The scribbling mill of Messrs. Bates and Hobson, Sewdhill, near Huddersfield, has been burnt to the ground. It is supposed to have been set on fire by some incendiary, for whose discovery a reward of 100 guineas is offered. Mr. BAINES, of Leeds, has announced a History of the War from the rupture of the Treaty of Amiens, in 1803, to the establishment of a Free Government in France, in 1814. Married.] Mr, W. J. Norris, of Halifax, to Miss Holdsworth, of Bellisle, near Wakefield. Mr. Muff, of Leeds, to Miss Harriet Wilkinson. Mr. R. Simpson, of York, to Miss White worth, of Hull. Mr. Geo. Hawkin, of Burland's-house, to Miss Halton, of Patrick Brompton. John Walster, esq. of Elmley, to Miss Mary Bayley. The Rev. John Beethain, of Colne, to Miss H. Stephens. Mr. Sewell, of Keighley, to Miss Swallow. At Knaresbro', Mr. Robt. Webster, 93, Mrs. Pennington. At Bradford, Mr. Jer. Clayton.—Mr. Thos. Trout, 35 years post-master.-77, Mr. W. Baraclough.-88, Mr. Thomas Sedgwick. At Ripon, 62, Mrs. Jane Oats. At Beverley, 114, Mr. T. Duncombe, lime-burner; having had five wives.-69, Mrs. Ann Mugless. At Thirsk, 77, Mr. T. Burgess. At Halifax, 57, Mrs. Emmett-84, Mr. W. Marshall. Suddenly, Mrs. Illingworth, --29, Mr. Tho. Garlick.-Mr. John Crossley, of Haugh-End. At Gargrave, Anthony Lister, esq. of Belle Hill.-At South Cave, suddenly, Mr John Robinson, solicitor,-At Kilnwick, 20, Miss Sus. Hopper.—56, Mr. John Hare, pilot.-At Hunslet, Mrs. Brown.36, Mr. Thos. Marsden.-At Cambleforth, 46, Mrs. Waud.--At Keighley, 37, much lamented, Mr. J. Spencer.-At Kirkby, Miss Dinah Ridsdale. At Esholt, Mrs. Eliz. Berry. At Holbeck, 35, Mr. John Usler,-At Holmfirth, Mrs. Green. At At Sheffield, Mr. C. Hancock, of Atter-At Birkin, Mrs. Alderson. - At Adcliffe, to Miss Mary Mekin. dingham, 70, M. Edw. Brumfit. Eckington, the Rev. Christopher Alderson, Died.] At York, 88, Mrs. Mary Bishop rick. 77, Mrs. Leug.-Mrs. Bindlop, late of Pontefract.-78, Mrs. Russell, At Hull, 66, Mr. R. Easingwood.-74, James Kay, esq.-77, Mrs. Ruth Pinn.85, Mrs. M. Mitchell.-100, William Newmarch, known by the name of Blind Billy. 41, Mr. H. Thiselton, 81, Mr. George Wray.-69, Mr, W. Durant. 71, Mrs. Mulcaster. 77, Mrs. Hammond.65, Mrs. Ann Ripley.-Mr. W. Ripley47, Mrs. Eccles. 28, Mr. W. Nicholls. 75, Mr. T. Appleyard. 48, Mrs. Moyses. At Sheffield, 60, Mrs. Burgin.-49, Mr. W. Smith. 55, Mrs. Richardson. At Leeds, 51, Mrs. Dinah Butterworth. -63, Mr. Eli Musgrave.-Miss Hall.-65, Mr. David Farrer.-Mr. Chas. Chadwick. Mrs. Poe. 81, Mrs. Sarah Coates. Mr. W. Harrison. Mr. W. Young, of Whitchurch, 88, Mr. Sam. Westerman. At Wakefield, 44, Mrs. Shuttleworth, of the Outwood.-46, Mr. Wilfrey Oldridge.-69, Mr. Thos. Clegg, of Westgate Common. Thomas Yeoman, esq. At Doncaster, 62,Mr. Alderman Morley. At Huddersfield, 82, Mr. John Dyson, of Crossland.--Mr. Thomas Shaw.-82, Mr. Jos. Shaw, of Farnley Tyas.-65, Mr. Edw. Hauxby. At Barnsley, 70, George Clarke, esq. banker. At Rotherham, Mr. Barker, of Brookhouse. At Harrowgate, 78, Mr. W. Thackwray. At Pontefract, Mr. W. Spink. At Northallerton, 90,Mr. Thos. Dawson, 54 years chief constable. At Whitby, Mr. W. Clarkson.. LANCASHIRE. The poor of Manchester, 2511 in number, in the last quarter cost 69241. being about 55s. each, or 117. per annum. Very splendid illuminations took place in Manchester on the receipt of the intelli gence of the establishment of a Free Constitution in France. Similar rejoicings