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-9RLFLL TO WINCHESTER CITY WALL.

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learewell thou remnant of an age long past !
Aniihilation tramples on ther now,
Aml, as in triumph, strikes her talons fast
To wrench the ivy from thy solid brow!
• Year after year it bloomed ; year after year
Thy strength defied the gluttony of Time ;
Atul History now drops a parting tear
On heizbts which leaving she no more shall climb !
No more around thee, where she loves to stand,
Shall musing Fancy hear the warrior's tread,
Aregaze upon a crtsted spectre-band—..
Ghosts of our fathers, who on thee have bled''
No more, superior on the winding
Thy rugged pride shall meet the wanderer's eye;
For thou must fall—since manes relentless will,
• Which once ufrealed thee, seals thy destiny !

For thou must fall! In vain thy honours plead,
Thy verdant ornaments--all, all in vain ; '
No warring heroes your protection need,
And no remembrance can the blow restrain !
°Yet, not forgotten shall thy glory be
By those who love of ancient deeds to tell ;
hearts still are left to mourn for such as thee—
Hearts still are left to &lei thy last farewell!

Arnow.

THE COMET.

. GOSPORI OESERVATORV, :TAN. 10.
This Smettreeted visitor is conspicuous towards the
Eftst on bright mornings, from five till halfwast six
o'clockland its motion is relogradc, or contrary to the
order of the Zodiacal Signs. It has moved out of thel
constellation Serpentarius, -and is advancing rapidly
al..ng the back- of Hercules, towafds the contortion
the body of the Di agon. Its mean motion through of
tuider.the fixed stars, dnring the last fortnight was
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deg. 40 min. per day. This astonishing -:elocity, how.
ever, is 'tot Uniform, but increases as the Comet recedesl
from the Sun: Its present right ascension is 215 deg.
and its declination 26 deg. SO min. North. The tail, oti
the morning of Sunday se'nnight, which was remark-.
ably clear, was nearly five degrees long, and taper at
the end. Its nucleus is still ill defined, and no,larger
than a star of the third magnitude ; but the coma
around it is close and very thick, and the coruscations
unbroken. The Comet's disthnce from the Sun is about
65 dcgtees, and its motion being from that luminary, it
will be seen to have a long range in the Heavens ; and,
therefore, be interesting to those who are engaged in
the science of Astronomy.

TIGER HUNT IN INDIA.

MALACCA, MAY I. • ,
We have had a royal tiger hunt here. Captain It—,
of the 27th, and another Officer came out four marches
from flangor in this direction with two elephants in
search of tigers. I:hey met with one, and Captain R.
ordered his mahant to take his elephant up to the spot
where he was lying, on the banksof-a small liver, under
some bushes, that he miqiit get a fair shot at him. On,
his elephant getting within a few yards of the tiger, the
latter rushed out and charged, and just as be was about
springing, the Captain fired and wounded him, -which
_ drove him back to his den. The tiger then tried to re-
treat across the river, when. the Captain fired another
ball into him, which made him fall back among the
bushes. The mahant now thought the tiger was dead,
as he saw him laying at full stretch, and be told his
master of it ; hut all the latter could say could not per-
suade the malraorthat the tiger, far from being dead,
was only '"shamating Abraliam."The mahaot per-
sisted in pushing the elephant close up to the tiger, and
the consequence was, the latter sprung up, and before
the Captain could fire, sprang upon the elephant's head,
got his fore paws on, the houdah, pulled it all on one
side, and wounded the mahaot on his thigh, pulling the
elephant down at the same time, when out flew all the
guns from the houdah, except the one that Captain It.
had inbishand. The poor mahaot was so much alarmed
(and not without season), tha' he got off the neck of the
elephant, and ran away into the Jungle% la this state
Captain R. managed to get the muzzle of his gun
against the tiger anti blew him off the elephant. she
instantly got up, when the tiger laid hold of, one of her
bina legs, and mangled it con.iderably. lie then quitted
her, and was going away to the jungle, when he met the
trtafortunate cooly belonging to the elephant ccming up,
whom he immediately tan at and wounded so severely
that be died a few days after. However the Captain
baeiag got the mahaot to come back. to the elephant,
went in pursuit of the tiger again, and at lentil killed''
him. He commenced the battle with the tiger at 2P.u.'
aid bad not killed him befote sunset. The elephant's
head and probo;cis were much torn, and the tiger had
thirteen balls in him.

