The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-01-07 00:00:00

tiV L F Tit A'/G// T, This c! eci foil festival was Fiat night celebrated r ith the is PpOftil eod amusement,. Merriment reigned triumphant ammieso the opulent inhabitants the Metropolis—and, in many bedances, they spared something from their SUptifillitiffi, if/ cheer the hearls of their less fortainite Itlow-creatures. The delicacies, consecrated, by long-established *tistrms, to the service of this Polite:time period, were displayed aids " all the pride, pomp, and circisoodatice," of art, in the *lnflows of the different confectioners' ships, Various were the unities and devices exhibited on this occasion —lint, diasimd or es they were in style and subject, they had all in 'view Vie 11111111 great object, to elicit laughter arid promote good-huinour. Many at' them related to recent events of a public miturez-and from them we present our readers with the following telex% : In the neighbourhood of Cornhill our attention called to an enormous cake, ou the top of which were represented the Et.—x, and Lord The first appeared to he weeping at some dreadful ca lamity —the second was in the attitude of expostu latiott—mul the third seemed to be in a passion. The following lints explained tl.e natbre of their consultation : AT--i—Y-G --L. Oh Hoar.! what can the tastier he?' Oh Hosts! what C/11 the mailer be Oh Ilona! what ran the nastier be? The Juries are mad without doubt ! I p misid my patrons three certain enavictions, But the Trial by Jury's a sourer of alifictioas, It has laugh'il lute worn all my famous prediction% And I fear me, I now must hunt not ! Lori EL—N. Oh dear! why all this surprise man, 1 think )o i're as stupid as coy Excise mats, Matters like this should neer trouble n wise sum% The like often happen it before. Didn't Horne Tooke coil Hardy nom my clutches get-off, And ilfats from years, in the same way was !muff, But azainst this ill kick we'll tine day have a set-of, Nclievc me, there's comfort in store. Lora EL--s--N. Oh !loss! I can't sae the cud ou't, The Pre fp. cull is (re, teat's a bail thing, depend isn't, I wish it was shackled—for I not no friend ou't ! Rut Juries will act 'gating advice! lounds! this world mast allows %WAS a matter ungracious, To clear him, who p.oasilied St. Ailoinabios, &tame lw came down with his preeedewts specious, Thu' from Calming he gave as a slier. MINES. Oh Mote! what will the Doctor .ay Oh liner! what will the Doctor say? Oli Heys! what will the Doctor say Hi. Circular's not worth an are! The ancient amusement of drawing for king, Queen, &c. prior to the distribution of the Twelfth Cakes, was carried on with more than usind "[lie La.lics and Gentlemen of Drury'-lane Theatre, in Green-room assombleil, sffinced them ise!ves with a very line ed...., the produce of the Flinn hi queathed by the lute Mr. BADDICI.N.Y. Various extraordinary characters were drawn, uud not a few murdered, on this occasion. Nlr. made a desperate effort to draw but he hit on Sir Giles llre►_reach. He immediately MI into severe pantomimic hysterics— but his friend, 11—r •••••Y. who had drawn the e:,aracter of Gollicer Griffin, restored him to his senses, by a timely application of DE A DY'S eordinl. 31r. 11. J-..111-..:41 drew the cliumorr of Manager, to the great annoyance of several lientlemen, who were looking for it. We hope he will be long able to maiming' it. 1i) the Legal IVortl, the drawings were laughably unforttattate. The AT-- Y-G-- -L drew up three Er-Oftirio Informations against M. Host'. which, instead of drawing, that individual to a 1111,011, drew upon him the gratitude of his fellow -countrymen, who are 11 , ,aily testifying their feelings by the liberality of their sulneriptions. Certain Judges drew • moat txtraordiuwry• pic ture of a libeller, for the benefit of three succemire .luries--but the Juries drew a different conclusion from the premiser, and sturd►ly maintained the pro priety of it. Mr. WILLIAMS drew on himself twelve months' imprisonment and a tine of 1001. by letting _judg ment go by default. iu a prosecution for publishing certain parodies—Mr. Mort:, by resisting the pro secutions against him for publishing the swat paro dies, is likely to draw his purse-strings ou three or tow thousand pounds. Li the Ptilitical World. it is stated, that the t. atNCELI.OI3. or the Exott:euEß has drawn up imaticial report of the most flattering deserip -1.(,,.