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following day. She returned for answer, that she had two persons to dine with her, and that she could not meet him till the evening. Kabiinski appeared very dissatisfied with his answer, and desired the person who brought it to tell her, That he expected her at seven in the evening without fail.' After dinner, it appears that Louisa Tolimay went out, and at eight o'clock she alighted from a fiacre, with Kablinski, at Hardivillier's, a restaurateur, on the boulevard of the Temple. They were accommodated with a room on the first floor. Kablinski ordered dinner, of which, it appears, he ate but little, and Louisa Tolimay did not taste a morsel. He then called for coffee and a half bowl of rum punch. Soon after he asked for a half bowl of wine punch. This last did not please him, and he had another half bowl of rum punch. He pressed Louisa Tolimay to drink, but she refused. About nine o'clock he asked for pen, ink, and paper, which were brought him. The waiter having gone up soon after, found Louisa Tolimay writing. At a quarter after ten some dreadful shrieks were heard from the room in which Kablinski and Louisa Tolimay were. The waiter and Hardivillier's two sons ran up stairs. They were obliged to force open the door, a sofa having been placed against it on the inside. On entering, they discovered Louisa Tolimay stretched on the floor, shrieking, and the blood flowing profusely from her bosom. She spoke a few words: the only ones that could be distinctly heard, were, 'Oh, the monster; the wretch." She made signs to one of Hardivillier's sons to cut the lace of her gown, which he did, and with the assistance of a soldier, he placed her on the sofa. She could only utter the following words- My dear;' she kissed his hands in testimony of her gratitude, and expired a few minutes after. Kablinski was in the same room, stretched on his face, and endeavouring to stab himself with a knife which he held under him. He in fact inflicted two wounds upon himself, one of which only pierced the integuments. The other was thirty milemetres deep, presenting a large orifice, from whence issued a great quantity of blood. He afterwards threw his knife, reeking with blood, at Louisa Tolimay, asking several times whether she was dead.

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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

June 24.

A COMMON Hall was this day held for the election of sheriffs and other city officers for the ensuing year. The common crier having put the question for a shew of hands in the names of the several candidates; when it appeared in favour of Samuel Birch, Esq. Alderman and Cook; Robert Sanderson, Esq. Citizen and Cooper; and Richard Heygate, Esq. Citizen and Merchant Taylor. The Common Serjeant then came forward, and declared, that the sheriffs, from the nearly equal show of hands in favour of Mr. Alderman Birch, and Mr. Sanderson, were unable to decide for which the majority appeared. The question was again put, and on the second show, the sheriffs declared Mr. Heygate and Mr. Sanderson duly elected. Mr. Dixon then on behalf of Alderman Birch, demanded a poll. After a considerable lapse of time, and some deliberation upon the hustings, Mr. Sheriff Goodbehere then addressed the livery, and told them some difficulty had arisen in this case, but that since a poll had been demanded against the decision of the sheriffs, on behait of Alderman Birch, it was now the privi Jege of any liveryman present, who chose it, to demand a poll in favour of either of the gentlemen already elected, or of any other of the candidates on the list. After a pause of twenty minutes, the livery below the bar became

impatient,

impatient, and there was a general cry of--To business! to business! Declare, declare! Mr. Waithman came forward, and said that he had taken no part whatsoever in the election of this day, directly nor indirectly; but as in consequence of the poll demanded on behalf of Mr. Alderman Birch against the decision of the sheriffs upon the shew of hands, and no poll having been yet demanded in favour of the other two candidates, some difficulty had arisen, he should apprise them, that it was now in the power of any mover and seconder amongst the livery to put an end to that difficulty, by demanding a poll on behalf of the other two candidates; and they were accordingly invited to make such a demand if they chose. There was no answer from below the bar for some time. At length, however, there was a general call of-A poll! a poll! Declare upon the show of hands. Mr. Sheriff Goodbehere then said, the demand of a poll had done away the election by shew of hands altogether; and the election must now be decided de novo-by a poll of individual votes upon the names of all the candidates, which would again be read over for that purpose; and that this poll would commence at four o'clock.

The agricultural festival at Holkham, the seat of Mr. Coke, commenced yesterday, and was attended by a numerous party of noblemen, gentlemen, dtarmers. On the subject of different breeds of sheep being introduced, Mr. Coke said, that after a five years' trial of the Merinos, he could say bettle in their favour. He found the first cross good, but after the fourth cross they merely returned to the real Merinos, which had not the same aptitude to feed as the Southdowns. He had tried both crosses, the Southdowns and Merinos, and the Rylands and Merinos; certainly the Merinos improved the Rylands-the true Merino was not inclined to carry much flesh, but was valuable chiefly for its wool. To the Southdowns, however, both for wool and carcase, he must declare his decided preference. This opinion was controverted by Lords Somerville and Dundas, and Mr. Whitbread, and retracted by Mr. Coke in regard to the inferiority of the carcase. The festival concluded to-day.

June 22.

