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London, England, 1821-05-23 00:00:00

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RiEZTION OP AN ALDERMAN P(;)R QUEEN
"Irma WARD.
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SECOND DAY.
Nearly the whole of ibis day WAS °resided iw. hearing the
arguments; of ileeCettlesel emits the. admissibility of soles.
There amnia more thee wheat eighty voters ie this Ward. '
At the cline of the poll yesterday the nitenbers were only—
For Mr. Yeuebles
Mr. Caps, t l4
4. Majority..., 16
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IMAItVaRRONE GRlf ERAL DISPENSARY.
The supporters and friendlier this admirable Charity dined
together yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great
Giteen•street. Upwards of 300 persons were present.
George Byng, Esq. M.P. was eneninitowsly called to the
Chair, sod was supported by S. C. Whitbread,EAT M.P.
and other Gentleman. After the removal of the cloth, Nan
No6is was song by Messrs. Taylor and King, and the sisal
toast. followed.
The Report was read by the Secretary, from which it ap-
peared that the member of persons admitted to receive bene-
fits from the opening of the Charity in 17116, to the Ist of
January, 1,191, was 64,774, of which 50.045 have been
cured, 3,679 partially relieved. SOS died, 351 discharged for
sion.ailendaece, and tS7 retsina seder care. Of theme seem-
bets 17,285 have been visited at their ow.' habitations.
When the Secretary had cuttelsaled mediae the Report,
the health of the Chairman was drank will' three times three,
and he returned thanks.
A ransiderable sum was collected from the meeting, which
did not separate till a late hour.

TII P. .4 R NY.
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An •PrWarg.e... nationlay 1.. t. Iwo envisions of the .51b1,
Royal •usabiten battalion, commanded by Liesst.-Cuipnet
Cochlea, derived in Gloucester oti iloPir route hoop Plymouth
Sir Shrewsbury; where they are to be disbanded. The re-
maining divisions were to fellow yesterday awl ibis day.

DUBLIN, *&i M.
DUBLIN CASTLR.
it having been recently mined in several of the English
Print., as one of the eases', which probably wo•ld prevent
the folli Intent of his Majerity's gracious intention of visiting
this country, " that the Castle of Dublin was nut in a sits's.
lion it to receive him—as it had nothing dose to it Niece the
Lord Lieutenantey of the Duke of Rutland ;" we rosideer
it our duty, as soon as possible, to collect this encmp'ss
statement, since we can with truth assert, that none of this
public ediices of this city have undergone more iisead M
well as permanent •Iterations sad improvements, within/01
last ..:wenty years, than the Castle of Dublin. We may
without any deist° of presumption say that the Castle of
Dublin is at present not only a suitable residence for the
representative of Majesty, but also ouch • one as is, awl we
frost will be considered, not altogether undeserving of bong
honoured by the presence of, Royalty itself —(Dsiblia Prec-
ise'''. Aurae.)
A HIGHWAY ROBBER SHOT.
On Saturday lest two ladies proceeded in a sociable feria
Fermoy, accompanied by a mass servant, to pay a visit Ws
neighbouring family ; when shout mid-way In Kilworth, they
were stopped by a single footpad, who robbed them of*
gold watch and what weary they had about them, without
the servant being able to •fford them aoy assistance. A short
time afterwards the agent of John Hyde, of Castle Hyde,
Req. M.P. was also stopped and robbed by tie same fel-
low. When Mr. Finley (the agent) got off, he hastened inigi
Kllworlh, made known the particulars of these daring rob-
beries, and described the fellow must particularly, which in.
diiced Mr. Boyce, a spirited gentleman of that place, to Ail,
of immediately in pursuit of him. Ileshorily caste in sight
of a man who be conceived answered the description—his
suspicions were well-founded ; for on inquiry he was identified
by • lad who saw him commit the roliberies. Mr. Boyce rod*
up, and seeing him armed, called out to him to sorrender—thii
villein, who took up his position in a gap, iostantly present.
ed at Mr. B and when in toe act of pulling the trigger, re.
reived that waitrons 's fire and was kilted on the spot.
The body was brought into Fermoy, and was recognised to
he that of a quarryman named Adams, who resided there.
An iuqueat was held on Sunday by six Magistrates, is lie
absence of a Coroner, and a verdict areoritiagly returned. •


ELOPILVENT.

