North Wales Gazette

¡;R WI:: OF B :Ul:J. Per-À: Lord to weÙ; ¡ ,if¡ {ir; UaJj ditto \!b lioz Qn-arlern ditto 4.if, e-.i?;- Quartern ditto 2«> •>!». The highestprice of Bread in the Metropolis t. the 41b. Loaf—there are others wlioleii from a halfpenny to three halfpence below that rule. GENERAL AVERAGE PtifCE OF BRI- TISH CORN 14 For thp Week'ending JULY 2, 182-5, madu un from the Returns of the Inspectors in the .Maritime Cities and Towns in England and Wales, and by which importation is regulated. Wheat..69s 5d'| Barley 35s lid Beans..39s 6,. Rye 40slid j Oats.2:s lOd J Pease..38s 7j

COMPENDIOUS NOTICES. Phs MAJESTY has had a slight attack of the gout at Carlton flouse.-Dukes of York and Cambridge and Duchess of Gloucester visited the King Saturday.—His Majesty held a Court at St. Jnmes's Palace, Tuesday—the first these IS years.- The King has sent IOOgs. to widow and family of old Jack Brandon, the hook box keeper --also ,£'100 to sufferers hy late fire in Wells- street.—French Ministry greatly disappointed in financial pIau-all the efforts to induce leading capitalists to purchase the new stock ,ln,lvallillo, Roman Catholic Clergy, now they again rule the roast in France, becoming more ititolei-ant than ever—the Cure of L'Aistie on his knees lately de- nounced maledictions on some villagers for danc- ing (as had been their usual custom) on Sunday eve Leo X., in order to re-people Ostia, and three other unhealthy towns, has de- creed that every assassin who flies to either for refuge shall be free from further pursuit.—Mr. Hamilton Ilowaii, so says a Morning Paper, set off for London to demand of Mr. Secretary Pee! a full explanation of the language he lately ap- plied to him in Parliament—it was Mr. Dawson, and not Mr. Peel, of whom satisfaction was de- manded—the whole amicably arranged.—Dr. Bur- gess, tho new Bishop, was installed Wednesday, .} J I in Cathedral Church at Salisbury.—Rev. W. '"Bucklaud, B. D. gazetted Saturday Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, viae Dr. James Burton, deceased.—Captain Earl Manvers, passed over in recent promotion of flag-officers, has resigned his Commission.—Twenty-eight officers promoted to the rank of Commander since 1st April last, thirteen- Comsriauders to rank of Captain, and thirty-eight Midshipmen to that of Lieutenant.— Current report, 4hat the Portuguese Minister lias made application to our Government to put in force the Foreign Enlistment Bill against Lord •Cochrane—His Lordship not expected to re- hoist his flag on hoard the Piranga, now refitting at !raiits are made to Royal Family, it is usual in the Speech at the close of the Session to thank the Commons for their libe- rality—late grants to the children of two Royal Dukes were however unnoticed f— A report now current in higher circles that Parliament will be dissolved in October, when the harvest is got in. -Sir G. Shiffner and Sir John Shelly, the pre- sent Members, with Mr. lieiiip, a new candidate, very active at Lewes—Lord Pelham said will also start:—Though feir F. Henniker has retired from Heading, an opposition is still lriuted at, as it is said lieadin;j is now Made easy Id new begirwcrs.- ) A gentleman of independent principles and fortune has his positive intention to start for borbugh of Hertford.—W.Wyndham, Esq. M.P. On his return to Salisbury last week, met by a targe concourse of people, who, to testify their gratitude for his opposition to Catholic claims, drew him in triumph to his residence.—Great al- terations and improvements to be made in ap- proaches to both Houses of Parliament and build- ings in connection with them, and additional rooms and accommodations to be foniied for Commit- teesv—Rochester Cathedral undergoing an exten- sive rel)aij-An estate in Norfolk, offered twenty years ago for 890, was lately divided into lots and sold oil building- leases for jfflOl),000.—Late Lady Holland's will proved in Prerogative Court, personal property under ^500,000.—-Earl Whit- worth's also proved, personals under .< £ "70,000. —Joint Bull (Sunday piper) very furious yester- day, not onl:, on Mechanic's Institution, but on the projected London Uriiversity-John thinks they have a revolutionary tendency.-lpswich Mechanics' Institution rapidly increasing in esti- iiiatioii-it contains 217 Members.—Meeting of Gospel Tract Society at London Tavern Thursday very uproarious, very vulgar, and very intole- ratit-Ilev. Mr. Tyrrell, a Roman Catholic Cler- gyman and another, who wished to speak, ex- pelled by force.—A fall in price of tea-very good may be obtained at 5s. 4fl. and very superior at 6s. per lb.—More Specs—like Macbeth's sha- dows, another and another yet—aye a fourth three new Companies were broadhed early last week, and a fourth Siitui-day-ttie Carpet Com- pany, premium I per cent. !—Deposits on Guapaxualo Mining Association" returned by the bankers, finding the scheme a dead take-in.— Two Burying Companies some time since estab- lished and lately a General D.yeing Company" set on foot—the subject is too gmvc for a pun.— "Oh, what, a falling off is here! "-In the 26 dress boxes at Driiry-lar.eTheatre on Kean's be- nefit, Thursday, there were not thirty ladies,) and the house in other respects very indifferently attended. —Madame Catalani, after eight years' absence, received with great enthusiasm at Pa- ris.—Signor de, Begnis gave a concert Monday Evening for the benefit rif poor Placci, now con- fined in a private mad-house.—The silvei-dul) given by Thames Yacht Club sailed fur Satur- day-five Vessels startt;d-a beautiful and well- contested match, and eventually Wod by the Grayliound.—Masonry, with painting and glaz- ing. first introduced into England by a lie, pneceptor of the Venerable Bede, the middle of 7th century.—The Bolivar, new steam vessel, 150 tons, to he launched at Liverpool 19th iiist— her destination Colombia.—Cannon and Ward contend for the Championship to-morrow week- Curtis and Warren fight satr.e day.

