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Pi, rt• -,.. es. 'i'i •f ni , ral es. rn, VG .Li te, I. nd his fl el, tile 14.1 r. ; cid rt s, urbit clay Ar ere, iors P. ••• sf and ti all 0 last his aid A►- Mr. r f. 'runs 4;ss to ( in rc he 'uc- iapo a the rub hs all s sot , stp. mine te. )y ..n .rand Ittr4- 61 1.1).2 lJ 7.:~ SOCIETY OP ARTS. Yestorday being the Anni y of this truly useful and patriotic Society, for the distribution of premiums and rewards, at their house is the Adelohi, His Grace Vie DUKE of NORFOLX, President, was in the Chair, and the meeting was honoured by the presence of the Batoness de Tint, Count Wooonzow (late Ambassador from Russia), the So-edisli, Portuguese, and He'isian ,Ambassadory. a. d as many persons of distinction, and ladies.4l fashion and beauty, as the Great Boom 'could-poi sibly hold, to the exclusion of the Members of the Society, who handsomely gave place" on this oCea-' sion. His Grace arrived at half -past eleven, anil, continued in the meet condescending and familiar convent h ion with the other Officers of the Society, and the Company (as he did also for more thast half ea , hour atter the businesswas concluded),' nd at twelve o'clock the Chair was' taken, and the business corn- menced with an Oration, by Doctor Charles Tay=l lor, the principal s Secretary, en the patriotic vise .j and labours of this Stliety, since its establisment tel ; in the course of which, the noticed the prim.' eipal objects of public utility, which the premivatie . and bounties, from time to time &ern by the SO. eiety, had brought to light and perfected, and ea treed into minute details on the design and objects of the premiums awarded in the present Session t seine of which remarks we shall notice futther on. The worthy Secretary observed, that the permission which the Soctsry gave in 17e0, for the Ar tists of that day to exhibit their P!ctures in the Society's Rooms, gave rise to the noble and anrual Exhibition, since made in the Royal Academy's apartments is Somerset-House ; and he took this eccasdan of paying a just tribute of respect to the memory et the late Mr. James Barry, whose re mains wire lately t-en deposited, with funereal so lemnity, in the Society's Room, hung with the sub lime productions of his pencil, till removed to be alapositod in St. Paul's Cati edral, between the re nt-ins of Sir Christopoer Wren, and Sir Joshua Rey nolds. A good likeness of Mr Barry, which bung at the back of the President's Chair, was stated to lea se been painted at Rome, and to have been pre. 'voted by William Moffat, Esq. a Member of the Society. The Secretary, in the course of his speech, explaineti the mode of electing Membet s of the Socir ye an honour not denied to the fair in, and the manner of conducting the various depart ments of its husin , ss ; he further stated, that all the Offiters of the Society were annually eletted by .tad that every meeting of the Society, or its Committees, is open to every Memher ; that 136 new Members have been elected since the present Session commenced, and that more than 60,0001. has been expended slice the establishment of the Society, in premiums and bounties ; 101 l particulars of which are to be found in the twenty-three Vo- ' looses of l'tansactions, now published. The Chairman then called ;iron C- Curren, M.P. ohms hte r,nagrousiseations so the Society have re aced to the plant trf 1,200,000 trees; to the taising of carrots, which are 1.1:4C111 to g o as far as toe produce of Mare Owl trosity timed the same quantity oi land, in oats, in the healing of horses; and, to thr ,owlying toe poot otth mar milk, at 2d. per quart, and s a. to lease a profit to the Arable Farmer, who .hall apply his green winter Crops to ti,q teedin of wilct, cows f his G,.ce remarked, that he had Pewee or eight times befote de. lr•ied to Mr. Conseil, different norar wears if the So s:•firy% aperuhatrol, but never will tier satif,,,:trun than WW tisepresent mutation. Mr. Corwen, in • nest vpieech, thankod he Grace, and 0 e t v yid remarked, that Battered as be was, his ate•Ae, if tar, had brut c.dieJ forth by the ei.couragement of . the So etet *The gol4 rord,l of the Society was nest present.' to itch fol. of . fyit-y-ithwi, near (hvreittry, for impiuring w▪ orse lands. J. 0. Caltherne, liq of Geotbe , •irti, Lificoli.thlre, received a gold mitiatil, for the ingest cultivahan of Sprung. wheat. The Secret:a) esplaintd tl.e °inset of the Sikiety in this promiu.n, to be the i.iene of alias-overuse a eisperior end more prohictir• • of wheat, to rte seen hi the Spring, instead ut tle Au term. Mr. 3. I: Wade, of Beiihr..ll, Suffeik, received a gull medal kr rOan't. c Mr Ch.