PMMTEB EJY W* & J* " MAKKIET^ SMIFTEWSBTJIRY* This Paper is circulated in the most expeditions Manner through the adjoining Counties of ENCLASP and WALES.—— Advertisements not exceeding Ten Lines, inserted at Six Shillings each. VOL. XXXII.— N° 1044.] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1825. [ PRICE SEVENPENCE, by auction. Copyhold ESTATE, at COTTON. JN THE MANOR OF WEM. BY WRIGHT & SON, At the Lord Hill Inn, in Whitchurch, on Friday, 5th L) av of August, tb- 25, between the Hours of Four and Six in the Afternoon, subject to Condi- tions, and either together or in Lots, as shall he agreed upon at the Time of Sale ; ALI. that vl ESSU AG E or Tenement, with ' he Outbuildings, Garden, Fold- yard, and Appurtenances thereunto belonging And also all those several Pieces or Parcels of LAND held therewith, containing in the Whole Twelve Acres, or thereabouts, situate in the Tow nship of COTTON, in the Manor of Wem aforesaid, and now in the Occupation of Mr. John Nuniierley. Mr NPHNKRLPV, the Tenant, will shew the Pre- mise. ; and any further Information may he bad by Application at the Office of Messrs. WARREN and SON, Draytou- iu- Hales, Salop. BHOSBLEY. BY MR. HARTSHORNE, At the Lion Inn, in Broseley, in the County of Salop, on Wednesday, the'loth Day of August ! 8' 25, ai six o'Clock iu the Afternoon, subject to such Conditions as will be then and there pro- duced : ALL that verv substantial and commo- dious Freehold Messuage or DWELLING 110USE, with the Gighouse, Stablfc for six Horses, and other Buildings, large Garden, and Appurte- nances thereto belonging, situate i': i BltOSELF. Y • nfnesnid, late the Residence of Mr. William Bell, deceased. The House consists of a Kitchen, Back Kitchen, two Parlours, with suitable Offices, on the Ground Floor; three good Bed Rooms oil the second Floor; and three convenient Attics over the same. Further Particulars may he had on Application to Messrs. PRITCHARD, Solicitors, Broseley. NEWPORT AND TERNHILL TURNPIKE TOLLS. NOTICE is hereby given, That tlie TOLLS arising at the several Toll Gates upon the Newport Division of the Turnpike Road leading from Whitchurch, through Ternhill,' to Newport, in the County of Salop, will be LET BY AUCTION fo the best Bidder, at the Duelling House of Mr. William Liddle, the Red Lion Inn, in Newport aforesaid, on Monday, the 2' 2d Day of August next, between the Hours of Eleven in the Forenoon and One iu the Afternoon, in Manner di- rected by tliefcevera! Acts of Parliament passed " For the Regulation of Turnpike Roads;" which Tolls produced the last Year the Sum of £ 6f: l above the Expenses of collecting, and will be put up at that Sum. The best Bidder must, if required, pay One Month in Advance nf the Rent at which such Tolls may be Let, and at the same Time give Security, wiih sufficient Sureties to the Satisfaction of the Trustees of the said lload, for Payment of tlie Rent agreed upon at such Times and in such Manner as they shall direct. R. FISHER, Clerk to the Trustees. Newport, 16th July, 1825. SHROPSHIRE. THE . SIDBURY ESTATE. Most eligible Investment, between Bridg- north, leobury Mortimer, and Ludlow ; ancient Family Estate, in valuable Hairy Farms, Woods, and Lands, nearly One Thousand , Five Handled Acres, in the Purhhes of Sidhury and Stoltesdon unih the MANOR of PICKTHORN BY MRTROBINS, ( Of Warwick Home, Regent Street, London,) At Gamtway's Coffee House, ' Change Alley, Corn hill, London, on Thursday, the 11th of August, 18- 25* al Twelve o'Clock, in One Lot : AMOST DFSHUBLE and V W. UABI. E PROPERTY, for Investment of Capital : ® J) e CjiDimr^ $ aU iSotste, wiih the MANOR of PICKTHORN, about 0 Miles front Bridgnorth und Cleobury, and 12 from Bewdley : Comprising nearly One Thousand Five Hundred Acres, the principal Part old Meadow, Arable, nnd W. » .. d Lands, divided in eligible Farms ; JSirnonr HAI. L, a substantial MANSION, » ltUb, at N small Expense, would make a most pleasant Residence for a Gentleman's Family ; and good Farm Houses, Farm Yards, and nil requisite excellent Agricultural Buildings, Gardens, and Orchards.; all lying com- pact, and let to most respectable1 Tenants, at low Rents. The Property is highly improvable, nnd with little Attention'would be n's profitable Dairy Farms lis any in the Country ; tile Soil is { food, nnd well supplied itli Streams of clear Water, Part bounded by the River Reav ; Plenty of COul is supposed to be on Part of the E- iate, which may he worked at a small Expense, aud near the high Roads. The Estate abounds with Game. The present Proprietor has, at a great Expense, fitted, built, and erected several Farm Houses, so that this F. siate may hereafter he thrown into Farms of Two or Three Hundred Acres each, or a less Quantity, and has also planted One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Oak Trees, May be viewed by apply ing fo Mr. PUGSI, Sid- bury Hail Farm, where Particulars may he had ; nnd of Mr. LAROB, Broadwell, near Burford, Oxon ; of Mr. GITTOV, and at the Castle, Bridgnorth; Talbot Inn, Shitfnal ; Lion, Shrewsbury ; George, Hewdley ; Lion, Wolverhampton &. Kidderminster ; Messrs.* AIINOI n and HAYNKS, Solicitors, aud at ihe Hen and Chickens, Birmingham ; King's Head, Coventry *. of Mr. CARR, Solicitor, John- Street, Bedford. Row, London; Mr. Lvs, Tooke's- Court, Carey ' s. street; at Garraway's ; and of Mr. Ronirss, No. 170, Regent- Street, London, where a Plan of the F. state uiav he seen. Valuable Freehold, Land, at Bangor, IN THE COUNTY OF FLINT. TOaPi* gB& B WM^ NOTICE is hereby given, That the TOLLS arising at the Toll Gates upon the Turnpike Road leading from Shrewsbury, through Ellesmere, in the County of Salop, to Wrexham, in the Couuty of Denbigh, called or known by the Names of Overton and Harimer Gates, with the Muslev Side Bar and Cock Bank Gate, and the Wynnstay Gate, will he LET BY AUCTION, to the best Bidder, at the Bowling Green, in Overton, on Thursday, the 25th Day of August next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, and that the Tolls arising at the Cotton Hill, with llarlescott Side Gates, and at the Stockett Gate upon the same Turnpike Road, and also at the Hardwiek Gate, Upon the Turnpike Road leading from Ellesmere to Oswestry, will be LET BY AUCTION, to the best Bidder., at the Town Hall, in Ellesmere, on Friday , the k2(> th Day of August next, at Eleven o'Clock in the For'e'Vtoon, in the Manner directed by the Act passed in the third year of the Reign of His Majesty King foeorge the Fourth, For Regulating Turn- pike Roads;" which Tolls j) Vodueed, on an Average, fhe last Year, the undermentioned Siuns, above the Expenses of collecting the same, and will be put up at those Slims respectively : — Overton and Hanlner Gates, with Musley Bar and the Cock Bank Gate..... £ 805 Wyunstay Gate... 145 Cotton Hill and Harlescott Side Gates* 513 Stockett Gate 278 Hard wick G ite and the two Side Bars.. .. ifiij Whoever happens to be the best Bidder, must at the same Time pay one Month in Advance ( if required) of the Rent at which such Tolls may be Let, nnd give Security, with sufficient Sureties to the Satisfaction of the Trustees of the said Turn- pike Road, for Payment of the Rent agreed for, at such Times a3 tbey shall appoint. R. MORRALL, Clerk to the Trustees. Ellesmere, 2bth July, 1825. SOUTHDOWN RAMS. BLUCK begs Leave to inform his JL • Friends, that he shall offer to LET, on FRIDAY, the 5th Day of August next, 33 true- bred SOUTHDOWN RAMS, and would be gtad to see any Admirer Of that valuable Breed. WETMORE, JULY 12TH, 1825. FIVE GUINEAS REWARD. ESCAPED. From the House of Correction at Montgomery, on the 22d of July, 1825; RICHARD LITTLEHALES, un- der Sentence for a Burglary ; he is nged 50, about 5 Feet 0 Inches high, a Native of Brace Meole, near Shrewsbury, or of Pitchford, iu Ihe County of Salop ; has followed the Business of a Miner and Pump- Sinker, has dark Hair, brnad Nose turning up at the End, nnd large Nostrils, square Shoulders, small weak Hazle Eyes, has lost a. front Tooth from the upper Side, his Teeth nre Black from smoking and chewing Tobacco, aud the joints of bis grent Toes are very large. He travelled about the Country formerly toelean Boot- Tops, and sell a Liquid for ihe Purpose ; and had on, when he escaped, a Yellow and Brown Trowsers and Forage Cap, aud had small Iron Links on his right Leg, Whoever will apprehend the said Richard Little- hales, and deliver biin fo the Keeper at the said House of Correction, will receive the above Reward, Lltcyndedwydd, Denbighshire. fie « oI5 lip faction, At the Druid Inn, near Corwen, in the County of Merioneth, on Thursday, the 18th Day of August next, between the Hours of five and severi in the Afternoon, subject to Conditions which will be then produced ; AVALUABLE and very improveable FREEHOLD ESTATE, in the Parish- of LlangWm, in the County of Denbigh, called LlwyndedWydd, comprising 36i Statute Acres of Arable, Pasture, Meadow, and Wood Land, lying in- a Ring Fence, with a spacious House and suit* able- Outbuilding's ( formerly the Residence of Owen Owefr^- Escj. and which at a small Expense may agai tr be niadeifit for the Reception of a Gentleman's Family), two Farm Houses, five Cottages, and a Smithy. The pi'isieipal House stands on an Eminence, surrounded with thriving Plantations, at an agree- able Dis ance from the great London and Holyhead Turnpike Road ( via Shrewsbury), from whence it is approached by the Bridge called Pout v Glynn, over one. of the most beautiful and picturesque Cataracts in North Wales. It is 5 Miles from Corwen,•, and 8 from Cernioge. The Mail and other Code lies pass and repass daily. ROBERT G- RIF: PITHS,, of: U; w- yI » Ded. wydd, will shew tbe Estate ; and for further Particulars Application may be made to Mr. BARKER, Solicitor, Chester. HISTORICAL DICTIONARY, The Elements of Useful Literature. PN NOCK'S CATECHISMS of the ARTS m n ( I SUI R MO F. S. each; are intended to form the brtsis of every branch of useful knowledge, and are of themselves, in fact an Epitome of the Arts aud Sciences." 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A Synoptical view is also given of each Science, under which its Terminology is. classed and explained. . In iike manner the Historical Dictionary is not in- tended to supply the' place of Biographical and Geographical works, but to furnish,< in a convenient form, a vast, mass of information, which w oil Id in vain be sought for from such sources; altlvoirgh much reeiuired. botb lli' the historical student and the general reader. William Davies's Creditors. DESlCj& BXJS- RBSIDJBMdU, The Grange, near Ellesmere* to fee UeU ISIT ESTTERBO VfO » IMIHKDIATELV, ALL that ra| iital modern- built MAN- SION' HOUSE, called THE GRANGE, delightfully situated near the Town of Eilesmere aforesaid: consisting, on the Ground. Floor, of Drawing and Dining Rooms 24 Feet by 18 each, Libi- ayy 17 Feet by Id, aud small Parlour 17 Feet by 12; four Bed Rnuuis oil the first Floor, willi Dressing Rooms to two of them; and two- good Bed Chambers on the second Floor; beside Ser- vants' Rooms, aud convenient Closets; together willl 2- 2 Acres, or thereabouts, of excellent Meadow and Pasture Laud. . A new- built Cottage and Garden is attached to the Premises, and will be Let therewith. The House has lately been put in a complete and substantial State, fit for the immediate Reception of a respectable Family, and the Offices, & c. are most complete and convenient. The Garden is walled and near the House, and the Vines in the Hot. house and the Trees on ihe Wall are young and iii a fine - bearing. State. The Premises may be viewed by Application to the Gardener, at the House ; and for further Parti- culars apply at the Office of GRORGB KBNYON, Esq Solicitor, iii Wrexham, where a Map of the Estale may be seen. OUCH of the Creditors of WILLIAM O DAVIF. S, late of HOPTON- IN- THB- IIOI. E, and afterwards of BRIDGNORTH, in the County of Salop, Farmer, as shall neglect or refuse to execute the Deed of Assignment made by him for the Benefit of his Creditors on or before the first Day of Septem- ber next, will be utterly excluded all Benefit to arise from his Effects,. SAMUEL NICHOLLS, Solicitor to theTruslees. Catstree, venr Bridgnorth, 29th. Inly, 1825. [ NORWICH UNION Life Insurance Society, ESTABLISHED 1808, HpflE Advantages yielded to the Public - 3 bv this Institution'aTe : FIRST— The Secmiiy of hn neeutiinlnled Fund of Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds, in Addi- tion to an Income of One Hundred and Forty Thou- sand per Annum SECOND— The Distribnlinn of the Whole Profits am inos! the Parties insured, by which important Additions have been made lo tlie Sums secured by ihe Policies. 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For teaching the Use of the Globes we would re- • ommend Bruee^ g Introduction to G ^ graphy." — Ency, Brit. Article, Geography. A KEY to this Work, containing Answers to all the Problems in the Geography, & c. By JOIiN BRUCE, Price 2s 6d sewed. Nervous Complaints, § Debility. ^ ff^ HE late celebrated Dr. Fothergill, in JL the Course of his extensive Practice, encoun- tered repeatedly such distressing Cases of Nervous Comphiints, that he was induced to direct his prin- cipal Attention to the discovering an effectual Remedy : the invaluable Medicine here offered to the public Attention, under the Title of41 Dr Fothero ill's Nervous Drops," was the Result of his Efforts. To those afflicted with Nervous Disorders and their various distressing Affections, as Oppression of Spirits, Head Aches, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Spasms, Tremors, Fainting Fits, and Debility or Relaxation of the System, it is confidently recom- mended to have Recourse to the above Medicine, by which they are assured of obtaining immediate Relief, and, by a due Perseverance in it, agreeably to the Directions given, the complete Re- establishment of their Health. Sold iu Bottles, at 4s. fill. lis. and 22s, by Butler, Chemist, 4, Chenpside, St. Paul's, London ; aud by the principal Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom Of whem maybe had. Dr. FO THERGILL'S TONIC FEMALE PILLS, found particularly serviceable iri Diseases to which Fe- males, more especially the younger Part, are liable. In Boxes, at Is. J| d. and 2s.* 9d. 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The Publisher respectfully begs leave fo observe, that, independent of the high encomium above- mentioned, tk PINNOCK'S CATECHISMS" have met with the general approbation of a most numerous and respectable Class of intelligent Teachers They need only to be seen to ensure their universal adoption ; the information they contain in so small a compass being Unparalleled, and the style iu which they are written, combining ease, conciseness, and perspicuity. u Being led to look into these works, we have been pleasingly surprised at the variety aud accuracy of the information they contain, within so small a compass, and in so excellent a form; and we must say, that more convenient, accurate, welUarranged and proper publications, were never submitted to general observation."— Literary Gazette. It is necessary to remark, that many spurious Editions, externally resembling the above, are circulated throughout the Kingdom. The Public should therefore be cautions to purchase none but such as have the name of the Publisher ( Geo\ li Whit taker) in the Title- pages. PIN NOCK'S CATECHISMS, complete, printed on ( ine Paper, in Ten Volumes, price £ 4. 4s. neatly half- bound. Printed for GEO. 3. WHITTAKER, Ave. MariaLane London. BALM OF GI LEAD. ROM the permanency of its reputa tion, and the extent to which it is resorted, Dr. Solomon's, Cordial Balm of Gilead slan Is pre. eminent. L. s great value is acknowledged by the Sickly, the Nervous, and the Debilitated ; to thou sands of whom it is daily affording comfort aud aid nknown before, and relief which no other medicine has supplied. To those whom early Indulgence of the Passions,— Dissipation, or too great Reliance on Constitutional Strength, have been injurious4 Ihe suftVre? from Lowness of Spirts, Heaviness of Mind, Deuinged StbmaCh, 1/ iinguor, and Incapacity for Exertion; — in short, to those in whom the Digestive a till Nervous Systems have been deranged, and are consequently labouring under irregular ami painful action, this remedy is recommended, from ample experience, with the best prospect of success. CAUT ION.— As many imitations of Doctor Solo- mon's Cordial Balm of Gilead are on Sale, thePublic will be sure to ask for that medicine as 4 Doctor Solomon's,' and look ut the Stamp affixed to each bottle, which has 4 SAML. SOLOMON, LIVERPOOL,' engraved upon it.— None other is genuine. For ample testimonies to its value, and much interesting information on Health and Disease, SOLOMON'S GUIDE TO HEALTH, or, Advice to both Sexes, ina\ be consulted. Sold by Messrs.- VV. and J. EDDOWES, Shrewsbury, and all other Medicine Vei^ Urs, in bottles price lis. ach, or four in ohe Family Bottle for 33s. by which one 1 is. bottle is saved J. & J. SIVEW RIGHT, IN soliciting Public Favour for the ptv- _ L sent Lottery, fee! Pleasure iu announcing the Luck that attended their. Offices on the very Last Drawing, 15th Julv, when Ihev Shared and Snld a Prize of £ 21,055, another » f £ 2,005, and several olher Capitals. Parliament having resolved to abolish lotteries far evr- r iCtmdasion of the present Drawings, the S.- lieme now before the Public is one of the last Opportunities to Gain a Lar^ e Fortune, for a Siuall Sum, in ihe Course of a few Days. All the popular Points of late Lotteries are not only retained, bill, by increasing the Number and Value of the Prizes, THE UNPRECEDENTED SUM OF 4 ^ 4s1 JNCLUbtNG £ 103,000, IN FOUR MAGNIFICENT PRIZES OF £' 25,000 ! .^ 25,000 ! £ 25,000 ! £ 25,000 1 & C. & c. & C; ALL TO BE DECIDED I? J ONE CA'sT, WEDNESDAY, 3L* AUGUST, ( This Month), When every Number will be decided, aud every Ticket a Prize. . Tickets and Shares are now on Sale at J. and J SI VE V KIGHT'S fortunate Offices, 37, Cornhill ; 11, Holborn ; and 38,- Havmarket, London ; where / hey sold 12,478, a Prize " of £' 30,000, Aud iu the Lottery drawn Fiidav, Jiily 15, 3;() 13 ... . a Prize of.. ..£ 21,055 8,637 .... a Prize of..,. £ 2,005 And several other Capitals ! Tickets & Shares also selling bv SI VF. WRIGllTS' Agents in the. Country ; ./, Walton, Chronicle Office, Shrewsbury: J. Buiterworth, Bookseller, High- Street Birmingham. A N'T I SCO 11 BUI 7 C DROPS. Birch. Mr tVjSjmm Evnns. Mr. William Fin her. Mr.- Edward Pugli. Mr. IV R. Menlove. Mr. W Smith. TV"! r. James Icke. • Ml-. B Smith, Mr. Welsh. Mr W Maemirhael. Mr. William Felton. Ellesmere and Chester Canal. NOTICE is hereby given, that the Transfer Books of the said Canal Company, will be closed 011 MONDAY, the 8th Dav of August, preparatory to the Payment of a DIVIDEND of £ 3. 15s. Od. per Share on ihe 1st Day of September next; after which Day they will he opened again. THOS. STANTON, Agent to the said Canal Company. Canal Off, ce, l'. llesmere, 29th July, 18- 25. - PELICAN LIFE INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON, 1797. rpllE COMPANY continue to effect INSURANCES on LIVES at equitable Rntes, without Entrance Money or any additional Premium for Sea- risk in decked Vessels to or from the British Isles,. or to or from thi1 Opposite Liiie of' Coast be- tween ( be- Tex- ei and Havre- de- graee included — and to grant and ' purchase ANNUITI ES under a special Act. of Parliament. Agents are appointed in all the Cities atid princi- pal Towns in tiie United Kingdom. THOM \ S PARKE, Secretary. COMPANY'S AGENTS AT Shrewsbury - - Shifiiial - - - Lndlow - - Bridgnorth - - VV01 cester - - - Macclesfield - - Mr. Thomas Howell ; Mr. Gilbert Brawn ; Mr. E. Jones, Solicitor; ; M" Reni. Partridge; ' Messrs, Smith & Parker; Mr. D. Hall. For the Diseases of Infants^ ELL'S DALBY'S CARMINA^ _ IM~ TIVE has long been esteemed superior to every other Remedy for removing those Disorders whitfh frequently prove fatal to Children, particu- larly when under two Years of Age, by allaying in a short Time the excruciating Pain arising from Wind, arid the Consequent Convulsions in the Sto- mach aud Bowels. In the Choiic and similar Affec- tions of Adults, this Cordial; Medicine has invariably afforded Relief after other Remedies have been taken ineffectually. The very extended Sale of this popular { Medicine, for more than 50 Years, has induced Persons to imitate it. Parents and those who have the Care of Children are therefore cautioned against the spurious Preparations which are now commonly sold through- out the Country, and are directed, thai to procure the • Genuine, they must ask particularly for 44 GelCs Datby^ s Carminative," and observe the Name 44 F New/ icry" is engraved in the ' Government Stamp affixed to every Bottle, Price Is. 9d. each. Sold by F, NEWBERY and SONS, 45, St. Paul's Church Yard, Third House from Chtapside; and by respectable Venders of Mediciue in most Countty Towns. AYMAN'S GENUINE ORIGI- NAL MAREDANT'S ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS have always held the highest. Reputation in the Class of Antiscorbutics; insomuch that they have, during Half a Century, been an Article of extensive Commerce; the Scorbutic Diseases of all Climates yielding to their alterative Virtues; This Medicine enters the Circulation in a deliberative and congenial Marine?,, blending itself with the Fluids without occasioning the least Excitement injurious to the animal System. The Scorvy, Evil, Leprosy, Piles, Rheumatism, Contracted Joints, White Swellings, Hard Tumours, and Carious Bones, give Way tci its Influence Its Operation is so exceedingly easy, regular and progressive, that the Patient at- tending to the Directions can never he at a Loss how to manage or proceed ; and from the Examples given with each Bottle, the afflicted may judge how far their Diseases will yield to its Use* BARCLAY & SONS, Fleet- Market, London^ having purchased the original Recipe and entire Property in this valuable Medicine, do hereby give Notice, that, as acertaiu Criterion of Authenticity, a Label, with their Name and Address, superadded to the Stamp with the Name of 44 J. HAYMAN, Golden Square" will in future be'affixed to each Bottle. Price 4s. 6d. Us. and 22s each, Duty included. *** Upwards of One Hundied Instances of Cures may be seen at the Proprietors. Prepared by BARCLAY and SONS, Fleet- Market, London ; & sold by VV. 6C J . En no WES, Morris, Palin, New ling, Davies, Powell, Bowdler, Shuker, and Pritchard, Shrewsbury ; Procter, Green, Drayton ; Houlston and Smith, Wellington • Smith, Ironbridge and. Wenlock ; Gitton, Bridgnorth; Sea rrot t, Shi fi- nal ; Stevenson, Newport ; Roberts, R. Griffiths, Powell, J and R. Griffiths, O. Jones, ami Roberts, Welshpool; Price, Edwards, Bicker ton, Mrs. Ed wards, and Roberts, Oswestry; Griffiths, Bishop's Castle ; Griffiths, Ludlow; Baugh, Ellesmere; Par ker, and Evanson, Whitchurch ; Franklin, Onslow, Wem. Bilious and Liver Complaints. S a mild, and effectual Kemedy for 11. all those disorders.' which, originate in a viti- ated. Action of the Liver and Biliary Organs, namely, Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Heartburn, Flatu- lencies, Spasms, Costivene^ s. A Sections < » f the Liver, I&. C.