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as a sure asylum against those whom he considers
his persecutors; but, on the other hand, should lie
be caught in its meshes and sentenced to dangle at
a rope's end before Newgate,—the law will be bad
in his estimation, and the administration of it most
cruel and unjust. So also with Peel, Hunt, and
the tribe of our accu•ers generally. All of them
were wont to speak loudly in favour and in praise
of the Press, and for the plain reason, that the Press
at that time had no occasion to do other than laud
them; bat now that they have, by their own con-
duct, incurred its indignation, and that it scruples
not, from a sense of public duty," to paint them as
they are," there is nothing " so foul, beastly, snd
degrading as the Press." Such is their mode of
speaking of us now—such it was not some months
ago ; but let them beware—the Press made them,
as it can unmake them ; and we would exhort them,
before they indulge in any more remarks of the same
tenour to bethink themselves whether it would not
be better to make sure that there are not " beams in
their own eyes," before they undertake to extract
those that may happen to be in their neighbours'.
—.Morning Advertiser.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Wiliam Strickland, broker and appraiser, of No. 6
Crown-court, Soho, was charged by Mr. William
Wright, surveyor and land-valuer, with having made
excessive charges under a distress-warrant.
Mr. Wright stated that on the 28th March last
he was residing at the house of a lady named Abbott,
situate at No. 3, Moscow-row, Bayswater, when a
distress was put into the house for arrears of rent
amounting to 201. The broker's man remained in
possession from twelve o'clock on the Monday until
ten o'clock on the Saturday following, when a van
drove up to the door, and he (witness) was told
that if he did not immediately pay 251. the goods
should be carried away. Mrs. Abbott, who was a
widow lady, being at the time 40 miles from home,
he hardly knew how to act, but sooner than her
goods should be sacrificed, he paid the money, having
first demanded a bill.

The bill furnished by the defendant was here put
into the hands of the Magistrates, and it appeared by
it that the goods on the premises had been valued by
an appraiser (called in by the defendant) at 221.
The appraiser then purchased the goods at his own
valuation, and demanded 1/. Is. Gd. from Mr.
Wright as his commission en the re-sale. This
latter demand was altogether illegal, and besides
that there was an overcharge of 63. for the man
who remained in possession ; and another charge of
21., for which no ground whatever could be assigned.
The whole amount of the overcharges was 3/. 'is. Gd.
Mr. HALLS convicted the defendant in the full
penalty allowed by law.
The defendant was then ordered to pay 101.2 x. Gd.,
being treble the amount of the overcharge, Gs. ex-
penses, and is. Gd. for the hearing, making in all
101. 10s. His solicitor having advised him to allow
his goods to be seized under a distress warrant
sooner than pay the money.
The defendant said be should certainly adopt that
course, and was walking out of the office, when
Mr. HALLS told him he must remain in custody
until an officer returned from his house and reported
to him if there were sufficient goods on the premises
to cover the warrant of distress, which should be
immediately issued.
The defendant, who appeared greatly surprised,
was then locked up, and in a few minutes he sent to
acquaint the Magistrates that he was willing to pay
the money. The money was paid accordingly, and
Sir R. BIRNIE expressed a hope that the legal ad-
viser of Mr. Wright would not suffer the matter to
rest here.

TITHE CATTLE.—In a former number of
our Paper we mentioned that several head of cattle which
bad been distrained for tithes due under the Composition
Act to the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Patrick's, were sold
at Castlecomer on the 4th inst. The cattle were allowed
to remain at Castlecomer until Thursday last, on which
day Captain TRENCH, C.C.P., received instructions to
forward them to that city, accompanied by a police force
sufficient to protect them. They were accordingly sent
from Castlecomer about twelve o'clock on Thursday night,
on their way to Dublin, the owners having refused to re-
deem them. Another tithe sale is to take place at Castle-
coiner, we understand, on the sth of -next month.—
Kilkenny Paper.

