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TAB COUNTESS OP szProms BALL.
On Monday everting her Ladyship opened her elegest
trassios is Arlisgtmastewst to the Mod It., with • grand
bat. The three drasisg-rooms were throws spew ; the
beck owe Ailed pp with aseemsbas elegem. and lame
tar da•cleg; they were decorated with nemeroas pots of
the cisieest lowers shrubs, ion. sad were most heilliestly
illuminated; the sateusom adjoiaiag the principal drawisg-
room was set apart for refreshments, which creamed of
awry delicacy, with wires of the Ant quebties. The hell
sad stair-me were deco/sled with shrubs and dowers. The
tompary began to arrive abort urn o'clock; the ball COM..
iseseod at eleven, and did set break up till half-pest live
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yeatevday morsieg.
The eompsay 'reseal exceeded 230 permits of the ant
distinction and tuition. Amore whom were—
Prince Lubomiski, Prince mod Near Etterhagy.
Duhes—Devoushire, Argyll, Waster, end De Friss.
Datitesser—Rielmund, Marlborough, Argyll, Bedford,
iDe Fries. laud Leissier.
Marquis Carideo,
Narchkeesses--Salisbary, Ceades, sad Londoaderry.
Histic-adday, Urbeidge, Jamey, Clare, Stair, Marriagtopi,
AloretEdgennshe, Eamon, Roselyn, and Alums.
Cosprlesses—Derby, Ssedelel, Ashberalmrss Restos,
Fleball, It. Ammar, Chia, Jersey, Harrowlty, and Grey.
Loads—John Thyme?, Amherst, IlloaatCharles, Lough.
borough, Brudestell, Ellenisseergh, end Gabes.
Ladles— A lal•erst, Mary Barley, Grev illes, Ashbaruhains,
G. Morpeth, E. jilloantEdgeembe, C. Greville, Harriet
Clive, M. Ryder, Prato, Pagel*, Grey, end G. Wellesley.
COMM Casemate, Court Colorado, Court St. Artesio, sad
Banta De Cages.
Geweral Kepple, Major Rehire, Captains Wild... and
Fraser.
Messrs.—Milli, M. A. Taylor, Cream, Craven, Gredell,
C. Grevilk, Moore, and Seymour.
Meader'', Fitzhethert and Stanhope.
Miass—Fitsciarences, Greaten, Ordes, Graille, Met-
ter:, Seymour, and Kuiraird.

FASHIONABLE NOVENENrs.
The Duchess of Bedford has arrived at her home ie St.
James's4quare, from her seat Wouburn Abbey. His Gram
is expected on Friday seat.
The Duke of Portland has arrived et his home its St.
Jentees-mnate from his seat %Valera, Note.
The Duke sisal Duchess of Si. Albans arrived yesterday at
their beam I. St. James's.ameate, front their seat in Sauey.
The Marcuis of Buckingham lied the Earl and Countess
Temple arrival in town yesterday from Aviagton, Hants.
Lard sad Lady Hugest arrived in town yesterday from
their seat Lilets Burke.
Lord and Lady King arrival yesterday at their house in
Dover-street, from their seat Is Surrey.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. Jantes'ostreet:—Earl sad
Countess Wasiak*, and the Lathes Chartres, yesterday, frost
their seat in Scritiaml; earl Geeeral Mitchell from his peat
in Hants.
Arrivals at Fell Hotel, St. James's-street :—Sr James
Beisharte, Bart. from the Coaliseat ; Mr. aid Mrs. Pigot
teem their mat in Shropshire; Cherie, Campbell, Esq. from
his seat in Hefts; and Job* lefsdaliagma, Eaq. num ditto.

BRIGHTON, Ann. 29.
Divine Service twat performed in the presence of
the King and suite at the Palace to-day by the
Dean of Hereford and D. Hugh Pearson.
His Majesty has postponed his departure hence
from bo-morrow until Wednesday morning.
The Princess Augusta, attended by Lady Mary
Taylor, took leave of his Majesty, and set out far
Windsor on Friday.
• Lord Peter,hara is once more with us his Lord-
ship and the Marchioness of Tsvistock were among
the Steyne promenaders this afternoon.

