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MATRIMONIAL REGULATIONS.

GUILDHALL, TOR[, SEPT. 23.
A man was brought up by a warrant upon the informa-
tion of his wife, who had ■worn the peace against him.
After being informed by the sitting Magistrate (Alderman
Dinealay) of the charge laid against him, he asked permis-
sion to " say summat in his exeulpilarims."
" Well," said the worthy Magistrate, "you are at liberty
to say any thing you please in your defence."
" Why, then, please your Worship, I eaten show as how
my wife took the law into her hands befure I baisted her
at all."

klazistrate—" Did shr strike you first!"
" No, your Worship, but if you'll please to hear my tale
you shall know all about it ; first, if you'll iilease to hear
mr, you must know that I is of a very but teiniwr, and she's
plagy hot as well as I ; well, so you know, says I to her yam
mowing, Reny, my lau, we'l split our distiobances, Cane
of us shall be moister yen year, and t'other of us next year,
iu regular VlCeilligfoll ; well, please your Worship, site !wiled
to this ?eglantines!, and she has been't moister all t'last
year; the time, you know, that her time expired was last
Friday four mouths Well, your Worship, of Ft iday four
months I told as that I was ganuieg to het moister; well,
do you know, your Worship, she took t`low into bre own
bawl, and said she'd he felled if ske smuld'ut remain mois-
ter fur enext year ! so I has pstf up with the degredation till
last Friday—wer'sit that t'day, Bessy? till last Friday—well,
and then as bow I thought Claw wad authorize me to lulu
her as she had first tun Flaw into her own baads."—(,yuck
laughter.)

Mag.btrate—" Woman, what have you to say to this ill-
geninui defence ?"

The wife-1. Please your Worship, I know Pse guilty of
the alledgement he has laid again me! I'se scaly for what
Pre door! I hope as that yuu'l forgive me this time, and
try lan (pointing to her busbaud) till he nlisbelames
himself again!"

The Magistrate then advised her in future to let her hus-
band be the master, and, after &liking matual promises to
kiss and be friends, they retired, highly delighted lu hare
their differences thus amicably settled.

On the recent election of the new Mayor of Be-
verley, the hurstaxe admirers of boll-haatiog enjoy-
ed a treat of their favourite amusement, R. C.
BURTON. Esq. one of the Representatives of the
Borough (sod who honoured them with his personal
atteodasic.), having reword them with a bull fur
that purpose !!

We are indebted to WM. WA RD, Esq. the Gen.
tletnan who superintends the works upon the Ford
below %Vaterford, for the following very extraordi►
nary information : —On Friday, the Ist instant, while
the engine employed in excavating the Ford was at
full work, one of the buckets came in contact with
a monstrous tree, which, after very great diffietilty,
the men succeeded in getting on board the dredging.
vessel. Upon adonessurentent, it proved to be 3ti
feet in length, and about eight feet in circumference
at the butt. It is a perfectly sound piece of fir,
apparently not hewn, but uprooted, and scripts to
add weight to the tauslititou of tit rated having been
in my 0141 tiosebeiprt of wilsedi.iirateriord
Mirror.) ,•,i • A 0•10 . lap
npos3 vs :mewl) w vita '4 "lOC

THE t
TR4NSACTIONS AT MANCHESTER.

MEETING OF THE PARISH OF ST. JOHN,
sot:To 'ARK.
Yesterday • meeting of the Parishioners of St.
John took place in the Vestry•rrootn. Rtir-street.
Iforsleytioten, to take into oott•idrraUmt the out.
rage cot sssss itted on a legal asventblage of the people
at Manchester. on the 16th day of August, by the
Magistrates and yeurn.iiiry cavalry.

About eleven o'clock Mr. COTtAII. one of the
Churchwardens, took the Chair. Atter reading the
notice by which the meeting was convened, hr de-
sired any Gentleman' to come forth and deliver his
sentiments, and prayed that an impartial hearing
would he granted to each person.
Mr. Git.LtES then came forward, and observed,
that after the able mariner in which the melancholy
subject which was the cause of their present Meet.
log had been already discussed at tither public
it would hr unnecessary for Ilion hi enter
sit any great length on a question which had been
developed with stich ability by met, of the first
political iinisort,ris'e. The tin 110/1N is t• of the in-
habitants of the whole of this populous Borough
assrmhling together its our body had sourited the
idea of Parish or Vie!.try Meetings, to chew that the
Opinion recorded of this deplorable transaction at
the General IVlreiing was tint the opinion of our or
of two mess, liar of the whole Borough. as well as
to (sear what the mayor:des of this bloody bit/loco
(if there were ali)) could say for so bad a cause.—
The Resolutions which he should have the honour
of submitting far their consideration were, lie be.
breed. grounded on incontrovertible principles. it
was the lawful and undeniable right of the people
to meet and discuss their grievances in a peaceable
manner, and he believed, after what had transpired,
no man would deny that the meetinz tit Alanchester
was prim/41,1y conducted till disturbed by the 31a.
girtratrs and soldiery (or rather fellows in the garb of
swim, for they did tint deserve that term). The
atrocities which marked their blood-thirsty career
were well knows,, and could nut be regarded with-
out feelings of horror. It was, however, a pretty
good hint 1151• I the couistry waa to be governed in
future.—/Applause.)—Mr. (Mars their adverted
to the eircismostances which led to the suspension of
the Habeas Corpus Act, by which hundreds were
imnitirrri in dungeons, and all to give A momentary
cheek to the cans of Reform. which afterwards
broke out with redoubled strength ; for any cause
that was persecuted would always have its ad.
usurers.

