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4 -7// /AZ ~.~r~ -. ~~;`~- 4',A• VICTUALLING OPFICV, Jun- 25, 1827; rpHE Commissioners for Victualling His -1- Majesty's Navy, &c. do hereby give notice, that on Txuasoav, the 27th of September next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the supply to this Department of a quantity of IRISH SALT MEAT, equal to 11,000 Navy Tierces of BEEF, and 10,000 Navy Tierces of PORK, all to be cured in the ensuing Season, and to be delivered four-fifth parts thereof in Tierces, and the remaining fifth part in Barrels, into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Cork, in such proportions as shall here after be required, one half thereof on or before the 28th flay of February, and the other half on or before the 31st day of May, 1828 ; to be paid for, as usual, by Bills, with out interest, payable at sixty days after date. The Conditions of the Coutract may be seen at this Office; or by applying to Mr. J. W. Dunsterville, Agent for the Victualling at Cork; to the Collectors of his Majesty's Customs at Limerick, Belfast, Newry, and Waterford ; and to the Secretary to the Postmaster-General at Dublin respectively. No Tender for a less quantity than shall he equal to 300 Tierces of Beef, or 300 Tierces of Pork, will be ad mitted, and each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be delivered before One o'Clock on the day appointed, and must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons engaging to become beund with the Party tendering in the penal sum of one-third of the amount of the Contract, for the due performance of the same. The Person who snakes the Tender, or some Person on Lis behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL MALL. H IS MAJESTY, upon the request of the DIRECTORS, and to gratify the wishes of the Public, has been graciously pleased to allow his PRIVATE COLLECTION of PICTURES, with several very inte resting additions, to be again exhibited. The Gallery is open daily from Ten to Six o'Clock. Admission, ls.—Catalogue, Is. WILLIAM BARNA,RD, Keeper. This day was published, price 3s. THE LIFE, Political and Official, of JOHN EARL of ELDON. " In this very able and interesting Pamphlet, evidently the production of an acute and liberal Politician, we have an excellent deineation of the charActer, not only of Lord Eldon, but of every narrow-minded adversary of political improvement." —London Weekly Review. Hunt and Clarke, York-street, Covent-garden. The Second Edition, in 2 vols. Bve. with 30 Engravings, price 31s. 6d. BUCKINGHAM'S TRAVELS IN ME SOPOTAMIA; including a Journey from ALEPPO, across the EUPHRATES to ORFAH (the Ur of the Chaldees), through the Plains of the Turcomans to DIARBEKR, i n A s i a Mi nor; from t h ence to M ar d in and the Ancient NISIBIS, on the borders of the Great Desert, and by the Tigris, to MOUSUL, the RUINS of NINEVEH and.BAByLON, &c. Printed for Henry Colburn, 8, New Burlington-street. Uniform with the Italian Novelists, in 4. vols. post Bvo. 38s. ROSCOE'S GERMAN NOVELISTS : —Tales selected from ancient and modern Authors in that Language, from the earliest period to the close of the Eighteenth Century ; with Critical and Biographical Notices. " Mr. Roscoe has accomplished his interesting, but laborious task, with great credit to his own skill and re search; and has produced one of the most valuable books to be found in the whole circle of fiction."—Morning Chronicle. Printed for Henry Colburn, 8, New Burlington-street. DR. COURTENAY'S NEW WORK. This Day was published, price 4s. AN HISTORICAL and PRACTICAL TREATISE on SYPHILIS, Gonorrhea, Gleets, Seminal Weakness, Strictures, Eruptions, and Nocturnal Pains, so frequently mistaken for Rheumatism. These subjects are illustrated by a variety of highly interesting cases, together with the Miseries of a secret Vice, so long and so unhappily pursued by the youth of both sexes. In the one it will be found the unfailing source of Barrenness, the other have its ravages fatally developed by a distressing state of debility, which, if not timely remedied, terminates in Impotence; these are its remote and ultimate effects, While Consumptions, loss of Muscular Power, and various Nervous Complaints, usually characterise the earliest stages Of this most destructive and insidious habit, for the cure of Which a mode of treatment, the result of long and success ful practice, and at one' s safe, speedy, and effectual, is adopted by the Author. With concluding remarks on the evils resulting from attempts at Self Cure. Principiis obsta ; sero medicine paratur. By C. R. COURTENAY, M.D., Robert-street, Adelpht. Printed for the Author: Published and sold by Suther land, No. 9, Carlton-street, Edinburgh ; Sherwood and Co., Paternoster-row ; Onwhyn, 4, Catherine-street, Strand ; Walker, 90, High Holborn ; Chappell and Son, Cornhill ; Marsh, 137, Oxford-street ; Chapple, 94, Pall-mall ; Brook, Opera Arcade ; and may be had of all booksellers in town and country. " Amongst the numerous Medical and Surgical Works of the day, we consider that written by Dr. Courtenay, on Syphilis, and other frequently fatal complaints, to he worthy Of the highest encomiums, and justly deserving the serious attention of all those persons who may unfortunately - happen to be afflicted with the maladies which form the subject of this very interesting publication. The luminous views taken of these diseases, together with important warnings against excesses, entitle this work to great praise; and we may add, as a further recommendation, that it is written with much delicacy and morality."