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COMMON COUNCIL ELECTIONS. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT. Ilatnrday, at four o'clock, Alderman Waithman staled the numbers on the pull, and declared the sixtreu Gentlemen highest on the poll duly elected —(an Adeerflamsmsf.) Each of the Gentlemen elected roinnied thanks le the turetiog ; after which Alderman Waithearte tuquiesd whether Mr. Harper, the unancressful candidate, who was present, wished so address the meeting, but he decliwed. Mr. Tiforetioe congratulated the meeting on the signal triumph they had obtained over those weak loyalists who would arrogate to themselves all the loyalty of the cowotry, and would calumniate every man who did owl wasie in their slavish opinions and *invite practices. They had sow pet forth Mr. Harper as their champion, and in his support they hail mustered all their strength. To what did it amount ? In a Ward containing one.fith part of the city of London, their utmost exertions could procure bet 19l sup. porters; and he was fully persuaded that, If the whole cony. try etiuld he canvassed, the result would be the same.—lie WO a motion to propose, in which he less confident every iies%osi pr sent would cordially agree, as it was to express tl.i it thanks and gratitude to their worthy Alderman, who n 14 1 1 11 e of those pure and spotters charm-leis, whose pri v4le virtues. if possible, exceeded his politic services:. (Gnat opplaitse.)--He then moved the Thaults of the Ward to Alderman Waithmasi, which was seconded by Mr. Deputy HIEVES. who &Clamd his hearifs It satisfaction at adding his humble tribute of estetm and respect fur the worthy Alderman. The motion was unanimously carried wish applause. Aldermen WAITIOIVI returned thanks in • speech, In which hr •mled, at length, the conduct r,f those members ut the Misod who were the friends of free and full disene. &ion, and the enemies of ell corruption and oppressioa, and contrasted it with the conduct of those who fled front ail diseu,siun, and trout the holes and coveters in which they took ri-fuge, tented their calumnies against those they were unable to face. Bat, said she worthy Alder man, the whole marl ry of the loyal Address w as s et to work by those who live on the taxes raised by the opp.cssim. of a truly loyal and much-irijvied people. —lse,, the Rector of the church iu ahols they were then assent:ilea, and who 'mil he. is a c.•nspicuous actor in the drams, was himself one of those Clergymen who bail gone to Psi ;lament with • Petition to have their poor, and 111 to wV i ROCCA starving psrud ttttt orrs, further taxed to WI. in the 'tomtit for the it WMIIIIIII4 support ; but lie thanked God that he, being the,, in Plulianient, had contri. hosed to defeat their attempt. He ciisibl not but feel that they neatly overrated his services; but he could truly say, that the rtvittehlittits of his fellow.eitisrus was the only sea ard 11.- 111411 eV. r sought or ever hail obtained. The M arilosuie broke up, after adopting a Resolution proposed by Mr. Huue in favour of the Press. BREAD STREF:T WARD Mr. Depot) , S. Hayward 73 1 'Jr.l Robert Burrs 63 Mr. Wm. So werby .... 6s l Mr. T. Gibson Mr. Wm. Cullman ...... MI Mr. Jon othao Crocker 5B Mr. It Wakes:el Mr. William NI sthie .... 67 Mr. James lirMce 55 Mr. Thomas Colernao .. 65 1 eMr.liaomerripper 3 i Mr. Dewy Dibbio ..... 64 The first 12 BILLINGSGA' .Tr. Eau , . llnnsou ... •• • 86 Mr. Auitionv H.ovon B4 %1r ‘t'no. PI Mr. Wm. Ciu hist, jun NI Mr. G. T. Kind •JI r . Win. Piper .. 80 The first 10 n BRIDGE Mr. Deputy W. Child... 122 11.);1.1, Green, ten. 120 Mr. W. IV. Cope l2O Mr. N Smotolers ll9 Mr. B. Bovill. llB I Mr. -- Cartwright M Me J. 1......cke..•• • 112 Mr. Frederick Gye 111 Mr. J. Hems ..... 110 The first Ghee! BISI6OPSGI Mr. T. Greenaway, Dep. 349 Sir Wm. Rawlins, Dep. 338 Mr. Solomon Deneett 314 • ,Ir. W. Juhoslon .. • • 310 •.Mr. Warwick Weston 306 Mr. SAID %eel Nash 299 Mr. William Day 296 )lr. Thomas Glover 291 The find fount r ere returned. WARD. %Ir. Sainurl Wain% .... 79 Mr. Win. Sampson ...... Mr. Thomas Do:silent 76 Mr. Wm. A. Itiiipaih .... 73 •Mf. H. Francis .. 33 rere rel.:rued. WARD 01 Air. Loxley ...... 89 Mr. G. Lodger ... B9 Alf. c. BlCaolon 89 r Samuel Junes B7 .... . _ .... Mr. E. Feau•ne 111 r. Richard thuok 76 Mr. Juhu Ewell The first tittliti CRI PPLEGAI "Mr. Deputy T. Vahuisee 1211 Mr. W i n. Waterhouse 119 I *Mr. Francis Field ll4 111 r. Win. li:r1 ll2 Mr. J avers lll The first eight LANGBOUI Mr. ThocAyre., Drolly 114 Thonine Wiltsh;rr 177 Mr. B. Stishinng 174 -..