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A i s house ;reet having a : t' , ( cars the aPPI: ;v• WI II , I O Btazt l biy ning °f ,o d; .. .jf nilaie ril ita .ARTY der of v - Olt wi t " h Chath 3 ' ,, d de ° NG, .10 th into ' O 3 • bin], s e years li v ° 3 4 ly exPe e er e no Tues( l3 Y fowl tb : uck th 1 ,1, e ng aCre' l a b o ut se r tbel an d tbe; rfected• ItALiAN REFUGEES. tiss 9f ahout I ) 200 refugees, whom the political vi itries a Europe have driven to the British tr's) their last and only asylum, nearly 300 are state of d est i tut i on, many wholly, and all to a rYues t„ t " e xtent dependent upo n th e precar i ous sup of public charity. e s l !en, after the events which overthrew the ~toert.stitutions of Spain, Italy, and I n2ndreds of exiles.aP.a Portugal, bun t 7.64111 find death their o-,vi; menaced by imprison country, were enabled As s a ety, °ltilointrerlhd4 wflatev".:r they might be exposed to !jut to the forim6 t r.p h .. i l s i. ,2 t h e e' d forlorn and abandoned con to a 1- subscription on their behalf, savoured tr' Acton of a Committee, which has en sit,, make itself intimately acquainted with r ,"av -ation, and to alleviate their distresses, but .ea with a sparing and economical hand. The '''l; 4l tornittee divided the objects of th e ir care i n t o . I Pree cl asses. Th e fi rst cons i st i ng of deputies of the Cortes, ministers, heads of offices, and those ab ove the rank of captain; "to whom they allowed a t "ti never exceeding 10s. though more frequently ' l,5l ' l Y 7s. per week. The second clas s c om p ose d o f ,Itiferior officers, who have received Bs. at most, but fore commonly 6s. per week, and the rest never 'note than 6s. but for a long time not more than ss. 44 4 even so low as 4s. per week. To their wives fa de; childr en r O proportionate distribution has been , (1 44 ei; and when it is considered th a t m an y o f •Cele distressed foreigners had occupied the 12ghost posts of Government—had been, not e dependents on, but the dispensers of cha '' ... - -that they wer e h ere ,- s t rangers among stran krs and in a st range l an d—it will h ar dly b e •'"oled that the Committee has dealt out the 7c'ts pittance of sympathy with too lavish a hand. Pour hundred and one refugees were the original number of those whom the Committee, after a close irtvestigation, admitted on their lists ; and it was their . i nention, as it was their hope, that they should have -sn enabled to shut the door against all other appli ?tits. B ut new persecut i ons drove new exiles ', l l ther, and almost all arrived here naked and perish :it The Committee established a rigid inquiry into e fact of their being so compromised as to be un able to return to their native land, and on finding their t !stimony satisfactory, relieved them, not doubting °at in thus acting, it has best discharged its duty • t ° its constituents. It has been suggested that the .istence of the Committee, and its admission of new claimants, has led_ to numerous migrations, which .* 9 l lld otherwise not have taken place. The Corn 11!ittee confidently states that such is not the fact. Few, indeed, must they be, and especially in those l anky of society to which the refugees principally be "g, who would abandon home, and kindred, and ° Lintry, f or a c li mate to t h em ungen i a l , and for an 'xistenee miserable indeed. , The C omm i ttee h as never lost s i ght of the de 41tableness of making a permanent provision for the :hole of the Refugees, and has sought, by vario us t egociati ons , to open t h e way to their settlement in t'untries affording more facilities for their subsist 'Pee than'this; but the refusal of the South Ame 1121to States to receive them, and the difficulties and -spence attached to our own colonies, have created l l l l :uperable barriers. A very considerable number, arever, have been furnished, with the means of removing to different parts of the world; others by Nit adv ances h ave b een ena bl e d to ga i n a livelihood England ; and ethers, t o t h e i r great cre di t, have untarily withdrawn themselves from the Com ttittee's lists, having, by honourable industry, found i t l'e means of support. The whole num b er w h o t "tve been relieved by the Committee is 963, exclii- In fe of their wives and families. Of these nearly j,,eri hundred are removed from the Committee's 1 7 t8 . The present number receiving allowance 7'279. The funds of the Committee being wholly ex igusted, and winter rapidly approaching, there is no !source but an appeal to British humanity on behalf of these unhappy exiles. They have no language in Which to speak but that of their distress. e Whole amount disbursed in Weekly 13 , aYinents to the Refugees, from Dec., .1. 18 24, to Nov. 14, 1828, inclusive ....E18,697 2 0 4 ,,,Prants, to enable individuals to leave 41 1 gland, br otlaerwise proiide fur APleroselves .5,867 6 9 'vertisements during the above period 862 9 0 S 4 tionery,_Pobtage, Clerk, Messenger, and • Jeeideutal Expences during the Four Years 369 17 ,3 £25,756 15 0 1 1 ' 0 - .41 amount received in the Four years „£25,712 18 0 the above statement it will appear that the Treasurers, Messrs. s Smith, r 4 Yne and Smiths, are in advance 43 17 0 I, 4 Subscriptions will continue to be received a t th e A:thing-houses a Messrs. Smith, Payn e , an d S m i t h s , inilsion-h ou se l place ; Sir Richard Carr Glynn, i.r.lifax and Co'., Lombard-street ; Messrs. Williams ettcon and: Co., Birchin-lane ; Messrs. Hades, Or_quhar and Co:, St. James's -street; Messrs. 14 d,, brooke, Kingscote and Gillman, Bank-buildings ; 'ld Messrs. Drumrnonds, Charing-cross. Jhe following Gentlemen have kindly consented receive donations of Wearing-apparel, Blankets, Mr. Bryan Mills, 29, Great Winchester-street, maker • M essrs . T op li s an d Sons, 24., St. Paul's Ch urchyard, Upholsterers ; and M r . L ew i s , 34., 70unt-street, Grosvenor-square, Stationer. F. FIIESHFIELD, Hon. Sec. Guildhall, Nov. 14, 1828. i ztmongst the correspondence of the C a th o li c ooeiati on ,- for the last week, there was a letter from the Orkty of Down, detailing the circumstances of one of " 93 e murders with which the North of Ireland is now fdered so familiar by the violence of the Orangem en . t the usual forms of justice should be affected by a pre- Zure publication of the details, Mr. O'CONNELL very r uPerly rec omm en d e d th a t th e l e tt er s h ou ld no t b e rea d. 4 4 t concurrence with that feeling, we forbear, although Quainted with the circumstances, to lay them before our Ldecs at present. We shall only observe, that on the pliest, a Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful ,4 !irder."