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London, England, 1824-07-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY:

The nth (the King w) Reei-Ment of Infantry, which em-
harked at I.:epitaltsn a in May, ie evected to arrive
at Portsmouth.
The Intl' (Royal Irish) Re:jinent of Fielt hag arrived
in the lonian isLoola from nelt.e.
'flit. 9.',th Regiment of Infantry. chid. embarked in
at Portsmouth, ham arrivict at Jlg!w.

tiff, a werinary surgeon to entre" the amount of hit.hill for at.
---samos— - t tending the defendant's homes. Ile stated that the dilendant was
A VA Lr Inc *TONY ADORERS 'TO TUE lIIMIT Pity. titONOE i a holy of fortune living at Purley. who had the misfortune to keep
III: at NY LAW, ILO., LOYD 1111,1 ttttt •Or Udell AND rr1.1.11. a toarb and hora:s. The plaintiff had attended her saddle dome,
.• The 'ban and Chapter, the Chancellor, the A rclxl,,tcon and I and her coach horse., anti slier that another horse became sick, and
Cirri yof the A rehtlem onry Of Cheater, would feel deficient in • the plaintiff attended that bone also. The amount of the bill
energy end attention, dal they not, upon your Lordship's recent I ...., ttr.
translation to another 5.., express their sincere regret fur the loos The wheelies to prove this were the gamekeeper, the coach.
del have auataincil, and their cordial and united declarations of i man, and the mewald of the defend**, t but Epon their cross-exa.
gratitude and affectionate respect, foe the seal and activity which ; urination it appeared that they bed all tbeee bean discharged front
they have to long witnessed in your boridehip's exemplary Ili.. I she dt.f.utdatit*a servos.
charge of nil the varione duties attached to your high office in thin 1 Mr. CORWOOD. for fhe defendant. mi d lie would borrow ey
laborious diocese. Your example has been an incitement to dill. : plink,' a hat prima. my, oeygeam peak., by „ayt,o4 that the lay
getter. Your firmness and division created confidence, and your had tile " misfoettine" to keep coach hears and woolle bones, not
kindness and attention conciliated the esteem and alliglion'a yon , that this was in itself e luxury, but It Imaine a misfortune when
Illergo. But it is on other and higher groonds that we think it to' attended by such a horse donor as the peosent. It wl3 delightful
be our duty, on the present *erasion, to of to your landship this 'to observe the advance of seisms, and no brunch of science was
united testimony of our gratitude : it la lee the constancy and per- ' move improved than the medicinal eciesiee es esuin,etril with horses;
severest* with which you hare resisted every attempt, either in Par. but this improvement had broughtmhis I the science of making a
lament et elsewhere, to tonsil the principles or encroach 'span the ' hill. The plaintiff's bill was as respectith any apothecarj 'a could
privileges of our (church; for the anxious care and diligence with be; farther, were in it red ruled colon and !bur pages of Items
which you have watched over and promoted the temporal and apiri. , scientifically disposed. Lk laugh) would fed—•• 14th.
tail good of all under your mutton ity ; for ',one intiefatigsble pains ' A j,auwey, four ham. ow over, v x boo I a batik or 10,6,n to
lin acquiring an intimate acquaintance with all the concerns of the wash them down. leak A jemmy, hl :ills. and a bottle of.
diocese, and the promptness and decianin with which your know. physic. iltith. A journey and tem Who so that it appeared
1 ledge wan brought to bear upon the wants of religion and the the plaintiff took a journey more miming,2 to see how lunch yhysk
church. Your Lordship's remold vititatino of every pariah in he could adotioister 11l doe tome of die ; mild how was this bill
thiii extensive distriet, at great expense of money and br;tlily fatigue proved ? fly three dientiffied ffillelants of e defendant. I.'nfor
—the large sums collected at yon 'suggestion. and under to.r ma natcly for his case, hie grimmest were ilmin. If he mold lout call
fluence, for repairing the venerable fabric of our ('athetiral- -your the horses and leave them to one widens to the Jury, ?lie i. ivriulil
liberality and uniform attention to the various public charities- .and . prove what was the prattle! *l'd& I.carvitad !moor ; and that the
Tour paternal amine for the welfare of that excellent institution, i moment he came into the stable among horst., he gave one a
in which we cannot but feel ourselves ',mulls'', interested. as its ''queen by the thretat till he cougbod, a pronounced that he
objects era the wid°w• 51,11 orphans of the ('leggy, not en!,' justify )rd an inillminat,ittisulthe lon and . would tell them bow
the observations we have tootle, but demand this Animal of nor so , eolith good bay and cum they b siren Tot of, to 14,810 'OW
kitalk,lolll moo. tiooli imoislisooot . tordPaito Whideartlestivrpllrde li en trfinwhisttinwn'tficfr
nista, will long mark the dateof your 0.1=1i:1111A rilal...iiscopacy in throws; but as they could not tell their own tale, he would hand