THE QREAT CANADIAX RAFT.—The following is
the piaa: of the bottom of a ship building at Quebec for
the timber trade ; she is in a g'reat state of forwardness,
And co confident the speculators appear to be that she
will answer their purpose, that they are laying the
blocks for another one of the same dimensions. She will
be teady to launch in the Spring, when the ice breaks
tip, and sail for England, when the weather gets fine:
I kr bottom k 305 feet, perfectly flat.
lit-r breadth is .52 ditto.
Dtpth of hold 36 ditto.
She will ateasurt from 4,000 to 5,000 tons.
She is to carry about 8,000 loads of timber.
She is to make about 41.1;400 freight.
She is to be commanded by a Captain in the Navy.
lila. is to be piloted from the Downs by ali the Eider Brethren
of the Trinity Bowe.

Iles. anchors are 82 cwt. 2 qrs.
Her hemp cables 25 inch patent ; two chain cables, and two
hemp ; her sails arc at Quebet. I coul4 not learn hoW she was to
be rigged. Sbe bas four tier of beams. - N A UTICUS.
A. soon as the large timber ship delivers her cargo,
she is to go into the Coal Trade, for she possesses all
those rralities so much admired at Shields, i. e. carry-
ing a large cargdat an easy draught of water, and
takes the ground well; she will only draw about • 15
feet with 300 keels of coals in—a chance not to be met
with every day. Slie will make an excellent collier.—.
Pubic Ledger.
. Patesexce OF NIINILA .short time ago, when, Mr.
Greer, proprietor 4 Cprlus,b cortHosill, was about to
grease its axle,, hiving a strong linen apron bound upon*
Ma by two strings, one round his neck, the other round
14 body? the machinery for driving the fans caught hold
of aeon, and though he made many attemptS to
,Ilimivargie himself, bis.erforts weir in vain; till at length
bcipig provi4Miaily directed, he put his hand in his
pocket, brought out a knife, by means of which he cut
r 44.whicia ,bound the apron' upon him, and So
trtiAiioe4 tram tpiwdydeadt, which otherwise must
." *Ns 101.4. Vr, Vll*r sustained some slight damage
'on the occasion, but it is hoped the consequefices will,
not be serious.—Belfasi Now Leila..


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• MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JAN. 12.
Two persons named lees and fiediagltaux stood in.
dieted for conspiring together to charge a most re-
spectable Gentleman, named Squite, with a nameless,
offence, and, in older to substantiate the charge, with,
having committed gross, wilful, and corrupt perjury.—
The ry found the defendants Godly.
Captain Alexander Wilson stood indicted roe -2ing limy Baker on the 23d of November last,.at7t.
Baker was indicted by Captain Wilson for assaulting
him on the same day.
Mr. Baker stated, that in November, 1822, he came
home from Jamaickin a vessel of which the defendant
was master ; witness had a stock of provisions on board ;
on getting on board he agreed to pay his passage, and
during the voyage he (the defendant) consumed his
stores for his and his Mate's use without his leave. 'He
considered that when he left the ship he would reitm=
bur se him, aad on the 23d of November he went to his
house, and applied to him for payment of the stores he
had used, upon which he called him a blackguard, pr -
tested that lie did not know him, and attempted to take
a small hunting whip he had in his hand from him, and
struck him several times ; he then went away to put his
horse up at the George Inn, and whilst doing so he was
taken into custody, and carried-before the Magistrate at
the Thames Police Office, who ordered him to find bail,
and to give 21 hours' notice for assaulting defendant.
Mr. W. Bankes, a mariner, ki,ew the complainant.
On the day in question he saw \Vilsorr at the garden-
gate of his house, and saw him knock Baker's hat off.
Was quite sure-Wilson struck first.
Mr. ALLEY, for the defendant, said be was sorry that
respectable persons should ?bake such fools of them-
selves, by coming into Court With such nonsensical com-
plaints. His client was a most respectable man, and
Captain of a West Indiaman. The Learned Counsel
contended that the complainant had given cause for the
assault. He went to his house, and called him a thief,
betbre his servants and other persons, who had, by the
' violence of the complainant, gathered round his-house.
He would prove that the complainant had struck his
client with his whip before he struck him, which he did,,
considering himself justified in so doing.; and when he
provedall this, his client, he had no doubt, would be en-
titled to their verdict. The Learned Counsel then called
lily. Wilson, the defendant, who stated that on the
23d of November last, on a Sunday, he was very ill
from a bilious complaint; a loud knocking came to
the door, and, when it was opened by the servant, the
defendant desired to see him. On going up stairs he saw,
him standing at the door, with a whip in his hand ;
he said, " are you -going to pay me for my stores?"
He told- him he did not recollect him, but that if he
would call the next day he would arrange the business;
he remained in the street creating a great disturbance.
Witness then went out for the purpose of giving him in
charge, upon Which he struck him several blows in the
face with his fist, and also 'with the horse-whip. He
then gave aim in charge to an offiter.
Mr. ALLEY said, if the Jury did not require it, he
would call nb more witnesses.