Mr. Gtrours then read a series of Resolution*,
similar to those voted at preceding Meetings.
Mr. 131stx. roar to second the Resolutions.
Every setitimeot they coutimird did but echo his
own opinion•, strengthened by exis•iog circum-
stances. That the Meeting at Manchester was per-
fectly legal, peaceable, and well-disposed, the great.
est ►ceptic most admit, and yet the highest sotto,-
rity in the COO tory had told the proiole that they
were slot in possession of the real facts of the ca►e.
This might be very true; there might be circum-
stances known to the Government, communicated
by Gentlemen el." undoubted veracity." whom the
public bad sometimes improperly called spies, but
who in the ministerial vocabulary were styled ho-
nourable men, who deserved well of their country !
—(4 hue:J.—those Gentlerovo might indeed
have communietited a hat they pleased, and the pro-
ple were not in poss.-salmi of it ; but he would
maintain, that every thing which could be known
through) any I ttttt aural& channel, *as known, and
went to prove the awful fact, that an unarmed and
unotfeinling multitude, in the exercise of a legal
duty, had been sabred by dragoons. —(.4pplasise.)
—What must be the feeltiogs of a man, who,.
compelled to work fourteen hours for one shilling,
and to live, or rather to starve, with his emaciated
family, on oatmeal and water—to know that if he.
pays fonrpence-halfpenny for a pound of salt, to
give his wretched tare sonie relish, that four-pence
out of that sum hors to the support of • set of
pampered sinecurists, who, if be dare seek legal
means of ameliorating his condition, put him to
death at the point of the /sword ?—(Cheers, and a
strong feeliqg sympaill.)-11e was happy to
hear that the I' ouustirr throughout England were all
hastening front that apathy to which they have long
lain, and demanding, with r voice of thunder, sit
inquiry into this bloody business. jr.N Black con-
cluded is very impressive address by secontlitig the
Resod ut loos.

Thr Resolutions were then lint from the Chair
separately, and carried amidst acclamation*.

A Gentleman passed a high eulogy on the
Churchwardens for the readiness with which they
had called the Nierttilg, and moved a Votr of
Thank• to .Ir. Cottant for the ability with which
he had discharged his duty ■s Chairman, which was
carried unaniniuualy, and the Meeting separated.

A Requisition for a Middlesex County Meeting
will speedily he presented to the Sheriff.
A Requisition, signed by Lord Maynard, Sir T.
Aprerce. Sir I'. B. Leonard, W. P. Hollywood,
PAT, 51. P., Win. Smith, Esq., M.P. R. llake►,
Esq., Rev. N. Corselli'. 'l'. B. Letitird, Esq., J.
Wright, Esq., W. B. Tufo.'ll, Esq., l'A'.Westerti,
Esq.. R. Alston, E. 9 , C. Heaton, Evq., J. Luard,
Esq., and subtly other persons of respectability, loss
been presented to the High Sheriff of the County
of Eisex, to call a Comity Meeting, for the purpo►e
of taking ibto consideration the propriety of pre-
senting an Address to the PRINCE RLGENT ass the
subject of the late occurrences *lnch have taken
place at !Manchester. The Sheriff has desired tune
to consider of his answer.

Oti Thursday last the Corporation of this town
Toted an Addles% to the PRINCE HEGER?. Which
nu denominated " dutiful asid loyal ;" but of the
loyalty of which, es the document has not hers
made public, said we are utterly ignorant of its
precise subject, it is impossible fur us to judge.—
(Aefeensile Paper.)
We hare been informed that a requisition is to

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•
Miratias, POLIO. , gaistrpira fair 1f1n..t71
fln..t71 ish-ta4 T--. 1 14% ‘4l. .1.• •
ifinfTlYN
Yesleelay a man or the name of Sloßty woe Irving!** op
before the Lord Mayor, charged with having tolortleol /oho
Campbell, a Scotsman, Doi of a sum of Rl. 10.. limier pre-
fusee of proeoriog for Campbell a place the Cando's-
house.