- Mr. Joseph Ulric,' Ifis filr. Richard Dixon Inc.!. H. Gihsun 7he first ten were derl: 41.11 ESTRI Mr. Thomas Price ...... 57 Mr. Julio Dystar )Jr. Jobs Adcock 52 Tlw first four WALBROII -- Mr. Wm. Pearce Mr. T. Williams, Dep 77 Mr. T. Hale 74 •il r. Wm. Rtekard‘uu 70 'lr. J.G. Cnpe The tint eight . - WAITER WOOD, Esq. the eon of Mr. Alderman 'Weep, was unfortunately drowned in the harbour err Pout Praya, on the Bth of September lust. The Society (or the Suppression of Vice •rres'ed Mrs. C•RI.II.P. on Friday, on the former indict. anent, for 'wiling The Life of Paine, and one anent,of the numbers of I he Republican, for which .he had been tried in the Court of King's Bench, at Guildhall, and the verdict Slimy:is& set aside. This mattes the fifth prosecutiuu pending against Irer at present ; four of them ex-officio by the AITORNEY.GENERAI., for political libels in Vie Republican, and the one by the Society Inc the Suppression of Vice, which to a religious prosecu- thin. The Me.rfurd Herald of last Thursday contains 111/ advertisement flow a public meeting, the MAYOR to the Chair, offtriag rewards for information re. •pecting a most daring attempt at amaratimition, ►►rode on ► Monday night, shout tlerea o'clock, by tieing pistol.balla into a room in the kintk.street, with an Intent to murder owe of its *opposed in ►uater. A placard was likewise ported an the door, with *rye words, ' 6 Te■ of us bare restopired to murder you I" ' 'HK FUNDS. . t • . ~ iteditteil Stock to the ansentat of 14110M0// was Imo. forted ors Sotorilay to the Iniateroof (lateen Anne's Illmomy. A conoidoribls scarily of Mowry SMack before existed, and was much increased by this operator's. The broker% who bad engaged to deliver it were soapelkd, roe riaieristaod, to pay up a large ristaatity of Omens., in order to amat a creating the stuck required. This wart of ma adequate sup ply of stick fur large purchases is the prevailing femora of the pretest period, mod has materially as to preserve the market at its retreat elevation. The aboadsucit of moon among the Loadoo capitabsts, by which the scarcity of stock is produced, forms a singular coattail to the cum pleats from almost every quarter of the kingdoms of a 1 scarcity of money. This state of drags is supposed lur ariso—lirst, from the reactance of the brooms however pressed, to part with the Govenassead Stock, whale the pros I 1 di et part of them were rambled to accumulate steam' high war prices of agricultural produce—mad secondly, from an ignorance of that mode of burrowing meiory OS the Foods, "thick is termed cuntionotton, sad by which the wettest tile bodies in Londou, Liverpool, Bristol, sad other parts of the kingdom, daring a similar distress fur capital, cool/ always command a temporary relief.—(handay Paper./ SLATE TICADII. . ----•------ , A Iteller froat . Erst Accra, ou the roast of Africa, daiwd. Alltrist 99. cordon's a itliort sareatitre. efts areterertse of the finance* and vigilance of the Com manders of the British ships of war appointed for that purpose, in checking. by every moms in their power, the thirpticefal traefEe hi slaves. [his Ma jesty's ship Pheasant, Captain Kelly. bowleg an chored in the Donn', me& eh the /5111, received information that Ilse Contain of a Spouts') schooner had sent on shore, at Dutch Town, II Miltliref of elms . , cod ',laced them, in the custody of one of his agents, to lat detained there for bins till his r e . tutu Irina a veyoge to *nelsn& Captain Kelly sent on shore to demand the b urrewler of that blavr., allowing only • few hours for compliance ; at the expiration of which, having learned by a signal pre viously agreed on, from the riot at Accra, that no ! slaves bed arrived, he cominenctil a connotistle nit the town. The yhief meet of ;he place became alarmed for their safety, wild tent to announce their ititeiliton to deliver up the skwer, it a slop was put to the tiring. They shortly after seta in twenty slaves ; but Captain Kelly, relying on the informu lion ne bad received that the actual number was 1 fifty-three, recommenced 6 11 ;1 , upon w h ich the remainder were sent over. Care had beets token I • to point the gusts above the roof , of Ilse linurev, so that little or no damage was dove to the town, and the inhabitanto were wore fiightened than hurt. They were, however, properly admoni-li ed for their conduct, and threiteneil with the I utmost severity in future if they ',rerouted to re 1, peat it. BATH, IncExam' te. TOTAL. DESTRUCTION OF THE KINGSTON (OR LOWER) ASSEMBLY ROOMS, BATH, BY FIRE! Last night, about eleven