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CAPTURE OF IPSARA.

Front the Dutch papers which arrived yesterday, we tx.
tract the following account of the capture of Ipaara:_
tz MYRNA. Jrtv
We hare a moat afflicting piece of news to communicate to f.
On Friday, the 2d instant, the fleet of the Capitan Paeha appeln",j
before Imam, and effected a landing almost without Oppniii.';
A dreadful massacre must have taken place among the inhabitant`
This is all we have Icamt today.
e
This moment Captain Ce.s.ivich has arrived, and he relate, ,
on the following day, towards the evening, sailing yell des to
island, he observed that there was still lighting an tau the,
of independence still flying on the little fort of St. Nicole
later hour, bcir.g distant froin the island live leagues, he
ut
thick smoke rise from the little fort, which was tidbit/id
violent shock. which caused such a motion in the sea that
vessel seemed to be lifted up by it. Thus it seems that the rutty
finding themselves conqueriii, resolved to sell their lives dear,
to involve their barbarous oppressors in their destruction.
effect this they doubtless set fire to a mine, which hat probably
stroyed every thing in the island. Vie look with impstiesm,
the further particulars. Some persons say that the reason the 1p
**riots made at lint so little resistance was, that when the aim
was made they found their guns spiked by the treachery of the;
banians in their pay. All this must be cleared up at a future t.
meanwhile, the Island and its population are annihilated. Iv
feeling heart will not bleed at this idea!

At this moment it is reported that 15,000 Turks were denim.,
by the explosion at I7sara, and that a considerable number 01
sariots escaped on board Id or 20 resiels. We num ant
days fur certain information.—Antstr, dant Colorant, Alogsw

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

l'esterclay we received Jamaica Papers to the 26:
June. The following are extracts :

KINGSTON. JUNE
On Saturday night, the 13th, two trash houses were set
on the Alexandria Estate, by the reb-ls, and entirely cor.m.
This was to have been the signal for the other estates to falko
example ; hut the appearance of the military kept them in
The next day, during the absence of the white people, who
on duty at Argyle, five of the principal negrom on tiolden
Estate broke into the overseer's house, and carried away a fsi
piece and picots; they also plundered the estate stores. ,
thirty men and four WIMICII then absconded from the eatat,
joined the Argyle twgrot-s in the woods. The same night
negr,ses returned to Arnie I'en, and killed lire hones sad
mules belonging to Mr. Malcolm.

Jr YE
We save just received infiirmation of five of the Argyle
having been taken up by the regelius and a company
Western Interior regiment, and also that foer Gulden Grove
had returned home.

1 hava been stationed at Argyle Pen with Captain links
company since Tuesday last, and have been two days in the -
Yesterday we secured two Argyle negroes. A company of t
regiment likewise entered the woods, and yesterday seem
negroes, and three this morning. Captain Coil's company'
one or two yesterday.
A company of the Hanover militia seemed three yesterdst
noon, one of them supposed so be a second ringleader Hit
up his belly with a knife, but it was immediately sewed up.
supposed he may live a few days.
lou have heard of the Devoe, killing eight or ten Takeo'
horses and multi, belonging to Mr. Malcolm. lam glad to :v.:
that the greater part of the Golden Grove negroes hare recant'.
the estate.
We regret to state, that the intelligence we renived mires,
evening front the interior of Hanover is not of such a sad
nature, as from the foregoing we may have induced our reeler
expect. Ten negroes, who had been taken up in the words.
committed to Montego Bay gaol on Monday. Between tit;
silty of the most desperate still remain nut.
JI/NT: 19, AFTtItNt
Two of the Argyle negroes were taken up last night.
informed they are two of the leading ones. They eppesreti
resolute. One of them was run through the body before he
be taken, the other ripped up his bowels ; both are in the
danger.

Jr:CF. 19. ni

The dctachmert under the command of Captain Charm
which I belong, had the good fortune to secure two of the
leaders of the Argyle people. One of them, after being take
open his belly, and I think will die. We have olden to
into the woods at three o'clock to-morrow morning.
(EXTRACT or A LETTER.
/11ONTEGO )
t•Y, JEST
Ten of the Argyle and Golden Grove negroes were brrnmh:
doh town, and committed. There are still fifty niece i the
miwy desperate characters. From the information rec,itml,
leaders are determined to destmy themselves. One of
leaders, who had ripped up his belly, died on Saturday. .
fared that .Me. Malcolm and Mr. Campbell were the tint
been murdered ; not for any fault they had to find, tb6. r 11
treated them well, but because they were certain that vie
and Al'ilherfurce and his party, had male them free, and
from ditirgreat influence in the parish. they withheld from t
CORNWALL (.43tA/CA), COUNTER Orr'
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, ENE 24.
We hare much pleasure in being enabled now to nogramkte
the country on the very satisfactory intelligence which w Darr
received front the interior of Hanover, communicated by
able gentleman who left Argyle this afternoon. There went
time only about eight or ten of the Argyle and Knockalva
and four from Golden Grove, remaining out; the latter I
petted to surrender themselves tomigtut. Colonel Campbell,
Western Interior regiment, proposed to discharge, to-night 0,
morrow, the detachment of the St. James militia, now Italia-m:2,
Montpellier; and it was expected. on the arrival of the Accoof
Maroons, who were to reach his district this night, that the-
part of the militia would he allowed to return to their houses
morrow or ncxt day. We arc happy to state that there is
least foundation fur attaching any suspicion to the newel.
ing to the Montpellier Ecate, in St. James's ; or the contrar.
conduct has been meritorious, and sense of them have been r
led in pursuit of the runaways. The conspiracy, as wane
morning, has been chiefly confined to a few estates, in t.,.
of the parish of Hanover. We have, therefore, every t
an insurrection, which, from the commencement and in
non, has borne curb a formidable appearance, is ahtmt
crushed withont the loss of many of the negro lives, sad •
th white popu!ation.

