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JANUARY 22 1844.

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" Something is wrong in the channel of distribution."—Morn-
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COURT OF SEWERS.
A special Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of
Westminster, and- part of the county of Middl?sex was held at
the Sewers-office, in Greek-street, Soho-square, on Thursday,
in pursuance of the follswing requisition to the Clerk :-
6, We, the unclersined, six of her Majest)'s Justices of
Sewers for We,teljnster and part of the county of Middlesex,
hereby require you, in pursuance of No. 2 of ' The Laws, Or-
dinances, and Constitutions,' to convene a Special Court of
Sewers en Thursday next, the ICth of January, 1644, to in-
qui;e into the accuracy of the documents upon which the
Court paid to the contractors in the year 1843 the sum of
21,7671. IN. 4d. Al,o to ascertain the authority of the Court
to pass any Itws, ordinances, or constitutions, in opposition
to the general lass of sewers, as laid down in the Statutes and
the judicial decisions thereon." •
The requisition was signed by John Leslie, Frederick living,
H. Tuffriell, John Gunter, Joseph Fuller, and Hugh Stark.
Alin bring'ng before the Court the business for
ich iret,. namely, to consider the accuracy of the
br. Listit '
amount of the contractor,, to whom the Court paid no less
than 75 per cent. of-its income, alluded to the resolution he
hal proposed at a former Court, for adding a money price
by the contractors -to their daily vouchers o the work done,
by which he would venture to say the irregularities and in-
accuracies he was about to bring under the consideration of
the Court would bo done away With ; but he had been told
en that 'occasion that it was impracticable for measured
works. This had set him to work to discover the im-
practicable part of the thing, and upon his attend-
ing the office the next morning he had disclvered that
which he was now aboUt to bring before the Court, namely,,.,
that the contractors' bills, "purporting to be loi''Work done up
to-t. 'given period, were extremely inaccurate; that they were
made out in a manner calculated to deceive the Court ; that

nority were entitled to be regarded as much as the majority.
In his opinion the Chairman had no power to refuse to receive
the protest, unless it contained so.nething illegal.
Isl. linoucirrox concurred with what bed been laid down by
the Chairman. Nobody but the Hou‘e of Lords, in this
country, had the power of entering a protest.
Mr. LESLIE submitted that they had the power to adopt the
course they had done.
The CHAIRMAN was of opinat the clerk was not war-
ranted in putting such a protest on the proceedings of the
Court; and he should therefore, with all respect to those who
had presened it, decline receiving the protest. The Chairman
then opened the ballot-glass, Lnd declared the numbers for Air.
Dona!tlson were 41.

SUMMARY OF [IFIE

HARWICH RAILWAY.
BRAITHWAITE'S LINE, LEASED BY THE
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

AND

The Shares in this undertaking having been allotted, the
Provisional Committee take this public method to express their
regret that, from the very numerous applications, they have
been unable, in many cases, to allot any shares at all, and been
in other cases compelled to allot a very limited number. The
applicants are requested to receive this public intimation in the
place of answers being sent to them individually.
Harwich Railway-office, Jan. 20, 1844.

Mr. Donaldson, at the conclusion of ballot, entered the
room, and was received pith great cin-ei ing.
%Ir. WILLOUGHBY, the then Chairman, addressed him in a
very feeling manner, congratulating him upon his appcintmenr,
and expressng his conviction that from his former conduct in
the chair, the dig-n:ty of the Court would be maintained, as it
always had been by him for the last nine years.
Mr. DorcaursoN, after returning thanks, took the chair
amid much cheering.
Votes of thanks were then carried to Mr. Donaldson and
Mr. Willoughby, and the regular business of the Court was pro-
ceeded with.

Vtibltr pi ton.

rinnE MINISTER MISTAKEN.; or, THE
IL QUESTION of DEPRECIATION ERRONEOUSLY
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Our forefathers, who sought comfort in proverbs, used to say,
when the people's tale of bricksi s doubled, Moses is at hand."—
Niebuhr.

THE MONETARY POLICY of ENGLAND
and AMERICA. Price One Shilling.

After the rest of the routine business had been gone through,
Mr. LESLIE moved, pursuant to notice,
" To rescind the orders of the Special Court of the 2:2d De-
cember, 1843, as to the appointments of a new assistant sur-
veyor and a fourth clerk of works, because—
' First, The repeated statements of the late Chairman of the
are.icif the Eastern, Western, llanelagh, and Counter's Creek
Districts being 23 square miles, of ss hich—
Mr. Dell has to surerintend C square miles
Mr. Jenkins ........... 9 square miles
Mr. Aslat . ....... 7 square miles

" Who runs may read."

" It is necessary your gold should be coined, and have the King's
stamp upon i ,to secure men in receiving it, that there is so much
gold in each piece. But it is not necessary that it should have a
fixed value set an it by public authority."—Locke.

OR.EIGN.

rpHE NATION in a DILtAIAIA.; or
A_ SHALL WE ALTER..? THE CURRENCY OR THE
MODE OF T XXATION ? By the Author of " The Currency
Ques, ion in a Nutshell." Price Fourpence.

they contained items purporting to be for work done ; that the
charges were made for work as if finished, whereas in fact they
were not so ; and, added to this, -vouchers were given by the
officers of that Court, vouching for the accuracy of these inac-
curate accounts. Now he thought if he proved this, and which
he should do, ❑ot only from the documents themselves, but out
of the mouths of the officers of the Court, he thought he should
have made out a strong case for some immediate alteration in
the pernicious system under which they were and had been act.
in..; for years. Now the first bill to which he would
advert was that of one of their contractors, Mr. Bird, from
Lady-day to Miebummcr, 1843. Now, that bi l amounted to
829/. 6s. 4d., and he could show that of 621/., or three-
four.hs of the 101, the works were not done till the 15th of
July, and yet vouchers had been given that this bill was cor-
rect. The worthy Commissioner then put several que,tions to
Mr. Doull, the Assistant Surveyor, who stated that the works
were not completed Ott the :14th of June, although vouchers
had been given of the accuracy of the bill. Wes not this to
say the least of it, a most improper mcde of proceeding, and
calculated to in.!uce the officer, of the Court to rni•lead it ? He
therefore thought, that he had made out his case in the first
instance.

ivo TRUST NO TRADE.—THE CAUSE of
NA TIONAL DISTRESS POINTED OUT, and a
PROMPT and EFFECTUAL REMEDY SUGGESTED. Price
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CI URRE NCY EXPLAINED
in Refutation of the Last Fallacy of the " Times," Nov
8, 1843. By VERUS. Price One Shilling.
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order) of any Bookseller in town or country.