—1it, Ministers are afraid that they will nut able to drum, in Mr. TisinfitY to give credit to It. the Coutiiteibt we liner heard little. FERDINAND the Beloved leas petitioned nll the ‘;.1111h. in the Calendar to draw the revolted Colo -, hock to a sense of their duty. This was a use leg% prityt r, since they have, f the continence 611Po, of their oppo%ition, been pelf; 1111 l ing au nit -1 erative duty. TO THE EDITOR OP TIER BRITISH IthESS Stn—l am inclitted to think your impartiality and Invy at justice will induce you to give a corner to the following letter. I am. Sir, Your obedient humble &Truitt. A CONSTANT READER. SIR—On I:7l'th lose an aeon/lit of the Tricentenary Meeting, as given in your Paper iif Thismilay, 1 felt that tratilicalion which every warm friend to civil and religious liberty mast feel, when he Mole a numerous and respectable Meeting giving rout to sentiment+ just, liberal. and elevated. At the mew time, Sir, 1 cannot hot rectal that theme insuly sod noble feeliuga of general and Cloi.tisn philanthropy, did not pervade the breast of every iodividoal on that uceasion 1 bud in particular the Rev. .1 Townsend a.sertine. that • !rink XVIII. hail not slienak from laudinglumartf to the reeciition of the Protestants." That the present Kiev Ma conimitted innumerable political errors, I ihatiuetly ad mit; but that he ever kit himself to one single art of reli gions persecution, I as distinctly 414,84. Nothing is more abhorrest from his minor, and I lamest that se erri .... s a charge should have been made, unsupported na it certainly is, by one particle of evidence. l"rswaeq hays 1.1-em ("M. milled inehe south of 'Prance by ignorant and forinier mobs, hut pia judice tialy would vi4it their males an en sinfortii. nate but benevolent Monarch. Perhaps the Reverend Geo. thisnan meanie to support his charge by stating, that " In the south of France, it is well known, that two Protestants were fined, and the sentence afterwards effirnied with costs, fee sat hulling tint the Catholic insignia during the in.eing of the host" It is Wit my intention to questl.l,l 1:11" 41111- me, of this fart, but I meld wish to lei/plaid, that " lint Ting out the Cetholie insignia," us nothing more nor less than contributing a few green lonigh. to decorate the striate through which the proce,/i.iii prgars. I atm not prep ar ed to say, that I approve a law euforring this contribution of hough!' for religious purpoott, hot I would meet this fact uf the Rev. J. Townicial'a by auothd r, which I have reason to think is equally well known, viz that in this country every landed proprietor, unless particularly exempted, is enwitrained to contribiste one-truth of the produce of Li, land, equivalent to one-fourth of his income, to the stippoll of a religious establishment, which lie often conseielitimody believes fouutted in error. Th.., Sir, is, to say the least of it, 'quid to the greeii bough siviti no ; yet the Reverend tics. Orman will not. I think, call it persecution. Agana, Mr. Towtiaend assures the Meeting, that " until the ... of Papal power and she nussebuns, there wnw Prolestent congregal tit Rome mid Naples, but they were not now permitted to profess openly their faith " It is not in the spirit of roistradiction that 1 assert, " they are permitted to profess upruty their faith ; 0 and I assert it neither from henrsay 1114 bew.paper report, hut from ocular th militate:llion. I have, since my mare to England, been informed, that a Jubilee 111 lu,nonr of the Reforma thin has been holden sit Rome, with the free consent of the Pope, hot to they troth of thin I will tint equally 'sledge myself have already tree p ward 11111 much MI the columns of your Paper; 1 will, therei'ore, only odd, that it is not " necessary that Engliahatieu shwa.' expre.a an opinion us the Coa l. malt, that tiny expected for their countryineti the emit to.. te r atio s , abroad, wel c h, they were willing to give continental siihjects whir pruferae.l ilifilereut opinion's in tbierkingdons." 