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In conseeitence ot the decided preference giyea to tne arcior Conch, the Proprietors are determined no expence shall e - spared to render it the first conveyance on the. Kent Toad. BRONIPTON, Chath am ', R oc h ester, Gravesend, .Stroud, Sittitiebourne, %Milian], anti Ospringe, Morning,' Quarter past 7, at Reduced Fares. Truro, Iltultnin, Thu "14 T° F•cliOse." FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Dorchester Penrvrr, Ashburton, 'fulness, Weymouth, , Dartmouth, and Sali s b u ry, every morning tit S even ; through Honiton, Axminster, Britiport, Stoekbride illandford, , Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black . water, and Batton, Baptist. Th e only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven. through win, Two Coachmen only), throuh Bagshot, Blackwater, Bas "ngstoke, Overton, Whitchttrch g , Andover, WoodYe"ts. Cashmere, Salisbury, Blandlord, and Dorchester, at a Quar terl h e P3'l Five o'Clock in the Morning, at reduced Fat es. Union," souTH AM Vr ni oN, Lyin g ton, Lyndhurst, liag , i winches ter, Basi ngstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and sliot, New Fou r I ns i de Coach, every Morning at half•past Swett; arri ves at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by . Five, 'Phi s i s a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle or hour Wight, Jersey, Gu ernsey, Si . Maloes, I lavre de Grace, Cher • gh, &c.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hove to I receive a continuance of that su p port w h ich has hitherto been Th e " s n in Caper, since the cummeceent of the " Union. Chittllpion, " R a New li g h t D ay C oach to DO -1 CI'IESTER, in to hours only, through Bagshot, Blackwa , ter ' 13alingstoire, Overton, ‘Vhitchurch, Andover, Salk' miry, Wtitel ) eats, Coslimore, and Blatidiord, at a Quarter past Five o'clock its the rooming. The Proprietors of the abov e C oach are determined no .ex pence shall be spared to render it the first Lenreeirrice on the Western Road. BATH and 1111 1 S16I. P ost -C oaches, through Chipper). ham '• , Caine, Marlborough Newbury, and Reading, every Afternoon atone; arrive ' t the Greyhound London T r , a overn, ' ' . ao nias-stt•eet, and Swats, Bristol, 'e next Morning C • . -- oaches te %Veils Bridgewater, Taunton, . . and Plyntouth, I lat reduced Far s ' The " Umpir e," a New LI ' V e F . POOL 1 ishi Coach, oltlY one Night on the Rosati carr •• At{ In •i ' d ' e, 'Sets out Ditiiy 1 i 'o()trile; arrives at Liverpoid)olgt :ft u e r rnoi ' m at F:ve, till ough . urn, LatliburY, Northampton, Welford, Lutterorth, Hinckley, therstone, Litchfield, Steno, Newcastle, lentil:- ford, tVerrington, and Presc t SEIREWSBUY, Wellinzt ° ,,;', and Shifroal, Light Post- Coach, every Aftertionn,--atra land ,., The "Unien,"WEYSIOUH . through Dorchester, B ~ ' lrd, Salisbury, b i d ~.„,. Overton 14,,,ingsioke, Hartford i • Bridge, Blackwate • ° l;',Crs ig l l ,;' new Post Coach, After-. noun, at reduced rair'esil„ Pa ' cli g ets trim tVeyinouth to Gliedr,eit seY' jerseY, Cherhonrg t. !o'clockc. every Wednes y and Satorday afternuon-I• T o Light Coach BARNSTApLF, and ' S 'l li t tr h w inolton New Post vvery M on d, , v , ' 1 Friday mornings, at Seven a ice n , k. ), s ednesday, and i "' “ Rockingham " bEF.DS light Post Coach, sets out eterY Afternoon - Two; ' al 1 passes through I3aldntk, Big ,, E at - . tVansford, Stamford, ~ e, Eaton, thielideti, Stilton, . ... 00 _ ~ tireetlone 6 h " 'Flock,' d, Alai ithatu at r, i t ,,,,.._ ~ .! rant ant, Newark, . 1 yhridge, to the Golden tc-,,01u ttawtry, Doncaster, anti Fen -.—l " - g " 44 * Leeds, next Afternoon, at •ise tlce ar • ' g a ' e and Packages ' o ly id per lb.—Notwithstanding the U,ticmmuti Expedition n ut this Coach, it is allowed to he the • North agreeable and complete Public Collt"erance on the utritli Road, belle.. ~ unequalled by any tither. Aft:"ItOW(ATE and Ripon new Light Post Coaches, every a i ! t it > at a`wo, Will Eight in the :Morning. ) 11 f. , lieu -- u ,\IGOW, Lotigtown, Orel tta-*teen, Aittian,,l ti erte „ , 11 °1611 1 Thornhill, Satiqultar-Kilti, caumock, kin. - '4 " and all Parts of Scotland, it light Four inside lost ('oa th daily ,:, 11 :e "Ex . iri is," to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, 'l--.11.(11 '"Ill i N . • rl ~ anti Edinburgh, a New light Four 1 inside Post,' ' v ew i as L ta. Guard throughout ; sets, out to at, -iiirea, wt.... a - Newar k, ~,trord, Doi caster, 1.,_ _, . rning, by way of tt ArrYaridge.Tadcacter, Darlington, . o .. .N; rthallerton, Durham, k I next Morn.. i p. ,"Pth, and Berwick, and arrives at lot tie era fi nd- 1)- at Twel ve o'Clock, at reduced Fares. Passeng t what ?lille.thettiselves fatigued on the journey, may are!...ionai F are, they please, aid then proceed without any dint l' . %I IR LB through' ' ()ROUGH and Swindon, four. inside Day Coach, p Aldbutirn, Readia Lambourn, Parton, Lyilington evarY, %into, B• . i g ' a., Hungerforil, Newbury and Maidenhead' Bane's, "a" "Y. . henan)GRNORTH, Walsal, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy ' Ili ' 41 'Is Light C oach,' every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. R,.. ~e. New RoYal Patent Mail, BOSTON ant4Louth, through i i' e ) e ': 11. Cituthridge, Hantingdon, Stilton, Peter borough. er__lir'qs Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, Glitesby, and Hull, .