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THE. LATE EARL OF MERRY.

The will of the late Earl of Kerty was proved in
Doctors' Commons me the 23d instant, by Eliita,
wile of the Rev. Nathaniel Hinde, Clerk, the sole
executrix. The property, in the province of Can-
t,,,i,aey, was sworn to he under 18,000/. It is
fluted on the 27th of January, 1813, end c0m-
,,,,,,ces with directions for an economical fune-
ral, the Earl desiring to be interred in West-
:winter Ober, in the same coffin with his late
The 111.411 Verger, and his assistants, have
u legacy of 50/. as a re-quits' for the trouble it may
occasion them. All real estates in England and
Ireland. awl shares of collieries in the county of
Ibirhain, are given to the Marquis of Liiisdown and
his heirs for ever, as are also the F.orl's claims
upon the French Groterntnent for personal property,
in plate, books, pictures, and furniture, confiscated
and sold in Paris. These are stated to be parti-
cularised in a separate document, which is not,
however, among the testamentary papers. The
funded property is made chargeable with a
siutnber of annuities and legacies, chiefly to see-
vents, and the remainder is given to the Society for
Prionsaing Christian Knowledge. The residue is
left to his cousin, Mrs. Hinde (whose maiden name
was Cramer.) There are three codicils, the last of
which iodated on the 6th of September, 1817, and
states, that some rues ago, the Testator recovered
un 'wino at law, with costs and damages against a
Mr. Baxter, a carpenter, for the non-performance
of a contract, which, however, the testator had vo-
luntary offered to mitigate, provided he would, by
the payment of the mitigated stun, render further
coercive measures unnecessary; that notwithstanding
this lenity, he was so obstinate as not to comply
with the offer, and the sentence of the Court was
accordingly enforced; but not considering the put.
nuance of the judgment to the extreiniity (however
great the provocation) to be strictly consonant to
the mild principles of Christianity. the Earl be-
wreaths to the said Mr. Baxter, cod Ina heirs or
successors, the sum of 700!. sterling.

HYDROPHOBI4.

The following article has appeared in the Haat-
burgh Corrispondeni :

The plant (Algoma Plesfage, finneast, whirls is miseress-
folly emploved as • erre for hydrophobia, grows in osier,
either to inarslws, lakes, or ponds. It has • t ennt
resembling nett of an onion The plant eientianws under
rester r•td the mouth of Jour, at the rutoaresierment of

which, or even dumng the mouth of May, irl a waewi tem-
perature, from five to Seven detached sprouts. of a km:
roves form. shoot from beneath the maul. These sprouts
have a reddish bark, snit each arc provided with a pointed,
•nomiit, and deep-coloured leaf. In Ike month of Joist a
'milt appears, with a round green rout, resembling that of
asparef,s. This stalk shouts from beneath the water, some.
lnncs silk and sometimes without leaves. It is divided Mite
etymal sprigs without leaves, at the extremity of each of
which is a small trefoil flower, of a pale red hiker, which
coistaina the peed. This plant is in bloorsom
daring the whole of the summer season. The latter emit of
disgust M the fittest lime to gather it. It is made use of in
Ike following maonar•:—One large root, or two or three
5.0.1 0111.. ♦,e first well washed and dried in the shade.
l'iwy are ilo ..1 educed to powder, and strewed upon bread
soil hatter. and so this way administered to the patient. Ott
the I,..ciparl, or at most the third Ilia!, this rvineily will de-
stripy Ott is. of the madness, however violent it may be,
even when . symptoms of hydrophobia have already ap.
p al, .1 This rout operates with equal efficacy on dogs
been bitten, as well as oil mad dugs. During an
int re. r.f 23 years, this specific has constantly been tumid
all ii.falhMe preservative against madness. It has cured in.
divilloals, to whom this disease had acquired so decided a
eh iracti r, that they attacked and bit all who came near
them, and nu symptoms of relapse were ever observable.
Numerous cures have been effected, particularly in the go.
Irtilll. sit of Tula.

