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IP6° i s to execute it; and if a right is given in 1 1" li er) it w ou ld b e equa lly difficult to discover 3 17 C7 it Was to be enforced in case any person °IQ take it into his head to resist it. Thus t . rl Act o f the present Reign enables luna tte mortgagees not found such by inquisition a reconvey the mortgaged property. The o PPli cation t o t h e Ch ance ll or, t h e process to b e feeved upon making the application, all is pro f")—but the hand to receive the money,i t "" afterwards dispose of it, is altogether omit 44cti. tn thi s state t h e l aw rema i ne d f rom t h e p °li d Year of the King until the last Session of oatliament when, for some unaccountable reason i l ef ! th er) cons o lid a ti on b e i ng a ll th e f as hi on , th a t , iii ec tiu la w was made the reason for repealing ga th e Act s re l at i ng to i n f ant an d l unat i c mort- N g e es and trustees, and which needed an amend ° "1 a/ and bringing th e i r p ro visi o ns, &c. int o Act. 1 4341 n, a private Act of last Session for making a 4ra Pike road from Battle Bridge to Holloway 0 4s Pas sed, enabli ng th e C omm issi oner s t o pur e the land through which the proposed road ti at , to , g e • The nomination of a Jury to assess the th: a ges, and the method of proceeding to obtain re ti is all pointed out. The Sheriff di dieted to enter up judgment and issue his order t w eeti ng the sum found by the Jury as a compen th it.°a come paid to the injured party. Suppose, 1 1) : 1 .4 pliance with this Act all these proceed g'. are taken, the Land-owner puts himself to la nd "Pence to get witnesses and have his eat sUr veYed, goes to the Jury with a good t i t e) Obtai ns a verdict for the sum he asked, rif t r tiands the order for payment from the She 4erves it on th e opposite party, who de- A "to fulfil it. R e f erence i s t h en ma d e t o t h e f or . in questi on, to find out how it should be en liated ; and then it is discovered no such provi tiar e xists. No remedy is provided, and the ex:lltinate landowner must bear all the extra P uce e of his su rve y s , an d con t en t hi mse lf w ith kti t i P•ri g Possessi on o f the land, until it is claimed pethl'aid for, an even t w hich may be deferred T h a P 3 rot ev er . t ret ; e2 e little oversights in legislation are ex dog °/111i schievous, and t e nd, in no very small th 4 rt t to e m b arrass the part i es w h o s h ou ld are ee to be made the first victims of them. They l ot,t"is, to o , w hi ch might be easily remedied, if Ivi th titliforol system was adopted and pursued ere, Pi gnur, and one express i on use d t h roug h out 100- 3 act to signify the same thing. The mean- Ito rd c ' bt attached to any particular phrase or 4titt the thus soon become generally known, l eg tie e Possibility of misconstruction, and in con 1114i:ice thedifficulty of construction, be greatly —e d) if not altogether removed. Le t , q, f Wfrom Bayonne, of the 15th October, i te ° e expected that this day we should have heap ca m — s „ r truck, but the only change that IT t tnt:" P l ace is, that instead of the troops be ing . t heY are gone to be quartered in various .„, 114 [1 g . 2 r ound the town. It appears that the Jt%t •yaso% er ( l 4 .. ving to a telegraphic dispatch received „ op s and it is generally thought that the Ne r 4(1 the Etat Major will pass the winter °ur lisle IV, read • : I '4 siti q l M ad I : l id :he Memorial Bordelais, u nder Oct. 10, as follows Al. uri "a set he the off post for Paris :it is said he ROt' e set of the loan, which he has that la tt , a alterati o ns 4 t ` 4 l) with the Sp anish Government, and it S it p ) a ll it 4 v le e p " r a n n kers, wh o P are going to contract for c op, !will P e sed 250 millions of fr ancs . ; but t take more than 200 millions. The I'll 8 ar e kept secret." et m e Qq,p„ t11:%,,`e of Augsburg contradicts the news shaz nfB-18'natiOri Of IBRAHIM PACIIA• The anssolonghi announces the arrival of • 14 a t 4 0don ; but the death of HussElN Gp e°nfirry,,d. iir:3o4,°roria°l' Governor of St, Helena, Sir 0 in th IV ; is now in France, and inhabits a b' a A klis P nvirons o f V ersa ill es, li v i ng i ncog . ~pßOf CA rNETT, Private Secretary to the halo' 4:II)3RIDGE, left town yesterday morn ltt°°*r. "patches for his Royal Highness at r' r, R . w nler ch ILL IAins, one of the principal Ame 1114Y t o a nts in the city, stopped paymmt yes tll3 very ° Toryi lar ge amount, and another failure t i% t °lf o • "red as the effect of the foregoing. 