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FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1831.

CONGREVB'S BALSAMIC ELIXIR,

FOR COUGHS, HOOPING-COUGH, ASTHMA, SHORT-
NESS op BREATH, Ike.
Price Is. led. 26. 9d. and 4e. 64. per Rattle.
THE following Letters, selected from numerous others,
addressed to Mr. Coogreve, will prove the sepetiority of this
invaluable Compound.
WINTER COUGH.

Sir—For the last nine years I have bun troubled with a dreadful
Cough, which has always keen worse in winter. After taking every re-
medy to remove it, and Sliding myself to be gradually declining in
health, I bad recourse so yours, sad am truly thankful to say that I
sever passed a winter for some years so free from the complaint. I
hope thousands of my fellow.is&ros may try it, and Sod the same
besalt. It Is above all price. I shall never be without a bottle.
Yaws, &c. S. LETCHLRE.
IS, Camila!, Loudon, March IC 1430.

SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CONSTANT COUGH. site.
Sir—Gratitude constrains me to acknowledge the great benefit I have
recently received from your very valuable Balsamic Ether. Towards
the elese of July last, I was severely afflicted with a constant
cough and incessant wheezing, attended with a very great diffi-
culty of breathing. which prevented my taking any rest for several
weeks together, but in an erect posture, through fear of suffo-
cation. After having been attended by three very skilful Medical
Gentlemen, and my complaint still continuing, I was persuaded by a
friend to make trial of your excellent Specific, which through necessity
I gladly embraced. and after a few applications, I found very con-
siderable relief in breathing, and in less than a week the distressing and
alarming sensation of wheezing was so far abated. that a could spin
venture to lie down ia my bed, from which time my health and strength
began gradually to increase, and was so far restored, that I again com-
menced my profession. My only motive, dear Sir, in being thus prompt
in troubling you is, that others similarly aMicted may know where to
find a remedy for their sufferings.
I am, Sir, gratefully yours, PETER BEDFORD.
Alfred House Academy,

Kingsland-road, Oct. 26, 11129.
P.S. I purchased three 2s. 9d. Bottles, and half of the last I have
put aside, having no further occasion for it. You are at liberty to
publish this for the good of the public.

HOOPING-COUGH.
Sir,—Having two children very ill with Hooping Cough, for which
disorder I tried various medicines, to no purpose, I was recommended
to try your excellent Balsamic Elixir. After administering it two or
three times they found wonderfkl relief, from its clearing away the
thick phlegm from their chests, and allaying the violence of their
coughs. They have nearly finished the second bottle. and are now
free from every symptom. I thought it my duty to let you and the
public know the virtue of your valuable remedy, which has beyond any
thing surprised me.
I ant, Sir, your humble Servant,
MARY ANN GORHAM.
5, Queen's-row, Paradise-row,
Palmet's Village, Westminster, Oct. 14, 1830.
Also. in Bottles, 13id. rack.
CONGREVE'S GOLDEN BALM, volt CHILDREN
CUTTING THEIR TEETH.

The following letter, recently sent the Proprietor, will better extol its
virtues than auy thing he can add, and prove that it is " Tsts
Mwswaa's Bess' Cossrame►u roe me Nurture."
No.l, Queen's Row, Palmer's Village, Westminster,
November 7, 1830.
Sir—ln hopes that all parents will try the same remedy, I have
thought it my duty to inforni you that your "Golden Nam" has
wrought the greatest wonder in my child, aged seven months, in taking
mit bottle only. I cannot describe the agony she endured from her
gums before its use. Night after night she deprived me of rest by con-
stant crying, and nothing stemeerto give her a moment's ease, and I
was often afraid she would expire it; convulsion fits. Her gums were
very hard, and much swelled and inflamed. She had wanted away to a
mere shadow. But. Sir, only judge of my astonishment i A few drops
rubbed on her gums gave her immediate ems. I applied it two or three
times a day, always with the same effect; ha bowels which were very
costive, became regulated ; and 1 thank GoD the child is fast recover-
ing its flesh and strength. She has since cut two teeth with consider.
able ease. In writing this I perform a duty 1 owe to you and the
public. Your humble servant,
MARY CARTER.

Witness, Sarah Harrold.
Prepared and Sold, by the Proprietor, " Henry Congress," 30, Col-
lege Street, Chelsea ; and sold by moat wholesale and retail Maid=
Venders in Loudon and the United Ringdom.
N.B. Ask for Congrree's Balsamic Elixir,' and Congraes Golden
Balm,' and notice kis Signature (Henry Conrail), across the Stamps.

PRICE 71).

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FELONY.

A charge of felony was on Wednesday brought under the
notice of the sitting megistates at Lambeth-street po-
lice-office, out of which arose some singular disclosures,
and in the hearing of which considerable time was oc-
cupied.