—lnspector and Literary Review. No. 10,882. FOR CEYLON, (With leave to call at MADEIRA), THE remarkably fine, River-built Ship, HOOGHLY, P. J. REEVES, Commander. Burthen 465 Tons. Lying in the West India Export Dock. Has very superior Accommodations for Passengers, and will carry an experienced Surgeon. For Freight or Passage apply to BUCKLES, BAGSTER, aad BUCHANAN, 33, Mark-lane. TO SAIL IN AUGUST. FOR CALCUTTA, DIRECT, rHE fine fast sailing Ship LADY HOL LAND, Burtben 550 Tons, SAMUEL SNELL, Commander. Lying in the West India Export Dock. Has a Poop, and carries an experienced Surgeon. For Freight or Passage apply to Messrs. COCKERELL, TRAIL, and Co. No. 9, Austin Friars ; or to JOHN LYNEY, Jun. Sworn Broker, 24, Birchin-lane, Cornhill. A constant Trader, to sail the 20th of August, FOR THE ISLE OF FRANCE AND CEYLON, WITH LEAVE TO CALL AT MADEIRA, THE very fast-sailing coppered Ship ALEX ANDER, WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Corn mander. Burthen 500 Tons. Lying in the West India Docks. This Ship has most superior Accommodation for Passen gers, and will carry a Surgeon. For Freight or Passage apply to JOHN LYNEY, Jun., Sworn Broker, 24, Birchin-lane, Cornbill. A Constant Trader—This Ship will leave Gravesend in August, or forfeit Freight and Passage money, for BOMBAY, DIRECT, THE fine Fast Sailing new Ship, LADY FEVERSHAM, Burthen 550 Tons. STEPHEN SON ELLERBY, Commander, (late of the Royal George.) Lying in the West India Export Dock. This Ship has a Poop, with most superior Accommodation for Passengers, and will carry a skilful Surgeon. For Freight or Passage apply to Messrs. COCKERELL, TRAIL, and Co. No. 8, Austin Friars"; or to JOHN LYNEY, Jun., Sworn Broker, 24, Birchin Lane, Cornhill. IMPERIAL GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. 10, Coleman-street, :July 23, 1827. NOTICE is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING or ASSEMBLY of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on FRIDAY, the 3d day of August neat ensuing, to receive the REPORT of the COMMITTEE appointed to examine into the Accounts and Concerns of the Company, at the General Meeting held on the Bth day of March last, and to adopt such measures thereon as the said Meeting shall deem expedient. The Chair to he taken at One o'Clock preci*ly. By Order, HENRY CLARKE, Clerk of the Cualpany. PICTURES. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. WILLIAMS, At the Auction Mart, Bartholornew-laue, To-Moaitow, the 27th of July, at Twelve o'clock, A Valuitble COLLECTION of PAINT INGS, Comprising pleasing and highly finished Specimens of the Dutch, Flemish, and English Schools, recently Imported from Holland, including several by the following eminent Masters, viz.— Wouverrnans, Vandervelde, Ruysdael, Molinear, Canaletti, Everdingen, Backhuysen, Artois, De Huish, Griffier, B. Gael, Linglebach, To be viewed this day and Mornini talogues had at the Mart, and of M mor ten-street. Zuccharelli. Wilson, Nastnytb, Blake, I bbotson, Williams, &e. Ig of Sale ; and Ca• r. Williams, Throg• CABINET-MAKERS' SOCIETY. CHEAP -CABINET & UPHOLSTERY, at the LONDON REPOSITORY for the CA BINET-MAKERS' SOCIETY, being the only real one now existing in London, No. 71, corner of LEADEN HALL-STREET, opposite Aldgate Pump, and which has been established upwards of Six years. Fur Ready Money, and no Abatement. rl -1 CLARK'S GENERAL OUT TING WAREHOUSE, for the EAST and WEST INDIES and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER 'CHANGE, STRAND. Officers, Cadets, and Writers going to India, and Gen tlemen proceeding to South America, or any other part of the Globe, will find in this Establishment the whole of their Military Appointments, Swords, Chacos, Sashes, Belts, %stole, &c. together with a large and well.rnanu factured stock of Sea Cots, Couches, and Bedding ; Cabin Wash-band Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Sea Chests, Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every other description of Travelling Equipage. AN ASSORTMENT OF CANTEENS, ready fitted with the necessary requisites for India and other tropical climates; likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated Articles, Knives and Forks, suitable for families going abroad ; Military and Hindostannee Books, Maps, &c. A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle, Tandem, Phonon, Stanhope ar.d Chaise HARNESS, with every description of Saddlery, &c. &c. for home use, East and West Indies, and South America, which merit inspec tion from their excellent quality, first style of workman ship, and moderate prices. All the ArtiCles in this Establishment are warranted, and the excellent plan of fifty years standing is still strictly adhered to, of asking one Ready Money P r i ce , b u t f rom which no abatement will be made. The Trustees and Committee respectfully inform the Nobility and Gentry, that they still conduct the above Establishment for the Benefit of industrious and ingenious Mechanics (who have large families), by offering their Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line of the best workmanship, and cheaper than by any House in London, no other profit being required than to satisfy the warehouse rent and incidental expences ; being satisfied with constant employment to enable them to support their families, the number of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly Meeting to be 148. From the great patronage the Com mittee have received, they are in hopes of increasing that number. The following Is a Specimen of the Low Prices asked; all Goods warranted : Five feet Mahogany Bedstead, four-post £4 10 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 s 5 0 6 10 0 0 0 Tent ditto Bordered Mattress to fit - Mahogany Drawers with solid ends - Eight Mahogany Chairs - • Mahogany Pembroke Table Feather Bed free from dust and smell, from .