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THE b . RC'S' tart TO scOTIANkk PREPARATIONS PON THE RING'S R Ecuincik. (Prom the Eldnitrertele Obrireer of Mooney lasil• • ' It is rather singular that no Sovereign of Great „Britain has ever been in Sebtland, who was not in The not of the ancient Secittith Moharchs, according to the undoubted anent of all parties; and that no such Sovereign could have been here but George the Fourth. Charles the Second was here, mein wow unquestionably in that line : from his time, to the death of the Cardinal of York (late in the reign of George III.) the royal family was divided. The claims of the etiled branch of it were main tained to the Very last, by or moty who were called Jacobites, which latterly sal not a very liege party, but which yet survived in Scotland, and pe ed in supporting the right of that f a mily to the throne of Britain. By the death of the Cardinal of York, the Jacobite party have become completely triumphant; for are are all now Jacobites, thorough-bred Jacobites, in acknowledging George IV. If George 111. had been here, or any of his predecessors, hack to James 11. (VII.) it might have been raid by the Jacobites, thst he was ant the legitimate Mo. parch, inasmuch as the elder branch of his family was preserved in the persona of the eject ed Stuarts ; but nothing of that hood can be said of George IV. ; and Scotland is in the singular situation of making petparations to hail the arrival of a Sovereign, who unites in his person all the claims to the throne, whether de jare or de ludo, which any patty has ever set up ; and which no Sovereign lists been able to boast since the Nat royal visit which Scotland received, if we except the short and feverish reign of Jamee 11. (VII.), though in fact he was here when Duke of of York. This seems to be one of the &thugs that stimulates the people here, at the present time, to snake such great exertions. Our King is the heir of the Chevalier, in whose service the Scotch sof :feed so much, shone so much : and he will find •many a Flora Macdonald amongst the " Sisters of the Silver Cross," and many a faithful Highlander attending on has throne, with the forester's bugle and bow. BODY GUADD.—The Royal Company of Archers met their Captain-General, the Earl of Hopetoun, on Tharaday. Various arrangements were made respecting the dress which hrs already been de scribed. The members are to undergo several drills to fit them for their new duty. The Right Hon. the Captain-General requested, that upon this joyful occasion he might be allowed to present the Royal Company a commernorstive prise, to be annoally shot for by his Majesty'. Royal Archers, upon the anuiversary of the King's arrival in Scotland. Putts' BALL.—It is now decided that this shall take place, and the arrangements for it have cow. coenced : 400 tickets pre to be issued. The George's-street Assembly Room will be suitably de corated for the occasion, by a display of the bauneis of all the Scot. Peers. surrounding and supporting the Throne of our King, which will be placed un der a canopy of crimson velvet, at the east end of the room. The arrangements for this splendid offering of gratitude, are under the management of committees of the Peers. We might mention in detail the various plans proposed, but we shall delay stating these until the whole is determined upon. Daess.—The orders fur Court-dresses are daily multiplying, as we have ascertained at the shops. We were afraid at first that the levee would not have been numerous ; bat our apprehensions are subsiding, and we hope to see as splendid a levee and drawiog.rsom as London has ever boasted of. The blue coals, lined with yellow (and having the welcome buttons), with white waistcoats and trousers, are very generally prepared. It will be a kind of Court uniform, like the Wmcleor uniform, but rather better looking. Of course dies dress cannot be extended to those whose peculiar professional dress is black. Cockades of St. Andrew's cross will be almost ottiversal. We wish the cross to be kept clear of the thistle; both of there national emblems may be word, but they would be more correct lint to he incorporated together, as we have seen some cockades. No one coo go to Court without a regular Court dress; for information on which sub ject, we refer to the milliners and tailors. We men tion t h i., iii couaequcnce of haring received a very great number of letters, asking questions as to Court decorum. We are afraid, from certain things that we have heard, that there is likely to be a little °ferret indulgence infamy, in the egoipnvent of some of the persons attached to the procession. We know that any extravagances of this kind would not be agreeable to the King ; and, as they are not consistent with what is customary, they will be out of