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COURT OF 111N(Vs111.:9iCH, Nev. 27:
via xxvta Also. •
The Defendant in this..ease, ThomiiituOteed, vas
brought up to .recei 'the sentetsce of. Ilig Court, he
lavliig been. etneviciVdinid:.r the 'statute ut: the Ist
George 1. chap: 17, of ent!eavouring; in' Vito several,
iit:tences, to induce soldiers• to desert•frorn his Ma-
,Yest v's• serric..y. . .
• The indietnient was tried before Mr. .Tbstice
DALEY, et the last Northumberland Assioes, and
the material witnesses agiiiist the Defendant were
Lugeiy, and another person, named !Varney',
t'oth soldiers in the Fortarshire Militia, whom the
Defendant had endeavoured to induce• to enter into
the navy. • Largely had formerly' been. at. sea, and
the Defendant being aware of this circumstance,
offered him, if be should pass as an able seaman, a
bounty of 30 guineas ; and to Manley, who had
inner been at set, lie was to give 10 guineas, it he
passed only as a landsman, but to be raised to 15
guineas if lie should be able to pass as an ordinary
seaniaii—for which purpose the Def:iii!ant gave him

instructions is to the answers to such questions as
might he put to tint. This the Defendant termed
" putting !dip to his facings," and recommended to
Mat stey to endeavour to pt aetice oil' those instruc-
tions, in that event, the greater n ould bethe bounty
p both to-Marney himself and to the Defendant,
•J'lte Defendant knew that Largely was a soldier, but
b. 3 formerly been at sea. lie had, preTtfmc to the
day on which the enlistment took place, told Largely
that if he would come to him in coloured clothes, or
any ether man, be would give him a good botiWy.
The Defendant also said, he had three houses for
concealing voltintects for the navy ; one at Monk-.
town, one at Shields, and' one at Newcastle. •The
_two soldh.rs went to the DTifendant's house, at the
41 sirs. of Calo:tel Shad 4ell, the Assistant Quarter-
Mastet,Gettetal.:—Marttey told him, that,• not to
demist him,. he Was a .soldier; on which the. De-
' fondant gew into a, rage,* saying, he (Berney) ought
to have leefbf lils'lesson a great deal better before he ,
came them Afterwards, knocking under the table,
the D.-fondant said, " what we do in your ssay we ;
.inust4lo hero" (meaning under the table).
Mr. lit:l4.°ot addressed the Court on the part of
the Mtfentinitt. There were alternative sorts of
punishment ai:owed miler the Art of Parliament.— '
First, there was a (me of 401.; and secondly, in
case of iatibility to pay this fine, or if, " from the I
hoiaousness of the crime, it should be thought pro-

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per and convenient," ate Judges Were to inflict the

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punishment of imprisonment, for not more than sir.
months, and the punisliMent of the pillory. Tne
Court, however, he submitted, had the discretion as
to both portions of this senteileo—to imprison for
any portion., or for the whole period of siv•imonths ;
and to superadil, or not, as.they pleased, the punish-•
tnent or pillory.
Lord Kt.i.tsr.oitouGit said, the Ceurt had already
had this point under their consideration, and had

determined, in a ease in which their inclinations
were with the DA-lA:int, that the Act left them iio
such discretion as entitled them to dispense with
that part -of the punishment which regarded the
pillory. .
Mr. lIN.Locx then submitted, that pani.hrnentils•
pillory ens only meant to extend to cases of the very
worst description, namely, to cases where persons
endeavoured, from disaffection, to draw soldiers cut
of the serVice : here the case was very different; and
the offence of the Defendant only amounted to an
attempt to transfer the service of the perioo from the
army to the navy.
The SeLICITatt-GetertAr. said, this was a fraud
double hatched. The Navy, on discovering the
fraud, could not continue such men in the service,
nor would they be again rrceived into the Army. It
was, on the part of the Defendant, too, a systema-
tic trade of filthy lucre, for which it would be absurd
to hold that a fine of -la. was any thing like an de.-
quite punishment.