£2 12 0 to 0 Drawing-room Sofa, from £5 5 0 to 7 '7 0 THE. NATIONAL SILK WEAVERS' SOCIETY, Establish e d for the e sole purpose of giving constant Em ploynient to Em milks a spi r ea rr Weavers and their numerous Fa -200 of their Childre B ' andto educate 500, and clothe number of the Children of o and also to educate an unlimited other industrious Silk-Weavers. !THEIR PATR rev , and the NOBILITY 1 and Public, are most Establishment, 59, O x f ord : tr et fttlly informed, that their MONDAY, the 25th Day o f , and that they thnt WILL OPEN on , oppo n s. se, No. 15, De have commenced Selling at their W ar t e r b o the Church, vonshsquare, f lin g at on cttiumantity of Silk previous to opening their Retail House, at i l k , e l rich price, street. They cut at their Warehouse ally o ' 59 ., Oxford from the piece, at one penny per yard where they always keep ready manufactured plain and figured Gr os de Naples, stout Lustring and Sarsnet,ae, Black and coloured Levantine, and Satin s of every de scription and quality, and a most extensive assortmeynt f rich Silk Damasks, including, amongst a variety of others, Thirty new Patterns of elegant Taberets, the designs oi which are p er f e ctly Original, and executed exclusively for the Society, consequently will be found the greatest no velty ever submitted to public inspection. Ladies are most respectfully informed that it is not profit they seek, but only sufficient to cover expences, an d keep the men in constant employment. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who will honour the Society by becoming yearly Subscribers of Ten Shillings, will be waited upon at their respective dwellings by one of the members of the Com mittee, with every new Pattern of Silk previous to their being submitted to public sale. The Subscriptions will go to the Fund of the Society, to provide for the benevolent purposes for which it has been established, viz.—at each member's death, 121. A member's wife's death, 6/. If any member sick, 12s. per Week, and if out of employment, 10s. The purchasers, if they wish, may see rich Silks in the progress of being manufactured. W, G, GARLANA, Secretary. Sofa Bedstead - Mahogany Horse-Hair Sofa - 3 8 0 6 10 0. A quantity of Paper Hangings for Bed, Dining, and Drawing-rooms, at nearly Half-price. The Trade will find it worth their attention. Houses Furnished at a few days' notice, and Apartments in a few hours.—Goods packed free of expeace except the matting. THURNELL, Agent J. HASLER, Secretary. BUTLER'S FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA. IN this Preparation are concentrated all the Medicinal Properties of the Sarsaparilla Root, even to a perfect saturation of the Menstrum with which it is pre pared. To such persons, therefore, who, from various causes, would experience great inconvenience, or with whom it would be utterly impossible to prepare the Decoc tion, the Fluid Extract, which possesses the advantages of portability and of keeping in any climate, will be found a most desirable mode of employing this much-esteemed Me dicine. The Diseases in which it has proved most beneficial are those of the Skin, such as the Scorbutic Affections, Erup tive Diseases, Secondary Symptoms, &c. arising from a dis eased state of the System at large. It is taken in Water, rendering it of the same strength as the Decoction. Sold in Bottles, at 4s. 6d. ; 6d. ; and 20s. ;by Messrs. B ut l er, Chemists,: Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's, London ; 54,, Sackville-street, Dublin ; and 72, P rinces " street, Edinburgh ; Savory and 136, New Bond street, and 220, R egent - s treet ; and Co.,. by the principal Me dicine Venders in the Kingdom. Of whom may be had BUTLER'S CITRATED KALI, a Preparation for making Saline Draughts, recommend e d by the Profession for its convenience and certainty. In Bottles, at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and Ss. 6d. N. )3, Ask NT 1301W* Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla, dt t ez-% s e lv tit , .„-- o , ig,l4 • / AIL _ ; 111 / •) • _,),, k; ° ' i f f 6 0 ./ l ik / 0.4 , 0 Nog * AikOhlys t Via li_ll3 - La, WESTERN CIRCUIT. WINCHESTER, TUESDAY,. JULY 24. PRICE ID. of the Court was, that the prisoner should be impri soned in the House of Correction for one year, and be kept to hard labour during that period. James Ayres was indicted, convicted of having on the night of the 22d December last, burglariously broken and entered the house of Rachel Wise, at Cockpole, in this county, and stolen therefrom four ;ides of bacon, a chine, a firkin of butter, some beef, tobacco, and various other articles. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. • Mr. Baron VAUGHAN said, that if not left for exe cution, he must expect to quit the country for life. CIVIL SIDE. The Court was occupied the whole day with the :rial of causes possessing no public interest. At twelve o'clock this day, after the Lord Chief Justice Best and Mr. Justice Burrough attended divine service at the cathedral, the business of this circuit commenced. The former sat at the Civil, and the latter at the Crown side. Mr. Justice Burrougli charged the Grand Jury (of which Sir a Rose, Bart. was foreman) and ob served that there were few eases of any moment to be submitted for their consideration, except one which had that morning been transmitted from Gos port. He understood that a man named John Sul livan, and a woman named Betty Clarke, stood charged with having strangled a sailor, as it was supposed, from jealousy ; perhaps the Grand Jury would see that the woman was not sufficiently im plicated to be included in the capital offence. Be, yond all doubt the man's death was caused by atro cious violence : whether, however, a charge of mur der could be brought home against the parties now implicated remained to be seen. It resolved itself into a matter of fact, rather than a question of law, and it was peculiarly the province of the Grand .Jury to penetrate the facts. They would also have before them some charges of horse-stealing. Now, as this crime appeared to prevail to an alarming ex tent in this and the adjoining county, it became ab solutely necessary that the law should be allowed to take its course, and he should perform his duty ac cordingly. The witnesses for the murder at Gosport are or dered to attend the Grand Jury at eight o'clock to morrow morning. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-BUCKINGHAM, JuLy 24 • o ' • , . . THE DUCT/Ee:a '- • AT TrYTI iectiftik 1 e, Her Royal Highness left Lord Clinton's, at Huish, near Hatherleigli, after divine service on Sunday morning; stopped to take refreshment at Stevenstown, the seat of Lord Rolle; and arrived at Ilfracombe at eight o'clock in the evening. The weather was unpropitious for the greater part of the day on Sunday ; but towards evening, it cleared away sufficiently to enable the loyal inha bitants of that delightful little town,and the adjacent country, to assemble in great numbers, fur the pur pose of manifesting their respect to so distinguished a member of the Royal Family. Triumphal arches, composed of evergreens, intermixed with flowers, flags, &c., were thrown across the street in various places ; the fronts- of most of the houses were orna mented in the same simple but pleasing manner; and the shipping in the harbour hoisted their gayest flags. Upon her Royel• Highness's appearance, the bells rang a merry peal. Salutes , were fired near the rocks at Wildersmouth, and from a revenue cut ter in the harbour ; and the Royal Standard was hoisted at the signal post on Capstern Hill. Her Royal Highness was accompanied in her travelling carriage by the Princess Carlotti and Miss Fitzcla rence. On entering . the town, the horseerwere taken out of the carriage with her Royal Highness'6 permission, and, preceded by a band of 'music, flags, and gentlemen on horseback, the Royal party, amidst the deafening applause of the surrounding multitude, were drawn by 24 sailors, dressed,in blue jackets and white trousers, through the town, to the house of James Meek, Esq., where herßoyal Highness and the Ladies accompanying her, attend ed by Colonel Cooper, Sir Byam Martin, and Mr. Douglas, one of members of his Royal High ness's Council, dined and slept. On Monday morning, the weather was rather hazy, and the hills Were enveloped in mist. This rendered it unfavourable :for her 40,11 Highness to view, with the advaritago that Ane weather would hare afforded, the romantic aCionify whiCh surrounds the town and harbour. After partaking of an early breakfast, her Royal Highness and suite embarked at seven o'clock on board the Comet steam-packet, amidst the same enthusiastic manifestations of re spectful and attentive feeling, on the part of the pub lic. as that which had characterised her Royal High ness's entrance into the town on the , preceding evening; the public quay, from one end to the other, being covered with carpeting strewed with flowers, and otherwise decorated in the most tasteful manner. The Royal carriages having been shipped on board the Meteor steam-vessel at high-water, the Comet and Meteor proc'eded to sea the moment her Royat. Highness was on board. MILFORD, JULY 23, half-past four o'clock p.m.-- This moment her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence landed at Pembroke Dock-yard, from the Comet steam-vessel. The place has been inde scribably gay. Her Royal Highness was brought from the steamer in the Royal barge, rowed by war rant-officers belonging -to this establishment, accom panied by Lord Cawdor. On landing, the Duchess was greeted by hearty Welch cheers, and a Royal salute from the Procris gun-brig. At the landing place, the officers of this establishment and the workmen were drawn up to receive her Royal Highness, and the Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry formed her body guard to Stackpole-court. Her Royal Highness was dressed in a drab suit and cloak of checkered or plaid stuff, and accompanied by Miss Fitzclarence. There were thousands of persons collected on the occasion. The •Duke has not yet arrived, but is hourly expected. I have not time to write more, an .the post iejust going. GENT v. HARDING. This was an action of slander, brought by the plaintiff, a surgeon and apothecary, residing at Fenny Stratford, against the defendant, a dress-maker. The declaration stated that the defendant said of the plaintiff " He had gone a courting to Mrs. Neile (his present wife) before his former wife was dead—, that it was the death of her—and that her son had come from Winslow to mix up the medicines, be cause she would not take any of Mr. Gent's mixing." Plea—a justification. Mr. ROBINSON (with whom was Mr. MUNRo) stated the case for the plaintiff. A witness proved the marriage of the plaintiff with Mrs. Neile. He was present, and had given the bride away, who is sister to his own wife. James Rogers deposed that he knew the plaintiff twenty-five years. He carries on the business of surgeon and man-midwife. He attended his own wife nine times.