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PRESENT LABOURS OF lIIIi A NIsTRATION. The Pr. •i• of the 11--d of I'—de, is 'ell pg,(l TO arduous nccupation•. His morn ' ti ,g. ate went arrringii.g a Table of European Ex. t hanes I T 1141 M. The wars wiih the PEtsnws his seheients are over, peace and plenty will elmr and trade will flourish. The Table of Eschingts *di shew that ittielfect in mercantile ar rpogruiruts is without a cause, and that if the ' rsu•r do not vise. the elf.ct will not follow. Whelp Sir J. NI ACK I wrosii commenced his labours i t Bombay. he pointed out, to his celebrated charge to the Grand Jury, the means which parts of Europe adopted at different times to provide against th , i oeu i approa ch of famine, and earnestly enforced the neccieity of iidoptimg steps of similar precru lion w those parts of India in which there visitations wear felt. The President of the B--d of T—dt% following the example of the Learned Recorder, is anxious In give India the benefit of European ius piosenients in mercantile, as well as legislative ar. rangements. Hi• Table of Exchange% is divested of the abstract dryness of COCKER, and utterly sets at nought the terseness or TIERNEY'S commentary. He tittnnts t hat the exchange on Lisbon, in the years 1814 and 1815 was much against London ; but Mat the Fr-Ambassador could not help, neither could the Treasury help paying the hills, as fast as they were drawn, for the support of the Embassy, unless it *rtr meant to have it as forlorn as the coffins of the foreign Envoys, so long unburied itt West.. soin•ter Abbey. " But why," he exclaims with lo gical truth, " was not the whole of this expense rendered useful. by the return of the Portuguese Pinter to his European dominions ?" A LPHONSO iitignrei to embrace CAVOENS; why not the present Prnice receive C---o, who patronized the his- lona' and bard of those war., of which his country was 1,0 long the scot, whose library contained the boils of the bud of Talavera, •od the laureste historian of the Lusitaisian wars ? The Table of Ex changes is as eh•gaently arranged as Sr. Pleatte's weak on the Pular Ices. The one ►hews that the 3liosiou was no job, as clear as the other priors the connexion between the thawing of the Puler Ices and phenomenon of the Aurora /fo►eulis. The worthy Prestdrid has been also revising some of his early poetical works. He enema to put stamen! them in ehomeery, but SOIJTHLY says its no use, fur even Woe Tyler could not fight his way through such an ordeal. They must now, therefore, be taken •. fur better for worse;" besides, the Port says, the Doctor is of a most forgiving disposition in hi► friendships; and us the author in Outnte's case offered to take the field at the instant in los rouse, without knowing whether his lance would, like Dow Quixote's, pierce •' the wine-bags" or the win mill," there can be no doubt that ■n oblivion of the past has long since taken place. Lord is preparing at North Cray for lr journey to the Continent ; his brother ii already at &inset.. The German waggons lire again pre pion% ; the rough drifts of Treaties and Pro • torols are alreidy under lock *; and no couriers are t o travel except ow business. A story is told, that dining the active service of the Volunteers in ire. Lod, during the late rebellion, a Gentleman in a respectable corps was knocked up out of his bed, during a very wet night, to ride express eighteen miles with au important dispatch Err the General i.oteransling the district, and that being surprised t the hulk of his dispatches, he had the utimilitary ..inarsity to uncover the envelope, which he Is 'toil to contain a lady's bat-box and some mil. hoer ) . for the General's wife, who rather 'suddenly to equip for a ball. We do not know that such couriers pass between our Minister* and the Contiticht, or what is the reason they are to be less uornerons now than heretofore ; but were the Con gien 10 Plt at Vienna, uo feeling man could refuse a l'epid to our 111inister's Staff, unless indeed the 1:11:10 and the German theuteeries were fur the nano itt to hold their sittings under the same roof, by u community of dispatch, assist the Plain tiff in each in the consummation of his twofold !impose. As matters stand, it is expected that Lord CliT-1:11 will obtain speedy lenve for his ?aide Brother to return to this country for a short period, lest lie should pine in absence, for then— Trifirs Itght as air Are to the jealous COll6flHlll6Olll Strollg Aa proofs of Holy Wrtt." After this florinsl exercise of friendly will:tufty, tt " vspecleil the Vide Lind will be able to ten. el.riske the weightier of