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CARLISEE ASSIZES

The following Nisi Prins Causes, tried at our
Assizes, are in addition to those we gave in our
last:

utnowat end ircissYTH O. cnauseas.
This anion was brought by the Plaintiffs, to re-
cover from the Defendant possession of a house in
Longtown, licensed for, and at present used as, a
chapel, in which public worship is nerformed. As
this seems to be a new case in these nor.hern parts,
a brief statement of it may be of use to Dissenters.
A few years ago, the Presbyterian Dissenters in
and near Longtown, assembled together, and deter-
mined to build a chapel, in which public worship
should be regularly performed according to the
mode of the Church of Scotland. With this view
a Committee was chosen, money subscribed by the
members, a writing, by way of petition, addressed
to the public, in which they set forth their intivn-
tires, and solicited pecuniary assistance from those
who might think well of the undertaking. With
die money advanced by themselves, and coiletted in
this country, and in Scotlaad, they purchased
out builbtlt house, and .
The gitrouupnfdorwtahse pur-
poseu
chased from one of the members, and the purchase
Made in the mimes of the Plaintiffs, ss.trusters for
the society. They made choice of a Mr. Wright
fee their Minister, who officiated among them in
that capacity for above two years, and then left
them abruptly. The Defendant succeeded him, be-
ing elated by a great majority of the congregation,
who for some time seemed to be well enough satis-
Gad with the choice they had made. But the De-
mon of Dnscord getting in between Mr. Chambers
and his flock. those who were once his friends be-
came his enemies. Impressed with the idea, that
to turn the Defendant eclat, would be doing a ser•
Woo to God and religion, the Plaintiffs attempted
to take posseuion of the chapel by storm; but tail-
ing in this, the Defendant was served with an ejeft-
rent. To substantiate the Plaintiffs' right to the
chapel. and conseedently their right of et dding.
hers from the premises, was the fnundmion of
anion. It may be proper ro observe, that Mr.
*Dowel. one of the Plaintiffs, bad never given
hit suffrage for the Defendant to be his Minister ;
the other voted for his admission, and sat eittortflott
•• under his ministry.
This cause did not occupy much time. the deed
'efts produced and read I and by it their right of the
d purchased from Mr. Main, upon which the
pel is built, was found to be invested in the
tiffs. and their heirs, the price being paid wilt
*sir men and others' money. Two Witnesses were
imbed oe the port of she Plaintiffs, one of whim
proved tha writ* of the deed conformably to the
lostruaioas he roosfeed s and the other, that the
dead was duly caseated.
blo Witnesses were called on the part of the De.
fendaut. Verdiet for the Plaintiffs.
• We understand that this cause is removed into
die Court of Chancery.
corosartou e. hicris
This.arna an anion brought by the Corporation of
Claßeie. against Mr. Dixon, of Denton Holme, re-
=Weler teen of water to the Borough and City
hich they claim on a grant from the Pro-
=of Denton Holm.. This trial was of much
to a number of manufacturers, who have
Mottitme on the water-courses, tut a fatal objeCtion
was aside to the record. which occasioned a non-
tuft.

?mama vi'rsmss.—.Poseest Lassa:town, in the
employ of Mr. Cuestas, of Great-Elm, near Tromp,
as a lime-burner, from some dispute with his mas-
ter, es wished toe dead would blew Air brain, est, if he
queried oi kis WA ar.re."—He afterwards employed
Mussel/ in the fields, as a mower ; but influenced
by his old companions, he returned to his termer
situation, and on the 15th ult, it was his duty,
with two others, to blow up a rock. On the match
being applied to the train of powder, his compa-
nions ran to a plate of security, whilst this wretch
appeared transfixed to the spot, and on their calling
en him to escape, hemmed insensible of the danger
The explosion tea place ; the rock fell in one solid
Mass upon his head, and caused his almost instant-
aneous death.
81111011L•t SOICIDB.—On Wednesday night, at
wine o'clock, a young woman about 13 years of age,
tailed a coach from the stand, opposite CharFra.
street, Covent-garden, and ordered the coachman
to drive to Grosvenor-gate, Park-lane, which he did.
On her alighting from the carriage, she gave the
coachman; Ss., and proceeded through the gate for
the Park, but returned instantly to the coachman,
and gave him sixpence more. She then asked him
if that was the nearest way to the Barracks, Hyde
Park; The coachman coffered to set her down as
Hyde Park Corner, it being the nearest way to
Brampton, which she refund, and left him in an
iscobereat manner. The coachman immediately in-

