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ZITRACT OF A LETTER. FROM ItIC!IYO: Dlrta

APRIL S.
"This place is all hurry and bustle, owing to the ."
Installation ; it is more like a garrison town, than a
country village ; numbers of Noblemen's and Gen-
tlemen's carriages, all the morning, in their way to
Windsor, have passed through Richmond ; and
post-chaises innumerable ; the buss and taverns have
been all full; many families obliged to wait for
horses.
" A double patrole was established last night, of
horseiguards and light-horse, which is continued to
Windsor, to remain on duty, night and day, till the
end of the Carnival.
" Sunday was a proud and a profitable day for
Richmond ; the Star ar.d Garter very brilliant, and
overflowing with company • the Castle well garri-
soned ; as Mr. FORTY excels in beautiful views, and
excellent accommodations ; neither was the Talbot
deficient in guests ; Mr. D watto av, who suc-
ceeded that veteran, Wu. fi AHV ey, has long been
known at Richmond, in a forny:r house of
entertainment, and much respelled for civil treat-
ment and reasonable charges."
The River Fencibles, under Commodore Lot
met on Tuesday, ana having mantled their boats, as
well gun-boats as troop-boats, proceeded dowiathis
River to Woolwich, where they had a grand haft•
fight, which closed with firing at a large doatias
.cask, to represent a ship, which they battere I to
pieces ; and then, Able iatnfing fee vefeesbweenta,,,.....:',
re-embarked, and brought up their flotilla, saltine's
and being saluted as they p issed up to the Tower,
where they landed in good order, at five o'clock is
the afternoon.
A Coroner's Inquest was held yesterday, on
the body of Mr. THOMAS SIMPRIN, of the Cronn
and Anchor Tavern.—lt appeared from the evidence
of two waiters, that the deceased was, on Monday
evening, about half past eleven o'clock, in the ad
of coming down the last pair of stairs, from what is
called the Card Room, and in turning the staircase
he lost his hold of the bannisters, and pitched over,
falling a height, nearly perpendicular, of 10 or 12
feet. He first fell on the bottom part of the ban-
nisters upon his stomach, and then pitched upon his
head on the stone hall. Medical assistance wa' im-
mediately had, but he was insensible; never tittered a
word, and died in about four hours.—Vertqa Ac-
cidental Death.
The Rev. H. Warr, who has been the Officiating
Chaplain to the Barracks some years, authorises ut
to say, that he has lately reigned his Office , tee
CHAPLAIN GtNrl A L at the War Orr cehaving signi-
fied, that the SeertenAßY at WAR thostght nece.-
sary to diminish his salary Fifty Shillplt per quarter.
If nrodinahoi ex:ns in oat departoemt, 'KJ:sway pre-
vials in anal' er !-1 Lew“ Jouta.2l.l
While the sprightly fife and drum ressund
throughout the kingdom in the recruiting service of
Old England, thousands of individuals are busily
engaged in recruiting their finances,, through the
medium of the approaching Lottery, which abounds
with so many capital Prizes, that numerous adven-
turers will, according to the recruiting phrase.
speedily " enter into present pay and good quar-
ters." The very first beat of its drum resounds to
the noble tune of 10,0001. ; but this is inconsider-
able, in comparison of the other Capital Prizes,
which will likewise fall to the happy lot of many,
who spiritedly seek, on the present great occasion,
to engage under the banners of Dame Fortune—a
lady, who, all the world knows, " favours the bold."
BONAPARTI'S brother-in-law. Prince Musa r,
the present Graad Mareschal of France, and Com-
mander-in-Chief of the troops at Paris. was, in the
years 1731-2, a private in the 10th Regiment of
French Cavalry ; but, for some misdem:anour, re-
ceived military punishment (180 CJOIPS Jr plat Is
seirel, and was drummed out of his regiment as a
rogue' and a vagadend.
Yesterday a man was charged at the Public
Office, Hatton-Garden, with having offered a very
valuable watch. the psopes ty of G. DOWINICAS,
Esq. for sale for ten enema, to a perom on Saltrass•
bill, on Tuesday evening last. 'rhe Prisoner said be
had found the watch in the privy, and that be never
guineas, knew
ao4f ahnayvinadg vne m veispuebnlied. as gh at
reward
tilovfferin
1 real nor write, and that he would have retuned it,
owaridd neubtr of ten
, Ihad he known to whom it beloagesl. lii wattage.
flattest for further examtnatioin

