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GLoccistitu. • This wig' a question with respect to the settle ment of a pauper of the name of Edward Canning. The ltlagimrates had decided that the pauper had :nbtainrit a regular settlement in the parish of St. Leonard's. Shoreditch ; —and, on a preceding day Mr. rtmita moved For a rule to spew cause why - the order should not be quashed, on the ground that the real settlement of the pauper was in Glen "welter. The pauper, it appeared. had come up from Gloucester sonic yeah *ago. and was employed 'in'the house of De Pouthieu and Co. 161 a clerk. During the period he was so situated, he slept in vise parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, which it was cootemled, entitled him to a settlement th ere. Mr. Put.i.gg argued. that the station Which the power filled, did not give him the privilege which the hiring For a year would impart. The pauper bud cerium duties to perform, and prosecuted theist awing a given number of hours io the day. Out of those hours, his employers had 'uo control over him—and, on the Sunday, he might go where he pleased, and fct as he pleased. Such an employ ment did mit, the Learned Counsel submitted, give him a right of 'settlement iu the parish of St. Lennart'. Tlhr Court was unanimously of opinion, that the pauper having been engaged by the year, bad ac quired a right of settlement—which could not be shaken, on account of his not being under the con. tied of his employers during the hours devoted to his meals, or to recreation. DOE oil Me Denite of the Eton rod the Doke of Loans, V. LIADER. . The Defendant, in this case, is • butcher, re siding iu St. Jaines's-market. The Commissioners appointed under the Act of Parliament for con founding the new street, found it necessary to take pusiessinn of his premises, but he refused to give them isp, mid the works in consequence stood still. The question at issue was, whether he was 0 wevkly or a yearly tenant. Ou that depended his right to claim a certain remuneration, under the provisions of the Act. HAaateox yesterday obtained a rule for proceeding to strike the Special Jury. in order that tbr cause might this day come on for trial. Mr. MARRY•TT, 011 the part of the Defendant, now moved, that all the proceedings should be dis vharged, on the ground of irregularity. The ma tsve. he observed, for having recourse to • Special Jury. was, to select persons competent to decide on matters of vital interest—but in consequence of the hurry which marked the proceedings on the other side, that advantage was entirely dispensed with, *Mee the Jury had been struck in the course • few hours, and all examination was thus -pre iresited._ Mr. ScsavAre and Mr. RICHARDSON were heard cm the same side. Messrs. H Artatsos and GURNEY opposed the unification, which they contended was made only for the purpose of delaying the trial of the cause.— The Defendant, it teas clear, wished to get over the present 'Feral ; for the Plaintiff had agreed to go to trial at the Sittings after Term, provided, if he succeeded, that he should have judgment, as of this Teruo, which offer bad been rejected. Plaintiff give notice atrial on the ~ .14th of last month, which 'Mowed the Defe►e h wt awple lime to have a Special Jury ►truck. I-le, however, did nothing in the bu ►iness until late ou Saturday last, whets he ►wade his election fur a Special Jury ; and at half-past seven o'clock on Saturday night notice was served on the Plaintiff. bloodily was a dies non—of course, the Plaintiff could do nothing on that day—but, at the earliest possible moment, namely. yesterday, lie proceeded to have the Special Jury reduced. I Tinter these circumstances, it was hoped tl►at the Defendant would out be suffered to reap a benefit f rom his ievn wrong The Court. was of opinion, that delay, and not the übtai oo il ig of the ends of justice, was the De fendant's object—and, therefore, refused the ap plicatioii. Mr. SicsaLlTT mid, as that was their Lordships' opinion, and as the case would occupy a great deal of lime, he would agree to the Plaintiff's propo sition of going to trial in the Sittings after Term, allowing the Plaintiff, if ruccessful, judgment as of Term. THE RING D. ARMITAGE. Mr. Tornio° prayed the judgment of the Court o n thi s D e f en d a nt. %sly.) had been indicted for as saulting at Revenue Officer in the execution of his duty, and hail suffered judgment to go by default. It appeared that the Defendant, and several other peio.ll4, were entleavoining to land a quantity of sii.uggled spirits from a boat on the coast of Sussex. io t h e y es ,. 