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the n roar, in Chancery,. under the practice re followed, three Judges, three Courts, and I, 4 t hi r Alastc.rs, cannot dispose of the like nurn ii:4 causes even, Ortet through half the busi 41?that. has bean brought before them. t Ith this fact before us, is ther e any difficulty /1611 ,g the cau ses of the delay eftin our Courts equity ; or is•theie any difficulty in discover 'nat remedy ought to be applied to cure ureadful evil with which the country is 1 4: allictPd. W e must confess we see none : 4 , t sore we are, if any ody , of lawyers w t th eniselves to work; 'prejudice and — in terest t . h u f , h , ar t , a system of practice mig ht be devised for Court of Chancery, which would effectually ith:l ven t the recurrence of these unheard of delays "vo the money of the suit ors of these Courts. :ilecesßary such an amend ment is needs no p d(L ark , it has been and will be again and again until power shall yield what the pub 14(t"Pect.S, and remove this crying, mischievous, unexag E ,Terated grievance, a grievance no less Nt t cactive in private life than detrimental to the ti, t ' l li c) and injurious to the char acter of the na ttlit.' in that first of all great q ualities, the ad wtilstration of justice. On the p oint of ex p ense I . : 1141 1 at present forbear. It. is of infinitely l l ;, - "Portance than the delay, and moreover will thr"tly remedied by the adoption of a better 14 c ' e h ) of practice, because that expense is chiefly C o : q ed in paving for the repeated attendances of - "oand Attornies,and the copying of - the im mensec, Piles of writings, of which a cause in equity tnilintni'miql, In this respect, too, the Courts of , -(41 law present an example scarcely more th i l " 10 that of the Court of Chancery. We say 011,8 fully aware that-if one was compared to the th e .l. l l , the relation between Ludgate-hill and e - 4 ighest of the lofty Andes would just about t o t t rts it the difference between the amount of a in the two Courts. t v the Duke of Lancaster, which arrived at iPQh r "° l on Tuesday afternoon, advices have TO receiv e d f ro m Calcutta to the 30th of July. tiit,,d latest news from the Bu rmese territory t, that the main body of the British troops, 'tier 0 oe command of Sir A. CAMPBELL, remain ry, Prom e and its neighbourhood. No military • 14p n vi ments had taken place from the date of the ta. " 8 accounts ; nor were any expected to s i:laee, the rainy season having set in. If The A. e "uld not be terminated by negociationa, Sir p "PnEt.r. intended to embrace the first op ‘v4:itiunity which offered to march his troops to- Ni e k . '; B nromerapoora. The army was uncommonly hO E above one-third of the men being in the k at • General MottaisoN, w ith his division, °, O Ca nt o HPd in Arracan. His troops were qt . n s; t "re sickly than those under the command tq A -r CAMPBELL. Out of about 6,000 men "th -I :farati, nearly 3,000 were in the hospitals. ,"aths had been numerous. Several of the bril liant had di e d in the fortress. A trifling, but t w ,';'` a nt affair bad taken place in Assam, be en;,,,the troops under the command of Lieute lat% ftvviLLE and the Burmese, in which the Were defeated. The Duke of Lancaster sa,l ll 4 e u fro m the Sand Heads in company with the fo r c i °4° sict the Lord Amherst, and the Grenada, 1 3ti "olidon, She touched at the Cape on the 11 1 Of October, and afterwards called at St. t. elen ni . whence she sailed on the 30th. An atwarc _vs I t' not stat'eClu,"(l-IntEdast Indiaman, the name of which 410pe........(7,7me5.) been lost at the Cape of Good e o llisPatebe '', dated the Sth November, have Ili/received by , Governme nt from Major-Gen. .1 - "VARH DOUGLAS, at New Brunswick. 1„- .41 7 contain di s t ress ing accounts o f the late thlitous fires that took place in that Province. vt :g i sterday a ft ernoon , at three o'clock, the Go ttin" and D eput y Governor of the Batik of 1. / g v iand v had an interview with the Earl of 4 : - "oor. , and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex. to , (4 .,,, u " , at Fife-house. The-interview lasted a DM fry time ; after which the Governor and 4 1 " Y Governor returned to the Bank. 4a ;i l r. Secretary PEEL, Mr. Secretary CANNING, t on . th , e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, had a p oc ;"ation yesterday with the Earl of litvEtt ,,L) at his house at Whitehall. t an early hour yesterday morning, Mr. Se (l,al, Put. unexpectedly arrived at h is resi• -Me° in P r i v y G ar d e ns, from the seat of th e arquis of S ALISBURY , at Hatfield, Herts, where k h p 'tight lion. Gentleman had been staying a Ort (hot% • b c . Griper, one of the discovery sh i p s, is to fitted out and placed under the command of MINGAY, of the Coast Blockade Ser. and is to be moored a few Miles to the Paga rar d of Portsmouth, off Ilayling Isla nd. t urt - 's reported that the Superb, 74, latel y r e. wh l 7 l from South . America, when p aid off, si c " will be in a few days, will be re-conunis o,' ili ned ' and placed under the c ommand of Capt, ti ot ;_,. , and sent round to Plymouth, to be sta. 1 , 11 " as a guard:ship the. t o . ti e Council which was appointed to be held ord„a..Y, and at which the RECORDER'S Rep ort was ii ;:u to be made, is postponed. Voint,., l l " -3 ,;. 