Star.
London, England, 1810-08-24 00:00:00

ARRIVED. AT SCARBOROUGH.

Mr. and fivr Miss Chaplins, Mrs. and two Miss Knowles,
Mrs. Linton, Mrs. Mulgrave, Mr. Smith, Mr.Teasiale, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. ?molt, Miss Stott, Mrs. Carr, Mrs Hunt,
Mr. Mrs and Miss Topless, Miss Fawcett, Mrs. Robinson, Mr.
Ind Mrs. Boron Shaw, DeSimpson, Mr. Cooke, Mr. S. Cooke,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerardot and family, Miss Thnrougkton, Mr.
parkin, Miss Fleck, Mr and Miss F.vison, Mr. Markiand, Mrs.
and Miss Co:, Car Ward, Mr. Creather, Mr. Bowes, Mr.
Mrs and two !Vbs. Bullocks, two Miss Jacksons, Mr. Mrs. and
Miss Whitfield, Capt. Sykes, Messrs. Leighton, Day, Bovton,
R. Wilson, Travis; Miss Middleton (Hull), Mr. Mrs. and Misses
Pear. Mr. and three Misses Walker, Mr. and Miss Wormald,
Mr. Wall, r, two Mr. Kirchalls, Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, Mrs,
Blickall, Mr. and Master Thompson, Mr. Gehlard, Mr. Harri-
son, Miss Lloyd, Mr. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Dickson, Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson, Mr.and Miss T. Teasdale, Mr. Mrs. and BiligS
Collik4S, Mr. Hart, Miss Stapleton, two Mr. Wilsons, Mr. and
Mrs. Bolton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Houseman, Mr.and Mrs.
Bowen,Mr. and Miss Aconby, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Rev. Dr.
Mrs and Miss Waver, Miss Balker, Mrs. Macleod, Mr. Ken.
nedy, Mr. Gee, Mrs. and two Miss Acombs Mr. and Mrs.
Pam- and family, Mr. Mrs. and two Miss Vavavasours, Mr.
and Mrs. Wharton, Mr. Kaye, Mr. Beardsley, &c. &c.

AT BATH.

Countess Spencer, Admiral Wolseley, CoL Parker, Col. Brooke,
Major Smith, Dr. Haygarth, Capt. Ward, Capt. Smith Mr. and
Mrs. Snne, Mrs. and Mi►s Barnard, Rev. Dr. Toulmin, Messrs.
Nunn, H. Brooke, Willoughby, Robertson, Dyol, Poyntz, Cobb,
Gore, Payne, Tily, Cooper, Festal!, Cornish, Noad, Webb, Cox,
Dowall, Crane, Toulmin, Frere ; Mistresses Tourney, Lambert,
Lomax, Parish, Ellis, Palm, Hough, Macguire, Beckham, and
Hooper; Misses Fleming, Kent, Lapp, &c.

AT REDCAR.

Messrs. Donaldson, Preston, Denison, Brigham, Connor. Har-
ter, Carter, Braithwate, Johnson, Gill, Celdbeck, Jones, Brant-
ley, Brignall, and Clarkson ; Mr. and Mrs. Reid, Mr. and Mrs.
Peacock, two Mr. Harrisons, Mr. and Mrs. Duck and family,
two Mr. Lintons, Mr. and R. Walker and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Oastler, two Mr. Fawdington, Miss Glencairn Mrs. Cooper,
Mrs. and Miss Sampson, Mrs. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. R. Jackson
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton.
Mr. G. and Miss Law, Mr. and Mrs. Langdale, Mr. and Mrs J.
Blades, Mrs. 'Gill and family, Ma. and Miss Meek, Miss Peasock,
Mr. J. Hickson, Miss Other, Miss Masterman, Mr. Mr. J. and
Miss Dixon, Miss Smith, Mr. Robson and family, Miss Cass,
Mr. Ward and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wetherill and family, Mr.
Stagg, Mr. Leaf, Mr. and Mrs. Tate and family, Mr. Burdett,
(Sir Francis's son), Mr. and Mrs. Lumley, Miss Braithwaite,
Mr. Hodgson and family, Miss Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. Press
aid family (York), Mr. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Alderson, Mr.,
Paul and family, Mr. G. Clafton, Mr. Wilkin, Mr. Shepherd and
'on, Mr. and Mrs. Hipton, Mrs. I. Watson, Mr. Tyerman, Mr.
H. Hirst and son, Mr. D'Oyley and son, Mr. R. Addison, &a.
AT CIIILTENHAM.