KINGSTON. Jc:

John Clarke, the head driver of .Irgyle, is still out,
ling the coumry, er.deayeuring to entice the Degrees in all,
revolt.
There is good reason to believe that he is in this parish..
Friday last, a negro man passed through this town, wio sleet
he lienged to Mr. Malcolm, and was carrying a letter to ft,'
to Mr. Virgo. Crom this gentleman we learnt, the Del:"
no negro from Argyle had called on him ; but it sas diw
that he had been to an adjoining pronrrte

ESCAPE OF A SPANISH PATRIOT.
Two days ago, Don Pulino la Calle, a surrve,.
native of Spain, arrived in London, haring been P'
escaping from the gallows, to which he -had be
detnned with four others, who had been unjustly rem
of the murder of the Canon Vinuessa, while imj'i
Madrid. La Calle was a moderate Constitutionally
' entered into the Madrid volunteers, to save Eatsclt
the militia. On his return to Madrid, after the
Cadis and the breaking up of the corps to which he
ed, La Calle, on presenting himself at the pollee-06
arrested by an em/Joy,!: in it, named Pugs. On this I
testimony, and that of a regularly hired witness+,
the Constitutionatists, and in spite of the ale. wore
his favour, by no less than fourteen respectable lit
La Cafe and the four others were convietad, and tee
to be banged on the 16th June. On that day
penions were executed ; but, fortunately for t.
and proving the spirit which still remains satbn
Madrid, he was rescued, four days precious to
tended execution, from prison arta from cluin.,
sons to whom he was an entire stranger, rho
everything to save hint. Some females shared
heroic act, and, after being released, he WU C
secretly, and at the expense of his unknown.
tors, beyond the Spanish frontiers, in spite et
ertiens of the Government and the Police t
him. On the trial, one of the Judges, having 1t
remonstrance from a friend of Celle 's, respecting
judiee that prevailed in the Court against the r
answered, that he could not avoid acting coare7
the wishes of the Government, otherwise he shoal
own situation, and added, that he had ten ebillr:
names of these infamous Judges deserve to be 1
morel, and they are as follow :—Ariona, net"
Apellanis, Domingo Suarez, and Herrero, Fisc.
Court.

IIITNICENINTII IN TllNClTY.—SeverslireT°
provonents are about to be commenced in the cit 7
been resolved to diminish the very laboring V,
Britlge-street and Chatham-place to Illackftiars-ti'
Nlactulatnise the same, as well as the bridge.
now undergoing that process. it has been rt
Aacadatnise the street from Ludgate-hill to th.
door of Nor gate ; and estimates, 6:c. have
to be prepared for itnpmving the great therou:
Holborn and Norgate-street to the city, by Lott
upper part of Skinner-street and Ole 011
upper part of Holborn-hill. Of the lwret;:s
result from these improvements, especially the
can be but one opinion. «'c would suggts:, hortlf
recurrence should be had to certain plans
pt
time Skinner-street was pi. Jected, for joining I.lelbc"!i,
and the upper part of Skinner-street by a kral.ll_ r
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would probably be both the best nt obit:W.43T'
economical way to improve that great themuAfare

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CIS IL SIDE.
TUT NINO v. stAY AND avotnen.
Thi. was an indictment attai:•at ,ror Alqf and Rickard
!Far, for assaulting Chalk% Hawes Jac. a Lieutenant of the
employed in the imite4gling prerentive senire, at Deal.
ict the !Vt..: of November btu, with intent to murder hitu. There
were o:hcr counts for an assault, without alledging the special in..

tot.
111 r. Sergeant ONst.ow, Mr. (11- ONE sr, and Mr. Faox, .asn•
ducted the yornseention„ at the instance of the Admiralty.
I. anpeared from the evidence of Lieutenant Jay, that after
rig; las usual tounds to see that the men belonging p. the Band.
be. were doing their duty on their different stations at Deal. in the
evening of the 19th of November. he was miming to his quarte.s,
in co:ll,mq with a seaman ranted tideway 'Willi:tete, when he saw
the detemlante, and another man minted John May. %.4:Aling in a
sesei,aotis manner in the street. Ile crow", to the other side of
the wee oppesite than, in onto to watch their 'novelle nit. The
ddendants aed John May ran firms. the war, and doe latter fol-
ioed I,!nt, and made use of violent and nbit.ive language. Wit-
nee, d,,,ired him to let him go. on which he began abusing him in
more sialent language, when the Lieutenant postured his pistol
and threatened to shoot him. lire of his companion, then beettueht
the Lieutenant not to lire his pistol. as the man was drunk,
thee dragged him away. The Lieutenant had not proceeded far,
whet he turned round and saw the defendants attacking his covet.
pardon iViltiams. Returning to his as,i.tanee. he with some dip .
t-c.ty peteituled the defendants to let Williants go. The Litmus-
mot and he then pursued their way ; but they had not proceeded
abase a hundred yards, when they were overtaken by the defend.
ante. who attatketi them with large pieces of wood, and swore they
would murder them. A tremendous blow was aimrd at the Lieu.l
tenant's head. which. had it taken effect. Into' hare killed him OA
the scoot; btu fortunately it was broken by coming in contact with
a es!l close to which he had placed himself. Both the Lieutenant
and Williams were repeatedly knocked down. The former drew'
his cutlass to defend himself. but it hroke in the attempt to use it.
He then tired his pistol as • signal, which brought sonic of the pre-
ventive men to his assistance; but the defendants sareeedaa in ef.
fecing their escape. In a few dnys afterwards they were secured,
and the Lieutenant nos positively swore to their ietentity.
B-fore the race for the prosecution closed,
Mr. A DOI. PH IN, who was fur the defendants. conferred with his
clients t and at his suggestion th 7 romented to lothirit to a Ter.
diet on the cart non counts, although it wee intended to set up an
alibi in answer to the indictment.
The Counsel foe the Crown consented to take a conviction on the
common corona, and a verdict of I:silty on those counts was ac-
coringly recorded.

CROWN FIDE.