41 ' ed st " and alarm which the great failure , 11 Yt ste 01, Nit,„ afternoon on 'Change, begins 1 0 11 ° 4 4 ' r o d s : UbSide ; it is calculated it will t pap e r and not seven millions, as a I Cj, 4 Pp o i v n e s r state s . 14t t 4 ° 1 / I bi a I"°ent of a Minister Plenipotentiary 1101: th at ' we understand, actually take!' 4 vt 4t Coe 'at it has been bestowed on Sir tt le t he ttatip i t l it vi trii Bs i o 'N• Mr. WARD, it is said, will 11, t4 ti o „ l 'i n ot i n t° Mexico, but that this appoint -1,43 io °flnally take place until the al- GSa e treaty carried out by Mr. Mom ER y 'lit e greed I t t) to by the Mexican Government. Qi t 'Ak 4. ~i t s Sh it , f tn lt4 t.‘" tr) • n . 11 and Sir GEORGE HOSTE, the T i P th j 8144,ieerS who were dispatched on a t ° Canada have returned, and, ' i t • -r hat e 0 f tl • t h I N po lei,. report to the Ordnance 0 1 . 3 , ;111444; nerally understood that an in ON, th e e'r Artillery Officers will he ne t °ccu • olony. An tr ot le o of Patton of that c e be 1 0 , that distinguished corps may ° "(1. for. THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, OCT. 24.—His MAJESTY visited the Castle yes terday afternoon, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, where he arrived in his pony phaeton about four o'clock. His Majesty entered the Castle from the Little Park through the New Gateway, and drove into the quadrangle, where he inspected the advancements made throughout the whole of the improvements in the north-east and south fronts. His Majesty and the Royal Duke left the Castle at a quarter before five o'clock, and returned to the Royal Lodge. Last evening his Majesty entertained the Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of Wellington, and the Duke of Dorset, with the Earl and Countess of Harcourt, at dinner. This morning his Grace the Duke of Wellington took leave of his Majesty, and departed from the Royal Lodge. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester are expected to dine with his Majesty this evening. .1 ,„,,....,-„ , ',..': 1 74. - * 1 , ~ , i9= ' 4, ) 'it ,0 , - -. 4o s' .4,,,-.... ... - • * • ..-•• r f .- - It.. .ii a -z -11-I,'.';':. 49,, t'...., itl k: i,4o;hirsti; te" - -,, .efer ,/, :,. le '',.„,--..l_l!Afj..:„.f'''''' ~ iy i 2. 7. --• '; .1 .1." , : • ii,„t„A7,MP:t<, N, l %.*,,i'fi, fe " 4 4, ,‘O. DEPARTURES FROli TOWN, Oecs The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, for Hatfield ; the Earl and Countess of Bristol, for Ickworth Park, Suffolk ; Vis count Althorpe, from Althorpe, for Mr. Coke's seat in Norfolk. From Long's Hotel, Bond-street—The Rev. R. Palmer, for Leicester ; R. Close. Esq. for Ireland ; Alexander Erskine, Esq. for Brighton ; Captain Lloyd, R.N. for Cheltenham ; Charles Forbes, Esq. for Cambridge. From the St. Peters burgh Hotel, Dover-street—Their Highnesses Prince and Prin. cess Rasoumoffsky, Countess de Thurheim, and suite, for Paris, where they purpose wintering; Major Vandaleur, for Coven try ; Capt. Berkeley, on a tour ; Colonel and Mrs. Colquhoun, for Bath ; B. Hall, Esq. for Wales ; the Rev. W. and Mrs. ' Coleman ; Charles George, Esq. ; Major and Mrs. Coleman, for France ; W. Turner, Esq. for Cottersford House, Bucks. From Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square—Lord Mountsanford and J. Roberts, Esq. for Yorkshire. From the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—F. Savage, Esq. and family, for Bristol ; Colonel Perton, for Cambridge ; BV. Gresve, Esq. for Paris. From i%livart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street--Lord G, ,Thynne, for Oxford. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Duke of Devonshire, from Chatsworth ; the Earl of Besborough, from a tour; Lord and Lady Grantham, from Wrest House, Bedfordshire; Viscount Dudley, from Himloy Hall, Staffordshire. From Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street.— , The Dean of Ossory, from Paris ; Colonel and Mrs. Madden, from Brighton ; the Rev. Mr. Read, from Yorkshire. At the Royal Hotel—Lord Farnham, from Ireland ; E. Parrott, Esq. from Cheltenham ; J. Page, Esq. from Kent ; the Hon. T. Fresines, from Belvidere. At Mivart's Hotel—Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wortley anti family, from Yorkshire; G. C. Oxenden, Esq. from Norfolk ; H. De Burgh, gsq. from Drayton. 23.