-.lel Ingo at Half e S • '' a 1 i - d at a Quarter before Seven. past es eit e C,oc „ Sun aY, The" Fprew," "N• CARL'S -vw Light Four-inside Post Coach to Hor se .. I : F ' . : l ' e "rith, anti Whitehaven, goes with Four I.lr ulag - e' , ll" . 'a Gualli all the way, passes through ztppleby, , wes, Greta -hit laar W a d Catterick, Bo• rouglibridge Ferr I d t, , K. mon , Onapti,,,,,' ;;, Y" 1 kv, Doncaster, Newark, Ilawtry, n a id oci ' t. ,s;,triford, Greethanti.stinan, Biggleswade, and ' ney with the out in the Alorttin g , a u d perfortes the Jour ie greatest reedit - • - detained on the It • Yt at reduced Farts. Passengers culler oad by busitiess pleasure, have the pe advantage of their ti eats ' next Cuatb•---The only direct ir. heats hetiug secured in the ll ie N ew R. al 1,,C"lloll toCarlisle. ware, „___.,l,,Y atent Mail, r:A NI BRIDGE, through eidif pa7tusnet".elsiible.d., Buckland, and Royston, Evening„, at . Clock ' KENDAL Cherie g_q..e, Bal four, 0 ' " c uter, Preston, Kirby-Lon .1 I ..Aftt_r,,,,, Ittisktrk, and Garstang Light Post. Coaches, every " ' • The '' It I Express, ., ,t° LlVpit,°,Y4,New Light Four Inside Post Coach, Present ',„,""to ia 28 hours only, through %VarringtOn, , .en - Xtune Stall", Kitten, Laseton, Newcastle, Itudgly, Knutsford, .11.344),, d, end Litchfield, (only One Night on the Dateortl'erY Afternoon arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Pur e ,. 'et, Liverpool, next Evening, at Seven, at reduced WA KEPI PI 41 1(1 Aft er 13 Four inside Post-Coaches, every Morning cHE.4I"n, at reduced Fares. ieh , N Ll'in-, Newport, Whitechurch, Tarporley, Nampt- Af tern" °" " w iell s and Aliddlewich Light Post-Coach, every ii. 1 SUNe n ., „, tr "."..ANI) Stockton,and y• 1 '04.11. Post Coach, trs NI, . . pare,,. ruing, to the GeOrge Inn, Sunderland, at reduced 4 ., No., i i ' 11-Ini '' '' E xPress," .to 'MANCHESTER, Winslow, uogletun f,,f,i • Nwcastle, Walsal, Wolverhamptuu, mil Knots h, Fonr Inside Post-Coach every Aftertition•—OnlY l laln on nit it d '' ' sle ep , ~ oa , at reduced Filers. ~. ‘,.. •la 'ELI) P t : %reties e • and Rotherham New Four inside os ' Th e . r e.,, v i , r . r Y , N l“rning, called " The Es el vss , " unit PI , . Th . i -- ing"hrtl," every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. e ' -4 RftY I F ', Nei), . et . a •spress, New BIRMINGH AAI Light Post 4 _ hUK VV,!ry Afternoon, earryin,te Four Inside only; ~ ts Ihrou - I I.V • ' .' uat eritr . ,g k itrIVICK, Le1111111)01)11, Soot hani, Weetion, Ileaa , l' Siney-Stratford and TOweetter to the Saracen's ' 1., liell,tre 't Ir . i ' ' ' . . 1,1 4 ,,, 4 F. t. , trinitigharn, early the next, pining, at 'late , Frit". e 'de, s e Prvss," a New Light Poet Coach, to MILL, Lin' kioa7,,7,tllvave, IlOWdeti, and Doncaster, .:very Morning at id, he , ` I nelt to thy Cross Keys, Altirhet -place,. litlll i and 111" it " el tillehani" in the Attention s at Two o'clock.. at FOItIt w ' • es, 1 4 red„. ~ ~ . are, Ilieldesdon, and Llieshnut ties , , eu t are*. 'l'ol , -,,,, ll • ' ' e -Nll Nat . • • slf. ~ ,•, and Ran -motors Cemalies doily, at Eleven, (Alt 1, ~ i _ 0, In•e, and Eight o'clock. • . , e" At R "-lg,„„ . ellticed Fates to Leeds York, and Doncaster, .' A g "tnl Puha • oil , I - ' ~. • 't p r . •., m o „ ‘ .„. gee at y ti, put pOtiliti. • . , Shylendg ~ , ''''''. L AIN and Co. t espret fit ily acquaint then 1 la the Public that tl • will tb • accountable fat tlo, ''reel ... . , , . they .,no t , ri, th;,. t; ! I ,i5,1.141:1 5 Luggage, WI itlnl:, Plate, &c. of loa es, in ive Pounds Value if loSt,' seolen, or dimaked, Rips "nered , 4 . „ , 4ii StlCh , IVO ' . 1 b 0 tnearen e , paid- aceartr. ugg ar ,: 'ne Sarrettis Head inn, Skinner -street, Nnow-bill, I dill" 1.11.4LTY-UFFIUL, March 31, 1833 1 1 V OTICE is hereby given, that a Session of + ll Oyer awl Terminer and Gaol Delivery, for the Trial of OfiroWesconunztted on the High Seas, within the Jur;sdie• lion of the .eidmiralty of England, will he held at Justice Mall, in the Old Bailey, London, on Friday, the 25th day of 4pril next, at Eight o'Clock in the iforning. J. ll'. CROKER. T HE COMPTROLLER of the STA TIONERY OFFICE hereby gives Notice, that be is ready to receive TENDERS- fur the Supply of PAPERS of various descriptions; for the Public Service; Samples of which may be seen at the Office of ihelitorekeeper of the Stationery Office, James-street, Westminster, where Particwlars of the Contract will be'delivered to all those Parties who may be de sirous of Contracting, on - application being made for the same between the hours of Ten and Four every day, Sundays excepted.