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rug cuAsa.
The reef Erse: and Thoorle* fon 1"
lily, dee Oth, at Crouch "
eavradesivirses; ae
fiel MK
On Friday,ss'aint
Prraffhans, hefore a ,
line style marl? shirt,
river (wire; and

poor
sitting
Paper et
lossitstiou
obliged her toppgssl.lo,
Her statement was. then iovestigated, _
to be strictly correct. As she had gained ma legal alt.
Dewiest in 'this eventry, the Mendicity Society support.
ed the family until July, when they supplied the
mother with a ..laciest Rim of money lie es.bk ha
to proceed to Ireland for the purpose of procuring evi-
dence in ',tomtit of a claim to properly which was evidently
wojestly withheld from her. During her sinewy, the chil.
den were nniistained al the ripens, of the Society, but no
tidings having bee• received from Mrs. Mg:Jewett for a con-
siderable time, application was made to the wish of St.
Georges, Southwark, end the children were promptly ad.
milted into the Workhouse, 'tattles been furnished with
necessary clothing by the Society. In this asylum they re-
mained until October lam, whim the mother returned front
Ireland with addit.onsl evidence of her claim, which abund-
antly coolirmed the opinion previously entertained of its jus-
tore. The most careful consideration was given to the sub-
ject by Mr.Tooke, Hon. Solicitor to the last defies ; bet it did
not appear to him advisable to have recourse to legal pro-
ceedings, in which epistle° an eminent Counsel who was coo.
salted fully conrurred. la the mean time one of the children
was attacked by severe Muesli, which terminated in its death,
and the protection of the Society was continued nail! its in-
terment.
It was only on Monday last (so hope being left) that the
managers were compelled reluctantly to discharge the case
from their books, previous to which they made the parish
officers acquainted with the preuliasily of the case, and were
promised that every attention should be paid to it. The
poor woman has, however, no legal settlement in time perish ;
and it is bet justice to observe, that in providing forwserly a
temporary asylum for the children, the parish °Marrs did
more titan in most parishes would have beeu dose under
similar circumstances,

Hap.. who trio ap•seds

whole I hate, sod s.
Sod on Satiarday
Capes, which afforded - Messiseski
sea e.oast • it took timid% and swam about half a mile, wises
being olnervert, some pas,engera on board & ship, neat
&sowing what it (sold be, put nut *behest, erlmillidertghtersed
it us shore; after this he started, appareully
for Sorttlsbaes, where he was taken. Daring 011ip dopy) In
crossed the river et Rising, where the water was wieg
and seven of the Si Id swans scrims.
Ma
GLASGOW MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Also
•
The (mire, Hogged lie eerier on Saturday seanight, with
the sinus, poodble We. It I. ossecessary to go into par-
ticulars regardisig the merits of the performers in their dif-
ferent walk., a. these were noticed iu • previous accorst of
the entersaiumeols of the first two teenier. Their exer-
tions,.and the favour of the •ndieuce, kept pare 011 the sights
of Friday and Settirday, with Ike ability previously shewn
on the one hand, sad the •pprobalius manifested or the
other. On Friday the house ass crowded, and had • must
briLliant appearance; on Saturday the numbers reseal were
fewer, hut probably on • par with the audience of Monday;
Wednesday, we presume, held a mediums between them.
lu all, • random gorse might state the receipts of the
Aril sod last vies'. as bOOl. each--Weduesdsy .6001.
and Frilly 70111. Thus she gross receipts, istelsid•
log she ball use Toursiliy, won d be setter ',SOO/. ;
sod we regret k,. learn, that notwithataniting thy lalsorinua
•nd praiseworthy eseribm► of the Directors, the reversion so
the public charities, if airy thing, will be way trifling in-
deed. Nfailione Crialati, we are told, was engaged at 7001.
or one thing of the rieripti; Nos. SSIIIIkIe 4001.; Mr.
Braham 2001 ; mud Signors Place;_ and Spaanuletti 1001.
rich: the other perfornors, and the Siding woof the theatre,
&e. would probably engross the remainder. We speak, how.
ever, from reason, soul coojrcluge only, and shall be happy
so burl is otherwise, and that the well-meant bewevoletice of
the public will not be baulked in its exprclatioos.
7'IIR ARMY.

