sident in Wales, who united in his proper person the several characters of Magistrate, Doctor of Physic, and Captain of the Carmarthenshire Yeomanry Cavalry these multifarious dignities he had stated most amply and distinctly to the Court in three different affidavits.

Mr. Justice Bayley. He did not set out his pedigree in either of the affidavits, did he, Mr. Scarlett?

Mr. Scarlett. No affidavit, my lord, could have contained it. He would refer, the learned counsel continued, to the affidavits upon which Sir William Owen's motion had been grounded. The affidavit of Mr. Howel stated, that, calling by accident at the house of Mrs. Bowen, of Narbeth, a lady who had formerly been his patient, he had there met Mr. Pawlett Williams, who, without any provocation, accosted him in very gross and insulting language, brandished his stick in his face, and quitted the house, calling upon him as "blackguard, scoundrel, and villain," to follow him. He (the plaintiff), however, declined that invitation; upon which the defendant planted himself opposite to the house, and employed at his leisure, a variety of menacing expressions.

The affidavit went on to say, that the plaintiff having immediately after occasion to go to the post-office, was again accosted by the defendant, who, in the open street, and in the presence of witnesses, repeated that he (Mr. Howel) was a "blackguard;" and added, "You are no magistrate, and no physician."

Mr. Scarlett contended, that the words, not being imputed as designed to provoke the plaintiff

to a duel, afforded no ground for a criminal information. He should next submit, that his client had already been bound over, at the Quarter Sessions, to keep the peace; and he should further show, that the provocation had been given by the physician, magistrate, and captain, himself. Mr. Scarlett then read an affidavit from the defendant, which set forth that Mr. Howel had, in his medical capacity, formerly attended the family of the plaintiff; but that Mr. Howel having parted with his wife, and taken another lady to live with him, he (the defendant) had declined to continue his visits. This conduct had unfortunately offended the plaintiff, who forthwith declared, that although Mr. Williams had suddenly become so delicate, he had himself been a pimp and a go-between in the affair, and had carried letters and messages to and fro between him (Mr. Howel) and the lady in question.

This assertion, the defendant vowed, was quite untrue; but the report had circulated through the town, and he was universally called "Mr. Howel's pimp."

A second affidavit was then produced from a gentleman named Plumptree, which stated, that upon the 15th of December, (the day before the assault), he, the deponent, had carried the following message from the plaintiff to the defendant:- Tell little Clyster-pipe that I shall be in Narbeth to-morrow; and that I shall walk up and down the street, and see if little Clysterpipe will venture to meet me."

The fact was, Mr. Scarlett said, that little Clyster-pipe had not ventured; but had taken refuge in the house of Mrs. Bowen, to which retreat he had been fol

lowed by the plaintiff. The The words spoken were admitted, but the brandishing of the stick was denied.

The Lord Chief-Justice thought that a tribunal somewhat short of the Court of King's-bench might be competent to arrange the dispute between the parties.

Rule dismissed, without costs. 30. Extract of a letter from Liverpool dated the 27th ult.: General D'Evereux sailed this day for Columbia. He was accompanied by several officers of his staff, his chaplain, and about 30 young gentlemen, who in emulation of their countrymen of the Irish Legion, have consecrated their lives and swords to the cause of South American freedom.

Lately, at Stropsley, near Luton, in Bedfordshire, a man named Bean, by trade a wheelwright, took out his two children, one aged about three years, and the other about fourteen months, in a small child's chaise cart, into a lane, at a short distance from his house, where, having almost severed their heads from their bodies with a razor, he cut his own throat with the same instrument. The children were found dead by some neighbours, a short time afterwards, and near them the wretched father, who unhappily survives. A coroner's inquest was the next day held on the bodies of the infants; when the verdict returned was, "Killed by their father while in a state of insanity."

The Paris papers say, "On Friday night last, the 28th ult. about eleven o'clock, a loud explosion was heard in the neighbourhood of the Pavilion of the Thuilleries, inhabited by their royal highnesses Monsieur and the Duchess de Berri. It was found

that a petard, with a lighted fuse, had been thrown beneath the gallery which separates the Place Carousel from the Rue de Rivoli. The fragments of the combustible instrument were found and preserved. Her royal highness was awakened by the explosion, but no other accident resulted from the deed."