place. THRONL—The throne arrived on Friday, and will probably be put up this day, in the drawing room ; which thus becomes the Presence Chamber. W e have already described the throne. TAIUMPHAL Anew—The delay in fixing upon the place of the King's leading, prevented a final determination 'bout the arch through which his 111.1jesty was to have entered the royalty of the city. The consequence is, that the original proposition I r this arch his been abandoned. Something should be contrived to substitute in its place; for the arch wet not Meant as a mere ornament; it was to have bets the representative of the raiment gates of the city, into which his Majesty could not enter without permission from the Lord Provost, Ma giltrates, mod Town Council. The ceremony of asking admission for his Majesty at the gate, and ; •.I del:vermg up to him the keys, is one of the I most imposing p ar t s o f t h e spectac l e ; and we trust that no time will lie lost in devising something to j supply the place of the ancient gate., or of their deputy, the triumphal arch. From the immense influx of stningers the prices l'f Provisions were, in the course of Saturday. at httle affected; but we are not so driven but that a: "mix - tent supply of all kinds of poultry, es "'lli as oth,l• eivres, could have been made forthcowsiog; with out t h e necessity of sending well-stocked he coops from L on d on . LA NM will be decided to-day or tol morrow,. For our p ar t, we thi n k th a t a f rame - wor k' could easily be carried out upon the sandy beach, at( the end o f C onst i tut i ou-street, for this purpose . Here a noble sight might be planned, and thou -1 sands upon thousands nitwits !Inglorious spectacle I I.li • lio perfect seettrity. itrilso l ' i t we see the ships is I tlik getudel a 44 HI- Me. horhobtoi.tirNriti to tfi.th4r gayest apparel. with their yards manned by thou sands of " °eta *maims." 'Wait, under the smoke of the royal salutes, (feeble lines of barges advance , towards the Owe, manned by gallant toes in stale dy essea . A rocket, set off at the moment the fool of our grseious King muchetthe lastd•of the This tle. would announce to the city and the opikseitd sho res the !muff event ; sod the gene. estrhisig the signal, would. as it were, simultaueously rend the the air with shouts. i (Prom the Ca/Montan Mereary of hfoodsy last.] • On Saturday • considerable quantity of baggage belortßitig to his Majesty was landed at Leith, •nd was forwarded to Dalkeith House, under an escort of military ; it consisted of plate, china, bed and table linen. A considerable quantity of poultry was also lauded for the use of she Royal table. The Peeresses and Ladies of rank will probably occupy a stand of their own, between the corner of the High Church and the Police-office ; the Lord Provost has not the disposal of the places in front of the Exchange, although such a report has been in circulation. We undershoot' the grand cavalry review is to take place in the Duke of Buccleuch's deer-park, at Dalkeith. In addition to the carps already men tioned, the Peebleuhire yeomanry will also be present. CIBILTIINFL4 ff. AVOINT S. Confident tropes are entertaised of the recovery of Mr. Green sod Mr. Griffith, our intrepid aeropause. Oo Saturday svrnioe his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester and suite arrived at Birdlip-Hoose, which had heels prepared for the reception of hi. Royal Highness, on his mi nusl visit to Cheltenham. The British standard was Immo disirly hoisted wet and t h e tolls raog, to welcome our ills.- trioes Visitor, who with his Aides-de. Camp, Sir G. Collier sari Capt. Foster (mad accompanied by Capt. Illarshall, M.C.) re paired to the Wells at as early hour on &today morning.. His Royal Highness, we are rejoiced to say, seems is the enjoy tarot of good health., sad pompoms, remaining is Cheltenham for seise week.. Tate Tolman.—The well-earned surer,. with whirls the ervatraertious of Messrs. Abbott aid Farley have hitherto been crowned, mime bat to stimulate them to more ardn oas efforts. Last week, IN addition to our very effective corps etrominfique, we bad the powerful talents of Mr. W. Potreo, who proved, as he had ever dune in Chrltenham, nu isediaary attraction. Hia performeaccs were limited to four sights. ARCHERY. Tke first grand twrgei-esy of the Italrordshire Bowmen was held et Saudis, oo Thursday se'aoiglet, sod was ho noured by the presence of the Lady Patroness Mrs. Lit tleton, sad of the President, Sir lobo Boughe:y, besides a nainevosms atteadaace of ladies and gentlemen; among wham wo olnerverlAr. Kionersloy, M. P. the Misses Walteonae, Mr. and Mrs. Kianseroly, Mr. C. Kinneret', Miss Kinnersly, hite• Nita*, Miss K. Courrohans, Mr. sod Mrs. Meeke, Mr.. Northen. Dr. and Mrs. Beiconsbe, Mr.Suryd, Mr. W. D. Sneyd, Dr. and Mts. 