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London, England, 1828-06-02 00:00:00

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itipplAsEx SESSIONS, MAY 31. • •
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Samuel Pennington was indicted for wilful and cor-
rupt y. perjur , --
The prisoner had been a horse-dealer, carrying on
%tininess at Market Raisin, in Lincolnshire. He sold a
herse.for 701. to the Reverend Mr. FOWLS, which he war-
rantid sound, but which proving Unsound. Mr. Foufis
bronght an action againit hint to recover back the price
o(k ,and succeeded in obtaiaing a verdict. To defeat
ibliveidict, the defendant procured• a friendly arrest of
himself. at the suit of a Mr. John Hulse. tor an alleged
debt of 251. ft td went into the King's Bench. prison. In
December last, be filed his ichedule in the Insolvent
• Cobrt, to the truth of which he swore, and in which
, • 'hi' stated that he had only eleven pounds. in cash
...in...his possession r, that he bad no plate or furniture,
... save his excepted articles, and that he had only.received
fOr a horse. which he bast sold in Smithfield
iihsenuently to his arrival in. town. He received his
diseirarge.andar the Act, bat MK Fpulisi who did not cis
, pose his discharge, upon learning . the circumstances'
stritleosrhich he bad obtained it, struck a docket against
. him ; and the defendant upon his examination before'
the Commisoloaert of •Banlcrupts contradicted' his pre-'
/ions statements before the Commissioners of InsOlvenc
Debtors, admitted that he had deposited 1021. in a box
at the house of his cousin in Carey-street, Lincoln's Inch
fields; and that belied sold the horse at Smithfield.-:-'
a iatuabk stallion, -called R King of the Country"-7
• for, 501. instead 0f.2.51. He also acknowledged, that the
alleged debt for which he had been arrested was a fic-
titious one, and that he had a quantity of gosids.sicreted
of Market Raisin ; and whilst he was ingaol at Lincoln,:
to which he had been committed by the Conimissioners.
he wrote wiener to his cousin, stating that the fear of
being transportedinduced him to disclose his real cir-
ctinistances to the Commissioners of Bankrupt:
He iv asfoundGeitty, and sentenced to be transported
for seven years. . •

REQUIEM. •
Br Mir. itifcNisty

Rest•thou to peace! Life's toil is o'er,
• • • fts joys, lts sorrows, are no mere;
These ise'er to taste, or those deplore ;
Rest thou in peace I

The Ines of youth, the pride of age,
No mere thy fsacresis engage ;
Cool sow to thee I. Life's last page ;
Rest thou in peace

Not more nu thee the storm shall blow,
The summer's sun, the winter's scow
Alike to thee who sleep'st below ; •
Rest thou in peace !
Thy husband's pangs, thy infant's tear,
Thy home all silent now and drew.,
Disturb not thee, who on the bier,
May rest in peace I

Upon thy cradle Fortune senird—
Thou wart sweet Beauty's darling child,
But thou wast not by them beguiEd—
. Rest thou in peace! •

Thou bloom'st as blooms a lovely flower,
Just open 'd by the ♦ernal shower,
That dies beneath the sun's full power.
And rests in peace!

Like balmy dews thy accents fill,
Still, still, on Memory's ear they dwell,
Too pure mere earthly notes to swell,
They rime to Heaven I

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William Wets, t -nsan'itpplieently. about thirty years
of age, who had been"for gOpse years the auperintendent.
of, the ObsineiS of Messrs.. Todd; MoOson, and CO.
mercers and drapers, is Fiste4treet, Crippligate, was
indicted:: foe feionitmsly eitibrialiOg the sum of 2284
tbe.piopertrof bit erbittaiers.*;
Mr. Fccsyth said, tbeelia dealt with Todd, Morrison,
anclt posnd on tbailld.olAtrgust last he paid the pri-
soner the balance of his account, amounting to• the
sbni Of 2.,
Mr. Jahn Wan btated; that he is a partner in the
.firm of Tod4,4llreiViatra, had Co. They employed about
Ogill belittled Ella fifq 'Simi:tants. The prisoner was their
• fats:titan: and was ainhoriied to receive money on their
account; it was bit:duty to enter the amount in-the
c the ledger purported to be copied from the
cish- and the prisoner:bad never in any way ac-
tiotited4er the 1281.;tie bad teceivedirom Mr. Forsyth.
The erit4 in the ledger was a complete deception. The
prirtutiar7left bis service on the 2d of January (up to
*hitt period the felony had not been discovered), and
beftstnrett the service of Messrs. Ellis and Co. of
gat. •Witne,s had an inter View with the priunier
bd the Ibth of Mirch, when he told the prisoner theie

