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A / el ..' , P . i v z i 4 .4 V t 't I E, N 1 1 1 ,t It r. , t • o 4 t ' I . 11 t II 1 1 li ' I il t 4 i is llediVeresools.' The issaiption open it.ote, *to the memo,' stein Address" The evideneelif bk. Loam, ef the. Geeeswicli Academy, was thus reed ; the chief pert has abendireppeseed; the oily thine worth the toeslissi is, that Mune, amil Hailed.* = aridly came together, .{tierdoe essirdese, is his house, Heisted theineviau, their Agee, Sic. and when ate soil dusk together ig kit bowie t hedged, he believed they were overly always torches, sod had hearcestpasisses for a cue- Mkeelde time. Mn. Lettos listed, that Hum ood .Haeledoe ewe Ire rutty together at her beam, withis abut s work. sad be tween that sad a %Haight, slier the menders were committed. I.7plim one ocusion air remembered Homey este/dug the hem at the bark door, with • b undle; she was puffin, it was on a Sanday thermos, the day the warders wove discovered. Hemel went to the privy before be eutered Is lower, noel he took the boodle up the beck smite into his rum. sad pot Hoe contests of it into his bus, without she havisg am opportunity of mho( whet it "'waived. Homy sherwerds acme Me the isnot room, sod eat with her and her MAIM ; he mowed to helm bass tirimitiogb hot wee not very much intosiested ; heebesbeed asked his to amid for sleet of heer ; he refeeed fee a WM time and 4864 nog he Ipi se money ; her linslmad, 6 • joille, ceded bins • shabby fellow ' or • mow stingy fellow, or 'something like It, and he dm took Mersey oat d.bie posket eel end for a pot . of beer. They had sem comminetion abase the mo dem end Homy woke sliest it wiAmet the least concern; be knelt' hum betimes Gm mad els ekiledes aid mid he wee gnat so Peahens, W 66 Imeheee, where be bad pro sited to dim, hot bed diseppohmed Arm. for he haul dined nt kis weshorwommeuls. mbeee'beheel tees for his limo. The loon of limarriessee woo ed@ dos selbellser as that they MM. . 1461 7 sat is..mod they ilwataluosed thrombit every might and smormisg se they was./S.M tensed from the sleep ing-room ; the bore me .over leaked dories tie time it was is her buss, hot the lid was tied dews with • curd; her bushaud carri ed the boa from his homes to Mna Goddard s, of Hagen' Peel& ; it was wt Jerked at that time, but packed op with • picot of cord. Mrs. Godsised stated, tbstilitben wes mot locked whew it was et her house, bet My fastened together with a cod. Mr. Mershon Cowrirobloopos of doe Stagistestes, at this part of the holism informed the Primmer, that if he chose la say any AWE voluterily, he was at liberty-nod it be did sot Aisle proper, sod Aare so defer it to smother time, he laird, 6r they did not wish la compel him to soy one wont. Ilium, who stood helms Adkins and Vickery, stepped forward to the cod of the table, and said, that he wished to uplain his contheet in every particular. Here the posture of the crowd was se great, that the too Mess was completely stepped • the window, were brook's by theme"! onside eademwerhog to fore themselves lots the roes. The High Coinstalile and she Parish Coastaides were a lug time before they could roam en . The win dows were closed. and the anon locked, and whets silence wee obtaieed, Homey stated es fellows, esektfoi :- 0 I, Charles Ninety, do irelesteetly make the following elMotesit before the Magistrate, of Greenwich, es this 9th day of April, ISIS, in respect of my eluded leeching the doge spina woe of the murder of Mr. G. Bird sod Mary ill.-n.:-era Soodayinornisig, the day when the noel Ors were discovered, about sloe o'clock, I left the Tiger's Head mobliolisese, is toodomstreet, Grown* which is oppo site to the buses of Mr. Bird, the deemed. I left the Ikaer's Mud - ti ge to my wesheewoussies, Mrs. Dense% who Om is 06mA-row, Greenwich; se I wee going slug the mid towards her he fts. tMt • Ines maned hooey, who looks aloe the horses in the midis of Mr. Sheer. I said to his, 6 Van leek very unwell, Jewry; be said, sAh ! I on my peopely,,aad Imre Ms eerie time; I asked his to to sad take sesethiug to drink at the Ship end Suit mohlic looms; lir smeed so accompany me, we secomiimity west and had • pint of gin end beer; we remised there talking estit about twelve o'clock st soot, mid she. I left him sad mot kite Mn. Dessett's house; I had • boodle in my baud sod took it there ; it costOsed dirty limes which I winded to get whited.- WWe I eiteked her hoses.they were haul ing, and I agreed to lake made slug with-them. I stopped there eating sod drinking shill shout four o'clock in the aftershom • we weed eooversi.g epee different subjects. west from Ism mei& to Mr. Luau's home, sad took with see • bundle of Mee tine., and mot it auto sy box, which wee at Mr. Lk house. &fore I west este Mr. Lattee's house,l west into the yard to the privy.