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PURSUPURSUANT to an O r d er o f the High AN T Court of Chancery, made in a canse WILSON against THOMAS, the next o f kin of JOHN THOMAS, late of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, merchant, deceased, who were living at the time of his death, (which happened in the month of January, 1828,) and are still living, and also of th e e the leg a l personal represent atives of such hereb • :lad next of ki n (if any) as have since died, are y re .quired, on or before the 29th day of June next, to come in and make out their claims as such next of kin and personal representatives before Francis Cross, Esq., one of the Master s of the said Court, at kis Chambas in Southampton-buildings, C hancer-lane London, or in de fault thereof th e y will. bi triptorLly e xcluded pee, " ' the benefi t , of the said Order. OSBALDESTON and MURRAY, Plaintiff's Solicitors, No. 11,758. CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL. THE Ladies Superintendants of the BA ZAAR for this Institution, to be held THIS DAY and TO-MORROW, at the Mansion and Grounds of JOHN PENN, Esq., Spring Gardens Terrace, St. James's Park, respectfully request those Ladies who have been preparing presents, to oblige them by forwarding the same with as little delay as possible to the Committee, 27, Villier's-street, Chiring-cross. JOHN ROBERTSON, Hon. Sec. PRIVATE PUPIL. A VACANCY for a PUPIL is Now Open in the Family of a Married Clergyman, resident Twelve Miles from London. He can offer the most satis factory references to Noblemen and Gentlemen, whose sons Lave been under his care. His number of Pupils is limited to Six. Letters to be directed for the Rev. J. C. C., Mr. Rod well's, bookseller, 46, New Bond-street, London. AT a MEETING of the COMMITTEE for the Purpose of BUILDING ST. GEORGE'S LLOSPITAL, held the 17th May. 1830, consisting of— The EARL of ROSEBERY, Chairman, Right Hon. Lord Montague Dr. Gregory Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart. R. C. Kidd, Esq. Sir George Duckett, Bart. _ Henry Holland, Esq. Alexander Copeland, Esq. The Rev. M. Hughes H. P. Fuller, Esq. John Nussey, Esq. and F. J. Fuller, Esq. • J. V. Thompson, Esq. - - - - - . _ It was resolved, thankfully to acknowledge the following sums received since last advertisement:— Mrs. 8e11i.......... ............ ..£5 0 Francis Burton, Esq. (4th Messrs. Drummonds (2d sub.) £lOO 0 sub.) 200 0 Jno. Labouchere, Esq. (2d Mrs. Shephard, Kensing- sub.) 2l 0 ton-square 2l OA. B. Drummond, Esq.... 21 0 John Shephard, Esq. lO 10 Thomas Oliver, Esq. ~.... 5 0 P. Fernandez, Esq 6 0 Rolls, Right Hon. blaster Messrs. Willis 2 2 of, (2d sub.) Lord Dundas (2d 5ub.).... 5.1 0 Dr. Holland A. R. 3 13 J. G. Cholmondely, Esq 100 0 The Earl of Liverpool Thomas Elborough, Esq (2d sub.) .... ... .. ...... -... 20 0 ( 2 d sub.) 5 0 Mrs. E. Wegg (3d sub.)... 50 0 Rev. James Greville R. Berens, E5q............... 10 0 Sir J. Harrington, Bart 5 0 J. Berens, Esq lO 0 His Grace the Duke of Lord Calthorpe (2d sub.) 52 10 Bedford lOO 0 Lady Lucy Pu5ey........... 30 0 Rt. Hon. Lord Montague 50 0 C. E. Pigou, Esq. (2d sub.) 10 01 The Building Committee tinued liberality of those who Hospital, when completed, al of public beneficence. Subscriptions received by Messrs Drummonds, bankers to the Hospital; by Sir George Duckett, Bart. (joint Treasurer to the Hospital), 50, Pall.mall ; and also by the following bankers :—Messrs. Coutts ; Harnmersleys ; Herries, Farquhar and Co. ; Morlands ; Ransom and Co. ; and by all the Members of the Commiteee. earnestly appeal to the con are desirous that St. George's muld be a worthy monument HAY AND CORN HARVEST. inENJAMIN EDGINGTON, No. 5, I- , Tooley-street (who supplied the whole of the Tents, Sail-cloth, Flags, &c. at the Shakspearian Anniversary), has now on hand a large quantity of Second-hand CANVAS suitable for RICK CLOTHS, with POLES, &c. complete, at a very reduced price. The whole are in good preservation, having only been used a few days by the Shakspearian Club at Stratford-on-Avon. Emigrants embarking for the Swan River, Van Diemen's Land, and other Settlements, will find a great variety of Tents and Marquees, with other articles indispensably necessary to their comfort and convenience on their first establishment. Orders by post to he addressed in full, " Benjamin Edgington, 5, Tooley street, Southwark." CARTER and Co., CARPET MANU FACTURERS, respectfully submit the following LIST of PRICES for their NEW DRAWING-ROOM sad DINING-ROOM designs (with Hearth Rugs to cor ssepOni.) Their Patterns are now universally admitted to he the most novel