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IIVTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, AususT 28. Tut fallowing were among the cases in which judgments were given t►is 'lay : lITAITI LOXIIT, IX THE MATTER OF LEE, A lAI[EC PT. . . It will be remembered, that this is the matter In which a serious chug* .was beough sgainst two gentlemen of the name of Frost batter and ton), solicitors, in the north of England, and upon which an application wan founded, to remove them from acting as oelleitors any more. Also, in which Mrs. Ma y Richardson pea.. tonal to remote a Mr. Weddall from being an assignee under the bankraptc). An order wan made in the matter upon the hearing, subsequently objected to. upon the ground of its giving too heavy twits as against Messrs. Frost. Upon that objection, nod Eat a view to vary the minutes, the matter was now again bmuettan ; and his Lordship's opusiun was, with respect to the Ltosts. that they ought to think they got extremely well eft" by payola th: oboist of the coats attesdiug the petition, and that therelute dtat should be the order of the Court. As regarded be 001111011 to thirk. upon finding there was a petition to 01,31QVC hiss ban his office, and there was no chance of his beira e:eceil 101 assignee under the second joint commission„ tl•at be Would get et inure handsomely by presenting a petition praying. that upon his own petition he might be removed from Orion westenee; but the Court would not loek at the case in that way. because seeing grounds upon Mrs. Richanlson's petition for h.sdimaissal, the Court would, upon bet petition, disebarge bin, a-d dismiss his own petition with costs. MisLoansair further ordered the creditors under the commis. Con to mowed to a new choice or assignees (bemuse he dis- • tliatged no; only NVeddall, but all the or' vionsly elected as- Menem), and that the commissioners should make a return to the Cour. of who voted in the new choice; reserving all fur. t'•er consulerations upon the petitions till the second day in next Term. iv Tlt NATTZI OT JOHN LITCUTIELD, A H•1111111.T. The Lout theASICLI.LOa gam judgment in this matte , . The petition was very long. It stated that the petitioning creditor was the bankrupt's father; that the debt on which the commiwion was taken out was not a valid debt; and, therefore, it prayed for an order of supersetleas. His Lordship took great pains in going through the eiretiontanom in the matter, and then said the order he thou ght _ the Court ought to make was, to refer it to the Master of the Vacation, to inquire whether there was any debt, at the date and suing forth of thee commission, due to the petitioning creditor, capable of supporting the commission. His Loa °SHIP heard several other matters, and at the close of the sitting, mentioned that, with respect to all cases remaining un idisposed of after Saturday, he would take all the papers In them with lynt Into the country, with a determination so to pore over them, as to be able to get rid of every cam before him, as soon as he returned, and after that, he would neither cure what became of the papers not of himself; but, if any person knew :he present state of hie health, wts quite sure that they would apply for an injunction to test•aia him from doing any thing more foe at least one eight days. CHESTER CIRCL 77. CHESHIRE ASSIZES, CHESTER, AUG. 25. The mires here commenced this day. The Right Hon. Richard Viscount Retrace, 31. P., foreman. K;rwr's patent, appointing Sir Giffin Wilson toact as one of the Judges during the indisposition of Charles Warren, Esq. under the Act Of 13 Geo. 111., was read. • After the eh•Lrge, seeml prisoners were tried, but the only re. mart:able feature was, that one of them, after being transported for lets said. snapping his fingets, '• Now hanging or quits, my lord, which ?" CARNARVONSIIIRE GREAT SESSIONS. •TkE KING. ON THE TIIOREVREION OF JOHN ROBERTS. TAR ALES, U. JOHN ROBERTS. LABOURER, TOE MURDER. The ATTOENET.OEWEaAL stated to the Jury that the prl. 14nwr stood indicted for the wilful murder of Catherine Roberts, late of Fronehwith, In the parish of Llanddeniolen, Carnarvon.! spire. On the morning of the 27th May last, the prisoner came into the prosecutor's house with a bill-book in his hand, and tint st:uek at the sereso t-girl he then struck at her mistress with the same deadly Instrum-nt several times about her arms and head, of Obi:A wounds sbe afterwards died. The first witness called was Ellen Ellis. servant at Fmneheith, who deposed as follows—l saw the prisoner come into the house shoe; nine o'clock on the morning of the 27th slay last; he had a h:11-.hook in his hand ; my mistress and three servant women were there: be struck me on the temple with the bill-hook; witness then saw him strike her mistress; I ran out for assistance, so did Mary Evans. another servant; I saw prisoner and my mistress in a few minutes outside the door; he wits striking her with the b.j-hook; my master and another servant (Griffith Roberts) tame there ; prisoner struck at Griffith Roberts, and ran off, lea,. trg my mistress tin her face on the ground; there were cuts on her ems anti hack part of her head; she lived from Friday till Tues day evening. Cross-examined by Mr. Coctentet—l hate lived with prose tourtcen years ; prisoner was some time since a fellow-ser sent of mine ; I obs:Tved him sometimes low and melancholy, and I thought be was occesionally out of his senses he smack at me like r. toodroan ; I thought he was not in his right senses ; there had rot been a quarrel between prisoner and mistress or myself ; pissooet heel left Fronch with four vests back. Grtf.tth Roberts lived at Fronchwith no the 27th of last May ; nem:embers hearing some one c y out fur assistance ; went up and saw his mistress lying on her face before she door, and the prisoner beating her with the hil•hook ; he ran off and struck at me as he puled ; I took my m istress into else house ; she was much cut wont h er arms and head. _ Robert Roberts has practised surgery for twenty years ; tires at L:anberis ; I was sont for on the 27th of llay kat to French. shish t I saw Catherine Roberts there very RI • f examined her, and frond wounds on her head and neck. (Here wimes de scribed the several wounds.] I ant of opinion these wounds causal her dftth. J Roberts is a surgeon residing at Bangor ; sew 3lrs. Ro bert. at Frouchteth, Ma:.• lihth, very ill front wounds she had re ceived. [This *tines also described the several wounds.] The wounds were the cause a ha death ; she would have died under the bet treatment. _ . - The ease for the prosecution dosed here. Mr. COCICREEL, for the rrisoner. ca'iletl three witnesses, who distinctly loosed that the prisoner was occasionally very wild and Orient, and wished to mike away with himself, and particu larly • short time beiorc the above melancholy occurrence hap pored. -Verdict Mt Gra on the ground of ineanitr. - 'at paiseret-is es M confined durLng ltbs pleasure.. • POLME. ROBBERY AT Tat AUCTION M.Akr. At:titlre 27.—J, Patin, a man of venerable appearance, who has been estamined privately before the liotau Matron several times, upon a charge of hiving stolen a Bank of Ragland note for 1,041!. from the 'tenon of a gentie;nan of large fortune, in the Auction Mart, was this day publicly examined in the Justice Room. Ale. Hoat.rn, jun. appeared as solicitor for the prooecution ; Mr. Atont.ruts and Mr. lIARMEit *wended as counsel and soli citor for the plisoner. Mr. Robertson (the prosecutor), an elderly gentleman, deposed as follows :—I went to the Auction Mart on the 19th November, in tending to bid for an estate of considerable magnitude, and I took with site • sun of money, understanding that gilt-wash of 20 per cent. on the purchase money would be required. I had about me 9,6001. to bank -notes, which I had received for a cheek of Marsden and Co. on Sir Peter Pole and Co.; I did not look at the numbers of the notes, but at the amount. I had the notes of Mr. Marsden, jun, who went to get nie the money, which he brought to roe in nine 1.0001. notes. When I received the bent-notes I folded them up in a piece of paper, and put them in my left-hnrod trousers pocket. Before the sale commenced the auctioneer stated that the deposit required was not eo much as I had been given to Understand it was. 