—No Tender kill be received after Twelve o'Ciock on-Nlonday, the 21st April. MULISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. CLOSE OF'TIIE PRESENT EXHIBITION. TILE GALLERY for the EXHIBITION and SALE of the WORKS of BRITISH ARTIST'S IS OPEN 13,4, from Ten in the Morniu until Five in the Evening►, and µ•ill be CLOSED on SATURDAY, the 19th of By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. Admis , ion Is t --Catalogue Is. The Gallery will re-open early in May, with a Selection of the Worhs of Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS and the ANCIENT MASTERS, LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. A GENERAL MEETING of the SUB , SCRIBERS to this SOCIETY will be held at NEW FURNIVAL'S INN lIALL,i HOLBORN, on DAY, the 17th day of April instant, at Two for Thrap o'Clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the RE PORT of the COMMITTEE on the Matters referred to them at the last General Meeting, to pass the Rules and Re gulations which they have framed; to fix a day for the Elec tion of Officers ; and, also,• to consider the necessity of again Increasing the Number of Sharei. Each Subscriber will be furnished with a Copy of the Rules and Regulations, upon applying personally, or by Letter, to Mr. Anderton, Quality-court, Chancery-lane. By Order, JAMES A NDE RTON, Secretary (pro temp.) to the Committee. CAPTAIN FRANKLIN'S NARRATIVE of. big JOURNEY to the POLAR SEA will be pub lished on SATURDAY. ' Printed for John Murray, Alhenntrle-street. PROTESTANT VISION. Instituted in the Year 182!. • Lately published, Price One Shilling. AN A:PPEA f• from this SOCIETY PROTESTANTS of the UNITED lONGDONI. On the Subject of the Roman Catholic Claims; tegether' with their Declaration and Address, and the Lists of the Majority aird. Minority in the Divisions on the late Bill. This little Work develnpes the C7liein and Objects of this Association; it embraces a Ink!' Abstract of the T00k.% usually urged for and against the measure of Roman eathis. lic Emancipation, and is intended to excite a Spirit of Vigi lance on the part of the 'Protestants against the renewal of any similar Attacks -from the Advocates of Papetyin futore. I t c o n t a i ns a Suggestion of the Means which this Society judge to be the most expedient to preserve and perpetuate our present Protestant Establishment. tinld by It, Hill, 7I , High-street, Southwark; W. Tomer, Stationer to his Niajesly, 69, Chearside ; Chapuel. Royal 13- brary. Pall NIall; J. Eccles, 2, Newgate-street ; and other Booksellers. Also may be had of __ FREDERICK WM. CARTER, Honorary Secretary. No. 48, High-qtreet, Southwark. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL 9. IN THE MATTED. OF PENTON, A LUNATIC. This was the petition of - Yarnoid and Amiiis wife, praying that his Lordship would be pleased not to confirm so much of the Master's report as approved of Francis Moorhouse, as a proper person to be committee of the lunatic's person, but to appoint the petitioners joint committee in his stead. The petitioners urged as an objection to the appointment of Mr. Moorhouse, that he had been formerly engaged in stock-jobbing speculations for the lunatic, out of which his malady arose, which was likely therefore to be increased by his constant pre sence, .whereas the society of Mrs. Yarnold, who was his sis ter, was likely to be soothing to his mind. This petition was opposed by some of the lunatic's other re lations, who represented that the Yarnolds were poor, and did not live in perfect harmony together, and that there existed in the mind of the lunatic a delusion that he was haunted and persecuted by a person named " Bob Sparks," who, lie ima gined, was set on by his rel a tions, and th e Yarnolds amongst the rest. It was stated, on the part of the petitioners, that this delu sion respecting the Varnolds' " setting on Bob Sparks" was infused into the lunatic's mind by the other party, to prevent his sister from being appointed committee. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that that was ex tremely probable ; but he could not take it for granted until an affidavit to that effect was sworn. As to the custom of sending petitions respecting committeeships to the Master in the first instance, that was not done merely with a view to saving thf: time of the Court, but also for the purpose (as there might be many circumstances belonging to a private fa mily which could be of no importance to all mankind to know, but which it would be necessary to state to the person who was to choose the Contnittee) of preventing the private affairs of a family from obtaining that publicity to which they were ex. posed by a discussion in open Court ; but from which they were protected by the privacy of a h ear i