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ANECDOTES, &c. Int le,..Dux[ or GUISE.—The Duke's Steward -"lig represented to his Grace how necessary it 17,41t1 be for him to retrench his expences, gave . 1 1 1 a a list of several persons in his household 1 1° were useless. The Duke, after having exa 4;iirl i t, said, " It is certain that I could do very ;;.,2„witbout these people, but did you ask them '`‘cCiler they could do without me?" 0 /:3x.IUGAL DISCRETION.—A man having mar sa very diminutive wife, and a person as kin g , i I Y be had not made choice of one of a large r .ls We ze " It is because," said he, " of two ev ils ought to Chose the least." 114 Slsigni.Ait DISSoLOLION or PARLIAM d ENT.- 0 ~Pon the 10th of March, 1628, the ay_ . : (wilich both houses were adjourned, the King v6E 4 4 1 ' 1 4 4 1.) came to the House of Lords, a n d, f 0 . I N e 9 t 11 11 t. s ending for the Commons, spake as k NI •"'"*". tktagio,it LORD S — I never c a m e h ere u p on so unp leas ant an taay h u , it bein g a Dissolution of Parliament; therefore /bi g by a7e km.ne cause to w on d er w h y I s h ou ld ra men ther . not do kit) Commission, it being rather a general maxim wh orii_zto leave harsh cominands to their Ministers, themselves sr o k: t e l, eut ,„ i further ng pleasing things."—And then, digsr some e Par_ 11441 e4C e 4 li ng directed the Lord Keeper to olve th ominu, at, fir ' . Ibe entry on the Lords' Journal i!— , " Ip.se D C e ' i oe presens Parliamentton dinolvit.' /14;11:41:11AL. ELECTION.—The following questions in ilSubtriitted to the Nation as points of a d v ice_ aPin t i rei gn of King JA.siEs the FIRST. They 04"Qt1 to the then existing Parliament, and upon tl 't ° l l ; b , l a General Election may again intere st v . ' ti, 'le :--. - " t ight, % ° '„e east our eyes upon the worthiest men of all li sorts,ir telnities i*" tientlem that are lights and guides u s l tates_ ~I lleb , tba'Cilitl3etiettced Parliament-men, wise and discrete whether at home ai,, ," r abro a d ; av e been practised in public affairs h ,7" Dar k , g r4 ve and eminent Lawyers, substantial Citizens % r i t . t in. i"ntshee',and _generally such as are interested and have a b h . , eted i n rersaate ? Have we made choice of such as are well 1 „ 41 4 6 , 4 ;glen without declining either on the one hand to - "tutil er e it da.an s sup ioers ?tition, or on the other hand to schism or isPoitn " tu ck is told-INGHAM ITOESE.—The. following . . story f /I nc -, as coonected with the originial building o of ti!'ngharn flouge. The architect and builde r i th e jo lt tlitice having expended large sums which erant lk° of B ectusionAst and NoumANBT, h i s t42.6 .. --Yer ' W as backward in repaying ; a st.ra lag,7 was resorted to for the purpose of obtain vitile`d" needful. The Architect the eday pre btiiid. on his Grace to mount top .of the s tir ,. Ili gi for the alleg e d purpose of seeing the %et h°;urit(ling prospect. The moment the Duk (I) 2 'eet on the roof, the Builder shut down th : trap, door, locked it, and threw the key to e xei lr . ° " li d. The Duke astonished nt the action, , 11 141 4 ,1 "e d" - -" how am I to get down ?" The lA id er) assuming a melancholy countenance, I a rt s ---" Pardon me, my Lord Duke, for the act I a bout to commit. I am a distressed man. sa,:lel.e M it r e d myself and family by making ad- C:44,113 money for this building, and unless your (1 43 ,, ,. ° will reli eve me, m y intention is to leap of r : s:ld destroy myself." 46 What is to become Ott r ', demanded the Duke. " You must leap w ee: ,4,13°, unless you consent to satisfy my l e i c i s ' rile Duke instantly gave him an order al eOrI l i; the amount of his claim, and the Builder, e ne o f - h .) to a concerted plan, gave a signal to unlock" "" tnen below, who came up with the key, . 13 "ekin d t . the trap-door, and set the Duke of Po g n arn at liberty: It was generally sup itled th e Is ,_ "Jild - —"ke c omplied with the request of the ci i „_ .tr . , not from a nY sense of fear, but because putiorniretl the ingenious mode in which he had culled upon to Pay his debts. Li".l-'zzLlsie QuESTION.—A few months ago, T. 4 It% ' a g ed eight years, was in a class, receiving .t "a • 9" " it°lllan history. The passage under I,lclllideration was the story of the Gracchi. The Dart tt'r,ePlained to his young pupils the active th a kn by these noble-spirited men in resist ° I th: tYra nuY or the Senate. At the conclusio n N ti, story , h e described the manner in which lea nt the Grac,chns procured the stroke of death wont it [ Mod of his slave. here the teacher lasq:tetruoted by th e boy, with the following r iene a r/ :-"*.“ Pray, Sir, if the Gracchi were the them k or liberty, bow happened it that one of .1, k e pt a slave himself ?" bet) 4ll Pow rtt o zMusic.—l saw (says M. RoM ritt Brescia, in 1 799, a man, of all Italians, Ili a p the most affected by music ; he pasted Ili I ? in bearing it ; when it pleased him, he ir the 'is 3110,5 off without being aware of it ; and 4CCustP4t(qlE was carried to its height, he was 114 'eta a t o ill r e s ', 1 , to throw them over his head upon the 111, c tiA, t tl 'at „ ,t• A NGEr.o.—li was a saying of this , 1) ,Os hs;lll7t, that a scteptor should carry his corn do t h 18 e ye. " The hands, indeed," said he, Dow er "e Work, but the eye judges." Of his '4 , 41 er,„ ( 1 )1 e ye he was so certain, that having once a co --,-1 the i . brought to him, • told s ock of marble to be .