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FIIST CLASS.

To Mies Emily Jobn,tooe, an elegant gold watch with ap-
propriate chasisaa..
. . . .

To Captain ball, one of Warines best bows, and six en-
paved arrows.

SECOND CLASS.
To Mils Gisborae, a beautiful sod &lc-loped musical
box.

To the Hon. Frederick Curzon, one of Browder' gold
peas of excellent workmanship.
A sumptuous dinner was prepared for the whole
of the splendid party, in a specious temporary build-
ing constructed for the occasion. One hundred and
thirty of the Archery Society and their friends par-
took of this elegant repast, and were regaled with
all the delicacies of the season, and • rich *apply of
wines, fruits, &c. After dinner a few shooting
matches were made, but the close cf the day soon
summoned the gay throng to the ball-room. The
tasteful decorations of this apartment assured us,
K once, that they had been directed by the lady
whose—
" Art

Swell met deletion eau import,
sac► trut► ►er meows pencil give'',
That Needwoud in its magic Illus."
The festive dance was 'maintained during the re.
msindrr of the evening, allowing only fur the inter-
ruptions of tea and supper. Thus the season con.
eluded with a fete worthy Of the Society of Need.
wood Foresters. It was gay, lively, and fascinating.
The numerous company comprised all the rank,
beauty, and fashion of the neighbourhood. The
sociality and animation which had pervaded the fo-.
mer meetings were, if pogible, increased on the
present occasion. Large as the party was, the at.
tentions of Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Sileyd made all
comfortable and happy, and the cheerfulness of time
day was damped by nothing bat the thought that
it was the last meeting of the Society for the present
year.
The following members of ibc Needwoud Foreit•
ers were present :

The Dowager Countess of Dartmouth, Lady Scarsdale,
Lord and Lady Vernon, Lord Begot, Ladies Caroller, Mary,
and Anne Legge, Hum. and Rev. John Talbot, How. Calomel
Cavendish, Hon. Captaia Curzon, RN , Hun. and Rev.
Frederick Curzon, Hon. Alfred Carson, Hun. Francis Car.
zoo, the How. George awl Mr.. Vermin, the Hots. sod Rev
John Vernon, the Hun. sod Rev. Richard Bagot, Sir Trevor
Wht6T, Lady Wilmot, Mr. and the Hun. Mrs. Sneyd, Mr.
and Lady Barbara Newdigate, Mr. and Mrs. Littleton, Mr.
mid Mrs. Level', Mr. luge, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and
Charles Arkwright, Mr. Lane, Mr. Newton Laae, Mr. Legi-
ons Laae„ Mr. Treviniun, Mr. William Mandy, Mr. Edward
Mundy, Jun. the Rev. Richard Levet., Captain Law
and Hall. Mrs. Johnstone, Mrs. Giiborne, Mrs Richard
Leven, the Hna. Miss Curzon, Mint Wheler, Mtn L. Whirler,
Miss Silty& Min Fanny Smeyd, Miss Charlotte inept, Mira
Gisborne, Slisa Julinstuar, Mint Easily Johnstone, Mira
Cranford, Miss E. Sitwell, Slim S. Sitwell, Miss Crompton,
Miss Gipsy's., Mr. sad Mrs. Sind sod Miss Sneyd (uf
Byrkley Lodge)
And in addition to their number, we noticed as
friends and visitors—

The l)owag►r Counitmsof Hamann, Lord Ingestrie, Hon.
General Finch, Hon. Daniel Finch, Don. and Key. Mr. Co-
ventry, the Hun. Henry Legge, Count and Cuentess At. An-
tonio, Lady Wolles►ry, Sir R"brit Wilmot, Mr. Wilmot,
Mr. Wollestey, Captain Sir J. Pliillimore, Mr. and Mrs and
Miss Muscly, Mr. Edward Mundy, Miss Mundy and Miss
Augusta Mundy, the Nov. Thomas and Mrs. Levert, the
Rev. Edward mid Mrs. Leven, Ale. and Mrs. Lister, Mrs.
Anson, Mrs. Richard o.ealey, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. G I
Browse, the Rev. John Soeyd, Misses Stieyd, Mrs. Jerson,
Mrs. Maria Janson, Miss Maria Wheler, Miss Atherton,
Miss Mary Grove, Miss Judith Berearord, Miss Mary Anus
Bermirord, Miss Awn MAgot, Mr. and tau Misses Piohy,
Mr. Edward Munekton, Mr. Retinal Pule, General DmAtt,
Mr. Sprocer Madan, Mr. and Miss Levels, Mr. and Mis.
Williams, Miss Roberts, and Miss Msry Grove.