* Magistrate-Which privy; the leer or small me? Hoop-The small is. at the bottom of the garde.; as I wit golog in I saw • me get over • wall which divides Mr. Luau's from Mr. Sosith's (the Magistrate's) gnomic He was dressed is • white fustian jacket and truwsers : he me • red-sired men, sot very tall ; he had • Issuolle in his Mod, which I saw his put at the foot of • tree, in Mr. gasifies grounds; he then /raped over the wall into the ✓oad, sod raw away. Magistrate-What rod? Hooey-TM rood lay Lott's's rounds. ;decimate-I'm did sot follow his H osey o. Magistrate-Vfliot canted him to run; did he see you , Hussey-1 du set know. Megistrate-Heys you any more to say ? Hussey-Yes • I went isle Mr. Smith's grounds, end pick ed op the hand le. I fund it tied up very lour, sod ripened woe terser of it. The lest thug I saw was • silver ladle, • spy-alas, and sense watches. I looked round mod saw nu person near sae, sad I hid the beadle is Mr. Lotion's ground under sere wells, mod .rwithish, which lay there. I did net look it the "MMb of the bundle at that mot. I sever ma to the mot where I pieced it soil the Seterday followilog ; • 1 lifted up she imettirsi sad saw it re "seised when I pieced k,• I thes took it up to the rem where my hos was deposited, sad hewing examined the com ments of the boodle, I pet it into my box. The following is the contests to the hest ef my keswiedge : four sheet, three setae., a adorer lone, • spy-glea.,,Su rings. wrapped in a owe °fug, two IL end two CIL Pjltek7of Englosei s ow % a quantity of old 'ski end silver cois, old a broker buckle. the property ronalised is say box moil it was removed by Mr. tams to Hrs. &Alerts house. I mooted use nog is Mairiatrats—What did you do with the old soh) tiorpop-.1 asp is Iliewistaatroet, I Wiest a pawnbroker* is sty Amu souse. lissistsslo—Whst did pas do with Ilse oppilase, as yes mall it Ilssisp—l pawned it st • pawsbraiirr's shop is Lowdos street, fuerspogosso, foe 54. I hew melba% Muff to asp The Magistrates Marred the room In he cleared, which being dom., the evidrucrs were severally bunted over wader a r. cognisance to appear at Maidstime at the n►at Assizes, awl give mightier opium the Primmer. Mr. Bicknell was hound over iris the part of die perish to prosecute the Pri. misers Rvssry mid Matthias, already at hltidetrosie, fur the feluiliis with which they stood ellarged. The public heisig namitted spin, Itasory was isfonned that he was fully com mitted fur trial. The olllceri dahlia and Vickery having ppt t►e warrant of comerdltal, they brought a post-chaise to the Lich of the National School, sod eudearcnered to get Mason through a bock window into It, bat his heavy rout prevented theuraecumplishing their design. Hli heads were pl4ertl in a figure handcuff, and be was with mach dif ficulty got through the crowds into the comb, which was re mimed to ilk Meknes T in the adjiiiiiing street. The shouting of site people was very bud; hut it did nut at all &Bert t h e Primmer; he evinced, as heeled dose during the whole of the eirantiaatioo, the utmost uneunreva. -.-... - When the Magistrates lUfurleir4 hint that he wu tong to lAsidstone, he said, " Vera well , G. miens. 11 , 1 found the things, and am innocent 011ie ',ude, p..' Mule II Lut•rr was .in the coach, before it set of, he ronversed with lei brother fur some lime about same pecnniary afLire, The High Queasily Mr. Smith, aitemied him antil he net off; be said to Mr. Smith, " t have been the rause of s !mot deal tef trushle to you to-tley." Mr. Smith replied, " You have hod aloe year attars of the trouble." Hassel bad a smile upon bis eoustensure when Mr Smith suede she viols. He 'book. bondswith Isis towhee, and Ind 'him good Sys.....Adlitsis line oft doe side of him ill the areire, and Virkery on she Mier; sod ohms the chaise divine of Hammy seemed quite oneoseensed,.while km brother sppederd dig livered beynn.l .assure.' t.sehinf, the enosiible of Cu eta wiets, stte , Aest as an mateidet, to assist the officers if he stinald he r lowed. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OA CHANCERY, Werntinma, TIIIMODAV, Aram 9. 11/ALZIR e.tnutteU. This case cease 'on in the' shape eif exceptions to the Meter% Report, and for &ether direction,. It wee a goes lion 'relative to the constroetios of s a no interest exeept to the parting concerned. It occupied the whole of they day until telt pastothree o'clock, whew hie Lordship ruse to attend the Howes of Lords. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, STuriaisma, TRIM/DAT, APRIL 9. C. CLOUGH. This was ea adios of leaver, sad was tried at the last I.aneaster Assisi', before Mr. Justice BAYLSY. The Plain tiff was a distributor of imps, and the Defendant a COW MOO carrier. The Piaintiff had sent, by the Defendast's 'conveyance, a parcel to a person of the same of Stmeifiarth, residing at Liverpool. The joaCket contaioisd two leak motes . Of W. one of tOf. one of M. and eighties of If toge ther with a letter addressed to Mr. Staniforth, and a few stamps. It was not, however, delivered it its destitoation, aid the Plaintiffs:covered a verdict at the Assizes. Mr. Solinurive Now noosed fur a rule to sheet eases why the verdict should sot be set aside, sad a new trial granted - , under the promisee of oe4lll of the ILiag (the Pust-olliee Aet), which recited fbe lab of Qieeen Anse. • The Limited Gemini's coistaided, that, wider the provision of that statute it was out lawful to mod a letter in a rite, me by any other dimmer astorrrinee, but the General Post—and that If letters were otherwise sent, a fraud was committed us t he Post-officer which subjected the offender to a penalty of 101. He admitted that there were exceptions, with re spect to letters relating to the matters contained in the par. eels in obeli they were enclused—and the question here was, whether the Bank notes and stamps which constitute the parcel in this instance, could be considered as peek coming within the except' set forth in the Act. There was not, be observed, any evidence riven on the trial, that the letter related to a mercantile transaction. Lord Etunsonotinn was of opinion that stamps mast be osonlikred as goods and chattels, within the meanie( of the Act. Nuw,•inasmneh as the Plaintiff was the writer of the letter, he could not be called to prove its contents. Rot it was fair to suppose that it did relate to the matters of which the parcel was composed, and that, therefore, them was no reason fur disturbing the verdict. Rule refused. COONt r. stirrtmo, This was an action brourlot against the Defeatlent, under th e *m ole o f the bib of Queen Anne, for bsviag game in his puesemios, contrary to the piortalons of that Act. At the trial before Mr. Baron Graham, at the last Surrey As. sixes, • verdict was returned for the Plaintiff, on some of the corolla, sad foe the Defendant oa others—the Loused Darer leaving two gqaaettiurra for the decision of the Coact— first, whether the IMewdaat, being the keeper of • lase rs/Ws, although "tallied to hill game, did not cone within the p►ovision of the sth of Anse, which set forth, that no victualler, inn-keeper, biggkr, or alrbouse-keeper, should he allowed to have game i■ his possessions ; and 2d, whether the Weediest could be considered • ♦ictualler, within the m•se and meaning of the Act. b Si r.MARIIITATT now applied for a rule to 'hew nose, why the verdict foe the Plaintiff on the different counts on which he had &accorded should not be art aside, and a sew trial granted. The facts of the ease were these.:—The Defrodant was seen in the set of shooting game, is the parish of Cobb..., by the rimelteeper of the La dy of the Ilsour•s-and ass action was in consequeuce instituted against him. The Defendant, it appeared, kept what was called a gist abor t in lleauk.atreel. Holborn, but proved that be was qualified to shoot. The Learned Counsel contended, that, if he ever were a victualler, being qoalifieil, he did not come within the meaning of the Act, because his license must be utsisdered as over-riding the exceptioni, with respect to dis qualified penises, @mullioned .tn the Statute- He admitted that the words were espies. and positive, and subjected him to a penally, if a victualler. of WI. fur having game in his pommeling. Rut no ease of this peculiar description, lied yet been decided—and it woof importance that anedifficulte which existed on the subject should be cleared op. is to the Id point, whether the Defendant was or was not a victualler, it could scarcely be contended that • seller of spirituous li quors came within that denomination. He hail looked for the definition of the word victual, in Johnson's Dictionary, sad other authorities, and he found it meant food or meat. Rat surely it could not be argued that spirituous liquors were necessary to the sustcsitatioo of man. It had bees cos tended at Nisi Prise, that the person who sold ale sad por ter rasa victualler, because, to some persons, malt liquor was meat aril drink. But such a person might as well be called a talkie, for he had beard that beer was to many per use snout, drink, and clothes. It was true, that, in order to obtain the Excise license, the wine.vault keeper was ob