Miss Ham, a young lady of great accomplishment*, sad
the daughter of a wealthy citizen, eloped from the house of
her lust, New-road, St. Pancras, where she was on a visit,
or tirade, mornitig last, with a dancing.snaster. The
affair was nut discovered until the breakfast hour, when it
was found that she had taken her trunk wit► her. Head-
bills kd to a trace of the fugitives ow Monday mooing, at
Huolingford, Hens, where they were found. The lady, who
is twenty-orie years of age, was hrought hackbi berhrother,

404 shell/allow, who Is termed forty. received • esaiog frame
the brother's hands.

PIGIZOY MATCH for et SILVER CUP awl COVRIC

A grand match took place on &erste, Common, Barks,
on Monday, between nine gentlemen of Barka, Oxon, and
Hero., agsinst nine from Haute, Wits., and Surrey, for a
silver cup and cover, and ten gniums in specie, by • sub-
scription of lire guineas each, at thirteen birds each, from
the trap at twenty yards from the gun, charge •altwited.
The following is the number each killed:—
BUCKS, At Killed. HANTS, Be. Maned.
Mr Willson l3 Mr Boehm PI
Mr. Rogers ~. It Mr. Horn.. ll
Mr. Ma50n............. 15 Mr. Foth.•rgill
Mr. Herbert
Mr. Na5h......
Mr. Jones. 9 Sir. West . 7
Mr. Hinton 9 Mr. C•llingtou .
Mr. Pa1mer............ 8 S Mr. Phillips.
Mr. hipp . . . 5 Mr. Courtenay ........ 6
88 79
Bucks, it will be seen, had nine birds • head, and won
the cop, which was to have been shot tor yesterday by the
nine, by way of handicap, t►at is, some is b•ve deed birds
o have a chance with better shots. Mr. Herbert wee beetled
to kill more thanes, ose us his aide, and Kr. Fothergill waa
the favourite on the othet side. _

DISraIiSSINO ACCIDENT.


A distressing ascident occurred on Sunday vernier • last
by the upsetting of a cutter belonging to the Sir Stephen
Lashingiew. A party had !wen spending the day at Ele.
phanta, and were returning is the evening is the cutter, 13
persons in all, wises the boat was erect by a nano gibing
up
to the mast head to clear the .upping-lift, and the party
were all plunged into the water. Three of the boat's crew
reached the shore by swimming. Mr. King, the High.Cos-
stable of Bombay; aud.Mr. Alward Charles Lee (fourth son
of Ilfr. Lee, of Kiag•rbast, Cesaut.garAea) late setioad
°Seer of the Regret, were usfortaaatirly slinariartl. The
former was seem a few mammies after the upsetting of the
boat, trying to float himself on an awning stanchion, bet
lidding himself unable to preserve his hfe, he was heard to
cry out, "fur God's sake take care of my vide end children !'
sad then went down. Mr. E. C. Lee sunk eshaivited, abort
• boat's length from via upset colter. The remainder of
the party and crew got on her bottom, sad after 11 hours
hard and anxious struggle rescind the bilged of Elephants,
end were received by the Serjeant with all the attention and
kind treatment be bad the means of affording them. Mr.
King has left a widow sod four children to depinre the loss
of a kind and indulgent husband sod father. Mr. Lee was
a very promising officer the Hon. the East India Omn-
pany'sService, and universally regretted.—(Bombay Paper.)

CAUTION TO GENTLEMEN'S SERVANTS.
A new mode of rubbery has lately bees invested, which
has proved very successful to the ruffianly practitiooers, and
which is as follows:—At day-break three and sometimes
four fellows wale Wong the streets, iv ere ►f the servants
left aoy silver spoons or other articles of vale* on the seat
of the kitchen window, a custom which they &slimed, prac-
tice; the prowling villains notice where they see such pro.
perry, cod about half-past Ave, the time the watchmen ge-
nerally go off their bate, they return, leaving one of
the party at each end of the street to watch, whilst the .
others climb over the area of the kitchen, and with an lustre.
anent something like • fishing rod, which screws into three
lengths, cud which they generally carry concealed in as um-
Well', they either pull up the sash with • hook screwed to
the top of it, or else break a pane of glass, sad with an-
other kind of hook which they screw to the top of this imam.
meot they Ash out spoons, ladles, tains, or w►atever other
article chinas to be on the window. Several depredations of
this nature have been committal widths the last fort-
night in various part of the town; two silver table sputum
were fished from the kitchen of a gentleman, 45, Gloacester-
street, Queen-square; two large silver table spouse were
else taken from the kitchen airflow of Mrs. Arrow, 29,
Great Ormond-street ; and a table spoon has also been
takes from the kitchen of a silversmith in Brook...tree', all
by this mean,.
Yesterday Thomas Si.,; Join Brown, Prank Robinson,
end Che►ie. Brown, who were ie custody, charged on
suopicion of eomosittieg these robberies, and on whom the
instrument above deserifed was found when taken in cus-
tody, were examined, but as none of the property was found
upper them, and no positive proof being against them, they
were discharged. The parties robbed attended, and ►e.
goaded if possible to make the ease public, that it nal&
pat servants on their guard from leaving such things on
kitchen wiudows.