and stylish in the Trade:— Superior quality in Brussels Carpets, the Patterns entirely sew and ale-t3s. 6d. and 3e. Pd. per yard. gent, usually sharged 4s. Gd . Their splendid new designs (exclu sively their owl) the quality for- t 4 0 to 4 CI ditto snarly sold at Ss. and is. Chi N.P. Inferior qualities are entirely excluded from the Ifteok. Old patterns may be Lad at very reduced prises. The PATENT DAMASK CARPET, Kidderminster, Vatetian, and Star Carpeting, with the greatest variety of HEARTH RUGS in the metropolis. LONDON WAREHOUSE, 2, CIIEAPSIDE, between ST. PAUL'S and NEW POST-OFFICE. Patterns forwarded to any part of the kingdom. FISH-STREET-HILL. Extensive Sale of a superior Stock of elegant Stove Grates and useful Furnishing Ironmongery, Lamps, Chande liers, Tea Urns, Cutlery, Pitted and Japanned Ware, and Culinary Utensils in general ; also two Spring Vans, a Dennett, Phaeton, and Three Horses, wtih Double and Single Harness. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. HERRING, TO-MORROW (Thursday, May 20,) and following Days, at Twelve precisely, in consequence of the Premises being immediately required for the approaches to New London Bridge, 9 - IHE First Part of the valuable and important 1 Stock of Mr. JEREMIAH EVANS, of the Stove- Grate Bazaar, Fish-street-hill, celebrated for the elegance and superiority of his designs, selection•, and manufacture; comprising stove-grates, registers, ranges, fenders, fire irons, table and suspending lamps, chandeliers, tea and coffee urns, japanned tea tray s and waiters, table cutlery, plated goods, patent dish covers, and culinary articles of every description, in copper, tin, and iron ware, a large street lamp and iron., a crane, warm-air apparatus, gas fitting., and sundry fixtures. Mr. Evans being compelled to surrender his premises on the Ist of June, the whole will be submitted to the public without reserve, To be viewed and Catalogues (at 6d. each) bad on the premises, and of Mr. Herring, 109, Fleet-street. CURRENCY. RESOLUTIONS INTENDED TO BE PROPOSED BY MR ATTWOOD, ON THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1830. 1. That it is expedient to repeal so much of the Act 56 George 111. c. 68, as declares gold coins the only legal tender in payment of all sums beyond the amount of 405.; and to establish that gold and silver coins of the realm, coined in the relative propor- 2859 lion of 15, 3 —ab. weight of sterling silver to 11b. '3l sterling gold, shall be a legal tender in all money en gagements, as directed and ordered by the Procla mation of the 4th year of George I. 2. That it is expedient to repeal so much of the Act of 7 George IV. c. 6, as prohibits the issue or re-issue, in England, of any promissory note, pay able on demand to the bearer thereof, for any sum of money less than the sum of five pounds; and also, to repeal the Act of 9 George IV. c. 65, imitated, " an Act to restrain the negotiation in England of Promissory Notes and Bills under a limited sum, issued in Scotland or Ireland." May, 1830. The vessels which sailed from Europe at the end of March and the beginning of April, for the United States, made uncommonly quick passages. The Havre packet ship, De .Rhanz, made the passage in sixteen days from land to land ; the Havre packet Charlemagne, in the same time ; the ship Josephine, BitterToN, in fifteen days, from Belfast; and the packet ship Caledonia, ROGERS, from Liverpool, and the packet ship Colombia DELANO, from London, via Portsmouth, in sixteen ! These are, we believe, the quickest passages ever made t 5 the westward. Several other ships, not noted for their quick sai ing, with ordinary winds, made the passage from England, with a strong wind from the eaetward, under 20 days. The New York papers exclaim, " The New York ships against the world !" The rapidity with which these trips have been made would almost justify the answer of the honest Hibernian, who being asked, on his arrival in the United States, what news he brought replied, "No thing particular. Our friends in Ireland were all ' well last week." LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1830. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY. Yesterday a very numerous and respectable as semblage of the friends and supporters of this ex cellent institution held their anniversary dinner at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. • ta At six o'clock Lord Morpeth entered the room, and was conducted to the chair by the Stewards. Ills Lordship was supported on his right by C. P. Thomson, Esq., M.P.; and, on his left, by the Rev. Dr. Dibdin and Dr. Birkbeck. There were also pre. sent several other persons connected with literature. The cloth being removed, The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, I give you " The King, the Patron of Literature." In :nen tioning his name lam sure you will feel with me the highest joy at the improvement of his health, and the most cordial desire that it may continue."