took place on the same glorious occasion in every town and village of the empire. At a meeting held at the Liverpool Arms Hotel, Castle-street, on Thursday the 31st of March, 1814, to take into consideration the expediency of establishing an Institution for the promotion of Literature, Science, and the Arts, B. A. HEYWOOD, esq. having taken the Chair, it was resolved unanimously, That a Society for promoting the increase and diffusion of Literature, Science, and the Arts, shall be established in Liverpool; That, for the attainment of this object, lectures shall be delivered on various subjects, and such other means adopted, as may hereafter be deemed expedient; That a charter of incorporation shall be applied for, and application made to the Prince Regent for his gracious permission to name it "The Liverpool Royal Institution;" That a building shall be erected in a convenient, situation, apparatus provided, a museum founded, and a permanent fund formed to answer the purposes of this Institution; That the sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds he raised in shares of 100%. each, and of 501. each; -That That this Institution will, as far as is con. sistent with its own immediate purposes, be glad to concur with the Literary and Philosophical Society, and with the Society of the Artists established in Liverpool, in promoting the objects they have respect. ively in view, in such manner, and under such regulations as may hereafter be mu tually agreed upon. At the Lancaster Assizes, J. Drummond, esq. M.P. obtained a verdict of 50l. damages, in an action of trover, against Mr. Whitehead, of the Bull Inn, in Preston, for abusive language, and for detaining him two hours upon the road, by refusing to suffer the horses, which he had been obliged to procure at another inn, from being put to his carriage. A blacksmith, named John Thomas, in the employ of Mr. James Hatton, of Liverpool, has been sentenced by the Magistrates to three months' imprisonment, for having quitted his employer before the expiration of the time for which he had been engaged. The act passed for the prevention of this offence, which is of such mischievous tendency in all the mechanical employments, authorises Magistrates to commit an offender to prison, for any time not exceed ing three months. It has been remarked, to the credit of the Police of Liverpool, that instances of the crime of burglary have been remarka bly unfrequent during the late winter; but another crime, of less danger to the perpetrator, has been surprisingly common. Most of the empty houses in the outskirts of the town have been entered at night, and robbed of all their locks, bolts, and bars, and in some instances even the grates have been taken away. Married.] At Liverpool, Mr. Matt. Jee, merchant, to Miss Eliz. Stanistreet. Same place, Mr. George Rew, merchant, to Miss Ele. Hendrie. Mr. Samuel Cooke, of Manchester, to Miss Manley, of Astmore. Jos. Clegg, esq. of Irwell Bank, to Miss Patten, of Cornbrook. John Fenton, esq. of Crimble, to Miss Eliz. Esdaile. Mr. John Paterson, bookseller, of Manchester, to Miss H. Bond. At Manchester, Sam. Swan, esq. to Miss Susannah Spalton. Henry Berry, esq. of Lime Grove, to Mrs. Bennet, of Liverpool. "Samuel Searl, esq. of Liverpool, to Miss E. Ashton, of Hebers. Mr. John Harrop, second son of James H. esq. of Broughton Priory, to Mary, eldest daughter of Henry Grimshaw, of Chatham-street, Manchester. Died.] At Liverpool, Mrs. Harvey, of Rodney-street. Mr. Tho. Ellison. Mrs. Jardine, wife of Dr. J.