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CAZDRIDGB, MAT 16.

At II enngregallow on Wednesday last, a grace p. .1 the
Senate to continue Ike Profemwership of Mineralogy, held by
the late Rev. D. E. Clarke.
On the sante day Loonel Roller, F.sq. and John Culling
Evans, Fellows of King's College, were admitted Bachelors
of Aria.

The Rev. George Painter, M.A. Fellow of Jessie Coll►ge,
has bees pretwoted by she Masser aod Fellow. of that So-
ciety to the Rectory of Halton, in this eueuty, vacated by
the death of the Rea. E. D. Clarke.

The Rev. J. G. Whaley, M.A. Flllow and Tutor of St.
Peter's College, ti •+ bre. presented by the Slaster and Fel.
lows of that Society to the Rectory of Witoesham, Suffolk,
vacated by the death of the Rev. J. King.
?hi Rev. Wm. Brett Whitt.-Id, BD. Fellow of St. John's
College, has been prevented by the blaster and Fellows of
that Society to the Rectory of bustard, Essex, vacated by
the &alb of the Rev. W. Wood.

Allied Oilman., E.q. B A. of Trioßy College, was yea.
te►day elected a Hebrew Scholar, on Ur. Tyrethites foes.
datioa.

The Crown Prince and Princess of DENHAM reside
at 65, Winipole,t•cct, in which a louse has been lately
Carl, and titled up in a most maitninceat style for
Siete retention, 'heir Royal Highs...see having iterlined rw-
.Weptint sbe proffers of his MAJESTY, in order to live as pri-
vatila puteshle.

. It is not generally known that the oak tree, much
-decayed, Is 11611 standing in the New Forest, against
which- the arrow of Sir WALTER Tyaist. glanced
inclitilled King WILLIAM Runs.
- Mr. T. R. Knish has lately sold building ground
it Brighton, to the amount of thirty thousand
Pounds—woe of.it fetched ulna guineas per foot J
Arundel barrack% which cost Dearly 100,0001.
buildi6g, were sold hist week, with their stores, for
9xooo/. They newer ninny taken down.
. The bark harvest it worry at an end. The falls
of oak timber are not of the magnitude of former
years. The bark has stripe well, and is housed in
good order.
The growing crops, at• this early season of the
year, newer promised a greater abundance than now.
The bloom on the fruit tries does not appear to have
suffered from the late keen wiruls. • •

nit* Ali
ROYAL ACADEMY.

The Exhibition conliodes to 'Street mach good compsay.
The praise which Wks bestowed on the collection at the
*peeing, se to His variety *lid istprovh4 charseter of the
*object., is justly dart. There iti lierWeier, • dlstressior pre-,
valence of portrait* still; sod obit I. stirthe worst. There
le of thew porlrsili a large proilitirtion Of perams wholly in.
siguifieaut,either in themselves se lathe painting which they
hare selected as the vehicle of their outurirty,Who are pil-
loried to scot nby the had hale taf their similar-a, the vulgar
fioer• of their velment, or their spiriticsa physiogtitimy—or
by all these together.
It would be a secretworth kunwliVis aseeHaln by what
privilege of grotto, or sober ihd , pir libilos• has
been suffered to' ihnst a asoar orocsisely being, whom he
cogsominalos HAL with aialles* mobile descrip.
lion as may be, before Illtfilict *f an Intelligent public is
one of the most conspiestallr MISSow. This Genileniau
only selected 111 su instant* or tome evil in the rrianageassitt
of this lastit•tion. The', is its the situ* room a irrgepkoly
ofgrey.coloured esnvaas which yon nee taties by the help of
some mast• and planks is to represent • disturbed era wreck-
log a ship. The-arms* haritioe improvement open to him—
be may paint the c•orass over, and my that the ship is stinks-,
Ind 'very noneh impritte the probability; the is very
like the colour of a dirty highway. New iihy have thews
persons been 'Mowed to take up its+ arlvaitigiurrs grossed?
Hes the Academy refostal 'nu walls superior to this, and
dozens of others we Willa point 'slit to them of the same
value? If so, rumour hoe done them great lisjostice. We
have seen no leis than six paintings on' historitaf subjects,
in which all the 'sorrier tiesemplishments of 'art were roe-
silicones, which have berm thrown oat by them tb make sway
fur the trash just described; and as there is nothieg like
adduciug evideuce,,lrelatly friend to them give • ressun why
" The Balite e Thessiopyfa," off, red fa them this year,
sail the Lassilsrape of .tlerLass last year, were rejected
under such eircurostancesss those shove elated. If :they
do hot reform from- within, they will very soon get
a powevful hist from wittiest*. There ore; Lowelrer, very
excellent Welke in the collectios; pieces which will be talked
of slits oblivion shall.ait,spon bosidreds of their iiirrruuud-
Lag contemporaries. These of Sir T. IAWIMICE are deserv-
edly praised. His portrait of The King is of corrisponding
` elevation *Oh the hubjeir. That' of'l6e Modest of filer-
(ldols is full of otti'are hud guod breeding happily Menthe!.
That of Mri:llfaeloii fi 'health Valuable for the plenitude
of von, and.bratity. Rol ilie Most perf, et sod charming wotk
is Ins Little Red flitting Rood—so true iii Perseus! identity,
and so fanciful in the romance of the subject—with colour
and drawing which will vie in its reasule age witb any of
VANDuctes.
N 0.2117, Portrait, by G. FLEICHRT, is • work which does
great eJoilit to the taste and acquitossetits of the painter,
and COUll'd Sell up to the standard of el, g rime set up by the
worts of the President. Pieces of this kind, like the imputed
rightenutness of the Sectarians, redeem • vast inslittude of
the poiraiture sins of the Academy sod their emotes.
No. 244; Cupid, by Mr. Platsasslt.i., is &spirited
study, and a very happy effect at s new mode of treating an
old. subject. By the quotatiuu from Massa's poem, it
seems designed to give him characteristics of Indian mytho-
logy. There is n pleasant and coqfused blending of the hues
of his form with those of " the rosy lotus" upuu which he
floats, and of both with the water, which is richly set off. This
picture is charming. were it only for the profusion of rich
and voluptuous eolourlug so justl•introduced. There are
several very highly-laboured Portraits by the same Author.
Mr. COLLios's pieces are so good,lhat it would take lots
much spate to praise them duly, His must excellent one. is
No. 89, Dockland on the Moor. There is breadth suck re-
pose, strength of tone, nicety of tint, and colour as true, wi,h
feeling as devout as the minded an artist could experience,
or his hand communicate.
Mr. G. CHIRT'S Dramatic Portraits, is character, ere very
resprctahle; hut there is something in that classed' conspo-
sitios which makes their excellence less availing; perhaps
the subjects ire too well defined to oar minds befurehaud,
as* thee we are ungrateful to the pains takes by the artist.
Ifs*. 493, 523, end 530—Mowers, by Mrs. Paps, are
sled to any of her former feats and constitute the chief
attrsetion of the room in which they are placed. ,
The Statuary is lees in number, but greater in value, than
what has been usual heretofore. 'There is • very agreeable
strife of interest between Roo, by Mr. B"Lgvi sad the
same subject by C. Howl. The latter has the most perfect
Osijek, but the Ere of b•turit gives the emotion of sur-
prise with must power. They are both so much the mote
valuable, as they indicate a positive ad in this the most
durable and digit-oh departure of of art. Mr. Mosaic's bust
of Sir Jahn Doyle that of Mr. 2'icrney, by BEHNILA ; sod
that of The King, by CHANTILLY; are among the must finish-
ed of Hist order of works.

