prisoner had been indicted as a prin cipal, instead of an accessary before the fact, which in point of law could not be maintained. The prisoner was acquitted, to the mortification of a crowded court, but was detained until next assizes, on a charge of poisoning race horses in 1809.

9th-In the night of Tuesday se'ennight, such was the inclemency of the weather, that, when the Bath coach arrived at Chippenham from London, two out of three outside passengers were wholly lifeless. The third shewed some signs of animation, and, after a time, took some small refreshment, but nature was so far exhausted that he died next morning.

On Sunday the 1st instant a young man of genteel appearance arrived at Harwich by the stage, and went to the Three Cups, where he remained with two travellers during the day, and about seven in the evening, as the coach was about to start, paid his bill, and left the inn, as if intendif intending to go by the coach. Next morning, an old mariner who was walking on the beach at a short distance from the town, found the dead body of the young man extended with the face downwards, nearly covered with weeds, from the influx of the tide, and near it a pistol-bag. An inquest was held the same day before B. Chapman, gent., the coroner for that borough, when it was discovered that a bullet had passed through his head. It also came out in evidence, that the deceased was in a melancholy state the whole day, but he appeared perfectly rational. There being no doubt of his having committed the act him. self, a verdict of Felo de se was returned. He was a stranger at Harwich, and nothing was found on him to lead to his discovery. It is hoped that these particulars may produce it.

He was about five feet seven inches high, fair complexion, nose somewhat aquiline, dark hair, long on the forehead: he wore a brown surtout, a blue coat, buff waistcoat, grey pantaloons, boots, and round hat. He came to Colchester from London by the coach on the Saturday. In his pockets were a shirt, a pair of stockings, three shillings, and a yellow button with a lion rampant on it. The body was not to be interred for a few days, to give an opportu nity of seeing it.

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.— On Tuesday the following gentlemen were unanimously elected governor, deputy-governor, and directors, of the Royal Bank, viz.

His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, governor. Gilbert Innes, Esq. of Stow, deputy-governor.

Ordinary Directors.

-Alexander Duncan, Esq. James Bruce, Esq. R. S. Moncrieff, Esq. J. Campbell, Esq. W. Macdonald, Esq. W. Ramsay, Esq. James Dundas, Esq. Charles Selkrig, Esq. and Hugh Warrender, Esq.

Extraordinary Directors.-James Hopkirk, Esq. David Ramsay, Esq. Lord Advocate, James Ferrier, Esq. Robert Allan, Esq. Hon. Henry Erskine, Peter Free, Esq. Alexan der Bonar, Esq. Right Honourable W. Creech, Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

11th.-EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL. -At the Isle of Ely Assizes, on Thursday last, Michael Whiting, a shop-keeper at Downham, zear Ely, and a dissenting preacher, was indiet ed under Lord Ellenborough's act, on a charge of administering poison to George Langman and to Joseph Langman, his brothers-in-law. It appeared in evidence, that the Lang

mans resided together at Downham, and were small farmers; and that their family consisted of themselves, a sister, named Sarah, about ten years of age, and a female domestic, of the name of Catharine Carter, who acted as their housekeeper and servant: they had another sister who was married to the prisoner. On the morning of Tuesday the 12th of March last, they sent their sister to the prisoner's house to borrow a loaf, the prisoner returned with her, and brought a loaf with him, and told the Langmans, that as he understood their housekeeper was going on a visit to her friends, for a day or two, he would bring them some flour and pork to make a pudding for their dinner. He went away, and shortly afterwards returned with a bason of flour and pork; and, addressing himself to the housekeeper, said "Catharine, be sure you make the boys a pudding before you go." He then took the young child home with him to dinner. The housekeeper made two puddings, but observed the flour would not properly adhere; she left them in a kneading trough; and the Langmans boiled one for dinner: they had hardly swallowed two or three mouthfulls before they were taken exceedingly ill, and seized with violent vomitings. Suspecting the pudding had been poisoned, one of the Langmans gave a small piece to a sow in the yard, which swallowed it, and was immediately taken sick, and after lingering a long time died. The elder brother soon recovered, but the younger one continued in a precarious state for several days. The remnants of the puddings were analysed by Mr Woolaston, professor of chemistry at the University of Cam bridge, and found to contain a considerable quantity of corrosive sublimate of mercury.