foreign diplu uric:, like a giant refreshed-- 0, The cause is courteous, sod the valid is fair." (Tot rottnatted Tile Spanish Charge d'AZaires a the Cold of Ls died in a sudden manner. An rx !Adria tam, Ivrivever, is pulilislied r , f the CNus. Or 1110 cAirlailltd to stleilee the bubpiciessi it at first gar! um. tn. but evening. oboist six o'clock, o child, time "'"" "id, fell nut tif ■ window on the flour of " house to Old Boswell•court, Strand, and was ,o sr+ rr.ly brui•ed, that it WA* CatilMyra to a *orgasms's the utighbotuhooti, oitb but little bulks of us I rchrrry. • fhr • undrr-hotter of 4r. KORTIVIIGHT, of Fry. r" lug, in E.... 14 tort with u ortiosom occident on tontuitog loit, in cotnrtiorsore of taking !htuorl£rhstes to 'hoot of some wood-pigeons.— I • bluod•rh u s s bring foul. or otrerloNcleil, bare, .1..1 £4 . 6141 'why our oh his thumb. wild tom of the vriath ttutlrrrtt amputauvu Wray!. CITY BUSINESS. Yesterday a Common Hall was held at Gui!Teal% for the election ul a Brulgessiaster for the remainder of the year, in the room of Alt. Itichard Yc .card, lately deceased, in Goose_ Turner of a respiiidtion received by the, turd tlayor, request ing au early 414) to be mipointed fur tie purpose, Which was rumwrcubly attended. The Hall basing twen opened in doe formohe Town Clerk, in the absence a the Recorder, captioned to the Livery the nature of the linsinvos for which they were summoned The Lord Mayne and Aldermen then retired, end the Sheriff proceeded In the election. The friends of several of 11w Candidates add'5...4.116e Hall, as did some of 11w Can didate., after alaith the fulluulag parties were severally put In uutuinali tttt Thomas Smith, citizen and haberdasher; George King, vintner; Samuel 'Fbouley, grocer ' • James Norton, gold and silver sire -drawer; JuesephSnuggs, needle-maker ; George Marmaduke Metcalfe, clocknsaker; James Talloek, glover ; and on the chew of bands h,:ing taken, there appearing a constrict able majority in favour of Mr. Thumb y, ilr. who haul the nest best chew, came forward and handsomely declined dema n di ng a p o ll upon t hi n occasion. The Sheriffs then retired to the Council Chamber, where they reported the same, and the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, dm having returned on the hooding*. the Town Clerk derlareul Clue election of Mr. Thudey to the Livery, and the Hall was thereupon dis solved. BOX MIS. All the firstrate men of boxing talent are now at Bristol, as Neale returned home last week, and Carter, Greven, and Cooper, reached there at the beginning of the week, from Cite Without, where they have beet, giving specimens of the hosing art. A correspoodeut informw us that Neale's party are much displeased at the arrival there of these for. midalde men, mut ai Curter is open to all the world, Neate will, it M thought , accept him for a costumer. CORONER'S INQUEST. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT FURNIVALI INN. Yesterday atomism an inquest was held at the sign of the Bloc Posta, lloMoro, before T. SIIRLTON, Esq. Coroner, oil the bodies of Harriet Squire. daughter of Mr. Squire, printer,of Furuivant-costri. and Richard Roscoe,ron to Mr. Roscoe, of the same court, the fmnier aged four years and six weeks, and the latter aged five years. The Jury being empanelled and sworn. they proceeded to view the bodies of She deceased, and afterwards repaired to the spot where the accident happened, to view the place, nod then proceeded to the jury-room to bear the evidence, followed by a vast ■amber of persona. _ William Thoinas Alexander. sworti.-1 am waiter at Furnival's 'nu Cuffre-liouwr. Oro Wednesday evening last, about seven o'clock, I was proceeding along Furnivars court to my lodging; when I arrived opposite the dour of No 5, I observed the deceased Harriet Squire oo the point °foisting down on the step of the dour of No. 1 ; the deceas ed Richard Huscow, who) hail some gravel in his pia-a-fore, was running towards the deceased Squire, and when they were a yard distant from each other, the wall opposite them, which was shout twenty feet high, Indeed out in the middle, and fell down with a tremendous crash, and overwhelmed thu deceased in the ruins. When I observed the wall WE ing out, I ran forward with an intention to save them, hut scarcely had time to save myself when the wall fell in on them, part or the ruins at the time falling on me. There was a great quantity of gravel behind the wall, the pressure of which, iu my opinion, forced down the wall. A woman and her child, residing at Nn. It ia•ths roust, had just suf. firient time to pass the wall when the accident happened. I