liged to procure one for selling beer and ale—bat it did not necessarily follow that be 'aunt therefore be a victualler. Lord ELLeasonotion said, as to Ilse first point, it was clear, the words of the Statute being direct and positive, that the Defendant was not qualified ass victualler, u kill game, though be might be so in his private capuity. With respect to the second point, be was inclined also to refuse the role, Weave, spirituous liquors, in many instances, were a material article fur the sustesitation of man. Soldiers and persons in fumy countries rootlet than necessary, and without spirits, under certain circumstances, lamest life very ones, could ant be supported. The term virtual came from rico— and if it appeared that spirits were necessary to the !taste's- Mimi of man, he saw no reason fur thinking that • wielder of spirits was out as much a victualler as a seller of ale. It had been said by the Learned Counsel, that it was waned at Nisi Prins, th.t beer and ale were con sidered as meat and drink—but the Court could not take satire of any argument raised on the plea of words On the whisk, however his Lorcbhip thought it was a drhatsble poinb—aud, the refore, the Court would great the coudi bowel rule. Rule granted. TIM %MO r. CARLIMIL The Defendant, who h•■ been held to bail, to take his trial for publishing the tame parodies as those on which Mr. Ham was acquitted, appeared before their Lordships, at the rising of the CuUrt—and expressed • Irish to address them, in order that his recoenizanees might be discharged. M►. Justice BAIMET ineptired whether the Defeadaat had My affidavit to offer to the Conn ? Mr. CARLYLZ said he had not, but be conceived he had a right to maks a mutiou for the discharge of his recog- Manama. Lord Ett.ammOiovisa said, the time of the Court could mot be taken up 'Mob such irreinlar applications. If the Defendant had say thing to move, he ought to be prepared with an ailidavit on which to ground it. Their Lord.hip's retired. the Defendant, of course, The Rev. Dr. Julio CAMPEZI.L. one of the Mi nisters of Edinburgh, is to be Moderator of the next General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. A moat melancholy accident happened on Thurs day evening. As the sloop Industry, of Dooms. ter, CI.AIII master, was attempting to pass a Selby brig at anchor in the [lumber, opposite Broumneet. the ran foul of the brig and Mime. (Wifely sunk. The master of the ►loop snit two lads (his suns) were on deck, and the latter clinging to the brig. were enabled to throw out a rope, by which the lather ens saved ; but. dire to relate, his wife. who was ids° on deck at the time the vessel was sinking, w.is swept (overboard, and with three (laughter% who were in bed in the cabin, unfortu nately found a watery grave. The sioup's cargo consisted of iron. household furniture, tend about SO loud of beaus. ' *Snit s't tr:'.ltr - POLICE. ouitesevirnry , now.'srit stir. Syrian .Virroo, Kdaterd ifo/mrs, and William Cook, 'were charged with rubbing George Harris, • sailor, of his watch.—lt appeared in evidence that the Prosecutor had bees to Covent-garden Theatre last Monday right, and front the lateness of the hour, knoiring be could not obtain admittance at hie lodgings, he asked the three him:mere, oak u m he accidentally Fad, altar l i he Theatre, to recom mend bim where' he could get • bed for tho'sight, which they agreed to do, and coudihried him through s num ber of streets, the atones of which he did nut know, being • stranger in London ; bat it Is supposed when they gut him sear Tesoro Turnpike ' the Prisoner COok suddenly snatch. ed his watch from his fob, gave it to use of the other Pri m:men, and they all ran of with greet speed. Hr called out "Stop thief!" sod one of the patrole belonging to the 'Office being very sear the spot, stopped and secured him. The two other Prisoners were afterwards take., and the watch recovered in as extraordinary manner. On the fol. lowing mania, lensing., one of Lewis's party of the petrol., went to a watch-maker's to inquire if the watch had bees offered for sale, at which time James Doughty, who weeks at Mr. Hall's livery-Mass, is LORI, Brook-street, entered with the said watch in his hand, to infinite the value of it, and on his being questioned how he became possessed of it, he said he received it from the Prisoner Holmes, who warted in the mime yard with Wm, and offered to sell him the watch fur thirty 111r:Buttot, the Magistrate before whom th e b us i ness was iovietigated, dispatched two officers to search the resi dence of the prisoner Cook, who lived with his father and mother is the oeighbonrbood of Tyburn Tantalite. They