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tenance among the demons iu the train of Death has been
said to resemble still more (astil souse will think from its
situation more appropriately,) the futures of the Atlantic
exile.
Among so much real excellence as is displayed in the
composition, colouring, and grouping of tltu picture, it will
not be surprising that some faults should he found ; but these
are of minor importance.—The bores of the bull who Is toss-
ing* youth over his head, are by no means calculated for
such an operation, and the dogs who are tearing him, are as
unlike bull dogs as they are to any other that we have
hitherto seen of the canine species. Other things equally
unimportant might be pointed out, but in the contemplation
of a subject so stt ikingly grand, it were unworthy the critic
or the amateur to indulge In such trifling aad peurile objec-
tions. Every person who views this masterly production of
our venerable artist, together with his picture of " CNRIAT
RE.; serEn," which is exhibited in the saute room, cannot fail
of receiving the highest mental gratification ; and we have no
doubt that all will join with us in wishing our worthy Pre-
sident an addition of yet many years to his already protracted
life ; adorning as lie does nut only the circle of the arts, but
human nature and society at large by his very many amiable
and benevolent qualities.

SIIAIESPEARR.—The following letter concerning s poor
descendant of our great hard is from the Ildih Herald, to the
Editor of whirls it is addressed

" Having lately seen yenr account of the family of Shake-
pear, I cannot forbear troubling you with a line relative. to
the same subject. Soon atter I came to reside in Leaning-
ton, I was struck with the attentive deportineut ot a little
girl at Mr. Itisset's news-room, who appeared to be employed
in handing about the papers. Upon my accidentally notic-
ing the good beliavioar of the child, Mr. Bisset excited my
interest still more, by informing me that lie had discovered,
by a very singular occurrence, that site was the last scion of
the immortal Shakespeare. 'ibis little girl, it appears, Mr.
Bisset met with in the street about five or six years ago, in
the most distressing condition, alinost naked, and with only
the scantiest means of subsistence. Being taken with the
ingenious countenance of the little pitiable object,
. Mr. B.
made inquiries, and found she was the daughter of a pauper
in the village, whose husband had enlisted for a soldier. In
the fullness of benevolence, lie took the child tinder his pro•
tection, provided her with decent (loathing, and employed
m
her in little errands in the eum
er, and sent her to school in
the winter. She was about 7 yea's of age when first noticed
by Mr. B. ; and I 'understand that during the 5 subsequent
sears she has endeared herself to her generous patron by a
willing promptuess and a faithful integrity in his service.—
Her sprightly obliging manners has also, I and told, attracted
the notice ofseveral persons of distinction visiting the hudori-
cal picture gallery and public uews_roniti. It the! pieced.
Mg brief notice of this Shakespearean scion be acceptable, I
shall be satisfied; and will, with pleasure, if agreeable, en-
deavour to collect further particulars for your future notice.
The little gill's name is Betsey little. " I. PHIPPS."
"Montpelier-Academy, Leamington."
Eve-4.nm To sVELLERS.—'f he last mail from Malta brought
accounts from several travellers, persons of the first distinc-
tion, through Syria, Egypt, and the Grecian Islands, some of
which have reached our hands. Lady Hester Stanhope has
taken up her residence at the convent of Mar Elias, near
Ba.yi colts. oil the coast of Syria. Her Jadysiiip's influence is
considerable throughout the conntry, and her patronage a
certain security. She does honour to English hospitality by
