his own accord at his master's door, when Smith informed the deceased's family where he had left him. Charles Johnson, a carman in the employ of Mr. Paris, of Enfield, was passing the Baldfaced Stag about twelve o'clock. It was moonlight. He saw Mr. Tuck, the landlord of the Baldfaced Stag, with two or three others, come out at the front door. They went round the corner towards the yard. He heard the landlord say, "D-n his old eyes, he's gone this way, I know." One of the other men said, "We'll give him a good hiding." Witness passed on, and heard no more. Is well acquainted with the person of the landlord, but could not identify the others. Mr. Tuck, the landlord, being cautioned, was then called, and confirmed part of the evidence of Smith, and stated that the de ceased left his house about half past ten o'clock: that being told his dog was still in the yard, he went out to search for him, thinking he might have fallen asleep : that Crouch, one of his lodgers, was with him, but denied that he had used the expressions mentioned by Johnson. Crouch, on being called in, said, that he had been at the Baldfaced Stag about a fortnight; saw the deceased in the parlour; was in and out of the room, but did not hear any betting, nor did he see the deceased produce any money; went to the door with Tuck, but no further; and denied either hearing or using the expressions mentioned by Johnson said that Church and Robinson, the two men in training, had been in bed an hour before. Mary Holborn, the servant maid, at seven o'clock on Friday morning went to the well to fill a pail of water: she there saw a hat, and immediately informed her master. Mr. Tuck went to the well, and, as he stated, found the deceased floating. He came in and alarmed the inmates of his house, and with their assistance brought the body into an outhouse. The relatives were sent for, and on searching the pockets of the deceased, two large pocketbooks were found, and a purse with some silver in it, but not the pocket-book which several witnesses had identified as the book in which he kept his bank-notes, and which he produced at Barnet, and afterwards at the Baldfaced Stag. Mr. Thomas, a school-master, was in company with the deceased on Thursday; knew the deceased had received several sums of money, and at seven o'clock in the evening of Thursday knew that he had a large bundle of notes in his pocket-book. Mr. Clarke, a surgeon at Enfield, examined the body of the deceased, and did not discover any marks of violence which could have occasioned his death. The Coroner, in substance, observed, that although a great suspicion had arisen that the deceased had been robbed of property to a large amount, and had afterwards come to a violent death to screen that robbery, yet, however just might be the grounds for the first of these imputations, the second was not so clear. The deceased was excessively intoxicated, and in his way to the yard, where his cart had been left, must necessarily have passed near to this well, which was uninclosed in the front, and into which he might have fallen by accident; and there was a difficulty in conceiving that he could have been forced into this well, unless he had been first violently deprived of all sensation, in which case some external marks of injury would have been visible. Looking at the situation of the place, and the dimensions of the well, there are difficulties either way; but the jury would decide on the superior probability. Verdict Accidental Death. home, some of the party, chiefly boys and women, commenced an attack, by breaking the windows of the house and tearing up the shrubs in the grounds; but these outrages, not being seconded by the main body, were of but short duration. "Next morning they assembled in still greater numbers at the outskirt of the town. They were met by a great posse of sergeants and corporals of the Lancashire militia, stationed in the town, who in a few hours dispersed the mob, after taking some of the most active into custody. The precautionary views of the Magistrates induced them, on the first indication of riot, to send for a party of military to Liverpool, but order was completely restored before they arrived; and the weavers have now settled themselves quietly to work again."-Preston Chronicle. Tuck was afterwards tried at the Old Bailey for the murder of Draper; the principal suspicion against whom arose from the circumstance of two notes having been found in his possession which were among those collected by the deceased. The evidence against him, however, appearing insufficient, the jury gave a verdict of Not Guilty. He was next tried for robbery of the notes, but was also acquitted. There was no doubt that Dra- of grouse shooting, on Mr. Farper had been murdered. 17. Riot at Preston.