—The Dowager Countess of Clonmell, and the Earl and Countess of Beauchamp, the Russian Am bassador (Count Lieven and his Countess), who had left us to visit the King at Windsor, and the Earl and Countess of Jer sey, are among oar last arrivals and returns; the former family occupy a mansion on the Steyne, the two latter have residences in Regency-square. The Steyne has been elegantly and fashion. ably thronged with promenaders this afternoon ; the band of the 17th Lancers played for some time. The Earl and Countess Gower have arrived at the Marquis of Stafford's, Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, from a tour. Mr. and Mrs. Dering have arrived at their seat in Hens from a tour. John Wortley, Esq., son of J. S. Wortley, Esq, M.P. for Yorkshire, is shortly expected to lead to the hymeneal altar Lady Georgiana Ryder, daughter of the Earl of flarrnwhy, Mr. Secretary Canning on Monday last . passed through Lewes from Compton-place, the seat of Lord George Caven dish, where he had been on a short visit, for London. On Friday evening the Right Hon. Gentleman returned hither. and with four horses from the Star Inn, proceeded on for Sea ford, but on his way to that place, nigh to Rodmel, his ear -1 riage met in contact the gig of Mr. Wait, a London traveller in the leather line, by which accident both shafts of the lesser vehicle were broken, but without upsetting it, or inflicting any personal injury on Mr. Wait, who, on arriving here, demanded of the postmaster the reparation of his gig, but he, alleging the fault did not rest with his drivers, refused compliance;— whereupon Mr. Wait waited upon 111 r. Canning, at Seaford, whose conduct on the occasion was most condescending and gentlemanly. He amply satisfied Mr. Wait for his journey from hence, and gave him a letter for the postmaster, which has probably settled the matter.—(Lewes Paper.) Sir James Mackintosh ' accompanied by his daughter, paid Keswick a visit last week, They took up their quarters at Mr. Jackson's, the Queen's Head. On IVednesday they spent the evening with Mr. Southey. A greater number of strangers were scarcely ever known at Keswick in one year than has visited it during the summer just ended.—(Kendal Chronicle.) Baron Graham arrived from Portsmouth yesterday se'nnight, at the White Hart Inn, in this town. The Learned Judge left us on Monday morning for Hastings.—(Susses AdzitrSiscr.) RIOT OF SEAMEN AT SUNDERLAND.- , -At IliP Durham Michaelmas Sessions, on Wednesday last, Joseph Addy and George Hudspeth were arraigned on an indictintnt, charging them with having, on the 3d of August last, riotously and tumultuously assembled, with several other persons un known, on the river Wear, in the harbour of Sunderland, and then and there in a boat aided and assisted in preventing the ship Busy from proceeding to sea. The facts of this case, which were fully detailed at the time when it occurred, being prove.l in evidence, the jury found a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners. The Court sentenced them, George Hudspeth t) six, and Joseph Addg to four months' imprisonment in the House of Correction, and to be kept to hard labour. Mr. Greenwood, on the part of John Hall, Turner Wilson, Joseph Howe, John Fenwick, and John Taylor, also charged with being engaged in the riot, and who had severally pleaded gully, was heard in mitigation of punishment, and called witnesses who gave them good characters; after which the Court sen tenced them, Wilson, Howe, and Hall, to eight, and Fenwick and Taylor to six months' imprisonment, and to be kept to hard labour in the House of Correction, and to find security for:their good conduct for six months afterwards.—(Durh4•n Paper,) The Lawyers are returning to town in abun dance, preparatory to the commencement of Term next week ; and the Inns of Court, where the grass has been growing during the long vacation, begin to assume a bustling appearance. Mons. MAzumEA is arrived in London from Paris, and will make his first appearance in this country in a few days, at Covent-garden Theatre. The part of Polichinel, which first made his re putation on the Continent, will be the character in which he will make his debut. D'AanovILLE, the celebrated French Singer, who, from a complaint in his throat (an enlarge ment of the tonsils), has absented himself for the last three years from the boards, has, we under stand, lately submitted to an operation which has been attended with complete success. His voice is entirely restored, and he is said to be about to reassume his situation. RAPID INCREASS OF CONGLETON.—During the ast two years, 432 dwelling-houses have been erected, which are ocupied by an increased population of upwards of 2,000 in dividuals. In the same period 15 mills for the manufacture of silk and one iron foundery have been }built; and with this in crease of population, regard has also been had to the means of their religious instruction, in the erection of two new places of worship, one by the Independent Methodists, and the other by the Roman Catholics. SALISBURY CRAGS.