SHIPPING. 4 BEAUMARIS, Arrived, the Hopewell, 4852^236 Da vies and Flora, Jones, from Con- way; Eiliuor, Williams; John, Ellis; May- flower, Evans Bctties. Davies: Grace, Clough New, Milford, Edwards Betty and Peggy, Hughes; Lydia, Griffith, from Liverpool Ju- liana, Jones, from Pwllheli; Mermaid, Thomas Union, Evans, from Neath; Hopewell, Hughes, from Chester Stag, Owen, from Flint and the Gabbart, Williams, from Carnarvon. Cleared out, the Maid of Selma, Fitzpatriek, for Strangford ;• and the Fanny, Williams, for Liverpool, both with slates. CAUMARTIIKN.— Arrived, the Hero, Evans, from Bristol, with sundries Speepwell, Francis, from Aberystwiih, with ditto Fame Brabyn New Hope, Morgan Creswill, Castle, Mathias; Friendship, John Friends Goodwill, Hancock Peggy, Webb Mary Griffiths Rees Welcome, llees William and Nancy, Evans; and Owens, with coal or culiii Lark, Philips, from Lidney, salt. Sailed, the Minerva, Thomas for Bristol, with sundries Star, Patrick, for Aberavon, with ditto Rebecca, Edwards, for ditto, with ditto Fame, Brabyn for Llanelly, with oak poles; and Creswill Castle, Mathias, for Pembrey, with sndries. LI.VNELLY.—Arrived, the Charles, Oliver; and Venus, Roe, from Charlestown Abeonia, Byd- der; Phoenix, Thomas; and Joker, Thomas, SCt. Ives; Susannah, Barnes, from Truro Little John, Rhydderch; Good intent, Pall and Eli- 7.nbeth and Hannah, Billing,-from Swansea; and I Thomas, Haves, from Falmouth, with Copper ore; Charles, Llewellyn, from Bristol, with sun- dries; Win. and Mary, May, fromKinsale with cattle and horses Princess, Warren, from Wex- ford, with sheep; and Waterloo, Griffiths; and Dove, Jermyn, from Aberthaw with limestones; Lion, Hasting, from Balbriggan,

An account of the Pricca of Wheal. U::r!e• an Oats, in the week closed Saturday last, in i-,r under-mentioned, counties — f t/r. \Yinche.;U measure. il'/ieat. Badcy. OaU. Anglesey ..4 J o(5s to GQx I 3os lo3-).i | S'J.s a Carnarvon. i .60s — 63s ( Ws —404- j '21* — 'j:< Denbigh 02 — G7.v '3-).v —3-1; — 2 k- Flint 6 ? v — fi^.v 3o.t j 20s — 2-5* Merioneth. (?■"><> — 6S* j -SSfe j Site— Montgomery. J (his — (us } —30s :?U.t — Montgomery. J (his — (us } —30s :?U.t —

LIVERPOOL CORN" EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, O.IE IT SECOND EDITIO.X. There was a slack attendance of Cot: try Deah-rs at to-day*s market the demand- however, for fitie Wheat was good, an < f'sueh to n moderate extent were effected*, chiertv for consumption: prices Id. to SJ.'iowqr. l.s O.US-- there was little done. Ollier Beans, very ddlf and looking do\v-i. Wheat, ip 701b. s. 3. s. p. English, Old 10 0 d l!> Nar 1U 0'a l'J 3 Oats 3 .•'(> a X 5 Flo !-r, 2K);b. ». EnglishJine i «■ a 3'} Irish. 27 0 a 3 T U American in Bond. 21 (>;a 2,>

LONDtr. CORN Excti.YXfJE MON-DAY. H. iri* addit'(.)ii to aoo-;] s:)plv last week, there has been a.large.- arrival-of'- Flour coasiways, upwards of ana the mealing trade, closed wi'li some Chi I in ess o'r Friday last; This-irtorfli/tg ilie supptv WHS ra- ther moderate thiii Essex and Kent, bm tiio quality being for the most part indifferent, tiie'iniiie;^ sj»ewed;litt.le. disposition to purchase, arldth few Stales matle were confined to the best parcels, which bnrelv support'oar last Quotation,' whilst thetmiiiiary sorts are evidently lower.—Grinding Bailey Sells on quite as good terms, Lll supple'at, mar- ket having been very limited of late; —Peasw of both sorts also are steady irs- value: but Beans scarcely reach our last quo la lion. Wheat (white. •> Is a G3s Barley .?;2s a 35s Matt 00-; a tils Pease Oats (Polatoe) \s a ^Ss /č 2f), Feed 2Js a .-1-

PRICE OF FLOUR. Town, made Flour, 6 >.•? a 0-j< perMfk delivered Essex and Suffulk I"lo .Vj* a J), 0:( ho-ial shin Norfolk and Stockton dillb it -5'Js ditto I;ls 17, (;j-i -&> (jna.rt.cr i "SS diitf) New ilape.'Srtd, ,£>H to La A

SMITHFIELD, MONDAY, JULY 4. Our supply of Beef to-day is chiefly of very in- different quality, and not at all fit for the but- cher; such Beasts as are good in consequence- COIIS fully obtain last Monday's terms, whilst the other sorts remain heavy on hand, and are ver- difficult of disposal.—There i; ;ui increase of 2000 Sheep, which has had the pSfct of lower- ing Mutton 2d. per stone generally and Lamb 4d. per stone. Oil these terms there was a to- lerable briskness for the former; but we can- not say this for the Lambs, many of which we fear will be turned out unsold."—Veal is also lower, having a great number of Calves sent us. Pork keeps its price. Reef. -Is M. to bs 2d Veal 5s 4 Qs 0:1 Mutton, ,4s Qd to os 2d Pork .is 0 bs Sd Head of Cattle this day. Beasts, about 21(1 Calves. 2if) Sheep IS,530 j Pigs 210 --e--

RAW HirJES Best Heifers a nd Steers, Ordinary, 9s Qd to 2s Sd & sti 3s '2d to 3s M Market calf, each. 'dsOd ,Hiddls.21. IUd tu;).> Od {