MANCHESTER,

April 28"A serious disturbance took place on Tuesday last at Oldham. In the afternoon six soldiers of the 7th Dragoon Guards were getting some refreshment at the Bull's Head inn. They were in a large company, amongst whom were many violent radicals. The radicals appeared determined to insult the soldiers. They drank many seditious toasts. One of them was, "May the skins of all Church and King men serve as drum heads for the radical armies." One man d-d the King, another began singing a song in praise of Hunt, when one of the soldiers, who was irritated beyond forbearance by their previous rebellious conduct, seized this radical's white hat, and flung it into the fire. Immediately all the radicals began to attack the soldiers, and a general scuffle ensued. The tables and chairs were broken to furnish weapons, and several wounds were inflicted on both sides. One of the soldiers contrived to get out of the room, and ran instantly to the barracks for assistance, to rescue his companions. On their arrival at the public house, they found their companions were confined in the house by the radicals, who had fastened the doors, and were severely beating the soldiers within. Some of the soldiers entered through the windows, others through an opening, which they

made in the pannel of the door, and their companions were rescued. As the military were returning to the barracks, they were again attacked by the radicals, who hissed and shouted at them." DISINTERESTED CONDUCT OF A FRENCH COMMODORE.-The Hero, Urquhart, master, of Banff, ran on shore on the 5th of September last, about ten leagues from Bahia. Upon the application of Mr. Pennell, British consul, an officer and boat's crew were placed at his (Mr. Pennell's) disposal, by Monsieur Roussin, commodore of a French squadron at that time lying at Bahia, and by their assistance the Hero was got off without much damage, and has since arrived safe in England. Mr. Pennell wished to present a sword to Mons. Jerome Vanloue, the French commodore's eleve, and to make some pecuniary recompense to the boat's crew for their services; but Mons. Roussin would not permit him.

When his majesty was last taking an equestrian airing on the Downs, near Brighton, accompanied by sir B. Bloomfield, a farmer rode up to and addressed the latter, respectfully observing, that the horses in diverging from the usual track had got upon lands where seeds were sown, the trampling of which might be of some injury to him. The sovereign bowed, indicative of his approbation of the freedom used, and the horses were instantly guided to the common road.

ASSIZES LANCASHIRE.-The calendar contained the names of 123 prisoners; and 43 of the cases were prosecutions by the Bank of England. The assizes were so heavy, that justice Park sat no less than 16 days, and judge

Bailey 8; 34 prisoners received sentence of death; 5 were left for execution for forged notes, 1 for shooting and robbing, and 1 for cow stealing.

Bills were once more in vain preferred against Meagher, Tebbutt, and Shehmerdine, for cutting and stabbing on the 16th of August.

YORK.-W. Radcliffe, esq. Rouge Croix, pursuivant at arms, of the Herald college, was found guilty of forging a marriage register, with a view to assist in making out his own pedigree, and tracing his relationship to the Derwentwater family, in order to impose on the governors of Greenwich hospital. The offence took place in 1801, by the interpolation of a marriage in an old register book of the parish of Ravensfield, for the 16th century. He was fined 50l. and ordered to be imprisoned 3 months in York castle.

At York assizes, forty-one prisoners received sentence of death; one of whom was executed.

Mitchell (denounced as a spy at the York meeting) was tried at the Pontefract sessions, for having, on the 4th of October last, made use of seditious words in a meeting at Halifax. He was found guilty, and sentenced by the Court to be imprisoned six months in York castle, and find sureties, for two years, himself in 100l., and two sureties in 50l. each.

CHESHIRE.-Jacob Magennis for shooting at William Birch, constable, was found guilty at Chester, on the 8th ult. and since executed. The jury also convicted a Mr. Bruce of the same capital offence, but in consequence of some favourable cir

cumstances, he has obtained a reprieve.

Sir Charles Wolseley and the Rev. Mr. Harrison, were found guilty on the 11th, at Chester, of seditious language at a public meeting. Mr. Harrison has since been convicted of using seditious language in two sermons at Stockport.

CORNWALL.-At the Cornwall assizes, the grand jury found a true bill against L. Evelyn and J. R. G. Graham, esqrs. the members lately returned for St. Ives; also against five others, for a conspiracy to return the members at the late election, by means of bribery and corruption. The grand jury have also found a true bill against Mr. Halse, the town clerk.