—It gratifies us extremely to learn that the demolition of these crags has at tracted the Lord Provost's attention, and that his Lordship has resolved to use all his personal and official influence to stop the work of destruc tion.—(Scotsmaro POETRY. STANZAS FOR Music. Oh ! weep not Lady, eyes like thine,. Of radiant light, Were only meant to glow and shine, Like stars at night. Believ'st thou, that Venus, would ever have given, Those Orbs the most dazzling in Beauty's bright Heaven, Rad she known that thou half their sweet lustre would'st, abroad By hiding their rays beneath sorrows dim cloud. Then weep no more. Remember in LovE's market too, The value set On gems that flow from eyes of blue., Or eyes of jet. For though smiles may be given, for smiles again, For the tears of dear Woman all payment is vain Then for Charity's sake, fair Lady, I pray, Oh 4 make not poor CE:nn a Bankrupt to day, And weep no more. GERTRUDE, TIIE THEATRES. Dltult7-LANE.--Mr. DOWTOII last night per rormed the part of Falstaff, in The First Part of Henry the Fourth. He gave the jolly Knight with spirit and humour throughout. It is evi dent that this excellent actor has critically stu died the character of Falstaff in all its bearings, but, without affecting new illustration, is con tented to embody the character, in mind as well as person, according to the conception of the great author. Mr. WALLACK, who is deservedly rising in his profession, gave a very favourable proof of his judgment and spirit in the part of Hotspur. CO TENT-GAUDEN.—The musical drama of Rob Roy last night again presented Mr. Waune in the hardy hero of the piece, and fully confirmed our favourable report of his first appearance in that character. Alias P.4TO •; powerfully sup ported the Play with her talents as an actress as well as with her great musical powers. The new drama, entitled Lil/a, also gave new scope to her talents in both respects; and FAWCETT, in a part so different from his usual line, made a strong impression on the feelings of the audience by his representation of the distracted Father. HAYMARKIT.—Mr. J. VINING, who made a favourable impression at this Theatre in the part of Octavian, last night appeared in that of Rolla. lie entered fully into the qualities of the part, and gave some of the passages with affect ing emotion. Redundancy of action is one of his faults, but as that and the rest will probably be " brushed away by the wing of Time," we shall not dilate upon them." Mrs. GLOVER, consider ing that her forte is Comedy, in which she is ex cellent, made a spirited stand in Elvira, and her pretty daughter was interesting in Cora. This Theatre, however, is the region of humour, blended with the pathetic scenes of private life, and the Tragic Muse, when she enters it, seems to be wandering in untrodden paths. SPANISH JUSTlCE.—Justice every day assumes more expeditious forms in Spain. The decrees issued at the time of Bessieree's revolt ordered that the rebels should be executed immediately they were taken. General Espagna's obedience to his Sovereign's orders has not let the- chiefs that have been taken languish, for the saying " taken a nd shot" had been fulfilled to the etter. 'Whilst things were in this hopeful state, the operation of these sp ec i ous d ecrees has been extended to the Guerillas assembled in Valencia, under the orders of Gato. But even this mode appearing too slow, they have, now gone farther; a price has been set on their heads. " Every inhabitant," says the Valencia Journal, of 24th of last month, " is at liberty to kill them wherever he may meet them, without incurring any punish. ment." There is only another step to advance, and that is to train dogs, is the old Spaniards did in the New World, to go men-hunting.—{ Courier Francais.) The following STotty was related at our late County Sessions, and from the manner in which it was told caused considerable mirth;—an honest fiery little Welshman, named John Thomas, had one night laid himself down to rest by the side of his spouse, and was composing himself to sleep, when suddenly, at the very moment when his senses were about to be steeped in forgetfulness, and he was on the eve of enjoy ing a delicious snooze, a voice like thunder holloed in hi s ear— " John Thomas, John Thomas, I've cuckolded thee many a time !" This terrific annunciation soon dispelled the slumbers of the IVelshman, and starting from his bed he groped his way to every corner of the house, to discover, if possible, the dis. turber of his rest, bus in vain. And after having tired him self with his fruitless search, he a second time crept under the