immediately ran for aMistaisee. Mr. James Hunter swan —1 ant foreman over the brick layers motel labourers, •nd am is the employ of Mr. Henry Peto, sus veyor and builder. By my directions a treat quantity ct gravel was placed by the labourers against the boundary of the wall, which Isad been foemerly built, and in • most shliiieful manner, the piers appeared to be • great support to the wall, but the wall was hot bond ed to the piers, which was the rause of its falling. I should not have ordered the gravel to be put against the wall, if I was aware of its bad condition. to my opinion the pres. sire of the gravel against the wall forced it down ; there were 204 loada of gravel un the spot. Here Mr. Pet" gave wdoess • must excellent character, as during Ilse building of the New Custom-house nut sloe ac cident happened, and Hunter bail the sole direction of it. Mr. John Moore, of It, Leather-lune, sworn.—l am a mas ter bricklayer; un Wednesday evening last I was seta for to give directions to the I.boorrris to dig for the boars; I ar rived shortly after, •nd found the court blocked up with gave directions to dig iu the ruins opposite to the house where the deceased Squire lived, and about two mi• antes after she was fusiod coveted with two feet of bricks and gravel ; I 'took her to r surgeon's apparently dead ; she was laying on her face when I found her ; I sin of opinion that the gravel forced the wall down ; shortly after the deceased Roscoe was found and token to • surgeon's. Mr. John Flo•r.smiug, of Ilotluana, sworn—The deceased boy was brought to my shop, apparently dead, WI Motors day slight, t averts o'clock, with a severe braise me the temple awl a cut un the bead ; I tried every remedy in my power, to no avail; he died in about Live minutes afterwards, of that injuries he set-rived. Mr. R. Davies, of Hollourn, sworn—l am a surgeon ; the deceased girl was brou g ht, :apparently dead, to my shop, and hearing that the y 1111.1113.1 biro suffocated, I put her in • worm bath, and used the means rreusnm►ndrd by the itlyal Ilawsaae &wire) fur More than au hour, hut Su q uo effect-- 11w was dead. Msytoti a n d kabert Pillows, or Ow nrPo.ite holm", complaiord 44rratl)• of the lahottress, &e.; the hilt.r said, that in Minch In,t he obseered the wall *hake from a blast of 'rind, and ins 914aking to Slur persons esuplayetil in the place about the aitly of she wall, he sccetireil insolence from the no. Sire. Nay is quo seriously injured ag to keep her bed •he was buried in Ike rion4. The front of the tiou.es oppo site were completely Weikel' in by the force ut The fall of the wall. Mr. Shelton, the Coroner, summed op the evidence, and remarked, that triere was not the lewd doubt Lot the death of the deceased was caused by the wail NIL iig on them, Gum the preisiire of the gravel against it ; and there averred is, be a little waut of thought sin the rot of Mr. Muster in out ascertaining wlitthis . the wall was sided int.3l or out ; the wall had been built badly ; he did out wtsb to impute blame to Mr. tinnier, vet be initd say, that 'yore caution ought to Le observed on 1‘11111%; from 111 cc ids Wee it was Ito mu t e than Rerail..iital ; it was fur the iiiiy to consider oil what ileod:iinl the) would fix, the law ilia 11.4 alh,w freehold properly ins such oecasiuus to lie fun but where the death of hi. Majesty's siohjetts was ores LI by yrr 00000 RI property, the Cot . ..thine (by law) as allowed In ill., ease, the Vert to cuusider about the gravel, which was 11C1111.11111 . 1 • • The Joey afire all boor's cOnsolialion, returned the ful lowing vet.tict—" That the deer....al cattle to their &Rill by a wall falling un Ih. ru , in the pariah of St. An.lrever. Hol born, otenairine.l by A, s prrasiire of a large ipiaiiihq of gra vel winch had 1.E.., law lialitat load* of the gravel, value il. to be forfritril 314 a dvadanol " Mr. P.lO roamed to satisfy every party foi any injury suitaiuttl. ()Mery are moor mown to the pever.sl titiek-yattiv to retBiir make a very tooposier.itie ottoolter of •nehors for•tto• shim; of the bur. nts4l ulawu,lls of Iwo loonlretl for Ithioteo it J tt Is of 8 hilialirr ses 88 . 111 "wog dwirle %re r u..t rositail suls- mut autalttr of use totaithilitt&l ealit iu Atm:. ASTLEY'S GRAND .4 ,VNUAL RRGATTA. Yesterday Astley's 3nth A 1111 l tat Prise Wherry was rowed for by six pate of at-niters who never hcto.. wine • prix., lit common working wherrier. o.e Niototay last about .1 wenty rautilidates islet at the Mitre, in Staugate, where they drew lots, es eh producing thrix tudeolitres. Three • were to be horn shove, and three from below bridge, a n d 0011 y to exceed 40 yenta of age; %lieu the lots fell to the fallowing six candidates:— Names. Ree'denee. Colour:. 