—Dublin Freeman's Journal. k ,_MARCH OF INTELLECT.—On the morning r l iout t o a late ball not a hundred miles from Tunb r id ge % el; a gentleman, wishing to be prepared with some A ti lldirnent ready " cut and dried," applied to one of the Ititrical company for the name of the goddess of dancing. e Non of Thespis, thinking this opportunity for a joke e irresistible to b e l os t, t o ld the inquirer, 10 Joan of Zer this sufficed, and in the evening, at the close of a % ,..lrifle, he actually stepped up to a body and passionately Olin:led " Madam, you dance like Joan of Arc ! ‘" 18 Advertiser. i ii IMPORTATION OF BASE COIN.—On Thurs.. night, between eleven and twelve o ' c l oc k, a man named cOLrea, belonging to the waterguard, w hil s t s tationed the North Wall, observed a respectable looking man,. Owed by a boy, who carried a square box: they had t land e d from the steam-packet, and wer e on t h e i r wa y 1 4 ewe. COULTER demanded to sea the contents of the op:' When the man stated it was filled with plate, his tit Piny. This did not satisfy COULTER, who took hold it, t he box, which the boy dropped, and he and the man in tyatltlY decamped._ COULTER brought the box to the tit4-romn, where i t was opened, and found to contain q,, e 1l parcels of counterfeit sovereigns, half-sovereigns, Linrowns, and shillings, to the amount of several hun 'l Pounds.—Dublin Morning Register. I 1 1 , GRANITE BREAD.—Dr. PARIS, after stat -4 that some years ago th e fl our i n C ornwa ll was ver y th "Illy adulterated with white felspar, which is used in 5, 1 ! f , orcelain manufactory, observes, it is very necessary ti a medical practitioner to be prepared with such know -4,40 as may detect the fraud. For this purpose, the Pe t eted b rea d s h ou ld be incinerat e d at a re d h eat i n a ei t i hnv earthen vessel, and the residuary as h es h eate d w ith 10, 4 1 : 4 te of ammonia ; the earths themselves will then re )6.4,1, cha racter i ze d b y t h e i r w hi teness an d solubil i ty. The kt i - LItY for offering for sale or selling adulterated flour, " 4 og it t o b e suc h, i s an y sum no t excee di ng 20 1. nor L tt ban 5/. The penalty for using adulterated flour, k k i:) . : sum not exceeding 291. nor less than Si. Magis lk"" or peace-officers, by their warrants, may s e arch a L W I premises, and if any adulterated flour, & c . b e f oun d, tee may be seized and disposed of. • _ THE RING'S COURT. His Majesty, attended by the Lord Steward of the Household and the Lord and Groom-in-Waiting, left the Royal Lodge shortly before two o'clock yesterday afternoon, in his carriage and four, with outriders in scarlet liveries, and proceeded up the Long-walk, escorted by a detachment of Life Guards. The Long-walk was thronged with the inhabitants of Windsor and with persons from the adjacent parts, who greeted his Majesty in an enthusiastic manner as be passed. The Royal cortege passed through the new principal entrance to Windsor Castle to the private en trance to the state apartments, where the King, on alight ing, was received by Sir William Fremantle and Sir F. Watson. His Majesty soon after his arrival held a Court, which was attended by the Spanish Minister, the American Mi nister, the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colo nial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Control, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Treasurer of the Household, the Master of the Household, Mr. Baron Vaughan, the Judge- Advocate-General, the Recorder of London, &c. Mr. Bermudez, the Spanish Minister, was presented to his Majesty, by the Earl of Aberdeen, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to deliver his credentials as Minister from the King of Spain. Mr. Barbour, the Minister from the United States, was presented to the King by the Earl of Aberdeen, and de livered his credentials as Minister from the United States. Their Excellencies were most graciously received. Mr. Baron Vaughan was pr;fie nted to his Majesty by the Lord Chancellor, on being appointed one of the Barons of the Cotirt of Exchequer, on which occasion his Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon him. The Judge-Advocate-General had an audience of the King, and took his Majesty's commands relative to the proceedings of some Courts-Martial. His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Gre ville attended as Clerk. After the conclusion of the Privy Council, the Recorder of Londoa was introduced, and made a report to the King in Council of convicts capitally convicted at Justice-hall, in the Old Bailey. The King gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Mr. Secretary Peel. Some of the furniture from his MAJESTY'S Pavilion at Brighton, and also from the King's Palaces at Hampton Court and Kensington, has been recently remov ed by the KING'S command, to Windsor Castle. The Russian Ambassador visited the young Queen of PORTUGAL on Thursday, at her residence, at Laleham. Sir WILLIAM KEIR GRANT transacted busi ness yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Committee of the KING'S College had a meeting yesterday at their office in Parliament-street. The boys of the Royal Military Asylum at tended divine service. yesterday morning in Westminster Abbey. The service was Stafford's in C. The anthem was " Awake up my Glory," by WISE, and was sung by Messrs. CLARICE and EVANS, and one of the young gentle men of the choir. The state and common colours were placed on -each side of the choir during the service. At its conclusion the trumpet of the hand played " God save the King," in three verses ; the full band chorussed it. We have heard it rumoured that a vacancy is about to take place on the bench, in consequence of the resignation of a learned Judge, wbo has been for some time living in retiremeat ;' and that the learned knight, who presides in the Court of Admiralty, is to be his successor. Mr. WlLLiam BOSWELL, it is also said, is to replace Sir JOHN CONNELL as Judge-Admiral, and Mr. W. PITT DU NDAS to succeed to the sheriffihip vacated by Mr. Bos \vett,. —Edinburgh Advertiser. GRAND MEETING AT MONAGHAN.