The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-30 00:00:00

OF THE ELY RIOTERS.

The five persons condemnd to death for being con-
cerned in the riots at Ely, &c. suffered the sentence of
the law on Friday. Our letters inform us, that they all
evinced great repentance. The execution was attended
by an immense concourse of spectators, who behaved with
the greatest order, and upon whom the awful scene
seemed to make a deep impression. They departed
quietly after the execution. A few infantry only were
present. Previous to their execution they signed, volun.
Uuily, a written confession of their offences.

The New Insolvent Debtors Bill, to suspend the ope-
rations of the present Act, and to inflict severe pains and
penalties on fraudulent debtors, authorizes the Judge of
the Court in London, or the Justices at the Courts of
Quarter Sessions, to refuse the privilege of the existing
Act, 14 a time to be limited, to any debtor who shall
appear to them, on examination, to have been guilty of
great injustice, in contracting debts without the means
of satisfying them, or shall have squandered money
which ought to have been applied to that purpose. Per-
sons guilty of gross frauds, in the opinion of the Judge,
are to remain in prison fer five years ; if a debtor caa
procure the sanction of all his creditors, the Judge will
grant him his release, no matter what the circumstances
of the case are : the consent of all the creditors will be
necessary to a debtor's discharge ; but the Judge has the
power of interposing is behalf of the debtor, if he thinks
the creditors, in their opposition, are actuated by base or
malicious motives.

Prince Leap /1 on We:lnes lay inspected Cumberland-
house, Pall Mall, which the Board of Ordnance is
about to remove from ; this inspection is, is is said, with
a view to his Serene Highness's residence there with his
Royal Consort ; Camelford-house being foun I inadequate
and inconvenient.

The freedom of the City having been Toted to Prince
Leopold, and the Dukes of Kent, Sussex, and Glouces-
ter, their Royal Highnesses have intimated their inten-
tion of attending to receive the same on the Uth of
July. The Lord Mayor informed the members of the
Corporation, that it was intended to present the freedoms
in the open hall.
Monday a Common Hall war held at Guildhall for the elec-
tion of Sheriffs and other Officers annually chosen nn that day
The following Gentlemen were pit in nomination to the Lively
men:--

George Bridges. F.sq. Alderman and Wheelwright. •
Robert Kirby. Esq. Citizen and Needle-maker.
John Street, Esq. Citizen and Patten-maker, and
William Mountrord, Ease Citizen and Haberdashers
When R. Kirby and W. Monutfort, Lairs. were declared drily
elected. Tin Chamberlain and Bridge-masteis were re-elemed-
The Thanks of the Common Hall were voted, on the motion of
Mr. J. Oriffithi, to the late Lord xiay or ; and also, on thc mo-
tion of Mr. White, to the late Sheri**. After which a Court
of Aldermen was held, at which the Chamberlain, Bride-mas-
ters, &e. were *worn into their respective offices.
lrior to .closing the Hall, Mr. Kirby came forward and ad-
dressed the Livery, thanking them for the honour they had
conferred upon him by their election to the high and important
office of Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and expressing his
readiness to accept the same, to discharge firmly, and aim
intveritv, its various duties, and to maintain unimpairiat.
the rigits and privileges of his fellow.citizens.
Ott Sunday evening, about eight o'clock a boat with six me*
and four woman, of genteel appearance, approached Lotidou
Bridge, in its way down the River, from an excursion 00 a
party of pleasure, in the course of the 41;t, as far as Richmond.
The tide was going down rapidly ; and a waterimin in a :mullet,
perceiving their intention to go through the Bridge, went along•
side, and apprised them of the danger of such an attempt in
the then state of the Nivel . 'nit. women acre Own pee
ashore above Bridge ; after which the six men In the ho at rowed
back, and made an effort to shoot through the middle arch.
when unfortunately the boat wont down head foremost. 'Four
of the party were washed off and drowned. The other two
stuck to the boat, which came up immediately, and, with assist-
ance from the shore, which was full of spectators, were sAVvii.
Tao of the bodies have been found. One of the peesons lust
ails brother of one of the survis ors.