— (Loml . applause.) Air, " God save the King."-- The next toast was, " The Duke of Clarence, and the rest of the Royal Family"—(three times three.) Then followed " The Lord Mayor, the firm friend of the Printers' Pension Society."—(Cheers.) Lord MORPETM then, addressing the company with great earnestness, said he had to propose a toast which was not urged by the higher constraints which charity, in a religious sense, would enforce, but which, at the same time, was recommended by all that was dear and deeply interesting to their best feelings. It was needless for him to say that the claims of the decayed printers were such as must forcibly appeal to every feeling heart. Much as that company were disposed to pay to the Press, yet the debt could never be discharged. All that English• men prized most dearly—all that was valuable in every station in which an Englishman moved—might be referred to the exertions of those persons, in whose cause they were, on this occasion, assembled. —(Applause.)---Be it remembered, that the printer, whose labours tended so much to the improvement and edification of mankind, when worn out by toil, too often found himself with all his faculties waning in decay—with sight impaired, and limbs scarcely able to sustain their tottering weight !—(Applause.) With regard to the printers employed on the daily Press, he might well say that " Sunday shines no Sabbath-day to them." Where some of the most useful and meritorious members of society were brought to a state of indi gence, the great object of this institution was to afford to such persons an asylum in their destitution, and a solace in their misery—a shelter for their wretchedness, and a refuge for their feebleness. — (Applause.)—There were, in London, no less than 3,000 printers, and to all those literature owed a debt of the very highest description. To their art we owed all the benefits of knowledge, and all the blessings of religion. Their's was an art which taught us the knowledge how to live, and armed us with the faith by which we learned how to die. — (Great applause.)—He would now call upon the Society to look around, and contemplate the state of those deserving persons, whose cases formed the main object of the present meeting; by affording relief to such persons, they would realize the highest lesson that the Press had ever breathed through all its sheets—that of doing good to man, and honour to God.—(Repeated cheers.) —The Noble Chair man concluded by proposing—" Prosperity to the Printers' Pension Society." Mr. C. P. THOMSON then gave " The health of their Noble Chairman, Lord Morpeth." In pro posing this toast, he assured the company that he felt the highest gratification. While others-in the same elevated station of their Noble Chairman in dulged in pleasures, he thought only of the best means of doing good towards his fellow-men, of promoting the highest interests of science and lite rature, and of advancing the public service to the utmost extent in his power.—(Great applause.) Lord MORPETII, in returning thanks, said that, in presiding on such an occasion as the present, the honour was not conferred by him, but upon him, inasmuch as the cause of literature was the very highest in which any man, however exalted, could possibly be employed. It did not often happen to persons in his station of life to come forward on oc> casions like the present ; but he would say that, were they to do so, they would act in a manner honourable to themselves and useful to their gene ration.—(Applause.) The CHAIRMAN, after a few eulogistic observa tions, then proposed " The health of the Hon. Meal .ber for Dover." Mr, C. P. Tuomsos, in returning thanks, said there was no public institution ; however praise worthy, which preferred stronger claims for support than this. It was an institution established for pub lic welfare and public happiness,-(Applause.) It was highly gratifying to him to find that, from the class of printers, some of the first men that had dis tinguished themselves in scientific pursuits had emanated. One among the number was a states man and philosopher of the very highest rank, he needed not to say that lie now endeavoured, how ever feebly, to offer a just tribute to the celebrated Dr Franklin.