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London, England, 1820-12-27 00:00:00

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in in the appearance of a catpet the approach of
some signal danger. He coajares up for'his protec-
lion in front of his cell the golden apple tree of the
garden of Hesperus, with its guardian dragon, and
then lies down to his repose. The celebrity of
iriur BUMS, as a conjurep having extruded . far
and near, has aroused the jealousy of • German
necromaticer, named rasiderinast (Mr. Beaten),
who attempts to aseaseinate the Friar as he firs
sleeping, but is prevented by the watchful guardian
of the llesperisit tree, and completely foiled by the
frear.who awakes and turns against him the wrath of
Ilercules, whom he had raised for the 14iar's sle-
struction. This adventure over. Adonis Fribbk
(Mr. (;RISI A LDI, jug.), page to King Henry, sum-
mons the Friar to display his magic powers before
the King. at Morley Castle. and the Friar
having charged a goblin, of the Will-o'-the-
wisp kind, to bewilder the page, by leading
through bog and mire on his way hick,
sets forward on his journey to meet the King, by
the speedy conveyance of a flying cloud. Arrived
at Morley Castle. and introduced to the Ktneir
presence, the Friar inuispotie the whole court into
the Palace the Senses, it most sumptuous scene,
where a g sup of female statues in the diitence. by
a touch of the Friar's wand, is converted into a
company of beautiful dancing females, and eve,
other luxury which erossorl gratification can &seat
is in succession ormineed. As a hewn for this ea*
ertion ref his skill, she Pryer solicits the King': sp.
plural of the moon to Young Morley (Mr. Ehtaß),
eith 3lrlissent (Miss E. DEN IMF r) ; but the ce-
mmony is interrupted when noon the point of he_
Mg performed by Adonis Fribbk, who claims the
bride in virtue of a former promise of the King,
and whose pretensions are backed by Vanderinast.
A cootest ensues, in which the Frier, having enve-
loped tar rest of the company in darkness, hears off
the lovers on a fiery cloud. A change of the scenery
discloses the interior of the Friar's cell, where are
seen his celebrated magical Brazen Head, and Isis
man Niles ('dr. GRIMALDI). sleeping near, ins
stwd 01 witching it. The Friar returns sccomps-
teed by the lovers, and the time when the Heed wits
to speak, and crown Ins labours by infortunig him
of his fate, having pissed during Ins riot to Morley
Castle, the Head falls, with e tremendous noise,
lions the pedestal, which is changed into a magnifi-
cent pasilltoti, fr•on which issues the Spirt( ft/
the Brazen Head, awl transforming Vandermost,
Young Morley. Alelissent, Fribble the Page,
and Ni/es the friar's man, into Pantaloon, Har-
lequin, Columbiae, Loner, and Clowe, condemns
them to the usual wanderings and vicissitudes of
those popular dramatis persona, if they may so be
of the Ita•letptiii4de, which are to be pro-
longed until the Brazen Head, which he causes to
disappear, shall agent he found. The ever• varying
bustle mod activity of pantomime then succeed-,
and is carried no through a long series of beautiful
and contlitually changing scenery, accompanied
with • rapid succession of surprising and iu-
gerdous inechsuical traineformatiOns, and emu/.
ing personal metamorphoses. The following
are among the changes which appeared to excite
the most particular notice, snit obtained the greatest
Share of appleusE; A mithing-machine at Bliglitoil
into a patent safety coach, in which Harlequin and
Columbine set off for town; and a cheat into a new e,
diligence to London in five hours, which the Clown,
by means of a tinker', stove, a boiling tea-kettle,
sad the leg of • jack-boot fur a funnel, converts into
a steam conveyance which whirls along himself,
Fan/a/Jon, and the Lower, with estonishing rapidity,
and deposits them• in an amusing variety of three-
thine, by exploding on its arrival at the Elephant
tied Castle. A litgate pump, lighted up with gas,
which the Clown extinguishes by draw/tog off, and
swallowing es he drinks at the pump, thereby acquir-
ing a species of gaseous dropsy, which is cured
by tapping him to draw (blithe gas, and consuming
it by applying a light to the end of the pipe with
which the operation is performed. A show-board at
• snuff-shop, through which Harlequin leaps, into •
snuff-canister, from which issues • young Hi4hlander
(Master LONRHO RST) who was encored and rap-
turously applauded iu a short song, which he exe-
cuted very cleverly, though evidently labonring
loader considerable embarrassment. A ri ttt i t tg-
table, at a Welsh ale-house, into • small carriage,
drawn by four lively goats, in which the fugitive
pair escape, their pursuers following in a barrow,
drawn by a large fat hog; Holyhead bight-house
iuto a Dublin packet, ia full sail ; and a cask of
whiskey at Dunitybrook Fair into Pat Grim's
whiskey iihop.. The scenery equalled in beauty of
design and justness and spirit of execution the heat
specimens winch even the spirit and liberality of the
managers of this theatre have lately exhibited. The
vire' of Oxford ; of Brighton, near the cliffs; of the
Yale of Llangollen. in North Wales ; of the entrance
into the Bay of Dublin, and of Donnybrook Bridge,
excited particular attention, end called forth repeat-
ed expressions of delight mud gratification. The
business of the piece, and the peregrieetious of the
wanderers, terminsie lies the discovery of the Braaten
Bead among the stupendous basaltic colonnade,
of the Giant's Causeway, which is transfornied into
a magnificent temple. The agility of Mr. ELLA R,
Ms Harlequin ; the graceful dancing of Miss E.
Data NETT, in Columbine; the resistless drollery
and surprising feats of GRIMALDI. in the (lows ;
and the activity sf his von, in the Lover, merited
and obtained the acknowledgment end approbation
of the audience in frequent and enthusiastic plau-
dits. There were several good leaps, which were very
neutly executed; and the extensive and compli-
cated noichincry was worked with a facility end pre-
cision winch we never remembered to have witnedi-
ed on the first performance of any previous new
pantomime. The of the piece was coma
mensurate with the pies sod expense bestowed on
its preparation ; and it Inds fair, in our opinion, to
reward the liberal and meritorious exertions of the
Minager and Proprietors with a profitable run.—
it was given oat for repetition until further notice
with universal approbati ttttt notwithstentling the
more uohiy pert of the audience had been thrown
into an ill humour in one of the latter *cones, by the
ssion of some song which they seemed to have
expected.

