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RRIGHTON, A - uts. 11. ,•• The Marchioness of liceorottrr arrived at the j ule last night—and her daughter. Lady M•stv rAroR lier Ladyship intends leaving this on ‘Vednesday for Tunbridge Wells ; His Royal Viennese the Prince of WAILS attended the oeal Chapel ; also the Marchioness of Ile An- MIT, Lady FORTESCUE, the Honourable Miss oerescoe, Lady Hay, Lady M. TAYLOR, d a numher of nobility. The Parish Church was crowded, that half the congregation were obliged c stand; a most excellent sermon was preached by vt Rev. Mr. CARR. The Duke and Duchess of )lesixenaocost had divine service performed in thcir private chapel, by their own Chaplain. Earl ti fl oat.er attended service, with his regiment, on Parade. The Prince of WALES, mounted on a brown horse, and with a brown heaver hat on, accompanied Earl FITZWIL L I A tal, rode on the Cliffs, and returned to the Pavilion before four o'clock. His Royal High ness the Duke of RLNT artived immediately atter, aid at five o'clock His Royal Highness the Duke of Cs eartace arrived, accompanied by three lovely 1, acs, the eldest about nine years old ; immediately d e t hey walked on the sands, under the care of otte o p His Royal Highness the Pa iNces domestics. The Hon. Miss Say moult was airing on the sands with her Governess. The Duchess of MA Bo soms sat in her garden looking at the company in the promenade. The Duke walked for some t i me oil the Steyne, and then accompanied her Grace in the carriage to take the air. All the Nu bility were out airing to-day. Geosioe Joitessrone, Esq. M. P. gave a grand dinner. The company at the Pavilion to nisTht, are the ROTA L Dears, the Duke of Oaxi.a Ns, Count BLA,I,Lois, Earl Ftyzwatai se, Earl and Countess BERKELEY, Earl and Countess of 13Aaa lemma, Marchioness of HE ADFORT, Lady M. Tay Loa, Viscount PETERSHAM. and Mr. SMITH. The Steyne was crowded with com;'any. The Ladies had chairs placed close to the parapet wall of the Pavilion, and sat listening to the melodious sounds of the music. The Pavilion was brilliantly Ighted. lie Duke of Susste is much better this day. MONDAY M9RHINO. The weaiher is uncommonly fi The h4thing machines are in requisition. The bvlis h.ive been tinging from an early hour, and the flag hoisted at the chinch. The Civet sloop of war is still anchor e,,ppos4e the marine par.ide.—Some GI the news papers have made a Champion of her. MARG ITE, Auo. to. The present fine weather so long looked for, and almost despaired of, has given to this place an air of liveliness and r-o:ety vre have not witnessed before this serson.'' l'arties are seen promenading in all dire ions, and boats full of elegant and gen teel company are cruising about is all dire!tions, in defiAnce, and in contempt, of BONATA Kra and his lavinci , sle Armada ; many of them have gone more titan halt-way over, some, perhaps, in hopes of wee ant; the Renegado ir‘cer. and making an ex hibition at him. The genecal wish here is, that he anay make his promised attempt, and the only fear is that he will not do it sand, 1 viiily believe, that if a bridge of boats could be carded aeross to give him free passage, and a subscription was set on foot for that purpn!e, a great part would be raised in this town and the surrounding neight , ourhood ; however, although we despise his threats, we do not negled our means of defence, and a good look out is -kept ; we remember The Shepherd', 80. and the irelf; and, alr-oughi we have beau deceive-I so often, we shall not negled the call when he does come. Although we do not fear our opposite enemy, a grange troperstirion had seized the visitants of this place, that a conjunction of certain phtacts, added to its hying a full moon, this day, was in produce such an irdux of the sea as had not been witnessed for a untury—in e•msequence many people were so much shunted as ui be induced to leave the town, from an apprthensson of a deluge. The tide, however, has not exceeded its usual limits, and the emigrants (as the phenomenon is deferred till to-morrow) are re f:ming to amuse themselves with tl:e different en tertainments of the town, all of which are crowded ; but the favoutite amusement is the new-invented species of Speculation called Onc Card Loo, %%Nell sums to have more votaries than the Rations, pnuctilarly among the ire;les, whose shyness often p 7, v.nts their bidding in public for those articles L•eful and ornamental, which are so tastefully dis rat.t.l by Messrs. Sitees, GARNER, BLTTSON, Sec. 1.);.hlo- F s are still all the rage among the fair, r: ! .ny of whom seem to emulate the jockeyship of a I noir.ton, and are very successful managers in ge neral: a few accidents will of course happen, and some that excite the risibility of the spetiators. AI:GUST 11. The influx of company yesterday and this day has exceeded any thing of the kind this summer.