25 square miles
are most inaccurate, the late Chairman being in error in the
superficial measurement of the four Districts at least 28 mil-
lions rc,uare yards.
" Second, That such appointments by Special Court afore-
said, if carried out, wcula Le illegal, contrary to the orders of
Court, the laws, ordinances, and constitutions of sewers."
After some discussion, a show cf hands was taken, when
there tppeared—
For Mr. Leslie's motion
Against it
AL ijority against the motion
The motion was con•equently lost ; and the Court, at half-
past five o'clock, adjourned to Friday next, the 26th inst.

On Tuesd-y Louis Phi.ippe had a severe attack of bile, but on
Thuibday he Imo completely recovered, and in the evening received
great number of persons of rank. Among others, the Minister
of Saxe_ Weimar, the Brazilian Minister to the Court of Turin,
herais Chamormer, Negricr, Count d'Hautpoul, Daulle, and
Buron Dukermont.

Published this day, Second Edition, price Sixpence,
LETTERS on AMERICAN DEBTS.
By the Rev. SYDNEY SMITH.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmont:.
Of whom ma} by had, _

'I he Andress Committee met on Friday morning before the sit-
ting of the Chamber, to discuss the amendments of 31. David and
31 Billauit. The majority is said to have decided upon Maintain-
ing the present language of the Address.
A letter from the Hague states that the Duke de Bordeaux had
intimated his intention of visiting Holland, but has abandoned it,
the King having stated that he could not receive him, on account of
his being in mourning for his father.
The King of Hanover arrived at Berlin on the Sth inst.

THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH'S WORKS. Second
edition, with Portrait, 3 vois. Svo., 365.
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THREE EXPERIMENTS of LIVING ; viz.,
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splendid and another a more obscure part assigned him, yet
the actor of each is equally accountable."
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may be procured by order of every Bookseller is: the kingdom.

Air. D. EDSEN thought there could be no imputation of fraud,
but that great eardessn. ss had been shown with respect to the
contractors' acccunts.

111 r. CIL% INlBERSconsidered that Mr. Leslie had made out
his case, and the clerk ought to be instructed to take a minute
of the proceeding, that a future occurrence of the same irre-
gularity might be avoided.
Mr. LESLIE then proceeded to call for the vcucht.rs.
;Mr. Doors. said he cou'd not lay his hand on the voucher
for the 6211. ; they had been a gocd deal Fulled about. He
could not find them.

The Augsburg Gazette contradicts the report of the death of
Madame Catalani, and adds that this celebrated and amiable lady
is in perfect health.

According to a letter from Odessa, of the ISth ult., the Black
Se had retired half a werste (660 yards) from the there, and the
vest is in the port were kit on dry land.
M. Martinez de la Rosa, Ambassador from Spain to the Court of
Frapce, ai rived in Paris on Thursday night. On Friday morning
he had a lung conference with Queen Christina.
The Courrier des Alper states that a shore and faint, but sen-
sible, shock of an earthquake was felt in the morning of the 7th
instant, at Chambery, at 22 minutes after seven o'clock. The
weather was damp and rainy, the wind was variable, but generally
torn the South. The thermometer was at 45 Fahrenheit.

Several cf the Commissioners expressed great dissatisfaction
at this announcement.

This day is published, revised, and greatly enlarged,
A NEW EDITION,

Mr. LESLIE then asked to be Lauded such vouchers as the
officer had, and on their being handed him he showed that the
first he took up was without date.
An jion. COMMISIIONER objected that Mr. Leslie had no
motion before the Court.

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HISTORY OF EUROPE
DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.

By ARCHIBALD ALISON, F.R.S.
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This Edition has been carefully revised and corrected ;
great additions have been made, drawn from original sources,
referring especially to the internal history of the Revolution ;
biographical noticos of all the leading characters ; and a new
chapter introduced on the South American Revolution.

Air. LESLIE said Le could not frame a motion upon a docu-
ment which he could not obtain. Ultimately the Hon. Com-
missioner moved a resolution to the effect, "That the account
of Mr. Bird's bill for the quarter ending the V..ith of June was
8:9/. 6s. 4d., for work stated to be done, while, in fact, work
to the amount of 621/. vas not done till the 15th of July."
Mr. TUFNELL seconded the resolution.

Mr. DONALDSON defended the course that had been pursued
in making out the contractors' account, but at the same time
admitted that it would have been an improvement, if the ac-
count had stated that the work was not completed or measured.
The worthy Commissioner, he was sure, did not intend to im-
pute fraud by hii resolution.
Mr. LESLIE said that the course that had been pursued was
a breach of the contract entered into between that Court and
the contractor. .

URINARY OBSTRUCTIONS.
Just published, the Second Edition, price 7s. 6[1., Bvo. in cloth,
N tht PATHOLOGY and CURE of sTitic-
TURES of the UNETHRA ; illustrating the Origin,
Progress, arid History of this Disease in all its phases, and the
MODE of TREATMENT successfully adopted in numerous
cases ; embracing every variety of Morbid Contraction to
which the Urethra is liable, and forming a complete Practical
Manual and Guide to the appropriate Treatment and Gate of
every species of Urethral Stricture. The whole followed by
some observations en the Chronic Enlargement of the Pros-
trate Gland in old Men, and its Treatment.
By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of

Mr. DONALDSON moved an amendment, to the effect that
an explanation should be added to the hilts.
The CHAIRMAN could not look upon Mr. Donalth.on's
amendment as such, it was, in fact, an orig'n.tl motion. Per-
haps Mr. Leslie ciuild modify his resolution.
Mr. LESLlE—Certainly not.
The lion. F. BYNG thought it would be unftir to call upon
Mr. Leslie to qualify his resolution, unless they were pre-
pared to contradict the truth of his statcm•onts. No such
thing had been attempted. He would support the resolution
as it stood. _