Mr. F. V. Turgeneff liss lately sent from Mos.
enw, for gratuitous distribution. 600 copies of an
engraving unit description of this ',lsla.

The Earl of PEMBROKE is named HS the person
ltkrl to succeed Sir CHAILL6S STUARr. ss British
ilibassudor at Paris.

We regret to slate that D. B. DALY has exist.-
tieliCril a defeut for the comity of Ci.ilaay—Jasima
Dssv soil RICHARD MARTIN are seturned.
.1 Court of Inquiry, consisting au Fit Id Officer
1.111 is Captain of the 88111 re;.•,iment, mid the In-
spector-General of the loarracks, N. B. are to meet
:it I. rot IVilliarn and Fort Augustus, to isureatigate
i;.to certain alleged circumstances and complaints
to those garrisons.
Wednesilas a Court of Directors was held at the
Es 4 India Ilour.e. when the ships Essex and
Isurreis i/RAIINAS were taken up for China.

Pour American vessels were met in the Baltic
aliaut ten day* since, proceeding to St. Petersburg!'
in WIWI, in order to load with naval ►tares, with
winch they were directed to return home. as speedily
as passible. This is for from being the drat instance
that color to our knowledge, of the eagerness
of the ,lintricatis to provide themselves not merely
with basal stores, but with ammunition and artil-
lery. Must of the American ships which leave the
Thames, carry out military stores in great abun-
dance—cannon halls, pieces of cannon, and gun-
isnviler—taking in the latter at the place assigned
for loading cargoes of that sort. Our, which sail-
ed five or six weeks since, carried out several 24
',mailers, guns suitable to no vessels under the
strength of a frigate. All this is done publicly.
sad we melanin' it as mete matter of curiosity, and
slot with the slightest notion that it should be pre-
vented. The probab lily is, that many such ma-
terials have !seen re-sold indirectly to the South
American liisorgente, that some are provided by
and by Government for the war with
blaster, soil that the remainder will he stored for
any other war, to which the Americans nay suppose
led by their " high destinies!"
On Monday an Inquest was held at the Middle-
avit Hospital, on view of the body of ANNE AYRES.
aged tight )rirs, the daughter of Mr. AYRES, of
61.1-041vvl. Manchester-square. It appesred that
the deers...4l with some other children, were playing
so iiii tipper loom of her father's house, and among
other Innis, the deceased proposed jumping on
111...11 tin alitilow-seat. The wintlow was open, and
the deeeasi al, taking the first leap, overbalanced
her•elf, and was pitched Mtn the street upuu
lust]. Veldict—iiceidestrul Death.

The

LAk nNTBLLJVRIVCF..

COURT OP CHANCERY, Luicomes-lui,
l'isuassAY, JULY 30.

TattsTEES of REID in the Matter of ter), as
luso/vest.

