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THE LORD'S PRAYER.

We bate not seen anywhere a happier version of the Loses Prayer
than that which Mr. Bw&aa Nam= has given.....Mostido

FATIMI or Au.! *he slwerst above;
Thy name be hallowed here;
As in those rauksts of peace and love,
Where Babb that name mere !
Tby kingdom come; thy will, alone,
Be dose by nun below ;
As' spirits round thy glorious throne
Their pare obedience show!
Give es this day our daily bread;
Not merely outward food,
But that whereon the soul is fed—
The source of heavenly good !
Vorgive our trespasses, as we
In pardoning love abide ;
/Race none forgiveness win from Thee,
Who pardon have denied!
And lead as from temptation far ;
From evil, Loan deliver,
For Thine the pew's, the kingdom are,
And glory, ever, ever !

COURT OF ARCHES, AraEL 10.

This Court commenced sitting this day, being the first day of
Session of Easter Term.

TROWNDYEZ V.

This was a ask isstkuted for t separation by Mr. ThonsdykeP
against Mrs Theradyke, by reason of adokery on her part.
The perdaelen of this case appeared before the public on the
trial of in ierndyke v. Hervey, which took place at the Sittings after
last Miehaelnsas Term. 111 r. Tboradyke obtained damages against
Mr. Hervey to the amoant of 4.0001.
Dr.JUINalt appeared for Mr. Thorndyke, and stated,
from the allegations of the libel, the marriage of the
parties in November 1818, that Mr. Thorndyke, who is
an Officer of Artillery, was ordered to St. John's, New-
foundlaid, in May 1824, accompanied by his Lady and
two children. The subsequent elopement of Mrs.'
Thorndyke with the Hon. Mr. Hervey, an Officer in a
battalion of the 60th Regiment, quartered there at the
same time; the arrival of the parties at Cork, and sub-
sequent arrival in this country ; during the whole of
which time the edukerons intercourse, which subsisted
between Mr. Hervey and Mrs. Thorndyke, was fully
proved. In addition to which, Mrs. Thorndyke had
been delivered of a male child, the fruit of the adulter-
ous intercourse. •
Dr. Lostunoton appeared for Mrs. Thorndyke ; but-offered no
opposition to the prayer of the libel.
Sir Joule Nsonot., after taking a view of the facts of the case,
pronounced separation accordingly.

EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION.
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Thursday', an examination took place before our Ma-
gistrates in there private room, relative to a circum-
stance which has exciters- considerable interest, viz. the
apprehension of a Clergyman. The person charged
was the Rev. Mr. Sturgis, and the supposed offence for
which be was apprehenaed was horse-stealing. The
circumstances of the case, as related by Mr. Beards-
worth, of the horse repository In this town, were these.
At the time of the Warwick Races, in September,lB22,
he offered to lead the prisoner, with whom he was ac-1
quainted, a horse, to accompany his (Mr. Beardsworth's)
party to the Races. The prisoner accordingly rode
with.thent, and attended the course on Mr. Beards-
worth's hot se, which, at the end of the first day's sport,
he took to Mr. B.'s stables ate Warwick. The prisoner
was staying at the same inn as Mr. Beardsworth, who
paid all his ezpences. On the second day the horse was
lent to the prisoner as before, and returned by him in
the evening; but, on the third day, when it was agreed
that he should return with Mr. Beardsworth to Bir-
mingham after the races, soon after he got upon the
course he left his party, rode off in a contrary direction,
and afterwards sold the horse. He wrote to Mr.
Beardsworth some time aftetwards, stating, that the
horse had become lame, and that he had sold it for Si.
but lie did not seal, the money. Mr. lhardsworth had
bills, printed, and inserted advertisements, offering a re-
war,d for ~the apprehension of the prisoner, who, from
time to time, wrote to him, but each letter came from
suc,h opposite parts of the kingdom, as to make it hope-
lcas bros. It appeared that the prisoner had
lately been residing in Warwick, and was one of the
candidates for the situation of Chaplain to the County
Gaol.
,He was in,thatvwn, using his exertions to ob-
tain,the *motion, when he was apprehended, on Satur-
day last, and lodged in the gaol, for the ch4plainship of
*flick he was a candidate. When apprehended, he
clestioyecl,tbe testimonials which he had put in, relative
to hii qualification for the office. The Magistrate told
Mr. geardsworth, that the offence which had been corn-
"bitted did not amount to a felony, and he must bring
an action against him for the money. Another charge,l
for forging the acceptance to a bill, was then preferred
against the prisoner, by a person who came from Lei•
cester on purpose. The bill was drawn upon the Rev.
Mr..Crpwther, and purported to be accepted by him.
No evidence, however, was offered to prove the forgery,
and the pi isoncr was di whits ged.—Biforingharn Journal.
.
ST. Luke's, Mtanczaax,--Yesterdar, the friends of
M,. WILKS. the suecessfal candidate for the situation of'