'I he estate was knocked down to me, and I had to par no more than 6,6181. as a depoeit, which I paid in five 40001. a .5001. at.it lOW. note, and my cheek for 181. lbs. making up together the amount of the deposit and of the auction duty. I pat those notes into the hands of Mr. Robins's clerk, and they were the san.e I had received trotu Mr. Marsden, jun. There remained in my pet session four 1,0001. notes, anti those I put up. I think, in the sante paper in which I had folded the whole before I entered the Auction Mart, and returned them to the saane packet. The Lotto Al vroa-Was this done in the open Mart, so that you could be seen 2 Mr. Itobertsora—lt was at the table in the open room ; I was per fectly open to observation. After the business was settled I pre. pared to depart; the room was croidetl, and I bad my great coat' on my arm, rot being able to get it on at the top of the room • on proceeding to the door I felt considerable obstruction, and I ex claimed, I think, " IYhy do you obstruct me 2" I did not know esectly how, but I found that I was greatly pressed by the people. When, however, I got. to the ended the room, and felt for my notes, I found they were gone. It immediately occurred to me that my pocket had been p.cked while I endeavoured to get through the crowd; but I still thought the notes might have worked out as I struggled through the crowd, and I retraced my steps, looking on the ground as I tent along, but I raw nothing. Upon returning I found no obstruction whatever ; so that I considered it quite clear that my pocket had been picked. I then went, accompanied by a gentlemen, to the Bank, and did all that was necessary towards stopping the payment of the notes. Mr. A DO t. s—Look at the gentleman at the bar, and tell me whether you have any Idea that you saw him at the Auction art on that day ? Mr. Robertson—Certainly not. 1 have net the slightest idea that I saw him. I never saw him to my knowledge before I saw bins here. Mr. Robert Clarke Marsden deposed that the check alluded to by Mr. Robertson had been paid by the firm to that gentleman, on the 17th of November. Wittiest went to the banking-house of Sir Peter Pole and Co. for Mr. Rohrtson, and received for him the amount. which he delivered'tolstm. Mr. Thomas Clifton, clerk tis Sic Peter Pole, proved the pay ment cattle check in bank notes, which he enumerated. Ainorgst them was No. lin, for 10001. It was proved by other evidence that the note No. 302, was one of those which Mr. Robertson was rubbed of at the Auction Mart. Mr. Cope. the Marshal, deposed, that a warrant against Mr. Palin having been issued, he went to that person's house, at No. 63, Holbom.bridgeoind in a bureau in the parlour, forted the bank note Nu. NJ. No other note was there. John Forrester, the officer. toot it out of a book in his presence. Mr. Roberton—Thut is one of the notes that ought to have been in my possession after I paid the deposit. Mr. ADOLPHUS—Mr. Cope, did you not go afterwards to the prisoner, by the direction of his sister, to a place where he was sitting amongst his Mends? Mr. Cope—l did. Mr. Aciotettus--And did he not request to be allowed to sit another hour with his friends. after which he accompanied you ? Mr. Cope—Certainly he did. John Forrester deposed, that he found the bank-note eat up in two parts, and placed hi different pieces of paper. The Loan hIAVOR—Mr. Palm, you have heard the circum- I stances which have been stated against you ; perhaps you can satis factorily account for the possession of this note ? Mr. Patin—My Lord, I feel so embarrassed under the disgrace. ful ehatite made against me, that I feel myself under the necessity of pubnuttiug the whole of the case to my Counsel. Mr. ADoLenns—.)ly Lord, I submit that there is nothing against my client in the evidence brought before you. In order to make this case within the rules of evidence, it is necessary to prove that Mr. Patin had the property in his possessi o n soon after the loss of it; but here nothing like recent possession has been proved. The Loon Mayon—According to that argument, then, a per son who steals a bank-note has only to lock it up a few months to be exonerated from all suspicion of the theft. ADOLPHUS—There are no suspicious eireametwices at. tending the discovery of the note in Mr. possession. He. Is a man in an extensive line of business. 'lf he kept a small chand ler's shop, and there appeared to be a wish of concealment, or an inclination to keep out of the way, it would have been a differeat thing. The Loan MAYOR—IIe is asked whether he can explain satis factorily for the possession of this note, and he immediately refers ms to his Counsel, or his solicitor; am I to consider that as a test of his innocence ? . . . Mr. ADoLortus-11e says he is embarraased. The LORD MAYOR—When an innocent man is charged with having stolen a 1000!. note, it is natural to expect that he will be as anxious as possible to give all the information in his power on the subject to acquit himself. Mr. Anotpisua—Suppose he had won it at play, he might not wish to expose that Tact. Suppose a friend, who was a bankrupt, bad given it to him to ittep, he might not wish to state that fact.__ _ _ _ . . --- The Loon' Mawon—lt is natural to suppose that he would mention tither of those facts, rather than lie ur.der the imputation of being a thief. ➢lr. ADOLPIICS—WeII, I am not obliged to account for the manner in which Ipt the watch now in my pocket. The other party mum prove that 1 stoic it, if I am charged with haring gut it dishonestly. The Loan - 311.twon—lt in rather-odd, you must admit, that person directly charged with a robbery of so serious a na tore should call upon his legal adruers to account for the pos session. Lt. II nn liEn—We say we have received it from Paris, and the prosecutor hi no right to make the wquiry. Mr. HOBLER, jun.—Tbe prisoner has already answered the suestion in private. His statement, which is entirety contradictory, is taken down, and the lewd Mayor can have it if he pleases, upon the oath of the Chief Clerk. Tha LORD MAYOR desired that the Chief Clerk should be The Chief Clerk then read the statement MAtie hy PRIM pri. vatcly. It mentioned, without saying a word about the person by whom it had been originally handed to Palin, that he (Palin) bad broughtit over here from Paris; and it contradicted that assertion, y etadog that a female at Paris had transmitted it to him. and that be had given twenty-tire thousand francs for It, although be was told it was a stolen note by the person from whom be bad purchased it. • The LOUD MAYOR said he should commit the prisoner for the (robbery. Mr. ADOLFO VS requested that the prisoner might be allowed to remain at the Compter until the result of an application to the Chief Justice to admit him to bail should be known. The Lon!) 31avon consented, and the prisoner was fully cote. witted for trial. Yesterday. it will be recollected, a complaint was made at this office by a foreigner against a member of the Stock Exchange, who is also one of the twelve brokers of the city of London, which cit. airily tended mast materially to prejudice the character of the indi vidual complained' against. Xis day this indirLittal ippstreil be fore the Wan 31/tv oa, in order to explain the matter, so as to exonerate himself• to the eyes of the public. The gentlervar)ji M r . Joseph Cohen, a most respectable broker, and member of both Stock Exchanges, brother-in-law • to Mr. Rothschild, and well known t0,111.101t every gentleman in the city of London : and from the account he gave of the affair, lie cleared his character, and sup. ported that reputation in society which he has so long enjoyed, at any rate to the cadre satisfaction of all