1 3111. Sir, Your obidieut blin/lc Servant. VIATOR. RORRERIFS. Yesterday afternoon, about a quarter before fire o'clock, a double knock was snide at the door of Mr. Brit haul's house, i s , l'ssyl,dssek.pls rs .. Mr. itr ils.tiu and his comisting. of Mrs. liesliam and ht .r mother, Mrs. tiring about to sit down to slimier ; sod be having to perform its the Opera of Guy .I.iumternig, the footman was ordered to say %Ir. Mahout woo nut ot home, which helices tiliitzly did; the person who kii. , 04.41 at the d o or appetite.' to he gentleman is his dyes, mod roast't ra; be said he /WI just arrived from Lierrp....l, and W3* intimate with Mts. Walton% and tier faintly ; and a% 111 U. was Out at iminc, lie wished to step In put write Ilion a short note. The rooms oa the co. ,s,u,l atm- bt occupied except the slitting parlour, the footman was out proposed to prevent him from going Imo that room, knuoisog his insatross's rvlaliutw and sleuth res.tole at lovert I, 8114 procured him pen, ink, and paper, to lit ite the nude then, but kept close tu him. The 'Mistime asked to be act ommowl.sted with a glass of Mole beer. The fuoinsm was PO clutiouto lest he atomid be n thief, that he would nut leave the room to g..t it. but merely turned his Mee into the 14,11 and desired the liumuownd to losing the table beer, hot at this instant the villain was no smirk as to put a silver table-spumt, of the Rime* pattern, with "J. F. N." on them, the initials of Mr. and Mrs. Witham, into his pocket, which was no the cloth laid for dinner. As won as the robber hod left the house, Mr. /graham opened the note, and found it was front a person he did nut know, sayime, he would call again tu-morrow (this slat) at one o'clock. The spoon was instantly mi sse d, du d pursuit made after the fellow, but in vain. Oa Muoday Med lie iforkbunse of St. Matthew, Mill nal•grren, was broke open. The rohloct marred the pre wises lay memos 11(1 holder, erected actiutt the fted-tuttm window oar Mr. Thum*. Nichols, the Master of the Work. Louse, 1114 tot clear off with a Wirer tea-hot s a *liver sugar- Gasiii, a silver cream-put, two silver pepper-boxes, and a number of table and other spouts'. CAUTION. Tile Itt. ~., A. a caution to person. who may be in the habit If hiring privants, we state the following fact :—A Lady of Bristol was lately in went of a footman, soil was applied to by a m an , who, after enumerating lox various qualities, and being r•geircd to produce a character, referred to a Nlrs. -- and her daughter, “ two ladies of fortune," who resided at Hay, is Breconshire, with whom, he said, be had lived several yeara, and had left them In consepience of their baying de clined house-keeping. His intended mistress accordingly w ro t e to Mrs. --, and in a day or two received. letter from Hay, giving an excellent character to the applicant, who, by a •trauge couteirleace,knockeil at the door at the very moment the lady had finished reading the letter. This circumstance probably excited some suspicion, and he was told that far ther inquiry was necessary; at which he seemed very indig. most, sad expressed some anxiety to know were the lady would inquire neat. Hr was told to call again, and in the mean time a respectable per.4llll at Hay was written to; whoa it was discovered that Mrs. —___, Goes whom the fisiter ing character hod been received, we, a peeper is the parish workhouse, sod het daughter the keeper of a lodging-house of the very lowest description. The fellow never called aria to learn the 'milt of the second iagni►y; and it is strongly 'inspected that be belongs to the gang, three of whom mode the recent attempt on the worriment/in Union-std eel, Bristol' sod that ►is ellject in applying for the footman'. place was connected with some plan for robbing the buns,. There are occasionally in the American Papers advertisements, offering rewards for the upprehen tiou of runaway 'laves, keel with letters imps int cd by • red AW ire* on the shoulders, breasts. or cheeks; but of all the Moaners of abominable cruelty and injustice, perpetrated " as /he lair di rects," the follortivg is, perhaps, the most strik ing :—A poor fellow who declares that he is a free man. is twists, and cast into prison by nulnidy knows who; t!se owner, " if any," is desired to release him ; hut if he has no aware, the is, if he be what he declares himself, a: frer-nnio, he will he told to defray the expense of hit imprisonment ! Notiec....Vres roaimitteJ ta the asol of Fredvtirtt coun ty, Man lad, the Mb of September last, as 1 raut.way. a mulatto wan, who eons himself William, tier feel Om iladit high; hail ow when committed, au old bine cloth coat, attipeel hasty teal, tow/Aloes paataloonaend shirt, tar hat about • i i i i a n i s t ry vest, tow . .linen parstalonns xhirt, for hat about nate oat of r horisswo's stables as has per 4;;;; - - - The Proclamation further per- the fork, woeCti he fell and broke his Shrtt;;; The Iles. SANuEr. liNtuurr, A.:11. Curute Plank i • 3 " . worm; ke tambour 39 years ot,i, says he is free, that he lite tiniatrates refoar.l to have three Circa op n ab! i tints the *miaow 1111 l of sugar and coffee, to the V 4.