The cootimed protection afforded le this nnfrortunate
faintly by the Mendicity Society, and the exertions made by
its other's for their effectual relief, ramut be WO highly
commended; and we have 110 doubt the parish spun which
this I burden has been unavoidably imipmed. will do
Its duty.

MELANC:DOLY DEATHS.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.
The Nana! half-yearly Public Examinations at the Royal I Yesterday an istquisitton was taken at the sign of the Ring
Military Cusbge, at Son littoral., commenced nit Thursday and Queen, Hare-street, Bethnal•green, before J. W. Urvrin,
last. There was a numerous attendance of she Commis- Esq. Coroner, ms the body of Mr. Juba Meade, who came to
sionere. among whom we ulorrved, Generals Lord Cathcart, his death in she following mariner :
Sir Robert Brownrogg, Sir Hairy Calvert; Lieut.-General It appeared iu evidence, that she dece•sed was a respects
Fade, irk Maitland; Majur.Geuervls Sir Willoughby Gor- blew , residing at Mile Eud, and on Sunday last attend.
don, Sir Hem y To, rPIAP, the Quari.rmssier and Adjutaut. ea she funeral of a particular friend as she burial ground of
General; Sir George Murray, the Governor. and Cutonel St. Matthew, Bethnal-green. On lois return how in the
Boller, Ilse lieutenant Governor of she Institusios. The i eveningscross Hare street Fields, leading (rein the workhouse
exlmistations bulb of the Office's of Ilse Seems. Department ' la Mile End, he tumbled and fell into a quaustily of Sltb,
and of the Gentler/rem Cadets, were conducted with she the refuse from the gas works which had been emptied from
nasal strictness; and she results proved highly creditable the carts at various timer near the footpath, from which
both to the individuals who appeared before the Beard of place he could Dot extricate himself, and it was supposed he
Commissioners, and to the character of the estabilabment i .had been snlTocated by the alluvia. The body was fouled
generally. :seat morning Sty some buys who were playing, and on its
Oa Thursday upwards of thirty of the GeMltemo t Wing removed, presented a most frightful spectacle.
CLAN, appeared far ea.,,,omatiaa is the wiatheasatise, The Jury, its strong terms,reprobsted the practice of shoot.
Swim, military drawling, general hissosy, Lodi% tosslies lug the refuse of gas sear the public footpath, and desired
language., lee.; aid aevea of the number, who had goo• the sunamooing officer so represent the matter to the Vestry,
pitted their course of studies, received recommendations la order to ascertain irbat steps could be taken to prowess it
to the Commander in Chief fur commissions, viz —Gentle. - being shot there for the future. After a short deliberation,
IMO Cadets Moorsom,Thomes, Rubinson, Cuckep, Tobin, they returned a verdict of Accidental Death from cuff,"
Three, and Blackwell. On sheet:at day the following 015- csfiaL
core of the Sevier Departmeet, after their trainiastion in Another inquest was held the manse day before the same'
the higher branches of mathematics and tolification, re. Colorer, at the Camden's Head, iu Bethnal Greenvnad, us
ceired leatinaussisla...f the entire approbation of she Board, view of the body of William Drake, aged 41 years, who mate
viz.—Captain. Walker, 19th knaves; Lieut.:neut. CrauSeld, his death as follows :-
90th ogispeal; Tinting, grenadier guards; Reed, Itth las.- It appeared that thedereased had been formerly an Excise
ern; end Ensigns Grew, 79th regain:Nil; and Thomas, officer, brit was discharged, since which he had given him.
54th. self up so abilities, Rod scarcely a night passed without
The Nth regiment his arrived at Fetus°, Got Cove... lam being excessively intoxicated, and when s was atiewes.
(Cork Intelliventer.) I }ugly pasdionste. th Friday night about eleveu o'clock, bra
came home in a very Jrunken state, and Isis ravings were
CONTINUATION OF TILE SPORTS AT I like ibat of a maniac. He ihreateutd to cut she threats
of his rife ehildien, and searched abort fur a razor
NOULSEY, ON TUESDAY. • fur that diabolical primate. His wife, who was then
4141111‘ 4" is bid, escaped with her children out of doors, sad re-
As we staled yesterday, the sports were not Rork. Insigne' at a friend's house till two o'clock in the
The teents4 battle, borate, Lanus., and Brow*, oar morning, wise. thinking her husband load become a little
info; mint waited so see a pass uf, lasted more than an hour calm alit it:Ward to bee house, and having knocked pevend
and a half, but it was Nu indifferent to be detailed. There j times she thought he had fallen asleep, or that be was only
was went of isseille usi both sides, and the conduct of Brown, silent in order that she should aim be alarmed on going job
in treading upon his aid y, Rod hitting him trial whom She having she key, employed the watchman to enter the
on the grossed, excited touch meirmuring, aid Lawoey was house, when the unfortunate man was found ots the bed life.
declared the winner, but there was bet little ralbioillealt um ' km'. • Medical aid was soon procured, but it had no snail.
either side. The July seturoed a verdict of—" Sudden death fa as ftt
Kendrick and Acton fought • manly battle of seventeen 1 ajpopierly.'"
tonsils. They turned to as their wink, weal op to each
ustier's heads, and
. . _ _

