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T HE COMMISSION E RS for VICTUAL - .I.IxVG His 31,1JESTY'S Nwf ,S c. do hereby give Notice, Mat on Tuesday, the 201 h Instant, they will be be ready to receive Tenders in uirein:g (sealed up), and treat liar the supply of all such quantities of FRESH BEEF? and SOFT BREAD respectively, as may he required fin- the use of the Officers and Men of the COAST BLOCKADE, MM. ployed on ; shore for the Prevention ef Smuggling at the places under mentioned, on separate Contracts. for each Di wision, the Contracts to commence on the Ist February, and to continue - in force—the Fresh Beef Contract lii the 315 2 December, 1824, and the Soft Bread Contract to the 80th a Dean, and a number of secular'canons or priest. It had See, Soc, Fel, Weans, and along list of other Saxon immunities, an enumeration and explanation of which will be found in Strye and Maitland. • - St. Martin's-le-Grand was chiefly, however, distinguished by its right of s a nct uar y. Thi s pr i v il ege, ' so liable tO be abused, made it , the' resort of every species of profligates, from the murderer and traitor to the pick-pocket, whose security was most tenaciously , defended by its.h o lyralerss Several instances of this are on record, but none more-flagrant than one related by Stowe In 1439 a soldier, who for some crime was being conducted from •Newgate totvards Gitildhall, was rescued by five fellows, who rushed at the moment from theopposite (Pan yer) alley, and who fled with him into sanctuary.. The. Sheriffs of that year, Philip Malpas and Robert Marshall; entered the Church, and seizing the ruffians and the soldier, carried them all chained together to Newgate. The Dean - and Chapter Complained of this breach of privilege e the cause was heard, and the Sheriff's were ()bilked to deliver the criminals into . sanctuary,. This transacti on , and misers of a similar kind, - obliged the King, 'in 1467, to regulate their privileges, and to distinguish how far they might be protected; and that the Dean and-Chapter should : take care that none of the villatious refttsees should become forthel.fitoxiona id their &Hove creatureS.• -s' • According to the regulations then ,prescribed, every fugitive. claiming protection was to shoW himself to tlie Dean or his officers, anti to . enter his name and offence in a book kept for that purpose, and to swear strictly to abide by the - rules'of the place. Ile was to deliver up. all armour and weapons, ex cept a reasonable knife to cut his meat, and that was to be pointless. Su btil pickers of locks, counterfeiters of keys, contrivers of. seals, forgery offale evidences, workers of counterfeit chains, beads, broocheS, onches . ,' rings, cups, spoons silvered, and platers of copper gilt, uttered for gold, to the common hurt of the people, were not to he admitted, nor were common putners, prostitutes, and other offensive characters, to be permitted to live within the precinct. s - In the different species of' gambling prohibited the refu gees, besides hazard and dice, are named the fuck, kayelles and the cloyez, games we are now totally unacquinted . with. 'Finally, to preserve the requisite sanctity of the place, no artificers were to work on the holidays and Sundays, nor even the barbers to trim beard s o n those d a y s . • The. bounds of sanctuary included all the site now cleared for the General Post-office; -St. Martin's-lane, from opposite Bull and Mopth.street, on both sides, to Newgate.street; and from then c e, the h a lf of the way along Newgate-street and Cheapside, - to - Foster-lane ' where they terminated at a post, by the house of one R oger Wright, grocer. They then continued along Poster-lane (including the half of the street), till they teached Goldsmiths'-hall, where they turned off west towards St. Martin's-lane. To prove these the legal boundaries, s ev er a l witnesses were subpeeriaed in'the re i gn o f henry VIII ., , at w hi c h period one old man swore that he remembered a person named Bland, privileged:both for treason and murder, who lived in Angel alley, being ,acCustomed to walk` long St. Martin's-lane, with= in the space certified, Without any sort of molestation. A second recollected, in the reign of Richard 111., Dr. Mor ton, and alSo the celebrated Cardinal Morton, in 'sanctuary here for treason, the former of whom lodged in Angel-alley,. and the latter at the 'Roger Wiiiht's - house mentioned, in Cheapside. It was also proved that the Judges; in the simpli city of old times, used totsit near the said house, at the South College -gate, to administer , justice. An ancient plan o f the Liberty, ex hibi te d on thi s occasion, is copied in Strype' s St ow e. ' - In this th e w hol e line of dwellings on the w es t s id e o f S t . M art i n ' s -l ane, next t h e G re y F r i ars, are desionated as " Shoem a k e rs' ho uses w hi c h pay rent to the Abeot of Westminster." The West Church-door, and the College-gate called " Deans gate," as likewise 'S.the Deans-garden," are marked- The last occupied the site of what was called Deans-court. The South-gate stood a little way from Newgate-street, at the entrance of .Cheapside, between the ends .ofsSt. Martin's and Foster -lanes, and -at the .corner of the latter, where stood Roger Wright's house, is marked the extremity of the boundary that way—whence it turns up Foster-lane, by a stone wall, which inclosed that part of the College, and some part of which yet remains, or did lately at the east end of the 11%11 el: -yard there. The - South College -gate, or Gates, were standing