blankets. Again was he on the point of falling asleep, when the same awful voice shouted in his ear, " John Thomas, John Thomas ! thee bc'st a Cuckold !" This second interruption fairly routed the remains of the Welshman's patience, which was at no time very great; and as he had formerly failed in discovering the Alistorber of his peace, he now discharged such an explosion of kicks, curses, and thumps on his sleeping bed fellow, as ejected her from the bed in a twinkling, whilst her exasperated husband was raging about the floor, swearing hor rible vengeance against his faithless helpmate, and the unfor tttnate matron, totally ignorant of the c a u se of her husband's displeasure, was glad to escape from its effects by leaving the house to himself, and alarming the neighbourhood with the tale that her poor husband had gone crazy !.--.(Shrewsbury chrotrick.) INTettiott or ArßlcA.—We have learnt the arrival of M. J. R. PAcsto at the lazaretto of Marseilles. This French traveller has succeeded in overcoming all the obstacle~ which have seemed hitherto to oppose an insurmountable bar to any entrance into Cyrenaica, by the way of Marmarica. Having spent six months in tra versing the desert between the Gulf of Bombalt and the Tower of Euphrantas, which divided the ancient colony of Battus from the government of Carthage, the courageous traveller explored, not without risk, the whole of the ruins to be found in that classic ground, where he'collected a great number of inscriptions. From Cyrenaica, M. Pacho 'went to Audjelah, whence he made an excursion to the basis of the Hesperides, the si tuation of which perfectly agrees with that as cribed to it by Strabo.—(Courier Francais.) MELANCHOL Y ACCIDENT.—Last Friday even ing, Mr. J. B. Proctor, of the firm of Messrs. William and J. B. Proctor, merchants, New castle-upon-Tyne, was thrown from his horse, on the road between the latter town and Shields, and received so much injury that he-survived the melancholy accident only a few hours. FIRE.—The dwelling -house of Mr. FRANCIS ALDRIDGE, cheesemonger, of Stafford-stre e t, Bloomsbury, was this morning, about 4 o'clock, nearly destroyed by tire, which it was supposed originated in the escape of some gas from the pipes in the lower part of the house. A plenti ful supply of water being obtained, the flames were subdued in less than an hour. The family escaped, without any material injury, by the first floor window. The premises are insured/ ANECDOTES, &c. VALUE OF PRAISE.—GrnzoN, the celebrated Historian, in his own account of his life and writings, mentioning his having attended at the trial of Mr. Hastings, says, " he could not hear without emotion the personal compliment paid to him by Mr. Sheridan in the presence of the Bri tish nation." The passage was as follows : Mr. Sheridan said that " the facts that made up the volume of narrative were unparalleled in atrociousness, and that nothing equal in crimi nality was to be traced either in ancient or mo dern history, in the correct periods of TACITUS or the luminous page of GIBBON."—A Gentle man well acquainted with the ingenuity and neg• ligence of Mr. Sheridan told him, Ova when he read this passage he doubted, if he had ever read the " luminous page." Mr. Sheridan's answer literally was—" not a line."—Mr. GIBBON, with the same confiding complacency, mentions this circumstance in one of his letters to the late Lord, SUEFFIELD. FREEDOM OF SPEECIL—II is the custom of the House of Commous, on presenting their Speaker to the King, to claim their several privileges of freedom of speech, from arrests, &c.; but in the f year 1621, James 1., in reply to their petition, said he could have wished that they had said " their privileges were derived from the grace and permission of our ancestors and us, and not have used the style of your ancient and undoubt ed right of inheritance." SIR HENRY WorroN.—The excellent Sir qatittx WOTTON being at Rome made acquaint ance with a pleasant priest, who invited him one evening to hear their vesper music at church. The priest seeing Sir Henry stand obscurely in a corner, sent to him lk boy of the choir, with a small piece of paper with this question written on it—" Where was your religion to be found before Luther ?" to which question Sir Henry replied on the same paper " My religion whiz to be found then, where your's is not to be found now, in the written word of God, the Bible." The next vesper Sir Henry sent one of the choir boys with this question to his pleasant friend, the priest—" Do you believe that all those many thousands of poor Christians were damned that were excommunicated, because the Pope