ng i n t h e Master s office. It was for the same reason that the Master did not al ways state the reasons that governed his mind in forming his report. He (the Lord Chancellor) would therefore take an op portunity before he came into Court to-morrow, of conversing with the Master upon this subject : and he would then dispose of the'case. His Lordship was occupied the whole of the day in hearing lunatic petitions, of which he dispatched a great number. On Saturday evening the new Moon will be between Venus and Saturn in the 'Vest ; on Sun day in conjunction with the 'Pleiades. On the morning of the 23d instant, MereurN will be in conjunction with Mars; on the evening of Tues day the tgth, Venus will appear about one de gree and a half North of Jupiter. In the course of yesterday the Middlesex Grand Jury returned a true bill against Samuel Waddington, the bill-sticker, for a rape. The crime is alleged to have been committed in Cold bath-fields prison. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1823. MENDICIT SOCIETY. The Anniversary Dinner of this Society was yesterday held at the • Freemason's Tavern. His Grace the Duke of NORTH tr MBE R f." D took the Chair over a Meeting numerously attended, and composed of highly distinguished and respectable individuals. After the removal of the cloth, and the appropriate toasts of " The King," " The Duke of York, President." " The Royal Family,' and " - The Army and Navy." had been drunk with three times thrie, The Hon. C. J. SHORE proposed the health of the Noble Chairman, who by his patronage, personal influence, and pecu niary contributions, had ever shewn himself a zealous friend to the Society. This toast was drank with great enthusiasm, and three times three. - The Duke of NonnitrifuEßLAND, in returning thanks, ex pressed his regret that his place teas not filled in a way which would have been more serviceable and gratifying to the meet ing, by its illustrious President, the Duke of York. He pro fessed his anxious feeling for the welfare of the Institution, which was as laudable in its public principle and intention, as it was beneficial in its plicate individual operation. It had succeeded in the proposed end, even beyond any' expec tation he had ever formed = and he believed the public were sufficiently aware of its excellent tendency 'and effect. He bad always, and should ever continue to contribute his utmost aid to the support of the Institution ; and although the funds were now low, lie was sure exertions, beyond the limits of that Meeting, would not be wanting to bring additional sub seribers, and place the Directors in a state to accomplish all that could be done in so important and interesting an under taking. The Noble Chairman concluded by proposing " Suc cess to the Mentlicity Society." Lord Pn 1 7 Dlf 0 E proposed the health of the Vice-Presidents, to whose personal exertions and zeal th e y were so muc h in debted. Ile regretted the absence of those Gentlemen on this occasion. Sir C. PRICE gave the' Board of Management" as a toast, to the meeting. lie lamented the intimation contained in their last Report, as to the sunken state of their finances, and al though they had hitherto thought it inconsistent with the spirit of the Institution, to make a direct appeal to the publiefor aid, they would no longer refrain from doing so, as it was obvious that it' they did not in their turn become mendicants, they must fail in their attempt to suppress mendicity, which, with all its vices, would again re-visit the metropolis. This toast having been drank with three times three, and considerable applause. - Mr. FnErsE, in returning thanks on behalf of the Board of Management, advened to the i na d equate means of the . Society to accomplish the object they had in view. It had been justly . said at the period of the establishment of the Society, that if they - succeeded in only rescuing one individual from starvation, its object would be answered. But the views and practice of the Society had not been so limited; for its proceedings con. tamed records of hundreds of such cases. It had been urged against the Society, that its proceedings savoured too ,much of coercion. This, however, was a false report ; and if their system did melte a display of police in its train, it was only for the purpose of directing charity to its proper course, anti diverting it from those improper applications by which its richest streams were dried up. He appealed to the compari son of what the Metropolis now is, with w h at it f ormer l y was, as regarded mendicity, in proof of the operations of the Society. Amongst other good tendencies, it had the effect a destroying infant mendicity, which was the vet) , nor_ gory of cringe.. Although the number of subscribers had con siderably increased, still they were not sufficient to answer their annual expenditure. The Society had begun with a large sum from donations, 'which hid been drawn upon to answer deficiencies, till it was all absorbed. He trusted, however, that the liberal donations which began to come in, and a little exer. tion to increase the number of subscribers to the extent of 300/. or 4001. annual increase would soon put all-things on their right footing. .