—(Cheers.) Several other toasts followed, and the Secretary, at occasional intervals, read the list of subscriptions, comprising, among other items, a large sum furnished on the occasion. Throughout the whole evening the best feeling prevailed, and persons of all ranks appeared emulative in supporting the interests of an institution which has the strongest claims on liberal beneficence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE• GUILDHALL. Yesterday, Mr. Francis Shaw, grocer and tea dealer, 129, BiShopsgate,street, was brought up on a warrant, and charged before Mr. Alderman YEN 4, FILES with kicking Mr. Solomon Bennett, his next door neighbour, at the pickled tripe warehouse, No. 130, in a certain part of his person quite out of sight, whereby Mr. Solomon Bennett was unable to take any precautionary steps to prevent the inflic tion of the indignity, Mr. Solomon Bennett stated, that on Friday last, as he was passing along Acorn-street, wholly un conscious of the visitation which was following him, he suddenly felt what afterwards proved to be the toe of Mr. Shaw's right shoe come in contact with his hinder part, , , arid such momentum added to the unexpected salutation as will cause him to remember the circumstance for a considerable time to come. Mr. Shaw—The fact was, Mr. Alderman, I had taken a glass of wine too much, and I had a light pair of pumps on, which I assure you could not possibly hurt any one. Mr. Bennett, sen.—Mr. Shaw has become quite a terror to my family ; he has, on one occasion, thrust his fist into Mrs. Bennet's face. lie has collected a crowd around my door, and I consider my own life as well as my son's in danger. Sap well, the street-keeper, has come into my house and told me that Mr. Shaw was determined to do me a personal injury. Mr. Shaw—About twelve years ago I invited Mr. Bennett down to my house in Derbyshire. I com municated to him that I had a good trade, and what was the consequence ? Why, to entice my young man away from me; and for twelve years he has been insulting me in the public streets. ( With great warmth)—Sir, he sends his cat's meat and tripe up and down my door all day. I cannot take a package out without being i nsu l te d.. I can ' t . follow my business. if I were to send a chest of tea to Jericho, he would undermine me. I have no charge against the complainant. lie's the best of the whole family. Mr. Alderman VENABLES—A very extraordinary way, I must confess, you took of showing your good opinion of the young gentleman. Mr. Bennett.—We have had Mr. Shaw five times up at the Mansion-house for conduct of a similar description. - _ • - Mr. Alderman VENABUES —What I am surprised at is, that Mr. Bennett did not thrash the defendant soundly, when he found he had so assaulted him. Perhaps, as a magistrate, I ought not to make the remark. Mr. Bennett, sen.—On a former occasion when he assaulted my son-in-law, he gave him a sound thrashing. The elder Mr. Bennett then proceeded to prefer his complaint against the defendant—viz. that he went in fear and bodily terror from him. Mr. Alderman VENAi3LES animadverted on next door neighbours suffering such angry feelings to in terrupt the harmony in which they ought to live together, and proposed binding Mr. Shaw over to keep the peace for twelve months. This was at length agreed to, and the defendant discharged. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Mr. Wood,ihe coal-merchant, of North umberland-wharf, Strand, appeared to answer to a summons issued against him, at the instance of Mr. Turquand, the master coal-meter, for having had in one of his coal-waggons an illegal bushel measure, for which, according to Act of Parliament, he incur : - red a fine of 201. Mr. Hill, the vender of the coals, appeared under similar circumstances, and was liable also to a fine of 201.; and Joseph Gore, the driver of the waggon, was likewise summoned, he having subjected himself to a penalty of 101. Mr. Alley, for the defendants, objected to the pro ceeding, on the ground that the magistrates could not proceed to a conviction, as no information had been preferred against his clients. Mr. Adolphus, who appeared on betalf of other parties who were summoned under similar circum stances, insisted that informations ought to have been preferred, and that the magistrates had no power to convict on summonses merely. Mr. Turquand, on the contrary, argued that the Act of Parliament gave the magistrates equal power to convict on summons as an information, and with reApect to the practice, he had recovered penalties at all the police•oflice•, excepting the Mansion-house and Queen-square, on summonses only. Sir R. PIRNIE and Mr. HALLS