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London, England, 1808-11-26 00:00:00

SPANISH SliEre AND SHEPHERDS.

The Spanish sheep, which have lately arrived in HO
eonntry, camp 48 a Isresent front the Grand Junta to His Ma
jesty. Th•re were too mot ; ion of them died on their
Journey ; their skies Kw, arrived within these few days.—
Tliv,s that have arrived alive, are at Kew sod Rlchniund,
and art thriving very well. Thirteen shepherds cause over
with them. •His Majesty, with a princely muoidoince; has
gores. directions for them to remain to this country as long
as titer like, at his expense. They arc .put under the care of
Mr. be inlet, His :Majesty's principal gardener, who liss al-
lusted to them • house. called the Cull-him,e, situated at the
upper end of the Queen's-garden, uear Hyde Park Corner,
elute they prefer sleeping upon straw to beds. T,,,3 to!
bourses attend them, to procure their fond, and assist is
cooking, dm. They here • pound of. meat amw provided
for their dinners and 'tippets, and are not 'kissed if the
meat is nut very fat ; they have it cooked in their own way,
and, in (mural, eat the enormous quantity of a perk of onions
at a neat. Au old sailor, who uwientande the 'penal) lan-
guage, has been procured, as a companion and interpreter to
them, sad, by his assistance, idle, every meal, they stasilup,
join their !lauds, sad pat thew tom together, while they sing
Gsdarre the King. also sing a Spanish national air.--
The old sailor is fue.ished with money lo conduct thew about
Lentil°, and skew them such exhibitions and ceriaMtieis es
may be must entertaining. They were highly amused and
astonished at Wertminster Abbey, sod the curiosities to
beams in it. 1 hey walk the streets with their crooks in their
bands, and their grotesque appearance always attracts lls•
notice of the passengers.

FOUNDLIA G, HOSPITAL

a Can a women tenet her sucking chilli, the! she
should not beet etenpannon on the beta abet ;womb !"--
intials, db:llf. elm ver. 19.

Mr. Et:neon—Please to Accept t.,r i•trinks of the
adult foundlings, for • the kitid wane a. in which
yea noticed the memorial their sorMi Lam since prw
seated to thst (inerrant of the+ etindfittic Hospital.
ft is with particular pleasure they now. itifiwai you,
that the result of a sent rt.Jehtt ifidtlrss, prc-roled
to the Court by one of tne ‘ioyernors, has been
highly gratifying to their wishes. .1 ha Board hat.
tog weed. that such mothers atr..ateint..inett better
and industrious characters, Aunt he permitted to
see their children, previous to their peitig,apprell-
ticed out of the hospital; and also to visit them at
the places of their apprenticeship, With the ap-
probation of their respective toasters or mnstremes.
In consequence of Am peMikings-, Ste, it may be
hoped, that those mothers who have liven impelled
to part with their infant offspring, through neces-
sitous or other circumstances, will earnestly avail
themselves of the indulgence now offered, of at-
taching themselves again. to the interests of their
children. whose welfare in life, we trust, they will
feel an object of their solicitude and attention; and
not, its has hitherto been the lot of those injured
children, neglect and desert them for ever; as it'
they were consigned to their graves instead of a
public charity, to be brought up, and in a short
time sent into the world, to think and to act for
themselves. Yes, for the credit of human nature,
we hope, that the barheroup and unnatural prac-
tice
of parents abandoning theirchildren to all the
dangcraand vicinitudes of a merciless world, will now
erase ; for surely no mother, however poor, or other-
wise situated, can be so thoroughly destitute of
humanity. so wholly insensible of the ties of human
nature, its to cast off her child for ever, without
the least remorse of conscience, the least sympathy
of soul for the solitary situation of her exiled off-
spring ; knowing that the unoffendiug innocent
could be guilty of no wrong, to deserve an eternal
banishment from its mother, end not be allowed
even the common gratilicetion of a knowledge of its
parentage, or to whom it owes its being. -Surto
cruelty. such injustice, we may now hope, even the
permits of the Foundling Children will nut be
giulty nf ; and we 110* earnestly exhort them to
return to their children in clue time, in order that
parents and children may mutually assist and pro-
tert each other in this life, and hope to.enjoy peace
and happiness together in the next.
lam, Sir, yours sincerely.
AN ADULT FOUNDLING.

On Tuesday, the Rev. Jour+ IlaToutht.olt,
clerk, A. 111: Wste collated by the Right Rev. the
Lord Bishop of EIETEIR to the vicarage of Kenton,
in the county of Devon, void by the death of JouN
L 0( IMP, clerk, the last incumbent thereof.