TWR 'A R

The hertrilerariers awl remaining Part et de 72ii
meat embarked at Portsmouth uu Tuesday, and sailed fur
Plymouth.

The Royal 10th humane left Brighton on Monday for
Modoor, Bristol, and Ireland. The 9th lancers hate
morched in there from Maidstone.

The troop of the 3d dragoon guard,, under the command
df Captain Will, waleh boa been for some time st■tioord at
Greetatiek, left it for Newcastle 00 Monday morning. Dur-
ing their stay they cooducted themidlres in the moil exem-
plary manner,

sir R. Hinton divided in the minority boib on Mr. I.mt.
NAND's and Mr. want/ea IUOIIOIII4 though his name ni In
botb aceidrsially unlined.
ALuts paired off with Mr. SCOURFIELD 00 Mr.
1.111111R0.11 motion.

Major coloy, who has been engaged these two
years past se o' trlgnootnettical survey of the coast
of Scotland. arrfrved at Greenock, nith two other
Commitisrmird Officers, and a party of 18 artillery-
men, on Friday. From thence, we understand,
they take their departure immediately in his Ma-
jesty's cutter Bat.
Last week the whole of the boron employed in
Sheerness dock-yard were t.. ken away by order of
GOverinuent ; this measure is adopted in order to
keep the labourers and others employed, who will
now, instead of being discharged, hese the option
of remaining, mud perform the work formerly dune
by the hones.
The remains of Parse FIIIERTY, Esq. were de-
posited, on Saturday, in the church-yard of St.
Clement Danes, Strand. They were attended to
the grave by some political and literary friends.

A reduction in the prices of ale and porter took
place iiv Rochester and Chatham last week. Ale is
now retailed at Sd. and porter 41d. per pot.
On Monday night, the 6th instant, Linsted
Lodge, Keut, the seat of Lord TIYNHAM, was
broken open, and various articles of plate and wear.
ing apparel stolen. The burglary is supposed to
have•hern concerted by persona well acquainted with
the premiers.
The catch of mackerel on the coast of Kent this
season has been very small—for the last few nights
in particular, the boats at Duver have returned with
only four or five, or half a score to a boat. On •
Tuesday morning last Mr. ROBERT GRICOGIA,
of Dover, fishing for his umasement before break-
fast, caught near the pier at that place, with a net
culled a Seine, a shoal of mackerel. consisting of
upwards of 1,100, which were drawn to the beach
and sold fur siti/. ; die fish being rather small sized,
or they would have sold for 301. or upwards. ". The
above is a singular circumstance, as it seldom is the
case fur mackerel, which is considered a very shy
• fish, to come so hear the store.