Kendrick essbarkednt G to
_4 in the first three rounds, bet

lIV QUEST.
On Satertiay, the flth Instant, in inquest was held at the
. .

iu the fourth be was Iluoreil by • doabler•wp in the body,
which pearly sent the siiud out of him. Amon lead for a
time, but the Black got room!, and 6uished the battle by
his adversary a heavy fall.
Much Me sod jovtliug to.ik place on the road borne,
is the absence of Sir Oliver toshew a light wpm' the subject.

house of Mr. Robert Lancheiter, at Foxearth, by °shell
Hustler, Gent. Coroner of the Liberties of his Majesty'.
Duchy of Lancaster, within the cuuety of Essex, un the
body of William Clark, aged 75. It appeared that the de.
ceased was.• pauper of the parish of (Ilemrford, adjoining
Fuseartb, mud that about seven in the evening of the eoth
iustaat lie left his house, in good health, with the intention
of stealing wood. Nut returning home durtue the night,
search was made for him the nest morning. nod in a field in
the parish of Fuxearik he was discovered lying upon a hank,
yoite dead. No marks of violence appearing upon his per.
son, the Jury returned their verdict, Died by (he oiallation
of God. A circumstance of a singular and awful nature
was disclosed on the examination of one of the witnesses,
who staled that the deceased hod been in the habit, during
the greater part of his life, of trespassing upon the propetty
of the farmers in the neighbourhood. and cropping their
tiers, cutting up their hedges, and stealing their wood ; but
being tenionstr•ted with by the witness, unly a few darts
before his death, upon the impropriety of gulch conduct, he
apparently became seitaible of the heinousness of his ()Mace,
and declared that if ever he west out again in the sight fur
the purpose of stealing wood, he hoped be might Slot
seturu home alive!"—lt appeared, however, that he anon
forsook this good resolution, and aisle left his house fur the
same purpose; but it was lee Teed by au alt-wise Providence
that It should be his last attempt to rub his usightsours, he.
leg found the Next moruing as abuse stated, • litelesarorpar,
wills the wood that he had stoke lying by hie side. The re.
baby's of the deceased requemeti that the body might be
laid by the side of his wife at Cleinsford, but slot being able
to pay 20s. for its removal, be was buried iss the village
where lie Mee found, by the parish uthrera. Ou Tuesdey
ought following he was disinterred by a party of his neigh.
hourr, and a grave being prepared, le wan deposited its the
slashed spot at Glenisfui d.

TRNATMENT OF HORSES.