Mr. Btu. stated this was a motion on behalf of
the laisolvetit, that the trustees of his father might
he empowered to pay him the interest of 7,0001.
This ease (Wile WS to be heard before his Honour
the late Master of the Rolls, who was of opinion
that the Crown ought to be made a party to it.
The circumstances were, that a gentleman, of the
name of Reid, had gone to India and ace Oared
some money ; on his return to this country he found
that hr was bereft of all relations, but having an
illegitimate son (the losolveut) lie was determined
to provide for him, and vested 9,000/. in trustees
for that purpose, wider the following provisions:—
that the tiustres were to expend 1,01)0/. in his
education and the putting hint forward as a mer-
chant, and when he olitiiiived the age of 16 he wss
to hr entitled to the 7,000/. on condition that the
trustees approved of his conduct, hid not otherwise,
without making any provision who should take if
they disapproved of his conduct, which they err-
hailily had done, for before he ultrained the age of
el lie was so involved us debt, that lie.vons obliged
to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act. The assig-
nee under that Act had applied to the trustees fOr
the 7,000/. which they rt fused, considering Vint,
tinder the conditions of the grant, they acre not
bound to play it to the representative of the Lost&
vent. At the same time, although they highly dis-
upprovrd of the conduct of the Insolvent, they h d
no objection to pay I • the interest of the 7.000/.
believing, if the grantor was living, he would afford
him the means of support. But not bring author-
ised to do this by the provisions of the deed, they
applied to his Honour for directions how to act. His
Housitir was of opinion that the 7,0004 should he
paid into Court, and notice served 4.11 5114 f ClOO/11 to
appear, for in case neither the insigne,. °older the
Insolvent Act, nor the Insolvent, wits eatitled to it, it
would become the property of the Crown, as theme
was no next of kin to the grantor. Notice had heels
served on his Majesty's Attorney-General, and the
Solicitor-General appeared now on the part of the
Crown. He (the Learned Counsel) acknowledg.
etl that this was not only a novel case, hut a most
difficult one ; and that lie had not been able to find
any case that he could quote as a precedent. It
was, however, evident that no right to it could be
vested in the assignee under the Insolvent Act, as
it was completely optional with the trusser' "she.
titer the Insolvent should ever be benefited Ly it.
It was not like au expectestcy or property that
might have been bequeathed to hint uticondi.
tioually. It was a grant wider s certain pro-
vim—that of good conduct ; which had been
broken by the grower. lie had no claim on
the trustees ; but they, feeling that the grant-
or, if living, would not allow the object of his
benevolence to exist iu want, while they had the
means in their hands they thought they ought to
pay him the iuterest. This was a kind of case in
which, he was sore, the Clown would never press
its claim. Under those circumstances, which he
admitted were not free (rum difficulty, he trusted
that his Lordship would allow the interest of the
7,000/. to be paid out of Court to the unfortutiote
Insolvent.

Mr. COLLINSON, Counsel for the Asiignees of
the Insolvent, said it was impossible that the Court
could make the order asked for, as the Insolvent
had no property iii the money iii Court, for, ac-
cording to the Insolvent Act, all his contingent
property belonged to the Assignee, as the repre-
sentative of his creditors.
The Loito CHANCELLOR—" I cannot allow this
application to proceed further. I Vies informed that
this was merely a motion, I find it is the same as if
I was hearing the merits of a cause. It is absurd
at this time of the year to call on me to hear mo-
tion. which take up as much, and more time, tits',
causes du. Besides, the Bankrupt Petitions are
pressing on me, and hoiv I sin to get through them
Ido not know. Let this motion come au after the
Bankrupt Petition. are gone through, if that should
be below the 15th of August, fur I shall certainly
rise 011 1 lidt day."
The So LICITOII-61611E11a r.—" A • Counsel for the
Crown, I had no objection for theta to have this
cause heard by the way of titan—at the same
bloc, I was sine your Lordship would not allow
them to proceed with it."

The LORD CHANCIELT.OR—" I certainly cannot,
I wonder trheir the irregularities of this Cuurt ore to
crate."

Mr. BEI. I.—" I had no wish to occupy your
Lordship's lone unnecessarily, hut the case is one
or a very pressing nature."

The LORD CUANCELLOR—" I have no doubt
of that, Mr. Bell; but how can I act otheewise than
Ido ? Only think how lam attacked and per►e-
cuted day after day. It is very probable that this
evening I shall have 20 or 30 letters it my house,
complaining of delays in Bankrupt Petitions, and
stating the miserable situations of the Petitioners.

Mr. BELL.—" As this ease is mobt urgent, per-
haps your Lordship .111 hear it."
The LORD CIIANCELLOR—" Every suitor's ca•e
is urgent, and I will not agree to disappoint one
set of suitors to please another. It is not cor-
rect to bring so heavy a motion now before me, to
the prejudice of the Bank►opt Petitions, of which
I have from two to three hundred to hear. Let this
be put first in the paper, after the Bankrupt Peti.
tioirs are heard. I think, however, Mr. Bell, you
bad better refer the case, as was before suggested
to yore."
The SOLICITOR-CENERAI.—" I imp:getted to
the other side., in the first instance, the propriety of
postponing the motion."
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" I have disposed
already of the motion for the ',resent, and I re-
quest ►hat I shall hair ao more of it this day."