\tilal,p4 stone-cutter to cut away some parti c'rs " 3 of the marble, and to polish others. 1 )14_ s emi at, r - `IC . e XqUiSite figure starts out from the cc.ti , the i ° nil i) stone -cutter looked amazed. t i qitik ' of 84Ys Michael Angelo, 64 what do you t i c 1 1 ,4 1( or •,; it n ow ?” " I hardly know what to 11,, t iS a c' ' ' answered the astonished mechanic ; 4 4 % ot,h er Y fine figure to be sure. I have in ipol3sqlvei : n g a m tions to you, Sir, for thus making me ii, s ess e d „ Yscdf a talent which I never knew I e [seas' A:ngelo, full of the great and sub- Iltv of 1. NL it A lis lived very much alone, and ki -offered . A art , handling his hid - ' or '' ''ay to pass without Ire‘s pen • When -Ithi; . • some person e reproi . tched sqd '7 so melancholy and solitary a life , Ist„, )(1 A r t . '''* is a jealous thing ; it requires the 'l` 4t41 i e nt re tn a ,, ,, ,, i„ e Ltit A 7 , 1 _ r44l :_t ief,:frestleireitpaer9Zre.: 011 the Ist of July, the E Housexe - Buenos Ayres transmitted to the ''4' e 4 in 0, ,`, lv es, thief project ofa law on religious tolerati_o i n es , liolZpip o", c 7 ( i s , %words :......,c The right which every in.in I n. : eto th cording to his own conscience, shall be i 4tt e territory of this province." 0 ClN4ll `<kt, r ) -..., fall NAPO. 4 4 a roar ' E s tirta:TioNs.-0- _ yin. as i i Il ls n i 1 ""s) his brother Lucien proved 1 i Ir a " Plall"st determined opposer of his views . 1., 4 44 11y 0 ,, °l le day, while they were disputing adds",Leh and ,senle subject, Lucien drew out un , ,sefion,as.lting it violently on til groa, tlit tt " a wil l Ps brother these remarkable words . T N . I V4t eti mestroy yourself as I have destroyed il l I IY 4 ' and th e ti me will come when your be lie and f • .flp 1 • r the;„ 11( 8 will not know where to oeatlB.,, THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, SZI.T. 23.—Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY, accompanied by the Marquis Conynghani, left the Royal Lodge and drove to Virginia Water through the new plantations. On the arrival of his Majesty at the Lake he immediately embarked on board his pleasure boat and commenced angling. His Ma jesty continued this amusement until six o'clock, when he re turned to the Royal Lodge. The pony phaetons are ordered to be in readiness this afternoon at two o'clock for his Majesty's usual excursions.—Sir C. Long arrived at the Royal Lodge on Wednesday, and in the afternoon rode to the Castle and inspect ed the progress of the alterations, which he reported to his Majesty. Sir Charles dined with his Majesty at the Royal Lodge, on Wednesday evening, and yesterday morning took his departure for London.—Yesterday afternoon her Royal Highness the Princess Augustus returned to Frogmore Lodge, from her visit to the Duchess of Gloucester, at Bagshot Park. PEPARTURES FROM TOWN, ttc- The Earl and Countess Spencer, for their seat at Wimble don ; the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, for their seat, Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire ; the Earl of Ilchester, from Melbury House, Dorsetshire, for Bruton Hall, near Somerset ; the Earl of Caernarvon, from High Clere, near Newbury, for Pixton ; Lord and Lady Montague, from their, seat, Ditton Park, Bucks ; Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, from her seat, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, for Cheltenham ; Sir Geo. Warrender, Bart. for his seat in Berks ; the Hon. Miss Bur rell and Miss Elliott, for Cheltenham ; Lady Dampier, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Butler Danvers, from Doncaster, for Switb land Lodge, Mount Sorrell, Leicestershire ; Mr. and Mrs. Brett and family, from their villa, Grove House, to Wor thing; Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, for their seat, Durham Lodge, Norfolk.—From Nerot's Hotel, Clifforcl-street—Lord Kensing ton ; the Hon. 31r. Edwardes ; J. Greville, Esq. ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke and Ladies; Dr. and Miss Thompson.— From Miller's Hotel, Jermyn-street—Mr. and Mrs. Farquhar, for Windsor; Captain Hughes, for Windsor.—From the Bri tish Hotel, Jermyn-street—Captain and Mrs. Knight, for Bath; J. Hutchinson, Esq. for Paris. . %i -I ;A is ...„ f ~ ~.., ....... ~,4 . 0 %., Nt ! ' A t ' ~.1 . 0 -_,,./.."-, , rt"tA t; IW*-1, r, , -;-, „',. - -- •• ,, ,jo.t:l—_,• _,- ..; .;1 5 ' i , V, .;;,..,.,„ j : 111-,,,,,,,..' ', c - j 7 7:4 o2 Nr,,'Vf:, • ~•--J , e }, - .;), --,- •!, , •-,-4 1 , 4111 4 s.p.'‘'.. 8. - - ...o t ' 7' , ig., ,•,--- - • \ e, ,, ,, , c',... , i'? • z , .4,,, - .;.-, 45, --- , 14 i --!-..* .1. , , :. v.- --- ---.--._, i r: .. . . I .*::.Nore. N' ...,, , i ; ARRIVALS IN TOWN. At Nerot's Hotel—The Hon. T. Kavanagh and Lady Ka vanagh and family ; the Right Hon. Lord Thurles; Mrs. Hall Pare and family. BRIGHTON, SEPT. 23.—There seems now very little doubt that the KING will revisit Brighton, and spend the winter here, as he was formerly in the habit of doing. The inhabi. tants exult not a little at the news, and are looking forward to a gay and brilliant season.—Arrivals are very numerous, and become daily more important and fashionable; among the most recent are Sir Thomas and Lady Ormsby, Lady Graham, Sir H. Bell, Sir R. and Lady Wilmot, Sir J. Reynet, Sir W. Doveton, General Rebowe, General Frazer, and Lady E. Rep ton.