Lord and Lady Manners, Ladies Williams, Monson,and Chai-
r:no; Cnunt Zenobio, Hun. Mr. Eld, Sir Grenville Temple,
Admiral Holloway and family, Colonels Bradshaw, D. Coning-
knit Woodrii,gton, and Mason ; Lieutenant-Colonels MtLaine,
Drummond, Wickland, and Greene; Captains G. M. Gibson,
Burke, Barnard, Millar, J. Price, Rolfes, Turner, Scott, and
Trigney; Dr. Booth, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Young; Reverends
Ceorge Davis, George Gosllind, Thomas Jackson, Charles Lapri-
mandaye, Mr. Colman, Mr. Grenville, George Savage, William
Green, T. H. Coles, William Churchill, Mr. Ward, H. N.
Hughes, Mr. Jones, T. H. Monk, and S. Micher ; Mr. Robin-
so,l and family, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Godwin, Mr. Mrs. and Miss
I "'it, Mr. and Mrs. Bonar, Mr. and Mrs.Thwaite, Mr.andMrs.
Caru'ner, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Smith; Messrs.)
Cathcart, Bushby, Musgrove, Ryan, Lindsey, Butler, Raper, Bell,
Shaw, Lewis, Heley, Miller, Allen, 131rnard, Cunningham, Gow-
lznd, Dumbleton, Thomas, jun. Box, E. Hamner, V.'aUer, An-
"leY, A. Grant, T. Mackey, E. Pemberton, St. George, Por-
ter, Irwin, Lawrence, Wedderburn, Drake, Pigott, W. John-
s3o, Jones, Coats, Flint, Wright, Wallis, Ellis, Nabb, Drum.
"lid, Brandt, Strangman, Wall, Alcoek, Hudson, G. Gelb,
SandY,, Colwin, P. Luggin, A. Grant, Butler, Parkin, Smart,
Weeding, T Leech, J. Innes, 6annon, T. Shearman, Bayley
Halliday, Correll, Watson, Fereday, Wadington, Akins, Cham-
bers, Thorne, Teissier, }loworth, and A. Smith ; Mrs. and Miss
Jackson, Mrs. General Lloyd, Mrs. Capt. Rolfes, Mrs. Taylor,
Mr . Shiner, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. T. Pemberton, and MrsiMure.
An unpleasant and rather alarming accident hap-
pened at our Theatre, on Tuesday evening. One of
the Performers slipped in coming out of the dressing-
loom, and Will; precipitated down a whole flight of
stairs, by which his ancle was sprained, and his leg
otherwise much bruised, so that an apology became
necessary ; and the audience very good-naturedly ad-
mitted of a change in the Farce. Although 46 Hit
mid Min" could not be acted, (Jerry illations being'
thus suddenly disabled), as all tl3e Performers were
dressed for the piece, Mr. CHATTERLEY gave the
Illastrup song ; and Mr. WEBB two or three of his
best Irish, with which every auditor seemed highly
gratified.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT' or CHANCERY, AT THE ROLLS.
THE ATTORNEY-HERNIAL Ve. THE EARL OF.CLARENDON.
Judgment delivered by MI Honour the MASTER of the

Rotas, on Satiirday• August 18,1810.
MASTER OF THE ROLLS (Sir W. GRANT).
The information in this case has three objects :
first, the removal of such of the Governors of Har-
row School, as are stated not to have been duly elect-
ed; secondly, the better administration of the revenues
of the Charity ; and thirdly, an alteration in the pre-
sent constitution or establishment of the School. The
first object is sought to be obtainrd, on the ground of
the Governors not being inhabitants of the parish at
the time of their election.