The Jury z eturned a verdict of Not Guilty against
Wilson, and Guilty against Baker.
The Court ordered him to pay a fine of ES to the King.
William Wilcox and Charles Andrews stood indie:ed
for assaulting James Hope.
The prosecutor stated that Wilcox was the landlord
of the Crown and Anchor 'public-house, in Somers.
town. On the evening of the 20th of 'December, be
went into the parlour, and called for a pint of porter.
Whilst he was sitting there, Wilcox came and sat by
him with his pipe, and puffed the-smoke •in his face; -
he desired him to desist, bat he -only increased the ti
suit: fle then got up and spoke to Andrews, who was
sitting opposite ; upon which Andrews went out, and
again returned with a pint pot, containing filth, which
lie threw in his face, and ran away. Witness followed,
and Andrews knocked him down, and Wilcox swore
that he would kill him.
CHAIRMAN—Have you any witness to prove that Wil-
cox committed any assault ?—I have not.
IrVileol must be acquitted.
-Wilcox was then desired to leave the bar; and was
called by the other defendant as a witness. He swore po-
shit el yno assault was committed on-the complainant.
Two other witnesses, who were in the parlour, de-
clared that no filth wls thrown over him, and they would
swear most positively that he was not struck at
The CHAIRMAN said, there must be a mi-take on the
part of the plaintiff, and defendant must be discharged.
The small-pox prevadd.""rors7i rably at Cambridge,
and several children have died,
The cotton-spinners of ReafrewAhlre have Waal for
wages, though they earn km .2fis. to fiCts. a week.
EARTHQUAKE.—Sunday last, about three minutes
after one, P.A. (meantime) two distinct,. though slight,
shocks of earthquake were felt at Colombo, following
each other in the course of half a minute. No damage
has been Sustained either here, or in the several other
paces in the island, where it was also felt. We have
accounts of the occurrence from Kandy and different
places in its neighbourhood, Ratnapora, Matura, Horn-
haatot te, and Negowbo. The phenomena, 'as described,
seems to have been nearly the same everywhere; ea'
were accompanied by a rumbling noise as of hearr or&
itance moving along the ground. It appeared to num.
in a direction from the noith-west to south-east. Though
our Corres.)ondents have given us the times at which
they
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observea the occurrence at different places, yet as
they have not always distinguished whether the time,
was solar or meantime, and as the accuracy of watches
at out-stations is not always to be relied on, we do not.
think the data in this respect, are given with sufficient
accuracy, to be useful. The sky was clear, but no
greater heat, or other difference of temperature observed
from what is usual at this period of the year.—(Ceylon
Gazette, February 15.)
Aactrwr Gastaa.—Pallmall was a pastime not un-
-bet if the definition of the- former, given
by ccirotisve be correct, it will be found to differ
materially- from the latter, at least as played in mo.
dern times. 41 Paileinaile," says he;" is a game wherXin
a roupd box-ball is- struck by a mallet, through a high
arch of iron, which he that can do it at the fewest
blows, or at the number agreed upon, wins." It is to
be observed, that there were two of these arches one at
either end ,of the alley. Thegame of Nl4ll was a fashion-
able amusement in the reign of Charles 11. and the
walkin St. James's Park, now called the Mall, received
its name from having been appropriated to the•Tur pose
of playing at Mall, where Charles himself and his cour-
tiers frequently exercised themselves in the practice of
this-pastime. T.h,e denomination Mall,- given to this;
game, is derived by some from the mallet, or wooden
hammer used by the players to strike the ball, and
&our the French Pele-mete.