DEATH BY FIGHTING.

Another death occurred on board a lighter M the River
on Monday. Twn men, of the names of Goddard and Ander-
son, haring had a dispute at a public-house, agreed to go
thither and fight it out. The men, who were beery, roust
slashing hitters, fought for fifty mimeses, sod both sustained
.ouch injury by heavy falls in almost every round. At
length Goddard wee knocked down, and be was stunned
with the blow, and his head fell heavily upon the planks.
His gerunds were unable in voile him, and he died in less
llua two boors. Both men were inebriated ■t the cum:
mencemeat of the battle.
CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday an inquisition was held at the light Rorie.
man, Oiange.eourt, Leicester-square, Wore Mr. Cell, Co.
roster fur Westminster. on the body of Mary Capron.), aged
71 years, who was fossil drowned in the Basin, in the
Green Park, on Monday morning.
Ann WlBlain., nitric in St. Marlin's Workhouse, deposed,
that the deceased bad been a pauper in • that house about
twenty years. Last Sunday she pot permission to to to visit
her friends at Brompton, and neat- morning hail been
brought home a corpse. She wa. a very pions woman, and
continually reading religions books. She did not appear to
be deranged in her mind.
William Ryder. turncoek to the Chelsea Water-works,
(mind the body of the deceased in the Basin; it wan about
sixteen feel from the hank, and with the assistance or the
Park.kreper took it not quite dead.
The Jury, trier mature deliberation, returned a verdict.—
Found drowned.

An official return to an teller of the rinuse of
Cntnmou. rt.ttry the amount (in IlritirlieurrestrY)
of the.plutloce of the Revenue,' of Irclund for the
quintet- the sth April, 1820. petit into the
Exchequer, ut 871,6011. ; for the porter
entlitti; sth A pril.
.1821. • 973,3551. ; from, winch
deducting 18,629/„ the &mime on Humps. there
*in remain en inerreee in the quarter ended sth
April, 1821, amounting to 101,7541.

A. letter from Burgos of the fat inst. says—" The
Prior and three or four of the brothers of the Con-
vent del Carmen have been arrested for participa-
tion, as is supposed, in the designs of the Curate
Merino against the Comititutiors. The discovery
was effected in • singular manner. The Curate
had sent • letter to the Prior of the Convent, telling
him that his plans were ripe,sud nothing but money
was wanted, which he requested him to send by the
bearer. Our political Chief intercepted the Mt,.
senger, but sent the letter to its destination by an-
other person similarly habited, aho was admitted
into the Convent, regaled sumptuously, and pre-
sented with a bag of money. The next morning
the Prior
.was surprised by a visit from the Officers
of Justice, to whom he fur • long time refused en-
trance, and caused the bells of the Convent to be
sounded, in the hope that the country people would
flock to his asaistalice, but without effect. •nd he
sod his brethren of course had no alternative but to
surrender at discretion. Surely these holy persons
seek to fill heaven with maityrs."
We ore happy to lean► from Lanark, in Upper
Canada, that op to the middle of February affairs
were going well on with the infant settlement
Our enterprising countrymen forinel every thing
correspondent to their expectations ; and •ll express
the greatest gratitude for the kindness which they
have experienced from Government. Aut intelli-
gent writer mentions that seven weeks ►ufficted to
remove him from Greenock to Lanark, viz. five to
Quebec and two afterwards.—The land abounds
in the sugar maple; and they have been ingenious
enough to find in the woods a plaint that answers
all the purposes of tea. With• good lend, no rent,
sod nothing that in the mother country could be
called taxes, "if they do not make their bread of
it, they will have themselves to blame."—They
wish their relations were around them. They
find the work heavy, but they have pleasure in it,
since " it is for themselves Ind their children."—
In consequence of the number of new settlers,
provisions were higher than usual, Hour being 355.
a barrel, or 7til. tlot quantity necessary for • quer-
tern loaf. Meat 4d. to 611.; but the higher the
better for them, since they would all be sellers next
autumn. The snow began in November •nd co-
vered the mils two feet deep. The weather was
less cold than they looked for. The unclouded sun
during the day had such an effect, that they were
perfectly able to MIII k every day in felling timber,
and generally without their coats. We observe,
from the orthography, that the iiroviriciul pronun-
ciation of the name of the settlement is adopted,
Lanerik.—(i.lasgow Chromic/el
The total number of persons coorieted• in the
years 1818,1819, and 1820, in Ireland, of uttering •
Forged Bank.Notcs, is stared, in an official return
to an order of the House of Commons, at seventeen,
of whom none were executed.