By the letters patent of Queen Elizabeth, the Go-
vernors of Harrow School are constituted a body cor-
porate ; now this Court has no jurisdiction with respect
to the election, or removal of members of Corpora-
tions of any description.
In eleemosynary corporations these are matters of
visitorial jurisdiction ; and where, for want of an
heir, the Crown becomes the visitor, it is by petition
to the Crown, and not by bill in this Court, that the
removal of a Governor from the corporate character
which de facto he has held, is to be obtained : this has
been settled in the case of Grantham and Coventry
Free Grammar Schools ; and in the case at the rela-
tion of the Attorney• General. . _

Where the election of Governor was tried to be set
aside in the Court of Chancery, the Chancellor de-
clined removing him, till a petition was presented to
him in his visitorial capacity.
Corporations constituted trustees, have, by the de-
cree of this Court, sometimes been divested of that
character, for abuse of their tfust, as any other trus-
tees would have been. Such was the case of the Cor-
poration of Coventry in the time of Lord Harcourt ;
but that is a very different thing from divesting a
corporate capacity.
Whether any visitor disposed to inquire into origi-
nal eligibility, can be allowed to do so after such a
length of time, is a point on which it is not necessary
for me to give an opinion. That part of the infor-
mation, therefore, which has for its object the re-
moval of the Governors, must be dismissed.
As to the revenues of the Charity, the information
complains partly of the management of the estates,
and partly of the management of the income. With
respect to the management of the estates, it is said
that there has been a deviation from the rules of the
Founder, to the injury of the Charity ; that the Go-
vernors do not appoint from among themselves a sur-
veyor of the estates ; that the tenants are not made
to covenant to do all repairs ; that the rents are not
received at the School-house, but that a receiver is
paid for collecting them ; and the information also
complains of management generally improper, inde-
pendent of the Founder's rules.
It is charged, that part of the School estate is let
to Mr. Williams at an under value ; and it is said
that other parts of the estates are let below their esti-
mated value. _ _

The Governors in answer to this saw, that the de-
viations have not been introduced in their time, and
that the deviations are beneficial rather than injurious
to the School estates. As to the few acres and a barn
let to Mr. Williams, they say they reserved a full
rent for the same, and as higher rent than was offered
by any other person.
41 this branch of the case, I think the relators
arientitled to have inquiries directed to ascertain
whether the estates are properly and advantageously
managed ; but this must be with a view to prospec-
tive regulations, if any such should be found to be
necessary.
As to the lease of Mr. Williams, though nothing
wrong can in a moral point of view be imputable
to him or the Governors, yet, according to the ge-
neral rule which this Court adopts, in order to
guard against possible frauds, he could not become
a lessee of lands, which it is the duty of the Go-
vernors to let to the best advantage. If he is in
possession of the lands, he must deliver them up,
and be charged with the full value of them, if it
shall appear the rent he has paid falls short of the
full values.
With regard to the application of the income, it is
alledged that some of the purposes are neglected, to
which the income ought to be applied; and that part
is applied to purposes not within the scope of the
Charity. The appropriation of the surplus income
after being applied to the Charity, is partly to 1”. ac-
cording to the founder's rules, and partly to be left
to the discretion of the Governors. As it appears
that the application of the income is not in all respects
agreeable to the Founder's rules, I think it should in
future be ascertained by a scheme, having due regard
to the Founder's directions, and the alteration of cir-
cumstances since his time, which may be such as to
render a literal adherence to his directions adverse to
the spirit of them.
• I do not understand that the relators state any-
thing with a view to ckarge the Governors personally
and retrospectively for any abuse of the funds. I
am persuaded that they have administered the reve-
nue of the Charity to the best of their judgment, and
that they have been actuated by no improper motives
in what they have done, or omitted to do.
There is one article of expenditure to which, by
mad by, I shall more particularly advert ; I mean
that which regards the schoolmaster's house. It is
in some degree incidental to what is the more imme-
diate object of the suit ; namely, the Constitution of
the School.
In the examination of the relators, the School no
longer answers the purposes of the foundation, and
in that view, the whole expenditure is misapplied.
Considering, say they, the very small proportion
which the parish boys bear to the other scholars, the
income of the Founder is rather for the more commo-
dious education of the rich, than the gratuitous edu-
cation of the poor ; and it is contended that some
measure ought to be adopted by ti,e Court for secur-
ing to the inhabitants of the parish the full benefit in-
tended for them by the institution. We must see in
what sense it is true that the inhabitants of the parish
have aot the full benefit of the institution, before we
can judge whether a remedy is practicable.
It is not alledged that there is not a commodious
School, or that there are not competent teachers, or
that any of the children of the parish are refused
admittance, and were not carefully taught when ad-
mitted.
At first sight it seems that the benefit of t)is• 146.