SHREWSBURY.-John Rogers, for a burglary at Llanyblodwell, and stealing a large sum of money, was capitally convicted, and left for execution. Seventeen others received sentence of death, but were all reprieved. At these assizes, a suit was brought by the Rev. T. Vaughan, rector of Hope Bagot, in this county, against the Rev. Lawrence Panting Gardner, D.D., the preceding rector, for dilapidations, when the jury gave the plaintiff as follows:-for the house, 90%.; hog's-stye and privy, 147.; changel, 10.; barn, 100l.: total for restoring the original premises, 214., and for putting the present premises in a state of repair, 641.

BUCKS.George Wiggins, lately executed at Reading, for cruelly using and robbing Mr. Leach, confessed to 11 highway robberies and burglaries, and 49 other offences.

At Buckingham assizes, twelve prisoners received sentence of

death, three of whom were left for execution.

Lately, at the Market Cross, in Leeds, a man led his wife in a halter, and sold her for one shilling and sixpence !

The carpet manufactures of Yorkshire is in such a state of depression, that it is diminished three-fourths, and the woollen considerably.

At Snaith, a man and his wife, of the name of Coates, who had been married only ten days, were both found suspended by the neck-one in the stable, the other in the dwelling-house. The wife is likely to live; she states that they lived comfortable during the first week; then began to quarrel, and so continued until the above dreadful event.

There has been considerable agitation at Huddersfield, owing to a discovery that a great number of the populace in the neighbourhood had armed themselves with pikes and pistols, and meditated an attack on the place. Bodies of them were seen together, and one party was not dispersed without violence.

At Brunswick chapel, Liverpool, two learned heathens, high priests of the Budhul religion, from the island of Ceylon, were baptised according to the ritual of the established church, by Dr. Adam Clarke, before a large congregation.

MAY.

1. This morning the five leaders in the Cato-street conspiracy -Arthur Thistlewood, James Ings, Thomas Brunt, Richard Tidd, and William Davidson, underwent the sentence of the law,

at the usual place of execution in the Old Bailey. An account of the behaviour of those unhappy criminals since their con. demnation, in prison, and during the last dreadful ceremony, will be found in the Appendix annexed to the report of their trials.

William Henry Stanford was capitally convicted at the Old Bailey, of having passed a forged 10. note, knowing it to be forged, to Dr. Tewson, of Percyplace.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer states, that his late majesty has left a will. We may suppose it was found by the present king on his late visit to Windsor. It is said, that his late majesty, but a few days before his mournful calamity, as if conscious of its approach, ordered a master-key to be made, with which he locked up a drawer containing all his other keys. This master-key he delivered to general Taylor, with an injunction to preserve it in his custody, and deliver it to no one but himself, or in case of his decease to deliver it only to his successor. This key general Taylor delivered to the king on Saturday se'nnight.

Windsor terrace was opened to the public on Monday last after a lapse of above ten years. This beautiful promenade has been closed in consequence of its proximity to the apartments occupied by our late venerable

monarch.

A most laudable institution is about to be established, under the patronage of her royal highness the princess Augusta, which has for its object the placing out in the world, and being a home for, the indigent orphan daughVOL. LXII.

ters of deceased unbeneficed clergymen and subaltern officers of the army and navy, who are to be received into the institution at fourteen years of age, and taught those qualifications they are capable of receiving, to enable them to obtain a living above the common ranks of life. For this truly meritorious purpose two houses have been taken near the Regent's Park, which are now forming into one. The institution is to be superintended by ladies of rank, and proper assistants.

Societies of ladies are forming in France, to provide funds for buying masses for the soul of the Duke of Berri, and prayers for the safe delivery of his widow.

The king of England has subscribed 2,500 francs, about 1001. sterling, towards the monument of M. Malesherbes.

The death of Volney is announced in the French papers; he expired in his 6.5th year.

The Club Lorenzini at Madrid, and the papers written under its influence, attack so hostilely the dynasty on the French throne, that the Spanish pamphlets and papers are prohibited in all the reading-rooms and coffee-houses of the south of France.

2. A very violent eruption, of Mount Vesuvius has recently taken place. The hereditary prince of Denmark, who visited the mountain several times, and made observations upon the eruption, read a report of the several visits he made to the mountain in one of the sittings of the Academy of Sciences at Naples, of which the prince is a member.

A smart shock of an earthquake was felt at Brest and the

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