The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

FASHIONABLES, LITERATURE, &c. -+-- The valuable estate of the Mar jnis of Anglesey near Milford Haven has been purchased by Joseph Denison, Esq., Member for the county of Surrey, for 300,000/. Mr. Bvn win sliorflv he oreafed Lord Wro- tham, of Wrotham, in the county of Middlesex. Great pains, It is said, are taking to induce the Duke of Wellington to allow his name to be an- nounced as a candidate for the expected vacancy in the Chancellorship of Oxford. His Grace, though educated at Eton, was not, we believe, a member of the University. Sir John Herschei!, who has taken his depar- ture for the Cape of Good Hope. proposes to remain there tor several years, for the improvement of astronomical science. Lord Napier, has received the valuable ap- pointment at Canton, in China, fixed by the legisla- tive arrangements of the last Session of Parliament The salary is 6,0001. per annum. III tralsund and other parts of the German Continent, clubs have lately been formed for the express purpose of promoting English conversation and the diffusion of English literature. It would seem that Scott and Byron have rendered our's an almost universal language. There is no work of high rank in the modern literature of our country which is not reprinted, or reprinting. The Archbishop of Cilshel (Right Hon. R. Lau- rence), the Bishop of Meath (Right Hon. N. Alex- ander the Bishop of Kildare .'the Right Hon. C. D. Lindsay), and the Bishop of Derry, brother to the Countess Grey, will be the Irish Representative Bishops in the approaching Sessions of Parliament. TNU AI.LOTMKNT SYSTEM. The Bishop of Bath and Wells has given permission to Mr. Emery, druggist of that city, to allot out another piece of land to make 200 lots for letting to the industrious poor, which altogether make 100 acres that his Lordship has let in allotments in the vicinity of Wells. "PENNY WISE.'—His Majesty's Government have directed the weekly penny allotted to the most deserving boys in the Duke of York's School at Chelsea to be stopped, as even a penny a week, as a reward for good conduct, is a waste of the public money! TURNPIKE ROAD-.—It was some time ago re- ported that Government contemplated taking into their own hands the Turnpike trusts to be managed no doubt, like every thing else, Whig fashion, for the benetit of the FAMILY 0 This rumour appears to have some confirmation in a letter lately addressed by the Home Secretary to the clerks of the peace, callinjr upon them to send, without delay an alpha- betical list of all the Turnpike trusts within their county, together with the names and residences of the respective clerks, to such trusts. The Corporation of Rochester has protested against the Municipal Commission, as altogether illegal and unconstitutional. The Drapers and Ironmongers Companies have refused the mandate of the Corporation Commis- sioners. The Mayor and Aldermen of Hull have pre- tested against the Municipal Commission, upon the ground that it is illegal, that the jurisdiction it assumes is unconstitutional, and that it possesses no power recognized by law to compel the attendance and examination of the members or officers of cor- porations, or the productions of their muniments. T!,e Corporation of Maidstone, at a forma! meeting, have refused, by a majority of 79 to 43, to rocognise the authority ot the Corporation Commis- sion. They treat it as illegal. The Inquiry into the Liverpool Corporation, by Commissioners, terminated on Saturday week, having occupied 21 days. To the Corporation of Liverpool the result is almost universally regarded as most triumphant. By the present fall of the Company's tea sale, Government loses above 80,000'. for this quarter, being at the rate of 320,0001. in the year, as under the new system of duties proposed it is, therefore, very doubtful whether any furtherdecline could take place when the trade is open. From a comparison of the receipts of the cus- tom-house at Havre, during the first eleven months of 1832 and 1833, it appears that there is a decrease of 2,581,269f. in the latter year. In 1832 they were 2.5,rt7 ,21 Of" and in 1833 only 22,915,9 11 f. GREV—THE PALACE ROBBER.—We take the following from the Morning Herald Robbery at Kensington Palace.—Last week a man of the name of Grev, who has been for some time past in the service of H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex, absconded from Kensington Palace, taking with him about four dozen silver spoons and forks."—What else, we ask, could the Duke expect ?--the r, ry name of the fellow might have excited his suspicion as for our parts, we would as soon induct Bill Soames to the situation of head butler, as have a fellow bearing the name of Grey in our establishment ? We re- collect a gentleman, for whom we have a great respect,one Mr. Bull, once had a whole family of Grey's in his service, and was plundered right and left by the nefarious set.-A ge,

=:=.=:==: -==--=. boimgs at Naples. (Extract of a letter from JTr. Parry, juu.) Since I last wrote to you, 1 have been introduced to several English families, who reside here, and who give splendid entertainments, concerts, and dinner- parties, to the Neapolitans, as well as to their country- men, at which I have had an opportunity of seeiilg a good deal of the manners and customs of the people and the place, It is by no means an uncommon thing tor ladies to smoke two or three cigars wth the gentlemen, at evening parties; mind, I mean Italia" ladies, nol my fair countrywomen. At a soiree viusicale, given the other evening, a new vocalist was intro- duced, in the shape of a little poodle dog, who, at the command of his mistress, jumped on the musie-stoo', and began to howl the chromatic scale, at the same time thumping the kevs of the pianoforte with his fore feet, concluding his