• Mr.:Justice Geosr, in pronouncing the sentence
of the Court, said, it was inipe,lible the Court could
any, that in &case like the Itresent, e here two simi-
lar offences had been, proved, it le-es impossible the
Court shonld not Wiliet puuishment for both. The.,
conduct of the D.,fentlant could only have peoceedecl
from best, Were ; and, taking ii'to their considera-
tion that the Court had here a discretion, the sen-
tence was, that the Defendant, for his first etfence,
be imprisoned in the commett jail of Newcastl6 for
(we calendar month, and do once within that pet led
stand in the pillory for one hour, in 'the open market
of Newcastle, bet we:et the hours of twelve and two i
o'clqck in the day; awl that for the second offence,
the Defendant do pay to the King a ?tie of 401.

THE SING V. ritAN. ANCE.S. 1
The Defendant in this case was brought up to re- I
ceive the Juiginent of the Court, having been con-
victed of a Libel upon Lieutenant jaines Bogle De.
app, formerly of the Ist Dragoon. Guards, mew
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Surrey Militia,. bearing,
t rat the said .Tames ticgle Delapp having three seve- .
rat timer evaded, and once • refused to give him, the
D,feiviant (and also formerly a Lieutenant in the
let ile„;iment of Dragoon Guards) satisfaction for i
sn iojery received front him, he (the Defenclant)l
ditl thus publicly declare_ him a scoundrel and a
coward.
, ,
Long affidavits were read on both sides, in which Il
each p:irtv asserted his own amicable disposition, and!
recapitulated. a variety OCCaSiIbIIS. on which each I
saw reason to th<plore the irritable anti over-bearing
temper of the other. On a day, how-ever, when each
tupposell himself to he perfectly innocent, and his 1
,opponent.-very much the aggressor,- thi Prose:!utor
gave the Defendant a blow, which being returned,
tlify were both put under 'arrest. Tlie Defendant,
however; who possessed Nttle,p,roperty, besides his.
cOmmistlan, viaiallovied to sell out, without being
brought to a Coed Martial, and the Prosecutor, in
cnrrsilinencel tit .a. Merrie'dil iireiented to the cern.
pander-Iviitliief in his (avow., 'wits restored to the
'duties ot.liis command. At different periods, the
recolleCtiOrt ef this .tinfortonati of hjr, Serf:fed to
hve burst forth upon .the'Defentrant. arid. to hoer
soured a mind ap:plittib.t,Ty. deided *die lure of
ifropsytodz WordMhiirhte had thp,lß% chit Oci'i
.Me'
aicrirelingly~, kitten-Ms, sent letteri io Aire- ProSitu-
tor, •ttetnauctvw tithfaction—flnt, eti.,
ktette of wench) and latterly, ecoomsselitid by that
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TI1E• STATESMAN

levelrr‘v: Ill,' %messier, the Prosecutor, by the This bill was entitled the Ilorucastle 'Cartel Bill,
welverceeOf his brother oercerse. ultimately declined ; and empowered the Company to conttruct such
untLin April 1811, theDefeutlant. was held to Lail at works, and make such alterations along the river
146 sJit. of
.the pleentete, :for one year,: himself in itself, and on its banks, as might appear beneficial
elleeleeetreeeo sufelies in `2OOl. met. Immediately to their undertaking. The power of abandoning
after 'the eepiFy of this period the libel beget: Won these works was likewise granted in the Bill, but
'had* horn published. the estates upon which they had been constructed,
lar
Mettiteevri an_ ._r
AFINAgsE .having ed. were to he restored as nearly as possible to their
dreeeed the Coe rt for the Defendant, pint original situation. During the execution of their
'rite :;oetceroit-Gtetmee on the part of the l'ro- plans, it was found necessary to deepen and extend a
.SPeoltiff, • • . ' large ditch along the laude of the present Defendant,
The DereAnee.i begeed'tolie Mined( indulged in by whiclethe loops of the river were united, where
eavingel few Words. . it made a holdesweep through a low tract of contr-
.
"Lord reeevuottieunn said,' this was what the try. 'fire ditch was cat for the purpose of regu.