—OD Tuesday, a splendid and numerously attended Meeting of the friends of civil and religious liberty, in the county of Monaghan, was held, pursuant to requisition, at the Ca tholic. church of Monaghan. There were present, the Catholic Lord Bishop of CLOGHER, Captain AGNEW, Mr. CHARLES TELLING, Mr. THOMAS GARTLA ND, Mr. HORN ER (a Presbyterian,) Dr. M'CLEAN, Dr. MURRAY, the Rev. Messrs. BOG UE, M‘MAHOTI, BOYLAN, M'Gu- NER, APPlimirs, DUFF Y, MURPHY, &C. &C. ; Messrs. KELLY, GILHOLY, COSG RIEVE, &C. &c. There were many Protestants and Dissenters also present —Dublin Freeman's Journal. It is a curious circumstance that whilst Gas is being ousted from the interior of our Theatres, &e., on account of its noxious and dangerous qualities, the KING is filling his Royal Castle at Windsor with it. We learn that the kitchens there, when lit up, disclose a refulgence almost too daztling to bear.—News. ENGLISH OPERA.—KEAN'S Othello at tracted afull house here last night. We never saw him play this character to greater advantage, his attention to the part was unremitting, and his strength continued un impaired throughout. MA JARMAN's Desdeuzona was lady-like, but somewhat tame and cold. We think this young lady is fitted to shine rather in genteel comedy than in tragedy. Waan's layo was good—C. - Footsies Cassia incomparable. MASQUERADE AT THE ARGYLL ROOMS. —Mr. CHARLES WRIGIIT gave a Masquerade at these Rooms last night, which was fully and fashionably attend ed. In addition to the novel assortment of motley charac ters (some of whom were personated with great spirit,) Mr. WRIGHT engaged the whimsical exhibition of the Theatre du Petit Lazary, which afforded infinite amuse ment to the Company. The refreshments during the even ing, and more especially the wines, were excellent. THEATRICAL NEWS.--Sir GEO. SMART 18 said to be superintending the music of a new opera, to be produced at Covent-garden Theatre, which will be acted soon after Miss PATON'S return to the stage. MORTON has a new musical piece at Covent-garden, the music by LEE, and the principal female parts to be played by Madame VESTRIS and Miss FOOTE. Bistros., it is said, is also pre paring an opera. A new musical piece in two acts is in progress at Drury-lane for BRAHAM. Miss FANNY WOODHAM, one of the juveniles of the Surrey, has been placed under the tuition of Signor LANZA. A new piece, entitled " The Phantom of the Nile," music by Ronwzim, is about to be produced at the Adelphi ; it is founded on /tootles Epicurean. " Rienzi" is now play ing at Liverpool.—Atlas. FINE ARTS—ORIGINAL GENIUS.—The mantle of our poet ROBERT BURNS —supposed to have been lost--has been caught, in the same district which gave hint birth, by a sculptor, JAMES THOM—a native of Ayrshire, whose inspiration is no less wonderful—perhaps more striking—than that of the bard. The spirit of Boasts, as evinced in the most gifted of all his productions —" Tam O'Shanter "—has beau seized, and rivalled, we dare not say outstripped, by the sculpture-illustrations of the poem, for which we are now indebted to the genius of Tnost. This estraordinary person—hitherto known as a stone-mason, a cutter of slabs into head. stones in country church-yards--has, in the twenty-sixth year of his age, started forth, meteor-like, as a master, in the highest de partment of sculpture. Having been, like too many others, out of employment during the last season, Mr. AULD, of Ayr,-the friend of Holm's widow, and the warm admirer of his works, was induced, partly by the kinked feeling manifested by Tnost, and partly by the interest which he could not help taking in the tradesman himself, whom he knew to he clever, and whom he found enthusiastic, to take the would-be sculptor into his house, and the risk of pur chasing for and placing at his disposal a large block of free stone, selected from a neighbourin g quarry. The proprie tor of the rock took care before parting with the stone, to satisfy himself that Mr. And), whe was laughed at by his acquaintances for his credulity in this matter, had really authorized Tnom to make use of his name and credit. The scheme, however, was persevered in ; the block of tough sand-stone was translerred from the quarry to a work-shed at Ayr, and, by the use made of his chisel in six hours, all scepticism in 'regard t o T nost ' s creat i ve powers was at an end.—Seotrnan. Last week, died in the greatest possible state of penury and wretchedness, within the walls of White-cross street prison, Mrs. FRANCES SIMPSON LAW. This lady was the niece of the Right Rev. Father in God, Dr. P. Yesrox, formerly Bishop of Bristol, and afterwards translated to the richer see of Norwich. She was also sis ter to the late Mr. WM. YoNGE, the eminent and wealthy apothecary of St. James's-street, and for many years the personal medical attendant upon his MAJESTY. A large fish of the whale species, measuring nineteen feet in length, ten in girth, and weighing two tons, was destroyed at Penarth, on the 7th instant, by RICHARD FORMAN and DAVID MEYRICK, Esqrs. whe were staying there. The monster was discovered early in the morning,- floundering on the mud opposite the house ; and those gentlemen immediately loaded their guns, and approaching within a moderate distance, despatched it, by tiring several ball cartridges at its most vulnerable parts. It was then given to some labouring men belonging to the village, and has been by them exhibited at Cardiff and Merthyr, to an immense number of persons.... Cumbrian. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. DOW-STREET. Yesterday, Mr. William 'Tooke, solicitor, of Bed ford-row, waited upon Sir R. Bttom, and, producing the Morning Journal of the 18th inst., drew the magistrate's attention to the leading article, which contained some comments on a letter, signed "Delta," that appeared in the Times Journal the preceding day., The article asserted, that the person who had written Under that signature was a partner in a house connected with the silk trade in the city, which house, to the writer's certain knowledge, had been searched a short time before by some Bow-street officers for stolen property. The article then went on to state, that Sir R. Birnie had de signated the writers in the Times as " thieves," and that the above circumstance fully warranted the assertion. Mr. Tooke having read the article to Sir Richard Birnie, begged to observe that Mr. Morrison, of the house of Morrison and Co., Fore-street, Crip plegate, had avowed himself as the author of the article signed " Delta," and consequently the firm to which he belonged was the house alluded to by the writer in the Morning .lournal. " I have waited on you, Sir Richard Birnie, as the friend of Mr. Morrison, and Lot professionally," observed Mr. Tooke, " to ask you whether the statements con tained in this article are correct or otherwise; and first, with respect to your officers having been em ployed in searching the premises of Morrison .. and Co. for stolen property." Sir R. BIRNIE replied, that in consequence of a written communication which he had had from Mr. Tooke, he had made particular inquiries of all the officers connected with the establishment, the result of which inquiries was, that not one of the officers had been to the house of Morrison and Co., of Fore -street, Cripplegate, to search for stolen pro perty. Indeed, it was impossible that such could have been the fact, as Fore -street, Cripplegate, was in the city of London, where Bow-street-officers had no power to act. " I most distinctly assert," added Sir Richard Birnie, " that I never sent any officer belonging to this establishment to the house of Messrs. Morrison and Co. to search for stolen goods, and I repeat that no such circumstance has ever taken place. As to the other matter, I re member that ten years ago, Messrs. Morrison and Co. apprehended one of their own young men, who had robbed them, and our officers were employed to seize him ; but we were never sent to search their establishment. I say that from my own recollec tion, and I have inquired of all the principal officers, and they say that such search was never made." " After such a disavowal," observed Mr. Tooke, smiling, " I suppose it is unnecessary for me to ask you whether you ever said that the writers in the Times were thieves ?" " I can confidently assert that I never said so," replied Sir R. BIRNIE. " Had I made such an un warrantable assertion, I should have rendered myself liable to an action for libel, and probably have been made to pay damages. The thing is too absurd to think of." Mr. Tookehaving thanked the Magistrate, retired. In consequence of the publicity given by this jour nal to the case of swindling by means of accom modation bills, as reported last week in 'The Times Sir Richard Birnie has received several letters from different parts of the country, detailing a variety of fraudulent arts practised by Messrs. Forbes and Co., in negotiating with their country correspondents. Amongst others, the following letter, directed to Mr. Stafford, the chief clerk, was received from James Lee, an active and meritorious officer attached to Lambeth-street police-office, who apprehended Cor der, the murderer : " Lambeth-street Office, Nov. 20. . . " Sir,—Seeing in yesterday's paper an account of two of your officers having been to Sutton-street, Commercial road, respecting a person of the name of Forbes, without being enabled to see him, perhaps I can give you some in formation respecting the person in question, as I happened to have been employed upon a similar business against the same parties twelve months ago, respecting a bill for 1001. " At that time the firm was Stewart, Rutledge, and Forbes, of Commercial-chambers, St. Mary-Axe, and Sutton-street, Commercial-road. From the information I then received, the persons named Stewart and Forbes were always invisible and no where to be found. From what I have since learned, a Mr. Rutledge, of Lucas-street, Com mercial-road, is the person who belongs to the house in Sutton -street, where the name of " Forbes" is on the door, and as the woman who answers inquiries always says that Mr. Forbes is not at home, but that his managing clerk may be seen, that person is no other than Rutledge, who acts as the three persons, Rutledge, Forbes, and the .clerk. Two years ago the name of Dempsey was attached to the firm, at which time a person used to act as clerk of the name of James Nader, who about the same period was transported for seven years, for attempting to justify bail in the Court of King's Bench, and swearing that he possessed leasehold property, which was afterwards found to be false. At that time the firm were in the habit of advertising the loan of 9,0001.—1 remain, Sir, your obedient servant, _ . _ " JAMES LEE." HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday Thomas 'rally was charged before Mr. LAING with having assaulted a countryman of his, named Thomas Buckley, in Gray's-inn-lane, on Sun day evening last. " Plase your Worship," said the prosecutor, " this comrade of mine and myself were going home together, when, widout rhyme or rainn, he up 3 wid his hand, and down I comes. I was no sooner down than up comes the watchman, but be fore he could hould him down, I goes again, as flat as a flounder, on the broad of my back. When he was laid hould of, he got as handy with his feel as his fist, for he began to kick, jump, and dance in all manner of ways, until he was taken to the watch house." " Plase your honour," replied the prisone r , a f ter having laughed very heartily, "'twas nothing but the drop that did all. We were at the Peacock, in Gray's-inn-lane, where we had a pot of double stout, a pot of half-and-half, and three quarterns of gin. That was what did it all. After we fell in to drink we fell out about family affairs, and in going home we were linked together until we were dragged asunder, and put in the watch-house. 'Twas the drop that did it all, your flonour." " Nothing else, plase your Worship. He tou/4 nothing but the truth," remarked the prosecutor. Mr. LAING—Pray what motive had You in bring ing him here ? Prosecutor—Why, plase your honour, to get him his liberty and my own also. Mr. LAING—A pretty way you have acted to procure it. You are now both at liberty. Prose cutor7—Long life to your honour. What right had the watchman to take him up even if he did strike me ? What will become of us now if the porters take liberty wid our names, and put us in the news papers? We can get the best of characters, for we are both porters in one warehouse for two years, and we never fell out before. MARLB OROUGH -STREET. Yesterday Janzes Manning, at( Irish shoemaker, was charged with having assaulted Judy Mahony, vender of onions, and stealing from her person a pound of bacon. Sir G. FARRANT—WeII, Mrs. Mahony, hew did he assault you ?