& C. DlXON's ANTIBILIOUS PILLS bavemet with more general Approval than any other Medi- cine whatsoever. They unite every Recommenda- tion of mild Operation with successful Effect ; and require no Restraint or Confinement whatever during their Use. In Tropical Climates, where the Conse- quences of redundant and vitiated Bile are so preva- lent and alarming, they are an invaluable and efficient Protection. They are likewise peculiarly calculated to correct Disorders arising from Excesses of the Table, to restore the Tone of the Stomach, and to remove most Complaints occasioned by Irregu- larity of the Bowels. Sold in Boxes at 2s 9d.; 6s.; lis, ; and 22s ; by Butler, Chemist, 4, Chenpide, St. Paul's, London; . and by tlie principal Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Ofwhommav be had, PAR- SON V HOOPING COUGH MEDICINE, a i efle. t- ual and safe Remedy for this dangerous Complaint. In Packets at 2s. 9di THE ARABIAN i^ E& ETABSiE PililiS, NEVER- FAILING Remedy for Bilious and Liver Complaints, Habitual Costiveness, Flatulence^ Loss of Appetite, Head Ache, Giddi- ness, and all Cases of defective Energy in the Digesti ve Organs. These Pills contain not a Particle of Merctli'v or Antimony, require no peculiar Caution, and a single $ ox will establish their infinitely superior EfficaCy over. every other Description of Pills now offered for similar Complaints. They are sold in Boxes at js. l| d. and 2s. Od. each, by J. V. SIMP- SON ( acting Proprietor), No. 28, Henrietta Street, Corent Garden, London ; by W. and J. Eddowes, Journal Office, Shrewsbury ; W. Price, Oswestry ; R. Parker, Whitchurch; \ V. Felton, Ludlow; Deighton, Stamp Office, and F. H. Wheeler, Wor- cester: Gower and Periuell, Kidderminster; T. G. Lomax, Lichfield ; L. Morgan, Stafford ; Poole and Harding, Chester; Thonias Dean, Macclesfield: A. Fox, Nantwich ; and by most of the respectable Medicine Venders throughout the ELingdom — Where may also be obtained, in BdKks at 2s. 9d. each, Duty included, THE ANTISEPTIC BOTANIOAIi TOOTH JPOWD^ I?.. This most elegant and highly fashionable Dentifrice was first prepared for the late Queen of France; it cleanses, whitens, and preserves the Teeth in a Manner that cannot be surpassed, and fastens them even when loosened by Mercury. It requires noj the Aid of anv Lotion. WESTWOGD, NEAR MUCH WENLOCK. M ^ oia ip iteate © cnttiUt, \ LL that Mess. ua- e or L) W, ELLI \ G HOUSE, with the Bam, Stables, and other Buildings, Garden, Orchard, and several Pieces or Parcels of LAND there, to. bel6nginir, audw& urround- ing the same, situate at WES'lVVOOD, in the Parisli of Much Wen lock aforesaid, containing' together by Admeasurement 10*> Acres, or there^ abouts, and now in the Occupation of Mr. Robert Chester. The Dv/ elling Sloiise ( which is unusually commo- dious, and fit for the Occupation of a Family of Respectability), and also the Buildings, have been lately erected ; and the Lands are of good Quality,- and principally well adapted for the Cultivation of Turnips aud Barley. The Estate is situate in a Country abounding- with Game, within a. short Distance of Lime arid Coal; about 1 Mile ffom Much Weulock, 9 from; Bridgnorth, 10 from Shiffnal and Wellington, 6 from Coalbrookdale, 13 from Shrewsbury, and is Field's Breadth from the Turnpike Road leading' from HTuch Wenlock to Church Stretton.— A very considerable Quantity Of young healthy Timber is growing on the Property. Mr. CHESTER, the Tenant, will show fhe Premises; and further Particulars may be bad on Applicutiort to Mr. MARSHALL, Solicitor, Roughton, near Bridg- north ; or tO Messrs. PRITCHARD, Solicitors^ Broseley. E Cominir> s\ oners in a Commission of Bankrupt bearing Dale the 7th Day of Februi ary, 1R24, awarded and issued forth against WIL- LIAM SNEADE, of WHITCHURCH, in the County of Salop, Timber Merchant, Dealer arid Chapman^ intend to MEET on Satnr'ay, the 6th Day of August next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, at the Office of Messieurs WATSON and HARPER J situate in Whitchurch aforesaid, in Order to make a FINAL DIVIDEND of the Estate and Effects of' thesai' 1 Bankrupt; When and, where the Creditors who have not already proved their Debts are to come prepared to-- prove the same, or they will be' excluded the Benefit of the said Dividend ; and all Claims not then proved will be disallowed. WATSON aud HARPER, Whitchurch, July 10,1825. School Boohs for Upper forms, Published by BALDWIN, CRADOCK, and JOY, Londbiu HEBREW GRAMMAR in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE, I » V JOSEPH SAM- UEL C F. FREY To which are added, a Glossary • f the first six Psalms, a Compendium of Chaldee Grammar, and other important additions By GEORGE DOWNES A. 1V1. late „ f Trinity College^ Dublin. A New and Enlarged Edition, Svo. price 7s. *** An atteriipt is now made to remedy a d' ficieucy which has long existed in works of this description^ the almost utter omission of Syntax ; while in no • anguage, perhaps, is this department of Gramma? of such paramount importance. 2. A GREEK and ENGLISH M \ NUAL LEXI- CON to the NEW TEST tMENT, with Examples of the Irregub. r Inflections, & c. By J. H. BASS. i8 no. price 4s, boards. The object of this Work is to offer to the Public, in a form fir. d to bind up with the Pocket Greek Testae mnntsj aii that is necessary for a general understand* ing of that portion of the Holy Scriptures in the Greek Tongue ; and it contains tnaiiy words com- monly omined in other Lexicons. 3. ELEMENTS of GREEK PROSODY and M F. TRE. compiled from tlie best A nthori'ie<, Ancient and Modern, By THOM \ S WERB 8vo price 6s. 4. ESSAYSon. be INSTITUTKjNS, GOVERN- MENT, and MANNERS of the STATES of ANCIENT GREECE The Second Edition, limo. price 7s. By HENRY DAVID HILL, DD. Pro- cessor of Greek inthe University of St. Andrew's. 4* To young persons who are just entering upon ihe higher classics, and to studious men who are desirous of repairing, by their own industry, the accidental defects of an imperfect education, a more useful assistant cannot, we think, well he furnished."— Quarterly Review. 5. SKETCHES of the DOMESTIC MANNERS and INSTITUTIONS of the ROMANS. ! 2mo. 7s. 44 Carefully and judiciously compiled from a variety of the best sources, there are few books of the kind which we could recommend to be put into ihe hands of young persons with greater satisfaction than this little volnhie. Its Contents embrace, we I hi nk, every subject of importance connected with Roman soci- ety " — Lit Gsizette. 44 The work before us is an improvement upon preceding summaries of the kind, and in our opinion a very successful one "— Gent Mag. 6. A VOCABULARY of the GREEK ROOTS; intended to facilitate to the young Student the ac- quisition of that language. Bv the Rev. RICHARD POVAH, LL. D. Price 2s. 6d bound. In the Press^ SCHRKVELIUS LEXICON ENGLISH. GREEK and Neither of the above Articles are genuine, udless signed on the Stamp by J. V SIMPSON. A Certain Cure for CORNS. THE INFALLIBLE GERMAN CORN PLASTER. This most effectual Remedy, which has enjoyed a very extensive Sale in this country and on the Continent for. upwards of half a century, continues to maintain a decided superioiity over all Ointments, Saives, & c. of the like description, affording immediate relief to persons afflicted wji. h Coi ns of recent or lortg standing, with- out the least injury to the feet, — Prepared by T. A- xtell, and sold iu Boxes at Is. l| d. each, by all Venders of Patent Medicines. Of whom mav also be had, Dr SALMON'S GIJTT^ E VlT^ E, or CORDIAL DROPS, for the Cure of Coughs, Colds* Asthmas, Corisumptions, and Disorders arising- from Obstruc- tions of the Breast aud Lungs Prepared by T. Axtell.— In bottles at Is 9d. and 2s. 9d. each. Sold wht> lesale. in London by Messrs. Barclay, Fleet Market; Bu< fer, Cheapside; Edwards, or Newbery, St. Paul's Church- yard ; Sanger, Oxford- street ; and Suttou & Co » Bow* Church- yard, STOMACHIC APERIENT PSSilLS, Prepared from a Prescription of the lute Sir Richard Jebb, M. I). AND PHYSICIAN EXTRAORDINARY TO TLLE KINO. NPH ESE very jii^ u7eelebrated PILLS M. have experienced, through private Recom- mendation and Use, durihg a very long period, the flattering Commendation of Families of tbe first Distinction, as a Medicine superior to a| l others ill removing Complaints of the Stomach, arising from Bile, Indigestion, Flatulency, aud habitual Costive- ness.— The beneficial Effects produced in all Cases for which they are here recommended, render them worthy the Notice of the Public and Travellers in particular^ to whose Attention they are strongly pointed out as the most, portable, safe, and mild Aperient Medicine that can possibly be made use of. These Pills are extremely well calculated for those Habits of Body that are subject to be Costive^ as a continued use of them does not injure but invigorates the Constitution, and will be found to possess those Qualities that will remove a Ifrng Series of Diseases resulting from a confined State of the Bowels, strengthen Digestion, create Appetite, and be of distinguished Excellence in ' removing Giddiness, Head- aches, & c & e. occasioned by the Rile in. the Stomach, or the ill Effects arising from impure or lot) great a quantity of Wine, Spirits, or Malt Liquor. Persons of the most delicate Constitution may take them with Safety in all Seasons of the Year; and iu all Cases of Obstruction arising from Cold Or other Causes, u here au opening Medicine is wanted, they will be found the best cordial Stiniu ant iu iif, e. Prepared and sold, Wholesale and Retail, in Boxes at Is. 6d. aud 3s. Od. each Box, hv VV. KI DOW AY, Druggist, Market Drayton.- Sold Retail by Mr. HUMPHREYS, Shrewsbury ; Bradbury, Wellington \ Parker, Whitchurch; S'eveils, Newport; Painter, Wrexham ; Baugh, Ellesmere ; Morgan, S afford ; Poole aud Harding, Chester; and all oilier respect- able Medicine Venders in the United lUag& om. Stags POSTSCRIPT. Losnos, Monday A'ighl, August I, 1325. Red. 3 per 0U. 9" J Sper Ct Cons. » >!!£' Imperial 3 per Cts.- 3', perCti. ts. — li{ per (' nils. I! e « t. 9 4 per. Cents.. 103J Bank Stock 229J lionjj Ann. 22$, India Slock —..' India Solid* —' Ex.. Bills ( Vi'dO. 27, Coiis. for A'cc!. i) b|-;. Died. on s » 1nr « i » v' afieiiioon, al .( Towel',• ifipt a;' lingering. il jness,, the Right Honourable thi Earl of Craven, the Lord Lieutenant of the Coinfty ( if Berks; Recorder . of Coventry, and a 1 .. iput4 » ant- Gerreva 1; in the Army, i » , tlie SSUJWRof liivi& e. I « ? . l « ( lshtprniarriedv IStll Beew.' ber i8( tf. I.- 6uW » , secnorVilalighfer < if .) ohn , f; nnitoli, l<. e « t. of Norwich, ihd lias left1 issue ViSCount UAngton, ( lioiv F. aM (' raven), another son, tfrfd i> daughter;' ' tiff latter born ' SfiHi . luue, « l » ,.. Jljf tferdship was.. « ry wntwely e: » t « ft! ilJ. rile wis , on>, of. the riianvijnl elrly . mumfeent pawonsof ytirlit Sailioj.- in his fine ship the Loilfsa,--.-. Star. JtctM^ b ' Fa- rich* and : Spanish ', , < • - ' LARLGIIFIF/ E. I.,' .-.'.• tr/ xoR BORSO DE' C ARM IN AT' begs Leave to announce, that he'will he - happy to give. Ittstmeiinn ill Ihe above Languages to senarale Chtsscs' of Ladies1 and Gentieuie. n, on Tuesdays a'nd Fridays.— Terms may be known by applying:. to him at • Mr: BELL'S, Circulating Library, Mardol. AlN. TiiO IMMEDIATELY, TWO . APPRENTICES ID ihe DRESS- MAKIKO Business.— Apply to A. JONAS', Claremoirt- Streef, Salop. ... 1 SHREWSBURY. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1825. The Crown business of the Assize will he. found in our 4th pap*.-: The great leligth- ofour report of tlie causes from Bridgnorth and Chester obligts us to postpone the remaining cases at Nisi Prius, with several Advertise- ments, until uext week. MARRIED. ( In the. 28th tftt ni Windsor, by the Rev. Isaac Gossett, the Rev. J. Moultrie, Rector of Rugby, to Harriet Murga et, eldest daughter of Dr. Fergus sou, Physician at Windsor. On the 10th oil. at M. Philip's, Birmingham, Mr. W. Cox, of Newport, in this count)) to Miss Charlotte Poulton, of the former place. DIED. On the 12th nit much respected, Mnrfh'a, wife of the Rev. Peter Edwards^ ot Wem; aged 72. On the 27th ult. in the 61st year of her aye, Elizabeth, wife of Mr Hunter, of Hockley, near Birmingham She bore an illness of several years' severe, suffering with, the. fortitude and meekness of a christian. On Friday last, universally regretted, E. M. Kit kpalrick"; Esq.. surgeon, Whitchurch, in this county. On Monday last, Gilbert. Ross, Esq.. solicitor, Welsh Pool. On the 20th nil. at Market Drayton, aged 3fi, Mr David . James, officer of excise, respected by ail who Knew him. Ou Wednesday last, aged 15, aftera short illness, Catharine, third daughter of (;. Hildifch, Esq. of Ha. ton, near this town.— The death of this very unliable young ludv will he long aud deeply deplored bv her afflicted family and a numerous ci cle of affectionate friends, to whom she was peculiarly endeared. On Thursday, at The Mount, near this town, Miss Sarah Poole. On the 20th ult. after a lingering illness, Mrs. Williams, wife of Mr. Williams, seedsman, Os. westry. On Saturday last, at Wellington, aged 26, James, second son of Mr ; lionias Hotchkiss;, of that place. On the23d ult. al St. Alban's Ba: k, near Hamp- ton Court, in the 781b year of her age, Mrs. Hallifax, widow of S'amuel Lord Bishop of St. Asaph-.' Lately, Mrs, Jones, of Dolailog House, Welsh Pool, relict of the late Mr. David Jones, maltster and lime burner, of the same place. On the Iptll til. the It « . v. Mr. Thomne, of Llan- dilo, Monmouthshire: after walking to the Visita- tion at Abergavenny, he suddenly fill down and expired, from the excessive heal of the weather: he has left a widow and ten children. On Friday last, iu Briitoo- sireet, the Rev. Francis liijjgitt, D 1) Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty f Prebendary of Durham, and Rector of Noneham *• .1 _ ... .. F A., I'.... J. I SHREIVSBCRY, AI'GUST 1ST, 1825. PUBLIC MMMEK To Rear- Admiral Sir EDWARD WM., | RICHARD OWEN, K. C. B* Mv DP 1R SIR, 1 » m desired by the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Shiewfbury ( the Honourable RICHARD HtLti), by Alder- n'.' ii SMITH and TUDOR, and by many Ffurgesses, to inquest the Honour of your. Company at v Public Dinner, whif h they proposf to have at Slnewsbr. ry as a Tribute of Respect to you, and ut an addition?', Ojark of the high rise they ehterta'in- Of your distinguished Conduct during the late perilous and glorious \ Var, am of the Services wliich you have rendered to ' Jour Country A Period of Fifty Year s lias now nearly elapsed since yiVur gallant Father presided as Chief Magistrate at ShWA'. sbu'ry, and dedicated his Time and Abilities to the discharge of many uf tbe Municipal Offices of tbe Borough, with great- He'., our to himself and Advantage to the Inhabitants; and the Peace which has been re established by tlie Valrmr of our Fleets and Armies, encourages the liope that.', like him, you will devote that Portion of your Time, which shall not be required of you by your Sove- reign in tiie Service of your Country, in the Discharge of the Duties of such of the same Offices as shall from Time to Tira. present themselves for your Acceptance. If you are disengaged, 1 would name Tuesday, the 23d of August, out, if that riav prove inconvenient, I am desired to request you will fix upon auy other more agreeable to you. I have the Honour to remain, MY HEAR SIR, Your Oblised and obedient Servant, JOSEPH LOXDALE. ( Copy). Shrewsbury, July K< th, 1825. To Rear Admiral Sir EDWARII OWEN, K. C. B. & c. & c. & c. Deal. Deal, 30th July, 1825. MY DEAR Sin, The Compliment which is paid to the Memory of my respected Father in the Invitation which you have done me the Honour to convey so handsomely to me from the Right Worshipful the Mayor, the Worthy Aldermen, and the Burgesses you mention, is much too gratifying to leave a Question' of my Attendance on the Day appointed, viz. Tuesday, the 23d of August. 1 hope before that Day fo have the Pleasure of paying mi Respects to yoil andall mv other Friends in Shrews- hnry. the M- rnnrv of whicb, and of its kind Inhabitants, blended as it is with my earliest Recollections, has been alu- ayi cherished by me with the Warmth such Recollee- tions'must inspire.' In all oi? r Duties, the worthy example of our Father has been the Guide aud Stimulus of both his Sons as far as their ' Abilities permitted; they both will still look upto it with Emulation, and will find the best Reward of their Exertions, if they arc judged as worthy of the Confidence of their Friends and their Cotemporarre's. I have only to regret that the Absence of my Brother denies him a Participation in the pleasurable Feeling which raustarijc from this' Eveftt so gratifying to us bbth. 1 have the Honour to rematin ever, MY DEAR Sin, Your very faithful aiid obedient Servant, E. W. C. R. OWEN. . ( Copy), To JOSEPH LOjSdale, Esq. Shrewsbury, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. ., ..... O— CIjc ginnt& crearp « crmon OF THE SALOP DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, WILL BE PSEACHBD ® Y THE IIon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of TJchfield and Core a try. AT SAINT CHAD'S CHF RCH. On V'KIDAV Morning, the 5th of AFECST next: After which, a Collection will be iiuiAe towards" assisting the Society in the greit fixftflSms now making by it, in Ihe very, widely ext* ifd^ d'Sup[ rly of. Books, and for the liiore, effectual DiS'usio'n ftf Religious Knowledge and Instruction among1 the Poor of the Salop District. The Attendance of the Members, amf all other Friends of the Institution, is requested al lire TOWN HALL, to aceom'pany the Right Ron. Lord KENYON, the President <> f jhe Meeting, to Church, at a Quarter past Ten. iN SUNDAY, Aitjjust ? th, lf? 25, " will be preached TWO SERMONS, on* at St. George's, DONNINGTON WOOD, and tlie other at WOMBRIDGE CHURCH, by the Hon. and Right Rev. the l ord Bishop of Lichfield und Cevent ry. After which, Collections will be made for the Madras School nt SNEDSIIILL, and the Sunday Schools connected with it. Service to begin at Donuington Wood Chapel at Tl o'Clock in the Forenoon, and at Wombridge Church at Half past Three in the Afternoon. © m ISladt Hictt Inn, BRIDGE- STREET,. ABERYSTWITH. ELIZABETH DAVIES fl> EGS - to return her grateful Aeknow- 1 Jl ledgtnents to her Friends for the liberal J EucouragHneiit she has received during the Thirty Years she kept the above Inn, aud most respect- I fully announces her Retirement from Business; nt the'same Time she would take the Liberty of recommending Mr WARRINGTON as her Successor, feeling confident that he will merit the Support wilh which her old Friends and the Public iu general uiay oblige him. MECliAII WARRINGTON, { Late of the Lord Hill,) BF. GS Leave to announce to his Friends and the Public that he has, ou the Retire- ment of Mrs DAVIES, succeeded to the above Old- established Inn, ' where he will devote Ins whole Attention'to Ihe comfortable Entertainment of his Guests; " he therefore hopes be shall he able to give. Satisfaction to the Old Friends of the House, and that lie shall meet a Continuance of the Patronage and Support so liberally afforded him at his late House in Queeil- Ntreet, to deserve which, with that of the Public iii general, will be his chief Aim. Good Beds and excellent Stabling ; Wines and Spirits' of the very best Qualities; Draught and Bottled A If, Porter, Cider, kc. An Ordinary al Two o'Clock every Day during Ihe Season. *** Gigs, Saddle Horses, and Ponies to Let on Hire, either hy the Day or Hour. JULY, 1825. Ha> Prebt Courtney, in the county uf Oxford. Visiting nieijrviiiai! th s week at the Infirmary, the Rev. John Langley:— Home- Visitors, Mr. Thomas Cooke and Mr. Thomas Brocas. Leqrtcy ! o Ihnt Charily. Mr. Serjeant Itoden, lMHthall, ( paid' by MTiss lloden, free of iluty) - - - - £ 25 0 Subscriptions. John Clayton, Esq. Market !> rmj'm - - It The Rev.' C. T. C. Luxraoore, CuiUfisld - - 11 On Friday last, William Sparling, Esq. save an elegant and hospitable entertainment, at Pertoh, to the Society of Royal British Bowmen, and several distinguished Visitors. Upwards of two hundred sat down fo dinner. The beauty of the scene was much heightened by the fineness ot ihe weather. The following are a few of the names of the Com- pany who attended the fete: — Lord Clive, Lord Hill, Sir Watkin and ihe Hon. Lady Harriet Wil liains Wynn, Sir Edward and the Misses Kvnaston, Sir Stephen Glvuii aud Mr. Lunn, Sir Rowland Hill, Sir Noel and the Hon. Lady Hill, Sir Robert and Lady Hill, Ladyand Miss Corbel, Lady Kynas- tou Powell, the Hon. Mr. Kenyons ( Gndington J: the Hon. Mr Keuyon ( PrudoeJ, Mr. and Ihe Hon Mrs. Henry Wynn, Mr. John Hill, Mr. Frederick Hill, Mr. arid Mrs. G Cuiilifi'e, Mr Mrs and Miss Charlton f Apl* y Castle), Mr. Hunt flioreaiton I Mr. Mrs. and two Misses Yorke ( ErlhigJ, Mr. am Mrs. WynueYorke, Mr. Pierce Yorke, Miss Wynne; Mr. Hughes and Miss Hughes, Mr. Benyon, M. P aud two Misses Benyon, Mr. and Mrs Smyth Owen, Mr. Mrs 5c two Misses Owen ' oodhouse) Mrs. and Miss Pemberton, Mr. Forester Leighton and Mr. Leighton, Mr. & Mrs. Owen f ( itansenrn), Col. B. Leigliton, Dr. and Mrs. Gardner and Mi< s Swinfen, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Juckes, Rev. Clarke, Col. Procter, Mrs. and two Misses Williams ( Eaton), Mr. Luxniore, Mr. Keuyon, Mr. G. and MissKenynnI'Cefn), Mr.& Mrs. Lloyd ( Rhagatt), Mr. Egei'lon fGiestord), Colonel Egerton, Miss Stones, Mrs. Fletcher, 3 Misses Fletcher, and Miss Yates, Rev. Lloyd Fletcher, two Mr. and two Misses Towushend ( Trevallyn), two Misses Towns- henil ( Chester), Mr. Mrs. and two Misses Parker ( Sweeney), Col aud Mrs. Mathew, Gen. aud Mrs Despard, Capt. and Mrs. Greville, Mr. und Mrs Cotton ( VMJ), Mr Mrs. and Miss Cotton ( Comber mere), Rev. Corbett ( Longnor), Rev. Price Owen, Mr. Durant, juu. ( long Casile), Rev. R. Salwev aud Mr. Salwey, Mr. und Mrs. Pigott ( Edginond), Miss Pigott, Miss Mytton, Mr. Town shend ( lure), Mr. and Mrs. Bulkelev Owen, Mi- Mrs. and Miss Robson, Mr. and Mrs. Hartopp Lees Mr. and Mrs Edwards ( Great Ness), Mr. Gutuere two Mr. and two Misses Eyton ( Llwan Onn), Miss Fanny Eyton, Rev. It. Winsffield, Mrs. Wingfield and Mr. Winggeld, jun. ( ttuahon), the Warden o Rntliiu, Mrs. aud Miss Newcoine, two Misses New emne ( Gresford), Rev. G. A. Maddock, Mr. and Mrs. Hope, Mr. Hope, jun. and Miss Hope ( Netley), Mrs. Burton, Mr. Burton, jun. and two Misses Burton ( A/ chain), Mrs. Edward Burton and tw Misses Burton, inc tee. 84c. MARKET HflRAIiD. SHREWSBURY. In onr Market, on Saturday last, Ihe price of Hides was 4^ d. per lb.— Calf Skins fid— Tallow 3' d. s. d. s. ' Wheat 10 2 to 10 Barley 0 0 fo 0 0 Oats 6 4 10 7. Average Prices erf Corn per Quarter, in England ami Wales, for the week ending . lulu 23, 1825 Wheat, 68s 3d.; Barley, 35s. 11,1. ; Oats, 24s. 6d CORN EXCHANGE, AUGUST 1. We were very moderaleiy supplied wilh VVIlea • ad Flour of otir own growth, yet fully ndeqtiale to the demand. A few samples of new Wheat appeared this morning, which are very fine, aud have con trihuted greatly towards depressing the sale of old Wheal; which kind is full 2s. per quarter lower Ihuil on this day week,* and heavy sale at Unit abatement Barley and Outs fullv support last MoudaCs cur- rency Beans and Peas are full 4s. per qoarter higher, as the erops of each are mostly scorched by the heat of the snu. In other articles, there is no alteration. FAIRS TO BE IIOLDEN. Aug. 8, Evesham, Ruthin, Wrexham— 9, Linn - rwst- 10, Shrewsbury, Flint — II, Altechurch, Llangwiu— 12, Chirk, Caergwrle, Bettwa— 13, C0TTAG. fi RESIDENCE, 3T0 bf il tit AND EHTEKED TLFON IMMEPJATELY, 1 SITUATE near to SEVERN HHJ.. in the Parish of Meole Brace, with an excel lent Garden attached to the same, well stocked wilh Wall and oilier Fruit Trees. The lloiisf con- sists of Entrance Hall, Parlour, Kitchen, Back Kitchen, and Larder, on tbe Ground Floor ; Tea Room aud two Bed Rooms 011 the First- floor, and Attics over the some; with capital Cellaring, Yard, and Pump of excellent Water.