fused the father and mother liven in very great poverty and distress. In the room is which it was said the prisoner Cook slept, they found a hos, in which was two old pockets, belonging to a female, coataining silver coins, consist ing of dollars, three shilling tokens, half-crowns, Ste. to the amount of upwards of 1511.; and its a large pocket book were Bank notes to the amount of upwards of 2001— Finding such immense wealth at such a place of misery, he took the woman with him, when, awns her investigation before Mr. BIRIIII4 SSW her pantsuit's of so mach money, she said the silver was her property, she saved it from the gain of selling apples, and said she took as much as 18s. in • day sometimes; this however, was not credited, as she was literally only clothed in rap, and appeared an object of real misery. The account she gave of the Bank Soles was, that her son, the Primmer, sod another buy, were play ing is Kensington Gar dens about three years ago, when they found to the amount of 7501. in the grotto; the y had adver tised it, bet *a person bad answered it. The Prisoners were committed for farther examination, and inquiry is to be made respectiag the wealth iu their possession. On Wedaesday evening Bishop, the ofßcer, arrived at the office from !elitism's, iu Kent, with Winless Sinew, who keeps the Chequers Inn, and James Carter, a smith, both of them living on their own rotates, and highly respectable men, on a very extraordinary chair of arson, I. having wilfully set fire to the premises of Mr. Thomas Morgan, of Ighthain, who is bailiff to Simpson, Eeq, of Fai r l awn Howe, on timid instant. The investigation of this extraordinary ease having lasted about three hours, we are nailer the aeceasity of postponing the particulars till twiewrow.. After able arguments on both aides by Counsel, Mr. Bir die, after taking a view of all the circumstances, remand ed the Prisoners for another examination, there not being sufficient evidence to commit them. William &milk was charged wiiisacrilege --7 os;li1;;;Iting open a chapel at Harlington, Middlesex, and stealing there from a quilutity of books, aindlesticks, and other articles, the property of the parishiusers. The Prisuner was traced to have sold the books to a dealer in Carsaby-street fur Ave shillings, and the purchaser, suspecting t►ey were stolen after be bad made she purchase, wrote to a person whose address was iu the book, and which led to the Prisoner's apprehension. In defence, the Prisoner said, he bought Om hooks at !Nautilus, for two shillings More than be sold them, sad ►is account of himself was altogether cootradictory..—He was remanded. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL TO MORROW. N. ■. ..... _. W. N. Wright, Stapleforil Abbott, farmer 3 12 W. P. Cotsfonl, Upper Claptow, plumber J. Collins, Gosport, g►ocer' G. H. Dyrn, Bush.lane, wine merchant R. Almond, Dart mouth, grocer W. Smith and Co. lerion-bridge, dyers 2 10 S Gates, Mining, wine-merchant W. Harvey, Houndsditek, coppersmith J. Miles, late of Uxbridge, truss-maker . .... W. Towse, %Vokinghani, inerelsaat J. Procter and Co. Signing-lame, elotb-factors 2 12 E. Wilcoeks, Aldersgate-street. merchant . C. Osbourn', Billiier-square, merchant 1 11 .1. Atkinson, High-street, butcher H. Stephens, late of Peoria, merchant 1 12 W. Bell, Hauway.street, lines.draper .. 2 10 E. Read and Co. Great Rasnell.strcet, burn-drapers.. 1 1 R. Meissen, Knightsbridge, baker R. Petifold, Deptford, •iettsalkr 1 10 G. Biggs, Holborn-bridge, silversmith DIVIDENDS. C Pugsley, Islington, Boor-cloth-tuanufarturer W. Hamilton, and Cu. Rieke...court, mercbauts J. Stanton, late of Redcross.street, baker lO G. Turnbrillee and Co. Lower Sbadwell, eoal•ine►ebauta 10 W. Smith, Piccadilly, saddler lO W. Chamberlain, Watlinvstreef, busier ln T. West, Greet-choral-street, perfamer ... H. Chesney, High Holborn, fringe-tnanufacturer lO .1. sad J. Graffito, Ancona-street, silk-weavers lO CERTIFICATES. T. Griffin, of Pedlar's-acre, Lambeth, Surrey, timber. merchant —J. Elliott, late of Bristol, coal-factor.—s. Tons. kiwi, of Plymouth, draper.—P. Stints.. of Bristol, P. Beckett, lois of Wa►atlsW, York, born. draper.—W. Sedgwirk, of Liverpool, merchant. It is intended to found s College at Cambridge fur the cultivatiou of Jockeyship ? Perhaps its vicinity to Newmarket is too tempting to be resist ed. At all events, they am forming an appropriate library., as the following works, demanded under the present Copyright Act, appear by the returns not to have been rejected : Maya's Sportsman's Dietiosary—Xirirlaird's llaaSeray of tlis Horse—Filat's Treatise ea Home—Buda ea the Foot of the Horne.