++. Larton, of Rwelham-hall Norfolk, received a • Vle 1.11.1141 GI Oat comparative ....ohm. a turnip, by dr; I and bmarbizaat, otheh con . .riorrd the auperter edvatitages of the' kower. _ In the anew. of Mr. William Chatham, of Mellor Moor, Te'n,•li•e, a ..hie r was, by desire, deliver:id t • Mr Jahn Taylor, a me•nber of the Societ7, for Improving Waste Land. 110 the abettors of ?Or. Rohert Salmon, ni Woburn, Rerltil the*, • silver medal was, for delivered to Mr. Faiey, a Lembo., who, on being requested horn toe chair, explained toe ohjset of Mr. Si. commurocation be, the laying down rules f rpr.•foxily thinning and pruning irmslisb plantatitnis of 111', and other timber trees, so a. to produce, in time, clear and •ieful tiniest, like that ea.euted frost abroad ate same was amply sl:ustrat,d by large specimens of the knots of timber, well and pruned, it! ....riveted, as to ton common ly the ease. Secretary stated, that the late excelleot Doke ei Be•lfsrd had the own of onginating the C0111:4 of eaoesi re-oni, which led to Imo eniiiivittucatinn. Charlei Wilson, d Woreaterill“ , . Sinoopb, rmegived a ant! of ten guineas, In an elegant pure, lor his conaposp,a,, -at :•+iWr to cure damp w a lls H•a G.are toopornaren Mr. W. on an 644011.111 he would thereby render to Cie occupiers of new homers, and to toe owners of valiattoe picturai soh other work.art,all • •eff which, an allusive, to an inveittion by Mr W or messing la dies' genets et spirltus'ercb•, produced • gcnerellllllllo on the elsllllllllll , Ca. mfr he iones To the Maroon, de I'•ws a tame- medal was <aunted, Air the Moments of An- l aen, for a model, by her, in boo relief, of bet late illustrious consort, the Maranon of A.tsp•ch in the I.llargrseine's letter tanng weed, by Mr. Comte, the Assistant 'eerataiy, flit Grace paid • handsome compliment to the :" . . 1 . 1 0 Marone«, and to the illustriout Fatally, whose memory sn o abilities, the likeness before them would tieepetoate. Sebastian Grand', of Stoonlow-street (late In:m Roane) "ci'ived a silver oriedal for h.a or coioors for printers. lei . liner o►s.rved, that the high testitnonials etb.ch the first • to the pretent age hail given in raeour of thews .4•10111 b, rude him regret that Sir Joshua Reynold. had mot lived to avail himself of their use. To Mist Fulfill, daughter of Sir Maitin Folkes, a silver t•ed.i was rbritveri.el, fur A minimum pa sting. Mr. 18. Lane, Upper Goorenar-stnet, received the silver pallet, fur an hotieical thawing. Miss H. A. Jackman, of Winovvr-street, for a drawing of a Lade bathing, received a geld medal. Hi. Gr. e orrat.y rom plidieined hei on the merit and beauty of the arawnig, and of Its author. M •a H,liwr , of Stoke Park, Guilford, received the vaster solve. let a doming of d 0... s Mos Francehan, of No: talk street, receitud • like reward for a timilai strbbaet. Mt.. S. C. Me, of Lower Loysitunn.street, received the • Own polies, for an iii•winy i m ri--;n,. nent hie (inn observed, which is but miaow a 11:11ipt- St. y• p Me G. Gwen, oi ltraerd, received a Over medal for a draw wr. xbarc Chute's, P. M. Fre:l(l4e Greet Alieotreet, feet:Ted the smaller • 1L... , patio. for an mi.liirecto-al &swing • Re.ialack, td Wanes Wel% was t•resented wi.h a Jo dr e er e fir • Yoe atagrevtug. Mr. L. Cl.mitel, of Trtickenhare Ceirtram, receive' a colt pall l y, for an Is:ston:al engraving on wood. Mr. Braitatint, of Wyonyett street, received a silver pal!et, for ain engoving an wo Kt. Mira Aber hay; or Ch.imios.street , a very young issly,. re. ceiv