were some entries made by him in the bOoks which he
(wit'ness)conld,not encleestand, and asked him to explain
*ea: The'prisouer arnswered in a very confused nran-
• net; and said be would.givinto•another room •and fetch
Ms hat; upon which the prisoner suddenly opened a
diliWWitd ran across tone leads to an adjoining house;
%WWI'S followed him; calling " stop thief r but the
prisoner succeeded in making his escape; witness did
trot seethe prisoner again until abollt a month ago. and
• he ***then in custody at Guildhall.
•• Daniel Foriester,,a City Officer, stated,that in souse;
quence. of information which he received, he went to,
Edinburgh, where heapprehended the prisoner on 26th
April.. He made great resistance, but was overpowered.
This was the evidence for the prosecution. For the
defence, two witnesses gave the prisoner a good charac-
ter up to the period when this felony was committed.
• 'l"l.e RICONDIR summed up, and the Jury found the
prisoner Guilty.
The prisoner was instantly called up for judgment,
end was sentenced to 14 years' transportation.
Joseph Palmer, aged 21 years, was indicted for killing
and slaying William Ford, on the 15th of May last, in
's pugilistic feoootittit at Ilford.
'Samuel Godfrey said that he saw the prisoner and
he deceased fight, behind a public-house at Word, for
about half an hour. They frequently knocked each!
other down during the contest; and after the last round
the deceased appeaied to have received a•severe injury,'
find was weak-and taint. He was taken to a surgeon,•
and was afterwards put in a can aid conveyed to Lon-
don. He groaned heavily, and became senseless.
Mr. Agar, a surgeon, said, that the deceased died
from the rupture of a blood vessel on the brain, which
w likely to have been produced by a fall. There
were many bruises on the body, ►ut none calculated to
produce death. •
Willies' Josses said, it was a "fair stand up fight,"
sage deceased was the challenger. •
primer said, be 'evened the death of the de-
edesed, and all he could to avoid fighting him;
bet the deceased would insist upon it:—Vordi(l,
riitadtbelikal to aiil47.
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Before Mr. Justice BUT.
DA KINO 11UROLA
Henry foxes and.frilliani Rice were indicted capitally
for breaking aid entering• the dwelling. house of Miss
Freeman, et Tottenham, on the night of the 16th of
April last, and stealing therein variant" articles, her
property.
Mr. BODKIN, the Barrister, stated the facts for the
prosecution, which were fully -made out by the evi-
dence. The prosecutrix keeps a preparatory boarding-.
school, and she, with het family, retired to bed on the
night in question about eleven o'clock ; and about two
o'clock an alarm was given that thieves had attempted
to break into the house of Mr. Alexander, who resides
nest door to the prosecutrix. It was discovered some
time afterwards that the prosecutries house had been
entered at the window on the ground floor, and that the
different apartments had been broken into, and plun
dered of plate, wearing apparel, &c. About four
o'clock the same morning, the prisoners were met
by a watchnian in the road, not far from the
house of the prosecut;ix, and the prisoner Jones asked
him, " it there had nor been a bit of a job done dowli.
below 7' pointing in the direction of the house of the
Prosecutris. The watchmkn told Jones that he thought
he bad seen him before that morning, but Jones denied
it. The watchman communicated this conversation
immediately to another watchman, and the latter said
he was convinced they were the'robbers who had com-
mitted the burglary that motning in the house of the
prosecutrix, and the prisoneri were pursued, and after
being chased for about the .distance of three miles offer
fields and ditches, they were secured, and in, tiiar direc-
tion in which they had run, part of. the property stolen
from the prosecutrix was picked up. pn tlip person of
Rice, house-breaking implements and part of the stolen
property were found. Jones, in his attempt to escape,'
was seen to thtuw a chemise away, uhich•was picked
up, and identified as the property of Miss Freeman.,—.
The prisoner Rice, after being taken, said, that he did
not care if he Was " toppecr(hanged); and Jones said
that he had ascii five years on the salt sea, and be did
udtearo if he• Wits 44 legged" (transported).
The elthiitictofa great number of witnesses was
quite coiclusiire, and the Jury. without hesitation,
found the prisoners Gifity--Death.
Mr. BODKIN said, that thesprosecutrix was most anxi-
ous to recommend the prisoners to mercy. ' •
Mr. Justice Bitsr—l can only sty that the recom
mendation shall be forwarded. to the proper quarter.
Mr. BoDKIN—Her reason for -recommending them
to mercy is, because do personal violence. was used by
the prisoners. . • •
Mr. Justice ihrav—Very good ' • I can only say, that
I will take-care the tedy's hosisanw-tecommendatioo
shall be communicated to hit Mijesty: •
(Beton Mr. justice firmsalva.). .