o'clock, these extensive. elegant, anti fershimed premises, were discovered to he on fire. Clouds of smoke were seen to issue from sonic of the lower apartments long before the euttfl, (;ration became manifest ; at length the flumes boon out with inconceivable fury, and soon present ed such a scour of terrific grandeur and desolation as was never below witnessed in this city. The engines and firemen arrived 011 the spot with great prompte. tu.le ; at filet the fire-plugs afforded hut a scanty eupply of water, which gave the destructive ele ment time to g et sn tremeielous a head, that it then •ppeerrti if the whole Avon had been poured upon the tours, tors. nod stair-cases, it could not have quenched, though it might have retarded the pro gress of the flames. The country around was a sheet of elementary fire; the sky sod the hilly, with the numerous surrounding building* appearing "one-red." But, perliel s. the most magnificent sight, mid most awfully impressive moment. was shout two o'clock, when the long petit-up flames iii the large ball room burst, as if by one mighty e ffort, through the six great windows, and seemed to glare defiance in volumes of liquid flame. The conflagration of the card-room Ipresented an almost equally heart-appalling display of the irresistibility of tire. About three, the stu pendous roof began to fell in, nut with a sudden crest' as had beets unticipated, but by successive fraginetits of tile and blazing beams and rafters. By six o'clock the mighty element had completely effected its work of desolation, and the whole fabric was reduced to a heap of burning ruins ! The !tett was an intense, and the smoke so over. powering. that we lament to say hut a compurst. tively *Mill portion of the property on the pre mists was saved firm destruction. Some of the apartments on the north end had been handsomely fitted up in the course of the last summer, fur the resideuce of a gentleman, who, we understand, is at present in Swansea. and who had embarked considerable property in the concern, and deposited in his rooms valuables to a large amount, in paint lege, plate, &c. the whole of which, we regret to state. lava been derttoyed ; but we understand diet it had been recently insured with one of the London Offices. The conflagration must have been increased by a large quantity of oil (in which Mr. Mills largely dealt), which was deposited in one of the rooms near the spot where it is supposed the fire originated, bring a small space used as a dreg-Mg-room to the private theatre, where Mr. Se.versl had that evening exhibited his Fantoccirii--but ibis is mere conjecture. it was a fortunate eircuonstauCe that Mr. Walker's magnificent Orrery bad been fe ttle's-est from the Rooms yesterday nsor ll itt g ; that GeoOrman having Kasen Ins final lecture the pre ceding evening. Though the crowd assembled was immense. and great personal danger was incurred in many in. 01:111C0., yet tint a single accident has come to our knowledge. Two or three wretches were detected is. the act of thieving ; hut, in general, we be. hew the property removed from the Rooms and the contiguous houses has been carefully pre served. . . It was happily a calm night, or the oppo'ite pre mises, belocging to Mr. Upham, sad others on the Parade-walk., and particularly the row of houses on the aouth aide of the Grove, would have shared the same fate its the Rooms, and perhaps the vene rable Abbey would have sustained ni4terial injury. The following is the amount of the isisulancoas that have been, trier:tea on the property thus de stroyed : Oa the Premises she %Wet . of Foraitore, are. too longing to do.— 4000 - 7 Mr. ithh.'ii private a ff ects 24 04 Logland 01hr.... 1 Property belonging to Capin aOOO : I...n,l ' o i : l l l mm [EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER ] 6 ' BATH, DECEMBER 2?. —HOW tilt kl , cident loappentd is not known; the vaults, or radar the moose under those opptoptiuted for balls, reading rooms, &e. were used as a private theatre, and • play had been performed these that evening ; next to which was a carve otet's *hop, and ailj•iiiiiiog that a !Inge gluttony of oil ; conatipiesitly a the lire okitig out ainitlst such inflammable matter, could stot be otherwise than deoructive. A Gen tleman named Moulton, one cf the proprietors, had lately tined up a suite of rooms in the premises, with noicli taste and elegaloce. for lIIS ff %Weller, where be had collected musical ionotonmerste, picture., and many tine specimens of art, which can never be re placed : the whole of these were destroyed. The loss to the renter. Mr. Mills. A worthy indu.trionia man, wilt' a large faintly, is very great. Fort 11. Gately no lives were lovt. The elegant chandeliers, pictures of Beau Nash, &c. were all consolln,d. Some Gentlemen were playing cards at the time the tire broke out, but such was its fury that it could not be gut under. Mr. Iloulion is partly in sured, and Mr. Mills, the realer also; but neither to any thing pear the value. The ruins this more iiig present • horrible appearance: there was not :t more oroavenieut or elegant art of rooms in the kingdom." ....