." PRINTED BY WILLIAM E1D1DOWES* This Paper is circulated in the most exped itious Manner through the adjoining Counties of ENSLAN ® and WALES.— not exceeding Ten Lines, inserted af Six Shillings each. VOL. XXX,—- N0' 154- 3,] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, I1 ' .. —- 18C43. PRICE SEVENPENCE. To Parents and Guardians. AN Opportunity now offers for a Young Maq to establish himself iu a Ready Money Concern, that has been carried on to Advantage for more than Half a Century, and is now in full Work. The Coming- in for the Good- Will, Ma- chinery, Fixtures, and Utensils, will require about £ 20011!— For further Particulars apply to Mr. CHARLES IIULBERT, Auctioneer, Sworn Appraiser, and General Agent, Shrewsbury.— Ali Letters Post- paid. Ellesmere and Chester Canal. rjlHE Proprietors of the ELLESMERE JL and CHESTER CANAL, resident in the County pf Salop, may receive a DIVIDEND of £ 3 per Sliar., upon Application at the SHREWSBURY OLR BANK, on or after Monday, the 1st of September next. To the Proprietors residing out of the County, a, Remittance ( vill be made by Post. THOMAS STANTON, General Agent to the Company Canal Office, tillesmere, Aug. 18,1823. MONTGOMERYSHIRE CANAL. EASTERN BRANCH. ivr OTICE is hereby given, that at the X TI Annual General Assembly of the " Company pf Proprietors of the Eastern Branch of the Mont- . gomeryshire Canal," hblden at Welsh Pool on the 18th Instant, a Dividend of £ i. 10s. per Share was made payable immediately, on Application to the Treasurers, Messrs. BECK, DODSCW, and Cp Bankers, Welsh Pool. .... ... < 5: W. BUCK. Clerk tri the Company. Canal Office i, Pool, Augusts, ^ 1823. TVTOTICE is hereby given, that the ll TOLLS arising at the several Toll Gates erected upon the Turnpike Road leading from Shrewsbury, through Ellesniere, to Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, called or known by the Names of Overton an J Haniner Gates, with Mites- gwaylod Bar, and Wynustav Gate, will be LET by AUCTION to the best Brdder, at the Bowling Green, in Overton, on Wednesday, the 10th Day of September next, between the Hours Of twelve aud one o'Clock. And that the TOLLS! arising at the Toll Gate called Cotton Hill, with Hjrlescott Side Gate, erected upon or near to the said Turn- pike Road, and at the Toll Gate called Hardwick Gate upon the Turnpike Road leading from Elles- mere to Oswestry, will he LET by AUCTJON. to the best Bidder, at the Town Hall, in Ellesmere on Monday, the ldih Day of September next, be. tween the Hours of twelve and one o'Clock, in the Planner directed by the Act passed in the third " Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth,' 1 For regulating Turnpike Roads ;" which Tolls produced the last Year the Sums under mentioned, above the Expenses pf collecting them and will be put up at those Sums respectively Whoever happens to be the best Bidder, must at the same Time pay one Month in Advance ( if i- oijili roil) of tin* iient irt. wi> i « ii snob Tuiljs way ho Let, and give Security, with sufficient Suteiies to the Satisfaction of the Trustees of the said Turnpike lload, for Payment of the Rest of the Money monthly. NOTICE is also hereby given, that the GENE HAL ANNUAL MEETING of the Trustees of the Overton District of the said Turnpike Road, will be held at the Bowling Green, In Overton, on the said 10th Day of September next, at eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon. II. MORRAI. L, Clerk to'the said Trustees. Ktlesmere. lllh Aug. 1823. Overton and Hanmer Gates, with Maes- £. j. gwaylod Bar 775 0 Wymistay Gate 181 0 Cotton Mill and Harlescott Gates 620 0 Hardwick .( Jute ,„• 43 12 © sefiil # Instructive ffiSHorftis, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHERS, Recently published by WILLIAM DARTON, 58, Hoi- born Hill, London; sold by W. EDDOWBS, Shrewsbury, and the principal Booksellers in the Neighbourhood, 1. jC^ XAMPLES for YOUTH, in re- JLi markable Instances of early Piety in Children and Young Persons, Members of the Society of Friends. 18mo. half . bound, with Plates, 2s. 2. THE LIFE of WILLIAM PF. NN, abridged and adapted t<) the Use of Young Persons. By Mary Hughes. 8vo. Boards, with Plates, 4s. 6d. 3. 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III. To provide all those who ate dismissed with a small Sum for immediate Maintenance, to preveiU the great Temptation of committing a Crime for that Purpose. To: those who axe desirous of a more particular Detail of the Application of tftis. Fund, the Botxb kept in the Comnyittea ( tq. om of thf Gaol it open for Inspection. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS., Annual Substitute, Those Jaundice, Loss of Ap petite, and other Disorders dependent on a deranged State of the Liver, and of the Biliary and Digestive Organs, ^ MITHVS Genuine LEAMINGTON O SALTS, are confidently offered to the Public, ^ uder the Recommendation of Dr. KERR, Northampton; i) r. T H ACKKRAY, Chegter; Or. WAKE, Warwick; Dr. MIDDLRTQN, Leamington- Dr. THACKERAY, Cambridge; Dr. LUARl), Warwick ; Dr. WEAT11ERHEAD, Henley, Oxon. 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B. .110 - 1 \ - 1 1 . 0 5 . 0, W - 0; io • I 1 - 1 1 - 0 10 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 1 1 - 0 Hi - 0 10 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 1 I - 1 i - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 0 10 , 0 10 - 1,1 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 1 1 - 0 10 - 1 1 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 0 10; - 0 10 - 1 1 - 0 5 . 0 10 - 0 10 . 1 1 . 0 10 - 1 1 0 ll 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 10 1 1 0 10 1 I 0 10 0 ? 0 1 1 0 10 1 1 Rev. Edward Eynaston .. Ralph Leeke, Esq. . Egertou Leeke,^ Esq,. Sir Baldwin Lefghtou-, Bart. - F'. K. Leigliton, Esq. Rev. Oswald Leycester Rev. Dean of Lichfield Richard Littlehales, Esq. John'Arthur LLoyd, Esq. Thomas Lloyd, Esq. - . John Thomas Lloyd, Esq. Lady Markhuin Joseph Muekleston, Esq. Mrs. Muckleston Thomas Mjtton, Esq. - R. M. Noneley, Esq. l\ lrs. Owen Rev. Herbert Oakeley Rev Archdeacon Oweu William Owen,. Esq. E. W. Smythe Owen, Esq. Right Iloit. Edward Earl of Fowls.- Thomas Netherton Parke;, Esq. Thomas Pemberton, Esq. Rev. R. N. Pemberfoii Rev. Charles Peters - John, Phf. llips, Esq.. Rev. J. D, Pigott . Mr^. Plowdeji - Joseph Price, Esq. - Mr. Ravebshaw Joseph Reynolds, Esq. < Rev.' John Rocke The Marquis of Stafford f. Salt, Esq. - Samuel Amy Severne, Esq. R. A. SIaney, Esq. Williaw- Sparliug, E| J. Joseph Sutton, Esq. Rev. C. ^ wainson . Rev. G. A. Thursby W. E. Tomliue, Esq. Rev. John Walcot . - Watkin AVatkins, Esq. Thomas Whitmore, Esq. - W. W. Whitmore, Esq. Rev. C. Whitmore Rev. John Wilde Edward Williams, Esq. - Rev. Edward Williams John Wtngfield, Esq. Rev. John Wingfiela Mrs. Wolley . Mrs. WoBdhpuse Annual Subscrip- tions. L." 5. D. b 10 6 0 10 6 0 10 6 I 1 0 10 0 10 1 1 0 10 1 1 0 10 0 10 0 10 A 10 0 10 0 10 . 0 10 0 10 1 1 . 0 10 1 1 0 10 1 1 0 10 • 0 10 • 0 10 0 10 . 1 1 • 0 10 . 1 1 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 0 10 . 1 1 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 1 1 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 1 1 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 0 10 - 0 10 . 1 1 . 1 1 - 0 10 . 0 IO - 0 10 ^ ales bp Auction. THIS DAY. UNBISRI A COMMISSION OF BANKRUPT.. DESIRABLE | FIE11L| IH3 © 1LI © iMMTiEo Called LONG POOLS, Near [ Jinstvck, in the ( Jonnty of Salop. BY WRIGHT & SON, At the Talbot Jun, in Market Drayton, iu the County of Sals'. p, on Wednesday, the 27th August, 1N23, Between the Hours of four and six o'Clock in the Afternoon, aud subject to Conditions to be then produced : LOT I. 4 LL that compact & desirable F RE E- HOLD ESTATE, known bv the Name o£ LONG POOLS, nea, r lliustock aforesaid, in the Occupation of Messrs.' Hawkins, containing by Ad- measurement 125A. 3R. 19P. LOT 0- THE TOWN FIELD, situate. near Ilinstock Grange, late in the Occupation, o'f Cornelius Bentley, containing lA. 31t. S> P,. Lor III. A Gopd HOUSE aud GARDEN, situate in Hinstock aforesaid, in the Occupation of Wil- jiaiq Read. The abjOve Estate offers an advantageous Oppor- tunity for tlie Investment " of Capital, freing com- posed of most excellent Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land, and situate within a convenient Distance from Lime and Coal.—^. ONG Pooj. s is on the great Road from Chester ( Q London, 6 Miles from Newport, and 5 from Market Drayton, both excellent Markets.— To view the same, apply upon the Premises ; aud for further Information, to the Assignees, Mr. R. WITIGIVFI Market Dravton, and Mr. WILLIAM SMITH, Shrewsbury ; or Mr. STAN- LEV, Solicitor, Market Drayton, where a Map of the Estate will he deposited f< jr Inspection. bp auction. TIMBER, & C. BY THOMAS JONES, On Friday, August29th, 1823, OH the Premises, at MAESBORY MARSH, ill the Parish of Os- westry, and County of Salop ; rg^ HK following LOTS of TIMBER, i the Property of Mr. GOOLIIC;.;, who is retiring. from the Timber Business : 30 Dozen of weli- clove Oak Hurdles, in Lots, from 1 to 4 Dozen. 1500 Oak Posts and Rails, in Lots from 20 to 100 each, 12 large Gate Posts, in Lots. ,40 Train of 3, 4, and 6- inch well- seasoned guises, in Eots. A Quantity of Waggon Implements, iji Lots. 12 larg- e- Land Rollers, in Ditto. 1400 Feet- well- seasoned English Oak Quarter Boards, in Ditto. A Quantity Ditto Coopers' Stuff, in Ditto. Ditto D. ittb Coach and Waggon Spokes, in Ditto. A very large Quantity Oak, Ash, See. Boards, in Ditto: Dittb Ditto 21,3, and; 4- inch Oak and Ash Planks, in-^ ots, suitable for Barn Floors, & c. A large Quantity of'old Boat Planks. Several Lots of Oak and Ash Timber. Ditto Ditto, fit for Stack Frames. Forty Lots of Ditto Ditto Slabs, & q. & c. *** The above Timber is well worth the at- tention of the Public, and will be sold without Reserve. ( fj" The Sale to begin atone o'Clock precisely. BV MR. DAVIES, At LLAtfDUINIO, in the County of Montgomery, on Friday, the 29th Day of August Instant, liiider a Deed of Assignment for the general Bene tit of Creditors ; 4 LL the HOUSEHOLD GOO OS nL an<| FCRNITURE, and other Effects, in and about the Dwelling House and Premises called THE RECTORY, in Llandrinio aforesaid; together with about Eight Acres of an excellent Crop of GROW- 1NG WHEAT. Fur Particulars apply to. THE AUCTIONEER, at Welshpool ; or at the' Office of Mr. C. HICKS, So'ieitoi-, Shrewsbury. 80 11 0 1823. June 24. Mr. One Year's Interest of Hawkins's Bejjnest Interest of Mr?. Knight's and Mr. Hunt's Benefactions DONATIONS, & c. . D. 5 13 8 2 5 0 Grand Jury tent Assize, | 833 Charjty Boxes - t. I 1 2 6 0 10 ( i 11 Twenty- sixth Yeafs Receipts and Disbursements. RECEIPTS. Subscriptions Total Donations, & c. Balance from Treasurer - - 12 Arrears of former YejirS received. L. s. tr. . 0 10 6 - .0 10 6 - 0 10 6 - 1 11 6 - . 2 2 0 - 2 12 « - 12 1 3 i. a. B. 80 11 0 10 0 It 0 10 1815 1810 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 J9 19 0 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid Jo industrious Debtors To Criminals ... To Ditto quitting Prison To Debtors quitting Prison For Milk for infant Children Printing and Advertising Reports Books for the L'- se of the Prison Subscriptions for 1822 unpaid ftalance due / rots Treasurer 1 10 6 3 29 0 3 12 12 7 6 8 21 1 122 17 9 Subscriptions of former Years in Arrevr. 80 3 6* - 28 6 6 - 14 7 8 § 122 17 9 1812 ii . <•'} - 1 6 0 1813 _ „ - 1 6 0 1814 _ . - 1 16 fi J815 „ - 1 16 6 1816 _ - 2 7 0 1817 - - _ - 3 8 0 1818 - - 3 18 6 1819 - - - - 4 9 0 1820 - f, 11 0 1821 - - - - 12 6 6 SPAe Subscriptions ars received at the County Gaol by Mr. Cartivxight, and by \ V Eddoives, Bookseller. To the Curious in Pens. WEDDOWES, Stationer, Shrews- • bury, most respectfully informs the Pub- lic that he has just received au Assortment of the ROYAL PORTABLE &. other PLIIVS, from PALMER and SONS' Royal Pen Manufactory, at East Grin- stead ( the sole Inventors of the Portable Pens), who have the Honour of making Pens for the Royal Family, and many of the Nobility and Gentry of the first Distinction in the United Kingdom ami on the Continent. These Pens are eut with peculiar Care, and suited both to Ladies' and Oeatlemeu's Hands. The Portable are put up in small neat Boxes aud Packets, and will be found the. most convenient ( particularly to " Officers of the Army and Navy, and Travellers iu general) ever offered to the Public, " To Mr. Palmer, Postmaster, F. ait Grinstead. 41 F. ord Pel ham desires the Postmaster of Kast Grin- stead will send some more of his Pens, directed to him in Vtratton- streei. ' ihe last that he sent were somuch approved of by the King, that it is probable His Ma- jesty wilt continue to have them for his private Use. October 22< i, 1802." SOLL> AI. SO BY PRICE, EDWARDS, and > ROBERTS V PARSER PROCTER BAUG1I PROCTER, FELTON, & GRIF- > , , UTTVf. JO f i-' U FITllS,..'. GITTON, and PARTRIDGE.. HOULSTON, SMITH, and, WILKES > SMITH SCARROTT ROB1NSOPJ 5c SON, 5. K A YE WASHBOURN WHEELER THOMPSON BIRDS ALI COMBE WARD MF. RRIDEW BAKER HURST and NICHOLS PARSONS DINGLE ROBINSON K Co. & HEATON OSWESTRY. W HITCIICKCII. DRAYTON. ELLESMEKE. DLOW. BRIDFISOETII. WELLINGTON. IRONBSIDGE. SlIlFFNAL. LIVERPOOL. GLOUCESTER. WORCESTER. MANCHESTER. NORTHAMPTON. LEICESTER. IIINCKLF. Y. COVENTRY. TA. MW'ORTH. WAKEFIELD. NORWICH. BURY. LEEDS, Bilious and Liver Complaints. ASa ijjikl and effectual remedy for all those disorders which originate in a viiiated action of the Liver and biliary organs, namely, INDIGESTION, LOSS OF APPBTITE, HEAD ACHE, IIBAIJT- BCRNJ FLATULENCIES, SPASMS, COST1VENESS, AFFEC- TIONS " OP THE LIVER, & e. Sic. DIXON's ANT1- IUI. lO. rs PILLS have met with more general approval than any other medicine whatsoever. Thev unite eVery recommendation of mild operation with successful effect; and require no restraint or con- finement whatever during their use. In tropical climates where Ihe consequences of redundant aud vitiated bile are so prevalent and alarming, they are an invaluable and efficient protection. Thev are likewise peculiarly calculated to correct disorders arising from excesses of Ihe table, to restore the tone of Ihe stomach, and to remove most complaints occasioned hy irregularis of the bowels. Sold in Boxes, at 2s. 9d. 6s lis. and 22s. by Rollers, Chemisis, 4, Cheupsiile, St. Paul's, 220, Regent Street ( near the Argyle Rooms), Loudon; Waterloo Place, Edinburgh ; Suckville Slreet, Dub lin; and hy tlie principal Medicine Venders through- out the United Kingdom. THE NERVES, BILE, & c. Dr. Sol. ander's Epglish Tea, CJO many Years recommijnded nnd up- ^ C/ proved by Ihe late Sir Richard Jelib ( i'tiysieian to ihe King), and oilier eniin'Kit Physicians, in Pre- fi'tence to Foreign Tea ( inure particularly during the Spring ami Summer Mouths),' ns the most pleasant and powerful restorative hiflierio discovered, in all nervous, bilious, and'consumptive disorders, and in every other debility of the nervous svstent. Tins Tea, so pleasant to ihe taste n. li'i snieil, is an e. ffecIUa | Miri( ier of the blood, and, b'v prouioting geutl prrspiration, powerfully assuages those exei ueiniin; pains derived from' jthe gont oi-' rheijinaiiMU ; and i of sovereign efficacy iu removing cnmplainis of llie head, invigorating the niiml from those self- created alarms which too frequently render the existence of nervous people intolerable. Drank warm at flight, it promotes refreshing rest, nnd is a restorative cor- dial ! o the constitution of such as keep late hours, or live too freely. Sold, in Packets 2s. 9d. nnd Canisters 10s. 6d. duty included, hy W. EDDBWES, Printer of this paper. Hales Hall Estate, NEAR DRAYTON. IN- HALES, SHROPSHIRE. CORN TITHES, AND THE Perpetiiifil Advowson of the Vtcqruge of (' Itt sirardini', WILi BS SOWS BY AUCTION, BY WRIGHT & SON, At the Talbot Inn, Draytoii- in- HaH's uforesj| i<|, on Wednesday, September the I0! h, 1823, between the Honrs of four and six iu the Afternoon, in the following or such other Lots as may be agreed upon at the Time of Sale, and subject to such Conditions as shall be then produced ; LOT I. 4 LL that ele<* ai; t and mqch- admired ' \ modern- built MANSION HOUSE, called HALES HALL, comprising an Entrance Hall 23 Feet by 17 Feet, Dining Room 21 bv 20^, Drawing Room 36 by 2<> i, Study 21 by 14J, Staircase .6 Feet by 12, Breakfast Room 19 by 17, Housekeeper's Room, Butler's Pantry, Servants' Hall, spacious Kitchen, Laundry, and other convenient Offices, iO good Bed Rooms with Dressing Rooms to four of them, Water Closets, good Attics for Servants; excellent Stabling for twelve Horses, double Coach House, Walled Garden, Hothouse, FARM HOUSE aiid Buildings, Pools, Slews, Plantations, and Shrubberies; together with 630 Acres of rich Arable, Meadow, and Pasture LAND surrounding the same. A second excellent FARM HOUSE and BUII. DINGS, and SIX COTTAGES for Labou rers.' The Whole situate at HALES, within three Mi leg of Drayton- in- Males aforesaid, and well tenanted. Possession of the Whole of the above Premises ( with the Exception of one Cottage) may be had at a Time to be specified ( on thp Day of Sale) for Completion of the Purchase. LOT II. A^ oodsuhstautjal- bniU FARM HOUSE, with all requisite and necessary Qu|; buil(| ings, and k202 Acres ( or thereabouts) of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture LAND, surrounding; the sain^ sitqate at THE KNOWL Wpop, near Hales aforesaid, now in the Occupation of Mr, Tnomas. Timmis, ^ s Tenant frosi Year to Year. Also about 44 Acres of fine thriving- WOOD. N. B. The Laud- Tax qf this Lot is redeemed LOT IIJ. A good substantial- built, Brick and Tiled FA RM HOUSK with excellent Outbuildings in complete)' Repair, called CI( ESWARDINE RARKS, and about 230 Acres of Arable^' IVIeadow, % Pasture LAND surfonnding the same, liovy in the Occupa. tion of Mr/ Williah) Bradbury, as Tenant fron Year to Ye^ ir. LOT IY. The CORN TITHES extending over about 4128 Acres of Land in the several Townships of CHESW^ DISJE, CHIPNAL, GREAT arid LITTER S0WDLEY, | ND G OLDSTONE. L^ T Y. The PERPETUAL ADVOWSON of the VICARAGE of CHESWARDINE, ineludin,, 30 Acres ( or thereabouts) of fine Glebe Land. The Vicarag- e House is beautifully situated on an Emi- nence in the Village of Cheswardine aforesaid, and is in complete Repair. The present Incumbent, is about 50 Years of Age. LOT VI. All that PIECE of LAND, called THE ALLEYS, situate at Cheswardine aforesaid, contain- ing- about two Acres. The above Estates are situate in a fine fertile and Sporting- Country, abounding with Game of'every Description, within a siiort Distance of a Pack of Fox Hounds, and in a generally admired Neigh- bourhood. The Mansion House is recently erected : it a great Expense, is in complete Repair, and in all Respects calculated for the Residence of a Man of Fortiine. N. B. THE HILL and CHESWARDINE ES- TATES, immediately' adjoining the above Pro perty, and containing- about 1600 Acres of Land, are now ON SALE ; and the Whole offers to tbe ' Capitalist an Opportunity for Investment rarely to || e met with. HALES HALL is distant froijn the Town of Drayton 3 Mil. es.; fropi EeciesWal) 8; from Newport 10; Troni Ne\ vca| tle- under- Lyme 12 ; from Stafford 18; and' from Shrewsbury 20 ; all excellent Market Towns; ana at a convenient Distance from Lime and Coal. CPESWAUDINE is distant from Drayton 4 Miles, and nearly the same Distance from the othfr Market Towns above- mentioned as Hales Hall. The London and Chester Mail runswithin two Miles of Hales. The respective Occupiers will shew the Estates ; and Printed Particulars may be' had ( gratis) at Hales Hall aforesaid; from Messrs; ROSSKR and SON, Solicitors, BartTett,? § : Buildings, London ; Messrs. PRITCHARO and SONS, Broseley, Shrop- shire ; or Messrs. WARREN and SON, Drayton- in- Hales aforesaid; from the latter of whom any further Information may be had.— Printed Parti- culars may also be had at the Swan Inn, Stafford ; the Raven Inn, Shrewsbury ; Bridgewater Arms, . Manchester; and the King's Asims, Liverpool. AT WHITCHTJRCHP BY LAKIN AND SON, At the House of Mr. Jt. B. Jones, in Whitchurch, lq tbe Cennty of Salop, on Friday, the 29th Day of August, 1823, at six o'Clock iii; the Afternooa, subject to Conditions then and; there to be pro- duced:; ' 4 LL that DWELLING HOUSE, / TL Buildings, Walled Garden, and Premises, situate in; the GREBW END, in Whitchurch afore- said, late iij, the Possession of Mr. Joseph, Prince and : iis Undiertenants. The House consists of two Parlours, five, good Lodging Rooms, three Attics, Kitchen, Pantry, Wash- house, Cellar, Pump in the Wash- house, and every other necessary Out- Office. There is at- tached to the House a substantial Building, which may be converted into; a. comfortable JDweliino- House at an easy Expense ; there is. also a good Stable ; ail the Premise^ are in good and substan- tial Repair; and Possession may be immediately bad. / Tbe. Bremises may be viewe^, and further Parti- culars known, oft * Application at the Office of Messrs. WA TSON and HARPES;, Attornies, Whit- church. AT \ FHITGHUBCK, SALOP. BY LAKIN & SON, On the Premises at the Lord Hill Inn, by Order ofi the Assiguess, ou Monday, the 1st uf September j 1823, and two following Days : ALL the yaluaUle uiodern HOUSE- HOLD FURNITURE ( nearlyneW), PLATE Bed nnd Table LINEN, CHINA and GLASSES " VINES, SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS, ALE, POR! TER, and HOPS, stout BREWING VESSELS and AleBarrels, large COPPER FURN ( C E, Sc. '- CARRIAGES, HORSES AND HARNESS, T » O MARES and COL"' S, PIGS, large Quantity of Dung, various Farming IMPLEMENTS, and all other Effects, of Mr. JAMES BUTI. BR," a Bankrupt. Descriptive Catalogues are pre, aring, and may be had, seven Days preceding the Sale, at the following places :— Baruhill Inn ; l eathers, Ches- ter; Eagles, Wrexham; Bridgfwater Arms, Eltesmere ; White Horse, Wem ; Raien, Shrews- bury ; Red Lion, Newport; Terubill os Haukstone Inns; Talbot, Drayton ; Crown, Nantwich; Red Lion, Malpas; and at TIJ^ AUCTIONEERS' Office^ Whitchurch ' ^ QTIC'P TO DEBTORS. AH Persons who stand indebted to the above- named JAMES BUTLER, are desired forthwith to pav the'Amount at our Ofhce. WAFSON & HARPER. Whitchurch, Aug. 8'/(, 1823 fOTMGJJ UESWkNdE. A1 BY MESSRS. LAKIN, On the Rremises, on Friday, the 5th Day of September, 1823, at 4 o* Clock in the Afternoon : LL that Mfssunge or HWELLIt. G HOUSE, with the LAND thereto at'ached and therewith occupied by Mr. HEATH the Pro- prietor; alsb, the COTTAGE and GARDEN at the Entrance of the said Property, upon the Chester Rqad ; ' containing together 4A. lit. ? P. or there- abouts. The Messuage in the Occupation erf Mr. Heath consists of Kitchen, Parlour, four Judging- Rooms, Back Kitchenj Pantry, and every other necessary Office ; the Outbuildings consist of Tyeing- for four Cows, two- Stalled Stable. with Loft over the same, excellent Pump within' ' a Shed, Pig- geries, iiiid every other requisite Outbuilding.