1 John Free Rillle Betilge Scat let. 2 Thomas Hill .... Temple 3 John Richards Deptford . ...... Green. 4 Thomas White. Strautlisne 5 James %Vow! [longer-ford ... Browse. U Wtn. Mow ieli Cherry-gardens . Purple. . Ito ease of any of the above failing to attend, there were two extra men chitseti hunt above, and two from lwlow bridge, to supply their places. The two shove-bridge men were, John Fenton Whitehall, and Charles-S in i t h, A rua d e l- Claire ; the lwlow Aridge extra melt were, Thomas Dowry, Wapping, and Thomas Morris, Rotherhithe.stairs. At 35 minutes past four o'clock yesterday, floe six first. named candidates started from Westminster Bridge, rowed with the tide along the Middlesex shore, passed ibrangli the third arch out tlw Surrey side of Vauxhall Bridge ' mod re. .. hinted along the same shore ; rowed I the heaeou off Hutigerfisrd, and returned through the centre arch of Weat minster WONT, where the three first only that passed were entitled to row for the grand or decisire heat. The day bring extremely fine, the face of the River we. crowded with every description of boats with parties of plea. acre, bands of music, and flap flying. The Illidge awl banks were also crowded with spectatora. White, of Strattl. Issue, came in first ; Richards ' of Deptford, second ; an d D im . wich, of Cberry.gardens,third, on the first heat. Wood lust his chance by going Rom' the craft off Plimgerford, instead of ri going round the h e a con . A t • quarter b e f ore six Roe three boat. started for the winning heat, and came in in the same manner as the first, via.—yellow, green s and purple. The first was presented with the wherry out the stage of the Royal Amphitheatre; the second with .W 111; and the Witt wish one guinea. Wo od was the favourite at starling. No accident that we heard of happened. PULICR. ...180Nia. SO W-1111 r ST. Yesterday 77‘nsnas Whitelate was bronchi to the oilier by Nicholls, and underwent an examination before Mr. Rim N I P.. charged on suspicion of breaking open the Duke of Alb, - snarly public house, in Sialfmil.st.ves, Doerr-sirrei, and stealing a variety of articles to a considerable amount. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. W. Bowden, the landlord of the home, that be west to bed on Saturday about twelve o'clock, and left all his doors and the fuse. w ings of his windows peril etly secure. He gut up at seven o'clock um Sundry morning, when he found his doers had been broken open. The Prisoner loolgril in the home, awl from certain circumstances be was suspecledr—He was or dere.l to be detained. William Ellis, iw the employ of Mr. William Pocock, a baker, in William -street, St. Margaret's, ll ill e'er, was charged with embezzling various 101113 of utoust7.—He was committed fur further examination. SWINDLING. Yesterday Timothy .Murphy, • porter, was brought up for final examination, charged with feloniously stealing one dozen of port wine, the property of Richard Hodgson, wine-merchant, of Little East Cheap, value 21. 14s. Mr. Hodgson deposed, that on Thursday, the 6th of this month, the Prisoner came to his counting-house, saying he came from a gentleman in Fleet-street, to order half a dozen of port seine, to be sent to his house,*hich would be paid fur on delivery. Witness told the Prisoner he never sold less than one dozen. The Prisoner said, " Well, send a dozen." Witness accordingly sent a duzen of port wine, value 2/. 14s. by his porter, in company with the Prisoner—and on the porter's return, he informed witness that the Prisoner bad absconded with the wine, without paying fur it. Thomas Haynes deposed, he is porter to Mr Hodgson ; he was sent to carry the wine with the Prisoner, fur which he was to be paid un delivery; he aecompsuied the Prisoner to the dour of the Sun public-house, in - 11../leverieux-court, Strand, near Templchar. The Prisoner took . the basket and wine out of witness's hand, telling him to wait there, and lie would go in with the wine and bring him out the money in live minutes; but after waiting above • quarter of au hour, liiiilll4 the. Prisoner did not return wills the mu. ney, witness Weill into the public-house, where, on inquir ing of the sat maid, she informed him the man did not stay a minute, but after drinking half a Mot of porter lie weal out at the other dour into Essex-street. Witness slid not see him after until in custody iu this (Mire. Rebecca Day *WWII, said she is servaut to Mr Painter, who keeps the Sum public-house in Deveressit-court. About a fortnight ago she remembers