—Sir Robert NVilmot is a hale old gentleman, who rides regularly with the hounds throughout the season ; and it does one good to see the hearty, active old Baronet, scampering accross our Downs with as much agility as any of the younger sportsmen in the field. The hunt is well managed, and is of great service to the town, by the numerous families that it brings here in the winter season. BATH ArtartrALs..—Lord and Lady Kirkcudbright, Bishop of Hereford, Sir J. and Lady Suttie, Sir E. and Lady Poore, Sir W. Owen, Bart., Sir W. and Lady Wraxall, Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgerald, Capt. and Mrs. Halford, Capt. Dallas, Capt. Marshall—Rev. Canon Wodehouse, Rev. Dr. Gardiner, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Rev. Mr. Coates, Rev. Mr. Griffith, Rev. Mr. Gooch, Rev. Mr. Steward, Rev. Mr. Wild. ROYAL PARTY AT BRUSSELS. The following Court paragraphs from the Belgic papers, respecting the movements of the ROYAL PARTY collected at BE ussEr.s, may be read with interest : " BntrasELs, SEPT. 18.—The Duke and Duchess of Cla rence arrived here yesterday, and will remain some days in this city. " SEPT. 19.—Their Majesties the King of the Netherlands, and the King of Prussia, the Queen of the Netherlands, and their Royal Highnesses the Pukes and Duchesses of Clarence and Cumberland, the Princes and Princesses of Prussia and the Netherlands, set out this morning from Terveuren, and are gone to examine the great basins and public works at Antwerp, as well as every thing else that is remarkable in that city. " SEPT. 20.—The King of Prussia and his sons, with our Royal Family, have been this morning to visit the field of Waterloo. It is remarked, that the Prussian Generals (Blucher and Bulow) whose manoeuvres completed the triumph of the great day of the 18th of .June, have been already earned off by death. Napoleon has, terminated his career at St. Helena ; so that of all the Generals-in-Chief who commanded on that day, the Duke of Wellington alone remains, who is indisputably the greatest Captain in Europe. The Minister of the Interior has given notice that the lectures in the Philosophical College of Louvain will commence on the 17th of October, and that pupils in indigent circumstances who desire to enjoy stipends may apply to him." The Princess Augusta left Bagahnt Park, where her Royal Highness had been staying on a visit to the Duchess of Glou cester, on Thursday, for her Royal Highness's residence at Frogmore. The Duchess of Gloucester accompanied her royal sister, on a visit to the Princess, for some days. His Royal highness the Prince of Salerno, who lately left Paris, arrived, on the 15th, At Frankfort, on his way to Vienna. He is accompanied by Prince Pynatelli. Yesterday morning the Earl of Liverpool left his residence at Whitehall, in his carriage and four, for the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, on a visit to the King. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town for Beckenham on Thursday afternoon. Lord and Lady Dufferin have left London for Ballyleidy, county of Down. Mr. Plunkett, accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. Plunkett and suite, left Kingstown harbour for Liverpool, in the St. George steam-packet, on Tuesday last. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor is at present residing at the Bath Hotel, Boulogne-sur-Mer. Amongst his other occupa tions he daily employs himself in reading French with a native. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland and family are expected on Monday at their seat, Cheveley Park, Newmarket, from Belvoir Castle. The Earl and Countess of Clanricard are expected in town next week from Ireland. George Byng, Esq. M.P., Mrs. Byng and family, were ex pected to arrive this day at their seat, Ni 7 rotham Park, from Ireland. _ - - - Viscount Dudley has arrived at his seat, llimley Hall, Staf fbrdshire, from a tour. We understand that his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, on receiving the melancholy intelligence of the death of Mrs. %Wellesley Pole Long► %Voilesley, was deeply affected ; and it is much feared that that circumstance will prevent his Excel. lency from honouring the Lord Mayor's dinner with hi■ pre. sence.—(Diiblin Patriot.) Extract from the will of the late Rev. D. Parr :—" I give a ring to the Rev. Robert Hall, of Leicester, as a mark of my reverence for his exemplary virtues, and my admiration of his sublim. and hallowed eloquence." Died, on the 12th instant, aged 78, at Carmes, near Montereau, at the estate of the Marquis de FOUDRES, Count ANTOINE PHILIPPE de LARDENOY, Lieutenant. General, Governor of the Tuileries. He was born in Luxem burg, and was a model of fidelity and honour, having passed his life in the service of the Bourbons. He commenced his career as Page to Louis XVI. was afterwards an Ensign in the Guards, and in 1780 was Colonel of the second Regiment of Queen's Cavalry. In 1788 he was named Colonel of the Provincial Artillery Regiment of Strasburg. He emigrated in 1791, and with a number of Nobles of Champagne, whom he assembled at Treves, he organised several Com panies under the command of General d'Allonville, and fought at Maestricht in the year 1793. Some time after. wards he entered the service of his