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) dt, VICTUALLING-OFFICE, MARCH 19, 192 1 7. Commissioners for Victualling His Mrijesty's Navy, &c. do hereby give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the * 9 th instant, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (seal ed up), and treat for the supply of the undermentioned Article*, . Forty Tons of MOTTLED SOAP; One Hundred Tons of MUSCOVADO SUGAR ; Four Hundred Quarters of KILN-DRIED PEASE; One Thousand Six Hundred Sacks of BISCUIT MEAL ; Twenty Thousand Gallons of TENERIFFE WINE. The whole to be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, ene-half of the Wine by the 15th April, and the remainder thereof, together with the whole of the other Articles, by the 15th May next. Samples of the Soap and Sugar, of not less than three pounds each, and of the Pease and Teneriffe Wine, of not less than two quarts each, must be produced with the Tender. 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For the Mantle-piece—Jars, in form and decoration highly resembling those produced by Sevre, Berlin, Dresden, Madrid, Chelsea, Chinese and Japanese Manufacturers. For the Cabinet and Console Tables every requisite will be found. There is likewise included in the Stock an excellent Collection of Blue Staffordshire Dinner Services, in this year's forms and patterns, also Green Dessert Sets ; particularly adapted for the use of Hotels, &c. &c. To be viewed and Catalogues had at the Mart ; and of Mr. Wil liams, Throgmorton-street. A PASTORAL BALLAD. BY JOHN BULL. I have found out a gift for my Erin, A gift, that will surely content her ; Sweet pledge of a love, so endearing ! Five millions of bullets I've sent her "." She ask'd me for freedom and right, But ill she her wants understood ; Ball-cartridges, morning and night, Is a dose that will do her more good. There is hardly a day of our lives,. But we read in some amiable trials, How husbands make love to their wives Through the medium of powders and phials. One thinks, with his mistress or mate Some ratebane is sure to agree ; (A medicine, which Ch—t—r of lat e , Exhibited, Erin, to thee) — While another, whom Hymen bath blessed With a wife, that is not over placid, Consigns the dear charmer to rest, With a dose of nice oxalic acid. Thus, Erin, my love do I show, Th u s quiet thee, mate of my bed ! And, as arsenic and hemp are too slow, Do thy business with bullets, instead. Should thy faith in my medicine be shaken, Ask R—d—n, that mildest of saints, He'll tell thee, lead, inwardly taken, Alone can remove thy complaints ; That, blest as thou art in thy lot, Nothing's wanted, to make it more pleasant, But being hang'd, tortur'd, and shot, Much oftner than thou art, at present. Even W-11—t.L.n's self bath averr'd, Thou art yet but half sabred and hung ; • And I lov'd him the more, when I heard Such tenderness fall from his tongue. So, take the five millions of pills, Dear partner, that herewith I send ; 'Tis the cure that all quacks of thy ill,, From Cromwell to P 1, recommend. And you, ye brave bullets that go, How I wish that, before you set out, The De-Al of the Freischutz could know The good work you are going about. For, he'd charm ye, in spite of your lead, Into such supernatural wit, That you'd, all of you, know, as you sped, Where a bullet of sense ought to hit. E.---[ Times.] Dublin, March 12.—Friday, after the arrival of the packet, bring ing the-account of the defeat of the Catholic Question in the House of Commons, orders were sent to the Pigeon.house to forward 5,000,000 rounds of musket-ball cartridge to the different garrisons throughout the eountry."..Freeman's Journal, LENT ASSIZES. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STAFFORD, I‘ll.acm O. CROWN SIDE. Daniel Osborne and John Cooke, two navigators, were in dicted for violating Elizabeth Fisher, and also Susannah Fell, on the 21st of November, 1826. It appeared from Elizabeth Fisher, the only witness examined, that she and Mrs. Fell had been , from Birmingham, where they lived, to Warwick, and returned home in a canal boat, navigated by the two prisoners. No one but the prisoners, herself, and Fisher were in the boat. They had passed from Warwick, through Birmingham. In the night the offence was committed. The boatmen went out of the boat near Birmingham, where the canal runs, which was not far from the residences of the two prose cutrixes, on the day preceding the night in question, leaving in it the witness, with Mrs. Fell, and neither of them expressed any wish to go out, which they had the full power of doing. Mr. PHI L LIPS.