1111'Kensie, Rev. J. Mainearing, Mr. B. Phillips, Mr. R. Phullepa, Mr. Moore, Dr. Somerville, Mr. J. Wedgwood, Mr. F. Wedgwood, Mr. Wolaeley, Mr . Bins, Captain Phillips, Mrs. Tomlinson and fatuity, Ste. dm: The sports of the day ternaiasted at six o'clock, when the gold medal was awarded so Dr. Belcombe, as Captaio of Num berg ; and the silver medal to Mr. F. Wedgwood, as Captain of the Target, who was also the winner of the silver arrow given by the Lady Patroness. The Lady Patroness gave a geld arrow to be abut fur by the ladies, which was eleentoally awarded to Miss K. Cuttenbam, Mrs. Meeke and herself being decisred the best show of the day, and so equal, that the decision was made by lot. At two o'clock the compeuy sat down to as elegant collation, provided by Mrs. 'roadie son, at the Dog Inn, and moth credit is doe to her fur her arrangements. The fineoesa of the day attracted many spectators; and the group, of ladies, and of the bowaeeo in their uniform, pretreated a most picturesque and lively appearance. IVe bear that on Friday next a meeting is intended to take place of the Staffordshire Archers at Bliihfield, she seat of Lord Begot, on which occasion the whole uf the neigh. bowing families and gentry are expected to partake of a grand enterlemment at the hospitable mansion of the Noble Lord.—(Dordy .Werettrg) 1.4 w mrgiutositii. „ VI 011-CH ANC et,LO R* R'S COU, .timo siv.i•ff, TIIURID AY, Avown. I. ttpa►te THOMPSON. in the twiner if ♦MDtAD6, AND CO. M. HUNKS stated this to he a petition of Wm. Thompson,. praying his Flonnur would order the assignees of the estate of Worse/irk, Andrade, and Co. bankrupts, to pry the petitioner the sum of 3:7411. which had come into their hands in the fol lowing manner :—The petitioner having bought NU estate, had authorised Merle cud Co. bankers in London, and agents to Wornwick and,Co. to will out of the fonds stock amounting to 3,741/, which they accordingly did, and sent 4,000/. part of the nroceedit, to Worswick and Co. in bank post bills. In the mean time, Worswick and Co. having some intimitiou that the house of Merle and Co. were in difficulties, Mr. Andrade came to town, ■nd found the house had stopped paymeht the preceding day; but one of the northern gave him ■ paper parcel containing 1,7411. being the remainder of the mo ney for Mr. Thompson's stock, which he took charge of as • messenger merely, and undertook to deliver it to him. On his return to Lancaster, it was found impossible for the house of Wurswick and Co. to continue their payments, and they stop ped the next morning. A . commission of bank ruptcy was subsequently issued, and this sum of 3,7411. came into the hands of the assignees, not any part of it having been carried by Worswick and Co. to Mr. Thompson's account, as the clerk of Worswick and Co. had been told by Mr. Thomp son, jot). the son of the petitioner, that the whole sum would be waisted to,pay for the estate which his father had purchased. Under these circum stances, the Learned Counsel thought there conld be no doubt the petitioner was entitled to receive the money back from the assignees of Wurswick and Co. The VICE-CumrceLtott directed the question to be tried 111 au uction of trove► at the next Lou caster Assizes. CURIOUS FACT. S.me time ago two young Gentlemen of this town, while enjoying amerement of fishing at Dalswinion lath, hay. ing unneeded t►eir stuck of worms, &c. had ►ecnarre to the well known expedient of picking out the eye, of the deed perches sod attaching them to booka—s ►Sit wine► the perch is houses In rise at guile as readily as any other. Owe of the percher caught in this manner struggled ro much when lakes out of the water that the novella, though not unfelt hook, had no sooner beer loosered from its mouth than it came is contact with one of its eyes, tad actually tore it out. The Imo occasioned by t►is sasideui only made the fish 'draggle ilia harder, until at last it fairly slipped through the holder's goiters, and again escaped to its native 'basest. The dioappoioted fisher, still retaining the eye of the aquatic fugitive, adjusted it me the book, sad again committed bin hoe and cork to t►e esters. ♦fter a very short interval the latter substance began to bob, when pulling up the lire he was astonished to find the identical perch that had eluded hie grasp a few misuses before, and which literally perished by swallowing its own eye ! The slave fact appears almost incredible, and it is proper In add that we beard a on good aotbonty.—(Greeweek Aeleerliser PIDDING awl Co., No, I, Corohill, remind the Public 'het NEXT TusaD•Y (August IS) will be the Last Da♦ of Drawing lb* purrent Lottery, and she Gus. or !orlon of the Contract; in that Doe Day TWO Prises of THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS are to he decided, and probably they are •maws.! the Numbers now on Sale at the Lucky Corner, 1, Coruhill. nig AINT.