performance by a long shake !t really was all excellent satire on those whose delight is in meretricious ornaments, .squalling unmeaning cadenzas End untunable roulades. It was very disad- vantageous to me to sing a simple English ba'lad immediately after this canine exhibition, but I am happy to state that was honoured with an epteore A new opera was lately brought out at St. Carlo, cotit- posed by II Alacstio Gcnovese, in which Madame Musi sang extremely well, but the piece was not successful. Madame Malibran made her first appearance at Napleson the 14tti instant (November), as J)esdemotut, in Rossini's Otello she was most rapturously re- ceived, and her performance was a most triumphant one throughout; but what rendered the scene almost painful to oieaiid several English friends, waa, not the ieast applause, owing to the presence of the royal family* which I fiud is the custom here, and which, I think, woaid be •« more honoured in the breach than in the observance;" but although there was no clapping of hands we had plenty of braru with uplifting ot hands and eyes, nods, and winks of approbation. How shall 1 describe the splendour of the house--iio pen call possibly do it justice--it was the Queeu's birth- day, and a grand gala niht The great St. Carlo was lighted on the occasion by six hundred wax torches—not candles! The youthful King, with hi's lovely consort, Maria CVisiina di Savnju, who attained her 22d year that day, and all the royal family, oc- cupied the centre boxes. They were surrounded by the officers of state in their splendid robes, and a host of military men in richly embroidered uniforms, to- gether with hundreds of ladies most elegantly di essed. The opera was followed by a "ra id ballet, produced on the occasion, call liarba Bin (Blue heard), in "tie scene of which there was a ti-oop of eavalt-y intro- duced and about300 persons on the stage at one time We quitted this dazzling scene only to witness another — Naples was illuminated iu the most extra- ordinary manner cannons roaring, bands p'.ayiug, others singing, others shouting, and their Majesties acknowledging the expressions of respect paid to them in the most affable and gracious manner. On Wednesday next this graud gala will be repeated, it) honour of the birth-day of the Queen-mother on which occasion Itossilkils opera, La Gazza Ladra, will be performed the wonderful little Malibran will, of course, be the Nii ctti', aud Fernando will be repre- sented, for that evening only, by my kind and eminent master, Lablache, who is a prodigious favourite here he has made a splendid fortune, and he very wisely enjoys the fruits of his labour while he can. He looks remarkably well, and lustier even than when he was in London, where he means to be again next season. He has given over teaching except in a few particular cases, and I reckon myself very fortunate in being counted one of the favoured few. He frequently tells me that I would do extremely well, ifhe could impart a portion of bis power to me but a winter in Italy will do much in that way. I regret that my friend Signor N. who brought over a very clevet, opera, composed by the Hon. Miss M, with a view of bringing it out at Naples, has no chance of accomplishing his object, as there are three com- posers who have been waiting two years to get their operas performed. Rossini is the idol worshipped at Naples I attend the English Church every Sunday, which is generally full aud I feel not a little proud of the appearance of a number of beautiful English ladies, who, in every respect, throw the dark brunettes of this city into the shade. A ycuug lady of the name or portalls, who was formerly a pupil of the Royal Academy of Music, is making rapid progress as a vocalist she possesses a very fine eoutr'alto voice, and has had the advantage of the instruction of Cata- lani for two years at Florence. A son of Dr. Boisrag- hon, of Cheltenham, has made a most successful debut at the Florence- Opera-house; his voice is a powerful rich, and sonorous bass. The Carnival commences here on the 17th January should I remain at Naples till then, I will send you an account of it; but 1 am invited to pass the Christmas week at Rome (when I go there I shall be honoured with a letter of introduc- tion from a nobleman to his Holiness the Pope)—and from thence I shall proceed to Florence then turn ,y face towards dear old England, where I hope to arrive early in the spring. b Kaples, November 18, I 0. P.

ENGLISH IRON IN FPANCF,The Council of Commerce, at its sitting of Thursday, -resolved to re- commend the following reductions in the import duties upon iron :-Upon iron smelted with coal, or English iron, now taxed at '25fr. for every 100 kilogrammes, a diminution of one-tourth, or 6f. 25c.; upon iron smelted wjth charcoal, or Swedish iron, now taxed at 15f. a diminution of oue-fifth, or 3f.; upon the seve- ral species ot cast iron, now taxed at 9f. and 4f. 50c. a diminution of one-fourth of each of these duties. The Council proposed that these reductions should take place immediately,- and be continued for five years and further, that iron may.be imported in any quantity, instead of the merchants and manufacturers being compelled to bring iu, as hitherto, at least 400 i Og ,i,amm(Is at one impurtation.- Globe, N E;V METHOD OF FISHING.—On Tuesday last, Margaret TayloT, daughter of Collin Taylor, farmer, 11 Logiealmond, was brought before thejuslices there on a charge of salmon poaching. In the evidence, z;1 it appeared. that the young and blooming angler despised taking fj"h in the usual manner practised by poacher., The plan she adopted was both novel and simple. She set two terriers, a little below a salmon spawning bed, jn the Shillyan, a fishing stream run- into the Almond, in the parish of Fowlis, while she sat twenty yards above at a narrower part of the burn enjoying the luxury of a bath with her apron stretched under water.