Vestry Clerk of the above piri,h, dined together at the
Abiinn Tavern, Aldersgate•street, in celebration of his
re-election. Mr. Wmas himself took the chair ; and,
after the cloth was removed, addressed the company at
considerable length, thanking them for the honour they
Lad conferred upon him, and assuring them that he
would at all times do all in his power to promote their
interests. The company were highly respectable, and
the greatest harmony and good fellowship prevailed.
A young man, servant to Mr. Rizon, of Ibstone,
Bucks, was killed an Tuesday : the mare he was driv-
ing ran away,.and in throwing himself out of the cart,
he fell between the shafts, and was kicked by the mare;
Le died on the spot.
Mrs. Tumor, of Gossams End, near Berkhampstead,
80 years of age, while saying her prayers on Sunday,
with her back to the fire was so much burnt, that she
died in excruciating. agony.
In the year 1758, at the concerts at Marlborough-
green, Dublin, among the many fine singers was Rachael
Baptist, a real black woman, a native of Africa ; she
always appeared in the orchestra in a yellow silk gown,
and. was beard by the applauding company with great
delight, la ithout remarks upon her sables. The favourite
song althea time was Prior's Fair -Kitti,beatti(ul and
youn."--Recolkdirias of O'Keefe, Nem Monthly Mag.
Christmas and Earle, two burglars, left for execution
at Horsham, have been reprieved.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
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An Inquisition was held yestetdaY before Mr. R.
Ceram at the White Swan, New Dover-road, on the
body of Catharine Keaton.
Ellen Dewig deposed as follows :—I knew deceased
and her husband ; lodged in the room over theirs, Saw
her on Tuesdaf night at eight o'clock at sapper, part
of which she invited me to partake of, but I refused.
My husband came home at the time, and we went to
bed. I arose at half after seven and came down stairs.,
As deceased was in the habit of getting up before that
hour I knocked at her door, but received no answer ;
I then opened the door ; saw deceased lying in the bed
with her face downwards ; her head between the bed
and the wall, with her hands hanging on the floor. I
asked her what was the matter, to which I received no
answer. Being alarmed, I called the woman who lives
next door; we went op together and found her dead.
Keaton came to breakfast ; I informed him of his wife's
situation, on which he observed it is only her drunken-
ness as usual ; she has been taking her drops with her
lodger. He said afterwards ,‘ For God's sake go for a
Doctor."
Mr.-Hardy, Walworth, surgeon, beard that deceased
died on Tuesday ; was desired by the parish officers to
attend, which I did at eleven o'clock on Tu!stlary even-
ing ; I first examined the corpse generally ; it was last
approaching decomposition. I found some slight
bruises on the external angle of the left eye; the contu•
sions about the body seemed to be of some standing. I
then examined the head ; the scalp and bone were un-
injuracie On examining the cavities of the brain, there
was a large quantity of coagulated blood, as if au effu-
sion of blood bad taken place upon the brain; on the
whole, there were the ordinary symptoms of apoplexy.
The deceased being short-necked, corpulent, and given
to drinking, much accelerated an attack of that nature.
I have no doubt that such was the cause of her death.

Two more witnesses were called in, but the Jury were satisfied
with Mr. Hardy 's opinion, and returned a verdict of—" Died in a
At of apoplexy."

OLD BAILEY, APRIL 10.