FALL OF A CHURCH.—On the 12th inst.
the roof of Woodchurch, near Dewsbury, suddenly fell,
and duried the nave, pulpit, pews, tcc., in the ruins.—
Time bad impaired the roof, and some men had gone up
to examine and restore it ; but just as they commenced
removing the slates, the whole roof fell in with an astound-
ing crash ; but we are happy to state that no persons sus-
tained injury. The walls are so shaken by the concussion
that they must be taken down. This is a lesson to church-
wardens. Had they attended to the edifice in time, it
would probably have weathered another half century.—
Leeds Paper.

EFFECT OF IMAGINATION.—The following
case is an illustration of the operation of mental causes
on the bodily frame :—" A short time since a female pre-
sented herself to Dr. WARREN of Boston, with a tumour,
or swelling of the submaxillary gland of the neck, which
bad become what is commonly called a wen. After this
she called again, and, with some hesitation, begged to
know whether an application recommended to her would,
in his opinion, he safe. This consisted in applying the
hand of a dead man three times to the diseased part. At
first he was disposed to divert her from it; but, recollect-
ing the power of imagination, he gravely assured her she
might make the trial without apprehension of serious con-
sequences. A little while after she presented herself once
more, and with a smiling countenance informed him she
had used this remedy and no other since he saw her; and,
on examining for the tumour, he found it had actually dis-
appeared."—Lancct.
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Mrs. BETIIIA WOODMAN with a poker, and giving her
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many blows, with intent to kill and murder her. The
prisoner is a young man of most respectable family at
Aylesbury, and the person whom he assaulted is the wife
of his brother. It seemed that in the course of the last
winter the prisoner had had a typhus fever, and Mrs.
WOODMAN would not, when Le came to her house, allow
him to sleep there, for fear of infecting the children. This
appears to have caused an ill feeling in his mind ; and on
the 14th of March he went to her house, and during her
ab.ence took the poker. When she entered the room he
struck her on the head a violent blow which felled her,
and repeated it. A neighbour made his appearance fortu-
nately, or he would have beaten her to death. As soon as
11rs. WOODMAN recovered her senses, she asked the pri-
soner " What have I done to deserve this ?'' he replied,
‘, That's for your charity that you've acted to me,
and I have now returned the same to you! I think and
hope I've done for you !" Ile said " lie wished Boa (the
husband) was at home, that he might serve him the same."
..--The prisoner received a good character for humanity.
THE PROPOSED GREAT NORTHERN AND
EA,s;TERY JUNCTION RAILWAY.—,We understand that it
is in contemplation to open a direct communication by
railway from London, through Cambridge, Sleaford, and
Lincoln, to Retford ; and thence through Bawtry and
Doncaster, and forward nearly in a line with the peat
North road, to Edinburgh. The distance measures upon
the map 340 miles, and will be accomplished in 14
boors. All the water communications out of the West
will meet this line of railway. The Eastern junction
will be merely a continuation of the Liverpool and Man-
choter, and the proposed Manchester and Sheffield rail.
way, from Sheffield to Retford, where it will form a
junction with the Northern line, and proceed throug
Lincoln, Sleaford, and Cambridge, to London, measuring
Con the map 160 miles. The distance will be effected from i
Sheffield in six hours and a half; from Manchever in
hours and a half; and Liverpool to London in eleven e
hours, with a branch from Retford through Gainshorougl
mosirigham, and Brigg, to Grimsby, thus Opening a
di
reel communication betwixt the Eastern and Western
Oceans, measuring 161 miles, and will he accomplished in
seven hours. This, it is said, will be the most direct
and expeditious line which can be found from Liverpool
London. The black cattle out of the North, and fat cattle
' from Lincolnshire, will make their transit to London,
Sheffield, Manchester, and all intermediate places,
with
, great rapidity, and at little expense, compared with the
• present slow and laborious process.—Ml! Pat ket •

THE LORD MAYOR'S GRAND DINNER

AT TWICKENHAM.

