at dinner on Sunday at his seat, Stoke House, near Windsor. Mrs. Hoare had a catd party yesterday evening, at her house in Cumberland-street, Portman-square. MOVEMENTS. 'Vie Duke of Bedford arrived yesterday at his villa, Camden Hilt, from Devonshire. Emily. Marchioness of Londonderry, has left town for her seat, Ncrth Cray, Kent. The Earl, Counter', and the Ladies Bathurst, have left town for their seat in Gloucestershire. The Earl and Countess of Falmouth and family have left town far their seat. Tregothan, Cornwall. for the 1 , e35011. The Earl and Countess of Belfast and family left town on Satur iliv, for the Isle of Wight. The Earl of Fife arrived on Saturdry at the Pultenoy Hotel, Alhemarle-street, from his seat in Scotland. The Earl of Abingdon give a grand dinner on Thursday, at his residence in Stanhope.street, to a numerous party. Among those present were Lard and Lady John Fitzroy, Lord Bungles., Lady •1 ('curt, Mr. Henry Mr. Botiverie. Mr. Ashley. tee. The Earl and Countess of bonsdale and family hare left town, fur.their seat, Lowther, Wei'morlasid. The Hon. Thomas Grenville has left Dronmore for Stowe, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham. Cal. Martin left roan yesterday, for Paris. Major C. R. Pow lett town on Saturday, for Holland. The Ref. Crewe left town yesterday, for his seat in ' Cheshire. Osorge Irvin, Esq. and Miss Irvin have left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, foe Chell-nHan. R. B. Philipps. Esq. M. P. left town yesterday. for his seat in Hants. D. Hemming, Esq. left his house In Cleveland-square, yester day, for his seat in Leicestershire. Mr. and Mrs. De (hey arrived ymterlay at Wm. Gamier's, Esq. In Greton-street, Bond-street. froin their seat in Ilants. Departures from Long's Hotel, liond•street ;—Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, foe the Continent; Win. Stephens, Esq. for Brighton ; esrain Leigh, R.N. fur Porismoutli. Arrivals at the Royal 11. rel. St. JAmeet,qtreett—The (Hon. T. rivulet, front his seat, Belvidere, Kent ; J. Page, Esq. from his seat, Holly hill, Kent. Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel. St. Jameis-street:—George Roe buck, Esq. from Ramsgate; Mrs. and Miss Bridges. from South ampton; Mrs. Durrien, from Chichester; Durrien, Esq. from Kton. Arrivals at the St. George% Hotel:Albemarle-street :--Mr. and Mrs. Portland and family, from the Continent ; Sir T. Jones, Bart. front Stanley Hall. Shropshire ; Mrs. Clifton, from Brighton. Departure;—Mrs. Prior, for her seat in Kent. Arrivals at the Brunswick Vox! (late Blake's), Jennyn-street 'f he Earl and Countess of Kenmore, from Worthing ; the enc einte Pederson and Mrs. anti Miss Pederson, from Paris. 1)e -nature :—Mr. and lady floret fluency and family, for Norfolk; Lord Elphiastone, for Lewes. BRIGHTON RACES. BRIGHTON, blowomt AFTERNOON. S O'CLOCK. The arrivals since Saturday have been numerous, and scarcely a lodging is now unonupieil. There is every pro bability of a still further increase by IVethiesday, on which day the Lewes Races commence, and which, if reports speaks truly, will produce the finest sport ever seen in this port of the country. The different places of amusement were very well at tended on Saturday evening. At the Theatre, the perform ancvs, under the patronage of her Grace the Duchess of Richmond, were, Me Slays to conquer and Disioiser. In the former, Mrs. Orger took the part of 3ltEs Hard ! castle, in which, although somewhat out of her line, she' I acquitted herself respectably; the other characters were supported quite as well as we expected. The sfterpiece brought out little Miss Vincent in six or seven different characters, which she sustained with considerable talent : it will he repeated this evening with William Tell and Del as a Port. The Libraries and Ireland's Gala received their full share of support. The Chain Pier, last evening was crowded with nearly 1,300 visitors, including, besides many others of rank, their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Argyle, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, Earl and Countess of Mountcharles, the Ladies Paget, Colonel Lyster, Captain Berkeley. R.N., Messrs. Greville, Irby, Ike. and several Officers of the Sth The Stewards have been indefatigable in their exertions to make the bill of fare for to-day's spott attractive, but have been less successful than could have been wished, only two races being appointed ; many of the horses are kept hack for the handicap of to-morrow. The pickpockets have had but poor work of it, notwith standing the crowded state of the course. Taunton and his body of constables have been extremely active, and are' deserving of praise. We have only heard of the following robbery, which, from the curious circumstances attending it, is not unworthy of detail :—A person while banging over the rails at the Chain Pier, on Friday, at the time • the Quentin Durward steam-packet arrived, had his pocket pickup of 24!.; but did not miss the money till he got home, when lie recollected having observed two men look ing very earnestly at him, so that their persons were fresh in his memory. On the following day he went to the races accompanied by a friend, and had not been long on the course before he espied the two men alluded to ' • he imme diately went up to and accused them of the robbery, adding " if they had taken only half, he should not have cared ; but that they had taken all, and left him in distress." To this strange speech, one of the thieves, after a faint denial, replied, " that