- •The Creek, 46, Capt. A. MACKENZIE, arrived at Rio Jain iro ou the !:4th August, trove England. WA It D. ••....-• ;11r•-- Greeh, j.ett 1106 • Mr. W. K. ChM!, jun 105 •VI r. Di ~ lin M r John Joyner • Mr. -- Senallpiece PN •Mr. Iwo. flint Mr. J. pc *so •M r. lictidurne 57 were returned. LTF. WARD. Mr. Waiter Pcnrock ... 288 31r Janos Davies... .. '287 • Ur.B.Godfrey Windus 278 • Mr. Jobs Siurlivant 271 Mr. Richard Hoare .... 254 • Mr. lulus Daddyll.... TON Mr. C. Pearimou ...... 126 !gi were returned. Ile CHEAP. Mr. Wm. Edw. Smith 75 Mr. [tuber( Jenuings 75 Mr. John J;lllpPe 75 Mr. Shwitleworth 59 •Mr. %Vollscrepuuts 41 Mr. T. were returned. 'E WITE I N. ... ..._ ____ . 1 Mr. E.lwai 41 11 erdh lO5 IMr. (*limits Eider 95 •Mr.-_-- Capri 1 .81r.Thernag Kidder 44 *3lr.-- Alrock 4l l %bele relurued. 'RN WAR I). .... Mr. Wm. Itirtllnby 159 Mr. Robert 1:13 M r. tiontostl Joyce l5l I • gr. Thos. Malroy lOB •M r. Wm. Rare 94 •11r.11,, BeitdOine .•• 92 areal to he duly elected. CT 1 Mr. 1V nu. Showroom .... 47 eMr..l. Niece .. 21 were rr t %weer'. kK WARD. eMr 111 m. Woodward 63 Mr. T. N. Williams 53 Mr. Curtis .. 23 F. Hale 'were returned. COA.) I' OF AFKICA. Advice. to the 3,1 of September have been re- ceived front our settlements on the Airman coAst. The infribliatits of Cape Coast had engaged to pay to the King of Ashaidee a contribution of 5410 ounces of gold, in return fur a stipulation oil Ina I I part to abstain fr thrturbilig the tratiquillity of their territory. This engagement was entered into with the permission of the Governor and Council I of the British factory, who, at the same time, an nexed a condition to the Treaty, that the King of Ashantee should recogamise the immhabitants of Cape Coast as British subjects. The advice* from Cape Coast Castle state, that the Tre.ity is in a course of fulfilment. The natives have been roosted by the Council, under the sanction of the African Com pany, with a grant of 3110 ounces of gold, amid they had made much progress ill collecting the remant der of the tribute, for the receipt of which an Am bassador from the King of Ashautce was waiting nt Cape Coast Castle. Nor tins assistance reuderetl to the natives, they have engtged to keep the coun try round Cape Coast clear of untlerwood, which, it is supposed, will remoter the clumve much less de tritneutel to the health of the settlers. 'Flits expense will be defrayed out of the funds for repairing the roods mud for the general improvement of Africa. IlUiciaD .►IUIUER. A tall young men, about 35 years of age, was found murdered on Friday night, shout etght o'clock, in Rhodes's fields, leading from IloXt0:1 to Giugslaud turnpike. Two hedge-stakes were found lyitig be side him. Ile had received several wounds Nod bruise r about the head and shoulders, and one deep stab on the chest. The body was taken to the Whitmore Head public-licitore, [baton, for the itsapection of a Jury. No money whatever was found em his person ; but in the fining of the sleeve of his coat, and in his hat, was discovered the name of Wright. Some persons who examined the outer orifice of the wound. subsequent to the inspection by Surgeou Heath, were of opinion this the wound had been in flicted by a pistol ball ; but the following statement of Mr. Heath on this subject places the matter in the clearest point of slew : " Beti‘eeit eight and nine o'clot k on the even tip of the 22d, I was called to see the deceased, who was lying dead at a public-house at !baton, culled the Whitmore's Head. I examined the body, and found a wound of a circular form ex ternally on the left of the sternum, which on further examination I ascertained to penetrate between the second and third ribs, obliquely downwards, and to enter the cavity of site chest. On the following morning (Saturtlir,), I again saw the deceased ,atid opened the cavity athe thorax, the left side of which curtai n ed about half u pound of this) bloody fltiA. and about four ounces of coagulated blood. The left lobe of the Wogs was injured, the pericardium was perforated, a n d n corresponding wound I found usi the left auricle of the Heart. The pericardium was di-tended us iii. coagulated blood to the amount of about our pound. I can hive no Ili ci tation in 'raying that the wound in the lie.rt was the immediate cause of the death of the deceased.