The Greenland Fishery his not been an little
productive as this season for many years. In 180
the quantity of oil produced was 20,000 g3llons ;
in Mil, 17,000 vinous; and the present year less
than 7,000. Very serious losses will arise to those
who embarked in it, notwithstanding the advance
of price, which, if not a little counteracted by ►he
introduction of gas, must ha►e been very high
indeed.

The baketa in csiinns parts of the metropolis
have furnished themselves with a weighing machine
to comply with the Bread Regulation Acs, which
requires all bread sold its the whop, with the excels.
Lion of fancy bread, to be weighed. The machine
is an open scale, operating as a lever uuoo a gra-
duated arch. As this new machine may afford more
facilities for fraud than the ordinary scales and
weights, the (*quest Juries should nut be backward
iu their visits. The Act will commence tu-morrow.

PRAUTi toiaIdSPoIVDENCE:

N0V1.00111.111/11-14161. 11EPTItiiita 24.
The ftineral of the uufortui.ate Madame de Vizy
took &see on Sunday morning last, at seven n•clock
in the Morning. Her remains were attended solely
by her relative,, the physician, and clergyman, al-
though every English and Irish resident here was
dethrone to be permitted to juin in the melancholy
procession. lam hew to say that Christian forti-
tude has carried her afflicted mother, Mrs. Charles
Lock, through her unparalleled •fiction, and that
she soon will be able to quit this scene of woe.
The Comtesae has left behind her three children,
• lovely girl, a fine boy, and an infant scarcely five
weeks old, which she tvu suckling when she met
her untimely end.

A strange circumstance took place here last night.
The Sovereign steam-boat, bound to Calais from
Dover, was driven by the force of an adverse wind
into this harbour at ten o'clock on Smudgy night,
and landed all her passenger', in number exceeding
thirty, sod the wind coming soou rentad to the
south, she set off for Calais with the carriages and
luggage of her passengers, who next morning had
to litre voitures for Calais to took after their goods
and chattels.

Mr. 801 l Hughes, with vis-o-vis, baronehe, pad-
chaise, cabriolet, and eleven horse., arrived here,
and have proceeded lo Paris. Lord Brutlenell and
suite have also come by this post.

art BUSIPINSS.

The Lord Mayor held a Court of Common Council yes.
lerday at Guildhall fur the general dispatch of public busi-
ness.
The Court agreed with a Report fro* the Committee of
City Lends for granting Mr. Stenoett a depaiatiou of the
office of Alien Porter fur a period of four numbs.
Several Reports from the Bridge House Committee fur
graeti•g leases were presented sod agreed to.
The Gaul Expeihes Committee made • Report respecting
the Printing of the Sessions' Papers, in which t►ey recom-
mended the same to be continued, as requisite for the pore
poses of justice, which was agreed to.
The Chamberlain was directed to pay the usual sum for
the ea peeves of the Auditors of the City's accounts.
The Committee fur G I Purposes p ed a Report,
recommending sundry additional fees to he takes i■ lb.
Court of Requests, which was read; and, after some discus-
sion, and • tooting fur ■djoursing the consideratina to •
future Court, wbicb was ueg•tived, was 6s•lly agreed tn,
and the fees ordered to be incressed accordingly, and to
commesce from the Ist of October sent.
The same Committee delivered le • Report, on consider•
isg the Petition of the Masons' Company for • by law, which
they recommended to be complied with soder cartels resit.
bilious; and, opus the question heiog put to agree with the
Report, the same was negatived by • decided majority.
A notice of motion was given, to consider of affording
some assistance to the &alio; hospital for seamen, at a
future Court.

A DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT.
The Republic of Colombia has to deplore the Noma one or
her most distinguished servauts in the person of Don Jost
Tihurcis Echeverrin, who died on the 12th instaist,at Dieppe.
where be hail removed from Paris for the benefit of sea.
bathing. Mr. &lamina was 35 years utit; be was born in
the city of Maraelibo, nod his family isof the first distinction
sad °potence in that city; be was educated at the Royal
University of Merida, where he obtained the degree of Doc-
tor in Law, and afterwards practised as an Advocate in the
Supreme Court, called Royal Audieweia, and all the other
Courts in Santa Fe de Bogota. He distinguished himself
much in his profession. When the Revolution took place
in 1810, be male the utmost efforts in the cause of indepen-
deuce, nod was at that time appointed President of several
Courts established by the new Government, and obtained
many other highly important commissions. lye had reorient*
himself so eonapicimos by the taknt, activity, and pat.ititiam
he displayed in the discharge of his duties, that when General
Walls, became master of New Granada and Venezuela is
1816, be offered large rewards toe the apprehension of Mr.
Eelieverrin, who was obliged to take refuge in the mountains,
where he rem ‘ined about three years, and suffered so much
from the climate and severe privations to which he was ex-
posed, that he contracted the illness which has now so pre.
nsatorely deprived the Republic of his eminent services.
Mr Echeverri• was the personal friend of the Liberator,
Bolivar, and was selected, with Mr. Weeny', to negotiate
with the Mother Country ; but on the impolitic refusal of
the late Ministry to treat with Colombia, he procreded
Paris, and, with the exception of • short visit to his friend,
Dote Loin Lopez Mendes, lo London, had resided there ever
elute. Mr. Echeverrits was lately appointed, with Mr. Re.
veers, to succeed Don Francisco Antonio Zes, as the Rrprcv
eetitative of Colombia in Europe; and having received offi.
eial intimation of this appolutineot was the only lesson of
his remaisitng in • climate so little suited to his constitution.
He may therefore be said to base sacrificed himself tau the
altar of patruaison.

_ -y:

THE FuNDS —The markets yesterday were re.
markably steady, and very little Aping : Consols,
811 i ; Consols for Account, Slit; New 4 per
Cents. WOW Escheyser Bills, large, 14 3 pr. ;
Ditto Small, 4 7 pr. ; India Bonds, 4G 47. Fo-
reign Stocks : Spanish (new), 65 65k ; Neapo-
litan, 761! 77; Chtlian, 841; Danish, 891; Prue.
Sian, 90 .

One cause assigned for the continuance of his
MAJESTY is, town is saidio he Mr. PEEL'S uliseßct
at Lulworth Castle, the CHANCELLOR'S in Devon-
shire, the Duke of WELLING roN at Cutigrrss, and
Lord LI v itaeoo es indispensable occupation during
the hotiey-woos,.
If inquiry were made in the proper quarter, it
would probably appear that • notification has been
made by the Earl of Lte•aroot. to Lord PA L-
MERSTON, HISHMAIMOti that his Lordship's office is
included among those which Ministers have deter-
mined on ►ubjecting to a new arrangement, with a
view to public ecolionly.—( keening Paper.)

Corporal George, whi.•e trial by a Regimental
Court Martiul was noticed in our Paper of Tuesday,
was convicted, and war yesterday sent to Brim's
gaol for twelve Mouths.-1 Eveniag Paper.)

no's B incii..—The adjourned sittings for Mid-
dlesex will commence en the 13th of October : the
Conrt will be occupied with common jury trials till
the 19th inclusive, when the special jury cases will
commence.and Isst till the 24th. The sittings will
be in the Court of Common Pleas. On Monday,
the 211th of October, the Loudon adjourned sittings
commence with CWIIIIIOII jury cases, and on the 31,t
special jury awes will be heard, till the list of re-
mantis is exhau►ted, for it is tuiderstood that the
Lind Chief Justice will not try any of the new spe-
cial jury censer.

oLb Bd!tin; tHtsitabAY, Sirrsiatta iii.
Ma. Laufer, Navel Medland, and John Mar
reit, were indicted fot stealing a, bag captaining
471 b. of feather., the property or itotio Liarduer
end others. •
It anneiteed that the Prilonera *eta hi the itil
ploy of the Prosecdtors, bdt the trial hick *cartel,
commenced, when, from an error in the Chritithiri-
name of one of the Prosecutors, as stated in the
indictment, the Recorder directed the Jury to
Acquit the Prisoners, which they accordingly did.
The itacoaoaa then directed that the Prisoners
should be detained, and another indictment pre-
pared, as lie could not allow Printers charged with
Much an offence as robbing their employer to escape
from a mere informality.
Th,:ntar Shephard was charged with feloninusly
receiving a quantity of iron pipe, the property of the
London GisCumpany, knowing the saute to have
been stillest.