Joseph Hall was on Thursday eonvided of bigainyzt the
Southwark Sessions; but in consideration that the first mar-
riage took place VI hen he was only IT years old, and his wife,
34. he was only sentetieed to pay a tine of one shilling and ue
di•eb aged.
An Inquest was taken at the Coach a nd Horses. Annie..
strett,om the body or 114111141 Mier, w'in'e to a Mai riu New-
Bond-street, who died in consequence of thrusting a swore
into her bide. Several instances were adduced of the sirranged
state of the deceased'. mind, and they t etin lied a Verdict of

An inquest tval.l held on Saturday, at the Queen's Head.
Lower-street. Islington, on the body of Thomas, son at' Ma-.
Leathart, of North 'dime, Gray's Inn-lane, which was titkru
out of a point in one of Mr. Rhodes's fields, at bilington.—J.
Hall said, he and the deceased were school-fellows ; on TI11.%41;1‘
they played truant, and were walking in Spa-tieZds,wlsen
ceased wished him to accompany him to bathe; which heaefusest,
and saw no more of him. Ilis elothes being found melte bank,
corroborated the circumstance of his has ingvoluntarily gone is
to hadte, anal the Jury returned a Verdict—Accidental
Tuesdal aCternoon, about seven o'cloek,.a has. about I 3Fearts
of age, of the name of Riley, cot to bathe at Bankside, Aie;si
Blackfriars Bride., where several other boys were _bathing.
Hr went out of his depth ; and not being able to swim, ho
stink in the sight of come of his companoms. -One lad, ohout
l.'s, dived three times after hint, and. at leugth -succeeded iu
dragedig him ashore, without soy signs of life. Being convey-
ed to a receis log house for the recovery of drowned person-,
after trying the usual methods -recommended lsy the Humane
Society, in about 20 mitnitcs there appeared symptoms of
animation ; and in less than three quart-cm of sn hour
he was able to speak. and was so far reccesaed, as to be led
home to his friends in Edward-street, Itlackfriars-road.

On Wetltteiday at an adjourned meeting, the Coruner'4 jury
retAglietl a verdict of mansfanghter Runinst tlivrle,. Booth, the
skiver ut the Alexander.coaeli, for tans:lig the death tof
Ward, of Stanningley, by iminoperlv dn%iU. .the
veer Sheffield, a few tla)s ago. 'loath fur trial
): are. kat .

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LITER Ala SCILATIFIG INTELLICiEACE.