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WZDNESDAY, APRIL
*Tkjrte tort ttteissoanucii, Mr. Justice Rowel,
and Brims THONIPsON.
,7amcs Rethweti and Eli:aleth Paget *ere in-
dided for fe!oninusly cutting out certain 'round
blanks or nieces Of metal of the size of shillings and
six-ponces, and 'colouring them in is to make them
resemble tilt' same. Armstrong, a police officer, de-
Posed, that having received irgorination, and pro-
'ctred a warrant, he went, on the 17th of February
last, in cony with other officers, to a house in
Cavoline:court, Saffron-IM, where the prisoner Pa-

'Went
lodged. He found the street.door open, and
'Went np two pair of stairs to the rooni where the pri-
soners vete They were not then employed in Coin-
ing, for did it appear, on examination of their hands,
they had been so for some time previous. On search-
ing the room, they found in dinnent parts of it a
tivantit of bla'alcs ready t he made into shillings
and six-ponces ; fifty-two counterfeit seven shilling
ieces, and tiro dollars, and come half-crowni, all
base meth!, ready for circulation. They also found
a quantify of Cecil, or a thin piece of base *nystal
Oat of which the shillings were cut. The prisoner
linthirell did not lodge in the house, and when the
bad€ money was found, he said it was very unfor-
tune; as he had only a few minutes before come
into the room.

The woman *who owned the home said, she lett
the room to Paget, and another 'woman, and that
the man was only a •isitor
Baron THOWPSON charged the .Jory, who retired,
and in a short time returned James Rothwell Nat
GK' Elizabeth Paget, Guilty Death.
1F:72..«? Field was indict •d for the same orince as
in tisc former trial, but the circumstances of the
else wet e different. The evidence was as follows:
Charles Weir, a tool-maker to Mes;rs. gateman

and Co. deposed, that his workshop was up !Nso
pair of shies backward, in Bunhill-row. His win-
,lows locked ilto the windows of the Prisoner, who
lived in a little alley which was at the back of the
house. On the 13th of March he saw, by the re-
A_ hen of the sun, some round pieces of white me-
L4l on the ruble in the Prisoner's room; they had
the appearance of shillins, and Field sat at the ta-
ble where they were, and was rubbing them. Tli‘•
r.est day he watched, and sawthel'ritoner pour
sornethir.4 out of a phial into a busou, and put the
shillings into it ; after some time he took them out,
and put them into a clash, and shook them for a few
minutes. V. hat he saw be communicated to his
master and the officers.

R a constable, in consequence of inforisation,
we•.t to the former Witness's workroom os the
9th. and saw the prisoaer washing the shillings,
after taking them oit of the aqualortis. and then
drying them in a coarse cloth. He, with several
other officers, went into the boute in which the pri-
soner lodged, and having broken open the door of his
room, seised him. with 19 shillings and several
skin:tic:3 in his hand. On searching the room, they
found several pieces of base mvtartinfini.hed, and
four pieces ready for circulation. 'they alto found
a coaraerfert dollar, a tirade of aqua fortis, and a
little cteam of tartar, with some tools used by coiner.,
in making these base shillir.gs. The Prisoner's bands
and nails, when apprehended, were turned black and
!ellow by the recent use of thr aqua IJIIIS.
Lord F.r.t,arraosoutar charged the Jury, who