—Judy : Why, plase your Honour, Sir, he gave me a big dig in the stomach. Prisoner—l deny that, your Worship; I never hit her at all. Judy—Bad manners to you, but you did, Jim ; you hot me a rop in the mouth, so you did, and my head was singing like a tay-kittle for an hour after your Worship. Sir GlEoßGE—What have you to say to that, Mr. Manning ?—Prisoner : Why, your Worship's Ho nour, I hope you won't believe that Barron at all, for there no truth in her, plase your Worship. I did'nt strike her by no manes, but she sthruck me first. _ _ Judy--Oh, blessed hour Only listen" to that, your Worship. Why I never sthruck a man since nsy mother bored me. God rest her soul I Sir GEORGE—WeII, I see there is no getting at the truth of the assault. Let me hear now what you haye to say about the bacon? Judy—Stop awhile, your honour, and I'll be tellizi yod all about it. On Saturday night, Your honour, my man (that's my husband, your honour) got a little sup some where with that same blickguard bacon-staler, your honour; and so 1 met the pair of them in the sthreet, and that spalpane rammed his ugly fist into my apron (and he tore it all to smithers by the same token), and ran away with my beautiful bit of bacon that I was just after buying, and giving my honest silver sixpence for. Sir GEORGE—IS this true, Mr. Manning ? Prisoner—God forbid, your honour, quite the rcvarse—this woman and her husband, the devil saze the pair of them, lives in my room. So on Sathurday night we all went out to buy some Sun day dinner, and so, your honour, mother Mahony bought sornefirt dabs of bacon, and I bought this same pound of prime bacon ; and when we got home Mrs. Mahony fried her fat dabs for supper, and wanted me to fry my Sunday's dinner ; and becasc I did'nt think it adequate to do so, your honour, Mr. Mahony cocked his legs upon the table, and smashed every stick of crockery that I had in the blessed world. Sir GEORGE--Well, you, at all events, contrived to save your bacon, and I advise you all to go home and make a bacon feast, and be good friends. The parties took the Magistrate's advice, and left the office. WORSIIIP-STREET. HATFIELD, WHO SHOT AT HIS LATE MAJESTY: Saturday night, a little before Mr. BROUGHTON left the Bench, two shabby genteel looking young men approached, and one thus addressed him : - Applicant—l want a summons to compel the parish authorities to give my cousin (pointing to the other) a pair of shoes, as he is nearly bare-footed. MAGISTRATE—What is he, and what are you Applicant—He was bred to the trade of a gold and silver wire -drawer, but out of employment for a length of time, and I am a journeyman shoemaker, with a small family, and unable any longer to assist him. MAGISTRATE—Has the pauper any parents living? Applicant—His father is alive, but is in a mad house for shooting at his late Majesty. MAGISTRATE (in amazement)—ls Hatfield still living ? Applicant —He is, and was in good health when I last saw him. MAGISTRATE--HOW long since was that ? Appli cant—About two months. MAGISTRATE—How does he look ? Applicant— Why, Sir, it might be recollected, that in defending the life of the late Duke of York, in Holland, he received several sabre wounds on the head, and one which carried away the flesh from off his cheek, which, as he advances in years, makes his appearance truly frightful. The MAGISTRATE then ordered a summons, and desired the poor box to be examined, which was found to contain eight shillings, and which were given to the pauper, who, after returning thanks, left the office. UNION-HALL. Yesterday three men named John IVells, Charles Mantes, and Richard Clutterbuck, were brought be fore the sitting magistrates, Mr. HONE and Sir WIL LIAM Da CRESPIGNY, on the following charge; during the investigation of which great indignation was excited against the individuals accused. John Yates stated, that having some small tene ments to let in Glasshouse-yard, St. Saviour's parish, the three prisoners called on him last week and hired one of them. They had not been many days in the new habitation before the neighbours were exceedingly annoyed by the constant howling of dogs, and on complaining to the prisoners of the nuisance, abuse and ill language were bestowed upon them. In the course of the week the people resid ing near the spot observed the prisoners take several very fine dogs into the premises which they occu pied, especially in the night time, and suspicion hav ing beer► excited that they were dog-stealers, infor mation of the circumstance was given to the owner of the place, who proceeded there yesterday morn ing, and having endeavoured in vain to obtain admittance in the usual way, he was at length obliged to burst open the door, "and on his err trance a most disgusting scene. presented itself to view. On the ground was discovered lying the carcasses of nine dogs, divested of their skins, and two more were suspended from a hook in the ceiling, prepared to undergo the, same opera tion. In the same apartment where the dead animals were found, four of the same species, alive, were fastened up, all of which seemed to be starved to death. One of the animals, a very fine bitch, was in that condition from hunger, that she had devoured one of her own whelps ; and the other dogs that were alive would have, it was asserted, eaten each other, had they not been fastened up apart. The complainant added, that being convinced the prisoners were dog-stealers, and that the animals found on the premises were all stolen, he had them taken into custody. Mr. HONE—Were the skins of the nine dogs found on the premises ? The answer was in the negative; and it was described to the Magistrate, that of late several valuable dogs had been stolen in the district, no doubt for the sake of their skins, which were valuable, and fetched a good price at the furriers who manufactured them into fur caps. Two of the dogs found on the premises were led down to the office, and although it was evident they had been kept without food for a considerable time, yet they appeared to be very fine animals. One of them was a large dog of the Danish breed, and the other was between a bull and a mastiff, white, with a black spot on the side of the head and en one of the hinder legs. _ _ Mr. HONE asked the prisoners where they had procured so many of the canine species ? One of the prisoners said—" We deals in them there articles, and buys them up at