'Co the liat of thnat few travellers whose thirst of knowledge, and
intrepidity of nand, have induced them to turn their views towards ex-
ploring the interior regicets of Africa., may be addol Dr. Seetzen, a
tlerman of conaiderable talent:, respecting whose untimely fate the
following account is given in a Bombay Paper, doted May 25, I hl3.
He was a native of Sammy; had passed through a regular coarse of
medical studies, and to his professional acquirements added an intimaie
knowledge of botany, mineralogy, and natural history in general. Ile
saw skilled also in some of the oriental languages, anti in particular had
made himself well actpiainted with the Arabic. Being patronised on
account of his abilities by the l)ukc of Save Gotha, he was recom-
mended by that prince to the Emperor of Austria; and antler the joint
protection of these distinguished characters, he left Europe in the year
latel, on 3 tour through Syria Sad Palestine, chiefly with a view to
improve his qualifications for the great work of exploring Africa. Dor-
lag bit stay in Syria, lie visited Palmyra, ladbee, Lebanon, Jerusalem,
and various other places mentioned in sacred or prophetic history. Ile
then proceeded to Egypt, and remained some months at Cairo, occu-
pied in the arrangement of his materials, speeiateas and observations.
Vrom Egypt lie appears to hate sent to Vienna all the valuable spy-
mens which he had been able to collect in the different departments of
saence, as well as copious obaervations on the sacred and literary an-
tiquities of Palestine, and the manners of the licalouin tribes who range
ditough the extensive plains of the eastern dtaarta.
Having visited tat:mounts lioreb and Sinai, and made atone throuh
the northern part of Arabia, he remained a few months at Meets,
where he mingled with thsa crowd of pilgrims who annually assemble
there trout eobry part of the twit; and by the disguise of a long black
beard, an Arab dress, and a fluency in the various dialect.: of the Ara.
hie, he aequfroti the title of Iladjee Mouse, after performing the duties
of a pilgrim. From Mecca he traversed the southern territories of the
Hedjar with a caravan, and reached Sum, the capital of Yemen,
through a route never before travelled by any European, and arrived
at length at Mocha, brine,ing with him a rich collection of botanical,
mineralea,deal and other specimens of natural history, which, however,
was seized by the rapacious Dola, and confiscated, under a pretence of
their being intended for magic. During Dr. Se-lien's stay at Mocha,
he itavariably bore the character of a Musaulman dervish, nor does it
appear that he was known to any of the natives there as a Mumpoan ;
and his prudence was carried to far that he never visited any of the fac-
tories. although Captain Iteedland, who was at that time the Bent In-
dia Company's assent on the Gulph, gave Mtn repeated imitat ions.—
Atter some stay at Mucha, spent in ineffectual elKiCavOlitS to obtain a
rbstoration of his property, he determined to revisit Saana, and. pro.
(staling thence to the eastern extremity of Arabia to cross from Muscat
into Portia, ausl return again to Syria, from which he proituaell to enter
on his great undertaking. With this view he left Mucha in the month
of °talker 1811; haiving with hint a nuntber of camels laden with bag-
opge, provisionss scientific apparatus, &c.; but three days after his de-
arture information was received of his sudden death near Tais, and
tat: consequent disperaion of his edicts. No daub' scents to be enter-
tained, even by the Arabs themselves, who were of his party, that he
was poisoned, with the connivance, or at the express orders, of the
Jimaum, for the sake of the remaking property which he possesmd.
Two evenings before he quitted Mocha, passed some minutes
with Mr. Atkins, the surgeon of the Company'i establishments there;
and at the same time confided to the care of Mr. Benzont, art Italian
in their service, the whole of his valuable papers and journals, to be
fin warded through Egypt to his distimnaished patron the Duke of Saxe
Gotha. Benzoni, a little before his death, which took place moon after,
transferred the churgoof these memoranda to the chief of the Banians,
who was then commercial broker to the East India Company; but they
were afterwards seized by the laola, and it is to be feared are now init•
trievably lost to the friends and patrons of science.
The public has to regret also another loss of a similar kind. We
allude to the manuscripts of Mr. Tweddel, an ingenious traveller,
which, by the admission of Luaieri„ a celebrated Italian artist, under
the patronage of Lord Elgin, anti of Dr. Hunt, chaplain to the em-
bassy, came into his Lordship's possession, and are not now to be found.
't o the inquiries matte respecting them, Lord Elgin declares, that they
were sent home front Constantinople in compliance with the instruc-
tion of Mr. l'weddel's fattier. They consisted in live journals, written
by Mr. l'weddel's own hand; sixty sheets of notes; four memoran-
dum books and four volumes of inscriptions, collected during his stay
at Athena. and in various parts of Greece ; seven port-folios and paperpackets,
paekets. containing 314 original drawings and sketches in 'fur-
key, and Egyptdrawings in ; five hooks of the East, together with is
vases and tettio coins. There were also a great number of drawings and
manuscripts, some relating to antiquities in the Critnea, and others to
Constantinoyle and the neighbouring district, with notes and papers
conta'eling remarks on the atilt:rent countries through which the author
travelled.-
lame additional orations of Cicero were discovered, tome doe ago,
in the Ambrrainn Library at Milan, accompanied by a commentary
written by
historical allusions sod illustrations, and to contain Latin words
not hitherto met with in any other classic writer. Some of these ore-
dons, we believe, an now printiug in this ouuntry.

The Swallow, Capt. Lararoff,belonzing to the Russian East
India Company, has arrived at Spithead. She sailed from the
same place on the 10th March, 1514, on a voyage of discoveries
in the North Pacific Ocean; but more vt ith a view to len» two
and commercial establishments ou the %Vest Coast of
North America— namely, at the Island of Kodiak, iu 1at.5.1. N.
long. len. W. which is the nearest part of the American Con-
'talent t.) the Russian establishment at Kaintschatka ; and opostr
a neck of land called California. Flom these they sill he en-
tailed to carry on their fur trade with China with greater ad-
vantages ; and their homeward-bound voyage, with the produce
al China *ill be likewise greatly facilitated. The
.Swarrow
has been so far as 55. 50. North lat. 190. 50. East long. She
touched at Kandschatka. On the 10th of Octobt r !till, she
discovered an Island in Int. 13. 10. S. long. 163. 20. W. It is
about eight milt s and a hull long, and se ren miles wide. Cocoa-
nut trees and sea rum Is were found upon it. The roOks aroimil
it appear hauled of solid coral. It not being laid doxit in any
rhart,Capt. Lazatuti named it after his ship," Swarrow Island."
It appears front the great N'aucour er's track, upon his published
chart, that ht most hate passed this island in the hiLlit time.
'hue Swarrow lai!, a valuable cargo of furs, *lnch she took on
board in Nortotk Sound,vsith many articles the produce of the
roast if Vern. !she lay two mouths at Lima. cargo i not
asurriated at less Watt Itta,ooM.; and so prove' ons as been the
...tea or- the voyage, that she has not sustained the loss uf even
„vareA.,..) spat sit tiny deseription,,Mce sltesitiled front spithead.
She oar. about 14 rare *trills on hoard.- species of the Lama,
tr
arc intended as a pit scutto the
s indstla, and Alpaca. Thy
low hest„.. bbe *lll sail tinartiatately tvr at. kt ttts-

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

HORRID PAGAN CUSTOMS.