John Carter.agodlTilabottrev, and ihomas Dormer,
aged 20. laboorer, wire capitally, indicted for breaking
and entering -the -dwelling-house of Edmond Sayeeo,.
and stealing therein three silver spoons, and other ar-
ticles, his property. '

• Tlia.pro-sectitor-is a poor man, and the house was en-
teted by opening a window. The prisoner Dormer sold
the spoons at a sale shop in Tothill-street, and a pair of
stockings that 'was stolen war found on Carter's legs on
the day of the robbery.
There was no evidence of theprisimem'breaking it 49
the premises. ''• - . • •-
• Tile prosecutor's wife•identified the property.
The one ptisoner in his defence said; that he found
the spoons on a dust heap at which he worked; and the
other, Carter, said that if all the questions be had to axe
was, that that ere woman was false swearing."
A great part of the property stolen has not been re-.
covered.

The Jury consulted together for a few minutes, and
found both the ptiooneritiaitepo-Deatb.
NEW COURT. •

Juyeutt.e TinaV2l4
Jews Cottony, John Karmalyt rind Richard Bryan.
three urchins about tea years of age, the two former
being well known at this bar, were indicted for stealing
a hat, a pair of shoe%, And other articles, the property
of George Lipscombe.
The theftwasbrought completely home with regard
to. Bryan, but there being some doubt at to the other.
two prisoners, the Jury acquitted them, and found
Bryan Guilty. ' •

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;POLICE INTELLII3-ENCX; •

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GUILINHAILL:
jimi Harris was charged with steallia'a tight Abe nal cap, and
table &IL' She kateotered the panikee of ss. Thenspeon, of
thk,filld Change, and foetid her way loans rootiViiellie second'
stay, where the ankles in question were lying: sfis she ado
descetading, however, the female servants met rev, asked her whew
she wanted, and what she had cooteekd • under her shawl,
when she dropped the above articles. In defence she said she had
tasted nothing since the previous matiing,•and she had nothing Wt.
what she stood upright in. The Alderman asked what pariah the'
belonged w; she replied she had beat lodging by the night in St.
Giles's. bat she belonged to St. Pancras. She bad lived respect-
ably; but when she applied for relief to the parish, she bad been
driten away like a dog. She was then *mended till Tuesday, that
the might produce nine one to her character.
A gond-looking young woman was put to the bar on a charge of
being disorderly in the street the night before. She as proceeding
to give the history of an insult she had received, sod was resenting
at the time she was taken into custody by the watchman. The
Alderman cut her short by asking her how long It was since she
was there before? She replied by assuring his Worship that she
had been at Bristow since she was there last. The Alderman told
her she deserved to be sent to Bridewell, tiutif sheOrould undertake
to go to Brighlon, where there was more room Tor her; she should
be set at liberty. The lady did not hesitate to steep- ',laterals, and
was accordingly discharged.
LAM BETH-STREET.
Three men, Bawd Dross, Balk and Nortis, were ganged with
assauhing ?Jr. ThoMption,landlord of the Dukrof Viatiace public
house, C,omtnercialcoad, and breaking. several squares of glass.--
The prisoners came 'into his-house in. a state Of intoxication, and
called for some liquor, which was refused ; titer afterwards struck
the bar-maid, when she desired them to lave the hiiuse. They
were orderetter find ball; but after being locked nti some time
Mr. Thane*. leas prevailed upon, by theirwives, to let them out'
on their making an apology, and paying for putting in the windows'
. • UNION HALL. . -
Tbe bar a Isackneiy coach was summoned before Matrazcz
Straikv;•"ern 'on SotOrday, by Johns, one of the officers of this
atablislunsiit, en the following charge
A few evading§ before, u the biker who attends Astley's Am-
phitheatre was en duty at that place of amusement, his attention
WAS attracted ii a hackney coach among several carriages, which
was sUnding•Without a driver. It was, too, just as the Amphi-
theatre wad about being closed for the night, *ben the company.
were rag stwav The constable accordingly took the roach off
to prevent accidents ;shortly afterwards the driver, who was drink-
ing at a public house in the neighbourhood, having learnt what had
transpired, began to abuse the officer, and subsequently struck him.
John being a pdwerful main, gave him a "Ito /and kir his Oliver,"
and tine summoned him, as above-intimated. •
•Tbe driver was .fined two pouads, whkb he paid.
Sarah Biww a. one of the women who abandoned her child, a
Bede baby only three months old, was committed to Brixton for
two months. '