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gist rules, le
cow of the Manager of the theatre Ruud" Of
agaiim the Proprietor of Punch's
Puppet Show, for encroaching on his patent rights.
The •nilirtice expressed some impatience at the
length of the pleading!, bet it apprara impossible
to shorten lltiens with any regard:to veraisemblaxce.

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It might also he desirable if the journey of 11w stage
coach were somewhat altrid4ed., A vocal " extre-
mes" followed, in which the audience were gratified
with the full view of some established favourites.
BROADHURST was loudly etiCorrti in the favourite
• Scorch air of " John Anderson my Joe." '4 Doctor
Pontius in London." A new species of lecturi
nu
heads followed, in which some good imitotions of
popular performers were introduced. The whole was
' concluded with a ['impel Show called "GuyFutrkesr"
lit which the tiny performers (the tallest animal did
not exceed four feet) strutted the stage with great
dignity. the rlsitlngue being delivered by other per-
formers behind the scenes. The house was very
respectably filled, and sit the conclusion some dis-
approbation was expressed, but upon the whole the
plaudits were predominant.

ADELPIII.

Last night there way produced at this eleg.mt
little theatre an inimitable pantomime, founded on
Dr. Syntax's Journey to London, gut up u►►der
the supertntesidence or Signor PAU 1.0. This gen-
tleman hue made a vast de d of the story without
departing from the meaning of the author; it was
extremely well received by a most crowded house.
From the pantomime having lasted until a very late
ham, we are enable to give a sketch of the plot
this day. We have nit doubt but it will have a
long run.

PEDESTRIANISM.

MATCH TO DO FIFTY MILES IN TEN HOURS.