in 1625, when the inquest presented_‘"rhat Thomas }Lodes, .a linen draper, dwelling in the ed to be remo ved in theh nightous ban pairc e R ofsig e s r t r . ‘ o l l r iz r I si sifi, c h i e a n d t, c aatilsd serviceablle gates, .which h ad time out of mind been the common South-gate of the said Liberty, and instead thereof had set up a neTwh.dLaCliguartceli?o6crc.as it is generally ' termed, " Free Chapel of St. hiartin " was ere • • •" • •,• • College. Little about 'cteo within this junsuiction s with the it was known till the pulling down of the houses on the site 'four or five years ago, when the crypts or vaults ,of it were discovered in a fine state of . preservation_ These remains slrew man y apectators. It appears .f rom th em , and from plan mad e at the tune, that the Church extended in length flans Foster-lane to within thirty.or forty feet of St. Martin's-lane, and Was of a, yroportionahle breadth. The vaults of the nave w ere . supported by square piles of .masonry. • evidently of very early construction. Those of th e c h o i r we re of the Tight elegant y Gothic ..of Edward the Third's time, -at which period much of the College - was rebuilt, an d w h en pro 'hahly thi s part of the Church was added to the original struc 'tni-e. • Th e graining of the'areheS, and slender coiumns which supported them, wer e s mi th adm i re d . A uantity hones, and an anti qu e stone coffin, were found i n t h e v aults under the nave. • q. of lir man THE LATE JOHN TIIURTELL. not perish, but have everlasting life. 0 let not bitnewhom we arc now commending to. thy mercy for ever perish and be lost. have coinpasaion upon a miserable sinner, who owns he - deserves eternally to die,. and let him lind mercy in leis dis tress.. Pardon, we earnestly entreat thee, his wilful and his heedless follies, his errors, and 'his crying and nbtorious sirs ; particularly that for which he is now to die.. 0 Lord, thou God of Mercy, w,ho art abundant in goodness, have pity on the work of thine own hands.. Bury his sins in his grave, and however they may rile up in this world to disgrace him, let thentm.never rise up:in the next to condemn him ; and what ever he suffers here let him hereafter be in the number of those whose unrighteOusness is ftirgiven, and whose sin is covered. However men in the eXecntiort df justice, and to deter others from being guilty of the like wickedness, may kill his body, let neither.his body nor his soul be - destroyed in hell, but be de livered from eternal condemnation, for the sake ofJesus.Christ, who died to save sinners. Amen." He also repeated the following from the same collection : it is entitled, " A General Prayer for preparation and readiness , to die Lord, what is our life, but a vapour, which appeared' for a little time, and then vanisheth away ? Even at the longest, how short and transitory ! mid when we think ourselves most secure, yet - we know not what is day may b r i ng f ort h ; nor how soon iou rnayest come, before we are aware, to call us to our laeoaccount, " Quickly shall we be as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. Quickly shall we be snatched away from hence, and our place shall know us no more. - " Our bodies shall soon lie down in the grave, and our souls be summoned to appear before the tribunal of Christ, to receive our everlisting doom; and yet, 0 Lord, how CI n the generality of mankind live in this world, as if they were never to leave it ! How unmindful are we all of our .depaeteire ! how improvident of our time ! how careless of our souls, and negligent in our preparations for eternity ! so that thou- mightest justly cut us off in the midst of our sins, and our unpreparedness to appear before thee. But, 0 God of all comfort and mercy, remember not our sins against thee, but remeMber thy own love to us in Jesus Christ, and thy tender mercies which have been ever of old. 0 remember how short our time is, and so teed' us to number our dais, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.' " '.flme concluding paragraph of the prayer the prisoner read several times with the utmost fervour, viz.:— " Quicken thy servant, 0 Lord, into a powerful and.serious consideration of these things, now thou bast brought him into more intimate acquaintance with them. Instruct end assist him in this great work of preparation to die. Show him how to do it, and help him with good success to perform it, that when the time of his dissolution draweth near, he may have nothing else to do but to resign himself willingly and cheer fully into thy hands, as into the hands of a merciful Creator, there to remain with thee for ever in that blessed place, where sin, and sickness, and death, shall do no more." Amen. The following was the concluding prayer, which he repeated' many times over : it is entitled A Prayer of Preparation for Death antini , to enpa.b.l: " 0 Almighty God, maker and judge of all men, have mercy upon me, thy weak and sinful creature ; and if by thy gtliought, most wise and righteous appointment, the hour or death be afuPlPl7p4mcchlimlaigretrt‘ovrittl,stim,reougtohmrtmheiest it with a mind trial in the manner most profitable fi)r word, and Ivave any thing undone which may help to me. gwtleatndmaewnfuolt. make my depare tore safe and happy, or to qualify me for the highest degree which y I fa h 7 v u e r th a c.' a committednmtet a p g a a b i n 1 e s to thee, t'at ta i nbiyn Pardon time sins deed, and all my neglects . of duty. Pardon the sins which I have committed against my neighbour, and if others have wronged or offended me, incline my heart