— The wound appeared to have been Inflicted by a sharp iiotrument of a pyramidal form, without cut. sing edges. The only external bruises or marks of violetice which I observed, were on the sight cheek bone, and on the tight temple, which, in my opinion, were occasioned by the deceased falling prostrate; and most likely afire the iiiflichot: of the fatal stab, which piockced Isis death." It is expected the Coroner will hold his inquest on Wednesday next. DREADFUL Filth:. About a quarter past eight o'clock on S•iturday uizlit, the' paper and rag.warrhouse beltIllg1111( In Mr. John Rasher, paper-manufacturer, situated in Baldwin's•plary Baldwin's gardens, Gray's Insidanc, was discovered tii be on dee. The ft ones burst out au very rapid, that it filled the ininthitauts of that confined place with the greatest dread, every one noosing with their property to places of greater security. Before the imagines arrived, which was less than half au hour, the whole pn mists were reduced to a beep of amok iug ruins, walling being left but the bare wells. The mate rials being of so light a nature, were seen floating Is the sir to a consoh•rable distance. Time ware no persons in the hussar when the fire broke out, our is it known how it hap pened. Several eugiursarrived, which bring well worked, and plentifully supplied with water, prevented the fire from communicating In the adjoining houses, or to the paper-mill which was directly opposite. The mill had been lately re ' built, it having been destroyed by fire about three years ago, with all the machinery and stuck in trade. The Grasshopper, 18. was paid off ots Thursday, and rr-cornruis•aamd by Capt. Bucussr.--Lieute- Mints T. C. FESTINO and E. W. WAaD, are atr painted to the Neringapulem. • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT Or MINOI BENCH, SATOIMIT I Pgc• • if AM V. C &OTTE Tligi was so ociioss to recover 100/. money lent by the Plaintir to lh•fendaiit's wife °melon. to her marriage. The facts of the case detailed in eine dence were es follow : Mrs. Nledhurst, such was the mere of the Lady previous to li.r interinarryin%; with Mr. Oohs. had fallen tutu soinF link pecuniary tidficultim, and erring no prnhshility of a speedy end to them. she deteriaistrti to set herself free from mimeo!, in the faidiilisable way, namely, by taking the benefit of the In.olsent Act. ..The Pluitatar, (1.-sgrous sisting her, advanced her 100/. to repurchase ber furniture. which. by the provisions of this salutary Act, were of coarse to be dispased of for the be nefit of her creditors. elm 111eillitir.t giving her witrAnt or attorney as veentity, matters were soon arranged; but Mrs. Mrdhurst could not keep her self out of difficulties, for, as soon as she was re 'treed from the importunities of her creditors, she sithmitted herself to those of Mr. Crofts. and hay in; got rid of her pecuniary Inuids, she took oil herself. the bonds of last y. The Plaiotiff 1.4.011 after applied for payment of his Mt.; but Mr. Croft., who thought to enjoy all the sweets of ri matmony wiliout its hitters, demurred to p ay, and the Phi •ff resit under the necessity of sidmi nistering to him the present unpalatable dose of law. It appeared that the Defendant knew of the tool. having been lent, and of the W4l rout or attor ney hiving been given, and the Jury found a ver , diet fur the Plinnutf.—Damages tool. ; costs 40s. DIMMER AND MORRIS e. WILLIAMS. I I The i'lvintitir in this c ase were g l ass -cotters, i n I Thames.strret, the Defendant a g eodesist' of for tune, residing in the on ighbourhood of Greenwich. The pre-ent action wars brought to recover 361. the i price of a lustre, made. as it was contended, to the order of the Defendant. 'Fltc evidence on the pert of lie Plaintiff. was, that the Defendant went to Omaha') of the Plaintiffs, owl de►ired to look at a 'mute.