Oa Saturday the Right lion. the Lord Mayor gave a
grand dinner on board the navigation barge at Twicken-
I ant, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Lord
John Russell, Lord Nugent, and several other distinguished
persons. There were several ladies of rank of the party.
A very extraordinary fracas took place between the Lord
Mayor and the Recorder, at the Court of Conservancy,
held at the Swan, at Westminster-bridge, before the na-
vigation barge went up the river. It had been observed,
before his Lordship and the high city officers left London,
that the Recorder appeared, contrary to the usual practice,
in the dress of a private individual, while the Lord Mayor
appeared in full dress. Of this circumstance no notice was
t (ken. The Learned Gentleman, however, exhibited very
decided symptoms of displetsure before the Court of Con-
servancy, held at Southwark, broke up. The short pas-
sage through the water to Westminster bridge, instead of
cooling greatly aggravated his sore feelings, which at length
gave themselves vent in the presence of the Conservancy
Jury at the above mentioned tavern.
The Learne I REcortnEa., addressing himself to the Lord
Mayor, said, "My Lord Mayor, I can no longer disguise
from you that I feel your Lordship has most grossly, and
beyond all endurance insulted me."
" Indeed," said the Lord Maros, "in what manner ? '
"I feel the indignity most poignantly, my Lord Mayor;

I shall, while you are 'Chief Magistrate, act towards you
with respect, because respect is due to the office you hold ;
but as soon as you have passed the chair, you must look to
experience dittrent sort of treatment."
" I am sure you are very kind and very candid," ob-
served the Lord Alas ox, " but what have I done to sub-
ject me to so great a misfortune as your displeasure?"
The ItEconnEn—" You cannot be a stranger to the
fact, that my wife, Lady Knowlys, has been passed ovc r
on all occasions in your mayoralty, on which ladies have
been entertained. The magistrates who have not passed
the chair, and who are of course considered my juniors,
have all been treated with becoming respect as regards the
invitations to the ladies, but I have been singled out for
insult. I shall, my Lord Mayor, accordingly, while you
are in the chair, act respectfully towards you to considera-
tion of your office ; but the moment you leave it, the mo-
rnent your year is out, our acquaintance is at an end."
" Very well, Mr. Recorder," said his Lordship, '' I
shall between this and that endeavour to reconcile myself
to the loss."

Here the conversation, we• understood, dropped. Those
who heard the particulars, and who know that in the
Learned Gentleman's house the grey mare is the better
horse, are of opinion that the Recorder was actually corn-
pellei to reproach the Lord Mayor thus publicly, in order
to escape a reproach of a inure serious and striking de-
scription himself:
The higher order of his Lordship's guests met him at
Kew, where they embarked en board the barge. From
thence the barge proceeded to Twickenham, where she
was moored, and the dinner was served up to 130 persons.
Several of the Nobility sent apologies, which reached his
Lordship at Westminster-bridge.
After the cloth was removed.

The LORD 31Avon. gave, " Our gracious and beloved
Sor,reign." The King, his Lordship observed, grew
more and more dear to his devoted people us his reign
advanced.

Ilia Lonnsme next gave, " Her Majesty," ani pre-
faced the toot with a high eulogium upon the virtues of
the Queen.

The LORD MAYOR then bid to propose the health of
an Illustrious Prince who had honoured the Chief Magi-
strates rural entertainment with his presence.
The Duke of SUSSEX, after he returned thanks, pro-
posed the health of the Lord Mayor. He felt happy in
the conviction that the time would very speedily arrive
when he was confident the Lord Mayor would receive the
just reward of his distinguished merits in that quarter
front which it would be duly prized.
Ths Lott]) MAYOR stated that to know that lie was
honoured with the approbation of the Royal and -illustrious
Duke, was an ample recompense to him for all the calum-
nies which had been heaped upon him solely because of his
public conduct.
The Loren MAYOR had now the gratification of pro-
posing the health of Lord John Russell, and felt convinced
that not one word more was necessary.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL returned thanks.
The Loan 111Avoit then proposed the health of Lord
Nugent.
Lord NUGENT returned thanks, and proposed the health
of the Members for the city.
The day was spent delightfully. Lord and Lady Mun-
ster and several others of the nobility sent apologies on
account of the state of the weather. Dancing commenced
at eight o'clock, and continued till ten on the deck of the
barge..