—On a signal, her two com- panions rushed up the stream, sending the fish before them, and the moment they entered her apron, she drew it towards her, and thus secured the fish. The justices rewarded the fair maid's invention, by order- ing her to pay a fine of 1/. and expenses and failing payment within 14 days, one month's imprisonment in the Perth jail. There are many ways of fishing, but we never knew of hunting fish into a lady's lap before Parliament should attend to this novelty in the Game Laws.—Glasgow Courier. A SKETCH.—About a fortnight ago, an itinerant shaver," named Cahill, was committed for two months by our Bench for assaulting a young woman named Pelling. On Monday morning a spruce jolly-looking dame, with a most good-humoured face, appeared be- fore their worships, "like Niobe, all tears, to beg their worships' most respectful pardon: she was "sorry, but really, indeed, Mr. Cahill would never do so again and she hoped their worships would let him out of prison." Sir D Scott inquired why? The good lady hesitated, and then said he was an old friend "f hers. Sir D- Scott: «■ Is he any relation to you ?"> The applicant took up the corner of her apron con- fusedlv blushed, looked down, and whispered, « 1\0 not yet, but perhaps he is going to be a very near one Sir D. Scott Oh, then, he was to be married to you was he?" Yes, sir, said she, quite abashed by the inquisitive gaze and uproarious merriment ot t|le ag_ sembled court. Weil, well'' said Sir David, « you may speak to my friend Mr. Milford about it." Al I-. Milford asked whether the lady wished him to give her away?—(Laughter). Mr. I'uller: N0> she wants a husband." Sir D- Scott "She wants you to shorten the term of his imprisonment, that she may become a bride." Mr. Milford f jt is a fair question, may I ask, pray, how old you are ?" Sir D. Scott: No, no, that won't do. (Great laughter.) The bride elect laughed, and Sir D. Scott then said, Well, as you don't seem to mind, how old are you?" Seventy-six, last Good Friday, replied she.* The court was so convulsed with laughter that we were unable to hear what else the fair bride was saying, till we observed Sir David tell her that she had not much time left, and so must make the best use of it. The old lady said she meant to do so and slated" 1 seil cakls in slimmer, and in winter I goes out washing, but you know they don t drink so much gin in the north country as they do here, and that nukes us last a little longer." Sir D. Scott said ifshe could get the prosecutrix to intercede for her, the magistrates would attend to the iecoiiMuendation but," said the Baronet with a sly look, « Mr. Cahill is rather fhithlcss he was taking indecent liberties with a YOllug- womall." A.v," sihed the expectant I bride, "but I was not there to see. GUar- than I

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. II OXFORD, DEC. 11. Nomina Candidatoruin Termino Micliailis A.D.. |ji honore digni sunt habiti. iu unaqnaque Classe secum u ordinem alpbabeticum disposita :—> IN D1SCIPL1NIS MATHEM4TICIS ET PHYSICIS> IN DISCIPLINIS MATHEM4TICIS ET PHYSICIS, CI.ASSIS r, ) Makeson, Gulielrmis, e Coll. Reg CI.ASSIS IT. Coope, Josephus R. ex iEde Christi. Walker, Josephus, e Coll. Wadh. CLASSIS III. Comyn, Henricus, e Col I. Exon. Murray, Henricus Storinonti ex iEde Christi. Read, Thomas F. It. e Coil Univ, CLASSIS TV. Richards, Thomas, e Coll. Wad. A Neate1161' ^.Examinatores in Disciplin'3 H! Reynolds,$Mathematicis et Physicis. _811 bamma tJuint2a Classis, give caierorunj oraniuin 4 ExaminatoriUis satisfeceruut, 71. i By a statute which received the assent of tbe House Convocation on Monday last, HDV comes into ope'.? tion in Act Term 1S3-1, all candidates for'i degree in | cine are (besides producing certificates from some hosp''3, of eminence of a diligent attendance upon lectures a" hospital practice ) to undergo an examination before tb Regius Professor of Medicine, and two other who are to be doctors in that faculty, and appointed by the Vice Chancellor. For the superior degree, a dissert' tion written by the candidate upon some snbject tobe approved by the Regius Professor, is to be publicly "e livered, and a copy given into the hands of the Profess0'' before admission to the doctor's degree. f Joseph Pullen, Esq. M.A. of Corpus Christi College. :J' on Tuesday last, unanimously elected to the professorship of Astronomy at Gresham College, London. DECEMBER 12. This day the following degrees were conferred i Bachelor in Divinity--Uev. James Thompson, Fello* ct Lincoln. Jar Masters of Arts-Rev. George. Edward Gepp, SelJo of Wad ham John Williams, Scholar of Jesus; Hen Cope Onslow, Demy of Magdalen Rev. Henry Geotge Pauncefote CoOke, Exeter Rev. William Henry Newbol'' Fellow of New College Rev. William Edward Trenchar<b Pembroke. d Bachelors of Arts— Samuel Rotton Piggott, St. EdtntB" Hall Henry Johnson Wilson, Queen's. e Yesterday Mr. William Fletcher, B. A. of Trinity College was elected Fellow of Brasennose. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 9. Tbe following gentlemen were on Saturday elected the Crosse Theological Scholarships Ds. Walker, Trinity College, Senior Bachelor Ds. Browne, Emanuel College, Middle Bachelor. Ds. Meyers, Clare Hall, Junior Bachelor. II'Ø On Monday last the Rev. Thomas Gordon westfalling Freston, was instituted by the Lord Bishop of Gl cester, to the Rectory of Dalingworth, in the county aD diocese of Gloucester, vacant by the death of tbe Rc,r' John Chapman. Patron the Lord Chancellor. WHITEH A LL, Dec. 10.—The King has beeu PLEASED present the Rev. Robert Clarke to the Church of lochbervie, iu the parish of Edirrachilles, in the presbyt^ of Tongue and shire ol Sutherland, vacant on the sition by that presbytery of the Rev. David Mackenzze, Minister there.