—On the 3d instant two troop and the head-quarters of the 7'h dragoon guards marched inm Glasgow barracks, to remain ; • squadron of the Hale regiment, under the coin wand of Lieut.-Col. HEAD, marched into M street burgh, mar Edinburgh, on the sth instant, to be in attendance upon his MAJesTY. The whole of the greys are to be quartered at Dalkeith, and the 3d dragoon gourds ut Piersbill barracks. A troop of the 7th dragoon gurtrili is to remain at Carlisle. until relieved by the 311 dreguaws guards front Scotland, slier his MAJESTY leaves that country. The Marquis of HASTINGS'S return from India is shortly ieperted. Mr. CANNING bikes his de parture from England on the 10th of October. We understand the public dinner winch is in tended to be given to Mr. CANNING, previous to his departure for ludas, will take phice en Friday the 30th instant. He will dine with the members of the Canning Club on the 23d. As • Mr."CAMIINO is not expected to vacate - his sent before the present Session is prorogued, • new writ cannot be seemed rota the reassembling of Parliament ; theeledtioei, therefore,ef a summer to our `ltiglit 'Hipieettitab , e Representative is not likely to tyke place "beftite !rum Ptbrbery.—(Lirerpool Adrertisir.) 1 , i .-;• POLICE. GUILDHALL. John Hates, a little chimney *weep, about eleven yeses of age, was brought op on a charge of stealing • large silver skewer, the property of Mr. Beisith, of the Three Cops, Al derogate-street. Tie Prisoner lodged in a room in Culebra-alley, While cross-street, with Ave other sweeps of the irregular order, who travel the streets for business on their own recount, sad with one of them, whom he styled his partner," called on Wednesday at the Three Cape, and asked if their chine. oleo wanted sweeping, and being answered in the pegs. live, went away. The next morning (yesterday) orders having been sent in the mean time to the master chim ney-sweep, whom Mr. Smith regularly employe, to send on Friday to sweep one of the chimmes, the Pri soner and hie partner, who had by some means got ac quainted with that circumstance, called arils, and repre senting themselves In have been nest by the master trades man to state that it would be extremely inconvenleat to send on Friday, requested to be allowed to sweep the chim ney at that lime. Their request was complied with, and after they had done, the chimney not being half cleaned, they asked Mrs. Smith for t►e money, 2s. Bd. for the job ; which she refused to give them, saying it should be paid to the master, as usual. Thereupon the sooty brethren both p►oceeded to revile the lady in words more foul, if pm sihle, than their deeds, mid refused to quit the premises un til they were forcibly ejected. Some time afterwards the waiter seeing the Prisouer walk out of the yard from the direction of the bar, asked the young lady he the bar it she bad seen the sweep, and learning that she had not, his suspicions evert awakened, and be ran to the door to look after them, when be perceived them hurrying off, the Pri soner looking behind him as ►e ran. A pursuit was instantly commenced, and the Primmer being overtaken, a large silver skewer was found on his person, w►ich be had takes oat of a fillet of veal tu the larder. He was committed to Newgate for trial. Joins Warren, Ilsonwel Gardner, and Jaime* I rats, three youth* apparently about IS or 19 years of age, hot reputed thieve*, and well knows to the police, were charged with at tempting to pick a gentleman's pocket. Two persons, who knew the Prisoner• to be suspicious characters, watched them nu Wednesday evening, about nine o'clock, front Fleet-market up llolburn•hill, sad saw them try a gentleman's pocket. The gentleman, os bring spoke■ to, said ►e had lost nothing, what he had being in an inside pocket. The Prisoners turned dowel Haitun.garden, and were followed and taken lino custody. They gave most prevaricating and contradictory accounts of them•elvea ■od their pursuits, and were committed to Bridewell fur ewe month. THE UNLUCKY FORTUNE TELLER. An elderly female, who gare her name as Rlizabelh Comes, was charged with pretending to tell fortunes. Mr. Wittiest Withers, of Knight Rider-street, deporied„ that he had several sisters, and that some young female Weirs; sent the Prisoner to tell them their fortunes, she tailed yesterday for that purpose; she pretended to be deaf and dumb, and corresponded with her patients, dupes, eintossers, vr whatever else they may be called, by writing with chalk upon a table or • slate. Her charges fur telling fortunes were 2s. each for ladies, and ss. for gentle men; she carried about with her a small box filled with rags, and a quart bottle containing some red liquid, which she administered as • core fur