It appeared that Mayne. a workman belonging to
the Company, had stolen the pipe if, question, and
sold it to the Prisoner for 611 The pipe was sworn
to be worth upwards of 41. Mayne was convicted of
the theft at the present Session., and the evidence
against the present Prisoner clearly proved his hav-
isig purrhased the pipe from Mayne, who, whet& be
sold it. had on his working dies..
The Jory found the Pols°tier Guilty.
The Rscoapalt immediately proceeded to lass
sentence. lie observed that shops of the dr►crip-
non kept by the Prisotier were most dangeious to
the community, if out honestly conducted. As an
example to others, the sentence of the Court was,
that he should be conlitied in the Honor of Correc-
tion for biz months, kept to bard labour, and be
publicly whipped.
George Mame (s young man of respectable ap-
pearance) was isidicted for embezzling the sum of
8.. the properly of his master, Robert Payne.
The Prosecutor, Robert Pique, is it soda-water-
menufacturer, residing at No. 11, Salisbury-place,
New-road. The Prisoner was employed as his
porter, and was intrusted to take out small parcels
of goods, and receive the money, and or the cour►e
of his service he received from Mrs. Damon,
oat of the customers, 8.. for some spruce beer, for
which he did out account to the Prosecutor, but on
the contrary, stated that Mrs. Dawson had not paid
him, as she had no change. De the 43d of May
the Prisoner left the employ of Mr. Payne, with.
out giving soy notice. The Prosecutor then disco-
vered this sum of es. bad been, amongst 'other.,
received by the Prisoner, and not accounted fur.
The Prosecutor Was cross-examined by Mr. C.
PHILLIPS at considerable length.—He admitted
that at the time the Prisoner quilted his service he
owed him a week and two days' tears; and that
at the examination which took place at Bmv-street,
he was willing, out of tenderness to the Prisoner,
to have waived the cha•ge„ if he had paid the sew
of 31. 6.. 6J. which lie (the Prosecutor) claimed
as the whole sum which the Prisoner bad received
and not accounted for; but hr denied that he had
sny knowledge of the Prisoner's intention to set up
agsitirt him as a rival in trade before lie had him
taken up.
The Jury, after a short consultation, acquitted
the Prisoner.
The Prisoner was then placed at the bin on
similar charge. The sem it& this case was Sr. 61,
winch he bad received from a Mr. Jones, on the
43d May (the very day he quitted the Prosecutor's
service).
The Prisoner, in hir defence, said diet he had re-
crved this money on the Friday, and had celled on
the Prosecutor the beat day to account fur if, but
he ass out; and the Prosecutor might with equal
justice indict him fur seven or eight other soma
which he hail received on that day.
The Jury, after a short consultation, pronounced
■ verdict of Ada Guilty.
The Peisotier bowed to the Court and Jery as he
retired lium the bar.

Martha Bales, a woman of respectable appear-
once, was indicted for stealing seven sovereigns tram
the person of John Baker, on the Bth July. The
Prisoner had been out on bail.
John Baker, the Prosecutor, a sailor, and by birth
a Hanoverian, stated, that he lodged with the Pri-
soner, whose husband keeps a peblie bean in
Lower East Smithfield,and of Monday,the Bth July,
he went home about six o'cinck
Ile was quite sober, and went up stairs and gait
tout of his box eight sovereigns which he,pwl iss hii
pocket, and came down again. The Primmer was
leaning against the bar. Ile was asked by an old
moo to treat him, and he gave him a sovereign to
get change, but he ran off with it, and as he was
'About to pursue him the Prisoner laid hold of him,
and pulled hint into the bar and abut the door.—
He was turning round to open the door when she
pat her hand into his pocket and took out his
money.. He laid hold of her arm, and avktd her
to give back the money. Site said tbe.would not,
and bid blot "Go to hell !" Ile then went up
stairs to consider whut to do ; but he did not tell
the soldiers who were sitting in the tap-room what
bad happened, as he expected she would give him
back the money is the morning. He slept there
that night, and an the following morning again
asked her to give him back his motley, but she
only said, Go to hell, you old font ! what I have
got you give to spend." Ile went and consulted
with a friend, and by his advice be went to the
Police Office and told there whist he had now re-
lated, anti the Prisoner was taken up.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.—He never
brought any gilla of the town to the Prisoner's
house alter lie hut received his money. He was now in
prison, having been arrested for 191. ls. at the suit
of the Prinmer's husband.
I.see the defence Mr. ANDREWS called—