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At the Magog of the Court s)s. Ntshic Deferatatit appeared
on the flour for judgmeiP, and besiged to be indulged with a
few obeerwitionik *bleb I.e was sorry to Owen& octileir•
Lordships. but the necesilly of the solution In which
he stood compelled him. Hit Lowisliip then observed oh
the imputation of eroleece as the cruet of Lady Weannennes
desire to live separate from him, and reed to the Coon an
extract from the deed of a psration, by whirls his Lard•hlt,
was barred from swing out any process in the Reeleeimiticest
Courts to compel Lady Westmeath to live with Mm, and he
pinto the Court whether sach a clause Iwasaki have been in.
aeried to bar him of • remedy which lie was then supposed to'
haij if the arta of viadelice charged had any etustrece,
hr-
eause ranch arts would of tlwinselares have been r bar many
each remedy, and be di clared sulenstily before God that those
acts of rioleuce with which h.: was charged never did take.
place.
Mr. Justice BAYI.T.T—u This is they foreign to the inquiry
before us. ~Ttie inquiry before as is the grueling a challenge
or message to kir. Wood. I 4e sorry to prevent say
permit, mambo( in the distrowitog Donation in which yule
are plecedi,from ankh-emits' to the Court any observation*
whirls yam imity ilaiiik right to make!"
The Margins of *est meatb—" I hare but one observation'
more to make" .
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Mr. J notice BIITLItT—" The Court will,l dare wry, des very
glad to hear what aiblitiooal obsettations rant
would make."
The Noble Defendant then resumed his observations in a •
love tone of voice. Ha remarked on the indelicacy and un-
kindness of a person net originality pricy to the transactions,
and trusted coefidentially,lierving now made an Minder it profilist
him. - He concluded by übserviog that he issil tern repre-
sented In some of the newspapeis to have said yeetenday, that
it was then (or the first tune• that he had heard be wee
charged Tinselly violence to Lady Westmeath, wh hat •
he had said was, that no mention of violence woo made
the hearkegthok plane berme the (seed Chanceller.
Mr. Justice BAYLaIt then peoiteedad to pow the-sentence
of the Cosset., He said it was .his maiden Joey to pass the
sentence of the Court, end,it was mere ?angel on aerostat of
his Lordship's high rata, aid the coosiderable ability which
be had displayed, which should have 111 Alie Lim set en ex-
ample of respect end reverence for she laws, instead if bee-
leg vipluted.them. He lamented that occiirenece should •
have led to she statements detailed at hiegth a the affidavits
before the•Coort, to every one of which its serious attention
had been directed. He 'amid forbear going at length.
through the details of them, hematite it did not appear to
him that they applied to the sehjeet fur which the sen-
tence of the Court was to be passNl. The offenre
wee seeding a Melange to provoke a challenge. A chal-
lenge was in every 'moaner a high otfeuce, the irutll
more or leis recording to the eircansstheres of the ruse. If
• meeting tuck place, and one of the parties tall by the
band of the other, the survivor, the seconds, and every other
person aiding and slatting, were guilty of a capital iilTentr,i
sod subjected to an ignominious death. The consequeetos
were not confined to the parties giving and receiving, hot ex-
tended to their friends presesti, noel( families, and colt-
libelous. Such and so extended were the filial cooseepatheen
of giving • challeull's sail it wee thie duty of the Court, as
fee es it could. to give that cheek to it which the law re.
(imbed, the object being to Mop in &mine that •hich might
produce such fatal miusequeuces. Neither let any one
imagine that the giving or receiving a challenge ass
env proof of ro aaaaa . Courage was cool. not hasty ;
forbearing, sot provoking; sena( from reriwni, and toit
from irritation end intenspereeor. His Lordship then
proceeded to detail the cirmeowlemo a which led to the
challenge, commenting on them as he west on. His
Lordship admitted that the expreatioes made use of by
the Counsel in the Court of Chancery were caleehned to
produce a d of irritation and distress of feeling, hot
there were many ways in which a prudent Tall might ens.
duct himself whin his feeling. were irritated. If • tempe-
rate appliestiou had been made, it naglit have practised a
satisfactory explanation. The only appbniioot here made was
on the 16th August, when he (Lord n'e.thiestih) met Mr.
Wood, part of which application no men could 'my was either
cool, temperate, or dispassionate. The HO mile whirls be
(Lord Wesnareath) efte• wards sent Mr. Wood by Me.
Stewart, on the 21st August, was the s astir in beige as the
commenicatioe which he (Lord Wesinstath) hail with Mr.
Wood, on the 16th of Almost. Therefore, halm the 16th to.
the 21st of Argon, he (Lord Westmeath) had left those
expressions to rest on Mr. %Towne mind, soil *hem he (lefa
Westmeath) came to look bark calmly no those fire days,
they would furnish matter of great regret fur baring sent a
message of that description. Rome that time nothing had
bean doss calculated to enforce that remelt to which
• such a message might seems to and ~, far Mi.
case aloud without itegravation upon the facts wheels he
had already detailed. The Court haring take. those
facts into its most careful and serums consideration,
and anxious to do every thing its its power for the preset ca.
lies of the peace, did for that °fleece order mud adjudge that
he (the DA fendast) should In imprisoned in the custody of
the Marshal of the Idershatara for Mire caletaiLar mouth., and
at the expiration Of that time tat enter 11110 irrOrtil2Atlerl.
three years, himself in the sum of 2,0001. CM two sufficient
sureties is 5001. each.
His Lordship then bowed to the Court, end withdrew is
the custody of the tipstafl.

The following oral among the affidaviid read on
Friday :