1814. when they were surprised by a party of revenue officers. One of the officers. mined Sarjant. jnmped into the boat, with the in tention of opizitig she cargo, but was immediately overlinwertsl by numbers, and severely beaten. A notnotte took un artier part in the affray, and 'awe lie would biotic the offirer's brains out, or thown him. The smugglers succteded iii securing the sionst.. Two of them had since been tried and 4.ollVieird. present Defendant kept out of Ike way until the autumn' of last year, when he W. 1.% apprehended, and suffered judgment by de- 'l'he Cons?. after hearing the affidavit of &tr yout, sentenced the Defendant to four months iw hrisountent in Horsham gaol. Ou Mondav, us Jams HaarrnwArra, E►q. of West' rue (lyre's. Paddington, wiss riding about his gtl.lllllli iu that part, his horse threw him. by which he dislocated hi. collar-bone. Ile was mune ilyatrly carried home to bed, and every human means which surgical or medical aid could devise resorted to, but ntthoist effect, as he expired soon afterwards. di►. liana ITHWAITE Vrl4/1 811 elderly 11111111. and a most able engineer. lie formed a diving bell. by which lie 4i-scrawled into the lioyul George, and brought tip part or the property which had been sunk with that ship. His body now lies fur a Coroner's le ginst. TOM=.. , .. . 1 11. 1111111.11111.111 P; 11/ . 3 ZargifhPit eer illeteptions, of no interest 'except to Ilte ued. 1 • . His Chew will hear causes to-morrow (this day),luotioes os Friday, apd causes on Saturday. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wtfrllll,lMl4 WEWS IMAM FIIIIIIVAILY 4. IT. TM:MAIM% stiosztorrcn, n. s':. MARY% pot/CE. I.ARGE SEIZURE. Tdieemilay risevent, the notorious receive., residing in the illismsefee, was brought np, toitther with J. soil A. Cooper, father and moo, J. Far. 11Pnry Ewa, 77mvins Raillon, Charles Papilliett,J'alin Saville, nod Jason Walton, charged spore She subjoined evidence : Williams Mecham, one of the City thlEctra,iletwisint, Ilrit is miser' of certain illtorruation, Iw, accimipatticil by others, proceeded with a search warrant to the house of Yissceet. Cho entering the premises, he round due latter whh the two Coopers and Rnstd , CUlplOyed in cnttinf up a barge quantity of sacking. The premises acre searrheit, and property to She asnount of at trait :lON. found muenster' in various parts. This consisted rbiea, or crape*. linens, ‘llll.r powder, guns, Sc,, triage, ' drags of swims, sorts, quirk,iil ver, watches, brooches, &c. Sec. While the officrrs remained its the house, the Primmer Smith came in with a loaf of sugar cooceakd wistlrrneath his great coal. The other rebuses., also caret in at ditereut periods, and were appre headed. Janes, another officer, Mated, that he went in Vinfent's house, and offered to purchase a quantity of while lead.— He was told by Vincent that be had not sufficient in the house, bet would proewre the Necessary quantity by the Nl lowiNg morning. The price demanded fin the lead was little wore than half its value. The property found on the premises nearly filled three hackney roaches! Some joys of oil, which w. re forted in the Muse, Ineethrr with two casks of lead, were identified by Mr. Clevely, a men= chart at LiNsehnoae, who statrd it to be part of an immense qoasstity of property, of whirls he had been defrauded by a ma mow in custody foe that uffeuce at the Shadwell Ogee. _ . The Prissiners,on being called epos, arentinted in various ways for being at Vincent's house. The story sold by Raines, Fox, and the younger Cooper, appearing to the Lord Mayer to be tolerably satisfactory, they were die. cha►gd. The remainder were ordered to be rewarded for a further essmieatws. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY. Maass MUM, • youth of seventeen, was charged ninon his own confession with plundering his employer, Mr. W. Barret I, a jeweller, in St. Martiles-le.Grand, of an immense quantity of gold and silver plate, and other articles ofjewel lery of great valise. Andrew Oarff (a youneer boy) and Joke Mohr, alias Rice, were charged as being partieeps erinhis is the robbery. They were remanded, mad ordered to be kept separate. BANKRUPTS EFFECTS. Yesterday a bug investigation took place before Mr. Hicks, respecting • bankrupt's effects, during which the fulluwiug important cireunestaisces cam: out iu evidence : • • A bout the month or July, 1815, Mr. Monies Hughes, lineu.draper, of Red Liou-strect, Helbews, gave infer motion at the above office, that his house heel been broken open, and rubbed of his disk, containing cash and Dank notes to the immune of 800 ; this bring .oeh a *trio** and large amount, Lavender, the officer, was dispatched to examine the premises, with a view to trace the robber or robbers, if possible. After the officer had cumin. ed the