We are informed that most of the hones In this part of Ibis
country, denomloat.d banters and roadsters, Lath;
labour at present wider an obstructed perspiration, which
exhibits itself by ■ cough, sod from its prevalence amongst
ltd description of horse,, is called by many persons s dig.
temper that is going through the country, occasioned, per-
haps, out so much by the variableness of the weather, as a wish
or determination in the owners ur grooms of such horses to
have them fine in coat, in fact, to have a t eml summer's dress
un them in the cold of winter—to wear usu►eeu she. flan.
Nei would be the most proper—to bare a 6sie short coat,
when nature, by the °mural growth of the hair at this
sermon, in all animals, evidently intended they should have a
good warm towering; but, to present %Lich, roust of the
stables are new so contrived as when shut op to exclude
fresh air, an that when opened, particularly is s rooming, a
peraos might easily fancy Le was materiels a but house lather
than a place destined fur so Lardy an mutual as the horse;
io fact, it is laughable to any man who exercises his reason
tau the subject, to see the pains which most grooms are
at to keep their stables nut merely warm, but actually hut;
to such an • sleet is this carried, that even the key-hole of the
stable door must be closed ! 'rhos 3 or 4, ur incise horses,
warmly clothed, are shut up fur right hours to breathe the
same air over and over again, till it becomes so heated ■nd
impure as to make it doubtful whether a candle would in the
morning burn in it, and the horses themselves so warm, as, in
some instanter, to display no inconsiderable degree of
'pivot ion, and in which state they are usually brought out, but
ill prepared to brave the variabknem of the weather, or the
sill of the rider. With such a made of management, need
any tole be surprised ■t horses having colds and coughs?
Certainly not; but as our torrespondeut is aware that great
sacrifices of health anal usetolness will still be made fur the
sake t f a brie bright cost, he odds, whew a horse does labour
under the above mimed complaint,• respectable mother recum.
mends bleeding according to size, conditiou, ■nd violence
of the symptoms—airy from bee to eight pima, after w bids
■ pectoral cordial ball, 2 os , a warm mash of bran and oats,
sod 2as of nitre dissolved is the horse's drink, is to La
given ; good warm clothing to be pot on during the 'sight,
aud three or four hours' *angling exercise during the day (if
fair), will iu general speedily remove such complaims. This
method (except the bleeding) to be repeated, if necessary,
fur a few evenings; If the blood is very stay, 2 ox. of robe
may be dissolved in the hose's water in the morniug as well
as evening —(Hall iteekingkass )

On Thursday sennight a meeting of the Owners
and Occupiers of Lands in the hundred of IVisbech
and its vicinity, was held tit the Sessions-house in
Wishech, for discussing the propriety of petitioning
Parlisruent on its next meeting, towards obtaining
relief from the present agricultural distresses of the
country. JAMES BELLAMY, E.q. wits in the
Chair. said several Resolutions, in accordance
the object of the ineeting, were unanimously car-
ried. Besides Petitions to built Musses of Perlis-
:went. it was agreed to transmit a Memorial to the
Lords of the Toeusurys entbnicing the purport of
the Resolutions, and expressing the fearful appre-
hensions of the Memorialists. "That without speedy
relief being afforded to the landed proprietors and
the tuttuvutors of the suit. many of them will be
miens to c.untinue the payment of goverment and
othtr taxes is the manner they have hitherto done,
and still wish to do." .

Capt 4in BAITER, r respectable old ship-owner,
"as killed on Thuisday last ut the Coto of Curk,
by a suddeo fall of part of tl,e cliff at that plai.e,

'SP nfiai IN A MAIZTIZAP.

enteral, morning. shoot nine o'clock, littpaid-survait
Mi. liwaney. stoeibruker. Noble-etrett, Gsmell.strtiet.
- frosts tbe ititelaen, attending on bee' waster
.bo were at breakfast in the parlour, one of
g juvenile thieves who are constantly on the
plunder, ending the door open, and mein(
see. sneaked down stairs with a !motile of Ike-
ais hand, that in ease of detection he might rater H
for male. Finding the cupboard door open, be cosameoced
his work of plunder, but in his hurry he overlooked a large
rap trap that was set on one of the shelves foe Ike Jr.
structiou of the vermin; unfortunately foe the robber he
put bis hand on it, and he was lasteatly carreili is
the trap. The pain he oaderwent caused hint to scream
u 1 aloud, and ia eudearrouring to extricate his hand, be
threw down several plates, Ice. The noise brought the maid
servant to the kitchen, who, on seeiug the thief, gave the
alarm, sad bre master procured a constable, to whom the
thief was handed over, who, oa owarthiag hint, Nagel his
pockets, bosom, and hat, crammed with brims. forks,
*prams, sad provisions, 'shirk he had taker,. He was yeater-
day taken before a Magistrate, and the cbarge being made
oat be was committed for trial.