-68, Mr. Wilkinson, of the Stamp-office-24, Mrs. M'Dowal. -- 65, Miss Durning.-Mrs. Moss.-Suddenly, Mrs. Mortimer, Duke-street.-Mr, T. Cain, Lord-street.-58, Mr. John Segar, -52, Mr. W. Aspinall.-Mr. A. Fenton, merchant.-80, Mr. Thomas Woodward. 58, Mrs. Mary Southern.-In Case's-street, 22, H. Whitmarsh, esq.-50, Mrs. Brad bury.-Mr. T. Dover, Brownlow-street.Mr. John Highfield, Byrom-street.-66, Mr. Cha. Naylor.-38, Mrs. Taylor, wife of Mr. R. T. bookseller.-49, Mrs. Hall, of Runcom.-Mr. Guy Souter.-Mrs. Timons. At Manchester, Mr. Browne, druggist.Mr. Farker, of Hunter's-lane.-52, Mrs. Eliz. Hodson, of Quay-street.-70, Mr, Geo. Darewell, and, 86, Mr. R. Barlow, both of Princess-street. Mr. Dunstan, jun. of the New Bailey.-Mr. Aspinall, of Sal ford.-Cha. Frederic Brandt, esq. a man whose country was the world, and whose religion was to do good.50, John Hume, esq. of Salford.-Mr. H. Coop, of Coop. street.-54, Mr. John Stockton, of Salford. At Lancaster, 34, Mr. W. Edmundson, surgeon.-26, Lient. Geo. Best. At Douglas, 86, Mrs. Beck.-Same place, 60, Mr. John Vint, printer, known as the conductor of the Isle of Man Gas zette, and formerly of London. At Preston, 71, Mr. W. Marsden.-35, Mr. Tho. Sudell.-70, the Rev. R. Morgan, 29 years pastor of the Catholic congregation, At Wigan, 54, Mr. Jeffrey Langshaw. At Hest Bank, Mr. R. Aldren.-At Church Kirk, the Rev. Tho. Armitstead, -At Rainhill Stoops, 78, Mr. John Ackers, At Chowbent, Mrs. Swift, relict of Mr. S. surgeon.-At Heaton Norris, 75, Mr. Edm. Barlow, a good man.-At Strange ways, 74, Mr. James Clegg. At Eccles, 43, Mr. J.Phillips.-At Newton Heath, 64, Mr. W. Booth.-At Stutbins, Mr. Henry Sandiford.-At Pendleton, 28, Mrs. Jane Worthington.-At Hinderley, 18, Miss Battersby.-At Farnworth, 38, Mr. Rich. Plumbe, surgeon.-At Grappenhall, Mr. W. Wright, draper, The King, on the relation of Cholmondley, v, Mainwaring, an information in the nature of a Quo Warranto, calling upon the defendant to shew by what authority he exercised the office of Alderman of the city of Chester, was lately tried at Shrews bury. This case occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Dallas and a special jury for eleven hours, when a verdict was given for the Crown.-Counsel for the prosecu tion, Mr. Dauncey, Mr. Abbot, and Mr. Pulier; attorney, Mr. Richards for the defendant, Mr. Serjeant Shepherd, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Taunton; attorney, Mr. Humberstone. Three other trials nearly of the same nature were deferred. Died.] At Bullock Smithy, 106, John Fidler.-In her 12th year, Lady Amelia, only daughter of Earl Grosvenor. At New 1814.] Derby-Nottingham-Lincoln-Leicester & Rutland. 39. ton, Mrs. Sarah Lane, eldest sister of John Lord Crewe.-At Chester, 49, Mrs.Spence, of the Queen's Head.-In Cuppin's-lane, Chester, aged 100 years, Charles Lloyd, a well-known mendicant. He was, we are told, till lately, a regular weekly pensioner on the bounty of several charitable ladies, when it became known he possessed cash and bank-notes to the amount of upwards of 4001. which he had taken the prudent precaution of putting out at interest; and at the time of his decease, 25 guineas in gold, and 51.: in silver, were found secreted in the linings of his ragged clothes.-At Toft, George, the only son of Ralph Leycester, esq.