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LAW INTIMLIGENC.4

Armed, I do not in bow the potion who ohaold
n the charity could be decided. If the report
trustees disagreed, then it would
ators to bring the new trustees Be-
rt as defendants in the present or some other
luestion raised on the evidence de-
stood at present the former
defendants, had no interest in

and the

VICE•CHANCELLOR'S COURT, T

t to the re

fore the c

3efore SIR L. SRADW

ADY lIEWLEY'S

Dnounce

a were the onl
question. As

,troth sets of petitioners under
km's order asked to have the report confirmed,
ins :he objections which on the affi-
kd each other, or which each other had

e case are

sas useless to consicie

observation than

•elators objecte

to having

M because
Messrs. Ross, Finlay, Fair, and Pringle appointed trustees,
because they were, as the relators said, members of the Se
Church of Scotland; and to having
Messrs. n L °*
dale, Barbour, Rolf, and Thompson trustees,
Y
s„,, two were members of the Church of Scotland. But
they
suppose they
they
of whom be bad selected from members of congregations in were—the decree had not said that
the north of England in connexion with the Presbyterian trustees, though it had said in effect that a Unitarian
kirk of Scotland, two from the members of congregations senter or Church of England-man ought not to be thestrils-
similarly situated in connexion with the Scotch Secession But Ido not understand upon the evidence that trustee.
Church, and thew remaining three from the English Indepen- and the others were members, of the secession, and M L a
, r. ons-
dent Dissenters, ho were the relators in the cause. The dale and the other persons were members of the Church of
two first bodies of Dissenters prayed by their petition to con- Scotland. It was clear upon the evidence '
that in L
firm this report of the Master a, but the Independents menu-
Hewley's lifetime there were congregations of Presbyter ensyter
ter that the future trust should be composed solely of mem- in many places in the northern counties—for instance, at
Master Whitehaven—consisting wholly of natives of England. But
ben of their body ; and, thersfore, asked that the
might be directed to review his report. His Honour said— English Presbyterians did not cease to be English Presbyte-
In this case the Attorney-General, at the relation of Samuel tiara merely because they were in amity with the Church of
Shore the younger and others, by amended information, Scotland, or the Secession Church, or the Relief Church ;
stated that during the times of the religious persecutions of and Presbyterians in the north of England, congregations of
the English Presbyterians and Independents, and other per- both denominations, in amity with the Secession Church and
sons calling themselves godly dissenters from the Established the Church of Scotland, had actually participated in the be-
Church, in the time of Charles 11., Dame Lady Sarah Hewley refits. Tynemouth, Alnwick, Long Cramlington, Lewick,
stood forward as the protector and supportor of the ejected Morpeth. Penrith, Great Salkeld, Plumpton, Penruddock,
ministers of St. Bartholomew's-day (1662), and of the persons and Carlisle, and from them had sprung up Presbyterians,
calling themselves godly who were non-conformists, and who some of whom were in amity with the Established Church of
were subject to pains and penalties in those days for their Scotland. In some of the congregations there were some na-
forms of wors that by her trust deed of 1704 it lives of Scotland, but they were few in proportion, and some
was declaredreligious that the truhi tees and managers should, in their of the congregations of the charity—of the orthodoxy of both
disposition and distribution of the charity, have a primary re- sets of Presbyterians there was no doubt. From many pas-
gard of such objects thereof as should then or thereafter be sages in the evidence it appeared they held the Westminster
in York or Yorkshire, not excluding those in other places confession of faith, which substantially agreed with the Arn-
aud counties. That in the hospital deed of 1707 she directs cles of the Church of England. " And I see no reason
the surplus to be distributed and disposed of to poor godly said his honour, " why gentlemen belonging to these coil-
preachers and- their widows ; that up to the day of her deah gregations, or the ministers of them, though Scotch by birth,
she was satisfied with the persons she bad appointed to .be yet resident in England, should not be trustees." Objections
