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QUARANTINE.

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Endeavours having been made, through the medium of
the daily journals, to excite an alarm in the public mind,
by representing that plague existed on board one of the
vessels under quarantine at Standgate Creek, Doctors Mac-
lean and Mitchell offered their services to the Government
for the purpose of investigating the matter, by placing
themselves in contact with any persons or goods supposed
to be impregnated with the supposed virus of pestilence,
in the ship alluded to. By the answer of the Board of
Trade it appears that thlul mischievous rumours are
wholly destitute of foundatiffa.
Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
28th May, 1825. •
STR,-1 am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade to the receipt of your letter of the
21st instant, and to acquaint you that their Lordships have no
reason to suspect that there is, or has been, any infectious virus of
the plague on hoard any of the vessels now undergoing quarantine
at Stuodgate ('reek; and that having been informed thi.t the
crews, as well as the quarantine officers on board those vessels, arc
in perfect health, their Lordships do'not see any reason for avaiMag
tbetnselres of the offer made by yourself and Dr. Mitchell.
I am, Sir, your moot obedient humble %silent,
Dr. Maclean. THOMAS LACHE.

DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO POISON:
At Queen-square yesterday, Joseph Wakeman, a pensioner, re.
siding at the Royal George. public-house, in George-street, Chelsea
Hospital, appeared before the sitting magistrate, E. 31A111[1.AWD.
Esq to prefer a meat serious charge against his only child, a girl
under twelve years, of attempting to destroy himself and wife by
poison.
On the young delinquent being placed at the bar by Spence, a
constable of Chelsea, she sobbed aloud, and appeared conscious
of her situation. The father appeared In the greatest distress at
being the prosecutor of his
The circumstances of the case are these :—On Wednesday after-
noon last, IVakesnan came home from his work about tour
o'clock, to ten, which having been prepared, himself, wife, and
daughter, partook of it ; and afterwards her father returned to his
work. he poor man returning home at night, he complained to
his wife of unusual sensations, and violent pains in his stomach
and bowels; the wife also complained of extraordinaryat.
tacks ; no' cause could be assigned for their illness; and on
Thursday morning the husband became alarmingly indisposed,and
it was thought expedient to hare medical assistance, which was
forthwith sent for, and a strong emetic administered, which
produced a violent sickness, and a quantity of green matter was
I emitted. The medical gentleman expressed his opinion that the
matter contained poison. Wakeman and his wife became better,
and no further notice was taken of the matter till Friday morning,
when the latter, on going to her daughter's bed before she was
awake, found concealed in her apparel about half an ounee-of stone
vitriol—a deadly poison. She produced it to her husband, who
awoke the girl, and interrogated her how she became possessed of
the poison, and what object she had in keeping it concealed about
her person. She at first seemed sullen ; but at length she con-
feised the dreadful truth. She said that on Wednesday morning
she bought a pennyworth of stone vitriol, at a chymist a shop in
George-street, for the purpose of poisoning her father and mother,
and whilst her mother turned her back, to fill the tea-pot, after
pouring out the first cup, she put sonic of the vitriol into their
cups, and stirred it with a spoon ; and finding that it did not
kill them, she had concealed the rest of the poison 'about her per-
son for leer of being discovered. The parents, on bearing their
daughter's (heedful tale, became almost distracted, and after re-
covering from their amazement, the father locked her up in a room,
and instantly wrote a letter to his brother, who resides at Putney, ac-
quainting him with the:circumstance, and requesting he would come
to town in order that something should be devised to prevent her
from making an further attempts. The brother arrived yesterday,
and the only resource that presented itself for their future safety
was, by the interference of the Magistrates, and thereupon,
Spence. the constable, was sent for, and the girl was conveyed to
the office.