Insittediately retuned a ver.fie ol—Gatlly D;aib.
James Slade, for feloniously and burglariously
breaking and entering the cellar of Job Arnold
I,:f;lover, with intent to s.e t. 4. therein.
Sob A. Glover said, that en the Vith of Feb. at
11 at night, he went into his cellar, at Uxbridge, and
setting the Prisoner there, whom he knew. he having
IVorked for him some time Itefore, he called his sett.
rant. 'Me Prisoner immediately mace his escape
nr of the window. Ht: hai that night, asout nine
o'clock. examined the windows, and saw they were
seta ; but, on inspefting them after the Prise ter
had m ins escape, he found that the bar had been
twisted from ore of them. The next Jay he applied

to a MAgisirate, ai.d, in some time alter, thu Pri-
soner was apprehended, bring discovered by a let-
ter w:iich he wrote to his wire, who lived at Ux-
bridr, and which was stopped at the Post-office.
The Constable produced a dark lantern, a large
canvas bag, and a chisel, which had been found in
the cellar after the Prisoner escaped.
Mr Justice Roo:: e silmmul up the evidence,
a”id the Jury immediately found the Pi ironer—Guity
_ _

Charlotte Hartley, Survival,/ Cores, Harriet Eng-
Fish, and Mary Smith, were indisrled for feloniously
stopping George Field, :,nd taking from his person
a yid watch, a silk bandkerchiet, and a pair of
g:,.. es.
George Field said, that on the 1 nth of this month,
bet-seen eleven and taelve at n:ght, he was going
to Chtltra front Clare Mat ket : when he got into the
Strand, a number oi women surrounded him, and,
having pushed him into a Court, riaed him of every
thing he had about him, via. bank notes to a con-
siderabk amount, a snuff box, a gold ring, and many i
other things besides those laid in the ndittment.
Som.: time after he missed his property, and pur-
sued the women into a Court, but could not find
them. He did not feel the women robbing him,
being very much intoxicated. The next day he
went to Bow-street, and there heard that his watch
was at the Police Office, Queen-square, Weurnin-
ster. The same day he was at a public home at
the corner of Chandos-street, with Dobbs, an offl•
cer, wbna three women came in to drink ; one
of then: was the prisoner English ; she had in her
hand a silk handkerchief, which she said she
had got from Mrs. Hartley, a woman who
lodged in the house with her, and that she was going
to pawn it for h' r. Dobbs detained English, and
went to Hartley's lodgings. He found in, her per-
the gloves belonging to the Prosecutor, which,
she said, she had for more than a fortnight.
Dobbs g see ,vidence to the same eff..-tt, so far as
related to th? handkerchief ar.d gloves
James Coitrtenay, shopman to Mr. Wright, pawn-
broker, deposed, that Orr the 11th, the prisoners
Co:en and Smith came to him to pawn a gold
watch; Cozen said it balnaged to her. He suspeled
both.
who gave evidence

the evidence

and
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:ettrrs it 1e the iroiertr, it tatiiid not 'imam,' .to
the capital part of the charge, as the Prosecutor.
'from the state he was in, coil d not say whether it
was stolen, or picked out of his pOcket, which latter
would not constitute a robbery. The evidence with
regard to Smith and English was, he thought, very
slight, the former being only in company with
Cozen when she went to pawn the watch, and the
haw being only sent as a messengar to pawn the
handkerchief. As to Hartley and Cozen, he
'thought the evidence was very strong, but still did
not amount to a capital punishment.
The Jury, after a short consideration, pronounced
Mary Smith aad I:la/frier English Not Gaily, and
Susannah Conn and Charlotte Hartley, Guilty.

1REIAIV!).

CARRICKFERGUS, APRIL IG.

At'ilkr Assizes, a cause was decided in the Nisi
pries Court, viz. the anion of Alexander Macdo-
nald, against Edward Macildowney, Esti of Bally.
castle, for false imprisonment.
After a long and most minute investigation, the
Judge, Baron SMITH. charged the Jury in a most
eloquent speech, to find a verdift for the Plaintiff,
which they did, after a few minutes deliberation,
adjudging to the Plaintiff 701. damages, together
with all costs.