SHEEP SKINS. Doii,its 3s 6d t(i C,,i tc, S.4, PRICE OF HOPS. Kent Pockets 91. Qs. to 01 5s (0 8/Os, Bant Kent 4" Canterb. 171 O-. to Sussex Pockets010s to 61. 12s to 71. Os. Essex Pockets Of (is to 71 7s to 9; Us. Farnham,fine, 1210s to IU lOs.-Sce 4110s to Jl, WOs. Kent Bags, 71 12s to 101 IOs < Sussex Bags 44, 10s -to 4l Itjs to M 0s. Essex Bags, hi 0s to 5t 12s to til 0s. PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 55lbs each per lb \9til to SOtl Ditto, bO lo QOlbs each 2 2d to 2 Id Dressing Hides 19d to 21 d Fine Coach Hides 1 Qd t o 2! d Crop Hides, 3b to 3Sltis for cutting, Hi to \7d Ditto ¥) to iblbs — 17d to I gd CalfSkins..33 to 48lbs. IS to 2$d Ditto 50 to 70lbs 2 d to 2Sd Ditto 7o fo 80lbs 22d to 2bd Small Seals (GreenlandJ 17 to ¡Sll Large ditto I PRICE OF TALLOW Torn. Tallow 40s 0:1 Yellow Russia OJ, White ditto 37s Qd Soap ditto 3'6s 0d Melting Stuff. 30s Qd Ditto Rough 12,v 0d Graves Gs Od Palm. Sis Od Cit,, d Sts (): I Good. Dregs. 20s Cd

IBUM— How to secure a cool church or chapel in hot weather—&nno.unee a charity sermon. _■ At Exntbuth, a, young gentleman, on being saved from drowning whilst bathing at that place, pre- sumed his preserver with a sixpence! Lord Cochrane has arrived in London; his Lordship is in excellent health, and looks re- markably Well. ,T A coach started last Week from Brecon to New- town, Welsh Pool, Chester, and Manchester,, which is expected will shortly be extended to Swansea. „ Lieutenant Lord William Paget, of theTartar, is promoted to the rank of Commander, and ap- pointed to the- Fly, rice Commander W. F. Mar- tin, promoted. The burial places of the ancients were univer- sally excluded from the precincts of their cities, a custom in which the moderns would do well to follow them. An ointment composed of the leaves of the deadly nightshade, called by the Italians bella- donna is found to have a powerful Influence over that most painful disease the tic doloreux. Before I have done with Charles Townshen-d, I must tell you one of his admirable lion mots.— Miss Draveote, the great fortune, is grown very fat; he says her lunula is become equal to her poundage. — (Horace }ialpate.J HUOAU HINT. S.. many defaulters in bastardy cases have occurred to.-the parishes in Oxford, that their names arrears are in future to be published in the uc a-papers of that city, A plant, called St John's Bean, which grows in in the island of Malta, pro- Iluces a sacchiinne which is found to have the most benefice. ctfects in asthma, coughs and consumption. Mr. Noah, of New York, is said to have pur- chased, as an agent, Grand Island, as "an asylum," says the American paper, to the Jew- ish itte;y may find a refuge froln Jewish oppression." '•*» \n'Amateur Society who keep pigeons at Ant- werp sent for a stipulated" wager, S4 of their birds'to Paris, whence 1-3 of them were let go on the th insf. at seven o'clock in the morning, and arrived back at Antwerp about noon. One of them arrived at half-past eleven. Mr. Bell, of Dean-street, resisted his tailor's charge for coats (six and seven guineas) as being exorbitant, but. it being proved that he wasseven feet high and twenty stone weight, the price wasi not considered out of the way, and a verdict was last week given for the whole of the demand. The Crown is about to purchase the valuable Bishoprick of Sodor and Man, together with the whole of the ecclesiastical patronage belonging to the Atholl family. The island contains seven- teen parishes, and the right of presentation to all the livings is at present vested in the Duke of, Atholl. — Carlisle Journal. One of the largest steam-packets yet built 111 Liverpool called the COlnmeret" will be launched on Monday next, from the yard of Messrs Grayson & Leadley, Trentham-street, and is intended as a regular trader between Liverpool & Dnblln by the SteamNavigationCompany. And on Thursday the 21st, will also be launched from the same yard, a handsome steam-vessel, of,about 150 tons, call- ed the Bolivar, and intended for the republic of Colombia. It has been often remarked, that incorrect speakers omit the It, whet) it comes after an arti- cle or consonant. An actor in Decamp's compa- ny had this unfortunate propensity, and was cast for Scluun.pt, in The. Woodman's Hut. A dia- logue, in the last act, runs thus "1 see a house yonder;" to which the others assent. This gen- tleman delivered it thus I see a nouse. His brother comedian, relishing the joke, exclaimed, '•No ita'nt: its only a (hut) which De- camp', who doats on a frouc, couched with— Veq, ves. it's a nabitaf*onS1 I IWINIIIONOF VVIX^—Oi Henniker, being one i ■ ,ra>nr Wi'li Jfiarl Chatham, was day in eonveisatiOii .» tiSKt-cl hy (lis ,0,derti)e Wit ? W it, replied the learned Doctor, is like what a pen- sion would be. given by your Lordship to your humble servant—a good thing well applied." Sir William Petty, in his tract on The Po- | lltical Anatomy of Itejaod," written anno 1676. calls the want of people the greatest and most: fundamental defect of that kiugdom.(p. 131.) The ifc greatest and most fundamental defect" is now considered to be the abundance of people. At Worthing there were lately two rjval inns, and exactly opposite each other one was kept by Mr. Hoffs/eZ and the other by Mr. Bacon.