'g.. DREADFUL SUICIDE AT THE DANISH MINISTER5 RESIDENCE.—On Friday, an inquest was held f Feather's Tavern, Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, on' body ot Dorris Jessin, aged 29, a nursery-maid^/ the establishment of Beron Blome, the Danish M'°l:K ter, at No. 89, Grosvenor-place. About nine o'cl°c on Wednesday night, one of the footmen, nan'^ May, was passing by the dining-room door, when observed a red stream issuing from underneath door. The lady's maid, who was standing by, Sal that port wine had been spilt, but, on openi1 t- bt. door, the deceased was found with her throat tngb d fully cut, lying in the midst of a pool of blood, a" a razor near her. She was quite dead. Tile. de' ceased, who was evidently enceinte, had latterly observed to be very desponding, but the cause not known, and it did not now transpire who was tj' father of the child. She has two illegitimate dren in her own country. It appeared that slipped with the governess, and on leaving her said, 111 go and do something more." Short J after she was found a corpse. She had freqt»cnfiy. been discovered alone, and crying bitterly. Verd1*' -Insanity..

GLEANINGS. e THE WATERS OF THREE plvr,p the year 1801, when all expedition from this country landed in Egypt, under the command of the gallantr and lamented Sir Ralph Abercrombie, it was joined by a British force from India. The vessels which con- veyed the army from England had taken in their provision of water from the Thames; the troops which came from India had brought with them a slpply from the Ganges. A party of British otlcers mixed some of the water from these two famous rivers together, adding some from the no less famous Nile; and with it making a bowl of punch, they drank It on the top of one of the pyramids. THE WEEPIXQ WILLOW.—This admired tree is a native ot Spain. A few bits of branches were en- closed in a present to Lady Suffolk, who came over with George the second. Mr. Pope was in company when the covering was taken off, and, observing the pieces of sticks appeared as if there was some vege- tation in them, he added, "Perhaps they may produce something we have not got in Engtiiiid.Utider this idea, he planted it in his garden at Twicken- ham, and it produced the Willow tree which has given birth to so many others.—-It was felled in 1801. PAVSE BEFORE YOU FOLLOW EXAMPLE.—A mule, laden with salt, and an ass, laden with wool, went over a brook together. By chance the mule's pack became wetted the salt melted, and his burden became lighter. After they had passed, the mule told his good fortune to the ass, who, thinking to speed as well, wetted his pack at the next water; but his load became the heavier, and he broke down under it. A CimiSXIAN TEMPER.-Learn to pass by in silence reproachful language, instead of rendering railing for railing try to forget insults and evil falsely spoken, instead of cherishing the injury in your minds. Aspire after the praise which belonged to a great man of former times, concerning whom it was currently said, that whoever desired to receive a benefit from him, might become sure of it by first doing him an injury.—Bishop of Chester's Erpo- s it ion. FEELING IN RELIGION.—Lay it down as an incon- trovertible maxim, that' whatever tends directly or indirectly to discourage practical morality, is not the word of God rightly interpreted. Remember, that the innate corruption 6finaii eagerly catches at any doctrine which substitutes internal feeling for external duty a spurious faith in Christ, for the genuine love of his neighbour, an indolent leliance upon the grace of God for a resolute resistance to wicked propensities.-Bishop of Winchester's Charge. HYOROGRAPIHC PAPrR.-Steep a sheet of piper in a light solution of gallic acid and after dryiig it in the shade, brush it gently over with an impalpable powder made of green vitriol. After this, r ib the leaves with pumice stone. In order to use the paper so prepared, take a common pen, whatever is vritten upon it, even with so colourless a liquid as pure water, will immediately appear in letters of a bright greenish-blue colour. A man from the country lately applied to a respect- able solicitor for legal advice. After detailing; the circumstances of tiie case, he was asked if he had stated the facts exactly as they occurred. "0 aye, Sir," rejoined the applicant, I thought it best to tell the plain truth; you can put the lee tiIrt yourself." A Monarchy," says Bacon, without an Aristo- cracy, is ever an absolute despotism for a r.obility attempers somewhat the reverence for the line royal And this reflection was admirably illus- trated by Buonaparte. "The revolution" says Napoleon in his Memoirs," left France absolutely without an aristocracy and that rendered tllc forma- tion of a mixed constitution impossible. The government had no lever to rest upon to direct the people; it was compelled to navigate in a single element. The French Revolution has attempted a problem as insoluble as the direction of balloons." Rus IN UKBE.