freely and fully to forgive them. Cleanse .my soul from all its corruptions, and transform it into the likeness of thy son Jesus Christ, that I may behold thy face in glory, and be made partaker of thy heavenly kingdom. And 0 ! merciful Fa ther, give me that supply of spiritual comfort which thou seest 'needful for me in my present condition ; and grant that, when my change comes, I may die with a quiet conscience, with a well-grounded assurance of thy favour, and a joyful hope of a blessed resurrection, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen." BENEFICED CLERGYMAM, MAR RIED, and long exprienced in Tuition, both as Tutor to a Nobleman, and subsequently receiving a few Pupils into hh; House, is desirous of filling a VACANCY, with a Gen tleman's Son, whose Health or Education may require more than common attention. Letters left for the Reverend B. C., Mr. Triphook's, Book seller, 23, Old Bond-street, will be duly forwarded to biro. BIBLES FOR ALL. [HE PORTEUSIAN, or JUVENILE and FAMILY PRESENTATION BIBLES, (Patronized by His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX), are now punted, by Royal Authority, in all the different sizes, from a . Pocket Volume to an Imperial Quarto ; and, in addition to the more interesting and devotional chapters being distinguished for youthful and family reading, they contain also a complete Index and Scripture Guide, in which the Precepts, Promises; Threatenings, and leading Doctrines of the Bible are selected and printed separately, in the words of Holy Writ. These Bibles are recommended as peculiarly adapted for Juvenile and Family Presents, and for the use of Schools. To belied in all sizes and bindings, from se. and upwards, at the Depositories, 73, St. Paul's Church-yard, and 40, Frith street, Soho ; also of Messrs. ifatchard and Son, Piccadilly, and of th.e following Provincial Agents, viz:— Messrs. Binns and Co., Bath ; Wrightson, Birmingham ; Baines, Canterbury, Wilkins, Derby ; Page, 'Cambridge ; Archer, Dublin • Whyte and Co; Edinburgh ; Chalmers and Co. Glasgow; Lee; Gloucester ; Noble, Hull ; Heator, Leeds; Thompson, Manchester; Freeman, Northampton; Finlay, Newcastle ; Wildash, Rochester ; Rusher, Reading • Brodie and Co. Salisbury ; Burdekin, York ; Edwards and CO. Cork- Deane, Margate ; and Drury, Lincoln. Septonlfrei next, viz.:— - i The First Division.—To all StationS- in the. East and West Swale and Isle of Sheppey, excepting Sheerness, in'the said Island. Fifth Division.—To all Stations between Seaford rand Shoreham; both places included. And the Sixth Division.—To all S6tions from the Western Bank of Shoreham Haven, to the Eastern Point of Hay ling Island; at the Entrance of Chichester Harbour. The Conditions of the Conircicts may be seen at this Office, "61 / applying to Captain APCulloch, at Deal; Mr. Reeks, diretil for the Victualllng at Portsmouth ; and Mr. Stokes, :Agent for theVictualling at Chatham. Each Tender must specify the Price in 11 7 mAret Leavitt, and be- delivered before One - o'Cloch on the day appointed, and must fn, arcompanied by a Letter signed by Tito re- Aponsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering, in the penal suns of 5091. for the due perf(irm anee of ea,-h of the Fresh Beef Contracts, and in iool. i for each of the Soft Bread Contracts. MIILLARD'S, No. 16, CHEAPSIDE. VERY VALUABLE STOCK SELLING OFF. THE Nobility and the Public are most re spectfully informed, the entire of their extensive Stock of Foreign and British Goods, to the amount of nearly fifteen thousand pounds, is disposing of by hand, previous to their opening their New Establishment, the arrangement being such, that every Article must be sold off without exception and to avoid the expense of Selling by Auction, every piece of Goods is reduced' considerably below the cost price, and many of them (soiled Goods) to one-half the cost. The Linens, Sheetings, Table Linen, and French Cambrics, are all of their . well-known and esteemed fabric, unfailing in durability, and a little soiled. only. The quantity of India and British Alus line, and curious Shawls of every kind, form a splendid choice for Ladies :Ind Gentlemen purchasing for individual use, for Presents, a nd for Commissions. The Ell-wide Furnitures are selling at the singular price of 2s. per yard ; the Ell-wide Printed. Cambrics and Muslins, in short lengths, at Is. ; and the longer ones at 18d., &c.; the Dresses of which the Skirts are formed -are nearly half price. There are Figured Silks, Bombazeens, Black and Coloured Poplins and Tabinets ; Black 'and White Lace Veils ' &c. ; India and Br itis h Long Cloths ; Crape, Ven-Peru, a nd Angola Shawls ; ,curious India Fans, &c. ; Quilts, Counterpanes, Neapolitan and French" Scarfs,. Silk Handkerchiefs, India Dimity, Corded and Fur niture ditto, Jeans, Padderbons, --- • The Person who 171(fkr3 the Tea{ler, or some Pewswe on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. LER CLIF 7'o rk" BRITISH COFFEE-HOUSE, COCXSPUR-STASET, • JANUARY 8, 1824. T HE COMMIrFEE for the RELIEF of th e REFUGEES from 'SPAIN. PRESENT. . ..; • ' . . The Earl of TANKERVILLE in the Chair. James Morrison, Esq. Alex. Robertson, Esq. M.P. James Barnett, Esq. . A. 3.l.O'Brien,_ Esq. . Colonel Hugh Bailhe . I bhn Boiling, Esq. Wm. Haldimand, gq. M.P. Lord Holland Robert Campbell; Esq. Colonel Jones . John Smith, Esq. M.P. John Cap g 4 Esq. RichardWellessley;Esq. 111. p. . „ • , The Committee for the re li e f o f the Refugees from Spain, in again endeavouring to direct the public sympathy towards those unfortunate Strangers whom the political events in Spain have compelled to seek an asylum in Great Britain, venture to hope that a claim so strong will be'naet with that generous benificence which has so often distinguished the people of this country.