Thr Magistrate, on hearing the above revolting narrative, ex-
pressed his horror at the nature of the offence, especially committed
by so young • child, and exorcised his willingness to receive the
charge against her (whi:h he feared was very clear) if the father
was prepared to prosecute her. The crime, if she was ultimately
convicted, would affect her life.
In reply to the worthy Magistrate's observations, the father, in
a flood of tears, said that it would be impossible for him to pro-
secute his own child to a conviction ; but hoped it was in the power
of his Worship to place her in some institution where she might
be reclaimed from tier vicious habits ; unless that was the case he
ihouhl always live in fear. The poor fellow concluded by hoping
the Magistrate would give him a recommendatory letter to the Re-
fuge for the Destitute.
Mr. NIARKLAND said that he had to such power, as that ex-
cellent Institution only received under its roof convicted felons.
Now his daughter had rot been conylct,ed. lie would advise
him to place her under the care of some friend in the country.
The girl was now closely interrogated by a gentleman present as
to what cause she had for making such a dreadful attempt. She
stated that on Sunday week her mother gave her • penny, which
she kept till Wednesday morning, when she met with a boy of the
name of Garrott, who lives with his friends in Frog Island, and he
proposed to ber, the crime of poisoning her father and mother ;
for that purpose she gave him her penny, and ha went into the
chvniist's in George-streeet, and bought the poison, which he gave
to her when liecame out, and told her to mix it in their tea in the
' evening, and before the mottling they would be dead. She saw
him again on Sunday at the door, and he asked her whether she
had dine it ? She said that the poison had no effect, upon which
he said, then give them some more; to which she replied, he had
got her into a deal of trouble : and on going away he said it served
her right, upon her declaring she would not do it again.
This confession having been obtained from her by a promise that
it would be to her interest to divulge every thing, the Magistrate
could not listen to it. At the same time he would advise the father
to endeavour to trace whether the boy Garrett was at all culpable,
and if he could produce evidence against him he would be glad to
hear it at any tittle.
Poor Wakeman said that his object would be attained if the
girl could be placed in some institution, and offered to pay a
weekly allowance with her if she could be taken into the Refuge.
The Magistrate, under the circumstances of the case, gave him
a letter to the Rev. R. Crosby, stating the particulars of the case,
and expressed his opinion that if it was at all compatible with the
rules of the Institution his application would be attended to.
Wakeman thanked his V. orahip, and set out with his daughter
to the Refuge for the Destitute.

MURDER AT BATH.

(rusynxit PARTICI:IWO

The corpse of the man found in the Avon on Tuesday last was
removed to a house in Grove-street, where a mere minute exami-
nation took place. The unfortunate man (who had been stabbed
to the heart) appeared between ;',O and 60 years of age, about
five feet- three inches high, head nearly bald, and the upper front
teeth, except two, decayed ; there were also the appearance of old
ulcers on both legs. The name t' James Shepherd' was marked
on the sack in which the body was found.
An Inquest was held the same day, when acme persons came
forward to endeavour to identify the deceased, but in consequence
of the corpse having been an long in the water (ten days it is
supposed), such attempts were unavailing.
The Jury ultimately returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder,
against some person or persons unknown:" and thus the pope.
trators of this dark deed must remain undiscovered, unless the
finger of Providence,by some signal interposition, points them
out for punishment and public detestation.
This is a circumstance as horrific to the feelings as the notorious
Gill's-hill affair. The murder was evidently committed in the
most deliberate manner, and with as much inhuman barbarity as
ever attended the committal of that dreadful crime. From the
precautionary measures adopted to avoid detection. it would ap.
pear that it was done in some house (they were such as must
bare occupied too much time to be done in the open air). The
seek was not tied but sewn, and the weight of the atone was
each as, had the river not been drawn, would have effectually
pilvented the discovery of the body.
We think the neighbourhood of the Dolemeads requires the
stint especial attention of the police. It is now very thickly papu-
le:lnd. anti the numerous small houses. many of which are tenanted
tekh infamous characters, are built in so complicated 2 way, that to
• stranger, particularly at night, it must be a complete laby-
rinth ; fbr it has neither the benefit of a watchman or a light,
though more in want of both than any place In the vicinity of
Bath. What renders the Dolemeade particularly adapted for the
resort of the worst of characters is its being as it were entirely
unconnected with the city and die surrounding neighbourhood.
The vilest places in other large cities and towns hare generally
sonic public thoroughfares, but who ever thinks of going into the
Dolemeads y No respectable person would be likely to go there,
unless he should be weak enough to be decoyed by one of the
numerous Cvprians who prowl about the streets at night for that
purpose. That the Dolemeads are the acme of the most diabolical
p•setices there can be little doubt. The peace of the inhabitants
of the Parades, we learn, is frequently broken in upon by dreadful
shrieks. and die sound of murder is, in tne stillness of the night,
frequently distinctly heard : from which circumstances we may
reasonably anticipate that, unless the most efficient measures be
aeored by the police to remedy such evils, they will increase, and
the place become a dreadful nuisance to the city.—Keent's Bath
Journal.