her manner of living, and many of our scannas have, within
the last year, left her simile witls sentiments of gratitude soul
admiration. The Lail and Countess of Itelmore, and the
u hole of their party, were at Cyprus, during the latter end
of the summer. They then proceeded in his Lordship's
yacht, to Sable, the ancient Sidon. tin the cuast of Syria.
There, on their arrival, they found the Dragoman of Lady
Hester /Stanhope waiting to conduct them to her Itlysliip's
place of residence, whither Lord and Lady Behnore, and the
oaths, their sons, (w ho accompanied them throughout their
extensiv e and varied jouriley), the private tutor, physician,
and others of their party proceeded. To visit Jerusalem
was the great object with which our travellers reached the
port ot Sidon; but it was discovered that there was no
harbour in the entire coast of Syria, sufficiently secure to
protect a vessel from casualties which might occur during the
time necessarily spent in a journey from the coast to the Hely
City, and the design Was given up in consequeuee. During
their stay in Syria, the unable travellers employed themselves in
geographical inq • • o ; and we understaud, they 'misted
themselves that the Bible contains a better history of the
country, with more distinctness and precision, than is to be
found in any other book, descriptive of the Pagan countries
of antiquity. From Sidon, Lord Belmere and his suite pro-
ceeded to Acre, not renowned for a,71 thing su much as for
the noble defence of it by Sir Sidney Smith. From the Sy-
riac coast his lordship set sail for Alexandria, where the
travellers remained for a fortujght ; Anil from thence they
all proceeded to Grand Cairo, in Egypt, where they were on
the Bth of October last. JR this place they were wailed for
by a few persons well known for scientific researches, who
were ready to proceed on a mission set on foot by his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, to compare the accounts given
by the French *caries of the course of the Nile, with the
real state of things. Hire the two parties having united,
preparetions were made to ascend the Nile tor the purpose of
scientific exploration, which was expected to be greatly fa-
cilitated by the mathematical apparatois which Lortfltelmore
hail with him, more particularly tOr ascertaining the exact
latincie of places The expedition, it was calculated, would
conclude about Match ; after which Lord Bellmore and his
party were understood by our I,terary correspondents, who
had Intl his lordship in lags to intend trast fling by land
across the lull sof Sue/. to Casa : front thence to go to
Jerusalem, aad passing by the lake of Genesseratto to Kaza-
n th, to proceed to Sidon, to rejoin lady H. Stanhope.
A very serious accident happened on Sunday morning mar
the workhouse in Black friars-road. E. Brodie, an appren
Tice to a compositor employed on a newspaper, came from
his lather's house, till, St. John's Street, Clerkenwell, to use
lON (Mil phrase," to fly his pigeon in the New Cut." We ap-
prellenel he intently d to shoot at pigeons, as it appears he was
provided with a pistol, which, having been trice tried, missed
hie each tome, when he placed it in the sleeve of his coat,
u here it had not Ion? remained before it exploded, leeerating
every muscle of the upper part of the arm, so us to expose
the whale surface of the lonic up to the shoulder joint. In
this dreadAsi situation, he was taken to Mr. Gilliam, the slur.
wow, in Gt. Sony-street, %lure every attention. was paid
him, end the principal blood vesst Is being secured, be us as c 0..-
veyed ,to GIIYA Hi spite!, where amputation would' take place.
-7.3lr.Gilllcion, we understand, was of opinion that his
lite might be saved, but that it frond be putt:bury to NO
the arm out of the sot kt t at the shoelder,

lAN. N.

THE FORTUNATE YOUTH.