— Two packets, yesterday morning early, as full as they could hold, the same this morning—if we go on at this rate there will not be a bed to be had ; but things are at present pretty reasonable. lam determined to stop, whilst there is any idea of inva 'ion ; as I should be sorry not to see and lend a hand at chastising the Frog*. Yesterday several persons acre brought before the bfagistrates. at Hatton-Garden, charged with sell ing spiritous liquors upon Primrose-Hill on Sundays, thereby encouraging a considerable mob of people to assemble, for the purist .r of gambling. drinking, Ind rioting. In consequence of these irregularities, this favourite walk of the more peaceable citizens, which hither to had been a pleasant recreation, was become an absolute nuisance, attracted the notice of the Police Officers. A immber of men resorted there on Sundays, during the summer season, with yantities of cake s an d gin, for which the visitors r:Atcd at pitch and lobs, and nothing but a scene of drunkenes s and.irregularay ensued. It appeared, however, that most of the persons who were appre• hended had assisted in the riot, and not being prin cipals were discharged. One of them, a vender of giveybread, however, was fined fined shillings for exercising hi's trade on Sundays. PAIA7CE or WALES. The Anniversary of the Birth-day of Ilk Royal Ilighitet: the Prince of WA Les WA% yesterday ctle brated with every demonstrativn of joy. Tice morn ing was ushered in with the ringing of bells. In the evening, above 14,000 people assembled At hall, which abounded with the most beautiful de vices and decorations, in honour of the day; and, at night, all the public places ref amtis.,ment, His Royal Highness's tradesmen, and several private houses, were brilliantly illuminated. Among the most conspicuous were— K t,o's Theatre—t, brilliant star and plume in the centre, P. W. at each side, inclosed by pyramids of lamps, and sur rounded by a festnun ;—very light and dig int. Drury-Lane.—A brilliant star, surmounted by a superb phne, P. W. at cavil side; the whole i•urroutiel.al by branches of laurel, in variegated lamps. CorentGanlen.—ln the centre, a Lime variegated stir, sur. mounted by the Prince's plume, P. W at eithmr side, with festoons of variegated lamps; the extremities surmounted by Prince's plumes.—Very splendid Little Theatre, Illaymarket.—A splendid star and plume, with G. P. it each end. Astley's Theatre.—A Wahine star of varigated lamps in the centre, surmounted with the Princes feathers Ti n t initials P. W. and a Small rarigated star on each side. Weston, 34, Old Boni -street, tailor to His Royal Highness. The armi, which have lately been erected, were dune is the most masterly stile, and the illuminations around attrafted universal notice. Above the arms was • most brilliant star, six feet in diameter, ornamented with rariegawd lamps, sur mounted by the Prince's feathers, most tastefulfy displayed with drapery, descending fresn the star to the bottom of the window., with the initials P. and W. between iii large rapt t.:l6. A rang , r of rfra;:ery extended along the front of the home, the whole fi,i.slied by festoon. underneath the Mina, funning a mast superb and magnificent hurt run, aside. Mr. Middleton.., Strand plume, with diamonds at e ieh sides, and P W at the extremitira. Mr Kelly, sarlier....A very fine plume. Mr :4 , -ong4liarm, Pall nail.—The balcony ornamented by diamorats, and other brilliant devices, with the pl ante, area Mr. Kelly's, music shop —the whole us tue Chinese bal. cony hung with brilliant lamps. Chili.. Insurance Office—The plume, whh G. P. under neat.i, and a double Flute of lamps along the balcony. UMW' Club blouse—Mast brilliant star surmounted by a la-ge plume, with P. W. and the balcony leatuoutil aid ornainented wish roses of variegated lamp.. The Ccsoa 'I ree, St James'. street. —A star in the centre, with P. W. terminating with festoons at tech side. Broolo's—lit the centre a superb star, surmounted by a end. (ling plume, with G. P. at eacli sets, arid festoons of varieg,utd lar,p., intetspersed with stars and diamonds. Boodle's—ln the center a diamond, stirlreolo 111 by G. P. and above the whale W. with festoons along tire oalcen), ter minated by brilliant stars. Whitt's—An extensive arch, inclo-ing a large plume. P. iW. underreath at either side, and below the whole festoons nteriningled with stars and chatnoruls. Prtehard and Co —The Imperial Arms, hung with limps ; the plane, G P. star, dec. very elegant. Riddle and Co. Pico:dills —The entire balcony festo ned, with G. P. star, plume, &c. Hawke.. and Mosely.