Court cbuld not grant.. The D2fetelant could not be lating the height of the
.water in the canal, by carry.
allowed in lieet place'to say any thing which 'might ing away what Wit supertluorre, and discharging
injure himself. Too' much had already been said 'for it again into the river at a considerable distance.—
which had this tendency. The Ceurt compas.lThe Act of Parliament, while it permitted that
sionated the eretineous view of things he seemed to • canal to be constructed, took the jurisdiction of the
have taken, :mod would protect hien in spite of hint'- , river where the locks were made and the sluices
self. Ills" Loielship then ordered the Defendant to and ditchee which appertained to it from the Com-
!he c;nimitied to the custody or the Marshal of the missioners of Sewers, and gave it to the Company.—
' Coin t till'toetebrrow, then tb he 'brought up for sem. Such being the situation of the canal, 'and the estate
tense.tense.of- the Defendant, the Commissioners of gewers,
2.111, KING e. THE 'NIT turc.ortif.o TUE PABISHOF si.. some time in the year 1807, ordered Mr. ri.MMOt
G LARGE, AN() Vgn,iNe'AltE. ;to clean the ditch from the mud• which was chest:-
Mr. JeKertremoveel for a rule to show cause why an • ing it. He vetoed,. alleging that the ditch pper-
issue to the amount of 12.501eshould not he made by brined to the liorocastle Canal Company and was
the I.lefordatits in this case. lie made etas eipplica- not within their jurisdiction.. They immediately
tion on the affidavits of thetiolititor for the proeecu- levied the exeenees of.. cleaning tee ditch upon
tioe. proving an undertaking on the part of the the Defendant, fur which he -entered nn ac.
foulauts to Put themselves fight in this ease, 'which , lion against them, and obtained a verdict ace
regarded flee repairing' and' M./lying of parteof the cordinaly.—lie had, therefere, in the present
pavement and highWayiW the street of Piccadilly.: posture of affairs, to support the cause eirhis Client
This it appeared from the affidavit of an eminent l agairist.the application of his trai:ned Vrietls, and
Surveyor, they had not done, 'hilt that the street in he hoped• to do it effectually. Ile had obtained,
questioli was in a total state of dilepidetion and dis- for the purpose of !hostile their Lordships that the
repair, and that it weittd t4:412501. to put it to 'pro- ditch.was not within the jorkdic-tion •of the Corn.
per.repair. 'There were areoeffidalite qf sev4at &melt- missioners, the deposition of the Engineer of the
roasters and &leers, proving thae.rtrinierous Accidents Hotneastle Canal Company, 'Which set forth, that
hatipened from the dilapidated state of the roads.— the ditch in. question was still extrernely. necessary
Rule to show cause granted. for the safety of the canal, for in -the time. Of a high
WYSDH ' ter.flood, it carried away the superfluous waters; iChich
In this case, in which the .Defeednnt was to ree otherwise would have burst the locks, and inundated
ceive judgment for bCetrig. the Proprietor of The the country. Bat the ditch itself, according. to the
Brighto)i Herald, in 'center:veer° of the libel ite description width he had received of it, sufficiently ,
that paper against the Hoimerable Miss Somerset ; testified that it still remaieed, according to the Act
it wit ordered that a new notice shpnld be given, iof Parliametrt, under the dominion of the Horn-
Capt. \V. having, appeared' on the first noeice,, arid ;.castle Celle! Company. Instead' of restoring it to
not having returned to joinhieregimene till he under- ;.Its original situation,. they had peimitted it to remain
stnod his Present* to 'receive judgment would not be at the width anddepth which they. had cut it, thereby
demanded: ' disobeying the express stipulation of the Charter of
their. Company. ()nag whole, therefore, he main-
turned,. that the Commissioners of the Sewers had no •
jurisdiction over the diteh hi :question;
.and .prayed
that this Rule niielit be disehateeile.'
Mr. SerjesneVerseuee felloned on the same sithi, •
and observed, that the question resolved itself within
very narrow limits—"lVlrether. when the Commis-'
sinners of lee:Lincolnshire Sewers gaseau order to'
clean out the diecer, it Wne ender their jurisdiction?"
Now the. preient appearance of the ditell manifestly
proved that et still'apPertaitied to • the Carial Come ,
[ranee* beenifse it WO- not restored ter its original state,
accordiegeo thectipolation of the Act of Parliament,
and the deposition ofelreengieeer put it eutirely into
their halide ; therefore, he prayed, that the rule might
be discharged.