—During the proceedings in the King's Bench, on the 10th inst. two countrymen, in smock frocks, entered the Court, and after listening for some time, one of them said to the other," I say, what be they doing ?" His friend replied, Whoy, passing the overseers' accounts, to be sure." RUIn: TO SPORTS)IF.N.-Always load your gun when on the cock, by which you lose no time in bringing your piece to your shoulder, a great advantage; and if you possess common caution, you run no risk of blow- ing your head oft while ramming down your charge. -When a covey gets up, always fire bang into the middle of it.-It is all nonsense about singling out a particular bird; take my word, it is easier to miss one bird than to miss a dozen.— When you are very desirous of game, instead of shot, fire your ramrod. By this plan you may spit three brace at one shot. I have known it done.—When you scramble through a hedge by all means let your gun be at full cock. Caution should be the characteristic of a good sports- man if you shoot your friend, you will be cautious tor life.-If a single bird gets up on your friend's side, shoot at it by all means.—The old system is only to fire on your own side, which I hold to be a losing game for if your friend brings down his bird, .he bags it; whereas, if you fire also, you have the benefit of the doubt, which is settled by tossing up. Never mind the old gag of it being unfair: the ardour °. sportsman is a good excuse.—When you meet with a hare on her form, kill it if you can. It is all stuff about being unsportsmanlike: don't attend to such rubbish. My advice is fill your bag—Never brag 01 being a good shot. Hold this as a maxim; if, for example, you have leave to shoot over a gentleman's grounds, and are successful, which you are pretty sure to be if you follow my rules, and are anything of a shot, send your man home with the game, then call at the house and leave a brace of birds, being the whole contents of your bag you will be condoled with, and have unlimited leave to shoot. -When you enter a field, holloa and bawl as loud as you can. It will save you much trouble, for you will see at once whether there are any birds there.—The instant a pheasant rises, blaze away at him. My reason for this innovation is, that if you miss, you will have time to pitch your hat at him.—Monthly Magazine. IMPORTANCE OF FISHERIES.—A Cod-fish was sold in Workington market for one shilling. It weighed fifteen pounds, and measured two feet nine inches in length, and seven inches in breadth. The roe weighed two pounds ten ounces, one grain of which contained 820 seeds, or eggs; the whole therefore might contain 3,901,440 seeds. From such a trifle as this may be observed the prodigious value of the fisheries to a commercial nation. Thus, supposing that each of the above eggs should have arrived at the same perfection and size as the mother fish, its produce would weigh 26,123 ton-, and consequently would load 261 sail of ships, each of 100 tons burthen. If each fish was brought to market and sold for one shilling, this would net a clear sum to the nation of 195,000!. But this in- crease is trifling compared with that of the sturgeon, which according to Lenwenhoeck, amounts to one hundred and fifty thousand millions of eggs from a single fish. VORACITY OF THE PIKE.—Mr. Pennant speaks of a pike, from his own knowledge, that was choked by attempting to swallow one of his own species. This fish does not confine itself to fish and frogs, but will devour the water-rat and young ducks as thev are swimming. Dr. Plott, in his History of Stafford- shire, says. At Lord Gower's canal at Trentham a pike seized the head of a swan that was feeding under water, and gorged so much of it as killed them both." Gesner says "That a famished pike in the Rhone, fixed on the lips of a mule that was drinking, and was drawn out ot the water by the beast; that people have been bit by pike while bathing, and that they will even contend with the otter for its prey-" In December, 1765, a Pike was caught in the river Ouse that weighed 29 pounds, and was bought bv a gentleman in the neighbourhood for a guinea". When it was opened, the cook, to her great aston- ishment, found a watch with two seals annexed to it by a black ribband, in the body of the pike. These it was afterwards discovered, had belonged to a gentleman's servant who had been drowned about six weeks before, between Littleport and South 1 Ynnoe, while two gentlemen were angW a pond near Warnham, m Sussex, a pike, weighing upwards of seve.n pounds, seized a dog that was lap- ping in the water, and was landed by holding fast to the dog, to the astonishment of the fishermen. Near Youghal, a yearling calf drinking in the river Blackwater, was seized by a pike, was drawn out of the water before quitting its hold on killing the fish, a water-rat and a perch entire were found in its stomach; the pike's weight was thirtv five pounds. Ireland is remarkable for abundance of [pike, and for the size to which they arrive in its waters; in the river Shannon and in Lough Corrib they haye been found near seventy pounds weight The largest in Glamorganshire are in the celebrated lake at Kenfig near rue, ttie property of C. R .M Taibot, Esq, M.P.