-a-The King's arms, ornament:al by va riegated lamps Egg, Gun-maker, Ilfaymarket.—ln the centre a plume, im d,riwatit a star, with G. P. at each stile, And an extensivs le:- tome of variegated lamps, interspersed with diamonds and ruses. Very light and tasty. Robinson and Arnice.-e-A very large nodding plume, with G. P. and brilliant star. The Phcenix Insurance-UR - ie, Charing cress —A superb star, sorm , unted by a plume, with G. P. in large hitters of va riegattd lamps at either side. Mr. Barfield, of Wirdnur-strest, Soho, Pri•iter to His Rog, al Highness--N,a , ly the whole front of the hum, covered by at least t5OO variegated lamps, produced a, most magnificen blaze. At the t,,,,:tum, over the portico, on which Hi- Royal 11100-se , at,, Are placed, wreaths of laird awl lamps ;on the r lumina rash sale a splendid colt um of the loam ostler, terminated by s Itvg perforate., •a-e ;in the centre, G %V surmounted by perhaps the large,t plume of feathers ever **- homed; with other hide ad..!runos. Thorn till Co. Hosiers, Nesegate-atrest —G. P. in plain lamps, surmounted with a plume of feathers ['earn, Jeweller, Carithill—G P. with a helotiful star in centre, surnsouii , td with a plume of feathers, nu each side of which a diamond, in nail gated lamps, had a very neat effect. In and Bridge, Ludgat.e. Hill.—G. P. W. at tionoin, in tlw c_utre a gum& treautifol star iii variegated colours, with a diamond 0,, each side., surmounted with a plume of teethe' .., th • whole inclosed by two piliars, in plain la•-ips. Tea Warehouse, Bridge—dreet.—G. P entwined wah var,g lamps, a star at bottom, surmounted w.th a 1,10. n. of teathent. Parlor and Perry, Fleet sure —G.P. in variegatal lamps, with plume of feathers in centre. Adams, Fleet street—(;.P. in plain lamps. R and Holmes, Essex 'trete, Strand —G. P. with a row of plain lamps underneath, simple and elegant. •_f , F!,••_f_ _ _nl SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD RACES.—(Continued.) TAUSIIDAT• The Duke of Mariboroulth's Plate of 501. two.mile heats. Mr. Abbey's ch. in. Margery . . 0 2 1 1 Mr Kellermarear.h m. Mary . 0 1 2 2 Mr. Peitwicke's h. g. Eunuch . dr. This day's sport wet: siiigalar, and made the company amends fur their disapotainunent the p.eceding days. The first lied was rues* near the Judge could not decide which won. The second heat was won by Mary about half a head The third and fourth heats wee won by Margery about the +ante distance, and we have not had so strong a conteNt since the day a of the renowned Ploughboy and They. The betting between the mare was nearly even till after the second heat, when it was two to one on Mary; after the third heat, Margery the favourite. The Stewards appointed for the ensuing year are the Right Lord Cliai:es Spencer, and the Right lion. Lard VUliers. TAUNTON RACES, August 6. A Maiden Plats , tr SOL wfli tlltl for as older : Sir Henry Lippincott's cli. g. Delegate, 5 yrs. 81.1, T Goirrlison - 1 I . . . Mr Friseley's gr. It. Starling, 3 yrs. old, Robert Adams . 4 II • Mr. Traffortl's eh. g. H melt Twomey, 6 yews old, rider uiiknoww • . 3 5 . . Mr. Popliain's b. g. Young Snap, 5 year, old, ditto 3 4 Mares and geldings allowed Sib. hest of three 4-mile heats. I•rdr DAY. A Sweepstakes of 10 guineas each.-.. Five Subserihers ...Mares and Geldings allowed Slb. bast ofathree 4.eailti heats. Mr. Cruckshaisk's b. tu. Duckling, 5 years old, T. Goodisun , . I 1 Sir John Haw kins's b.. c. Mirror:3y Precipitate, 4 years old, J. Flettwn.el, curse in fiat, but diltauced by running the or..isg side of the post distanced . Mr. Baud's b. in. M..a it ill.ick, 4 years old, rider unknown . . drawn. .. werrngsnAr, the 7th. The all aged plate o 501. Sir !Imre Lippincott's b. e. Mirror, 4 yetis old, riSet unknown . . 1 1 . Mr. Skiiier's b. et. Duckling, 5 years old, dine . 9 2 Mr. Frogley's gr. h S•', hog, 5 years old, Ruberr Adams . . 