Britannic Majesty, as Captain of the First Company of French Gentlemen, and em barked at Bremen in the same year to assist the King's cause in La Vendee. lie returned to France in 1814, with the title of Field Martial, and was successively named Lieutenant-Gene ral and Military Commander at Toulon, which he was forced to quit on the 28th of March, 1815, but resumed on the 28th of July following, and restored order in the place, for which the inhabitants thanked him in a memorial which they presented to the Kin... On the 11th of April of the year 1816 he was appointed 'Governor-General of Guadaloupe, which was sur rendered to him in a very solemn manner on the 25th of July by Sir .lames Leith, who was the former Governor. On his return to France lie was appointed to the Governorship of the Tuileries, which post he held at his death, which he met w i t h the same firmneu he had displayed in his lifetime, POETRY. LINES on the LION FIGHT at WARWICK. He that has wander'd through that land of taste, Where the proud wonder of a thousand years— Rome's Coliseum, o'er the gloomy waste, It's giant form in mould'ring grandeur rears ! And, musing, stretch'd upon the grassy floor, Once the arena of the savage fight, Dy'd deep by man and beast in streams of gore, polish'd Romans gloried in the sight ; In fancy viewing, where the tall arcades Tier above tier extend in moss-clad height, The grave Patricians and the blooming maids Gaze on the sports below with mad delight ; While silken awnings shade the burning ray, And show'rs of fragrance cool the panting breath, To give luxurious relish to the play Of strife and blood, of agony and death ! He that has mus'd all this, with honest rage Has thus exclaim'd—" 0 Rome ! imperial Queen ! Could'st thou—wise, learnsd, the glory of thy age, Enjoy and revel in the savage scene ? Thou could'st—for not to thee was then proclaint'd, By Heralds from on high, good-will to man e Thy bold and rugged nature was not tam'd, By the soft mercies of the gospel plan.— Thy faith was folly, and thy rites were shame, Thy Gods were men, less worthy far than brutes ; Some pity then thy savage soul may claim, For such religion well such custom suits.•' Thus Rome is pardon'd—but, my Country! say— Who can for thee, one faint excuse avow ? Thy heathen pastimes make a night of day, And CHRISTIAN BRITAIN ill the Pagan now ! BRITAIN, the blest of heav'n ! o'er whose rich gat* The civil arts their countless blessings show'r— ln moral science, greatest of the great—. Renown'd for wisdom, elegance, and pow'r In pure Religion grace'd above the rest, With Truth's full knowledge like a cloudless day ; With hosts of zealous, faithful, pastors blest, Wise, learn'il, and good, to teach SALVATION'S way. And, in thy love to man, with zeal profound, (Gratefiul, as might be hop'd, for grace so high), Sending the Heralds of the Gospel round, To ev'ry distant coast beneath the sky ! While thus abroad thou wear'st the shining robe Of lovely Charity and Faith divine, As 'twere thy joy to humanize the Globe— Behold ! at home, what brutal crimes are thine ! See thy green vales by savage sports disgrac'd, Which e'en the Hottentot would blush to own ! Man mangling man !—life ma a wager plac'd ! A spectacle for demon's eyes alone ! Infatuate land I—from thee the gentle grace Of soft Humanity, alarm'd, departs : Blind in the mid-day Suw !—'mid GLORY base ! And brWilied amid the tasteful ARTS ! Nor this enough—but must thou, too, engage The nobler, wiser brutes to learn of thee To rend each other with excited rage, That crowds may gaze and shout with maniac glee! And having tam'd the monarch of the wood, Caress'd and fed—and in his gen'rous heart Rais'd kind attachment—then to drink his blood ! Feast on his tortures !—'tis a traitor's part ! Thrill'd not thy breast with one sharp pang within, When with superior virtue, kind as brave, The noble-minded beast rebuked thy sin, And those, by thee devoted, sought to save? Oh Britain !—rouse thee, lest this dread abuse Of light and mercy, benefits and love, Provoke ETERNAL. JUSTICE to let loose Some fearful visitation from above ! Call on thy Senate ! wake thy alum'bring laws! Redeem thy name ! and show thou still cans't feel ! Protect the race of brutes, support their cause ! A cause well worthy of the Patriot's zeal. MARTIN ! proceed !—thy gen'rous task pursue, And ev'ry honest heart shall aid thy plan : Hail ! first of conqu'rors ! gifted to subdue, Not empires—but brutality in Man! . .s The above excellent Poem is, we understand, the pro duction of a Gentleman of Leicester. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, &c. OXFORD. SEPT. 23, TICCLISTASTICAL PREFERMENTS.—The Lord Bishop of Winchester has collated his youngest son, the Rev. R. Prety mans to the rectory of Elingdon Wroughton, Wilts.—The Rev. Charles Pasley Vivian, B.C.L. to the vicarage of 'Wellingbo rough, Northamptonshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Chas. Pryce ; patron, J. Vivian, Esq. Portland-place. At the Eleventh Council of William Slatter, Esq. Mayor of this City, holden in the Council Chamber, on Monday last, on the motion of the Mayor, it was resolved, that plate, of the value of 109 guineas, be purchased, under the direction of a Committee, and presented, with a suitable inscription, to Thos. Henry Taunton, Esq. as a lasting token of the grateful recollec tion of this House of his many eminent and gratuitous services rendered to the City during the time he acted as Deputy Town Clerk.