— The garden attached to the Messuage is tastefully laid < ut, and well stocked with cjlioice Fruit Trees and Shrubs.-— Th? e Land is o£ very superior Quality," not excelled in?' the Neig^ onrhood, and is m a high State of Cultivati( jif.^--. The Whole arg" eWuated within 200 Yards of the Town of Whitchurch, on the Road leading to the City of Chester, on a very dry Situation; some of the Land is on an Eminence com- manding a picturesque View of Malpas, Hawk- stone, and Cholmondeley Castle ; and lour Coaches pass daily.— From the Contiguity to the Town, the superior Quality and healthy Situation ofthe above Property, it offers a rare and valuable Opportunity calculated as well to answer as an Investment, as for a comfortable Residence. Tenure Freehold of Inheritance, free from all Incumbrances.— There is Material for Brick- Mak- ing- in the Land. *** Mr. HEATH, the Proprietor, will shew the Property; and further Particulars may be had at the Office of Messrs. WATSON and HARPER, Soli- citors, Whitchurch, Salop. To AMATEURS in BREEDING. BY JOHN" BROOME, On the Premises at THE MEADOWS, near Mont- gomery, on Monday and Tuesday, the 22d and 23d Days of September, 182.3 ; ' rep HE entire STOCK of CATTLE, B SHEEP, HORSES, find PIGS, with Ihe IMPLEMENTS of Husbandry, belonging to Mr. LEWIS GRIFFITHES, who is retiring from Business : consisting of about" 90 Head of Cattle, 1300 Sheep, several well- bred nnd useful Horses and Colts of different Descriptions, with a large Quantity of Implements, and Timber in the Rough, The Cattle are bred with grrnt Cure and Atten- tion from the' most celebrated Stocks of Messrs. Knight, Tiitly, Haywood, Galli'ers, Je'fferies, Tench, We. vman, aiid other Breeders of great Eminence in the County of Hereford, ixc. THE AUCTIONEER hopes the superjor Price Mr. G.' s Stock has always obtained iu Market, will he a sufficient Recommendation to the public. N. B. The Ewes, Ranis, with the Calving Cows and Heifers, will he Sold ihe first Day. The Sale to commence early each Morning, as the Whole will be Sold without any Reserve. { j3> Catalogues to be had at the Chronicle Office, in Shrewsbury ; on the premises, near Montgo- mery ; aud of THE AUCTIONEER, at Stretton. POSTSCRIPT. LONDGK, Monday AiglU, August 25, 1823. SPAIN.— The reports received last week, by way i of France, of ihe surrender of Cadiz, and the liber- ation of Ferdinand by the Cortes, were premature; it is, however, generally believed, that the bu. si li'ess at Cadiz will settled by a negotiation be- tween , Ferdinand and the Duke of Augonleme— Cornnna held out with difficulty against the French at the date of tbe last advices; Ferrol and Vigo had surrendered, ft is confirmed that Ballastcros and all his army have acceded to the designs of the French ; there art, however, strong bodies of Con- stitutionalists actively contending with the French forces in various parts of Spain, and which must protract the struggle for a considerable period. Sir John Downre and his nephew, who were arrested at Seville, upon suspicion of being engaged in a plot to rescue, the King and Royal family from the hands of his gaolers, are still confined in the dungeons of the Carraca. Sir John has presented a petition to Ferdinand, praying that he may be brought to trial, if guilty, or else that he may be set at liberty ; and this document details the gross and barbarous indignities that were heaped upon him by the ass'ertors of liberty and the friends of freedom. The ANNIVERSARY of THE SHROPSHIRE " IIURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION was held esterday. ' Hie Annual Sermon was preached at St. Chad's Church, by the Rev. K. W. Sihthorpc, Minister of Tattershall, Lincolnshire; and the Meeting was afterwards held in the Town Hall, William Cludde, Esq. in the chair, who opened he business. Mr. £>. B. Langley then read an interesting Report; after which the Hon. and lev. H. D- Erskine, T. Whitmore, Esq. Edward Cludde, Esq. and the Rev. Messrs. Storer, Mayor, B. Hill, R. N. Pembertou, Cameron, Siblhorpe, E, Williams, W. Spooner, C. Lloyd, J. Richards, and S. Jones, severally addressed the assembly.— We understand that about £ 1* 20 was collected after the various sermons and the meeting. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain has been pleased to appoint Thomas Thurstans, of New- port, in the County ol Salop, Gentleman, a Master Extraordinary iu the High Court of Chancery. Lord Maryborough, we understand, is to have the vacant situation of Master of tbe Stag- hounds, in the room of the late Marquis of Cornwaiiis. It is not yet determined, we believe, who is to suc- ceed his Lordship as Master of the Mint. His seat in the Cabinet will be filled tip by either M Huskisson or Lord Granville. NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION. ( FROM WOOLMTR'S EXETER AND PLYMOUTH GAZETTE.) Exeter, Saturday,• August 23. We have been favoured with a copy of a letter received yesterday from Captain Bennet,* of the Fame merchant vessel, dared " St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, July 4, 1823," which states, that on the 1st of June last, he fell in with the Lord Exmouth, Captain Barrett, bound to Quebec, and parted from her on the 5th. While in company with the Lord Exnionrh, on the 4th of that mouth, in lat 44.2. N. long 27. W. Captain Barrett picked up a bottle, covered with barnacles, in which was a piece of paper with the following worlds written on it : — " NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION, Jan. 7, 1832.- This bottle was sent adrift in the North Polar Se bv the officers of the North Polar Expedition, being then frozen up. five degrees west of Melvili Island All weli."' * Son of Mr. John Bennett, of Ring- more, near Teigiiinouth. PRICE OF FUNDS AT THE CLOSE. Batik Stock — Long Ann. 21 5- 16 India Stock —, India Bonds 50 EX. Bills (£ 101) 0) 30 32 Cons, for Ace. 82g Mercers, fyc. Company'' s Dinner. On Thursday last, the Com Brethren of Mercers, Ironmongers, Goldsmiths, Grocers, See. Sat down to a sumptuous dinner, at the Lion, Inn, to celebrate the event of the late important trial, in which their interest as a legally associated body was so entirely involved.— Mr. Robert Gray, the* senior warden, took the chair,, supported on his right by John Bather, Esq. and ou his left by Alderman S. Har- iey ; the Committee took their seats near the chairman, and the other Members of the Company present, to the number of more than one hundred, took their places at the festive board'.-^ Mr. T. Ward, the junior warden of the Company being The Rev. H. C. Cotton having been presented, by the Lord Chancellor, to the Rectory of Great Ness, in this county, the wealthy parishioners, to express their satisfaction at the event, gave a fat ox to the poor, on the ,18th inst. and enjoyed a festive day on the romantic site of the Earl of Bradford's late fete and Bow- Meeting, on Ness Cliff Hill. CHESTER ASSIZES commenced on Thursday unavoidably" absent, Alderman W. Harley tilled the Vice- President's chair. After the cloth was drawn, the following toasts were given :— The King— The Duke of York and the Army— the Duke of Clarence and the Navy— Baron Hullock and the Special Jury— Prosperity to the Company — The Lord Lieutenant of the County—. The Counsel on the late Trial : Mr. Bather, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Russell, and Mr. Uvedale Corbett.— Mr. Bather, in an excellent address, returned thanks, and was loudly cheered. — The Tow n arid Trade of Shrews- bury— the Members for the Borough— Mr. Edger. lev, the Company's Solicitor ; this toast was drank wit h cheers, and Mr. Edgerley returned thanks, in an appropriate address.— General Sir Baldwin Leighton, Baronet.— The Mayor and Corporation of Shrewsbury— The Senior warden, Mr. Robert last— Among Ihe prisoners capitally convicted up Gray; 3 times 3, and continued applause; Mr to the time when our accounts h it on Monday Gray, in a short but neat speech, returned thanks. were— Charles Brown, alias Charles Franklin, for — Sir John Hill, Bart.; 3 times 3— Lord Hill; 3 stealing a gelding from Kemerton, in Gloucester- times 3— T. F. Dukes, Esq.; 3 times3.— The Com- shire; John Bardsley, for stealing a cow ; Edward , n, ttee ( viz li. Bratton, Esq. Edward Hughes. Clark, for highway robbery at Stockport; John Esq. J. Eaton, sen. Esq. Mr. J. Wood, alias Wright, for stealing a ma, e at Han g; 1^' ^ 0m? S bury ; John Lowe and John Hen- hall, for burglary ^ ! ' ^ A J ZV.' r T'o' Efvl ; „, » .'| i I, i .., ' , i ' >> times J.— Andrew William Corbet, Esq.— Tbe at Mobbcrley; James Edge, for a burglary a. Defendants on tbe late Trial, and Thanks lo them Lgerton Hall; and William Nunneily, for stealing for bringing us to the'Test— The Thirty- Two' new a mare.— John Nunnerly, charged as an accomplice Freemen : Mr Birch, i'n the name of the 32 Geu- willi William Nunneily, was acquitted. tlenien, returned thanks.— Colonel Dallas, and the SHREWSBURY EI. ORTSTS' SOCIETY. . The shew of Carnations a. li Gooseberries was held on Thursday last, at the Crown Inn. Although tbe weather has been very unpropitious, the variety of Carnations exhibited was extensive and superior. Tbe Gooseberries also, allowing for tbe advanced state of the season, were fine. The following is tbe list of the Prize Flowers aud Berries : — CARNATIONS. Growers. Nuotes of Flowers^ Best Bizarre, Mr. Pugb... Turner's Prince Blucher. Best Flake.... Ditto Phillips's Britannia. I'rite. 1st Class.— SCARLET BIZARRE. ... Mr. Pugh Turner's Priuce Blucher. Ditto Davey's Sovereign. • Ditto Notcut's Earl St. Vincent. 2d Class.— PINK ST PURPLF. BIZARRE. Mr. Pugh Gregory's King Alfred. ... Ditto Seedling ( Adventurer). ... Mr. Anderson, Seedling ( Isabella). 3d Class.-— SCARLET FLAKE. Mr. Pugh .... Thornycroft's Blucher. Ditto Hill's Marquis of Anglesea. 3 Mr. Worrall... Seedling. 4th Class.— PINK FLAKE. Mr. Lawrence, Fletcher's Duch. of Devonshire ...... Mr. Rauiford, Lucev's Princess of Wales. .... Mr. Smith. .. Seedling ( True Briton). 5th Class.— PURPLE FLAKE. ..... Mr. Pugh Phillips's Britannia. Ditto Bate's Wellington. Ditto Wright's Ducli. of Manchester. 6tll Class.— PLCOTEE. ... ... Mr. Hughes... Unknown. Mr. Pugh Mountford's Incomparable. 3 Ditto Selabv Seedling. GOOSEBERRIES lu consequence of the dangerous and insufficient state of the Stoop Bridge, on the Saltney Road, and on the only line from Chester to Holyhead and North Wales, many respectable persons, male and female, returning from Chester market, in the day time, on Saturday last, met with most serious injuries ; one of them ( a female) had some of her limbs broken. Burton- upon- Trent Races. Shrewsbury Yeomanry, iic. & c.— The dinner, dessert, & c. comprised every delicacy, and were served up in Mrs. Tompkins's best style ; the wines were excellent j and the whole passed off iu the utmost harmony, many of the Members of tbe Company remaining till a late hour.— 1The room was tastefully decorated with laurel, ke.; in oue of the front windows, was a large transparency of tbe Title of the Company ; and i'n another, the Arms of Lord Hill— his Lordship beingone of the Coin- Breth- ren.— At half- past three o'clock, the moment of dinner being placed on the table, the hells of St Julian's struck oft', and their chearful peals were TuEsmy, August 19th. the Burton Gold Cnp of continued throughout the efening.- It may be pro. ' ® I I I • I .. J. I 4.1...* . IAOI. Innvltnv nt St I hurl ! Red. 3 per Cts. 831 3 per Ct. Cons. 82| Imperial 3 per Cts. — per Cents. — 4 per Cent. Cons. 101 New 4 per Cents.- 102 We understand that the aggregate average of the price of oats for the six weeks, preceding the 15th inst. has been determined at 24s. 6d.; so that the admission into the English market of foreign bonded oats, wliich had been confidently expected, will not take place. Great exertions have been made by persons interested either in the admission or the exclusion of foreign bonded oats, to produce an effect on the averages corresponding io their sevtiai views; and one corn merchant in Boston has, we understand, made a sale of 15,000 quarters at ] 7s. of oats which from their quality were worth ' 25s. for the purpose of reducing the averages. It is said that the average of wheat for the same period will he 59s. 9d. which will admit into this market the bonded wheat from Canada, at the duly of 17s. the quarter.— Courier. BANKRUPTS, AUGUST 23— Joseph Graves and Henry Swan Graves, of Lungbonrn Chambers, Lou- don, merchants— Jane Hunter, iiowor late of Hali- fax, Yorkshire, dealer.- Join, i Howell, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, linen- draper.— William Barnes, of Newhall, Chaeelev, Worcestershire, cow and cattle- dealer— Robert Hill, of Stafford, silversmith..— Thomas Fox, of Greai Surrey- street, Blackfriar's- road, Surrey, woollen draper. — Thomas Hartwright, of Kinver, Staffordshire, victualler and innkeeper.— Thomas Cogger, of the Hay mark el, Middlesex, glasMinau.—? William Mitchell, of Norwich, silver- smith. The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Edward Fitzgerald, Esq. has fallen a victim to the malig- nant fever which has for some time raged in that colony. He was seized with the dreadful malady on the evening of the 30lh of May last, and fell a victim to its ravages on the morning of the 3d of June. Mr. F. was a native of the Sister Kingdom, and was formerly well known in London as Editor of the Pilot evening paper. Bloomfield, the poet, died ouTuesday at Shelford iu Bedfordshire, in the 57th year of his age. one hundred guineas. Sir Roger Gresley's b. h. Belmont . ( ARTHUR) Mr. Beardsworth's b. c. Birmingham Sir T. Stanley's eh. h. Doge of Venice Mr. Mytton's" Euphrates Eleven paid ; 2 to 1 on the Doge. Same day, a Sweepstakes of 25gs. each, lOgs. for- feit, for three- year olds ; 9 subscribers. Sir T. Stanley's cli. c. by Camillas .... walked over. Same day, the Anglesey Plate of £ 50. Mr. Beardswor'th's e. c. by Ditto ( CIIKSWASS) 1 1 Mr. Platel's b. g. Thurlbv 3 2 Mr. TonfesVh. m. Fair Phillis 4 3 Mr. Mvtton's h'. e. Clansman 2 d Mr. E." Peel's br. b His Majesty dr WEDNESDAY. A Sweepstakes of 2ngs. each, for 2- year olds. Mr. Tomes's b. c. Sir Gray, by Rubens, ( NICHOLSON') 0 Lord Anson's br. f. Cheshire Lass, by Sir Oliver 0 Col. Yates's gr. f. by Filbo da Puta 3 Mr. My tton's br. c. by Bustard, dam Pet rouilla 4 Mr. Benson's b. f.- l'tty Pet, by Blucher 5 Mr. Platel's ch. c. by Seagrave 6 Mr. Wightwick's b.' f. by Fyldener, dam by Walton 7 Sir VV. Wynne's b. f. by a son of Young Sorcerer 8 Two drawn. Six to 4 against Cheshire Lass ; 4 to 1 against any other. Same day, tbe Ladies' Purse of £ 50. Mr. Beardawortb'a b. c. Birminghiim ( FARLOW) 4 4 11 Mr. Mytton's b. c. Whittingttotr Mr. Benson's br. h. Pictou ... Sir W. Wynne's b. c. Cognovit, by Ambo 3 3 4 3 Same day, a Sweepstakes of 5gs. each, Sir W. Wynne's br. Ii. Belmont....( ARTHUR) 1 1 Sir T. Stanley's br. h. The Main 3 2 Mr. E. Yates's br. h. Adventurer 2 3 Six drawn. It will be observed that there were two dead heats during these races, and the sport was gene- rally good. Wednesday had been a line day ; but during tbe running a terrific thunder- storm spread consternation throughout tbe numerous company, who were drenched with rain*, being mostly nil MARKET HERAZJX SHREWSBURY. In our Market, on Saturday last, the price of Hides was 4d. per lb.— Calf Skins 5d— Tallow 3d. Wheat 10 2v S] 65 8jk TheQuarter of Barley 0 0 1 _ > 00 0 ! eightWinches- Oats..... 8 0 f % 35 11 f ter Bushels, or Peas 0 0' sJOO 0 256 Quarts. CORN EXCHANGE, AUGUST 25. Our market this morning appears on the rise, and although the business done up to this stage of the market has been limited, yet we think an advance may safely be quoted. Wheat we consider dearer by Is. to 2s. than on last Monday, and Oats are about Is. per quarter improvement ; Barley at present remains much as we last quoted, but Beans are a shade better, and Peas full as dear as on last market day. Current Price of Grain per Quarter, as under: Wheat 52s to 6(> s j White Peas 36s to 40s Barley......... 32s to 35s Beans 28s to 38 » Malt.. 55s to 60s I Oats 28s lo 30s Fine Flour 50s to 55s per sack ; Seconds 45s lo 50s SMITH FIELD ( per st. of Hlb. sin king offal). Beef.... 3s 4d to 3s lOd j Veal 4s Od to 4s lOd. Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 0 « l | Pork 4s Od to 5s Od. Lamb 4s Od to 4s 8d FAIRS TO BE HOLDEN. September 1, Burton- on- Trent, Tamworth— 2, Penkridge 3, Montgomery 4, Montgomery, Nantwich, Abbot's Bromley, Uttoxeter ( for cheese), Kington, Leominster, Kidderminster. Weights. RED. Dzvts. Grs. 1... .. Mr. Worrall. . Roaring Lion..... 15 23 1... .. Ditto Sir John 15 6 3.. .. Ditto Lancashire Lad... ... i 15 5 YELLOW. I... .. Mr. Worrall. . Gold Chain 14 12 2... .. Ditto Unknown 13 4 3 .. . Ditto Viper 11 22 .. Mr. Worrall. GREEN. 1... . Independent 14 22 2 .. . Ditto Green Ocean 13 14 3... ... Ditto . Toper 13 10 WHITE. 1 . ... Mr. Worrall .. Queen Anne 13 3 O ... Ditto .. Thrasher 13 1 ... Mr. Pugh... .. Whitesmith 10 18 WANTS a Situation, a steady Woman, beyond a middle Age, but perfectly capable of a Housekeeper's Place in a small Family, and to undertake the Cooking with the Assistance of a Kitchen- Maid ; or should like to wait upon an elderly Lady, where there is another Servant kept, — Letters ( Post- paid) will meet with immediate Attention.— Please to direct for A. P. to be left at the Post- Office, Ludlow, Shropshire. POSTPONED. rg^ HE SALE of the Household Goods H. aud Furniture, Growing Grain, and other Effects, advertised to be Sold by Auction, under a Deed of Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, upon the Premises at The Rectory, in the Parish of LLANDRINIO, on Fliday, the 28th Day of August Instant, by Mr. DAVIES, IS POSTPONED until Friday, tbe 5th Day of September next. Particulars will appear iu our next. 4 HTEKT WEES. PRIDE- HILL ROOMS. C. HULBERT MOST respectfully acquaints hi* Friends and the Public," that he has REMOVED his Residence, Book Warehouse, Printing aud Auc- tion Offices, from Pride Hill, to Premises nearly opposite the Cross Keys, HIGH STREET; but that, until he shall have sold the House and Pre- mises on Pride- Hill, he purposes to occupy tbe same as Auction Rooms ; and will commence Sales next Monday Evening, and five follow ing Evenings, of Drapery and Mercery Goods, several Dozens of Umbrellas, elegant Japanned Tea Boards, some Joiners' Tools, Cutlery Goods, & c. ( r^ Sale to commence at seven each Evening.. Notice to ( yreditora. In the Court of Chancery, ou Salurday, the Lord Chancellor, soon after taking his seat, men- tioned, for the information of the Bar and the satisfaction of suitors, tiiat he would employ the vacation in reading over the papers in tbe several motions now argued and waiting for decision He had already classed them in a manner that would enable him to give judgment on them all, which he would communicate from time to time to the gentlemen concerned. About live o'clock his Lordship rose, and taking his usual farewell of the Bar, adjourned the Court till 1st November next. SHREWSBURY. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1823. BIRTH. On Thursday last, at Castle Bromwich, the Viscountess Newport, of a'son. MARRIED. Lately, at Neston, by the Rev. Mr. Gardner the Rev. James Deakin, to Miss Carr, of Rotherham per to add, that the poor inmates of St. Chad' Almshouses partook of the liberality of the Com puny on this joyous occasion. Tio the Editor of the Salopian Journal,- SIR, , As the Company, commonly called ." The United Company of Mercers, Grocers, Ironmongers, and Goldsmiths,' 1 i » this town, have established the validity of their ancient customs by a suit at law, of which there is no account of their having done so since the time when the King's Court for th Marches of Wales was held at Ludlow; at whic! time and place, the Council then, who held th pleas, determined also a like suit in their favour and as there is nruch argument for, and against,, the existence and usage of this incorporate body ; permit me to lay before the public an outline of both, that the subject at least might be bette: understood than we often hear it represented. — It is contended against, as exercising an arbitrary monopoly of trade, to the detriment and oppression of the subject's of the realm ; and which is moreover injurious to the town itself, by depriving the trade thereof of that competition which brings down the articles of manufacture and commerce to a fair marketable value for the supply of its inhabitants. — These are the charges against them, which, if indeed these coil Id be substantiated, would be sufficient to shew that their existence was an evil. But let us look at ^ Ve facts on the other side of the' question, and see whether there is any reality in <± * . i x | tflese serious charges. In the frVst place, the Com- 0 2 2 ^ Ipany hold it requisite, in order to'be free of their 0 13 4 1 My » th& t but the sons of freemen shall serve a regular apprenticeship to one of tire corporation. Now in this they have been. sanctioned, and dic- tated to, by the ancient law of the land, which limited and extended apprenticeships to seven years, that youths might be properly taught their respective arts, and that the community might not be imposed upon by pretenders to that'which they were not properly acquainted with. On foreigners, WAIIES. BIRTH. On the 18th inst. at Glanyvyern, Denbighshire, tbe Lady of John Maddocks* Esq. of a daughter, MARRIED. On the 18th inst. at Wrexham, Mr. William Roberts, of Liverpool, to Lydia, second daughter of Mr. John Edwards, of the former place. On the 25th inst. at. Hanmer, Flintshire, Mr. Samuel Gostage, to Miss Watts, grocer and con- fectioner, of that place. DIED. On Thursday last, in Pepper- street, Chester, Augusta, youngest daughter of the late Reverend Robert Myddelton, D. D. of Gvvaynynog, in the county of Denbigh. On the 15th inst. Edward, the eldest son of Mr. C re we, brew er, Wrex ham. On the 13th inst. in his 66th year, Mr. Edward VVi 11 ianis , of Den high. On the 18th inst. much lamented, Mrs. Sills, wife of Mr. Sills, gardener at Baron- Hill, Beau- maris. ANTED, from October, a good FAMILY HOUSE, furnished, within from a Quarter of a Mile to Two Miles from Shrewsbury. The House must contain three good Sitting Rooms and Five Bed Chambers, besides those for Servants. It. would be taken for Six or Twelve Months, or for a longer Period, as might be agreed on. The Advertiser would wish for a Garden also, and a Portion of Land, but these would not be indispens- able.— Application to be made to Mr. BLUNT, Chymist, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. THE Creditors of THOMAS WOOD, of HARCOURT PARK, in the Parish of Stantnn- on- Hine- Heath, 111 the County of Salop, Gentleman, are desired to MEET at the Elephant and Castle Inn, in Shawbury, in the said County, on Monday, the First Day of September next, at Eleven o'Clock iu tbe Forenoon, to take into Consideration the State of his Affairs, aud to determine what Steps may be proper to take therein. J. WALFORD, Solicitor. Wem, 23rf August, 18 « . CHEMIST 8c DRUGGIST, Murdol, Shrewsbury. J. JONES RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends and the Public, that he has commenced Business in the Shop of the late Mr. WILKINSON, Grocer, where he has laid in an excellent Assortment of DRUGS and CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS, and having had Sixteen Years' Experience in some of the first Houses in London, he trusts that his thorough Knowledge of the Business, united to the most strict Assiduity and Attention, will merit a Share of Public Patronage and Support. Physicians' and Family Prescriptions faith- fully prepared. f4- f Genuine Patent Medicines. *** Ilorse aud Cattle Medicines. AUGUST 19, 1823. Ml E Creditors of JOH N JON S-. S, of ML DONINGTON, in the Parish of Lillesball, in the County of Salop, Butcher, who hare not already delivered in an Account of their Claims and exe- cuted the Assignment made by him to Messrs. OGLE and BOYCOTT, in Trust for the equal Benefit of all his Creditors, tire requested forthwith . to deliver a Statement of their Claims tome, and to execute the Deed, which now lies at my Office for Signature, in Order to a Division of the said Estate pursuant thereto. THO. THUUSTANS, Solicitor. Newport, Ibth August, 1823. Previously to last Sunday the weather was ex- ceedingly wet and stormy. Since then however a change has taken place. On Wednesday night the rain was accompanied with a most violent sale, durmg which the Caraetaeus, Jones, of Pwllheli, was hist oil West Hoyle, and, we regret to add, the whole of the crew perished. The brig Wirrat, coal- laden, was also driven on West Hoyle, but the crew aVrd materials were saved.— Liverpool Advert. The kite assizes for the county ot Flint, was a maiden one, there being neither a criminal case or a civi! action, lu consequence of thin circumstajioo— which is alike creditable to tbe honest// and good temper of the county — the worthy High Sheriff pre- sented tlie Judges, barristers, and officers of tbe court at Mold, with each a pair of white gloves. The Great Sessions for Breconshire cominenccd on the 16th inst. before the Honourable William Wingfield and Robert Matthew Casberd, Esq. Matthew Lewis and Thomas Prosser were the only prisoners for trial. They were indicted for XJOST, On Friday last, between the Hours of two and three o'Clock in the Afternoon, on the Ellesmere Road; ABROWN PAPER PARCEL, di- rected for " Miss Iliggfins, Liverpool:"—. Whoever has found it, and will return it to Mr. NICHOLLS, Swan Hill, Shrewsbury, shall be hand- somely rewarded for their Trouble. Shrewsbury, 26//* Aug. 1823. A N TO BE SOLD, excellent Family CAR.- to THE PRINTER. - Apply or such as have not served a regular apprenticeship, | , ^ j' ; . , • the property of Mr John Hill, they impose a fine ot twenty pounds, before they i - " . » " ' 8 > ...' J .._: i „ will'adniit them as freemen ; aiid certainly in doing of Brinsop, near Hereford, aud evinced a great this, they do not over- rate a seven years servitude, deal of hardened depravity 011 their trial. Havin . . . ... . when the one is made equivalent to the other. Let been found guilty, they were sentenced to seven provided with umbrellas and great coats, owing to us now see to tbe application of this money. A fund years' transportation. Mr. Thomas Wilkin, TtCL ™ . TS„° W ? » , tlXu^ TlZt U ma'le ° f il> su""" vvl,: it similar to"" Benefit person of mist respectable appearance) was tried 1 lie course, wnioh was 111 a tolerably goon state Snript 11 \ Tft n.) ri ; tt nm. i . » t in ,.,- i. ..... „„,. . , 1 . • ... . before wis rendered ouite lo. ro- v • aiid horses of J, ncle" t. ® ' No part ot it is applied to private pur- for a misdemeanor, ill uttering to Wm. Jones, a shor quick action » ^ ot over wetfhtid had a mLi Pf.". i, <" « » " Compass annual frnt, aUt Radnorshire farmer, at Hay fair, in April last, miuii qiuiK action, Hill over- weignieu, iwu a maul- which there is so much said, is not always at the . <• 1 . d 1 r 1- 1 lie J fes advantage over super, or horses of longer scope, expense of the fund, but borne individually: and \ ', ate ?"" u f1'^ and bearing the honours ol former victories in the utility of such a feast, to promote harmony and (, lo" c,, s, er' bankrupts, but was acquittal. On additional weight. The sporting men were of goodwill is acknowledged in all societies. But the old issue day not a single cause was tried, and further, these funds are" confined to the relief of nothing of interest was likely to occur 011 the civil decayed and deserving Members of the Company, side, and charitable or public emergency Shrewsbury iiaces, 18C2B, ILL take place on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY, the 16th? 17th, and 18th Davs of September next ensuing. Particulars will appear in the next Journal ; in the mean Time Reference may be ade to the Racing Calendar. Hon. G. FORESTER, J. COTES, Esq. Mr. S. LEE, Clerk of the Course. course quite u abroad.' 1 On Thursday last, at Madeley', Mr. Thomas Owen, of Barnet. t's Leasow, Biostdey, to Miss Rose Mil tier, of the Ironbtidge. On the 18th inst. at St. Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, Mr. Samuel Middleton, of the ship William Penn, of Philadelphia, to Miss Ann Green, of Whitchurch, in this county. DIED. On the 2ist inst. at Chertsey, Surrey, the infant son of Capt. James A. Murray, R. N. On the 11th inst. at Ellesmere, after a long and painful illness borne with christian resignation, Mr. Richard Joy, l ite of Cockshutt. On the 21st inst. suddenly, aged 63, Mr. William Cranage, of Coalbrookdale, in this county.— To attempt to delineate the character of this truly excellent man would exc ed our limits : suffice it to say, that his humility and unassuming manners much endeared him to his friends and acquaintance, and that his charity, his just and uniform conduct as a religious character, rendered him faithful in the discharge of all relative duties, but particularly among the religious community of Methodists, to which Jie belonged. On the 9th inst. aged 84,. Mr. John Prichard, parish clerk of Ellesmere. At Ludlow, aged 78, the Rev. A. Wylde, for- merly cura e of Onibury. Oii the 17th install , in his 56th year, greatly respected, Mr. Edward Owen, of Rhosweil, near Oswestry. On the 14th inst. aged 64, Mr. Horton, of the Windmill lan, near Alberbury, in this county. On Thursday- last, at St. Martin's, in this county, of apoplexy, tl'ie Key. J. W. Bourke, M. A. Rector of Oswestry, and Vicar of St. Martin's. Aged - 27, Miss Mary Weaver, of Dunville, near Bridgnorth. On the 15th inst. aged 73, Mrs. Ellen Forrester, housekeeper at Trenthani Ha- 1. She gained the respect of the noble family whom she many years serve I in the above- named capacity by her uniform and proper conduct. Visiting Clergyman this week at thf Infirmary, the Rev. William Hopkins :— House Visitors, M Walton and Mr. Ward. RFIRFFORO RACFS — Commenced on Wednes day hist, and afforded good sport, particularly on the last two days, when the Course was much crowded, Ou the first day, the Herefordshire Stakes were won at two capital heats, by Mr Day's Plover, beating Mr. West's Angelica, Mr. Davies's Valentine, and Mr. Williams's Leah. Thursday, the City and County Gold Cup, of lOOgs value, one 4rinile heat, was won by Lord Harley's Gas, beating Mr. West's Angelica. A most excel lent race, every inch of ground being strongly con- tested. High odds oil Angelica, and the knowim ones were deeply taken in.— The Foley Slakes were won at two heats, by Mr. Foley's Patrick, beating two others.— Earl Somers's Plate of £ 50 was won at two heats, by Mr. C. Day's Plover, beating four others. Friday, the City Plate of € 50 was won at four heats, by Mr. Williams's Leah, beating Mr C. Robinson's Gas, and Mr. Day's Vic tor ine This was a beautiful race, each heat being keenly dispuied and nothing but even betting heard after the second. Gas was the favourite at starting.— A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovereigns each, with 30 added, was won by Mr. Williams's Leah, being Mr. C. Day's b. f.— A Sweepstakes of 3gs. each, with 25 added, for horses belonging to the i eomanry Cavalry, was won at two heats, by Mr J. Walker's Tenbury Lass, beating three others. John Barneby, Esq. of Brockhampton, was nomi- nated Steward for next year; when it is intended, in addition to the usual plates, & c. that a Stakes called the Wye Stakes, of 25gs. each, for three year olds, shall be run for; and seven horses are already en- tered. His Majesty has been pleased to grant a Kind's Plate of 100 guineas to be run for annually at the Manchester Races. to every wherein the general interest or welfare pf the Town is concerned ; and their annual disbursements, for centuries past, have been regularly serviceable to the community at larg- e, as well as to individual cases of distress. This, the accbunt of their expen- ditures will shew. Now, then, this monopoly, as it is called, extends no farther than to exact an apprenticeship of seven years, or to a fine of twenty pounds: the former sanctioned by law, and the latter a sum of no comparative amount to a respect- able person, desirous of establishing- a respectable trade ; especially if there be any truth in the argu- ment, that goods are sold by this corporate b dy for more money than they would be, if no such corporation existed. Neither can the fine be called oppressive, because if is added to a stock which he from whom it is exacted directs in common to be applied for the general good; and which he may himself, as many others have done in cases of dis- tress, receive back again with large additions. But the increased population of Birmingham and Manchester is brought forward as a proof of towns flourishing where trade is what is called / ree. Let us look a little into this argument. Are not the wares vended in these places for the most part proverbially bad ? Do not all manner of impostors from these places deluge the country with their At Carmarthen Assizes, Evan Thomas, charged with stabbing and killing a pony horse in Bre- conshire; John Lewis, indicted for killing and slaying Rces Rees, at Llandebie; aud John Mor- ris, Charged with having stolen a pocket- book, containing cash & c. were acquitted. The herring fishery on the coasts of Denbigh and Carnarvon is more successful this season than is emembered by the oldest person; in particular, in tlie small distance of ten miles, from Abergele to Little Ormshead, the quantity taken is so pro- digious, that Mr, Ellis, of Rhos Farm, has distri- buted above one hundred thousand herrings to the poor. The Speedwell, Peters, from Chester for Bristol, is driven on shore near the entrance of Cardigan Bay;— cargo landing, and the vessel is expected to be got oft*. ABEROOVKY BOAT RACES.— On Friday, the 15th inst. about one o'clock, the company assembled from Ynvsymaengwyn, among whom were the Misses Maurice, Mr. and Miss Mostyn Edwards, Lieut.- Colonel, Miss, the ttev. Mr. and Mrs. Pariy, Miss Walcot, Miss Coke, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffreys Miss Griffiths, Mr. Corbet, Col. Edwards, Messrs R. O. Powell, Reveley, J. Humphries, Molyneaux, THE ARMY.— It would appear to be the wish of the Commander in Chief, that the dragoon regiments should be officered only by gentlemen of considerable fortune, as lione others are equal to the expenses attending them. The 8th Light Dragoons returned very lately from India, and, on their arrival, were made hussars. The alteration of each dress anrl appointments being calculated to cost each officer £ 500, several of them signified their intention to exchange; and their wishes were eagerly met by young gentlemen, to whom such a sum was no object, and who thought mustachios would become them in a ball- room, in these piping times of peace. It having, been noticed that Mr. Cur wood (" see 4tH p& fje) d; id not attend at Shrewsbury and Here ford, during the late Circuit, we have authority to state that during the former Assize he was specially retained as Assessor at Newcastle Election; and during the latter he was specially retained on a case at West Derby Sessions. Committed to our County Gaol, Elizabeth Roberts, charged with the wilful murder of her bastard child at Norioii- in. Hales; Jane Lee, charged with concealing the birth of her female bastard child; Elizabeth Painter, charged with stealing 2 sovereigns, a £ 1 note, and a quantity of silver money, at Ingswardine; James IVard and John Ward, charged with stealing hav ; William Phillips, charged' with stealing two shirts; Martha Griffiths, charged with stealing 2 gallons of cider at Stokesay; Henry Timms and James Wood., ford, charged with stealing 5 silk handkerchiefs at Hales Owen. y. . c .... ... spectability of numbers, for the respectability of their trade, for the goodness and cheapness of their articles, when the quality is taken into the account ? Yet the trades of these latter towns are regulated by corporations. I contend, therefore, that the corporation in question is beneficial to this town and country, inasmuch as it tends to protect it from the inundation of empirics and impostors, while it holds out no hindrance to the fair and honest dealer who has a mind to compete with its respectable tradesmen and settle amongst them. I am not , in - Stewards. BOXIAISA. A New Edition, brought down to the present Time. This Day is published, No I. to IV. price 6d. each, to be continued Weekly : ( or the Three Volumes may be had complete, price £ 2. 8s. in boards) : OXIANA ; or SKETCHES of Ancient and Modern PUGILISM ; including every Exploit from the Days of Figg and Broughton to the Fight between Hickman and Cooper, in 1821 ; by PIERCE EGAN ; and continued down to the present Time. With Biographical Memoirs of all the Boxers; Particulars of their Ages, Weights, and Qualifications, Style of Fighting, Character, & e. Embellished with Portraits, and interspersed with a g- reat Variety of characteristic Anecdotes respecting the Professors of Pugilism, never before made public. Loudon :— Printed for Sherwood, Jones and Co. Paternoster row. TO BE SOLD, PURSUANT to a Decretal Older of the High Court of Chancery, made iu a Cause I RIDDING against COLLIER," with the Approbation of WILLIAM ALEX ANTES, Esq. one of the Masters of the said Court, at the Pheasant Inn , at Welling- ton, in the County of Salop, on Monday, the 1 th Day of September, 1823, between the Hours of two and three o'Clock in the Afternoon, in One Lot: An undivided MOIETY of a Piece of Freehold Arable and Pasture LAND, containing Six Acres or thereabouts, called Til B VA LENS, in t heTownshi P ofHADLEY, in the Parish of Wellington aforesaid, near tothe extensive Iron- Works of Ketley, Hadley, Wombridge, and Snedshill, within Haifa Mile of the Shrewsbury Canal, and within a few Yards of the Turnpike Road leading through Hadley to Newport; together with an undivided MOIETY of the MINES under the same Land, which was late the Property of Edward Collier, of Wellington aforesaid, deceased. Printed Particulars may be had ( gratis) at the said Master's Chambers, in Southampton Build'ngs, Chancery Lane ; of Messrs. BENHOW, ALBAN, and BENBOVV, Solicitors, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London ; of Mr. RIDDING, Solicitor, Coal- brookdalej near Wellington aforesaid ; and at the Place of Sale. {£ § ?• And on the same Evening and Place, will' also be SOLD by AUCTION, the other undivided MOIETY of the said Piece of Freehold LAND, called THE VALENS, and of the MINES under the ttamo hf » nd.— Particulars irmy be b « < 3 of Mr, Rmv. DING, Solicitor, of Coaibfookdale aforesaid. TO BE SOLD, URSUANT toa Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a Cause ' How. I. EY against EYTON,' with the Approbation of WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Esquire, one of the Masters of the said Court, at the Pheasant Inn, at Welling- ton, in the County of Salop, 011 Monday, llie loth Day of September, 18' 23, at Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, iu Five Lots : Tbe COPYHOLD ESTATES, laie of THOMAS EYTON, Esquire, deceased : consisting of several DWELLING HOUSES, COTTAGES, LANDS, and PREMISES, situate in and near the Village ot' ADMASTON, in the Parish of Wrockwardine, iu the said County of Salop, in the several Occupations of Thomas Eyton, Esquire, Richard Leighton, Ed- mund Stednian, William Leese, James Austin, John Griffiths, John Williams, and Joseph Faven- liill ; and also several Pieces of LAND, situate ou SYDNEY Moon. iu the said Parish of Wrockwardine, Printed Particulars may be had ( gratis) at the said Master's Chambers, in Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane; of Messrs. BENROW, ALBAN, and BENBOW, Solicitors, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn; and of Messrs. PALMER, FRANCE, and PAL- MER, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London ; also of Mr. FISHER, Solicitor, Newport, Shropshire; at the Hay Gate Inn ; at the Lion Inn, Shrewsbury ; at the jerningham Arms Inn, Shiffnal ; and at the Place of Sale. Valuable for a Hunters' 1 Stakes. TO BITSOIJD, ABAY FILLY, Three Years old off, by Hit or Mis « , out of Lady Jane's Dam by Vermin, Grand Dam by Lord Grosvenor's Regent, and covered by The Grand Duke. She is warranted sound, and remarkably short legged and clever. Price Thirty Guineas. For further Particulars apply to TIIE PRINTER of this Paper. .•, w! Ug ..... CHAMPION, and the second by the JANE.— A beau tifiil.-. and interesting sailing- match took place be- tween Mr. JeflVeys's SYLPH and an Aberdovey Cutter, which was won by the latter.— An excellent dinner and splendid dessert were provided by Mrs. Peters, for above 50 persons. The President ( Col. Edwards), and the Vice- President ( Mr. R. O Powell), gave universal satisfaction, by their uure mitting endeavours to add to the hilarity of the tup ttuiui.. ft!. » m. V? j*> ^ .. « « • » • « i day. The festivities for the ensuing year will trade myself; but hope I shall always see mv J doubt, be equally agreeable, conducted by Mr. R. native town preserved from that sort of a population | O. Powell aud iVir. Reveley. At night, a* Ball and which it has never yet been disg'raced with.— " 3 1 - - I have the honour to be, Mr. Editor, in technical language A COM- BROTHFR OF THIS GUILD. Shrewsbury, Aug. 2Id, 1823. P. S. I beg- leave to add, from my own know- ledge, with the concurrent testimony of travellers, that there is not in the united kingdom a town of the same size as this, which can produce a larger number of fair dealing, upright, and trustworthy tradesmen. AT WESTON FARM YARD. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, At the Earl of Bradford's Farm Yard, at Weston- under- Lizard, in tbe County of Stafford, on Friday, the 19th Dav of September, 1823, at 12 o'Clock : NEARLY ITFO SOUTHDOWN EWES and TIIEAVES, bred principally from the Flock of His Grace the Duke of Bedford ; also about 20 COWS and HEIFERS, Part of which are of the Durham Breed, and are descended from the most approved Stocks, and are in- calf to capital Bulls. £ 3r> Eight Southdown RAMS will be LET by Auction at the same Time. It has been recently decided by appeal in the House of Lords, that service in the Militia in its disembodied state, and attendance upon training and excrcise, do not constitute a sufficient title to authorize such militia men to set up and exercise their trades without any let, suit, or molestation, in consequence of their having completed the period for which they Were enrolled to serve in the Militia, in its disembodied state. It has been generally stated, on the authority of the Manchester Guardian, that at the Sheffield Conference, the Rev. Jabez Bunting proposed a motion, " That all the Methodist Congregations in the kingdom should be obliged to use the Church Liturgy in their chapels," and that the motion was rejected by a majority of 70. We are informed that no such proposal was made to the Conference either by Mr. Bunting or any other person.