the Prisoner coming into the bonne; he had a brisket on his lift arm, with booths of wine in it; there was no person in the bar; WOUPPII was in the tap-room, in which there was no other person at the time. The Priisdier called for half a pint of beer, fro which lie paid three half-pence : hr did not remain lamer a mitotic, when saying, " This, 1 suppose, is • thorough-fare into E•sex store.," she said it was, and be went through; in shout a quarter of an hour after the last witness came in, and seemed surprised to learn that the Prisoner was tissue. Charles Brown deposed hr is an °Ricer at this office ; the Prisoner Came into the u6lce tin Thor-inlay, and asked witness fur liberty to see • woman that was locked up, and who was to be brought up fur examination at .even o'clock in the evening. The Prosecutor came in and identified bon, and witness took him ism) custody. The charge being satisfactorily proved the Prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. EXTRAORDINARY APPLICA TION tRICT. A female of very genteel appearance nought the nowiee or the Magistrates, under the following riministanees:— . About two years ago the applicant was taken very ill, and medical assistance being considered necessary to rave bcr life, a surgeon in the neighbourhood was called iu to attend her. This person supplied her with medicine till site watt well, and !ben made a demand of 27/ which site being un able to pay, she put a valuable quantity of jewellery, rich silk, and Indian dresses, silk handkerchief pieces, and lace, into his bands, and requested hint to take good care of theta till she could pay liar bill. All this he prvinised to do, and she, relying on h!s honour, went into Wales, thitsking that there, by an economical mode of living, she would be better aisle to save part of her anointy than in town. last Thurs day she wasted on the snrgeon and paid the 271. but out counting over the various articles., she discovered that ri ve. cal dresses were missing, and that a ?tees of silk.hundker chiefs had been cut asunder and wont. She represented all Iles to the surgeon, who refused to give her any salts. factielt respecting them, and very uucriemuniously turned her out of doors. Magistrate—. Tie only mode by which you can pro ceed aby aw action at law. I fear you have played yourself AU the power of a rogue ; but if yoo can get a iespectable at. ioriley to write to him, lie nil , prohab!y come to some set tlement before he will allow the action to proceed." Applicant—. Can you recommend me to au auoine*, Sir, whose respectability can he relied ?" Magistrate—" U is out usual for its to ?wrommend at torneys, host ) oar friends, no doubt, wi!l guide you townie pinion of kiv.wo 'wiry ity." The Lady then left the oltce, promising to bring her ac. Com TH E BITER BIT. John Nathan, a Jew, teue charged with being •u utterer of hose coin. It Appeared Mat the Prisoner is a dealer in old eloilwa, and has lately pained a great quantity of bad moor) , upon iffitilitled &Irani, at the West end of the town, of whirr; In• purchased wearing apparel Ytaterday looming he rp- Ord to the groom of 3lr. Petrie, ma Goldetioloare, with U 6040 he bargained for some articles of old clotting, and gave Aims no less than at veto load shillings In payment. bits the servant Firma ft good judge of tw•ticy, di+euvrred their bru.sers., mud gave the te.fte/iie into eastotly. lle "tea cuintuttlt d fur re-exatoistation CHARGE OF CO'NsPIRING TO 311711 DER. The folloeistg is copied front a provincial pape►. We trust there is no new plot in eniloryo, and thin " Paddy Nl . Kew" is not still un his peregrine. I loos. _/ kilns Paper.) " (on Monday tact a respectable mid wealthy tamer was eliminated to tsrlow gaol, charged with conspiring to none. d.r Si Iliigistraic of that comity. Hi* arrest Oast ffected at thief , o'clock tit morning, by • detarhasteut of the 27th sceoarot, quadrat...l there, accompanied by three Magi strates." lIUsSEY's. CON EFS'SION. Considerotole olonhts are elites taineol as to the correetnesa of litossej's rosofessioo. Mr. Smith, the Magistrate of Greenwich, and other Gentlemen, are still perovering in emleavouriug to ascertain the most correct infoormotion omen the subject. (to Wednesday they employed some men in (tearing out t h e pond near Vansittart`o-placr, Greenwich, of which so much has heel, said, in stitch of the mallet which Hussey said he threw into Ilse pond with the hammer, both of which Moir 66666 ents he proceed, and gave to his rumps toi iiii s, who entered Mr. Bird's house according to his plan. The o hole of the mood and diet ws taken out of the pond, in the presence of several Police officers, hr. but no mallet, o• any appearance of one w•ss. I , ound, slthou/ n h Hussey in his confession declares, stool a mallet was used with the hammer, and Ihot he threw them both into that pond. Another suspicion with the Notice officers and others, who were present at tlw examination-of the murdered and mangled bodies of Mr. Bird and his lowsekeeper, was, un their heing WAAbld from sloe liming of blood, Ce. 