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• . •- . . - • • ' • , •' , F . • 4 44 "-.11Y 4-' • tqr. • • ! ' ‘ell lid AI 41 $ /$l " 7- .. , . Nt.IIIItER 9676. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1823. REDUCED 'FARES, and UNEQUALLED TRAVELLING, TO, Dm ER, 'DEAL, RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND CANTERBURY. FOUR INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SEINNER.STEEET, SNOW. HILL, LONDON. THE following LIGHT POST-COACHES, and MAILS, &c. set out from the above Inn:— The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate Margate, Beoadstairs, Canterbury, Feversham, and Sandwich, new Superior fast Coach--every Morning at a quarter past Seven o'Clock. In consequence of the decided preference given to the Telegraph Coach, the Proprietors are determined no xpence shall be spared to render it the first conveyance on the Kent Road. BROMPTON, Chatham and Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, Sittingbourne, Rainham, and Ospringe, Morning, Quarter past 7, at Reduced Fares. The " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bodmin, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, Dartmouth, Weymouth, Dorchester, and Salisbury; every morning at Seven; through Huniton, Axminster, Bridport, Bland ford, Stockbridge. Sutton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagshat. The only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through with Two Coachmen unity), through bagshot, Bl ac k water , Basingstoke, Overtt.n, Whitchurch, Andover, Woodyeats, Cashmore, Salisbury, Blandford, and Dorchester, at a Quar ter past Five,o'Clock in the Morning. Packets from Wey mouth to Guernsey, Jersey, Cherhunrg, St. Maine's, &c. every Wednesda7 and Saturday afternoon, at Tw o o 'Cl o ck.. The " Union, SOUTHAMPTON, Lymington, Lyndhurst, WincheSter, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Ilushet, New Four Inside Coach, every Morning at 8 o'Clock; nerves at the Coach and Horses awl Vine Inn, Southampton, by Five. This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre deCirace, Cher , bourgb,- &c.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hope to receive a continuance of that support which has hitherto been experienced suttee the commencement of t he " Union." A New light Day Coach to DORCHESTER, in 14 hours Only, through Bagilmt, Blackwater, Basingstoke, Overton, AVisitchurch, Andover, Salisbury, Woodyeats, Cashmore, and Blandford, at a Quarter past Fire o'clock iu the morning.— The Proprietors of this Coach are determined no exp eller s h a ll be spared to render itthe first i_onveyance on the West Road. BATH and BRISTOL Post-Coaches, through Chippen ham, Caine, Marlborough , Elungerford, Newbury, and Read ing, every Afternoon at one; arrive at the Greyhound Inn, 13ath, the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, B r i sto l, etirly the next Morning.-- , Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, and Plymouth, at reduced Fares. The " Umpire, a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one Night un the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at One; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Five, Hu ough Woburn, Lithhury, Northampton, Welford, Lutterworth, Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knuts ford, Warrington, and Prescot. SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shilfnal, Light Poste Goad), every A ftertioon-Gnarded. BARNSTAPLE and Southenolton New Light Post Coach every Monday. Wednesday, and Friday Mornings, at Seven. Tire "Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets out every Afternoon at Two • and passes through Ballock, Big. glesteade,, Eaton, Bneltriati r Sahel', Win Word, , Stamford, Greetham, tirautham, Newark, Tuxford, Markham Moor, Retfotd, Bawtry, Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, arrives at. the (holden Lion Inn, Leeds, next Afternoon at Three o'Clock, in time for the Bradford, Halifax, Skipton, and Rudders field Coaches, at Reduced Fares (driven through with Four Coachmen duly).—Luggage and Packages only 2d per lb.— Notwithstanding the uncommon Expedition of this Coach, It is allowed to be the most agreeable and complete Public Con veyance on the North Road, being unequalled by any other. f ARRO WO ATE and Ripon new Light Post Coaches, every Afternoon at Two, and Eight hi the Morning. GLASGOW, Longtowe,Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries, Brownhill, Sanquhar-Kilit, Canmock, Kingswell, and all Parts af Scotland, a li g ht F our i ns i de Post Coach daily. BRIDGF.NORTH, Walsal, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy bead New Light:Coach, every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. The " Express," to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, Stinderland,Neweastle, and Edinburgh, a New light Four Inside Post Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every Morning; by way of