Smithfield. market." Mr. HONE--I did not know before that Smith field was a market for the sale of dogs as well as cattle and horses. Several of the officers stated that there was no doubt the prisoners had stolen the dogs found on the premises, which was a lucrative trade now that fur caps were so much in vogue. The Magistrate having expressed the utmost dis gust at the cruelty exercised by the prisoners to wards the dogs found alive in the place, remanded them until Wednesday, and gave directions that in formation of what had occurred at that office should be given at the different police-offices in town. A woman named Kearney was charged with having assaulted Mary Donovan with a knife, with which she inflicted a wound on her wrist. It appeared that the parties lived in the same house, and M rs . K earney, i n the a b sence o f h er husband, w h o was emp l oyed during the night in a gas factory, h av i ng b een suspected by her ne i g hb ours of carryin g on an i ntr i gue, a close watc h was k e p t on her mo vements ; an d a f ter b er h us b an d's depar ture from h ome on S atur d ay n i g h t , M rs . Kear ney was heard slipping down the stairs without her shoes, and shortly afterwards a man accompanied her up stairs to her bed-room. No time was lost in com municating the intelligence to Mr. Kearney, who hastened home, and on entering his bed-room found his wif e locked in the arms of another man. Mr. Kearney, it appeared, being a quiet disposed man, turned the intruder ottt of the house, merely telling him that if he caught him there again he should not let him get off so easily. After her paramour was g M c o r tn . Kearney knowledge th a t t h e comp l a i nant "blew up" his spo use; an d it gone, y was the person who had given Mr. Kearney intima tion of what was going forward at home when he was at work at the gas-factory, in order to . be re venged, struck her with a knife, and inflicted a slight wound on her wrist. Mr. Kearney interceded for his wife, promising that she should not be guilty of the like again. She had vowed to him that she would never commit a faux pas again, and he heartily forgave her, and he hoped the Magistrate would also. Mr. HONE said that the temper of so violent and unchaste a woman must be restrained, and fined her for the assault, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. From the great majority of layers of odds over the takers yesterday, the Electrees colt and Prince Eugene receded, Will-o'-the-Wisp, without having many backers, taking the lead of both of them at the close of the room ; 14 to 1 was offered against Electress and the Prince, the latter having the call ; there was a report that he had arrived at Epsom, but it does not appear to have any foundation. The owner backed Posthuma to a large amount, and seemed very sweet upon it. Brother to Lapdog also sprung up ; the betting, however, was not very brisk on this Stakes. The Exquisite has left Cbifney's stable for Michel Grove. Varna, Luss, and Sorcery, were backed for the Oaks, the latter by one of the most influential betting men, which, coupled with her breed (being half sister to Cadlasd), is likely to make her a good favourite. The King's filly was mentioned, but not backed. We give the last odds : DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-wisp 14 to 1 agst His Majesty's Electress colt 11 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene 18 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's The Exquisite 20 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Brother to Sontag 20 to 1 agst Mr. 'Hunter's Canvas colt 20 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Brother to Moses • ,'2O to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Augusta colt 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Ada colt 22 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer 25 to 1 agst Lord Vernlam's Ombre 25 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Posthuma colt (taken) 25 to 1 apt lord Egremont's Brother to Lapdog 45 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Navarin (taken) Posthuma was backed at evens against Canvas f u r 500, and against Sontag for the same. OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Green Mantle 9 to 1 agat Lord Exeter's Varna (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Luss filly (taken) 12 to I agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde 16 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Quadrille filly (taken) 18 to 1 agat Duke of Rutland's Sorcery filly (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Mareafield filly (taken) 25 to 1 agst His Majesty's filly—Niiralis's darn PEDESTRIAN FEAT EXTRAORDINARY. On Wednesday, the 19th instant, a youth, named Wm. Bercley, aged 18, walked one hundred miles in 24 hours, at Bromley, in Kent, every alternate mile being performed backwards. He started at half-past one p.m., and con tinued walking till four minutes past one on the following day, by which time he had actually walked 101 miles; some misunderstanding having arisen as to the exact number of miles performed, he added the extra mile. In order to attract greater notice, the mile selected for the occasion was that between the 9th and 10th mile-stones, which obliged the adventurer to pass through the town of Bromley every mile. The same youth ran ten miles in 61,V minutes over the same ground the day preceding. The writer of this conversed with the youth immediately after the performance of his second prodigious enterprise. He seemed to be but little tired, and his feet and limbs were almost free from pain. He is a native of Inverness, but was brought up at a manufactory in Yorkshire, which having failed, he shortly afterwards imbibed a penchant for the pedestrian profession of miracles. He has per formed the same feat several times, and although his re muneration must be but very precarious, as it depends en tirely upon the bounty of the public, the good folks of Bromley have contributed very largely on the present oc casion. COUNTY OF EDINBURGII. On Tuesday a General Meeting was held of the Noble men, Freeholders, Commissioners of Supply, and Justite of the Peace for the County—Mr. Sheriff Dun in the Chair. PAUPERS' SETTLEMENT BILL. Lord ROMBERY explained the history of this measure, which originated in the House of Lords, on the failure of a bill to extend the period for strangers