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and most able speech t.after which the-following Aa-
chen; was adopted unanimouslr: • .
" eas-aeseres MOST 'usage? lICAZZETT.
" We, the Gentlemen, Clergy, and F.reeholders of. Northal-
krton and its vicinity, beg to present to your Majesty our dud-
' ful and heartfelt congratulations upon the failure of the Bill or
Pains and Penalties against your Majesty ; a measure which was,
not only intended by your Majesty's enemieeto dethrone you,
but calculated to degrade the Royal Family, to denn. ratite the
People, and to subvert the ancient and best institutions of our I
Country..
" We consider the Tribunal to which ,your Majesty was
brought, as having been altogether objectionable ; not being cal-
culated to promote the ends of justice, as it contained within it-
self the tisoostrous character of Judges, Jurors, Legislators, and
Prosecutrirs; and we have seen With horror that your malignant
enemies, not satisfied with placing hired spies over your Royal
conduce when abroad; attempted afterwards to persuade your
Majesty to barter for your honour, and compound for your in-
nocence. The prorogation of the first Parliament of the present
reign, without Speech or Message from the Throne, apparently
for the purpose of precluding your Majesty from seeking from
that body the redress denied to you by his Majesty's Ministers,
appears to us to have been most unconstitutional and cruel.
" We trust, that although your Majesty has long been the ob-
ject of a cruel and relentless persecution, that the period will
shortly arrive; when, under the DIVINE blessing, you will be al-
lowed to enjoy that tranquillity and repose so essential to hu-
man happiness, and of which we sincerely lament your protracted
deprivation."
Resolved unanimously, That the following Petition to the
House of Commons be forwarded to the Representatives in
Parliament of the Borough of Northallerton, and that they be
requested to present it accordingly.
Mr. Walton., of Moreton, then moved the follow-
ing Petition to the House of Commons:
TO TEE YONOURAILI Tali MOUSE OF COMMONS DI PAELIANUT
ASSEMBLED.
" The humble ?etition of the Inhabitants and Freeholders of the
Town and Borough of Northallerton and its vicinity, sheweth,
" That your petitioners have seen, with the greatest satisfac-
tion, the failure of the attempts made by his Majesty's Ministers
to degrade her Majesty the Queen by a Bill of Pains and Pe-
nalties; that, in common with many other of his Majesty's sub-
jects' we entertain the greatest distrust of the motives from
which those proceedings originated, and we most sincerely re-
joice at the defeat experienced by the promoters of them.
" We are of opinion that the whole proceedings against her
Majesty from the period she left Ei;glancl, until the time when
the Bill of Pains and Penalties was abandoned, have been marked
with the most cruel injustice; and with regret we observe, that
ever since that p-eriod the same relentless treatment has been
continued towards her.
" We consider it a duty to state to your Honourable House,
most respectfully, our conviction that; from the above causes, his
Majesty's Ministers have kindled through the country a flame of
dicontent, which can only he allayed by, and we new humbly
pray your Honourable House, to use your influence to obtain,
the restoration of her Majesty's name to the Liturgy ; the settle-
ment of a provi.ion suitable to her rank and station ; and, lastly,
we pray your Howourable Hou-se to enter into an immediate in.
quiry iato the conduct of the Ministers of the Crown, and into
the origin of the appointment of the Milan Commission, from
which all the charges against her Majesty appear to hSve originated.
" And your Petitioners will ever pray, Sec. Sr.c."
Several Resolutions were subsequently adopted,
and the Meeting was just or. the eve of dissolution,l
whoa the arrival of MARTIN STAPYLTON, Esq. of
Myton, was announced ; and he expressed his disap-
probation of the conduct of Mr. Blanshard, and his
lull concurrence in the measures adopted by the
Meeting. 'Mr. STAPYLTON was loudly cheered, as
were also all the other speakers ; and the Meeting
was dissolved amidst the congratulations ()fall present.