See of Chester. the hill to the Jury, and have them to give what sum they thought
" Whilst we regret the loss we have sustained, we beg leave to lit.
, onier our congratulations on the. change which your Ismilehip he ; Mr. Justice PARK observed, that thoniet the defendant's
I deemed cooducive to your happiness—lli:Ay this, and ram succeed- Counsel had addressed the Jury with ability, they were bound to
Mg event in your Lsrilship's life, add to it. I do justice between the parties, and the bill aepeared to him to be
1 " ICE have die honour to subscribe ourselves, fair and reasonable.
" Your Lordship's most respectful and obedient servants." Verdict /or the plaintiff 23L
,
I . ROW N SIDE.
AWRWLIt Or THE 1.0111) BISHOP Or MATH •111$ WELLS. liefior Mr. Jostles —LITT LEDALE.
1 "MY Revencon BarTilar N.—l have just received your (;,,*sift Wheeler wee indicted foe a burglary in the house of l'om-
l'aleilictory address, and read h with feelings which I ward words . jamin Smith, and stealing therefrom a quantity of bacon.
to describe. 3I r. lilt:no stated the case.
" Aware, as I fully am, how much I stand indelited, on thiaoc- Mary lismisworth stated—l am a servant to the proaecutor, who
ration, to you, partially and kindness, yet slitaild I he wanting to
' lives at White lraltam. tin MW Lent Sunday we made the house
inY.eif if I did not 'tchh"lt.dger that, 4 'ring the happy period of i secure at nine o'clock in the evening; that night there were eight
me connection with you, it was the anxious wish of my heart to ditches of baron sate in our cellar; 1 locked up die cellar, and gave
fulfil all the duties of my important station, to the Immo( nary abi- I, my mistress the key.
lily and power. 31n. Ann Smith—lam wife of the prosecutor, who is a fanner ;
•• Many as have been the blessings showered down upon me by
!went Wen the cellist on the Monday morning ; I opined the door
an all-gnicintis key that I re t
there Being is none which I look hack upon with
with more devout anil' yet
homble thanksgivinu. than my having been he received over night ; I missed hair ItiO'llta of
the bacon ; on going to the window I found it open, and an iron
placed in a Iliaalin"lhich °brit"' " "rh aliniwilinl °l'l'rlani" bar forced out ; it was a cowmen window ; two wimlen bare were
ties for active and useful employs-Rut. That my yodeatoon were also wrenched front the window frame; a man could got in.
rendered productive lif that gii;ll which I sought fur, and which Bet jamin Smith, the husband of the last witness—On the Mon-
you assured me they di4l accomplish, this, coy reverend brethren, day morning I saw a great many footsteps. It had been a homy
was ina great degree owner. node? Divine Providence, to your morning ; I could see them plainly ; I pursued the tracks through
friendly aid, your knot anti zealous co-operation. Judge then, at a field towards a wooden bridge, and I proceeded with a person
this moment of separation, what ninst he the regrets of a mind, nut named Matthews t... Mr. Itriggenshawn's barn, where we foond the
insensible to kindness. But though my official rimnection with you prisoner asleep ; he had only one shoe on. The prisorer's left foot
here terminates, yet, lie assured of my never-erasing respect and in walking turns more out than his right from an injury be tint re.
affeei ion, and a-c.:pt all that I can now offer, my most ardent hope
reivad. Ile asked us what we were looking for; we said bacon;
anti prayer for your welfare end .h.441:ri,n,"3,i arm weal
and
ten, la,' he said he knew nothing at all about it. We came hark again and
'' H. """" " an" ';"""'" examined die footsteps more infinitely, and went to 31r. Kearney,
"Palace, Wells, July 13, 11:114." she Magistrate, and procured • warrant to search the prisoner's
house ; we searched his house, and in a closet tauter the stairs we
found part of a Mitch of bacon lit two pieces.
Cross-examined by the prisoder--I never saw you near my pre.
miscs. The prisoner then asked Mtn whether he hail ever heard
any thing against his (the prienner'e) character. This the prose-
cutor declined answering. The primmer did no press the question,
being told by his hardship that he might require an answer er not
as he thought it best for lib interest.
Examined by the JuDOZ—The left foot of the footsteps turned
out very different from the footsteis of en ordinary man.
flerrege Matthews said, I west with the last witness to the barn
and found the prisoner asleep; he has a " %plait** (splay) font.
On finding him asleep I gave him a cut with a whip which I bad
in my hand, and he woke by In a surprin: we told him we sils-
pected him. fits foot is very prober, as yen would see if be would
'thew you.
Mr. 81,iite wished the Jiodge to order the prisoner to show bin
foot ; but his Isordship wait duly of opinion that it could not be
done.
Crose.examintal hy the Owl"
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OXFORD entetnr