FORTY...SEVEN W071111:14 BURNET) MTH THE BODY OF
TUE PRINCK OF NIABAVA.

The following is a letter from Father Martin, d Jesuit Mis-
'lottery in Madura. inserted in the New York Spectator of the
117th of May ;
The Prince of Marava dying iu 1770, his wives, to the num-
ber 01'47, were burned with his corpse, in the following loan.
ner :—They digged a deep ditch without the town, and in it
ereeted a pile Of wood, on the top Or N% Welt the deceased was
laid richly clothed and adorned. 11 hen they had set this ou
fire, with a world of ceremonies performed by the Brahmins,
that company of unfortunate VIOIIWII appeared, covered with
jewels and adorned with flowers liSe so many victims designed
for the sacrifice. They walked several times about the pile.
the heat of whieli was perecived at a great distance. The chief
of them having addressed the suceessor of the late Prince, re-
signed the dagger of the deree.ed into his hands ; who took it
without show me the least siva of grief or compassion. ' Alas I'
said slot,' what farther comes of human happiness! I ern sen-
sible am throwing ntyself headlong to hell"--These words
smirk all the spectators with horror. lilac bad a Christian
woman in her service, who frequently discoursed with her con
cerniog the truths of revealed religion, in order to persuade
her to embrace Christianity, but without suems. She having
thus spoken boldly, turned her face to the pile, and, calling
upon her gods, dung herself into the dames. The second of
those women was the sister of Boys, a priace of the blood, who
assisted at. that detestable ceremony.-- M hen he received the
jewels from his sister with which slie was adorned, he broke
out into tears, embracing her mo.t tenderly: she seemed un-
moved at ii, and with a resolute countenance, looking some-
times at the p%le, and sometimes at the assistant', cried, with a
loud voice, shecya, shecya! which is the name of one of her
idols, and threw herself into the dames, as the first had done.
The other women followed her soon after; some of them ap-
peared composed, and others were cast down and bewildered.
One of them, frightened above the rest, ran to a Christian sol-
dier who was present, and begged of him to save her. But he,
stunned with surprise, pushed the unfortunate creature from
into the glowing pit, and retired immediately; but so ter-
rified, that he soon fell ill of a fever and frenzy, of which he
died the night follow nig. Whatever intrepidity some of those
women discovered at first, yet, as soon as they felt the dames,
they roared is a st dreadful mauner ; and tumbling user
each other, strove to gain the brim of the pit, but in vain ; fur
the assistants prevented it, by throwing upon them large pieces
of wood. '[he nest day the Brahmins gathered their bones,
which they threw into the sea. The pit was leveled, a temple
built oil the spot, and the deceased prince and his wives reck-
oned among the deities.