At the Newark Theatre, a few evenings ago, the
appearance of one of the actors, who, it seems, had
attended a Public Dinner in honour of the QvEns,
met with violent opposition from a noted ultra-loyal
tradesman on doe side of the douse, and a clerical
play-goer on the other. The actor, unused to be
accosted in this manner, firmly, but respectfully,
stepped forward, and requested to be indulged with
the motive for their opposition: the parson manfully
stated, that his arose from the actor's non-appearance
on the Stage during the repetition of " (ion save the-
King ;" this, however, being satisfactorily accounted
for by the performor, lie proceeded to state the rfal
cause of annoyance, which he said (however it might
be attempted to be disguised), arose, he was con•
scions, from his having expressed an opinion favour.
able to the innocence of the QUEEN; and that if his
efforts were to be Strangled from such a cause, there
was less liberality in a' Newark auditory than any he
had yet appeared before, although he had acted in
various parts of the country, from a barn up to a
London Theatre. The audience hailed this manly
vindication with tumultuous plaudits of approbation,
and the Piece went on without further interruption.
Mr. VANDENHOFF, who has made so successful a
debut in King Lear, and has so ably sustained his
reputation by his performance of Sir Giles Overreach
and Coriolanus, is a native of Salisbury. His family
are respectable Catholics; and it is somewhat re-
markable, that Mr. JOHN KESIDLE and himself were
both educated with a view to the Catholic Priesthood.
Mr. VANDENHOFF gave early indications of talent,
which were not lust upon his friends, and he was
accordingly sent to the Jesuits College, at Stony
Durst, in Lancashire. In an establislunent so re-
nowned for its learning, Mr. VANDENHOFF could
not fail to make rapid advancement • in his studies :
but it was not alone to the more abstruse branches
of education that he directed his attention. The
higher orders of poetry presented a field to his ima-
gination which ultimately led him to adopt the Stage
as his profession. That he has made a judicious
choice, the chastened dignity of his style, and the
profound judgment and refined taste which he dis-
plays, suilicientl y prove ; and it is not improbable
that the future career of this Gentleman may be as
eminently successful as that of the late distinguished
ornament of our Stage, to whose early life his own
bears so striking a resemblance. His private wortli.
on which the world can pass no judgment—is beyond
all praise; and his many and unassuming virtues
have endeared him to a circle- of friends, whose
anxiety has been amply repaid by the distinguished
receptiac he has met with from the Public. There
is another curious coincidence, which may not be
unworthy .of remark—MASSINGSR wrote the cha-
racter of Sir Giles Overreach in the same street in
Sali'sbury in which Mr. VANDENHOFF was born!
COVENTaGARDEN.—The Tragedy of Pizarro was
acted last night at this Theatre. Mr. VANDENHOFF
took the character of Rolla, and was to the fullers
successful in his delineation of the Peruvian hero, as
in his former efforts. The new Pantomime was re-
peated with some alterations and curtailments, and
went off with rapturous applause throughout.
DRUEE•LANE.—The new Pantomime at this House
has undergone some improvements, and went off
last night with increased success.
ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.--There is really a great
deal of wit and excellent satire in the novel enter-
tainments new produced at this House, besides some
very good singing; and the, whole decidedly en;
titled to public support.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
. .
Yesterday, at three o'clock, stianquisition Was held
at the Horns public:house, opposite St. Leonard's.
Church, Shoreditch, on the'body of Charles Taylor,
the young man who was found dead under such ex-
traordinary circumstances, in Rhodes's-fields, Hoxton, ,
before J. W. UNwur and THOMAS STIRLING; Esqrs.
The Learned Coroners, before commencing their
inquiry, informed the Jury, that one of them had re-
ceived an anonymous letter from a Gentleman, whn
acknowledged himself to be the person that slew the,
deceased. In consequence of this letter, which would
be. laid before them, surgeons had been employed
.anew during the morning, in examining the body, to
look for a.ball, as the anonymous writer declared in
his letter that he had shot the deceased.