— For Particu I arse nquire of MR. PRICE, Meadow Place, Stiiews bury. fN Consequence of the above Letters of liivitatiou and Acceptance, a Meeting of the j Gentlemen who have put down Iheir Names to Dine on the Occasion was this Day held at the Town Hall, and the following Resolutions agreed to; The Right Worshipful ihe MAYOR, iu the Chair. RESOLVED, that the following Gentlemen be appointed a Committee for the Purpose of arranging ud managing the same, and adopting any Regula- tions they may deem proper, viz. Mr MAYOR, Mr TI'UOR, Mr LOXPALE, Mr. PERRY, Mr. COOPER, Mr CLEM EST, Colonel F. K LEIGHTON, Mr S BARLEY, Mr WILLIAM NICCOLLS, Mr WILLIAM JONES, Mr T DONALDSON, Mr. PEELB, Mr BECK, M . JOSEPH BIRCH, and Mr. CARLINE; and thatj Ihey have Power to add 10 the same: and that any three may act thereon at any of the Meetings to be held by them. The Rev. Archdeacon CORBETT having very iolitely made an Offer, through his Son, PANTON CORBETT, Esq M. P. of sending a Supply of Veni- son for the Dinner, on receiving an Intimation of I Ihe probable Number of Gentlemen likely to Dine : RESOLVES, that the same be accepted ; aud that he Chairman he req>. ested, in the Name of the Meeting, to transmit their Thanks to him. RESOLVED, that Mr GEORGE WINGFIEI. D be appointed Secretary on the above Occasion. RESOLVED, that the above Letters and Resolu- tions;, n, s ttluo tiny Resolutions that may be adopted by the Committee, and which they may think pro. per. he published in the Shrewsbury Papers. RICHARD HILL, Chairman. SHREWSBURY, AUGUST 2D, 1825. At a Meeting of the Committee, held this Day ill the Town Hall; Mr. MAYOR, io tl. o Cl » » It was RESOLVED, as follows : That the DINNER take place on the 23d of August instant, at the TOWN 11 ALL ; and that the same be provided by Mr. JOBSOX, of the Talbot Inn. That Tickets he issued, at One Guinea each. That, in order lo enable the Committee lo provide cdnlfortable Accommodation for every Gentleman tending to Dine, the Committee particularly • equest that early Application for Tickets he made at the Talbot Bar. Tlie Committee beg to intimate, that they intend to provide Servants to wait at Dinner : they there- fore request Gentlemen to give Directions to their Servants not to attend, as none but those appointed by the Committee will he admitted GEO. WINGFIELD, Secretary. scales tip Auction Tin; LATE MRS. FORESTER'S SALE. Mr. PERRY respectfully informs ihe Public the Time for viewing the Furniture, & c. on SATURDAY next, must close at Two o'clock on that Day.— One Catalogue w ill udmit two Persons on all the Days of Sale, and any Number of one Family on the Viewing Days. Preston Brochhurst, Hawkslone, und other Roads. NOTICE is hereby given, That ADJOURNED MEETING of the Trustes of these Roads wifl be held at I. BB BRIDGE, on THURSDAY, the 4th Day or August, 1825, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon. JOHN WILLIAMS, Clerk. Foreign CHINA JJHS xtnrl BE4KEftS Tub It, Tea, and Cabtvtf CHINA jr Indian CABINETS ; Chinese PAINTINGS"; Ja. pan Tables, and other Oriental' I'toduce; 600 Ounces of PLATE; rich Damask Table and Hed LINEN-, Library of BOOKS; HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE; a few PICTURES, and a Collection of valuable PRINTS from celebrated Masters, < J- c. i? c. « $- c. BY MR. PERRY, On the Premises, in QUARRY PLACE, Shrews- bury, ou Monday, the 8th of August, 1825, and Seven following Days ( except Saturday and Sunday): TURNPIKE TOLLS. TV" OTICE is hereby given, That the Ll TOLLS arising at the Toll Gates upon the Turnpike Road leading from Moreton Bridge, by Wist Felton, to Ellesniere, in the County of Salop, called or known by Ihe several Names of Rednall, Whip Lane, aud Blackwaters Gales, with the Side Bars belonging to the same, will be LET BY AUCTION to the best Bidder, nt the House of Mr. Chnllinor, known by the Sign of the Bridgewater Arms Inn, in Ellesmere, in ihe said County of Salop, on THURSDAY, the First Day of September next, between the Hours of Four und Five iu the Afternoon.— Whoever happens to be ihe besi Bidder must at the same Time- pay One Month in Advance ( if required) of the Rent at which such Tolls may be Let^ aud give Security, with sufficient Sureties to the Satisfaction of the Mortgagee in Possession of the said Turnpike Road, for Payment of the Rent agreed for, aud at such Times as lie shall direct. DUKES it SALT, Solicitors to WILLIAM OWEN, Esq. Mortgagee iu Possession. T WENLOCK RACES. On Friday, July 29th, ill the Morning, a Sweep. stakes of 10 Sovereigns each. B. Thompson, Esq. names gr, h. Sir Edward ( H. ARTHUR) 1 Sir R. Law Fey, Bart.' s br. c. by Jupiter 2 Four paid. Sweepstakes of 5 Sovereigns each, for Horses uot thorough- bred. T. Mytton, Esq.' s br. g Sir Edward, by Auibn, 5 yrs. ( Mr. G. ASHDOWN) 3 I R. Collins, Esq.' s br. g. Item 2 2 Sir W. W. Wynn'sbr g. Little Devil 1 dis. Nine paid. In the Evening, a Sweepstakes of 5 Sovereigns each, with 25 Sovereigns added, 10 subscribers. R. Benson, Esq. names br. f byBlui'her, walked ore Fifty Pounds, the gift of Beilby Thompson, Esq for Maiden Horses, & c. J. M vlton, Esq's hr f. by Blucher ( J. CARR) 1 1 Mr Wadlow's br c. by Jupiter, 3 yrs 2 2 T. Picketnell. Esq ' » « li. g. Leo 3 3 Two drawn.— A good race. The Company at the Ordinary at Ihe White Hart as very numerous and highly respectable, the ines were excellent, and the evening was passed in conviviality.— Sir Watkin Wi liams Wynn, Bart, and H Mytton, Esq are appointed Stewards for next year's Races.— There are 12 subscribers to the Hunters' Stakes of £ 5 each, and 7 to the 10 Sovs. with 25 Sovs. added by the Town, for next year's sport. CARLOW BIBLE SOCIETY— At the Anniver- sary of Ibis Society, last year, Ihe celebrated dis. cussion between Ihe Protestant Clergymen and Ihe Roman Catholic Priests arose; aud we are now enabled to stale, thai llie Roman Catholics had intended to try llieir hand again at au argument at the anniversary held ou Thursday last; they were furnished, at their own especial request, Willi tickets of admission for that purpose, but event ually Ihey declined the contest j the meeting nself was most respectably attended ; and we learn, from the Chairman's own statement, that, " since the debate which took place last year, Ihe sale of Bibles and Testaments, as compared with a period preceding that discussion, was as five to one,"" MIUOLETON HILL MINING COMPANY.— A handsome Vase, value one hundred guineas, and made by Spode and Co. was lately presented to his Majesty bv the Middleton Hill Mining Company, and most graciously accepted, lis body of biauli. fully, clear feldspar, anil ils glaze of the same material. The glaze heretofore used was prepared from lead, and Ihe Society of Arls had long offered a premium for one that should be made without any deleterious mineral. That has now been ac. complished, and for this glaze, which was invented by Mr. Ryan,* of Middleton Hill, Mr. Rose, of ubmitted it to Ihe Society of Arts HHE genuine, entire, and valuable HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and other Effects ( as above), of the late Mrs. F6RESTER, in the following Order : Sale of Monday, the Slh of August. Principal Part of the rich ornamental Foreign CHINA, in large nnd small Scent JARS and BEAKERS, URNS, PEDESTALS, Dinner and Dessert SERVICES, Breakfast and Tea Sets; Punch Bowls and Basons, large circular enamelled Dishes, Mugs and Jugs, Cam net Cups, Figures, Spill funs, and other Orimmint* ibw Cabinet and Chimney Piece, and numerous other Specimens of auticnt'aiiil modern Produce-. Safe of Tuesday, the Qlh of August, Remainder of CHINA ; and the whole Sideboard of PLATE, iu Bread Baskets, Waiters and Trays, Candlesticks, Tea and Coffee Pots, Butter Boats, Scollop Shells ; Table, Dessert, and Tea Spoons ; Sauce, Soup, and Salt Ladles ; Dinner and Dessert Prongs, Gravy Spoons, Dish Stand, MarrowSpoous, See. all of elegant Fashinn. and excellent polished Condition.— Also, a very handsome Plated Well Dish, Epergne, Candlesticks, Bottle Slides, Bread Trny, Sie. & c. See.— To conclude with, the rich cat and plain GLASS, in Finger Glasses, Coolers, Decanters, Salvers, Wine and Beer Glasses, Gob- lets and Rummers, Lamps aud Shades, Jelly and Custard Glasses, & c. Sic. Sic. Sale uf Wednesday, the 10ih of August. Valuable PICTURES; CHINESE PAINTINGS on Plate Glass ; plain and coloured PRINTS, Pro- ductions of the most eminent Mn> lers ( including numerous loose Prints, with two Magnifying Glasses and Reflecting Mirrors for exhibiting) ; aud oilier Works of Art. Sale of Thursday, the 11 th of August A general Assortment of LINEN; in Damask TABLE CLOTHS of various Dimensions, |} 1iiher and Breakfast NAPKINS, fine and secondary S'U- EETS, Pillow Cases, Towels, Quilts, Counterpanes, Sic. & c Sule of Friday, the 121 h of August. Library of BOOKS, in Folio, Quarto, Octavo, and Duodecimo Editions of Works by esleeniet Authors, in History, Antiquities, Architecture, the Sciences, Voyages and Travels, Poetry,. Novels, und other Departments in Literature, Sale of Monday, the 15th of August. Principal Articles uf Chamber FURNITURE, in Fourpost, Tent, and other Bedsteads und Hangings excellent Goose- Feather Beds, Mattrasses and Bet Clothes, Wardrobes and Chests Of Drawers, Dress ing iind Toilette Tables, Bason Stands, Airing Horses, Horse and Swing Dressing Glasses, Night Tables, & c. appropriate to Bed Rooms. Sale of Tuesday and Wednesday, • the 16th and 17th of August. Other Part of Chamber, Dressing Room, and Sitting Room FURNITURE ; also, Upper Drawing | Room, Lower Drawing Room, Dining Roout, and * t t wo Front Sitting Rooms Suitesof Curtains, Tables, I Sideboards, Chairs, Sofas, Book Cases, PicrGlasses, Mirrors, Branch Lights, Chandeliers, Lampsv Bracket Clocks, Models, Chinese Tables, -( Japan Boxes, India Paper, Carpels, Flower Stands, Re gister Grate ; Articles in Entrance. Hall, Lobby and Staircase ; and the customary Ilems in BuHer': Pantry, Kitchen, Brewhouse, Cellar, and Offices,, including capital Mash ing Tub und Cooler, Riewiug Utensils and (' asks, Copper Furnace, - Culinar Vessels, and other Requisites f r Domestic Purpose* To be viewed from Eleven till Four d'Clock on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday oiior to Sale, by Catalogues only, to be had of Mr. PERRY ( Price One Shilling, to be returned to Purchasers). Glyndyrdwy and Rug Inclosure. ITHE undersigned JOSIAH BOYDELL, ofKilhendre, iu the County of Salop, Gentle- man, the. Commissioner named and authorized iu and by all Act of Parliament made and passed in the 50th Year of ihe Reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, for inclosing the Commons ad Waste Lands within the Mauois of Glyudyrdwy nd Rfig, iu the County of Merioneth, do hereby ive NOTICE, thai I shall attend ut a SPECIAL MEETING, at the Dwelling House of Francis Clarke, known by the Sign of the Owen Glendwr Arms, situate in'Corwen, in the said County of Merioneth, on THURSDAY, the 1M1I Day of August next, at the Hour of Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, for the Purpose of reading over and executing my Award under the said Inclosure;' when and where all and every Person and Persons interested in live Division, Allotment, and Itielostire of the said Commons and Waste Lands within the said Manors may attend, if they think proper. Dated this 2- d Day. of July, 1825. JOS. BOYDEtt. Desirable Freehold Property. BY MR. PERRY, At Ihe Talbot Inn, in Shrewsbury, ou Tuesday, th 16th of August, 1825, al 5 o'clock in the After no in ( unless au acceptable Offer is made before that Time, Si iu which Case Notice will be given) ^ WO improvable & compact F A RMS, . situate in the Township of VENNINGTON in the Parish of Westbury, i « the Cou. nty of Salop, now or lale in the Occupation of Margaret Joties and William Powell, containing , Three Hundred $ r Thirty- Five Acres, T Coal port, whos has obtained the premium of a Gold Medal; the, . , _ . , 1 , • ... ' , lor thereabout, of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture found, npan comparison with spec- ^ p0ss(, 5si' 011 of wh, cl's wiu be : ipe[ 1 llt ,, adv. Ihe first manufactories in the I n ' . " Society having fin mens of China from world, on a'trial al Mr. Muss's furnace, Loudon, that from its superiority ill standing heat, retain, nig ils paintings without dividing, anil its in- deslructabiliiy in acids, it is Ihe best porcelain liial had come tinder their iuspection * Mr. Ryan has more than oiice received pre-: ininins for ventilating coal- mines, and. for other useful discoreries. Day next. The above Farms are situate close to Coals and within 3 Miles of Lime, are well adapted lo tli Turnip System of Husbandry, aud pay a Small Modus in Lieu of Tithe Hay. For Particulars and further Information apply at the Office of Messrs. DUKFK and SALT, Solicitors, Shrewsbury ; or to Mr. GEORGE GEARY, Westbury, who will appoint a P* r » oo to tha. w the Fersin. gfjroijsiirtre gumma- ^ eetje. THE KING v. HARDVVICK. The prosecutor in this case was William Lionel Lauipet, Esq. of Bridgnorth, iu this county, and the defendant a young man about 16 years of age, son of Thomas Hardwick, Esq. of the same place Before the trial commenced, the learned Judge enquired if some accommodation could not be made between the parties, and in pursuance thereof a proposal was made by the plai n till' to stay proceed- ings on payment of the costs incurred, aud an acknowledgment of the falsehood of ihe charges, Sic.; lo Which the defendant's father replied, he was then,- as lie hwj betetr bJfoTe, ready to make the most ample acknowledgment and speak iu the most formal manner to the respectability and character of the plaintiff', hut that haviug iuade ihe same offer the moment he heard of the transaction, and before any costs had beeu incurred, he could uot agree to pay thein now. He at the same time disclaimed that his son, the defendant ( who was at the time a boy at school), or any part of his family, was the author of the libel. Mr. CAHPBELL then opened, and Mr. TAUNTON fated the case, by saying, " Gentlemen of the Jury, this is an indictment against the defendant for the publication of a libel. He is a very young man, and I am sorry for himself and his friends that his first appearance upon the stage of life should be on such an occasion as the preseut. lu Bridgnorth, ut the latter end of 1824, there were some proceedings against a man of the name of Herbert, who sustained the character of a gamekeeper. He was guilty of an assault on two persons of the name of Jones and Borraston, for which proceeding* were instituted against him. In these proceedings the prosecutor felt some degree of interest, and took the part of Jones and Borraston, considering them as persons aggrieved hy tbe violence of Herbert. He assisted them in obtainiug justice. The proceedings against Herbert ou Jones's account cauie to a trial at Salop Sessions, and he was on that occasion senteuced to be imprisoned. Those relative to Borraslon's ease were compromised by the payment of u sum of money. During these proceedings, Mr. Lampet heard that some verses were circulated'in Bridg- north very injurious to his character; these verses constitute the libel in question. Gentlemen, there is nothing in the composition of the libel that is not in the highest degree despicable The defendant is only about 17 Years of aoevbut he is old enough not only to know tetter, but also to w rite better, if his talents are on a par with those of other young persons of the'san. e age. In this libel are uot only the most venomous insinuations— not only brood assertions against Mr. Lainpet, that in the proceed- ings I have alluded io he was guilty of subornation of perjury, but also gross indecency and immorality, aud sorry I am that the friends of the defendant should permit this miserable doggerel composition to he read in Court at the Assizes — however, so if is— there is now no alternative. I know not whether the defendant is the author or not, but this I shall prove, and prove most distinctly, that lie caused copies of the libel to he handed about and read in the public rooms at Bridgnorth, aud distri- buted copies to those that asked him for them As Mr. Curwood ( Counsel for Defendaut). has said the defendant is not the author of the verses, 1 hope' he is prepared to bring forward the name of the person who is Ihe real author, in order thai he may be proceeded against according to law, und when he has done that, I shall be glad to acquit the defend- ant of being such author. In my humble judgment the young man whose taste was so bad as to copy out such stuff and deliver those copies to others, is quite as blameable as the real author. There is very little difference bet ween the man who writes in his chamber such lines as these I hold in my hand, and him who takes leave to copy. aud. gratify his had taste by afterwards distributing them. Gentlemen, I shall lead to you ihe part set forth in Ihe indictment, and my learned friend, Mr. Cur- wond, may set forth the rest if he thinks proper. The author you will perceive is a wholesale libeller, lie is not content with a single persou but goes onnd half the town of Bridgnorth for victims of his on the concluding lines—" To the ensuing- Ses. sions," Stc. What, 1 would ask you, is the meaning of oaths black and white? can any man doubt that Ihe writer meant to say that, in the evidence given on that prosecution, there was a mixture of false- hood and truth ? Can any other intention be pat upon the passage, but that the prosecutor, Mr,' Lampet, instructed Jones lo swear an} thill"- to ensure the conviction of Herbert ? That it is a fibef of the foulest sort, though written in dnggerel verse, I am quite sure, after you have heard the lines I have read to you, you cannot as reasonable men of the world entertain the slightest doubt. It remains for me to bring home to Ihe defendant the fact of publication, and that I shall do by proving his giving copies of it away, nnd by his reading it iu the public rooms of Bridgnorth. He gave all th* currency to it in his power short of publishing it in print. The first question for your consideration will be, whether or not the lines are a libel, and if you have no doubt upon that point, then the next question will be whether ihe defendant published it: if you are satisfied upon these two points, tliea it will be your duly lo find him guilty. If any tiling can be adduced in extenuation of the defend, ant's conduct, any thing iu mitigation ou account of his being an inexperienced yonng man, such things will be taken into consideration in Ihe Court above, where the defendant will have to come in the event of your finding him guilty. All that you have lo do is as to the nature of tiie writing itself aud the defendant's publishing it; aud the evidence 1 shall adduce before you will be suih as will leave no doubt upon your ui'iuds that he is guilty of the charge." Mr. O. Lloyd— I live in Bridgnorth; I know the defendant— he is the son of au attorney at Bridgnorth. I saw liiin on the 17th of November last; a few days previously he asked me if I had seen the lines ; I said No ; he pulled a paper out of bis pocket aud read it to me ; I asked linn where lie had it from, and tie told me it was directed for his father. I asked him to give me a copy ; he said he would, seemed to he in a hurry, and then left me. I saw him again ti e next day or day after iu the street, and asked hiui to give me a copy ; he said Mr. David Pritchard was taking a copy V. iid I should have it afterwards : David Prilehai d is a dancing master. Oil the 17th of November he gave me a copy in the New Hotel. (" Witness here iden- tified the paper.] Mr. W. Jones tin, w. iili me nt the time; I lent it Mr. Jones; the'defendant Was not there when I lent it to Mr. Jones ; he left im- mejliulely after giving it me. lu four or five days I saw htm again, and asked him how he came to give me flic lines when Jones was present ; he said he was very glad he did do so. The defendant afterwards asked me for the lines, and I told him Mr. Jones had them ; I think I w; as to nsk Jones for them ; I did ask Jones for them, and he refused to give them to me; the defendant said if Jones would not give them up, he would write a thousand of them. On ii is cross . examination, this witness said the defendant at IIfut tllile went lo school at Bridgnorth • his father is agent to Mr Whit re. Bridguorli return's two members to Parliament. " There are two parties, are there not?"— fhere are a great ninny parties. " Why, your's is a most extraordinary town; what kind of men are they that live in it >"— It is impossible to describe them. Then ihev are a sort of non. descripts, are they?"— Yes. " Was not Mr Lampet one of these extraordinary persons you cannot describe ?"— Yes. " Are you one of these odd sort of persons !"— Yes, I dare say I inn as odd as any of them. " I thought so. Now do you not think thai you would have acted with more discretion if, when a schoolboy brought these lines lo you, you had abstained from asking him for a copy of them ?'•' — At that tiuie I did not give it a thought. " This was not the only squib f" - Oh, no. " There were other doggerel lines on Ihe walls!" — No doubt of it. •--...' Mr. W. Jones.— I was in the Public Rooms at the Hotel ou th<? 17th of November with the last witness J o Contractors rt » » d Jinrtd A'J( ticOV&. N Purs tin of an Act of Parliament, inad^ Jtml passed thin present Session of Pai lia- ' iiCut, Infilled An Act fur making and maintaining Railway or Train Road, from or near a certain " Slate Quarry, ealled ( iloddtaV l. on., in the Parish w of Llamlwroji-, in the Conirty of Carnarvon, to thi " Town and Port of Carnarvon, in the same Count' NOTICE is hereby given, that a Plan and Specifica- tion of the said intended Railway or Tram- Road are left with :. Mr., HALL, Engineer, Bangor, and at my Office, situate at P » mhos,, in the Coun » y of Carnar- von, for the Inspection of any Person or Persons desirous. of becoming the Contractor or Contractors, for making and completing ( except the iri » n Rails) ll » e Railway or Tuiui- Road and Hie Bridges thereon, ieh extends' Ten Miles or thereabouts,, who are requested, un or before the first Day of September next, to send me Proposals in Writing ( sealed up and indorsed V Nantllc ftailway") for making and completing . the snuic. * H. R. WILLIAMS, Clerk to the Company. Peyrhos, near Carnarvon, lit August, 1S25. N. B. Steam Packets sail from Liverpool to Bangor Ferry, which is distant from Carnarvon about 8 Mi es, Three DaVs every Week. ^ alc. 3 up auction. TO- MORROVVr& FRIDAY. Household Furniture, Rich China, Glass, By Messrs. TUDOR & LAWRENCE, On the Premises, KEMPSTER'S BUILDINGS, Meole Road, Shrewsbury, on Thursday SI Friday, the 4th and 5th of August, 1825 ; ^ HE Entire genuine ( and newly laid . in) HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, elegant Tea nnd Table CHIN i ( iu Burnished Gold), Rich Cut GLASS, PRINTS and PAINTINGS, Tahle aud Chamber LINEN, BOOKS, nnd other Effects, belonging to Mr. S HA'ITSHOR. V, jun.: Catalogues of which will be distributed; and the Furnitui may be viewed Tuesday and Wednesday preceding tile'Sale N. B The Premises TO BE LET, and entered 11 poh immediately. T Wool ton Hall, near Ludlow. RAM LETTING, ANiJ SHEEP SALE, BY MR. BACH. R. R. BLAKEWAY respectfully invites Breeders of Southdowns to inspect his Sheep. 011 the 20 » h of August instant, when 15 Fine . SOUTHDOWN RAMS will be LET for the Season, in the fallowing' Order : By a Ram of Sir Watkin \ Viltiams WymCs, No. I. A 2- Year old Rain. 2 Ditto Ditto. 3. Ditto Ditto. 4. Dilto Ditto, 5. Ditto Ditto, No. 6 was the Winner of the tViZe at the Shropshire Agricultural Meetiug, 1824. By a liam bred from the Rart of Bridgewater's Flock No. 6. A Yearling Rata. 7. Ditto Ditto. 8. Ditto Ditto. 9. Ditto Ditto. 10. Ditto Ditto. No. 11. A YearlingRam. 12. Dilto Ditto. 