„ Amonithe donations reported to the Meeting since the last statement, was the name of the Princess Sophia—the Gold. smiths' Company, lOW and an individual connected with it, 201. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND gave the health of the ~Master, Warden, and Members of the Worshipful Company t!pt?l.4oltisrliitlis, which was drank with considerable applause. Mr. Untrytx returned thanks. The remaining toasts were—The 312g-bur:am and Police of the Metropolis, with thanks for their co.operation. The Treasurer of the Society. The Noble Chairman and Stewards left at eleven o'clock.-.- A military band played at intervals from the kailery, anti the meeting was also regaled with a great variety at ex vival music from Messrs.. Pyr e , Pi nney, Jolley, Fitzwilliam, Smith, and Master Smith. cellent M Amongst the donations made in the room (luring the dinner, were. Lord Prudhoe 501. , and Daniel Stuart, Esq. an Annual Subscriber, 5!. ss. , LONDON BRIDGE. OPPOSITION TO THE ERECTION OF A NEW LONDON it It WOE. On Tuesday last a Meeting of some of the most independent Members o f t h e Corporation took place at Guildhall, in one of the Committee-rooms; for the purpose of adopting some plan to prevent the erection of a new London -Bridge, which others of the Corporation, whose characters are equally respectable, have been so warm in advocating. The disagreements upon the subject have already . run to great lengths in the City, and the sertfluilous examination of the state -of the funds, as well as of the state of the old bridge, will, it is expected, lead to a total chan ge in the arrangements that have been lately made. Mr. OLDII AM and Alderman VE MABLE s, who were amongst the principal opponents to the erection of the contemplated 'bridge, regretted that the spirit of econinr did . not seem to ; but they expressed a con flindtieunetnecho;let,e tl l‘ ia l t lol w e he c rthe ra in ion nne nse difficulties which would attend the undertaking should be represented to those who were now anxious to cross the Thames over a gaudy struc ture, would at once resign the speculation', And he satis. lis.tt with improvements which were practieable, and could be carried on without serious expence. It had been esti mated that a new bridge would cost the sum of 1,500,000/., and the city of London well knew that the Parliament would not be very profuse of the public money, whatever expec t.stions might be entertained under circumstances so seriously affecting the local trade, should the city involve itself in the measure. In fact, although the House of Commons seemed determined to carry the measure into effect, they would not provide the funds to make ell the necessary ap. preaches to the bridge, particularly if they were interfered with. £he Corporation funds ought therefore to be wholly withheld in such a case, and Parliament would, soon see that the oli.. jections, now for the first time made apparent, would, under powerful argum ent aga i nst the pro tors bad, it w as u p on record, taken the circumstances, be insurmountable. Th e hi story of Lon jdeocn-tedb ri p il i g a e n . fur o ni u s r hetl ances a care to raise it upon a foundation almost; imperishable..-. Upon each side of it houses of immense weight were raised, the upper stories of which were so spacious, that those on c t l l i io ot w li n er t . they op don p , os t i h te os s e id h e o s u a s tn es ios w t er t e ou a c l h l Ily the fire in Lon were afterwards partially rebuilt, and those were taken clown about the middle of last century. The bridge was thus relieved from a weight which those who built it would never have raised had not the e ll ea rn foandation been of the most durable nature: Ti le apprehen sions, therefore, entertained for the stability of the structure appeared to be groundless. With respect to the disadvantages to be contended with in the prowess of the undertaking, there was one which the meeting would consider of the utmost im portance. The appioaches to the new bridge would cause a •. turn-out" of a v ast num b er o f citizens, whose trade would be conipletely ruined. Why the people of London and Southwark should pay for wh at wou ld d o sue extensive inj ury , could not be conjectured, especially as estimates were generally trebled before the completion of any great undertaking, Some other members of the netting observed, that they had found, upon the most accurate examination, that estimat es in such CAWS were generally exceeded to the extent described., The improvements a t Teinple-bar were esti mate d at 100,000/., - but after havi ng rema i ne d in an unfinished state