present. , - Mr. Cohen stated, that although his name was not mentioned in the report alluded to, yet he felt it to be his duty, both as a member of the Stock Exchange, and as a sworn broker of the city of Lon don, to exculpate every member of each of those bodies from the charge which, by the report alluded to. was levelled at them ge- I nattily. He stated that he was applied to, and actually day - by day importuned by the complainant. to endeavour to dispose of forty 'shares in the Mart licster F.ptirehle Loan Company. It was an article he did not deal lb t , but, in order to were the complainant (to whom he well knew every pound was an objeetl, he succeeded in r selling them, although they wens not at the time a marketable cont. modtty. The tomplainaat wee, however, dissatisfied with the price at which he sold them, and therefore he informed him that he would try to get them back, mad accordingly borrowed of a friend on dr Stock Exchange forty other shares is Metairie ()amptiny, and gave them to the complainant in Iteu'vf the forty shares lie had told for him. • The complainant took the shares and appeared sa tisfied, but afterwards returned there, alleging that thee were not the original shares that he hail delivered to Mr. Cohen. To this he replied that they could not be got at, being actually wad and de livered ; complainant aim alleged that thesetatter shares weroof a different description to the shares originally doll, inasmuch as the one forty douse were those of:replan' who had actually signed the deed for carrying on the e.antary, and the others were those of per sons who bad not signed it ; but it was stated that there was no mark upon either shares by which one rata be distinguished front the other, and therefore, an tar as Cohen was concerned, he was I perfectly blameless, and it was subsequently asce rta i ne d th a t tha complainant himataf al• give hint back his urigiral shares, had himself actually bought these shares himself en the market. and hid them in his ponession, and afterwards sold them fit a pro Lt. Under these cireumstarcs the LOUD Mixon entirely ex. operated Mr. Cohen Oohs liaving been guilty of any improper or dishonourable conduct, and told tae complainant that he could 4o nothing lot him. The complainant COLA not deny one wend of Mr. Cohen's:rate.. acct. lacrtseraLt; Accurst ,out knelt, rutted lama tee, instilt e &h, fearing they Might expel him fetal MI Society;' Brown and Robert ittichts,ereew-bepaight tip, On suspicion of being withdrew hie claim. concerned in a felony. I Sometime after he claimed under another rule an allowance during George Ford. purists conetable of st. Andrew's, polborns stated sickness, but the exception applying to that alto, an ovplanation i that he prisoners came to Ills house about eleven o'clock at night, again ensued between him and the secretary ; in consequence of and having inquired for him, he was called to them, when Brown, ' which his claim was for the time abandoned. But within these after Minnring whether his name was Ford, asked him whether he , few days, his wife haring died, be now put fourard his claim to a would buy a thimble," ailing he WAS informed that he <Ford) , stun of money allowed by the Society to a member on the decease Milk buy anti+ a thing. Wimple knew this was a slang name for of his wife; but the exceptions being eqttally applicable to this as w watch, and asked the prironer whether it WAS a silver thimble or ' to the other rules under which he had claimed, the Secretary te a gold one. Brown repliedit was a salver one, and produced the sifted the claim, and determined on taking the opinion of the Me• watch which witness now produced. Witness then asked him I gistrate on the question. where it came from—was all safer Brown said it came from the I The Magistrates having perused the rules, were of opinion tbor cricket match on Kenningtomeommon, and he might depond all this man's case could only be considered as imprisonment for was safe. Witness immediately took Mein both into custody, debt, and not for such a crime as the rules contemplated. end on searching them found a watch, seal, and key. The female said that no persons but debtors were confined in The prisoners bring called on fur their defence, Brown told a Whitecross-street prison ; that Griffith was only imprisoned for long story of his having gone into a public-house the night before, debt, and if he were able to pay it he woula be immediately jibes where a man offered the watch, Real, and key, for fifteen shillings ; rated. and thinking it a hargein. he bought it ; and being told that It appearing also that Griffith had regularly paid his 03ntributiow Mr. Ford, who lives in Field-lane, was a likely person to pus- to the Society, Mr. Tweronn said it might be a material consi• chase it, he went to him to sell it, being desirous of realising his deration whether the Society had nut, by receiving the money, reap mop: with as little delay u possible. tiered themselves liable. The Alderman inquir.d whether any person was present when The Secretary said it was hard that their funds should be held he made tlle purchase. out as an inducement for unlawfully making whisky, as would be The ptisoner replied, a Feat many, but no one that he knew the case if they were to pension a man suffering imprisonment for except Atkins. his fellomp usoner. such an o ff ence. The case involved questions of so much import - Atkins repeated Brown story, as his witness. ance to Benefit Societies in genetal, that he thought they must go The Alderman remanded the prisoners; and said he would ad- to the Sessions with it. vertise the *etch, M there could be no doubt of its having been Mr. TWYTORD informed him that in this case there was no ltp• stolen. peal, and that if the order of the Magistrates were resisted, they that remedy of el• -----••• Just as the Alderman, Sir James Shaw, was about to leave the Justice-room. a middle-aged woman, evidently in deep stiliction, advanced to the bottom of the table, and prayed to be heard. say ing she had a complaint to make of the parish officers of St. Dun stan. A person on the part of the parish was in attendance, and came forward to answer the complaint. The poor woman then stated that she had gained a settlement in St. Dunstan's parish by servitude, and having been lately obliged to leave ber situation by sickness, she became reduced to the great. lest distress ; but being now sufficiently recovered to return again to service, ahe applied to the parish officers for a small relief to enable her to get as much of her clothes out of pawn, as would enable her to go to her place, having been obliged to pawn every thing on I which the could obtain even a few pence, for support, during her illness. Eight or ten shillings, she told them, would be sufficient. The parish officers heard the story, gave her a shilling, and desired her to come again on Thursday. She went as desired, but they then poitively refused to give her any farther relief ; and on Friday, the person who was then present, went to the room of a poor wo. man in Apollo-court, Fleta.strect, whom she had long known, anti who, in compassion of her situation, had lately accommodated her with half a bed, she (the applicant) being utterly unable to pay for even the most wretched accommodation, and he endeavoured to make her friend turn her out, saying she had no right to harbour any one that might become chargeable to the parish. Her friend refused to turn her out far anything the of could say, and he then went to the landlady of the house, and caused her to threat. en to turn out her own lodger, if site gave part of her bed ano ther night to the wretched applicant. This threat could not be resisted; she was obliged to leave the house and to walk in the street the whole night. The poor woman here burst into tears in an agony of grief. Tim woman who had shared her bed with the miserable appli cant now stood by her side, and, mingling her tears, said it was all true. The public, who know Sir James