JOLT U.

This *lay the Assizes for the county of Bevis eosonienera
at Abingdon. After the intuiti ern-ebonies on opening the
commission, inniitioss hewn about nu.• o'clock in the
two Courts, before Mr. Justice Park and .Ir. Justice
Litticilale. _ _

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I Warr Mr. Jsestire PACK I
WALLACE V. sTonly.
Sergeant PraxL slated that tina wa% an action by tits phin-
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THE L.4TE BIsHoP (H.' CHESTER.

LATE OPEL AT PARIS.

The duel which took place near Park a few days ago, between
Lieutenant Edward Finch, formerly of the Ist Regiment of !Ma
titian's, and a Mr. Herby, and which unfortunately proved fatal
to the latter gentleman. was attended with some singular thrum-
stances in its origin. It arrears, that the parties bad bean inti-
mately lulu:tinted fey same yeen, and heel both, for a somuderable
petted. resided at Paris ; hut fur -lime time before the cause of the
present unfortunate transaction, nnute misundiyatending had arisen,
which caused a certain degree of coolness to rust between them,
although they still continued to meet mid associate In public. (In
the day that the cause of this unhappy affair occioved, Lieutenant
Finch happened to be dining with some friends at a Jitatotreker,
anal met in the mike-room an English Clergyman, with whom he
hod been very well acquainted in this country. and to whom he now
addressed himself in a friendly and familiar manner; but the let-
ter, for some retioia or other, did not think proper to reregnise the
acquaintnitce, and refused any reply to the address of 31r. Finch •
upon which that gentleman absented. is a tune loud osongh lablhe
lb/ma by the Meaning' and Ma perry. that this condole was very
strange and tinareenm.ible on the part of his clerical friend, because.
PO far from his (Mr. Finch) thinking it any iiimmir to he recognised
by the Parson, he coteideteil that I.r aas conferring an tumour on
the letter by speaking to hem at ail. These observations were im.
mediately taken up by the Clergyman's party, and Mr. Finch was
instantly called upon to retract them, or give some explanation ;
but be refueed to do either OM or the other, and told the friends of
the Clergyman, if they did mi.. like his remarks, they might put
what carstruction they pleased on them, and adopt their own nice.
' sum. Tho censequence of this refusal was, that a general meet-
ing of all the Her. lientleman's friends took place that evening.
amongst whom, unfortunately, was Mr. Iletiby, and it was agreed
that a message should be sent to Mr. Finch, but that he should
have his option of (hosing his antagonist (nen the whole, or in the
event of he yefiesal to do so, they shoukl east lots for the honour of
' the field. This decision was communicated to 3lr. Finch who did
not hesitate a moment to adopt the lint peonageproposal, and said'. that an
I an ,dal unsettled misunderstandingexisted between !dimwit and Yule.
!kitty. they might now kill two birds with one Stone, and decide
' both affeire at mire. Mr. Ikeby accepted the preference given to
him - the preliminaries woo aminged, the parties met, and the
Brat exchange of shots proved fatal to Yule. Ikeby, so before stated.