decided, however, that they could not proceed without some written document, which could be referred to as evidence of the matter of complaint. A summons was, in point of fact, but a secondary proceeding, and ought to be founded upon en information previously preferred. They therefore dismissed the complaint as regarded Mr. Wood, on the ground that they could not pro ceed to convict. Messrs. Wheatstone and Johnson, coal-merchants, were then called upon to answer to similar earth. plaints ; but Mr. A.dolpus, their Counsel, having urged the same objections, Mr. Turquand consented to withdraw the summonses, and proceed against the parties upon information. The bushel measure referred to in the case of Mr. Wood was ordered to be produced by Mr. Alley, who warmly contended that it was a fair and proper measure, and that his client was quite above the com, mission of such a fraud as had been imputed to him. „ . Mr. Turquand, however, declared, that the mea sure was not capable of containing a legal bushel, and that it had been purposely made to deceive. UNIO.N.H4LT,. FOT some time past the Magistrates have had fre quent occasion to express their disapproval of the conduct of the new police belonging to some of the divisions stationed in this very extensive district, not only for taking into eustody unfortunate women of the town, without the shadow of a charge against them, but also for apprehending minstrels and other description of persons, who obtain their livelihood by playing on wind and other instruments in the streets. Indeed, to such an excess of zeal has this spirit for taking perfectly innocent persons into custody led away the new police in this quarter of the town, that notwithstanding the repeated cautions of the Magistrates to the inspectors and policemen as to the exercise of their duties, there is scarcely a day passes that they do not expose themselves to actions for false imprisonment. Yesterday a very glaring instance of the improper interference of the new police doing duty in'Cambervvell, with the amuse ments of the youth of that neighbourhood, was in vestigated by the Magistrates, in which a young lad, named John Pope, the son of 4n old and respectable tradesman, was taken into custody by the orders of Inspector Niblett, and locked up in the station-house for playing a game of cricket on Camberwell-green, Inspector Niblett stated, that on Friday afternoon an elderly gentleman and lady, in passing over Cam berwell-green, complained to one of the policemen of the danger of permitting cricket to be played there, and subsequently another gentleman, named Class, also made a similar complaint, urging the impropriety of suffering such a game over a tho roughfare where persons run the hazard of being struck with violeniT by the balls from the wickets. " Owing to these complaints," said the inspector, " I proceeded to the green, and observing a num ber of young men playing at the game, I requested them to desist, and they did upon that occasion. Last evening, however, several young men com menced playing, and Mr. Class having again com plained of the circumstance, I went to the green, and remonstrated with the players in the most mild manner, telling them at the same time the com plaints that were made on the subject, and inform ing them that I should take them into custody if they persisted in continuing the game. This remon strance," added the inspector, " was unheeded by the defendant above all thp rest, and he expressed his determination to go on with the game, so I took him into custody, and locked him up." Mr. HONE—Then you did an act which you were not at all justified in, for the lad was committing no sort of offence at the time you tool; him into CtIF. tody. Th,e Magisiwate then inquired if there was a ny local act prohibiting the game of cricket from being played on the green ?—Mr. Howard, the over seer of Camberwell, replied that there wqs not, adding, at the same time s thttt he played the game there upwards of forty years ago, and continued to do so up to manhood ; and until the introduction of the new police he never heard of an instance of such recreation being ever complained o f by any of the inhabitants. The inspector said, that the gentleman who com plained in the first instance of the circumstance was then present. B F t at r al i nt TY;ygi l i: a dvic s ih t ec , alx ; p s tri-ei r e i s e isa 3 % t l ' a s poanssiC"gamtobehri‘sv Mr. Class here stepped forward, and said that as his name had been mentioned, he was desirous of did say on the occasion. He cer oingthe inspector his disapproba tione -g residence,r een a On and, strangely enough, as hq