-At Hartford Hall, near Northwich, 88, Jolin Cheshire, esq. and, 70, Mrs. Bridget Welsh. -At Knutsford, Mrs. Dumville.-At Great Badworth, Mr. W. Barker. DERBYSHIRE. A singular circumstance took place at Derby Assizes, during the trial of a prisoner. A genteel-looking man was detected picking a gentleman's pocket of his pocketbook. He was taken into custody-the property found upon him-carried before a justice-committed-a bill found by the grand jury-tried-convicted-and sentenced to transportation-all being done in the course of two hours. Married.] Mr. J. Hopkinson, of Heath, to Miss Suibson, of Nottingham. Mr. Joseph Dawes, of Ashby, to Miss Selina Bryan. Died.] At Derby, 52, Mr. Francis Summers.-53, Mr. Stephen Wilson. At Chesterfield, Mrs. Grace Frost. At Baxton, 65, W. Lawton, esq. of Lawton Hall, Cheshire. At Sawley, Mrs. Smith-At Hassop, the Rev. T. Martin, fifty years chaplain to the Eyre family.-At Bolsover, by falling from his horse, Adj. John Taylor.-At Allestry, 77, Mr. Rose.-At Duffield, 84, Mrs. Eyre.-At Wingworth, Mr. Parker, schoolmaster. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. A hosier of Nottingham lately received a Jetter threatening his life, if the wages of the workmen were not raised in a given ratio. At a meeting of Hosiers, convened by public advertisement, held at Nottingham, March 21, 1814, it was resolved umanimously, That an advance in the prices of workmanship, in Cotton Hosiery, is absolutely necessary. That the workmanship of Cotton Hose, of all qualitie; under 38 gauges, should be advanced 2d. a pair in maids, and all larger sizes; and 3d. a pair on 38 gauges and upwards; childrens and half hose in proportion. And that altered finer qualities of ribbed hose, be also advanced ed. a pair. Married.] The Rev. J. Rolleston, of Watnall, to Miss E. Smelt, of Gedling. At Bingham, Mr. Costal, surgeon, to Miss Ann Doncaster. Mr. R. J. Toplis, of Nottingham, to Miss Eliza James. Samuel Hole, esq. of Carlton, to Miss Parker, of Newark. Died.] At Nottingham, 57, Mr. J. Jef feries.-76, Mrs. Ann Burton. 24, Mr. James Seals, of Stoney-street.-32, Miss Richards, of Parliament street.-33, Miss Brett, of Tythby.-Mrs. Furley, draper.-Mrs. Hunt, of Barker Gate. At Newark, 91, Mrs. Wilson. At Mansfield, W. Simes, esq.-58, owing to her omitting to lie down when her clothes had caught fire, Mrs. Saralı Brocksopp.→→ 75, Mr. John Watson, hatter. LINCOLNSHIRE. Married. At North Collingham, the Rev. Cha. Lesiter, to Miss H. R. Pym. Mr. Cutler, to Miss Belgrave, of Stam ford. At Lincoln, Mr. Trotter, to Miss Bailey. At Sutterton, John H. Roe, esq. to Mrs. Beridge, of Algarkirk. At Gainsbro', Capt. J. Knight, to Miss Poole. Died.] At Gedney, 69, the Rev. Mr. Northore.-At Holbeach Bank, Mrs. Bol lands. At Tallington, 26, Mr. John Moss. -At North Elkington, 76, Mr. S. Smith.At Greetham, 29, Mr.T. Stubbs.-At Post land, Mrs. Marshall.-At Hamswell, 79, Mr. A. Clapton.--At Spittlegate, Mr. Pipe-At Sansthorpe, 55, Mrs. Robinson, At Wragby, Mrs. Gill, who 40 years ago was blinded by the experiments of a quack-doctor. At Stainby, Mrs. Black.At Aswarby, Mr. Whitworth, an eminent breeder.-At Fleet, 88, Mr. Jos. Wilkinson. -At Castor, 57, Mrs. Write.-At Hol. beach, 84, Mrs. Turpin. At Lincoln, Mr. John Andrews, maltster. At Louth, 68, Mrs. Sherwood.-72, Mr. W. Cordall.-67, Mr. John Pape. At Spalding, 33, Mrs. Norris.-21, Miss Cordley.