Many additional particulars of this extraordinary personage have
been published in the course of the last week ; front the statements
which are unnecessarily long, we have extracted all that apv=
new and important, rejecting such matter as the public area
acquainted with. The story. however, of his first meeting with the
mysterious old man being more circumstantial than what has before
appeared, we extract it :
About three months slam a report prevailed that the young C. bail
some into possession of an immenee fortune under must extraordi-
nary circumstances. The father first mentioned the general fact, and
the son soon afterwards authenticated the statement, and gave the
following detail of the adventure, which rendered him so fortutiously
owe of the richest subjects in the world:_
About 18 months previously he had been on his return to school.
A school-fellow who was to have accompanied him had, by some
mistake, preceded him the day before. mid he was left to go :donee"
the stage. On arrival at Birmingham, he was shewn into an ins
parlour, where an old gentleman was sitting, and who became his
companion for the rest of the journey to Shrewsbury. In the course
of it the old gentleman and himself entered into a warm altercation
on the subject of the South American sontest. The dispute conti-
nued to the jouraey's end, and they parted as aver/arks !
The next morning. to his great surprise. the old man sent for hint,
and on his coming into the room said, " Young man, you were right
in your argument yesterday. I admire your spirit, candour, and
bold maintenance of your opinions. You shall find in me front
henceforth a friend." From that time he lavished many. favours ea
; money to the amount which attracted Dr. B's nonce and dis-
pleasure, and the envy of all his comrades, who. nevertheless. paid
homage to the superiority which ho acquired by the power of con-
ferring favours ; and thus in his boyhood he proved the irresiatible
influence of gold, and found that the wordperminia should have been
substituted fondles ofpredentia, in the ethical maxim of the ancients.
Some months afterwanh, the old man, who had hitherto promised
only a considerable establishment in the Church, sent for him, and
declaring, that he felt his life was ebbing fast away, announced his
intention to make over to him immediately, by a deed of gift, the
whole of his immense property. " If (added he) I should live, cons
trary to my expectations, I 'hall then be a dependant on your gra.
titude and bounty." From that moment the old man intimated hint
in all his secrets directed him how to conduct his extensive pecuniary
transactions, gave him a lire of the various names he was obliged to
assume to conceal his property in foreign countries. and related
all the adventures of his extraordinary, and in sonic respects,
criminal life. Many of these secrets he had sworn never to divulge.
and others he should only unfold as the developcment became
necessary for the execution of his trust and management of his for-
tune.

Six weeks afterwards the old man died at a nameless village near
Shrewsbury, and in conformity with his last commands, a lawyer of
great eminence and respectability at Liverpool (Mr. S.) was sent
for, and who took back with bins all the Parchments. papers, &c.
belonging to the old man, except the dad of gift, which young C.
would never put with out of his own possession. At the expiration
of six months, the lawyer (Mr. S.) returned and gave him up all the
title deeds, papers, &c., and at the same time communicated to hire
that he had almost boundless wealth, but the preservation of the
greater part depended on ,his prudence, secrecy. and conformity tq
the injunctions and proceedings of the old man, his deceased belle.
factor. The title deeds were immediately buried in a garden of one
of the estates, and the only person (except vice of his school fellows
of 1 I years old. who sap the interment of the strong bin) to whom he
cet,flded any put of the moi,eentous story of his fortune, was his
mother, and whit avowed she had been in possession of the secret tif
his affluence without ever having betrayed the confidence.
