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el pally forimutce. the arra • eat. for ibis year. under t he direaion of Mr. Ka y •tit, wet performed at Mrs. ADAM'S superb !watt, in Pail Mall. The seleaion. although the Art, wag ant the kart admirrd. se. K s yw L ys' fairly 114mm:died Song 6* Dewed" was received vizli r a ptures, and met with universal applause. These Conzeif.: eloved with the fkllowing Cke, very appropriate on the (vetoing, by Wee es ; Happy am we met. Happy MN we bean, Happy Ploy we pot, Happy meet again. Among the fashionable' present were. The Earl of Pembroke. the Earl and Countess a Caer- Seeett, Lady renrhyn, Lady Prescott, Lady Caroline Herbe-t, Lord rot lady Boston, sir tieorte Be2gin. the Hon. Mr, and Mos An•oi, the Hon. Mrs. Wiidsar, tie lion. George Herbert, the lion. Miss Mnntegue, Messrs. Charles a,.1 Sto llen H..6e,t, a:c. to the amount co about 200 persons of the (brat Ls' On. YesterZay, about twelve &dock, the Qetest and Ps 'senses left Loin for Windsor. Thz Kimo returned from the Review in Hyde Park, to the Q.een's House, accompanied by the Duke of YORK, where His MAJLSTY dined. At two o'clock His MAnSTv set off for Windsor. On Tuesday the ROYAL FAMILY will return to town, and, us the evening, honour Driiry.lane Theatre with their presence, to see ne 5,,h00l for Sendai; ninth, Love, and Foki ; and the Interlude of Personifeat:on The Fifth Nobility's Concert, under the dire lion of Mr. Lee use, use, will be, this evening, at Mrs. Lv srox's house in St. James's-square. On Wednesday, the Hon. Mrs. lIONVACD pie a grand Concert at her house in Grosvenor square. Mrs. Vitt friss has issued cards for a party, at her linos* in Ninth Andlcy-street, on Sunday next. Mrs VAUGHAN will give a grand rout at her hone in MAncliester-square, on the 11th. I.ndy CA MP BEL L has announced at grand music party tor MondAy next, at her house in Wirupole- Street. Lady C %%5'0011% Rout, on Wednesday night, was ctowded with fashion. Hi. R 721 Highness the Prince of Miles Th. Mar, idioms.. of Hertford and Abeceons ; The Earls el Camper and earliest ; ]slier—.Noriath, Templernen. and Perth ; hti•nesses—lkauniont, M intagao, and Vauehan And the Hon. Alai Drummond, were in this elegant as stialgage. Mn. WAT LA oin will give a grand rout on the 14th. The Countess of BALCARRA4 will give a grand pray on the 17th, at her house io Cumberland• place. The Duchess of MA attotovoies routs are fixed for tiie9th,l4th, and t 9th instant. Colonel and Mr , . REAL:I4OI4r will leave town this morning for Hounslow, from whence they proceed in 'heir coach and six, with four out-riders, to Eton. Mr. Dzekx's farewell ball on Wednesday night was upon the most magnificent scale. The tabks were covered with every luxury of the season, pines rnd strawberries in abundance. The wines were 01 4MNigne and Burcundy. A table was prepare -j t)r the Pittect. but His Royal Highness was lir a bie to attend. Dancing commenced at twelve o'ci,ick, and supper at two. Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Scots, the Dukes of GORDON and Noorms- , attLAND ; the I)irch.sses of NORTIOVICILMID and Connor., the Marquis and Marchioness of Aavreo IN. and VicountetsCASTl•ntl4ol. • Were iP the braant circle. At tour o'clock, yesterday, Mrs. DUIPRIt lett town for %Viiton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, for the StILLIMIM • ' .- - as. `,•-• . a .• . . as 6......- A .. I r.• 0 s/...• ..... # 0 -.• ... oil. t 4. - -e- sys i , • :,:, ire 711 EATRE, ac. ---....-- lti, rall/RY-tal•rr. try Tht Tragedy ilf Rameo era Juliet was performed! six We • list tight before a crowded audience. Mr. rtt:sintr meat his first appearance in the charm- al. ter of n on .to, and nc•to l •ted himself in a manner tle ,s 3t glre general s iti.faftion. His +cello. with Friar in his cell, wn he is informed that he is lty. orAenCed to banishment he on account of the death of are rik. Oral admirably supported, and chewed to ski ihe.gelteot advantage the judgment and powers of t he aaor. The interview with th:. Apothecary was or also escellent, the sentiments being expressed with a Far. peculiar cle:ree of dignity and emphasis. In the i s ra ms gene he dime down repeated applause. lr ate the love scenes I .e was rather deficient in softness. f le Th e Fest delicate shades ea . After of the C he rchartte were noi tot r ;y e e with the happiest effPlay, 1 sourite Soag of Jute like Lore was sung by Mr ca., Alsace. his first appearance on any stage. '1 hi t s Gentleman's figure is good, his 'nice sweet, and • sshei, a:cu.tnmed to the stage, he will, no doubt become a las onri te. d5....L.