for six teen years, the sum of 380,0001. was expended upon it, and about 3,000 persons were driven from London. The new Post-office ex p ence was estimated at 200,000/., and 2.10,0001., had already been expended in making approaches to that which was to be made at same future period, and to proceed in which the sum of one hundred thousand pounds was now required. The Bridge House funds were now such as would afford to pay for the only necessary improvements—the addition of two arches; which could be made for the sum of 60,0001. In a few years those funds Would, with proper care, be consider ably increased, and if the Corporation should think it necessary to have a new bridge over the 'Thames, rather than the old one, the thing could be undertaken without placing the public under contribution. Thosestatements and suggestions met with decided approba tion, and a resolution was entered into that a deputation from this Meeting should wait upon the Bridge House Committee, to represent to the Members the necessity of changing the ten dency of their labours. Yesterday the Deputation had the desired interview, and stated the substance of the discuuion. A contest took place, which will be renewed in a short time at a public meeting, where'the question will be fully discussed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ATROCIOUS MURDER AT CLAPHAM. Usriorr-HALL.—Yesterilay the Magistrates of this Office received a communication from Mr. Franks, the Vestry-clerk of Clapham parish, describing a most inhuman murder that was committed the preceding night on the body of Mrs, Eliza. beth Richards, a widow Lady between 70 and 80 years of age, who lived within two doors of the Ebenezer Baptiii, Chapel, Clapham-common. The unfortunate lady had resided in the above house for the last thirty years, where she was well known and respected by all the neighbourhood. Her husband had been a pin -maker in the city, and since his death she and another female occupied the house in which she• was so cruelly inurdered. It appeared that Mrs. Bell, the lady who lived with the deceased, went out on the night in question about seven o'clock; -.faille purpose of attending a meeting. house, and left the deceased at home. At a few minutes after 8 o'clock, she returned and knocked at the door, which was not opened to her ; she repeated her knocks twice ; the third time the door opened, and Mrs. Bell walked into the passage; she repeatedly called out "Mrs. Richards," no answer was given, neither was there any light to be seen. She advanced to. wards'the kitchen, and just at the entrance she stumbled over something that was lying on the floor, she became exceedingly alarmed, and ran out of the house immediately to call for as. sistance, She obtained assistance, and lights l were brought, when a poker, which did not belong to the house, was observed lying outside the hall-door. Upon going into the house, the body of Mrs. Richards was discovered lying stretched on the floor, near the entrance into the kitchen ; an apron was thrown over the face,' and the greater part of it was thrust into the deceased's mouth ; a mark of violence was also visible on the right side of her throat. From her advanced age and infirmities, she was not. enabled to make resistance against her murderers. It has occurred to Mrs. Bell since the murder, that a per. son passed out of the house from behind the door, at the time she entered it. The pockets of the deceased appear to have been violently torn from her aide ; a caddy, which had contained a little money, lay near the deceased's head, empty; a silver watch was taken, together with a half dozen of spoons. There was considerable property in the house up stairs, but it was left untouched, es no doubt the murderers had been dis turbed in their work of plunder. Hall, chief constable, and Glan non, most active officers, have been sent to Clapham, in order to trace this most attrocious murder. They found in the kitchen of the house a piece of brown paper, folded up in the form of a ester, and tied with a piece of cord, which had the following address written on the back of it: " Mrs. Bell, hat Mrs. Rich. arils's, Clapham-common," in very illegible characters. It is supposed that the murderer gained ailmittithce into the deceas ed's house on pretence of having this letter to deliver to Mrs. Bell. Upon the discovery of the appalling circumstance, a vestry. meeting was called, and a reward of 50!. offered for the apprehen sion and conviction of the perpretator or perpretators Thi s sum, however, was not consider e d sufficient for the purpose, and another Meeting was therefore held ye,rterday evening, by which the reward was unanimously increased to 200 guineas ; and a resolution passed to communicate all the particulars of this dreadful crime, and the proceedings of the parish in conse. quence of it, to the Secretary of State for the Home DeTart, silent, leaving it to his discretion to take what steps towards et" fecting the discovery of the guilty he may think proper. 