Shaw's characteristic humani ty, may Judge of his feelings at hearing this account. " This," said he, " is the most scandalous affitir I have ever known in the city of London, as long as I have been a magistrate of it—it is enough to bring disgrace on the city." Tile parish officer said he could put another colour on it—the woman had obtained a settlement in the country by marriage, and I she was bound to go to her husband's parish. " Sir," said Sir James Shaw, " an angel from heaven could not put any colour on it but that of inhumanity Your were bound to relieve her, er to pass her to her parish." The officer said they were then willing to pass her to her parish if she would go. The poor woman, through her tears, said she had a place to go to on Monday, if they would only enable her to get her clothes. Sir James took out his purse, and giving her a liberal relief suf ficient to lit bet out for her place, desired her to return home with the chriatian woman who had altered her bed with her in her deep affliction, and who might be assured that no parish officer should harm her for her compassion. The poor womcu left the (ace together, invoking blessings on Sir James. The case evidently strongly excited the feelings of the audi tory ; and their warm approbation of the conduct of the magis trate. was not diminished by its striking contrast with that of other parties. FORGED PAWNBROKERS' DUPLICATES. BOW4TREET, AUG. 27.—0 n Sarurday last an application was made to Sir It. Btaste on behalf of a person who had ad. winced money to a pawnbroker, for the release of property under the following circum s tances:— The applicant, who was, believe, a Solicitor, stated, that on Thuradas last a pawnbroker's ticket had been picked up in the street. lrhieit Koval to botbcduplicale oaf a watch ; and the sum loot thereon being, as seemed by the mark, only six shillings, the finder determined to release it ; but, on presenting it at the poem_ brokers he was informed that the watch had been pledged for 91. and that it was really a esluable gold watch. The man was in. ductod, by this representation, to raise the remainder of the money ; but on presenting the balance, the pawnbroker detained both watch and money, and informed the messenger that the ticket was • • a forgery. The pawnbroker's shopmen stated that a great number of forged duplicates had of late been attempted to be passed off in precisely the same manner; and there was no doubt but it was a new species of fraud, got up for the purpose of cheating unsuspecting persons into a purchase of those tickets. Sir R. BIRNIE said, the party deserved to lose his money, be cause, though he had found the ticket, yet he had no right whatever to apply It to his own use, but ought to have adver. tined it for the benefit of the owner, or he might have given it up to a Magistrate. It was quite a mistaken notion to suppose that the tinder of property of any sort could legally hold it. The pawnbroker had done his duty in holding over the money until it was proved in what way the ticket had come into the claimant's possession. After some further dismission, Sir RICIZAttD desired the pawn. broker to refund the money, but to preserve the ticket. Mai tarononost -ST ter x T.Auortist 47.—The Spaniard named ' ' Blasco was again brought up on the charge of having inipmed spu nous peals on two pawnbrokers, named Charoneaux and Norman. Every search had beca made for the Frenchman. named Fkvland, whom Blasco stated to 'have made him his dupe in the transaction, but In vain. Some persons, who knew Blasco in Spain. having offered to reim burse the two pawsbrol,ers, the case was postponed with that Cant *neither of the pawnbrokers attending on Saturday, Blasco was dutlasAd. Soon after. however, Mr. Chavoniaux entered the office. Mr. DYES. the magistrate. told him, that Mr. Blasco hail been there the'greater pan or the day, but the complainants not attending, perticulariValr. Norman, those ease was the clearest against Bhutco, he supposed that the matter was settled. Mr. Charoneaux mid. not its Mr as he was concerned ; and, in. deed, he would, under uU the circumstances, rather see an example made, then even get back his money. Mr. firma said, that his case was be nn means a satisfactary ono, as his yourtnart could not identity Blasco. Mr. Charemeaum said. that to be sure was true : but then Mr. Norman's case ails clearly made out. One of the Officers observed, that Mr. Norman had, he be lieved, settled the mitten, by agreeing to receive his money by m. sialments. Mr. Charceseaux seemed much surprised, and quitted the Office. While Blum) was in the Office, Mr. Dyer said, that he had re ceived a few days since an anonymous letter from some person, en closing a sovereign, to be given to him towards rditviog him front his embarrassment. ltir.Dyer then handed over the letter and sovereign to Blasco, and seeing that the poor man was much overcome by his feelings, The Ma ,. - Assured him that he would not have taken that trek' aigistrata ilimaf.adasaitas4.o4rik*Ejatitccita,s_. the ivie,lf - meant of acknowledgMg Ute rtretPrtorit MOIR ‘lagistrate, and h-- directed • must issue a wamnt of distress; and ._ ,tho only edy Society would be by an action for damages. At length an arrangement was effected, the female passing her word for the funeral expenses, and the secretary undertaking to in demnify her fur the amount. It was then agreed that the parties sholid appear again before the Magistrates M the course of a few days. Ustox-HALL, Alto. 27.—Daiffil, the broker, of Gravel-lane, Southwark, was some days ago summoned to this office before Mr. Allen, for certain overcharges while levying a distress for rent on the g oods and chattels of an aged couple named Broad. The final investigation was deferred for a few days at the request of the de fendant, who then stated that he would bring forward evidence to contradict the assertions that had been alleged against him. The tacts as stated by the complainant on the former occasion have al ready appeared. Oa Friday last DufEl appeared, attended by Mr. Thessiger, the barrister. Previous to the inquiry being gone into, the defend ant complained to the Magistrate of the injury the former rcp_rt of this case %as likely to produce on his character. All the facts alleged against him by Mrs. Broad and, her legal adviser Alt. Crisp were, he said, exaggerated to the highest degree, and calcu lated to do him an irreparable injury is the way of his trade. He here handed a newspaper to the Magistrate containing the report, which was read by Mr. Staples, the chief clerk; who observed that it was a correct account of what occurred before the Magis trate on the previous examination. Mr. ALLEN here remarked, that as long as the gentlemen con nected with the newspapers who attended, that office reported the cases with candour and fairness, he would never interfere with their pursuits. It did not appear that there were any inaccuracies, with the exception of a mistake of the allowance per day to the defend. ant's man in possession, which should have been half-a-crown in stead of seven shillings. Mr. Thessiger read an extract from the Report alluded to, in which a Mr. Crisp, the complainant's legal adviser, was made to state certain observations. "Now ' " said the Learned Counsel, " I am prepared to prove that this person is not clothed with any authority to assume the character of Solicitor or Attorney ; and I cannot, as a Barrister, appear in a case opposed to such a per son ; therefore I certainly shall throw up my brief if he is allowed to proceed." Mr. Crisp admitted that he was not a Solicitor, but that be had come forward to state the facts at the request of the poor people, who were so shamefully imposed upon by the defendant. The Magistrate perceiving that there was no other person at tending on the behalf of the complainants, and having decided that he should not prevent Mr. Crisp from conducting the case, as he had hitherto dons. Mr. Thessiger immediately resigned his brief into the hands of the person by whom it was drawn up, and who acted as attorney fur the defendant. This individual, who then took upon himself the charge of his client's case, was precisely on a footing with his opponent, Mr. Crisp, neither of whom are qualified Solicitors. The facts, as they have already appeard, were then stated by the complainant. It was urged, on the part of the defendant, that the the inventory given to Mrs. Broad after the sale of her effects had several errors in it, which it was the intention of Mr. Duffil to correct, but the complainant had not given him time before she proceeded against him. The overcharges were then specified, and the Magistrate ad judged that the defendant should pay treble the amount—in all to 21. 