happened to be passing again on Tuesday afternoon, he observed an alterca tion between the same inspector and several youths, a mongst whom stood the defendant, who was taken to the station, but not at all at his (Mr. Class's) desire, the inspector conceiving that he was justified in acting as he had done. Mr. HONE inquired whether the inspector , was enabled to produce evidence of any accident having arisen in consequence of the game being played on the green ? The inspector was not aware of any serious ace:- cident happening there, but had mentioned the com plaint made by the old gentleman and lady, and also that of Mr. Class, to the superintendent, who in structed him to lock up the parties refusing to desist from playing; and I therefore acted (said the in. spector) under the orders of my superior officer, whom I was bound to obey. Mr. HONE-But you are not bound to do that which is contrary to law ; and if you read over your instructions with attention, you will there find that you had no authority for acting as you have done. The defendant's father considered it a degrada tion for his child to have been locked up in such a place as a watch-house. Mr. HONE was convinced the commissioners of police would never sanction such proceedings on the part of the policemen. He had occasion to com plain to the commissioners some time ago of the conduct of the men taking into custody such num bers of unfortunate women for no offence whatever, but merely walking the streets. The inspector, upon being questioned on the subject, said that it was their orders from the commissioners to apprehend all prostitutes found in the streets at unseasonable hours. With the view, therefore, of ascertaining whether the statement was correct, he (Mr. Hone) had an interview with the commissioners on the subject, and they disclaimed ever having issued such' instructions. Mr. CHAMBERS said that it was only a day or two ago an unfortunate girl was brought before him, by an inspector of the Lambeth division, for merely walking in the road. The charge was investigated, and no shadow or proof of any offence having been committed by the girl, she was of course discharged, he (Mr. Chambers) desiring the inspector to be more cautious in future, and telling him that he was not justified in what he had done. The inspector immediately said that he had his orders from the commissioners, and declared his in tention of apprehending women under the same cir. cumstances again. When assured that his conduct should be reported to his superiors, the inspector seemed very careless upon the subject. " These descriptions of cases," added the Magis trate, " are very common, and it was only on the preceding evening a young man, who was bathing in a part of the canal out of sight of females, was brought up in custody. Persons not offending against public decency are not to he dragged off to a watch house, arid bathing is a recreation at this sea son of the year actually conducive to health."' With reference to the case against the lad Pope, who was locked up for playing the game of cricket, Niblett, the inspector, made at ample apology, and the case was dismissed, on the perfect understanding that the police were not to interfere with the amuse. merits of the inhabitants of Camberwell, unless they saw a breach of the peace committed. PRICE 7D. THE BATTLE OF FALKIRK. Day broke on the army of Ent - viand moving onward to Linlithgow in one long and variegated column. To those whom sanctity of character, or local situation, enabled to await its approach, the spectacle, which was now at hand, must have been fearfully interesting. Since the days of the Romans, the present army was perhaps the largest that had traversed the plains of Scotland. Many alterations had been introduced about this time into Europe by the crusaders ; and Edward, who was no inapt scholar in the mili tary art, had, during his residence in Palestine, and his expeditions to France, availed himself of every invention that came under his observa tion. His army, therefore, might justly be con sidered as the most perfect in discipline, equip ment, and feudal splendour, that Christendom could boast of at the time. As it approached, it seemed to lengthen, the interminable array issu ing, as it were, from some inexhaustible source • on the verge of the horison its glittering mazes oce4sionally appearing and disappearing among the inequalities of the road, might be aptly com pared to the undulating movements of one of those enormous serpents that figure in the pages of romance, some of whose coils are at 4 • • times seen while its extremities are concealed amid the