- This reminds us of another curious coincidence at a ladies' school at Reading, which was kept, for several years, by Mrs. Littleworth, who was next succeeded by Mrs. Thoroughwood. DISASTROUS MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE. An aocount has been received from one of the Mis- sionaries at Serampore, East Indies, who states that the Ganges swept away, in that place and its vicinity, several hundred houses, and drowned some thousands of the inhabitants. The large Baptist Mission-house, in which were all the printing presses, has been nearly destroyed, at- though some part of the paper and types was saved, as were all the manuscripts. The laige new college also' is safe, having been built on higher ground. The venerable Missionary, Dr. Carey, was in the Missionary-house' at the time (in a convalescent state, after a fever), and as the waters advanced, he was with difficulty removed; soon after which, the walls fell, and all was de- solation. i J2. A few evenings ago, a man named ivilgray, from Kilala, went uninvited to a house near Palmerstown, where there was a wedaing. lie soon got intoxicated, and being in a state of stu- pefaction, was supposed to be dead by every per- son who saw him. He was immediately remov- cd in a cart to Rillala, a distance of four miles. After five hours had elapsed from the time of his supposed death, he was put into a coffin by his brother, and interred in the usual manner.— The cause alleged for this precipitancy, was the conduct of the mob, who hud made prepara- tious (or It wake in a waste building. The Co- roner having arrived next morning, caused the corps to be raised, when it was discovered that the unfortunate man had altered Ills positIOn dur- ing the night which warrants the inference that he" was not dead when committed to the grave.— hligo Reporter NEW SOVEREIGNS.—The new sovereigns are much better executed than any that have been issued for some years. The head of the King is plain (without a wreath) from a die executed from Chantrey's bust, and possesses consider- able relief as well as delicacy. On the reverse, are the arms of the kingdom on a shield, sur- rounded with a scroll border, and surmounted with a crown. The whole of the bearings are in a plain bright ground, which adds to the clearness of the effect. IN THE KING'S BENCH, Moss v. IIAKUIS.-— The plaintiff is an ironmonger at Cari-nartlica the defendant an attorney at Llandovery. The action was brought by the plaintiff to- recover from the defendant the sum of c-27,9, being the amount of defendant's acceptance on a bill of exchange. The causes came on before the Lord Chief Justice, on the 5th instant, when Mr. Brougham, for the plaintiff, shortly addressed the Jury, and proved the defendant's signature to thf, draft.'—Mr. Scarlett, on the part of the defen- dant," addressed the jury, and attempted to prove that there was an overcharge of 18s. The Learned Judge immediately'directed the jury to find foi the plaintiff for ^292 Ms. including iuterist up to that day. I LOVE AND MURDER.-In Loughrea, on Wed- nesday week, a soldier, after carefully securing the dotir of the house in which he lodged,put.. pistol to his Jandlady's head and blew out her brains. He then deliberately loaded it again arid terminated his own life. The reason assign- ed for the deed is a passion which he conceived for the woman some years ago, but which she refused to gratify. Warrants have been issbed in the several coun- ties for the returns of jurors, conformably with tIteAAtlatefy passed for that purpose. The lia- bility-to serve extends to all persons (with cer- tain exceptions) between the ages of 21 and 60, residing in any county, having in his own name or interest for him, within the same county, cflO a-year, above reprizes in lands or tenements. whether of freehold, copyhold, or customary ten- ure, or of ancient demesne, or in rents issuing thereout; or in such lands, tenements, and rents taken together in fee simple, fee tail, or for the life of himself or some other persons or haying within the same county, E:?.o a-year above" re- prizes in lands or tenements held by lease for the absolute term of 31 years, or some longer term, or'forany term of years determinable on any life: or who being a householder, shall be rated or assessed to the poor-rate, or to the inhabited house-duty on a value of not less than .