the trustees of her charity ; that the Rev. Mr. Shelton, the made with reference to the distance from York, orfrom being
trustee first named, was anon-confo
rmist. The information engaged in business, applied to the relators' trustees, as well
also stated that Dr. Coulton, the riginal preachet It. as to the others, and had nothing substantial in them. The
Saviour's Gate Chapel, York, whose ministry Lady Hewt eY relators objected to the report because two were selected out
attended, and was her spiritual adviser and her sole exe•cuisoterr, of each set of Presbyterians to be trustees, and only three of
is named another of the trustees, and Mr. Hodson,
minister
the Independents, The number seven could not be divided
of the hospital, was one of the attesting witnesses of Sir in proportion to the number of churches of the different p
That
Hewley's will, and private chaplain to Lady
; "evliet the ties, or to the number of individuals composing their liar-
Lady Hewley died in 171
0, that the d_ssenters rom ches. If four Independents were appointed,tl c ur-
ley would
established church within the protection of the toleration act have a majority of the whole number. The
of William and Mary, at the time of the foundation of these gave a preponderance to the larger body, numbers adopted
, over each of the two
charities, and for whose swhoaefi these charities were in- others, but not an absolute majority yofthe
. whole, and in
tended to be applied, ande now commonly orthodox that respect I think the master right. The real objection
dissenters, were desirous of having a judicial declaration urged by the relators against the other petitioners, viz.,
asssenters,
to the proper mode of administering and distributing that persons such as the modern Independents
these charities. That the great body of dissenters die- only persons that Lady Hewley intendedshotid were the
tinguished in those times by the names of Presbyterians, ticipate in her charity,
Bannscnotl think, be -1
iid lever par-
Independents, and Baptists, differed amongst themselves present petition but very fit there (
stmeicd übpon the
solely in articles of church government, but as to its Divine persons before the court legally to argue the • e some
origin. and as to forms and ceremonies, and as to the articles with the relators, which must be judiciall question fairly
of faith, and religions adoration and worship, they were all words of Lady Ilewley's deeds. What Lady Hawley per-
agreed among themselves and the English Church. One sonally or privately felt or thought, or what itish
part of the prayer of the information was that the ministers alive, she would feel or think on the questio'n diseewereinow
of what was called the Unitarian belief or doctrine, or who fore the court, it might be difficult to say, but, consideringess
( he-
were what was commonly called Unitarians, were not fit her piety and benevolence, it was probable that thoughtshe
objects of Dame Lady Sarah Hewley's charity. Another an English Presbyterian would have approved of the xe
part of the prayer was, that such dissenters alone a7_wereer tions which the Established Church of Scotland, moree rigidlyr*
now commonly called orthodox dissenters can becotis
Hew-
Preuslbdyrian had recently made in favour of the Jews, and
as coming within the meaning and intention of Lady
of
benefits rooter t. have been delighted to ponder upon the details of the
ley's charity, or be entitled to participate in themessesaing narrative which had lately been published by
inclusive decla-
her charity ; that they therefore asked for an
_,a r . Bonner and Cheyne, two of the missiona •
ries from
of the proceeding that church.
The order I shall
ration. It appears from the full report
a witness of Mr. make with reference to the
in the House of Lords that Dr. John Pye Smith,
he
firmly petition Park and others, Mr. Thompson and the
for the relators, deposed he had nod oubt, and that
Coulton, Mr. others,eatnd the amended petition of the Attorney General.
believed the same, that Lady Hewley, Dr.
and reputed mustti,eir b
costs
confirm the master's report, and to give all parties
Hotham, and W. R. Shelton were Trinitarians,
to out of the estate; Mr. Park and the others, Mr.
nomination Tho
to be dissenters. He could not affirm of what
had no doubt cordingrepson and the others, having but one set of costs
they were, were, but as a matter of probability he
denomina- the .bteofLord Cottenham's order. As to the petition of
they were of the Presbyterian or congregationalof the term exceptli •December, 1812, he should make no order upon.