The moment was now arrival when he might extend that con&
dente, but not yet give full publicity to the amount of wealth he
possessed. Indeed some of his property was derived from source*
which affected the most serious interests of the highest personage, is
every country.
The great object of the old man, his benefactqr. had been to ae.
quire secret influence, by getting u many people as possible into his
trammels, nay, the desire of this mysterious dominion had been he
hint a stronger passion even than avarice.
Most of the foreign Sovereigns, therefore owed him money.
The Empress of Russia was a debtor to the amount of 100,000 L,
but she regularly rid 6,0001. per annum interest.
Prince Eugene was also in his list for a large Alm, and on the
King of Spain he had immense claims. His principal estate lay,
indeed, in that country. hut he had also large getates in Germany,
Italy, Sicily, and in England; many great mortgages and reversions
unknown to the presumed successors, and amongst die latter he cited
the manful case of his being one day obliged to dispossess his dearest
friend of an inheritance on which he relied, or make him dependent
on his generosity for the restitution.
To frustrate inquiry, he had forbidden all his agents, bankers, &e.
to acknowledge any transaction with hint; but still he eves in conti-
nual anxiety on that subject. and had reason to apprehend that at..
tempts had alrealy been made to intercept and peruse his papers and
correspondence.
The want of ready money was, no doubt. fur some time a subject
of much solicitude to the CI-emus of 11,19 • but his tale hail acquired
so much confidence, that a relative, to ;hum he said ao,),0001. had.
been promisee! on the great pay day, entreated him to neeke use of
I,2(sd. lying idle in Oaks's hank at Bury.
Tile viler was accepted, and so eager was young C. to grasp the
prize, that his servant arrive;) with the check at the bank bedsore the
doors were opened.
This circunisutece, and the employment of a coininon groom as the
receiver of such c large sum, excited sonic se.spieion, and die elert
was sent over to yours C. with the money. Young C. gave hint 11.
for his trouble, put 9jl. in his purse, which was soon carelessly left
about to be seen full of Rank-notes. and 1,1001, were placed in the
bank of Messrs. Hammond and Eden, at Newmarket, who after-
wards Jpened a credit of 1,0001. in favour of youn.• C. with their
correspondent. Messrs. Cox and Bidetlph, Charing Cross.
As the ist ofJanuary approached, his character seemed to change;
instead of usual gentleness. he displayed great violence of temper,
and an irritation on the most trifling subjects, that erready alarmed
all about him fur the state of his mind. A t length his language was
so extravagant, that it was feared the acquisition offortmic had over-
powered his faculties, and his pliyeicians were cousultel, but they
contradicted the Opinion, and vouched for his sanity of mind. It was
nevertheless resolved, on the Seth of November, to remove him, and
terminate an intereourse which could no longer exist with any pros.
pert of happines.., whatever might be the wealth at his command,
and Mr. ‘l. the solicitor, wa.s sent for, that a painful personal explae
nation with young Cawston might be avoided.
Before, however, this el:termination had been carried into exesu.
lion, young C. had sent for the lawyer of the family. Mr. E. of
Gray's Inn, and, after making him execute another will, gave him
various instructions, amongst which was that of advertising for all
claims on the estate of Gasper Qiuntella 111, as the old man, his
benefactor, hail possessed an estate in that name, and, from hie
books, appeared owed to some creditors about 6,0n01. which he, young
C. WAS anxious to pay immediately. This trait of lionenty, and
imagined proof of redundant money at command, added to the cir-
cumstance of the solicitor being sent for to the house of the family
by whom he was regularly employed on their own important affairs.
stifled every doubt of his mind, and he proceeded accordingly to exe-
cute the directions he had received.