• died in the coolse of the ttiglit, it ia supposed f was temuutorittell by Philip iAltr, RtiMintOW., 9 411 1 1 ftnie titer itigultirs hero math. re b ore to them. Trinity Church, in Halifax, has received flit pre- „..,;„,,,„ of the v it .„ l4: „ T1,,,1 1v1t10 lue of one-thorl lout of the imported crigo. Yt II the woustals be had received. It is sold flint another twisty. The "Her (if 11 " V it desired I" release hIM, The Poisoners were rrinao.le , l ir • future examination, otherwise ho riff h e so ld f or his ialpruonelellifeeP, as flee kw ri ms the ',knit... to glom, vhlt r circulated the n o t es ore S lit Ihr girt of the Minister. Mtn a nd IDOlilteg for the remainder." of the us,,ni au ts ou Twit n's coot :ern storete. - --(si g n e ,i, ,k r2 I t :Arm: is • •-••••••-• • • PRINCESS CIIII:IATTE. With Ho ordinary feelings of reri...! we stair, that this is the Anniversary of the Birth of nor 'pelisse:l and universally-lamented Pri tiers* CRS st Lorrr, AUGUSTA. Alas! how mail, painful r.flectiotia now occupy every breast !—how acute site those feelings of anginal, end sorrow which this play lies excited ! Tweitty-two years ago, England reittictil on the occasion of the- birth of a Nene heir to her Throue—on this day, how changed is the scene— how melancholy the picture ! That country hat beheld her brightest hope, her darling child, her amiable Palocxxx, the tender and early mother, suddenly cut off its the bloom of youth and beauty —removed from scenes of domestic and social happiness, which one short year only afforded— forts from the august Parent, and for ever separated from that amiable Prince and exemplary husband, in whose acute sufferings every heart participates, whilst our alilicted country has experienced ins irreparable calamity which has been powerinliy testified by bitter sighs and sorrowful tears ! Peace be to the remains of departed loveliness ! thet engelic spirit lies fled, end soared far above the troubled ocean of vicissitude by which we here are surrounded, to peaceful shades°, never-ending bhss, there to enjoy, not a mortal crown, but a heavenly diode's), which au Omnipotent Creator had 'prepared os the recompence of suffering and the reward of virtue. The knowledge of her virtues, which shone to conspicuously around, has raised in the deep recesses of every heart -. living monument which death alone ran re move; and, when the laudable testimony of v e . iteration and respect to her revered name and memory shall be 'accomplished, that must its every age stead forth as the most honourable and distinguished mark of a country's pure love and just regard for the best of Princesses—a Princess, indeed, whose uptight character MIA con duct, both in public and private life, were equally exemplary es her exalted name was illustrious—a mark of love sad regard alike toadish', and credit able to the country, aml to those distinguished nub viduala who are more itsrsnediately concerntd, us it has been dictated by feelings of pure sincerity and zealous patriotism. Yetiterdity w Court of I)irec►ors was held at the Fast India House, when t h e following ships were thttv tinted, viz. Fairlie, Captain T. F. Ward, and Henry Poreber, Captain J. P. Missive ; for Bestial anal Bombay —to he *Goat lolls lehrnary, and to sail from Gravesend 224 Mardi. Turd Keith, Captain J Freeman, soul Norlisasnplon, Capt. C. Telibut ; fur Katmai—to be afloat 224 Marc,, anal to sail tints, Gavesend Ist May. L a ity Lsabiurtnii, Captain T. Dormer ; foe Insabetv—to be afloat 22d 3farrli, and to sail front Gravesend tat May. - - Mr. Wrrimat:t.f.„ the distinguished Chanre•y Barrister, has declared himself candidate for I Itre ford. There are now four candidates for that honour. Lord ARCIIIDAER IFIAMILTON, itt !WIWI' of li;s noble brother, the Nlaiquis of Dount.ss and CLYDESDALE. 111414 hero ittemoesi to take into con•i. deflation the lamentable suite of the late harvests and the consequent unfavourable result —and in consequence has in many cases remitted one-fifth part of the rent for the year 1816, and in several instances much more. We understand that Sir Wm. I'vaves Flustc CAMPBELL, Bart. of llarchturnit, histi ordered WO/. sterling to be expended in the intrchare of oatmeal. to be distributed once a fortnight to the poor on his estates. which distribution has com menced. Lost week. soon after n load of hay hail passed over the tuncliiite at Slieeincar-hiir, and the carter had received his certificate of the weight of his com modity, a great fellow, its %live and size resembling SHAILSCEARO4 facetious knight, was siren to descend from the top of the hay, where he ha.l Lisa c •ral ed during the proce%s of weighing, and kit) thrown his ponderonv hulk into the wide. Since this disco: very, we understand steps have been taken to pre vent similar frauds.