2 5 . . Mr. Dillies b I'. Little p•-gy, 4 seam old, Mr. Dilly, came in first, but discs', nd, by running wrong side of the post . . distanced The Hunt-re Stakes did n.st MI. it match for 50 guineas, hest of three 4 gi I r heats, concluded the races as under, rematkably go.el running. Del./ te, T. Gra;li.nii . 2 1 1 JjouesS . rPIDITIY, Mr. Dill, . 1 $ $ TOM ASSIZES. FRIUAY, ALGI. Z. 18)5. • MUR DER. Mary Akinvon, wife of James Atkirisor, of Bishop- Thornton, in the liberty of Ripon, was indifted, and charged by the Coroner's itit the murder of Thomas Atkinson, her son, an infant of two years of age. The first witness examined was Jami Atkinson. daughter of the unhappy woman at the bar. This interesting child is under ten years of age, and for some time iivept bitterly. As she spoke too low to be heard from the witness box, his Lordship had her placed near him, while lie examined her respeß ing her capacity of understanding the nature of an oath ; and theit7h she did not return 'a proper an re,' it to the customary questions proposed as to the punishment which followed swearing falsely, but p:ofessed ignorance upon the subject ; yet, as she said that she knew it was right, and her duty to speak the truth, the Judge thought this was a suffi cient evidence of her capacity Of distinguishing be tween good and evil, his Lordship ordered her to be sworn, and the few!: justified his Lordship's opi nion, as she gave her evidence with singular clear ness and perspicuity. She stated herself to be rather more than nine years of age, that her father lives at Bishop Thorn run, and works, as also does the witness, with Mr. Maud, Thread Manufaatnet ; being rather ill, she did not go to work ip the afternoon of the Saturday on which the misfortune happened ; when her father came home at noon, he did sot get his dinner, nor stay above two minutes in the house ; the witness did not know what passed between her father and mother ; when her father was gone, her mother went up stairs; she immediately followed her, and the other two younger children soon came to them. The witness remained up stairs until two o'clock, when she went down stairs, which having done, on her return she found her mother and the other two children still there. She proceeded to state that her mother sat two hours by the bed side and could not speak to any of them. About four o'clock, by her mother's desire, she went to fetch some water for tea ; she was ahs •rt about ten minutes, and her other sister, when she returned, was gone out to play. She further stated,that she called to her mother, who did not answer, went upstairs, and found her mother laying on the Boor, on her left side, bleeding ; she instantly ran Jown stairs to call Nathan Andrews and Mary Wilkes, two neighbours, who immediate ly came ; but she said she went up stair i the first because they durst not. Being asked what sheisaw when she went up stairs a second time ? she said, she saw her little brother laid upon the bed bleeding. On her cross-examination by Mr. RAINS, she said her mother WAS very poorly for two hours, and looked very queerly with her eyes, and that she had often been very low and poorly, and was much in the same way a little time before her youngest bro ther was born; that her mother was very fond of her little brother, fonder of him than any of them, and controlled so to the very last. Nathan Andrews was then examine!, who de posed, that in consequence of what Jane Atkinson had said, he went into their home, and on going up stairs found Mary Atkinson laying upon the cham ber floor bleeding, and that the little boy ( fhomas Atkinson) was lard on the middle of the bed with his throat cut. He also stated .that he found a ra zor on the floor, bloody. Mary Brunswick deposed also to the same 'Weft, and further stated, that the child died in half an hour, and that she assisted to put the Prisoner upon the bed. Mr. Thomas Ingle, of Knaresborough, surgeon, was next examined ; he stated, that on the 18th of May, the day on which this elsfortune happened, he was sent for to Bishop Thornton ; on his arrival there he found the mother with a cut across the throat four inches and a half in length, and one inch in depth ; after he had dre-sed the parent's wound, he examined the child, and found the trachea nearly cut asunder ; there was no doubt but the wound, which had been infliiled with a sharp instrument, and probably with a razor, was the cause of the child's death. He further proceedeJ to state, that during his attendance upon