Elisabeth Muckly, who stated that on Monday.
the Bth July. alw went to the house of the Prikirr,
to mind the children whilst she went oat. She went
about four o'clock, when the Prisoner went oat,
and she maid till post nine o'clock, when the Pri-
soner returned. and during that time she saw no-
thing of the Prosecutor.
!Eleanor Holmes proved that on the Bth July the
Prisoner came and drank tea with her at five
o'clock, and afterwards witness accompanied her •
shopping, and returned home with her about half-
past eight o'clock. On the IVedursday morning
she was at the Prisoner's house. when the Prose-
cutor came to a coat h, with two girls of the town,

iorl wsnliri the ikiimilet its irk riiitner for thefot
which she refused. She did mot hear the Proiecu-
gm gar any language of reprisath to the Pnaosee.
lie,charge her with robbing Ina. • ` . •
Ann Tebbing, the maid-servant or the l'rivober.
corroborated the testimony of the two last•wnners►s.
The REcOIDIR observed to the Jury the stroll
contradiction which the Prostestur's statetti.nt had
received. He hardly thought the Js7 .would re-
quire him to suits et up; but if they wished it he
would tin it.
The Jury. witlitiot a Moment's hesitation, ac-
quitted the Pris Oner. • • .
The Prosecutor. applied for hie expenses, which
the Recoider refused is allow bins.

MIDDLI?SEX SESSIONS. Cteatkiwina,
THVBSDAT, SitiPTllll4lllll6

CHARGE OF FRAUD.
James Simpson Maddock:, s young Frenchman,
woe indicted fin defrauding Henry Belfry of nine
shillings, uoder false pretences, *a thew f of Sell-
ieluber.

Mr. Henry Bailey stated, that he lived with Dr.
Young, in Welbeck-street. The Prisoner came to
Dr. Young's on Monday last, and brought with
him two bottles of Eau de Cologne, which he said
the Doctor had ordered from Mr. Johnatoribs, the
perfuther, in Oxfbrdoitreet, and that be, the Pri-
soner, was to be paid Os. for them. The witness
paid him the money, and he gave him a receipt for
it. In the course of Monday the witness called at
Mr. Johnston's, and found the bottles had trot
been sent by him, and that he had several applies-
'lour of a similar nature. On Tuesday morning
lie saw the Prisoner in 'Queen Anne-street ; he
tapped him on the shoulder, and told him that Dr.
Young had not ordered the Eau de Cologne, on
which the Prisoner said it was a mistake, and re-
turned him the 91. He then took the Prisourr to
Vt'el bec L. st ree t, and from t hence to br r. Joh uston'a
io Oafurd-street. The Prisoner had a greatnum-
ber of bottles with hilt, when he met him on Tues-
day morning.
In 1111/Wef to • question put by the CHAtau•tr,
he said he had nut loomed the two bottles to the
Prisoner.
The CHAIRMAN—" So he has lOst his Eau de Co-
logne. and you have indicted him for a fraud, al-
though you got your money beck."
The witness said he did it at the request of Mr.
Johnston.
A person in the employ of Mr. Johnston staled,
that that gentleman had several notices given him
of persons being defrauded in the same way as the
last witness, which was very injurious to him, as a
tradesman, as his name was always mentioned, and
the article sold was merely water, with a little of the
essence of Law de Cologm put into it. When the
Prisoner was bought to Mr. Johnston, he had a
bottle open, which contained real Eau de Cologne.
but the corked bottles were merely filled with as-
ter and coloured with the essence. The uncorked
bottle, he supposed, was used by the Prisoner as a
sample. There were several winder chetgesegeiorit
the Prisoner, as that of De. Young's, lent it was
thought that one indictment would be sufficient.
The CHAIRMAN —" Then you have taken the
worst case to ground your iadoctasent on, fur tf e
Prosecutor has lost nothing. He then observed to
the Jory, that he had no doubt but the Prisoner was
a bad fellow, hut at present there was no iodictmei t
against him which could be supported, it was there-
fore their duty to acquit him.
The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Floe
Guilty, and the Prisoner was discharged.
ASSAULT ON A CHILD.
John Gee, a coal-meter, a demist-looking man.
upwards of sixty years of age, was inducted fur
having committed an indecent assault on Elisabeth
Becket, a beautiful little girl only eight years of
age, at Clairton, on the Bth of August last.
He was convicted on the evidence of the child
and that of the mother, the nature of which is ten
indelicate to report.
The Couar sentenced him to three months itn-
prisoomeut in the House of Correction.
The Grand Jury were then discharged, and the
Sessions are expected to conclude tomorrow tsli•t
day), when John Jay, a postillion, late is i's Ma-
kitty's service, will be tried for • misdrineenoi an
attempting to steal a watch from a Ireton outside
Drury-lane theatre, on the last night hisMelopty
honoured that theatre with his presence.