On the pale Of the:application, Mr. CLARKE main-
tained, that the' Commissioners eof Sewers for the
County of Lincoln . were a number of Gentlemen,
nominated by floeernment to superintend the ditches,
the properOianagernent of which, as of infinite ad.
vantage to die county. •By townie el thoe, ditches,
the county Was preserved from inundlon7 and the'
Most scrupulous attention throughout the whole de-
partment.wns necessary to keep them in repair. In
the present case, the Commissionerseperceived that
the ditch' upon the Defendants estate wanted clean-
ing ; and, on his refusal to clear away the mud, he
was fined. They had applied to the Itorncastle
vigation Company, , who informed then;, that they
had discontinued-to Mike use of it, for they had only
employed it durieg the period when the canal was
constructing, to carry away the surplus waters which
impeded the progress of the work. These. Geutlemen
manly vindicated the rights of the county, which they
were commissioned to protect ; and they abhorred to.
appear in a vindictive prosecution 'against any indi-
vidual. ' '
The Lon ry CHIEF BARON' said, the Proprietors of
the Canal could out diseontinue the emplbyment of
any of their erections or e::earationi, by a mere as- i
sertion that they had discontinued it. It became their
duty to renounce the possession, and to restore it to
its original eppeirance, neither of which have beeu '
done in the present case. They cannot begin and
disarrange the possessioes of individuals, and then
abandon them without either compensation or amend-
wont. • Here the' company took. a little ditch,.exce.
voted-it wider.and deeper, and extended it through a,
narrow heedlantle so that-it .becaine extremely hence=
tidal to their Canal, and they must not be permitted
to resign. or disclaim it at pleasure. 'The ditch cer-
tainty was 'stet under the Commissioners' jurisdiction.
—aerie discharged.

snow:ova, v. corr.,
The SOLICITOR-GE.:MAL attal GiVratt.t.
I showed cause against a rule for grpting a new trial
in this case. The action was on. a, policy of in-
sucence " at and from I—ulOn to Gottenburgh."—
The ship, instead of sailing into the harbour of
Gottenburgh, 'began to unload her cargo in Wingoe
Sotind, at the 'distance of nine or ten miles from
that town ; •ill 4 while she was so, efigagede a storm
came on by which s:lie eras-completely wrecked,
It appeared, however, that ever since the breaking
out of the war between tLis country and Sweden,
ships front England hound for Gottenhurgh, in-
stead of entering the port, have discharged their car.
goes in Wingoe Sound, the Jury found a verdict for
the which the. Solicitor-General and Mr.
Campbell now supported. They contended That.'
Wingoe Sound, :fur the war, Must be taken as a
part of the harbour of Gottenburgh, although ships
never unloaded there in' time of peace. It was the
business of the underwriters to make th:•mselves ac-
guniffled with the 'oage which had 4proug up from
the exigencies of commerce, and they must be con-
sidered as,having contemplated this mode of Unload-
ing the good:: when they sithserithd the policy.
Mr. PAux and Mr. I'l.7LO:ft, for the D'fendant,
argued that the volicv was vitiated by the ship having
began to unload at such a dis.tatice from the port of
destination. The policy Was to Golletthurgk,.not to
Stoitotl. It might aN well have been contend-
ed that the underwriters would have been liable had
an attempt been made to discharge the goods at the
distance of -1010 leagues. If it was necessary to un:
load iff Wingoe Sound, a. liberty for that purpose
•should hale beep contained in the policy of insu-
rance.