4s. Duihil, on leaving the office, declared that the statement made by Mrs. Broad, as to the bed having been taken from under her hue band, had no foundanon in it. he 4 any other _ Mr. Blasco bowed to the Alt handed over the sove reign to a person, who was (1,. to pay it to Mr. Norman, which corroborates in a great degree the statement mad. by the officer. Algity-t.a.atostrat OsTrew, Aronsx-27.—This being the d y appointed far Mr. Griffith. the Alagietrate, to decide as to the le- gal right of Mawr-la-bonne parish to refuse to receive children into the wo‘klyouse unless accompanied by the parent, considerable in terest. was excited, and it was expected that an elaborate discussion would take place. The gentlemen of the Board, however, attend. ed, and when Mr. Griffith took his seat it was intimated that their opinion, as regarded the law of the queston, upon considera tion, was in concurrence with his own, and every , thing in the shape of argument a 55 avoided. Several individuals, connected with different parishes attended, and appeared very anxious to hear the question brought to an issue. Mrs. Staples, the wtduw whose application gave rise to this im portant question, was in attendance with her children, and appeared in great distress. After MO MC was decided she was ordered to re ceive all the benefits eviehig front the .71latestrate's decision on the law of the subject, tettieh, we are informed applies to other parishes as well as that of St. illary-le-bonue,and will incur most consideta exper.se upon them. I3IPORTANT TO BENEFIT I.OCIETI ES. WOISHIP.STIEET, AtIO. 27.---The Secretary el the " Friend in Need" Benefit Society, ChlawelLstreet, appeared before the Sitting 31agistrates (Mr. TWYFORD and Mr. Osmiasie) ammo ponied by a female. deputed by a member of the Society, 'to batik their opinion in a case, hz saki, of great importance to the Society, viz.:— William Critlith, one of their Members, was about four months ego contacted under the Revenue „Laws far illicit distillation, and being usable to pafthe penalty of 200/. was committed to White cross.stteet prison, where he still remains. By a ride of the So. ciety, a member coffering iniprioonment for a just tlehl is entitled to a certain weekly allowance eluting the term ot his imprisonment, but spy member convicted of treason , sedition , felony, fraud, or any other crime whereby he shall forfeit hi. liberty, is excepted from the [moat of the rule. nod Fable to exclusion from the So ciety. The Secretary .stand, lief Griffith applied to hint for the weekly Allowance for imprisonment, when he pointed out the ex., minions, which bethought smialy . applicable to the case, promis. ding, hlwever, at tits enure time, to lay the cztc'befor.: the CURIOUS CASE OF LuxAm An inquisition was last week held at the White Hart Inn, Solis b•Jr v, to Inquire whether a gentleman of property, limed Sack-' vip• Borroaghs, Esq. V3l, or was not a lunatic. . . 31-. Backville Burroughs (the lun;tict anted, that the people in the 1"01111C had been using coercive ineasures with hint ; that they I.l,hr:el to talm sissy kiss •property ; that he had a Large stun of money, from '2OO to 300.0001. in Parts, tent there by Mr. Coutes, i cue he ahould be arrested while on the Continent • that he had n us bee rarliamer.t for Preston, in Lancashire, and gad been voted a Peer of the realm. 'Dr. Finch, in describing the incoherent notions of Mr. Bur. roughs. said, among otter things, when he fi rst came to me, the 12ohe of Wellington wils an object of his revenge. He said he bad been persecuted by him on account of his having greater influence is the country dun the Duke, and on account or his promotion. Hs then changed the object front the Dake to Lord Liverpool. and sot, if tic had an opportunity he would kick them. sod shoot them, arid be revenged of them. About a fortnight ago Lord Radnor and LIM Folkston, sere objects of his revenge. He believes in super. nkural agency, and flurries that the secrets of the Cabinet are con. ye* to bins thereby. lie says, that the Ministers have given 11M. each to Lord Folkston@ and othirs to .-at. He told me he bad been examining Dr. Reer's Cychrxdia, and found that nine thing.; in ten were wrong. He mid Pr. Rees tilled a ship a ms.' clime ; bat.be walled it a piece of a machine made pp of sympathy. I Whirl him how an Inanimate Aingttiuld arab% of sym. pia y t He answered. in the same manner as the wool of a cast syrtrottithxd with the sheep from which it was takes. He fancies tronaeif a Peer of the realm, an has with his peerage Rom lOU to 3i.1.000/. Pr Grove examined—l had some conversatioo with him about Dibinet Ministers. Ile said Lord Liverpool and Lord Grey. o ..110 the sanction of the King, had murdered Alt. Petteval. I a, 4 him how he knew ? He said he bad secret intelligence that • hull at Mr. Warburton's had provided the pistol. He said all b.. meat was drugged—it had a great effect upon his constitution, and n, sde hint as remnanty a bull. He said he bad a large sum u; money left him by the will of Mr. Coyne ; that lie was in the pi . .session of ninthill, which he intended to sell. He talked of starting a nage-coach from foothill to London, and laid M knew Le should lose 2.00 hf. a year by It, but still he would start it. He Aso said he was a Peer of the realm, and sat in the Haase of Com., miens ; that I:c had a privilege of sitting in either House. Ile abused Cyrforrdirt, and said be could write a better in a few widts. He el,o abused Lord Pembroke. He told me he was nut mail, hut was con fi ned by Government on acemint et' opposition to We Allnisters. He also told me many other things, but, he spoke so incoherently I could not folios. him. The medical men were decidedly of opinion that Mr. Burroughs was insane ; bat the lilt accounts do rot give the verdict of the J.lry. Arty atc•rr CO(' RIC—A gentleman who has lately re tesreertfrom the West, informed the Editor of the illeJ an-1 JrifiGinietie, that in pasting through the State of Indians, I be stepped et a county town during the Session of the r.ourt in that place. He was invited to attend the Court, awl accordingly went. He found the judge sitting on a larre hloik iii one corner of a log cabin, paring his MC 3. Slit. and the liquibers of the Bar next the Judge, sera r.verl from the people by a pole fastened to the sides of the I.lluse, and exteu,:ing across the room. Soon lafter . he en-, tetod this seat of justice, the Judge inquired Of the Sheriff wl-e the jury were not forthcoming—to which he replied that he hail eleven tied up stairs, and bib deputies were en etaliii running the twelfth dowu, so that the Jury would iy in a few minutes. Upon this our traveller imme diately departed, and s o on after lift the state.—Americen ?Ver. Clito • .dug, ci, 411t1s IAMIG 11141i.11/ lJ • ADULTERATION OF SUGAR. We have received a letter from >tr,Bla,ko, of Broad-street, Golden.squate, whose name appeared In our police report on Satur day, connected with a charge of adulterating sugar with salt. Be states that he told .tar. Conant that ho was in the habit of going into the market and buying his sugar sometimes of one house and sometimes of another, but that he had bought no sugar from the house of For. and Price for several months.