llAlLWA YS IN FRANCE. Among the various projects for the establishment of railways, one in particular occupies the attention of the northern departments namely, that from Paris to Liil., 3nd from Paris to Calais. Tbe authorities are said to he undecided as to the precise direction of the course of the road, whether by Amiens or St. Qnentin. As the question is now to come under discussion, the merchants of St. Qnentin have thought it well to take advantage of the Opportunity to submit some observations to the government relating to the line of route to be adopted The following is extracted from the address to the Commissioners of Public Works. Thirty years ago St. Qnentin possessed but a very limited trade in cambrics and ltno>, and now the town participates in almost every branch of commerce. Besides our very various and extensive fabrics of colton piece goods, We have also manufactories of shawls, merinos, silk gauze, &c. The districts influenced by our industry extend far towards the north above twenty thousand weavers are emploved on the merinos. At Solcsmes and the Cliatcau and e iviroiis there are immense establishments of woollen yarn and piece goods, to the value of about 15 ndlio115 a year. Though we are in J'[.iatlon with the whole of France for our stuffs, yet our greatest reliance is on the north and west. Lille and Douai supply us with cotton twist, Rouen and Havre with raw cotton, aud liheims, Rhetel, and Sedan with combed wools. "The surrounding towns of Guise,"Vervins, Ham, and their communes, are- benefitted by our industry, so that, in I tiines of activity, our means of,transport, always defective, becomes insufficient; and our relations and intercourse with other places sustain a check and impediment, while the just protection of government would give them in this respect an immense impulse. The iutertsts of several fruitful and industrious depart ments are connected with those of St. Qnentin, which is, ag it were, a centre to which all the manufacturing industry tends, and from which the results of its labours and im- provements emanate. Thus the railway, in passing in the direction of St. Qnentin offers more chances of adjudication and of great advantage to a more numerous and industrious population, supplying the means of transports which are warning, and will augment the intercourse between the capital and the northern districts. If the rail road bo traccd out according to the wishes of the inhabitants uf St. Qikexitiii, it will pass by St. Denis, Pontoise, C til, Compiegue, Noyon, Chany, and Fangier, where willbe the junction of the rise to the Sambre, by La Fere and Landreics, then passing through thy valley of theSomme, and that of l'Escaut by Cambrai, joining the valley of la Scarpe by that of la Sensce, a little above Douai passing by which it would branch oil towards L.1le and Calais."

THE PLUMSTEAI) MURDER. ■ — The trial of John Bodle on suspicion of murdering his grandfather by infusing arsenic into some cottee, com- menced at Maidstone yesterday week, and occupied the Court the whole of that and the following day. The evidence against the prisoner having, been ex- amined, he then delivered a, written defence. It stated that his tilling the kettle was merely an acci- de "Tital occurrence that his quitting the place at the t r.'tical juncture o> the murder, which had b< en construed into a deliberate act of absconding, was only in conse- quence of an engagement previously formed, to visit his sister at that time. He accounts for the Possession of arsenic, which he had been known to purchase, from his being afflicted with a disagreeable disease, for which he generally used arsenic as Jin arui,jole_ After commenting at considerable length upon this part of the evidence, and upon the evidence of Mary Higgjns and his father before the coroner's jury be said in hj3 tence) "Sly father and Mary Higgins were examined separately before the coroncr. They had no opportunity of knowing what each other said and therefore YOll will find that although they agree, even to the letter, in two ex- pressions; and tlyo only-those expressions which they attribute to me-they contradict each other in every fact, and in every circumstance attendant upon that supposed conversation. When you reflect upon the falsehood f the contradiction, the evasion of these two witnesses, and the improbable nature of the conversation itself, I should be insulting your judgment if I thought yon could believe one syllable of their story. You will recollect that my own father is the ftrst to accuse me of this dreadful crime. He it is thst goes to the magistrate and puts this in motion against me. He it is who, after an interview with Mary Higgins at live o'clock in the morning, produces her as a witness to insure my condemnation,by swearing to a con- versation that never occurred, and, in the relation of w hit li, they talter and equivocate iu the manner you have heard. But, gentlemen, I have no doubt that you and every person possessing common feeling will here be desirous of asking what can possibly be the motive that has in- duced a father thus to conduct himself towards his child ? Even if he really knew me to be g-uilty, would not a father, under ordinary circumstances, abstain from being the first to prefer an accusation calculated to bring his own son to a speedy and ignominious death Gentlemen, my father has not, I grieve tosay it,set a fit or worthy example to his family. He has been imprisoned for malicious in- jury, and guilty of profligacy of all kinds. Still he hasnot been entirely devoid of regard for his offspring. What then could have induced him to thrust himself forward* uncalled for, to take away my life through the medium of this prosecution ? 1 fain would have avoided this topic, but a sense of duty and srlf preservation compel me to enter upon it. Call any adequate reason be suggested ex- cepting the desire to avert from himself the horrible con sequences of this horrible offence. Gentlemen, you will have observed in every stage of this proceeding an extru- dinary desire, oil the part of my father, to shew his own innocence of this crime, and my guilt. Before suspicion attached to any body you find him the first to ask who filled the kettle that morning ? A fact which lie already knew and which could only be inquired of in order to direct the thoughts of others towards me. You find him proclaiming the fact of his not having been at my grandfather's house that morning ? And you find him lying iu bed that morning much later than usual, as if on purpose to be ready to show where he then was. But how is it shown that he was not at my grandfathers the day before, when arsenic might so easily have been put into the coffee-jar, and the more easdv. because Sophia Taylor was out the whole of that day ? The coffee was kept in a cupboard, the lock of which did not catch. My father had completely the run of the house; he knew every part of it. lie had it clearly, therefore, in his power to open that cupboard, and to do what he plea ed with the coffee. That he must have gone to that coffee-jar, for, if I am perinittted, I shall distinctly prove to you that he was aware of its contents. His statement is, that he went to the deceased's house on Saturday evening, about six o'clock that he then found the family that he had no idea of their having then taken poison; and that it was the first time he learned that they were in any way unwell. What will be said, gentlemen, when I show you that, as early as ten o'clock on that fatal morning, he had a conversation witi. two persons named Jacobs, to whom he stated that his father's family were poisoned with somethmg they had taken for break- fast, and that it was not the coffee, for the coffee used that morning was the last that remained in the jar. This was said many hours before he had been to the house many hoursbefore, as he says, lie knew any one was even ill, and in direct contradiction of his own representations, repeatedly and deliberately made. I have before told you that the coffee used on that morning was found to be the last which the jar contained and how could he know, at ten o'clock in the morning, that the family were sick and vomiting, when he has sworn that his first knowledge of their being even ill was obtained by his visit at six o'clock in the evening?" These are the principal and most striking points in the defence and as they were distinctly proved by the pri- soner's witnesses, the jury returned a verdict of Not guilty.