— Sonic were shrwn in I , but he did not approve of any of them. The Plaintiffs offered to put up one ,r the Defendant to see this was accordingly door, and notice was given to Defendant, who cone and looked at it, accompanied by his soil. The soil objected to it, as being too long, such de sir, to have one made shorter; thoi was dour, soul notice was given to the Defendant that this new one was pot no. Mr. %Valium, then erne and looked at it, and said, t. Well. I like this very well, and Mrs. %Volition's shall come and look at it." Mrs. Williams dill not come, hot the soils did ; and one of them expressed a desire to have a few more drops put to it. This was accorditigly done, and the lustre sac rent home ; but Defendant returned it, with a note writ ten oil the back of the bill, saying, she article you sent is not what I intended or agreed for." The Plaintiffs now brought their action ; and the defence set up was, that no order whatever was gives ; that the logic in questimi, as well as the two former, were only put up for Defend sat to look to. Toe Plaintiff* proved that they had paid 291. for the saigking the lustre in question. The Defendant otfrred 3UI. for it. on account, as he said, of the trouble he had given the Plaintiffs. but would give no more. The Jury, contrary to the direction of the Chief Justice, found a verdict fur the Plaintiffs—da wagrs 361.—costa 40a. The Court, at its rising, adjourned to %Vedne►- day the 10th of January. Ilis Lordship intimated, that on the Wednesday and Thursday lie would take the remaining Common Juries, and on Friday r suuld commence with the Speei3l Juries. PO LI C E. WORSHIP-11/RIFT. MURDER AT 110XTON. On Saturday the three men who found a man murdered in Rhoiles'Aields. Hoxton, on Friday night, were besought up by Weed and liesuedy, for exsimaation. The case has ex cited the greatest alarm in the whole peighbourhood, sod has such en effect upon mauy of the isiliabitants, that they dare not VelliVre Old of doors after dark. The Magistrate very strictly examined the men. They all concurred is the same detail ; they said that about eight o'clock, when passive along the fuot-patb they feraud the man repo* his knees (not un his face), lesuitig egaitest the weans pales. It being dark, they observed nu blood till they brought him to the Whitmore's Head, and then his clothes were observed bloody, and ou examination a wound was discovered is the breast. On examining the spot where he was found, a great quautity of blood was peer. ieed on the ground, his hat was at some distance uIT, and ■ stick near to it; but there was no appearance to iodic:elle the stick had been used in the outrage committed upon bim. The officers discovered that he bail recently purchased the hat in Crown street, friissbary square, cad that on the evening be was found dead, be kid been drinking with some men in the neighbourhood. They followed ■p this clue, and dis covered that be bad bees lately out of work ; that on Friday afternoon he borrowed a shilling, and consequently could not be robbed and murdered for his money. Isis name is Charles Taylor; he was a jooraeyntsu plasterer, about 32 years of age; he had bees married, hut has not lived with with hie wife for some time past• Ous Saturday two more sticks were found in the field inside the peke, close to the spot where the body was fantod. It is conjectured tent the *ticks belneg to the gang eh° attacked the unfortuaate mail. His clothes and general appearance were eliabhy. BOW-STRIE rr. Ose Friday Kr. Hendry, a respectable surgraii and apostle. vary, of Jermyratreet, St. Jonea's-street, attended before Sir Robert Baker, the Sitting Magistrate, to lodge a corn. plaint ego sot a Frees impostor who had introduced bonself to a number of his patients. cousistiug of families of the highest respectability, to whom he represented himself as the particular friend of Mr. Husby, the complainant, and that he bail desired him to say so, and was recommended to their notice. He spoke with so much confideace of Mr. Monday, and appeared to know so much of his family and cos colons, that so doubt was entertained of the troth of Isis ',pressen tatioo. He ietrodiseed himself to the several families as possessing a superior knowledge in the performaure of sleight aimed tricks or a cookiesr of a superior rank to that class of Ines, sad at moat of the houses where, by his coll. summate assurance stud pilllteltallig to be isdiscrately ac -1 unsoiled and reeweemeaded by Mr. Hamby, Whits been al lowed to perform besexhibitioes, which (unstated principally of tying knots ow pocket haosikeiehiefs, also tricks with pieces of cork, cups and balls, cords, &c. After lie Las grotto ' Orton% his exhibitions, Int makes so oiler to eke pasties to explain Of exposed the different tricks, eat the same time modestly iabosatiag that an extra lee is to be paid. At same places be obtained IL At others ladies gave bon aIL Rank note to get hint oat of their buster, some of his exhibitions being very disgusting and isokerat. He is a tairlitwer, sod represseets himself to be a native of Corsica. He speaks very good Eeglish. Sir Robert Raker promised Mr. Newby every pee/Bole assistance to discover the impostor, and to bring him to punishmeat foe his malpractices. CH RISTM I S hi% [Fro. " fl &WA Beer of Geoffrey Crops, Gool.] 6 Saint Freon, and Saint Seoloodight Biers, this house from wicked eight; From the wino-mare and the cubits, That is bight good fellow Robin; Keep it from all evil spirits, Fairies, wersele, raga, sud ferrets From curfew .time To the met primr."