—ED. Ba. Pa. PROVIDENTIAL ACQUITTAL—A lad, named Male, was tried at the Old Bailey Sessions on the 14th of Sept. 1772, for a highway robbery, and his identity positively sworn to by several witnesses. When called upon for his defence, he persisted in his innocence, and said that his witnesses would prove it. These witnesses were the books of the Court, by which it appeared, that ou the very day and at the very hour when he was stated to have committed the robbery, he was on trial at the bar, where be then stood for a similar offence, in which he was likewise unfortunate enough to be mistaken for the guilty person : he was, of course, honourably acquitted. A THIS! CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAI . .-.—Early on Sa turday morning, as.tha shopmen belonging to Messrs. Hil lyer's furniture warehouse, No. 25, Mount-street, Lam beth, were opening the premises, to their great consterna tion found a man concealed behind some furniture in the shop, he was instantly secured. It appeared that the man had contrived to secret himself on the evening previous, with the intention, in concert with others, to plunder the warehouse, but was fortunately frustrated in his object by the place being so well secured", that with all his ingenuity, he could not even gain his own liberty, and was obliged to remain a prisoner until the opening of the premises. He had therefore concealed himself in the hopes of making his escape the first favourable opportunity ; but was prevented by his discovery. On Friday, about two'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Har bour, horse-dealer, of Silver -street, Golden-square, sent his son, a youth between fourteen and fifteen years of age, to Mr. Kemson's, of New-street, for a chaise cart ; the lad had harnessed the horse, and just seated himself in the cart, when the animal, a very spirited and fresh young mare, started off at full speed into Broad-street, from thence into Little IVindmill-street, and down Great Wind mill-street into Piccadilly. The youth not possessing suf ficient power to restrain her, she turned the corner sharply into Regent-street, and unfortunately came in contact with the poet. The boy was thrown out a distance of several yards. She then pursued her course, with the harness at her heels, and was not stopped until she had reached the corner of Carlton-place and Pall-mall. The shafts were broken of short, by the violessee of the concussion, both springs were broken, and the vehicle dashed to pieces. The boy was carried in a senseless state to the shop of Mr. Cobbe, the chymist, in Regent-street; and upon restora tives being administered he was so far recovered as to be carried home in the course of the afternoon. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday morning week, about nine o'clock, as Mr. King's servant, of the Axe public house, Watergate-street, was going into the cellar, she per ceived a man lying at the bottom of the steps. He proved to be a person named Willia.n Bourke, an Irishman, who obtained a precarious livelihood by teaching writing from house to house. He had nothing to drink, and it is sup posed that he had missed his way in going out, and fell down the cellar steps. On being brought up, his skull, which was remarkably thin—indeed scarcely thicker than glass—was found to be dreadfully fractured. He was im mediately taken to the infirmary ' • and although every at tention was paid him by. Mr. Bag, tall, surgeon, and the' professional gentlemen belonging to that establishment, the unfortunate man expired two hours afterwards. A Coroner's inquest was held on the body, and the Jury brought in a verdict of "Accidentally killed."—Chester CA rtinide. INCREASED VALUE OF PROPERTY.—On Thursday last, the Wellington public-house at ilunslet was brought to the hammer, and was bought in at the sum of 1730/.; and was, however, afterwards sold by private contract for two 'thousand rounds to Mr. Thornton, clothier, near Bradfotd. The same premises, which cover the space of 708 square yards, were sold within the last 20 years for six hundred pan nds. On Friday last, Mr. Thornton, gardener to Thomas Bonham, Esq. gathered an extraordinary large bunch of grapes, several Pleasuring three inches in circumference., It was taken from the same vine as the bunch for which 'he obtained the second prize at the Chichester flortieultural , Soci.;•ty.4-11aorpr4irs Chronicle. SHOOTING. [From the Work by Colonel 'larder.) The knore shots I fire, the more I am persuadedltas t h e flint-gun shoots the strongest into the bird, and by far th, easiest against the shoulder. It seems a paradox that a K. oussion should fire quicker, and yet not stronger than flint-gun ; but, most assuredly, this is the case. It may per. haps, in some measure, be accounted for thus : the gas flies instantaneously through the whole charge of powder, and puts it in motion with such rapidity, that one-half of the powder is not ignited till the other half and the shot has,. made some progress up the barrel, and consequently ther t : takes place (owing perhaps to the vacuum which is th us occasioned) a violent concussion or re-action, which, s o far from giving strength to the shot, is rather inimical to projectile force, though it causes a severe strain on the barrel, and therefore shakes every other part of the gun. For this reason I find, that instead of almost equal mene t:: of powder and shot (the sure proportion for strop g and good shooting,) a detonater, in one s own defence, had better b e loaded with three quarters in measure of powder, to fear quarters of shot; and that long barrels, which are open e d behind, and nip the charge in the cylinder, till more of the powder is burnt, do more justice to the percussion syslete than the others. I had ample proof of this by an expert. ment with a musket of three feet six inches, and a double gun of two feet eight inches. The musket, when made into a detonator, shot very near, if not quite, as well as when a flint gun; but the double s gun did not s h oot so well, afterwards, by at least one-fourth; which evidently shows that quickness and strength are not always cotnbinel For instance, load one gun with large-grained powder, and another with very fine canister powder; we are quite sure that the latter will fire the quickest; but I would back tie other to fire the stronaest, if of equally good quality, b e . cause the larger powder has the more projectile force.' Again, fire a small detonator and a swivel gun, ay, a twe l ve pounder if you please, at a mark only thirty yards off; and see if the little gun does not shoot up to that distance al quick as, or quicker than, the ethers! And vet would it not be ridiculous to compare them for strength Mr. Baker says---" by the detonating, or percussion prin. ciple, the whole of the powder is fired instantaneously, but the very quickness with which the powder is burned, in my opinion, lessens its general effect, and I am satisfied more execution will be done at an equal distance with the charge from the common flint. Indeed, I bare proved this by many experiments from the same barrel. In rai n , or snow, the percussion lock will act, from its detonating powder, more correctly than the common flint lock ; and this, by sportsmen, is considered its greatest, and, I must confess, it appears to me, its only advantage." This, and I should add (as I ob serve d i n 18 2 2), the "w on d e rful accuracy it gives in so readily obeying the eye ;" and (as I observed in Mt), " ha, ing scarcely any flash from the lock of the first barrel to intercept the sight of the second." While I was using nothing but detonating guns for four seasons, it was the remark of my man, that he never had the pleasure of seeing me make such long shots as I was once in the habit of doing; and I, ready to lay all the fault on myself, or rather to a premature attack of tba: anno domini complaint which must befall thl best of felt that I dare not blame system which my.superiors had so universally adopted. I took up a flint gun. This ern worse and