if he was in distress he I i would make him a present of ;" which he accord- I ingly did, and which was instantly imitated by his companion. Subsequent to this the parties met by ap pointment at an inn in the town, when, the rogues very li berally added .51. each to their former donations, reserving the odd 4!., as a reward for their trouble and generosity. This concluded, the pickpockets and their innocent victim sat down amicably together, awl enjoyed themselves over a bottle of wine. Query—Which is most deserving of punishment, the party who robs in the first instance, or he who, lw his sub sequent illegal conduct, commits a grosser robbery on the public? At the time our parcel left, the following was the only race decided: — The Scrub Stake: of 50 ones. each, an ft. For 3 yrs old colts fist. 31b., and tithes Ost. lib. The last mile. The sinner of 100 tors. previous to the day of starting imatelies excepted) to carry 71b. extra. Lord E k otemont's the Lap Dog, brother to Twatty 1 Doke of Richmond's the Link Boy 2 General Grosvenor's the Palfrey . 3 Duke of York's b. c. by Worn! 4 Lord Cavendish's b. c. by Allegro—Pagoda pd. Betting 6 to 4 on the Lap Dog, 2,t0 1 agst the Link Boy, acid 4 to 1 agst the others. This race excited great interest, as well from its importance as from the anxiety to witness the running of the winner of the Derby—the Lap Dog, who earth(' 7th. extra, and which occarioned many to take the odds that he did not win. The race came otf thus :—Twetty male sll the running, keeping an easy lead to the distance. wheti he let loose, and won in a canter. The Duke of Yerk's Waal colt made but a woful race of it, Leiug beat at Ilarting. Afoull rode the winner, F. Boyce the Link Boy, Barnard the Palfrey, and Dockeray the Waal colt. Mr. FARQUHAr.:=-The late John Farinbar, of Fonthill, was not elected Member of Parliament for the borough of Portarlington, as stated in many newspapers. After the death of Mr. Ricardo, James Farquhar, Esq. of Johnston and Inverbervie, the late Member, became the Rrptesenta tire for Portarlington. It affords us much pleasure to observe, that this highly-respected gentleman has been ' again elected for the same boroneh. LAST OP THE ELECTIONS.---ORKNEY ELECTION.—The election of a Member of Parliament for the county of Orkney took place on the 12th ult., and closed the list of Scottish elections. The Hon. Captain Dundas was returned without opposition, Mr. Laing, of Papdale, who canvassed in the Ministerial interest, having withdrawn from the contest. The sueees.sful Candidate is brother of the pre sent Lord Pundas, who possesses large estates itk.Slietland • and Orkney.—lneeraess Costrire. SUTHERLAND ELECTION.—The election iu Suthetland shire is perhaps the most popular of any in Britain. From the time that Lord Francis Leveson Gower declared his intention of being a candidate for the representation of this county, there has been but one universal feeling among all classes of true satisfaction and pride, in the prospect of having a descendant of their ancient and illustrious Earls as the representative of that county whose history is su inti mately blended with their renown. If that nobleman had nothing to recommend him except his highly cultivated and brilliant genius and honourable character, and his weight and influence with the great and good of the land, be would be viewed with feelings of proud esteem and satisfaction by any body of constituents ; but to witness a Member of that family whose chivahous spirit and martial prowess stem med, in remote ages, the desperate attack of foreign enemies. and made the stern warriors of the North " repent their bold invasion," and " shun our fatal shore ;" whose judg ment and humanity enabled them to wield the " Rod of Empire" with justice and paternal sway, during the reign of ignorance and superstition that darkened the first ages of civilization ; and whose liberality and patriotic zeal in secur ing the comfort and independence of their numerous te nantry, in those our own days, should add another charge to the many honourable distinctions in their ancient and spot-. less escutcheon—to witness such a Member of such a family, as representative of the distant minty of Suther land, in the British House of Commons, is an event that fills every bosom in the county, without a single excep tion with a satisfaction and delight that cannot be expe rienced elsewhere. All persons acquainted with the county know the truth of this statement—and that if every man, woman, and child, within it had a vote at the last election, Lord Francis Leveson Gower would, without one dissenting voice, be returned with acclamation. At Lannoy, in the Department of the North, a young person, fifteen or sixteen years of age, got into a garden to steal gooseberries. Being taken in the act, and brought before the Mayor of the Commune, the following punish ment was, in the first instance, inflicted upon him. The little robber was exalted upon a cask, and fixed to a ladder near a wall, for half-an-hour. In this situ ation he was exposed to public derision. The person who transmits the fact to us, demands whether the law authorized the Mayor to treat the criminal in this way ? —Erho da Nord. SIAN SK ELETONS.