Yesterday the Duke of You and a numerous
party dined with Prince LE.OpOLD at Murlberovgh
Horse.
Monday the Princess AUGUSTA dined with the
Duke and Duchess of Ct.sonoct.
The Princess AvoutrrA visited the Duchess of
GLOUCESTER and the Princess Seems yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess of CLAILEXCE, the
Duke of SUryEX. Duke and I)uebens of GLOU-
CESTER, the Princess AUGUsTA, Prince LEOPOLD,
the Duchess of KENT, and Wince ERNEST
HONER LORE LANGEHROURG. spent Monday even-
ing with the Princess SOPHIA MATILDA, rt ber
Rowe in Curzon-street, Muy.fair. when. there wits
• select party to meet the Princess's Ropal
Yesterday the Duchess of CLARENCE, the
Din:hese of KENT, the Princess lisontrott, and
Prince ERNEST HWIENLOIII LAIIDNALSOUIa ho-
noused the exhibition of brads and birds tot Exeter
'Change with their presence.
The Duke and Duchess of RUTLAND are ex-
pected in town this we&k from their seat Belsoir
Cantle.
Lady LOUISA LENNOX, the fifth daughter of the
Duchess of KicasioNo, will be presented at the
Drawing Room to-morrow.
Couateis BROWNLOW has issued cards of ignito•
lion for a runt on Friday next, at her house in Co.
vendish-troare.
Lady APFLEcK entertained a party of fashion-
able* on Monday tutting, at her house E. Classes-
street, Viceadilly.*
Mrs. HUGHEs has ioatierVeseds of invitation for
• concert on the lIIIt inst. at her house in South
A Lid ley-street.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Taomos D and
smite, Lord unit Lady CAttnetT and write, and the
Hots. Mr. BERESFORO Slid suite, have arrived at
CoNWAT's Hotel, Cork.
The stew floymuk.t Theatre makes rapid pro.
greys to completion. The enrollment of the corps
stroodutivie has already commenced. The list r 001.•
/AIDS the names of Mr. H. Jonosos. Mn. MAR.
VTR, Mrs. ROBINSON, Mr. DOWTON, Mr. R.
Jonas, ker. _

It is with great pleasure we see the Carnival given
by u party of Noblemen and Gentlemen at the
English Opera-House iu February last. mid which
was so long the subject of fashionable conversation,
is to be repeated on the gth May, when these Gen-
tlemen an doubt will again prove the capability of
the English for these animated scenes.
The potent influence of a good diaaer upon
JOHN BUJ. 1. is become proverbial, but it is .trivial
compared with that of good cheer in France. A
Treasury Journal or yesterday. alluding to the
•festivitie. in celebration of the.b■ptism of the Doke
BOURDE A UN. bilyll-•-•4 This aeries of
.fetes will,
perhaps, more effectually endear the BOURBONS to
the people, thiM what. years of 'iliac •and temperate
gove rumen t:'

