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NADINE CATAL4MI'S CONGER'!'.

Os Satorday teeming last Madame Catalan's gave
her lot meat in the liege assembly ream in this
two, which hod . Wee anneenced foe Thursday,
but pselymisd awing to Madame Cataliusi's being
slightly kairispetwd. The audience teemed highly
railed by the brilliant display of her wonderful
imams of ales Ind transcendent execution, and
the able perfswissisee of Mr. Brahma. Madame
Cataloni sang. is the arm part. an Italian song by
NiMmod.a•des violin variations. in which she
seenermemeg sad certainly exhibited a combination
ei midi* Ism, and rapidity of /stemless, than
AAA nteltiamom be conceived more surprising.
Iv the second part she sung a duet with Mr.
Brahma, Mead's a New pin indeed," and a God
ism the Xing." Hee style of singing appears not
to admit of mach variety, and in " Mon pin mairei,"
the comic estimation was oceasionally overpowered
by burets p( execution, which, however • astonishing
is themselves, seemed rather out of place in a comic
song. BrahLts gave " Lord remember David."
and "Is there a Mort," in his usual style. It has
been urged of late, and not nnfrequently, that Mr.
Braham's powers are on the wane ; if there were
any of that opinion present on Saturday night, they
must be well nigh convinced of the absurdity of such
• supposition, by the forcible. animated, and heart.
stirring appeal to the best feelings of a free man,
displayed in his a Scots Ws hs't
set' fl•.dret
hied," which was loudly and deservedly mewed.
In the masterly and inimitable expression of his
" Deeper mid deeper still," and the bountifully
undelating and enchanting manner in which he
sang 44 Waft her, elects. is the skits." an 'editor.
without mach stretch of imagination. might con-
ceive himself actually ascending into Elysium. If
feeling mad expression be the perfection of sing-
ing, then must Catalan yield the palm to Brahmin
—but if richness of tone and brilliance of execution
demsnd the highest praise, Catalani stands alone,
the wonder of the world. The number of Ladies
and Gentlemen present was 489, among whom
were Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart. M.P. ; C. Ellison,
Esq. M.P. and family ; it Hedwenth William-
son; Sir It. 9. Hawks; M. Bell. Esq. Wolsing-
ton; J. 'Brsodling, Esq.; and the Right Worship.
ful the Mayor and family.—(Nesocastie Paper.)

SPORTING,

MART.

RESUSCITATION OF COL. THORNTON.

Extract of a letter written by Colonel Thornton
to his friend George Hankins, Esq., in answer to a
letter of condolence addressed to Mr.. Thornton,
on the soppesed death of her husband:—

" Paris, Roe de la Pais, December 23, HMI.
" My West Brother Sporisesso.--This is Christmas Day,
dedicated by me, from my youth, to piety sod removable
hospitality, eadtaroorin to make all happy according to
the sitostioo Ia which Providence has played wee.
" Ia health ais mac coo be more hearty, bet not quite
stout in my kares and feet; atostub isviseible; always an
appetite; eat three times a-slay—tea, rases% sad gritted
hung beef at sise—at Mu, routed game, or cockscombs,
arid about • Oat of the lout white Burgundy—dinner at
be, mud thew a bottle of wise—shoat three or roar glasses of
spirit, aid water, rather weak—then to bed: sleep biller
tbs. I ever did in my life. Pretty well, you sill say, fur •
dead alma. Rise at eight, breakfast at Dice; so we go on—
every sight the burst &resort. I expect some wild-boar; if
it comes our hired R. may be sure of a part.
" PS —December 26 —1 find by the Papers that I died,
after a short illeem, vouch lamented, Sce. ter. at Paris.
However that may he, I gave a dingier yesterday tea dos.*
swimmer, ; me ►ad mast War, plum-pulling, Yorkshire
POW pie, and sot op singing most gaily till two this morn.
int. At twelve we had two broiled fowls, gizzards. Re. and
fiiiished • huttl• of old rum, in punch. No iotozicatioa ;
fur I went to bed well soil sever ruse better.

S.goetl)

" THORNTON, Marquis de Post."