After some farther preliminaries, John Bird was
called, who stated that he was a printer, and lived
at No. 3, Castle-street, Shoreditch. On Friday even-
ing, between eight and nine o'clock, he and five or
six of his fellow-workmen were returning from their
employ at Mr. Rutt's, a printer, of Shacklewell, and
in a field leading from Kingsland to Hoxton, which
belongs -to a cow-keeper named Rhodes, they discos
vered the deceased lying against the pathway rail-
ing ; his head was on the ground, and pointed to.wards Kingsland, and there was a great quantity of
blood near him. They examined the body, and.
found a deep wound on the breast, from which blocar
was flowing, and his waistcoat and shirt %vete cut, as
if with a sharp instrument. Two heavy bludgeons
were found near him on the ground, as also his hat.
Witness and his companions conveyed him to the
sign of the Whitmore's Head, in the road, where Mr.
Heath, a surgeon, examined him, and declared him
to be dead. When first found, the deceased was a
little warm about the heart, but pulsation had ceased.
Excezt the sticks, no arms were found, nor did he
(witness) either hear the sound of tire-arms, or meet
any one near the spot.
Joseph Richardson stated, that he worked with the
last witness, and on Friday evening was returning
home from Mr. 'Lutes manufactory, when he disco-
vered the deceased, whose head seemed tucked under
his body ; he thought at first that he was drunk, and
was proceeding onwards, when four of his fellow-
work men stopped to view him. All were of opinion
that he was labouring under the effects of liquor, and
agteed to take him to a. public-house. James Sears,
one of the men, examined his head, which was cut,
and afterwards they took him to the Whitmore's
Head. Two large sticks were found near the de-
ceased on the ground, one of which seemed grazed,
as if the bark had been knocked off by a blow against
something : the deceased had two white handker-
chiefs round his neck, which they teok off, and after-
wards opened his waistcoat, when a wound was dis-
covered on his breast, which seemed to have been
inflicted by a tuck-stick, or some similar square in-
strument. The body was taken ton room up stairs,
and a Stira,eon was sent for, who arrived in a quar-
ter of an hour, and made every endeavour to reco-
ver the man. The sticks found were of a peculiar
shape; one of them was rather long, and not unlike
a quarter-staff; the other was short and heavy, and
of a description well calculated for knocking a man
down, and such as is generally used by footpads.
Richard Tate stated, that on Friday evening, be-
tween seven and eight o'clock, as he was passing by,
Mr. Rhodes's fields, he met a man going in the di-
rection where the deceased was found, with a stick
in his hand. He did not know the deceased, nor whe-
ther he was the man he met.
. Mr. Crockwell, a beadle of St. Leonard's, stated,
that he had seen the deceased's brother, and the
young woman whom he called his wife. The latter
told him that the deceased was by trade a bricklayer,
Lut had been several months out of work, during
which time they had lived on property which she
possessed. He had since discovered that she was his
own niece. Her anguish on hearing of the death of
Taylor wits so great that she committed suicide, and
was now dead.
James Kennedy, a police officer, of Worship-street,
deposed to having seen the deceased frequently. This
witness was called to identify the body. The deceased
was an Englishman, and 34 years old.
Juryman—What opinion had you of the pursuits
of that man ; if a footpad robbery had been com-
mitted in that neighbourhood, and you had heard of
his being there, would ?
Coroner—No, no, you cannot ask the opinion of
the witness on that point.
The witness (Kennedy) added, that the deceased
was married, and his wife now resided in Old Beth-
lem ; Use woman with whom he lived was his wife's
niece, and not deceased's.
George Thomas Heath stated, that he was a sur-
geon, and lived in Hoxton ; about a quarter before
nine on Friday night, he was sent for to view a nian
who was lying at the Whitmore's Head ; he repaired
thither immediately, and found the deceased there;
he was warm -bout the heart, but quite•clead ; there
was a quantity of blood on his clothes, which in-
duced vt itness to examine the body, and he found a
wound in the breast bone, which appeared to be a
stab ; he probed it, and, found the depth to be six
inches, and the diameter something less than half an
inch; had this day examined the body again, and
having traced the wound, found a pistol ball about
the fifth or sixth Tit), near the left side of the spine;
the deceased must have died instantly.