Newark, Retford, Doncaitar, Ferrybridge, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallerton, Durham, Mon pear and Berwick, and arrives at York the next Morn. ing at iwelve o'Clock, at reduced Fares. Driven through with F our C oac h men only. Passengers finding themselves fatigued on the journey, may rest what time they please, and then proceed without any additional Fare. MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, tuur•inside Day Coach, through Aldbourn, Reading, Lamhourn, Purism, Lydia ton Pewsty; Wootton Basset, Ramsbury, Hungerford, New bury and Maidenhead. Driven through with One Coachman only. The New Royal Patent Mail, BOSTON and Louth, through Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, Peterborough. Peeping. Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, Grimsby, and Hull, Eitating, at Half past Seven o'Clock, Sunday, at a Clarifier before Seven. • The " Express," a New Light Four-inside Post Onset) to CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, with a Guard all the way, passes through Appleby.. Bro Ugh, Bowel, Greta.. bridge, Richmond, Catterick, lioroughbridge, Forrybridge, Doncaster, Newark, Basetty, Grantham, Stamford, Grey. thaw, Stilton Rfggleswade, and Ralduck. Sets out in th e Morning, and performs the journey with the greatest faci lity; at reinced Fares. 'Passengers detained an the Road by besiness or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their . Nears being secured its the next Cuach.—The only . direet Coach toCarlisle. The Neiv Royal Patent Mail, CAMIIRIDGE, through Ware, Ilunti►rgfurd, Rockland, and Royston, Evening, at Half past Seven o'Clock, Sowlay, at a Quarter before Seven. KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lansdale, Bolton, Chorley,oroskirk, and Garatang Light Post Coaches, every Afternoon.' The " Itttyal Express," New Light Four Inside Post Coach, to LIVERPOOL, in ta hours only, through Warrington, Ptescot, Congletue, Lawton, Newcastle, Rudgly, Knutsford, Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield, (only On• Night un the Road), every Afternoon ; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale -street, Liverpool, next Evening, at Eight. The ad. vantages to Travellers who honour this Coach with their pre• ference are far superior to any other on this Road, as the 4. 'Royal Express" is driven throughout with Four Coachmen only (Threaless than any other Coach to Liverpool), a saving to Passengers too evident to require comment; besides the additional advantage, especially to Commercial Interests, of performing the journey ►n less time than any other Coach; and, notwithstanding its cheapness and expedition, the Pro. prietors pledge themselves that for safety and acconnuodatiun ' it It equalled by few, and shall be surpassed by none. WAKEFIELD Four iusiile Post-Coaches, every Morning and Afternoon, at reduced Fares. CHESTER,Newport,Whitechurchaisrporley,Namptwich, Nort bwich,St Middleverch Light Post-Coach, every Afternoon. SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarin Light Post Coach, every Morn. to the George Inn, Sunderland, at reduced Fares. Mountain's " Express,"- to MANCHESTER, Winslow, Congleton, Newcastle, Walsal, Wolverhampton, sud Knots ford, new Four Inside .Poit.tCoacii, every Afternoon.—Only One Night on the Road SHEFFIELD and Rotherham 'New Four inside Post Couches every Morning, calk.] " The ,Express," and also " The Rockingham," every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. Th e 4.1; 03 %1 Express," New 13110IINGT3AM Light Fast Post Coich, sets out every Afternoon, carrying Four Inside passes. through Warwick, Leamington, Southern, Weedon, Daventry, Stoney-Stratford, and Towcester, to the serueeifs Heat, Bull-street, Birmingham; early the n e xt Morning. Driven throm4h with Two Coachmen only (Tw o )ess than anY other Coach). :'he " Express," a New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Northeave, Huwilenornd Dbncaster, every Morning at Eight o'Clock, to the Crois Keys, garliiit-plhcc, Hull; and al.', the " Rockingham" in the Afternoon at Two o'Clock. Th e HERTFORD,Ware, Hoddesdon , and Cites h nut Coach, at.redueed Fares. TOTTENHAM and Edmonton Coaehis daily, at Eleven, lialf-past Two, Fire, and Eight o'clock. ..•* At Reduced Fa! es to Leeds, Yor k, , and Don cas t er , Locciage mitt Paehages at only perponnd. S.. A. MOUNTAIN an,d In. respectfully acquaint their Friend's and the Public, that they will vet berticoatitable fur scry Parceis. Passenieepi_ 14nggage, Writings, Plate, Sq. of store then Fire Peunds Value, if lost. stoten, or dhatarred, , 01esi entered, gs such, and the, I nsqrs r aca : paid accordin‘ly, ' 4 4f the Sa: aeon's I I c ad Inn, Sliinner•str., Snow-liill;London. COMPANION TO THE FAMILY BIBLE. This Day was published, Dedicated, by permission, to his Grace the Archbishop of ' Canterbury, in One large_•Volume, Quarto, price in boards, or in Nine Parts, at 4s. each, the Second Edi- tion of Z~HE 1300 K of COMMON 1 3 11.