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POLICE. - Mansion-Housx, SEPT. 9.—A man of very d ec eit appear ance, oarned Plunkett, a relation, it was . reported„ of the Attorney. lienend far Ireland, where the most dis tinguished men have all of them poor reiations, was brought before the LoaD MAYOR, charged with a misdemeanor, under the fillowing circumstances. .Ir. Dennis, a gentleman of fortune, stated, that the prisoner implied to him to be hired in his service, as footman, stating that he had lived with several respectable families, and amongst thereat with that of the Lord Mayor of London, in whose service he had been for two years. The witness required a reference to Plunkett's k.st place, and that of 31r. Chippendale, a barrister, said to have residence at Tooting, with whom the iefeutlant said he had also lived two years, was immdistely handed to him. Mr. Dennis had the usual and very reasonable objections to written characters, but he told Plunkett he would write to Tooting, where the latter said' Mrs. Chippendale would be ready to bear testimony to his integrity to the absence of her husband, who was at some distant partot the ' , senntry. The letter was v.:A and an answer received in due time, hot it struck hit. Dennis t:tat neither Mr. nor Mts. OUT oendale had written. ohs word of the composition, which described ltiutikett is a very unexceptionable nerson. Mr. Dennis, to clear up the matter, sent a &lend to Tooting, where it was soon a.eettained no alr. or Mrs. Chippendale was known. He also learned that Pluckeu had watched the postman at Tooting, and got trove him the hum directed to his supposed ouster, and Mr. Dennis of course btlieved that the written character was either from the pen or the dictation of the defendant, whom be therefore ordered to be taken into custody. The Loon SI cor OR said, that he regretted much to tee Plunkett in such a situation. (The defendant appeared much affected while the examination was going forward, and particularly when spoken to by the Lord Mayor.) His Lordship said the unfortnnate man hod certainly lived as footmm in his family the whole of the time stated by hint, and had acted with the utmost integrity, and mini. feared the strongest attachment to the children ; an attachment which proved itself in a thousand little ways, and which return trended him most powerfully to every one of the family. He had, however, one failing which obscured his excellent qualities, a fond. rest for drink; and this failing rendered it impossible for his Lord ship to retain him, and was, no doubt, the cause of the offence with which In was now charged. The defendant, very much shaken at hearing his former muter speak in so kind a manner of him, begged to be allowed to say a few words. He declared that he deserved and could receive the character shown to his Lordship from several gentlemen. lie was known to Mr. Chippendale, or to some of his family (as we nr.derstood him), u an honest and industrious man, and he was anxious to use his utmost cautions to prove himself worthy of confidence. The Loan Marna—But why did you resort to this dishonest expedient ? Plunkett—There I admit, my Lord, I was greatly to blame, but as I as deserving of the character given of me in the paper fist was lauded to your Lordship, and never would have done any thing that would prove me an impostor, I thought I might venture to st,t myself into bread. OW knows 1 never intended to do wrong. The LOAD MAYOR, after some conversation with Mr. Dennis relative to the defendant's unfortunate propensity, admonished him set:mush , with regard to it. The defendant muttered some words expressive of his feel. logs; and being told he was discharged, quitesti the Justice-room in t':e most respectful manner. The Loan Mrroo, when the poor fellow had left the room, said lie always believed that Plunkett was driven to drinking by some domestic calamity, of which hie conduct when he thought himself alone, often gave intimation. GUILDHALL, SEPT. 9.—Mr. Alderman BEIDGES had been engaged upwards of an hour in theJustice.room this morning, when it was announced that daring that time a gentleman standing near the worthy Alderman had had his pocket picked of a silk hand kerehiof. The worthy Aldeman felt very indignant that the very sane. telly of justice should be thus polluted, and ordered the door to be closed. and every person searched • this order was enforced, but , the solen handkerchief was not found. Mr. Harmer, the solicitor, was test searched, upon which a person present asked that gentle. man aloud, in joke, whether the fact of closing the door was not, in the eye of the law, false imprisonment. -George Reece. a man of Scotch accent, and who described him- sit as an appraiser and accountant," appesred as a witness in supper: of an information against a pawnbroker, for taking more eran legal Interest. The alleged offence was that of taking two pence, when three-halfpence was all that the Act allowed. He was cinsely examined by Mr. Harmer, on behalf of the pawnbroker, when he positively denied twine the informer, or having any in terest in the We, but xlmitted that he had been employed by the Etplable Loan Company. Mr. Hanna took an objection to the information, which al leged that the article pledged was "one piece of cotton," whereas the duplicate described it to be" calico." , Upon this objection being started, Mr. George Reece imme diately forgot his capacity of witness, and at once turned advocate, oontendrg that calico was cotton, and cotton was calico. He pro cetric.l °wry& with great warmth, and at length ytid, " Well, if you disoake this information, I will have another drawn up." (A laugh.) "Oh, oh ! then," said Mr. Harmer, "now the secret is out; you are not what you just swore—merely the witness, but you ate e anew and Informer too. Mr. George Reece was silenced, and the Magistrate quashed the information, for the informality ; upon w hick Mr. Reece very indignantly left the office. - ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-THE DISTRESSED ARTIST. Amongst the prisoners brought up before Mr. Alderman Bridges today was John Brown Eaton, the artist, of Fetter. lane, whose attempt to destroy himself in ■ court in Fetter laao, we noticed in our Paper of Friday last, and as the parti culars of his case, and the story he then told, were calculated to exece commiseration for him, and to cause unfavourable impres sions as to the character and conduct of his wife, it ►s proper that the public should be undeceived upon these subjects; and the more wt, as, in consequence of the account that appeared, one uturnitativ disposed lady forwarded to Mr. Alderman Atkins a 51. ante for Futon's use. Mrs. Eaton has since made affidavit that the distress of her hut. bond was wholly attributable to his own dissolute