—That the under-mentioned Gentlemen compose the Committee for carrying this resolution into effect, viz. the Mayor, Town Clerk, Mr. W. Butler, Mr. W. Joy, Mr. T. Dry, and Mr. James Hunt. On Monday last the election of Mayor and Bailiffs of this City took place at our town Hall, when William Slater, Esq. the present mayor, was re-chosen, and Messrs. Deodatur Eaton and Crews Dudley were elected Bailiffs for the year ensuing. The instances of the Chief Magistrate of this city serving two years together have been very rare ; a similar circumstance has not occurred since the Mayoralty of Sir William Walker, Knight, in the years 1683 and 1684. It appears by the copy of an ancient Monument in St. Peter-le-Bailey church, (in the hand-writing of Mr. Alderman Fletcher,) that John Sprunt was buried there, who was Mayor of Oxford in 1402, and again in 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408; he died July 17, 1410. At a Meeting of the Commissioners of the Thames and Isis Navigation, held for the 6th District, at Oxford, on Saturday last, Thomas Henry Taunton, Esq., was unanimously elected Vestry Clerk, in the room of his late father, Sir W. E. Taunton, Knight, deceased ; and on Wednesday last Mr. Taunton was also elected Steward of the incorporated Company of Cord wainers, in the room of his late father, who held the situation upwards of 50 years. On Monday last Alderman Churchill was elected Mayor of the borough of New IVoodstock, for the seventh time. THE LATE WEWITZER..—Tha disappearance or removal of the remains of the late Wewitzer, has, since his death, occasioned various conjectures. He died a few months since in Wild-court, leading from Drury-lane to Little Wild -street, where he had resided for several years, in apart ments at a private house, the landlord of whic h kept a chand ler's shop opposite, and to whom he was ind e bt e d fo rent and necessaries. His death was discovered by a lad, his daily attendant, who did not sleep there, and who on en tering his apartment on the morning found ,him lifeless, apparently sleeping in his chair. Wewitzer was an annu itant of the Guvent-Garden Theatrical Fund, the Direc tort of which, on h ear i ng o f his death, and knowing hi s circumstances, sent instantly a coffin, and gave directions for his funeral, which, it was supposed, would have been at tended by sev era l o f hi s f ormer theatrical assoc i ates. Ile had two sisters on e , Lady Trawley, now living at a n ad vanced age in Ireland, the other in affluent circumstances, residing near Finsbury-square, with both of whom he had latterly no intercourse. The last, however, on hearing of his death, sent also a coffin, with different orders for his_ funeral, and strict injunctions that it should not be of a theatrical description, meaning neither at the expence of the fund, nor to be attended by any actors. At this juncture his landlord conceiving from the marks of respect shown, there was a prospect of being paid, consulted an attorney, and his re mains were arrested. This having reached his friends, re course was had to stratagem : t wo persons declaring iem selves an attorney and sheriff's officer, called at the place, with attendants, bearin g a third coffin, who, desirin g the presence of the landlord, addressed him with—" I believe you imagine you have legally arrested the remains of Mr. Wewitzer. The person, I understand, who acted as your officer touched the coffin." "He did," replied the landlord, " and said I hereby arrest the body of Ralph I Vewitzer." " Then let me tell 'ou," said the inquirer, " he arrested only the coffin, which of course you may retain, and may it b e o f service to you ; but I, as you obs erve , actually touch the body, which I arrest, and shall instantly remove." This was done_. and the co median was, as privately as possible, interred the next morning in Bunhill-fields burial-ground. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES.—Thursday Night, Twelve o'Clock. The decision of the St. Leger has given rise to the usual variety of rumours respecting the sums won and lost on the occasion by individuals. One is said to have cleared 30,0001., another more than 20,0001., a third near 25,0001., and so on ; but it is impossible for us to say to what degree of credit these reports are entitled : certain it is, however, that there are great winners as well as losers, and amongst the latter, Yorkshire wilt supply a very liberal proportion. We suspect too, that a considerable number from the " Land o' Cakes" are on the wrong side of the post. As it is, the settling day is heavy enough, but had any other horse won the St. Leger, it would have been fearfully so : against that horse the odds hays all along been so small, that the total of the losings, though great, is comparatively small. The knowing ones on the whole are considered to be all right, having laid against outsiders to a vast amount; and one gentleman, remarkable for the extent of his speculations and the nicety of his calculations, must be a gainer to the tune of some thousands; he was heard to declare about a month since, that he had near 40,0001. against each of several horses, and against Alderman in particular he was exceedingly heavy. The winning of this race