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09WALD imik the Chair, sad addressed the meet-
log at coilsiderAble length.
Mr. R. GRAIIAMB rose sod stated, that whilst
jn common with all who "see there present, he most
sincerely regretted the causis- af ihe mreting, he
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A Gentleman, named Smith, an Officer in the army, on.
Acetonic yesterday, fur 100 guineas, to do the above great
match, which was made on Saturday night, at • sporting
house in St. Janice+, to be done within 48 hours. It was
considered impossible, without previon• training; bet it
seems the pedestrian is always in training; or, in other
' words, tie is an abstemious 111141 e. Wile takes weviderfal exer-
cise. The work was dyne over a live mile piece of ground,
on the Manaus, enclosures. a. rililOWI:-.•
miles, h. mil. see. miles. A. min. see.
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could not refrain from coogratolating ,
in spite of the many attempts to prevent it, such
a numerous ;Ind respectable bo ly of the city
of Glasgow had then assembled, to exercise one of
the most important and valuable privileges secured
to the people by the British ConAitution, publicly
and peaceably to meet and to express their senti-
ments oat public affairs, and to make known their
grievances to his Majesty the King. But however
legally or peaceably, and with whatever good Mien-
' s they might exercise this theme just right and
privilege. they knew that unfoitunotely there was
• party in this country who were disposed, or rather
determined, to misrepresent their motives and to
censure their conduct. and who never ceaard to
vilify and abuse every man who presumed to attend
coy public meeting called for any wher purpose
then to flatter their political patroos. The, temper,
the feelings, and the principles of some of the party
appeared 'non the Lase and treasonable motives
which some of them had imputed to the Gentle.
men attending the public meeting lately held at
Edinburgh, for addressing lira Majesty..-. 8 meeting
certainly as respectable (if learning and talents,
and private worth, and ',Witte honour can con.
far respectability) as any public meeting ever
held in that city. Mr. Grahame then said, that
it would he doing great injustice to the inters of
this country to suppose that they could approve

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The pedestrian was much hest after the 45 miles' but he
had made good his (round at going and he had leisure
to rest so hour at intervals in the la‘i nee miles. The wea-
ther was his tricot, Mitt brain( was two to one on him after
clueing twenty.fivit miles in three boars, 42 minutes, and
thirty atcouds.

or give credit to slanders so giunndless and atro-
cious. Ile would as soon believe dirt the/ audio-
rived and employed the miscreant Franklin to print
and • circulate the treasonable letters, hand-bills,
and placards, for which true hills had lately been
found against him by the Grand Jury.of his country.
He could not believe that Ministers were ever guilty
of employing this miscreant, notwithstanding a
number of suspicious circumstances not hitherto
explained. But be thought the meeting would all
rostrar with him in thinking that the-tioptriyert
of
Franklin, or Fletcher, are not worse than those per.
suns who can so calumniate the who com-
ic)

It. is gratifying to witness the public spirit of the I
country gentlemen rousing itself from its long-sopa-
rent apathy in these momentous times. Stafford-
shire, one of the most Tory counties in England,
the most devoted to Ministers, and full of Aristo-
cracy, is about to take the lead in expressing its
sentiments of respectful loyalty to the Throne, tem-
pered by a proper feeling for the interests of the
people, and a just reprobation of the late conduct
of Ministers. Three gentlemen of family and for-
tune, aid of moderate and independent political
principles, viz. THOMAS SWINNERTON, Esq. of
Buttertoti, THOMAS LISTER, Esq. of Armitage
Park, and EDWARD JERVIS RICKETTS. Esq. cis
Mrafortl, heir presumptive to Earl ST. VINCENT,
have aorlressed a circular letter to the Noblemen
and Gentlemen of the county, respecting the pro-
priety of calling s County Meeting, " to consider
the hest mestia of securing our glorious Constita.
Lion equally 'against the dangerous designs of the
seditious and disaffected on the one hand. and the
encroachments and abuses of Ministerial plower on
the other." We understand the answers in favour
of the proposed Requisition have liven most nume-
rous from Nobenien rod Gentlemen of the first
weight sod character in the county, and we impa-
tiently wait the result of the proceedings.
EARTHQUAKE.—The neighbourhood between
Hauled' mill Barmouth, Nlerionetli, was much
alarmed a little after nine o'clock 1.11 the night of
Wednesday se'unight, by a slight shock of an earth-
quake. The noise was something similar to that
prodocal by s large ball rolling on a hollow floor,
and continued for about half a . . It seems
to have been generally heard, and as generally
feared by the country people.
Repeat of the Countervailing Doty on Books between Great
Britain awl Ireland..