tion. That the ordinary sense and meaningo the time saine retoangnivee all6seareties their costs out of the estate in the
Presbyterian or Presbyterian dissenter at or .
articular Ct. butr.order must be made on all the four
ty, -was a p pe i ions, it must be prefaced with the statement 1 have
of the foundation of Lady Hewley's chart
d'ff fralready '
Establishment, who i e mentioned.
class of separatists from the The Rev. Thomas
two other classes in external discip line.h
believed Lady Hew- The suit by the executors
Scales, for the relators, deposed that e
Rev. Mr. Hotham, Na- Carl( brining Com • bi of the late Lord Audley v. West
ley. Mr. Bowles. Dr. Coulton, the ey.
H andWm. been finally ij'anydw Dublin has been so long pending, has
Nlartus ot amp settled in üblin by the Lord Chancellor. The
thaniel Gould, Timothy Hodson, i
tbe beTimothy company were decreed to a £65 4 ' •
Hotham, were all dissenters, and tha
f the congegational in default their interest •P y ,00 within one month, or
Hodson and Nathaniel Gould were o
called word
as any otherproperty in the mines would be sold, as well
they may possess.
elate, and that the rest were of the class
the word or term
also deposed that used as In the Consistory Court on Wednesday, the suitor for the
rises. Dr. Bennett to was commonlyrestitution of conjugal ' • '
.
Prisbyterien at the time referred
denomination of Eng-rights, instituted by the Earl of Dysart
the name or description of a class or
I rge and intlti- !gainstH his countess (the father and mother of the
were so a bankrupt
Nish Protestant dissenters, and they
11 dissenters. Now allegation
ential a body as to give the name to
and Bthe evidence that I had been given in on the part of the countess, and
the statement in the inforrdation
the
direct purpose of the
took
of Lord Dysart were objected to. The judge
have noticed all seem as if made for
the decree according to time to look into the pleas before giving his opinion.
procuring an inclusive declaration
have secondly mentioned, THE TOWNSEND PSERAGE.—The Morning Chronicle of
that part of the prayer which I
entitled, and not merely a Thursday says, the public is probably inclined to pay very
that is, a declaration of who wereth decree of the 23d of little attention to the proceeds in the House of Lords, ih
but
declaration of who were not ;
that Unitarians were not respect to the Townsend peerage. It beholds with calmw t
Deceinber, 1833, merely declared
and it ordered that the difference the zeal with which Lord Brougham bestirsh• in-
fit objects of Lady Hewley's charity, d,
and all the other de- protect his order from the intrusion ofof him to
persons mean
defendants, John Pemberton Hey, w°°ember of the Church of birth, and though his lordship appears to think that heaven
England, including Mr. Palmer, a mbeing the trustees, sub- and earth would come together if the " son of a brewera
England, should be re fromt
and that it should be Huntingdon" were to insinuate himself into thepeerage, the
t
trustees, and managers of the chari y,to
appoint proper per- British people have not yet to believe that thef
fortunes of
ordered to be referred to the master
aa ,
managers t
hereof, in mankind would be in any way •
seriously affected by such a
sons to be trustees• sub-trustees, a
ove of a proper scheme result. The allegations, on which the Townsend family
the room of the defendants, and to t_lPPerin mentioned, and re- found their application for the trial of the right of successiony
for the application of the funds re-
therein ehrer directions until after are simply these :—The present Marquiss Townshend mar-
s
erved the consideration a all firth .
onfirmed by the re- tied a lady of the name of Gardner, from wh he
vybich is c .
Bruce, who having had issue um separated,
the master had toadehis report,
cellor knight no by her. Lady Townshend applied for a
collection of his honour, vice-Chu that that the delaration was divorce in the ecclesiastical courts ; but, without getting 't
was second counsel for the relators, 5 ent Lord Chancellor went through the form of marriage with Mr. John Marget'is'
the Pres
framed in that exclusive form, for
elators, desired it should lived with him as his wife for many years, and had a large'
of Ireland, who led the cause for the rde
co-extensive with the family by him. The children of this marriage, as they r
be so, and that it should not be Lnainsive, but an inclusive up, assumed the title of Earl of Leicester (the second title