The following instance of dear law is related by one of the Paris
journals :—" A perton named P— was owed a sum of 10f. 90c. by
a b—, of Langeais, and on the latter coming in for some pro-
perty, the creditor commenced a suit against M. B— for the debt.
'lbis was done in due course of law, and the expenses amounted
to 1,58it1"

•
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Mr. TUFNELL said it was immaterial whether the irregu-
laril arose from carelessness, or some worse ib sign, on the
part of the officers of the Court. It was the duty of the Court,
seeing that they were expending the pubic money, to insist
upon seeing that. the accounts were perfectly accurate. He
would not have them, for the sake of the officers, get rid of the
question by a side wind.
Tire CLIA IRMA N thought the resolution conveyed an imputa-
tion upon the officers which they did not merit.
Mr. Hawses Contended that Mr. Leslie had made out his
statement, although it amounted only to a charge
,of irregu-
arity ; but, nevertheless, the officers were to blame for that
irregularity, and, consequently, the Court must affirm his
resolution.

GRAVESEND, ROCHESTER, AND CHAT-
HAM RAILWAY.—At a crowded meeting of the in-
habitants of the borough of Chatham, convened by public an-
nouncement, held in the large room at the Sun Hotel, Chatham,
on Friday, January 19, 3544, Thomas Hopkins, Esq., in the
chair, it was moved by J. G. Bryant, Esq., seconded by Mr.
Rickon, and unanimously "That the only line of Rail-
way calculated to benefit the borough of Chatham is the one
from Ilosherville, crossing the Aledway above Rochester Bridge,
without the inconvenience of a ferry; and that it appearing to
this meeting that none other can succeed, they pledge them-
selves to support this line by every means in their power." It
was moved by A. Robertson, Esq., and seconded by Mr.
Tho,t,as Well, jun., " That Messrs. Bryant, Young, Hopkins. J.
Tribe, Thomas Hills, A. Robertson, and W. Bryant, be de-
puted by this meeting to wait upon the Members for Chatham
and Rochester, and for the County, to urge them to support the
Bill for the said Railway." It was moven, seconded, and unani-
mously resolved, " That the thanks of this meeting be presented
to the Deputation, for their attendance."
Mr. Hopkins having left the chair, the unanimous thanks of
the meeting were presented to him for his able and courteous
conduct in the chair. Upon the motioei of Mr. Tribe, three
cheers were given for the success of the undertaking.

ARRIVAL OF THE .NYEST INDIA

MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 20.—The Medway,
Royal Mail Company's steamer, Captain George Parsons,
arrived this morning a' ten o'clock, bringing all the West
Indian and Columbian mails. The .Medway lett Southampton,
on her outward voyage, on the 17th of October, and was due
this day only. It will be thus seen that she has kept her time
remarkably well.
She brings dates from St. Jago de Cuba the 20th Decem-
ber, Jamaica the 24th, Jacmel in Hayti, the 25th, St.
Thomas's the 31st, Barbadoes the 26th, Demerara the 24th,
Grenada the 27th.

The Mrdway brought the following passengers :—From
Jamaica, Molineux and Thomas Nepean, Esqm, and Mr.
Ellise ; from Demerara, Mr. Season and O'Burn ; from Bar-
badoes, Mr. Carrington and Lieutenant Mansell ; from Gre-
nada, Captain M'Lean and Mr. Johnson; from Guadaloup-',
Mons. Lecandi ; from Antigua, Mr. Buchan.

ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING AT HADDINGTON. On
Friday last a meeting, called by Lord Elcho, as Vice-Lieutenant of
the county, was held at Heddington, for the purpose of consider-
ing what course could be adopted for securing due protection to
agriculture. The meeting, which was nume:ously attended, was
composed of the noblemen, gentlemen, commissioners of supply,
justices of the peace, and tenant farmers of the county of Hadding.
ton, and amongst those present were Lcrd Elcho, the Earl of Lau-
derdale, Sir T. B. Hepburn, M. P , Sit D. Kinloch, Major. General
Bir R. Houston, Mr. J. M. Balfour, M.P., the Hon. F. Chartcris,
M.P., &c. Lord Elcho was called to the chair, when the followihg
resolutions were agreed to :—" That it is with deep regret
and alarm that we have seen the attempts which arc making
all over the kingdom, by means of false statements, and under
the pretence of advocating the principles of free trade, to de-
lude the working classes, and to prejudice them against the
best institutions of the country. That agriculture is the great
leading interest of the country, and that unless it prospers,
all other interests must languish. That to enable agriculture to
prosper protection is absolutely necessary, and that in the exist-
ing state of things in this country the protection afforded by an
adherence to the present corn-laws, though too low in amount,
ought not to be disturbed. That the argticultural interests have
already made greater sacrifices than any other class of the commu.
nity, and that the time has now arrived when their interests and
the interests of the labouring classes, imperatively call for an efloi t
being made to retain that protection which they now possess. That
to effect this object, it is the very duty of the agriculturists of
this county, and of every county in the United Kingdom, with-
out loss of time, to stand forward and to petition Parliament not
to entertain any proposition which has for its object an alteration of
the present corn-laws. That this meeting have seen with satis-
faction the organization of an Agricultural Protection Society in
Essex, and they recommend the adoption of a similar proceeding
in this county, and that a Committee be appointed for the purpose
of carrying the above recommendation into effect." A Committee
was then appointed to carry the last resolution into effect, and the
meeting separated.

BRINT SVOO.O SESSIONS.—On Saturday afternocn,
David Kempton, a determined, and ill.looking, desperate fellow,
was brought up from Ilford gaol, in the custody of Mr. Coulson,
Superintendent of the rural police, to the office of Mr. Wall, soli.
citor, at Brentwood, and placed before J. H. Lewis, Esq., one of
the county Magistrates, on a charge of poaching on the demesne
and preserves of Edwin James, Esq., at Herongate, and with also
having wounded and desperately assaulted the keeper of that gen-
tleman. The facts of the case are known to the public. The
prisoner, in his defence, in a sullen tone, denied all knowledge of
the affair, and said lie was not near the place. The Magistrates
said the offence had been proved to their entire satisfaction, and
they should commit the prisoner to Chelmsford gaol, to take his
trial with Boulding at the ensuing assizes for the county.