Twelve eminent commercial houses in Cork have given
notice that they will not allow more than 1 cent 0.. .4.
count for prompt payment on the sale of -East and West
India produce.
On Wednesday and Thursday last the Scotch General
Assembly were occupied in the discussion of the overtures
respecting the union of offices of Professorships in univer-
sities with parochial charges, upon which gulden there
were seventeen overturn on the table of the Hesse. Afier
an animated discussion the Assembly divided, when the
numbers were—in favour of pluralities, 144; against them,
11$; majority, 26.

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LIVERPOOL, 8u nay Bynum..
Wind N. to N.W.— Hiais Water 41 stirs FM&
Arrived the Town of Liverpool sad St. ague -
Dublin; Erworting, Kenhillt *Mr g
Em from Bwinemunde; Cad
D'ifitZie; Helaingfors, esedearas,fetes iDi
Dawson, and Lord Olenlye., gm.
Hercules. Harris ; Content. 111111111r_ Y"'Ann. Rummer, from Duadolk MIMS and
Lively. Hughes, from Drogheda; letiessia, Ilialgrate, and St.
Peter, Crary, from Dublin.
Illhowezae, DELT 241.
Light broom film KZ:
The Hebe, Brag, nem AMMO% (Egfi for Liverpool,
arrived at Milford, eaikd Shit Nag; IA the Lord Dash.
rune; Fortitude, Glynn; Noah Mesa, ; and Hester.
Robinson.
The Tolson, from Pemanibueo, WWI lab ApnT, the Urania
and Good Intent were ready for sea. Os the lett May, in lat.
41.63. long. 11.31, spoke the brig Cash% fees Liverpool, for
La (lustre.
The Mine, Holmes, frrm Liverpool Mt New Orleans, was spoke,
30th April, lat. 19. long. 8.1.
The Mary, from Liverpool, for Newfoundland, was spoke 16th
May, lat. 47. long. 24.
SHIPPING INT'ELLIGENCIL