-YER, with NOTES Explanatory; Practical, and Historical, fron► approved Writers of the Church: of . England, selected and arranged By the Right Reverend RIt7HAItD !WANT D.D. Lord Bishop of Down and Connor.. Oxford: Printed for J. Parker : and C. and J. Rising- , ton, St. Paul's Church Yard, and Waterloo Placa, London. "..* Copies may also be had on Royal Paper, price LI!. les. in boards. A. NEW NOVEL. This Day was published, In Two Volumes. lemo. price +5l. in boirds. lITILLOUGHBY, or REFORMATION 'The Influence of •ItoligionS•Prineiplcs. By the Author of 4' I)eeisioa,7 ' 4 4 .Caroline Oriosbv," Sec. Printed for C. and •0. Itivington, W at e r l oo pl ace , Mall, and St. Paul's Church-yard. " If works of .fiction are at ail to be resorted to foe - the pur pose of inculcating the precepts of Cbriltianity, we do nut know that they could appear in a less' questionable shape' than Willoughby, which is a most delightful story, combin ing the interest of narrative with the fascinations of elegant langnage. It is indeed a Work with which the mere Novel Reader must he pleased, and the Christian delighted."—(Li terary Chronicle.) PETTY SESSIONS.—CLAPTIAM, Aua. 27 ORDER OF FILL ITION AGAINST TILE REV. WILLIAM FARMER. A Petty Sessions was yesterday holden in the Vestry Room of the Parish Church of Clapham, for the purpose of hearing and determining a charge of Bastardy which had b een m ad e before a Magistrate of the district, against a Dissenting Clergy man, whose name is Arilliarn Fanner, and who holds a Chape7 at Newcastle, in Staffordshire. There were five Magistratespresent—namely, Thomas Har rison, Esq., John Thornton, Lsq., John Rogers, Esq., Jan Hedg,er, Esq. and John Ravenhill. Esq. Thomas Harrison, Esq. presided as Chairman. The defendant, who had been brought by warrant from his residence in Statthrdshire, was present, and was attended by his Solicitor, Mr. Richardson. Mr. Adolphus appeared as his Couniel. Mr. Hewitt, the solicitor, appeared on the part.of the parish, and opened the case against the defendant in a very few words, and with, great delicacy. lie extremely regretted, he said, the painful task he had to perform, and in the fulfil ment of his duty should abstain from urging any topics which were calculated to excite unnecessary premdlee, or to aggravate the charge under which the defendant laboured. Be should content himself with calling his witness, who would swear that the defendane.was the father of a Male child, of which she had been delivered in the month of July last, and having establi s h. ed this fact, it would remain with the Justices to make such order as they thbught proper. Hannah Forster, a decent looking woman, • although not possessing any peculiar personal attractions, was then called and sworn. She appeared to be about 34 ycarsof age, and. was accompanied by a fine boy, nailer more titan a month old. She was evidently much affected by her situation, and shed tears profusely. From her evidence the following story was elicited :—The defendant was a married man ; the lied known him about thirteen years, and had lived in his service three years and a half; this was seven years ago, at Leeds. While under his roof he had seduetti • her, but their intercourse had not exceeded five or six times. On hia quitting Leeds she left Min, and Ultimately came to live with the Rev. Mr. Phillips, Dissenting. Clergyman, on Clapham Common. On the same:Common lived a Mr. James Ogle Robinson, who lent married the sister of the defendant• in the whiter 0144 year, the defendant, f rom ill health, c at t le Op with his wif e to *petal, a short time with Mr. Robinson, a nd was an occasional visitavr with him at the Reverend Mr. Phillips's. On Tuesday, the sth of November, Mr. Phillips having been unwell, Mr. Fanner agreed to preach for lint in his chapel, which•was at a short distance from the house. A party of ladiesaod gentle men were assembled at tea the parlour, previeus to the evening service ; 31r. and Mrs. Farmer were present. After the 'tea, the deponent accidentally went into an adjoining room, and there unexpectedly found the defendant. lie renewed his acquaintance with her; and, after sonic conversation, he ap. pointed to meet her the next evening at seven o'clock, near the church on the common ; he then went to chapel. The next evening she went to the place appointed, but the defendant did • not arrive; she waited for a considerable time, and at length crossed the road to the shop of a . tradesman near the Plough, when by the light from the window site saw the th Pendant, who had just alighted from the Clapham coach ; this was about eight o'clock; she joined him, and they walked across the common till they came opposite to a gentleman's house, when that oc ' curred which led to the present inqufry. She then returned home, and got into her master's house before nine. She did not See him afterwards. She subsequently went to live with 111 r. Borrowdale