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tug, to a-void that crowd and hustle which curio

sity would have collected on the occasion.—Bro-
. ther Charles Geary, R. W. Master of the Senior
Lodge of Bath, performed the piinciloil duties in
these solemn rites, agreeably to the Book of Con-
stitutions, assisted by Brother Thomas Whitney,
R. W. M. of the ROyal York Lodge, and Brother
W. W. Whitney, R. W. M. of the Lodge of Vir-
tue, which concluded by the following devout ap-
peal, delivered by Brother Geary :
" May the. Grand Architect of the Universe sanctify with
his blessing our present pions undertaking; and may the stone
here deposited he the foundation of a noble edifico, and
prove an ornament to this ancient City, and an honour to
Free-Masonry! From the precepts which may hereafter be
ttught with its walls, may virtue, morality, science, and bro-
therly lore, continue to he inculcated, and flourish through
many a future generation, to the embellishments of hUMall
nature, and the particular advantage of the chosen Craft !
" Oh !. maY the Providence of Almighty trod further and bless
this, and every good work; and may Isis Name not only be
the Foundaion Stone, but 'the Rock of every earthly strue-
tore."

In which appeal the Brethren present fervently
ejaculated—" Amen, so ?nought it be."
The building is to be erected under the auspices„
of Earl Manvers (proprietor of the ground) from.
the designs of that celebrated Architect, W. Wl-
kins, Esq. of London. In a cavity in the foun-
dation stone was placed a metal box, containing
coins of the present reign, which was covered
with a brass plate, inscribed as follows :
The Foundation Stone of this Masonic Hall was laid with
the usual ceremonies, August 4th, A.D. 1817, in .the 57th
year of the reign of his present Majesty, George Ili and the
year of Masonry 5817, in the presence of the Master and
Wardens of the Bath Lodge; viz. the Royal Cumberland
Lodge, 55 ; the Royal Sussex Lodge ; the Royal Tor} Lodge of
Perfect Friendship, 245; and the Lodge of Virtue, at I.—His
Royal Highness Frederick antic of Sogsex being Most Wor-
shipful Grand Master of the' United Grand Lodge of Eng-
land; and Arthur Chichester, Esq. R. W. Provincial Grand
Master for the County of Somerset.

Royal Cumberland Lndce—Charles Geary, W.M.—Sam. J.
Browne, S.W.—Mark Watt, J.tV.
Royal York Lodge of Perfect Friendship—Tlmmas,Whitney,
W.M.—.John Ashley, S.W.—William Redman, J.W.,
Royal Sussex Lo4e—John Browne, W.M.--John Morris,
S.W.—Joseph Pinker, J.P. •

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Lodge of Virtue—Wm. Underwood Wbitney, w3L—Jaines
Wehber, S.W.—James Hiscoas,
Brother Wilkins, architecU--Walter Harris, builder.

SUSSEX ASSIZES.

LEWES, AUGUST 11.—The Summer Assizes for

this county commenced on Saturday, when the
Judges opened the Commission, and afterwards
attended Divine Service. This morning the busi-
ness commenced, before Lord ELLENBOROUGH in
the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice DALLAS in the
Civil. The number of causes .exceeded all tormer
precedent.—On the Civil Side, no case of any
importance occurred.

CROWN SIDE.

OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.-THE KING V. WOOD.

The following ease was of a most outrageous
assault committed by one female upon another.
Mr. CUR WOOD, for the prosecution, stated the
case, which was made out in evidence, as fok

OWS :-

Tamar Dalman stated, that she was the wire of
a labouring man, at the parish of Chßtington, in
this county, and that the prisoner at tide bar was
also the wife of another labouring man in the
same parish.—They were both neighbotirs, and
resided in the same lane. On RisterMomhy last

year, the prosecutrix was going to the village
shop, and she saw the defendant sitting on a stile
opposite her own door. As soon as she approached,
the defendant waved her hand to her neighbour,
saying, " Take care of my children; I'll do for
the---;" and immediately approached the pro-
secutrix. The litter saw something in her hand;
which she believed to be the blade of a penknife,
and suspecting her mischievous it►tention, ran
away, crying " murder." The defendant, how-
ever, got before her on a narrow-causeway, pre-
vented her escape, and stabbed her in the face
several times, but at length, by a violent effort,
she escaped, and took shelter in the house of Mrs.
Skutt. She had seven cuts or stabs in the face,
two on the head, and one through the gown into
time shoulder. She had not struck her before, nor
had the prosecutrix given her any provoking lan-
guage.

On cross-examination by the Common Serjeant,
it did not appear that there had existed any grie-
vous quarrel between the parties. They had had
n quarrel before about some flour, which had
been borrowed, and said not to have been repaid,
in which the defendant had cuffed the prosecu-

Mrs. Susan Skutt, the shopkeeper, corrobo-
rated the prosecutrix, a 3 to her running into her
house with her face streaming with blood; and
another neighbour saw the assault, and counted
ten cuts as described by the prosecutrix.
The Jury having found her Guilty,
Lord ELLENBOROUGH observer!, that this
seemed a most wanton and cruel assault, and it
was impossible to conceive any adequaie motive
for it. At all events, in addition to the punish-
ment which he should inflict, he should require
her to find sureties to keep the peace.
She was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment,
and to find sureties to keep the pence for two
years after the expiration of her sentence.

A survey has just been made 'by some intelli-
gent persons from \Vhitchaven, of the sand bank
which has lately been discovered in St. George's
Channel. This hank they think to be an elonga-
tion of King William's Sands, and that it is pro-
bably incteasing. The following arc the obser-
vations they were enabled to make upon it :
Burrow Heod N. IG. deg. W. Maughold's Head
N. 68 deg. W. Douglas Head S. 71 deg. W.
Soundings low water, and neap tides, 17 feet 11
inches. Do high water, and neap tides, five
fathoms. Estimated soundings, low water on
springs, 10 feet. Direction of the batik I\. and S.
per compass. Direction of flood on its top N.
length 600, yards, breadth 300, latitude 51 deg.
2G min. 12 sec. They express a hope that all•who
have charge of vessels (even of seven feet water)
in boisterous weather, will be cautious- in bor-
rowing too much 'Ton King William's Sands,
particularly at spring tides, lest they ha deprived
of telling the fatal consequeue6. . ;

On Mond,,y Ihe Foundation Stone of the pro-
posed Free-Masons' 114' was laid, with the accus-
tomed ceremonies, in lorh-street, Bath. The
Brethren 'fixed on a very early hour of the mot n-