worse, as its comparative slowness made me truism even fair shots. Last year, however, having been pre. vented by illness from taking a gun in hand till just' efore the end of the season, the sensation of firing a flint ands detonator became, as it were, de noro. I accordingly took up a flint gun, and down came the shots, min former days! name this as a simple fact. Let others argue the point as they - please. So I shall now conclude the subject br reducing the matter to a very few words. Can you shoot well with a flint gun? Yes. Then " leave well enough alone." Can you ? No. Then by all means p and get a detonator. Keep yobr game in a safe, or a well-secured larder, to avoid flies; and to get rid of rats, you have only to leave out, for their supper, a red herring, which you must fits: split open, and then occasionally heat before the fire, while you put over and into it about as much corrosive sublimate of mercury as would lie on a half-crown. The rats, when they have eaten of this, will shortly afterwards adjourn to the water; and instead of returning, there drink themselves to death. This is a far more certain recipe to destroy rats than mercurial ointment. It may be worrh while to ot serve also, en xusant, that the corrosive sublimate of mer cury is a never failing remedy to destroy bugs, tf tniml with spirits of wine, and well worked, with a paint brush, into the joints and crevices of furniture. -, t;;;1 and SHOOTING. ...-......._ . . [From the Work by Colonel Hawker.] The Mire shots I fire, the more I am persuaded%at the flint-gun shoots the strongest into the bird, and by far il l , easiest against the shoulder. It seems a paradox that a p,, , . suasion should fire quicker, and yet not stronger than a Sint-gun ; but, most assuredly, this is the case. It may per. haps, in some measure, be accounted for thus : the gas fli es instantaneously through the whole charge of powder, and puts it in motion with such rapidity, that one-half of the powder is not ignited till the other half and the shot hat. made some progress up the barrel, and consequently tbet; takes place (owing perhaps to the vacuum which is thou occasioned) a violent concussion or re-action, which, so far from giving strength to the shot, is rather inimical to projectile force, though it causes a severe strain on the barrel, and therefore shakes every other part of the gun. For this reason I find, that instead of almost equal meant.. of powder and shot (the sure proportion for strop g and good shooting,) a detonater, in ones own defence, had better be loaded with three quarters in measure of powder, to fort quarters of shot; and that long barrels, which are opse e d behind, and nip the charge in the cylinder, till more of the powder is burnt, do more justice to the percussion system than the others. I had ample proof of this by an expert. ment with a musket of three feet six inches, and a double gun of two feet eight inches. The musket, when made into a detonater, shot very near, if not quite, as well as when a flint gun; but the double s gun did not s h oot so well, afterwards, by at least one-fourth; which evidently shows that quickness and strength are not always combine!, For instance, load one gun with large-grained powder, and another with very fine canister powder; we are quite sure that the latter will fire the quickest ; but I would back tie other to fire the stroneest, if of equally good quality, b e . cause the larger pow der b has the more projectile force.' Again, fire a small detonator and a swivel gun, ay, a twelv e pounder if you please, at a mark only thirty yards off, and see if the little gun does not shoot up to that distaece at quick as, or quicker than, the ethers! And vet would it not be ridiculous to compare them for strength Mr. Baker sayie--" by the detonating, or percussion prin. ciple, the whole of the powder is fired instantaneously, but the very quickness with which the powder is burned, in my opinion, lessens its general effect, and I am satisfied . more execution will be done at an equal distance with the charge from the common flint. Indeed, I bare proved this - by many experiments from the same barrel. in rain, or snow, the percussion lock will act, from its detonating powder, more correctly than the common flint lock ; and • this, by sportsmen, is considered it s grea t est , an d , I must 7-i confess, it appears to me, its only advantage." This, and I should add (as I obser ve d i n 18 2 2), the "wo n d e rful 1 accuracy it gives in so readily obeying the eye ;" and (as I observed in 1820, " has ing scarcely any flash from the lock of the first barrel to intercept the sight of the second." While I was using nothing but detonating guns for four seasons, it was the remark of m y man , t h at h e never 1 had the pleasure of seeing me ma k e suc h l ong s h ots as I i was once in the habit of doing; and I, ready to lay all the I fault on myself, or rather to a premature attack of the: anno domint complaint which must befall thl best of us, felt that I dare not blame system which my.superiors had so universally adopted. I took up a flint gun. This was worse and worse, as its comparative slowness made me miss even fair shots. Last year, however, having been pre. vented by illness from taking a gun in hand till just het . = T the end of the season, the sensation of firing a flint ands h detonator became, as it were, de noro. I accordingly took It up a flint gun, and down c a me t h e s h ots, Lein former days! d l name this as a simple fact. Let others argue the point , _it as they - please. So I shall now conclude the subject br •P reducing the matter to a very few words. Can von shat .:1 1 well with a flint gun? Y es . Th en "leave well enough alone." Can you ? No. Then by all means p and get , 1 a detonater. Keep yobr game in a safe, or a well-secured larder, to avoid flies; and to get rid of rats, you have only to leave out, for their 'nipper, a red herring, which you must first ' .-- split open, and then occasionally heat before the fire, while . 1 5 you put over and into it about as much corrosive sublimate of mercury as would lie on a half-crown. The rats, when they have eaten of this, will shortly afterwards adjourn to T the water; and instead of returning, there drink themselves in to death. This is a far more certain recipe to destroy rats than mercurial ointment. It may be worrh while to oh- T serve also, en posaant, that the corrosive sublimate of mer- cury is a never failing remedy to destroy bugs, tf Mixed SE with spirits of wine, and well worked, with a paint brush, D 4 into the joints and crevices of furniture. SPORTING INTRLLIG.ENCE. ..... IVEYMO H R UTACES. I :FIRST DAY, ACO, 26. The King's Plate, 100 guineas. Two 3liles. -•-• Mr. Dilly newel Prosody, aged - . - 1 1 Mr. Fellow nainscl ESCapt, aged . - - .2 2 1 Mr. Farquharson named Black and all Black. aged. alf A fine race. S. Day rode the winner, and J. Day Escape. A Plate of 50 sovereigns, given by Worshipful Mayor. Mr. Fargaharloa's Pnwenument, 4yrs old - I 2 I Bet Lord Palmerston's Biondetta, 6yrs old - - 2 1 2 Mr. Ryan's Salisbury, 4yrs old . • 3 3 dr A most excellent race, won by a head. The winner rode by A. Percy ; Biandctta, by C. Day ; and 6ali.. be I bury, by J. Day. 1 Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovereigns each, with 30 added by the Met- este bets for the Borough. 4/xi Heats a mile and a half. Lot Mr. Radclyffe's Getaway, aged, Ilst. OW. - 3 3 1 1 _Lot Mr. Hick's 31agnet. 6yrs old, 121 t. blb. - - 0I 2 2 the Sir. Davis's Grind Compounder, aged, 12st 81b. 0 2 0 0 Prii Mr. Radclyife's John, syrs old, 12st. 11b. . 4 dr. in tl This was the finest race ever seen, each heat only won by a held j ore Captain Stewart rode Getaway ; Mr. Hicks, Magnet ; Mr. Pa. — via, Grand Compounder, and Mr. C. Radclyffe, Join. ' GREAT PERFORMANCE.