1 3 , the King of PRUSS:IA Liss ar thf. tu : a uharke d'Apires al 'Philadelphia, in -rs° " of Mr..NIEDERSTETTER, Counsellor -ve rnment, who is to take charge of the corn e" °f Prussia in the United States. tie has A- resilient there some months. — (Berli nPa p er.) INT, v l '"ter from Ilamburgh, dated 't he 29th Iv eat 'g iv es the following acco unt of the stormy h ay "er in that quarter :—" For some time we e l , h ad Very stormy weather here. On Subday ui th th inst. it thundered awfully, accompanied 4vvtih.:igthhet zzt ,iy vivid lightning, and the tide rose to 19 feet above high water_ mark, 'Ll At i ell brought to remembrance the dreadful inun 4iii s of the 15th Nov. last year, and of the the eb • in the current year. It was fortunate that fro Wind blew nearly due west ; had it been rn the northwest we should have been exposed 411 1 Thich g reater d anger . We have not heard of i s 3; d isastrous occurrences in the town, tho u g h it 'llaaid one of the dykes at Finkenwater, on the fro n °verian side, has g iven way. The accounts the pressure Cuxhaven s t a t e , that the dykes bad resiste d of the waters, n otwithstanding New irk had been again damage inundated, and a good deal 'nage done." THE KING. WINDSOR, Dec. 15.—His MAsEsTY's phaetons were in waiting at the usual hour yesterday afternoon at the Royal Lodge, but the rain coming on, his Majesty was prevented taking his intended drive. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. The Duke of St. Alban's, Lord A. Beauclerk, Lady Char lotte Beauclerk, and Mrs. Coutts, for Brighton ; the Marquis of Camden, for the N ilderness, Kent; the Dowager Mar chioness of Exter, for Burleigh, Lincolnshire; Lord Hervey, for Ickwortit Park, Suffolk ; Lord Deere, for the Hoo, Hert fordshire ; Lord George Beresford, for Gillingham Hall, Bee. cies, Suffolk ; Lord and Lady Berwick, for Allingham Hall, near Shrewsbury, from a tour ; Colonel and Mrs. Archer, from Liverpool, for Dublin ; Mr. Mrs. and the Misses Bethel, from Lyme Regis, for Marley House, near Wimbo r n e ; Colonel and Mrs. Kennedy, for Bath. From the Bath Hotel, Arlington. street--Captain and. Mrs. Gordon, for Southampton ; William Holmes, Esq. for the Continent; J. Pemberton, Esq. for Brighton. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Earl and Countess Cowper, from Brighton ; Lord Melbourne, from Brighton ; Lord Chetwynd, from Oxford ithire • Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Wall, from Worthy Park. Winchester; General Sir William heir, from a tour. At Fenton's New Hotel, St.James's-street—Captain Collier, R.N. from Hampshire. At the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—P. Souper, Eng. from Brighton. THE DUCHESS OF RUTLAND'S FUNERAL. PROGRAMME. Wood Ranger, and Mr. Watts, her Grace's Farmer. About Two Hundred Tenants; two and two, on horseback. Mr. Wooddeson, Undertaker, Norris-street. Two Mutes. Plumes of Feathers. Two Mutes. Six Cloakmen. Her Grace's Mare, covered with black, led by two Grooms. State Horse, Crown and Cushion, led ny two Grooms. THE HEARSE. Decorated with Escutcheons, drawn by Six of her Grace's Horses. Seven Coaches and Six. Ist Coach :—Earl of Carlisle, Mr. Wm. Howard, Mr. Henry Howard, Mr. Drummond. 2d Coach :—Mr. Stanley, Lord Robert Manners, Lord C. Manners, Mr. Norman. 3d Coach :—T. IL Mortimer, Esq., Col. Trench, Mr. Catlett, Dr. Wilson, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Tumor. 4th and sth Coaches :—The Head Servants. 6th and 7th Coaches :—The Head Female Servants. (Pall Bearers :—M r. H Howard, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Stanley,) Lord Robert Manners, Lord C. Manners, Mr. Norman. Her Grace's Carriage, drawn by Six Horses. About Fifty Servants and Tradesmen. All the Horses were decorated with Escutcheons and Ciphers, Hammercloths, &c. The Coffin is richly covered with crimson velvet, gilt nails, &c. with the following inscription : ELIZAIIETH, Duchess of Rutland, Second daughte of the Earl of Cauttsi,t, K.G. Born 13 Nov. r 17130—Died 29th Nov. 1825." Bitzetfivox, I)EC. 13.—The Duchess of GLoucEsTER took a Steyne and Cliff walk yesterday morning, and from the latter place returned to her palace mansion in her hand-wheeled chair, accompanied by Lady Charlotte Legge. To-day her Royal Highness walked to the promenades, and walked back similarly attended. The Earl of Arran has arrived at his seat, Bognor, Sussex, from Brighton. Earl Spencer has arrived at his seat, Althorp, Northampton- Afire, from a tour. Lord Althorpe has arrived at the Marquis of Tavistock's seat, Oakley House, Bedfordshire, from Northamptonshir e. Mrs. Courts will have a formidable rival the ensuing spring, in wealth and expenditure, by the establishment of a dashing Widow, in Piccadilly, the daughter of a late opulent Grocer in the City. She is to come out under the patronage of a Lady of Rank, who has, no doubt (as Pat says), liaisons for looking eastwards of Temple Bar for a Protegee. ,MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE —On Monday, the 12th inst., by the very Rev. the Dean of Lichfield, at Sandon, in the County of Stafford, by special licence, John Stuart Wortley, Esq. M.P. eldest son of J. A. Stuart Wortley, Member for Yorkshire, to the Lady Georgina Ryder, third daughter of the Earl of Harrowby, Lord President of the Council. After the ceremony the new married couple - proceeded to Trentham Hall, the seat of the I%larquis of Stafford. - DEATH of the Dowager Marchioness of BATII.