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OPERL-11013111.
' The Opera or IA 'Moose di Tito war revived
last night to the great gratification of the musical
public. As it is most prohohly owing to the good
sent, and spirited Uwe of Mr. ATIITON that it lima
been so speedily brought forward, and hiding it Ini•
promise of that frequent reeprrence to the best works
to which the theatre hate of late shewn so libeval •
tendency. we would, among the rest, throw in our
. useless thanks. It is now a vain lark to descant upon
- The comparative excellencies of MOZART, or to
endeavour to fix upon the exact degree of perfection
which would correspond to each of his operas. Mr.
Arrow has made the public pretty well acquaint.
ed with them, and no music exercises such absolute
sway over the feelings and opinions of the audience.
The overture was loudly encored last night. The
opera introduced a lady, named Madame ALBUM;
. to the public, in the part of Pirellis. She is of what
is termed portly appearance—a face which, to say
the least, has been hmudsome—and a carriage more
' stately than • graceful. Her subdued voice was
very tuaricill and flexible' but nut well articulated,
at any rate not enough so for the perfection of
%Italian. singing; and her pinto vote was neither
expressed nor accented duly. Her manner was Mt.
posing, and • dull sort of sentiency overspread her
features, which ported extremely well with the in.
litigating and ambitious character which the hsd.to
sustain. She was, therefore, felt in full force while
seducing the young patrician from his allegiunce,with
the air of " Deh to placer," mingling with it as she
did the poignancy of feminine allurements and the
tyranny of caprice. She displayed great taste for
embellishment, and a consummate knowledge orate
scale with all its inversion.. Had her execution
been as prompt as her skill was mealiest, she
would have triumphed. She was loudly encored with
Mad. C•MPORRIE in the duet, " Deh perdoaa,"
which Ints perhaps a-ver been sung better. The
prelude operated like • charm in subduing
'the whole house to instant silence and almost
revisited attention. We need not say that it was
encored rapturously. CORSON! played Tito, and
as his skill also is more finished than his vocal
execution, he came oil better in the recitative, which
are in his part abundant and arduous, than in the
airs. The song "Sc *IC impere ausici Del," was,
however,wel I given, and in accordance of feeling with
the lofty and impressive character of the cow
tion. Madame CAMPORESB perforMed Serbs; she
can do nothing annweend calls out euchantment from •
the dullest music. She warbled last night as if she
were the genius of the lyric drama. Her forte is
•paw.ion rather than power, and whet between the
tenderness of Mrrsirresto's l:oetry, the music of
MOZART. and her own unerring loom she breath-
ed melody ice its utmost perfection. It is difficult
to describe how finely she inflated with gusts of
gentle passion the expressive imagery of the poet.
Hate had not sung them as exquisitely a. she did,
it would he worth while to praise her fur the sake of
quoting there four liner, which she addressed to
Vitellie on her apprehension, containing, as they do..
ale of the choicest preitinesses that can be found:
'in any amatory verses:—
" Se al vivito mai ti semi
Licee aura else s'aggiri,
Gli 'strain saspiri
Quell' stile rank."

Not to repeat any thing as to her style of singing
" lick perdoea," she gave an effect of melancholy
earnestness to " Parto; ma to bee *do." It would
be tedious to follow a description of all the pasisuges
which she marked with the excellence of her exe-
cution. We shall ()illy n►rntiou, besides those
ready noticed, the celebrated recitative where the
capitol is it:firmed, and her share of the firetfirsofe,
which is perhaps the most deeply wrought of any
composition of is kind. BEGYEZ performed Amnia,
assd Miss Moat Servilia, and very agreeably cur•
pitied that part of the audicice which bad not heard
them in it before, with their tasteful and emphatic
performance of their duet " Delt Puede," &c. A/4-
GRISANI fulfilled his duty in Publio. He is en ex-
cellent bass, and a very si•rviceable performer. The
house overflowed in the pit. The Duke mid
Duchess of GLOUCBSTER were present, besides
fashiom•tbles almost unaccountable.

The head-dresses of the ladies becemt mote ry
as the season advances. Satin hats, slouched or turn-
ed up, profusely trimmrd with feathers or flowers;
Whims, interleaved with pink or gold ; or lace caps,
braided all over with flowers ; or else the hair orna-
mented with wreaths or bouquets : such were the
lending characteristics of the ladies' head gear, and
the appearance was like parterres of immortal gar-
dens all in blossom, to which it has so often, for
want of a more forcible image, been compared.
covENT-GAILDSIts
Litst night Miss HALLANDE made her appear-
ance as Zelindu, in tns opera of The Move, for the
filet time in that character, hitherto sustained by
Miss STEPHIENS. She executed the songs allotted
to the part with taste cud sweetness, particularly
the id', " SONS of Freedom! laser iwy story." which
was lousily encored. Mr. MACREADY Was very
effective in pourtraying the high-minded Gamble.
The other Charnctrrs were well supported, and the
opera went off with tchat. The house displayed •
full and fashionable audience.

WALKING UPON WATER —A Mr. KENT, of
Glasgow, has invented a machine, by which lie is
enabled to walk on the surface f the water with
perfect safety, at the rate of three miles in the hour.
On Monday morning last (23d inst.), between four
and five o'clock, Air. KENT walked on the Monk?
land Canal, at the rate of three miles in the hour.
which wee witnessed by about 200 persons, who all
testified their approbation at the performance.—
Caledosion Mercury.)
Such us have heard of the accident which befel
the Countess of Glengall, in • fall from her curri-
cle et the entrance into the stable-yard of the
Globe Inn, at Cloamel, on Tuesday evening last,
will he happy to learn, that her Ladyship is ra-
pidly recovering front the effects of the accident.
The nature of the fall, in which her Ladyship re-
ceived a wound in the hack of the head, at first
created great alarm, and caused most anxious its-
quiry front the Nobility and Gentry for many miles
round. But we -now feel great pleasure in stating
that .her Ladyship is quite out of danger, arid able to
masher nous. —(Closend Advertiser, April 28.)