Campbell stated, that some time miner hr eam• up
In town with a little money. He bad a strung roils ti cwt a
;dace under the Government, and Lasing send. mally met
Mr. Stoney, lie unfolded to him hi. initiation and hi. view..
Mr. Stoney gaol it was very fortunate that they met, a. he,
above all other men, was best tinalified to accomplish Camp.
bell's object•. As Camptwit repose.' confi'l, nee in him, la.,
in return, did nut hesitate to Idl him that he hail surer. &ill
in procuring a s,umlwr of places for hi• •11,•
sat, however, fortionate etiongh, it grieved him to it,
to procare those Milldam' without peenniary not ; ifs
11111h0r11, were not an disinterested as himetlf; at tile ..111,11P
time they were not too rasonable in their ileinintds—M n poi./
of which, he undertook to procure the place of
for Campbell for a sum .1.301. roor Camplwil hi•
stars and his patron liizriher—blessrel the Goad. of For.
tune, who, Settle towards all sobers, has het n • I",r prime' iiits•
to Scotsmen out of home. The haream was caw oiled, aof
a sum of 51. ailsanced sionsediatety, which arm it eeeee arc 14
be lodged in the Seerstary's office. The do.iiiii tested amt
generous Stoney ampler! of a sum of 11. Ws fur hi. nis a
use. The balance, 231 10a. was 10 he paid when
should step 11110 his snug place. Ala esibeemirnt I air,
Stoney produced whet he called a receipt front 3!r. !to.,
rliaw, of the Costom.honise, fur the sum of 5/ and wmic min r
papers, securing the place to Campbell. Some time, boa •
ever, passed over, Campbell became 111111R11.111,11101 at 1. uph
suspicions, and after the mud dein, the Promisor was
emin herded--He bas been resounded for the prelent.
Ifis. Great appeared to the charge of Wm Coaling, for
extorting a sum of Is. Bd. Grrnt is ;turn r at the Aug'
lon. On Sunday morning a basing was brought from the
criach•office with a ticket in Great's male, dire.trd ilr,
Cowling, for Ilse carriage of which a sum of two iti'llina•
was charged. It appeared by another lotto attach, ii W;lse
basket that the price of carriage was but i.expesise the
basket was delivered 11/ Mr. Cowling's snail by a yoga/
boy of the name of Walter, oho ilasuaniled and ne. lived •
sum of two shillings for the carriage. Gls tit, in lass &lime,
said, that he gave a hue ticket for Inc legal rate of carriage
that he did not authorise Walter to demand tan •
that blank tickets are in the race to whirls Walter and his
father might have servos gall if a fraud San commit',
(Genii) Wait not guilty.
The Lord Mayor directed that Walter should he b.,oirca
before bum this day. He said, that frauds of nos iliscrivtial
were so common and so eningoomt, as lta ri Titre the utmost
severity to suppress them.

GUILDIIM t.
Yesterday Samuel Ramb►idpr and Ileura
were charged with lireakiug a tartly., lighted oil,
Thomas Appleton, a watchman of the Ward of et
gale ‘Vithiu, stated. as he was coming down Milk i 11.... .t
helicons, teu o'clock the night lwfore, he nn•t tine...tiro--
shortly after they peseta him he heard a ouvind a. !f a 111,1•1
waa broker', which be instantly ascertaiued w,c the gal lam:,
before Sir Rubs it M'eet's warehouses. Ile followed
three men, and secured the tao Prisoners; tin ir
escapt d.
Mary Braiky, servant to Mr. Webher, M.lk.ste•er,
stated that she waa standing at her master's door, who '.
oppostie to Sir Rolwrt Pet l'a warehouse, arol saw three rue
our of when' threw ■ piece of hard bread at the I3lllp. a 1. eh
went throng!. it, and broke two panes of glass. Sh.• aas i.e.
lain that the Prisinites were two of the men, but bill. Et- tli,i
nut undertake to say which of the three threw at Ilse lamp.
Sir Win. Leighton, the Sitting Alderman, ohscived, that
1110, charge came under the Act of the 5911 r of the K.ng,
which provided, that ■ny person who wax convicted ot
jilting any of the lamps, irons, or pipes, hi longing to lite
Gas Company, should be liable to a penalty not to excel, I
51. for each offence, our to be under 101, and that the ;u mon
so convicted should pay to the Comnetty doable the amount
of the damage sustained by throb. anti in defoilt of the
payment of the penalty, and the antenut of the damage, to
be imprisoned in the House of Correction for one oaleudsr
month The worthy Alderman stated, that he believed this
WAS the first conviction ender the Art of Parliament, ties.
fore he would only convict the Prisoners to the penalty at
10a. and Ins damage., the former anon to go to the poor
• the parish where the offence was commas/Al, and the latter
nom to the Gas Company.—The Prisoners paid ItOs. and
were
.tliotlearc.4l.