r7l told yon that th. tad pig

TiTo'ngltiek. but rouna woman&
Thomas Parrninster stated, I am lanilnrd of the Hind's Head
lan, in the pansh of Bray (famous for its ‘'icar). I recollect that
I went with the party who searched; I found two peer, of bacon
in the idle of the kitchen; Mr. Smith was there before I was;
I don't know that I could identify the bacon ; it was taken to my
house from the prisoners; I delivered it to ((row Staymaker.
fieorge eta maker produced the bacon ; one piece a( it was the
ribs, and another was a ham. lie stated, I killed the hag, and
salted it ; I can swear to the bacon ; I Lill all the prosecutor's
hots, anal no one's else ; I know it by a mark in the hone ; a saw-
mark ; there is no mnrk on the other piece ; these pieces weigh
ittlb., and bacon is now Dit. per lb.
Mrs. Smith being recalled stated, that she knew the bacon by a
cut.mark, and she pointed with the end of her fan to the part on the
ham where the rind was rubbed Al

Mr. Justice Ictrettnatt: observed, that the evidence of iden-
tity
only applied to what appcamd to be • ham, and the only
charge in the indictment was stealing bacon.
Mr. Fmk', being recalled stated, that what looked like a ham
was rmlly a gammon of bacon.
The pismire said he hail found the bacon in a field ; and de-
sired that the witness Parminstcr might be recalled in give hint a
cluirteter.
On that witness coming into the box, he suatched his head, and
said be would rather be etenseel.

A►CIDENT IN WINDSOR Palls.-11'e give the following
further particula: s of the accident which we noticed on
Nlimilay :—About six o'clock on Sunday evening the
Royal carriages were ordered out for a drive through
the tireat Park. The King, accompanied by the Mar
chimes% of omm:ham, drove off' about hewn o'chx•k
111 the carriage which his Majesty usually makes use
lof when taking the air. This carriage was followed
by an open landau, in which were the Marquis of Co-
!lngham, Lady Harriet Conynyham, Lally Frances
Paget, and Sir 11/illiam Keppel ; and on the dickey were
Sir Andrew Barnard and Sir Edmund Nagle. The lan-
dau was drawn by four beautiful and hiµµ•,,h-spirited ponies,
driven by a couple of young postilions, who did not seem to
be exactly of the same opinion with regard to the route which
the King lhol taken ; for, when they mulled a part of the
park where the road branches off' in dill., rent directions—the
i King's carriage being then out of sight, and they driving
rapidly to overtake it—the lad on the leadivs turned sud-
denly towards Itishopsgate, whih•t he on the wheel horses
turned as suddenly down the road leading to the gardener's
lodge. By this awkward mistake, the traces of the leaders
were brought over the heads of the wheel horses, the
wheel postillion swept off, the carriage instantly overturned,
and all the party scattered upon the road. Those inside,
however, escaped with sum• few slight bruises, and a pretty
eireaiskrable derangement of dress; but poor Sir Andrew
Ila►nanl was not so fortunate. Ile, as we have already said,
wassail the dickey with Sir Edmund Nagle, and being on the
falling &,I', he, of mum, gut the worst of it, for ho nut
only broke the small lame of his leg in the fall, but be
became a cushion to break die fall of Sir Kilotons!. As
soots as the carriage could la• vet right, the Ladies were
taken hack to the Royal lae'ge, while Sir Andrew was
carried to Cumberland Lodge on a door. A messenger
was instantly sent on to inform his Majesty of the se-
ciilent. The messenger overtook the royal carriage at
Belvidere, Ind his Majesty i ttttt oxlizitely returned to l'um-
le•rtaml 1.04 :e, wlste he saw ::nil Wed with Sir An-
drew. and afterwards joined the Ladies at the Royal Lodge.
Sir Andrew is as well as could be expected. Ilia Majesty
visited I ' again this morniug. Although he has suffi•rel
11 pain from the mail oat, he is ls letter. Ile is
attembil by M►. I ). Rudy, surgeon to Isis 31ajesty's Wiw-
i hold at Wisalsiw.-

Mr. JUittiCt ILITTI.I.DA I held. that the burglary was fiat
proved ; but left it to the Jury to my, whether the gelling was
ntadh• out.

crdict Ity qf Oahu: melt.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

Yesterday an Inquest wa. heW the Coach and Hanes, Cu
ruby-inn-rt. St. James's, before THOMAS MUGS. EIKE Deputy
Cormier for Westminster, on the body of Ileniet Miss ilaniicust,
s child trn months

is I - Put a Li. ce of half putrid flesh or fish, which
sin Cs strongly, into a box full of holes sufficient to admit
of the passage of a large eel ; place this in a pond or other
piece of water wit, re e 1, shounil„ and, in a few boon, it
will be tilltyl with eels, drawn thither by the smell of the
meat.