It is dated in the Suless Post, that too of the
Judges lately appointed for *lw county of Warren.
America, f t flow to take the oaths again,' duelling,
and that another detliors tl►e appointment altoge-
ther ; in consequence of which no Court run he held
in that county until the vac:sticks are filled.

3

I

, :
POLft.E.
now IPTRI“.
Yesterday Iwo wane Gentlemen 'tormented themselves to
Mr. Birnie and Mr. Conant, the &Wok Magistrates. One
of them stated klienelf to be Mr. Wallace Hall, from the
country, but at present pnietising in the office of Messrs.
M'Allister and Cu. 'townies. in Freeman's-court, Gambill.
Friday last, the Gentleman accompanying him to the
other, and two oilier friends, went up Ilse River in a boat.
In the evening a violent storm esine on of rain, thnnder,.
and lightning. Abend *eve° o'clock it was so violent they
were making for Putney.hridre to take shelter; bat they oh.
served oa the Fulham side of the river • beano track leadiug
to the shore, where they alighted from the boat and took
abetter under a large tree, a few yards from the water,
where they remained daring the sturm,and as they were shunt
to retains to their boat, they were surprised by a gentleman,
armed with a double-barrelled gun, and five livery seesaws.
One of them appeared to be a groom, who was argued with
• pitch-Oak, the other four were armed with Indian Otabeite
a tubs. The Gentleman armed with a double-barrelled gun
he understood to be Lord Raiselagli, and the men in livery
to be his aervantn. His Lordalisp demanded to know what
they were doing there? Mr. Hall explained to his Lord.
ship the cau.e of their being there to be the storm, and slant
they were abuse. to depart and return to their boat ; whir It
was not satisfactory its his Lordship, who declared, that he
and his companions should ',mower fur their conduct at Bow-
Office. They expressed their 'Muteness to proceed
there, but they were not conscious of having dune may thing
that wits cognizable there, ass the exteut of what they had
done could not possibly amount to more than n trespass, and
that there Must be considerable doubt about, as they bail
not got over any fence or hedge bat where they had taken
shelter under the tree, aka' perl'ettly 'ones' from the River.
Mr. Hall stated tit his Lordship that he and his compa-
nions were Gentlemen. Ile presented him his clad with his
name and adslreas ; his companions did the same—but his
Lordship doubting their representati ((((( one of them referred
him to Mr. Scott. of Hammersmith, also is a Magistrate
fur the e tttttt iv, anal who would pros e he was the person lie
represented himself to be. This did nut, however, avail
with his Lou slship. Ile observed, that he was constantly no.
noyrd by a genteel rabble, alto stole his Bawer, and broke
&au the Manche% of Ina leers. Mr. Hall, in answer to this,
observed, that neither he nor his companions had auy thing
to du with such acts., and were 'depot to depart when they
were prevented by the armed servants by order of his Lord.
ship, one of them press g a pitchfork, and anutlwr
holding Hp no Indian club iii a menacing way at them.
Mr. Hall rem tttt strated with his Lordship oat his comfort,
amusing ham lie was acting illegally, mil that he was not
justified in the course he was pursuing, Isla Isis Law&
ship persisted in detaiesing them ; however, after some time,
hr agreed to lel them depart, stn euudifiuu of their paying
his ails for the Ir tale dory had in the Imainess, which
wan ressisted by Mr Hall nod his friends lot about half an
boor, when, finding all renitotstranee in vain, and fearing
that the host would gel swamped and alluded, although Mr.
Hall stated that he hail no thlisht hot that lie stoned Ise able
in compel his Lordaltip to pay the value of the boat, pi
wishing to avoid loot water with his Lisishilop, as he termed
it, he agreed, and dill givis seven shillings to the servants,
as a rowlition for ilwir la lease, and after that payment
being. mule they were milrered to depart to their boat.
—Mr. Hall slated, that out of cotirtesy to a nobleman, of
the rank of Loral Rastelieh, he had written to his Lordship,
informing him that he should raper' him to answer fur Isis
conduct, in detaining him and 1.,s cum's:soli 0000 s half ass hour
as prisoners, and for obtaining si vest shillings for his /Wl'
r3nis, der. He sent the letter lay .he post ; bait learned
afterwards that he had directed it stroll'. by stating his
residence to be Putney, just end of Fulham, but 1111
inquir-
iug at the Post.iilike, lie learned, that uldsungh directed
wrong the letter had been forwarded to his Lordship's house;
however, Mr. Hall, to make certain that his Lordship
should receive the notice that be should proceed against him,
as slated in the letter, he had sent a special messenger to his
boast at Frilliam, to serve hint with a ropy of the letter,
but he had not received any answer, nod be minderatood
his lordship had come to town curly yesterday worsting.
The Magistrates were of girth 000000 that if 31r. Hall could
hadswear he parted wills the money to the servants under
pessunal fear, it aoutd amount to felony.
Mr. Hall expressed his dettrinivalitot to indict all the
ItlfT3llls.