—Last week there was found in a field at Bierton, two human skeletons, entire. From the posidors of the skeletons, which lay nearly side by side, but with the feet of each towards the head of the other, and from the slight covering of earth they had received, being only eighteen inches below the surface, it is evident they were deposited without formality. The field in which they were found being less than a mile from the spot where the large quantity of human bones was collected a few years ago near Holman's-bridge, it is probable that the ski letons were the remains of men who had fallen in the fight or pursuit after the battle of Aylesbury, November 1, 1612. This conjecture is corroborated by another ske leton having been found on the same farm, in a perfect state, about fourteen years ago, and along with it a belt or breast-plate, and what was supposed to be a pricker for the touch-bole of a musket. In this instance, all the most reestable articles of the dress were found in their corres ponding places. The buttons of thc dress were of horn. THE BRITISH PRESg. THE FORD MAYOR'S VISIT TO OXFORD. The Lord Mayor retiatned to the Mention-home on Saturday evening, about ltt o'clock. after taking his view of the River from Oxford, and inspecting the state of the navigation, not only of the City, but also of the upper (11,41Tie'll. His Lordship, accompanied by Aldermen Atkins, Magnay, and ' Lucas, with their ladies and daughters, the Cloy Solicitor, Chap lain. Ac. left Oxford, whemylory had received the most marked and kind attentiOn front the Ma yor and Magistrates, and from the Vice- Chaneeller slid heads °Maws of the Uni ity, on the morning of the :fib instant, at scan precisely, on his progress down the River. vise•toeliiitgeoPshich had recently undergone complete repair, and ball been sent up expressly for the porposte of his Lordship's excuralon ' eat decoraud with colours, and made a very splendid arallicay appearanee,which was heightened by the Shallop belonging to the , Thainee Navigation Committee of the City of London, who were also taking a survey of the upper navigation, starting at the same lime. The banks of the river were thronged with spectators, who loudly and repeatedly cheer , at his Lordship. Salutes were I tired at Ms arrital at Al'allingford-badge and Caversham-lork.— I The bells of the churches adjoining the river were rung throughout the day. Several ladies and gentlemen were taken on board in the course of the day. The Lord Mayor and party arrived at Reading about ten o'clock, and partook of a slight supper at the Rear Inn, where every accom modation was provided for them. His Lortlithip wits joined at Reading by Sir C. Hunter and In dies, Mr. Alderman Birch, Mr. Alderman Ileygete, and Mrs. Ileygate and her sister, and Mr. Alderman Waithman end Mrs. Waithiran, and embarked on board the barge at eight precisely, amidst firing of tins, ringing of bells, and every mark of respect ful Attention ; the shore woe crowded with vegans', who continued walking along the banks of the River for a coneisterable distance, highly delighted with the gaiety and splendour of the scene. His Lordship was alut accompanied thr • ugh this portion of the river by the Rev. Dr. Schobel, the Chairman, and Mr. Simeon. one of the Commissioners of the Upper Districts of the Thames Na vigation, to whom sundry important and requisite improvements wire pointed out and suggested. Invitations having been issued for seam dime to the principal Nobility and Gentry in the neighlKouthipail of lialiaw, Hanley, Sunning, and m wellhead, to meet his brirdship at dinner at Clair: den Springs, the use of which had been most obligingly lent for the occasion, - preparations were made accordingly, and about five o'clock a party of nearly seventy, amongst whom were Lard aid Lady Kirkwall, Lord and Lady BOstoll,. Sir Gilbert and lA* East, Sir George and Lady Nugent, J. Pocock, Esq. B. Wltis, Esq., 41. H. Leyceater, iaq. and Lady, the Mayors Of Reading, Windsor, and Maidenhead, partook of a hmtisome entertainment. The gardens and grounds were thronged with spectators, mid also the opposite banks, where tents had been erected for gentle] convenience. Several pleasure boats were upon the River, all add. ing to the gaiety of the scene, which, in this portion of the River, is highly picturesque and beautiful. Salutes were fired, anal bells rung throughout the day. His Lordship and party re-embarked about nine o'clock, anal proceeded to Windsor to sleep, where they arrived shortly after eleven o'clock. On Saturday morning. his Lordship hawing intimated a desire to view the work* carrying on at NVitubtor Castle, Mr. Wyattville very obligingly accompanied his Lordship and party over the same; after which they took water, and proceeded to the City Stone. above Staines, where his jurisdiction commences. On arriving here, a procession was formed to land in the following order:— A Police Officer. City Colour. 32 Wetermen in their new state dresses. The Principal Assistant Water Miff. The Bargemaster. City Marshal. Chaplain. Water Bailiff. Sword-bearer. The Lord Mayor. Aldermen. Town Clerk. City Solicitor. The Navigation Bargemaster. The Water Bailiff's eight Watermen, in full dress Livery. The procession then perambulated three times round the boon dary, when his Lordship directed the sword to be placed upon the stone, and the Water Bailiff' having handed his Lordship a bottle of wine, he threw it against the stone; more wine being.handed, his Lordship drank, " God preserve the City of London, in which he was joined by the assembled company. Lord Henry Beauclerk was placed on the top of the stone, with the City banner waving ever him, where he repeated the above toast. New silver was then distributed, and after repealed cheering and firing of guns his Lordship, dm returned on board the barge. The ceremony of