' prayer. which not only asked an excal of an the defendants of the Marquis of Townsend,) and the Lords and Ladies
declaration. However, the rempvthe
exclusive declaration, Townshend, the Marchioness, their mother, being the legal
from the trusteeship, coupled with
what the principle of the wife of Lord Townshend, who is still alive ; and according t
showed with reasonable clearness
ly unorthodox dissenters, the rules of law, and the ordinary practice of the to
House of
decree was—namely, that not
England should be ex- Lords, the conflicting claims of these pretenders to the i
but also members of the Chore. i_ft
open the question, who heritance of his title and estates, and of the rightful heir'''.
chided. It went no further, but ''
question can only be decided cannot be brought into question until his death. Our formss'
should be included ; wnhich erdirrctions in this snit, or by f law do not admit of an anticipatory decision respectin
either
upon a "creel,' on
further decree $o pronounced was ri h , which have not actually accrued to any one. But thge
a decree in some other suit.
Lord Lyndhurst, on the sth Feb.,brother of Lord Townshend complains that his
het the joint establishing his just means of
brought by appeal before .
in accordance w t .
0.
t, a _ claims are fast failing from mere la e
1836; it was affirmed him, - and Mr Justice Pat es. t
to
tuts: ; nd that, by the death of witnesses, he is e psd
opinion of Mr. BaronAlderson
ecounts of their judge h risk of having no means of substantiatincose
It seems, in referring to the printed a
1 ion that the exclusiv accrues, a right which he could clearly establish g,
when
it
to the cone us
lof the Churchmen allowed to adduce his evidence and if he were
masts, that they came
d the remove sites right of now. He have his claim disposed
declaration in the degree, an the trusteeship, calls upon the House of Lords, therefore,
h rit ' tr the ri" to
as well as the Unitarians from
anticipators of the ctiasfi v
ejt anyd after tef succession to the Townshend title at one ;
because none could be included as
P d Lyndhurst was sat
the . hemming the evidence, to pass an act for b
and Lor 'ons Lady children o Lady Townshend. bastardizing
except orthodox dissenters, ius faith and °Pim
836
on the evidence, that in her relig o
the 6th of March, 1 ,
of the cc5.......-___
Hewley was a Presbyterian.
°lnd others, ministers b
upon the petition of Mr. Park .a., „nd____upon a petition
aty
Presbyters of the northest of r- =-
Titters of congrega ions
—Lord Cot-
Mr. Thompson and others,
ministers
Cumrland . .
ers
Penrith, Carlisle, Penruddock, ill that the petition
ordered master
tenham, then Lord Chancellor, go in before the
ibertC to proper persons
should respectively be at 1 propose
and to era of the estate
and watch the proceedings,
and roanage e considera-
to be trustees, sub-trustees,
and reserve the
seems
in the petitions mentioned, a far as it
gOes, _
5 Ist that orthodox
tion of the costs. That order,
tboug Lady Hew-
to indicate that Lord Cottenha
rticipators of .
did not
English Presbyterians might be Pas
that bis lordship
of the
ley 's charity, or at least it show
end
if we look out
d by his lord-
think they should not partake ;
words use
no doubt
dry terms of the order to the very Sharpes note,
" Sutton ht The words
ship as they appear on o.r. . thoug ..
bat his lordship• e
this will be an
can be entertained of w otherwise
he de-
were, " Something meat be done, t
the meaning of t
independent charity, which is
n°Lord Henley, the aster,
the House
amt." On the 16th of December
the
appeal to t
made his report. Then followed
whether questionsndhurs
of Lords far the purpose of deciding
directed six to be
was right. The House of Lords dirend q
uestion was— at
put to the learned judges. The
Personssecond
are proper objec to
description of ministers and P
. i 0 s Several of the judges
ht 'Unitarians
of the trust deeds of 1704 an
L ri e thong
One of the Jo g s members ofthe
gave their answers. that the ht the Uni-
were included ; another thought • thong all
included; sl- these
xceptions,
Church of England were
wh e • enters
But,
tartans were to be excluded. itsl orthodox diss
ht that S42 a decree of
agreed ; for all seven thoug
h August, 1 ,
decree,and
were to be included. On the 5t Lyn
atUrSt S
the House of Lords confirmed Lord
honour), Lord Brougham
the decree made in 1833 (by big
acl the appeal from his
being present, who had
and
heacrcording to the written
bonour's decree in 1833, and 'PI?, Lrd Cottenhani, who
by 0
Lord Cotten-
report, concurred in what was
saidwith costs. _ 'n