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Treasury Chainhera. 27th October, 1820.
Gentlemen—The Lord.. C missioners of his Majesty's
T y baring hail under their consideration the subject
of the expedieucy of repealing the countervailing Ditty tut
Book. imported into Great Oritain from bairn& or Weir
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Ireland (rum Great Britain, while a correspondiug drawback
is paid in the country from whence they are exported ; I
have received their LaMantia' commends to direct you not
to charge the countervailing duty, or to allow drawback
ou Bunke, Maps. and Pfllllll, belonging to, and removed
for, the private use of pent? t haugiug their residences, ur
passing and re.parsing from one country to the other. cer-
tificates brag ii, every ease produced that nu drawback has
been allowed uu their shipment.
(Signed) S. R. I.I.IBIIINGTON.
To ConsoCiasiourra of Customs.
Orders were scut to Outpurta in ecroferraity, tad Notes'.
ber 1020.

ENGLISH OPERA•BOUSE.
This theatre was opened lust night with a new
species of esitertainntent, under the title of Soirees
Anutsantes. An address was spoken, which con-
tained some good point•. This wus extrrinelY well
delivered loyithe Knave of Clubs, ludrited iu the dress

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which that gelebrated hero of 100 always appears in GLASGOW MEETING. Dimming 29. be assigned i.e it': the tioequal end kelpie die-
when delivered fresh from the manufactories of • tribition el delve peeduei• of labour tin 4 iritaitfy
Messrs. RITMOLDI Or Hurt. The green cuitain After the rout austillled here by the exclusively "Cl/. bird
,11" irhAst 1"I F 0.141 wars lib 1416
then drew up, and a transparent white scene ap- loyal petty, at the Town Hall, a requisition was we Nati been eggsgede end the cenielstesit locres"
peered, which extended across the whole of the presiented to the acting,Ohier ikiagiaratea. signed of the wollowld debt and
.10"."- ikeehetkell by: the
stage. The foot-lights and the publights in the by several names of the first respectability. reqeest- only possible metro!. ii just asedidesivial'repreiten-
tation of the people in the Ressmewf Carson+.
body of the house being lowered. a stage coach iv( him to call u public meeting. to consider of the
appeared behind, as just preparing to start frosts propriety of `' voting a bold god dutiful Address to Foe the last seventy yeors the 'lleitilt minim had
St. Clement's church-yard fur Portsmouth. The his Majesty, representing the oncorinitutional and t enjoyed very few years of peace ; and almost
every year an additional tax and burden had been
rased and coachman appear in the some manner, penticiour measures adopted. by Minister., especf•
laid upon the people. %Violin the isnproveNents in
the passengers follow iii due course. and take their ally in the proceedings against the Queen, earl the
places inside and outside--the usual dialogue on sodden prorogation of Pirliameist. mud praying his arts and industry were sufficieut to counter-
such occasions takes place, and the coach at last Majesty to dismiss his Miiikers, and to re-assemble t balance, and even to overcome the effects of war
sets off; hut during the whole scene noise of the Parliament without delay, that their advice may be and taxers, the Ministerial party. who lied en lone
performers disobey their fares to the airdierice. The taken as to the measures to be pursued fur allaying misgoverned this country, hurl the audacity to hold
out these woes rid taxes as the direct and efficient
guard Mims his horn—the coachman smacks his the present discontent."
cruses of our 1 pertly. Accorslisig to them, the
whip—the wheels run round ; and the equestrian The Chief Magistrate having declined com-
Supreme Governor of the world, hail, its his prosi-
.statue of King Charles at Charing-crows, the trees ;Atmore with this Requisition, public notice was
sinner, tousle it the interest of this comitry to be en-.
by tlw road ride, public-houses. turopike-gites. &e. Oven be the Requisitionists that such it meeting
gaged in constant 'milldams andwAtrate isgslitifit
are passed, or rather pass with rapidity along for would be held in St. Jolla-street church this day, other tuitions. Every war was a jpst mid 11
the rush Moves nut, but the various objects glide. at twelve o'clock. cessary war, and an encouragement to trade—
iliCrOOl Ille stage, mid to the specialise it •ppeors as The church began to fill at an early hour, and
every new ids wasan addition to the riches and
though the vehicle was in rapid motion. The nest at the time ai maimed for commencing proceeditige
prosperity of the country—the nett I, debt n-
acelle introduce. the audience to a bench of M..- it wai crowded iii even. wt. "
ho have to decide oo the important Oil the motion of Mr.i JAMES MURDOCH M
, r. self was o prodigious mine of wealth and caw-
I Met •e's Ministers, pod