The Duke of DEVONSHIRE is entertaining
large pasty of his distinguished hien& at his rest,
Hardisicit, Der hyaline.
The Hon. Mrs. MARY ANN DAHER arrived at
Dover on Sunday, in the Cratlseriand 'Passage ves-
sel. She bid been at Calais inure than a fortnight
waiting a favourable opportunity.

Yesterday bring the anoivereary of the Right
CHARI.I6 JAMES FOIL.* hirth-day, 14 !Urge
laity Of Noblemen and G.litlemen partook of on
rl•K+nt cultural 1111 l ent at Greillon's Hotel. Albe-
malt-street.

A determinstion bas been former' to alter the
Here Conroe on the Town Moor of Neetciretle upon
Tyne, sccoiding to the suggestions of iesnateues of
the tint; so es to •void the hill on the tre+t side.
The sltrration will be completed *Oust the emitt-
ing races, end it is expected flint the course will
he. remit-led equal to those of York arid Doncutter
by the alteration. which will pitthwhly bring •
ttiedier I,mnber cl borers to the ►t.rtil g post, and
cunseipoldly cause au iidditional infloxlJl. company
10 tupy dim peculiarly English direreium

b tifteliac*
Vag
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111.411, Nil Come sat is .•
Mit:SIAM 11.1801d11111 • .
This was as melee en eke spitifka Atom
to Timm a pawky hoot the Defeidast Ter ke,
nig a setting dig. The seem he. tried before Mr.
Jetties Betrolgh at Chaim/4K irt 11,111. At the
Mid Meese, was gives of kdieiteg the dog; sad
ei the mho, side it was peeved tint it was not kept
Ter the purpose of arstroyieg gaiie. The Defendant
top a respectable former. renting &bast $OO acres
of land. Mr. Justice Serrate, tholes he die-
eppreved the action, directed the Joey that mi.
dame of keeping the deg was solicient evidesce
seder the stook, and the Jury under that thew
doe, foetid a veediet for the Plaiesiff.
Mr. Galosh appeared to support the rub fee •
ameeeit.
Mr. IMAsiTATT sheared cease, madman AM
the verdict of the Jury ought to ;and.
Met Jounce HosuoTs said he bed a este of I
ogee ivied before Mr. Joints Buller, at York, ie
which es action was brought against a Magian.'
for seising • greyhound, the seisure us tiefeeded
wider the statute of Bth Anne. It was is widener
there thee Hui Plan*, was emptalifled I bat it
brit* plsmeed that the deg had net bees tied for
the esepsee Art killieg rem, the Judge ditected a
tordiet use the Magistrate.
Mr. MAsaTATT contended that that case was
frOis the present. There it was
panned that the greyhound never wee used for the
purpose of spotting; but here the evidence was.
that the dog had sot been so used for a limited
period. if it were set kept for the permits of kill.
tog game, for what purpose could it be kept ?
Mr. Justice' BATLIT--For the purpose of
breeding, probsbty.
The Leta Cattle Justice—lt was sot left to
the Jury to say whether it was kept for the purpose
of destroying game. The Learned Judge tells the**
that the mere keeping was enough under the Ad:'
Mr. Jestiee Baer —Exactly se.
Mr. Justice BATLEY—The words of the statute
are, 4, keep or use any engine or setting-dog for the
purpose of Wrg game." Certainly there
shoehl be gertibeisettv theism of either dog
or
TYtI Oiesoatinett—if you allege that '
the dog was kept Bt the purpose of
wt dll
game, bow can you make it t wittiest
same use ? A lurcher'lmight be kept for the par.
pose of • home dog. or a greyhound might be kept
by a gentleman to amuse his children.
Mr. Justice BAYLIT said the doctrine was mart
extravagant. If it were law • man keeping sport-
ing dogs lot sale would be liable to all tbe penal-
lies. As engine for the destruction of game might
be kept in a museum, and subject the person keep-
ing it to a penalty. Probable use at least ought to
be *hewn.
Mr. Justice But thought the Leaned Judge's
mistake (if be might es cell it) arose from his aro-
sideriog keeping" as coselesive evidence of
keeping fir the purpose of destroying game.
" Heaping" was certainly prime Atm strodeerce of
the obits& bat it was evidence that might be re.
betted, and he thought that in this case it•had
been satisfactorily ftbetted.—Role absolute for •