proposed to dismiss the appe he judgment of amrroance i.
• t- His lordship
ham's observation in moving ortant. d
the House of Lords was very ca,
v IIP could only be judge
says—" The intention o
. • of
Lad' Hew
" de eds. If that
used in the
of by. the language and terms feelings or preferences can
is the law, no evidence of her
ceedings to this cause
be regarded. I consider from the pro
of the coMII3OII law,
it is to be collected that nine i
udgestwo late Lord
cave
the
present Lord Chancellor, and the
and the House of
cellos., Brougham and Cottenharne orthodox
dissenters may
ti
Lords, were of opinion that Englishwley's charity, but
participate in the benefits of Lady
eremains to be decided
whether it be their opinion or not, it
irt.
i_ate.
Before
by decree who are the persons who shal Pa, ic P
this cause placed in
this question has been determined, and court is in effect,
such a state that it can be determined, the
f the 20th of
by the petition supported by the relator Thatof
petition asks
December, 1837, asked to determine it.
original petition
that the report may be reviewed. It was an lof Decern_
of the relators only, but by the order of
the
lit
tition of the
bet, 1842, it was amended so as to become the pe
Thep rties who
Attorney-General at the relation aforesaid.
•
petitioned Lord Cottenham in March,
confirmaSO p her, Ann-
a petition praying that the report might be
D ernlB-12,
ther petition was presented op the. 17th of
li erelation afore-
- the naafi* of the AttOiney-General, at te h
, 0.36, might
said, praying that the order of the 16th of Marc , s.
order was
be discharged or varied by the addition that such•
e on the
without prejudice to any question which mightaaris
dany pro-
master's report, under the same or otherwise, n ~.
• aforesaid ail
eeedinfts in the cause; and that for the purpose . 0,
- necessary directions might be given. Upon the hearing of
in-
these four petitions, counsel for-the crown appeared and
t.
sisted.that the master's finding was right, and that the orde.
of the 16th of March, 1836, ought not to be dischargedf
It appeared on the discussion that the order of the 16th oe
March, though it was not in form expressly said to b
made by the consent of the
;andsel for the crown, yet nel
cr
toga was virtually
so made it was agreed by all th
1 for the crown, the relators and the other p . etition-
eotinSe for the etitioners, either
, that any order I should make p
withthis t te
era,
• st the report, should be prefixed
,s,,a -
for or again at the time with my own band : The
raent, which I wrote
crown desiring that the Attorney-.
General's
counsel for the
hould be heard upon the merits stated
man
petition in this CAUSE s
er as if the order of the Ith of
in it, in the same n
made upon the Attorney-
March, 1836, had been
named in
ithtout admitting hat order shou
their
o in before the maser, be
consenting that the petitioners t
w
at liberty tog
therefore, that the order
right so to do.!' It appears to me,
be set aside for want
of the 16th of March, 1836, could notd
of
Joshua Wilson, of
of form. The master had approve
Woodlands,Temple; J.
Highburv-Place, El, a member of theof
near
Clapham, of Leeds, sq. •, J. Hodgson,
Esq. • Ro-
Halifax, Esq. ; Thomas Londsdale, of Carlisle, _,_ _ _
sc.
s Finlay, of Ne
bert Barbour, of Manchester, Esq.
; jaraeCarlisle, Esq., to
castle-on-Tyne, Esq., and James Ross, of
f York, a mem-
be trustees ; and the Rev. James Parsons, o Pigott, of
her of the Congregational Church ; Mr. James
_....
Bowden, of Kingston-
York ; Mr. Pritchett ; Mr. James
h►of Liverpool ;
upon-Hull, merchant; the Rev. Hugh RalP , as Fair,
the Rev. C. Thompson, of Tynemouth ; Mr. Thom .
James Pringle,
of Frencbfield, in Cumberland, and the Rev.
The ques-
of Newcastle, to be sub-trustees and managers. h and
tions on the four petitions were argued at great lengt
e time that
with great ability before me, but it struck meat th
the real question before the court—viz., whether proper per
was in a great
sons were named as trustees and managers,
degree overlooked and confounded with another—viz., who
were the persons entitled to participate in the benefits of the
trusts, and I, therefore, thought it right, before odes
he
real question, to read over the pleadings, and the madersin the case, as well as the various historical and other re-
ports referred to by the relator's counsel, andopeplied by'
the relators, and all the ffid ' • s° ,jam
am
a avits • an, i ying ,
of opinion the master's re o t ' • to be
D r was milt and ought
soofirmed,—for this ' - 'unless it
reason, moat especially, that