'here was every reason In believe that 01 sin wounds sup holb of the bodies had b•en inflicted by tne same Moine sent, and the impression of the wounds resesnbled that which would be produced from the hammer. The coofession states, that while one of Hussey'ssompa alone war engaged with the houseke. per at the street-dour, the other man (meet' or broke his wny tutu the side door; whereas on Adkins •ud Lavender, she Bow-street officers, arriviug there in a very short time after the first alarm, they were of opistion that theta had been neither a breaking in m.r breaking out of the horse, there being uo appearance of violence used to the house host by those who had ent..re.l it on the Sundry, so aseertatta the cruse of the dwelling nut being opened It is said that Hassey assigned as a reason to the Rec. Mr. Rodge, for his nut snaking a full ciiiifeasion sourer, that be and his viimpanions, in their 111111dernme coin's*, hxd *auto Ruch solemn and hut a dile oaths poi to isupeai It each ullirr, or to divulge the trausarti nnn , which were ..j ',oa r g dicadful nature, that he was frightened at repigting the oaths; and he asked the Rev Mr. Hodge if he thought he should be forgives, lwreafter if he broke the oath he had taken mil to divulge sissy thing reapecting the trailoartiou. It is still suspected that the villains gnined admittance into Mr Bird's homily to ;he housekeeper shout o'clock, am • practice of nut opening the slime without having the chain up, that at six o'clock on the eve gof the noirders, it has kegr antammintil that • man knocked at the dour at that feet, bow, and the boueckeeper put up the chain before she nrawered AWFUL CATASTROPHE. A most melancholy catastrophe occintrel in this town on Mom ay last. Between two and three o'clock in the morn ing, a fire was discovered by a sailor un board a vessrl•lying in the Dry Dock, in the sipper pint of the premises of ('ap tai■ Brett, adjoining the Old Company's Packet=tilfice, Nova Scotia. At this awful conjuncture the family were asleep. An alarm was instantly. sounded In a few minutes Mrs Brett threw tip the window of her chamber, and with piercing and heartrending shrieks, implored assialatice from the spectators collected on the spot. A ladder was instantly procured; but nufortsinalely, it was found to be too short to resell? her from lice perilous situation. Another ladder was speedily procured, and being fastened to the first, was reared against the house. Rot the avetistatice came WO late. The unhappy woman was ',eloped by the flames, and dis appeared from the view of the spectators. Meanwhile the set-vain-maid appeared at a lofty side window which fronts the Graving Duck, imploring the aid of the hy-slanders , but, before say could he afforded bec, she precipitated her self into the street. She was, as might have been ex. !timed, seriously irijared by the fall. She was immediately cunt. yed to the Infirmary, and aanguine hopes are, we un derstand, entertained of her recovery. The fi e continued to rage with great fury, basing every effort to subdue it. it was not extinguished till it had destroyed the interior of the premises. Happily the flames did not communicate to the adjoining houses. The body of Mrs. Brett aim- found about half-past lira o'clock burned to a cinder. Captain Brett sailed in one of the packets oil Sunday morning rut Dublin. This awful do mestic calamity will powerfully excite the public inquiry towards the discovery of some apparrtus for rescuing persons from houses when on fire. We were lately favoured with a view of an ingenious contrivance for this purpose, invented by a scientific gentleman of this town. It is denominated a fire escape ; it Is of very simple coostruction,and would, se have little doubt, if grnt•rally employed by the fire-offices and individuals, be the means of presetting mauy valuable lives as well as property.