—My Lord, I do not think this is a case that I oughtto press. _ _ Elizabeth Willett: was indicted for bigamy, in having married Joseph Parsons, her husband Edward Willetts being then alive ; and she was also indicted for the manslaughter of Parsons on the Ist of August. A bill for petty treason had been presented, but thrown out. The prisoner first took her trial on the manslaughter. Elizabeth Bennett, of Rowley, a nailer (a maker of nails. )-- I knew Joseph Parsons, the deceased, and the prisoner; they were living together as man and wife ; on the Ist August last I was working in the same shop ; he came in after breakfast, a little after ten ; the prisoner and Parson, had winds, and quarrelled nearly five +ours. The quarrel arose about his breakfast not being kept warm for him ; when they came to work after dinner, between two and three-o'clock, they continued quarrelling, and the deceased told the prisoner he would bring her two or three of her old customers, and they should all give her "sixpence a-piece." The prisoner said, " If you tell me that word again, I will throw the red-hot iron at thee." They were then both making nails; the prisoner had a little short iron rod foil that purpose; one end was in the fire, the other in her hand. The deceased had a ham mer, or a ecoving, in his hands; the prisoner said to him,— " If thee do'st —, I'll be sure to do it." • I did not well see whether the deceased had his hand up. I saw what the prisoner did, but could not see what the deceased was doing. —The prisoner immediately threw the iron towards him. I could not see whether it hit him. She made to the door, as if she was afraid of being beat. When she got to the door, she turned back, and ran to the deceased, and put her arm round his neck and her hand on his breast, and she said,—" Oh ! Joe,' what have I done? I have killed him, I have killed our Joe, but I did not think of doing it." I had seen no blood before, but on hearing these words, I looked 'and saw the blood running; I cried out " Murder ;" the deceased dropt upon his knees, threw him self back three times, and died within three minutes after the blow ; he was carried into his own house, and I saw the wound ; it was a little hole, a small place ; I never saw the iron after it was thrown, until I saw it in the constable's hand. Cross-examined by Mr. RICHARDS. —They had been quarrelling for five hours ; Parsons' words were very offensive, and such as would cause a woman most pain: he did not strike her while I was in the shop; from what I saw I believe he was going to strike her, and sbe must have thought the same ; after the iron was thrown, she expressed as much sorrow as it was possible ; the de ceased was in fault during the quarrel, and the prisoner had en deavoured to pacify him. Mr. RICHARDS submitted that the offence laid was not proved ; the chances against the instrument's producing death were almost infinite. Mr. Baron VatronAx thought the act amounted to man slaughter. Mr. RICHARDS called Sarah Perry, but she did not answer.— Verdict—Manslaughter. The prisoner was then, after a short 'discussion, again put up Lo take her trial for bigamy. Mr. Snurr, for the prosecution, called Catherine Smith—The prisoner was married to Edward Wil letts, at Dudley, in December, 1820. I was present at the mar riage. They lived together as man an-4 wife. I have not seen Willetts for the last four years. I was present at another marriage of the prisoner with Joseph Parsons, in:August, 1823. They lived together as . man and wife. • Cross-examined by Mr. IticnA aos—Willetts was transported. Thos. Partridge, constable of Rowley.--Knew Willetts, and knows the prisoner. Saw Willetts in Stafford Gaol on the 4th of last August, at the time he took the prisoner there. Cross-examined—Willetts was first transported in 1822, and escaped and came home. Mr. RICHARDS, for the defence, called Mr. Spurrier—l know Mr. Lewis, of West Bromwich, the magistrate. He is in an infirm state of health, and cannot attend. Sarah Perry went with prisoner to Mr. Lewis, who told her she might marry again, as her husband was transported. Thomas Brutton, the governor of the gaol, said the prisoner had conducted herself with very great propriety whilst in his cus tody. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN observed, that the presumption of the death of the husband from his being transported, did not arise, and therefore the prisoner was legally guilty. Verdict— Guilty. Mr. Baron YALTGIIAN (to the prisoner)--I have attended to your case, and lament that you gave way to your passion, which produced the fatal consequence you could not have contemplated. It ought to be a lesson how we suffer our passion to lead to acts. There are many circumstances of mitigation. lam willing to be lieve that you really fancied yourself the wife of Parsons, and therefore felt more deeply those expressions which induced you to do th e f a t a l ac t. Th e re are shades i n cr imes, and I think yours is of the lightest kind. The judgment of the Court is, that you he imprisoned for two calendar months. Jane Dyke, a young woman, 20 years old, was indicted for tittering counterfeit coin. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and his Lordship sen tenced her, under the Act, to one year's imprisonment, and to give sureties for her good behaviour for two years more. John Perry was found guilty of stealing money and notes to the value of 1501., in the dwelling-house of William Moore, at Rhutt treen, Illigeley, on the Ist of October. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN-Perry, you are an old offender, any must not hope to stay in the country. LANCASTER, MARCH 19. CIVIL SIDE.-GREENHELGH V. TAYLOR. Mr. SCARLETT stated that this was an action for assault. The defendant, a powerful man, had wantonly assaulted the plaintiff, who was much inferior to him in size, and hurt him very severely. A witness who had been present at the assault, stated that the plaintiff was a publican at St. Helens, and that on the 27th of July he had been present with witness and about 20 others, at a dinner given in celebration of the opening of a public-house at Birtenhead. On that occasion the defendant and another per son had intruded themselves without an invitation. The defend ant had scarcely entered the room before he struck the plaintiff on the head with a stick ; the plaintiff took that in good humour. After dinner, when the defendant got up for a moment from his chair, one of the company removed the chair, and the defendant, in attempting to sit down, fell to the ground. The plaintiff as sisted defendant to ge t up, and immediately the defendant levelled a most violent blow at the mouth of the plaintiff. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. 1 3 ftoucTum.—The plaintiff now keeps a gin-shop, does he not ?—Yes ; he keeps a public-house. But at one time be was something else, was he not?--Yes, a lieutenant in the army. And were you his ancient—his ensign ; did you follow him to the wars ?-ob, no. Well, now, did the blow on his head or his mouth produce the most hollow sound think the blow on his bead sounded most hollow.-_(A laugh.) I dare say ; poor man, he could not help it ; lie did not make his head. You had a pleasant evening, eh ?----Yes, a very plea sant evening. Plenty of joking and laughing ?—Yes, a good deal. There was a Mr. Lawrenson from Warrington there ?—Yes, there was a gentleman from Warrington. And he was very witty on the defendant's large mouth, eh?-- Yes. Now, did you not hear him say that it was a shame that the trustees of the Birtenherd-road had made a turnpike, because the defeadaut's mouth would have done just as well, *in ce it 1 . 41$ urge )—Yes, he did say enough for any mail-coach to drive through? so.—(Great laughter.) And you all enjoyed the joke, didn't you ?—Yes. To be sure, who could help laughing at so much wit. The plaintiff laughed a good deal, I suppose ?—Yes, a good deal. And kept whispering with that humorous man, Mr. Lawren son ?..—Yes, he whispered a little. So, then somebody took away the defendant's chair, and plump down he came—not - on his head, was it?—No, it was not on his head. And you could not tell from the sound that followed whether his head was empty ?—No. Another witness proved the assault in nearly the same terms as last witness. Mr. BROUGHAM-A very lively evening you seem to have had? —Not so very lively ; I know I went away sober.—(A laugh.) Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the Jury for the defendant. • He regretted that, instead of coming to Lancaster, the parties had not made a second expedition to Birtenhead, and had another night of feasting, wit, and practical joking. Now that the plaintiff had exchanged his spear for a pruning-hook, and his helmet for a pewter pot—now that he no longer pursued the bubble at the cannon's mouth, but quietly watched it at the mouth of the bar rel—he ought to learn to live in peace with his tustomers, instead of proclaiming the empty sound that issued from his head to the whole county palatine of Lancaster. The Learned Counsel can eluded a most ingenious and humorous speech by calling on the Jury to give trifling damages. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 101. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL MALL. 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(Abridged from the Dublin Morning Register.) Thursday, the Dinner given to Richard Sheil, Esq., by the in habitants of the town of Wexford, took place at the Lancasterian School. About seven o'clock, between fifty and sixty Gentlemen sac down to table. L. E. Wntre, Esq. in the Chair. After the cloth was 'removed, the following toasts were drank The King—three times three. The Duke of Clarence and the rest of the Royal Family—three times three. Ireland.as she should be—three times three.—(Loud and con tinued cheers.) Our distinguished guest (Richard Sheil), the fearless exposer of our country's wrongs, and the splendid advocate of our country's rights—three times three.—(Thunders of applause.) During which Mr. Sheil rose. Here the plaudits were in creased. When they subsided, Mr. SHEII. said, that the peculiar situation in which he stood rendered the honour which had been conferred upon him of high value. It afforded evidence that the great body to which he be longed approved of his conduct, and set a proper estimate upon his motives. His object had never been of the nature injuriously attributed to him by men who might have found a vindication for vehement feeling, and ardent expression in their own speeches. It was his opinion that the stability of the empire required that Ire land should he reconciled, and he was equally convinced that the happiness of Ireland could never be achieved, excepting by her consolidation with the Empire.—(Loud cheers.)—But he should say no more of himself, as every personal consideration ought to he merged in the great event which has recently taken place. The result of the debate in the House of Commons was then more pain= ful in consequence of the expectation which had been previously created. Ireland had been flung in an instant from the top of Hope. For his own part, he participated at first in the general dismay; but a little reflection had' contributed to raise his mind from the depression which he had originally experienced. It was deserving of remark, that although there was a majority of four against this country, yet that a greater number of Members had voted in our favour than on any previous occasion. This was a proof that there had been no desertion upon our side. The troops of the enemy had been augmented by a new levy, but ours had not sustained any diminution.—(Cheers.)—This was not so much a proof that we had alienated any of nut previous friends, as that our opponents had made greater efforts against us. It was not wonderful that they should. It was quite obvious that the object of Mr. Peel was to fling Canning from his pre-eminence, and to put himself in his place, and he omitted no exertion in order to accomplish this important object. The Orange party had a pre ponderance 'in the Cabinet, and thus the leading influence of the Government was brought into action against us. But he con ceived that this opposition must be, from its nature, transitory— truth and justice would at last work their way. It were idle to imagine that the question had been settled. Talk of a majority of four as settling the question !—a majority of two hundred would not settle it. Nothing but concession would allay the excited pas sions of the vast population of this country. Mr. Sheil then pro ceeded to point out the measures which he conceived it would be proper for the Catholics to adopt. Ile said that the Irish Clergy afforded the means of uniting the people in a vast, constitutional, and pacific combination, for the legitimate Attainment of Emanci pation. In almost every parish in Ireland there was already an individual, through whose instrumentality a general junction might be established ; every Parish Priest in Ireland ought to agree to act in correspondence with the leaders of the people. Thus a system of regular and uniform action would be established. He was convinced that the Catholic Hierarchy would assent to this proposition, and that they were not so utterly destitute of the feel ings of men, as to be insensible to the studied scorn with which their petition had been recently treated by the Orange part of the Administration. Mr. Shea concluded by stating, that it must be obvious to any man who gave the least consideration to the ques tion, that it was impossible for six millions of the Irish people, whose wealth, intelligence, and public spirit, were every day in creasing, and