air J. . . Row% - _
Rasiett,Hon. R.G. Gipps, George Smyth, J. H.
Rental, R. HangNON Lied 4. Weise., Thee.
Reminsost, T. W. fllshora: Ham- E. Williams'. W.
BA" IL MlSmn& Wood, A !deviate
rcomphin, S. R.
an, T. Sliosicii. L B irimmun.
vans, W. Phillips, G. Boehm Coh
orbits, C. Rice, G. R.
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-t. . MINORITY
Nib hfr. Csmevri's Notion that the Homo would take into its
- serious coosideratise tin hews salaries of 1,0001. and up-
wards of Clerks ie Public OSees--me the Seth April, 11111.
...—c.
B.
1, t ~
si, R. Hetchinsoti, Hs. C. ftemlett, J.
R. Mooch, J. B Willtains,Sir R.*.
Sir lease, Bt. Martin, J. Wood, Aldermen
.$ , Hon. H. Stithmsk, MA Taylor, SI. A.
- Col. O'Calloghen. Col.
Thos. Andrei. itio.W J.T. TELLERS.
.
Sir R. Roberts, A. W. Creevoy, Thos.
Jai. Roberta, G. J. Renew, Hu. H. G.
'masse, J. C. Rowell, Lord J.
CHURCH .1111109 NA RY sociErr.
Yesterday • Genera/ Meeting of the Friends and Supporters
of the above Society took place at the Freemseone Tavern
Groat Queen-street, Lincoln's 100-fields, which was mime-
nuttily sad respectably attended.
Lord Gansu*, at twelve o'clock, was called to the Chair
midst great applause. H. was supported by Lord Rosh-
sever, Lord Calthorpe, the Bishop of Gloucester, and noisy
other persows of high distinction.
Lord Gammen opened the proceedinp, by reeommending
the mature and object of the lamination to the attention of
the meeting. After which the Secretary read his *port,
the contents of which were of a highly Battering description.
The Bishop of Gtouccsrra delivered • most animated
speech is support of the great objects of the Society. His
Lordship expatiated at great frog& open the merits of ohs
lostitutiou, and oa the extensive bouebts arising out of it
to persons is foreign couatries.
Lord CALTHOPIPIN Lord ROCASATAOg, and many Reve.
rend Cmatlemeo, klissiOrsaries, Sc. severally addressed the
tweeting.
Several Resolutioas wave proposed and unanimously
agreed to. A liberal subsetiptlon was raised at the doors as
the company passed out.

MATCH TO DO FIFTY MILES IN mom'
Haulm

A young man, of the name of Belingborough. from the
anthers poet of Stalhedshire, undertook on Miniday to per-
form this great undertaking. The pedestrian was hacked
for 100 guinea., and the race took place over a Ave miles
piece of ground, at Eike., near Duastable, Hens. He did
each live miles as follows :
m/s. see. oda see.
Ist Five Miles 37 30 6th Ike Miles .. 59 14
36 7th 5l It
3d .. 35 14 MO ..... .Sa 59
4th 35 50 Ith .......1.... 54 10
6th
To4Bl-4 honey, St minutes, 13 seconds
Tie snatch was woo with muck difficulty; and although the
petlestoian had ow hoer and more than Nivea minutes to do
the lain bre miles, he was so mach fatigued dal lisle sus
backed at bto 4. He performed half the dbismos to lime
hours, thirteen minutes, and thirty-four 11110141*
hint lime to vest at loteevale. This is msA
perhamad its eight houra•-moleat Capt. Weadailaddlla'
LONDON BRI DOE. •

