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London, England, 1822-09-21 00:00:00

OUTIN lAN LECY UK ES.

We believe that many will be (mind to agree
/with us) in the sentiments of the Ootinisn Lec-
turer, delivered in the last new Lecture on the mar-
riage irate, from which the following is an extract :

" Itletsphysicians may delight to sacrifice the most
klanoless sod salutsry use of the senses, with Locke
and Ne•ton, and in theta British fame, at the shrine of
'Germs,, theory. But dues nut the medical miendant on
the insane studiously direct the mist' towards the senses,
that his path ni may see the verdure of green fields, may hear
the more soothing, because less intelligent, gonads of •isi.
mated more, may feel the freshness, and scent the fra-
grance, of the unpent air; aid draw int sitentioe frost the
overlwsring freaks, and eatrevagant fantasies gesseiiiird by
itself (whether d or sot, by a philosophical theory, 's-
eesaw its rude vagaries by plausible abstractions) to qualify
it the more to do ammeter. Justice to fellow.creatsres of
every disposition, in the spirit of the established law and re.
Ilion of our country ? they owe passion eau perhaps aid
stases, to teimirisie the prolonged indulgence of any olker,
provided we negloct nut the diviusly indented guard. waist
she Snag Aso ',rums."

The round lately occupied at Privy Gardens by
sle snienetou d thr Duke of RICHMOND being in-
1311y clear, a ten 4er on a very grand scale is
it rvidl be .soineoliat similar to Whitehall-

By order et !We Ma' SgsTY, the Chapel Royal at
Holyrood Ilfitl.e 41 iftS. nediately to undergo a com-
plete Itplair, MA to he beautified.
It is roppoiirrd, upon e moderate calculation, that
Me. PETRIE, the owner of Theodore, the horse that
*Oct the St. Done voter, oat Monday, has
ngit.tl upwards of 910.000 L Never was greater
eurptise ni.ihfested than at ;he issue of the heat.
hloaey was changing owners in the most rapid man.
her during the race; nod mveral grooms of Gentle.
tern have, by the "lent, been placed in independent
racuininion.•ts. Mr. Evaies man won 2,000/.

'Nes. Esseair.—This subscription. it is hoped.
continue fur the ensuing month, as the sum
suliscrilied is by oo forams equal to a permanent
i•rcri.tun fir this digressed family. The drlight-
tul
Mrs. BECHER (formerly Mesa O'NSILL) has
grogomly couiribuied fol. The subscription-
lim.it is ktpt at Mr. Rooins's office, Plana,
t Dreut-guideti.

THE ARMY.
BRIGADE ORDERS. Sicovaoatta 111.
the Comaander•in•Chtef laving laid before the king use
peoetediop of a General Court Martial, held in Portage-
street Barracks, on she 131 k and 14th September, 1522, for
lbe trial of I.ieusenant.Colonel Thomas Gore, of she Cold.
st realm regieneest of rout guards, who was arraigned upon the
issebm-mentiotted charge, viz --
0 Fur bowleg, isis She 2ti of August last, at a public.house
la Orford street, associated wish, aud Joined company witlr,
and drank beer wish, Corporal Samuel George, of the Cold.
*imam regimest of fool genres, such combat-1 being %mho-
coming the character of a■ officer and a gersolemas, sod to
the prejudice of good order and military discipline."
Upon w►ich charge the Court came to the following de-
cision :
" ne Court having taken into consideration the evidence
adJneed before than in_support of tliis prosecutiou, sod like-
wise the evidence received by the Court on the part of Lieu.
tewant-Colonel Gore in his defence against the charge pre.
(erred against him, @ova opinion—
" Tlast the chew exhikided in this cam agaisat Living. '
wast.Lcilormel Gore i. /AMIE, WICKED, and swanwilmtw
and they do most fully and honourably acquit him thereof."
His Majesty was pleased so approve and confirm the Sad.
lag asid asstenee of sae Court.
By rosamaild of hie Royal Highness,
(Signed) H. TAYLOR.
ORDERS

KESPICTING OFFICERS EMBARKING FROM THE

UNITS]) IE IPI 0 DOM FOR • FORZION .TATION.