on the Common, and on the 2 4 .1t1 of July last was removed from his house to ie workhouse, where she was deli vered of a male child, of which she now solemnly swore the defendant was the father. In the cross.examination of the unfortunate woman it ap. geared that she had shorn great reluctance to admit she was at all pregnant ! and still greater reluctance to implicate the de. fendant, until forced to make a disclosure by the parish officers. It also appeared by calculation that the child was but a seven and thirty weeks' child. She positively denied ever having had intimacy with any other man besides the defendant. With respect to her connection with the defendant while in his ser trice at Leeds, she said that it had been discovered by her mis tress ; but that nevertheless her mistress had given her a good character six months atter. Mr. ADOLPHUS addresed the liench on behalf of the de , Pendant at great length, and with much ingenuity. Ile ob served, that independent of the improbability' of this woman's own story, he should be able to give a complete and satisfac tory contradiction to her statement. He then proceeded to point out those points of her evidence which struck him as in consistent with truth. He particularly alluded to the state of Mr. Fanner's ill-health, and asked whether it was at all likely that he would have had the baseness, almost within the hear ing of his wife, and under the roof o f brother clergyman, for whom he was about to celebrate divine service, to make so in famous an appointment as the deponent had represented ? Ile would ask also, watt it within the verge of possibility, first, that after her seduction, and living three years and a half In the house of the defendant, intimacy had taken place between her and her master but six times; and next, that after Mn. Farmer had discovered the profligacy of her husband, she would have given a character to this partner of his guilt, and thereby enable her to pollute another respectable family, by her presence. After some further remarks, the Learned Counsel said, that he should call witnesses, from whose testimony it would appear, that it was utterly impossible the defendant could have been on Clapham Common at the time stated by the wit netts, inasmuch as he slid not leave Charing-cross till after eight o'clock, and did not reach Clapham till past nine, a period long after that which this wretched woman had thought proper to fix for the consummation of her kruilt. Mr. Kitcherman,. a Clerk in the house of Ransom and CO. Bankers, was then called. He stated himself tohave been long acquainted with the i ßev. Mr. Farmer, and that on the titli of November he cattle to spend the day with him, as he was finally to take his departure from London on Friday, the Bth. They went to see different Exhibitions in the morning, and dined at a chop-honse. After dinner they proceeded to wit ness's bowie ' at Pimlico, to tea. In their way, however, they Called at the Ship - at Cluiring-cross to know at what time the Clapham coach departed. They were told at eight o'clock. Witness accompanied Mr. Farmer to Charing-cross, and saw him get up on one of Mrs. Butler's coaehex. In cross-examination, witness said, he had no other reason for fixing the day than that it was the 'Wednesday previous to the Friday on whith Mr. Farmer returned into the country He did not know that it was a Holiday at the Bank, lie haul obtained leave of absence from his employers. Mrs. Kitehir- Man was present at tea.; she was tun here as a witness. He did not hear the clock strike when he left Mr. Farmer, nor did be see the coach go. • Mr. l'arratt, a Medical 0 entlernan, proved that lie was called, in to Hannah Forster, at Mr. 13orrowifale's, on the Morning of the 21st of July. She complained of pains iu the lower part of the abdomen. lle asked herif she was pregnant, and she said, No." He examined her, and found that the pains of labour were upon her; but she said it was impossible, and persisted in this till she was actually delivered. Mtn Parry, a Waterman who attended the Clapham coaches at Charing cross, proved, that Mrs. Butler's coach departed from,thence at half-past eight o'clock every eeening. They were generally fiv e o r seven m i nutes after their time if they had to wait for passengers that had been booked. There were other coaches, to Clapham from the SilVer . Cross, which he did not at tend.. lie knew nothing of Mr. Farmer going by the coach in November. Mr. Thompson, n Clerk to Mr. Richardson, proved that he had come down by Mrs. Butler's eight o'clock Clapham coach, 'frontCharing‘cross, and th at h o did not reach Battersea Rise, across. the Common,. till 35 m i nutes a f ter n i ne . Mr. Thomas Phillips, nephew to the late Mr. Phillips, for whom Mr. Farmer had p reac h e d i n N ovem b er l ast , proved the fact of his having so preached, on Tuesday the sth of Novem ber. There was a party to tea at Mr. Phillips's, and there was a parlour - opposite to the room in which the party sat. He could not say whether ,Mr.. Fanner had left the room for a short time before he went to the chapel or not. There were four ladies present. at Battersea Rise, stated t h a t h e was b ro th er -i n -l aw to M r . Mr. Jos. Ogle Robin son , a b oo k se ll er i n t h e Ci t y, an d living Farmer; be was on a visit to his house in November last ; he had been very 01, and came up for his health; remembe re d the night he preached for M r . Phillips ; it was on Tuesday, Nov. the sth ; was at Mr. Phillip's house, before they went to meeting ; on the following day, Wednesday, Mr. Farmer Went to Lon. don ; did not remember what time he came home; witness got home first; Mr. Farmer's hours were in general very early ; he was seldom ou t o f w i tness ' s h ouse a f ter eight o'cloCk at night; certainly not more than two or three times; he left his house on Thursday evening, the 7th of November, at seven o'clock, and went to town with his wife in Mrs. Butler's Clap ham coach ; he was to depart for the country the next morn ing; remembered being at the workhouse when Hannah Fors ter was examined; the question put to her was this, " Now upon your oath (she was not sworn), did Mr. Farmer ever tak4 any liberties with you previous to your meeting with him on the Common ?" Site answered, "no man." • In cross-examination-.-Wimoss admitted that Mr. Farmer's health bad been restored in November. He did not remember at what time Mr. Farmer came home on the night of Wednes day, the tuft of' November, or Whether he returned on foot or not. Witness was home first. He went home that night before eight. How much sooner he could not say. The supp er -tr ay was usually brou g ht u p b e t ween eight anti nine. Thou g ht M r . Pamier did not come home till after the supper -tray was brought in. Witness accompanied Mr. Farmer to Mr. Phillips', and from thence to the meeting-house, on die Tuesday. Did not notice whether he quitted the Mom after tea or not. This was the case for the defendant. Mr. liEwiTT then shortly replied. lie denied that any thing like a clear or satisfactory contradiction had been given to the case which had been proved on the part of the parish— on the contrary, the story of the woman had been consistent throughout, and precisely what might have been exp ect ed f rom a woman In herd isgraceful situation. He then touched upon tit e va. rious topics which had been urged by Mr. A. In favour of the de fendant, and submitted, that in the circumstances to which be had alluded, there was nothing which was not perfectly reconcile. ablewith the fact charged. The only witness who had been called, Whose evidence at all bore upon the case, was Mr. Kitchen man, the particular friend of Mr. Farmer; but upon contrast= ing his testimony with that of' Hannah Foster, he wtot'lier.. suaded that the latter was by far the least exceptionable. He had before said he did not wish to say more on thissubject than the fair performance of his duty demanded ; and be should now refrain from adding any thing which was calcul a t e d to g i ve pain, in conc l usion, h e could only express his perfect cona. Bence that their Worships would make the order of filiation. The room was then cleared, and the Magistrates proceeded to deliberate on their judgment. After the lapse of an hour strangers were admitted and the Rev. Mr. Partner being called in, , Mr. II ARM sox, the Chairman, spoke as follows :—.\re have taken considerable time to examine the facts of this painful case, as we felt it our duty to do, with a due regard both to the complainant and to Mr. Farmer. Upon the best pos 7 table attention we have been enabled to give the 'subject, we feel ourselves compelkd to say, and i n our judgment it has been clearly proved that William F armer i s the father o f t hi s child, and we adjudge William Fanner to be the father accord ingly. We are, however, greatly telleve L l front the responsibi lity of this decision, when we ref l ect that Mr. Farmer has on opportunity of appe a l ing front ourjodgment elsewhere. Upon the best consideration, in our estimation the balance of testi. tunny favours the opinion which we have given. Mr. Farmer will of course consult his own feelings as to whether he will submit the circumstances to the Magistrates at large, and that he should do 110 is Our most anxio us w i s h, as t h e doubts which, have arisen in our minds will then receive a more deliberate examination. lie may fresh witne sses . also h ave an opportun i ty o f calling Mr. Farmer immediately rose and said, " Gentlemen, I have very little to say on t h is iubject am innocent of this charge ; I cannot su b mit to an order of affiliation, which you son, rather than p a y a siniie farthing may think proper t o make , and lam d e t er mined to go to pri. child which is not mine; A 411 - perfectly innocent." The order of filiation was then mad e out an d signed by the Magistrates, as well