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A letter from the Bishop of Exeter to one of his clergy in Corn- wall, relative to the burial of unbaptized children, has just been pub- lished. The clergyman in question had refused to bury a child who had nut been baptized, but had been named by a Baptist minister; in consequence of which refusal, great excitement had prevailed in his
parish ; and he wrote to the Bishop of his diocese for instructions in the event of such a case recurring. The Bishop states in his letter, that it will be the clergyman's duty to do as he has already done ; the rtibrick expressly says, " The office of the burial of the dead is not to be used for any that die unbaptized."— courier.
The handsome sum of 4,2501. has been subscribed, in a few weeks, for the erection of a new Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in St. Peter's Square in Leeds. The old chapel, which stands near the site of the intended one, is to be used for a Sunday-school.
!Mr. Aluntague Gore, Member for Devizes, has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Admiral Sir P. H. Durham, his unsuccessful opponent at the last election, is a candidate to succeed him.
Ore Saturday, John Crofts was tried before the Surry Magistrates, on a charge of breaking into the cottage of a widow woman at Ched-
dingford, and stealing every thing he could esrry off. The woman, who had been at a neighbouring village, saw the man coming out of her cottage, with a bundle, as she was on her return home. The thief made off to a thicket close by; and the woman began to cry in great distress, but did not attempt to follow him. Just at this time, Colonels Wynd- ham and Vandeleur came up with the hounds in full cry after a fox ; but stopped to inquire the cause of the woman's grief. Having ascer- tained it, Colonel Vandeleur with two whippers-in entered the thicket, while his brother huntsmen kept watch on the outskirts. The thief was soon discovered, and dragged out amidst the cheers of the sports- men. Colonel Vandeleur searched him, and recovered a wedding-ring to which the poor woman attached much value. Both the gallant offi- cers appeared and gave evidence on the trial; and the prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for life.
An incendiary, who set fire lately to some stacks belonging to Mr llabagley, of Woodstock, a tenant of the Duke of Marlborough, has been traced by a blood-hound belonging to the Duke. The steward was among the first present at the fire ; and having observed some fresh footsteps, he immediately called the hound. The animal was no sooner put on the footsteps, than he opened his deep-toned voice, and traced, with wonderful exactness, every winding attempt to elude his eager pursuit, until he reached a previously notorious cottage. The door was opened, but no man was found : however, the insatiable pursuer was not to be
thus baffled ; for, rushing out in the direction of the fire, he became more anxious at every step, until he seized one of a group going to as- sist (and, as was afterwards proved, the one most lavish in abuse of the incendiary), to his no small astonishment. The man was thunderstruck at his discovery, and soon confessed that he was the perpetrator.
A sort of Maria Martin story has recently been imported into Bury. Thus the tale runs. Two men going home in a cart from Bury market oa Wednesday (the 5th instant) about seven in the evening, observed a light gleaming from Pakenham Wood. Prompted by curiosity, they made to the spot, and as they approached the light, saw a man en- gaged digging a grave. The gravedigger ran off at their approach, leaving behind: him a great-coat, his spade, and mattock. The parties then returned to the cart, and proceeded on their journey. They had advanced but a few yards before they came up with a young woman going in the direction of the wood. On being questioned, she stated that she was going to meet a man there byappointment, but for what purpose has not transpired.—Bury Herald.
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