Officers, on thew arrival at any sea.purt, for the purpose
of embarking, are immediately to report themselves to the
General or oilier Officer in the command of the troops (if of
a rank superior to themselves), and to consider thimselvee
under his command until they sail.
Tin meet ewn.tanily appear in their proper uniforms dor.
ing their stay, slid must, in t very particular, conform to the
regulations and discipline of the garrison. This order applies
equally' to Officers, • ho, after embarkation, may uccasioually
obtain leave to land from their vessel..
• In all cases where Officers obtain for themselves the
means of proceeding to join their regiments on foreign
senior, or where they do uut embark under the immediate
orders of a General or other Officer by whom regular re.
ports are made, they are required to report to the Adjutant.
General, the day on which they embark, and the name of the
1 oil which they take their paitage. They are to make
similar reports to the Officers commanding the depots of
their regiments, through the Adjutaut-G I, in order that
they may be correctly accounted fur iu the fiegimeutal Re-
hires.

General and Staff Officer., embarking for foreign st‘tiona,
•re to report to the Adjnt•nt.Ge•eral the day Om which they
embark, sod the wane of the vassal is which they inks their
passage.

OBSERVATIONS ON Tffß WEATHER.

CLotioa.—Againal much rain the clouds grow bigger and
increase very fast, especially before thuude►. Wham the
clouds are formed like &eras. but dense is the middle,
bright towards ihe edges, with the sky bright, they are signs
of a from, with hail, snow, or rails. When a 'general cloud'
mesa covers the sky, and small black fragments of clouds fly
underneath, they are a sure sign of rain, and probably it will
be tardier. Two currents of cloud, always portend rain,
sad in summer thunder.

Danl.—Witte dew lies plentifolly oat the g►an after a fair
day, it is • sign of another; if sot, and there is no wind, a
►ain must follow. A red cumin( portend, fine weather;
but if it spread 100 far upwards from the horizon in the
evening, sod especially morning, it foretels wind or rain, or
both. When the sky in rainy weather is tinged with gra-
pey., the rain will increase; if with deep blue, it will be
showery.
HBAIITILY r-s-A haziness in the air which fades
the sea's light, mad makes the orb appear whitish, or
defined; or at night, if the'snoon and stars grow dim, and •
►ing encircles the former, rain will follow; if the sits's rays
•ppesi like aloses's boros, if white at setting, or shorn of his
raysose goes down into a bask of clouds in the horizon, had
member is to be esproed. If the moon looks pale and dim,
we expect rain; if red, triad; mid if of her amoral calmer,
with • deer sky, fair neither. If the moon is rainy through-
out, it will clear al the charm', and perhaps the rain felons
in • few days after. if fair throughout, and rai• at the
change, the fair weather will probably return on the fourth
or 'fib day.

Awnw.s.—Before rein, swallows 111 low; doge grow
'leery mod eat gram; water-fowl dive much; Ash will
not bite; ales are more troublesome; seta, bees, and many
Insects are very busy; birds Ay low for Motels; awls,,
'beep, and castle are y, and even the human body.

WOODEN WICK'D CANDLES.

[From the Aimerierw Farms?'

To the Editor.
Londe. County, Va. March,lB22.
Ant have taken the liberty of enclosing to you she re-
sult of an experiment made in the use of candles, one of
which was made with a wooden wick, she other in the usu■l
way wish cotton. The candles were made at she same lime,
moulded In the same ailed moulds, exactly equal weighs,
both set on tre at the same moment, and placed upon the
same table That which was made with • wooden wick
lasted
size of the candles was about six to the pound, She wood
used was • part of a cypress shingle, sod prepared after the
following manner:—
The wood was split to the size of a rye straw, and made
round, so that the coal of cotton which was applied might
be more easily put on, by rolling the slick orals • rard which
consairsed the cotton, and which bad been previously will
carded. The stick was the■ rolled upon a table, to canoe
the eutiou to adhere closely, and then was about the size of
a conobou quill; it was then placed in ihe mould and the
tallow poured to. The slick must be somewhat hanger than
the mould, as the candle mugs be draws with pincer..
Agreeably to she foregoing experiment, • pound of readies
will last 42 bows, wimp t►ey would only last 30 made after
the usual way. One pound of raw cotton is solfficient (with
the wooden wick) for 160Ihs. of candles. Another great
advantage is usiug the aoodea wick is, that the candle will
out fall so warm weather, nor will it be so easily affected by
the air.