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4 to 1 4tgbt Prudence
7 to 1 agst Lyrnessa
8 to 1 agst Barossa

Se/ to 1 agst Reformer
5 to 1 azst I'rudence
.5 to 1 agst Quadrille
6 to I agbt Don Carlos

OVUM
to I agst Bess
20 to I agst Jesse
"JO to 1 agst Corinne
30 to 1 agst Quiz
30 to 1 agst Sir Cray
High othisi agst any other

Iin,TATER ST. LEG Eft •
i 1 1 to 1 agst Altisidora filly :55 to 1 agst Streatham
15 tot agst Swiss 40 to 1 agst Sir. Jacques's
17 to 1 agst Slitter of Mansfielc Walton filly
18 to 1 agst Rosanne 10 11 1 agst Sir. Pierse's Lot
18 to 1 agst I Ringlet fur the St. Leger.
25 to I agst Miss Cranfidd i

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_ SPORTING INTELLIG ENCE.
BETTING! 100 M. TATIRRSALL'fI, JAY. 12.
Thif fiettingixoent 44ay eshabited as great an •assemblage of
sporting characters, from top highest order down to the lowest 141.,
it we hoe seen for a considerable time : in fact, it was, from the
Opening it the door to its dose; ilteraffy crowded to an overflow,
and the outside adventicers on the turf were equally numerotts.
Notwithstanding the attendance of such numbers, there was not
h, any menus adequate business done; great part of the time w.ts
Oreugied in talking, and every now and then in a very high key, as
to the result of the great fight of last, week. Some paid, but not
elkeerfully ; others. grtimbled, and did not post their cash, thinking
and hoping that ultimately Spring will not be allowed the victor;
Melt result time will 'hew. The most betting done on the different
Stakes now in request was on the Doncaster St. Leger; which
stands, as to odds, nearly as lit our report of Monday last ; but
trifling alteration, either on the Derby or Riddlesworth ; and the
Oaks experienced several movements, which, with other state of
odds, we describe below as neatly as can be ascertained.
7 to I agst Reformer
10 to 1 agst Agnes
11 to 2 agst Swiss
14 to 1 agst Ridicule
14 to 1 agst Ranchee
15 to 1 agst Don Carlos
17 to 1 agst Cressida

S to 1 agst sister to Sailor
10 to I agst Miss Jigg
12 to 1 agst Pope Joaa
'OR f.
9 to 1 agst Cressida
12 to 1 apt Sister to Sailor.
20 to 1 agst Reserve
High odds agst any other
OATLA ):D&
Two against the field on caul class, but no takers. The horses
were not named.

A GOOD FOX HUNT. '
The hounds of T. Thomas, of Penkering, Esq. unkennelled a
fox at Lfanelweth'llocks,,on the confines of Breconshire, last week,
which gallantly crossed the county of Radnor to Kingston; be
was then beaded, and• turned off for the preserves at Newport,
which he skirted, and thence to Wapley Rabbit Warren, where un-
fortunately the hounds changed their scent. Mr. Thomas and two
other well-monnted'aportsmen alone, out of a numerous field, could '
live with the pack, which went at a spanking pace the whole run.
The distance could not have been much less than forty miles, and
three hours and a half elapsed only from the first " tally-ho" until
their arrival at Wapley Camp. This is the second severe chace
the same fox is supposed to have famished the sportsmen on this
side of the county of Radnor. One fine horse, supposed to have
besa worth WO guineas, died from the severity of the chase.


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POLICR-INTELLIGENCE%

DIRD.

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a few days. The sets-to:were very eenfiriest. Bektier ansi
Bern mActe•a most ;nasok *OP, LlifiP=4:4'444-04.
cher. George Cut-titan' leate,si to fight Saiswy: , , jrthic.44
little Jew, for 50 sovireigns; DiCk,Atepei.tve hautle
challenged him. fur 100 hovereighs., Tu the last shs „^e linty
said, Fifty is enough for buys to flight ft!r, and I'm litra4pag
Cif A NOR ittlCll4o EXTR.OtIDIN A RY.— At t!'e Ortlrtll
of St. Geprge's, Middlesex, oli•Wednesday 1.44, spas
*rung, by the Juaior Canibeilaod Society. the fir-at •trisa
and complete peal of Bob Major Bard. an, sitfifig of
5,120 inusiculchangest in the short timers, throe heinrs
and lag Minutes, and pegoinied by the foliow 'Mg Artilit4t
Samuel filteham, Treble James Ellackksvit, (Pitt.*
John Merritt, Second Thomas %Oa, Illstts
William Williams, Third John itatris, foeseinsts
Samuel Austin, Fourth Steven Wrage,"talog
This peal was conducted by William Williams, Est