......
hie pref., was Maim .ed for feltmiousir killing aril slaying I
ZachsSah nyder, at Charing. on the 26th 31.9. Ivo.
It towered in evidence. that the prisoner. a lad about lfi years
ciao, was the driver of a waggon. The decoased was an infant
of the tetrder aoe of fourteen months. On the day in question,
about nine in the morning, two waggon. parted through 'haring,
the drivers of both heirg seated on the front of the carriage.. The
first pored by the house in which the mother of the deceased re.
tidd, and jest before the acrottil come tip, the child ron from the
louse into the road, and was standinre amusing hims,lf there, when
the imam which was driv n by the prisoner came up and knocked
the eaild down, and the hinder wheel palming over his head, he was
killed an the spot. Two children, who were witnesses to the trans-
action, deposed, that in tile situation in which the prisoner toot, he
enild not possibly have seen thedmeosed. and they believed that he
was not guilty of any wilful neglect or mioranduet, but they stated
that there was nobody on font to take care of the horses, which had
thie been, the misfortune could not have happened.
Several witatoses gave the prisoner an excellent diameter for
humanity and tenderness of disposition.
Me. Justire ISIIIINOUGH charged the Jury, that in point of law
the prisoner was guilty of the offence imputed in the indictment.
It was his ditty to walk by the side of his team, and, had he done
SO. the fital accident in question could not have happened. It was
he that persons in the prisoner's situation should he taught that they
woe bound so to conduct themselves and the carriages entrusted to
their manimgerr.en., as to prevent injure to the public.
To. prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to three months
imprisonment in the county gaol.
lIIPIIWA V RORIWRY.
Jeers Lokc wan indicted foe smashing Anne Berney, on the
King's highway, at I'aleithridge„ putting leer in fine, and taking
from her pooon two Ititightmi one pound bank notes, 13s. in silver,
sal other articles, her property.
The prerecutrix stated, that herself and husband were itinerant
tinkers so/ brasiers, having a dwelling at Stafford's Wood. in the
emote of Surrey. On the day in question they had travelled to
Edeabrilre, a distance of only titre, miles front home, intending to
return in the evening. Her husband having gut firm, at a public-
house at Edenbridge, it was arranged, in the hearing of the pt isoner,
that he should 'then there that night, and that she should morn to
Stafford's Wood alone. She accordingly set out about nine in the
ermine, and hail got half way when the primmer overtook her. She
trod tj'hin)--.. I wish you a very good night, young man." lie
replied..." I wish poi a very good night, ma'am; Um going a
little way your way." Witness was alarmed at his wanner, and
honed forward, but was pursued by the prisoner, who, in a loud
voice, cried " Stop !" :she said, " What is it you mean, young
rose. he desiring tile to stop ?" The ',Monet very coolly replied,
" I reran to rib and mord, you., and lesee yon in this place. She
then herrn for mercy, for the sake of her young famtly of wren
ehthlten, and ambit beveled on, when the ortarmeroagain.avestook
lice, arty a large bludgeon front under his Mick, and wrack her a
tremendous blow on the back of the head, which felled her to the
ground. Ile Inked at her fur a mom tit. then gave her three kicks
in he side. and proceeded to rifle lin pockets : from which he took
the property mentioned in the indictment, with which he ironed'.
ately ran away. The prooecutria having recovered a little from the
effects of the blow and ill.unage she hail received, contrived to get
back to Edenbridge, where she informed lice husband what had
happened. flaring seen the prisoner for a full hour at the public-
house, and the night being uncontuionly moonlight, she had a good
opportunity of remarking his features, and was quite sure she was
not mistaken in the prisoner's person.
Other witnesses were called, who proved that the prisoner being
apprehended the next day, a pair of the prosortitrix a seioars were
Lund upon hint, which she recognised as her own.
also appetred, that in the interval he had passed a one.pound
Artgliton bank-note to a puldican at lirasted, natural Lacy, in
whose house lie was apprehended.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence. Ile was found Guilty,
ablientence of death was passed upon him.
SIDE, FRIDAY. Aro. 13.
Pr.i. Mies was inflicted for the violation of a young woman
amid Mary Howl!, on the 11th April, at Benham.
The of the cane were of such a nature as to forbid de.
ttil. The prisoner was a young man of respectable appearance r
sod the poseeutrix a young woman, who, it was admitted, had
beim !Nth, of a lapue front virtue, anti was the mother of a child
three years old. According to her statement, the p.looner overtook
her on tile road, and perpetrated the offence, under circumstances
of tioience; but on her cross-re &mutation, site admitted that she
fl:-; net scream, or call fur assistance.
fhe Learned JUDGE here interposed, and said he thought the
ewe too weak to go to the Jury ; and therefore directed an
acquittal.
Verdict-71 Fri Guilty.
Mem Pie*, and George nrxes were indicted for burelorionslv
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of ilimtrge
hooch, ill the right of the 20th March, at 3laidstone, and stealing
thertin several watches, his property.
The utor was a dealer in watches at Maidstone, and on
the tight in question his house was broken open, and the property
mettioned in the indictment stolen.
It was proved that the prisoners, who were lads of too town,
were teen near tie prosecutor's house on the night in question, and
ns Isitsrepteu.-. of a suspicion entertained of them. they were sp-
ftelterided, and recording to the testimony of a man named Chand-
ler to whom the prisoner had strewn some watches, they were
efeatitted for trial. A port of the property was also found in a
noble. where it was hid by the prisoners.
„Thl Jury, upon the evidence adduced, found the prisoners
""4111, sail seertcnce of death was recorded.
CIVIL SIPE.
P)IIt.LPOT PUIL.
nil GNI VI anion foe a libel u on the plaintiff in his character
°D tbe pow of the parish of St. Mary the Virgin, at
v"..7ll.th?l`oli-`tt to him fraud and malvenation in his office. There
'lead pleas of justification oar the record, alledging the truth
of the iblikav matter.
Th!trial of thin cane commenced veniality afternoon, and is
Idea re
lloc•-'ne the whore of this da ruralruralpart of to-morrow.
r •
u die trial is ended the ease cannot b reported.
_
Joan Hi neon *ten CAEKON.—This match will err-
-14'317 be mole on Tuesday next, at Toni ('rib's. Josh
:"!Y with h a 200/., as his first depubit of the 300!.
Setetpx.--It is truly lamentable that
vea'Tit • nett paws that we are spared the painful duty of re-
3.hoLon.ren cements! aberration, which nominate the exist.'
ire off On Monday last a most distressing occurrence'
toe„,it n, ; ;am
11e4 took
at place iti
write Covent
thery. A
younge, roabout th ran, nam
oi ed •
u_, e111.14 • rin Excise Officee
r Monday afternoon called at the house of a 31r. Morgan
►uutam wham he was acquainted), and told hint he was
hurt
to
Mr. Morgan loosing freqnently heard make
expressions, made answer, that those who talked of
~„e'.llri!lter. were. in his opinion, of all peso's the least likely to
mert
m .., Arrant exertition. Sherrington soon afterwards left,
bps way to the Excise Office called at a Mr. Ilollin's, where
` Mask two Oates of ale, l'pon eai ing the filet glows to his
ti. he eidohaal
", ~It will he tliedeirh of ma" Mr in.
rent trite meant the ale to which he answered,. "*No ; I will
t:tbeftitt a nter
.manner." Haying eubsrtmently been informed
Riau, were three grocer waiting at the office for permits, ha
h but they will wait a lung time before I write them."
nington 1'
w:en rit to the office, where he had been but a few
bet,Lmrthoren loud report of a pistol was beard by the neigh-
omcd. ino,, from whom the. unfortunate youth had but Just
:UM°w ately ran to the office, and finding the door fastened,
b,,,ZlTltened to the window, where he beheld a sight appalling
sQuil'l"Sdeseriplion. Sherrington was sated on a stool. with his
blown to atoms, of
of which were scattered in
_"!mochan upon the their of tio apartment il'he door hoeing
the miserable man was found qui; acad. ar:d ow"'
;do 7.11001. with which he bad mrnmitted the resit act, lying be. i
'''''...-Bfienkoheroe °vomit*.