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Young C. foreseeing the hour of detection must arrive, had always
indsted on the necessity of a journey to Spain, that he might enter
into possession of his property in that country ; am'. in his interview
with Mr. had requested him to procure passports, not only for
that country, but aisofor Gerisny, Switzerland, France, Italy, &e.
which Mr. K. declined. as not being in his province, but he indkated
the regular modz, to obtain them.
A day or two afteiwanis the foreign secretary evnic •o the family,
and anneunced iie departure the taxis night ou s mivion to the Com

JAN. 8.

tinent, w collect 700,0001. which belonged to young C. from several
bankers in (Scrimpy, and return with it su expeditioualy, that he
should not be absent obey than six Weekl.
The secretary accordingly took his leave, end remained in Lon-
don, no,witlistanding a person subsequently declared that in, had
gone La Hover to embark, hilt with no irregular pas.purt, so that he
was sent fur to towna,pun by the office—a declaration which
on inquiry at the Alien olllce, proved not to be true. Stic!i is the
baneful influence of delusion, that few can resist the contagion of
tuisrepresentatuin when veracity is to manifest their error.
lit length, on tile 3d of December, Mr. W., who had been too
much occupied to attend the first simulants on the 30th of Novem-
ber arrived, and the letter was put into his hands, which announced
the necessity of his client's immediate removal. Some conversation
craned at the instigation of a person present, which on Mr. W.'s own
denial of propositions. attributed to hint by young C., established
still more clearly the tact of his being 3 lunatic or an impostor, and
Mr. W. was expressly requested to make that statement to the hither,
with delicacy but candour, that he might take suitableaneasures to
prevent further mischief being hazarded to the detriment of the
young man, his family, and society.
Mr. W., young C., and the fater (who had come with Mr. W.,
but who had not been present at the conference, as it was wished to
spare him the pain of such an interview), withdrew front the house,
and Mr. W. soon afterwards acquainted the family that young C.
would not return, but would leave town that night, which he did in
a post chaise and four (the chaise he took away withont the consent
of the owner,) accompanied by the German secretary and groom.
So many circumstances having transpired which wave cause to
suspect that the whole story of young C. was an invention, sustained
by a fabric of falsehoods and disingenuous acts, every person whom
be had named in the course of his narration as a banker, agent, &c.
was applied to for information, and all disowned knowledge of him,
except from public report or school-boy connexion ; every fact af-
firmed by hint was examined, and not one was authenticated which
related to money transactions.
One very respectable person affirmed, that he had seen a remit-
tance to young C. front Spain amounting to 350,0001., a draft of
frightful amount from Liverpool, and that he knew lie possessed two
millions in the funds; nay, that a banker, within a few &ors of him,
had but the day before said he would have paid his bill for 1041,0001.
if it had been presented, instead of the 3001. bill which was cashed.
Other persons had heard a respectable solicitor declare, he knew
young C. had great estates in Scotland, from which 43,0001. had
been ; received that he had many diamonds at Bundle and Bridge's,
and altogether 700,0001. per annum. Others, that ise meant to buy
an estate, and pay 500,0001. for it in gold, and same offered large
bets he would be in possession of Houghton by the tst of January,
others cited noble men and gentlemen of the greatest accuracy. who
Dad known the old man at Shrewsbury, and who had heard it said at
the time, " that he would cut up, when dead, for more money than
any man in the empire ;" others, that they had known those woo had
dealt in diamonds with him, and almost every one professed to have
an authority which justified original and *till unshaken belief.
Even those to whom property purchased by young C., hut not paid
fir, had been returned, seemed to think an injury inane than a ser-
vice was likely to be done them by the restitution, and no statement
of detected jiilsehood could counteract or weaken the infatuation.
Of the original I,lnoi. advanced by t. ie relative, young C. had
drawn out all but toL by London and Newmarket checks; but he
has left several hundred pounds to he paid by his family. There is
indeed a report, that the relative alluded to had previously advanced
Pool. but this report wants confirmation. At all events, it is certain
that this young man spent above 1,6001. in two months, without
being at any expense for house, equipage, &e. But though this sum
was large for one whose previous expenditure had been so very limit-
ed, still it is of sufficient magnitude to justify the supposition that
his objects were merely pecuniary. If they were, he had not time
to mature his designs and adventure on their consummation. But
whatever might have been his motives, however diver.ingly false
parts of his history may be, and many anecdotes areoinitted, for they re-
quired the actor to give them an air of credibility ; still this young man
if he really possesses his faculties unimpaired,in making his family the
sport of his fictions and the victims of leis fraud, in deliberately con-
verting the father's tears of gratitude and joy into the brine ot disap-
pointment, sorrow, and. shame. has evinced a want of principle and
callousness of heart, which almoat extinguishes the hope of reforma-
tion, and a laudable use of those talents which he undoubtedly pos.
a.:sars.
I'. s.—The Fortunate Youth. on arriving at Paris, in conformity
with his system to patronize his relations, engaged one whom he
knew to be established there as his travelling physician into Spain,
vice Dr. 11. cashiered in London. This gentleman was, however.
so startled at the amount of the salary proposed, that he requested
to make the arrangement with the youth's father, and obtained
leave to come to England for that purpose, where he arrived a few
days since.