—Thin amiable and universally esteemed Lady terminated a long life on Monday last, at her house in Lower Grosvenor-street, in the ninety-second year of her age. ~...W ef'-' 1 4 4 ( a 4i., 1 ' . - ?13 .. , ,,, k - ,'., ~6 . . ~ , ,..7 47a, ; 0. , .,,, ,, , ,: f, , , ,,,, ki4,1 "1 ~„ ,_....... .'N 1 4 A , Nr:4 2 , * P 0 E T 11 Y. COUNTRY AND TOWN. BY HORATIO smmt, Esq. llorrid, in country shades to dwell ! One, positively, might as well Be busied in the quarries ; No earthly Object to he seen, But cows and geese upon a green, As sung by Captain Morris.— One's moped to death with cawing crown, Or silent fields ;—and as for beaux, One's optiCs it surprises To see a decent animal, Unless at some half-yearly ball, That graces the assizes. 0 ! the unutterable bliss Of changing such a wilderness, For London's endless frolic ! Where concerts, operas, dances, plays, Chase, from the cheerful nights and days, All vapours melancholic t There, every hour its tribute brings; The future comes on golden wings, Some new delight to tender ; And life,--deprived of all alloy, • in one unceasing round of joy, Festivity and splendour. So cries the rural nymph !,—while they, The wearied, disappointed prey _ _ Of London's heartless Sick of the hollow joys it yields ' Gladly, withdraw to groves and fields, In search of peace and quiet! 0, happiness !—in vain we chase Thy shadow, and attempt to trace Its ever-changing dances; Like the horizon's line, thou art Seen on all sides,—but sure to start From every one's advances ! ASSIZE INTELLIG ENT: E. WINTER CIRCUIT—SirILRET, liISIGSTON', DEC. 13. Thomas Hill and John May were indicted for assaulting - Thomas Luck, on the 7th of December, on the King's high way at Newington, and robbing him, of four N. Bank of Eng hind, two 51. Tonbridge Bank notes, and three sovereigns, his property. Both prisoners solemnly denied the robbery. The prisoner May called a great number of witnesses, who gave him an ex cellent character. 'The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction, found the prisoners Guilty ; and sentence of " Death" was recorded. 'James Foy and John Simmons were indicted fur stealing three pockets of hops, the property of Messrs Price and Tho mas, at St. Saviour's, Southwark. Neither of the prisoners called any witnesses. The ,fury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found Foy Not Guilty, but convicted Simmons, and he was sentenced to seven years' transportation. John Jacobs, a person of gentlemanly times and appearance, was indicted fbr feloniously intermarrying with Catherine Fitz gerald, spinster, on the 23d January, 1816, at Walcot, in So. mersetshire, his first wife, Dorothy Donovan, to whom he had been married at Cove, Cork, in the kingdom of Ireland, on the 6th of April, 1813, being still alive. Mr. LAW moved to postpone the trial until the next Assizes, on an affidavit, stating that the prisoner (a debtor in the King's Bench prison), had been committed for trial only yesterday, and that he had no time to procure, from Ireland and elsewhere, several witnesses material and necessary to his defence. iItIODERICK fa the prosecution, was instructed to re sist the application—Amt. The Learned Juno, under 'ttle circumstances sworn, thought the postponement of the trial was reasonable. The case was therefore ordered to stand over until the next Assizes. Robert Sidney was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Esther Filp, widow, at Newington, his first wife being alive. The prisoner, who appeared to be in inferior health, had been married to his first wife since 1818, and had parted from her on account of misconduct. In 1823 he married again to his second wife, a widow advanced in years. Since his sepa ration from his first wife, he had repeatedly sent her relief.— Both marriages were clearly proved, and the prisoner was found guilty. Under all the circumstances, and considering his infirm health, he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the county gaol. SOCIETY OF SCOTTISH ANTIQUARIEit. -- 4 1 11 0 I 1 g the communications laid before the Society, yesterday evening, was the challenge sent by the celebrated Rob Roy to the Duke of Montrose. The original document was exhibited to the So ciety by Mr. Haig of the Advocates' Library. The other eom munications were, Ist, The result of a action, made by direc tion of J. A. Frazer, Esq. of Lovat, of the vitrified Fort of Dun Fion, communicated by Sir G . . Mackenzie ; and, 2d, An ac count of some ancient carvings in wood discovered at Helms Hall, Lancashire, with drawings of them ; presented to the Society by Captain Jones, 29th regiment.—(Edinburgh O. server, Dec.l2.) SINGULAR DEATH.