—( Leeds Paper.) The increase in the ItEVENUR moat be as pleas ing to every Inver of his cowutry, as the increase of furtone is to every lover of himself. The lint has lean. ',enrol—the snood 111114( bisprn to massy in a very few weeks; fu► the use hundred Capitals in the prevent Stale Lottery (lomat Nil to enrich adveuturen, who, by making their purchases now, have a nusch treater vasiety of nom. ben to select the. Three Prizes id 30,01111/. from, than can possibly remain for those who defer to buy until the ■p. pruach of the drawing, which is fused fur the 4th of March. In addition to the Scheme, and ettlaiire of the full Mosey paid by Government, the Hidden of the tint•drawn Minks, on the three slays of drawing, may receive Twelve P.pes of the choicest Post IVsne, fur un.• ur two thousand Wars, to be selected by themselvs s, mud fur shires is praportsuo, free of any Castors or Ezeise duty whatever. nos ll ill ien iv one Of the i.lnnds in the dinoct track of the late hut-84a mni the West Indies ; lost of the ilainiges which it sustained few particulars have transpired. A letter from 'introduce gives the fol lowing details : BARBADOEN, TIOV. 4. 4. Accounts hove of late reached 114 (11P111 h . Inca, wheeuce every vessel was driven to sea dining the late hurricane, and none of diem had returned when the Robert mail-boat, which arrived here 4 .11 Sunday thr ttd instant, left shot idantl. The coun try has guttered so materially, that mile** supplied, a famine is dreaded;'—Fridu another letter of the saute date, we learn, dist on the tif ph of October the Gower ttttt of Dominica issued a Prorltimatiout, allowinc, in consequence of the plaritidson* mid provisions havient Uterus destroyed, and the hur ricane of the :2161, the importation 600 thill f or * i x nnantlis , in vessels of all nations end description*, of flour, hrrud , Isi*ciiita, rive, beans, peas, oats, corn, meal, live stork, horse*, mules, beard., horned cattle, root* and fruits of sill k A plunks, &v. & The Prot: haunt 10-.111. r A FEMALE BROBDIGNAG. A fine yonny woman, about 19 years of age. and sex feet sex ischer high. has arrived in London within these few days. her body and limbs are I just proportion to her height. if there he Joy defect, it is, perliapa, in Iwr hallos, which are uocoininotily large for her stature. S.. great is their capacity, one of them is sufficiesit to cover the top or a quartern loaf, whith she can lift in its singl e imisp. Her appearance is perfectly feminine, and her manners are gentle and.iirrpmasessing. Some short time ueo the attention of an itinerant shownraii, trs vel I lig through Suffolk. was attracted by tile 6gitre of an uncommonly tall female, Inisily employed ill men culioral labour its a field on the road aide. His curiosity pimoirted him to address her, and lie . soo.. persuaded her to exchange her laborious course of life for one of comparative ease as o menvlier of his party. His harsh and ..erere trrinmelit, howe ver , io a short time induced her to leas ; but in the intervsl she hint won Ike offeciimis of hie who followed and pievailed upon her to mairy I aaaaa and they ore v arrived iii Loudon. in hope.. to mend their forum... The Suffolk Lidy it our pre sent gigantic visitor. LONGEVITY. -ono— Yesterday morning early died, In hi• apartments in St. James's Pahire, Mr. Eldred, in the illUil, year of his an. He was Page of the Messner to King George 11. which office he may be said to have filled daring three reigns ; mid although he filled it rempertably and r' r reetly, being very alien:live to his duty at Court, yet, extraordinary to be never received any promotion. He was much re spected and esteemed by all the attendants at emir, ; be was very gallant and attentive to the females who were nil. milled into the Stair-root,, it, St. James's Palace. over which lie bad the direction and control on Court day.. Ile always pinsesiwtl a great flow of spirits, which continned with him till the tart ; he hail 1111114/ iliitig On coy to every person, genet:lily allouling in his being a yowls, and fre. qwently to Ilse paid slimier hr Mall •1110111 to 1111:111111C or bail partaken sir As other times, when he was inclined ill pea. jukes upon hi. eating rind drinking, it would be of a reverse description. by saying that he never got a enact chimer hut in the sprat wason—inesuing as numb as he could eat, and then he got a finial, as Isis board wages wen but 114 a daY• lie ale and drank very heartily. H:s favourite beverage try. porter, awl he would often drink in. 