INCENDIARY FIRE.-,-GREAT HARLOW, JAN. 21.-
A large wheat rick was discovered to be on fire on Saturday, the
20th inst., as early in the afternoon as four o'clock, in the rick
yard at Handy Cross farm, situate between the towns of Wycombe
and Marlow , the rick was in the centre of the 3ard, which was
totally consumed. The fire engines from Wycombe were soon on
the rpot, and by proper management and a good supply of water,
the flames were got under without damaging to any extent the
adjoining ricks. There is no doubt this was the work of an in.
cendiary, but how he escaped detection in the day time is wonder.
ful, there being directly opposite the yard several houses, and the
turnpike road adjoining. The wheat belonged to Mr. Stacey Ray.
merit, the outgoing tenant.—(From a Correspondent.)
DErARTURE OF THE PRINCE ALBERT FOR NEW
YORK.—Y-esterday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, the new
American lii7e bf packet ship, Prince Albert, 1,005 tons register,
Captain Sebor, sailed from the St. Katherine's Dock for New Yor k.
She carries 'DIU comparatively few emigrants, there being only
about thirty c.ibin, intermediate, and steerage passengers. The
latter class of emigrants are poor agricultural labourers, from the
neighbouring counties of Essex and Kent. The Prince Aly_rt,
however, takes out nearly a full cargo of British manufactured
goods. _ _

Dispatches from the Governor of Jamaica, and also from the
Governirs of the other West Indian Colonies were received on
i Saturday at the Colonial-office.

Mr. TULLE It said the money had been paid on the authority
of their audit(); s ; and horn the irregularity of the accounts
that had been produced, the auditors could not be trusted, for
the vouchers upon which they had paid were valueless.
L Est.t replied.
statements I n
hdeo
hading so the
andworthy
raCdo m
extractsm i ssi
referred
to
show the vouchers were valueless, nd consequently be had
made out his charge. He was pleased with the discovery, and
r
to
he was not less pleased at seeing the irregularity palliated by
the late chairman and other legal members of the Court.
Having done this much, he was now in a position to show that
the public had suffered peculation to a vast extent, from the
loss of interest of money by means of those false documents
furnished by the office's, pas,ed by the auditors, and sanctioned
by the chairman.
Mr. Leslie's resolution was then put from the chair, and
u,'on a show of hands was declared to be carried, there being
t for it and 4 against it.
xir. LESLIE thought that the Court bad done themselves
great hono:ir in the course they had adopted. He would now
advert to the of their other contractors, the Messrs. Ben-
netts, for the sa."."e,
quarter as the one he had averted to with
respect to Mr. Biro, namely, from the 95•11 of March to the
24th of June, 1843. account amounted to 2,288/., and
the Court would doubtless :sq surprised to find that the amount
for the last five days was 1,52911.. 2s. 7d. Nov he was prepared
to prove that of the former art;o:utt, works to the extent of
1,1601. were not finished. Now the daily vouchers with re-
spect to that bill, and the bill itself, represeoted that all the
work was completed and treasured. The account was
signed by the contract and countersigned by the
officers of the Court. 1t was perfect in every particu-
lar, only—that it was not true. The worthy Commissioner
then proceeded to show t'flat the work was neither done, nor
was it measured at the time the money was paid. The con-
tractor was entitled to Ids money within months after
his work being completed, e sr, by his contract, he was entitled to
receive five per cent. intei -est afterwards for all that the Board
of Commissioners were ind elated to him. Such being the ease,
the terms of the contract vere quite clear, that for all moneys
:advanced before due to the contractors the public acre entitled
to receive five per cent. discount. The worthy Commissioner
elicited from the cffieers, answers to questions that proved his
allegation. He showed ti at there had been an organised sys-
tem of false returns of you alters carried on, and whether or not
it might be the case, the c fficers laid themselves open to suspi-
cion that thet derived some • emolument by lending themselves to
this description of fraud. After going through a number of
bills, he proposed a simila r resolution to the first he had moved,
to place these facts on th s minutes of the Court as having been
proved.
Mr. DosrA Luso?: moved .an amendment to the effect,—that
as certain works paid for in 1843 had not been completed on
the Quarter-day, which tl re bill purported, the Surveyo• s should
atach to the items of th a bill paid the time when such works
were measured.
After some discussion,
The CHAIRMAN deci led that this amendment could be put.
Mr. TUFNELL, M.P could not agree to the amendment
of Mr. Donaldson.

raunendlnent, arid, upon a show of
TAhfteerc7iTiencuirAthserpudti: ctihnesgai
hands, there appeared—
For the atnendrw mr,t
_ _

Against it .......
Mr. DONALDSON hal -mg called for a division, and that im-
portant event having tal :en place by one party going to one side
of the Court, and the other to the opposite side;there ap-
pearcd—
For the amend>x• ent

original resolution of Mr,
Against it ...... . ...... 11
—1
The Cl-11"At:ii%ItAY
Leslie, and upon a show of hands and a div:sion, there ap.
tfrorththeue...tanpluetodtmheent
peared—
For the originals. esolntion
to