THE KING V. THE MOST NORLE GEORGE THOMAS
JOHN MARQUIS OP WESTMEATH, ISIPEAGIIED
BY THE NAME OF GEORGE THOMAS JOHN,
EARL OF WESTMEATH.
•
William Sheldon, Fay. one of the Masters of the Bench of
the HOW Society of Gray's lon, in the roomy of Middlesex,
snakedk oath, and smith, that lie has read • cope of au
affidavit mode by the above named Defendant, the Marquis
of Westmeath, and bled of record is this Hon. Coos!, 011
Hie 9th day of February, now hod past ; and skis Deponent
smith, that before be was person•lly. . accrisinted with
henry Wittman Wood, Esq. she Defendant uniformly
spoke of him to this Depon, sit as a person of the
highest respectability, and for Whom lie had the
warmest friendship mid esteem, sod in whom he
I placed the most implicit coufidenee; mud this Heponeut
further smith, that the Defendant continued the.. to 'sprees
himself respecting Mr. Wood long prier Alse execution of the
ar rood deed of separation of the 30th uf May, 1818; and.
that so far from Mr. Wood or Miss Wood, oc.rither of them,
having encouraged Lady Westmeath to nap of vitikere and
disobedience towards the Defentletut, and in,condoet solve,
eowrit.a her rook sod station, this Ueposeat most positively
smith that lie has witnessed tl*e success of Mr. mid Mtaa .
Wood's exertions in vofiening and sissamriog tie cruelly irri-
tated and wounded (relines uf Lady West on alb, studio pros%
rnottug reconciliation between her mid the Defendant, which
successful exertions the Defendant I aih frrynrnrly wish •
gratitude acknowledged In thisDepoortil ; and ilia Herniese
smith, that the house in Bolton-sheet was bard for I.nsly West-
meath's own separate site, ouster the powers and ,aortion
of • deed of separation duty executed, and Thal I.lsly West-
her lomae on the 14th day °finite ISIS,
was • measure of absolute necessity fur her resort:l as ro-
sily. And this Deponent further Faith, that from what this
Deponent had observed in the Defendant's conduct for 191.1111.!
days preening' to that event, it evidently appeared to itim
Deponent that lbw Defeuttant was prepatine to take the
retire po ion and ewilrol of the lomir, and Is this, Depo.
twat most firmly believes (Putt what he heal prtviousty seen, ,
sod at that Hale °lnes red), to row violence w his wife, 'hough.
lli• Defendant had solemnly covenanted that her Lady-
ship shoold• and might lied ',waste and apart float and
uumolested by him. And'llds 'deponent moth. that II was
sorb Conduct that induced Ltdy Westmestb's solicitor.oPott
being sent fur aid informed of the circnimitaiwes, ist
advise Lady Westmeath to leave Cie haute ; and that he,
this Deponent, afterward. arriving at the house of the
said H. W. Wood, where lade Westmeath host retired, and
learning from Lady Westmeath •11 si e facts et the else, he,