13. Ditto Ditt » 14. Ditto Ditto, 15. Ditto Ditto. After which, Will be SOLD by Auction, ONE HUNDRED Prime Thorough- bred SOUTHDOWN EWE3 and WETHERS, iu suitable Lots. THE AUCTIONEER takes Leave to state, that the above will be found equal, to any ever submitted to Public Inspection in this or the adjoining Counties. At the CJose ot' the Sheep Sale will be ottered that superior'STAftMON, TALLY- HO, 5 off, 16 Hand* htgh^ of doci eTemper, ; md immense Power His Stock are very promising and numerous^ aud., as a Pro > t of his Excellence, will serve better than auy t'eminent. . Sjii'eHf* coitmieiiee ni'Threato^ Clock. lJroono'< 9 i$ i rlugust3l^&.' . • . • . .. eance. It begins thus:— Come come njy muse and lend an baud I pry thee come at my command Assist my pen few lines to write Concerning rogues and hypqerites The Wbitinores are two members ra* e As you'll fi . d in the county And if to them you will stick true Your sure to share their bounty In politicks they both excel In honour as I needs must tell Then, gentlemen, begins the flaming part of this doggerel composition : j\ scamping tenow known by name O f Doc 10 r Jon es * tho* iu bo fa me Hatlj tried some poetry to pen To injure both these much lov'd men He struts about from town to town Attacking every man of renoun His brothers turn offs he puts on With u in be rail a quite a don His old grey breeches close he ties With spindle shanks and crooked thigh* An old coat greasy and buskins And in his course makes many grins He totters about from street to street Striving every one to cheat He did deceive his sisters good Of all the money that he could v His brother Sam he did also Strive to cheat from top to toe And to deceive our visions plain With practice of Legerdemain Another cha^> there is in store As great a one as him befo, re Lampet in name tho' no renown For which will challenge all the tovva Him all B North do fairly hate Because for all he lies in wait lu the same place a rogue did dwell A greater never went to liell Who did all kinds of vices play For to allude weak youth away A Keeper brave uncier Whitmore Did this old Boreaston explore And in his satchel I found a pheasant Which was for Lampet Bil a present The black legged Lampet quite enraged Said he woula have poor Herbert caged But Herbert friends had plenty too Not such as swear that black is blue Who said the cause they would defend In spite of Boreastori's great frieud Who did the cause to all repeat Inyeioped in a paper sheet So straightway Herbert took1 him up And in two short hours did him » hop Boreaston's grave cause Hcrbert did state1 To every sitting magistrate Who did the law well lay down In spite of Lainpets. threatening frown Who very much enfag- ed at this Scarcely could contain his —— So Boreaston five pound paid down By a subscription o'er the town Another affray befell poor Bobby As he was one day on his hobby A noted rogue did he espy Seeking for game with anxious eye And at his —— followed a cur Which was to Jones a useful lur Bob rashly set his do^ on it But unluckily Jones it bit Herbert a name very well known To every poacher iu the town To the ensuing Sessions Jones did go With turn coat Vickers Herberts foe Where oaths were swore both black and white For to ouido poor Herbert quite Lampet told Booaby Jones to swear Before the, ensuing Sessions were All kinds of oaths and perjury In order Bob might prisoned he. here, after all this ribaldry and vulgar trash, the libel concludes that, in the prosecution of Herbert for the assau! t? Mr. Larapet had instructed' Jones before the Sessions to swear isll kinds of oaths aud perjury, iu order to ensure his conviction. Gentle- men, the lines must be read in the commou way, and you must put on them the same construction as if you were reading them iu a coffee romn, or in your own houses. That is the natural and obvious meaning, which is the right and proper one. It is for this reason that the law hath Entrusted you with t, he question, whether that which is charged as libellous is in fact a libel ? It is properly entrusted to your understanding, because you have had the same education which other persons in your rank iu lite have had, and that construction and significa- tion which twelve gentlemen sitting iu your situa- tion shall put upon an article is aud must be the true construction. In that sense it is that 1 shall call upon you for your verdict. I require no . other sense . to be put, upon the libel than what it imports on tiie. face of it. X will now make a few comments : • We are informed there is nrf more truth in the insinuations thrown. out against this gentleman than for those against the prosecutor, which, as will be seen in Mr. CurwooSrs speech, are admitted ta We without- foundation. I remember the de/ endant coming in and giving him a paper. . [ A paper was shewn him.] This fs the paper; I requ sted it from Mr Lloyd, and lie gave it me; I had possession for sometime, and then gave it Mr. Vickers ; Lloyd had it once after for a few hours. Cross examined hy Mr. Curwood.—" Would it not have been better to have called the defendant Master Hardwick ?' y— I cjo uot find fault with bis description. " Ytou are one of those odd people described by the last witness, I suppose. Is noi the defendant » lad - He is a young man. " I* he not a school t « J f'f— Th. i-. are many lads at school older tluu him. " Does lie not go to school >•'- 1 believe he did | fo to school. If that will do, I give you that in. formation. " Well, I am thankful for any information. To what party do you belong >"— It is hard lo say. " Can you tell uie of what party, you are not 1 aui a ueuter. " Are you a neuter or anon descripl ?"— What, ever you like. I am an independent. Mr. Francis More ( a schoolboy) proved the defendant's hand * ritinjf.— On h is cross exiiuiimu lion, he said he went to school with the defendant • and on briu^ r asked whether they did nol all of theni ainuse themselves by copying tire things they saw on the walls, replied, he never did himself Mr. Jones..— 1 have heard the verses, read. By the word Lampet 1 understand William Limel lampet, Esq ; he was a Captain in the Oxford Militia, aud is a gentleman of independent fortune; Cross examined by Mr. Cuiwooil —". You are not the gentleman, are you, that w rote the verses, as mentioned in the doggerel read by Mr. Taun- ton ?"— Some may fbink I am. " On reading this libel, do you doubt Ihe ribaldry alludes to yourself!"— Most'likely it is, my Lord. " Did you write any verses about the Whrf- mores ?" ' On this question being put, the witness hesitated, nnd Mr Curwood repeated it with the addition of* good or bad ;" on which the witness appealed to the Judge whether he wtfs bound lo answer the question, and Baron Garrow said " If - you have written any thing ridiculous, or which may give rise to uncomfortable feelings in tin- breast of any one, and are asked as to ihat point, I tell you that you aie not bound to answer the qnes. tion." The witness therefore declined answering. Mr. John Gitton.— My lale father kept a bookl seller's shop in Bridgnorth, which is much fre- quented bv the inhabitants. I know ihe defendant, and heard him twice read certain lines which I have this day heard read in eoort. lie read them on a Saturday and on a Monday Oh the Moudity there was a gentleman named Talbot in at the time. Mr. Win, Smith. — I live at Bridgnorth. In the beginning of November the defendant shewed me a paper, which I read and returned lo him ; its con., tents were the same as 1 have heard rend here to. day. I told him 1 thought it was a pity lie had any thing to do with it. It was in the street he shewed it me. The libel, as given in Mr. Taunton's speech, was then read at length from the record ; after which, Mr. CURWOOO addressed the Jury, und said, " Mv learned friend, Mr. Taunton, set out by. telling you that he was Counsel for William Lionel lampet, Esq. the plaintiff. 1, gentlemen, am Counsel for Master Thomas Hardwick, a young gentleman who goes to school ill Bridgnorth, nod stands accused of publishing the libel set forth iu several yards of parchment, as you just now saw ; aud your valuable lime, and that of his Lordship, has beeu wasted for several hours iu hearing this trumpery trash ; and though I do not for a moment justify what the defendant has done, I think the best thing the prosecutor could have done would have been lo have banded him over to Ihe discipline of the rod and of his master. The Learned Judge, you were aware, at the outset of this case, wished to save thetroubleofgoingtliroiigh. il, aud I, mi the part of the defendant, was ready lo make the most ample apology to Mr. Lnmpet. I was ready to do it then ; I atu equally ready to do it now. I am instructed to say that, as far as any imputation has been thrown upon him hy the libel in question, it is totally unfounded, and ihat he is a gentleman of high honour mid integrity. However, gentle* uien, as we are here, and the recommendation of Ihe Learned Judge has nol been adopted, if will be for yon to give your decision upon the question accord- ing to law, nod I do not despair* ot convincing yon that it is uo libel, and that vim will therefore find a verdict in favour of the defendant. You are to deal with it according to law, and I think you will discover, when properly read, that it imputes |, nothing libellous lo Mr. Lampet. I wits anxious to' settle the thing amicably, not from any fear that I had as to Ihe result, hut because I thought thai the reputation of the young man might sutler by'its being supposed that he wffs.' the uimior of such llog- gerel stuff. But when 1 had the assurance of his father that he was not the author','- hut had merely copied it from the wall, as. any other school'hov might have done, that relieved him from much of the effects which might otherwise have militated ugisiust him. I could not- but admire the- iinpcr tilrbable gravity of my learned friend, Mr. Taunton, | lv. hu'could read this trash and ribaldry with alt the giavity aud seriousness of countenance which he knows so well how to put on, and that he could comment ou it so as to give importance to nonsense. Gentlemen, I, too, will read it to you * 4 The Wlutuiores are," & c. Why really, Gentlemen, when I began this part I thought they were going to oe abused, but you find it. was no such thing. 1 am afraid that in ihe borough of Bridgnorth there are many who do. si. ok true to the ' Vhitmores, in order to share their bounty, and that if they did not share their bounty they would no longer stick true. Mr. Curwood then read the part 44 scamping feilovy," & c. Now the Doctor,; when I asked him if this alluded to himself, shook his bead, as you may have noticed. He said the picture was" so uulike that there was not the least resemblance to fthe original, but there were some wicked people who thought it meant bi in, and at last be admitted that it did mean bun. I asked him If he wrote any vfyves against the Whituiores, or any thilig in prose, good or bad, and no sooner had J asked the . question than he applied to his Lordship to know if he wa* obliged to answer that question ; and ou his Lordship telling him that if he had written aity Jim.; j idiculous, or any thing which may give rise to uucom orlable feelings iu the breast of any indi. ridual, he was not bound to answer it, he immedi- ately says, 441 won't answer; 1' on which account one is led to suspect that he has done so. The Doctor, however, says the picture is very unlike, •• though wicked , people say it> is meant for him. 44 He struts about," Now this, I am sure, after which, Mr. TAUNTON, as leading counsel fsr the defendant, claimed the right of going into the evidence in support of his right first ; this the nature of the action leg- ally authorized the learned gentleman to do ; he then said, 44 Gentlemen of the Jury, I attend here as counsel for Mr. George Harrison, who claims to be the Mayor of Chester. Many issues are joined upon the record, which will introduce a variety of questions for your decision. There are, however, two main questions into which all the others resolve themselves, arid it will be my aim, as it is my duty, to simplify the case as much as possible. The first question relates to the mode of choosiug . the mayor of Chester, namely, Whether I hat mode be founded upon i mmemorial custom, or whether it be regulated solely by a charter granted by King Henry Hie VII in the 21st year of his reign ? The second question, which is incidental to the first, and in fact arises out of it, isj whether the citizens of Chester acfcepted that charter wholly and entirely, or whether, in accepting it partially and not entirely, they did not reserve to themselves the ancient mode of choosing the Mayor ? These, gentlemen, arethe principal questions, namely, 1st, Whether the mode of electing a mayor, which we contend for, has continued from time immemorial; or, Whether it is founded solely, and regulated entirely, by the charter of Henry VII ? 2dly, aud Whether, in accepting that charter, tbe citizens of Chester did not reject from their acceptance that part which relates to the office of mayor? The cannot mean the Doctor, for whoever has speu him will be aware that his thighs are straight. 44 And in his course makes many grins," kc. Now, Gen- tlemen, you have seen the laughing face of the Doctor, which, i dare say, was the grins the writer meant, and no more. Tlji* part, however, relating to the. Doctor, was, as you have beard, the severest part of the whole libel, and yet, to do the Doctor justice, he has shewn more sense ^ than to notice such conteinptiole traslu He has evinced himself the wiser man. The Doctor, I have no doubt, will take severe vt* nge, anee wiieu be gets the author iu his clutyiies^. l daresay he will give him the cathartic mentioned iu tlie other cause you heard, and that it will notbea mild one ; and, gentlemen, let me tell you that is a more legitimate way of paying off such scores. 1 almost wonder that Mr, Lampet, who, as you have heard j is an Officer iu the Oxford Militia, had not adopted another way of settling it, but perhaps he thought the defendant was too . young to be called to the rield of honour ; however, be might have laid his cane across his shoulders iu » military fashion, aud given him a good drubbing, aiu< 1 I should not have blamed him." Baron GAUROW here interrupted the learned counsel, aud observed, that if the prosecutor bad tlone- so, he would have been guilty of a breach of the peace, and would have subjected himself loan indictment al tbe suit of the defendant's father; 4t aud," added the judge, 44 had such an indict- ment come before the, 1 should have directed the Jury to tind him guilty." Mr. CUKWOOI) proceeded. 44 Well, gentlemen, 3 am uo advocate for breaking the peace, but 1 think you will agree with me, that it would have beeu a wiser aud m > re proper course if the prose- cutor had handed tiie young gentleman over to the discipline - of tint rod aud of his Schoolmaster. There could be no breach of the peace in that." The learned counsel proceeded to read occasional • extracts from tbe libel till he came to the latter « ud, when be observed, 44 then comes the stinging © art of the libel, 44 To the ensuing Sessions, Who Mr. Vick< rs is, gentlemen, 1 do not know, but 5 have little daunt, from the evidence of Mr. Lloyd, he must be one of tbe non- descript people the witness Lloyd spoke of. Then, us to the lust few lines, which have been so much relied on, 1 say tiiey are not a libel. It is no imputation upon the prosecutor to say that he told Booaby Jones to swear. Does he " tell bim to swear false? Nothing of the kin i,; he merely tells him to swear. I will not say that any o e swore false on the occasion ailuded to, nor does the author mean that Mr. Lampet excited any one to do so. This we all It now, Unit frequently, in game causes, in corpora- tion causes, aud iu other causes where we happen to meet with a lot of persons like some- of the jiou- deNcript gentlemen that have been mentioned, they would swear to the extent of tbe truth, but I dou't say tbey would swear more. Well, gentle- men, pray attend to this, the strong part of the alleged libel— 44 Lampet told Booaby Jones to swear;" pad there, gentlemen, the' sense ends, if you reaj it as i do; at that point there is the end of the sense. He does not tell him to swear this or that— only to. swear - and- there is nothing ' libellous in that. Von are judges of what is a libel and what is not. In days of yore the case was otherwise, the Court took lhat' province upon them ; but subse- quently an Act of Parliament passed authorising the Jury . to determine that point, aiid it is for them to say wheiiier there was any malicious motive or not, for malice is the very essence of a criminal indictment; and if you are of opinion that the lines in question were given au^ d read by the defendant to the individuals mentioned in the evidence not from any malicious motive, but merely as one of the idle freaks of a schoolboy picking up the current slander ofthe town, and in the wantonness of youth copying it from the wall, then must you find him, as I doubt not you will find him, not guilty. Can you for one moment believe, that a mere schoolboy copying * uch doggerel verses as have been read her* to- d. iy, ever meant seriously and gravely to injur ® tiie'. character of any individual) You have it from the . prosecutor's own witnesses, that there are various parties in the town; that tbe verses were sticking ou the walls; that other squibs besides this- were bandied about; and I feel confi- dent that you will consider it iu uo other light than that of a'- schoolboy freak, tfr. it you will be of opinion much valuable time has been wasted in trying it, and will not hesitate to find a verdict of i not guilty.". • " ' Baron GARROW summed up, in doinj* which he ( I told the Jury that tbe publication of a libel may be i dons either by reading it aloud in the hearing of to other persons, or in delivering a copy to other I persons in order that they may read or lend it to ' I others to copy; and every thing was libellous • which had for its object to detract from tbe fair fault or reputation of any individual, so as to render i them unworthy of the station they filled in society— • very thing which had for its object to bring- a person into ridicule or contempt— every thing * which had a tendency to distress the feelings of any person or'his family— every thing . which was intended to represent a person as an unworthy man ; 44 all these," said the learned Judge, 44 are libels, and if a person writes or publishes them, he must be answerable for the consequences. As to motives, iu libels the law presumes them to have been written or published from unworthy motives." He then proceeded to tell the Jury that, by the Act of Parliament alluded to bv Mr. Curwood, they were, so far as this case of libel went, judges — Judges first of the act, whether it was or was not a iibel; and, secondly, whether it was published by Ihe defendant. And the same Act, he. said, that made them judges upon tbos, ef. points, made it imperative upon him to tell them hooe. stly his opinion, whether the article was a libel. To that opinion, however, they were not bouud to abide, but must exercise their own sound discretion. With the punishment that would follow, supposing they found the defendant guilty, they had nothing to do - that would take place in the Court of King's Bench, which would do that which the justice of the case required. He then commented ou the evidence as to the fact of the defendant reading and giving copies of it; noticed the observation of Mr. Curwood as to its not being a libel in the way in which the learned counsel read it, and said, 44 that could not by any one be taken as the fair import of what the author, whoever he may he, intended;" and concluded by stating, that he had no doubt upon his own mind, that the object was to impute to the prosecutor the crime of subornation of per- jury, to do which was, iu his opinion, one of the most malicious, one ofthe most malevolent, one of the most diabolical libels one uiau could publish of another. Tbe Jury found the Defendant Guilty. THE KlJft? GEORGE HARRISON. mode of choosing a mayor,' on which Mr. Harrison relies, is contained in the first special plea, in which the immemorial custom is set fofth. There is little or no difference bi ' tween the customary mode and the mode of election prescribed by the charter of Henry VII; - The 2d plea is almost exactly the same. There is, however j a difference, and on that difference the legal title of Mr. Harrison depends. The custom is, that the mayor, sheriffs, and such of tbe alderuien as choose to he present, and such only, together with the coiritnon council and citizens, meet together on Friday after tb « 20th of October, and being then end there so met and assembled, the citizens at large return two alder- men as candidates, out of wjiom the mayor, sheriffs, and aldermen present, are to elect one as mayor. The mode prescrdj - d in the charter does not vary but little, and there is no doubt that when the i charter of Henry the VII. was granted, it was i intended that tbe constitution of the. corporation should be made as nearly as possible the same as the existing order of things. It was commonly the case that charters of grant amounted to little more than charters of confirmation; they confirmed the ancient officers before existing, and the modes of proceeding already established. By the charter of Henry the VII. tbe mode, as I before said, is almost tbe same as we claim to be customary, but there is this essential difference, that, according to law, as the. charter prescribes, it is absolutely necessary on every occasion of the election of mayor for a major part of the aldermen to give iheir attendance aud be present. Gentlemen, I will read to you the mode prescribed by tiie charter. 4 All fellow citizens of tbe said city, suburbs, and ham- lets^ of the said cityt who choose to be present at the election of the mayor every year upon Friday next after the Feast of St. Denis, may meet together fieely aud without hindrance, at the common- hall of the said city, who being there so met, or the greater part of them, shall nominate two citizens dwelling in the said city that are most sufficient, discreet, and best able of the number of tbe 24 aldermen, of which two so nominated, the major part of the aforesaid aldermen aud sheriffs then and there present shall nominate, elect, and appoint one as mayor for the next year.