— 'When first the Committee was formed, the number of illustrious Exiles in a state otwantapproaching nearly to absolute destitu tion, excited their most anxious solicitude, and Since that period the list of claimants has been daily increased by new arrivals, gAnd increased to such a degree, that the Committee- look with reat apprehension to the state of their funds, which, unless ;hey are considerably replenished, will be quite insufficient to provide for the urgent and daily necessities of individuals, many of whom have occpied the first stations in society, and have been honoured with the highest confidence of their fellow- CountrYmen. The Committee deern it proper to state, that in their distribution of the bounty of the public, they ti'ave pre served oil every occasion the strictest economy, and that the scale (4relief which they have adopted'' has heen regulated; not by the claims of the unfortunate, foreigner, but by the very inconsiderable means of -Supply which' are possessed by the Committee. They believe a stronger claim upon benevolent exertions has never engaged attention ; and while they pledge themselves to watch over the most judicious application of the funds that may be colleCted, they venture to hope that this short statement will lead to that prompt and zealous co-opera tion and support, of which they stand so much in need. Amount of Subscriptions already.advertised - £4,069 8 3 Thomas Shepherd £5 5 Rev. C. Beron - 0 C. E. Rumbold, Esq. Rev. J. enville - 2 0 111. p. 10 OW. J. Evans, Esq. 5 0 A Friend, per Mr. Wil- From Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. berforce - - 1 0 James Porteous, Esq. 3 3 ' 4l ' l . 'lle Jackson, Es q . .5 0 C. D. Gardine r , E sq . 2 2 • Austin, Esq. - 3 0 John Andrew, 4sq.. 2 2 (,-,apt. G reen, of Alton 010 M. F. P ate r son, E sq. 2 2 41aStnciortait, j Esq. - 50 W. Finale, Esq. - 2 2 Joh n Ay ; • Manley 5 0 W. Sam s on, E sq . - 1 I A. D uft , lams, Esq. 10 OW. Wallace, Esq. 1 / Si r T. *Jana 1 1 T. Greenshields, Esq. 1 1 A tp g, Bart. W. Rankin, Esq. - 1 1 25 0 John Orr 1 I Oliphant Esq. 5 W. Cummins, Esq. 1 1 tiers J . and W. San- James Crooks, Esq. 1 1 Strong enr.' a rburton, Esq. 50 0 Jam es Allen, .Esq.. 1 1 Luke White, Esq. - 20 0 Archibald Finnie, Esq. 1 1 I i !.• Slane y, Li g 5 0 John. Fulton, - 1 1 w • Alatherstone:Esq. 3 3 W. Brown, Esq. 1 1 Leathrop W. Esq. 2 2 G.-Paxton, Esq. - 1 1 The Committee meet at the British Coffee-house every l'hu raday, at One o'Clock. Subscriptions will be received by all the Country Bankers; 3 / 4 4 3' Messrs. Hoare, Barnett's, Hoare, ; and by Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., St. James's-street. [ERRATUM.--In the last announcement, for Francis Bar nard and Son, read Franies Barnard and Son, 1001.1 LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' SOCIETY,' for every DesicriPtion . of 'CABINET FURNI TURE, FEATHER BED and MATTRESS MANU FACTORY, No. 71, Corner of LEA DENHALL STREET, . London, opposite Aldgate Pump.-Ready Money. Only. grin!. Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfully A_ inform the Public that they still continue the above Establishment, for the Benefit Of Industrious Mechanics who have large Familes, .-by offering them Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship, and Cheaper than any House can do in London by twenty-five per cent., there being no other profit required on the Goods but the bare house expences ; at the same time will be sufficiently satisfied with having constant Employment for themselves and families. • This Society was Established in June, 1821, consisting of 20 Mechanics, adding the number of their Wives and Fami lies, amounted to 66 ; in June, 1819, five more were added, to the Society; in June,- )820,-l0; and in June 1821, 8. The total Number now receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. -The Society and their Families beg leave to return their sincere thanks to those Ladies arid Gentlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their Orders 'and Recommenda tions, and shall al'ays feel happy in their endeavours to give future satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a COntinuanee of their Benevolence, whereby they may be enabled to increase the Number of the Society. The following Articles are inserted as .a Specimen of the very bow Prices, all warranted.--Ready 'Money only. Full size .Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. Iss. -Full size tent Bedstead 11. 65.-Bordered hair Mattress to fit 11. Is.-Mahogany Drawer, solid ends 31. 3 5 .-Feather Bed 21. 10s.-Ditt o , free from dust and smell, full size 31. 1 03 . - Six japann e d Ch a i rs o f any description in oil 11. 6y.--Best do. Wash-hand-stand 165.-Dittos Dressing Table 165.-Hearth Rugs 145.---3 ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 45.--Three-foot mahogany Pembroke Table 11. 18s.-Three-foot ditto on pil lars and claws 31. 155.-Mahogany Dressing Table 11.-Ditto Bidett, best 11. 45.-Ditto Bedsteps 11. 88.--Ditto ditto 11. 12s. -Ditto ditto 21. 2s -Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British Plate 155.-Ditto ditto Is. fis.,--Ditto ditto 11. 18s.-Ditto Swing Glass, large size, commode 35.-Ditto ditto 55.-Ditto ditto Bs.-Ditto ditto 125.-Sea Bed and Pillow ss. 6d -Ditto ditto 65.-Ditto ditto 75.-Tray Stand 75.-Long Mahogany Tray 145.-Japanned Book Shelf 75.