Jolla Barl;we, a Ivl who wax remanded on Friday, chary
with tubbing Mr. Hale, or Felermine, hi% node, of a oposio•
lity of plate, and also of Mr. Hybell, proprietor of the Whoe
Horse Inn, Fetterdane, of divers articles f Waif., WWI avow
put to the bar with Thomas Horton sod /HT, ert holes, •Lo
were charred with tiring the receivers of the stolen [(wok.
Mr. Barry attended as Counsel for the Poisoner, Horton.

Aldermen SIT %Villa3lll Leighton •nd .1. J. Smith were of
opinion that the conduct of the lad R. 1/311.{.1
with crime, that a Jot y would not heiteie rwiergie
against the other Prisourts, •o as to suppoit a ruisdemetnt•r
*prima them for having received the good., knowing thane
tw he stolen; and as he had himctlf been guilty of a eapit- I
offence, on his own confession, he was nut
to be admitted to give evidence. But, •s
both Mr. Hale and Mr. Dybell p.omised to f.•reive Lim, An I
nut to prosecute him if he did roof, s•, it was us. less to
commit him In trial, as on that pr 'se lie must be
trd,they therefore urdeied the three Pnisune.a to be .h.•
Charged.

QUIIN SQUARF.
LORD WATACOr!IT'S

We stated yesterday that Lord Wake 1111 l t lett his horse
in the care of a fellow in St. James's-atreet, on Toessl.tv
evening, whilst be caller! at No. 4, St. James's place, and rt
his absence that the kilos/ rude away wills it. he bus se
Isis hero since recovered, and yesterday morning Mr iris Ltl•
anti and Mr. WHITE were occupied for a long tune in sus.
vestigeting the circumstances relating to the transaction.,
It appeared that a watchman at Somers Town the same
night saw Iwo auspicious fellows in des p consolial toss, had.
tug a Gentlemau's burse for a considerable time 111.011 1.14
beat. Sespectiog them, be felt it him duty to inteiroissi:
them. They said the horse had been left its their care by
'some strange mall, WA° promised to pay them for holding sr.
This roused the we:lioness's suspicion, and he said be worst.'
take care of the horse till it should be (tamed They, ist.
liellily muds agitated, Collllellitil, soul ran oft'. The wash.
man held the horse till a girl CAMP up, and seal it by her t
the stables of Mr. York, to lie Wrists case of. 'two own,
reused Cub and Dawson, living at Somers Town, has mg
sere the bilk offering a reward of 201. (or the recovery of
the horse, gave information at this Other. Lavender, ar.
compauied by his Lordship's groom, went iti a coach to the
stables of Mr. Yolk, and the gloom identified the horse—
The thief having escaped, the question to he deli rmsur I
now by the Magistrates was, who 'Wald he eitiiilid to
reward? They dr cided accortlisig to their judgment, Oat
rob and D•rwsoo were eoliths!, because the horse Inset t
have remained in the stables until disposed of in some Os-fi-
ner, without Isis Lordship's kuowirdp•, only foe tie Lot
they thought every one who lead any trouble so the isse,,ss...s
should be comprosated.
SETTING FIRE TO A HOUSE.
✓ass Co.*, a young wusuarks, was brought up for exams-
ealitie, coo a charge ut havieg eel fire to the derelling-bon•e
of Mr. esmpliell, No. 16, Seymour-place, Mary-le boor, sou ,
Sunday last.

Thietieuurr, sho had al!emideil to destroy Mr.. If t.♦
taking bindingness, was its ■ very weak condition, and 11144
allowed a chair lu set upon dartnic Ilse examination, to a hirts
she wee swporirted by the satiety who brunght bre from stin
Mvy-l►Mae isliassry.
Siewrowl wasesees were in atieudances and Mfr. Goentgrr,
the eurgewo, wee the free eninstisted. lie visits!, lint ii,,
Primmer was browoht to the Mary•l►-lone lefireser,
ewe eider., no Ihredey Ivt, sad is was misled she bad telt.
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be presented in the now Mayor, for a meeting to be
held its this tools on the Nlrtichester transactions.
In case of a refuels!. we hear it is resolved that the
meeting I. to be hold at the responsibility or the
bolder.. The hostiols .ire to be hoe( with brick,
sad the are.4.l* mirchipsit. Sam music, sod as
au& powsb6-1,161W4

laudassis, of which vhe 'thawed venom symptom., vb.{
there were several ocerilleatioem ow her throes, •ppareeilly
frees swift ahem iesirewiewl. hew epywered eery ispeubereni.
sod eiwnieved her greasing is very coefirevil wieeeer. She
was set is slasser, froward wish a S he
trrMesrd her we/ is ISt * Via& sestiret naiad. err,.
1., i-
nsect was set is s preps/ Whitt 11 al the es. Jo-