The facts, which will be found of somewhat extraordinary
character are these :—On Friday last, Miss H. a young
woman, most respectably connected, who had been atop-
piag some weeks previously at the house of Mr. T. an ex-
tensive mercer and draper, carrying on business in the parish
of St George's in the east, was brought before Mr. Wyatt,
on a charge of having stolen a valuable muff and tippet be-
longing to Mrs. T. It being than alleged that varioas other
articles of property were miming, and the necessary wit-
nesses to complete the charge not being in attendance, the
accused was remanded for further examination until yester-
day. The pain she felt at the degradation of her situation,
preyed most sensitively on her mind, and at the New Prison,
Clerkenwell, where she was confined, she was scarcely seen
to utter a syllable to any of the prisoners with whom she
wax confined ; but spent her time in walking about, in ap-
parently the utmost mental uneasiness and anxiety. In this
state she continued until Monday morning, when taking
advantage of the absence of her fellow-prisoners, she sus-
pended herself by her handkerchief from the iron bars, and
when discovered and cut down, life to all appearance was
quite extinct. However, by the prompt application of
some powerful restorativesand other remedies, animation was
restored, and she afterwards so far recovered as to be able to
be removed to this office at the time appointed. On being
brought to this office, Mr. H•RDWICK humanely pointed
out to her the consequences which might result from her
rash attempt.
Hiss H. who appeared much affected, expressed mucb con-
trition for what she had done, bat said she was quite inno-
cent of the offence laid to her charge, for that, instead of
stealing the articles, as had been alleged, they had been
made a present to her by Mrs. T.
Mrs. T. denied that this was the fact, and declared she
hid never given the prisonei either the muff or tippet.
Mr. Hs How lc ic questioned Miss H. as to whether
any thing particular had passed at the time the present
was made ?

Miss H. replied that she could not recollect: but that
Mrs. T. having acquainted her (Mies H.) with all her se-
crets, and admitted her without reserve into her confidence,
for this it was she thought tho present had beeen made her
of the articles in question.
A lady, a friend of the accused, here came forward, and
stated on oath that Miss H. had informed her of receiving
the present from Mrs. T. and she afterwards accompanied
Miss H. to that lady's house with the same muff and tippet
on. The witness added, that this took place after Mrs. T.
had returned to her husband's house, subsequent to her
elopement.
Mr. and Mrs. T. affected much indignation and surprise
at this insinuation, and asked the witness what she meant
by the expression of Mrs. T.'s elopement ?
The witness replied, that they surely could not be igno-
rant of its meaning. They, however, still appeared to evince
a total ignorance on the subject, and begged the Magistrates
would require an explanation from the witness of the insi-
nuation which she made, and which was to them of a most
unpleasant nature.
Mr. HLRDWICK, in consequence, requested that the
affair might be explained. On which Miss B. stood for-
ward, and with some hesitation, stated that Mrs. T. had left
her husband's house about Christmas last, and went to live
at the Portugal Hotel, Fleet-street, but after stopping there
a few days, she attempted to commit suicide by swallowing
a dose of poison, and on this circumstance coming to her
husband's knowledge, he at once removed her home.

Mr. and Mrs. T. the most solemn manner, declared that
there was not a tittle of truth in this statement, which they
said must have been got up merely for the purpose of intimi-
dating them from coming forward to prosecute. Mr. T. as-
sured the magistrates that during the eight years be
was married, his wife had never even for one night, slept
from under his roof. Mrs. T. also declared, that she never,
to her knowledge, slept at an hotel, and that as for the For-
tugal, she knew no more where it was than her infant child
of three months old.
Mr. HARDWICK, finding the parties so pertinaciously
positive, questioned Miss H. more closely on the subject,
and asked her if she spoke of Mrs. T. being at the Portugal
from her own knowledge, or if she had made the state-
ment merely from what she had heard from others ?
Miss H. replied that she spoke from her own knowledge,
for that she bad visited Mrs. T. at that hotel three different
times while she was there; and that after her husband bad
taken her away from there, she, Miss H. herself paid the
bill which she had incurred, and which amounted to 21. 18s.
This fact, as well as Mrs. T.'s being there, could be p:oved
by the waiters and chambermaid them.
Mr. T. requested that the case might be postponed to a
future day, when he would be able to prove, both by his
own servants, and those at the Portugal-hotel, the utter fal-
lacy of these statements.
Mr. HARDW ICK replied, that the ease had now assumed
an aspect which, in justice to all parties, required further
investigation, and for that purpose he would remand the
accused until Friday,
On the application of Mr. Wooller, who attended at the
request of her friends, Miss 11. was admitted to bail, to ap-
pear on that day.
Independent of the above singular incidents, there are
several others connected with this case which are worthy of
remark. bliss H. has been for some time paid addresses to
by a gentleman who was formerly an officer in the royal
navy, but is at present Captain of a West Indianan, and a
day was some time since fixed on for their marriage. A
short time before the. arrival of the day nami?d, a German
Baroness, of considerable property, fell violently in love with
the brother of Miss H. and another day was appointed for the
celebration of the nuptials of both couples, and that day was
hest Wednesday. The necessary forms of publishing banns.'
&c. was gona,,through at St. George's Church, Hanoves-
square, where the ceremony was to have taken place. It is,
however, for the present,in consequence of the present " un-
toward event,' deferred.