* The flay of ; election has since been changed by Act of Parlia- ment to Friday after the 20th of October. The learned gentleman then proceeded to state, accord- ing to the decision in the King w. ' Moore, and the Ktugr. Williams, it was now tbe established law of corporations, that when a charter directed any thing to be done by a select body, no corporate act could be executed legally under such charter unless the major part were present, and in this case there being 24 aldermen, it would be absolutely necessary, in conformity with the established cases, that 13 aldermen should be present at any assembly at which a corporate act was to be done. Tbe differ- ence, therefore, iu the mode is, that, according to custom, it was not, necessary for the major part to be present, because, according to custom, the mayor was chosen at the meeting w hen such only as chose to be present attended. And we maintain, that if any number of aldermen are present, five, seven, nine, or twelve, any number short of the majority vyill* be sufficient; and we say this mode is estab- lished by immemorial custom. But if the charter is to govern, then tire major part must of necessity attend. Now, that such a mode of election as we contend for may be established by custom is deter- mined in the case of the King against Poynton, when it was decided by Lord Keuyou that it was sufficient, wlieu tbe mode of election existed from time immemorial, that a smaller number than a majority of a solect body should give their attend- ance. It ii also admitted by the pleadings in this cause, that such would be a legal mode, provided it be established by custom, aud tbe relator has put this custom in issue. The question is, Whether, from time i in memorial, there bus existed a mayor, two sheriffs, 24 aldermen, and 48 common council. If. the custom, in order to be carried into effect, requires the co- operation of mayor, aldermen, and a common council, it follows that, unless all these different bodies have existed from time immemorial, tbe custom is lost. I shall, therefore, proceed to shew the nature of the evidence by which the custom will be proved, and that will be by entries from time to time in the books of the corporation, which are of very high antiquity. I have formerly had a strong impression on my mind, that aldermen and co. niuou council were creatures of modern creation, and that they never existed except under the positive provision of some charter; but the documents I shall produce will prove tbe contrary. In ancient times cities and towns were not govern- ed by a mayor, but by a praipositus or bailiff. Chester is one of the oldest corporations in the kingdom. At the Norniau Conquest it was a p ace of considerable population and high rank. The Earldom of it was first given by William the Con- queror to his kinsman, Hugh Lupus, ancestor of many noble families now existing. Afterwards the Earldom was by Henrv. Ill given to bis eldest son, and has continued to tlie, eldest son of the reigning It doe « not follow, that because sheriffs, aldermen,' 6ic. are not mentioned therein, that they did not exist at that day. I shall lay evidence before you in support of tbe immemorial existence of sheriffs, aldermen, and common council/ and I have found, as is uniformly found, that iu ancient times tbe entries in ancient books are more g- eneraf and Jess particular than in modern ; as we approach uiodern times they are uniformly more minute and particu- lar. The first charter is before tbe time of legal memory ; it is by Henry II. by which that. King issues his command to the bailiffs of Durham 4 that the burgesses of Chester may buy and sell at the guild at Durham, having and doing' the same ens. toms which tbey had in the time of King Henry my grandfather, and that they may have the same rights and liberties and free customs which iu his time they used to have.' There is another charter, granted by John Earl of Mertou and Lord of Ire- land, afterwards King John. The next. document is a' most important one, and such a one as I never witnessed before of so high antiquity. It is a writ of the 4th Edward I. directed to the mayor, bailiffs, good men, and whole jommonqlty , of the town, qf Chester, and every of them, to provide at theirown costs tvfo ships well stored, armed, and manned, for the service of the King in his war against the Scots. The learned counsel here contended that 44 good men" meant common council. The charter of 28 Edward I. gave the citizens a right to choose coroners, and those coroners were to take- an oath before the mayor of the same city. Jt also granted to the citizens liberty to have pleas Of the Crown of , Those things which arise within the city before the mayor ( ikd bailiffs, & c. Here, gentlemen, there is proof of the existence of a mayor at this time, and of whose previous existence there is no more direct evidence than there is of aldermeu and common council. Thfcre is no grant in previous charters of bailiffs and sheriffs, and though this charter did for which they were to f* aya fee farm rent of £ T00. The uext was dated March 9, 28 Edward III. and was from Edward the Black Prince as Earl of Chester, confirmiug previous grants, & c. and granting to the mayor of Chester the office of Escheator, 6cc. The next was dated 25 HertYy Vf. Containing a g rant by Nicholas Daniel, Mayor, and the Corpo- ration, of a piece of land, to which Sir Robert Booth, Kut. then Sheriff of Chester, is one of the witnesses. This document was fo prove the ex- istence of sheriffs of the city; aud Mr. Campbell, foi the prosecutor, admitted that iu the time of Henry VI.. there were sheriffs. The next was dated 20th Nov. 35 Henry VI. If, recited the- gTeat poverty of the mayor, sheriffs, and citizens '- of Chester, and released the sheriffs from the payment of 25 marks with which they were previously charged. A book called the Portmote book was then pro- duced, from which and others extracts were read. The first was of the time of Richard II, and the second the 1st Henry IV. and are the same as noticed in Mr. Taunton's speech under the dates of 1398 and 1390. The next entry was a presentment against Alice de Alan, huckster, who was described as a regrater and forestalled of divers provisions, aud she was specially charged with having- purchased of Mall- I burg- Adam 14 dishes of butter for 1.4 peuce, against the proclamation of the mayor and 24 aldermen, and to the detriment of the whole commonalty. The next was a presentment 7 Henry IV. of Maud, wife of John Del Wych, for watering 15 quarters of' malt, contrary to the orders of the mayor, 24 aldermen, aud the whole commonaltu. The next was a presentment, dated 7 lleury V. of John Hunt, Thouias He Baker, Thomas Butter, Johu White, See. bakers, for unjustly conspiriug amongst themselves that they would not bake any bread on then as now. He sriy3, before alt memory, & c. there was a mayor; before all memory, & c. there were two sheriffs. In his first plea he says, that, from tim'e immemorial, thei'^ . has. been u common council; that there has beeninrmemorially 24 aldermen ; that these persons so constituted meet on a proper day, aud that such and so litaiiy alder- men as choose to attend, whether 8 or fr, or only 2, any two who then happened to attend, and to. whom the citizens present two, have a right to elect a mayor, without considering who are absent. To get through these difficulties• they have been obliged to the bj; e- law hi the 38 Henry VI. the comreenalty joined in all the acts of the corporation of Chester,, The first bye- law made by the select body is in the rcigu of Henry VII.; all the others, are by the mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, . and ctfhjmontklty | the necessary inference from which, is, that they toj » k part in all corporate acts, and tliey are expve cly mentioned as so doin- g. The bye- laws being made by the commonalty ut large, it js clear that there Was no common touucM. As la tlie observation about4 good men' mentioned in one dopuiheut, thai is merely a term of courtesy found in all the early throw the charter overboard. Tjiey not only stick j, charters, aud my learned friend must have been not grant bailiffs and sheriffs, when it says mayor J Mondays, and that,^ without the licence of the aud" bailiffs, it is clear tbey before existed— it is declared and proved by this very charter ; and if mayors and bailiffs did exist before the time of Edward I^ there is no earthly reasou why aldermen and common counpilmen should not have the same existence.— The next document ii of the date of 28 Edward III. whereby the King giants the office of escheator. In the charter of Henry VII. also, is. a grant of the office of escheator to the mayor, and if vie took to that charter ouly, we should say there never existed an escheator in the person of the mayor until Henry VII. granted that charter ; Well, I shall prove that" in the time of Edward III. that same office existed, and therefore, though that of Henry VII. purported to be a charter of grant, it was in truth only a charter of confirmation. This charter of Edward III. grants to the mayor and sheriffs certain favours and indulgencies, which are only of importance to shew that the name of bailiffs became transmuted into that of sheriffs. The bailiffs were afterwards called sheriffs, and this proves that there were sheriffs, though they were not called by that name in any charter before the time of Henry Vll. Other evidence which I shall adduce will consist of extracts from the Portmote Books, to prove the existence of mayor, sheriffs, and 24 aldermen. The first extract is an inquisition taken before the sheriffs in 1398, on which the Jury say 4 that certain persons on Saturday next after the feast of St. Martin the Bishop, bought iu gross and by retail a last of herrings, withiirthree days after their arrival, contrary to the ordinance of the mayor and aldermen.— In 13.) 9, it was ordered by Johu de Capenhurst, Mayor of Chester, and by the two sheriffs, and 24 aldermen, aud the whole com- monalty, that no person should water any corn or inake malt of corn under pain of forfeiting the malt artd paving a fine of 2,0s. to the sheriff of tb'e said city.— The next is a presentment against Alice de Allen, 3 Hen. IV. for buying butter before the time appointed, and against a proclamation of the mayor and 24 aldermen.— The next entry is of the 7th of Henry IV. against a person for making malt con- trary to an ordinance of the mayor, 21 aldermen, the sheriffs, and the whole commonalty.— Gentle- men, I read these extracts to shew that the 2* 4 aldermen existed before the time of Henry VII. I shall also shew that in many years there were lints made out of the 24 aldermen in existence, and also ofthe 48. The 48 are the same a* the good men mentioned in the chnrter vf Henry I. They vi'fere clearly a select body, selected in term* the most express, and from the commonalty » t large. For what purpose did that body exi: » t, what powers did it exercise, what attributes did it possess, but those commonly attributed to tbe common council of the. corporation ? Of their existence as a select* body from time immemorial there cau be no, doubt, and if tbey existed u* a- select body, then I say that in the city of Chester mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and common councilinen, all existed before the charter ! of Henry VII. ( for none were created by any charter)— from the tiiae of Richard I.— conse- quently they must have existed from time imsae mayor. s. nd ' ii aldermen, they had made a bye law, that no person should have liberty to bake bread without paying them a fine. The neKt eujiry was dated 25 Henry VI. by which tlie mayor, sheriffs, and aldermen, with the assent of the whrdVCommonalty, granted to David Fenar, clerk of the exchequer, his freedom of the city. The uext was also a j^ rant by the mayor and sheriffs, with the assent ot the 24 aldermeu and the whole commoualty, to William Andevton,- that, by reason he exceeded 70 years of agCj be should not he put upou any inquisition. The neJct was dated 38 Henry VI. by which certain persons were appointed by the mayor and by the 24 and 48 men of the city, to audit the accountsvof file treasurer. The uext was dated Oct. 30, 2 Heury VII. aud was an order by the mayor, aud by the 24 and 48 meti\ f the city, that. no felt capper Should buy any Englii& h wool to make hats of. Mr. Hewlett here, iu answer to a question asked, said, t. ha\ the names of the 24 and 48, persons were entered in the books ; that under the title 48 there were were 52 names; that against 19 of the 24, and against 20 of the 48, the word jurat was affixed. There were also entries in many previous years of the names of the persons who formed the 24 and the 48 men. The next entry was dated 3d Oct. 4 Edward VI. by which a f^ nv of £ 1001 was imposed upon any person beiugeiected mayor and refusing to tbeServe the office; if the fine was not paid it was to be levied on their goods and chattels ; and in default of any being found in the city, the party was to be taken to prison in tiie north part of the city, without bail or maiuprize. Mr. Tauuto. u here observed, that the second at. usage, hjrt reject the charter, and contend that that charter which has existed so many years, and under . which the corporation exists ana acts, has been refused. If the immemorial usage had been proved,' which it has not, still Mr. Harrison would have been illegally elected, unless they could prove that the charter had been refused. Well, how have thev. proved that from time immemorial there . has been a Mayor of Chester ? Gentlemen, I believe you are all men of education, and conse- quently not unacquainted with antiquities ; that you are aware that . until the time of Richard 1. there was not a single ulayor iu all England. Mayors are of Norman origin. The Saxon officers were bailiffs or provosts, The office of mayor was not iu use until the Norman line had existed for ages ; and for the truth of this 1 will refer you to an author of great learning and authority — to Spelman, and he says 4 before the arrival of flife Normans 1 do not find the word mayor, for a magistrate, in use amongst us, nor was it granted to any corporation until the time of Richard I. iu the year TIh9; he changed the bailiff of London into a mayor, and from bis example King John, in the 6th year of his reign, and in the year 1204, gave a mayor to Lynn, which in conspquenee was called King's Lynn, whilst the celebrated city of Norwich had no mayor until the 7th Henry V. 1419. . You see, that there was no mayor in England until the time of Richard I. and he made only one; the next was made by his brother, King John. The learned Chief Baroii Cumming aUo savs the same. Well, g- entfetfie'u, if there was only a mayor of Loudon iu 1189, do yon think it probable there was any mayor of Chester at that time ? There never was a mayor of Chester in the time of Richard I, nor in the tim'e of King John ; there was no mayor of Chester until the end of King Henry HI. He having seized the earldom of Chester, and annexed it to the crown, created his eldest sou Earl of Chester, and then for the' first time do we hear of a mayor of Chester.. GeOtlemen, it is of no use iu my learned friend proving there was a mayor in the reign of Edward I. J I. or 111. he must go as high as Richard I. and unless you come to the conclusion that there was a mayor of Chester in the beginning of Richard the First's reign, I am entitled to your verdict. What ev idence have you of a mayor in 1189? None. He said he would produce a writ to the bailiffs of Durham, issued bv Henry II. to allow the citizens of Chester certain i. uimuuitieSi This, gentiemen, is addressed to the Bailiffs of Durham, not of Chester. There is no mention of a mayor, no evidence to shew even that Chester was a corporation at that time. It merely shews that the citizens of Chester went to Durham, attended fairs, and carried their produce from tbe west to the eastern parts of the kingdom. It does not even shew Chester to be a corporation, much less one with a inavor. at the head of it. , Sty learned friend opened about a charter of King Johu, but d. id not produce it. He next produced an inspeximus of Henry III. confirming the charter granted by Ranulpb Earl of Chester. That takes notice of ajuiavor, and if it was material for him to prove a corporation, that would not prove it. It is driven to a great ctia » gT « t before lie would have Ventured to rely ou such aii urg- fiment to maintain immemorial custom. That, gentlemen, is all tbe evidence adduced, and in law it amounts to- nothing. I iriight stop and rest my case here wi; n perfect confidence, aud any intimation ofthe sort. I shall be, glad to receive— it will relieve uie from great labour, and his lordshtp. My duty is to shew tljat. no such custom as that, set up has existed, and that I might do without entering further into the evidence than the charter of Henry IV. which I have placed on Jhe record.— The jury at. this stage appeared inclined to consider the poiut without Mr, Campbell going into the evidence he should bring, forward, und turned round for that purpose, whilst the Hon. 1'. Kenyon asked his lordship what was the particular point for their consideration, which being explained, in about 2 minutes the jury found that the immemorial usage hid hot been proved.—- Verdict for the Crown, , A similar verdict was taken in tfic £ tb& r Qu « Warranto agaiust Mr. John Harrison. X 3". 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Mr. Hewlett, iu reply to a question, then said, that there were other charters besides those produced ; that be had examined them as well as those in the Tower and other proper places in Loudon ; aud that until the charter of Heury VII. there were none that made mention of. aldermen or common council., On his cross- examination, he said he did not ( iu< l aiiy charter granting1 to the citizens the power of electing a mayor before that by Edward VI. 1551; nor any one granting mayor, except tii. atl 44 The earliest period at which Lfind the 48 mentioned is the 38 Henry VI. The oldest bye law extant is the one of 1399, made by the sheriffs, aldermen, aud commonalty. I do not find any bye law made by the Select body before I4S< 5 " Mr. CAMPBELL vihen requested the witness ( o point " iiiudu by the com- mon council, or by the 48 6r24, without the addition of commonalty at large. 44 This," observed the learned gentleman, 44 will be found a complete stab to the case of my learned friend. I speak daggers, gentlemen, but use none." The witness replied, that the bye law of 2 Henry VII. 1487, was the earliest made bv the mayor, 24, aud 48. J*. Fiuchett Maddock, Esq. Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Alderman Bowers, Mr. Topham,' Mr. B. Monk, Mr. R. Gorst, Mr. J BakC tell, and Mr. J. Davies, were severally examined ; from which it appeared that the corporation of Chester consists of a mayor, 2 sheriffs, 2t aldermeu, and 40. common council ; that the. time of election is the. Friday after the 20th October ; that the court is attended by the mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, aud citizens ; that the common council attend only as citizens ; that the mode of election is, for the recorder to address the freemen, when, he informs them that such aldermen ( naming two) have a majority, of votes, and are recommended to the citizens as two fit and proper persous to be returned to tbe court of aldermen, nnd if the citizens coincide vvith such recommendation, they are returned to the court of aldermen, but if the two recommended are not acceptable to the citizens, some citizen proposes others,, and they^ pryceed to a poll, when the two Who- have the majority of rotes are returned to the court of aldernftn, who elect one, generally the senior alderman, to be mayor for the next year- That the number of aldermen who generally attend varies from 7 to 9 or 10 ( one witness, on his cross- examination, said 12, but immediately added, he did | iiOt know, it was only a guess); that there, never was an instance of so many as 13 attending, nor did morial. Their origiu cannot be traced : it is lost iu the obscurity nnd depths of antiquity. Sf that be so, as I think it clearly is, then the only legal conclusion we cau arrive at is, that ail these offices existed as component parts of tbe corporation in times beyond the memory of man. Then us to the charter of Henry VII. we say we did not accept that charter with respect to the office of mayor. Tbe mode of electing under it ha* never been adopted ; none of the corporation books so far back as that period make mention of the number of aldermen present at tbe election of mayor ; no such entries occur. If tbe number had been material the names would bare been recorded in the book, te furnish evidence of the election ; but they are not. In every other- instance they are recorded, but not on the elec'ion of a mayor. What, then, do you iufer from this, but that the election always took place according to the usual custom, hy which it was immaterial whether the majority of aldermen attended or not, and not under the charter, whereby it would have been absolutely necessary that they should!- have attended ? If tbey bad accepted the charter as to the n. oijfe, tbey must have governed their proceed- ings by it, and in that case they would uot only have taken care that a majority was present, but that when present that important fact should be recorded in the book. In fact, however, not only i are there no entries iu the hooks, but it nearer was I deemed necessary or material that they should be J they ever hear or consider it necessary there should monarch from that period dowuto the present time. Gentlemen, there are in existence belonging to this corporation several ancient charters: it is not necessary that I should lay them all before you, but I shall prove negatively that those I do not Jay before you contain nothing- of'importance relative tothe present action. In none, before the charter of Henry VII. is there any mention of aldermen or common council. In all the charters granted be- tween the time of legal memory ( that is, Richard I ) and tbe 21st. Hen VII. there is not one of these charters that creates any aldermeu Or common council ; and tbe conclusion 1 infer is, that before the charter of Henry VII there did exist 24 alder- men and 48 common council; and it follows of necessity, in the absence of any charter between Richard I. ind Henry VII. giving aldermeu and common coikncil, that these two bodies must have existed from time immemorial to this day. In those days corporations had not that power or authority which tliey possess at present. They were the mere creatures of tbe Crown, or of the great tenants iu capite that held under the Crown. Corporations were undoubtedly places of protection for the weak and the poor, aad to them perhaps we are indebted for the rights and liberties we now enjoy. Tliey durst not, however, exercise powers and franchises to which they were not entitled, or which had not been granted them. The King granted them no such license as to enable them to take upou them or exercise offices which bad not emanated from the Crown; besides, if they did so, they. vvould have been liable to be called to account, as many were called to account, by the Attoniev- Gene'ral, in Courts existing for that purpose. He would bare filed an information against, them— would have cited them into Court, and compelled them to answer by what warrant they exercised such powers or franchises, and according as tbey made out or did not make out their case, judgment would be pronounced. Gentlemen, I make these observations to shew Tbi. ( to Ihe Citizens nf Cheater) important cau. e I L'nJTi^ f 01". r'""",". i,,>, n '''"" I"' 1 > • \ . u- •_„ „ r m « « « . ... wi ci^. ifl'c « ,„ « I !