Against it ........ .
The CHAIRMAN gave his casting vote against the original
resolution which was con isequently lost.
Mr. LESLIE said that he would now bring under the atten-
tion of the Court the at-3( tount of the Alesst s. Benr.etts for the
quarter commencing c i , the 24th of June, and ending on the
29th of September, it 43. The Hon. Commissioner showed
similar results with roj wct to this as to the la-t two accounts,
and moved a similar r, :solution, which, strange to say upon a
division, he carried by a majority of 11 to 1.
After some further dl: cussion, the Court adjourned, upon the
understanding that Alr. Leslie is to renew the subject on Fri-
day, the 26th inst.
Another Court was h eld on Friday for the general purposes
cf the Court, the ballot eg for a Chairman, and other business.
Mr. Winnouctiby to ,ok the chair at twelve o'clock, and the
routine business of the Court was proceeded with up to two
o'c!ock, when the ball" ,t for Chairman took place, and conti-
nued up to three o'clott, c.
During the time the ballot was takirg place,
Air. LESLIE stated tl tat those who had proposed and seconded
Mr. Tukell, consider, d the proceedings of the Court to be
illegal in electing a Cl 'airman annually ; that they were deter-
mined to take no part in it. The Court had perhaps better,
therefore, not trouble i tself further in the matter.—( Cries of
No, no," and "Go on with the ballot.")
cuAnir.isA,i„nr oppositeLLAeNSONWas
.SHprised at the statements of the Hon.
.
He was the originator of this pro-
ceeding, and now he w. is frightened at the Frankenstein he had
raised.
The CHAIRMAN sai d.he had just received a paper, signed
tviconit'of that Court.
by more than six Cons
,rsautsiysi
kieoia:orte.wr:n,i\tprotestingCourt, ag a against
ithe w
would,
ul 71:
-he must beg leave to
'I ha majority constituted
tsai oynthoaft aa chairman
1)r )t e
st
wfaesr
that the proceedings of the rni-
tit,
eertrieirrf.oor,(,ee3,eo,lnitieEn
proceedings
irregular
)tt:oieneii.cie,ed,i

the
berman papers state that two more shocks of earthquake
were kit at Ragusa, on the 22d ult. No details of their effects
ate given.

COURT— PAS/LIONAXILM.
The Duke of CLmbridge is expected in the course of the we, k
to honour Colonel anu Mrs. Wyndham with his company at Pct.
worth Hou e, and the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel
Castle, Sussex.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert has consented to preside at
the opening of the British and Foreign Institute, on the 2d of the
ensuing month, when his Royal Highness will be in town with the
cue. ii, as the Court will remain at Buckingham Palace some days
astir the meeting of Parliament.

iris Serom Highness Prince Soltckoff left his apartments at the
Clarendon Hotel on Friday last, after a long sojourn in this country,
for Pails.

Tile Earl ar.d Countess of Sandwich are entertaining a numerous
party at Hinchinbrooke, near Huntirgdon.

"i he Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Alarquis of Salisbury, Mar.
quis of Granby, Earl and Countess of Brownlow and Ladies Cust,
Earl of Aboyne, Earl of Beverley, Lord Lovaine, Hon. Colonel
Lowther, Sir Horace Seymour, Sir John Trollope, Mr. A. S.
O'brien, M.P., &c., have been among the guests of the Marquis
and matchroness of Exeter, during the last week, at Burghley
house, Stamford.

Earl
..nd Countess of Craven have been surrounded by a select
Circle at r, oornbe Abbey, near Coventry. Viscount Ossulston,
Viscount tirimston, Hon. F. Grimston, Hon. F. Craven, Lady
Louisa Johnstone, Dowager Lady Johnstone, &c., have been stay-
ing

Eat I Eitzhardinge is at Berkeley Castle, but leaves in the course
of the week, on his return to his Lordship's villa at Cheltenham.
Lord d Lady Belhaven !rive returned to Wishaw House, from
a visit to the Earl ut Lauderdale, at Locheud House, near Dutcar,
where the Dowager Countess is residing,

The life of the poet &,uthey, says the Bolton Free Press, is being
written by hii owl, selected biographer, who has at his command
the a hole of his correspondence, and we also believe a MS poem,
eupress.y designed to set tot th the hidden life of hire mind.
It is more than rumoured (says the Court Journal) that the King
of the Ftet.ch will return the visit of her M.jesty to the Chateau
u't.u, in the middle of the approaching season.

'three condors have been brought to this country by Dr. Roberts,
from Rio Negro, in Patagonia, which are believed to be the lurgesi
alio most splendid ever seen alive, measuring from 11 to 12 feet
across the wings. The two males are thought to be upwards of 20
years of age. They have been purchased for the Surrey Zoological
Car,,en a.

be Humane Society have voted 21. to James Wilson, an extra
I,,clonan ►n the employ of the London Dock Company, who cou
rageously leaped mm the dock cud saved the life of a seaman,
maned James Miller, who fell overboard from a ship passing through
the easuein dock. Vs Ascii has saved the lives of three persons,
Will ie well deserving the reward bestowed upon him.

MR. Bi WEBSTER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE OBSERVER.
Theatre Royal, Haymarket, January 20.
Sir,—l regret having to trouble you again, but in stating
my letter to you, which you were kind enough to insert or.
ohnetay last, that " that great fosterer of the legitima:e drama"
(lee:thing, of course, Mr. Macremly), " never gave more than
zsted. for a five act play," 1 did not snake it appear that I al-
fue,tl only to Mr. M.'s memorable moral management (de-
tightful vilitetaietn) of old Drury, and which was preceded by
as oration at the Literal)! Fund dinner, remarkable only for
egotism and misstatement, and that awfully virtuous and re-
tulgent squib, otherwise the preliminary circular pre-
pat en ery so opening the previously desecrated tempi,
of Shalopeare, where the really beautiful scenic die et,t
of Acig and Galatea, and the Anglicised Italian of era
of Sappho (not taken from the French), restored it to its psis
tihe and uliginally-conceived glory. What with the plated
encomiums attending Mr. M.'s retirement from Drury-lane,
and 1 had forgotten " the blaze," as one of his friends termee
it, with which he went out of Covent-garden, where Shak-
speare was so painted and guarded with copper lace, that hi
smelt April and May" as much as any master of ceremonies
to a sweep's liu.iday. Talk of resuscitating Shakspeare! why
Ise would rnd have known himself, his eyes would have been
worth all the rest o' the other senses," and be would
have exclaimed, with Nell in the Devil to Pay, " I
dream'u of Heaven, and this is it." But to the point
in title:Alen. lam informed by the Argus-eyed friends of
Mr. Amer. ady, who guard the Ilespersan fruit of that
dramatic garuen, that he did actually pay 6001. for the play
of Richelieu, having had the Lady of Lyaxs given him.
which, accenting to my calculation, was rating the two at
300/. east. ; and that " above 3001. has been paid fox
more than one other play." These corrections upon assertiot
having reference only, 1 believe, to the management at Covent-
garden, of which I was not thinking at the time I wrote. I.
I am in error it was suggested that 1 had better be the correc.
ton of that error myself, if you would allow me; though I do
so, owing the party no favour, with the same grace that the
great French actor Le Cain, whose statue stands side by side
with Vultaite and Talnia in the hall of the Theatre Francaise,
apologised, upon compulsion, to a provincial audience, ant'
commenued with a significant expression, " I never felt de
grimed till now," which forcible appeal was comis!ered Id&
cient.--1 am, Sir, with every respect, your obedient servant,
' B. WEBSTER.