worms, palpitations of the heart, and other internal complaints, in who h she af fected profound skill. She told the fortunes of the Misses Withers, and wanted to furnish Mr. Withers with some medicine for "so affection of the heart," with which she assured him she knew by his countenasee that he was ranch afflicted, fur physiognomy it also appeared fell within the ranee of her acquireaseals. Mr. Withers, however, declined her medicinal aid, and as. Bernie', in turn le judge of ailments, assured the sage ma. Iron that she was herself sorely diseased with fraud and im posture, which required an immediate corrective, fur which purpose he bad her taken into custody. The Prisoner, before the Alderman (Waithman), acknow ledged she had been a very bad woman. She was the wife of speetsete.maker, lodging la Lillie Sutton-street, Clerken. well, where t►ey had lived fur three years. She said she had mot been in the practice of the impositions with which she was charged, more than two or three months ; and promised must solemnly never to renew them. She was mummified under the New Vagrant Art, poised in the just expired &maim of Parliament, to ficidewell fur foes mono h. The Greenland fishery appears to have been tnleratily successful this season. On the sth of August last the following ships were left as under, viz.— Aherdean.—The Dee, 3 fish; Jane, 5 do.; Nepfsne, 7 do.; St. Andrew, 3 du. _ Whoa, I do. ire', 6 fish ; P tttttt rsoce, 5 Jo.; ROW. Berwick. —The Lively, 4 fivh; Norfolk, clean. Whiltry.—Tbe Lively. 1 6.1. ; William mad Aan, 5 do. •Hafi.—The Dorden ' 8 ; Exmouth, 3 d o . ; F ame , 5 'do.; Jane, .3 do.; Mercury, 4 do. ; Neptune, 3 d o . ; iglu, 2do ; Verienalale, 9 AD.; Walker, 6 do. Loadou.-Tbe Dundee, 5 Bah; ludustry, 8 do.; Kiwi George, 3 do.; Margaret, 4 do ; Neptune, 4 do. • .40 . a • 1117017'0R. Drunk 1 0011211SPONDanT.] Abet four months sine., ■ imam of prepossessing appear ance, and very gestilenuntio manners, took apartments at Southenspion ; he stated himself to he Count D'Orloff, of tie Russian Imperial Guards, pretended to hays personal ac quaintance wit► Lair* Ifilirrlngton sod MeleHle, Mr. Cow otos, sod many ether noblemen rind statesmen : from the litter gentleman he had by some means obtained a letter, it is presumed in reply to some Wigan/ inquiry, which in the most argot manner was made use of as a proof of bin own reaper, eh. 10 y At,,, ohla'olar panda from various tradesmen, he gained the affections of a respectable yew, lady, though in direct opplasit see to the advice of her gnat-deans, who very properly required ref f the most unegnivrical nowt as to los character and circumstances; lie then named the Dirk • of York and several nobl►men; but on its being sug gested that fur the purpose of inquiry his agents would be the more suitable, his indignation was murk excited; he comb, not refer to persoes beneath his own rank arid dig nity." The young lady, who had consented to become his wife, welted only for a license, to have the ceremony per formed. In order to p►ocu►e this, he proceeded to London, carrying with hini letters of introduction to the lady's friends; here, in curtsey , he was entertained in a manner suitable to his exalted rank, till his wavers wine, and his requesting the loan of 5/. on his departnre, iminced wonkier) and led to inquiry: it was then Arend that he had ordered a costly wedding dress, an organ for 2611 gni. neas, a pianoforte, a carriage and horses, besides jewellery aid household furniture of every description: that be had bur rowed small sum, of matey in various pliers, and is in fact a notorious chiracter well known at B. igiston, Margate, Hea ley, Dorchesteri and other places, where he bas assumed the difereed titles and names of Count Atitoisio, Count Ju lian St. Awls's, ,1 1 / a jor Metier, and Count D'Orlnff. He hos fictitious bill, of exchange to a large amount, which he endeavoured to get discounted or advanced epos, drawn on Livr►pool, St. Petershurgh, and Paris: he hoverer r returned to Southampton with the marriage license, but had scarcely arrived ere a geodesists, a relative of the lady's, who had taken means to tails his real character, followed, early on the following morning (Sunday). Finding himself de. tested, he swallowed a large portion of crude opium; this produced alai miog app t , and he refused to take any thing unless given to him by the ohj.ct of his pretended effete. lions. This, of course, her friends would not permit ; and at lengths surgeon prevailed epee hum to take tin antidote. Os Monday morning sootiest io• was made to the Magistrates fur a warrant to detain him for procuring money under false pre truces ; but before this could be executed, he contrived to elfeet his escape out of a hack window, leaving the greater part of ►is wearing-apparel. Constables were seat