at whose head there was placed a body of men, so active, so intrepid, and so well united as the Priesthood of Ire land, should be long kept in a state of exasperating degradation ; ond that he was convinced that their own legal and constitutional efforts, aided by events, would speedily achieve the measure. The next toast was—The Forty Shilling Freeholders of the County of Louth—three times three. Mr. SIMI. rose amid loud applause, and spoke as follows : He said, that having been Counsel at the last election for the forty shilling freeholders of the county of Louth, he considered it not inapposite to say a few words upon that great and useful contest. Mr. Sheil proceeded to describe the progress of the election, which terminated with a majority of three hundred in favour of the po pular candidate. A noble example was held out to Wexford. He implored the Catholics of Wexford to register their freeholders.— Great remissness had been exhibited in this important particular. Lord Stopford was member for this county ! How long shall he continue so? How long will Wexford continue branded with such a stigma ? Mr. Sheil concluded by recommending the formation of a Club, after the mode of the Louth Club, which should be composed of the Aristocracy and the middle classes. He promised to tend to Wexford a Prospectus of the Club, which - ought to be immediately formed ; and sat down amidst loud cheers. The CHAIRMAN then gave—Sir Francis Burdett, and the Mi nority in the House of Commons—three times three. Thomas Moore, Esq.—three times three. —(Loud and long continued applause.) Mr. SHELL, on Mr. Moore's health being proposed, stated, that on no public occasion should the health of that celebrated writer he omitted. As a great Poet (for to him belonged the honour of that name), as a genuine patriot and an excellent man, as one who united all the fine faculties of the mind and the best qualities of the heart, Mr. Moore was deserving of the admiration and affection of his country.—(Loud cheers.) Here Mr. Sheil, the Chairman, and a few other gentlemen re tired •--THOS. BRENAN, Esq., was then called to the Chair, when social harmony was resumed, and continued until a late hour. STEALING NEWSPAPERS.—Thefollowing convic tion took place at the present Ennis Assizes :—John Lahiff, mail driver to the Post-masters-General on the line of road from Ennis to Kildysart, was tried for opening the mail bags, and taking therefrom several numbers of the Limerick Chronicle newspaper, and selling them on his route. The prisoner, a boy, was prose cuted by Mr. Thompson, solicitor to the General Post-office, and found guilty.—The Secretary to the Post-office deserves cr edit for bringing this culprit to justice. Indeed it is high time that an example should be made. The robbery of nexrspapers the been a lmost made a system of—the frauds thus practised u pon the pro prietors and subscribers of the I r i s h news papers are alm ost incal culable. It is time that a s t o p, if poss ible, species of plunder.--Cionrnel davertion s hould be put t o this • 'METING OF W proOpnrieNtlyonodfapyetaitmioeneitnigngfowrai:lseltotod,di.tvesitortjt:r,;..l4:ta, afore an equitable adjustment of contrackVf6 a reduelifir .f taxation, .and for Reform in Parlianient. The number of persons present was not so great as was anticipated, the exceeding wetness of the day having prevented the people of Ashton, Rochdale, and the many populous villages in the neighbourhood from attending.... At half-past two o'clock there were not snore than 500 persons collected; but as soon as the chair was taken, rapid accessions to the number took place, and in a short time there were at least 1,000 men present. - The Chair was taken by a young man of the name of Mints, who read the requisition calling the meeting, and briefiyexkortei the people to r be orderly. JOHN KNIGHT (an old reins -trier, who is now a school-master in Oldham) then came forward. He said the country waninita awful situation. The poor man's happiness was gone, and lift, which ought to be a blessing, was to him a curse. . There was something greatly wrong. A little light might perhaps be thrown on the subject by the resolutions which he would propose to them. It was remarkable, that though living in a land of plenty, soul of the working people were starving. , This ought not to be. The cause lay somewhere, . and it ought to be searched for. It could be no want of wealth that produced the , gene ral distress, for there was even a redundancy of all kinds, of property ; land was in a high state of cultivation --e buildings of all