. . HATTON-GA R PVC ,
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eniodev, a frequent, though not Voluntary visitor at most of toe
Police Offices, was ordered to find bail, having been found wassieT..
ing about Goswell-street at a late hour, ih irhi.h vichtitT numerous
burglaries have been lately' committed.
X. Coates was remanded, having been detected with a hug contain-
ing three 'Planers of venison aod-a deer-skin, ftu•_ the paxssss:u•t el
which he could not satisfactorily *ccount.
QUEEN...SQUARE
W. Is was re-examined, charged with being concentede with
two others, in attempting to rob, and firing a pistol at, 1 Collins,
in the Vauxhall Ihicige-road, as formerly stated, and fully coil-
mitred. AlacAndrew, 'whis was apprehended on suspicion of
being concerned also, proved to be insane, and -was gAvisti up tat
bis friends.
?Vary Junes was fully committed, for robbing T. nocre, a riot
diet, of ss. and his watch, at a brothel in the Masonry.

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MA R I.BOROUG STR F.F.T.
riimeot C:rarles Siing, and John ,Easf, were charge. le:.b
two separate assaults. Mr. Sims, who acted as spokesmph on the
n,:casion, declared that the whole affair arose from the impertlnettt
interference of Mr. Morley, One of the complainants. The fact was,
he and his hinds had beerospendirg the day with a party, and
were returning bons*. When passing through Thornhaugh-street,
they went into a boos: of Came, and were drinking some wins
with Mrs. Barnes, inthe drawi!.g.room, and laughing rather lohdly,
when Mr. Morley cline up to interfere, and they turned him out
of the room.

Cousins, the watch-honse co stable 'here came for Ward, and also
charged Mr. Sims with an assault upon hirnovlnie securing the party
at the watch-house.

Mr. Ito; the Magistrate,, ordered that Sims should find hail, both
for the assault on Morley. and that on the constable, and tlut the
other two should find bail fur the assault on 7rlorley only.

'Murphy was charged with stealing a va!iial:le barometer Front
the. A house of ir. Stokes, No. 101, Great Russell.‘trvet, Blooms-
bury.,—The prisoner said in bis defence, that by could not deny the
charge, but was driven to the commission of the:offence by the most
urgent distress and want.—He was fully committed for trial.

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Such is the eiNt ot perseventnc.e and industry in
the science of Medicine, that great numbers, many of •whom had
lingered under the moat painful and obstinate . disorders, who
were pronounced incurable by respectable praetiontrs, and sever*,
discharged from hospitals, have been restored to perfect health by
the celebrated Dr. EADY, who, after a long and laborious pray.
tire, is enabled to remove the most obstinate Venereal Complaint*
however long and deeply filed in the habit.—Eruptions, Pains in
the Limb. obstinate Gleets, Dimness of Sight, Nodes on the shin."
bones, Ulceration, and Sore Throats, are among the syti-ptonis
arising out of improper treatment, and which without time ly as.
instance prove fatal. The Ductor is consulted daily- by pale' is rat
both sexes,.at 38, Dean-street, Soho, and 1, ifathrld-,treet, Scam,
ford-street, Blackfriars and Waterloo Roads, by persons from every
part of the country, and by Letter (if post paid) enclosing a frt.

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The 39th ult. at Valognes,.in France, the Lady of Lieut. Chad-
wick, of the ith Royal Veterans, of a daughter. .
Jan. 4, the Lady of lieutenant-General &r John Orinfill. of •
Dunikeir, of t son.

At Dumerieff, on the 21st December last, Dr. 3Ohtt noProona
First Physician to the Emperor of Russia.
The 15th of o.ctober last, at Gsah,am's Town, Cape of Good
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•C ,l. r - Sackville Frazer, of the Cape Corps.
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Hope, Lieutenant-Col. George .
At Biritall, near Leeds, aged 88, Mr. Joshua Priestley,' brother
to the celefirsted Dr. Priestley.
At llobile, near Ncw Orleans, On the 3d of October, Mr.
James M.Nair.
Dec. 28, at glsinore, Mr. William Johnston Sim, aged 28.
The 27th of August last, at Maitas, aged 95, Jane Rfizaheth,
wife of Captain Wittani F,:nwick.
Friday 5e nnigltt, at Stustou Parsonage, in the 751 h year of law
age, Hannah, wife of the Rev. Wm. Walker, Prebrodary of Lifiew.
field, and Rector of Stuston.
At the Crown Inn, Lyndhurst, on Sunday morning, 28th eta%
Rev. Mr. Cliorret, Curate of the parish of &Mold, ckarLtudise
t9n, aged *Out 30.

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