>_ etw* en_ tl, e time of Richard l. and tbe time when relative to the Election of Mayor and Sheriffs, was tried before a Special Jury consisting of the follow- ing Gentlemen :— Tbe Hon. Thomas Kenyon J. T. Hope, Esq. Peter Bentley, Esq. John Raveushaw, Esq. John Povcy, Esq. Henry Clayton, Esq. And one talesman, Mr. John Fortlen. Edward Cludde, Esq. Hubert Jenkins, Esq. Thomas Lloyd, Esq. Evan Edwards, Esq. Thomas Hurleston, Esq. Tbe case was opened by Mr. jKavia^ who said it was an Information in the nature of a Quo Warranto against the defendant, calling upon him to shew by what authority he took upon himself and exercised the office of Mayor of Chester. Tbe learned geu- $ 1 eman stated the substance of the different counts; Henry VII. granted his charter, could have taken upon themselves to create officers of such high rank and eminence, of such power and consequence, as Aldermeu and Common Council, unless they had some legal warrant for so doing-. Now a legal warrant by charter I shall prove they had not dur- ing that period; I shall prove that there was no charter during that period which created aldermen and common council : consequently they must have existed immemorially, and formed part of the original constitution of the corporation, but what their powers or functions were it is impossible at this time to trace. Charters aud other muniments were much shorter in those days than now, and it does not follow that because such officers did uot farm part of the corporate title they did u » t exist. present. The learned gentleman then contended that the mode adopted now was the same that had always been customary, as would be proved bra variety of witnesses who had never heard of or witnessed any other mode ; and said that though the made was not governed by the charter, it was governed by a custom more ancient than tbe charter, tie should prove that there were 24 aldermeu before the charter, 48 common council, and 2 sheriffs ; and added, Why may not the mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, und common council before the charter was granted, hive clioseu a mayor exactly in the way he stated the custom to be ? There was no evidence that, the mayor had been chosen in any other way ; as far as evidence went that was the only way ; and he de- fied his learned friend to shew any other than the one the defendant, had set up* in his ple^ s. Mr. Edwards, clerk tothe TownXlerk, produced i an immense-' body of documentary evidence from the corporation records of the city of Chester Mr. H. N. Hewlett, Inspector and Searcher of Records, then read such as were placed iu his hands : the first produced was tbe grant above- mentioned by Henry II. It was addressed to the Bailiffs of Durham, and commanded that the bur- gesses of Chester may buy and sell at the exchange at Durham, having and doing tbe same customs which they did in the time of King Henry, the grantor's grandfather, and that tliey should have the same rights, liberties, and free customs, which iu his time they used to have. This was witnessed by William Fitzalder, at Winchester. The next was dated 22d December^ th Henry III. This was au. inspeximus charter, and recited OUH of llanulph Earl of Chester, by which the said Earl gave und granted to the citizens of Chester all rights and liberties, and all free customs, which they had ever had or enjoyed in the time of bis predecessors. Also that if any of them made a will, it should stand valid, and that with respect to those who were slain iu his service, it should be done of their chattels the same as if they had made a will, Sic. This was . witnessed by Roger Constable of Chester, Roger Moutalt, See. The next was dated 23d May, 4 E lw. I. This was addressed by the Kin? to the Mayor, Bailiff*, good men, and all the Commonalty of the Toton ot Chester, and stated that in order to expedite the war ia Scotland against Bruce, he had need of ships well stored, mariners, $ tc. and required them to furnish him with two, with the requisite stores, mariners, able men, 6tc. for seven weeks, at their own costs, to be at Strangford, near Carrickfergus, by st certain dav. The next was dated V2th June, 28 Edw. I. This was an inspeximus charter reciting the pre- vious one of Henry and of Earl Ranulph, which it co ii firmed, and granted to the citizens the power of choosing coroners as often as was necessary, who should take an oath before the manor of the said city ; it also allowed the citizens to have pleas of the crown before the mai/ or and bailiffs of matters, ice. arising within the city, also sac soc tol, kc. be ; that the election was never postponed, or a' objection made, on aceouur of there not being majority of them present; that the defendaut was elected according to the usual form ; lhat there are tjo books in which the names of the corporation who attend such election are entered; and that there liaVe been three contests since 1813. The defendant's case being closed, Mr. CAMP- BELL addressed the. Jury on behalf of the prosecu- tor, and said, 44 Gentlemen, I have now to solicit your attention to a case of the greatest importance : It is one which deserves, and I doubt not will receive your earnest attention. The proceedings are upon an information, in the nature of a Qio Warranto, Calling'upon the defendant, Mr. Georg Harrison, to sbew^ by what lCg. Ul authority he claims to be iniiyor of Che/ ter. ' It iS wit nit ted that he n ot la w fu 11 y e lee red • \ m < the charter of Henry VII.; and sis that ^ barter is the . material fact in the ease, I embra. ee this opportunity of bringing it beforfc" you. Mr. Taunton did mention the charter, knowing that if he did not I should; but it has been his object to keep it as much out of sight as possible^ ill order, that you might look at the usag which he has attempted to Set up. He suggests that this, charter was not accepted, but I will shevy that it formed the very constitution of the corpora- tion, and has been the reigning aud governing charter of it from that time down to the present with the exception of- a. very short period ou the eve ofthe revolution of Ifi83. indeed, so near do their proceedings approximate to what is laid down therein, that they might, if they cliose, have justified under it, if they had taken car< Mo have thy requisite number of aldermen present. [\ lr. C. hereTead that part of th* charter as given above.] It is, as I before said, allowed that,, aceoord'ug to the charter, Mr. Harrison is illegally elected, because by it there must be 13 aldermen present. And the case ofthe King w. Bel ringtail, which has been acted upon ever since, declares, that where there is a select body, it is absolutely necessary that a majority of that body should be present, to give validity or effect to any act tbey may do Here it is admitted, anVf^ iudeed their own witnesses have proved the fact, that 13 were not present: it therefore foljows, as a necessary couseqneiice, that it was an illegal election : the King's charter has been violated. Now, in order to cure this defect, they resort to the notable expedient of setting up immemorial usage, and say that it has existed ever since the year 1189, when Richard I. ascended the. throne of these realms. Gentlemen, the custom is bad, unless tbey can carry it so far hack Now this throws some formidable difficulties iu their way. VI think if would have been better if Mr. Harrison had given way, and another election had taken place ; but no, he obstinately persists, and wil|, as long as he can; support hiuiself iu offiee by immemorial usuge. But how does he shew it to be immemorial ? First, he says that there has been a mayor in Chester ever since lf89; and he must shew the same oificer exercised tkc same function by great men as well as by kings, and. this is no more. It does not even appear Chester at this time was a corporation, much less that it had a mayor. Should you not have expected that this inspeximus charter would mention a mayor ? Certainly ; but. you see il does not. Whilst in Edward the First's time, when there is one, you find he is mentioned. At the period iu question there was none existing } there was none iu the time of Earl Ranulpb ; nor in the time of Henry III But Henry the Third's time would he too late, for he is after Richard I. Gentlemen, 1 was astonished he yave that charter evidence ; however, 1 should if he had not, because this is y charter of the 22d Henry III. Which, is if considerable time after the period of legal memory, and it does not even shew that in Chester* there was a corporation, but it clearly proves that at all events there wu, s neither mayor, uoe sheriffs,' nor aldermen, nor common council. Then we come to that of Edward I. granted 21st May, but this is not so much a charter as a writ to furnish two ships, to make war against iny country- men. That, gentlemen, was a glorious period, and one which every Scotchman must think of wilh pride— a period when that country, with a small population, aud naturally poor, resisted with suc- cess all the power of this mighty King. Edward I. taking advantage of the opportunity afforded him by being called iu to arbitrate, made war upon the celebrated Brece, whom, notwithstanding' his misfortunes, I look upon as one of the greatest heroes in history. Weil, this w rit issues, aud what l « » es it amount to t Why, I allow there was a Mayor of Cheater in the latter end of Henry III.; but if there had been a mayor of Chester when King Henry issued tbe writ to the bailiffs of Dur- ham, he vvould certainly have mentioned him. Now Durham had no mayor then, and it is a place of as great importance as Chester ; it is a county pa- latine as well as Chester ; and, gentlemen, it was a bulwark against the Scots. Well, tSiere was no mayor of Durham then ; il is addressed to the bailiffs ; and I think it quite as likely that there should have been a mayor of Durham as a mayor of Chester. As Soon as there is a mayor of Chester we have him motioned. The next document is that of the 28th Edward I. and there being now a mayor, you will naturallv expect him to be men- tioned : well, is he ? To be sure he is ; and, amongst other things, the citizens have a right to choose coroners, & c. kc. for which there is a fee- farm rent of £ 100, and so remained from 28 Edward I. until rhe time of Henry VII. when, by charter, it was reduced from £ l00to£ i0? at which latter sum it has continued from that time to tins moment when I am addressing you. I do not, know the purport of putting in that charter; to be sure, it does not make for me, but certainly it is not against me ; it only confirms the former, ant! makes an escheator. Last of all comes a document which is grant by the mayor and commonalty of a piece of land, in which a certain person is called sheriff of Chester, but I will reserve that point until 1 have disposed of the Mayor. There is no other docu- ment to shew the existence of a mayor of Chester; my learned friend has given iu a body of evidence, but it does not answer the purpose ; it was incum- bent ou him to shew that a mayor existed iu Chesier from tbe time of legal memory* which he has not done. Well, we co ne tothe documents dated 20th Nov. 35th Henry. VI. reciting the poverty of the mayor, sheriffs, and citizens, & c. I allow there was a mayor ofChester 100 years before. Now then for the immemorial sheriffs. My object has been to conduct the cause as quietly and as briefly as possible, and w hen my learned friend was trying to prove lite existence of sheriffs in the time of Henry VI. L admitted it. He, however, would uot take it; why, I cmnot conjecture. I allowed there were sheriffs then ; and, gentlemen, I will fell you when the sheriffs began - it was in 135ii, iu the reign of Edward I. I have a document which 1 will give in evidence before you. I hold a return taken by tlie sheriff of Chester, of the county, to whom a writ of recordari was directed, and he returns that it was not his business to do it because it had been previously granted to the citizens every year to choose two sheriffs for the city. I have abundant evidence that the sheriffs are not from time immemorial. My learned friend' gave no evidence of sheriff* and bailiff in the time of Richard I.; he has given no evidence of sheriffs in the time of Edward 1. and there certainly were none before. It is uot enough for him to shew that immemorially there were aldermeu, unless he also sheets there were sheriffs. It is not enough for him to shew there were aldermen aud sheriffs, without immemorially shewing there were mayors. The uext thing is, has there been im nemorially a common council. [ The learned gentleman here 11 is not M ? ." T, _ < R -— T - R s 5.2,2.2. g 2 £ ? ? > 5 S. 1 3 3 3 > a s * a 3' a' a' ^ « ^ H i § 1 ^^ ^ ? BANKRUPTS, JULY 30.— James JOHNSON, of HFNTF* che. sier, draper, and tea- dealer.— Thomas LovCday, or Newgate- market, London, poulterer.— James Holfis'^ of Bishopstoke, Hants, miller aud meal man.— Robert Walking, of Mount- street, Grosvenor- square, Middle- sex, tailor.-*- William Hugh Jones, of Croydon, Sur- rey, coal merchant,— George Lowe, late of Popham- terrace, Middlesex, merchant.:— James Read, of Love- lane, LoWer Thames- street, Loudon, victualler. — John Badcock, late of Watliugton, Oxfordshire, tanner, but now of Abingdon, Beikshiie, genileinan. — Thomas Barnes, of Dennington, Suffolk, merchant and farmer.— Charles Holah, now or late of Hastings^ Sussex, chemist and druggist.— Wilson Hn- elden, now or lute of Liverpool, porter- dealer, ship broker, and commission- agent.-. Francis Nicholson, of Man- chester, com dealer.— Heiiri Walduek, ofHigh. strcei,, Shadvvell, potatoe- merchant — William Fuller, of Boston, Lincolnshire, linen- drapper and shopkeeper* — John Macauley, of Cbeshunt, Herts, school master. On Thursday the Lord Bishop uf Salisbury laid the foundation stone of a New Church to be built at the Ferry Side, near Carmarthen, iu the presence of a vast concourse of people assembled to Witness the ceremony. His Lordship liberally contributed the sum of £ 200. On Saturday se* nnigbt, John Weaiherstone, a native of Gloucester, and most notorious character, was apprehended there, charged with being one of a gang of pickpockets who succeeded iu robbing a person at Knighton fair, Radnorshire, of £ 65. He was conveyed thence to Presteign gaol, where he had before been in custody, and effected his escape by leaping from a window of considerable height,, J. Mytton and V. Dolphin, Esqrs. are the Stewards for Cheltenham Races next year; and there are already fifty horses entered for the Gloucestershire Stakes, and eleven for the Hunters' Stakes. DREADFUL FIRES.— Friday nighty about eleven o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the house of Mr. Jones, tailor, No. 4, Old Cavendish street. The family had barely time to escape in a state of nudity, and two or three lives ( lodgers) were lost. On Tuesday last, about two in the morning, a dreadful fire broke out in a bouse iu Kilmarnock, Scotland, which, as well as the range of buildings it was connected with, was burnt to the gronudf The whole of the inmates of the house where tb£ lire originated perished, with the exception of one old woman; and already had the bodies of one maw two women, and a child, been found iu the ruins* MI ncil. [ The r^ iid the first special plea, and continued, enough for my learned friend to show that a com- mon council have existed immemorially ; he must show that, assucb, they have met to elect a mayor; and that they have not done so, is proved by Mr. Fiucliett- Maddock, the first witness, who tells you tbey have nothing, to do with it. They do not meet as common coun0:! nien, and if they have not met as a common council, then the custom alleged iu tbe special plea [ which the learned gentleman read over] is disproved, and the common council of Chester have no more to do with the election of mayor of Chester, than they have with the mayor, of London. Tne learned gentleman then com- mented at considerable length, and vvith much force and ingenuity, ou the extracts from the port- mote books, and said that all evidence adduced to show the immemorial existence of the 24 aud 48 in the citj of Cheste^ actuallj The LION FIGHT, if it can be so called, took place at Warwick, oti'Tuesdav last, iu the presence of a number of spectators of the cruel scene, and terminated to the advantage of the dogs, the poor baited animal refusing to engage with them. The three first, dogs being disabled by the mer « efforts of the lion to remove them with his paws from his Uioutb and iiose, to which, encouraged by their keepers, tbey repeatedly fastened themselves, three other dogs were loosened upon him, and succeeding in pinning bim several times to tbe floor of the ca£ e by the lips and nose, the unoffending beast was declared to be conquered. — From the pub- lished accounts it appears that, at tbe fijrst rush of the dogs, which the lion evidently had not expected, and did not at all kiiovv how to meet, they all fixed themselves upon him, but caught only by the dewlap and the mane. Willi a single effort be shook them off, without attempting to return tbe attack. He then flew from side to side of the. cage, endeavouring. to^ get away, but, iu the next moment,, the dogs were upon him again, and fastened upon bis, nose and under jaw. The lion then roared dreadfully, but evidently only from the pain be suffered— not from anger. As the dogs hung t » , i » js throat and head, he pawed the. n off by sheer strength, and in doing this, and rolling upon them, did them considerable mischief; hut. it amounts to a remarkable fact, that he never once bit, or at- tempted to bite, during the whole contest, nor seemed to desire to retali te any of the punishment which was inflicted. upon him by his trained and furious assailants.— the exhibition failed to attract so many spectators as the proprietor of the lion expected. [\ fter the contest., Mr. Womb'. vell matched another of his Lions, called Wallace, against six ' ther dogs of the saitie. ferocious description as those who worried Nero. They were to go against Wallace by couples; and the fi-^ ht took* place on Saturday, at Warwick. - I hi I ike NeVo, however, Wallace disposed of bis assailants . vitli ease, putting one under his foot, and taking another in his mouth : and as the temper of Wallace is on ull occasions the revefsi ofthe docile Nero, there is uo douOt that two or three hours a day at the best dogs in thi country Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The following Extract from ihe Report of, the Salop District Committee ot ihe Society for Pro- moting Christian Knowledge, just' published, ex presses in so comprehensive ami pei spicubus( a . manner the claims which, that veneiable . Society possesses to the suppoit of the pnhltc, that we arc persuaded we shall- render an acceptable seivtce. fo our readers in laying it before them at a time when a Sermon iu its behalf, by the Bishop of Ihe Diocese, in St Chad's Church, us an- noubced for next Friday : aIt is a principal part of iheirdutv to malle known the' designs aifd objects of' the Institution whose stibo'rdifiate agents- ihey are. And the falling; off already noticed hi collections made oti behalf of that • In. sltt'u'iion seeuislO suggest the propriety of adding a few wordsi for the purpose oTo litre more calling the altentibu \ fC the district to its great and peculiar claims lo lin'increased support. ' 45 Ju ofdtr td this, however,* they mean tb do little more than staNte a few of the works in which the • Society Mias been and is still engaged, and to ask those iu'whose hands this Report may fall whether it does not il . ore by answer its designation as a Society • for Promoting Christian Knowledge. "• All Christian Knowledge is'contained in the Holy Scriptures. The Society, therefore, in the first phice, uiost extensively distributes the Holy Scrip- tures, and ever has done so. " It is very generally held to be a good work to publish religions tracts for the information - of tbe lower orders. This, also, the Society has done to an immense extent. In some of these tracts exhorting to particular duties; in others, warning the p-. opie against common vices. At one time directly inviting them to search the Scriptnies, at another calling them to a more punctual attendance on public reli- gious ordinances ; sometimes familiarly explaining these, ' ordinances; sometimes assisting'Ihe poOr in their private or family devotions ; but never setting' forth any thing to serve instead of Scripture, but providing all along such lessons as tend, in one way or other, to lead their readers to the grand repository of all truth, and to the one infallible ' standard' by which all doctrine must be tried. " There have been times, however— times, it is to be feared, not absolutely gone by, iu which the divine authority of the Scriptures themselves has been questioned, and all " religion blasphemously attacked. In such times another class of religious treatit. es is evidently wanted It is not fitting that tiie silence of Christians should furnish occasion to infidels to proclaim themselves unanswerable. And where, men have not lost their understandings together wilh their fear of God, it is possible, thai, I'll rough His blessing, sonib who have been tainted with infidelity may 7> e reclaimed. Infidel publica- tions, tiierefote, must be repelled. Accordingly, the Society took care, no long time girfce, to re- publish some of the most succinct and forcible of the many excellent works written at various periods by our most emiire.:; Divides > n the Evidences of Chro. tian- fly. Adding a multitude of smaller treatiseg, adapted to the peculiar exigencies of the time at which. they were set forth, and calculated' both to evince the awful folly of a departure i'lOin the faith, and to demonstrate the blessednesS of a 4 people who have Mile Lord for their God.' And of this provision, all . persons, whether members of the Society or not, nete and still are. allowed and invited lo avail themselves. " But the Infidel may be anticipated. And tbe grand hope for the community should . seem to be by fore arming the inexperienced by a religions educa- tion. The Society for Promoting Chii-> tia'n Know- ledge, therefore, has ever offered itself as au anxili nry In all who are,. engaged in the religious instruction of poor children. And of late years" it has taken up. ui itsel* to supply ' with Books, at very reduced prices, ail tbe Schools connected wilh the National Society for Educating the Poor in the Principles of the Established Chinch. It is certainly known to supply in this wav books for 300,000 children, n'nd if does supply many thousands more where tbe schools are not formally united to lhat Institution. kk For these exertions ( to which should be added its maintenance of Missionaries abroad, and its other great effort's for the support of religion, in British India and in various of our Colonies and Dependen- cies) the Society should; seem to deserve the vener- ation and assistance of all good people. » But the Christian World, unhappily, and espe- cially in this land office discussion, is divided info a multitude of seels and. pat ties. The Salop District Committee would bless G d lhat there appears to be. no religious party Which does not, iu some way or Other, give glory to God by its good works, and demonstiate iis charity towards men. But they are addressing themselves pnrticnluily to the members of their own communion : aud they do hope that . their fellow- church men will ever continue to disin- guish between liberality and indifference ; between candour and compromise'; between, thp courtesy of the Christian and the cowardice of the Man pleaser. That whilst they honour all men who act like^ hunest men upon their own principles and do good, they will, as men fully persuaded, act with like, decision themselves. That, being ' Churchmen, they will Speak out and avow it ; and that,- therefore, if there js here an Institution w hich eminently and peculiarly carries upon its front the stamp of a Church of Eng- land Institution, they will for that reason, and as- signing that reason, honour and support it wilh a pecu iar Zeal, " Now the Committee would submit, that if cer- tainly does give to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge the character of a Church of England . Society — that it it, and long has been, Sanctioned and supported by all our Bishops And they do conceive, that if all Churchmen should he. disposed to favour it on this account, the respect which they would thereby manifest towards those who have the rule ove. r them would have more of ' Christian wisdom in if, as it would' certain!" have more of Christian humility than that scorn with which ihe to i- far- prevailing spirit of the times may be disposed to dismiss such a plea! at once. They submit, also, that it gives to this Society the charac- ter of a Church of England Society — that if provides for the admission of the Church Catechism' into ali the schools connected with il; and allows the Pa- rochial Minister free access, at his own discretion and convenience, to superintend the religious in- struction of the children. They submit, that it gives to this Society the character of a Church of England Society, and another claim to the support of Church- men— that, as by iis Tracts it contends for the Redeemer against Infidels, so also it contends for