--80, Mr. Goodman. At Wisbeach, 70, Mrs. R. Goodyear.73, Mrs. Hannah Jackson. At Stamford, 50, Mr. W. Smith. At Rothwell, 90, Mr. Tho. Freeman.At Keddington, 81, Mr. John Waite.-At Brigg, 87, Mr. F. Folding.-At Long Sutton, 73, Mr. W. Cooper.-At Cottingham, 78, Mr. John Wride.-Mr. Coxwold.-98, Mrs. Wilkinson. At Boston, 75, Mrs. Shaw.-47, Mrs. Marriott.-91, Mr.W. Wrante.-65, John Lane, esq. mayor-elect.-70, Mrs. Par tridge.-36, Mr. John Weston.-83, Mr. W. Grigg.-100, Mr. Geo. Hall, many years a watchman. At Gainsbro', Mrs. Throoup.-23, Miss Huntsman.--58, Mrs. Cleaver.-Miss Mas ry Cook. Mr. Harrison, of Park House. At Barton, 85, Mr. John Falston. LEICESTER AND RUTLAND. Mr. Orgil's patent lace manufactory, at Castle Donington, was forcibly entered at midnight lately, by a band of desperadoes, supposed ten or twelve, and the entire ma chinery, consisting of twelve warp lace frames, converted into heaps of ruins. The depredators then forced their way through an inner door, and cut or burnt all the valuable cotton yarn and lace pieces within the premises. Married.] Henry Townsend, esq.of Aston Flamville, to Miss Mary Smith. Mr. R. Wood, of Leicester, to Miss Forton. Mr. John Iliffe, of Humberstone, to Miss Leeson, of Leicester. Mr. W. R. Gilbert, of Leicester, to Miss Buckley, of Thornton. Died.] At Leicester, Miss Booth.--28, Mrs. Angrave. Mrs. S. Mee, late of Keg. worth. 74, Mr. Ald. Oldham.-82, Mrs. Hill. Mrs. Phillips, of Rutland-street, relict of the late Mr. P. an eminent school master of Billesdon. Mr. Alderman Beale, distinguished for his harmless eccentricities. -Mr. Broome, of the Market Place.-45, Miss Harris, 43, Mrs. Barwell.-48, Geo. Noble, esq. At Burley Lodge, Mr. Banton, late master of the Crown Inn at Oakham; after eating a hearty breakfast, he was seized with a fit, and died in his chair.At Uppingham, 32, Mrs. Houghton-At Hampleton, 72, Mr. Seaton.-At Market Harbro', Mrs. Brown, grocer.At Knaptoft, Mr. John Wilson, sen.--At Wykin' Hae, suddenly, 57, Daniel Preston, esq.--At Wimeswold, Mr. Shepherd.-At Osga thorpe, by omitting to lie down when her clothes had taken fire, Mrs. Hackett, widow of the late worthy Rev. P. H. of South Croxton.-At Kegworth, 94, Sutton, esq-At Husband's Bosworth, 90, Mr. John Ward.-19, Mr. P. A. R. Lafargne, midshipman.-At Sicepshead, the Rev. Mr. Mills, the esteemed pastor of the Baptist congregation.--At Blackbrook, 70, Mr. Geo, Walker.--At Rearsby, 70, Mr. Riley. At Lier, 69, Mr. Higginson. At Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Mrs. Carr, of Coventry. At Loughbro', 82, Mrs. Armstrong. 80, Mr.W. Marshall, formerly of Scraptoft, after several years' blindness. At Swithland, 77, the Rev. John Lloyd, 53 years rector.--At Bilten, the Rev. Francis Harris.--At Steckin Farm, near Belgrave, John Harrison, esq. of London, and formerly of Leicester.At Cilmorton, 82, Mr. John Mathews.-At Hallerton, Mis. Gibbeus. At Thurcaston, Mr. Newbold. 4 At Stafford, Mr. S.Tutin, of Birmingham. At Perry Hill, Mrs. Mary Brewin.--At Birchfield's End, 70, Mr. Robt. Clay.-At Fradley, 66, Mrs. Wainwright.-At Burslem, 23, Mrs. Brougham, wife of Mr. B. bookseller.--At Walton, 84, James Stevenson, and, 85, his wife.-At Kingswinford, the Rev. W. Smith, a magistrate of Worces. ter and Stafford. At Rocester, near Ut toxeter, Richard Briddon, esq. WARWICKSHIRE. Married.] Mr. Jos. Newton, of Birming ham, to Miss Martha Boucher. Capt. Grace, R.M. to Miss Duncan. The Rev. W. S. Rufford, of W. Broms wich, to Miss Anne Barber. W. C. Booth, esq. of Edgbaston, to Miss Fox, of Bull-street, Birmingham. Mr. Rann, surgeon, of Coventry, to Miss. Bowen. Died.] At Birmingham, 53, Mr. W. Goddard, of Temple-st.