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Milt btlitte isdni,'imlEtlitidd liteiala sdlichni ativishig 1-id#
Weatmearh to Nee from tre danger led modeler* ter 1 arly
ithis had rettoerfteenprehenri from the Defendant ; sod Ibis
Deponent Nether ..tale,. Unit he believe., Intl is well elm=
.Laced that the •Defendlint's assertion, debt Lilly W.sinemnill
bad deeieed Olicbentla lo get Iht Defeeidanti estaten howls. t
posocrilools-whotly gentweellesr, for this Deponent smith 11. st
baying bete. bee I.44johip's tonfidentirl leget adviser for
many years, he ran solemnly alfitm th tt he
covered, or had any teases to iu•pect or bell. .4. hut her
Lisidwdop enterts'itert any other wish on the etil.pci nisi
thit of mitering to herself a moderate competent ire-palate
maiatensnor,soriproper provision. for her children, fur ohm"
to, provision. had hems preytpuaty made, mid of bring proteitril
against the befetidmit's caprice. violence, soil ill usage,
from which err forly.lop had repeat. thy suffered •feer
canoes reetiociliations, effected Moiety, to. inn Deponent most
sdlespuly lieliceres, by the kind &beta of Mr. Woml and hie
ellairghter - awl this D./precut forsher saint, that the 1ir...5
4 (doled December 17, 1617) was prepared lor the. Depnao;e
1
in eammotiesice of imautiierabir meetings awl entiveisationa
between the Defendant, his wife, and Ilya Deponem, 4.1
at the request of Lord and Lady N'.sitneath, hod with the
Defendant's full and ,ileblientle khowledge of every Hamm
therein; end that the said deed, "sit also the arsetal limita-
tions and provistows thereon contained were fidAy explained
to the Defendantms to the legal effect thereof,afor such hini-
tiniest and provision,' had tiro been at the •Defesidat.e. re.
' epeeist repeatedly aketehed out on paper'f.r his i Consideration,
sad whielt he committed and corrode. eel over sod over seam,
, land they were then . ethical to foe ni of a dreftirehe'oo"d
leg with the terms which had been agreed now. holeneen the
'Defendant and his wife, and the Delindant eto'd minutely
Attended to every clause, and the plastron thesrofj and nb-
'jected to only eine proration in the draft, ohm* 'was that
providing portions for young... rhildsen, click - the De-
feudist cousidered as too largo; but as I.ady trestattafti
would not concede the point, glom Deponent iiretio.cd in.
aerttog a power of revocation for ridtutinK 'melt po.
tiers if it should be thought advisable, oltirn was agreed
to; and thi, Deponent sailli, that the deed being en.
grossed, and about to be executed, the Defendant Leyte:it'd
to have a prorate couversative with this Deponent, which
immediately took place, sod lISSISCIa roaversallivi. she De-
fendant uhacreed Hist the elitists respeoin,-; the care end
education of the children ,were strong end situ hunitliatitiz,
which this Deponeal haptag admitted to be vete, the 1/efen.
dant caked if he. Hilo Deponent, would advise the Defeo.
dint to execute thedeed, upon *hitch OM DePontot a,PI,Pd,
" 1 Inter no adrice to give yon ou the subject, you must nse
your owe dieerstii4l." The Defrodant 'lieu impaired if Ate
Depouent lipoid execele such a deed, ou which this Depo-
' nent deelired I. the mum posiiive terms that lie, nye
Deponent, would rather eat off Ind right band than pot
it to witch • deed, observing at the same time that the
Defendant *most judge for himself, whether lies .couduet
had.
.been such a.
.to saiiiify.l,ady. Weetineesh in call-
Lig on hint to execute pitch; deed. Whereepon the 1./0.
Crudest inpaiediately declared lie would execute acme,
and did so iettatilly ;could this Depintent solemnly drawee,
Ant pending tide prepsriog ant . careening Hie bent derd
(Allis 1711tifDeceralteri, 1817, is aforesaid, lista Depnne,•t
t never had any commuseir.ation with the said Henry tV,
Wood, as this liepeueut tioly them knew that
rich a per-
son existed through LOT d andiAily Wesimeath'e speaking of
him i• terms of the highest respect ; and this Die°.
sent firmly, believes that the said Mr. Wood hoe. no.
thing of the irauesclieu till keg afterwards ; sod th.s
1 berment fortber esijh, that Lady Westmeath having in the
'llooomithig q eke, yes; 1816, resolved to sue fur • M.,. e
U the Ecciekial,ir, Caste. it woe erred between ham It 7.. 4
elha Defentlent, i order to avoid a pohlie expiation., that tim
9"'"I'fl" idillinid4 cleftled into effect by melon of a drag
ter separation which this Deponent prep.. red, sail the .sate
wps etterensid is, hay, 1018; and. this Depouent p.oitivett
',lath 141 ttliath pot. nor 119 lets belief had the said M.,
Wood or Iti 'ambler, or family, any concede whales.' to pro.
muting the said apposed*, ; and has Deponent moth, that on
the ?la 111111n11118,ebe 441 after the said deed of separst ma
new exedisipd, aa this Oteleacit was orrimrsog ho leave London,
the pelhiedent called and delivered to this Demme/tit a pa_
peen, Which Is milled a protest against the mid deer he had
ex/ailed the day h. fore. Asd this Dcponeut saith, oh., some
time afternards, about the •:'il Jun! flied folfeding, Ittr vied
deed being at a atationces for the purpose of it ropy bets;
made for the Defendaet, he, the 11ef.udaull, called. 00 I!' i•
Depotient's clerk, and made tweak es reapeoling the said deed,
when this IN peernee clerk ad-rased him where it was;
whereupon the said Dcfendaut went to the atatinneess in•
ouired for and seized the deed, stud foie 11 to atoms. as this
Deponent kith been informed sod believes. And this Dep...
newt saith dal Ise err, iced two I...tiers from the Deisms t,
woe dated front Loudon, on the day be had deetrrocd Ile
deed, and miother from Meiniteglown,sto his dr.! 50 'redeem,
containing very iiirethereat expicestoto. guide unieleldeibld
let ship Deponeet ; hot this Depot.. nt sank that a letter from
hip clerk bborily afterwards Who weed him of the fact, and a
third letter how the Defendant desired him to .I.torny the
protest be bed, delivered se before mentioned ; end th,s Ide
ponent smith, that in a veiy short letter tlsis D.p.ment re
monell'ilcd .itit the Defendant um the act of • hit 11 he had
bees guilty i but, this Depouent possitirele said.. that he did
out, nor to his kponlealge . or belief did the laid H. W. Wood
inform Lady W. st toroth of the de.truttiuti ut the said deed as
•Griresaid ; esti the aratsery.opito tni.l)epoueitt's return to tuna
ia August (0110eitte, Ibis Deponent wooled seeing or even frt.
hoe Lady Wortnsexik knew that he was is town, till i hie Di po.
111 nt had a intetieg with Mr. Wood, wit* came to wort f. out
Tunbridge Neils few the people..., as this Depoaept con-
ceived it a duly to see him, lie hew; Ike trustee named itt
the said last mentioned deed, at the Defesidast's own re-
quest, and equally the siwcere friend to boils Lord sad Lady
Weal meath. And this Deponent sant., that having set the
said Mr. 11'oesil, it was their joint epitome that it was
impo.,sible to conceal the destroction of the deed front
late tl'rstinealh any longer, stud they ilscrefute informed
tier of ter fact ; and this I)rgiolient further sloth, that
lor,l IVe.imeath having arrived is Lowdown few daja
aftersards, a netting took place b. tweets him. Mr. Wood,
~assd thee Deponent, whets the Defesidant opened the toner.
n• ita by expressing iu the sirengem terms hit sorrow for
Or act 11e bad dome is deatro)ing the deed, sod hie earnest
wishes to repair the same *iambs del ,y by executing
'pother. deed of the same date, which he teottested this
Deponent to prepare, and a chart of such deed was Pe-
ro:thug p.-epartJ wills the full con. armoire of the Defend-
ant, and during the preparation there'd several alterations
were made therein at the Delcadant's suggestion. And
this Deporesit solemnly declares that prevoto• to the pre..
poring owl cartitom the said lasimeatiemed deed, as well
is. of the soil IWO several deed. of the 17th of Deena.
her, 1817, and 10th of May, 1818 tile litter of 'loci
batt teen destroyed), he, this Lhmoneni, again mid Kota
eirced_sted
.entreated the said Deb admit to estallike7 some
other aninwel, lead his amdirotrr. to draw or approve to.
I. deed4,.iii. %evident, as this Depuoest stated it was topic-
neat to his feellegirto he the least ailvi.er of Mir deett.!,g,
1 roussel for both the Defeadant and hit wife sulky swell d .
1 ,likato circawasiaoces ; but the Delendditt deeliwed doing,so,
glinting he was well acissaint.sl with the peoport sad es. et
of the deed, . without calmer in any usher advice, and
1 ouifurmly exorsssing peifsct euntiihuce in ibis Depore• t
! sat the said Mr. Wood, and great intwithitspetsi to tut
"*try other p. roots to pusarssom of the fat a sod sir_
etuustaiices which were known Ist them; and this Deem-
. need 'with, that after several meetings the raid Matt was,
as the Defeudaut expressed himself. aettkd to he. setts.
faciion, sod he. dewirell the same nimbi lie dined the 38th
Instead of the 20th of :Hay, agyang, list the day. Cu. laliking
the half yearly payments or the shisnity tlu-ieby seuti•ed
to Lally Vi.estuseath would better soil his convenience; and
this Delmore& .despes !Lost the 1 h Cadent d.d at the time
of ex. eating the said lett mentioned deed, deny rto tots
Drpedleat, or lia his knowledge or holier to any whir person
tfrn preatat soy protest leggiest the said de-d, or flout
%orioles coewellatiuos were held betimes Ike said :11,.
Woo& Lady. %Westmeath, soil 'hot Deponent, with a
view to prevail en the 'Menthol' to etterUte •suiller
deed in. lien of the one he had to destroyed, or
that any repretweitetioate were matte by this Dep..nent, i.e Its
his belief hy the said Mr. Wootl, of the ill ClMMquebet•
likely, to follow if he refused to execote the same; bait
this Depouentsol 'misty avers, allat the niter to execute mach
de:6:ll'l,oe, re; Ildietteedmilmitartsose"lfeAl.'ll";:tir WiZink.l:eo.llWD lael:::nfilr 1011:17U:11,.
RULI the. Deponent toittirr salt., iliac accorilt.,g.to Its
obv,i vitt,oet and tr. lief, in 'teed of Mi.* Wood Mateo tug dim