—On Friday an Inquisition was taken before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq., Coroner, at the sign of the Jubilee, in ,Gee street, touching the death of Mary How, a married woman, residing at No. 71, Turnmill-street, Somerstown, whose death was caused by the breaking of a blood vessel in her leg. Mrs. Martha I'ayne, widow, being sworn, deposed, that the deceased enjoyed good health, excepting that one of her legs was bad, and had been so for many years. On Wednesday. a little before four o'clock, the deceased complain ed of herleg being very sore, and it looked very black, as it usually did ; at four o'clock on that afternoon a little girl, the dauhter of the deceased, came running to witness , and, in treat haste, begged'a candle, " as her mother's leg was bleed ing to death.' Witness immediately went to her, anti found two gentlemen supporting the deceased on the ground. There was agreat quantity of blood on the floor. Witness got some water, and afterwards some brandy and vinegar was sent for, and a person was also sent for Doctor. In about twenty minutes, Mr. Medley's assistant came, and bound up the deceased's leg, and afterwards sent her a draught, part of which the deceased took,' and after she had swallowed it she said, " I shall die." Another medical gentleman also came to her assistance, and said deceased was in great danger. The deceased at that time looked like a dead woman, and in a few minutes after she expired. The deceased was in general good health, and had been walking about two days previous to her death. Witness understood, and believed it to he true, that the deceased accidentally struck her sore leg against a clothes-horse which stood in her way, and which had caused the great effu sion of blood from her leg.—The Coroner here intimated to the Jury that he did not see any occasion for further evidence, it being pretty plain that the deceased had, by accident, struck her leg as described by the witness who had been examined, and had by that means broken a blood-vessel, which was the imme diate cause of her death :in which opinion the - Jury fully con curred, and returned a verdict accordingly. HORSE STEALING. -- Curly yesterday morning the stable of Mr. BLACFALL, of Bermondsey-square, was forcibly entered, and two fine horses selected, with saddles and bridles, from amongst four that were in the stalls. The thieves decamped, leaving a candle burning.—A few days ago a poor man, who had walked up from Hampshire, stated to Mr. Ham., the Chief Constable at Union-Hall, that he had lost a fine horse, of which he gave the description, but stated that he had no money to pay'for publishing hills or advertising his loss, anti it wits the sole support of his family. Mr. Hall, with a liberality which does him honour, had bills immediately printed at his own expense, and forwarded to all parts of the country. The thief was stopped with the horse in his possession, 60 miles from where he took it, and lodged in a place of safety, to the no small satisfaction of the poor man, who wrote up to Mr. Hall, saying he would pay the expences in a few days, and thanking him in the most feeling manner for saving his family from the workhouse. DREADFUL A cct DENT.—About eleven o'clock this forenoon, a distressing occident happened in St. Andrew-street, Seven Dials. A fine child, of two years of age was observed by the passengers leaning from a first floor window, when suddenly the infant lost its balance, and fell into the street. The passengers raised the hapless child, and car ried it lifeless into the house. The skull was dreadfully fractured. The mother of the infant The following foolish note was circulated was uot, purchasing some necessaries. through the city yesterday ALA RMING FlRE.—About two o'clock this " Men of England I—Are ye fools! Are ye madmen ? that morning an alarm of fire was given by the watch ye thus saunter about the banking-houses, making the difficul man of Brook-street, Bloomsbury, he having dir ties, if any exist, Still greater ? Silly people I go, and indus triously prosecute your affairs , and put your shoulder to the covered the lower part of the house of Mr. wheel, if you wish to g et the cart out of the mire ; or y ou are JA aKsoN, cheeseinonger, to be in flames, caused unworthy of the SPIRIT which flows in - British BLOOD. it is believed, by the explosion of a copper-flue. Accounts were received in town yesterday, of The alarm being heard, the family had time to a rencontre having taken place on Saturday between the country people of Rusk and the c onstabular y of Balgriggan and the I escape, and the parochial engines being s oon On preventive guards, who were protecting the ship Janietta, which I the spot, the flames were confined to the lower had been cast on shore nearSkerries. One of the country people has, we understand, been killed.