MURDER.—Mary Mortlock, the woman mentioned the week before last as

having been shot in Lower Spring-street, Marylebone, died on Sunday morn- ing in the infirmary, from the effects of the wound and of a fever induced by cold. A Coroner's Jury has returned a verdict of "wilful murder" against Barrup. It appears that he had mistaken the unfortunate woman for another female of his acquaintance.

A horrible murder was perpetrated on Christmas-day, during high mass. at a farm- situated in the Commune of Tigy, remote from other habitations. The widow Cathelineau, a farmer, and an infant twenty-six mouths old, were bond with their throats cut.

On the 12th instant, a wine-grower, seventy-eight years of age, at Chausay, department of the Seine and Oise, was found in his house strangled. A cat that had been shut up in the house with him, pressed by hunger, had eaten one of his ears and part of his face. One of the sons and the wife of the lat- ter have been arrested on suspicion, as they had expressed great antipathy to a second marriage which the old man was about to contract.—Galignani's Messenger.

FATAL RIOT.-■-A dreadful scene of riot disgraced the town of Portsmouth on the evening of Christmas-day and on Friday evening, occasioned by the inebriety of a number of privates of some of the regiments in this garrison; the consequence of which has been death ins one case, a frightful wound from unprovoked aggression in another, and severe injuries to other individuals— all perpetrated by the bayonet. In an affray in Broad-street between some soldiers and sailors, James Woolard, a private of the 83d, was killed by a bayonet stab, and several seamen wounded. A private of the Royal Marine Artillery was suddenly encountered, in Prospect-row, by about a dozen of the 60th regiment, who surrounded him, and without the slightest provoca- tion, stabbed him in so dreadful a manner, as to cause his bowels to protrude several inches.--Hampshire Telegraph.

Suictims.—On Friday afternoon, Mr. Naphthali Hart, a gentleman aged seventy, residing at Islington, committed suicide, by dividing the femoral artery with a penknife. The old gentleman studied a great dear, and laboured under the impression that he would be deprived of his sight, and of course of his favourite amusement. In the library with his surgeon, on one occasion, he said, pointing to his books, "I shall soon be shut out from those valuable treasures, and be totally unable to converse with those great men, who ex- isted in past ages." For several days before his death he had, with the as- sistance of an amanuensis, written instructions to his solicitor for his will, directims° that if he became deranged he should be removed to St. Luke's LunaticAsylum, in Old-street, and that 300/. a-year should be paid to the trustees of the Institution for his support. He also left 250/. a-year to his wife' and the residue of his property to be given to charitable institutions.

On Friday morning, Martin Whnert engaged a coach in Gracechurch- street, and directed the coachman to drive to Leicester-square • but on the road, he blew his brains out with a pistol. It appeared, on the Coroner's inquest, that he had laboured under a depression of mind in consequence of pecuniary difficulties.

A framework-knitter in Nottingham last week committed suicide, because his addresses were rejected by a female who worked along with him. On the inquest, she said that she rejected hint as a lover, because she did not con- sider him clever, and he was always "dirty, ragged, and lazy—never show- ing any dispositiou to clean himself up."

John Stephens, tailor, Noble-street, hanged himself on Wednesday morn- ing, in a state of intoxication. He had been unfortunate in business, and had addicted himself to drinking. He came home drunk on Tuesday evening, behaved like a madlinan, and finished his career by suspending himself from his bedstead.

Mr. Long, brother to the late proprietor of Long's hotel, in Bond-street, died on Thursday evening from inflainmation of the brain, brought on by ex- cessive indulgence in ardent spirits. During the last nine months lie had been in three :unatic asylums.

R0BBERIES.-•-011 Saturday night, the premises of Mr. Hogg, silversmith, London-road, were broken into, and robbed of a great quantity of jewellery. There is a watch-box at a little distance from the premises ; but its occupier, it appears, was not awake to what was going forward nearly under hisvery nose.

House and street robberies continue to afflict Liverpool and the suburbs. The Liverpo)1 papers mention six or seven as having occurred within a few days. Twenty-four suspected burglars have been apprehended.

(I The milittcy Hospital at Bolton was on Thursday evening robbed of wear- ing apparel, jewellery, money, and other things, to a large amount.