A HOHISRH SHOT.
I LYNN ON NORFOLK). DICRIKNRIR 17.
On Tuesday last an ioquest was held at the Queen's Head,
in this town, before Samuel Hadley, Esq. Coroner, on the
body of Hobert Rotrerson, wha was shot by Mr. Henry
Pond, linerxdrairer, in High-street, whilst I. the art of
breaking into his shop. The Jury, after a very satanic in.
vestigatino, unhesitatingly returned a verdict of Justifiable
Homicide—lt appeared in evidence, that about a fortnight
since the fan-light over the door of Mr. Pond bad hero
broken during the night, and a quantity of silk handke►-
chiefs stolen through the aperture; Mr. Pend, wishing to
detect the thief, stolid nut have it r►paired, but tied a niece
of haudkerchief to Ili ball wire for the purpose of giving
an alarm ; ■ week afterwards, nevertheless, some of the
handkerchiefs were stolen, and the depredators escaped.—
Mr. Pond therefore determined to watch in the shop in the
expectation of discoveriog the of ender; ■aid intended to
have eummiseed his watch on Tuesday morning, but (lad-
ing it nearly five o'clock when he arose, was returning seal■
to bed: lie thought, however, that he heard footsteps pass.
lag and repamilig, on whirls be hastily dressed sad went
down stairs, lakiog with him a double-barrelled guts which
he had loaded for the purpose of fowl-shooting ; on enter-
, lag the sloop he perceived, by the refirctiors of the moon, a
man's aria through the hole in the fanlight, sad rightly
judging thip he would have time to alect his escape before
be could open the .luur to nu cure him, hastily fired at the
arm, the only part that lie could see, and that but baths.
fancily ; the deceased must at that instant have altered the
positurn of his arm, which otherwise would have received
the charge, the whole of whach entered his body under the left
shoulder. Upon opening the door, the deceased was found
lying 0,. the pavement, bleeding most profusely; Mr. Pond,
with the assi•laaee of two or three Scotch drovers who were
passing, lifted him into the shop, sad imatantly went fue a
surgeon; he was, however, quite dead. Roberson was well
known at the Quarter Sesaione, where he had hero repeatedly
tried and convicted of tars ions crimes: and yonsag as he was,
being under 20 year. of age, was the reputed head of a gang
of pilferers who have lung assayed this town. Two prrsous
have bees taken up as snapecied accomplices in the above
robbery, as t►e deceased must hare had assistance Is sup-
port him at the height at which bestow!.

STRANGE SUICIDE.
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF NAN, NOV. 2?.
On Saturday afternoon, a petting, calling himself 'me* .
Baines, who bed been lodging at the Plough lot, to this
tows, kept by Mr. Blake, fur nearly six moniKs last past,
precipitated himself from a ruck into the sea, at a plan; called
Port Soderick, about Iwo miles on the south side of tkis town.
Bailees was indebted 301. to the innkeeper, fur board sod
lodgiug, and being pressed to settle his account, be made va-
rious reneges, and at length meditated to leave the island
without a. tiling his bill; for which purpose he übtairied •
yeas, es Saturday, the 10111 instant, and occasionally train
thence to Friday lest, left the ion, under the pretence of
dining from borne. On the morning following, a pursuit
took place, sisal Mr. beatnr, the chit f constsble of Douglas,
accompanied by some of Mr iitake's family, and tither assist.
auce, discovered him amongst the cliff's at Pu,t Suder ek,
about twelve o'clock at soon; from thence to the.. ll* kept
moving from one fiiglitful cliff to another, when at length,
getting on a rock round which die flood t ide was rising, he sat
down with mach apparent composure. The chief mutable,
on observing his situation, arm fur a boat, on the appearance
of which Baines descended from the rommit of the rock, and
walked into the sea until it reached oboist his brae/; at this
crisis, Mr. Clealor, who wa• on the cliff above, called to
bim to return, and not s isk Iris life; &tines returned to
his former station, hut on Sliding the host was fast sp.
prilacliltig, lie rose up, waved his bat three time. to the
persons on lbe eh 6, and immediately pluiscril into the sea.
The boat was heavy, had but two n•re, and those manned by
plosighoseo, it ass therefore nearly twenty minutes before
they gilt •p with the unfortunate win, from whom
the vital spark had than fled. The swell being great, the mem
iuesperiencid, sod Baines a very weighty man, the persons
in the boat were enable to get h;m ou hoard, but towed liim
front the place where be was to the laud, a disliinee of
200 yards. What is remarkable, Batumi never amok, nor
was he noticed to make any other esertion after he gut iota
the water, but that of ,Rutting his bat does, over his eyes.