—(Dublin Paper.) part of the house, and finally extinguished. THE LATE DUCHESS DE GRAMONT. The following letters, honourable to the feel ngs of the writers, have been addressed to the LORD PROVOST Of EDINBURGH :-- PARIS, Nov. 21,1825. Mw Lonn,—ln the name of all my 'family, I am anxious to express to you all my gratitude for the cares, the attentions, and the honours that you have paid my late wife. You wished that this mournful ceremony should he conduct ed with the greatest pomp and magnificence. Your wishes have been more than realized.' I have learnt that you, my Lord, the Magistrates of Edin burgh, and other persons of distinction, accompanied the pro cession as far as Newhaven. This has sensibly affected me. recognize in these attentions the 'Magistrates of that hospi table city which sheltered in her bosom our King and his fol loweis—l recognize in them the Scotch, in every age, friendly towards our nation, whether in prosperity or in misfortune. You have been anxious, in fine, to honour, by your atten tions, a family who, in the flay of adversity, had opportunities of appreciating within your walls the most noble hospitality— the deepest interest. I have the honour of begging you, my Lord, to be my inter preter towards the Magistrates, and other public authorities of Edinburgh, entreating the Lord, eceive,the thanks of a grateful family. For yourself, my deign to receive the assurance of the high sentiments with which I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your very humble and very obedient servant, (Signed)' The Duke du GRAMONT. The Bight Hon. the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh. London, sth December, 1025. 50, Portland-place. Mv. Lord—llaving received a letter for your Lordship from the mike de t}ramont, I cannot forward it without adding a few lines, which I trust your Lor dshi p and the Magistrates of the eity of Edinburgh will accept as the tribute of my gratitude, for the very feeling and highly honourable manner in which the Duke's wishes have been accomplished with respect to the re moval of the remains of my lamented sister, the Duchess de Gramon, thus continuing, even when no more, these flattering distinctions to the memory of a regretted member of it, with which all our family were treated in Scotland, a country which, together with its inhabitants m ust ever be esteemed by me. May I request your Lords ' hip will interpret my feelings on this melancholy occasion to the Magistrates of the Cit y of Edin burgh, and allow me to remain, My Lord, very sincerely yours, (Signed) Prince POLIGNAC. The Right Hon. the Lord Provost and Magistrates of the city of Edinburgh. AN CDOTES, &c. ANTIQUITY 07 THE ROUND ROBIN.—The an cients, not to give the preference to any, either among their gods Or their-friends, or even their servants, wrote their names in a circle, in such a manner that it was impossible to say which was first, second, or last in their estimation : all were equal, and the honour was equally . divided. The Romans wrote the names of their slaves in a circle that it might not appear to whom they meant to give their liberty, and who were their fa vourites. - The Round Robin of the puritans in the last century is well known. • REMARKABLE CIRCUMsTANCE.—The Canada, which arrived on the Bth inst. from New York, sailed on the 18th November, and it is a remarkable circumstance that this is the third successive year the Canada has arrived at this port on the Bth December, having sailed from New York at the same period in each year.—( Liverpool Advertiser. ) IsABELLA COLOUR. -- A colour resembling that of dirty linen. It is said to have received its name from Isa bella, Infanta of Spain, who, when Ostend was besieged by the Spaniards under the command of Spinolas, made a solemn vow not to change her linen till it should be taken ; but the city holding out longer than her linen held clean, the Spaniards, who were acquainted with her vow, instead of calling it dirty, named it Isabella's colour, and adopted it in honour of their Princess. ATHEISM CURED.—The Mahommedans have many stories relating to the Patriarchs and Prophets of Sacred History. Among these is one, in which Moses is said, after having made many ineffectual efforts to reclaim Pharaoh from his atheism, to have caused a magnificent palace to be privately built in a desert, about two days' journey from a spot where the King was accustomed to spend his summer. Some years after wards Moses contrived that Pharaoh should come, in one of his hunting excursions, within sight of this new palace: No"' sooner did he perceive it than he inquired of his attendants " who had built it ?" None of them, however, conic' give him any information. At length he came to Moses, who answered, that the palace built itself." Pharaoh, the story adds, laugh ed heartily at this absurd notion of a man who pretended to be a Prophet. Upon which Moses immediately took an opportunity of convinrinalie Itrieetc4 the inconsistency of his own notions, when he eeu. )scat the mighty work of creation existed only bycitaa,A, yet a any that a house, a mere ato m in the comparison:, caul:: "be F re‘loced by the same means. I t is ob served, in rose:esae,, that this argument had the desired effect of making a cow:cri. of Pharaoh. MENTAL RESERVATION. —Although the lower orders of the Irish are famed for a species of ready wit, mingling volatility and a rich vein of humour, they are no less marked by a quaintness of expression and mental reservation, calculated to gam time, evade inquiry, or having that brought home to them ' which they wish to avoid : of this last complexion is Sheelah's answer to a Country Alagistrate—" What's gone of your husband, Sheelah ?"—" What's gone of : h im, y our Honour's Worship ; faith, and he's gone dead."