The 20th of December was a busy day at Keith and Fochabers. The Duke of Gordon having arranged to discharge the debts and incumbrances on his estate, Saturday was appointed for paying the different sums at the above places. Rumours of Henry Saunders, the bank swindler (who is almost as notorious a character as Jonathan Wild) being with his gang in the North, rendered our countrymen doubly cautious ; and almost every man who had.

money to receive came attended by a strong body-guard. One man, who

lifted .220/.,look with him from Fochabers to Elgin a party of six men, duly

armed with dirks, sticks, and pistols. It was amusing enough to see the par.

ties move off in order, the" rich man " in the centre encompassed bv his va-

lorous attendants, like a deserter under a military escort —Inverness "Courier. FORGED NOTES AND COUNTERFEIT SOVEREIGNS:QII Tuesday last, a Man named Bailey was committed to gaol at Bath, on a charge of having uttered

a forged 10/. note on the bank of Messrs. Tilee. Another man, named Jones, was charged with the same offence. About three years ago a parcel of these notes, on their road from a London engravers, was stolen. It seems that the

thieves, thinking the circumstance forgotten, have affixed the signatures of the above firm, and succeeded in issuing mammy of them.—Gloucester Journal. Forged Bank of England 5/. notes and counterfeit sovereigns are rife in Liverpool. In one day last week, three forged notes were offered at one office.

Thomas Murphy, an Irishman, was some time since arrested at Boulogne- ser-Mer, for passing counterfeit sovereigns. He had succeeded in passing some at Calais, which were never detected, and four at Boulogne; and forty- three were found upon him. He was tried on the 16th of December, before the Court of Assize at St. Omer, and condemned to be sent to time galleys for seven years, and to stand in the pillory and be branded.

Poaeurso.--sOn Wednesday week, a party of nearly thirty armed poachers entered the grounds of Mr. Corbett of Darnhill, county of Chester. The

keeper, and eight men who were with him, were afraid to oppose them, as they showed a determination to fight. The keeper and another man had their clothes cut by shots fired by the poachers, and a dog was wounded. The poachers marched round the minsion-house, and killed almost all the phea- sants within their reach.

A party of sixteen poachers scoured Stanney Wood, near Chester, a few evenings since : one of them threatened to fire upon the keepers, who were

obliged to retreat. A similar gang lately ranged the plantations of Choi- mondeley Castle; rang the bell at the door, and challemsbed the keepers out to fight,. They went away heavily laden with the spoil of time preserves.

Last week, about a dozen poachers fired upon the keeper and assistants of the Earl of Stamford, at Dunham Mosely. One of the assistants NV:IS. shot in the face and most frightfully disfigured, one eye being completely torn out of the socket ; a second was shot with a ball under the shoulder-blade, and it came out in the breast below the arm-pit ; a third was shot also with a ball in the left side of the neck. and it came out on the opposite side of the throat, narrowly missing the carotid artery. Some persons have been apprehended on the charge of being connected in this affray. An immense quantity of game was carried away one night last week front the Duke of Bedford's premises at Ampthill, Bedfordshire. A desperate conflict ensued between the poachers and the gamekeepers, and the latter

were obliged to retreat. Two of them were very dan,geroixsly wounded, one had a leg broken, and all of them were more or less hurt. A Bow-street offi-

cer discovered time offenders, by tracing and comparing an extraordinary shoe-print in the ground. The owner of the shoe being taken up on suspicion, turned approver, and informed against his associates.

A ludicrous commentary on the dread that certain persons entertain of Aylesbury gaol, and the hardships they have there to encounter, was exhibited a few days ago. Three hale Men, convicted of poaching, allowed themselves to be conveyed from the neighbourhood of Newport Pagnell to Aylesbury, guarded only by one man. On their arrival the party went to a public-house, and there the prisoners remained, without any attempt to escape, while their guard Went to buy some beef-steaks to regale them. These being despatched, they with the greatest song /mid walked to prison, there to be confined fur three months.—Bucks Gazette.

FRENCH FUNISHMENTS.—R is very much the fashion, in this country, to talk of the comparatively mild punishments inflicted by the French trilmeals. It would seem, however, from the subjoined paragraph, that the French are not always very lenient in their mode of punishment :—"A few days ago, the Court of Assizes of the Lower Seine condemimed a man to be sent to the gal- leys for five years, with pillory and branding, for a burglary, although he stole nothing more than three eggs.— Galignani's Messenger.