[We give the above as an exparte statement, as related by
Mr. Hall in the Public Office.]

About nine o'clock oa Tuesday evening information was
brought 140 Mr. Fielding; at Queen-square, that a most der
prude sod alarming riot hail taken place by the soldiers of
the Foot Guards having attacked the populace in the Broad.
way, Westminster, and wounded many ; that the disturb-
ance had assumed the moat serious aspect, and the house.
holders sod shopkeepres for their won, and the safety of
their property, erre obliged to shut sop their houses. The
worthy Magistrate sent a messenger to the goosed house, and
Srrjraut Major Whitrow, with two strjoants and four cor•
purely, and a do tarlement of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guard.,
under the direction of George Pop's., his brother Alfiell,
Cooper, sad Dew, Police Officers, were immediately ilia.
patched to lake 11w risiglearleis into conbroly, and suppress
the riot. On their arrival at the wrote of 'dim, they ,
found Tuthill. tttttttt York-atm-I, Chapel.strett, and all
Site streets leading to the Bouarlway completely blocked up,
every shop had the shutters up, and every window was
crowded, the whole place appeared a scene of confosiou.
The pawn( et was covered with blood, *rot no less that :00
soldiers its their morning dress, were engaged with a pr
purtiouste nunslor of the mob. 'The military, with fixed
bayonets, eleareol the way with considerable rlitfierilly, and
formed a circle roused those principally concerned in the
affray, who still kept ttttt regardless Of their appearance,
when the Police "direr, jumping in amongst them, succeed-
ill taking fitters, of the refractory suldierv, and gave them
in charge to their brr sheen in arms, who marched them off
to the groard.house.
It was past ten before the riot was suppressed, hut about
that time serious disturbances broke mot its other quartets.
George Norris, poor Mall, n painter by trade, residing in
ebarrl.street, was met at the Corser of DeNieetreet, near
the Abbey, by a party of the refs-acing soldiers, wls beat
him severely, but irspnily tile constables, who erre patrol-
iug the street, came Op, and look one of them, named Ed.'
ward Ward, into cantor' y, the others esemperl. Ward was exa-
mined ots Wechoesalay Infuse Mr. Marklaud, Whu, in severe
terms, censored the conduct sit' the soldiers, and Oillefell the
Prisoner to fuel bail. The mixt assigned was, that Tuesday
bring the anon ersary of else batik of 'Talavera, all the sol-
diers of Ilse Guards who were not out duty, and who hap.
pelted to lie OH le MI 111.11 usemurable day, with their com-
rades the Waterloo niers, assembled in parties at the dif-
ferent public-1,0,1w,, to celebrate the victory as usual. Those
who were at the Feathers, to the Broadway, were inter
ruptcol by the appearance of amongst them, who
was nut pleased at their taking all the merit to thew*.
selves, and in very strung terms contended that the Wooden
Walls of Old England promoted the glorious termina-
tion of the wow more than all the latest forces who served
ureter Lord Welling ttttt . An altercation ensued, which ter.
summed in the 01111.1 r I.llllllfilglllll to fight say of them,
whets the challenge was serepted, and in a abort time
he beat his adversary, and eternised, two others. The sot.
alien, it was said, feat NI of his going off with triumph, had
sheen some Awl play, and then the part of the sailor had
been taken by the snub who collected ; boil the soldiers, who
arc very 1111113.11/116 in that part, soon collected in greet num.
bees, and would have done considerable mischief in the state
of drunken's...* is which tiny were, but fur the wsesaure
adopted by Mr.