t:•I to the nation—Nod hill jesty's
the wisdom of their coutscile, »ere the shred eounrs
of all thin vseoUis dnd pteoperity.—All these wi-
llow, he raid. hail from tithe to time been
Itoined by the Mint•tertel venter,. lieir Irt-nd• and
• followers ; and it wog nut low; elate Mr. S••o•hep,
iii the Ministerial. us Quarterly

the poet !surest, in the ..
Review, gravely proposed so Make es tonne.
their and great addit to the taxes, as she cer-
tain and only method of relieving us from all nor
embarrassment.. But dear-b night expetiellee htd
at last impressed the people w h the coimetion, that,
sooner or later,
would be ;wised on the nations who delighted in it
with the first veitgesnce of Providence; and that
the waste of public money slid hums,. life, slid the
in of delit sod taxes, which are the necessary
consequences • of war, in place of promoting, were
destructive of national prosperity. Puna the suffer-
ings brought upon the nation by the extravagance
of Ministers, it litil b-come the moss nece-sary sod
imperious duty of our Government to retrench its
expenditure. to reform its ,busts, and to ler.en
the heavy burden of lases now levied front on
overloaded and impoverished prook, lie coo-
chided that lie would not detain the me-niog any
longer by further observations oil topics so exteu-
sive, bat humbly propose certain resolutions as
proper to be adopters by them.
The speeches of Mr. o.waltl and Mr. G afetme
were frequently interrupted by the loud And eutitu-
triasric applaii•r% of the meeting.
JAMES DENNIIITOUN, ho4nlter, having shortly
seconded the lie.olusions, the same were imam-
mously carried lee acclamation.

...... gentlemen
posed the Edinburgh public meeting, as . accuse
them of any base or treasonable afotives or intentions.
That the Gentlemen present yielded to no claw of
men in zeal for the support of Magistrates, and
•f legal authorities, and fur the security of property
and 'scram's, and of laws and good order. They
had no views or prospects of any private or per.
sonal benefits from any change of his Majesty's
Ministers. The only benefits they had in view were
those of a public nature ; and their only objects in
calling the meeting were to promote th►e peace,
prosperity, and happiness of their country, and
all classes of its inhabitants, high and low,
rich and poor, masters arid servants, friends and
enemies. It was, lie said, unfortunately too oh.
vious, that, for a number of years loot, the situa-
tion arid circumioances of the people of these
kingdoms had been regularly and progressively
becoming worse and worse. Many of the weal-
thier classes of people who had been entirely
ruined by the late enormous depression of every
kind of property, had been reduced to a state
of comparative poverty. The state of all kinds
of hinnies,, agricultural, manufacturing, or corn-
tnercial, was such as to produce lois, in place of
proti!, to those whose capitals ■re employed in
thin ; and the fall of the wages of the labouring
classes had reduced the great body of the -people to
pauperism and misery. In this situarioo, it was
sorely the duty of the meeting to inquire what
were the causes which had produced evils of
such magnitude, mod whether the general poverty
had proceeded from the idleness and extrava-
gance of the people, or from the faults and
misgoveroment of the Ministers of the Crown.
It appeared most clear to him, that it had not pro-
ceeded from any want of industry or frugality on
the part of the great body of the people. Fur,
could any man lay his hand on his heart and accuse
them of idleness or luxurious living? Were not
their working hours as long, and their exertions us
great, as human nature could bear? Cotild any
abridgment o► saving he made from their allow-
ances of food, or clothing, or firing, or shelter ?
Ile acknowledged, and deeply lamented, that some
of the people were addicted to the abuse of spiri-
tuous liquors—au abuse which was indeed a dis-
grace, and a curse to them and to their country;
but he asserted, what lie thought all would allow
to be true, that the great body of the people passed
their lives in the exercise of the hardest and must
constant labour, and in the practice of the strictest
sobriety and frugality. lie asked, if he needed to
inquire further, whether the people of this country
haul been deficient in skill, ingenuity, or enterpri•t•,
in any of the arts of life, agriculture, manufacture,
or eoinuirrce?—and whether it wan not known to all
the world, that improvements in all these arts bad
been such as had increased in an incalculable rate
all the products of labour, and all the necessaries,
conveniences, and comforts of life? What, then, lie
asked, could possibly be the cause, that this in-
creased productioa of all the materials and comp°.
' swot parts of wealth, had terminated in the poverty.
degradation, and misery of the body If the people ?
One cause, and one cause only, he thought, could