REWARDS TO MERITORIOUS SEAMEN.—The subscribers to Lloyd's have voted 50/. to the five seamen whose gallant and successful exertions ni rescuing the crew Of the Veronica we noticed in our 25th Number. The Shipwreck Society have presented to each of these brave fellows four gsmineas and a silver medal; but the Marine Assurance Companies have, as usual, given nothing.

PLURALITIES.—The Duke of Wellington, by appointing himself Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports, unites in one person the soldivr, the sailor, and the statesman. Let those who have an eye to the next vacant mitre, with that eye keep a sharp watch on his Grace's movements, or he will certainly steal a march upon them—get into the Church, and sing /mai epis- eopari, before they can say Jack Robinson.—Frosi a Correspondent. MARQUIS 011 DC)VII0 An Lune CJIARIRS WELLZSLRY,---II AiTcars that . the horrible tale of Turkish vengeance, by mutilation and poisoning, which most of the papers copied from the Brighton Gazette, related to these two young noblemen. The Morning Chronicle on Friday states, that both the brothers were visiting Florence at the date of the last accounts from that city : it thence infers, that the Brighton story " never had any foundation." ENGLISH AaseN-rees.—There are said to be 2,000 English in Rome, and 20,000 in France, besides those on other parts of the Continent. LiritoTom v.—At the close of some practical remarks in the fatal case which was investigated in the Court of King's Bench three weeks ago, the Gazette of Health suggests that the pupils of Mr. Bmnsby Cooper, instead of pre- senting that gentleman with a piece of plate, should raise a subscription for the widow and children of the unfortunate patient.

The dirty wooden paling at the entrance of Westminster Hall is giving place to a handsome iron palisade with stone coping. The repairs of the Italian Opera-house are nearly completed.

The venerable episcopal Palace of the Bishop of Winchester, on the banks of the river at Chelsea, is now levelled with the ground; and on its site is to be erected a range of handsome aquatic residences.

COMMUTATION OF PUNISHMENT.—It was mentioned; at Bow-street on Thursday, by a Captain Pettingall, that Mrs. Cooke, the swindler, who was

sentenced to transportation at the Old Bailey Sessions, has had her sentence commuted to banishment to the West Indies, the place of her birth, and where she is likely to inherit a large estate left by her father. This favour, it is alleged, was obtained through the influence of Baron Stafford with Mr. Peel; andaipon whom it was said Mrs. Cooke had some claims, he being the father of three of her children, including the one of which she was delivered in pri- son. Her husband, Mr. Stamp Sutton Cooke, died on Monday last, in the Marshalsea Prison. While the present Lord Stafford, then Sir George Jern- ingliam, was contesting the peerage with Mr. Stamp Sutton Cooke, Mrs.

Cooke wrote a book, ridiculing the pretensions of her brother-in-law, and libelling both him and her husband. For this production it is said she ob- tained a present of 2001. from Sir George Jerning,ham; and during the time she lived at Hampstead, as the mistress of a female seminary, she drew from the same source an annual allowance of 400/. Captain Pettingall said, that Mr. Cubitt, the woman's brother-in-law, had mentioned the circumstance to him; but it did not appear what object the Captain had in view in making his statement at the Police•office.

BLACKWALL STaces.—There are twenty-four licensed coaches running be- tween I31ackwall and Leadenhall-street every ten minutes. from nine in the morning till midnight. On the average each coach runs four turns, the mile duty and turnpike amounting to 2s. 97/. each time, yielding a yearly revenue of upwards of 5000/. When full, the daily earnings exceed 100/. Making, however, allowances for light loads, perhaps it is not much beyond the mark to set down the money paid by the public on this short stage, at 25,000/. an- modly.—,Sporting Magazine. 13ualEu Tneasuee.—The violence of the late gales on the Weymouth Coast has been great, and the vast rolling surges of the West Bay have de- veloped several hidden treasures on Chesil Beach. Numerous pieces of silver and gold have been found, which, together with bars of bullion, have richly • reimbursed the hardy islander in his search after wealth. The Hope, of Am-. sterdam, was wrecked or "his coast January 16, 1748, laden with a rich booty of 50,0001., which; with a quantity of bullion, was ingnIphed in dila; dread abyss, and each revolving year brings to light some of her burden. This year a considerable number, of dollartof I . ilip. 5th King Of Castile and Leon have been found ; all of them hearty-ideal tokens of the violence of the gale ; also some guineas of George III., quite fresh from the Mint, and a gold watch-chain, apparently Spanish. Two individuals were enabled to scrape together several handfuls of gold coin ; but before they could escape with their prize, one swelling billow rolled onward, and dashed the cup of wealth from their grasp. Tons of gravel cover the spot, and there it will lie till another whirlwind removes the ponderous load.