—" Aye, pray what did he die of ?"--" Die of, your Honour ; lie died of al'uesday." " I don't mean the day, but the complaint ?"—" Oh! complaint, yourHonour ; faith, and its himself did not get time to complain." "Oh ! ho! aye, he died suddenly . ?"—" Rather that way, your Worship." " Did he fall down in a fit ?" (No answer from Sheelah.) "He fell down in a fit, perhaps ?" " A fit, your Honour's Worship ; why no, not exactly that—he—fell out of a window, or a door, I don't know what they call it." " Aye, aye, and he broke his neck ?" " No; not quite that, your Worship," " What then ?" " There was a b it of strin g , or cord, or that like, and it throttled poor Mick." " And p ra y for what did he suffer ?" " Suffer, your Worship, (weeping) faith, only for embellishing (embezzling) a trifle that he taught was his own ; but his master said it was not, and so they swore away his precious life, and that's all; for Mick's as innocent as the babe unborn." KING'S EVIDENCE. At a Trial at the Carlow Assizes in 1810, on an indictment against Dennis Nowlan and Ewd. Furlong, for stealing thirty pounds of tobacco, the following confessions were extracted from James Ferris, an accomplice in the robbery, who was admitted King's Evidence. He was cross examined by Mr. Green : Q. Witness, how many goals have you been in T—A. Only two, and not more than once in each. Q. How many robberies have you been at altogether ?—A. Together ! (laughing) why, sere I could not be at more than one at a time. Q. You certainly have knocked me down by that answer.— (Loudlaughing in Court)—(;once, now, tell us how many you have been at ?—A. I never put 'em down, for I never thought it would come to my turn to give an account of them. Q. By virtue of your oath, Sir, will you swear that you have i not been at fifteen ?—A. I would not!---(witness laughing.) Q. Would you swear that you have not been at twenty ? A. I would not !—(still laughing.) Q. Do you recollectrobbing the widow Byrne., in the County of Wicklow?--A. The widow Byrne, who is she? May be its big Nell you mean. Oh ! I only took a trifle of whisky from her, that's all. Q. Was it day or night ?—A. (Laughing)—Why it was night to be sure. - Q. Did you not rob the poor woman of ever article in the house, even the bed-clothes, and the clothes off her back ? A. I took clothes,. but they were not off her. Wick. Q. Do you recollect stealing two flitches of bacon from Do run the Wexford carman ; —A. Faith I do, and a pig's head besides—(Loud laughing in Court.) Q. Do you recollect robbing John Keogh, in the county of Wicklow, and taking every article in his house P—A. You're wrong there ; I didn't- take every thing. I only took his money, and a few other things!—(witness and the auditory laughing immoderately.) Q. Why, you are a mighty good humoured fellow P—A. There isn't a better humoured fellow in the country, there may be an honester. The prisoners were acquitted, and this witness being indicted for the offence, pleaded guilty ; and when asked what he had to say why sentence of death should not be passed on him, he plead ed the benefit of the Statute, laughing in the face of the Clerk of the Crown. On Friday night se'nnight Miss FOOTE per. formed for her benefit, at the Newcastle Theatre the part of Rosalind, in As You Like li. The house was excessively crowded, so much so, in deed, that hundreds were disappointed of admis sion. Her performance excited the warmest ap plause of a crowded audience. This evening was to have closed her engagement, but, in conse quence of the disappointment experienced by so many, it was prolonged to another evening, and accordingly Miss FOOTE appeared again on Sa turday e vening, in the character of Juliana, i❑ the Honey Moon, and Maria Darlington. The house was well filled. A French Paper states the following facts re specting the arrest of M. Reymond, one of Mr. Rothschild's clerks at Paris :—" By a very singular chance the driver of a cabriolet, carrying to M. Rothschild's house a person who ma nages part of his business, said when stopping at the gate of the Rue Artois, that he had taken thither some days before a man who appeared much disturbed in his mind, and whose descrip tion was the same as that of Reymond ; at this time a breeches maker, who had beard of the robbery committed on Al. Roths child, came to tell him that he had been ordered a few days before to make a belt fit to contain bank-notes, and that the person who wanted it was to come for it on a particu lar day, and at an hour which had been fixed upon.