union is within the teach of the inhabitants, so far at
_they choose to avail themselves of it • but it is said,
there are so many foreigners, that is, that so many per-
sons not entitled as parishioners to be grAtnitously
educated, resort to this school, that the parishioners
Are deterred from sending their children there, partly
because of the ill-treatment they receive, and partly
from the apprehension of their acquiring expensive
habits, by their associating with persons of a rank su-
perior to their own.

If this statement is true, it is diMcult to conceive
what remedy the Court can apply. The only com-
plete one would be the eiclusion of foreigneri ; but
this would be incompatible with the intention of the
founder. Would it not go the extent of saying,
that this school should be a parochial school ? yet the
founder has declared that the Master may receive
over and above the youths on the foundation, so
many foreigners as may be well taught, and the place
may contain.
It is not attempted to be shewn that this number
has been exceeded ; but in the next place, would the
parish gain by the conversion of this distinguished
Seminary of Learning into a Parochial School ? It
cannot he supposed that (or the present salary a man
of talent would supply the place of a master; and to
give a large salary would-be the least likely mode for
securing his diligence and attention iw the sphere to
which he would be confined.

As to the limitation of the number of foreigners, it
certainly would not be productive of any advantage.
1 do not know the numbers from which bad habits

may be learned, or ill-treatraeat may be suffered ;
but is it true that to the alledged causes the paucity of
the present scholars on the foundation is to be attri-
buted ?

Why should Harrow School be distinguished from
other schools in which the admission of foreigners
does not prevent the parishioners from taking the be-
nefit of the foundation ? Upon the whole of this part
of the case, it appears to me, that taking the evidence
together, the alledged conspiracy against the parish
boys is not made out ; the number of instances of
treatment proved is no greater than in the course of
the years which have passed might have happened
from accidental circumstances ; while the statement
of the circumstances in which there was no such treat-
ment, seems to negative the uniform hostility alledged
to prevail. Several witnesses, and among them pa.
rishioners, say, that tliere are few parish scholars, be-
cause there are but few parishioners who wish to give
their children a classical education. Giving credit to
them, the number there at any time would be small ;
I should therefore be loth to take any step that might
impair the general utility of the school, or lower it to
the foundation.

In some schools the master has an allowance per
annum for every scholar taught on the foundation.—
To that mode I see no objection ; but any restriction
as to the number, except that which the Founder has
prescribed, would not be efficacious ; and I cannot
consent to a reference to the master to frame a scheme
with a view to any such object. It is said, that if the
parishioners do not wish to send their children to the
School, or are prevented from doing so by causes
which this Court cannot contrcul, the foundation
ought not to be applied to expentes attending the
School, but the parish ought to have the benefit some
other way. The parishioners, howiver, must be con-
tent to take the benefit in the way the Founder has
thought fit to give it. The School is not to be let
down because within a given period few or no parish
scholars are sent to it. The Founder has determined
that there shall be a Grammar School for ever at
Harrow, and he has provided funds for the founda-
tion. In that Grammar School, parish children are
to be taught gratuitously ; but the Founder also
meant to encourage other scholars, and to impart
every benefit to them, except that of gratuitous teach-
ing. The School must have been built of larger di-
mensions, and at a greater expellee, with a view to
their accommodation. The play-ground must have
been adapted for the whole number of scholars, and
not for the parishioners only ; the exhibitions are not
to fail, because the parishioners are not qualified to
go to the University ; others are to have the benefit
of them.