premises, be was of ',pinkie that they lead nut been broke, into at all; and ou searching the premises closely, be discovered the desk, broken in pieces, no doubt fur the purpose of tieing beret, but the party had been disturbed, and pieers of it were toned in the garrets, cellars, &c. In a few days after the immense robbery was said to have taken place, Mr. Thomas Hughes become • bankrupt, and upon his examination before the Compoissiouers he stated, that his ruin and bankruptcy had keen occasioned by the robbery • however, there being strong suspicions that no rob bery hestates place, and that he had concealed Isis property for the purpose of eefe *lading his creditor's, be underwent several keg and ate id' examinations before the Commis sioner*, at which Cuoiseel were employed, and although nothing could be proved satisfactorily to directly camisole him, the Commissioners committed him to Neweste as a frauduleut bankrupt, the suspicion against him being very strong, and he remained in Newmite for teu mouths upon that chirp, when no further evidence being adduced against him, be was discharged. At the time of his examination before the Commissioners, it was ascertained that his shopnian had left London about the time of the baakreptcy ; and it being No/peeled that be had taken the contested property with him, Lavender, the tiffieer, was employed to trace him oat, and he pursued him to Bridport, but nothing of a suspicions nature as to the concealed property was found upon biol. Mr. James Aldred, one of the assignees to the bankruptcy, had paid the bankrupt a sum of money on the teaming of the day in the night of which he said his house hail been rob bed; and he said the mamey which Mr. Aldred had paid him was part of that stoke. Mr. Aldred was, therefore, enabled to give a fall description of the Bank notes he had paid him, and which was accordingly done at the Bank, fur the pur pose of being stopped when presented fur payment. The bankrupt, in his examination before the Commis shun rs, admitted that it was his constant practice to keep his cash and notes in a tin cash-box, and to take it np stairs every night to his bed-room, suit could nut account fur leaving it ilium stairs in his desk us the night wheu the rub bery was said to have taken place. Nothing more respecting the business was heard of till Tuesday morning, when a ten ponnd Bank note which had been paid by Mr. James Aldred to the bankrupt, on the day of the supposed robbery, was paid iglu the Bank, and in formation having been given to slop it, the person preseut iwg it fur payment was interrogated by the Bank clerk how he became possessed of it, and who be was; he replied his name was Davis, and belonged to the banking. home of Roberts, sad Curtis (we understand he is porter at that house), snit that hr had received the mote from David Evens, who lived iu the Kent-road, and that he did Not bring it from the Banking-house to which be belonged. He at the same time paid into the Bank live 11. soles, owe of which proved to be ■ forgery. It was then understood that the said David Evans had received the 101. note from the bankrupt or his brother and it being understood that David Evans had lived as shim man with Jobs Hughes, a lusew.dreprr in St. Julia-street, the brother of the bankrupt, who gave his brother an asylum in his bowels en his being rebelled from Newcate, the connec tion was of a very auspicious nature, suit on application being misdeal the office, suet the whole of the cireumstances being kid before Mr. Biroie, he issued his warrant against David Evans, upon which be was apprehended and brought to the oiler, where be oisiterwent an examination before Mr. Hicks, whew the *hole circumstances were stated by a protessiossal grutlemas. Lhavis, the porter al Robin s mad C u rtiss, gave his testi mony as to his possession of the lut note, which was ex tremely evasive and contradictory. He appeared very much agitated while giving bis secentit. lie stated that hr called upon David Evan*, and asked Lim for some uld Bank notes, without being abk to swig's a reason, why 1w did so, except that he waisted to get half sovereigns fur them, which could only be had fur motes of • certain date. He explained what the Bank Clerk said respecting David Evans it statement, that he received the 10/. note from Sir. Hughes, by saying that David Williams ball lived alluviums a ith Hr. Hughes. The accused David Evans gave of his possession of the note was, that he carries on business for I self, in York place, in the Kent-road, where he took the note, iu the month of November last, of a man he never saw before or since, for the purchase of a piece of cloth, which came to upwards of 51. He said he thought the 10/. note was a hail owe, bet being • good customer, he risked it. lle assigned as a reason for thinking it bad, that it was in a very sagged state, and tasked ails being a bite paper, the colour was so changed 'that it was more like what.' brown paper ; this was supposed to have arise,, front its haring 'wen buried.