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parley; Saturday at Bream...bill.
His Majesty's Nag booed', en Friday, at Stoke Carrassern„
Ihe Haaskslolen boondss tommeitries at liturnedins. Bart.
teat ; Saturday. at Nl.lburnsues.
The Quoraden lonsuils oa Woirserads, last threw
tristt
Owihorpe, Nostinghomslaire, soil bad as mettles,. dayhrdi.
version; they lust Slit fns in fliseltaeilb lowa. la/ colloPed
his swatters he entering male est .beilkiuse, after a sue of
wee hour aid tt memos.
or, , • •,
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Pi/ f; I LIS M. Nu
The tongspentling eicleb betao4.lll4** 181"1111
Herne+ it the fist, it is rooloureil, will fife Plate ote that
soled piece of frrocisit o'er ateliers Greta, us New Test's Day,
where the two champion., Carter and Ohs. r, 'emended
fur
the palm of ir.clory—for s outiseription purr...4sS graduate;
Jack liardceislle, ...funded by Hope, us she Roughs% aide, and
sum Mack, *fronded by Yuanp, .in (be S.steli side. Bet.
ling for tfe last lkr.e w. I ks 5 and 6 to 4 on Sew fie Scotch.
=II, which are es eagerly taken bir he Englisb -.41 is ex.
permed that alt the milling tribe will *ltem' upon tie *ctn.
'ion; as else eommertell air or oitioioit it ordi k ear of $l4
kit slate of ibe day
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POLICE. -m-11:
BOW 414 B ST .
Yesterday Geer". Pelletal and Robert Miller were imams i
ed before Sir Robert Baker, the Sitting Mogi .traie, um suspi-
cion of stealing eight dead gine. found is their poseressuo.
It appeared that the Pommes were 'observed by Porton
and Shield* two or the patrol belongiag to this office, about
sic o'clock os Snaday townie( last, in Ball's Pima-road,
Islington, each carrying a sack. Their cuadu. t excited
the suspicion of the patrol, who weal up to them, sad
iuterrugateil there as to the contents of the bags; their
answers being unsatisfactory cud impruhable, the patrol
secured them and lodged them in the watrh.boum. Os es-
smut ing the hags they were found to cuutain eight dead geese,
and a knife, the blade of which was appareelly mailed with
blood, was found spin the prisoner Pelts., mod which there
is nu doubt was the saturnine's' used is destroying the geese.
A wider and two eetse were Identified by Mr. Thomas
Archer, of Doval's honse, Mono"; as being his properly,
sand the same that were stolen from his premises ow the pre-
ceding Saturday night. The Prime,» were remanded fur
re•examination uu Friday seat.
I:obert Young was exantisted charged with uttering a
forged It. Bank of England
The Prisuser went to the sleep of Josepb King, of Old
Rrentfurd, linen-draper, and testified a It. is payment for
hisen he bad purchased. Mr. Kim( *aspect's! the rote to be
had, and mentioned it to the Misuser, rho immediately
fU•heil out of the shop; %Tr. King imsnediately pursued ti,sa
amid succeeded in overtaking and securing him.
Remanded till Friday *ext.