habits and pro. paosii to drinking; and that his conduct, for some time put, to wards her, had been rich es to make it neerisary for her to hare recourse to her own friends for subsistence. She also stated that, instead of her instigating him to commit suicide, she, in her endea vour to take the Tani from ldm, received a severe blow in her stomach; and she declared that she considered her own life and tau of her child to be in danger from his violence. Thu poor woman having removed to her mother's house in Hindi cpu,rt, Fleet-street, she was pursued there by her husband as soon as be wee liberated ; and it was in consequence et his conduct on that occasiouphat he was now in custody. . . lire. Street said, that she believed that the prisoner had been in. ttuttated every day since he had been liberated from the Uompter ; that he: daughter and het children had been with her ever since Monday, and if she was protected from the annoyance of the hus band, elf was willing to support them ; but he came there on Thinulay, was exceedingly troublesome, and as he declared he would not leave the house, she was obliged to give him in custody. Eaton, in his justification said, that on his return home on Mort. day, be found himself locked out of his lodgings, and wu told Mace:ibis propel ty was detained foe an arrest of t/. 16e. due to his lendlord. He 1,111, therefore, now without a lodging, and by the asistire of all his portfolios end apparatus totally deprived of car rying on his professing. Mr. Alderman AT Estee said, that his brother Magistrate and himself thought, that as he was able, but did not support his family, the proper thing for them to do would be to throw them selves on the parish; the Overveurs would in consequence appre. next him, and the Magistrates would then have it In their power to iro that which alone it would seem could cure him of his passion log lotting, send hi:n to the tread-wheel for three months. Satan, in the sequel, on his promise nut to annoy Mrs. Street za tots and to cowmunitate with his wife only by letter, wu . . $ LET, SEPT. 9.--John May arid Wes. Moore were Ott COVltakied, linen' the flowing circumstances:—On Friday morrileg last the constable of Uxbridge was informed that two sus. Odious persons were seen to go into the yard of the George Inn OWN with sonic hones. He cowequently went, and saw a black gelding and or grey one, tied up in the yard. The toes who brought them, be underway', were in the house: he found them tq thie tap.ronm. The constable inquired whether the horses were tee alit May said yes, and that the grey one be should have for If My, the constable, and the man who gave the information,. Ikea wet into the yard, al en May told them they should have Loth the horses foe 141. Nay. in answer to inquiries, said he had bad the lai.Lck one about a w-ek, and had brought it from Theme, Qsundshire, front whence he and his companion started that thsa somniqg. Not considering this te be a correct account, the annul* went :nth *e hoAhe fn Moore, who said he had met May. his cous.n, near Theme, with the two hones, and that they its that place at nine on the evening before. Upon this varies that, lase constable took both the prisoners into custody, and the Magistrates at Uxbridge sent them up to lisw-street. T. Howell. of Gerrit, ennier, said he bought the black Lone on Tunday week, at l'arringtion. and had driven him from thst place, in his wagon, to Oxford, and that on the next day he turned him into liar Mcaoows. When he went on Friday morn mg to give him a tend of corn the hone was gone. lie had travelled needy SOO miles in search of him, but all to no purpose. A friend mentioned to him what he had seen In the papers femurs se two horses having been stopped at Uxbridge. under suspicious cir- CO11)11:1UICell. He accordingly came up to Uxbridge; and when b. sar the black horse he diteztly knew it to be the one he had lust. Wei. Meaty Austb, this day underwent &final examination. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. J. Francis, a clerk in the Secretary's office at the General Poet-ntfice, that the prisoner was a cotter in the inland-office, and that the witness had a strong personsus of the prisoner's having extracted a M. Hank of England note from a letter directed to Mr. Pike, of Oxford. In order to *bow. in the first instance, that. this suspicion was not without foundatkin, a person named Wallis was called, who stated that he bad known the pi-ruiner since 11111, and had met him shortly before the ft of July. The prisoner made many inquiries of him es to how bls condition was, and what was his mode of obtaining a lire- Ithond Wallis told him, and at the request of the prisoner he gave lum his address, and the prisoner said he might perhaps have ir, in his power to render him a service now and then. On the 9th July the prisoner came to witness et his lodgings, and finding that he bad nothing particular to do that day, requested the witness to go along with him, observing that ho (Wallis) had it in his power to be of the most essentLd service to him. Upon which the prisoner produced three bl. country bank notes—one payable at Stephenson and Co.'s, the other two at Pry and Co.'s. He then requemed witness to get sovereigns in exchange, which he did, and gave the money to the prisoner on Southwark-bridge. They then went to Pope's Ileed.alley, Cot obit', when the prisoner asked the MMm to go to Clarke:swell fora watch, which be had left (bete to be cleaned, ar.d he gave lama aTereign to pay for it. At the urns I time he put two 5L Bank of England notes int witnea's hand, and I told hint to take them t. 'Monies's, on Coenhill. and get IW. French money for them. When the witness got to Thomas's, the 'latter refused to take one of the notes, and advised him to get it changed at the Balk of England. Witness said he did not act fur ' himself, but would follow the advice, which he did. and wrote his. name upon the not.. He dun met the prisoner at Guildhall, and gave him themoney, at the ume time stating wha' had posed ; the prisoner Jut not like this, and said he hoped Wallis had not written his name on it, fir if he had, it might bring him into a, arape,as ir.any notes had been lost at the post-office. IValtis told the prisoner he had nothing to fear, fur he (the prisoner) would not hear any thing of it. The prisoner gave Wallis a sovereign for his trouble, and snid he must not let his (prisoc et's) name appear in it.' Sonic short time after. Wallis, by areitingetiet him on Southwark.' bridge, when he ingsdral if he (Walla) had heard any thing re. j 'meeting ithe rote ' • the reply was in the negative. He then said, his direction was No. 5, Titan-place, Shatkliwell ; sal that be generally prised the Beaver's Arms, Kingslauthroad, at 4 o'clock. Wallis did rot see th prisoner again until after he had received a note from Mr. Fr the '23d day of July lest, when be accidentally met him on wank-bridge, and told him about the note, and said he was afraid there was something wren"! ; the prisoner read the note, and told Waiiis not to let prisoner name appear, and advised him to write to Mr. Fettling, and say that he had received the note in course of business, but that he was not j in the habit of making memorandums, and could not, therefore, itay,of whom lee had taken it. This Wallis did, and the prisoner gave him two sari:segos to enable Idm to pay his rent. On the following Tuesday scorning the prisoner was taken into custody. He was fully committed for trial. 