-70, Mr. W. Harrison, and Mr. T. Averill, of Moseley-st.-35; Mrs. Barnes, of Bartholomew-st.-60, Mr. W.Newman, of St. Bartholomew's, and, 66, his wife.-25, Miss Portia Smith.-67, Mr. John Murrall.-Mrs. Lloyd, relict of the late S. L. esq.-Mrs. Parkes, of Moor-st. 33, Mr. T. Hayes, of Temple-st.--80, Mr. Tho. Littlewood, of Hill-st.-Mr. Wm. Hobday, of G. Hampton-st.--Miss Potts, of Digbeth. Mr. Tho. Phipson.-38, Miss Lawton.-Mr. Jos. Ruston, of Brad ford-st.-Mrs. Rumney, of Swindon.-32, Mrs. E. Ficider, Parade.-78, Mrs. Sarah Waidron. Mrs. Patrick, of Snow Hill.65, Mrs. Cath. Robinson.-53, Lieut. Geo. Guest. At Coventry, Mr. Timms, latter.-Mr. Jolm Rew.--80, Mrs. Kettle. At Meridea, Mrs. Beaufoy-At Nether Whitacre, Mes. Cath. Rotheram.-At Grat ton Court, Mr. H. Biddie.--At Erdingtou, 63, Mr. W. Nield.-At Kenilworth, 48, Mr. Riley. SHROPSHIRE. Married.] Lieut. Dorsett, to Miss Weaver, of the Abbey Foregate. Died.] At Shrewsbury, Mr. Morris, painter. At Shiffmall, Mr. Geo. Hall Phillips. At Market Drayton, the Rev. W. Proctor, formerly a respected minister at Oldbury. At Withington, Mr. R. Teece.-At Wel lington, Mr. Walmsley, grocer.At Llany mynech, 62, Mrs. Mary Jones, bedridden 40 years.-76, Mrs. Jane Hammer.-At Ash, near Whitchurch, 45, Mrs. Smith.-At Whitelarch, 30, Mr. P. J. Newton. Mr. Piers, maltster.-Mr. Arthur Rowe.-At Tenbury, Mr. Wall. surgeon.-At Pres thope, Mr. Parsous. At Market Drayton, Mrs. Stevens. Miss Eliza Beale, of Heath House. WORCESTERSHIRE. LUCIEN BONAPARTE, a short time be fore the recent pical changes, had offered 1814.] Hereford & Monmouth-Gloucester. his house at Thorngrove for sale, and purposed to return to Rome. The old hop duty for the last year amounted to 131,1777. Os. 94d. Married.] Mr. R. Hopkins, of Stourbridge, to Miss E. Marston, of Cradley. John Baker, esq. of Waresley House, to Miss Barbara St. John. Mr. Jas. Robins, surgeon, to Miss Maria Whitaker, of Severn Stoke. Died.] At Worcester, 52, Mr. John Morris, draper. At Henwick Hall, 73, Mrs. Stokes.Same place, 24, John Robt. Foley, esq.At Evesham, Mrs. Marg. Blayney, the beloved and lamented wife of T. B, esq.-At Bromsgrove, Mrs. Ann Brettel.--At Fackbury, Mrs. Taylor.-At Bewdley, 52, Mr. John Cartwright.-At Tenbury, Mr. Wall, surgeon. HEREFORDSHIRE AND MONMOUTH. At the sale of Mr. Williams's stock of cattle, of the Herefordshire breed, at Thingehill, seventeen cows and their calves sold for 110l. 10s.--a two year-old bull for 654. eight two-year-old heifers for 254l. 10s. eleven yearling heifers for 2611. 10s.and seven yearling bullocks for 1091. At Monmouth, where, on the arrival of the late news, the populace had taken the horses from the mail-coach, and were drawing it in triumph through the streets, a poor man was thrown down, when the wheels passing over him, he was killed on the spot, leaving a wife and four children. Married.] Mr. J. Jones, of Leominster, to Mrs. Gibbs, of Hereford. Major Shapland, to Miss E. Nicholetts, of Bromtrees Hall. Died.] At Ross, 89, Mrs. Elizabeth At Barton Court, Henry Lambert, esq. maker, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A Mr. John Yeates, attorney, of this county, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with forging and counterfeiting the name of Joseph Morton, as the