'rho inhabitants of the neighbourhood are in a state of indiscribable dismay ever since the horrible occurrence took place ; and one of the Magistrates, in addressing the Meeting on the subject last night, stated that one individual in particular, rich was the hold that the dread of murder had taken of his imagination, had been nearly altogether deprived of the use of his senses.— A Coroner's Inquest will be held on the body this day. HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A HORSE. Bowi.STuLET.—Yesterday John Penton, a young man, was brought before M r . H ALLS , t h e Sitting Magistrate, by Snowsell, a constable, c h arge d un d er Mr. Martin's Act with excessive cruelty to a horse ; and since this very salutary Statute has been in operation, there never was a case w hi c h called so stron g ly f or the infliction of Its severest penalties as the present. The Prisoner, it appeared, was a l a b o u rer i n th e service of Mr. John Bull, a respectable market gardener, at Fulham, by whom he was treated with great kindness and lib era li ty , but in consequen ce o f misconduct, Mr. Bull was induced to discharge him, and hire another lad, retaining the pri soner for a few days, until his successor s h ou ld b ecome acquainted with the business. On Monday the prisoner was employed in loading a clung cart, anti about four o'clock, after he had been driving the horse backwards and forwards for two or three hours, he called to the lad, who was to succeed him, to come and look at the animal, " for, said he, "there i s somet hi ng the matterw i th his m outh.' ; The lad found the horse bleeding copiously at the mouth,: antl his tongue hanging out. Mr. Bull returntal home at night, arid the horse being still in the same conclitimf, he sent for Mr. Eh ford, a veterinary surgeon, who, on examining the mouth of the unfortunate animal, found that the tongue had been li terally torn from its seat, and the root was drawn up to the centre of the mouth, the tongue projecting several inches from the ar. Die. Elford, the veterinary surgeon, was examined and after impossible that the state of the horse's mouth, said i t was that the tongue could have been torts in the manner it was by the bit or accidentally. It must have been done by design, and he was of opinion that it witi done by a man's hand grasping the tongue and tugging it, as he could not perceive any laceration such as would have been produced, had any instrument been used. The perpetrator of the barbarous act must have pos sessed extraordinary strength of arm t o have torn the tongue in the manner described. The horse must be killed. The prisoner in his defence denied that he had committed the outrage, and said he first perceived the horse's mouth bleeding when he took the nose-bag from him after feeding. Mr. Ilai.Ls said there was not ,the slightest doubt that he was the author of this most barbarous act, and it was fit he should be told that had the evidence gone but one step fur ther, he would have run the risk of expiating his offence upon the gallows. The outrage it appeared would cause the death of the horse ; and could positive proof ormalice prepense, which he had no moral doubt existed, have been adduced, the prisoner would have been committed for the capital felony. It appeared too plainly that the prisoner was of that kind of tem per and disposition that he would not hesitate to inflict a simi lar outrage upon a fellow-creature if any one had offended him. Unfo?tunately he (Mr. Halls) could only inflict a penalty of 5/. upon the prisoner he regretted most sincerely that he could not award a severer punishment, but the Legislature never could have contemplated such a ferocious act as this, or it would have enacted much heavier penalties. Ile felt ashamed for human nature, that a man could be found- capable of an act so atro cious _to an unotrending animal. The prisoner was fined 5/., and in default of payment was committed for three months to hard labour in the House of Collection, Coldbath-fields. PRICE SEVEN PEN6E LITERARY NOTICE. The ANTIQUITIES of FREEMASONRY—By"the Rev. Gr. The nature and, subject of , this work, which has just &sued from the Press, are so peculiar, that to the generality of our Readersiwho may not belong to the Society of Free-Masons, a.review of this publication may , be ,pninteresting and unintelligible, although assuredly in it, " the LIGHT actually shines in darkness ;" but to the Fraternity it cannot fail in proving highly grateful, because it is, a work which displays the Spirit of a sound and good Mason in a man ner that reflects the greatest honour upon the Author, as a man of talent, piety, ind'ustry, and research, and to the CRAFT in the alliance of such a Brother. The object of the Author in producing this Work, was " in the present extension and