The Preeedhig day the woman iherfifulk, who bad induced her
little daughter to rennin on the step's of :a bum la Grande-road,
Bermoodsey, with the infant above alluded to, was noinnutted 16
Brixton for a stadia period.
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Saturday mornsslg 14 talon (either% at hackney coach-
man, while stepping off his box to let out a Gentleman
in Woburn-place, suppesi his footand fell on the stones;
his thigh was dreadfully fractured in two places, and
bin collar-bone broke by the fall, and he was carried to
eheWestminster Hospital in a state of the greatest agony.

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDOR MAY 30. •
in, Ric John Gishath. 11. D. Fellow of St. John's College,
and Curate ot March; in the Isle of Ely, was on Friday last elected
Fallow of Je•us College.
Monday A. I. E. Cockburn and T. P. L. Hallett, S. C. L. were
elected Fellows of Trinity Hall.
OXFORD, May 31.
Sitorday being the last day of Raster Term, the following De-
mei Were conferred—
. • . ZACIULOS llt manner.
The Res. John Jones, Fellow (Wieling College.

sacuscoa 11l CIVIL LAW.
Rev. Thomas Vere Bayne, M.A. Scholar of Jesus College, and
Head Master'of Warrington School.
111A1111111 Or AZT&
Rev. James Walter Cary, Magdalen Hall.
Rev. George Price, Magdalen Hail.
Henry Hayman Dod, Worcester College.
Rev. Thomas Agar Holland, Worcester College.
Rev. Thomas Fogg, St. John's College.
BACHSLORS Or •11111.
Edward Carlton Tufnell, Hanoi College, Grand Compounder.
Boltim Simpson, Scholar of Queen's College.
Robert Pain. Queen's College.
Henry Smith. Queen's College.
James Francis Egerton Warburton, Brasennose College.
Montague James Taylor, Brasennose College.
Alexander Evetingham Sketchley, Magdalen Hall.
Richard Pritchard, Magdalen Hall.
Walter Posthumur Powell, Worcester College.
Julian Charles Young, Worcester College.
John Pearson, Balliol College.
William Robert Ward, Balliol College.
John Bateman Buckhy*Bateman, Balliol College.
Right Hon. Archibald Viscount Acheion, Christ Church.
ihomas Pym Bridges, Christ Church.
Isaac Heathcote Pring, Christ Church.
Evan Eugenius Hughes, Jesus College.
John Vaughan Lloyd, Jesus College.
Hugh Robert Thomas, Jesus College.

James Layton Brown, University College.
: • Theodore John Cartwright, University College;
Edward James Phipps Exeter College.
Edward Benbow, Pembroke College.
Lancelot Arthur Sharpe. Fellow of St. John's Collie:
Other Philpott, St.. John's College.
Wednesday last, being the first day of Act Term, the following
Gentlemen were nominated by the Vice Chancellor and Proctors,
to be Masters of the Schools for the ensuing year—
The Rev. George Fuller Thomas, M.A. Worcester College.
John •Williams, M.A. Student of Christ Church.
The Rev. Richard Sankey, M.A. Fellow of Corpus College.
In the same Convocation the Reverend William Thomas Parr
Brymer, II.A. of Trinity College,t.insbadge, was admitted ad
tandem . .
The same day the following Degreas=Vereeonferted•—•
ascnet.oa 114 BIZOICINZ (with License to practice).
John Mitchinson Calvert, Oriel College.
BACHILOA 111 CIVIL LAW.
..William Andrew Hew, Fellow of St. John's College.
• WAITERS OF MITI.
John Evelyn Denison, Christ Church, Grand Compounder.
Rev: S. Smith, Student of Christ Church, Grand Compounder.
Rev. Thomas Twysden.. Mertob College, Grand Compounder.
Rev. lobo Horeford, Queen's Collige.
William Robert Bigg, Queen's College.
.Eeverend James Wakefield, Stl Edmund Hall.
Rev. John Night, Jesus College.
Rev. Hoirel Hughes, Jesus College.
Thomas Bevan, Jesus College.
Rev. Hugh Vaughan, Jesus College.
.Rev. Thomas Lloyd, Jesus College.
Rev. William Ililiner, Worcester College.
• Granville John Penn, Christ Church.
Henry Labouchere, Christ Church.
John !arrow, Fellow of Brsennose 'College).
Rev. Charles Moyer, Trinity College.
George Dacre Tyler' Trinity College.
Rev. Henry Robert Harrison, Lincoln College?
Rev. Stephen Cragg, Magdalen Hall.