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FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
FAL NIOIITH, MAY 28.—Arrived the Countess of Chichester
packet, from Carthagena—asiled the Bth of April, from Jamaica
the 19th, and from Crooked Island the Pith. Sailed the John
Barry, Roche, with emigrants for Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 23.—Arrived the Union, Card_an, from
Lisbon. Off the port the Renewal, Cromartie, from Bwriaellash.
Sailed the Percival, Richardson for Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 29.—Want out of harbour his Majesty's
ship Aurora.
DEAL, MAY 29...-Arrived the Marrrances, Wilkinson, sad
the Pyrenees, Whitewell, from Sierra Leone ; and Janet, Wilson,
from St. Vincent's. Passed through yestseday, with the wind at
N.E, the Commodore Hayes, bloncrief, for India; Juno,
Pritchard, for Jamaica ; and Diana, Jay, for Leghorn. Arrived
from the River and remain the Hebe, Eldon, far North America;
St. Lucia, Raiilingi, from Bt. Lucia ; Wolf, Christie, from the
South Seas ; Jane, Wylie, from St. Lucia ; and Northumbria, •
Wright, from Quebec.
GRAVESEND, MAY 29.—Arrived the Janet, Wilson, trans
St. Vincent's; Henry, Snell, from Lisbon ; Agnes, Martin, from
St. Domingo; Nicholas, FAington, from Alexandria; Specula..
tion, Hints, from Memel ; Elizabeth, Alquert, from Petersburgh ;
and Harmony, Neilson, from Norway. Sailed the Cambridge,
Barber, for 800 bay; Skipsey, Laidler ; Wilson, Simpson; and
Arethusa, Clements, for Quebec; Hero*, Poppin, for Tenerife;
Active, Lindsay, for Palau ; Ruby, Corneby, for Lisbon ; James
Sibbald, Forbes, far Madeira ; Active, Adams, for St. Vincent's ;
Iris, Church, for Naples; Thomas, Bell, for St. Vincent's' Susan,
Clark, for Carthagena ; George Canning, Parrott, for Almeira ;
and Colombia, Roe, for Gibraltar.
GIBRALTAR, MAY 7.=The Honorine, Mountjordan, arrived
on the 27th ult. from Marseilles, and cleared on the 3d instant for
Tenerife ; on the bib, outside the Straits, was detained by the
Colombian privateer Maria Isabel, and all the Spanish property on
board taken from her, the stipuldted freight for the same being paid
to the toaster ; she returned to this port yesterday.
Jamaica (Krircsyott), Ai•RCH 28.—The Isabella, which
was captured on her passage from this port to Havannah, and
carried into La Guaira, arrived here on Tuesday, having been
liberated, after the goods, supposed to be Spanish property, being
taken out.
Apart. 9.—His Majesty's ship Dartmouth has gone to cruise off
the Little Keys, near the Salt Key Bank, after two or three boats,
which wets supposed to be piratically engaged. His Majesty's
ship Seylla got on shore on John's Point, off Savannah-la-Mar, on
the night of the Ist instant, and lost her rudder. His Majesty's
ship Primrose took on board the Mexican mail, and proceeded
with it for Vera Cruz, and the Scylla is now on her way to Port
Royal.
PARIS. MAY 28. —The Aurora, Gurounce, from Cette for
Rouen, was driven on shore near Bouille on the 21st.
Rio DE LA HAEJU, MARCH 28.—The Princes of Waies
(cutter), Butler, from Jamaica, was wrecked on the 23th ult. in
Bahia Honda—crew saved.

The Thetis, Stenner, from Memel for Cheestow, put into New.
haven on Saturday, having upwards of seven feet water in her
hold, and must discharge the whole of her cargo previous to pro.
ceeding on her voyage, to ascertain the damage she bas sustained,
which. from extent appearance, is considerable.
The following Ira copy of a letter from Captain Emerson, of the
Harriet, of Bnstol, respecting cruisers under Colombian colours,
to the Committee of Lloyd's, dated Bristol, May 27:
„ Gentlemen—The ship Eleanor, of Glasgow ; brigs Elric, of
Aberdeen ; Enterprise, of London ; Belgrave, of Liverpool ; and
barque Harriet, of Bristol. sailed together for mutual protection
from Black River, Jamaica. on the 31st March last. On the 10th
April, in the Gulf of Florida, a ship stood into the fleet, under all
the sail she could prudently carry, chased by an hermaphrodite
schooner, under Colombian colours. On the ship, whit* was an
American, entering the fleet. we all hoisted our colours, and the
schooner shortened sail, and fired a shot towards us. of which we
took no other notice than closing together. The Enterprise and
two ships, the Hive and Llanrumney, of London, were just in
and to leeward ; the schooner ran down for them, nd we followed
to afford the assistance of our company, for berg unarmed we bad
little else to offer : the ships lay to for another brig to leeward of
then], and some time after they had closed, tacked, and stood
towards the fleet, which had resumed its course to the northward
ender easy sail. The schooner also tacked, and came alongside the
Harriet, and after some questions, which the wind prevented me
from hearing distinctly, in the most imperious and insolent wanner
ordered me to heave-to instantly, or he would fire into me, and
prepared a gun for that purpose. The Harriet's c.lours were not
then up, but the second Mate said the Captain of the schooner
asked for them, and they were hoisted : the schooner then showed
hers. The Eleanor, who was close to windward, had her ensign
flying, and received the same orders in still more insolen: lan.
gunge. The Captain of the Eleanor then hailed me, saying, he
I thought it best to heave-to, that the ships might come up ; sad we
did so. The schooner then ran ahead, and fired two muekets at the
American. The whole fleet then hove-to, and the schooner's boat
boarded the American at d the Elric, and obtained from the la:ter
a certificate of polite behariour, and made sail. I felt, and still
feel, the strongest conviction that a more substantial proof of his
having boarded would have been obtained had the vessel bast
alone. This representation is made with the hope that means may
be used to prevent British merchantmen from being detaioed, and
their crews thrown into alarm at the pleasure of every villain who
chooses to make them the sport of his leisure, from mere nefarious
practices, on less protected vessels.
(Signed. &e.) " J. EMERSON.
c'To the Committee of Lloyd's."