---ei-ss.••••••••• • a BARROW SCIWOL. —40.-- Yesterday was a grand day at Harrow School di.,1,. Though this be the ago of inunt orators, expeteta e w e sets folly gratified by the public speeches deli reed by the Youths of this celebrated Seminary [I r.,. They OTTO at follow : :h..: Dolma C..aaredat F Sr Medea F , Oxidic). ?if- Loso. ........ .. Caractarus Maxon. '.? P , x;sti ... ..... 31.1olids. i.: Salluxan. • iita..Loir lord Paoli •• .. Z•og 1 ...: Dxcar,Sr. ...... diroirsius .. Es eisituAio. Hosts ..• rit es EX Ovirlio. ...),:::. East. t h u sbel. •" } HS,: Cii. , rtT, tir Grrivresir .Ex Tacito S4IIT• Cirtilirsa xi Comp... . Es S:illtotio. 1.511, T IA N cc, S. d. it WaDilAll, Maj .Sal. IX Lab. I Liwro, Sr Me Hord, am 0de.... Gray. lour. Among the most distinguished performanc Ib it were the speech of Ceassfrius, by Master Dov role. TON ; of 7.aa.:a, by Lord BY nos ; and Ceradati by Mister I..trtiG. Master Lthirt was to ha nof spoken Coll;ns's Ode on the Passions, but he n scaly taken ill. Ag: eat number of fashionable compel the attended this elegant and interesting perfin-in.un HI The Duchns of ikteser. Viscount Stossourts, t beautiful Miss BAXINGTODI and a long of esti were present. ould • On - -----...-----aell LADIES' CONCERT. iyed, ---...--- that Last night the Ladies' eighth. and last Vocal Cr .... aver• Brat. whoa hd yeast i V 7411 r are e old nive:• s, fte h Rc- ani• tiv el t 7 a: ase ci part 7, if not s irre- hi7h !T, i 1T 1S th, as high, a this an aad d iti,.l uch a public 3,0 0 - t have nit not el SOCK said a At to?' CHAS . SSA DOit Oh far 13 it triet iv tccr. llav • i n.ma• r..u• root the la. snd r tot bri ,ver- 411+ "Is LA If COUNT OF KING'S BENCH, Wasvalwitti, Jura 5. -Sittings et Nisi Prins, 6r/ore Lord ELLENNOROUGH. ERIK SR t,. NEA EIICOTE, Esq. This was an aetien for work and labour, and for money paid, laid out, and expended, to the Defend ant'. use. Mr. GA 3 Row. in stating the case on the part of the Plaintiff, said that hi. client WAS a most respect. able Gentleman, residing in blond -street, and well known in the west end of the town, and amongst per sons of taste ; he was celebrated for the most ele gant paper-hangings and decorations for ronms, in which particular branch he had lone been distin guished The Defendant was a Genleman of v , ry considerable fortune, and resided in Hill-street, Berkeley.square, and, being a gentlemen of taste, and celebrated for the elegant style of his house, had employed the Plaintiff in the line of his busi ness to decorate the several apartments in his man sion in I lill-street, but more particularly his saloon, which he wished to have fitted up after the man ner of an antique Egyptian temple, and direled that it should be composed of is combination of Views, taken from Denon's Views in Egypt. This painting was to be executed in the manner of a Pa norama, to hive all the elle& which this beautiful species of ornamental painting couli admit of.— The Learned Counsel here went int.) a very eloque .t eulogium upon this new and beautiful invention, which was a very recent one, and only brought to perfenion in this country within a very few sears. This very arduous task was accordingly undertaken by the Plaintiff, for which purpose, he employed a Mr. Jones, a gentleman of great talent and ingenui ty. The work WAS first begun on canves ; hut, upon endeavouring to fit it to the apartment, it was found not to answer, and was to begin again. New im pediments now presented themselves; some flues were to be altered, IA icklayers were employed, the walls were to be prepared in a particular manner ei order to receive the paint, an i avast deal of time and laSour were necessary to complete thisbraneli of work. The painting itself was at last begun, and, alit r many obssiuetions, finished in a most superior style. It represented an ancient Egyptian temple, decorated in the most exquisite manner imaginable : through the arcades was a view of the surrounding country ; the various rebels of antiquity were to be seen in the distance, and the bountiful Nle meandering through her hanks; the whole presenting to the astonished beholder a delusion of the most pleasing nature. The effen was so great, and the deception so siagn lar, that the mind while contemplating this exquisite