NORTITER.V CIRCUIT.

YORK► SUMMER ASSIZES, AUGUST IL.

NISI PRIUS.
(/k Are Sir Jimix llttxxoca, fat)
RCHOLETIEI.II T. WRIGHT.
Mr. CI ARSE opened the pleadings, and stated that this was an
action on the case for wilfully shooting the plaintit's pointer dog,
which wanton act was done by ono of the defendant's servants, and
by hi. order.
Alter several witnesses had been examined on both sides, amongst
whom were two daughters of the defendant, the Judge teem:.
mended that a Juror shout.! I;e withdrawn.
This suggestbm was immediately complied with.
A Jetor being withdrawn, each party pays his own costs.
SLANDER AGAINST AN ATTORNEY.
Rflallcsux t•. Poi.

opened Idle pleadings of this rase, aid
31r. ConT x.sw stated the nature tif the action to :he Jory. It
was an tenon of shueder for words made use of in order to .r..itire
the plaintiff's fair fame as • solicitor, and to bring him into con-
tempt among all lib. 3laiesty's civil aubj«ls. The words he should
thew were highly calculated to firing the plaintiff into that con.
team:. and It would he fee the flentlemen of tlie.lury to say wh..t
Rum in damegos could cotrmeneate for the slanderous words ehich
were spoken against the plair.tiff. The witreataes he should call
in support of the action, the beamed Gentleman said, would prove
his case. The plaintiff, it appeared, had had ocrainia to levy •
distress, in his prefessional capacity. on certain goals, a:ul it vas
owing to that eimmistanee that die following words were ut-
tered against the pistil:Un—'. That he smearing the plaintiff)
had been guilty of murder, and ought to have been hanged seven
years ago ;" which slanderous leorila the defendant hart more
than o ;ce repeated in the presence of certain persons; and the
plaintiff brought this action in order to defend his character. No
joetttication had been put br the defendant upon the reveal. If this
action had not been brought, the discourse, or words imputed to
the plaintiff, would have been again and again repeated, arse! "with a greedy ear;' and persons might have tall
away with the notion that the pLiintiff was guilt, of whin had
been laid to hit charge, whereas he was innocent of it altogether.
Mr. I:Lamar then proceeded to call—
Jane Fatty she lived servant Last year with Mr. Waterinwth.
She knows Ilse plaintiff' Robinson, and Fox the defendant. She heard
Fox speaking of the plaintiff last year. lie said that Robinson
was one of the biggest villains he had ever heard or known of ;
that he ought to have been hung seven years ago, anti that he could
bring forward a man who cool(' prove it. This was not the first
time she had heard the defendant speak disreapectfully of the plain-
tiff. The ituartel Nose respecting a Mr. 1% bite, but what that
quarrel was about she could nut tell, but 31r. Foa was concerned
tie the Weiner.

('ross-exantined by Mr. At:tin:sox-4411e could not say when
it was; it we. not quite a twelvemonth ago; she told Mr. Rubin.
son of it ; she had lived with him as servant about a year ago she
told him of the wonls in 3lareh. She did not think proper to tell
him of them when in his wirier.. She w.is out of place first. and
then it 11:1, she told him; she had something else to do when in
service. Slie was at the ha: of • public house when the words were'
spoken eguinst Mr. Robinson ; don't know all that was said.—
The plaintiff never read the deelar.tion over when he read the
words site had Pepe/tied si:out fire w.rks ago. and asked her if they
were true. She never knew that Mr. Robinson had committed
murder.

Mr. ALTIMOV—Irhy, is it an unlikely thing for an attor-
ney to commit murder ? Dues he not often murder his poor
clients?

Robert Noble examined by Mr. exalt tr—lle is a fnrmer. I
There was a town meeting respecting an appeal ; the plaintiff and
the defendant were both there ; it war agreed to try the appeal.
Mr. Robinson ha 4 been engaged in the cause before. Fut wanted
some other person to conduct the appeal. Ile said, the plaintiff
was not fit to be employed as an attorney ; that be was a black leg;
had committed murder, and ought to lose been hung seven years
ago ; there were the greatest part of 100 persons present when he',
said these words.

Mr. A it.nritsox—Mr. Robinson lost the
Mr. I.I.AIIIE—No. _ _

- -
Mr. ALDERSON then aililmsed the Jury. In mitigation of
damagey, and said it was absurd to talk about serious ones ; a small
coin was sufficient to satisfy the nature of the action, and he trussed
the Jury would give no more. It was ridiculous to sunpose. that
if tho plaintiff hod not brought this cause into Court—and it would
have iieen more wise of hint not to have done so—that he multi
hare been .opposed to have committed murder; his character
had not *Ailed, nor could it suffer any thing by the words made
use of. A dispute had arisen respecting au appeal which might
have occasioned sonic unpleasant observations, but what damages
the plaintiff had sustained he was at a loss to guess, or how he had
been injured in his good name by the defet.dant was equally as
mystertous, and altogether incomprehensible. The Learned
Counsel concluded his address by calling on the Jury to give the!
least coin of the realm.

The Learned ltanux charzeil the Jun. The plaintiff, he said,
was clearly entitled to their verdict; and notwithstanding that
the plaintiff might have sustained no damage/we land, nor his
good name been injured by the words ►poken by the defendant, yet
still it was highly neerwary that every man land particularly a
member of the profession of the law) %tam Id staud well in the esti-
mation of his neighbours. The words had been proved, and it was
for the Jury to consider what damages he was entitled to, under
all the circumstances of the case.

l'he./ury consulted a short time, and brought in their verdict for
the plaiutitf—thimages 10l.; costs ma_

TIIE ricumarst.