darkness of the den from whence it is represented as issuing forth. Most of the inha bitants fled before the unwelcome intruders, ex cept a few Carmelite friars, who stopped to gaze on the warlike pageant, The confused hum of this living mass in creased as it advanced, till the deserted walls of Linlithgow resounded to the braying of clarions, the thundering of kettle-drums, and the prancing of war-steeds in flowing caparisons, bestrode by warriors mailed to the teeth, having long two handed swords depending from their girdles, while their right hands held lances, and their left supported triangular shields painted with the various devices of their families.' Tradition asserts, that this grand army took a whole clay to deploy through the town of Linlith gow ; but the advanced guard came in sight of the Scottish outposts early in the day. The latter occupied the ridge of a hill ; and as the English marched up to attack them, a. thick mist inter vened, and prevented the intended rencounter. When the day cleared up, the Scottish army was discovered in the distance, taking up their positions and preparing for battle. Their num bers did not exceed 30,000—not a third part of the force opposed to them ; and aware of the im mense advantages which Edward possessed, and extremely averse to risk the safety of the country on the issue of a single battle, the Guardian would gladly have protracted the warfare, by re tiring farther to the north. Divisions, however, prevailed among the leaders of the Scots ; and, before they could agree on the measures neces sary to be adopted, the near approach of the English, and the great superiority of the latter in cavalry, rendered retreat extremely hazardous. The Scottish army, which consisted princi pally of spearmen and lancers, was arranged in four divisions or schiltrons. Those in.the centre held their long spears perpendicular, and stood ready to fill up a vacancy, while each intervening rank gradually sloped their weapons till they came to a level. The front rank kneeling, and the whole closely wedged together, presented to the enemy the appearance of four enormous im penetrable porcupines, the space between each being filled up with archers. Edward, on seeing these dispositions for battle, hesitated to give orders for the attack, and pro. posed that his followers should pitch their tents, and allow the soldiers and horses time for rest and refreshment. This was opposed by hi s officers, as b e i ng unsafe in i their pres en t situa tion,—a small rivulet only intervening between the two antics. " What, then, would you ad vise ?" exclaimed Edward. An immediate the west. While thus employe. squadron under the Bishop of Du. to get in front of the enemy. B. on observing the formidable appear opponents, wished to delay the char t , ported by the column under the corm. the King. " Stick to thy mass, Bishop," . Ralf Basset of Drayton, " and teach us in, what to do in the face of an enemy." " On, ' then," said Bek, " set on in your own way ;we are all soldiers to-day, and bound to our duty.'' Instantly they rushed forward, and soon became engaged with. the first schiltron, which was al most simultaneously attacked on the opposite quarter by the first division which had cleared the morass. The cavalry of the Scots, and a large body of the vassals of John Cumyn, itrt mediately wheeled about, and left the field with. out awaiting the attack. The sehiltrons o f spearmen, however, stood firm, and repulsed all the efforts of their numerous and heavy-arme'd assailants, who recoiled again and again from before the mass of spears which their enemies presynted. Baffled in their attack, the cavalry of Edward charged upon the archers, who, less able to stand their ground against the weight of their mail-clad adversaries, gave way. In the confusion, Sir John Stewart, of Bonkill, bro ther to the Steward of Scotland, was thrown to the.ground, while attempting to rally his vassals, the archers of Selkirk ; and though many of them rushed forward to his assistance, their ex ertions were in vain :—their gallant leader fell, surrounded by the bodies of his faithful tenantry. Though heavy squadrons of cavalry were con tinually pushed forward against the Scottish spearmen, still the latter maintained their ranks, and displayed such admirable discipline and stubborn resolution, that Edward, convinced of the inability of breaking their array, suspended the charges of his horsemen, and ordered all his archers and slingers to advance. The formation of the Scottish schiltrons was admirably adapted for defence ; and had they been supplied with a sufficient body of cavalry