humping such of the waternsen who visited the stone foe the brat time then took place, to the great amusement of the Wpeetators , and the gallant Nels on, the Assistant Water Bailiff, was not for gotten. The Lord Mayor afterwards gave directions for his name and the date of his visit to be inscribed an the stone as usual. The party then proceeded down the Riyet to Richmond Bridge, where carriages were in attendance: Ye b butju.tice to the Ltsdy Mayoress to express in the highest terms her affability and conde seenaion,and the desire she manifested to pay every attention to the comfort and convenience of her guests throughout an excursion of a most gratifying and satisfactory nature. STOCKPORT', JULY Si. The distress in this place, from the same causes to which the general distress of this manufacturing district i 3 attributable, is quite (qua! to that of any of the other towns; and the recent suspension of the works of a large factory here has, as a matter of course, added to the number of the unemployed ; hut it is consoling to observe, that the good sense of the working classes has disappointed the hopes of the few disaffected characters who wished to mislead them. In the Manchester market, during the last week, there have been some considerable sales made, particularly in grey cloth. This has encouraged the ma nufacturers of that article in this town to continue work ing their factories at the same rate at which they have been working, and two mills, which have been shut up for some time, are expected to commence operations in the course of the present week. The establishment of a Branch Bank at Manchester, which it is untlerstooC. will certainly take place, has given confidence to those whose mercantile transactions are on I the most extensive scale. NOCTURNAL MEETING OP THE STOCKPORT OrEltk TiVE9.-" Manchester Courier Office, Friday, 9 p.m.— We have just received information that a meeting of the operatives of Stockport is convened to take place to-night, at 10 o'clock, and they are expressly desired, in a printed hand-bill, to come armed 1 The military , of which there is an ample force, have orders to be in readiness at a mo ment's notice. Such is the information we have received, but we have no further particulars." WINCHESTER, JeTv 29.—We are sorry to record a dreadful accident which happened near this city on Ft iday afternoon. Lieut. George Mason, of the 4th regiment of foot, accompanied by a brother officer, was driving a tan dem on the Southgate road, when the leader took fright, and the unfortunate gentleman, in attempting to jump out, came in contact with the harness, and was thrown to the ground with great violence. He was immediately taken up, covered with blood, and a surgeon was in a few minutes on the spot ; but it is feared that no skill or at tention can avail. The answer to inquiries this morning was, that he felt on the whole better, but that there were' slight, if any, hopes of his recovery. The other gentleman, who kept his seat in the vehicle till the horses were se cured, escaped unhurt. SUPERSTITION.—BRUSSEIS, Jez.v 29.—The French Papers contain a shocking account of cruelties exercised on a young woman named Lasalle, on suspicion of being a witch. We regret to say that we have to record a precisely similar instance of the ignorance, stupid credulity, and su perstition in this kingdom. Peter Arnold Ichoulet, a mil ler at Molts, and his three sons, appeared on Monday last before the Court of Assizes at Liege; they were accused of having treated in the most barbarous manner a woman named Itignelle, who having gone to their house to carry home some work, was accused of being a witch, who had brought upon them various misfortunes. They declared that she had three accomplices, whom they ordered her to name, as well as to confess her own guilt. As she persisted in her innocence, they laid her on a wood fire, and burnt her in a most shocking manner; the details are too horrible to be dwelt upon. Not bein. , able to extract any confession from her, they at length threw her out of the house. She crawled to her own home, mutilated as site was, and afterwards, assisted by her daughter, contrived to reach the house of the Burgomaster, to whom she related the facts. She did not long survive the cruelties inflicted upon her, hut yet beyond the time fixed to qualify the crime as murder, so that the prisoners could only bo indicted fur inflicting dangerous wounds. Some of the witnesses are children who were at play near the spot, who not only declared they had heard tho cries of a woman proceeding from the house, but had seen one of the accused come into the yard for a faggot, and another take a chain from a cart; agreeing with the statement made by the poor woman, who said the father had fetched a chain, with which be threatened to scourge her in the chimney. (We have not yet r. , ceived the account of the conclusion of the proceedings.) MR. CORBETT. Mr. Cobbett has published a Petition to the King, with some letters written by him to the Marquis of Conyngham, on Saturday last ; on which day Mr. Cobbett applied at the King's Cottage,,at I‘'intlsor, for List - mission to prevent his Petition in person. which was refused by Ills Lordship. , Mr. Cobhett, in a letter to the Ma r q uis, gieitig t ' account of his jogrney, ars— " I think ft lighl to add, that the presenting e th k teNtion, thongb an object,, in my estimate of the matter, fully litwifying my , r.