314CHILOIS Or All% •
Charles Thomas 6askell, Trinity College, Grand Compounder
Power Turner, Pembroke College.
Robert Rolland, St. Mary Hall.
Fitz Henry Hele, Queen's College. •
William Jacpb Thomas Dodgson,-Queen's College.
Horace Monk, Queen's College.
Thomas Sutton, St. Edmund Hall.
John Robert Redhead, St. Edmund Hall.
Thomas Curate, Worcester College.
Richard Pennefather, Balliol College.
Henry Curtis Smith, Balliol College.
Charles Samuel Twisletoo, Scholar of Balliol College,
Robert Scott, Taal College.
John George Phillimors, Student of Christ Church. •
Matthew White Ridley, Christ Church.
Thomas Chariton Whitmore, Christ Church. •
Henry Ralph Beaumont, Christ Church.
Robert French Laurence, Student of Christ Church.
Kirby Trimmer, St. Alban Hall.
James Slade, St. Alban Hall.
. Horatio Nelson Goldney, St. Alban Hall.
James Lawson, St. Alban Hall.
William Harding, University College.
John Hamilton, litasennose College.
. Jolla Higgon, Brasennose College.
Tar ma • Willingham Booth, Brasennose College.
Joseph John Richardson, Oriel College. •
John Allen Giks, SCholar of Corpus College.
William. Pilkington, Denny of Magdalen College: •
• ',James Henry 'Hughes,- Deny of Magdalen College*
Henry Doyle Sewell,.Ttinity College.
Walter Ashfordby Trenchard, Trinity College.
John Porton, Trinity Cbllege.
Francis Thomas New, St. John', College;
James Campbell Crowley, Wolfram College. .
Robert George Lewis, Wadhans College.
Thomas Bush Saunders, Wadliam Colkge.
George Sweet Escort, Lincoln College.
James Manisty, Lord Crewe's Exhibitioner, Lincoln College.
Edward Ernest Villiers, Postn of Merton College.
William Nettleship, Merton College •
Yesterday Richard Gell Macroullen was admitted Scholar of
Corpus Christi College.

11PCLISIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.
The Bishop of Rochester has appointed the Rev. J. Drake,
St. John's CoUege, Cambridge, to be his Lordship's Domestic
Chaplain.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed the Rev. G. T. Spencer,
B.A. Perpetual Curate of Buxton, and Domestic Chaplain to the
Duke of Devonshire, to the Rectory of Roding Flambee, Essex.
Tbe Rev. Henry Robert Crewe has been presented to the Rec-
tories of Stanton by Bridge and Swarkestone.
The Rev. Edward Cardwell, B.D. Fellow of Brasennose Col-
lege; Oxford, and Camden Professor of Ancient History, has been
presented to the Rectory of Stoke Bruen), in the county of Nor-
thampton.
The Rev. Robert Grant. B.C.L. of New College, Oxford, and
Fellow of Winchester College, bas been instituted by the Bishop
of Bristol to the Vicarage of Bradford Abbas, with Clifton May-
bank annexed, in the county of Dorset.

The Rev. Edward G. 111:ardt, M.A. late Fellow of Oriel Col-
lege, Oxford, and Perpetual Curate of North Hinckey, to the
Vicarage of Sandon, Hens.