—White•s Treatise ea Veterinary hirdieine— merdr. Ilvorbonses Card. What could be the reuses the Curators did not also deem the " Treatise on Greyhounds" neces sary to be placed in the above collection ? An account of the several Saving Banks in Ire land, printed by order of the House of Com mons, state the number at seven, in Waterford, Belfast, Cork, Banger, Kilkenny, School-street, Dublin, St. Peter's Parish, in the sante city ; and the amount of the sums vested in Ikea') at i 4,55.31. lbs. t Id. A wretch of the name of Williams Bailey, tutu Kmightom, has absconded from Arkindale, in the neighbourhood of Borouglibridge, Yorkshire, who stands charged with administering poison to his fa ther, mother, and two other persons, on Thursday last, whereof his fither has already died. He was seen at East Keswick on Saturday, inquiring for the nearest port to take shipping for America ; from which it is inferred that he would make his way to Liverpool. Active measures have been resorted to fur the seizure of his person, if possible. COMM S 5 MN N IRE Gi:INLRAL AssEMMA' OF THE tiTURCII OF st.OTLAN.u. On Tliiirstl..v seionig!rt 'tile Commission of the General convoked by a circular letter from several Alembers, iiiet at Edinburgh iu the Assembly Aisle. After the Alerting had been opened, in the usual furor, by the Rev. Dr. GNI', Moderator, and the authority by which it was culled had been wad, Dr. luvin Untrue shortly stated the urgent ne cessity of having the proposed Legislative measure of the increase of Churches extended to Scotland. Dr. Nlco'r.r. then read a printed Report of the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject, and I this inferred. that it was rioly necessary to draw up a bowl case of the very des• titutratate of many parts of Scotland of religions instiochon, to obtain the concurrence of Govern mentfor the requisite exteusion of the Bill to this part of the island. Dr. IRVINE. of Little Dutikeld, in a short but most interesting speech, stated, that it was consist ent with his personal knowledge that there were parishes in the Highlands of 60 miles long by 40 broad with only one place of woeship, and that he had met with persons of 60 and 70 years of age who had utile. mice in the course of their lives heard ser mon. That ilia ignorance of the people iu tunny places was I..oli+equently extreme. They were, therefore, the reedy dupes of the missionaries of any superstitious or fanatical creed with which they happened to come in contact. That there had very recently arisen in thee Highlands of Perthshire a new stet, detiominated Freemen, who professed open hostility to all existing denominations of Christians. In other parts the Catholics were gaining ground in et most alarming degree ; and though the mis sionaries sent out by the Church of Scotland were very usefill, yet their influence was necessarily of a far inferior description to that of established clergymen; and the want of accommodation wits such, that he himself, when employed iti that ser vice, had usually preached under a tree, or a rock, to is cave, or in a barn. JAMEI . GRANT. Esq. 11'riter to the Signet, men tioned some striking iustaners of the success of the Catholic Missionaries from the want of established Churches. Among others lie instanced one parti cular district, of very considerable extent arid po pulation, where, at the close of the 17th century, there was not a single Catholic ; but being destitute of the ministry of a regular Protestant Clergyman, • Catholic Priest from Ireland land landed its it, and in the course of hallo century the whole population, with scarcely an exception, were re-converted back to the Catholic superstition. Dr. Nicot.t. then moved, that the House should appoint a Committee to draw up a strong case to be transmitted to Government, and to take into consideration what would be the hest means for supplying the deficiency of churches, whether by new parishes or chapels of ease, and also what would be the best memos for obtaining fonds for the sup. port of the additional establishments, &c. Dr. Axneasom said that they ought particularly to have in view, in this case, the greatness of the existing evils, and the best remedy for removing that evil. He stated, upon the authority of is cor respondent its the Highlands, that the most imini neat evil was the spread of the Catholic religiori ; and, therefore, be was of opinion that the mere erection of churches is not sufficient, but that new parishes should be formed, and proper provision made for the officiating clergy. Sir H. Motu:Rum wished to have a Committee appointed for furnishing particular information to Government, and moved that the Commission should