The prisoner, who it appeared was

a dealer in flour, attempted to account for the pudding's being poisoned, by stating, that he had then lately laid some nux vomica to poison vermin, and that some of it must accidentally have been carried into his flour-bin. Mr Woolaston, however, positively stated, that the pudding contained no other poisonous ingredient than corrosive sublimate; and it came out in evidence, that the prisoner, who sold drugs, had purchased of the person whom he succeeded in business, a considerable quantity of that poison. It also appeared, that the flour-bins belonging to the prisoner had been searched, and that immediately upon its being discovered that the Langmans had taken poison, the prisoner emptied his bins into the privy, and washed them out. Mr Alley, from London, conducted the prisoner's defence; the trial lasted till six o'clock at night, and the jury, after deliberating about ten minutes, found the prisoner guilty, and the judge immediately passed sentence of death, and he is left for execution. By the deaths of the two Langmans, under age, the prisoner's wife, and the child he took home with him, would have become entitled to the father's estate, as the heiresses of their brothers.

12th.--MULLINGAR.--Tuesday night, about seven o'clock, an express arrived in town from the general of district at Tullamore, in consequence of which a strong detachment of the 2d Royal Surrey Militia, quartered here, immediately proceeded to Moyvally, and other places along the line of the royal canal, where several large breaches have been made, and in some places, where the ground was low, the canal undermined, by a lawless banditti, who have threatened the lives of the workmen or labourers who should have the temerity to repair suchbreaches. The objects of the military being

sent are not only to prevent, farther depredations, but to protect the workmen when they are employed.

13th. THE PRINCE REGENT's COURT.-Yesterday his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held his first levee this season at Carlton-house, which was very numerously and splendidly attended by all ranks and par ties, who were anxious to pay their personal respects to his royal highness on his assuming the government of the country. About eleven o' clock a detachment of the first regiment of foot guards, commanded by Colonel Rainsford, in white gaiters, with the band in their state uniform, marched into the court-yard of Carlton-house. A detachment of life guards marched into Pall-mall and the adjacent streets, to regulate the procession of carriages coming to the levee. At a quarter before one o’clock the company began to arrive. In addition to those who attended his royal highness's levee last year, attached to the court, were the king's serjeant porters, the gentlemen and groom porters, and under-porters. His royal highness's equerries came in the king's carriages. The band played "God save the King" from the time the royal dukes entered the yard till they entered the grand hall. All the dukes came in state, except the Duke of York; the Duke of Clarence came in the Duke of Kent's carriage; the company continued to arrive till about half past three o'clock, with very little cessation. A bout two o'clock the prince left his private apartments, and proceeded to the state room, attended. by Colonel McMahon, General Turner, General Keppel, Colonels Bloomfield, Congreve, and Palmer, together with the LordChamberlain, the Lord Steward, the groom of the stole, gold stick

(Earl Harrington) and several other state attendants. His royal highness remained in the room attached to the levee-room, where those who had the privilege of the entre were assembled, such as the cabinet ministers, most of those who have been in office, the foreign ministers, &c. &c. ; this pri vilege granted by the king is to be strictly adhered to, as it was at St James's Palace, and for this and other special purposes, the prince has been pleased to appoint his majesty's resident page to the same office under his royal highness, to the satisfaction of all the royal family and nobility. After those assembled in the privi lege-room had paid their respects to his royal highness, he proceeded to the levee-room, where he received the distinguished list of personages present.

16th. The long-talked-of matrimonial alliance, between Mr Pole (now Wellesley) and Miss Tylney Long, took place on Saturday evening. The parties met at Lord Montgomerie's house, in Hamilton-place, Piccadilly, at five o'clock; and, about six, went, in Lady Catharine Long's coach, to St James's church, in Pic cadilly. The Marquis of Wellesley handed Miss Long out of the car. riage, and conducted her through the rector's house (Dr Andrews) to the altar of Hymen. There were present at the ceremony (which was performed by Dr Glasse, Rector of Wanstead) Mr Secretary Pole, Lady Catharine Long, Miss Diana Long, and Miss Emma Long; the two lat ter were the bride's maids. The usual forms being gone through, the happy couple retired by the southern gate, which leads through the church-yard, into Jermyn-street. Here a new and magnificent equipage was in waiting to receive them; it was a singularly.

elegant chariot painted a bright yel. low, and highly emblazoned, drawn by four beautiful Arabian grey horses, attended by two postillions, in brown jackets, with superbly embroidered badges in gold, emblematic of the united arms of the Wellesley and Tylney families. The new-married pair drove off with great speed for Blackheath, intending to pass the night at that tasteful chateau belong ing to the bridegroom's father, and thence proceed to Wanstead House, in Essex, on the following day, to pass the honey-moon.