the Prisoner, she ap peared to be sane, and always returned pertinent answers to any question he had occasion to put to her. In his cross-examination, he admitted that she WAS very weak and low, extremely so, as he sup posed, in consequence of the affection of her mind ; or, as he afterwards explained it, he supposed her dejeaion to arise from her refferßions upon her con dun. Enoch Cobby stated, that he was a Constable, and on the 19th of May he took the Prisoner into moody at her`own house, where she remained until the pith of June, when he conveyed her to York Castle : foresume time at first the Prisoner did not speak at all, and for two or three days after she be gin to speak, she appeared quite deranged. The Witness added, that though he had used his utmost influence to induce her to make no confession, yet she persisted in her intention of doing so, saying, that she could not rest until she had unburdened her mind." The unhappy mother then proceeded to say, that before she had executed the dreadful deed up n her child, she had formed the resolution of destroying her other children also; for this pur pose she meant to set off for Ripon cud take them with her, and throw them into a pond, and then plunge into it herself ; but when she got up to pro ceed to put this resolution into preftice, she found her feet would not support her; her next resolution WAS to kill her little boy, and afterwards herself; then again she thought she would not kill him, but at last the temptation came upon her with a force that was irresistible ; she then to ik her dear child in her arms--kissed--embraced and—destroyed him. Again she pressed the child to her bosom, and then laid him, mangled as he was, upon the bed ; in this state of distraltionnhe proceeded to cut her own throat with the razor which had inflicted the mortal wound upon her infant. During the whole of this horrid recital, the Court appeared deeply affected ; nor is it possible to de. pia the anguish which was visible in the countenance of the ill-fated mother. After a short pause, one of the Jury requested, that those circumstances which indicated a deranged mind. might be particularised to them. Oa which Mr. Cobby stated, that she started to much in bed, that it was with difficulty the bed clothes could be kept upon her; and when cert4in ... [ll4l. - time became after:led with paleness sand trembling, and was frequently very low ; that after her delivery she was confined for a month, a longer period than is customary in the country, and she continued Ter, low, and would sometimes tremble so that she could not hold the the child, and did not seem to be the same woman as she used to be ; every lit- • tle cross sire.: that time affdled her very , much. In eitieser to a question respefting her chit- ' diem, the witness replied, she never knew a more tender mother, and that no mother could he fonder of a child than she was of the little boy with whose murder she stood charged. Eliz. Goldbeck lived neighbour for the last year and a half, and assisted the Prisoner in carding and spinning wool, and had noticed that within the last few months the prisoner appeared very low and me lancholy, and different in mini and spirits to whet she had been formerly. This witee* further slated, that the Prisoner would sometimes, when she was carding wool, take it trem the cards :nil put it 1.5 the fire, instead of giving it to et, witness to spit, and the reason she assigned for such eeeduct nets, that it was good for nothing, thengh it was very good wool, and belonged to the Pus user; on the+ Wednesday previous to the fatal midertune, she took her cap horn her head end put it. on tee e. The witness further deposed, that she. was a very gold neighbour, and a very tender m eher, was fonder of the deceased than a ly of eer coil teen. and had manifested for it proof, of extreurl ay affeetion. The Jude, in addressing the Jury, proceeded to observe, that the feet of the mother hese- •ca sioned the death of the child was clearly p • v•ei ; the only question for the consideration of the Jury WAS. the state of tee: prisoner's mind. The Learned Judge then se. tied, with clearness and precision, the law upon the sebjeft, and dwelt with much feeling upcn those parts of the evidence which indicated a demean:ion o Thl very strong aft :lion ma.. ted ey eats unfortunate 'nether for t ee c hile she was unhappy enough to destroy. ssaa touched upon in a manner wlech awakened the tenderest and most powerful feelings in the ht. hreest. His Lordship further remarked. that than •he l.tw made every allowance for this dreadful visitation of • the Almighty, yet it was not. every frantic humour or desperate resolution which could exempt a per son from the dreadful penalty of the law ; were this the case, the law would lose its force, and no per. son's life could be sate. The Jury, without retiring from the boa, pro. • flounced a verdiel of Net Guilty. His Lordship inquired, whether they acquitted the prisoner on the ground of inganityP to which they re. • plied in the affirmative. 