-Tea Caddy 103.--Porta tile Desk 215.-Desk covers in number 145.-I%iosic Chairs any pattern Bs. 6d.-Eight Mahogany Chairs, covered with horse hair, brass nailed 61. 65.-8 ditto ditto 61. 155.--8 ditto ditto 71. 75.-8 Trafalgar ditto 91.95.-Mahogany Sofa to match 71. )os.-Ditto Couch 71. 10s.-Ditto ditto 81.105..-Ditto, with Bedstead 71. 10s.-Set of Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables, on turned legs, handed in rose-wood 81. 155.-Set of Mahogany Tables, two Card and Sofa, on pillars and claws .121. 125.- Ditto, the best that can be made-to order or pattern 161. 10s. --Handsome 7 foot 6 pedeutal, Sideboard, with carved back, 171.-Ditto 7 foot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six' 151.--Set of Dining Tables, of the last pattern, 4 'foot by 10 foot 61 1L- Ditto.--4.f00t 2 by 11 foot 6, 151.-Ditto,. 4 foot 6 by 12 fooe6 y • 101. 165.-If Spanish, an advance of 31. 10s.-Straw 13. Is.-Tent .Bedstead and furniture 31.15.-Bamboo Bed stead and French elyppc top, with drapery . and fringe, 81. Ws. -Five-foot mahogany four-post Bedstead and furniture. with French draperies, lined all through, complete, 151. 10s.- Five-foot ditto, ditto 16s. 10s.-Ditto .ditto, with cornice, of a auperioernake, 181. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele gant drapery 201.-Drawing-rOom Curtains, of the best Mo line and Chintz, fitted for window, 6L 6d-Ditto ditto 71. 7s. -Ditto, of a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10s.- Drawing-room rose-wood-Drawing-room Trafalgar Chairs Ditto, inlaid with buhl. 201.-Table, 2 Covers, and Sofa, 181. 10s.-Ditto 11. Is.-:-Drkiwing-room Sofa 61. 65.-Ditto, 71. 7s. -Ditto 81. Bs.-Horse-hair Cushions, each ss. 6d.-Covered ditto :11., . W. THURNELL, Agent. cote aros DEALERS SUPPLIED. Goods packed free of expence, except the materials, and sent to all parts of Great Britain, and to th e E ast and est In dies.-Captains fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca binet Goods for Exportation. ` s ° Apartments Furnished at a few hours' n o ti ce , an d Houses two or four days. This was the last prayer he repeated before entering into the chapel. In the course of the previous night.he was also parti cularly struck with several forcible pasages in an 'old volume of sermons by Dr. .Brewster, more especially 'with one twon "_Judgment to Come," which enforced the imperative neces siv of repentance, and the dismission of all self-delusion from the human heart, on the awful approach of death, in a simple and eloquent strain, well calculated to make an impression upon the prisoner. This desperate man had evidently a declamatory ,turn of mind, and some t as t e ;Or elocution, but it was neither correct nor well cultivated ; he was fond, it 'WOuld seem, - - of display, and had filled his memory with quotations from plays, and volumes of speeches. Be had no literary acquiremen al though he was ambitious to disperse such gatherings as are above alluded to among his convivial companions.. This desire for effect was a ruling principal, which clung to him to the last.- On the day which intervened 'between his condemnation end execution, lie seemed , most anxious to know what - impression his address had made upon the public, and particularly so . - licitous to see a newspaper. One was shown to him, which he read attentively, and said that in what he thought his best passages, the words did not run on well, they did not read as he spoke them ; and so intent was he upon correcting what he felt to be the errors of the report, that on the morning of his execution, the l as t l etter h e wrote to a gentleman in .'i.ondon, consisted of half a dozen lines, written with a firm hand, and. transmitting this commission : " Will you be kind enough to got my defence put into one of the papers as I spoke it. I am happy. God bless you. 4 .‘ Your unfortunate friend, " JOHN THURTELL." This Church stood till the College.,was su rrendered in " 8, when it Was pulled down, and a great tavern is said to have been erected in its place. A was then Under the government of the Dean of 'Westminster, to t h e Ch apte r of which it had been granted by Henry VII., and still continues independent of the city. Numbers of the mechanics, before the late demolition, especially tailors and shoemakers, set up .and exercised their trades within its liMits, and had votes for the members of the borough of Westminst er . Th e D ean and Ch apter h a d a l so a Court - here, and a prison., and all processes executed within the Liberty' were 'Obliged to be directed by the Sheriff's of London to the Constable of the Dean and Chapter of West ,.... minister. LAW INTELLIGENCE.. COURT OP KING'S BENCH, JAK. 10. NORTH Z. TANNE.R. • . . This was an action for assault and battery, to which the de fendant had pleaded the general issue. It .appeared that the plaintiff was a broker in Bermondsey, and the defendant a shipwright occupying adjacent premises._ The witness on his behalf swore, that after some words, thede fendant, a stout young man, seized the plaintiff, an infirm and old man, shook him, struck, and kicked him. - On the part of th; defendant, witnesses were called to chew, in mitigation of damages, that the plaintiff had used very in sulting language ; that he had provoked the defendant.to mit the assault ; and that the violence had been greatly ex aggerated by the plaintiff's witnesses. Among the witnesses for the defendant, John Usher; a wea ther-beaten man, but of very erect appearance, and striking face, was called and, after giVing his evidence in chief, was cross-examined by !Sir. SCARLETT as follows : You were in the'Buckinghamshire Militia ?