Mr. CLARKE stated the C39C, and said, these were the parties
alluded to in the former trial, sail that Mr. Fox was the same de-
fendant as in the cause decided. The action was brought to recover
certain premises, which the defendant, in his character of executor,
refused to yield up.
The plaintiff, however, failed to establish his use, and was, by
the direction of the !seamed Judge, accotilingly nonsuited.
It was a singular occurrence, that when the plaintiff was " call.
ed," as it is termed in law, " to come :orth, or lie would lose his
writ of Nisi Peisi," that the plaintiff in this action, %Mite,
on hearing his nanie, absolutely came into the witness's box, to the
iunusemeut of t..e tieudemen of the liar.
EJ Ef-111 E

DOC 11. DARLET, req. •1$0111:T.--1X Till siNn's DCYCII.
Blr. VERNON opened the pleadings, and Mr. Wit.t.tasts stated
the case to the Joy. It was an action in ejectment, brought to re-
cover certain lime-kilns at Spornton, in this county. The Learned
('Hansel (Mr. Vernon) called
Wm. it'ear-•11e if the land agent; was so !n 1319. Ile drew
the agreement between the ',llama and the defendant t it was
drawn up by himself, and lie witnmed the signatures of the par.
ties; It was signed in his presence. in December in tint; year. The
defendant had Riven up all the property except the lime-kilns.—
, (Agruement pat in and read, dated December 10, 13194—Agree.
went for one year, rent '2OOl. per annum.
Cross-examined by Mr. 110LT.-116 has seen the lime-kilns,
but does not know who made them ; lie has been land-agent to the
Darnley family six or seven years; he can't say if the,. were !malt
by the freeholders ; there may be fifty little-kilns on tho waste or
manor of Spornton the agreement specified that there was to be
another lease granted; knows Mr. retch, saw him at Kerbymoor
side; Goodwin paid him rent in April, 1020 ; Mr. Abbrey paid
rent about the same time ; has heard him say he built the lime-
kilns.

Mr. Saint examined.--Ile served a notice on the defendant,
which was signed by the plaintiff, 3lr. It otnley ; it was signed on
the Ist of October, to quit the f,th of April following.
Ma !lovr addreyscal the Jury, and contended that the defendant
had a right to erect lime-kilns by custom of the manor, and that
the plaintiff rested lie title on the agreement. The freeholders
had a right to erect lime kilns, and the delendtmt wax one of the
freeholders ; not so with those who were tot, for they paid a fine
to the lonl of the manor in lieu thereof.

Jrno E—i mu not sit;ii:.11;;;:.-the custom. Ilis dime acted
unwisely in taking them under the demise. The question solely
was, did the lime.kilrs pass under that demise ? There was a
written contract.

Mr. 110 Le contended the defendant had a presumptive right,
and had paid a valuable consideration for the premixes.
A reference was suggested by his Lordship, which the ranks
areal to, it being undentood that the plaintifishould have judg.
meat and execution for such pastas could be prised he was entitled
to by the award of Mr. Near, the land.stewart, Mr. Williams
agreeing to take nothing by the demise.
Mr. 'love said, if be did, it would be the subject of another
SO ion.

Joni:a—No ; the party might apply to the Court on an affida-
vit of the facts.

Verdict or irsubj to t , subject the award ef Mr. Near.
TIMIFDAIT. ADOUST
PRIUS.
I Before Ilfr.Justice ItarLietr and a Special Joey.l
_ TICIIPZIT v. ILITCWIXti.

I Tv'
rn
at. ani opened the pleadings; and Atr. Ttabal.t. rated the
saw to the Jury.
Mr. Sc and Mr. STAIIIIIr conducted the defence.
To sup(+ort the else of trespass laniorgst other wimesees), the
Learned toured called the gamekeeper of the p!aintifT, who stated
that he had seen the defendant on his master's ground. and lire se.
feral times, but miss his birds. That both tired at one partridge
at the same time, and killed it. The gamekeeper immedia:ely
tired at another partridge, which he killed also. While the game.
Itteict was ticking up the bird that was shot between them, the
defendant took up the partri.lge shot by the gamekezper,und bagged
it. (A laugh.)
The defendant, it appotrea, had a certificate, which he produced
to the garnekeerer, and persisted in his right of shooting on the
rounds ; on whieh the gamekeeper gave the defendant a discharge
from shootvig. The defendant, however, mei-wiled to pursue the
genie, and fur the trtspas• this a:tion was brought.
The plaintif was nonsuibll„ on account of the abeenee of Mr.
l'hat!es Brown, Alderman of Leeds, a material witness, who was
called on pie subpama, but did not answer.

' The AsSiZef of Maryboro tenninated on Satnniay. Gen.
tencv of death having been parsed upon six individuals,
one for murder, and fire fur burglery ; of the latter one is
MI ry tirrive years age!
Jb:At (fray AND Mr ADLl!!—Blittlitrl.ll, Aro. B.—ln
the night of the tith, a horrible murder was committed at Antwerp,
ob Mt. Lerhtereide, Lieutenant of the 15th diviston. As he ant
retiring to hi. apartment he ass stabbed in the side, and seems to
have survived only long enough to throw himself Into a ch.tir,
j when he expired. Ills wife. thirty-two yeears of ago, Pas been
arrested, interrogated. and pla;:s1 under confinement. lie had
I been married to her oily Svc CT SIT months, after haring lived
with her several years. Tier exerssiv: jealousy excited suspicion
*viral ht.r.—l/afraaret Paper.

OXFORD CIRCV7T.

SHROPSHIRE ASSIZES, AVOUST 12.

[rte ore Mr—furrier PAIL.]
Richard Reacall and George Ire/lino were placed at the bar.
These prisoners had been tried before 111 r. Justice Park. at the
Spring Assizes, at this place, for a most extensive embezzlement.
The for ner prisoner had been steward to the corporation for the
manageinent of the affairs of the poor of the town of Shrewsbury,
and the latter was his clerk. It appeared that the prisoners had
been for years in the habit of receiving money on account of the
corporation, anitfmni time to time appropriating suit's to their o.•'n
use. They had continued this nefarious practice for 'some years,
and. as was stated, embezylol near three thousand pounds. The
corporation prosecuted them on sixteen very long indictments,
on two of which they were tried and found guilty on the
I clearest evidence; but Mr. ('urwnod and Mr. Carrington, their
C' tinsel, took a great number ni legal objections to the framing of
these indictments, which objections his hoolship considered of a,
much importance. that he posquined giving judge ient till lie had
eontimal with his brother Judges. The prisoners were now again
brought up, and *ere addressed by his Lordship, who informed
them, that the twelve Judges had considered of the points made
by their Counsel, and were clearly and unanimously of opinion
that they were fatal to the Indictments ; and therefore his Majesty'
had granted tile prisoners a pardon. On the other indictments, as
they were all equally bad, an acquittal would be taken. Ilia
Lordship observed, that a statement had been sent to him,
which had appe•-ed in one of the local newspapers, in which it was
held out as a matter of triumph, that the !Mainers might be in-
dicted again, and would lie hied by the same Judge. Certainly,
In point of law, the prisoners might be indicted again ; on the pro-
priety of such further prosecation he could give no opinion, hut he
was bound to saw (and he spoke it In the hearing of many Gentlemen
who knew hini weili, that die prisoners being again tried before
hint, could he no nlat‘er of congratulation eid,er to the prosecutors
r or the prisoners.
Acquittals were then entered on the fourteen rema/uing indict-
merits.
Mr. CURWOOD—Did I understand your Lordship that the pri.
setters are pardoned ?
Mr. Justice PAC a—Yes, Sir, they are pardoned each on one in.
dictment.