to have protected them from the assaults of the archers, they might have kept their ground, in defiance of every effort of the enemy. But, de serted by their own cavalry, they now stood helplessly exposed to a storm of missiles which assailed them in all directions ; for though those in the centre bravely pressed forward to fill up the chasms in front, cloud after cloud of arrows, mingled with stones, continued to descend among their ranks with increasing and deadly effect, till the ground was encumbered around them ; while their former assailants sat with their horses on the rein, ready to burst in upon them at the first opening that would offer. The Scots at last became unsteady, under the inces sant and murderous discharge of the English artillery. The cavalry then dashed forward, and breaking in upon their ranks, completed the confusion. Wallace now saw that retreat was the only ex pedient left by which he could save the remnant of his countrymen ; and having, with incredible efforts, rallied a number of his most determined adherents, he attacked the foremost of the pur suers, and by that means covered the retreat of the fugitives. In one of these efforts, he ad vanced alone from the midst of his little band, and, with a single blow, slew Sir Brian le Jay, a Knight Templar of high military renown, who had shown himself most active in harassing the re treating Scots. The death of this Templar, which took place in Callender Wood, damped the ardour of his companions, and enabled the Scots to make good their retreat. Sir John Graham, however, giving way to a gallant but imprudent ardour, advanced too far amongst the enemy, where lie was surrounded and slain ; and Wal- lace, after repeated endeavours to revenge the death of his. friend, rejoined his followers. This he effected with great difficulty, from the influx of the tide, and the weakness of his horse, which is said to have been so worn out with the fatigues of the day, and the wounds it had received, that the noble animal expired as soon as it had placed its master beyond the reach of his pursuers. In this sanguinary conflict, 15,000 Scots are said to have been left on the field ; the most dis tinguished of whom were Sir John Graham of Dundalk, Sir John Stewart of Bonkill, and Macduff, grand-uncle to the Earl of Fife. The extent of the English loss, from the stubborn opposition of their enemies, must also have been considerable. After the battle, Wallace fell back on Stirling, which he burnt, in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of the English.— Constable's Miscellany, Vol. LIV., Life of Sir William Wallace. SIR M. HALE. In the year 1665, Sir Matthew Hale was un fortunately called upon to preside at the trial of two wretched women who were indicted for the crime of witchcraft. In reviewing his conduct upon this occasion, allowance must be made for the prejudices of the times in which he lived; prejudices, perhaps, strengthened in his case by the zeal with which he had devoted himself to the speculative part of theological learning. Still it is impossible to acquit him of a too easy cre dulity on this occasion, since in the course of the trial some experiments were instituted with regard to the correctness of the representations made by the persons supposed to be affected, the result of which induced some impartial bystanders to declare, that they believed the whole transac tion a mere imposture. At the conclusion of the trial Hale did not sum up the evidence, but left the case to the jury, with a very short direc lion, professing, at the same time, his belief in the crime of witchcraft. He said, " that there were such creatures as witches he made no doubt at all ; for, first, the Scripture had affirmed so much ; secondly, the wisdom of all nations had provided laws a gainst such persons, which is an argument of their confidence of such a crime. And such bath been the judgment of this kingdom, as appears by that Act of Parliament which hath provided punishments proportionable to the quality of the offence," The prisoners were found guilty, and no reprieve being granted, were executed pursuant to their sentence without making any confession ; which, upon some other occasions had been extorted, by their own super stitious terrors, from the unhappy persons atop, cused of this ci.: 4 .—Dr. Lardner s Cabinet Cyclopicedia,N , I. ,'-- - •lig9; The';'; '.. , eA:journal says--- 0, The. elec tioneers of this , hestir — ring themselves. A handbill wds exhibited a few aye calling upon the elector s not to promise their votes, ar a gentleman of respectability will offer himself when an opportunity occurs."