draw up a memorial to be transmitted to Parliament ; and he stated that a Rev. Gentleman (Dr. Inglis) now iii the house, though not a Ment ioee of the Commission, had taken the trouble to sketch out a memorial, which he proposed should be read to the Meeting. Dr. iNG us accordingly read his memorial, point ing out, in a very forcible manner, the extreme importance of increasing the number of Churches in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands atillnia nufacturing districts. Ile mentioned, as extraur nary instances of the disproportion between the population and the established religious accommo dation, the parish of St. Cuthbert's, at Edinburgh, and that of the Barony, at Glasgow, each of them containing full 40,000 inhabitants, with only one Established Church. These were extreme cases, but there were many of a s u ndae nature, though less extraordinary, and uiultitudes had become Dissenters rather from necessity than choice. It War at last agreed that a 0)11111111We should he appointed to draw up a memorial to be submitted to the consideration of the Comniimiori, of which Committee Dr. Inglis was to be a Member, mud his sketch to be adopted as the basis of the memo rial to Government; and on the motion of Sir Harry Moricreitf, it was agreed to adjourn till the following day (Friday), at ter: o'clock, to receive the report of the Committee, which was unanimously agreed to. In the course of the discussion, the following Gem denten delivered their sentiments :—Dr. D. Ritchie, Edinburgh; Dr. A. Irvine, Little Dunked ; James Grout. Esq. ; Dr. Duncan Macfarlane. Dryinere ; the Procurator; Mr. George Andrew, writer; Mr. G. Murray. North Berwick; Dr. R. Anderson. Edinburgh; Sir H. Moncredf, Sr. Crithbert's ; Dr. A. Rankine. Glasgow ; Mr. William Inglis, W.S. ; Thomas H. Miller, Esq.; Dr. Aleiklejohn; R. MiDonald, Esq. of Staffs; Walter Cook, Esq. he, Friday the Cominiasiort met again, pursuant to their adjournment of Thursday. The report of the Committee was read by the Clerk, and unanimously agreed to. Three copies were ordered to be made out, and transmitted to the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Viscount Melville, and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. BAOII.-40 " Ten Centuries of Observations." published by Nrcuots in 1809. there is this anec dote of the Earl of H•IIDWICILI4 ao any 3 ears Lord Chancellor:— " The Chascellor is furnished every year with a new Bag for the Great Sgal ; but as one is nor wanted so unto, his Lordship reserved a sew use every now and rhea, till at hat baring pot • maroon' number, he had them wrought into • bed, as so many ornaments; and the bed, winch may exhibit • /Irmo or move of than pawns, is now in bang at Wan pole." V. 230. —Query. Flow does the present CRANcEttoa dib polte of the superfluous bap or purees ? 11:13 PAPER?. FARM £PRtr . 6. At eleven o'clock yeterilay 11w Chani.rtior of I nt the head of the Mothers eiariposinr. the limeys of the (Alm. her of Peers, bad the honour of ptr•tenting to his MAj..sly the projet of law relative to the Soppirssion ul the Slave Trade, and that concerning the new piurotatiOn of the de lay `ranted to the Eraitgraiini fur the payment of thi it debts. A 1.91, 11199 CH 29. Some Hays since oc Madame Nlao•ou was w3i6iiiZ io the garden of the Presbytery or Cecilia, she perceive.) 9 paper curiou►ly folded at the bottom of a yore she took it up and read there words :—" how bast already incite some cunt,. skins; if thou dust nut retract them, thou sh•tll perish, ti. it and thy son, either by the sword or by poison." "lrerrifo il by she liamediattly wrote to the President, playing him to adopt measure.; neerssary fur her st entity. Hit the same day the President 'entitle:A tin." Inlitt to tither priso n ers. 0,, the 26th, an Madame 31annon unit entering the enrriaze at the bottom of the prison steps, she sons limited by toe populace. De gto avoid Sol disarrreable a circutostAnce tin her return, she caused bernelf to he carried to the steps of the church; but when about half way up the sew, the chair was upset in the hands of the porters, and, but for the address of the sentinel, Madame Nlatissin would have ruled down into the street. Madame Manson dinner eornefliinz even• day in her dyers, but %be cunstantfy wean a veil, whieb gtie raua durtug the Sitting*. NAVAL IN7'l LUG NCE. I , olttaitotAtt, •flttt. 