the Inver med..? m the moiety, set in gold, flar i drawing 1 'in I dm hilt ; die Grace observed, that the rules of the society adrn F ttpd;ottly of a vilver medal Zak this parloristance, hut thine Ingls seine of its merit had been tbosekinessed. Mr. We-t, th ? PresPeot of the 11-.:al Academy, !ravine a •eir it declared it to be h e greatest effort of art that be eeter fritneeed lay • young c: I‘S I. ~,,, lin, of Newingtien.plete, a very headset's* youti,r, M . recourse the greater silver pallet, for a drawing. ins Beverley, of Spring....rraidens a , young lady of groat ben tv, received a greater slier." palest, for a laridacape Mr. J. iS. lialfpenllV, u( i Stafford-place, received a greater inf ect pallet, for a drawing. Mr ,George Corbold,ofJohn-street, received a smaller silver pallet, for a doming if r John Rom nosy ,n( Warren-street, received a smaller silver pallet, for an outline drawing. Mir Andrae, of II Moo-garden, • young lady of great per. sold accomplishments, received a 'scoter miser pence, for a portrait in oil colo urs . km Sarah Stowell. of Defiant, received a greatest silver pal let,diir a drawing. . Miss E Soon, of Itrigitlime, a young lade fiftelb years of age. of great heauty, received a greater silver pallet, for a drawing. Miss ht A. Barron, of New I...adroit-street, a rely little gll, whi)in his Grace .toted to have received no profenninal inatroc iieec. 'Seemed a eilaller silver pallet, for a drawing Mi. Richard tieate, of Holler, a young gentle:oan, suppled in ell his limbs, eweept his left hand, recti%ed a smaller Wirer pallet, ter a drawing. • • Ms.& Grandi foetal!' mentioned) receated a bounty of Sto iriiin:ai, for his preparat.on fee panisels fir pairttinx upon. In concluding the suSjeft of Pilite Arts, the Se cret4ry stated, that the ee!ebrattd Mile Linsennd having, early in her life, bee.l hon.lured by the no , tics rat this Satiety, had this year sent an eecelient needle-eve rk copyof one of Gainsbornueles pi Lures, ehich had been exhibited. Mr. J. Robartion, of Erliriburgh. received 20 guineas for a mac..ine to weave &lung our.. Mr. William N zrevr. of Woolwich, for wearing extreine:y fire cloth, received 15 guinea. Doctor Thomas Cogan.iit Bath, rocake4 a gi44 medal for • drag, the 460 of Wheal, at the reTte.t of 'ii- Prea.-1.-nt, he ea ..anted, in saying prr.ons rho hate curt u.id,r water; it Ise barbed poitits„ which can, by , no tenting of a v , rew, be used or net, according as the unfortunate ~CfClI 1 is dreased or area 4.. a long light polo. as well as a luxe being attac..ed to it, taciO. tate also the rakect in view Mr George Smart s meinlacr, in tine absence of John Trott,u, Esq. mctivel for him a gold medal, Mr a curve linear sir; the operation Ofs eh,cri Mr. amen iszolainee, at the Ter:least of th.: Chair, in cutting nut cneelar pieces of wood, or cutting thin curved yeomen:lg woad: in:W*4 how the same new can he roads to cut different curves. Me. Neil Snodgrass, of Simptlani, (tli,otigh the Secretary) re.treed •U guinea.; (which he preferred to a rnedal) for the detail of a m irk of succestfully heating rooms, without any damps. dknger of fire . Mr. Jelin Austin, of Cameos., through the Secretory, re• toured a gold medal, for a loon capable id being worried or any mill or engine. Mr. John Middleton, of St.. Martin's-lane, received a si.ver mots!, fc.r two imptov;allent, in pontr-stai tttt one of winch was stated to consul in a sew pre e, C.111:144” of loving on • greater body of colour 'a large patterns, than the lever prey to 'tor; the other, a new mode misanciug tne ;weer as it Is primed. Mr. G. Field, of Newman street, throuzh the Secretary, re ceived a silver medal, for an impraved meta, with but chasms, for hutting or drying. Mr. Bern,anain Stott, of ltermimelsey-street, received a bounty of a 0 guinea% In, a (TIACIIIIC 414Cti) Of other Aims, for the parchment-makers, arid .nth-ir tow.. Mr Jam as Hardie, of Glasgow, (through Mr Foie'', a roember,) received 11galliaas, for SI. tmoonnlli nth- iin.ler,* cutting preol ; it Its. but screw of wow, instead of two wooden ones that are now used