On Sunday night, a young woman was Potted on
the road bt tureen Wrothaiii-heath, and Addingtor,
in a elute of inseusibility. She had been most
cruelly used, having bean dreatilully beaten about
the head. uud un different portal of her body. She
Was conveyed to the Angel at Addington, but it
was not doicovereil who the poor creature was. She
had been it, the Royal Oak. at Wruthain, pit Ike
early pant of the eveniog. with a man who his since
been taken cii,tudy. The woman Ices is a den•
geruus state.

ZEN? ASSIZES.
SAIDSTOMB, WEDNIAIDAT. JULY Q 9.
Before Mr. Justice Aosorr.
The ease ef WYATT s. Hope. which has excited
great local interest iis Kent, was derided this day.
It was an action brought by Mr. Charles Wyatt,
nominally against Sir George Hope, but in fact
against the Board of Ordnance, for the recovery of
the value of huge quantity of gravel, shingle, kc.
taken from the strand ou the waters edge near
Sheerness. for the use of Goversomrot in the con-
struction of certain public works in the vicinity of
that place. Mr. Wyatt is Lord of the Manor over
a considerable part of this strand, mid has exercised
in the same manner as Isis predecessors the right of
selling the gravel, sand, or slitigle thrown up or
accumulating on the edge of the bed of the river up
to ordinary sprint-lide-lionrk. A considerable Ironic
has been long carried 1.15 in this gravel, sand. kw.
It is used in large quantities for ballast, repaning
roads, making Roman cement, &c. Govertstnesst
used a large quinotty of it ; hut some difference
having lately taken ;dace between Mr. Wyatt and
the Board of Ordnance respecting the contract, the
latter resisted the right of the former, to have any
claim to the soil between the common tide-mark
and the ordinary spring-tide lisle. Thus denial of
his right to the inner part, which W;l4 the most va-
luable, and from which the gravel was chiefly dug,
rendered it necessary to establish his claim by law.
The evidence iu support of it consisted of hirge.
masters, who had for upwards of 40 years dug out
of the spring-tide mark, and always paid the lord
of the manor for the privilege ; and also of docu-
mentary evidence for a century past, to sheer. that
the stew:lids of the several lords of the matiurs were
umformly paid fur tho a tine permission.
Mr. Justice ABBOTT asked the Counsel for the
Delendesst, whether they lied evidence to *hew any
thing like u strong case against this mess of au-
thority in favour of the lung existing coat .
Oil being informed in the negative, he immedi•telv
directed the Jury to find for the Plaintiff, which
was accordingly done.

CASE OF ASS %t
TUE NINO r. REELS and OTHERS.

In this case 11-Ir. fierce, 011 opulent shopkeeper
at Chatham, Edwards and Wright, two of his
rhopinen, wul Poacher, his puller, were indicted
by J. Bulls, 0 piivine marine, for an assault and
bake imprisonment in the cage of the workhou►e of
Chatham.

