Orb, Cauntrp.
The Duke of Norfolk has sold the Worksop estate and mansion to the Duke of Newcastle, for 370,000/. ; the income of the property just *weeds 10,000/. a year, and the value of the wood on it is 150,0001. W. am happy to contradict the rumour that the magnificent mansion is lobe pulled down. On the contrary, it will be immediately furnished, as a residence for the Earl of Lincoln. —Doecaster Gazette. [Thus another large property has passed from Whig into Tory hands.] A lady of Sheffield calling at a house with a petition against slavery, was informed by the woman of the house, that if she had brought a pe- eition by which she and her family could get cheap bread, she would ebeetfully sign it, for at that moment they had none in the house. — Sheffield Iris.
At the Taunton Assizes, on Saturday, a verdict with a penalty of IDOL was given against Smith, an attorney's clerk in Bridgewater, for
bribing eloetors to vote for Mr. Broadwood, at the contest in May Mr. Sher.dan. The plan adopted was for the defendant to stind one of the first rooms, that the voters should be introduced to him, having canvassed the borough, and being acquainted with them all:14 if he approved of a voter as a fit man to be bribed, then Mr. gave him a card, and the man went into another room thatadt tohteheinraranonem—to being darkened, and in it was a perfect stranger to the town of water. This stranger was sitting at a table, and the voter went 'up"' him and presented his card. A few words were said n the table produced a packet containing 101. and called a "cartridge, This packet having been placed upon the table, the voter would talieit up, leave the room, and vote for Mr. Broadwood, At Liverpool Assizes, on Monday, Mr. Griffith, proprietor and editor of the Wigan Gazette, brought an action against Mr. Fegan,
Magistrate of that borough, and Mr. Whittle, the Chief Constable, fear an assault and false imprisonment. It appeared that Mr. Griffith
attended the Town-Council to report proceedings ; when Mr Fegas complained that some cases which bad occurred before the Tvlagistrates had been omitted to be noticed in the Wigan Gazette, and he said at,.
Griffith must either report all or none. That gentleman refused fe
be dictated to, and said he should exercise his own discretion in giving the reports. Mr. Fegan then ordered him to leave the table where he
was taking notes ; and, after some dispute, directed Whittle to take him into custody; and he was lodged in prison till he found sureties to keep the peace towards the Magistrates of Wigan. Mr. Festal' had after.
wards endeavoured to compromise the matter by an offer off, which was refused. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with 70/, damages.
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