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Mr.. LANCASTER propo.ed that the Addr.ss CURIOUS ASSAULT
should be preseuted by Earl Grey, Lord &skins
. 9 A perms mowed Mailing, rimmed one M.Dwitgsi a■ with as.
Lord A. Mimilwo. mud 'alters grimes he mantra. smelting him on Monday night. The story nas follows
Dr. RICHARD NIILLSII. Moved the thanks of the The Pressmanr had a friend lately buried in St. drio's
meeting to the Chairman, and the whole business church-yard, mud the wife of the deceased, an Irishwoman,
then concluded, stispreling that her husband world be token up, employed
iiimMullingio he verytow icsh,okhemfv,pracoen,
Iwheithnipsihriticinelaryi:;ll7.in:liusans
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The meetiliz afterwards dispersed without the
smallest coidarsiou ; atail,although there were up- believed abut her husbasid would rise use the thi.ral •igte.•
wards of %SOO people Ili use church, sio disorder The Defendant, whom the Prosecutor described to be II
ar accident etlegaLitimitnccurreit. , ermarrottlysi-mas atiseksal him us has post. and with oil's:
Irishmen, knocked him as well as the sunetassuo about.
The Magistrate recommended an acconsasodaalos, sad lb.
We are requested *Slate that the New Sealed differences were settled.
of The New Monthly Awarine, commencing "ill,
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The First Number, to appear the lst 1 y, will contain PEDESTRIAN MATCR.—A short time sitter, Mr.
besides the usual Varieties in Art, Science, Criticism, the D. • gentleman of this city, having undertaken
Drama, Politics, and Commerce, 1. Lectures on Poetry, for a verger to walk twenty lades sin four hours, t tie
delivered at the Rills' Institution, by Thomas Clon* I,
was decided on Tharsilay last at our Spa
Esq. It, tics the less celebrated Productions of She Author
of Don Quixote. 111. Poems by Thomas Campbell, Esq.— Walk. At nine o'clix.k Mr. U. started in vs ry
I The Rainbow-4. The Lover to his Mistress on her good style, in the presence of a number of specti,
Dirth Day, from the Bohemian. IV. Verses by J tors who were attracted to the poet. At the coo-
Baillie. V. Swinet to the Nightingale. VI. Knight Tog- elusion of his tenth mile, he had pined seven mi..
vel:meg, from the German of Schiller, by T. Bowing, Esq.
mites upon time, and bets, which had previously
VII. Letters of Milton. VIII. German Anshan, No. I,
Koerner. IX. The Revolution of Naples, (tom sit impute been 011.011 ti.ue, now turned iss his favour. He
lished Italian Mannarript. X. Journey to Palmyra, or won the match by.compleinig his ,salt with opus-
Tacner is the Desert, by Count Rxrwsky. XI. Remarks rent ease in 3li. Som. ee. being nearly four ins utes
on the Life and Writings of Veit Foscolu. XII. Woman, : within the time allowed.—eGlosicester Journal.)
a Sketch. XI7I Letter from George Perilous Growler, Eaq.
uu Modern Improvements. XIV. Oa the causes of the pre. HEAT AND COLD.—t•ii Isaac NeWioll.4l.lrult• of
sent stagnation of Commerce. XV. The Pular Expedition. boilieg water bring three times as lint as the blood
XVI. On the Origin and Celebration of Christmas. XVII, in the human body. He tma,tinett the fte.enme
On the Dramatic Writings of Richard Cliiherow. XVIII.
point to he the real Zero, below which there sr sa
Original anecdotes connected with the Beguile, &c. eke.
Orders are received by all Retail Booksellers, Stationers, sad no best. Later rx pert orients have 'hewn, that
Newsreaders. substances may he cooled many degrees below
A most fatal and melancholy event took place on the freezing point on Fahrenheit's
.seale. At
Saturday last. at Wimpole, the seat of the Earl of Kamtschitika, the atmosphere has been known
ilerdwicke. Lord Pollington. Mr. Cocks, and to be 40 degrees colder than the zero of our
Mr. El. Lindsay, with his son, being in the woods thermometers. The author of tee work entitled
shooting, the gun of Mr. Lindsay's son went off o " Physical and Metaphysical Inquiries," sways,
accidentally, by which unfortunate circumstance I that heat is not Iniutimitted from the sun, bat that
a young mutt of the name of Albin, acting as game. it is a nubble fluid originally belonging to the earth.