« £ 20 or who shall occupy a house containing not less than 15 windows. The churchwardens and overseers of parishes, and the overseers of townships are to prepare the lists in alphabetical order, and to, fix a trueiCopy thereof upon the principal doorof every church, chapel, and other--public place of religious worship, oh the three first Sundays in the month of September, and to subjoin to every such copy a notice that all objections to the list will be heard by the Justices of the Peace, at a Petty Sessions, to be held-within the last seven days of September. The Act contains a provision that every man described in the jurors' book, as an esquire, or person of higher degree; or as a banker or merchant, shall be qualified and liable to serve on special juries and it is therefore im- portant that the descriptions should be accurately given by the churchwardens and overseers in the lists, and strictly examined by the Justices at tileii- Petty Sessions. The town of Derby has been amused and inter- ested, during the present week, with a most un- usual disclosure, A. young woman, of the name of Harriet Moore, a native of Sligo, in Ireland, had, it appears by her own account, assumed the dress of a boy, between six arid seven years ago. She states, that oil the death of her parents, she found herself without protection, and this induced her to put an a suit of her brother's clothes, and, in the name of John Murphy, to seek employ- ment in that disguise. She was then fourteen years of age, and was engaged in service among the Irish graziers. About five years ago, she came over to this country as a drover's lad, and was noticed by Mr. Clark, of the inn at Shardlow, as a verysliarp and attentive youth. He engaged her to remain with him as a.helper in the stables, and she continued in his employment, until, by her handiness and care, she go: promoted into the service of James Sutton, Esq. of Shardlow, in whose famj,v she was entertained with much sa- tisfaction, for thespace o. two years, as a groom & I given r j foot-boy. Having, however, given some offence to her employer, she was -discharged,-and while out of place, she followed job employment at tin? salt works, and lodged at the house of a woman named Lacy. By sortie accident, this^ woman became acquainted with her sex, and terrified the poor Wench,-by telling her, she wa.-Hiablo to be transported for having gone about in a-tnale at- tire. This Mrs. Lacy had a daughter, of thl ro- mantic name of iVhttilda; and Matilda Lacy had become pregnant, by a butcher* of that, neighbour- hood. The Lacys, both mother and daughter, then proposed to this female John Murphy, that she should-luarry Matilda, and father the child, in order, by so (lo;n,to conceal the shame of the unfortunate Matilda, and to prevent that.,com- pulsory disclosure of the real father winch the parish officers were justing upon. John did not relish the, thoughts of a matrimonial engagement of this character, but was very much alarmed at the idea of being prosecuted as an impostor who had usurped the dress and callings of the opposite sex. In -(his.distress, poor. John-Murphy quitted Shardlow, and sought employment in Not- tinghamshire. At Cjiilwell, she entered into ihe service of a bricklayer, and first learnt to carry I the hod, which she has since been accustomed I to do with much dexterity and alertness; but when there she had obtained the good will of her master and fellow workmen, her comfort was broken in upon by themother ofthofair Matilda, who followed her with entreaties and threats, and at length a letter from Matilda herself, reproach- ing poor John with deserting the object of his seduction, was sent in such a manner as to fall into the hands of John's employer, who being' a serious, moral man, discharged his servant for conduct which appeared so very depraved in one so young. Apprehensive of the consequences of a prosecution for having disguised her sex, and being at the same tllne asiiiured by Matilda and her mother that the father of the child would am- ply supply its wants, andadvancea sum of money as an outset, poor John Murphy at length con- sented, and the marriage ceremony was actually performed about two years since, in the church of Astou-upon-Trent. John Murphy was how- ever, not very easy in the character ofa husband the promised dowry was never paid, and poor John, although work was always welcomed -with an industrious spirit, found it was no easy matter to maintain a wife and child, besides a wife's mother into the bargain. John began to seek work at a distance from home, and this often drew the attention of the parish officers towards him. Derby, however, continued t(, be John s general resort, rather than Shardlow or Aston ,ttid in this to\vn John worked repeatedlv. as a bricklayer's labourer, for Mr. 