in out wit, who sobtatived information of Ism at several solaces near Gosport; hot be eluded their vigilance ■nd escaped, it is soppossd by the told to Farnham. * .1 46 fir . • . •1_ • INOURST ON JOHN INGLIS, ESQ. Loseoklik, at seech eckark, as In*11•111101 we. tokon Mk She bodiof oh n lo~lir , E.q. Ito she drawoog.roian hr. late reddest% Ito. t't ,Nerk•lgne, before Thomas tiellos, Coroner fur the CO , of LOndosi, to inquire s istio she cause of hii death. • Edward Kendall, fooltilan in the flimsily, sworn—tester day mornimg. shoot nine o'clock. Miss Iseglid, my oldster'a (the deceased) sister, inquired of me, of my master had come down hum his bed.roorn I replied I did not know, for I had not seen his room door opened. In consequence of *Lat she said, I proceeded sip to my master's chamber l and nut fi n di ti c him there, I went into the water-elorsei, neue•hlos bed room, the door of which was open, nod I ate my muter oh tint on the seal, his head teetotal! &maid. 1 observed blood ots the closet seal ; and he appeared dead or dylne. .11 saw a pistol he the closet, which appeared so have been'rereollv discharged. The privy was Ailed with smillte, sod roteltet strong of powder. I immediately wave Ike Maros, mid I Wool Instantly dispatched for Mr. Draper. the suers.. [Mime my absence the d d was mused to his bcd•rumn, and laid on she bed. Crum-examined.—There is ite fastening to the tiler-elmet ; I did not hear the report of the pistol; toy mairter bid of• Lb morsiog ;pea. horse—There is et present sue evidence to ahem that the &erased, or any one else, committed the act. Coroner—There can be little doubt *boot it, as it if evident the deceits. d had destroyed hiresollf. • • Mr. William Draper. Surgeon of Bt. Wiry Ace, sworn.... I ass called in to attend the deceased yesterday morning, shoot aloe o'clock, sad foetid hum grimaced, ihourh as. m I found that be had received a pistol shot wound ; the bullet hod towed the pit of the stomach, sad the firing bad horse/ the deceased's shirt eonsideralsly ; the external flesh sear the emend was very black; the b.ll passed in a tinning direct lint epasrds towards the left side of the body, and pawed out between the 7th and Sill ribs; it perforated hie mororkg goon, and entered the privy teat; of townie it passed en tirely through his body. The ball, iu iss passage, ilium's( the left lobe of the lanes, the liver, and probatin the bean. I found the bullet myself in the closet seat. I did slot ft* the pistol. I have an hesitation is saying the plaid wowed occasioned the dissolution of the deceased. Ciows-essmined by Jurors —Some time pilaw tp this Is. sneutable occurrence, the deceased met with so amtident by falling down stairs at bis seat at Norwood. He received n shake or cuscussion by the accident, bat no wowed erns caused, nor was bia head affected at all by It. He complained of bead sett, and I discontinued my site/deuce four days prior to his death ; I cannot say his intellects were impaired by Hie accident ; I did nut bleed him ; 1 admi nistered needirines to him; he wits so mocb b , litaied that his frame could nut bear further eduction ; I observed, be sides his debility, his nerves were very weak, aid bis spirits' depressed in • slight degree. Mr. Lewis, of Mai chine, surgeon, sworn... 4 was ailed to sliced the deceased. and (wind him ia she water-closet, supported by his nephew. His shirt and morning.giewer were burned, and the lower part of his sioreseh. The ball entered the pit of his belly, and passed through hie body on the I. ft side. I assisted in plariug him is bed.; he was quite dead; the controls of the pistol must have divided sume artery, as I saw arterial blood •• the desert seat. MIN Susannah bight, 1MM0...4 as /WIT ICI the :- ceased. I hare no hesitation is sayi ng , th a t f or the t seven mouths my broiler has labored under street de inewion of spirits. Os Tuesday afternoon I swat is .see the King go to prorogue Parliamest, and we my velum the de ceased inquired where I had been. I told his , but heserade no reply. He paced about with • very harried eteprserints the apartneest, with bulb his beads behind him, lad looked with • t stare et nee. He appeared greatly &Hemmed ; he took up • book, opened it, and then threw It Saw him, awed kit she rows. Tie opening told eliiitthig situ' doors seemed always to agitate him, and he had bees meth worse. *wee he met with the iireideut at Nurwnort. At djunier on Tuesday he did not converse with say one, and was very re served, and sabsequeally whenever he heard • knocking at this door of the yard, or the elegise of the bell, he would ex elaise—" These people have es compassioes u use , they hare no regard fur my feelings; sad if this ri•grieqf eessraat applications combos', I mast bare it nailed op." Every trifling affair alarmed and agitated