The Bill which it is proposed to introduce into Parlia-
ment for erecting a sew bridge from the Borough High.
street to Fisk-street-hill, instead of the present erection,
Mos seriously alarmed ilia emonsereisl urienrereey of South-
wark, whose interests are likely to be affected by it very
considerably, and • meeting of the leading inhabitants of Si.
Olave's was held on Monday, for the purpose of taking the
subject into coosideration and adopting inch measures as
might be deemed necessary. The fullowhig were amongst
the objectioNs urged against the building of • sew bridge, by
the different speakers : Because it has bees declared that the
present bridge might at little eipease (and some at all to the
public) be repaired, the arches widened, sod etreogtbeoed, so
as to answer all the porposesof • new bridge, and without any
injury to the commerce of its immediate vieiuity ; whilst on
the other baud, if the Legislature sanctioned the introduc-
tion of the Bill, great part of the buildings at either side
most be razed to snake the accessary room, sad great injury
would be Necessarily done to the High-street and
Tooky-street, besides an espenee of half • million sterling,
which the Inhabitants would incur. The pion of the sew
bridge was also much deprecated, as Wag dangerously
high, and calculated to place the lives of posaragers is
imminent danger. Tire meeting appointed • Committee,
consisting of the principal ialtabitants, to watch the progress
of the Bill.

COilNl3ll 0110.97:

The Mod. *Moe vsettrito we stalked ia our last, coati.
sues at istiorvato to seamy the iuhabiteats of the boom I.
Carelew-street, used as a depot fur arms of the CsrswaU
Misers, by throwing stoner, which have broken the few panes
of glom in the slily window that was not barrieadoed, and
damaged the things in the room; the adjoining house to the
right, oczapied by the actjeaut-easjur, has likewise beer oc-
casismally attacked, whilst the baud that directs these
Riles have continued invisible, nor bas the precise spot from
whence they come bees ascertained. It appears to be the
object of this perseverieg assailant to compel the occupiers
of these two houses to quit them. The windows of the house
ou the left of the depot have wholly escaped. The people
in the neighbourhood derlare their perfect conviction that
the stases are directed by soperomural agency, as it is im-
passible that say bum.. being meld elude the vigilance
which has bees exerted to unravel the mystery. How long
Ibis hoax will maims* it is impossible to conjecture.—
(rvege Briton.)

It is pretty generally understood that Lord
Castlecoote aitd the Right Hon, Mr. Van&leur
are about to retire from their situation* as Chairmen
of the Board of Customs. The Hon. Mr. Hewitt,
it is mentioned, will, in that case, be transferred
from the Excise Board to the Board of Customs,
and the Hon. Mr. Hutchinson probably assume the
office of Chief Commissioner of Customs. Other
and more important regulations in the Revenue
department have reached our ears, but we are in-
duced, fur sufficient reasons, to suppress the men-
tion of them for the present. If the alteration we
have above stated takes place, and no other persons
be appointed sonsecenewily to the vacancies, it will
occasion a saving 01%000/. a-year and upwards of
the public money.—( treenson's Joined.)
A few days since a moat daring outrage was com-
mitted by a set of villains, to the number of thirty,
armed with fire arms, who assembled before the
residence of the Pound-keeper, at Tinaboe, neer
Waterford, Ireland, who after tiring several shots,
one of which perforated the door and entered the
room in which were the Pound-keeper and his fo•
atily, broke open the plead eisd 'drove sway 86
-cows and three horses, which bad been placed
there under a distress for teat.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OP CHANCERY. lAncoura 11114
TUESDAY, MAT I.
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ASSIGNEES ACTING Aft ACCOUNTANTS.
▪ ItD IN MN I[ATT4a,or SOWNIIIT, a ikirkrupl.
'the Loan CHANCULON observed, iltat he had
con3ulted with the Vice-Chancellor relative to the
assignee in this commission of bankruptcy basin
acted as accountant, and as such having made
• charge against the bankrupt's estate. He
was led to understand it was a usual custom
not only at Liverpool but in London. it Was
a practice, however, that be much doubted whe-
titer it ought to be tolerated by the Courts oa
'there was danger to be •pprehended from it.
Where an accutintant was emplojed by the joint
assignees they saw that he did his ditty, but where
one of the assignees was the accotsniant his co-
assignee was kept is; the dark. His Honour the
Vice-Chancellor hall promised to take the subject
into hi. consideration and cominunicate the result
of his deliberation to him (the Lord Chancellor),
and when he had done so his Lordship would dis-
pose of the petition.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wartwtrarecaillfatr 1:

PATENT CHAIN CABLES.