When Lord and Lady Bute were at Sicily, the health of her ladyship being in a very declining state, application was made to Murat, for permission for her to try the air of Naples, which had been particularly recommended. After some time, an answer was sent from Naples to Sicily, aldressed to Lord Bute; but as that nobleman had left the island, it was opened by Mr. Drummond, our minister, who of course conceived that it night relate to matters of national importance. The letter, however, contried merely a permission for Lady Bute to visit Naples, and it concluded the following manner;

'Accordé par la solicitation du Chevalier Btoe de l'Europe.--Par l'ordre de Napoleon.

maintenant l'admiraMURAT.'

Among the many fresh proofs daily received of heroic valour displayed by ear army in the hard-fought battle of Albuera, neither ancient nor modern history records a more exalted instance than the late striking conduct of te Butis. In defence of their colours, four officers and six serjeants were successively killed, or severely wounded; and though only thirty-four men caped, they had the glory of returning from the field with the banners under which they had so nobly fought. Had the brigade, of which the Buffs formed the right given way, not only the loss of victory, but the total déroute of the allied army must have been the fatal consequence. There can be no doubt that they will receive some mark of distinction, to commeinorate so noble a sacrifice of themselves in their country's cause. To the

city of London, the fame acquired by the Buffs, must be peculiarly gratifying, as it may claim the proud title of father to the brave corps.

The mode now adopted of conveying the gold coin to the opposite coast is in light gallies that row with ten oars. On Monday last, eight of these were discovered by the boats of the Beagle gun-brig going into Calais; on being attacked they drew up, and defended themselves; and the French at the same time brought some field pieces down to the sands to their assistance During the conflict, one man, a native of Deal, was killed; and three or four wounded in the Beagle's boats, which however succeeded in capturing five of the gallies: the people on board were observed to start the gold overboard.

A tradesman in Holborn, whose wife eloped from him three months ago, attempted in the paroxysms of a violent fever, brought on by excessive grief, to cut his throat. He employed for this purpose a pair of scissars, but was only able to inflict a deep wound, which was sewed up. A few hours after, taking advantage of the absence of his attendant, he threw himself out of a two-pair of stairs window, in the hope of dashing out his brains; but his fall being broken by a projection in the yard, he escaped with life, but his arm was shattered in three places. Irritated at failing in these attempts, he then tore the bandage from his throat, and forcing his fingers into the wound, brought on a violent hæmorrhage, and expired the same evening.

25.

Last night, Earl Stanhope read the following letter in the House of Peers, in consequence, as was stated by his lordship, of the Lord Chancellor having requested him to communicate his ideas on the subject of a legal tender, without either specie or bank notes.

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49, Berners-street, June 22, 1811.

My Lord-Agreeably to your lordship's desire, I have the honour to communicate the outline of my plan, in a few words, knowing that you will like that better than my doing it at unnecessary length. The subject is of the first importance. The want of gold prevents bankers and others, who may have large payments to make, from making any legal tender. Bank-notes cannot, by act of parliament, be made a legal tender, without the most manifest injustice; for, a man who might be perfectly willing to accept a bank-note for a debt due to him, may very fairly object to any individual note (especially if a worn note) from the impossibility of his being certain that it is not a forged one. My grand object (though not the only one) is to establish a mode of making payments, which shall enable parliament, when they shall think fit, to enact a new species of legal tender.

First, I propose that the Bank of England shall (as is the case in Scotland) have many branches in various parts of the country, and of the metropolis.

Secondly, that the bank shall cause books to be opened, in all those places.

Thirdly, that persons possessed of bank-notes, shall be entitled, upon depositing such notes, to have a credit in the bank-book, at the place where such deposit is made, equal to the value of the said notes.

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Fourthly, that every person, having such credit so entered to his account, in any one place as aforesaid, shall be entitled to transfer the whole of such sum, or any part thereof, to his own account, or to that of any other person, at any place where any such bank-hook is kept.

Fifthly, as under proper nianagement, such entries and transfers cannot

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ever be forged, there would be no injustice if such a transfer were, by law, to be made a legal tender.

'The rapidity of such transfers, without any danger of loss from the mail being robbed, or from insurrections, or other consequences of an invasion, must be felt, by your lordship, as a great additional recommendation to this plan. I have the honour to be, with great respect, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, 'STANHOPE.'

27.