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. . betweion him and his wife, or irritating the w.uaSed
of the tatter, as stated in tie allldavit or tie We'd-
s bas ouiforesly wonted herself to Ilse kindest mod
judicious gnaw, sedates with weans, so beet, seer
e, and appease.
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•, . .'i,t ~Ilerfett, ice. nay ari,ltalt. . WM. Ell ELDON...
•• - The •Sdavits of Frances Percy Weldon and
Frisbees Elisabeth Woad, corroborating the abort,
was also put in and roads
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The jodgmest of Ike Court upset Weidiegtoe, the bill
' slicker, was post powesl till Illootlay (thloilay).
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PEN OWEN.
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A Novel with the above title stands prominent
in. merit among the several publications of this class.
It is full of life end sort!, and contains great va-
riety of matter and character in chaste and elegant
lenguuNe. At a moment when she curiosity of the
fawn is so much elicited by numerous exhibitions,
Nub public .n 4 +mate, the felicity with which a
' - Fseitdo Ceasoissear is hit off in the following en-
tract cannot fail to prove entertaining. Its justice
will be acknowledged by every person of real taste
and knowledge of the Art., who to in the habit of
mixing in society:* The character of Tow Sparkle
Is presumed tube intended for the late TponAll
SIRERIDAN, eldest son of the late Right Hon. R.
• B. SHERIDAN. it certainly bears • strong resew-
Nance to his prompt, spirited, and easy csillognial
stile of conversation, which canned his society to be
vs much sought and admired.
Dauer[ • temporary cesinati.n of hostilities, whkb, i•
'twist divisions, as well se In is more techuicat applicatien,
is a convertible term fur wool of asnosuastiou or messier,
on both side., • Mr. Peter Pliant, who had hithert• taken
nu pert in the oneversation, sod was in the habit 4 recant.
melding bitumen* by tiatteriog those who afro. deal him • seat
at their salute, seized the occosiwo to make a remark upon
a picture whirls bong opposite to bins.
" A very Sae Gni& that, Sir Bland," shading his eyes
with his hands; " there is • Novell—au expression—a fini.b,
—a too, about that fascinating artist, which leaves all coo-
pettun at • distance!"
".Uorpiestiurnably!" cried Tom Sparkle, rarely.
. " There's tuo smitatiog him, Sir: he say be truly called
inimitable."
4' Not quite !" said the other.
" Nay, thr! I Satter taped 1 know a little of 'bete mat.
tees."
" A very little," dryly observed his next neiebbanr.
" More than he can explain, I'll br lOWA," said Sparkle.
'4 You're • sag, Mr. Sparkle," cried Pliant, with • cum-
veinal smile, iwiesded to said off his strictures. " You
(swim, however, divert my attention from that dusweeaw,"
continued he, wish sis isle of eisshusiassibli bands bulkhe-
ad in contract the light round Its eye.
" I think I could," answered Tom.
" Not you, indeed, my very good friend," rejoined tbe
p•mido eat Assiut.
" Lank in your neiehboor's face," co i-il Tom, hitgliale.
He did look, sad found such an lueNable es nrearluu urea..
irnipi ripest the coulitroance of Sir Claude Plastic, who rat
nest to him, shut his siteution wm, indeed, immediately
us/cited; and • look of eager inquiry succeeded to hie It
of rapinte.
Why, lily good Sir Claude, what ails you ? visa look