-A match for 100 sovereigns IDS 8 made at the close of Egham races on Friday evening by a Gentle. ' In ti man of the name of Seymour, for his groom, Hamilton, to goo .who foot from the course to Lodd o n.b r id ge , f our m il es on the Leadendrai side Reading, and return, a distance of thirty-four miles, in duce the hours and fifty minutes. The pedestrian started at day-brisk', and pan performed the first nine mil es , near B rac k ne l, within an hour std g a iv h e a n it ii t n h e e , d f i r s es ta i n h ce H to e Lod peri d o o r n m - ed brid ea ge c , h i m n fi fo e u b r ac m k in v u i t t es hin w h it is hi t a ir e. e. e riz lri cj halted five minutes at Sunning-hill, and won easy, with fear minutes to spare. last The boxing match between Salmon, a pupil of Robinson, the _ black, and Gerrard, a carman, for twenty sovereigns, proved util t T to Salmon on Thursd a y l ast , at M u i re , in Scotland. Gerrard is I • powerful man, of fifteen stone, and the deceased was twelve store 1.14 only. The survivor had the best of all the rounds, and contirtall/ Max gave heavy falls as well as blows until the forty-fifth round. ail , and I the deceased was carried array senseless, and died before he naafi 11. 6. 0. 14 the next inn. s—___ __—t Lent Vane BIRTHS. I On the 23d inst. the lady o f J. Fielden, Esq. Witten i t t• S th ke e tt Lancashire, of a son. Mose At Novar House, on the 20th inst. the lady of Hugh Rose, lif t t am of Glastulich, of a son. _ L. E MARRIED. doni, On the 20th instant, at Ancram House, Roxburgbshire, the BO: More B O r i y lbert done. Ell E i s o q t : 44u to Williamina, youngest daughter of the late Patna Css i t At Cralgie House, Ayrshire, on the 24th instant, • the Rev . .. 1111 ' t ie, .. Liam Clime, of Boughton Hall, Cheshire, to Mary, Yu'wr - .L'oun4 daughter of Richard Campbell, Esq. of Craigie. lately At Cheltenham, on the 25th inst., the Reverend John itki t ' n.erci foot, B.D. Vicar of Ponteland, in the county of Nortkurrba• rang e land, and late Fellow of .tenon College, Oxford, to Cedes' Pul youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Kettilby, Rector of W , Gum Bedfordshire. `urns' surer On the 2d instant, at Ulverston, the Rev. John Barton. Sal' man man Commoner of St. M ar y Hall, son of the Rev. Henry Su!!! is ca g 1 31. A. Rector of Eaatchurch Kent, to Eleanor, daughter of ditus -..---e. John Taker, Esq. of Elverston. licit 1481 A few days since, the Rev. William Payne, M.A. of rein . College, and Recto r o f Pitney, to Polyxena Ann, o nly daughte ' :r i the late Robert Michell, Esq. of Langpon. .....--• i DIED. ..rg e On Wednesday last, at his house, St. Thomaa's.squart, 11 ' 6 ride, '', ney, Edward Pickard, Esq in the 80th year of his age. „..„, tion of On the 24th at G reen hill G rove , t h e res id ence o f R ic h st d Fib ' and V. Esq. bliss Carrington, eldest daughter of the late John Cnatrig Ited s s e ton, Esq. Cabi n At the Royal 51ilitary College, Miss Elizabeth Butler, doe ger fitted t of the late Lieutenaat-Governor. htill g , In Tralee,Peutenant-Coloncl Spring, late of his 311,01'1Y .3 s ' d Cltrab, Regiment of Foot. . t .,r,1 *hi s 1 On the 23th inst. a t Cranfield Rectory ; Bed:Washita IS The Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. James Beard. ypil.e ter 1101 On the Illth inst. st his house at Streatham Paragon_, . ' ue , t , . it , Hayward. Esq. many years Deputy of the Ward of Draw- having on that day completed the 724 year of his age. -- - _ ----- -- -- 111611 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TH IS PAY' . . r Morning 38 min. a f ter 2. i E ven i ng 54 min. &furl' . . . 1 1111/1", Print i ed si a , t s T o ll an E d, B at ß 4 lT pu lS oli li sh P a ß b E y SS L o c ffi A : ,, , bbroJl.,3l2l%.CrAilh,:tY' 1117 i h tico l l i e ....,,,, .....00 Si-••• 14 -*liii,o6..lllft --A •••••••..- • -....saiip. :ft. -- pirtt---n SPORTING INTRLLIG.ENCE. IVEYMOUTB RACES. :FIRST DAY, ACO, 26. The King's Plate, 100 guineas. Two Miles. Mr. Dilly natmd Prosody, aged - 1 I Mr. Fellow ha:lyd Escape, aged . - - .2 2 31r. Farquharson namtd Black and all Black. aged. A line race. S. Day rode the winner, and J. Day Escape. A Plate of 50 sovereigns, given by Worshipful 3layor. Mr. Fargeharlow's Presenument, 4yrs old . I Lord Palmerston's Biondetta. 6yrs old - . 2 1 Mr. Ryan's Salisbury, 4yrs old . 3 3 dr A most excellent race, won by a head. The winner rode by A. Percy ; Biondctia, by C. Day ; and 6ali.• bury, by J. Day. - - - Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovereigns each, with 30 added by the Mem bers for the Borough. Heats a mile and a half. Mr. Radelyffe's Getaway, aged, I let. 131 b. - 3 3 1 1 Mr. Hick's Magnet, Ryes old, 12st. - . 0 1 2 2 31r. Davis's Grind Compounder, aged, l2st 81b. 0 2 0 Mr. Radclyffe's John, syrs old,l2st. 11b. . 4 dr. This was the finest race ever seen, each heat only won by a hex!. Captain Stewart rode Getaway ; Mr. Hicks, Magnet ; Mr. Du via, Grand Compounder, and Mr. C. Radclyffe, Jain. GREAT PERFOIIMAXCE.—A match for 100 sovereigns WU made at the close of Egham races on Friday evening by a Gentb man of the name of Seymour, for his groom, Hamilton, to go as foot from the course to Loddon-bridge, four miles on the too&r. side Reading, and return, a distance of thirty-four miles, in thug hours sod fifty minutes. The pedestrian started at day-break, and performed the fast nine miles, near Bracknel, within an hour aul a half, the distance to Loddon-bridge, in four minutes within the given time, fresh. lie performed each mile back within his time. halted five minutes at Sunning-hill, and won easy, with feu minutes to spare. The boxing match between Salmon, a pupil of Robinson, the black, and Gerrard, a car man , f or twenty sovere i gns, proved 401 to Salmon on Thursday last, at !quire, in Scotland. Gerrard i!s powerful man, of fifteen stone, and the deceased was twelve stee l only. The survivor had the best of all the rounds, and contitalf gave heavy falls as well as blows until the forty-fifth round. who ) the deceased was carried array senseless, and died before he reactel the next inn. BIRTHS. On the 23d inst. the lady of J. Fielden, Esq. Witten flout, Lancashire, of a son. At Novar House, on the 20th inst. the lady of Hugh Rose, ER' of Glastulich, of a son. MARRIED. On the 20th instant. at Ancram House, Roxburghshire, the Ber. Gilbert Elliot, to Williamina, youngest daughter of the late Parrot Brydone. Esq. At Cralgie House, Ayrshire, on the 24th instant, the Eco. Uri' Liam Cume, of Boughton Hall, Cheshire, to Main Yogi*" daughter of Richard Campbell, Esq. of Craigie. At Cheltenham, on the 25th inst., the Reverend John foot, B.D. Vicar of Ponteland, in the county of Nordiurrha• land, and late Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, to Coda , youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Kettilby, Rector of t 4 titto , Bedfordshire. On the 2d instant, at Uirerston, the Rev. John Barton. Orr'' man Commoner of St. Mary Hall, son of the Rev. Henry Bin ALA. Rector of Eastchurch Kent, to Eleanor, daughter of the I John Parker, Esq. of Ulyerston. A few days since, the Rev. liVUliarn Payne, M.A. of Petnttl College, and Rector of-Pitney, to Polyxena Ann, only daug ht6 the late Robert Aliebell, Esq. of Langport. DIED. On Wednesday last, at his house, St. Thomaa's4quare, Hsdy ney_, Edward Pickard, Esq. in the 89th year of his age. . . 11 On the 24th at Greenhill Grove, the residence of R ich a rd teh . : Esq. blies Charrington, eldest d aug h ter o f t h e l ate John (Aare' ton, Esq. At the Royal 51ilitary College, Mist Elizabeth Ruder, da4 of the late Lieutenant-Governor. get In Tralee, Pet:tenant-Colonel Spring, late of his alsjenY Reghuent of Foot. On the 23th inst. at Cranlield Rectory ; RedfOrdshite, " Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. James Rand: On the DU inst. at his house at Streatham Paragon. SapTh ',l Hayward. Esq. many ye a r s D e p u ty o f t h e W a rd of DrunW ire ` having on that day completed the 721 year of his age. HIGH IVATER AT BRIDGE THIS BAY Morning 38 min. ifter 3. Btening 64 min. IfWl Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS office, by J. W. CaWO' 181 7 Strand, and published by R. CalfAu, t rho.