If you think proper to give the above In the public through
pool widely circulated end very useful Paper, 1 shall be
pfeasird4 convinced as I am of the great advantage which
wilt be derived Irons the use of woodeu wick. generally. The
ides is not original with air, but derived (ruse chalet volume
of the Domestic Encyclopedia, page 499.

The following particulars of • melancholy •cci.
dent which occurred to Mr.. WILBRAHAM, of
Chigwell-row, cii Monday, the 9'h instant, may be
relied on as correct :—As Mrs. WILBRAHAM and
her daughter were taking the air in • low four-
wheeled carriage, Miff to flog Hill Noose, in
Hainanlt Forest. the box on which the footman
(who was driving) was seated, suddenly gave way,
and the servant was precipitated to the ground;
the hurpe taking fight at this circumstance, set
nit at full gallop on the Rumford road. The two
ladies were thrown will, considerable violence
from their seats; Mrs. I.Vit.matiam received seve-
ral guest severe wounds at the back of her head,
remained entirely senseless till the Wednesday
evening. •ud rhea expired. at her house iu Chig.
well-row. Mira WILBSAIIIAM was also Very
se-
verely host, hut. it is to he hoped. is in a lair way
of recovery. Mrs. WILBRAHAM was the second
slaughter of the late WILLIAM HAavET. Erg. or
Chigoell. M.P. fur Essex in the years 1747, 1754.
■nd 1761, and sister of Sir ELIAS H&RVeT, our
present wavily representative.-flArlotrford GAS.-
aide./

01.1) BAYLEY SECSIO.V.i*,
Flu so Ay. sarrimaga

Peter Dorm was indicted for manslaughter. iu
causing the death of Thomas Wotan. by
blows inflicted ou him in the mouth of August list.
The Prisoner was a bricklayer's laboorer. ■nd
in consequence of • quarrel which arose at the
Cricketers public-house, from the deceased having
accused the Prisoner of sterling • sovereign from
him, a fight took place, in the course of which the
dre•ase,l fell with great violence egiiti•t • stone
step. Afte► the fight was over the deceived par-
took of a bottle of wine with the Poivoner. He
died in a fortnight afterwards. From the evidence
of Mr. Salmon, • surgeon who opened the body
after the death of the deceased, it appeared I I.at
his liver was in a ►ery diseased stale, and lie rhobld
hive attributed his death to that cause it' lie had
been told of no other.

Mr. Justice Barr summed up the evidence to
the Jury, who immediately acquitted the Prisoner.
Wet. North, aged .54, was capitally indicted for
a detestable crime committed in Sr. Paul's, Shad-
well, on the 17th September instant. The princi-
pal eiideoce against hum was that of a little b,,y,
named Iraac Hare, in whose father's house the Pri-
soner lodged.
The Prisoner called no witnesses, bet stated that
he had been a schoolmaster ill the Royal Navy, and
had certificates of good chameter.
Mr. Justice Ben summed up the evidence to
the Jury, who al►er a short deliberation found the
Prisoner Guilty.
William Blanchard (a lad of Iti years of age)
was indicted for breaking and entering the dwel-
ling-house of Henry Vane, commonly called Lord
Viscouut Baynard, in Portman-street, in the parish
of Mary-le-bout, and stealing therein o 9 towels,
value les. his property, on the 17th August last.
From the evidence of the footman of Lord Bay-
nerd, it appeared that the Prisoner, about six
o'clock in the afternoon of the day stated in the in-
dictment. was seen going down the area stew of
the house, and into the housekeeper's room. from
which he returned immediately, with a bundle
under his arm containing 29 towels. He was stops
directly, and when taken begged for mercy.
The Jury found him
The witness asked to be allowed his expenses.
Mr. Justice Bare inquired if he had heel, di-
rected by his master to ask for them ; and on his
replying its the negative, he rebated to allow them,
observing, that he was sure his Lordship would nut
ha►e ordered the witness to sit fur them.