—(Lieerpoof COWisr ) SWINDLING. A person has forsume time bees travelling about this and the urighbouring epsomite. soliciting donattems, under the vet. lice of having been reduced from n state of Comparative rialitence to extreme penury and wretchedness, in conse- Terme of a fire which n short time ago destroyed the whole of his property at Petoskey, isi Nutfulk, where hi had fol lowed the occupation of a fernier. F • the plausibility of his representations, be has not been n little increscent in ha claillla upon the parses of the lib' cal null humatte. A ',windier, aastiming the character of a inettentile tra veller, duriag the last week practised a deception upon a respectable isiu.keeper of Colchester. mid succeeded in de. (resoling him to the anoint't of nearly twenty pounds. A fraud of this description oas practised urn Mr. Whale, of the ship Tavern, South End, the latter end of lune lest, by a person who had originally been at that 'place as a hawker in silks and leer, under the firm of Richardson nod Co. This man, on entering the colfee,rodm, required better accommodation, and was very particular in the choice of his bed. After a while, he called Mr. %Wok on onside, and having prefaced his ,inteutiona by remeseuting himself as tieing well known, and that he had before used the house as a commercial men, he.requiired the loan of fifteen pound., which some disappointments he bait met with ►eudrowd ue. ecssary, in order to snake sip a sum of money, ■nd if !dir. Whale could oblige him, it would preclude She siemsity of his travelling to Chelmsford and hack to collect it; and hits ',articular object Was to 'rasa the wailer fur a slay or two, shoring which time lie would leave his horse and gig, and no his reruns, the money .hi ,:1d be repaid atith thanks. With these speciou• prctelit•lioll.l. and t'se renrereutariuss of his heing a crunneerciat G..1.'1 , 111'111 ,a eau of pursona who were originally called grit ell. us, sir rideis% Mr. %Male, wish the most friendly Min Si uP. r. iiilered the, accommodation, and this commercial gentletuau took leis place in the oteani-packul fo► Sheeruess, but Ise olio since hero hood of. unlcss hr shoisli prove to be the ►aims person a his so lately visited Colrhei.ter, and Whirl, appro.*. wore than proloahle. The horse and gig were a few days after. claimed by a Mr. Wells, of Ware, in Hertfordshire; to whom this fellow had writieu 140 apprise him of the place at whirls they could ire timid; representing to 31r. Well* in the same time, that m ie,,,.. use , iu business had prodoeu.l the patriot: necessity of his heist o bliged to ,c.s abroad. With n 'sincere wish that he may be overtaken, we swirl the following duserimion of thk swind ler'. deers and person :—.4 flask comtdexion, powdered hair, al 16. e feet .six niches high; bad ots a black coat and WIIISICCEIi, pepper and rah csilotsreil tiosssers,. with half hoots; speaks hut huh &ion Eliglints, wills a whii.lllZ nod had much it. appearance of a (Chet/afford Cho...Hide\ . The t,1:11 ovonht.r of Sn n Pc! ol a s sin Great Broome ni.(l Irelomil 1. about 550,000, uttesitled by &rout bu,obb teachti. 'I7IE TURF . YORK AUGUST NEETINO. • 'TUMMY, luaus+ IP. ' Sweepslakro of 20gs. each, for two.yr tolts, eat 514 . . • 611irs, Bst .21b. Two -)r uW i C.,r.r‘v. . •• , j Mike of Leeds'. cll. r. by Mowbray Mr. Jack.on's b. c. Cardinal Wolscy Mr. Brown's 1.. t by Golomptis.... Mr. Bell's b, f. by Pontelsthl • W4lll envy. • Fifty Pounds, riven by the •Citi of York, to he added •to w Subscription Purge. f..r five-yr olds. six, bad agMlsu ,tew ‘ , &c.; five-yr olds, Ski. 71b.; six, Sid. 121 b.; aid *W s 0,4 —Four milts. , Mr. Lainbtoses km. The Duchess; lk yn Sir M. Al .Sykes7a b. h. Bustin, S . ..... Duke of (.cads m br. h. Raspis.g, 5 yes "Li Marquis of Queemberry's ch. it. Kong David, aged 4 Won is a rawer. . , : •• Fifty Pounds, for three and four-year-olds ; 3 err.ssida. 7-t 711. four, Sat. Sib. Heats. one mile end three-p s asters earls. Mr. hell's b. c. by Black Truplimiiiis4 .... I I Mr. T. Priest's b. c. by Th tider6olt, 3 :no old.. ... R I‘tr. Burnaby's b. g. Mongrel, 4 yrs old • • .... 4 1: Lord Scarborough's h. c. by ailumpits, 3 yrs .1 Colonel Croft's b. r. by Langton, 3 yto old Mr. Writher's gr. f. by Cosmos. 3 yrs ulal . 3 WEDINFIDAV. The Produce Stakes of 100 guineas each. Iy (to eitt.e Sat 6IS. fillies Ss. 21b. Two miles, (I I Slbscribera). Mr. Piers, 'a b. c. by Congas. out of Rosette (Juhnouts).. I Sir St. Sykes's 14. e. by Camillus 0... .. • Duke of Leeds's ch. c. by Mowbray, out. of Si iFS Cliffe.. 4 Lard Fistwllliam'a bl. c. Rehania, by Aland, Mr. C.v.coigne'a ch. f. by S o rcerer, itut Tionua•ma Sir A. Armytnce's bl. C. by Thundeiliat • Reets betting the minuet itsinst she field, out sr , i • t Sir M. Sykeiv &di, 5 to l against &limn, 210 . 5 toI again. Mr. Gsacuriguer filly. Sweepstakes of 50 zwingss each, 20 !mho,. fo r 3-yr. fillies, kat. ill,. each. Last mile and th,er Atiell%. subscribzra).