produttion of art. was unaccountably drawn from the fietion, and transported, as it were, to the reali ty. To elucidate this, the Learned Counsel ad verted to the various Panoramas lately, and now ex hibiting in this city, and expatiated upon the delu sive effeet of those, where persons, for the moment forgetting then their situation, *fluidly fancied themselves transported to Rome, Naples, Paris, &c. When this pigure Was finished, the Defendant seemed pelf sly satisfied, and it became the admire tionof the whole of theleshionahleworld; the labour, talent, and ingenuity of Mr. Jones, wee displayed in a most eminent degree. The painting itself ttrensneed Olt ulna= yard', std Mr. Jones }ad le wally received 2501. from the Plaintiff as part pay ment. The Plaintiff himself had received pay ments at different times from the Defendant, a:mounting in the whole to 3261. Gs. ; hut he should prcve the work done, sad the valve thereof, by the meat incontrovertible testimony of persons, highly eminent in that profession, from which it would be found, that a balance of 1041. 12s. was dna to the T:,e lirst witness called was Mr. Brooke, who stated, that he had been upwards of five and thirty years in the line of a decnratette painter, and under stood the business thoroughly; he had examined the painting in question ; and, to the best of his judg ment, he thought it a work of iminite labour. talent, and ingenuity. It was a most beautiful prodaetion, and he considered it, in its kind, a chef cr ',tepee. With rcspeet to the sum charged, coking all the circumsuncesof the various impediments from brick layers, damps, and change of atmosphere, which always increased the labour, into consideration, he thought the charges perfectly reasonable and mo derate. Several other witnesses were examined to the same effete. Mr. ERSKINE, on the part of the Defendant, in opening leis client's case, drew the several distiuc tions between good and had painting; between a painting . by a Claude Lorraine and a scene painter ; and, having made some general observations upon the slight manner in which this sort of piteures were executed, he concluded by saying, that he should sheen, from the testimony of persons highly eminent in the profession, that not only the Plaintiffwas well paid, but overpaid for this piece of workmanship. The first Witness for the Defendant was Mr. Smirk, historical painter. Ile stated that he hail examined the painting in question, and, without meaning the slightest offence to the artist, or depre ciating his produetion in the least degree, he consi dered the painting altogether a very slight work; it was nothing more than a painting of a distant view, it had not the effeel of a Claude Lorraine, but had much the effete of a scene painting, and such as might be intended for a village playhouse. He was of opinion. epon the whole, that 1501. or there abouts, was .quite an adequate sum for the work, and that 401. more might be allowed for interrup tions, impediments. &c. Upon his cross-examination by Mr. GA snow, he admitted there was some difference between such a painting as the one in question. and one finished to hang in a frame against a wall. There were some allowances to be made for the taste and fancy of the artist. In painting his own pieteres far the Shakespeare Gallery, he Was not limited ; he fre quently varied his shades, tints, &c. in his Hamlet sad Giwt, and in his lohdsammer Night's Dream. His fairies were altered according to his, fancy; all this he allowed occupied a great deal of time, and required mach labour, which any superflei it ob server would newer diicover front merely looking at the work. He admitted al-o, that there were many impediments to be allowed foe, such as in the pre. sent instance, where bricklayers had been at work. and dust had injured the piece; mulch allowance was also to be made ter the chap of atmosphere, Wide hprodir awed Mach and trouble. :hoot. tary. iaVe was Con- Mr. Danir!s, landscape painter, was next called. I lle had seen the picture in question, which was very slightly executed ; it had not by any means the same effect of a finished landscape, and he was of the same npinion with Mr. Smirk, as to tie va lue of the work. Mr. Dixon, decoration painter, gave similar tes timony. EI.f.4:NDORCUCTII, in summing up the evi dence to the Jury, observed, that the work in ques tion had been begun in March, and fini-lied in the month of October following,. consequently no very long time was occupied about it. With respect to the representations of Counsel, the combination of views from Denon, the surroundi ig landscape, and the delusion of the rMnd in being transported to the spot, &c. ; those very descriptive statements were not to have any weight in their minds. The ques tion for their consideration was, whether the sum of 4301. 