A point of law has been reserved for the consider-
ation of the Judges in Dublin.

ARMAGH ASSIZES
Dan,dlrer was indifted for burglarioosly entering
the dwelling-house of Jane Berl, with intent to ravish
her, and also for ravishing her.
The only witness adduced on behalf of the Crown
in this case, was the said Jane Bell, who, by her
evid-nce, fully maintained both indietrnents. The
prisoner they examined witnesses as to his charatler,
bu, did not attempt any other defence ; whereupon
the Jury retired, and, after a very few miautes con-,
sultation, found a verdid of listil;4—Deatly.
Soh', Af•Can, Bryan U'Hore, and John Darby,
were likewise tried for rapes, but were aeteritted.
The two first of these persons had •tie precaution,
previous to their trials being called on, to marry,
and thus make reparation to the females they had
injured, and by this means they avoi&d progeen-
tmni, which nsight otherwise have affeeted their

On Monday the stl: Dragoon Guards were re
viewed on Pot to Bello Sands by Ole Earl of `•lot RA*
arid yActerday the regiment was to march for
Ireland.

As Sir JOHN and Lady NEWPORT were going on
Tnesday to pay a visit at Hammersmith, in their
lately launched beautiful carriage, .a stage coach
ran against it, and brok it to piers. We are hap-
pv In st de the worthy Baronet and his Lady did not
rtceive the lust injury.
'A very short time ago, Mr. WALLER, M. P.
for the County of Limerick, and now a prisoner at
Verdun. was waited on by the Chief Otf►cer of
Police in that town, who informed him, that he
was ordered by the EMPEROR to deliver him his
passport to England, and that he was at liberty to
depart wheney,.r he thouglit proper. Mr. WAL-
tte was greatly surprised, and requested to know
to whose kind interference he was indebted for this
unexpeded favour ream the Baps:nos. The officcr
acquainted him, that General O'CONNOR, who had
formerly been his schnot-fellow and associate at
Collet e. had applied for his rekase ? Mr. Wet, Ell
then desirsd permission to return a written answer,
in which he declared to the E s eertoe, that although
private and family considerations made him ex-
tremely anxious to return to 11:s native kingdom,
yet that he would rather die a prisoner, than n r'e
hi; I.herty to a man who had proved himself a trai-
tor to his K ng and an enemy to his cant: ry.
On Tuesday last was buries; at tionnslow. a
young girl, only fifteen, who had drowned herself
the preceding Wednesday. The eircumstar :es. as
far as we can collect, are the following:—Her
mistress, %visa Uses at Knightsbridge, having suffer-
ed some depredations. and Ivan ECM CAI.E,
p. fling her to be the person, insisted upon► a resti-
tosion, or that she should go to jail. The pu
girl, alarmed at her mistress's threats, went dcran
to Hounslow, in hopes of' meeting with a young
man, who paid his addresses to her, but he i►ad
enlisted for a soldier, and she could not see him.
Disappointed and alarmed, she took the desperate
rei &Ilion of putting an end to her existence. She
is described as having been of an engaging and mild
disposition.
. . . .

