The National Register.
London, England, 1814-12-04 00:00:00

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Saturday .e'unight, as Mary Stone, of Kingswoud. was 411 nor
ss,
two
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to Bristol market, with a tia,ket of eggs, she was attacked by
fi ho cut oft her pockets, containing 21. in cash, and then
titriplitsd hor of every thing except her shift.
• Monday se'onight, a woman, in a fit of insanity, threw herself
from the window of a house on St. John's Bridge, into the float,
Bristol, and was drowned.—'life same morning the body of a man
was taken ont ',of the float ma the Back, who was ascertained to have
belonged to a coal-vessel, and had been missing about three week‘.
Seven women, each of them with an alias to her name, were com.
mitte' last week to the County Gaol of Sotnerset, charged with -
having obtained by false pretences, and by means of a forged pars
or rout. various sums of money from the Overseer of the parish of
Cr •sti, Je scribing themselves as soldiers wives. These offenders are
p:.rt oe' a gang of eighteen, who left London together to commit
ti.ese nepredatians. Their method of making application to the
overseer was two or three at a time, each describing a large family,
%alert writ 4onc by in a waggon, or cart, &c. One parish alone is
slated to have paid this party 501. and upwards in one day.
On Tuesday sennight, between eight and nine o'cl-ck in the even-
ing, a young :11811 went into the shop of a poor old woman its North.
Lnepton-street, Bath, exclaiming, " Your chimney's on fire !" and on
he r :.ppearing inert dulotts, led her to the other side of the road,
st His companion slipped into the shop, and stole the till, con
71. in notes, which, with some silver and halfpence, to the
anionnt of IV. was all the pool woman possessed in the worki!
Through the activity of .11. Smith and Thos. Allen, tythingmen, two
yeang men were the following evening taken up on suspicion, and
tn.e i). them, named Bay's., was fully committed for the ()grime.

The following is a translation of the letter of the King of
Persia to Sir Gore Ouseley, on receiving a copy of the New
Testament:—

" In the name of the Altuighty God, whose Glory is most
excellent,

" It is our zugust command, that the dignified and excellent'
our trusty, faithful, and loyal sk ell-wisher, Sir Gore Ouseley. Baro-
Let, hl. Britannic M?jesty's Aml.assador Extraordinary, (atter being
lioenred acid exalted with the expressions of our highest regard and
consideration), should know, that the copy of the Gospel, which
was translated into Persian by the learned exertions of the date Rev.
}teary Marlyn, and which have been presented to its by your Ex-
cellency on the part of the high. dignified, learned, and enlightened
Society of Christians, united fur the purpose of spreading abroad
tl e Haly Books of the Religion of JESUS, (upon whom, and upon
all Prophets, be peace and blessings!) has reached us, and has
proved highly acceptable to our mind.
" In truth, through the learned and unremitted exertions of the
Fey. Henry Marlyn, it has been translated. in aattyle most befitting
Sacred Books, that is, in an easy and simple diction. - Formerly,
the four Evangelists, Matthew, Wilt, Luke, and John, were
known in Persia ; but now the whole of the New Testament is
completed in a most excellent manner ; and this cirentruitanee has
been an additional source of plc asnre to our enlightened and august
mind. Even the four Evangelists, which were • known in this
country, had never been before explained in Co clear and luminous
a manner.--We, therefore, have been particularly delighted with
this copions and complete Translation. Please the most merciful
rlriv we command the Select Servants, who are admitted to
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our presedee, to read' to us the .above mentioned Book from the
beginning to the end, that we may, in the most minute manner,
bear and comprehend its contents.
Your Excellency will he pleased to rejoice the hearts of the
above mentioned, dignified, It arned, and enlightened Society, with
os.airauceA of our highest regard and approbation ; and to inform
t •use excellent individuals, who are co virtuously engaged in dissetni-
r.atit g and making known the tine meaning and intent of the Holy
Gospel, and other points in Sacred Books, that.they are deservedly
honoured with our royal favour. Your Excellency must consider
yourself as bound to fulfil this royal. request.Giveu in Rebiala-
vil, • . •
(Stated) 64 FATaI ALI SHAH KAJAR."
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•«I beg leave to remark, the Word t, Tihiwat ; which the translator
has rendered " read," is mid honourable signification of that, act, almost
exclu.ively applied to the perusing or recitiuc the Koran. The making
therefore. of this terin.or expreision, chews the degree•of respect
od estimation in which the Shah holds the New Testament.—Nute by
iwie,;ore °weep,