him ; bethiemewf minor importance seemed to •ffeet him. About three "reeks ago he ram' into the parlour whilst some of the family were at breakfast, and inquired if all were well ?" I replied. " Yee, we are, I believe." He answered, " I am Sot, •I feel an if I sag poisoned; I don't know whether it was is the soap I ate fur dinner, ur the gruel foe sapper." fie Wilted wildly round the room. I feel coaildeet the deceased was deranged at the time, fur he bad no readied grosses fur has suspicions. The majoriiy of the Jury sow appeared perfectly stabs. Led, when some of them realigned 3 witdr that Mr. jos. the son of the deceseed. should be examined. After some dierwmion that 'fettles's') attended, end kW evidence was taken, but it merely went so; corroborate that of klnw Inglis. The Curroser summed up, and wits of opinion that the de ceased, from his gruerredlems sespeciotes, and his alarm at eir climate/efts of a very frillier nature, clearly deleoted he laboured Nader • diseased mind. The Joey retuned • verdict—" That the deceased AO himself &attest he was Sea state V model derawgiasst.' . -~ THUNDER STORMS. The sight when the thunder storms were so gement, over this county, an oak tree was struck by the lightning, os the premises of John Brown, Esq. of Castle Hayes, is the parish of Tutbury, in this county, widely killed three sheep Iving or standing guider it. The visible effect of the electric fluid on this tree forms an isstrective lemon to the electrician amid the traveller, who may unguardedly seek shelter under a tree fis a storm. This is a solitary oak, situated upon this pro. jetting headland midway betwixt Tether,' Castle and Has• bury church, on the side towards the Castle, from whence there is such a commanding view over the rich vale of Dore, and Lord Vernoes domain. This tree has a forked branch, somewhat like the letter T, on one side of which is dead wood, hard and dry, and the other a lire branch, covered with foliage, which is shivered to pieces, and the other ap parently nut touched. The bark is stripped off on the in side of the green branch to the ClOlllll or the butt, through which it passed, to within about three feet of the emit►, where it made its escape at two ',prate quarters on the side towards Tutbary Castle, and opposite to the Bath that was struck: this is evident from the bark being driven off by a force within the tree ; the dead branch haying escaped the stroke, coulirm■ what has been found in electrieity, that baked wood is a son-conductor, end the lighimisg making Its escape out of the butt of the tree uear the earth, should warn all persons never to approach the butt of a tree iu a thunder sturni.—(Staffordshire AdcertS,er.) LOUDIPRIRS, JULY 30. From all we ran learn on the subject, the thunder storm of Monday se weight was rather violent than general i■ its effects. So strikingly was ibis the case, that at Quarrelwood, only sin miles from this town, the day was fair throughout, while at Kelton, Camels, &e. there was only one mart shower. On the Saturday and Sunday preceding, the then. der was much more general, and in mime instances seems to have travelled from the north and the northwest to the moth and south east. In the higher parts of Galloway there was abundance of rain, bet no thund►r—at least none that was near 111111 loud enough to be audible; but in Annandale, the storm is said to have raged with extraordinary and al most unprecedented violence. Is the parialses of Middlebie, Hutton, Tuntlergarth, kr, the rain literally fell in torrents, swelling thediffcrent soon. lain streams, and aceonspanied with such heavy goals of wind, as threatened to demolish the shepherd's isolated and clay built dwelling; while the thunder, at times, hurled through the air with such foree,and fury, that the people actually felt as if the earth had been passing from under their feet. At Copelfoot, on the water of Milk, a girl received a shock, from the effects of which she has sot yet recovered ; and much about the same time, ■ cow was struck dead at Mia mi, parish of Mibblebie. At Ricking, in the neighbour. hood of Moffat, another cow is reported to have bees killed within a few paces of • poor boy who h■d taken shelter antler • tree, ■nd who was so stunned by the falling of the tree and the erects of the lightning, that nearly an hour elapsed before be recovered the complete use of his semen. On the term of Arinaorhorle, parish of Donscore, occupied by Mr. AMirk, three roles of bay, containing each about 40 stones, were lifted by the force of a whirlwind high iota Ike air, almost beyond the ken of the astonished spectators. Two of these coley have been kneed of, while the third, after travelling like a balloon, upwards of a mile, was recta. erred in s very dilapidated state, baying previously strewed a fallow held with