kinds, factories, houses, churches, aboun ded, till there were even too many of them all. Canals were. Ott, and roads were made in every direction; and every thing. toy. . dicated wealth ; yet, • notwithstanding,- many of those whose' labour produced all this were in extreme misery. At dfirst view every thing seemed working contrary to the production of poverty. No nation ever made such progress in machinery, and machinery tended greatly to increase the effect of labour. This ought to have diminished the task of the labourer. If by mechanical aid he could • do as much work in ene hour as he could do_ before in two, WO daily task ought' to be only one half of what it was. But was this ' the fact? " No," said the speaker, " the daily task now imposed is doubled," and Itriking with his wooden clogthe boatd 0111 *Ma, he stood, with a force which made the 'Whale assembly start, he added, with great emphasis, " yes ! double-what it was previous to the introduction of machinery."—(Great applause, and cries of "It is, it is.")—lt astonished him, and must astonish every body, that contrivances which should have lessened :their tuki• to ono. half, should not have prevented their being doubled. ButAltere were many causes which had kept this - machinery moving, but which had now ceased. Our great expenditure had not eeasedwitk a war unparalleled in its expence of blood and. treasure . . Sines the close of that war, our capitalists had, in 1923, lent - 9,500,0001, to Spain ; in 1924, nearly 5,000,000/. to different foreign states; and in 1825, 3,000,000/. more. While these loans were making, our manufactures flowed to the borrowing countries . ; bid wheat the loans ceased, the demand ceased, and then the astonished masters brought their people to short hours and small wages. Another cause operated to keep the rnachinery . moving, and this was the plenty of money. Money could be got by any body, for there were money manufacturers in every town. These makers were not so numerous now, and it was more difficult of course-to get money. The masters felt this, and they would feel it still more, for there was a law soon to be in operation to prevent the circulation of small notes, and the masters would find that as it drew nearer to the time fixed for a return to a cash currency, money would be more and more difficult to be got. So long as preparation was making for this, so long would trade be a losing concern. It was his impression, that times would be worse yet, and that wages would be lower and profits still less; but as the causes which were operating against them were fully pointed out in the resolutions, he would not detain them by any further re marks. He then read several resolutions, and all of them were adopted unanimously by the meeting. After the resolutions were read, a person of the name of WAL- K ER, from Ashton, addressed the Meeting, and exhorted the people well-dres s ed of ' ' I t young is j'ut .m, he y should lookto persevere in a bold a nd m a n ly manner. firmly in the face of Parliament , and fear no man, while their cause w u a ) le s x A sp P a n of the name of Bitoomixs, who took a part in th e. m ee ti ng l a t e ly h e ld at Man ePkieurse w as ' an da c ries cheater to petition against the gra n t to time Duke of Clarence. He had often thought it would be well if there was no intermediate body to stand between time 'Monarch and his people. They would then have only one man to aggrandize, whereas, at present, they had thousands, who had interests of their own to serve before they attended to the interests of the people. Under an absolute - ' monarchy, with a liberal and kind-hearted King, such as his pie. sent Majesty, who was well known to feel for the sufferings of hie people, he would not allow his people to starve. He-would not shut his ear against their cries, nor lay his own head on the pillow till be had given them relief.—(Applause. )—With such a monarch, they would be much better without a House of Commons.—(Load cries of " Ay, we wild ! we dunnot want 'em.")—They must fol low up this day's work with perseverance. They must either sit down and die, or come boldly forward and say they cannot longer endure their distresses. - They must do either of these things, for even the door of the workhouse was now shut against them. But they ought to do nothing privately. All should he done publicly. Every man ought to become a politician. It was a part of his business, for his distress arose from-political causes.—(Loud applause.) Mr. KNIGHT again stood forward, with a Bible in his hand.