'mush as three searisi in • day: a quart wills his dinner, and two qua-t• in the mime of the afternoon and evening. When he drank spirits, it was itish gin , moil occasionally he took gin sod water. Ile smoked tobacco weessautly his favourite dinner was a romp-steak, of which be would eat a mould; and this cous'a• Ohre he continued till about a fortnight loco, miller. which be has brew indisposed. Ilk strength did sot fail hit,, 111 very lately. Tin. last tune, or the last Intl sine, that the Prince Regent went in seals lu the Chapel Royal, he an,. tied one of the brave maces befule the Prince Regent as a Deputy &clean!! at Arms. exercise --- incipal during the last SO . vears has een walking from St. al A 111110 ell PH iIaCC to the innzhhinirlionct b of Tuthill.helds, near Lady ibirres's ainni-Ivinai.l, to rreive the rent of some sued; boos,* n Inch be owncd, weekly, and to pnrchase his own fund, and he would walk through several markets, or go to a number hf butchers' sharps iii the starts, til; lie could meet with a rump of heef in a partirolar state of cutting, to get a rump) ideal that would please hint, and would lake that, or any thing else be purchased, bunse tur his dinner, for his seismal 1ac...0C He was a widower; leis wife has been dead a number of years. h Ir Ehlred was extremely obliging and arromm•ulaling to every perwrot who bsol the pleasure of kurruirig him, by whom be will be much regretted. SPdRRING. The lifSeml)l4v. art the Fives-Court )•estenbay overflowed it, for the benefit of Seraggins, who be came entitled to the privilege, from his defeats in combat by Turner, who is idiom to experience a s i m il ar ill! val i t 4ge Gar bin prowess, arleic:a gave hint best. The sets—to were few, hut there was lunch diversion, uhsl the following were. most deserving or notice Spring anal Harmer inmate a fine ect.to, with equal science and advratiaras. Spring only once entered the ►ing with Stringer, a powerful man, but a novice. and he reduced ale. feat as a eta tinily. In his set-to with Renner (an old prole titioner), ke heal • Ihr worst of is ; nasal with his youth, length and weight. he Mill fight Irani fur the championship. Richmond anal .1. Lancaster.—These men shrwril air la net rale science, in a king set-to, anal made some skilful parries, whirl) would have to'cl heavily. Richmond seemed nal if 7•isar had told upon him, ■nd these wan sisal Ilse energy about him which, with lain right hand, has so often solidus d his adversaries in the ring. Cropley and a linkrr niaile a good but the linker had length upon him, notwithstanding whirls the formidable opponent of the tiMilumenon Dutch !tam lost none of his science, as litre exemplified, although there was none of his former execution in delivery. Oliver awl Stringer, the man whn was defeated by Spring, Few°, hut it was :01 on one aide, as was anticipated. Thr Yorksbirentan, h•inivce, did bin best; hut right beat might. Gidgeoa, a Jew, larurd•to with another of his tribe, and it was a novel ))))) resembling the attitude Ilf John son sail l'eri ins ; the one of Saneho Puma form, and the other a lengthy shaikiw, t3irtgrusi gut within his opponent's length, and paid away unmercifully. Two line irl.llll2' limo of the Lire Coarris set-to, hot they were terry awk wns 11, antriicithcr of them likely to liotonte • Maw. Attitude, which war very ungraceful with them, twinned to he every thing; Lilt neither L.td a million of ha ting, a•J there is too wadi of there for tioseei. Scruggius haring secarril the huifle•bnr, closed the ammwment at dark with Purcell, a man of „,nil science. It wa* a bout of three ►mends only, het there was more hit ting iu it than all the rest. Scrogain. %hewed that he was ant to be 111111271 ed at bloodless fighting, ■nd that sparring with gloves and lighrt■r are very distinct thing.. The set-to gave much satisfaction ; and Scenarios, in g►aceless Collgef., delivered a speech, thanking the Gemmel , . and telling them of the next day's sport, foe Reynolds's b.mcdt. There acre nu new matches made. The Tottenham convict ship, with the Derhy noir rA on 110.1r41 4 , 5.4 atilt tictniortt la the Nose. Se veral other pei.oos warner(' to tritimportation Nre olhout to itrucerd the sante vesowl to New S o uth Wok,. A letter from Cif:n:ll4, tinted Dee. 30t1t. tor . ys.