Tits: SLerPINO Solari ER.—There is every rhsen to suppose
the soldier is fiat recovering from his feigned or real malady ;
lie now sits up every day, eats biscuit, and swallows link a
pint of wine; upon being desired, he stews his tongue, but
hitherto he has not spoken; he is very weak, but gaining
strength ;he will be pot on animal food. Symptoms of amend-
ment were shewn immediately that preparations were inatie
to send him off to Bethlem. Since suspicion has been enter-
tained of this man's somnolency being feigned, the interest
which the detail of it:.s apparent puttering.; first excited has
been superseded by curiosity to loam in what way the pheno-
mena of his case eau he explained. An instance of the power
of volition, far exceeding the present, is related by Dr. Clique,
in his English Malady, in these words:—" He could die or ex-
pire when he pleased, and yet, by an effort, or somehow, lie
could come to life again. lie insisted so much upon our
seeing the trial made, that we AS:..re at last forced to comply.
We all three felt his ;lithe first: it was distinct, though smutl
tnd thready, and his heart had its usual heating. lie com-
posed himself on his hack, and lay in a still posture for some
time : while I held his right hand, Dr. Barnard laid his hand
on his heart, and Mr. Skriue heti] a clear looking-glass to his
mouth. I found his pulse sink gradually. till at last I could
not feel any by the most nice and exact touch: Dr. Barnard
could not feel the least motion in his heart, nor Mr. Skrine
perceive the least sort of breath un the bright mirror he held
to his mouth. Then each of us by turns examined his arm,
heart, and breath; but could not, by the nicest scrutiny, dis-
cover the least symptom of life in him. We reasoned a long
time about the odd appearance, as well as we could; and find-
ing he continued in that condition, we began to conclude he
had carried the experim.-nt too far, and at last we were satis-
fied lie was actually dead, and were just ready to lease him;
this continued about half an hour. By nine o'clock in the
morning, in autumn, as we were going away, we observed
sense motion about the body, and, upon examination, found
his pulse and the motion of his heart gradually returning. He
began to breathe gently, and speak softly, we were all astonish-
' ed to the last degree at this unexpected change; and, after
some further conversation with him, and with ourselves, went
away fully satisfied as to the particulars of the fact."
A SLELPINU %Vim:tn.—An aecount has been read to the
Royal Society of Edinburgh, of the sleeping woman of Danni-
mild, near Montrose, by the Rev. J. Brewster. I ler first
sleeping fit lasted from the nth to the 30th of June, Pit:).
Next morning she tell again into a sleep, which lasted seven
days—without motion, food, or evacuation. At the end of this
time, by moving her hand and pointing to her mouth, it was
understood she wanted food, which was given to her; but she
remained in her lethargic state till the sth of August, six weeks
in all, without appearing to be awake, except on the 30th of
June. Her pulse, for the first two weeks, was about 50, the
the third 00, and previous to menus cry it was at 70 to 72.
Though extremely reduced, she gained strength so rapidly,
that before the end of August she worked regularly at the
harvest.
NEW DUTIES ON Soar.—The Act dated 31st of May, says—
" Be it enacted, That after the passing of the Act, there be
levied the tolluwing rates and duties of Excise for every pound
weight averdupoise of Hard Cake Soap or Ball Soap, iu Great
Britain, to be paid by the maker, 3d.; fur Irish, to be paid by
the importer, 3d. per lb."
A Erow tares.—" For every pound weight made in Great
Britain, and consumed in making of any cloths, sea ges, kerseys,
bays, stockings, or other manefactures of sheep's or lamb's
wool only, or where the greater proportion is wool, or lu the
finishing of the said maunfactures, Yitl. For every pound
weight used in whitening of new linen in the piece, for sale 2d.
For every pound weight used in preparing and fia►shing any
manufactures of flux or cotton for sale (except such as shall be
used in whitening new linen iii piece, in order to the sale
thereof) I ut. The whole ditty to be returned on exportation.
—The dealers may add the new duties to the contracts made
ureviously to the passing of the Act.—T he duties to be under
the managemeut of the Commissioners of the Excise, and to be
levied in the sear manner as the former rates: the co.w duties
ale to Le carried to the Consolidated End."

JTINT 30.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SHERIFFS COURT.—SaTuRDAY.
CTUM. CON.
LORD OLO. TOM EsFOR D a. LORD RErTIVR.
This vras a ►writ of Inquiry to assess the damages sustained by
the plaintiff for criminal conversation held with his wife by the
defendant. The damages were laid at 30,0001.!
Mr. Serjeant Best stated the ease for the plaintiff, who, he
said, was the brother of the Marquis of Waterford, and a Major
General in the army ; the defendant was the eldest son of the
Marquis of Headfort. The plaintiff in the year ItiOn was mar.
tied to a Miss Shatz, by whom he had one child, and with
whom, until the unhappy discovery of her infidelity, htt had
lived upon terms of the most conjugal nature. The plaiwilf
bail been eneitgeal with the army in France, and, during the
time, had received an account of thu indisposition of his wife•
an indisposition bordering on insanity. With this affection she
bad been visited soon after her aeronchement. The plaintiff
lost no time in coming borne ; and he found his nib. in the Un-
happy state of mind and health described. There was, fumes
ver, a mystery attached to the unfortunate circumstance, whirl)
led him to an invesrtgation of her private concerns aotl paper► ;
and having obtained the key of her secret drawers, he disru.
vexed, to his regret and astonishment a letter from thf•defenalane
to his wire, in ‘vhich their mutual gnat and the fact of adultery •
were established beyond all doubt. Upon this commuuication
the whole of the plaint itri case rested.
Dr. Croft, the physician, was called to prove the insanity of
Lady lieresford : and -- Uholmondeley and others deposed
to the plaintiff and his wife living upon the most happy and for
licitons ternto.

