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fistiottlay sight the Ho•. East Delia C,oinpsay's ohipo Bom-
bay, Capt. thaeion (late Graham, who died at Nacos), and
Buys! George, Capt. Timms, p•lt•ed by Portanadoeh for the
Bever, from Chloe : they sailed Is December last! The Cots.
patsy's ship Minerva was left at the Cape of Goad Hope;
the Hy the sad loess bad left at. Hetes* for l.undou, and the
Thalia whaler was apdiese with it tberChauuel.
Ilse shove ships lies nibS beemeCapi.Greig. and part of the
crew of the late step Bletelim Hall, *Web shop sailed from'.
Gravesend on the ill, ail ►lay, and was wifierausintely lost.
sets the !slaved of lueccessible, 15 miles frdm 'Frieda', del
Cunha, un the 23J of July last. It appears the wroeferr hid
been very thick ; use the Sid they had a■ obsematiote, soil
found themselves near these Islands,.of whirl they wished
to get • sight, as order to eurreet their retkoniag. Cour.-
eptently every look-out was kept f weed, which is knows
to he an indieselow of 'rearing them; ati altitude wa■ esker
of theme* at 8 in the morales eT the 23,11, end lb.nat leo, every
body beiwg os deck, se* weed was discove red, wed it ores semi'
found that the ship wa■ ourvounded by it; the beim ers'i pot
desire, but, by reason of light winds and • heavy swell, the'
flop did rot nine round. Breakers were sow heard s•head;
Ike jolly boat was towered down with • towline, but with
the effect, the voted leaving guile sobs did, wed the swell,
driving the ship en the rucks As anchor wellies go, hot
the extreme depth of wit., did sot allow it Se take biddy
the cutter was then lowered .low• to assist the jolly boat is
towing the ship's head round, when she struck. The wee.
Are ewes now so Shirk, from ■ miss or rioted, that the feres
busts coield out hr seen, though close •luugoide; see r could
the loud be diseuvered. The istalis were then col away ;
.. the fog blowing off, terrine cliff, were discerned ore, their
Wads, at shuts half a.cittle's length, and the sea began to
'leeke a clear breach seer ilw ship. The two boat. now
leaded abort two hoodred yards uff, sad while those u•
' %tied were eedrovetarieg to throw o►erheated the long-bust,
ttie ship filled and went to pieces. The crew clung to the
forecastle, scene of she beams of which Isrld fast to the rocks ;
sad, on a hastily made rail, eight moo got Os shore, and one
was druw•ed. A rope was sue Hoeg feeds the, shore to the
remainder, and, about 4 p. as. all were hoofed. without the
least water, or a mors•l of provision,. Water ww, ►ow-
ever, fused; woe prderistona were supplied by knocking
doom eke penguins and other birds eggs, and those of sea
eltplisees and orals. Teri, Were erected with wine of the
coarse cloth mud sails that were washed un shore; but it was
fetter days berme they could weeks • Are, in which they at
hot succeeded by menus of • ,locket which was was►ed on
shore. Oa the 19th October • boat was built, en *huh
eight of the crew endeweered to make Tristan ifs Ceinhs ;
betthey have not more be. te heard of. Oa the 81h of No-
ember • second boat wan made, and ten of the mew sac-
weeded In getting to find tsl•ud; and, wit► the assistance of
two shale bows, the whole of the wefoetuustes were trans-
ported from their &whet, gloomiern he the 9eh of J y
following, having been without bread for nearly sit mouths.
The brig :Varian, of London, Lackland master, kindly took
the are.' and passengers these( to the Cape of Good Hope,
consist iug of four ladies, there children, 20 passengers, sod I I
seamen. Two perinea were drummed to she shipwrerk,
sod eight are missieg in the first boat that was built.
Though this islauti is widtise sight of Tristan de Omaha, and
every signal was made by means of tires, smoke, and Hoes,
yet no misiotauce was re-tittered them owed their second boat
made known their situalion. This island is about nine
wiles round, is well wooded, •nd is remarkably high, so
mach so, that it is a day's work to wish) the summit, but it
is coustasely euveloped is clouds, and visited with *quails ;
bale mu harbour or cove, and can wily be lauded no to lee-
ward; a heavy .well cuost•slly peeved., thuds prevented
these sufferers from obtaining fi-11 as a change in their diet.
The isoforioNaie ship was 400 loos bordeity and had 52 per-
sons us booed, siosily pawners, board to Bombay.
A letter butts our Curreopoudeut, doted Dover,
April .19, says:—

"The ship BiroJos Hall, Capfuls Greig, was last on the
43d /oily last ow the island Isaccessible Oise of the islands
of Tristan da Caulia)—the Commis and paserseess wise
savadoright of the crew last ; the earpeouse and two of lb.
crew passed here this moruing is the ship Phorsiu; they
were four months ins the island, and sue'red treat priva-
tions. The Bleodun Hall sailed f.oiu Dustman* 18tli May
last for Bombay. Lit 1/1141111i Pepper, of the East In-
dia Company'+ instill' service, with his wife, were on board
the Bleedus Hall; they both laeluog to Dryer, mod were
married only a day ur two before t►ry 'rebuked ai Drop-
rem."