BRUNTON V. II AWN ES.
The SO LICITOR-G EN KRA I. woe heard on a former
day in support of the rule obtained last Term fur a
new trial In this case, on the ground that the whole
of the supposed improvement was merely an altera-
tion of the size and shape of the stay, winch Cap-
tain Brown had before applied to the link of the
chain, to present it from collapsing, and the whole
of the improvement was making it what the Plain-
tiff called a " broad-ended" stay, and in the speci-
fication ha did nut claim it as part of Isis inven-
tion, but as a mode of carrying his improve-
ments into execution.
Mr. SCARMITT was heard this morning in sup.
port of the validity of the patent ; he contended,
that the application of the stay to the ship's cable
was at least a new combination of a principle
known before, and was, therefore, a proper subject
for the protection of a patent.
The LOOM CAHN? JUSTICE was of opinion that
there was sufficient novelty in the cable to have
supported a patent lied a patent been taken out for
that alone; but this potent bring for three improve-
. merits, sod one of the three (namely the improve-
ment in anchors) being defective, the whole patent
was vitiated. The rule fur a new trial must be
. made absolute.

Mr. Justice PAYLET concurred with the Lord
Chief Justice. One of the improvements for which
the patent was granted proving defective, clearly
vitiated the entire patent, as it was optional in the
Crown to grant a patent, and it might be that it
was granted its consideration of there being three
improvements, and it would have been refused
had there been only one.
Mr. Justice BUT had great doubts, even if the
chain could be considered Slew ; at all events the
anchor was out; and he concurred with his learned
*sabers that one pert of the patent being defectives
the whole was vitiated.
Rule for a new trial made absolute.

IRELAND.

EXTRACT PROM A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED
DUBLIN, APRIL 28.
The Commission for the County and City of
_Detain was opened this day. There art several
trials which excite great expectation. There is
one of peculiar interest, it is a churge of fraud
on the Imperial insurance Company. The party
charged is a gentlemen of must respectable env..
nexions. The amount is stated at 4,000 i. In the
calendar are two murders—.

Bridget Butierig, fur the murder of Mrs. Thompson, sad
robbery of Coosa u Peck's house, at Puri laud-Owe ;
Bridget Eustis fur lb• said robbery, a•d as ao accomplice
in tie said murder; ••d
Janet Dogisigly, foe the murder of his wife is Exchequer.
street.
There is a report of several changes is the Re..
venue department, with a view of economy. If the
Minister would net about the work of retrenchment

in good earnest, it is not by a modification of ex-
isting offices, or the picking off the little leaves that
hang about ;hero, in the shape of little impoverish-
ed clerks at a few pounds n-year that he will re.
store the national tree to lambi) and vigour. Lit
him lop off the suites of apartmeuts or rather pa-
laces for Commitsioners in the Custom-Hume and
other public establishments, with all their acconi-
panyingtxpenses. This is the way to effect a real
substantial saving.
lIILKICNNY. APRIL 26.
Oa Friday night lest. about the hour of one
o'clock. a fire broke out in a cabin is Upper Wel-
kin-street, belonging to a man of the name of
Smith, whose wife and three children were then
asleep in the house. It was discovered by as young
man of the neighbourhood, who was providetitially
inning at the time, and saw the smoke issuing from
the cabin. He instantly burst its the door and
alarmed the family. The mother, who was severely
burned on both her arms and on the face, Mime•
diately rushed out. The young man returned into
the house to save the children, all of whom be
brought out alive, but, we regret to say, one of
them. a girl about five years old, was so severely
burned that she did nut survive many minutes.
The other two escaped without injury. This cala-
mity wee occasioned by the carelessnees of the
mother, who stuck • candle to the wall, beside
wnich she and her children lay, and left her son (a
boy about eleven years old) to take care of • horse
which was sick, and which was in the sense apart-
ment with the family. The boy becoming weary,
lay down, and unfortunately fell asleep : the candle
fell into the straw on which they lay, and the house
was soon in flames. The adjoining house was im-
mediately stripped of its thatch, and thereby, the
.coiumunrcation being cat off, the fire was soon got
under. Mr. N. Colley, engine-keeper, &c. at-
tended on the instant, and continued on the spot
until three o'clock, by which time the fire was
conspletely subdued. We trust this melancholy
accident will operate as a warning against the dan-
gerous practice of sticking a candle ow the wall, to
which foolish habit moat of the area that occur is
this sad other places are attributed.--Smith, who
is a carman, was at Waterford, in the way of his
butinesa.—(Leinater Journal)