.....
Mr. ('ustwoon—That is enough, my Lord. If a person is par-
doned by the King of one felony, he is. I believe, thereby pardoned j
of all elergrable felonies up to the date of such pardon; and it I
will. therefore. bar any fiirilitir Indictments.
Mr. Jo slier PARC—As a plea of pardon is what I never saw in
the whole cause of toy experience, you had better consider how
the law stands on this !wont.
it
Mr. CchWOOT)....I will look into the antherrities.
Here the conyeruition terminated; big we undenttand that •
fresh set of indictments are to be •,,refenta,l The isonersappear-
ofi to be moat teepee4o.e rues, and Ileaeall, weunderstand, has
been a I)issenting 3/itoster. These abortive prosecutions have
already cost the (!orporatfon 35411.
liteiard James was indicted for stealing a piece of teak wood, 1
the property of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal Company.
jlr. Cif swoon conducted the prosecution.
It appeared that the company had a large stock of teak timber,
and that information was brought to the company's agent that •
plank or teak was standing in the vartl of the prisoner. who was a
carpenter ; it was recognised by the wtorktnen of the company by a
mark which had been on the wood, and which hadbeen ',awn
through, and was partly on the plank found and partly on the cor-
responding plank which remained in the company's yard.
The witnesses stated, that teak-wood was • very unusual sort of
wood in th!s country, but admitted that most or the East India
ships were built of it, and that canal companies used it to construct
locks, bridges, and other works of that sort. as water had very little
effect on it, and that it is to be bought at sevt.ial places in Liver.
pool.
The prisoner said, in his defence, that it had been left with him
to make it into a Pencil. and that it was openly in his yard, and
that if hr had stolen it he could, as • carpenter. have so al.
tered it by planing, or otherwise, as to destroy all traces of its
identity.
Mr. Justice Pant left it to the Jury to say whether they thought
the case sufficiently strong to satisfy them of the prisoner's guilt.
Verdict—Nof f; witty.
We beard that the prisoner had been acquitted of similar charges
three times before.

At the end of the daty four very long indictments were found
wins' Bearall and ?Fillings, fir embezzltinent.
The cases on the Clvil Side were entirely devoid of interest.

MISII CIRCUITS.

QUEEN'S COUNTY ASSIZCS, MARTIIOIOOON, A vo. S.
The usual preliminaries having been gone through at eleven
o'clock on Thurmlay, Lord No►bury presiding, the tirand Jury

His Lordship complimented the Grand Jury indieWualle and
collectively, Ile said it was • most advantageous circumstance
that Sir Henry Parnell (who looked so well) was amongst them.
He would not waste their precious time by addressing them. but
Gentlemen might charge him with a dereliction of hisduty did he
nut do as he had always done. Ile wished to show a regard fur the
courtesies of life. On approaching the county, he was highly grs.
tilled to observe the welt-appointed allpearanos of their worthy
High Sherilf, and the iligniiied *erect he priddo the King's Corn.
mission. It afforded him peculiar ecinifort to Hod that the gentle-
men had nothing to entertain of that painful nature which hail met)-
pied his lion. Friend at the last Assizes it hurt him exceedingly
to be prevented front attending as that Anises. Ile had the honour
of addressing • Grand Jnry, *ft two AlensPers of Parliatneat
amongst them ; one of those Members highly effieient, and an
honour to the country z end although he was disposed to give every
credit for the utmost vigilance, much inconvenience arose from the
manner In which Irish affairs were disposed of, and the late period
of the Session at which the questions "-ere generally entertained.
But when be ennsidered the time consumed, in necesrary debates.
and on domestic as well as foreign relations, he was not surprised
at many matters baying passed unnoticed. The Government of
both countries were extreintly anxious to preserve the character of
the Grand Juries of IrelantL—at present they stood extremely high,
and none of them higher than that of the Grand Jury of the
(Intsen's county. In its wisdom, when the Legislature had any
thing to effect, particularly where taxation was in question, they
wen always sure to maks the Grand Juries of Ireland the pack
horses to carry the burden ! (much laughter); and he had no doubt
but they were right, for so long as the brand Juries of the country
maintained their high character, so long would the people continue
satisfied to be taxed by them. lie 11CILI touched upon the educes. I
thin of Ireland, and the returns which had been ordered by Govern-
ment, and he (lir:tied the attention of the Gentlemen to the '2llth of
lien. VIII , chap. IS, being the standing Act upon which pa.
rochinl schools were founded. He was certain that, in their relative
capacities as Magistrates and Gentlemen, they would do their
duty, and tie would not detain them any longer.

CHARGE OF MURDER.
An unfortunate young man of the name of John Drop Ay, was
indicted for the wilful murder of James Phelan, an independent
fanner, on the night of the nth November last, at Mountrath.
It appeared by the evidence of Bridget Kelly, that the deeeased
Came by his death by • blow given -by the prisoner, in company
with a man of the name of Fannin. Der testimony was a good
deal shaken by the cross-examination of Mr. Berates..
Doctors Jacob and Smith were called to prove that he died by the
fracture, and that he had intervals of understanding.
Two brothers of the deceased proved to his dying declaration,
which brought on an argument by Mr. BETHEL, respecting the
admissibility of the evidence.
The Jury, under the charge of Lord Nonnv•lts found a verdict
of conviction, after bring in for upwards of an hour.
His Losinsuir pronoun-nal sentence of death, but, we under-
stand, subsequently granted • respite for a week, in order to give
an opportunity to discover• some chruisstanees in favour of the
prisoner, which will be reported to his Exixilency the Lord Lieu-
tenant.

It was then stated, to the Court, that one of the prisoners about
to be put on his trial was ill of fzrcr, and that it would not In
safe to remove him.

lloctor Jacob reported accordingly.
Air. ('ASSAY requested to be allowed to proceed with a traverse
presentment ease.
his lAnolsltip nodded miens.
A DIALOGUE.

Mr. I ..a.s9sw proceeded—la this case, my Lonl, I am of

N.—flow do you do, Doctor Jacob P I'm glad to see you
look so well.