__No; 1 was in the Oxfordshire. • I'. NICHOLSON's ARCHITECTURAL DICTIONARY. 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Paternoster-Row, tend by all Booksellers in r l'own and Country. *** Th e P ractical Builder being a Piracy of the Architec- VSCtural Dictionary, it is decreed by the Court of Chancery to be ONTINUED, and no Rival Work from the same Au tuor can be Published, in consequence of which, those Sub scribers who may wish to exchange their Numbers for the Ar chitectural Dictionary, will be allowed half Price for each NUmber, at 91; Wardour-Street, Soho, London. SAINT MARTIN'S-LE-GRAND. PENNANT styles the late St. Martin's-le-Grand Imperium in irnperio, surrounded by the city, yet subject for three centuries to the government of Westminster. Certainly this was a very singular neighbourhood, and though at present a mere blank piece of ground, few spots are more fertile in his torical recollections. The ancient College which stood here claims its foundation from Withred, King of Kent, as far back as the year 700, and was rebuilt and endowed by two noble Saxon brothers, Ingelric and Edward, about 1056. It was dedicated to St. Martin, and acquired the addition of Le. Grand, or the Great,. from the extraordinary privileges it pos sessed, amongst which, from very early times, was the hazard ous one of sanctuary. William the Conqueror, in 1068, con. firmed all his predecessors' grants, .and added himself to its ,estates all the moor-land about C r ip p l egate. H e b es id es ma d e itindependent of every other ecclesiastical jurisdiction, from the regal and even the papal, The College was governed by . . I In 1586, theloieigners living here, French, .oerman, Dutch, and Scotch, were so numerous, that an account of them and their trades was ordered to be taken by the Government. Many of them were then found to be slioernakers and tailors, whence tally men,' who sold shreds of cloth, button-makers, button mould-makers' - and other p ersons connected w ith t h ose tra d es, who remained there till the great fire. Here also resided (for the most part strangers) goldsmiths, purse-makers, linen= drapers, some stationers, merchants, 'and silk-weavers. Among the latter, Strype :stipposes two silk-throwers who lived here to have been the first of that trade inLondon, and to have brought the art into England. They were named, the one John James, and the other Anthony Einerick, were both Spaniards, subjects of Philip 11. and were naturalized by Queen telimheth. The whole of the inhabitants at the time of this survey only amount ed to 161. In the year 1569, there were 269. The trades here, in former times, seemed to have lived in a great measure separate. Round -court, one of the places de stroyed in the late alteration, Strype informs us " was famous for milliners, and such as sold copper-lace, called St. Martin's lace." The name of Mould-makers -rents, another place pulled down, plainly speaks its a pp r op r i a ti on . Of ot h er courts, &c. the old names had been changed, with the exception of Angel.. alley, which still retained its ancient cognomen.. We may, barely to commemorate th e m, men tio n Deans-Court, Great and Little ; [lark Entry, George -street, St. John's alley, Back alley, Christopher's-alley, Four-dove -court, and King's-bead court, as other populous places here, noiv entirely swept away. St Martin-le-grand Church, with those of Bow, St. Giles, Cripplegate, and Barking, and its curfew bell long after the servile injunction laid on the Londoners had ceased. These were- sounded to 'give timely notice to the inhabitantteof those districts to keep within, and not to wander in the streets, which were infested by a set of ruffians, who made a practice of insulting, wounding, robbing, and murdering the people within they happened to meet abroad during. night. Several of the Deans of this foundation were, in former times, great men. One William ;Hulse, in Edward the Third's reign, was chief Chamberlain of the I.lxchquer, and receiver and keeper of the King's treasure and jewels. Another, William Dighton, prebendary of St. - Martin's, was Clerk of the Privy Seal ; and Peter de Saloandia; Leap here in Edward the Second's time, was afterwards promoted to the Archeipisco pal See of Lyons in France. But these were all eclipsed by the celebrated 'William of Niriekhirn, afterwirds - Bishop Winchester, who was'flean of - St. Martin-lc4rand in lao,.at which time he thoroughly; 'repaired the College; and probably enlarged the Church. Edviaidl.. and other of our old monarchs, seem also to have occasionally - resided here, from their grants, 1 which are dated from S. Zfortinum 3fagnum. It is perhaps import:lilt to society to knritv, that this wretched victim to hie eassiens and crimes was at length aroused to a trite Sense of the coneolatiens of religion, and an admission of the serenity: they gave to that fortitude and courage with which nature seemed to have so abundantly sup plied him. From the beginning of his imprisonment the Chaplain of - the gaol stippled him with the religions books which he thought best,calculatedeo awaken his mind to spirituel. impressions. To the Rev.. Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Wilson, lie' was also indebted for similar means of' restoring his mind tots proper consideration of his situation : these marks of humane attention to the prisoner, which were always acknowledged by,l him with gratitude, and particularly ireall his communications with the Chaplain, whose provin ce it more immediately was to administer them, nevertheless, do :not seem for some elute to have had their full effect.