part of its contents. The solver two cults Mlle more perismadicularky, and appeared lobe pretty compact, so long as they were within the ravage of vision. Wllbin half a mile of the town of Biggar, the liglstnieg 'sock sod nearly split iu Iwo a fine old oak tree; sod near the same spot Iheeleciric fluid entered • farm-hunse, Messaged the furniture in almost every apartmeet, wounded the faemer's wife in she right foot, mud instantaneously killed a poor mass who had taken shelter withiu the porch, sod with wham the former had been bargaining fur • few articles of crockery ware. The deceased, we understand, wan next to a mendicant in his cerciimstaacee, and has left • wife and five cbildrtn to lament their luso. Mr. Giewss, an officer in the artillery. under took yesterday morning, on the Ball's Pond-road, to do s quarter of a mile within a minute for a bet of twenty guineas. lie wore a light pair of drawers only. and he did the ground in two seconds within the given time. A Mr. Giercian started en the some ground to run one hundred yards in eleven seconds for ten sovereigns, which he won cleyetly. The Annual Meeting of the Staffordshire Ani cultural Association was held on Tuesday last. The show of cattle and stock, though not very extensive, was particularly fiat.; and the company. though far foam numerous. comprised several eminent agricul turists mid liiiirl-.woes. There were tot more than thirty gentlemen sat down to dinner, at which E. J. Esq. •M;P. presided, supported by Sir J. P. 00110114 Y. Bart. M.P.—Mr. Wean, of .Barton 'Peck, end Mr. AsrL►Y, of Oditone, wire the Judges of the show. .f ~'-~r~= ~... CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday seensight an likraost was bald at Mareloitn.le.. Fen, berme C. HAITI !11, Gent. Coroner, vs view of the body of Margaret Maddwon, vervains to Philip Smith, pt East Kirkby, who was found on the Ttorday precedint i• a wheat field adjouniegSbearwood, in &dying state, whet, she express. ed • wish to see her mother, and to be carried to her simer's house at Merchant, where • terms mime immediately from Horsiest'', but she expired that evestimg. The worthy Minister sithe parish also attesded her is her last moment., but she steadfastly denied having tams auy thing that day but a drop of cold water. The Coroner ►avtug opened the Collet, the Jery viewed the body, hut declined proetedrdosg farther until the opi nion of Iwo medical men from Hornet's(le was take*. The body was accordingly opentd, 'mai a large quantity of white arsenic was fulled on the stomach ; tier piggsaney was also discovered. The whole of that (boy was asieht io the eitami eninetion of 16 witnes.es, and a feu 11... a ■taerept to prove whether she procured the poison herself, or whether it was by t►e procuration of any other person, but the whole sp. peered to be enveloped is mystery. About eight o'clock the Coroner slimmed up and deliver. ed his charge to the Jury, observing, as they were corn• ',eftly sutler a cloud, he khunlJ adjourn the isquevi Quid Dille o'clock on Saturday murnieg, under a recogentaare of les pound. • man, that further ieforruatoos might be obtained. Much to the credit of the Foreman, Anthony Gibson Soulby, Gent., sad tier rest of the parties commented, the whole of the idatervening day (Friday) was spent is disco vering fresh matter for the next morning. At oboe o'clock on Saturday morning the Court resumed the investigition, and established one important fact, by the testimony of Mr. Jas. Orrey, grocer, &c. of East Kirkby, that the &- cooped, about • month or sin weeks ago, went to his shop fur groceries, and amongst other articles obtained a quarter of a purred of white arsenic, which she said was to boil ice some wheat fur t►e purpose of destroying rats. M uch of ibis day was spent in the examination and cross. exanitestios of Phil" Smith, the master of the unfortunate but nothing material was elicited from his testimony, which closed with • very fettle, schnouitims from a worthy and uptight resident Magistrate, whose eTertious were the most praiseworthy, as he watched the progress of the 'ri valry from brat to last with a guardian e,s worthy of his high calling. Having examined lire or six witnesses, about seven o'clock that evening, the Jury desired to consider their verdict, whew the fallowing was reeordstl, thus leaving the door of justice opts to further inquiry, and wipe away the dense cloud of myriery which stilt haugs,suspeockd over this tiofuriuuate •Fair, by the appreheasion and punish. recut of any delinquent who may hereafter prove to De tin plirated. Verdict—" Died from the effects of poison, sud the si. k mess sod distemper thereby oecesioaed ; but •Isetlier ado.' - alateirmilap her own bawd, or that of soy other penoo, uu a whiten is tbeJurors cloth appear." 1 He IT. re Fhe liirfl =ILL