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London, England, 1829-04-23 00:00:00

ST. DUNSTAN'S CHURCH.

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. :;. Mention is made of this Church in 1197, when it wis
given to Henry the Third by the Convent of West.
whose gift it was, for the support of the Rollsl
' House, a receptacle for converted. Jews. Thernish is
still Connected with the *Rolls Liberty." After the
reign of Henry it leas transferred to the Abbot and
Convent of Alnwick, in Northumberland; -and so re.
stained till the suppression by Henry the Eighth. Lord
Dudley possessed the advowson under the title of a
vicarage, granted .by Henry the Sixth, and subs,.
• vault Sir Richard Seektrille, whose descendent* *lie.
gated the impopriation to George Riven, whoretsined
• it to 1691. The church is built of brick and stone,
sad the work and -architecture of different a
It escaped the great Ere of London. The tower is 100
test in height, be body of the Church 30 feet Mg. b and,
-1- 90 feet long, and at the west end 60 feet broad. On
the east side, fronting Fleet street, is a statute of Qti en
Elisabeth, crowned and gift .1 'few yearssincr. Tne
insciiption on the base, nearly hid b 7 the cutler's shop,
denote.. it to hive been removed from Ludgate, taken
down in 1760. and given by the City to !Alevines Sir
Francis Gosling, who canted it to be placed in Its pre-
sent.situation. The two figures that strike the quarter.
were set up in the year 1671. Within the church
• *re several very ancient monumems,but much dis6gurect,
• . by whitewash and the many repain the church
undergone. In the belfry ii every 6oe_pc,ll of
. -"bells, but it is considered dangerois to ring :in perk
• '' end they are now only chinsed..Tbe taking down of the
'church, which is to be rebuilt in thelear of the present
• eiterand the *lterations now making by MessisAlosio..
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mare about to erect e•brinJinine banning eyanlisli.
-* refit backward of their old premises, which are now
being pulled dawn, will be "material public improve-
smut. The Bill for. the demolition .of the church, and
die creation of a new 'dike, is now in Parliament.
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CIRCUIT COURT OF• JUSTICIARY, Arias ta. •
The Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here:this
day by the Loau-Jussme Ccane. As stated in our last,
there were only three rases Wine the Court. and the
whole-business was finished in se hour and a tall.
Ist, Henry Here and James Come .)t )od accused of
breaking into the shop of J. Muir head, merchant,- ie
Minnyfitve, in December last, and stealing therefrom
394. in bank notes end silver, two pieces of blue cloth,
silk handkerchiefs. Ike. due.. J. Corson failed te appear,
end was fugitsted; the other paanel pleaded Guilty,
• and after a suitable and impressive admonition, was sea.
*need id transportation for 14 years.
2d.. lases Wiliam, accused of Wanking into the shop
of Jonathan Dawson, brewer. Ssiseinhar, and abstracting
• a pocket book, containing 71. in bank notes, and an old
silver coin dated 1708, bills, and other papers, was
neit placed at the bar. The panel, who was servant to
the ration he bacrrobbed, acknowledged his guilt, and
was els-i sentenced to transportation beyond seas for 14
year' .
3d, David Porteous, accused of assaulting a man and
his wife, in the parish of Johnstone, on-the evening of
New Year's Day, Old Style, was next placed at the bar.
• The panel pleaded guilty to two of the acts of assault
libelled, and the Depute Advocate having pared from
the others, be was ordained to par a fine of 51. to the
poor of the parish of Johnstone. The fine was instants)
paid, and the mist:flier, on being liberated, left the Court
in company with some of his friends.
This finished the etinsinal business of the Court. The
Cider Justice C let k then turned to the Sheriffs.-
and stated in substeuse that he congratulated them
most sincerdron.the extreme lightness of the Cslefidat.
Nothing could evince more satisfactor ilythe :nuke(' im-
provement in public morals, and be fondly' hotel ti e
same state of things would' long coistinoe. Tsai the
peace of the district had been so well preserired,imifht
no doubt be attributed, in a great degree, to the vtgi