SIGNIFICANT CAUTION.—At a recent sale of bankrupt's stock, in Bold street, the deposit of each lady's muff, in the shop below, was required as indispensable to her progress up stairs, where a great number of those elegant appendages formed part of the commodities exposed for sale. The muffs were duly ticketed, and were returned to the owners on their return down stairs, and not before. This precaution was taken lest some lady, who had left her own muff at home, might, inadvertently, supply the deficiency, as had been the case on similar occasions...--Liveepno/ Mercury.

INFANTILE TEACHERS.—At a young ladies' seminary, a few miles from Exeter, children of seven years old are required to teach the poor their cate- chisnt and psalms!

Tne SeasoN.—Fruits of the uncommon mildness of the weather appear at various quarters. Potatoes have been reared in the vicarage garden in Newtown, near Newcastle. Green pease were gathered in the gardens at the academy, Beckington, on Christmas-day, 1S7; and at present there are many stalks in full blossom. The notes of the cuckoo have been heard at Beverley. In another place a partridge's nest with eggs was found on Christmas-day.

REVERSE OF FoeTuNe.—Last week, a poor weaver in Manchester named David Lindsay, residing in a small court off Giles-street, Ancoats-lane, fell heir to an estate of about 300,0004 by the decease of an uncle, Colonel Lind- say of the Mount, near Cupar Fife, in Scotland. When the letter arrived, announcing this windfall to David, and inclosing 1501. to defray the expenses of his journey with his wife and three children to his einintry-seat, he was sitting:at his breakfast of butterless bread and sugarless coffee, the demand of the post- man, "four shillings and ninepence," completely stunned David; for his whole stock in his coffers, alias his breeches-pocket, was two shillings. The letter would have been returned to the post-office but for the arrival of a neighbour, who volunteered, after feeling that the letter contained" summit," to assist David in raising the wind. David's first question after reading the letter was, " What the d-1 can I do vi' a' this sitter ?" He has, however, we undersland, submitted to his fate; and on Saturday week he set out on his journey to the North.—Manchester Paper.

Last week, an old widow woman of the name of Scott, alias Thomson, one of the session, paupers of Anstruther, received intelligence of between 11,000/. and 12,000/. having been left her by a brother's son who lately died in India. In such cases it is natural for such -fortunate individuals to be over- joyed rather than otherwise; but the honest old woman, on hearing of it, be- came completely disconcerted, exclaiming, "what use hae I for _sae muckle siller? Guile keep me, I lien nee what I'll doe wi' it !" and actually shed tears on the occasion. She clad her nephew when he went away, and is now well paid for his clothing...-Fife Herald. FRENCH COMMERCIAL INQUIRY.—The questions at present before the Commission are the proposed alterations in the customs laws relative to sugars and foreign iron. Several persons of great experience in these branches of trade have been heard at length before the Committee ; and there seems to be a general impression in Paris that foreign iron and sugars will be admitted into France upon payment of such moderate duties as materially to improve the commerce of the country. At the sitting of the Committeee on Saturday last, some curious information on the sugar question was given by a rich colonist of Guadeloupe. This gentleman stated several facts to prove the in- feriority of the French colonies generally to those of other countries, and par- ticularly iustanced the Island of Guadeloupe. He stated that the same quan- tity of land which in Cuba or Porto Rico produces twelve thousand pounds of sugar, will in Guadeloupe produce only four thousand. The Committee were fercibly struck with the statement of this colonist ; and several of its members delivered at great length their opinions on the irnpolicy of injuring the general commerce of France merely to keep up the privileges of its colonies. MEDICAL SCIENCE.—Among the reforms contemplated by the French Government in the medical profession, is one, that no physician or surgeon under thirty, or more than sixty years of age, shall be allowed to prescribe or operate in the hospitals.