acquiring a settle ment in Scotland from three to seven years. That Bill had passed the House of Commons, and he (Lord R.) sup ported it, when it came to the Lords, on various grounds; but it met with the decided opposition of a Noble Viscount (Melville), and was iu consequence lost. His Lordship concluded with moving, " That it is not expedient to alter the existing law in Scotland, by which natives acquire, in three years, a settlement entitling them to parochial' relief, any advantage which might be derived to the community by that change being subject to counteracting effects, liable to great objections, and to the probability of many evils re sulting from it." Viscount MELVILLE, having bad a good deal to do with these Bills, would say a few words, on the Bill first no ticed by the Noble Earl, and then address himself to his motion. With regard to the first Bill, lie felt and did still feel a strong objection to any general measure of a legisla tive nature being carried into effect, which had reference to one part only of the United Kingdom. It was the wish of the Legislature to do away with all distinctions, and to enact such laws as would induce the people of the three kingdoms to amalgamate together, if he might use the expression. There were exceptions to this principle, wherein it would be unfair to do away with distinction.— For example, the laws of England and Scotland were guaranteed as they existed at the Union to each king dom ; but with such exceptions be considered it the duty of Parliament to do away as much as possible with every thing that could tend to prevent their amalga mation. Besides, this game of distinction might be :played to the disadvantage of Scotsmen residing in other parts of the empire. There was always a large Scots population in London ; and how would it do tell Scotsmen that they were not entitled to settlement on the same principles as Englishmen ? At pre sent they are as much entitled to settlement in Middlesex as persons from the adjoining county of Essex; but a Bill of this nature would interfere with the rights they now possess, and lead to much confusion. Under those feel ings, he would consider it his duty to persevere in his op position to any new Bill brought in upon similar princi ples. With regard to the motion of his noble friend, be would say, that when the one Bill was substituted for the other, he did not object, and would second the motion of the noble Earl. The motion was agreed to.—Edinburgh Observer. Lord HEYTESBURY arrived on the 7th inst. in the Russian capital, as well as Count NEDSELRODE, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. PORTSOY HARBOUR.—On Saturday after noon, the William and Ann, of Portsoy, entered the new harbour; and although it may be said to be still in an unfinished state, it was gratifying to see a vessel, draw ing about ten feet water, and during a neap tide, enter the basin without touching the ground. In the course of next year it is to be hoped, that it will be completed, when it will form one of the best and safest harbours in the Moray .Frith ; and as, from the depth of water, a ship drawing nine to- eleven feet can take the Barbour upon any tide, it will be a very great convenience and advantage to the shipping frequenting the Moray Fritk, for a wind bound harbour, or otherwise, as occasion may require.— Inverness Journal. EXTRAORDINARY BANKRUPTCY AT Heaxvoxn.—An extraordinary sensation has been ex cited in Hereford, by the bankruptcy of DANIEL PATRICE. It appears that when the bankrupt found himself in diffi culties, he consulted with some experienced hands, certain of whom had served in the King's Bench, how M extricate himself. Sham creditors were accordingly manufactured— stock was removed, a part concealed in a tan-yard, other portions in dwelling-houses and taverns, and part thrown into a garden—when the parties implicated heard of war rants out against them. JOHN DAVIES, JOHN HATTON, jun., JOHN KETTLE TURNER, RICHARD THOS. JONES, and Thomas Pagalcx, brother of the bankrupt, were or dered to find bail to answer the charge of conspiracy, and take their trials at the next Hereford Assizes. We are as sured the creditors are resolved to bring the parties to trial, notwithstanding thirt offers have actually been made by certain individuals to pay 20s. in the pound upon the bankrupt's debts, with all expellees, provided the prosecu tions are dropped. We applaud the spirit of the creditors, for a great public good must arise from the exposure of these nefarious transactions. We shall only add, that the deluded bankrupt states (omitted for obvious reasons in his deposition) that he was advised, as one way of balancing his books, to put down 5001. for the society of women ; that the claims on his estate were reduted from 4,000/. to '1,900/., by the erasure of fictitious debts, and the assets increased from 300/. to 1,6001., by the discoveries made of fraudulent concealment of property. It is not fair to conclude without stating how much the creditors are in debted to It. 1. Powxl.l., Esq. and E. PRITCHARD and J. BELLAMY, Esqrs., the Commissioners, 3. E Goodu, Esq., solicitor (and Mayor of Hereford), and Mr. PEET, of this, town, accountant, along with one of the creditors, also of this town, who happened to be there, for their in defatigable attention and perseverance in sifting this abo minable transaction to the bottom. The bankrupt had been committed for prevarication, but after making a con• leseion, was liberated. SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS, In Ireland, as has been already stated, the i C f u th m a b t e f r u la e n i d be s i p lo ir t it burns over a gra d ua lly con tracting surface. It suppliedgo bovu somet r d want s o c r f e f t i i m o e of the Catholics. We yesterday thought it right to offer a remark or two, as to what consequences must inevitably result to the Catholics of Ire land, from that species of conflict with the King's Government, supported by the people of Eng land, of which one of the Catholic leaders ap peared, in utter forgetfulness of the public cause and of its interests, to speak with so much need less levity. To the present generation of Irish men, Catholic as well as Protestant, a civil con test, we repeat, would be irrecoverable ruin. For the acting chiefs of the associators, destruction would overwhelm them, one and all, before the armed struggle began. In