as an order for for the expences already towards the support of a incurred by the parish. Some discussion then took place as to whether entering into reeognizanees, preparatory to an appeal, necessarily bound the sureties to pay any part of the co sts awar d e d aga i nst t h e app e l. hint, provided his appeal were unsuccessful, as the friends of Mr. Farmer were resolved not to submit to the most trifling exaction of that sort. In the end Str:Fanner was allowed two 'days to consider, whether he would submit to the orders width were made, ap peal, or go to prison. The Sessions then adjourned. The case has excited a good deal of interest in the parish of Clapham. the orders made were to pay 3s. 6d. per week tor the support of the child, and 31.7*. for expences lutherto incurred by the parish in medical attendance, &c. 31r. Farmer appears to be about thirty-eight years of age; DUKE'S PLACE, PRIORY ojy TREIIOLY TRINITY, One of the most extraordinary revolutions in the annals of building alteration, perhaps, to be witnessed in the Metropolis, is that which has occurred in modern times on the site of DUKE'S PLAGE, or rather of the magnificent Priory of the Holy Trinity, which originally stood there. Let the reader, who knosis any thing of its history, recall to recollection how this spot was occupied for many centuries ; first, for the sacred purposes of religion, and afterwards as a residence for the first Peer in the kingdom, and then compare it with its present degraded state, and he must feel both astonished, and hurt at the change which has taken place. The Monastery here to which we allude, was founded, according to Stowe, in the year 1108, by Matilda, daughter to Malcolm, King of Scotland, and Queen to our Henry 1., at the instance, it is said, of Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Richard Beaumers, Bishop of London **. The King ratified her Charter of Foundation, and she fixed upon this site, where a church then stood, founded by a noble Saxon named Siredus, of whom little more is known than his name,nnd that he dedicated his building to the Cross and St. Mary Magdalen. He ap pears to have held the ground of the Abbey of Waltham, to the chapter of which he paid 30s. a yearrbut the Queen purchased it for a mill, and thus presented the demesne unincumbered. It is described in the deed, to be " a piece of, ground lying in length betwixt the King's -street, by Whirl men go towards Aldgate, near to the Chapel of St. Michael, towards the north, and to contain in length 83 ells, half quarter, and quarter:, of the King's iron ell, and to lie in breadth," &c. The Queen having completed the foundation, proceeded to endow it with the port and soke of Aldgate, and the customs be longing to them ; 25/. per annum from the city of Exeter, and other gifts. The other supersti. tious observances were required from the con. vent, for the welfare of the souls of Matilda and her relatives, as a return for her munificence. Four parishes were dissolved to accomplish this great undertaking ; St. Michael's, St. Mary Mag dalen's, the Holy Trinity, and St. Catherine's ; and by the donations of the devout, it soon arose to great wealth and consequence. The Prior was always an Alderman of London, and of Portsoken Ward, who generally appointed his substitute for temporal matters. Norman, the first Canon re gular in England, was the first Prior; and he anti his successors rode on solemn days with the Al dermen, but hi their monastic habits,--a circntn stance which Stowe mentions his well remember. ing to have seen when a boy. From the adsen. titious gifts it received during the long period it flourished, the Prior and Chapter were enabled to distribute Considerable sums in charity, chiefly however in provisions, at their gate; and their hospitality otherwise to the higher classes of in habitants end strangers was so great, that Henry VIII., who wanted it for one of Ins favourites, is said to have sent for the Prior, and highly complimented him on that score, as well as pro mised him greater promotion. Its surrender soon followed this interview, by composition, when its possessions were valued at !.'. 0 711. Bs. 2d. per annum,and the monastery goods at eist. ls.Bd. The deed (see Rymer, v. 14, p. 411) was signed by Nicholas Hancock, Prior ; George Grevil, and seventeen more of the' convent, who say they did it because their house was much in volved' in debt, and the revenues and profits sunk, and in effect come to nothing —a state ment which does not very well agree with the character given of it by Fuller, f of being the 'richest priory in England ; but as it was the first monastery dissolved, it might be thought necessary to give this colouring to its affairs by way of excuse. It was surrendered Feb. 4, 163]. Henry granted it to Sir Thomas Audley, afterwards Lord Chancellor, who Juba- kited the Priory (probably with such ahem tions as were necessary to adapt it to a private d wel ling), and