— Sheffield Iris. Supper were given at Ynysymaengwyn ; quadrilles and country dances were kept up with « reat spirit, in the ancient Hall, until a late hour. Mr. Corbet's renewed health and spirits h ghly gratified his numerous friends. We are happy to hear that great improvements are going forward at Aberdovey ; and that the road so long contemplated, on the banks of the river, from Machynlleth through Aberdovey to Towyn, is on the point of bein carried into effect. The next Powys Eisteddfod is to be at Pool, Montgomeryshire ( m 1824), under the patronage of Lord and Ladv Clive; and when it comes to Powys again, it will be at Ruthin or Denbigh. On the 15th iust. that fine vessel, the Hibernia steam packet, Captain Phillips, left Bristol for Dublin, with about 50 passengers, among whom were the Marquis of Bath arid two other Noble Lords. In the course of the qight, the wind being fresh, one of the cranks of the engine broke, which compelled the master to put into Tenby, Pem- brokeshire, where she remained until Saturday evening* On Sunday, other parts of her machinery broke, and forced up the pla ks of the d; ck. Fortunately, io this a'arming emergency, and when she firing signals of distress, the Pa liners ton War- Office steam packet, hove m Mg'ir, came to her assistance, and c>. ved her to Miiford, to the great gratification of * hp passengers, most of whom made the. best of th- iv way H dyhcad, in order to secure a safe passage to JDuDliti. To be LET, for the Season, ^ JEVEN pure and well- bred 2- year old y^ SOUTHDOWN RAMS, which possess all the Characteristics of the Breed, and Wool" of superior Quality : their Fleeces this Year averaged 51b, 8oz. each. For Particulars, and to see the Sheep, apply to their Proprietor, Mr. A. D. JONES, Court Calmore, Montgomery, who intends SELLING, bv Auction, the Middle of next Month, 130 SOUTHDOWN EWES and 80 Yearling WETHERS. Montgomery and Pool United I District. 4N Application will be made to the Honourable House of Commons, in tlje next Session of Parliament, foi Leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Act of Parliament of the Thirty- second Year of His late Majesty King George the Third, for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor of the sai'J United District, and another Act of the Thirty- sixth Year of His. said Majesty, for render- ing the said first- mentioned Act effectual ; and to grant fresh Powers in Lieu of those enacted by the said Acts, and particularly for altering the Pro- portion and Application of the Rates or Quotas to be thereafter fixed and charged upon the respective Parishes, Chapelries, Divisions, and Townships, in the said United District, for raising Monies to defray the Expenses of maintaining the Poor of the said United District, to pay off and discharge the Mortgage and other Debts or" the Corporation of Guardiaas of the said Poor, and other the Purposes of the said present Acts. E. EDYE, Solicitor. Montgomery, 21s/ August, 1823. THREE FORMING A Library of useful Information and Jlmusement. THIS DAY WERE PUBLISHED, At Half- a- Guinea hound, or 12s. eoeh Calf- gilt, closely and economically printed inSqoaie 12mo. I. IVE THOUSAND RECEIPTS, being an UNIVERSAL RECEIPT- BOOK; or complete FAMILY LIBRARY', including every approved Receipt that is known or has heen pub lished in all tbe useful and social Arts, being TEN TIMES MORE than ever were collected in a single Volume. BY COLIN MACKENZIE, Author of One Thousand Experiments in Chemistry and Manufactures. " Mr. HOBBES, of Malmeshury, thought the Accu- mulation of Details a Hindrance of Learning; and used to wish that all the Books iu the World were L embarked in one Ship, and that he might be pprr * mitted to bore a Hole in its Bottom. He was riglit in one Sense; for the Disquisitions and Treatises with which our Libraries are filled, are often me ply the Husks and Shells of Knowledge; but it would be to be wished, that, before he were permiited u bore his Hole, some literary Analysts should selec; all the Facts, Recipes, and Prescriptions, useful t< Man, and condense them into a portable Volume.^- LOCKE. 11. Same Size, 10.9. 6d. hound, or 12. v. Calf- gilt, TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ANEC- DOTES, forming a complete ANECDOTE Ll- BUARY of the best and most amusing Facts re- corded in the English Language, nnd containing six TIMES MORE in Number than ever were befoie llected in one Volume. 44 An Anecdote bears the same Relation to History and Biography that an Epigram hears to an E| iie Poem, or a Proverb to a moral Diseourse."— ADOISON, Anecdotes correspond in Literature with tin Sauces, the Savoury Dishes, and the Sweetmeats oi a splendid Banquet."— SWIFT. in. Same Size, 10s. 6tf. bound, or 12s. Calf gilt, TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SONGS,: constituting a complete VOCAL LIBRARY of ihJ most standard and popular Songs which have sip ; peared between the Age of Shakspeare to the present Time, wiih all the best Songs hy tbe modern Dra J nmtists, and by DIBDIN, WOLCOT, BURNS, ant MOORE; being six TIMES MORE than ever befonj appeared in one Volume. * k I would rather have written Glover's Son- r o 4 Hosier's Ghost,' than the Annals of Tacitus. ' SHERIDAN. Give me the making of the Nntional BallaiJi,. and 1 care not who makes the Laws."-— WILLIAI PITT LORD CHATHAM. Printed for Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS & Co. Loudon^ and to be had of all Booksellers. ^ alcss bp auction. WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY, AND WATER CORN MILL, Jit THE ISLE, near Shrewsbury. BY MBTPERRY, On Mondav, the 22d Day of September next, at Four o'Clock iu the Afternoon, at the Lion Inn, in Shrewsbury, either in One or Two Lots, as shall be agreed ou at the Time of Sale, and subject to such Conditions as will he then pro- duced ( unless disposed of by Private Contract, of which due Notice will be given) : LOT I. ALL that WOOLLEN MANUFAC- TORY, and FULLING MILL attached thereto, with all and every the Shafts and Ma- chinery necessary for the Working thereof; also all that valuable ' WATER CORN MILL, consist- ing of Two Pair of French Mill Stones, Two Dressing Machines, and all necessary Tackle for driving ihe same, together with a good Miller's DWELLING HOUSE attached thereto; and also the Cut or Tunnel from the said Premises, commu- nicating with the River Severn. AI> o all that capital MESSUAGE or DWELLING HOUSE, recently erected, aud near adjoining to the above- mentioned Manufactory and Mills, consisting of two Parlours, an Office, live Lodging Rooms, excellent Kitchen and Bvewhouse, with Store Rooms, and also a good three- stall Stable and Coach House, and Cart House, with other Out- buildings, excellent Garden, and a Close of LAND thereto adjoining, which, with the Land upon which the said Premises are erected, comprise in the Whole Six Acres or thereabouts. Also TWO COTTAGES and GARDENS situate upon Part of the beforeineutioned Premises, All which Premises are iu complete Repair, and are situate upon the River Severn, at THE ISLE, within three Miles of the Town of Shrewsbury, ill the Liberties thereof, and are held for an unexpired Term of Ninety- nine Years, during the Lives of two healthy Persons, at • the small Ground Rent of Thirteen Pounds and Thirteen Shillings per Annum. The abovementioned Mills and Premises are well worth the Attention of Millers, as they are oapable, at a small Expense, of being converted into exten- sive and valuable Corn Mills, having a Communi- cation bv a Cut or Tunnel from an elevated Part of the. River Severn, bv which a very great Fall and constant Supply of Water is obtained at all Seasons of the Year, and by which the Mills can be worked Night and Day. LOT II. All those SIX COTTAGES, TENEMENTS, or DWELLING HOUSES, with G ARDENS thereto belonging, situate within three Minutes' Walk of the said Mannfactorv aud Mills, and which were erected for Workmen's Houses thereto. These Premises are also held for an unexpired Term of Ninety- nine Years, during the Li. es of two healthy Persons, at the Rent of Twenty- eight Pounds per Annum. For further Particulars, and to treat for the same, apply to Mr. EDWARD IIOI. T, th* Proprietor aud Occupier of the said Premises, or to Mr. G. GRAZEBROOK, Solicitor, Stourbridge; or to THE AUCTIONEER, Shrewsbury. F Mr. JOHN OWEN, who formerly was Servant to RICHARD HUGHES Ltoyb, Esq. late of Gwerclas, near Corwen, will apply to Mr. H. OWEN, Solicitor, in Bala, he will hear of some- thing to his Advantage. Hula, < 2blh August, 1823. iffirattSj f$ tasumtc flt^ ting, AT GLOUCESTER, ^> ate0 bp auction. TO- MOHROW. Groivi.; g Oats, lo go off in theStraw. BY MITISMITII, At the Saracen's Head, at Hadnal, in the County of Salop, on Thursday, the 28th of August, 1823, at Four o'Clock in the Afternoon : rgiHE following Lots of OATS, grow- 1 ing upon Land near BATTLEFIELD, in the Occupation of Mr. THOMAS GROOME : LOT A. R. P. 1 5 2 ( 1 of Oats and Vetches, 2 7 2 0 of Oats. 3 6 0 0 of Ditto. 4 1 0 0 of Ditto. The above are sold Tithe- free. Mrs. Davies, of the Cottage, adjoining the Field, will shew the Lots. ( By Order ofthe Sheriff.) Live Stock, Corn, Furniture, &,• Effects. BY MR SMITH, On the Premises, at UPTON MAGNA, in the County of Salop, on Friday, the 29th Day of August, 1823; 4 Li. the Household FURNITURE, r\. STOCK IN TRADE, GRAIN, LIVE STOCK, and Effects, belonging to Mr. JOHN PRICE, Wheelwright: comprising 2 capital Cows in Milk; valuable 9- year old Sultan Mare, either to ride or draw ( stinted to Jupiter), very promising Yearling Fillv, out of the Mare, byMelibcpus; Store Pig; timber Carriage, 2 Carts, various small Implements, and Implement Timber; six Acres of Growing Corn, 3 of Barley, Stack of Hay, and Quantity of Potatoes; together with all the Household Furniture, Dairy and Brewing Utensils, and other Effects.— Sale to commence at Eleven o'Clock to a Minute. BY MESSRS. TUDOR & LAWRENCE, \ t the Crown Inn, in Church Stretton, iu the Comity of Salop, on Friday, the 29th Day of August next, at Two o'Clock in the Afternoon, in the Five following, or such other Lots as shall be agreed upon at the Time of Sale, unless pre- viously Sold, of which Notice will be given : T7ERY desirable Freehold F, STATES, V situate at WALL and RUSHBURY, in the County of Salop ( hereinafter described), in a very good Slate of Cultivation, aud now in the respective Occupations of Mr. William Harrington and Mr. John Gvvilliam, as Tenants at Will. LOT I. Londoner's Meadow Broad Meadow Cressetl's Meadow Hughes's Patch Little Cross Meadow Great Ditto Ditto Rider's Meadow Sun Pitts Gretton's Bridge Heath Ground Calves Leasow Cotes Leasow Stanway Meadow ..... Dodautores Freehold Houses, Shrewsbury. BY MR, SMITH, At the Crown Inn, Shrewsbury, on Monday, the 8th Day of September, 1823, subject to Condi- tions then to be produced : ALI, those TWO MESSUAGES or DWELLING HOUSES, and large WARE- HOUSE, situated at the Top of ST. MARY'S WATER LANE, Shrewsbury, late in the Occupation of Mr. Barnes.— For further Particulars apply to THE AUCTIONEER. BY WRIGHT & SON, At the Talbot Inn, Dray ton- in - Hales, in the County of Salop, on Wednesday, 10th September, 1823, between the Hours of three and seven in the Afternoon, subject to Conditions : LL that Messuage or DWELLING HOUSE, with the Warehouse, Beamhouse, _ \ Lime Pits, Wool Room, Drying Kiln, Stable, and Piggeries thereunto belonging aud close ad- joining, also Two Gardens, the Whole in the Occupation of Mr. Clinton, and most advantage- ously situated for Business, near to the River Tern, in Drayton- in- Hales aforesaid. Mr. CLINTON, the Tenant, will shew the Pro.- perty ; and ai) y further Information may be had by Application at the Office of Messrs." WARRBN and SON, Drayton- in- Hales aforesaid. A. it. r. .. 8 2 8 .. 7 0 30 .. 1 3 0 () 1 14 .. 2 S 31 .. 8 It 8 0 3 311 .. 14 • 2 IS .. 5 0 < 1 .. 1- 2 1 35 . 13 () 3-.' .. 7 1 5 .. 1 2 35 ... 2 0 9 86 1 16 WO LS TA S TO N, S HRO PS Ut RE. 2 36 3 5 0 14 1 20 0 6 In the Occupation of John Gwilliatn, and contains by Estimation All the Meadows in thisl. ot ( except Londoner's Meadow) are Free of Tythe- Hay, LOT II. Coaie. y Meadow. West Field Rentals -•• Ditto The Acre In the Occupation of Wm. Harrington, and contains by Estimation... 14 0 I Coaley Meadow and The Acre are Free of Tithe- Hay. LOT III. Wood Grounds . 3 3 fi Ditto Ditto...., 2 3 33 Ditto Ditto 4 0 lo Ditto Ditto 6 I 28 Ditto Ditto In the Occupation of Wm. Harrington, and contains by Estimation.. 4 2 4 . 21 3 6 LOT IV. The Berrish Grounds 1 2 Ditto Ditto 5 3 Ditto Ditto 1 1 Oat Field 4 0 In the Occupation of William Harring- ton, and contains hy Estimation 12 3 5 BY MR. BROOME, At the Cock Inn, in Dorrington, in the County of Salop, on Thursday, the 11th Day of September, 1823, between the Hours of five and six o'Clock in the Afternoon, subject to Conditions then to be produced: A LL that newly- erected Messuage or j\ DWELLING HOUSE, Outbuildings, and Garden, with the three several Pieces or Parcels of LAND thereto belonging, called or known by the several Names of The Collier's Lie Meadow, Brook Furlong, aud Corner Croft, situate at WOLSTAS- TON, in the Couutv of Salop, containing together 6A. 0R. 13P. or thereabout, and now in the Occur pation of John Oliver, or his Undertenants. N. B. For Particulars enquire of Mr. HOWELLS, of the Fox Farm, near Shrewsbury; or at the Office of Mr. WILLIAM JEFFREYS, Solicitor, Dog- pole, in Shrewsbury aforesaid, SOYTOPOWN SHEEP. BY J. BROOME, On Monday, the 15th of September, 1823, QI) the Premises, at Three o'Clock, at ALDON, near Onibury, Five Miles from Ludlow, 011 the Shrewsbury Road : ONE HUNDRED THOROUGHBRED SOUTHDOWN EWES, from 1 to 3 Years old, 80 Yearling- WETHERS, and 15 RAMS, of different Ages, the Property of Mr. LASBREV. N. B. The Auctioneer beg- s to assure the Breeders of Southdowns the above Sheep are descended from Rams that have been selected at a great Expense from the begt Flocks in the King- dom. The Pro- prietor for many Years having- taken particular 3ains in selecting- Rams, as to their Symmetry, the Quality, and the Quantity of their Wool, it has been acknowledged, both by Staplers and Manu- facturers, the Wool of this Flock is superior to any Flock in this Part of the Kingdom. The Proprietor flatters himself that those Gen?!; 1. me 11 who please to favour his Stock with their Attention, will be per- fectly satisfied with the foregoing Assertion.— The above may foe viewed one Week previous to the Day of Sale, by Application to Mr. LASBRBY, on the Premises. P. G, Steward.- 1 S Banner of the P. G. Steward. } P G Lodg. e. - P. G. Steward. - P. G. Steward. LOT V. House, Garden, and Yard Towusend's Ditto Mitl Gales 2 11 3 36 2 2 1 36 In the ton e. Occupation of William Hurring- , and contains by Estimation 2 5 WALL and RUSHBURY are about 4 Miles from . Church Stretton, 15 from Shrewsbury, and 9 from Wenlock. The Tenants will shew the Premises ; aud fur- ther Particulars may be had at the Office of Mr. COOPER, Solicitor, Shrewsbury. BY MATTHEW GRIFFITHS, On Friday, the 12th Day of September, 1823, at the Red Lion Inn, Pontesbury, iu the County of Salop, unless disposed of in the mean Time by Private Contract, of which due Notice will be given : A LL those several MESSUAGES and f\ COTTAGES, with Gardens aud LANDS held therewith, situate at PONTF. SFORO HILL, in the Parish of Poutesbitry, now in the several Occu- pations of William Littlebales, Joseph Williams, Thomas Maddux, John Hindis, Thomas Jones, William Groom, Edward Davies, Thomas Jones, Richard Jones, William Cliidlev, James Simmons, Elizabeth Hughes, William Walter, and Thomas Barker. Also all those T\ VO COTTAGES and Gardens, situate al IUDLITU and ARSCOTT, in the Parish of Pontesbury, in the several Occupations of Mary Littlehales'and Mary Lewis. And also those Two Pieces of LAND, in POSTESFORD afore- said, called the Lower Fish Pond and Little Ditto, in the Occupation of Mr. Heighway, containing by Admeasurement 4A. 1R. 31P. or thereabouts. And also all those Three other several Pieces or Parcels of LAND, and a COPPICE, in PONTESFORD afore- said now in the several Occupations of the Rev John Jones and John Randle, containing by Ad. measurement 13 A. 2R. 9P. or thereabouts. Eaph Tenement will he put up in a separate Lot, or in such other Lots as shall be agreed upon at the Sale ; and as there is a considerable Quantity of valuable Timber on some of the Lots, they will he sold subject to such Timber being taken by the Purchasers of those Lots at a Valuation. For further Particulars, and to treat for same by Private Contract, apply to Mr. COPPER, Solicitor, Shrewsbury. a compart small Estate. BY J,~ BROOME, At the Crown Inn, in Church Stretton, in the County of Salop, on Thursday, the 18th Day of September, ! 823, between the Hours of three and six in the Afternoon, unless disposed of iu the mean Time by Private Contract, of which Notice will be given : A LL that DWELLING HOUSE . \ and convenient Outbuildings, with about 14 Acres of excellent Arable, Meadow, aud Pasture LAND, adjoining to and snrronnijing the ( louse, all well fenced, and running Water in each Field, now in the Holding of Mrs. MilJ. ichrme, situate near BOTEVYLE, in the Parish of Cardington, and County of Salop. There- is a Quantity of very fast growing yoita Timber on the Premises.— the Tenant will shew the Premises ; and for further Particulars apply to Mr. BURGESS, of Plush Park, in the said Parish of Cnrdington , or to THE AUCTIONEER, at Church Strctton. PUBLIC HOUSE & 3LA. N3D, At Welsh Fritnkton, BY MR. PRTTOHARI), On Tuesday, the 23d Day of September, 1823, at. Five o'Clock iu the Afternoon, at the House of Mr. Biektjell, the Bridgewater Arms Inn, Ellesmere, in the County of Salop, subject to Conditions then and there to be produced ( by Order ofthe Trustee for Sale) : LL that Freehold M ESS 0 AGE L\. DWELLING HOUSE, free from Incum branees, called or known by the Name of TUB LOCK TAVERN, with the Stable, Barn, nnd other Outbuildings, Garden, Orchard, and several Pieces of LAND, therewith occupied and thereto belong- ing, containing together Seven Acres or ther abouts, he thj* same more or less, situate at WELSH FRANK. TON, in the Parishes of Whittington and Hordley, in the County of Salop, now in the Occup- ation of Mrs, . Tones, or her Undertenants. The Land is of good Quality, and the House and Out- Offices are substantially built. These Premises adjoin the Ellesmere Canal, and the House is much ' frequented.