Mr. Joseph Davis, of Ki:ipland Root, received 10 Guineas for art uninovi-d machine f ir the use ird gloaters sod stet', when r-peie.iig or painting :he upper windows of hon. , ' tir. A. Me—, of Porterearoer, reeete.M 1.1 g ea., for an Wwwwerd wore mole her the smut rhsemaker4, ea Met they met srawd at their work. M•. Philion2l Wright, of VA Comity, Lower earsada, re ceived a silver medal; and G tVart, of C I , ndels, in Up per Canada, 2u defiers each, thriegii the Sw•retary, for the entire of hemp Vaughan attended *MI brenalf of Mr. Frederick Arnold and Mr Joe. Cornwall, aro , receieed a sneer medal tor "MN lOC tint growth of hemp in U,roar Ciorada. Hit Grace here rose, and in a short speech thanked the com,,any for their pol.te attention to tile details of tilt hu•iness, and adveitiog to the distinguished Toreigners present, paid a handsome comploinea to the Attention paid ey the Emperor of RUSSIA to the Arts of Peace. and partizularly to the talents and productions of Englislimeo. Great praise is due to Messrs Andrews, Midgl:y, Rivers, Samuel, Scilly, ant; Taylor, the Managers on this occasion, for the attention they paid to the Company. The Doke of RICHMOND, we are sorry to hear if ahuin much indispa•ud. A long letter, in The C 0,.. kr of yesterday, ad• dressed to the Editor, lacgin, curiously thus:— ' Si a--From your well-known ea: dna► and 1;/.1.1riy, I am induced to revest you will be so good as to insert the following in your valuable paper, as soon as ccnvenienr." The General Assmibly of the Church of Scot land met at Edinburgh on Thu,sday last. Ater an ,sacellent sermon by the Rev. Dr. Geoeoe hi a MIL TON, Minister of Gladimmir. Moderator of last As sembly, his Grace the Limo HION CosssrsiroNca• went to the Assembly Room, when Dr. Wu. TAv. Loa, Jua. of Glasgow, was unanimously chosen Moderator. His Grace's commission. and His MA• J esrv's letter and warrant for 10001. for propagriog CHlProtestact Religion in the llighlands and [,lands orScotland,• being read as usual, the assembly was opened by an elsgart speech from his Grace, to which a suitable reply was made by the Moderator. Dr. II s micron, after a very able speech, moved aft Addres, to H•i Ma.rtstr,' on t l, e. present sfma tints of the country. He was seconded by Doctor Huurra Dr. GIIRVE presented a hater from the Hon. Lord Rossi rsoa, addressed to the Assembly, in forming them that His MAJLITY having been gra cioesly pleased in call hint to a seat on the Bench, he resigned into their hands the office of Procurator for the Church, which he had held for 21 years. Jou,' Coons 1., Lsq. Advocate, was elected Plots -ratite in his place. We are happy to see that the town of Manchester' ores/lifts it. farmer zeal in favour of every ques tion tending to the Abolition di the Slave Trade. Wiiilst the Gill for Restiiaing the Impnrtation of Slaves into Foreign Colonies was pending in the House of Lords, a Petition ir, favour of it. signed by above 2,44)0 r-speelable inhabilants of Ntant.hes ter, was presented by the Earl of Deasy, who ob served he had authority to say, that had.there been a little more time, at lolvt double the number of signatures would have been obtained. . PO LIN?. 20W.5T512T. FRAUD UPON THE THZATRI-S. In the course of the fast season vat loos impositions were praaised upon several of the performers belonging to l)rury.lane and Covent-Garden The atres, for the purpose of prdeuring admission. Our readers may recollea, a person assuming the . name of Jolati•st, was advertised in paper. who had frequently, under pretence of being a liierat y charaeter, and betonging to Toe. &omit Paxss, obtained possession n 2 Miss Duncan's and Mis, Mellon's influence. These praCtices, however, have been carried this season to a still greater excess, and if not put a timely stop to by ;he oak , * interfer ence of the Mapistrates, must end in very consider. able loss to the Performers in general, as we see ex emplified in the following eirctonstance :—Yester day, Itentim. Jenhigs and following sister, twS girls, about twenty years of age, with an elderly woman, were fortnight before the Sitting