-questing an audience of the Ring, was not the.only object I had in view. My Intention was, and indeed my resolution vas, to tell his Majesty of maok things, of which, I am pretty. eure, he never yet heard one word. It was my resolution to tell him the naked truth, with regt!rd to the measures which I deem absolutely neees tary to be adopted, to,.sase the country from a terrific convulsion. It was my resolution to tell him. upon this subject, that which would have mid the Parliament if I had not beenitept out of Par hament. Now; then, I have done, up to this moment, ert-y thing that it has teen in my power to do. 'there remains btlt poe thing' mitre, at any rate—and that one thing I shall endeavour to do im the course pi' a few weeks: it is—to get together the geople of Westminster, of of t,ho county or Middlesex; and !A.: induce them, it I cm, to join the people of the North in prat iv for re form, rind for a total repeal and abolition of the Corn Lams." - - TO THE MA OF M IZ RA HI TE LE SES OP HE COUNTY I. Gstert.rwt*,-4 am anxious to call your attention to the retorts lately made to the 8:-s!Cps by all the parishes (except St. Pancras) within the colittty, of the pauper lu natics maintained by the respective parishes. It seems that the number exceeds 700. The parish of St. Mary-)e bone pays at the rate of 9s. a week per head—finds them in clothes, and incurs cxpences in occasionally visiiing these unfortunate beings, for all of which I add Is. a week per head more. It will then be obfious that the expense of pauper luilatics within the county, at the rate of 10s. a week per head, amounts to upwards of i:7,000/. a year, without rickoning St. Pancras. Surely it is of deep im-. portanothat so large a slim should be administered Underr the superintendence of the Magistrates. I intreat you to examine these returns most carefully; and avail yourselves of your privilege as Magistrates, by visiting the places where these wretched creatures arc con fined, and so prepare yourselves for the consideration of the important question, *hether it be not your duty to proceed to buikl a lunatic asylum for the county ? In my conscience I believe you will find that humanity, demands this measure; but all I ask is, that you will ex amine carefully all the circumstances of the case, and come to the Sessions prepared to give your vote with knowledge, and not in wilful ignorance. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant, bENEX. STATE 01 TRADE. (From theos7; Chronicle.) The extraordinary demand for shearers in all parts of the country has had the effect of mated** lessening the expenditure of the local committees. Nearly all the stone-breakers arc now disna l ..iseti, in consequence of this new field fur their services. At the Calton Police Office, a few weeks ago, there were about 1,800 men paid. The great majority have gore to the harvest; and received one shill hog and a peck of meal tact", to assist them on their journey. The stone-breakers still employed are 'working in the vicinity of the Canal Basin, where the stones arrive. The number of shearers, chiefly Irish, that ate daily passing through the suburbs ;.f this city, is unexampled. Last week the distribution of oatmeal in the Calton and Alile•end &evicts was reduced to 23 bolls, 6 pecks ; 143 were relieved. There were fifteen carts of fruit in the market yesterday. The greater part of the supply consisted of jam berries, the Warrlngten chiefly, an excellent berry, rather larger, and nearly equal iu lbs. vour to the Rifleman. 'eales were pretty good. and pfices ran from 3s. toys. &I. a-peck. A small quantity of the Toni 31ortgotnery apples were brought forward for the first fine this season. They were quite ripe and looked well; but were not quire so large as in ordinary_years. They brought 10s. a sleek. A few baskete of the Crawford pear sold at 3d. a lb. The West Highland herring fishing continues to improve. On Thursday about 77 mazes. or about 38,500 herrings, arrived at the Broomielaw. Though offered at 63. 6,1. a hundred, few purchasers came forward ; and the fishers forthwith procured barrel., and the curing went no with as much spirit as ever it did at Borrowstonesa or Wick. New salt herrings are now selling at 50s. and 525. a barrel. The state of the population of the suburbs of this city is at pre sent alike calculated to excite sympathy and alarm. In every quarter the symptoms of misery are visible—the emaciated cam meaneasseid dejected appevanceo of the numerous human beings that are to be encountered during a casual walk thritugh the aten sive and crowded suburbs of Glasgow, sufficiently denote what a smell portion of the necessaries of life fall to the share of the me. chard?. It is a fact, that in some of the recent surveys made among a population of 25,000, scarcely one of the working cheeses were found to have a comfortable meal at dinner. Numbers ap peared to have nothing to subsist upon, while others were par aking of the coarsest fare, such as peas.nteal brose only. Some few me chanics, such as carpenters, sawyers, Ac., had beef at dinner. The bowies presented a most dismal proof of poverty—bowies rented at 41. 