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EXTRAORDINARY IND MYSTERIOUS DISAPFTAR-"
ARCS OF AN oRNIAN BOY.

Tuesday, the Mb of last December, a young country lad, dreseei
in a new blue musk frock, good abase, dec. was brought before s It.
)larrlott, the 'magistrate at Quassaquate Police-offs 'e, by WSJ
Mowell, am of the of B. division of pollee. Toe iaii, it
appastak had bun wandsrlag mar Westminster Abbey, and on be. •I 4
toudgeoll nom said be was endeavouring to hid out lots
untie, but all the d ration he had was "Charles Hopkins, a aseyer,
London." He was completely destitate; with the cxcep 13:1 of a
bundle, containing a clean pair of stockings, a shirt. and a B:biu
Mr. Howell said that the lad had been given into his Charge, 4N he had
no home to go to, and he had b. en takes care of at the statioti.i.ouse fse
the night.
The lad's statement was as follows • —He said that hit name war
Joseph Hopkins, his father bad been a sailor, and about two years
and a half ago he placed him with a Mr. Jost:pit Gore. a farm at
Cbilwell, about four miles from Liverpool, from which port his father
had sailed for New York, but on the voyage had fallen overheard, au.l
his mother bad been dead many years. He wse 14 years ut age, a:A
had continued with his master until a few days ago, when, from he
distress °Lobe times, be bad been obliged to sell of and discharge hit
servants. He received from his master 30s. and with this cunt tr...
veiled to London. At Northampton, be slept in a room with a Jew
pedlar, who robbed him of all his money. The landlord of the hossae
gave him is. 6d. and he still continued his journey, and on the road he
met with a drover. who gave him his meals to assist him to drive his
cattle to London. He did not expect to have any dificulty in finding
his uncle, u he onderstcod that he lived at Pimlico, which he thought
was a street. Mr. Marriott advised the lad to find his wag hack again
to Chiba's% and ordered him to be discharged. A gentleman, who
happened to be present In the oiler, (Dead the poor lad outside, crying
bitterly : be questioned hint minutely, and from the artless and
intelligent manner in which be repeated Ms story,. be believed
him. He got the lad a bed for the night in the neighhouri,,,o.t.
He was strictly questioned by several of the oaken, who all be-
lieved his story to be correct, and on the following day the gen-
tleman got him a situation with Mr Gowland, residing to Nelson-
square, Mackfriars-road, who was highly pleased with the lad. 111.•
boy repeated his story, and Mr. Gowland wrote on Monday the
34 of January, to his master, and also to the High ('onsraole
that neighbourhood. The I. d appeared highly delighted with hi.
situation, and executed every command with the greatest alacrity.
He appeared to be grateful for• the least kindness, and showed
the utmost attention and assiduity. So far did he gain the e.teen.
of his master, that be was intrusted with various small sums of
money to purchase articles in the nelghbouthoo.', and on one oc-
casion was tent to a home with some valuable plate. On Tues•
day, the 4th instant, his mistress that him to a butter-shop in
Blackfriar's-road to buy some eggs, and gave Into a shilling and
some halfpence. The lad ran into the kitchen for his bat, and
spin coming into the parker, said be was sure the shilling wool I
be *unlearnt, and put down the halfpence. He went out, but covet
returned since. • Every inquiry was made for him, but in vain. It
was now supposed that the lad was a gross impostor, and that
be had been leagued with thieves to. rob the house, and this sus-
picion was in some measure corroborated by the following circuns
stance. About eight o'clock the same evening that the lad di.ap -
peered, a young fellow, about eighteen years of age, of rather •
forbidding appearance, called at Mr. Gowland's house, and revers,.
ed to speak to him. He said that he understood he wanted a
servant to look after a horse and gig, aid clean knives, ace. lir.
Gowland inquired who sent him. The stranger replied that a ma.,
bad sent hint, but he did not know who he was. Ott bring fur-
ther questioned, the stranger said that be lived in Windmill-
street, New-cut. He was told be was not wanted, and accord-
ingly he went sway. Information was given to several of the police
stations of the circumstance, with a description of the boy if be
should chance to be picked up, but no tidings could be beard of
him. Yesterday a letter was received from the High Constable of Pres-
cott, near ChUwell, to whom the boy's statement had been sent. to
Inquire into the truth of his story, and contrary to every expectation,
it was stated to be perfectly correct. Not only did his late master,
Mr. Gore, give him the highest character for honesty and integrity,
but all the farmers In the neighbourhood joined in his praise. The
highly respectable clergyman of the parish of Chile ell also bore te.ti•
many to the excellent character of the boy, and offered to do anything
in his power for him. The case was now involved in more mystery
than ever. The circumstance of his leaving the halfpence when he
went for the eggs showed that he had no intention of abscond:ng, and
leaving his clothes and Bible behind hint (the latter he considered his
greatest treasure) confirmed tbat fact. The strange lad calling the
same evening about the place, sent by s moo he knew nothing about,
coupled with the excellent Character the lad has received, has OeCi
aimed some fearful and dark surmises. Several old ;mike-piker.
were yesterday consulted, and hat au epheion enutd,be formed. The
unfortunate orphan, there is little doubt. has been trepanned by some
diabolical villain, for purposes which we scarcely dare mention, but
which have not been uncommon in Scotland. WindmilLstreet is no-
torious as being the resort of thieves of every description, and if ru-
mour is is any way to be relied on, worse characters than thieves infest
that street. Information of the above mysterious circumstances were
yesterday gives to L division of the police, at the station house, in
the Waterloo toad, where a full description of the lad's person and
dress was taken down.