EXTRAORMWART SENTENCE.—GUERNSEY COURT ROYAL,
'DEC. 6.—Margaret Mackenzie, of the town and parish of St. Pierre
Port, a prisoner in the public gaol, was brought up before the Court
to receive sentence. The crime of which she was convicted was, that
she did feloniously kill a male infant, which the said Margaret Mac.
keneie was delivered of between the hours of 9 o'clock on the even-
ing of the 16th October. and of 9 o'clock in the morning of the 17th
October. ftt7, in the house of John Jeremie. Esq. where the said
Mackenzie lived as a servant, in the town of St. Peter's Port, the said
Mackenzie having concealed her pregnancy. This day at ig o'clock,
the sentence passed upon her was put in execution in the following
manner :—The prisoner was conducted from the prison to the court-
house, between the halberdiers, and in one of the lower rooms she
'.vas stripped barefoot, and cloathed in a white shift made for the
occasion : she was bare beaded, and from that room she was led up
stairs to the door of the court, where she received from the hangman
(I'ereenteur des haute: owes) a lighted candle, weighing two
pounds, and two feet long, made expressly for the purpose. Thus
spipped, she presented herself at the bar of the Kart ; and falling on
her knees, she asked pardon for her crimes, in these words :—" I ask
pardon of God, the King, and of justice !" An immene crowd of
people were present, who came from all parts of Guernsey to witness
so novel is spectacle.
BARBAROUS MURDER.—About noon on Thursday last, the body
of a man was discovered, through the pillucidness of the water, ly-
ing at the bottom of the river -Eden' on the east side of the race-
ground, near this city. Assistance being proeured, the body was
brought to the surface; when it presented a shocking spectacle of
brutal matment. The corpse was very indifferently apparelled, and
die clothos were much torn aed discomposed, as if in consequence of
a very visleot scuffle. The head exhibited a number of deadly
wounds, which hail apparently been given with a hatchet or some
other sharp instrument, with great force, as one of the blows had
cloven the skull in two • considerable marks of violence were also
appasent on the head close to the ears, and his nose was completely
CAL a• 1 I • illy v 4 iii I, r tr.te:: of a
horse's feet and wheels of a cart were plainly made out from the
Swifts low gate to the upper gate, where the cart seems to have
turned back and proreeded in the direction in which it came. It
would appear, that the hotly had been conveyed across the ground
to the river and thrown in. It is proper to state here, that about
• e'clock on Wednesday morning last, the rumbling of a horse and
cart was beard by persons living m the range of buildings between
Rickergate and the swills; at which time, it is extremely probable.
the cruel miscreants were about disposing of the mangled remains
of their vietim. A Coroner's inquest was held the next day before
R. Mullender. Esq. when the jury, without hesitation, brought in a
venliet of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.
The deceased was a man of about 30 years of age, of robust make,
*boot five feet seven or eight. inches high, had dark hair, and 'los-
tessect the appearance and garb of a cattle driver from Ireland.—
Every exertion has been made by the Clerk of the Peace and t .e
(*Unmet to discover sonic clue to this .!ioelting and hitherto myste-
rious transactioa. but without effect. we trust, however, vigilance
will not be rclaxed.—Corligt Juuriad.

'E NATIONAL ER.

AGRICULTURE.

MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER.--TliC frost toward%

the Hose of this month, has proved beneficial to the young
wheats, by elOcking their luxoriancy on free-growing
and' preventing the fu titer increase of the slug, which in
many parts had been found destructive iu the forward plants.
The wheats too hastily harvested begin to handle better ; hut
the general produce is now ascertained, by the diminished
number of stacks, to be much less than was expected.—The
barkys afford good malting samples, but in few distriets,
so that the malsters are reluctant buyers.—Oasts generally
exceed an average crop, and the same may be said of all
kinds of pease ; but beans are yielding out a slight prudence
—Clover seeds rises so badly, that unless considerable im-
portations are obtained from Holland, it is likely to be
scarce and dearer.--Hay is rising in vane. The turnip
countries continue full of feed.—A new Scotch turnip, of
the yellow kind, isof so sacchat ine a quality as to be preferred
even to the Swede by sonic of the Norfolk graziers.—Winter
tares have missed plant, pretty generally, from the long
drought that succeeded their sowing.—Rye looks promising
fur plenty of early feed.—The meat markets have had a start
tiff beef and mutton, the latter reaching as. 6d. pet stone ;
house lamb and veal also fetch more money.—The price of
lean stock is held up both in sheep and beasts ; good working
horses and cart colts arc dearer.—The wool market is brisk,
at an advance on last month's vices.