--
l)uctor Jacob—l am glad to bare it in my power to return the
compliment, my Lord.
Mr. CASSAN, still on his legs. and raising his voice—My Lord,
in this case I am Counsel for Mr. Joseph
tilulhsll—
Lord N—Doctor Jacob, I have been very ill sine. I last had
the pleasure of seeing you.
Porto, Jacob—So have I, too, my Lord.
pr. Cas!..as (with stentorian lungs)--.317 Lord, 1 have twice
stated that in this ease—
' lord N—Docto, Jacob, I have to congratulate you on the mar-
' rive of your son ; he's a young man of high professional talent_
of grent reputation.
I/oetor Jacob—l thank you, my Lord.
Mr. I'•FSAN (still loud, and with x-at ernphasis)--Illy Lord, I
shall occupy the attention of the Court but a short time—
Our n:parter left Mr. C4asan stating his case, it being nearly five
o'clock in the evening, and the scene of action twenty miles from
the Ime .sllornimg Post.
The Judges proceeded from this town to Phillipstown, to open
the C 0111121621.011, on Monday, the itth instant.

ARMAGH ASSIZES.

TRIAL FOR MURDER._

On Saturday, soon after nine oelork,Justice Tonaews took hw
ont on the Bench, and the Jury panel was called OUT.
Jamrs Sprite, r. Jane Splicer. and Anne Spenser were placed
at the bar, and arraigned tbr the wilful murder of Thomas Spencir
(a elitist of four years of age), at ihillygeglly, LUghgaii, on
the :id of .:11lay hut t Janie, Spencer having given the drc.viscd a
mortal wound, of which he soon after died, and Jane Spencer and
Anne Spencer being prevent aiding and assisting.
The first witness produced was Racbael Spencer, who was
' greatly alKeted. and liathisi in tears, nn ascending the table. She
I was esaniined by lie. Bet.L, and deposed as follow.:-1 km a
married woman t my husband is George Spencer e a lives in
laughgall. 1 know Jane Spencer and Anne Sp.nrer, the prisoners;
they are sisters to my husband, and live wi:h him in Isom salt.
James Spencer is alto related to my husband ; he lives at big Is,
ther's in Cushenagh, about a mile from Lneghgall. 1 did not live
with my husband In May boa, nut (era long time prctieud7. I

reside at Ilallygotly, about half a mile distant from Loughgnli.
lived at Ilallygossy on the:3d of May last. I have been niarried
George Spencer about six rears, five of which we have lived sepa-
rately. I have had three children by myhusbsnd George Spencer; .
they are all dead; the youngest
_of them was a boy, named Thomas,
who was four years old In March last. I re6oltect the night of the
2d of May ; my son Thomas was then alive ; I was in my own ;
house on that night ; my son and a servant woman, named Idiza
Shields, were in the house with me. I had been in bed for a big
time, but had not fallen :Weer, when I heard some noise in the
house; It was like the crumbling or moulds. (Hero sheds's-rib d
'the situation of the apartments in the house, which was a single
story and thatched. Thin wi.is a small porch at the hall door,
which led to the kit-1-n nn the left, and to a sitting-room on the
right hand; adjoining this room was the bed-rontii in which the
witness slept.) On heating the noise I cnilcd to Eliraheth Shields,
who slept in a bed on the opposite end of the room ;my sins slept
in the bed with myself. My servant arose and called out, three
times, was there any one there ; bat no answer was given. I then
pert...iced there was a light in the kitchen, and I said " They are
mostly to murder us this night." The servant came into my bed:
I juteked out, ran to the window, and threw myself against it;
hut as it was fastened on the outside with a shutter I could not I
open it. I saw the light appmarliitig, and threw myself under the
servant's bed. The prisoner, James Spencer, came into the bed-
room ; he had a sword In his right hand, and a candle in the left;
he asked, on opening the door, " il'hat's that you're saying?"
I slid not speak, but Eliza Shields answered, " James, I'm speak-
ts. itachael." As she spoke the prisoner struck her with the
sword ; on is Bich she " James, for the tender merry of (led,
don't murder its." The prisoner made no reply ; and he then '
struck the child, who cried out, " Oh, don't murder us." I ob-
served that the prisoner. James Spencer, was bitret'osn and bare-
headed ; he bail a pair of dirty looking trowsers on him. Ile con-
tinued to strike the child and the servant woman with the sword,
they entreating hum to spare them. until the candle went cut. I had
a distinct view of his reason until the candle went out ; on which
I crept from under the bed and ran towards the kitchen. On
going to the hall door, I found it locked and the key gone; I had
lea the key in it on going to bed. 1 then went into the kitchen
and jumped up on a table which was beside a window. I tried to
open the window hitt it was too fast ; in my struggles with the
window, • milk cmct, which was on the table, was upset. The
noise attracted the prisoner, whom I heard coining from the bed- I.
room. I ran towards the door, went into a corner of the porch.
and kept in my breath until the prisoner passed. I then went I
into the room, and seized a poker which was in the tire-place. with
; which I forced open the shutter of the bethrooni window. Eliza-
beth Shields, who era sitting at the bed-room table, said, "
trees, you'll ewarte.",,,-Without speaking a word, I threw myself
oat of the window, and, fell on my hands and face. I immediately
got nn my feet, and tanked about to see which Vflt7 I should run,
as l wasafraid of meeting sotuebotly. I raw Jane Spencerand Ann
; Spencer. the pismires, beside a tree, about ten or twelve yards
Item the window; they were standing together, with their faces
towards me. Saw their distinctly, as it was a fine star-light night.
Jane Spencer had on a dark cloak, Anne a grey one. still held
the poker in niy hand. ()n seeing the women, clapped my hand.
anti shouted out, •• Mursler, murder! my child is a-killing !" I
then ran past the gable end of to
.y holm, to John shout-
ing •• Murder, murder, murder! 'the whole way. lleitly's horse
was but a short distance front mine. I struck the door with the,
poker. and called for help. The door was instantly opened by
wife, who was followed by her husband. I heard Eliaa-
beth Shield* screaming wildly outside, and also the sound of the
I blows the were given her. Reilly raised the neighbours; and lie
sad his wife, with Pat Lennox, John Daly, a canners (who then
came op). and another woman, accompanied me back to the house,
to save my child. I had been about live minutes from my house;
and we ran to tile window from which I had escaped; it was still
open. Dearing the weak cries of my child, I entreated some of
the men to go in and reach him out, but they were afraid. I
asked them to assist me up to the window, and I would myself go
in. They slid an, and I tinind my child lying on its face on the
floor; it was all Isliatly. (Here the presticutrix was greatly af-
fected]. Its head was cut dreadfully, as was also its neck and
arms. I took my infant in my arms, and went to the kitchen
door, which I found unlocked and the key in it. 1 opened the
door and let the people in. Eliasthath Shields was not in
the house, and James Spencer had escaped. I sent off,
one of the :men to Loughgall for Doctor Scott. Ile at-
tired in about half an hour and dressed the child. Elllabeth
shields was found in a ditch beside the house by some of the
people I had sent to look for her. She was quite dead. 'The child
died about six o'clock. I went to Mr. Ilario, the Magistrate,
and told him of the murders, and by whom thirlr were perpetrated.
This witness further said, that the bed-room window looked into
an orchard, in which the two women were standing, and added that
she had examined the kitehen chimney in the morning, and obsctv-
ed the marks of some one having come down the chimney.
Mrs. Spencer underwent a long cross-examination by Mr.'
Scrieen, who failed to elicit anything calculated to shake her direst
testimony.
Several witnesses were examined, who corroborated the former
evidence.