indorsement to a promissory note. The counsel, in his opening, stated, that by an awful visitation of Providence, they were prevented from proceeding with the trial, the principal evidence for the prosecution having been that morning found dead in bed, at his inn, in Glocester. The proceedings were therefore quashed, and Mr. Yeates was instantly acquitted. Mr. Yeates has since published appeals to the county, under the heads of "Justice ever overtakes Vice," and "Villany Unparal teled," in which he incidentally states one circumstance in the police of the Glouces ter prison, meriting notice, viz.-that persons committed for trial are not allowed to receive any letter unopened. We are not MONTHLY MAG. No. 254. 381 aware that the law, which declares some offences to be unbailable, intended thereby to deprive the unconvicted accused of his general rights of citizenship, and of the free and unrestrained means of concerting his defence. We have always admired the correctional prisons of Sir G. O. PAUL; but we presume that worthy gentleman never intended to subject to a correctional regimen, persons who are merely detained for trial, who, till after their trial, are not to be deemed guilty of any offence, and whose detention is a mere matter of legal form, implying the inadequacy of all bail in their cases. Except, however, in the point of custody, a man bailed, and a man not bailed, possesses the same civil rights; and to subject him who is not bailed, to undue restraint, to inflict any coercion upon him, to open his letters, and to intercept any communications necessary to his defence, or general interests, appear to r's to be practices contrary to the tenor and spirit of the mild laws and constitution of England. The distinction is broad and perfectly intelligible; punish, according to law and to prescribed formis, persons convicted by the successive decisions of grand and petit juries; but simply detain, under the mildest and most liberal regimen, persons who in law and justice are to be held and considered innocent, till after their country, that is, a jury, have decided between them and their accuser, and till their guilt appears to merit punishment. If this doctrine is not in conformity to law, and to the just administration of all criminal jurisprudence, we shall be glad to see and to print any objections to it, with which we may be favoured, for our own better instruction, and that of the community; but if, on the contrary, our doctrine is sound, and not liable to valid objections, then we respectfully appeal to the good sense, firmness and integrity of all sheriffs and benches of magistrates, to put an end to practices which have been long growing upon us, but which are obnoxious to the feelings of all men who do not like "to sacrifice a principle to a purpose." Married.] At Wotton-under-Edge, John Rowell, esq. to Mrs. Cox. At Clifton, Lieut.-Col. C. Steevens, to Miss Cath. Collinson. Mr. Tho. Hughes, to Miss Lydia Cooke, of Cheltenham. Mr. B. Prattent, of Bristol, to Miss Ann Young, of Tetbury, The Hon. John Reginald Lygon, second son of Lord Beauchamp, to Lady Charlotte Scott, only daughter of the late, and sister to the present, Earl of Clonmell. Wm. Price, jun. esq. of Gloucester, to Frances, second daughter of Philip George, esq. of Bristol. Died.] At Bristol, 67, the Rev. J. Atwell Small, D.D. prebendary of the cathedral church of Gloucester, minister of St. Paul's, 3 D Bristol; |