10s., had not 4s Bd. of furniture wi:hin the walls— . he inmates' beds were composed of straw, without any adequate clothing. and if the distress reach tenter witheut material alteration, many will probably perish under the rigour of the season. The landlords are' , severe sufferers, having lost nearly all their last half-year's rems ; and they may now be said to be proprietors of the majority of hand-looms in this vicinity. Many six•loom shops are wholly un occupied in the hands of the landlord from this cause. An uncom mon number of widows and single women are to be found inhabit ing the suburbs, the rent bring cheaper, land the public burdens lighter, and the manufacturing works being carried on in the itn medate vicinity. These females are at present in a very miserable c ondition from the 6,8101110 n of trade. There will be a heavy 1 de ficiency in the local assessments. Hardly any public works have been erected this year, and very few private houses ; those finished this season being principally contracted for during the active out put of the small note currency. It has been discovered that sonic empty houses have been taken poseess'on of, and are at present in. hablted by indigent families, without the sanction of the landlord being asked. A number of public works, that employed from two hundred to four hundred hands each, have been shut up for four months, and the condition of those that were cm ployed in them, may be easily imagined. Some have been tbrced to the hand-loom, and can scarcely earn a few shillings a-week. Others were employed in the green, or breaking stones, and it was s singular contrast to find workmen, who had beets making 303. and 21. a-week in print-fields and cotton works, during the heyday of the speculations, glad to get work at Is. si.(l4. The cloth, shoe, and other clubs, in this vicinity, to which the working populaion generally resorted, in order to obtain Mete raiment, on payment of a certain sum a-week, are now mostly dissolved, the collectors find ing it impassible to gather money. and afraid to grant credit. Otte collector in the suburbs that would have drawn 401. In the week, and had credit with his merchant to the amount of 5001., was obl•ged to give up the business, and cannot collect one shilling for every ported owing. There is a striking diminution in the quantity of apparel which the females employed in the public works formerly required, numbers of dress-makers supported themselves front this source, who have had scarcely anything to do during the last six months. Private charity has no doubt done much during the last few months to mitigate the appalling misery that prevails; but it is obvious that it is far too extensive and deeply rooted, and the resoutces of every man of business too much diminishes!, to expect any farther stretch of effect ire liberality. Government aloe e pestles* the means, and to them do the starving population look for relief till trade revives. In former periods of distress, such as 1817 and 1819, the tants of mote of the country towns were enabled to support them selves, by their own resources, or by the assistance of their friends, till business revived. Such, however, has been the length and severity of the present calamity that die people in country villages are in general as ill of as those in large towns. Galston, New 31iIns, Darvel, for instance, are one mass of misery. In Galstnn ou t o f between 500 and 600 looms only about 100 are at work. Thirty pounds sent to Galston, and forty to New Milne and Darvel, from the Edinburgh Committee, would have gone but a short way among such a number of sufferers, had they not been aided by pri vate charity. The people of these places are warm in their expres sions of gratitude to the Marquis of Hastings anti the Duke of Portlan , i. They have both come forward with a liberality equal to the emergency. Oatmeal and other articles have been liberally diettibuted from Loudon Castle ; and the Duke of Portland has ex. petaled about 6001. in labour and money from the cousmencement of the distress. We see from the Northern Provincial Papers that the crops all over Scotland arc pretty much the sante as we have described them in Lanarkshire. Wheat is everywhere an excellent crop. On the • canes of Falkirk the Oats are a tolerable crop. lit the moorlands they are excellent, and so strong in the straw that in many places they are laid by the rains. Beans and Peas are a scanty crop. Turnips are improving by the late rains. her .. . EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY. — Died, at Elderslie, on the 23d inst. Hugh Shaw, at the great age of 113 years. Five years ago we gave an account of this wonderfill man. Till within the tact eighteen months, he every Saturday walked to Paisley and returned, walking altogether about seven miles. While he was aide to go about, he had no other meatus of support than what he collected by begging 1 from door to door. Latterly he was blind and deaf. Since his confinement to the house, lie was supported by private bounty. lie was able to leave the bed every day, till within the last three weeks. lie is said to have left strict charges, that as lie never received, when living, any aid from the parish, so he should be Wiled without their any{ lp, even if without a coffin. His ftnural was attended by a party of the ,t2d regiment (in which he had served) and by a number of the respectable inha%itants of Paisley. )romr crlicurr. LEwne, ft • /eh I RIDE. • • Ltefofe)tr. Justice Ho i.n own. 1 anittri V. 'matins's L'S IkEWREI.LY, ES Q. • This was an action of trespass for kill:ng it terrier doe, the pros perty of the plainti ff. A second count churned :he defendant with breaking and enteriugs close of the plaintiff—Plea, the general issue. Ale. Sergeant T.