'Maccounel, Mr. W. ytodart,and Mr. Shenton the slater, by whom she was esteemed, as an-intelligent, light-hearted, and hard-working little fellow. It is natural, however, that the family of married"folks should increase, and John Murphy began with sorrow to discover, that, in spite of existing circumstances, the cares of a father have a most inveterate ten- dency to multiply. Another young Murphy was about to its appearance and as the Matilda, as well as her children and mother, seemed very likely to become a serious incum- brance to the parish, the overseei s were very alert in their inquiries after the unhappy John, who, as. iii-,ty be supposed, had latterly been shy than ever of home. In fact, the poor girl declares that she should long since have disclosed hersex, had she not been intimidated by the threats of Matilda's mother. However, it appears that, in the course of the last week, the vigilance pf the parish otlict-r- had rendered the si tuation of affairs extremely urgent; and, therefore, having made a countrywoman of her own her confidant, she pro- cured feminine habiliments and, on Sunday last,^ resumed her petticoats, and thus divorced herself from her matrimonial troubles. She is a short, stout, good-looking young woman, and states her- self to be in her twentieth year; put, probably, on account of her litboriors occupations, she looks four or fivis. years older. As she has gained from Iall her all excellent character for in- dustry, sobriety, and honesty, her case has excit- ed no small degree of commiseration, as well as curiosity; and as she expresses a wish to get into service in a farmer's family, we cannot help think- ing that she would be a valuable acquisition in I such an occupation. Derby Reporter. PROFITS dF LECTURERS.—It is stated in a medi- cal periodical work, that a Lecturer on Anatomy who has a class of 260 pupils, receives 2,600 guineas annually for delivering a lecture, which I occupies one hour daily, for half a year, the ex- pense of which to him, for dead bodies, &c., loes not exceed 301. For the dissecting room he ilso receives six guineas for the season from each ,)ul)il, about 150, making 900, guineas. He re- ceives four guineas for two courses of surgical lectures, about 150 pupils, making 750 guineas. His share of the receipts from pupils for attending the hospital is about 1,5001. making', in the whole not quite 6,000Z. per annum. In Paris lecturer ihinkas himself well paid with 50Z. SMUGGLER SHOT.—On Tuesday se'nnight, as a party of six smugglers were proceeding about two miles from Bognor, they were stopped by Lieut. Newnham and his party. A powerful fel- low named Charles Horn attacked the Lieutenant, vhom he knocked down. The latter recovering himself, seized his antagonist, and threatened to fire if he made any resistance. The smuggler instantly snatched a second pistol from the Lieutenant, but before he had time to cock it, the Lieutenant fired at the smuggler, who fell dead at his feet. The other five were taken but one of them is covered with wounds, and not ex- pected to survive. lIe has left a widow afld five children. Lieutenant Newnham is seriotisly injured. The whole of the men taken have large families,- one of them (ight children. INVERNESS, JUNE 2i>.—Marshal Macdormld, Duke of Tar en tunr, arrived at the Caledonian Hotel here, on Sunday-last, to. dinner. He was accom- panied by his, Aid-de-Camp, the Count Conor,sin. j ,HId by ¡Ur, i\TaCd()llaldof-Sta,fîa. The Marshal appears to be about sixty years of age, thin in person, and rather'above the middle size: bis: hair i quite gray, his eyes dark, his countenance rather round and sedate. He was plainly dressed in black, and like his celebrated master, Boria- .!parte, takes snuff in great quantities. He speaks very-little English, and that little imperfectly.— The fatigue of a soldier's life, and the anxieties of political struggles, appear to have brought, premature age, for he walked rather feebly, and with a manner that indicated an infirm state of health. When on the .field of CuUodeb, he ex- pressed Ijis siti-pi-ise at the imbecility which dic- tated the choice of that spot for the Pretender's army. No spot could be worse chosen for the position of an irragUlar body of men action- on the defensive against regular troops and the won- der was increased, the General observed, when the neighbouring high' grounds behind the water of Nairn afforded as fiue a position as could be wished for to obtain the objects, and suit the cir- cumstances of the Jacobite forces. THE GLOVE TRADF.On Thursday last, a let- ter was received in this city, stating that Mr. Hus- klsson had abandoned, until the next Session of Parliament, the proposed alterations in the Lea- ther Duties, and also had suspected the intended measures for the admission of French gloves and tcather. From the high respectability of the gentleiiian who transmitted this information, no doubt could be entertained of its correctness; it appears, however, that the statement is quite er. roneous the only alteration intended by ihe Broad of Trade, relates to the duties on Tanned. Lea' her. the reduction of whieh will no t take place. u!Vil next year. We here repeat the alterations which wilt take place h the Cusions Duties on Foreign Gloves au-i-Skin^ — s. d. o Men's Gloves, oj Wo in o n's 'X? to v cs,o r M i t s ditto 7 0 Kid Skins, In the pair, tile KK)skins-, i r, dresse(i ditto I 0 I Lamb Skins, undressed, in the wool ditto.1 6 .Jann(-d. ditto .in 0 s The aUeratuids in "lie-duties 011 skins take nl ice from the 5th Ju!y next. — (IVorrestcr Journal.) Kmic';vrroN.— An interesting experiment is making at Lindfieid in Sussex, regarding the in- 5tructi0t1()rfhj rjnnr. Some hti!lt¡/i¡ i1 r¡"I- (I, a l «;>-n«t-:iying thai lJtel(/.