— Ille geld he carried the note ist his poekrt in that ragged state several days, when it would start el, Lang together, and 0411 pasted it uu a thick piece of paptc, and wrote ins the hack of it, but which was nut to 1w made out. lie stated that the disligssred state in which the note appeared, was occa sioned by his carrying it in his pocket fur about a week 'store he put it hates his cash-hos. David Evans, sod Dams, the pater, were marital to be detained, and a warrant was issued againat Thomas Hughes, who uu being brought to the other rue another 'swains tn'. Mr. High ealkd us Wm to give no ace 11111 l t of the trauraction, which be did as follows —He said he was a lines-draper in Mal Liontlreel, Holborn. On the morninz of the 16th July, 1813, he was alai well by his shopuiam ruinin4 up Main to him, and telling him that the shop had be , ii broken open by 11w fan light being takes, out, and In• acco un t hooks, cash, nail nuns, to the amount of $6Ol. carried off. This hiss so deranged his affairs that he deli 'rallied on call- I a meeting of hi. creditors, mud to make arrangement. for that puriiii.e he employed an acconiplant, who assured him he would have every thing arranged far hits ; be was Made a bankrupt, and mint to Heirgatella a ehaege of con. (riding his prow-rte. Fie oadernent several eitainitial kola, mid at the last Mr. Ilit ford informed him uothiag hml brew proved against hint, and hoped hr wontil Ise more successful in bo.iness iu furore , null he was then discharged. The Magistrate said he thought his statement a very plensable our.. Mr. Aldred, one of the arniguee. naked permission to put some questimi. to M r . Hughes, ;hick hang granted, after grit stating, that at the time of the rubbery Mr. Illighes'r account with him was mach overdrawn, Nod in consequesive he hail urged Mr. llnglies for payment, who pleaded his in ability to pay, but on his nrgiug it, sod saying he would lend him money, he obtained the mewed he urged fur, and lent him 76/. on the afternoon of the slay WI which the robbery was said to have been committed at night. This Mr. Hughes did slut satisfactorily answer or etplain as to borrowing the small sum of 711/.; the 101. note 'rated to David Evan., mad which was paid into the WO; tau Tuc►- day,was part of that. This and other questions put by Mr. Aldred, altered the opiniou of the Nlagistrate. It was urged by the solicitor to Messrs. Aldred sod Hutch. imam, the assigueer tu the bankruptcy, to make David Evans answerable fur the ringed 10/. note traced 10 him. The Magistrate, after taking a view of all the circum stances, said, that there was no proof before hint that a burglary or robbery bad been committed, as from the situ ation of Mr. Iluglws he could not receive his testimony upon oath; our was it in prod before hint, that the saute was part of concealed effects of a bankrupt. 11r, therefore, mold not detain either of them in custody, but ordered them to timed on a failure day, Hughes to produce the shopworn who lived with him at the tame the sloop was said an be rubbed, and Evsus to produce the man from Bromley he said he took the rule of. RORDERY OF THE ST. GILES'S FREE IiCHOOI... Yesterday Edward Staith, late a watchman of Sl.Giles's, vii !Drought up, rbarged with burglariou.ly bicaking into the St. Giles's Free School, iu George-street, and stealing two coppers, Ste. value 3/. on the eight of Monday, No venther the 17th. - ...... . Mr. Flanges, the master of the relsool t saw the property Pare the preceding Saturday, and the morning after the Pri soner was stopped by French and Kelly, watchmen in Crown street, to whom he represented himself as employed by Mr. Punt 'rex, of Shoe-lane, but on their way to the watch honor, he threw the coppers on French, and escaped till Tuesday night, when he was apprehended in Stewart'. Resits by J. Fusasau.