% T 1 AT sad Mr. LOX° conducted the plaintiff's 'cue ;and Mr, /tins HYATT and Mr. Ahoton tie the defendett's, ntated_ to be a gentleman fernier. living at Fart aingtri.diht,unaenhrriol;nr:(:;frnhcdc'briai:gterin;da,...d t m h e e n d e ef ig endarrt hbouo la . ntleman of family To prot•e the first-mentioned Quennel, wee called, am lea he won cutting wood tiff? wife and a little bin terrier dog. Witness the deuble-barrelled amlthe other a bull-dog he distinctly saw the defendant terrier th g ; the animal rolled , upon which the defendant the dog fell dead on wards. On his cross-e x ami n at ion, named Miner, that .he kne not see the delendent shoot' In re-examen:in" I,er hotanre of one Ifeakher. seed to have.hlen (hit 1 the matter he was , ' sin Chat one of the d. neentill syespass Dray,: from whose otsiacti the defendant ids Lints. On the da, tree been committed, yndham'' , hounds, anal wheat-field of the *Wiff e. warned the defendant ti is an angry man. er a t i iil Mr. nlantiivavr, foe that lbestarmang. made by Quennel was utterly false in every 11 01 1 11 _- cater, and that, hi fact, the defendant never touched the plalntser. dog. With respect to the second treepaso, that wok not denied* and it was admitted, that for that the plaintiff meet beet 1 Indies, with nominal damages, although the defendant did ndt hall)" know at the time that the de!d imd whicii he had gene belonged tb the plaintiff: William Miller proved, that on the fi h December he was at work in the plaintiff's coppice, and saw the defendant with ten, pointstr dogs, and a double barrelled gun. lie had no bull.dog with Lint; heard one shot fired and no more: saw the defendant immediately afterwards pick up a hare which had just been killed; did not see the terrier dog belonging to the plaintiff on the occaw aeon. NeSt day the plaintiff came to the coppide; where witness was working, and said that if anybody would come forward and. swear that he saw the defendant shoot the i'og he would stand WI. Witnesi had had throe court !Nation with Quenncl, who !old him that he did not ace the dog shot. and that he knew nothlisg shoat i:. This witness, on his crotnexaminstion, said he bad °cast, onally worked tar the defendant, and that he was about 56 yeti fern the spot when thf derenilant fired his gun. Diggini said, he was at Oak in the coppice on the day in question ; he was stout Intl raids from the plaintiff where Quennel was working : whilst working he heard one gun go off, and only one; did not know who fired it immediately afterwards he saw the defendant come ne t of the wood, followed by two pointer dogs; he hail no bull.do,;; did nit see the pl a intiff 'a dog wkla Mrs. Marten, nor did he see a little boy with hit. George Collins, a game-keeper In the service of the defendant, proved that on the day in question he went to look for his master in the *Kid; he had seen him pan with two pointer dogs, and a eonble-barrelled,gun ; he had no leakaeog wih him: witnes s heard one gun. and only dne fired. At Venn time be was 60 yard* from the place where Quennel was Mier! fract;i4pat leave his work that he observed. Witriss. ditt not see hillsssOgle • the de fandant Item two bulldogs, which witness was in das 'habit of feeding: one was old and useless; witness fastened them both up; they were chained up when the defendant went out, and on witness's return he still found them chaired up. This was the defendant's case. Mr. Sergeant TADI/Y, in reply, contended that the plaintiff's case had not been shaken by the evidence called on the part of the defendant. Two facts had been clearly established; first, that the plaindff had beenposansed of a terrier dog on the day in yeastion, and that the anmial had never Since been heard of; and second, that the defendant kept hull-dogs. These were, at least, sufficient to show that there was some probability in the story told by Quen nel, who appeared to hare no motive to give an imprliper colour to the transaction to which he deposed. The defendant was stated, by his Learned Counsel, torte a man of family and fashion. Thew was no proof of this in the omit; but is it had been gravely stated , he was bound to believe it. He (Mr. Sergeant Teddy) did not ' profess to be much acquatnted with melt of fashion and feral, still less waste familiar with their phiasoilogy. It raa, howl e, in evidence, that when the plaintiffs son warned tho defendant to of his father's land, but reply was, "'thee he would see hint -- first." Looking to all the circumstances of the case, he put It to the Jury whether thry could dotal of the plaintiff's right to recavet a verdict in respect of both causes of action. Mr. Justice HOGROYb summed up the evidence, and left the Jury to determine upon the credit they would give to the evidence of Quennel, when contrasted with the testimony of the wittessen called in contradiction. It was clear that the plaintiff was entitled ' to a verdict for the second trespass, which was not denied. The Jurrfound their verdict ter the plaintiff—Damsges We. for killing the dog, aiid Is. for the trespass on the plaintiff's land. HILL V. STRINGER. This was an action for maliciously killing a setter dog, the pro• perty of the plaintiff.