-" We are sorry to state, that in consequence of the manufacturers being necessitated to reduce the wages on some descriptions of cotton goods, a disposition to break the peace was manifested, by a party of weavers parading the streets of this town on Tuesday last, and, in some cases, destroying the shuttles of such as were inclined to continue at their work. Towards evening they had accumulated to a considerable body, and after consulting together, they proceeded to the house of Mr. Horrocks not finding him at : 18. Alexander Simpson, Esq. of Collyhill, left Pannanich-lodge in the morning for the purpose quharson of Monaltrie's grounds, south of the Dee, attended by an experienced gamekeeper, who found it necessary to caution him several times with regard to the use of his double-barrelled gun, as it was the first time Mr. Simpson had tried the amusement in the moors. He had killed several birds in succession, and was highly pleased with the sport. About halfpast two he wounded a bird, that dropped down on the ground of a neighbouring proprietor; when he sat down on a stone, resting the butt end of his gun on the ground, and desired the gamekeeper to hunt the dogs in search of of the wounded bird. Within a minute or two the gamekeeper heard a shot, and imagining that a chance had occurred to Mr. Simpson, turned round and saw him falling from the stone. He immediately ran up, and found that a dreadful and fatal accident had taken place. It would appear that, in going up to the last point, Mr. S. had cocked both barrels; one he discharged, but the other being still cocked, and some of the strong heath probably touching the trigger, while the muzzle by some fatality was directed towards him, the charge went off, entering the left side of the head under the ear, and occasioning instant death. On Sunday the 18th inst. Dr. Alexander Paterson, lately appointed coadjutor Roman Catholic Bishop of the Lower District of Scotland, was consecrated in his own chapel at Paisley, by Dr. Cameron, from Edinburgh, presiding Bishop of the district, assisted by Dr. Eneas Chisholme, the Catholic Bishop of the Highlands, and attended by several clergymen of both districts. There was also present, as Patron of the Bishop elect, Don Francisco Antonio Bringas, a Spanish gentleman, and Captain in the royal armies of Spain, who had accompanied Drs. Cameron and Paterson from Spain, and whose father had been instrumental in saving much British property there during the late revolution. The consecration took place before a numerous congregation of Catholics and Protestants, according to the rites usually observed on such occasions in the church of Rome. Such order and decorum was observed by all present as to call for the warmest acknowledgments of Dr. Cameron to the Protestant part of his audience—acknowledgments which he repeated in an afternoon instruction which he delivered, united with appropriate and liberal remarks to the Catholics, on the gratitude which they owed their fellowsubjects, and their duty, in consequence, to vie with them in order, submission to the laws, and loyalty to the government of their country.—(Edinburgh Courant.) A most daring robbery took place about half-past nine o'clock on Friday evening, the 16th, at Mr. Ashton Yates's cottage, at the Park, near Liverpool. Mrs. Joseph Yates was residing there, expecting in a few weeks her accouchement, when six men (supposed to be all Irish) entered the house, two of whom stood sentinels at the kitchen, and two at the parlour doors, while the other two entered the parlour where Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yates were sitting after robbing Mr. Yates, one stood over him with a pistol, and the other robbed Mrs. Yates, turned out her pockets, took the rings from her fingers, and the brooch from her bosom: he then made her go into another room where her children were in bed; she said, "You see my situation, take what you can find, but do not hurt me or my children." At this time Mr. Ashton Yates rang the bell, and would have entered the house, but the two sentinels at the parlour door prevented him, dragged him into the park, and emptied his pockets for him; he, however, unobserved by by them, had dropped his watch, worth 50 guineas, and by that means saved it; the ruffians in their hurry dropped 41. and their whole booty did not exceed 121. Mrs. Yates preserved great composure and command of herself during the robbers' stay in the house, but has since been seriously ill. 21. A young man, about 18 years of age, a native of Davis' Straits, has been brought to this country by the Thomas and Anne of Leith. He has brought a canoe of his native country with him, and yesterday he performed some dexterous feats in the wet dock, before a numerous company of spectators. He is a most expert swimmer; he dives with his boat above him, and rises again at a great distance sitting in it. He is dressed in the costume of his country.-Edinburgh Courant. 22. A number of porpoises, from the Channel, came over Exmouth-bar, and pursued the smaller fish from the sea up the river Exe; the tide was nearly out before they all returned: three of enormous size came within a few yards of the bathing machines, and the water being very low, their leaping and plunging made a great noise, the effect of which was very diverting to the spectators on the beach. It has been observed, that dry and warm weather occurs when these creatures come into the river, which has been demonstrated in the present instance. 