and the Duke of Venice could not agree about their tem poral power —even those poor Christians that knew not why they quarrelled ? Speak your conscience." To which the priest underwrit in French, " Monsieur, excuse* moi." Tile INCREASE Of BUILDINGS in LONDON, and within three miles of the City gates, was pro hibited by Queen ELIZABETH, in 1580, who at the same time issued a proclamation that only l one family should dwell in one house. Building with stone was first introduced into England by Bennett a Monk, in 670, and brick building by the Earl of Arundel, in 1600, when it contimied to be executed in a rough manner, but received great improvement in the reign of King William, in appearance and solidity, from certain natives of Flanders, who came to settle here; hence arose the term Flemish bond, as applied to the present method used in fronts of buildings—since which, all attempts at improvement have failed, and the art of ornamental carving and deco rative brickwork, from disuse, is lost—such as is still to be seen in i decayed state in different parts of the metropolis and country towns ; but the guest specimen ever supposed to have been executed, is still in good preservation in the front of No. 43, Saint Martin's-lane, Charing- Cross, where there is a chaste and beautiful specimen of two fluted pilasters—frize and cor nice of the Doric order. ST. CRISPIN'S DAY.—This (lay is still record ed and kept a holiday in the English calendar, Two brothers, Crispinus and Crispianus, ware born at Rome, whence they tra velled to Soissons in France, about the y ar 303, to propagate the Christian religion. Being desirous of rendering themselves in dependent, they gained a subsistence by shoemaking, It having been discovered that they privately embraced the Christian faith, and endeavoured to make proselytes of the inhabitants, the Governor of the town immediately ordered them to be beheaded, about the year 308. From this time the shoemakers chose them for their tutelar saints. With reference to this day, we introduce an anecdote of Charles the Fifth. This sovereign, in his intervals of relaxation, used to retire to Brussels. He was a Prince curious to know the sentiments of his meanest subjects concerning himself and his administration, therefore often went incog. and mixed himself in such companies and conversa tion as he thought proper. One night his boot requiring im mediate mending, he was directed to a cobbler. Unluckily, it happened to be St. Crispin's holiday ; and, instead of finding the cobbler inclined for work, he was in the height of his jolli ty among his acquaintance. The Emperor acquainted him with what he wanted, and offered him a handsome gratuity.— " What, friend," says the fellow, "do you know no better than to ask one of our craft to work on St. Crispin ? was it Charles himself, I'd not do a stitch for him now; but if you'll come in, and drink St. Crispin, do and welcome ; we are as merry as the Emperor can be." The Sovereign accepted the offer, and as a return for his hospitality, gave the cobblers a coat of arms, being a boot, with an imperial crown on it. There is to be seen a chapel in Flanders adorned with a hoot and imperial crown on it; and in all processions the company of cobblers takes precedence of the company of shoemakers. It remains only to observe, that the shoemakers of the present day are far behind their predecessors in the manner of keeping St. Crispin. From the highest to the lowest, it is a day of feasting and jollity. It is also, we believe, observed as a festival with the corporate body of Cordwainers, or shoe makers, of London, but without any sort of procession on the occasion, except the proceeding to a good tavern to partake of a good dinner, anti drink the pious roe.. rnory of St. Crispin. Besides this day being the Anniversary of St. Crispin and the battle of A 4incourt, it is also that of the ac cession of George 111. in 760, and of the death of Hogarth in 1754. - i INQUESTS. -'There is be found hi Mr. PEPYS' Diary, among other curious traits of the times in which he ! lived, an anecdote on the subject of inquests on cases of suicide, which presents a remarkable contrast to the practice of the present day. A respectable and wealthy tradesman related to Mr. Pepys, had the misthrtune, in the great fire of London, to lose a considerable amount of property, which threw hint into a state of despondency, and under the influence of this dis ease of the mind, he attempted to drown himself, but was pre served by the by-standers, and brought home. lie caught, however, in consequence of the drenching, such a cold as brought on a fever, that