The ',mimed Jrnat charged the Jury at greet length. who re.
turned a renlict finding darnel Spencer—Gni/4 ; Jane Spencer
' and Anne Speneer—.Vot Gniliy.
The convict was then addressed by the Learned Judge in the
most idrecting manner. Ile concluded thus--
!laving no doubt whatever on my mind as to your guilt, I
now proceed to pronounce the ;mild sentence of the law. You,
James Spencer, are to be taken from the place where you now
stand (the dock) to the place from ...hence you ean-e (the gaol),
and on Monday next you are to be conveyed (min thence to the
common piece of exccutrm and there hung by the neck until
dead ; and your body to bigiven to the surgeons of the County
Infirm:try, and annttnntbed. And may God have mercy on your
pout r•

nnfortunatc young man (he seemed to he about two or three
and twent-i) sat perfectly collected and altogether undismayed dur-
ing the trial ; tier did his firmness desert him while receiving
seatence.

Iternard Duffer. who was convicted at Sfonhaghan on Tuesday,
of the murder of hit wife, was executed, pursuant to his scntmce,
on Thum:ay.

FIRE IN GREVILI.E STREET.
From the brief notice taken in yesterday's paper, no adequate
estimate can be formed of the magnitude of this calamitous occur-
rence, or the extensive injury likely to accrue to the families or
thovr who were employed on the premises. In Mr. 11loyes's este-
blistiment, there were at least sixty persons regularly engaged, in-
cluding compositors, pressmen, warehousemen, errand-hoys, he.
and in Mr. Wilson's concern there could nut be less than from 2.11 to
2ii ; so that nearly Ilhl persons are thus, in a moment, temporarily
&Trisect of employment.
'l'he fire is understood to hare commenced in Mr. Moyes's press-
room, on the second floor, from whence it communicated to Mr.
Wilson's, on the right, but in a ver partial degree ; the names
then extended in the dircetiol of Leather-lane, and soon raged with
great fury in the left wing of Mr. Illoyea's concern, the greater
part of which was occunied as drying.rooms, and warehouse for
books in sheets, of which there was a large number far advanced
I towards completion—it is neefiless to add, all those were consumed ;
1 and what enknees the lint it, that there were many autographs,
every line of which (the labour of yeast) have suffered the IMMO
fate ; amongst the new works were the following
Gaelic Dictionary, 2 vols. royal Bro. fine edition.
Tasso, a new translation bylViffen, 2 vols, pocket edition, splen-
' dilly printed and hotpcsstel.
Ilaronetage of the I. rued Kingdom, up to the present period, 1
vol. Bvo.

Church Ihstory, 2 vols. Biro.
Path Abbey Church (two editions). I vol. royal to. 2 vols. 810.
Beauties rf Ilistory, fine edition. 4 vols.
Pawns Griminiss Woburnensis, a very splendid work.
There were, besides, a vast cumber of„reprints, none of which es-
caped the conflagration.
:rlr. I'lloyes's private liSmry, in which were many very choice
works, was also destroyed ; but sonic of the account.books and
papers of moment were got out of the counting-house, at vary great
penal risk.
-

.1 he whule stock of typo, standing forms, forty or fifty frames,
a number of common hressr:, four hydraulic, and twelve or four_
1-en Colombian and Stanhope presses, lay buried In the smoking
ruins at six o'clock last evextug, when some of the engines were still
The want of a speedy supply of water is admitted on all hands to
be the reason of the flames taking so wide a ninge. The fire was
Gist discuvexed at a quarter past ten o'clock, and no water could be
had until within ten mihutes of eleven, when the doors being mk-
erred by the action of the fire, yielded to the Immense wetglit of
type, iron presars, imposing-atones, he. and tumbled with a bor.
rible crash into on: incongruous glosing ruin. The intensity of,
the heat preventing a near imprimis, the firemen could only M.
tempt to save those buildings arour.d, which was effected only by
the most unwearied exertion* on their starts. Some idle or ignorant
persons insinuated that great pan of the property might have been
saved had she firemen born more prompt; in reply to which, we
will merely repeat the assertion of a respectable gentleman residing
on the spot: " A near: alarming fire (said he) I never beheld
and never did I behold anything like th.: exertions of the firemen,
Ito which alone may bt, attributed the preservation of the entire
neighbourhood." At three o'clock yesterday the following engines
were lying about the neighbearhooil:—The British Commercial,
l'hundx, Iran of England, t: n, Globe, Hope, Union, Safety,
London Assurance, Guardian, Beaton, British, Royal Exchange,
Westminster, Albion, Alliance, Band-in-Hand, County, de.
There was a considerable sum insured both by Mr. 3loyes and
311. Wilson ; but we regret to learn that it ismuch below the value
of the property destroyed which must exceed 3s\oool. at the least.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sta.—The increasing negligence of the Water Com-
panies, in providing the constant supply which they under,
take to do in cases of fire, is become a most serious public
grievance. The fire in ireville-street, last night, raged for
an hour and a half before any water could be obtained,
while twenty or thirty firc.engints, and some hundred
firemen, wtre ita useless attendance. This is not an
isolated ease : complaints of the same kind recur con-
tinuslly,and the AVaterCompaniee, united as they noware, I
believe, affect to treat such complaints en randier, saving,
thst they are not bound to aftiird such supply at all. I
know of no effectual cure fur this grievance, but that of
tha I;raverutnent taking the supply of the metropolis with
water into its own Inns's.

I am, yours, &c.
TIIE DIRECTLR or A FIRE 01 NC/.

August 13, 14L