24. Constantinople.-This city has been again visited by a dreadful conflagration; it broke out in the night of the 15th, in the VOL. LVIII. finest quarter of the city, and laid 1200 houses, and 3000 shops and magazines, in ashes. The Sultan was present and active the whole night, and till nine in the morning, but did not find in the Janissaries the requisite alacrity in extinguishing the flames. The palace of their former favourite, Jussuf-Aga, has remained alone undamaged, in the quarter which is destroyed. That stupendous undertaking the Tunnel of the Tavistock Canal, was, after thirteen years' incessant labour, holed on the 21st with great accuracy. of communication has been thus opened between the Tavy and the Tamar. The whole length of driving through the hill is above a mile and a half, and, in some parts of it, more than 400 feet below the surface. 25. This afternoon, a serious riot broke out among the convicts in Newgate, originating in the following manner :-A person, who was visiting the prison, had his pocket picked of his watch; upon which an order was issued by the Keeper for searching the. convicts, as well as those of their friends who were then with them, and that no other visitors should be admitted until the watch was recovered. The convicts in this part of the prison, who amounted to the number of 140, chose to consider this order as an encroachment on their privileges, and, emboldened by their numbers, not only resisted all search, but proceeded to acts of violence and outrage. They took possession of the common yard, where they are allowed to exercise, and see their friends, as well as of the K four four wards wherein they are confined, expelling by force the officers and turnkeys of the prison from that quarter of the building. Here they endeavoured to maintain themselves, and considerable alarm for some time prevailed lest they should force the passages of the prison, and make their escape: but Mr. Newman, the keeper, having assembled all his officers, several shots were fired over their heads, and into different parts of the yard, rather with a view to create alarm among them than to inflict any real injury, which the Keeper was humanely anxious to avoid; and at length they were driven out of the yard into the upper part of their wards, of which they remained in possession, having torn down the iron railing of the staircase, with the fragments of which, and all that they could lay their hands upon, they barricaded the entrance to their wards at the top of the stairs. The keepers having regained possession of the yards, several shots were again fired up the stairs, to intimidate and reduce the rioters to reason, but with no effect; and Mr. Newman thought that it would be only risking the lives of his own servants if he sent any of them up stairs to attack the convicts in their retreats, barricaded as they were and provided with iron bars. One convict who ventured to come down from the upper wards, in order to lay hold of an iron bar, was seized by the legs, and dragged into the yard by the turnkeys. Mr. Newman, soon after the riot broke out, procured the assistance of the city marshalmen and a number of constables, whom he so placed as to prevent the rioters from breaking prison, or escaping in any way by the roof. He also sent to the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs for instructions how to act; but these gentlemen happened to be out of town. The watch, the robbery of which had created all this disturbance, was not discovered; and the convicts endeavoured to capitulate, by proposing that they should be at all times allowed to see their friends : but the keeper declared that they must implicitly submit to the regulations on this head appointed by the Magistrates and Judges. At one o'clock in the morning matters remained precisely in this situation. In two of the wards all was silent; but in the other two there were lights, and the convicts were seen pacing about. About an hour before, a noise was heard, as if they were endeavouring to break through the wall towards the College of Physicians in Warwick-lane, but in a short time the noise ceased. Constables and officers were posted in all parts where escape appeared possible; and it seemed likely that the refractory would soon be compelled to surrender at discretion, as they had nothing but water wherewith to support their obstinacy; while, if they attempted to set fire to the prison, they must feel that they themselves would be the first victims. 26. The convicts under sentence of transportation, to the number of 140, continued in the state of insurrection in which our account left them, until six o'clock on Monday morning. The Lord Mayor, who had been sent for express, arrived at two in the morning; and after ex pressing |