—Commiticd. BRUTAL AND UNMANLY ASSAULT. Janes Dawson, a wretch undeserving the name of man, was cha►ged with committing an assault of a very indelicate allure un the person of Miss Mary Harrold, a must interest ing-looking child, eleven years or age. Witco the Prisoner was plactil ■t the bar, Mr. Harrold, the child's father, with much persuasion, brought her into the Office to give her evidence. the trembled excessively, arid, on seeing the monster,her feelings were so much offer f ed dint it was with difficulty she was kept from fainting. Mr. Harrold stated to the Magistrates, that on last Sun day night, as lw, Mrs. Harrold, and his daughter, the Com plainant, after drinking tea at a friend's house, were on their way home, and going along Gray'a Inn-lane, his slaughter ran some distance before them, and shortly after he was alarmed at hearing her screaming most viability; lie ran for ward to ascertain the cause, mud ou arriving at liar place, be found the Prisoner and two others, who effected thar eeeape, lied hold of her, and were behavieg to her in the hitiet inde cent ; he secured the Prisoner, and kept him until he gut assistance, and the villain washulged in the watels-house. The Complainant, with the greatest delicacy imagi aside, con firmed her father's statement. The charge tieing iiiiide out, the Prisoner was committed for want of bail, to answer the complaint at the next Sessions. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 2. Came iu the Speculator, Thomson, from Terceira. FALMOUTH, FEB. 1. Arrived She Dutch ship Catharine Thewlure, Va uwalnr, froua Liverpool, fur Sonoma, with loss of fore top-mast. LIVERPOOL, PM. 2. Arrived the William Ewart. Fisher, from Nasasti, New Providence, with Sir Gomm BPGregor passenger on board. The True Blur, Flat, for Holyhead, was lost 31,11 tilt nn West Hoyle; the master, his wife, and one ma■ druwned, and one mau saved. HARWICH, TVS. 3. Arrived the Castlereagh, M'Donough, unit manila and pas sengers from Hely-int ; and Lord Nelson, Livings, with ditto front Cuxhaven. Sailed the Lady Nepean, Liviap,wlth ditto, for Cuxhaven. DOVER, VEIL 3. Sailed the Venus transport, and the sloop Boston Packer, fur Calais, for troops. Arrived the sloop Fortitude, Randal, from Jersey to Lon don, with loss of houses, gaff, and bulwark. DEAL, Fre. 3. Came down from the River last evening and sailed, se veral ships, particulars unknown. Remains the Johanna Maria Commands, Madden, for Surinam. GRAVINUND, re■ 3. Arri►ed the Duke of Yo►k, Fryer, from Rotterdam; Good Friend►, Siterrott, from Dubliu ; and Fortuna, Hughes, (ruin Ostend. Sailed the Prinreas Amelia, Balston, and London, Camp bell, fur India ; Kingston, Bowen, fur Java; Mary, Ford, fur St. Mary's, Sierra Leone; Valency, Bryant, fur Lisbon ; Williams, Williams, fur Dublin ; and Minerva Sattilb, Allen, fur New Volk. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The Aeressor, for the Sullen, Jacob, and Berethiva Maria, on Saturday, the 14th instant, at No. 73, Great Tower-street. Recalls saute place, every Monday and Saturday, for three months. Friday morning seamiest as a boy, between four and five years of see, the ion ut & Roush., who has been many years guard of the London and Liverpool mail-coach, front Lon don to stoueySlratford, was standing before the fire, its clothes caught lire, and, dreadful to relate, was su much burnt that it languished in extreme army till the next morning wheu it expired; sud what adds to the shocking event, the mother of the poor child, who is far advanced in pregnancy, in her endeavour to save the child, was so much scorched that bee recovery is despaired of. On Thursday the 15th last, during the grtat storm of wind, that fine old horse.cliesitut-tree, in front of the Castle of Eglinton, which has long been so much admired for its stately appearance, received considerable damage. This nee, rising from three conjoined stems, overspread an area of about 30 yards diameter, or hatter than the eighth Bart of ass English acre; one of these was sepa rated from the two others and blown down. The mein bole of it is 14 feet in length and nine feet in mirth, mid with its several brunches measures of saleable timber, more thaw 134 cubical feet. The remaining two stems are of amidsr dimensions, so that taking it in all, this tree has contained above 400 feet of timber. Till this accident happened, the stalk was so closely connected, as to have always been considered as one solid trunk. It is supposed to have been very aged—perhaps more than two centuries. t U r i" " rilm the Brighton stilweriplion par k of harriers, en Weaves- Al, hut. to :r li.hi, including Losil ur high rank and fasl •We distoseliillll, and from it 11411 yto eighty or ninety we'll-nu 1111 l led sportsmen, printriceil a diver siun as interesting in im ionizer-As, cast as pleasingly varied is its character, as the annals of the gralitlll emu display. The dogs threw olf on Ihe race hill, and were presently in full cry, but in crossing. some ploaglied /11l a second hare took them from the pursuit of the lir, and which, afire gratify ing the field by a cirrnitons and lengthened run, paid the for feit of her capture wills her life. S after this a thirst bare was stark(' 'sear the signal.hunre, a