Alexander Browne, aged 18, was indicted for
stesliog seven sovereigns and a sixpence, the pro-
perty of Wm. Furneaux, in his dwelling-house in
St. Ann's, Westminster, on the Ilth of July list.
The Prisoner lodged with the Prosecutor, and
was in the kitchen on the morning of the 11th of
July, between 10 and 11 o'clock. The Prosecu-
tor left his breeches there, and on his return found
the money stated in the indictment had been taken
out. The Prisoner immediately left his lodgings,
but was afterwards taken into custody.
The cave was clearly proved. Verdict—Cat//y.
John Pa►ry, aged 44, was indicted for marrying
Mary Thomas, on the 14ili of July hut, his wile
Bridget being still alive.
Mary Thomas deposed that the Prisoner intro-
(bleed himself to her as she was walking on the 4th
June, and she saw him again on the following
morning. The marriage took place on the 14th
July following; he represented himself to her tor •
single man ; she was married to him at St. Cle-
ment Danes, by the Rev. Mr. Knight, by banns;
her mother and another female were present. Soon
after • woman called on her, when the Prisoner
was not at home, and told her that she was the wife
of the Prisoner ; which she told him on his return
home, but he denied it, and said he had only bad a
bastard child by her.
Martha Jones and Elizabeth IVeste►n (the mo-
ther of Mary Thorns-) who witnessed the marriage
of the Prisoner with Mary Thomas, were culled,
and proved that fact.
John M'Cardall, a carpenter, deposed that he
saw the Prisoner married to Bridget 'fuel at Si.
[Video Church, in the month of May, about seven
years ago. He left her about a year ago, alter hav-
ing three or four children by her.
Two other witnesses were examined, arid copies
of the registry of the two marriages were read in
evidence.

Mary Thomas, on being recalled, said the Pri-
soner possessed himself of no properly belonging to
her when he married her, and during the tune lie
lived with her he behaved very kindly to her. lu
answer to • question from Mr. Justice Best, she
SSW she was not in the family way.
One witness was called, who gave the Prisoner a
good character.
Mr. Justice BEST summed up the evidence, and
the Jury immediately found the Prisoner Guilty.
Win. Strode was indicted for picking the puricet
of Win. Richards of a pocket handkerchief. The
tact was clearly proved.
.

Several witnesses were called, whn gave the
Prisoner a good character, but he had not be►n
woiking for Mr. lian►ard, the printer, of Fleet-
street, to whom he was apprenticed, for the list four
months..

Tile RECORDER immediately proceeded to 'toss
sentence. He 'aid the town mind be protected
from such depredators, and in merry to the
Prisoner (who was well known to the officers) the
sentence of the Court was, that he should be trans-
ported to such place as Ins Mojerty should appoint
for the term of his natural We.

%homas Morgan, Biehard Wells, and William
Toroler, three lads, were indicted for pickh:g a
Gentleman's pocket of his handkerchief, uppubite
Carlton House on the 6th August

From the evidence of Judd and Vaughan, two
officers of Bow-street, it appeared that the Pri-
soners were loitering about in Pall-mall, and as the
crowd collected to see his Majesty pass to the Par-
liament House, the youngest Prisoner held • Geri-
tlemass's coot whilst owe of the other Prisoners drew
out his silk handkerchief. Towles, the eldest, stand-
ing behind to cover them from observation. Judd
immediately took two of the Prisoners into custody,
■ud informed the Gentleman that he had been
robbed, and ►hewed him his handkerchief, which
he had taken from one of the Prisoners, and re.
quested ham to attend at Quern-square, but he did
not do so. Vaughan came up and took Towles'

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into custody' A pug of shout 20 -pickpockets
etre present at the time, and attempted to hustle
Judd.

Severs! witnesses were called, who pee the Pri.
soners a good character.
One of the Jury asked if there was any reward to
the officers for this ?

The RECORDER replied in the negative.
The Jury found them all Guilty, but recomend-
ed them to mercy.
The RECORDER regretted that he could not go
along with the Jury in their recommendation for
mercy. From the adroit manlier in which the
offence had been committed it was evidently not the

The Prisoners were then called np fur judgment,
and Towler (the eldest) was sentenced to be trans.
ported fur life, and Morgan and Wells for seven
years each.
The RUOIIOIII intimated, that the two latter
would not be sent out of the country, but placed on
board the prison ship here, where they would be
separated from their vicious conipitutuns, and be
iustructed in some useful trade.