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prwast,, sod she w; brouplit so bed about a mouth
ago.l4of. tisiug will to •soppori ni and of
spori-
out birth, nor to turn away his faithlees wife, having
two other children by her, he went to the Overseers
of the poor Of the parish, in order to get rid of the
bastard. The case came on to be heard on 8-itur-
day. He proved, on the evidence of a shipmate of
his, the sact of his being qbsent the above lengtk of
time from England, and that he had no access to
his wife. It was also proved by witnesses. that she
was not with her husband, but resided during his ab.
sena, io Safrron.hill ; and that she was not broaFht
to bed till four months after his coming home, being
above sixteen months absence I that the child, when
born, arrived to its full tune, and that consequently
the child could not be his. These facts being proved,
she was allowed to Swear the child to a married man,
with whoa% she had cohabited for a time. The case
being made out, the reputed father was ordered to
pay three shillings a week towards the support of the
child, and the costs.
Bow-vrnawr.—Brighicas Cause, a pntorious pick.
packet and thief. vas brought to the thfice. charged
by Major George Whaley, of the Guards, with having
picked his pocket at a pocket-book. containing memo-
randums. It that the Major was walking
along the &rand on Friday. about one o'clock, and
on feeling a tug at his pocket he turned round, and
saw the prisoner running across the street. He was
immediately pursued and taken, and the pocket-book
was found near, him. He was fully committed for
' trial, and the parties were bound over to prosecute.

The friends of PIM.. (after he was liberated on
bail), in order to express their admiration of his prin-
ciples, treated him on Thursday night. with-a supper,
at a house in Spital-fields. There were about 300
persons present. When his health was drank, he
returned thanks in a long speech : he afterwards sat
down, and quietly smoked his pipe, without tourbi.ig
upon politics. The company shortly afterwards
separated.
Dazanita. FlST.—Monday morning last a fire
broke out in the house of a maideollady, named Mary
Cock, living next door to the Ship public house, in
High-street, Poplar, which, fur a time, threatened
destruction to the neighbourhold. The watchman,
seeing the dames burst forth 'from the bottom part
of the house, gave an alarm to the inhabitants, many
of whom rushed naked into the street. Thomas Mi.
lend, one of the watchmen, on ascertaining that Mrs.
Cock, who is nearly eighty years of age, had not
escaped, obtained a step ladder, and got up to the
window of the room on the first floor, where she
slept The old lady now made her appearance, and
opeuing -the window, called for assistance. The
watchman seized her by the hand, and endeavoured
to persuade her to come out on the window stone, in
order that he might lift her out ; this she ref used to
do in the state in which she was, being attired only in
her night gown, and, turning round, retired to get
some ether articles of dress. At that instant the
door pee way, and she was precipitated into the
burning gulph beneath. Milend then withdrew, and
in a few seconds the house was level with theground.
The Armes rapidly increased, and communicated
with the adjoining houses, nine of which, including
the Ship public house, were consumed. Very little
of the property was saved. The engines soon Steen-
.ded. and prevented the devouring element from ex-
tending its ravages further. No other life was lost,
or personal injury sustained, except the melancholy
catastrophe which befel Mrs. Cock. The next day,'
on digging in the ruins of the house, a part of the
poor old creature's bones were discovered almost cal-
cined to a powder. Search was made during the
week for the remainder, but in vain. On Friday
evening a Coroner's Jury sat on her ashes, and, after
hearing evidence,
none of which threw any light oq
the origin of the fire, returned a verdict of—AccOk
dental Death. Moat of the houses were insured.