—Plea, the general issue. Mr. GURNEY and Mr. Bo rr N D conducted the plaintiff's case, and Mr. Serjeant Tntinn and Mr. l.oaa the defendant's. The plaintiff is an attorney, GE Brighton, and the defendant a farmer, near Steyning. In March last t:e plaintiff placed the deg in question in the care of a butcher named Vincent. The animal strayed from Mr. Vincent's premises to the farm of the defendant. As soon as Ise made his nppearance, some of the defendant's peon pie pursued hint with spuds. Ile was afterwards secured and tied up. Food was given him, whisk he refused to eat; he however Lipped water and drank milk. In three days he broke loose and fought a pitched battle with the defendant's dog. The defendant then caused the plaintiff's dog io be shot, under an idea that he was mad. The question in the case was, whether the defendant had reasonable ground for supposing that the dog was mad, and was CO justified in putting him to death with a view to the public safety Several witnesses were called on the part of the defendant, toe the purpose of establishing the detercc. Atter this action had been brought, the defendant killed his own dog. Mr. Justice Ho nnorn left the case to the Jury to say whether the defendant had reasonable ground for supposing that the dog was mad, for if he had then he would he justified in destroying the animal, in order to protect the public from the consequence likely to result from a mad dog remaining at large. The Jury retired for about half an hour, and found their ve:. diet for the defendant. •Imentioned nevus, a labouring ntsn i en 1, and he ca.ed, that on the dth p euete wood in a cappiee of the plaintiff's. Tho : boy were walking out , with • anal! tilt is raw the defendant come into the woetigitl a s • fowling-pine, and two dosta-rono a .dog ;at this time •inteas had 4 dehodaa : t discharge his fowl" ' iiio4 l:l nal rolled over several &sea hot i net Lfendant discharged the seemed n the spit ; witness never saw Wade* Ifflag. at tination, he Batik rod that he had said tad.* .Tie knew nothing of .the transaction, and did. I shoot the plaintiff's slags . l., 1, Le said he had bent banged ed ea at th at Ater, ter who told him iseeN- do t s i!tenh that Clew il isn his work if he althiff, Ng *it* quite Certain that the dolenatemir ire•ii.4, dogs with him was' bull do& • ... alli *Li pfond by the intiff's sees and £ e evidence it that the plaintiff keldi tit to be eel • th a notice, not to treepeurin, day whet t Wend trespass was illeAth lb ted, the defendant was hunting with i.. 0 14 ds, and 'Psi stet W leap on honebaek hue at isintlfrs. On :h*l occasion, the plaintiff's wits. . Int to leave the field • it:stfa which t he daissaist, r, aOll he wouM Reeh!in .L.-::.,.. first. r, fur the defendant, tindertoo* . ailallf that - NORTHERN CIRCUIT. NEWCASTLE, JULY NI. William Little was indicted for feloniously concealing and cm. batting part of his personal estate, to the amount of 301., he being a banktupt. Mr. SCARLETT stated the case. After four hours had been occupied, in what Mr. Justice PARy very properly termed the fringe of the can... a variance was detected between the record of the indictment and some part of thepro ceedings under the commission, which it had been necessary to se: out in the indictment, and after a lung argument the ohjectton wa. holden to be fatal. . . The irla;uerlu acquitted. FORGERY ON A SOCIETY. John B‘mairough, a man of respectable appearance, and A Peony Bates" an attorney at law, were charged with forgiag bond, a ith the intent to defraud the at:wards and members of a so ciety called the Independent Society. John Taylor sworn.-1 live in Newcastle. In May last I be longed to a society, called "The Independent Society." In that mouth the society had 1001. to lend. Bambrough, the prisoner, ap plied to borrow it, and offered, as his security, Mr. Tulloch, a surgeon in Newcastle, and Mr. Bayd, of Gateshead. The society was satisfied with the security proposed, and instructed ire and John Everett to manage the business on behalf of the society. Ac . cortlingly, on the 10th of May, we calltil on Bambrough. He was not at home, hut we met him in the street that morning We c- companitd Bambrough to the ofi:ce of Mr. Wilson, an a•torney- Bambrough then said, that Mr. Ila!eson, the attorney, who Eve.' next door, owed hint money ; and it he made the bond, it would rub off part of the debt. We first ascertained whether Bateson was a regular attorney, and then we saw him. We all went into Bateson'a face together. Bambrough said something to Bateson about pre paring a bond for 100/., and then we went out to get a bond at tile stamp-office. I left them soon after. About two o'clock the sans, day Bambrough called upon me, and we went dovin towards Mr. Bateson's togeher. We found Mr. Bateson at a public-house, called the ‘Vitite Swan. Bambrough gave Bateson money to ge t a bond; and he went out, but returned without getting one. ( la the following morning, 17th May, we all met at Buteson's Mica. and Everett gave Batescii the names of the President and Steward. of the Society, and the names of the proposed sureties. Bateson prepared the bond, and veal us to go to the White Swan, where h.: a °old join us. We went there, and Bateson joined us with ti.e hood. We then nil set off to Mr. Tullochs, to get his signature to the bond. On our way, Bambrough said to me and Everitt. " Tan had better go to tile Black Horse and get a pith of ale, and we will be with you in a few minutes." The reason Banibrouga gave was, that Mr. Tulloch did not like to see strangers about hi• k in il aV e ti; twenty ty n t a n rn in bffiu utep g , h an a d t h n o n tr eeon e . went W'e on.w t T i into the Black returned asked them if they had-seen Mr. Tulloch. They said they had. I asked if Mr. I' ullocit had signed the bond, and they said •• Tea," Bateson produced the bond. tiered •` Benjamin Tulloch." I sai to Bateson, " Is t' at Mr. Tulloch's hand-wri:int, ?" and he said "Yes." I said, c• If that is not Mr:Tulloch's hand-writing, it 1. a forgery." We then went to Gateshead to get the signature tit Boyd. 11e went into a public.lioaae, and Bambrough wen.