ARREST OF MURDERERS AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS.
—About fourteen years ago a most brutal murder was committed
in the tow. of Maryborough, in the house in which Mr. Turpin
now resides, the perpetrators of which have been arrested, and, it
is hoped, will be broughr to justice. As the circumstances of the
case may not be known to many of our readers, we may here give
them us concisely as possible. A respectable old couple, named
Cowen, resided in the house, with their nephew, and a servant
girl named Grimes ; a man and his wile, named Drennan, who were
in the habit of working for them, also resorted to the house. A con-
spiracy was entered into between the nephew and the others to take
away the lives of his relatives, that he might get their property;
anu on the evening of the murder he took his uncle to evtnint
prayers, leaving his aunt alone in the house. Grimes took the
dogs out of the way, and Drennan entered by the back door, arm
with a loaded butt drove the poor woman's spectacles into her
brain, as she sat reading. He then dragged her towards the ha';
u•air, that it might appear she had fallen down stairs. Drennan's
wife then went over to see that the foul deed was accomplished,
and finding that she still breathed, she chopped her face
nearly off with a spade. Circumstances came out which at.
tat hi d suspicion to the nephew, and he was tried, but for, want
of evidence was discharged on his own recognisance. Grimes
has since led a wretched life; and having hear some time ago ar-
rested for some crime, she was put in gaol, fell dangerously ill, and
has made a fill confession of tie foregoing facts. She has since
gut better, but still persists in her statement anti on her deposi-
tions Drennan and his wife have been arrested. For two years
subsequent to the murder, Drennan, though repeatedly sought far,
could not be found; and it is reported that Cowen, the nephew,
was killed in a drunken row shortly after the crime. But it is
earnestly hop( d that the perpetrators of this diabolical deed will
soon be brought to deserved punishment.—Leinster Erpress.
EXICUTIOIS OF 'TWIN ROBERTS.—On Saturday
this urnortunate man, convicted of the murder of Lord
Derby's gamekeeper, suffered the last renalty of the law at
Liserpool. .bout half-past elt ven the prisoner, accompanied
by the 11ev. Air. Appleten, Mr. Amos the late, and Mr.
Gibbs, the present Governor of the gaol, entered the chapel,
where he partook of the sacrament. On leaving it he em-
braced, in the most affectionate terms, his companion,
Jim Hunt. He placed his arms round Hunt's neck,
and pressed him most warmly. At this leave-taking
his firmness, which was so marked during his subsequent
movemente, appeared for a moment to desert him—but it
was only for a moment, for when the Chaplain on the oat
side, slut one ut the officers of the prison on the other,
move d forward, he took his place between them, and walked
with as much apparent nerve as those about him. After the
usual ceremonies, the bolt was withdrawn, and the priiioner
tell, the crowd setting up a hideous yell, the expression, ap-
arently, of the it feelings of horror at the shock rather than of
bad reeling tnwarelt the dying man. He struggled violently for
a tew seconds, and then ceased to move.

EXECUTION AT YORK.—Between twelve and ON
o'clock on Saturday Joseph Dobson, who was 25 years of age, was
executtd behind the Castle at York, for the wilful murder of his
father, by shoting him at Mount Tabor, near Halifax, on the 4th
of July last. The usual procession accompanied him to the scat-
told, the burial service being read in an impressive manner. On
the termination of the funeral prayers, Mr. Salv:n shook hands with
the culprit, saying, " Good by— Gcd bless you, Dobscn ;" to which
he distinctly replied, " I am in His arms now.•' His lips con-
tinued moving in prayer until the executioner placed the cap upcn
his head, and after adjusting the rope with much minuteness, the
bolt was drawn, and the poor fellow launched into eternity. His
struggles were scaice:y perceptible.

. .
l-01-OSSAL LOINDON.—AII admit London to be en-
titled to the appellation of "the great Metropolis ;" and yct few
are, perhaps, aware of its really immense and colossal extent,
Eiom a curious calculation it has been estimated that, to make
anothcr metropolis, it would requite 534 towns as large as Hunt-
ii.gtion !-534 towns to make one city ! Further, that 69 of the
ptincipal cities and towns of England (including Liverpool, Bristol,
Nottingham, &c.) would not produce a population
equal to that of Giant London, It is also calculated that a popu.
lion equal to that of the city
of Salisbury, is added to London
oar), three months 1

LAW OF DIVORCE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sit,—lt is with the utmost gratification I read in
your paper the answer given by Dr. Nicholl to the
deputation who waited upon him, upon the subject of
the existing law of divorce in this country. Nothing
could be more honourable to the learned gentleman,
as well as satisfactory to the petitioners. The public,
Sir, are most (specially indebted to yourself; as, if I
mistake not, your journal was the very first to bring
the question before the Legislature; therefore, any
reCorm that may be effected, will be mainly due to
your exertions.

The present system, Sir, is little less than a pre-
mium upon conjugal infidelity, by the ruinous ex-
penses it entails upon the injured husband viho seeks
redress by legal means ; whilst an unprincipled
woman, if so disposed, can literally harass him out
of his life. Surely the power of dissolving marriage
should be vested in the Court itself (as in Scothsn:l),
and the House of Peers relieved from any jurisdictiou
in the matter. In the session now about to open, E
trust this crying evil will be done away with, and
the ccurse of justice cad morality effectually vindi-
cated.—l am, Mr. Editor, youv obedient servant,
ONE OF THE SUFFERERS.
Gloucester, Jan. 19, 1844.

KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.--.TIIC following pate-
en, forme, ly students of this college, are on the list of Vflanklers
ire.the late examination at Cambridge, viz. :—Messrs. titei ken,
Woodhouse, Gutch, Fenn, and Edwards.
TIVERTON.—COMPLIMEN 'l' TO LORD PALMERSTON.
—The constituents of the Noble Lord having expressed a desire to
have a lasting token of his Lordship's connection with them, have
requested him to sit for his Lust to Mr. E. E. Stephens, the
sculptor. Lord Palmerston hos expressed his acquiescet.ce, its
terms which show that be appreciates the compliment which tis
friends and admirers are so desirous of paying bleb.—Western Times.
MARRIAGE IN lISGuI liirE.—Ou Tuesday Ja.q,
North Mymms Church, lierts, the Earl of Enniskillen was married:
to Jaoe, eldest daughter of J. A. Casaniajor, Esq., of Manche ter
square. The cere natty was perforated in the presence bf the Era
V
and Countess of Uxbridge and the Ladies Constance and Ekonor.r.
Paget; and a family circle.

ACCIDENT TO COUNT PIIILIPPE DE ROI! 1N CIIA-
BoY.—Tive Count de Chabot, who has been staying during this
last month en a visit to Viscount and Lady Isabella Chalset, at
Golden Hall, Thomastown, has been prevented from returning to.
Manchester House to resume his duties as First Secretary of Ern-
bi•ssy, from the effects of an accident. The Count was in the
stables lookng at the stud, when he received a kick from one of
the horses, which caused some bruises, and confined him to at
sofa for some days, He is going on well, and expected to retorts
to the etnbas•y in a few days.
THE FAMILY OF TUE LATE MARQUIS OF mu.-
ING5.—The juvenile family of this lamented nobleman arrived at
Southampton on Friday evening last, from Donnington "Park.
Leicestershire, and proceeded on Saturday, ccompanied by th:
widowed Marchioness, to Southsea, where this afflicted lady, and:
her infant family, will remain its close retirement fur sonic long
period; and where, at a time not far distant, it is expected the
Marchioness will give birth to a posthumous child. Until the com-
mencement of last year, the late lamented Marquis had never in-
sured his life. In March last his Lordship was persuaded to do so ;
and, fortunately for his family, he immediately took out policies at
various offices to the amount of 90,0001, and upwards.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AN IDIOTIC BOY..
The family of Mr. D. Horton, of 5, Queen's-row, near the
Nortli-road.lniclge lioxton, have been for several days in sni.che
anguish and anxiety, through the absence of his son, an idiot, be-
tween the age of 15 and 16. He left his home on Wednesday
last, and, notwithstanding that notice has been given at every police
station, and a description of his person circulated there, and adver-
tised in the newspapers of Friday last, t.o information has yet beet►
obtained of him, and the greatest fear for his safety is now enter-
tained, as he has not sufficient knowledge to give his name and
address.

DEATH OF MAJOR -GENERAL CHURCHILL,

Inteiligence of the death of the above distinguishrclotricer,
Deputy Quartermaster. General to her Majesty's forces in Bengal,
has bun received at the War-otlice. lie had been in the set vice
thirty-seven years, and had served at Corunna, was subsequently its
the Peniusea, Frar.ce, Flanders, and at Waterloo, and held the
local rank cf Majcr-General in India.

EARL GREY.—The accounts frcni 1111:;
wecic convey the gratifying intelligence tl at the venerable Earl
is going cu favourably, and daily improving in health.—Newcastle
Chronicle.

A pro-corn-law meeting was recently held at
Atherstone, to receive subscriptions towards opposing the League.
At the close of the inciting the munificent sum of fire shillinet
was astgscribed ! It is all over with the League !--Leicester
Mercury.

ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING IN KENT.— On Sfall:drly
last a large and respectable meeting, composed chiefly of tenant
farmers, was held in the Globe Tavern, Canterbury. There were
between 400 and 500 persons present, anti the object of their
meeting was to agree to a petition for protection to the interests of
agriculture. Sir Brook Bridges was called to the chair, in which'
tie was supported by Sir E. During, Mr. J. P. Plumptre, M P.,
Mr. Wihiam Dcectts, Mr. Knatchbull, Mr. W. 0. Hammond,
Mr. G. Gipps, Mr. G. C. E. Dering, Mr. T. Papillon, Ms. W. J.
Hilton, Mr. W. Delmar, Mr. 0. M. Taswell, Mr. J. Hilton, Mr.
C. H. Hallett, Mr. W. Kctr Brown, Mr. James, Mr. Lake, Mr.
J. Neame, 11. r. Clamp, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Collard, Mr.
Boys, Mr. Midas'', Mr. Munn. A petition to Parliament was
agreed upon, and the meeting expresi ed their determination to re-
sist to the utmost the prop tss of the League, and to do everything
in their power to support the interests of agriculture. The gentle-
men who addressed the meeting dwelt strongly on the ruinous
effects which would result from the repeal of the corn.laws, and
showed the necessity for protection to the farmers, on account of
the heavy and peculiar burdens to which land is subject. The most
cordial good feeling prevailed, and the tenant farmers especially
seemed to be highly gratified with the steps which were bei:tg
taken all over the country to resiet the further progress of t•:e.-
League, and to prevent any change in the existing corn.laws.
THE I:OWAGER COUNTESS OF CLARE.—The
of the Dowager Lady Clare took place under the most awful a:4
distressing circumstances. On Tuesday afternoon her Ladyship
and her di.ughtcr, Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon, were sitting by fire..
light, when the latter mated to dress for dinner, and was abseht
about half an hour. Ott returning to the drawing.toom her
Ladyship found that lights had not been brought : as she ente..ett
she observed, " I have put on
.)our favourite gown,"
and, receiving no answer, again repeated it, adding, "
why don't you answer me ?" Alasl'on approaching the firepl c.
the unhappy daughter found her mother extended on the hear:l.--
rug perfectly lifeless. Her Ladyship's grief and amazement are
indescribable—indeed, the whole family are weighed down by t its
sad event, We understand Lord Clare, who was absent in Ite-
land, Las arrived, and is now with Lady Isabella and the lion.
Colonel Fitzgibbon.—Court Journal.