Saturday as Inquest was held at the Red Linn;
Whitechapel, on the body of Mary Seeley, a girl of
the town. It appeared, that on Thursday last the
deceased had gone out, and had returned in the
evening ; when, on going up stairs, she by some
means ruptured a blood vessel in one of her legs ;
the fell down, never spoke, and bled to death in a
short time. Verdics—Died by the Visitation of GoD.
Another Inquest was held at the House of Come
don, on the body of Joseph Brown, oae of the per-
sons confined, who, on Wednesday night, went to
bed in good health, and the nett morning was found
dead.—Same Verdic4.
A PITEOUS TALE.—An unfortunate Irishman, who
had been out of employment for seven weeks, and
had no means of subsistence, and who had lodged at
the house of it maw named Morris. in Grab-street,
applied, a few days back, to the officers of Cripple-
gate parish for relief. These gentlemen conceiving
that he more properly belonged to the parish of St.
Luke, sent flint thither ; but there his claims to re-
lief being questioned, he had his trouble for his pains.
Ia this state he applied to the LORD MAYOR. who of
himself gave the unfortunate wretch some temporary
relief, and promised to write to the overseers of
Cripplegate. This his Lordship did, and in conse-
quence the man again applied, but was again referred
to St. Luke's. To St. Luke's he again crawled, bet in
such a state of weakness, from the want of nourish-
ment, that he could scarcely drag his emaciated
frame thither. However, he at lcr.gth got to the'
officers, and haring repeated his intreaty for relief,
he was placed in a chair, for he was no longer able
to stand, and carried back to the house of Morris, in
Grub-street, where be had lodged. Morris refused
to take him in, and assigned as a reason, that he had
got himself abused before for burdening the parish,
by giving lodgings to casual beggars. While the
dispute between Morris and the men who had
brought the unfortunate pauper was going on, the
poor creature
,himself remained gasping in the chair.
At this mow= Mr. Gaslee, the Collector of the
-POOT•fatest came up, nod persuaded Morris to run
all hazards,* take the mad in, as be was convinced
he was dying.' Morris did so, and immediately sent
down to Cripplegste workhouse, to announce the
stir tO which the poor fellow was reduced. No time
was fat in 'studding to this intimation. The doctor
(Jae touse was sent, and he very properly recom
men‘ed that some warns broth should be admint-1
stered to.tisainan. lamediately this' was done, but
Plantortunatcli she poor creature breathed his las,
shOrtli 'Uteri**.aiina begiot se.it was conceived
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CAMBRIDGE, DECEMBER
The subject of the ERA+ Proem for the
Gold Medal for the pres.nt year *I " Jeri:cam.
Decals sea 97 --.n* Huhk-Ni, Prize for If
adjudged to H. C. Bootflovter. choler et St.
Ids Essay on the fellowing s.lbjezt: "Ike duet!
niat Is astseablo to reason."

OXFORD, DRCEMBP.R 28.
Sunday, the Lord Bishop of this Diocese h.:
at Christ Church Cathedrals when the follui
were ordained.

Duteous.
Wm. Madan, B.A. Student of Christ Church.
Charles Wm. Steelier, B.A. Fello.v of St. latitesCon,„
Thomas Kehler, M.A. *War cat Corpus Clariab
Charles Dyson, M.A. Probationary Fellow of elite. -
John Egerton Battalion% M.A. Fellow tof Ne v coup.
Henry Cotton, M.A. Student of Chrirt Church.
Jobta Jones, li.A. Fcholar of Jr-us College.
Robert WllUams, M.A. &Bow of ltsus Ca
Jobe Watkins. B.A. scholar of Jesus College.
William Buller, V.A. Fellow, of AU Souls' College.
Frederick Basle, M.A. Curate of Weststi-on.the.Gyvel,
Reno Dickson Hampden, M A. Fellow of Oriel Cailq..
Henry Bishop, KA. Orirl Co
Robert Speckott Barter, 8.C.!. Fellow
Wm. Rees, B.A. Pembroke College, CI

PRIrJTI
George Carter, M.A. Chaplain IX Christ
James Davenport, B.A. Fellow of St. Jr
Thomas Brenton, B.C.L. Fellow of ?Jr
Wm. Joseph Hatching, M A. Chaplain
Smithy, the following Gentlemeu were
Bishop of Salisbury, at his Palace in the'

DEACONS.

George Frederick Everett, George
Hum George Pelle*, Cbaries Pembroke,
1 home Auiwii, David Rodney Morro;
David Young.

PRIESTS.
Rev. John Michael Brooke. nnothy
John Morton Colson, John 'rya( Moore,
and Rev. Wm. Eden, Rev. Was. Coale,
Coldring

ICCLESIASTICAL PROM(
Tkaillev. J. S. Clarke, Chaplain to the
bald, Is presented to the valuable living ,
RIM Thomas Hatch, Curate of Chan
Walton-upon-Thames.
The Hon. and Rev. H. Erskine, to the
Northamptonshire.
Rev. Thomas 0-x, to the vicarage of
Rev. Richard Godley having resigned
Muter Cathedral, the Bishop has collated
Ida Lordship's examining Chaplain, to it.
Rev. Mr. Owen, of Milbank, Port, is
of Almeley, Heritfordsidre, by the Bishop
Owen succeeds the late Rev. Mr. Bartell,
Vicar of Almeky.
3be Rev. John Nichol has beet ordained to the chvp of
Relief Congregation In Ayr.