A somewhat singular mode of the cried was
pratßised in Carlisle on Monday evening last. The
curiosity of the good people was a good deal excited
by the bell/man proclaiming through the principal
streets, that a fire-balloon, if a pee:ditto construCtion,
would be played off in the area of the city jail. Ac-
cordingly at the stated time, a great concourse of
speCtators assembled, who very cheerfully paid their
contribution to obtain admittance to see the wonder-
ful sight. Whilst the gaping crowd was in anxious
expettation of the event, a cloth was removed, which
concealed from s:ght two large barrels; and the
balloon of fire, alas ! unluckily dissolved in smoke.
The indignation and rage of the populace may be
better conceived than described.
On Wednesday se'nnight died, at Miss lusty's,
in Maidstone, Ann Hots.is, nearly motive years-
of age —This little girl had from her infancy been
deal and dumb. Het friends are in necessitous cir-
cumstances; but Miss J. in compassion to her af-
fliCted state, about four years ago, took her into
her own house, and has ever since treated her with
the kindness of a parent. By her indefatigable ex-
ertions, assisted by many benevolent and respetta-
ble friends, the child was taken into the Asylum for
deaf and dumb rather more than a year and a half
ago. Hold she lived, she would doubtless have
dune great credit to her instruflors. She had al.
ready learned to articulate several words with suffi-
cient distinftness to be understood, though totally
incapable of hearing. She could write a decent
hand, spell many words accurately, and appealed
misible of their import. She returned to Miss
Jrav's about Christmas last, appare-tly in a de.
dine, and became_sradually worse Ell the ;line of
her dissolution. We mention these circumstances,
because they may be interesting to those geaerous
individuals who exerted themselves in her behalf;
and because we conceive that her improvem olr at
the Asylum is 41 striking instance of the uti'dty of
that institution.
"7.

,

•
tnaßrnor, Arm Q.
On Wednesday last, at• eleven o'clock in tile fore-
noon, came on at the Shire hair, Ely, the election of
a Registrar to the flomlurable Corporation of Bed-
ford Level, vacant by the death. of Charles islalson
Cole, Esq. The Candidates were, Edward Chris-
tian, Esq. Chief Justice of the Isle of Ely.; and Mr.
Wm. SaißrY, attorney at law, floward•street, Lon-
don. ba. Christian was proposed by Lord Eardley,
and seconded by Mr. Fellowes ; Mr. Sailer), was
proposed by Mr. Townley, and seconded by Mr.
Wing, of Thorney. The poll immediately com-
menced, and continued till about four o'clock, when
it was adjourned till six o'clock in the evening at the
Lamb Inn, for the purpose of taking the votes of
such few others as had not polled, and investigating
many disputed votes on both sides. A very close
and minute scrutiny was thin encored into, support-
ed by Mr. Christian and,Mr. Bevil the barrister, on
one part, and by Mr. Saffery, assisted by his friend
Mr. Archer, of Mildenhall, on the other; which
continued till a late hour that evening. and was
then adjourned till nine o'clock on Thursday mot r-
ing, at which time it recommenced, and occupied
the principal part of that day, and did not cease till
two o'clock on Friday morning, when the books
*ere finally closed, and, on casting op the numbers,
there a ppear ed—
For Mr.eitriitian

Fir Mr. Saftirr
Majn.ity in Lwow of Mr Saffery
who was thereupon declared to be duly eleeled, and
euorn into his office accordingly.

TO THE EDITOR OP T E PR/TISH PRESS.
SlR—The late A&, allowing a certain number
of the Militia regiments to volunteer their services
for the Itegulais, was read to the different regi-
ments composing the garrison of Hull, commanded
by Major-General Mackenzie, on Thursday last.
It is with infinite satisfaftion we can express the
laudable zeal and alacrity manifested on so im-
portant and momentous an occasion to the empire at
large, on the second day the number was complete.
Major-General Mackenzie having named his regi-
ment the 36th (laying in Sunderland Barracks),
with that polite affable manner so peculiar to him ;
adding, many gentleman-like erpressions, hoped
that, if any of the men were not particularly par-
tial to enter into other corps, the General would
feel himself very happy, should any of them he
willing to give their preference for the Stith regi-
ment. This short address had the desired dr.-a ;
and, his having had the command twice of this
garrison during these periods, they had experienced
his lenient (though with a stria discipline) atten-
tions to them ; likewise his being one of the
he►oes of Egypt; they rushed forwards with
an eagerness and ztal scarce ever known on
on such occasion. Some, that had given their names
in for other regiments, went and had them transfer-
red to the 36th—for, sods was their respea for o
good a General and Commander, that three cheers,
•• Gen. Nlackenzie, and the 3rith regiment for ever,"
have been, and are now, their expressions ; with a
hope, shored they ever be led against the implaca-
ble enemy of this country, under the command of
so able and good a General Offieer, vielory will
crown their atchievements. Nearly 500 have enter-
ed the 36th regiment, the number for other corps is
trifling indeed.
If any person comments on the command of Ma-
jor-General Mackenzie, over these (one of the
strongest garrisons in England) five regiNents, the
above sufficiently proves the respea and general at-
tachment of the troops ; few (we may venture to
say, perhaps, no Commander) will reap such a good
harvest of fine, young, and handsome recruits, as
Major-General Mackenzie has got for his regiment.
ha ' , April 23.