SHERIFF'S CIiIIRT,
02DroaD-aow, RFD LION-140•01,
SATURDAY, ATRIL 20.

THWAITIS V. SMITH.

This Wall 111/ act for damages for criminal con-
versation with the Planiiiift's wife.

The Plaintiff' is in the ►ervice of • calico-printer
at Dartford, in Kent, and the Defendant is the
driver and • co.proprietor of one of the coaches
between that place and London. The husband
was double her age; she was picnic and handsome,
and the Defendant, * dandy favourite of the fair,
The Indy was in the habit of coming to see her
friends in town, and thus became acquainted on
the boa with the Defend:nit, with whom she eloped,
slid wit+ found resident in lodgings in Loyd's-row,
3,,•1 r'.

Verdict for the Pl.intif—damige• 100/.

ST. ALBAN'S SNSSIONS, APRIL 19.

RESURRECTION MEN.

TNT KING C. THONIAI Wttw,►>re.—This was an indict.
mart against she Deft udant fur a nsisslienseauw, at common
law, in breaking open the grave of use Jame Renwick,
erased, lately taterred in the rhurcheyard of Watford, and
carrying away the said busty. The body bad been disietterieol,
and directed to be sent off by the coach as a parcel address-
ed to a person is Tooley.sireet, in the Borough of South_
wark. On the discovery, it was 'clattered at Watford, and a
parcel of similar appearance, and with the same addreo,
was seat of, which the Poisoner came forward sad claim-
ed us its ■rnvsl in town. 11 farther appeared in eviJeuce,
that the Prisoner was seen iu Watford s►ortly after the ori-
ginal burial of the young woman.
The care went to the Jury, who immediately found the
Prisoner Guilty ; and be was ariiienced I. pay a flue of 201.
and be outprasuued is the Borough Gaul for twit years.

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MIDDIXIIAM MECTING.
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„ TICT!D•V, A EMIL 18.
Stink's of 50. (.41 h, for Ism jr• 110 t Ihne3Uelt.Mnl
4 yrS 01J, 11st '; 5 yrs uld. 11sl. 9!b.; sif sad aerf,•
Grailrroeu Rohr* Tso MArs.
et. Batas% br. al. Jrarly Huragr, aged
ol Fe•goow's gr h. Fora Horner, 5 sr. old.
gun. G. In Pow IrtiNrh h • Memory. 5 yrs old. ..... •• • 3
Mr. tyrant'', b'g. Bryan, by Gob!rwpos, azird ......
Pi,. I Lee's ch.'(. Sprcwsdiwn, 5 yrs old
Mr. 114rntir's b r. A ppleioa. 5 yrs idd
7to 4 agar Maly llorner-8 SO 4 agsi Bryan ; a goad rare
aid rolatasteJ.•

Jemmy Horner came ill era'. but • dispute dririe a• id
tuttreher she *rot over the refuse halts or ; rt use
proved that Join Hurddr did Ru i.(111: drier rdass.lismg s.
frril diluniSeS, • d .nht aru.r to the utmole•f the die•-•fil..
wheo it .. as, agreed that Ilse ',takes altvut.l be dial& el lA. tro
Jr. Horurr and irony Horner, and a I luta to be ter'. 'lb!
other bursts itadtaptatabty new the wuonr 'tie u(a pout,

I,OITR --Satarttiy a notch for /5 (nirest a aide was rod
fib, lover Leah hands, In meta a chewiest barite, send 7 n'er
the 'LAW, nod a bp) burst. Yates( !tamale's; bah tLe p
petty of Gratierneit of that city. The ebeinsat wat ro,OF by
the mower, and "fannies, by Mr. Tboanaa Kiag, hvege.
#aaler. Betting Y to il'ota the ebeanot at atartiog. Harm-
took the kid for 100 reds, when the thrOuti4 oneted,
and war. Winalog. fill the alit lip leather gave way within 301
yards of home, by which the rider lout his seam. It ',Ns a
wrlt.ettotetird race, both borer* ataittag play lawn the aloft-
lag. Couattlerable beta were peadiug.

THE CHASE.

A GOOD DAY'S SPORT.

The Roxby hound. nwt un Wednesday (a by-day) at Hove.
berry, and found • dog ins, which they killed in prime styl
'after rushing about three miles; at the moment they *roe
breaking up th4s fox, they were hallooed to another, yaw b,
•after a ran of ten miles, without Eberle, was likewise kilted ;
but the pleasore of this chase was somewhat destroyed so the
'oporlsmuti, Rhea they found at to be a bitch tat, with no
fewer thaw eight young ones in ►er—a number widow, if
ever, heard of. They found again, sad, after • s►eere ran of
-lax wiles, killed, is gallant style, their third fo•—horsrr,
bounds, sad sportsmen, alike reedy to retire to rest. It was
' the best seesiiing day these bounds base bad this seism.—
(Exeter Gozelle.)
A few years ',owe llierr ow• a tiller of wltte young forts
Cluorl In a coy.. at Hoek Hill, ncarna..ten, alt of WHtrh
wwe Ihken to lirslerroadte, and reared by a fox hound hitch
that bad receutly *helped.