AUDACIOUS ROBBERY, A\D HEROIC CONDUCT OF A YOUNG LADY.—ON Wednesday afternoon, at four o'clock, as a respectable young lady was crossing the common between Ci-abiree-latic and Parliament-street, Liverpool, she was followed by two scoundrels, one of whom seized her by the arm, whilst the other with a knife cut away her reticule, which fortunately con- tained but a card case and a few shillings, with which they made ofif. With great presence uf mind and courage, she instantly pursued them over hedge and ditch until within sight of the railway, when, in con- sequence of her cries of Stop thief," they were seized by two men who were passing at the time, and detained whilst she herself went to the town for a constable, as she could get no one to do so without a reward, which owing to the loss of her bag (the fellows having dropped it in their haste) it was out of her power then to give. Before she returned with a constable they were released, but, from the descrip- tion she gave of them, were afterwards retaken in the Theatre the same evening, with the articles (which they must have gone back for) in the:r possession and the father of the yonng lady having appeared against them, they were fully committed for trial at the next session. There was found also upon them a needle case, marked oil it A gift frolI, a friend;" a leathern purse, on it marked Silveri" and a pair of scissors, evidently belonging to some other lady they had robbed also two clasp knives. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-At seven o'clock on the evening of Friday last, as Mr. J- King, a most respectable mealman, residing at Kingstanley, was returning to his son's residence at Dudbridge, from Stroud market, where lie had received several stuns of money, two men came behind him and seized him, and whilst the one held his arms the other rifled his pockets of their contents, and succeeded in plunder- ing him of twenty notes of the Stroud bank, for U. each several sovereigns, and a quantity ot silver; an order signed by Mrs. King, of Strood, fOr 201. and a cheque drawn hy J. G. Ball, Esq. of Minchin- hampton, for 21/. 15s. lid. Mr. King describes the riiliians as being about five feet six or seven inches in height one was dressed in a dark ,coal, with corduroy small clothes, and the other in a light- coloured frock coat. -GloucisUr Chronicle,

SCRIPTURE ILLUSTHA TIOSS.—No. 23. (op- 1 Colt. 7. 21.—"Art thou called, being a servant? care not for it but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather." 41 In this injunction we have a beautiful instance of the moderation of St.. Paul's principles, and of his unwillingness to disturb unnecessaiily by a prema- ture, and consequently injudicious, reformation, the then existing order of society. The opinion which he pronounces against the expe- diency of slavery as repugnant to the spirit of Chris- tianity is perfectly (iecitive but he notwithstanding recommends a cheerful submission to it, in persons whose emancipation could not be legitimately ob- tained, as the becoming acquiescence of a resigned disposition to the will of Providence, aud a proper sacrifice of self-interest to the tranquiilityof mankind. In denouncing however the principle, Christianity has laid the axe effectually to the root of the evil; and the consequence has accordingly been, that com- pulsory servitude has in the course of ages entirely disappeared from the greater portion of the Christian world, or at least, where it still unfoi t#uately exists, remains only as a blemish deprecated even by those amongst whom, by an unhappy combination of cir- cumstances, it is unwillingly retained."—SHUTTLE- WORTH,

Tm: BISHOP OF SAINT ASAPH.-It is with great pleasure that we record one of the many acts of seasonable benevolence for which this excellent Prelate is so eminently distinguished. Within the last few weeks his lordship has furnished from sixty to seventy poor families in St. Asaph and its neighbourhood with blankets and various articles of wearing apparel. Neither have the gentry of the neighbourhood been unmindful of the wants of the poor, for subscriptions have been made which have furnished to the necessitous sixty gallons of soup twice a week. Such Christian charity is beyond all praise.- Chester Courant. EW CIIURCtIFs.-Tiie Earl of Stamford and Warrington has contributed the munificent sum of £ 800 to the funds of the Diocesan Society, now forming under the auspices of our exemplary Bishop, for the building of churches in Cheshire and Lan- cast-iire.- ibid. THE FRENCH CHURCH.—>A religious Journal, which seems to be well informed of the state of the negotiations with the Court of Rome, acquaints us with the following facts The French government is stated-to be inclined to suppress seven Episcopal Sees, viz. those of Chartres, Chalons, Nevers, Viviers, Marseilles, Acre, and Paniers. Viviers to be united to Pay; Chartres to Orleans; Nevers to Sens; Marseilles to Aix Acre to Bayonne and Paniers to Toulouse. THE NEW CORPC)RATIONS.-Tlie inhabitants of Stonehouse, the town that connect,4 Plymouth and Devenport, assembled last week, tor the purpose of considering the several provisions of the new charter bill." Captain Maurice, the gallant de- fender of Anholt and the Diamond Rock, during the revolutionary war, "confessed that it was his opinion they would be far less comfortable and happy if in- corporated, than they were at present Mr. Murch said that, according to calctllations, he had made, the bill would involve them in an annual expenseof 5000/. and wanted to know from what sources these funds were to come ? If called upon to give a guess, in answer to this question, we should reply—out of the pockets of the people of stonehouse. Mr. M. Hambly said, They had lived in liarmony for many years, but he feared if they were incorporated, they should speedily experience a sad reverse." A re- solution was agreed to, to the effect, "That this meeting considers the proposed incorporation of the borough as highly prejudicial, &c- &c." This New- Corporation-phobia seems to be on the increase.