(HH/(1.(hiLdl'i'I(,)n"J"¡'{ be' made to payJdr their education, have united, and built-school rooms at the above, named place, rtf suiiipient capacity for '20d boys and 200 girls. Dining one part, of Ihe day (from S) to 12) the children are )o be taught reading, writing, arid be arithmetic., Inthe.other part (from .2 to o) the -.boys will be instructed (in classes) in agricultural labour, when the. weather permits, and in some of the most useful mechanical arts while the grils will be employed in needlework, the duties of the household and dairy, making butter, net! (no- stra w-piat ting, and in short every species of uo- mestic industry that will contribute to make them valuable servants. At the commencement, the parents and friends of each child will pay three- pence a week for.its education but the projectors of the undertaking are confident that experience will soon confirm their theory, that the produce of three hours labour of each child per day will pay the expences of the establishment; in which! ..case the weekly Charge will altogether cease.— The success Of this first experiment of Lindfieid will be rapidly followed by similar attempts in otlwf parts of the country. It is earnestly to be hoped it will succeed. ..SUSPENSION RAII.W.VY. — On Saturday last, the line or Oil the suspension principle, in- vented by Mr. Palmer, and constructed by Mr. Gibbs, of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, was opened for public inspection. The company was numerous arid highly respectable,, and a rural en- teriuinment wrs provided for a select party. The line of railway runs from the hig-h road at the lower end of village through Mr. Gibb's land to die t iver Lee, and is nearly a mile long. It consists i)l' a single elevated line of surface, sup- ported on Vertical posts of wood, fixed in the ground in.: a peculiar manner, to render their posi- tion secure. These posts are at the distance of about ten feet from each other, varying in height ncffiording to'the undulation of the ground, so as to keep their tip per extremities parallel to the tie- cessary plane. Ion cleft on the*?, are laid reverse wedges, 011 which rest a line of bearers of wood, the tipper surface of which, covered with a plate of iron, .forms the road for the passage of the wheels. The average height of the road above the ground is from two to three feet. The car- riage has two wheels, one placed before the other and two receptacles for g'oods, which are sus- pended, one on each side, the centre of gravity being below the surface of the rail. A number ,11 of the carriages are linked together by chains and a horse is connected with the whole by a towing rope attached to the foremost machine.— The most striking peculiarity of this plan is its extreme simplicity, considering the many obvious advantag-es it presents beyond the ordinary double rail-road, particularly the great expense It avoids in embankments, culverts, and draius-the trifling space of ground it occupies — the increased effect which can be produced upon it, from its reduced force of resistance—its comparatively small cost- its facilities afloading and unloading. &c. Shortly after two (I,'clock, the arrangement of the carriages being completed, a signal gun was discharged, and they were put in motion. They were seven in viumber, each carriage containing an oblong box, suspended on either side of tho rail line, as above described, in which three of the company were seated, and which also carried a quantity of bricks stowed beneath the seats, forballast thus one horse drew forty passengers, besides an im- nsense weight ofbrisks. The experimentanswer- cr in every respect. *& H i ■ ■ DEFENCE OF EATING.—If we are really to de- fend the necessity of eatingin this world, we ought to proceed logically and categorically- In the first place it is an eating world, and seems to have been made on purpose for eating and being- eaten, and really the greater part of the animal creation seems to have nothing else to do. Man, indeed, writes books, but even the end of these is that he may eat, or rather that his publisher and bookseller may, It is moreover true, that every animal eats as much as it can procure, and as it can hold. A Cow eats but to sleep, and sleeps but to eat and not content, with eating-all day long, twice it slays the Slain," and eats its dinners o'er again. A whale swallows ten mil- lions of living shrimps at a draught; a nursling canary bird eats its own bulk in a day, and a caterpillar eats five hundred times its weight be- fore it lies down to rise a butterfly. The mite and the maggot eat the very world in which they live, and the hyena, for want of better food, eats himself. Yet the maggot has not the gout, and the whale is not subject to the sciatica nor does Captain Lyon inform us that an Esquimaux is troubled,with the tooth-aedie, dyspepsia, or hys' terics, though he eats ten pounds of seat and drinks a gallon of oil at a meal. The following, related