Balls (and a comr.ole of bis corroborated Iris
evidence) swore positively that at eleven o'clock
on the night of the 6th Asigust last, ■s he was re.
turning to his barracks, he 'unopened accidentally
to brush by a young girl with whom Mr. Reece
and his shoproan and porter were chatting at their
own door, they all immediately ran at hint, seized
his bayonet, and though corporal Livic came up
and offered to take Balls to the guard-house,
and be responsible for his appearance on the
following tuor g, they insisted on taking him
to the cage, *hoe lie war locked tip all night.
Halls will, he we. best and. kicked so severely,
that he was confined to the hospital for four-
teen days. The marines further slid, that Mr.
Reece exclaimed, (an, you d--d soldiers. you
are ■ set of vagabond. altogether. I pay lazes to
keep you, and puriosit you wherever I can catch
you." The Prosecutor s inf. that the only iwovo-
cation he gave was, that " of being a marine."
For the Defendants, the watchman who took the
soldier in custody, a Phopnaeli of Mr. Reece's, and
a neighbour who witnem‘ed the transaction, deposed
that the Prosecutor was the aggressor; that he hail
drawn his bayonet and rut Edwards; that be had
said, he'd " assault hi* father or King George if he
stopped his way ;" and declared he did nut care a
pin fora watchman, as he had paid 2/. l'or capsizing
one before now ; and the only thing he regretted was
not having given the fellows four inches of cut steel.
Verdict—Gue/ty %anon all but 11'right.

EXTVISIVE PLUNDER.—A rubbery to a very
considerable extent was committed yesterday at
noon, in Oxford-street. A Mr. BURTON, who
resides in Leicestershire, was attracted by some
foreign rnusiciunr, and he stopped to hear thins
play. Them were come genteel looking men in
Cork touts about him, and after be had left the
spot, lie found that lie had lust not only his pocket-
book hut the flap of his coal. The hook Contained
1,500/. chiefly in Hinckley, Lei..estershire, Coin-
inertial Bank, sod sonic notes of the other Bank
in that town, in ten pounds. The amino in
Bank of England notes was 5651. Information
was given at Marlborough.sireet Police-office, but
there is as yet no clue to the robbery.
During St. Boswell's fair Heir KelsoonSattirolay
last. there wall Is violent storm of thunder awl rain.
The thunder so biglitened the horses exhibited, 'bat
several broke f their keepers, and ran wildly
about the ground, to the great alarm and danger of
those present. Two stied were struck by lighinillg
about four o'clock in the afternoon, on the rood
from the fair to Earleston; one of thirsts, numsql
JAMES AITKIN, residing iu Kelso, was deprived of
all sense and motion, and carried to the 'merest farm
house, where lie lay si considerable time before he
recovered so is to be conveyed hone ; he still con-
tinues very ill. The other moo, who w.ss struck
about a ni.le f A ITKlNorsis seriouly iisjort d.

In the afternoon of Sunday se'imiglit, a tietnen-
dous fall of rain, called by the country people a
water-spout, fell upon Danyshield Common, and
caused the rivulet which plaints Oiterburis to over-
flow its banks, carrying navy potatoes, turnips,
corm. &c. The rise was so rapid, that most of the
inhabitants of the village of Otterburn were corn-
pelled to quit their houses for safety ; the women
and children were carried off upon the men's
shoulders. In a few inioutes all was confusion and
desolation.—alr. Andersois, or the tint. suffered
greatly ; his low apartments were all inundated to a
considerable height, the ale and spirits in the cello
were all set afloat, and his garden and coin_
pletely spoiled fur this season. The stream iotered
the shop or Mr. A. Ttiostrvom. grocer, and wa• In
a little time eight inches above the counter. Mr.
THOMPYON undoubtedly would have perished in the
flood, had not his long coat kept him buoyatit
above the water, unt,l rescued by some of his
neighbours. The scene ass truly awlur—swine,
hay, dunghills covered with poultry, ;tad v.iriims
utensils of husbandry, all dritrru oft by the flood.
—(Nerecasile Paper.)

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IR'ILAND.
TIPPERARY Assizes.