formed the woman at the gate (to whom she gave
the same answer), who informed several persons of
their iuspiciore, when a Mr. Clarke, Mr. Bodham,
and a servant belonging to Lord Howard, and two
flow-street patroles, whom they met, went in pur-
suit of her. The young woman, on finding herself
so closely pursued, took off her shoes, and ran across
the Park : the night being dark, tie escaped their
vigilance by giving a sudden turn, but was disco-
vered, by her shrieks, to jump into the Serpentine Ri-
ver, by the bride, a place near eight feet deep. The
alarm was immediately given to Mr. Bolland, the
Park-keeper. who put out his boat, and after trying
for some time, succeeded in bringing the ►ody on
shore, after It had been 25 minutes in the water.
The usual means for sectoring suspended aui.
'nation were resorted to, but without tiled. Yes-
terday morning, at nisi: o'clock, the body was re-
moved to Mr. Storer's, undertaker, Mount-street.
It was soon afterwards discovered that the deceased
luid another girl lived fellow servants in a very
respectable family in Bentinck-street, Manchester-
square ; that a few weeks ago, the deceased's fellow
servant was deco)ed by a gentleman to go into
keeping, to which she assented, and she prevailed
on the deceased to leave her situation, and li►e with
her as her maid. Tim the deceased last week in-
formed her, that sbe would quit her place, not ap-
proving of it, and on Tuesday she returned to her
mother, whom she subsequently left, and committed
the chocking act of self-murder.

KarAL Mint L LICENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 21.
Artivcd the Clinker and Sieado gun-brigs, from a
cruise off the coast of France; also, the Mao, of
IS guns, Captain Janverin, from off Havte-de-
Grace.
Sailed the Dolphin store ship, I.ieut. Hodge, for
the Downs.—Wind S.W.
rzywoure, AUG.2O.
Came in the Fury bomb, with a convoy, from the
Downs ; Hod cutter, from a cruise ; Francis and
lit:rico, Homer, from Rigs; Leflro (a Portuguese),
Corvozo, from Bayonne, detained by the lien i-
vateer ; and the 1401 P Headrerka, of Oldenbuzgs
from Olerolt, detained by the Quernbre privateer.
Sailed the Lady Warren armed ship to the East-
ward; His Majesty's ships Sanquon and Prewayanie,
with the Earl Spearer and Sir Stephen Lutiington
East Indiamen, and four score-ships, under ccevoy,
for the Cape of Good.—Wind E.S.E.
DIAL, AUGUST
Sailed the Relent sloop of war, on a cruise.
Arrived L'Espeiltle sloop of war, from IVaterford,
with a convoy, which are sailed for the River.

FROM LIAIY LYS LIST.

At Southampton the Christian, Meyer, from Billtoa.
At Portsmouth-411e Heart of Oak, Carter, :AMU Rip.
At Whitehaveri-..C.e Laegtion, from R.ga ; Dl*.
patch, f oin Antigua; and the Commerce, Fletcher,
trent Witeauetts.
At Liverpool—the Dread, fillatton, frrm Wiscassetts ;
Rover, Whitby, from Mmaachusetts; and the Kate, Wt.
sock, from Archangel.
la the Clyde..-this Betsey, Flechs, from St 'Mr.; Flim,
Andersen, from Jamaica; arid the Comte!, Mitchell. frent
Petersburg.
At Dublin-the Mary, Toots, from ditto.
4t Cork...eh Douro, --, from Lisbon.
At Fame, Smith, and the Draper, Sri:Sonnet',
front Leon
At J•42114.:,...t.1C Larkirt., FuT,lff, ftpill ditto.
At fpri Georg, , M•Teggart, from Newfound.
lard ; and tr.o Fume. field, irorn tale Glyds
to r eT r h.the now, Far', and the Brutus,
by u Pridade
At Aetnerp—tne Moms, Rosen, and the Fame,
front Ulna.

he atteropte4 to console her by assurances that he
had no intention of committing suicide, but that he
had a r:r,aentiolent of his approaching death. Cap-
tain Purrinton was a warm believer in the &Chine
of Universal Salvation, though it is not said of him
that he was a bigutted maniac, or a religious enthu-
siast. His whole conduct, the day preceding, and
during the last and bloody scene of his lore,
seemed marked with the utmost coolness and de-
liberati4rs. Towards the c.,,ase of that day, he
grot;n4l the fatal axe, and Wien the family retired
to be 4 he was left reading the Bihle. The Jury of
Inquest have brought him in Guehr 6.f wilful Nu..-
der ors 4is wife and sir children, and sh4t, as n
.feltv, he
did Zr!! and raardrr hinsself.—.We do not recollect
hat the annals of Massachusetts can furnish a trans;
lacti.an so distressing.

Till MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, Au• t 2.