18s. was justly and fairly due fo the. Plain ti fr; or whether the payments already made, amount ing in the whole to 3261. tis. were not an adequate allowance ? Several persons, highly eminent in their profession, had declared it as their opinion, that 1601. was a liberal and sufficient payment, allowing 491. more for interruptions, &c. But, with respect to th;s they were not to be limite 1, but consider whether this was or was not a fair charge on the part of the Plaintiff. Tne Jury, after a short consultation, found a ver dict of 1011. 12s. for the Plaintiff, being the Ixtri:.nce of his account. KIRWAN, ESC/ V. COCICRUIANZ, tIQ. This was an aElion to recover a balance of 1501. due by the Defendant to the Plaintiff. Mr. ERSKINE, for the Plaintiff, stated. that he had been a Lieutenant in the (;oth regiment of Foot. and the Defendant was a Cornet in the fith Dragoon Guards. At that time a lieutenancy was wort:. from 5001. to 5501. and a cornett y considered worth 7001.; but the Defendant. not having purchased, expeslled to sell his commission for 5001. which sum he engaged to al'ow in the exchange. However. be afterwards received an intimation from His Royal I lighuess the Commander in Chief, that, in co, it.e quence of having received his Commission without purchase, he vanilla only be permitted to receiv:. 4001. the value of an Ensigncy. Some time after he was appointed to the Lieutenancy ; and when the Plaintiff applied for the difference, 1501. the I.) , fendant refused to pay it. Mr. ERSZ INE this was a matter in which gentlemen of the army were perfectly conversant, and he was willing to refer it ; but the Defendant would not accede to the p. onosal The Plaintiff's evidence was proceeding ; when Lord ELLENIV/ROVCII-1 asked to see the Commis• sion appointing the Defendant to the Lieutenancy, which not being produced, the Plaintiff was Nun suited. POLICE. sow 1711EZT. A few days ign a young man ptesenred a draft for payment at Messrs. Biddulphs, Cot, and Co. Bankers, Charing Cross, for th e s orr a of 731. 7., 6d. but no such person as the drawer of the draft being known there, the young man was detained, anJ taken before Me. GOA MAU* at Bow-street, for es amination ; when he said, he received the draft from another person, whose name h- melitioned, and whom he could bring forward; but his story not appearing very probable, and the Eta of hit uttering a forged draft being clear, he was corn mined for a further hear; At the v•cond exa mination, the man whom th e g. Prisoner had described cure forward, and confirmed his account as to giving him the draft, which he said he found in the gateway of the Treasury leading from the Park ; in this he WAS supported by another man, who de clared he was present at the finding of the draft ; they, however, all being privy to the uttering of it, Mr. Oman AM thought it his duty to detain them until the matter could be fully developed. On Wednesday evening the parties were again had up, when it was proved, that the draft in question had been written, and dropped, as a frolic, by a young gentleman, a clerk in a certain Public Office, and who came forward to verify the fat. There seem ing to be no coanenion or collusion between the young gentleman alluded to and the other parties, they were all dismissed ; the former receiving a very proper admlnirion from Mr. GRAHAM, not to indulge himself in future in inch dangerous frolics. by which three innocent men had been tempted to the commission t.f a crime which might have placed their lives in a most perilous situation. Yesterday, some dispatches belonging to a Spanish packet, taken by the EJ/tir privateer, of Guernsey, were brought to the Secretary of State's Office, by the Commander of the ..E.ber. They were thrown overboard by the Spaniards, but recovered by the exertions of the people belonging to the privateer. It is probable these dispatches may lead to some knowledge of the intended operations of the enemy. There is a report in circulation, that the Dutch have sold the Cape of Good Ilope to the French. In this report there