— " Ou Sitord a y hiviit three et froetory tellowd, pro bably in It tiote of intoxication, broke into the stable of r twos of the mettle t.f *roptx, at Nev.-Abbey, taeatr this town, uo:1 were care)io4 :swhty lon horse. Toni N t41 ,4 1.1e41 unt at pitchfork, and barn% overtuken one of thew, of the. name Muitery, endeavouring to gct over a wall, 4truek Nan with the for° POLICE. stAxitcx nouss A German, named Gres, yesterday appeared •pun a summons, to answer the complaint of Mrs. Gosling, wife a private in the Foot Guards, for an 'smolt of the most brut tl deseriptiiiit opium berin.lf mid infant child. From the evidence of the Comp:anoint, corroborated he the tesiimoily of two other persons, the fullowirtg facts sp. inured :—The Qunplaittaid was a lodger its the house of God', and a few days aril was ruatined by illness In tier heal. Her hasbausl, lwing et/tinselled to he absent on his ditty RS 001allf, lelpICSlO4 that aim G.irtit would are that his wife dint not waist." Ou Sunday „dug Mrs. Guru came into C plainant'simoni. and &seine in..« of the choirs finite, com menced a volley of *least. C pianism, tail stir wits foam ill to dispute wilt her, anti tenni lord she would withdraw ; instead of whirls, however, she ettatinued her mirectives, arid called her hesitant' to assist her. The later entered the room dui a cotta viuleut passion, Undone!, began to heat the Com plainant aa she lay is bed ; and not routrut with ibis, seized the lotion (shoat seven atuuihs old) from her *pd.., and threw it under the lire! The brood and erne of the child were dreadfully horned. The Conspinitrant, fearing something dreadful would eushe, got to the window, son by her tries Intim:lel WNW neighbours to her assistance, sod further vio lence was prey►riled. The luau NIP -You hitting remarked upon the garage dis position evitictid by she Defendant, suet the extreme brioslity of such au attack, ordered troth him and his wife to fluid bail. FRAUD. William Romany, * wsliAressl-.1 man, Iras yesterday brodest up we a warnust, charited *tile fraudulently nlotam. tag a large gammas, of sacking. the pruprrty of Mr. Lame, a mrrchaut, iu Genre serve, Museries. The Psisuuer was rawhide(' fur a further examination. IIiVILLPFIALT William who was slopped by a pursue on Thurs. Jay ought last, with a quautity of petals hi his possession. was again pot to the beer yesterday. It will he recollected that ots his examination on Friday. be said the prints were the property of hi. twister. Me. Pulsar s printsistler, Feral slreet—that oa Thursday night be was much intoxicated, and after he had shut up his master's shop, he kicked his foot against them outside the door, sad did nut like to return with theta that uitbt, but ititeudeel to deliver them ou the fallowing murniug. Mr. Palmer Weeded this day, and said the Prianurr had been his porkr for several months; sail howeirer singular lbw story be had told might appear, yet he believed it to ba tine. Ou Tburaday uight he was very much intoxicated, and bruke several panes of then in petting the shop slimier* up, and collected a mob about the door, tOr whirls he dim. charged Lien ; and his opinion was, that none per.on look advautage of his drunkeisesess, and went into the shop for the purpose of carry iug the prime: ()CI . . .111E11 they were alarm ed, and deviled them. They lead heeu in the bark least of the shop, and be was miens that else Ps isouer, from, she slate ier inebriety hr was in, could not have removed them. Me was the more satisfied that W. was the case, from easq.Vries lee had since made, as lie found that the Mown. r had told the patrol. the troth av to Ishtar he we, going will, them, to the bulging' of a person who had his chitel at slam., awl ahcrr he was in the habit of goitez every eveuing after lie left off work. tie legion Omit there, lie was informed that the Prisoner hail bronzlit parcels there berme at meet ; bet the. sue res gaiety with his (Mr. Palser's) knowledge, as he used to eii.e Owen ID hum over-night, to deliver in the morning before he• came to wusk. Venter these eireuntetanre., co u ld not oil tits e•ouscience say, that the Prisoner eneata to steal the eoticles found oa him. The Prisuuer was accordin;ly