PRIit,ENT raom HER MAJESTY.—We gave an ac-
count in this journal of the 6th inst. of an accident which occuried
tri her Mt jesty on the preceding afternoon, near Horton, by be eg
nearly thrown out of a pony phaeton, which was turned upon its
side in a ditch, owing to the bank sinking away in consequence ef
the rottenness of the earth after a sudden thaw. Upon that cc.
casion her Majesty returned to Windsor in a four_wheeled cha'se
be:onging to Mr. Hoklerness, of Horton, whose lady was chivirg
close to the vicinity cl the accident at the time. Her Majesty has
just commanded to be transmitted, as a present to Mrs. Holde:—
flees, a very elegant pair of silver candlesticks, highly chased, and
beating her Majesty's initial surmounted with an imperial crown,
as a token of the estimation entertairied by the Sovereign of the
loyal and dutiful attention of the recipient of the favour and gra—
cious consideration of the Queen.

TM::LehIST 'TRAGEDY AT DEPTFORD.—In ithswer
to inquiries on Saturday of Dr. Arthur, cf 15, High.street, the
physician who has attended the woman Dickinson daily since her
attempt on her own life, he stated that the wounds in her thr, at
are quite healed, and that no apprehension need be entertained of
her ultimate recovery, if the excitement under which she now
labours does not induce contrary consequences. For some time.

Lfter she destroyed her children she exhibited the most stolid in.
lifference to the awful position in which she stood. On Saturday,

however, she gave way to all the bjtterness of grief in conscquelicar
of it. She remains, of course, in the custody of the pol:ce.

• TIIE .HADDOCK. FISIIERY.—During the last two.
,r three months immense quantities of haddocks have been caught
off Peel, and our market during that period has been daily sup—
plied with unusual quantities of this excellent fish. Within the
last fortnight they have greatly increased in size; and we yester—
day saw several in our market, which, upon being put into the
scale, weighed eight, nine, and ten pounds each. 'We under—
rtand that some of our friends at Peel are at present endeavouring
'o cure these fish in the same manner as the far.famed FindLorm
" haddies ; " in which undertaking, we feel assured, every friend
to the welfare of this island cannot fail to wish them every twos!
cess.—Mona's Herald.

PARTIAL OVERFLOW OF THE THAMES.-OR 5R....

turday afternoon there was an unusually high tide, the Thames
having overflowed many of its embankments below bridge. At
high water, the depth of tide at the outer lock of the St. Katha—
rine's deck was thirty feet two inches. 'Several low-lying pre—
mises contiguous to the river were inundated; but, by the timelr
removal of property, little 4i:tillage was sustained. In Wapping.
Shadwell, Poplar, Itotherhithe, Bermondsey, and other places out
the river side, the cellars of a considerable number of !icor sefli
victuallers were completely flooded, and a good deal of mischief l att
been done.

ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF JERSEY AT WINDSOIC
CASTLE.—The Earl of Jersey, who arrived at Windsor on Wed-
nesday last, accompanied by his Countess and the Lady Cle►centin.t
Villiers, upon a visit to her Majesty, met with an accident shortly
after reaching the Castle, which compe led his Lordship to absent
himself from the Royal dinner party in the evening. The Neh
Earl, in proceeding to his apartment, tell over a box which Lad
been carelessly left in the vestibule leading to his Lordship's
scorn, seriously injuring his arm and causing a slight wound to he
idlicted on the shin bone. His Lordship is now, however, nearly,
recovered from the painful effects of the accident.

We have heard it more than rumoured that it is the

Intention of the King of the French to return the visit of o,it
gracious Queen, and that this Royal meeting is not to take place
at Brighton, as was originally stated, but at the Court of L'indoii,
not in the latter part, but at the height of our fashionable SC36Oll—
period at which Paris always becomes deserted by the Court, the
senate, and all votaries of fashion. It is, probably, with a view to
this auspicious event that the state apartments at st. James'e
Palace have been undergoing repairs and are now receiving splendid,.
decorations.—Court Journal.

THE LIGHT GOLD COINAGE.—The number Of
ight sovereigns andhalf-sovereigns presented at the Bulli,n.office

of the Bank of England, since the Royal proclamation of her Ma—
jesty of the 2d day of October last, which came into operation ms
the Ist instant, has been very small, in consequence of the has
and merchants in the city, and the tradespeople and shopki ep• if
generally throughout the metropolis, having shown a dispoaiti, a
not to refuse the old gold currency unless it is very light, and thit
only taking a small discount, which understanding has hart a 5( rir
beneficial effect on business in general, and prevented the pas is
that was expected, which proved so detrimental two years age so
trade throughout the United Kingdom, when the tinnier Royal p; us,
clamation was issued en the light gold currency. '1 he Bank of L. 4.
land receives gold coin below the legal current weig et, in anion! tit
of not less titan 51., at the rate of 21 17s. uLL
per ounce, and the branch banks in the country at 347. 17s. 5,1. I a
standard ounce, which has the good effect of preventing 0.0
public, especially, from being imposed upon by the be ilien.dei.hl4
Jews, and rapacious gin.palacc keepers and shopkeepers, who 11)5
a golden harvest by charging 6d., and many ls., in the sovereth;,‘
under the pretence of being light. The clerks at the 7Moncy Ord,
office at the General Post-office are very particular in ecigv,u_s!
the gold that is tendered for orders in the country,
tatnd_
r..7_11
found below the legal weight, are statnpo.l so m to prevert.i,s7
circulation, which causes great inconvenience to
jtese
vrbo
a4rde. otboli6gde(.letaco etsotteemreicghna." changed
dt
a tLhteheCubsutiolii7 iftrd,eiusee.7;P3l7txr7clatocil .11
light, Cultfil : `ter
Act by defacing it with the utmost
SINGULAR OCCURNNCS.— d
wStearghP-t°oTeteh'etgboeldGtonveeyrntrkeonitucpmaPyiniTeliegniscri,:ar7ciddetiwsehren.
dh.irt
bineenlendgisteho'vewra:d kinaliets :ifnitwerdttagratgeros ti;ars
weasel, a combat
yilianvcihneegsnsded ; the weasel pourers' upon its rref
instead ‘f er hi hi:ing indications of, torpidity, ere( ted
ithsehaedaddearnd darted upon its assailant ; the 'presence of a by.
LcuiFrkedeart
stander, by whom the adder was sul,sequently carried cif and
killed, induced the weasel to retreat, probably to die fn m 4e
effects of the bite of its antagonist,— 3unterset Revuld.