— This twofold intelligence led to the discovery of the hiding place of Reymond. M. Rothschild went thither; and, with out manifesting any anger towards the offender, used all ima ginable efforts to induce him to confess his crime. Notwith standing his most anxious efforts, Reymond refused every thing, and M. Rothschild, sodkig all his representations dis regarded,. was about to leave the house, when the agents of the police, who had also discovered Reymond's retreat, made their appearance to seize him. M. Rothschild in vain interced ed—lie was not listened to, and Reymond was taken to prisont It is said that M. Rothschild has declared to Reymond's wife and children, that they need not fear being deprived of their livelihood, as he would take upon himself to provide for them." CORN EXCHANGE, N EWCASTLR-UPON.TYNE --- A scheme, we understand, is at present under consideration at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the erecting of a handsome and capacious Corn Exchange, near where the present Corn Market e i n s siTe b a e nd a co s rm e cid w io i u ti s ' is held in that town, with complete offices, &c. for the Corn facade, c rr a i d i '.Chat the ma y building, m w p h r i c e l h i it will have attached to it a spacious Coffee-room, a asibe possible.er catainf Restalaation, Etc. The funds necessary to carry into effect this most laudable undertaking, to he raised by subscription, gamely, 400 shares at fifty pounds a share. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOTTSR, DEC. 15. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Duke of Lancaster, Hannan, from Calcutta, sailed from the Sands' Heads Ist August, in company with the Theodosia, Amherst, and Grenada, for London ; sailed from the Cape of Good Hope 13th September, and from St. Helena 20th October. The Duke of Lancaster spoke his Majesty's ship Espiegle, and WO informed that an outward-bound Indiamart was lost off the Cape of Good Hope; crew saved. The Lotus, --., from Rangoon for Calcutta, was lost 29th July in Sanger Roads. Arrived the Enterprize steamer, London, at the Cape in eight weeks; the Madras, London, Calcutta; Cornwall, Morrison, from Bombay, at St. Helena 28th October. Likewise arrived the Mary, Thomas, from Maranham, sailed 29th October. The Catherine was ready for sea. The Alexander and George was to sail in 10 days. The Sneaton Castle, in 14 days, for Liverpool, on the 13th November, in lat. 24 . 11 . long. 46. 0., spoke the Gipsey," of Greenock, bound to St. Domingo. Ar rived the Crisis, Martin, from Jamaica; Wellington, Mondial!, from Demerara; Brown, Barnes, from. Buenos Ayres; Betty, Widgwood, from Quebec; Trypheuie, from Buenos Ayres ; Mercury, from Maranham. COWES, DEC. 14.—Wind S.W., strong gales and thick weather.—Arrived the Highland Lad, from Londopfor Sicily, and Samuel, Webber, from Bremen for New k ork, wind bound. James and Isabella, Boden, from Boston in 41 days, for Amsterdam, spoke on the 2d instant the An,ierie-13 ship Courier, of New Vl:irk, from Virginia for Liverpool, oil Sicily. Sciene, Molien, from Sincapore in 133 days, from Anjeer for Stockholm, put in flu.' water. Little Mary, George, from Am. sterdam for Liverpool, put in on account of contrary winds, and came into harbour to stop a leak. Sybelle, of Portland, Holmes, American brig, from New York in 35 days, for Antwerp, off' the Wight. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 13.—Wind.W.S.W.—The Enterprise Steam vessel arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 8 weeks from England. Arrived the Duke of Lancaster, Hanna, from Cal. cutta, !ailed from the Sand Heads the lstAugust in company with the Theodosia, Lord-Amherst, and Grenada, for London, sailed from the Cape the 13th of October, and St. Helena the 30th ditto. The Cornwall. from Bombay for this Port, sailed from St. Helena the 28th of October. The Lotus, from Ran. goon for Calcutta, was lost the 29th of July in Sauger Roads ; also arrived the Brown, Barnes, and Tryphena, Pyatt, from Buenos Ayres; Wellington, Mondell, Demerara; Crisis, Mar tin, Jamaica ; Betty, Wedgewood , Qu ebec ; Fairy Queen, Davis, St. Michael's ; Eliza, Lawrence, Petersburgh • Curlew, Stranghan, Catania ; Ninus, Gibbs, Messina; Annabelle, Helleur, Malaga; George, Wright, Maranham; Mercury, Thomas, ditto ; and the Levant Star, Owen , from Ala a. 1 PORTSMOUTH, DEC.l4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma. jesty's ship Tweed, from Halifax ; and the Heroine transport. from the coast of Africa. PLYMOUTH, DEc. 13.—Wind S.W—Arrived the Europe, Willis, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, DEC.l3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the City of Genoa, Crawford, from St. Domingo in 42 days. Sailed the Priscilla, Ellis ; Azores Packet, AP•Donald, Mevagissey ; Andrew, and the Liberty, for London. • DEAL, DEC. 14.—Wind S.W.—A number of homeward bound vests have arrived. Some passed, and others anchored. A ship from Honduras for London, has lost an anchor and cable, but we cannot obtain her name ; several ships drove, and let go second anchors, but generally they appear not to have sustained any damage. Arrived the Union , Murray, from the Mediterranean. We observed the name" Richardson" on the quarter of a stout brig, and Ellen (or Helen) on the bow of a long low ship, with a woman head, both homeward bound. COWES, DEC. 14.