The Rev. Thomas Sulam!, M.A. of Balliol College, Oxford, to
the Mluistri of St. Paul's Chapel, Wiuchmore Hill, Middlesex.

Those who are curious in astronomical phenomena
will be highly gratified at present In viewing the face of the sun, on
which there are visible 22 spots, one of them immensely large, •
When Dr. —, a celebrated clergyman in the
Church of Scotland, and one who has acted a conspi-
cuous part on what he himself would term the right
side of the Apocryphal Controversy, was a little urchin
at school, his venerable father was Minister of a country
parish church, and his brother officiated as master a
the parish school. The bellman, as the story goes, had
been for some time indispoied, and at last expired. Our
young hero was the first to learn the intelligence of his
death. He immediately' hastened to his father to ap-
prise him of the event. " Father," exclaimed the witty
youth, " rire good news to tell you the day."—" Fats
this now, Andrew ?" said the worthy clergyman. " The
bellman's dead," rejoined the young urchin. " And do
you call that good news, you little rascal?" rejoined
the venerable Pastor. " It's surely that," replied the
embryo DoCuir of Divinity ; tor ye hae the kirk, and
Wjiiin his. 00 school, 'and I'll get the,bell ; and then
welt bae it a smug us."—Elsen Courier.

EDINBURGH, MAY 29.
.T-
At
Edmonstone colliery, on the 21st instant, as font:
of the workers were descending to their-work, the chain
broke, when they were with.o s-ven fathoms of ti,e pit
'bottom', and they were precipitated to the foot of the
shaft. The basket in which they were descendint
struck against another at the pit bottom, which pettei,
dentially caused them to be thrown under ever, when
the remaining part of the chain (weighing from ten is
twi lye hundred weight) ten with such force as to grind
a basket full of coals to powder, and sink some inebti
into the solid rock. No rime was lost in relieving the
sufferers. One of the men, Neilson, was found to be
so severely bruised, that there is no hope of his rem.
very. A young woman, who was dreadfully mangled,
walked some yards, as it nothing had been si..reng., and
survived until next day. A few minutes before hex
death, she arose from her bed,- went to her brother, and
ater embracing him, said, he I must leave you," and she:
lay down and died. The other two are getting better.
Monday a melancholy accident took place itothe foot.
of Brown-street. A girl, about twelve years' of age,
whose parents had only that morning removediw*
house there, was looking over the window, which wet
only one story up; but being fatigued with her won.
ing's labour, it appears she had fallen asleep uriosiened,
with her arms leaning on a wooden ticket plated be.
tween the lintels of the window, and her weight,having
become too much for the fastening, the board Rave
way, and she fell with it to the ground on her head,
Her skull was fractured severely by the fall; and the
poor girl was in an instant launched from a deep skip
into the sleep of death.

GLASGOW, MAT 29. •

Tut arms.—That very rare occurrence in Glen",
the first performance of a dramatic pierce, trait place
our Ttieatre on Monday night, before an audience which,
in spite of a thunder storm, was, as audiences go with
us, numerous and highly respect.ible. It was in the
style of the petite comedies of the Vrencli The:die,* where
the follies of fashion are good humouredly laughed at,
rather than rudely dissected or bitterly chsseited;
title sufficiently indicate, its theme, recently a popular
one in our city, " The Phrenol.(gist, or Head, and
Hearts;". mid. iieshibited not only a knowledge nf
effect aod.of situation, as well as relish f•,r, and apple.
eietion of the ludicrous; turprisitigm t e first dramatic
attempt of fair writers? -as this is o hi.pered to br—buta
breadth of humour ind piquency of remark tuch not
only will, we think, insure its speedy iransplamtetia,
but also affords great promise of sr hat (he writers may
effect in more sustained effolts. to the attempt r,f which,
in the neglected walk of Gent-el Comedy, we raid
beg to counsel them. The Piece was well got lip by
Mr. Seymour..

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Saturday morning, the ptestiises of Messrs. Hoskis
and Fothergill, wholesale grocers and spice merchants
in Martin's-lane, Cannon-street, were burglariou4 es.
tered, and robbed of six bags of ginger, a hundred
weight of Spanish juice, a quantity of nutmegs, and
other articles.