MARKE7W.
CORN-EXCHANGE. MONDAY, MAY SO.
We had a fair supply of grain during last week and some fresh
arrivals this morning. The best runs of Wheat met with buyer.;
at much the same prices as last Monday, but the middling and in.
tenor samples were difficult at sale, even at lower prices. The
Barley trade was extremely dull and rather cheaper, having scarcely
any demand for malting. There was some briskness is the Oat
trade, and the prices of this day week were fully maintained. Beans
and Peas of both sorts sold on much the same terms as last Mon-
day. Prices of all descriptions of bonded grain must be considered
quite nominal : the postponement of the Bill now before the Lords,
cause some persons interested to doubt the ultimate passing of it.
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SMITHFIELD, Mormay, MAT 30.
There is a greater number of Beasts here this morning than on
Monday last. a great part being Tewn-end Cows, but of a very dif-
ferent quality, and the whole much inferior to what we had on that
day : the best Beef is in consequence Id. higher than Monday, and
very brisk for that description. Mutton is plentiful, and without
variation in price, with a free sale on the terms beneath. Lamb is
gone up to-day 6d. per stone, not being overstocked, and the
butchers much in want. We have also a quick demand for Vaal,
and Gs. Cul. per atone is given without hesitation for the ►est Calves
-MEETINGS OF CREDITORS,
AT THE lIANIRCIPTS. COURT, BASIXOHALI,STRIET,
THIS DAT.

TA/ND MEETINGS.
Ramibotham, C. W. Clement's-lane, merchant - .
Taylor, J. Little Pulteney-street, Bolden-square, ehseserronrc
SECOND MEETINGS.
Edmans, J. IVarwiek-lane, eheesemonger
Wills, J. Queen Ann-street, boot and shoemaker
711IST MEETINGS.
Rawer, T. Sutton, Surrey. horse-dealer
Hills, J. High-street, Mary-la-bonne, farrier
NVillhama, W. H. Old-street, St. Luke's, corn-chandler -

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DIVIDENDS.
Dawes, -I Oxford-etrect, orange.merchant - . 10
Marshall. J. York .place, Wa'worth, merchant - - 10
Parker, M. and F. Wapping, merchant' - II
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Welchman, T. Rathboce.placa, Oxford-street, feather-maker 10
-- ~ J. 4Jrert Titchfield-street. Portlandplace, carpenter 10

BIRTH.
On the 21st instant, the Marchioness of Anglesey, ore daughter

MARRIED.
In St. Georges Church, Dnblin, the Rev. George Hamilton,
Rector of Killermogh, in the Queen's Ctranty, fourth eon of the
late Dr. Hamilton, Lord Bishop of theory, to Frances Anne, third
daughter of the late Admiral Sir Chichester Forte/Acne.

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