Lord ELLENDOROUGITand the other Judges, after
a good deal of hesitation, declared their opinion in
favour of the Plaintiff. .I'rey'expressed considerable l
reluctance to give such an extended signification to
the terms of the policy, but'they thought the Limier.;
writers must be taken to have 'crown that . Wingoe
Sound had become the place where ships from Eng.
land foi:Gottenburgh werekenerally unloaded. As Ad.
tniral Saumarez, with the English deet,was then lying
there, the danger must-have been less than if the ship'
had gone nearer to the place of destination mentioned
in the policy. The question was
.. w one hicit the Sm.
w
cial Jury who tried the cause were peculially crepe-
tent to decide ; and as.their verdict could not be send
to be contrary to the evidence, it ought not to be
disturbed.—The rule for a new trial was therefore
'discharged. •

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couture orCom NION PLHAS, WHivaisiriri, Wev. 27. . -
$' .. GEORGE V. STANLEY. •-•* b. 9- 'I On TO.eldaty, a beautiful zOira from the Cape off'
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' . Mr.iSierjeant LE!+4 shosvedexuse against the Rules,; Good nape)
.and three horses, 'as presents to the.
obtained by Mr: Secji.ant Vaughan in this case (lbw; PniNcE
.11(ayfNTI..49m the King of Pcasktt, arrixed.i
circumstances of w hieb were reported. in this Pape atCaritfienellouse. . : •
Who Uth..inst.), and argued. on the hardship. which I 't../V-Grtitsu .AND a,Comisc—Axr.cnorz 1:xT11.;Ott-:1
would arise front the Rule being matte absolute, as IVINAIt Y.—The following ingenious met hoii uas lately
tlhe, holder of the secusitiett, in question was a bona • successfully resorted to by a celebrated Auctioneer,
jidc holder, and .had given valuable: consideration, to assover his ithsent Assistant, at the important
for .the, saute. l'he Learned Sergeant, at the same crisis. t.coomenciug a sale for the circulation of the
time, pruposed, on behalf of his Client, that al.l.pro. I Arts by the invira 1 ion of his, hem mor.—Pie town-.1
ceediiigsslroald be stayed, and that the whale mat.; i cryet Ivaiirg summoned, was desired to give full ef- I,
ter should , be.referred*- to the , arbitration of the i feet-to the following bill :-".Strayed, about an hour l
Prothonotary 'of the Court, in which proposition:l since, from the Angel Inn, Bourn, the Auctioneer's
the Court acquiesced. .-- • . . , , ..,.. , 'Aeststent ;—he is a tall, -slender person, dressed in a
—mow.-.. . . . : c.,... !, blaok.coat, light coloured kerseymere loreeches,. and
COURT OF. LICHEQUER,. NOV. Sq... , w ,7!•.(. gaiters; answers to flu; mime of It."o"11. Who-'
.
comsusstuscaa, Or. wlcntAS4lll.ltil EXWEES V. eter rilt.spOdili, restore Elie said Assistant to the dis.,
• .' i 1 Imf:iOX...
Jn this case n Rule,liad .beett applied , for :and, 01.1;i.! 7iiic Aiico,seray.of aheAssiltant 'was. ti.uly i adievoits;
tained
,on the part. of the • P.laintiiiS' to show•atuser',lfoTihgafiiii:Oe POP Ptrtn.4ns tone of.the tell-tale bell,
why 04;eeOilet (or.the Defellaailt. skauiatea. be self ise,bssitis the mast .ptaieer,war4hy anxiety for the sue-
mile. :.,4, Ix t r.ii7:.1.. .4 •,,!1 of, hiceagegementi started. from his • ahair,. has-
.
Mr. C 0114.7 e 111P411410,to,fhww.:CirgIN> want the. iir threw-4,1)4W window; tad-eequirecl, " Aro you
Rule, and
..staterAt!nthe:.eti:cpms!aolco. 9f. 4 he, qtseek- ! ryitieetst•te*.ef tgetrartags?" 'The cryer repli;A:
During the Prerlia ifitery.sittiege oti I aOft emi 1,15044,i b-Ne2LVP, 1 em-eitirlnepti •-•shati I cry apy mover"
~
'a mualit of gitat,leplintapiktiifijircl- for:task:Abe:4lloW l's"..:10) qt.,:,!' tried' ttiO'itood-natuied Aiistatit,'
t_.
from Pltrliament -a .11111: to- stroeu'd the seavigtatilaik nle'Slititoe.ni. illn,,lWiiti.nns. .with lalighitiu return,
of the river &pie, lii the count, of Lincolu. and I viil litine tintrelaitinini iifiiird;'' " '''
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• NOVEL CIIA UM: (W BPI %My.