Mr. Serjeatnt Vaughan haring addressed the Court in aniti
gation of damages, the Deputy Sberitfluanined up the ev!droee,
anti the jury returned a verdia—Datinages, T.•n Thuusa.la
Poentsit.

COURT OF KIN('S BENCH, JuNit 27.

THE RING r. PARIS.

The defendant In this ease came. Up to receive the
,Inigment
of the Court, having suffered judgment to go by delanli, on au
information tiled against him during the last Term for selling
two snuff-boxes, ou which were prints of a eise,t indecent de-
scription.
The information having been read, the affidavit of an Officer
mimed Jelin Lemon was put in ; train this it appeared, that he
was in the employment eifitic Society formed for the Suppres-
sion of Vice; that in the early pert of the present year, as he
was passing the defendant°. ;Imp in St..laimees-street, where
the defendant carried on the business of a tonatnonist, in part.
ncrship with a person Milstein, he saw a siintf-box in
the window rather of an indecent description—that he went in
and asked the price, and was told by the defendant 3s.—that
ha asked the defendant whether he had not got some of a more
filmry description—that defendant then pi minced ;mother but,
in the inside of which was a picture of the most gross ile.erip-
tion —that ieformanuthen purchased this latter fur six shillings,
and the former for three shillings,

An affil Lit \Va., then put in on the part of the Defendant,
stating that he had purchased hid ten of the boxes in question.
five only of which he had sold before he was aware he wait
guilty of an illegal act—that on finding his error, he destroyed
the other five—and that the state of his distress was such as to
preclude him from paying any severe tine.
Thn Atturnry-General, in praying sentence, commented
with becoming severity on the enormity of the offence of which
the defendant had confessed himself guilty, and of the mischiev-
ous tendency of the illicit traffic which he was carrying en- -4
traffic which had fur its object the utter ruin of the morals of
the rising generation. He trusted the Court would visit this
defendant with inch a punishment as would deter others fruin
pursuing a similar abominable trade.
Mr. Justice Bailey thins proceeded to pass the lodgment of
the Court ; which was, that the defendant should be nava 101.
and imprisoned ono mouth iu the custody of the Marshal of the
Marshalsea.

BRIIII:ItY.

llt F; XING C. JONA,.

The Attorney-nowt-al next moved the judgment of the
Court on tin. defendant, who had likewise stiGred judgment
to go by default, on an information filed against him, for offer-
ing a bribe of 31. to a Custom-house Officer who had as ized
some shawls, iu which the defendant bad souse interest, at Ru.
cluster.

The Attorney• General said, that the penalty in this oase was
fixed by law at 591. ; and us the defendant had pleaded gnilty
to the charge preferred against him, he could only deliver bin
over to the hands of the Court, to be dealt with as the law di.
rected.

The Court sentenced the defendant to pay Aye pmalty of 501.
and to be kept in custody till the same WAS paid.

SATURDAY, JUNE 29.
MANDAMUS.

The Attorney General, on a former day, applied to the Court
for a Ride to thew (-sine why a Mandamus should let be di-
rected to the trustees and governors of a borobgh free school,
direct* them to restore the master of that school, under the
following circumstances. The school, it appeared, was ander
the direction of the corporation of the town in question, of
which ,the master was a member, having formerly served the
olhcc of mayor. lie had for many years been at the bead of
the school. and supported a most respect:lWe character. A
short time since, as a mark t, approbation, he had been allowed
to extend his eqablishment in such a way as to reqaire the
assistance of a matron ; and he Kocured this appointment for
his niece, a voting woman of unexceptionabfe character up tat
the time of her becoming a member of his family. Since that
time site had unfortneately become pregnant, and been deli-
vered .1 an illegitimate child. No blame attached to her
uncle's character. One morning, however, in attending a
meeting in bis corporate character, he was surprised by being
addressed on his entrance with a questiou, •‘ Are you guilty ?"
To this interrogatory he declared his i4uorance of what was
tilt. His son prise, howevt r, was inerea4ed afterwards by
hearing that he had been suspended front his sitnatioa of
!master without any notice being given to him, or any opportu-
nity afforded of *indicating him c.;xacter. The Court, on a
former day, granted the kute to e..ctt (-awe, and this was a
motion rut the Attorney Wm:rat to make the Rule alsatillitto"'•
Rabb absolute.