increasing popularity of Free-Masonry, with a view of recommending' it as an auxiliary to Religion ;" and in contradiction to the vulgar notion, that the Masonic Institution is countenanced and sup. ported chiefly for the 'purposes of conviviality and luxury, to chew that it is " a Society founded on the basis of Religion, which cultivates and enforces the Christian virtues of Faith,. Hope, and Charity, and the moral duties emanating from then), like rays of light from the Ineridiatt Sun." On Masonry generally, Mr. ON rcit oloServes, that 44 it unites mankind in the indissoluble bonds of sincere affection, and if its nature and origin be minutely considered, it will produce a perfect conviction that,. when its fundamental principles are strictly adhered to, it cannot pos sibly be otherwise. It is not simply practical or operative, but speculative or spiritual Masonry, that produces this desirable consummation. Our ornaments, furniture, and jewels, are all highly emblematical of some greater aud more noble purpose than the use to which they might be ap. plied as instruments of labour; and in this view it is, that though the light may shine brilliantly amidst the darkness, yet it is evident that the darkness comprehendith it not." "It is not a proselyting system—it is not made up of plots and conspiracies against peace and social ordei,—it interferes with no other institution, moral or religious —nor does it take any part in the disputes and broils which periodically agitate and enfeeble the ecclesiastical or• political world : These nege five merits should entitle Masonry to some degree of consider. ation—at least, they should protect it from that thoughtless and indiscriminate censure with which .it.. is.. over whelmed." In these A►niquities of Masonry, it will be shewn, that " the employment .of Freemasons" is neither puerile or ridiculous; but that it consists in " critical investigations of human science, history, and religious truth, enlivened by the sweet influences of social converse sad mutual Conversation." . We have not time at present to pursue these general observations. _farther ; but it is our future intention to give one of the ancient charges of Masonry to a. candidate, as a'' specimen of the instruction conveyed by Masonry. We shall also hereafter quote some passages from " The Antiquities of Freemasonry," Wtich will singularly and exceedingly interest that Divine, in particular, who is an initiated Brother ; a! 44 ; so long as the authenticity of the Scriptures main tains, so long must the A NylQ UITY of Freemasonry be established. And to awe, if not to silence, the direspectfulobservations of many who profess to be Christians, we shall also quote, from this work, some passages which are therein pointed out, and. contained in . the New Testament, to a correct interpretation of which,. and right understand ing them also, the master key of ArlAsorctur alone—lN rriATioN—can possibly be,found ade quate, and is therefore absolutely necessary. Itte.,This morning at a quarter to three o'clock, a tremendous fire broke out at Mr. Glees's, the Maidenhead public-house, in Ram:. court, Fleet-street. The whole neighbourhood was in a dreadful state of alarm, by the springing, of watchmen's rattles, the vociferations of Fire ! and in the endeavour to rouse the sleeping inha bitants. The distress. was, indeed, greater than we have witnessed on similar occasions—the late ness of the hour, the narrow entrance to the court, and the consequent difficulty of egress mid ingress women with infants in their arms, men half dressed,rushing impetuously throtigh the cfew d---- some anxiously looking for their farni lies,and others in the violence of their anguish exclaiming that they had lost their all—rendered the whole scene one of terrific borror. Two parish engines arrived instantly, and there was a plentiful sup ply of water; but the inability of their conductors to bring them into play, added to the confusion. The arrival, however,, of the more efficient Fire. office engines cheered.the surrounding inhabitants, and the further progress of the conflagration wa prevented. A strong ,body of Police were in. stantly on the spot, and exerted themselves with most laudable anxiety to protect the proyerty of the unfortunate sufferers. A cause - having been tried before Lord K ENYON ) and a verdict given for the plaintiff; but the defendant, not content with the verdict, called the plaintiff a perjured rascal, An action was brought for slander, and when brought before Lord KEN YON, one of the witnesses was called to prove the words. " W hat else did he say. 1" asked Lord K. " Why, my Lord," be added, " you were a rascal, and the Jury rill apuyca of d—d,foois." Upon which the Learned Judge directed , a verdict to be entered for the 410.. fendant, as the words (his Lordship said) had been spoken in such blind passion, that he wi t :; not likely to be seriously believed. ~r