'When taken Le had upon him a K. note, and several Fiat:sof Free.ch money. • • A young gen.lcittan„ named Joseph Webb, was brought up from Corent-garden wauctthouse, charged by a constable of St. Martin's I parish with assaufeng him. The defendant was attended by two friends as witnesses. .Chirty, the con s table, stated that it being his turn to be on duty on Thursday night at the watchhonse, he went about two ()Wok in the morning round his ward, as was his custom, to sett/tat the watchmen were at their posts, and that all was quiet. He was going through Exetcr-steeer, Strand, when he met the deferidint. and two other persona, who were walking arm-in -arm, and singing and laughing in what he conzeivedkmost disorderly manner. He said to them. " You had better sing again." upon which dile des. (cadent immediately came up to him, and putting himself in a boxing attitude, struck witness two or three time-.• lie then seized tbe defendant by the collar, and gave Into in charge to the watch. Mr. Webb, in his defence. declared that the foregoing statement was wholly untrue. He and his friends had been supping Lose ther, and on their way home, one was telling a droll story, at which the others were laughing, but certainly neither in a loud or disorderly manner, when they were met by the ooroplainant„ who said very rudely, What are you making that noise about ?" Defendant answered, " What is that to you t" and had hardly spoken, when the complainant seized him by the collar, shook him, and gave him in charge to a watchman, and he was taken to the watehhouse. Mr. Webb's friends corroborated this statement. Mr. 3llN'SHl7l.l.—Really, constable, it appears to me that ynti have, acted very wrong. Supposing the gentlemen were a little merry, what right had you to address them even in the manner you have dexcribed ? It was very insulting, and I am sure you had no right to accost them as you did. You said, •• You hid better sing again," which was nothing less than a eneer,.at which they might well feel indignant. Bartlett, the night officer of St. Paul, Covent-garden, said he did not think the constable would have behaved so if he had not been Very drunk. Chitty—Mr. Bartlett, how can you say that I was drunk ? certainly had been drinking, perhaps rather more than a man would wish to take every night, but I was as sober as lam now. Bartlett repeated his assertion that he was very drunk, and said he was so noisy in the watchhouse, that he was obliged to turn him out. Mr. Richmond, the clerk, maid he perceived by the watchhousc book, that there was a charge against the constable for assaulting a watchman. Andersen, a watchman, swore that he heard a call of " Watch !" and he found the complainant and the defendant having hold of each other, and it was " charge for charge," each giving charge of the other. He took hold of the constable, who immediately pro_ ' ' claimed who and what he was, and, producing his sta ff , said the watchman had no right to, and should not take him. The witness told him that if he were the King he would take him, for he had been given regularly in his charge. Chitty said he would crack his , head if he did not let him go, and on his persisting in keeping his hold he struck him over the head with his staff, "and," continued , the watchman, " if it had not been for the wing of my hat it would have been all t•Ver with me, your Worship." This assault was not denied, and the constable was ordered to find bail. Mr. 211 nesnum. *aid be had sworn to an assault against Mr. Webb, and aNked him if he intended to indict that gentleman P Chitty said he did, and Mr. Al inshull said that that being the case, he must call upon Mr. Webb for bail. Mr. BECCETT, a county Magistrate. asked Chitty if when he called out, " You bad better sing again," he meant to check or en courage their singing P Chitty—l thought it would hare a tendency to check the noise. Mr. BECKETT—WeII, Sir, if ycla had said that to me when I was a young man I should have knocked you down. The constable was held to bail, and in sabot; time after the case was disposed o:; he came into the office, andiwithdrew his charge against Mr. Webb. HATTON cAnDEN, SEPT. 9.—Anne Smith and Sarah Jones, the first a girl of the town and the other a servant at a brothel, were brought up from Ooswell•street watchhnuse, charged by Mr. Peachy, a pawnbroker. with improrerly offering topawn a metal chain, with sliders, and two gold seals. Suspecting that they had cot come honestly by the articles, be stopped them, and gave the ptionoers in charge. While they were in the watchhouse. another prisoner observed them destroy a pawnbroker's ticket. They were searched, and some tnone7 was found in their possession. The prisoner Smith said, that bring intoxicated when she went to Bartholomew fair, she met an old friend, who was also intoxi. aged, and who had been in the habit of giving her three or four sovereigns at a time. But happening to have no money at the fair, he gave her the chain and seals, saying, that they would fetch RI. His name is Parr,sqr.. Mr. Sergeant SEL Los, the Magistrate, commended the conduct of the pawnbroker, and expressed his wish that all pawnbrokers would show equal readiness in detaining suspicious articles. Tie pawnbrokers, from their peculiar business, had it in their power either to confer great benefit on the public, or do them irreparable injury—they might be the discoverers of thieves. or might harlmur them. The worthy Magistrate then rcmanded the prisoners till Tuesday next. Thomas Clarke, a member of a benefit club, called the " Firml7 United Brothers ," summoned the Steward for withholdin g his ' weekly allowance, he berg afflicted with ophthalmia. The poor man said, that be bad been obliged, in consequence of his sight r being affected, to dispose of all his furniture, and also cf a chest of working tools. When the purchaser of the latter came to take them away, he (the complainant) assisted him to get the clieetdown stairs, ar‘l this act had been corstrued by the Society to be contrary to their rules. which said if any man, while a pensioner, should be "land at lo Ak, he should be expelled. Mr. Scrgesin 'ALLOW reprobated the attempt at expulsion on such • ground, and advised the Secretary to pay the poor nun his weekly allowat.ce. MILITARY REGULATIONS. MART.LA-DONNE, SEPT. R.