At ing,nost on i. ll -4111K11-1. —The b% 'dim of a ii •
-d c,,,,,. ,
was charged n ith bigamy, in has ing int..tontri i•-d n th •-...31
it _____, herlormerllll4,atid; ---- A-. Ns, 13,.ii,... th: f 'round
alive. Ihe Prisoner had !wen admitted In hair to
',1.; "4 '0
Pri•nner at
this I.J-et:atria:diem. the follow ing i, 1)1110y the hi,i'''"r in
novel c st.. file Prisoner had I.L'ell divorrt.d front h,c fir'',Filui
band, :On As----, aecordtr.z to the ScortiA tan, „"
o,:i:n.s.
gality of such divorce, 4 tint-st ion urr.. Tates n ere in rli' l'
able, if out la .afflitent eireninuanees. tio.n,. ri,,,,.
.(i.'14,1-
))))) ;A141140, the dkri• I.,e(i I iritill'Al, 111 rho :sg.• ilf ~.;,,,,. ;Hit 12
the eiti,or of the fair Pt isomr. who.). aze svas ;,;„,4, mi,';;,.nnt
and rt• -r a short court.hip they nen. inarried ; he (;, •.j
died a few wombs after the marriage. and itixotrathrd hi,."..-
peril, wilier was illiMell,e, IU the Pti‘otn-, to /lie , loin li..
or his other relativelL The C:t.f! %Vas peculiarly int,.,,..„ ''°
the parties. and it excited touch public curiosity. 1),,,,:u„( :r`:
lion.. took tilasclta,„•„eini.„,t;.l).t..l,“dn:,4itiKed co,,untilt„: (h.
theTJik):llB:;ettiill:fd trot yet gi vett their opittion in Lott, 's c i„...„ , observed. that the preferable roo.le,as the :sessions ner ' '''
evitt..ar,
would be by Indictment,
WORNIIIIPirTRF.ET.-011 niftly n privat. examitt ttini tout;
place. upon the bre-Axing into awl rotittin4 the miler „f 1,,,,,t
. Deshortnego,ll, in Berkeley-quare. so:ue y• are .itire, in ihd
. ghlig Of rman, Richardson, k. 1.. *l'h- te.tiut e,y tt • /....1
41"oee (King's Evidence) at to the property .h,lea, nOn mill,
circumstanceu, Nat corm:iterated by het LidAtii:', Ptir er he
present examination was merely in order to etc oti,we ,4,,d,..
mostic4 from any sirvicion ts," lief row-flied.
According to Ware's areJtint, the hott.e a, leant SL .1.:.),,,,,
. and• another Nobleman were broken into and r.,tdred tiy ;,,
• smee gaag.
i linty-sincere—rti,lay morning, C'ine!.l intrelee, a a.m.
known character of that name, %las hrutrett to the t ta;,.., hv
iltimplireys, charged on suspicion of haying Mao hi if ai,tha t:::.
froth a f _ruler, uutler the fal,,e pretence of aaving inet“tal,.! L., knew him w hen tie met hi in in the street. Lod finding:l diiervi
• $11),,, which vosed to be only Ket with comma.' 1,.,,a.. ,„4
only is ortlt a kit shillings. Ile N;P: also eliark•cl t,:11..i•
-alt. Jai of ktigitind note from a eer,on la Hatton-ra...:,
ender N. stwilor mimes:, The Prisoner nasconnuitted tut ter.
then. evruitialitto. . .
1 ..
. .. ' SitoEMAKent:.77on Wednesday a case of comidev.
. . .
able infCreSt to that trade ca:ne ca to he helot h...
....
fere . M gis agistratea.of Qu en e;square Police 11.-itc..
ett wAs a • c omplaiiit preferred.. by (livcr.t 39nr:ie ort
~ ,a .
ogatn,st their ornpleiye.Ts7 Messrs. Farr, 111..txneoalli
awl NlAv•:c. for Laviog refused to give th...ot eertai,,
wages.. Each party were ably tts4sted by coup: ;
r
when
the
inform.
I ii
ft :
ul. i i .