• - The following is. a
.copy of the letter alluded to,
which was sent to the Coroner:
“ Six—Having read in the Newspapers various rumours re-i,
spectiog the unfortunate man who was found killed in Hoxton-
fields, on Friday evening last, I beg leave to state the following 1,
certain facts respecting him, for the consideration of yourself,
' and the Jury who may take the Inquest upon him :
44 Passing through the above-named fields-on Friday evening
last, about eightso'clock, I met the deceased, who ordered me
to stop, and deliver my money, which I refused; be said,'
you n!ake"the least noise I will blow your brains out,' to which
I replied, If you touch me, I have pistols, and will shoot. you.'
Whilst speaking, he made a liad of thrust, pr straight forward
blow at me, which I parried off with my umbrella, and he
again repeated he would blow my brains out, if I said a word.
I continue retreating backwards front the moment I met him,
and he followed, 'hewing a determination to .close upon me, not-
withstanding I had renewed my threat to shoot him. The dark-
MN of the night prevented my discovering what he was armed
with, bat I felt it was something rough that struck my•um-
brella, and concluded he bad fire-arms from his often-repeated
threat to blow my brains out. Finding escape, from apparently
instant destruction, impossible, by any other means, I made a
more sodden spring back, and fired at him, from the distance
fI
eaumt
killed !'
icneuhoatrueedgeeag(nsaicbonnalllti:o4t)heinrisats baodthcfeyw,'w Had I
(as near as I can press) of ten or twelve feet • he received the
esounexccolaidndmvesed,elan:usitit4ldOthh'en
and tholt there

vat no hope of bit reebvery, I would have procured the quirt.t,t
possible assistance ; but the aie.; though made in a moniel.: •,t
most painful agitation, was too true ! I then left him, and from
that time, till I got out of the fields I met no human being. TYr
truth of this statement may be corroborated by a further st-..r.h
for the bullet, which I doubt not will be found, unless it pant .1

through him.
" The very peculiar and conflicting feelings of the moment--
gratitude for my providential escape...-and sorrow* for the victra
of his own attempted crime, operated powerfully on my rai7,-.1,
and, together with the peremptory nature of my erigngemenc•-,
determined me to leave the disclosure to chance."
The writer then proceeds, at some length, to la,.
tify his carrying fire-arms, on the ground that he had
been twice robbed on the highway, within the last
few months, of considerable property, and conclutied
by declaring that the feelings of an amiable wife mi
-family were his only reasons for not conriug publicly
forward and avowing himself.
Mr. UNwtO said, that this letter could not be
ceived in evidence, and therefore the Jury Werele.:
to consider the case as it stood with regard to tilt
evidence before them. It did appear that the deceased
had come to his death by violent means, and in tio!v
absence of contradictory proof, the Jury were bound
to find it Wilful Murder against some person or per-
sons unknown.
One of the Gentlemen of the Jury commenced
guing agitinst the propriety of such" a mode of prc-
• ceeding, when strangers were ordered to withdr:w.
The Jury, after a consultation of a quarter or zi
hour, returned the following verdict :—" The de-
ceased came. to his death by a wound lion' ristcl
ball, inflicted on him in Rhodes's. field-, Horton; unitt
circumstances of' which this Jury have no mexls of

jUdging." --
BOW•STREET.--Yesterslai three medical ge len-ea
of the Smallpox Hospital, applied in conseque, c-• <I
a statement in the newsi-apers of a charge pi thr red 'Jr
a Surgeon a few days ago, against his assistant, for
inoculating children with the small-pox on his nwa
account, those children being patients of the Surgeon.
They wished now to obtain the names and place of
abode of all the parties concerned, in order that they
might be proceeded against under the Statute for ino-
culating and exposing those children. Mr. Mrs-
sritiLL, the Magistrate, said, that in this case there
was no proof of the children having been exposed
with the disease upon them. The mother brought
one of them ro the Office when the charge was made;
but the inoculation was then tiio recent for the dis-
ease to be communicated to others. • The Gentlemen
said, the object of their application was to have the
address of the parties, in .01-der to discover whether
the children had been exposed at all; and also to
proceed against the Surgeon or his assistant, whicit.
ever should appear to have been the culpable party..