-- lie said they would be astonished to see him with the weapons of a clergyman, but he wished to read to them a portion of the Book of Nehemiah, who bad described their state as appropriately as if he had been now in England. lie then read a part of the fi fth chapter, where the poor relate their distress. Nehemiah, tien, he said, consulted with himself, And what did this Prime Mi nister do? Why, he rebuked—who? the people? No ! he 1 ' re buked the nobles," and "set a great assembly against them."— (This sentence, read with great emphasis, and accompanied with a most emphatic application of Mr. Knight's wooden clogr t o She floor of the hustings, produced a great sensation.")--He then went , on to read how Nehemiah redressed the wrongs of the poor; and forced the usurers to return them their lands, and took an o a th o f the priests that they should perform the i r promise. And now, said Mr. Knight, can you find me a Prime Minister like Nehe miah, although this book, being part and parcel of the law of the land, ought to teach them that his example should be followed ? And what was it that induced him to take the part of the poor against their oppressors? It was because he feared God.— , (Great applause.)—Must it not follow that the rulers who refuse to do as he did, fear not God ?—(Yes, said a man near the hus k tings, they fear not God, and regard not time sufferings of man.)— . Nehemiah, continued Mr. Knight , refused to receive the provision ; he was entitled to in virtue of his office, and why, " Because the I bondage was heavy on the people."—(Great applause.) A man behind the hustings—cc Read the prophet Amos, Mr. Knight. You know what there is there against the opprelsors." Mr. Kxic irr—l know there is plenty of good matter all over , this book, but I have read enough. Five persons were then appointed a Committee, to prepare Petition to both Houses of Parliament, and the meeting being declared at an end, the people immediately dispersed. MEMENTO MORI.-It happened lately that a certain ----- _____— baker in the city—whether constitutionally irritable, or only tempo rarily so, owing to the present provoking cheapness of " the staff of life," we cannot tell, but so is the fact, as we have beard—on receiving some slight provocation from his wife, determined to kneed the soft dough of her breasts and sides, so as to make her better bred in all time coming. Dire were the blows,—cleep the geath. roans which were heard over-night by the neighbours,--and the d like silence which ensued, made some of them surmise that pro. bably the valorous baker had rather overdone the thing, and that an assize would likely have to be held upon his work of that night. They, therefore, quietly took measures to ascertain the true state of matters,--and, peeping through a back window, they happily discovered the bJ-tr snoring in the arms of Morpheus, and hi s unfortunate helpmate, with a brace of black eyes, busily preparing the breakfast of the barbarian. A wag amongst them, after seeing that things were not so bad as was feared, determined o n a prat,,, tical joke, which should have the effect at least of frightening th e baker when he awoke, and p erha p s of making him curb his wicked • pd • and dangerous passions in future. Accordingly, ne Procured s, black straighting boa rd, and gently lifting the window ontr need it into the room, and left the grim concomitant of death a situation as to be full in view of the baker, l a — nd ba h l a 'e I when he shouldin such hi s eyes ! By and bye, the drowsy g od wi ng ed g eyesh oirfloup favouring the joke, gave the baker no intitnation ofigthht: and, el meant trick which was proposed for him. B ut obed excla m f ric h was :be - treat, exquisite the emoptent, when th e waiting introduction d o i f ffi th eou e sava d g n e o l t or b d ee , rubing spectators eyes, and without in a frantic e ircaii‘n h tic e tah l i re d eyn t , h the mannert n at jump I suddenly start up, n ag in h t e h was e be d - room liAl473al"dwArhiuoys‘lvieasapinal—lethinaend g iting-board, was, in her turn, was the real hi s presence, and there stood murdered my Mary 1! ! ' e qually alarmed for the nits of her o v f ery trembling n in e l a le g r h N o v s h t i l te night- d gown our b it I t a v t , ra u i -a l s sincee a t k h e e r, , u•il before him co nv inced that the apperitlou dered wife. sh e , • corporation, not the spirit of bis mur gave him, upon his wlth the usual gentleness of her sex, freely kr and we hope the y promising to be a . good boy for the future—. —, Glasgow have since been, and will coatinueto be, happr, Free Press.