Mr. John shepparA, tallow-chandler, or No. 16, Carnaby.strect,
deposed, that the deceased's parent* °comityl a bark rimm en his
first floor; on Saturday, about two o'clock. he heard Mrs. Bann.
coat call to him in great alma that 111:r child was dead ; lie therefore
went up stairs, and saw the ticceastal in Mrs. Itarnicoaes arms to
all appearance dead; Mra. Ilarnictiat was in a bad mate of health,
and had some out for sonic medical advice, leaving the deceased for
a few minutes in the nom playing by herself; there was a pan in
she name full of water, and upon her return, which was not above
ten minutes, she saw her child immersed in the water; it must
have been caused by the child's accidentally falling into the water ;
the parents More a very good character.
John Sadler, assistant to Mr. Rmsell, a surgeon, of Brosid-strect,
stated, that he was sent for by Mr. Sheppard to attend at his house,
and upon going there he inunil the decestieil quite it '3ll. hariag, as
he understood, fallen into a pan of water; he endeavoured to inflate
the lungs but could nut moor animation, and he had no doubt the
child's death was occasioned by auffileation.
The Jury found a verdict of t• Accidentally Browned."

Armiter Inquest was held by the saint I 'omnrr. at the White
Horse public-house, Knightsbridge, on the body of Elizabeth
Wise, a girl aged II years, servant to Mr. Aldersey, a green-
purer, of No. I, I:awhile-place.
susintath Evans, of No. 1411, Edgeware-restE the beck of which
atliohts the house of Mr. Altlersey, slated, that on the 2tl instant
she saw the deceased in the yard of her masuer's house, and give
Ike a ii 1411 t to snake up a lire in the copper, as she was going to
' wash ; to a few minutes the deceased appeeaared in the yard enve-
loped in flames, and van into witness`, bear, where the dunes
were extinguished. The deceased's ussAszt was ill in bed, and her
utistn•ss was 441111 11001 C. . . _

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Thomas rranwell mated, that he was passing Mr.. Evans's
house, when hr heard an alarm of tire: he ran in and saw the de-
ceased running front lite master's into Mrs. Eraos's !anise all un
fire: witness wrapped NT in a gnat coat. which had the effect o!'
putting out the Nantes; witness washed her with oil, and then a
doctor was rot-toted. who directed that she should be instantly re-
moved in the which was done ; she told witness that she
was lighting the copper lire, what the Haines accidentally caught
her clothes.
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The !souse surgeon of St. Georges Hospital stated, that tto- de_
craw,' in., brought in no the thh July. badly burnt on the anus,
hotly, and thighs, of which she Itugcred until Sunday. when she
died in ronsettutmre of the injuries she received.
The Jury rrtunietl a verdict ot " Accidentally burned."

Tug. '.'s: it:111,1U 0t: I NI; et nit S.-- This FillgUI:01,1 Mai-
-01”1 l NOlie Ihtitillyell its l'Allialll'y ill t 'go blowingx this sum-
mer—ou Whitstm-Tuesday and on the 1:k1 ult., in the
110.houso of J. Strutt, Esq., or Ihrby. to numerous ad-
miring visitors, whit wenr kindly rtinitted by that gentle-
Mall to wino SS I short.livtil glory. It heats 110 I.lllo'St
0011 Ihrgillt: to 01W11 &bent aix ti dock in the ev • g,
and clown its beautiful e•hibition shout the A:1111e :100r
the fonmeinidliorning. It is of the growth of more
than twenti7eras, alai has blown twelve 110CMSitre
10111110 M.

At Cie (Wort! Assizes, which commence to-morrow,
there are weitty-t wo iwimmers for trial, ere of whom is
charged with murder, and three with shrep-stealing.
Jr. Baron I and Alr. Justice literough will dine
to-day with Lord VI rulam, at Ilia atilt near St. .11han's,
prt•paratory to opening the Commission the following day at
I lertford.
I In Mmulay forenoon last (says a l:lasgow paper) a dis-
tres.ing accident ham. et.ell at Roth, say. (ta some or the 'seamen
employed in a quarry eastward of the Battery Were. by means of a
erane, lifting a large stone from the hettowsolte crane hntke down,
and the stone tell upon Hugh (taster, one of ate workmen, whom
it instantly crushed to death. lle has left • widow me, four
ichiWns.