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.)

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 24.—His Majesty's ship
Mersey, 28, Captain G. W. C. Couttenay, which
arrived on Saturday from the West India station,
came into harbour on Monday, under orders to be
paid off into Ordinary.
His Majesty's steam-vessel Messenger, Lieut.
Aplin, proceeded for Plymouth, on Saturday, to
convey his Majesty's ship Ocean (fitted as a laza-
retto) from that port to Sheerness.
His 'Majesty's steam-vessel Columbia, Lieut. Ede,
proceeded on Friday with his Majesty's ship Albion
(fitted as a lazarette), for Leith, and will return to
this port with the men who have been hired to na-
vigate the Albion, when this service shall have been
performed.
His Majesty's cutter Sylvia, Lieut. Spark, re-
turned from Plymouth on Tuesday,whither she con-
veyed 7,000/.in silver for the use of that Dock-yard.
She is ordered to keep guard at Spithead in conjunc-
tion with the Cracker cutter, to enforce the quaran-
tine regulations,
The Swedish men of war which have been for
some days at Spithead, sailed on Friday, on a cruise
to the North Sea. During their stay at this port
the Captains and officers visited the Dock-yard and
other public establishments, with which they ex-
pressed themselves much pleased.
The Surrey male convict-ship sailed on Monday
for New South Wales, with two hundred male con-
victs, under the superintendency of Dr. Browning.
His Majesty's ship Samarang, 28, Capt. C. H,
Paget, being ready for sea, went out of harbour yes-
terday. She will be paid advanced wages to-mor-
row, and sail on the following day for the island of
St. Michael's, for the protection of British interests
in that quarter. His Majesty's ship Galatea, 42,
Capt. Napier, C.B. will return to Spithead, on the
arrival of the Samarang, it is believed, to try her
qualities with those of Sir E. Cudrington's squadron,
for which purpose she will proceed to their destined
latitude.

The Duke of Br►►ganza and suite,'- are expected
here this day to embark on board the Lightning
steam-vessel (which arrived yesterday afternoon from
the river) for Brest, to convey to this country the
young Queen of Portugal, attended by the Duchess
of Braganza and suite. The Naval and Military au-
thorities at this port, have received instructions to
show due honours on the occasion.

At Spithead.—
In Hathour.—Spartiate, Winchester, Royal
George, Tweed, Victor, Rittlesnake, Imogine, Re-
cruit and 'Messenger steamer; Sylvia and Emerald
tenders.

PROMOTIONS,. APPOINTMENTS, &C.—Captain J.
efieluzen;dyLeicius
tacpurnitnsteFd. toi his
011 Majesty's
a
the
well
H.
Kepple, are also appointed to that ship, as
Mr. J. Taylor (6) Purser. Lieutenant E. H.
Fitzmaurice is appointed to his Majesty's cruiser
Nimrod, vice White. Lieutenants G. Read, B.
Mainwaring, 11. L. Parry, W. Luce, I'. Francillon,
C. B. Westbrooke, R. Napper, and W. Hay, are
appointed to the Coast Guard Service. Lieutenant
C. Tilby, of the Ordinary at Devonport, is ap-
pointed to the Out-pension of Greenwich Hospital,
vice Pringle, deceased. Lieutenant M. Tritton is
appointed to the Ordinary of Devonport, vice Ttlby,
Mr, A. W. Milward, Mate of his Majesty's ship
Asia, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, Mr.
R. S. Stokes, Clerk of his Majesty's ship Winches-
ter, is appointed Supernumerary Clerk of his Ma-
jesty's ship Imogene. Mr. W. Smith is appointed
Supernumerary Clerk to the Winchester, vice Stokes.
L'eut. Nolloth, who has lately been appointed to
his Majesty's ship Galatea, will. take a passage in
his Majesty's ship Samarang, which will sail for the
W i
Western Islands on Tuesday, in order to join that

ship.
Ilk Majesty's !hip Winchester, 52, Grain