bouncing strung Jack, which, swift as au arrow /4 how, look a cursed course for • - - - - - oriupleali. The music of the field was isispiritiug; drowsy Echo was awakened, 111141 answered every so I. F • Otiose, dean, IVoullettileass, Rottingdeass, and ituttingdean received the delighted sportsmen; and thence passing Mr. Raxby's harts, J.sek crossed, and led them 4111 fur fiord Downs, the whole sweep of whirls be measured, passed through Hurd village, for Northease, and thence merrily fur Dropping short of the littler, however, he diverged to the Inuok on the left, skimmed the marshes to Sinekterry. and I there actually took to the water, a n d (limited the Ouse. Massy of the horses, by this time, were knocked up, while &hes, pretty well kept lip to the pack, it Inch, from the scent 1 / 1 4114 cold um the length of marshy land, sh chord the watts. Here, therefore, would hare coded the divxrsion, had nut Jack been discovered, sticking I. haunches niche mud, I on the opposite hook. A scull, its toinsequessee, was procur• cal, without toss of time, and two of the sportsmen were pre. testily floated to the spot, stud where Jack, too exhaissied for Souther 'Hutt, was taken up alive. Rut he was I ttttt nun ly treated, in gratitude for the pleasure he hail afforded, and borne, with due C:11e, to Mr. !Raker's. at Owns:Oran. Ohs I the following noursting, haring passed the slight its ass oat chest in Ilse stable, he was found fresh nod Wong, and once 11114/1C in ample condition fur a Int.il bum in the field; he was, therefore, set sit liberty, will having rr.rieed sh e !slightest apparent injury, excepting a partial loss 4.f the ex tremity of use ear, that he may be knows. again, stoul.l any of the same party fall in with him on a future 11)CC41,1011- SHENSMNE. The personal property iu the possession of Mr. Wil:inno Speucrr, of Morcott, Worceratershoe, lately deceased, Imaging to the Bard of the Leasowes, was given to him by his relative, the late Mr. Hodgeits, of flagle), and rum. sided of his poiteat, gold watch, gold-headed cane, and a blank Iron at volume of parr. The pm teat is a half-lengllo front-fare, in the Guist pieservatioos, and hears evident marks of beings very striking likeness of Mr. Shen alone, when rather at an advanced period of 10s 10% I was led to hope, when Mr. Spencer boat showed me the MS. at Morcott, that it contaiued such relies of Shooslones muse, as would have ambled one to have laid a new edit' of his poetry (which, with materials communicated to me by nov father-in-law and my mother, respecting the Poet soil Miss Mary Ashton, the lady of camisole beauty lie so much ad mired, and who resided at Hayborongli, between Kidder onions'''. and Hagley), as would have hems interesting to the public: but the volume did not Cl/11111111 II page of novelty to rescue it from that oblivion to which it seems to be con signed. The portrait ornaments the parlour at Moreton, n beautiful and cora, spot, bung she residence of his family, which his own hands had, ill a great measure, erected; and he always evinced, whew he spewed them to me, the Itigl est pleasure in toeing the possessor of them; they will lung con tinue sicailfatt memorials or the genies of the I-commie; nod, as connected with him, I thought the communication thus far interesting. Mr. Wm. Spencer wn. one of eleven chihb en, nine of whom are now living to lament the sudden separation of the best of brothers-10r he was as eminently honest man ; and the peaceful tenor of his life reolleree him greatly esteemed throughout time whole of the surrounding oeighboui hood. CHARLES HEATH FIG. N C'E. [From " The New Monthly llagu:ine"l At a late Meeting of the Roca l Academy of Sciences, M. Moreau de ironies communicated some particulars respecting the great viper of Martinique.. It is a fact that this serpent grows to the length of seven or eight feet, and to a diameter of limr or live inches. M. Deshoirtiraux, a planter of Martinique, some months since killed one of these reptiles which had attained these dimensions, and which. when erect ou its tail, would have considerably exceeded the height of a Mall. Upon an exatitimitiou of the mem branous sheath with which the month is laterally for nished, there were found on both sides 16 channelled teeth of different sizes, but only two of these listing reached their full growth, served us formidable wea pour to this enormous reptile. By a singularity worthy of remark, the trigonoceplialus possesses the faculty of living alike in the marshes on th e sante level with the sea, and on the tops of mountains among the cloulds,notwitlistandin4 the difference of tempe rature, which is equal to twelve degrees of the centi grade thenuometer, mid