—Mr. Aeratafa Bell, of the Rehr and Rummer public-house, Mortimer.atreet, Cavendieh-equare, appeared on the complaint of eorporal Thomas Barnes, of the third battalion of the Grenadier Guards, for having obstructed him in the execution of hie duty. Barnes said, a part of the military duty which had devolved. upon him was calling the roll, or visiting the quarters of soldiers out on billet. in order ta have them at their quarters before ten o'clock. On Tuesday night last he was traversing the " roll call." and at about a quarter after eleven o'clock arrived at the defendant's house, and found It closed, but perceiving lights and hearing voices, he knocked and demanded admittance. The defendant, on ascertain ing what he wanted, exclaimed from within, " I have no soldi er quartered here." The witness knowing he could not be mis taken, mentioned Selling, the soldier's name, and said, he must be admitted, as the commandir g officer lind given him suit: orders to see every soldier. The defendant agein said tie had not the soldier, but, after some altercation. opened the door, say tett. " I don't care for hour commaneing officer or you (Wr y ; you shall not disturb my ouse at this hour; the man to in bed." '1 he witness called Selling, the soldier, down, 11 and being satisfied - was within, was about re monstrating with the defendant upon the impropriety of his cow duct, when he threatened to kirk him out of dm house, sad Used the worst language to him, finally giving him (the witness) into the watchman's charge, but at the watchboase the constable of the night dismissed the charge. Mr. GRIFFITH—What time did you take to traverse the differ. ent places where the men wets quartered ? Witness—Above an hour ; the defendant's was the very last house; and had he not seen that same of the family were up, he should not have knocked. If the soldier had been in bed at the moment of his calling, he mid have demanded to be shown to his aleepirgroom. On enteriiii; the house there were four men drink ing at th e bar. Alt. Bell said, only a part of the statement made was correct, the complainant came Ina state of intoxicatinn after the holm had been elated .for the night, and thundered at the door, threatening to break it open, if not immediately opened. Its (slr, knowing that a corporal of the battalion to whi th the soldier belonged had been round the quarters, and had seen the man at 10 o'clock, red went away perfecity satisfied, was not disposed to put up with siith a nocturnal intrusion, and fur some time refund to admit the com plainant, who upon being admitted commenced a volley of abuse, calling him puppy, monkey, vagabond. rascal, lie. and al though the soldier was called nut of his bed to him, would not gn, but continued abusing him and saying, " tl— your eyes, if you had net bees very quick, I would hate br-..':en open the door for you." At length he became so disorderly that 31r. Bell called the watch, and sent him to the wetchhouse. Mr. GatertTst—Did he remain in the house after seeing the soldier ? Mr. Bell—Yes, sir, that was the reason I gave him into custody. One of Mr. Bell's neighbours, who was paying his reckoning at the bar, said he never saw suds bad conduct or behaviour as the corporal displsyed. Mr. 11. Bell, cousin to the defendant, said he called in at about eleven o'clock to see his cousin, and was drinking a glare Si wine with him within the bar ; there were then only two of the patlour customers standing at the bar, who ►ere paying their reck oning. Them moral, he proved, was intoxicated, and Oki the I language imputed to him by his cousin. Jr. 011-FILTiI meld not understand why the tratchazot vas . •••- • - ..... ^ ......• • ... ; called . it ten a sufficient excuse for his being late, that htuae hap pening to be the last he had to call at. It was clear that tbe pub , bean, although his doors were closed, bad persona tippling in his hones after the regulated hours. Mr. 11. Bell said that was a general rule, which bendier thought Iwas not punctually acted up o n. the two persons were respectable neigLiswors, and such persons was not lkely to commit themselves ; some discrimination ought to be exercised. 111 r. G TCIFTIT it told this young gentleman that he did not want I any inetrunione from him, and also observed, that the persons had i no right there after eleven o'clock, by any means or under any pre team. The conduct of Mr. Bell was, in his opinion, extremely censurable, and would not be overlooked. As to the corporal, he hoped the Imminent would be correctly reported to the Colonel ; but as far as the dismission went, he could find nothing to interfere with, and therefore there was an end to the matter. Nevertheless he was klad, on public grounds. that the inquiry had taken place. Two men.,.of the names of Hart and App. were brought up by Hooper, charged on suspicion of stealing a pair of silver candle sticks from the house of Samuel Smith, Esq. 79, Charlotte-street, Portland-place. They were employed doing some labouring work in the lower part of the house, and OD Thursday the candtestirks were missed, and a candle, which one of them contained, was found concealed under the rubbish where the prisoners worked. They were remanded. A washerwoman was brought before the sitting Magletrroe (Mr. Hotter NS) to answer the charge of sfrs. AI sebtren, or some such name of •• eldralroua renown. for refitting to return her linen. The complainant• a portly dame. " het, fair, and forty," was at tired in the first style of fashion. Her •• outward and visible" gar rnents dilplayed a puce silk gown, which fell to her feet in told, that won d have added another grace to the drapery of Grecian art ; • Leghorn hat, of the finest texture, which yet the breath of lice ! yen 'seined scarcely to have fanned, surrounded by a corona of brilliant roses, and surmounted by a black veil, wrought in the most curious form of an. Such was the complainant. •• I have llnought this woman tip," said site. ,• fur Keeping back my linen. owe her a bill, to be sure, and I will pay it as fast as I ran, but I cannot pay more than ten shillings a week." •• lam a oor wo man, your NVorehlp, and cannot do without my money, " replied the washerwoman. " lieu shall have your money," rejoined the lady of the roses. " And how can I take your wutd even fur that mach 1" retorted the cleanser of foul linen. . . . . lidr. Host ixs--This is a matter that we have nothing to do with.; it belongs to your own jurisdiction, and yoL•must suck it between yourselves. The parties, were ordered to leave the office, but neither seemed antisfierL Tee lady wished to have