—CeitTmeteleitt. It was • briniest moonlight night, hut ohiremely rind our chaise whirled rapidly ewe the heave Parma post boy tracked boa whip incessantly, SSW a part of the tient hi heroes were open a gallop. " He hewn where be. ilt lese"lls e said my coospentiem, laughing, "sod is eager to weave Pe time fur some of the merrinimit sod good cheer of eke err. vest.' ball. Sty tether, you moot know, o • bagiOrd devotee of the old school, and prides kismet, apes barrio( op smote' linage( oar English borpitality. He it a tolerebk opecieneet of what Tee will tartly meet oath uovem days to it. parity. the old English cohory mistime* ; fur our onto of fortune spend so much of their time he town, sod fashion is r.rapel so moth tato the enwatry, that the noose rich perolooriii• of ancient renal lofe ere almost polished away. My f‘ther, however, from early years,look booest Protium* fur his met book, more ad of Chesterteld; be deteresi•eil in hie new mind, that there was en eriodition more truly isesosembro and enviable thou that of a cometry geetlemeis ere hi. pellet nal lamb, mid, therefore, paean the whole of his time ow his estate. He is • eiressuoses odeoeste fur the revival of Ike add rural games sod loultdey oboe/vessel's, sod is deeply read in the writers, aocieet and itiodern, who have treatedoe the subject. !mired, his favourite rmgeof reams* la seven Mho authors who A ',wished at least two ceeteries dace; who, he insists, wrote and thought mere tike tree Eoglisbasosi thee N I of their summers. lie ewes regrets somettoma that be bad not bets born • few reastaries rather, whet &seated wile itself, and bad its peculiar svouseera sod customs. As he lives at some dishonor from the main reed, to rather o loony part of the country, without any rival gentry nese him, he bas the moot 'violable of all blessings to an Eat batman, an opportwaity of ioile*ing the beat of his uow humour without neelemenen. Snag reprometaiite of the oldest family to flee weighbowatiod, sad a great part of the peasantry being his truants, be is mach leashed up to, mud in generll is known simply by the appellation of • Thu Squire;' a title which has beer accorded to the bead of tie family since time immemorial. I think it best to give you these hint, about my worthy old father, to prepare you for any little eeeeistricities that alight otherwise appear absurd.' We had passed for some time along the wall of • pa. and at length the chaise stopped at the gate. II was is a Amity magnificent old style, of iron bare, foacifelly wrought at top into flourishes and Sowers. The beige woven columns that supported the gate were sureseeeted by the family crew. Choc adjoising was the porter's lodge, sheltered under deck fir trees, and almost buried in shrubbery. • - The post buy rung a large porter's bell, which resounded through the still frosty air, sod was aiesweeed by the distoot Larking of dogs, with which the mansion bows, mooned gar risoned. A. old some. immediately appeared at the gale. As the moonlight fell strongly upon bee, I had a full ~es, of. a little primitive dame dressed very much 45 the antique taste, with • meat kerchi ef stemaneber, end her silver bete peeping from leader • Imp of enemy whiteness Si,. came curtseying forth, with many represaiows of simple joy at seeing her young master. Her hatband. it seemed, was asp at the beam keeping Christmas-eve In the servants' ball; they could out do without him, as he was the beet band st a Sung and starry in the household. My friend proposed that we should alight and walk through the park to the hail, which was at IMO great distswee, while the chaise should follow en. Our road wound threitgl. a nob!e avease of leers, Sallpfig the asked branch,' of wheels the moos glittered es she rolled threueb the deep vault of a cloudless sky. The lawn beynad was sheeted with a slight covering of sago, which bare tied there sparkled as the moon beams caught • frosty crystal ; and at &disuses-, might bas sera a thin trimarans* vapour, strehrg up from