cannot admit that the propriety of the expenditure I
is to be measured by the number of parish boys to be
benefited, provided it is an expenditure referable to
the purposes of the School. This brings me to notice
the expenditure in the repairs of the master's house.
It is clear the master is to be provided with an habi-
tation at the expnce of the trust. The Founder states
his intention to build a neat and convenient room for
the master or usher. How long it was kept up, or
where it was built, does not appear. He directs that I
the court-book shall be kept in a chest in the house
kept for th:. tchool•mastet? It appears that as far
back as 1670, an allowance was made to the master
for the house. In 1671, there was some allowance
to fit up his house for the accommodation of himself
and boarders. In 1672, a house belonging to the
trust is given free from rent, and there are entries in
the books of the items of the sums expended in the
repairs of the master's house.
When the present master was appointed, the house
being nut of repair, the Governors agreed to give
£l2OO towards the repairs ; that sum was not suffi-
cient for those which were necessary, and the master
has laid out £5OOO in enlarging and improving the
house.

It thus appears that the Governors, instead of in-
creasing the schoolmaster's salary out of the aug-
mented revenues of the Charity, have given him in
another shape a benefit, the amount of which I think
is not extravagant. In the case of Rugby School,
which was before the Lord Chancellor two years ago,
the expenditure of Lid master was much larger ; and
the objections made on the same grounds, as those
relied on in the present case, were not allowed to pre-
vail. Rugby School was founded in the time of
Elizabeth, and was to be a free grammar school for
children at Rugby and Blinklow, and afterwards, in
process of time, it became, as it was very likely it
should, similar to Harrow, a great public school, and
the scholars out-numbered the foundation in the pro-
portion of ten to one. In the I.7th of his present
Majesty, an Act passed relative to the estates which
directed the Trustees to lay before the Court of
Chancery plans for the appropriation of the sur-
plus rents. Under the order of reference, a scheme
was laid before the Master of the Court. It w.n
proposed to add R 2 for every boy, to make it as for
every boy on the foundation; to add to the number

of ethibitioim 1 to give several thousand pounds rot.
re-hailding the House for the accom.notfation or'
boarders, and £5OO for other buildings. The M.ts et
teported that he approved of the said plan, except
as to such parts as related to th# re-buil•!ing of the
Schoolmaster's house, and erecting new offices and
studies on the increase of the number of the ex-
hibitioners. He stated that he did not approve. I
such part of the plan, for although he was of opinion
it was necessary that a sufficient dwelling-house, with
offices, should be erected for the accom:nodation of
the master and boys, and that it was proper the num-
ber of exhibitioners should he increased, provided they
were elected from the scholars of the Charity ; yet,
having regard to the size of the dwelling house, to
the number and the description of the ushers, among
whom were French and drawing-masters, and also
the number of b )ys educated at the said school be-
tween 1800 and 1806 inclusive, not more than one-
fourth belonged to the said Charity, and that of the
number of exhibitioners chosen during the same time,
one-third only were taken tmm buys belonging to
the Charity; it did appear to him, that such dwel-
ling-house and offices were calculated for the recep-
tion of boys of different descriptions, and educating
them in a different manner from what was intended
by the Founder, or by the Act of Parliament before-
mentioned of the 17th of the King, and to the preju.
dice of the boys who were entitled to the Charity ;
nor did he approve of the plan, as there was no con-
sideration of the alms-men or alms-houses • and the
petitioners neglected to lay any other plan before WM,
though required so to do.
The Trustees presented a petition to the Chancel-.
lor, praying, that notwithstanding the report, they
might be atliberty to carry their plan into execution ;
and the Chancellor ordered that the petitioners be at
liberty to carry into effect the plan for the disposition
of the funds so carried in before the Master ; and for
that purpose it was ordered, that the petitioners be at
liberty to pay the master £2 per annum for each boy,
raise £l4OO for the purposes of the plan, enlarge the
nttmber of the exhibitioners, and act pursuant to the
scheme of the trustees. It is therefore obvious', that
the Chancellor did not conceive an expenditure to be
improper, which tended to the general advantage of
the school, merely because it was not calculated for
the direct and immediate advantage of the boys OR
the foundation.