which in the Torrid Zone produces a very powerful impression on organised bodies. M. DI esfourneaux has recently found on ascending the volcanic peaks of Curbed, four of these vipers inhabiting the lofty forests of those mountains 1,600 yards above the Atlantic. Au apothecary of Aieiens has just obtained a new and very lucrative product f • potatoes, by burning the stalks and leaves of the plant, and extracting Ilse potash which they contain in alum dance. Just when the flower begins to go off, at which time the stalk is in full vigour, the plants sire cut with a sharp instrument about live inches from the ground. The stumps soon throw out fresh shouts which suffice to bring the roots to ma turity. The plants after bring cut, air left eight days in the held to dry. They are then burned in the tonne manner its soda monufactiirers burn kali, in a hole her fret in diameter and two fret deep.— The ashes are washed, itiol the ley evaporated.— By this process 5t,500 !moulds weight of the salt is obtained per acre ; the author of it calculates that the potatoes grown upon an acre will produce 225 franca over and above the expense of cultivation ; and that the salt from the same urea, deducting the cost of making, will be worth 816 francs, making total of 1,041 francs, upwards of 43!. sterling. The totel produce of the sale of the Mac Carthy Library at Paris, was 404,000 francs (16,0001. ster ling), a much less sum than had been offered for it three years since by an English Nobleman. The Rosati Library at Paris will have 300 volumes printed on vellum from this collection, about half of which is destined for this country, most of our biblionitittims having added treasures to their former stores. Among others, the article of the highest price and greatest intrinsic value, the Complutensian Polyglot!, 'winked rq vellum. was purchased fur 16,100 frames, fur Mr I libbert, whose collection previously rooked as one of the lust private libraries in Europe. The Itnosian Kinadrott having been detained No long by contrary wind.. are renewing thrii stuck of provision, tecourt time. • . FllO.ll TOESDAY Nil:llF'S G,I2ITTE. DIVI RENDS. Fete.2s. G. Bowler, sets. G. 11. , a hr. and R. Armstronz. of I linglat.m, Matichestr r, and, f ‘Voirestre..teet f, sl o th. wai:, Is tt-manufacturene, at ten, at Mr. %Yasuo's Office, 51:incheider. ro. 21. .1. Vallon, of lirrad-street, London, warehouse man. at twelve, at Guildhall . Feb. 27 1 Itehl, of !Newcastle-uputil % lir, saddler, at eleven, I the Geoige 11111 , Neweastle-opeen.Tylie. Marcie 21. T. Georietz, of Staines, 3L .td.. tailor, at one, at Guildli .11, I. lon. Fat. 25. T. Gardner, jun. of Liverpool, tailor, at one, at the Game lion, Liverpool. Alarch 10. W. Sluckhant , of Bristol, bilker. at twelve, at thi Commereial-rooms, Coro-street, Bristol. Fere 24. R. Charles, of St. Alban's.steei I, PA.mall, Mid dlesex, tailor, at twelve, at Guildhall, I:eeselou. :Balch 10. It. B. Fisher, late of gutithatoptim• place, NOw soul, Middlesex, wine-inert:l/tut, at (liven, at Guildhall, London. April 7. J. Hodgson, Justine, of Coleman-street, Loudon, meichinit, at twelve. at Guildhall. Felt 24. vv. need, of Fleet-street, London, law-bookseller, at Iw, lye, at Guildhall. Mar c h 7. J. Whitehead, M. Dna nrol, need J. Ilaeldoek, of r a t, atoll street, Loudoee, bankers, at oel ye, set Fib. 29 A. Gumpertz. of Gerat ‘Vieeelty,de iet t, Loudon, 1111 nut, at one, at Guildhall. Fele lg. J Speurer, J. Bowman, need J. nobleman, lots of Breatl.street, but now of Brar-Binilt 1.-lane, London, factors, at one, at Guildhall. 7. 11 Thompson, late of the White Horse Inn, Fetters hue, London, coach-proprietor, but now of Nun-green, Perkliam, Surrey, farmer, at eleven, at Guildhall. Felt.l:B IV. She. wool, late of Liverpool, sosp.manufar turi r, at Guildhall, bliltloll. Eck. 21. E. Crnike, 11. In kdcw. and Tln Irw, of the ihatinglt-taarket, Sanllta:pk, Saucy, patAtue.tarrchants at tarlte, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 1. AV. Nuwdrn. of Catooott-r , tvect, Landau, insurance kriskrr, at One lit GOlitihiai. . . . . - 24. IC. J It tellas :son, Nichulr.s-lane, Laudon, intr.- hut twelt r, a: Gni:dhal I. 313 sch .21. 1. Kilizlst and T A•hbv, of Gc.11:11 cgtort.. el to , bow Y feather-mmanct in at ten, at G1111,111:41 Frit. 18. It ..1 •lf Murtha tattwil.• tid anrt, Solana, M •!I••••,c, t•••.11-aturcla tat, at frit. Gu Ig114.1:1, F. b. '24. %V. hat., 4,1* Ltr. rpool, builder, at wit., at the (itu.ge 111.4, I).:e oreet. I st'rpool. CERTIFICATE.—FEartrAav 24 J. CAWnrlll., Id K111:10.011. 11110 r, dtnp r J. North role, of I. -slut t , I Alllllllll, IV iIII . IIICI Chat, t or Tong, York, worsted-notoot met our —S. Clement of Rough too, Uncoils, torts-merchant.