died there in 1554. By the marriage of his daughter and sole heiress, Margaret, to Thomas Duke of Norfolk, it was conv e y e d i nto the Howard f am il y; and received its present' name of Duke's-place. This great Peer, in lain, rode through the city, with his Duchess, to his residence here, attended by one hundred horse in his livery, with his gentlemen before him in costs guarded with velvet, preceded by the four heralds Clarencieux, Somerset, Rouge Croix, and Blue Mantle. Such was the grandeur of our Nobility in those days. Sir Thomas Audley made several ineffectual attempts to tlispose of the church, first to the parishoners, in exchange for their church, and afterwads gratis to any One who would take it down; but this expedient failing, he employed persons to demolish it, Who did their work so bunglingly, that' the labour cost more than could be made of the materials, the workmen (who began at the top) loosing stone by stone, and throwing them down; ccwhereby," s a y s Stowe, ccthe most p ar t were broken, and few remained whole, and those were sold very cheap. For all the buildings then in and about the city, were of brick and timber, and at that time any man in the city might have a cart load of hard paving stone brought to his door for 6d. or 7d. with the carriage." Among other'privileges, this Priory obtained permission I fom y r ail .Henrylhieh i l a l y . , ne t x o t in ti c le lo b s t e in a di w n a g y ,a a n i d ot t tg o s i i . o o p ud " a passage whi c h ena bl ed them 30 far to enlarge it • M. I'aris 3 tile chronicle of St. Benet Huhn ; a chronicle in I.eltral Collect. and the MS. chronicle of Bartholomew Cot ton, make prior Norman to be the founder in 1107. The Mot est. Anglicanon, torn. 11. p. HO, Ascribes the foundation to liielop Ilvaumers. _ ♦` Much 'list. b. vi. p. 306. . .., as to Make. that its north bottudary. In.sepuichral monuments it appears to have be e n ve r y rich. Strype gives the names of 31 pesons who had tembsin the Church, among whom was Haldwin,.s on t o Ki ng Stephen, and Matilda, that Monarch's daughter, as also Fitst.AlWyn, the. first Mayor of Lando!) ; but these were only a part if we may jedge from the chauntrice, &c. established there. In exa mining its present state, little is foundieinterest the antiquary. Of the mighty Wall which once inclosed the north side of London, no traces atC visible; of the priory, Nit a broken arch and ding fragments of stone walls. A few years since two gateways were standing, and three or four immense circular columns, with their dependent arches, were concealed and preserved by :110, ' house s with which itley w er e I ncorporated ; .1)4, an accidental tire haiiitg deatroyed these pre; servatives, the latter were demolished or hidden, and the former have since been removed to make way for a new opening into Duke's-place. For tunately the talent of the artist intervened to • preserve the memory of these fragments. Smith, in his Antiquities of London, has given a plate of the two gate-ways, and Carter and Maicolm, in their works, have engraved the arches mentioned. These last are supposed to belie been part of the . south transept of the church, or of some recess or chapel belonging to it, and tram *their style of architecture,. which was that of the round arch and short mussy column, were no doubt a portion of the original fabric. Strype says as to tide part of the church, that the priory having swab. , lowed up the four pariShes mentioned, the inha bitants of this and St. Catherine's perfiies, pro., cured themselves a chapel or church to be built . in the church-yard of the priory, for their more , convenient and quiet resort, to perforth Divine service in ; the Prior appointing them one of his Canons, according to his pleasure, to say mass to them; but still they were bound to christen their children in the conventual church, and to came thither a t all solemn times,that being the parochial church ; whereas, fat a great while before, they had resorted to a part of that church, on the south, where, the altar of St. Mary Magdalen was placed, so that hereby mass Was saying in two places of the church at one time, which, by the noise of several celebrating together, occasioned' a great confusion and disturbance. To prevent, this the said chapel was at length erected, where One of the Canons officiated. Hut discord after- , wards arising about their absenting therntelees from the conventual church, att accommodation of their differences was made by composition in 1414. Query —Was this chapel any part of the 'remains spoken of ? " When the render has ima gined the extent of the monastery, including this edifice (the church)," says the author of Londe. Breen Reditliuutn," and the cleanliness and :nu. larity of its courts and buildings, exclusively of the occasional displays of grandeur by rich Priors and the convent, let hitn view the Dukoa. Place of 1823, and turn disgiisted to mote inviting scenes. To proceed