IN .io argued tbis interrstol
Chycri4prla.iittuti:lolll,ll7csAiJr.:A.r.t.sx,-.Janti tile DA.„d„
antsih
ae itloenf.or
dismissed,a icao
col i s
iidi
sethit aubejleiciee. (01101
(4 oefrtr:olllreli

j The Ntiv STEAM ENGINES (and there are no leo
than eight or ten of them about London)! for the
different Water-works, are equal to the power of
seventg hut.&;s, eaCli ! So hat -the people, tiNhigh
impovefished by the war, may have water mink
if they can Init lied the ALT AN D nor; to mix it hifitt
Wednesday, according to annual custom, at aka
()pelting of a new Parlirefient, the Cenvocalion of the
Clergy assembled, atoSt. Pant's, and affey !learnt::
vice by the Bishnp.of.Sm.Fau al-, and a Latin 7•rt-
moo by Dt. lIENNELL, they went through th' fent-
: ality oh ction,sing a Prolocutor, and -then separated.
gvery -other part of this ceremony his long cear.ed to
be matter of Interest, except the Sermon, the lash of
delivering which, generally devolvri-nti a man of
weight in the Church, from his general character, and
literary attainments. In the present instance, it is
needless to say that the preacher wait well-'chosen.
His discourse, as a classical comito-ition, W2S clef"(
thing that could be expected, from so able and dis•
tinguished a scholar; but under the peculiar cir•
cumstances of the present times, when so mucii asr
perity and,so much..alarm are afloat, on subjects con-
neoted with
.11to supposed interests of the ChurciL it
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rive us peculiar pleasare.to hind, that the lterenqui
Orator, w.hilat!bestovoing due, praise on our oam
happy establishment,. carefidly abstained from
flaming the passions of his:audience, against any other
description of Caristians. .

On the night of Monday, thv 9th issi..some
ehtkreei 'Ow, alloy of Jams Twilto% shoo-
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41,variqus articles of lineiincbidateirdftewss-Oeallneilwrtolrbalkped it
ri:.
grocery, cutlery, &c, to the amount of .upwards
1501. The villains-had previously broken into the
blacksmith's shop at Sproatley, whence they had
taken tools. to. enable theta to force admittance in.()
the above 'part of their plunder was left upon the
road towards Hull, but we regret to say that they
have as yet eluded detection. • 0
MAIL CO Aelfri.-1 f the I'6st-office pay proper
attention to the conduct of the Guards, by never
suffering them to quit their posts, and traffic about
game on the road, which they are continually doing
with poachers, all robberies or the Mail will become
impossible:
LAVINGTON PLOtGIII:4G SOMTY.—On the 13 h
inst. the Ploughing Match, as advertised, took pl ire
at Market Lavington, when nine ploughs started for
the prizes. The trial was on a heavy soil ; tho
weather very wet;_ and the award of prizes showed
that the old Wiltshire Plough had a decided advan.
tage on such land in wet weather. Four of Vie
plottgLs were old Wiltshire; the five in competition
with them were Tickell's and the Bretton, such at
Ka'cr,- on former •matchesi won Finny. of titeprite ;
iclbut..oti this occasion the three prizes were :irvardet
Three of the old Wiltshire Plough,. A coy te-
:spectable company dined at the Gree;t Dragon Lou' :
after, .di::tier, many appropl late mini were tns..!•?
ploti•ghing, and other 1; reoChes of agricultere;
and a Society was formed, to be called " The Snub,
west Wilis harmers' Society.
The ://cri;lo ourTorresponeent is cc:c-
rest) decline In the estimation of ono of our most
illustrious.Agtictilturiits : we mean Mr. CJitr, of
Norfolk. ' His xperimetas are always on die lioq
scale and for duration, as well tis every thing el‘f,
getterally•forfire'ycsars. For Lis patience atia
cnstance are like his other virtues ! Now of t!•::t
period, totirAfths are past. And (as we hear) to
say the least of the result, hitherto,xot with 4.Fle
iFcctcd satisfaction, ,as to' the Merino breed t
sheep.

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Fiteslire (Miller), do. I -.:i i i Dee. !, t'• M.
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neorp• Knox, to at Erie:, yolio ogt &agates' of Me Luc*"l" ;6
Forteseue, Laq.

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