8. Arrived the Sali.bury, with Admiral Dottcla., (tot* .I*. mate*; sailed on •he nth February; left Ilavantiah uo the 2.1i15; the Syhille frigate had arrived at Jam nem ; b•f? the Rifleman and Pelican there; the Slit aruater tailed f Haranuah fur Jum.sica, 2:t4 February. The Salithury has brought a large quantity of .pecie uu accuuat of inert:halite. caves. •PRIL 8 Arrived the Fmgrator, Rep; from Roo with wine, with loss of sails and kooky, and is coming' into tiai bent. rclzAscr, APRIL 5. The Resolution, Rosizrrol, from Jersey tin• Di was totally lost this mo eee i e se.at three o'r.hiek to the nr , twar.l of Mousehole, in this Bay—the master and one man sated, three men droirued. DVAT.. Arnit. 8 Arrived and sailed for the River the bud Ilrlvtlle , Wr . Sheilah f•ogo Botnny Bay no•I the 17th 0.- tobt.r, and (rum the ' Crr of Good Bl,.itv the 19th idlill3ry and Hasmolly,_lllsriliw, frotn Ikmum u. Canoe duvets from the Ritirr Ihe Amu, ilongton, fur Rio huseiro, and remits wills the rest of the ow Sailed the Deal l'ilut cutter, on aci ta ill ter we.twnia. Dove tt., Arum N. Came in the True Rerina, f • Rouen fer Lun. duo, with the luso of sJilr , and tieaky. critcrarvin, APRIL S. Arrived the William Rowers, fr,•on Itott..roloa; Beverley, --, from Rouen; IViNino and Mary. Miller. from Rio Janeiro; Atm Had Sarah, It ~,,, u, tram liamloorgh and Princess of Walts,Stt.warl, fr Calais Sailed the Percival, l'humrson, for 114:if:ix; Skipery, Laidler, fur Montreal; kla!Aar, Awough,for Fort ; Reliance, Harrison, fur Bahia ; &pr. I.tengro, for Jam.sien; Choice, Henry, for Aliramirhi; Trident, Watson, (..r To. !sago; Young Alien, Hankins, for Maiteiet, Ace.; Active, Langilou, for Naples, &c.; and Christina, Sid :strobe, fur Gotteuburgh. The Funds experienced a rise yesterday. Sir JOHN Mufti.AY, 'Member for Weymouth. Hod who made himself so conspicuous at Tarra gona, is to have the gills Regimeor, s'aciiiit by she death of the lion. General Nott•rox S , r JAMES 10EMI.T 14 to sneered Sir the ann mand of the 3d West holm Reginielit. We are happy to the opproaciiing eh ction will once more restore the ancient City of 000, r bury to its original slate of toile/let/deuce, is BARER, one of the ' , repent Members, has not be. ii able to withstood the temptt toms of the 7'reaga,g baits, and has joined hi, Lulleogue, Air. Lusni TON, who are to be opposed by Lind tit FToN, roil of the Earl of DAN LEY, and the lloonorable GEOILGE "AISON, son of the lute Him. Mr. ‘VATSON, by the int/Tem/era freemen, aids every prospect of smears. DUEIO-4 meeting took place last week in the neighbourhood of Reigate, bet wren Capt. F - mid G. IL If r __---.., .11 (0101.glieilre 01 a pate sit one of the Surrey Hooting latter Gentleman was wtollolt4l slight ly in ire in the second fire. Further proceeding wa• ye w-lard, and the slirdive was amicably ailjoq,,d. Lieutenant Gounos, of the Coldpicenin till oils' we are sorry to say, was killed in a duel at Co H . bray. fought with u French Officer of the Lej Lit du Nord. Tile tpiiit of pcisomil iminiiipity which the French ill goeneral are animated, leads these fatal events. The gollant youth it extremely regretted by his brother illicers. Sir J. E. SMITH, President of the I.i n ow ill So. ciety, is. we are told, to read the 1;01 , 110,0 - .1 L , t.- tures at Conlin idge, in the room of Hr. :11Aturva, the Omni Professor, now superannuated ; sail io. wonder—hr Was elected to that 7G5 a lieu, he succeeded his father, who gate his first cour.r . of lectures in the year 1727. Such ilistauces or learned lonevity rarely occur. CHZMICALCHANCE.—A gentleman, who hail on opportunity, whilst in Ibilland, to Linotype the Port %Viite lately recovered from a vessel %sit-eked off the coast thirty years back, found it highly supposed to arise from its long immersion in 11. e sea its colour is that of a brilliant ruby, and the taste superior to any Burgundy. Wednesday morning, about six o'clock, two !looses directly impolitic Soothampton-strert, Holborn, h !I down with a dreadful crash. Happily 00 lives a C 4,1 lust. PRICE OF srtot: Bank 5t0ck...3N51 485 3 per CI. 1te.1..80! 79 3 per Ct. Cons. et 804 f 4 per Cents 47!N 3 per th. N. Auu.. 1071 107 to7± Bank L. Allll "II ,8 YESTERDAY. India Stock 21PI 800d5..94 • L'•z. Bills. 11..11) 4t 18 H. Ditto. 21...18 t:3'2o or. Cow. for Ace.. NI SOU May Arc soi MARRIAGE. At the timlidi Autb.umattur's Chapel, at Thursday, the With ult. Edward S. Byain, Lot. elm I . Co."' statuary of the Ihte of France, t o El.. r o wne", daughter of the late Antirrw Murray hint, of Cie wool. IR the Comity Wicklow. E.g.. M.P. a n d tome of the L. IA Iris/moue Frankfurt de Ntototteucency. HIGH UATEII THIS I)11Y Al' 1.0N1)03; MUDGE. 11/curling 44 attar 4. E.weutug 3 aft.r S. LfiIVDON : Piloted sad Published at t►e 4 1271 *rand ; where 4dvertiermrists ore rev's/v. , $ll.l 1,01..1 111111.1) Matt be arS.vee.ee.—t' mmrrii, Na. I Ctensein's Ine. l'rlutcr —1 tl'Hl'l F • Nr 11:7. gtsaeil, f