— Part of the Pur chase Money may be secured on the Premises. Further Particulars may be had upon Application to Messrs. WATSON and HARPER, Solicitors, Whit church, Salop THE LATE DR, JENNEEU The name of JENNER is associated with. so many grateful recollections, that it was. only to be antici- pated that the Grand Masonic Meeting on the 22d inst. to promote the Subscription for the erection of a Monument to his memory, should be very nu- merously and most respectably attended ; nor were these expectations entertained in va, ir>. At tfye time appointed for assembling at the Tolsey, the, Brethren from different parts of Gloucester and the adjoining counties collected in great numbers, and the necessary preparations were commenced for forming the Procession,. Altho' this Meeting was convened in celebration of Dr. Jenner as a public character, yet, from the peculiar nature of the assembly, and the circumstance that a very great proportion of the party had been in habi ts of social intercourse and strict intimacy with him, and had been bound to him by those reciprocal friendly ties which tend so much to sweeten life, the feelings excited upon the occasion were of a very mixed and varied complexion. The emotions of joyous grati- tude, arising* from a contemplation of the imiiiens# blessings conferred upon suffering humanity, by the promulgation of Vaccination, were chastened by the recollection, that, hut a few fleeting months had passed away since the illustrious Author " of this great boon had closed his earthly career ; and all things concurred to renew the emotions of that grief which the mellowing- hand of time had in some measure lulled to a state of quiescence. This ob- servation was more particularly applicable to later period of the day than we have yet alluded to ; for when the eloquent preacher in the Cathedral was enlarging upon the endearing- qualities and virtues of his venerated subject, the effect upon the immediate connections and friends of the deceased was strongly visible, and they might well exclaim with the Roman Poet, Quis desiderio sit pudor, ant modus Tam cliari capitis? But to return to our task of simple description. A little before eleven o'clock, the Grand Lodge was opened in due form, there being nearly 180 of the Craft present; apd shortly afterwards, the Procession, being properly arranged, commenced its march to the Cathedral. The rain, which had fallen in torrents during the morning, had by this time ceased, and the crowd attracted to witness the splendid scene was immense, and filled the prin- cipal streets of the city. The Procession, which was arranged with great correctness by Brotlie Wakeman, P. G. D. C. set out f. om th^ To^ ey i the following order Tiler with a drawn Sword. Band of Music. LODGE OF SYMPATHY OF WOTTON- UNDEREDGE, arranged thus : Tiler. Banner of the Lodge. Members not in office, two and two, Juniors fir^ t. Junior Deacon. Senior Deacon. Secretary. Treasurer. Chaplain. Past Master- Junior Warden, ^ 5 Senior Warden, with his Column. S ^ with his Column. Worshipful Master. Then followed, in precisely the same order, THE FOUNDATION LODGE OF CHELTENHAM. ROVAL LODGE OF FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP OF BERKELEY. THE ROYAL GLOUCESTER LODGE. ROYAL UNION LODGE OF CHELTENHAM, ROYAL LEBANON LODGE OF GLOUCESTER. The PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE of HEREFORDSHIRE. THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, were arranged as follows P. G. Tiler. P. G. Organist. P. G. Director of Ceremonies. P. G. Deacons. ^ P. G. Secretary, } P. G. Steward, s bearing the Book > P. G. Steward C of Constitutions. > P. G. Registrar. P. P. G. Treasurer. P. G Treasurer. C SACREDVOLUME, • s borne by an C Excellent Mason., P. G. Chaplain. " ' ) . > Provincial Grand Wardens, with their Columns. P. G. Sword Bearer. BROTHER QUARINGTOIY, D. P. G. Master, supported by two P. G. Stewards. P. G. Tiler. The favourable change which had taken place in the weather added much to the general effect of the scene ; whilst the handsome Banners floating on the wind, the enlivening- strains of Masonic music,, aud the varied emblems and decorations of the Brethren in office, were . eminently calculated to gratify every beholder. On the leading Tilef reaching the Cathedral door, the Procession halted, and formed two lines, facing inwards, up the centre of which the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, preceded by the Banner and Sword Bearer, led the way into the Sacred Edifice, followed in succession - by. tl*. e Craft, by which means the whole order became inverted. The Brethren having taken their seats, the solemn service ofthe Cathedral commenced, in the course of which a Grand Masonic Anthem, composed by Brother Mutlow, P. G. O. was performed with re- markably tine effect. A most eloquent, affection- ate, and heartfelt discourse, was delivered by Brother the Rev. T. D. Fosbroke, Past Provincial Grand Chaplain of the counties of Gloucester, Here- ford, and Monmouth, from Job xxviij, 22 and 23. Destruction and death say ice have heard the fame thereof with our ears, ( iod understandeth the wai/ thereof\ and he knoweth the plqce thereof" We cannot do justice to the earnestness and stron. feelings of regard for the worth of a departed friend, by which the discourse was characterized. In detailing the many virtues and most amiable qualities of the immortal Jenner, the Preacher justly observed, that u his mind was a munificent bene*- faction to mankind. His house and his heart be- longed to the friends he loved. Had he been worldly- minded, he might have spread his pinions upon the favouring gales of popularity, and built his eerie in the cliffs of ambition ; but he preferred the amiable ij- anqailjity , of domestic happiness— the retirement sweetened by the songsters of the grove; and he matJe his nest, with the dove. He delighted in home ; and home, with beings of such habits as his were, is a temple of virtue, feeling, sentiment, and reason. Sole survivor of father,.' mother, wife, sisters, brothers— now spirits made perfect— he sate like the Patriarch of. the Scripture on a family throne,. consanguinity and duty pouring their offer- ings of affection in his cup. lie was a philosopher — his objects were great, and he was enthusiastically devoted to theni, They " were to him food and raiment, thought and conversation, labour and amusement, sleep and respiration. Such a man he was; and is such a man to be forgotten— In speaking of the in valuable powers of Vaccination, in obviating- not only death but deformity, Mr. F. observed, " It was the work of a barbarian only, to mutilate and disfigure . the human features by the infliction of Small Pox.'"— This faithful friend of the great Philanthropist concluded his appeal the following affecting manner, aijd e'videntiy under the i; i line nee of feelings poignantly agit. tod": " Friend of my youth— friend of my manho- o'd— friend of my declining years — friend even of mv children— Fare theft well ! but here let the- befl cease to toll— I know tljat thy Redeemer and MV Redeemer liycth ; and that the GOT) that 111 his goodness created us, is the same GOD who in his mercy will save us." After the conclusion of divine service, the pror cession returned to the Tolsey precisely in the same order as before; when votes of thinks to Brother Fosbroke for his. excellent, sermon— to tlie Dean and Chapter, for the itse of the Cathedral— and to the Mayor, for the polite readiness with which he had placed, ihe Tolsey : at the disposal ofthe Craft upon tl) is occasion, were moyed aiid carried by acclama- tion. At four o'clock, the Craft again assembled at the King's Head, where about 150 members sat down to a capital dinner, provided by Brother Dowling, whose arrangements to promote the comforts of the party were aided by a supply of venison from bis Grace the Duke of Beaufort aud Colonel Berkeley on the occasion. After tlie removal of the cloth and the customary toasts had been givey with the ac- customed honours, " TMK MEMORY OF DR. JEN NU8," was. pledged in solemn silence. Brother Shrapnel!, P. M. of the Royal Berkeley Lodge, and Secretary to the Committee of Sub- scribers for erecting the. Monument, then addressed the company and after detailing the object of the Committee, and the sums already raised for carrying their intentions into effect, said, that the monu mental statue was t;> be erected in the most eligible situation that couty ^ oi^ tetji out, in the Cathedral of Gloucester, for whidb purpose the Dean and Chapter had, in the most handsome manner, given ) ermission for the Architect to make his selection, hie then congratulated the Meeting on their very numerous attendance. < 4 In this instance, Masons, proved themselves, as they ever had been, the Guardians of Science ; and certainly the Craft had never appeared in a more amiable light than on the present occassion, when they met to honour the me- mory of one of the g- reatest men this world had ever produced. While words were wholly inadequate tapourtray the Character of DR. JENNER, facts, in the simplest language of truth, were more than euouglijtp immortalize his fame. DR. J ENNER stooU 4 alone and aloof' id the history of the human race, as the map who had, in the hands of Providence, been the means of saving the lives of millions of his fellow- creatures. To this great: aud beneficent purpose he had continually devoted the energies of his mind and brilliant genius, and with such sin- gular success as to witness, even in his ow'$ day, whole nations jojning together to do honour to his name. As a. striking fact and expressive of his character, | may be allowed to. mention the great pleasure which he. a! ways, took, and the g » ' e\ vt value he always placed on the simple present made to him by the fi ve Indian Nations of North America— this was tlie Wampum belt which they had sent to bim as their symbol of peace and eternal friendship. This belt Dr. jenner wore in front of his apron at the last Masonic meeting at which he w- as present. The Cow Pox. was introduced into that part of the world soon after Small Pox had raged with unusual violence, and Dr. Jenner sent virus, with copy of his work on Vaccination, for their in- struction ; Which was delivered to them in a public council held at Fort George." In, return for this great boon the Chiefs of these Nations transmitted the wampum belt; accompanied by a most interest- ing document, which Brother Shrapnell then pro- duced to. the meeting, as a testimony of their gratitude, co. uehed in all the simple and impassioned eloquence so peculiar to Savage tribes'. They declared, that they would teach their children to lisp the name of Jenner in blessings, until the Great Spirit should gather all their generations to himself ; and gratefully acknowledged the receipt of his Book, $ which he had been inspired by the Great Spirit to write for the benefit of nations.' In producing- this document. Brother S. considered " that it. would prove highly interesting to all the Brethren present, as it strongly characterised that * arm benevolence of heart which induced Dr. Jenner to. esteem this gift, as more honourable than any he had ever received froui the different Mo- narchs of Europe." The most intense interest was excited among'St the Brothers ^ during, the delivery of this speech, and its close was marked by the most enthusiastic applause. Shortly afterwards, the collection towards the great object of the day was made by Brothers Walker and Prosser, the Provincial Grand Warde.- s^ which, ( we rejoice to say), together with some contributions made before dinner, and including- £ f>. i7s received at the Cathedral doors, amounted to £* b' 3- Is. 6d added to which a subscription of £ h. 5s. from Brother H. N.' frye, was afterwards announced. The speech of Brother Shrapnell was followed by son » e animated remarks from Brother W. II Hyett, in tlie course, of which he suggested tin propriety of Communicating the particulars of this day's Meeting to the Grand Lodge of England, through which medium they might be made known to the Craft generally, a measure which would doubtless tend greatly to increase the subscriptions Several oilier Brethren delivered their senti- ments, and the business of the day was conducted and concluded iu the most appropriate manner • tt'me at wliicH this accident happened'' any was attributable to the mode of driving of the pri- soner, and whether he Was pressing forward under such circumstances as exposed the passengers upon the high road" to danger. To enable the Jury to decide upon that point, he would read over, to them, those parts of the evidence which were applicable to the real question they had to try. Here the Learned Judge recapitulated the evidence minutely to the Jury, w ho immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty," which was received with marks of approbation from the body of the Court. Q Remedy for a Wet Harvest. WRITTEN BY A FRIEND TO THE FARMERS. he LANCASTER ASSIZES. The trial of Andrew Ryding, 22 years of age. charged with having, at Preston, wilfully and mali- ciously cut, with a cleaver, Samuel Horrocks, Esq With intent .. to murder him, occupied the Court which was crowded to excess, from nine in th morning of Monday, ths 18th inst. to half- past nine at night. The conduct and language of tl; prisoner appeared to be regular, his cross- examin; tioris rather acute ; but it was proved by his ow family thai, his niind had long been in an irritated nnd irregular state, requiring- that he should In watched. His parents apprehended he would de stroy himself on recent occasions.— I he Jury, after an excellent summing up by Judge Bayley, in 20 to mines ret- y.- m- d a verdict of GvUltj: but that~ tl; prisoner at the time was not of sound mind to know what he was about.— Mr. Justice Bayley then said, that bv a wholesome act of Parliament, for the safety ofthe King's subjects, a person in the c. ond' tion of the prisoner must be detained in custody < the pleasure of his Majesty, to prevent his doing- further mischief. — The prisoner appeared calm, and returned thanks in a very distinct manner to th Judge and Jury for their patient attention durip, his trial. Peter Bretherlon was' indicted for felonious killing and slaying,. 011 the 12th April, Stoph Robinson, by driving over him the Liverpool a Bolton mail- coach, iu the parish of Eccleston, this county. It appeared from the evidence, that the mail was proceeding- frou) Liverpool, and tljat near St. Helen's, while going tit the regular mail- rate of nine miles an hour, the deceased, who was employed 011 the road in gathering manure, was knocked down by one of the leaders, and the w heels of the coach went over bis body. His left leg was broken, and his head severely w ounded, occasioned, it is supposed, by the horses trampling upon him. The melancholy accident occurred on a part of the road . where there is a considerable descend, and the coach had Jo pass a sharp turning before the place confd be seen where the deceased " was standing-'.— The prisoner, who was not the regular driver of the coach, but who was returning home from a journey, was driving for amusement, and had evinced the greatest carefulness throughout the stage, and was going at the time the accident occurred at a steady and moderate rate. The coat which the deceased wore was nearly similar in colour to the road, which prevented the coachman and passengers instantly noticing- him.— Mr. Bretherton tried to pull up as soon as he saw the deceased ; aud when he per- ceived, he could not get out of the way, he drove the coach on the parapet, and endangered the pas- sengers to save the deceased from injury.— The Guard, however, did not blow his. horn when the coach turned the corner, but he sounded it the instant he heard the alarm.— It was stated, that had the old mail gone forward or stood still, he would have been safe: he Was in a stooping position, and moved backwards when the coach was coming up, without looking how he was g- oing.— Several of the passengers were examine!!, all of whom con- curred in stating that the, accident, occurred " from no negligence or inattention whatever 011 the part of the coachman ; and that when he discovered what lvad taken place he evinced the greatest anxiety and sorrow, and obseryed he would rather have given 3BM0 thnn it should have happened. The great humanity of the prisoner in this affair, as well as during the former, part of his life, was clearly borne out by the testimony of several pns- sengersj'and bv that of a number of gentlemen who have known him for a long- period It was stated, that he stopped the coach as soon as he could, and, apparently much hurt in his feelings, desired the passengers to get off, and carry the deceased home. He also engaged a surgeon immediately on his iv- al in- St. Helen's, and desired that every neces- sary attention should be paid to t'ie oid man.— Mr Justice Bayley, iu summing up the evidence to the Jury, said that there could be no. doijbt that the deceased had met. with his death by being crushed by the mail• coach which the prisoner was driving. Still Mr. Betherton was not liable to be found guilty upon this indictment, unless it appeared that the unfortunate accident had been occasioned by his • negligence, or hy his improper or violent driv- ing. There, was not the smallest doubt that the prisoner was sober at the time, neither was there any imputation up n his general character for care and pruden. ee while, ' driving. In driving along- a public road, . the caution arid care of the driver must be regulated" by a variety of local circumstances accor- ling- as the road may he situate, according as it may be frequented by the old and infirm, the fee^ je and the young-, who cannot be expected to' get out ofthe way of a coach driven at a quick pace, as smartly as stronger people could, aud, under such circumstances, proportionate caution was re- quired 011 the part ofthe driver. This was particu- larly required on turning a sharp corner, in such a situation as those around the corner could not be previously seen ; nor the coach by them ; prudence imperatively dictated that < jue time and warning should be then given tQ prevent the occurrence- of any accident, or else that the pace of the horses should b, e so checked as to become capable of st > p page to clear obstructions. If was, in su. ch a situa. tion, also the duty of the Guard to blow his horn before he turned the corner, to warn people beyond it of the approach of the coach. It was quite clear that the prisoner was free from any intention doing mischief, and his general character negatived the probability of his being capable of harbouring- any; but it was for the Jury to say, whether at the In 1821, accident threw into my employ a labour- er from the West of England : the harvest of that year, it will be recollected, was one of unusual difficulty: on i^ is recommendation I adopted, with complete success, the: following expedient, by which means my Wheat. was preserved from injury, hi 1st my neighbours suffered very severely lien the straw was dvy, the Wheat vvas cut, and bon. nd in the usual manner with single bands, and immediately formed into small stacks, or wind mows, in the sajne f, e! d, each containing about a gou load of sheaves. The sheaves, when a sufficient number were tied, were carried by women children to a man, vylio took station in the centre ofthe piece of ground, on which each load ofsheav. es as reaped, so that the distance was very short: began by setting- up two sheaves inclinin: nwardatthe top, indeed, as they aie universally set up on all occasions, following- it by two others at the opposite angles, thus forming-, as it nucleus for the whole, round which he continually worked till the base of the stack was extended to the circumference of about 24 feet, or 7 or 8 feet in iaineter, always observing to, place the ears in- ards, and to keep the middle af the stack highest, athering it in conical I y as he approached the top, which terminated in a point:—- as an effectual se- curity against wet, a sheaf was laid close to the but, inverted, spread open, and placed as a e& p on the top^ through which a pointed stake of four or five feet in length was passed, to prevent its being emoved by a sudden gusto. f wind. In this manner without any otjier covering) did my wheat remain in the f\ eld till the ensuing spring, without any other injury froni weather than the loss of the grain from the cap sheaf, which may beavoided by thetying- up of as many sheaves of old straw as may be required for caps— in which case not a grain will b, e injured. 41 thoi\ gh my wheat remained so long abroad, it is by no means uecessary, and it is mentioned merely o shew how effectual the mode here recommended proved. The first opportunity may be taken, when a sufficient quantity has been secured, and the influence of tiie wind has hardened the grain, to remove the small stacks; when, in one dry day, they may be formed into a larger rick, or deposited in a barn. Tiie benefit of stacking corn in this way is very manifest, inasmuch as a large quantity may be collected in a small space of tbne, at. later- als, when the weather will not iditpt a sufficiency for a rick. Four women t. o carry the sheaves, and one man to build the stacks, will clear eight, statute acres a- day • the wind will draw through the stacks and expel the dampness from the grain ; the sheaves having only the bnts exposed will be effec- tually secured ; the wheat will become hard, and thus injury from heating will be avoided;, the Farmer will have the satisfaction of carrying a dry sample to market, get as fair a price for it as the times will allow, quid'- not be compelled to devote it ( as was the case in too many instances in 1821) to the hogs. These observations, formed from practi- cal experiment, are witli confidence submitted to the farmer, who is invited and entreated to give thein a fair and candid ' interpretation— his own interest will be thereby promoted, and the public supplied with wholesome and nutritious bread after a wet harvest, should it so prove, and which the long unsettled state of the weather renders too probable. FATAL DUEL IN FRANCE.— Some little time ince an English Baronet, who is well known in the sporting- circles, had words one evening with a French officer in Paris. The parties met the next morning, Colonel L. being second to the Barouel. * The Frenchman fired first, and his ball passed through his antagonist's hat, ' I he Barouet ( hen shot liini through the pistol arm, and observing that he was wounded, desired that I hey should proceed 110 further, Tilt' officer, however, insisted that he was still able to pull the trigger, and lhat if the Baronet left the ground while lhat was the case, he would post him throughout Paris as a coward. The Baronet, whose courage has always stood pre- eminent, observed, lhat he trusted that both their reputations were unassailable on that head, and persisted iu urging the termination ofthe affair as it stood, which only made his opponent the more violent. Being again under Ihe necessity of resuming Ins station, lie said to Colonel L., " 1 must shoot again in mv own defence ;" lo which the Colonel answered, You have no alternative " The Baronet accordingly again fired iu turn, and the ball passing through his adversary's head, he convulsively leapt a consideiabje height, and turn, ing oyer, fell dead.— Morning. Paper. [ AHVEKTISEMEVI;.] THE MORNING CHRONICLE. The circumstance of the recent sale of The Morning Chronicle newspaper for so large a sum as Forty Thousand Pounds, has excited much con- versation, and some inquiries have been addressed to us ou the subject. But we are in possession of 110 particulars beyond thefact of the sale, and lhat the printing materials were not included iu the Forty Thousand Pounds for the Copyright, but were sold separately. The Morning Chronicle is an. old- established Daily Paper, is in high estima- tion in London.; and, as we have heard, is sub. scribed for in all parts of the world. S:> great a sum for the purchase money— unprecedented in the history of Copyrights— has, however, invested the subject with an interest, which may render the following particulars regarding it ,( fr< » in the last Edinburgh Review') not unacceptable to out- readers :- EXTRACT from " The Pdintivrgh Review, No. 70, May, 1823, Art. IV. The Periodical Pi ess. Pp. 360 to 363. " THE MORXING CHRONICLE.