The only part of the information remaining to be
noticed, is that,phich represents the course of educa.
tion and internal discipline, as not entirely agreeable
to the rules laid dalqlby the founder. But the Go-
vernors are cxptossfy aiskorised to alter those rules,
and such alterations as nye been long known, and
acquiesced in, will be presumed to have been made
by the authority of the Founder, though the precise or-
der, whether this or that book is to be read in a par-
ticular form, or the boys go to school at a particUlar
time, is to be left to the Governors to determine. If
there is any material alteration from the foundation,
the visitor may be called upon to repair it.
Such being the opinion I entertain, it will only re-
main to frame a decree in conformity to it. The de-
tails of this May be the subject of subsequent ecnsi,
deration.

There Is agteat irregularity at present in the inter-
course with Holland. A Gentleman who has taken
the precaution of having his letters numbered, has the
interval unsupplied between numbers73and 84., which
he attributes to the interference of the French Police.

Yesterday, at Guildhall, W. Carter (whom we men-
tioned in a former paper as having been remanded,
charged with stealing a silver spoon from Peele's
Coffee-house,) was brought up again, when the wait-
ers of Morland's, Old Slaughter's, and the Turk's-
Head Coffee-houses, also preferred similar chargis
against hem ; in consequence of which the worthy
Alierman, much to his regret, was obliged to com-
mit him for trial.

W. leiliiaau was charged by T. Smith, of Ken.
nington-lane, with attempting to snatch his watch
out of his fob. The prosecutor stated, that as he was
going up Ludgite ill, On Wednesday evening, the
prisoner made a „ hat his watch chain, which
broke, and he ran off, up the Old Bailey. Witnesi
pursued and seized him. He was fully committed:
and had only been discharged for a similar attempt
on Monday, which he said he bad done in jest.
A carrier applied for an order to cause a merchant
to accept a parcel, or make him pay the carriage to
which the gentleman replied he knew what was in
he had not opened it ; and as it was a matter which
would be subjected to legal inquiry between him and
a correspondent of his in the country, he felt it iml
possible either to accept the parcel or pay for its de.
livery.
Alderman Ansley said, as that was the case he
would make no order on it, but advised the canier to
inform his employer (Mr. Willan,) that be might
take what steps he might think proper.
A guard of one of Mr. Procktor's coaches, was
brought up by that gentleman, and charges by hi d
with receiving 2s. from a passenger ; which fare he
did not account for to his master. Mr. Procktor es.
pressed his unwillingness to prosecute him ; but he
had been so robbed in the same way lately, that he
could not look over it. The man stated, that he had
a sick wife on the road ; and that going to see her he
had forgot to enter it in his way-bill. After some
consultation with Mr. P. the Magistrate told the pri-
soner, that by Sir J. Sinclait's Act, he was subjected
to a penalty of £lO, not mitigable to less than £5 ;
but in consideration of his wife and family, Mr% P.
had kindly consented to let him be discharged oU
merely paying his fees.

-
At Union-Hall, Edward Davie:, a young man
about 20, was brought up for re-examination, charged
with an assault on the niece of his master, to whom
he was an apprentice, with an intent to violate her
person. The child appeared to be about eleven years
of age, arid stated that the prisoner had made several
attempts to effect his purpose. For want of sureties.
the prisoner was committed to take his trial for the
assault at the next Sessions.
• Yesterday Mary Walton, alias Butt, end C. Wit
ten, were charged at Worship-street Office, with coin-
ing base money. It appeared that several officers en-
tered the premises inhabited by the prisoners, whom
they secured, together with a large quantity of finish.
ed and unfinished pieces resembling shillings, anl as
many implements for coining, as filled a cart. The
prisoners were remanded, in order to give '
tor of ap Mint an opportunity of aueuding.