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POLICE.
sow mut, r.
W1114114y a coushlerable portion of the morning MAO
copied before slit Hobert Hare mid Richard 'Borate, liegre.
OW totting Magistrates, on • chirp is/ought hy
tooled, the Suiveyor of the Distattii l• t•htti. Grant Chletr"
Lintslies-Inn. acids is.sinmitad, against Mr,,Binc,h,
enachivialser, who resides in that street, for ho otrcuir Fool.
milted urges the 'Wilding Act, in the sr.-ensile of • oritkin
which • questio• become tovolved as wrlt. tier it wall hististy
• wall, or partly so, and partly so extesmil wall. ' • ' I
Mr. Chitty oncost. so conduct the charge on ON behalf
of Mr. Ktimaird, •arl entered at large into the biotite, of
this Building Act, which was principally to guard opoist
Arts, •ad lb. spreading of them within the bills of inbrta-
lily. He explained the n store of the present charge). which
is as follows addition to the bark preinisestowbitail
his house, lie united solbrr• at the hark of the odigjoing
house belonging to Mr. How, which he in hi hY'lijer's at
the expiration of which Mr. nirch applied fur a reneo-mi of
Ike lease, which was ra rowed Si! Mr. How, and the mum..
queues wag, that the back premises belonging In both the
boosts, which had been used together, it became ottee•
wry to separate, and an old dilapidatid well whit* bad
formerly separatid them it became necessary to
and to make it • party wall, the expense or whirls was
lo be at the joint expense of Mr. Birch and Mr.
How. The old wall co•tsined four 'inflow., or ancient
lied*, sad on the new wall being built, called the party
wall, Mr. Birch built a wall upon that esprit an referent
wall, in which were four winiloos, which it was eonteuded
wee emstrary to the Baildiug Act, which did not admit of
any thing being rebuilt ur reinstated, which was contras y to
the Act, to imprint which he called several surveyors.
Mr. Polloek attended for Mr. Birch, and made a most
able and ingenious defence. He denied that in point of
fact this was a complaint of the Surveyor of the %s-
-trict, but it was a question between two rival coachasoken,
Mr. How bring a coackulsker as well 111 Mr. Birch, sud Mr.
How, wished to put Mr. Birch to all the inconvenleoce be
could, and to prevent him from having light to his work-
shops. He maintaiised that in no part of the Act was it de-
scribed what a party-wall meant, it was poly to be drawn
from the Act that it wee to be • wall of a certain description
In divide or separate difrrent persona' properly, sod he
eionendird that Mr. How bad uu building to separate from
that of Mr. sires., that it was merely SO extension of wall,
and he ingeologsly described the situation of the premises
by the law book' ow the Magistrate's table, regretting, aril
toldrary to his expectation, the Complainants had not pro-
duced a model or plate of she premises. He stated that the
ground at the bock of Mr. How's bone sdjoiniag that of
Mr. Birch was only • garde*, sad from which Mr.
Blanchard made see of his aacesitioos with a balloon. He
therefore contended there were no buildings to require a
parly.wall, and that Mr. Birch was entitled to his ancient
light and windows be had formerly enjoyed.
The Magistrates postponed their decision till after they
had visited the preseisais.
Jaws Moor* was charged with violently assaulting sod
attempting to stab or murder Alexander Dallas, James Avis,
and Wm. Smith, who it appeared weal to apprehend him at
public-house is White Hart yard, where he was conceited.
They observed • labile move, and the Prisoner rushed from
under it, armed with a large knife, whirl, be brandished
about, threatesing with horrid oaths to stab them ail, and
for the instant their lives appeared in imniiiicnt &weer, till
Della. sprang rpm him, seized him round the body, sod
the knife was wrested from him.