—Arrived the Sirene, Alolline, from Sinai. pore.' The Newton, Hancock, from St. Michael's to London, was driven on shore at Shoreham yesterday. The Busy, Penfold, from St. Michaels to London, was driven on shore near Rye yesterday. The Tranby, Day, from Petersburgh to London, is on shore near Dragoe. The Racheal and Ann, Creighton, upset in the Hamber on Tuesday, and is distnasted. • • Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain Richard Clifford was sworn into the com mand of the ship Lady Melville, consigned to Bengal and China. FEM ALE undtr SENTENCE of DEATH in NEWGATE • Yesterday an important investigation took place at the Police Office in Lambeth-street, Whitechapel, be fore Mr. WYATT and Mr. HARDWICK'S, the Magistrates, re specting the case of an unhappy girl, aged only 18, named Catherine Ferris, now in the condemned cells in Newgate, under the awful sentence of Death. Mr. Wontner, the Governor, at tended, and took his seat on the Magisterial Bench. The unfortunate girl, the subject of this inquiry, was ap prehended in June last by one of the officers belonging to , the Lambeth.street establishment, with another female, named Catherine Davis, for attacking a Mr. Marsh, a timber merchant, residing in the neighbourhood of Poplar, about half-p, , st six o'clock in the evening of Saturday the 6 th of June, in Wentworth-street, Whitechapel, and stealing for.. cibly from his person upwards of 401. in cash. Marsh, the prosecutor, in his evidence before the Magistrate, swore that he was attacked first by two girls, one of whom was Davis . , and while they were in the act of rifling his p ockets, the girl Ferris joined them and made use of very shocking language. • The Magistrates on that occasion desired him to look most atten tively upon the prisoners before he swore to the persons, which he did, and persisted in declaring on his oath that Catherine Ferris, and the girl Davis, were two out of the t h ree that robbed him of his money, although Forster, another officer, from the information he had obtained, expressed his firm belief that Ferris was perfectly innocent of ,the accusation. Ferris and her companion were remanded two or three times, anti on each occasion, the former vehe mentl y pro tested' her innocence of being at all concerned in the robbery; however, she was ultimately fully committed with Davis to take her trial at the Old Batley. Sessions, and she was tried, found guilty by the Jury, and received ie awful sentence of Death. On the trial the prosecutor swore most distinctly to the person of Ferris, who persisted in asseverating, up to the moment of her doom being fixed, her entire innocence of the crime. Alderman Brown, the then Sheriff, has ever since been indefatigable in his endeavours to trace out whether or not Ferris was guilty, and for that purpose persons have been engaged by the worthy Sheriffin the furtherance of his laudable intent, and it gives us great pleasure in stating that his praiseworthy object has been attained—that is, in proving the innocence of the un fortunate girl, anti the apprehension of the real offenders, two girls named Furze and Shute. One most extraordinary feature in this girls case is, that Marsh, the prosecutor, soon eller she had been sentenced to die, was seized with madness, and was placed in Saint Luke's Lunatic Asylum, where he now re mains. Mr. Wontner, the Governor of Newgate, now stated that .h.e had waited upon the Magistrate, in order that two men, who were now in attendance, might make affidavit to sonic im portant facts, that tended to prove the innocence of Catherine Ferris, which would he the means of saving her from an igao. minions end. The Magistrates were of opinion that the affidavi s of the men ought to be made before Mr. Peel, the Secretary of State, and, not before them. They were most willing to join in such a. praiseworthy work, but they considered they would be doing wrong in taking any side evidence to avert the verdict of the Jury. Mr.. Worthier replied. that affidavits in such cases were frequently received by . the Police Magistrates, and at other offices in the metropolis. The MaciiternAix asked ihat the men were to make efli. davit to ? Mr. \Vontner said the men were outside, and would relate their stories, if they pleased to hear them. The men were then called in, and the two girls , Furselind Shute, were placed at the bar. J. Bannister, one of the tumcocks of the East London Wa ter-works, then stated that he saw the prosecutor Marsh on the evening in question standing opposite the City of Norwich public-house, in Wentworth-street s the two p risoners now at the bar, and Catherine Davis, wha is now in Newgate, were pushing MIA about, which witness thought was .lone in a lark ; but in a day or two afterwards he heard he had been robbed by the girls, and that Catherine Ferris was appre hended as one of the robbers. Be was now ready to make affi davit that Ferris wag not on the spot, or in the street at the time of the robbery. The Magistrate asked Bannister if he thought he could iden tify the prosecutor if he were to see him ? Bannister replied in the affirmative, and gave an exact de scription of his person. A man named Leaver said he saw the prosecutor surrounded by three girls on the evening of the robbery, and those were two of the three girls at the bar, and the female named Davis, now in Newgate, lie was ready to make affidavit that Cather ine Ferris was not concerned in the robbery. It was ultimately agreed that Bannister and Leaver should virit Marsh, the prosecidor, in the Lunatic Asylum, in order to identify him, and in the mean time the two girls, Furze and Shute, were ordered to be remanded till a future day, when this, important and singular case will =largo further investigation,,