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recessed for provisions sold at the diffaent stations, SV. I3s.
From the shore statement we may calculate that not less than fury
theamod of the necessitous poor are receiving the benefits of this
charity ; and most happy are we to say, throe is now a probability
that the fund will not be exhausted so speedily as was apprehended.
At the meeting of the Committee on Thursday, it was stated, from
authority, that further subscriptions, to the amount of nearly one
thousand pounds, had been announced within the preceding week ;
fora large portion of which the fund is indebted to the circular letter
from th. Warden and Brroughreeve. The subscription list, it will
he sem contains the names of PCV nal noblemen and gentlemen to
wow') it was addreased, who have contributed handsomely ; and it
will @gird us great pleasure to be enabled (as we trust we shall be)
next week, to add to their number, But it is from amongst our.
salves that the main support of the fund is to he derived :—" The
nerapirs of extensive and valuable assessable property (to use the
words of one of the reports of the Select Committee of Manage.
meat) will, it is to be hoped, be induced to consider it their wisest
policy to prevent throe who have hitherto, with an honourable
✓emit of independence, rejected such a resource, from making that
first appeal to parochial relief, which. when once made, loses all its
degradation :" foe by this means only can they expect to preserve
tlyvn.elves from a most burdensome addition to the pour rates,
'Mich aco parrively small subscription, at present, may entirely
obviate —Mervlrefdr.r Afercury.
• DpITRY.SICD Pooa i e liottrE.—The following noun-
Wise and kinds of provisions were distributed to the indigent poor
of the tcwnstrip of Ilulme. yesterday, viz.--4,001be, of potatoes,
21110 is, baron, tali,. meal, and 150 quarts
Tbe Wakdielda appear to be a most adventurous
givesai,on in the way of matrimony. The Mocckideid Courier
SiAtaa ,ttor a strung sensation has been caused in that town by the
discovery rim marriage, solemnizedso long as three years ago, at
Vsla, heaweeu Mr. Edward Waketi.:l,l (the father of 3lr. E. G.
Vraltefields and Miss Davies. the only child of the Rev. De. Davies,
aliNter of the free grammar school at Macclesfield.—lbid.
-GLASGOW COTTON MARKET, Arita Is.—The market
ec,4Liinsea very Ist. but without alteration in prices. The sales this
week amount to 717 balm which sold as follows:-21 Sea blends
mi.idling, to Silo. good. 110 Bowed ditto Md. pod fair; 195
Uplands njd, middling fair, 7ld. fair, 70. good ; 100 Demerara
bd.l raidditog fair, to good fair; Egyptians pa. good fair;
Kura,. Aid. fah'. to 3(d. good. By auttuan-307 Uplands ad,
fair, 73.1. good fair. Imported from Charleston, 1,149 bales.

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Moody, the proprietor of a Windsor coach, was charged yester-
day with assaulting Mr. J. Johnson, a master printer, in Brook-
street, Holborn, who has signalized himself be suite curious and
unequalled specimens of taste and great application in the art of
typography-
Tile cute nlaitoint Ivrea, that he came to town by the defeedant's
coach on IVednesday last, Li meet 1)r. Sumner at Carlton Palace,
respecting some works he wished to present to his Majesty. 11'hen
they arrived at the Belle Sauvage inn-yard, on Ludgste.hill, the
defendant began to joke with him, pretending that he had left a
roll of pap. rs. which he had given into his care, behind them at
slough. At last the roll was produced, but the defendant and
three others insisted he should treat them, and pulled him into tha
public-house, where brandy was called for against his sill, and he
received a blow on each eve. accompanied with a vile expression,
for refusing to drink. It was 3loody who used this expression,
and hit him in the left eye. Moody was held to hail.
Mr. Alderman KLY was afterwirds engaded above an hour in
deciding a question of ownership to a little French dog.
Tho parties were a Mrs. Jones, who keeps a house of doubtful
character in Lombard-street, Fleet-street, anti Joseph Walker., a
journeyman printer, residing in 11anging.swortl.alley. Mt s.
Jones's case was, that ten months and a fortnight ago the dog was
given to her by a lad in Fleet-tnarkeh whom she now produced,
and who swore positively to its identity.
The evidence on the other side, as is usual in these eases, was
not kin positive, Walker declaring he had bad an uninterrupted
possession of the dog foe eleven months.
The Alderman declined giving an opinion as to whom the dog
belonged, but said be should require Walker to find bail for as-
saulting 3lrs. Junes, when they were struggling at the street fur
the possession of the animal. on I,londay last.
The dog was placed on the table while the proceedings were
going on, and was observed to eye 31ev. Jones with much earnest-
ness ; IValktr, however, kept it so closely confined with a hand.
kerchief shout its neck, as to prevent it from making any stronger
, show of recognition. The Alderman therefore ordered the dug to
I be set at liberty upon the floor, that he might see to which of the
claimants it would go voluntarily. Walker. in an affectionate
tone, called " Bob, -Bob, Bob;' while Mrs. Jones smacked
her fingers, and coaxed the little favourite under the name of
"Jerry,' who capered about and caressed Mrs. Jones with all
imaginable fondness t and when a woman, who came with
Walker, retook possession of it, Mrs. Jones rushed furiously to-
wards her, and tore it from her arms. A struggle between the
females enaned, hut the officers interposed, and even.wely Walker
marched off with the prize.