the end, it is true that England might feel the misery of being compelled to garrison a desert ; but, in the mean time, what must be the judgment of that man who, on either side of the question (and this applies Loth to Orangemen and to their oppo nents), could seek to perpetuate an exclusive privilege, or to get rid of the exclusion, by means which would level all political institutions in the dust ? The moderate and well-considered lan guage of the Catholics had for some time exhi bited a very favourable contrast with the head long fury of their adversaries. The advantage was inestimable. Why, then, should they not strive to maintain it ? They are notiess power ful, but more so, than they were when, in spite of the trafficking landlords •of the country, they engaged the 40s. electors in the public cause, and returned in the north, and south, and west, so many liberal members of the House of Connnons. We say that by their more established union, their better organization, their augmented funds, and the general intelligence produced throughout the body by their, system of open and free discussion, the Catholics are, in a constitutional and politi cal sense, Par 'More' powerful, than ever. As they free themselves of their early weakness, so ought they to lay aside the impatience natural to such a condition. We have told them a bon - dred times that they arc strong enough to hr. calm ; that by the employment of a force which has its foundation in the law, they may become the most formidable Parliamentary patrons in the empire, and so •Corittnaio the Minister ; th a t - by'eniplOying;' . and "threatening to employ, no other force, they must everyday command more and more the sympathies of the English people ; and that by abandoning this sure course of po licy, they must create, both in Government and people, a reaction fgal to themselves and to the public peace and freedom. Upon the question of 40s. freeholders, we agree in one point with our Dublin correspondent., that to touch them now would produce e no s t a ti s ti ca l benefit, but mucht qu political o o i l t iti cat i the co a gross assault upon the Constitution, to deprive half-a million of subjects of a franchise whi c h they had exereised,as their consciences dire c t e d ? vil. B u e n s t i r d y e , s the would i ni lt i . )ief. not to b e the Would it not be monstrous to tell these free holders—" We disfranchise you, because you have employed, as freemen, a power which given you in your character of slaves." In a few years, if' this franchise be left untouched by Act of Parliament, it will be severely enough modified in practice. The ascendancy of, the landlords will be resumed and retained, while that... of time Association - must relax in time, and vanish with- the crisis. A topic has been raised which might perhaps have been suffered to lie dormant until a attire opportunity; for, handled as we find it is, 'between the Eng lish Catholics and the Irish, it has in some -de gree embarrassed the general question of -own cipation. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, as head of the lay Catholics of England, and a re spectable ecclesiastic, whom we must suppose to be a representative of their church, announce- in the most public Manner their willingneSs to-ac cept emancipation upon terms—that is to say, tha.t•they are willing to offer such securities as the state may deem it necessary (and no other will be thought of) to demand from them. We cannot avoid suspecting that the above declara tions were made in consequence of some pre vious understanding with his Majesty's Govern ment, and se -heartily trust that such has been the case. If the English Protestants arc more conscientious than the Irish in their reluctance to admit the profesSors of Catholicism to power, so, We are compelled to say, do the body of English Catholics appear to us more frank, more liberal, and honest, m their pursuit of emancipation, than many, at least, of those who take a part in the measures of the Irish Catholics. 'While the Duke of Norfolk says, " emancipate us, but secure yourselves as you think -fit," we learn from Ireland that. emancipation must be given, but given without securities of any kind, or that the Irish will not accept it ! So we are told that the from eßritistl the e Go p v op ern e m , e b n u t t has tha s t ol i i l c i i s te i d io a li c n o e r s , (whence he has received his' cue is not men tioned) three times over refused to grant any concordat until the political emancipation of the Catholics should have been effected. Upon this fact so stated we shall first observe, that, if Government condescended to make the Bri tish Court Parliament a m ßome etmtnoihltetfahet:ttahißrn a l epeedrr-i eV:0 : ei a sitalssii r illt t oei y ltncG: olaerKo b el vf e arliie t ilsi l trtut v gi; e lkliii.s e enniet t e l ycoistl sfitat.l t io.tebN l ‘i j i vv ldes o ects, it (the Government) was treated quite as well as it deserved. What business, in the ninne of th tlx: o elling readed b t: l hee Heaven, Bishopinvie6 a etn s British Pfko h nhp o oßae p wsa empire s - The of Catholic from . Protestant in this king dom ; because the moment in which the British and Irish Catholic has one • temporal interest vpl w ci ireieaext IthdvihoihisivProtestant timthe n oa4 brother, p o n in he same moment puts a final end to all (but his nominal) con k was in this . Milner octlaiectdi religion sfife:al downfall . roc a or t r y: t e l ial e atritl l ei a li t se e i:c D 3aasl. r sl England" (meaning thereby the Catholic church") a,sing the proposed, to th e b est b of ill o o u f r So we may be satisfied that. there are.those in Ireland --none, .we hope, but priests or bishops—who look to the actual accomplishment of emancipa tion as the downfall of their own 'importance. Carr we wonder, then, that if, from the feelings of English Protestants, it is clearly impossible to carry emancipation without what are termed securities, there are individuals who will aflect to spurn at securities for the sake of rendering emancipation unattainable? But whether the objection comes from Italian Jesuits . or from Irish, a b o ld an d en li g ht ene d Statesman has but one course to pursue. Let him pro pose to Parliament a Bill for admitting the lay Catholics of the empire to the Constitution, and embody with the measure, or introduce by itself, a provision for averting any danger to be