The French punish with great severity the negligence of druggists who allow incompetent persons to serve in their shops. A few days ago, the wife of a druggist in Paris, who served some powdered alum for powdered gum- arable, thereby occasioning great pain to a person for whom gum-water hall been ordered, was sentenced to six days imprisonment and 16 francs fine; and her husband was sentenced to pay 6;000 francs, by way of compensation, to the complainant.

SICK POOR IN PARIS.—Of the number of sick in the public hospitals at Paris some idea may be formed from the consumption of bread in those insti- tutions, which amounts to 15,0001bs. per diem.

The subscription opened for the establishment of an Asylum for Beggars in Paris amounts already to 250,000fr.

Benaxcen..—The Constitutionnel recommends that a subscription shall be set on foot to pay the enormous fine of 10,000 francs, to which the poet has been sentenced. M. Lafitte and M. Berard, both Members of the Chamber of Deputies, receive subscriptions. MARRIAGE OF PRIESTS IN FRANCE.—ThO COW' Royale of Paris, on the appeal of M. Dumonteil, has decided that the marriage of a Catholic priest, or of a man who has been a Catholic priest, is not legal.

Da. GRANrILLE.—The King of Prussia has conferred on Doctor Granville a large gold medal, with his royal portrait, accompanied by a letter with the autograph signature of his Majesty, expressive of his high opinion of the Doctor's recent publication entitled St Petersburg; which, among other subjects, it will be recollected, contains a copious and very accurate account of Berlin and its institutions.—London Weekly Review.

PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR SCHOOLMASTERS.—The Emperor of Russia has just ordained the formation of a school to be called Pedagogue Institute, destined to prepare professors for their functions. We presume his Imperial Majesty reads the SPECTATOR j in which a plam of this kin* as promulgated about four months ago. LITERARY ItswAnni—The New York papers state that Mr. E. Forrest, the tragedian, had offered a reward of 540 dollars for the best written tragedy, founded on American history, in which a North American Indian shall be the- prominent character, which Mr. Forrest will represent. Besides this, the suc- cessful author is to have half the gross receipts of the third night's representa. tion. The award is to be made by a committee of gentlemen f New York, The allowed for forwarding the manuscript is until the 31st of October, 8 Lratirry OF TOE PRESS IN JAMAICA.—MT. BCRIIMOIIL II:•eflitor of the Ja- maims Courant, has been tried for, a libel on the Attort er-Ganeral of tha island, arising out of the trial of a slave at Montego.Bay. Tile offensive words were—" It was an attempt to establish a precedent which must put an end to slavery, on the worst and most unjust principles." Again " When a ques- tion arises where a slave is a party, the present Attorney-General does not consider what is just, but what line of conduct may best please the antagonists of the colonies, whereby he considers he will make his own seat in the Crown-office permament." A Jamaica Jury acquitted the editor.

THE ENGLISH IN CHINA.—Accounts from China mention that the English residents at Canton had drawn down upon themselves the wrath of the local Government. The English, it appears, had petitioned the Governor to order an inquiry into the conduct of INIanhop, the insolvent Hong merchant, which seems to have given great offence.

His Excellency, in his answer, threatens,

that if the "said barbarians," meaning the English, " presume again to in- dulge their humour, and perversely whine and dun him with statements, he will positively order them to be immediately seized, fettered, and severely punished; and will at the same tinie write to the King of their nation to punish them severely, to repress such perverse savagism."

It appears that the death of King Rada= had caused some disturbance in Madagascar; but that the party of his mother, who had mounted the throne, had succeeded in defeating Prince Ratafee, the father of the heir to the throne, and that the latter, to put an end to his hopes, had been murdered.

ADULTERATED BREAD......-TIIC iniquitous bakers who, under the mask of supporting, have been weakening our existence, are at length the objects o- strict surveillance ; and henceforth we shall not be poisoned (some consolaf tion) with impunity. A fine of fifty florins, three days' imprisonment, and a subjection to heavy damages to the complainant, are the awards allotted to the manufacturers and vendors of adulterated bread.