WEST V. ANDRZWII.
This was in action under the 05th' George HI.
for recovering a penalty of 1001. from the Helen-
davit, who being one of the guardians of the poor,
hed supplied certain provisions for the use of the
poor in the parish workhouse contrary to the statute.'
The cause was tried at the lest Essex Spring
Assiut. The Jury found a verdict for the De-
froth's,. Mr. Gurney last Ten!" had obtained a
rule tarot aside the verdict.
Mr. MARRYATT contended, that, as the sheep
sold by the Defendant was both good in quality,
and the price not extravagant, he could not be I la-
bl e under the Act.
The COURT thought this case was within the
spirit and letter of the statute.
' Rule absolute for setting aside the verdict.

One of the tunes of the new chimes at the /toys'
Exchange is—" there is tine hick about she house."
Nut very pleasant to the tenants of the Gresham
estate, nor the frequenters of the 'Change.
On Tuesday afternoon the workmen of Messrs.
SIMS, Kiwo, and Co. were employed at their
extensive sugar-refinery, Church-lane„Whitechapel,
in craning tip sugars into their lofts, when one of
the hogsheads had evolved at the highest tier, it sud-
denly came down with • tremendous crash ; and
although a number of persons were about the yard
at the time, fortunately no tine oats hurt. We
think the accident arose from the breaking of the
chine of the hogshead, sod. of course, the can-hooks
had no longer any hold. We mention the ci►cum-
stance in the hope that some safer method of raising
up heavy weights may be adopted.
A fine swarm of bees was hived at the Grove. in
the parish of Cisrway, in this county, on the Slit
December lost. The next day part of them re-
turned to the old stock, and the rest knitted again
in the place from whence they were hived, but
perished from the iuclemeucy of the weather.—
(Hereford Journal.l
On the 3d instant, a most destructive fire took
place at Seaton Dehival, the property of Sir JACOB
ASTLEY, which in a few hours consumed • noble
mansion hotter, which for grandeur and niegn.fis
Felice was equal to any in the north of Englund,
Every eialesvotir to preserve the body of the build-
ing was unavailing. The two wing. (one of which
comprised a large and spacious kitchen, with vari-
ous other apuriments; the other, • beautiful stable
iii a style of princely magnificence), were happily
saved, by the great and active exertions used in
making u scpuration between them and the house.
The hre originated in • chimney to which a large
beam of wood in Cite roof was affixed ; the flames
burt►t with such fury as to bid defiance to all ho.
man efforts. The gloss in the windo■s, by the
intense hest, was reduced to a liquid state, and the
lead on the roof poured down like water. The fire
commenced its ravages about lour o'clock in the
afternoon of Thursday, and it was not before nine
O'clock the devouring element could be checked,
when it ceased awl left the bailditig, iu its present
state, a mass of splendid ruins.