by a Yorkshire horse and a York shire jockey gives additional strength to the often-expressed opi nion that a south country horse or rider cannot win in the north, and vice versa. Strange as this may appear, it is borne out by facts. The first of our Newmarket horses and jockeys have con tended for stakes at Doncaster, York, and other northern meet ings, and they have almost invariably been beaten. Equally applicable is this remark to those from the north, for it will be recollected, that Mr. Lambton has run several of his racers at the Newmarket meetings, where they have been uniformly un successful, and little Tommy Lye, one of the best and most fortunate jockies of the north, could add nothing to his reputa tion in the south. To account for this, some have alleged that when a jockey appears on strange ground, those who have been accustomed to the course will unite to prevent his winning.— We will not take upon ourselves to say that this is the case, but from having observed a similar feeling pervade a much su perior class, we should not consider it as impossible. Of the running for the St. Leger we shall give a more full account in our next, as many inquiries have been made re specting horses not yet nw.iced. We are sorry to say that there have been Levanters to a large amount—report states not less than 100,000/. Amongst the many ways of expresring the St. Leger, it will surprise our readers when we state, that the m os t nove l of all was, that of dispatching the news to illanchester by dogs trained to hunt by trail. Since our last, the betting men have not been idle ; the St. Leger of 1826 has already been speculated upon, as will be seen by the following statement of odds :-3 to 1 agst Lord Kennedy's Bedlamite, by Welbeck ; 14 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Brother to Barefoot, by Tramp ; 20 to 1 agst Lord Kennedy's King Catton ; 30 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Belzoni. _ _ The Stewards for next year are W. Russell, Esq. and the non. J. H. Cradock. The following is a further list of visitors :—Marquis of Car marthen, Lady Vane, Lords Wilton, I Sefton, Conyers, Pel ham, Hawke, Pollington, Ashley, 3arkland, llowick, A. Paget, :Mount-Sandford, Count de Szelinski, Count Harrach, Sir J. and Lady Johnstone, Countesses Mansfield, Galloway, Trhein ; Ladies C. Bentinck, C. Murray, E. Murray, Kin nard, M. Molyneux, L. Molyneux, E. Vernon, E. Lowther, G. Neville, Petre, Gresley, C. Stewart, C. Wortley, Lord Duncome, M. Keating, C. Powlett, Thorold, Sitwell, Astley, &c. The depredations by pickpockets are very numerous. A noble Marquis was robbed of about 401. on the course; Mr. Kay, of Bawtry, of bills to the amount of 120/.; a stranger, in the lobby of the theatre, of 350/. &c. A match has been made for to-morrow between Carmelite and Velluti, for 100 sov., h. ft., Oat. 21b. each. St. Leger course. So that there will be eight races. Lord Darlington has purchased Memnon for 3,0001. Match, 1000 soy. h. ft., list. each. St. Leger Course. Mr. Payne's Gossoon by Waxy Pope - - • - 1 Mr. Platers l3ogtrotter, by Alonzo - - 2 This match was made so suddenly that little betting took place; the odds were 2 to 1 on Gossoon, rode by Mr. Whitt, who took the lead, kept it, and won in a canter. The loser was rode by the owner. Two-year Old Stakes of 20 soy, each, colts, Bst. 21b. ; fillies, Bst. Red House In. (30 Subscribers.) Lord Kennedy's ch. c. Bedlamite, by NVelbeck - 1 Mr. Watts' b. e. Belzoni, by tilacklock - 2 Lard Muncaster's b. f. Garcia. - - 3 Eight started, but were not placed..-7 to 4on Betilamite. It was some time before the younkers could be got well to. gether, and not till after a false start and several attempts that they got oft; but when they did they made a beautiful race, keeping well together nearly tothe stand, when Lord Kennedy's Benlamite shot a-head, and won easy by several lengths. Rode by Jackson. The Gascoyne Stakes of 100 sov. each, 30 ft. for 3 yr old Colts Fillies. St. beget Course. (Nine Subscribers.) Mr. Watt's b. c. Memnon walked over. Eight paid. Three-yr old Sweepstakes of 200 soy. each, h. ft.; Colts, Bst. 31b.; and Fillies, fist. St. beget Course. Four Subscribers. Mr. liouldsworth's b. c..L - 6cape, by Filho - 1 Lord Fitzwilliam's br. c. Dramatist - - 2 Betting 2 to 1 on Escape.—They went of? at score, Escape taking the lead, which he maintained throughout, and won easy. George Dockery rode him. The Doncaster Racing Club Stakes of 50 soy. each, h. ft. for all ages. Two miles. Mr. Lambtou's b. c. Buzzard , walked over. Lord Scarborough's Diadem, Mr. Houldsworth's The Miller of Mansfield, Duke of Leeds's Bluebeard, and Lord Milton's florismart, paid forfeit. [in the paragraph in yesterday's Paper, respecting the liberal conduct to Chiffney and Goodison, for Homer, read Alderman.] SHREWSBURY RACES, 1825.—WEnwssner, SEFT. 21. The Gentlemen's Subscription tor a Gold Cup of lOOgs value, the surplus to be paid in specie, by subscribers of lOgs. each, for all all ages.--Twice round and a distance. Mr.Mitton's br. c. Oswestry, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b. - 1 Sir W. Wynne's b. f. Signo'rina, 3 yrs, fist. 31b. - 2 Mr. Griflith's br. m. Palatime, 5 yrs, fist. 41b. - 3 Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Ajji Barba, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b. - 4 Nine others starteed—A fine race : Oswestry never headed. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sov. each, with 20 added by the Town, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst. 41b.; fillies, Bst. 21b, — Once round and a distance. Mr. Mitton's b. c. Flexible, Bst. 41b. - . . 1 Sir.W. Wynne's b. f. Signorina, list. 21b. - - 2 Mr.Mytton's b. c. Ludford, list. 41h. - - 3 ___. • Sir T. - Stanley's b. c. Dr. Faustus, Ost. 41b. One other started.—Won in fine style by a length. The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Subscription Purse of'sol. for three and four-yr olds.—Heats, twice round and a distance. 1.(1 Grosvenor's ch. f. llybla, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b. - 2 1 1 Major Gore's br. c. The Moor, 3 yrs; 7st. 31b. - 1 2 2 Mr. Thomson's br. h. The Butler, 4 yrs, ast. 121 b. 3 3dr Sir G. Pigot's b. f. Miss Robson, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. 4 dr Two drawn.—The Moor bolted twice, but saved his distance, finely rode by Lear. ISLE OF THANET RACES, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21. The Powell Stakes of 5 soy. each, with 50 soy. added from the Fund. Heats, two miles. Mr. Hill's ch. m. by Soothsayer, 3 yrs. 6st. 71b. - 2 I 1 111 r. Brown's b. in. Maid of Kent, 5 yrs, Bit. 71h. 1 2 2 11r. Smith's bl. c. Tamar, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. - 3 3 dr Capt. Lock's b. h. Orator, 6 yrs, Bit. Mb. - - 4 4dr 11.1 r. Scaith's b. f. Orphan, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b. - odr . , One drawn. - The Margate Plate of 60 soy. Heats. Mr. Whiteside's b. h. brother to Antonio, 6 yrs, 10st. 2 1 1 Mr. Mockford's ch. c. Velasquez, 3 yrs , - 1 2 2 Mr. Maundrell's b. f. Princess Mary, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. 4 3 3 Mr. Hill's b. k. Paint Brush, aged, 9st. - 3dr Two drawn. TritrusnAY. The Ramsgate Plate 50 soy. Heats. Mr. Hill's ch. m. by Sooths a y e r, yrs, 6st. 71b. 2 1 1 Mr. Brown's b. g. Marksman, ageu, 9st. - 6 4 2 Mr. Smith's bl. c. Tamar, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. s 5 3 3 Mr. Scaith's b. f. Orphan, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b. - 3 2dr Capt. Lock's b. h. Orator, 6 yrs, 9st. 51b. - 1 odr Mr. Palmer's b. f. by Wrangler, 3 yrs, Est. 41b. 4 0 dr The last heat was well contested between Soothsayer and Marksman.—Two drawn. In running the the second mile in the second heat, turning a corner, Wrangler fell, broke the jockey's . jaw in the fall, and Orator coming immediately behind him, fell over him, and broke one of the arms of his jockey. The Hunter's Stakes of 5 sov. each, with 30 soy. added from the fund. Heats two miles. Mr. Wilke's gr. m. Chance, 6 yrs, 12st. 411;. - 1 1 Mr. Palmer's b. g. Wildboy, 4 yrs, lOst. 81b. - 4 2 Mr. Thurston's Ur. in. All Luck, 6 yrs, 12st. 41b. !.., A 3 C. W. Martin, Esq.'s ch. g. Nicolo, aged, 1 Ist. 131 b. 3 4 Mr. Belsey's b. g. Kent,' aged, 12st. 61b. _ - 6 6 Air. Johnstone's b. g. Chronometer, aged, 12st. 91b. 2_dr OLD BAILEY—(Tuts DAT.) CHARGE OF LIBEL. This was an indi ct men t against the defendant, James Taylor, for a libel, reflecting on the c - racter of John Lacey Hawkins, one of the I.oa Mayor's City Marshalman, who, it appeared, was attending his duty with the Lord Mayor, on the' 15th June, when the foundation-stone of the New London Bridge was laid by his Lordship►, in the presence of a large assemblage of persons. The libel complained of was subsequently pub lished in the Times Journal. It was addressed to the Editor, and purported to charge the City Marshalman, Mr. Hawkins, with using extreme violence in the assembled crowd, and striking male and female, without occasion, with his staff, &c.; among whom was the complainant,. now defendant. Mr. John Ferriday sworn—Witness superin tends the printing department of the Timet news. paper. The paragraph he received through the hands of the Editor, it was in writing, and after wards it was printed ; witness some time after saw the defendant, but did not shew birn 'the manuscript or the paper, but spoke to him on the subject, he did not read it to him ; here the wit ness produced the manuscript copy ; never saw the defendant write ; he had not seen the letter before he received it from the Editor ; saw Mr. Taylor at the office after the publication of the paragraph. The ltEconnta hero addressed the Jury, and said, there was no doubt this was a most seats. dalous libel on the City Marshalman, in accusing him in being drunk, and unfit for his duty, also with using violence without any occasion ; hots - ever there no proof who the author was, and of course the defendant was entitled to an acquittal. The Jury instantly found the defendant Nog MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 23. John Browne was indicted at the instance of the Mendicity Association, for obtaining money under false pretences. It appeared that on the 7th of July, the defendant called at the house of Sir Charles Forbes, in Fitzroy-square with a peti. tion, stating that his name was William Graham, and that he had carried on the trade of a working jeweller and silver smith, in Sutton-street, Clerkenwell, until -his house was robbed by persons who burgatiously entered it, whereby he was reduced to the greatest distress. This statement professed to bear the signature of the rector (31r. Evans) and the church wardens of