He was (mimed to bud good bail.
NABLOOROUGII-STRIIIIT.
GROSS EXTORTION.
A singular ease of obtatutog money by false pretences
dam investigated yesterday. The persona charged were
two street-keepers of St. James's parish, under the following
circumstances:—
Two boys, Michel and another, mere committed front
this Office foe picking a gendarmes pocket, and they were
found gritty at the late Old Bailey Seastinis. Previously to
the trial, the mothers of the joveuile ofesden bag deforest
interviews with one of the street-keepers who apprehended
them, to see what mold be doss AS them, and at length 51.
was paid to a watchman or patrol, named States, 43,
Broad-street, St. Giles's. This mosey was paid in the pre.
settee of a witness, who gave evidence as to that fact, sod
it was norierstood to be to get the prisosers off, by throwing
out the bill before the Grand Jury, or in case of that &iliac,
to soften the evidence, so as to get them acquitted at the
Old Bailey. After eosviction the injured parties applied at
this Office for redeem. Three women, the mothers of the
culprits sod sae of their sisters, stated, 'bat Britteu's wifc
had told them that the street.keeper who apprehended the
yosog thieves employed her husband as the ageot to receive
the W., and that the former was at the head cf the plan,
sod the sister of Mitehel said that the other sireet•keeper
observed that there was no occasion to swear at the Old Bei-
ley the some as had bees swore before the Magistrater.—
The two persons accused denied any knowledge of the tram'.
amiss, that they did sot know Britten, sod that what the
women had said as to their making any promises was entree.
The Magistrates ordered a warrant fur fraud agaiust Brit-
ten, and desired the street keepers to &fired again, as the
eve:lame sgatast them woe hearsay at present.

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Nrifbnirrl
Os Idr. How-. P.M nidolift ih,444i4epipaway of
Os IliMary Coffer Nisiburst, • *w Stuff
Misers dose bolsi that istoweirt—o• the Mb FM, 1021.
Barth Jus. GsytesM J. ROlSefll bowl J.
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actissa, that they did mot know Britten, anti that what the .
Mite bad said as to their making any promisee was antroe. • .
The Magistrates ordered a warrant for fraud against Brit. '
ten, and desired the street-keepers to attend again, as the
evidence against the. was hearsay at present.
ACCIDENTS.
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Os Moat* aftemoon u a funeral was proceeding along
the &read, the horses in a hackney-coach standing in the I
rank .opposite the Adelphi, look fright at the plume of fee-
there, sod rca away meat forioaaly dews Salisbury-street,
whets suddenly plunging apical the iron railing at the bot-
tom, the animals with the pole were precipitated to a depth •
of nearly 40 feet into a timber-yard neat the river. Had •
it not been for the @flirter bar breaking at the moment the
comb must hare been dragged alnog with the.. The horses
were no seriously injured, that an order was given yesterday
to kill them.
Yesterday morning as the Eghain stage was passing oppo-
site the Adeiphi, the saletree suddenly broke, and the coach
was suet: two outside passengers and the coachman were-
thrown with considerable force me the stones. One of them,
a lady, was dreadfully nighteued. Assistance being pro. •
eared, they soon recovered without being materially injortd.
The pawners inside fortunately escapes! walnut.
CHILD MURDER. -
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Yesterday morning a female child was found ermined 1 . .
into a tunnel in Gore-lane, Knightsbridge. Its head hail
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bun crushed, the boors broken, and the body bruised. In.
formation has be.. given la the Coroner, who has appointed .
en inquest to be bell diereses. This is the fifth child that
haa been found dead under suspicious eircuenstsrisees in the
ninne lane esithia the last three or four months. It is coo-
jeettared that MISS inhuman wretch, who keeps a house for .
the reception of pregusat ladies, after their sccoorliensent,
disposes of the children in the manner above described.—
The Dicers of the perish are determined to make the Ilillb i
strict inquiry into this affair.
Oh Monday the 941 April, between nine and test
o'clock in the forenoon, two men came tip to the
Cork and Skobbereeo Accommodation Coach, at a
{glace called New-mill, within about two miles of
Rosscarbety, and requested a lift from that place
to Bandon for ten-pence each. This offer the
coachman refused, saying they should settle with
the agent in Clonskilty. One of the men then
seized the reins, and the other looked into the
coach, where finding only one passenger (a gentle-
man of tii Skibbereen), he, in conjunction with his
fellow-ruffian, attacked and ill-treated. the drives.
Leaving the unfortunate man nearly dead, from
their extreme ill-wage, they 'led the horses to the
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brink of a chasm, down which they precipitated
them and the carriage; the passengers oho appears
to have taken no part iu the affray, having pre-
viously made his escape. The views of the depre-
dators do trot appear to have been those of plunder.
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