desired k
green. He Po.._ earned with and.
down on the table. She took it Op and laid dotes
the marked isovereign..wlsicle the Newer task sp.
The Prisoner said the lOC own were better than
the 61. and she sehid !Mika' she bites, lack with
the Pe, she wield tabs same it the teas. She
then went to the Jacob's Well, mad gave the note
to Kinsey. She saw the Prisoner "gain on the 17the
but he rasher refused to sell her say. He said
he could not serve her on that day. as the man who
supplied him was but of lowa. Oo the ittth she
saw him again. but he was so busy that be could
not serve her, @Whoosh she waited till night. There
were a great number of people with him ; he sp•
pointed to meet her the next day. Os that day she
was searched. and famished with marked mosey
again. and went with it to the Flose-shoe. She
bought soother 61. skims of the Prisoner, which he
delivered to her at the White Hone in Brick-lase,
Old•street. That note she also delivered to Sin.
try. On the following day she purchased another
0. note of him in a similar way. Qs Thursday the
nth December, she rod him for the lot time,
having been previously searched Ind, furnished
with a marked sovereign as usual. The sovereign
was wrapped up isi • bit of • lottery-bill. of
which. Kinney. kept the other part. sad it was
marked with • K. on the drsgoo side. She then
went to the Horse-ease sod asked the Prisoner
for two 31. derma& He brought than to her, but
she then said she had changed her mind, and would
take bat one, which she paid for with the smirked
sovereign she had received. She then gave the signal
to the officers, and they apprehended the Primmer.
She worked all the four notes which she received
free his, and now identified thew.
Crosoexaoined—A woman, earned Mary Dow..
ling, int introduced her to the Prisoaer. She was
not onto employed in soliciting person to sell
tlei of this kind.
ioed—The Prisoner told be/ he could
supply her to any amount.
J. Kinsey, a constable of the Tows Hall, in the
Borough, introduced Mary Dowliag to Mrs. Gab
He detailed the searching of the lest vigor*s to
furaishiag her with narked sovereigns. and receive
ing the notes from her at the several tines meted
by her. confirming her testimony in that respect is
every particular. The 61. Arens coat 11. sash ia
good money. He proved the appreheeldiogpli the
Primmer, and finding on his polled),
note and the marked sovereigo, wine:bile=
to Mrs. Goff, wrapped' up in a pieceof a lottery
bill. as described by her.
Cross-examined—Mrs. Dowling had obsconded
since the 14th of last month with 21. which M
Goff gave her.
G. Goff, the officer. proved that the Nies.% do
the sovereign being found upon him, said he Asa
had it for a fortnight previous to his being seareltni,
and that he had taken it for poultry.
Crossexamined—His wife experienced few
Kinsey a close but decent search.
Mr. Glover, • Bank Inspector, proved the fair
notes produced to be forgeries. sod all from the
same plate.
The Prisoner, in his defence, (Ireland that the
note found upon hint was put into his *steeds sow.
pocket (in which it appeared from ohs swims" if
the officers to have been found) by some one of the
officers themselves.

...

The CHIEF BA•otr summed tap the evidence
with great minuteue•s; and the Jury, after about
five minutes consultation. returned a verdict of
Galiliy—Leath.

UTTERING FORGED NOTE&
William Myers, aged 17, was indicted for otter•
ing a forged 101. Bank of England note.
The Prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Ralph
Wedgewood, stationer, of Oxford.street, fora ream
of gilt paper, and half a hundred of lie. peas, and
desired • bill of parcels to be made out is the ease
of Mr. Scot►, of 44, Bedford-sqnere. He tendered
a 10/. note in payment. which Mr. Wedgewomi
suspected to be bad, and took Wiwi) the shop of
his neat door neighbour, Mr. White. whose shop.
mart said it was a forgery. On being told of this
the Prisoner said, '• It's ■ll right." He was then
given into the custody of Plank and Wales, the
oaken of Marlborough•street, and pee his mime
as William Williams.
This case was proved by Mr. Wedgewoodt Mr,
White. and the officers.
It turned out that there was no person of the
name of Scott living at 44, Bedford-square, though
there was a Dr. Scott !mug in another part of the
square, who knew nothing at all of the Prisoner,
When in custody the Prisoner told the officers that
he received the note from a man named Joists, with
!whom he lived, at No. 1, Bell-alley, who had de'
sired him to go and buy the paper and pens. and
they would divide the change between them. The
slicers went to Bell-alley, and apprehended the
person named Joho in bed, but he was afterwards
disehatged by the Magistrate, uo charge being
made out against him.
It was also proved that the Prisoner had been
twice in cua!ody befnre on charges of uttering a
forger' IL note to Mr. Williams, a baker. near
Finsbury.:sqmire, in January last ; and also •
forged 51. note to Mr. Cletnenison, a silversmith. in
Angel-street. in March last ; on both which occa-
sions lie was discharged.
The Prisoner also passed a forged 101. note to

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person est of Kent who desk in aos4geled geode
sad wished t. be *applied with larmreeh tflgti4
some) of VP I. vela. The amir woe rink
Joe food. He said he mold get noon INA sielts
as it was too late, bat he eppointed her to mat
him et the some place at six. the next ifties/.
She met Mosey end her heehaw' et Jacob's Well,
sad was there searched by them nod Gelding &sod
on her, *bee Kinsey gave het olpeeked soVereigw,
sod some silver to weatl„lF shotild_iwout
it. She went the me:taring W the Rose.
shoe with the wows., wet the Pri•euer,
who desired her tO Wait wbik he wait to fetch a la.
Arne. He wan retiried with oar, and laid it
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