-IZ.. Elliot the yott tiger, of ll tlli ll Our, Suna•rcl, miller.—.l Pottlltatt, ttf 1311,4 0000 0 StAtt..l.l, iron-dealer.— W. 1) . ..ty, of No, tt it h, gowstsukor —J. 11 Il ion, of Cock-broo::, tlshtuu-u n do' Lite, Laucratu•, cuttuu. spinner. CORN EXCIIANGE, FLOQUARY 4. iVe have hint hot few fresh art ;rals Ritirc Masalay, vane. gliently the sales made this mo r ning , i f , fia t . Wh ea t, and Barley, were on fail as road ferias ng uu M lay , b a r little demand for art:inary articles. In :'vas and Licata there is nu alteration. COM. NIARKET, rECRUARY 4. Si.ipa at Market. Silty. 5..1.1. Mr" Newritalle 421 37 0.1, to 40. CI. 6 S fr . rland veAtrrany—Ault WED‘eattAy.—flulitl.y at the Batik, Ex- Anima, East looha, and South SOLI HOOKS. MARIUMM At %Vhite flotrrlo, on the 24111 last, by the R‘ e. D.uriei Wall, Arthur Eaq. of Clooniel, to Mi.i daughter f ill• late fttv. {Vol. lielkele%. ui ‘1 otp:velle, county tusk, and grand twee to 11:e late 11:.laop of Cloyne, DEA7IIS. On the 17111 last, at Great M) dry, Clocei ster‘Lire, nee.l $9, Mr. John Street. who hail urea pit:d a I'6lllll there fifty years ; he nerved rutin years us n private soldier, and was with General Malty at the nitre of Quebec, in 171,2. Ou'rneseny, at Ilurcolt , scar Kj hit,euiuste•r, nuthleti4 Mr. I\•m. Spencer, miller. lie was a elation to Ilie putt Slienstone f u part of whose library he possest.e.l. liff;11 WATER THIS DAY AT I.ONININ BRILX:e. neritioc 18 after 2. Evening e's after I. COURSE OF EXCHANG Awwtcnlaui .... 37 23.2 U. Ditto at sight 34i 8 AntMlt .... 11 8 C. F. Ditto at sight .. 11 3 Itottivialain ..... 11 U 2 U. , TErsnve. Ergium Ly 3. Venice, Ital. Lk .•.:3 Ma (:a 4 Nap!cs 4311 Pa:enno Hit. per es. Lisbon 59 Alava:iv II 10.010. 34 2 lII'. A itunu Paris 3 s'.ay's dole 24 20 Ditto .... '24 40 '2 U. Puartli aiix .... 24 40 Frankfort ou the Main 143 rx.3To Madrid 4O elfect. Cadiz......... 311 [Mixon 4O drett. Oporto (tit) lib Dublin .... •• • . St per et- Cork ..... U /iglu of the Bank un Holland '2 per Ct•ut. tirt.i.tog • Portnpl (" 1 iA t •• Coin, per nz....0 0 Foreign Gull in Pars ..... o Cr New Dotal !um:F. ..4 n 0 New Pol!nrs t) Satre in Bars 0 01 New boils Neville Gibraltar :1!) I.ezborit Genoa .. 471 LACK AND SURGICAL. DISPENSARY. His Royal Ilighowis the Duke of YORK, Presiiti at. VII F. Delicacy nio I I - louniar conia.releal swli 111 co dais ,tars of Complaints, so quire that Pooto:ie rot, teem , sl 141 be confided to Profesoionnl Claarattiao knorato respertnbility and talents. This induced t h e Royal natal Noble Patrons of the above Institution to give thew oupport to it, fur the exclusive treat oleos o f V. nereal Complaints, mud the oelectioo of Mr. KIERNAN, as Sin gem), Mantling high on the I.ist of the Royal College, boo proved (by tlw benefits it has conferred sluice its osto. IdishlnenOs the propriety of their choice. The Pooldie too ufteli the dopes of enopyricesno, nod the :veld held ont by illiterate who, wider fictitious iinan s tiosionied titles, gain their good opinion. This oirwi‘rio..i• justly applies to the Medical Pletendirs of the ;accent dss, who, solder fissional' Wks, advertising :is Co•onionitics, with fictitious names, hold out, ios they styte it, the l af,'- loble treat Meld of Venereal Csouplaiods. The I.lrt of Hal! Itnynl College of Sturgeons, published in F. brunt y, hews only 111.1 qr pefooliS entitled to regulsr practice. Ind ?•co such pretended mane* belong to it. In stntisg this lac:, Mr. K I EltN AN considers be is 41 g justice to the wool leis dolly to tlie distinguished Clooraetees who bas f kis the LOCK DISPENSARN, to guard &wit-1y against such not imposition. Sitter its continent, unlit it Iris amply fulfilled the •iews of its Patrons. Sono, of the moot obstinate and dangerons CllO4ll of Strictures, Debility. slid other supposed incurable affections of the griieratiVe uigaiot, have beta here rnexcully mud successfully treated. Mr. KIERNAN may be consulted as 'isnot. by both Srao , , at his bowie, 21, Lower Charlotte-street, Bedford srpwr . , where Letters from Town nod Country at, in Iwr nildeesso.l, awl the necessary Advice and Medicioes will be govea sent loamy part of the )(asylum. Jolla Poiblislied, price as. in boards, PRACTICAL OR.SERVATIONS on the above DIS EASES. By V. KIERNAN. Sold by Sherwood nod Co. 20, Paternoster-row; Ili;;lsk tl and Sou, 174, Fled-street; and Callow , Cru waiwoort, Salo. INI/t/N and Put:islid at *be °Lice, MI 1.7. Strand ; where Advertleeturffij are rece•eP... •neftwol. • • ow., p•Idl trust he 11114/Pqr44.—(7 SMITH, t►. , Clement's Inn, l'r.r.ter— -WHITE !No 127. Stint d t I . ' h'“het. • 111 ll Il 14 ti • .r -r . 31 rt- ir I • he It . Ir r-, . 1 , er S. 4 IP • • r