by Professor Hrukland, is given in a paper on the habits of animals, by Mr. Broderip, in the "Zoological Journal," occassion to suspect that hedge- hogs .occasionally preyed on snakes the Professor procured a common snake (coluber nalrlxj, and also a hedgehog, who had lived in an undomestipat- ed state some time in the Botanic Garden at Ox- ford, -where it was not likely-to have seen snakes, and put the animals together in a box; The hedgehog was i-olled up at their first meeting, and the snake Was in continual motion, creeping rotind the box as if in order to make its escape. Whether or not it recognized its enemy was not apparent—it did not part from the hedgehog, but kept creeping gprrtle round the box. The hedge- ept hog remained rolled up, and did not appear to see the snake. The Professor then laid the hedge- hog on the body of the snake, with that part of the ball where the head and tail meet down- Ward^, and touching it. The snake proceeded to cra w!, the hedgehog started, opened slightly, and sreiri"' what was under it gave the snake a hard bite iiid instantly rolled itself up again, Itsoon operied a second time repeated the bite, then closed as if for defence. Opened carefully a third time and then inflicted a third bite, by which the back of the snake wrts broken. This done, the hedg'e- hog stood by the snake's side, and passed the whole body of the snake successively through its jaws cracking it and breaking the bones at intervals of half an inch or more, by which operation the snake was rendered entirely motionless.— The hedgehog then placed itself at the tip of the snake's tail, and began to eat upwards, as one would eat a radish, with intermission, but slowly, 1,111. half the snake was devoured, when the hedge- hog ceased from mere repletion. During the following night the anterior half of the snake was completely eaten up." A GEN, JUNG 15.—A crime, the produce of a deplorable superstition, which is but too preva- lent still in this country, has given cause to are- markable decision, which took place at the Court of Assise of this departlTlent.In the commune of B(iiii,n,I,.live(i a reputed Sorceress, the widow Chaifdul.y vvliii was both old, ugly, and poor, and who C"tl her trial, ascribed to these infirmities, thd character* of magician, whi'ch the people obsti- Il the same place, and ii": far from her habitation, dwelt the Widow petit, whose husband and son had died suddenly her mother,, Froment, for some years afflicted with a kind of paralysis and a woman named Tomiadre and her mother, of which the fjwiner had been for some time subject to sundry violent internal com- plaints. These, dames frequently entertained each other with a rehearsal of their afflictions, and as often accused pOM.Ch;Ü\'onr, the sorceress, of being the cssivt) of them all. She has, saidthey, death and al! sorts of maladies at her command, and whenever her diobolieai disposition prompts her to it, she flings about her charms, some of which have Certainly caused lhe ra váges of which we are, alas the unhappy victims. They be- came cdrivinced of the reality of their suspi cions, and as the greatest exasperation was kindled up among tliein on communicating their several com- plaints. it project of vengeance was soon re- solved Ilpnl1; and a day was fixed on to satiate it. No oilier than Sunday the l'2th of December last would satisfy them; when about the hour of vespers, two of these, the widows Petit and Lespinas.se, waylaid the wretched woman, knock- ed her down on the road, and after thumping her violently dragged her into the house of Froment where dame Tounadre was also in waiting to wreak her vengeance. Then having bolted the door closely, they insisted that she would. Under pain of death, free Madame Tounadre from the magical pains which she had causid her; Chaf- four declared that she could do nothing to al- leviate her maladies; but notwithstanding her declaration, and even solemn oath that she had not, nor ever did hold converse with any infer- nal spirits, the four women prepared to subject her to the traditional punishment, as they told her, for wretched witches lie herself. Already was a biasing fire ready, when seizing their victim, and tying back her hands, they dealt blows so violently as to prevent any further re- resistance; then stripping her of the half of her dress, they threw her on the fire, But the wretched woman's cries became so loud and vio- lent. that Ihey grew alarmed, and pulled her off again, almost half roasted, and covered with blisters; then, after beating her till they were tired, they suffered their unhappy victim to crawl home to her own dwelling, where after two months cruel suffering by the care of the physi- cians, she recovered. All the women, ex- cepiing- Lespinasse, were-arrested and tried; the latter has succeeded in escaping the search of the gendarmes, The Jury acquitted Toitnadre, but found Petit and her mother Froment, guilty.— They are condemned to exposail and five years imprisonment.