The Magistrate said, the inoculation was performed
by the assistant, without the knowledge of his ent.
ployer. The applicants said, they knew that the Ser-
geon himself was first applied to, and would have
inoculated the children had it not have been done by
the assistant. It was of the highest public importance
that the Statute should be acted upon as oftetv as pos.
sible, as it was owing to-the 4, wicked" conduct of
medical men in performing inoculation, that the in-
creased prevalence of the dreadful malady war owing.
There was in the last return- of deaths within tl.e
bills of mortality an increase of more than fifty deaths
by the small-pox and this they had-no hesitation in
saying was to be attributed to,inoc,ulation.• The Ma-
gistrate asked if this. increa -wa4 not,: rather owing
to the want of inoculation? ,anfi• mpvessed.his opt- •
nion, that if that operation had nester been checked,
the disease would not now be-so prevalent. or so dan-
gerous. One of the Gentlemen smiled, and said ti :e
opinion was erroneous, for if inoculation could he
effectually stopped, the small-pox would scarcely he
known in this country. The Magistrate said, fie
[hou-vaccination was not a preventive against the
•
small-pox, and in that opinion thousands coincided.
He asked the Gentlemen if they did net loow this to
be true?. The applicants said, that it was as effec-
tual as any precautionary measure could be, and that
even inoculation was no certain safeguard against the
contagion. They had four cases in the last year, of
persons hdving an extremely bad smallpox, mho had
been afflicted with it before. The Magistrate re-
peated his opinion decidedly against vaccination.
The applicants raid, that the Legislature thought
otherwise, or it would not have enacted a Statute,
inflicting such severe penalties upon persons de-
tected in inoculating. It was but a short time ago
that a Surgeon of considerable eminence, in Hatton-
garden, was sentenced to six months imprisonment
for the offence; bpt he had since procdred a remis-
sion of part of the punishment. The Magistrate said,
that with respect to the chiirge of exposing persons
afflicted with the small-pox in the streets, he believed
it was a part of the system of cure that the patient
should be exposed a great deal to the air in a certain
stage of the disease. The applicants said it was so;
but such an exposure, if permitted in the streets of
London, would have the effect of communicating
disease to a great number of persons, and •
tend it in a frightful degree. After some fu
versations the Magistrate said, that he had
tion to the applicants being furnished with
and residences of the patties, and the Gentlemen
left the Office. - The mode of proceeding
Statute is by indictment.
FEMALE HERGISM.—TWO young
by their father and mother in-care o'
a few miles from Abingdon, together
servants and- a foot-boy. They
night by the boy's telling them the
they instantly rose, called themaids,
The fire being inaccessible .to
sisters fell to work with a pick.
the 'wall of the drawing-reorix
threw a pelisse over het night
stable, saddled a .cart-hone,-. took
her, and provided with -I large
ringing and screaming for assistance
house, Parsonage, &c, till she •
hours, who same • with buckets,
the fire,- which had been prevem
through the exertions, of her-
room furniture only was destroyed,
were insured.. The Insurance Office
with the-astonishing conduct these
that they replaced,everything
ner, even to the pelisse. They
olished girls of 18 and 20.

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t of communicating the
sersons, and would [-
After some further con.
I, that he had no objev
irnished with the names
and the Gentlemen then
f proceeding under the
young Ladies were lef
care of a country house,
together with two ma
['hey were roused in th
m the house was on fire;
maids, and got buckets
D the.water, one of the
ick-ace, to batter dowi
ri to.petit out ; the other
clothes, went into 3
took-the foot-boy behin4
Lrge dinner-bell, rode o
assistance at the public
she roused all the neigt
!ts, &c. 'and extinguis •
revented from extendit,
- sister.. The draviia;
stroyed, and the prcmis
ace Office were so pleas
:t of these young Lich
g in the handsomest ma.
hey are delicate, acco
o.monno
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