—(A laugh.) Martha Ingram—Knows both plaintiff an d fendant. Was present at a conversation between Miss Harding and a Mrs. Buick, in January last Heard Miss Harding say that Mr. Gent went a courting to Mrs. Neile before his former wife was deaclL--that it was the death of her—and that her son came from Winslow to mix up the medicines for her. Said her son came to mix up the medi cines, because she would not, take Mr. Gent's mix'. ing. Told witness she was not to mention any thing she said, because it might create a dis turbance. Sarah Munday was servant to the late Mrs. Gent. Was with her at the time of her death. Is dead about ten months. Was attending her a great deal. She took medicines all the time. Mr. Gent made up the first medicines she took, and her son, Mr. John Gent, made up , the last. Mr. Gent did not continue to make up the medicines for her long. Witness used to assist him in mixing the medicines. Some pills which Mr. Gent made did not agree with Mrs. Gent. She did not like to take any more, because she thought she " was being saliVated." Mr. John Gent carne sometimes to attend her. It might be once a week or a fort night. Mr. Gent behaved as a very kind husband to her. Never heard Mrs. Gent say any thing against him. Has a sister 'at Fenny Stratford ; she came twice to see her. A Mrs. Bristow came Bei veral times to see her. No other acquaintance came. Cross-examined—Lived in the house as a servant, and never went out all the time that Mrs. Gent was Mr. Gent used to be very much absent on his business. He was at home at meal times and night. Catherine Gent is a daughter of the plaintiff by his first wife. Was at hoine during the illness of the late Mrs. Gent; her father mixed up the medi cines in general, except now and then, when her brother mixed them up; her father was very kind to Mrs. Gent, and she was very kind to him. Mr. Sergeant STORKS then addressed the Jury for the defendant. Thomas Abelthorpe knew Mrs. Neile; she lived in a little yard opposite witness's house; was ill, and Mr. Gent attended him; Mrs. Neile came and brought him wine and physic; afterwards she often came : Gent met her at his house ; he came two or three times a day ; met at those times Ma. Neile ; when she was not at witness's house Gent used to ask for her, and has gone to her house; Gent has asked witness to go through his house to Mrs. INL's ; at the first part of the time Mrs. Neile was living alone; Mrs. Taylor came afterwards to live with her; Mrs. Gent was then living, but was very ill, and Gent said she would never get over it ; they would stop together half an hour, sometimes longer, th ere : Mrs. Neile sometimes fetched witness's medicine.— Gent often said that if his wife died, as Mrs. Neile was a respectable woman, and took his fancy, he would marry her ; a few days after his wife's death Gent said he would marry Mrs. Neile as soon as he had arranged—the funeral ; witness said her charac ter was as good as his, and Gent said let the world say what it would, he would marry her. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—OIt the 13th inst. about two o'clock in the afternoon, a fire broke out at a barn in the possession of Mr. Robert Tame, of Arlington, about three miles from \Vantage, which it consumed, toge ther with a cart-house, and sundry, farming implements; also a rick of hay.. From thence it communicated and burnt two cottages belonging to John Winterbourn ; and extended its ravages to a firm-house and barn (containing some wheat,) and a stable, cow, wood, and cart-houses, belonging to John and Martha Ballard, with their two cottages in the occupation of Wm. Cummins and Charles Hurst, which were consumed. The devastating element then spread over the premises occupied by Mr. Richards, farmer, when a large rick of straw, two barns, (one con-, taming a quantity of wheat rid wool), a stable, cow, and cart-houses, a rick of wheat, three hay-ricks, with farming implements, and twelve stocks of bees, in a few mi nu t es became one general blaze. A large hay-rick standing *ear also caught fire, a part of which and a small portion of two other ricks were saved. The loss is estimated at up, wards of 4. 3 0001....8uth Chronicle, ruin and. then at the wh() , corn- vateh three soner, been with -story. , knew They 'B, and ed and le gas . dime lity.-- man arty. t ... 143 EtGED. July 27, :, Stoke- CTORS Duf portion ing the g their tated to e Lord Dpinion certain hue the Lord on the satisfied ied, re- Lord request. and nd opi nyseif," i occa- ench to of the They ;state in ;ent the as, who 'state at layer and I )osite to that was 1 I made he lady of Stewart, ipt. Saun- . Gibbina, the Rev. Caroline, tins Bank, Vicar of , to Caro of Hinton T. Butler vet, eldest teq., Se- pel, on the 'loch, Esq. in the eer- , of Great y surviving ey, Esq. in street. 1 63, Eliza of Brock- wer-aquare, ed, to Har of Thames n, 0, st Idle TO SAIL ON THE sth AUGUST. For MADRAS and CALCUTTA, with leave to call at MADEIRA, THE fast sailing River-built Ship COPER NICUS, Burthen 350 Tong. JOHN BOLAND, Commander. Lying in the West India Docks. Has a Poop, with very superior Accommodation for Passengers. For Freight or Passage apply to JOHN LYNEY, Jun. Sworn Broker, 24, Birchin-lane, Cornhill. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1827. treating with his cuirassiers from the field, went up, and " shook hands with Major General Sir Edward Kerrison, Who'in England for real goodness of heart has no comparison, a piece of . pleasant - which will, no doubt, be wondrously edifying to the reader. We have thus "given a slight abstract of our ingenious poet's peculiar style of versification, quits sufficient, we conceive, to warrant our as sertion of its originality. The following are equally felicitous specimens of his sentiment and imagery ; and first of his sentiment : Thus man's life goes away, never to return, Till our Saviour sounds his heavenly horn. 0 ye wicked sinners, take warning by this, Be not like Judas, betraying with a kiss! Let us all prepare to meet our blessed God, He may come soon, shaking his scorching rod. And secondly of his imagery : It is now so very dark one cannot look around. Is the moon asleep, or is it under ground ? The moon is not asleep, but cover'd over in bed ; With black cloudy curtains close round its sickly head ; The curtain is so black too, in the element so high, To hide the light from us, to make our hearts sigh. To make us all wet too, the black border he now wrings, It begins to drop a good pace—to wet all our, things. Our.limits here warn us to an end ; but, before we conclude, we cannot help thanking our rnin strelfs:)r the gratification he has so lavishly afforded us. His comic humour is the most serious thing we ever read ; and contrasts beautifully with the rich farce of his pathos, which again is only equalled by the sublime obscurity of his imagery. In fact, he is the Dillon of poetry, as that historian is the Bavius of prose ; and, how ever our snarling, cynics may profess to lament the present decay of genius, that age is surely worthy of respect, if not of veneration, which can boast at the same time of two such immortal productions as " The Lord Mayor's Voyage to Oxford" and the " Descriptive Poem on eater loo." Both merit equal commendation. " Qui 'Bavium non odit, amet tua carmina, Mcevi," LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 25. IN THE MATTER OE THE HUNTINGDON CORPORATION. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case, which was argued before him some days ago. The question in dispute was, whether the Mayor and Burgesses of the city of Huntingdon, or the Gover nors of the Hospital of St. John, in the same place, were entitled to certain.lands called the New Pas- tures. This question had been already tried under an issue directed for that purpose by this Court, and the Jury had found in favour of the Corporation.— An application was now made for a new trial of that issue. His 'Lordship then proceeded to comment upon the evidence, which, as it appeared by the Judge's notes, had been given on the trial. A ter rier and other ancient documents had been pro duced, by which it appeared that the lands in ques tion had been in the possession of the Corporation; .and that. they had been-demised to them by the :instrument which created their original title. Cer tain surveyors had been examined, and the result of their evidence was, that the lands mentioned in the terrier, and described in an ancient map (one of the documents produced), corresponded with those now possessed and claimed by the Cor pratiou. A surveyor had also been examined on the part of the Hospital of St. John ; but the I Counsel did not think fit to examine him on this point. On the part of the hospital, the evidence was, principally, that the parts dotted in a certain map contained the New Pastnre; that it appeared, also, that the plan was made in the year 1752, while the which the hospitat (*timed their title was dated in 1634. Upon this evidence the case went to the jury, and the verdict was, in his Lordship's opinion, such 'as would fairly be pronounced upon the evidence, and the only inference that could be drawn from the facts. One point had been mainly relied on in the argument, which was, that there should have been some evidence of an alienation on the part of the hospital, the land being assumed to have been once in the possession of the hospital; and that to this point the Judge ought to have directed the attention of the Jury. His Lordship thought this objection was of no moment, that the verdict appeared to have been fairly found upon the evidence, and that there was no reason why a new trial should be granted. The Court was afterwards occupied in hearing motions of no public importance. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JULY 25. TAYLOR AND WATFRS. Mr. SUGDEN moved, on behalf of the legatees of the late Mr. Taylor, that they should be admitted to appear in the Master's office, and to have notice of all other proceedings in the eauAe. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said he thought he could not refuse the parties leave to appear before the Master. He should, :however, reserve the whole question of costs. LITERATURE. A. DESCRIPTIVE POEM of the BATTLE of WATER LOO ; Dedicated to the Earl of Carlisle. By Captain HARDMAN. pp. 28. Loudon, 1827. This is the most original Poem we have ever read. Christabel was wild, and Peter Bell " prodigious ;" but this beats them both hollow. Whether or no it is " Epic"—as the New Times considerately calls it—we will not take upon ourselves to say, at any rate it possesses one quality, which according to Aristotle, dis tinguishes this loftiest class of poetry from an y other, and that is, consistency. Its rhythm, dic tion, sentiment, and imagery, are each in beauti ful accordance with the other ; there is no unex pected brilliancy of thought, no abrupt transition .of fancy ; all is equable and uniform like the statues at Lord Timon's villa. But while we approve Capt. Hardman's consistency, we should be somewhat reluctant. to declare before Sir Richard Birnie upon oath, that we considered him equal to Byron, or even to Burns ; he is a poet sui geno-is, an anomaly not unlike the sea serpent in rarity, and one who derives his sole inspiration from nature. Nothing like him ever yet existed, or probably ever will exist ; he stands alone in incomprehensible sublimity, and with the proud consciousness of original genic, scorns to be under obligations either to grammar, common sense, or rhythm. His present produc tion sets out with the following abrupt couplet, which, as the critic will not fail to remark, re sembles the celebrated opening of Gray's Bard : ecce signunz : At Voorde I was quartered some time Upon a blacksmith who could rhyme. - While stationed in this euphonious town, our poet is surprised by the arrival of an Orderly Dragoon, who thus reveals the purport of his mission : bolls! Mona! blacksmith, do you hear ? Is Mr. Hardman quartered here ? Is Adjutant Hardman now in the house, If he is, you must him quickly rouse; The French are advancing very fast, Rouse up, make haste, or we shall be the last." Of course Adjutant Hardman could do no less than " rouse up," which he did, in this con cise and epigrammatic manner : Up I jumped, then rubbed my eyes, And thought the blacksmith was telling lies ;*" What do you want, dragoon, with me ? Here is a letter, Sir, for you to see ; I took the letter, held it in my hand, Then dressed, and quickly roused the band. Off then I went to Colonel Q., Here is a letter, Sir, for you. On perusing which letter, " Colonel in stantly ordered our. poet's detachment to march fOr Brussels, but not before he had put the following pertinent interrogatory to his Subal- ems : Officers of troops, are all your men sober ? No, I have one drunk with old October, What is his name? quickly tell to me, 'flis name is Rane, By the time the detachment reached Brussels, the action had already commenced, the horror, sublimity, and reckless desperation of which, are thus splendidly described. Bang ! hang ! went the great gons P. ! pop ! smalt arms sent souls a soaring, a circumstance which indisputably proves the angelic nature of the combatants. Their souls— observes our poet—were all " sent a soaring"_ Ergo, they must have been cherubic. Unfor tunately, however, poor Rane, who as we have already seen, was appropriately enough, rather intoxicated with heavy wet, met with a serious accident. We had scarcely arrived on that fatal spot, Before Rane and his horse went smack to pot; A cannon ball, the last that was sent, Knocked Rene dean off—to Heav'n he went. From this last line, we derive the important information that drunkards stand the best chance of celestial promotion, a fact which, if true, will confine the candidates for Paradise, almost exclusively, to Oxonians and Cantabs. On quitting the field of battle for the night, our poet naturally enough inquires who is killed, and learning that Lord James Hay is one of these unfortunates, his benevolent disposition betrays itself in the following pensive apostrophe— God bless my soul, is Lord Hay killed so soon ? Early the next morning the troops were again set in motion, on which occasion his Grace of Wellington was delivered of a very Tyrtwan harrangue, exenipli gratia— The brave Duke said, General Vivian, I leave them to you, They are now advancing on the right of yonder yew ; I will assist the Marquis to stop them a little while ; You go threes about, when they come opposite the style. The authenticity of this speech we have not the slightest reason to doubt, as its dignified colloquial elegance strongly reminds us of his Grace's late senatorial orations in the Upper House. Its energy, of course, had a corre sponding effect on the soldiers, who fought with ‘" fierce savageness," when suddenly " Colonel Quintin was mounded in his ankle, which, says our . Poet, " Is bad news, and may make his leg dangle." Most likely. In addition to this accident, a promising young corporal who was fighting in the front ranks was " cut in two," an event which seemed to have occasioned him no little sur prise ; for he instantly remarked to a hye-stander, Oh ! look at my poor bowels on the ground; After which, . this sensible soldier lived minutes twenty-five, When gave up the ghost like a bee out of its hive. From this touching couplet we deduce two, very important inferences ; first, that sensible soldiers can live five-and-twenty minutes with out their bowels ; secondly, that all bees which go out of their hives give up the ghost. The passage therefore is valuable, both as a physio , logical and entomological curiosity. Towards the close of the engagement — Lieutenant Gunning was shot dead, . So never moved band nor foot, nor stirred his head. He must have been a surprising genius if he had. We remember 'a passage in Xenophon's Anabasis of a similar character, where he ob serves that three Persian soldiers, in conse quence of having their heads cut off, died. We acquit Captain Hardman, however, of any inten tional plagiarism : great minds will clash. To resume, our poet soon got over the death of " poor Gunning ; and on hearing shortly after-. wards that " Boney," as he calls him, was re ' - 1 We think it not unlikely, that, influenced by the well] known sagacity of Lord Chief Justice Best, "on the subject of the Law of Libel, the Blacksmith will•enter an action against Captain Hardman for impeaching his Yeracit7, SUMMER ASSIZES. MIDLAND CIRCUIT._NORTHAMPTON, Jut.y 24. J o in': Quin and Michael Canovan, two privates of the 67th Regiment of Foot, were indicted, the for mer for stealing, and the latter for.receiving, upwards of 1001. in Bank notes, and a gold watch, value 50 guineas, the property of Capt. Wm. Blair of the same regiment. After an investigation, which lasted for six hours, the Jury returned a verdict of " Guilty" against both prisoners. No other case of any importance occurred here to day. OXFORD CIRCUIT.