• Ile went at all times cool and collected, but his fortitude Seemed - the result of 'natural courage ; his mind was never, until the very near approach of his trial, suf. ficiently plastic to receive the impression, that whatever view he might take of the course that became him in meeting the par ticular 'crime laid to his ehare - e it was time under any elter - native to reflect seriously upon his past life, and prepare . for eternity. From his first imprisonment, the Bible and other re ligious societies had sent him books of devotion, and zeal. ous (sometimes indiscreet) indiYidhals, both anonymously and by name, forwarded to him tracts and sermons,. and sometimes private admonitions, recommending the course which they thought he ought to pursue. He used occasionally to talk of those efforts from without'to tamper with his state of mind with much levity; and to some of the anonymous letters thus sent to him, he often, when s e eaking.of them touthers, applied a huMorous tone of criticism, which, if it had emanat ed from anr other person, might not have been deemed inop portune. 'When spoken to before trial respecting the murder, he was always most anxious to evade conversation on that par ticular topic, and anxious to turn the_ subject, which he often did with considerable address, and then became fluent upon any other event in his life which suggested itself at the mo ment, and was lively or adventurous enough to furnish interest to those with whom he happened to be in conversation. When 'spoken to respecting any partichlar fact of which it was pre sumed he had any information; he either' comMunicatedavhat he said he knewirea prompt and fluent manner, or-else laugh ed at the notion that he knew any thing upon the point. When spoken to about gaming-houses, or the company of pugilists, his answer was uniform—that he had not known I either for two years, and many of the principal individuals engaged in • them . for . nearly three years—that accident, rather than any predilection for such associates, had led hini among them—that he was always a loser, and often, he believed, a dupe. Be repeatedly said to several of those who visited him in prison, that on the very last night he entered a gaming-house in the metropolis, said to be kept by a person of the name of Bennett, and inwhich he had previously lost some money, that that individual, at his departure, presented him with a 501. note, saying,.." Take'this, Thurtell ; pray don't come here again ; you are not the man we want;" and he never entered the house afterwards. When walking in the • yard with his fellow-prisoners, he was in the habit of enter taining them with any story of his life which, whilst it withdrew his mind from reflection, prevented those ,round him, if they s Were so disposed (which rarely occurred), from introducing any that was calculated to embarrass him. But it was only I within the last few days that he seriously turned his thoughts to religious instruction. He appeared for a fortnight after the adjournment of the commission busily and exclusively occupied in arranging his defence, and revising the materials which he Anecdotes" farmed originally no part of his statement ; th e y Y provided for it. The extracts from the " Percy had previously were transmitted to him after his solicitors had furnished him: with the materials which their view of the case suggested, and he was at first s omew h at em ba rrasse d i n t h e mode of embodying them in the address lie had already prepared and reduced to me mory. As the day of the trial approached, it was apparent to those who were immediately around him, that his mind assumed turn, and that he turned with an air of greater a th seriou s to the perusal of the religious books which were left by the Chaplain in his apartment : the previous collections of tracts and hooks of prayer transmitted by private societies or individuals, had been disregarded, or destroyed, and the two or three which Were left by the Chaplain became evidently a source of c onsolation to the prisoner. The moment the trial ter minated he turned to them with an intense feeling of devo tion ; his fortitude never failed him, nor varied, but he became e more resigned, and his seriousness subsided into deep and un affected penitence. In his desire to apply himself for forgive ness to Heaven, he wished not to be disturbed with particular qu estions ; and to the credit of all who had access to him in this temper of mind, no obtrusive Or unbecoming attempt was m ade to extort from him disclosures,—an attempt however, that, considering the unbroken spirit of the man, the despe rate. fidelity which he devoted to the last 'associates of his ca reer, and with which, dying, he sealed his connexion with thorn,. would in all probability, not otily have failed, . but withdrawn him, by the renewal of irritation, and the suspi cion which it ••might have attached to all who approached him at his, last moments, from the opportunity which he fully en joyed of endeavouring to make his peace with Heaven, by a full and unqualified contrition for all his offences. The stamp of his character was observable in the selection' he made from hooks of devotion put into his hands; he turned with an knowled gment o f thankfulness to the passages which were marked for his perusal -but recurred on the day and night be fore his execution, to some of the eloquent passages in Dr. Paley's posthumous volume of tracts, which are to be