— This paper we have been long used to think the best; both for amusement, and instruction, lhat issued from the daily press, it is full, but not crowded ; and we have breathing, spaces and openings left lo pause upon each subject. We hare plenty and variety. The reader of a morn- ing paper ought not to be crammed to satiety. He. ought to rise from Ihe perusul light and refreshed. Attention is paid to every topic, hut none is over- done. There is a liberality mid decorum. E'eiy class of readers is accommodated with its . favourite articles served up with taste, and without sparing of the sharpest sauces.* A copy of verses is supplied by one of Ihe popular poets of the day ; n prose essay appears in another page, which, had it been written two hundred years ago, might s'iil have been read with admiration; a correction of a disputed reading io a classical author, is contributed nv a learned cor. respondent. The politician may look profound. over n grave dissertation on a point of constitutional his- tory ; 11 lady nuty stflile - it a rebus or a charade. Here, l'itt and Fox, Burke and Sheridan, inaininin- ed their nightly i ombnts over again ; here Poison criticised, and Jekyll punned. An appearance of conscious dignity is kepi up, even in tlie advertise, inenis, where a principle of proportion and Depurate grouping is observed; the announcement of a new tork is kept distinct from the hiring of a servant of ll- vvoi k, or Ihe sailing of a steam- yneltt. " The la If Mr. Perry, who raised the Morning Chronicle into its present consequence, held the office of editor for nearly forty years ; and tie held firm to his party and hi. principles all that lime,— a long term for political honesty unil consistency to lust 1 He wns a man of strong natural sense, some acquired nowiedge, a quick tact ; prudent, plausible, and '••' great heartiness and warmth of feeling. This kn 11 nU In - is."? rants for it Sent IN THE Iiorse OF COMMON'S. The public g- enerallv ore Utile aware of the extreme ardiionsness of the attempt to arrest the attention and nbiain the approbation of the House of Commons iu a speech of any length. — From four to eight, or perhaps nine o'clock, an Aldenhan of Londqu may lie permitted to bold on the even tenor of his prose ; hut when once the benches are filled, and the vis niei/ iealri. v is in full rone, he is bold who addresses them nnskilfiillv, if he would not lie extinguished bv their summary vengeance. If they are. not very impatient, or if they feel some respect for the Hon. Member, though he wear : Stupid head, they may probably propeed no farthe than to withdraw their attention, and to form in- numerable private committees. The interminable undistinguishable buzz which alternately rises and falls, like a distant waterfall ou a stormy day, and the regular recurrence of the call for '' order/' are to ears connected with a feeling frame, horrible as infamy to n virtuous mind. There are who heed not this terrific neglect, but some of ihe most acconl plished men in England have sunk under its power, and never spoke again. A kick that scarce can move a horse May kill a sound divine," Hut there is force enough to kill eyet) a horse. The short and frequent cough, and the determined de- mand of " question," would put down Steutor himself, even though manager of the House. No impudence can protect from self- disapprobation and dismay when this omnipotent remedy is ad nistered. The House of Commons is perhaps the oqly As- sembly that ever possessed this power, and the House of Commons possesses it in p> rfec; iou. Two circumstances contribute chiefly, if. uor exclusively, toils existence and preservation— the intelligence and literature of the Members, and the absolute impartiality with which speeches are cheered or condemned. It is impossible to congregate intelli- gence more various,' more comprehensive, more profound, than the Representative Body possesses Then a, l^ rge portion of this assembly are regularly trained in the great schools and universities of ' issical renown, and while not. a few of these are intimately familiar with Greek and Latin lore, almost all of them are sufficiently acquainted with the outward symptoms of erudition, and the common rules of taste, to join cordially in bestowing- merited approbation or pointed derision. The learned ites, who either have never attempted, or have despair, abandoned public speaking, are the awful hut salutary checks upon aspiring genius Acknowledged orators are generous and indulgent Jiev feel sympathy and judge mercifully. The disinterested spectator entertains no sympathy, and - s never softened by the pleadings of his oivn -• onsciousness. What beauty would not. feel more confidence in the presence of happy matrons than in the judgment of ancient maidens? What maiden orator would not dread the eyes of Mr. H.- ber llr. Smith ( of London) more than the sympathising looks of Sir James Macintosh or Mr. Canning " Such severe and inexorable judges are ahvay found in the House. There are always Gibbous and Addisons, wh > judge of speeches with perfect tasti and unfeeling impartiality. Their very looks, thei involuntary breathing, their unconscious expres si. ous, are caught by others, aiiil the animated iMiee or contemptuous indifference makes or mars th orator. But. the impartiality of the decision is the grail foundation of its absolute power. A first effort ma he partially cheered, a favourite partisan may be encouraged without reason, but miserably deluded is he who essays a speech relying on such aid. Th cheers are neither numerous nor cordial enough even to deceive yanify, and they are struck for ever dumb bv the infectious yawning of the opposite side. The House, like every accomplished as- sembly, is extremely good natnred, but its good nature extends only to the securing of tin English man's jewel — fair play. Their votes may, perhaps be liable to influence, but their attention and appro hation are inaccessible to fear, favour, rewar' the hope of reward. The celebrated Home Tooke felt and confessed this virtue: and no reformer ever denied it, when once admitted into a situation to be sensible both o' its existence and power. Mr. Waithman and Mr. Hobhoijse might be confidently appealed to. If without blame, Mr. Hunt or Mr. Oo'ibett may lie imagined to bo admitted into the Hon. House, they would infallibly feel themselves affected like rats in an exhausted receiver. It is a most dig- iitfied and glorious bulwark which guards our Representatives from the insolence of a ruffian and the ignorance of a fool. God forbid that any Reform should ever break- down this bulwark! last qijalily WHS perhaps of more use to him than any ther in Ihe sphere in w hich lie moved. His cordial voice and sanguine mode of address made friends, whom Ins sincerity and gni itiide insured. Anover- flow of nniniql spirits, sooner than anv thing else, Hunts a man into the tide of success. Nothing cuts tf sympathy so much as the obvious, suppression of be kindly impulses of our nature, lie who takes another slightly by ihe hand will not stiuk lo him nor in difficulties. Olhers perceive liiis. and anticipate the defection, or the hostile blow. Among the ways and means of success in life, if good sense is the first, good nature is the second. If we wish olhers to be attached to lis, we must not stem averse or indifferent to then). Perry was move vain than proud. This made him fond < if the s. itietv of lords, and them of his. His shining reflected the honour done him, and ilie alacrity of ills ad- dress presented atiy sense of awkwardness or ine- quality of pretensions, lie was a little of a coxcomb, and we do not think he was a bit the worse for it. A man who does not think well of himself, generally thinks i| l of others; nor dq they fail lo return the compliment. Towards the last,' lie, to be sure, re- ceived visitors in his library at home, something in the Style of the Marquis Mtirialya, in Gil Bla « . " lie affected the scholar. On occasion of the death of Poison, he observed, that ' Epithalamia was thrown into the coffin ;' of which there was an awkward cor. rection next day,-' For Rpiihalamia read F. picedia'' The worst of it was, that a certain consciousness of merit, with a little overweening pretension, some- times interfered with ihecnndnct of the paper Mr Pe rry was not like a contemporary ediior, who ijever writes a sentence himself, aud assigns, as a reason for it, that * be has top many interests to manage. as it is, without the addition of his own literary vanity.' The editor of the . Morning Chronicle vvrqle up his own paper; and he had ait ambition to have it ' bought that every good thing in if, un} es § it eanie froa lord, or an acknowledged wit, was his own. jf lie paid lor article itself, he thought he paid for the credit of it also. This sometimes brought him into awkward situations, lie wished tu be bead and chief of his own paper, and would nut have any thing behind the editor's desk greater than the desk itself. He was frequently remiss him- self, and was not sanguine that others should make up the def| cieiicy. Me. possessed a most te- nacious meipory, and often, in the hotie § t periods of Parliamentary warfare, carried off half a' debele on his own shoulder?. The very first, time he was intrusted with the task of reporting speeches in the Mouse of Commons, a singular lapse of memory occurred to him. Soon after he . bad takety his seat in the gallery, some accident put bim out, and he remained the whole night stupified and disconcerted. When the House broke up, he returned to ( he office ofthe paper for which he was engaged, in despair, and professing total inability, to give a single word of it. But he was prevailed upon to sit down at the writing desk. Tlje sluices of memory, which were not enioty, but. choked up, began lo open, and they poured on, till be had nearly filled the paper with a verbatim account of the speech of a Lord . Nugent, when his employer, finding his mistake, lold him this would never do, but be iriusl begin over again,, and merely give a general amihistorical account of what had passed. Perry snapped his fingers at . his release from bis terrors; and it ha § been observed, fb? » t the historical mode of giving a debate was his delight ever yfi. erwards. From the time of WoodfaH, The Morning Chronicle was distinguished by its superior excellence in reporting ihe proceedings of Parlia- ment. Wood fall himself often filled the whole paper u jtliout any. assistance. This, besides the ardimiisuess ofi'te undertaking, necessarily occasioned delay. At pre? ent, several reporters lake ( he different speeches in succession—( each remaining an hour at a time)— : go immediately, and transcribe their notes for ihe press; at) d-, bv this means, all. the early part of a debate is actually printed before the las! speaker has risen upon his legs. The public read the next day at breakfast- lime ( perhaps), what would make a bija- dred octavo^ pages, every word of which has been spoken, written out, and printed within the l^ st twelve or foniteen hours!" " * Many of these articles ( particularly tlieThea- trical Criticisms) are unavoidably wriifen over ni « > hr just as the paper is going t « > the pres$ v without Tjorl rection or previous preparation Ye( they wfli . j/' ten siaii'l a comparison with more laboured composhums. Il is curious,, that what is done at so short a notice should bear so few marks of haste. In fact there is p. kind of extempore writing, as we'll as extempore speaking'- B . th are the effect of necessity and habit. If a man has but words ami ideis in bis head, he can express himself in a longer or shorter time ( with a little practice), jii^ st as he has a motive for doing it. When there is Ihe necessary stimulus for making the effort, what j* given from a first impression, yihat is struck off at a blow, is in many respects belieif> k- yn what is produced ou reflection, and at several heats." THE DEVONSHIRE LANE. A SONG. IN a Devonshire Lane as I trotted along, T'ollier day, much in want of a subject for song, Thinks I to myself i have hit ou a strain, Sure Marriage is much like a Devonshire Lane. In the first place ' tis long, and when once yon are iu it, It holds you as fast as a cage does a linnet; For however rough and dirty the road may be found, Drive forward you must, s'ince there's no turning round. But though ' tis so long, it is Hot very wide, For two are the most that together can ride, And even then ' tis a chance but thev get in a pother, And jostle and cross aud run foul of each other. Oft Poverty greets them with mendicant looks, And Care pushes by them o'erladeu wilh crooks, And Strife's grating, wheels try between them to pass, Or Stubbornness blocks up tie way on her ass. Then the banks are so high, both to left hand and right, That they shut up the beauties around from, the sight; And hence you'll allow ' tis au inference plain,. That Marriage is just like a Devonshire Lane. But thinks I, too,, these banks, within which we are pent, With bud, blossom, and berry, are richly besprent, And the conjugal fence, which forbids ns to roam, Looks lovely when deck'd with tbe comforts of home. In the rock's gloomy crevice the brig lit holly grows, The ivy waves fresh o'er tbe withering rose, And tbe evergreen love of a virtuous wife Smooths the roughness of care— cheers the winter of life. Then, if long be the journey and narrow the way,. I'll rejoice that I've seldom a turnpike to pay, And, whatever others think, be the last to complain, Though Marriage is just like a Devonshire Lane. ROADS & PAVEMENTS. ' flip Streets of London* Much curiosity having been excited bv fffr. TVI'Adain's plan for convening the pavement of streets into a smooth surface, wY have extracted from Ibe Minutes of Evidence taken befime a Com- mittee of the House of Commons, those ijaeuuges tending to show how far the plan lias- been acted ou, and in what degree it is practicable. Mr. JAKES M'ABAJU, examined.. Has any suggestion been made to you of convert- ing the pavement, of any part of the streets of Loin dou into road!— 1 have been ordered by the Parlia. military Commissioners having, charge, of West- minster bridge, to prepare an estimate and report, with a view 10 convert that pavement into a broken stone road, which documents 1 have furnished ; and I have reason to believe that the same will immediately ear.' ied into effect. I have been- also directed by the trustees and proprietors of St. James's- square, to prepare ( which 1 have done), tiie same documents, with a view to substitute a broken stoue road in St. James's- square, in lieu of the present pavement. What is your opinion of the effect that would he found from' its being carried into execution in all the streets of London ns to the reduction of expense, and benefit generally to the public? — ! consider that the expenses would be most materially reduced; the convenience of passing over the surface,, there could be uo doubt, would be generally facilitated, and made more couvetiient, particularly iu the great landing streets, such as Piccadilly, Pall- mall, Parliament- street, aud Whitehall, and others of that description ; and the same weight of stone now put upon those streets as pavement would be ob- tained at infinite less expense, in a different form, for the purpose of road- making. Is it your plait to raise the present pavement, and convert that pavement, into materials for making tbe road, or to bring new materials and dispose of tbe pavement ? — For Westminster- bridge I recom- mended to the trustees to sell the present pavement, because as long as pavements continue to be gene- rally used, stone in that shape and size will always, be valuable, and tbe same weight of granite I. could obtain for the formation of the road over the bridge at 10s. 6d. per ton, the present pavement being worth a guinea per ton ; but were the streets of London generally taken up, pavement would of course become nf less value, and it might be broken for tbe formation of the roads Is lhat pavement of a quality calculated to make good roads?— The best material in the kingdom. What proportion would the pavement now used in the streets of London hear to tbe materials neces- sary to tbe formation of the roads ?— There would he sufficient for the formation of a strong durable road in tbe first instance ; and I estimate that a supply of materials for the future care of the road, for a considerable time, would be left. Would that answer iu all the small streets of tbe metropolis as well as for the large and open streets? — 1 think not so well in the narrow streets, which are liable to water, and where, from the width of the street, the thoroughfare must necessarily be upon oue given spot. I beg, however, to observe, that the thoroughfare in those streets is extremely Would tbe dust be increased or diminished by this alteration?— I consider that upon a well- made stone road, with the same care of cleansing and watering that is given to the streets, the annoyance from dust would be infinitely less; and a road is more susceptible of retaining the water than pave- ment. . What would be tbe proportion ot the animal ex pense between the paved street and the road ? — Taking seven years, during which time I calculate that the pavement gets worn out, 1 should think the annual expense of the road would tint be one fifth part, because in that seven years the whole value of the pavement is nearly lost What would be the effect produced upon the necessity of raising tbe road for the purpose of alteration of pipes and other works under the streets? At present, when this operation is neces snry, a pavier, whose wages are from five to six shillings a day, is required. Were, the streets con verted into stone roads, a lahquier at eighteen pence a day would perforin the same service ; and by due care in laying tbe materials on oue side, and the earth oil the other, the injury to the road would be extremely small, and tbe spot would very soon become obliterated ; whereas in raising a part of a paved street, it is quite impossible ever to unite the niece so raised with tbe rest of the pavement. Supposing tbe pavement to be converted into a road in that case would it be necessary, when any pipe'was repairing, to stop up the way to prevent carriages and horses passing'— Certainly not more so than at present, as that circumstance must always depend on tbe width of the street. Iti very narrow streets, where tbe pipe lies iu tbe centre, a large opening is necessary, and it would follow as a mat- ter of course that the street be stopped; but upon large streets one side would be left free. Would lint a repair lie more rapidly executed supposing the way to be a road instead of a street : Were the streets converted into roads, the repair of the roads would be almost unknown to the Public, and no stoppage whatever would take place ; the repair of such roads would be limited to a one- inch coat at a time, which would scarcely be known to persons passing iu carriages, and the great incon- venience at present constantly felt in every part of this large metropolis by tbe necessity of repairing tbe streets would cease. You assume that tbe roads for the streets iu Lou- don must be made with granite ?— Most assuredly ; I should never recommend ally other material to be made use of for the roads in the town. Mr. WM. M'AnAM further examined. Have you, in tbe course of your practice, con- verted any paved street into a road ?— Yes I have. Fore- street- hill, in Exe'er, forms part of that turn pike trust; it is very steep, and was exceedingly slippery, so much so, that 1 never rode oil horseback down it myself till it was converted into a stone road ; it has been so for a year or two ; it has answered every purpose, and stood remarkably well, and by being watered a little in very dry weather, 1 believe there is less inconvenience found from dust than when it was paved. I have beard some Gentlemen say, that iu coming up that hill with their carriages', it not being above a furlong and a half or two furlongs in length, they have saved from five to ten minutes time since it was made road ; aud 1 have beard coachmen say, that when they brought their horses quite cool to tbe bottom of that hill, they have been quite in a lather by the time they got to the top of it, from tbe terror of the horses in slipping about, That was when it was paved ? — Yes. What kind of stone do you use for making that road ?— The pebble of the country, picked from the ravel pits. Have you converted any other part of Exeter from pavement into road ?— There is no other part of Exeter under the care of tlie trust; but in con- sequence of the effect which the Chamber of Exeter saw iu Fore- street, they have broken up a great many of the streets in Exeter, aud, I believe, are proceeding gradually to do them all. In the town of Newton- Abbot there is a county bridge; the county have broken up the bridge- bands, aud con- verted it in a similar maimer. JOHN LOUDON M'ABAM, Esq. further examined. Have you, in any instance, made the alterations stated by your sous?— Yes, I have ; I found the suburbs of Bristol were entirely paved when I took charge of tbe roads of the district; those suburbs are within the jurisdiction of the Commissioners for the care of Turnpike- roads; and I found the ex- pense of paving was very heavy, and tbe effect very bad, and 1 at once took the whole pavement up, and broke the stone that I found there into a stone road, up to the jurisdiction of tbe Magistrates. Was that granite stone ?