17 The Judge thereupon ordered the unfortunate woman to be detained. Sarsh Crowther, of Tong, in the West Riding of this County, aged 61, was incheted under Lord El lenborougles Aft, for haw ing, es in the morning of Wednesday the 15th of Met, 1805, wilfully, maliciously, and uulawhely cu' losetaCresether, her husband, upon the head with a hammer, with in tent to murder or disable him. A.-r) for ha: is on the sante day, wilfully and snlaw• illy cut the re ck of the said Joshua Crowther, wit) a ream., with art intent to murder, maim, or disable hie, After the Counsel for the prosecution had opened the case; Joshua Crowther, the husband of the Pris e'er, was called, and stated :—That he bad been marred to the Prisoner sixteen years ; but, that owing to her violent temper and confute t .ey bad lived separ to ever since October last. That during this separation his wife had frequently corn. tie his house, that at one visit she had staid six weeks, and at a siihsequent one three days, and that during mese visits the wit ness never went to bed. On being questioned astothe reason of this conduff, he answered, " I chest nut do it ;" and being further interrogated as to the na ture of his apprehensi m, he replied, t. Because I a ish to live all the time the G -(1 has given me;" this he explained, by saying, that he was altaid of being murdered. The witness further p: eceeded to state. th.tt on the 14th May last, the Pri.olier eat - le to hie house, that he was not et home when she . ame, but was sent for ; that she doted with him, and behaved in a friendly manner, and ssieuel to live with him again; the he declined, saying.-1' As you bare taken yourself away, I neither can nor dare take yon into ns house again." Notwithstanding this de. claration, she persisted in her resolution of staying at his house, and when the witness came from his work in the evening, lie found her 'eh there. They both sat by the fire until eleven o'clock, when Lis wile pressed him to go to bed, but he refused, say ing, he would sit up all night ; hn wits then brought him a pillow to rest his head upon, but he put it from him. The Deponent further proceeded to state. that immediately after he had declined to re ceive the pillow, his wife, as he supposed, retired to bed (which was in the same room), and that be dropped asleep in about hall an hour, and soon afterwards was awoke by a terrible blow on the head, which keiteked him to the ground, and that the blow was repeated on his shoulder ; of what further passed he beano recollection. es ha was deprived of his senses for some time When be came to him. • self he had got upon his feet, and was going towards the Fold-gate, his wee calling atter him ; to which he replied, cannot stay here ;" his wife then fobs lowed hint out, on which he returned into the :must On boing cross-examined, he said, his wife wax jealous of a young woman in the neighbourhood, and had trelueutly behaved in 4 very violent man- • . • I persons names were mentioned, she appeared very much disturbed. The Counsel for the prosecution here seished the Prisoner's Counsel to ask the witness the nom -s of the persons who occasioned this agitation, but he declined putting the question. The Prisoner left her defence to her Counsel Ann Benton, wste of William Benson, cordwainer, of Ripon, was called, and stated, that she lived neighbour to the Prisoner for lolir years, and always found her a very good neighbour, a feeling woman, r and a tender and affectionate mother. She pro- 1 ceeded to sf.ne, that the eldest boy of the Prisoner had the misfortune to lose two of his lingers at a t , roanota,Frory at which he was employed, some time 14 before the birth of her youngest sot:; when the boy was brought home, his mother was mach affefted, . , and fainted, and when she came to herself, she ex- claimed, that her son's arm was off; and - frorn this ...