Gairette" -
" Theo my looks belie me," retorted the Baronet.
. What would they express, then, my worthy Mead?"
tasked Peter.
" They 'Mould experts admiration."
"Theta they du lie abominable," cried the other, laughing.
" Nut when applied to sit excels of presutoptiou and folly,
scarcely credible."
" Preseason.o and fully, Sir!-1 don't understand you."
" It would lessen my admiration if yun did."
" llks you mesa le say, Sir Claude—:'
" 1 mean to say, Sir, that you know as winch of Gnido as
—: but why do I t•lk to a preteuJer,—wbu could mis-
take a vandyke for a Guido !!"
" A Vaedyke!—• van devil!"
" A Vandal, you mean," exclaimed Spate, throwing
birn•elf back in his chair."
" Why, gentlemen," said Sir Claude, turning to the ease-
posy (fur, be it known, At also had been walchiug lite op:
perinea!, to Introduce a topic upon which he considered
bimwlfgeite at hdra., and wan angry with Pliant fur having
tureatalled him), " nu man, in the reanotelit Jegere corner.
'-nut with the arts, cupid, for a moment, be mistaken is his
.)..identerit of these two artists. What thus profound critic
r.as•chtsrovered of the particular beauties of the one, be bas
ve.aaftered, with a marvellous want of discrimination, to the
tau tier."
•• There's no bearing thi• !" cried Mr. Pliant.
" Why. did yew mit, Sir deity it if you can; did you sot,
dv.ine dinner, ask me the name of the artist answer ms
eat'
•• And if I did—did you sot tell me it was Gulick, ?-•Tbere
now. Sir, sac wee we that."
"That unlucky cast in your eye, Sir," retorted the other,
5' deceived me to the direction it look; and I pulsated to the
ve,nre whirls hasp no the right band of it."
Peter Plum was posed, and, vi lien the laugh Spinet
h•lai Lad sithaided. Sparkle turned, a ill] much vim'', towards
the Baronet, asdhatd, " I doubt whether that is a Guido
•ft.r alt."
You doubt ! my good friend, Sparkle ! I admire your
nits your vcrsittle talents, your sprit , but as to the arts—
y in must excuse me."
" Fit 1101 excuse you, if you are wrong," replied Sparkle.
.• Wrong :" retorted the connoisseur ; " have I traversed
Europe so study the arts at the pure fountain head—wept
t-acs of joy and enthiiiiissni over the works of the sublime
Illiebael Angelo, and the divine Raffaele—lmbibed the Cat.
reed at Bologuil—woeshippeil Corregio at Parma—and in-
sulated myself in Venice, to imbue my taste with the Cis-
ciaatious of Tietorette, Titian, and Paul Veruuese—to be
told by atsy man, that I am wrung?"
Unless you get • patent fur your errors," answered Turn,
its ass may—"
" Errors,Sir! errors! I will trouble you to point them out
point them out, Sir!"
" Nu trouble at all," cried the provoking wit ".1 only
annistais that the picture before you is not a Guido."
" Vine maintain!"
" Yes! sad I'll maintain it too," exclaimed the re-snored
*ravine, Pliant, who bad taken his cue from Sparkle :
" I'll bet you twenty guineas—"
" yew inaiatata! ion bet!" cried the offended connote.
seer I've a 0.1.1 to pottilell you by acceptiug."
" Dear!" "'Waimea Pliant.
" Doer !" rusted the connoisseur ; who would base bet-
bled a thousand with the same readioces.
" A bile !" cried Spatial' : " it wits was painted by Slim-
kinsoph's grandmother."
The whole bused was wits convulsed with laughter. The
1•Irlea were humid epos the connoisseur ; and Plums,, as
miry naturally be supposed, elate with victory, was not very
moderate its bis use of it ; for there is no man leas reserved
in his sarcasms Ikea • syeopbant,—wben be either change,
Ms object,—"r Ands there is notbleg farther to be obtained
in the way tit 1111 voratioo.
Sir Claude, however, would not submit to the decision,
eves after Str Bland lied nodded his assent to Sparkle's as.
merlin; but, seizing a candle, gravely walked sound, to take
a wearer view of the paistitig.
'• Hp I" vitiate/bed he, rubbieg parts of else picture with
his Sager, and smelling Is it,--athen Istria( a wet doyly

•
S'r Joshes biamelf would lave beep deceived, at this di..
"Bet set epee—doss inspectien,”—vemarked Sparkle,
with a peculiar emphasis.
66 No, WPM be i-itaugler indeed, Irk* csuld he
deceived la the teach of Guido."
" The best judges," rammed Sparkle, with a well-affected
gravity, " may be deceived by general erects." -
Tu be sure," returned the eonnoirseur, taking out his
packet•book, I. pity his bet, with the must complacent good
balmier.
s, Whet will row give me, Sir Claude," asked Tens, "to
make the bet babble!
" Babble! hew?"
Have yea dowdy cuenitted the picture'
" Yes' yes, closely to be deceived."
" The race r. • • -

S.

" Every tooth."
"Theis bet Pliant, double or quits. that it is a Guido."
uDo what come, come, Sir, eat have had your joke,
and be satialed with yi., supposed victory; you are nut
likely to foil meanie Ili my owe weapons"
"Not useless you are beaten ont of them," tiled Sparkle;
"Ms* you know, they are lawful prize,—and may be toned
ageism yeti."
• You west another bet, Tom," answered Sir Claude:
*you play for slonwet-1 for chorarter."
"It is natural we obonld ploy foe what we are most in
steed of," retorted the Ira!, langhing.
" I doe's understond you, SO" cried the Baronet, Aereely;
wins, is spite of his smiles, would with great salisfactiuu
have kicked the whole company, for their share in the jest
opines him.
I hare the &desolate of you, then," retorted Sparkle, •
wick unabated good humour ; " sad therefore advise you to
save your money at least."
" What . would you have me bet against common sense?"
"T• be sore," ans./err/ Sparkle, laughing, " if there
woo a chance of your gainiug it."
Gainiug what, Sir?"
" Your, bet, of coarse" replied Tom.
" I'll take you double or quits," said Pliant," that it is •
Guido."

" You'd lake any thing for • Guide," cried the &rouser.
" He took you, fur example, esa—Guirfet Cisco!" Mier-
rallied Sparkle.
" Gnedo Beni, you mean, I suppose," observed the eou-
onisseisr, wish a look of contempt.
" As you like it—so twenty or forty guineas upon that
picture being a Guido Kent."
" Paha! I should be taking you in, Tom."
" That would have novelty at least—to recommend it."
will be pickle; your pocket, I tell you."
" Sad that would have greeter ingenuity to recommend it
—than you are aware of."
" I know nothing shout that; but this I know, that there
Ise homely proverb whieh--"
" give yuw—to save your delicacy," Isterrepted the
other," * a fool and his money arc soon parted'—and repeat
my bet in the face of it."
" not spare you," cried the Hammel : "by hearses,
you shall pay !"
el We are epos equal terms," said Tem ; " for hang se if
1 spare you : so play or pay, say dome."
" Done !" cried Sir Claude. _ _