terminated some weeks afterwards in his death. A Coroner's Inquest was to be held notwithstand ing, and so great was the apprehension of the widow and his other relatives, that their verdict would be .felo de se, in which oase all his remaining property would fall to the Crown, that Mr. Pepys was obliged to exert his personal influence before hand with the Duke of York and the King, to obtain a pro mise of a grant of the estate to the surviving family, in case such a verdict ensued; sad this was the more necessary in manner fr o e f g te u n ently had it promised on gaining scent of a to the King for a grant thewthemselves,ask appliedn o in nn courtiers like veryana be foreoct la ; os t 's h e t e o i d l f ecassyvuts verdict i d i s t c e o: A CHEAP HusnANn.—A young servant girl, Who had conducted herself very much to the satisfaction of her mistress, was presented by her with 51., to serve as a marriage portion. Some time after her mistress desired to see the lover.— He was ugly and mis-shapen. " Illy good lass," said the t to lady, " what a comical husband you have chosen !" "Ah ! xMadam,"ec g replied ettoru t . . 17 , girl with much simplicity, " wh a t can one e MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—(Tins DAYS) A LoquAcious IRISHMAN.—Susan Lewis wai;, nd icted for beating James Hogan in the month. of September last. The prosecutor commenced with--" May it please your Grace, and sees Gentlemen of the .lury, l am come for justice and damages, and hopes to have the law for the bating that woman gave. me." CHAIR srAN, - --Let us have no speeches ; tell your story. Complainant—," I az your pardon, but I am not to beinter rupted. That woman, brcase 1 dtd not pay her the rint, punched me on the head, nose, eyes, and mo u th, an d oc h , if you had seen me ki vere d with blood, it would be a good round sum you'd give me, that it would " In this strain he continued to keep the Court in a roar lot nearly an hour. The defence turned the tables completely; 3lr. Hogan not only being a bad pay, but a troublesome, turbulent kind of per-, sor, who upon this occasion commenced the assault himself. The Jury found Mrs. Lewis Not Hogan—Bad, luck to yees all ;ye call. that justice, if it is its, over the kft, MERCANTILE SII/PPING. - - DEAL, OCT. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived and sailed fm. the- River the Ocean, Scott, from Honduras; Barrett, Davies, from St. Domingo, her main-mast struck by lightning, fore-inast sprung, and other damage. Passed through the Glace, Hud son, from St. John's, N.H., for Sunderland. Sailed the Co met, —, for Naples; and the Nassau, Riddle, for Madeira. Several anchors and cables have been landed here that have . been picked, up in the Downs, belonging to vessels that parted from their anchors in the Lite gale. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Sparrowhawk, from the Mediterranean, and is under quarantine ;,• Duchess of York and Hope transport, from Chatham; Salacia, Hearn, from the Downs for Jamaica; and the Ratcliff, Colman, from ditto for the South Seas, with loss,. of anchors and cables. FALMOUTH, OcT. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived the Stormer packet, from Lisbon, in 13 days ; Wilna, Tait, from London : for - Rio Janeiro, with her main-Mast sprung ; Sarah, Minster, from ditto, with the loss of anchors and cables, and windlass. upset. Sailed the Susannah, liling, for Tobago ; Agenoria, Aberdeen, for Leghorn ; and Pomona, Horn, for Faro. LlvEnroor., OCT. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived' the Launch, Hough, from Monte Video; and Meteor, Nowland, from New York. DONEE, OCT. 24.—We hear from Calais that a large quay.-,.. tity of the Baron of Renfrew's cargo has floated on shore near Gravelines. Arrived oirthe Wight the Providence, from Bengal. The Governo; Meyers, of North Shields, is op shore at Salt.. fleet ; the Jupiter, -, from Stettin to Bourdcaux, was Aban doned at sea on the 18th inst. The Mathilde is totally lost near Boulogne. The Good Intent, Prietz, from Bristol to, Guernsey, was tally wrecked at Jersey on the 18t4 inst, The Anna, Brown, from Archangel to Limerick, was to tally wrecked on the 16th instant, near 131eckstadt ; stew saved. The Thomas and Jane, Coleman, from Glasgow to Cork ; and the Mary and Eliza, Maylor, were Loth lost, near Wex._ ford, on the 20th inst. The Robert and Janet, from Stornaway, is lost at Holy Island. The Hylton, -, from St. John's, to Hull, has put, into. Lerwick water-logged. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE or THE ODDS. SETTING-R00)1, OCT. 24 : , 1826. 