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i-e;3 Aida

.....4rLX.4ICGUST 21.
Thursday last, a Ably son of Mr. Pape, master of
the Castle Eden Inn, fell into a pond, and was not
.vered until every appearance if life had ceased ;
but torzunately, by the judicious and humane exer-
tions of Mr. Edgar, surgeon, who ?rovidentially hap-
pened to be in the house at the time, he was restored
to -its distracted parents.
Friday and 'Saturday, the bodies of two of the
fishermen lost in April last, were found between
Cu lerct ats and Hartley. From some cloaths that
still remained on them, they are supposed to be fa-
.ther and son, of the name of Armstrong, who be-
longed to Cullercoats.
In the night of Sunday the 12th inst. which was
very tempestuous, with much rain, a large portion of
the wall in front of Milburn-place, North Shields, gave
war, and was precipitated down the Limekiln-store
bank.

Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, four tra-
vellers and their horses, crossing in the ferry-boat from
South to North-Shields, had a narrow escape. The
ebb-tide being very strong, swept them down the har-
bour, through the Narrows, to near Prior's Rock,
when the rowers made a desperate effort to reach the
shore, but could not. They succeeded, however, by
the help of the tide, in gaining lluggiel Point (a pro-
minence on the Herd Sand, then dry) where, with
the help of two boats which put' off to their assistance
the horses and passengers were landed. The riders
mounting their horses, waded through the Wheel,
which was not very deep, and fortunately reached
South Shields again. On the turn of the tide, the
ferry-boat drifted up the harbour, when striking
against a ship's bow, opposite the Pan Ash, she went
to the bottom. The boat was worth £lOO.

Tbursday morning an extraordinary high tide, ac-
companied with a boisterous north wind and very
tempestuous sea, swept away about 17 yards in length
of the outer wall of Clifford's fort, which 'had stood
since the year 1746 : some masses of stone were car-
ried by the force of the water near 30 yards from the
sicite of the wall. It also tore up and carried away
some hundred tons of earth and gravel to the east-
ward of the fort, precipitated some bathing houses
standing thereon into the sea, and the timbers lately
laid down (by Mr. Wall) at the Lowlights, for buil.
ding a vessel, were swept away, and a considerable
pan lost. A number of boats were also sunk in diffe-
rent parts of the hart)our. Such a tide has not been
known since 1767.

As Mr. John Bell, of Alston, bonesetter, was on his
wild home from Hexham, on Tuesday se'nnight,
about two miles from the latter plate, his horse reared
up, when he unfortunately checked the bridle and
pulled the beast backward upon himself, by which his
leg was broken in two places, and he was much
Cruised in the body ; he now lies dangerously ill at his
brother's house, in Hexham.

Thursday an unfortunate accident happened at
North Shields, occasioned by the scaffolding
.of a
house which was building in Bedford-street giving
way. Too many bricks having been laid upon it, the
weight brought down part of the wall, and twb young
men (b )th belonging to Warkworth) then at work
upon it, were precipitated to the ground, and literally
buried in the ruins. They were soon dug out, but
one of them is so desperately bruised (particularly
about the head and face) that his life is despaired of
.-the other was but slightly hurt.
Tuesday last, at North Shields, a foreign gentle.
=an was robbed by a woman, supposed to be a sai.
lor's wife (whom he had fallen in with late at night)
of nine guineas, a diamond ring, and a watch.

A new Commission of the Peace for Suffolk has
passed the Great Seal, of which the following is a
correct copy :
Marquis Downshire, Earl of Gosford, Earl Cadogan, Lord
Illendlesham, Lord George Beresford, the Hon. B. Henniker, Vis-
count Ipswich, Sir James Affleck, Bart. Rev. E. Drummond, D.D.
Rev. Thos. Sampson, D.l). Henry Bence, John l'arr, jun. F. T.
Hammond, Robert Gage Rookwood, Wm. F. Middleton, James
Singleton, Thomas Western, Robert Bradstreet, Peter Godfrey,
Dawson Turner, John Worth, Edw. Wenman Martin, George
Brown, W. R. Arright, Wm. Mathew, Thos. Thornhill, Thos.
Wm. Coke, George Wollaston, Gilbert Affleck, Martin T.
Cocksedge, Wm. Woods Page, Thos. Pytches, J.eveson Vernon,
H. S. Waddington, John Kemp, Robert Mapletoft, John Purcell,
Edmund Jenney, Jos. B. Stryth, John Ruggles, John Mickleth-
Waite, Esqrs. Rev. Benj. Heath, Rev. Thos. Ellis Rogers, Rev.
John Edgar, Rev. Joshua Rowley, Rev. Richard Lockwood, Rev.
Canton Pottle, Rev. Robert Davers, Rev. Francis Merewether,
Rev. John S. Matthews, Rev. Frederick Hotbam, Rev. Samuel
Cole, Rev. Henry Hasted, Rev. William Erratt Sims, Rev. John
Whltmor:, Rev. Robert L. Brown, Rev. James Barker, Rev.
William Brown. •