is certainly no improbability ; though we have not been able to trace it to any au thentic source. The Ooli.b is arrived from the Channel fleet, which she left all well on the 2J. Previously to her leaving the fleet, Lord GANDNts had receive 4 an account that the Rochfort squadron of six sail of the li to and five frigates, had got safe into Rochfort on the 25th ult. and not on the 19th ult. as had been generally believed. Wednesday accounts were received from one of our cruisers off Boulogne, which state, that on Sun day morning last, fifty gun-boats, twenty baggers. and several sloops, were observed on the outside of Boulogne Pier. Three Candidates started for the representation of Shrevrsbury, vacant by the death of Sir WILLIAM PULTZNEY,IIiZ.Rica MILD LYSTIR, jun. Esq. Flatcar Gear agtili at, Esq. and .lona }I'LL. E.sq. but the two former have resigned their pretensions in favour of Mr. HILL. Greatpreparrions are making at Orford for there csption of His Hai ssrT, this month; and we under stand the Students are in high spirits, 00 account of the two terms which are customarily given to them on such an malign as the Kone's vise; andarood musical festival at the Coeuseusoration, Iv • is to be unneoally splendid. will make this venerable seat or the Muse a scene of weereetpled gaiety. PRESENT477ON OF COLOURS. BATH, MIL 5. The Binh-Day of our gracious Sovereign was yesterday celebrated in this city with snore than customary splendour t it being fixed on fat the pre sentation c.f an elegant pair of colours, the gift OE the Countess of K:th. to the re,,, , ,ment of Bath Fo rum Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Stephens. The ceremony took place in front of Sydney-bousec the ground was kept by the regiment of Bath Vo lunteers. Mn. Stephens, the lady of t!te Colonel, represented the Countess on the occasion (her La dyship's recent loss of her tither preventing her presence), and accompanied bp a neat and suitable ,pecch, delivered them to the Colonel s who, on receiving them, addressed the regiment in the Lola hwing animated terms " I liar • rhos-ti fw the ,!...rernotty of presenting your Co. iolos, ti.,. si ay of eehbrity, ...served be a'l good sul.ijels, the Birtli , ll7 of oar aoittirt Smrete.vi—ititisti, , g with it a t An of item, derived from tar wis.l t.iir.,: our anciwtots, Who planned and reared this noble .tetift are i.t ,e 4 nn and o.ili.ieal liSerty„ suer-emitieut to all other n „ thulr— , V.lleol.stit.it.:On an Church ant St to, *hid, wr now cit:pti. • " Not to occupy i iur nttnnian more than w-cerar , ri h the nell•ltn , wn ca!ammoi of this unpr, , eeet t d tr. • n abich we are all em.aged—l mast prenitt,, that •t 1. ces ,trunure torore described, the envy of our eiieiii;es, Winch all their art' and power are sedutotWy ent,...orsd to ..1•11 done; ant that too w‘tila a vengeance au.' 'nailer, of whit* the ease of history affords do par .11 , 4 " TO you, Friends Fei,ow Sot tiers, /14<oc:stev!"...to toot feelior I ad.lress myself rather than my tywis-..takesi; Stows paint die 'sweet,. tile 'eerily, the tir iae. T, too ()LA. in ,y our li,lits unite in tyre Cris , aat da ' y ind 44star: 1 . 111.4.:,./t., le main %or st,,7llnpie9nanent.i—of the fiats wh:ru are path:, A ; s tactics-4o the knowidgl uf &Nee:, whseb out 'wanes sea, at well yam A iit, it is ).our Wi11i...4 , to amsly, and my tecom m.mlation and unities our to eafoic! Live p!,,jvcss wk AA: , made has Kiven sstis action to those G!tteral &Fetal wlse•ii tile West/ lid appointed to nispect es; and to th:..ra 1, •- t' . .u.• s aloe , : are not sueleieet to eetieey ti, s:r... I en.r,taii. t, • r merits and attention. The natural ardour of yui t atindscaanot be doubted; and to this atone, the mind, rat.': ....,r • , 11 the cornsteseetnent and fortunate * terinination of every rs,...es••• prise. The , Greeks, accotitictg to Humes, went ait. i t i o ta hattie, determined in their minds to sustain ewe arn.teer On the other hails, noise and wino't estietus ote,ng, at . .;:wate (-an- fusion, and gave your adveraties emu:Owl:arc Yaw wilt • member that vnia's is the tivk (and re ire tber it y n a, • .e4' At , with gratit.. le;, in the prime of rorth sad strengt-i, t'se i q ms task, to defend those who ate . .trig!, Ste i.. I, ,:.:Inits and that see, by whom we wet,* SW) the we .t, .t.. 1 i .nli when we iliony.t all the colniOatit in at. For tit,. .on Wive aw contend, sod fir yourselyTs. (To ens Emstosss )-•••." Gent:r.ntm, Is yortr S e4re 1 cocati‘' t these Sacred B out •rs—'o be by v ~.. pu,..,,,..,1 ,:i4 ~,,d t.,, ors cuidanct of tlie c iris to wh,,ii they tieleseg, mu ela WAY w.ested from you hut with I.f ~trot ,ii oil , .. I , en, trout net on'y y o u but ever i one I no- VIA"( arm-,soar I tic-itn ars no nourable.death to a brew and ttenninious 'op.:to 7 • . -- A superb dinaer was afterwards eiso oe Colonel Stephens, to the OCiieers, at the Vit'.. _ fittt : oat the privates were also liberalle . ~alr-c at 1:i. ex - pence. In the evening, there sr .