from Leadenhall-street, your most direct way to this receptacle is through Creed-lane, at the west end of St. Catherine's, church. This despicable alley opens into alio., titer extending east and west ; on the north side of which were the arches noticed. We are now," says he, si immersed in filth ; and whether we turn to the left or the right, prateed, or re-, turn, is a matter of indifference. Jetts and Their: &telling* surround us; and dirty men„ wemen,, and children, p a ss an d repass in great num. hers. Why, he asks, should Jews chose to' distinguish their residence by characteristic filth ? I allude to the lower classes of these penple. When a Jew accumulat es r i c h es , h e i s not to be distinguished in his house or his person [ruin the, rest of the community. On the contrary, the dealer in castoff apparel and other , articles Is uniformly, and almost invariably, an, upright bundle of rags. The truth is, that the genius,of the Syrian discover* itself in the bulk of the 'Jews, as in the whole nation of Turks:and Uri entalists. The houses in the courts, alleys, and passages of this district, which were erected ort the most economical plan, decay hasaince torture ed into a variety of convulsive shapes; and the repairs resemble the patches on a beggar's gar.. ment. liven the very pebbles of the footway,* have had congenial pangs; and many have sunk into the whelming soil, retiring from the stagger.. ing weight of the Inhabitant, whose walk, per force, resembles the effect of intoxication. These people appear to have settled In Duke's-place during the civil war in the reign of Chtries 1. The population of the parish, in the returns be lore 1808, was.4lo melee, 411 . fernales, who, in habited 11/ houses. In Duke's-place the Jews Synagogue has been rebuilt in a style of the. simplest' Grecian architecture by Mr. Spitler, the builder of th e new H ackney church, and wa s consecrated in a splendid and solenin Manner. It stands on the N. E. corner of the stittare, and . .though quite . plain without, is neatly adorned within. Th e sanctum ,sanctoruni is particularly , 'magnificent, and resembles .a graradoor closed toy embroidery hangings. ' The present perish church of St. Ja mes , D u k e l s - p l ace i s unwort h y notice as a building." • . CORONER'S INg V IT.---Au E 1 iititliSitioll was tas.en yesterday at the Ten Bells, church-street . Spi la 1. fields, On view of the. Lady of .gnus Kendall, -. 'rho died in a fit of drunkenness. The J ury , without hesitation, returned a verdict—gob at the, deceased died from suffocation,- produced bY excessive drinking." The Theatre in George street, Limerick, was on. Sunday week consecrated as a Chapel, by Dr. DUORY ) ltomaft Catholic Bishop of the diocese. I• UNERAL of the LATE EARL of FARNHAX The funeral of this lamented Nobleman, took place at Cavan Church, on the 20th inst. The great body of the inhabitants of the County assembled on the melancholy occasion, to testify the universal respect and attachment which the virtues of the deceased patriOtit Nobleman had procured for him, and the general sorrow for his loss. Numbers went to meet the hearse near the bounds of the county, a distance of 18 or 20 miles from the place of interment ; and such was the vast multitude of per sons of all ranks, who mournfully attended his remains to the grave, that the fune ra l procession, though occupyi ng a eon• siderable space in breadth, extended to a length of u p war d s of three miles. It was impossible to supply more than a com paratively small portion of the vast assemblage with scarfs and hatbands, though more than one thousand five hundred were distributed. Tlie Lord Bishop of the diocese, attended by upwards of thirty of the Clergy. in their robes, m et t h e coffin on its entrance into the town, and conducted it to the Church ; and the remains of the deceased Nobleman were conveyed to interment in the family vault with every funeral honour due to his distinguisinsi rank. But the tears of friends—of domestics—of a numerous tenantry The sorrowing for their benevolent landlord wlip h a d so long resided with them u their friend and- benefactor —the purchased by virtues: grief of all who were assembled on that sad oecesion—theae were fimeral honours of far higher value, which no rank could procure, and which are only to.be late esteemed Nobleman formed an attaclithent in early life, to flrece, daughter and heiress of Thomas (uffe, Esq. of ew e ., Grunge, in the County of Kilkenny, .and by her mother a branch of the nobl e f a mily of the Battens of pa w i s . lie wfv, married, h; 170.1, to the object of his choice , with wh om he lived in virtuous and happy union for nearly 40 years. Mr. BRTTY the Young Bonita of former days, is performing at Worcester with extraordinary success, filling the Theatre to an Overflow every night. At Cheltenham he IS now looked for with much aniiety. CIIMMRS K Mita also is going to the latter place. (04"; 01 Nick I I k