"Windsor Castle, Jan. 1. "His Majesty's disorder has undergone no sensible alteration. His Majesty's bodily health has partaken of some of the infirmities of age, but has been generally good during the last month." Á gentleman in the city lately received a remittance from Cadiz, -part of which was in Bank of England notes, which turned out to be forgeries. They are allowed to be some of the best imitations ever seen, and the Solicitor to the Bank, it is said, has for some time been in possession of information concerning their source, and on the extent to which the forgeries have been carried. They are believed to be of French manufacture, but difficulties existing to their circulation in that country, the scene of operations has been changed to Cadiz.

For some time past it has been known, that a brute, genteelly dressed, infests the fields near the Edgeware-road. Lately he stabbed a young lady walking with her sister, on the footpath leading to Kilburn, because they refused to listen to his impertinent importunities.

At the present Admiralty sessions, which commenced on Friday last, the following case of dreadful murder came on for VOL. LXII.

trial, before Sir William Scott, Mr. Justice Park, and Mr. Justice Best.

James Pater, a man apparently 60 years of age, was indicted for the murder of his brother, John Pater, on the 14th of November, on board a vessel called the Aurora, lying about two miles off Dungeness, in the county of Kent. There was no counsel for the prosecution. Wm. Bonsey, a youth, stated, that he was cabin-boy on board the smack, of which the prisoner was the master. One night before Christmas last, the vessel was off the coast of Dungeness, and he was lying in bed in the cabin, when he heard a noise something like a tumble. He looked out of bed, and saw that it was John Pater who had fallen down, the prisoner stood over him, and was beating him all over the head and body with the bellows.-The deceased kept crying out, "My dear brother James, leave off." The prisoner and the deceased were both in liquor, and witness saw the former wash the face of the latter with liquor.

Cross-examined by Mr. Alley. -Prisoner had some wounds in his head, and was often mad. When the prisoner met a smuggling vessel at sea, he became quite deranged. While beating his brother he constantly cried out, "Richardson, I am giving it to you." He had always previously been kind both to the deceased and witness.-The fact B

of the murder was also proved by two other witnesses. The prisoner was called on for his defence.

He said he was quite insensible at the time, and he knew no more of what was done than a child. The jury, after a few minutes consultation, retired precisely at five o'clock, and after an absence of half an hour, returned and pronounced the prisoner-Guilty. The unhappy man looked attentively on the jury, and breathed a deep sigh. He was asked if he had any thing to urge in stay of judgment? The prisoner made no answer, and the learned judge (Sir W. Scott) proceeded to pass the awful sentence of death upon him. The prisoner appeared faint, and was led from the bar by one of the attendants. Sir W. Scott observed, that he had been informed the tide would not serve conveniently for the execution of the prisoner until Tuesday; it would therefore be deferred until that morning, but he begged it would be understood, that on account of that circumstance, and that alone, it would be deferred.

A bill is in course of progress through parliament, to amend the marriage act, so as to prevent, for the future, those disgraceful cases of husbands, after having been married for several years, taking advantage of their own perjury, to annul their marriages, and bastardize their issue. Some most atrocious and distressing examples of this abominable conduct have proved the necessity of an alteration in the law.

An American ship which lately put into Cowes, reports, that Mr. Cobbett, in selecting the relics of Thomas Paine, in America, has made a great mistake; for, in

stead of bringing the bones of Paine, he has brought the remains of a negro!-Plymouth paper.

An official account of the total weekly amount of Bank-notes and Bank post-bills in circulation, from the 23rd Nov. 1819, to the latest period to which the same can be stated, states the total for the week ending the 30th November at 23,248,340l., of which 6,745,850l. are under 51.; for the week ending the 7th December, 22,536,690., of which 6,694,040/. are under 5l.; for the week ending 14th December, 22,418,220., of which 6,621,990l. are under 5l.; and for the week ending the 21st December, 22,194,650%., of which 6,569,560l. are under 51. It appears from this account, that the Bank has reduced its issue of bank-notes within the last month, to the amount of upwards of one million.

Accounts have been printed by order of the House of Commons, showing the amount of the total capital of the funded debt of Great Britain, including the Austrian and Portuguese loans, as it stood on the 1st of February or 5th of January in each year, from the year 1786 to the year 1819, inclusive. By these accounts it appears that the total amount of the unredeemed debt in the year 1786 was 238,231,2481., of which the total charge was 10,302,4021. The public debt thence was gradually sinking to the year 1793, when the unredeemed debt amounted to 227,989,1481. From that year it rapidly and constantly increased to the present year; and on the 5th of January, 1819, the total debt of Great Britain and Ireland amounted to 1,181,502,362.; of which has been redeemed 389,637,0497., leaving the total

unredeemed debt at791,867,313. The Sinking Fund amounted to 15,815,0017; and the total charge, including the Sinking Fund, to 45,749,2961.