The Proprietors of Covent-garden Theatre have
at length found it necessary to remove from the
King's Theatre, owing to the vast number of privi-
leged persons connected with that Theatre, and the
abuse of their rights,, if rights they are, by substi-
tutes. Besides, it was found too inconvenient to
mix the regular drama of this country and the Ita-
lian Opera, in the same place. The Proprietors, it
steins, are confident in their expectation that the
new Theatre will be ready at the usual time next
season. The size of Mr. COLMA ti's Theatre will
orcusion a great falling off in the receipts, even
though ItiXpell4V is to be added to the admission to
the pit, and the price to the other pliers is to be
the wine as at CoVeist-gardeti.
Testenlay forrtioeus. a genteel-looking man took
huchney coach in the neighbourhood of 'hiker.
street. Portinan-pginire. and ordered the coach-
WOW to drive is the Edgware Road. When the
coach had got to the turnpike, at the l'orksliiie
Sti nun, time toll-inan demaudeal his toll : lleeeiving
no maser. the coach steer was opriltd, when. la-
mentable to mitt,. thvy found the Oelitiesions
srsdrefilig- in his blood, with liu bred nearly severed
frau% hi. Lodi. lie was bairn to the iiiii7y-la-bonue
litfirtusry, where he lies far the Co:notes Inquest.
lie tied got a twitch and some abcut

I-4W INTAELIGENCE.
COURT or KIN(..s in:Null—No., as.

Lord F.l.o.sAsaultatiall ,at at %isi Prins, this
usor ,„ before the Court met, bru hotihng
meting occurred.
THOMAS NAIRNE.

This person, convicted of per cid whose
recognisance hart Leen estreated for his tion-ap-
pcurdnte, to receive judgment upou ti late meet-
sion,appeared this day is Coma, awl craved further
tune, in order that he might itistruct.Counsel.
flue Court indulged hint till to-morrow,
CRIMINAL INFORMATIONS.

Mr. GARROW moved for a Mile to *hew cause
why criminal inGainatiouii should not he tiled
against certain' persons, cons-factors, resident in
the city of Norwich, for a conspiracy which has
had the effect of raising the price Of corn in that
city. Of those personale gaveln a list, and named,
iu particular. nisiesi ho had been the most active
upon this occasion. hie made thia application upon
the affislavite of some respectable uthehitanb of
Norwich, who therein stated the tneuuer in which
the buying and selling of corn had been there usu-
ally. carried on. They set forth. that all kinds of
corn had been usually brought to market upon •
Saturday, and that the constant practice had beeP
to pay the sellers of it iu ready money or in Bank
paper, either immediately. or upon delivery of the
corn, upon the Saturday following ; and that the
farmers generallyliold by sample. Upon the gad
of Octoloos • lad, there *mitered in %Ise Awry:lac
Mercury, and IVoriciei Chronicle papers, much
err-
culeted in that pert of the country, an advertise-
ment, stating, that at a metting.ot eura-dcalera and
others, interested in the consumption cf gnus, they
had come to a resolution not to purchase any corn
et the market of Norwich. upon any othle terms
than one mouths' credit, from the day of.dletieeryl
The effect of this conspiracy, he argued, wita to
prevent corn being brougnt to that tuarket, as the
fanner* naturally preferred, taking their grain to
soy tither, *here they could mein* the former
terms: he* bserserer. did not snore for informations
against all those who had altitude(' that meeting,
or rigged the resolutions, but merely against those
who had been particularly active in carrying them
into execution.
Lord

thought that such a com-
bination auacuipt corn dealers would certainly have
the ettect of enhancing the price of corn, by pre-
venting the corn growers bringing their *tot It to
t at particular market ;aid although any individual
might lawfully come to any rtsolution or deterini-
o—tiou be chose, yct as a combination Ead been en-
t, red into, it might bee proper subject for discuissiou.
At all events, the grantiug the rule would enable
tne Court to discuss the•aubjeet, or praveut the ne-
cessity of discussion, by putting an end to a thing
which ought to tir discouraged. Rule gninttd.
• Mr. t. Lillak: intimated to the Court, that he
should, during next term, move for a rule to chew
why a cr 'ea& information should not be tiled
against John Brown, for an improper exercise of his
authority, as a Magistrate of Norwich, for 1:
as a vagrant, Susannah Parlous and her
child. fle had as
ject : he on
be enabled

taiatit be might thereby
give the party timely notice for next
_ ANN WINDUS. _

This girl, who had been cortvicird of perjury, is
this Court, in the month of June last, in having
given false evidence, in a trial,_ in the Cosset of
Common Liras, (GREEiI if...FINCH), for an assault,
evidently for the purpose of enhsincmg the dasnisgeS
to the Plaintiff; was this day brought up for judg-
ment.
. The evidence was read over, and also several af.
fidavits on the part of the Pefentivuit, as to charac-
ter.

After which Mr. Setjeant Berr was heard in her
behalf ; and Mr. Gaztaow for Mr. Finch, the Pro-
secutor.

The Court, on account of her youth, adjudged
her to pay a but to the King of one uhilling, wit!
be committed to the custody of the Mar.hal for
three ealendat months, and until said tine shall be
Paid.

COURT OF COM:

PLEAS.

The Court of Common Pies did not produce
any thing, yesterdey, at all interesting Wow readers.
POLICE.