lance and promptitude 'of the local autborities.The
• pie must know that they are neuron ly watched, and that
tf they deconsmit crimes, their misdeeds will not be suf
fered to pass with impunity. This operated as a salutary
check—this made the Magistrate w a terror to evil
doer..! and it •was unnecessary to add that the preven-
tion of crime was better than its cwt. In one case that
bad come before the Coen---that from Bantribar-s-he
bad great satisfaction- in thanking the Sheriff for the
prompt and business like manner in wbichit bad been
• conducted and taken op. Praise was also due to the Ma•
gistrate of Binquhar, and he mutt say that that Burgh
was exceedingly well of inlaying such a person to ad-
minister its affairs. • • •
ANNAN.—Tuesday aftetnoon last, Thomas Rae, an
bottler lad of this place, Keying had some 'bounder-
steadies with a bay of the name of Bell, struck at him
wills a pitchfork, and, melancholy to tell, one of the
prongs entered the head at the sight eye.brow, and
penetrated about two inch.* into the brain. Bell im-
mediately fell. and with difficulty pulled out the fatal,
• weapon with both his bands. The poor fellow WAS
••• . SOOll after castled Inme, and died the seise night. •An
Inge*, igation has been made before the SNOW on the
spot and the hostler bps 'since been committed on the
• capital chair.-
Orricat. lutetatoo.--AVe are informed by se Win.
burgh tientlenvite wjso 'travelled last week; between
• J:dburgb and l)umfries, that a singular °rick, illusion
was observed very recently from the top of a hill near
. Langbolm. The sky. which had previously been dat k and
. . low wing, graduaily assumed a brighter hue ;- the clouds'
disputed and were gathered into masses which towered
like the Alps or the Andes themselves, till a vast amphi-
theatre a coier was unfolded, into which the squadrons
of sera aerial envies. deployed, and took -up lbeidqirt
with the grerest regularity. After a solemn pause
the word of command appeared to be given, and then
. the whole sky became instinct with motion—then corn-,
minced a struggle sublime from its magnitude, and ap.
~ palling beyond the power of words to express. A thou-
sand ensigns floating in.the breeze-Abe charge of infantry.
• shr sh, ck of cavalry, the array of artillery. were all
• beheld at the same moment; Aides-de•Carnp gallopped
across the lines ; Generals issued orders, and west
promptly obeyed; detachments wets outflanked. Geer•
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powered, taken ; horses and riders reeled, and fell, cow
mingling in the direst confusion ; columns of reservesep-
• plied every void,closed every breach in the impusiog Brae
advancing in many cases over mountains of slahsg end
in one word, the pomp and chceinstince of at bole
. battle field were so vividly depictured in all dick as.
. tompaninsents, that the spectators, half balluoll the
. vision real, resembled aperson who has just awakened
from a troubled dream, and assents Involuntarily to the
sell.known saying—
• And morning drains, as Posts tan, seesaws."
But illusions of this kind, though perhaps, like angel
• • visas, "few and far between," ban belie repeatedly
toted in mountainous countries..—Dinefeses Cedrtir•
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The Waiter the be %lido Stock Exchange yester-
day morning, announced the expulsion of one of the
members. He has been for many years ir Member
ef the House,. bas-always been considered respectable,
is a Quaker, we believe, and iii highly eesnectimi

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Madan IN' THE CUSTCO/d-HOUSX
With Mgard to Ali forgery, it appear"; es.iskulef....
thit it was customary for the clerk to flan, thi chichi
and then take them to the Receiver*Genetal for bissig-
.natort, who signed them as a matter of =arse. The
aback in gumboil was for-1,9001. After the clerk bad
obtained the sighatute, it seems he went to Ike Baskets
and received two notes for five hundred pounds each,
and nine hundred sovereigns. He shortly after, we
understand, sent a friend. Who procured sovereigns for
one of the notes, and then saificient time having elapsed
to lull suspicion, be west himself wish' stw other and
demanded gold, which was given to bid, It is as jet
not known to what piece he has Bet batowtsiortioi.
'is being made to discover his retreat. ! •