A Ward Meeting of Farringdon-without was, in pursuance
of a requisition, held by Mr. Alderman Waithman, at the.
inquest-room of St. Andrew's, Holborn, this day, at 1.2
for one o'clock in the forenoon precisely, for the purpose of
petitioning his Majesty for the extensioa of the Royal mercy
to the misguided persons capitally convicted under the special
commissions.

The petition on behalf of the convicts at Winchester and
other places, from the parish of Clerkenwell, was signed by
upwards of 2,000 householders within six hours, and was
presented by deputation to Lord Melbourne, Secretary of
state, yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, who promised to
transmit the same immediately to the King.
The three prisoners at Winchester, Eldridge, Gilmore, and
Annelle, have been respired by warrant from the Secretary
of State. A respite had been previously granted by the
Judges in the cue of Holdaway, to allow time fur enquiring
into the truth of some affidavits which bad been made in his
favour. The two prisoners Oakley and Darling, in Heading
gaol, who have been respired, are to be transported for life.
We are concerned to state that Lady Ann Gregory met
with a serious accident on Thursday evening. While read-
ing in her dressing-room her clothes accidentally caught
fire, and she was rather seriously injured. Mrs. W. Gre-
gory, in her effort to extinguish the flames, was also slightly
burnt. Lady Ann is, however, considerably better.—
Dublin Morning Re ter.
The Collections for the O'Connell Fund at the chapels
of Waterford, exceed five hundred pounds. Waterford
Mirror. _ _ _

By letters patent under the Great Seal of Ireland. his
Majesty has been pleased to grant unto Standish O'Grady, of
Rockbarton, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten,
the dignities of a Baron and Viscount of this part of his
Majesty's kingdom called Ireland, by the names; styles, and
titles of Baron O'Grady, of Rockbarton, and Viscount Gail-
lamore, of Caher Guillamore, in the county of Limerick.
Dublin Gazette of Saturday.
Thomas John Battersby, Esq. barrister-at-luw, has been
appointed to the office of Recorder of hells, vacant by the
death of the late Marquis of Headfort.—Dublin Evening
Mail.
IMPORTANT PO BLEACHERS.—" Treasury, January 5.
—Mr. Spring Rice presents his complimente to Messrs.
M'Donnell and Co. and has to acquaint them that three-
Sim have been given by the Treasury for payment of the
whole drawback on barilla, used by bleachers."—Dublin
Morning Register.
A diabolical attempt to commit murder was:ntade on Sa-
turday night last, at Newton-moor, near Ssockport. The
Foreman of Mr. James Ashton, seeing a crowd,ofttum-onts,
went among them for the purpose of remonstrating. with them •
on their unreasonable conduct. In the course of his obser-
vadoei, he remarked that he believed the prices offered by
the masters were as h*li as they could 'afford in the present
Mate of the market. Hamm answered by loud execrations
from a numbil'of the*
.people, and 'cries •of " four-sad::
two-pence or Siring I" Finding he was we likely'to maks
any impression no bin 'tourers, be left throw bet we. soon
followed by tip men; eae of whom fired a pistol at hiss;
happily, howsysr, withedeleffeet, though the ball
.Ftruck
coat:' Vrifilderstand that Ae; two men mined in this
diabolical outrage have since been taken into custody by the
Stockport Police.—Mariehester Herald.

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