— If it be not checked, we should like to know what is to become of Lord Harry's embryo Recorders and Deputy-Recorders ? Alas they are too old and too big for chimney sweeps.-Liverpoot Stattdard. THE HAMMERSMITH GHOST.—About eight years since much excitement was created by a report that a g'liost had appeared to a number of persons in the neighbourhood of Hammersmith, r ulhara, &c., sevei-al of whom, more particularly females, against whom he appeared to have a great animosity, had been much frightened and ill-treated by him. After continuing his freaks for some time, he became so troublesome that the parochial authorities adopted measures for his apprehension, and after watching for him for some nights, he was taken in one of the lanes attired in full ghostly costume, and was sent by the magistrates to the House of Correction to undergo a little whole- some discipline for his pranks. Since that time nothing ha? been heard of his ghostship until about six weeks ago, when he re-appeared in a lane at North End, and it is reported that he has been seen snbse- quently in Webb's-lane, Hammersmith, and Acton but the principal scene of his adventures is stated to be the mud huts in Chiswiek-lane, and that the ser- vant of a Mr. Scott was attacked by him there, his assaults, as before, being directed against females. On Saturday night last, it was currently reported that he had been taken by tlw police at Acton, attired in a large white dress, with long nails or claws, by which he was enabled to scale walls and hedges, for the purpose of making himself scarce, when requisite, and that, when brought to the station-house, he proved to be a celebrated Captain, of sportingno- toriety. Several of the inhabitants attended the Ham- mersutith, &c" Petty Sessions, on Monday, in the hope of obtaining an audieuce of the spiritual incognito when it was found that the statement of his appre- hension was premature. Another report states him to be dressed in armour, and that he has laid a wager that he will strip the clotliea- otf a certain number of females in a given time, and that he has now only one more to strip to win the bet. It is to be hoped that the police will put a stop to the pranks of his ghost- ship previous to bis completing his task, that he may receive a proper reward for his exertions. A LIVERPOOL LOVE AFFAIR -A young gay scion o. one of the principal houses here has been of late assiduous m attempting to obtain an assignation with a pretty handmaid of a family near Abercrombie- suare" The damsel prudently, for some time, kept him off; but, on his becoming pressing, consented to meet him last Monday evening at the corner of the square. At the appointed hour he was waiting, and was present joined by the damsel, who led him down an area steps. He had hardly reached the bottom, when he was seized, bound, and blindfolded and, before he could make resistance was dragged for- ward, yiet armis, and the next minute found himself splashing about in an immense washing-tub, amidst a peal ofloud laughter. The bandage having come oil, he discovered that he was in a back-kitehen, surroifnded by cookey, spider-brusher, nurse, and Dorothy Draggletail, who had thus combined against hiin. Remoustrance was useless—escape was all he had left-but this could not be effected in time to avoid being coated with the contents of the cook's flour-bag. A VICTIM AT LIVERPOOL.—On Wednesday week, as a man named Burgess, who was about taking his passage to America, was iotrotlingaJong the Goree Piazzas, he was met by a civil sort of person, who, seeing he was a stranger, and a simple kind of coun- tryman, entered into conversation vuth him,inquiring where he came from, and so forth, and soou became so familiar as to ask Burgess to partake of a glass of ale. The unsuspecting one" consented to accompany his new friend to a public-house, where a most excel- lent glass orale was sold. After traversing various streets, they at length stopped at a public-house, and Burgess and his friend went in, where they met with some other men, and they commenced tossing. Burgess recol lets no more oflhe circumstance; but Ilrfew hours afterwards he found himself in the streets, minus 931, in sovereigns, which were deposited in a bag In his pocket. It is considered that the villains, who were confederates, had, what i* termed hocussed the ale, viz. put laudanum in it. On discovering his loss, Burgess applied to the police, and the assistance of a constable was procured but so completely bothered was the poor fellow from the effects of his loss, that he was unable to tell the house, the street, or the neighbourhood he was taken into, being a total stran- ger to the town. The police have used every exer- tion to apprehend the robbers, but without avail. Burgess, who resides in America, and whose family is now there, had come to England to dispose of some little property he possessed in Kent, and the 931. of which he has been robbed, was the produce of the sale.-Chcster Courant. ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM NOTTINGHAM GAOL. -On Sunday evening last, six of the prisoners at- tempted to eseape from this gaol. On the assistant turnkey opening the felon's yard, for the purpose of taking the prisoners to their cells, they rushed upon him and attempted to thrust a gag into his mouth. H2 however, had time to cry out Murder." Mrs. Brierley, the Governor's wife, heard the cry, and in. stantly locked the top passage door, so that no escape couid be effected. She then alarmed the debtors in the prison, who seized their pokers and rushed upon the'felons. The latter immediately cried peccavi, each saying, It was not me," They were quietly st cured. -Noti irigha,n Journal

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