the low grouuds, and threatening gradually to shroud the land- scope. My corrodes looked reeled him with transport " How atria," said he, "have I scampered np this avenue, on veteran% beme on wheel vac:otiose ! How often have I idayed nailer three trees when a boy! I feel • degree of filial reverence for three, es we look up to thew who have cherished win childhood. My father was always serupuloise in rzsetiew oar holidays, sad having us around him on fa mily festival,. He used to direct end superintend our games with the strictness that some parents do the studio of their ebileiree. He was very particular that we showed play the old English games occordieg to their terigionl form; and cowshed old books fur plecedent sod authority for every merrie disport ;' yet I smart you there never was pednetry or delightful. It wee the policy of the good old gentlemoo to make his (*Aires feel that home was the happiest plebe iu the world • and I vales this delicious home - feeling se wile of the c hoicest gifts • rarest could heetow." We were interrupted by the clamour of a troop of flora of all scats sod sizes, " esenigrel, puppy, whelp, and booed. sod curs of low degree," that, diets, bed by tee ringing of the porter's bell, sod she rattling of the chaise, came booed• ins opese-nsoutteed serum the laws. . The little dogs sad all, Troy, Blanch, and Sereetheart, ore, they bark at me!" cried Breeebridge, laughing. At the pound of his voice, the bark was changed into a yelp of delight, and in a tn.,- inent be was surrounded and almost overpowered by the caresses of the faithful animals. We had now come in fell view of the old family TM/lien, partly thrown in deep shadow, and partly fit up by the cold moonshiee. It was all irregular building of sonic mach'. tilde, sod vermeil to be of ibe arebitecture of difibent pe. tired.. Clue wing was evidently very ancient, with heavy stone shafted bow windows jutting out and over-run with ivy; from among the foliage of which the small diamond shaped panes of glass glittered with the moonbeams. The rent of the house was in the French taste of Charles tile Seemed's time, having been repaint! sod altered, as my friend told me, by our of his ancestors, who resumed with that monarch at the Restoration. The group& about the house were laid out in the old formal manner of artificial dower beds, clipped shrubberies, raised serrates, and heavy stone hallestrades, ornameeted with ores, a leaden statue or Iwo, and a jet of water. 'Tbe old geottereau, I was told, was extremely careful to preserve this obsolete finery in all 1 :-. nrigiaat 'este. He admired this fashion in gardening; it had ow air of maguifieence, was courtly sod noble, sod be fitting good old family style. This boasted imitation of nature it modern gardening Ind sprung op with modern re publican optima, but did not suit • minsechical govera• must; it smacked of the leirelliug system. I could not he.p smiling al this introduction of politics into ger - Ormuz, though I expressed some •pprebenslon that I should fin d tl e os old geollemeu rather intolerant in his creed. Finish &reined me, however, that it was •Imost the only instance in which be had ever heard his father meddle with politics; mid be believed that belled got this onetime from • 3lember of Per liament who este passed • few weeks with him. The Siptiie was glad of any argetnest to defend his clipoed yew ife.• and formal terraces, which hod bee,, occasionally at tacked modern landscape iarderen. Am we approached the Wow, we heard the sound of civ sir, and wow slid thew a bent of laughter, from owe cud of the building. This, Breeetwidge said, mint proceed Iron. the semant's hall, where • great deal of revelry was pe:- milted, and eves encouraged, by the Sqeire, throeighout the twelve days of Christmas; provided every thing sees dose conformably to slimiest irenge. tlereiwere kept up the old games of 'motions blind, shoe the wild mare, lout cockle-, steal the white loaf, hob apple, sod snap dragon : the Till, clog, and Chriatnes* casette, were regularly borne, and the misletoe, with its *bite berries, hong op, to the imminent peril of ell the pretty housemaids t. So isnot were tbe servants spew their *poets, that we hod to I tag repeatedly before we could make Ilharsrli,a heard. • Pearbasa's Complete Gestlesiss, 1622. tilos asitletoe is still boss op is faro bosses oat ►ltckess at Christina , '; sod the yosesesries have the revilers of kl•sisq the girhi mister it, &schist emelt lima a Pt, ry front the hook. Wham the berries see all plinked, the wt viler ceases. I I I! N