Magistrate, charged with obtaining benefit tickets, units false pretences. Mr. Kemble. Mr. and Mrs. M. Sadiron:, Mr. Brun- • ton, Mr. Hill, Miss De Camp's sister, and several other petforreers, same of whom had been de- • frauded in this way, attended the investigation. It eppeareJ, that on the 19th inst. a note was brought by the Prisoner,Jentima,lo Miss Dc Camp's lodgings, purporting to be Mrs. H. Sidsions's corn oliments to Miss De Camp, requesting her to send, per tie bearer, six box tickets. The younger Miss De Camp went down stairs to the Prionier. and having intern.goted her, was satisfied with her answers, and deiivered the tickets accordingly . ,, she said H. &idioms was not well, fiom the fall she got in performing Sivloondl a night or tern before:; and when asked if she had had advice, or applied any reme iy the Prisoner answered. 4„ was but a trifling hurt, and would be wino or s auto, as Mr Sadism/ had subbed it with oposielo doe. or something of that nature. • .1 Mrs. H. bastions declared her total ignorance of the person of the , Prisoner. or of the trantaEtion it self, never. having authorised any one to do so. Mr, gruston said, a similar application had been made to his sister, also in the name of Mrs. Si,!dons, for eight box tickets ; he answered the Prisoner Jemiusa. oho brought the note, and sus peanig some imposition, refused to give the. tickets. It was fu-ther stated, that similar app teatioa had been made to Mr. Hill, Nli s. Martyr. and 20/32e others, in conseq u ence of which an inquiry was Mt on foot, and the Pi joiners were apprehended. When called upon for their defence; Jemima Jenkins was the spokeswomao ; she said, she was the daukhter of a man who was formerly foreman to a cloth shop in the Strand, hut had 1.0; lived with, or seen her father, for some time. She and her sister now resided at Westminster, and worked for army accoutrement makers; that she had known the other Plisoner at a Mrs. Johnston's, in the neighbourhood of the Theatres, through whom they used to get tickets for the play, and being on that night in some difficulties, she thought of going to the play to drive away melancholy. Having, therefore, procured the tickets. she took the other too Prisoners, and another girl, along With ter to tho Pit. The eld-rly swoosh crinfessedthe had cmetoundet false pretences, obtained possession of Mrs. Mal tyl'a Loki. but never any 'benefit tickets; she further ad mitted having gone to the peas. with the other.Pris= Goners on t'.e night in question, but wholly denied any knowledge of the manner in which the tickets were obtained. Jemima Jenkins was then fully committed to Newgate for trial, and as there sobs no diroct charge againt the other two, they were dismissed, after teCt. , %ing a wholesome reprimand, and advice from the Presiding Magistrate. The OtEse was crowded with performers heldng ink; to both houses. Much sport was produced at the expense of Mr. 'Comic', who got into the bar, by mistake, and remained there citoing the exami swami ; the stra:.gers coming into the (Office. tieing told he was a prisoner, and having one of his most solemn and doleful countenance.; on, be was sup posed to be eatretnely penitent. MATT3N•O %ROCS. Yesterday fonr delicate females weirs brought be fore the sitting Magistrate, by a respectable shse maker in the neighbourhood, on a charge of raising a not in has house. and breaking several panes of glass ia his shop windows. It appeared, that the prisnners had each of them purchased a pair of shoes on Monday at his shop, for the purpose of sporting them at Greenwich. One pair of the sboeshapprned to be too tight for the wearer, and to make them easier, she cut the iosisle soles nut of them. This, however, was found not to have the desired effect, and she yesterday, with her companions, rem: nod to the shop, and insisted on basing the ono..ey back again. Die shoemaker of coot •is refused to comply with her request, and was finally obliged to send for a constable, and take her and her companions before the Magistrate, but not until they had bro ken several panes of glass. Ihe