•
. CLONNEL. JULY 21!.
John Condon, John Murray, John Scrughaw4
end Richard Parks, were indicted for the tau der
' of Daniel Ryan!, at Bailinlinty, near Tipperary, tm
the 13th of September lasts
For the pros.-oitiors. John Brien swore, that i.e
I Was by *lOl Daniel Ryan was shot ; a number
them had been making hay ( owing whom was Wil-
liam Ryan). The shot was tired by Murray, and
the deceased Iced not given him sissy previous provo-
cation whatever. Brien, and those with him had
beets It symisking in the meadow next adjoining
that into which the Peelers had come. He kisous
the Prisimers. A her the shot, Palk* and the
Peeler• took the forks and taloa from the hay-
makers, who were sill about Ryan whets he wus
shut. He said, that he never swore that Pal ka
Bala Ilse deceased was going to minder
What it was nut pat k. who struck Dussiel Ryan,
and that lie 'sever saw Curran do any thing.
William Apses, the brother of the ilsceased,
swore, that while he And others were at wits k giving
hay at Ballmlitity, Pinks went to the gristmill—de-
sired him to stand, and 'presented a pistol sit him.
Sortivof the people came up, and wit; le he witsb
gaged with Parlos, Murray shot Daniel Ryan. Ile
said, that he never had told any (The that Parks
was the peewit who Sliest 1131111. Ile admitted that
on the I h 1., I
usy the outlay eonsinhlrN who hurl
gone to the s'ime neighbourhood to execiittra war.
rant, were beaten Severely. and two of them left
for dead, within four fields of Ilse where plate Ryan
was killed. Ile heard the constable call to him to
stop, and did not make any resistance: TIIIS 11111111
Was in gaol far the rescue.
John Mesinry, one of the extraordinary !Wire,
swore, that lie was one of the putty n ills Morro y
and Parks; that they went to execute a narrai,t
against ruffle persons for rescue committed the slay
before, and Ott they hail a warrant for 'hut t
see pur-
pose. I,eiw .0111 wit, it
pose. He did tin an
dead. He saWWrti. liyuis there in a very outs a.;eoscs
manner, wanting to fight ; and when lie saw Palk*,
• William Ryan bade them to take that ruffian
(Parks) out of his sight, for that it ass he- killed ins
brother; the first time Watley saw 1):0148 011 the
ground, he was cut and bleeding at Ilse louse and
mouth, awl one of his fingers cut, as if strugglii.g
to keep his pistol ; and he saw William Ryan at.
tempting to wrest the pistol out of his Land.
James Millar, chief countable of the extraordi.
nary police, swore, that on the day in question be
was on the road at some distance, near a quarter of
mile from where his men were, at the hate that
he saw William Rpm running in his shirt ; that
one of his men, whom at n distance he could lust

identify, came up with Ryan, and they stn tigglid.
A great number of persons, to the amount of lurty
Or fifty, then came up towards his party, armed
with pitchforks, clubs, and rakes, in all directions t
the men were struggling five minutes. Ile heard
the first shot fired by Parks, and ttyau said, it was
wits Parks that killed his brother. tie made iatt
directly towards the place, but was forced to arrive
at it by a round which made the length nearly half
a mile, and before he reached it the second kliot had
been fired, and Daniel Ryan killed. The 'people
were very furious, and he called his men and took
them offas quickly as possible.
The persons against whom the informations hail
hems sworn for the previous rescue being
a man who could identify them was taken with tln
police constables for that purpose. IViUtam Ryan
was armed with a pitchfork, and the appearance of
the party was to rescue ‘Villiarn Ryan, who was
Park's prisoner.
Millar gave these men sin excellant character, for
sober peaceable conduct, during the existence of
the establishment.
The Learned JUDGE charged the Jury, with his
wonted humanity and judgment, and after some
time spent in deliberation, they returned wish a vets
dict of Guilty against Murray owl Park.. For
the latter conviction (Parks's), his Lordship could
not concur that there was the slightest foiidatioe,
and therefore, sent back the Jury to reconsider it.
But they persisted, and found both these men
Gailly—acquitting the two others.
Judge DAY, immediately pronounced ',entente,
and ordered Murray for execution on Friday, but,
distinctly told Parks, that he felt it would be his
duty to represent his case to Government—and
therefore allowed time for the interposition uf mercy
to him. And the Grand Jury having prestnted to
his Lordship a very strong memorial on behalf of
Murray, he has been respited to give time for trying
the effect of that application.

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