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On TMOsiay waselet, He Surveyor, Bricklayer, Carpen-
ter, and the Chairman of the Committee of payinz, for the
perish of St. Clement's Deo*, attended before Mr. Cs
io consequence of • bat. of imlictaiest bar* been Paned
'gaunt dens at the last Middtmeallemisea, Ear a neonate is
sloppiest up the ttioutrairMare er the Strand emend montlit,
fur the purpose of Malaga* howwell, See Mr. Slammed, the
eonfectiouer, adjoining the Crowa sad Ascher tavern.
Mr. Collier, the vows-clerk, &Oilseed for the Dcfenderis,
and observed, that he tioniglit the geetlemen who had pre-
ferred the hill of indietuseot ismet he toed

Mr. Crit•ii•st mid, that hi had been applied to months
since, by n number of persons, ',sweetie( the Diligence, sod
they thought the whole p.nash were mad, that they hail not
iodseted loos inner.
Mr Gmbh, the Solicitor, was present, and observed, that
if he had kept a carriage, he would have indicted at Its own
expense.
Mr. Collier replied, that whoa leave was eves to dig tha
well, there was not the least iilewarat the Pattie woottl
ew-
peeienoe any incuovenience, from the etien of
• INI•IIIDO• paling, or leave w=wistirovis rre
been mated.
TIM disagreeable eireunistasers that had meshed from it,
were ritirely owing to uuforessiewood osovvirialite accidents,
such as the killing in ottlie groom% digging too very wrong
spring, so much so, that now the well was complete, it was
from twelve to Arleen feet deep of wider, and if this cannot
be prevented, the well would be rendered witless, although it
hail cost Mr. kluessard *scrod and, when he began the work,
it was only estimated at about im•IL
Mr. GR•111%1 held them to bail, themselves in tool. and
two sureties web in

Sianpaitt, ut the Cavan anal Aaehur tavern, arm ono of
their trail.

A boll helooging to )r'eauv• WILLIV!IIONs
farmer in Airyhrsiniung, iss the pariah of 01tt Luce,
and toroth• of W loan, t few days ago strayed issio
the neigtahouring Tartu of Craig, powittaed by.
ALLiat. ban DOVIII.A9, who apprehenditi and
pounded the bull, for trespass, but eisateud of put-
tiog the animist into a byre oe proper place. put him
into so old mill, where, for want of food, he
scrambled up ass out .stair in the mill. and be-
came to much entangled in the machinery, tlisit
he 'tided iiimsalf. Thu matter has tined ite tray
tato the SlierdConit.

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PRiSOV A 131.3

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4.f••
Correaprnsisese hoween the Earl of H•eseiceit
Prrotto,Alteuitit, Esq. M turpecling Pglers Abuse*
trelark •
rrreit muoteit
St. Jroies's.speares July 4,110 e. '
St it.4lheviii4•ioltserved, in a report of your speech
en Mr. Stieridati's motion; dpou Satutelny last 4
respectia 4 the state of the prisons in Ireland, and
the tee:tont-m.of the prisoners, that some refer-`
once had lwen made to a report which was delivers.
ed to the House of Commous above three veasse
ago, iu consequence of a motion of Lord Fienr,
Petty, (of which no copy has hien preserved),-1
it tie :emery to state to you the cerctienstatiebe
under which that report was made to the abscise.
At the sittings iu Dublin, in the winter of ISOi.
the Counsel for one of the prisoners costaphainisil •
to the Judges, that the prisoners in Kelmainhetn
gaol'were ill-treated; and that their situatio n wits,
eu many respects, such as to require e%eisnittitien
and r-dress. Lu consequence of ties statc:ricnt.
Mr. Justice Daly, one of the Judges of the Court
of King's Bench, who 'tad bees sitting on the
CUMMINS:On to hen the above complaint was 'untie,
informed me, that he immediately visited.the 'tat-
son ;and that though he foeutd there was no grostuil
for a charge of ill treatment, there were some-Fir-1
suausteinces connected with the comforts of the fp-.
,j
souers. which required attention and
in consequence of this communication, L &serial"
the Chief Justice of the King's Reuclr.to make a'
.regialav visit of tim.pri.on. ottor Judger
as he might choose to select ; and requested, he
would make a report to me of the situation of the
prjsooetti. 9f the general state of the prison, and
of the conduct of those who had the stiperiutetisi-t
'ace of it. The Chief Justice. accordingly visited
the prison. the county gaol of the county
Of Dublin). accoeOpanied by two ef the ethse.
'Judges ; Justice Daly not being
.able to cce
company lifui from .illness. They examined the
prisoners, tetperioteadeut, and gaolers, upon oath •
not only those prisoners who were confined uncle;
Chief Secretary's warrants, in
act which authorised the deter
persons, but those who were
transportation, or who had
fora voluntary transoortatic
seritttion were Dwyer, sod •
The Report consists of a
Justice, suggesting opine all
cbuifort of the prisoners, 4
evidence taken upon oath.
was officially transmitted
bury, then Secretary of
partment, before
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