Magistrate required that they should make compensation fat the damage; but the prisoners. who all pleaded warmly at the •ame time, were de sante, of proving to the Magistrate, that the shoes were WO small, and refused to pay for the broken windows, in consequence of which, they were all committed- Monday se'nnight a duel tool place at Bo'peep, I Suises, between two Officers of the 3d. Buffs, vt hick, after the parties had exchanged four unsuccessful shots. terminated by an exchange of civilities. A ktili of influenza, which spares no one, at pre sent prevails in Spain; fortunately, it is sli 4 i.m fatal. The whale Royal Family has been attacked by it. At Barcelona, where this malady cum menCed, Sti,ooo persons were ill of it at once. The military quartered in Hanover have erre atsen parties every other day, whose Irtsiness it is to set/ T il . As much of the tefradory peasants' property (as they ye pleased to term it) as may he necessary to make ay the sum which the Justice of the Peace for that dittsiet has difeetions to levy. To add to the misfortune of the peasantry, whose poverty may st,i,ita them to these ereevatens, they are obliged to give every soldier eight grins a day (four ponce half-pen-7) clolin;-,•he period which may be g anted them to raise the money. lhe corpora:, up 1.. th se duties are allowed double the pay of the prie.f.ex. • The match betweet O'Deerse/, and 'an Untried man of the name of Wardell, was decided yesterday on Wills...on-green, for tO guinea. ; O'Nltaili is a complete adept in the era, hut his weight aid fYI would not allow him a chance in a eallseeis4llll the ' to lop heroes of the fist WasJel4, a anlialdalia had once or/twice fought in his Own and a few' easy conquests led him tp he war' capable of entering thelistri real taste and science. He hid. the Setwaelrtrh ill •'r weight,leirath of arm, and every corporeah srgmswll for his adorned profession. It being hoildlay time. !. the road to the seat of anion was completely lilted at an early hour yesterday morning ; bugg.es. Ism - .4 roaches, dast-carts, sac. were the order of the At twelve o'clock the combatants ene!red the allg*.. bests were 7to 4 and tto I on O'Doonel; . eclair 'AN THE FIGIII'. '•i re; abnl 14 named. The combatants warted ter wee time, assairo of Woodall's:was very awkward ; be onlde a lOWA. AR% tiff* hit, atadtleutd, when O'Dodoet knocked hini dems4Laratii 3 to lon the fatoorne. td. Waotell scale wade phylfselbiesllepilesuipeams areppiid loin again ossily.--) to lo• g -9d HY aka. tone Woodall exhibited alert. of his oppepoetteit skill about the ; ha made et Nunn .teity.etd attaisio to hit: trDonnel clapped him, Ind again hit him of Oiler. and heat on the gran, sr if greatly emtatirmioNd r.Ve hems, • 4th. Wildet'fooldng. mode ad attempt Stostgie. his emie : be ds , t iirht tianat ; I.)onwea Ina tisht sad la* • • ead and he fell. Per combataidt chi .4 irtevil r'y O'Dontrd, arum purusiilng hie% seartety • undeuteath„ drop/tad him at/std 12 to • 611:0Thiblvial hit hit opponent a severe Wow to sita fear, thr..egh Yn guard ; val ctu , ed a .sokyrk.p k inoi hat hip, !WA 'add' left off Ilk 1 sth. O'Dontiel went 111 and hit hitrnesonetSt In the bend' ' I the) ,liiiet,..nd diaeocig NI Chewed.., Wa.d.4l spin ar.•is ed nt ...of his opponent'. hand ; woo rewarded with a Lit, sloth eettlesily doculed alt hope*/ Sth. 111 the mend iypeoll rd clad Jt tau thmight polo went to ho man is pled ha neat, and hit hint shoe veer:ant • hard tI . 4W in th face, which &wooed Trim 91h. Waaaeli faced liia man fee the last time; 0 . 