what they hold lo be the faith- once delivered to the ' Saints,' against erroneous interpreters* F* or, sure- ly, if publications denying the " peculiar doctrines of the Gospel — the Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ, for instance, or tbe Doctrine of Atonement— may be placed at any time ( as they maybe, and are) in the bands of the people, they who ho d them as the corner stone of ihe gospel may rejoice to have pub- lications of a contrary tendency lo distribute, such as they will find in plenty, and master- pieces of their kind, upon the list of the Society for Promoting Christi n Knowedge. ^ " To instance only in one thing more, the Com- mittee would remind their fellow- churChmen— that it is a main concern with this Society to circulate the Public Formularies of our Church— our Articles, bur Homilies, and our Liturgy. Every Churchman must desire to give to these the widest diffusion possible • and the more so, the more he compares them with that which is the parent of every one of them— with that with which they all claim lo be compared — The Bible. In the Articles he has the summary of that faith for which Our Church- Martyrs died; which they collected from the Scriptures; and which, having been so collected and put together, has been the means of opening the eyes of thousands whom it has led to enquire whether those things are so. By means of the Homilies, he may put into the people's bauds a specimen of Ihe Reformers' mode of preach- ing; and can the people fail to profit, by the sound exposition which these holy men have given of the particulars of their faith, by their practical views of ilnnti- liu, K II ib< » t it\ n(* nf f^ b riel in n mnd< » r? t I in n u'b! r> l\ Shropshire, Summer Assize. doctrine, by that tone of Christian moderation which pervades their statements ? Aud can the Churchman have a better instrument than the Liturgy itself, whereby to instruct his poorer brethren in the nature of those duties in the performance of, which that LitUrgy is to assist them ? Can any thing else be put into their hands to teach them belter what prayer, and thanksgiving, and confession, and intercession are ; or better help to fill their minds with the sense of their own sinfulness, their own necessities, their own obligations; or better lead them into that . humi- lity, that charity, that heavenly. miudedness, that faith, that holv fear and awe of the Divine Mujesiy, wilh which, if they would be doers of the Word of Christian Knowledge, and not hearers only, they must be imbued. " So long as the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge shall employ such means as these, the Committee trust that iis claims to the support of Churchmen need onl. y;( be considered to be allowed Far beyond that, however, they trust, also, that it • will be accepted and honoured as a minister of good by Him who alone can either sanctify the workman or bless the work " On Wednesday afternoon last; the Commission of Assize was opeyed in Shrewsbury befoie - Mr Baron barrow," who had been'escorted into town by tlie High Sheriff', J Whitehall Dod, Esq. and the usual attendance* Mr. Justice Burrough arrived tlie. same. afteriiooii; and oil Thursday morning their Lord- Ships attended }) ivine. Service at St. Chad's Church, wbeie mi appropriate Sermon was preached by the Sheriff's Chaplain, the Rev C Cholmondeley, from Gal a | ia ns vi. 9. — Mr Justice Burrough afterwards took his seat at the Crown Bar, and Mr. Baron Ganow presided at Nisi Prius. CROW* COURT. His Majesty's Proclamation against Vice, Profane- ness, and Immorality, having b. en read, and the other customary forms gone through, the following Gen- tlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury : — Tbe Hon. Thomas Kenyon, of Pradoe, Foreman. S< r Edward Joseph Smythe, of Acton Burnell, Bart. Sir Rowland Hill, of Haw ketone, Bart. Sir Andrew Corbet, of AdtU- iley Hall, Bart. Sir Robert Chambres Hill, of Prees, K. C. B. Panton. Corbett, of Longcor, Esq 1 Philip Charlton, of Wy tbefoid, Esq. Edward Ciudde, of Oileton, Esq. Francis Blilhe Harries, of Benthall, Esq. Robert Jenkins, of Charlton Hill, Esq. Edward'• Burton, of Shrewsbury , Esq. John Thomas Hope, of/ Netley, Esq. James Parry, of The Isle, Esq George Austin Moultrie, ot Aston, E* q. Thomas Wbilmore Wylde Browne, of Caughlev, Esq. Mr. Justice . Burrough, in his Charge to tbe Grand Jury, said, they must .. be '. perfectly awaie liow few prisoners there were in the Calendar, and bow small a number of them appeared to be charged with capital, offences.-: there was, however, one case which he was ralher surprised lo see ; he alluded to the charge against several persons for a riot and affray at Sbiffual, owing lo which a man had lost his life. His Lordship pointed out to the Grand Jury how the law would, affect the prisoners iu this case, and suggested to them the necessity of finding a bill either for manslaughter or otherwise against the prisoners, according to the evidence which should be. brought before them, — He then dismissed the Grand Jury to business. THOMAS MORRIS was charged with having stolen five pecks of wheat in the chaff", the property of Mr John Jones,' Morville, farmer, from an outlaying barn of ihe prosecutor's ou a farm w hich he held in. the parish of Astley Abbotts*— It appeared in evidence that a servant of Mr. Jones's, named Pi got; had, on the 13th July, been thrashing wheat in the barn, and left about thirty bushels oi mixed red and white wheat there unvvinnowed that night; next morning he found the barn had been entered, and part ofthe wheat stolen. — It was proved by Mr. James Green, a miller in Ihe vicinity; that on the 14th July, the prisoner brought about five pecks of mixed red and white wheat to his mill to be ground; and Goodasl, the constable, who apprehended the prisoner, stated that on searching the prisbnei's premises on the 14th July, he found the fresh winnowed rlinffo( a quantity of mixed red and white wheat, with a few empty husks of the same, behind the prisoner's bouse, but there \ vas nostruSv on the premises — The prosecutor and Pig. ot. deposed to the corn taken to the mill by the prisoner and that which had been thrashed by Pigot in the liarn ( samplesof both of wInch were pro- duced) being precise, y ihe same iu quality, infected by tiie same seeds from weeds, {&<;.; tbe Jury also compared the samples produced, and found toe pri sober Guilty.— He wo's sentenced to be imprisoned to bard labour for 6 calendar months'. , JOHN PASSANT was charged with having stolen six? ewe sheep and four lambs, the property of Ja, rues Proud Johnson, M D— I? appeared in evidence that Dr. Johnson' resides in Slirewshu; y, near which town, at a place called KempVEye, lie has land in his o. wy occupation ;. be also has farm* in his own oc- oupatio> at Monk Fields and Veuuington; near ihe Long Mountain; about 13 miles from Shrewsbury — The prisoner was a labourer at Veiiniugton, in the Service of Dr. Johnson, and oil the 12th of April last brought soi'fle cattle to Shrewsbury, where they - were j sold on the following day, the 13th, being the Cattle Fair Day. On the 13 th, in the evening, the prisoner had to ' like the six ewes and 4 lamTis from Kemp's Eve, which he was to deliver to Dr. Johnson's shep herd at Monk Fields. On the I4 « H nf April, Dr Johnson went to his Farm' at VenningfoH,* and heard that the prisoner had sold the sheep ; they were store ewes, which he did not wish to sell; they had been oppressed and borne down by larger shee'p vsith winch they bad been fo iled, and were out of coiir difion, for sale. He saw the prisoner on the l5th,. « fio < lid not then tender him any money, though his wife afterwards had; he " taxed Passant, with selling the sheep for so little money, when, though lliey were not iu a condition to sell, they were worth double the money." Upon this last statement of the prosecutor's, Mr. Bather, counsel for the prisoner, very ingeniously drew the attention of tlie Court to the question whether, upon the prosecutor's own statement, there must not have been a tacit nude! standing between the pi% secntor aud the prisoner, that the latter might sell the sheep if he could get a good price for ' tliein ; Mr. Bather said he believed the sheep were rotten and scabby, and unable to travel, and that the prisoner had authority to sell them on the road if lie could. R North wood, shepherd to S. A. Severne, Esq. whose lands adjoin those of Dr. Johnson near the Long Mountain, stated that on his way home from Shrewsbury Fair, ou the 13th April, he overtook the prisoner, who had 6 ewes and 4 lambs with him, about 5 miles from. Shrewsbury; tiie prisoner told him they were Dr Johnson's sheep, and that he was taking them to his shepherd, VV. Whateley, at his Long Mountain Farms ; prisoner said he bad told the Doctor the sheep could not walk the distance, and that the Doctor had told him to sell I hem on the road if he could : in consequence of this, witness offered the prisoner, 50s. foribem; Ihe prisoner asked t' 3, hut finally took £" 2. 12s. ( 5d. for them ; they were not worth more, for ihey were rotten a fid scabby — one of them could not walk, and the prisoner carried it on his shoulders. The witness said be bought the sheep ou his own account, thinking to cure them and then to profit by them, nnd told prisoner to drive them to the Won Gate public house, whence he would fetch them next day ; when- he went there for them, he found they bad not been able to travel so far, but bad - been leit at Venuingtou; witness took them from thence, and put them into a field belonging to a cousin ofhis, w hich adjoined to Di. Johnson's laud.-- A. day, of . two afterwards the- prisoner came to him, and- told, him Dr. Johnson was very angry with- him for selling the. sheep, and wished him to give them up, and he would repay biui for them, but witness refused fo- relinquisb his biirgaiii. Dr. Johnson stated thai he never had -. authorised the prisoner to sell anything for him. VV. Whateley, shepherd to Dr; Johnson, stated that he saw tiie sheep in the ground of Samuel North wood, who was cousin of llie witness. It. North wood; he knew they were Dr. Johnson's sheep, as he had some lime before left them at Kemp's Eye ; he thought they had strayed, and went to drive them out of North wood's ground, but prisoner fold him he had sold them to It. Nortliwood; witness asked wlio told him to sell them, he replied " Nobody, but he hail sold them for their worth/'-- Witness never krtew any one but Dr. Johnson's bailiff, named Cooper, sell any stock for the Doctor.— Tbe sheep, when in Northwood's land, were open to the observation of anybody. Mr. W. Jones stated that the prisoner had left the sheep at his farm at Vennington, because he said ihey were unable to go to vvitness's mother's at Ihe Won Gate : the prisoner told him when he left them at. his house, that they were Dr. Johnson's sheep, and that he. had sold them to R. North wood. The Learned Judge here said, it yras impossible not to believe that there must have been some under- standing on the prisoner's mind that he might sell these sheep for the Doctor ; and the Jury in a case of this nature, where a conviction must he capital, never would find the prisoner Guilty.— On the Jury going into consultation, his Lordship said, thev may very fairly say, the prisoner is Not Guilty ; r and lie was accordingly Acquitted. THOMAS SHONE, aged 18, and JOHN HARVEY, aged { 7, were charged with burglariously breaking into the Eilesmere House of Industry, in the night of the 4th of June last, and stealing thereout and therefrom a hen fowl, a looking glass, a pbwder flask, a hatchet, and a great quantity of small articles.— It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Hetheringfon, the schoolmaster at the house, Mrs. Hetherington, and other inmates, thai on the night of the 4th of June, the house was locked up and made safe about ten o'clock, and that, early next morning, it was found that a pane iu a window had been broken, the bolt of the window slipped, and the house entered and robbed of the various articles stated in the indictment.— The prisoners were in the employ of Mrs. Jane Lee, who kept boats on tbe Ellesmere canal, aud were out with the boat on the night in question, and c. mie home with it between 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning.— W. Williams, who lived servant at Mrs. Lee's, stated that when tbe prisoners enme home at 4 o'clock in the morning. Shone had a ben fowl frith him, which lie said he bat! found, on which witness said to him, that he weiit the road to ' iring them al. bto be hanged.- It appeared from the evidence of'. Cofcmo. re, the- constable, that all the^ other articles fit- sited in the indictment wer? found in the cabin of the boat, of which Shone, had the key ; and the hen and a'l these articb s were now identified by the Witnesses from the House of Industry, of hich place both the prisoners had. formerly been inmates ; and the canal passed w ithin half a nii; e of ihe House.— The defence made by the prisoners was, that Harvey found ali the articles, and gave them to Shone to lock up in the boat.— The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and Judgment of Death was re- corded against them.. JOHN DAVIES was charged with feloniously killing sheep, aud with carrying away a pVirt of the carcase of the same, the property of M r.' John % mon, of Col tun — Mr. Vernon stated lhat on the $ th of June, be had 4 sheep in one of his fields ; next morning one of the sheep was missing, bill on searching for it, the two foie quarters, with the head ttached and the skin on, were found in an adjoining field, and sit a little distance, in a bush, the skin of the hind quaiters was found.- Suspicion fell upon the prisoner, w ho bad worked for the prosecutor; and on searching bis bouse, two legs of mutton were found in a small stean, the bones of the legs being broken iu order to get tliem iu : tiie legs were hot in the stale they would have been if the sheep had been killed by s » butcher, noi having bled properly, and being cut in the wrong joints.— Ou comparing the part of the skin ' ound in the field with these legs, the identity was evident from the adhesion of the flesh in two places on the skin, and from a piece of the skin being attached to one of the legs, from the unskilful manner in which it had bee it. fluyfd".— Mr, Sa mlie I H u x ley a n d ' M r. Job u CI i ft' coif fi rtne< f M r Vernon's testimony .—- The1 Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty, and Judgment of Death was record ed a go ins t h ilii'i - Tb ere were t w o o'ti he r c 11 a r ges against'this prisoner, but they w; ere iiot grine into JOHN JONES, for stealing. a. bolster case, two blankets, and a smock frock, at. Hales Owen, was sentenced to be imprisoned to bard labour for 0 calendar months. JANE BOYLE, who had been employed as, a iyirse in the Shrewsbury House of Industry, was convicted of stealing a quantity of linen cloth, woollen yarn, and other articles, the property of the Guardians of that.' establishment, ami was sentenced to be im prisoned 9 calendar months. SARAH ANSLOW was charged with the manslaughter of Elizabeth Windows-, at Wellington.— It appeared in evidence that on the 16th March, ihe prisoner and tlie deceased quarrelled in, the street, and much enlgar language passed on the occasion ; iu the end; the prisoner struck the deceased a violent blow on the head with the edge of an iron frying- pan, and cut her head severely ; deceased went tost surgeon's and had it dressed, she bad it dressed 3 times the; last time on tlie £ lst of March, when the wound was healed, and she was dismissed as cured. On the 24th, however, a violent, erysipelas broke out ou deceased's head and neck, commencing'at the wound; she languished under this complaint ' until the 30th of March, and then died.— The question was, whether the erysipelas arose entirely fiom the wound: given by prisoner, and from w hich it had commenced, ori whether irwas a subsequent disorder,; anil wasrto be cou. videredj. as unconnected with the affray or its con- sequence^— The Jury acqnittetl the^ prisoneri Charge of Manslaughter from a Pugilistic Contest. JOHN MORRIS, JOHN RIVETT, WILLIAM RIVETT, WNIIJAM CI. EMSON. and THOMAS HARRIS, were charged; with the manslaughter of William Richard at Shiff'ual, on tfie 16th of May hist.— It appeareil. in evidence, that, on the 15th of May'-' last, the pii-* » uner- • Morris and the deceased had beerr. dtit^ king togefbeis at an inn iu Shi final, and a challenge to fight had taken place betw en them; Richards said be was not so strong as-' he other, on whicli Morris said he would fightdiiin, ii* 2itgaiiisf £ 1, aud the money was eventually deposited iu t. be hands of the ostler at the Red Li > n, Sbiffnal, to abide the event of the battle the next day, Monday, the 16tl). On the 16th, in the morning, the fight accordingly mmeuced, alioot 9 o'clock, in a fit Id called the Roundabout,^ bere aboiH 300 persons were- collected to vvi. tness it— Phoebe Richards, sister of the de a'sed, when she knew the. fight would take place* went immediately for the constable^ who, however, - happened- to be out ; she t hen applied to M r. Bay ley surgeon, and begged h'e ' Viyild endeavour to prevent the batfie taking pi aceM r. Ra y I e yd i < 1 go with her, interfered with the couibutanls, declaring he;, won Id by i'vori' lawful means persevere in preventing, so disgraeel'ul si transaction. He at length persevered till jobn Rivett, w ho seconded Richards, said be had got the key of the prisoner Harris's field, and they would go and. fight there; and that Mr. Harris had told hiiii to jgeep M r Bsivley oin. . The pai- iieif then, 1 nof# ifli\ tahding Sir. Bayley remonstrance.^- adjourned to the field of flie prisoner Harris, who is a veterinary surgeon. Mr. BsVyley accompanied by the deceased's sister; sit tempted to follow them, lint John Rivelf h> cked the gate, and on Mr. Bayley attempting to get ov^ r the gale, John Rivett took hold of his leg, and told liini if be did not keep hack he would throw him into the road Mr. Bayley then went for the constable and took him with him to Harris's field, where he succeeded in breaking through the ring to the eombaiauts; here, as a? the former place, the whol<< crowd collected attacked Mr. Bayley with coarse langusige.^ for bis o'nducf, and endeavoured tiius to drive him away, but sis he continued to persevere, the prisoner John Rivett took hold of him, threw him across hissboul dcr, and carried him outs of the ring,- winch was immediately locked together again, and the fight proceeded Mr. Bayley, while he was thus placed outside the ring, saw Morris give to the deceased violent blow on the left temple, which knocked him lear off his legs so that he fell almost perpendicular- ly on the right side of the head; a. person inside the ring cried out, " that blow lias decided. the battle," on which Mr. Bayley said " Yes, and has probably lx( J! ed tbe man;" Richards, however, rallied to another round, when li" received, another similar blow, arid with like effect. On this Mr.; Bayley went home immediately, and then rode off to the Magistrate to obtain warrants: against tlie principal! and seconds in this murderous affray, wlijch, it ap. penred, lasted nearly 3. hours, in which time about 60 rounds were fought.— The constable who went to. the ground was not heeded ; the crowd told him he w- as. out of his jurisdiction; and on this the Judge observed, that in a case of this nature, or in any breach of the King's peace, any person had a right aild, was bbuifd iu duty fo interfere, let the affray tsike place where if wrtuld,— it seemed, however, that after fighting nearly three bonis, the men were completely exhausted, and then, as it were by con sent, the parties broke up, the battle w- as drawn as undecided, and the stakes were? returned to the combatants.;: to who, in also some money was parled by ihe prisoner Harris, who had collected it in a glove among the crowd assembled.— John Rivett and Wil liatn Clenisoli . were engaged as second and, bottle- holder in the affair; William Rivett kept tjie ring nd a striking feature fu the business'vvas, that tbe father of Richards was among- fhe most stremious of' those who persisted, in the deceased . fighting out his battle against Morris, wbo was bis superior in strength, age, and every other requisite for such contest. After the battle was over, Richards was bled ; he had previously drank some ale. He continued walking about till he went home about two o'clock, when he was very ill, and was put to bed ; he was seized with convulsions, which came on at intervals, and, notwithstanding every assistance, he died at a quarter before six next morning.— He was sensible during the intervals of the convulsions^—- Mi. Bay- ley, with his partner, Mr Fletcher, and Dr. Hick- man, were among the professional men called in. The head was afterwards opened by Mr. Duneaife, surgeon, in the presence of Mr. Bayley arid several other professional gentlemen: there was an appear- ance of injury outside the head, and the confusion was observable within, on the outer covering being removed; in the interior, the membranes covering the brain were distended, and sis soon as the mem hrane was cut through a quantity of bloody serum flowed away ; the two hemispheres of the brain were extremely turgid and very much distended ; the right ventricle was found to be full of water, and a very small quantity of water was in flie left ventricle; a patch of coagulated blood,-.. as" large as a halfpenny, was found, where a branch of the middle artery of tbe dura mater bad been broke. The hodv wris opened, and all the a'ppearances ( here were quite healthy — Tbe appearances'of the head, Mr. Bayley said, were precisely such sis he had anticipated from what he had seen of the fight, and of the, subsequent illness of tbe deceased : and he. was as fully persuaded that the decesised died of compression of the brain in conse- quence of lhat fight, as lhat he himself existed to give evidence — Mr Duucalfe and Mr. Webb, sur- o- eons, aud Dr. Du Gard, after hearing the evidence, gave, as their decided opinion, that . the deceased died in consequeuce of the injuries sustained iu the fight. When called upon for their defence, the prisoner Morris said the deceased was always challenging him to fight; J, and W. Rivett, aiid Cjemson, ex - nessed their sorrow for yvlisit had occurred; aud hin is said he'was not aware at the. time that they We're cotiTiiritiing^ si bTeaeh of ibe peace. On behalf of the prisoners, Dr Hickman, of Sbiff- in 1,15 and Mess is. B « n net, Ccrsei, and Bid well, surgeons, gave it a* their opinion, founded on the extremely turgid state of all the vessels of the head of the; deceased after death, that the death of the deceased was quite as likely to have arisen from tliat srate of the h. ad, as from ihe blows received; and that this turgescence would arise from various, causes quite as probable as from the . blows received iii the " glit — they instanced drunkenness, passion, e: xei tion, and other causes, which would produce this turges- r efice, and said that the ex I cetne fulness of the essels might. eventually cause a ru'ptuie of an artery in t he bead, compression of the brain, and consequent death. The question thus raised for the Jury was, whether the decesised's death was the consequence of the blows received iu the fight, or whether it arose froiti the causes intimated by the professional men called on behalf of the prisoners, and w hich, as they said, niight have occasioned death, if no fight had taken phice,— The examination of the medical then occu- pied a great length of time. The Jury, after consulting together for. spine, time, said they did not think the deceased died in conse- quence of the blows lie received in the fight; and Consequently the prisoners were Acquitted. On the verdict being given, some persons in Court seemed inclined to evince their satisfaction by ap- plause. The Learned Judge said, if any persons did so iu that Court, be would commit them to Gaol. This observation; had the desired effect. Mr. Ludlow, counsel for the prosecution, had stated, iii'the outset of the case, that he believed the prrtsecufion vvas oof iii- accordance with the sentiments Of the ' gresit body of the inhabitants of Shiff'nal, wheie, be was sofrV to understand, Such Scenes were Of frequent ! re^ ur re trce^ but the Magistrates had con sidered Jf a case whinih oiight to be brought into a Coifi t of Justice, aud hat! called upon ! he cliurcb- wardens and overseers ofthe parish to institute the present prosecution — He now stated, that as the Grand Jury had stlso found a true Bill ''- against the prisoners for the riot and affray on the day in ques- tion, the -' Indictment for that offence vtouid certainly be proceeded with; The prisoners then requested to traverse this In- dictment for tbe misdemeanor till next Assizes ; they were accordingly bound over in recognizances, them- selves in £ 40 each, and their two sureties in £ 20 for each of the five prisoners severally, for their ap- pearance at the next Assizes to answer to take. their trial for the misdemeanor. The Learned Judge then observed to the sureties, and to the prisoners, that they must take care that no ebullition of triumph for what had taken place, nor of ill- will towards the prosecutors and vvitnesses, occurred when the prisoners reached home ; for if it should, arid the prisoners should be convicted on the indictment for the Misdemeanor at the next Assizes, such '- conduct would tend to increase Ihe weight of their punishment. The question upon which they had' just escaped was a very nice one, and thev . light to be thankful for their deliverance. 