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has Mit taken the ii ii, funt.hounds in Bninfinh.444, cur the • Yesterday Ilse re.ettarnipstiem ,44`, elaassmt. farstiftie and
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same have been kept for several years, and are eatitheming Joh, Amu, ~,,u oiher.,44,l4Himo . yivoirarasago.sis
to •be kept by Mr. Fillebrkis; but the lianshtedon howieds took place before Richard lire i 4, Fel., Thep Hiiticrwav
hoe bean transferred to Sir Bellingham, be Mr., N 00.9.9 identities, by the tiro 4CCOMPIiIy testa Imp admitted
who has boated that country eery since Mr. Powleit parted aa witnesses on the psrl of the CrCown,. ag btiO4g Ike *at, of
with his hounds, which is for these sit yeas. past. 4 cart which conerryed part of the siaggl
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; beseh, end committed to Nevegate eryit.ria4, ,Stalptipa *Mt
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, idelitibed was accurdlogly discharged,,_ - ,...' is: tel
J issmiseasiosnillialaila.
On Friday night last, the st•bla. pf Laid efteleef? lie
Thurndon Hall, Essex. were broken its*. ;aid rulsktil.oll
quantity of servants' wearing *pissed and sot* inliselle.
lamination of the rubbery war (see.. at this nbreoind
the Magistrates dispatched Mat* • the vlfieer to carsick*,
the premises and endeavour to diet-mer the thieves• wake'
I I.es return to town he seat to * ototorsoin 4weerwioseliNfoit
thieves, in Oxford.strret, where be fottud alio fetissm,
I named !Valiant snot Hodge,
,wltopn lw hint resiseite to;aarsc
pert 4seir something of the bosmekt,—llis itennerliet•l+
11^"k ll'etn into custody, and
.on snarehinc abets 1.4404
part ..f the prop, .ty on the pawn of %Libman. 1b.,/
opilerweiii an eitamis.tiem yesserdey before the bisdisacelki(
and were remanded till this flap. . - • isecf4.
Several ot,pre,l,ltimis have beea receotly, cnaridslidk•ik
Fkiest, and in other places qt./bort eli•tootts from Am, we
The vigilance of the Police hail &setn those derprataiii
villas' from the metropolis, and they now tarry ow-tbei•
nefarious practices on the country. •,;

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The land-rail, or corn-crake (Rollie Crer,Zl4 fra.
qwently room] su this comity theoughomt the egliteiti
**moor, Ia tulles in the autumnal ac.nm. A very'AMt one
wile seen no Saturday, shoot Iwo Mike (rem thti rtty. t'Vti
are induced to mention this c reunestance, as a curtiarg
emotion us generally iniestained by spurisotru.—',/fsrer
Paper.)

• • . ANClif,vr COIN.

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A cations and siocriar siker cola of King F.diiiird ISi*,
was littely tossod in the orightnnirhood of Exeter, hint par,
chased by kir. Shirley Wonlisier. It is aboiertlie like, hi
armee/ came, of the new crows piece of the Reinvent tinge,
extremely this., but is brilliant and high preverritittel
ohesissie is part resembles th• Gold Rime Noble of 1446, itud
the metros differs a liffie ; un owe side the' Priure is rel ics.;
tented iu a ship, wearieg a whimsical duce forked gedight
indented with four holes, and his sieurd drawn ; bit tbebefier
aide is a sun in the centre, surmounted by a rosier and ehkir.
clod with four crowns d four lion.. A. we have '41:•,•
count of any larger saltier being current at that periust
grunts, it is considered a 'treat cariosity.