" Done ! for a digest," repeated Tons. " Now, Sir
Bland," turn iag to his host, " inform us, if you please—how
the bet may be derided."
" Certainly," replied Sir Bland, " it is—and it is not a
Guido."
" How !" exrlaimed the connoisseur.
" It WAS a picture which my grandfather purchased at
Verona of a rasa, for as ancestor of whom Guido painted
it ; but having been neglected fur many years—the whole of
the drapery and back-ground—being finished in his latter
and hasty style—was destroyed by the damp. The face,
however, being fortunately preserved, and the picture being
• knows site—my grandmother, who way a native of Rome,
sad no mean proSeimit is the art of painting, undertook to
restore the defective pasts—and actually painted i• the
whole—with the exterior of the fare."
as What say you, sow, Sir Ckuile )" cried the familia'
Sparkle " Shall I repeat the proverb ?"
" D—n she proverb, Sir! Do you mesa to insult me?"
" Oh dear nu! I only mesa to be paid."
Gs What ! for • trick—ma impositioo."
" No—fur my discerniatot 113 distrusting your judgment."
" Why. spends, dicrsit I say it was a Guido'"
" You did—hut •nfortionately took some pains to prove
yourivelf—i• the wrong."
" rata! I was entrapped by abusing, and false evi-
dence."
Eei.leuee! good Sir Claude—taste ride off upon evi-
dence ! rerlos hobble upon the crotches of authority ! Why,
yen men conviction, and bad your loafs—at your lisger's
eat"

" have you know, Mr. Sparkle. I'm not to be banter-
ed wish impunity; I'll surrender my twee to man no
" Don't be impatient, me rood trie:•it 'lkon my soul—l
make no claim•to it," said the incorrigible Sparkle.
" I'll not believe the story—it is mail* up—precon-
eerted--•'
_ . . .

"Sir !" vitiate/wed the matter of the hover, with leas than
his usual urbanity.

'' Be patient, Sir Bland," cried Etrirkle, turnin; to his
host; • Sir Joshua himself, you know, might be deeeived—
al a thelernce."

" So he plight," returned Sir Clande.
" Rut nut upon • claw inspertimi," retorted the wit.
" I flatter mpsalf,*said the Ba ~,,, et, " I antler myself--"
"Thai's fight, stick to that," cried Tom, interrupting
bin.

What', right, Sir'" defrauded the Bonnet.
" Why, to faller yourself; fur even Pliant (here eon's
Boiler you now." . . . .

Here the virtuoso threw down his pocket-book on the
table, and desired the winners to help Iheinselres; swear.
ling at the sante time they might divide .his whole fortune
among them if ever be put it is their power to call his
judgment again in question He ordered Lis carriage, and
bowed coufempluously to the bust, adding at the nestle time;
that be was prettily rewarded, for wishing to pay a compli-
SSW to his grsodasothe►, al the 'uprose of his urn taste ;
" he knew the daub to be a piece of pstch-work from the
moment be entered the room."

Waiting fur no explanation, he retired aanidot the .limits
of laughter, which those who witnessed, as well us those alto
woo, by Ilse scene—could uut restiaio, even within the
Words of good breeding.

MURDER OR MR WHITEHOUSE.

The Cteoneee Jury saintsmied In inquire into the circum-
stances attendiag the death of Sir. Whitrhonee, rekamembled
on Sstarday morning at the Berth Tree pithhc•bouse, ow Me
Halm Owen road. Much 8(141110mM evidence of a circuit,-
ataalial nature •as brought fnrw•ril, and the proceeding*
occupied the attention of the Jury on' .ireninfr, whin • ver-
dict of Wilful Murder againot Jascpli Dmeniug, beother-io-
law of the deceased, was returned. Bring in attendance, he
was immediately •porchetided, sod committed, us, the Cus••
ner's.warrant, to Salop roust., gaol, to walk has trial at the
neat Assises.—(Shrewslary Chreettch.)

NAVAL IN7 ELLIGENCE.

IFLTMOUTIC MIT 16.

Sailed tbeMel and Ellin, Joon, f•v Jere•, Coidifot
emote, fur Char!claw. Quebte; mad the Hiwkesbury,
Huuttr, fur dim).

FAI.'WOLTH. MAY 16.
Arrived the Racehorse from a cruise.

• • no I" .semen Mr, Fawn peril OI me piercer reign i OVAL, NAY 17.
his Mager, sad smelling to it,—urea taking a wet 4307 Came down from the River last night and sailed the
and ribbing again : "Ha ! 1 Joe now ! fess yeas I Loa— Archimedes, Boland, for Gihraliar ; Eveictia., tiroadari, foe
admit I was decal*" ! lb° light, the "tame—See, 're, I S. Lliels ; SIM tinday the Lady fume., Ginned', fiw Medias
itt.nuirl have examined it." Then affecting to join la the sad Deux*, ; partkeees, leer, fir gi,,,,, imme ; shreireet,
tatigli sprint himself, as bra desocoded from the chair be had Richardson, fur Demerara; Tales, White, fur Gibraltar ;
ersorriated, sad re-placing the caadle in the branch, he added, sag Nally, Burrell, for Trim.,
". Two ate fairly aintriled to your joke Tom; a" I williaili Arrived sad sailed for the River the Hugh Crawford,
pap Inriout. One nosy see the thing with half as eye." glyks, bi days from Jamaica • Nsimph, Helloes, from Csin-
•. " With Pliaat's half, 1 suppose," cried Tom.
,„ . peachy; Neptune, Evans, 'from 'Finesse; Ogle Castle,
" tial ! apace ala" laalwallaus the" wse iwalwW" ' well, Croat*, from ladle arid Falmuu Is; Prpteiss France, from
4 dl, I Vaal" Wawa to mils 4 Pod story Of dr Taw r fors Hourtumai sad several Wirers.
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