some security from further an noyance ; the washerwoman was as anxious to have some security frr her money. Tbry cast a " longing, lingering look," first at the magistrate, then at the door, and then again at the magistrate ; but it was in rain. " Take those women away," was repeated, and they left the office to settle their dillirences as they could. Eliza3eth Phillips alias Tormenter and Henry Phillips. of 22, Nelson-place, were brought upon a charge of stealing a watch. John Collins, who keeps a shop to filary-la-bonne-strest, said that on Saturday morning last he hung his watch up as usual in the aitchAls, when' be returned, about midday, he discovered that Iris watch was missing. Ile was then told that several auspicious looking persons had, for some days previous, been lurking about his house ; but " after-wit is good for nothing." "It is too late to lock the stable -Awn the horse is stolen ,' as poor Dick says. Ile immediately communicated his loss to an officer of tills mat. lishinent, wilt whom he was intimate. The officer traced the watch to a pawnbroker in the neighbourhood ; it had been pledged there by the young woman at the bar, who said she bought it from one lAward Graves. The officer .proceeded to her address, and took her. She then told him that she had the watch from Phillips, the other prisoner, and he was in consequence also taken into cus tody. They repeated the same story this morning. Graves, who is well known, last present in the country, a short distance from London. The two prisoners were accordingly ordered to be brought up again to-morrow. TOWN-HALL. SEPT. 9.—A young woman, 22 years of age, whose pallid and dejected countenance bore the remains of beauty, and who was far advanced in pregnancy, was brought this morn ing before 11Ir. Alderman J. J. Smith, by John Hanbury, one of the night patrid of St. °laves. Tooley-street, who stated that per. ceiving her between two and three o'clock this morning wandering about St. °lanes-stairs in great apparent agitation. he watched her, and was fortunate enough to nave her from self-destruetion by catching hold of her clothes at the moment she was plunging into the river. Alderman J. J. SMITH asked the unhappy creature what could have prompted her to attempt so wicked an act, to which she re. plied that the pangs of hunger and disease, joined to the bitter an. gulch of her mind, had driven her to despair. Her name, she said, was Mary Martin, that she was born at Penzance, in Cornwall, where her father, who was an Irishman, married, and whom she accompanied last Christmas to London on the death of her mother, and slept the find night at a public-house, where her father left her under pretence of seeking private lodgings, but never returned. She had since subsiated by prostitution, her only resource, which had sunk her so deep in misery that death alone now appears to her relief. To this pitiable tale, the Magistrate paid the greatest attention, and after endeavouring to instil into her mind the enormity of the crime she had meditated, recomtnended her case to the parish officers of St. Olave'i, as one entitled to their humane and imme diate attention. Mr. Littel, the assistant overseer, assured the Magistrate she should be directly admitted to the Poor-house, and made u com fortably as possible. PRIZE FIGHT PREVENTED. -- - On Thursday a display of boxing among the minor fancy ama tams was appointed to take place on Old Oak.common, for sub scription purses of 251., 101., and 51., between some fancy bakers and one or two professed pugilists, backed by some of the Pad dington coachmen. The influx of persons into Acton and the vil lager skirting the common during the forenoon gave notice to the inhabitants (many of whom are respectable citizens retired on their "Fortunes) of the nature of the disgraceful scenes that congregated such a mass of vagabonds to their retired and delightful vicinity. Consequently there being no Magistrate in the neighbourhood, a gentleman mounted his hors:. and without giving notice of his I intention, rode off to London, and arrived at the Mary-la-bonne ofice. where he lodged the necessary informations, and Buckriclge, Stowell, and Gibbs, three of the officers, were forthwith despatched. In the meanwhile the belligerents arrived in considerable numbers, and, as is usual, took up their quart:rs at the public-houses in the neighbourhood of the common, upon which the ring was pitched and about noon a pugilist, called " Bill, the fi ghting cobbler," and somebody else equally notorious as a " fighting baker," at twelve o'clock "peeled' for the subscription purse of 101., and com menced fighting. The cobbler was floored in the first anti second rounds, but in the third round changed the success by giving the baker a most desperate " hammering." As they were coming up for the fourth round, after fighting twelve minutes, an alarm of " traps" (officers) was given, and a confused flight took place in all directions. Stowell and his brother officers at the moment ap peared on the ground, and scattered the blackguard host in every direction. The fellows, however, retreated a mile or two towards Kensall-green, where they again biavouacked end pitched the ring for a second "mill;" but the activity of the officers prevented the design, and the " gentlemen " returned to town d e prived of th e i r day s amusecuant. ACCTDr.NT TO THE RAPID STEAM PACEXT.--We hay.c received from a correspondent at Ramsgate, an account of an accident that betel the Rapid steam packet, which, how ever, was fortunately unattended by any serious conse quences, except the alarm Inseparable from a state of im minent peril. The Rapid left Boulogne at four o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, the 7th inst., with about 80 Passengers of high respectability on board, all English. They had scarcely left the harbour of Boulogne, when they perceived that there was something wrong in the motion of the vessel; and about six o'crock they found that she bad sprung a leak, but at first it was thought of little consequence. Before 8 o'clock, however, the water , was found to have gained so far upon them, that the fires' could oot be kept in under the boilers. Unfortunately, owing to another accident, the pump became disabled, and count not be worked ; in consequence of which they were reduced to the necessity of haling the water out with what! buckets they had on board. At this period, being off ,the South; Foreland, they hoisted a signal of distress, .which they inisg:ne was not observed, as it was not an • sacred, no (lid any vessel go to their assistance. As it may be naturally supposed, thly passed the night in great alarm, but fortunately the greater part of the ladies were too ill to be aware of the danger of their situation. Happily for them all the night was calm and serene, and they were enabled to keep the leak under till five o'clock in the morn ing of yesterday, when being off the North Foreland, they again hoisted the signal of distress. Boats from Ramsgate immediately put off to their assistance, and landed the pas sengers safely at half-past eight in the morning, after a pas sage of sixteen and a half hours duration, which is usually accomplished in a much shorter time. We have made every inquiry respecting the truth of the above account, but all the information which the company to which the vessel belongs has yet received is, that the accident arose •finm one of the pipes having unfortunately got choked. The Rapid first put into Kingsgate harbour, but was after wards brought into Rumsgate, and so little injury had she sustained, that she was to proceed to Calais this day.