bad been fina

affirmed

the Unitarians-frorr

ter proceeded to appoint new trustees

Protesta

diriction

administra-

and rev

mined

of the trust a'

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

The farther opening of the Bristol and Exeter Railway to
Beambridge took place on Monday. The serious illness of
Mr. Brunell, the engineer, prevented any exhibition of re-
joicing, except such as the inhabitants of the district, who
very naturally took a lively interest in the event, spontane-
ously offered. From London to the further terminus the
distance in use open, is now 171 miles. It is expected that
the line will be opened throughout to Exeter next year.

OPENING OF THE PARIS AND ORLEANS RAILROAD— '
The inauguration of this road took place on Tuesday week
according to announcement, the directors having resolved
that they would be before those of the Paris and Rouen
Railroad in the inaugural
_Me, although on one line of rails
a small portion is not completed. Four trains, containing
about a thousand persons, who had received invitations, and
chiefly consisting of men distinguished in politics, literature,
and science, left Paris ; the band of the 23rd regiment of the
line and of the 3rd regiment of dragoons, performing enliven-
ing airs as each train took its departure. Their Royal High-
nesses the Dukes of Nemours and Montpensier, in full
uniform, and attended by a brilliant staff, arrived at the
Paris Station at half-past seven, and accompanied by the
ministers of the interior, public works, and commerce, and
the prefect of the Seine, visited every part of the establish-
ment. The princes, accompanied by the ministers above-
mentioned, their staff, and a number of other distinguished
persons, amounting altogether to about 200, left by the
special train at a quarter-past eight, which also conveyed
the band of the 23rd regiment of the line. The train reached
the Orleans Station at half-past one. A large crowd of the
inhabitants was waiting to greet the arrival of the Royal
Dukes. Shortly after their Royal Hignesses had alighted,
the Bishop of Orleans and his clergy went in procession,
accompanied by the princes, the civil and military authorities
and the crowd, to pronounce the benediction of the railroad,
at a small temporary altar which had been erected' for that
purpose. The Bishop, M. Fayet, having performed this
interesting portion of the ceremony of inauguration, the
princes returned to the railroad, where a room had been fitted
up for their reception, and at four partook of an elegant col-
lation, which had been provided for 110 persons. The train
with the princes left Orleans at five o'clock, and arrived in
Paris at twenty minutes past nine. The time occupied gen-
erally in going and returning was about four hours and a
quarter, but of this one hour was taken up with three stopp-
ages on the line for the inspection of the carriages, and other
objects inseperable from the opening of a railroad. During
the whole passage 102 openings are given for roads of various
descriptions to cross the line on a level with itself; 498 pas-
sages are formed under it for roads, rivers, rivulets, &c. ;
and 35 passages are constructed above it by bridges of vari-
ous sorts. The Paris and Orleans Line, with a branch to
Corbeil, was authorised by the law of July 7, 1838, and was
partially modified by other laws passed in August, 1839, and
on July 15, 1840. Five years were allowed for its completion
but the works have been executed much within that period.
'the portion to Corbeil was opened to the public in Septem-
ber, 1840, and in January, 1841, the portion from Juvisy to
Dsleaus was begun-- The Paris Station is situltett on the
Boulevard de 1' Hdpital, and die line terminates at Orleans
on the left of the Port Bannier, at the foot of the rampart.
The whole length is about 75 miles, and is constructed
with the double line of rails. The country through which
the line passes as extremely picturesque, and historical asso-
ciations are not wanting to add 1.11 charm to various spots
within view in passing. There is not a tunnel on any part
of the line, but there are several splendid works of art.

Michael Hayden, the celebrated Irish pugilist, died in
Cork-street Fever Hospital, Dublin, of fever, on Tuesday.

A subscription is now raising for the purpose of presenting
some testimonial to Miss Martineau, whose state of health
precludes any literary exertion.
-

In 1828, when the duty upon cigars was 18s. per lb., duty
was paid upon 8600 lb. In 1830. when the duty was reduced
9s. per lb., duty was paid upon 66,000 lb. In 1836 duty was
paid upon 141,600 lb.
There has lately been discovered in a garden in the hold-
ing of Mr. Edward Perry, near the glass house, about half a
mile from Chester, a huge marble stone, containing about
140 feet, and estimated at ten tons weight.

We have authority to state, that the office of Governor and
Constable of Windsor Castle, vacant by the death of the
Duke of Sussex, will be conferred on his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.—court Journal.
A baker in the western suburbs of this place, this week,
advertises the four pound household loaf to be sold at three
pence halfpenny, and the fine at one penny more. This is
said to he a return to the prices of the middle oflast century.
—Perth Courier.

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At a wedding last week at Gainsborough, the third car-
riage was observed to go and return from church empty ; on
inquiry it was found to contain two large black crape rosettes
to represent a brother and sister of the bride,lwho bad been
dead several years.

DOG STEALERS AND RECEIVERS.—We learn from the
London papers that petitions are in course of signature,
" praying that dogs may enjoy the same protection as horses
and other cattle, viz., by rendering the offence of stealing
and receiving dogs, knowing them to have been stolen, a
felony."

DISCOVERY OF A TIPPERARY ARSENAL.—TWO or three
days ago, the constable of police belonging to the Clough-
jordan station, discovered, secreted in the breast of a large
ditch, and folded up carefully in flannel, two guns, four
pistols, a bullet-mould, and a powder-horn. The guns and
pistols were in good order, and all well loaded and fit for
immediate use.—Nenagh Guardian.