The bride's dress excelled, in costliness and beauty, the celebrated one worn by Lady Morpeth, at the time of her marriage, which was exhibited for a fortnight at least, by her mother the late Duchess of Devonshire. The dress of the present bride consisted of a robe of real Brussels point lace; the device a simple sprig; it was placed over white satin. The head was ornamented with a cottage bonnet, of the same material, viz. Brussels lace, with two ostrich feathers, She likewise wore a deep lace veil, and a white satin pelisse, trimmed with swansdown. The dress cost 700 guineas; the bonnet 150; and the veil 2001. Mr Pole wore a plain blue coat, with yellow buttons, a white waistcoat, and buff breeches, and white silk stockings. The lady looked very pretty and interesting.

Yesterday, the wedding favours were distributed among their numerous friends; the number exceeded eight hundred, composed wholly of silver, and unique in form; those for ladies having an acorn in the centre, and the gentlemen's a star; each cost. a guinea and a half. The inferior ones, for their domestics and others, were made of white satin ribbon, with silver stars, and silver balls and fringe,

The lady's jewels consist principally of a brilliant necklace and ear-rings; the former cost twenty-five thousand guineas. Every domestic in the family of Lady Catharine Long has been liberally provided for; they all have had annuities settled upon them for life; and Mrs Tylney Long Pole Wellesley's own waiting-woman, who was nurse to her in her infancy, has been liberally considered.

17th.-DUBLIN.-On Friday last, near Rathangan, one of the canal boats, loaded with potatoes, was seized upon, by a mob who took the potatoes out, and gave them for safe-keeping to the adjacent inhabitants, to be brought the next market day forth for public sale. We understand that threatening notices have been sent to persons who have corn and potatoes in store at Monastereven, intimating the intention of taking away, by force, those articles of food. Labourers and masons are threatened with being carded, who shall presume to repair any part of the canal which had been broken down for the purpose of impeding the conveyance of provisions to the metropolis. Potatoes are increasing in price, owing to the shortness of the last crop, but the same cause for a high price in oatmeal does not exist. There is a considerable quantity of unthreshed oats yet in the farmers' barns, besides other very abundant stores.

18th. The Earl of Uxbridge died on Friday, at Uxbridge-House, Saville-Row, His death was hastened by an event which happened a few days before. Two of his servants were helping him to walk from one room to another, and one of them quitted his lordship's arm, in order to shut the door; the other servant had not strength enough to sustain

his master singly, and they both fell; in consequence, one of the noble lord's ribs was broken, and he lingered till Friday, when he was released from all mortal sufferance. His lordship was sixty-seven years old. Lord Paget, his eldest son, succeeds to his titles and honours.

A very sudden and fatal accident occurred on Sunday se'ennight, at the distillery of Messrs. Hewit and co. on the Water-course, Cork. The iron hoops of a large worm cooler, which contained nearly sixty thousand gallons of water, suddenly burst, and this vast body, which in a moment became unconfined, impetuously spread and overwhelmed every thing which presented any resistance to it. A wall which was immediately between this large vessel and the street, was forced from its position, and two females, who were passing, killed, and one so dreadfully bruised as to render the amputation of both legs necessary to preserve life.

ANNIVERSARY OF ST PATRICK.Yesterday there was a very numerous meeting at dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern,in commemoration of St Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland. The Marquis of Lansdowne presided, supported by the Earl of Moira on his right hand, and the Marquis of Downshire on his left. Besides a number of Irish noblemen and gentlemen, the Lord Mayor and sheriffs of the city of London were present. After dinner was over,

The Marquis of Lansdowne, after expressing the satisfaction he felt at addressing so numerous and respectable a meeting of Irishmen, thought necessary, however, to state, that the exclusive object of the meeting was to support the charitable institution for the maintenance and education of the children of Irish parents

in this metropolis. He, therefore, hoped, that political feelings would, at least for this night, be suppress ed; and that, excepting the hilarity which was naturally to be expected from a meeting of Irishmen, there would be no other feeling predominant upon this occasion except that of charity. He then proceeded to propose the first toast-"The King."

This toast was drank with three times three, and was received with enthusiasm. It was followed by the air of "God save the King," which was sung in a very superior style, and with full chorus.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, after a few introductory observations, gave "The Prince Regent."

This toast was warmly applauded by a part of the company, and received with murmurs by others.

The following were among the toasts given in the course of the evening

"The Queen and the rest of the Royal Family."-" The Army and Navy."-" Lord Wellington, the Army in Portugal, and the Cause of the Peninsula."-"The Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and Corporation of the City of London."-"The benevo lent Society of St Patrick," &c.

On the health of Mr Sheridan being proposed, he shortly observed, that the present occasion was peculiarly devoted to the purposes of social charity, and not at all proper for the introduction of politics. He could not help remarking, however, the silent and surly manner in which the health of the prince regent had been drank by at least a part of the company.

He confessed frankly, that, knowing, as he did, the unaltered and unalterable sentiments of that illustrious personage towards Ireland, he could not conceal from