keeper, lost his life, the contents of the gun having He considers that Itinistiary as the agent merely in
entered his head, which produced instant death. the production of heat ;as the great. storehouse of
The Coroner's lin:pest Iles just beets held, and have light, which produces heat "by exciting an inset -
returned their verdict—Accidental Death. stole action betwixt caloric nod the particles at*
ARMADILLOS.—These animals are mach sought matter contained in bodies." This theory Seems to
for by the regroes of Africa, on amnia chiefly derive considerable support from the fact,. that
of their flesh, which they use as food. Ten, is. hikes, &c. give out heat front the water which
however, some difficulty in procuring them, as constantly rises from their bottoms. This being
they live in obscure places, in the midst of rocks, caried off by the currents of cold air passing ov r
woods, and morasses. When discovered, they them. the upper stratum of water becomes of greater
are unable to escape by flight, and in self•de- specific grevity or weight, which cruses it to sink.
fence, roll themselves into a ball, and erect sod thus occesions the rise of a poetiou of wetteor
their scales—exposing sit armed surface on water. It also accounts for the prevideisce of cold
every side. impenetrable by the teeth of dogs, but observable ou the tops of high inomossisis, or other
easily assailable by the spears of the tiegrues. In elevated situations.
their habits these animals are gentle and it:noxious, In Iceland, and at Hudson's Bay. when stones
and subsist only on insect food. Their scales, which or menthe which have been exposed tp the intense
are sufficiently hard to strike fire when struck cold frequently prevailing in these places, are
against flint, are spplied to many useful purpose.. touched by the tongue, or the softer parts of the
It is euistountry to hunt Armadillos with dogs that human body, they absorb the heat frosts those mote
are trained fur the purpose. They reside its bcr. with such rapidity, that the flesh becuieles 'totemic
rows, which they dig in the ground, and into frozen and mortified, and the principle •of life its
which they endeavour to retreat when pursued, them is extinguished. Some French eeedeniteisur.
or, if at too great a distance they attempt to who made a journey to the northers& red of the Bel-
dig new one, before they are overtaken. When tie, and wintered under the polar eirele.found it tw-
in their boleti, they are either smoked out, or cessasy to use all possible pet-politicos. to maims thew-
expelled by pouring in water. The moment they selves from the dreadful cold that pervaded. They
arc seised, they roll themselves together, and will provented.asmech as possible, thtetfrniire of the es-
not again extend twins placed near a hot fire. As trine' air,, into their apartments e' they had
the Armadillos seldom appear abroad except during occasion to open a window or a thopro the humidity
the night, they are often caught in snares that are of their breath. confined in the air of the-house. was
laid for them at the months of their dens. The condensed and . frozen• into a slimmer of snow ; tilt it
bitants of South America highly value their flesh. • lungs, when they ventured to breathe the cold au,
which they esteem an excellent food. Of their shells, felt as if they were torn asunder ; they ofteu
these people make baskets, boxes, and numerous heard the. reading .of the timber mousy' them, by
ornamental articles. which they paint and adorn in the expansive poi Vet of the frost no the Rohl is its
various Wart; and the shells, reduced to powder, pores. In this terrible cold the ttrestisoMeter fell to
ITN sometimes administered internally as a medicine. 30° below zero •
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The atiorarlon booed' Sleet this eliy at Widroorpeel I
roar et Wising:od; at,ifotett. • ,
.1.4.17er Pytehley howtde, ibis day. at Weekly Toll tar;
Prsitsy, at CrankyS.tuaiy; at Fititte.
The Dabs of Grillers' Ilattade this day, at Stoke
(Intern) PArk ; Friday, at Whoetley..rood.
Thi Oakley Meade; to.stetetterw, at Ssappateme Woad;
botchy, at ituadra.
The Woreraterehire Fos lessede, to.worrow, at ited.
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