the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell. Sir Charles Forbes' clerk, upon looking at the petition, remarked that he knew Mr. Evans, and the name purporting to he his signature was not his writing. To this the defendant replied, that Mr. Evans was out of town, and his curate had signed the paper o n his behalf. The clerk, being satisfied with this answer, gave the defendant a sovereign by his employer's directions. A bau r three weeks afterwards, a man named Hamerton made a similat application at Sir Charles Forbes's limuse ; and upon going out, was observed by the clerk to join the defendant, who was waiting for him ; upon which he gave them both in charge to an officer. In the fire-place of the room in which they were confined, the officer found the petition upon which the defend ant had obtained the sovereign from Sir Charles Forbes. All the signatures attached to this paper were proved to be fic titious. In his defence, the prisoner detailed the circumstances of a case in which, he said, he had narrowly escaped being con. victed of highway robbery, in consequence of his having been mistaken for the real offender, who was afterwards brought to justice. On the present occasion he protested that he was the victim of a similar mistake, he never having been at the house of Sir Charles Forbes in his life. The Jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced him to seven years' transportation. He was al,o tried, together with Hamcrtou, on another in dictment, which charged them with conspiring together to ob tain money under false pretences, on the occasion mentioned in the preceding case, when they were given into custody by Sir Charles Forbes's clerk. The Petition which Hamerton then presented stated that his name-was Edward •Saunders, and that he had been a watchmaker in Dartmouth-street, Westminster until his house was burned down by a great fire which occured thereon the sth of July, and which reduced him to misery, and so severely injured his wife as to require her re moval to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. It was sworn that po such tire as this had ever occurred ;' but the evidence not beibg sufficiently strong to prOve the conspiracy between thetwodg fentlants, the jury returned a verdict of acquittal. At half-past four o'clock, the whole of the cases I;eing dis posed of, the CHAIRMAN discharged the Jury, thanking them ter their services, and remarking that the present session had been heavier by one-third than any within his recollection for the last 30 years. The Court was then adjourned to Friday, the 30th instant. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, SEPT. 23.—Wind S. by W.—Arrived the Thomas, Bell, from St. Vincents; Fame, Newburn ; Humility, Dobson, and Britannia, Alder, from Memel. Passed through from the River the Protector, Dickenson, for New York ; and Waterloo Packet, Saxton, for Cork ; 4 p. m. the whole of • the outward bound are under weigh, with a light breeze from S. by W. POILTSMOU TII, SEPT. 23.—Wind E.S.E.--Arrived the Sovereign transport, Wells, from Halifax. Sailed the Nauti lus, Tripe, for the Cape of Good Hope. His Majesty's ship Albion, for Lisbon, went out of Imbour, and remains at Spit head ; his Majesty's ship Scout came in to be paid oft: FAL MOU T n, SEPT. 22.—Wind W.—No a -rivals or mailings. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Emu lous, Humble, from St. Vincents; Eclipse, Iluxtable, - frOtu Jamaica ; Purgon, Thomson, Savannah ; Lancashire Wildb, Neale, from Lisbon, in six days. The Hon. Company's ship Thomas Grenville, from London, with troops for Calcutta, was all well on the 2d of July; , in lat. 4. 30. 5. long. 21. 30. W. Arrived off Dover the Prince Coburg, Whitmore, from Tobago. The Robert, Crowe, from Bangor to Newcastle, struck near Tuscar the 18th instant, and was abandoned. [From the Agent to Lloyd's at Genoa, dated 14th September.] " The Commerce of Genoa, of 60 guns, and the Nereid brig of war, with four transports, having on hoard the Consuls for the sundry ports in the Levant, sailed from hence the llth;inst. They will probably call off Tripoli to settle the difference exist ing with that Bashaw." GIBRALTAR, AUG. 29.—A brig and a schooner were yesterday cruising in sight of Estopoua ; they took a Spanish bombard two leagues east of that roadstead, and chased a guarda costo close in shore at Marbella. EXTRAORDINARY METEOR.—From a private letter of recent date, from Guelderland, its Holland :—" The rains we had in August have contributed much to the improvement of the crops in general ; especially after the great and intolerable heat of which I gave you , au account in one of my former letters. In -the latter end of August, a singular aerial pheno menon, took place at eleven o'clock in the even ing, viz. a very considerable blue light was seen, which gave a most extraordinary appearance to all surrounding objects, so much so, that, not withstanding it was a full moon, and fine clear weather, it so frightened the servants, who were standing in the garden behind our house, that one of them came running into our room, in the greatest state of alarm, to mention the cir cumstance. The same appearance was noticed at the very moment through the whole country, which proves that the substance or combustible fluid which emitted it must have been at a great elevation,"