— Evening. Payer. At the close of Bartholomew fair on Thursday a female hyena produced four young onea. No such a circumstance, we are told, as that of an hyena having young has ever hap pened before in this country. A singular circumstance occurred at Islington a few days vo. Mr. Hickman, after an absence in India of more than twenty-one years, returned and found that his landed property, which was con s id era bl e , h a d b een di s p ose d o f by his heir-at-law, a Mr. Laycock, who had sold it to the pariah, awl upon which land are erected numerous dwell ing-houses and a chapel. Mr. Hickman, of course, claims his land and also the edifiers erected thereon. - • • • : r. - GR.! itiLATICAr, SMorixd. (From a lie ry York Paper. As smoking is an innocent indulgen.e, and at it is cds tomary with people of all classes to relate the news of the day with cigars in their mouths; and as the generality of smokers make an awkward appearance, in consequence of their ignorance of the theory of punctuation in smoking, the following system is recommended : A simple puff serves for a comma ; Puff, puff, a semicolon ; Puff, puff, puff, a colon ; Six puffs, a period. A pause, with a cigar kept in the mouth, represents a (lath longer or shorter in continuance. With the under lip raise the cigar almost against the nose for an exclamation ! And to express great emotion, even to the shedding of tears, only raise as before, the cigar to the end of the nose. For an interrogation? it is only necessary to open the lips and draw the cigar round the corner of the month. Taking the cigar from the mouth and shaking the ashes l from the end is a conclusion of a paragraph. And throwing it in the fire is a final and stylish pause. Never begin a story with a half-smoked cigar ; for, to light another while conversing, is not only a breach of politeness, but interferes with the above system of punc tuation, which destroys all energy and harmony of ex pression. IRELAND. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ESTARLISII3IENTS IN THE PROVINCE OFAIUNSTER. Stating tbeOrdertowhiCitheibeisni, the number of religious in each house, the amoant of the fund by which they are supported, and whether the metnbers have increased or decreased within the last ten ycira. MICIMIOCFSE or canner, _ _ Town of Thurles.—One Ursuline convent of ladies, contains twenty-one religious, including five lay sisters, and one novice, l Funds 4,6001. in Government securities. This house pays rent,' amount 4GI. per annum. The number is stationary for the last ten yeRTS.. Town of Thurles.—One monastery of monks, called Brothers of , the Christian Schools. Three brothers. 1,0001. in Government securities—tits tionary. Town of Thurles.—One convent of Franciscan Friars, two brothers ; voluntary contributions of the faithful stationary. Town of Thurles . .—One presentation convent of ladies ; blx pro. fessed and two no%ices . • 2,0001. in Government securities. This house owes a debt of 3001. and pays rent, amount 171. per annum, and annuity of 261. This house was established seven years ago, and is on the increase. _ _ _....._ Fethard.—One convent of Augustine Friars ; two brothers ; charity of the faithful. An increase of one. N.B.—There is one Dominican Friar in Cuhel, and one Angus -. tinian Friar :n 7pferary. both mendicants. DIOCESE OF WATERFORD. (Furnished by Dr. Kelly, Catholic Bishop of Waterford.) Watertord.—One Ursuline convent; nine professed and four novices ; their own property. This house was established 1816. Waterford—One presentation convent ; thirteen professed and three novices ; their own property. Established 1798. Carrick.on.Suir.—One presentation convent; eight professed and three novices ;•their own property. Established 1812. Dungarvon.—One presentation convent ; seven professed ; their own property. Established 1812. Clonmel.—One presentation convent s i eight professed and four novices • their own property. Established 1812. Wate'rford.—One monastery of monks, called Brothers of the Christian Schools ; eight brothers ; their own property. Este. bli.hed 1821. Dungarron.—One monastery, &c. ; two brothers ; their own property. This house was established 1821. Carrick-on.Suir.—One monastery, &c. ; two brothers ; their own property. This house was established in 1821. Besides the above, there are, in different parts of the diocele of Waterford, eight Franciscan friars, two Augustinian', and one Dominican friar, who are all supported by the alms of the faithful. N 11.—Dr. Kelly not being long appointed to the see of Water. ford, could not state, with accuracy, the increase or decrease of the members of each religious house within the last ten years. DIOCESE OF CLOY NE. Doneraile.—One presentation convent ; the only religious house in the diocese of Cloyne ; six sisters. Each lady on en. tering pays NO/. Dr. Coppinger does not state the increase or decrease of members during the last ten years. DIOCESE OF EILLALOE. There are but two friars in this diocese of any religious profes sion ; the one in Ennis, the other in Nenagh, and arc supported by the people for whom they labour. DIOCESE OT KERRY. Killarney.—One presentation convent ; ten professed and three novices. The ladies bring to this house from S6Ol. to 3004 and the Right. lion. the Earl of Kenmare gives It 100!. per annum. The number nearly stationary. Tralee.—One presentation convent ; four professed and two no vices. Deposits of the ladies as above. On the increase. DIOCESE OF Limerick—One convent of the order of St. Clam. Ten sisters. The ladies pay a deposit of 6001. Dr. Tuohy, Catholic Bishop of Limerick, states that the religious houses of his diocese are on the decline for some time. Limerick.—One convent of Augustinian friars. Three bro thers. Voluntary contributions of the people. Limerick.—One convent of Franciscan friars. Four brothers. - . convent of Dominican friars. Four brothers. Limerick.—One monastery of monks, called Brothers of the Christian Schools. Two brothers. Subscriptions from the Ca tholics. OTOCERE Or NILERNORA. Ennistymon.