• Mr. rh. by Cerberus, out of Min, Cr:infield (Jack ) ........ .. . ••• • • • • ....... • i Mr. GAlforth ' a ch. by Hendertte!t, slain by Ruler 210 1 011 she winuer. • • Sweepstakes of 25 goineasreach, for maiden :3 Intl 4.7►. robs sail fillies as the time of closing; 3-sr 7si X 4. 4. r. olds, tin. 3:6 ; fillies allowed :lib. Ls .t mile nits to (Three subscvilsers). ' Mr. anellon's fit C. lAtlit fling, 6-yrs. old (Niched: Mr. Gasettiette's hr e.• by Orville, 4-yrs oil Mr. Gsrfoilles gr f. by Camillus, 4-7 rs. old EVCiI betting uts .I.4l;ttsiosig. Fitly s u Pa b,rt in l t ic el • given by Purse. e b ro te City r l cyc of o old tole carry fillies, 84. 41b. Four miles.. Mr. Walls's Black k, by Whitelock (haw.) ..... Mr. Peters hay filly, Akotho Mr. Dimeombe's ch. cult, St Hetet.* Mr Pier.e's gr f. by OrvillY, out of Lisette Eves trellis.; au Blacklork, 2 to I agoinet Agatha, 3to 1 against St. Helena. %Voir vciy easy. THURSDAY. Sweepstakeo of 30 go. earl., 111 gs. ft. for 3-yr. ill colts. 1,, carry Rot. 514.; fillies, Rot 21b., Last mile :aid a quarter. lord :Chloe.. 1.1 or gr. f. Besterpa, by Cervantes. Sir M. W Ridley's b c by Sir Charles. Mr. Pauldries b. c. Wunder, by Sir Oliver. • Mr.Seymota's b. c. by Cmus, dam by Shuttle. Mr. Hmillsworth's hr c. Bishop, by Cardinal 'fink. Sir M Sykrs's b. e. Radamantlins. Mr. ILaMbluit's ch. c Mandeville, by 1(0110.! W'oodpecker. Mr. Cradock's ch. r. by COMMIS, dam by St. G.:Vigo. Mr. F. Lumley's els. c. Merlin, by Castrel. Lord Scarborough's b. c. by Golunapuo Mr. Watts's b. e. by Cerberno, oat of Tamhorine. Col. King's 1,. c. by Langton, dam by Stamford. Mr T. 0. Powlett's eh. c Glenarvon. Mr. T. 0. Powlett's tr. c. by Comus. Mr. Herrick's Iv e,Sir William.• Mr. Garfurth's b c. by St. Paul, out of Maria. wo. Mr. Bell's hr. c by Black Truphotiins. • Sweepstakes of 100 Goincoo sou 10, h ft.; colts, 3st. ; fillies, B,t 21b Mils. Duke of Hamilton's b. f. by Petronilio. Lord Fitrwilliam's g. c.. Auselmo, by C. reuites. Lord.Q..twasberry's b 5. Little Thom.. Mr. Pierse's b. c. Ebnr, by Orville. The Leger Stake; of Fifty Gaineas encl., h. fl.; cola ; Sal 311,.•. fillies, Bst —One Mile and a 1.:14'. Lord Seas horiisizh's b. c. by Thunderbolt. Lord Scarborough's b c. by Golionpus. Mr. Powleit's b. c, by Comas, dams by Pipator. Lord Queensberry 's b. f. sister to King Uacid. !dr. Piersv's ch. c. by Comers ' out of Lisette. Doke of Leeds'. eh, h. by Sorcerer. Sir M. Syk,rs's h. c. Cau,illue, darn by Shuttle. Mr. Branirinies b. c. WLilf, by Thnialvehult. Mr. Weinterorth's ch. roll, by Governor The renewed Twenty•fiec Gainess Sithaeription. 'ha underwritten du agree to rim a horse, &c. Irma 01, nor property, or of a ii,dlured confede.tetr, 'whirl thing to .1..* soborription three n ..... the before the day of for Tat say. rive G ma lachtwo miles liver Komi. our.. r.- 4 file obis to carry Sat. 31b.; 4 yrs. old fillies, Set 5 yrs. uldo, Sst. 1191, ; 4 yrs. mud mud, Oat ..cord by Lords Filawillism,Maton, and Searbaiongh, the Duke ..f Eeeds t Sus 31. Sykes and R Gr.shem ; Mr. Wulf., Mr. Gascuigtie, Alr. Laud:kin, Mr. Houldsworth, and Mr. Fifty Pounds to be added to a Subscription Purse--,1 His 31ajesty's Plate of 100 Guineas for 5 Yrs. old sualei carrying 10. t. racla-4 31.1e5. • !MOAT. • The Hunters' Stakes, and the Ladies' Plate. SATURDAY. Fifty Pounds by the Members for the City —The innkeepers' Plate, and Sweepstakes. ABINGIX /N RACES. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. The Cup, by Subscription of 10gs. each, for all ages. • Mr. King's br. h. Gainaburough . Mr. Day's Zulrika (broke down) A Swerpstigkes of 25gs. each. for three Mr. Goiidarers b. c by Rubella walk..i .•ver. The Craven Stakes of 25gs. each, for three•yr-okli. The 64 mile sod a half. Mr. Pry se's c. by Cambric Mr. Dilly's Ca. vetacus . Mr. Dusitlai.'s Fancy . 3 The I ; Vellingtosi Stakes of 25,15. each; 10ga. ft. The str.iight half mile. Mr. Day's ch, c. by Rubesis Mr. Sacifcr'ii f. t.v Eylilcoer Mr. Duii.las's eli e.hy Ruben* The leinlicrs' Plate of 501. Two mile brat.. Mr. Price's e. by Cambric Mr Halkles Euryoae • 4 WEDNESDAY. A Sweep takes of Sgs. each , with 23gs added. Mr. King's Gs insborough, by Hobros M►. Hallett's Enquire Siseertskrs of 20gs. each, fur %. Mr. Dilly's Citractactis Mr. Goildaril's cby Dotterel • c: Mr. Pi yses c. by C.inirrloa The Shale) , 'Stakes of 100 cosh, "glib begs added, 2 tuitltt h. at. , Mr. King'. Red Rose, by White Rose Mr. Moreien's Cieractseu :1 Mi. 11111'. Mi Ehdp 2 e A !11.11.1,n Stake. of Age fedi. Two...tik-10e44. Mr. Sieves's'. OA Apph• Mr. Maliceiy's Caratiaters .. 1 '1 • . • Mr i /until Mt Wry. ..... ••••46/ .„. 2:I •ar -ii I I