— No, a kind of stone called the blue pennet in that, county, and part of a light stone called Brandon. hill stoue, both tolerably good stones; tbe blue penuet is certainly not so good as granite; the Brandon- hill stoue, when broken, is pretty nearly as good as grauite. But those suburbs having been taken up, and given great satisfaction, tbe year before last, the Magis- trates took up half of the street, called Stoke's Croft, which is fhe great entrance of the town from Gloucestershire. The inhabitants were very much afraid of dust; and therefore they, requested the Magistrates not to take up the whole of the street, but'" to make an experiment of one half of it,, aud after a year's experiment they consented to the whole being taken up. When I left Bristol, which is now three months ago, they were busy taking up the remainder of the street; and 1 understand it was the intention of the Magistrates to proceed gradually to take up a great number of other streets in the town. ^ . Do you know what difference it has matie in the expense r— That part of the suburbs that was lifted, and laid again w ith the same stone broken, cost 5d.. a square yard for doing it. I took up Ibe stone; I had nothing to purchase; tbe stones that came out of ihe slice ® fully made the road, and we bad a little-, remaining" for- rspair afterwards, and that operation cost fid. a square yard; paving, in the city of Bristol,, costs 5s. 6d,- a square yard when stun ® is found' ' ay- the pavier, and I believe they reckon the laying down to be 18d. of that. What would be the difference of expense annually between a- paved street and- a road? — I think that road required no repair for the first three years i'ter it was done: A paved street- would require no repair for seven ears after it was done ?— 1' think we repaired it for bout- a fifth part of the money, when it required epair, that a pavement would' have cost. We seldom find- our streets in Bristol last above three years; the pavements become rugged, and full of holes, and so on ; they are obliged lo be taken up, d they relay them generally once in three years. There is another street ill Bi'istol which has been taken up, but I cannot recollect the name of it; it goes from Stuke's Croft to Kingston; it has been taken up by the Magistrates, not under my direction. Has » nv' objection been taken by any person to Hie alteration that has been made at Bristol '— No, except the' alarm that the inhabitants of Stoke's Croft bad when it was begun to be done, and they got tbe Magistrates to delay doing more than half of it till they were satisfied that it would not incon- venience tlie'm; and'tlie circumstance of their send- ing a request tu- tlie Magistrates to finish it induces rae to believe that tbev were very much satisfied with- the experiment. Park- street, in Bristol, has been done in that way, for, I think, 17 years ; I was then- a- Commissioner for watching and paving the streets of Bristol. Who did' if?— It was done at the expense of the Commissioners for watching and paving, at my wish ; and I'certainly did superintend it, though I had nothing to do with it more than any other Com- missioner liad1. It is a street many Gentlemen know very well ; it is a- public road fpoul Bristol to the Park, and very steep; I believe it is a rise of 3 inches in a yard, and when paved was so very ^ angerous and slippery, that many accidents arose from it, and now it is a very good road indeed, and I do uot believe that it cost upon all average, since that alteration, more than one- foui » iii of what it used to do What stone was it paved witli before ? — Black rock- stone, a species of limestone. match near a train communicating with the rnaga ziue, and Ali, relying upon Churchill's knowledge of this circumstance, permitted himself to listen to his assurances. He was received and entertained with magnificence for seven days. On tbe iiioiniug of the 5ih of February it was announced lo him ibai his pardon had arrived ; and a proposition was made that be should order Selim to surrender the lighted match, and the garrison to evacuate llteir last entrenchment. Then, when Ihe imperial flag waved upon tbe hattle'uw- lits, that the act of clemency would he declared lo him ill form.— This demand" imme- diately opened Ali's eyes; but it was ' now, loo late. He answered * that upon quitting the fortress, he had ordered Selim lo obey bis verbal order only ; that any other, though even written and signed by his own hand, would be ineffective with that faithful servant; and be therefore requested he might be allowed to go himself and order him to retire,' This was refused him; and a long dispute followed, in which all the sagacity and address of Ali Pacha were of no avail. Tbe officers of the Seraskier renewed to him tbe strongest assurances, swearing even upon tbe Koran that they had no intention to deceive him — Ali, after hesitating a- long lime, encouraged hy a faint glimmering of- hope, and convinced that nothing could now alter his situation, at length made up bis mind. He theu drew from tbe folds nf his vest the half of a ring, tbe other half of which remained in Selim's possession : ' Go,' said he, 1 present this to him, and that ferocious lion vvill lie changed into a timid and obedient lamb.' At sight of this token from bis master, Selim, having prostrated himself, extinguished the match, and was instantly poinarded. The garrison, from whom this murder" was concealed, having bad tbe order from Ali Pacha notified to them, immediately hoisted tbe Imperial standard, and . were replaced by a body of Turkish troops.— It was now noon ; and Ali, who still remained in tbe Island of ibe Lake, felt an unusual agilation, accompanied by extreme de- pression of spirits; be did not, however, suffer his features to betray tbe internal emotious of bis soul. Al this awful moment, with a firm and courageous countenance, he sat surrounded by his officers, who were for the most part desperately wounded, or worn out with fatigue and anxiety. Ali's frequent yawuings, however, proved that" nature bad not resigned nil her claims upon him. But at sight of bis arms, bis daggers, bis pistols and blunderbuss, tbe stupor produced by over- excitement cleared from off his brow, and his eye again glistened with its former fire. He was seated fronting the door which led to tbe conference- chamber, when, about five o'clock in tbe afternoon, Hassan Pacha, Omar- Be. v Briona, the Selictar of Churchid Pacha, and several other officers of the Turkish army, entered with their suite : the gloom upon their countenance was of direful presage.- At tbe sight of them, Ali arose with all Ibe impetuosity of youth, and grasping one of bis pistols—' Stop I what is it you bring we}' cried he fo Hassan, with a voice of thunder.—' The firman of bis Highness: know you not his sacred characters?' ( shewing him the signature).—' Yes, and I revere them.'—'' If so, said Hassan, ' submit to your fate, perform your ablutions; and make your prayer to God and to the Prophet your head is demanded.'" All- would not permit bini- to conclude : My head,'' replied lie furiously,. 4 is not to be delivered up so easily.' These tillered with astonishing quickness, were accompanied by a- pisto! il, by which Hassan's thigh was- broken With the rapidity, of lightning All drew forth his other pistols, with which be shot two more of hisadVer snries dead npou- the spoty and already had levelled bis blunder buss loaded with slogs', when- the Selictar, in Ibe midst of the affray ( for Ali's adherents de- fended their master with the utmost fury) shot him in Ihe abdomen-. Another hall struck him in- the breast, and lie felly crying out to one of his Sicaires, ' Go,, my friend, despatch- poor Vasiliku, that these dogs may not profane her beauteous form-.'' Scarcely bad be uttered these . words when he expired,, aft having killed or wounded four of Ihe principal officers of the Turkish army. Many of his followers THE NEW TURNPIKE ACT.— We have imicl satisfaction ill stating, that the objectionable clauses in this Act, relative to tbe wheels of carls and wag gons, are now repealed, aud lhat agriculturists, & c, are allowed to use their carls and waggons as now constructed, except thai, after the 1st- of January, 18- 26, the nails of the w heels must be so reduced, or counter sunk, as not to project more than one. quarter of an inch from the tire. By this Act every owner of a waggon or cart is compelled- to have painted in one or more straight line or lines, upon some conspicuous part of the right or off • tide of ihe waggon or cart, or upon the off side shafts thereof, before the same be osed oti any turnpike road, his or her christian and surname and place of abode, at full length, in large legible letters not less than one inch in height.— It may be well lo inform some readers that by the Act every waggon should be provided with a slipper for the wheel, which, we believe, is not generally attended lo ; and, as its use is equally beneficial to the road and Ihe waggon, the omission is highly blameable, The alterations in this Act must be gratifying to agriculturists, as they relieve them from the heavy expenses which would have attended the original enactments.— It may be right to inform cottagers and others, that they are subject to a penalty of five shillings for each horse, ass, sheep, swine, or other beast or cattle which shall, from aud after the 1st of January last, he found wandering, slray itig, or laying upon, or hy the sides nf, any turn- pike road. thus as effectually fastens it to the leaf as if an air- pump had been employed ! This vacuum is caused by ihe insect's retreating on the least alarm up its narrow case, which its body completely fills, and thus leaving the space below free of air. In detach- ing one of these cases. you may easily convince your- self of the fact. If you seize it suddenly while the insect is ut ihe bottom, you- will find that it is readily pulled off, the silken cords giving way to a very slight1 force ; hut if, proceeding gently, you give the insect lime to retreat, tbe ease w ill be held so closely to the leaf as to require a much stronger effort lo loosen it. As if aware that, should tbe air gel admission from below, and thus render a vacuum impracticable, the strongest bulwark of its fortress would be destroyed, our little philosopher carefully avoids gnawing a hole in the leaf,- contenting itself with the pasturage afforded by Ibe parenchyma above the lower epidermis;- and when the produce of this area is consumed, it gnaws asunder the cords of its tent, and pitches it at a short dislance, us before. Having attained its full growth, it assumes the pupa stale, and after a while issues out of its confinement a small brown moth, with long hind legs, the Phalcena Tinea seralella of Linne." Otr the admirable means of defence given to another insect, the Author says," A young friend of Ihe writer's returning one evening towards the close of the last, summer from a walk iu the woods, men- tioned that be bad observed tbe leaves of a tree of the poplar kind reduced to a fine net- work by some fat blifcak looking insects, which eat up all but the nerves of every leaf of which they bad once taken possession; aud that having accidentally touched one of these insects, he was astonished at the sudden appearance of two rows of pearls on each side of these little black creatures, which left a very strong aromatic smell, and then disappeared again The description be gave of ihe insect was necessarily too vague to be very intelligible ; but it was conjectured that this remarkable emission of a strong scent was intended to protect the insect, hy disgusting a bird other enemy which might approucll it to feed upon it. Looking, therefore, into Kirby and Spence'fc chapter, ou the means of defence empluyed by in- sects, the little creature in question w'as readily asceitaiued to be the grub of tbe poplar beetle, cliry- souiela populi, by Ihe following accurate description of the observed phenomenon;— Oil each of the nine intermediate dorsal segments of its body is a pair of black; elevated, conical tubercles, of a hard sub- stance : from all of these, when touched, tbe animal mils a small drop of a milky white fluid, tbe smell f which, De Geer observes, is almost insupportable, being inexpressibly strong and penetrating. These rops proceed at the same instant from all ihe ' oliteeu scent- organs, which forms a curious spec- ! icle. The insect, however, does not waste this precious fluid ; each drop, instead of falling, after ppearing for a moment and dispensing its perfume, s withdrawn again within its receptacle, till the pressure is repeated, when it re- appears. POSTHUMOUS CHARITIES. bad fallen by bis side before the apartment was in possession- of their adversaries. His head, being separated from liis body,, and embalmed, was- the next day sent to Constantinople by Churchid Pacha. It arrived there on the 23d February: the Sultan bad it carried to Ibe Seraglio, where it was shewn to the Divan; after which it was promenaded in triumph through the capital, tbe whole population of wh, icli, intoxicated with joy, were anxious to behold features wllicli, when animated, had inspired so much terror It was exhibited at the grand porbU of the Seraglio, with the decree of death affixed by the side of it. * The following circumstance, which occurred at Smyrna, during the late Revolution, strongly marks the Turkish character. A guard was placed at Bomnabat over a melon garden, to prevent any plunder by the Turks in the village, one of whom came and insisted ou taking a melon without pay- ment ; the guard finding the man determined on plunder, took up bis gun, and shot him on the spot. Some twenty of the troops or guard were sent to secure the soldier, who defended himself with his unloaded musket with groat bravery ful- some time, but was at length secured, and taken before the Aga, who, it seems, considered he had out. stepped his duty, in taking the life of a Mus sulman to save a melon, aud that the property of a Giaour. The Aga demanded of him, " Did you not kill that man ?" he replied, with the greatest sang- froid, " I did."—" For what reason ?" " For the reason why one man takes the life of his fellow- man, because he offended me/' This finished the examination. Tbe Aga adding " You will be hanged for the offence;" the prisoner replied " Very well." The Aga then fixed the succeeding morning, as the time he should suffer; to this lie replied, as before, " Very well," and was taken away. The next morning he was brought out pinioned by tbe arms, and a long rope, itli one end round bis neck. Being brought to a tree, which served as a scaffold, he there, ith a countenance unchanged and his AXII PACHA. The life of this formidable Chieftain has lately been published ; one of the most extraordinary men, it is observed, whether we consider his talents, his crimes, or his achievements, whom our days have produced.— In 1818 his palace of Janina wa? ac- cidentally burnt to ihe ground. * 4 Ali was at no loss how to repair his damaoe, hut immediately conceived. the project of rebuilding this edifice without- its costing; him a penny. He proceeded J bus : he caused to be generally reported throughout all his domi- nions, that the anger of Heaven had fallen upon him, and that Ali had 110 longer in the place of his birth an asylum in which he could lay his head. In his distress he invited those who were most faithful among his vassals to come to his assistance, and he named the day on which he would receive their offerings. The day having arrived, Tepelini was filled with an immense crowd, assembled from all parts of Albania, each anxious, for his personal safety, to be the foremost in presenting Ins reputed voluniary contribution. At the outward door of the burnt seraglio, Ali appeared seated on an old mat, bis legs crossed, and his head uncovered, holding the red Albanian bonnet destined to receive, the extorted alms of bis subjects. Many of his adherents, who were too poor for him to expect any thing from them, had secretly been furnished with considerable sums, which they brought as a voluntary gift; an example of zeal which every Bey or Primate was emulous to follow. Did the offerings fall short of Ali's expectations? He was seen to, com pare it with that of those who, he said, had deprived themselves even of the necessaries of life, to give him a proof of their devotion and attachment. 4 Take,- said he, 4 take back your money; keep it for your own wants ; what advantage Can such a trifle be. to Ali,, the victim of celestial wrath V This was sufficient— the presents were doubled, nay, tripled at these words; and hy this well- acted farce Ali obtained a sum much more considerable than was required for rebuilding his magnificent seraglio."— After being in open rebellion against the Porte, and betrayed on ail sides as the troops against him advanced, he shut himself up, with a small band of followers who yet adhered to him, in a strong hold called the Castle of the Lake; there, surrounded by 25,000 men, he gave out, that unless the Sultan granted him pardon and his life, he would explode two hundred thousand pounds of powder, and thus blow himself and all about him to atoms. 44 This threat induced Churchid ( the commander of the besieging troops) to open treaty. He assured Ali that the Sultan had granted his pardon, and that the firman was on the road and he required a personal interview as a pledge of mutual fidelity. Night and day, Selim, the most faithful of his officers, was placed with a lighted usual firmness, requested that his pistols might be given to a friend, and bequeathed to his wife part of his clothes. On being asked if he want- ed any thing more, he requested a glass of water wjhich was given him; he drank it off and said he was ready; ihe rope was then thrown over branch of the tree; he was suspended, and died it hunt moving a limb. It is said drinking water causes instant death to a person hanged. As this man was known, to he a most determined fellow many o( the lower order of Turks had an idea thai he had put in practice a stratagem of holding hi: head in a certain way, which would prevent the possibility of death by hanging; but an hoti after he was suspended bis face gave evident proof that the vital spark had fled. The following Extract on this subject is from the writings of a deceased Bishop; and it is observed they come with peculiar force and propriety from theu* venerable author, whose practice was so re- markable an illustration of his sincerity : " M what is superfluous above a man's reasonable occasions cannot in truth be spent upon himself, he is destitute of common prudence, as well as want- ing- in his duty, if he does not seriously consider bow it may be applied to the best use ; something must be done'with it; and he must be accountable for it. Perhaps he will acknowledge this, and say it does riot want a place in his thoughts ; that he designs something' considerable, such as may be a lasting: benefit to posterity, but is not fixed tn his resolution, as to the manner of applying- it; that will require much and serl& us consideration, but His breast is labouring for the public good, and the world will see and feel it w lire 11 he dies. It is pity whet* he aannot come to a resolution sooner, and be advised rather to help those that are in need at pre- sen^ mther thaa contrive for the ease and conveni- ence^ such as are yet un- born ; for men may have ntan j^ ti^ es ^ vthese projects that will never suffer them'foc © me> iWto the account of their charities.— But lettake his own way, a- nd let his intention be pious and sincere ; Tor it becomes us to make allowances as far as we Can, rather than discourage a; generous or a charitable work;. But is he sure it will answer His end when the execution falls into other hands? Have w^ never heard of embezzlements and misapplication; in « sueh cases ? I wisli; we had not. But be it likewise admitted, that what he designs will be faithfully executed. There is yet another question, that more neat ly concerns him : is he sure that God will accept it at his- bands, and own himself at the Great Day to have been fed and clothed and succoured by him? Can he be said to ive what was not his own ? or can that be called lis own where his property in it was at an end ? His riches must have fallen into other . hands, though he had made no disposition of them; he couldi not carry them to the grave; and the sum total of his charity amounts but to this— let the Poor take them-, since I am taken from them. Could he have been prevailed- upon to dispose of them in his lifetime, it would have beeji his own proper act? and deed ; his own eves mig- ht have seen the well- ordering and g- ood effect of it, and his heart might have been warmed with that lively comfort which results more sensibly from this than from the practice of any other Christian duty: especially if he had turned bis cares towards the necessities of his poor neighbours, and helped to lighten theirpresent miseries : he could not then have seen the lightened countenance of one whom he had seasonably suc- coured, clear up, without feeling his own soul re- freshed-; and when, he had considered that a whole family often shared in, and was supported by, that single bounty, how much must his satisfaction have been enlarged : be could not have delivered , fi prisoner from rest raint, and not found himself more at ease : he could not have contributed towards the education and instruction of poor children, without the pleasure of reflecting that he took the likeliest course to give so many useful members to his church and to his Country; in short, be could not have done any sort of good office to those about him, that would not have been repaid with interest iu the complacency of his own mind. These unspeak- able pleasures he has lost, by setting his charity far on, to commence when lie himself shall be no more ; and if he meets with the reward of it here- after, ( as it becomes us to hope he may,) yet it must be allowed he has not taken the most effectual method to seen re it." At Bristol Assizes, Mr. Manchee, Proprietor and Editor of the Bristol Mercury, was found guilty of publishing a libel in that paper, reflecting ou the character of Sir A. Willson, I&. D. of Chel- tenham. Judgment will be pronounced in tfhe Court of King's Bench. The life. el contained in- flections upon the conduct of the prosecutor ( then a Member of the Chepstow Cavalry)* whilst called out to assist in quelling some riotous proceedings among the miners in Monmouthshire. At the Gloucester Assizes, an action was brought by Mr. Stafford Smith, driijggist, of Cheltenham, against Miss Ann Cox well, fop a breach of promise of marriage, which excited ths greatest interest, and the Court was crowded to excess by a brilliant audience, and a number of fashionable females.