—One monastery CWnonc;,cailed Brothers of the Christian Schools. Two brothers. A charity sermon and private subscriptions. Stationary. DiOCESE OF CORR. Cityof Cork—One Utauline convent ; thirty-seven religious, four lay-sisters, and two novices of ditto.-7,0001. in securities, 3,000/. laid out in the purchase of a farm of 40 acres, for which they pay rent, amount 29/. per annum ; 3.5001. laid out in building, and 661. pet annum paid fur the town house. There are two ladies who have a life use of 901. The number varies from 30 to 35 during the last ten years. Cork.:—South presentation convent; sixteen professed, one lay. sister, and three novices, 6,1681. in securities, a farm of 701. per annum; one of the ladies ha; a life use of 38/. They pay 201. per annum rent, rates, taxes, &c. The number varies frost 13 to 17, or 17 within the last ten years. Cork.—North presentation convent; twelve religious, and two lay-sisters ; 8,5301. in securities, bonds. Two of the religious have a life use, the one of 201., the other of 251. per annum. They pay 62/. 13s. rent, rates, taxes, &c. Dr. Murphy does not state the in crease or decrease during the last ten years. Cork —One Dominican convent of friars ; six members ; tona -1 Lions at the chapel. Number stationary. Do.—One of Augustinians ; four members, do. do. Do.—One of Franciscan. ; four members, do. do. Do.—One of Capuchins; one member of the order, and an as. I 'Want ; collection at the chapel. Number stationary. Kinsale.—One convent of Carmelite friars; one member, some time ago, two; collections in Kinsale and neighbourhood. Number stationary. . . &aide's the above, there ate five young men who teach, gratis, about 1,000 poor boys ; 4501. in necurities, the produce of an annual charity sermon and subscriptions, in all about 1001. per annum. Pay 411. 12s. 6d. per annum for ten acres of land. MARKET'S. [From the London — Mr - wPrice Curreet.l FRIDAY, SEPT. 0, 1823. COTTON.—The inquiries for Cotton continue extensive, pant , cularly fur export ; the buyers, however, only purchase where parcels are offering at low rates; the sales this week are about 1,800 bags Yemenis at 12d. a 120.. Bengal. 6d. a 61d., Sumts fild. a 74d. 1 SUGA R.—Thedemand for Muscovades has rather improved this wk • there is a considerable business doing, the prices are with : out slightest variation. In Refined goods the principal pur -1 chaises this week are in lumps, 87s. a Ole. ; no parcels oder under i 87s. ; in floe goods there is not so much doing. Molasses are brisk at ills. Foreign and East India Sugars are held for high prices, but there are few purchases reported by private arontract.— By public sale this forenoon, 2.189 bilge Bengal Sugar soltfrather lower, good white 375. a 30s. fel. inferior and middling 335. a 3fis ; ' also 1,118 chests Ilavannah Sugar, all white, good .535. a 55.. 6d., washed 455. a 495.; all the Sugars were sold. COFFEE.—The public sales this week have gone off more free• ly, and the prices are more firm, but no alteration in the currency could be stated. At the public sale this forenoon, Jamaica Coffee sold generally 2s. higher, and with briskness; the Foreign without alteration, and heavy ; ordinary Brazil 595. 6d. a 60s. SPICES.—There is no business doing in East India Spices, ex. eept in Nutmegs. of which sales are reported at ss. 10d. RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The Rum market continues firm, and rather improving; parcels suitable for the I Government contract have been inquired after, and for proof Lee. wards Is. 11d. has been paid ; the quotation is now Is. I Id. a 25.; fine Jamaica. for consumption are still in good demand, and rate high.—The prices of Brandy are without variation, the market is evidently improving. —Geneva • pale, on the quay, Is. lid. TOBACCO Monthly Report : Vino! SI lA.—The market has been heavy during the last these week., and only a few purchases made by middle buyers of small parcels at reduced prices or id a id. per lb. and at which reduction it is said said sales have also been made to the trade. Supplies are coming in, and must be daily expected, as the season is at hand for the import of the last crop. There are no orders for the Conti n ntal market, although the period for autumn shipments is ad vancing fast. The stock in the principal foreign markets is un. commonly reduced, notwithstanding which there is little or no dis position shown to any material advance in these, in which the prices continue very much below those of this market, anti unless an Im pmvernent there, or a decline here takes place, there is little pro. bability of any foreign orders of consequence. The trade buy spar. ingly, and it will be seen that the delivery fur the home trade, not withstanding the reduction of duty, has not increased this month. STRIPT LEAP.--Supplies have been received, and the same dulness experienced. MARYEAWD—Sotoe further arrivals having taken place, the market is heavy for these, aed former price cannot be obtained, The foreign markets arc receiving direct supplies, and are selling at lower prices, except for line yellow and yellow; ordinary a.g middling qualities without demand. Caitsons for Market.—One or two expected; but pion asked are so high, that there is little chance of sale to foreign hum s . STALKS for a market.—A cargo offering, said to be of go o d 1 1 T way, for which 17s. asked, and 1:n. offered and refused. Hier:Tucks - Ltar.—Very heavy sale, and the late arrivals car. nor be sold at the prices asked-60. a 6d. for parcels.—There a sailing cargo expected; but at a price that there is little chatc: for foreign buyers. KENTUCKY STRIPTS —Fine scarce; subjected to the same de. cline and dulness as Virginia.—The prices quoted for expert qualities of Tobacco, from the present unsettled state of the market, must be considered nominal. In other Tobaccos no alteration. R ICE.—I3y public sateen Tuesday, 100 barrels old and middi.r; quality Carolina Rice, all taken in at 38s. the picking will commence generally on M onday. HOPS.—The accounts from the Hop districts continue v.:-y favourable; Some new Hone are at market, fur which 201. is asked. The d uty is now about 30,0091. _ TEA—The Tea sale commenced on Tuesday. The Congoa s are nearly all sold : prices of the lower kinds have gone rather higher as the sale bas proceeded. Common, 2.. 64d. a 2s. good, 2s. 9d. a 2s. 10d.: fine, 31. a Ss. 60.; Habeas, 2s. 1 kl. 2a. 40.; the latter Id. to 2d. lower. TALLOW and HEM P.—The Tallow market continues to im. prove; the new 375. od. a 2135. ; for lam arrivals Ns. Hemp 46. a 421. 11SDIG0.--The premium on the East India sale is 01 Is. 3d. per lb ; 1.10 scions Spanish Indigo to-day sold at a further advance of &l. per lb. ss. a I Is. 3d. per 011. S.