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GLASGOW, NAT
Poirptiunt to his sentence palsied at the -Arviey,s;
Walloon Leonard Swim yesterdersufferetf the
punishment of the law in limit of the gill; . fur palsy
nag two forged five g oust(' nett,. .borumg the town. _
he was under sentence of death hr was regalarl3r
visited by several clergymen and a nointier of retie.
gious persons, to whom 'he thankfully attititieFf.
He bore his meloncboly eondiiion with decept.far
titude, and prepared for his end with, beetwgieg re-
signation. On Tuesday forenoon he,had a last is-
terview- with Iris discoomlate wife and two afhie•
children, his mother, two sisters, wild • trematlwr.4-
Nine of the pions persons who had %pig occsaiiooal.
visitors, spent the night with hitt; iii rtrigioue en-s•
etc's.% At half-past one o'clock the docks were
throws, Oyer), and the hall • was instantly filled
with people of all ranks. . At two o'clock Oh!
Ithigirtnors entered and the Prisoner
.ientnelliatelg
afterwards. He was detretitir, drevad in block
clothes, with weepers, and was perfectly collect..
rd. The lievereml Principal l'aylor rw.de
suitable address to the Audience. Mr.. Ewiug
theta prayed in his usual itnpregrive manner,
and after some other devotional eserciser,the.ll'o:.'
soner was brought out, and having ascended the
Scaffold with a quick and steady step, he rooked
round him and bowed to the spectators. The cap
was drawn•over Isis fare. the rope putiountr hie
sleek, and when he hail prayed for a few rasoments,
he threw the signal brhiud him, the drop fell,aind
lie died after a severe struggle. Whet, the body
had hung the Usual time, it was !Abs. done,
put into a coffin, and carried inside Ili/ jkaa, A
guard of cavalry and infantry kept air the cooed,
which was not so great us has been meets cm some si grim. •
tar accesons. Swan was born near
.Botligste;
and bred a mason; having obtained. a tuiereble
education, lie drupt his trade and :went,* *dote .
burgh, where he remained fur some. Owe.. sm.
ployed as a writer's clerk. He neat came lo thin
Loan, and got employment in the smite line. Olt
the 20th of March, 1815, he was tried...l ief,. ore We
High Court of Justiciary on. a charge of , • theft.
fraud, and perjury. The Jury totitiA
_hies Not
Guilty of the theft, and the fraud and perjury nut
proven. Ile then went to
.Airdrie and obtanied
imitation iii a writer's office, hut being.dpippesed, ha
bromine messenger and eonstable oh hgp p account,
mod by degrreo he turned totelly yf .his
faintly amid character, became oddietetk to drinki
kept had company, of course got but littic,scootilot
mein, and aumetiones squandered the...itltgei hey.
longing to his employers. He was' about thirty
years of age, and had bees ten yews, runrciedy Chi
tars left a wife awl four children. • - •• •
Swan's sister w.as among the apectatorsaf- AA.?
execution. Hating fainted phalli -after he wtgg
thrown over, she had her bonnet. 4%4, ber fur
air. With a'clepravity not to be fookegl far .on sem
melancholy 'uti occasion, an abandoned female-had
time hardihood to carry it off. The crowd, how.
ever. sympathised with the sufferer, a pqriait coop.
roenced, numbers of women and *childrea wore
thrown down, and the bonnet was ae,leogth
stored, but without the ribbauds. There was le
choice collection of the light-fingered gent Py
sent. One of them was caught with his.kysl,„to qme
pocket of a person,' and was laki-tx4 ii4quog.,(ta:
Bridgegaie ; but, before en,*
hgriveci,••lartawate
again at large, from, the ettirrk ssegti.gebee or' •
ill-timed buinauity d liese..erhe *ad him In
charge.
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Sir WILLIAM LEIGIIIKOW:INIVIOX IMOINA1.161"/ .414;
intention to resign his AldeiesiAk IPISie • Rwt--.
int of the inhabitants of Dilliagsgate Word o.•o•
held yestertlaf, to consider ofar pore aseraiirl
succeed loto.• when it wag agreed that AN, rib
BROWN, Esq. be requested to. bealisie
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A fellow, named Hoiden, weii pablielyirbionot
yesterday morning at Camden Tows, for liteil,k4l
pewter tpots, of which offence he want found gtrt.v ~.
people's houses for the pots belonging to the
cons by whom lie knew them to be supplied.—
He was flogged a measured distance of 100 yar,'s.