This dry the arrivals of Wheat are few, with bet middling
supplies at hand, and good umplei of this article, fully sup-
port last prices ' • and sewn 1 quality has had more ready sales.
But very little Barley is arrivA,.and few borers; Malt like-
wise. Grey Peas, with Besna of both description, fetch
better prices. There are several arrivals of Oats from the
lijerth coentry, and this trade is rather cheaper. In pric,s
of
Flenq au alteration —Fine Aoierican 4W. to 44a per Barrel
CURRENT PRICE OF GRAIN.
Wheet........b54. 70s. S2a. Beat}... 40.. 46• Od
Fine de........gda Sibs Od. Tick Beans ss. 4l•. s•••
Rye Sgs 425. Oil Oats —gds. 27: ;Os.
Barley SSi. 28a fkll Poland' 225. 33 Od.
M a".t ..........646. 72.. Od Rape Seed new 2111. Bt. Ps.
White Peas.... 64.. 7.41. 01. Fine Flour G3s. 701 Od.
P Grey ees
544 . 425. Oil. Seconds . tiOs. Cm lid.

UXBRIDGE.
The Corti InapeAor s Return, oil Thursday, Aug. 22.
Wheat, per load • t'4l Os
Batley, per 1r Sas —.41 to 40s r—d
Outs iii —d to 4i: —d
583116 46s —d to SUI —4
Pease go. to sn, per Qtuoter.

PRICK 9! I,lo,ot.'''"
BOOS. . illeetar.
Kent 51 ---s to Gl Gs IC eut 5l St to 61 Irs
5t4510x••....51 —4 to 51 16i Sussex 51 5. to GI Gs
Rows 51 —s to 51 Pr Farnham... 71 —, to 81 —s
OW Duty-06,00 .1

inkiDES OF HAT AND STRAW.
Yawr Laßosa.
IT. sANSI.II WllligC AAAAA •
Nay.... 21 161 .41 16. Oct H)1 ' 106 a 5.1
Straw..ll 161 • 21 Ss 04 New M Os • 01 4:11
i Clove 41 41 a 51 S.
Straw .ll 14s a !1 06

SMITHFIELD, Fat out. Avg• 2a•
To sods the Offal—tier Stone t•Illb.
Reef 41 Id to Ss Od I Vea1...... is id to Ss ^_d
Mounts 44 4d to 5s 4tll Porit4s ltst tet Si IV
Lamb. M Od. to 6s. Od,
neap OP CATTLC TIM DAIL%
Beasts, about 600—.11rei. and Lambs, 9.100.

NEWGATE AND LEADENH.ILL MAKKITS.
By the Catcese.
beef 34 44 Se 4e 44 1 Veel. 91 84 to 5s OA
sdutttws 4. Chl to 4s Sd I Pork .......4s Sd to 5. Sd
Lamb 41. 64 to ss. 64

PRICE. OF TALLOW.
St, Janve.s Market 3. 9% Toon T 411,14 —s 01 65s Od
Clare Market
Whiniehapel Market. Bs 9d White ditto .... ....S 63. Cd
Per Stour of Blb. ---.....- Sian ditto .. —s 0,11 64. Od
I Its 41 Melting Stuff.. 53a Od 54, Od
Avenge Priee...3B 9d n.tur rough —. SG.
Graves — ... —.4 Ile
GO,d Dregs .... .... •PM
I.IIIIIIIIOOIIP, ..4 a 7W—Muttlel,ll9.—Curd, 926.
Candle*. p+r dozen, 11r.—Moulds, 12..

• MAW Hums.
Om HA*, owl Mrs" /41 M, 114. 94 to 3. 4d.
b(414114.1. 94 1191. to 1. 44
°Modal . ....• • q.•••••••• h. 44. to 2. Id
Market 04 — Ifs. 6d. es, h.
teigloh Hone
Sheep Skius ..... Ili. ed. ' * 14. OW.
'isn't) Skint
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PHICe- OF LEATHER.
Suns, 50 to 5611 z. each
Ditto, 60 to 651 h. each 264 to 284
Merchitt. Rack. —it to 42. l
Dre..ing, 10d to 2n ti
hoe Cite ti Hideo 214 to 22d
Crop Hides for cutting 2;1 to 24.1
Flat Ordinate l4l to 191
Celt Skins. 30 to Onlb. per Dozen 50d to 40d
Ditto, 50 to enlb., 36.1 to 424 6
Ditto, 70 to SOlb. 153 to 3134
Small Seals (Gromland). 394 to 42d) a.
Large ditto 1002 to tfith per doaert.
Tanned Hone Hides Ins to SC par hide.
Sheep Skins.
1..0n N Skins- 2 Od to es Od