The Relict :origregation at Dunacorse, Pre•brery of trtsl
fries, have given au ucaniatirus call to Mr. Matthew Berk,
preacher. of the Guspel.

Ptb!te are

FO raITUDE 'AND R LSION A now.—The following
stance of manly fortitude, resignation, and self pis.
session, is almost unparalelled :—Two coracle ma;
were fishing together, the "rowy, between ths-
gattock and Llandilo, about four o'clock in the nor.
ning of Tuesday se'nnight, when one of them llealig
a plunge in the water, and perceiving at the sone
iastant, thdt something had got into the net, hAsti;y
drew the end he held in his hand towards him, fully
persuaded that he had caught a salmon ; but his
astonishment and terror may be more easily con.
ceived than described, on the head of his partner ap-
pearing above the water. The coracle of the latter
had been upset by the rotanglement of the net, and
the sufferer now supported himself by taking hold of
the hind part of his friend's coracle. In this situa-
tion, so imminently perilous to both; by the manage.,
meet of the man in the coracle, who followed the
directions of the other, they had almost reached laad,l
when it was discovered that the latter was so entan-
gled in the net as to preclude the possibility of their
poceeding any farther 1 A ray of hope, however,
still remained, that by pulling back to the phce
where the poor devoted sufferer had fallen into the
water, he might possibly be enabled to extricate
himself from the net ; but sorry are we to say, that
every effort, evely exertion used on this heart-rending
occasion, proved unavailing. Afier straggling with
his fate for nearly half an hour, all hope of assistame
being at an end, and his strength completely es.
hausted, he, with a firmness of mind of which es
words can convey an adequate idea, observed whit
comrade, that his lot was cast for eternity, that the
coracle would be endangered by his qui:ting his
held, but that he would give tunic, before it hap:.
pencd. He then prayed fervently, living that Co
would be merciful to him, and bidding fits friend sa
affectionate farewell, sunk into the deep. An
Ic-
quest has been held on the body. Verdict-Droased.
[A coracle is a boat used in Wales by fishermen,
made by drawing leather or oiled-cloth open a frame
of wicker •work.)
Boxiao.—Friday last, a most determined Agtt
took place in a field near Chalk Farm, between two
aspiring heroes, of the names of PSteflim and Ili
The row in question arose from both the above ildr
paying their addresses to a young d.tmsel; esch
claimed her with the most impassioned argument r'
but Mows only, it appears, could compel a decis;inz
as to their respective merits. At two o'clock cher
entered the ring, and set to in the true spirit of gigue
both determined gallantly to gain the fair prize, and
tender object of their anxious wishes. Fifty-six rounds
of desperite milling occurred. At leagth, after are
hour and seventeen minutes had been boxed away,
Stephen was so terribly punished, that he was tam
off the ground in a rattler, to mourn, upon the rs•
dim of his recollection, the fickleness of fortune.

BIRTHS.
Dec. 95, In Portland-place, the Lady of Lieutenant-Gesell
Reynolds, of a son.
Dee. 19, at the Royal Hospital, Dublin, the Lady af CIP is
Miller, Alde-d-Camp to the Commander of the forces,
daughter.
Dec. 19, at Union Place, Aberdeen, the Lady of Coign! Ihe
leod, 79tia regiment, of a son.

MARK I F.D.
Lieutenant lotto Cbarlea, of the 36th Regiment, to Sessallabs
third daughter of the late John Eagletoo, Esq. of Sloarie-nrce•
Friday aennight,, at Addington, Mr. gal" Surgeon, R.N.le
Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. Perfect, surgeon, WWI
Monday, the Rev. Mut Kennedy, to Miss Dickson, NA
Belfast.
Dee 17, is Dttti, Thome A. Sonnet, of Wilmot. entitle
Antrim, Esq. to fromoo, aught/dr of the late Very lies F.
Browne, Dean 1 Elylikt.

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