John Fish, a eow.keeper, 'molding in Thornton-place, Que-
bec-street, New-read, applied a few days •gu at the l'elice
often Hellen-garden, for a search warrant, under the fol.
hewing circuseistitlices:.--He slated that he had been euldoll
of MU. is bask-notes, which were deposited in a salt cellar
in the cupboard, together with 40s. sti ►ilver, but that the
latter was left, and Ite sariwcted they must have been tatters
by some lodgers. The warrant was granted, and two otneers
dispatched in put it is execution, but previous to making
the search, they went to see where the money and notes were
deposited, when it struck then, that it was strange the mosey
shosold be left, and after Imam( sloven some of the sirsiurcut,
and stripping up some of the flouring, jit she MIMSe red of
the ►upw in a mouse's uest, the, found oar 101. rote much
eaten, and the rest reduced to fragments to line the west, as
that neither name, da.r, nor isuanbco could be traced.

There was a crowded market at Norwich on Sa-
turday, but no cheering prospects to those who re-
sorted to it ; boils new ‘Vlicat and Barley were
something below the quotations of last Sstuidny,—
There was the usual good supply of lean Scots,
homehreds, &c. sold snore beasts fur the butcher ;
but she market was dull, and much stock was
driven off unsold. The sheep-pens were well filled,
and !nices still declining.
On Monday se'nnight Thomas Rule. of Tomo-
sled, was committed to Colchester Castle, charged
with having broken open a stable on Finley night
the 7th instant, and stolen a saddle Rod oilier antis
cies, the pooportv of Mr. Santlin, of Breewoods
bah, Hurkesley, Essex. The Prisoner was smite•
bristled upon the premises of Mr. LuNciLei, of
West Bergh°lt, on Saturday evening the B,ls ins!.
One of Mr. Lys+ GLEY'S usen on going Into the
stable with a lantern, to litter his borers damn Inc
the night, discovered that true of the horse's tails
had beets cut ; he immediately called his fellow
servants, mud stationed one at the door to prsvent
any person front running out ; and after searchisig
the stable twice over, discovered the Prisoner be-
toren some hay, with u pair of *heron under him.
lie Is an old -olfesider, and it is supposed that he
was not astlie manes of ten horses, and the
teas of two, bud lately been tut.

ex and Thorley/ fox bonsai will meet this
at Crouch Fase-gese. t tarealtrrow 1114 ot
,t sod orrfloiorielh- %ill% at -
og pool tee. • •••11 l
'as igbf,
Nlr. R. lionimol .4$
.e a large Reid of sport "It,'" tr is
Shirty mitre, during *hi- 411'
rl what Is molt rainier
pear& of eighty years of are,
t was lilt the rpm wises taken, neor.4ll
y Mr. R. Haatood's hoes& rao • bolt Goa
If wiled a loon excellent chase mantis the

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, „,. fix,ta..d *. tan 15..,.. . 4
aadessitaod MA vas ; Yesterday ma
lleaairily bares their frees g R M.if,...1,
..... . wien. I.' , *sin abuses li
r ill bad mistress, sr!
st
ipmetwAny. -1116ialeamostaiikuhavesibostibali those „„„tane
otiose in May last, „se destitute eireasasialsras , lea-nut for pl
al bee to appeal sis tie -al clarity of tile plane. lao pesos there,
platement was then fatty ioaltalitrairda and found i wood is his base,