The condescension of the Prince Regent, in extending the permission to the public to view, for three days longer, the arrangements for the late Fete at Carleton-House, had nearly been attended with fatal consequences.-The applications for tickets to his Royal Highness's attendants were very numerous, and each ticket admitted eight persons. On Monday, the visitors to the palace were immense; and for several hours the great thoroughfare of Pall Mall was blocked up by carriages.-On Tuesday, the visitors were equally numerous, and from the throng of pedestrians around CarltonHouse gate, rendering access difficult, it was found necessary to call out the Horse Guards to regulate the entrance. Many ladies lost their hats, shawls, toes, and ornaments of jewellry in the crowd.-Yesterday, being the last day of the public being admitted, many persous took their station at the as early as seven o'clock. By twelve, the line of carriages reached down St. James's-street as far as Piccadilly, and the crowd of pedestrians halfway up the Haymarket. At three o'clock, the crowd had so much increased, that the Guards were forced to give way; several ladies were unfortunately thrown down and trampled upon; and we regret to learn, that some were seriously hurt, among whom were Miss Shum, of Bedford-square, and a young lady, daughter of a gentleman at the British Museum. Another young lady presented a shocking spectacle; she had been trodden on till her face was quite black from strangulation, and every part of her body bruised to such a degree, as to leave little hopes of her recovery: surgical assistance was immediately had, but her life was not expected to be saved. An elderly lady had her leg broken, and was carried away in a chair. Every assistance was afforded by the Prince's attendants to those in the court-yard, and Earl Yarmouth rescued several ladies by lifting them in at the window. From the extreme danger of opening the gate, it was at length announced by the Dukes of Kent and Cumberland, from the wall of the court-yard, which they ascended by means of a ladder, that by the Prince Regent's command, no further admittance would be given, and the bouse was accordingly shut up.

Malta, June 29.

You have no doubt heard of the design formed some time ago by the Archduke Francis to escape from the Austrian dominions. It was rumoured he was so disgusted at the slavery of his family, and ascendancy of the French in Vienna, that he was desirous of absenting himself from scenes of such humiliation.

The motives of the Archduke Francis were not, I suspect, well understood; a little time will probably disclose them. But whatever they were, he has succeeded in his attempt to escape. His flight from the Austrian domininions has hitherto been kept a profound secret. He left Vienna early in the spring privately, with a suite of about ten persons, and travelled incog, under the title of a count, to Salonica, where he took shipping for Smyrna. There, after remaining a short time, an order arrived from the British admiral to Captain Peyton of the Weazle gun-brig, to convey his Royal Highness and suite to Sardinia, where the party arrived in May; it

being given out his Highness came merely on a visit to the King and Queen of Sardinia, the latter of whom is so nearly related to him.

Dublin, July 22.

A question of much interest is at present under consideration, connected with, or rather dependant on, the Act of Union. Lord Dysart has claimed the power and privilege of serving as a Grand Juror for the county of Kilkenny. His Lordship is a Member of the House of Commons, and having succeeded to the title since the union, has not sat nor voted as a Peer of Parliament. Upon these grounds he conceives himself entitled to all the rights of a commoner, and is anxious to establish that very distinguished one of serving on the Grand Jury of the county, in which he possesses a considerable property. The best opinions are said to be divided upon the subject, and the highest law authorities have been resorted to.

Peterborough, July 26.

A most melancholy circumstance occurred at Stilton yesterday evening: As three little girls, Georgiana Rowell, Rebecca Sykes, and Elizabeth Kirby, (the eldest of whom was not more than thirteen years of age,) were going from Stilton to the adjoining village of Folksworth, they were accosted by two boys, named Parker and Cave, who were in a field with a gun near Stilton. They were told by the boys, that if they got over the stile into the field, they would shoot them. Rowell and Sykes therefore climbed over a gate at some distance from the stile; but Kirby hesitating, Parker. who stood within three yards of her, levelled the gun (in which the boys had put a piece of lead), and discharged it at her; the contents, after entering her right cheek, passed through her head, came out behind the ear, and caused instant death. The following afternoon an inquest was held, and the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Parker, and that Cave was aiding and abetting. The coroner consequently committed the boys (who were in custody) for trial at the ensuing assizes at Huntington. Exeter, July 29.

On Saturday, a lad, about fifteen years of age, was put on shore at Plymouth, from one of his Majesty's frigates, and sent to Exeter, and is now in the county bridewell. His coming on shore, it is said, is in consequence of a most extraordinary and affecting narrative, which he relates, viz. 'That he was forcibly sent on board a tender, about six years ago, to prevent his discovering of a murder, committed in his presence by his master, a gentleman who then lived in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, and who had two daughters, one called Mary, and the other Betsey; the latter, a young lady, of about nineteen years of age, having absconded a few days, the father, as he was riding in his carriage one morning, about half a mile from home, saw her at the window of a house of ill-fame, and immediately descended from his carriage, conveyed her home, took her into the stable, bound her hands and feet, and after having masked her face, put a halter round her neck, and hung her; when dead, he covered her with straw under the manger, where she remained till twelve o'clock at night, when he took her to a well in an adjoining meadow, threw her in, and covered her with earth. The boy relates this account very distinctly, with every particular of names and places, and says he is very ready to prove the same to the face of his master: he further declares, he has repeatedly mentioned the circumstance on board the ship, and has many times written home to his friends, but never had an answer.

[It appears, that the boy subsequently confessed the whole of this story to be a fiction, invented on ship-board, in order to his being sent ashore, and that he was sent back to the port admiral.]

London,

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