found in the prayers for a perion troubled in mind awl conscience, end these passages, which were r e m ar k a bl e f or v i gour o f truth, he read with great fervour himself, a nd then begged of Mr. . •son, jun., ' or one df the attend an t s , t o repeat to him with as much earnestness and emphasis as they could command, while he walked -up and down the room. Although often sub dued into tears at the recital of particular passages, the 'ob durate perversion of his mode of thinking repressed every sug gestion of conscience to disclose the secrets of his last haunts, and the guilt of his associates; and to the last moment of his existence lie seemed to think that the imperfect retribution to society of his general declaration of penitence and contrition was all which he was bound to administer. On the night of the first day's adjournment of the trial, he became struck with, the force of some of the details that were urged in evidence against him at the close of the prosecution. He ap peared to have previously had no idea that his identity could have been so clearly established in evidence. The night was dark, and there was no moon at the hour ; but the passing; at thenio merit of the stage-coach with lights, as Clarke stood at one side of the road, while Thurtell drove his gig at the other, afforded under all the circumstances an almost miraculous opportunity for recognition, which he never miticipateci. The moment of his removal after condemnation to the gaol, ,he, after a few ge neralremarks upon the evidence, abandoned all intention of speaking a word more upon the subject—an intention to which he adhered. The.followmg are the prayers which he read, and had repeated to him on the night before his execution. The last prayer from Dr. Paley's Tracts he read over several times be fore be fell asleep upon his bed : • •" 0 mast just and holy Lord God, who bringest to iight the hidden things of darkness, and by thy just and wise providence dost bring to shame and punishment ; disappointing. the hopes of wicked Men ; visiting their sins upon them in this pre. sent life, that thou mayest deter others from the evil of their ways and save their souls . in the day of judgment : 0 Lord, in mercy look down upon this thy. servant,. who now is before thee, to confess thy justice, in makiug him a sad example to others. He with sorrow amid shanie confesseth, it would, be just with thee, should death eternal be the wages of his sins, and everlasting sorrow be the recompenc e of hi s iniquity. He ha.s, we confess, 0 Lord, despised thy mercy, and abused thy good ness, and has, therefore, no reason to expect any other than , to be made an everlasting sacrifice to thy justice. When thou hast, by the ministry of thy word, and the interposition of thy providence, called him to repentance, he has slighted thine ad monitions. Oh, how just, therefore, would it be now in thee to disregarel his cry, in this day of trouble, when distresS and anguish are come upon him. He confesses that he hath har dened hiS heart, notwithstanding all thy importunities to him to repent and live that he has still gone on from one wicked ness to another, eagerly repeating the works of darkness, and even hating to be reformed ; that he has notoriously broken his baptismal vows, and given encouragement :to others to bias pheme. our holy faith ; and that on these accounts he has nothing to expect but that thou shouldest deal with him accord to.his sine, and reward him according to the.multitude of his offences. But thou, 0 God, hest been pleased to declare, 'that With th e e is mercy and plenteous redemption ; that thou desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should re pent an d Be e . ThOu hast so loved the world, that thou gayest thy only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should How did you happen to leave it ?--I was obliged to leave it ' for my good behaviour.—(A laugh.) Your good behaviour ! What, do they flog men in that regi ment for their good behaviour ?--Yes ; I was flogged for re fusing to kill an innocent child, which my Colonel' ordered me. Where was this ?—ln Ireland ' • the child l a y i n a b am b oo. I was ordered to kill all. I r e f use d. I was flogged and discharg ed. I call that good behaviour: Re-examined r—i th Y i e t. o have a•pensionew ? —Ye-s;x aammiinke keep Mr. A mother o ys.Et.. E w Mr. SCAREETT, in reply, said no human being could be lieve that any Colonel ordered Cais rnan to kill a Child, and th at the witness was obviou s ly. ent i t l e d to,no credit. • At this moment a cat, who has two days befiire visited , tile Bench, appeared in the seat appropriated to the 4ing'n Comae!, ran briskly along the desk, and took her station in the seat of the Lord Chief Justice, from. which she quickly retteated amidst the laughter of his Lordship and of the Omit. • • Mr. SCAIIEE'DT said he supposed a cat wou ld soon he en emblem of, justice, for she had now three days sitecessiyely made her way to the Bench. (It was suggested by a gentled-fa:l of the bar, that she was looking for ratr.) The LORD ClifEß .JUSTICE informed the Jury, that their verdict must, on the pleadings, be for the plaintiff, and that in estimating the amount of the damages, they would probably consider whether any and what degree of provocation led to the assault. The Jury found a verdict for the plahrtiff_,...Dim ages 101.. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE sat till .. past seven o'clock,, at which time he had got throtigh all the causes in the paper except.. three, which were made rev:awls by consent._