3t was a scandal to the place where this affair occurred, that a great body of persons should meet for such a purpose, and that not one of that body would assist Mi. Bayley in his endeavours to preserve the peace srnd the life of the deceased. Every person contiiiu ing present at ; he battle, as well as the combatants and seconds, was liable to fine and imprisonment, aud this too whetber'the battle had terminated fatally or not; the very act of assembling at a fight made all the parties liable to this penalty," and any subject of His Majesty, whether a constableor not, and whether a resident of the place or nOt, was authorised and iu duty bound to prevent such proceedings. This scene, irr which 300 persons had witnessed two feiro^ icreatiires thus'injuring one another, was a disgrace to- humaii nature- jiud to the plabe where it occurred : siicb ptiffages seemed to ha ve been getting* ground ih spine parts of tbe country : he hoped, therefore, that what he now said would be taken as a caution, for the law would, in all cases of conv iction, be put in force with vigour; such scenes must be put a stop to, and w hoever engaged iu them would be punished with the utmost severity. His Lordship then directed that a'liberal allowance should be made to the prosecutors for their expenses Such; prosecUtio- ris were eminently entitled to eVery ard ftorti those who did hot w ish the laws to be trampled'under t: he; foot of lawless. violence and outrage.- , Vi Mr: Liidlow and' Mr. sianey Were employed as Counsel for the- prosecution; Mr. Cur wood aiid Mr, Bather were the leading Counsel for the prisoners.' DERBY RACFS — On Monday, July 25, The The King has granted permission for the Rev, Sixty Guineas was won at 2 heats, by Mr. Honlds- | Sir Philip EgecJon, Bait, to use the surname of worth s Maid ot Mansfield beating Tripoli and j G. cV, in addition to lhat of Eye. ton, and bear the others. 0 to 4 on the field against tbe Maid of r-. nv (, f Wi Mansfield; after the first beat, 7 to 4 on the Maid of J ° Mansfield.— The Gold Cup, value 100gvs. aiid 50gs, in specie, was fron by Mr Althorpe's Sir Gray, beating Cantee. b, Bareboot, and Sligo. 5 to 2 on Barefoot, 5 to I against Cunteen, 4 to 1 against Sir Gray, 6 to 1 against Sligo ; an excellent iace, won by, a head.- rrSaine day, tbe Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, for 2- year, ( dds, ,6 subscribers, was won easy by Mr. Myllon's Louisa, beating Mr. Turner's ch. c. Jeweller. On Tuesday, July 26, the t* lale of 60gs. was wpn easy, nt 2 heats, by Mr. flonldswortU's Miss Mahby, beating Lord Sligo's Bequest; 2 to 1 oh Miss Mail by ; after the first heat b to 1' The S v » eepstak. es of 5 gs. each, for. 3- year olds, 21 subscribers, w< m cleverly by Mr. F. Biadshaw's br. f. Arachne, beating Conviction,. Susan, SirT. Mostyn's br. f. by Whisker, and Lord Darli ngton's g. c. by Whisker ; 6 to 4 against Arachne, 3 to 1 against Conv ctioti, 4 to 1 against Lord Darlington's colt.— The Sweep- stakes of 5 gs. each, for half bred horses, 13 sub- scribers, yvas won by Mr. Wilkins's g. g. 6 yis. old; by Fitzjsiines,. beating 4 others. KNI'TSFORD RACES.-— Oil Tuesday, July 26, the Produce Stakes of 50 gs each, h. ff. was won easy by Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Doctor Fausfus, beating Linnet and Toss* Linnet the favourite — The Sweepstakes nf £ 50 each, h. ft. 4 ^ subscribers, was won easy by Doctor Faust us, beating Sir W Wynne's b e. Randle : 4 to 1 ( Hi I lip .. i ii lip r,— T hp Goi, I Cup, VIIIIIP lOOt- s. was HON clpvpily by Hnji Biiba, ht- Hiin< J- flynipitus nil, I Builpr. Uuji Bal. a tht- fuvmiriip.— The Maiijpn Plnre of £ 50, ins nun, at 2 IniiN, l> y Mi'. J. Johnsoirs l>. f. Proserpiiip, hpuliiitj- ( ileuilp, Infant I, vra, au< l hr. c. by RhiHtnimtiithn.. On Wpdnpsday, July 27, Ihe 1' p. ifpr Sinkps nf ±" 10 each, 15 subscribers, was . vou pasy by Lnr. J i) rIiv% H b. f. Organiln, healing Kite, llybla, and Dorcns: 6 in 4 on Urgauda. - The Handicap Slakes ,, l 5 sov. pitch, wilh 3f> added, was won very easy, al 2 heats, h\ Sir T. Stanley's eh. h. Grenadipr, healing M vstie and riislmly by a pi- lire nffieer. This < l,- lin(| iieiit, who KilP: Grenadier the favourite — Tbe Cavaliy Clip, j is only in his 17th >, ar, ancf is most respectably ntlup 50 gs. was won, al 2 heats, by Mr. Oldham's ronntcted, was appieheiiile. l on a eh , r » « - of bavin* Miss Edwards, beating 2 otiie. s- I stolrn a watch from an H„ tel al B it,.; and it was On Thursday, July 28, the Dunham Massey Slakes 8obsW, nenllv ascertained, lhat, alio,., a * e, k since, of 25 gs. each, . was. won by Sir ,1. Byng's br. c. . „ V „ ' . {,.„.. Gicy of Wilton, quurteietl with those of his own house. ' I he Duke of York left town on Saturday morn- ing fur Brighton, for about a month, [ lis Royal Highness wil! reside at the King's Palace. Roberts, the ingenious inventor of tlie hood and mouth piece to enable persons to enter places on fiie, and lo endure what would otheru isc cause suffoca- tion, continues to met t with giea- t encoiuagement in the metropolis. On the 6th instant he appeared before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to receive £ 100, the liberal bounty of his Majesty ; on which occasion the Right Honourable Gentleman pre* sen ted him with the sum of £ 10, oiit of bis private purse, and promised to submit one of his appa- ratus to the inspection of the Lords « . f the Ad- miralty,; At the request of some distinguished indiv iduals in Paris, Roberts is about to proceed to the French capital with some of his invaluable life preservers. O'CoNNti- L's POPULARITY.— The following account yvas proved before the commissioners of bankrupts, in a case when in a friend of Mr. O'Con- rieli's had become insolvent, some shot! time since. The item? appeared in this ma t's schedule, forming part of bis account wilh Mr. O'Conuell. " TO providing, tar barrels and other ma- tcnals for bon- fires, on your visit to Killarney, £ b 13s 0< l."— " To providing ropes; and paying the m u who drew your carriage into town, £ 11. 7s 6d."—" To three casks of porter to the people who were shout- ing, £ 6. 16s. 6d "—(' avan Herald. YOUTHFUL DFPUAVITV — On Friday, a youth rifimcd Hughes, who h; id arrived in Cheltenham but a few days before, and bad taken lodgings in one of the first bouses in the town, was taken into JOHN HALFOBD, ohargted with stealing a deal box, and two hoards, ati. Stockton, tbe property, of Richard' Pryce, Esq., received a good character, and wsis acq » ii| ted. MARY DAVIES; aged 34, was charged with stealing a quantity of flannel, sind other articles, the pro- perty . of; Mr. Thomas Sa'chwell, of Wellington, hosier and. babe rd as Ire r This caSp afforded a ctir ions, insight , m.* 0 the ways : by- wfiich villainy is sometimes enabled to triiimoh over the utmost Care and circumspection of honest indnytry. It appealed that the prosecutor's bouse joined that of the hus- band of , the prisoner, and that one room in the prisoner's hoiise abtftted upon and went- over the back bi-^ whouse of the prosecutor, which had a boarded fioor over if; part of which onlv was ceiled. — The prosecutor and his wife were in the habit of attending- the countrf markets to sell their goods, on which occasions, when tbe one wept out, the other stopped at home; on the 18th of June, Mrs Satch- welHwent to. Newport, and on that day, a girl brought a letter fo Mr. Satchwell, stating that his wife had met with a bad accident; that the cart had gone oyer her; and that if lie- wished to see her alive, be. must make up the house, take the children to the Back Lane, and go to Newport.— Mr. Satch- well, not. suspecting any trick, made up his house quite safe, as he was directed in tlie letter; but before lie reached Newport lie found there was no truth in the statement of his wife being- hurt, he found her well, and that the letter was a falsehood, and immediately hastened home, where be found the house made up exactly as he had left it,— This was Saturday, and he did not immediately miss any thing. Oii Monday morning; however, he foiind ffie, tjlI had been robbed, and that various articles of his trade had been stolen. He now set himself about unravelling the mystery of the robbery,' and after some time, he found that over bis back hrewhouse tlje boards of the floor were loose, and eventually, bv careful watching, he found there had been inside a sort of trap- door in the floor, and the prisoner's daughter, was actually caught coming throuo- h it into Mr. Satehwell's house, which had been re peatedly robbed, though, until this transaction,- he never could find out how the robberies might have been effected.— On going to search the prisoner's bouse, she gave some pawnbroker's duplicates to the constable; and on goiugtothe pawnbroker's, it was found that the prisoner had pledged several of the articles stolen from Mr. Satchwell. — The girl who brought the fabricated* letter to Mr. Satchwell deposed that she received it from ihe prisoner.— These facts being proved, the Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty. Mary Davies, with her daughter Ann Davies, aged 13, were then arraigned for the misdemeanor" in entering the prisoner's house; the daughter pleaded Guilty; and the case against the mother was not gone into for this charge. Mary Davies ( who, it was stated, has 7 children) was then sentenced to be imprisoned nine calendar months; and Ann Davies was sentenced fo be imprisoned 1 calendar mouth — Thomas Davies, the husband of Mary Davies, had been charged as an accomplice, but the Jury did not find any true bill against him.— This terminated the business of the Calendar. At 1 indictment was then tried, " The Kino- Jeremiah Jones."— The defendant was charged with an indecent assault on Mary Home, wife mf John Home, butcher, of Bishop's" Castle.— We shall not pollute our columns by detailing any of the evidence as to the alleged transaction.— The defendant was acquitted. John Jones, an Insolvent Debtor, was afterwards discharged under what is termed the Lords' Act; and the Court broke up, having finished the Crown business of the Assize. l^ teceUaneoiia SnteUigcnce. The first stone of a new chrtrcb to be erected in Dale End, Birmingham, was laid, on Tuesday morning last, by the Rev. Charles Curtis, the Rev. Laurence Gardner, D. D. and James Taylor, Esq. the Local Commissioners for building Churches in that district. PREFERRED -— Edward Ward Wakeman, Clerk, B A. by the Lord Bishop of the Diocesc, to the Perpetual Curacy of Caines, Worcestershire, by vthe resignation of Thomas Henry Newport, Clerk; M. A. the last Incumbent there, oii the nomination of H. Wakeman, Esq. of Perdiswcll. Comedian, beating br. c. by Champion : 7 paid . 5 to I oil Comedian.— The £ 60, for all ages, was won, at 2 heats, by Mr. Clifton'* Ardrossan, beating Butler. It is supposed that there were 200 pickpockets on the course at Cheltenham laces. Several vehicles were plundered of valuable property during the last heat for the To*' n Plate. A gen- tleman from the neighbourhood of Worcester lost upwards of £ 600 in a gambling maiquee; and a gentleman residing near Wells Was robbed, at the door of , another; of his gold watch, ' diamond brooch, and pocket- book containing Upwards of £ 450. In the same booth, a gentleman of Chel- tenham won in 20 minutes upwards of £ 400. One of tho& e disgraceful scenes, a pitched baft tie for a pursej has occurred ct Westerleigh', in Somerset, between two young men of that neigh- bourhood. The match had been made at a public- house more than a week before, and on Monday se'nnight a large meeting took place on Uedman's- hill. After fighting about four or five rounds, one of the men, John Lawrence, complained of a pain in the stomach, but was urged to stand up for another round, wbeii. be fell, never more to rise, as it was discovered that he was quite dead, An inquest was held on Wednesday., before W, Joyuer Ellis, Esq and a verdict of Manslaughter returned against John Tyler, as the principal; antf Zachartah Townsend and Joseph Hopkins, the seconds. STAFFORD ASSIZES.— In addition to the pri- soners mentioned in our last, Michael Coyle aud John Kean, convicted of a highway robbery j J. » hn Taylor, for robbing the cottage of a labouring man; and Henry Edwards, for an assault and highway robbery, had Judgment of Death recorded against them.— Theodore . Moore, for haviug im- plements for coining in his possession, was capitally convicted, subject to a point of law, which will be submitted to the 12 Judges, A singular disclosure was lately made at Derby, A young woman named Moore, a native of Sligo, about six years ago assumed the dress of a boy, on the death of her parents, for her better pro- tection, aud came over to England under the name of John Murphy. After serving as a day labourer in various places, her sex was discovered by a woman named Lacey, at Shardlow, who terrified the poor girl by telling her she was liable to be transported for being disguised in men's apparel. Mrs. Lacy had a daughter in the family way; and to preserve her credit she frightened poor Moore into a marriage with her daughter, and she was obliged to support not only Lucy's daughter and child, but Mrs. Lacy herself. This . was not ail— the family increased, and then Moore was deter- mined to run for it. The parish officers went after the supposed husband, when a disclosure of the facts was made. DUEL BETWEEN TWO PRIVATE SOLDIERS! -^ Saturday week John Mulligan, an Irishman, and Daniel Game, an Englishman, two, privates of the detachment of the 58th Regiment, quartered at Dungarvan, haviug quarrelled while drinking together, determined to decide their dispute by a duel with their muskets! They loaded their pieces, and placing themselves al a distance of about sixteen paces, fired without doing any execution; Game's shot missed his opponent, and Mulligan's musket did not go off'. Game refusing ail reconciliation, re loaded his piece, and fired at his unfortunate comrade, who received the ball in his neck, aud fell down dead, his musket again missing fire. Game was committed for trial at the Assizes, where he was found guilty of Manslaughter. Last yveek at Kibworth, Leicestershire, the church having been for some time undergoing re- pair, and whilst the workmen were gone to take refreshment, the whole mass of the steeple, tearing itself from tbe other part of the building, fell wit tremendous crash to the ground ! The fall to.> k place on the Western side, and involved iu one im- mense pile of ruin the bells, clock, and every thing before connected with the building. The church, yard is literally covered with the fragments. Many individuals lose, their iives in consequence of raising their arms above water, the unbuoyed weight of which depresses the head. Animals have neither notion nor ability to act iu a similar man- ner, aud therefore swim naturally. When a persm falls into deep water, he generally rises to liie surface, and continues . there, if lie dovs not elevate his hands; or should he move his hands under, water in any manner he pleases, his head will rise so high as to allow him free liberty to breathe ; and if he moves bis legs as in the act of walking ( or rather as if walking up stairs;, his shoulders will rise above water, so that he may use less exertion with his bands, dr apply them to other purposes. — These few plain, directions are recommended to the attention of. those who have not learned to swim, as they may be the means, in many instances, of preserving life. A Gentleman in Louisville, on the Ohio, thus expresses himself on the schemes of Mr. Robert Owen:—" Lanark Owen is here, establishing society on the Wabash, on a new plan. 1 was requested to give my opinion on the merits of his plan, which 1 did m one of the Louisville paper's, I considered it as impracticable, from the dislike that free- born, independent men must have to be told what they must eat, what they must wear, and yvhat they must do, by a mau whom they might soon consider as neither better nor wiser than themselves. I also thought that no man, not a slave, would willingly give up his children, at the age of two years, lo the charge of others, or consider himself as unfit company lor his own child. I considered the greatest part of the bap piness of maukiud to arise from the ties that connect father and child, and that the severing of these ties must tend to render them selfish and heartless, I believed that there was not much advantage to be gained by co- operation of num- bers— at least not enough to compensate for ihe absence of those most powerful motives to exer- tion, the fear of want and the love of wealth, neither of which could exist to any great degree in a society where all was in common."— Manchester Gazette. It is tolerably well ascertained, that the two Americas do not produce a single heath, nor the southern hemisphere a rose, he slo| e a watch from the Royal O. tk luu, in Chejteitham. He was taken back to Bath in custody. The extensive and populous parish of St. Mary- la. bonne was, some time ago, divid d into five portions, of which one was reserved to the mother Church, and the others formed in o dishict pa- rishes, under Ihe names of St Maiy's, AH Souls, Christ Church; and Trinity. Of these districts, the th ee first have for some time been provided with Churches for the. celebration of Divine Se. vice. By a recent A ' J of Parliament th. v are now further made into Rcetories for particular pur- poses, such as the performance of marriages and baptisms The fourth district will be fo. rued as soon as the church can be built. For ali s cu'ar purposes thfc original parish, however, remains undivided. FVBOLIJT. NT DK& TORS* COURT, LONDON.— Last week, William Tozer, a stout portly man; came before the Court to, obtain his discharge, when no smivli curiosity was ex< ifed at his presence, it bein<£ remembered. that at the time the celebrated Johanna S nthco? t flourished, ihe insolvent filled the > acer- dotal office of high priest to the prophetess, aud, at her death, the crad'e thsit had been present* d to Iter bv her followers, for the e\ peeti d. Shijoh, was be- queathed to the insolvent, but. it did not appear what had become of it, nor did the Creditors mstke any inquiry: after it. The insolvent said be formerly lived at Thorwarder, Devon, where he carried on the business of a insilfsier and tiniber^ mercbanf, but be flow stated himself to be a gentleman, residing in Duke- street, West in nsier- rond His deb's were not to a large amount, and no opposition appearing, he was discharged* MANSION Ho USE, LONDON — Last week, A corn factor was summoned by. a baker to appear before the Lord Mayor, to sihswer for having sold five sacks of some injurious compound as wbeaten flour. When the haker applied for the summons, he stated thai he believed the stud be bad purelisiscd srs household flour was a mixture of plaster of Paris, beans; aud a very small quantity of wheat; and thai it was impossible he could sell it to his customers. He had, be added, sent a sample of it to si gentleman at Apothecaries' Hall, for analy zaiion, and found that it was composed of materials wbieb \ iere very Unfit for the Use of man.— The factor, attended by his solicitor, appeared to answer the charge. The LORD MAYOR buying learned that MI. Choke, the operator at A ootliecurtes' Hall, w ho had analyzed the article in question, was in attendance, asked that gentleman what sort of materials he had found it Composed of. Mr. Clarke replied; that he had ascertained that here was no plaster of Paris or bones, as was appre bended by the hsfker, in the article. He had, how- ever, found lhat there was very little wbesit,, and that there was a great deal of beans and other things in if, which, although not destnietive to health, were exceedingly stimulating, aud unfit for use in bread. He regretted that the inost injurious ingredients have frequently been used in making br?>; id. Mr. Clarke mention- d ihat adulteralion iu flour is car- • i'd to a shameful height. He had been en waged' incessantly, from ihe 4th of September till the 28tb of February, by ti e direction of tbe Lords of the . Admiralty, in aualyziug l, 4f> 7 sacks of flour, which were lying iu warehouses at 11 ill, and such pernicious stuff' he had never seen iu. the w hole course of his experience ( be has been 22 years in Apothecaries' Hail). He had taken a sample from . each sack, aud in some he had found thsif upwards of a fltiid was plaster of Paris and. ground bones, two of the most abominable ingredients, siud which the stomich neither of man nor beast is capable of digesting. He bad sent samp'es of this.. flour, which. had, indeed, a very trifling portion of flour iu it, to the. Lords of the Admiralty, baked, and in . several of its processes, and never was seen any thing . more fiightful. It. WSH, as a loaf, almost as black as jet, and to be cut in pieces would require a hatchet. It was, of course. Condemned, and the person who owned if, and who was about to send ii to Spain or Portugal, was fined in the penalty of £ 10,000 He said a mixture of flour was generally thrown in, but the ground bones and plaster of Paris were exceedingly deceptions to the eye, although instantly detected by the chemist, sts they would immediately effervesce upon the sippli- vation of vinegar or olher acid, and affect tbe nose most powerfully. The LOKD MAYOR was of opinion that the exposure of the. abominable system of - adulteration would produce m, ucb benefit to the public,, and thanked VIr- Cliir. ke for the very useful information he bad communicated. Mr Clarke ssiiil he had to state to bis Lordship what would, no doubt, surprise him much, and would be of no little interest, as bis Lordship was a large tea- dealer. He bad lately aualvz'd some caper souchong tea, and found that there was. 25 per cent, of lead ore in it. NEW PUBLICA RIONS Messrs. 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