dist harzed STREET I: p, EH y . „Vary Double nod A mt Walsh welt char:Nl 'Po Mr. John -0014 liires-draper, No. 75, lliXh Milburn, w th rul,h,nr him. The Proscenia olepuse.l, that as he we., vodka.: along Noirgate.sorret ou Nlonchis niait, lie was accosted by lb.. ituiter Daddy, who asked him to arcompluy her h •, and ono his refusal, she thrust licr hauls into pocket r f breeches, and drew lint several Bank ni.ies ' with which A m altewiptiti to sun OE He seised Mr by the snit. nod rattail Watch!" upon which the Primnicr Wakli came tip, and eturtmenced beating him, at the same time with her teeth sod wails to make him let goo (her con's:lulu% Oar. lug this acid& hr continued to vociferate 4 . Wait Is!" bat uy one came to his assistance, although a watchman was staid_ i,, all the time On the opposite side of the of reo t. In a ft.w seemed, smoother woman, asonfeilera e or the Promoors'i,, came up, and, a idi the mutt horrible wmmteil to aticasptinir a rescue lie Wan err iciatueit ■ firm hold pi the Iwo (lost, and another watchman coming it, Inc succeeded its givius slwm iu chalice to him. The thud womaa eau away, and escaped—but not before the mini, had contrived to tromfer the Biuk notes to her. Sir Won. Danville desired the watchman who declined ass!stitie to attend to-morrow. Thu Prisoners were fully committed to Newirate for triad. Row Yesterday 31e. James Ru'l was convicted oil in., char:vs fw pioei u g his hone. iu the St. James's Hayiniirliet, oil the let 111111:110, more than a quarter Orlin hour. Ills. Joint Beall was convicted of a similar utr, nee. tu FORGERY AND HORSE-STEALING. G. mar, We stated a abort time ago that a number of men (lwst known by the appellation of Norse-ehanoters) had tit titian .1 forged one and Nve-pound Lusk of F.aglanil untie, and eh... forged country Rank notes in the comities of ICruf , SNI re). and Middlesex, to a great a 00000 mil, by means 4.1* purchasing, actinic and exchanging stolen burrs—and that °thew had hien dispatched from town, to endeatvoir to appre head the parties thus offending. May, Goff, and Ilall were the officers seat, and were fortunate enough to ilicover clue which has led to the apprehension of part of the About a month ago the premises of air. Dodson, ~f ington, were broken open, and a mare of 1000. value was stoles,. May, the utficcr, traced the mare to the stables of Mr. Pestilence, of Newington Causeway, be applied to Mr. I' and fumed that two men who brought the mare 'hi e. hail takeu it away, and left a saddle and bridle behind them. 31r. Modem, informed May 'bat the men would return at night fur the saddle, be. May therefore waited on the pre. six's in a aaret plate, and when they arrivesl he look Sheol into ctiatody. They are bulb young men; one said that 1111 name was James Pirlinrihnoi, the other James Marlin. When he is cured them, he stun bed Richardsus, and round n can vase hug, whit It contained forged It and 51. Rank ut F.liglaiiii, Iran ich, and sdaistk flank MACS, anninutiag in the whole sivrioly you eii the person of Martin he found nothing but aortic Myer. May asked the Prisoner, where they hail takes Use mare; they refused to answer. Hr tract ,I it, with the assiatance of the other offices, to the maiden of a M ‘Truman, of Islington-road, and also found (supposed to be stolen) four other bones, all of whirls they brought away. Yesterday the two Prisoner,' were examined below the Magistrates (Secants Cminantits, Esgra )ain a Mgy nitrite oath Si, she tarts committed ire the Moore statement, wide!, was corroborated by Hall and Gull% 3lay produced the forged Holes. Mr. IVirstwirod attended on the pert of the Dank to sup port the prwiersition. Mr. Charles thtisitntm, woe of the Inspector, of the Hank of England, ort his ovib i said, that he had examitied for four SI mid niters Ir , Notes (theft prioimicir l y Slay`, tog to be notes of the Bank of Logland, arnl they wt ie all fiord. John Crampton, Ma. 54, Olttatreet matt, raid, oli,o Li pari+ im it of the lean Prialmen the UWEe taken by iisy fur 10/. He bought it for Ali% Reiman, tabu brut tuslcsc.l I to purchase the horse for him. Richard/wit gave him the receipt be produce* sigucd Forwter. The Magistrates ordered Ibis witoess to find bail fur 11.% appearance when called upuii; they being of quoit., that 1: was a vs. y snopiciuus circumstance, and much to his do. r dig, that be gave only 101. for a horse value upward, of Met. Webillan claimed the funr homes taker, with the - it of - huabaiveti* I