00114.4 Lint two head blocs, wheals f.,Wwd uoe of the eeriest ealeasiloals .. ' ever witneemed ; fur CVllntinal had sots warn Slat eitstfeet iota pressen o. a be about sm. It will be seen, by a sort detail of the fight,, that the advantage was all as the side of Olken who, as we have before observed, is oat of the scientific seen in the list of blithers. His oppouoiit was backed to fgbt bisn, under a so tiou that the skill r f the former would be of no iota vice against the weight and strength ads* lattar..... Wasdell, however, proved himself a com novice, in every sense of the word r he was ign of the krowleclge of boxing altogether, and, speak fairly of him, he is the worst that ever it tempted even a street Fght. O'Donnel was seconded by G !ly and Roe, anti- Wasdell by his brother and /ihiiirr. A second battle was fought, between a dram,: Riae.itt and a man of the name of Commis. Mel contest lasted upwards of an hour, and it wad deCi ded in favour of Coombs, after a good deal of hay fighting. The Butcher was known to be goal. soil s he.piov , sl himself so ; he, however, used his stght' hand entirely at the body. which, if it bad been di reaed at the bead, would have insured him Tilt Cry. Fink opp onent was ago littler sew , and never bit unti l 'a thin his distance, when his blows told. 't wo other battles n ere- fought for suhscriptine pulses, but 0 - se matches Were unequal, and conse quently the contests were not amusing, but urinous,. Tile elegant diversions of the day closed with a f ' 4 l:lAVUoviisilloll l l l .:4:rialiw. the swift-footed boot. closer, ran a man ;a hundred yards for tire gui. nests, and gave him 15 .-I.ltinley lost by about twill * yards. having slipped dui in the tact. The present syst:ni of auditing the public ate coin's is nctotiously deficient, and the new Plan, inet sited m our Paper of yesterday, is founded upon an undeniable necessity. It is a proposal to alter and • amend a part of the Executive Ceeveenment,thensoit ntarly connencd with the Home of Commons. bop. :till ns.psrt of the business or the House et:Commons. It is quite a different thing tram the Commis.-nocs of accounts, suggested by Crionel Banns, and pro- - posed by Lord NOR TN. Perhaps theed are grave ob.- j eftioos to tueh delegatioasot taefunttainaot the Heist of Commons. oi-jediens made, perhaps, rather= A presumption , 4 what the House of Ci =mons be, than what it is. That matter, however, ticest son: be discussed noon. The Commission proposes' isfese attelsissz Papilte Acresto4, and supersedes no!, for nt moment, either in feEt, or in right, any one funs* A tion of the House. All the rights of the Houma V as to inquiry, check, or contronl, will stand on the footing of the expediency of their exercise, jest as if t no such commission were ins anted. It will belong ; to the House to examine into every part of the public expenditure, to revise the condue of th:s Commission, as well as • if all oilier public solvents. • A very rare specimen of an ancient, warlike weapon, made of flint, was, a few days since, rilotigned tip in a held, in the pariah of We. t Fink. • near Lewes. Some Anticoaries conjeanre it to be of Celtic origin, and call it a Celts. Others de. scribe it as the British Bat le Axe ; but we foe opinion, that the I urposes for which it was foi reed were various. Be that however as it may, it is cer tainly of great antiquity, and as an edged instrument. answered all the ecd, of an iron one, long before s.e use of that metal was disccvered. Tuesday m about seven o'clock, a very hard fight took place in Bridges -street, Covent- Garden, between a Bristol man and another of the name of Bob tie Painter, which terminated in fa- Tom of the former, after £5 rounds of hard fight- ' ing. Sunday morning, about two or three o'clock, a man and woman wereieen weiking arm in AM, de liberately down Bridge -street, kllackiriats, and ob served to separate at tne stairs of the Bridge. T..e woman, soon alter, walked nn the projeaion tinslei the coping of the Bridge as far as the third lamp. and thew threw herself on the Ited or the itiver, anJ it being low water, she was killed on the spot. Her toady was conveyed to the watch.ncum in B:acic friars, for a Coroner's inquest to be held on it. In the year 179'2, the . Rev. NI. F —a, who held a living not many miles (rem I-hill, returning keine from doing duty one day, attended by ht. will and an old nurse. their carriege broke down • he ages of the parries, their driver. k‘. at t! is time. were as under, viz. The Vicar 7ai yeare ; his wife 83 ; Nurse 66 Coachman:7 ; fir •: fr.i•oe 45 rewind horse 1S; and the Carriage JO ; in all 14:2 years.