Sarah Forward was capitally convicted of stealing
eight sovereigns, and other property, on the 25th of
March,,in the dwelling-house of M:s. Eves, in Sloane-
-square, Chelsea. The prisoner was a fOrtnight in the
prosecutries sertice, and then absconded with the pro-
perty. She afterwards surrendered herself to a watch-
man, and confessed the robbery, and she said she did it
for the purpose of being sent out of the country.
Guilty—Death.
William Leach and Peter Maden were capitally in-
dicted for assaulting John Moulton on the King's high
way, and stealing from his person two sovereigns and
thirteen shillings in silver, his property. Leach is amen
of very ill-favoured countenance, twenty-three years of
age; and Medal, who is only twenty years of age, had
a respectable appearance, and is a good looking young
man. The facts of this daring robbery have already
been reported under the head of our Bow-street Police.
The prosecutor it a farmer, and on the night of Satur-
day, February 17, he left the Orange Tree, public-
house, at Colney Hatch, and was overtaken by the pri-
soners, on his way to Mnswell-hill, who entered into
conversation with him, and set upon him with bind-
geons, beat him till he was almost senseless, and rifled
his pockets of two sovereigns and some silver. They
were-secured on the following morni:ig by the prosecu-
tor, and their clothes wete bloody. The prosecutor
bled considerably during the assault upon his person,
and he spoke positively as to the identity of the
prisoners.
A number of witnesses were called to the character of the pri-
soners, who, it appeared.were employed as carpenters, at Whetstone.
Verdict—Guilty; but the Jury humanely recommended them
to the Royal Mercy no account of their former good characters.
Mr. Justice l'ealt said, he would lay their recommendation be-
fore the proper quarter, but be earnestly admonished the prisoners
to prepare themselves for the awful doom that almost inevitably
awaited them.
Thomas Mason stood indicted, under Lord Ellen-
berough's Ac', for cutting and maiming William Hal
let, in Clerkeuwell.—Hallett stated that, on the morn-
ing of the 24th of March, he went to a cow-shed, and
saw the prisoner there with a bundle in his possession.
The prisoner endeavoured to conceal himself under a
manger; witness called a watchman, and endeavoured
to seize him; a scuffle ensued, and the prisoner took a
knife out of his pocket, and cut the thumb of the witness.
A man, named Williamson, proved that the contents of the bun-
dle, consisting of wearing apparel, were his property ; and had been
stolen by the prisoner iu the cow.house.
Mr. Justice PARK said, that the Jury must be of
opinion the prisoner did the act with intent to murder,
or to disable, or to do some grievous bodily harm ; but
if they thought he had no such intent, and that his
only motive was t' prevent his lawful apprehension,
they must acquit him. If, however, they should be of
opinion that he had • double motive, viz. to prevent his
lawful apprehension, and also to do some bodily harm,
the Judges had decided in a recent case, that it did not
matter which motive or feeling was predominant, the
party was guilty of a capital offence under the statute.
The Jury found the prisoner ..Vor Guilty. Ile was remanded to
take his trial for the robbery.
Thomas Gurney and Johp Smith were indictel for
stealing two sheep, on the 22J of_ March, the property
of James Coleman, of Islington. Tne prosecutor had
eighty-one sheep in his field on the night of the 21st of
Much, and on the evening of the. 22d two were miss-
ing, and the skins and entrails were found in an adjoin-
ing field. The prisoners on the same evening, at an
early hour, were apprehended with parts of two sheep
in baskets in their possession, which, on being fitted to
the skins found in the field, corresponded with certain
marls. Verdict—Guilty.
Gsosge Williams stood indicted for maliciously shoot-
ing at Richard Wilsden ; and in a second indictment,
for shooting at Thomas Henley.—Mr. ADOLPHUS
stated the cue to the Jury. It appeared, that at the
latter end of February last, the prisoner had a quarrel
with some persons at Brentford, and he went home;
he was pursued to his house arid threatened, and he fired
a gun loaded with small shot amongst his assailants.
One of them was wounded in the legs, and the other
ini the seat of honour. The Learned Counsel stated, that
before the Jury could convict the prisoner under this
statute (Lord Ellenborough's Act), they must be satis-
fied, that if the party wounded had died, the offence of
the prisoner would have amounted to murder.
The Judges, l'aisu and Ciamtow, eenfarred foes short time, and
were et *aims, that tinder the eireurnstasses detailed by Mr.
Adolphus Intik 'pee, the crime with. of amounted to
murder if the party had died. The Jury, under their Lordships'
directions, acquitted the prisoner.
James Allen, aged 18, was convicted of stealing from
the person of William Goode, ti Silk bandkeichief, value
51,—The Recoansa said that this was one of the nu-
merous street.robberies which bad been recently com-
mitted in the City of London, and his duty tq the public