We have heard it said, that it is intended to pro-
pose an inquiry into abuses in the Military depart
ment, on the plan of the Naval Commission, and
that if the proposition should seem likely to meet
IC smilftion of the Legislature, the Illustrious Per-
s.,n.ige at the head of that department means to re-
sign for the time, lest the delicacy due to his ex-
alted rank should be any check to the freedom of
the investigation. Inquiries of this nature, ex-
tended to every department, and temperately pur-
sued, with a view to the public good, we shall ever
be among the most forward to commend and sup-
port; and we have oily to hope, that so salutary an
expedient will not be converted into an engine of
(auction, to inflame the minds of the populace.
A letter from Clonmel, of the 17th of April, says,
This day the meeting of the Magistrates and
Gentlemen, adjourned from the Sikh of Match
last, will, we suppose, be numerously and re-
speiitabl7 attended, and we have little apprehension
that, it they co-operate with cordiality in the
adoption of an uniform and vigorous condo& in
supporting the laws, they will very speedily repress
the spirit of outrage, by which the charafter of the
country is abused, and its prosperity retarded. That
this cordiality and vigour are necessary, there can-
not be a doubt. In addition to the numerous and dis-
gusting scenes of atrocities which we have lately been
obliged to notice, a few instances have occurred al-
most while the Judges were entering the county.—
A man named Ca nrwcat., near Fethar4 was
anon barbarously flogged on Sunday night, by a
banditti of midnight lawgivers, for the unpardon-
able offence of being a New maser on his farm.
And a few nights back, the house of one Maher,
a farmer at Crohane, near Killenaule, was broken
open, for the purpose of plunder, by a party
of robbers, who, not finding their booty as quickly
as they expeficd, literally roasted an old woman, to
force a discovery of the treasure."

CORN EXCHANGE, WIUNCIDAT, Arista 24.
Or supply of Wheat today is rather coned, able, mostly of
varnish, remaining on hand; the trade is extremely heavy;
wrong and inferior qualities are lower; some few Dantsic ar-
rivals, Wit of first quality, at rather less than our highest cur
rency. Rye is tall 4s. per quarter cheaper than last week liar
I.v rimiasie nzarly unsaleable. Rape Seed very scarce, and at
high price. We have souse IfTitSlf of Oa. from Prus.ia, but
rather in demand, and something nearer. Flour with other
&ruche are at uu particular vanatism.
CURRENT PkWIE OF GRAIN.
Wheat his. 68. 265. Mans MP. 4,14. 00.
Fire 24s 04. Tick Busts 38•.43..01.
Rye 48..54. OA. Oat 2*, 24.. 27. 00.
Barley 34.. 40s. 04. Polan4s. ..... If 9. Os.
Nast ...... 75.. Od. Rape 5eed.......50:. CM.
White 47.. Od. Fiee Flour RO..
Grey Poss 33.. 390. 041. Seconds 13.. 734 ed.

it was stolen, and il.t.-Cr»citliem both.
Several officers were examined, who gave evidence
to corroborate the above.
Karon l'isoarsom summed up the evidence and
oluiftved, that if they shouid think any of the pri-