PEDESTRIANISM.

BARCLAY MATCH AT SHEFFIELD.

Thursday, at drove,. o'clock, Wright, the prdestrian, had
Rune tibß smiles. In con...gusto eof the badness of the wea-
ther on Wednesday nsgbt, about btu o'clock, and having only
twelve minutes to walk Ina mile in, it bag mock disturbed
him ; hi. cold is worm, sad his legs are swellin,c. Not-
withstanding he is so touch broken down. hia ',solstices is
uosbaken, and be anxiously looks forward to nest Wednes-
day noon, at twelve o'clock, Ile accomplish los arduous t.ak.

lIRIGHTOIV, Aran 20.

We regret to stale that his Majesty departed os Wednes.
day afternoon for Carlton Palate. The aub4.ty, tr. and
steady the whole of the nadieiduals who compere the King's
domestic establishment, have also left ; au that the Neilson
is nearly deserted. I t would, we apprehend, be ezeniag
only delusive hopes, were we to add alum bis litojetay's re-
turn may shortly be exp. tied. Thai period, wetter, will met
. arrive omit several miintliseliall have elapsed, mid • Coon-
menial journey Anil Issire been accomplished.
We saw two persons, ou amides lam, climb up t►at part
of she Cliff, from the hollow to the ve,y top whore fleeces-
Mat happened to M . Kritcs, mid Knowles, a bitten of
upwards of SO feet, and urarly pea peodicular !

The Marquis of LA NSDOWN has arrived in Paris,
at the hold Aleurice, roe St. Honore.
The Duchess of DEVONSDI RE has set out from
Paris for Lynos, from whence her Grace will pro-
ceed to Florence, and afterwards to Rome.

The interconiae between Dover and France was
never greater than at the present period, The
Arrow mail strain packet banded at those Wares,
during last week, twenty-five carriages ■nd 4tl►

Two superb steam packets, fitted with larger
engines than any other yet made, will be launched
this wed( at Liverpool. One is to he called tt.e
, St. George, and the other the St. Patrick.
The Richmond brig was launched on Thursday
at Chichester. She went off is grand style, amidet
the (-Mere of thousands of spectator.. His Grace
the Duke of Rictuitostn christened her by throwing
the bottle of sine. The Duchess and the Milani
Eel of NIARCII were present in *carriage and four.
as were also Lord Sct.saY, General and Mrs. DOG.
RI EN, &c.—lt was a most gratifying spectacle.
The East podia Company's ships Rep/ George
and Bombay from China, passed Portsmouth on
Friday for the Downs. The Royal George sailed
from China the 13th December, arrived at St.
tia the 16th of February, and sailed from
theher. for Eagland on the 40th of the same month.
—The Bombay sailed from China the 7th D•f-
ceralwr ; left the Inglis at abettor off Letcepara, in
the Straits of Banc*, on the 24th December; se.
rived at the Cape the 3(1 February ; sailed Irons
thence on the 13th ; arrived at St. Helena on Ito,
2241 ; and resumed her voyage to England on th.r
26th of the same month. The illiaerna arrived.ar
the Cape on the 4th Fr•broory, end erre sett tist,e
on the 13th by the Bombay.

Tug FUNDII.—On Saturday there wily en:ht,t;
new ur doing. Consols were steady : 78L for :Ho-
ney ; end 7811 for the Account ; Reduced 774! ;
4 per Cents. 94i; Navy 1021}; Long Amin., wt.
1942. Foreign Stucks also flat : Spsint-h 66 ;
►b 85; Praetor° 84j; Columbia Bonds 85.
Three mouths Half-pay to the Reduced Officers
of hi. Majesty's hind forces, to the 24th March, wilt
commence pityiag on the 24th instant, and continue
every day (Saturday and Sunday excepted) till tiur
gild of May ; after which time, on Mondays, Turt.
days, and Weduesdays.

Duna.—At an earty hour on Friday morning
meeting took place in the fields at the back of Ole
Montpelier Tavern. Coutterwell, between Lieut.
K--, It N. raid Mr. 1114,,_ a medical studei.t.
attending the bovinity. The Lieutenant was at.
tended to the field lap a brother officer, sod Mr.
M'-- by his brother, who is • respectable suf..
goon. At the ant ere, the Lieutenant was struck
an the,rioht arm by his atlversery's ball, which lace-
rated the flesh, but the wound is 110 MUMS
ds-
Renas. The affair then tetsiaited.
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