-ABINGDON, Jut 24. Charles Dormer was indicted, cha;ged with having stolen, on the 15th inst., at Woking, in the county of Surrey, a chestnut gelding, the property of Isaac Hodd. On being taxed with having stolen the horse, the prisoner said, " it was a bad fob; he should be hanged if they did not let him go, and it would do them no good to get a fellow-creature hanged,---they would get nothing by it." Isaac Hodd, the prosecutor, proved that the horse was safe in his field, at Woking, on the night of the 15th inst. On the morning of the 16th, the gate was off its hinges, and the horse was gone. The horse found with the prisoner was his horse. The Jury found the prisoner " Guilty." Mr. Baron VAUGHAN said, when he found that the prisoner had only returned from transportation about a month when he committed this offence, — that in 1811 he had been convicted of highway robbery, and in 1817 of burglary—his present offence was much aggravated. Sentence of death would be recorded against him; but his life, it was possible. might still be spared. Prisoner.,-I hope so, my Lord: when I was in New South Wales, I worked hard, and got a good character there. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN had heard that, which was the only thing in his favour : he would now be sent there again. The sentence of the Court was, that he should be transported for lif e . Prisoner.—Thank you, my Lord. I shall be glad to go. Thomas Dew, aged 60, was convincted of steal ing a quantity of flour from the mill of his employer, Joseph Gillet, a miller of Abingdon. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN observed ; that the sentence THE ARMY. The Depot of the 35th Regiment, straioned at Albany Barracks, commanded by Major Macdonald, C. 8., were reviewed by Major-General Sir James Lyon, K.C.B. and G.C.H., on Saturday last, the 21st instant ; when 'the Major-General was pleased to express his very high satis fe.tion their appearance; steadiness, and the rapidity and correctness with which they performed the different movements. It is but justice to Major Maddo#ald and Officers of this fine Depot to add, that, of 310 Rank and File on Parade, 232 hays joined within • thi last twelve months ; and that their conduct in quartervis fully equal to their appearance on Parade. The ssth - Regirnent is now complete in .numbers; THETFORD WOOL FAIR. This meeting was very. eespectably, but as might have been anticipated from the etate of the wool trade, less numerously attended Aan on former oc casions. Mr. Coke (who Appeared in good health and spirits) took the chsiir. After dinner the CVAIRMAN gave—" The Con slit„utpioronspanerditKy to the N " v T oo h l e F L a o ir t g A o o d d m p i r a r e r e ' for a good fleece,"—the last of which, he observed, was more applicable than the old toast of—" A. fine fleece 'and a fat carcass," since the wool was less sought for, and tallow worth but little. Mr. COKE then said that he was highly gratified at seeing so respectable a company, which he had hardly expected, as there was so little prospect of their obtaining a price for their wool. His object in attending was to obtain a fair price for their wool, and to promote good humour among them; and he be lieved if the fair were not supported, they would not obtain so good prices. If the manufacturers. were improving, they might hope that wool, would fetch hog He consi more money than they could ask now; and those who liked speculation might hold their stock : but for his part he preferred selling at the price of the time, and should therefore offer his two years' clip, and hoggett, anddweh r i e c: 2 ll ohi s h e o o f computed wfioooclk w o worthoalt, 34t0010hitiloing or two more thands Mr. Waller. of the price he had stated, and taking the hog and hoggett at 365. and the other at 225. or 235. he should offer the whole at 302,, and proposed that they should drink Mr. Waller' s health while he was considering of it. Mr. WALLER said, fnat in the many years he had bought Mr. Coke'a wool, they had never come so near in their c;aculation as on this occasion. He had reckoned, that if there were 280 tods of hoggett and 24Q of flock wool, it was worth 285.; but if the proportion was near what Mr. Coke stated, it might be worth 295. He would therefore take it at 305., and leave it to his honour to abate him Is. if lie should want it, as he had so liberally returned him 10s. in a former year.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. COKE would now propose Mr. Fison's health, and prosperity to the manufacturers, as to the im provement of which he knew Mr. Fison could give them some inplligenee. • Mr. FISON was happy to confirm the statement, that the manufacturers were in an improved state; indeed, he did not know a single exception; but the continuance of that improvement must depe nd upon the continuance of a low price for the r aw ma terial. Ewe wool was certaintly in a very low state; but when the present glut was work ed u p , he believed that if agriculturists would tu rn their attention to the growth of a different wool for combing, they would Obtain a higher price. Till then he did not see any chance. Mr. COKE believed that what Mr. Fison had said about a glut, like that of corn a few years ago, was perfectly true. He believed that the a griculturists were in as depressed a state as the manufacturers, but be was not one of those who were alarmed. The Ministers of the day were not exactly the men he could have wished; but if they acted, as be hoped they would, very differently from the system of many years past, be would give them his support. At present he had not given a vote to Government. yard, but was selling fine Saxony Mr. WALLER said , cloths at 14s. a he could supply goo d E ng li s h cloths at 305., and was charged more for them in proportion than for the last seven years. nut he would send Mr. Fison a coat of each, if he pleased, and let him say next year which wore best. We did not hear of any sales of wool but that or Mr. Coke. tt• ac,F, n was itirt- said toned told mulct rvei [. P., !non, hain. tarter along wan, ;ainsb 3, and with The em it. a fie