La 4 seek a labouring man, in the employ of a
firmer in the neighbourhood of Stanway, Essex, in
clearing an out-house, his hand was caught in a trap
placed fcr die purpose of killing rats, by which it was
shockingly lacerated ; he was immediately taken to a
surgeon at a short distance, who dressed his wounds,
but gave no hopes of saving his hand.

Sunday forernoon a severe accident happened to
Mr. Whelbourn, the principal clerk in the brewery of
Messrs. Clerk and Gee, of Boston. Trivelling with
towards Spalding, in a gig,
Gosberton the horse took fright,
-,erturned the gig, and broke
Mr. Whelbourn had one of
ctured ; his wife was also
idren were thrown into most
of them was taken up from
chaise ; but, providentially,
Ai injured. The party were
.he Boston coach came up ;
smane exertions of the coach-
Ingers, they were conveyed
being promptly obtained, it
is doing as well as might be

fell, on Wednesday last, in
lielmsford, and did consider-

ripe corn. One fanner, in
illericay had disposed of his
tuition, but did not close the
, when he was obliged to allow
valuation, in consequence of
by the storm on the preceding

last week, washed away a
and dashing a collier against
down 30 large stones, &c.
been witnessed since the Bath-
-way.

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.4.„
SURREY ASSIZES.
.Yesterday the Assizes closed, when the following
prisoners received sentences, viz.

John Mackintosh, Ann Williams, Robert Osmond, and Cor-
neliqs Osmond, twelve months imprisonment ; Joseph Wright,
John Warren, and John Russel, *is months imprisonment; and
Joseph Herring, two months imprisonment.
Richard Valentine Thomas was left for execution.

Jolsn or Jame: Goddard, who holds the situation of a
labourer at the India House in one name, and a pot-
lad in l3.obert•street, Christ Church, Surrey, in the
other, having some time since sworn against Mr.
Shelton, a _most respectable Gentleman, Thomas
Belcher, a pugilist, and a Mr. Gibbons, so as to have
them convicted, though falsely, was brought up now
on an indictment for perjury ; that was clearly proved
against him, and he was sent to the County Goal.

irrrner in rue neignoournooa or Of:
clearing an out-house, his hand was
placed err die purpose of killing rat:
shockingly lacerated ; he was immei
surgeon at a short distance, who do
but gave no hopes of saving his han
Sunday forernoon a severe accic
Mr. Whelbourn, the principal clerk
Messrs. Clerk and Gee, of Boston.
his wife and two children towards E
between Surfleet and Gosberton the
became ungovernable, overturned tl
hto pieces. In the fall Mr. Whelp
his knees very badly fractured ; 1
much hurt ; and the children were
perilous situations ; one of them w:
under a wheel of the chaise ; bu
neither of them was much injured.
lying in the road when .he Boston
by wl ich, tl:rt ugh the humane exer
man, guard, and paseangers, the:
home ; and, surgical aid being pro]
is hoped Mr. Whelbourn is doing w
expected.
A dreadful hail-storm fell, on V
the neighbourhood of Chelmsford,
able damage amongst the ripe corn
the neighbourhood of Billericay ha,
standing crops at a valuation, but
bargain unt.l Thursday, when he w;
0100 from the original valuation, i
the damage occasioned by the storn
day.
The storm at Margate, last weel
part of the new Ti r, and dashinf
the Marine Parade, broke down 30
Such a storm has not been witnesse
iqg-tooms were washed away.