-a grand gala ~-. Sydne)oGarden. con,isting e .. sch eared ,seinee meor, where the asserbb.aio . company eaz more brilliant and numerous di k ter any former occarbn. The Ten negirrent .oval L. , idol Volunteers, except the Toitsl, an. : lteoimeat of Artillery, were reviewed yes by -° His IN aa !Aft, in ! I lyde P a rk. About slit.-' ast nine o'clock the ci;f ferent regiments 'ocean s aseernble, and a , ten 1-Sis Maa n luffe, accemeoni . ...; - - .4.... ..a. or-,,,_ 00 , Sese; an cZ d a ntinie. . : vo ' arrived upon the ground, :. i 55..... ..... having taken their stations, His MaJli:saY went down the front and up the rear rOf the line so -1 1 his hat of. His Maierro then took his station ii, the front, and the line tired by platoons from left to right. They then formed into suS•divisierts, and passed His Miseesrv, with k tons beadlike; and co- ' 'lours flyir.g, tie Officers satutiog,whieh w.i. ee.l:7ned by the Kisser end Roe,: Dukes, who took off their hats to every regiment. About helf-past twelve o'clnek His Nisei:ore left the field, in apoegrance greatly pleased with the order and distip"M• eat the several Corps. The day being very fine, this' mili tary seeltaile attreded A great &mourn of • spec.. tators. 'l'he Military Depot In Ess-x, in the errekie of which, a great number of persons have long been empoleed, is now completed. It is situated ' , Oen eminence near the high-road from Chelnisfaid w t:olchester, commanding . agreeable and diversified • prcopefts. The main eas;-:ce is 751 trot in lenoth. 35 in breadth, and two stories high. The . i aver story, 17 feet high, consists of the .conory, 51 f'eat by 30 in extent, fitted up wit!: racks for the r •sepe Lion of 10,000 muskets, fee. Ice. • A report prevailed last night, that a lawyer of considerable eminence had fallen in a dna; but. fenm the lateness of die hone, wp were not able SO .4 :er e taie whether it was entitled' to any dr gree of eiedis. The apartments of the Itieht Ho.. Lord !..on vain e, at the corner of Mottlake.lane, a r K e , ~ .•:e broke open a few days since. when s pod repe.a ins watch, a large quantity of plate. wearing opeasel, liner., and other articles, were stolen thereoto. A difference of opinion at present pr vails be,ween the Auctioneers and Brokers. The former hay e....rs sideroll the heavy tax upon auFlions too much to be florae solely by the venders. and have theietr es dera terained for she future to divide it. The Brokers think it bard they should bear and part of the tax, and are resisting it, under au °pintos that the Auc tioneers are not legally empowered to demand it. Oa Friday last, a woman, of the name tat Jose sort, servant to Mr. COVIO.O•LZ, of South Wood Hall, near Cottingham, purchased three penny - yr rth of arsenic of a shop-keeper of that town ; halt of which she took about seven o'clock that eve „hg, and, in consequence thereof, lingered in excruciat ing torments until that hour the next morning, when she expired. She was about thirty six years of age. In the course of Saturday night last, se large quantity of lead was stalest trom the parish church porch of Gravenney, near Faversham ; and, early on Sunday momieg. three sheets of lead were sir .p. ped from the roof of Stockbrrry church, and put into a little cart, in order to its being caroad off--. when. it is supposed, the thieves, being alarm. a by some persons who were hallooing in the neighbour ing woods, decamped—leaving behind them the cart. in which were a poney, aho the 'wad, and an iron coulter, which had been taken out of a field in the neighbourhood. The cart - ' --nay have been ascertained to belong to Mr Tonford, near Canterhnre, from his premises, about a :- very, it is conk:tired, by , tribe, who, about that attar:, his neighbourhood. cart and pony have been DANILL SAN, Ivy rf try, and had been ttolett week prior to the L ike°. two men of the apsey te, was seen lurking in t!P*