It appears, by a return which has just been laid before Parliament, that the number of male and female pauper children, resident and non-resident, between the ages of six and sixteen, who were on the books of the several parishes within the bills of mortality, as chargeable to each parish respectively, on the 5th of May, 1819, amounts to 13,430. The resident pauper children, are 7,087; the non-resident, 6,343. -From 28 parishes no return has been made.

An Inquisition has been taken in Old Round-court, Strand, on the bodies of John Masters and Mary his wife, found dead in their miserable lodging. Mr. John George, cheesemonger, in Old Round-court, Strand, stated, that he had been acquainted with the deceased about 30 years; he was a jobbing porter, and was of sober habits. He and his wife lodged upwards of a year in a little back room, at a house belonging to Mr. George in Roundcourt passage, which he lets out to lodgers. They being exceedingly poor, he charged them no rent the greatest part of that time. Last Monday night Mrs. G. informed him, when he came home, that dreadful moaning was heard in their room, and next morning he sent his shopman to see how they were, when they were found both dead, lying on the floor. A woman deposed, that she lodged in the room above the one occupied by the deceased persons; she said they were 60 years old, and had been ailing for some time past; they were very

poor, but some person used to bring them food. Tuesday even ing all the lodgers came to the door in consequence of hearing them moaning; finding the door shut, they called to them to open it, but no answer was given, although the woman was heard to say to the husband, "Where are you?" and he answered, "Here I am" this was about eight o'clock. A printer lodged in the next room to them, and knew them to be in great distress. A few days ago the man came to borrow 6d. of him, and then said they had nothing to eat, nor any fire. Monday night he came again, and paid the 6d. with another 6d. which had been previously owing. Their moans and groans were shocking to hear. The Jury thought, as there was bread and butter in the room, they were not starved to death; but not having clothing, bed, nor fire, during the inclement season, they perished. -Verdict to that effect.

Mr. Kinloch of Kinloch, who was under sureties to take his trial in the High Court of Jus ticiary, at Glasgow, on a charge of sedition, has absconded, and, in consequence, a sentence of outlawry has been pronounced against him. His estate was worth upwards of 3,000, per

annum.

Manchester.-The Rev. Mr. Hay, with a living of 800l. per ann., and chairman of the Lancaster quarter sessions, with a salary of 400l. who took an active part in the transactions_of_the 16th of August, 1819, and others subsequent to them, has been presented with the rectory of Rochdale, vacant by the death of Dr. Drake. This living, which is in the gift of government, is estimated at 2,500l. per annum.

2. Forest of Dartmoor.-The cultivation of this forest is again held out as a means of providing for the poor. It is parcel of the duchy of Cornwall, settled by Edward the first on the Prince of Wales, and on all future eldest sons of the King, who were to have the title of Dukes of Cornwall. The improvement of this tract of land has been often contemplated. It was proposed to the council of his Royal Highness, by Mr. Robert Fraser, nearly thirty years ago, and a company was formed by the late Mr. Charles Cole, of which lord Lauderdale was to take a part, with a capital, by subscription, of 100,000l. for the improvement of the forest. A bill was prepared for dividing and allotting the forest, and forming it into a separate parish; but, on consideration, it was found the soil was so poor, that it would never pay for the expense of cultivation, except in some narrow tracts on the banks of the Dart. Since that time, many attempts have been made to turn it to use. The erection of an immense building for the confinement of prisoners of war, it was thought, might contribute to its improvement. But little benefit was obtained from the expensive measure, while the situation

was

found to be insalubrious, from the perpetual fog in which it was involved. Several grants, for 99 years, have been made of it to experimental agriculturists, at 6d. per acre for the first 30 years, and afterwards at trifling advances, but these grants have been generally relinquished. When the marquess of Hastings was resident in Scotland as commanderin-chief, he assembled a number of the most intelligent farmers,

and proposed to them, with the authority of his royal highness, to allot portions of this forest to the numerous bodies of Highlanders who were emigrating to the more bleak deserts of America. We remember the noble marquess's report of this interview, the result of which, he said, strongly evinced the sagacity of the northern agriculturists. The noble lord stated to them the benevolent intentions of his royal highness;-here was a most extensive tract of elevated table land, situated in one of the finest counties of England, near to the grand naval station of Plymouth, &c. &c., instead of their wandering to a distant and a miserable climate, away from all their friends, from all markets, and nearly from all civilized society. -The company were mightily pleased with this description; but they proceeded to ask information as to the soil and products of this elysium. What did Dartmoor produce in its natural state? What weeds? Were there any whins (that is, long heath), or broom, or nettles, or even thistles? To all these questions the noble marquess candidly owned that he never saw any one of these spontaneous products, except in narrow sheltered spots; and the conclusion was, that a moor upon which there was not to be seen heath, nettles, nor thistles, was not likely to be worth cultivation.

At Leeds, a strange discovery has lately been made of a human being, who has been incarcerated in chains in the house of his parents, for upwards of 15 years. The mother of this unfortunate young man, whose name is Benjamin Surr, applied to the committee of the Leeds Workhouse, stating that she was in want of