An old man, named M'Carthy, died a few days ago
'in the workhouse belonging to Tower W. tl. :He had
resided in a'miserable old house, in Vine-street,Toseet- 1
hill, and at night went round to the different
public-
houses, soliciting alms. At last his. wretChed 'and tot.
tering dwelling was condemned as unsafe,• aryl, after
that time, it was observeciAi deceaSed-did not „leave
his house. Some of the neighbipers,* then erneiesl the
place, and found **Cattily lying in a 'wit filar state
in one of the back rooms. He was docquite de4d. and
was removed to the wcirthotss4 *here te ded rn iwelve
hours aftersviedi. The house waa'in a most wtii..hed
c•miition, not w . particle of .furnitore .was found in it,
except an old stool, a piece of iroeow,kettle, abd.tiattaf
au earthen dish, with4Anife and baud t:' He layers
a mintrasa aid his,tin4 Ooveri4 Was' a blanket. Ile
had used the wainscot and. flooring of the house for
firing. .On searching the house Staff. were found in 11.
Bank notes, and aistith: In silver. The notes are
a very old date, and a ragged state. the deieasti
had resided in the house for 45. years.
A very large tree was lateircut dower near Opulsos,
in the parish of Hattland;intn which it is reported, and
believed by the peasantry Of. the neighbourho4l, that
14 Major Doctors" was conjured. The tree was purchased
by a builder in Bideford, and cut into planks, one d
'which was washed away by the tide, and datif to
Appledore, where it was picked up by some heatnam,
and sold to the proprietor of the new mat ket then erect.
ing. The real owner, however, haiing heard where the
plank was, sent to demand it, but in voin.. Thebearer
of •the message strongly urged the giving it up, *elan.
iog that as the Old Major had beeti,conitirect infest, it
would certainly throw the new market down. 'I he words
were prophetic, for while they were yet disputing on the
subject, that part. of the market hduse containing tie
plank fell with a sudden crash to the ground I The giV.
ing way of the wall is easily accounted,for by less lb•
muse fillet than' those of magic; but it so astonished
the owner, that he was as anxious to resume the conjoned
plank as lie was before to retain it.—hortir bevem /oar.

II E BDOM ADA RY. .
Tam Dat—On this day, says Raphael, the great astrologer d
our. time, " take physic, voyage, but neither marry nor lend.
To-moratow—Sun rises 10 minutes before four; sets 10 minnta
past eight.
WsnNr'DAT—Moon enters last quartrr at eieven at night.
Moamar —Duke of Cumberland born, 1771 ; married
th
widow of Prince Solms. Brauttsfels, horn 1788 ; issue. George
Exederielt, born May 27,1819.—T1ais is a fast with the Jearlor4l
intermission in bringing the first fruits to Jeirisabm.-1 he Cbany
School Children of the Metropolis go to St. Paul's in Process:ol.
Famar--Length of day sixteen hours gx ntiuutes:—Tti^•
Term begins.
• SaTtinuar—A fast with the Jews, for the murder of three erti•
nent doc tors.

MARRIED.
Thursday. at 'Clifton, Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Wails,
K.C.B. of Burn/God House, Surrey, to Isity Anne. eldest (hug"
of the late Robert Harvey Mallory,Wq. of W.outlcete,Warwicketin.
At Tottenham Church, the Rev. Markland Bernardi d
Trinity College, Cambridge, and Incumbent of Sc. Peter, Coin
to Emma, second daughter of Lawrence Gwynnel LLD.*
Teignmouth, Devon.
At Bishop's Tawton' the Rev. J. Whittington R. Landon, 14•11'
late Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, Vicar of Brewton, in tin
county of Devon, and of liishopstene, in the county of wilmw
Jane, second daughter of Chulcs Chichester, Esq. of Hall, in till
county of Devon.

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DIED.
Friday, at Tunbridge Wells, Lord Henry Spencer"
third son of the present Duke of Marlborough. •
At Hastings, the Rev. Mitford Peacock, ALA. Fellow df
Christi College, Cambridge.
At the Rectory, Bradky, Somerset, the Rev. H. Ditckbal,
M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridge.
Aged 18, John Ross Fuller, third son of General Francis Fuller.
At Prince Edward's Island, Nova Scotia, the t sth 'of Alec"
last, at his quarters in the garrison, Andrew W. Pemberton, Eft
M.A. of Cambridge University, England, Captain in his Aisiew
Me Brigade—a sincere Christian, a brave soldier, and a learne4
and accomplished Gentleman. Ilia body was attended to ;be gram
with Military honours.

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