18 to 1 agst Sophist 18 to 1 agst Zuleika 20 to 1 agst Advance, DERBY 17 to 2 agst Monarch 9 to 1 agst Bolivar 14 to 1 agst Cedric • 16 to 1 agst The General OAKS. 17 to 2 agst Sister. to Castanea 111 to 1 agst Parasol 17 to 2 agst Pawn filly 12 to 1 agst Elizabeth 9. to 1 agst f. out of Master 15 to 1 agst Little no-peep., Henry's darn. 16 to 1 agst Quadrille. DONCASTER ST. LEGEIt. 12 to 1 agst Bedlamite 25 to 1 agst Belzoni. 14 to 1 agst Crusader NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER, on HOUGHTON', MEETING, 1825.—moNDAy, ()cT. 31. Third and last year.—One third of a subscription of 2.5 soya each, for five y'-olds, Bst 81b ; six, gat ; and aged, 9st 31b, 8.8. bona ,fide the property of subscribers. Subscribers—The Duke of York, Mr. G. L, Fox, Lord Egre % mont, Lord Lowther, Colonel Wilson, Duke of Grafton, Duke of Portland, Lord Exeter, Lord Verulam. Sweepstakes of 50. soy. each, 36 ; colts, Bst 7lb ; fillies, Bst (lb, T. Y.C. Mr Greville'f f. by Whalebone Dof GTafton's c. Goshawk 14 Exeter's 1. by Selim Mr Crockford . 's sister to Sultan, Mr Wortley's f by Tireaias Ai AT CII ES. Capt. Rous's Witch, agst Sir J. Shelley's Infelix, list 511 each, First Ilalf of Ab. M. 100. . Mr. Molony's Cinder, lOst agst Gen. Grosvenor's The Pal. fry, by Abjer, darn by Y. Woodpecker, Est 71b, T.Y.C. 50. Mr. Wyndham's f. by Walebone, list 71b, agst 1). of, Graf-, ton's Lilias, Bst, T.Y.C. 100. D. of Grafton's Rebecca, Bst 51b, agst Mr. Wortley's Gi.. rouettc, list 21b, T. V.C. 100. Ld Jersey's Middleton, list 131 b, agst Gen. Grosvenor's, Crockery, Bst 41b, T.V.C. 150 soy. D. of Grafton's Rufus, rec. 100 from Ld Exeter's Enamel. list 51b each, A.F. 300, h ft. Ld Jersey's Middleton, Bst 71b, rec. 5Q from Mr. Greville's Don Carlos, Bst 411), Ab. M. 200, h ft. TUESDAY. Handicap Plate of 1001. for four ' five, six years old, an d , age d, horses, D. I. Fifty Pounds, for two yr-olds carrying a feather ; three, 7st. 51b. ; four, Bst. 011). ; five, tist. 31b. ; six, 9st. 71b. ; and aged, Sst. 10Th,, Last three miles of 11. C.—The winner, with his engagements, to he sold for 300 gs„ if demanded within a quarter of an hour after the race ; the owner of the second horse being first entitled, &c. 31 . 4TcH. Ld Anson's Ina, list. 121 b. agst I. of Grafton's Paul Jones. 7st. 31b. T.Y.C. 150, h. ft. WEDNESDAY. . Fifty Pounds for three-yr olds and upwards, A. P. 'ilbscription Plate of 501. for mo-yrs old carrying 6st. 71b. and three, fist. 101 b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 350 gs to the owner of any other horse starting for this plate, who shall demand the same within a quarter of an hour after the race, the owner of the second, horse being first entitled, &c. The Bildeston Stakes of 100 say. each. h. ft; colts, list. 31h. : fillies, Bst. T. V. C. Gen. Grosvenor's b. c. by Smolensko. Mr. R. Wilson's ch. f. by Smolensk°. Mr. Smith's br. by Smolensk°. Mr. Williamson's b. c. by Smolensk°. 3tATCH. Duke of Rutland's ch. c. by Woful, cut of Penny trumpet; agst Mr. Prendergast's ch. f. by Rainbow, out of Jannette. Bst. 31b. each, Ab. M. 100, h. ft. THURSDAY. Subscription Handicap Plate of 501. for three-yrs old and up. wards, D.I. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sov. each, for three yrs old and upwards, T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for two-yrs old colts, fist 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 100 soy. if demanded, &c. FRIDAY. The Audley End Stakes of 30 sev. each, for horses of all ages (two-yrs old excepted.) A.E.C. Mr. Molony's Cinder, lOst, agst Mr. Pickford's c. by Abjer, out of Petworth, 7st, T.Y.C. 50, h. ft. Off by consent. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS py BOUNDS IN TAE VILESENT WIER. The Berkeley Hounds, on Thursday, at .Ashdown ; Friday, at Bradley ' • Saturday, at Coxwell WootL Sir John Cope's Hounds., on Wednesday, at the Red Lim, Basildon ; Friday, at Bramhill. Ir. Nicoll's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Dibden Church ; Saturday, at Dean Village. Mr. Farquharson's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Sad lington Clappers ; Friday; at Holcomb ; Saturday, at Red house Gate. Mr. Codrington's Hounds, on Friday, at Knowle The Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Hook_ moor ; Friday, at Hartburn Village. The Earl of Harewood's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Felton Park ; Friday, at Bilton Park. Sir It. Sutton's lioUnds, on Thursday, at Burton Kennel; Friday, at Blankney ; Saturday, at Gate Burton. The York and Ainsty Fox Hounds, on Friday, at Wiggirv ton Bar. The Boroughbridge Harriers, on Friday, at the Thin': - stone on the York road.