— Mr. Justice Park said, in various parts of the trial, no foundation had been laid for the action, and he could not find any case to go to the jury, as a conditional promise was no promise.—- The plaintiff was nonsuited. In an ejectment case tried at the late Assizes of Wexford, the Rev. Mr. Morgan, . a Clergyman- 0$ the Established Church, being examined as a wit- ness, declined to answer a question put to him, on tbe ground, that his answer would disclose matters communicated to him by a person whom he at- tended at the time of his death in the exercise oS his spiritual profession. The Catholic Clergy all ways object to disclose what occurs on such oc- casions, on the ground that the secresy of con- fession imposes an insurmountable obligation; but the objection is new, we believe,; on the part of a Protestant Clergyman. The point was argued at some length hv Mr. Hamilton for enforcing an answer; and by Mr. O'Connell for respecting* the conscientious scruple of the witness. Mr. . Justice Jebb, who presided, said he would step- into the County Court, where the Chief Justice was then sitting, and consult him.-*- Wheafe he re- turned, he staled to the witness that it was the opinion of the Court that he was under no such obligation of secresy as should prevent his answer- ing the question.-— The Rev. Cjentleman expressed his regret that he must still decline to answer. He then stated that he had consulted his spiritual superior, we believe the Bishop of the Diocese, who approved of his determination to maintain an inviolable secresy. The Court declined taking any measure with a view to enforce an answer, aud as this was the principal witness on whom the plain- tiff's case depended, a verdict vyas given for tiie de- fendant. Privilege of Witnesses.^ On the last day of Worcester Assizes, an application was made to Mr. Justice Park, by Mr. Godson, for an order to dis- charge a person of the name of William Wainw ri$ ht ( who had been arrested on his return- home from attending these assizes as a witness in a criminal pro- secution) out of the custody of the Sheriff of the County. The learned Counsel stated that according to an affidavit which he held in bis hand, Mr. Wain- wright was arrested, as he was returning from Wor- cester to his home, by virtue of a warrant from a Sheriff's Officer, on a Capias ad Satisfacienduin, in a cause Harper v. Walker and others.— Mr. Justice Park enquired at what time the trial in which the prisoner was a witness took place?— Mr. Godson said that the trial took place on the preceding evening about & ve o'clock, and that Mr. Wainwright had been waiting in Court during the whole of the day, for the purpose of giving his e vide nee. In opposition to thi# application it was argned that Mr. Wain wright might have gone home on the preceding evening, and that as he had chosen to remain and sleep at Worcester, and not to return till ten on the following day, he was not entitled to the protection of the Court.— Mr Justice Park said, that after a person had been wait- ing the whole of the day to give evidence in Court, it was necessary he should take refreshment, and it would he too much to expect that after such fatigue, a person should be compelled to travel to his home the same night; a person so situated, in his opinion, ought to have the opportunity of remaining H4 the Assize town till the next day. His Lordship there- fore ordered- that- Mr. Wainwright be discharged, as prayed. PATRIOTISM — Major Martin, who died some years ag- o in the service of the English East India Couipnuy, made an ilTWiense fortune, & bequeathed a considerable leg- aey to the pity of Lyons, his birth- place. A number of judicial enquiries took place, and a commission was last summer, sent by the Court of Chancery to Lyons, to examine wit- nesses and receive depositions on the subject Payment of the legacy has been directed by decree of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcutta, dated I) e< 3 § tWber, The sum adjudged amounts to 1,927,0( 50francs, above £ 80,000 sterling, besides an annual payment of. 12,500 francs for the relief of the inhabitants of Lyons confined for debt fHig « llait£ Ott0 EMdlrgcnc?. NATURAL HISTORY. In a valuable recently published work on this ntervsting subject is the following curious account of the wonderful means of preservation given to the caterpillar.— u In the heginuing of spring, if yon examine the leaves of your pear- trees, you scarcely fail to meet with some beset on the unde surface with several perpeudieular downy russet coloured projections, about a quarter of an inch high, and not much thicker than a pin, of a cylindrical shape, with a protuberance at the base, and alto- gether resembling at first sight so many spines growing out of the leaf. You would never suspect that these could he the habitations of insects; yet that they are is certain. Detach one of them, and give it a gentle squeeze, and you will see emerge from the lower end a minute caterpillar with a yellowish body and black head. Examine the place from which you have removed if, and you will perceive a round excavation iu tbe cuticle and pa- renchyma of tbe leaf, the size of the end of the tube by which it was concealed. This excavation is the work of the above- mentioned^ caterpillar, which obtains its food by moving its little tent from one part of the leaf to the other, and eating away the space immediately under it. It touches no other part; and when these insects abound, as they often do to the great injury of pear- trees, you will perceive every leaf bristled with them, and covered with little withered specks, the vestiges of their former meals The case in which the caterpillar resides, and which is quite essential to its existence, is composed of silk spun from its mouth almost as soon as it is excluded from the egg. As it increases in size, it enlarges its habitation by slitting it in two, and introducing a strip of new materials. But the most curious cir- cumstance in the history of this little Arab is. the mode by which it retains its tent in a perpendicular posture: this it effects partly by attaching silken threads from the protuberance at the base to the surrounding surface of the leaf. But being not merely a mechanician, but a profound natural philo sopher, well acquainted with the properties of air, it lias another resource when any extraordinary vio lence threatens to overturn its slender turret. It forms a vacuum in the protuberauce at the base, and Sate EnMUgsncf* At the Norfolk Assizes, a gentleman of Swaff, ham, named Fuller, got a verdict with £ 200 damages, against a respectable solicitor of that place, for iiegligence in his professional duties, in placing out a sum of £ 1000 on insufficient security, and in not looking with sufficient attention to the abstract of the title to the property on security of which the money was lent. At the Kilkenny Assize?, an action was brought, Mary Ann Leonard v. Bibby Hartford, for breach of promise of marriage.— The plaintiff is a respectable young woman, 21 years of age, and the defendant, who is about sixty years of age, wealthy, and a widower with a family, had twice fixed the wedding- day.— The Jury returned a ver- dict for plaintiff— Damages £ 325, and fid. costs. MR. CURWOOD ANW THE OXFORD CIRCUIT. - Notwithstanding the arguments which Mr. Cur- wood, the barrister, has urged in favour of his right to change his Circuit from the Home to the Oxford Circuit ; and although no positive rule can be adduced to render that right questionable, the Gentlemen with whom he has attempted to associ ate himself have thought proper, one and all, 44 to send him to Coventry," and during the whole of the last Circuit they refused ( except when pro- fessionally obliged) to hold the slightest intercourse with him. On one occasion only did Mr. Curwood dine with the Judges, and this by the especial written invitation of Mr. Baron Hullock, who, it would seem, refused to countenance the resolution of the Bar. Even on that occasion, the other Barristers, who were at the same table, religiously observed their resolution of not speaking to the obnoxious guest, who, in consequence, engrossed almost the sole attention of the worthy Baron whose name we have just mentioned.- The reason assigned by Mr, Curwood, for changing his Circuit, is the fact of his having obtained an estate in Worcestershire through the medium of his wife. What, it is said, renders the opposition the more extraordinary is; that Mr, Campbell, who is now one of the Seniors of the Oxford Circuit, himself afforded a precedent for Mr, Curwood's determin- ation, having commenced his career as a Junior Barrister on the Home Circuit. Grouse shooting commenced on Tuesday. The birds are said to be in great abundance on the muirs. A number of Englishmen of distinction have passed to the hills. Lord Molyneaux and Count Flauhault are | at present at Drummond Castle, the seat of Lord Gwydyr, and Earls Grey and Jersey are expected. Lord Hill passed through Perth on Sunday, on his way to Mar Lodge, wber the Earl of Fife entertains a large- shooting pai'tyi — Edinburgh Star. Heron Hawking in Norfolk.— It may pot perhaps, be known to the generality of our reader; that the ancient pastime of heron- hawking is sti carried on in the county of Norfolk. A correspond ent of 0ur's in the neighbourhood, has favoured us vvifh the following account-:-- Ten cast of hawks, with four falconers, natives of Germany, to whic country they repair annually in the autumn to catch a supply of . hawks for the ensuing season, are kept at Didington Kail, the seat of Major Wilson, near to which place is an extensive heronry. Every after- noon, during- the inorfths of May and June, the falconers are in attendance with the hawks in that spot which, from the position of the wind, is judged to he most favourable to th- e sport, where they are met by a very large party of the Jadies and gentle- men of the neighbourhood, who, with their friends from distant counties who visit them to enjoy the diversion, have frequently been seen to exceed the number of 150 persons. The season of i822 was very favourable to the sport, 173 herons having' bee taken. This season the falconers have not beer? so fortunate in consequence of the severity of the winter, which is supposed to have destroyed many of tiiC herons; hut the length of the flights, and the supe- rior, excellent, and good training of the hawks, have much ' surpassed' any preceding' year.— A description of a flight which took place in M undford Field, a few days hack, will give a faint idea of the enthusiasm with which this sport is pursued. A heron, on its way from the heronry to the fens, was seen, at a considerable distance going down wind. He was so far off that the falconers hesitated whether they could venture to unhood their hawks; hut one of them having luckily upon his wrist a famous hawk, in which he had great confidence, cast him off alone. He made instantly at the heron, who mounted higher into the air, though still advancing rapidly in his course. The whole field was instantly in motion, and those only who have hVuted with some of our crock packs of Fox- hounds can form an idea of the rdour with which each person, including the ladies, strove to he foremost. The hawk made numberless stoops at the heron, which his activity and stoutness enabled him to avoid; and it was not till some time after the birds had ceased to he visible to the chief part, of the field that the hawk was enabled, after repeatedly striking his quarry, to bring him to the ground. The flight was so rapid, that of the nu- merous party who started with the hawk, not ijiore than 4 or 5 persons were up at this interesting moment. It lasted 26 minutes, and the distance from point, to point exceeds6 miles. The height to which the birds rose was so great, that to use an expression oft he falconers, 44 They were six steeples in the air, no bigger than humble bees."— Sport. Mag. About three o'clock 011 Sunday morning ( 10th instant) as a man named James Vann was getting over the wall of the garden of Sir Henry Hawley, Bart, at Leybourne Grange, for the purpose of stealing fruit, he stepped on the wire of a spring gun, which went off and lodged the contents in his legs. He fell down on the outside of the wall, and was not discovered till six o'clock, when he was bleeding profusely from his wounds. He was taken up and conveyed to the Whea?. Sheaf public house, where surgical assistance was promptly afforded him. His legs, we understand, are both much shattered. He had, it appears, on the same morn tag, robbed tin- garden of the Hon. Colonel Strat ford, of Addington- place, of several fine melons and cucumbers.— Slaidslor. e Journal. Preservation of Fish, 4- c.— For ensuring tbe sweetness of fish conveyed by land carriage, the belly of the fish should be opened, and the internal parts sprinkled with pow dered charcoal.— The same, material will restore impure or even putrescent water to a state of perfect freshness. The inhabit- ants of Cadiz, who are necessitated to keep in tanks Ihe water for culinary uses, were first in- debted to our informant, during the late Peninsular war, for the foregoing simple jet efficacious re- medy of an evil which they had long endured. A ll extraordinary case of hydrocephalus, or water of the brain, is just now exciting the interest of the medical Gentlemen of Salisbury. The bead of an infant, before an j operation was performed, at the age of six ( now only seven) months, was of the following astonishing dimensions :— Round the forehead and back part of the head 30 inches, and from ear to ear across the vertex 21 inches ; which measurements will be better understood by stating, that the larger circumference of the adult head averages but 22 inches, and from ear to ear but 12 ; and of a healthy child of six months old the largest circumference averages 16, and from ear to ear nine inches. The infant, belonging to respectable par- ents, IS under the immediate treatment of one of our surgeons, and is submitted to a novel practice, viz. the removal of Ihe water by degrees, through the means of operation, anil at the same time the employment of pressure. The infant has under- gone the operation five times, and one hundred and ten ounces ( nearly seven pints), of water have been removed. The present stale of tbe in- fant, and the effect's of the operations and treat- ment ane such as afford well grounded hopes lhat for thisv disease, considered hitherto hopeless, a remedy has at length been found.— Salisbury Journal. MARSHAL NEY.— It appears by an article going the rounds of the pulilic prints, that the unfortunate Marshal Ney, who was shot at Paris on the restoration of the Bourbons, was an Ameri- can by birth, was born near Elktou, Maryland, and that his proper name was Michael Rudolph. His history is briefly this: he commenced his military career, and received the first rudiments of his education in Captain Lee's dragoons of the Maryland line during tbe revolution, from which he was houoiiiably discharged. — He was born in Cecil County, iu that Slate, and after the period of his discharge from tbe army, he removed lo Carolina, where he married, but his matrimonial connexion rendered him Unhappy, on whish he left his family, took a vessel to Ihe West Indies, > e milled the proceeds and declined returning to his native country, since which no trace could be found f him until the French Government after the execution of Ney took possession of his papers and made Ihe discovery. General Lallemand, when in ibis country, while travelling through Maryland from Philadelphia to Baltimore, confirmed this by reference to- tbe circumstance, - Vridijeton IVliig. Affecting Tale— The Vintner's Company have been rich in works of charity. One of its nj » ost dis- tinguished members, Mr. Benjamin Kenton, who died in 1800, though of humble origin anil of little education, amassed a sum of £ 100,000 as a vintner, jJ() 5,00iiof which he bequeathed to charitable pur- poses, including £ 2000 to the general fund of the Vintner's Company, and £ 25- 0 for rebuilding the Vintner's alms- houses at Mile- end— The disposal of the remainder of his property is connected with ffecting domestic tale. Mr. Kentoct had an only daughter, to whom he was fondly Attached ; she fixed her affections on a young gentleman who had been from his youth in her father's employ, ment as clri- li. The old gentleman, however, dis- approved of Ihe connexion, and the lovers preferred submission to the will of one whom they both re- vered, to an alliance without his sanction. " The result," as a biographical notice of one of the suf- fering parties states, (< was of serious consequence' to the father as well as his daughter,, for it impair- ed her health, and by a gradual decline she sunk in. sorrow to the grave. The conduct of Mr. Watts, ( 111 ® clerk) Upon that melancholy occasion, and a more- intimate acquaintance with bis -. 11!,'-. U.- Pt character,- so. endeared him to his patron, that unavailing regret accompanied1 the rest of Mr. Kenton's days."— Mr. Kenton died in May, 1800, and left to Mr'. Walts, Ihe whole of the residue of his property not bequeathed to charitable purposes. Dr. Clarke, the celebrated traveller, ill the Third Part of his Travels, just published, makesthe follow, ing apostrophe | o his native country Ob Eng- land } decent abode of comfort, and cleanliness, and decorum!— Oh blessed asylum of all that is worth having upon earth!— Ob sanctuary of religion, and of liberty, for the whole civilized world !— It is only in viewing the state of other countries, that thy advantages can be duly estimated !— May Ihy sons, who have ' fought the good fight,* but; know and guard what they possess in thee!— Oh land of happy fire- sides, and cleanly hearths, and domestic peace; of filial piety, and parental love,, and connubial joy ; ' the cradle of heroes, the school of sages, the temple of law,- the altar of faith, the asylum of innocence, the bulwark of private security and of public honour! " ' Where'er I roanj, whatever realms to see, « My heart, untravell'd, fondly turns to thee !' " BAUNSLEY LLSESTRAOE.- fWe are happy to find that tbe poor weavers who remained so long In this place out of work are now not only become employed, but that a great number of those who. were compelled, by- the then existing circum- stances, to seek work in distant places, have re-, turned home and resumed their labours. Oil a market day the town again begins to have some- what of its wonted appearance of briskness aii^ activity.— Sheffield Independent. FORPERY.— A system has prevailed w ithin the lust lew years of robbery aud plunder, attended with the crime of forgery, that has en- used' great alarm in the commercial world, and requires the active interference of the Legislature to endeavour to check the evil. Jn the course of the last fort- night two instances have occurred, both individuals previously holding a respectable rank in socicty as tradesmen ; 500 guineas have been ofl'ereil for the apprehension of the first, and £ 100 for the last y their cases are similar, each having drawn and accepted bills with forged indorsements. Tbe plan adopted by them was, to go to a hill- broker wilU £ 70t) or £ 800 of bills out of date, and request tbe loae of £ 500 upon them until they came within the two months. The apparent respectability of the person asking the favour, with ( he known character and respectability of tbe supposed ac- cepters and indorsers, was quite sufficient for the broker; the money was always advanced, and just before the hills became due they were regularly called for by the party that had received the money, and taken up. It has since been ascertained that a fresh manufacture of forged bills was prepared ire time to cover the others, and at length brokers and private individuals, when the detection took place,, had bills belonging loonc of these men, amounting to upwards of £ 12,000. The principal sufferers by this fraud are those resident in and about Wat- ling- street. It is said the other person that has ab- sconded had obtained nearly half a plum.. We understand that both parties had regularly organis- ed their plan previous to escape ; their plate was melted into cash, all disposable furniture sold, and every friend or acquaintance they could borrow ten pouuds from was duped. A week before then- flight, they used to call soon after six in the even, ing, beg the loan of a few- pounds as their bankers were shut, and they stood in need of a temporary sum at their country residences. BANKRUPTS, AUGUST 19.— George Wibberley, of Liverpool, merchant.— Benjamin Tabberer, of Monmouth, currier.— Charles Crisp and John Harris, of Bristol, shoe- makers.— Joseph Graves and Henry Swan Graves, of Langboiirn- chambers, merchants .^ Thomas Reed, of High- liolborn, linen- ! draper. Printed and published by W. Eddowes, Corn liarh'. Shrewsbury, to whom Advertisements or Articles of Intelligence are requested to be addressed. Adver. tisements are also received by Messrs. Nerdon and Co. Warwick- Square, Newgate- Street, and Mrl Parier, No, 33, Fleet- Street, London ; liketvise Messrs. J. K. Johnston and Co. No, 1 Lover Sackville- Street, Dublin. '