—There is no alteration lit Oils No amounts yet re. eeived from the Davis Straits fishery. CORN-EXCHATner. SEPT. 9. Our supplies this week consist46.2oo sacks Your ; 1,200 Wheat; 1,410 cm. Barley; and 12,680 qrs. Oats. The Wheat trade was very dull to-day, and it was only by submitting to a re duction of from Is. to 21. per quarter on the new, that sales could be made; for the inferior and granary samples buyers could not be found. Barley was Is. to 2s. per qr. civaper, but at tbe d e . cline most of the supply . was cleared off. We have not to nee any alteration in the prices of Oats, Beans, or Pease; the la; went off freely, but Oats and Beans were heavy sale. UXBRIDDE. - Corn Inspector's Return, Sicrr. 8. Wheat, per load - - 17/ Os to 19! Os Ditto (New) - - . . 18/ 104 to 211 lot Brley, per quarter - - - 21 Os to 2/ 2 s . - - a 11 Ca to 11 11s Beans . - - - -2/ 8s to 21 12 s Peas - - - - 21 lls to 21 1s Rye - - - - . 11 18s to 21 gs NEWB(TRY. BERKS, Szrr. 67 -------- -53 s to 77s I (hits - - 203 to 31s - —a to —s Beans . Os to 60s . -32 s to 47s Peas . 60s to 6.11 Bread, per gallon, is 6d to Is 8d Wheat - New . Barley DEVIZES, SEPT. 8. Wheat and Beans at per sack t Barley and Oats per quarter. Wheat . 29s Od to 37s Od I Oats 265 to 321 Od Barley - 42 s Od to 48s Od Beans - 24 s to 2tts (Id Nithcat - . Barley - . Beans - - !UNOERFORD, SEPT. 7. 601 to 761 Oats - 40s to 461 Ditto (New) 484 to 60, 'Mr TRY Ha to Us —s to —. Wheat - - New - - Barley . SALISBURY, SEPT 6. Mil to 70s 1 Oats - —s to —a Beans - . SU tqAtts 21s to 30s -48 s to Ltis Wheat Barley WARMINSTEIt, SEPT. 3. • 56a to 74s ed Oats ees to ees ed I Beans ?4 to Y.'s 52s to nOs PRICE OF FLOUR. Town 111ade, per sack 55s to 60s IVeirfolk and Stockton 45s to 45s Seconds -50 s to 55s Bran, per 9r. . Ps to lls Essex and Suffolk, on Pollard, Fine - 164 to 206 board ship - 45$ to 504 PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 104 d. for the 41b. Loaf. There are Bakers who sell from id. to tad. below that rate. SSIITHFIELD, FRIDAY, SEPT. 9. There is no alteration in the price of Beef this reorning, but the best meets a ready sale at Us. 2d. per stone. Mutton is also as nearly as possible, the same as on Monday ; the best polled ble e p selling at 5.4. and wethcrs at ba 2d. L am b is from Ss. to 6s. the highest. Veal is heavy, and Ga. is the top price for the best at market. Beef . 46 Od to Ss 2d I Veal - At Od to 8. Oct Mutton - 4s Od to fts 24 Pork - 4s RI to es 04 Lamb bs Od to Os Od READ OF CATTLE TUN DAY: Bouts, 6713 I Sheep, 8,690 I Calves, 276 I Pip, 70 HAY-MARKET. Hay (Old) -4/ IN Od to 51 N Od Inferior . 31 lOs 0.1 to 41 7s Id Clover . , 61 5. Od to 61 Os Od Ditto (Interior) -4/ IN Od to 31 2. 64 SUiw . - It 186 Od to 21 8. Od NEW'' r.r. ADE 7-- - Caress GATE AND LEADENHALL—(By the - Beef - 3s Od to 4s Od Veal - 4 s Od to h M I Glutton -3, 4d to 4s 8d Pork - 4s Otl to Cs Od Lamb 4s Oti to 34 PRICE OF POTATOES, SLPT. 0. New Potatoes, Ware - 01 Is 64 to 01 6s 04 per Cwt. Middlings - - 01 21 6d to 01 4s 04 ditto PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW. ST. JA6EE6'B. WIIITECRIAPZL. Hey - 8O Od to 1026 6d Hay -70 e Od to 1009 Od Ditto (New) —6 Od to --It Od Inferior .—4Od to Od (lover . POa Od to 130 a Od Clover . 80.4 Od to 1351 04 Straw . 33. Od to 486 Od Straw -38 a Ott to 4.5 s per Cwt. SEPT. 9. - 131 OS to 15/ 15s • 121 Os to HU 130 - 12/ 12s to 1 . 41 100 k 141 Os to Mil Os PRICE OF 110. POCKETS. Kent - 141 Os to 171 Os I Kent Sussex - 131 lOs to 141 lOs Sussex Essex - 131 Os to 151 lOs Essex Farnham, fine 161 Os to 161 Os--Secot BAGS. PRICK OF RAW FAT, pee Stoat of Blb. Price by Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters), 2s 3id PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, ittc. per 11215. Town Tallow -42 s 6d Yellow Soap - 721 Oil Yellow Russia . 39s 6d Mottled - 601 Od Witte ditto - 38. Od Curd -84 R Od Soa ditto - 378 fid Graves 211 i ell . Me ting Stuff . 31s Od Good Dregs . Os Ca Rough Ditto . 20s Od PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Cledles in the retail shops is as follcIts: Candles, per dozen . .Bs 6d to 7s Dloulds - - 8s 6d RAW 1-111)ES. Best Heifers and Steers, Ordinary - 2s Gd to 21 8 , 1 per stone .3s 2d to 3s Gd Market Calf (each) 10, Od Middlings - 2s 9d to 3a Od PRICE 01" LEATHER. Rest Dressing Hides - - . 191 to 2Pd Common ditto - - -15 d to 180 Crop Hides, 35 to 38 1 bs. - . - In id to Hed Ditto 40 to 45Ibs. . . . 17Ad to 19t_ Ditto 45 to 50Ibs. . . . Iod to 211 Calf Skins 35 to 40Ibs. . . l B4 t o 30d Ditto 43 to Mlbs. - - • 27d to Sid Ditto 55 to 751bs. - - ' . 234 to 27d Small Seal Skins - . . 1744 to 1141 Tanned Horse Hides - . . 12d to Da Spanish ditto - . . -14 d to 19d Ships at Madre!. 261 Newcastle COAL — MARKET, SEPT. 9. Aim Sold. Price. 33s Od to 40s Od 6 - -40 s 9d to 411 61 11 . - 30‘ Od to 43s Od I . . Ms Od to 30s Od Sli - - 19s Od to 210 Pd 6 Sunderland . 23 Stone Coal - 2 Culm . 4 &lull Coal - BIRTHS. On the 25th ult. the lady of Chas- Day, Esq. of Beris-bill, nesr Southrurpton, of a (laughter. On the sth inst. at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the lady of Thos. P. Lang, Esq. of the 13th Light Dragoons, of a sou. MARRIED. On Thursday, at St. George's, Hanover-squrre, John William 'Esq. M.P. to Harriet Catherine, only daughter of D. Davenport, Esq. M.P. for the county of Chester. • On Thursday, the Rth inst. at All Souls. Mary-la.bonnr, the I Rev. Thos. 'Ward Franklyn, B.A. of St. John's College, Cain- . bridge, to Sophi a , youngest daughter of irtu. 110llond, Eq. et Bests -mount, Southampton. On the 7th ult. at Streatham, Surrey, Mr. Samuel Paine, s .. ur. geon, Brighton, to Harriett, eldest daughter of Thomas liall,:bc• of Balham.hill. - DIED. On Tuesday last, aged 82, at Ditchayham.lodge, Norfolk , Colonel James C a pp er , o f t h e ll onoura bl e E ast India CornPanY's service. On the Gth inst. in the 44th year of his age, Mr. Natbaniel Roca Fitch, of South-field Farm, Parson's•gtecn. On Thursday, aged 40, Amy, the wife of Mr. John Sounders, of Cannon-street. . . On the Ist inst. at Egham, Henrietta Thompson, second daugh ter of Henry Thompson, Esq. of Skelton, near York. On Saturday last, at Tinwell, in his 118th year. the Ret. Thos. Foster, LLB. Rector of that place, of Careby, in Lincolnsbire, and Horntield, Itutlandshire. On Friday, the 2d inst. the Rev. Bernard Smith, Rector ofGreat Ponton, near Grantham. HIGH WATER AT lAN EION BRIDGE THIS DAT• Morning 0 MM. after 12: I Peening 14 min. after 12. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Qflice, by J. F. GAgrgoo , 181, Strand, sad publibed by R. emit/fox, UWI Pl44' I , 11 - 4 bat re! poi Pui the EU! .au ha; fide! Veit Wet ahoy fic bum posit A dressi don office May ward, as Ai rent ai ruent rem in hop 111 n A Q attend( }foul re. a m GOO OM CO*? :at I I\ I ..,'